Mang Gam (Pasian) nnasemte leh pension hun adihtatna

Rev. Hangpi Manlun

0. Thumapui: Awle tutung in dihtatna thu gen ding tamtah umlah ah Manggam nna sepna/pension hun a dihtatna thu igen ding uhi. Tualeh tam anuai thu kigente in koima mimal leh pawlpi kawhna leh genna ahisih a, atangpi in igam pumpi en a genna ahi chi kagen lang masa nuom hi.  Khawvel khantou toh kituohin Government lam hileh, Mission lam a nnasemtute adiehin kumlam a upa lamte ading in sepna kipat khawldam hun (pension) hun ang hita hi. Tuami umzie ahileh khangte hing kikhelin huntha ah ilutta uhi china ahita hi.  Tualeh nichin phielin zong local channel leh i News paperte uah pension kiha muding leh zahding jong tam mamata hi. Tualeh igam Mission nnasemte koi pawlpawl zong Pasian mapuina toh kum zakhat phial bang ihing hita uhi. Tuachin a nnasem masate ading in pension hun ahing hipanpanta a, tuban kum 10-zou chieng ngelin, akim khat phiel ki-pensionta ding hi. Tuaziehin ipen kum thu adihtatna poimawna thu igen ding uhi.

1. Paulam chinglou kipaulapte ahileh, ka pien kum dihtah kathei sih chi ahi. Tam atung a paulap khu tulai hattuom sung a semtu tampite buaina pen ahita hi. Azieh ahileh, semtu khen khatte khun apien kum dihtah gel lou a, a dihloupi gel a sepsawm um thei uhi. Etsahna ding in, hattuom khen khatte in asemtu uh pension na ding in, chini in akhen uhi. A sep hun sung kum sawmli (40) ahisih leh amapien kum, tuami khu anu gilsung akipat tami leitung a apien khiehni apat simin kum sawm guh-le-nga (65) aching masa penpen khu asemtute uh pension hun ding in bikhieh uhi. A khenten ahileh a semtute uh pension hun ding in apien kum, kum sawm guh or sawm guh-le-nga achin chieng ua pension pieh ding chite’n dan-le-dun anei uhi. Tami akipatin tena van zah ahileh, mani pien kum dihtah  china ahimai a, adang ahuop kha sih hi.

Hattuom sung ah Pasian sum nehguh/tahguhna (corruption) topsan va-ui

Rev. Dr. Hangpi Manlun

1).A umzie hilchetna: Awle ithupi uh, ‘Corruption’ ichi chieng un ilungsim uah sum-le-pai nehguhna lam maimai hiding in igingta paimai uhi. Ahin a aumzie, dihtakah khun tambang chau ahisih a, ‘thuneina zahkhielnate, midangten atanding ua kilawm atan lounate, mani bawldingte leh mani bawllou ding tanpha vabawlnate ban ah dihloutah a sum-le-pai munate khu corruption’ chi’n a huopthei ding hi. Tualeh corruption hamkam khu eima ham-le-pau bang mai-in i mangta ua, eiham a lekhieh ding hitaleh a lenadih tah theisiem ahamsa mama hi. Azieh ahileh ipu/ipate mi gin um leh siengthou ahizieh uh ahingei ding a amau hunlai in nakijang tamlou hingei ding hi. Tuaziehin, eiham zanglouin Sapham a ‘corruption’ chi’n izangtou ding uhi. Tualeh i Bible uah zong corruption chi kammal 80-vei val atuong a, tuate khu tahsa-le-hagau susie thei leh Mangpa lah a dihlou tah a khawsahna leh a dan jui utlou mite genna ahideupen hi.

2.Bible a Corruption thu imute uh isui masa ding uhi.

2.i).Adam leh Evite nehguhna thu. I Bible ietleh Genesis ah Pasianin Adam leh Evite nupa kung ah ‘sia leh pha theina sing ga khu nelou ding in thu apie’ hi. Ahin Setan thumang in nehlou ding sing ga anehtah ziehun, khawvel ah khelna alutta a, tuni dong in ei asuon-le-hahte uh mikhiel ihilawthu uh imu uhi. (Genesis 3). Tualeh Evi leh Adama’n nehlou ding anehtah ziehun, Pasianin ‘action’ a langal a, Eden huon apat a ‘notmang’ ngal mai hi.Tami a kipatin nehguh tah guhna pen Pasian toh kikhenna ahidan imuthei uhi.

2.2).AKan nehguhna thu. I Bible uah Joshua 7-na ah, Israelte Joshua lamkai a galjawna nasatah aneitou laiun, gingtatloupi in Ai khu neunou khat ajouta sih uhi.Azieh ahileh Akan in lahlouding a Pasian in achite analah tah ziehin Israelten guollelna leh muolphou nasatahmai a tangua, mitamtahin zong ahinna uh atuohlaw uhi. Tam Akan khelna khu Pasian in Israel mipite khelna bangin asim sah a aguol lel law uhi. Tami a kipatin mikhat nehguhna khu innsung, chi leh nam,  gam leh nam a ding a ngiem kiehna leh shinatanpha tuntu ahidante jong imuthei uhi.

2.3).Siempu Eli tate nehguhna. I Samuel 2-3-ah Siempu Eli taten Israelten maitam a kithoina ding sate Siempute nehdingte akineh ziehun, Pasian alungthah a a innsung uah  Pasian lungthahna/hena tungin a hunlouin ashilaw uh a zong asiempu hina uh zong abei lawta hi. Tamna kipatin nehguhna khu tahsa-le-hagau a Pasian samsietna leh khanggui tantheina ahidan jong imuthei uhi.

Missionary Nnasep Ding Dan (Khantan Hoi Puonzahna) Etdantha A Etna

Rev. Dr. Hangpi Manlun

1).Thumapui: Sapham a ‘Mission’ chi thu teng khu Latin ham a ‘Mitto’ pat a kilakhie ahi a, a umzie khu ‘Sawl’ china ahi. Tualeh, Greek hamin, ‘Apostello’ a kichi a, tua zong ‘Sawl’ china ma ahikia hi.Tami a kipatin ‘Apostle’ kichi eiham a ‘Sawltah’ kichi hina hing piengkhie zong ahi. Aumzie ahileh, sepding/bawlding poimaw (special) tah nnasem ding a, mawpuohna kipie china ahi. Bible Dictionary khatin, missionary khu, “Sahkhuo pawl a member khat, mundang a khantanhoi gen ding a kalsuon amaw, zilsahnate, laisiemnate, khawtang kilemnate, damtheina leh lampi tuomtuomte a zilsahna petu” a chi hi. Tami thuteng ‘missonary’ chi thu bul khu 1598 AD-a hing kizangpan ahita a, a umzie khu ‘sawlkhie’ amaw, ‘thawnkhie’ amaw chinate ahi. Tami, missionary chi kamteng khu Jesuit pawlte in nnasem ding a, a sawlkhieh uh hamkam zahna in zong anazang masapen uhi.

Tualeh, Khristian ‘Mission’ chi khun Khristian loute Jesu Khrist kung a puilut ding leh Khrist khantanhoi gingloute kung a gen ding a, sawlkhieh chinate ahideu pen hi. Ginglou mi leh a theiloute kung a Khrist khantanhoi puonna thu genna ahi hi. Baibul tang kingahnate ahileh, Matt. 28:18-20; Luk 24:46-49; Johan 20:21; Nasepte 1:18-te leh a dangdangte ahi uhi. Tamte banah, Pa in a Tapa Mangpa Jesu a sawl a, Jesun a nuazuite a sawl kia a, tamkhu mission umzie dihtah ahi hi. 

            Tuabanah, Thuhun Lui ah khun Pasian khu hagau mangthai sui masapen ahithu imu uhi. Azieh ahileh Adam leh Evite khu Eden huon a Pasian a koi laiun, nehlou ding a a chi sielehphatheina sing ga a nehtah un, Pasian in “Adam hei a um ne” chiin a han a, misiemte khun tami khu Pasian in mi khielte/hagau mangthaite asuina kamteng masapen ahi chi uhi (Gen. 3:8).

            Tualeh, Pasian in Abraham zong mi dangte a ding a guolzawlna hiding in a han hi (Gen.12). Tuabanah, Israelte zong tami leitung pumpi a vahna tuntu hiding in a na belguot a, ahin, Israelten, Pasian guotna leh lametnate a suhpichin zoutahlou ziehun, A Tapa Jesu sisan tungtawn in ei hattuomte hing phutkhie in angteldoh a, tuachin mopuohna hattuomte tung ah ang ngata hi. Missionary nnasep khu Pasian lungtang leh tup-le-ngim (heart beat) ahi.

Bible a hun nu khia thute

(Rapture, Rapture nua a hun hamsa (Tribulation)-thu, Second Coming leh Kumsang vaihawm ding dan thute):

Rev. Dr. Hangpi Manlun,

Moderator, Zou Synod

1). Thumapui: Awle, tam atung a thute  rapture, second coming leh kumsang vaihawm ding thute ahi uh leh hattuom din chil a kipat tunidawng a mite lung boina leh ngaidan/pawmdan tamtah a umziehin isui ding uhi. Mangpa Jesu Khrist hing pei ding thu leh tamna igente uh khu Kihilna bu sung a alaimu/thugil pen a chithei ding hi. Tamte khu Bible in ‘thu guh kiphuol’ a chi hi. Tam ‘thuguh kiphuol’ chi hamkam Greek hamin, ‘mysterion’ ahi a, Saphamin, ‘mystery’ chi ahi. Tualeh, Thuhuntha ah 27-vei a kigiel hi. Sawltah Paulin, “Ngaiun, thuguh kiphuol ka hing hil ding hi” (I Kor. 15:51)-ah a chi hi. Aumzie khu ‘sil kiphuol’ ahi a, sil kiphuolte khu atangpiin, Pasian kumtawn lemguot, a huntah a hingtung leh puonzah a umte hi uhi. Tualeh, mitamtahte ngaidan in rapture leh second coming-te khu a kibang leh khat vei a tungkhawm ding bangin ngaidan a kineithei a, ahin ahiloudante isuiding uhi. 

2). Rapture: Saphama a ‘rapture’ chi khu Latin ham a, ‘rapere’ chi a kipat a kiletkhie ahi. Rapture pen Jesu khu tam leitung a hattuomte (Ama gingtute), a mousiengthoute hing pui ding a huikhuo a, ang peina ding khu rapture ahi.  Tam hun chieng in leitung ah a hing kum sih ding a, huikhuo ah, a misiengthoute Jesu toh kituoh ding in suhlam dang in i um ding uhi. Sawltah Paulin chiengtahin a gen a, “… kinepna neilou midangte banga, na lungkhamlouna ding un, i mute tungtang na theilou uh ka deisih hi…. Eite Mangpa hing pei donga, dam a na um nalaiten i musate/mishisate i makhel sih ding uhi. Aziehpen, Mangpa ngei khu kikou aw toh, tualeh pengkul ging toh Van a kipat hing kumsuh ding hi. Tualeh, Khrist a shisate a thou masa ding uhi. Tuazou chiengin ei hing a na umnalaite huikhuo ah, Mangpa tuoh dingin a mau toh meipi lah ah lahtouin i um ding ua, tuachi’n kumtawn in, Mangpa kung ah i umta ding hi. (I Thess. 4:13-17).   

         Tualeh, rapture khu bang chieng a hingtung ding e chi a kitheithei sih a, thakhat thu a itheilou kal ua hing tungding ahi a, hun khat poupou a tung thei ahi (Titus 2:13; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 Kor. 15:50-54). Mangpa Jesun zong ahunding ahileh, Tapa leh vansawltahte in zong a theisih ua, Pa lou ngalin a theisih a chi hi.  Tuabanah, rapture chiengin gingtu ashisate, Abel a kipat a tuahun tan a shite athou masa ding ua, tualeh gingtu ahing nalaite suhdang lam a um in, huikhuo ah lahtouin i um ding uhi. Tualeh, kum 7-vaihawmna masang a hing tung ding ahi.

Khristian Innsung/Innkuon Nuom Umzie Leh Hinate

Rev.Dr. Hangpi Manlun

1)Thumapui: Awle, i thupi uh Khristian innkuon siemphatna ding a nu-le-pa mawpuohna chi khu tulai igam dimun et in i kul-le-poimaw mama khat uh ahi. Tualeh, innkuon nuom khu hing pong um mai ding ahisih a, asung a tengten tahsa-le-hagau a pan ilahna zieh ua hing umthei ding ahigiep hi. Tualeh, nu-le-pa khen khatte a ding in i tate hinkhuo uh siemphatna ding in ikikhel in i vaigeita maithei ua, ahin itute tung beh uah etkawlna mopuohna ineithei nalai uh chi imanghil sih ding uhi.

2)Baibul in innkuon agendan

I Laisiengthou masapen uh (Genesis) khu innkuon thu in akipan a, atopna Kihilna (Revelation) zong khu innkuon thu ma in atop hi. Tuaziehin, innkuon khu leitung um chil aum, government-te, school-te leh kipawlkhawmna tuomtuomte um masang a zong um masapen ahi. Tualeh, i Mangpa Jesun zong innkuon ana ngaina/          khawh ahingeiding a, leitung ah kum sawmthum-le-thum (33)-vel a damsung in zong kum 30-tah innsung nnasepna buoi ahingei ding a, atanchin imusih uhi.

2.i)Khristian innkuon poimawna asang deudeu hi.

