U Ama

June 26th, 2014 6:10 pm by Terema Chhakchhuak

 “Kum zabi 18-naa Latin Krismas hla lar tak, F. Oakeley (1802-80)-in, “O Come, All Ye Faithful” tia a lehlin, Sap Upa_in Mizo Ṭawnga a dah chhawn leh sawiselna article hi, Zofate zinga duhtuina chi kui ṭiaktu J.F. Laldailova’n Feb. 24, 1979-a Tlangnuama a ziah a ni a. Khawi chanchinbu maha la chhuah loh nia hriat a ni. He article-a a thil sawi ṭhenkhat hi chu tihdanglam a ni nual tawh a, entir nan, “Mi ring zawng zawngte u”, tih chu “Ringtu zawng zwngte u”, tia thlak a ni tawh a, “Vantirhkoh mite u,”tih chu, “Vantirhkohho te u”, tia thlak a ni tawh bawk. Tin, tuna a manuscript kan hmuh hi mi copy chhawn leh a nih nual hlawm avangin a awmzia kan hriat loh thil a awm nual a, chungte chu a ṭhen kan paih a, a ṭhen kan siam rem a ni. He article aṭang hian hlawkna kan châwk chhuah beiseiin kan rawn chuah a ni. “(Hetiang hian Mafaa Hauhnar chuan kum 1996, December thla chhuak Sabereka Khuangkaih chanchinbu-ah khan thu a lo kam keu a ni).

Kum 1848 vel kha a ni awm e, chanchinbu pakhatah hian Japan nula lem hi a chuang a; chu nula chu a men so mai a. A thu ka han chhiar chuan, chu nula chu communist pawla mi hi a lo ni a; an Japan hnamina pathian biaka an biak ṭhin an Emperor (Hirohoto) a sawisel mek lai thlalak hi a ni a. Kan piangsual emaw piangsual lo emaw, kan pianna mual a lo ṭha emaw, michhe chhungkuaa piang kan lo ni emaw, communist thurin anga in-angkhat tlânga piang nia ka lo inhriat laia pathian biaka Hirohito te ang lo biak mai chu a tunlai thawmhnaw lo viau reng ang.

Sêntêt aṭanga sakhaw rin taka lo rin tawh thil reng reng han sawi bawrhbân mai chu, tu nu, tu pa mah hian tawrh nuam zân chu kan ti lo reng ang (kan Zosapte anga tuar/ tawrh, zuar/ zawrh, nuar/nawrh inhmanthlakna la hre hrang lote chuan, “tawrh nuam zan” kan han tih pawh hi Duhian ṭawnga subjunctive mood dan bawhchhiaa “tuar nuam zan” tih zawk tur emaw an ti hman ngei ang. Bazar kai nute’na, “Ṭhiani, engnge I zuar?”an tih deuh vek tawh hi).

Mizorama piang Mizo hnahthlak, lungfing tham tawh zinga “U AMA” hla ngainat nachang la hre lo hi chu, pian nawn leh pawh awm ta se, a ngaihtuahawm pawl an ni ang. “U AMA”  hi Krismas hming nen hiala kan lo ngaihpawlh zawh tawh avang hian, ”U Ama” hla sawiseltu chu Krismas hla sawiseltu tluk hialah a ngaih theih tawh ang. Mahni chan thil dahin Krismas hi chu mahni ta bil liau liau anga lo ngai mi ka lo ni bawk si nen, tuna “U Ama” hla sawisel ka han tum ringawt hi chu kan Japan Emperor sawiseltu nula ang maia men pah ṭuau mai a awl dawn awm e.  Miina, “Eng hi nge I ngainat ber?” min han tih hi chuan, “Krismas”, ka ti ṭhin a Kum sawmli ka pelh hnu hi chuan, “Krismas leh Mizo nun”, ka ti ṭhin. Mahse, kan “U Ama” hla hi ka han sawisel tlat teh ang.

 

