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Nunnak tawhfung

2012-02-06T22:53:00.000+09:00

Mifim hna nih nunnak muru siloah nunnak tawhfung cu 'Tinhmi kawl i nunpi' hi a si tiah an ti. Kan nunnak nih aa tinhmi hi zeidah a si? Zei hi dah ka nunchan a si? timi kawl i theih hnu ah culei hoih in nun kha a si. An chim ttheu tawn, 'vuleicung minung bilian 7 lak ah 70% tluk hrawng hi nun hnawhchan thei lo mi an si' tiah. Cucu a hmanmi siseh law, zapi hi fiang huaha lo in rak um sawhsawh cio si dawh ngai asi. Mifim pa pakhat nih, 'Nun hnawh chan mi/tinhmi nei lo in a nung mi cu, thlankhur a tlak ni a hngak sawhsawh mi bantuk an si' tiah a ti.

Cucaahcun, kan nun hnawhchan mi le kan nunnak nih a tinhmi theih hi aho ca poh ah a biapi. A thei mi caah zungzal nunnak theitlai ei bantuk asi. Ngaihchiatnak, lungfahnak le harsatnak hna nih an nunnak a hrawk kho bal hna lo. Ruahchannak an nei peng i kiangkap a cangmi thil hna nih an nunnak, hnahnawhnak a pe kho hna lo. Hakkauhnak, ttihnak, hnahchuahnak tbt nih a ttemttawn hna lo. Cucu nunnak tawhfung phunkhat a si.

Kan khuaruahnak a bawmtu ah, Dr. Myles Munroe nih a lian nganbik mi pa-4 a chim mi cu:-

1. A liannganbik mi ngaihchiatnak cu thihnak hi a si lo. Tinhmi neih lo nun ve tu hi asi deuh.

2. A liannganbik mi cha-len(challenge) cu kan nunnak ah zeidah ka tuah lai ti mi theih a si.

3. A liannganbik mi palhnak cu manhlo ngai ttung i hmualneih hleng lo hi asi.

4. A liannganbik mi puicimhnak cu a hmanlo mi hmun ah hlawhtlin hi a si.

Kan nih cio hi teh, zeidah kan nunchan asi? Nunnak tawhfung teh kan i tlaih in kan theifiang ve maw?------

Kan Phunzai lengmang deuh rua?

2010-06-28T17:53:00.001+09:00

Filipi 2:14 "Zei rian nan ṭuan hmanh ah, phunzai lengmang lo le bia i al lengmang loin ṭuan u".

Jesuh Khrih khamhtu le Bawi ah kan cohlan hnu in, Pathian nih fa sinak a kan pek i Thiangthlarau in pumpak cio kan chung ah hmelchunh nak a tuah. Thiangthlarau nih Pathian innchungkhar ah a kan hrintthan caah nunning hlun vialte an lo dih i nunning thar aa thok. Nunning thar chung ah Khrihfa cu a nung mi asi cang caah, nunning thar sinak, Lamthluan le nuncan hna cu a cawn i cu chung ah a tthan ding hrimhrim a herh cang. Cu nunning thar chung i nunzia phunkhat asi mi, 'phunzai lengmang lo' hi nihin ah iruah tti ding in kan sawm hna.

Achuani nih hi ti hin tehte a rak khan:-

"Ka hmet tein tuan ka rak duh zungzal mi rian pakhat cu, Air hostess (or) Vanlawng icit khawh lengmang nak asi mi rian hi a rak si nain, Bsc ka awn dihka in Air hostess rian cu ka rak sok ve i ka hmuh lo caah, Delhi khua i a ummi Company pakhat tu ah rian ka lut. Kum-4 chung zuam nak nganpi he ka ttuan i, mintthat nak zong voi-3 tiang an ka pek ko nain Promotion ( reng kai) caan a phanh ah cun, Kan Boss hna he aa chungkhat mi le zik a nawh kho mi lawng nih an rak hmuh tawn caah ka ngaih a rak chia ngai i, ka phunzai ttheu tawn. Ka rianttuan nak ah kaa nuamh ti lo caah fak piin thlacam nak ka neih hnu ah rian dang kawl ding in kaa tim i dinhnak ca (resignation letter) cu ka Boss sin ah ka pek. Cu ni ah cun, Promotion pek an ka timhnak ca cu ka Boss nih a ka piah! Zei ka chim ti lo.

Thla-1 tluk hrawng kaa dinh hnu ah, Voikhat cu ka hawinu Google Inc. ah riansawk aa tim i, interview tuahnak ah rak ka zul a ka ti caah zulh sawh dingin kaa thawh ve. Rickshaw in kan kal i, Lam pi ah ka maw nu cu a lungmit, aluatchuak i ruahlo piin azual hma caah sizung tu ah kan tlik pi. Ka maw nu cu a kal kho ding asi ti lo caah, nangmah tu interview cu va tuah, chance asi tiah a ticket cu a ka pek. Zeihmanh a ruahawk thei huaha lo cun ka va kal ve i, test tlawmte le biahal tlawmte an kan tuah. Ni-2 a rauh hnu ah telephone an ka chawnh i, rianttuan ding ah kan in duh nain, Hqr. ah interview nei than ding asi lai caah, rem na ti ah cun Vanlawng ticket kan in kuat lai i rak ra, tiah an ka ti. Cu tan cu Vanlawng kaa cit hmasat cem asi i rian zong an ka laak.

Kum-3 ka ttuan chung ah, Voi-4 reng an ka kai ter i, ahlan i Passport mui hmanh ka rak hmuh bel lo mi kha, atu cu ka passport hi ramkip ka kalnak Visa nih Uk-2 hmai a khat cang i a uk-3 nak ka hman lio. Cu ah cun, India Vanlawng kaa cit tawn ah hin, ka ingpuang tawn i, aaa, a chia tuk e, a rim nam e..cu um loh, kha um loh, ramdang ta a tluk lo tuk tiah, ka lungchung tein ka phunzai tawn. Asinain, khua ka ruah tthan tik ah Pathian hmai ah ka ningzak tuk tthan. "Bawipa, ka hmet lio te i ka saduhthah na tlin ter nain, atu ka tlamtlin deuh tik ah cutin, kha tin tiah ka phunzai tthan? Aw...pathian ka sining tthing te kha",..tiah ngaihthiam hal in thla ka cam tthan, tiah a ti.

Zumtu hna, kan sining tthing te kha ttha te i kan ruah tthan asi ah cun, kan phunzai ngam cio hrim lai lo. Bawipa rak ka ngaithiam, ka nunnak tu nangmah sin ah kan hlanh than ti ko lo cu, zeidang kan chim ngam cio lai lo dah!!!!

1. Phunzai nak hi thlachuah an pe tu cung ah naa lawmh lo bia asi ko lo maw?
2. Na phunzai tawn mi kha, ttha tein ruat tthan hmanh? Thi hmete hna an rak si tawn?
3. Na phunzai lengmang ruang ah na mithmai a chia i na rian ah nuamh lo nak a chuak i thil ttha lo dang nih a zulh vima tawn!
4. Na phunzai ruang ah teh thil sining na thleng kho hlei maw? Thil ttha deuh a chuak hlei maw?
5. Kan lungput hmanlo mi kan iremh hlan chung cu, thlachuahnak thar nih a kan zul chap kho tawn lo, ziah tiah cun, atu i na ton lio mi hmanh na thlircawi khawhlo ah cun a dang cu zeitin dah chap ngam kan si kun hnga? etc...

Zumhnak ah kan tthan chin cio nak lai, an bawmtu asi ah cun, Bawipa nih sunpar nak co ko seh. Amen..

Missionary Rianttuannak thar

2010-05-20T15:34:00.003+09:00

(Atanglei cabia hi Global Mission Consultation May 11-14, Tokyo ah Dr. Obed Alveraz nih thawngttha bia a chim i asi. Cahmai-4 asi nain, zabok kauh in ka ttial tthan. Ka hrelhmi le ka nganhmi tam lak a um. A ning tein lehkhawh siseh law tiah saduh ka thah ngai nain, a tam tuk caah, abia ttha ttha tampi lanh taak bu in tlawmpal te zeimaw zawn tete lawng ka leh i ka ttial tthan mi asi.)

Matthai 20:1-16

I. Biahmaitthi

1. Thinagthlarau rianttuannak thar ruang ah Evangelical Missionary rianttuanning thar hi a chuak tawn

2. Theology zumhning aa dan nak hrawh i rianttuan ti a biapit nak

3. Missions rianttuannak ah Hruaitu thar hna

4. Mission rianttuan ning cang thar

5. Asining hoih in tuanbia thar

Pathian nih rianttuantu hi a duh zungzal i a za cang tiah a herh lo caan a um bal lo. Baibal kan zoh ah cun, Pathian nih rianttuantu thar a duh peng nak kong kan hmuh. Asi ah cun, zeibantuk rianttuan tu dah Pathian nih cun a duh kun hnga?

A. Thawngtha bia chim ding ah nawlngaihnak he aa tim cia mi

B. Arian ah dawtnak a nei i asining vialte tiang pekchanh a duh mi hna

Acunglei Baibal caang nih a kan chimh mi cu Kum 2000 chung Ramthar riantuannak kong asi. Pathian nih a rian caah aa pumpe mi a hlan hna (missionary) i a hlan chap lengmang hna i, rian a lim tiang a hlan chap lengmang rih hna lai. Abiapi ngai mi cu, Doctor asi ah, Senator asi ah, President asi ah Bawipa rian he an ipehtlaih lo ah cun riannei lo (Unemployed) an si. Ahohmanh nih kaa manh lo tuk caah ka ttuan manh loh tiah Pathian an el kho lai lo! Cun, Adingmi Pathian asi bantuk in tuan man zong hlawk tein a pek. Cu rianttuannak ah cun ahmaisa an ttuan ruang ah lianngan deuh an si hlei lo i riannei tu nih duhdanh lo tein hlawh a pek hna.

Mission rianttuan nak tuanbia:

Acunglei Baibal ah Riannei tu nih rianttuan tu a hlan hna nak ah Caan dot-5 in a hlan hna nak kan hmuh. Suimilam 6 (Arkhuang), 9(Zing), 12(Chun), 3(Zanlei) le 5(Muilai) tiah.

I. Caan-1 nak

A hmasacem ah Judah Krihfa hna hi hlan an rak si. Bawi Jesuh hrim nih a rak hlan hna i an mah hmang in Hmunkip ah thawngttha bia a rak karh. Cu rianttuannak hmual cu AD313 tiang a daih ti khawh asi. An ttuan man zong hlawk tein Bawipa nih a pek hna i, an Nunphung tiang a nung thai. Kumzabu pa-3 chung an ttuan i Kumzabu 21 nak tiang a daih hna. Nihin ah zohhmanh u, Jews pawl hi asifak mi nan hmu hrim hna lai lo!

II. Caan-2 nak

Phu-2 nak cu Zurupian pawl a hlan tthan hna. Zurup ah Lydia hmang in thawngttha bia aphan i an mah hmangin Vulei hmun kip ah thawngttha bia nih a cul. Vulei ramkip an tuk i an tei thluahmah hna, cu pah cun thawngttha bia an ken i an phanhnak hmun poh ah thawngtha bia an rak ceu ter. Zurup i thawngtha bia a phanh hlan an tuanbia kha zoh hman u, inawnnak le, vaihvaihnak le sifahnak etc.. nunnak ah timh mi an rak nei lo. Asinain, thawngttha bia nih a thlen hna i, Bawipa caah an ttuan chin ve caah, nihin tiang Zurup ram cu an nunning ah, an nunphung ah an rum dih hna. Cu cu Bawipa nih an hlawh a pek hna caah asi.

III. Caan -3 nak

Phu-3 nak ahlan tthan mi hna cu Mirang pawl(British) pawl an si i, kum 250 chung Vulei cung ah thawngttha bia karhnak ah mawh an phur. Missionary minthang tampi an chuak i, an mah thokin vulei cung ah Krihfa phu (denomination, Baptist, anglican, methodist etc..) tampi a hung chuak i ramkip ah mission rian an ttuan. Bawipa rian an ttuan hlan ah an ram le miphun cu zeidah an rak lawh? Paamnak, sifahnak, harnak phunkip etc..asi nain, an hlawh man cu Bawipa nih a pek tthan hna i rumnak lawng si loin, an Siangpahrang tthutdan tiang a fek phah.

IV. Caan-4 nak

Chaklei America pawl a hlan tthan hna i, an mah nih caan sau cem mawh an phur i khuaruah har in Bawipa rian an rak ttuan. Bawipa rian an rak ttuan hlan ah sifak le ruahchannak nei lo lawng te an rak si ve. Asinain, an hlawh man an hmuh i, rumnak, Nawl neihnak tiang in thlachuah an hmu. 'God bless America' ti tiang in an ram pi ah an tar i mikip nih an fuh hna.

V. Caan-5 nak

Riannei tu pa cu mui lai ah aa chok i a um sawh ko mi hna ttiattum lo pawl a hmuh hna i a hlan tthan hna. Cu hna cu Ram-3 nak pawl (Asia, Africa, Mlddle east le Latin America) pawl an si. Hi ram hna komh in nihin ah cun Bawipa rian hi Vulei hmun zakip ah minung 500,000 missionary leng nih an tuan cuahmah tthan cang. Hmunkhat ah kutsih in Bawipa rianttuan chin hna usih, caan nih a kan daih ti lai lo. Ttuanman cu Bawipa nih a kan pek ko lai!

(Kan nih miphun tah zeitin dah hmalaak kan itimh ning asi ve? Bawipa rian kan tuan lo poh ah cun kan tlau chin lengmang lai. Pathian Biatak tampi zong kan theih men ko lai nain, Bawipa rian kan ttuan lo ah cun kan hmailei hi ruahngam zong asi loh. Kan Innpa Mizoram hna cu, an ramleng Missionary 3000 (Bu kip fonh, mizo missionary ka hawipa tuak nak) leng an thlah hna! Bawipa nih an hlawh man a pek hna i nihin ah el awk ttha lo in an tthangcho! Joshua nih, Kei le ka Innchungkhar cu Bawipa rian lawng kan ttuan zungzal cang lai tiah ati bang, kan umnak ka kip ah Bawipa rian ttuan cio hna usih.)

Ngaihthiam hal

2010-05-18T00:09:00.000+09:00

"The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong"

Mahatma Gandhi

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future"

Paul Boese

"Aluancia caan lio ah inn pa hna le mitampi nan cung ah chimcawk lo sual nak kan rak tuahmi vial te ngaihthiam kan in hal hna. Zaangfahnak te'n Pathian minin kan ngaithiam ko u. Thla zong kan cam piak u" tiah ngaihchihnak le lungthin dihlak tein ngaihthiam hal nak bia a chim pah in a mitthli tla mi Japan Pastor pa-2 hna biachim nak a ngai mi poh cu kan mitthli atla cio hna. An mah phung bantuk tein an lu an ikhun i an kun. Mi thong-2 leng kan si theu lai, Nagano Plaza Hall, Tokyo cu kan khat dih. Mah bia an chimnak hi, Global Mission Consultation, Tokyo, May11-14, 2010, Vulei cung ram tampi in Mission kong Civui lianpi an tuah nak ah asi.

Cu biachimnak a dih le cangka in, US ai-awh in a ra mi nu nih, 'American poh hmai ah rak chuak dih u' tiah a hawile a vun sawm ve hna. Stage cung ah cun Japan pawl le american pawl cu hmaitonh in an dir hna. 'Kan ram le hruaitu hna nih nan cungah thilttha lo kan rak tuahnak vialte ngaihthiam kan in hal hna' tiah i ngaihthiam halnak bia ttha ttha a chim bu in a ttap pah. Cu bia ka theih ah cun ka lunghno i ka mitthli tla thluahmah ve. Pacan cuh kaa zuam nain chunglei i a chuak mi cu kaa um pi kho ve hrim lo, ka mitthli a luang thluamah ko. Hnuhmai ka zoh i midang cio zong aa sum kho an um hna lo.

