By – Thangbiakmang Guite –
Laisiangthou tuh Khristiante kingakna leh zuih diing a sahkhua bu omsun ahi. Khristian khat in huai laibu apan theihna hoihtak neih a poimoh petmah hi. Theihna hoih leh detdou I neihna diing in ei mahmah in tha leh zung I piak a kiphamoh hi. Laisiangthou theihna taktak ngah ahih theihna diing in sermon ngaihkhiakte a kingaklel ahihkeileh mandan, hun awl muh dan zil a vasim zual lel pen hun tawklou ahi chih gingtute’n I theih diing ua poimoh leh kul ahi. Huaiziak in Laisiangthou tuh Khristiante’ a diing a kingakna leh pitu ahihman in huai laibu tuh simmai diing kia hilou in, I suut diing uh ahi.
‘Suut’ chih kammal sappau a ‘study’ in agen noppentak ahihleh nguntak leh ngenteltak a sim leh ngaihsun chihna ahi. Laisiangthou Bung leh Taang I simte pilvangtak a ‘investigation’ ahihkeileh ‘analysis’ bawl chihna ahi. Laisiangthou I simpen nguntak leh ngenteltak a suut ahihlouh chiang in, huai in zuihkhelhna leh paikhelhna a hontun thei hi. Tuni khovel ah Laisiangthou ngenteltak leh pilvangtak a suutna omlouh ziak in khovel ah gindan kibanglou, gindan diklou, thutak akipan pialmangna tampi ana piangkhia hi.
Jawlnei Hosea in, “Theihna neihlouh ziak in ka mite hihsiat in a om ua; theihna na deihlouhzjiak in, ken leng kei dia siampu na hih louhna diing in ka hon samkei diing…” (Hosea 4:8); Jawlnei Isai in, “Huaiziakin ka mite zaw, theihna a neihlouh ziak un sal a pi in a omta ua; mi zahtakhuaite tuh a gil uh a kial a, a mipite uh dangtak in a dang uh a keukhin hi.” (Isai. 5:13) chi in na gen uhi.
Khristian hi diing a pianthakna I ngah, thutak I zuihna a kum-a-simtheih hita; Piching huntawk hita diing a kilawm (Hebrute 5:12) hina pi a, thuleng leh thutung bang hiam in Saptuam hon nawk khak chiang a ‘Hoi / Awn puk’ diing a om khaktheih pahpahna tuh Laisiangthou theihna taksapna ziak ahi hi. Laisiangthou ana sim in suut chiat lehang bang chibang huih hong nung mahleh Thutak ah I diing kip thei diing uhi. Huai diing in Khristian numei /pasal Laisiangthou sim a suutna lam hahkat tuni hun a diing a I mamawh uh leh kul ahi chih thei in panlak thak chiat a poimoh hi. Khristian khat thubulte a kinga mai hilou a piching a khang dia lamet leh sinsakte ihi uhi (Hebrute 6:1).
Laisiangthou sim a suut a poimohna :
Laisiangthou ah, ‘…thutheihhak leh thukte a om a, mipil lou leh mi kip louten laisiangthou a ngaihkawi bang un amau kihihmanna diing in a zang nak uhi” (2 Peter 3:16) chiin sawltak Peter in ana gen hi. Laisiangthou simna, pilvangtak leh ngenteltak a suutna omlou pi a gensawnna (interpretation) ahihnak ziak in Thutak apan pialmangna hiaizah khovel ah muhtheih in a om hi. Khristiante tuh ‘Khris sinsakna (doctrine)’ a siatna omlou, ahoihna, a takdan, dikdan taklangtute hi diing (Tita. 2:7-8), I Thugin zuih hon dong peuhmah dawng diing a mansa a om diing (1 Peter 3:15) leh I lamet leh Thutak thu diktak a zang diing (2 Timothi 2:15) a mohpuakna nei Khristiante I hi. Huaiziakin, Laisiangthou thu diktak a puanzak ahihtheihna diing in sim tan kia hilou a kiteltak a suut masak a puanzak diing ahi. Huai mah sawltak Paul in Timothi kiang ah “Nangmah leh na thuhilh ah pilvang inla; huai thilte hih in om gige in; huchibang hih in nangmah leh na thuzate na hondam diing hi (1 Timothi 4:16) ana chi hi. Huaiziakin, Khristiante tuh Laisiangthou pilvangtak leh ngenteltak a sim a, suut diingte ahi.
