CONTENTS Worship & Music

Title Page
Song of the month
The Editorial Team
Editorial 02

Editor: Abram le Lota In\hena 03

O Holy Night Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
Samuel L Songate Christmas Message 05
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
Vân a tieve’n an khawi 07 C F C
Contributing Editor:
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining; So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Stephen L Hmar Death of a little child 09
Am G7 C
Laltharopui Zote Kirk Cameron 14 It is the night of the dear Savior's birth. Here came the wise men from Orient land.
F C C7
Book Review 16 Long lay the world in sin and error pining, The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
Design & Layout: Em B7 Em
Ernest Thachunghnung Monthly Inspiration 17 Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth. In all our trials born to be our friend!
G7 C
Christ Bell 18
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
Chanchin Lawrkhawm 20
G7 C Truly He taught us to love one another;
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Worship & Music 22 His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
INHRIETTIRNA LE NGENNA Am Em Chains shall He break for the slave is our
Fall on your knees, brother
Mi tuelkhawm Lighthouse magazine a insuo Lighthouse Magazine ngaina Dm Am
ding sermon, article, testimony, Bible study,
taka lo tiemtu hmun tin le ramtina Oh, hear the angel voices! And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
biography le a dang dang Pathien Thu le
inmil ziek nuomhai chu iengtiklai khawm umhai po po Editorial Team chun C G7 C F C G7 C
lawmlut zing ei niha, a hnuoia e-mail ad- Krismas le Kumthar chibai O night, divine! O night when Christ was born! Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
dress a hai hin thawn thei zing a nih. vochuom a bûk seng cheu! G G7 C F C G7 C
O night, divine! O night, O night divine! Let all within us praise His holy Name!
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"O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noël") hi Krismas hla inlar em em a nih a, Placide
Disclaimer Cappeau de Roquemaure in 1847 kuma a phuok a nih a, a music ruok hi chu a
ruolpa Adolphe Adam in a siem a ni ve thung. Cappeau hi France rama uoiin
zawrtu naran el a nih a, an kohrana an thiempu (parish priest) in Christmas le
Lighthouse magazine hi GenNext4Christ hmalakna a nih. inzawma poem phuok dinga a ngenna chu pawmin hi hla thu mawi tak hi a hung
Amiruokchu article inchuona umhai hrim hrim hi a ziektu ngaidan ziek suok tah a nih. A hnungin John Sullivan Dwight in English in a hung inlet
lieu lieu a nih a, GenNext4Christ lungril a ni vawng kher nawka, chu taka inthawk chun khawvel hmuntinah a hung indar suok tah a nih.
nawh. Chun, Lighthouse magazine-a thu le hlahai hrim hrim hi
a ziektu hming indik tak inchuonin rawngbawlna dinga hmang A hla thu le thlûkhai hi a mawi em em a, vawikhat ngaina khawmin mi lungril a hne
sâwng phal ni bawk a tih. nghal hlak a nih. A hla chang tin hi a tha seng khawmin a chang khatna tlar
thumna le tlar lina laia “Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till he
A appeared
and the soul felt its worth.” hi a \ha bik zuol. ~Ed
GenNext4Christ
Cover Art: Courtesy Simon Hrangate
Publication
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hi phal a ni nawh tiin a hril a. Chulai zing chun ICC thuneitu hai chun Gurung hin
mi tukhawm Kristiena inlet dingin a thawlui nawh tiin Bhutan sawrkar thilthaw chu
an kawndem thu an puong ve.
Hmar Gospel Centenary 2010
Saikawt khuo a December 9-12 inkâr sunga
Hmar Christian Leaders Forum hmalaknaa
Hmar kohran po po huopa Gospel Centenary
lawmna programme chu tluong taka zo fel a lo
ni tah. Centenary lawmna programme hmang
sung hin ruo a chîng leiin beisei nekin mipui an
tam nawha, a \um\iek tawm tieng ruok khan
chu khuo a hung inâng deu leiin mipui an
\hahnem ta hle. Gospel Centenary lawmna huna
Hmar Christian Fellowship Delhi \halaipawl haiin musical drama “Indin Thar Nawk
Ei Tiu” ti an inentir chun mipui lungril a hne hle.
Lekhabu Thar: Lal Sipai |ha le Ringum
Bhutan rama missionary hmasatak Rev Thattinlien Sungte
chanchin, a pieng anthawka a hung seilien dan le missionary
-a a fe danhai chenin Pu Ramthienghlim Varte, Shillong in a
ziek chu December 11, 2010 hin Saikawt khuoa Hmar Gos-
pel Centenary lawmna hunah tlangzar ning a tih. Hi lekhabu
hi Pi Khawtinkung Buhril, Imphal in a publish a nih a, Rev
Hrilrokhum Thiek in tlangzar a tih. A man chu copy khatah `
200 ning a ta, a publisher hin a lekhabu manhai po chu Bhutan
rama rawngbawlnaa hmang dingin an hlan nghal a nih.
Movie thar: The Chronicle of Narnia 3
Christian writer inlâr em em C.S. Lewis lekhabu The
Chronicles of Narnia besana movie an siem a sequel 3-
na The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn
Treader chu khawvel hmuntina en thei dinga tlangzar a
lo ni nawk der tah. The Chronicles of Narnia hi C.S. Lewis
in Pathien thu besana khawvel mihai ngainuom zawnga
tienami a ziek a nih a. A tienami a character pakhat
Aslan (Lion) hi Isu Krista (Bible-a The Lion of Judah)
entirna a nih. The Chronicles of Narnia movie series
hmasa hai chu The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian le The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The
Witch And The Wardrobe hai an nih. A movie hi ngun
taka ei en a, a dialogue hai ngun taka ei ngai chun Bible
le an zûlna tam tak hmu thei ding a um.
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editorial
Ranthlêng le Kraws
“A mak ngei maw Vanlal tak chun,
Inngaitlawma hringmi a chang lai khan;
Inhawi ti thei zingin rinum chu tuorin,
Ranthlêng le Kraws maw a hung thlang lem.”
Christmas ti thumal hung suokna chu Old English-a Cristes maesse a
nih a. Cristes hi Greek thumal Christos (Messiah or Christ tina) anthawka
lak a niha, chun maesse hi chu Latin thumal missa (the holy mass)
anthawka lak a nih. Modern English chun Christ’s mass or the mass of
Christ khawm an ti thei a, Hmar \awng ve thung chun mass ti thumal
tlukpui hi ei nei naw leiin Krista Ruoi tia ei inlet hin a hnai takin an lang.
Anleh Bethlehem bawngin a naute Isu a hung pieng kha ieng leia
Christmas (Krista Ruoi) ei ti am a na? Krista’n ruoi a hung \he tak chu iem
a na? Isu’n inmantira a um ding zana bei le uoiin a laka, a \huoihruoihai
kuomah “Hi ka taksa, in ta dinga pek chu a nih....Hi uoiin hi ka thisen
thuthlung thar, in ta dinga peksuok chu a nih” tiin a hril a. A hril ang
ngeiin Kraws lerah a taksa le thisenin misuol sandamna ding ruoi chu a
hung \he tah a nih.
Chuleiin ei Christmas hmangnaa hin Kalvari \hang lo chun Bethlehem in
umzie a nei nawh a, chuong ang bawkin Kraws \hang lo chun Ranthlêng
ringawt chun umzie a nei bawk nawh ti hi ei hriet tlat nuom a um. Ei
suolna leia vuokthiduk a um le thisen suok khawpa ei thi aia Kraws lera
hung thi Isu Krista’n suol bawia intâng, thlaraua phîng\am le ringvaihai ta
dinga ruoi a hung\he hi a changtu le kîltu ni seng dingin tiemtuhai po po
Lalpa’n malsawm raw se cheu!