Theihcio bangin ahlan ah Japan nih Asia ram dihlak uk arak itim i a rak tuk hna. A uknak hna ram poh cu a hrem hna i mi thong tampi nunnak zong an lak. Nungak dawh kip an tlaihhrem hna i an ralkap nuamhsaih nak ca tiangin an rak hman hna. Cu cu, nihin tiang, Tiluk nu cheukhat nih Japan cozah zong taza an cuai hna i zaangdawl nak an hal hna. Tiluk, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, Philipine etc..an tuarning a rak fak hringhran. Mitampi thinlung chung ah nihin tiang a dam thlu kho rih lo. Cu thilttha lo an rak tuahser nak vialte cu Japan krihfa hna nih ngaihthiam an hal nak cu asi. Khatlei ah US nih Japan a sualnak a zoh khawhlo tik ah, Atom bomh a rak thlak ve. Cu cu Vulei tuanbia ah avoi-1 nak Atom Bomb, minung cung ah an thlak asi. Mi thong tampi nunnak chitkhat teah aliam i, mi thong tampi nih pum tlamtlin lo nak in an tuar thai.

Cu thil tha lo hna an rak tuah veve mi ruangah, tutan civui zong i Mizapi hmai ah ngaihthiam hal tonh nak an neih cu asi. Japan Krihfa tam u nih hin aluancia mi caan an zoh tik ah an cozah nih thiltthalo an rak tuahnak hi an philh kho lo i, an lung zong a dam kho taktak lo. Pastor tampi nih Asia ram hmunkip ah ngaihthiam halnak bia hi an chim lengmang. Nihin tiang Japan Krihfa tampi cu, hi an tuahsual nak ngaihchihnak langhter nak le ngaihthiam hal nak ah tiin, December 8 (Ralthawhnak an rak thanh ni) le August 15 (Ralsungh nak an thanh ni) ah rawl ulh in Pathian hmai ah thlacam nak an nei tawn hna.

Mahatma Gandi nih ati bang ngaihthiam nak hi mitthawng mi hna le mi puitling mi hna lawng nih an tuah khawh mi le an tuah tawn mi nunning asi. Aho poh hi a palh ballo le Palhnak a tuah bal lo kan um hna lo. Thil hmete asi ah, a ngan deuh asi ah, Palhnak cu palhnak asi ko. Isilhnalh lengmang nak cun, palhnak zawn ah thiamlo can ngam i ngaihthiam hal ngam hi raltthatnak taktak zong asi i hmailei caah lamkau pi aa hawn chinnak tu asi.

Ruah awk:-

Mi ralchia cu a palhnak kha a thuhnawh tawn
Mi fim mi hna cu an palhnak ah thiamlo an cang ngam i ngaihthiam hal an iharh lo

Laimi caah Vulei Pahnih-I

2010-04-27T13:01:00.006+09:00

"The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind"

Marcus Tullius Cicero

"A man's homeland is wherever he prospers"

Aristophanes

"Vulei pi hi kan ram cu asi, kan phunglam cu Zalonnak" tiah Noble laksawng a hmutu Cattial thiam Dario fo (Italy) nih ati bang, Laimi ca zong ah Vulei pi hi kan ram asi ve cang ko rua? Sentanari kan tuah hnu kum 10 chung ah ahme mi te kan ngaikuang vulei in kum 4.5 milian leng a upa cang mi Vulei pi: Pawlitik, Chawlehthal nak le Zungthiamnak phuntling in an rak mongh i Vulei dang pi bantuk ah arak um mi hna lennak raltiang ram ah kan ipharh ve mi hi, minung 10,736 nih Cheraw an laam ruang ah Guiness Book of world record ah an langh mi nak in khuaruahhar atling deuh. Khualtlawng lamtlau hna cu an kirtthan i an itinhnak hmun an panh tthan tawn. Laimi tu cu lamtlau kan si lo i, kalnak theih ti lo ruang ah raltiang ram phan kan si. Cucu a hmu thiammi hna caah Record thar cem asi ko rua lai.

Raltiang ram hna hi Nunphung cawnnak lamthluan ah kum tampi kalcia an si hna i nunning le umtu tthut dir nak ah siseh, chanthar thiamnak phunphun in an milhtlorh mi an khuaram hna siseh, hmailei kum-50 leng tiang pi caah alamkip in timhlamhnak an neihmi etc.. hna ruah tikah Ngaikuang Vulei in a ra mi hna caah mang-cang-hlan zong alo i zeitindah a hram ka thok ve lai ti ruahnak lawng hmanh ah kum a liam kho rua lai. Naamtong le Tuhmui he icawm lio ah khan cun Caan hi a kum(kumvui) in tuak khawh a rak si nain Raltiang ram ah cun adeh (second) nih man a neih cang caah rianranh hi zapi nunning asi cang i aa chokpade mi cu vanchiatbia tu an si cang ai!!
Cu bantuk nunning thar chung um cang mi hna le Ngaikuang vulei hna karlak hi zei nih dah adonh khawh i, zei nihdah afeh ter chap khawh hnga?

Chanthar zungthiam nak ruang ah Vulei pi hi aa seeng thluahmah i a peer tthan cang ti asi. Cucu, chaklei um Brazil pa le thlanglei um India pa kha tluk ve ve in chaw an let tti kho i ateitu ding zong chimcia awk an ttha ti lo. Tiluk ram Guangxi ah zinglei ttawhmi epal le hai hna kha muihlan ah Tokyo ah cawk khawh asi cang caah zing le zan an ihmu kho ti khawh asi, chawlehnak ah. JW Marriot hotel, Washington DC , President suite chung TV zoh pah in Tio ah tii ramriak hawikom he biasawngtlorh asi kho cang ti cu ngacar tuak hmanhin asi kho lai lo nain el awk tthalo acang cuahmah mi asi cang fawn.

Aa hlat tuk rih mi Vulei pa hnih hna karlak hi chanthar zungthiamnak nih naihtuk ah achiah than ko hna nain, hmailei kum zeizat chung dah a daih te lai? Hi Vulei pahnih hna karlak hi aa niamsan chin lengmang lai i tthangthar chin hna nih an senghter chin lengmang khawhnak caah lamsial chung zong a hau i lam um cia zong remh lengmang a hau. Laitlang chuak le tthang mi Ramleng phancia poh nih Lairam an tlawn ah an inuam tuk i dia a riam an ti cio. Sinain, US chuak le tthang Laifa nih amah lungtho te'n Lairam ah hawikom a kawl i, a chungkhat ahlam hna i phone a chawnh hna ti cu thawng a leeng bal rih rua lo dah! Cuti lunglennak le diriamh khawhnak aa dang cang mi hna hi atu hin pehtlaihnak fehter khawhnak ah kap hnih mawh phurh nak hna hi zeibantuk dah an si khawh hna?

Raltiang ram um hna caah
Laimi le Krihfa sinak hi aa tthen kho lo mi asi caah kan biaknak le Krihfa bu hi kan caah a muru asi zungzal. Miphun, nunphung le Ca etc... zong a kan tlaihnak a umchun mi kan Institution asi caah thazang derter awk tha lo mi zong asi. Cacawng kho lo hna ca zong ah Krihfa bu hi Sianghlei ruun asi chih ti hi philh piak hna lo ding asi. Hika kan muru chung ah kan chuahtaak cang mi kan ram, kan tuanbia, nungphung le ca hna hi subject pakhat ah kan chiahthiam a herh. Cun, Zumhnak ah bu dang si nak nak in Krihfa sinak ah pakhat si nak le miphun ah pakhat si nak ikhahnak/ilawhnak mitin kan ihmuh le hlam zong a bia pi. Cu ti si lo caah cun, Laimi cu Krihfa ttha asi lai lo i a hrihram zong a fek taktak kho lai lo.

Lairam hi thawhlawm lawng si loin pumpak le inchungkhar he tlawn lengmang ding asi. Hna theihnak lawng si loin, philhawk ttha lo mitthlam ah cuanter khawh peng ding mi cu atak in hmuh le tem asi. Cu caah cun, Fale hna an cutzat hlan tein timhlamh nak neih hau mi zong asi i an cacawn nak ah 'philh khawhlo mi hmuhton' timi Sociology Class ah cathluan an chuah pi khawh nak ding tiang in an nunnak ah caamcin ter a hau. Laiphung ah idawt le tlaihchan langhter nak Puak te hna hi miphun dang nih an neih ve lo mi le an kan hngar ding mi nunphung dawh a si caah, Laitlang theng te i a tem bal ve mi nih cun a dam chung a philh kho ti lai lo. Ziah tiah cun Dawtnak hi a hmual a rak fak cem.

Raltiang ram thang mino hna hi cacawng le cathiam lawngte an si cang hna. Cu mino Siahngakchia bu hna le Lairam siahngakchia bu hna pehtlaihnak fek neihter khawhnak hi biapi tuk mi asi. Pehtlaihnak fek an neih khawh ahcun hawikomh nak a tthang lai i kan si nak(Identity) zong a fek peng lai i kaphnih caah chimawk ttha lo mi hlawknak zong a chuah pi lai.

(Part II ah peh te ding asi lai)

Pastor Joel Osteen

2010-04-25T03:52:00.004+09:00

(A tanglei cabia hi Rungcin biathang 13th August, 2006 i rak chuah cia mi asi. Laimi Krihfa hruaitu hna lak ah upatnak nganpi an pek cio mi Rev. Dr. Sikhia nih a ttial. Hi cabia ka thlah tthannak cu cabia tthing hna hi rel ti loin an liam thai sual lo nak caah le carel tu hna caah theihtlei santlai an si nak hnga caah asi. Hi cabia hi Rungcin biathang thlah tu le Cattial tu hna sin ah nawl ka la ta lo. Pingpang le relrem lo nak a um sual ah cun ka hnawh tthan lai. Nawl laak ta a hauh si ah cun, nawl laak kaa tim cia. Lian)

America i Khrihfabu Nganbik Hruaitu Pastor Joel Osteen

Si Khia

(Cherhchan lakmi: Frank E. Lockwood, McClatchy–Tribune News Service)

TV ah Joel Osteen muihmai ka hmuhnak hi a sau cang nain a konglam tthatein ka hlat hlai manh bal lo. Nihin (August 5, 2006) chuahmi thawngca pakhat ah a kong tawi fiang tein an ttialmi cabia ka rel i a huammi caah ka lehmi a si. Joel Osteen cu Texas State, Houston “Lakewood Church” pastor a si. Hi church hi a tu lio America ah member tamcem a si tiah an ti. Zarhpi zing aa pummi hi 30,000 lengmang an si. An i pumhnak hmun hi Houston Rocket Basketball Team nih cu hlan an rak icelhnak Stadium “Compag Center” ah a si.

Joel Osteen hi Baibal sianginn a kai balmi a si lo. Oral Roberts University a cawn tanttim ah degree ngah lo in aa phuah i TV Evangelist a simi a pa John Osteen rian a bomh. Apa phungchimmi TV in chuah rian a ttuan. Apa i tuahmi TV in Pathian thawngttha phuan rianttuanak hi vawlei cung ram 100 nih an zoh, an ngaihmi a si. 1999 kum ah John Osteen cu ruah lo pi in a thih tikah Lakewood Church upa pawl nih Joel Osteen cu a pa rian chan dingah an fial. Upa cheukhat cu hi ti a pa rianchawn an fialmi hi an thin a phang. Zeicahtiah mah tiang ah hin Joel Osteen cu voikhat te lawng phung a chim bal rih caah zarh khat ah 6,000 a pummi Khrihfabu hruai dingah cun an zenh piak ngai.

Asinain caan a rauh hlan ah minung 10,000 ah an karh colh. Cun 20,000. 30,000 tiang chungtel an karh i kum nga lawng a si ah chungtel 40,000 tiang an hung si. Church Growth Today dirhtu John N. Vaughan nih cun Joel i a Khrihfabu “Lakewood Church” hi America ah chungtel tambik a simi Khrihfabu an si ee tiah nai ah thawng a thanh hi a rauh hlan ah 50,000 an si colh te lai tiah a chim chih fawn.

Nihin ahcun Joel Osteen cu America ah TV phungchim minthangbik a si ko cang. A cauk, “Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential,” hi uk million 5 an zuar cang. Joel cu miholh ka nem a si. Mirh siammam bu tein thawngttha a phuan. Hell kongnak in Vancung kong deuh a chim. Ttihphan thlalaunak kong si loin ruahchannak kong deuh a phuan. (He stresses the positive). Joel Osteen cu kum 43 minung a si. Pumh a dih tik paoh ah a duhmi hna kha hmai ah a auh hna i pumpeknak (alter call) a tuah. Mitampi cu hmai ah an chuak i mipi hmai ah Jesuh Khrih an zumhnak kha an langhter. Asinain micheukhat nih cun a phungchimmi hi positive deuh lawng a si caah mitampi kha a hman lomi lam ah a pialter hna ee tiah an ti ve.

TV Evangelist pawl ngiathlai rian le mi kan damh ee tiah biaknak in mi a hlengtu (faith healers and religious con-artist) pawl an konglam mipi sinah a phuang tawntu Ole Anthony (The Trinity Foundation) nih cun, “Joel Osteen nih mipi kha cotton-candy theology a pek hna,” tiah a si. Cotton-candy cu zoh ah lachawn bantuk in porh ngai in a um i tampi i sum in kaa chung i tuh ahcun hmakhat tein a ti in a zut i a ziam colhmi a thlummi ei ding phunkhat khi a si. “Atthatnak pakhat belte cu thil ningcang lo in a tuahmi (fraud) a um rih lo,” tiah Ole Anthony nih cun a ti.

Asinain Osteen hi Khrihfabu sin lahkhah a la ti lo ti a si. Amah bawmhchanhtu pawl nih an chimmi cu, “Osteen cu Pathian bia mipi nih fawi tein an theih fian khawhnak hnga Pathian nih chimthiamnak pahrang a pekmi pa a si,” an ti. An nunnak ah harnak le lungrehteihnak phunphun (crises) nih a ttemttawnmi hna a Khrihfa chungtel hna caah caan pek in biatak tein thla a cam piak hna. Hi rian hi zei dang nak in papek in a ttuan. Roja Teresa nih cun, “Hi church ah ka pumh ah hin Pathian he ka naih deuh tiah ka thlarau nih a hngalh. Cu cu nuamhnak, daihnak … hna an si,” tiah a ti.

Osteen hi minthang ngai a si ko nain a pa bantuk in mipi kha pumh dih hnu tual ah a dir i saupi a chonh hna, an kut a tlaih hna. Mitampi a mah kut tlaih dingah an i tlang i an hngah. Micheu nih a minthut (autograph) an hal. Acheu nih amah he hman an i thlak. Cun a cheu nih cun thlacampiaknak an hal. Cu ti cun pumh chuah hnu ah suimilam pakhat paoh cu inntual ah caan a hman lengmang. Cu hnu ah a dam lomi ngakchia tete a pom hna i thla a cam piak rih hna. Cun mising pipi (strangers) sin zong in greeting cards hna a hlan rih hna. Acawngtu (bodyguard) pawl nih tikik thawl put in a pawng in an cawngh peng.

Scotth Thumma (Sociologist of Religion at Hartford Seminary) nih cun, “Osteen i a Khrihfabu a tthanning hi a ran tuk, thil si tawnning kel lawnh (extraordinary) in a um caah fianter awk ah a fawi hrim hrim lo,” tiah a ti. “Joel Osteen hi Baibal sianginn kai balmi cu a si lo nain a hnuzul pawl nih cun Pathian thluachuah bak a co tiah an zumh. Cun a minung sining (personality) bak hi mi tampi nih an uar. Aminung sining hrimhrim ah mittha, mi zawn a ruahtu le mi a dawtu a si (He comes across as a good guy, as one of us, as someone who’s caring and sincerely interested in everybody),” tiah Thumma nih cun a chim rih.

Laimi le Capo II

2010-04-20T01:29:00.004+09:00

“I realize that humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.”

Anne Wilson Schaef

“A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable”

Billy Graham

Capo chim thiamnak hi 'Zung' phung khat asi caah Hruaitu hna le Mipi hmai ah biachim tawn mi nih cun thiam izuam hi a herh hringhran. Mipi hruai khawh nak ding ah cun mi lunglut lak in biachim thiam nak a herh i, mi lungthin hlauh khawhnak tawhfung pakhat cu 'nih' ter nak hi asi. Hawi ramdang hna ah cun, mipi hmai biachim thiam nak hi a cawn zong in an cawn. President Obama zong hi mipi hmai biachim ning cang a cawng lengmang ve mi a rak si. Atthen cu, nuhrin nak in biachim thiam mi an um ve nain, biachim thiam nak le capo chim thiam nak hi cawn khawh zong asi ve i, cu skill te cu tthan ter zong a hau. Cun, Capo a duh mi poh hi ngia cio hna hmanh uh, mi tluangtlam an si lai.

