Khatvei lai in Bahamas tuikulh(island) sungah singno khat po hi. Tua kiim ah singno po omsun pen amah bek hi a, a hiangte etlawm in, a tehte zong hingkim dipdep hi. Mualdawn a ni tum kuankuan et khong pen ama nopsakna hi a, muhnopsa in enen zel hi. Lungkhampih luat ding neilo a, nuntak nuam in nungta hi.
Tua banga nuntak nuam taka hun a zat laitak in nikhat pen a teh khatin keu lam hong manawh mawk hi. Hi bang thu pen a khatvei tuahna ahihmanin patau mahmah sim giugiau hi. Tua leh ani ani in, khat khit khat a teh keute hong kibehlaplap ta hi. Hun hong pai zelin nikhat pen ahi thei ngeingei lo dinga a ngaihsut thu khat hong piang mawk hi. A teh khat pen a hiang panin lei ah hong kiasuk hi. Tua bangin a sawtlo in adangte zong tampi hong kia behlap a, kiakia mai hi.
Singno in pen a lawh ding dang thei tuanlo ahihmanin en gige bek a, a tunga thupiangte theisiam lo ahihmanin haksa a sa mahmah hi. A teh kia zah pen simsim lel mai hi. Nikhat in singteh 9 bang kia… a zingteh 12 cih bangin kiakia mai dan hi. Singno zong ong lunghimawh deuhdeuh in, “Kei bel a si ding hi tang ei!” acihna mun mah omsak hi. Ama adingin nopna nite pen dahna khitui luanna suak a, a lungdamna zelte zong lungziinna bek hi ta mai hi. Kamsia kisa in kapkap bek a, dam man zong omsa nawnlo liang hi.
Tua leh tua bangin lungkham mangbang takin a om lai in, vasa khat a hiang khatah hong tutkhawl vat hi. “Bangci na hia lawm? Lungkham tuak si cia… bang thu tuak na hiam? “ ci-in vasa in singno lungkham mel a muh ciangin na hopih pah hi.
Singkung in zong, “Sih ding bek a ngak hi ta ing ei lawm aw, ka nuntakna haksa sa lua ing….” cih bekin na dawng hi.
“ A bang thu in maw lawm…? “
“ Tusung bekbek in ka teh kiakhia pen 94 tak pha mawk hi lawm aw, ngaihsun mah dih ve… Lungkham om hilo hiam?
Bang lawh ta ding ka hiam maw… ”
A zak thute vasano in lamdang sa pian a, tua leh, “Hmmm…. Nang aw…Theilo nai ve maw?” ci-in a kuul etsuk pian hi. Hong khuadak koikoi kik phot in tua leh a kiim a kiangah singpo dang a muhloh tak ciangin a lawm ii natna pen hong theihsiampih pah hi.
“ Tawp o lawm tawp ta o…kap nawn kei o… Tu-a kong gen ding thute limtak na ngai in aw… Hih bang thu haksa na tuah pen, nang bek ii tuah hi zenzen lo hi. Leitung a singkung po khempeuhte ii tuah thu aih mawk aive leh. Lamdang sa lua nawn kei in.”
Tua thu singno in za thei mello hi.
‘Bang e?’
Vasano in zong nuihmai takin,
“Na dam sunga na mangngilh nawnloh ding thu thum hong hawmsawn nuam ing …
“Khatna ah, I sansa thuphate pen I tuahkhak haksatnate sangin tawm zaw ngeilo limlim cih thu hi. Ka tehte 94 tak kia khin na ci hi. Na teh kiate bekbek simsim cin a, na teh hing dipdep laite leh a kialote na sim kha hiam? Sim ngei in hong umlo hing. Tu’n I sim pak dia? “
Singno in zong thumang takin hong simpah saisai a, 300 tan bang hong tungto pah hi. “ Sim zawh pak dingte hi kei veh e leh lawm. Tua zah tawh hun sak phot mai ni” ci a, a lung zong hong nuam deuh ta hi.
Vasa in a thugen zomlai a, “ Kong gennop khatah, khatveivei tuahsia kisa in i kahkah laitak I thupha sansa te zong mangngilh kei ni. Ei pen haksatna khong I tuah tak ciangin I haksatna bekbek pen ngaihsunsun I hih manin khatveivei I lu khong hong khang hathat thei a, lungzing lel hi. Leitung ah a kamsia penpen dan khongin zong ngaihsutna khong kinei thei lai hi. Tua pen a hoih hetlo na na hi. Ei leh ei a kigimsak i hi lel hi. Tua manin, na haksat pen ni in zong na sansa thuphate mangngilh kei in.
A nihna ah, na teh a kiat khiatna maa-te limtak vel phakik in kong ci nuam hi. Limtak na vel phat a ahihleh tua a kuak sungah singteh thak hong po pan na mu ding hi. Teh hoihzaw na neih theih nadingin na teh luite a kiat uh kul na na hi. Tua hi a, I tung a piang bangbang pen tun I theihsiam pah loh hangin ei adingin a hoihzaw mah na hi zel hi.
Ka tawp nadingin dotna khat hong dong nuam ing. “Na teh kekhiate pen lei ah a kiatsuk tak uh ciangin bang suak uh hiam?”cih hi.
“Bangmah suak kei uh e. Muat mai lel uh hilo hiam?”
“ Man dek tak cei… muat mai lel mah uh hi. Ahizongin hoihtak na encik lai lecin maw, a tangthu uh pen tua tan bekah na beilo hi. Damdam in lei ah tumsuk suk uh a, leihoih va suak uh hi. Tua leihoih pen na zung(root) te in na nekik uh a, tua panin tha hong piang hi. Tua in gah tampi hong gah sak thei hi.
Tua teng hi ei kong gennop pak. Ka nai cingta mawk ei lawm. Ong na lensan kik ta ning maw.”
“Aw, aive. Lungdam ei. Nidang ciangin kihokik zel ni maw. Nuam ei.” ci-in mangpha kikhak uh hi.
Tua ni akipanin pen singno zong a lung hong nuamkik ta a, THUPHA NGAH SINGNO ahihlam kiphawk semsem in… Pasian min a phat den ta hi.
@ Tg. Samuel Nas
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