Laigeltu khatin “Khristian innkuon khu a lawmpi (group) a, igen uh ahin amun dihtah a, ibuopi peilou uh ahi” achi hi. A dih mama a, biehinn leh houlimnate lah ah igen zing ua, a hin amun dihtah ah koiman isempei tahtah sih uhi. Rev. John Stot in, “Leitung leh hattuom hoina ding in innkuon hoi ipoimaw ua, innsung a hoi leh hattuom leh leitung jong ahoi hi” achi hi.  Tuabanah, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chap khun “Leitung khu bang chi bang a um ding e, chi mai zong hilou, tulaitah leh dachieng a, leitung hing umtou zel ding dan etna (machine) khu innsung ahi” achi hi. Colson in tambangin agen a, “Sildang bangma’n innkuon dinmun aluozousih ding, innkuon aumsih leh tate’n hinkhuo bawlkhiehna dingin kingahna anei sih ua, innkuon tellou hindan ding a theisih ua, a hinkhuo uh puitu ding khu amau sa utna leh noptatna ahi mai hi” achi hi.

Nikhat Henry Grady in Washington khawpi a vaihawmna inn lien (White house), khu a vamu kha hi. Lamdang sa tahin, “Tami innpi hi e maw ichi inam leh igam (USA), pienkhiehna bulpi, Pasian mitmu a namloupi leh thupi bul kipatna khu” achi hi. Ahin hun tomnou khat sung in singtang khuo khat ah avakhuoljin a, azin tunnate khu Khristian hoitah ahi ua, a inn neipan a zi-le-tatate Pasian thu athujaw dan leh gam-le–nam a dia ana thum zing dan uh ahidan ang mutahin “Eh pehlum (marble) akibawl inn thupi amaw igam siemna leh tung dingtu ka chi a, tambang a Khristian innkuon hoi tahtahte zieh a US gam kitung ding ana hijaw bou vele” achita hi.

2.ii).Khristian innkuon kingahna (Foundation) khu Jesu Khrist ahiding ahi.

Innlien leh loupitah lam ding in amasapen in a kingahna (foundation) khu apoimaw masapen hi. Tua ahisih leh tomlou kalin apuomai ding hi. Tuabangin, i innkuon kingahna uh i Mangpa Jesu ahiding ahi. Billy Grahamin “Na innkuon kingahna uh Mangpa Jesu ahisih leh dateh hamsatna huipi in ang mutchieg in na dingdet zou sih ding uhi” achi a agendih mama hi. Tuin innsung hoina ding a nu-le-pate mawpuohnate isui/gen ding uhi.

Khristian Leadership

By Rev. Dr. Hangpi Manlun

1).Thumapui. 

Mihingte hinkhawmna leh kipawlkhawmna ah tahsa-le-hagau a i lawchinna ding un puitu ahisih leh lamkaitu i kul un i poimaw uhi. Tualeh, leitung ah lamkai tuomtuom um nanlehzong, tamna i gen nuom uh ahileh Khristian lamkaitu hina leh mawpuohna ahi dieh hi. 

2).Puitu koi e?

Tami dawnna khu a nuoi mi siem-le-pilte genna panin i zil ding uhi. Sapham a ‘leader’ (puitu) kichi khu, ‘Anglo-Saxon’ ham a kipat a kilasawn ahi a, tuakhu ‘laded’ ahi a, verb a akizah chiengin ‘leader’ a kichi a, tuami umzie khu lampi hiltu ahisih leh lampi kawhmutu chinate ahi uhi. Misiemte’n puitu hina leh mawpuohna a gente uh i sui ding uhi.

            Lord Montgomery in, “Puitu khu tupkhat nei ding a, mipite huikhawm thei a, sudettu ahi” achi hi.Dr. Johan R. Mott in, “Puitu khu lampi thei, a peimasa aman a nazuisa zuiding a midangte makaitheitu ahi” achi hi. Harry S. Truman USA President 33-na khun, “Puitu khu midang a ut ngailou uh bawlsah ding a bawlsah/thunun theitu ahi” achi hi. J.C. Sanders in, “Puitu khu midangte thuzaw theitu ahi” achi hi.Victor Manogram in, “Puitu khu siltup supiching ding a mipite puihuoi theitu” achi hi. Tualeh, China Inland Mission Hudson Tailor thahengtu D.E. Hoste khu puitu chingte chiemtena a dawng uh a, aman chiemmui kawmin, “Puitu ka hileh hilou theina ding in nuazui ka nei-le-neilou in ka en mai ding” achi hi. P.G. Viwcharuk in, “Puitu khu mipi kipawlkhawmna ah mawpuohna a la a, midangte tawh kithuo a, mipite khun bang ahiei siltup khat sepdawhsah khu puitu hina” a hi a chi hi.

            Tualeh, ei Khristianten, puitu i chi uh khu lamkaitu mai ahisih a, kaihuoitu, mapuitu, Pasian sum-le-paite enkoltu chinate zong ahuop hi. Tuabanah, Khristian puitu khu mipiengtha, Khristian hindan hoitah a hing, ginna a mi piching, mite etton tah a hing leh pilna-le-lemtheina neitu zong i chithei ding uhi.

Siemzil momnou kilbang hing kang dingte leh tun-le-zuote kunga deisahna laihah

 Rev. Dr. Hangpi Manlun 

Moderator, Zou Synod

1). Thumapui:  

            Awle, khawvel nite hing kihei lamdang jel in adieh in Sangnaupangte ading in a Laisimnate uh result suoh hun ang hita sausau a, lungdam huai isa mama uhi. Tulaiin, eimite zong Pasian pui na toh laisiem leh pil pipi itamta ua, nidang lai 1970s or 1980s lai a Pawl sawm result angsuoh chieng in a pass mi itom thei mama ua, a pass sunsunte jong division hoi leh sangta luo louin, Second Division  tan tungte pen asang mama uhi. Ahin, tulai in Class X apat MA tan in jong result ang suoh chieng in topperte leh First division itamta mama ua, ahin tulai khawvel khantou toh kituoh in topper ahisih leh rank a lajouloute pen minadan asuohta mawh hi. Abang teng gen lei zong, laisimten Pasian thei leh ginna (zauna) hinkhuo nei ua, Bible sim zingte, thumna nei zingte leh ahun leh mun zil a kikhawp zingte khu hagau lam guolzawlna tanna ding a poimaw tahtahte ahi uhi. Tualeh, tuin, laisim sang naupangte leh nu-le-pate in itheiding ua poimaw khenkhatte kikum va ui.

2). Tupkichien nei ding ahi. 

           Laisim sang naupang khat in amaban ding atheichet ngai masa hi. Milawchingte, hinkhuo i et leh min a career ding uh khu Class- X, ahimasang un aut uh leh tup-le-ngimte anei khinta uhi. Tuami toh kituohin lai asim pai vinveng uhi. Tup kichin neikhu lawchinna bulpi ahi. Thupil in, “abulpat dih khu akimkhat jawsa” achibang in, mi tupna neite hing lawching teitei uhi. Tuajieh, in mi lawching hiding in Sangnaupang laisimte in amasa pen in tup-le-hiut khat aneimasah angai hi. Tuabang, a tup-le-ngim neiloute pen alawching ngaisih ding uhi.  Pawl- IX, ka sim lai un ka sangshiapa un ka tup uh ang dong a, kalwmpa khat un “kei sazuah ut ing” ang chitalai jang a, ka shiapa uh jong lungthah in ajep law hi. Tambang sang naupang itam jieh un kilaw ching jou lou ahi.

Sang Naupangte leh Nu-le-pate kung a Laihah

By Rev. Hangpi Manlun

Awle, khawvel nite hing kihei lamdang jel in adieh in Sangnaupangte ading in I Laisimte uh result suoh hun ang hita sausau alungdam huai isa mama uhi. Adieh in eimite jong Pasian pui na toh Laisiem leh pil pipi itamta ua, nidang lai in 1970s or 1980s lai a Pawl sawm result angsuoh chiengn in eimite itom thei mama ua, a pass sunsunte jong third devision ahi deu pen , a Second division tan tungte pen asang mama uhi. Ahin, tulai in Class X apat MA tan in jong result ang suoh chieng in First division atamta mama a, tulai topper ahisih leh rank ilajouloute pen minadan asuohta mawh hi.Tamte khu Pasian thupha ichilou theisih uhi.

Awle tuin Sangnaupangte leh nu-le-pate maban ding i gen lang ding uhi.

1. Tupkichien nei ding ahi. Laisim sang naupang khat in amaban ding atheichet ngai masa hi. Milawchingte hinkhuo i et leh min a carrier ding uh khu Class X ahimasang un aut uh leh tup-le-ngimte anei khinta uhi. Tuami toh kituohin lai asim pai vinveng uhi. Tup kichin neikhu lawchinna bulpi ahi. Thupil in “abulpat dih khu akimkhat jawsa” achibang in mi tupna neite hing lawching teitei uhi. Tuajieh in Sangnaupang laisim in amasa pen in tup-le- hi-ut khat aneimasah angai hi alawchin na ding in. Tuabang tup-le-ngim neiloute pen alawching ngaisih ding uhi. Pawl IX ka sim lai un ka sangshipa un ka tup uh ang dong a, kalwmpa khat un kei sajuak ut ing ang chitalai jang a, ka shiapa uh jong lungthah in ajep law hi. Tambang sang naupang itam jieh un kilaw ching jou lou ahi hi.

2. Eima hina kithei chien ding ahi. Tulai in lai isiem uh toh kituoh in mizousie in Science bang ila ua, ahoi mama hi. Ahin, nangma khu lai siemthei na hikhol sih leh minlata chi science chite moh la ding jong hi moh lou hi. Khenkhatte in lah kou khu a tami subject la umlou chipou in subject a moh telkia ua, tuakhu lawsapna bulpi khat ahi hi. Amasa in eima siemna leh hina kitheichien masah a i subject ding tel siem mama apoimaw hi. Kei jong Class X ka sim lai in minlata chiin ‘Higher Mathematic” kava lah phuot a , a Mathematic nadanpen jong ( ngiempen) joulaw pa khu ka buailaw giep hi. Kalomte lah jiehpi in kavala moh a tuabang khu khanmaw boh vot ahi. I gensa bang in mikhen khatte in lata chijieh e, amin hoisah jieh a Subject mohla khu miphahlouna kipatna bulpi ahi hi. Asiemloupi khat in Science subject valah a fail emaw third division pou a jaw sang in Arts hoitah kilah first devison in jou lei imaban ahoi jaw ding hi. Tuajieh in subject lahding telsiem mama akul in apoimaw masa hi. Ahin duthusam ah Class XII tan vang Science lah a aban pen eima tempaina khat jui khu ahoi hi. Ajieh ahileh Competative Exam na ding tamtan khu a basic ahijieh in. Math leh science siemlouta luota jong Cenral service khat ang gel chieng un ang lawching jou leng sih uhi.

3. Nu-le-paten jong tate guide siem poimaw mama hi. Tuania Laisiem tamtah lawsapna khu nu-le-pate apat kohmuna/ guide na atahsapna jieh uhi ahi. I tate Sekul or college akaipou leh kilung kim mawh in tuakhu ilawsapna uh chi khat ahi. Tuajieh itate tempeina khu theisiempi apui huai apoimaw hi. Mihing in ilunglutlou khat jil khu lawsap kipatna ahi hi. Etsahna ding mi khenkhatte in Science alunglut ua, seat amulou jieh pou in Arts ahiai commerce subject latamoh leh aduthusam bang in ajil sih ding china ahipai hi. Tuajieh idei leh siemna subject ma lahpai ajilpai chalchal ding ahi. Tuading a nu-le-paten tate siemna theipi a kohmu ding ahi hi.

4. Kichomdan jong pilvan angai hi. Eima neisa bangma umloupi a mitten jong atate uh kaisahta chi Shillong e, mundang Delhi lah apong sawlpai ding ahisih hi. Adieh in Class-XII tankhu Manipur ahoi mama hi chi khu manghilou ding ahi. Amavang graduate leh a tunglam pen ahithei liai leh State pulang asimsah ahoi mama hi.Tualeh Laisiem ngellou pongchom khah khu innkal kitoitheina ahi a, imi chompen theichet apanlah ding ahi. Deisah kinei a I inn ilou juoh jen ikichon vang un ahilou dingte khu ichomna nasan lejou a damsung au i chom den ding pawl bang ang um law uhi. Thamlouin, khamthei bawlpi khat chawmkhata moh lei ang nemang ding hi.

Tualeh laisimten jong manghillou ding ahileh nu-le-paten aneivalua ang chom uh hilou chi thei a, laisim ding ihileh lai mama sim chalchal ding ahi. College kaina hi a sildang foot ball e, Music e sildang pou a na lunglut leh alawsamsa na hi chi na kiphoh ding hi. Mikhen khatte’n atate uh umdan ang ahil ua, katapa College kai ve a kava kuon leh a sangshiate un natapa foot ball peh siem mama ang chi ua kada mama a chi hi. Khatpa ahileh atapa khu Music alunglut a minthanna leh nehmuna lah ching joulou in apei suollaw uhi. Ajieh ahileh alunglut louna ding uh alunglut gel jieh in amanthailaw giep uhi. Tualeh neilou sasa leh leiba ba jena mun dang kisawl jong ahoipen sih a, ahin imichompen ahoi akukal leh lah akhawh sih ding hi. Mikhangtou leh ta laisiem neiten naupang chom khu Bank a sum koi toh kibang achiua tuabang chingam ding khop itate ahi uh leh theitop a chawm angai ding hi.Taginalou chawmkhatte ahileh nidanglai in “Nu-le-paten bawi aw hingkhang mengmeng aw nutha dawn aw pathadawn aw, chin la asa ua, tulai in ahileh bawi aw hing khang mengmeng aw nutha patha leh neisateng topkang aw” chila sah thei jing ahi hi.

