ZCC Ft. Wayne Kihon Diing Lungdampina Lai

ZCC Ft. Wayne Kihon Diing Lungdampina Lai

Zatathuoi Ft. Wayne ZCC mimal leh lawm-le-guol zousie,

Fort Wayne, IN a Zo Christian Church August 02, 2009 chienga kihong diing chi kathei in ka lungsim sung ah kipahna adimlet hi. Pasian theisahna leh Zou nampi haugau lama dopkang leh kalsang tawisem theina diinga pan hingla lamkaite leh mimal khatkim kung ah lungdamthu igen ua, a nasepte uh chiemtetham ching isa uhi.

Jeremiah in Jerusalem apat a Babylon a puohkhiet a umte kungah Pasian kammal hichiin ana gen hi: "Innte lam unlen khosuoh un, huon bawl unlen ga-le-te ne un. Kiteng unlen tanu-tapate nei unlen.... Tuanah pung unlen, kiem vawt sih un.... Tuachiin keima'n kang thethang na mun zousie leh nam zousie apat kang khawmkhawm kia diing a, kang puohkhietna gam ah kang polut kia diing hi" ana chi hi. (Jer. 29:4-14) Pasian in i guollelna tawh ang puohkhietna ah guolzou in ang polut kia diing a, i Zogam ang tungding diing hi. Israel-te'n zong Lapite 137:5-6 ah, “Jerusalem aw, kang manghil a ka lungdamna sangpen kang hisah sih leh ka khut tahlang in a siemna mansuo henlen, ka lei ka dangtawng ah behdenta hen” na chi hilhiel mawh uhi. Tuazieh in heitah heitah ah umta lei zong i pienna Zogam, eima Zogam leh i Zou hina i manghil diing uh ahisih hi. Christian-te' n Cross i ngaisang ua, America-te'n a diellap (flag) uh a ngaisang bang un ei Zou vontawite'n zong in nampi uh i ngaina va-ngut ua, tua pen thupi kasa hi. I kicheptena leh i hina i ngaisang sih a, i thupi bawl sih leh mite'n ang ngaisang in ang thupi bawl kawi laizang sih diing uhi.

Tambanga hina ngainatna khu ei Zou vontawite lah ah zong aum dieh hi chi nam dangte hing mudan genthamlou in Zou/Zomite hinate(charateristi cs) lah a khat ahi hi. Ihina khat phot ah "Zou" ma hing pang leh i lungnuom tuom ua, "Zou" ang panlou chiengin tuami sil tawh i kigamla (alienate) mawh uhi. Tuazieh ma ahi diinga, sil min, mun min, kipawlna min etc. gen/phuo lei zong "Zo/Zou" chi thumal in a pat ahiei, a laitaat ahiei, a sitkhup sih leh a kimtheilou bangin i ngaisun ua, thupi kasa mama hi. E.g. Zou Vontawi, Zovakhu, Zolengthe, Zojam, Zolei tangbang dam, Zodamtui, Zoveng, Zomi Colony, Zoniih, Zokhi, Zothau, Zogam, United Zou Organization, Zou Youth Organization, Zou Sangnaupang Pawlpi, Zou Literature Society, Zou Synod, Zomi/Zo Christian Church, Zou Christian Bible Church, etc. etc.

Zo Christian Church Ft. Wayne, IN ahing khantou a Pasian leh mihing deisahna ang tantou zel diing ka thuumna leh lam-etna ahi hi. Pasian mission (Missio Dei) sepkhiet khu hattuom mite a diinga khatna ahi zing banah ZCC gamtatna leh Pasian deidan ang kituoh zing diing zong i thuumna ahi zing diing hi. Aziehpen, muthei hattuom (visible church) khu mutheilou hattuom (invisible church) lim-le-meel ahi mabangin mutheilou hattuom adamthei pouleh muthei hattuomte zong a damthei gige a, muthei hattuom a buoina ang um chieng in mutheilou hattuom dinmun a sukha mama hi. Pasian in Ama a diing leh Zou nampi a diinga na panlaah nate zousie uh a le tampi'n guolzawlna hing piehsahta hen, Amen!

Mang gam leh i nampi a diinga na seppi uh,

Khai Minthang

Moderator

Zou Workshop Forum

Zou Workshop Forum As a Laboratory

Zou Workshop Forum As a Laboratory

Mr. Khai Minthang

Atlanta, GA

(This article was taken from my writings at the Zou Workshop Forum on July 14, 2009)

Every single organization or association or group, official or unofficial, have their own defined goals or missions to be the cause for their existence, written or unwritten. Likewise, Zou Workshop Forum has its own defined goals or missions to be the cause for its existence. It is written on the homepage of our forum, and includes the following five points: Mission of The Zou Workshop Forum:

1. A source of information to the Zou information seekers,

2. A source of advice to the Zou youngsters - students and lay persons alike,
3. To be a Think Tank to the UZO, ZLS, ZYO and ZSP,
4. To answer questions related to career, studies, general questions, etc. of the Zous, and
5. To disseminate our wisdom, knowledge and passion for our forum and for the community.

It is noteworthy that it does not have anything close or related to ego or some kind of problem maker or being the patient. We are the care-giver; not care receiver, the doctor; not the patient, the answerer; not the questioner, the solution; not the problem, the clue; not the puzzle, etc. to our people and community. We have witnessed "the cart before the oxen" alot of times in our forum, and that does not give a good taste to others. Some bad guys tried to put our forum in harms way by diverting our laboratory into some kind of battlefield - a mental battlefield, and a physical battlefield later. We are here to achieve the five point goals/missions in a teamwork approach. We might differ in opinion, but we are always one in the outcome of the differing opinions, and this is what makes our forum so unique - "unity in diversity."

There are four basic steps that care-givers take in order to succeed - diagnose the problem, give treatment, evaluate the treatment and end the misson sucessfully. This is the formula we want to apply here in our forum. We are the care-givers, not the care-receivers. We are the formula users, not the object where the formula is being used. We are teammates in the laboratory, not foes in the battlefield. Therefore, these are the points we want to consider after the issue has been brought to our attention:

Step #1: Diagnose the issue/problem: We are here to diagnose the issue/problem. We have to physically, orally or logically diagnose the issue/problem with our virtual tools and implements or Stethoscope, feel the pulse of the issue/problem, examine the symptoms - visible and invisible signs and symptoms, etc. and master the issue/problem fully to give the best and most accurate medicine to the patient. We tended to ignore to diagnose our problem here at the ZWF and want to impose our ego-centric solution without adequately examining and sharing our thoughts to come to a comprehensive solution.

Step #2: Give Treatment: After an elaborate examination, and after fully mastering the issue/problem we ought to give the treatment or the answer to cure the patient/issue/ problem. You don't want to give economic solution to a political problem or vice versa. Likewise, you don't want to give a medicine that cures headache to a stomach problem. It does not cure the sickness, but rather intensifies it. Therefore, master the problem before injecting the shot to the problem. Give a little shot and evaluate.

Step #3: Evaluate the Treatment: Most of us, as a Zou thinkers tended to underestimate this process. We gave a shot and let it pull along by itself. Doctors, scholars and wisemen would never leave without evaluating the treatment being given/administered by them. This is one of the most crucial steps toward total accomplishment of the job. A mechanic/technician will not give your car that you put to fix the break, back to you before evaluating the job being done to your car. They will hard break and soft break to see it really works fine before signing the paper and returning your car back to you.

This is the step where you need to go back and forth. If this step does not work, you might need to go back to step #1. If you have mastered step #1, but does not work, you might need to take step #2 and administer another treatment or solution to the issue/problem. If the break to your car isn't properly fixed, it is so dangerous to drive - you kill yourself and others. Your body can be weak because of hunger, and thirst as well. If you are given water when you are hungry, go back to step #1 and diagnose the real problem -hungry, not thirsty, and administer some solid food.

Step #4: Mission Accomplished: This is the end of the mission. Some crazy people thought the mission has been accomplished without evaluating the treatment being administered. They just want to give their own single solution to every problem. Some people use "Anacin" for headache, upset stomach, body ache, tooth ache, fever, etc. I am not really sure if the medicine heals them or their faith heals them. But, I am quite sure that "Anacin" is a medicine to cure headache and some ailments related to it, but never an energy booster to carry a big basket of paddy across the steep hilocks.

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Khantouna

Mimal Khangtou Loupi'n

I Gam Bangchi Khantou Diing?

Khai Minthang

Atlanta, GA

Thupatna: Gam leh nam khangtoute (Developed countries and nations) englou koi aum ei? Eite zong ama bang un i khangtou nuom ei? Ing, chi ou!!! Aleh amaute dihtat leh pawnthaw bangin i dihtat nuom un i pawnthaw nuom ei? Ih, hitazel chi ou!!! Bang zieh??? Thasie, zuoubawl nuom leh seplouna a aga atsawm himawh ihi chieng a!!! Innkuon nuom dei, hilezong eite ching/taah lou; nam khangtou/changkang dei, hilezong eite'n khantouna diing aman pe nuomlou; gam dihtat dei, hilezong eite dihtat nuom lou zel chidan hi ee. English a igel leh kilawm dieh - We like/want good families, but don't deserve it; We like a developed community, but don't want to pay the price of it; we want a righteous country, but we don't want to be righteous ourselves chi dandeu hi ee. La siem nuom, kizil peilou; Lai siem nuom, sim peilou; hausa nuom, sem peilou, etc. Aleh bang law mawh diing hita???

Ka Tuohkhah Sil Khat: Ka khuo vua ka um lai in "Khawmpi diing naita, nitaah chienga lapawl zil diing" chi'n biehinn kai chiengin ang kiphuong zel hi. Kum 14/15 lai vel ahia, lapawl zil khu tangval nou khat a diingin a nop mama hi. A Pasian thu/laa maimai hilou in khanglaite kikhopkhawmna mun ahizieh in nop kasa thei mama hi. Ginglawm tum siem sih leng zong lapawl sah khu ka thanuom mama hi. Tua hun lai in U Kap (Paukhankap/tu'n Upa hita) in la ang hil zel hi.

