Penticost Ni

Ziektu: L.Keivom, Inpui.com Columnist

Thlamuongtu Thlarau Thienghlim,

ka hminga Pa-in a hung tir ding chun,

iengkim zirtir a ti cheu.

-Isu (John 14:26)

Kum 2013-a Penticost Ni chu May 19 Pathienni, Isu thonawkna ni March 30-a inthoka tiema chawlkâr sarina amanih ni sawmngana a nih. ‘Pentecost’ chu Grik trong thumal ‘pentekoste’ tia inthoka lak a ni a, chu chu 50 tina a nih. Judahai chun ‘Shavuot’an tih. Aiguptaa inthoka Israelhai an suok tuk zinga inthoka tiem trana chawlkâr sarina, a ni zawnga tiem chun ni sawmngana, Horeb (Sinai) tlanga inthoka Mosie hmanga Pathienin an invongna ding Dànpui, Sinai Constitution a pek ni a nih. Chu ni chu makmawin an inser hlak a, Shavuot Kùt (Hag haShavuot) an tih. An lekhabu hlui threnkhata chun ‘Atzeret’ an ti bok a, chu chu an kùt ‘Trumtriekna’ (conclusion) Ni tina a nih. Isu kha a tho nawk hnungin ni 40 sung hnuoiah a la um a, chu zoah Ningani-in van tieng a kîr nawk a. Van tieng a kira inthoka a ni 10-na, Thlamuongtu Thlarau Thienghlim hung tir dinga a tiem chu a hung tlungna ni a nih. Hi ni hi Kristienhai chun Kohran piengna niah an ngai a, ‘Shavuot’ ti loin, ‘Penticost Ni’ tiin ei hung inser tah pei a nih.

Kristien khawvela Penticost Ni ei inser hun ruok chu a’n ang nawh. Kohran chanchin suituhai chun hrieng an ta, Roman Lalram tawp tieng khan khang hun laia sak rama ngai Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, Middle East le a sè vel rama kristienhai, Grik trong le an kalchar Hellenism-in a uop chin ram po chu, Constantinople (Istanbul) khawpuia inthoka opin, Eastern Roman Empire amanih Byzantine Empire tia hriet a hung ni a, kohran chu Eastern Church (Sak Kohran) ti a hung ni a, chuonghai laia a lien tak chu Orthodox Church a nih. Rome-a inthoka ophai chu Western Roman Empire ti amanih Western Church (Thlang Kohran) ti a hung ni a. Chuonghai pahniin a ni an sut dan chu a’n ang naw leiin tu kum 2013 Penticost chu Western Church chun May 19-ah hmang an ta, Eastern Church chun June 23-ah hmang thung an tih. Kum 2011 ruok khan chu June 12-ah an hmang ve ve a, 2014 hin June 8-ah a ruolin hmang bok an tih. Judahai ve thung chun tu kum hin May 15-ah an hmang a, 2014 chun June 4-ah hmang an tih.

Judahai Pentecost

Pathienin ‘Kût’ chi hrang hrang inser le hmang dinga Israel thlahai thu a pek laia kût pathum chu Jerusalema hmang ding a ni bakah le pasal puitlinga ngai chin chu fe ngèi ngéi dinga bituk an nih. Pakhat chu Fekân Kùt, ni sari sung daih, Chol Thrang Lo Bei Kùt tia an ko bok chu a nih. Pahnina, loa an thar suok hmasa tak, rà hmasa kùt, Busîk Kùt an hmang ding a nih. Pathumna, thar hmasa an inhlàna inthoka chawlkar sarina amanih ni 50-na, lo tharsuok an hlù lût vong pha leh Pawl Kût an hmang ding a nih. Hi kût pathumna hi a nih Judahaiin ‘Shavuot’ an ti le Kristienhaiin ‘Penticost’ ei ti chu. A hmang dan ding chipchier taka inziekna chu Leviticus 23:15-22 le Numbers 28:26-31 a nih. A hmaa ei hril vuot tah ang khan, hi Kût hi Pathienin Sinai Constitution a pekna ni a nih.

