By – Jamson –
Mahni kithunun mite tuh salam leh khalam ah lohching leh zahtak in a omnak uhi. Hinkhua a mi lohsam leh mi zahlakte tuh mahni kithunun loute ahi tangpi uhi. Hiai mahni kithununna tuh hinkhua a salam leh khalam a I lohchingna diing a poimoh mahmah khat ahi. Hinkhua a lohchinna hon tuntu ahihziak kia hilou in Laisiangthou in ana poimoh ngaih mahmah thute lak a khat ahihman in mahni-kithununna bang hi a, bang ziak a poimoh a, bang thilte a kithunun poimoh hi hiam chihte saulou chikchik in taklang nawn lehang ka chi ahi.
- MAHNI KITHUNUNNA BANG?
Mahni-kithununna (self-control) thumal tuh Greek thumal KRATOS (strength) apan hong piangkhia ENGKRATEIA thumal akipan hong kiletkhia ahi a, huai bel “Amah leh amah kilentang zou mi” (one holding himself in) chihna ahi. A Greek thumal apan tangtak a lehkhiak diing hileh: hat, tha nei, banghiam tung a hatna nei, thazoh, bang hiam apan kisum, sunglam a om mahni mihinna thuzoh chite bang in lehkhiak theih diing hi.
Hilhchiantu minthang mahmah Thayer in hiai mahni-kithununna thumal hiai bang in ana hilhchian hi – “Mi amah lunggulh leh utna, a diak a taksa a lunggulhna omte thuzoh theihna nei mi” (The virtue of one who master his desires and passions, especially in his sensual appetites).
Webster Dictionary in mahni-kithununna tuh bang hiam hih utna/kilopna/thathohna (impulse), thangpaihna or kipahtheihna (emotion) leh utna (desire) chihte apan mahni kisum zohna ahi chi’n hilhchetna ana pia hi.
- MAHNI-KITHUNUNNA POIMOHNA
Mahni-kithununna, Greek a engkrateia, thumal geih Thukhun Thak ah thumvei lel ana tuang a, huai munte ah a poimohdan toh taklat in ana omkhawm hi. A poimohna a nuai a bang in I taklang diing –
- Khristian hinkhua a tel ngeingei diing hoihna (virtue) khat ahi.
“Na theihna uah kidekna (self-control) hel unla, na kidekna uah kuhkalna hel unla, na kuhkalna ua Pathian limsakna hel unla” (2 Peter 1:6). Sawltakpi Peter in Khristian hinkhua tel ngeingei diing hoihna/khristian omdan kilawm bangzah hiam ana vualsuak deudeu hi (2 Peter 1:5-8). Huai a Khristian hinkhua a tel ngeingei diing omdan kilawm giat vel ana gente lak ah hiai mani-kithununna leng ana telkha hi. Huaiziak in mahni-kithununna tuh khristiante’n hinkhua a aneih ngeingei diing a thil poimoh ahi chih I muthei uhi.
- Kha a om mi/kha pi a om mi chetna ahi.
“Kha gah ahihleh, itna, kipahna, lemna, thuakthehna, migitna, hoihna, muanhuaina, Neunnemna, kidektheihnate a hizaw uhi; huchiabang kalh lam in danthupiak himhim a omkei hi” (Galatiate 22-23). Hiai apan kidektheihna/mahni-kithununna tuh kha a omna/kha gah suanna dia kiphamoh ahihdan I muthei nawn hi. Hiai mahni-kithununna/kidektheihna neilou mi tuh kha a om mi hitheilou diing a, hiai tellou in kha gah suang theilou diing hi.
- Tanchinhoih thupuak lak a khat ahi.
