Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Hmuchhuaktu William Booth-a Inlarna - VANRAM

Inlarna dang ka hmu leh ta. Vanramah chuan him taka tla thla riai riai hian ka inhria a, an nunphung zawm ve in, chengfo tawh ang mai ka ni, ka hmuh than ang maiin ka tlang nel nghal em em mai a.


Hmun duhawm tak a ni, chhandamna beihpui thlaka ka tlawh tawh ram mawi ber berte nen kawng tam takah chuan a inang hle a, a mawina leh hlimna min thlen thuah erawh tehkhin phakbaka chungnung a ni bawk si.

Van boruak paw ruih mai te, tlang sang tak te, ruam mawi tak, thingtlang huan ang mai, grep huan mawi em em mai te, pangpar mawi tawp leh, luite luang del del te — tuipui erawh ka hmu hauh lo — chung zawng zawng chu tawngkama sawifiah rualloha mawi tak vek an ni. Dik tak chuan hmun tinah, sava zinga sava duhawm ber leh rannung zinga a mawi ber berte an awm a, thildang tam takte pawh.

Ka thil hmuhte chuan min man bet ni ber hian ka hria. Heng rannung ka hmuh hian ka hamhaih deuh a, a chhan chu, rannung leh ramsate thawhlehna chungchang hi rinhlelhna ka nei deuh fo si a. Amaherawhchu, chutah chuan an awm ngei chu ania. Mahse le, inlârnaa ka hmuh mai a ni ve bawk a.

Engpawh nise, chu ram mawi taka hriatna chungnung zawk nei chengte chu ka ngaihven berte an ni. Van ram chhunga thilsiam dang tam tak ka hmuhte aiin, a lan danah pawh, anmahni zah chunga beiseina ka siam ang ngei an ni, aw! thuziak hmanga sawi theih aia sang zawk ropuinaa thuam an ni.

Vantirhkoh sipaite chu an awm a, rangkachak kawtthlerah chuan kawng zawh ang mai hian an lutin an chhuak a, a nih loh leh vur ang maiin chhum chunga van boruak chu an khuh ni mai hian a lang.

Thisena tlansa mipui tam tak, an hnathawh tur hrang hranga buai emaw, huana tei khawthawng emaw, lui kama hahchawl emaw, Lalthutphah hmaa inkhawm emaw, an sakawr var chunga van kawtthlera vei emaw te chu an awm bawk a.

Naupang chi hrang hrang an awm a, naupan laia boral, mipa leh hmeichhia famkima lo puitling ta, entawn tur ropui tak takte hual velin, leh an chhehvela thlarau ropui tak takte kaihhruaina dik tak hmanga zirtir puitlin an awm, tin, chutah chuan engkim kaltlangin, Van chatuan Lal ropuina in a hliahkhuhna hnuaiah an cheng mek a ni.

Chutih mek lai chuan, he van ropuina leh mawina sawifiah phak rualloh ah hian, sawi chak awm tak si, hun reilote chauh ka la awm nachungin thil danglam tak, hrehawm tak pawh a ni ang, he hlimna ram nena inmawi hauhlo lo thlengin, a lo thleng mai dawn ni hian ka hria. An hmelah chuan langchhuakin, nilo, khawii lai hmun pawh lungngaihna in a fan ni ber hian ka hria. He thil inhmehloh tak mai ka ngaihtuah lai hian, a awmzia tur awm chuan mak tihna in min tuam a ni.

Chu thil inthup chu reiloteah tihfiahin a awm ta, ngunthluk taka ka thlir lai chuan, vanram meuhva thil danglam bik chu ka mithmuhah tarlan in a awm ta.

Vanram nuama cheng mek Tlansa mipuite tan chuan intawhkhawmna ropui tak koh a ni. Khawpui thianghlima hmun chungnungberah buatsaih a ni a, punkhawmna hmun lian tha zet mai, mi sang tam tak len theihna, tlang mawi tak tak to-lurh te’n an hual vel hmun a ni.

Mithianghlimte chu hmun zawl laiah chuan an pungkhawm a, vantirhkohte erawh chu a chhehvel hmun sang sir tuakah chuan an tlim chho hmur mai a, an vai hian kohkhawm an nih chhan chu nghakhlel taka thlirin an ngaihven hlawm a, hriattirna engemaw tak chu an dawng tawh bawk a.

Chutah ka Lalpa — ka Lal ka Chhandamtu chu a lo chhuak ta, ngaichangtu maktaduai tam takte mit fukna hmaah chuan thu puang chhuak tura lo ding a ni.

A landan chu ka sawifiah zo lo.