Laisiangthou thuhilhna dik a kibulphuhna suut khiak masak ahihlouh chiang in, I tenna khovel a thuleng vengvungte’n theihlouhkal in honna tummang thei hi. Laisiangthou suutna omlou a, khovel huihnung toh kitonkhawm (trend/standard) a I ginna bawl tuah sawmna om chiang in huai in “ngaihzamna, Innkuan/ tanau paina, leh meikhulian bohna” hon tun hi. Huaiziakin, thuhilhna huih chiteng langkhat langkhat a sep leh mutleng naupang ihih nonlouhna diing in (Ephesate 4:14) leh pichin lam I manoh a (Hebrute 6:1), nawitui mai a kinga hilou an gum nethei Khristian hidia panla bukimtak a thop (2 Timothi. 3:17) a om diing a Laisiangthou sim a suut tuh Khristiante a dia kul-le-mamoh ahi.
Laisiangthou tuh novel /comics ahihkeileh Tangthubu sim a simmai diing laibu ana hilou ahi. Laisiangthou a voutuam bikna tuh ‘Kha hatkhum’ a gelh (2 Timothi. 3:16); Namsau hiamtuah bang thilhihtheihna nei (Hebrute 4:12); Pathian mite’n Khasiangthou sawl in, Pathian kiang a kipan agente uh ahi (2 Peter. 1:20-21). Huaiziakin, Laisiangthou hun awl muh dan zir a simlel diing ana hilou in, kipumpiak (dedication) taka simna diing hun bawl a suutna neih tuh a poimoh hi. Laisiangthou Kha hatkhum a gelh ahihtoh kiton in a Kha mah tang a sim a suut diing ahi. Khristian inkuan milip in ‘Ka Bible’ chihtek ding neih ahih a, I sahkhua bu Laisiangthou simna hun ding bawl a suut ding mah ahi. Huan ah, Laisiangthou a sim mai kia hilou in A nek a nek thoh diing ahi. (Ezekiel 2:8-9, 3:1-3; Jeremiah 15:16; Kilakna 10:8-11).
Laisiangthou sim Thutak zuih dikna diing a poimoh kia hilou in, sim a kipahna leh lungnopna ompen zarzou khatu Khristian khat hiding a panlathak chiat diing in simtute I kingen hi.
Laisiangthou tuh sensitive petmah ahi chih I theihthak thak a poimoh petmah hi. Tanglai nite a kipan Pathian in Israelte kiang ah pilvangtak a zui diing leh na pialsan kha mahmah diing uh ana chi ngutngut hi (Joshua 1:8). Laisiangthou a sensitive mahmahna tuh veilam hiam taklam hiam a pialsan louh diing, behlaplouh/lakkhen louh diing in a chiil akipan sinsakna Pathian in ana pia hi (Deuteronomy 4:3, 12:32; Kilakna 22:18-19). Sawltak Peter in mi’n thu a gen leh Pathian thu toh kituak in gen hen ana chi hi (1 Peter 4:11).
Pathian nasep dan I et vengveng leh kuamah hoih/hoihlou hih diing in a bankaih ngeikei a mihingte sia-leh-pha theihna ah a nga hi. Sawltak Paul in Berian congregationte a pahtak mahmahna tuh thugen a zakte uh Laisiangthou pansan a chetna a bawl zelna uh ahi (Nasepte 17:11). Khovel ah bang chibang thuhoih leh kilawm om bang mahleh Laisiangthou gen khekkhe thei diing thu omlou ahi. Jesu Khris in na kiang ua ka thugen huai thute mah in siam hon tan ding/ siamlouh a hon tan ding ahi (Jn.12:48) chih ana genta hi. Huaiziak in Khristian khat sermon thugente kia a kinga hikei ni. Hun awl neihdan tan lel a Laisiangthou sim hi kei ni. Laisiangthou thudikna theikhia diing a sim a suut leh huai a ding kip Khristian hitek diing in simtute tengteng Pathian in hon vualzawl hen. SIMNI… SUUTNI … ZUIDIKNI !!!
#Case Study: (Laisiangthou suut poimohna etsakna)
Hotdamna diing in zeksum a poimoh (Acts. 15:1-21)
“Huan mi kuate hiam Juda gam a kipan a hong suk ua, Mosi dan bang a zek na sum kei uleh hotdam na hi theikei ding uh chiin Unaute ahilh ua (v1na) …milim biakna thilnin nek khawng, kingaih khawng, sa heklup leh sa sisan nek khawng tawpna diing in a kiang uah gelhzaw lehang ka chi pen ahi” (v21na).
