Sawltakte’ Nasepte

CHAPTER 20—SINGLAMTEH LAPTOHNA

Antioch ah a hoihkhop khat a sepkhit ciangin, Paul in Barnabas kiangah, “Mun tuamtuam a, i sanggamte’ kiangah va hawhkik ni” ci hi. SN 88.1

Paul leh Barnabas in a thugente uh a saangthei thu umthakte veimahmah uh a, khatvei vamukik nuam ngiat uh hi. A gamla mahmah munte aa omte’ kiangah zongh acihtak nadingun hanthawn uh a, “Pasian zahtakna tawh siangtho takin a nuntak nadingun” a vaikhak uh hi. 2 Corithians 7:1. Amaute kimuanna a neih nadingun a tawntungin huhden hi. Christian upna ah khangto-in, Pasian’ gam a tangzaisak zawh nadingun a hanthawn hi. SN 88.2

Barnabas zongh Paul tawh zinkhawm dingin kiging kholkhin napi, Pasian nasepna ah kihelkik dingin a khensat, John Mark tonpih nuam hi. Ahi zongin Paul thukim lo hi. “Tua bangin a zin masak lai un a citak lo mi khat” tonpih kik ding Paul in kul sa lo hi”. Tua bangin Mark’ thanemna pen Paul in saangsiam lo hi. Thuakzawh hatna, pumpi nialna, hanna, ki aapzawhna, upmuanna leh kipumpiak ngamna kisam mahmah hi. Nasepna ah, a zenzenin a kisap leh nuntakna luangkhamin sep nading munah tua bang lungsim niangnuangte tawh kikholh ding Paul in ngaihsun zolo hi. A nih un khauh mahmah tuakuh ahih manun amau tegel kikhen lawh tanghial uh hi. “Tua hi a Barnabas in Mark tonpih in Cyprus lamah pai a; Paul in Silas zawnin, kikhen uh hi.” [202] SN 88.3

Syria leh Cilicia gamte ah vapai-in pawlpite tha vapia uh hi. Paul leh Silas in Lycaonia gam Derbe leh Lystra ciangdong va ban uh hi. Lystra pen Paul suang tawh a kidenna khua hi a, tua lai mah ah vapai kik zen hi. Ama’ tungtawna lungdamnathu asaangte mukik nuam mahmah hi. Ama’ thugenna hangin a piangthak Lystra khuamite in gentheihna, bawlsiatna a thuak kawmkal lak uah a cihtak teiteina uh ava muh ciangin lungkim mahmah hi. SN 88.4

Tua laai ah Paul in a khualzin masak lai-in a kithuahpih, a haksatna teng thei-in a sihpan , Timothy tawh va kimu kik hi. [203] A lungsim pen Paul lungsim tawh pheekkhop bangin kituak thei uh a, sawltakpa’ nasepna ah, huh theih nading lampi a om nakleh, ahih theih zahin a panpih nuam ahi hi. SN 88.5

Paul’ nasep khoppih ahi, Silas pen nasep hanciam mahmah mi hi a, kamsanna lamsang silpiak nei hi; ahi zongin nasepding lian lua mahmah ahih manin nasem theiding mi adang zongh pattah ding kisam laai hi. Paul in Timothy pen biakna nasem pawlpi kem dingin amuanhuaina mu hi. Ahangin haksatna le bawlsiatnate a tuak zongin hangtakin thuakngam dingin mu hi. Tua banah Timothy pen ki thuhilh thei hi. Ahi tazongin tua bangin khangno lai khat tavuan mawk piak ding tawh kisai in Paul kidawm mahmah hi. SN 88.6

Timothy’ pa pen Greek mi hi-in, a nu ahihleh Jew numei ahi hi. A neu tungpan kipanin Lai Siangtho thei hi. A innkuan sung nuntakziate a et ciangin muantak, pattahtak sa hi. Anu leh a pi’ upna te a et ciangin Pasian’ deihna tawh kituak samahmah hi. Hih numei nihte in Timothy a makaihna uh pen Pasian’ kammal tawh ahi hi. Amaute’ pattahna nuai ah Timothy pau hiathiat-in lungsim picing mahmah hi. Tua hi a, a innsung panin amah a hilhte pen Pasian tawh pangkhawm uh hi. SN 88.7

