Kaihbuuk (hall) a luut dia akisak leh a kong ah khangthu thei mahmah Pu Tunhang toh akimaikha ua, aluut ua atukhawm uhi. Hun akizattouh zel lai in amau geel khangthu houlim in atuizeen ua, huchih laitak in pawl khat in:

Mualpi ka vangkhua aw e
Zin leh leng baanna aw e
Zin leh leng baanna aw e
Ngousai tuangtunna aw e

Chih la sa in ahong zaangta laam ua, huai phet in Gouthang in Tunhang’ kiang ah, “Mangsum’ inn akaat a a zaamkang leh nuaisuk kangmang taktak ding in na gingta hiam?”chi in adong hi. “Ka zaamkang luang thang zaw maw, nuaiziinmang laak athang zaw maw chi hive’n kangmang taktak himailou ding hia. Zaamkang tuh taan taktak ahi ding a, nuaisuk leh zaamkang dang bel Mangkhanthang’ khansung 1935 kum in Hanship a Guite Innpi akaat in kangtum hi,” chi in Tunhang in adawng hi. “Ke’n bel ka gingtakei,” Gouthang in asunzom a, “huailai a Pawitete’n a zaamkang leh nuaisuk deihgohlua uh ahihman in huai adeih ziak a ava sim khaak ding uh lau a tua bang thu bawl ahi chia genpawl a om ua, ka gingta tinten hi, huai Hanship a kangtum pen nuaisuk leh zaamkang taktak hilou, alem maimai ahi chipawl a om uh,” chi in mi hunzat lai in a houlim nilouh uhi.

Gouthang tuh Songtal a Khodou hunpi zang a hoh ahi a, tua Mangsum’ zaamkang leh nuaisuk huchi thupiitlua a asimlouh himahleh inn a tun in a lungsim ah athaamden a, kankhiat a zonkhiat ding a lunggulh tinten hi. Upate lak a akan kawikawi nung in leng a lungtunna bang ngah kisalou in a lungke sim hi. Huchih lai in Zelngul, khangthu thei mahmah khat akawkmuh ua, amah mu ding vai ahawm hi.

Nitaklam ann neekzoh in akuankhia a, a veng uh atun in akan kawikawi a, atawp in akawkmuhna uh a va tungkhong hi. Siik keelkong lianpi ana om demdom a, a hon didan thei ngellou a amaimai leh amai hong khong hi. “Pagin Nengginte’ inn hiai himah hia?” chi’n innkong a nupi om kiang ah a kan a, nupunu’n hi ahihdan ahilh a, bang ding hiam chih akan hi. Nenggin mu ding a va hoh ahihdan ahilh hi. Pagin tuh kongbuuk ah mei awi in ana om a,amuh in agintaak sang in teek asazaw hi. Kum sawmkua mi ding ahi a, puanza silh in mei a awi hi.

“Na na tangval lai e Pagin, damzel maw,” ava chi a, asungte’n a naa ngong sim ahihdan hilh uh ahihman in ngaihsim in ava houpih hi. “Dam mah ing ei, bang thu azenzen a?” chi’n a aw heu sim in adawng hi. “E, khangthu khawng houlim leng chia hong naih ka hi,”chih toh tut athuah hi. “Bang khangthu a zenzen a? Tulai khangthakte khangthu limsak le na omnawn ua hia? Theih le hau hetkei ve’ng e,”chih toh mei sawn athuah hi. “Na thei law di,” Gouthang in achi a, “Guite hausa Mangsum’ tangthu hon gen in, mi’n nang atheipen ding hon chi uh ahi.”