#Issue : ZEKSUM thu ahi.
- Kuate hong puak suah ahia?
Dawnna: Jerusalem Congregation akipan Juda phung lak a kipan UNAUTE mah in Antioch Congregation a Gentel UNAUTE tunga ava thugen uh ahi (v.1). Khristian masate hunlai in, Unaute lak mahmah a Pharisai pawl ana hi te’n zeksum ana phut uhi (v.5)
#Wrong Interpretation: Thubuai ‘zeksum’ pen koihdap in thudang daih in a thupuk uh (v.21).
- Zeksum V/s Hotdamna?
Zeksum/Zeksumlouh bangmah ahi kei. Sap a omlai bang a, Pathian thu zuih lellouh ngal bangmah a hi kei. (1 Cor.7:17-19)
- Zeksum case bang chibang lel in a hon genkhawm ua? Hiai issue a koihdap maimah uhia? (Nasepte 15:1-32)
- Sawltak Paul leh Barnabas in nasatak in a kisel uh (v.2a).
- Antiok congregation in a tung a issue a ngaihtuah uh (v.2a)
- Antioch congregation in, mi kisepkhia in (Paul, Barnabas leh kuate hiam) Jerusalem congregation ah a sawl uh. (v.2b).
- Jerusalem congregation in sawl a om Unaute ana kipahpih uh (v.4).
- Jerusalem congregation thu ngaihtuah di’n a tukhawm uh (v.6)
#Agenda : Zeksum toh kisai in a kisel-ek uh (v.7)
Peter: I pipute leh eite’n I zohlouhsa bang diing a nungzuite tung a ngak tum ihi ua? (v.10)
Barnabas & Paul: Jentelte lak a chiamtehna & thillamdang hihsak a omte a gen uh (v.12).
Jacob: Jentel Unaute hihgim kei in, tawndan (Gentiles practices) a neihte uh leng tawpsan diing in gelh zaw lehang (v.19).
Sawltakte, Upate & member-te’n : Paul & Barnabas zui a Antiok Congregation a mi mahmah toh sawl hoih sa in a thupuk uh.
Resolution – Jerusalem congregation in, Lai gelh in Antiok congregation a diing in mi (Juda &Sila) a sawl uh.
“Jerusalem congregation a kipan thu bangmah ka pekei uh. Thukhat sat a na omna uh hoih kasa ua na kiang uah Barnabas leh Paul zui in mitel (Juda & Silas) hon sawl hoih ka sa uhi, amauten hichibang ‘zeksum thu’ thupiak neilou ka hihdan uh gen diing in. A poimohlou puakgik dang hon guan hoih ka sakei ua, huailou in Jentelte’ chiindan (Gentiles practices) na neihte uh na tawpsan uh a hoih diing” (v.24-29).
- Antiok congregation ah Laithon a simkhia ua, Unaute khamuan in a hihkip uh (v.30-32).
Paul & Silas in a khualzinna congregation teng uah a simkhe zel ua, Ginna ah Saptuamte a kipta uh (16:4-5).
Conclusion: Zeksum thu Khris sinsakna toh kituaklou ahihziakin Sawltak Paul leh Barnabas in nakpitak in a selpah uhi. Hiai in gindan Khris sinsakna toh kituaklou doudalna diing in thunasemte ban ah member chih in mohpuakna nei chiat I hi chih ahon theisak hi. Huai banah, Antiok congregation in ngaizam mailou in Jerusalem congregation ah mi a kisawlpah uhi. Congregation in sinsakna diklou hong lut douna diing in mohpuakna lianpi nei leuleu ahihdan hiai ah I muthei nawn hi. Jerusalem congregation in thubuai a kiang ua tut a ompen a ngaihtuah khawm ua, Khris sinsakna toh kituak zuihna ah a thupuk zaw uhi. Thubuai bang peuhmah omte Khris sinsakna toh kituak a thupukna lak tuh congregation bitna diing leh memberte ginna a kipsemna diing ua thilpoimoh petmah ahi. Tua banah, Jerusalem congregation a a thungaihtuah khawmna uah jentelte thilchin hoihlou, Kris sinsakna toh kituakloute tawpsan diing a thuhilh diing in leng a thupuk behlap uhi.