Khawvela ka damchhung zawng khan he Mithianghlim landan tur awm te, mualphona tawp paltlanga a awm laia a hmel put hmang tur awm sawifiah tum khan ka pamtul ta thak kha a ni a. Tunah, Pa Ropuina zawng zawng nen inthuama, a chatuan Lalramah ngei, lalna leh thuneihna zawng zawng a neih hnua a awm dan sawifiah han tum chu a va harsa lehzual em. He thil theihloh tawp hi chu ka tum talh lo mai ang.

Nunna leh Ropuina Lalpa’n he inkhawmpui mak tak a buatsaihna chhan chu sawihona neih a, ngenna siam a duh vang a ni deuh ber a. Tlemte chu ka sawi chhawng thei. An ngawih thiap lai chuan Chhandamtu Malsawm chuan thuchah a sawi ta. Hengte hi a sawi tlangpui ka lawrkhawm theih chu a ni:

‘A nun hlan meuha a tlan tawh khawvelah ngei chuan harsatna namenlo a lo thleng a. Khawvel chu a lo chhe lehzual ta si a. Hriatlohna, helna, tihduhdahna, indona, awihlohna, inbumna, inlaichinna chhia, leh sualna dang sang tam takte chuan A thinlung a hliam nasat em avangin, sual zungzam paihthlak nân leh khawvêl chhandamna atân beihpui thlakpui leh tûrin hmalak a lo tul leh ta a lo ni.

"Van Pathian laka helna tihbo tumnaah te, sualna lo pung zel tur tihtawp tumnaah te, Lalpa tana raldotu mi huaisen tak takte chu nasa taka tam hnehin, hmakhalh an ni ta si a a, indona hmunah vuak emaw petchhuah emaw an tawh lohna turin ral-hmatawngte chu nasa taka tihchak a tul tak zet a ni.

"Chuvangin, a sipai beihpui thlak mekte tanpui turin, khawvela indona tam tak lo hmachhawn tawh van mipui zing atanga thlan chhuah a, Van mi maktaduai khat tirh zai a rel a lo ni."

"Tichuan tisa leh thisenin an inthuam leh ang a, mualphona, harsatna, hmuhsitna te hmachhawn leh turin. Ni lo, buaina awm thei zawng zawng thlirin, chu hmunah chuan tihduhdahna an paltlang leh ang, hrehawm tuar turin an inpeih tur a ni, thihna ngei an tawk anih loh vek pawhin, vuak tuarin, lung in bang an zut leh ang."

A kutphaha tuarna chhinchhiahnate chu lantirin a lo ding chhuak a, A hmaa van sipai rual ropui takte hnenah chuan, "Tunge kal ang?" ti-a chovin, lei indona bei mek A Sipaite tha tichak turin a sawm ta a ni.

Sawi ngai lovin, he thu phurawm tak a puan lai hian, ngawi thiapin, thaw-lo lekin an ngaithla a, amaherawhchu, a thusawi a tawp chiah a thil lo thleng chuan ka thinphu a ti ding thung a ni.

Van mi zawng zawngte chu tui tam tak ri ang maia au-chhuakin an lo tho a, indona hmachhawn tur chuan phur em em mai hian an inpe ta suau suau mai a ni.

Hotupa/Lalpa thupekah thehhmeh ang maiin an reh leh ta thiap a, A tuarna kut hmangin thlarau indona hmachhawn tur Thlarau Maktaduai te chu a han thlang fel a, a sawmna chhangin chung mite chu an lo penchhuak ta. Mitin mai chuan an ngaisangin, thlan nih ve an chak theuh a, van boruaka vantirhkoh rualte lawmna chu a thangkhawk rum rum bawk a.

Thawm a daih leh hnu chuan, Hotupa chuan a sawi zawm a, ngenna dang siam leh a duh a ni -

"Indo mite chu an inpeih ta," a ti a. Indona hmunah an awm nghal ang a, an hmabak hlenchhuak ngei turin an in ralthuam ang, rinhlelhna reng a neilo.

Amaherawhchu mihringte anga penchhuak tur an nih avangin, ralthuam leh chhawmdawlna, indo chhungin an mamawh dawn a ni.

"Nang," A ti a, thupe aw tak ngaihno bei siin, “he van hmun nuam takah hian rualduhte nen - hlimna, hmangaihna, hna leh inpawlhona neiin I cheng dawn a, an ni erawh chu,” thlante chu kawk in, “chu hrehawmna khawvelah chuan thinlung chhuntlang khawpa thawhrimna leh hrehawm tawrhnaah an awm ang.” Zawhna dang a zawt leh ta, "An rawngbawlnaah tuin nge an chungah lainatna lantir ang a, an hlawhtlin ngei theih nan tawngtai ang; tin, an rosum neihte hlanin tuin nge an thlawpzia lantir nan thilpek pe ang?"

