INNKUAN NOP NA’NG ZUIH DING THU SAWM
(RULES FOR A HAPPY MARRIAGE)
Agelh ~ Khoi Lam Thang
1. Never both be angry at the same time.
Hehkhawm kha kei un.
2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
Inn petmah kang ahih kei buang leh, awsang tawh kiho kei un.
3. If one of you has to win an argument, let it be your mate.
Kam kinial khak hun a om leh, kilelsak den in.
4. If you have to criticize, do it lovingly.
Ki thuhilh tuak a om leh, itna tawh kithuhilh un.
5. Never bring up mistake of the past.
A beisa kimawhsaknate leh-sutkikkik se kei un.
6. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
Na dang khempeuh mangngilh-in, kithupisim un.
7. Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.
Hehdam lo pi in, lupna zuan kha kei un.
8. At least once every day try to say one kind of complimentary thing to your mate.
A tawmpen nikhat khat vei, kipahtakna thu kipulak un.
9. When you have done something wrong, be ready to admit it and ask for forgiveness.
Sepkhialh a om ciang “khial ing hong maisak in” cih ding lungsiit ken.
10. It takes two to make a quarrel, but the one in the wrong is the one who does the most talking.
Kitot hun ciang “a tawp nunung a khialzaw” cih phawk in.
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Source:
Sihna in hong khen mateng (Laibu)
Laibu Saal / Zomi eLibrary
