HEPHZIBAH


Zantinin duthusam chungtieng intlunin,

Ka beiseina thlawn lo dingin ka ngen.

Duthusam insâng sâm ni langkhawm,

Nisa suokin i lungril kawt la'n hawngpui a tih.


Lunghnuol naw ning la khar hri la khawm,

Lunglawm kim a tih a chabi mi pe la chu.

I chanchinah ṭhangve ka'n hawk a,

"Ei chanchin" tia thlakdanglam ka nuom.


Inzakaina, hausakna le mawina ka nei naw,

A chu i hnawt a ni chun kei vâl ka tlawm.

Tangka i man lo hlimna le muongna ka nei,

Ka neisun hi chawimawiin um naw nih. 


Kei di'n thlalera tuikhur i ni a,

Nipuia ka chawl hadamna tuikam i nih. 

Ka mit inthim ta di'n mitvarna,

Nun kawrawng imi suk bit. 




Thlazing 16, 2021

Kayangulam HO

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