Upa Paukhankap ahileh MYCA (Tun' ZPYF kichita) level ah zong term bangza amakhat Music Secretary ana hikha hi. Amapa ahileh Tonic Sol-fa siem mama khat, nungah-tangvelte'n ka ngaisang mama uleh ka mai-ngap mama khat uh ahi hi. Mi pawldan siem mama ahiziehin nungah-tangvalte'n nuom kasa mama uhi. Ama makaina ziehin MYCA (Tu'n ZPYF hita) level a lapawl kidemnate ah zong ana ki tallang mama hi. Ama'n la ang hil chiengin a air/soprano te ahil a, a tenor-te, a alto-te leh a bass-te chidan in ang ban hil hi. Ang guolhil zou chiengin laa ang leppi a, tuanah a soprano-te bilkawm ah asah diingdan un ava sahpi a, kikhin phei in a tenor-te bilkawm ah zong ava sahpi a, tuama bangin kikhin kia leuleu in a alto-te bilkawm, a bass-te bilkawm chite ah ang sahpi zel hi. A laa dawng ang bei chiengin i theilounate na chiemte in a soprano-te, a tenor-te, a alto-te leh a bass-te'n hichia sah diing, etc. chi ang hil dendon hi. A kaal a sim laa ihing zilzou chiengin a Tonic Sol-fa a thei hilou in U Kap aw-gin a thei in lapawl ana kisa zel hi. Ka aw-ginte pen uh U Kap aw-gin carbon copy kibawl dan akhu, a ziehpen a musical notation tawh kisalou ahi chienga! Hun-le-nite hing peitou zel in Sol-fa camp hing kibawl zel in kei zong kana tel zel sam a, camp nivei veel ka telzou in themkhat khat kang zangtheita sam hi. Tu'n pen a siem taluo hisih leng zong keima diing khom ka bawlthei veve sam hi.

Mimal Khantouna: Mimal khantouna ichi chiengin lampi tuomtuom a genthei in aum hi. Tahsa khantouna (Physical Development) aum a, Lungsim khantouna (Psychological/Mental/Emotional Development) aum a, Siemsinna a Khantouna (Intellectual Development) leh Nei-le-lam a khantouna (Material Development) leh adang i gankhah lou khantouna aum nalai diing hi. Hilezong tamteng pen aban ban a kizopmat ahi hi. Leitung i pienchil in khantouna dinmun khatna (First stage of development) - Tahsa khantouna ah i ding ua, i tahsa hing khantou dungzui in stage nina ah - Lungsim khantouna ah i ding ua, i tahsa leh lungsim ang khantou dan tawh kituoh in siemsinna a khantouna (educational/intellectual development) ah i ding uhi. Tamteng pen mimal khat khantouna diing leh pichinna diinga poimaw thumte hi diingin ka ngaisut hi. Tamteng pen kituohtah (proportional) a ang khankhawm chiengun mi piching ihing kichi thei pan uhi.

First stage a pen tahsa khantouna umloute khu "mi piengsuolte" a kichi a, Second Stage a pen lungsim khantouna neiloute khu "mimawte/seki thumte/99%-te" a kichi kia a, Third Stage a siemsinna a khantouna neiloute ahileh "Siemna neiloute/Mimawlte/Laitheiloute" ang kichi kia leuleu hi. Keima mudan in First stage pen Pasian guolzawlna (blessing) ahia, Second Stage pen Pasian deisahna (Favor) ahia, Third stage pen Pasian panpina (Help) ahi hi. Panpina chi umzie ahileh "eima'n zong sem, tualeh Pasian in zong hing seppi" china ahia, "pankhawmpina" chilei a chiengzaw abang hi. Khatna pen mawh-nga (gift) ahia, nina pen deisahna zieh a tan (acquired on favor) ahia, thumna pen hanchiemna zieh a lawkhiet (earned on hardwork) ahi hi.

MK Gandhi in "Siemsinna (education) khu naupang leh piching khat apat lamchintenga - a tahsa, lungsim leh hagau apat ahoipen lahkhietna ahi hi. Laitheina (Literacy) khu siemsinna tawpna ahisih a, a kipatna zong ahi dieh sih hi. (Laitheina) khu numei-pasal sinsiemsahna diinga alampite lah a khat ahi hi. Laitheina maimai khu siemsinna ahisih hi" ana chi hi.(1) Kei ngaidan in siemsinna tup thupi diing pen khu mihing khat hinna leitung peidan tawh kituoh a a hinkhuo manphatah leh kibulsiemtah a ahintheina diinga a pienpi hitheina khansahna leh siemthana ahi hi. (The ultimate aim of education is to exert and transform the inherent potential of a person to make the person’s life worthy and compatible to the contemporary world).(2) Tuazieh in mimal khantouna ichi khu laitheina maimai a khantouna hilou in tahsa, lungsim/hagau leh siemsinna a khantouna hi diingin ka ngaisut hi. Tamteng ang khantoukhawm (integrate) chiengin mi piching i suoh thei pan uhi.

Pawlpi Khantouna: Pawlpi khantouna ichi pen Mimal khantouna tawh kisaikha vet lou, atuom vilvel a khantouna hi diingin na gingta ei? Ke'n gingta sing. Aziehpen, pawlpi khangtou, nam khangtou, gam khangtou ichite khu mimal khangtou tengkhawmte china hilel ahi.Koima gam ah sum aga sih a, koima gam ah ann huon minsa a pieng tuom sih a, koima gam ah siakang adal adal in apieng tuom sih hi. Mimal chin in khantouna diinga akisapna bangbanga leh a kisapna munmun a ang pan thei chiet chiengun pawlpi khantouna, nam khantouna leh gam khantouna ang umthei pan hi. Van manpha leh khantouna diinga poimawte bawltheina diing siemna leh hitheina ang nei ua, tuate ang bawlkhiet chieng ua a pawlpi, nam leh gam uh hing khangtou pan ahi hi.

Ichi-inam, igam-ilei, ikhuo-itui, i-inn-ilou, etc. khangtou sah vai ichi leh eima i khantou ngai masa phot ahi. Eima bangma hilou leh eima hanchiemna umloupi'n i innsung, i gamsung, i namsung ang khang ngai mawngmawng sih diing hi. USA te president Barack Obama in "Kikhelna khu Washington apat kipan diing ahisih a, kikhelna khu Washington a hing tung diing ahi hi" ana chi hi. (3) Zou vontawite zong kikhel diing leh khantou diing i ut mama ua, hilezong a thupeidan (pattern) i mudih sih uhi. Eite'n kikhelna pen UZO headquarter apat hing kipan diing isah lai un kikhelna khu Zou vontawi milip apat UZO headquarter ang tun chienga kikhelna tahtah hing um nabou diing ahi hi. Lamkaite khu sinsahtute (teachers) hilou in tuibanga luongkhawmsahtute (streamliners) ahizaw uhi. Lamkaite khu Zou vontawi zousien i siemna-pilnate khantouna diinga i zahkhawm sawm chieng ua tua silpieng (resources) teng kituoh leh kilem a luongkhawmsah (stremline) diingte ahi uhi. Eipen in i mimal puohkhiet (individual resource) diing uapat mimal puohkhiet tuomtuomte gawmkhawmna tanpha a hing panpi diingin lamkaite i lem-en mawh uhi. Lamkaite'n i A B C leh 1 2 3 simtanpha ang mawpuohpi uleh vang khantouna a gamla mama diing china himai ahia, panmun ang kise a i panmun i tuh/sep thei sih leh khantouna a gamla mama nalai china himai ahi.

Zou vontawite khu mi ki-liensahte leh mi thusimloute ihi uhi. A mengte'n lah a liente zatatdan siemlou, a liente'n zong lah a mengte zabawldan siemloute ihi uhi. Sum haute'n lah sum ahau zieh ua sil zousie ama uh khut a ki-nga diing hiva chi; laisiemte'n la lai asiem zieh ua sil zousie thei diingdan khat a ki-ngaisut uh; Officer-te'n lah ama department leh department lou chi umlou a mizousie'n "Sir/Saap" hing chileh kichi ut; lai simtheilou-gieltheilou pawlpi committee member-te zong lah na maimai sam lou, a theizaw deute thugen ngaisah chi um sese lou; numei in lah numei kichilou, pasal in lah pasal kichilou; etc. chidan in i khangkhe mawh uhi. Tambang ngaisutna (attitude) tawh i khankhawm zieh un Zogam sungah tangtat in i innsah i innhangte tawh zong i pangkhawm thei sih ua, i lawm leh guolte tawh zong na itam sepkhawm theisih uhi. Tuazieh in Zogam ah nasepkhawmna, company hongkhawm a asummet kihawm khawm, summetbawlna a pangkhawm, etc. chite i bawlthei sih ua, khantouna tahtah leh company thupi tahtah Zogam ah aum theisih hi. A khangtou sunsunte ahileh ama tanga khangtou, a khantouna khu a innsunga neeh-le-taah kiching dawm chidan maimaite ahi nalai hi. Tambanga hing khangtou sunsunte zong in lah khangkhat dai lou zel. Bangzieh ata diei???

Ginglawm Banga Zogam Khangsah Diing: I gen utpen Tonic Sol-fa tangthu hizawlou in ginglawm (music) kigawmkhawm dan leh laapawl sah chienga awsuo tuomtuom ang kigawm chienga a ginlawmdan leh a zaahnopdan gen diing ihizaw hi. Zogam zong tambanga i awsuo tuomtuom leh i siemna tuomtuomte tawh i pantheina chiet a ing pan chieng ua khantouna hing um diing, i kalsuon dan hing kilawm diing, khat-le-khat kinuadel or kimakhel chi umlou a tuibang a luongkhawm diel-diel diing leh khangtou khawm hiei-hiei diing ihidan gennuom ihizaw hi. Lapawl izil chienga asah didan kihil hil sangin a Tonic Sol-fa or Staff Notation thei chiet lei nitaah khat nitaah ni a lapawl piching mama khat lepthei mai diing ahi. Bilkawm a kikou kou or bilkawm a sahsah chite umlou kei a lapawl khat lepthei mai diing ahi.

Thuzawna: Ei mimal apat Zogam a diing bangma bawllou in Zogam apat bang ka nemang thei ei chi ngaisutna inei zing ua, tuapen adihsih hi. USA te president lui JF Kennedy in "Na gam (USA) in kei a diing bang ang pethei ei chia doh sangin ke'n ka gam (USA) a diing bang ka pethei ei chi'n dong zaw in" ana chi hi. (4) Mite'n Pasian ang thei ua, mite ang dihtat ua, Laisiengthou a thu kigente ang ngaisah ua, nasep-silbawl ang hanchiem chieng un lawchinna leh khantouna ang tung zung-zung mai hi. Eite pen in dihtat sih lei zong igam pen ama thu a hing khangtou ngeng-ngong diingin i ngaisut ua, adihsih hi. Gam khangtou ichite khu a mite khangtou china ahi mabangin Zogam khangtou sah diing ichi leh Zou vontawite khangtou sah diing china ahi hi. A mite khangtou loupi'n koi gam a khangtou ngai ei?

