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Translation (Rita Seng Mai & Keita Kurabe)
Now I'm going to talk about how Nsu Nat (Spirit of jealousy) came to be. Once upon a time, there were two orphan brothers. The elder brother was not so sharp and smart. The younger brother was smart. But the elder one was warm-hearted and good-natured. The younger brother was smart, but unkind. He was a bit unkind. One day, the younger brother said to his elder brother. "Brother, it's time to sow." "It's time to plant not only rice, but other vegetables as well." "Let's cut the grass and then plant." The elder brother had already finished cutting the grass. But seem like he didn't have any vegetable seeds. So he said to his brother, "What should I grow then?" "I'm done mowing." "I don't have any seeds to plant." Then the younger brother said to his elder brother, "Brother, scrape this old horn of the cow and scatter them on the field." But the younger brother grew vegetables in the field. The elder brother did as he was told and scraped the old cow's horn. And he really scattered them in his field. When it was time for the seeds to sprout, the younger brother asked his brother, "Brother, how about your field?" "Some vegetables are growing gradually in my field." "How about yours?" "My field is growing like bamboo shoots." Surprisingly, there were many cows in the elder brother's field, where he had scattered cow's horns. The elder borther said to his younger brother, "In my field, the cows are mooing." "Mooing" is the sound of cows. When the younger brother heard that, he was so surprised. "What the heck is going on?" He couldn't believe his ears. Then, he went to his brother's field to check. He saw that there were indeed many cows in his brother's field. Not only was he surprised, but he wanted to own all the cows. He wanted to own his brother's cows. So, what did he do? He went home and ground some rice. he softened and ground some rice. And he applied rice powder on herds of cows to make them turn into white. "Brother, all the white herds are mine!" He painted all of his brother's cows white. He painted all the cows so that they were all white. He painted them all white with rice powder but there was a heavy rain that night. Then all the rice powder which he put on the cows was gone. The cows returned to its original color. The rain had washed away all the rice powder that had been applied to the cows. So the next day there were no white cows and he couldn't get any cows. Because of the rain. But he wanted to own those cows. So he thought of a devious plan. He thought to himself, "What should I do?" "Shall I just kill my brother?" Then, he went to his elder brother. And he said to his elder brother, "Brother, my wife is dead." "So, let's go and make a coffin." The elder brother believed him and did not ask any questions. He didn't ask if she was really dead or not. He really went along when he was asked to go and make the coffin. When they hollowed out the wood to make the coffin, the younger brother played a trick. He said to his elder brother, "Brother, you and my wife have similar height and size." "So, to know if this coffin is perfect for my wife, lie down there." Then, he just lay down there without any suspicion. When he lay down, the younger brother did what he had planned all along. As soon as he lay down, the younger brother closed the coffin and tied it with vines. He tied the lid of the coffin with vines. He said, "Stay dead in the coffin," and threw the coffin into the forest and went home. But, his elder brother was able to get out of the coffin safely. It was because his younger brother tied only with vines. After being deceived so many times, the elder brother realized the true nature of his brother. He thought, "Oh, that's the kind of person my brother is," and went home. When he got home, he invited his brother to join him. "Brother, my wife is dead." "Let's go and make a coffin," he said, just like his brother had done. He couldn't say no, because he had done the same thing to his brother. "My wife is gone, let's make a coffin," as he had invited his elder brother to join him, this time, he had no choice but to follow him. Unable to refuse the invitation, the younger brother followed his elder brother. The elder brother prepared thin bamboo splits. When they hollowed out a tree to make a coffin as his brother had done to him, the elder brother said, "Brother, since you and my wife are similar in size, lie down in the coffin." When the younger brother lay down in the coffin, his elder brother did the same as he had been done. The elder brother closed the lid tightly with the bamboo splits he had made. The younger brother couldn't get out of the coffin no matter how hard he tried. And what did the elder brother do? His younger brother misbehaved so much. The elder brother got angry and what did he do? He carried the coffin with his brother in it. To make him feel sorry for himself, the elder brother hung that coffin atop a tall tree above the waterfall, and went home. Then he called a squirrel to go check on his brother. "Go check on him." "Go and see him." "See if he's okay." He just wanted to teach a lesson to his brother. But when he told the squirrel to go and check on him What did the squirrel hear? It misheard, "Cut the rope." The squirrel misheard the instruction. The squirrel misheard the words, "Cut the rope," so it bit through the bamboo splits that were hanging the coffin. When the squirrel cut them, the younger brother who was inside the coffin fell down into the waterfall and died. The spirit of jealousy, called "Nsu Nat," to whom we give pigs and chickens and make offerings is said to have originated from this younger brother who fell into the waterfall and died. Thank you very much.