Samuel L Songate
Pune
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 Bible Study
ABRAM LE LOTA IN|HENA
- Samuel L Songate
Scripture Reading: Genesis 13:1-18
Introduction: Bible-a ei hmu danin Terah khan naupasal
pathum - Abram, Nahor le Haran a nei a. Kaldai ram, Ur
khawpuia an um laiin Haran chu a thi a. Haran hin a thi
hmain naupasal a neia chu chu Lota hi a nih. Terah in Ur
a suoksan khan Abram le Sarai bakah a tupa Lota, a pa
Haran in a thisan khawm chu a \huoi sa ve a. Sienkhawm
Haran (khaw hming)-a an um lai hin Terah chu a thi a,
chu phing leh Lota chu Abram in a enkawl zui nawk
peia, Canaan ram pan dinga a hung inthawk suok khawm khan Lota khan a zui ve
pei a nih.
A Chanchin Tlângpui: Abram chu \àm tlana fe e ti lo chun Aigupta anthawka
Canaan rama a hung kir nawk chun a hausa ta em em el a. Ran ruolhai el khelah
dar le rangkachak khawm tam tak a nei tah a. Sienkhawm hmun nghet a la nei
naw leiin a ranruolhai tlat theina ding hmun remchang zawngin an vak kuol an vak
kuol a. Hieng lai zing hin Lota khawm kha ama tawkah hung hausa ve peiin ran
ruolhai khawm tam tak a hung nei ve tah a. Chu bakah an se vela chun Canaan
mihai le Periz mihai an lo khawsa tawl bawk a. A tawpa lem chu an ran ruolhai
tlatna ding hmun in a dai ta naw leiin Abram ranpuhai le Lota ranpuhai inkâra chun
buoina a suok pha ta hiel a.
Chuonga an buoi ta phing chun Abramin Lota kuomah, “Ei pahni kâr le ei ranpuhai
inkârah iengkhawm buoina umnaw raw se, unau ei ni sih a. Ram chu I hmaah a
um duoi an nawm, in\he el ei tih. Chang tieng I fe leh vawi tieng feng ka ta, vawi
tieng I fe leh chang tieng feng ka tih” tiin an \hat \he pui tah a. Lota chun a en
veng venga, sak tieng Jordan phairuom, ram \hatna tieng tak chu a pana, Jordan
phaizawla khawpui umhai Sodom khaw sir lai chun a puonin a kei tah a. Abram
ruok chu Canaan mihai rama chun a um zing a. Amiruokchu Lota le an in\he fel
char chun Pathienin Abram kuomah “dak suok la I mit inlen vel rawh, sim le
hmar, sak le thlang, I hmu phak chin ram po po hi I thlahai kuomah ka pek ding
a nih. Fe la ram chu a dung a khangin fang suok vawng rawh, ka pek vawng ding
che a nih “ a hung ti el tah a. Chu phing leh Abram chu Mamre thingsaisuo umna
Hebron tieng chun a puon in a sawn a, Pathien kuomah maicham a siem ti ei
hmu.
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Chanchin Lawrkhawm
MercyMe in AMA Award Dawng
Dallas based Christian Band MercyMe hai chun Ameri-
can Music Award (AMA) ah Favorite Artist in Contem-
porary Inspirational Music chu a vawihnina dingin an
lak nawk. Hi band mission chu “to make Christ the
centre of attention and lead those who will follow to
the throne room through worship”, ti a nih. MercyMe
band hai hi Grammy Nominee khawm an lo ni ta nghe
nghe a, chun tukuma an mega hit “I Can Only Imag-
ine” chu digital download maktaduoi khat (1 million)
a khêl zak leiin Christian music a chu record an la
break a nih. An award dawng le inzawm hin Pastor Rick Warren chun an Twitter
page ah “Proud of our guys for winning another American Music Award! Uncom-
promising witness for Jesus!” tiin a zuk comment. Hun iemani chen anthawk khan
‘Lovewell Live Tour’ neiin hmun hrang hrang an fang kuola, an fena phawtah mipui
an tam thei em em a, chun an hla single “Beautiful” lem chu iTunes Christian
Singles Sales Chart-ah Top 10 a kai phak hiel a nih.
New York ah Hillsong Church thar ngir
Australia-a Hillsong Church chu khawvel hmun tinah indar lien peiin a 14-na dingin
US khawpui New York ah khawm liemtah October thla khan branch thar hawng a
nih. NYC Hillsong Church hi an tan thar hlim khawm nisien mi a hip nasa khawp
el a, inkhawm nuom an tam leiin Pathienni inkhawm khawm vawi 3 lai nei a ni
nghal. Hillsong Spokeswoman Karalee Fielding in The Courier Mail hai kuoma a
hril dan chun hi kohran thar hi Hillsong Brisbane hnuoiah um a ta, chun a enkawltu
dingin London Campus anthawkin Hillsong Pastor Bevan le Tam Russell hai khawm
New York a hin sawn ning an tih. Hillsong Church hin Australia khawpui Sydney-
ah main campus 4 an nei bakah London, Kiev, Cape Town, Stockholm, Paris,
Moscow le now New York City a hai khawm international branch an nei a nih.
Tulai khawvela abikin thangtharhai lai Hillsong kohran hi an hla le music hai hmangin
Pathienin a hmang nasa em em a nih.
Isu Film leiin Kum 3 Lunginah
Bhutan rama mipakhat Prem Singh Gurung chu Isu film insuo leiin Bhutan sawrkarin
kum 3 sung lungin intang dingin a chungthu a rel tiin International Christian Con-
cern (ICC) hai chun an hril. Ama baka hin midang 2 khawm hi Isu film insuonaa
\hanga intum leiin tuhin man tumin an zawng mek niin an hril bawk. Hi le inzawm
hin Bhutan sawrkar chun tukhawm sakhuo dang zawm dinga mihai fiellui le nawrlui
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 TWO BABES IN A MANGER
Life Application:
In 1994, two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to
teach morals and ethics (based on biblical principles) in the public schools. They were invited
to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire and police departments and a large orphanage. About
100 boys and girls who had been abandoned, abused, and left in the care of a government-run
program were in the orphanage. They relate the following story in their own words:
It was nearing the holiday season, 1994, time for our orphans to hear, for the first time, the
traditional story of Christmas. We told them about Mary and Joseph arriving in Bethlehem. Finding
no room in the inn, the couple went to a stable, where the baby Jesus was born and placed in a
manger.
Throughout the story, the children and orphanage staff sat in amazement as they listened. Some
sat on the edges of their stools, trying to grasp every word. Completing the story, we gave the
children three small pieces of cardboard to make a crude manger. Each child was given a small
paper square, cut from yellow napkins I had brought with me. No colored paper was available
in the city.
Following instructions, the children tore the paper and carefully laid strips in the manger for
straw. Small squares of flannel, cut from a worn-out nightgown an American lady was throwing
away as she left Russia, were used for the baby’s blanket. A doll-like baby was cut from tan felt
we had brought from the United States. The orphans were busy assembling their manger as I
walked among them to see if they needed any help.
