THE SICILIAN (BOOK III-V) By Mario Puzo

[Loma hmar]

CHAPTER 19B

Ni hnih hnuah chuan Pisciotta chuan Don Croce chu Rome leh Palermo-ah chuan a zui ta a ni. Don Croce chuan lal chhungkaw zinga mi ang maiin a cheibawl a. Dik tak chuan Pisciotta chu A hmel hriam hrak te, a hmuihmul tlemte zuah te, A vun dawldang thim raih mai te, a mitmeng tawrawt leh nunrawng tak te, ngaihnobei riauna leh he khawvela thil awm zawng zawng hi a ringhlel ta vek emaw tih mai tur te chuan Borgia general, Cesare pawh a ang hle a ni.

Palermo-ah chuan Hotel Umberto, Don Croce-a ta ah chuan an thleng a, Pisciotta chu a tha thei ang bera enkawl a ni. Rome-a Minister Trezza a hmuh huna mi tur thawmhnaw thar lei turin hruai chhuah a ni a, Restaurant changkang ber berah Don croce nen zanriah an kil dun bawk a, chutah Don leh Pisciotta chu Cardinal of Palermo chuan a lo dawngsawng ta a ni.

Cardinal chu a dung a sang hle a, lukhum sen bial a khum a, puan sen lar a bat bawk a, a hmel hmang chu a mam hran loin zawnghri veina hnuhma a lang thei. Don Croce khan a sawi kur nasa viau nangin Pope dinhmun luah thei tura vote khat pawh hmu tur hmel a pu lo. Mahse a hun a zira inphiar ruk thiam tak, Sicilian a ni thung.

Pisciotta thlarau ngaihdamna serh leh sangte tih zawh a nih hnu chuan, Cardinal chu a tumah a lut ta a. Sicily-ah hian Holy church chu dinhmun hlauhawm takah a ding tih Pisciotta chu a hrilh a. Communist chu inthlana an chak a nih chuan, tunge thil lo thleng tur hria? Cathedral ropui tak chu hal chhiat vek a ni ang a, khawl thil siamna hmuna hman a ni maithei. Virgin mary lim te, Isua kraws te leh mithianghlim hote lim zawng zawng chu mediteranean tuipuiah paih a ni an a. Puithiamte chu thah an niin nunte chu pawngsual an ni bawk dawn a ni.

Chutah chuan Pisciotta chu a lo nui a, Tu Sicilian miin nge- Communist chu eng anga nunrawng leh pawlawh pawh ni se- nunho pawngsual chu suangtuah ngai ni? Cardinal chuan a lo nui chu a hmu a. Guilianno chuan Communist ho inthlan hmaa an insawimawina chu a tudai a nih chuan, amah, Cardinal ngei chuan easter sermonah Guilianno dikna leh hlutna chungchang thuhril a nei ang a, rome sorkar chu zahngaihna a ngen sak dawn a ni. Don Croce chuan chu chu Rome-a minister an hmuh hunah a hrilh thei bawk ang.

Chutah chuan Cardinal chuan an inbiakna chu a khar a, Pisciotta chu mal a sawm a. An kal hma chuan Pisciotta chuan Guilianno hnena entir tur lehkha ziak, inbiakna an nei ngei a ni tih tihchianna tur Cardinial chu a dil a. Cardinal chuan a lo remti a. Chu mi thila Holy church prince atna avang chuan Don chuan mak a lo ti hle, mahse engmah a sawi lo.

Rome-a minister hmuhna chu Pisciotta thiam dan zawng a ni zawk mah. Minister Trezza chuan Cardinal ang khan thlarau mi lem a chang ve lem lo. Minister of justice a ni a, Pisciotta lah chu bandit thu keng tu mai a ni bawk a. Pisciotta hnenah chuan Christian Democratic-in inthlana an chak lo a nih chuan, Communist ho chuan Sicily-a bandit awm zawng zawng chu an khawrhchhuak vek dawn a ni tih a sawi a. Carabinieri ten tlang lamah Guilianno do zawngin an la che reng tih chu thu dik a ni a, mahse chu chu tih loh theih loh a ni. A thangmawi zawnga tih a ngai a, chuti lo chu chanchinbu lama au thawm a nasa lutuk dawn a ni.

Pisciotta chu lo inrawlhin, “Your Exelency, in party chuan Guilianno chunga zahngaihna lan tir chu in ti thei dawn lo tih min hrilhna em ni?”

“A harsa viau dawn a ni,” Minister Trezza chuan a ti a, “mahse thil theih loh chu a ni lo, Guilianno chuan inthlannaa kan chak theihna tura min puih a, rukruk leh rukbo tel lova hun engemaw chen ngawi reng a a awm bawk a, a hming chu hlauhawm leh tawrawt lutuk lo tura a indah theih bawk chuan. America-ah engemaw chen awm boin a lo haw leh hunah ngaihdamna chu a nei thei maithei a ni. Mahse thil pakhat tiam theih ka nei, inthlannaa kan chak a nih chuan, a mah manna tura tha thawh a nasa lo vang. America lama kal a rilruk a nih pawhin kan dang lo vang a, lo dang turin America thuneitute hrilh an ni bawk lo vang.” a ngawi hlek a, “a mimal ang zawng pawhin keimah ngeiin ka thuneihna zawng zawng hmangin Italy President chu ngaidam tura lo hmin ka tum ang.”