A hnu lama thil thleng chu ka sawifiah theih phak rual a ni ta lo. Hetah hian inlarna chu ka hmufiah thei ta si lo a, chutih lai chuan aw chhiar sen loh, mak tak tak, inrem tak si, hmun tinreng atangin a lo chhuak ta a ni. Ka ngaihthlak lai chuan mipa, hmeichhia leh naupangte aw — naupangte chu an awm ve avangin — ropui takin buai deuh niai hian an au chhuak vek ni berin ka hria. Pakhat chuan: “He van indonaah hian ka Lalpa tanpui theihna chanvo sang tak min pe hram ang che;" a ti a, pakhat chuan: “Ka neih zawng zawng, Chhandamtu duh tak, ka thian huaisen tak takte tanpuina turin la rawh;” mi dang pakhatin -: “Hêng mi huaisen, malsâwmna dawngtute ruala kal ve hi ka duh, an tân hna ka thawk ang e, ka ngen a che, a nih loh leh engemaw kawng tal a an rawng ka bâwlsak theih nan,” a ti a.

Mahse, hetih lai hian inlârna chu a chiang lo lehzual a, zawi zawiin a reh ta a ni. Ka mithmuh atanga thil ropui tak hmuhnawm hnuhnung ber a bo rual chuan fakna hla ri ring tak ka beng bulah a rawn ri a, chutah chuan mi thianghlim leh vantirhkohte chuan hla an sa rual a. Tin, an hla phurrit tak kara lo richhuak chu "He hnathawh ropui tak atana thlarau maktaduai a thlan avangin kan Chhandamtu Lalpa chuan ropuina leh fakna leh chawimawina te chang rawh se, an mamawh zawng zawng phuhrukna turin, an mamawh aia a let maktaduai khata tam zawk a pek avangin!"

Thian duhtakte u, ka inlarna hmuh hi in ngaihtuah zui turin ka hnutchhiah a che u.

Ka sawifiah kher ngai lovin a hman tangkai dan i hmufiah ngei ang. The Salvation Army hian Pathian tan, an mihring puite sual leh hrehawmna leh hremhmun laka chhanchhuahna atan indona tha hmun chhiar sen lohah an bei mek a ni. Ka Lalpa chuan heng ralhrat sipaiho hi a thlang ngei a, hriak a thih a, inlarnaa ka hmuh ang khan, ral-relna zawng zawng chu van rorelna pindan chungnunga tihfel ang maiin a tir chhuak theuh a ni.

Harsatna chhiarsenloh leh hmelma chhiarsenloh hmachhawnin dinhmun ropui leh rapthlak takah an ding mek a ni. Fiahna tam tak an tawk a, a ṭhente phei chu tuar harsa takte a ni; mahse, INDONA ṭha tak an bei a ni. AN RAWNGBAWLNA HI KA HRECHIANG EM EM A NI. Thahnemngai taka tanpui tlak an ni. Ka Chhandamtu chuan chutiang tak chuan min ngen a ni. 

Chhiartu duhtak, thinlung taka i thlawpzia i lantir ve dawn em?


Lettu - Jean Ralte

2nd July 2024

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Nu Hmangaihna a lawmawm em!

 Hla duh tak mai ka nei a, 'Nute Ni' apiangin kan sa thin. Chu hla chu ‘Lalpa ah lawm fo rawh u’ Mary Elizabeth Servoss-i hla-thluk hmanga Captain Tualgo, Manipur atanga the Salvation Army Officer kan neih hmasak berin, Nute Ni puala a phuah a ni. Chu hla “Nu Hmangaihna a lawmawm em!” tih chu India Eastern Territory a Y.P. Corps naupangte hla chuam, Nute Ni apianga ‘Lawm entir nan hei ka pe che’ ti chunga kan nute zah leh hmangaih taka pangpar bawr kan hlanna hla a ni. Nute Ni ti hluzualtu, hlim leh lawm taka fate’n an nute an chawimawina a ni.

Lushai Hills Salvationists te’n hun rei tawh tak atang khan Nute Ni hi an lo hmang tawh a. Sipai Tlangau kaltlanga ziaka kan hmuh theih chinah kum 1936 kuma Pu Darnghaka YPSM (Colonel Lalhlimpuii TPWM pu) in Thiltlang Corps-a Nute Ni an hman chanchin a ziah chu a bengvarthlak hle. Hetih laia an Commanding Officer chu Sr. Captain Lalkaithanga a ni nghe nghe a, Corps pum thlalak pawh hmuh tur a awm. Thiltlang Corps CSM hi an khaw lal Thanzama Sailo (Major Saibuanga pa) a ni.