Paul in Timothy pen mi citak, lungsim kipkho, thumaan mi khat in mu ahih manin a naseppih leh khualzin khoppih dingin teel hi. Timotheus a neulai-in thu a hilh nupi nihte in, tu-in sawltak lian khat tawh a kithuahna mu ahih manun a lungsim uh kim mahmah ding hi. Pasian in sia sem dingin Timotheus a teel laitakin khangno melmawl khat hi lel napi, a neulai a hoih takin a kipantahsa ahihna tawh kizui-in Paul’ adingin khutzat muanhuai mahmah khat suak thei hi. A khangmoi hangin, a Christian nasepna ah nunneem mahmah hi. SN 88.8

Kidal kholhna-in, Paul in Timotheus pen Pasian’ kalh ahihloh hangin mite’ paulap zon theihloh nadingin a vun at dingin sawl hi. Paul’ nasep pen khuapi khat pan khuapi khat ah zin kawikawi-in, mun tampi takah Christ thu a gen theih na munmun ah gen ding ahih manin, khat veivei Jew mite’ biakinn sung khawngah lut ding uh ahih manin tua bangin Timothy a vun at dingin a sawl ahi hi. Tua hikei henla, a kithuahpih khat peuh vun atloh ahih lam a mipihte ahi, biakna sihpih ngam Jew pakhsak pawlkhat in thei le uh Paul’ nasepna nawngkaisak tuam ding ahihman ahi hi. Mun citengah sawltakpa in langdona leh bawlsiatna tuakkha den hi. Gentile mite’ kiangah bek hilo-in ama’ mipihte’ kiangah zongh Lungdamnathu hawmsawn nuam ahih manin amaute’ diksakloh khat peuh a hihkhak loh nadingin kidawm mahmah hi. Tua bangin a kidop mahmah kawmkalah, vun atna leh atlohna a thupi hi lo-in, Christ’ lungdamnathu bek a thupi ahihna pulaak hi. SN 88.9

Paul in Timotheus it mahmah a, “upmuanna sungah ka tapa” ci hi. 1Timothy 1:2. Sawltak pipa in a nungzui khangnopa pen a nasepna ah a lawhcin theihnadingin nakpi takin pantah den in, Lai Siangtho thuthukte zong dongh zeel in, a khualzinna mun tuamtuamte ah zong, paipih denin, thuzong hilh den hi. Paul le Silas in, Timotheus tawh a kithuahna uhah, hoihtakin pantah uh a, a neihssa thumaan, Lai Siangtho thu theihna te a thuklut zawk nadingin panpih den uh hi. [205] SN 89.1

Asepna khempeuhah Timotheus in Paul’ lamlahna leh thuhilhna masak den hi. Na khatpeuh sem buatbuat mawk lo-in, hoihtakin a ngaihsut kawmin sem a, Topa’ deih lampi mah atawn kahi hiam, cikawm sa-in sem hi. Kha Siangtho in zongh Pasian teenna dingin hih mipa pen kipuah, kizuun thei ding hi, ci-in mu hi. SN 89.2

Lai Siangtho sunga amuhkhiat thuciin’hoihte a nuntakna ah zangh khia ahih manin, a nuntak khuasakzia khempeuhah tua a theih thumaante in huzaap in zungthuk khathei hi. Tua thuciin’hoihte Timotheus in sinn bek lo-in nuntakpih hi. Kivakhna tuamdang deuh cihbangh zongh, a nei hituan selo hi. Ahi zongin a nasepna manpha mahmah phadiak se hi, ahang in amah in Pasian’ biak hihtheihna khat pepeuh pen a Topa’ nasepna in ahih theihtawp siit lo-in hanciamin sem hi. Pasian zahtak nadingin a neu tungpanin a sinsa thute in thu-um mite’ lakah kilangh tuamvilvelsak banah a nuntakna buppi huzaap hi. SN 89.3