All went well until I got to one table where little Misha sat. He looked to be about 6 years old and
had finished his project. As I looked at the little boy’s manger, I was startled to see not one, but
two babies in the manger. Quickly, I called for the translator to ask the lad why there were two
babies in the manger. Crossing his arms in front of him and looking at this completed manger
scene, the child began to repeat the story very seriously. For such a young boy, who had only
heard the Christmas story once, he related the happenings accurately-until he came to the part
where Mary put the baby Jesus in the manger.
Then Misha started to ad-lib. He made up his own ending to the story as he said, “And when
Maria laid the baby in the manger, Jesus looked at me and asked me if I had a place to stay. I told
him I have no mamma and I have no papa, so I don’t have any place to stay. Then Jesus told me
I could stay with him. But I told him I couldn’t, because I didn’t have a gift to give him like everybody
else did.
But I wanted to stay with Jesus so much, so I thought about what I had that maybe I could use for
a gift. I thought maybe if I kept him warm, that would be a good gift. So I asked Jesus, “If I keep
you warm, will that be a good enough gift?” And Jesus told me, “If you keep me warm, that will
be the best gift anybody ever gave me.” “So I got into the manger, and then Jesus looked at me
and he told me I could stay with him—for always.”
As little Misha finished his story, his eyes brimmed full of tears that splashed down his little
cheeks. Putting his hand over his face, his head dropped to the table and his shoulders shook as
he sobbed and sobbed. The little orphan had found someone who would never abandon nor
abuse him, someone who would stay with him-FOR ALWAYS. I’ve learned that it’s not what you
have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts. ~ Source Unknown
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v Aigupta-a a zu chet siet let der hnung khan Abram kha Canaan ram bawk
Negev-ah a hung kir nawka, Negev anthawk chun an vâk kuol an vak
kuola a tawpah kha hmaa Pathien hming lama maicham a siemna hmun
Bethel kha a hung tlung nawk a, chu taka chun Pathien hming a lam
nawk ti ei hmu. Eini khawm Pathien le intuokna lo nei taha Pathien kona
lo zui hnunga che sie nawka Pathien laka inthawk ei lo invâkhmang or ei
lo petek nawk pal a ni khawmin, inhmaa Pathien le ei lo intuokna hmun
bawk a khan ei kir nawk ding a nih. ‘Bethel’ ti umzie chu ‘intuokna in’ tina
a nih.
v Lota hin Pathien kona dawng naw sienkhawm Pathien kona zuitu Abram
a zui leiin malsawmna tam tak a dawng ve a, beramruolhai, ranruolhai le
puon inhai khawm ama puolin a nei thlek thluk ti ei hmu. Eini khawm
Pathien mi kona ei la hriet naw a lo ni khawmin Pathien kona dawng tahai
le zui tahai bek hi zuiin inthlawppui ve inla malsawmna ei la dawng ve tho
tho ding a nih. Pathien la’n tuokpui lo ei la ni lem chun ei nuhmei pasal, ei
ruol pawl dinghai bek Pathien le intuokna lo nei tah nihai sien anni zar
bekin Pathien ei la’n tuok pui ve thei a nih.
v Pathienin Abram a koa a piengna ram, a chipuihai le a pa insung maksan
dingin a ti khan Lota khawm kha a pa insung a ni leiin a maksan ding ni
awm tak a na, sienkhawm Abram khan a \huoi sa ve a. A tawp a tawpa
chu an inkarah buoina a hung suok ta khawng khawng a. Eini khawm
Pathienin a mi ko huna maksan ding le bansan ding a tihai ei maksan or
ei bansan fai vawng naw chun nakie huna ringnaa ei kalchawina mi
sukbuoitu an la hung ni tho tho ding a nih.
v Abramin Lota kuoma, “ram chu I hmaah a um duoi an nawm, vawi tieng I
fe leh chang tieng feng ka ta, chang tieng I fe leh vawi tieng feng ka tih”
a ti hin Abram a value system inthlâk tâk zie a suklang. Kha hmaa fak
ding tlasam inlau leia Aigupta chen chena zu tlan pa khan a ram \hatna le
hnienghnârna hmun thlang hmasa ta loin Lota chu a ditna tieng tieng
thlang hmasaa, a fenawna tieng tienga fe chu a thlang ta lem a nih. Eini
khawm Pathien ei zuia ringnaa kal ei chawina a hin ei ngaihlut zawng, ei
value system hai an thleng ve ngei ngei ding a nih. Piengthar inti sia ei
nuomzawng, ei ngaipawimaw zawng, hril nuom zawng le dit zawnghai a
la danglam chuong naw chun ei inngaituo \hat \ûl hleng a tih.
v Abramin Lota an \hepui dan hi a chieng fek fok hle. “Vawi tieng I fe leh kei
chang tieng, chang tieng I fe leh kei vawi tieng” a ni tawp el a nih. Kar hla
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 lo tein intlawn pei de manih ti khawm a ni nawh. Opposite direction a ni
tawp el a nih. Eini khawm ringnaa ei kalchawina sukbuoitu le sukhnawktu
eg. Zu le drugs, ngaizawng le nuhmei pasalna, corruption, khêlhril, thabona,
chapona le thil dang danghai hi intuokpui nawk ta ngailo dinga chieng
taka ei inthepui a ngai a nih. Chiengkuong mang loa in\hepui chun a
hnungah an mi la hung sukbuoi nawk tho tho hlak.
v Lota chun a hang en vela, a ram \hatna tak Jordan phairuom laia Sodom
khawpui tieng chu a thlang ta lem a. Hi taka inthawk hin Lota priority chu
material wealth (khawvel thila hausakna) a ni zie chieng takin ei hmu.
Lota hi ringtu tisa mi entirna \ha tak a nih. Ringtu ni sia thlarau thil neka
khawvel thil ngaipawimaw lemhai chu Lota ang hin mi ta dinga malsawmna
ni nekin mihai sansuok \ûlin an la um rawp ding a nih.
v Abramin Lota an the fel pui char in Pathienin Abram kuoma chun, “dak
suok la sim le hmar, sak le thlang hei en vel rawh, I hmu phak po po ram
hi nang le I thlahai kuomah ka pek vawng ding a nih….Fe la, ram chu a
dung a khangin va fang suok rawh, I kuomah ka pek ding a ni si a” a
hung ti nghal el tah a. Lota’n a I thlang Jordan phairuom hai po po khawm
chu Pathienin Abram le a thlahai kuomah a pek sa vawng ti ei hmu.
Mathai 5:5 “Zainem hai chu an ham a \ha, hnuoi ro an la hluo ding a ni si
a.” Eini khawm Pathien le ei relationship hlietu ei inthla fel charin taksa le
thlarau malsawmna tiem seng loin an mi lo hmuok nghal ding a nih. Hieng
lai zing hin khing tieng pangah Lota ang hin ei ram lo ding pui pui lo thlang
pal ei ta, a tawpah sansuok ngai khawpin pilhmang ei tih ti inlau a um hle.
Thukhârna: Lota le an in\he tawma Abramin “vawi tieng I fe leh chang tieng feng
ka ta, chang tieng I fe leh vawi tieng feng ka tih” a ti anthawk hin Abram hin Lota le
an inkâr thubuoi chingfelna ding chun pafa khawm nihai sien an in\he fel hmak a
ngai a nih ti chu a hriet chieng hle. Eini khawm Pathien le ei relationship sukbuoitu
le ei hringnuna Pathien thiltum ei phursuok theina dinga mi daltuhai ei identify-a ei
in\he fel pui a \ûl tak zet a nih. Chu ding chun Pathienin a thu mal mi sawm pek
raw se.