5. Nu-le-pate bawlkhiel pawlkhat. I gensa bang un itate uh khu neilou sasa in BA bang gamdang ah izilsah ua, eipawl in i taten BA ang jaw chieng ua, kham mupai ding leh alawching dan in ikingai ua, tuakhu itate lawsapna bulpi khat ahi. Keima ngaidan in natapa/tanu khu gamdang a BA na jawsah a aban na chomjou lou ding thouthou leh Innlam ah BA jilsah inla ajaw chieng in coaching la ding in Delhi e khat sawl lechin alaw ching bai jaw ding hi. Eiten BA tan ichomjou chieng a lawching pai ding dan in ingai ua, thamlouin gim leh toljong ikisapai ua, abul panpan ihi lam itheisih uhi uhi. Tami theikhiel jieh in itate uh gamdang a BA jou central service gel theilou a inn lam a Private sang shia semdia ang pei uh a ngaita moh hi. Tualeh ita khu BA tan ichom jou leh kham ageldoh theina ding a kumni/kumthum coaching ilahsah jou sih leh a lawching jou sih ding uhi.

6. Sum-le-pai adeidandan ua piehna/ duotkhielna. Tulai in nidang toh te in ikhangtouta ua, mun dang gam dang ah itate uh laisim in ikoi jou ta uhi. Ahin nu-le-pate bawlkhiel mama khat kia ahileh neilou sasa in sum-le-pai khu akhut uah ilutsah pai uhi. Etsahna ding in inn aum lai un sum-le-pai kichimongmong akhut uah ipengam sih ua, mun dang a ang um chieng un aloutheilou ahidung jui in akhut uah sum asing sing in ilutsah ua, tuakhu naupang ading in sietna kipatna bulpi khat ahi hi. Ahithei liai leh guardian bang neisah asum-le-paite jong ama uh tungtona hah bang ahoi mama ding hi. Tualeh mundang khu ei gamtoh akibang sih a, siljousie utut a mutheina na ahi, etsahna ding in innlam a damdoi leh zuu imuloute uh khu khopi sung ah deidandan aleithei leh muthei ahijieh in akhutua sum alut chieng un ajang akhiel lou thei sih uhi.

Thamlouin, deisah kisa in Mobile hoipiipi, Laptop leh Bike chite bang ileisah ua, amauten lah a Mobile leh a Laptopte bang uh laisim lou jen a sun ajan laa ngaina leh milim hoiloupipi etna in akijah ua, tuakhu amanthaina uh khat ahi hi. Tualeh i bike leisahte uah, amaute in College kaina a janglou in nungah helna leh Party peina bang in akijah jasop ua, tuakhu guoljawlna itante uh imanthaipina uh chi khat ahi hi. Tuajieh in Mobile hoipipi leh gari chite bang jong aloutheilou ahisih leh pong leisah lou khu tate khantouna ding ahi jaw hi. I deisahna lam uah imanthat law jel jel uhi. Nidanglai in Delhi a laisim khat bang apa in bike chite leisah sih henla, lai hoitah in sim leh IAS jouva kichi khat ka ja kha a da um mama hi. Eiloi toh kibanglou khat igam a MLA khat in atate Bangalore ah College akaisah a bike chite leisah lou in Scooter hoilou khat me leh akulleh poimawte leina ding aleisah akichi a etton tah kasa mama a apa leh atate, nikhat ni chieng in adeidei uah hing taijou thou ding uhi.

7. Theitop apan lah tah zet angai hi. Tulai pen ipi leh pute hun laibang ua, samat , galmat , lou haw sing puoh kidemlai hitalou in lungtang leh laikung (penmuh) a nehsuilai hita hi. Ipu ipaten sa huja kamat, ganta hujat ka khoi, chileh bu-le-bal akhamte khu mithupi leh mitungtuang ahi uhi. Tuate khu eite ading in umzie umta lou china ahita hi. Tualai peh AK 47 tangsang leh namsau, teipite sang in jong pen muh in na asemthei jawta hi. Tuajieh in laisimtheite in simtahtah sim ding ahi. Kimolna dan leh time past na dan laina sim leh mina pha ngaingai sih ding hi. Tualeh adaum mama kia khat ahileh Pa tamtahten atate uh ama uh sang a Laisiemjaw a siemjouta lou in ta tamtahten apate uh siemna pilna phajouta lou a i um moh uh khu ada um mama hi. Khang kisam ding ihi uh china ahipai hi. Na pa sang a laisiemna ana san johlou a, natate nang sang angiem joh leh vang adaum lam china ahita hi. Nu-le-pan a chomjou ding tate tata lah alawsam pen kihitamoh in adaum mama china ahi.

Tuajieh, in lawchinna ding in nule-pate leh asimten theitop suatahzet ahunta hi. I gensabang un tulaipen first devison chite jong phatuom nonlou in atopa pangloute adingin lampi a um non sih hi. Tuajieh in theitop a simtah jet ahunta hi. Akukalte khu hing lawching teitei uhi. Etsahna ding amin uh hing louta moh leng i SDO nu uh leh Dr. David Lalpite khu kei mi theite lah a laism tai mate ahi ua, tuin alawching tuohta gel uhi. Amau gel laisim pei bang in eite jong sim pei lei ama uh tunna tung jou sih lei jong mi kipha chiet ding hi. Thupilin “Ama leh ama kipanpite Pasian in jong Panpi” achi khu adih hi. Kei mimal ngaidan in a bright kisa a laisim peiloute sangin apongpan ten Bible gen bang in apong lah jaw un alawching jaw uhi. Tualeh gentah sih leh jong Laisimna lam ah ken jong gen ding kaneive a, 1996-1998 sung in Eastern Theological College, Jorhat ah B.D kasim a, kijawng mama in neh-le-tah hoilou ban ah a climate asat seng ban ah Lai kasimluot jieh in ka tuop ah TB kaveilaw jen hi. Tualeh 2001-2003 sung ma in United Theological College, Bangalore ah M.Th kasim kia a kumni sung a jankhuovah a kalaisim na kigom leh hathum bangphava ka chi hi. Tuin Ph.D or D.Th kasimkia asun ajan aka sim leh jong naisai tuohsih na lai hi. Nang gen ding bang na nei eile? Laisimna lam ah. Pasian jal in kisiana ding neilou a lai kanasim pen ka lungdamna mama khat hi. Kou Pasian thu simte bawn in tambang a kasim uh leh noute alesawm a na sim uh angaina lai ding hi.

8. Pankahwm hunta hi. I innsung alaisiem khat aum leh abe aphung e ahisih a Nam ajong pankhawm a chawm ahunta ahi. Namkhangtoute apangkhawm in kisom dal siemua tuachiin ang lawching uhi. Adieh in ei Zoukampaute khu IAS, IPS Leh IRS chite aneinailou Nam ihina lai vevaw ua hasiet um mama hi. Mi apata, auta ua aum laiua ei inam buppi a jong aumnailou chipen Laisimte ading in theitopsua hun hi. Nangkhu Zoute lah ading a IAS, IPS, IRS masa pen na himaithei ding hi theitop apan lah hun ahita hi. Ahin ada um mama khat ahileh tulai ilaisim khenkhatte Delhi lah aduthusam uh ahileh Singngat Constituency a MLA dinding chipou ihoulim thanopna uh hileh kilom a da um mama hi. Kumnga sung lal ding sang adamsung lal ding tupjawh ding ahita hi.

9. Felluot/taimatluotlou ding ahi. Laisim na hisung a na fel luot leh dacheing in a fellou pen na hi ding hi. Ahitheitan a laisim sung a activity tamtaluo ajong pan lou ahoi hi. Laisim hun khu leadership siem hun ahilai jang sih hi. Laisiemphot leteh leadersa na hileh tah hi. Ahitheitan ashini mani leh khotang ajong laisiem hun sung akikang koi ahoi hi. Thamlouin Pasian thu ajong kijah dingma ahilai in na laisim ding don lou jen a kijahlou ahoi hi. Etsahna din exam kuon a lajil, khawmpi va haw leh jankhuovah avathum, camp leh crusade chite kijah tamseng jong ahoi tuon sih hi. Biehinn kai hun kai a, Biblete sim jel aum ding ahi jaw hi .Ahin Pasian manghil jen a sim ding china hituom sam sih hi.

10. Laina siem leh siljousie nang ahita hi. Tam leitung damsung ading nana in Laisiem khu ahoipen ahita hi. Laisiemlou a hinghaute jong sawt daithei tuonsih ua, innten louten dan jong akitup thei tuon sih uhi. Ahin mikhat lai ang siem leh asiemna khu koima lahpiehthei hilou ahijieh in gou manphatah asuoh hi. Thamlouin mi lai ang siem a khamhoitah khat ang nei leh utlou sasa ahau ding, car, building, power leh mite jatatna chite ama hisa ahi hi. Tamte thei in mi ta laisiem neite apate un, tuin jawng lei jong dachieng in itate ang lawchin chieng un tam building leh carte ei ading ahiding a chi phiu phiau ngam uhi. Eiten ichingam diai le? Mangpan asimtu jousie eiguoljawlta hen.

ZPC Bangalore honna toh kisai a lungdam tutna

- Rev. Hangpi Manlun, Incharge Pastor ZPC-Bangalore

Amasapen in Pasian mapuina toh Zou Presbyterian Church-Bangalore honjaw ahina toh kisai in tam anuai amite kung ah kipahthu ka gen ut hi.Amaute tahsa gam ihilai jieh in muthei hattuom ah pawltuomtuom dan khat ahiphot ua, ahin mutheilou hattuom ah Khrista Jal in akibang ihi ua, thamlou in sapten “like minded” achite uh kei ading in ahi uhi.

1. Zolengthe Editorpu in ka minsiet khah ding bang ang na dipkuotpi mama in jong ang jaupi mama a, Pasian jal a tutan bangma thusie lawmlawm a umlou tah in ama jong adipkuat na pha jou hiel hiel hi. Zolengthe Sms ban ah website ah hoitah in ang suosah a khovel pumpi a Zoutaten na muthei pai uhi. Tambang chi leh nam ngaina leh mi fel i neikhah pen Zou vontoite ading in kiletsahpi tham ching hi. Pasian in vangbuohta hen.

2. Rev.Henkhothang Tungnung, D.Min Student USA khu bang chihlai pou a Pasian thu a ka kikuppi thei leh hing guide tu in jong na bawl kinkin in khopi ah hattuom nei hun hita chiin ei tohtoh a ama tung ah jong pawlpi sih-le-tang in lungdamthu ka gen hi.

3. Rev Lalpu, MELC Delhi Pastor in in jong telephone tungton in ang lungdampi thu ang gen a, amatung ah jong kipahthu ka gen a, tulai Pastorte leh nidanglai Pastorte vang kikhiata vot e maw, nidang lai in pawlpi khat in Hattuom ahonding leh adangte jong kitahla in kitunkhum vapuol bang ihiua, tuin pen kipatattuotheita ihi ua khangtou mama ihita uhi.

4. Rev Hau Samte, tulaitah a Korea Methodist member sanggiet vel lah a Pastor na va sem ka loi hoitah in jong lungdampina thu eithot a lungdam mama ing, ama tung ah jong lungdamthu pawlpite sih-le-tang in kigen hi.

5. Rev.Thainkhanlal EOC, Pastor Bangalore khu ka doh masahpen pawl ahi a,aman phut kinkin un chi in angtoh a,tha angpia mama a, jong ahon ni in amemberte toh ang uop hoi mama uhi.Ama tung ah jong kipahthu kagen hi.

6. Rev.Tunson Tunglut, EBC Pastor Bangalore khu imi isate Bangalore a na huaituptu leh na siempi chingtu kichi leh kichi khiellou ding hi.Aman jong hattuom ding ding ang deisahban ah imi isa Pasian dan akitengloute bang na ngaikhoh in nivei thumvei kitengsah ding in ang gen a ama leh amemberte bang in hoitah in ang uap ua amaute tung ah jong lungdamthu ka gen hi.

7. Rev. Father Mark Thangkhanai in jong aumna Australia pan in Zolengthe tungton in ana sim in lungdampithu angthot vevaw a, ama tung ah jong kiphathu ka gen hi.

8. Thamlou in Bangalore a, Zomite kipawlkhawmna Zomi Christian Fellowship Bangalore lamkaite bang in jong ang lungdampi mama ua, silpieh sum tanpha toh ang phung vuh ua maute tung ah jong kipahthu ka gen sonson hi.

Alalelam dai ah ZPC mi lehsa, thamlou a pawlpi min a hamphatna mua mudang gam dang aum law jojen khenkhatte bang adem in apangthei ua chijat huai leh lamdang chilou ngal gen ding dan ka thei sih a, “Pawlpi ngaina theilouten Pasian jong angaina tahtah sih ding ua, Pawlpi nu-le-pa a jangtheiloute in jong Pasian jong Pa tahtah in ajangthei sih ding uh” chi khu ka gentheitop ahi hi.Tampen koipatat i utna leh deina ahilaijang sih a thu umdan gen na ahijaw hi. Koi in hingpatat sih leh jong Pasian na pen apeitou jeljel ding hi .Eite shi jouchieng a jong Manggam na pen apeitou jing ding ahi chi manghil sihva uai. Genkhel genval aum leh kingaisiemvai e.