Transcription (Lu Awng)
Nsu nat byin wa ai lam hpe hkai dan na re. Moi shawng de jahkrai ma yen nau, kahpu hte kanau nga ai da. Rai yang gaw shan nau yen hta e kahpu gaw n zen ai da. Kanau gaw zen ai. Rai tim kahpu gaw myit kaja ai, myit malang ai. Kanau gaw zen gaw zen tim, myit n kaja ai. N kaja ai myit kachyi mi rawng ai da. Rai jang gaw lani mi hta kanau gaw kahpu hpe tsun ai da. "E hpu e, ya gaw mam hkai ten mung du sai." "Mam hkai ai shaloi gaw, anhte mam sha n re ai sha, kaga hkai nmai ni yawng, nli nai li jahkrat ten rai sai." "Re majaw gaw yi hkyen na gat ga i," ngu na kahpu hpe tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw kahpu mung yi gaw hkyen da sai da. Yi gaw hkyen da re rai tim shi kaw gaw nli nai li ni n nga sam ai. Shing rai yang she shi gaw kanau hpe gaw tsun ai da. "E hpu gaw hpa baw hkai na rai kun n chye ai." "Hkyen gaw hkyen da sai." "Nli mung n nga ai," ngu ai da. Shaloi kanau gaw kahpu hpe hpa bai tsun ai i nga yang she "E hpu e, dai gaw dai nga rung dingsa hpe hkut hkut di na hkut lu ai hpe yi de gat u," ngu na kanau gaw dai hku tsun ai da. Rai tim kanau bai rai yang gaw shi na yi hta gaw kaga mam nli nai li ni gat hkai la ai da. Kahpu wa rai jang mung myi kanau tsun ai hte maren nga rung dingsa hpe hkut di na she kaja wa mung kahpu gaw dai hpe gat hkai da sai da. Rai jang she kanau gaw mam ni nli ni tu wa ai ten re shaloi gaw kahpu hpe san ai da. "E hpu e, na yi gaw ya gara hku rai wa sata?" "Ya nye yi gaw gyi rawng gyi htawng gaw rai sai." "Na yi gaw gara hku rai ta?" ngu na san ai da. "Gyi rawng gyi htawng" ngu ai gaw mahkru ni hkru wa sai ngu ai lachyum rai nga. Rai ti mung dai nga rung dingsa hpe hkut na gat ai yi kaw wa nga ni wa hpring hkra rai na rai mat wa ai da. Rai jang she kahpu gaw kanau hpe tsun ai da. "Ngai na yi kaw gaw nyoi nyoi ngu na nsen gaw na sai," ngu na kanau hpe tsun dan ai da. "Nyoi nyoi" ngu ai gaw nga ngoi ai nsen rai nga. Rai jang she kanau gaw bai grai na mau sai da. "Ga, ndai gaw gara hku byin wa ata?" ngu na she kanau gaw na mau sai da. Kaja wa mung kanau gaw kahpu na yi de sa yu ai da. Sa yu ai shaloi gaw kaja wa sha yi yawng kaw wa nga dumsu ni wa hpring chyat rai na nga taw ai hpe mu ai da. Kanau gaw mau ai sha n-ga na, shi gaw dai nga dumsu ni, kahpu na yi kaw nga ai nga dumsu ni yawng hpe bai madu la mayu wa sai da. Rai jang she kanau gaw dai nga dumsu ni yawng hpe shi bai madu la mayu ai re majaw shi gaw ra wa ai majaw gara hku di i nga nta de wa rai na she nta kaw she n-gu shadung htu sai da. Htu htu htu grai mani hkra htu rai di na htu ngut sai nga yang shi gaw hpa di i nga yang she kahpu hpe tsun ai da. "Ndai nga dumsu ni yawng gaw hpraw taw nga ai yawng gaw ngai na re yaw," ngu tsun ai da. Hpa di i nga yang she dai myi yet na nga dumsu ni yawng kaw dai n-gu shadung hpe agat ai da. Nga manga dumsu ni yawng hpe agat na ahpraw rai hkra agat ai da. Rai ti mung dai shana kanau gaw myi shi nga ni dumsu ni yawng hpe shadung hpraw hkra she gat da ai rai ti mung dai shana wa marang kaba agying htu rai na she myi shi gat da ai nga dumsu ni na hkum kaw na shadung ahpraw ni wa yawng atsai rai mat di na she myi nga dumsu ni na myi na nsam hku sha bai byin mat ai da. Shi gat da ai shadung jahpraw ni yawng gaw marang na majaw gaw atsai rai mat ai da. Dai hku byin mat ai majaw kanau gaw hpang shani sa yu ai shaloi kanau gaw n lu madu la mat ai da. Marang htu kau ai majaw. Rai tim kanau gaw dai nga dumsu ni hpe naw madu la mayu ai da. Naw madu la mayu ai majaw shi gaw myit ai da. Kanau gaw myit ai da. "Dai nga dumsu ni hpe ra ai majaw kahpu hpe gara hku galaw kau ra na i?" "Gyam sat kau ra na i?" ngu myit rai na she kahpu kaw sa sai da. Kahpu kaw du re shaloi gaw kanau gaw tsun ai da. "E hpu e, na nnam jan wa n nga wa sai." "Dai majaw du-u daw sa ga," ngu tsun ai da. Rai jang gaw kahpu gaw kanau hpe hpa n san sai da. Kaja wa kanam, shi kanam wa si ai kun n si ai kun