By – Thongginlian Gwite –
Tamtakte’n i zaksa, theihsa leh Khristian tamzawte’n i zuihneelsa thilhoih tampi a om. Tuni a thupi “Khristian leh Thilhoih” (Christian & Good Works) i-etna diing ah kuate Khistian hi a, thilhoih bang hihiam chihtan lel a suilou in thilhoih hih poimohdan, thilhoih hih diing ziakte sui diing a kisa I hi. Thupi khennen diudeu in Laisiangthou pansan in I hilhchian sawm diing uh. Huai diing in hiai dotnate kidong in Laisiangthou pansan in i dawng diing uh: Kua Khristian ahia? Thilhoih bang hihiam? Jesu apan sinlai thilhoih nihte! Bang ziak a Khristiante’n thilhoih hih diing ahia? Hiai laigelh tungtawn a Khristian michih in thilhoih hih poimoh ahihdan I phawk thak chiat uh deihthusam ahi.
2. KUA KHRISTIAN AHIA?
Khristian (Christian) chih thumal Jesu KHRIS min a kipan ahi. KHRIS leh TIAN (Chris+tian) kigawm a hong piang ahi. Khristian chih thumal in a kawknop ahihleh Khris nungzuite. Khris sinsakna zuite. Khris sinsakna pesawnte genna ahi. Martin Luther nungzuite’n amah sinsakte a zui ua, midangte kiang ah hilhsawn uh. Huchiin, amau Martin Luther nungzuite ahi ua, Lutherans chi a chiamteh in om uh. Khovel a milun khenkhat leng a nungzuite un huchibang in a sinsaknate uh zui in, pesawn uhi. Milun khenkhat: John Calvin- a nungzuite Calnivists ahi uh. Karl Marx-a nungzuite, Marxists ahi uh. Vladimir Lenin- nungzuite, Leninist ahi uh. Gandhi nungzuite, Gandhians ahi uh. Tuamah bang in Khris nungzuite Khristian ahi uhi. Mawlchik a Khristian hilhchetna hiai ahi.
Khristian (Christian) chih thumal Laisiangthou sung ah mun nih lel ah tuang hi, Agrippa in Paul kiang ah “nang Khristian hidin non thuzoh dektak” a chi (Nasepte 26:28). Gelh dang ah Peter in, “Kua hiam Khristian hih ziak a a thuak leh, zumkei hen, himahleh hiai thu ah Pathian pahtawi hen” a chi hi (1 Peter 4:16). Khristiante (Christians) chih thumal Laisiangthou sung ah munkhat lel ah tuang hi, “Huan, kumkhat hilhial saptuamte kikhopna ah a pang zel ua, mi tampi leng thu a hilh uhi. ANTIOK khua ah ahi, nungzuite, Khristiante a chih masak pen uh” (Nasepte 11:26). Hiai Khristiante gingta a baptisma tangsate ahi uh (Mark 16:16).
3. THILHOIH BANG AHIA?
Paul in Tita kiang a laithon ah hichbang in ana gelhta hi, “Hiai thugen a dik ahi, hiai thilte na phut chiltel kon deih ahi, huchia Pathian gingta saten THILHOIH hih diing a a pilvang theihna diing un; hiaite tuh mihingte a diing in a HOIH leh PHATUAM uhi” (This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men”)a chi (Tita 3:8) hi. Paul laithon dungzui in ‘mihingte a diing a hoih leh phatuam peuhmah’ THILHOIH ahi. Thilhoih a kilang hinapi hinna leh damna tun ahihkei a sihna tun ahihleh thilhoih hithei ngeilou. Kua hiam gilkial mi a diing a nek diing ankhing piak thilhoih ahi, mihing a diing a phatuam thil ahihman in. Chiang zawsem a i theihtel theihna diing un Jesu Khris hinkhua apan a sinlai thilhoih nihte i en diing uh.