Paul in Felik kiang a Khris Jesu ginna thu (tanchinhoih/gospel) genpih ahihdan Nasepte 24:24 ah muhtheih in om hi. Huai Khris Jesu ginna thu a genpih lai in Paul in hiai mahni-kithununna thu leng ana gentel kha hi. “Paul in diktatna thu, kidek thu, thukhen vaihawmna hongtung dingte a suipih detdet lai in, Felik in lauhuai asa mahmah a, Painawn phot inla, hunlem ka neih hun chian in kon sam diing a chi hi” (Nasepte 24:25). Huchi ahihman in mahni-kithununna tuh tanchinhoih thupuak lak a atel chih Paul thugenna apan I muthei.
Huan, Puanakte in mahni-kithununna poimohna hiai bang in ana taklang hi, “Amah a lungsim thuzohna bei khopi chimsa leh bang neilou bang ahi” (Paunakte 25:28). Khopi tuh a kulh bangte ziak in bit hi. Bang neilou tuh vengbittu diing neilou toh kibang ahi. Huai omdan bel, mahni-kithununna neilou mi tuh vengbittu diing omlouh ziak a suksiat a om diing chihna ahi mai hi. Siatna tuh a maban ahi. Paunakte mah in mahni-kithunun mi tuh khopi laksang a hoihzaw ana chi hial hi (Paunakte 16:32).
- BANG THILTE THUNUN DIING?
- Mahni sapum
“Kitaitehte avek un a tai ua, himhleh khat kia in kipahman a muzel chih na theikei ua hia? Na muhtheihna diing un huchi mah bang in tai un. Huan kidemna ah kimawlmi peuhmah bangkim ah mahni kithunun in a om nak uhi. Amau zaw lalukhu sethei mu diing in a hih ua, eite’n bel lalukhu setheilou mu diing in. Huaiziak in kei ka tai a, a ziak bei hilou in; huihkhua leltak nawhlou in, ka pang hi: ka sapum ka hih sidup a; sikha in ka bawl zawzel hi; huchilou inzaw midangte kiang a ka tangkoupih nung in leng bangchi hiam in keimah tak kipahman mutaklou in ka omkha diing hi” (1 Korinthete 9:24-27).
“Huaiziak in na pumpi uh duhgawlna thumang diing in na pumpi si thei uah khelhna vaihawmsak kei un. Na pumpi hiangte uh leng diktatlouhna vanzat diing in khelhna kiang ah pephal samkei un; hiamhelh misi lak a kipan hing nawn bang in Pathian kiang ah kipia unla, na pumpi hiangte uh leng diktatna vanzat diing in Pathian kiang ah pephalzaw un” (Romte 6:12-13).
I pumpi’n ei hon thunun diing hilou in en I pumpi I thunun diing hizaw hi. Jesu Khris chihlouh bangmah dang sikha dia I kiphal louh diing ahi (1 Kor. 6:12). Zu sikha hiam, dummuam (tobacco) sikha hiam, kham theih leh chin zongsat theih thilte apan I pumpi I thunun a huaite thunuai a omlou a, huaite en I thunuai a I koihzawk diing uh ahi.
Vualzawlna I tante mahni noptalna dia zat a baihlam mahmah (Luke 12:15-19; 10:19). Zat dia phalsak a om khovel a thilhoihte leng hon thuneih khumtu in a pang thei uh (Matthai 6:32-34; Mark 10:21-22; Luke 10:38-42; 21:34; 23:21; Pau. 6:4,9-11). Amah a khelhna hiloute nangawn hon thuneih khumtu dia phallouh diing ahi (cf. 1 Kor. 6:12; Pau. 23:2; 25:16).
- Lungtang ngaihtuahna
I lungtang ngaihtuahnate I hinkhua zatdan hong suaknak a, huai I lungtang ngaihtuahte lah a hoihlou ngen hi ngitnget ahihman in (Gen. 6:5) I lungtang ngaihtuahna I thunun uh a kisam petmah. Jesu’n leng “Lungtang a kipan ngaihtuahna giloute, tualthahna, angkawmna, kingaihna, guktatkna, hekna, gensiatna a hongpawt nak hi” (Matthai 15:19) a chi hi. Huaiziak ahi ngei diing Paunakte in “Thanopna tengteng toh na lungtang kem in; huai a kipan lah hinna tuinakte a luang ngal a” (Paunakte 4:23) ana chih. I lungtang ngaihtuahnate I thunun a I kep lehbel huai apan in hinna luite ahong luang diing a, himahleh I lungtang ngaihtuahna giloute I thununkei leh huaite I hinkkhua ahong suak diing uhi.