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Ref:
1.http://www.questiaschool.com/read/96354455
2. http://khaiminthang.blogspot.com/search/label/English%20Section%3A%20ZSP%20Golden%20Jubilee%20Article
3. http://leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/obama-change-comes-to-washington/
4. http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/John_F_Kennedy/5.htm

Zogam Stumbling Block

Zogam Khanmaw Bawh

Zogam Stumbling Block

Khai Minthang

Ka naupan deu lai in Pasian thugente'n, "Kristian te pen Pasian in leiung thupha pie ahizieh in a hausa lou thei sih uhi" ana chi ua, khenkhat kia in ahileh "Kristian te pen a neisa uh hawmsawn zing uh ahizieh in a zawng gige uhi" achi kia leuleu uhi. Ka khuo ua Pu Kapmeng bangin Singngat a dawr (store) bawlpa khat kungah, "Nou vangam tung lou diing nahi uhi. Pasian in mihausate vangam atun sangun sangawngsau phinzam bilvang a alut abailam zaw diing hi' Laisiengthou in achi hi" ana chi tazen hi. Ama panna zong thudih kimkhat hithou, chi ou!

Alelang khat ah lah, "Nou bang diinga hichi zawn talawm lawm nahi ua, bawlkhiel khat nei a Pasian in ang taisan hiva.... Pasian a diing maitam khat bawl unlen na mawna uh suut ulechin Pasian in hing guolzawl nuom ahi... na zawn danpi uh sapsietna tang hi ulehchin kilawm" chi'n deisah kinei deudan in khatteng in agen thei zel uhi. Tami zong thudih kimkhat hithou!

Adiehin Pasian nasemte khu ang hausat sim uleh "nei leh lam hau seng uh, Pasian iitlou leh mi hepisiem lou, mi panpi nuomlou, ki-liensah, mi panpi nuom sih, etc" chi'n Pasian theiloute sanga et-ngiem zaw in aum uhi. Pasian nasemte ang zawn seng ulelah "Pasian deilou dan asem ua, khuchi khachi ahi ua...... Pasian in a gawtna ahi. Pasian na asep vangin vangam tung sih va" chidan aum zel hi. Khenkhat taleuleu in lah "Nou ka sawm-a-khat nete, bang diinga hing ngaisah lou, bang diinga thumang lou, etc." chi'n i kineisah mama uhi. Tami zong thudih kimkhat, sawm-a-khat Pasian peloute a diingin! chi ou! Tambang gente'n kumpi nasemte kungah zong "Nou ka khasana (tax) nete, bang diinga panpina khat ka nget leh aahluital, puondum, cha thakna bah (singpi (tea) dawnna diing), a percent, etc. pieh ngai sese nalai, bang diinga hing ngaisah lou, bang diinga thu manglou, etc.?" chite gen uleh kilawm mama napi tuabang gen diing aum zel sih hi. Tambang mite khu kumpi nasemte mai-et siem pen a pang nalai hileh kilawm.

A kumpi nasemte zong lah a sepna mun ua hausate tawh ki-gulluh in semloupi sem, bawl loupi bawl chi'n hausapa'n asuoi akaisah zel a, a hasum themkhat teng a hawm zel a, hausapa lah lungkim, ama lah lungkim himai. Pasian a lungkim diing vang gintathuoi sam tuon sih, izaw! Kumpi nasempa bang pawlpi makaite hi nalai in hunbit a pawlpi nasemte dihtat diingin a gumnaw a, ang dihtat zou deu lou chiengun bang a thangpai pen in apang nalai uhi. Tuabang mite biehinn kai taima mama in a sepnamun (posting) hilou in khopi sunga biehinnte ah a kaitampen a pang zaih nalai avele! "Zawng in ama kheng mulou a mi kheng a kou" chite tawh ki-eeh bah zel chi ou.

Pasian nasem sunsunte'n lah halaw mutheina diing maimai a sem chidan tampen diing. Pastor a biel a umlou bangza um? Pastor biel khat a khuo bangza um? Hakhat in bangza vei apha zou ei? Kum khat in la? Pawlpi office a nasemte zong na maimai tuonlou. Singtaang biel apat office a thupoimaw leh thukin ngaisut diing a hing peite'n office staff-te muzoulou! Staff-te a pawtkhiet chieng ua lah amau thaheng (in-charge) diing gina umlou, ama office a koima umlou hitop! Office staff-te gitnat lou zieh a khopi sunga gieh pawl um, zintunna diing mulou a office staff-te tawh kimulou a kile pawl um veve. A gieh sunsunte nitha lah koima'n piehsah lou.

Asem tahtahte lah pawlpi mi guuh siem, gingloute lah a semlou in gingtu hisate lah a sem in pawlpi mi atam theina diing ahi pouleh pawlpi danga gin-umte (faithfuls) vasol bawl in ama pawlpi a kailut. Tam pen i mission thupipen uh akhu. A chethei deu (themkhat a Ch K deute) in lah a pawlpi min suonga panpina ngen kawi kawi, mite'n gammiel avei seng zieh ua a neeh diing tang ang piehkhawm vevawte uh amau private bank account ah khumlut chet. Thunua thuma bangma umlou! Pasian in thei thouthou chi ou.

Laisiengthou zilte zong maimai lou, ang tam zil deudeu uleh lamkaipen/lutangpen diing hing ut, vision mu kinei in pawlpi tha hing keu zel. Pawlpi tha ang keu tawp lou lezong khopite a imi-isa kituohtah a khosate lah a mission hing pan in imi-isate thangmai loupa vasuo giap. Adang bang um nalai???

Sodom leh Gomorah hal diinga thukimna kilahna bang atai? Migin-um (faithful) mi 50 umlou, 45 umlou, 30 umlou, 20 umlou, 10 na-ngawn um nawnlou ahizieh a kihal akhu! Migin-um 10 na um maimai lezong Pasian in Sodom leh Gomorah hal lou diing dan ahi hi. Zogam kihal nailou zieh khu migin-um atam seng zieh ahi diing sangin sipdim khat (tulai ham hileh nill save) te zieh ade aw chi bang ngaidan ang pie hi.

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Conditional and Unconditional Blessings

Ziehnei leh Ziehneilou Guolzawlna

(Conditional and Unconditional Blessings)

Khai Minthang

Thupatna:Pasian thu i pom zieh (Kristian i suoh zieh) a ki hausa pai diing ahilou ma bangin Pasian thu sangloute zong zawng teitei diing china aum tuon sih hi. Aleh koite hausa a, koite zawng diing hita? Pasian in ei a diing guotsa (predestination) anei diei? Mihingte hanchiemna tawh i tunna (destiny) a ki hengzou diei? Meidiil a tung diing kimlai vangam ah itung zou diei? Satan nauzui kimlai Pasian ta isuoh thei diei? Pasian ta kimlai Lucifar bangin Pasian innsung apat paikhiet in ium thei diei?

Keima ngaisutna ah, Pasian in mihingte khu ziehnei guolzawlna (conditional blessing) leh ziehneilou guolzawlna (unconditional blessing) ang pie hi. Conditional blessing (Ziehnei guolzawlna or leitung thupha) khu eima hanchiemna tawh ngathei diing ahia, unconditional blessing (ziehneilou guolzawlna or vantung thupha) khu eima hanchiemna zieh hilou a Pasian in ang iit sengseng zieh a ang piehte hi diing in ka ngaisut hi.

Tam anuoi a teng enkhawm mawng mawng vai in ziehneilou guolzawlna leh ziehnei guolzawlnate khenkhiet sawm vai:
Hundamna-le-mawpaina, Shina-le-hinna, Tahsa-le-hagau, Damtheina, Hui-le-tui, Nisa, Hataang leh Aahsi, Guotui, Meilum, Daitui, Sing-le-suong, Zu-le-va, Sa-le-nga, Inn-le-lou, Laibu-Laikung, Puonsil-niihten, Annneh-tuidawn, Nei-le-lam, etc. Amasa lang deu teng ahileh Pasian in eima hanchiemna pang vawtlou a ang guolzawlna ahia, a tawpna lang deuteng ahileh Pasian muong kawm a eima hanchiemna leh eima dihtatna tawh kineitheite ahi hi. Amasa langte ahileh Unconditional blessing ahia, a nukhia langte ahileh conditional blessing ahi uhi.

Unconditional Blessings: Pasian in ang iit sengseng zieh in leitung mite tan diingin a tapa tangkhat ang sawl hi. (Jn.3:16) Tam pen nang-le-kei siemna zieh, hausatna zieh, pilna zieh, zatathuoi zieh, etc. hilou in Pasian ang iit seng zieh liulieu ahi hi. Sum ahiei, pilna-siemna a lei diing hitaleh leitung mi koima alei zou diing aum sih hi. Hilezong, Pasian in eizieh a atapa tangkhat ang sawl hilou in Ama iitna zieh a ang sawl ahiziehin unconditional blessing ahi hi. Tualeh, aman neileh leitung mite'n ileizou vetlou diing uh Pasian silthawnpiehte a lamdang hi. Nitaah khat maimai a zong innsunga electrict meivah itan chienga sum tampipi nabei man, thaumei itan chienga litre khat nitaah khat a bei thei hia Pasian in nitaang leh hataang man hing la tazen leh bangza aman diei? Nitaang maimai hilou in infrared leh ultraviolet ray hi nalai. A thaneina leh a vaahna (infrared leh ultraviolet) hi nalai. Lei diing hitalei bangza aman de aw? Guotuite leh meilumte lei diing hitalei bangza man di? Chidamna a kilei thei ei? Shi theilouna a kileithei ei? Tamte pen leitheilou leh aman diing tuot/hisap theilou guolzawlnate ahi hi. Unconditional blessing ichite khu mannei theilou leh mizousie a kibang a kipete ahi hi. Leitung i teenna leh umna dungzui in hui-le-guo, sing-le-suong, etc. te Pasian in ang pe zing hi. "Nang/kei a diingin Pasian in tui ana siem sih hi ahiei hui ana bawl sih hi" kichi thei sam lou hi. Tam guolzawlnate pen mi zousie a diinga siem ahi hi. Hundamna (Salvation) zong mi zousie a diinga siem ahi hi. Hundamna khu unconditional blessing (silthawnpieh) ahi vangin isan sih leh ei a hithei tuonlou ahi hi.

Conditional Blessings: Conditional blessing te khu unconditional blessing te bangin mi zousie pieh ahina a, hilezong a tangtute in zong mawpuohna anei veve hi. Laisiengthou enlei Pasian in Israel-te a guolzawl diing chiengin Israel-te'n bawl diing thupieh khatteng aneisah sese hi. Deu. 28:1ff simsuh mawng mawng vawi! Mat. 5: 1-12 a Jesu'n muoltunga a thugenna zong simsuh vai. "Tambang nabawl uleh tambang in kang guolzawl diinga, tambang a na bawl uleh (or na bawl sih uleh) tambang in kang gawt diing hi" chidan atam mama hi. English kammal a "IF" kichi pen conditional ahia, Zou Kammal ah zong "A/Na hichi leh" chi pen ziehnei genna kammal ahi hi. IF aum chihchih chiengin condition aum zing mabang in A/NA HICHI LEH ichi chihchih chiengin a thu um diingdan ihilchien zel uhi. Isak in a tapa Esau kungah "And make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die" ana chi hi. (Gen. 27:4) Isak in Esau a guolzawlna diingin abawlthei tantan abawlsah masa hi. Laisiengthou sungah tambang dan atam mama hi. Bangzieh a Kristiante thasie ahiei? A ki hagau misah penpente a thase penpente hileh kilawm a'ih bang!!!