Pisciotta chuan nui deuh sawng chungin, “Mahse Khua leh tui pangngai kan nih chuan, eng nge kan ei ang, Guilianno leh a mite hian? Sorkar chuan hlawh min pek theih dan kawngte a awm em, an hna bawlhhlawh tak kan thawk dawn a ni a.” a ti a.

Don Croce, laiking muhil ang maia maimitchhinga lo ngaithla rengtu chu, chutianga bandit satliah mai main sorkara pawisa a ngiat avanga minister thinur lo tawngchhuak tur dan nan chuan rangtakin a lo tawng chhuak a.

“Fiamthu a nih kha, Your Excellency,” a ti a, “Naupang mai a niin Sicily hi a vawikhat chhuahsanna a ni a, khawvel hmun danga dan pangngai ang hi a hrethiam ve lo a ni. Nang chuan chu chu i ngaipawimawh tur a ni lo e, ka kutah dah mai rawh.” Pisciotta chu ngawi tawh tur tih nan a han melh a.

mahse Minister hmelah chuan nui hmel a lo lang thut a, Pisciotta hnenah chuan,“A tha e, Sicily tleirawl nun zia a la inthlak lo chu a lawmawm hle mai. Keipawh khatiang kha ka ni thin a, dik nia kan hriat chu kan sawi hreh ngai lo. Intiamkamna aia nghet zawk thil dang i duh a ni ang e,” a ti a. A dawhkan lam chu banin red-border card, laminate thlap hi a rawn phawrh chhuak a, Pisciotta pek pah chuan, “Hei hi special pass keimah ngeiin ka sign a ni a, Police tihbuai miah lohin Italy leh Sicily khawi hmunah pawh i kal thei ang, a buk tawk rangkachak chu a hen ngei ang.” a ti a.

Pisciotta chu lawmthu sawiin a kun a, chu card chu a jacket hmalam ipteah chuan a thun a. An zin kawngah khan chutiang card chu Don Croce-an a hmang lai a hmu a; thil hlu tak a dawng tih a inhria a ni. hei nen hian lo man ta se engtinnge ni ang? Ram pum pui nghawr nghing dawt a ni ngei ang, tih chu a rilruah a lut zawk a. guilianno-a pawla Second-in-command-in Minister Trezza signature chuang security pass a ken chu engtin nge a theih? A han ngaihtuah viau nangin a chhan tur awm a hre bik lo.

Chutianga thil pawimawh a pekna chuan Minister chuan a chunga rinna a nghah zia leh a duhsak zia a lang a. An zin chhunga Don Croce-a ngilneihna chuan a tilawm hle bawk.Mahse heng zawng zawngah hian Pisciotta chu a la hmin lem lo. An kal hma chuan An inhmu tih tihchianna lehkha, Guilianno entir tur ziak turin minister chu a ngen a, mahse Minister chuan a lo hnial a ni.

Tlanga a let leh chuan Pisciotta chu Guilianno chuan uluk takin thu a zawt a, a la hriat theih ang zawng zawng thu mal tin te sawi vek turin a ti a. Pisciotta chuan Red-border pass card chu hmuhin, an pek avanga mak a tih zia leh minister tana a hlauhawm zia chu a sawi a. Guilianno chuan a darah a ben thak thak a, “Unaupa tha tak i ni,” a ti a, “Kei aiin anmahni rinhlelhna i ngah zawk daih a ni, mahse ka laka i rinawmna avangin thil nihna tak i hre fiah thei lo a nih kha. Don Croce chuan pe tur chein a ti a ni ang, Rome-a kala anamhni thu rawlruktu atana hman che an duh a ni.”

“Chu nawhchizuar fapa mai mai chuh,” thinrim takin Pisciotta chuan a ti a, “Kir leh nan he card hi ka hmang anga a hrawk hrui ka chhat dawn a ni.”

“Ni love, Card kha chu dah tha rawh, nakinah kan tan a la pawimawh ang. Chuan thil pakhat, kha signature kha minister signatur a ang viau a, mahse a ni lo, a lem a nih kha. An duh anga hman a nih chuan kha pass kha dan phal loh an ti ang a emaw, an duh anga hman a nih chuan thupek a ni a, trezza phalna ngei a niin record thlap a ni an ti leh mai ang. a lem a ni an tih hunah chuan record chu an thaichhe mai dawn a ni.”

Pisciotta chuan chu chu a dik tih a hria. Ni tin mai hian Guilianno, inhawng leh mi dik tak ni siin a hmelmate ruahmanna siam fel dan a chhui dik zel thei chu mak a ti telh telh mai a ni.

