SIKPUI BEHBAWM

Kumpui lingleta kan nghah mitin ta tur chanchin ṭha lawmawm em em min thlentu Lal Isua Krista piancham Krismas kan lo hmang zo leh ta der mai. Chhungkaw tinten kan nghakhlel a, chhungkim tak leh lungrual taka a thlum a al ei za in, he hun pui hi kan hmang ṭhin. 

Hei lo liama damlai chenna tur bak hi a awm dawn bik em ni le? Mitinin kan theih ang tawk leh kan tlin tawkin Lal lo piang chibai buk nan, kan intuaithar ṭhin a, midangte tana he krismas hi luanchhuahna hun atan te, mi inphalte leh mi inpe tak takte avangin he hunpui hi kan hmang ṭhin. 

Mahni chauh in ngaihtuah lova, mahni aia midang ma­mawh zawk te ṭanpuina hun leh am taka krismas hmang mai lova, midangte tana inpe te avangin he Krismas hi a hlawhtling ṭhin mai a lo ni. Krismas-in a ken tel anga kan ngaih tlat tawh chu masi kawr mawi te, thuamhnaw thar te, chakkhai leh eng ilo, lei nan he hun hi kan hmang ṭhin. 

Masi dawn hnaiah bazar i kal chuan, krismas avanga mipui punkhawm tamzia i hmu ang. Ni e, he hunpui kan nghahhlelh em em chhan chu, Lal lo piang chibai buk nana inbuatsaih kan ni tih hre lo tam tak an awm nawk ang. Krismas boruak nawm tih vang hrim hrim leh krismas awm chhan pawh ngaihtuah thleng lova masi boruak, a lanna tlang dang daih ngaihtuahna rilru pu kan tam niin a lang. 

Sikpui a inher a, boruak a thiang sawt a, ni a tawi sawt a, thlasik khawthiang tak hi a nuamin boruak a zangkhai a. Hunpui inher chho ṭan tur nen mitin kan phur a, krismas lo thleng tur atan kan rilruin Bethlehem lam a hawi hma poh leh krismas a nuam mai ṭhin. Han hawi vel ila, tlang tinah bawngpu par leh tlangsamten an par mawina an chhuah a, thlasik khawvawt tak hmachhawn turin chungleng savate pemkhawm turin an chiar nghing ngheng a. Thlasik kawleng tak chu en nawm thlirin kan thlir ṭhin. Ni a lo sang deuh deuh a, siamtu duan mawi tak ni chu hringmite tan lumna pe chhuakin, thlasik nilum ngei mai chu chhungtin tan lumna muanawm tak leh nuam takin chu thlasik nilum chu kan ai ṭhin. 

Nipui lai erawh zawngin a lumzia hahipin kan sawi a, sikpui-ah erawh zawng kan kianga chhun reng tur atan kan va iai lo em. Thlasik boruak hi zawng hringnun damchhung tawite-ah hian a boruak hi a rei lo lehzual a, zan rei zawng erawh a reiin meilum nen thuamhnaw lum nen thlasik khawvawt kan hmang ṭhin a, chhung tin in he hunpui hi kan urlawk ṭhin a nih hi. Nipui lai chuan zan lamah meilum ai chi ni hek lo, mitinin khaw lum kan ning a, thlasik khawvawt ngaih a zual letling zawk. Sikpui lai erawh chuan tapchhakah leh ṭhutkhawmna pindan-ah chhungtinin meilum aiin kan titi tlang thei a. Khawvawt tak chu meilum nen kan hma­chhawn a, he sikpui hi zawng a vawh avangin meilum aiin, inkawmhona a hring a, kan chenna apiangah lungrual takin kan awm khawm thei ṭhin. 

Krismas kawrmawi lei na pawh nei zo lo, khawsak harsa tak, mahni ei khawp hmu zo tawk tawk hi engzah tak awm ang maw? Heng mi kan sawi te aia chan chhia, krismas hi thleng lo se, kan nghakhlel satliah ve tawp a, khawilam aṭangin nge mi ṭanpuina tur lo thleng ang? tihna rilru pu hi an awm ṭeuh ang le.Heng mi te tan hian krismas lo thleng hi nghahhlelhna aiin sikpui boruak hi thleng lo law law ila, tihian mahni khawsak rel chawpin kan ei tur kan thawhchhuah theih chuan lawm ang u, tia krismas nghakhlel aia huphurh taka nghak hi kan chhehvelah hian engzah tak awm ang maw? 

Heng kan chhehvela mi te tan hian kum tin a tih ṭhan a, lo nei tawh pawl hrang hrang te, midangte tana luangchhuak ṭhinte hian kum tin krismas thilpek pek hi an tih turah an ngai tawp a. Heng mi inpete avang hian krismas huphurhawm taka nghak ṭhinte chuan krismas chu hnung lama sa barh ang maiin, lawmna mittui nen an hmang ṭhin a ni.

Mi inpete hi awm lo ta se, khawi lam aṭangin nge mi ṭanpuina tur lo thleng ang? tiin krismas khawhar tak an hmang ngei awm ṭhin si a. An tan Samari mi ṭha midangte tana inpete avang hian an thinlung khawhar tak kan hnem a, an biangah lawmna mittui a luang a, sawi tur pawh hre lovin malsawmtu Lalpa hming lamin Lalpa'n malsawm che rawh se, tih zawng hi an sawi theih chu a ni! Mahse a va lawmawm si em, midangte ṭanpui thei turin Lalpa'n min pui a, kan thawh theih nan Lalpan damna min pe a, kan dam man ringawt te, hi a hausak ren rual loh Lalpa vang a va ni em! 

Sumin a lei theih loh kan hriselna te hi man tam tak a ni asin. Mi ṭanpui theihna tura hriselna min petu hian a let tam taka mal min sawm ngei ka ring a ni. Hawh u, he sikpui hunpui hi midangte keini aia mamawh zawkte tan luanchhuahna hunpui, ṭanpui ngaite ṭanpuina hun leh masi hlimawm tak zawng­chhang tlak tak hmang turin i inbuatsaih ṭhin ang u. Mahni chauh in ngaihtuah lovin, midangte tan inpe in he hunpui hi am ten hmang ṭhin ila, naupiang chibai kan bukna tur ṭha tak leh hlawk thlak tak a va ni lehzual dawn em. 

- David Lalromawia Hrahsel