Sawltakte’ Nasepte

CHAPTER 11—SAMARIA GAM SUNGAH LUNGDAMNATHU A TUNNA

Stephen a sih khit ciangin Jerusalem khua sungah thu-um mite kibawlsiatna nasia lua mahmah ahih manin Christiante khempeuh kithehthaangin Judea gam leh Samaria gam lamah taikeek uh hi. Saul in pawlpi nakpi takin bawlsia a, inn khat khit inn khat ah lutin, Christiante numei pasal a muh peuhpeuh manin thong sung a denna pahpah hi. Tua bangin nakpi tak aa veina leh kipiakzawhna tawh lipkhap huaitak aa a ngonghtatnate tawh kipawlin a nung ciangin a genkikna ah: “Nazareth khuami Jesu’ min a siattheih nadingin langpangin nial ding hi, ci-in kei mahmah in ka ngaihsun ngei hi. Tua mah bangin Jerusalem khua sungah ka sempah a, siampi liante’ tung panin thu ngahna tawh Pasian’ mi tampi thong sungah ka khum hi. Tua mite a sih nadingun thu a kikhen ciangin zongh a thukimpih pawl ka hi hi. Kikhopna inn khempeuhah amaute gim ka thuaksak zelzel a, a thu upnate uh ka khawlsak hi. Amaute’ tungah hehlua mahmah ka hih manin gamdang nangawnah pai-in thu umte ka bawlsia hi.” Sawltakte 26:9-11. [104] SN 47.1

Hih bang a lauhuai kawmkalah Nicodemus ahih leh singkhuam tunga kikhai Honpa a upmuanna hangin lauhet lo-in hong pai khia hi. Nicodemus pen Sanhedrin member khat hi a, a dangte mah bangin Jesu’ thuhilhna in a tokgawp mipa ahi hi. Christ’ nasepna a lamdangte ah sihpan ahih banah Pasian’ sawlpa hi cihkhat a lungsim sungah theihtelna khat teeng den hi. Galilee Siapa a itna a pulaak khiat ding lunggulh mahmah taleh a kihihsakna in zo lua-in, mite’ theih lohin kiho ding hun hoih hong zong hi. Tua a kihona uah Jesu in Hotkhiatna geelkholhna thute leh hih leitungah a nasepziate na hilhcian hi mah taleh Nicodemus uaikaai-in saangpah ngam lo hi. Tua a theih thumaante a lungtang sungah seelcip a, kum thum sung vilvel gahkhia kician lo-in iimcip hi. Mite’ mai ah kilangh takin Christ a pulaak khiat ngamloh tei hangin, Sanhedrin khawmpi ah siampite in Jesu thah dingin a kikup uh ciangin a thalnial lamah bel kihel den saam hi. A tawp khaakna taktak ahi, singlamteh tungah Christ hong kikhai peetpeet ciangin, Olive mual tungah zankim laitak pipi aa, a kiho lai vua Jesu thugente khempeuh hong phawkkik a, “Moses in sehnel gamsungah daalguul a khai mah bangin, mihing Tapa zongh kikhai ding hi,” (John 3:14) acih kammalte hong phawk kikin, Leitung buppi a Tanpa Jesu’ sungah hong mukhia ta hi. SN 47.2

Arimathea khuami Joseph tawh hong kithuahin, Jesu kivuina a sum beiding khempeuh vaiipuak hong lata hi. Nungzuipite ahih uh leh Khris nungzuite ahih lam uh a ki theih ding lau mahmah uh hi taleh, Nicodemus leh Joseph te in hangsan takin amaute va huh uh hi. Tua bang dahna lungkhamna tawh kidim khuamialpi hun sungah hibang mihaute leh mithupite’ huhna pen kinaak sap mahmah hi. A Topa’ luanghawm a puahna uah vutkhu vaaikhu ahi nungzui mizawngte in a sep zawhloh ding uh amaute gel in va huh thei pah uh hi. Tua banah amaute’ hauhna leh huzaapna in siampite leh ukpite’ suksiat nawngkaisak nading panin nungzuite huh tuam hi. [105] SN 47.3