BANGALORE A ZOU PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HING PIEN KHIEHDAN LEH HONNA REPORT TOMKIM

Bangalore leh India khopi mun tuomtumte a hattuom ding ding khu hunsawttah akipat in Synod lamkaite lunggul, thumna leh houlimna ahi jing hi.Tuaban ah, Bangalore a imi isate’n jong munkhat a Pasian biehkhom ding leh kipawlkhawm ding na lung gul uh in, apeisa dated 12, February 2006 in Zou Christian Fellowship-Bangalore chin ana ding ua, kumkhat dettah phiel nuom tah in ana kipawl khawmthei ua, ahin bul-le-bal det leh lamkai ding Pastor chi bang ana neithei lou jiehun ana dingdet jou lou asuoh uhi. Ahin hun leh nite hing peitou jel jel in bangchih chieng in iminam min leh iham iapute in Bangalore ah Pasian ibethei diai chi in thumna tamtah nei in lungulna ana nei chiet ua, mi tam tah apat ngaidan kija dung jui in kipawlkhawmna ding na phu mai bang ana lunggul ua, ahin tambang na pen eima chomngaina leh tahsa vai ahilou jieh in an kipan doh thei sih chi ding ahi hi.

Tuachiin kei jong Pasian leh hattuomte deisahnate tang in United Theological College, Bangalore ah Doctor of Theology zilna ding toh kisai a entrance test nei ding in tukum February in kava tung suh hi.Tuachiin, Zomi Christian Fellowship leh Mizo Christian Fellowship ah kava kikhom jeljel a, tuanah eimite khu za val bang umlei jong nasem silbawl ngentang akihijieh in, amaute ading in Sunday chite khu leave(suty) munahsang in a buai ni uh ahi chiet a, biehin kaithei khu mi nga jong phalou phiel in a ki um hi. Aumdan ahileh Bangalore ah kum 10 bang um le uh jong Pasian ni a kikhopna ding hun mulou ding ngentang ahi ua,tamna pat in Pasian in keima lungtang ah veina leh puohnatna lien tah ang guon in ka thei a, “Chingtu ding neilou belamte” bang in ngaituana ang neisahta hi.Tualeh gingtha va siemjou sih lei jong imi isa Khristian hisate beh suidoh a mansuao lou ding poimawna lientah ahing umtou jeljel hi.

Tuachiin lawm-le-guolte leh Synod nu-le-pate toh kithujah leh ngaidan kikumtou in thumnate toh kibaw juitouin, Dated 26, July 2009 niin Ka umna UTC, Quarter ah Meeting kibawl in tam anuaite thumang tah in ang peikhawmthei uhi .Amaute

1.Pa Soson 2. Pa Hauneithang 3.Tv.Thangkhanlal 4. Pa Soiminthang 5.Tv.Langminthang 6. Tv.P. Thongkholian 7.Tv.Khakhai 8.Ms.Muanching Manlun 9. Elle 10. Bliss 11.Tv.Kamhauthang 12. Tv. P.Hangmuanlal 13.Tv.Manglian 14. Tv.Muanthang 15. Tv.Max.Ginlianthang 16. Lunmung 17. Khupsuanhau 18. Nu Maman 19.Nu Rebekka leh adangdangte ahi uhi.

Tam meeting ah Rev.Hangpi Manlun in Convenor hina la in, Pa.Hauneithang Secretary apang in meeting pat ahi. Hunpatna ding in nungah Muanching Manlun, in thumna nei in committee pat ahi .

Tualeh Rev.HangpiManlun in memberte a chielna banga thumang tah ang peikhawmna tung uah kipahthu genna leh vaidona nei in, pawlpi um poimaw sah dan leh imi isate aveidan tomkim in mipi peikhawmte masang ah a gen a, tuazou in mipi peikhawmte ngaidan lahna jong nei ahi hi.Ngaidan gen jousie akipat in Hattuom phu hoisahthu jah ahi a, ahin bangma thutop (finaldecision) lahthei ahilou jieh in committee kia chieng gen a fesah l ding in koi ahi hi. Tualeh eimite pen mi kiphal leh bang ahiai khat ibawlchieng ua, bang ahiai nehkhomna khat a um lou leh thupi ching a ngailoute ihijieh un Pa. Soiminthang in Meding (Sa) tuoh in Nu Rebekka in anntang tuoh in committee peikawmten annkuong sawhkhawmna jong amaute kiphalna toh kinei hi.

KIMUTUONA NIVEINA

Committee niveina dated 28 July, 2009 10: pm Kei Quarter, U.TC ah neikia ahi hi.Tam committee a member peikhawmte.

1.Rev.Hangpi Manlun 2.Pa Hauneithang 3. Pa Soiminthang 4. Tv. Max. Ginlianthang 5. Pa Muan Zou 6.Pa Henry 7. Tv. Ginmuanlal 8. Tv.Langminthnag 9. Tv. Lialian 10. Mimin Zou 11. Khuolianmang 12.Tv.Thangpi 13. Nu Maman tea hi uhi.

Tam committee ah hattuom phu leh phu lou ding thu nguntah in hunsawttah genkhawm ahi nua in, phu ding in lemsah ahita a, tuachiin dated 28 July, 2009, 10:45pm in Zou Presbyterian Church- Bangalore phu ahita hi. Phu ahitoh kituoh in tam anuai ate khu lamkai ding in tel leh guot ahita uhi.

Amaute :

Chairman: Pa Soiminthang
Vice Chairman Pa Muan Zou
Secretary Pa Hauneithang
Asst Secretary Tv.Max. Ginlianthang
Finance Secretary Tv.P. Hangmuanlal
Treasurer Nu Rebekka

Adviser dingte: Elder M.Letkhanthang leh Rev.Hangpi Manlunte ahi uhi.

ZPC-Bangalore phu ahitah jieh in Synod lamkaite jong theisah pai ahiban ah confirm angbawl ding ua nget ahi dung jui un amute jong hing kihong in akin kin in angngaitua ua, bangkim ang lemsahpi thei uhi.

Tualeh tam Meeting ah Tv.P.Thongkholian in Saa (Meding) tuoh in Nu Maman in anntang a tuoh in committee peikhawmten annkuong imkhawmna jong kinei in memberte’n atung uah lungdamthu kigen hi.

Meeting thumveina

Dated 19 August, 2009, 7: pm in UTC Quarter ah kimutuona thumveina nei ahi kia hi. Tamna member peikhawmte:

1. Elder M.Letkhanthang 2. Rev.HangpiManlun 3. Pa Soiminthang
4. Pa Hauneithang 5. Tv.Max.Ginlianthang 6. Pa Muan Zou
7.Pa Soson 8.Tv.Langminthnag 9.Nu Mamante ahi uhi.

Tualeh tam committee ah ZPC- Bangalore honna mun ding leh Synod lamkaite vaidawn ding dante akingaitua pen deu hi.Avaisaite apat report mu ahidung juiin Dated 14, September, 3:00-6:00 pm sung a, City Harvest, AG Church, Hennur Deppot Biehinn honna anei ding in phasah ahi hi.Tamte khu memberte pankhawmna leh adieh in adviserpu Upa Letkhanthang in feltah leh hoitah a hing saipieh jieh in ama tung ah committeete kilungdamna mama hi.

Committee in angansie dung jui in dated 11, jan dah 11:00 Pm ah Bangalore Airport ah Moderator leh Secretary vaidawnna Uap M.Letkhanthang leh Rev.Hangpi leh Muana ten avanei uhi. Tauchin ajing ni Pa. Thangpu lamkai in inn vena akineipai ngal a jing kal dah 7:00 AM kuonpen nitah dah 8:00 Pm bang in akitung kia pan giap hi.Thamlou in a umsung teng uh leh ahonni tanpha in inn vena leh mite thumsahna kineitou pen lamkaite jong kisitlou kei in ami asate uh angaikhohna jieh un gim leh tawl khawhsa lou in apangveva ua, tuakhu silthupi leh chiemte tah khat ahi hi.Tualeh Pasian nitah dahthum in Zomi Christian Fellowship ah Moderator pu in Pasianthu gen nei in tuanah member auapthei ten va ki-uop hi.

Tualeh Pasian ni nitah 6:30 Pm in UTC, Quarter ah ZPC-Bangalore lamkaite leh Moderator leh Secretary toh Joint Meeting a kinei hi. Mailam a kalsuontou na ding a kul-le-poimawte genkhawnna akinei a kisel leh buaina umlou in ngaidan kibang tah leh kideisahtua in kijouthei ahi. Tam Committee ah Tv.Muamuan Manlun in Me ding (sa) tuoh in Nu Rebekka in anntang tuoh in committee ten ang kuong kisawhkhawm hi.

ZOU PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH- BANGALORE INAUGURATION (HONNA) PROGRAM KIJAHNA REPORT.

Ani : 14, September, 2009 Ahun : 3:00-6:00 Pm
Amun : City Harvest AG Church, Hennur Deppot.

Detailed Programe

Conductor : Chairman / Secretary ZPC-Bangalore
Opening Prayer: Mrs.Maman
Special no. : Ms. Muanching Manlun
Wellcome speech: Elder M. Letkhanthang Adviser ZPC-Bangalore
Zou Presbyterian Church Honna leh Committee memberte adia thumsahna: Rev.Awnkhankhup Moderator, ZPCS
Thawlawm lantu: Rev.Tunson Tunglut EBC.
Special no: Elizabeth Munluo.
Short speech: Rev.HangpiManlun
Special no. Indira Nagar Male Voice
Message : Upa M. Kamzadou Secretary (Sr) ZPCS
Sacrament Service by Moderator ZPCS
Vote of thanks: Pa. Muan Zou, Vice Chairman ZPC-Bangalore
Benediction: Rev. Thainkhanlal EOC

Tualeh ZPCS lamkai vaihawmte in kiphaltah in tam inauguration nia jahding in dangka Rs.10000/- (Singkhat) ang pia ua, tuate toh neitah khenkhat kilei in iprogramme uh lawching tah in kijangthei hi. Tualeh Committee masa a ZCF, EBC, EOC leh GILEAD Minstryte chielding a thupuosah ahibang in akichiel a, ama uh in jong tomngaitah in ang uop uhi.Thamlouin, Tv. Chinkhanlun in ZCF sil-le-tang ih thugenna leh hanthwanna hing nei thei in kipahpina silpieh ZCF min in Rs.500/- in ZPC-Bangalore phungvuhna nei hi.Tuaban ah Rev. Tunson Tunglut EBC, in jong pawlpite sih-le-tang in hanthawnna hing nei in, amaban ah Rev.Thiankhanlal EOC in jong deisahna leh kipahpina thu hing gen pieh hi. Tualeh ZBA Pastor Zamliankhup M.Th in jong lungdampina thugenna hing nei hi.

Tualeh Mr. Khamchin Tunglut, EBC Music Director apatin phatna la ngaikhieh ahia, BBBC&S student Biehpi leh alawmpa leh Tv. Langminthangte apat in Phatna la ngaitahtahte ngaikhieh ahi.Tualeh Unau EBC, EOC, ZCF member tamtah in jong ang uap ua kilungdam in kilimtuom mama hi. Tualeh Pasian lungsietna toh hattuom hon ahini in silpieh sawm-a-khat Rs.10790/- (sangsawm leh za sagi leh sawmkuo) angluthei ngal hi.Tuaban ah tuohkhawm Rs.1128/- (San leh za leh sawmni leh giet) dawnkhieh ahi hi.

Chiemte tah pawlkhatte:

1. Pasian puina kinem in kalchin Thawleni (Tuesday) dah 4:00-6:00 pm ah City Harvest AG Church, Hennur Deppot a ZPC min a kikhopna nei jing ding chi ahita hi.

2. Tualeh mundang a hattuom a kiphu chieng in buaina leh thusia la sia atamthei mama a, tutung in Mangpa puina toh thusia lasia jah ding umlou in akihongthei a lungdam huai in Pasian puina chiloutheilou ahi.Thamlou in, innlam apawl tuomtuom a um hinalei jong tam hattuom kihongtha khu Zoukam paute jousie huopin in akipangthei a, keima mudan in innlam ZPCS a member na hiloute khu aumding deileh ahapan pen in apang ua, tamna pat in laphuohtu in, “Van Mang naubang akana ah alamdang tuom sih uh” achi khu atahtah in akimuthei hi.Pasian in thupina tangta hen.

3. Tualeh tam hattuom kihongtha khu a enkawltu khu Zou synod hijong leh koima kideidan leh nangkou kichilou in Bangalore i umsung teng ua, munkhat a iham ipau a Pasian ibiehtheina leh tahsa hagau a Zoutate ikihuaina ding uh khu a tup leh angim ahijieh in kihong tah a peitou jel a, thamlou in ZOMI CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP nuaia jong Unit (Active member) hichiet ding khu lamkaite deidan ahiban ah, ZCF policy leh programme chite toh jong kikalsahlou ding khu lamkaite tup-le-ngim ahi toupeh hi.

4. Tu-le-tu in ZPC-Bangalore in zong Zou Synod nu-le-pate deisahna toh van neitah tambang in aneite chiemte ahi hi.1 Acoustic Guite khat, 2.Offering bags ni, 3.Sacrament trays ni leh anou 100, 4.Register bu khat, 5. Cash books ni, 6.File covers nga 7.Labupi sawm 8.Receipts bu sawm 9.Khanglai labu ni, 10. Constitution bu chite ahi hi.