Kristian Loute Hausa veve uh: Conditional blessing-te khu Kristian hina tawh kisai talawlou Pasian in mizousie a diinga abawl leh a laahdan/lawdan siemsiem in atan diinga Pasian in abawl dan in ka ngaisut hi. Bang diinga Kristian hilou napi mi tampi a hausa mama uh ahiei? A dawnna itheina khu, izaw? "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” (Eph. 6:1-3) in chinapi eipawl in eima a diinga hoi diing leh leitung a zong damsawt diing utloute dandan in i nu-la-pate thumanglou leh zatat nuom lou in ium uhi. Tam "Nu-le-pa zatatna" pen Laisiengthou sunga thupieh chiemnei tawitu (promise bearer) a kichi a, a thuchiem/kamchiem khu "Nanga diingin hoi van, lei ah zong damsawt va teh" chi ahi hi.

Etsahna khat enkia vai: Laisiengthou sunga "Golden Rule" kichi khu Mat. 7:12 ah aum hi. "Tuaziehin mi'n na tunga a bawl diing nadei zousie mi tungah na bawl diing ahi: Tam pen Dan leh zawlneite ahi hi." (Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.") achi hi. Tam pen spiritual life hilou in moral life hizaw ahia, tambang thupha nga nang in Kristian suoh sese lou in sakho dang zui tampite'n aga ana kilaw uhi. Eipawl i Laisiengthou in agen hinapi aga loulou in ium talawm uhi. Thupha gen lechin nang tungah zong thupha hing kigen diing, thusie gen lechin nang tungah zong thusie hing ki gen diing, mi tungah sil hoi sem lechin nang tungah zong silhoi hing kisem diing, mi khotuo lechin nang zong hing kikho tuo diing, mi tungah dihtat lechin nang tunga zong mi dihtat diing, mi deisah lechin nang zong mite'n ang deisah diing, etc. china himai ahi. Ei mi tunga hoi mamalou napi'n mite ei tunga hoi chitah a hing hoi diinga lem-en mawh valong!!! Muoltung thugennate i tahlat a kisam ei? Theisa chi mai vai!

Ginna Tawh Kalsuonna: Conditional blessing te pen sawm-a-khat thum a, kuo-a-sawm sepkhiet/hindan a kilahsah diing ahia, unconditional blessing te khu sawm-a-sawm ginna tawh ithum diing uh ahi hi. Gingtu tampite'n sil zousie ginna tawh thum poulei vantung apat Pasian in ang khietsuh mai diing hiva ichi ua, adih sih hi. Thumhatte ka demna vang ahi mawng-mawng sih a, semlou zen a thum-thumte ka mudan ka genna ahizaw hi. Thumlou diing ka china hi zenzen lou, thum diing pawl umsah diing, sep diing pawl umsah diing kachina ahi hi. Nitaah ann lungthu tunga kisuong litlet nou koita in a thumna tawh a minsah zou ei? Alelang ah, Laisiengthou a mikhat a shi diing kimlai a thumna in kum 15 a damsah be zou hi. Koi atai? Ei bawlthei tantan bawl diingin Pasian in ang dei a, ei bawlthei loute Ama'n ang bawlpieh diing ahi chi ginna nei kawm a thum diing china ahi hi. Bangma bawl mawngmawng lou a vai zousie Pasian aapsuh hiau mawh in, lupna tung ah kilup zieuzuou lei ivai zousie aban ban in ang lamzang tou nadiei le? Pasian kunga ngetthei hitana chiman a, "Mangpa puri hing leipieh o" vachi diing hituon lou ahi. Tuasangin, "Mangpa sumu-sumpa kamu zouna diingin damtheina hing pie inlen, ka nasepna ah lawchinna hing guon in" chilei "puri" ine baizaw diing uhi.

I Pientha dan uh Etphat Huoi: Piengtha ta ing chi napi Jesu thugente (moral teachings) sanglou honpikhat Zogam ah ium ua, dahuoi chilou gen diing kathei sih hi. Piengtha thasie tampi um, mi panpina a ki-nga, ama ngaidan a ginna a ki-nga a ngeingui ve. Pasian in tua khutkim-kengkim zen napi nasem peilou khat annneh-tuidawn, sum-le-pai a panpi diingin a gingtute asawl sam de aw chi bang ngaidan um veve sam. School exam laitah a ki hagau misah phuat in biehinn kaikai, lazilna tenga tel kawikawi, a result ang suoh chienga a fail leh Pasian deidan chi zaih! Khatteng bang in Pasian ngaw zaih nalai! Nupi khatteng bang in ama innsung buoipi manlou zen a a innsah-innhangte avei a vei pawl um nalai. Papi khatteng bang a innkuonte neeh diing donlou a Pasian thu gen a vah nuom nalai. Pasian thu genlou diing, innsah-innhang vei lou diing kachina hilou in eima tahsa leh hagau hinkhuo (physical and spiritual well being) etphat ngai masa kachina hizaw ei. Eima bangma zong hilou pia i kipat leh i veite'n ang levei zawt khah diing zauhuoi zaw. "The greatest sermons were not preached, but they were lived out" a kichi khu.

Zogam a Pasian thu Sandan: Zogam a i Pasian thu sandan etphat huoi in kamu hi. Conversion (Kristian suohna or pienthana) i pi bawl ua, hagau hinkhuo leh sie-le-pha theina a hindan kilawm (spiritual and moral life) i ngaisah sih ua, conditional blessing-te tangtah diing ivang mama uhi. Zogam a Pasian thu kiha gen pen pienthana ahia, nuazuina khu a ki-gen tawmpente lah a khat hi diingin ka gingta hi. Tammi thupi ang kilebul masang sie Zogam ah pientha te'n AK 47 atawi diing ua, mi piengtha khamthei leh nu-le-pa thangtat adim diinga, mi piengthate'n No. 4 azua diing ua, mi piengthate'n a sepna a semlou in law kihawmna phung ah angah diing ua, mi piengthate'n sawm-a-khat te a thelthang sah diing ua, mi piengthate'n ham-le-pau in pawlpi aphut zungzung diing ua, mi piengthate'n nau pawl kou pawl, nou be kou be achi diing ua, mi piengthate'n "Vanmang naubang a kaana Kalvari ah piendang tuomsih uh" achi diing ua hilezong Tuibuong leh New Lamka a pien dang diinga, Ham leh pau ah a piendang diinga, be leh phung ah a pien dang diing a, nampi leh nammeng ah a pien dang diing a, ........ a pien dang diing hi. Kalvari a siltung pen Zogam ah tung nailou hileh kilawm. Jesu Kalvari a ashina leh a thawkiana thu khu i hinkhuo uah kivaw nailou hituoh!!! Bangchih chiengin ang tung in i hinkhuo uah ang kivaw diei mah maw?????????????

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Birthday Message, April 12, 2008

Happy Easter to all readers of this blog and happy birthday to me. Today, April 12, is my birthday. So, I have been thingking to "count your (my) blessings and name them one by one" and write here, but before that, I have decided to put my favorite scripture portion which is my priority for 2009. My "count your (my) blessings and name them one by one" article is on the way. Please, check out.

I want to be the change I want to see. Biblically speaking, there are two types of blessings - unconditional and conditional blessings. Your salvation (Spiritual blessing) is unconditional blessings and your earthly (Physical blessings) are your conditional blessings. Please read Deutoronomy 28 with me today. I want both. Am I so greedy? To get both the conditional and unconditional blessings is not greed according to the Bible. Which one do you want? Do you want both? Or, just one? Or, don't want'em? Do you deserve what you want?

The Psalms 37

The Insecurity of the Wicked

A Psalm of David.

1
Fret not thyself because of evildoers,

neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

2
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

and wither as the green herb.

3
Trust in the LORD, and do good;

so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4
Delight thyself also in the LORD;

and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5
Commit thy way unto the LORD;

trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

6
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,

and thy judgment as the noonday.

7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:

fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9
For evildoers shall be cut off:

but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:

yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; Mt. 5.5

and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

12
The wicked plotteth against the just,

and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13
The Lord shall laugh at him:

for he seeth that his day is coming.

14
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15
Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

16
A little that a righteous man hath

is better than the riches of many wicked.

17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:

but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

18
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright:

and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:

and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

20
But the wicked shall perish,

and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs:
they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

21
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:

but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

22
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;

and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD:

and he delighteth in his way.

24
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:

for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

25
I have been young, and now am old;

yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread.

26
He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

and his seed is blessed.

27
Depart from evil, and do good;

and dwell for evermore.

28
For the LORD loveth judgment,

and forsaketh not his saints;
they are preserved for ever:
but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

29
The righteous shall inherit the land,

and dwell therein for ever.

30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,

and his tongue talketh of judgment.

31
The law of his God is in his heart;

none of his steps shall slide.

32
The wicked watcheth the righteous,

and seeketh to slay him.

33
The LORD will not leave him in his hand,

nor condemn him when he is judged.

34
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way,

and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:
when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

35
I have seen the wicked in great power,

and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

36
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not:

yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright:

for the end of that man is peace.

38
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:

the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

39
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:

he is their strength in the time of trouble.

40
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them:

he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them,
because they trust in him.

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Published by The American Bible Society

Mihingte Hinkhuo Ka Mudan

MIHINGTE HINKHUO KA MUDAN

Khai Minthang

Mihingte Hina: Leitung khuolzin chipen nopna leh hamsatna tampi tawh kithuo liei-luoi hi. Khatteng in hamsatna apat in nopna manaw a, khatteng in nopsahna innsung apat hinkho gentheina lam manaw hi. Kum vai in gen diing chilei naupangte'n a tangval/nungah hun diinguh ngahla mama ua, tangval/nungahte'n lah a pallun laitah uh azou ua, piteeh leh puteehte'n a naupanlaite uleh a khanlaite uh ngaisut in lungleng leh lungsiel in aum zel uhi. Nang bang vai tawh nabuoi eile? Mihing khat a maisuo, kizepna, neehdan, hamdan, laigeldan, thulahdan chite in mihina (identity) a kithei hi. Mihing hina khu eima kipiehtawm pen hilou in mite hing pieh pen ahizaw hi. "Pil ing, siem ing" i kichi vangin mite'n hing chisih leh eima kipilsahna leh kisiemsahnate khu zuou ahi mawh hi. Examination chi pen literal translation khu "Etkhietna" china ahia, i laisimte leh theina leh pilnate misiem mipilte'n ang etkhawm nua ua, kituoh ang sah sahna ua ang koi uh ana hizaw hi. Etkhietna a lawching lou a kipieh tawm pilna khu pilna zuou ahia, gul ham a ham a, gul neehdan a naneeh a, gul mel napuoh a, gul lungsim na puoh a, gulhina teng nei a gul hising chitawh kibang ahi hi.