mung n san na she kanau gaw "Du-u daw sa ga," ngu tsun yang kaja wa sha du-u daw sa mat ai da. Dai hku shan nau yen gaw du-u daw rai na du-u tawk tawk rai na tawk ngut wa re shaloi gaw kanau gaw nyan bai shaw sai da. Nyan shaw na she kahpu hpe hpa tsun ai i nga yang "E hpu e, nang hte na nnam jan gaw hkum hkrang bung ai." "Dai majaw dai kaw naw galeng yu taw u," ngu na she tawk da ngut ai du-u kaw galeng yu shangun ai da. Kahpu gaw kaja wa sha hpa n chye ai majaw shi gaw kaja wa dai du-u kaw galeng dat sai da. Galeng taw nga re shaloi gaw kanau gaw myi kaw na shi nyan hte maw da sai, shi gaw. Rai jang she kalang ta kanau wa gaw kahpu du-u kata kaw galeng dat ai hte magap chyip re magap di na numru ni hte sumri gyit, du-u hpe gyit kau re di na she kahpu hpe "Dai du-u kata kaw si rawng taw u ga," ngu na she nam kaw dai hku kabai na nta de wa mat sai da. Rai ti mung kahpu gaw dai du-u kaw na bai, bai lu le pru wa ai da. Myi sha tsun ai numru ni hte sha shi hpe agying gyit hkang da ai re majaw kahpu gaw dai kaw na malan na bai lu le wa ai da. Rai na she kahpu gaw grai lang grai lang hkam ngut sai re majaw chye sai da. "Aw nang gaw dai hku i?" ngu na she nta de bai wa sai da. Nta de wa na nta kaw du re shaloi she ndai kalang gaw kahpu bai kanau hpe bai gara hku sa saw sai i nga yang she "E kanau e, na nrat wa n nga mat sai." "N ngat mat sai majaw na nrat na matu du-u daw sa ga," ngu myi kanau na zawn bai saw ai da. Rai jang gaw kanau gaw myi kanau gaw kahpu hpe mung maw da ai i. "Shi madu jang n nga mat sai, du-u tawk sa ga," ngu maw ai shaloi kahpu hpe saw da sai rai ndai kalang kahpu "Du-u tawk sa ga," ngu yang gaw n hkan gaw bai n mai ai rai sai da. Kahpu du-u tawk sa ga ngu yang gaw n hkan gaw bai n mai rai di na hkan sa mat wa sai da. Hkan sa mat wa rai jang gaw kahpu gaw ndai ginshi atsawm sha hkri da rai di na she gun rai na sa sai da. Kaja wa hto kaw tawk tawk re shaloi gaw tawk ngut re shaloi gaw du-u tawk ngut re shaloi gaw myi kanau na zawn sha kahpu mung bai hpa tsun ai i nga yang she "E nau e, na nrat gaw nang hte hkum bung ai re majaw ndai du-u kata kaw naw galeng yu u," ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun re shaloi she myi na zawn sha kahpu mung kaja wa bai kanau du-u kata kaw galeng ai hte magap hpe chyip di magap na magap ngut ai hte myi shi gun sa wa ai, hkyen da ai ginshi, pali ni yawng hkri da ai yawng hte gyit hkang da sai da. Gyit hkang kau re jang gaw kanau gaw myi kahpu na zawn shinggan de bai malan na n lu male pru mat ai da. Rai jang she kahpu gaw hpa bai di ai i nga yang she kanau wa nau myit n su ai majaw she dai du-u hpe she, nau myit n su ai, nau myit magaw ai majaw grai lang hkam ngut ai majaw shi gaw pawt mayu na hpa di mat ai i nga yang she dai kanau rawng ai du-u hpe she hpai la nna she hka rum makau kaw she, hto hka rum maga de byap rai na tu nga ai hpun kaba kaw she kanau rawng ai du-u dai hpe she byap taw nga ai dai hpun kaw kanau hpe gyit tawn da kau ai da. Gyit tawn da kau rai na kahpu gaw kanau hpe sa yu na matu kadu hka hpe saw ai da. Kadu hka hpe "Sa gin dan yu su." "Sa yu yu su." "Kaja ai kun n kaja ai kun?" ngu na she sharin shaga mayu ai hku na sha i dai kaw gyit da ai lam hku rai nga. Rai na she kadu hka hpe "Sa yu su, sa gin dan yu su," ngu na tsun ai shaloi gaw kadu hka bai gara hku bai na la ai i nga yang she "Sumri dan kau su," ngu na na la ai da. Dai hku na la ai majaw kadu hka gaw kadu hka gaw kalang ta shi na shut ai majaw "Sumri dan kau u," ngu na shut ai majaw shi gaw myi kahpu gyit da ai sumri hpe she sa na she sa gawa di kau ai da. Kadu hka dai hku di kau yang she dai hku na kanau hpe bang da ai dai du-u gaw hka rum de taleng na hkrat si mat ai da. Dai majaw Nsu nat ngu ai u ni wa ni sat na jaw jau ai Nsu nat gaw ndai du-u taleng na hkrat si mat ai kanau kaw na byin wa ai re. Yawng hpe chyeju kaba sai law.
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