Tlai a ni a.

Nipui laia a tlakna thin kalsanin Ni chuan chhim thlang lam a pan ruai ruai a. A mawina zawng zawng hmanga min elsen tum ni awm takin kawlkilah chuan a eng sen phut a. Photosop thiam lutukin rawng nalh chitin chawhpawlha a duh ang tawka mawia a cheimawi hnu ram thla emaw, kawlkil lem emaw aia a let sang tam taka mawi zawk mawina a pechhuak a, a va hmuhnawm em!

Kawm chhak kawia Lamkhuang thing chhipte chu a nihphung pangngai mawina belchhah turin a'n en hring no nghulh mai a! A hlimte thleng pawh chuan a nalh zo vek mai ka ti!!

Ral lehlamah ui a lo bauh lauh lauh a. A va ho e aw.. ui bauh mai maite chu.

Tlai ni tlain kawl a liam tan tawh avangin ral hla tak chu a hmuh theih tawh loh. Thli a thaw lova, hnim hnahte pawhin chetzai an rel lo. Khawvel hi a ngawi duk em ni? ni lo, he khawvel hian he mihring hnaisailo thinlungah hian thusawi tur a nei zawk a ni ang.

Ni e, he sikni eng mawi hnuaiah hian kumsul liam hnu ngaih lai a tho leh lo thei lo thin a lo'm! Kan hma lawkah Remna Lal pian champha a lo thleng dawn bawk nen. 'Nunhlui ngaiin kan tap, hman lai kan ti vawng vawng..' titu thinlung leh ngaihtuahna kha zuk tawmpui pha chiah lo mah ila, he thinlung hian thildang a ngaihtuah thei lo. A leng a ni, a leng.

Ngaih bik pawh sawi tur a awm lo. He lunglenna khawvelah hian suihlung hi a leng ve ringawt a. Chu lunglenna chuan min phuar a, thildang a ngaihtuah theih hlawl loh. Paih bo daiha hna dang thawhsan atan ka phal si lo. He lunglenna hi Krismas lunglen a ni chiah pawhin ka hre lo. En teh, hmana thlasik kha a lo thleng leh tawh a. Kan naupan laia thlasik ang tho khan khua a vawt leh ver tawh. Tun ni tawh mahse hmana 'hman' ang tho kha tun a nih leh si avang tak hian hman kha min ngaihtir lo thei lo.

Zan a lo ni a.

Lung tileng tawk chauhvin chhum kal del del karah thla ral lam a rawn eng chiai chiai a. He lei mawina hi hringfa ten kan hmu lovang tih a hlau em ni?! Chutiang hunah chuan In chhunga awm chi a ni tawh lova, pawnah, mihring siam chawp eng leh mawinain a tihbuai phak loh mawina thlir tura chhuah ngei ngei a ngai.

Hla tak ka thlir a, engnge ka ngaihtuah ka hre lova, ngaihtuah tur pawh ka nei em ni? Ngaihtuah tur pawhin rilru mumal ka pu hlei ne'm. Chhim chhak lam hla deuh fe a motor kawngpuiah chuan a khat tawkin motor a rawn tlan eng leh zuai thin a, khawiah nge an kal ang aw... an lungleng ve a'ngem le?!

E khai! Kumpuisul a lo vei chang hian lunglen a tho leh thin tak tak a lo nih hi!!

Zing a ni a.

Kawmthlang lam ka thlir a, kan kawmthlang ruam, kawr kamah chuan chhum a zing chek a. Tukverh atanga zing daifim keng thli rawn thaw lut her her chuan ka zing tho, kawr ha lova ding vun chu a rawn chhem seng seng a, ka mur chem chem a.

Kan piah deuhva Biak In chhip zuma Kross intar, chiang taka hmuh theih thin pawh chu chhum zing chiai chiai avang chuan chiang lo ruaiin a lang a. In leh In inkarahte chuan chhum a zam paw chiai a. Calendar ka en a, November ni 21 a ni tih ka hre thei a, 'Mas a va hnai tawh ve!

