Sawltakte’ Nasepte

CHAPTER 39—CAESAREA KHUA A THUAKSIATNA

Caesarea khua ah Paul a tunzawh ni nga khitciangin, amawhsak ding mite Jerusalem panin hongpai uh a, thugensiam Tertullus tawh hong kithuah uh hi. Thulela te hong kizapah ziahziah hi. Mipite mai ah Paul hong kipaipih a, a mawhsuan dingin Tertullus kipan pah hi. Thumaan gen setsetna sangin phatbawl, pahtakbawlna tawh Rome kumpite kithuzawh theizaw cih thei ahih manin, thusungpa in Festus a pahtawina tawh a thu hong pan hi. “A lian Menzipa! Nangma nong makaih siamna hangin hun saupi sung nuamtakin ka omkhin uh a, kote’ gam sung ahoih nadingin puahphatna zongh tampitak kibawlkhin hi. Hih thute hangin na tungah mi khempeuh ka lungdam mahmah uh hi.” SN 179.1

Festus pen mi kicianlo leh lungsim ginalo khat ahih manin, Tertullus in a mai ah hangsan takin zuaugending lau lo hi. Tuapa thu a kigelhna ah, “duhhop huaihamna leh thaangtatna tawh kidim, sila lungsim nei-in, kumpi thuneihna a zanghkhiapa” [420]—Tacitus, History,ch.5,par.9—kici hi. Tertullas thugen a za khempeuh in tua a phatbawlnate a maan hetlohna thei uh hi. Ahi zongin thumaan a deihna uh sangin Paul a mawhsaknopna lungsimuh thahat zaw ahih manin phamawh sa lo uh hi. SN 179.2

A thugenna ah, Tertullas in Paul pen siatna namkim a bawlpa bangin mawhsak hi. A thu khempeuh hoihtakin sittel lecin kumpi langpangin gambup a buaisak ahihlam theikhia ding hiteh, ci-in mawhlawh tawisak hi. “Hih mipa pen siatnanamkim a piangsak, a kihtakhuai mipa hi a, mun khempeuh aa om Jew mite’ lakah buaina piangsak a, Nazareth mipawl a kicite a makaipa ahi hi. Biakinn nangawn thusim lo-in min siatsak sawm ahih manin amah ka man uh hi,” ci-in thugenpa in thusuah hi. Tua banah, Tertullas in gaalkap maangpa Lysias nangawn a mawhkawk nopna genbeh laai hi. Amau’ thukham tawh kizui-in ama’ tungah thu khen a sawm laitakun gaalkap maangpa Lysias va pai-in amaute’ kiang panin amah kaikhia hi. Tua ciangin amah a mawhsakte nangawn, nangma kiangah hong pai nadingin Lysias in thu pialaai hi. Hih bangin a genna pen Menzipa in Jew mite’ khut sungah Paul a piakkik nadingin a geelna uh ahi hi. Tua mawhsakna khempeuh pen tua lai a om Jew mite khempeuh in a diklohlam thei pipi-in thukimpih uh hi. SN 179.3

Felix in Paul a mawhsak mite’ geelnate leh omziate khempeuh tu-in teltakin manthei pah hi. Bang ngimna tawh amah phatkhembawl uh hiam cih thei in, amaute mawhsaknate in bulkip a neihlohna mukhia hi. Mawhlawh tawipa lamah kihei phei-in amahmah a kisuut nadingin hun pia hi. Thu nainiak genna tawh Paul in hun beimawk sak lo-in, ama’ kiphel nading hun manpha Felix in a piak manin a lungdamna pulaak hi. Tua khit ciangin, amaute’ tungah thukhen dingin sauveipi om khin ahih manin Jew mite’ thukhamte leh ngeinate Felix in theitel khin ding ahihna zongh pulaak hi. [421] A mai teekteek ah a kisung thute khat zongh a maanlohna siangtakin nial hi. Jerusalem khuasung munkhat beek nangawn ah buaina a piansak ngei hetlohna leh biakinn minsiatsak nadingin bangmah a sep ngei hetlohna gen hi. “Biakinn sung ahi a, kikhopna innsung ahi a, khuasung mun khat peuhpeuhah ahi zongin mi khat peuhpeuh tawh ka kitotna ahi a, mihonin thusia a bawl nadingin ka hanthotna ahi zongin, tu a kei hong mawhsak hih Jew mite in hong mungei het lo ding uh hi.” SN 179.4