Nasep hoi leh Kamsiem: Nasep hoi khu a sep hamsa pente ahi tuonsih a, i lungsim a engsietna leh mudana aum zieh a sep peilouna zieh a hamsa ahi mai-mai hi. Nahoi sepna diinga thagui-thatang tuom zah diing china ahi tuom sih a, silsie i bawlna khut leh kengte leh lungsimte ma kizang veve ahi hi. Tuama bangin kamsiem khu a genhamsa pente ahisih a, a teng/thumal tampi leh leilawna (vocal tone) hamsapente zong ahi diehsih a, kamsiem zahna diinga i hamtheina (vocal cord) tuom zah diing chi zong ahi dieh sih hi. Hilezong silhoi sem in, thu hoi gen in, kamsiem lei a tuhna munmun ah mite tahsa leh lungsim a nipsah or thuzaw mama mawh hi. Ang muda khat ahiei, ang deilou khat kungah nasep hoi semzing in, kamsiem zing lei koima lungsim suong a siem aum tuom sih a, Pasian in nip leh neem mama a shi leh sa tawh a kibanga ang bawlpieh chiet veve ahi hi. Tuaziehin Zou khanglui thupil in, "Kamsiem in siellei asang" ana chi hiel hi. Singpi/Zu hai khat man tawmnou (Rs. 2/- or Rs. 5/-) ahia, manpha tah a zangtheite a diingin sielpi-lawipi leh luong-le-baan dinmun ah zong a dingthei veve hi. I kamsiemna leh nasep hoi isepnate ang kithei tadi lou vangin isep leh eima lungsim sungah nopna leh lungkimna ang guon veve hi. Ama uh a lungdam lou vangin i silhoi bawl leh i kamsiemna ziehin eima ki lungdam veve hi.

Zuou leh Thudih: Zuou leh thudih kikhietna khu tami ahi: zuou in ha nei in keng aneisih a, thudih in keng nei in ha aneisih hi. Tuaziehin, Zou khanglui thupil in, "Zuou in muol kuo akaan a, thudih in kotpu akaan sih hi" ana chi hi. Tuaziehin zuou thu khu a leng-leng a, tuhna diing neilou in agenpa/nu kungah atung kia veve hi. Zuou gen chipen sehneel tunga din tawh kibang ahia, huipi ang hat a, tuihuol ang let chiengin bitna neilou in thawmhauna leh lungnoplouna ang guon zing hi. Khenkhat in "The end justifies the means" chi'n a bawlnuom uleh a tun nuomna uh zuou leh naal in a tung ua, hinanleh zuouthu in hui ahasau theisih a atawpna ah a kiphungkal veve uhi. Leitunga lungmuonglou pente khu zuou gente ahi ua, a patau pente khu sil hoilou bawlte ahi uhi. Thudih gen khu a hamsat mama vangin a manpha hi. Silmanpha ichite khu sum a leitheiloute ahi ua, a mantam ichite khu sum a leitheite ahizaw hi. Inn-le-lou mantam ichi vang un pasal/zi mantam ichi ngaisih ua, ta mantam zong ichi dieh sih uhi. Manpha ichite pen sum-le-pai leithei hilou in i mihina (principle) te ahi hi.

Mi chitahte: Mi chitahte'n a sepna uh hoitah in asem tinten ua, khenkhat kiate'n ahileh semlou bawllou pi'n zuou leh naal tawh sum-le-pai sui kawikawi in mipite sum/sie (tax) thelthangsah in a hausat sawm ua, a bawlthei laitah un a thahat in a chithei mama ua, hilezong Pasian in phuba ang laah hun chiengin Pheisam houte a Pusa-pasa (Pheisam) in a nuasie uh abang zel ua, ama uleh a innkuonte uh tungah lungnopna, damna leh khansauna atun tuomsih hi. Government sum ichi pen mipite apat a kumpi leitang a i teenman, kumpi vante izahman, kumpi sumsinnate apat a met tungtawn a sie (tax) ipiehte uapat a kumpi in a kumpigam puona diinga azah kiate a kizah sawmna mun a zanglou leh a zalzou lou diingte'n azal ang zou chiengun asum zangte tungtawn in i gam in sapsietna atanlaw vadiang hi. Pay-book tang (banda) tampente khu a sepna mun a semloute ahi un kathei a, hausatna khansaulou pente khu thudihlou a hausate hi in kathei hi. Laisiengthou sim nuomte a diingin Thupilte laibu sungah midihte leh midihloute, mihoi leh mihoiloute umdan leh tawpna agen hi. Thupilte laibu isim leh "Na hichi leh hichi diing" (cause and effect) china dana Pasian kamsangte'n Pasian kam agelkhiet uh ahiziehin athu ahinga, asim anop a, adihthei mama hi.

Mipilte pilna: Sa thang ikam leh sa a awh a, sa a awh sih leh bangma awhlou in a umden thei a, nga thang ikam leh nga a awh thei a, a awh diing aum sih leh bangma awhlou in a umden thei hi. Hilezong mite awhna diing thang ikam leh mite a awh a, a awh sih uleh eima i awhthei hi. Aziehpen ei zong mi ma ihi uhi. Tuaziehin, Zou khanglui thupil in, "Mi shina diing ibawl leh eima ki shi" ana chi hi. Mimote a kidem chieng un a ngiemzaw (underdog) penpen in a sangzaw penpen pa/nu tha theina or phua theina diing lampi asui ua, hilezong mipilte a kidem chiengun a ngiemzaw pa/nu'n a sangzaw pa/nu sanga sanzawtna diing lampi a ngaisut a, nasep leh siemsinna ah a hanchiem uhi. Tuaziehin mimote kidemna ah tuolgaal aleng a, mipilte kidemna ah thutheina leh nopsahna ah khantouna atung zung-zung hi. Mimote kidemna khu a husa a, mipilte kidemna khu adai/sip ding-deng hi. Leitunga na/sil thupi sepnate khu a husa sangin a dai ding-deng zaw taangpi hi. Tuaziehin English-te thupil in, "A pen is mightier than a sword" ana chi hi.

Ngetna Kilawm: Vanman a khan chiengin mimote'n Pasian kungah vanman kiemna diing a ngen ua, a vanman kiem taleh vanzuah tampite'n ama ua diing umlou a dinkhawl diing ahilam a theisih ua, leitung sumsinna kiem leh khandan in vanmante a kiemsah leh khansah ahidan athei sih uhi. Pasian sil bangkim bawlthei chia muong ihileh a vanman kiemna diing ngenlei buoina tampi piengzaw ahimanin avan bangza bangza man taleh a leizou diinga Pasian kunga ngetna khu ngetna hoi ahia, mite a diinga hoi, eima a diinga hoi leh Pasian kunga thovengtah leh koima gense seselou a ngetna hoitah ahi hi. Bangteng ichi tei vangin vanman akhan leh halaw akhang a, natha zong akhang veve hi. Vanman, halaw leh nitha khu khut-le-khut kitu a peikhawmte ahi zing uhi. Tuaziehin, vanman tamlai a leizouloute'n vanman tawm leh zong a leizou tuon sih diing uhi. Aziehpen vanman, halaw leh nitha khu khut-le-khut kitu a peikhawmte ahi ua, koima'n sum atam nei laitah in vanman tawm hun diing ngahna in asum uh a kholden tuom sih uhi.

Mihingte Hinkhuo: Laphuotute'n hinkhuo khu tui tawh te in khanglai hun pen luita tawh kibanga singnuoi-gammuol leh keen-le-kom lah a kikhaw vingveng ua, husatah leh thahattah in kikhaw ua, tuitaw lam ang manawna uah muol leh guomte ang kanzou chiengun phaizang ah ang tung uhi. Phaizang ang tun chiengun awl-awl a hing kihia hiei-hiei in tuipi ah a luonglut khawm vadiel uhi. Muol leh guomte kantan a ang luonna uah munlem leh mun hoina ang tun chiengun luita tui tampite hing kigawmkhawm in luipi ang siem ua, luipi hing luong suh-suh in mun kichinna leh hoina ah tui hing kiching (Dam) in septhei tampinei nasepna (Multi-purpose project) ang kibawl zel hi. A septheina khenkhatte ahileh tuilam (irrigation), ngamatna (fishing), Tuipiehna (water supply), Meitha piehna (Electricity), Noplenna/Thalahthana (recreation area), etc. chite in ang kizang zel hi. Tambanga ang kizahzou chiengun a tuite khu awl-awl a hing luongsuh hiei-hiei in tuipi/tuishuogiet sunga a luonglut khawm vadiam uhi.

Kipawlkhawm Hinkhuo: Tuama bangin Zou vontawite zong khota neu nou-nou apat hing kipan in India langah Lamka, Imphal, Shillong, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, B'lore, etc. chite ah ah ihing kigawm ua, Burma lang ate zong Tedim, Tonzang, Kawlpi, Rangoon, etc. chite ah ihing kigawm ua, leitung mun tuom-tuom ah South Korea, Malaysia, United States, United Kingdom, etc. chite ah ihing kigawm khawm uhi. Tammun pen tui kiching banga eite zong na tampi sem diinga (multi-purpose project) kichinna (dam) ahita hi. Pilna siemna zong liibang chingta, nei-le-lam zong liibang chingta, thuohhatna zong liibang chingta, ngaidamna bawm zong liibang chingta, theisiemna zong liibang chingta, deisahna zong liibang chingta, nam leh gam iitna zong liibang chingta, khangsawnte pattah theina diing zong liibang chingta, vision neina diing zong liibang chingta diingin innlanga um nu-le-pa leh seinou guolte'n a hing galdot zing uhi. A hing galdotna uh bangchi'n i muolsuo diing uoi? Bang thu bang laa izasah diing uoi?

Zo leh Zou Pumkhatna Diinga Ketot Thupi

Zo leh Zou Pumkhatna Diinga Ketot Thupi

Khai Minthang

Thupatna: November 03, 2008 ni'a ka blog a Nangpi thugel, "U Khai, Burma lam i minam ZO teng tawh kizop nate hinghoi to nang in, i kipum khat thei nang in, PUZO Site ading Article te hing at tam to leh" ka ngaisut chiengin ka lungsim sungah thu-le-laa phabepkhat ang kikaikhawm dendun hi. Ka ngaisutna masapen ahileh eite khu luipi pangkhat tuoh a khosa, khatlang leh khatlang kikawmtuo theina diing lah gunkuong bawl theilou, lei zong daw theilou, hilezong gunkuong khat umleh luigal khatlang a haw diinga mansa, lei kidaw leh azui diinga mansa chidan a um hilei kilawm kasa hi. Ka ngaidan in gunkuong sui diing khutsiemte kisam, lei bawl diing engineer-te kisam ahimaw chi ngaidan ang pie hi. Tua kang kisahna pen gunkuong sui diinga kithawi hilou leh lei bawl diinga kithawi hilou in English te chidan phuat hileh "Blue Print or Master Plan" themkhat hing kupsawm kahizaw hi. Kei geldan leh ngaidan maimaite tawh kipat diing hisam lou in Zou vontawite'n i siemnate uh i gawmkhawm zou chieng ua i geelna (planning) uh isep diing uh ahi nabou hi. India langa Zou vontawi 22,000 tuom umte leh Burma langa Zo vontawi 61,000 tuom umte kigawm lei 83,000 tuom ipha uhi.

