MARA NOVEL : DÔTHÂ NATA NGÔKI

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A kô nata a noh la pahno thei rimâh awpa châ khao tlai vei. Khihrâ khih, O dyh zakha hlei khih, khih aryhpa nata a ziza hiahza, aleilô nata râh chhao a pha kawpa khih cha kôhro zydua hlâta sâh liata vânoh ama to via hapa vâta khih beipa nata a khihsawzy cha aly sahlao kaw ei ta, sâh hria khai ha ei ta, chasipaw ziza khô pathlah mâh leipa ta, nopi âvaw lie awpa ta âchhuahnoh lichih, Hmypi thla chhâna lâ châ ta. Khihsaw zydua châta cha-ypi nata kyhchhih rônahpa pachhuahpanoh n’awpa chôchâh pachiapa ta abei-O tliatlâh liana chata Khihrâ bei nata bei machâzy cha Beihraih lai kawpa liata sahma baopa ta âvaw hmôpakhy ngâkaw ei ta.

Khihrâ khih he khih yna a ryh kawpa, tlâh laki liata khih â paryhpa, chariah châta chhao siehnao awpa rairupa, lôkâh kavo nata pâdawh kawpa a zi laih ta pangai awpa abyuhpa a châpa vâta chariah ku tawhta chhao â boh kawpa a châ. He hawhta a khih yna âryh kawpa vâna heta a khih chhao heta chariah ku a tao chyh kawpa a châ hra. A khihsawzy ama thlalôh ta, âly kaw ei ta, Khihrâ tlâhpi ziza phapa ry liata laizaolaopa ama châ hapa bao hnaihta a khihsawzy hmisâ chhao pha ta, ama chahra ngaita kaw hra.

Noh hro hawhta Khihrâ khih liana chata abei Thalai nata a machâ sahlaozy cha bie peimawhpa pachia awpa ta abei tliatlâh liana chata avaw tyuhpahmaoh ei ta; Abei machâ sahlao, khihtlâh mohôhna kyh liata ama bei ta a ngâ kawpa sahlao, â pahniehna chaipa, biebua hlabua paryhna kyh liata zy, hrâsie chariah teina daihti liata âsaohiah chaipa sahlao nata, a khihpi dua ta lyu ama tla n’awpa pachâpahmaohpa ta pasopakâtuh chaipa sahlao-zy cha khihtlâh apahniehna, tah leithei awpa châ vei ei.

Abei Thalai chata, a tliatlâh liata avaw hmaohpakhypa ta khihtlâh phana awpa pachâpahmaoh awpa ta a awpakhypazy hnohna chata, “He eima pahno chyupa hawhta Hiahvâ palôh eima patlâh hapa cha ma a châ ma, Pachhâhpa khokheina eima dao hapa cha ma a châ ma? Kô hropa zydua hlâta sâh hria hluh pi ta, O tota tah thei awpa ta eimâ tivy kaw sai; Hiahvâ lôhtlâh leina tlôkhei hraoh leipa sala, chakâh hmahta vaw tlô tlamaw hapa châ sala, keimo khih he cha nodi panaopa ta y hraoh khao ma pi” tah ta. Abei machâzy chata â do tahpa ta ama luh vaw chhi ei ta.

Abei Thalai chata, “Atanoh ta he hawhta sâh liata eimâ tivyna chhâpa he ei machâzy lyutlana awpa su nata hmo namâ tlyh thaipa vâta nata ryrao nama thaina vâta tah leithei leipa na ta; cha hawhta a châ nota atakô cha he, eima khihsawzy aly kaw ei, ama hna ta zy tlâh pha kaw, tah ta, kheitarai châ sala, sâhria daihtizy a chhâ liahsa ha tawhta cha a khihsaw châta kyhchhihna rônahpa eima pachhuahpanoh tua vâ, tahpa ta ei cha awpakhypa ei a châ. Hiahvâ ta maniah hrôhbie aw ta, atakô cha chakâh-chariah ta miah tlôthlu hraoh bao vei na tah tu. Kheita nama pachâ?” tahpa ta a machâ nah sahlao cha za mo ta.