Kan naupan laia 'Mas kan nghahhlelh thin ziate kha aw! Kum khat chhunga thawmhnaw thar kan neih ve theih hun a ni a. Krismas ni a thlen hma kha chuan kan thawmhnaw tharte kha kan ha chhuak phal ngai lova. Chuti chung chuan tuk tin kan en a, a thar rim kha kan hnim kan hnim thin a... lung a va leng em!

Tunah lah chuan mahni buai buaiin kan buai a, kan inrin loh laiin Krismas a lo thleng leh tep ta mai! Ni tin kan eizawnna lamah, zan dar 10 pelh thleng thlenga hna thawh a, a tukah pawh a ngai te bawka kal a ngaih leh thin chuan rilruah 'Mas a lang thei lova; lung hi a leng hman lo. Lungleng tur hi chuan hawi thawven hman a ngai. Tlang panga thing lian pui pui ding thelh suau te, a ral lehlam hla deuhva lang thei tlang paw chiaite; kawmthlang lawka rahtlan kunga tlaiberh inbengberek nawk nawkte, a chhak lawk sihneh buk kara chawngzawng lo inchhek ri ve chhek chhekte pawh lung tileng em em a ni tih hre mah ila, ngunthluk taka thlirna hun neih loh chuan a lunglen hman lohva. He khawvel mawina hian a mawina hloh lo mahse mawi titu tur thinlungin mawi tihna hun a neih loh chuan chu mawina chuan mihring thinlungah awmzia a nei thei lo thin.

A hrim hrimin kei ka tan hi chuan Krismas vang kher lo pawhin thlasik hi chu a nuam. Khua a thiang a, nipui leh fur lai angin boruak a uap cherh churh lo ringawt pawh hi thawvenna tham a ni a. Zing kara phula kal a, ngalrek leh chawn thlenga daiin a tihhuh ngei mai chunga mahni duh zawng zawng ngaihtuah chunga thui deuh deuh kalte hi nuam ka ti a; ka harh sawng sawngin ka hre thin.

Tlangsam a lo par a, a bul lawkah Japanhlo a lo zam - par dem dem bawk a. Kehmete thleng pawhin par zuk chhuang a maw le! Chu chuan Lal pian hun a hnai tih a lantir a. Zing kara han thawk khuk chem chem hi chuan chhungril takah ngaihtuahna hi a danglam lo thei lo.

Vur tla seng seng te, cheimawi chi hrang hrangte hian ka Krismas lung hi a tileng ve ngai lova. A tileng phak lo a ni ber zawk ang. Vawi khat mah vur tla la hmu ngai lo tan vur tlain lung a tihlen theih loh vang a ni maithei. Krismas lehkhathawn (Card) mawi tak tak intar chi chiaite pawh hian ka lung a tileng hran lo.

Chu ai chuan ...

Thiante nen pawnah mei kan chhem a, kan thut bial laih a. Fiamthu holam lutuk hlir mai kan han sawi a. Khawvelah hian keimahni lo hi midang an awm ve ta lo emaw ti thawka thaw a, tumah zah derna leh ngaihchanna tel map lova, dul thuar na urha kan han nui thinte khan lung a tileng a. Dam man a awm ngawih ngawih thin.

Motor ke chhia hal kha a alh rei duh a, a tek ve chhek chhek lova, chhawm reng a ngai bawk lova, a tihchi khawp mai. Mahse.. ni, mahse. Zing dar 2 vel ah, a fing var deuh pakhat a rawn nui chhuak char char a, 'Eng teh u, a hnarkua saw..' a'n ti a. A kawhna lam kan en thap a, kan thianpa pakhat hnar chu a lo mang nuau a. Kan nui dar dar a. Kan en bera kha a inngaihtuah chhuak a, midang a en ve dan dan a, 'Nangni pawh in ni vek.." kan han inen a, kan zavai chuan kan lo mang deuh niu niau vek a! Kan nui let tawp tawp zui thin a nih kha!

