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My Thoughts on Social and Religious Issues

Khai Minthang

Little Rock, Arkansas

Posted on Sun. July 29, 2007
Dear Zou Work shoppers,
I seldom post articles or comment on articles being posted, yet I am an avid reader of the articles being posted. I didn’t find anything irresponsible or awkward when a person joins and leaves our forum with good faith. I guess, all we ought to say is ‘Adios me amigo’ (Goodbye my friend) and we ought not to say or think that he was leaving for a reason beyond his reasons. He’s made it clear why he left. It’s all about TIME. Try reading Ecclesiastics. 3: 1ff

With regards to the “…highly westernized and assimilated” let me take time to jot down what I opined. There cannot be full assimilation with the socio-cultural practices of a very distinct and different community or nation. We are, you know, just being influenced by their culture. Our socio-cultural practices is so nice and intricate for us at the moment. Progress is being made and we are on the verge of going beyond our socio-cultural arena. There will be a time when we will say that our inherent socio-cultural practices is irrelevant to that of today. But, society and culture are never static. We might want to try to see the dynamism of our society and culture with the impact of Indian and Western cultures.

Let me wind up by saying that I really appreciate and congratulate all the creative contributors, thinkers and writers of Zouworkshop.
God bless.

Khai Minthang
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Posted on July 30, 2007

Dear Muan and Zou workshop patrons,
I am antagonized by the instinct behavior of some of our Zou people that clergymen and clergywomen are the second-class citizen of our society. There is always a feeling on the part of them that they are the puppets of our society. There is always a tendency to manipulate them for our personal gains or ideological gains on the presumption that they are paid for by the people. The administration of the church is not democratic, but it is Theocratic. In fact, if you think that you pay them, it is clear that you don’t pay to the Lord. We called them ‘shepherds’ but, there are some goats among the sheep that they shepherd. That’s the hardest part of the job.

Nobody in our community has been conferred ‘Theologian’ by any board, org. etc. However, there are quite a good number of Theological graduates and students now. It’s not really a functional ideology to opined that a secular man like you have a say in the religious spheres of our community. Do your job where you are professional and the clergymen and clergywomen will do their job. Are you trying to enter the operation theater to operate a patient only when you are a truck driver? Don’t try to bullshit about their job.

Speaking about Biblical heroes, my training of over three years in Theological Seminary told me that David, Samson, Joshua and Gideon sprung from the social background of the nation. The Levites were equal to the pastors and priests of today because they both are ordained and consecrated to the Lord for the liturgical and sacramental services. Looks like you are making a blank fire. You can well be an evangelist who bears the Word of God. But, make sure that they are not officially ordained to perform any liturgical and sacramental aspects of their religion. It’s interesting and there are a lot more to explore if you are interested on the topic. You might be well versed in your chosen field or major, but it would be wise if you could acknowledge that there are lots of Theological Colleges, Seminaries and Universities entirely devoted to studying Theology. It is much bigger than the English Department, Political Science Department, History Department, etc. of a College or University.

I have been brought up by the Eastern culture and there is no wonder why I am pretty much influenced by the Western culture after living with them for a couple of years. I was wondering if you guys could practice our very nice and lovely culture of hospitality, community services, sharing of our properties such as clothes, dishes, utensils or such as voluntary community services and accommodating the poor and needy at your rented or owned houses with everybody in the mainland India. You wrote as if you are not influenced by the mainland culture. You presumed my statement of being influenced by western culture as something like dollar-culture. Well, it could be a part of civilized culture. But, when we talk about civilized culture it would obviously include every aspect of life - politics, society, economy, religion and much more.

I could not figure out what were you talking about when you said ‘secret exodus.’ You looked like you are concerned about our literature. Well, how many books, journals, magazines, etc. have been published each year by the church and the society? How many religious related books and societal related books have been published each year? What backgrounds did the authors, writers, translators and compilers have? Do you ever have any comparative studies on this issue? Do you have any slightest comprehension of what you are talking about? Don’t you think that our socio-cultural practices has gone a transition? I was talking about the Zou socio-cultural practices, not the American Zous.

I am a creationist.

It is interesting to note that you have a good sense of community passion. A man like you is hard to find. I would humbly and honestly request you to complete your studies with a high GPA and return to our land because our community needs you. Devote your life and visit every nook and corner of our land and try to discover what needs to be done. Tell us if you find any village that has never been visited by our clergymen and clergywomen. You will make a good social reformer if you make your statement alive and put them into practice.

We are debating for good.

Khai Minthang
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Posted on Mon. July 30, 2007

Dear S. Thangbawi and friends,
Let me take some time to elaborate my statement of “we are on the verge of going beyond our socio-cultural arena.”

First of all, it would be wise to know the differences between culture and custom. I think culture, in its nature, is dynamic and elastic whereas, custom is much more about ‘tradition like law’ and lacks elasticity. We have quite a lot of priceless and matchless customary practices that have been inherited from our progenitors. That is our inherent culture and custom for being an ethnic group.

Look, let’s go back to a couple of decades and see what our progenitors’ socio-cultural practices looked like. Their occupation and profession were confined to agriculture and its allied occupations. It’s undeniable that almost everything was agro-based. Young folks were trained for the same occupation.

Rochunga Pudaite, in his book entitled “The Education of the Hmar People” has observed, “He learns to share, to play, to co-operate and to conduct himself before he is called upon to shoulder public responsibility. He cannot be selfish in such a family setup, and corporate life of the most congenial type is cultivated. From sunrise to sundown he is surrounded by educational activities and processes.” “The girls received training for one purpose, to become wife and mother. The very little girl had to learn to cook and help her mother. In her own home, she took part in all the other household tasks and learned to sew, knit, spin, weave, husk grain, prepare food, sweep and clean the house, and take care of the younger children so that, by the time she reached marriageable age, she was fully equipped with skills to handle a household of her own” says T. Liankhohau, in his book entitled “Social Cultural Economic and Religious Life of a Transformed Community.”

Transitional Era:
In course of time, the weave of the Gospel hit our land and impacted entirely in terms of our social, economic, political and religious practices. The Gospel bearers brought the Gospel with their culture. They might not essentially impart their culture but, we received their culture in addition to the Gospel. Eventually, the Western culture set a deep root in our land. The weave of the Gospel swept our land and saw a seed of Western socio-cultural practices. A new system of education, literature, social values, economy, politics and religion have been set up. We just began to have a Primary, Secondary and Tertiary occupations with the impact of the Gospel. That’s the reason why I said “we are on the verge of going beyond our socio-cultural arena.” I made this statement as a Zou in general, not pointing my arrow to the Zous living in America or elsewhere in the developed countries. Don’t just try to stick to a single sentence. Try looking at the preceding and the following sentences. You might also came across the statement “There cannot be full assimilation with the socio-cultural practices of a very distinct and different community or nation.”

Coming to the Theocratic set up of the church government, I strongly believe in the Theocratic system of the church government. As I said I am creationist, I believe in the creation of humankind in the likeness of God. Time and again, heretics tried to create God in their own image. They wanted God to say or opine what they said or opined. Nevertheless, I believe in the invisible Theocratic system and its catholicity in its nature. The law is the Bible and the key to access the King is prayer. We know we ascribe greatness and honor to the King when we say, "Thy will be done." We know we are not perfect or divine but, we also know that we are imputed His righteousness given the fact the Jesus Christ has died for all of us. This is not a Mormonistic view of the Kingdom of God. It’s not a political kingdom. We also know that God punished the Israelites over and over and over again when the Israelites turned away from God and followed their secular leaders. We need God fearing leaders in our community - religious, social, economic and political realms.

I knew our debates and discussions are progressive and vital for the development of our community and will eventually have an impact on our community. Thanks for taking time to read.

God bless.

Khai Minthang
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Trulock Theological Seminary's Article

Reviving Our Sense of

Social Hospitality and Etiquette:

A Comparative Study on the Life and Practices of the Zou Tribes of India During the Pre-Christianity Era and the Holy Bible

Mr. Khai Minthang

(This article was contributed to the Trulock Theological Seminary, Students’ Fellowship Magazine, 2002-2003. I was the General Secretary Cum Accountant of the Students’ Fellowship during 2002-2003)

Introduction: The impact of the Gospel in our land (Manipur) has touched every nook and corner of our lives and practices. The impacts can be seen in the Domestic life, Religious life, Socio-Economic, Political life, Social custom, Moral life, Literacy, Self help, etc. We have been changed, almost totally, by the light of the Gospel that has made us forget the cultural heritages that has been passed from time immemorial. We adopted what is called the Western culture and forget the good morality of our history. The fond and golden memories of the past has made our elderly people say, “We maintained moral and social ethics in the Pre-Christianity era more strictly than what the Christians do today. We were better than the Christians.” Indeed, this is a shameful and embarrassing statement that our grandparents and elderly people put before us, and is, no doubt, right. Here, of the many, we are to deal with the Social Hospitality and Etiquette that needs revival.

Hospitality: Our forefathers were hospitable. Nicotine water, produced from smoke of tobacco, was much in use. One have to give it to one’s visitor at any time. It was used with a salutation. Moreover, whenever they meet each other at any place on the journey, they used to offer it. It was a sign of civility. A sip was kept in the moth without swallowing. After a while, when it’s pungent effect was diluted in the mouth, it was spat out. They brought with them in a small guard container called Umta in a small bag because there was no long pain or pocketed pain as such during those times. Only pieces of local hand-spun clothes covering portions of their bodies were used during those days. On the meetings of two chiefs their respective containers were exchanged, and sip from each other’s Umta and returned it.

On a day’s journey one was taken care with utmost hospitality by any household of the village in which they spent the night. There was a beautiful scene of the hospitality shown to a stranger by the Zou family of the past. When a stranger was hosted, the hosts were too good to hi. Hw was warmly welcomed when he asked for permission to stay overnight. They unloaded him and gave him a drink of locally prepared rice beer called Zu as a sign of hospitality. All topics of the discussion were focused on the journey of the guest. In the evening the villagers visited them and discussed with him on related topics. The villagers were aware of the toil of the guest and left them early. Meanwhile, the housewife prepared bed for he guest as comfortably as possible. Sometimes, the coverings used by the family were given to the guest when necessary because the want to host strangers at their best. They did not mind of suffering in the chill of the winter night in place of the strangers. When the guest retired for the night, (Generally, guests retires for the night earlier) the host father and mother discussed for the morning’s lunch. They caught their cock, tied and retired for the night. The father got up at down and prepared the chicken. Mother, children, guest, etc. got up and discussion beside the hearth was started that was followed by morning lunch. Mother prepared lunch called Butun and put in the stranger’s bag and the stranger was dropped up to the outskirt or entrance of the village called Khomual. Finally,, they bid good-bye and good wishes to one another and departed. No one could refuse strangers. Instead, those who received guests were grateful for being in a position to host them,. A traditional saying goes, “We never suffer from starvation because of having hosted guests. I Moreover, they used to say, When we become utterly poor, not to speak of guests, even the footstepss of a dog are not seen in our courtyard.”

In Genesis 18:1-14 we see that Abraham hosted the Lord. He was very hospitable and was too good to them. He brought water and let them washed their feet, and rested under the tree. He offered the best of his calf and prepared a dish before them. In verse 8 we see, “So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.” Lot also hosted the angels of the Lord, In Gen. 19:2-3 we see, “And he said, ‘Here now, my Lords, please turn into your servant’s house and spend the night, and wash your feet then you may raise early and go on your way; And they said, ‘No, but we will spend the night in the open square.’ But he insisted strongly so they turn into him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and backed unleavened bread, and they ate.” God warned the Israelites time and again not to despise and neglect strangers because they were once a strangers in the land of Egypt. (Cf. Exo.22:21; Lev.19:32,33; Deu.10:19). We can find ample examples of hospitality in the Bible that will help us find how and why people in the Bible were so hospitable. In the Gospels we see that Jesus said that those who are kind to the poor are kind to him. In Matthew 25:38-40 it says, “And when was it that we saw you as a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and give you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you? And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to the least of those who are members of my family, you did it to me.” The New Testament is also, no doubt, full of hospitality to strangers.

Etiquette: We have quite a number of traditions and etiquette that are comparable to the etiquette of the Bible. The Bible wants and teaches us to live in accordance with the Laws and moral traditions that the people of God followed from time to time in history. The Torah teaches the Israelites to live in accordance with the will of God/YHWH. In Luke 2:52 we find that Jesus increased in divine and human favor,. There is a proverb in our tradition that says, “Obedient children deserves lunch.” Therefore, etiquette in our tradition has been placed in high esteem from time immemorial. Some of he etiquette are listed below:

1. In the matter of eating and drinking, , traditionally, “A she-mithun never drinks before a he-mithun” as the guiding principle and this is the rule. So it is gentlemen first, not ladies first. In eating hands are first washed because food is taken with the hand or with fingers dipping into the dishes.

2. Personal age carries high respect. Even in hunting excursions the leader is the oldest member. To discovery an older person is effrontery. The younger person ought to give the elder preference in shares. They have to vacate their seats in favor of the elders. (Cf. Lev.19:32)

3. In a social event or occasion the words of the chief or leader are obeyed respectfully by everyone.

4 Whenever a night or nights are spent in the jungle for some purpose, boys get up early in the morning before the older ones and kept everything ready. They collect firewood, draw water and cook meals.

5. When visiting neighbor’s homes nobody enters without first being aware of what is inside and then entering with respect. If older persons are inside, they are reluctant, to take a seat. It is practice to shut the door when leaving after a visit.

6. Any grown-up visitor is given a mouthful of nicotine water called Tuibuuh, pipe-smoking, etc. as a sign of hospitality and civility.

7. Whenever a housewife lacks vegetables to cook, it is the practice to go to the neighbor and they have to see that she does not return home empty handed.

8. It is the practice between near kinsmen to give meat curry, whenever available, as a token of love and favor.

9. As a token of gratitude or consent they nod their heads and for disapproval they shake their head. This gesture speaks much.

10. Facial expressions conveys a lot. Lovers reach each other’s feelings by facial expressions.

11. To say to a child, “A demon is behind you” is a widespread way to teasing.

12. When a person is ashamed of what he is told, he says, “How I would like to sink between the nail and the flesh of my finger.”

