Ringtu zawng zawngte Puithiam nihna

Thulakna bu chu

Kohhran siamthatna thurin, ringtu zawng zawngte puithiam nihna thu hian sawichhawn a hlawh ang aiin, hrefiah erawh an tlem. Kohhran chhunga duh ang anga chet thiang anga ngaitute au hla a ni. Protestant zirtirna zuitu hlunho zingah hetianga pawm a ni ngai hauh lova, chumai chu ala ni lo, kum zabi sawmparukna hunlaia Siamthatute khan an hmang lo.

A nihna takah chuan, khawngaihna (grace) leh chu khawngaihna chu hmang thei tura thuneihna pekte ngaihdan phir kara thulai lakna, Krista taksa chhunga thlir dan chi hnih awm hrutrualna atana hman a ni. Thlirdan pakhatah chuan kohhran chauh hian khawngaihna hi a vawn (control) avangin, a hman loh vek leh  a hupbet thei. Chu chu Protestant rindan a ni lo. Hemi  kalh zawng thlir dan dang ve thung chu, khawngaihna leh Chanchin Tha avanga hamthatna chan theihte chu ringtu chuan a bilin, rinna a inpawlho zinga tel reng chungin, lungkuai leh lairil fan zawngin ama pualin a khawlkhawm thei. Hei pawh hi Prostestant zirtirna a ni chuang lo. Heng zirtirna kal-bing chi hnih karah hian Sipai Pawl pawh telin, Protestant-te zingah, “Ringtu zawng zawngte puithiam nihna” thurin hi  a lo chawr chhuak a ni. 1Petera 2:5 hi Bible thu innghahna atan a rawn hmang a, helai changah hian Kristian ringtute chu “lal puithiam” anga sawiin “Thlarau lam inthawina” Pathian hnena hlan angin a tarlang. He thu awmzia chu ringtu tawh phawt chuan, puithiam atana serh hran bik awm lovin, Pathian Thuin a sawi anga– Pathian hnena an inhlan phawt hnuah an mihringpuite tan- inthawina nung ni turin  mahni inphatin rawngbawl tur leh hriatpuitu atan - Puithiam Lalber (famkim, sawiselbo leh chatuan atana kan sual aia hlan) Kristaah thlunzawmin kan awm tihna a ni. Hei hian kohhran chhungah mawhphurtu leh an chanvo chungchang thu tlang leh fiah takin a sawi kai hauh lo. Chumi chungchang chu a pawimawh lo zawk a nih vang leh a thurin laimu  ni lova a kaihnawih chauh a nih vangin.

A kalphung Krista’n a lo duan tawh ang khan, ringtute puithiam nihna thurin huang chhungah hian, ringtu tinte chu inthawina atan anmahni an inhlan a, chutianga mimal inhlanna chu Thuthlung Thara Puithiam Lalber chuan inthawina nung reng atan chawl lova hlan turin a lo la ta a. Kan hriatthiam ngei tur chu,  he thurin avang hian Protestant chuan (Roman) Catholic mi hnenah “Catholic-ho chuan puithiam an mamawh a, Protestant Kristian chuan kan mamawh ve lo” a tih theih phahna tura tanfung a ni lo tih hi a ni. Chutiang ngaihdan chu awmze nei hauh lova Pathian thu lakawihna a nih vangin. Chu mai bakah “Keini Prostestant kohhranah chuan mi tupawhin an duh ang ang an tih a thiang. Thuhril, Lalpa zanriah, leh mitthi vuite khawih bik tur tumah an awm lo” ti a tanhmun lo sawhngheh tumte thiam a chantir hek lo. He thurin hi kohhran chhunga inkaihhruiana felfai tak awm lohna tur atan chhuanlam a tling lo. Puithiam leh  kohhran mi leh sa (Lay) te tana chanvo thliar felna turin hmun a siam zawk a ni. Mahni kova lum leh chanpual chan ang china mawhphurhnate hlen theihna turin rawngbawlna kawng a hawng a ni zawk (heta mawhphurhna leh chanvo hi kohhran/pawl azirin a inang lovin a dang a), chu tak chu a tum pawimawh ber chu a ni si- khawvel huap kohhrana mimalin chanvo neia kan rawngbawlna theuh hi Thlarau Thianghlimin a thawkkhum leh vawn nun a nih tlat avangin.

Officer belsen leh sipai bel pawl

Chhandamna Sipai Pawl chuan he thurin hi a pawm. Kan thurin puanchhuahah hian fiah kelh kawlhin  kan telh lo nain,  kan thu leh hlaahte leh tualchhunga Corps-a kan inrelbawlna leh kaihhruainaahte pawh tel anga ngaihruat a ni. Kan hun hmasa lam ata tawh zau takin Chhandam Sipai chu dinhmun pawimawh tak tualchhunga an chan theihna kan pe. Mawhphurhna bik chelhtute chu Local Officer kan ti a, hun puma rawngbawltu atana ordain leh commission an ni lo nachungin. Ringtu inpawlhote zinga an chanvo tur hriattirna atan lehkha ziaka mawhphurhna pek an ni a, tualchhunga Corps bial huam china Officer mawhphurtu kaihhruai leh thlarau lam vensakna hnuaiah an thawk. Ordain loh member thenkhat chu ordain leh commissioned Officer ang thova thawk tura mawhphurhna zau zawk pek an awm. Sergeant te, Envoy te leh Auxiliary Captain te chungchang ka sawina a ni. (Pakistan-ah chuan Corps Leader tiin kan sawi ve thung). Hetianga hma kan lakna hian ringtu zawng zawngte puithiam nihna thurin chu Pathian Thu zirbinga huangah hmun a sawhnghehsak.

Kohhran mi leh sate (Lay persons) tichak leh chhawmdawl tura  khawngaihnaa thawktu tho kha Puithiam ordain-te chakna petu a ni tih kan ring. Lal puithiam nihna chanvo chang tlangin inthawina nung atan anmahni an inhlan si a. Puithiam nihna emaw thlarau lama dinhmun bik ni lovin thliarhran theihna awmchhun chu chanvo emaw mawhpurhna chauh hi a ni. Kawng danga sawi chuan a bika ordain-te chan tur bil, ordain ni ve lote tana awm si lo, Pathian khawngaihna, danglam leh famkim a awm kan ring lo.

An extract from “WHO ARE THESE SALVATIONISTS?” by General Shaw Clifton (p 27-29, Crest Books, Salvation Army National Publications) Translated by Lalzamlova.