Beiseina Rûn No. 7

Ken Gaub

Ken Gaub-a chu khawvêl hmun hrang hrangah rawngbâwlin an kal thin a. Magazine, radio leh TV mai bâkah thalaite zingah rawng a bâwl bawk thin.

1970 khân Dayton, Ohio-ah rawngbâwl tura an chhungkuaa an feh chhuak chu a inngaihtuah buai hle a. A rawngbâwl dân chu Pathian duhzâwng a ni em, a duhna hmunah a rawng a bâwl em tih te ngaihtuahin a rilru a buai hle a ni.

Eitur zawrhna hmun an thleng a, remchang hmasa berah inhnawh puar tûrin an ding a. Signboard lo intar tuar mai a hmuh chuan chuti ang hriattirna (sign) chu Pathian hnên atanga hmuh a mamawhzia a rilruah a lo lang nghâl a. An bus an hûn rem hnu chuan eitur zawngin an chhuk ta sap sap a. A nupuiin thil ei tura a sâwm pawh chuan a ril a la tam loh thu leh vah thawven a duh zâwk thuin a lo chhâng mai a.

A tei kual vêl lai chuan a bul maia public phone booth-a telephone chu a lo ri ral ral a; a han hawi kual a, dâwr hnathawkte lah chuan an rawn ngaihsak bawk si lo, a ri reng mai bawk si. Emergency a nih tâkin tiin phone chu a va la a. “Hello,” a han tih chuan operator-in “Ken Gaub-a an be duh e,” a rawn ti chu a phu chiang hle.

Chulai hmun chu an zinkawng mai a ni a, chutia telephone-a an rawn be duh ta mai chu a mak ngawt rêng a ni. “Ken Gaub-a an be duh e,” a rawn tih leh pawh chuan miin an tihder a nih a ring hial a. Operator chuan vîn deuh hlek a, “Ken Gaub-a an be duh e,” a rawn tih leh chuan a harh chhuak zawk a, “Ken Gaub-a ka ni e,” a han tih chuan hmeichhe aw hian, “Kha mi ngei kha ka biak duh chu a ni,” a rawn ti nghâl a. “Ka hming chu Millie-i a ni a, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania atangin ka rawn phone che a ni. Ka nun hi a mangangin a buai êm êm mai a, mahni intihhlum mai pawh ka pawisa tawh lo. Ka chhûngte lehkha hnutchhiah tûr ka ziah laiin ka rilruin Pathian hnênah ka tawngtai a, “Lalpa, mahni nunna êm lâk hi chu ka duh bîk lo; mahse, kawng dang ka hre tawh si lo, min ngaidam ang che,” ka tih lai takin ka mitthlaah TV-a i thusawi lai kha a lo lang a. He thuhriltu hian ka mangannaah min tanpui thei dâwn a nih hi ka ti a. Mahse, tu nge i nih leh i phone number ka hre bawk si lo.”

“Ka lehkha ziah lai ka chhunzawm leh dâwn lai chuan ka rilruah number a lo lang zut zut a. Lehkha themah ka chhinchhiah nghâl a. Chu number chu ka en vang vang a, Pathianin i phone number min rawn pe a nih ka ring ta tlat mai a. Telephone operator hnênah number chu min thlunzawmsak tûrin ka ngên a. Tûna heti anga ka han be thei ta mai che hi mak ka va ti êm!” a rawn tih pah te chuan a la inhnît hlawp hlawp a. Dayton, Ohio hmun pakhata Ken Gaub-a te zin hahchâwl lai a rawn zawng hmu nawlh mai a nih chu! Ken Gaub-a chuan telephone hmang chuan Millie-i chu Pathian thu a hrilh a. Isua hnênah chumi zân la la chuan a hruai thleng ta a ni.

An inbiak zawh hnu pawh chuan Ken Gaub-a chuan mak a ti tâwp thei lo. A hma lawkin a tawngtai a, Pathianin a rawngbâwlna a hriatpui a ni tih chiang takin a rawn hrilh a, hriattirna (sign) a rawn pe a ni tih a hrechhuak leh ta a.

A thinlung chu hlimna leh lawmnain a luangliam a, “Barbara, Lalpan ka rawngbâwlna hi min hriatpui asin,” tiin a nupui chu a hrilh thei ta a ni. Nang leh kei hian kan rawngbâwlna hi Pathianin min hriatpui a ni tih hriatna chiang tak emaw hriattirna (sign) emaw kan hmu ve ngai em?

NB: Kan kohhran (Shalom) chanchinbu Pathianni tin chhuak thin 'Shalom'-ah 'Beiseina Rûn' tih column ka siam a, chutah chuan he thu hi 24.11.2013 khân dah a ni.

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