MUANA TE CHHUNG

A kawr chu school uniform a ni a, a kawrkilh pawh a kilh kim thlap a, a ke chât leh a kut bàl tak tih loh chu khawpui naupang dang  nena danglamna a nei lo. Kum riat mi Muana chu mipa naupang pawl hnih zirlai, an school-a pahnihna ni phâk ngat a ni. Mipa naupang dang ang bawkin Muana chuan vaivuta tualchai chu nuam a ti hle. Mipa naupang dangte tualchaina vaivut ang ni lo,  meipuiin vut a siam inchherchhuanna tlang pawngah Muana chu a tualchai a ni. Chu chu Muana danglamna chu a ni.

Ralkhat atanga thlir i nih chuan, chu tlang pawng hnuai lam chhungril thûk taka meipui inup khu vung vung avangin Muana chu i hmu chiang thei lo mai thei. A thil ken phei chu ralkhat atang chuan hmawlh kawm a ni tih hre kher lo vang. A hmunah en la chuan, hmawlh hmawra thir zum inches 6 vela sei chu, nghakuai ang deuha siam a ni tih i hmu ang. Chu hmawlh kawm tangkaina leh a hman dan chu khawvela zirna in  khawiah mah zirtir ni lo mah se, kum riat mi Muana chuan a hmang thiam tawh. Muanate chhungkua chuan, chu thirkawm chu Job Card leh NLUP leh Thlarau Thianghlim Harhna leh SSA Krismas tih vel aiin pawimawh an ti zawk. Muana te chhungkua chuan Ni Za Inhlawhna hi a awm tih an hre lo a ni satliah lo, India khua leh tui an nih leh nih loh pawh an inhre chiah lo.

Muana bula ding, Muana Nu pawhin chutiang hmawlh kawm chu a nei a. Muana Nu hmanrua phei chu, chutiang hmanraw zinga state of the art tling khawpa hmanraw tha danglam bik a ni. Thirkawmah chuan thirhipthei chhut phel tlang tha leng lawng hi Muana Pain a cher bet tlat a. Han lek kual la, a bul vela thir awm reng reng chu a hap chat chat thei. Chung thirte chu Aizawl khawpui hmun tin atanga bawlhhlawh paih motorin bawlhhlawh a rawn paih khawm karah an lo tel ve thin.

Chung bawlhhlawhte chu Aizawl hmar Zemabawk lamah lirthei lian pui puiin a thiar phei zut zut a. Tuirial thlen hma kawng thlang lama bawlhhlawh paihna hmunpuiah chuan an bun thin. Bawlhhlawh paih motorin tawp tinreng a rawn bun zawh hlim chu, mulukawlh leh choak leh sazu leh thoten an bawm nghal luai luai.... lo. Mihring, nang leh kei ang bawka an hnára nunna thaw a thawk luha, duh leh duat taka Siamtuin a siam mihring, van ropuina hlîpa Pathian Fapa meuhin Bethlehema a rawn pian-chilh mihring ve tho, Muana te chhungkua leh anmahni ang chhungkaw dang 50 dawn laite chuan, püm tiat tiatin an bàwr nghal mup mup mai a. Thir leh plastic an inchuh a, thir chu kg-ah cheng riat, plastic chu kg-ah cheng thumin a bul lawkah vaiin an lei duh a. “I taihmak viau chuan, zing dar thum atangin hai tan ta la, nilenga bawlhhlawh i hai chuan cheng zanga man lai i hai chhuak thei ang,” tiin Muana nu chuan an eizawnna hlâwkzia hlim takin min hrilh.

Hâi ve turin han inngaihtuah chhin ta ila. Thir chu a tam lo va, plastic a tam ber a. Plastic cheng zanga man chu kg 166.66 a ni. Bawlhhlawh kang meikhu dum nguih nguih mai hip chunga inchuh ngata plastic bur chhia kg 166 hai chhuak tur chuan... a bùka bùk a nih avangin Kg 10 fun pawh lian tak a nia. Kei chuan ni khatah cheng 100 man ka hai chhuak dawn lo tih leh, kar hnih ka thawh chuan meikhu avangin ka kulcho nghal dawn tih ka hre mai.

Khaw nge Muana Pa? Nikum hmasa maiah khan, thingtlang hla tak atangin inhlawh turin khawpuiah Muana te nufa chu a rawn pempui a. Mak tak maiin Muana Pa kut chuan thahrui a nei lo ta thut mai a. Engmah a hum nghet thei lo. Doctor damdawi chawh leina a nei si lo. Tichuan, a neih chhun, a hmawlh kawm chu Muana Nu a rochun a. Muana Pate ina “Chheih raw khah a lawi dawn e” tia an lawm luh zan khan Muana Nu chuan bawlhhlawh hâia ei zawng tur a nih a hre lâwk bik lo. Mahse, loh theih lohna avangin ni tin bawlhhlawh a hai a lo tul ta. Nilenga a hai hnuah zanah a han mu a, “Mumangah pawh bawlhhlawh tho ka hai!” a ti. A hai chhuah chu a pasal fanaute intuamhlawmna awm chhun a lo ni ta.

Muana te chhungkua zawng an la vannei e. Chu bawlhhlawh paihna hmun chu chhuahsan la, Tuirial Lei panna kawngpuiah kal zel la, airport vengah peng la,  sipai kawmthlang lama step kha zawh la, in pakhatah lut teh. Cement ip sûkfai hmanga thênbawm siam chhungah nausen hmel tha tak mu i hmu ang. A bulah, bangrel rinchhana khum dawh chawpah chuan, Naute nu, kum 25 mi vel lek, TB natna sawisak vanga ruhkawl ringawt ni tawh, beidawnga mu i hmu bawk ang. Naute pa chuan, a nupui chu thla engzat nge a mut tawh a chhût thiam chiah lo. Dem suh, chu inah chuan calendar a awm lo. Ka va luh lai chuan, a hmangaih em em a nupui kut cher tak chu vuan chungin Naute Pa chu a bulah a lo thu a. An chenna in, Fit 10 bial vel lek bang chhak lamah chuan, i coke inna bur ruak i paih kha chhar khawmin, tuten emaw ipah an lo hnawh khawm a.

“Tute lâk khawm nge?”

“Ka faten vawiina bawlhhlawh paihnaa an chhar khawm a nih kha. Kei lah chu nu ber enkawl a ngai si a... Khang kha kan hralh theih chuan...”

Sawi zel chi a ni lo. Hmun dangah chuan, phur takin, “Krismas Chibai” ka ti thin.

He inah hi chuan, zak tak chunga “Lalpa, min ngaidam rawh,” tih bak sawi tur ka nei lo.