Sawt sim adaih dedu nung in la khat ahon gen a,

“Tang aw ka dahluat man in e
Tulvum ah sau suang ing e
Lia aw ka dahluat man in e
Kawmpal ah va liang ing e”

“Mangsum in zaw lungkham-mangbatna lah hauve’n, vualtung tuanna lah hau ve’n. A pa Pumgou in zi nih aneih ziak in a sanggamte toh kihou theilou ua, uzaw Tedim hausa hi ding lai Tedim gaal a Tedim Malsang kichi saat in huai ah ateng uhi. Mangsum tuh Guite hausa teng lak a haatpen leh athuakpen khat ahi. A vualzoh zahzah in a vuallel hi. Tedim Mualsang a a tenlai un luun in pha mahmah a, Tedim a a-omlai ua Zoute’n khodou nitak a ava sim uh phuba laak ut in:

Paamlou sangsing khiaksak aw mel a deih aw
Na nah ziing ve’n mauki’n luimangbang bawm e
Na nah ziing ve’n mauki’n luimang bang bawm
Lumsuang tawi lung a lil khuplah ngawn ing e

Chi in Pawi gaal achial hi. Pawitete’n leng achialna mang in ahong kuan ua, Zoute ava simgawp dimdem uhi. Ahong kiiklam un Pawitete’n, ‘Na gaal lah hon zohsak ka hihman un zuthawl sagih leh taksih ngan sagih toh hong dawn in,’ chi in Mualbem hausa Khanthuam kamtai in paisak uhi. Khanthuam zuauthei in, ‘Sial sagih, voktal tuuk li, zuthawl sagih leh taksih ngan sagih toh hong dawn hen, ahuchih keileh na khua uh simgawp a vaivut suaksak ding hi’ng,’ va chi laizang hi.”

Tomchik ahong khawl a, apuan ahong kihui a, “Mangsum in zankhat thu in hiai teng ngah zoukei ning, Pawite’n sialsiah hon kaihsawm hi’nteh chia patau in azuithei teng toh Khuangnung khua a Thangsingte’ Thanglun ava beel hi. Huai apan Aibulon ah peem ua, huai apan Phaitong ah peem leuleu uhi. Huai a a omlai un a khogaal ua Suangkongpi kawl ah thampi khat om a, Mangsum in, ‘Va pi un, ka ai ding,’ chi in va samsak hi. Achih bang a zu phit a ava sap uleh thampi hong pai peetmah a sumtawng ah kual venvan hi. Ahihhang in Mangsu in ai nuamlou phiing a, ‘Naupangte’n hon lau uh,paikhia in’ chi in sawlkiik hi. Thampi leng thumangtak in paikiik a , himahleh huai nung sawtlou in Guite innpi mei in kangtum dimdem hi. Lungkham lua in:

Sinlouh teng siam bang sin ing e
Nuaiziinmang tui bang la’ng e
Nuaiziinmang tui bang ka laak in
Ka sau kammei suaksak e

Ka zamkang luang athangzaw maw
Nuaiziinmang lak athangzaw maw
Zamluang sul ah leh ve ni’ng e
Nuaiziinmang laak thangzaw e

Himahleh pawlkhatte’n hiai innkang tuh amau haal mah ahi a, inn hawmpi ahal uh ahi, chipawl om uhi. A zamkang leh nuaisuk ging hoih mahmah Pawitete’n deihgoh uh ahihman in huai ziak a ava sim ding uh lau a tua bang thubawl a a zamkang leh nuaisuk kangtum chia thuveek ahi uh, chipawl om uhi.”

A hong khuh kheuhkheuh a, “Tua nunglam in Sailou hausate’n Kaparang khua a Meiteite a va sim ua, gallu tampi hon pua in a innpi uh Guite innpi tun uhi. Mangsum in sialtal kaang in in aihsak a, nithum sung asuun-azaan in alaam uhi.”

“Phaitong apan peem leuleu in Teikhang ah luun in pha mahmah ua, Pawi leh Sukte kigawm in va sim ua, dalhzaak uhi. Huai apan pai kawikawi in Mualpi hong tung uhi. Mualpi ah luun in pha mahmah leuleu uhi. Tua khua ah Pu Goukhothang apiang hi. Hiai khua a aom lai un Komte khua Kirap ava sim ua, Komte ahing sun phaizaang atung ua, hichi’n la aphuak uhi:

Ei nawt e, ei nawt e ka pa
Khongsai gal in ei nawt e ka pa
Lamzang sialpho choi in lang
Kei poh zaamta nok hi”