Tuaban ah Laphuohtuten “Kingai man a kihoutangthei lah hisih hai a” achi bang un, kikhen hun hingtung in dated 15, jingmong in kikhenna leh kivaihana Annkuong Moderator, Secretary, Rev.Thainkhanlal, Upa Letkhanthangte toh UTC Quarter ah nein lamkaite Upa leh Pastorpa lamkaina toh Rail Satation ah vaha khia in amaute jong Delhi lam juon in ang peisanta vangvang uhi.Atopna ding in tambanga programmete lawching tah ajaw ahitheina jieh khu ibieh Pasian jal, leh Synod vaihawmte leh amun a mite kihonna jieh leh ahttuomte thumpinate jieh ichilouthei sih hi. Genkhiel gen val leh kilawmlou tamtah genkhah aum leh asimtu jousieten nang ngaisiem uh kahing ngen hi. Ahoi apha umte Pasian in thupina tangta hen. Amen.

- Report by
Rev.Hangpi Manlun
D.Th Student, UTC, Bangalore

Bangalore Zomi Christian Fellowship tuom sese, adang toh ki bang lou

- Rev.Hangpi Manlun, D.Th Student, UTC, Bangalore

Bangalore Zomi Christian Fellowship leh mundang ate kibahlouna kamudan tomkhat ka hing kum nuom hi. Pasian leh hattuomte deisahna toh 2001-2003 sung Bangalore ah Master of Theology (M.Th) zil in United Theological College, Bangalore ah ka va um a, tualai in Bangalore ah Zomi Christian Fellowship ah ei Zomi a kikhaikhawmzousie kitel kim hi. Innlam a hattuom kichi mongmong kimukhalou in, nuom mama chi ding ahi. Thamlouin, Pastor zong kineijou in unau kawllam (Mynmer) te bang a tam mama uhi.

Ahin tukum January in Doctor of Theology entrance test bawl a kava pei kia leh na kikhel mama in, asie chia kagen na hilaijang lou in, hundang toh na kibang lou a tuate neukhat ka higntah lang nuom hi.

I khantouna uh khat hi dingin zong ka ngaitua a, innlam a hattuon Evangelical Baptist Convention (EBC), Evangelical Organization Church (EOC), GILEAD leh Green Hill Minisitry chite na umta jengjung moh uhi. Tuate jousie lah amemberte khu Zomi Christian Fellowship nuai a active member hi veve in, amau lemtanna hun khat a kikhopna aneichiet ua, Pasian ni nitah 3-5 Pm in Ebenezer Church, Bangalore Centre, MG Road ah Zomi Christian Fellowship min in ka kikhop chiet nainai uhi.Thamlouin, tamna pawlpi dan in kidding leh jong ZCF ah member kihichiet in nopni dani a ki-enkawl khawmding in ki umkhawmthei hi.

Aumdan ahileh dual membership kineichiet china ahipen mai a,tamte i etleh Zomi sung a Zou kam paute (Zou) te lou ngal i Zomipite hattuom leh Organisation a ding chiet uh china hipen mai hi. Tualeh imite lah (Zoute) 99% (percent) khu na sem akilaw, Pasian ni leh kiginni a leave mutheilou ngen tang ahi ua, Bangalore ah kum sawm um le uh jong Pasian ni a kikhopna ding hun lemtang mutheiloute china ahipai uhi. Pasian biehna ding hun neitheilou, sacrament ne lou ding leh Pasian thu ja lou ding te ahita uhi.Tuate khu awlmaw huai leh puohnat huai mama khat ahipai uhi Thamlou in biehinn kaitheilou aumpen lemtang sa a utut aum nuom jong aum ngal ua, tamte ading in Pasian a Biehna hun ding khat uh a suty uh toh kituah a bawlsah a Pasianthu hilkhu hattuom dinsan leh mawpuohna ahita hi.Tuachiin ZPC in jong atamjawte suty mutheini ding Kalchin Thawleni (Tuesday) ah City Harvest AG Church ah 4-6pm sung a kikhopna nei ding in thupuosahna akineita hi.

Tualeh mundang toh akibahlouna kia ahileh ki-etdangna umlou kei in Zomi Christian Fellowship ah kipang khom nainai in, Programme bang kim jong ZCF toh ikisuhbuaisah lsihpou leh alemtang khat suoh china ahi pai mai hi.

Tualeh ZOMI CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP in lah pastor tulehtua neita di lou ahiban ah fellowship ahi mohchieng in kiteng nuom, baptistma tang nuom leh damlou hamsat khat imiten tuoh leh jong buai huai ding abahtah jieh in leh mi ama member leh berlou umthei ding ahitah jieh in eite jong kikaikhop hing ngaita chi ding ahimai a, ZCF in jong tambang akikai huaina pen jada senglou in kikai huailouthei lou asuohta hi.

Tamte jieh in Zou Synod in jong imi isate i kaitup ngai ding hi chi lung gelna anei chi ding ahipen mai hi. Ahin milah ah akikhentham akihilou jieh in Bangalore i umsung un i ham ipau in Pasian phat in alasa khom lei chi lung gelna ahijieh in koipou lungluttah Bangalore i umsung ua hing pang chiet ding in ngaina tah in ikichiel sonson hi.

Thamlouin, tambang a kikaikhomna mun danga um chieng in buaina leh kikhennate apiengthei leng a Bangalore umte ahileh kilungpi chiet in tunin dong in gen leh sah nei ki-umlou in aki-umthei a Pasian puina chiloutheilou ahi hi. Pasian in thupina tangta hen.

Tuajieh in koipou uleh naute aumdan na theisiem ding in jong ka hing ngen ngal hi.Tualeh kou asung aumte sang in nou apawlam aumte na buai jaw uh abang a, tunidong in asung aumte lah ah gen leh sah aum seng sih a, ahin Pasian thu pen asung ate sang in apuolamaten abuaipi jelmong ahi hi. Pentecost ni in jong apuolam enten “Zukham hiva uh a chi ua, Jesu nua juiten Sacrament a neh chieng un Sisan leh misa ne in” ana kingohthei hi. Pasianthu pen atuompi khat suoh hi.Mangpan thupina tangta he.

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KHRISTIAN NUPA HINKHUO NUOM

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- Rev. Hangpi Manlun, Simveng

1. PULAAHNA

hangpi_manlun.jpgAwle, i thupi Khristian Nupa hinkhuo igen masangin Khristiante Kitenna thu igen masa ding uhi. Thupil khatin, “Kitenna bulpat dih khu Vangam cheplawhna ahi a, ahin abulpat dihlou khu gotmun cheplawhna ahi achi hi.” Pasianin zong kitenna khu na ngaikhoh in Eden huon ah Adam leh Evite na gawmin, Jesu ngei in zong Kana khuo kitenna ava uapin tui uain asuohsah hi (Gen 2 & John 2). Tualeh kitenna khu pualam leh tahsa kideina jieh mai a hing um ahisih a sunglam thuh tah apat hing kipan ahi zaw hi.

Rev. R. Vonstra in “ Christian Marriage” chi laibu agelna ah, “Kitenna in a etsah ahileh Pa, Tapa leh Hagau Siangthoute Kipumkhatna (Triune God) khu Nupa hina in a etsah ahi” achi hi. Tualeh Paul in zong kitenna umzie khu “thugil thuhtah’ achi hi ( Eph. 5:32).

Tuajiehin kitenna khu Mihing laha Pasian Thuhun masapen ahi hi. Tualeh kitenna ah khun pasal leh numei khu ‘Tahsa pumkhat’ ihita uhi. Tuajiehin Kitenna in atup leh angimte igen ding uhi. Tuate:

(i) Pasal leh numei (zi/pasal) khu a dam khawm sung teng uh pumkhat ding a kisiemna ahi.
(ii) Mihingte umdingdan a Pasian lemguat sepkhiehna ahi.
(iii) Pasian gam kehletna ding a Khristian innkuon tunding ding chite ahi.
Tualeh Khristiante kitenna khu kizopna kuitung, damsung dai ding a Pasiam lemguat ahi. Ahin tulai ei Khristiante lah ah awlsam tah a kikhenna angumtah mai khu silpawi leh dahuai tah ahi. Tuabanah tulai mi tampiten nupa kal a hamsatna bang ahiai khat atuoh chiangua asuhdamna dinga kikhenna leh kitennonlou ding ichi uh khu Pasian deilou khat ahi.

2. ZI LEH PASAL KIZOPNA

Mihingte kipawlna hinkhuo sui mite mudanin, tunung chieng in mite hinkhuo sulamdang ding khu, mihingte kizopna leh kitanauna daisawtlou ding thu ahi. Kitenna damsung dai ding nei ut lou mi hing tom hiai hiai ding leh, tun zong tuabang lungsim leh ngaituona lienpitah a kithezah hi’n amauhte’n agen uhi. Etsahna dingin nautangte dihna toh kisai lam a semtu khatin tambangin agen a, “Tukuma Pasal nei khawh ka sa sih, hinanleh, tuban kum khat zou ah bang ngaidan neiding ka hiai chi vang ka gen khawl thei sih hi” achi hi.

Tam thugen in kei zaw ang patau sahsih a, ajieh khu innkuon hinkhuo kisietna in patauhuai tham in ma asawn chi chieng tahin ka muthei jiehin. Hinanleh, hing patau sah mama khat khu, tambang khotang hinkhuo juau tatna, kithununlouna leh mottatna nasatahin a pung ding chi ka thei jieh in achi hi.

Tamkhu adih mama a, tulai gam khangtou adiehin US leh adangte buaipi khu innsung sietna leh nu-le-pa kikhennate ahi. Tualeh America gamte khu Innsung kehsietna pen gama kigen ahita hi. Kum 1960 ah khun nupa kawp za lah ah 25 (25%) sang a tamzawte khu a kikhen uhi. Kum 1975 ah za lah ah 48 (48%) akiken kia uhi. Tualeh “US pumpi ah Nupa kikhen tunai in, 72% ahia a, Oklahoma State ah 82% ahia; akikhensa 70%te akiteng kia ua, tuate lahah zong 60% akikhen kia leuleu uhi akichi hi. Tam Nu-le-Pa kikhenna khun hattuom, gamsung buaina leh hamsatna atut law ahi. Tambang dinmun zau huai tah khu eite lahah zong hingtung thei zing ahijiehin pilvangtahin Pasian thu a kinga in thumna toh i pang zing ding uhi.

3. KHRISTIAN NUPA KICHIMATNA HOI

Awle, khovel a nupa zousien i kichimatnate uh masua siengta lei, bangzata in abuai huai diai? Tami apatin apawi maw dan I mu ngal hi. Tualeh nupa hinkhuo nuom khu hau jieh, pil jieh leh zawn jieh a um ding ahisih a, mi thum Pasian leh nu paten lung kituoh tah a I sepkhawm chiengua hing um thei giap ding ahi hi. Tualeh kitenna khun silthum ahuop a, tuate peisan, tudet, leh pumkhat chite ahi. Nu-le-pa kal a peison dingte ipeisan chieng in, tuhdet dingte i tudet thei ua, tuachin kipumkhatna i hingnei thei giap uhi.

Tualeh i Bible ah Orpa in api Naomi khu atawp a lungsiet tah bangin a kilang a, api khu akhuo lam uah apeisanta hi. Ruth in ahileh api khu a “tudet zinga” ahoilouna laite, achi anamte leh a Pasian tanpha apawmdet sah hi. (Ruth 1:14-17). Tam thu khun nupa hinkhuo chini umdan agen lang hi. Akhatna pen khun kiten chillaia a kilungsiet a, asot deudeu chienga lungsietna dai a kikhente genna ahi hi. Anina pen khu Ruth gen bang “na shina na ah ka shi ding” chia nupa hinkhuo manna ahi. America gama nupa kawp 2000 te tanchin asuina uah, numei za lah 70% leh pasal za lah 60% valte khun, kitenna khu abul apat kia ding hileh, tua a zi/pasal toh a kiteng nuom lou thu uh agen uhi akichi hi. Thamlou in, a tamzawte khu zi/pasal zong nei ngap nonlou ahithu uh agen uhi. Eite zong kidong ding helei bangchin I dong diai? Na zi/pasal in ama matoh ka kiten kha vangpha ing ang chi na diai?

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chafin, “Insunga sil hingtung zousie, asia-le-aphate khu nupa kichimatna in apiensah ahi. Zi leh pasal ang kiten chiengun innsung ang umta hi… Nupa kichimatna ahoi a adet leh kitenna khu suongpi tunga inn kilam bang ahi a, damsung hinkhuo ah guapi leh huipi lang nanleh jong ading det zou ding a, asung atengte kul le pawimaw umna ding mun det ahi. Ahin nupa kichimatna hoilou ah khun kipahna leh hinna leh silbawltheina aumthei sih” achi hi. Tualeh “insung a nupa kichimatna khun khawvel ah khun bangchi bang mihing hing teng ding e chi agen ngal hi. Ajieh pen innsung khu khawvel mite umkhawmna pawl (institution) loupi pen, leh pawimaw pen ahi jieh in.

Tamte apatin nupa hinkhuo kichimatna hoi khun nupa hinkhuo, ta-le-naute, innsung, hattuom leh khawtang masawnna tuntu ahi dan i muthei hi.

4. KHRISTIAN NUPA KICHIMATNA HOI KHU KIPUMKHATNA AHI

“Pasal in,a nu-le-pa a peisandinga, azi atudet dinga, tuachiin tahsa pumkhat ahita ding uhi” chi khun Khristian nupa kichimatna hoi nei ding thu agen chieng mama hi. Tamthu suhlatna dingin Hattuom khenkhat in kitenna ceremony ah kipumkhatna mombati (Unity candle) atang leng uhi. Mombati thum atangua, a kiteng dingten ageita gel a la ua, tuachiin atoite gelgel uh toh alai apen atang uhi. Angkuon chiengin atoite gel a mit uhi. Tamkhun nite pumkhat ahita uh chi asulang hi.