Kristienhai Penticost

Kristienhai ‘Penticost’ hung intran dan chu Thilthawhai 2:1-6 ah ei hmu a, a dangdai khop el. Van tienga Isu a kir nawk hma khan, Jerusalem suoksan lo a, ni sawt naw te hnunga Thlarau Thienghlim hung ding chu lo nghak dingin a zirtirhai a hril a (TT 1:4). Chu hun chu tri dor dorin, pindanah inkal khumin, Isu rawia zanbu nuhnung tak an kilna in, Jerusalem Zion muola pindan chunghnungah, an saku sèr nghak tlok tlok el a nih. Van tienga inlawipa hlak chu chêpchêp vuok thlak ang elin a rè tah vong vong si. Tu laia ram hlaa um khom boruok zai hmanga mobile-a ei biek el ang hin biek thei a ni bok si nawh. Mobile um khom ni ta rèng sien, a network dinga tiem Thlarau Thienghlim boa inbiek thei a la ni si nawh Hi an nghak sung, ni sawm tluka an ta dinga ni sawm sawt hi um ngai kher naw nih.

Version hrang hrang ripawt

A hung tlung zet chun a mak dangdai hrim a nih. Baibul pumpuia Jentel mi, ziektu um sun Dr. Luka chun tawi fel takin hieng hin a rikawt a: “Penticost ni a hung tlung chun an rêngin hmun pakhatah an um khawm a. Thâwk le khatin van tienga inthokin thlipui na tak ri ang an hriet a, an inthrungkhawmna in chu a hung tuom ta mup el a. Meichok, lei ang tak, insem dar an hmu a, mi tin chungah a fu a. An rêngin Thlarau Thienghlimin an sip ta vong a, Thlarauin a’n trongtir ang peiin trong dang dangin an trong tawl a” (TT 2:1-4 Delhi Version, 2007) tiin.

Bible Society of India (BSI) sut, 2005 edition-a chun, “Chun, Penticost ni a hung tlungin, an rêngin hmun khatah an um khawm vawng a. Chun, kârloin vana inthawkin ri thlipui hrang angin a hung tlung ta phut a. Chu chun an thungna in chu a suksip ta vawng a. Chun, leihai ama le ama insemin, mei angin an kuomah a hung inlâr ta a. Chun, an chungah a chuong seng a, an rêngin Thlarau Inthiengin an sip ta vawng a, Thlarauin ân tawngtir ang peiin tawng danghaiin an lo tawng tah a” tiin an inlet.

BSI sut bok (2011), North Cachar Hills khawpui Haflong tienga inthoka an buotsaia chun, “Pentikost ni a hung tlung chun, an rengin hmun khatah an um khawm vawng a. Kar lovin vana inthokin ri thlipui hrâng angin a hung tlung ta phut a. Chu chun an inthungna in chu a suksip ta vawng a. An kuoma chun, mei anga leihai insemdar a hung inlang a, an rênga chunga chun a fu seng a. An rêngin Thlarau Inthiengin an sip ta vawng a, Thlarauvin an tawngtir ang peiin tawng danghaiin an hung tawng tah a” tiin an inlet vet hung a nih.

Bible For The World (BFW) buotsai ‘Hmar Bible’ (2013) a chun, “Chun, Penticost ni a hung tlungin, an rêngin lungril hmunkhat putin, hmun khatah an um khawm vong a. Chun, vana inthokin ri, thlipui hrang angin a hung tlung ta phut a. Chu chun an thrungna in chu a hung suksip ta vong a. Chun, leihai chu mei anga insemdarin ân lang a, an chungah a chuong seng a. An rêngin Thlarau Thienghlimin an sip ta vong a, Thlarauvin ân trongtir ang peiin trong danghai dâmin an lo trong ta a” tiin an inlet a. Hi taka “an rêngin lungril hmunkhat putin” ti hi Hmar-English Parallel Thuthlung Thar (2008) a inthoka an bel sa, KJV/NKJV-a inthoka an lak, “with one accord” ti, trânghma kei taka an inletna a nih. Sienkhom popular version danga chu a thrang ve nawh. “Lungril hmunkhat put” ti hi thu mawi tak, sienkhom thu him lo deu el a nih. Mi mal ringot khom lungril hmunkhat put lo ngirhmuna um ei tam.