“Komte’n phaipi lengpa va bel in a toukaina uh lengpa kiang ah Mualpi hausa Mangsum’ a ding in thusia-lasia tampi abawlbawlta uhi. Mualpi khua aphat laitak in inn zasagih vaal pha ua, sa leh gal a vualtung tuang in kimuang mahmah ua, khuaithum bupha bangmai in ahang uhi. Sukte, Pawite thamlou in Meiteite’n leng asim ngamkei uhi. Huchi ahihziak in hibang la nei uh:

Mualpi ka vangkhua aw e
Zin leh leng baanna aw e
Zin leh leng baanna aw e
Ngousai tuang tunna aw e

Mualpi ka vangkhua aw e
Khuva leng in khuplah e
Khuva leng in khuplah tah e
Sabuaivom in nawklah e

Mualpi ka vangkhua aw
Kumchin ngousai ka lapna
Ngousai lapna Mualpi vangkhua
Buaivom toh puan bang thuang e

Mualpi ka vangkhua aw e
Vualtung ka tuanna hi e
Vualtung va bang ka tuanna aw
Laihen kaihminluang bang e”

“A la asauluat man in hiai teng kia hon gen ning in, huai lai in ka pu a naupang lai a, haam a giakthei nailou deuh ahilai hi. Khonawl gamla sim, Meitei guun sak ah Bakkua kichi khuul thuukpi khat, asung a kaa tampi om a om a, tua mun a kilkhat tuh Mangsum’ gou seelna chi in a kikihta mahmah a, kuaman akinaih ngamkei, chi in ahon hilh hi. Mangsum in asihkuan in a tapa Goukhothang’ kiang ah peemkhiatna aneih ua lehleng tua agou seel polou a, nuse ding in athuhilh hi. Goukhothang sihnung a a tapa Sumkam lawi a Tonglon azot un thukhah a a-om bang un tua gou tuh a nusia uhi chi in kigen a, dik hiam zuau hiam bel kikanlou hi. Tangthu a kigendan in tua a goute mualtan nga leh thampi khat in veng kichi a, amun kigimneih mahmah hi.”

“Ahihleh kuama’n va zong ngeilou uh hi’n teh maw tua gou kiseelte? Va luh dek bang hitale hang la, gulte bang ataktak hileh bangchi kive’n ding ahi dia?”

“A goute leng taktak hina hiam chih leng chet hihetlou a, himahleh gen a om ahihleh bel upmohhuai hi. Nidanglaite’n gamkaupi khawng hanmual khawng a taan chiang un lohpi tung ah tu in akiim ah zouzaam tang theh uhi. Lohpi pen gamkau in gophung pha mahmah in mu a, zouzam tangte zouzaam kung buktak bang in mu a, ami mulou kichi hi. Mangsum in leng a inntengte a thuhilhna ah na laakkhiat ding chiang un lohpi phaw in zang un chi, chih zong kigenkha hi. Himahleh amahmah in a sihkuan a laakkhiatlouh ding achihziak a tua bang a kinuseden hidan in kigen hi.”

A Mangsum’ tangthu theilou leng ahikei a, tua a gou seel toh kisai kantel ut a va hoh ahi lel hi. Inn a tun in google map ah gam omdan a en a, Mualpi gamlaatdan leh kho naih dingdan khawng en in a om a, lah bangmah phatuam ding a mukei hi. October khabul ahi a, tuuktui a kangta a, pawldelhvuah bel azu naikei hi. A tutna a tu in, ‘tua zinpah ding ka de aw, pawldelhvuah ngaak ding ka de aw’ chi’n a kingaihtuah dedu hi.

Huchia Mualpi toh kisai thute kan kawikawi a chik hun a zin hoih ding hiam chih angaihsut lai in ZAAte Tedim a music concert bawl ding a November kha a hoh ding uh ahi chih azakha a, ZAA makaite va kimuhpih in amaute zuih ding lung ageelta hi. A tuung in bel Tonzang tan amaute zuih a, Tonzang apan Mualpi zot ding lunggel mahleh akingaih sutsut chiang in Tedim bang leng ipu-ipa khopi hi ahihchiang in hichibang hunlem kimu mengmeng nawnke’n teh chi in a mizuihte va zuihsuak a, amau taam tantan taam a, akiik chiang ua zuihtouh a Tonzang a peet ding in a sukip thak hi.