13. When a person does not believe what is said by other, whey say, “Even when I pinch my ears it does not hurt.”

14. When someone is sent on a certain mission but is afraid of going, they say, “Carry my shin hair and go.” this was a deriding way of speaking of cowardice.

15. When someone wanted to compel obedience in a child he said, “If you do not obey I will beat you.” This is the same as they African saying, “You had better be good or the missionary will catch you,” or “You had better believe or a black man will get you.”

16. Hospitality to strangers or travelers is a duty for the Zous.

17. Politeness in speech and address is highly valued. An older person should be addressed as mother, father, sir, uncle, aunt, as the case may be, even when there is no blood relationship. Younger ones are addressed as dear. To call or address by a personal name is impolite.

These are only a glimpse of the etiquette of the Zou Tribes and many more are not included. If we go for perfection and inclusion of all the etiquette of the said this will cover all the realms of life, categorically - Political etiquette, Social etiquette, Economic etiquette, Religious etiquette, etc. it is also in line with the Bible and is relevant even for the present time. An elaborate study on this will not fit the purpose of this article. It is only a bird-eye view of the many social practices of the past.

Conclusion: Converting to Christianity by leaving all the good and golden heritage of the past will not make us a mature men and women in the borrowing culture of different and distinct people who have no similarities with us. Contextual Theology is the need of the hour. Consequently, we need to revitalize and revive our sense of Social Hospitality and Etiquette, try to localize or contextualize and present to the people so that our people could worship the Living God with a sense of God belonging to us or we belong to God. Unless we can present the Living God or the Good News as seeking His people without cultural barrier, I think, our sense of worshipping the Living God would be so foreign and unfamiliar. Paul was also a man of God who presented the Gospel of the Living God according to the context of the people. (Cf. John 1:1f). I would better conclude this article by saying that this issue is common to all the Tribes of Manipur in general and the Chin-Kuki-Mizo in particular.

References:
1.Liankhohau, T., Social Cultural Economic and Religious Life of a Transformed Community, Mittal Publication, New Delhi, 1994
2. Ai, Fr. Mark Thangkhan, Reviving Our Sense of Hospitality, ZSP Magazine 1984. I read the magazine once in the 1990s and could not figure out where and how to get the magazine and give a proper citation. The idea of social-drama under Hospitality in this article has been developed from the said article.

American Election, 2008

You Decide 2008
American Election Apat a Eite Zilthei Di`ng

Mr. Khai Minthang

Oxford, Mississippi

Introduction: America te’n kum li danin General Election anei zel ua, tutung a anei di`ng pen uh 2008 a kinei diing leh 2009 chienga diinga a Commander-in-Chief teel di`ng ahita uhi. April 30, 1789 in George Washington in American President masapen hina ana la a, America te khangthu ah George Washington khu America mukhetu (Founder of America) achi ua, a President 16 na uh Abraham Lincoln khu America Hundamtu (Savior of America) achi uhi. President dang dangte'n thupina leh vangletna tuom chiet nei nan uleh tam tegel banga thupi leh vanglien di`ng koimata ana um naisih hi. Tutung President a hing kiteel penpen a 44 na di`ng ahita hi. Aleh, bangzieh mawng mawng a American president kituna tambanga ki thupi ngaituo leh leitung pumpi'n a theiphah ahiei chite i en di`ng ua, American politics leh Zogam politics i etkaah di`ng uhi.

Bi-Party System: America ah political party pen bi-party chi'n dan umsih lezong party lien ni in a kikhen ua, tuate khu Democratic leh Republican party ahi uhi. Independent party zong a umthou a, hilezong a thahat ngai sih hi. Democratic te khu Blue Party zong a kichi ua, Republican te khu Red Party zong a kichi ua, Grand Old Party (GOP) zong a kichi uhi. Democratic Party symbol khu Sabiltung ahia, Republican Party te symbol khu Saipi ahi hi. Bi-Party system ahi ziehin a party tuohtuoh uapat in presidential nominee di`ng nomination paper ang file ua, ama uh party sung tuoh uah ang ki seepchi`l ua, debate, interview, fund raise leh adang dangte ang bawl ua, Presidential election term kum ang hi chiengin amau lang tuoh in Primary election ang nei uhi. Tuanah a party tuoh uah mitallang mi bangzat ahiei khat te'n nomination paper ang pie ua, tuana patin Primary ang panta uhi. Debate, interview, speeches, fund raise, etc. chite ang panpai zung zung ua, a state a state ah amau party nominee di`nga kitute teelna anei uhi. Tam huna popular vote khete pen Democratic or Republican (GOP) Primary caucuses achi uhi. Primary ang nei toutou utawh kizui in a hatlou deute ang ki zutkia zelzel in a a hat te'n ma ang sawntou zel ua, a benchmark a tun masangun state tuomtuom ah campaign bawl kawikawi in gamsah, gamhang, gamdung gamvai satna'n a kinei hehu mai uhi.

Tulaitah in Democratic nominee ngana di`ngin 2,025 deligates neizou angai a, Republican nominee ngana di`ngin 1,191 deligates angai hi. Tam pen a state tawh kituoh a Party te'n deligate a piehza uh ahi hi. Tami lai kagel tanin Republican te langah Senator John McCain in deligate 1,191 poimaw lah ah 1,334 a neita a, Republican National Convention nei naisih ulezong Republican nominee chingsa chithei ahita hi. Republic National Convention pen September 01 - 04, 2008 chiengin St. Paul, Menissota ah anei di`ng ua, tuanah popular vote a ching leh deligate neitampen a namdet di`ngua, tuana patin Republican party nominee ang hita di`ng hi. Tuama bangin Democratic Party te'n zong The 2008 Democratic National Convention kichi August 25 - 28, 2008 sung Denver, Colorado ah ang nei di`ng ua, tuanah a party nominee di`ng uh namdetna ang neita di`n uhi. Democratic Party nominee ngana di`nga 2,025 kisam lah ah tulaitah in Senator Barack Obama in deligate 1617 nei in, Senator Hillary Clinton in deligate 1498 anei a, a kidinte mama uhi.(1) Tuachiin, a National Convention zou zou chiengun a party nominee tegel un straight fight ang panta ua, debate mun tuomtuom ah ang nei di`ng ua, fund raise ang bawl zom zel di`ng ua, a propoganda tuomtuomte uleh a plan tuomtuomte uh America gamsung pumpi ah ang zuakhie uhi. Tu kum in November 04, 2008 chiengin Presidential election ang neita di`ng uhi.

Bang Di`nga American President Kiteelna Hichi Thupi Ahiei?: Leitung pumpi'a thuneipen American President pa a kichi hi. Laisim tampite'n zong a thupidan athei ua, hilezong bang tenga thupi leh thunei ahiei chi vang hilchien di`ng hilei ithei zou tuon tahtah sih hi. Nidanglai a Greek te lallai, Roman te lallai chidan aum bangin tulaitah in United States of America pen leitung pumpia thupipen leh gam hausapen ahi hi. American President pa khu "America Lengpa" chia minvaw hisih lezong nidanglai Lengte ma bang phielin thuneina leh vangletna anei hi. Kumpi vaihawmna khat poupou President pa tawnlou in bangma a peisih hi.
Mipi vaihawmna peidan (Democratic system) ah zong ah 'Presidential government' leh 'Parliamentary government' aum zing hi.(2) India khu Parliamentary ahia, United States khu Presidential ahi hi. Perliamentary system peidan a Union minister/Cabinet minister di`ngte khu MLA/MP a kiteel chingte hi sese di`ng chidan aum sih a, President pa/nu'n adei dandan a ateel ahia, Senate te'n aphasahpi zel uh ahi hi. President pa cabinet te mawpuohna thupipen te lah a khat ahileh a mawpuohna uleh a nasep uh tawh kisai chiet a President pan thu theinuom anei chienga President pa thuhil di`ng ahi hi.

Cabinet te khu Vice President pa leh executive department 15 a lutangte - the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General ahi uhi. President Bush nuoi ah the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, National Drug Control Policy; and the U.S. Trade Representative leh White House Chief of Staff te Cabinet-level rank pieh ahi uhi.(3)

President pa thuneina themkhat envai ele:
1. Executive Power: President pa khu United States executive branch a di`ngin Chief executive ahia, dante ginumtah a zui ahina di`ng khu ama mawpuohna ahi hi. Tuana di`ngin galkap active duty mihing million khat simtha in executive branch a nasem mi million li te tunga thuneina pieh ahi hi. Tambanga mawpuohna aneite asep dan Legislative branch leh Judicial branch te'n a enkol ua, tuama bangin ama'n zong Legislative leh Judicial branch te mawpuohna leh nasepte zong a enkol hi. President pa'n office alut masangin nasepna mi 6,000 aguon thei a, office alut zou chiengin mi 8,000 aguon thei hi. Ambassadors, judges of the federal court system, members of the Cabinet, and federal officer dangdangte khu Senate te panpina leh theipina tawh simple majority in aguong zel hi. President pa'n ama Cabinet member di`ngte ama deibang bangin a guong zel a, tuate pen Senate te'n simple majority tawh a phasahpi zel uhi. Cabinet member ahiei, executive member hina di`ngin mipi vote a telching angai sese sih hi. A vaihawmna uh a kisuuhlou chiengun President pa'n a khawlsah thei hi.(4) President pa thuneina poimaw pente lah a khat ahileh galkap zousie (Air, Land and Water) a di`ngin President pa khu Commander-in-Chief ahi hi. Prize Cases, 67 U.S. at 635 in, "If a war be made by invasion of a foreign nation, the President is not only authorized but bound to resist force by force . . . without waiting for any special legislative authority" achi hi.(5) Tuachiin, President pa'n United States humbitna di`ngin galkap te kikoina leh galsatdan zousie ah mawpuohna anei hi. Gal hun ahiei nampi buoina hun chiengin Congress in President pa khut ah United States humbitna di`ingin national economy ama deidan a peipi theina tha apie hi. President pa'n United States sum zahdan di`ng (budget) a bawl a, Congress in a phasahpi zel hi.(6)

2. Legislative Power: President pa khu public policy ngaituo tu sangpen ahiziehin danbawlna tawh kisai in mawpuohna thupitah anei hi. Congress in a buoipi dante uh atamzaw executive branch te gelkhiet leh patkhiet ahi hi. President pa'n special messages leh kumtawp chiengin President pa'n poimaw di`nga a ngaisut dante khu Congress ah tahlang zel hi. Tamte lah a thupipen khu kumtawp chienga State of the Union Address ahi hi. Tuana Congress te join session masangah President pa'n a gam dinmun tahlang in, kum hing tung di`nga dan bawl leh ngaisut di`nga hoi asahte a tahlang zel hi. Tuabanga a tahlangte Congress in a ngaisah sih leh President pa'n special session hat theina di`ng thuneina anei hi. Tambang a Legislative power aneite banah President khu political part lutang ahibana United States a executive oficer lienpen ahiziehin mipite lungkimsah dan leh mipite tungtawn a Congress te thu ngaisutte a hatsah tuom thei mama hi. Tu hun chiengin Congress tawh na asepkhawm hoi theina di`ng gelna in President te'n Congressional Liaison Office khat White House ah aneita uhi. Tua muna sem President pa panpite'n dan kibawl di`ng poimawte zousie a entup ua, Political party ni tegel a Senator leh Representative te'n vaihawmna policy te a panpi theina di`nguh khu amau mawpuohna ahi hi.

US Congress in dan abawltha ahiei ahen lamdang chiengun a bill pen President pa khut ah atunga, President pa'n adei sihleh a niel (veto) thei a, a bill ashi zel hi. Tambanga President pa'n bill a veto sa pen sethum suo se ni in a buohkhum (over-ride) thei a, tambang a over-ride atam sih hi. President pa'n a veto leh a bill pen legislator te khut atung kia a, a over-ride zou sih uleh a bill a President pa deisan a suh dih di`ngte suhdih zou chiengun President pa'n a sign a law ang suoh hi. A suhdih ngap nawnsih uleh a bill pen ashi ahimai hi.(7)

3. Judicial Power: President pa'n federal judge te nominate theina di`ng thuneina anei hi. Hilezong, a nominate te khu Senate in a phasahpi di`nguh ahi ziehin khatvei tengin President pa'n ama ngaidan tawh kituoh a supreme court ang bawl sawm chiengin buoina lienpi atut thei zel hi. Impeachment case chilou in President pa'n federal dan kal a mawna bawl mikhat phot ngaidam sieng ahiei athu zila ngaidam theina anei a, suongkul tangte hun suhtomsah leh gawtna piehdan a neemsah theina thuneina anei hi.

4. Foreign affairs: Danbupi nuoi ah, President pa khu gamdang te tawh kitanauna bawl di`nga

United States thata`nga guot ahi hi. President pa'n ambassador te, minister te leh consulate te Senate te phasahpi na tawh aguong hi. Tuama bangin gamdang palaite zong ama'n ana vaidawn hi. Secretary of States tawh kithuo in President pa'n gamdang kumpite tawh kithuzahtuona anei a, gamdang phahna leh vena zong anei zel hi.

Secretary of State leh Department of Defence te tawh kithuo in President pa'n America gamsung a gamdangmi umte leh gamdanga America mi umte humbitna di`ngin mawpuohna anei hi. Gam dangte zalenna, kumpi dan theipina leh gamdangte tawh lemna suoi kaina di`ngin President pa'n khensatna anei a, Senate te sethum suo se ni in phalsahna anei zou chiengun bawllou theilou ang suoh zel hi.