Krismas thing tur kan lak thin laite mawlh khan lung a tileng. Mi lo emaw, nul emawa thing ro awm sa, a huhova put chhuah emaw, thingzaina hmanga zai bun emawte kha a ni tlangpui a. Hna hahthlak leh harsa awm ngai hek lo. Zirna lamin kan rilru a mawlh tawh map si lova, a nuam thawveng em em thin. Hnah chi tin, a mawi leh mawi lo, par chi leh par ve lem lote thlengin motor bangah kan han thiat a. Kal lam atanga phur tawh, bengchhen dan chitina bengchheng tawh kha haw lamah phei chuan a aia nasain kan han au a. A aw tha falin an duh apiang hla an han la a. A ki (key) pangngai aia sang fein kan han zawm a, hrawk phiar tawng tawngin kan han au a! Khaw luh dawnah phei chuan kan han bei uar leh sauh va! He khawvelah hian changkanna hian khatiang thawvennate kha a um tiau zo ta em ni? Thawveng thei lo mihring tan he khawvelah hian thil nuam a awm si lo!!

Ruai thehna tur hnah lak a ngai leh a. Changel awm tamna hmun kan han pan a. Thing phur zingah kha chuan pa phanchang deuh an tel lo thei lova. Hnah la tur erawh chuan tlema tlangval senior deuh pakhat a tel kha chuan a tawk mai a, a bak chu tleirawl te te kan ni ziah a, a va nuam thin e aw! Lui hnaih ami kan han la ngei a. Tui chente kha nuam thin hek. Eng khaw sawi set set lovin kan han zuang lut pawp a, rin aia a lo vawh kha chuan kap hup chawn chawn chungin kan chhuak leh mai a, sawisel tur a awm lo. Engmah rilru natna lah a awm zui si lo. Kan chawfun kan han thet a, a tui nei lam tumahin pai ngai hek lovi, kan helh awl awl a; kan ei teuh teuh thei tho a!!

Hun rei lo te emaw kan tih laiin, Krismas silai lem nena kan inral-lem-channa hmun, shillong hnim buk awmna, a hnuai thelh hun mai thinte kha a awm tawh lova. Hlim taka halpuah kan hal a, halvir chitin nena kan zuan tawr tawrna hmunte kha In lian pui pui leh tha tak takin a hliah khuh zo vek tawh a. Lunglenna chu a taka hmuh theihin a awm tawh lova, rilrua cham erawh nimin thil ang maiin a la chiang thung a. Mihring siam chawp mawina ai hian Pathian thilsiamin hlimna min pekte hi a mawi rei a, mihringte tan hlimna leh chhungril nun nawmna min pe rei zawk tih a lang chiang thin.

Ropuina leh thiltihtheihna tinrengin a hual vel karah, Angel var leh Serafimte thlazar hnuaiah awm mai mai sela, A duhna lam lam hawiin thle kual sela, he khawvelah hian eng thil nge thleng a, eng angin nge hringfate hi kan awm tih ngaihtuah hauh lo mahse A thiam em em. A ropuinain chhe tê pawhin a chuai phah lovanga, van mipui leh Serafim ten Amah fak an chawlh phah hauh lovang; mahse...... Hmangaihna, khawngaihna leh lainatna tawp nei lo a nih miau avangin chutiang ngawta awm thei Aa ni tlat lo. Pathian, ropuina leh thiltihtheihna zawng zawng neitu, khawvel leh a chhunga awm zawng zawng neitu leh siamtu chu ‘mihring’ ah a lo chang a, ‘Mihring leh Pathian’ a nih a lo ngai ta!

Khawvel mihringte avanga Pathian meuh mihringa a lo chan dan chu sawi ngai lovin a hretute kan ni. Chu hun, mihringa a lo chan hun hriatreng nana kan hman mek a lo thlen hian kan rilru eng lamah nge a hawi ??

Zoramah chuan a boruak hrim hrim pawh a nuam. Mihring zawng zawng deuhthaw Kristian kan nih avangin he hun aia hun ropui hi Zoramah hun dang a awm lo. Mitin rilru chu engemaw zawng talin a thawveng a, khawlai a mawi a, Bazar a mawi a; Biak In pawh hun dang aiin a mawi thin. Kawm kara Japanhlo, ‘Wheat vai’ leh ‘Oil Cake’ ilo leina nei zo lote tan ‘vawk chaw’ a nih bak tangkaina a neih sawi tur awm lem lo, ‘hnawm hnawk’ ni ve satliah ngawt chenin par an chhuang a. Thlasik daifimin a chiah hnawn chip chiap tlangsam par, thlasik ni engin a chhun tlet ser serte pawh he hun tinuamtu pakhat a ni.