3(a) TANGTAWN HINNA THILHOIH
Mihingte a diing a hoih leh phatuam Tanchinhoih ahi. Hiai Tanchinhoih Jesu Khris tanchin ahi (1 Kor 15:4). Bang ziak a tanchinhoih hithei hiam chia iki dot leh mihingte a diing a phatuam ahih ziak ahi. Mihingte a diing a tanchinhoih phattuamna tuh tangtawn hinna a honpilut thei ahihziak ahi, “Banghang hiam I chihleh Pathian in khovel a it mah mah a, huchiin a Tapa tang neihsun a pia hi, huchia kuapeuh Amah gingta tuh a manthatlouh a, tangtawn a hinna a neih zawkna diing in” (John 3:16). Kumteng a gan sisan zang a kithoihnate sang a manphazaw, Jesu Khris sa leh sisan a kithoihna ahi; setdet diing a kikhoihna ahi. Gan sisan a kithoihna hilou in, Pathian tapa mahmah sa leh sisan a kithoihna ahi. Amah gingta peuhmah a manthatlouh ua, tangtawn a hinna akhial mihingte’n a neih zawkna diing un. Hiai Jesu kipumpiakna Tanchinhoih ahi a, mihingte a diing a hoih leh phatuam: THILHOIH ahi. Tanchinhoih tangkoupih a mihingte a diing a hoihna tun a, mihingte a diing a phatuam tut Khristiante thilhoih hih diing ahi (Matt 28:19-20).
3(b) SALAM DAMNA THILHOIH
Tangtawn hinna lampi sial diing a hong kuan himahleh, leitung a hong omsung in Jesu’n mihingte taksa a diing leng a awlmoh mahmah. Salam damna diing a thilhoih hih sauzaw deuh in isui diing uh. Mihingte taksa damna diing a Jesu thilhihte, gendan dang in, thillamdang hih ahi. Mihingte lak a Jesu thillamdang hihte, mihingte a diing a taksa lam a phattuamna liantak om himahleh hiai thillamdangte tungtawn a mihingten Jesu van a kipan hong pai ahi chih chetna diing a thilhih ahi, Huchiin, mipiten Jesu’ thillamdang hih amuh un, “hiai mi zawlnei, khovel a hongpai diing pa na hi taktak eive” a chi uhi (John 6:14). Hiai thillamdangte tungtawn in Jesu theihtelna piang a, hiai thillamdangte tungtawn in mihingten taksa a diing hamphatna tamtak saang hi.
Huan, Jesu’n a kiang uah, “pai nawnta unla, thil na muh uleh na zakte uh Johan kiang ah va hilh un: Mittawte’n mit in a mu ua, khebaite khe in a paita uh; phaakte a siangta ua, nangongte’n a zata uh; misite kaihthoh ahi ua, mizawngte kiang ah Tanchinhoih gen ahita” (Matthai 11:4-5). Hiai thukhah Jesu’n Johan nungzuite kiang a thugen ahi. Hiai kampau apan in Jesu’n mihingte a diing a thilhoih leh phattuam ahihte chidamna-ludamna leh gilvahna diing thilte ahi. Mittawte’n Jesu thilhihtheihna (power) ziak in muthei uh (Matt 21:14); khebaite’n Jesu thilhihtheihna ziak in khe in paithei uh (Matt 21:14); phaakte Jesu thilhihtheihna ziak in siansak in om uh (Luke 17:11-15); nangongte Jesu thilhihtheihna ziak in zathei uh (Mark 7:32-35), misite nangawn kaihthoh (Jno 11:38-44) ahi uhi. Salam damna diing a Jesu thillamdang hih tampite I genseng kei, gilkial mi 5000 vakna i-en diing uh.
3(c) SANGNGA VAKNA (John 6:4-13)
Galili lui sak a nungzuite toh TOUPA Jesu mualtung a tawldam a omlaitak un Jesu’n a etsuk leh mipi amau lam zuan a hong pai noinoi a galmuh hi. Nungzui Philip kiang ah anek diing uh pedi’n gen mahleh sum tampi bei in valeita mawng lele gilvah a a khamkhop diing uh lei zoulou diing ahi chiin adawng hi. Huchia a kihou lai un Andru in naupang khat, tanghou beu nga leh ngasa hou nih nei, amau kiang ah honpi hi. Hiai naupang in amah kia vahzohna diing nektheih taawmchik a kep khinkhian in thilhihthei Jesu’n mipi sangnga a vak hi (John 6:10). Jesu’n tanghou leh ngasa houte a vualzawl a, mipi kiang ah nekding in a hawmzak uhi. Loupa tung a tukawm in mipi’n ane ua, akhamkhop chiat un a ne uhi. A gaihval uh leng bawm tamkhop a khawm nalai uhi, A khamtek ua anek khit un, a nungzuite kiang ah, “bangmah thelthang lou diing in a nente luak siang un” a chi hi. Huchiin, barli tuh tanghou nga nete nek bang nente bawm sawm leh nih dim a luak uhi” (Jn 6:12-13). Mipi sangnga sang a tamzaw dingdan ahi uh; amau a kisim chiang un numei leh naupang simlou in, piching pasalte kia simzel uhi. Bangteng hileh, mipite gilkial diing thei in anek diing uh ann thillamdang tuntawn in TOUPA Jesu’n a ngaihtuah sak hi.