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Love came down at Christ
Christmas Love all lovely, love divine;
Quotes Love was born at Christmas,
Stars and angels gave the sign.
~ Christina Rossetti
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.
~ W. T. Ellis
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Christ Bell
THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 )
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22 )
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28 )
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 )
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 )
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).. I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col 1:14). I’ve been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
Who you are?
“Bethlehem dar ri chu a va mawi ngei,
Saltanghai suokna Jubilee dar a nih;
Suol bawia intanghai suokna dar chun,
Suok ringkawl chu a sukthliek.”
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 Monthly Inspiration
Freedom from Our Past
I am surprised by Jesus' choice of disciples. They formed a rather motley crew,
and Peter, called by Jesus from his career as a fisherman, was not always a
team player. He was a dedicated but often arrogant
disciple. He had a hot temper, was presumptuous,
was both fearful and bold, passive and aggressive -
and he betrayed the One to whom he vowed absolute
devotion. Jesus knew Peter's defects, but he picked
him anyway. And he forgave him for his multiple
offenses...
[Peter] could be comically impulsive - twice jumping
out of a boat fully clothed! He sometimes challenged
Jesus, and he had a habit of speaking out of turn.
But he also demonstrated fervent commitment and
faith...
[His] personal failure did not put an end to Peter's
relationship with and usefulness to Jesus. In fact,
Mark says that the angels guarding Jesus' tomb after the resurrection told Mary
Magdalene to inform Peter first about the miracle of life after death. (I love to
imagine that scene, when Peter got the report!) The very One he had sinned
against so horrifically extended a merciful invitation to restoration, freeing Peter
to leave his guilt and broken sense of self behind. From there, Peter went
forward to become a "fisher of men" and a "rock" in the foundation of the church.
What a glorious surprise for this far-from-perfect man! ...
For those who love Christ, personal sin and failure need not spell "The End" of
our story... Perhaps no freedom is more meaningful than that of being liberated
from shame and guilt and set back on a path toward serving Christ.
~Between a Rock and a Grace Place:
Divine Surprises in the Tight Spots of Life
by Carol Kent
Courtesy: Zondervan Daily Inspiration
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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
“Then Simon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is
destined to cause falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be
spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword
will pierce your own soul too.” (Luke 2:34-35).
With whom and how do you plan to spend Christmas this year?
When Mary and Joseph came to the temple to dedicate the infant Jesus to
the Lord, Simon (the priest) said the above verses (Luke 2:34-35).
Let us, at all cost avoid the temptation to make our Christmas this year a
withdrawal from the stress and sorrow of life into a realm of unreal beauty and
enjoyment. Let us not try to have a make belief happy Christmas by trying to withdraw
from the stress and problems we are facing in our day today lives. Christ was born
into the city of Bethlehem where there was no room for Him, and into a country
where Herod, the murderer of many innocent people was king.
We all know very well the various conflicts in the social, political, economic,
religious life of the people today. Over and above our personal mental and physical
problems, the various problems of our country and its ramification affecting our
mental and physical life will persist. People will talk about social and economic
transformation for this sick and perverted human being. Peace, justice and social
harmony will still be a far cry. Christ, the new born baby in his later days said, “I did
not come to bring peace, but a sword………..” (Math 10:34-36).
The point is, He was born neither to shield us from the harshness of the
world nor to snatch us away by some miracles from the conflicts of life. But to give
us the courage and strength to bear it and get the peace - His peace in our hearts,
by which we may be calmly steadfast while the conflict rages.
Christmas is not a retreat from reality but an advance into it alongside the
Prince of Peace. Christ says to us, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do
not give to you as the world gives (John 14:27). We pray that the Holy Spirit will help
us today so that this real peace be in our hearts. Then we celebrate the Real
Christmas.
Wishing you all a very meaningful and happy Christmas!
~ Rev Kh. Thang Dailo,
Pune
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 Vân A Tieve’n An Khawi
(Heaven’s Split Into Half)
- Samuel L Songate
“Vân a tieve’n an khawia damna thu hrilna dingin,
Hnuoi mihriemhai ta dingin Lal Krista’n a hung sawm,
A sungah lut inhmaw ro vân tieng sawm nawk ding a nih.”
- Pastor Thangngur (1891 – 1944)
Vawikhat chu Pathienin a naupa khat neisun khawvela a hung tir el hi mak tiin ka
ngaituo neu neu a. Chulai chun Thupuongsuo 21:23-a Hmangai Johan in vankhawpui
a hmu thu a zieknaa, “Chu khawpui chun nisa var a ngai ta nawha….Lalpa ropuina’n
a elvara, Beramte (Isu, Pathien naupa) chu an khawnvar a nih” a ti kha ka
lungrilah a hung inlang a. Ka zuk ngaituo inthûk pei chun, vankhawpui elvartu le
sukmawitu, an khawnvar Beramte chu thina thim hnuoia intânghai zawng ding le
sansuok dingin hnuoiah a hung \um a ni chu!
Thupuongsuo 5:1-5 lai kha ei en chun, thim hnuoia intâng hringmihai chu inchikna
pasarih (seven seals, thuosariha khâr khum/châr de khawm ti thei ning a tih) a
phuor ei nih a. Chu inchikna pasari hai sût thei le sût tlâk ding chu hnuoi le vânah
an zawng vel a; sienkhawm a sût thei ding tukhawm an hmu zo nawh. Chuonga
thina thim hnuoia intânghai mi sansuok theitu ding an umnaw phing chun Pa le
Naupa inthuruolin thim hnuoia intanghai sansuokna ding thu chu an phier tah a.
An thutlûkna dung zuiin Vanlal nau, vankhawpui cheimawitu, angel tiem seng naw
haiin “a thienghlim, a thienghlim” tia an inpâk tawp lo chu pasietna le retheina,
beidawngna le lungngaina, rinumna le natna, mihai hmusit le hnawl le muolphona
po po tuor muolsuoa a tawpa misuol pahni kara kraws lera thi ding ringawtin a
hung \um tah a nih!
Khawvela sakhuo hrang hrang hai hin pathien an nei seng a. Hindu hai lem chun
pathien maktaduoi chuong an nei. Amiruokchu chuong pathien hai po po lai chun
tukhawm khawvel mihriemhai suolna hung phura, ei natnahai mi hung tuorpuia ei
suol leia hung thi nuom an um der nawh. Chu bakah khawvela sakhuo hotu le
\huoitu tam tak chun pathiena insâlin mihai hlemin an \huoihmang a. Ei Lalpa Isu
ruok chu mihriemhai a mi hmangai em leiin a Pathien nina khawm thlâkhla loin
mihriemin a hung inchang hlawl a. John MacArthur chun hieng hin a lo hril -
“While history is crowded with men who would be God, only one God would be
man.” Pathiena insâl po po lai ei Lalpa Isu, Pathien Beramte chauh naw hi chu
nang le kei ei nina le ei suolna mi hung in\awmpui nuom an um nawh.
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BOOK REVIEW
Book: Can Man Live Without God?
Author: Ravi Zacharias
Original publisher: Zondervan
First Indian Edition: 2001
Publisher: Authentic Books
ISBN: 978-81-7362-317-2
Number of Pages: 288
Price: ` 129/-
Language: English
Hi lekhabu ziektu Ravi Zacharias hi a tleirawl lai atheist (Pathien um ring lo) niin,
a beidawngin inthat tumin tûr a dawn a, sienkhawm a sunghai le doctor haiin an
san hman leiin a hung dam suok nawk a, a sandamtu le a hringnun umzie inneitirtu
tak tak leh an hang intuok zet chun a hringnun chu an thlakthleng tawp a, khawvel
pum huopa evangelist le Christian apologetic (defender of Christian faith) ropui tak
a hung ni tah a nih.