Tu-in Jew mite in a naungek laai mahmah pawlpi a suksiat nop laitakin, Nicodemus in pawlpi hu mahmah hi. Launa leh patauhna cihte nei nawn lo-in, nungzuipite’ upna ah thapia-in, aneihsa khempeuh tawh Jerusalem khua sunga om pawlpi huh a, lungdamnathu a kizelh mengmeng nadingin panpih hi. Nidanglai-in amah a zahtak mahmah mite in tu-in zahko-in, bawlsia uh a, leitung taksa ahih leh zawng liikliak himah taleh a upna pan nungtolh vet lo-in, kip paisuak hi. SN 47.4

Jerusalem khua sunga pawlpi kibawlsiatna in lungdamnathu kizelh nading nasepna a tawsawn, a phukhia hong suak zaw hi. Tua laai munah nungzuipite sauvei pi nuamtakin omom mawk le uh Honpa’ Sawlkhiatna lianpi ahi leitung buppi ah lungdamnathu taangko khiat ding kipan khia zo lo ding uh hi. Siatna lehdo nading thahatna pen luphithiat tawh kingah lo-in, puak giapgiap a sepkhiatna bekmah tawh kingah ahih lam mangngilh kha uh hi. Jerusalem a om pawlpi galte’ dona, suksiat nopna panin kepcing ding vending sangin a thupi zaw nasep dang om lo hi, ci-in ngaihsun kha uh hi. Thu-um thakte pattahna pia-in lungdamn thu kizak nai lohna munte ah paisak ding sangsikin a vekpi un munkha ah om khawm ngeingai nuam zaw mawk uh hi. Tua ahih manin mundang gamdangah amaute kikhenthaangin, na a sep theih nadingin Pasian in amaute’ tungah bawlsiatna a tun ding a phal ahi hi. Jerusalem panin kinotkhia mang ahih manin thu-um mite in mun citengah lungdamnathu vagen khiata uh hi. SN 47.5

Tua bangin Honpa in a sawlkhiat mite lakah, “Note pai unla, gam khempeuhah va hilh un,” (Matt hew28:19), nuntakna tualniam mahmah numei leh pasal mi tampitak mah kihel uh a—tua bang pipi mahin, a Topa u’ itna in amaute kai a Ama’ khekhap zui-in angsung khuallo takin Ama’ na sepding khensat uh hi. [106] Honpa in hih leitungah na a sep lai-in a kithuahpih ahi anungzuite’ tungah a manpha mahmah vaiipuak lianpi a piak mah bangin, hih a tualniam mahmah mite’ tungah zongh, tua bang vaiipuak mah kipia ciat hi. Amaute khempeuh in tua a kipia nasep ahi Christ tungtawn a Hotkhiatna Lungdamnathu pen leimong dongah a taangko ding uh ahi hi. SN 48.1

Bawlsiatna hangin amaute akithehthaang uh ciangin mission puapial nasep sepnopna lungsim a dimtak tawh hong kalsuan khiata uh hi. Sawlkhiat puapial nasep semding aa vaiipuak aneihna uh hong kiphawk pha semsem uh hi. Tawntung nuntakna anluum kisamh mahmah aa a gilkial leitung mite’ adingin amaute’ khutsungah nuntakna anluum a tawi gige ahih lam uh hong kiphawk pha saan uh hi. Tua bang mite tawh anluum balneen khawm dingin Christ itna in amaute kai hi. Amaute’ tungtawnin Topa in leitung mite nuntakna anluum pia hi. Amaute a pai na peuhpeuh uah cinate damin, mizawngte’ tungah lungdamnathu kigen hi. SN 48.2

Deacon sagihte lak a, khat ahi Philip zongh Jerusalem panin a kihawlkhiate’ lakah kihel hi. Samaria khuapi ah paisuka, Christ thu a va taangko hi. Tua khuamite in Philip thugente kithuhual takin na ngai uh a, a nalamdang bawlte zongh mu-in za uh hi. Dawivei mitampite’ sung panin dawi hawlkhia a, pumzaw tampite damsakin, khelbaaite zongh a damsak hi. Tua ahih manin tua khuasung mite a lungdam mahmah uh hi. SN 48.3