DV le BSI/BFW Version danglamna hi samphuola Baibul tiemhai chun an hriet naw el thei. Research thaw a, sîr tin, abikin linguistics le theological angle-a inthoka chîk taka bi-a sui ruok chun Doctorate (Ph.D) hmu theina khopa thupui fùn rawn niin ka hriet. Ei ngaituona mit tuomtu phuhlip chi hrang hranghai hi iemani zat bek hrietna tuia ei phi thlak pha chu, tuta thrangah ni lo, thrang dang daiah, ei la hung hmu chieng phak dingah ngai inla. Ka hril tum tak ruok chu, ripawt dan ding hang khikhawk dingzie thu a nih. Khawvela thil la tlung ngai lo a ni leiin a hrilna ding trongkam khom la pieng lo dingah sie inla. Chu thil hung tlung chu hmu thei ni lo, hmu thei ni bok si; ri nei lo, sienkhom a ri inring èm èm bok si; thilthawtheinaa sip, trong tin thiem, trong tin hriet theina dinga nä le hnam dang trong, hriet ngai lo khom hang thaw el theina dinga lei hong theitu chauh khom ni loin, trong hriet lo, threnkhatin ‘van trong’ (glossolalia) an ti chen khom inthawtirtu a nih.

Chanchin Thra bu thumna (Luka) le Thilthawhai ziektu Luka hi Thuthlung Tharah voi thum (Kol 4:1-4; 2 Tim 4:11; Fil 24) a hming ei hmu a. Ama hi Baibul pumpuia Jentel mi ziektu um sun a nih. A thu tam zawnga sùtin Thuthlung Thara thu chuong 27% vel hi Luka ziek a na, Paula ziek chu 24% vel a nih. Paula inzinpuitu le Rome-a lung ina a’n tang lai, mi dang tu khom an um naw lai khoma umpui zingtu a nih. Daktor a nizie hriltu chu a thu zieka hin hmu ding tam tak a um. Chuonghai laia pakhat chauh chu hang hril inla. Peter tarpi dam naw thu a zieka chun, ziektu dangin an ziek sa ve lo, a khawsik insangzie thu a ziek sâ kher ti ei hmuh (Lk 4:38). Isun a sukdam hma khan daktor a ni leiin a lo en hmasa a, a pang sat dana inthokin a khawsik insangzie a hriet khom a ni el thei. Ama kha Isu zirtir laia thrang ve ni si lo, sienkhom kum thum sung Isu rongbawl hun le a hnunga a zuituhai rongbawlnaa inzêl tlat niin a’n lang. Jentel tukvera inthoka thlira a ziek a ni leiin Juda tukvera inthoka thlir, ziektu dangin an ziek hmai iemani zat a ziek sa a nih. Pentecost nia Thlarau Thienghlim hung tlung kha a tak ngeia hmutu le changtuhai lai thrang veng a ti? A thrang ve si naw chun tu ripawta inthokin am a thu ziek hi a lak ning a ta?

Mei am, lei am, trong insem dar?

Ieng le khaw leh, thil thar le danglam ei hmu thu ei hril ding pha leh ei hmu le hriet tah hlak, a angpui hnai taka ei hriet khah tekhia neiin, thu mal ‘ang, angin’ ti hmangin hril ei tum hlak. Chu chu literechar tronghmang chun metaphor amanih simile an tih. TT 2:3-4 chu DV-ah “Meichok, lei ang tak, insem dar an hmu a, mi tin chungah a fu a” tia a sie laiin BSI chun dittawka grammar suosamin, “Chun, leihai ama le ama insemin, mei angin an kuomah a hung inlâr ta a, chun an chungah a chuong seng a…” tiin, 1968 suok, Hmar tronga Holy Bible suok hmasa taka Dr. Thanglung inlet angin tu chen hin an la sie zing a. 1980 suok, Rochunga Pudaite buotsai, Bibles For the World suta chun (a hnungah BFW Version ti ning a tih), “tawng hai mei anga inlâra indarin mitin kuomah a hung tlung ta a, chun, an chungah a chuong seng a…” tiin a sie a. BFW Version hi a leplehâng deuh amani ding, 2008 suok Hmar-English Parallel New Testament-a chun “Chun tronghai chu mei anga insemdarin ân lang a, an chungah a chuong seng a” tia an hung sie hnungin 2008 suok bok, Sam le Thuvarhai (Psalms & Proverbs) thrang saa chun, “Chun, leihai chu mei anga insemdarin ân lang a, an chungah a chuong seng a” tiin a hung suok nawk daih a nih.