Khaa manpha ngah nadingin nasemte in, amau’ zontawm siamna, hanciamna sangin, a thukzaw, a kicianzaw, a cingzaw Pasian theihtelna a neih dinguh kisam zaw hi. Topa’ leenghuanah a thaneih khempeuh uh siit lo-in asep ding uh ahi hi. Amaute pen saangpen leh a siangpen nasep sem dingin akisamkhia ahih manun, nisimin hehpihna leh vaangliatna Thupha naakpi ahi, Pasian tawh kizomh den ding uh hi. “Bang hanghiam cihleh mikhempeuhin hotkhiatna angahtheih nadingun Pasian in Ama’ hehpihna honglak khinzo hi. Eite in i lamet, alian Pasian leh eite hong hon Jesu Christ a vaangliatna hong kilatkik dinghun ngakin i om laitakin i biakna tawh akituaklo thute leh leitung nate deihna beisakin, lungsim hi hithiatin omin, thutangin, hih leitungah Pasian’ deihna bangin i nuntak nadingin tua hehpihna thu in eite hong hilh hi. I mawhna khempeuh panin hong honkhia ding leh Ama’ neihtuam i suah theih nadingin Jesu amahmah hong kipumpiak a, eite pen gamtat hoih gamtat ding a lawp mahmah ihi hi.” Titus 2:11-14. SN 89.4

Munthak gamthak a phuutma un Paul leh a lawmte in Pisidia leh akiim apaam a khuate ah aphuhsa uh pawlpite vaan dingin zinkhia uh hi. “Khuapite’ sungah a lutkawm un, Jerusalem khua a upate leh sawltakte’ thupuakte amaute in pulaak kawm uh hi. Tua bangin pawlpi tuamtuamte ah upmuanna kipin nisimin thu-um mi kibehlap hi. [206] SN 89.5

Ama’ sepna gah ahi, tua thu-um mite’ tungah vaiipuak lianpi anei-in Paul kingaihsun hi. Adangdang khempeuh sangin amaute, a upmuanna uah a cihtak dinguh thupi ngaihsut pen hi. “Tua hileh a beisa hunah ka sepna leh ka hanciamnate a mawkna suaklo ding ahih manin Christ hong paikik ni ciangin kei ka kisialthei ding hi.” Philippians 2:16. A nasepna vaiipuak a zawh kei leh ama’ mimal mahmah gupkhiatna’ adingin a lauhuai banah pawlpi bup adingin khaa manpha ngah nading nasepna ah lawhsamh ding a, thaneem ding cih amuh ciangin Paul patau-in a ci liing hi. Thumaan taangkona bek pen thu-um mite in nuntakna kammalah a kip nadingun kicing zolo ahihna sawltakpa in thei hi. Gualkhat khit gualkhat, thukhat khit thukhat, hiah tawmtawm, hua ah tawmtawm, cih bangin hoihtak leh kuhkal takin Christ nasepna a kizawhbaih nadingin pawlpi mite hilhin pattah ding ahihna Paul in theitel hi. SN 89.6

Mi khatpeuh in Pasian’ piak vaangliatna zanghkhia lo-in akoihcip leh tua pen muatin, ngotin, siamang lel hi, cih pen khuavannuai’ saantheih thugui paipi ahi hi. Nuntakpih loh, lungtang tawng a koih loh thumaan in, nuntakna leh damsakna apiak theihna vaang leh thuneihna mansuahin, beimang ding hi. Tua hi a, sawltakpa’ patauhna pipen in Christ sungah mimal kim bittakin a tut zawhloh khakding ahi hi. Pasian’ zia sangin mite’ zia tawh pawlpi a makaih khialh khak ciangin Paul in vantung thu a lametna hongmial hiaihiai ahihlam kiphawk zel hi. Ama’ thutheihna, a thugen siamna, a nalamdang bawlte, bek thamlo-in vantung thuap thumna ah akipaipih lai-in amuh thute khempeuh—a nasepna ah citak lokha-in om leh tua khempeuh khiatna anei vetlo suakding [207] ahihna Paul in phawk gige hi. Tua hangin kam tawh ahi a, lai tawh ahi zongin Christ a saangkhinsa mite’ kiangah, “lungsim toi leh lampial minamte’ lakah Pasian’ tate, paulap leh gensiat a baanloh nadingun…leitung khuavaak suakin, nuntakna kammalte a letkip nadingun thuum ngeetnguut hi.” Philippians 2:15,16. SN 90.1