Chutiang hun a lo thlen chuan ‘Tah leh rumna leh buainain min nang vel’ tih hla thlan sak a ngai reng mai tih hre reng mah ila kan thinlung chuan Bethlehem lam a hawi lo thei lova, "Aw Bethlehem, ka ngai a che" tiin a kel rawl a kel rawlin, hrawk phiar tawng tawngin kan au ngei ngei a ngai thin.

Chutiang chu ni mahse kan thinlung chhungril tak tak hi chuan misualte tana lo piang, kan chhandamna atana lo piang a nihziate hi a chhut phak lova, a chhut hman hek lo. Thuamhnaw thar leh thil thar ngaihtuahnain kan thinlung a luah a, Kohhran mite pawh kan kan hman chhan lam ai hian kan hman dan that leh that loh te, a hmangtu kan tam leh tam loh lam te leh mite aia hman changkan loh bik hlauhnate hian kan thinlung a luah hneh zawk lo maw ? Khawtlang hruaitu lam pawhin he hun neitu hian engkim a hneh thei tih hre reng chungin ‘khap’ kan ngah lutuk avangin thinlung A lamah kan hawitir hman lo fo a ni em ??

Khawvel mawina, ropuina leh nawmnain kan thinlung a luah hneh em avangin kan fate thinlungah pawh Krismas awmzia tak tak kan tuh thei ta meuh lova. An duhzawng kan leisak a, hlim taka an awm chuan kan duhtawk a, ruih theih thil an tih lem lohva, sual kawng an zawh lem loh chuan kan lawm em em mai. Chu chuan a kum a telin kan Krismas hman dan a tidal a, kan fate chuan sakhaw hun pui a nih theihnghilhin khawvel thil taka nawm chenna hun emaw an ti zo tawh. Tunlai tleirawlte rilru ah chuan Krismas leh zu leh sa a inmil riau tawh a, an tan chuan Krismas leh "A chungnung ber lal ropui" tih aiin, "I need your love at Christmas" tih a inhmeh daih tawh zawk. He nun leh rilru hi engtinnge kan thaibo ang??

Harsatna leh hrehawmna tinreng, phunnawi hauh lova kraws ler thlenga tuartu pian-cham kan lawm lai hian kan thinlung hian ‘Ama’ lam hawi ngei se a va lawmawm dawn em! A tuarna nasa tak avang chauhin keini misual, ‘In thi tur a ni’ tih anchhiain a umzui reng mihringte hian chhandamna kan chang thei a; ‘Amah chu mihring leh Pathian a ni; Lal leh chhandamtu nih a fawm" tih loh theih a ni hlei nem!! Chutiang khawpa hmangaihna nasa chu tu’nge ropui ti lovang? Ropuina leh chawimawina zawng zawng pe chunga fak tlak a ni a, amah chauh chu kan fak tur pawh a ni.

Kan rin, a hnung kan zui, a rawng kan bawl Lal Isua hi Pathian, keimahni avanga mihringa lo chang, kan chhandamtu a ni tih hi mitinin hre chiang takzet ila chuan, thinlung leh tihtakzetin, -
‘Hlim takin Amah i fak ang u,
Min chhandam turin a inngaitlawm;
Ropui rawh se, aw, ropui ber rawh se,
Pathian kan hnena lo thleng hi.’
- kan ti thei ngei ang

Gabriela : Lalpa, Palestina rama kan sipaite thu rawn thawn hian ka lung a tichhe khawp mai.

Pathian : Engnge ni ta, Gabriel ?

Gabriela : Lalpa, Pathian fapa Isua Krista chu Bethlehem-a bawng In tawp tak pakhatah a piang a nih chu!!

Pathian : Ka hria a sin, Gabriel.