Delhi Version-a hin thlarau chu vate/vathru (dove) angin ei hmu a, inkhawmnaa hunghai chungah a fu a, chu chu Jordan vadunga Isu’n baptisma a chang truma thlarau hung inlang dan khom a nih. Version danga hai hin sakor chungchuong (rider) angin ei hmu a, an chungah a chuong thung a nih. Naupang inhnelna ‘Pipe Saihhnoka’ ei insam ruol thrap thrap hlak, ‘Khaw hin am ka sie hre thei rawh?’ti ang khan, insem dara um hi meichok am, leihai am tronghai ti indon ve inla, ei buoi map ka ring. Hi lai chang tlawmte sunga ei trong le grammar ei suosam dan pangzatumzie hi a hran topa umni khama seminar-a chai chi a nih.

Khi Version pathumhai hril dan khi, mitdel pathum sai hmu an ti ang elin, a danglam vong a nih. Saptrong version hrang hranga an ziek dan khom a khuongruol chuong nawh. KJV-a chun “cloven tongues like as of fire” a ti laiin NKJV, NRSV le ESV-a chun “divided tongues, as of fire”; NIV-a chun, “what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated”; New English Bible (NEB) chun “tongues like flames of fire” ; Today’s English Version (Good News Bible) a chun “what looked like tongues of fire”; Jerusalem Bible (JB) a chun, “that seemed like tongues of fire” tiin an sie thung. A um dan ding awm chu suongtuona mitthlain a hmu a, sienkhom a hmaa la tlung ngai lo, a hnung khoma chuong anga tlung nawk ta lo a ni leiin, Peter hai, Luka hai hun laia a ni ang taka hril suokna ding trongkam an tlaksam ang bok khan tu chen khom hin ei khawvel hin a la tlasam zing a nih.

A san bul chu mi hrang hrang chunga Thlarau Thienghlim thilthaw dan hi mihriem tronga hril suok thei lo a tam lei a ni el thei. Chuong chu a ni lai zingin, ei trongkam hmanghai hi hang bi uluk deu inla chu, bèl chieng an dawl naw el bakah hang uluk deu met a, ngaituona ril hmanga siem phuisui thei chu a ni chieng annawm. Chu chu fie taka hmu thei dingin, chenchiltu ding Thlarau Thienghlim, taksa le thlarau mit sukvar theitu le iengkim zirtir theitu hung tlung khan ei mit a la sunvar chieng naw khom a ni el thei bok. Ei hmu thei tlat naw chun thangtlawm thila lak chi khom a ni nawh. Ei thlarau mit a mâwk chun lungril mit khom a mâwk a, chu chun taksa mit khom a sukmawk ve el a nih. Taksa mita ei hmu hi, ieng angin ei mit var sien khom, lungril mita ei hmu thei si naw chun, a umzie ei hriet thei nawh. Hieng lai thua hin thil insersuon a tam a, lekha tawitea hril suok zo ruol a ni nawh. Mani ngirhmun seng inen fie tum ei tiu.