A geel bang in Tedim ah ninih ava zang a, nuam asa mahmah hi. A gamlim khawng in a lung asuleng mahmah a, Guite hausa lutlai khawng ngaihsun in a khasiat lamlam asuak hi. A mizuihte mah zuihtouh nawn ding chihbawl sim mahleh Mualpite leng tua concert siim dia tamkhop hong hoh uh ahihman in amau toh kiton lemtangzaw ding a atheih man in amaute a zui hi. A tun in atonpihte’ kawkmuh bang in a behpa Kam Dou Paute’ inn a tung ding in a va kisa a, amau leng malgam a i sanggamte’n ngaina a hong veh uh chi’n ana nuamtuam mahmah uhi.

Mualpi tuh inn zanih ding khawng ahi a, a innteen-louteen ua pan in khosak anop lawtel kei chih atheihtheih hi. Zodawn kho dangte mah bang a aneizou masasa in apeemkhiatsan uh ahi a, asang mahmah lilik uhi. US lam bang leng tamkhoptak a tungkhinta uhi. Huchia pawtkhiat na ding tuan neiloute’n a etkol liklik uh ahihman in alainat mahmah hi. Pu-le-pa’ khopite hichia atul mai ding puak haksa ava sa mahmah hi.

Nitaklam an neek zoh in Mangsum’ tanchin kan ding in a pawtkhia a, upate bangzahhiam ava mu a, thu tamkhop a kaikhawm hi. Upate’n bang nna nei a hong zin na hiam achih chiang un ama’n pu-le-pa sulnung chia amun-amual siik ut hidan in a kigen zel hi.

Zingkal anne kham gamvaak pih ding a chialpa toh akipankhia ua, khokiim mun tuamtum kawng va pha ding in akuankhia uhi. Bakkua a va tung ua, kohawm lianpi ana hi a, asung amial ngemngom hi. Saulou chik ah aka ana om a, alangkhat lam Mangsum’ gou selnalam achih uh bel a lutngamkei ua, alang khat lam bel saulou ava pai ua, ami tonpihpa’n hiai mun a baak khawng va beng zel uh ahihdan ahilh hi. Tua mun apan paikhia in mun tuamtuam apha ua, meitei guun peuh ah ava kisil uhi. Nineem in inn azuan phet uhi.

Nitumkuan inteekte lah loukuan hong tung nailou, innka a tu maimai a a-om laitak in thakhat thu in kawl sepaihte ahong kilang guih ua, Gouthang anaih gulgul uhi. Akiim a etveel leh a inn uh leng ana umkhin man uhi. A makaipa uh akiang ah ava ding a, ‘Min betule? Be kah la ta le?’ chi’n aw khauh tak in ava houpih a, Gouthang lah chihna ding theilou in ading geelgawl phet hi. A dawn zoklouh tak in a makaipa un sepaihte khat a khutvan a, tua sepaihpa akiang a va pai in, ‘Kua na hiam? Koi a hong kipan na hiam?’ chi’n kam alehsak hi. ‘Gouthang ka hi, Lamka a hong kipan ka hi,’ chi’n adawng a, sepaihpa’n kam alehsak zel hi. ‘Ba louh phowh la da le?,’ a makaipa un a chi phuphu nawn a, sepaihpa’n, ‘Bang hih dia hong zin na hiam?’ achizel hi. Sepaihpa bel nuamsa phalou leh kisuanglah pian in a om hi. ‘Ka pu ka pate’ khosakna mun chia agam siik ut himhim a hong zin ka hi,’ Gouthang in achi niilniil zel hi. Innteekpa lah omlou, khosung mi apaungam ding deuh lah hong kilang geih ding omlou, panpih ding bei in Gouthang tuh a guuk patauh sim mahmah hi. A gaal a ente lah naupang hon ngen, piching om sunsunte lah kuuk e kaak e chingam ding omlou, nuam asa hetkei hi. ‘Lethek khat pidoh kaa the thehlaih,’ chi gugu in a makaipa uh apaikhia a, bang agenna hi peuhmah ding ade aw chia Gouthang a dawi kiikeei lai in sepaihte’n a naih ua, akhut hensak in a pi ua, gari ah athun uhi. Sepaih bangzahhiam in a sung alok ua, a lemlakna, ipad leh niteng tanchin gelhna bu a laaksak uhi.