Tua bangin “amaute in upna paikhial (Heresy, kici, Pawlpi paidan tawh kibanglo upna; mi khempeuh i saansa pawlpi paipihdan tawh kibang lo biakna thute. Tua bang ahih, a um mite heretic kici hi.) a cih laitak mahin amah in a pate’ Pasian mah bia-in, “Moses thukham laibu sunga a kigelh thu khempeuh leh kamsaangte’ laibu sunga a kigelh khempeuh zongh ka um hi” ci-in a upna a kikhel tuantohna luangkham-insihpan hi. Tua banah Lai Siangtho in teltakin hong hilhna tawh kizui-in, misite’ thawhkikna upna zungpi a pomna thu zongh genbeh hi. Tuabek thamlo-in a nuntak sung tawntungin a bulphuhden ahi, “Pasian’ mai leh mite’ mai ah lungsim kisuanna a om het lo-in nungta ding” ci-in pulaak hi. SN 179.5

Jerusalem khua ah bangh ngimna le tupna nei-in va zin, cih thute a gen khit ciangin, tua lai ah amah ana kimatna leh akibawlsiatna thute khempeuh kiciantak leh tangtakin gen hi. “Jerusalem panin kum tampi sung ka paikhiat khit ciangin ka mipihte a kihuhna sumte a puak ding leh gan go-in Pasian a bia dingin Jerusalem ah ka pai hi. Biakinn sungah keimah kisiansuahna ka bawlkhit hun ciangin amaute in kei hong mu uh a, buaina zongh bangmah om lo hi. Tua laitakin Asia gam panin hong pai Jew mi pawlkhat in biakinnpi sungah kisiansuah khinsa-in ka om hong mu uh hi. Tua laitakin biakinnpi sungah mihonpi lah om lo-in, buaina zongh bangmah om lo hi. Kei mawhsak nading thu a neih uhleh amaute mahmah hong pai-in nangma mai ah hong gen dinguh a kilawm ahi hi. Tua ahih keileh zongh, uliante’ mai ah thudotna thuakin ka om laitakin ka mawhna bangh mu uh ahi hiam, cih thu hih mite gensak in. Amaute’ mai ah, ‘Mi site hingkik ding hi,ci-in ka upna hangin kei’tungah thu nong khen uh hi,’ci-in ka gen simloh amau’ heh nading bangmah om lo hi,” SN 180.1

Tua bangin sawltakpa in maltutak leh lungsim kisuanglo takin a gen ciangin, a kammalte in a zate’ lungsim bunh mahmah hi. Gaalkap maangpa Claudius Lysias in Menzipa Felix kiangah a lai khakna sunga a gen leh [422] Paul gente kituak kim mahmah hi. Tua bek thamlo-in Felix mahmah in zongh Jew biakna tawh kipawlin mi tampite’ upmawhna sangin na theitel zaw hi. Paul in a thu paizia khempeuh kician takin a pulaakna hangin, tua lai a Jew mite’ lungsim puakziate, Felix in a kitelzawin thei tuam hi. Thumaan lopi-in Rome mipa pum mawhsakna tawh amaute lungkimsak ding Menzipa in sawm lo hi. Tua banah thumaan takin dottelna om masa lopi-in amaute’ thah ding aa piakkhiat ding zongh sawm lo hi. Himah taleh Felix in angsung khual ding lobuang a dang ngaihsutin nei lo a, phatngaihna lungsim leh zakhan nopna lungsim bekbek tawh kidim hi. Jew mite’ huatding lau ahih manin mawhpeng’ mipa’ thu a maanin khensak pah lo hi. Tua hi a “Gaalkap maangpa Lysias hong tun ciangin na thu uh ka hong khensak ding hi” ci-in sotto hi. SN 180.2