Jacob tuikhuk gei a Samaritan numei nu tawh Christ itna thu genkhopna panin zongh gah tampi a gahkhia kimu hi. Ama’ thugente a zak khit ciangin khuapi sungah lut in, “Hong pai un, tua mipa hong en un, ka gamtatna sate hong gen thei hi. Christ hi lo ding ahi hiam? Amaute zongh tua nu tawh hong paikhawm uh a, Jesu thugente za-in a um uh hi. Adang zongh zakbeh nuam laai ahih manun, a taam laai nadingin a kunh uh hi. Amaute’ kiangah ni nih a taam laai hi, “Mi tampi tak in Ama’ kammal tungtawnin a up beh uh hi.” John 4:29,41. SN 48.4

A nungzuipite Jerusalem pan-in a kihawlkhiat ciangin, pawlkhatte in Samaria ah bukna mun muanhuai ngah uh hi. Samaritante in tua lungdamnathu hongpuak galtaite na muakin na saang uh ahih manin, hunkhat lai a, a gaal lianpente uh ahi ngeite’ tungah tu-in Jew piangthak Christiante in khaa manpha tampitak hong at thei uh hi. [107] SN 48.5

Samaria gam a Philip nasepna pen hong lawhcing mahmah ahih manin Jerusalem ah huhna a nget beh hi. Sawltakte in Christ kammalte a khiatna damdamin hong teltheih semsem ta uh hi. “Note in Jerusalem khuasung, Judea gam sung, Samaria gam sung,leh leimong dongin Keima’ thu sihpanin na pang ding uh hi.” Sawl1:8. SN 48.6

Samaria gamah Philip a om laitakin van sawltak khat in amah makaihin, “kithawi inla, Jerusalem khua panin Gaza khua paina lampi zuan dingin leitaw lam manawhin pai in…. Tua ciangin amah zongh kithawi-in a pai hi.” Tua sapna pen ahang kantel sese lo-in mang pah lel hi. Ahangin Pasian’ deihna bangbang a mangdingin a kisin kholsa ahih man ahi hi. SN 48.7

“Filip zongh kithawi-in a pai hi. Lampi ah Ethiopia mi manglian khat tawh kituak hi. Tua mangpa pen Ethiopia kumpinu Candace khutnuai a manglian khat hi a, kumpinu’ neihsa khempeuh a ukpa ahi hi. Jerusalem khua ah Pasian bia dingin a va pai hi a, inn zuan dingin leeng sungah a tuan kawmin kamsaang Isaiah laibu a sim hi.” Tua Ethiopia mipa pen dinmun saang mahmah khat ahih banah huzaap nei mahmah khat ahi hi. Tua mipa piangthak leh mi tampitak tungah a muh thak khuavaak hawmkhia thei ding cih Pasian in mu hi. Pasian’ vantung mite in tua bang khuavaak a zong mite panpihin Honpa’ kiangah tunpih uh hi. Kha Siangtho nasepna tawh Topa in amah lawngin khuavaak thak a muh nading munah pa pih hi. [108] SN 48.8

Tua Ethiopia mangpa’ kiangah Philip kipaipih a, tua a simsim genkholhna Lai Siangtho a khiatna va gensak hi. “tua laitakin Kha Siangtho in Philip kiangah, “pai inla tua leeng mai ah va om in”. Philip zongh ama’ kiangah va tai a, kamsaang Isaiah laibu a sim na za ahih manin, “Na laisim a khiatna na thei hiam” ci-in a dongh hi. Amah in, “Mi khat peuh in hong hilhtel lohpi-in bangci theih ding ka hi hiam?” ci-in dawng a, ama’ leeng tungah Philip a tuang dingin a sam hi. Tua a sim Lai Siangtho pen kamsaang Isaiah laibu hi a, Christ tawh kipeh thu ahi hi. “A kigo dingin a kikai tuuno ham lo a, a mul a kimeetsak tuuno a ham loh mah bangin, amah kam khat beek pau lo hi. Mite in amah simmawh bawl gawp a, amah ahuh kuamah om lo hi. Ama’ nuntakna leitungah bei ahih manin, a suan a khakte’ thu, ci a gending om lo hi.” SN 49.1