Kitheichetna leh Nam Iitna: Tanglai a laphuotu khat in tambang in ana phuo hi: "Eiteng khawlkhawm, atuom umlou, vannuoi chipeu Khul a pieng, Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee. Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee,Suopi sanggam laigui zawngkhawm hi ngei ngei ee" ana chi hi. Tam pen i suutpi uh ahi zing diing ahi. Tami tah tenga key word a mutheite ahileh - Khul, Tuunsung khat leh Laigui zawngkhawm chite ahi uhi. India, Burma leh mun dang dang ah khosa in um lei zong i "Tuunsung khat leh laigui zawngkhawm" ihina in ang gawm zing diing ahia, ihina uleh inam uh ithei zing diing uh ahi hi. Khatteng in namdangte leh mituomte tawh i umkhawm chiengun i Zou hina uh i mangsah dihdih zeel ua, tuapen adih sih hi.

Tualeh Zou nam iitna hilchetna (definition) uh etphathuoi kasahna khat aum hi. Nam a diinga shi ngamna khu nam iitna danin ila ua, nam a diinga hing lou a shi mai diing khu iitna thupi in ila uhi. Adihna themkhat vang um nanleh dihkim kasa sih hi. I nampi'n i shisan uh adeipen hilou in i damsung ua i silbawlte uleh i nasepte uh adeizaw hi. Zou vontawi kichi khat phot ahun dungzui a shi diinga kipumpieh ngam (volunteer at the call of duty) ihi uhi. Hilezong Zou vontawite galneilou leh huhamloute ihi zieh un i nampi a diinga shi sangin i nampi a diinga hintheina khu a poimawzaw tham a, khantouna tawh zong a kinai mama hi. Nampi iit tahtah ihileh i teenkhawmpi Zou vontawite mama iitpai in annkhing tuibuuh kikhol in, nopni-daani in kinoppi-kidaapi in, panpi ngaite panpi lei nam iitna suhlatna ahizaw tham hi. Tulai in tami rhetoric pen a kihazah mama a, Zogam itt in Zomite iitlou, UZO iit in UZO mi-le-sate iitlou chite atamta hi.

Ngaina leh Tawndan Kepbitna: Heisung heisungah um leizong i ngaina uleh i tawndante uh i lungsim sung ua i mansah lou diing uh ahia, i tu-le-tate khang bana ahing khang sawnsawn diingte muthei diing leh theithei diinga laibu a bawl a, kam a zong genthaw a, zahthei ahina zousie a atamthei pen a zah diing ahoi hi. Custom leh Moral Culture ineite uh theisiem a, kepbit diing ahoi hi. I custom uh khu danbu (constitution) ahia, ahun ahun a siemphatna (amendment) bawl zelzel diing ahi hi. Tami custom khu heimun-heimun ah umta lei zong agam leh khantouna tawh kituoh a siemphatna bulpite'n abawl dungzui ua zah chiet diing ahi hi. Tam pen Zou ihina i lahsahna (demonstration) thupipen ahi hi. Zou shisan a pieng hi-ngal a Zou custom zangloute khu mimangthangte ahi uhi. I pienpi shisan khu i nam hina uh ahia, i custom uh khu i hina uh lahsahna ahi hi.

Culture ichi chiengin tami china chet/lien ahi chithei aum sih hi. Culture pen kikhin kawikawi, ahun ahun a deidan leh peidan genna in akizang zaw hi. Khanglui lai in tangvalte khu "Haam" ah ana gieh ua, tua khu "Haam culture" zong chithei ahipai a, nungah leh tangvalte a kihel chieng ua nungahte'n a tangvalte uh sam atumsah uleh azu-asa alup zousie uzong tuahun laia (Contemporary) diinga "Romantic (classical) culture" a kichithei kia veve hi. Tuhun chiengin thau tawi a thau thahatna tawh mite soisa, sum ngen, etc. chite khu "Gun culture" a kichi kia veve hi. Tuaziehin, culture ichi penin mong aneisih china ahimai hi. Moral culture ichi chiengun "Sielephatheina a tawndan" chilei a kituoh pen diingin ka gingta a, a lelang ah "Umdanhoi leh umdanhoiloute tawndan" chilei zong ahithei kawikawi hi.

Khangluite apat a inga/luosawn pen uh moral tradition chilei adih kia diing hi. Moral tradition tawh kisai in Zou vontawite'n kepbit diing tampi inei uhi. Khangluite apat a ina luosawn uh (moral tradition) - Gamtat-khoheidan kilawm, ham-le-paudan kilawm, Lungsim putdan kilawm, Hawmsiemdan leh tha-le-zung piehdan kilawm chite i Zou community sungah a mangthang hiei-hieita hi. Upate zatatna chite, Nu-le-pa zatatna leh thumanna chite, Meithai-taga panpina chite, Zin-le-leeng idou siemna chite, Sa tuituoh-nga tuituoh inei nia insah innhang ahiei i-u-inau kikhol chite khu moral tradition ahi uhi. Tam banga moral tradition ineisa uh mangthangsah lou a hoitah zahsiem diing khu Zou nampi gilkielna ahia, Zou vontawite a diinga hin ngamna kachi pen ahi hi.


Laimal Sangin Hamzah leh Laigeldan Poimawzaw: Kei ngaidan in Zo leh Zou ah bangma buoina aum in kathei sih a, gamkuom khat in spelling a zahdan hizaw in kathei hi. India langate'n ZOU chia a kigel vangun Hindi-te china ahisih a, English-te china zong ahi dieh sih a, Arab-te china zong ahidieh sih hi. Tuama bangin Burma langate'n ZO chia agel vangun Japan-te china ahisih a, Korea-te china zong ahisam sih a, British-te china zong ahituomsih hi. Tuaziehin, ZO ichi ua, ZOU ichi zong un, "Eiteng khawlkhawm, atuom umlou, vannuoi chipeu Khul a pieng, Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee. Tuunsung khat pan pieng hi ngei ngei ee, Suopi sanggam laigui zawngkhawm hi ngei ngei ee" te china ahi veve hi. Tami pen "dihsih-dihmah" chia ibuoi laisie i maban kisem theilou diing abang hi. Eh, kisem theilou diing bang hi maimai lou in kisem theilou tahtah diing ahi hi. "O" ahiei "OU" in Zou hina khensat hilou in i laigui in i Zou hina a khensat ahizaw hi. Zou laigui aw nahi a, Zou shisan a pieng nahileh "O" leh "OU" zang in zang sih lechin zong na na suon-le-haah suina chii (DNA) khu ZOU or ZO ahi veve hi. "O" leh "OU" zat leh zatlou zieh a ZOU hina mang diing chipen pasal khat in toka pawl ateen zieh ahiei, numei khat in niih san penpom khat a teen zieh a Zo/Zou ahina apat a nawsuoh diing tawh kibang kasa lel hi.

Tuasanga thupizaw ahileh hamzahdan ahi in kamu hi. India langa Zoham dihloute - Politics (Kumpivai/politics), Kaam (sepna/job), chalak (zuou/lie), Gohori (???/Watch), Rel (Meileng/Train), Post Office (Laihah inn/zum), etc. chite ahi hi. Burma langa Zoham dihloute ahileh Nainganyi (Kumpivai/Politics), Batayi (Biehnavai/Religion), Padenpauh (Tollet/window), Tapidaw (Gingtute/believers), Senpi (Hoi/Good or OK), Sai (Vanzuahna/Store), etc. chite ahi hi. Zou chiet chiet ihi vangin India leh Burma langate i houlim chiengun hamzah kithei zoulou atamta mama hi. India langate'n, "Burma langate'n Kawlham (Burmese) tawh mehpawl siengta" uh ichi ua, Burma langate'n lah, "India langate'n Kalaham (Hindi) tawh mehpawl siengta" ang chi veve uhi. Tamdan hi zengzung ahia, hoitah leh standard wording or vocabulary inei uh a kisam mamata hi. Tami thu i buoipi sih uleh tu'n chikhat namkhat hi in, laigui zawngkhawm hinanlei khatvei chieng in i houlim thei nawnsih diing uh abahna khat um kasa hi. Tuaziehin, spelling vai in buoibuoi nawnlou in ihamte uh sawpsieng/seepchiil phot pouma lei hoiva chi khu ka ngaidan ahi hi.

Centralized Zou Literature Society: Centralized Zou Literature Society nei in i spelling zahdan tawh laibu sun lei India langa Zou hiin Burma langa Zo hitaleh isimthei chiet diingun ka gingta hi. Aziehpen i buoina uh alphabet (laimal) O/OU leh C/CH ahia, dipthong (vowel ni kigawm) IA/IE leh UA/UO ahi hi. Tamte pen theila diing aum sih a, i kitheisah nuomsih uh chi manthu ahilel hi. "Zo" chilei zong isimthei ua, "Zou" chilei zong isimthei veve ua, a khietna (meaning) zong itheimaw sih uhi. "Siengthou" chi'n "siangthou" chilei zong a isimthei ban uah a khietna (meaning) khu "clean/holy" china ahi chi theimaw diing aum tuonsih hi. Tuasanga isimthei vang ua a khietna itheilou diing uh India langate'n Kaam, Chalak, Rel, etc. chite leh Burma langate'n Nainganyi, Batayi, Lumuhyi, Sai, Senpi, etc. chite ahizaw hi. Tuaziehin, laibu bawltu in a spelling deidan pen azah a, laikhetna/laisutna khawlpi a sut a, India leh Burma a Zou vontawite umna zousie a hawmzah leh zah diing hileh guolnua-guolma ipha theizaw diing uhi. Alphabet, vowel leh consonant izahdan a i buoinate pen Centralized Zou Literature Society a diinga buoipi nina (stage two) diing ahia, buoipi diing khatna a buoi masalou a anina a buoite khu lou vat nailou a taangbuuh/annbuuh bawl masate tawh kibang kasa hi. I taangbuuh let leh neu dana i lou i let leh nau sah diing hilou in i lou a ann laahdan dungzui a i taangbuuh i bawl diing ahizaw hi.