Abangteng hileh, tutung election tawh kisai in ……… Aban sutzom di`ng…

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Abang teng hileh tutung American Presidential election tawh kisai in eite'n i phattuompi di`ng uh bangchi bang aum ei chi envai:

1. Advertisement:

2. Fund Raise:

3. Debate:

4. Speeches:

5. Interview:
6. Endorsement:

7. Election:

8. Presidential Inauguration:

9. First 100 Days in the White House

10. Agent of Change


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References:
1. http://elections.foxnews.com/
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers
3. http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
4. http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110221/USGovernment.html
5. http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/warpowers925.htm
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
7. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/about/how_bill_law.pdf

USA Tunzou a Laihah Masapen

(Tami laihah pen MYCA Voice a diinga kahah ahia, USA ka tunzou a kagel masahpen ahia, August 23, 2003 a kagel ahi hi)

Hello!
Seppi Ngaihuoitahte leh Lawm leh gualte zousie;

Pasian min leh USA apat in chibai hing bawl masa pen ing!
Pasian hepina leh noute hing thumpinate ziehin damin ka zinnate zouta ing. Kolkata apat in August 22, 2003 zingmawng nai 7:50 A.M. in British Airways in ka lengkhie uhi. Vanleng sung pen Domestic Airlines (Indian Airlines bangdeu te pawl) sangin a standard mama mai hi. Touna teng ah T.V. a kithuo a, kou tuonna pen ah Chennel 13 tan a um hi. Tam Chennel 13 te lah ah khat khu MAP ahia, tuapen in i Vanleng tuanna pen geina tantan alim in ang ensah hi. Asandan (Altitude), Alen hatdan (Ground speed), Zotmun gamlatdan (Distance to Destination), A Vanleng umna chet a kholum khovot (Temperature Outside), Kipatkhietna a dah ginzat (Local Time at Origin), Tunna diing a dah ginzat (Time at Destination), Tunna muna tua laitah a dah gingzat (Local time at Destination) leh Hui hatdan (Head Wind) chite zousie a ki enthei zing hi. I vanleng lim zong gam atot dan danin agam amuol tunga alen dandan in a kilang hi. Etsahna diingin: Moscow khopi tungzawn a kalen laitah ua tomkim a ka chiemte silte envai:

1. Altitude: 35, 000 feet
2. Ground Speed: 822 km/h
3. Distance to Destination: 2531 km
4. Outside Temperature: -54*c
5. Local time at origin: 14:50
6. Head Wind: 55.43 km/hr

Tambang dandeu in i umna teng a theithei mai hi. Alim tawh kithuo ahijiehin geinateng alim a zong etthei zing ahi hi. Nuom mama mai hi. Neeh lampang ahileh vanleng tungah atam mama mai hi. Dei dan dan teel a du zaza neeh mai diing ahi. Breakfast zou in khat vei ni vei vel kane man a, eilam dah 4:00 P.M. velin lunch (ann zing ann/sun ann) ang hawm ua, themkhat ka neeh zou in breakfast apat a tawplou phiel a neehthei dawnthei nezing dawnzing a ka umdante, lunch a tuithei dante tawh inn langate neeh muzoulou zen a khosa pankai zena nasem ka innkuonpite, pawlpite, chi leh namte leh mizawng mi liengvaite ngaituona in ka ngaituona zousie lamangin, tuitah a ka neh diing ka ann neh hun diing zousie khu luonhi leh nainap siana’n kazang kha a, nehthei kichi mawng mawng ka nethei nawnsih hi. Ka kam a ka hen sawm chin in hitui naptui in ang tum zing hi. Tam hun khu Baltic Tuipi tunga ka len laitah uh ahi. Afghanistan (masang laia USA te’n Osama Bin Laden abeina mun uh) tung velah ka leng ua, laibu a kigiel ma bangin agam agaw mama a, sehneeh gam dandeu ahi mai hi. Vanleng tung apat a kihoimu mama hi. Tuate ka mu chiengin igam hoidan leh nopdante ka theikhie a, Pasian min thupi kaphat hi. Kolkata apat a hun sawtsim pikhat kalen zou un London International Airport eilam nitahlang dah 6:12min. 05 sec. in London Airport bawta ung. Amau lang a diingin nitahlang dah 4 vel ahia, ni asang mama nalai hi. London International Airport thupidan khu minute 5 chinin vanleng atung leh alengdoh a kiphamat zing hi. Vanleng en utte a diingin mittai ahuoi mama diing hi. Dahkaal ni vel London Airport a khawlzou nua in USA zuon diing British Airways BA 299 kichi khat ah ka tuong kia uhi. Tuapen eilam dah 8:50 P.M. velin London vanleng phuol nuasie ta ung.

Atlantic Tuipi tungah sawtpi ka leng uhi. Greenland nuoideu ah eilam jankim dah 12:34 A.M. (Dt. 23 th August 2003) velin ka leng uhi. Eilam a jankim ahivangin tua gamte ah ni atum naisih hi. Nisa nuoi a leng zing kahi uhi. Laisimte'n atheisiem diing uhi. Ni (Sun) umdan leh leitung kipeidan apat a suikhiet diing ahi. Vanleng tungah thumna kanei mun mama hi. Ajiehpen vanleng apat a leitung i etleh a lamdang a, Pasian thupina a kilang taluo hi. Lapite 19: 1-2 en him him vawi! Tuate'n ka lung akhoi mama hi. Eilam dah 4:10 - 4:20 A.M. sungin Pasian kunga lungdamthu genna leh panpi ngetna kanei hi. Eilam zingmawng dah 4:45 Min. 07 Sec., amau nitahlang dah 6:15 P.M. in ka tunna diing khopi International Airport ah lenglutta ing. Tam hun in ni atum naisih. Kolkata a ka vante tawh kikhen pen tua Airport ah kala pan hi. Customs leh Immigrations te'n abawl diing teng uh abawl zou un ka pawtkhie a, ahing pick-up diingpa tawh eilam dah 5:45 A.M., amau lang 7:15 P.M. velin ka kimu uhi. Tuahun pen nitumzou khomui kipat hun ahi hi. Tuana patin taipai in dahkal thum diing vel katai zou un ka umna diing Apartment ka tungta uhi. Eilam dah 10:00 A.M. ahia, amau lang dah 11:30 P.M. velin ka tungta hi. Apartment No. 451 ana hi hi. Amau langa diingin jan dah 11:00 P.M. henta ahijiehin ka lawmpan ang peisanta hi. Eilam innte sangin keima tanga ka umna diing inn khu a thupi zaw tham tham hi. Lupna dunlop lah feet thum vel a sang zawzen. Tuong teng lah carpet (puon tahtah) eilanga dandeu loute kipha, touna zong sofa himai dan ahi. Chaksang ah, freeze, Micro-oven, leh adang dang electrical appliances a um hi. Anneh tuidawn bawlna lampang zangkhai mama hi. A inn umdan gen diing chilei tamsang in atamzaw nalai hi. Atom lama genin inntha lihleh sunga kilut ahimai hi.

Tuanah giehpai in zingkal in kavah kawi kawi theita hi. I kimupi, i kihoupi leh i kipawlpi zousie Zou kahi kichi diing mawng mawng a um tasih hi. Achang chiengin lunglen ahuoi mama hi. Siltha kamu khat kia ahileh “Farm Land” ahi hi. Ka Seminary/College uh khopi sung ahilou jiehin loubawlna mun ahia, aloute uh kamu in lamdang sahna lienpi ang pie hi. Machine ngentang a kisem ahi hi. Ka mu masang a America te’n lou nasemte a zatat dan uh kigente adih dan kathei valuoi hi. A loute uh alien thei khopmai hi. Among khat apat in amongkhat a mite muzou ahisih hi. Mi khat lou (Firm Land) pen Lamka leh Daijang kikal a Zanglou te chie apha mai diing hi. Farm Land kei mute ah vaimim leh bekan a ching uhi. Eilam dah 10:55 P.M. amau lang sun 12:35 P.M. in Bazar kakai uhi. A bazar uzong inn lienpikhat ahia, tuanah silteng akim mai hi. Eilang banga Bazar nupi tamtah touna a umsih. I deidei lahdoh a, atawpna a aman pieh diing himai ahi. “Khara hap aw ne” chite umlou ahi. Tuazou in eilang dah 1:00 A.M., amau lang dah 2:30 P.M. velin MGP Office kang phone hi. Ke'n nitah langa kang bawl hinapi noute zanlai imutnuom nou kang suhbuoi khah ziehin kisuonla huoi sa mama ing. Hing theisiem mai un aw. Lawmte leh sangsye te deisahna tangin ka inn ah ann ka huon kha naisih hi. Tam email kang bawl in zong Airport a hing vaidawnpa inn a ann kanehna apat a kang bawl ahi. Aban ahun hun in hing theisah zel vang.

Hattuomte’n hingna thumpi zing un. Mimal mal thumna zong ka poimaw mama mai hi. Kang ngai thei mama hi. Damvai Mangpha. Noute'n zong thu hing theisah zel un aw?

A hing galot zing leh Manggam a na seppi uh,

Khai Minthang
Lincoln, Illinois

Mission Schools & Total Literacy Program

Role of Mission Schools
In
Comprehensive Total Literacy Program
Among the Zou people
(An opinion, not a research!!!)

Mr. Khai Minthang
Pensacola, Florida

(Tami article khu February 20, 2006 a Pensacola, Florida ka umlai a kagel ahi hi)

Total Literacy: Indian govt. deidan in naupang kum 14 nuoilam teng school kai diing chidan ahia, child labor pen Indian Govt. deidan hilou in kathei hi. Indian Government educational program pen hoitah in kizui theileh tuni’n Total Literacy ihoulim nawn sih diing uhi. Hilezong, zawnna (poverty) ang umchiengin tam "Compulsory education under 14 years of age" sangin struggle for existence/survivor ang thupi zaw hi. Below Poverty Line (BPL) ate a status uh dopkang ahi masang sie Total literacy pen 'Utopian Society' tawh kibang mai in muthei in aum hi. Mass upliftment (BPLs) aum tawpsih lezong "No child left behind Act" US Govt. in anei bangin Zogam sungah 'No Zou child left behind Act/Mission" umthei henlen naupang education muzouloute khu musah thei na'ng lampi sui lei maban kum 10 zaw chiengin kikhelna ang umthei pan diiingin ka ngaisun hi.

Strategy: Kei mudan in Total Literacy Program bawl tahtah isawm uleh comprehensive tahta bawl a, formal, informal leh non-formal educational aspects suhkhah sieng diingin ngaisun ing. Tambanga ibawl zou sih uleh "Ataw sel lei alu dawh, alu sel lei ataw dawh" chidan hing um veve diingin, ‘success in one field/line at the cause of the other’ chidan hing um veve diingin ngaisun ing. Zogam a literacy growth pen imbalance hing hi veve diing abang a, never ending mission hing hi diing abang hi. Inntung guoke pen a tuimal tuhna teng a beel leh kuong koi sangin inntunga katou a akena mun huhbit diingin ahoizaw hi. Effect-oriented sangin cause-oriented zawlei ahoizaw de aw chi ing. Tambang ngaisutna ang um chiengin Strategic planning umlou in Total literacy kizou zoulou diing abang hi. Lungsim a hing kilangte pen koi mawpuohna hisah diing, a fund hei a mu diing, koi tengin sepsah diing, temporary maw permanent diing, short-term maw long-term diing chite bang ahi hi.

Mission Schools: Mission school pen Zoudawn school te lah a lawching pen ahi hi. I Mission school te pan Government school umlouna ahiei, umnapi school kailouna munte a kikoi ahi hi. Qualified Government sangsye a sepna muna umlou leh officer khenkhat aahluisan puohlou a nasem utlou te sangin chinglou pumpum a asepna muna um a sem zingte ke’n patathuoi kasa zaw hi. Mission school tawh kisai in itenkhawmpi uh Evangelical Baptist Convention te’n bawl hoi kasa hi. Apoimawna khoteng ah Mission school akoi ua, LP/ME/JB chidan in akhuo tawh kituoh in akoi uhi. Mission District Headquarter or Mission Sub-Divisional Headquarter te ah JB/High school akoi ua, Biel Pastor-te etkolna nuoi ah aum hi. Center school, “Ebennezer Academy” anei ua, Zoudawn a sangnaupangte competitive exam neisah in tuana lawching leh lam-ethuoite khu sponsor apie ua, center school ah a upgrade uhi. Tambanga ang pattah chiengun Pasian thu leh leitung thu ah naupangte ang khangtou ua, ginna dettah nei leh ginumtaha in asepna chiet uah aum uhi. Tam Mission school te pen Director of Institutions chi in amawpuoh ahi hi. A Mission school administration pen uh systematic kasa mama hi. Hattuom lawchinna leh mipite lawchinna pen a taangpi’n Mission school lawchingte ahi uhi. Serampore-trio (Carey, Marshman and Ward) te lawchinna zong literature ma ana hia, Roman Catholic te lawchinna pen zong Mission school ahi hi. Tuazou chiengin Hospital leh adang dangte ah lawchinna ang umtou zel hi.

Life of a Typical Mission School Teacher: Sangsye te pen school maimai enkol hilou in hattuom enkoltu zong ahipai uhi. Laisiemte lah khopi lang ahiei, a sepna ua um ahizieh un mission sangsye te pan tuami khuo a diinga lailam entheipen asuoh uhi. Biel Pastorte umna pen Dist. Hq. ahi taangpi manin local a sangsye te pen hattuom a department teng in apoimaw uhi. Sunday school sangsye chivel zong ahipai uhi. Zoudawn hinkhuo chipen a umkha tahtah loute'n athei sih diing uhi. Zingkaal thouphet annhuon, tuitawi, khenkhat bangin zingkaal a naupangte a quarter ua hankhawm in laisimsah chite bang, anneh zou chienga school kai, school kaitawp chienga singpuo, annhuon, kisil chite tawh ni tum, nitaah chienga biehinn kai, biehinn kai tawp chienga naupangte laisim visit bawl, tuazou chienga hun awng themkhat um sunsun a hattuom te tawh houlimna ahiei kholai vahna hun zang a luphun a lup zel chidan ahi. A local a mawpuohnate chilou a District sunga zong kipoimaw ahi ziehin Kiginni chiengin nataangsep aum lou leh committee chite banga Dist. Hq. azotzel uh angai hi. Sunday a lah Sunday school leh local committee tuomtuom te a buoi ngal. Khawmpi a diinga thuzil, lazil hun um zel, naa leh saate vezel, thumsah zel, etc. Vacation sunsun chienga bulpi (Head Office) te saina training khat ahiei, bang ahiei khatteng umzel, ama khuo zong aphah ngai zel ahimanin sangsye te abuoi thei mama uhi.

