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Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story I am going to tell you is about a man named Gam Ba, who refused to accept his mother. His mother loved him so much that she never remarried. She raised him alone by selling vegetables. When he grew up, he became a soldier. He never went back home after staying in the military camp. Therefore, the mother wanted to see him very much. She carried a bag that she bought and went to her son. When she arrived at the camp, she saw a man guarding the gate. She asked him, "Boy, is my son Gam Ba here?" He answered, "He's going outside for a while. I will let him know that you came, and I will get back to you." She said, "Alright. Please, let him know." And she went back to the place where she was staying. When Gam Ba returned to the camp, the gatekeeper said, "My friend Gam Ba, your mother was here just now. She said she wanted to meet you." Gam Ba said, "I don't have a mother." However, the gatekeeper went to Gam Ba's mother and told her that her son had returned. He said to her, "Gam Ba is back," and took her to Gam Ba. Then, Gam Ba and his wife argued. His wife angrily said, "You told me that you don't have any parents! How could you have a mother now?!" Gam Ba refused, "I don't have a mother." His mother heard what he said and was extremely upset. Then the gatekeeper felt pity for her and took her to his home. He let her stay at his home and took care of her. She gave him the bag she carried and said, "From today on, you are my son." She blessed him. Thanks to her blessings, his family grew richer and lived comfortably. Then Gam Ba grew jealous and went to his mother, saying, "Mom, I was wrong. Please forgive me. Come live with me." She said to him, pointing to his friend, "He is my child now. You are not my son anymore. He is my son now." The two friends had been very close in the past, but now they were arguing. Gam Ba accused his friend, "You deceived my mother!" His friend said, "I didn't deceive your mother. I brought your mother to you, but you refused, saying, 'I don't have a mother!" Your mother heard what you said and fainted, so I took care of her. I didn't take your mother away from you." He didn't let the old lady go with her biological son. People need to receive their mother's blessings, but he didn't, because he loved his wife too much and listened to her instead. Gam Ba didn't get his mother's blessings. This is the end of the story.
Transcription (Htu Bu)
Ya ngai hkai na maumwi gaw, moi shawng de, la Gam Ba ngu ai wa kanu hpe nyet kau ai maumwi re. Kanu gaw shi hpe grai tsawra ai majaw num pyi n wa na shi hpe sha namlaw namlap di dut na bau maka da ai. Bai kaba wa ai shani gaw shi hpyen la la mat wa. Shawnglawt hpyen dap du ai kaw na nta ngu ai n wa yu mat ai. N wa yu mat rai yang gaw kanu gaw kasha hpe grai hkrum mayu ai majaw. Shi mari tawn da ai nhpye n'ga ni gun na, sa wa yang, hpyen dap kaw chyinghka lam kaw shi manang la wa rai na hku rai nga, nga nga la ai. "E, ma e, nye kasha Gam Ba n nga a ni?" ngu yang she, "E, ya shinggan de gan sa mat sai." ngu ai da. "Ya wa jang tsun ya na." ngu. "Rang, e e tsun ya rit." ngu tsun kau da na. Kanu gaw shi hkring ai shara kaw bai wa mat, wa mat na, shi du wa ai shaloi Gam Ba gaw, wa ai hte shi manang la wa gaw "E, hkau Gam Ba e, na nu sa wa ai. Nang hte hkrum mayu ai nga sa wa ai." ngu yang, "Ngai kanu n lu ni ai." ngu na tsun ai da. Dan ngu na tsun tim mung shi gaw kanu hpe wa tsun ya. Wa tsun ya na "Hkau, Gam Ba wa sai." ngu woi sa wa yang gaw, Shan la gaw "Ngai hpe garai n la ai shaloi pyi kanu kawa n lu sai she nga ai mi, kaning re kanu kawa sa wa a ni?" ngu na ga law, ga law na she, oh ra kanu hpe mung mu ai hte she "Ngai kanu n lu ni ai." ngu na tsun jang, kanu gaw kajawng na htan mat, htan mat jang she, dai shi manang wa gaw, matsan dum na she shi nta de woi lakawn mat wa. Woi lakawn mat wa na shi gaw woi nga yang gaw, Dai shi gun sa wa ai nhpye n'ga wa she, dai shi hpe lakawn ai wa hpe jaw kau ai da. Jaw kau, "Daini daina kaw na gaw nye kasha gaw nang she rai na nit dai." ngu na, Manggala jaw kau yang gaw shi gaw dai dingai dai Mangala jaw a marang e, dinghku hta grai lu sut lu su wa ai hku rai nga. Lu sut lu su wa jang she oh ra Gam Ba wa bai manawn wa, Manawn wa na she, bai sa na she, "Nu e, ngai shut sai. Nye mara hpe naw dat ya rit. Ngai kasha kaw wa ga." ngu yang, "Nye kasha gaw ndai she rai sai. Nang nye kasha n rai ndai. Nye kasha gaw ndai she re." ngu na tsun jang she, Oh ra shan gaw mi gaw grai hkau ai wa dai shaloi gaw manawn na she, oh ra yan bai ga law wa ai hku rai nga. "Nang nye nu hpe gung lau la kau ya ai." ngu bai tsun, bai tsun yang gaw, "Ngai na nu hpe n gung lau la ai. Nang hpe ngai na nu hpe nang kaw du hkra ngai woi sa wa yang, nang 'Ngai kanu n lu ni ai.' nga na nyet kau ai shaloi na nu si malap mat wa ai kaw na she ngai lakawn la ai she re. Ngai nang kaw na n sa kashun la ai." ngu na tsun ai da. Dai, ngu tim shi gaw n dat ya sai hku rai nga. Dai majaw shinggyim masha ngu gaw kanu kawa na shaman chyeju lu ra ai hpe shi malap kau na madu jan hpe tsawra ai a marang e, kanu na shaman chyeju n lu mat ai, ka rai nga ai. E, maumwi gaw ndai kaw htum sai. |