Khawvela university hmingthang tak tak hieng Harvard, Cambridge le hmun hrang
hrangah mithiem tak tak hai hmaah Pathien thu \anin lecture, debate le discussion
hai a nei hlak a. Chuonga a thuhrilna le debate a neinaa a material hai keikhawmin
hi lekhabu Can Man Live Without God? hi a buotsai a nih. Hi lekhabu hin 1994
kum khan Doctrine and Theology category-ah Gold Medallion Award a dawng
nghe nghe a nih.
Hi lekhabu a hin khawvela Atheist inlar tak tak Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, John
Paul Satre le a dang dang hai philosophy le an hringnun hai a hung sui a. An
theory or hypothesis hai chu logical approach hmanga hung phet thlû peiin
belchieng an dawl naw zie a hung tar lang a. Pathien \hang lo chun morality hin
innghatna/inkhina bulpui (point of reference) a nei naw zie hai a hung tarlang sa
bawk.
Ravi hin khawvel hmun hrang hranga a rawngbawlnaa a tawnhriethai ngainuom um
tak tak an chuonsa bawk leiin tiem man a um em em. Khawpuia culture le sakhuo
dang dang laia rawngbawl le sinthawhai ta ding lem chun tiem ngei ngei chi a nih.
Chun a lekhabu hi mithiem tak tak hai tiem dinga ziek a ni leiin a intellectual em
em a, college le university haia inchuklaihai khawma tiem ngei ngei chi a nih.
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inhmu thiem naw nasa thei hle. A san chu lemchangnaa nundan mawilo a inlanghai
a ditnaw lei a ni deu tak. A lemchang chanpuihai le mi inlar ama hun laia mi
tamtak hai chu addict buoina annawleh mimal buoina fethleng deu vawng ni hai
sienkhawm Cameron hi chu lampui chîn le tlûna chun a la lawn zing a. Evangelist
Ray Comfort le thawtlangin Isu Krista chanchintha America rama hrildarna sin chu
an thaw mek a nih. Ministry ‘The Way of the Master’ ti an nei hlak a, khawlaidung
mihai kuoma Pathien thu le an ringna hril chu an misson thilthaw a nih.
Fireproof
Kristien a hung ni hnungin a ringna inzawmpui movies
a chau an chang ta hlak a. A movie thar ‘Fireproof’ hi
chu inentirna tha tak a nih. “Hi movie hi ka ta ding
bika a pawimawna san chu ka nuhmei ka hmangai
em lei a nih” a tih. “Kum 17 sung kan innei ta a…nau
paruk kan nei bawk. Inneina hi kan ta ding chun thil
hlu le pawimaw a nih. Ei culture-a thil a mawi le inzaum
chawisang le inngaisangtirtu ding movie le project hai
hi ei khawvel, inneina tlusie mek hun a siem hi kan
nuom tak hrim a nih” a tih. Hi movie a hin a nuhmei a
inchangnu chu fawp a tul a. Chu ding chun a
buoithlakna a um. “Ka nuhmei nilo nuhmei dang hrim
hrim fawp lo dingin intiemna ka nei ta bawk si” tiin a
hril a. A film buotsatuhai chun a nuhmei, Chelsea
Noble chu a movie-a a changtunu anga incheitirin an
nupa infawp lai chu a nuhmei hmel inlang chieng rak loin an lak ta lem a nih.
Hi movie-a tienami hi lekhabu ‘Love Dare’ tia siem a ni ta a. Tlangzar a ni hma
khawmin hi lekhabu lo huol lawktu 500,000 an tling tah.
Kirk Cameron a film lo inchangna hai:-
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) (Movie)
Left Behind: The Movie (2001) (Movie)
Marie Osmond’s Merry Christmas (2001)
Miracle of the Cards (2001) (Movie)
Growing Pains Movie (2000) (Movie)
A Little Piece of Heaven (1998) (Movie)
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) (Movie)
‘Kirk’ (1995) (TV Series)
Do You Hear What Happened to Andrea? (1997) (Movie)
Listen to me (1989) (Movie)
Like Father Like Son (1987) (Movie)
Growing Pains (1985-1992) (TV Series)
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Bible-a ei hmu angin vânkhawpui chu Lalpa (Pa) ropuina’n a elvar a, Beramte
(Naupa) chu an khawnvar a nih. Chu umzie chu Pa le Naupa naw chu vankhawpui
elvartu dang an um nawh tina a nih. Chuleiin, thina thim hnuoia intanghai sansuok
dinga Naupa hnuoia a hung \um hi ‘Vân a tieve’n an khawi’ ti naw ruol an nawh.
Pastor Thangngur hin a lo hmu inthûk hle. Thina thim hnuoia intâng nang le kei a
mi hmangai leiin Lalpa’n vân a tieve’n a khawia, vânkhawpui cheimawitu Vân Saron
Pâr chu misuol nang le kei a mawina dingin a mi hung pek ta lem a nih. Vawisun
hin chu Vânlal hmangaina chu I sânglêt hun nghâkin I suolna leia inhliem le thata
um Beramte chun hmangaina sîngmitin a thlîr zing che! Iengtinam I sânglêt ve
ding?!
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Story of The Persian King
~ Long ago, there ruled in Persia a wise and good king. He loved his
people. He wanted to know how they lived. He wanted to know about their
hardships. Often he dressed in the clothes of a working man or a beggar,
and went to the homes of the poor. No one whom he visited thought that he
was their ruler.
One time he visited a very poor man who lived in a cellar. He ate the coarse
food the poor man ate. He spoke cheerful, kind words to him. Then he left.
Later he visited the poor man again and disclosed his identity by saying, "I
am your king!" The king thought the man would surely ask for some gift or
favor, but he didn't. Instead he said, "You left your palace and your glory to
visit me in this dark, dreary place. You ate the coarse food I ate. You
brought gladness to my heart! To others you have given your rich gifts. To
me you have given yourself!"
The King of glory, the Lord Jesus Christ, gave himself to you and me. The
Bible calls Him, "the unspeakable gift!" ~
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 Article
DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD
DEATH
- J. Vernon McGee
(Translated by Ngamhaulien Songate)
“Pathienin a nun sawl um zie chu a zuk hmu a,
Suol le indo sia, a hratnaw lema a \hang nêk chun tiin;
A zuk kuo a, a nakawr bulah damte’n,
“Inah hung inlawi el ta rawh” a tih a;
Chuongchun a lungphu chu a chawl ta a.”
K a naulutir ka sûn khan Pathienin thlamuongna thu maktak el a mi peka,
chu thu chu nu le pa tamtak an hmangai em em hai le anni ngai em em tu
nau le te lo the ve ta hai kuomah peksawng ka nuom ve a. Nau thina tluka
lungrilnatna le lungril sunthleng chu vâng hlêng a tih. Naupang hmel chu lungril le
ngaituonaah a chieng em em a, zan re hnungah ngaituonaah an hung inlang
nuom bîk a. Lawn thei ta le \awng thei ta dam an ni chun, an lawn inchûk kat nak
nak lai le hrietthei muol muol chauva an \awng ri hai dam kha insung suklumtu an
lo nia, chuonghai ngaituo châng lem chun lungril hi a na zuol a. Hang kuo ding ei
invaia, mitthli hlak chu a parawl deu zinga, lungril khawm In lien tak, ruok huou
angin a ruok huou hlak. Nisienlakhawm Pathienin thlamuongna le lungawina
maktak a ruotpek hai ta ding chun rinumna ding hrim a um nawh; Ama chu
Thlamuongna Pathien a ni si a (2Kor.1:3). Thlamuongtu, Thlarauthienghlim
\hangpuina chu lungril hliem le lungngaihai ta dingin riminhnik le hrâtna a hung ni
lem hlak.