Nevertheless, Mission Schools are in the Failure: Mission school a sem sangsye te pen a taangpi in laisiem tahtah zoulou, solkar nasep muloute ichileh adih thouna diing hi. Hilezong a sepna, law leh sepdante uh et in thupi veve a, a kilawm veve hi. Adiehin, LP school asemte bangin basic education, the three Rs (Reading, Writing leh Arithmatic) sinsahna diingin a qualification/siemnate uh a hawmthaw huoi seng sih hi. 60s leh 70s (80s te zong themkhat!) laia sangsye a na kila, tua lah retire nai deuloute siemna vang hawmthaw huoi abang veve a, tulai a kila sangsye te siemna pen hawmthaw huoi kasa nawnsih hi. Asemte sangin a ki administer dan ah hawmthaw huoi kasa zaw hi. Tuaziehin, i Mission school te lawchinlouna pen administrative failure ahizaw inmuthei in aum hi. I Mission school te uh lawsapna tahtah pen a ki administer dan leh a board te mawna ahizaw de aw chithei in aum hi. Aziehpen, hattuom tamzawte ah Mission School Board a member te khu a taangpi’n Govt. School a sepna muna umlou, lawhawmna phuol a law sang, school naupang minphuo siem (Indian population sanga Govt. school student population tamzaw chikhat za ngai ing, ahivangin a documentation proof umlou!!!), Org. tuomtuomte gentahlou thautawite na ngawn in asepna mun ua atuo zouloute’n hattuom sunga, adiehin Mission School Board a thu ang nei chiengun hattuom pen amau sepna ma bangin ahawi diingdiang (in just existing state) paipai hi. Mission nasem teng maimai vangam kai diing kichileh lah ei hattuom mission nasepna pulanga umte a thangpai pen diingin zong gintathuoi zel ee, hilezong i nasepna a gin-umlouna pen granted in lathei, semlou a mu sawm, sep sunsun leh bieh ngaite dan (Aahlui san puoh ngai, cha thakna bah pieh ngai), mission nasemte bawlkhelna mu manlang mama nalai chidan ihi uhi.

Mission Schools as Agents of Total Literacy: Mission school te pen total literacy drive bawlna diinga agent hoipen pen diingin ka gingta hi. Summer camp, winter camp, etc. chite short term sung total literacy mupai diingpen a khantou diingin ka ngisut zousih hi. Hilezong tuate pen Comprehensive taha bawlna diinga alou theilou te lah a khat hi in muthei in aum hi. Zogam sunga hattuom mite buoina pen leh Zogam ministry basapna lienpente lah a khat khu follow-up ministry ahi hi. Pienthana (Accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior) pen anuom a, hilezong nuazuina (Discipleship) pen anuom sih hi. Tuaziehin Zogam ah hattuom milip sangin hattuom sunga mi piengtha te statistics a tamzaw a a thupi zaw hi. Tuamabangin, total literacy drive pat diing ahiei, camp leh short-term course nei diing pen athupi banah follow-up ministry athupi zaw nalai diingin ngaisutna aum hi. Singnou suon anuom a, apuo leh khansah (azuun) anuom sih hi. Tamtawh kisai in, mission school te thapie in, ahun hun in social organizations, church orgns, etc. te'n camp leh retreat neipi theizel henlen, study materials bawlthei lei ahoipen diingin gingtat ahuoi hi. Camp leh retreat te pen trainers leh trainees te tawh atuom tuom in bawl theilei ahoi dieh diingin ngaisutna aum hi.

Basic Education in the Mission LP Schools (Unit wise): Zoudawn kho tampite ah Basic Education mutheina diingin LP school ihong ua, ahoi mama hi. Sangsye pen a taangpi’n single teacher ahia, kho khenkhat ah grant teacher aum a, kho tamlou ah hattuom in a regularized sangsye, hattuom in grant a apieh uh sangsye leh a local hattuom in grant a achiel tawm uh sangsye chibang aum hi. Tam khote ah basic education or the three Rs (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) sinsah ahi. Tuabanah, naupang te maimai hilou in pichingta laitheiloute (Adult illiterates) te zong basic education pieh theina lampi mission schoolte apat bawl theilei a lawching mama diingin ngaisutna aum hi. Naupangte a diingin basic education pen a ultimate ahi diing hilou hi. Amaban diinguh Zou mipilte leh nam lamkaite, hattuom lamkaite leh Social Orgns. mawpuohna in koithei lei ahoi diing hi. LP school a khangkhete mailam diing abing veve hi. Nursery-Class II tan sim, aban zopna diing umlou, zom diing hilezong JB or High School umnate alah a innsap ahiei a kinaipi uh mi umlou banah mundanga um diinga naupang taluo uh, chidan ahi hi. Mision school sangnaupangte course pen atom due abang hi. Nursery-Class II chitan vel!!!

Middle School in Selected Mission District Headquarters: Hithei bang hileh hattuom chinin i District Headquarter chiet ah High school (Junior High School at least) koithei in district sunga sangnaupang LP, JB a khangkhete pen district headquarter ah ki upgrade sah leh innmun apat zong anei deu diinga, a bawlthei pen (feasible) diing hi. Ahilou tawpin Middle school koi thei hamham lei adieu hi. Tuabanah, hattuom chin ahiei a kipawl in Central School dan kineithei henlen hattuom pumpi a naupang teng teng compititive exam District Headquarter te ah kibawl henlen tuana sangnaupang lam-et thei diingte ki sponsor leh ahoi mama diing hi. Class II (LP level) ah khatvei, tuate pen District Headquarter ah ki up-grade henlen, Class V ah khatvei ki exam sah kia henlen, tuanah drop-out bangza um diing, bangza peisuoh (Sponsor) thei diing chite ki en henlen, tuazou chiengin Class VIII ah Competitive exam khat kinei kia henlen tuana lam-et thei diingte High School Leaving Certificate exam hoitah a abawl theina diingun Class IX leh X pen khopi a kai diingin ki sponsor leh ahoi mama diing hi. Letter of Commitment bawl in, tampen competitive exam a tel zousie'n a sign diing uh ahi. Bond service zong umthei tham ahi hi.

A Good Yield: Tambanga lawchinna ang um chiengin Comprehensive Total Literacy Drive pen ang lawching diinga, Zou khuo tengah laisiem (educated) leh laithei (literate) ang bukimta diing a, nam khangtou leh detdou ihi theita diing uhi. Letter of Commitment sanga thupizaw pen ama uh tunga thusiemte a manghil louna uh ang hi diing hi. "Good begets good" chikhat aum hi. Tuateng teng sanga thupipen ahileh ZOGAM IITNA NAWITUI leh PASIAN NEINA tawh Mission school tungtawn a ang khankhiet diinguh ahi hi. Tambangin Zonoute pichingsah lei "Zogam iit in," "Zomite iit in," "I nam in nang ang poimaw," "I nam a diing sepkhiet khat nei in," etc. chite gengen akul nawnsih diing hi. Lam chintengah khantouna ang umta diinga, Zogam khantouna diing sil khat phot ibawl chiengun a frontline a ding diing iki-tu ta diing uhi. Pasian nei officer ihing tamta diing ua, office teng iluo dim diing ua, business akhangtou diinga, sep leh bawl ah ikhangtou diing ua, modern technology te zahdan Zotate'n ihing theita diing ua, lam chintengah i khangtouta diing uhi. Tuahun chiengin "A pen is mightier than a sword" kichite a khietna tahtah ihing theita diingua, "Gun Culture" pen ang mangthangta diinga, tangthu ginalou ang suohta diing hi. Zou tate apoimawna munmun a ding thei diingin siemna, thatang leh hagau ah ang kibulphu theita diing hi. Thautawina culture sangin apoimawna muna thautawi thei vahiau diingin Zotate'n overground village volunteer (good samaritan leh community protection) ang thupi ngaisut zaw diing uhi. Tuahun chiengin UZO, ZSP, ZYO, ZDV chite lungkituoh in tuibang ang luong khawmta diing uhi. Thautang ngai nawnlou leh aahluital kipuoh sese ngai nawnlou in office te'n a nasep uh ang zouthawta mama diing ua, corruption leh bribery chite pen "a thing of the past" ang hita diing hi. Houlimna taangpite (Zoudawn hi in khopi sung hitaleh) pen in kigensietna sangin Zomite khantouna lam vive ang focus ta diing hi

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Tam Leitung Mi Ihisih

Tam Leitung Mi Ihi Sih;

Khuolzin Pei Diing Kuon Ihi

Khai Minthang
United States

(Tami article khu March 07, 2004 a kagel ahia, Florence, Kentucky ka umlai ahi hi)

Tam laagui khu Musico ‘90 laiin a kithang mama a, tuni’n ahina themkhat sui lei ichi uhi. Athu a kichien mama a, hinanlezong eite’n a gennuom theilou pi’n i pawngsah thei zel uhi. Eite pen leitung mite hilou in leitung sanga thupizaw khat a diinga siemte ihi uhi. Leitung leh a sunga um zousie leitung abei chienga bei diinga siem ahia, hinanlezong mihingte pen tuadan maimai diinga i Pa Pasian in ang siem ahi sih hi. Kei a diingin tam laagui thupi taluo ahijiehin ka tanchin (Testimony) ka gel chiengin “A Pilgrimage Life Given by God” (Pasian Hing Pieh Khuolzinna Hinkhuo) chi’n ka gielthei zel hi.

TAM LEITUNG MI IHI SIH: Leitunga teenden nuomna nei in misiem mipilte’n suisui nanleh shi theilouna khu aum sih hi. Ajiehpen shina kichikhu ang bawlpa Pasian Master Plan ahi hi. Eite pen ang siempa’n ang koina mun maimai a khosa thei diing leh ang piehte maimai zalzou diinga siemte ihi uhi. Pu Haumang in, “Damtui a jaal lim-ngate zong simlei tunga leeng diing gul nan zong, damtui a jaal diinga Sianmang laitan hi e” ana chi a, gen dih kasa mama hi. Pasian in leitung leh asunga sil umte tawh kichimat seng diing hing deisahlou in gentheina leh lunglenna themkhat tam leitung a bukim ngai mawngmawng lou diing ang pie a, leitunga umden diinga siem ihilou jiehun i lungkimna leh nopna khu a buching thei tahtah sih hi. Leitung khu i inn tawpna uh ahisih a, leitung sanga hoizaw leh thupizaw khat khuo leh tui mi hi diinga siemte ihi uhi. Laphuotute’n, “Khut a lamlou taangtawn inn nuom, kei di’n bawlsa’n a um” chiin ana phuo uhi.

KHUOLZINMI IHI UHI: Khuolzin hinkhuo kichi pen hinkho nuom tahtah leh hinkho buching ahisih hi. Adiehin, khuolsau jin ahilouleh gamdang a zin chi khu thubai ahisih hi. Dolien leh apoimaw tuomtuom tampi a um a, i teenna gammi hina leh i khuolzinna diing gam apat a phalna chite angai hi. Eite zong i kumtawn Passport leh i leitung Visa tawh um ihi uhi ichi nuom uhi. Mihing khat a ipienkhiet leh tam leitung ah asawtpen in kum 80 vel ium giap diing hi. (Lapite 119: 10) Tuazou chiengin i kumtawn innpi izuonta diing uhi. David in, “Bakhat sunga diingin leitungah ka um hi” (Lapite 119:19) ana chi hi.

NASEP KHAT NEI A KHUOLZINTE IHI UHI: Sawltah Paul in eite pen, “Krist Palaite” ang chi hi. (2Kor. 5: 20) Leitung gamkhat a Palai a pangte hinkhuo apat-in eite Krist Palai ihina dinmun athupi dan leh apoimawdan muthei in a um hi. Gamdang khatah palai in hing kisawl taleh na tenna gam ai-aw nahita china ahi ahita a, na palai panna gam leh na teenna gamte ki-samkaina, ki-dawltuona, ki-tanauna leh adang danga ahoi theina diinga nasem nahita hi. Tambangin eite zong Krist in leitunga a palai diinga ang teelte ihi ua, ang sawlpa sawlna dandan a ihin uh angai hi. Leitung leh Vantung ki-samkaina, ki-dawltuona leh ki-tanauna Eden huon a kisesa Jesu Krist in asiemtha zoudan leh Jesu’n lei mihing zousie Pa kung atun theina diinga anasepte semzel diinga leitung a palai a ang sawl ahita hi. Tuapen Pasian Mission (Missio Dei) a ki-chi hi. (Matt. 28:19-20; Nasepte 1:8) Hattuomte’n tam Pa Pasian nasep i ngaisahlou chiengun Hattuom shi, Piengtha nuatawl chite leh adang dangte ihita uhi. Hattuom lamkai masate’n agenna uah “Mission kichi nahsahlou hattuom khu hattuom shi ahi” a chi ua, adih mama hi. Hattuomte, mi piengthate leh Krist nuazuite nasep thupipen khu tam nasep ahi hi. Tam nasep thupi isep theina diingun lampi (strategies) tuomtuomte i bawl ua, Hattuom in hoitah a aseptou theina diingin Hattuom sungah lam thuomtuom in ikhen uhi. Tam Pasian Mission isepna pen khatna leh apoimawpen ahi zing diing angai hi. Tualou nasep dangdangte i ngaisah zawh chiengun Hattuom khu Pasian deina apat in awlawl in ang ki-tawlmangta hi. Tampen gingthute a diinga i ki-ngahna khuompi uleh i suutpi uh ahi diing angai hi. I damsung un bangtan isep sawm uoi?