Sawtkuam atai nung un lamkawi mun khat ahong tung ua, gari ahong awltai a, huchih laitak in thakhat in thau ahong ging zotzot a, thautang in gari heekpa kha ahi ngei dia gari in lamsak aboh hi. Gouthang leng kintak in gari tuang ah abok suk a, a bil khiang khawng a thautang lengging vitvitte’n chikchia hon kha de aw chih teng angaihsun thei lel hi. Thauging adaih tak in awl in a lu aphong a, akiim a etleh atuanpih sepaih teng si lung zengzung in a om ua, kuuk-e-kaak-e chi ding leng a om himhim kei uhi. Polam adaakphei leh numei sepaih puan a kizem thau tawi khat amu a, ‘Gouzong Gouthang, nang toh i kimuh nuamngial ing ei,’ chi kawm in minu’n sepaihte abaan mai a, a atawp in tahbi khat hon dokkhia in Gouthang’ khutbulh a honsak hi. ‘Hichi bang nengnung lou in kimu leng utlaw napi in tatlouh theihlouh hi, hong kum inla hong zui in,’ chi in gari apan atuakkhia hi. Gouthang in a van sepaihte’ laaksakte a va zong a, a kaihkhawm khit in phunlou paulou in azui hi.

Lam nuam hetlou a sawtkhop apai nung un Mualpi atung kiik ua, a vante la ding in minu’n Gouthang asawl a, Gouthang in leng phunlou paulou mah in ava kawikhawm a, huchi’n gamlaklam a manoh kiik uhi. Sawtkuam apai nung un buuk neu chikchik a omna mun khat atung ua, buuk khat ama ading in akawk muh uhi. Buuksung amial mahmah bekbuk a, lupna danpian khat a om a, aleh lampang ah dohkaan neuchik khat a om hi. Gim lawsim ahihman in lupna ah akizalh a, athil tuah teng khawng ngaihsun in akiguihna leng beinailou in a hi heihuai hi. A ngaihsutna bang apaisaau mahmah a, huchia kingaihsun a a-om dedu lai in minu ahong luut a, akiang ah ahong tu hi.

‘Gouzong Gouthang! Nang bang tekhawng kawlte’ henta ding hitheilou. Hong hunkhekei le ung na innlum munawnlou ding hiteh. A’ihleh bang in hitak hong tun hiam?’ chi in a va houpih hi.

“Pi-le-pu’ khosakna mun chia ngaina a amun mahmah siik nuam a hong zin tuh ka hi a, abang dia hiai bang teng in hon lap ahiam ah.”

“Lawm Gouthang aw, na tanchin na thei khin ing. Pu-le-pa gou kiseelte na zonkhiat zeldan telkim sipsip in thei ing. Hihlai a bang zong ding om hiam? Mangsum’ tangthu banghang a lungluut na hiam? Zingsang phalvaak a kipankhe ding hi hang, na khuul luh ding hi hang. Tawldam in maw,” chi in anusia hi. A denzek chiang mi khat ahong luutnawn a, kuang in thil ahon tawi a, “Hih ne ou, sakhi sa hi ei,” chi’n dohkan tung ah akoih a, apawt nawn hi. A gil bang leng kial lawnguut ahihman in kintak in anaihphei a, sabaak ki-emmin liankuam khat leh sangman khuttum chia ding khat ana om a, lim bang asa zezen hi. Nekhin in alumsuk nawn a, theihlouh kaal in a ihmusuk hi.