Capo chim tik belte ah a zawnzam, caan le hmun hma he aa tlak mi chim thiam zong a bia pi ve. Capo asi ai pet tiah theihmi poh chim ding tu cu asi loh. Ichuah sual zong a fawi i, nih piak lo zong a um kho. Cu ti ti ruang bel ah iralrin tuk lawmmam i chim ngam lo ding tiang khi cu a si lem fawn loh. Thiam duh ah cun, chim pah lengmang ding tu asi leh lam. Saya Pakhat hi ka rak hal bel, "Na biachim ngaih nuam tuk, cun, Capo chim thiam nak hi zeitin dah ka neih khawh ve lai?" tiah. "Aa...Na theih mi tete kha tluang tein chim pah lengmang law, a caan sau deuh cun, mi nih an in nih piak leng mang ko lai" tiah a rak ka leh. um..um...

Ka hmet lio i a rak laar ngai mi Capo pakhat cu, Taangcheu cawn mi Kawl ca kha, Lai holh in an rak leh mi asi...cu cu :-

Kawl holh Lai holh

Zaw kah kah ne dii.....................Zawngte kan kah e..
Khaa kawh ttha ih .....................A khabe ah ka thongh
Ye ye Maw maw ........................A zei ma lo te ah
Pawhpawh pa pa ........................A paw le paang ah
Taw taw maw ta la......................Mawtaw in kan phurh :)

tiah capo kan rak chim ttheu tawn.

Voi khat cu, Mizoram ah Laipa Kuli ttuan ah a kal. Lahkhah an thoh i hmawca cawk aa tim. Mizo holh a thiam lo caah, aa ruat i, mizo holh hi cu pehtonh chom ngawt asi ko i tiah, Dawr neitu kha, "Ka Pu, Ngalzam in nei em?" ati an ti. :) Mizo nih hmawca an ti ve..

Capo chim tik belte ah a biapi ngai mi hrial ding a um. Laitlang hna ah cun an rak hman ngai. Cucu, mi pakhat derthawm nak, dawhlo nak kong isawi nak le nihsawh nak aa tel mi an si. TCN: Na paw hi Utlak na lo, Na nah ning cu Naa na si ko etc...Cun, pum tlamtling lo le Khua chung ah mihrut an ti mi hna nawlcawn le itahchunh te hna ...atam pi lai, hi ban tuk hi capo nak hman lo mi an si. Kan hrial ding zong asi i, chim a hmang rihmi an um zong ah kan thlauh hna awk asi. Capo biatluang tu hi chim kan cawn cio khawh a biapi ngai. Midang namnet deuhnak poh cu lungfah nak a chuah pi i, kan nih mi hi mi lungfah nak zawn asi caah Krihfa kan si nak ziaza zong in aa tlak hrim lo mi asi.

Mizoram ah chungkhar hna pakhat cu, an nu pa farual bak in capo an chim tti leng mang hna. An pa nih, "TV zoh lo in capo chim tti nak in caan kan hman tti hi a tam ngai" ati. Lungthin aa hmu tuk mi le aa kom mi chungkhar an si ti cu afiang. Mithen khat cu hawikom sin lawng ah aa nuam i chungkhar ah itet ngai in um hmang mi an um. Nu le pa hna zong ca remrum piin, fa le hna ralkap style Command phun rumro le rianfial ding lawng ngiat phun in um sual a fawi te. Chungkhar ah 'Aaluu phoh' leng mang hmanh, nan inchungkhar nunning cang aa thleng hrim hrim lai i na nun zong a nuam lai. 'Laughter is the best medicine'

Laimi le Capo I

2010-04-15T16:36:00.006+09:00

“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done”

Dwight David Eisenhower

“I think the next best things to solving a problem is finding some humor in it”

Frank A. Clark

“laughter is the best medicine” tiah Reader digest ah an ttial theu. ‘Nih’ hi ngandam nak si ttha bik asi ti nak asi. ‘Sii’ ttha bik asi tak ko ah cun ‘ziah’ kan din peng ko lo i? Aman le um fawn lo…awh…tuak set ah cun a um men ko lai na’n, mah te’n nih, mirh zuai khawh asi ko ti khi chim duh mi asi. Pathian siam mi Saram phun lak ah minung lawng hi ‘nih’ hmang mi kan si ko rua…Saram te hna an nih cu a um ve men ko lai na’n, Kartun chung dah ti lo, an nih lio ngai hmuh khawh an si lo. Cun, an nii ti awk zong an I hngal lo. Cun, Lairam ah hin khuakip ah Capo chim thiam hi theih lengmang an si, cu hna cu an sin um zong a nuam I an kan lawmh ter. Thantlang peng hna ah cun ‘Farrawn’ ti ah cun capo chim an thiam lai ti in ruah colh an si. Si zong cu asi pah tak ko.

Farrawn capo tlawmpal:-

“Bawi Jesuh an tlaih lio ah khan Farrawn nu pa 3 um hna seh law an luatter khawh lai an ti tawn mi kha, Farrawn nu pakhat um ah cun a za ko. A sual lo mi tham cu a khamh khawh ko lai” tiah an ti..:)

Pakhat nu nih ar thah ding ah adawi lengmang na’n aphan kho ti lo i “Cu ar te cu ka dawi tak tak sual lai ee” ati…

Pakhat pa cu ‘Ser’ le ‘theithu’ (Thingthei a thur mi an si) a ei lengmang I, an Vok kawm ah a ek ek. An Vokpi nih a ei piak I, Vokpi cu ni 3 chung bak a ha zaa an ti..:)

Kawidua hna ti lianh lio ah khual an tlawng I ti tan ding an si. Ti lioh thiam pa nih ‘thih na ttih maw’ tiah a hal. ‘Tih hlah’ tiah ti thiam lo pa nih a leh. Si le ati I, khatlei ral tiang chuak lak in ti cu a lioh tak. Ti thiam lo pa cu a vun ipaih ve I a fenh thlauhmah. ‘Ka chanh law’ tiah a au..’aa thih ka ttih loh na ti ko khah, poi lo cuh’ a hei ti. Ti tla pa nih “thih cu ka ttih khe ttung lo, ti fenh pei ka ttih ko cu’ ati an ti..:)

Capo chim hi a thiam mi te nih an chim ko ah khin kan ni duh khun. Kan theihcia mi zong an kan chimh chung poh cu ka nii. Asi na’n, nih nak hi ruahset ah cun aho poh nih chim thiam le midang nih ter khawh I mah zong nih leng mang khawh asi ko. Nitin te kan um kal nak ah hirha zaang te’n kan um I, nih khawh asi nak lei kap I kan laak lengmang zong a bia pi ve. Cu lo ah cun, chun nitlak hi a sau tuk lai..:)

Ruat ve cio hmanh uh!

2010-04-14T15:43:00.001+09:00

Hawile,

Nizan cu ka mitku kho lo i zantlai hnu ah Sermon ka ngai pah, Net chung ah Blogs pawl browse ka tuah pah i an cattial mi cio ka rel hna. Lai hawi dang blog pawl ka zoh hna i update an tuah huam tuk cio hna lo. Cun, thawngpang ( News) deuh a tam. Mizo pawl blogs ka zoh hna i pakhat hnu pakhat, ka lau ko. An cattial mi le an iceih duh mi pawl le kan nih Laihawi pawl kan iceihmi le kan cattial mi tah chunh tik ah quality he quantity he an kan thlau taktak si. Mirang ca in an ttial mi a tam i, an ttial dihin comment tuahnak ah an hawi dang nih ttha tein an ceih pi tawn hna. Mirang an hman mi zong ka khuaruah har, Native speaker pawl he an idan nak aa hngal lo. Bloggers tam deuh pawl i cattial tu hna hi, minthang hna novels le Ca Santlai an rak rel tuk ning aa thei kho ngai. Atthen cu Upa le cozah rian ngan pipi ttuan mi an si hna i, mino tete he ttha tein bia an iruah.

Kan nih Lailei hi nikum hrawng khan blogs hi tuah pah cio asi ve nain, ttha tein a pehzul mi hi an tlawm chin leng mang. Cun, cattial thiam deuh le khuaruah ning a kal ttha mi tampi hi an itel lem hoi lo. Pastor deuh le bang cu blog tuah mi kan tlawm ngai hna, kan watana lo bia maw si manhlo dek kan hman tuk maw thiamlo bia dek..:) Chantiluan nih a neih bang, ram tthangcho mitam u hi online ah um cio asi cang i, information kan ipek khawhnak tha hi online deuh lawng hi asi fawn ttung. Phungchim lio hmanh ah texting tuah asi cang.

Hawile, hi ca ka ttial duhnak cu

Blogs hi tuah cio ulaw information kan ipek ning hi updated kan si deuh lai
Ca na ttial deuhdeuh ah cun, Carel duhnak na nei deuh lai i khuaruahnak ah na tthang peng lai
Blog na tuah ah cun zapi sin ah na chim ngam lo mi, zapi ca i a hlawk ding mi na theih mi kha midang na kan hrawmh khawh fawn lai
Ruahnak ttha na neih mi na ttial lo ah cun a lo thai lai

Fransis Bacon nih, "Theihhngalhnak (Knowledge) cu tthawnnak (Power) asi" tiah a ti bang, theihhngal nak le information kan icheuhbauh nak nih tthawn nak a kan pek lai i tthancho nak lam kan zawhnak asi lai ti khi ka ruat leng mang.

Dam te cio'n,

NTL
JP.

(NB: Lai forum le Rungcin ah ka thlah mi ka tar tthan mi asi.)

Common Sense

2010-04-12T18:09:00.004+09:00

"Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom"
Samuel Taylor coleridge

Thomas Paine nih a rak ttial bel mi 'Comon Sense' American Politics kong si lo in, nai te ka hmuhton mi thil nih khua a ka ruah ter mi 'common sense' kong tu ttial kaa tim. Cun, common sense ti tik ah buaktlak deuh in khuaruah khawh nak, Zapi nih lungtlin pi khawh mi le aa tlak tein khuaruah khawh ti nak khi a sawh duh cem ko rua.

Kan hnung zarh cawn ninga zan ah, India Embassy, Tokyo ah rianttuan ve mi Manipur lei kan unau chungkhar hna, Pu John le Pi Thangi nih Tokyo um mi Laihritlai hna rawlhrawm tti nak le ihawikomh nak nei ding in an kan sawm. Mitam an chuak kho cio lo na'n 15 tluk hrawng kan si hna Mizo,Lai, Zomi tiin. India Cozah nih Embassy rianttuan mi hna umnak Quater, Azabujuban hmun ah asi. Room ngan pi asi i zalong ngai le nuam ngai in bia zaza kan iruah cio hna. Pumhnak bantuk i caan hman i theihter nak zong mah te'n ituah pah ding in khua kan khan. Pu John nih theihter nak aa tuah dih hnu ah a chang chang in theihter nak le bia tawi tete chimnak kan nei cio hna.

Pu John hi Hmar asi i Manipur State, Sielmat khua chuak asi. Civil service (Indian Foreign Service) aluhnak kum 20 leng asi cang. Morocco, Mozambique, Italy ram hna ah India Cozah aiawh in rian a rak ttuan. Atu hi a voi 4 nak Posting asi i, Tokyo, Japan ah. Anau pa zong Delhi in PhD Political Science in a awng. A pa hi Pastor asi i, an chungkhar in Pathian ttihzah bu tein a um mi an si. An nu pa in hawikomh zong an thiam i, miphun ah kan piangthar tuk e an ti.

Ka caan a phan ve i, theihternak kaa tuah hnu ah Tamilnadu sianginn ka rak kai lio i Hmar hawikom ka neih hmasa bik mi kong ka chim. Cun, Pu L. Keivom le Dr. Rochunga Pudaite cattial mi ka rel ve tawnnak (English, Mizo le Hmar holh) le miphun unau hna lungthin kan ihmuh i khat le khat kan i cohlan abiapit nak le hmailei Ramdang nan itthial tik zong ah nan umnak ram ah a um ve mi Lai unau hna hlam hmasa tawn uh etc.. atawi khawh chung in ka chim ve..:) Pi Thangi nih a ttha tuk a ka ti piak..:) OMG! Pi Thangi nih a chim ve i a ngaih nuam taktak, a ttha tuk hoi.

Pumh hruaitu nih thawngttha bia in thazaang pek nak tawite nei ve dingin tiah, Tedim lei Pastor pa a vun sawm. Mah cu aw...suimilam 1 deng atongh ko e..:( Achim mi le ngaih ding um huaha lo, amen le halleluia ti phun cu a tam tuk hoi. Hohmanh nih an ngai huam lo na'n ihnek cio asi. An rak celh cio rua hna lo, an tho, an tthu thulh cio hna. Voi 2 bak ka tho ve :). Adih in zan 9pm si cang i, zanriah dum tti nak kan neih hna hnu ah kan ttian cio hna. Cu thil ka ton mi nih, zapi lak thutdir le biachim nak ah Common sense hi zeitluk in a biapit nak a ka ruah ter. Asina'n, ka ruah tluk in ka fiang taktak ve lo i ka lung ah aa taap tluk in chimrel zia ka thiam fawn lo. Zeisihmanh ah zapi lak tthutdir tu ah cun thil sining ngiat thiam le caan hman thiam tu cu a rak bia pi ko.

Hitihin teh a nuam deuh kun hnga maw? Zapi hmai bia kan chim ve ttung ah cun:-

Timhtuah nak neih cia tein tawi tein chim ding
Bia ngai tu ding hna study tuah law an herh mi le theih an duhmi hngalh khawh izuam
Mithmai panh te le thlum-al tein bia chim ding
Capo thianghlim tete telh pah ding, aa tlak ningin
Na chim duh mi kha fiang tein na theih ve mi asi lai, fiang tein na chim khawhlo mi cu na theih fian lo caah asi
Raltthat nak nih tei nak a chuah pi
Nangmah he, biangai tu he nan ihlawk pi ding mi asi a herh ( Win-win)
Mi nawl icawn duh hlah, na si ning te kha a ttha ve ko (Na creative deuh lehlam)
Na biachim an ngaih ruang ah zeidah siter na duh hna? Lunglomhnak? Thinhun nak? Ngaihchiat nak? Hnangamnak? Raltthat nak? Thlennak? etc..

The Shadow of the Untouchable

2010-04-03T13:58:00.009+09:00

(The following article is written by Dr. Rochunga Pudaite of Bibles for the World, USA, some years ago. I could not remember the original source where I copied the writings but posted it here without asking permission. If the writer or copyright owner claims and notify me, I should be responsible and delete it immediately. Otherwise, for the shake of information and understanding the works of the Lord among the Hmar clan of Chins in Manipur, it's worth to spare your time. I hope you will be blessed. Lian)

My tribe in southern Manipur did not treat others as untouchables. We were headhunters until two generations ago. No wonder even the British avoided us – let alone other tribes and castes. As a matter of fact my tribe – the Hmars – were not even listed as a tribe by the Government of India, until I appealed directly to our Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. One consequence of this isolation was that although caste is the defining feature of most of Indian society, I knew nothing of its power until one afternoon of 1952, at the University of Allahabad.

As a student in Jorhat (1946-49) I had swept floors, cleaned toilets, and happily worked in the gardens to pay for my room and board. My parents and Christian mentors had taught me that all work was honourable, better than begging. So I never imagined that a sweeper was different from me or my fellow students . . . that is not until about 4 o’clock that fateful day. A classmate of mine and I were walking home to our hostel. Our hostel sweeper was walking a little ahead of us. The winter evening sun cast his long shadow on us. I didn’t even notice it but my friend did. He suddenly flew into a rage. “You Bhangi!” he screamed at the sweeper, “You scum of the earth! Are you blind? Your shadow fell on me. You have polluted me!"