“Tua ciangin mangpa in Philip kiangah, ‘Hih kamsaangpa in amah akicihna ahi hiam? Tua ahih keileh midang khatpeuh acihna ahi hiam, hong gen dih in,” acih ciangin Philip in zongh akam ka in thu gen ding hong kipan a, tua a Lai Siangtho simna mun a kipanin Jesu thu ciang dongg a gen hi.” SN 49.2

Tua Lai Siangtho thu a khiatna hoihtakin ama’ tungah akigen khit ciangin tua mangpa zongh hong lunglut mahmah a, sawltakpa in a thugen aman khit ciangin, ama’ tunga kipia khuavaak a saang dingin kigingsa-in om khi ta hi. Ama’ leitung zaliatna te paulamin lungdamnathu nial dingin ngaihsun nawn lo hi. “Lampi ah a pai laitak un tui omna mun tung uh a, mangpa in, “Hih lai ah tui om hi. Tui kiphum nuam peuh leng kua’n hong khaam thei ding ahi hiam?” aci hi. Philip in, “Na lungsim takpi tawh na up nakleh tui na kiphum thei ding hi,” acih ciangin, “Jesu Christ pen Pasian’ Tapa hi, ci-in ka um hi,” ci-in a dawng hi. Tua ciangin a leeng a khawlsak nadingin mangpa in thu pia a, Philip tawh anih un tui phualah pai-in Philip in amah a tuiphum hi.” SN 49.3

“Tui sung panin a paikhiat khit uh ciangin Topa’ Kha Siangtho in Philip paikhiatpih hi. Mangpa in Philip mu nawn lo hi; ahi zongin lungdam takin a lampai a zomh hi. Tua ciangin Philip pen Azotus khua ah a om ahih lamtak amah kiphawk a, tua khua a kipanin Caesarea khua a tun dongin khua khempeuhah lungdamnathu ahilh hi.” [109] SN 49.4

Tu-in hih Ethiopia mipa in thuhilh ding a kisam mahmah mi namtuamtuamte muhsak kholhna hi a, Philip bangin missionary nasep asemding, Pasian aw’ za a, a sawlna ah a paiding mi tampi kisamh hi. Pasian’ kammal Lai Siangtho asimh hangin a deihna taktak a thei hetlo mi tampitak om laai hi. Leitungah numei ahi a, pasal ahi zongin vantunggam kilam en ciat hi. Khaa manpha tampite in Pasian’ khuavaak, hehpihna leh Kha Siangtho ngah nadingin: thungetnate, khituite, thuumna taunate kinei ciat uh hi. Mi tampite in kham gamnuam sungah kaihkhop aa om dingin lam en-in akiu khatah ngak iin om uh hi. SN 49.5

Khuavaak zongg-in lungdamna thupha saang ding aa kigingkhol mipa’ kiangah vantungmi in Philip a sawl mah bangin tuni tuhunin zongh Kha Siangtho in amuk akam alawn dingin leh a lungtang a puahphat dingin a kiphal biakna nasemte’ kalsuanna kalkhat simah vantungmite in a makaih ding hi. Philip kiangah a kisawl vantungmi in Ethiopia mipa’ tungah na va sem hi; ahih hangin tua bang pen Pasian’ nasep ngeina daan hi lo hi. Pasian’ ngimna taktak in: mihing in a mihing pihte’ tungah a sem ding ahi zaw hi. SN 49.6

Nungzuipi masate’ tunga ki aap sawlkhiatna lianpi pen mah akhang akhang aa thu-um mite’ tungah kisuan suksuk hi. Lungdamna thumanpha a saang khinsa mi peuhmah in leitung ah tua thu manpha a theihsak ding ahi hi. Pasian’ micitakte in a tawntungin a hangsan ngiat missionaryte hi uh a, Pasian’ minthanna dingin a kisiansuah, a neih uh siamnate zongh Ama’ adingin a zanghkhia mite ahi uh hi. SN 49.7