Abei Machâ hry liata uhthei via chaipa, Lybei chata ama beipaw biereipa cha thlai ta kaw chyh-eihpa ta, “Eima beipa, Ngôthawpaw biereipa cha â do tlai. Kôpi kô kha chhôh thlaisâh baih lia hi leipa ta eima hriapasana chata Hiahvâ palôh apatlâh hapa na a châ aw; kheitarai châ sala, khihsawzy amâ ly khiah khih aly ta, khihsawzy ama lôhrâh a tlô khiahta la khih lôhratlô a tahna châ ta; hnatlâhna nata vânoh apahawh lymâ sih la, sâhria daihti cha-y nona heta cha tlâ sa nata lao ta khihtlâh tlâ eima tô vâ?” kaw tah ta. Bei machâ hropazy chata ama luh vaw chhithlu lymâ hra ei ta.

Bei machâ pakha chata, “Cha hawhta nâ, eima bei nata eima khih apahniehna chaipa nata eima paw miah châpatuhpa ta ryraona na tao hapa cha khihsawzy châta phana awpa tahpa sia thlâh hapa châ ta; a noh nata daihti rao sih la, O tota sahma beih abei tlyliah liata puakhei chyu awpa ta tlâh-awh khata vaw awh sala; châhvâ sâhria cha-ypi cha sahma a baopa ta, sa nata lao ta eimâ tô tua rai vâ. Atakô chhochhi cha sabai-sahawh chhao abei sawvâ liata â ngia pha kawpa ta pahnona ta, Hiahvâ palôhtlâh sala, khihsawzy palôhtlâh sala, eima beipaw chhao a hnatlâhna pasih lymâ sala, tahpa he eima khochaipa nata saduthlie chaipa na a châ tyh bao. Nâ eima khih nôpaw chaipa ta na khihsawzy phana awpa ta na pachâpa cha a pha bao tly” tahpa ta ama beipaw biereipa chhâh cha a kaw châh heih hra ta.

Abei Thalai chata, “He nâmo sahlao he kyhtotie liata na pasopakâ ta, na deichhy ta, taochheipa nata taopathleipa ta ryureina ei siekhei lei n’awpa ta khâ na chhosie tyhpa, khâ nâ tyu-dualâh tyhpa châ ei chi ta; eima khihsawzy phana awpa nata alyna awpa he ei pachâ chaipa a châ tyh, tahpa a pahnotuhpa sahlao nama châ. Kôhro hawhta atakô chhochhi cha chakâh-chariah lai hraoh leipa ta, thina-leina tlô hraoh hra vei. Kôpha kô tah leithei leipa na ta. Chariah-chakeih chipa vâta thlahzoh nôpona y hraoh leipa ta, hrichhiepa ta miah â kâsai ha hra ta; thapha kawpa ta châhvâ ziza phapa eima chahâ thlâh ha tua vâ, ei vaw tahpa a châ. Nâmo sahlao, kyhtotie liata ei charoh na vaihtuh chaipa nata ei ngiatlâh nâ châpatuhpazy ta âryh nama tah khiahta cha a rônah thei chaina hawhta eima tao u sy” tah ta, a machâ sahlao chata amâ pyh kaw, tahpa palâsana châta ama luh vaw chhi sahlao ei ta.

Machâ hryta bie nata hla a thaipa, biereipa hlâta hla ta a pachâna a phuah tyhpa ama tahpa, Khâbi cha kaw duahpa ta, “Kha he, sahma khata na vaw bao heih tua u. Hla vaw sa awpa ta dia eina vaw byuh kaw” tahpa ta beihraih liata sahma cha sypa ta, a sy khai tawhta “Abei rônahpa nata hneirôhpa pathla nata khihsaw châ ma pi mâ? Sôhthih puana hnawh tawhta vaw puapa châ ma pi mâ” tahpa ta a ao sia hrâlâ kawpa ta, kheitaru avihpa hawhta nah charao tlôpa hmâpa ta hla kaw sa ta,

    “Khihrâ Bôpitlâh y y;