Until that moment I did not even know that this classmate of mine was a Brahmin! I knew him only as a good student, from a respectable family, embodying our dreams for a new India. But he abused the man, who was bigger than himself, in language that I had never heard. It was too foul to repeat.

Asserting his superior status, the Brahmin young man ordered this much older, trembling and crestfallen sweeper to lie face down. Then he kicked him as he cursed. Since I could not stomach this, I rolled up my shirt sleeves and decided to grab the Brahmin and throw him to the ground. Just then four boys appeared and shouted, “If you touch the Brahmin we will give you a lesson worse than the one he is giving to the sweeper.”

I froze in shock. The Brahmin, enpowered by the support of these (enlightened!) university students, demanded of the poor sweeper, “Pay for my trip to the Ganga for purification.” The sweeper begged for forgiveness and promised to pay whatever the Brahmin wanted.

Deeply troubled, I walked to my room alone. One agonising aspect of this shameful episode was that the sweeper, my classmate and I were a part of a Chistian hostel – Holland Hall! Christianity that I was familiar with in North East India had liberated my tribe from our traditional inhumanity to fellow human beings. But here, in Uttar Pradesh, both the Christian as well as secular institutions of higher learning had clearly failed to humanize Hindus. The Brahmin felt he had been polluted by a sweeper. I felt that his Brahminism had polluted an institution meant to reform India. I bolted my room and poured out my soul to God, “Dear God, if you are a loving God, why do you allow a human being – your child – to be treated as the ‘scum of the earth’? Lord, why, why, why can such a thing happen in this civilized and beautiful country of India? The Bible says that you love that sweeper so much that you sent your Son to die for his salvation. Even our constitution has now declared equality for all citizens. Why Lord, why then do you allow such despicable treatment to be meted out to another citizen?”

I wept before God. I was grateful that I was a Christian. I felt sorry for my Brahmin friend whose eyes had been blinded by Satan and whose conscience was corrupted by his culture. I felt sorry that his self-esteem was so shallow that he would take umbrage at a mere shadow; his purity was so phony that it could be polluted by a passing shadow. But more than that, I was sorry that I was too weak to do anything to help either the sweeper or the Brahmin find liberty from their slavery. I asked God to enable me to someday do something to help my countrymen find the liberty that he had brought to me and my people.

* * *

I grew up in a remote mountain village of Senvon in Manipur. My ancestors worshipped rivers, mountains, rocks, stars, the moon and the sun. Evil spirits constantly troubled and frightened us. Our priests were forever busy sacrificing chickens, goats and pigs to appease the angry spirits. Then one day a mail runner brought a copy of a book for my village chief. The Gospel of John, one of the books of the Bible, was written in the Lushai (Mizo) language using the Roman alphabet. The Chief knew it had a message but he could not read. A traveler who passed through our village could read the words, but could not understand the meaning of the message in the book. On the back page he found the address of the sender, Mr. Watkin R. Roberts.

Chief Kamkhawlun sent messengers to Aizawl (capital of what is now Mizoram State) to bring the sender of the book, Mr. Watkin R. Roberts, to his village and explain the meaning of the message in the book. Mr. Roberts approached Colonel Locke, the Superintendent of the Lushai Hills district, and asked him how to visit Senvon in Manipur. Colonel Locke told him, “The Hmar people are the most savage headhunting people in the world. They will lop off your head and have a great celebration over your dead body. When we go there we take at least 50 soldiers to guard us. I cannot spare even one for you.”

Mr. Roberts, a Christian businessman from Wales, found a few young men in Aizawl to travel with him as his guides. After seven days of trudging the 100 miles over rugged mountain trails they reached Senvon. This was in 1916. Mr. Roberts met with the Chief and the village people. At first no one was interested in his stories. Then on the fifth evening he read to them a verse from the Gospel of John. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”[1] What finally turned on the lights for my people was his illustration, drawn from their own experience of how their tribal wars were settled. Two tribes had been warring against each other for several years. Then one of the tribes decided that they wanted peace. They sent a message by beating their huge war drum on the mountaintop nearest the enemy camp. The other tribe responded by beating their drum before sundown. The tribe who first beat the drum brought a goat to the boundary of the two tribes. The two Chiefs and their men arrived at the boundary, which had been carefully drawn. They sacrificed the goat and let the blood flow across the boundary line. The two Chiefs then put their hands on the sacrificial animal and the spokesmen from both tribes discussed the terms of the peace. As soon as they reached an agreement the two Chiefs embraced each other over the slain animal. Then spokesmen pronounced peace. The people who had been at war against each other embraced, the peace restored. They were set free from their animosities and insecurities. The illustration had come right out of our tradition. It made great sense.

Mr. Roberts explained to our Chief that man was created in the likeness of God - good, happy and free. Satan deceived and enslaved man. Man ran away from God and lost his likeness to God. Becoming more like Satan he started committing crimes against God and neighbours - oppressing, if not murdering fellowmen, violating women, detroying families, robbing property and indulging in all kinds of greed, envy and immorality. God sent prophets and priests to show them the way to harmonious living, personal happiness and eternal life. But men could not change their ways. Ultimately, God took the form of man and revealed Himself to show His love, His plan of salvation and eternal happiness with Him in heaven. Jesus became the sacrificial “lamb of God” and shed his blood so that we may have peace with God and be reconciled to one another.

My father was a teenager when he heard the story of Jesus, of God’s sacrifice on the cross to make peace with us – his enemies. My father gave his life to Jesus so that Jesus became his Saviour. Four other young men also decided to embrace God's message of salvation. Roberts left Senvon with a promise to return and open a school and a medical clinic to help them. But upon his return to Aizawl, Colonel Locke served him with an expulsion order to leave the Lushai Hills for disobeying orders and for “demeaning the high British culture” by sleeping in tribal homes and eating tribal food. Roberts was never again allowed to return to preach the Gospel to the Hmar people. My father and his friends learned to read the Lushai language, in order to memorize the Gospel of John, and then preached the Good News of salvation to our people.

My grandfather, who was the Chief before Kamkhawlun prior to being deposed by the British, was furious that his son had become a follower of the “white man’s religion.” My father was banished from home. Later he and his friends were arrested, whipped and imprisoned by the British rulers. Most Indians who have been told that the colonial rulers wanted to convert us will find it incredible and incomprehensible, but it is true that the British rulers burnt the bamboo churches my father had built, and banned taking freewill offerings to support pastors. But Jesus, who suffered for our salvation, gave power to my father and his friends to persevere. The story of Christ’s death and resurrection and their personal experience of Christ gave them hope, joy, and peace. The more they were persecuted the faster Christianity grew among the Hmar people. One of their leaders, H. K. Bawichhuaka joined Mahatma Gandhi's freedom movement. He was arrested and jailed in Silchar and Jorhat until India's independence. On the day of India’s independence the Hmar people also gained freedom. They assembled, burned the British edicts and celebrated independence with the dignity of being citizens of a free country.

When I was ten years old, I too accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and my Saviour. My parents sent me to the nearest upper primary school to study – 96 miles away from my home in Churachandpur. Their aim was not so that I may get a good job and provide them with financial security in their old age, but so that “You may translate the Bible for us.” To get to the school I had to walk through dense forest, infested with tigers, bears, and wild elephants. After I finished middle school I went to Jorhat, about 300 miles from home. There I worked as a sweeper, cleaner and gardener in the Mission Compound to pay for my room and board.

After I finished high school I decided to go to Calcutta to study at St. Paul's College. With Rs.150, borrowed from my relatives, I went to Silchar and boarded a train for Calcutta. When I reached the Sealdah station, before the train had fully stopped, a coolie[2] came into our compartment, picked up my luggage and ran out. I chased him through the crowd. I was afraid of all the strangers at the train station. The coolie put my luggage on a tonga[3]. I gave him a few coins and he left. The tongawallah asked me where I was going. He was polite and friendly. I told him, “St. Paul's College in Amherst Street.” The tongawallah drove me out of the train station. The horses ran, and ran, and ran. In the darkness of the night we drove into a dark alley and stopped. The tongawallah pulled out a long sharp dagger and said, “Give me all your money or this dagger will go through your heart.” Even as he pressed the dagger to my chest, I emptied out my moneybag for him. He dumped my luggage on the road and drove away. This, my first experience of mainland India, was more frightening than meeting a tiger in the jungle.

After they left I prayed to God, my heavenly Father, to guide me. I thanked him for sparing my life. I picked up my luggage, put it on my head and walked to the street without knowing where I was going. I was afraid of talking to anybody. About two hours later I saw the signboard, “St. Paul's College.” I asked the darwan[4] to show me the Principal’s house. In the morning I met Principal Eddy and told him my predicament. He was a kind Indian, educated in Oxford. He told me that the Indian Government had recently set up scholarship funds for tribal students and that I should apply for a scholarship. I went to the office and got provisional admission.

I filled out the scholarship form and, with great expectations and a prayer, sent it to Delhi. Two weeks later a letter came from the Ministry of Education saying my tribe, the Hmar, was not included in the Schedule (list) of tribes of northeast India. I was denied the scholarship. My world seemed to crumble before my eyes. I went to my hostel room and cried before God, asking Him for mercy and grace. Then I opened the Bible and read “With God all things are possible.” I took my pen and wrote a long letter to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, telling him about my encounter with the tongawallah, the denial of my scholarship application by the Ministry of Education, and my need of financial help to begin my college education. I assured him that I belonged to a bonafide tribe called Hmar. Ten days later I received a letter from the Prime Minister’s office that a scholarship had been arranged for me and that the Ministry of Education would send the money to the college. I was overjoyed. I thanked God that I was born in India and pledged to be a loyal and worthy citizen until I died. This was 1949. Thousands of refugees from East Pakistan[5] filled the streets of Calcutta. I volunteered and helped distribute food, medicine, and clothing to the refugees. Helping and comforting people in their hour of such need lifted my own spirit.

After I finished my Intermediate Arts degree course in Calcutta I decided to transfer to Allahabad University in the heartland of India. I was hoping that I might have the opportunity to meet Pandit Nehru at his family home there and also study Hindu philosophy under Professor Kaul, economics under Professor Sanyal and political science under Professor Tewari, whose books I had read in Calcutta with great admiration. By the grace of God, a few months after I arrived in Allahabad, I met Pandit Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi at Anand Bhavan. They invited me to come to Delhi and introduced me to Kaka Sahib Kallelkar, Chairman of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Committee. During my visit to Delhi I submitted the name of my Hmar tribe along with the Paite, Gangte, Vaiphei and other tribes in Manipur to be included in the list of tribes. I was so proud of being an Indian, of belonging to a country with leaders big enough to meet with little-known people like me and care enough to meet the needs of the minority people. I could not think of another nation more generous and caring.

In paranthesis I may add, that it was this sense of gratitude and loyalty to India that made me accept without any hesitation a dangerous assignment from Mrs. Indira Gandhi. In 1975, Ambassador T. N. Kaul came to my home in Wheaton, Illinois to ask me to work as an “Un‑named Peace Emissary,” to meet with Mr. Laldenga, leader of the Mizo Revolutionary movement and prepare a “Formula For Peace” in Mizoram. During the two years I spent on the mission I had three close calls. The first was when the Indian Army suspected me of being a member of the MNF guerillas; second, when a monsoon landslide carried me away in a car; and third, when an MNF operative pressed a loaded revolver to my chest, demanding “How can you say you are not a spy for India?” Working for peace was a dangerous and expensive mission. I did not bill a single Rupee of my expenses to the government except for the Air Force helicopter I had to requisition on three occasions. It was my way of saying thank you to the Motherland for her investment in my college education. No sacrifice was too great for my country and my God. I received my reward when in the year 2000 Mizoram was declared “the most peaceful state in the union.”

To continue the story of my journey into liberty and dignity, a few months after my unforgettable encounter in Allahabad, I read a book, Christ's Way To India’s Heart by Bishop J. Waskom Pickett. There he related the story of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s attraction to Christianity, but eventual decision not to follow Christ.

In 1935, Dr. Amberkar confided to Bishop Pickett, “When I read the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and certain passages of St. Paul’s epistles I feel that I and my people must all be Christians, for in them I find a perfect antidote to the poison Hinduism has injected into our souls and a dynamic strong enough to lift us out of our present degraded position, but when I look at the Church produced by Christian Missions in the districts around Bombay, I have quite a different feeling. Many members of my own caste have become Christians and most of them do not commend Christianity to the remainder of us.”[6]

Dr. Ambedkar’s remark pierced my heart deeper than the dagger the Calcutta tongawallah pressed to my chest. I know the teaching of Jesus Christ is “a perfect antidote to the poison” Satan has injected into human souls of all races: black, brown, yellow and white. It is an indictment of my failure and the failure of other followers of Christ to live a Christ‑like life, as the world expects to see in us, I confessed to God. I asked God to forgive me and to help me to walk closer to him. I knew I was not perfect. I had failed the sweeper and also allowed my Brahmin classmate to continue in his slavery to a system that had so weakened our Motherland by dividing us into warring castes and tribes.

I needed Jesus to invade and rule my soul, so that I too may take up my cross and resist sin and evil even to the point of death. I knew that the Lord Jesus who had conquered death and risen from the grave to save us from our sin would help me serve my country. As I look back over my life, he did answer my prayer. He took me out of the remote mountain village of Manipur and made me a world citizen, able to play a small, yet significant role making a difference in the lives of others in the following ways.

My secular education at the university was not sufficient to equip me to translate the Bible into Hmar. So I prayed and asked God to make it possible for me to study the Bible and theology in the United Kingdom or the United States of America in order to fulfil my commitment to my father. God answered my prayers sooner than I had anticipated. Four months after my graduation from Allahabad University I was in Glasgow, Scotland studying Greek and Hebrew. I began translating the Bible. Soon I was offered a scholarship to go to the United States for further training in Biblical theology.

A few months after I arrived in America I read a book, My India, My America by Krishnalal Shridharani who also wrote a beautiful book War Without Violence, an analysis of Mahatma Gandhi and his techniques. In My India, My America Krishnalal narrated the story of Dr. Ambedkar's brilliant career, his painful humiliation and climactic rejection by upper caste Hindus in Baroda and his decision to become a Sikh or Buddhist. No pain is more excruciating as humiliation and rejection by one’s own society. Again, I said to myself, “When I return to India, God enabling, I will do something for the untouchables.”

I returned to India in 1958, with my newly translated Hmar New Testament. Until then my people had to make do with a “second-hand” translation of the New Testament from the Lushai (Mizo) language. Now, with my education in English and the original languages of the Bible and the help of Hmar elders like “Dr.” Thanglung, I had been able to bring home a Hmar New Testament we could all be proud of. It was published in 1960 and became the Hmar best-seller: The first 5,000 sold out in six months. My father’s dream was finally fulfilled.

After three months at home I decided to travel across the hills of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam and retrace some of my youthful life. I found that there was only one government school among the Hmar villages of the Manipur hills. My people wanted to read the Bible that God had enabled me to translate for them in answer to my parents’ prayers. They needed schools. God helped us to begin nine village schools and a high school. Within 10 years God had enabled us to open 85 schools – this without any help from the government. As a result, now 85% of the Hmar people know the joy of reading and writing. They have been liberated from illiteracy, superstitions and dependence upon others. They have been set on a course where they could develop their potential, serve God and their Motherland. We sought to instill a spirit of self‑reliance and the pursuit of excellence in the hearts of our students. Over the years God rewarded our labours as we saw our graduates become ambassadors of India, Chief Secretaries of the states, a Director General of Police, I.A.S. officers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, professors, pastors, and even evangelists– ambassadors of the King of Kings. Among the Hmar names you might recognize are : N.T. Sangliana, Karnataka State Director General of Police; L. Keivom, High Commissioner to New Zealand; and L.T. Pudaite, ambassador.

My conviction that Jesus is what India needs grows stronger when I consider a district, such as Allahabad, which has been one of the greatest centres of political power in India, having given independent India Prime Ministers like Pandit Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, V. P. Singh, Chandrashekhar and even our present Minister for Human Resource Development, Sri Murli Manohar Joshi. Even such districts are still oppressed by the evil of caste, and have not been able to make 85% of their population literate. That is inexcusable.