3(d) PHAK SUKSIANGNA (Luke 17:11-15)
Samari leh Galili gam tawn a Jerusalem zuan a Jesu leh nungzuite a pailai un khawnawl khat ah phak natna vei mi sawmte’n agal apan ngaihtak a kilou in “TOUPA, ka tung uah zahngai in” chiin ana vaidawn uhi (Luke 17:13). Phak natna veite khawnawl a isolated a koih khiak ahi uh. Covid natna veite room tuam a etkol diing a isolated (koihtuam) toh kibang ahi. Vanaih ngam leng hilou in gamlapi apan zahngaihna ngen phak mi sawmte lak ah Samari mikhat a tel. TOUPA Jesu’n leng zahngaihna poimoh phak natna veite damna diing thu apia, Jesu’n amau a muhtak in, a kiang uah, “Pai unla, siampute va ki-ensak un” a chi hi (Luke 17:14). Huchiin, a pai chiat ua lampi a apailai un a dam chiat uhi. Thillamdang hihtheihna tungtawn a mihing a diing a hoih leh phatuam Jesu thilhoih hih ahi.
4. BANG ZIAK A THILHOIH HIH DING?
4(i). PATHIAN THUPINA DIING AHI: Khristiante thilhoih hihziak in Pathian in thupina tang diing hi, “Huchimah bang in, na vak uh mi mitmuh diing in vak hen; huchiin na thilhih HOIHTE uh a muding ua, na Pa uh van a om a pahtawi thei diing uhi” (Matt 5:6). Thilhoih hih tungtawn a thupina tang diing mihingte hilou in van Pathian ahi. TOUPA Jesu’n phak natna vei mi sawm adamsak lai in alak ua khat, Samari mi, in Jesu kiang ah kipahthu gen diing in ava kik veng veng a, nakpitak in Pathian a pahtawi hi, “Huan, alak ua khat in dam chih akitheihtak in, aw ngaihtak a Pathian phat kawm in a kiknawn a: huan, a khebul ah a khupboh a, kipahthu a gen hi. Amah Samari mi ahi” (Luke 17:15-16).
4(ii). GINGLOU MITE ETTON DIING: Ginglou pasal neinei in a omdan hoih in a pasal a thuzoh thei ahihdan Peter in a gelhta, “Huchi mah bang in, nou jite aw, noumau pasalte thuthu in om un, huchiin a lak ua khenkhat in Pathian’ thu umkei mahle uh na tatdan ua zoh in a om diing uhi” (1 Pet 3:1). Numeite omdan (thilhoih hih) in ginglou a pasal thuzoh thei. Hiai toh kibang in kuahiam khat in thilhoih hih ziak in ginglou mi thutak ah thuzoh thei hi. Khristiante’n thilhoih hih ziak in chituam ahihdan uh langsak in ginna ah ginglou mite hip thei. Khristian kuapeuh mite simtheih laithon toh tehkak ahih bang un, “NOUTE kalai uh, na lungtang ua gelh, mi teng teng theih leh sim na hi uhi” (2 Kor 3:2). Antiok saptuam mite ginglou mite’n a innkong uleh biakna inn tung a a “KHRIS SAPTUAM, ANTIOK” chih signboard liantak a tak ziak ua Khristian chih a om uh hiding in gintak huailou. A gamtat khawhei dungzui ua pan Khristian chih minhoih tang uh hi diing hi, “Huan, kumkhat hilhial saptuamte kikhopna ah a pang zel ua, mi tampi leng thu a hilh uhi. ANTIOK khua ah ahi, nungzuite, Khristian a chih masak pen uh” (“…the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch”-Nasepte 11:26).