Nun tawite khawm nun famkim a ni hrim hrim:
Einihai chun nun tawite chauh hi chu kawk neilo, umziebo angin ei ngai a. Pathienin
a nuom leh naute ami pek vaka, ami lâkpek nawk mei mei angah ei ngai hlak.
Naupang chun iengkhawm a thaw thei hman nawh a, a mizie ding awm hung
inlangna hman ding khawm a um nawh. Thil pakhat ei hriet tlat ding chu naupangte
khan chatuon dai ding thlarau a neia, chuchu Pathien kawlah a lo fe ta a, chutaka
chun chatuonin in\hanglienin a nuom nuom thaw thei a ta, mizie \hatak, Pathien
ditzawngin a’n \hanglien pei ding a nih.
‘Chatuon’ ti hi hun inkhinaa ei hmang chun Mathusel damsung khawm kha
calendar-a sunhâng pakhat ang chau a nih. I nau kha lo dam sawt naw hle
sienkhawm khawvela a piengsan dinga Pathienin a ruotpek chu a hlen ta hrim
hrim a nih. A damsung tawite khan i lungril a sukhlim ta hrim hrim a. A naute nina
khan nangmaa nu le pa nina kha a hung phawrsuoka, natna lakah a’n vengtir
chea, a lawmumnain nangmaa duot nuomna le hmangaina a keihar hrim hrim a, i
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KIRK CAMERON
- KIRK
Lal\haropui
CAMERONZote
Kirk Thomas Cameron, Kirk Cameron tia hriet lar hi
kum 1980 tawp tieng le 1990 bul tienga America rama
actor inlar em em a ni a. Ringnawtu sungkuoa pieng
nisienkhawm kristien a ni hnungin a film inchang nuom
zawng chu thlengin kristien nun phursuok le tarlang
chu a thiltum lien tak a hung ni tah a. A nuhmei nilo
nuhmei dang hrim hrim chu lemchangnaa khawm
nisien fawp lo dinga an tiemna hin Pathien ta dinga a
commitment a sukchieng hle.
Sung le kuohai
October 12, 1970 in Panorama City, California-ah a
pieng a. A pa Robert Cameron chu junior high school a physical education teacher
sinthaw a ni a. A nu, Barbara Cameron ruok chu business le talent manager a nih.
A unaunu, Candace Cameron khawm hi actress a nih. Cameron le a nuhmei
Chelsea Noble hi Growing Pains ti film an inchang laia inhmelhriet an ni a. Noble
chu hi taka an lemchangnaa a ngaizawngnu a nih. A tak rama hung inditin 1991
kum khan an innei a. An innei hin Noble chu kum 26 niin, Cameron chu kum 20 mi
a nih. Nau: Jack, Isabella, Anna, Luke le Olivia Rose an nei a. An nauhai laia
palihai hi chu naulâk (adopted) an nih.
Lemchangna-ah
Mike Seaver ti hming put in Growing Pains ti film a inthawkin a hung inlar tan a.
Naupang kum 9 a ni a inthawkin lemchang a tan a, kum 14 mi a niin a hung inlar
nghal a nih. Kum 1987 hun lai vel chun magazines inlar hieng Tiger Beat, Teen
Beat, 16 le a dang dang a hai a lim inchuonin a um a. Hlasak thiem inlar Duran
Duran le Bon Jovi hai le khawm magazine cover a hai chen an inlang kawp rawp
hlak. Chuongchun film dang khawm a’n chang zawm pei a. Growing Pains zo
chun anlarna chu chuoitieng pan sienkhawm production tamtak chu a la thaw thei
pei a nih.
Ringna le rawngbawlna
Ringnawtu (atheist) a inthang lienin kun 17 mi a niin evangelical kristien a hung ni
a. Kristien a hung ni a inthawk chun a lemchang chanpui le producer hai leh an
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beiseina neinawhai anga lungngai lo dingin a mi ti a nih. Thina chu hnein a la um ding a
nih. Kristaa lo thitahai chu iengtikamani chu thlâna inthawka keithoin an la um ding a nih.
“Lalpa ngei chu khekri leh, vantirko chunghnungtak rawl ri leh, vana inthawkin a hung tum
ding a ni sia; chun, Kristaa thitahai chu tho hmasang an tih. Chu hnunga chun eini dama
la um zing hai hi boruokah Lalpa tuok dingin annihai ruolin sum laiahai khin zuk lakin um
ei tih; chuongchun, Lalpa kuomah kumkhuoin um tang ei tih.” (IThes.4:16-17) I nau thlâna
zal ta kha a taksa le thlarau hung inzawm nawk a ta, sukdanglama umin hung tho tâng a
tih. Nang khawm Kristaa um i ni chun, i nau leh lênghmunkhat tang in ta, Krista kuomah
chatuonin in um ta ding a nih.
Ei nauhai kha ei hmu nuhnungtak ang kha la ning an ti?
Chutakchu kei khawma ka hriet bik nawh.(Hilai thu hi Bible in a ziek naw tlat).
Nisienlakhawm, naupanghai chu Pathienin hung keitho a ta, nu tamtak, an nauhai kuo kâr
nghakhla em em hai khan hei kuo tâng an ta. Pahai khawma an naute kut chite fûn pek an
nuom em em hlak kha fûn tang an ta. Vanramah an nu le pahai mithmuah an hung
in\hanglien pei ding ka ring a nih. Thil rapthlak tak le pangzatumtaka ka i ngai pakhat chu,
an nauhai hmu phak ta loin mi tamtak hremhmunah an um ding chu a nih. Hremhmunah
naupang an um ve si nawh. Ei nauditlaihai vanramah ei hei hmu nawk el ding chu ei
hlimna a va belsa nasa awm de aw! David khan a nau kawla fe a beisei a ni kha. Chun,
naupang chungchangah Isu’n, “Pathien ram chu hiengang mihai ta a ni si a” a ti a ni kha.
Pathiena inthawka thlamuongna a takin hrethei tang i tih:
A thlamuonna chu hrietthei a nih; Ami umpuina chu ei hratna; a \awngbausuok hringna. I
kuomah a taka hung inlang a nuom a nih. I lungril sungah hung luta, i khawsawtna le
lungngaina tuorpui che a nuom a nih. Isu mithi ina a fe khan hi thu maktak el hi record in
a lo um a nih. “Isu a \ap tah a.”(Johan 11:35). A san chu, ei mihriem nina a nei ve a, ei
hratnawna hai khawm a mi hrietpui vawng a nih. Keitho a tum zing khawma, thlâna a va fe
khan a \ap tho a ni kha.
Lungril sunthlêra a um reng reng hin Lungngaina-Mihriem khawm khan chanvo a nei ve
zie hlak:
Nu le pa nau lo sûn ta reng reng hai lungril sawkzângtu ding tienami pakhat a um a. Alps
tlangdunga beramvengtuhai chanchina inthawka laksawng a nih. Nipui a hung tlunga,
phaizawla hlobethai an hung vuoi \an phat leh Berampuhai chun an beramhai hmun
insâng tieng an \huoi hlak a. Chu hmun insâng panna lampui chu a kawia, lungkawhrawt
vawng a ni bawk a, a rinum em em. Nisienlakhawm a tlangsîpah hlobet hring \ha em em
a um tlat a nih. Lampui chu a harsa em leiin beramhai chun an puhai zui nuom lovin an
kirsan nawk hlak a. An puhaiin hang khalkai an tum ngiel khawma an hlawsam nawk hlak.