     Sangyu siena thisy siena,

     A zâ hno tlarua na e !” tahpa ta kaw thyu ta, a bâh pakaipa ta tliatlâh liana chata a thyuthâ ta; bei machâ hropazy chhao a tyuh molo thei khao vei ei. Ama bâh hiesawpa ta amâ kaw duah phiephu khai ha bâ. Khâbi chata hlabie kaw pathluah heihpa ta, “Riahphapa, riahpaw nata machhyupa laina khih châ ma pi mâ? Sahrâh pahluahpa ta vei mâ nohchareih Meithei pyu eima parosa thlâh ha vei? Avaw hnei tu khaw khaw…

‘Eima khih la dialei khih ny,

 Meithei phu rie chie vei, Khohtyh deina nohto ama tô’ ama tah vei mâ?” tahpa ta tliatlâh â chalyu ngâna taihta atlaitlâpa ta, hla sa ei ta, ama pyury a pha ngaita kaw.

Abei Thalai chata cha hawhta a bei machâ sahlaozy bie nata hla pathluahpa ta, ama pielyu pathao hapa chata a tha papawh kaw ta; anodeikua a noh nata daihti dâhdei hmahta ama rao hlâta cha hawhta abei machâ sahlaozy amâ pielyu hapa cha a phapa ta pahno leipa ta, a bâh cha kaw pakai ta, a machâ sahlao, thathyu kawpa ta a teilyu ngâpazy hnohna chata, “Ei thlalôhna nata ei saohiah chaipa tlâhpi saih u, kheitarai châ sala cha-ypi noh rônahpa châta atanohta eima hla nata biezy he rie â so chy ha ei sih la; he hawhta khihtlâh dua ta kyhchhihna hnei awpa eima châ ha tawhta cha lao ta miah a khichao kaw hrasala, sa ta miah â daih khao leipa ta a châ khiahta cha â su thai rimâ awpa châ tlôh leipa ta; eima pasaipha sa katheipazy râh eima pakhiesa ha tua vâ? Zôrih tlâh khi eima Meithei pyu dia kaw bâ ta, masiah-chaoliah ma chavyh-sakhih ma kyhchhi sa tô awpa ta eima kaw tlua tua vâ?” tah ta. Bei machâzy chata ama lâ ngâpa cha a chalihsaipa ta siphiah liata tyuhmo paryh sahlao ha heih ei ta.

Khâbi pyly chata ama bei biereipa cha kaw baichha heihpa ta, “Zôrih tlâh na vaw reihpa cha la ei palôh âvaw lie kaw na. Eima pasaipha sa ka theipazy ta he su liana heta sa to sazaw kapa ta ama tlaitlaona chaipa châ ta; Eima pasaipha sakatheipazy vâta eima khih chhao,

‘Khihrâ khih la dialei khih ny,

  Viahpa Meithei phu rie chie vei,

  Khohtyh deina nohto ma tô’ tahpa ta sa luh iapa ta Meithei pyu nata khoh pyu eima vaw parosa kôzaw tyh; kha hawhpa daihti hmâh heih thei awpa ta eima beipaw ta ‘Zôrihtlâh’ moh na vaw reihpapuapa cha la, lochono hawhta Meithei a pu ta, Zôrihtlâh lâ kiah heih awpa tlai na eina vaw pahla. Eima Meithei nata khoh pyu paro leina noh na avaw pasihpâ ha bâ. Eima beipaw reipa he ei pyh hmeiseih” kaw tah ta. Abei machâ hropazy chhao chata amâ pyhkhei kaw, tahpa palâsana awpa ta ama luh vaw chhi sahlao ei ta.

Chatanachata Zôrihtlâh lâta Cha-ypi noh rônahpa a hmâna awpa liata sa to sazaw pahluah awpa hry liata pahlao awpa tlua ta, phaoh awpa cha paryhsa ei ta. Hrâsie n’awpa châta daihti pha chaipa, Hmypi thlâpâ thlachhâna lã a mohkhâhpa ta, alyna daihti phapa vaw tlô awpa châta achhuahnoh awpa ta bietluna tao haw ei ta. Cha-ypi a hmâ n’awpa noh nata daihtizy chhao liahsa ama rao khai tawhta ryureina cha pachhâsapa ta, daihti â huatlâpa hmâh pazaopa ta, abei tliatlâh tôhpipa achalyupâ ngâna taihta hla nata bie chata abei machâ sahlaozy cha papiepalyusa haw heih ta.

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