I NASEP KHU NASEP NUOM AHI SIH: Leitung pen Dawimangpa khut sunga um ahijiehin i nasep khu nasep nuom ahi liei sih hi. Khatvei tengin isepna nawngkaisah diing ang umzel a, lungkie leh ki-ngamla in ium thei zel uhi. Puana diing leh minsiet theina diing zong tampi a um a - sum leh pai, neeh leh taah, ham leh pau, sil leh teen, lawm leh guolte, innsung leh kholai thu, nasep tuom sepna leh pua theina leh minsiet theina dangdang tampi a um hi. Tambang hinkhuo a i um chiengua i ngaituona ua um zing diing a idei khu - Apua a thoukia theite khu hinna neite ahia, apau a thoukia thei nawnloute khu hinna neiloute ahi hi. I hinkhuo khu mawhna mai leh aum den diingin ngaituo sih va ui. (Do not take life as granted). Shithei mihing ihidan theizing va ui. Ke’n zong ka hinkhuo khu mawhna in ka ngaituo thei zel a, mite ang shi chiengun ka hinna dengdeldan leh bangchih laipou a shithei kahidan kathei zel valuoi hi. David in zong Pasian kungah, “Tuaziehin pilna lungtang ka vom theina diingun ka dam kumte uh simdan ei hilin” ana chi hi. (Lapite 90: 12) Eipawl in zong i damkumte uh simdan thei in imai ah hing kiphata maizen leh zau leh liing kawm in i hutdamna na isep chiet diingun ngaituo ing! I damsung leh i shini diing kithei tamai zen leh bangchiin i kihei pilpial diei mah kachi hi.

INN TUNG NAILOUTE IHI UHI: Leitunga i khuolzin sungun gimna diing, lunglenna diing, hasietna diing, ki-ngamlana diing leh ana isep Pa Pasian tawh hing khen gamlathei diing tampi ang um diing hi. Leitung mite hing mudana zong ituoh diing ua, ang ki-gensiet hun zong aum diinga, mite mai a ang kiselphou hun zong aum diinga, ang ki-minsietsah hun zong aum diinga, thuzuou a hing minsesahte thugente la a i lawm leh guolte’n ang simmaw leh lipkhap hun zong ang um maithei hi. Hinanlezong, thutah pen in guol ang zou veve diing a, a na nasep pa’n nang ang taisan ngaisih a, leitunga zuouthu a i minsietnate pen Vantunga i gou manpha hing suoh diing ahi chi theizing va ui. I hinkhote uh umze neilou banga ang kilah a, Jesu Krist i nuazuina khu beidot ang huoi a, lungkiet ang huoi chiengin innpi tung nailou ihidan i ngaisutna ah ang kilang zel hi.

Missionary khat a nasep apat a pension diing khat leh America President pa agam uh America zuon a longpi khat a tuongkhawmte tangthu kumlui tah khu a ki-genthei zel hi. Mipite kikou aw, galkapte tumging, puonpha san (Carpet), vaidawnna diellap kikhaite leh thutha saite’n President pa hing tun diing ana ngah diamduam mai ua, missionary pa khu kum tampi a kikhenpi leh a iit angai ngutngut gam atun vangin koima’n a theipha dan sih a, ngaisah phah in zong a kineita vateeh sih hi. Naahngeh nasa leh ki hasietsuo in ana asep Pasian kungah hitui pum kawmin ang hasiet phunta hi. Pasian in awneen tahin, “Ka ta aw, nang pen inn hing tung nailou na hi” achi hi.

DANGKA TAANG KHOPI HOI AH: I shi chieng un innpi nuasie ihisih ua, innpi juon a pei ihi jaw uhi. Hiengtam Jaang hanmuol a kigielte khatin ka lungsim ala mama hi. Dih liensih lezong tambang simdeu in a kigiel hi - “Shi diingin tam leitung ah apieng a, hing diingin tam leitung hinkhuo a nuasieta hi.” Gieldih hina lawmlawm uh e! Zougam a tambang mi um ahidan kathei chiengin ka lungsim nopna in adim hi. “I innpi hoidan leh bitdan khu mihingte kammal in a kigen thei naisih a, kichientah a gentheina diing thumal diing zong kimu nailou ahi” chilei igen vaal talaw diingin ka ngaisun sih hi. Kihylna laibu 21 leh 22 na isim leh azepna leh a umdan themkhat agen a, tuate apatin a thupi diingdan themkhat theithei in aum a, hinanlezong kihylna mupa mit-in bangchiin a thupi tama diei chi zong ngaisutna hing langthei khat ahi hi. Tam leitung a soungmantam Caret khat zong mantam mama hia, i innpi uh Soungmantam chikim a kijeem ahileh bangchiin a thupi tazen diei!!! Avaah zong Pasian meel taang ahi nahlai hi. Tam leitunga electricity thahatnate sangin a thupi zaw thamtham diing hi. Anopdan diing mit-ha in alang thei hi. Peter in zong Meel lamdanna taang ah “Syepa, tana i um uh nuom talawm me izo! Puonbuh thum lam vaiin khat nangma diing, khat Mosi diing leh khat Elijah a diing lam vai izo” achi tamai hi. (Luk 9: 33) Vangam zong hinailou leitunga Pasian mite umjieh a tuabang a munnuom um thei ahileh asiempa umna bangchi in a thupi in a gimnei diei !!! Tua muna teeng diingin chil aw’n “Hing pei in” chiin ahing han hi. Tuana iteen chieng un Johan in Patmos tuilaisie a kihylna amu laia Mangtouna apat a thu kigen, “... Ama khu asieng uah teng vanin, tuachiin amauh umpi vanin, tuachiin a Pasian uh hita va. Tuachiin a mithliteuh sia hul pieh ta vanin, shina um nawn tasih vanin; lungkham kana leh natnate zousie a bei sieng ta diing a, sil lui zousie a mangthai sieng ta hi.” (Kihylna 21: 3-4)

Tami article sim zousie Pasian in ihina kitheitel diingin hing guolzawlta hen! Amen

America Ka Mudan In

AMERICA KA MUDAN IN

Mr. Khai Minthang

Florence, Kentucky

(Tami article khu March 09, 2004 a kagel ahia, Florence, Kentucky ka umlai a kagel ahi hi)

MYCA Voice simtute zousie United States apat in Pasian minin chibai hing bawl ing. Kei zong Pasian leh noute hing thumpi nate jiehin damzel ing. Zougam khutsuoh a kihi jiehin sil muthei, neehthei dawnthei, vanzah leh atuom tuomte zousie kei a diing in atha suoh nalai hi. Tuajiehin, USA ka mudan ST perspective in them khat kang gen nuom hi. Eh, ka thumal zah “ST perspective” chipen “Singtaangpa mudan apat in” china dan hi e!

1. AMERICA HAUSATNA:
(a) Ahau leh Azawngte: Ei lang bangin ahausate ha hau a hau, azawngte lah ha zawn a zawng in amul pou dihdih chite bangin aum sih hi. Ahausa mama leh leitung pumpia hausapen te ahina ua, tuate atawm thou diing uhi. Middle class atam pen diing hi.

(b) Gari leh Phone: America/the United States te khu a hausa mama uhi. Mimal in Car leh mobile phone (Cell phone) akinei chiet ua, mi inn a phone bawl chite aum sih a, mi inn a phone ngah chite zong aum sih hi. Ka tun chillai in gari tamdan leh mimal in aneidan uh kagenzouta a, tu’n them hat genkia lei - gari starring pen veiling ah aum a, gari hehte pen veiling a tou uh china ahi hi. Apoimaw na tawh kituoh chet a zahdia kibawl gari a nei uhi. Etsahna diing in vanpo diing gari khu vanpo mel a siem ahia, ei langa TATA/SAKTIMAN vanpo diinga kisiemte’n passenger apuoh dandeu un USA ah aum sih hi. Amau garite khu ‘Purpose serving vehicle’ kichi leh a kilawm pen diing hi. Town bus/City bus chite zong anei na ua, tuate a tuong diing mi aum kholsih hi. Kholai dunga kenga kholai vah chite mu diing umlou ahi. Tualeh, ei langa “Blue Hill” chi dandeu a Inter-state bus anei ua, tuate a ituon khah leh kisuonla a huoi mama hi. Mi neiladeute tuonna dan a angaituo uh ahi. Amau mimal gari leh vanleeng a zang tangpi uhi. Eilanga lah Blue Hill a tuong theite leh tuong zoute pen a “Gorom sim“ dan khat a kikoi chi vuo! Tualeh, lampite zong ahoithei mama hi. Singtaang lampi hi’n phaijang lampite khu pucca road ahi hi. Alampi uzong puozou mama uh!

(c ) Credit Card: Van zuah leh lei thu ah khangtou mama ua, Credit Card in van a kilei a, Credit Card machine zangin vanzuate’n zong azuah uhi. Sum tang/ sum dal (note) mu diing atam seng sih hi. Credit Card pen ei langa name card/address card chie vel apha a, asum umza za tua sunga Computer in athu a akoi chi diingdan ahi. Tuapen a machine a a tat chiengun a machine in athu a kikoi pen akoina Bank apat in tua van zuahte machine a athu ma in akoi kia a, asum tang ut hun hun chienga suo thei ahi hi. A sumtang suona machine zong anei ua, tua machine a atat chiengun asum deiza uh a number ameh ua, a Credit Card sunga um ahileh ala thei uhi. Credit Card a um sanga tamzaw lahthei vang hisih e.

(d) Neeh leh taah leh sil leh teen: Gam hausa chi tah neeh leh taah leh sil leh teen vang anieng den mai hi. Unau Kawlgam Zomite America a umte’n ‘Khatvei vei neek diing tamlua, khatvei vei silh diing tamlua; Ahihzong Topa hoihna lian semsem” chi ek sam uh ei. Tam laa ka lungsim a ang kilah chiengin America te hausatna leh a hausat dan uh ka lungsim ah ang kilang zel zel hi. Khopi tengah gam tuomtuomte vanzuahna aum a, tuanah agam tawh kituoh in van muthei ahi hi. Etsahna diing in; ‘Oriental store’ chite ah Asia a kine leh kizang vante bang aum a, neeh lampang ah ling-ui, lengmasel, gotuoi tanpha a kimu ahi leuleu hi. Indian store zong atam tham mama a, tuanah India tawh kisai a vanzahte muthei ahi hi.

2. TAX of 6%:
America gam khu “Land of Tax” chi theimai diingdan ahi. Sil lei leh zuah khatphot tax ki-sung chitchiet ahi hi. A national average danin 6% ala uhi. Zakha lah a guh pen agam solkal a china ahi vahiau hi. Tuisih noukhat nangawn tax kipie a valong khu! Tax te pen mi zawng leh mi gentheite, sangnaupang-te, galkapte, leh adang dangte kipie ahi hi. Vanleite kunga $10.00 mante $10.60 achi un, athei siem sih ua ‘$ 10.00 man diing hilou maw?‘ chia ang doh kia uleh ‘With the tax’ (‘A tax tawh’) achi uleh vanleite‘n, “Aw, aw, aw, I’m sorry!” achi mai uhi.

3. DAN LEH HUN AJUIDAN UH:
Sil tengah dan leh hun ahimai hi. Dan a ngaisang mama ua, ahaute tunga dan umlou in a zawngte tunga dan kizang chite vang aum hetsih hi. A President pa un zong athugen chienga azah mun mama “I believe in personal liberty” chi khu a ngaisang mama uhi. Koima ki-nuoinet leh simmaw chite umlou ahi hi. Zawng in, mawlawm in, bang bang tawp lezong mimal zalenna (Personal liberty) anei chiet uhi. Eilanga meitui (SK Oil) hawm chienga a ‘He-man’ bangdeute tung masa in tung nukhia nan uleh atun hun hun ua alah thei hiau uh chi diing umlou ahi. A hawmte tawh kimelthei a mi masanga kipieh theina lampi umlou ahi hi. Vanzuah ihi leh vanlei diinga hingpeite amasapen taikan a anina, athumna chite ngaisah nai hetlou diing ahi. Na ngaisah masah leh Court a hing kiheh thei ahia, thong lut theina khat ahi hi. India a ‘Havai me ne ut I ?' ichi bangin USA a ‘Thong lut nuom I?’ chi sangin ‘Basket-ball kimawl nuom I ?’ (‘Do you wanna play basket-ball?‘) kichi zaw ahi. Court a natun khah a sum senna diing ahileh sum na seng thei a, sum senna lou diing pia a thapna (Bribe) koima’n ala sih hi. Sapte’n sil khat ang bawlpieh na diing ua ‘Ahluital a sante’ pieh ngai sese lou ahi.

Tualeh, hun a thupi ngai mama mai uhi. Program khat dah achiem uleh nualep malep chite umlou a kipan chet ahi hi. Dah khuza chiengin hing kimupi in/vang nachi a, ang chi ua, kachi leh ahidan chet a zui diing ahi hi. ‘Hagau thaw dandan’ chi’n kikhopna leh program a kibawl sih a, a kipat hun diing leh a tawp hun diing umsa a program ki-zang ahi hi. Nasepna khat phot ah ‘Break’ a kinei chiet a, tuana minute 5/10 chite na zekai leh adangte na tunga lungkim maw vevaw diing uh ata khu.

4. AGAM IIT DAN UH:
Agam pen uh iit tahtah pia a iit uh ahi hi. America te masangah America gam na gense theisih diing hi. Agen pen na gense thei diinga, na gensiet leh hing kimuda mai diing ahi. Galkapte bang a innmun ua neeh leh dawn leh sil leh teen te hengla lou a America galte kap tahtah diinga ki-pekhie uh ahi hi. Ei langa te’n zong zi anglum, taa anglum, innlum loulum taisan a galkap diinga ki-piehkhietna nei sam uh chi vuo. America-te kipieh khiet dan a I ki-piehkhiet leh ki-piehkhietlou vang apang te’n thei vai in, tuabanglou deu sum galkap pou ihi leh vang theizou sing! Mun tengah galkapte ki-enla chiet mah e guai… I etlana a ki-bang sih chi manthu hiven maw !!! Ei langate bangin tamlang ate mite’n ngaisang mah uh ei ! Eilang ngaisang dan tawh tamlangte ngaisang dan a kibang sih chi manthu ahi bou hi. Tamlanga ten ‘I gam adia kipumpieh pasal/numei phate’ achi un, ei langa te’n banga I ngaisang uh atai mah ???

Khatvei lang November 27, 2003, America-te a diinga ni poi maw mama khat “Thanksgiving Day” a a president pa uh George Bush Iraq a seppaite umna ava haw pen Opposition party te’n adem nasa mama ua, ademna uh khu kituoh chet sih nanleh tambang sim in ‘America leitang potu khat tuabang mun jauhuoi a na hinna nava ki-thangta shi lachin America in zumna atuoh didan ngaituo lou maw?’ chi dan pien in adem uhi. Bill Clinton numei a asuol lai in America-te’n a President pa uh dapina in kaa leh mauna’n hun azang uhi. Tambang khop a gam ngainate ahi uhi.