Sawltakpa thongah khum phot lai-in, Paul cin ding vaiipuak a la bupa kiangah thu pia a, “Paul suakta takin omsak inla, a lawmte in a kisapna peuhpeuh a piaktheih nadingun kimuhthei nading khaam kei in,” ci-in vaikhak hi. SN 180.3

Tua zawh a sawt lo-in, Felix leh azi Drusilla in, “Jesu Christ upna thu” tawh kipawl a hilh dingin Paul a samsak hi. Cikmah hun ciangin a zakkik ngei nawnloh dinguh tua thumaan thakte a ngaih uh ciangun zaknop sa mahmah uh hi. A zenzenin tua thu a nial uleh Topa Pasian’ Ni hong tun ciangin amaute’ langkhatah a sihpan ding thu ahi hi. [423] SN 180.4

Pasian’ piak hunlemtang khat bangin Paul in ngaihsun a, citak tak leh hanciam takin kuppih hi. Thah theihna leh suahtaksak theihna thu a nei mipa’ mai ah a ding ahihlam a k theih hangin Felix leh Drusilla te nupa’ mai ah, uimeikang bangh tuan lo hi. Amaute’ tungah a genkhiat kammalte amaute’ adingin tawntung nunna gimnam hi ding maw, ahih keileh tawntung sihna gimnam hi ding mawh cih ngaihsun kawmin thu gen hi. Ama’ angsung khual ding phawk lo liangin, amaute’ tuah ding tawntung gimnate a gen kawmin a lungsimuh liinglawng sak hi. SN 180.5

A genkhiat thute hoihtakin a ngaihnak uhleh, Lungdamnathu in mite’ lungsim sukha mahmah ahihna Paul in thei hi. Ni khat ni ciangin amaute a lian a kaang tokhom mai ah misiangthote tawh ding dingg maw, ahih keileh Christ in, “Mawhna a bawl mite aw, ka kiang panin pai khia un” (Matthew 7:23) acih mite’ lakah ding zawdingg maw, cih ahi hi. A thugen a za mi peuhmah tawh vantung thukhenna mai ah kimu kik ding cih Paul in thei hi. A paukhiatte leh a sepkhiatte tungtawn bek hilo-in,a kammalte leh a gamtatnate bang ngimna tawh gen a, sem, cih zongh hi laai ding hi. SN 180.6

Felix nunzia pen ngonghtat (violent) lua mahmah leh gilo (cruel) lua mahmah ahih manin a kuamah in paupih ngam mengmeng lo hi. Ahi zongin Paul in mihing kihta lo hi. Christ a upna hangtakin pulaak khia-in, tua upna hangin Christian nunzia tawh kituak thute a gen hi. Ahi zongin tua nupakopte’ adingin bangmah kimanna nei lo hi. SN 180.7

Amah in Felix leh Drusilla te’ mai ah Pasian nunzia ahi—Ama’ thudikna, Ama’ thutanna, Ama’ deihsaktuam neihlohna, leh A thukham pianziate theisak hi. Uangtat lohna (sobriety) leh kikepzawhnate tawh nuntak nading pen mihingte’ vaiipuak ahihlam lak hi. Pasian’ thukham tawh kituakin lunggulhna khat peuhpeuh pilvaang takin kikemin, taksa leh lungsim a hoih lamin zatding ahihna khempeuh Paul in amaute’ tungah gen hi. [424] SN 180.8

Mi khempeuh in a pumpi tawh a nuntak lai-in a hihna khempeuh tawh kizui-in thamaan a saan nadingin thukhenna ni khat om ding hi. Tua hun ciangin—hauhna, zaliatna, cihte in Pasian’ maipha ngah nadingin bangmah hong huh thei lo ding a, mawhna hang a thuakna ding panin hong honkhia thei lo ding hi, ci-in hilh hi. Tuhun pen hong tung ding nuntakna’ adingin mihingte’ kisakkholh hun a hi hi. Tawntung sihna tun nadingin tuhun a i ngah hunhoihte awlmawh lo laai ding maw? Tua hun ciangin hehpihna khat vei hong om kik ngei lo ding hi. SN 181.1