Berampu inthawk vak chun beramte pakhat a lâka, a zakkep a. Chu zovah beramte dang
pakhat a zakkep nawk a, tlâng a chun a kaipui ta a. Kar loin berampui chun a te rawlri hrie
in a hnawttung peia, chuphing leh beram dang haiin an hung zui ve pei a. Sawtnawte
sungin fak ding hlohna hring dep dup hmun chu an hang tlung el hlak a nih.
Berampu ropui, Isu Krista ei sandamtu chun I beramte chu a hung thlang an tah a. I laka
inthawka inru tum a’n nawh; chungtieng \huoi pei che a tum a. Chutaka chun hlohna hring
\ha lem le dawn ding \ha lem a uma, chu chena zui pei dingin a dit lem che a nih. I zui ding
am le?
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lungril a hne dan hai khawm i damsung nangmaah châm sawng tâng a tih. Pathien
kawla mi \huoitheitu chu naupang an nih. “Naupangte chun an hma \huoi a tih” ti hi thu
umziebo nilo a nih. Damsawt tieng pang ei hril phat Mathusel hming ei lungrilah
a’nlang seng ring a um. Nautesen a ni hun ding awm ei ngaituo hlak am le? Ama
khawm naute a lo ni ve a, Enok naupa a nih. “Chun, Enok chun kum 65 a niin naupasal
Mathusel a neia; Mathusel a nei hnung chun Enok chu kum 300 sung Pathien leh an
lenghmunkhat hlaka, naunuhmei le naupasalhai a nei nawk a; chuongchun Enok
damsung po chu kum 365 a nih; Chun, Enok chu Pathien leh an lenghmunkhat hlaka:
chun, a um ta nawh a: Pathienin a lakhmang tah a nih”. (Gen.5:21-24) Mathusel a nei
hma kum 65 sung khan Enok kha mi iengangam a nih ti ei hriet \hak nawh.
Nisienlakhawm, nikhat chu a naute Mathusel zâl lai a zuk ena inthawk khan Pathien
leh an hung leng hmunkhat chau a nih. Mathusel khânga a zâl lai khan lo thi ta khawm
ni sien, a damsunga a thaw ding po po ang hu chu a thaw ta hrim hrim a nih. Chuleichun,
i nau khan aw, hnuoia a hung piengsan a hlen dai an tah. Nun tawite hi nun umziebo
a ni der naw a nih.
Naupang thi ta hai chu ngaituo an um ta nawh:
David khan nau pahnih a sûna, a tuorna ve ve ti khawm ei hmuh. Pakhat chu Bethseba
le an nau a nia, chu khawm chu a pieng hnung sawtnawte’n a thi nghal a nih. A tuor zie
Bible-a mi hei suklang ei tih: “David chun naupang ta ding chun Pathien kuomah a
ngen raka; chun, David chun bu dam a ngheia, a luta, zankhawvarin hnuoiah a zal ta
a. Chun, a sunghai laia upahai chu an thoa, hnuoia inthawka keitho ding chun a
kawlah an ngira; nisienlakhawm, a tho nuom nawh a, an kuoma khawm bu khawm a
fâk bawk nawh. Chun, hieng hi a hung n’a, ni sarihni chun naupang chu a thi ta a.
Chun, David siehlawhai chun naupang chu a thi tah ti hril chu an ti a, “Ngaita u,
naupang a damlai khan a kuomah thu ei hrila, ei rawl a ngai si nawh a, naupang chu
a thi tah ti iengtinam hril ngam tang ei ti leh, iengamanih inlaw el rawi a tih” an t’a.
Nisienlakhawm, David chun chuonga siehlawhai chu an inbiekrûk a hmu chun David
chun naupang chu a thi a nih ti a hriet tah a- chun, David chun a siehlawhai kuomah,
“Naupang chu a thi tah a ni maw?” a t’a. Chun, anni chun, “A thi tah,” an t’a. Chuongchun,
David chu hnuoia inthawk chu a tho a, a’nsawpa, sahriek a’nnâla, a puonhai a’nthlenga-
chun, Lalpa inah a fea- Pathien chibai a bûka- chun, a intieng chun a fe nawka- chun,
bu a hei lama, a hma a chun an hung sie a, a fâk ta a. Chun, a siehlawhai chun a
kuomah, “I thilthaw zie hi iengtizie am a n’a? Naupang chu a damlai khan bu dam I
ngheia, i \ap a- nisienlakhawm, naupang chu a thi ta a, i tho a, bu dam i fâk ta lema,”
an t’a. Chun, ama chun,”Naupang kha a la damlai khan bu dam ka ngheiin ka \ap luo
a, ‘naupang chu a dam theina dingin Lalpa chun ami lunginsiet rawi mawh, tuinam
hrieng ei ta?’ ka ti a n’a. Nisienlakhawm, tuhin chu a thi ta si a, iengdinginam bu nghei
ka ta? Ka ko kir thei nawk ding am a nih? A kuomah keima hi la feng ka ta,
nisienlakhawm, ama chu ka kuomah hung kir nawk ta naw nih,” a t’a. (2 Samuel
12:16-23)
David chun a naute kha tlansahai leh an um a nih ti a hrieta, nikhat chu ama khawm la
thi veng a ta, chatuonin an leng hmunkhat ding a nih ti a hrietchieng a nih.
David khan nau dang Absalom khawm a nei a. Absalom chu a hung puitling chun a pa
lakah a hela, suol a thaw a. Nunrawng taka a pa lallukhum inchuthlâk a tumnaah an
indoa, chutaka thi chu a nih. A naupa Absalom thi thu a hriet phing chun Lal David, sipai
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huoisen le rorum em em ni hlak kha, nuhmei ang el in a \ap a . Bible in hieng hin a
zieka: “Chuongchun lal chu a lunginzing ta hle el a, kul kawtkhar chunga pindana
chun a hang fe a, a \ap a; chun a hang fe malam chun, “Aw, ka naupa Absalom, ka
naupa, ka naupa Absalom, I aia chun kei hi hang thi lem lang aw, Aw Absalom, ka
naupa, ka naupa!” a tia.(2Samuel 18:33)
David khan a naupa Absalom thlarau ngirhmun ding a hriet naw a nih, sandam a ni
ding a ringhla ni ngei a tih. Absalom khan insiem\hatna hun la nei sien ti a nuompui
leiin a aia thi khawm a nuom hiel a nih. Naupang thi hmasa kha chu a thlarau ngirhmun
a chienga, Absalom ruok chu a chieng ngam naw a nih.