5. MINOR & MATURE STATUS:
Naupang kum 18 leh aney langte pen kumching nailou in a ngaituo ua, a Nu leh Pa etkawlna nuoi a um uh ahi hi. Amau pen piching danin Dan in apomsih hi. Zalenna tahtah anei naisih ua, ngaidam theina leh gawtna tampi anei nalai uhi. Amaute pen tepthei, muomthei, dawnthei abawl diinguh phal ahisih hi. Zatep leh zu khu mi piching (kum 18 leh atunga mite) adiing a phalsah ahi giap hi. Naupangte’n alei ua, atep ua, adawn uleh Dan tawh kituoh a gawt thei ahi uhi. Kum 18 anghi chiengun zalenna ang neita ua, mi piching a ngaituo ahita uhi. Ama leh ama kituodel zou, kikem zou, sie leh pha theina tawh ama lunglam sem diing in zalenna a kipeta hi. Tuachienga a free dandan pen uh gen a zong gentheilou ahita hi. A Nu a Pa sum azah pieh nawnsih ua, amau sum a kineita ua, sum a kilaw theita ua, alawzou uleh aleizoute uh amau minin a bawltheita uhi. Zu nenuom, sa nenuomte a diing in zong khawh nawnlou, Nungah/ Tangval ngainuomte hiin zinei nuom pasal nei nuomte a diing in zong a Pate’n a kham thei nawnsih uhi. Amau dei dandan a kihin uh ahita hi. Eilang dana nungah leh tangvaal Senior simta mama hilezong a Nu leh Pa um sihleh hing zou nailou diing chi danpien a um kholsih hi.

6. INDIA TAWH THEMKHAT TEKAAH VAI:
(1) Kum 15 apat atunglam Lai simthei leh gielthei : US - 97% India 59.5%

(2) Budget: US - revenues: $1.946 trillion. Expenditures: $2.052 trillion, including capital expenditures of NA (2002 est.)
India-revenues:$48.3billion. Expenditures: $78.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $14 (FY01/02 est.)

(3) Telephones - main lines in use: US - 194 million (1997) Telephones-mobile cellular: 69.209 million (1998)
India - 27.7 million (October 2000) Telephones - mobile cellular: 2.93 million (November 2000)

(4) Internet Service Providers (ISPs): US - 7,000 (2002 est.) Internet users: 165.75 million (2002)
India - 43 (2000) Internet users: 7 million (2002)

(5) Railways: US - total: 194,731 km mainline routes
India - total: 63,518 km (15,009 km electrified)

(6) Highways: US - total: 6,334,859 km
India - total: 3,319,644 km

(7) Waterways: US - 41,009 km India - 16,180 km

(8) Airports: US - 14,801 (2002)
India - 334 (2002)

(9) Heliports: US - 149 (2002)
India - 19 (2002)

(10) Military expenditures - dollar figure: US - $276.7 billion (FY99 est.) Military expenditures - percent of GDP:3.2% (FY99 est.)
India - $11.52 billion (FY02) Military expenditures - percent of GDP:2.3% (FY02)

THUZAWNA:
Tam I thugen teng pen kei mudan leh tutan a katheidan ahi hi. Achinglou leh aval zong a um maithei a, atheibete’n “Atheiloupi gen/Zuou gen” hing chilou in “Khai Minthang in America tamdan a mu ave maw” ana chi lel ulachin chi hing ngen nuom nalai ing. Adangte hun dang chienga diing in khet phot vai in, tunia diing in tamtan in tawp bawl phot vai. Simtu dei umtahte’n kisiemphatna leh thu theina diinga lah a, I hinkhuo utawh kituoh a um a, bulthei a umleh bulchiet leh phattuompi theina lampi aum khah leh china tawh kang gel ahi hi. Simtute teng teng Pasian in hing guolzawlta hen!

Mahni ki-toudelzou Khanglaite

Mahni ki-toudelzou Khanglaite

(Self-supporting Youths)

- Khai Minthang
United States

(Tami article khu April 09, 2004 a Florence, KY a ka umlai a kagel ahi hi)

Thupatna: Tami thulu a igen bangin I teenna Zougam ah khanglaite mahni ki-entoudel zoulou leh ki-vaihawm zoulou tampi aum hi chi thei lei ahoi diing hi. Midangte a diing gen thada, eima leh eima zong ki-toudel zoulou leh ki-vaihawm zoulou in I um ua, mite masangah I ki-liansah ngam nalai uhi. America a khanglaite ka mudan in amau leh amau kitoudelzou leh ki-enkolzou khanglai hi un kamu hi. Munchin ah mizousie mahni ang masiel in a ki-um a, hinanleh America khanglaite ang masielna leh eite ang masielna kibanglou deuin ka mu hi. Amau ahoi langa ang masiel in aum ua, eite pen aselang a ang masiel in ium uhi. Mimalsil (Private+ism) chi khu alian mama a, amau leh amau a ki-hepi ua, a ki-toudel ua, a ki-vaihawm uhi. Amaute apat eite’n zong mahni ki-toudel dan leh ki-etkol dan simmun inei thei khahleh china tawh tam article kang gel ahi hi.

Khanglaite: Zougam ah khanglaite khu ataangpi a genin kum 14 apat in kum 35 tan vel hi diing ngaituo thei in aum hi. Presbyterian Hattuom danin khanglai kichite khu kum 14-40 kikaalte ahi hi. Hilezong, mi tamzawte ngaidanin khanglaite khu kum 14 tuom apat zinei masangta’n chi ahi. Bangtenghileh, “Khanglaite” kichi chienga ama lungsim a “Kei zong khanglai kahi” kichi theite zousie khu khanglai himai leh hoiva kachi a, tuadan ngaituo zou nawnloute khu naupang, khanghaam leh teehsie ahita uh chilei a kilem in igen nuompen tawh a kituoh zaw diing in ka ngaituo hi.

I naupanlai apata inu leh pate’n ang etkol uh ahia, tuta’n ang etkol zing nalai uh ahia, eite tha neeh kaal a ngahla mama uhi. Laphuotu khatin, “Bawi aw hing khang mengmeng aw, pam a tuoi dawng hing bang aw, pama tuoi dawng nangbah chieng, nutha heng patha heng aw, bawi aw e!” achi hi. Eite Pasian hepina leh nu leh pate kepna jaal in khangtou hiel hiel in, nutha hengthei patha hengthei ing hi chieng un bang ichita uoi? Gentam angai sih maw! Laisimte lah ki-laisim sah, nasep ama sep diing leh diinglou chite ama kipe tawm, a chawmtu anu apa ki-theimaw bawl chite ang umtouta hi. Law ihing nei chiengun Zu neeh sa neeh chite kipan ngal, inn tung ha, lamlai a khawl in bawlthei, neehthei, dawnthei te bawl, ne leh dawn tadi chite ihi ua, I khankhiet meng meng diing ngahla leh I laisimna diinga khosa paankai zen a hing chawmte khu muolmong en I bangsah zel uhi. Laisimloute lah ki laisim lousah in anop dandan un hawi diang diang lel. I naupan laia I Nu leh Pate’n ikhan khiet diing ang ngahla luot luot uh hinapi’n ing khanlet a khanglai minvaw thei a ing um chiengun I khankhiet diing ngahlate khu I khan law diing muolliep in aumta uhi. Nu leh pate sepsa ne ihilam theilou in asemtute tawpeeh ek, phunsan ek, vo ek, sat ek, bawl ek, me kuong bu kuong peeh ek, Nu leh pate lamsa innsung a nu leh pate phunsan a kitom ngam ek khanglaite itam taluo hi. Lawsang leh sanglou khanglai hita lei zong eima leh eima kitoudel zoulou in I Nu leh Pa sepsa a kinga nga mai, eima kitoudel zoulou in zi leh pasal ihing neita ua, ei lunggimna hilou in Nu leh Pate’n I zi, I pasal leh tate nangawn ang vahpieh uhi. Tambanga ing um khawm lemlum chiengun kituoh dieldiel chite ang mangthang hiei hieita hi. Innsung kisie in inn ihing tuonta ua, bangma experience neilou chitah “Ui maw baangphu kha” ibangta ua, a kikhelta a, tuami’n I hinkhuo ah nopna leh kipahna ang pe theita sih hi.

Mahni ki-toudelzou Khanglaite: America a khanglaite khu a ki-toudel zou khopmai uhi. A ki-toudel zouna diingun nasep leh silbawl a hanchiem thei mama uhi. Mimal sil a ngaisang mama ua, vannei khat phot ki-kop, ki-taan chite anei kohl sih uhi. Innsung vanzah leh establishment a ki-taan him him diinga kibawl te chilou sil zahkhawm leh ki-taan chite anei sih uhi. Ki-khelai, ki-salai chite aneitam sih ua, aum le zong lawm ki-ngaite ahi hamtang hi. Khatvei Mall khat a nungah khat leh tangvaal khatin ann aneh na ua a ann uh alei lai un a nungah nu’n, “Tuapen zong order ou” achi leh a tangvaal pa’n, “Tuami order na diing in ka sum aching sih” achia, “Keima’n tuapen man pe naveng” a nungah nu’n achi a, nuizat huoi lah kasa a, alang khat a lah kichien kasa bilbel hi. Tualeh, vanleina a sumzah kisam ahiei van aleina ua Dollar khat leh ni ahiei a seki makhai achinla chiengun a kipanpi ua, panpi a umte khu a zumthei mama uhi. Sum athawn in a pawtsah sih ua, a free zong aum sih hi. Tui noukhat nangawn a kilei tazang hi.

Eilang tawh itekaah chiengin a kilebul in kathei hi. Thugentu kazahna a gen khatin, “Khanglai khat janglou kai a kilaw in, busuon zou a a thalaw zousie alah zou in a nungahnu tawh Lamka ahaw ua, a nungahnu’n a kawh zousie a leipieh ziah ziah a, ni khat sungin janglou kaina a alawkhiet sum zousie azang mang hel hi” chiin agen hiel a, tahsan diing lah hamsa kasa a, tahsan lou diing lah pulpit a ki-gen ahijiehin hithei kasa tuonsih hi. Eite tambang dan hii’ e, guai!

Bangchiin pan ilata diei?: I hinkhuo ua diing in tup leh ngiim kichien nei va ui. Naupan hun pen eima leh eima ki-enkol zou nailou ihi chiengun I ki-toudel zoulou pen ahi diing ma in ngaituo vai e. Lunggel thei a ing um chiengun eima mailang diing gel vai in, Nu leh Pate sepsa ah kinga nawn sih vai. Na semvai in, sum law vai in, sum zahdan zong kisin vai in, sum kholdan zong kisin vai. America a naupang mama I chite’n zong amau mimal sumbawm a kinei lingliang uhi. Sumte pen a Nu leh Pate un ahop uh hinanlezong amaute sum zeehdan a kisinsah pai uhi. Eipawl pen innsung sumbawm khat kizahhuon in, sum kilawhuon lou chite ihi uhi. Sumtuom inei ngei ua, neeh leh taah lah ne buang taa buang ileisawm sih uhi. Tamlang (United States) ate penin sum tuom anei ngei ua, amau van diing a kilei chiet ua, amau leh amau kitoudel in sum nget chite abawl sih ua, inn ah zong ann ahuon tamsih uhi. Car, Phone leh apoimaw dangdangte uh a kinei ua, sil kizahhuon chite atam sih a, umsih chilei zong ikhiel talawsih diing hi. Eite pen innsung khat gen thada, vengsung khat lawpi, seu, cycle, etc. etc. I ki-zahhuon ua, asiet chiengin aneitu alieu law ek zel hi.

1. Nasep kizumpi lou in naseplou kizumpi zaw vai: Nasep diing umlou chia innsung leh kholai vah vah chite itam uhi. Nasep khat teng ei sep diinga ngiem taluo, tuate sep diing izum phuat ua, sum neilou pa/nu ihi lel ua, aga pen akha mama hi. Nungah leh tangvalte’n zong nasem lou a kisum hel kijaan hel chite chingsih lei eima hoina ahizaw diing in ka gingta hi. Tamlanga sep diing neilou a jol vahte khu a kihepi hi. Ama’n na asep nuomlou hinanleh mite ngaidan in mi thasie, mite’n nasem diinga aguoi ngamlou uh chisim pien in ngaidan a kinei mawh hi. Lawm ki-ngaite bangin nasep kawm a kihel chite abawl uh ahi tazang hi. Minute bangzat ahiei khat teng tawldam (break) hun umzel hiven, tuahun a lawm kingaite bangin ki-mu hun a anei un, mite mai a ki kiss ek, kikawi ek chite bang ang bawl chiengun ahun uh a homthaw pieh huoi mawh hi.

Eite’n igam ua nasep diing umlou a I ngaituo lai un Kolte agam uh nasep diing umlou tahtah na mun apat eite gam nasep diing umna chiin ang kuon uhi. Lamka sung maimai entalei local mite sangin Kolte sumsui atam zaw de aw chithei in aum hi. Kolte nasep kizumpi lou in asep thei khat phot uh asem mai ua, sum tampi a kilaw ua, tuate Bank ah koi in kum nga kum guh sung a kikhol zou chiengun igam uapat alamkhiet uh sumte tawh agam uh ang zotsan uhi. Tua nasep simmawhuoi pen semte khat na chiemte unlen a nasepzou uh ahiei Nipini (Holiday) chienga phone ang bawl chiengun na en ulachin a innmun ua phone kikoi leh sildang tampi um ahidan theithei in aum hi. Eite’n Kolte sep sanga hoizaw leh sangzaw imuzou sih uleh bang diinga Kolte sep banga sem lou? Tamlang ah mite nasep a kizumpi sih ua, naseplou a kizumpi zaw uhi.