Pasian’ thukham in munkhempeuh a huamna thu Paul in hilh hi. Muhtheih teng bek a huam hilo a, lungsim tawh a kingaihsun thute pholaakkhia-in mite’ mai ah lakkhia hi. Khut tawh sepna ahi a, leii tawh lawhkhiat ahi zongin—pualamah hong kilaak khiate pen—sungtawng a ngaihsut teng hong pusuak ahi hi. Thukham in tuapa’ ngaihsutnate, lungsimpuakziate leh ngimnate pholh khia hi. Mihingte’ muhtheihloh simtham lunggulhnate, hazatnate, muhdahnate leh ngimna hoihlote khempeuh Pasian’ thukhamin mawhsakin, lakkhia hi. SN 181.2

Amaute’ lungsim sungah Paul in mawhna’ adingin a kipiakhia biakpiakna musak hi. Gangawh biakpiaknate in hong pailaai ding biakpiakna a kawk kholkhol ahihna zongh lak hi. Christ in tua limcing khempeuhte a tangtunna ahihna teltakin gen hi. A puuksa mihingte’ lamet khatbek ahi Christ a theih nadingun hilh hi. Taanghlaai misiangthote khempeuh in zongh tua Jesu Christ’ sisan hang bekin gupna ngah uh hi. Amaute in a gawh uh gannote’ sihham azak uh ciangin, leitung mawhna khempeuh a puakhia dingin a galkhat a om Pasian’ Tuuno galmuh uh hi. [425] SN 181.3

Pasian in a piansak nakhempeuhte’ itna leh thumanna deih hi. Amah in a thukham tungtawnin thumaan pia hi. Ahi zongin tampite in a Topa uh mangngilhin, Ama’ deihna tawh kilehbulhin a ut bangun gamta uh hi. Vantung zahin a saang, vankuumpi bangin azai, tua itna’ gaal suak dingin kilehkik uh hi. Pasian in migilote’ batzawh dingin a thukham dinmun khiam tuan lo hi. Tua mahbangin mihing in ama’ hanciam tawmna tawh thukham deihna cin zo tuan lo uh hi. Christ a upna bek uh tawh mawhneite a mawhna panun siangzo bek ding a, tua bek mah tawh a Topa’ thupiakna mangzo bek ding uhhi. SN 181.4

Tua ahih manin thukham kalhna Jew mite leh Gentile mite in a zuihzawh nadingun thongkia Paul in kunh niloh hi. A kinawlkhin Nazareth mi Jesu Pasian’ Tapa, leitung buppi Tanpa a theih nadingun pulaak khia hi. SN 181.5

Pasian in a tanu, kumpipa’ tanu bangin a kingaihsun Jew mite in Pasian’ thukham a manphatna leh sianthona telmahmah hinapi zummeel pualo takin palsat uh hi. Ahi zongin amaute’ pianken lungsim in nuntakna Thu ahi, tua calvary mipa langkhatah kahp siik bangin a lungsim uh khauhsak uh hi.Himah taleh Felix in tuaThumaan zakha ngei nailo hi. Pasian’ Kha Siangtho in a lungsim a sukkhak ciangin a lungsim tho hi. A lungsim kiphawk theihna in phongloto in, a lungsim kongkhak kiu ahih manin, Felix in Paul gente maan sa hi. A beisa hun a khialhnate phawk kik hi. A beisa hun a a tatsiatnate, sisan a luansaknate a lungsim sungah kilokik datdatin, hun beisa a, a gamtat siatna teng mukik hi. A beisa hun a a uangtatnate, a gogamnate leh a zawhthawh gamtatnate kimukik hi. Tua bangh thumaan a lungsim sungah cikmah hunin om ngei lo hi. [426] Tua bangin a lungsim lau-in patau ngei lo hi. A tatsiatna thusim khempeuh Pasian’ mai ah kilangh ahihna ngaihsunin, a hihna bangin thu kikhen ding cih ngaihsutna lungsim in amah lau-in liingsak hi. SN 181.6

