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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a widow and her son in a village. Her son was well-behaved and treated her well. He helped her doing farming. The widow was religious. She was religious. She always prayed to GOD. She and her son lived happily just by doing farming. One day, the son made bad friends. His friends were alcoholics. His friends made him drink alcohol. At first, he refused to drink. But later, he started drinking alcohol little by little. Their farm was taken by others due to debt. They had to live poorly. Then, the widow's son worked as a fisherman to earn some money. His mother always prayed for him to stop drinking alcohol. But he came back home drunk. He angrily said, "It's because of you! I don't get any fish because you pray!" He was mad at his mother. However, the mother kept praying for him. The next day, he went fishing again. But he couldn't catch any fish. When he arrived home, his mother was praying. He saw his mother was praying every day, so he got angry. The mother survived only because of the neighbours' help. She was old and couldn't work anymore. She stayed at home just by praying to GOD. One day, the son was angry x because he couldn't catch any fish the whole day. He didn't have money for alcohol, and his hands trembled with longing for it. So he was so angry and went back home. He shouted at his mother, "Why are you praying all the time? Give me some money instead of praying!" The mother said, "I have no money, my son. How do I have money? I don't have any money, my son." He shouted, "That's why I told you not to pray! I told you not to pray! I can't catch any fish because you pray! How many times do I need to tell you not to pray?" He was getting angry at his mother. After that, he went fishing again. But he couldn't catch any single fish. Day after day, his anger towards his mother grew. He went home to kill his mother. When he angrily went to his mother, she ran away from him. In the end, she saw him tired of chasing her. She felt pity for her son and thought, "My son is exhausted from chasing me. If he really wants to kill me, I will die for him." So she stopped running. At that time, he lifted his knife to strike his mother. As soon as he lifted his knife, he couldn't move his legs at all. His mother was shocked to see him. He was being swallowed. The ground was pulling him under. She thought, "My son is being swallowed by the earth." She prayed for him desperately. The son shouted, "Help me, please! Save me." But he was sinful. The villagers gathered around him and watched him. The ground was pulling him in little by little, day after day. He was thirsty and asked for water. When they gave him some water, it disappeared in front of him. The water evaporated suddenly. Soon, the ground split apart, and the fire below pulled him down.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de kahtang langai mi kaw gaida hkan nu ni nga ai da. Nnan ye gaw dai gaida kasha gaw grai myit su re she grai myit su kanu hte hkau na sha galaw sha re na nga ten hta she kanu gaw makam masham grai grun ai hku nga makam masham grai grung akyu ni sha hpyi kasha gaw dai hkau na sha galaw na nga re shang nu lahkawng grai pyaw nga aten hta she Lani mi na nhtoi hta kasha wa e ndai manang shut mat wa na hku nga manang shut mat wa manang dai ni gaw tsa lu tsa sha dai hku rai jang she e kasha hpe she amyaw tsa ni jaw lu n nan ye gaw n lu hkraw hpang ye gaw jaw lu jaw lu re na tsa ya tai wa kaw she hkan nu ni hkau na ni mung masha ni dai ting la kau ya hka wa n lu na ting la kau ya kaw du mat wa shaloi she kanu gaw matsan mayen re dai hku nga ten hta she shanhte ni ndai nga hkwi sha ai magam bungli kaw kasha gaw dai kaw sa galaw ai da. Dai kaw sa galaw na she kanu gaw kyu hpyi rai she kasha gaw tsa nan na wa na kyu hpyi na ngai nga n lu ai re ngu na pawt da dai hku pawt bai hkawm mat wa kanu gaw shi galaw ra ai hte sha galaw na nga dai kaw sha bai kasha mung bai nga bai sa hkwi nga bai n lu kanu bai wa kanu bai akyu hpyi taw nga dai re na alang lang dang re mu jang she kasha mung grai pawt mayu wa na hku nga kanu mung dai manang ni sha jaw sha ai sha sha na nga ti shi mung asak kaba wa sai re nga gaw laga bungli mung n lu galaw na dai hku nga kyu sha hpyi dai hku na tara sadik na nga taw nga kaw she kasha gaw lani mi na nhtoi hta kasha grai pawt mayu nga hkwi ai mung gara hku n lu hkraw tsa lu na gumhpraw gaw nlu ta ni mung gari wa rai na she shi gaw grai pawt mayu na she wa na hku nga. Wa na she grai nang gaw dai akyu sha hpyi nga na i nang kyu hpyi nga na re yang ngai hpe gumhpraw jaw ngu na hku nga ngai gumhpraw nlu ai ma e nu kara na gumhpraw lu na i dai majaw nang hpe ngai dai hkum galaw ngu tsun ai le akyu hkum hpyi ngu tsun ai le nang kyu hpyi law ngai nga n lu ai re nga le na hpe kyu hkum hpyi ngu kade lang tsun na rai di re kanu hpe pawt re na she dai hku na nga ai shaloi she shi mung lani mi gaw bai sa mat wa hpang jahtum n lu dai hku re na she na wa ai shaloi shi gaw grai pawt mayu na she kanu hpe she nhtu hte sat na ngu na nhku de lung mat wa lung wa ai shaloi she kanu gaw hprawng hprawng hprawng she hpang jahtum kasha nau sha chyut ba wa ai hpe mu na she kanu gaw kasha hpe matsan dum na she aw nye kasha grai ba taw nga sai shi sat na re yang mung ngai hpe ndai kaw sat kau sanu ga ngu na she shi dai kaw hkring mat ai da. Hkring mat ai shaloi she kasha mung kanu hpe kahtam na ngu na she share dat ai hte she kalang ta lagaw lahpang wa ga kaw ap mat na she shi n lu hkawm mat ai da. Kanu gaw dai hpe yu na mau na she tsap nga teng hta she ndai tsun ga nga yang mam hkumtung mi yu wa sai hku nga kasha hpe e nye kasha hpe gaw gara hku tim ndai ga mayu nga sai ngu na shi akyu hpyi ai da. Akyu hpyi she hkye la rit law akyu hpyi tim shi gaw nlu mat sai da. Shi mara hte shi re ai majaw dai hku nga ai kaw she masha ni kahtawng na ni yawng sa yu wa lani mi kaji ji sha mayu sa yu wa hka lu mayu tim shi hka lu mayu hpyi yang shi hpe jaw dat yang hka gaw shi kaw bai n du hka bai hkye mat grai kahtet kahtet bat mi nga ai hte gaw kalang ta she malu ga gaprang na she kalang ta ntsa hku na kata hku na wan ni shang na she shi hpe kalang ta mayu la kau ai da. |