Biakna nasem maan taktakte in amaute’ khutsungah a ki aap thu-um mite, khaalam ah ahat nadingun hanthot ding, pattah ding, thuum ngeetnguut ding pen a vaiipuak lianpenin ngaihsun uh hi. Pasian’ piak nasep tungah cihtakna icih pen pawlpi khantohsakna, khaalamah lawpsakna hi, cih sawltakpa in phawk hi. Hanciamtak leh thasiallo takin Christ’ ading khaa manpha ngah nadingin pawlpimi, thu umte thapia-in huzaap ding hanciam hi. Pawlpi sungah mimal khat a kibehlap simin Hotkhiatna nasepna ah nasem dingin taangmi khat a kibehlap ahihna phawkkawm sa-in nasem hi. SN 90.2

Pisidia leh a kiimlepaam tengah a zinkhit uh ciangin, Paul leh Silas, Timotheus tawh Phrygia leh Galatia gamsung tengah pai uh a, lungdamnathu khauhtakin gen uh hi. Galatia mite pen dawi biakna ah bual mahmah laai uh a; ahi zongin sawltakte in thu a va gen uh ciangin mawhna’ humcipna sungpan suahtakna thu a zakuh ciangin lawpmahmah uh hi. Paul te lawmtateng in Christ hong hotkhiatna tungtawnin, upna tawh hotkhiatna akingahna thute taangkokhia uh hi. Amaute in Christ pen apuuksa minamte a phongto ding,Pasian’ thukham a palsat mite a tankhia kikding, thumanlohna hangin thuakding sihna pan hong honkhia ding Pa ahihna Galatian mite’ tungah hangsan takin gen uh hi. Singlamteh khuavak hangin [208] Pasian maan a theikha ngeinailo mi tampite in Pa’ itna a liatzia hong ngaihsun thei uh hi. SN 90.3

Tua hi a, Galatia mite pen upna zungpi ahi, “Pa Pasian’ thu, Pa’ deihna bangin a puuksa leitungmite hong gumkhia kik dingin a nuntakna hongpiakhia Tapa Jesu’ thu,” ahilh uh hi. “Tua bangin upna thu zungpite azakna uh hangin amaute in Pasian’ Kha Siangtho saang uh a, Christ a upna uh hangin Pasian’ tate suak ta uh hi.” Galatians 1:3, 4;3:2,26. SN 90.4

Galatia te tawh a om khop lai-in a gamtatzia leh kampauziate Paul in a nunggen kikna ah, “Kei na bat nadingun, ka hong thuum hi” ci hi. Galatians 4:12. Biaknatau tungpanin mei am khat tawh a muk a kibiksak sa hi a, a pumpi mahmah damsiang lo-in a omh hangin tua tungah dintoh zawh nadingin thahat a, Jesu pen mawhneipa’ lametna khatbek liuleu ahihna pulaakkhia hi. A thugen a za mi khempeuh in Jesu tawh a omkhoplam thei uh hi. Tunglam panin vaangliatna ngah ahih manin khaathu tawh kipawlte, khaa thu tawh tehkaak thei-in, Satan’ kulhpi satkham hi. Pasian in leitung mite a hong itna, a Tapa khat neihsun a kigo dingin hong piakkhiakna dongin hong lahkhiatna thute a gen ciangin mite’ lungsim sukha mahmah iin, lungsim kitamzan kawmin, “Gupna ka ngah theih nadingun bang hihding kahi uh hiam? cih dotna hong ging ziahziah ta hi. SN 90.5