Be that as it may, our schools naturally led to a college – Sielmat Christian College. One of my deepest regrets in life is that we had close it down. We made the mistake of accepting a small financial grant from the government. That enslaved us to petty bureaucrats who had no idea of the liberating power of the Bible. They demanded that we stop teaching the Bible to all students. That was a condition that we could not accept. It was the very source of our liberty and dignity. Without the Bible we would be simply another despised Scheduled Tribe. Because of the Bible we became rapidly advancing children of God. Instead of surrendering our liberty to bureaucrats and petty politicians we closed down the school after eight years of outstanding achievements. God-willing, in the near future we hope to launch a world-class national institution of higher learning particularly for India’s Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes.

Looking back, I am extremely grateful for what God has done for me and for others through me. He saved me from the sins that arise from living outside God’s control. He became my Father. I was poor, but I did not have to envy others or beg from them. My Father has showered His love upon me. His care and His provision have been sufficient for all my needs. He has made my life useful not merely for my Motherland but in over one hundred countries. I have flown over 30 lakh[7] miles to serve people all over the world. I have seen greed and grief among the nations which no human being is able to erase. We need the dynamic of the teaching of Jesus Christ which, Dr. Ambedkar observed, is “strong enough to lift us up out of our degraded position.”

[1] John 3:16

[2] Porter

[3] Light one-horse two-wheeled buggy or carriage

[4] The gatekeeper

[5] Now Bangladesh

[6] J. W. Pickett, Christ's Way To India's Heart, ( Lucknow Publishing House, Lucknow,1938 & 1960) p. 22

[7] 3 million

Pathian Dawtnak Cakuat

2010-03-24T21:55:00.001+09:00

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Cheraw Chheh hnawk

2010-03-14T02:45:00.004+09:00

Cheraw chheh hnawk

( The following article is taken from Vanlaini.org of Mizo Version. The writer is Vanneihtluanga, one of my favourite writers among the Mizo. His ability of exposing the hidden darkness of Life in Mizoram is Super-wonderful :). Enjoy your reading!!!
(Saturday, 13 March 2010 07:12 Vanglain)

Riahna pindan awm si lova ‘Hotel’ tih intár tam berna ram chu Mizoram hi a ni an ti a. Khawvela tualchher milar ngah ber ram leh, Mautam hlawkpui ber hnamte chenna ram an ti bawk. Kum zabi 21-na meuha lo vâta hàl la ching hnam hlawm zinga khawvela lian ber leh, silai mai duhtawk lova túr meuh hmanga nungcha suat thin primitive hnam hlawm lian khawvela awmchhun Mizote hian, Cheraw tel lo pawhin thang zawng kan chhuah mawlh e.

Cheraw kâna hming chher hi hmusit tur a ni lo. Economy tlusawp avangin kan thangtharte an zâm a. Mi zingah “Mizo ka ni” an ti ngam lo ta fo. Tunlai hian, thangthar hnena mahni hnam zahpui lova chhuantir theitu thil eng pawh - sual a nih loh phawt chuan - kan mamawh a ni. Chuvangin, a thatna laiah dawngsawng thiam ang u. NLUP min tiamtute tlin tawk a ni hrih. Cheraw hian a tha zawnga khawvel hriat hlawh nih harsatzia leh hautakzia leh beih hah tulzia min hmuhtir. Hei hi a lawmawm lai ber chu a ni.

Gospel Centenary hmangin khawvel hriat hlawh kan tum tawh a. Gospel hi tourism huanga market chi a ni lo tih kan zir chhuak. Internet lamah chuan, Gospel-a hriat hlawh tumte kha, Chakma leh Bru nék ch>pa, Burma raltlan deusawhtu anga khawvelin a hriat hlawh hnam kan ni ta. Chu maichama mei zawk chu a mit ta lo.

Engti zawng pawha mi hriat hlawh nih hian lukhawng leh sawhkhâwk a nei. Cheraw hmanga khawvel kan chibai rual hian, khawvel chuan, “Kan lawmpui a che u. In AIDS leh cancer vei figure-a hniam phah em? In economy a sàn phah em?” tiin kan chibai min chháng lêt tan ang.

He zawhna hi tu chhànah nge kan khêk le? Mihring cheng atanga teha sorkar hnathawk tam berna state leh, non-governmental organisation (NGO)-a government servant inhmang tamna ber state leh, nasa taka pay scale inang an inhausak hleihna state-a sorkar hnathawkte hian, kan nihna dik tak khawvelin min hriatpui ta se, kan chhang ngam ang em?

Cheraw kâna kan hming chherna hian keini, mihring zat atanga teha kohhrana ‘rawngbawltu’ tam berna rama thlarau harhna dawng tam ber hnamte hi engtin nge min nghawng le? Tihdamna chang nasa ber leh ramhuai hnawtchhuak nasa ber hnamte hian, sermon ngaithlak tur tam berna leh, gospel camping tam berna ram hi piangthar da leh tam berna ramah kan chantir a ni tih hi, Cheraw-a thang kan chhuah rualin khawvel hian hre tel se kan duh em? Sakhaw thar hmanga mahni culture reh hlum tum nasa ber hnamte zinga mi kan ni a, chutiang hnam ngeiin cultural dance hmanga thang a chhuah ta hi kohhran hruaitu tan chuan ngaihtuah fe a ngai.

Zu hi chu kan khap miauva, khawvela zu quality nei chhe ber ram nih pawh a mawh lem lo. Dendrite atanga correcting fluid chena ruihhlova chantir theite chènna ram nih leh, khawvela proxyvon-a OD tam berna ram kan nihna te hi khawvelin min hriatpui tan dawn ta. Cheraw sawi apianga sawi tel an ni ve tawh ang. Zak tak i maw le?

Cheraw adjudicator hian, Cheraw mai en lo hian, kan Aizawl, city chhunga village council nei awmchhun leh, khawvela lirthei average speed hniamna ber khawpuia chengte hi min enchiang ta se, kawngpui sira kan gas bur ruak hun tlarte hi khawvela sei berah a puang nghal mai ang tih a va hlauhawm em! Heng chhinchhiahnate hian keini ‘ringtute’ hi a zui zel dawn si a, Cheraw chheh hnawk hi - ngaihtuah a ngai e.

- Vanneihtluanga

Capo Dang

2010-03-07T22:44:00.004+09:00

Atanglei Capo hi YCCI yahoo groups ah an rak thlah cia mi asi. Laitlang ka um lio ah an rak chim ka theih bal na'n, aho cem hi dah mah bia pawl hi achim hmasa tu asi hi ka thei kho ti lo. An ka ciahtuk i hika hin ka taar tthan hna. Attialtu hi 'HNGERHTE' aa ti.

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Voikhat cu Kawi Cem nih nupi thitnak zan puai ah ' Than Tlang Peng ' kan thancho khawh lo nak kong hi atang lei bantuk in capo arak seih bal.

Khual Hrin tlang: Khual Hrin tlang cu tazacuai an huam tuk i khuabawi ani thim kho bak lo, ziah tiah cun khuabawi thim ding in an chuak cio i " Tutan cu Parku pa hi khuabawi ah kan thim lai " an vun ti i pakhat ahung tho colh i " asi kho lai lo, ka cuai lai ka ti mi asi" avun ti i taza cuai ding in a ni bawh viar i apoi kho tuk ati.

Vanzang tlang: Vanzang tlang cu an naal tuk i " kan lingmawti atlai tuk ning cu apawngkam thingkung zong a tlai chih dih " an ti i " nan naal tuk, zeitin dah apawngkam thingkung cu atlai chih khawh tiah kan haal hna i " a pawngkam thingkung cu lingmaw kung lawng te hme asi cu " an ti salam i apoi kho tuk ati.

Zah Nak tlang: Zah Nak tlang cu seihkuzin an huam tuk i Lungding le bang nihcun " Kan Lungding tlang pi hi hei cim seh law Rangoon ah vun i cang phut seh law Kio Hmung hi Sai Htee Saing asi hnga, Fam Men hi May Sweet asi hnga, Far Rawn khi Mandalay asi hnga " an ti i apoi kho tuk ati.

Vailam tlang: Vailam tlang cu an holh an tanh tuk i Thau pawl le bang cu " Fu kan zuar " ti tial ko ding zong khi Thau holh bak in " Ace, fu fawh kan zuar hih " tiah an tial i apoi kho tuk ati.

Bual peng: Bual peng cu vuak huam an tamtuk i khuabawi an thim tik hna zong ah vuak huam deuh kha thim an si i khuabawi nih tlang an au zong ah hin " Thaizing cu meilam phiah asi lai, aa thawh lo mi kan zaang nge ka ni deng dih lai" ti bak in an au i apoi kho tuk ati.

Zophei peng: Zophei pawl cu kan miphun kan tanh tuk ti khi an uar tuk i Zophei in bawlungchuih arak thiam mi Ale timi nih bawlung avun tin poh ah an dihlak in Ale Ale Ale tiah an au i Kawlbawh nih bawlung atleih zong ah ' Ale thiam tuk ' an ti i apoi tuk ati. Zophei - Zui Phe - Zawi Phai and Ale Ale Ale ............ ........

Lautu peng: Lautu peng cu ralkap pension an tamtuk i Hnaring hrawng le bang ahcun an thlanmual hi Tah Kah le Tah Kah Kah timi an min hmai ah atamtuk i nuhmei an thih sual zong ah an min hmai ah Tah Kah ti an tial lo lawng bak asi i apoi kho tuk ati.

Miram tlang: Mara pawl cu capo an thei lo i Ngaphaite pa nih ar hngawng a duh tuk i " kan khua ah ah hin arkhong ahngawng Lailen tiang sau mi um seh law ka duh ati i Ngaphaite pawl nih " a hngawng Lailen tiang asau ahcun zinglei ah Lailen ah ava khuang lai i zing thawh kan tlolh viar lai " an ti i khuapi bak in cu kong cu meeting an tuah kho i apoi kho tuk ati.

Capo

2010-03-06T15:52:00.003+09:00

Nai hrawng cu ka nih rumro a chuak ko. Ka ni lengmang, anuam taktak. Atanglei capo pawl hi, Forum chung ah Kawi Taal le Cehrep nih an ttial mi an si. Ka khawmh hna i, hi rel cio ding si ko...

Voikhat cu Hakha khualai ( laansung ) bak ah hmaifa le hngerhte ani si ciam mam i an angki bak in ani rawt ti asi. Khua upa deuh nih an chuah hnawh hna i " ziah mah tluk cun nan thin hun ve ve i na ni velh hnik" tiah an vun hal hna.

Hmaifa nih: "Nangmah thi dawp hmang te hna aka ti hrim hrim, puaisa ah maw a ka rel, hngerhte te hna bantuk in mi cini le tha-ngiah vialte ei piak hmang ka si lo, mi sapherh le buktlang zong i puak riangmang in inn tinpi hmang mi ka si lo" ati ti asi.

Hngerhte nih: " Cini fir hmang aka ti hrim hrim, Kala ah maw aka rel, athlum al ka duh cu atheih ko cu teh, amah hmaifa bantuk in mi hmuh lo nak ihkhun/puantlang karkip ah va thuh riang mang in mi thi dawp hmang ka si lo " ati ve ti asi.

Upa deuh nih an rem len hna nain an rem kho ti hna lo i an riantuan ti hawi le an va sawm ve ve i an hung chuak ti asi.

Hmaifa hawi le cu; palik,ralkap, sihni, biaceih bawi le lahwahkah hei ti le tha-nah-saing- ya-aci-ake hei ti an si i an tam lem lo nain pistol/motor/ camera'/suitcase / coat-necktie thatha he an hung chuah cio pin ah an hriamnam tha kho tuk ti asi.

Hngerhte hawi le cu; furpi ca eiding thaal ah lo aa thlawh cia zungzal mi Lai lei lothlo pawl lawng te an si i an tam ngai nain paiper/tuhmui/ namtong te he an ke bak in an hung chuak ti asi.
(Kawi Taal)
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Vanram kainak kutka ah India pa, Tuluk pa, Kawl pa le Lai pa cu artlang tete in ani zul i pakhat hnu pakhat in Peter nih bia ahal hna ti asi. Abiahal mi hna cu a khat dih i cucu;

" Nang vuleicung na um lio ah zei sualnak dah na tuah sual bal mi a um ? ti asi

India pa: Dawr tuah mi ka si i thil ka zuar ah 10 man khi 100 ka hauh i an ka det hnu ah 90 kan thumh hna ti in ka hlen tawn mi hna sualnak hi ka rak tuah tawn ati.

Tuluk pa: Kei zong dawr tuah ka si ve i 100 man thil ka zuar mi khi piakhat zong tum duh loin sifak hna caw kho loin ka tuah hna i tamtuk ka rak miak mi hna hak kauh sualnak hi ka rak tuah tawn ati.

Arab pa: Vuleicung ah Muslim adohtu pohpoh thah dih ahcun vanram ah nungak virgin 72 na thit khawh lai an ka ti caah ka pum hi bom ah ka hman le minung tampi ka thah bal hna ati.

Kawl pa: Ka lu ka kongh le mi rawlhaal in ka vah ter i an ka pek pin ah ka hmai ah kupbil in ka um ter hna nain keimah bantuk lukawng he, rawl aka petu he ' kap dih hna' tiah order an ka pek caah ka thah dih hna ati.

Lai pa; " Ralkap nih an ka hrem nak ah ka ke hi akiak mi asi, ka nupi zong an tleihrem pin ah an thah rih i atu zong keimah hi hmuhnak poh ah thah ding in an ka kawl, ka sual bak lo nain sual an ka puh mi ka si " ati ti asi.

Midang pali cu biahalnak ( question ) ka tuah ning tein vulei ah sualnak an rak tuah balmi kong an ka leh dih nain 'ziah Lai pa ' nang hi sualnak na tuah sual mi zeidah asi tiah kan halmi asi ko nain nangmah thah anin timhnak lawng te hi ziah na ka chimh len?' tiah Peter nih avun hal than i " Ziah, atu hi vanram kainak ding resettlement interview asi lo maw ? " ati an ti. (Cehrep)

#Kan hawipa pakhat Mandalay Tuluk dawr ah thil acawk ah hin Kawlholh thiam mi hmanh nih kan det khawh bak lo nak dawr hna ah hin ava det khawh hna i kan zum lo i athlitein kan va zulh an ti. Anih thil det dan cu " aman hung ka thum deuh uh " timi khi " Nohsoh Pe Ba " ti in motor -nohsoh nohsoh ti i hnulei kir khi thil man det nak ah ahman le dawrtuah pawl an nihchuak tuk i aman an thumh lengmang ko an ti.

#Kan hawi le pahnih cu sio an caw i sio ti kha Kawlhholh in a min an thei ti lo le pakhat kha a bok le pakhat nih khan hri tein a hmur kam ah avun thlai i avun ei bak ah a dawh colh i dawrtuah pa nih sio cu an vun put tung ko an ti.

#Motor cit man hna khi "kaa khah"' ti chim thiam loin " kaa tanphu beloh le" kan ti sual i motor aman hi cu ting nga leng asi an kan ti i thla la awng in kan zuan lo lawng bak asi an ti.
(Kawi Taal)

Dawhnak

2010-01-25T15:37:00.001+09:00

Dawhnak Taktak

2010 kumthar chung ah kan lut thluah mah tthan cang I, zei kar lo ah kum le can hi aliam manh theih asi ti lo. “Hngakchia caah cun can hi a vah tein a vaak ve, mino caah cun a kal I, rual-u le hna caah cun atlik in atli” tiah mifim bia a um. Nizan tihni te ah Japan kan phan rua kan ti lio ah kum tam nawn arak liam diam ai! Cu chung vialte kan sining, kan nunning etc… hna kan izoh tthan cio ah cun ‘elaw’ tiah ichir mi tampi cio neih dawh kan si. Aliam cia cu zeitiawk ttha ti hlah, ara lai mi caan hi tah zeitin dah tihi langhter ka duhmi asi.