A ṭan nan, “Mi, ring zawng zawngte u”, an han ti phawt mai a. Duhlian ṭawng chu sawi loh, kan tunlai Mizo ṭawng pawh hi a han ni ta lo phawt mai a. Pu C.Z. Huala nena puipunna hmuna kan inhnial fiamnaah kan  Bible-a adjective form-a “Mi a” an thluksei ziah thu hi ka han sawisel a. Pu C.Z. Huala chuan , “ ‘Mi a’ tih tur hi, ‘Mi, etc’ tihna tur anga an chhiarsual palh hlauvin thlûksei chhinchhiahna an dah a ni ang chu”, a han ti thla rawk a, kan Bible min buatsaihsaktu Pu Buanga leh Zosap dangte Mizo ṭawng hnû a nih a hai bik chu ka ring chiah lo. Hetiang thu han chheh dawn hian, “Mi” an han tihmasa vûng phawt a, a sawifiah nan adjective phrase leh clause sei pui pui an han dah zawm tawh mai a, “Mi” hi Comma (,) pakhat an han ventir tawh phawt chuan an lungawi der mai ṭhin a nih hi. Mizo ṭawng ulh a nih dawn leh dawn loh an thlu zui tawh lo reng reng. Kan Mizo lehkhathiamte hi, “O Come, all ye faithful”, tih ṭawngkam hi han lehlintir ila chu,”Mi ring zawng zawngte u” tia letling duh pakhat mah an awm ka ring lo. “Ringtu zawng zawngte u” tia an ṭan deuh vek a rinawm. “Come”hi “Lo kal rawh (u)” tihna chu a ni na meuh mai. Mahse, Bethlehem hmunṭhû leh hmunnghâk ni si lo tan chuan, a Sap ṭawnga a tum ang zawk hian, “I kal ang u”, tih a dik zawk ang.

Râl kâp anga kalin, Pathian mite u,” te kan ti a, “Pathian mi” tih chu lo awm na ngai, “Vantirhkohte u” tih te pawh a awm na ngai, “Vantirhkoh mite u” tih te chu Kachari Mizo ṭawng aia a awzia loh zawkna reng reng ka hre lo. “Angel mite u”, “Ramhuai mi te u”, “Mihring mi te u”, etc. Syllable ruk vuak bikim siam nan ṭawngkam dik zawk a awm lo vem ni? A Sap hla anga “Vân” tih nana thlûksei dah phei chuan Syllable nga pawh a tâwk ve mai ṭhin. Mizo hian transitive verb (object nei) leh intransitive verb (object nei lo) kan nei hrang ve dim diam a; kan Zosap-hovina min lo hriat hransak thei hlek lo mai hi eng nge a chhan ni ang aw? Ka ti ṭhin.  Kan Bible leh Kristian Hla Bu-ah te hian hmun za engzatah nge transitive verb hi intransitive verb anga min hmansak le? “A sawi lai mek chuan” tih te, “Lalpa chuan a lamlêt a”, tih te, “Chutichuan, ngaihven rawh u”, tih te, “Ka chhuang reng tur a ni”, tih te, “Ring takin zai rawh u”, tih tur a, “Ring takin sa rawh u”, tih te. Mizo zingah ngei pawh intransitive verb “zai” hi transitive verb “sa” aiah a leh alinga hmang an awm nia.

Vana mi zawng zawngte khian lo hriat turin” tih te hi subjunctive mood an tih ang dan bawhchhiatna ṭawngkam a nih hi. “Khian….hriat turin”, “Bangalore-a kan awm laiin Pastor hna zir laiin duh tawkin kan lo kawm ve tawh avangin”, “Thisenin min silfai vangin”, “Dawrpuia I kal dawn chuan” tih aia, “dawrpuiah i kal dawn chuan…”,Hril kimin a awm hma loh chuan” tih te, subordinate phrase leh clause mai si a sentence-a clause pui ziding ber anga hman nghalna engzatah nge in hmuh lo chhinchhiah fiam ve mah teh u. “Aw Lal Isu, I Hming lo zahawm fo rawh se”. Neihkima hla sa chuan, “Hmana kan sûl I hnu…..u te kha”, a ti a, “I hming lo zahawm fo….awm rawh se”, a ti bawk a. Kan Bible leh Kristian Hla Bu-a dan dik lova “fo” hi chu a zat chhiar theih thilah chuah an hmang ṭhin a. Zosapho zara “reng”(always- Pu Buanga sawi) sawi nana kan hman taka leiah chatuana fak “reng fo” thute pawh kan sawi ta fo mai.

Tu ziakah nge maw, “thlanah a zal reng fo” tih ka hmuh kha le aw? Khawvela ṭawng mawi ber pawla uanpui theih tur kan Mizo ṭawng hi kan tikhawngaihthlak sawt ta em mai! Pu H. Thangkhuma hnena ka lehkhathawna ka fiamthuna lovin, Kristian hla thu-ah lek phei chuan, “Tichuan” aiah “Chutin” kan tihin emaw, hmun khat emaw tala Mizo grammar kan bawhchhia hi chu a zahawm zo lo deuh niin ka hre ta a ang viau mai.

-J.F Laldailova

 

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2 Responses to “U Ama”

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    H.Vangchhia Says:

    A ngaihnawm e (Y)

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    chhana Says:

    Ka chan loh lam zawngin ka chhiar naa; beisei aiin a thaa; post tupa chungah ka lawm hle mai.

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