Hibangin lungdamnathu Gentile mite’ lakah a taangkona tawh sawltakpa’ nasepna taangzai mahmah hi. Calvary singlamteh mah amaute’ mai ah pisak den hi. “Ko’ thu hong gen ka hi kei uh a, Christ Topa’ thu bek hong gen ka hi uh hi, kote kahih uh leh Jesu hangin note’ nasemte ka hi uh hi” ci-in anasep tawpkuanna lamah pulaak hi. Khuamial sungah khuavaak taang tahen acikhia Pa, Pasian pen eite’ lungsim sungah hong taangin, [209] Jesu Christ’ maitangah Pasian’ vaangliatna i theih nadingin hong taangkhia hi. 2 Corinthians 4:5,6. SN 90.6

Christian biakna kipat ciil hun lai a, a ki aap mahmah sawltakte in akisia khinsa leitungah hotkhiatna lungdamnathu a puak lai-un, Christ leh Singlamteh tungah kikhai mipa’ thu a genna uah a poi, a hemsak theiding thute ahi— amau mahmah kiliatsakna lungsim a sung uah alut dingin phal het lo uh hi. Thuneih nopna leh minthan nopna cihte lunggulh ngiat lo uh hi. Honpa’ sungah amau mahmah kiseel tawmin, a lian mahmah Hotkhiatna ngiimna, a phuankhiapa leh a taangtungsakpa, Honpa’ nuntakzia cihte khempeuh laamsaang zaw uh hi. Zanni, tuni leh a tawntungin a kikhel ngeilo Christ’ thu taangko ding pen amaute’ vaiipuak lianpen hisak uh hi. SN 91.1

Tuhun a Pasian kammal taangko, biakna nasem kicite in Christ ii singlamteh a saangzaw leh a saangsawn toto-in laamto hile uh tu a sangin nakpi takin a nasepna uh lawhcing zawpek ding uh hi. Amaute in mawhnei mite, khatvei bekbek hoihtakin singlamteh ensak thei-in, a kikhai lum Honpa Jesu hoihtakin khatvei bekbek mutheisak uh hi leh, mawhneite in Pasian’ hong lainatna a thuukzia leh mawhna a siathuaizia phawk thei ding uh hi. SN 91.2

Pasian in mihingte bangzah takin hong it hiam, cihpen Christ’ sihna in hong lak hi. Tua in eite’ hotkhiatna ngahna kiciamna ahi hi. Christian biakna panin singlamteh hepkhiat ding pen vantung panin ni paihkhiat ding tawh kibang hi. Singlamteh in eite Pasian’ kiangah hong kai a, Amah tawh hong kilemsak hi. Pa’ itna tawh hong itlua ahih manin, Jehovah in tawntung sihna athuak ding leitung mite, a Tapa’ gentheih haksat, sihna thuakna tungtawnin, tate in hong saang hi. SN 91.3

Singlamteh lo-in, mihing’ta in Pasian tawh kipawl theihna nei zolo hi. Eite’ lametna khempeuh tua tung bekah kinga hi. Tua panin Honpa’ itna hong taangkhia a, mawhnei mipa in tua singlamteh phung panin amah a honkhia dingpa a ettoh ciangin, [210] a mawhna khempeuh maisakin om ahih manin, a kicing lungnopna taktak a ngah ding hi. Upna tawh singlamteh ah a khukdin suk laitakin, mihingte’ ngahtheih, tuntheihna a saang penpen mun a tungto ahi hi. SN 91.4

Singlamteh tungtawnin eite in mong neilo itna taktak tawh hong it, vantung i Pa’ hong itna i mu thei hi. Paul in hibangin a kiko khiatna lamdang i sa khaphial ding hi, “Jesu Christ’ singlamteh simloh, a dang ka kisialhpih ding Pasian in hong khaam hi.” naci hi. Galatians 6:14. Tua singlamteh ah i kisialh ding eite’ hamphatna ahi hi, Ama’ pumpi mahmah eite’ adingin hongpiapa tungah i ki pum aap ding pen i hamphatna lianpen ahi hi. Tua khitciangin, Calvary panin hong taangkhia khuavaak eite’ mai ah hong taangin khuamial sungah a om mite’ kiangah i khuavaak i taang sak thei ding hi. SN 91.5