Abeisa hun lai a Christiante’ angsung khualloh nasepnate pen tuhun aa, eite’ etteh ding leh nuntaakpih ngiat ding ahi hi. Pasian’ pawlpi mite pen nasep hoih a semnuam ngiat dingte i hi a, leitung tawh kipawl ngiimna tupna te pan-in kikhenkhia ngeuu iin, nasep hoih bekbek asem Pa’ khekhaap i zui ding hi. [110] Veina leh lainatna tawh a kidim lungtangte tawh, huhding akisamh mite vapha iin, mawhnei mite’ kiangah Honpa’ Itna a theih nadingun, a vapuak ding uh hi. Tua bang nasepnate nakpitaka hanciamna kisamh a, ahi zongin thaman tampita mah hong ngahsak zel hi. Tua bangin lungsim siangthotak tawh a semkhia mi peuhmah in khaa manpha tampite Honpa’ kiangah a kitutna mu ding uh hi, ahang in Pasian’ hong sawlkhiatna mahbangin pumpitawh a semkhia mite’ adingin nial theihloh zah iin huzaapna nei ding hi. SN 49.8

Hih sawlkhiatna lianpi nasep a kizawh nading pen ordain pastor te’ tung bekah a kisuan hi lo hi. Jesu Christ Honpa leh Gumpa iin a saang mi khempeuh in a mihing pihte’ tungah Hotkhiatna nasep a sem dingin a vekpi iin kisam hi. “Kha Siangtho leh Mothak in, ‘Hong pai in aci uh hi. Hih thu a za mi khempeuh in zongh, ‘Hong pai in’ ci ta uh hen” Mangmuhna 22:17. Hih sapna (khohna) a pulaak khia dingin hong ki sawlkhiatna ah pawlpi mimal buppi huam kim hi. Tua sapna aw’ aza mi khempeuh in a mual a guam thawn sakin, “Hong pai un” ci ta uh hen. SN 50.1

Khaa gupkhiatna nasep pen Pasian’nasemte bek ii sepding hi, cih ngaihsutna pen nakpitak a khialhna lian mahmah khat ahi hi. Leenggah huan nei Topa in khaa mangthang veina lungsim a guat mite ahi. Mi nautaang ahih hang iin lungsim kiniamkhiat iin, a ki aap mahmah thu-um mite’ tung ah Topa in vaiipuak lianzaw a piak mite in tha pia iin hanthawn ding uh hi. Pasian’Pawlpi sung ah makai bang iin a ding mite in Honpa’ Sawlkhiatna nasep lianpi pen Ama’ min a um mi khempeuh tungah kisuan ahih lam hong phawk thei ding uh hi. Biakna nasem ding iin ki aapna tawh a lutungah khut ngakna a ngah ngei khol lo mi tampitakte,Ama’leenggah huanah nasem dingin Topa in sawlkhia ding hi. SN 50.2

Gupkhiatna thu a za khinsa, Pasian’ nasepna ah a kizangh thei mahmah ding mi, a zaza, a tultul aa sim, tampitakte vanzuakna phual khawngah om mawkmawk laailaai uh hi. [111] Tua bang mite’ kiangah, Christ in, “Bang hangin bangmah sem lo-in sun thapai mawk omh nahi uh hiam?” acih khit ciangin, “No zongh ka leenggah lo ah va kuan un” cih beh hi. Matthew 20:6,7. Bang hangin mi tampite in Topa’ sapna dawng lo uh hiam? Pulpit tung pan a thugen pawl hi kha khol lo ahih manin amau mahmah a ki topengsak uh ahi hiam? Pawlpi mite (Lay members) a tultul a kisim te in Pulpit pualam ah a nasep ding uh zaipitak a om lam amaute in theitel ta uh hen. SN 50.3

Pawlpi mimal buppi in sepnopna lungsim takpi tawh amaute’ septheih zah ciatciat Topa’ adding iin hong sepkhiat dding uh, i Topa Pasian in lametna lianpi tawh sawtveipi hong ngak khin zo hi. Pawlpi mimal khempeuh in amaute’ tung a muanna tawh a ki aap nasep te, asung leh apua ah hong sep uh ciang iin, i Topa Jesu hi leitung ah vaangliantak leh thupi tak iin hong pai nading, leitung mi te kiginkholh sakna nasep kizo ta ding hi. “Tua ciang iin mi khempeuh tungah muhtheih sihpan ahi dingin Pasian’ hong ukna hangin a lungdamhuai thu, leitung khempeuh ah kihilh ding hi. Tua khit ciangin beina hong tung ding hi.” Matthew 24:14. SN 50.4