Penticost thilthawtheina

Vana a lawn hmain Isun a zirtirhai kuomah Pa thu tiem, Thlarau Thienghlim chu peka an la um ding thu dam, chu Thlarau Thienghlima baptis an ni pha leh thilthawtheina la nei an ta, an chengna khawvel le hnuoi kil tawp chena a thu hrepuitu le thè dartu an la ni ding thu dam a hril a (TT 1: 4-8). Sienkhom, a hang fesan meuh khan chu a zirtirhai kha an chi-ai takzet a nih. Hi hmaa thil tlung threnkhat ei thlir chun, zirtirhai laia a sa sè ngam tak Peter khom khan a hotupa bula chu zak khâwng khûr khûr ngam sien khom an hang man zan zet khan chu voi thum an phatsan el bakah, trongsephur dong huoma inkhâmin “Chu mihriem in hril chu ka hriet dèr nawh” (Mk 14:71) a ti hiel a ni khah. An hang hemde lem khan chu man inlâuin an tlan dar vong a, in sungah inbiin kot an inkal khum a, an inthin hâwp el a ni khah.

Penticost ni a hung tlung zet khan chu kâr sari hmaa inphattu Peter kha phatsantu Peter ni ta loin trantu Peter, lu bong le bân bong huoma trantu a hung ni ta lem a nih. Miditerranean Tuipui le a sè vel hmun le ram tina inthoka Jerusalema Fekân Kùt hmang dinga hung fuon khawm Juda mi, Jerusalema la châmbâng, trong hrang hrang hmang tah hai chu an la’n zi nuoi nuoi a. Chuong laia threnkhat chu Juda mi fir, kar sari liem taa ‘Hemde rawh, Hemde rawh’ tia rawl tawp insuoa khêk pawlhai laia mi kha ni ngei an tih. Chu nia pindan chunghnunga Isu thutiem nghaka intom ip mi 120, Thlarau Thienghlim changhai lai khan Peter khom kha a thrang ve a. An thlarau chang ri chu a so vêl el leiin, threnkhat chun, “Zu an inrui a ni hih” lo ti tawk an um a nih. Ti awm hrim khom a ni el thei. Thli anga hmu thei lo, thilthawtheinaa sip, mi dawikawlok khom mi huoisen tawpkhawka inchangtir thei, thil mak inrui an nei tlat!

Chu phing leh Peter chu a ngir a, “Hienghai hin zu an inrui nawh. Zing dar kuo chauh a la ni hih” tia tranin, zawlneihaiin an lo hril lawk anga thil tlung a ni thu, an hnam histawri leh sehmein, sermon ropui tak a thlâk a, mi tam takin an pom a, baptisma an chang a, chu ni chun ringtu 3000 lai zetin an pung sap a nih. Mihriem mantua siem dinga kotu chun a ko san a hungsukdikpek tah a nih. Chu ni vek, chawhnung tieng Peter le Johan chun Pentecost ra hlimum sîk peiin, Tempul kota kutdaw, zeng pakhat an sukdam zoin Tempula chun thu an hril a, mi 2000 lai zet ringtu an man sa bok a nih (TT 4:4). Penticost a tlungna taphotah ringtu an pung naw thei nawh. Dangtu le dâltu an nasa po leh a puok darh nasa ting el a nih.

A hnung ela Peter le Johan hai rongbawlna ei thlir pei chun, man an tuok a, tàng inah an khum a, Sanhedrin hmaah an inngirtir a, Isu hminga thu hril ta lo dinga an khap khomin zâm dĕr loin, “Keini chun kan hmu le hriethai hi hril loin kan um thei nawh” (4:20) tiin, ieng ang vauna le inthrìna hnuoia khom huoisen takin thu an hril el a nih. An huoisenzie an hmu chun, lekha inchuk lo le mi mawl satlie el an nih ti an hriet si leiin, mak an ti hle a; Isu kuoma um hlak an nih ti an hriet ta a (4:13). Ringtu danghai leh huoisenna hnia an trongtrai zo lem khan chuh, an um khawmna in chu a hung inhnìng a, an rêngin Thlarau Thienghlimin an sip a, huoi takin Pathien thu an hril ta pei a nih (4:31). A hnunga Isu ringtu Stefen an man a, lunga an deng hlum lai khom khan Thlarau Thienghlimin a sip a, van inhonga Pathien ropuina le a chang tienga ngîr Isu (7:55) a hmu tlat leiin, zămna hlekte khom a nei nawh. Penticost ni tlung tah, chuong ang mi huoisen chu kohran chanchina hin hril seng lo an um. Tertulla (c.160-225 AD) lem chun a lekhabu Apologeticus (Apologia) ah, “Kohran hi martarhai thisena inthoka hung tro suok a nih” (The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church) a lo ti hiel rèng a nih. Hi taka a hril tak chu martar changhai thisen ni loin, hringna chân ngam khopa Isu Krista ringtuhai kuoma huoisenna petu Thlarau Thienghlim thilthaw, Penticost ra suok a nih.