Zou Laigeldan Dih: Laigeldan dih i poimaw mama uhi. Gelthei hitana chia thuteng khat (one word) khat pen a lawdan (syllable) a thuteng khat khat a gel zong adih sih a, thuteng ni-le-thum gawmkhawm zengzung zong adih dieh sih hi. Etsahna: "Siengthou" chi khu "Holy" china ahia, adjective (Noun hilchientu) ahi hi. "Sienthouna" khu "Holiness" china ahia, noun ahi hi. "Sieng thou" chia gel diing ahisih a, "Sien thou na" chia gel diing zong ahi dieh sih hi. Adjective a "Holy" chia kigiel pen noun ang hi chiengin "Holiness" chi'n "y" tangin "i" in ang kihengta hi. Tuamabangin Zoham ah zong "Siengthou" khu "Siengthouna" hilou in "Sienthouna" chi'n ang kigielta hi. Parts of speech in i spelling zahdan a heng lamdang tuom mama hi. Etsahna: "Khuo" chi pen "Khuopi" chi'n a kigiel nawnsih hi. English a "village" leh "city" chia thumal tuomtuom a kikhen vangin Zoham ah "Khopi" khu adjective "pi" ziehin nuon ang suoh theina diingin "Khopi" chi'n a kigiel hi. Tualeh ham nupa (word paring) zahdan ah i khiel mun mama uhi. Etsahna: "Nu-le-pa" khu "Parent" ahia, "Nu leh Pa" khu "Mother and Father" or "Father and mother" china ahi hi. "Khuo-le-tui" khu "Villager" ahia, "Khuo leh tui" khu "village and water" china ahizel hi. Tuaziehin ham nupa zahdan ah zong pilvan angai mama hi. Tualeh, ahunlou-ahailou a punctuation mark te zong zah zengzung diing zong ahisih hi.

Tualeh, English-te'n aneilou uh Zokam a i hausatna mama khat uh aum hi. Tuate khu adjective or adverb hilchientu ahi uhi. Englsih-te'n noun leh verb hilchientu (adjective and adverb) chilou adang anei sih ua, eite'n verb leh noun hilchientu banah adverb leh adjective hilchientu zong inei nalai uhi. Tam pen Zokam thupina (Zokam special) ahi hi. Etsahna: "Siengthou" chi khu English ah "Holy" china ahia, adjective ahi hi. Adjective khu noun khat tawh hing kizawh hamtang diing ahia, "Holy Land" (Gam siengthou) china ahia, Holy (adj.) + Land (noun) ahi hi. Zokam in gen uong nalai diing chilei adjective hilchientu khat "Sitset" chi zang talei Zokam ah adih nalai a, "Gam Siengthou" chi sang bangin "Gam Siengthou sitset" chilei agen ut pen kilawmtah leh nasetah in a genchieng zaw tham tham hi. Tuaziehin, sitset, singseng, siasua, zengzung, lialua, pempawm, kelkul, em-awm, the-thu, hiauhuau, lihleh, chitchet, ngia-ngua, helhul, etc. chite khu izahdan dungzui a adverb leh adjective hilchientu ahi nalai a, ham dangte'n ahau lou or anei lou uh Zokam special ahimai hi. Tambanga adverb leh adjective hilchiente igel chiengun ahitheitan in kimat a gel diing ahia, a sim hamsate hyphen khat koi lei asim anuom mai diing hi. Zou laigeldan dih pen ka buoipi laitah ahia, tamtengah a unpi'n ata zou sih diinga, tamtan i chiphot diing uhi.

Thuzawna: English-te'n a spelling uah kitheisiemlouna nei uleh tuni'n English ham khu leitung pumpi'n azah diing ka gingta sih hi. Aziehpen, English ham khu leitung pumpia a kithei vangin ham kizang tampen khu Chinese-te ham "Mandarin" ana hi laizang hi. English khu a kizang tampen ahilou vangin a kithei tampen ana hikia veve hi. United Kingdom-te'n "Colour" chia agel zieh ua a spelling dih ahipai sih a, United States te'n "Color" chia agel vangun a koima'n, "Nou US te spelling zahdan dih sih, English ham hisih" achi tuonsih uhi. India a Zou vontawite leh Burma a Zo vontawite kigawmtheina leh sepkhawm thei masapen diing khu Zou Literature Society (shall I say Centralized Zou Literature Society?) in kamu hi. Spelling a i buoi zing leh koima a ngiem nuom sih diinga "Chithah nupate tangthu" kigente bangin a sangzaw kitu in vanthamzawl ah i mangtang giap diing uhi. I Lai Siengthoute, Laabute, Sunday school simmunte, news and journal-te, magazine leh souvenir-te, sangnaupangte laibute, etc. i bawlkhawm ua i gelkhawm uh ahunta hi. India langa Zou vontawi 22,000 tuom umte leh Burma langa Zo vontawi 61,000 tuom umte kigawm lei 83,000 tuom ipha uhi. Munkhat a i teenkhawm theilou vangun laibu khat tawikhawm theilei i laibu bawlna leh zuahna zong ang phatuom mama diinga, lailam ah zong khantouna leh masawnna inei mama nalai diing hi. Tambangin pankhawm theina diing lampi khat hing kihong masa photphot leh aban a diingte'n aban-banin ang zui mai diing uhi. Kigawm leh pankhawm theina diinga step khatna diingin literature leh mass media (thu leh laa kipiehtuona) sanga thaneizaw leh silbawltheizaw tutadi in ka mu naisih hi. I kaal ua tuipi um pen kaantan theina diing lei kidaw leh vaikhat maimai a luigaal kanna a zah diing hilou in vai tampi bawlna diinga zahthei ahing hita diing hi. Pankhawmna diing atam mama hi. Sum-le-paai a pankhawmna diingte, chi-le-nam vai a pankhawmna diingte, gal-le-sa nei chienga pankhawmna diingte khu aban-bana hing umtou thei diingte ahi uhi. Tamte kamu chiengin ka lungdam mama a, i kigawm ua, tuibanga i luonkhawm hun diinguh ka ngahla mama hi.

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Ref:
1. http://www.krysstal.com/spoken.html
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zou_people_(India)

Neither in Mt. Gerizim, nor in the Temple of Jerusalem

Neither in Mount Gerizim,
Nor in the Temple of Jerusalem;

A Sermon on Worshipping the Father in Spirit and Truth
(John. 4: 23 & 24)

Khai Minthang

Introduction: We often associate things with some supernatural phenomenon such as Hausapivum for the Hausapi Spirits, Lungleen Kawl for the Lungleen Spirits, deep and still water inhabited by a Spirit, Caves and unnatural places associated with supernatural spirits. Such superstitions also, no doubt, haunted the Samaritans and the Israelites during the Inter-testamental Period. Therefore, our ancestors appeased and made sacrifices to a specific spirit at a specific location such as Sumtawng, Gampi, Suutpi, etc. sacrifices to appease the evil spirits. They appeased the Spirits in the fear of punishment or retribution, not that they worship and adore the spirits out of joy and gratitude. We are so very glad for what Jesus had done for us that we can worship the Lord out of our joy and gratitude for what He has done.

Appeasement or Devotional Worship?: This is a big question for us as believers and followers of the Living God. Some people try to appease the Lord for the fear of failure, for the fear of going to Hell, or for the fear of retribution. A lot of preachers preach about Hell and want people to convert to Christianity out of fear, but seldom preach the beauty of Heaven and that Jesus has made a place for him who believes. Some people belong to organization or to the church for the fear of death, not for the joy of eternal life after they die. I am immensely pleased for the Mission of God (Missio Dei in Latin) and want to worship the Lord out of gratitude because I was condemned and have no other choice of destiny then Hell. Is not that the Good News that Jesus talk about???

Mount Gerizim, Jerusalem Temple or Church: Some people still cling to old concept that God is only in the church and the church is the only place where we should worship Him. This concept is wrong and irrational because we believe that God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent which mean all powerful, all holy and all present (present everywhere). Therefore, God is everywhere and can do everything at any given place or time. It does not necessarily have to be the church where God wants to dispend His wills and blessings. Cannot we worship God outside the mount Gerizim, the Jerusalem Temple or the church? We sure can!!! Are not we the children of God outside the mount Gerizim, or the Jerusalem Temple or the church? We sure are!!!

Let us Examine Ourselves: Wherever we are, we are with God. Is this comfortable with you? Maybe Yes; maybe No. Our sinful nature don’t want God wherever we are, right? Why? Because we want to do something that God doesn’t want us to do. We want to turn our back when we feel like it. Then, do we lose our salvation after doing what God does not want us to do? Of course not!!! But, that brings unhappiness and sadness to our Father and guilt to ourselves. If that does not bring guilt to you, maybe you need to check if you really are born again. If you love doing these sinful things, maybe you don’t belong to the family of God. If you look like a wolf, eat like a wolf, howl like a wolf, behave like a wolf and like what a wolf likes, then you are a wolf no matter what you say you are! If you sin, ask forgiveness to show that you are sorry for your sins. If you fall, stand up for you are not dead. If you fall and cannot move or stand up again, you may be a dead guy. If you keep sinning and does not feel guilty or cannot control, check yourself to see if you belong to God or Satan.

Are You a True Worshipper?: The Bible says, "The hour is coming, and now is, when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4: 23, 24) God is Spirit. If He was natural, you would be able to see Him. We are a three part being - body, soul and spirit. It is our spirit that communicates with His Spirit. Then, the Holy Spirit will tell the truth which in turn will set us free.

For some people in Zogam, we worship God with our body and voice, but not with spirit and truth. There are lots of people, even the clergymen and clergywomen, who worship God with their bodies and emotions, but not with spirit and truth. Here is how: We sometimes have get together or some social services in the name of God and worship as long as our emotions are enthusiastic, our stamina strong and the environment favorable. When we come to the church (Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem Temple) we presume that the Lord is in there and worship Him by kneeling down before Him, sing praises of His name, shout in joy and gladness for what He has done, etc. but put away the skin of Christianity once we step out of the church, Mt. Gerizim or the Jerusalem Temple. I am not saying we must not kneel down, sing praises or shout in joy and gladness in the church. But, I am saying that the nature of our worship is more important. Our commitment to Christianity is not just occasional or random that has to be driven by emotions, but it is a perennial and consistent commitment that has to be driven by God and our spirit of conscience (principle).

True or False Commitment?: Even some people do dirty things such as partying, drinking, eating, etc. on the last night of the year (Dec. 31) to send off the year and attend the church the next day (New Year Day) with full spirit of Christian commitment. Their spirit of commitment will melt down as the year passes by. They will have to use up the last remaining spirit of commitment on Christmas day, and they will have to do the same send off program again to start fresh again, and wait for the cycle to come. I commitment dante uh tambang maimai hiveh aw guai!!!