Tua leh nupa kichimatna khu :-

a. Kipumkhatna Thuhtah Ahi: 'Anu apa apeisanding' chi hinanleh zong nu leh pa leh midang mawngmawng toh kizop nonlou ding china ahi dieh sih hi. Aumzie khu nupa ihinua ua mi dangte sanga I nupa hina uh thuhtaha kichimatna nei ding china ahi.

b. Kipumkhatna Kepbit Ding Ahi: Mimal bukim lou khu subukim dinga kiteng ihi uhi. Tuajiehin I zi/pasal khu igintat sang a ang hoizawh loutah lehzong itna toh siemhoi sawmding ahi. Ka gintat bang na bang mawngmawng sih chia kiphun sanleh mi kung a kigensiat louding ahi. Tuasanga achinglou pen khu kiliakhu a theitop a kipanpituo ding ahi.

c. Kipumkhatna Huopzou Ahi: ‘A zi atudet ding chi khun apasal zong atudet ding’ china thou ahi. Mi khat hinkhuo asil umzousie, adieh in i kiten ma sang un mi tuom leh pienna le menna tuom tuoh ihijieh un i kibang sih uhi. Ahin, i tuomna tuohte uh kitenna in ang gawm khawmta hi. Dr. Mascarnhas in “Michin i tuom chiet na in nupa kichimatna asuhsiet ding ahisih a, i danglamnate uh isuhtuo khawm siemlou jiehun isia zaw uh” achi hi. Nupa kipumkhatna sil tuomtuomte kizawp khawmna ahijiehin ahuop zou hi.

d.Kipatat Tuo Diing Ahi: Pasianin zong mihingte ama patoi dingin ang siem hi. Tuajiehin nupa zong ahithei tan a kipatat tua zel zel ding ahi. Tulai nupa tam tahte khu kipatattua sangin kisoisel leh kidehtuo ichingua, tuakhun nupa hinkhuo asusie hi. Mi khu ahoilounate gen sangin ahoinate gensah lei kipahzaw uhi.

I zi/pasalte khu ahoilou na laite uh dem leh soisel mailou in, phatna leh patatna toh siem hoi dingin pan ila zawding uhi. Nupi khat zong a pasal shi luong tungah apa uh hoina ngen tang agen a, aza zousie khun “aw, na pasal tua ashinua na phat sangin, adamlai in na phatna aw tengkhat beh zaleh kipah ma ding hiven” achi san uhi. Tambangin eite zong shi zou chienga kiphat leh patat mailouin idamsung un i kilungsiet uni kiphat ding uhi.

Nidanglai in, The Sword of the Lord (USA) Newspaper in Nupa kum 80 val kiteng sa khatte khu Hospital ah damlouna anei uai chiin akiensah uhi. Doctorte’n a damlouna uh amu zousih ua, tuachiin Doctor pan thu khat adong a, “Kum bangzat na kitengta uai?” chiin a dong hi. Amauhten kum sawmgiet (80) val ka kitengta uh achi uhi.

Ahileh bangchi dan a tambang a damthei na hi uai? chiin adong kia hi. Tambangin a dong ua, “Kou gelin ka kiten ni ua patin dan (rule/regulation) khat ka nei ua, tuakhu ahileh damsung a kihau mawngmawn louding leh kilungthah sanlou ding chi dan ka nei ua, tutanin zong ka zui uh” achi uhi. Ahin, lungthahna aneikhah chiengun alungdam penpen khu thuohzoutah a um a sipding, tuabanah a kul-le-pawimaw dungzuia pawt khiah ahiai, tuazou chiengin kipahtah alut kia a kihoulim ding chite ahi a, tamte khu kou nupa damtheina leh kipahna thuguh uh ahi chiin ahilta uhi. Tamte nupa bang eite zong kipah leh damsot i ut leh nupa chinte’n pan i lah ding uh ahi.
e. Kihou Limna (Communicating): Nupa khu silbangkimah kihoulim leh kithuzahtuo zing ding ahi. Tulai nupa tamtahte khu azi/pasalte uh hindan leh gamtatdan akitheipha sih ua, tuakhun nupa kala kitheisiemlouna apieng sah hi.

Tualeh i zi/pasal kunga zong itna thute gen zelzel a kipatattuo zing ding ahi. Billy Graham in, a zi toh akiten champha uh alopna a athugen khu “Ka zi toh kum sawmnga (50) vel ka kitengta ua, nungah tangval ka hilai ua, Pastor maia damsung adia ka kichiam ni ua ka lungsietna sangin, ka zi ka lungsiet zaw” achi hi. Aman agen bena ah ka zi ka lungsiet lou khah chiengin Pasian kungah panpina ka ngen zel zel a, ka zi in zong tuabangin abawl hi achi hi.

Tualeh izi/pasalte zong amin uh ahilou aleh tapa tahpen min beha kihatzelsam ding ahi. Tualeh achang chienga i zi/pasal kunga bangchi bangin umleng na ut ei? chite zong doha kisiemphat zel zel ding ahi.

f. Alai Ah Jesu Khrist: Nupa kichimatna hoileh nupa hinkhuo nuom nei dingin Jesu Khrist khu alai a aum zing ding ahi. Agei ningtong a ium sah khah chiengin, nupa hinkhuo ah buaina leh kituohlouna aumngal hi. Pasal khatin a zi laithot ahah a, lawm it, ka lungsiet pen anina nahi chiin apan hi. Inn angtun tahin a ziin, “Kei sanga it zawh nei na hileh kei pawt vang achi chiengin, a pasal in hilou e, Ka lungsiet pen khu khatna a Jesu ahi a, nang khu anina na hi” achita hi. Tuachiin ang kihoulim theita uhi. Tulai mi pawl khat in mahni zi/pasalte sanga midang zi/pasal pou va it zawh khah chiengin buaina i tuohlaw leng uhi.

John 2 na ah Kana khuo a kitengte tanchin imu bangin, moulopna ah Jesu achial jieh un alengga zu uh abei chiengin Jesun sillam dang bawlin amualphouna dingte uh asuhbeisah hi. Tamte nupa bangin eiten zong I nupa hinkhuo uah Jesu chiel zingin pangsahlei nupa kituoh leh lawching ihi ding uhi.

5. LEITUNG A NUPA LAWCHINGTE THUGEN LEH HINATE ISUI DING UHI

a. Richard leh Doris Halversonte nupa khu kum 40 nupa hinkhuo lawchingtah a na mangzouten alawchinna thuguh tambangin agen uhi. “Doris leh Keiman ka kitenni ua ka kichiamna uh suhsiet guallou, gensiem a zong suhdanglam theilou ahidan ka pawm tuoh uhi.. Khrist leh ama nasemtu ka hijiehun ka kikhen dinguh pen sil hithei mongmong louin ka ngai uh” achi uhi.

Tuajiehin, hamsatna hun ah zong lawching sah dia panlah hamham ding ahi, chiin theitop asuoh uhi.

b. Augsbergerte nupa kum 54 nupa hinkhuo a zah nua un “ka nupa hina uh lawchingsah teitei katup uh ahi” a chi hi.

c. Don le azi Martha ten zong maitam a kichiamna uh theizing a pomdet khu alawchinna uh thuguh uh hin agen uhi. Amauhten tahsa leh hagau a nupa khu kituohtah a peikhawm dingthu ahage ma ma uhi. Tualeh Sawltah Paul in nupa satan kipiehtuoh dingthu ahagen thu apawmdet hi.

d. Charles leh Martha Sheddte nupa in alawchin thuguh uh tamtengin agen uhi.

- Hun kipiehtuo dingin kichiamna ka nei zelzel uhi.
- Nitengin sil neuneu ah zong ka kipatattuo uhi.
- Ka lungkimlou chiengun kithuhiltuo a, sudam ngal ding ka tum uhi.
- Ka thuhun ua pawimaw pen khu Bible sim khawm leh thum khawm zing ding chi ahi. Tamte jiehin nupa hinkhuo kum 44 sung nuomtahin ka zang khawmthei uhi.

e. John leh Betty Descherte nupa hinkhuo. Kitenna khu kizopna hing zing suhkhang zing angai ahi. Tamna pawimaw pen khu kipiehtuona (commitment) ahi achi uhi. Tualeh mahni masialna khu tawpsana kihongtah a umzing ding ahi achi uhi.

f. David leh Vera Mace te nupa. Amauh nupa khun “kum 50 nupa hinkhuo ka zah nua uah ka kingai deu deu ua, nuamzong kasa deudeu ua, tun zong zil beding ka nei un ka khangzing nalai uhi. Kou a dinga sil hithei khu midang adingin zong ahithei ka gingta uhi” achi uhi.Tamte apat in eaten jong zilding inei ngei ding uhi.

6. SUN LEH PAI ZAH THU AH

Nupa in sum leh pai atuoma neilou ding ahi, tualeh sum leh pai zahna ah zong tahsa kithununna apawimaw hi. Tulai innkuan tampite kehzahna leh buaina khu sum zah apilvan lou na jieh ahi. Pasal khenkhatten asum law khiehte uh a utut ua zahthei hin angai uhi. Tulaleh khen khatten a law pha zate uh leh a pension nangawn uh a zite uh theisahlou uhi. Tuate jiehin nupa kituohlouna leh kikhenna pienglaw thei hi.

India nampa Pu Mahatman Gandhi in “Sum liau lou ding a hindan kisin ding” (Simple Life-style) apibawl ma ma hi. Grik mipil Socrates bazaar apei chiengin a kitahsap leiding a mungaisih a kichi hi. Tuajiehin, ideiteng moh lei louin, i kul-le-pawimawte beh lei kisin ding ahi. Tualeh sum khu alamkhieh sangin, a etkawl ahahsa zaw hi.

Tualeh, “Light of Life” March 1988 a Sara leh Chandra Kumarte nupa in “Asum muna (ngana)uh leh zahna uh” chi agelna uah tambang hi.

-Rs. 500/- na law ahia, 490/- na zahleh akimangthei na hia, Rs. 510/- na zah leh abuai khin nahi.
- nang pen sum sila suoh sinla sum pen sila in nei zaw in.
- Innkuon sunga sum zah ding dan gelna (budget) neilou khu gari brake neilou toh kibang ahi.
- Inkuon sunga inntehpa pen sumkemtu ahiding ahi.
- Sumpen ei neisa hilouin, Pasian nei sa ahi ( Nasepte 10:14).

John Wesely in “Sum leh pai na suithei zatzat sui sawm inla, na khawlthei zatzat khawl inla, Pasian adingin na piehthei zatzat na pia in” achi hi.

Tualeh M. Manoharan in “ Na inkuon sung sumthu” chi “Light of Life” June 1986 ah tambangin agel hi.

- Leiba basin (Rom 13:8)
- Sawm–a–khat pia in (2 Kor. 9:6-8)
- Kiphatsahna toh sum zangin van lei sin.
- Sum hau ding thupipen in nei sin.
- Nitengin na sum muna leh zahna hisap zingin.
- Bank ah sum koi kisin in.
chite leh zah dan kituptah anei ding ahi.

Tulai sum–le-pai awlsam tah a bat theina hinkhuo ah I tengua, tuajiehin innkuon tampiten aditzoulou dinguh tan leiba thangba toh khosa innkuon tampi ki-um hi. Tamte jiehin lawm leh pai, u leh nau kal ah buaina leh kimelmatna apien law hi. Tualeh Khristian nupa khu isum muna leh zahnate uh kitheisah zing ding ahi. Tualeh sum zahna ah kithununna hinkhuo nei zing apawimaw hi. Tamte jiehin innsung leh nupa hinkhuo sietna lah apat isuota thei ding hi.

7. NUPA KIPAWLNA HINKHUO

Laisiangthou in a pasal in abawl dinga kilawm bang azi tungah bawlta hen achi hi. Tuama bangin zi in zong abawl ding a kilawm bawlta hen achi hi. Azieh khu ziin atahsa pumpi tung uah thu neilou apasal a ahi zaw hi achi hi.

Nuleh pa kipawlna thu khu tulai Khristian pichinglouten zumna leh sil gen ngamlou dingiin angai uhi. Ahin, i Bible leh mi thupiten aha gen uhi. Billy Grahamin nu-le-pa umkhawmna pen Khristian nupaten a nuomthei bang pen a a zah ding ahi dan leh tuabang a kizahna in ki-itna leh kilungsietna akhansah dan aha gen hi. Tualeh Pu K. Saibela in “Nupa kipawlna khu kilungsiet tuohna jieha tahsa bawlthei sang pen chi lei ichi khiel sih ding a chi hi. Tuabang hilouin, tahsa utna leh huana ding bep a ingaileh pen i ngaikhiel ding uhi. Tuajiehin, tam khu lawchingtah a zah ahitheina dingin, ta leh nau tampi nei nua leh tehnua a zong pilvang taha bawl zing ding ahi” achi hi. Aman agen bena ah nulehpa kipawlna neina ding a kisah kholna neiding dan agente:

a. Hun awng thawl neiding
b. Mun dai leh sip ahiding
c. Koima suhbuai theilouna mun
d. Zu leh khamthei bawllou ding
e. Kisil siang ding
f. Luppi ding puon zong tuomnei ding
g. Sil dang mong mong ngaituo lou ding chite ahi.