Penticost Hlui le Thar

Pathienin Horeb tlanga inthoka Sinai Constitution a pek trum, Penticost ni hmasa tak kha a rî a râpum bek leiin mipui chu triin an inthin hăwp a. Mosie kuomah, “Nangman kan kuomah thu hril lem la, lo ngaithlang kan tih. Pathien ruok chun kan kuomah hril ta naw hràm raw se, kan thi el ding a nih” an ti hiel a. Hi lai chanchin hi kha hma khan ‘Sinai Constitution’ ti thupuia hmangin ka ziek ta a. Chu chu Israelhai Penticost hmasa tak ‘Shavuot’ a ni leiin, chik zuola sui nuomtuhai chun hi lekha leh hin tiem kop dingin ka’n fui a nih. Chun, hi trum bok hin, Dan laa Sinai tlanga Mosie a thang sung rangkachak bawng lem lo be hman pawl an um a, chuonghai chunga chun Pathien lung a sen leiin mi 3000 velin hringna an chàn a nih.

Thlarau Thienghlim hung tlung ni khom hin Zion tlanga lo nghaktuhai umna in chu thlipui na tak ri angin a hung tuom mup a, an rêngin Thlarau Thienghlimin an sip vong a, sienkhom thlabar tah nekin an lawmna ri chu a so-inêk thung a nih. Penticost hmasa taka khan mi 3000 laiin hringna an chàn a, Thuthlung Thar Penticost-a ruok chu Peter thu hrila inthok ringot khomin trum khatah mi 3000 velin sandamna an chang thung. Chu chu a nih Paulan, “Ama chun Thuthlung Thar rongbawltu ni tlâkah a mi siem a, chu chu Dàn, hawropa ziek ang kha ni loin, Thuthlung Thar, Thlaraua ziek chu a ni lem. Dan, hawropa ziek chun thina a’n tlungtir a, Thlarau ruok chun hringna a pêk” (2 Kor 3:6) tia a hril kha.

Penticost hmasaa Dan a pek lai khan Israel mipuihai chun lungruol takin, “Lalpa hril taphot chu thaw pei kan tih” an ti duol duol a (Exo. 19:8). Sienkhom anni theina ringot chun an thaw thei naw ding ti an hriet. Hla taka ngirin, inthin pumin, Pathienin an kuoma daireka thu hril ta naw hràm dingin an ngen a nih. Chu Pathien bok chu Thlarau Thienghlima Penticost nia a hung inlang chun mipuiin Peter kuomah, “Unauhai, iem thaw tang kan ta?” tiin an indon lem a, Peter chun, “In suolhai ngaidam a ni theina dingin inrêngin sim unla, Isu Krista hmingin baptisma chang ro. Chuongchun, hi thilpek Thlarau Thienghlim hi dong in tih. Thutiem hi nangni ta ding a na, in nauhai ta ding khom a na, ei Lalpa Pathienin a ko taphothai ta ding khom a nih” (TT 2:38-39) a ta, a hril ang chun an thaw a, thutiem chu an zui theina dingin Thlarau thilthawtheina chu an chang tah a nih. Ei hlaa khom, “Suol hre dinga mi san dingin, Thlarau chauh a trangkai” a ti hrim a nih. Hi lai châng DV-a kan inlet hi UPC mi threnkhat chun an thuring le inzirtirna tawkbuoia an ngai leiin, sut nawka chuh inlet thra dingin an mi ngen chu tie!