Gabriela : Lalpa, engkim i hria tih ka hria e. Mahse kan Lalpa hian ran In lo deuh chu a phu a sin! Kan awmna vanram anga nuama kan chentir lo a nih pawhin, khu khawvela Lal ropuite ang tal khu chuan awmtir ve a tha lo’m ni ? Lei leh Van Lal a ni si a, bawng Ina pian zawng, a inhmeh thlawt lo!

Pathian : Ni e, Gabriel, i sawi dik chiah mai. Ka fapa hian i sawi zawng zawng aia ropui kha a phu a, a aia inhmeh an awm chuang hek lovang. Mahse chu chu ka remruat dan nen a inmil tlat lo a ni. A pawi ngawt mai.

Gabriela : Lalpa, I remruatte hi a dik a, a tha famkim thin tih ka hria a. Mahse tuna mi kher hi chu ka hrethiam thei lo a ni. Thu min pe la, ka hote nen a rawng kan zuk bawl ang chu ?

Pathian : Ni lo ve, Gabriel; ni lul lo ve. Ropuina leh chawimawina dawng turin ka fapa hi leiah khuan ka tir hlei ne’m. Fahrah, rethei leh riangvaite Lalpa leh Pathian ka ni a, chu’ng mite chuan an tana ka fapa tawrhna an hmuh a, an hriatthiam theih nan rem ka ruat a ni. Gabriel, he thil ka tih dawn hian ka inngaihtuah nasa em em a, ka fapa, ka fapa neih chhunin harsatna leh hrehawmna tinreng a tawrh chhuah hi ka phal lova; harsa ka ti em em a sin! Mahse ka hmangaih, duh taka ka siam leh ka din te'n ka hnen an thlen leh theih nan ka tih a ngai si a ni!

Gabriela : A nih leh Lalpa, kan Pathian, leia tlawm taka a awm khu mi tute emaw talin a ropuizia an hriat ve a tha lo’m ni ?

Pathian : Mmmmm. Chu chu thil tha tak a ni. I hote chu tir la, Berampute hnenah a ropuizia puang sela, keini leh lei mihringte inkarah remthu a len theih nan hriattir bawk rawh se.

Gabriela : Lalpa, a mak ngawt mai! Mi pathumin kan Lalpa pian thu an hria a, Lal Heroda hnenah an zawt mek a nih chu!

Pathian : Ka hria a lawm. Ka fapa pian chhinchhiah nana arsi kan siamtir kha i hre tawh na ‘nge??

Gabriela : Hria e, Lalpa. Mahse Bethlehem lam panin a kal a ni lo’m ni? Engtinnge Heroda Inah an luh si!

Pathian : Mihringte finna ang lek nei awm tak hian tawng ziah teh suh Gabriel. Ka fapa tana arsi kha chu an hmu ngei a, mahse an zui lo a ni. Ropui taka min hmuh an tum a, chu chu ka tum dan a ni lo. Ropuina leh hausakna te, chawimawina leh sanna te hmanga min zawngtu chu an beidawng zel ang. Tlawmna hmunah a ni, kei, Lalpa, in Pathian hi ka awm ni!

Gabriela : A dik e, Lalpa. Ka thiam lo a ni. Lei mihringte ang maiin ropuina ka thlir a, chawimawina ka zawng a ni tih ka hria e. Tlawmna nun nena i rawng ka bawl zel theih nan min pui ang che........................

Engnge ka tih leh tak ang, Lalpa ??
Pathian : Mi fing 3 te hnenah khan, Heroda hnen lama kir leh tawh lo turin zuk hriattir ta che.

Gabriela : Aw le, Lalpa.

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2005 kum khan Sacrament Deptt. ah Sande Sikul zirtirtu ka nih lai a ni a. 'Mas hma deuh, 'Advent Christmas' kan hmanna turah Special Item nei turin kan deptt. chu min ti a, hei hi ka buatsaih ta a ni. A pangngaiin ka dah ta mai.. 101205 - 1407

Hawina lam apiang a mawi lai, Nu leh Pate chu engkim ti theia kan ngaih thin lai khan ‘Masi te kha a thlen har theih ve nen! Chi bura chi a awm leh awm lohte, Fate monthly fee kan clear leh clear lohte leh nupuite sam tihkirna man kan pek tawh leh tawh lohte nen lama ngaihtuah a ngaih tawh chinah hi chuan inrin loh lai tak hian ‘Mas hi a lo thleng duh viau mai a lo ni!