[Thiltlang Corps 1934]

Nute Ni hla Captain Tualgo phuah chu kan hlabu No. 471 na ah a awm. He hla kan han sa a, ‘Lawm entir nan hei ka pe che, ka nu, I hmangaihna avangin’ tih paha kan pangpar bawr nalh tak mai kan nute kan han hlan hian ‘Nute Ni’ hlimawmna leh ngaihhlutawmna a belhchhah thin. ‘I zarah lei hi ka tan vanram tlafual a lo chang’, ti a han chhunzawm mai te pawh a chakawm thin a ni.



Kumin Nute Ni kan lo thlen hian, Nute Ni hla hlu tak min phuahsaktu chanchin han tarlan hi inhmeh riauvin ka hria. Ziaka dah a awm chiahlo na a, Commanding Officer nia a thawh hmasakna ber Khawlian Corps-a a awmlai 1938-1947 bawr vela a phuah anih a rinawm. A chhan chu he hmunah hian naupangte leh nute chawikanna turin a theihtawp a chhuah a ni.

Captain Tualgo hi September ni 7, 1932 khan Pu Zulawma, Pu L.Keivom IFS (Rtd.) thuziah ‘Kraws Sipai mal tla’ tih atanga a chanchin kan hriat te nen khan the Salvation Army-ah an inpe a. A thenrualte hnenah Manipur-a the Salvation Army din ngei tura intiamin, kum 1935 khan Calcutta-ah Officer Training College lut turin a kalsan a. Training-a lut tur hian kum 3 lai a nghak a, chumi chhung chuan inhlawh chawpin Pharmacist a training. A thiamna hian a rawngbawlna zelah nasa takin a pui a ni.

October ni 2, 1937 khan “Guardians of the Covenants’ session-ah Officer Training College a lut ve thei ta a, July ni 28, 1938 khan ka pi duhtak Major Khualzingi leh a thiannu Pi Buangi te nen commission an ni. Anni pahnih hi Captain Ngeni (trained nurse) leh Captain Zami (trained office assistant) te hnu-a single officer hmeichhia kan neih hmasakte an ni a, Pi Buangi phei chu kum 107 mi niin, hrisel takin tun thleng hian a la dam nghe nghe a ni. Hmeichhe awm tha duhlo enkawlna hmun Behela Girls Home, Calcutta chu an rawngbawlna bul tanna a ni.



Manipur-ah hna tan phalna hmuh anih tak loh ah chuan, Captain Tualgo chu Khawlian Corps-a Commanding Officer tura ruat a ni a. A hun awl apiangah naupangte chu A AW B a zirtir thin a, Chawlhni tlai hunawlah nuho a zirtir bawk a, hamthatna hmuhbelh engmah nei lovin. Damdawi lam a lo thiam avangin nu ho chu pumchhunga nau chanchin hriat dan leh, nau chhar dante a zirtir bawk a ni.

Ngopa Corps lamah sawn a ni leh ta a, chutah pawh chuan Middle Anglo Vernacular School tlusawp tawh chu din tha leh in zirtir hna a thawk a, an khaw chhehvel atangin naupangte zir turin an lo kalkhawm thin; hlawh belh engmah a nei lo. A fapa Ginkhopao chu he school atanga pawl VI pass chhuak hmasaber a ni.

Ngopa khuaa a awmlai hian Calcutta-ah General Albert Osborn a lokal avanga a zin chu, vanduaithlak takin a haw lam train-ah tuihri in a man ta hlauh mai a. January ni 22, 1949 khan Ropuinaah Kaisang in Pa hnenah a lo chawl ta a, Calcutta thlanmualah phum a ni.

Manipur-a the Salvation Army din a nghahhlelh em em chu, a thih hnu May ni 23, 1952 khan a lo hlawhtling ve ta. A khawvel khualzin hun a tawi hle nachungin Corps Cadet-a a chher mi 8 laiin a hnung zuiin Officer an ni. Chu mai ni lovin, hla chuai ngai tawhlo tur min hnutchhiah a, Nute Ni apianga a hlaphuah kan sak hian Captain Tualgo chanchin, mahni hrehawm pawisa lova Pathian hnena a inpumpekna hian thang leh thar thlengin thu a la sawi chhunzawm zel dawn a ni.

Jean Ralte

[Sipai Tlangau May 2024 issue]