2. Igam ua nasep imu zousih uleh gamdang pawt vai: Eima teenna gam ngaw ngaw a nasep imu zou sih uleh vang a lungkham huoi ahi hi. Hinanlezong, igam a nasep izum leh state dangah pawt in nasep sui va ui. Laisimte zong ki laisim sah lou in nasep khat phot sem diing in mansa’n umzaw lei sum inei zaw diing uhi. Siemna sangtah nei a, unemployment problem zieh anasep mulou a umum mai sangin septhei khat phot semlei sum mu ihi diinga, I qualification tawh kituoh nasep imu chienga sep theilou chi ahi tuon sih hi. Etsahna diing in, Bangalore ah Manipur singtanggam apat mite kuonin Security chite leh nasep tuomtuom amu zel uhi. Hotel leh Restaurant chite ah zong nasep amuzel uhi. Lamka a nasep imu zou sih uleh Imphal ah Ricksaw hawl vai, Hotel leh Restaurant ah sem vai, sep theithei sem vai. Nasep bei chite umlou diing ahia, i sep utte leh i hina a kituohsih chi manthu ahi zaw diing hi. Ahithei leh abawlthei deute’n gamdang (Abroad) pawtsawm vai. Nasep thei thei semvai.

3. Bank a sum kholdan kizil vai: Khanglaite mimal ki-toudel zoulouna a ajieh lienpen khat a kathei khu sum kholna ahi hi. Sum isui ua, sum ilaw ua, hilezong I kholna a kichetlou ziehin I kholthei tahtah sih uhi. Sum ilaw zou masah ilawzou nukhiate khu Savings Bank ah koi vahiau lei sum ing neitheita diing uhi. “Tawm taluo, zumhuoi giap” chisih va ui. Sil zousie a kipatna tawm/neu ma ahi hi. Tamlangah naupang a I ngaituote’n zong Bank Account a kinei lingliang uhi. Savings account, checking account, Credit Card, Debit Card, etc. etc. chite a kinei chiet ua, tuate apat azang uhi. Kum 18 apat atunglamte tuabanga Bank tawh kisai lai/card neilou umsih chileng ka chikhiel khol sih diing hi. Sum amu masah uh, amu nukhia uh Bank a akoi chet chet uh ahia, tuana pata azah zel uh ahi hi.

Thuzawna: Tamna patin Khanglaite’n bang zilkhiet inei diinguh mimal khut a kinga ahita hi. Igamsung uah sep diing aum a, eite’n eite sep diinga kilawmte isem nuom sih ua, ibat phahloute leh itun zoulou na nasepte sep isawm zieh un Khanglaite I ki-toudel zou sih uhi. Nasep ah kizumpi lou in sum muna diing ahi a, dan in aphallou sil zuah leh sep ahilou pouleh nasep imu khat phot sem lei ki-toudelna ang nuom tuom pai diing hi. Inman a nasep imu sih uleh gamdang ah pawt va ui. I sum neiza sanga tamzaw zang sih vaiin, gimtah a i lawkhiet sumte leh thamante amanphatdan ithei diing uhi. Khanglai leh zaitha hatlai ihi petin i teeh nua, vuoi nua chienga diing ngaituo vai. Khanglai denden diing ihi sih uhi.

Golden Jubilee leh Hattuom Maban Diing

Golden Jubilee

Leh

Hattuom Maban Diing

Mr. Khai Minthang

Oxford, Mississippi

(Tami article pen Tangpijol Presbyterian Church Golden Jubilee a kagel ahia, March 04, 2008 a ka hahkhiet ahi hi)

THUMASA: Amasapenin, iittahmai khomipite leh Hattuom mite zousie USA apat Pasian minin Golden Jubilee Chibai kang bawl masa hi. Pasian in thupina leh minthanna zousie tangta hen! Pasian tanga hing na panpi a machieng I lam-et un tuni tana tawlnga lou keei a ma ang pui zing ziehin Ebenezer Pasian min phat in umta hen.

Hattuom dinkhiet zou kum 50 bang hing chingta ahi chiengin khangkhat mama ahita chithei ahi hi. Mimasa bangza amakhat in hanmuol ang liemsan nua ua, tuni'a eite'n tambang guolnop (Jubilee) ibawl theite i ngaisut chiengun hampha i kisa ua, Hattuom phutkhete leh lamkai masate zatatna a sang deudeu hi. Kum 50 sungin mi tampite'n shina hanmuol ang liemsan ua,tampite'n Jesu Krist minin bawlsietna leh hamsatna ana tuoh ua, kikhelna tampi ina tuoh ban uah i tuohtou be nalai diing uhi. Tam kikhelna pen aselam hilou a ahoilam a kikhelna ang hitheina diingin pan ila diing uhi. Hattuom sunga mawpuohna leh nasepte zong khangthate khut ah awlawl in ang umta a, i chitna zieh hilou in eite khanga hing umta ahimanin Hattuom phutkhe masate leh eima khuo a Jesu nuazui diinga na kipekhete sulnua izui ua, a ngimnate uh, a vision te uleh a sepman nawnloute uh sem diinga tuni'a Golden Jubilee in ang hanthawn kia diingin mizousie i kihanthawn nuom uhi. Kum 50 pen tahsa hiin hagau hitaleh pichin ahunta in kathei hi. Bangteng hileh "Golden Jubilee leh Hattuom Maban Diing" chia kang thupi teelkhiet tungtawn in i ngaidante leh thumu dante themkhat kikum lei chi'a tam article kang gel ahi hi.

MIELNUOI AH: I tangthu te i-et chingin bangma gen diing inei sih ua, tumasang kum 1000 lai in Zomite ana umkha de aw chi zong dohna bawlthei diing khat abang mai hi. Tuni'a be leh phung a khangthu sutna inei vangun khang 50 tan sut thei diing be leh phung ium naisih uhi. Khanglui laiin Pusa Pasa na bie in, sing leh suong ina bie uhi. Pasian numnem khat leh pasien gilou honpi khat ina bie uhi. Pasian tahtah pen "Tung Pasian, Lungzai, Sian Mang," etc. chite ina chi ua, ang hepitu, iittu, siemte, kemtu leh suongtu in ina nei uhi. Hilezong tuami Pasian thupi leh ang siemtu hinapi in dawi leh kau bete ina hi ua, pusa pasa bete ina hi uhi. Isaiah 14: 12-14 a dinmun kituna zieh a vantunga gal ahing umtah chiengin 'Zinglam tapa'(Latin ah 'Lucifer' Hebrew a 'Heilel') leh a kaizatamte leitung ah ang kinawdoh ta uhi.(1) Tuahun apat in lim leh guong tuomtuom a hing kilang in, leitung mi tampi leh Zomite i Tung Pasian apat ang na pawtmangpi hi. Lucifer pen Pasian banglou in lungzai leh hepisiem hilou in misane, lungtom, zauhuoi leh gimnei in ang kilanga, kum zatampi ama henkolbu in mielnuoi ah ina um uhi. Tua Dawi gilou leh gimnei in Tung Pasian lungzai tawh i kikal ah hing dinte in mielnuoi ah ang koi a, i beidot leh chimaw manin dawi leh kaute na hahol in shisan in ana bie ua, dawi leh kaute zauna in biehdan leh lungkimsah dan chituom tuomin a hinkhuo uh ina zang ua, dawi leh kaute'n lah hingna dawm tuonlou in angna neh thuthu zel ua, dawi ha-vangkaala suohta sunsunte zong zauna leh lungkhamna in a pumdim ua, lam-etna kichi mawng mawng ina nei sih uhi.

KHANLAWNA THUPI: Kumzalom 19 tawpkuon lai vel in Mangkang kumpi in Zomite teenna gamkuom - India, Burma leh Bangladesh ang vaihawm khum ua, tuatawh kizui in Pasian thu haichi bangin angtu ua, khanlawna nasatah ang tun hi. Kumzalom 20 kipatchil lai velin Mallang/Sahlang (Northern) gama teeng Zomite teena gam ah Pasian thu haichi bangin angtu panta uhi. Pasian in mielnuoi a umte a Khantanhoi tawh ang kaithou a, vaah thupi ang peta hi. 1910 vel in Rev J.H. Cope in Roman laimal tawh kituoh diingin Zou laimal ang phuokhie hi.(2) Tuana patin lailamah khanlawna tampi ineita ua, tutan ah tua laimal kibawlkhiet ziehin sil tampi ah phattuomna inei ua, khomuna leh khantouna khatin ingalaw uhi. Khangthute ihing chiemte theita ua, thu leh laa tuomtuomte ihing chiemte theita uhi. Khantanhoi (Gospel) ziehin laimal kichien kammal kichien ihing neita uhi. Mangkang kumpite vaihawmna nuoiah Zomite'n khuo ihing muta ua, leitung galpi nina (World War II) apat Mangkang, Mangvom leh leitung mi dangdangte ihing muta ua, khantouna leh tawndan a kilamdanna ihing neita uhi. Nidanglai a khokhat leh khokhat, hamkhat leh hamkhat te gal leh sa a ina kinei vangun tuni chiengin itengkhawm theita ua, "Van Mang naubanga a kaana Kalvari ah piendang tuomsih uh" ichi theita uhi.

Kristian ihina uh asawt thamta a, hilezong leitung mite tawh i hindan leh tawndan ah kilamdanna aum talaw sih hi. 'Hattuom' chi in umzie atam nei nawnsih hi. Ang ki hattuomna zieh zong i manghil phielta ua, hatloute ibangta uhi. 'Hattuom' chi khu Greek hamin 'ekklesia' (ek-tuom/khenkhie leh klesia- han) chi kammal apat hing kilakhie ahia, 'Hat khiet tuomte' china ahi hi.(3) Hattuomte khu Dawimangpa khutsung a um leitung mite apat a Pasian lenggam a diinga kihan tuomte china ahi hi (Kol. 1:13) Hattuom pen church ahia, pawlpi pen denomination ahi. Eilangah church sangin denomination i ngaisang zaw uh abang hi. Tampen i bawlkhiel uh ahi. Eite pen pawlpi/kipawl khawmna (Assn. Orgn., etc.) a diinga hing kihan hilou in Jesu nuazui diinga hing kihantuomte ihi uhi.

PASIAN NASEPDAN ETPHAT HUOI: Leitung a khangtouta a, Pasiana thu leh laa ah zong khantouna apoimawta hi. Kum 50 sungin Pasian nasepdan leh biehdan ah bangchiin pan ilata uoi chite bang ngaisut tham aching mama ahi. Dawimangpa khut sung apat i suohtatna zong ang sawtta a, kum 50 bang ang hita hi. Dawimangpa hing henchip na apat suohta zou, a khainieng leh siakuol a iliemnate zong dam siengta ahi banah tua khangthate Kristian innkuon sunga pieng leh khanglien ihitaah ziehun Dawimangpa tawh kizopna inei diinguh ahi nawnsih hi. Pasian thu leh laa a khantouna tampi ineita ua, Biehna/Sakhuo kisam hi nawnlou in biehdan kisam ihita ua, Pasian deidan theina i kisapna sangin Pasian nasep nuomna leh Pasian deidan a hinna i kisam zawta uhi. Pienthana (Conversion) kisam nawnlou in nuazuina (discipleship) i kisam zawta uhi. Pasian thu leh a deidan kum 50 sung vingveng ina zata ua, i zahsate leh i theisate asep a sepkhiet hun ahita hi.

Genthaw i kisam nawnsih ua, septhaw i kisamta uhi. Pasian thu leh laa i zahsa teng sem lei zong i damsungin i sem zou man nawnsih diing uhi. Jesu'n leitung hutdamna nasep ang sem zouta a, eite tahsa leh hagau ang hundam zouta hi. Tua pen thudih ahi chi pom a, Jesu nua zui diing kisam ahita giap hi. Laisiengthou in mihingte thasie leh ginalou diingin ang hil sih a, mi thasie leh ginaloute khu a Pasian thumudan uh a lungkhampi huoi hi. Tahsa sienthouna leh neeh leh taah a lungsim hing buoisah leh tahsa hing buoisah theite apat kikep diing dan ang hil hi. Thamlouin, midangte iitdan, zatatdan leh panpi diingdan kichingtah in ang hil hi. Tuaziehin, Kristian hoitah khat in Pasian tawh a kaalthu (relationship with God) a hiselsah diinga, mihingte tawh a katakana (relationship with men) a hiselsah diing banah Pasian silsiem zousie tawh a kitanauna (relationship with environment) a hiselsah zing diing hi.

Biehinn sung maimai a Pasian um ahisih a, eite sunga Pasian um ahita hi. Laisiengthou in, "You are the temple of the living God" achi hi (1Kor.3:16). Reformation hun laiin Martin Luther in 'Gingtu zousie in siempu hina nga' (priesthood of all believers) kichi ana taangkoupi hi. Laisiengthou a kigiel Jesu shi laitah in Biehinnpi a puonzah lienpi ang kibal khie a, siempu te leh nautangte kikal ah kikhenna umsah nawnlou in eite'n eima diing Pasian kungah i ngentheita ua; phatna leh biehna, mawna sutna leh ngaidam ngetna thupha tawina leh deina leh kisapte zousie ah Pasian tangtah in izuon theita uhi (Matthew 27:50-51a). Jesu'n leitunga na aseplai in a nuazuite kungah, "I come here not to be served, but to serve" (Matt. 20: 28) ah achi hi. Ki ngaingiem taha midangte a diinga sepna khu lawchinna leh Pasian deidan ahi hi. America te president luipa George H.W. Bush a interview na ua agen khat, "Midangte a diinga sepkhietna panglou in hinkhuo a lawchinna kichi in khietna anei sih" ana chi hi.(4) Pasian nasep ichi pen migentheite panpina ahizaw hi. Tahsa a gentheite, lungsim leh hagau a gentheite panpina ahizaw a, hatloute hatsahna leh piching zouloute pichinsahna ahizaw hi. Pasian nasepna ah u leh nau aum sih a, gikhenna (boundary) zong aum dieh sih hi. Phut teitei chi aum sih a, lungsim a kiphaldan ahizaw hi. Kuonkhie a hattuom khat ahiei, pawlpi khat ahiei a sep teitei ching ahituon sih a, "Dingkawm a ngah vevaw te'n zong Pasian na asem uhi" John Milton in achi hi.(5) I nasepna khat phot a Pasian na septhei zing ahi hi. Louhawna, office kaina, school kaina, nasepna tuomtuomte a zong Pasian na septhei zing ahi hi. I umna mun khat phot pen eite a diingin Pasian biehna leh nasepna ahi hi. Jesu'n, "God is spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth" achi hi (John 4:24).