Ahizongin tua a kiphawkna in kisikkikna a piansak sangsikin tua a deihhuailo thute kimangngilh bawl zaw hi. Paul tawh a kihona khaktanin, “Va paikik phot in. Hun ka ngah ciangin ka hong sam kik ding hi,” ci hi. SN 181.7

Felix leh Philippi thongcingpa bangzah takin kilamdang uh ahi hiam! Felix kiangah Paul a pai mah bangin Pasian’ nasemte sikkol kibulhsa-in thongcingpa’ kiangah kipaipih hi. Pasian’ vaang in a kepna, haksatna leh maizumna nuai ah a lungdam zawh veve na, zinliing-in leitung kizial ding a bat hangin a laulohna leh Christ bangin a maaisak zawhnate khempeuh in thongcingpa lungsim sukha-in, liingkawmin a mawhnate a maai nadingin thuum hi. Feliks zongh lau-in liing mah hi. Ahih hangin amah kisik lo hi. Thongcingpa in lungdam takin Kha Siangtho Pasian a lungtang sung leh a inn sungah sam hi. Felix in Pasian’ mipa paikhiasak hi. Khat pa in Pasian’ ta suakin van gam luahpa a suah ding teel a; a khatzawpa in siatna a semte tawh aai saan khawm hi. SN 181.8

Kum nih sung Paul thu kikhensak lo-in thong sungah taang suak hi. Felix va hawh zelzelin a thugen va ngai zel hi. Ahi zongin tua bangin a lawmbawlna pen a ma’ meet nading zonna hi bek a, Paul in a suahtak nadingin sum tampi golhguk leh a utna hang bek ahi hi. Tua bangin golhguk tawh suahtakna hanciam dingin Paul citak lua hi. Siatna bangmah bawl lo ahih manin, a suahtak nadingin thumaan lo sep sawm ngiat lo hi. Tua bek thamlo-in, kitatman tua zahzah pia zo ding zahkhopin amah zawng lua hi. Tua bangin hih sawm hi phial mah le zongh, pawlpi mite’ kiang panin veina le itna tawh piakkhiatna a nget kul ding hi. Pasian’ khut sungah a omlam kithei ahih manin, ama’ hihtheihna tawh kipek khia-in Pasian’ ngimna nawngkaisak sawm lo hi. [427] SN 182.1

A tawpna ah Jew mite’ tungah a ginatlohna tamlua mahmah ta ahih manin Rome khuapi a thukhen zum ah Feliks kisam hi. Tua sapna dawng dingin Caesarea khua pan a paikhiat ma-in, “Jew mite’ pahtak ding a ut manin thong sungah Paul omsak suak hi.” Ahih hangin Jew mite’ muanna, pahtakna ngahkik ding a hanciamna lawhcing tuan nawn lo hi. Zumhuai takin a zum panin kihemkhia a, ama’ taang’in Porcias Festus kikoihin Caesarea khua ah a zumpi kiphut hi. SN 182.2

Paul in amah tawh—diktansakna, kikep,kidamna leh hong tung ding thukhenna thute a kuppihna tawh, vantung panin khuavaak Felix tungah kitaangsak khinzo hi. Tua pen a mawhna kimu-in, a nusiat theih nadingin vantung in a piak hunmanpha ahi hi. Ahi zongin amah in Pasian’ kamtaipa kiangah, “Va paikik phot in. Hun ka ngah ciangin ka hong sam kik ding hi,” ci hi. Ama’ tungah a kipia Pasian’ lainatna neuseh kha hi. Pasian’ kiang panin a dang sapna ngah ngei nawn lo ding hi. SN 182.3