Nang khawm, i nau sandam a nina thuah i chieng el thei; Isu âng sungah him takin a
um a nih. A damlai khan i mi ringzo kutah a lo dawn dinga i sie chun ngai \hatakin
i um hlak, tu lem hin chu Berampu\ha, iengang naudawntu nêk khawma zaidam lem
le hmangai lem kuta um an’ ta a, lawm lem awm tak i nih. I insunga a zâlnaa i’n zâl tir
nêk khan tukhin a him lem dai a nih. Chuchu hi hnuoi mitthli sukbuoi theina khelah a
nih a, a’nhnelnaah thil \hanaw le \ium ding khawm a um ta nawh. Ei nau lo thi ta hai
hi Krista kuomah him takin an um a nih ti hi chieng ei tieu. Hnuoia a hung lai kha hre
zing rawh; naupanghai chu a pawm a, “Naupangtehai ka kuomah inhungtir unla, khap
naw ro; Pathien ram chu hiengang mihai ta a ni si a,” a ti a ni kha. (Luka 18:16) Hmun
danga lem chu hieng hin a ti nawk, “Hieng mi chin laia pakhat khawm hi hmusit lo
dingin fimkhur ro; an vantirkohaiin vanah ka Pa vana mi hmel an hmu rawp hlak ti ka
hril cheu hi.”(Mathai 18:10)
Tuhin i nauin inhawi a ti zie hre chieng la chu i lungril natna le i khawsawtnahai bo
rawng rawng ngei a tih.
Vanram i ta dingin a hlu zuol ding a nih:
Ei Lalpa Isu chu ei ta dinga hmun siem dingin a fe. Ei ta dinga hmun a hang siemna
a chun thil \ûl dang dang a uma, chutaka ding chun i nau khawm thil \ûl laia \hang ve
a nih. I ro hlutak chu vanramah a um ta leiin i ta dingin vanram khawm a hlu zuol ding
an’ ta chu. I ro umnaah i lungril khawm um ngei bawk a ta. Hi hnuoia sungkuohai
\hiekin vanah sungkuo a’n din thar lem a nih. Vana inthawkin naupang hai chun an kut
in an huoi zing chea, naupang rawlin “Inah hung inlawi ta rawh” ti’n an ko zing lem che
a nih.
Kan nau in a mi thisan hma khan kan kohran lai mi iengza’n am nau an lo sûn ta a ti
ka hriet chieng ta nawh. Pakhat khatin mitthli parawl kuongin inkhawmah an hunga, a
rûk taka an lungril nat zie hai an hril a. Nupui nêlum deu pakhat hi a pasal leh tlar
hmasatakah an in\hung hlak a. An nupa chun tar tieng pan an ni ta a, nau suol deu nei
hi an lo ni a. Chuong sa khawm chun hlim hmel hi an put zinga, khawvel thil i hnea um
hi an tum naw hrim hrim hi a lo na. An chanchin ka hrietchieng chu mak ka ti khawp el
a. An naulutir an lo chân ta a, vanrama an hmu nawk hun ding thlîr lawkin an lo hlimpui
lawk em em lem a lo ni chu!
Pathien ta dingin thawpângpal a um ngai nawh:
I chunga thiltlung hai kha Pathien remruota tlung an nih. Pathien remtina naw chun thil
a tlung thei nawh a, lo tlung pal khawm a um thei nawh. I tuor dan ding khawm a hrieta,
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i hun hai chu a kuta um a n’a, i samzai po po khawm iengza’m an n’a ti a hriet vawng a nih.
Iengtin tin amanih Pathienin ama ropuina ding le i ta dinga thil \halem a ditpui lem lei chea
i chunga thiltlung chu a’n tlung tir a nih. Chun, Pathien hmangaituhai ama in a ruot anga
a kohai ta ding chun, an \hatna dingin iengkim a thawpek hlak ti ei hriet. (Rome 8:28)
Chuchu tuhin i la hriet thiem naw’l thei, keikhawma chipchier takin ka hril thei bik naw che.
Amiruokchu, chulaitak chu a nih Pathien i ringna ding chu. Hi khawvela hin ei tuor khawm
a phala, khawvel suolna laka inthawka hmun insâng lema mi sie a nuom leia ami thununna
a ni pei a nih. “’Lalpa chun a hmangai chu a thunun hlaka, nau a i lawm taphawt chu a vuok
hlak I sawnnaw’ ti hi. In tuor hi nangni thununna ding a nih; nauhai chunga thaw angin
Pathienin in chungah a thaw a ni hi; pa thunun naw nau tu am a um hlak a.” (Heb.12:6,7)
I ngirhmun le inphu tawkin i theitawp i suo hrim hrim a nih:
I nau thi hnungin chuongchu-khangkha ka lo thaw ta nawh a dam i lo ti el thei. Thil pawi
tawpkhawk lo thaw ta a inngaiin i lungril i sukna el thei. Mary le Martha khan an unaupa
Lazar thina kha pumpel theiah an ngai a ni kha. Martha khan Isu kuomah, “Lalpa, hitaka
um ni la chu ka \apa a thi naw ding bah” a ti a ni kha (Johan 11:21). Lazar thi kha Pathien
\hang chun pumpel thei a ni hrim a nih, nisienlakhawm Pathien remruot dana chun a thi
kha a \ûl tlat si. Mihriem dan taka chun i theitawp I suo ngei a. Pathien anga var le hrat i ni
si nawh. I theitawp suo phawt i ta, a bâk chu Pathienah innghat ding a nih. Ngaithâna lei
amani le hrietzo naw lei amanih in inngaise naw rawh. Iengtin tin thaw la khawm Pathien
i ni nawha, mihriem hratlo le thawsuolthei i ni mieu si a. I theitawp i suo kha a \ha hrim
hrim.
I nau la dam sienla teh:
Naupangin puitling tieng an hung pan peia, suolna chi dang dang le inzaknaah an nun an
khal lut a. An nu le pahai ta dingin rinumna le hmingsietna namênlo an intlun a. Atlanta-a
papui hausa em em el, a zaidamna le a hmangaina hau zie chu mi hril hlaw nisienkhawm,
a naupa college kai dinga a tir dawk ni kha a vuiliemni ni sien a ti thu a hril a. Nu le pa
tamtak, an nau lo thitahai khawhlo leia inzak le beidawnga milai khawm um ngamlo an
um a nih. |henkhat an nauhai tulai khawvel suolin a her liem pui pei leia lungril na em em
a um an um bawk. Europe le Asia khawmuolpui sunga naupang tamtak fak ding hreloa
um hai le ramhnuoimi ni ding le suol thaw dinga naupang tamtak an lungrila tungheta um
hai dam hang ngaituo ta. Indona leia ram tlaseta haia naupang fâk\ha fa phaklo leia phing
inbêl lil lela umhai dam hang ngaituo pei ta le. I nau hmakhuo ding chu ienganga pangzatum
am a nih ti i hriet phak \hak nawh.
Pathien chauhin i nau hmatieng hun ding chu a hriet. Dam suok tak tak theiloin amanih,
damsung piengsuolna khawp accident in amanih, thluok buoi le natna damtheiloin a um
dim ti khawm i hriet nawh. Pathien chun iengkim a hrieta, i hmabaka thiltlungthei laia a
\hatak a pek lem che a nih ti hre rawh. Tuhin i nau a thi ta a, Pathien kawlah a um ta a, a
hmakhuo ding chu i chieng tah. La dam sien chu a hmakhuo ding i chieng naw ding a n’a.
Iengtikamani chu i naute kha i hmu nawk ding a nih:
Thina le thlân hnetu Sandamtu kha i ring phawt chun iengtikamani chu i nau kha i hmunawk
ding a nih. Tirko Paula’n hienghin a lo ti kha “Nisienlakhawm, unauhai, midang beiseina
hrim neinawhai anga in lungngainawna dingin, a inhai chanchin in hrietnaw kan nuom
nawh.” (IThes.4:13) Lungngai lo ding a mi ti nawh a, nisienlakhawm ei lungngai khawma
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