A Tawp Khawkah Chun Khum!

By Timothy Z. Zote

Khawvela mihriem chenghai po po hin nuom dan le lungril inangna pakhat ei nei seng niin an lang a. Chu chu Khum ngainatna hi niin an lang.

A lo va ni ngei, nau nei dinga naupai inhla tak puma um lai khawm a, nu lungrila thilum chu KHUM ngeia nau nei hi a lungril a riek zing chu a ni hlak a.Khum ni lo, tuolzawl, ram fena, bazar, khawlai, Biekin sung a dam, nau hei nei el chu nu duthusam a tling ngai nawh a. Naupai inhla ta hai chun an lungril ngaituona tawp khawkah chun Khum mawl hi niin an lang.

Naupang inhnel insuktap pal hai khawmin an hung inlawi vang vang a, a tawpkhawkah chun Khum bawk belin an tap inhnik fat fat hlak bawk. An ruolhai le an insuklungsenna lei a, ti a, in tieng an hung zam khawm a, an beidawng tawpkhawk ah khawm mihriem ni si lo, Nu le pa ni si lo, Pathien ni si lo, a tawp khawkah an bel hlak chu KHUM a ni nawk hlak a, khumah lo inbi-in , tit akin puonri’n an lo inlukhup hlak.Khum hin thangpui thei nawsien khawm khawvela ei beidawng tawpkhawka ei inhnemna umsun chu KHUM Hmun hi a lo va ni deh!

Khawsakna insang lem le chin lem khawm ni sien, tulai chena nu le pa’n nau hai ei infuina chu , mi inah inleng changin, thil sie thei iengkhawm them ngai naw la, in I lut tawm siliper/pheikhawk hlip hlak la, chun khum room lem chu an phalna I lak zet naw chun lut el ngai naw rawh ti hi ei infuina laia thang tlat a ni bawk.

Nunghak tlangval khawm a, hmangaina lekhathawn an tiem khawmin mani khum ngei a, tiem an nuom hlak.Chun, nunghak lem chun, a tawpkhawkah chun a hlutna le a nuhmei nina Rose par ang a, mawi em em le thienghlimna chu a thlang a pasal KHUM ngeiah chun thliek chu a lungkimna a ni hlak.

Nunghak le tlangval kara hmangaina an tuorem naw deu changa beidawng lungzing nikhuoah khawm,zawi tak a umin, thungphasei a, zal mei mei hlak le Mobile khel mei mei hlak khawm kha, a lungril natna a tuok tawp khawk chun bel ding dang a nei le’m, a nu le pa bel a, rel pui el chi a ni ngai nawh a. Mani’n Khum belin zawi ngaiin Khumah zalin, rawmawl huhnakin an mittui inhnik fat fatin an ngaituonah an di-te ha’n hmun hluo hle sien khawm , an taksa chawl hadamna petu chu Khum a lo ni zing si!

Mofawm phur ni khuoah Mopa ni haiin puonri an hung inchuon chu Mopa Khum ngeiah an nghat hmasa phawt a tul a, chun Khum danga innghat el chi khawm a lo ni nawh a nih.Khum danga lo innghat a ni chun hrilsel a hlaw hlak a, a mawi naw hle a nih ti hriet sa bawk ding a nih.

Mi nupa khum a, inthung mei mei khawm hnam dan chun a khap tlat bakah, mi nu pa khuma pasal le nuhmei lo umpawrche man an ni lem chun siel le salam chawiin rik taka an chungthu rel thei a nih.

Nu le pa’n lunngril sawl le beidawngna tawpkhawk ei nei changa rel tul a um phat khawmin, Common room-a rel el lo vin Khumkil kher kher ei pan hlak hin, Khum hin hring mi lai hin hmun a hluo lien zie a sukchieng hle.

Nupa zal hmun rem ta hnunga khuma inthawka tawng thum bul bul dam hi tien lai pi le pu hai chun an phal nawh a, an rem ti naw hle a nih. Chun, zingkar inhma taka , nupui khuma inthawka tawng thum lung lung khawm hi a mawi naw hle bawk. Hmun danga inthawka hung tawng thum lung lung ni sien chu hril sel a um ngai nawh. Khum hi chu aw….

Dam nawna lei a, Damdawiin pana ei fe khawmin mak taka lungril mi sukna hlaktu chu Khum chang naw lei a, mani sunghai tuolpara ei inzal el kha a ni hlak. Chun, damnaw ei um khawmin khuma um ngei kha a thlakhla biek a nih.

Ei thisen inhnaipui haiin sarthina an tuok chang khawmin, ramre le fienriel, hmun tawpna hmun lai a, a thisaa ei hmuin , lungril sukna zuoltu chu Khuma a zal naw kha a nih. Mi thi ta hnung khawm kuonga ei si hnungin

Sap papui J.K. Pom chun “nupa nun khawm hi hmun dang dang nekin KHUM hi lung a kim tak tiin” a hril bawk .

Khum le inzawm a, sui le ziek ding tam tak a um a. Phek tam ziek ding a um bawk. Lungril le ngaituona mit suk keuna dinga tawite ei hei ziek a nih a.

Khawvela mihriem cheng hai hin hmun pakhat nitin a, ei umsawtna tak a ni a. Chuleiin Khum hi Insunga hmun pawimaw tak a nih ti a sukchieng hle a.

Khawvela mihriem hai hin khum ei nei inhawi dan chu inang naw nih, a then chun donlop, puon pha tawp dam ning ei ta, amiruokchu a chien a lien, a hausa le pasie khawmin Khum hi ei nei deu vawng a. Chuleiin mitam lem nei khum hi dana khawm a lo inlang nasa em em a, Biekin ang le hmunser a nina khawm a um a nih ti hi hre tharin, fimkhur naw lei a, hal le siel le salam chawi theina tam tak a lo um a nih ti hriet thar a tha hle. Chun, pasie khum khawm ni sien inza a tul a nih.mawi naw taka lo va sukpawrche chun, danin an pasiet leiin a the hran chuong naw leiin chungrik dan chu an ang vawng tho ding a nih.

(12/6/2012, Saikawt, Tuithaphai, Churachandpur East District)