Tualeh B. Balla & Dr. P. Tinunata in Khristian nupate nupa kipawlna toh kisai a theiding agente uh tamte ahi:

a. Nupa kipawlna hoitaha zahsiam na in ki-itna khangsah hi
b. Tam khu kilungsietna jieha ipumpi a i kipieh thei sangpen uh ahi
c. Pasal utna suohbaiin, numeite asuoh ha ahi chiengin pasalin azi atheisiem uh kisam a, tuabangin numeite zong athei siem thou uh ngai hi
d. Pasal theipi lou a numei in utna nei leh zumloua pasal hilngam ding ahi
e. Tahsa thanopna umloupia nupa kipawlna neipen tahsa chi damna dingin hoi sih hi
f. Lungkim tah leh lungkim dong umkhawmna jiehin naungeh leh nu chidam law thei hi
g. Kipawl jou chiengin pasal in a zi nusiat pai louding ahi
h. Kipawlzou chiengin tui leh puon sieng a kisuhsieng zel zel ding ahi
i. Khristian nupate khun nupa umkhawmna pen i tahsa, lungsim leh hagau tanpha phattuampih thei dinga Pasian kunga ap zing ding ahi.

I gensa bangin eilah ah nuleh pa kipawlna thu khu Pulpit leh Pastorate gen ding in ikoisih uhi. Ahin, Biblein “Pasal leh numei in atan din hun toh atantuoh ding thu uh agen hi. Sawltah Paulin, nupa kisawm pemsan dingthu tanpah ‘ani ua alemsahpih uh angai thu’ agen hi. Tulai tam nulehpa a lungkimlou na jiehin lunglenna leh midang tung z zawlsaina tanpah apiengthei hi. Tuakhun natna HIV/AIDS leh adang tampi veilawtheina ahijiehin pilvan angai tahzet hi.

8. NU LEH PA THEI DING THUPAWIMAW KHENKHATTE

A. Pasal Thei Ding Thu Sawm Piehte

i. Na zi khu hoitahin nunnemna toh enkawl zingin
ii. A sep abawl dingte theichien sahin
iii. Pongphoh leh gensiette topsanin
iv. Silneu nou noute pawimawna theisah zingin
v. Nitenga akul leh pawimawte theipi zingin
vi. A hinkhuo a akipah nading ngaituo sah zingin
vii. A lungsim puohdan leh miziete thei zingin
viii. Na kitenna uh bawl hoi ding in panla zingin
ix. Akul leh pawimawte bawlsah zingin

B. Numei Thei Ding Thusawm Piehte

i. Lungsietna umzie dihtah khu zilin
ii. Kitenna gensiet bei nanei sawm khu topsan inla, kitenna bawl dingin theitop suo in panlain
iii. Na pasal mizie leh pawimawte thei inla bawlsah in
iv. Na nu na pa tunga na kingahnate topsanin
v. Thunun leh na thunuaiah koisom sinla patatna leh lungsietna pia in
vi. Sil atuom apai a naneite topsan inla engsietna zong nei sin
vii. Gensietna leh huat bawlna sangin ngainatna toh na pasal kipahpi in
viii. Gensiatna leh thagum toh na pasal hinkhuo na siemphat sawmna khu topsanin
ix. Nanungah lai hinkhuo topsanin
x. Phun hatna leh gitlouna na neite topsan inla dawtheina na nei nadin thum zingin.

10. NU LE PA THEI DINGA PAWL KHATTE

i. Lungthah hun kituohsah lou ding ahi. Ngiam khieh kituh ding.
ii. Lungthahsa kihilou ding lup zong lup louding. Na lungthahna khu nisain tumpi sih hen chi khu nupa kala ataha zah ding.
iii. Hunpeisa leh nungah tangval lai aum dan hoiloute zong gengen nonlou ding ahi
iv. Nualam tuoh tawh kikhual sah ding
v. Khut leh keng zanga kivuoh lou ding
vi. Kitenni ang tunchienga nehkhawmnate bawl a sil neu nou nou ki present tuoa, hing gawmtu pastorte zong ahithei leh hat a thumna leh sil present zelzel ding
vii. Khualzinte kithumsaha ahun lut ding tan zong kihiltuo ding
viii. Tate it tuom mudah tuom neilou ding
ix. Numei in shi (period) neilai a kipawl lou ding
x. Naunei jou in atompena hakhat hani tan kipawlpi louding
xi. Naupai laia pasalin a zi gila ata adia athum sah zel zel ding
xii. Ki itna a dih semsem na ding a kithum sah zing ding ahi. Tam a tunga I gente a tahtah a hinpithei chiet ding in Mangpan hing gualzawlchiet ta hen.

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CHAPTER FIVE – BD Thesis | V. AN EVALUATION OF RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND CONCLUSION

Marriage is an institution ordained by God. It is, however, not purely Christian institution, but also made by people and of this world. It is not simply device for procreation, but a means to mutual fellowship and companionship. It is therefore the most abiding human relationship between man and woman where they are responsible fro each other’s welfare for every aspect of their lives.

Family is the basic unit and foundation of the society. It is dependent on the society. In the family, parents have responsibility to God, to each other, to children and their society.

Therefore, marriage and family in Christian understanding, from the perspective of responsible parenthood cannot be conceived apart from responsibility which we need to understand.

Parenthood is always understood in terms of responsibility. In marriage and family, the parents accept responsibility for each other as they are created complimentary and mutual beings. Through the concept of “one flesh” they have both physical and spiritual obligation to each other. St. Paul, therefore, exhorts the couples for the good of each other (I Cor 7:14; Eph 2:4). Hence, one cannot live according to one’s way. Any plan and decision affecting the family must be the combined work of both husband and wife without any selfish interest. They must responsible for each other because “both parents share equal responsibility for the family….” Therefore, it would be wrong for one to impose his/her view on the other and also for one partner to leave the decision to the other, God-given conscience for choice must be used responsibly.

The sense of parents’ responsibility to God evolves their responsibility to children. This is one of the most important duties of a couple in marriage and family. It must be noted that the very concept of responsible parenthood implies its rich joys and responsibility as parents share in the creative work of God. Thomas, therefore, affirms, “as love flowers into marriage and marriage into family, new incentives arise and wider obligations are assumed.” Marriage and family are therefore, both a privilege and responsibility.

Parents should realize their wide obligations and take account of their best ability to love, care and bring them up in the best possible way. They must try to prepare them to become responsible citizen in the society in their later life. Children have the full right to “parental care in infancy and youth and to proper equipment form society to serve God fully in it themselves.”

Besides, their physical needs, parents are also responsible for the spiritual upbringing of the children. They need religious training, instruction, teaching and discipline.

To conclude, in the light of our previous discussions, we have come to conclusion that responsible parenthood has to be closely associated with marriage and family which divinely ordained by God from the very beginning of creation. We also have seen the responsibility of parents toward their children.

In all our studies and examination of the concept, it has been clearly found that Christian marriage and family can not be understood apart from responsibility. In a family, parents are responsibility for their children for their total needs from infancy, till they become mature responsible person.

But today among the Zou parents one of the most serious problems which endanger is that parents thin that once a child admitted in the school, they have no responsibility for children except for supplying their physical needs. Parents often say we feed and clothe them and you teach them. This is a great mistake/misunderstanding on the part of parents. Children need the instruction and exemplary life of parents at home is a foundation for personality development.

Children may form the habits of prayer from the fact that parents engage in prayer at all times, in times of sickness, health, rejoicing and grief. The values and standard that child learn to make their own originate in the home. For example, honesty, hospitality, act of politeness, obedience, dignity of labor begins at home. Parents should assign certain pieces of work to every child. Children who have learned to work in the home will never suffer. It is in the home that the child first learns involvement in relationship. To be able to live a useful life in the society, the child has to learn how to maintain relationship with outside of home.

The Christians in today’s world have failed to show good Christian examples and have their zeal to serve the Lord. Many parents have neglected Christian education in their home, church, schools, and communities and so on. This is the reason why the rate of social evil is high in today’s society. In such a situation, every parents should plan their work properly, so that the child is gradually led into fuller knowledge of Christ. In this regard, the teaching and biblical truth is very important in order to help children grow in faith and in the relationship with God and fellow friends.

The other aspect in marriage and family is the responsibility of parents to society. The family is a basic unit of society upon the family. The harmony of the society depends upon responsible parents who produce useful children for their society. Parents are answerable to him in all that they do and plan for the family. Thus, we can affirm the fact that the concept of responsible parenthood means responsibility of parents to children by considering the rights of the child to love, care both physically and spiritually, psychologically and mentally to educate and to a full human existence.

If parents neglect their children by not teaching these values then the whole community and society suffers because of family is a barometer indicating not only what is going on in the world now, but what will be tomorrow and future generation. Therefore, when the home breaks, the community, society and the nation is on the skids. The contemporary social problems are due to the failure of the home. It is sad thing that many parents do not have a candid picture of home or family. They fail to create the right environment of a parent-child relationship. In many homes there is total lack of proper reasoning and guidance and instead resort to scolding and beating for a slight mischievous behavior. Moreover, with the development of culture and modern technique or modernization in every sphere of life, work, entertainment and recreation are provided outside homes and draw the attraction of many outside the realm of homes. Hence the home easily becomes a ‘feeding station by day and a dormitory by night.’ It is also a mistake to think and depend mainly upon school, church or Sunday School as the only place for the children to learn Christian virtues and concepts. But these are only secondary training centers. The home stands in the first place with parents as teachers.

Thus, the home is the first institution because every human being comes out from a home. The home is where God is the head and where the parents teach and guide the members according to God’s will and have faith in God and trust each others in the home which God wants. But in a home where the parents depend upon their riches and knowledge, their children will become depressed, frustrated, such home atmosphere becomes heavy, uncared, and neglected. This situation will result a situation where the Christian children become preys of drugs and immoral activities. Thus, the Christian home should be a home standing firm on the rock and not on the sand.

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End Notes

Ellen G. White., Happiness Homemade (Nashville: Southern Publishing Association, 1971), p. 27
A.M.J. Kloosterman., Family Planning and Christian Marriage (London: Wm Collin & Sons Co. Ltd., 1970)
John, A. Saliqu M., Family in the Purpose of God., op. cit. , p. 13
Fagly, Richard M., The Population Explosion and Christian Responsibility (New Your: Oxford University Press, 1960), p.231.

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CHAPTER FOUR - BD Thesis | IV. NEEDS FOR TEACHING CHRISTIAN TRUTH AT HOME

4.1. Teach the Value of Worship

Here we would focus on the family worship; but we would first define the meaning of worship in order to enhance its importance.

The Old Testament word used to speak of the worship of God, shachal (Hebrew) means literally “to bow down”; proskunau (Greek) the principal New Testament word for the worship of God, means literally “to bow down,” or “to kiss the hand toward” are behavioral or actions. They are not merely an awareness or feeling. Worship is an expression or behavior that arises from input, awareness, feeling, and decision. But worship does not exist until there is expression or behavior. Thus, we should define worship in terms of expression, “worship in my voluntary, conscious expression to God of His worth, greatness, and goodness to me”

Now we shall see some of the examples of family worship in the Bible. Since the Bible was written in the Patriarchal society the role of father or husband was mentioned many times. For example, God chose Noah to be the source of protection for his children during the flood. To Abraham, He said that through his children and the descendant, he would be the head of a special nation (Gen. 12:2). To Jacob God gave the responsibility of providing for the spiritual guidance to twelve sons. Joshua was given special ability not to lead His people to the promised land of Canaan but to give them spiritual direction through his choosing together with his whole family, “to serve the Lord” (Jos 24:15).

From the above observation of the Old Testament people we can clearly see that God gave the responsibility to father/husband and they are also actively involved in family worship. Since they started worship in their families, they were god leaders and effective father in their time. Today, they modern world is engaged and visual media. Even the children are easily fallen into the trap in modern tempting world. So the parents’ duty is to protect their children from all kinds of attraction: spiritual, mental or physical through family worship prayer. So the role of parents, especially father is really important.

According to Victor Tobing: God wants to use man to be special channel for all the matters of His family. But His fulfillment of task can be carried only when men had right relationship with God. And through God’s word man can know how he needs to behave in the presence of wife and children and guide them properly.

But today many parents, especially church leaders, are not successful and withdrawn from taking responsibility to their respective family. One pastor said to me that we the pastors had no time to teach our children, because we are to busy in our pastoral ministry. If we are not successful in our children, that is not our fault. That pastor’s word touches my heart and it is difficult to accept for me. Because, for me, the success of the pastor’s ministry will be first seen in the family, Church, society and so on.

Generally, family worship includes Bible reading and prayer of 10, 20 and 30 minutes. This traditional pattern has no deeper meaning. Let us see some of the necessary elements of conducting family worship

1. The whole family should join together.

Today, some of the family had regular worship at hoe. But parents do not care whether their children are joining or not. They are not strict and do not instruct the importance of family worship. But surely the whole family should be together in worship, and should take part. Each should contribute his/her part of the blessing that comes from united prayer and praise and hearing of the world of God.

John E. Rice, rightly says that: If there is a reason for the family eating together or be together at Christmas or thanksgiving, there is reason for the family to worship together or together regularly for family worship.

The family is unique before God. The family should fix the appropriate time for every one of them to join in the worship service. Some people had early morning; but some had in late night before sleep. But it should be the convenience of the family.

2. All Members Should Take Part

It is good that one person should read the Bible and leading in prayer. But today especially the Zou fathers lead or spent with parental authority. This is inherited form the traditional family set up. Modern psychologist lay stress on the need for a democratic set up in family for the development of the individual as person. Due to too much parental authority, children are provoke and boring even in worship time. If possible it is good to conduct/have family worship as simple as possible. Too much preparation will give bad impact to the child; because they can think the presence of God is only during family worship. They should know god’s presence is everywhere, time and so on.