Thakhat in akiguih a, ahahkhiat leh minu’n tui theh ana hi a, ‘Hih ne ou, denchiang vaakkhe ding hi hang,’ chi in zanitak a thil neek bang mah va penawn in apawtsan nawn hi. Khua ana vaakta a, Gouthang leng thoukhia in kiphiatkhiatna ding dan ava zong leh amukei a, aluutnawn hi. A thil ane nawn a, nezou a kiang a tuithawl a tui tamlou dawn in avaal in akiphiatkhia hi. A van teng mansa a koih in alumsuk nawn a, ihmu dia akisak diaidiai laitak in mikhat ava painawn a, “Kimansak in, pawtkhe ding hi hang,” ava chi hi.

A pawtkhiatpih ua, Gouthang in phunlou-paulou in azui lel hi. Sawtlou apai nung un luidung khat ah asuakhia ua, Gouthang in Meitei guun ahihlam atheipah hi. Khuul luhpih sawm ahi uh chih athei a, bangmah bel agen tuankei hi. Apai pihpih ua, tua Bakkua khuul atungtou uhi. “Tung hang ei, Gouthang, kipan pah in mawleh,” chi in minu’n Gouthang makai ding in asawl hi.

“Na thilhih dek thei hetlou hi teh. Hiai khuul sung a hamsia bangzah om hiam chih na thei hetkei. Dawite toh kimaituah ding ihi chih na thei hiam? Hiai a makai ding a hon deih na hihleh banghang a thu hon kumlou na hi hiam? Hiai hichia khutvuak a hihmai theih ahikei. Mualpi ka va pha ding, van ka va la ding a, ka hong kiiknawn ding, huchi in ka luhlel ding,” chi in Gouthang in adawng hi.

“Bangchidan a nang tangval hangsan in nidanglai dawithu leltak kihta na hiam?” minu’n simmoh chitak in achi hi.

“Amasa in namdangte tuahmang in ka om a, huaizoh in ka chipihte’ pikawi in ka om a, huaizoh in dawite khut a piakkhiat ka hi ding maw? Mangsum’ khanlai ana mu hiai Meitei guun tutan a hinlai bang in tua dawithute leng ahinglai uh. Mangsum’ min akilohlai siah adaikei ding uh. Hiai sang a luizaw dawithu tamtak leng asikei ua, ka mit mahmah in tampi ka mu a, hiai leng a sikei hial hi. Tu’n hun mawkzatbei ding i nei hetkei uh. Kintak in Mualpi ka va pha ding a, vanzat ka va kaikhawm ding,” Gouthang in achi nawn hi.

“Nang bel paikei ni chin, na deih khempeuh bel ngah veve niteh. Bangbang kul na hiam gen lel ou,” minu’n achi gaga hi. “Gam hiaitan a ka hong nasan tua abul a ka din khit nung a taise ding a hon gingta na hiam,” Gouthang in thangpai sim in achi a, “himahtak hen ou, lohpi leh zouzaam paak leh atang hon pia un,khau toh, tua teng ka ngah masiah gamtangkei ning,” chi in suangtung khat ah a tusuk hi.

A van gente la ding i akisawl ua, khuul kong ah atutna ding uh munlem chiat kizon in atu uhi. Sawtkuam angak nung un a misawlte uh ahong tung ua, Gouthang in tua lohpi hon tawi uh akuahna ding bawl in a mailam ah akuah hi. A zouzam paakte uh a pum toh henbelh pawl nei in huchilou teng a tang nuaikhia in akuah hi.