Lawmna nge lungngaihna ?

Hmeichhe nau hrin hun ang deuhin, inpeih lo eng ang mah ila a hun a nih chuan ‘Mas hi chu a lo thleng mai thin a. Fate kawr thar leina tur neih loh pawhin hman ve loh theih a ni lo kher kher thin hi chhungkaw tam tak tan chuan a huatthlala lek lek fo. Nu leh Pa tam takin an fate lawm atana Krismas Kawr mawi leh thil chi hrang hrang an leisak chur chur laia second hand lane aia sang melh phak loh chuan Pa thinlung hi a na thin a. Puh mawh tur dang nei miah lo mah ila lungngaihna hual vel karah thil thalo pui pui ngaihtuah a awl chang a tam mai. Rilruah Krismas awm chhan hre reng mah ila, hre ve thiam rih lote’n mite an awh bik lohna tura chet lak a rem loh tlat chuan lawmna hun hi lungngaihna hunah a chang lo thei lova, nau piang lawmin kan hui ha pap pap lo thei lo.

A hla nge tha a hnai ?

Foreign thil a nih tawh chuan engkim hi a tha deuh tura ngaihna rilru nei tlat Mizote thinlungah hian a hnai aia a hla ngaihsanna hi a awm ve hrim hrim emaw tih mai tur niin a lang thin. Pawl hrang hrangte pawh hian kan thenawma hnuchham leh riangvaite ai chuan hla deuh zawka mite kan vei duh deuhvin a lang thin a. Kan In bula ‘Mas kawr mawi nei lo an awm reng laiin hmun hla zawka tanpui ngaite tana thilpek thehkhawm kan duh tlat a. ‘I kut dinglamin thil tha a tih chu i vei lamin hre suh se,’ ti hiala duh fir zirtirtu hnungzuitute hian, kan tih thatin mite beng a thlen dawn loh chuan thil tha tih hi harsa kan ti thin em? tih hi zawhna holam mai mai mah ni se inzawh fo chi zinga mi a ni mai thei.

Heti tur em ni?

‘Oh Christmas Tree - How Wonderful Your Branches...’ tih hlate kan sukpui lawp lawp tak vang pawh a ni chuang lo. Changel kung pahnih phun a, mau nena hawlh zawm hnua Tlangsam leh Japanhlo par te, Zamzo leh Kumtluang par te nena cheimawi duhna thinlung nei reng tawhte hian a awm tih kan hriat tirh atangin, ‘Christmas tree’ hian kan thinlung a luah a, chumi rual chuan kan In chhung kan luhpui a, Biak In chhungah pawh kan luhpui ta zel mai! Tunhmaa kan mamawh ngai miah loh, ‘Christmas Card’ tel lovin ‘Mas biahthu kan inhlan hlei thei tawh lova. ‘Mas a lo thlena ei khawm tel tel leh kan ser ser ngaihtuah tlat nu leh pate hian fate kawr thar leh thil thar ngen hi khap reh tum lo law law ila a tha ang. Cheimawi chitin nena kan In leh Biak In bakah kan taksate kan cheimawi chung pawh hian, he ‘Mas hunah hian kan thinlung hi Lal piang lawina tlakin cheimawi a har a. Theihtawp chhuaha, A tana inpek tumna tak tak nen pawh a harsat tehlul nen, chutiang lam ngaihtuah miah lova tisa lama inpenparh chunga ‘Mas kan lawm thin hi chuan, ‘In halral thil hlan leh inthawinate hi ka hua a ni,’ titu thinlung hi kan tihlawm loh rin hi thil harsa a ni lo tawp.

‘Mas hi chu aw!

Sawi tur a va tam thin! Kan hriat hnu vek hi inhrilh inhrilh a ngai a. Sawi sawi a ngai thin. Krismas kan hman dan hi chu aw....!!!!!