4(iii). GINNA HING LATSAKNA AHI : Thilhoih hih Khristiante mohpuak ahi, “Huchiin, hun lemtang hun i neihdan bang zel in mi tengteng tung ah THILHOIH hihni, ginna a inkuanpihte lak a omte tung ah hi kholdiak hen” (Gal. 6:10). Thilhoih hih ginna hing kilatna ahi, “Ka unaute aw, min ginna ka nei chimahleh, thilhih a neihkei leh, bang a phatuam dia? Huchibang ginna in amah a hondam thei diing hia? Unaupa hiam, unaunu hiam vuaktang a om in a niteng annek tasam le uh, huchiin nalak ua kuahiam in a kiang uah ‘khamuangtak in pai unla, lumtak leh vahtak in om un’ chi unla, sa a diing a thil kipahmoh petuan kei le uchin bang a phatuam dia? ….” (James 2:14-17). Thu khia a kiitna a bukim kei. Bukimna diing in thilhih (action) in a zuih teitei kul ahi. Huan, mimal duty ahih mahbang in saptuam tungtawn a nasep leng ahi thei hi.
4(iv). KHRISTIAN HIH ZIAK A THILHOIH HIH DIING AHI
Khristiante Khris nungzuite ahi. Gendan dang in Khris sinsakna zuite, Khris sinsakna pesawnte ahihziak un Khris in ahihbang bang hih diingte ahi uh. Huchibang thilhoih hiloute Khris nungzui hitheilou, “Huan, nou bang diing a ka gente hihloupi a, TOUPA, TOUPA honchi na hi ua?” (LUKE 6:46). Huaiziaktak in ahi Jesun nungzuite kiang a, “Nou non it uleh ka thupiakte na zui diing uh” achih (Jno 14:15). A thupiak kia ahi kei a, Paul bang a Amah thilhoih hih ettonna ziak aleng hih diing thilhoih ahi (1 Kor 11:1). Amah khovel a sa leh sisan a hong pailai in apoimoh hun un mite nek diing leh dawn diing pia a, damna a poimoh hunchiang un taksa damna a pia. Mite a diing a hoih leh phatuam hih a kidaam kei hi. Huan, a neih manpha pen, A hinna, nasan siitlou in a pekhia. Hiai kan a thilhoih leh manpha omlou hi. Hiai kan a thilhoih zaw omlou. Huchia Jesu’n thilhoih ana hih ahihman in a nungzuite’n huai bang hihtuh ihih diing mawng ahi, “Nazareth Jesu tungtang thu, huchia Pathian in Amah Khasiangthou leh thihihtheihna a avuh dan, Amah tuh mitung ah HIHHOIH leh diabol gawt tengteng hihdam in a vial vakvak a, Pathian a kiang a a om ziak in” (Nasepte 10:38).
5. THUKHITNA
Khristiante Khris nungzui ahi uh. Amah sinsaknate zuite ahi uh. Khris sinsaknate amau adiing a kembit hilou in midangte kiang a a thawn a pesawnte ahi uhi. Khris sinsaknate mihingte a diing a hoih leh phatuam ahihziak in thilhoih ahi. Hiai thilhoih Khris hinkhua a teltak a kilang chinih in khentheih: khalam damna leh salam damna. Tangtawn hinna tangkoupih diing a leitung a hong pai himahleh a hutkhiak sawm mihingte taksa damna diing leng a awlmoh a, damna a poimoh hun un taksa damna a pia a, a gilkial chiang un nek diing leh dawn diing apia hi. Huchibang thilhoih hih Jesu nungzuite’n Amah gente tangkoupih a, Amah hihte hihsam diing Khristiante duty ahi. Khris bang a Khristiante’n thilhoih hih ziak in Pathian thupisak a, ginglou mite etthon ahi ua, ginna hing langsak hi, “… na vak uh mi mitmuh diing in vak hen; huchiin na thilhih HOIHTE uh a mu ding ua, na Pa uh van a om a pahtawi thei diing uhi” (Matt 5:6).
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