Kum Zabu 21 nak chung ah kan lut cang I, Vulei cung thil umtu ning hi Modern Technology ruang ah aa thlen ning a rang tuk cang. Tu hnu kum 20 zong ah nihin kan dirhmun nak in thil tampi aa thleng lai I a tthangcho lai. Nihin I University Hngakchia hna hi a um rihlo mi rian caah aa tim laam mi an si ti tiang in an ti phah. Vulei cung Company vialte lak ah rianttuan nuamhcem nak ah an thimmi Google Inc., khi 1998 kum lawng ah Sianghlei runn cacawng lio hawikom pa 2 Larry le Sergey nih an rak thok I nihin ah cun staff 19,665 an nei I Kum 1 ah $28 Billion leng pi an miak. Zeitluk in dah thil thar an chuah I cu bantuk thil thar hna nih cun hlawknak ngan pipi an chuah pi ti cu ruah khawh cio asi.

Minung hi Pathian nih a kan sersiam ning hrim ah a tthangcho ding kan si. Tthancho nak panh in Lam azul mi lawngte kan si hna tiah chim khawh zong asi. Neihchiah lei tthancho, sinak lei tthancho, fimnak lei tthan cho etc…alam kipin tthancho nak hna hi Pathian nih a kan duh piakmi zong asi fawn. Cu lak ah ziaza le lungput ah zeitluk thuk dah kar kan hlan cio cang hna I, zeitluk dah ‘Iang’ kan ngeih cio hna hnga? ‘Iang’ cu “zoh sau deuh poh i hmuh chin lengmang mi duhnunnak tiah ti usi law, asi lo ah, zoh lengmang i a chuak chin lengmang mi dawhnak” tiah Pa Hlun nih ahrilh fiah. Ziaza lei Iang cu teh zeidah asi hnga? ‘Chunglei in achuak mi duhnunnak’ tiah aa rem ko rua hnga!

Minung kan I dawhnak taktak hi kan chunglei nunnak le ziaza hi an rak si ko rua! Cu caah cun, chunglei kan nunzia le lungput ah hmasawn cio kan herh I cucu kan kawl cio awk zong asi. Prof. Peter F. Drucker nih tuanbia a chim tawn mi cu, “BC 400 hrawng lio ah khan Phidias timi Zungthiam-pa hi Athen bawi hna nih Statute Ser an rak fial. Statute asiam mi cu alanghnak he, alangh khawh lo nak (zapi hmuh khawh lonak ahnulei) zong ttha tuk in asaih hna caah an iruahning nak in caan aa rauh deuh. Khua bawi hna nih thinhun ngai in, “Ziah a hnulei hmuhkhawhlo nak hna hi ahmailei a langhnak tluk te’n ttha le Dawh in na siam, ahlei in na ttuan mi man kan in pe lai lo” tiah an mawh chiat. Phidias nih a lehmi hna cu, “Alanghlo nak hi a Dawhter tu an si, Hmuhkhawhlo mi Pathian nih a zoh nak hna an si” tiah a leh hna. Cu statute cu nihin tiang ahmun rih I ahohmanh nih sunlawih cio mi asi.

Dawhnak tak tak hi alanghlo nak, chunglei ziaza hna an si I, Pathian nih a kan tahnak zong cuka hmun ah cun asi. Kan sinak taktak chunglei ziaza le nunzia hna ah atthangcho mi kan si hi abiapi tuk. Chaw va hna nih an cawk khawhlo mi lungman sung nak in asung lawi deuhmi zong an si. Chunglei dawhnak le duhnunnak cu Krihfa kan sinak ‘Iang’ zong asi. Fimthiamnak hna hi cawn I thiam khawh an si ah cun chunglei dawhnak zong cawn I dawhnak neih khawh asi ve. Lenglei sinak ah zeitluk tiang kan tthancho hmanh ah, chunglei dawhnak I a tthangcho lo mi kan si sual ding cu ngaihchia asi. Kan nunnak nih ‘Man’ a neihnak hmun zong asi caah thuam ttha in thuamh izuam cio hna sih.

(The Pic. above is taken from Japantoday.com)

2010 Kan Don Ve!

2010-01-05T03:35:00.003+09:00

Hm..hm..hm..Caan sau nawn update ka tuah ti lo i, apoi ngai te. Cattial hi ttial lo ah cun ttial thai lo asi ko. Ttial ah cun ttial lengmang asi hoi ko. Tu cu update tuah pah lengmang ka van izuam tthan lai. Zei dah ka lawh tthan hoi te hnga!

Tukum Kumthar zing cu Matthai 7:12 nak, Mi nih kan cung ah tuah hna seh ti nan duh bantuk in mi cung ah va tuah hmasa uh. Cucu nawlbia le Prophet hna muru asi ti kha Bible caang kai zuh. Thawngtha bia chimnak ka nei i, Exodus 33:15 "If you don't go with us, lift us not from here" kaa thim. Bawi Krih he 2010 ah ti khi ka chimcem mi amuru cu asi.

'Welcome 2010! May the Peace of Christ and the power of His presence be all through the journey'

Thlacam ning

2009-08-11T01:34:00.003+09:00

Zumtu poh cu thlacamnak kan nei tawn cio ttheu ko hna lai. Ngaihchiat caan, lunglomh caan, herhbau kan neih caan, midang ca etc.. tiin. Tutan ah tlawm te ruah awk ngai asi tiah ka ruahmi cu Zapi hmai i thlacam nak kong asi. Lawmhnak ni asi ah maw, ngaihchiat nak ni asi ah maw zapi nikhua i mitam pi thlacam tawn ning hi ka sia a rem lo ngai tawn mi te te an um. Thlacam tu pa/ nu caah cun lungsi ngai asi ko lai na tein midang caah zei alawh ti hi ruah lo awk a ttha loh. Hiti hin zoh hna hmanh usih..

1. Thlacam sau tuk: - Thlacam sau tuk hi a herhnak le hmual a neih khunnak le Pathian lungton asi khunnak ka thei hlei bak lo. Cu caah cun, thlacam tu pa nih tha te ruah ta hnu ah thlacam ding asi. Vulei cung Bawi chawnh tik hmanh ah tihzahnak le upatnak le, zei bia dah ka chim lai tiah ttha tein iruah cia le timhlamh cia asi tawn. Siang pahrang vial te lak a ngancem mi Pathian he ichawnh biak tik i cawnpiak phun le thil sining vialte chimh dih i cu tin kha tin van ti piak hna etc...ti cu ningzak ngai zong asi fawn. Bible ca nih cun, thla nan cam hlan in Pathian nih ka duh herh vial te a theih dih cang nak kong a kan chimh ai..

2. Thangtuk le Aukhuan tuk thlacam:- Biatak ngai i Pathian sin ah thang ngai in thlacam caan zong a um ve ko nain, zeitik caan poh i aukhuan rumro, 'blag,blah' tiah nolh peng etc.. thang em em i thlacam zong nih Pathian lung a ton deuh hlei nak ka thei kho hrim fawn loh. Bawi zisuh tu nih cun, dai tein inn khan chung ah thlacam ding tu a kan cawm piak hoi.

3. Zoh dawhnak sawhsawh in :- Mi cheu cu thla an cam tik ah bia dawh ngai le angai tu hna nih a thiam rak ka ti hna seh ti ruahnak he thlacam an hmang hoi. Mi lungthin khoih i lungzur ngai i um ter timh an i zuam, Pathian lungthin nak in.

Cu ti si ah zeitin dah thla kan cam ne lai?

Siangpahrang vialte lak Siangpahrang ngancem he bia aa ruahmi kan si caah upat hmaizah nak he aphunphun in thlacamnak neih khawh asi ko na in, hi bantuk tluk tal cun si kho seh law tiah ka ruah sawh:-

1. Aukhuang len lo, dintuk lem tung loin thlacam ding asi. Pathian he aa chawn bia mi kan si caah upat tihzah nak he thlacam ding. Thlacam ding mi hi ttha tein iruah cia i, philh sual nak hnga lo ca zong in ittial ding asi ko.

2. Pathian nih a duhmi cu raithawinak phun phun le hmurka dawh dawh hna si loin, a kekkuai mi lungthin tu asi deuh. ( Ps 51:17)

3. Bia dawh ngai i thlacam thiam lo zong ah apoi ah ruah ding asi loh. Pathian nih kan lungthin tu a zoh.

4. Sau tuk in thlacam lo ding. Bible nih hin Saupi thlacam hi a kan fial loh. Thlacam peng uh ti mi khi Saupi in thlacam u ti nak asi lo. 'Meditation' ti mi dai te in um i Pathian bia ruah tu hi bible nih a kan fial mi asi. Cu tu cu pumpak thlacamnak neinak ah hman ah a ttha. Zapi lak thlacam tik tu ah cun, a fiang, mipi theih khawh mi le tawi nawn tein thlacam hi a za ko.

'Iang'

2009-08-07T01:59:00.002+09:00

(Atanglei capar hi Pu Albert Ceuhlun nih 6th Aug., 2009 ah Rungcin biaruah phu ah attial mi asi. A bia ttha tuk tiah ka tar tthan, aho nawl laa ta lo in. Arem lo nak um sual ah cun ka hnawh tthan colh lai. Hmanthlak hi ka tu nu te asi)

Iang (noun) hi mit nih cun fiangte in an hmuh ko na'n, hmurka tu nih cun zei set a si ti chim awk ah aa harh nawn. A tawifawi nak cun, iang cu zoh sau deuh poh i hmuh chin lengmang mi duhnunnak tiah ti usi law, asi lo ah, zoh lengmang i a chuak chin lengmang mi dawhnak ti zong ah a hmaan pah ko hnga dah ka ti.

Iang a ngei mi hi alanghlat cun midawh in an lang lem lai lo. Hmaitonh te i zoh le nihmerh bu i bia iruah ko ah duh an nun a lang chin lengmang. Mit an hneem chin lengmang. Vawleicung minthang bik suaizung Mona Lisa khi zoh lengmang ah a merh nak le a duhnun nak a lang chin lengmang. Mah ruang ah cun zoh an cim lo i a min a than khi a si. Mah cu iang ngeih a si. Diamond tthi khi zoh ah cun thlalang sawhsawh a lo ko. Na'n aa oih tu a cawlcangh ah khin zeimaw zawn, zeimaw zawn ah ceu a chuak lengmang i aa dawh nak khi ruah lo zawn ah hmuh lengmang a si. Mah ruang ah cun diamond an sunh tuk nak cu a si ve. "Diamond cu iang a ngei" ka ti lai.

Midawh hi iang an ngei maw ti ah cun acheu cu an ngei ve ko; nain an muidawh nih a laan i peidek, an iang a lang kho tawn rua lo ka ti. Minak nawn sin ko ah iang hi lang seh law ka lawhter. Mirang hi midawh cu an tam na'n iangngei an tlawm ka ti. Rangoon Tuluk atam khi zohhlauh ah cun aa dawh in an lang i hmaitonh i bia iruah tik ah zoh awk an um hlei ti lo. Mah bantuk cu iang ngeih lo a si. "A tlauh" kan ti hna.

Laimi hi iang kan ngei rua (kanmah lawng hngan cu). Louisiana ah Tuluk pa pawl le Vietnam nu pawl he rian kan rak ttuantti i pakhatnu nih, "Nan miphun hi nanmah nak ngo deuh an um maw?" a rak ka ti. "An tor ta, aziah?" ka rak ti cu, Laimi a hngalh mi pa thum le kei kan nah aa khah kong a rak ka chimh. Na'n, ahnu ah, "Albert, nanmah miphun hi nan phun a dang; nan nak ko na'n nan mui ah zei dek a um, tthate i zoh lengmang ah..." a ka ti i a holhthiam nih a zaat ti lo. Iang nan ngei a kan ti duh nak a si rua ka ti ko. :)
Iang ngeih hi kei cu mui lawng ah ka hmang lo. Nunning, ziaza le umtu hoiher zong iang ka ngeihter ve. Biachim le holhrin zong. Hlasak aw hmanh hi iang ka ngeihter. A aw rau a ttha e an ti mi khi, 'a aw iang a ngei e' ti hmanh ka duh.

Pa Hlun

Interviews with L. Keivom

2009-08-05T01:04:00.003+09:00

Chin/Lai catial tu hna le Vulei cung catial thiam minthang tampi hna lak zong ah upatnak sang taktak ka pek mi Pu L. Keivom cu Kum - 70 atlinnak (15th July) ah Interview an tuah i cucu atanglei ah hin ka tar. Indian diplomat arak ttuan i Saudi Arabia, Burma, Rome etc.. ram tampi ah India cozah aiawh in rian a rak ttuan. Atu cu a pension cang i Delhi ah a chungkhar he an um. Hmar holh in Bible zong a leh i Capar tampi le mizoram cauk minthang Zoram khawvel timi zong attial. Ka upat tuk mi asi caah hi biahal/bialeh nak hi ka tar tthannak asi.

Interviewer: Lalmalsawm Sungte (LMS)
Interviewee: L.Keivom (LK)

Now that you have turned 70, how do you feel?
I feel great and lucky, something like standing on Mt. Everest.

What do people say to you when they meet you for the first time?
They extend greetings to me in their respective cultural norms.

In 1994, when you were in Male down with sickness, you escaped death. How do you feel at that moment?
Life and death are inevitable partners. We are born to live, live to die and die to live. If you get up in the morning alive, you get up on the side of life. If not, death has taken over you to start another life. Normally, I think about how to live constructively and when the time comes, die profitably for the next life.

When and how did you decide to join the Indian Foreign Service?
It was never my original plan to join government service. But changing circumstances and equations led me to sit for competitive exams. I got Indian Revenue Service at the first attempt which I joined in 1967. The only service that really attracted me then and now was the foreign service for two basic reasons. One, it would help me in advancing my interest in the pursuit of knowledge and truth. Two, it would enable me to carry on my writings and thereby continue to help in building up our literature. When I got both IAS/IFS there was a strong family as well as community pressure to join the IAS. But I did’nt flinch an inch from my resolve and I never regret my decision till this day.

Why don’t you return to Manipur after your retirement?
Manipur is a beautiful land inhabited by our loved ones. But it is no longer a place worth returning or living. There is no peace, no freedom except the freedom of the gun and the wicked, no electricity, no good library or bookstores, no incentives for knowledge, no human dignity and virtually no access to the blessings of IT. Here in Delhi, I work normally 12-16 hours daily on my computers but in Churachandpur I cannot do the same as there is no regular supply of electricity. In Delhi, apart from telephones (landline & mobiles) I have 24 hours internet connection including Skype through which I can reach the world anywhere including my children in New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA at any time. What I normally do in one hour in Delhi, it takes a day or even week in Churachandpur.

If I were to divide your life into two periods: before and after retirement. What’s the difference between the two?
The difference between life while in service and after retirement to me is very little. While in service I had to do my duty according to terms and rules determined by the employer for which I got paid and enjoyed certain facilities and powers that went along with my status and responsibilities. But power or status I had enjoyed belonged to the government I served. I never considered these as a part of myself and therefore it never went into my head. If it did, it would be foolish on my part. I had seen government servants who had the problem of adjusting after retirement for the simple reason that they mistakenly thought power or status and the attached aura they enjoyed while in service belonged to them. Luckily, I never face this problem. I am the same Keivom now as I was while in service when they addressed me as “Your Excellency”. That ‘Excelleny’ did not belong to Keivom, it belonged to his official status. I am now free to pursue my interests at my own time and volitions.

I came to know from someone that neither of your parents attended college...
My parents never learnt the magic A B C. My father died unlettered three months after I came. He was the one who named me in the fashion of benediction. But he was a poet and a crafstman specialising in cane and bamboo works. My mother died at the ripe age of 84, two years after I joined IFS. She told me once that if she were born again, the first thing she would like to do would be to learn how to read and write.

How was your family life before and after your marriage?
Being the youngest amongst thirteen siblings and growing up fatherless, I was the pampered child of the family. Ours was a joint family with 14 members on an average till we moved to Saidan/Khawmawi in 1956. Family responsibility was never on my shoulder. I love freedom of thought and reasoning and I had been lucky all through to have elder brothers who understood me and allowed me to grow in my own space freely. This enabled me to engage myself in creative pursuits from a very young age.

I got married in my final year of College in 1963 without giving much thought into it. It was a time when my innate creative urges exploded in many songs, short stories and essays. As I got married, I came face to face with the reality of life. I had to look after a family and at the same time had to make a career. Teachership was a stepping stone but not my goal. I had to go for post-graduate studies and then seek out a niche. I found out that to build a career after getting married required atleast, if not more, double effort and determination. I have been lucky to have a partner who is as determined as me to face any challenge or odds to achieve the goal we set before us. We struggled hard with our hearts and souls together. We always thank God for enabling us to reach our goal. In the process, I stopped composing songs for seven long years.