“A nih leh engtin nge an thutiam kha an hlen ngei ang tih kan hriat tak ang? Engvangin nge kan tanpui ang, politics lam hi kan khawih ngai si lo va.”

Guilianno chuan chu chu a lo ngaihtuah tawh a. Pisciotta chu a kherhkhiap deuh a, a duham tel deuh bawk. A hma pawhin an thil lak chungchangah an lo inhnial zauh zauh tawh a ni. Pisciotta chuan an pawlte hnenah chan tam zawk pe turin a lo nawr tawh thin.

“Duhthlan tur kan nei lo a ni,” Guilianno chuan a ti a, “communist hoin sorkarna an chang a nih chuan zahngaihna kan chungah an lan tir lo ang. Tunah chuan Christian Democrats leh Minister Trezza leh Cardinal leh ni e, Don Croce te hi kan thian leh thawhpui an nih a ngai tlat. Communist hi che thei lova kan siam a ngai a, chu chu a pawimawh ber a ni. Don Croce hmuin thil kan chingfel tawh ang.” Pisciotta darah a beng thak thak a, “Cardinal lehkha ziak i lo la chu i ti tha khawp mai, pass pawh kha a tangkai ngawt ang.”

Pisciotta chu a la hmin zan lo, “An tan hna bawlhhlawh tak kan thawk dawn a,” a ti a, “Chutah kutdawh ang maiin an ngaihdamna nghakin kan awm mai mai dawn a ni. Ka ring therte hlawm lo- hmeichhe a tak, mutpui kan duh avanga thil kan tiam zut satliah ang mai hi a ni. Keimahni tan bei ila, kan hnathawh atanga kan pawisa hmuh te hi mirethei hnena sem tawh lovin keimahniin nei ila, kan lo hausain Brazil emaw America-ah emaw lal ang maiin kan khawsa thei dawn a ni. tichuan sawng ho saw mamawh lovin kan awm mai dawn a ni.”

Guilianno chuan a ngaihdan diktak chu hrilhfiah a tum a, “Aspanu, Christian democrats leh Don Croce nen kan inthap a ni a, kan chaka ngaihdamna kan chang a nih chuan, Sicily mipuite hian anmahni hruai turin min thlang ang a, engkimah kan chak a ni mai.” A han chawl hlek a, Pisciotta chu a nuih a, “Dik lo taka min khel a nih chuan nang leh kei hi mak tiin kan thidang em nang, mahse engzat nge kan hloh chuan ang? Communist hi kan do a ngai hrim hrim a, fascists aia hmelma lian zawk an ni a, an rorel dan tur chu a chiang a ni. Indona tak tak chu communist kan hneh hnuah, friends of friends leh Don Croce te nena indona a ni dawn a ni.”

Pisciotta chuan a dar a chhin ak a, “Thil dik lo lian tak kan ti a ni.”

Guilianno chu a nui nangin a ngaihtuah muk hle tho, Pisciotta chuan tuna an outlaw dinhmun hi a la duh, a nungchang nen pawh a inhmeh hle a ni. A rilru a chakin a fing viau na a, hmathlir anei thui lo a ni. Hun lo kal zel tur a hmu phak lo va, outlaw nih zel dinhmun tur a hmuthiam lo a ni.

Chumi hnu zan lamah chuan Pisciotta chu tlang hmawrah thuin sikret zuk a tum a, mahse a awm na tak avangin a paih leh ta daih a. A TB chu a zual zel tih a hria a, mahse tlang lama kar khat vel a chawlh chuan a zia leh mai ang. tuna amah tihrehawm tu erawh chu, Guilianno a hrilh tak loh, thil thenkhat vang a ni.

Cardinal leh Minister Trezza hmu tura an zin chhung zawng khan Don Croce nen chuan an inkawp char char a. Zanriah te ei dunin Don chuan Sicily hma lam hun tur a sawi fo a ni, hun hahthlak lo thleng tur chung chang chu. Don Chuan a ngaihsakin, friends of friends tana thawk tura khawngaih thla la taka a vehthlemna a ni tih a hrechhuak mai lo a ni. Kawng dang deuhin, Sicily ang mai chuan amah hmalam hun chu Guilianno nen ai chuan Don nen chuan a tha zawk ang tih hrilh hriata hmin a tum tih chu a hre lawk lo a ni. Mahse chu thu thawn chu a hrethiam a ni tih a lantir hauh lo va, mahse Don-a beiseina chuan a tihrehawm hle. A hma chuan mihring tumah hi hlauh a nei ngai lo va, Turi Guilianno tih loh chu. mahse Don Croa, a nun pumpuia ‘zahawmna’ nei- chu chu mafia lal ropui nih chhinchhiahna a ni a- chuan amahah hlauhna a tuh ta tlat a ni. Tuna a hriat chhuah taka chu, Don hian a tlan pel ang a, a phatsanin engtikniah emaw hmai leisiin an thal reng ang tih a hlau a ni.

(Chapter 19 ended)