So, are you a true worshipper? Or, are you a pretending worshipper? The antonym of true is false. Therefore, if you are not a true worshipper, you are a false worshipper. There cannot be half-way true and half-way false because God needs mathematical accuracy or truth to anything true. He says, “No one can serve two masters,” and “So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” (Cf. Matt. 6:24 & Rev. 3:16)

The True Worshipper Worships in Spirit: The Bible does not say, “God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship in the church/Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem Temple only.” But it says, “God is Spirit, and those that worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth.” What we can see here is not the location of the worship that is important, but the nature of the worship is one that counts. Here, the location is the church, Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem Temple and the nature of the worship is “in spirit and truth.” That’s all. So, which place of worship is more important in Zogam - the church or in spirit and truth? Turn back to John 4: 23 and see what kind of worship the Father seeks. Waw!!! He does not matter where you worship Him, but He does matter how you worship Him. That’s right. And, which one is more important to you - the worship (ritual) or the worshipper? If the worship (ritual) is more important to you, you may need to check it again because God seeks the worshipper! He says through the word of Samuel “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” (1 Sam. 15: 22)

The True Worshipper Worships in Truth: Every word of God is true. How true? Very true, huh!!! God’s word is the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth. God creates, Jesus Christ redeems, and The Holy Spirit sanctifies us; This is the truth we have to accept. But Satan conceals the truth and wants us to doubt about the truth. Why? Because he rebelled against God and was ultimately “…fallen from heaven…cast down to the earth.” (Isa.14: 12-15) Since then, Satan has been always at war with God. Satan conceals the truth because he wants to hurt God, not you and I. He does not profit anything from your sins, but he wants to see the sorrow of God when His children (you and I) sinned. Our sins don’t appease Satan, but you sadden God. And, that’s the mission of Satan. The greatest mission of Satan is to alienate God from his creation by concealing the truth. He wants you to be the beloved son of God, not knowing the truth of being a son, behaving in a way that brings sadness and sorrow to your Father.

The first experiment of Satan to us was in the garden of Eden. In Genesis 2:17 God said to Adam, “But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” But Satan said, “You will not surely die.” (Gen. 3:3) Adam and Eve ate the fruit!!! Ultimately, they (Adam and Eve) were driven away from the garden of Eden. Which one is true - “you will sure die,” or “you will not surely die?” They literally die because they became mortal, and they also metaphorically die because they have been separated from the presence of God, their creator. Satan’s Mission accomplished!!! Satan used the same word and phrase except for one more word "NOT." Therefore, temptations will be based on the Bible (the truth) with just some additions or modifications. Satan’s mission is to dethrone God, destroy all creation, deceive the world, and divide the world, and especially the church.

There are lots of people who doubt the accuracy of the Word of God because they have been tempted by Satan. They don’t want to read the Word of God to quench their thirst and to clarify their clouds of doubt. Even if they read the truth Satan will loom over them with doubt by adding or subtracting something to conceal the truth because if he does not, they will know the truth and the truth will set them free from his yoke. That would be a dead blow to Satan. But if someone reads the Bible with a sincere spirit and willing heart, s/he will discover the truth, and "the truth will set you (them) free." (John 8: 32) Scholars, critics, scientists, and many more have been trying to find the fallacy of the word of God. The more they do, the more they know the truth. The Bible or the Word of God has undergone so many tests and challenges unlike the other sacred books of other religions. And listen, the Bible passes all tests and challenges and brought about the critics to life in the Word of God. Therefore, a true worshipper will worship God in accordance with the Word of God which is the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth.

Conclusion: Mount Gerizim, the Jerusalem Temple or the church has been considered the dwelling place of God by the Samaritans, Israelites and the Christians respectively. We often associate or think that a particular place would be more sacred then the other place and want to worship God in that place to get closer to God or to get our sacrifices acceptable. This is our superstition or our mental state or emotional state which is somehow close to reality, but not (the) reality. It is not the truth, but it looks like the truth. Satan tempts us not with something you know is false, but will tempt with something close to reality, but not actuality. There are lots of Christians who does not look like a Christian, does not eat or drink like a Christian, does not speak like a Christian, does not behave like a Christian, and does not like what a Christian likes, but claims that they are Christians (rather born-again Christians). Do you believe they are Christians? If you look like a wolf, eat like a wolf, howl like a wolf, behave like a wolf and like what a wolf likes, then you are a wolf no matter what you say you are!


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Ref:
1. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9823/sprtruth.html
2. http://www.battlefocused.org/spiritual-warfare/missions/dark-mission.php
3. http://www.new-life.net/satan.htm


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New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions;

A New Look at Our Determinations and Resolutions

Khai Minthang

Introduction: We have wind up 2008 and have clinched 2009 with a mixed feelings of hopes and fears. Firstly, some of us have ended 2008 satisfactorily, yet want to do better in 2009. Secondly, some did not wind up 2008 satisfactorily and want to do right in 2009. Thirdly, some of us wind up 2008 without any significance, yet don’t have any plan for 2009 and want time to tell what to do. Forthly, another yet, some of us routinely make New Year Resolutions and share about it at home, in the church and in fellowships during the New Year celebrations, but never or seldom plan and implement their resolutions and end up with the same commitment the next year. The question here is - Which type of person are you?

Type One: Good and optimistic person, huh? As the year rolls on, these type of people have successes as they unfold their plans and implement them one after another. They have successes stemming from the lowest level of the individual or family that moves upward and continues to have a very optimistic future as the days unfold. As I went through some of the most successful personals or families, I can see that most of them deserved it. Their successes have never been chances, but they have been determined, planned and implemented rightly. They have solidified the foundation and mount the ladder of success like an eagle soaring up the sky. And, they could say, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” (Ps.23:6) Why? Because they have been determined, planned and implemented.

Type Two: Bad and unsuccessful in 2008, and want to turn around and try to set their foot on the right track in 2009, right? Relinquished their duties and responsibilities in 2008. Like the prodigal son; finished the ordeal and eating with the pigs, lamenting on the pains; thinking of his father’s wealth and wanting to come back home. That’s right!!! Good New Year resolution, yet have a lot of things to do to get back home and push themselves towards success with a solid foundation behind. Their one-way (first trip) journey will determine the length of their homecoming journey. It will definitely be a lot harder because the first journey was undertaken with full-stomach, with joy and merrymaking. Their homecoming will be weary and tiresome because it’s going to be a journey with empty-stomach, coupled with grief and lamentation. But, it’s worth it because the longer you travel the farther your homecoming journey will be. These people are on the way to success no matter how hard the ordeal is right now!

Type Three: Bad and unsuccessful in 2008, yet don’t realize they are on the wrong track. Oh boy, you have gone too far, you ought to come back now!!! Many people keep on lamenting and cursing God because of their failure, and don’t realize that their failure is just because of their lack of determination, planning and implementation. Shame on them! They thought things are going to happen by accident and they will be successful by chance. They thought they will reap the fruit from somewhere they don’t sow and give a name to God (thought a blessings from God) for the fruit they got from somewhere they don’t sow. They ask for help and if they are not helped they cursed and said they are not godly. If they are helped, they forget (don’t want) to give thanks to the person who helped them, but thought that the person will not get tired of helping them. This is the worse form of poverty. They allowed their lives to be blown by the wind of uncertainties. They are not certain about their determinations, not even to speak of the planning and implementation. They don’t even know where to go, not even to speak of the how and when to go. Come on!!!

Type Four: Looks good, but empty inside. They routinely make New Year Resolutions and share about it at home, in the church and in fellowships during the New Year celebrations, but never or seldom plan and implement their resolutions and end up with the same commitment the next year. They saw the same seed they have sown last year and expect different fruit. They take the same route they took last year and anticipate to reach different destination. They said they are not satisfied with the last year or they want different result but they don’t change or add anything to their lives to make that happen this year. Ridiculous!!! Reality overlapped their emotions (emotion during the celebration) and they could not or don’t have the courage to change and add or subtract some elements from the last year elements. They determined, but don’t lay the blue-print or master plan and don’t implement their determinations or agendas that they have made during the celebration. So, what would be the next year’s agendas again? Same all, same all, huh???

The Logic of Where, How and When: A whole bunch (a lot of people actually) want to go somewhere higher and better then their status quo, but foolish people don’t know where, how and when!!! A portion of that people (half-way empty people) know where to go, but failed to know how and when to go; another portion of that people (half-way full people) know where and how to go, but failed to know when to go. A very little portion of that people (all the way full) know where, how and when to go. The Zou thupil (Zou proverb) says, “Sia asatlai in sat in” (Strike while the iron is hot).

What to Do Now?: I have got a little experiences with regards to making agenda and deliberately discuss about it to make resolution on the agenda being discussed. Firstly, agenda could be compared to determination when it comes to personal or organizational levels. There cannot be any deliberation without any agenda; no resolution without deliberation; no implementation without resolution, and hence no result (output) without implementation. In the deliberation process the ways and means has to be worked out unless some designated persons have been assigned to work out on the detail planning or to chalk out the details. Moreover, a specific and precise date and time has to be set up to implement the resolved resolution(s).

So, what is your new year resolution? Which part of your personality (+ies) or activity (+ies) do you feel lacking? Or, which part do you want to improve? Which part do you want to retain and which part you want to throw away? Let us say your new year resolution is “More time with my family.”

Let us discuss:

A) Determination: The determination or agenda is “More time with my family.”

B) Planning: The Planning or deliberation ought to be:
1. How much time did I spend with my family last year?
2. Which part of my time that I spent last year should be retained?
3. Which part of my last year time management should be cut off in order to give more time to my family?
4. Does the cut off time have side effect on myself and my family?
5. If yes, how shall I compensate the cut off time?
6. What do I hope to get out of my resolution?
7. When shall I start my resolution?
8. When shall I wind up if this resolution does not work out?
9. Do we all feel happy and contented?
10. Can we all share the quality time that I made as a new year resolution?, etc.

C) Implementation: Implementation should follow the detail planning of the agenda or determination.

D) Result (Output): The result or output of the input should be analyzed and assessed in order to get the desired result. The planning and the implementation ought to be checked and re-checked to make sure it does not lack anything or to be affirmative, to make sure it is on the right track. If it lacks the desired result, go back to Planning and Implementation sections and make necessary changes and see the result again. Evaluate the result again; if negative go back to Planning again, if positive go to END.

E) End: If you have perseverance the end will be positive and affirmative. If you cannot wait and lose your hope on the way or while analyzing the result, there is a likelihood of failure to your resolution, and you might need to make the same commitment or resolution the next year.

Conclusion: Many people are fond of making resolutions during Christmas and New Years but seldom plan and implement them to get the desired result. Likewise, many people determined to go to heaven, but failed to plan and implement the ways to take them to heaven. Many people determined or aimed to get something, but never buys them with the right approach and right effort. Our resolutions and commitment to the Lord have to be checked and rechecked to get the desired result without which we will end up our resolutions and commitments without any significance. Anyway, I want to be the best of what I can be, trying to be the son, brother and friend I want to be, a well mannered, positive and inclusive in 2009. So, help me God!!!

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