Zan a a va zuihna uh, Mangsum’ gou selna achihlouhlam uh a va zuihpih masa hi. Sausim azuih nung un ana bing maimah a, kilehkiik in gou selnalam achih uh a zuihpih leuleu hi. Awlawl in kohawm ana neu deuhdeuh a, atawp in kuun angaisim pian hi. Azuih zel uleh awl in ahong lian hiaihiai nawn hi. Munkhat ah ana kaa nawn a, a salh uleh a khat pen atawng akimu hi. Gouthang in bang hiam mu hi in akithei a, a va naihleh suangheeng kaal ah leelpi liankuam khat kitung a va mu hi. Diip kisai litlit in awl in a va naih a, leivui in ana puang phiikphiak zezen hi. Hoihtak in aveel a, awl a ahon leh asung ah zaamkang hiam daak hiam ding himhim a omkei a, vaphualmul, sontel leh daldum khawng ana om limlem hi. Akiim-apaam adap ua, bangmah himhim muh ding aneikei uhi. Tua leelpi la in akiik ua, alang khat lampang a va zui leuleu uhi.

Zui pan akichih uleh ana bing mawk a, kiikmailouh tuh ahihtheih uh a omkei hi. Kiik ding a akisak laitak un Gouthang in tua baang hoihtak in a va sal a, a tem in a kiat a, hoihtak a a etleh lei kizuut ana hi a, a tem in akhuat a, alawmte’n leng a va khuat pih ua, sawtlou nung in a khuat hong uhi. Sing lianloulou khutpi chiachia ding kikalh a, huai buan kizuutkhum ana hi hi. Aluutphei ua, apaam zek ah leelpi lianpi khat ana om peetmah a, hiai hi peetmah ta ding eive chi lungsim in Gouthang in ahong a, asung ah zaampi leh daakbu ana om peetmah a, awl in a domkhia a, leivui a phiatsiang a, akhut in a kiu a, aging ahoih mahmah vengveng hi. Leelpi taw ah khivui nih a om lai a, tuahpha akisa ngial uhi.

Minu ahong paukhia a, ‘Hih teng bel na hinna k’ong humbitsak hang a ka kipahman aive, ahihhang in kei kia in kitankei ning in, akilawmzah bel ‘ong hawm veve ning,’ chi in Gouthang a enghou hi. ‘Leelpite leh den a i muh masak teng uh nang kitan lel ou, na zinpaak ding a k’ong thilpiak uh hinteh,’ achih behlap hi. Gouthang tuh a thangpai sim mahmah a, lah bangmah ahihtheih omlou ahihman in a daizaw hi. Huchia vante pawkhe ding a akisak lai un alak ua khat a kil deuh a ding pa ahong kikoukhe vuam a, leilak a kidenna hi. A kisat zozot a, achilphuan khawng a kai neunuau hi. Lau leh mangbang in alanglang asal ua, lah bangmah muh ding aneikei uhi. Huchia patautak a a omlai un anawl deuh a ding pa apuuk nawn a, ama a pa mah bang in a om hi. Khat in akiang asalh kawm in athau akhah a, ‘Gul, gul, ka mu,’ chi in a kap ekek hi.

Gouthang in kintak in a zouzam tang kuahte a kiim ah atheh a, tang hetlou in diip hawm heemhuam in ading hi. A lawmte’n bel alang alang a meivaak ua sal in athau uh akhah zotzot uhi. Gul ahi ngei a, himahleh a kintat luat man un a kaapkha mankei uhi. Khatkhat in a puuk ua, apuuk masasa tuh adai masa ahi mai uhi. A makainu un, ‘Tawpsak in, tua ahihke’h hong kap ding hi’ng,’ chi’n Gouthang a thau tawi in a ngim tonton hi. Gouthang in, ‘Thuum in,’ a chihsan lel hi. A lungsim in akaap taktak khaak ding alaugu mahmah a, a kho-ul bang apawt hial hi. Bang tan hiam ahong dai a, mi thum lel a dinglai ua, adangteng bel a sikhin uhi. Vaakmangta uh hi’n teh chi in minu’n mi dang khat a suakta sun pa’ kiang ah goute la a pawtpih ding in a sawl a, tua mipa’n leng ling kawm dedelh in goute a tawm a, minu’n ma kai in pawt ding in a kisa uhi. Kal thum hiam suanpan chihleh mipa ahong kikoukhia a, leilak ah a khuppuuk suk hi. Minu tuh haat theitawp in atai a, Gouthang bel a dinna mun ah a ding lailai hi. Sawt kuam a din nung in awl in leelpi puak di’n asa a, a thau kuahna guite uh zom in nam ding in abawl a goute a sung a guang hi. A giahphual ua bike khat om tahbi kua hiam in akuah khaak lam-en in abaan dap a, khat in bike chabi khat ana kuah ngei a, huai la in a van anungpuak a, kivenna ding in thau khat ala a, pawlam hon manoh hi. Saulou a pai leh minu lampi ah ana puuk a, a et leh a sita hi. Pu Nenggin’ thukhah tuh dik ahi peetmah ding a, amah bel bangmah chilou in a suakta hi.