- Lungsim/lungput – heh leh kipah theihna (Emotion).
Mihing in lungput (emotion) kinei chiat hi. Lungput I chih chiang in kipah theihna leh hehtheihna I genna ahi. Hiai mihingte a om kipah theihna leh thangpaih theihna khahzan louh a thuzoh a kul. Lungsim thuzoh a poimohdan Paunakte in hiai bang in ana gen hi, “Kuapeuh heh hak mi hat sang in a hoihzaw; huan kuapeuh a lungsim thuzoh khopi laksang in” (Paunakte 16:32). A poimoh ziak mah in Sawltak Paul in leng hiai bang in ana gen hi – “Heh unla, khelh zaw khial kei un” (Ephesate 4:26). Huai omdantak bel, I heh a leleng I hehna (emotion) pen thunun diing chihna ahi. Sam laibu ah leng heh tawpsan a thangpaih kisik diing ahihdan I muthei (Sam 37:8). Jakob inleng hehhak diing ahihdan leh mihing thangpaihna in Pathian diktatna bawllou ana chi hi (Jakob 1:19-20).
Hehna, thangpaihna leh lungkhamnate I thunun ngeingei diing ahi (1 Thes. 1:13; Eklis. 7:9). I Thunun kei leh chiklaipeuh in puakzak thei gige hi (cf. Pau. 14:17). Huan, kipah hun a leng I kipahna I thunun keileh I kipaluatna in Pathian deihlouh thilsia tan ahon tun thei hi.
- Kampau
I thunun ngeingei diingte lak a khat nawn tuh I kampau ahi. I mukte thunun ahihlouh chiang in tatlekna a omnak hi. Paunakte laibu in kampau thuzohlouh siatdan leh kampau thuzoh a hoihdan hiai bang in ana gen hi, “Thu tampi ah tatlekna a omlou kei a: himahelh a mukte thuzoh in piltak in a hih hi” (Paunakte 10:19). I mukte thusia genlou dia I thunun a (Ephesate 4:29), zahmoh thute kam apan koihmang a (Kolosate 3:8-9), I paukamsuak uh chisoh hehpihna ahi gige zawk diing ahi (Kolosate 4:6). Kampau thunun thei mi tuh mipiching leh pumpi veng thei mi ahi (Jakob 3:2).
Khristiante tuh kam vangtah chi a utteng gen a mawk paupau diing ahikei. I kampau in I tangtawn mun diing tanpha sukha ahi chih theikawm in I kampau I thunun diing uh (cf. Jakob 3:6-7; Matthai 12:36-37).
Thukhitna
Mahni kithununna kepbit thil haksapi ahi. Solomon in khopi lak toh ana teh hial hi (Paunakte 16:32; 25:28). Jakob in gamsa (wild animal) khozual a bailam zolai ana chih behlap (Jakob 3:7-9). Thil haksapi himahleh kithunun theihna dia hatna Khris ah a om hi (Galatiate 5:24). Khris a omte tuh kha a om (walk according to the spirit) hi uh ahihman un khlehna dou a kithununna diing in hatna a nei uhi (Galatiate 5:16-18, 25). Joseph inleng Pathian a kihtak ziak in a sa-utna ana thunun zou hi (Genesis 39:8-9).
Mi amah leh amah kilentang zou tuh khovel a mi hatpen ahi ka chi nuam a, huai mah tuh mahni kithununna hilhchetna hoihpen in ka koih hi.
Kha a I gah theihna diing in gilou tengteng apan I pumpi lentang ni.