People say that you were "betrayed/let down" in love at one point of your life. That must be very disheartening.
I am glad you have asked this question. Many rumours had been afloat in our little gossip world regarding my love life. Some stories I came to know about me were either non-exist or highly inflated. They were spun straight out of a figment of somebody’s imagination. I love hearing these stories. They are truly interesting. I wish they were mine.

Like everyone else, in life’s journey, I also met someone with whom I fell in love. This is the most natural experience one could have in life. We all fall in love and also fall out of love. I have been a lucky one in that I have never been betrayed or let down. I have never known a girl friend with whom I had to separate because of quarrel or fighting. I value and respect those souls then and now and have never spoken ill words against them. They were a part of my life, a good chapter that I always cherish to remember and reminisce.

Some people say that, taking up Hmar Baibul, Delhi version was "unnessary". Some even questioned your "faith in God" and your "lifestyle". What’s your take on this?
I overheard many comments about ‘Baibul-Delhi Version’- some good, some positive, some ignorant, some negative, some damaging and some purely Satanic. This phenomena of negative reaction to any attempt on new translation of the Bible is a global phenomena and ours is not an abberation. The reasons for these objections concerned basically textual departure and disagreement, semantic flaws, doctrinal differences, insistence on maintenance of status quo and ignorance in various forms and shapes. I believe that we sadly fall in the last category in full measure. The problem with us is that we don’t know or even want to know how ignorant we all are. We are afraid of being exposed which any new correct translation cannot avoid doing so.

Let us face the facts. Anyone who has read BSI or BFW Version of the Hmar Bible and did not feel the need for a fresh translation has either not applied his mind or his knowledge of Hmar is seriously lacking. Apart from many wrong translations, basically 80 per cent of the Hmar construction in these two versions is gramatically flawed, rendering the meaning unclear or incomprehensible. It is an insult to God’s word. Should we persist in dong so? Will God be glorified by our continued insults? Delhi Version attempts to do what God wants us to do.

As for personal comments on me, I would like to say only this much: that I had to undertake this challenging task of translating the Bible not because of any favourable moral, spriritual, theological and intellectual standing. I had to undertake this humbling task because of the grace of God who made me realised in no uncertain terms that it was He who trained me from childhood to do this task and that I could make no excuse from this commission. It’s between me and God. Let anybody say anything on this. It does not bother me at all. I know whom I believe and trust.

As a student you not only read your subjects, but were working on your novels which you later published, how did you do that?
Well, it’s a question of time management and your level of interest. If you have extra-curricular interests and you are committed enough to do it, you set your priorities in order and you will always find time for it.

What is your personal favorite among the books you have published so far?
This is one question many people asked me but I have no answer. I normally write on a subject I have passion for. Every sentence I write is a part of me inside out. When you read my writing, there you will find me and have interaction with me.

But my most important work so far is the Bible translation: Baibul (Hmar)-Delhi Version. I consider it as one of the best translations that the world has. It is modern but still very close to the original which is difficult but possible. Each line in every Psalm has equal syllables, perhaps the first of its kind on earth. Wrong translations and the profusion of flawed construction of Hmar that smeared almost every page in the older Hmar versions have been set right. In the process, we have redeemed Hmar language from dying of corruption through the Bible and also God’s word from mistranslations. Our main targets are the younger generation who have lost interest in reading Bible in their mother tongue because of the flawed translation and the language construction which are twisted and difficult to comprehend.

Responses we have received from the younger generation are very encouraging. We have also noted that those who read DV have improved their writings in Hmar. In fact, DV is not meant for the self-esteem Pharasees who, under any circumstances, would stick to the old versions which had become their badge of honour for too long. Anyone who wants to prove the truth of my assertions may put Delhi Version and the other versions together and compare them sentence by sentence, word by word and comma by comma.

While saying these, I do not claim that DV is perfect. Far from it. It is our first attempt. The translation, editing and publishing was done, all in six years for which I worked 12-16 hours daily. H.K. Kawllienthang ably asssisted me in editing and proof reading. There are lots of rooms for improvement and we have already started the work of revision from the day the first copy was rolled out. One must understand that Bible translation work in any language is an endless process till the coming of the Kingdom and the establishment of the New Earth and the New Heaven.

What was it like to be called "author of hopeless love stories" before you came out with the thought provoking ‘Zoram Khawvel’ series?
I have never heard of this “author of hopeless love stories”. My first publication in Mizo-Lusei was Zoram Khawvel-1 for which I got Book of the Year award. Later, two of my short stories- Lalnunnem ka ngai em che & Riengpui appeared in ‘Bawktlang Thawnthu’ and they were one of the most read and highly acclaimed short stories in Mizoram.

Have you ever regret authoring novels based on ‘tlangram love stories’ like Zangkhaw Bungbu, etc, and composing some of the evergreen love songs?
Not at all. I am glad that I wrote ‘Zangkhaw Bungbu’ which saw the light after 25 years. I I also wrote some novels during that time but are yet to be published. I still cherish the love songs I wrote those days as they are a true reflection of real life drama everyone plays in life. In addition they have become an important element in providing our cultural needs, enriching our literature, consoling forlorn souls.

Some peachers and pastors often make a jibe at some of the love songs you have composed. What could be the reason behind this?
First, when some preachers run out of sermon, they have a tendency to tell anecdotes or give critical comments to attract the runaway attention of their captive audience. Second, some preachers audaciously misuse pulpit to attack people they thought have the courage of conviction to tell unpleasant truth about them. People who have not had the experience of writing love songs should refrain from commenting on any aspect of life they did not know or experience. They should not be allowed even to read Songs of Solomon until they attain certain level of understanding about life. I am proud of the love songs I had written as Solomon would have for his love songs. I know that my songs will outlive all its jibers. They have already become our national treasure.

Do you think the Gospel is against love songs (khawtlang hla)?
God is love. Why should love song be against God? But we must remember one thing. There are as many love songs which are dirty even to the carnal mind as there are also hymns which are culturally far too stretched and theologically unsound and misleading, especially the hymns the younger generation love to sing these days. We must accept the good and throw away the dirty ones.

What is your take on the quality of writing among Hmar writers these days?
Very poor. The point is that we have virtually no book writing at all to measure the quality of writing in Hmar. I am not sure whether we even have the so-called ‘Hmar writers’ as you have mentioned. Whatever writings we come across are from annual magazines which appeared sporadically. The monthly church magazines hardly contain readable material. I have not seen SAWRTUI for ages and HMATHLIR is being revived. Zawllung is not reachable from Delhi. Our only daily publication HMASAWNNA THAR’s Hmar trong needs thorough improvement.

One thing we must remember is this: writing is the product of thought, a reflection of one’s thinking and language is only a medium of expression of our thought. One has to think first what to write and then how to write out these thoughts by reducing them into words and sentences. If you study our writings carefully, you will find out that most of us are too lazy to exercise our brain. We want to write but we have no patience to think and ponder over. We produce disjointed words and sentences which are incoherent to camouflage our emptiness and laziness. Very painful to read. No amount of flowery words can fill the emptiness and paucity of thoughts and ideas.

I hear that you really enjoyed reading Sawrtui magazine. Do you foresee any good news for this magazines and other Hmar news magazines?
I have not seen SAWRTUI for ages. The impression I got in the last copy I saw was that it’s tragically heading towards its grave. The fundamental problems of Hmar news magazines are (1) readability (2) hmarisation (3) poor circulation (4) mental lethargy. For a magazine to succeed, it should be readable and our magazines are not. Secondly, we should make our magazine in such way that people outside the Hmar community also would like to read. For this, one has to stop hmarising of any magazine or paper and make it inclusive. This will greatly improve its circulation and utility.

What’s the difference between writing novels and preaching?
The main aim is basically the same: to put ideas, views and messages across the readers and listeners. But the style is different. Writing novel has wider freedom and audience than preaching.

What could be the reasons for no new novels in Hmar language?
Ours is creatively more or less a dead society. Even if there are potential writers, they will not be encouraged to pursue writing as a career as the market is too small and there is no economic incentive.

Most of the your novels I have read include stories on struggle. Why is that?
I have written so far only two novels, one published and the other unpublished. Others are short stories, some of them long enough to be taken as novels. Zangkhaw Bungbu is a moral novel containing a story of a boy born out of wedlock who struggles to change the inimical view held by the society against children born out of wedlock. The unpublished novel HMANGAINA RUONGPUON is story of unconsummated love set in Hmar Area and ended in D.M.College, Imphal

What kind of stories are you concentrating on after your last novel?
I have many social and religious issues on my mind but I don’t have time to pursue novel writing for many years now.

Pu Rochunga Rudaite has said he wanted to be burried in Sielmat. Where would you like your body to rest when the final day comes?
It does not matter to me where I will be buried. The only thing that matters to me is that I will be with my people after my death through my writings and translation works.

I wish you a happy and healthy life ahead. Thank you very much for your time.
Many thanks.

( Source: Pu L. Keivom blog's blog posted on 16th July, 2009 by Pu L. Keivom himself)

Thawngtha bia

2009-08-01T16:51:00.006+09:00

Zungzal Nunnak

Adam nih chiattha hngalhnak thei a ei mi hi a sualnak nganbik ah ruah asi tawn. Keimah leikap in ka fian ve ning ah cun, chiattha hngalhnak thingthei a ei mi nak in, Nunnak thingthei a eilo mi tu hi a sualnak ngan deuh asi. Eden dum chung ah khan, Pathian nih 1. Thingthei dihlak 2. Nunnak thingkung le 3. Chiattha hngalhnak thingkung tiah a chiah piak ( Genesis 2:9). Zei dang thingkung tlai hna cu a eikhawh dih ko nain chiattha hngalhnak thingthei lawng ei a thlauh. Genesis 1:26-30 kan zoh tik ah Adam caah Pathian nih a tinh piakmi cu, tefa tam pi neih i Vulei hi Uk ding le zohkhenh ding asi. Sermi ramsa vialte cung ah nawl neihnak zong a rak pek chih fawn. Cu vialte phen ah a um rihmi cu NUNNAK thei ei ding asi.

Greek holh ah 'Harmatia' -' sual' timi biafang nih sullam a neih chihmi pakhat cu tinhmi nganh ti asi. ( Strong-G264). Pathian nih Adam a tinhpiakmi, Adam nih a nganhmi cu Nunnak thei ei hi asi. Cu Nunnak thei nih a hmuhsak mi cu Zisuh Krih zungzal nunnak hi asi. Nihin zong ah Nunnak taktak Zisuh Krih hnolzau in zeidang tu kan ithim ah cun cucu kan tuahlo mi sualnak nganbik pakhat asi ve. John 3:16 chung ah fiang tein Pathian bia kan hmuh. Zisuh Krih cu zungzal Nunnak lawng silo in, Fimnak, tlamtlin nak, rumnak vial te a chung ah a um dih. ( Col.2:3)

Hawile hna, Bawikrih hi kan nunnak ah zeitluk tiang khi dek hmunhma kan hei neih ter cio hna?

Dawtnak hmual

Aliamcia kum 20 hrawng ah khan asi. Tokyo khua kil lei ah Cozah nih Innthar sak an timh caah a umcia mi thing Inn tete an tthet diahmah hna. Inn pakhat an ttheh i a vampang an boah lio ah Inntlawng laikeng hmete pakhat, Vam kar ah aphei zawn in thir nih a khenh chih nain a nung rih mi an hmuh. Zeitin dah a nunrih ning asi i, cu vam karlak ah cun thir nih a khenh chih ning asi hnga tiah an khuaruah a har dih. An vun ruah deuh tik ah, kum 10 luancia kha Inn an rak sak lio i arak cangmi asi kha an hngalh. Khuaruah har in an zoh ko lio ah, cu vam a van changtu Vam tang in laikeng hmete dang pakhat rawl iseh bu in a hawng mangmi pakhat an hmuh. Cu hlan chung vialte cu a hawile laikeng dang nih rawl an rak pek peng ti a fiang. ( Japan thing Inn pawl hi Vam phen an lawng hna). Zei tluk dawtnak ngan in dah thil nung hmete te hmanh an zawn an iruah. Dawtnak nih hin khuaruah har thil a tuah zungzal ko.

Adolf Hitler nih Europe Jews pawl hloh dih a timh lio hna ah khan, Poland Jews pawl zam itim in Lithunia Ram Kaunas khua ah itartahak in an rak um. Japan Visa laak in ramdangdang ah pem an rak i tim. Si nain, Japan cozah nih Visa pek an rak duh hna lo nain, Ambassador Sugihara timi pa nih an cozah nawl ngai loin, dawtnak le zaangfahnak ruang ah a mah nawl in a sin ra mi Jews vialte Visa a rak pek hna pin ah, Visa a pek manh lo mi hna caah tlanglawng in an kal pi cuahmah lio tiang in Nanmah tein rak ituah uh nan luatnak ding cu tiah a seal vial te a rak pek chih hna. Mi thong tam pi Nunnak a rak khamh hna. Japan cozah nih a rian zong an rak phuah phah. Mitam pi luatnak ding ah hmanrua pakhat te ka si khawh cu, ka cozah nawl ngaih lo zong ah, zeiti action an ka lak zong ah kai lungsi ko tiah a rak ti. Kum tampi a rauh hnu ah a rak khamhmi hna Judah pawl nih Tokyo ah an hawng kawl i an hmuh tik cu a rak tar ngaingai cang. A thih lai kum, 1986 ah Isreal cozah nih an ram chung upatnak sang bik an rak pek. Dawtnak le zaangfahnak mitin rian a rak ttuanmi hi upat lo awk a ttha hrimhrim lo.

Dawtmi krihfa hawidawt hna, Laimi tampi kan sining hi ttha tein izoh hna usih. Lam hmete ihmuhsak nak ding ah phaisa torlak ilak hna kan hmang. Dawtnak theih in lawmman hi cu kan ipek ding hrimhrim asi ko bu ah, luarpar kai in phaisa mitlawng in khua kan khan hi a tam cang. Human traffic programme in miram ah kan ikuat zong ka hmuh pah lengmang tik ah ka celh tawn lo. Dinnak le dawtnak in zeipoh hi tuah khawh asi ko bu ah, lih ttawn chom in cozah convince kan timh zong a tam tuk cang. Kan Nunnak ah Bawikrih nih hmun a neih taktak rih lo ruang zong ah asi kho men? Lam hman lo i kan kal sual asi ah cun nihin ah Bawikrih sin ah kir tthan hna usih.

Bawi krih chung ah hin zeizong vial te a um dih. Lawmhnak, daihnak, tlamtlinnak etc..vial te... kei ka nunnak zong Bawikrih nih a ka thlen ve i, nang zong nan nunnak an thlen khawh ve ko.

Hawidawt, Bawikrih le a thawngttha bia theih chap na duh i, thlacam cah na duh ah cun, ntlian@yahoo.com ah ca rak kua te law zeizong vial te ti kho tu Bawipa sinah thlacamnak ka rak in neih piak ve lai. Bawipa nih thlachuahnak in pe seh law, na lam tluang hram ko seh.

" Khrih cu Pathian fimnak le hngalhnak aa thupmi hunnak tawh asi."
" In whom( christ) are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" Col. 2:3

(8th July, 2007 lio ah Chin Internet Ministry i thawngtha bia ka rak chim mi thlah tthanmi asi. Hmanthlak hi cu zohdawh ah ka tar sawhmi an si. Acung khi Zojo Temple le Tokyo Tower, achangtu hi Ambassador Chiune Sugihara le atangcem hi cu lenvah pah i ka thlakmi asi)

Ram Nuam Cem lei ah - V

2009-07-27T13:14:00.009+09:00

Kum 6 leeng Lairam hmuh ti lo hnu Lairam tlun tthan cu a nuamhnak hi chim dongh awk a tha hrim lo. Kaa tthanpi mi Lai nunnak hna bantuk hi vulei cung khua zeiram phanh hmanh ah a um tthan kho ti hnga maw? Lailei nun ka tem ta mi nih khua tampi a ka ruah ter i khuaruahning thar zong a ka chap. Lairam ah zeitluk in dah rianttuan awk a tam zong a ka hngalhter tthan i 'Lairam hlei lo cun ramnuam dang a um lo, Laimi caah' ti zong a ka ruah ter ngai ngai. Laitlang thli thiang, nichuah le nitlak aa dawhning le zinglei arkhuan thawng, khuati a nuam tawk asi ning le cinthlak nak ah an tthatning hna, Pangpar phunphun nih a tuamning le tiva te an idawh ning, khat le khat kan ikomh ning hna le kan nunphung dawh hna etc... ruah cim lo an si ko.