BELAMPUTE TAIMAT NGAI: Mangpa khu belam china hing chingpa ahia, i belampu dihtah uh ahi hi. Lapite 23 sungah Pasian in eite ang kepdan hoitah in a kigiel hi. America te'n tam Laisiengthou azang mun ua,a kiletsahpi mama uhi. Migiloute'n World Trade Center a suhsiet lai un President Bush in mipite a hanthotna ah "Tuachiin shina limguom thuhpi zawt nanleng zauvawt sih vang Mangpa nangin nei umpi hi" (Ps.23:4) chi asim hi.(6) I Hattuom lamkaite zong i belampute ahi uhi. Jesu'n Johan 10:1-18 ah belampu hoi umdan zousie agen hi. Tuama bangin i belampute zong i lam-en uhi. Belampu hoi in a belamte amin in ahan thei chiet diinga, lou dawna leh tui hoina ah aching zing diing hi. A manthan diing uh adei sih diinga, ngie leh sa giloute neehmang diingin zong aphal sih diing hi. Belampu hoiloute in a belamte uh tuabanga bawlnah sangin a belamte uh umna leh minte atheisih ua, keen a kie aum lezong chielpi chienga lahkhiet diingin akoi uhi. Chielpi chiengin keen a ke zousie, natna nei zousie, poimawna nei zousie thakhat thu in a suhdam sawm chiengun ana damkim zou nawnta sih uhi. Adam diinga hing kithoi sunsunte zong ni ni ni thum maimai ki hoi etkol ahi giap ziehin adamzou tuon sih uhi. Tuazou chiengin belampute'n belamte apat anoizu uleh amulte uh ang metsawm ua, a nawizu ulah ana umzou sih a, gawng leh pan diingdiang ahi zieh un bangma abawl zouta sih ua, kum 50 tanah zong bangma kilamdanna aneithei sih uhi.

Belam chin chienga taimat leh pawnthaw angai bangin Hattuom etkolna ah zong taimat leh pawnthaw angai hi. Belam chin pen hunbit (full-time) nasep ahi mabangin Hattuom nasep zong full-time ahi hi. Khophat ni'a kuon a, khosiet ni'a kuonlou chite um theilou ahia, tuabanga ibawl leh i belam chinte'n ann ana ngawl diing ua, athau diing bang un athau zou sih diing ua, a nawizu uh atam zou sih diinga, a thahat zou sih diing uhi. Tuaziehin belam chin maimai hilou in a hoina diing uleh aphatna diinguh ngaituo zing angai hi. Hattuom hat leh khangtou hen ichileh hoitah a crusade, revival, Gospel tour, Bible study, Sunday school, re-treat, camp, etc. chi tuomtuomte ibawl zing angai diing a, belamte lounouna mun leh tui hing dumna muna i zawpi angai hi.

HATTUOM KHU DINOMINATION (PAWLPI) AHISIH: Hattuom ichipen Pasian in Dawimangpa khut sunga um leitung mihingte apat a hattuomte ihi uhi. Hattuomte pen leitung ngaina a kipawlna khat maimai ihi sih hi. Tuaziehin, Hattuomte ihi zoutah ziehun phung leh taang, innkuon, ham leh pau, neehdan dawndan ah kikhenna aum thei nawnsih hi. Khattengin amau beete, kinaipite khat in lamkai atuuhlou ziehin hattuom pen a pawtsan sawm ua, hattuom dangah a kituon sawm zel uhi. Tuabangte pen hattuom mite hilou in pawlpi mite ahizaw hi. Pasian bete hilouin pawlpi bete ahiei be leh phung, innkuon leh melthei bete ahi uhi. Tuabangte'n "Van Mang naubanga a kaana Kalvari ah piendang tuomsih uh" chi laa asah vangun tua laa in a lungsim uah thu agen kha naisih a, pawlpi hilou a hattuom a diinga a pientha ngai uhi.

Pawlpi kuulmut pawl khat ium ua, tua pen adih sih hi. Presbyterian, Lutheran, Catholic, Sabbath, etc. a i kuulmut sangin UZO ahiei ZSP ah kuulmut lei ahoi zaw diing hi. Hattuomte i kihisah zou nua a hattuomte ma i simmaw a ei denomination i kiletsahpi uleh eite pen hattuomte hinailou in pawlpi (denomination) te ihi nalai ua, counselling i ngai nalai ua, pienthana leh hattuom suohna inei naisih uh china ahi hi. Hattuom khat a umsa in hattuom dang khat va zot diingdan kathei sih a, denomination dang khat zotna in kathei zaw hi. Hattuomte pen i um na mun zousie ah ei denomination a umlou vangin hattuomte ihi gige uhi. Denomination a shi ngam sangin Hattuom a diinga shi ngam ahoizaw tham a, denomination lamkaite sangin hattuom laikai Jesu Krist a diing shi ka teelzaw diing hi. Dinomination pen Englsih ham ahia, "Pawlpi khat ama uh peipi dan tuom nei" chi leh "Tena diinga zat, adieh a sumlang, gihna, tena leh letna tawh kisai" chi leh "Pawlkhat, chikhat leh namkhat a min ahiei panmun a khenna" chi ahi hi. Bank a sum la diinga ipei chienga ang doh mun mama khat u, "Bang denomination in nadei ei?" chi ahi. One dollar denomination, two dollar denomination, five dollar dinomination, etc. chi bangin a kidawng zel hi. Igennop pen khu denomination pen in i Kristian hina themkhat zong a kilangsah sih a, hattuom (ekklesia) in Kristian hina tahtah aneizaw hi.

HATTUOM KIVAIHAWMDAN ETPHAT HUOI: Hattuom pen leitung pawlpi khang bang maimai hilou ichizouta uhi. Tuaziehin hattuom vaihawm diingte zong hoitah a teel a ngai hi. Mimal ki iitna zieh a asep diinga lawmlou pi sepsah, melthei hau zieh a lamkai hina tu, dih in dihta sih leh mi leh sa, lawm leh guol nei mana adihlouna adih banga genna chite khu hattuomte basap kipatna ahi hi. Misiem mipilte suidanin hattuom pawlpi vaihawmna pen nam nga in akikhen hi: Centralized, Presbyterian, Congregational, Pastoral leh Apostolic chidan ahi hi.(7) I hattuom pawlpi vaihawmdan i et ngetngut chiengin hawmthaw huoina diing a um kawi kawi hi. Ei hattuom pawlpi kivaihawmna pen presbyterian form of church government a kichi a, upate thuneina ahi hi. Ahoina ahileh awlawl a kalsuon, mi khat nawnah zieh a dan leh thukhamte kiheng thithe lou, thu leh laa in khanna diing hun la, kiemna diing zong hunla chite ahi hi. Ahoilounate ahileh: hattuom pawlpi lamkai diing leh thudoh diinga Laisiengthou zil a isawlte siemna leh pilna a kizang kha sih hi. English a 'Think Tank' achi pawl uh ngaidan a kila sih a, i lamkaite thu a kilasih a, Laisiengthou zilin asangpen tan tung ulezong ama uh pilna kizang lou a, upate (pilin mawl taleh) vaihawmna sielpi guothuoh a athuoh uh angai zel hi. Khut zam khat piana diingin committee angai a, annual session chienga agenda hoi mama leh tulai leitung khantouna tawh kituoh chite bangin upa vaihawmte a paltan zou sih hi.

Tuni tanin office a nasem diing ilah chiengun zong leitung pilna kizanga nasepna project director, accountant, management, clerical, technician, etc. chite khu secular line ngentang a kizil hinanleh leitung pilna a zil khalou (Commerce, Engineering, Information Technology, etc.) hattuom mi ginum khat izah suh gawp chiengin hattuom pawlpi in khantouna aneizou tahtah sih hi. Pastor diingte Theology lamah, Accountant diingte Commarce lamah, Technician diingte Engineering lamah chibangin kivaihawm leh khantouna tampi um diingin ka gingta hi.

HATTUOM KITOUDEL DAN ETPHAT HUOI: Hattuom kitoudelna diingin sawmakhat, ginna thuchiem, leh thawlawm maimai hiva ina chi ua, tuapen adih zou tahtah sih hi. Hattuom pen sumsui theilou diingin i ngaisut zing ua, tuapen adih zou tahtah sih hi. Presbyterian missionary Nevius kichipa'n hattuom dinkhiet theina diinga poimaw thum ana gelkhiet self-governing, self-propagating, and self-supporting chia ahia 'eima-kivaihawm, eima-genkhietna leh eima-kitoudelna' chidan ahi hi.(8) Tambanga hattuom ang umtheina diingin plan leh project nei a kisam a, sum suidan ngaina - sawmakhat, ginna thuchiem, thawlawm, anntangham, etc. chite banah sum suidan siengthou leh kichien inei diinguh zong ang poimawta hi. Hattuom khenkhat te ama uleh amau kitoudel zoulou in gamdang sum sila in apang uhi.

Hattuom sumte ahina diing dihtah a hisah diing a poimaw a, azahna dihtah a zah apoimaw hi. I zawn zieh ata diei mah hattuom sum pen sum kemte'n kemhoi taluo in ama ua pat a pawtsah nuom nawn sih ua, gamdang sum mute'n zong hattuom mina mu hinapi ama uh mimal diingin a kibawl thei mawh uhi. Tami natna in gamdang apata panpina mu pawlpite abuoh deu hi. Gamdang apat panpina mu theina diing ahi pouleh chi'n zuou iphuo ua, bawllou teng bawl i kichi ua, sum zahna lou teng ah sum zang i kichi ua, gamdangte'n pawlpi a diinga ang pieh hinapi mimal in nuom inasahlaw vadiang uhi. Tambang a gamdang huna athawn a mu ibah vang un apete gintatdan in a kisem sih a, Pasian lungsim anasah mama diing hi. Gamdang a um kahia, sum ahamsat dan leh mission a diing sum leh pai a khonkhawm vevaw dan uh bangtan amakhat kathei hi. Tuni'a mission a diinga sum imute uh mi bangza amakhat in a anneh leina diinga tanga ang thawkhiet vevaw uh, neilou sasa a Pasian a iitna zieh uleh mielnuoi a umte'n Pasian thu atheina diinguh chia mi'n ang piehkhiet vevaw lai un eite'n i zang thelthang ua, i khantoupi dieh sih diing uhi. America ah sum singkung ah aga tuom sih a, suongtang top in zong a kitawm sih hi. Living standard asanga, sumsenna zong asang mama hi. Mi tamzaw thamte a bill uh zong pezoulou leh kitoudel hamham ahi uhi. Mi'n genthei pumpum a ang khenkhiet vevawte uh hichibawl pen khantouna ahisih a, Pasian in zong adeisih diing hi.

CENTENARY A DIINGIN: Tukum in Golden Jubilee ilawmta ua, tuzou kum 50 ma chiengin Centenary ilawmta diing uhi. Tuachingin bangchi bangin ilawm diing uoi chite bang ngaidan ahing pie hi. Tamsang a khangtou zaw maw, kiemsuh zaw maw ahilouleh a kibang bangin centenary ilawm di uoi? Kum 50 sunga i khantou danuh ka et chiengin thalawp huoi kasa seng sih hi. America te'n thupi anei khat uh 'Promise of America' achi ua 'America Kamchiem' china ahi hi. Tuapen, "America i lut chil sanga i pawtsan chienga khangsawnte kunga America hoizaw pieh diing" chi ahi va-ia hi. A tomlam in, ' A better America to our children' chia ahia, 'Naupangte a diinga America hoizaw' china ahi hi. Tutung American presidential contender te lah a khat John Edward in,"Khang sawmni sungin America te'n America hing hisah i thupieh chiemnei - eite'n hunhoi ina mu sangua hoizaw leh thupizaw i tate khang ipieh sawn diing uh chi khu ina tutang uhi...Ka nu leh pate'n kei hinna hoizaw ang pieh theina diingun bangbang hamsatna amai uah kikham nanleh zingkaal simin America kamchiemna gingta in zing athou ua, a nasepna uah ana hapan mama uhi" achi hi.(9) America kichiemna (The Promise of America) thupi hina maizen ee! Lamkai tampite'n athugenna uah agam uh amau luohun sanga thupizaw leh hoizaw a atate uh khanga a piehsawn theina diingua a hanchiem diingdan uh agen mun mama uhi.

THUNUKHIA: Golden Jubilee tantan hing pui pa Pasian in eite centenary tan ang puitou zelna diingin i thum diingua, tamsanga khangzaw leh masawn zaw a ang pui theina diingin ithum zing diing uhi. Jesu Krist khantan hoi in i gamsung ah nasatahin halthan leh kilamdanna ang tun hi. Tua khanlawnate pen ei tawh kituoh diinga hoitah a ihei siem leh i zahsiem diing a poimaw mama hi. Hattuom khantouna bangzat amakhat ineita ua, i khanbe nalai diinga, tamna thu isimte zousie tawh i khantou a Pasian lungsu ihi theina diing deina a hing ki tahlang ahi hi. A tamzaw mimal ngaidan ahia, bawlkhiel leh genkhiet te ki ngaidam vai in, mimal kawh taluo diinga bangma kigiel ahisih hi. Golden Jubilee tahsa a ka man theilou vangin ka lungsim leh hagau aum zing hi. Pasian in hing umpi chiet ta hen. Ke'n zong ka umna mun United States apat kang na thumpi diing hi.
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1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer
2. Za Go, Khup. "Leivui Panin," Christian Literature Centre, Guwahati, 2004. p 163
3. http://www.tftw.org/courses/bcc_cob_l1.html
4. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bus0int-1
5. http://www.sonnets.org/milton.htm%20/%20002
6. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/terroristattack/bush_speech.html
7. http://www.patriarchywebsite.com/david-leadership/d02-church-government.htm
8.http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5703111/Foreign-money-for-India-antidependency.html
9. http://www.johnedwards.com/news/speeches/20071111-vetrans-day-remarks/