It is good to change the order of service. We can change the way of reading Bible and prayer. There must be a time for sharing of their experience in a past day. Even the little baby should be taught to memorize some short verses, or should be taught a simple prayer. And as soon as s/he can read the Bible, the child should read the Scripture. S/he should learn to bow his/her head and keeping his/her hand while praying. Family worship should be used for sharing and asking questions. The child might not clearly understand what s/he learns in Sunday School or his/her subjects like science which contradict the teaching of the Bible especially creation story and so on. Parents should clearly explain and teach the uniqueness of the Bible. Anyhow, it is good to encourage critical thought and judgment and they should be made to think for themselves. But religion should not be taught in an authoritarian way.

It is good to bring our tithe and missionary offering or faith promise in Sunday family worship service. Parents should explain the practice of giving tithe and others offerings to their children and offers prayers before giving to the church. It is good to give missionary faith promise and Bible Society donation in the name of our children.

These will give positive impact to the life of the child.

3. The purpose and uniqueness of regular worship service in the family are as follows:

Family worship is not simply a kind of gathering, but it is really unique and meaningful. As we have already stated that the home is the first and most important place of worshipping God. So the family must have regular worship service for the following reasons.

i. Christian education has its basic in the Bible, which is the work of God. God is worthy to be praised and worshipped by human being. Thus, by having regular worship in the family, the children are reminded of the true meaning of life and fear of God in their whole of life.

ii. Family worship service will give many blessing to the family. Because reading and praying to God will give more closeness to God. In this way many children encounter Jesus Christ through their family worship service.

iii. By having regular worship times and participation will encourage the child to give experience and leadership quality in future. They could lead the singing, prayer service in the church or Sunday School, because they are already trained in their family.

4.2. Teach the Value of Prayer

The role of parents especially father was really unique in the Bible. The father represents priest in his family. As a priest he is called to intercede before God and claiming God’s protection and blessing upon them. In the Bible, this priestly role is typified in the Passover ordinance. In each family it was a tradition for the father to kill the sacrificial lamb and to sprinkle its blood over.

Parents should also teach like – Mealtime prayer, Bed-time prayer, Morning Prayer and so on. When the child is sick parents should lay his/her hand and pray before giving medicine. So that children will thing that God has cured through medicine. Parents should also pray every day for their children. So that children will be meaningful in their life.

4.3. Teaching

The home is the best place in the world to teach the Bible. The home- taught Bible is the greatest source of moral character. Home where the Bible is diligently taught to the children and where the Lord Jesus Christ becomes their own Savior and Lord will no child delinquency, because the Bible has the answer to life’s questions. We must teach the children from the Bible in order to introduce them to Christ and strengthened their relationship with Him. Sound habits, a social conscience, and moral responsibility follow the light of the word of God into the minds of children. Dr. William Lyon Phelops said, “knowledge of the Bible was worth more than a college education in value both for happiness and usefulness.” The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Prov. (9:10), and the Bible is the foundation of ethics, philosophy, history, humanity and religion and etc.

That’s why God put the responsibility to parents. In Deut. 6:6, it says, “And these words, which I command thee this day… thou shalt teach them diligently unto the children, and shalt talk of them when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” This is a clear picture of parents teaching the word of God to their children in the home.

Proper and timely training is the most important path of success in any one’s life with regards to any filed or area. Eph 6:4 points out Fathers are to train their children in Lord’s way. It is not optional but command. This is a consistent neglect among parents forgetting the responsibility of training the child to bring them up strong mentally, physically and spiritually. Parents must realize that the ultimate responsibility of bringing the child reacts not with the child or school but with the parents. The importance of training the children is brought out by the wisest Solomon in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

It is a fundamental and foremost responsibility of parents to teach their children to be obedience to the Law of God. As long as they live, they are accountable to God to keep His way. Some parents complained that they do not have the gift of teaching and time. Since it is not a systematic role at class rooms, it needs not much ability. It is also not mandatory; parents can only decide whether or not they will obey the word. Many parents also say, “I have no time to be with my children and teach them.” They should not have taken upon them the time which is justly theirs; they rob them of the education which they should have at their hands. To those parents who make the above excuses Ellen S. White, make an appealed as below:

Then for Christ’s sake spend less time on your dress. Neglect if you are to adorn your apparel. Neglect to receive and make calls. Neglect to cook an endless variety of dishes. But, never, never neglect your children. What is the chaff to the wheat? Let nothing interpose between you and the best interests of your children … Parents also should remember that if the children do not find in their parents and in their home that which will satisfy their desire for sympathy and companionship, they will look to other sources, where both mind and character may be endangered.

Every home today desperately needs parents who understand importance of teaching the children. Because, the main responsibility of spiritual training is laid upon parents. The most powerful way to teach the young children is by parental example. If children feel that their parents are good to them, comfortable with them, and loving them by caring; naturally they want to follow the footsteps of their parents. Thus, to talk about the spiritual thing apart from setting forth a living example before them seems lie ‘hypocritic’ before the child.

Parents have much opportunities to teach children God’s word in the course of daily activities. Today due to scientific discovery, media education and other reasons, many children express their doubt concerning the creation of universe, human being and so on. So parents and Sunday School teachers should teach properly from their childhood. Children also should sees all these facts and believe through the life and practices of their parents.

John Ronaldaph clearly stated that:

If my mother did not teach the Lord’s Prayer in my childhood, I might be the one who does not believe in the existence of God.

The same statement was true and correct in the life of Moses and Timothy. They were the people who got proper training/teaching at home from their early childhood. So parents’ great responsibility is to bring up the children by placing in their minds, admonition, the counsel, the instruction and correction.

Above all parents must make sure that to train up the child not simple in the way that every other child should go but in the way in which God wants him\her to grow up. The Bible rightly plays a simple role in Christian education because it is God’s instrument for promoting spiritual growth and fellowship with him. It is also through the scripture that children are taught, reproved, corrected, made wise into salvation and made mature (2 Tim. 3;16-17)

But today it seems that the Zou parents did not gain much spiritual values in family worship or Bible reading. It was boring and meaningless for some children. Usually father\ mother read long Bible passage and give long sermon or using this time for scolding and pint point out the fault of their children. Due to all these problems those who have regular family worship service children are not much better than those who had once a week. Here we shall briefly see how the home Bible teaching should be done suggested by John R. Rice:

1). In the family worship period at least one chapter of the Bible be read. It should be consecutive, chapter by chapter, through one book of the Bible, then through another, and then all, or nearly all, of the Bible to be read so through the years.

2). To make this worship period more effective in teaching the Bible to all, the parents should prepare a head of time by looking over the scripture to be used, giving thought of doubtful questions and looking up the necessary answer if he\ she does not knot know.

3). Call special attention to especially helpful verses, explaining some of them. Do not go into bore some detail, but arouse interest and satisfy it wills honest explanations as far as possible.

4). Suggest some verse to memorize.

5). Stop and apply the scripture occasionally to daily life, to gently rebuke a failure, to warn of temptation.

6). Stop and pray over failures and faults, which are bought to mind by the scriptures read the daily reading with such prayerful attention will prove very helpful in learning the word of God, and in applying the spirit of its teaching to the heart and daily life. But too long passages of reading the Bible can be boring for child. It is also good to read some of the devotional books like –Stream in the Desert by Mrs. Cowman, or Morning and Evening By – C. H. Spurgeon or Daily Bread and so on.

5.4. Instructing

The Greek word translated admonition means instruction. Paul used a beautiful illustration of parental instruction when he was talking to the Thessalonians’ Christians (1Thess. 2:11-12). Paul says, “For you know that we deal with each one of you as a father deal with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” Paul demonstrated what fathers should do with each one of his children.

Parents are to encourage their children constantly. The children’s motivation to live a righteous and holy life comes from being example and instructing them. Parents should never hesitate to warn their children of sin and its devastating dangers and effects. They are to be instructed to live for God which is the only source of healthy happiness in this evil world. The teaching of the children begins with instruction. It may be instruction in the table manners, moral values and with regard to the spiritual welfare.

Parents are to instruct their children in building good work habits. Parents should assign certain easy duty to the child at home. A four year-old child can systematically empty all the waste baskets in the house. Six and seven year old can set the table and help with the dishes. As each new job is assigned, the necessary instruction should accompany it. But today the Zou parents neglect to give certain duties to their children. They are only meant for studies. That spoils the life of the child; and we found so many lazy youngsters in the Zou society. The whole day they were roaming, playing and full of leisure. Because of too much free time in the life of the youngster, they indulge in bad practices such as drug addiction, drinking, crime and so on.

As I have said that all the children are bound to study, there is no alternative. But some children/youngsters are not talented in study. They could hardly study up to class VII or IX. Since they don’t have any other alternative livelihood, they are engaged in robbing, drinking and even joining insurgency groups. Some young girls do not know how to cook, wash clothes and other domestic work. All these are the mistake made by parents to their children. Jewish Proverb says if a father does not teach his/her child how to work; he indirectly asks him/her to be a thief. Because of all these teaching they were the people who are high in economic status. Thelma Hatfield state concerning this is really challenging for every parents. He said:

Parents you must teach and train your children so they will like to work or at least when faced with a piece of hardwork be able to get in and do it without suffering oppression. You can rear them in Christian doctrine and culture and by God’s grace they will be born again; but if you do not train them to work they will never amount to anything for God or themselves or for you. A lazy Christian never did anything for God.

From the early years itself children should be taught to manage and certain responsibility themselves. Because one day they will come to a stage where they have to manage and take responsibility themselves.

4.5. Teach the Value of Culture

As like other tribals the Zou people have rich culture and tradition. They have unity, respect of elder, sharing, love and so on. They regard their culture and customs highly and observed strictly. But today with the advent of modernity and Christianity the life style of the Zou people have changed. Their old culture and customs become meaningless and funny for the youngster.

In the olden days, young people were taught songs, legends, myths, stories, dances and the art of work and so on. Every parents especially Christian regarded these are contradiction to Christian teaching, they even not allow their children to participate in cultural dances, and other social gathering. Because they regard that the Zou culture and customs are instruments of Satan. Today many children and youth did not know their origin, culture and even forgotten their own language. English songs and others tribal languages have replaced the Zou language and culture. It is really true the Zou popular cultural dance called ‘Sagual Phei Khai” was taken by one tribe and used as their own traditional dance. Even the ‘Zou puon’ (cultural cloth/shawl) was claimed by other as their own cloth. Some of the youngsters laugh at those who speak in Zou dialect, and who sing and think them as old fashioned and old timers unit for modern society. This was really true in the town area.

The other area which badly affect of the tradition and practices was that ‘Tawm ngaina’. It simply means that self giving or sacrifice for other without hoping any reward. In the olden days the Zou people practiced caring, sharing with the poor and widow. But today it slowly vanished. Instead those who are strong and clever eat up the share of the poor people. Due to all these problems some old fellows challenge the youngster especially Christians are without love and concern for others. It seems that the olden days of the Zou society was better than this age.

Moreover, in the olden days, the Zou live under strict rules and custom. The oldest son looked after the after, and could not do anything with consulting with their parents or relatives. But today this culture and custom has been dominated by individual freedom. Today so many old parents are without proper care of the eldest son and regarded as ignorant. Some live according to their own will leaving aside their customs. They do not regard their cultures and traditions. They also claim that they are modern people and the latter are old fashioned.

Thus, M. Horam in his lamenting tone writes: One can also find the beginning of the defiance of parental authority and rejection of their advice as old fashioned, but mostly among the modern homes impatiently dismissing their parents with the withering comments ‘you don’t know anything,’ ‘you are to old fashioned.’ These young people tend to blame all family discord on the generation gap; the results are unhappiness in the families.

Hence modernization has brought a big gap between old and new cultures. So the parents should think properly and teach the good values of their own cultures to their children. Until and unless the family preserves the Zou cultures and customs the Zou society will face lots of problems in future too. Because, most of the Zou social problems are due to the decline of their cultural values. So every parents should realize their faults and try to use the good and relevant cultures and customs of the Zou people; so that they can fill up the big mistakes and gap that has been changed by modernization.

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End Notes

Ronald W. Leigh, Quoted by Jonatsungba Amer., Biblical Principles of Christian Education Applied to Christian School in Nagaland (Jorhat: Assam Printing Works Pvt. Ltd. 1993), p.101 (Hereafter referred to as Jonatsungba Amer, Christian Education..)
Tim, Lahaye., The Spirit Controlled Family Living (New Jersey: Power Books, 1978), p. 55
Lovise Paw and Lydia., Family and Church Programs, p. 9
John R. Rice., Home (Madras: ELS, 1994), pp. 247-48
Mary Thomas., Family Life a Christian Perspective, op. cit., p. 59
Tim Lahaye., op. cit., p. 147
Dr. William Lyon Phelps., Quoted by John R. Rice., op. cit., p. 276
Samuel., Family, p.6
Ellen S. White., Happiness in Marriage (Poona: Oriental Watchman Publishing House, n.y.), p. 77
Daniel H. Smith., Quoted by Samuel, Family, op. cit., p. 97
Lalramzaua, Ralte., Kristian Chhungkua (Aizawl: Synod Publication Board, 1989), p.10
Wayne, Mack., The Marriage Relationship, p. 127
John R. Rice., op. cit., p. 82
Samuel., Family op. cit., p. 99
Gene A. Getz., op. cit. p. 92
Larry, Christenson., op. cit., p. 66
Thelma, Field. Quoted by Larry Christenson., Ibid., p. 67
M. Horam, quoted by Moarenla, op. cit., p.53.

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