A giahphual uh tunkiik na ding a lampi zuih uh zuikiik thei ding in a kigingta phakei a, himahleh huai mun tung leh gari om ding a, baihlam tak innlam zot theih ding chi in naih himhim ding in ahong kisata hi. Sawt kuam apai nung in leng koilak mah tunglou hi in akithei a, akiim-apaam, amual omdan khawng en in, hiailam zaw hilou deuh hi veh aw chi in kiikthak in a va kibulpat thak hi. Huchia vial thum mawngmawng akivialleh nung in a giahphual uh a va tung khong hi.

Giahphual ngak om ngei ding in agingta a, sawlbawk kawm a kibu in a paam a buuk kong a tiinpi suang in adeng puak bok hi. Mi a om a, ahong kilaak ngeingei leh kaplup mai ding chihtan a ngaihsun hi. Mi khat ahong pawt peetmah a, aman leng kaplup louh a lampi omlou chi akaap a, kha hoih ngial ahi ding a, phunlou-paulou in a puuksuk hi. Mi dang a hong kilaak hiam chi’n angak a, ahong kilatlouh tak un aman leng awl in anaihphei a, buuk kong a bike om ah a tahbi tawi a thuah a, ana hi ngei hi. A thautui a en a, tamkhop a om hi. Neek ding bang hiam a om khaak leh chi in buuksung ava lok a, neek ziang theih ding bangmah amukei hi. Sahou bangzahhiam amu a, huai a la a, a leelpi anung a pua in a pum toh hoihtak in a gaakbelh a, a vante a sakhau a amalam a pua in pawl dang in ahong tuakhaak ding uh lau in kintak in ataikhia hi.

A gintaakna lam a saulou atai nung in lamlianpi khat ah asuakkhia a, Tedim Lamlianpi hi ding in a ummoh a, mallam zui in a taitou hi. A sahou kuahte ne kawmkawm in a haat theitawp in atai zel hi. A denlam chiang in khua khat ahong tung a, a lampi zuih Tedim lamlianpi hina hiam chia akan leh hi ahihdan ahilh ua, amah leng khawl sawt selou in ataizom zel hi. Singat gamla nawnlou ding in a gingta a, ni niam ma a tuntouh ngeingei a ut hi. Gari kipelh pih ding himhim a omlouh ziak in a thawmhau sim mahmah hi. Kua khat ahong tungnawn leuleu a, Hiangtam ana hi a, Singat nai mahmahta ahihman in alung muang mahmah hi. A tunma a a thautui a hong bei ding bang alau mahmah a, ahaat theitawp in atai hi. Singat atun in nitaklam daak thum apeelta hi. Mun khat a tata kidoh khat amu a, mi tamlou a tuang ua, a va dawp leh Lamka pai ding ana hi a, aman leng a bike munkhat a nusia in atuang a, sawtlou nung in ataikhia uhi.

Zingkaal daak giat vel in kong ahong kikiu a, Zomi Museum-te’ chairman pa Thualgin ana hi a, ‘Zanitak in na hong tung chih ka na za a, bittak a na hon tut ka lam-en. Na chih zahzah deeklou a hon pe ding in ka man uh. Mi dang’ khut ah luutkei teitei leh ka ut. Nitaklam dak li khawng in venbittu toh ka hong kuan ding uh, koihluut ngal hileh ka deih,’ chih teng gen in Gouthang’ dawnna leng ngak tuanlou in apawt nawn hi.