Khua ka caam chung ah tiva kan kal i tlang zong kan kai. Tombuk tlang hrawn ah kehthei kan hrawng i Lambua zong kan pah len, Iang2, Hlawn2 le chin2 tiah. Kehthei areh pah cang caah lamhlat deuh kan panhnak ah bur kan pah cu asi. Ka phanhka te ah hawidawt hna nih kehthei an ka hrawn piak i an rak ka pek tawn. Khengkur khat khat bak ka ei dih hna. Ka nu nih mirh nawn in a ka zoh i 'an thawt tuk hi teh, tampi'n ei' a ka ti :). Zan thlapa vang tang ah hawikom hna he hla zong kan sa. Mino dihlak he Tombuk tlang kai le Drama paih kan itimhmi belte caan nih a ka daih lo tuk caah kan tuah manh hna lo, apoi taktak kan ti cio. Khua ka caam chung vialte a ka daw tu ka nu le pa, chungkhat, Krihfa bu dihlak, hawikom le mino hna le khua nu khua pa dih lak cung ah hi capar te hin kaa lawmhnak ka langh ter. Nan ka dawtnak a lianngan hringhran.

Thantlang ka phanh zong ah hawikom daw-tu hna, ka duh herh poh a ka zalh piaktu le Bike a ka phur tawn tu hawi le dih lak cung ah lawmhnak chimcawk lo ka nei. Thawngtha bia chim ve dingin Caan a ka siaherh tu AG krihfa bu cung ah lawmhnak chim cawk lo ka nei fawn. Zan pumh ah thawngtha bia chim a ka sawm ko nain caan ka pek khawh lo caah nan hmai kan khap hna lo i kaa lawm tuk ti chim bel ka duh, TABC sang hruaitu hna. Caantha tu Bawipa nih kan pe than hram seh.

16th June, 2009

Zingka in kan inn-tual le inn sir lei ah hawikom hna le chungttuan pawl an ituai len. Saya Amos he Sipawlaih fung 50 hrawng le Kunza tlawmpal kan cawk i 'chungttuan pawl caah' tiin, 'Thihtuanhnak si' kan put hna ka hei ti pah hna. Chun hrawng khin cun hawileng tete zong an hawng chuak pah hna i Inn leng kan khat nawn cang. Pumhnak programme thawk aza ko tiah Inn chung lei ah kan lut dih hna i Saya Tling nih pumhnak a kan hruai. Khuabawi pa, Ka U hrang, Pu Cawi le khua upa pa dang 2 hna nih bia an chim. Ka nu le pa nih lawmhnak bia chimnak an nei i kei zong nih lawmhnak bia ka chim ve.Rev. nih thawngtha bia a kan chim.

Khua a ka ruahter ngaingai 'Keimah hna, kan khuami te na si, kan fa nasi, Ramdangdang in Khua tiang na hawng kan tlawn, kan ilawm' tiah lawmhnak bia chimnak le thlacam piak nak hna khua pi tein an ka neih piak mi ka ruah tik ah ka lung ahno hring hran, lawmhnak in ka khat fawn. Ka pa hi Sialam asi i, ka nu farrawn asi. Thantlang ah ka chuak i ka tthang. Tang 9,10 Hakha ah sianginn ka rak kai i India lei tuah College ka rak peh. Farrawn hi acaan ah ka rak tlawng pah tawn nain sau ka um tak bello. 1986 hrawng asi ko rua Farrawn Jubilee lio hi ka phanh hmasat cem asi. Cu le cangka 'I've Chemistry' ka ti hnga maw ka rak tlaihchan thai. Thantlang kan um lio i Khualei mi an kan tlun tawn ah hin ka rak inuam tuk. Memu nan ka phurh maw ka ti tawn hna. An ka dawt tuk i ka ngamh tuk fawn hna. Ka pa Hmun nih a ka pom pah in a khup thir ter tawn ko ah hin ka rak duh tuk. Aka thlim colh tawn.
Ka nu lei in ka khuaram le ka Laihritlai an si nain 'hi tluk an ka dawt nak ngan hi' ti ka ruah tik ah Pathian dawtnak thawngin asi ko ti lo cu zeihmanh chim khawhmi ka nei lo. Khua Upa hna nih an ka len lio zong ah asi khawh chungin Vok thah lo dingin ka chim ve. 'Thlacam piaknak nan ka neih piak ding cu ka duh cem mi asi, nain Vok thah tiang cu sihram hlah seh' tiah voi tampi thiam tawk in ka chim ve. 'Kan in dawtnak hi kan cohlan piak ko' tiah an ka ti tik ah ka nun chungril thuhcemnak a phan rua tiah ka ruah. Ka phut lo ning hi fiang tuk in kaa thei fawn! Aw...zei zong vialte hi Bawipa dawtnak thawngin asi ko ti lo cu chimawk ka nei hrim lo.

Pumhnak dih cun zapi tein kuttlaih khawh kaa zuam hna i, 'Nan ka dawtnak kaa lawm tuk' ka ti pah hna. Tual leng ah kan chuak i thudan sau cung ah kan ikulh hna. Biaruahnak le bia hal nak zong sau lak te kan nei. 'Open air talk' hi nuam ka ti bak mi asi ve. Hi bantuk biahal bialeh nak ah hin kan mizia zong a lang i lungsau le fiang te'n biachim khawh zong a hau fawn. Duhmi poh an ka hal i ka theih tawk in chim khawh kaa zuam ve. Fiang te'n ka theih lo mi tu cu 'hi kong cu fiangin ka thei loh' ka ti ko. Vulei cung ram le ram karlak ka hmuh ning, Zumhnak kong i bu khat le khat kan idan nak tete, Japan ram i khuaruah har deuh mi, Khuaram tthancho nak ah a herh ti ka ruahmi etc...aphunphun in asi. Science kong bel ah chimawk ka theih lo mi zong an ka hal. SayaKyi nih atheih lai tiah ka ti.
Biaruah pah ah nihchuak tete zong ka telh pah lengmang ve. Pu Cawi nih capo biatak pawl a chim ko ah kan ilunghmuih khun hna. Dang lengmang in ka ni i, voi-2 bak thuthmun tthial in ka ni. Keng fak cikcek tiang 'nih' cu a phu ve taktak si. Angai kho ve lo mi kan siaherh tuk hna....

Ka kir lei zong Tlanglo tiang Bike 2 in an ka thlah. Tlanglo ah zan 1 riah ta ka duh caah asi. Tlanglo in Farkawn, Farrawn in Aizawl tiah ka lan. Aizawl phanh le cangka Bible sianginn hawnnak programme ka nei colh. Zarh 1 chung Ca ka chim ve ta manh. Kan church le Bible Sianginn nih thlacam piaknak le thlahnak zong an ka neih. Aizawl in Lengpui Airport tiang kal nak ah Pu Hrangnawn nih a motor le kan church nubu nih Taxi in an ka thlah. Aizawl hi caansau nawn ka rak um bel nak asi caah asi rua, tlunkal lai poh ah chuah taak kaa harh ngai tawn. Hawikom le Krihfa bu he itthen a har pin ah a khua hrim zong hi ka tlaihchan ngai, rak um ve cia nak hrat cu. Delhi ka phanh tthan zong ah, khuaruah zong a har i lawmhnak chim zong ka dongh khawh lo mi cu Chin Believer's Church nih dah kaw, thlacam piaknak le rawl dum tti nak an ka neih piak ko cu. Har le fe le, refugee life an si ko bu ah hi tluk i an ka dawt khawh cu ka ti. Bawipa tu nih sunparnak co ko seh law, thlachuah van luh nih zul zungzal ko hna seh. An cung ah kaa lawm hringhran.

Khuazei kan phanh cio hmanh ah mah le khuaram te hi a rak nuamcem ko. Zinglei arkhuang nih a vun kan tthanh i, Laitlang thli thiang van dawp i Pangpar dawh phuntling nih an tuammi Lairam te hi cu zoh cim lo asi ko. Tlanghra dan ramleng zongin ngaih cim lo cio asi. Sersiam tthannak ding ah Bawipa nih caanttha tu kan pe cio hram seh.............

"Ram nuam tlawng hmanhning, maw chilchial te'n lang lai pei tiah, khawi maw Laikhua te kha, lungleng in ka ngai riang mang"

Nika dawpdolh (22nd July 2009)

2009-07-20T22:46:00.004+09:00

Kum zabu 21 chung, Nika dawpdolh vialte lak sau cem rau ding cu July 22 ah hin Asia ram zeimawzat in hmuh khawh dingin an chim. Nika apil dih cikcek chung hi minute 6 le 39seconds arau lai e an ti. Atu bantuk hi June 13, 2132 lawng ah um te dawh asi hika ning ah cun. Japan cu Tokara Island in alangh ning a ttha cem lai an ti i, aphu phu in mitam pi ariak in an kal len cang. Tokyo ah cun zinglei 11:13am ah zeimawzat lawng hmuh khawh asi lai.

Ju
(Source: www.japan-guide.com)

(This image shows the solar eclipse’s annular path on July 22, 2009. The different shades of red depict the eclipse's visibility, with the strongest and innermost shade depicting 75 percent visibility, followed by 50 percent visibility, 25 percent visibility, and down to as low as zero percent visibility. The maximum eclipse is visible at various locations. source: www.timeanddate.com)

Hika le Hika hi rel hna hmanh! Zoh nuam tuk an si, vulei fimnak asang chin leng mang i.

Atanglei hmanthlak hi dawpdolh umtuning cang an suaimi asi. A piang ngai.

(The diagram above shows the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth during a solar eclipse. The dark gray region below the Moon is the umbra, where the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon. The small area where the umbra touches the Earth's surface is where a total eclipse can be seen. The larger light gray area is the penumbra, in which only a partial eclipse can be seen. Source: www.knt.co.jp)

2009-07-20T21:42:00.004+09:00

Ram Nuam Cem lei ah - IV

2009-07-18T17:17:00.012+09:00

12th May, 2009

Thaithawh khim in mino poh kan inn tual in kan ihngak hna. Aathawh kho ding vial cu kan tling pah cang ko rua kan ti i, vasum lei kan panh. Khua in Lahva tiang hi meng 3 leng deuh asi lai. Kal lei cu chuktum lawngte asi i kir lei cu chokai huam chung kai ding asi. Tontir cem lungdonh in kan ihngak tthan ta hna, hmuhkhat ah a rual in kal siseh kan ti i. Camera bawm ka van hon cu, battery ka philh ko...Elaw...Kawi Thang ( Tv. Thangchin) nih tlawmngaih nak taktak he kir riangmang in a va laak than. Ahmai ka hei khah lo tuk ning le thanuam tuk in a ka laak piak ning cu aa tluk bak lai..:)

Vasum lei kan kal pah cun pangrang hrawng i lungthi an laak tawnnak zong kan hei hmuh pah. Serthlum dum tete zong alang in kan hei hmuh, pakhat cu ka Pu hlun dum asi rua. Canghmun zong kan pal pah i athlo lio mi zong an rak um. 'Hika hi kei ka lo asi' tiah Kawi Bawi nih a ka chimh. 'Thlaikheu a tha tuk lo i thlawh ding zong a um rih lo' ati. Tukum tthal cu ruahti a tlawm caah tiva te tampi zong an cat pah len an ti. Lahva zong cu a cah dengmang nak tete zong an um pah len. Ngafuan ruh, bom puah, dynamo her te hna an khap khawh ngai i Lahva hi nga a zua ngai rih leh lam.

Tiva kan phanh cun chuncaw le eirep pawl thlam ah kan ichiah ta hna, hngerhte nih a rak tlanh sual lai phan ah. Ka Pi nih chaang tlep 1 le chinawnrek aka funh ve i 'aalen' nih a ka phurh piak. Tiva kuang ah cun kan van i tthum cio hna. 'Cakei kuak' tili an ti i mipil le banthlir zong a lang bak loh a thuhnak zawn cu. Atili zong akau ngai. Thlang deuhin thok siseh tiah an van ti vial ah khin, 'hika hi maw tili thuk cem si?' tiah ka hal hna. 'Awh' an ti vial ah khin virvar kaa paih colh, ka mitbenh le luhkhuh hmanh phoih ta loin. An um kho cio rua lo, an ipaih thluahmah cio ve. Kan vio le au tthatning hna cu 'hnianghrawn' ciammam. Tlawmpal ah 'khah, thlang zuan zaa cang' an ti. Tiva kual kual 2 hrawng kan hei lan chap. Sawngkhawi tai ah ittem, sei he nungak tlangval 60 leng hrawng Lahva kuang i kan itlar cu kan khat tthup ko. Pa zong taalthing aa tlaih lo poh cu sei tlaih kan ichawng len cio hna. Ttingtang zong an iken i tiva kuang in heh tiah zai in a kan awi tawk zong an rak um. Nungak pawl nih 'Na tlai cang maw? ' an ka ti ah khin pa 6 hrawng ka rak tlaih diam ve ai..:) Tlawmpal ah Taal fung kaa tlaih ve i Lungngan nawn pakhat ka van kalh ve cu 'ngapum lian nawn le ngaikuang' 'vei' nih atlaih ko e!...'Eio' tiah kan au hna i, khah...kha bak kha cu sullam nei hrim hrim tiah an kan capo len..:)

Lahva kuang izit len cu a rak nuam taktak si. Ngahring dawi pah cun tili bantuk deuh a umnak poh ah kaa paih colh lengmang. Nungak pawl, anih hi cu arit theng lai loh tiah ka ruah damh deuh mi poh zong tii ah ka paih pah lengmang fawn hna :). Cakei kuak kan van phan tthan i atam u cu tili chung ah kan ipaih thluahmah hna. Nungak tlangval lawng te cu ti rilmal inuamh khawh hna cu tiah an kan ti cio theu lai. Nga zong Sei tan nak uak deuh kan tlaih. Chuncaw meh ah kan chuan hna. Zapi hmun khat ah kan dawi tti rua hna ti nalak ah, atthen, ngahlerh sio pah in sur hna an rak hrawng cu e. Tam ngai an tlaih ve i, cu dah kaw, tlunlai ah 'nangmah caah si e' an ka ti cu...aze le, cu ngai hna midawt cu, hmaikhap lo ngai bu in kaa lawm tuk hringhran ka ti hna.

Tlunlei cu cho ahrang ngai i hmuansam in kan tlung. IangIang hi kal der pah dawh asi ka ti i a kam ah kaa zi colh. Cho a hran tuk nak kan lonh in Za Ceu lungdonh kan phan. Zapi te in kan idin i meithal an vun chuah i hmui an ka sel ter. Ka van hmeh i 'Phung' tiah a khut tthat tuk ning cu.........,nain ka nganh deuh rua tu kha..:) Cu bak cun zapi kan ihlirh hna i hla kan sa, kan au khuang cio hna. 'Awh' ka ti manh hlan ah nungak keng cung in an ka tlik pi diam ko e...'Phung' 'pheng' tiah meithal aw aring len. 'Laiphung kan idawtnak asi, na el lai loh' tiah an van ka ti colh. 'Nuamhnak sawh asi loh, kan in dawt ve nak kan langhter nak asi' tiah an van nolh. Elaw khei..'ka rit tuk ttung i an zawt viar te hna la hi teh aw'....Khat lei kap zong in ka ruat ngai, hi tlukin dah mu khuami hna nih an ka dawt i an ka tlaihchan, zeite hmanh zong ka tuah khawh piak bel ttung hna lo...Azan zong khuadei deng tiang an ka tthut pi i an ka nuamh pi. Dang lengmang in ka ni, capo an chim mi te te zong....Khua mi hna an ka dawtnak cio cu a lianngan hringhran.....