Nambar 50-na poimawzie

Thuthlung Hlui hunah nambar 50 (Penticost) hi zalenna le sansuokna kum a nih. Kum 50-na hi Jubili kum, insuona kum, bawihai an suok zalenna kum, leibat po po an fihlimna kum, in le lo zor tah khom a neitu hlunin an chang nawkna kum, ram khom insuo zalen a, ieng khom ching an phal naw kum, amaa tro bu le bal le theihai khom sik an phal naw kum a nih. Hi thu hi chipchier takin Leviticus 25:8-55 ah a’n ziek. Aigupta bawia kum 430 zet intang tah Israelhaiin Tuipui Sen kân a, an Pathien Jehova chu zalen taka ‘Ni thum lamah’ be dinga Mosien Faraw kuoma a lo hni khah sukpuitling theiin a lo um ta a. A mihaiin a thuthlung an zawm theina dinga an thaw ding le khawsak dan ding Danpui chu meichoka lungphek ngeia ziek a pekna ni chu Tuipui Sen an kàna inthoka ni 50-na, tu lai thil anga hril chun, an ‘Republic Day’ a nih.

Thuthlung Thara Penticost nia ruok chuh lungpheka ziek ni ta loin, an lungrilah ziek a ni tah lem. Chu chu a nih Jeremia-in a lo tlanginsampui (31:31-34), a hnung kum 650 vela Hebraihai kuoma lekhathon ziektuin,

Chu phaa Israel sungkuo kuoma

Thu ka thlung ding chu hi hi a nih:

Ka danhai an lungrilah sieng ka ta,

An lungrilah ziek bok ka ta,

An Pathien ning ka ta,

Ka mihai ni bok an tih

tia a hung insam non khah (8:10).

Tlangkawmna

Ziektu hmingthang Alexander Dumas tienami ziek ‘The Three Musketeers’ –a bu pakhat, Twenty Years After- tia khan kul sung tang ina um pasalthra mi pathumhai hin an suok dan ding an phan laiin bu fa dingin lung in vengtu lu tak dottu La Ramée chu an fiel a. Chu pa phierpuina lei chun Duke of Buckingham chu a suok hrim a. A tlan suok ding thu fiemthu anga hril lawkin, “Khai, Penticost chu ieng kongin am ka sor trangkai ding? Thlarau Thienghlim chu lei chok anga hung trumin, ka’n tàngna lung in talahai hi hung hong el a tih ti i ti ngam naw a ni?” (Now, what has Pentecost to do with me? Do you fear say that the Holy Ghost may come down in the form of fiery tongues and open the gates of my prison?) ti thu a ziek a.

Hi thu hi ka tiem laia ka lungrila thil hung inlang chu Filipi khuoa Paula le Sila lung in intang lai thu Thilthawhai 16-a inziek kha a nih. Zanah an trongtrai a, hla an sak zoin lir nasa tak a hung inhning a, lung in kotkhar po po a hung inhong a, tânghai kol bun khom a hung insût vong a. Lung in vengtu a hung har chun tânghai an suok vong tah ringin inthat a tum a, Paulan a khap a, ama le a sunghai leh Isu ringin chu zân lá là chun baptisma an chang tah a nih. Chu chu a tak ngeia Penticost ni hmangtuhai tonhriet chu a nih. Penticost chu suol bawia intanghai kol bun sûta chatuona zalen dinga insuotu a nih. Amiruokchu, ei ring ang phu peia Pathien ropuina hmu chauh dinga ti ei ni leiin, kong hrang hranga ei kol bun sût thla theitu Thlarau Thienghlim chun ei ringzie ang peiin thil a thaw hlak. Chu chu a nih Paulan, “Pathien felna chu ringnaa inthoka ringnaah suklangin a um pei” (Rom 1:17) thu, inril tak, sienkhom fie tak sia a lo hril kha.

Pathien lunginsietna le thruoina zâr chauin kum 2013 hi keini nupa chun kum 50 kan inneina champha kan hmang kum a lo ni ta a, kan ta dingin Pentikost dawbol a ni leiin a hlu zuol a, kan hriet le hriet lo lai khoma mi humtu le thruoitu Lalpa chungah kan lawm a, lawmthu a kuomah kan hril mol mol a nih. Tiemtu po po kan nupain Pentikost malsawmna le ditsakna chibai vochuom kan buk. (May 15, 2013, Delhi)