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CONTENTS THUMAKAI HO 1. Editorial/Najapiuvin thukhat in long-un 1 2. Mi sucham a pangho /Dr. Paul Paolen Haokip 3 3. Abraham Pathen golpa/Rev. Lunkholal Haokip 6 4. Bible Study on Matthew/Rev. Lettinlal Chongloi 9 5. Mission Column 13 6. Women Column 20 7. Youth Column 21 8. Education Column 22 10. Report 23 11. Obituary 30-31 EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman : Rev. Tonglet Haokip, President KBC Editor : Dr. M. Thongkhosei Haokip, General Secretary Joint Editor : Rev. Henjalen Doungel Contributing Editors : 1. Rev. Letpu Kipgen 2. Rev. Onthang Haokip 3. Rev. Kaikhokam Chongloi 4. Pastor Paokhohao Haokip 5. Pastor Satminlen Khongsai Cir. Manager : Ms. Lhingjanem Haokip Design & Layout : Hemkholen Haokip THUSO LAHMAN Church/Organisation/ Department ..............Rs. 300/- Individual ...............Rs. 200/- (Post a Rs. 250/- ) Indian Oversees Bank, Imphal Branch A/c No. 073201000000350 IFSC No. IOBA0000732 The General Secretary, Kuki Baptist Convention, Opp. DM College, Imphal 795001, Manipur email: [email protected] Advertisement bolnom hon Mobile No. 8131803543 Contact thei. Circulation to kisai lam Mobile No. 9862633173 bol ding. Editorial... “NAJAPIUVIN THUKHAT IN LONG-UN” Editorial “‘Chule sopiteho, najapivin thukhat in longun nal- ah uva kilkhenna umlouvin lungkhat le thil ngaito kithakhat in bulhit un’ tia iPakaiyu Jesu Christa mina nahenguva kathum ahi”. (1 Cor.1:10) Amasatah in muntina um Kuki Christian chate jouse ahideh a KBC member ho jouse chunga i Pakaiyu Jesu Christa minin salaam kahinpe cheh uve. Tulha thupi chu “Kipumkhatna” ahi toh kilhonin, i houbung leh lhangpi hinkhoa sahphat ding tampi lah a pumkhat hina ding hi jong poimo tah khat in kagelin ahi. Hiche article ah hin Kuki Christian te lah a adeh a houbung sunga kipumkhatna tohguon thu- dol itahlang nomun ahiye. Kipumkhatna hetchenbe theina dinga kipum- khatna hilou ho ana sei masau hite. Khatna, mikhat lunggel midangho chunga hunam a kipohsah chu hiponte. Mi khat chu chinglheh hen themlheh jong leh ama seibou akilah a midang lunggel ima alutthei lout eng hichu kiloikhomna a dinga apha/ahoi hideh lou ahi. Anina ah, mi jouse lunggel khat kibang joukei ding tina hiponte. Jicha, pacha kah 1 Lhakao/March 2019 KBCThuso Editorial jenga jong koima lunggel kibang ti aum thei poi. Insung khat a thisen group jong achom chom ahi. Hichun achom ahilou leh kibung khenna avetsah em? Achuti leh kipumkhatna ipi ham, iti um ding hitam? Kipumkhatna hi lunggel kibah louna tampi um- jong leh lonkhom ding nopna chu ahi. India gam sung hi jat tin jat tang ahin, ‘unity in diversity’ ahi. Hichun, ikibah lounaho hetdoh a, midang in jong lunggel chom anei thei ahi tia kipom tona (agree to disagree) ahi. Khat lunggel bou hilouva, kihoutoh a atamjo phatsah na chu ahi. Lamchom khat a sei ding chun, atamjo dei/no- pna (democracy) ya ahung che thei teng, hichea chu kipum khatna hung um thei ahi. Kipumkhat na le atamjo dei kiti hi kikhen thei lou ahin, tuni chana KBC in ihin chepiu khat ahin,ahat nau jong ahi. KBC context a sei dingin, Pathen thu hetna (the- ology) lamah, ihung konnau (American Baptists) te tahsan ipi ham ti hetdoh a chekhom theina iguot jing diu, eima eima gel leh hetna/jilna hilou ding ahi. Kivaipohna lamah, KBC ahung kiphudoh a kipat tuni geiya ichepiu Convention leh houbung akeh-keh a hopsom maicham ki- hop ding kiti phatea jui him kipumkhatna ahin pohlut ding, hichun tahsa leh lhagaova khan- tou-machaalna ahin puilut ding ahi. Hiti chu ahung hiteng leh solchah Paul in iPakai- yu Jesu Christa minna pumkhat hina dia ana sut chu eiho hinkhoa ibulhin sah diu ahin, Pathen lunglam bol ihidiu ahiye. Pathenin asim jouse chunga kipumkhat chehna dinga thanop na leh pan la dingin vang boh jing tahen. KBCThuso Lhakao/March 2019 2 Sermon/Article Misucham-a Pang Ho Chu Pathen Chate Ahiuve Rev. Dr. Paul Paolen Haokip Lecturer, MTC SERMON Thumakai Achesa 2001 kum chun miphalou galbol (Terrorist) hon World Trade Centre (USA) ana suchim uvin ahi. Chuche lai chun mitamtah in Amer- ica gamsunga hitobang thil aso ding chu koiman ana ginchat louhel ahi. Chule agamneite (USA) te jengin jong anagincha pouve. Hiche thilsoh a kon hin, mun chom chom a Hou lamkai (Pastors, Theologians, Evangelists, chule Missionaries etc.) tamtah in lungel jat chom chom thu tamtah ana seiyuvin ahi. Athusei uva kona kimu chu ahileh, leiset chunga kipana/lungmonna aumpoi. Hitobang chamnabei (violence free) mun hi USA bou hilouvin, leiset muntin ahi. Tutun jong eiho ichen nau India gam chule Manipur jenga jong chamna aumpon ahi. Boina adei chule thanopi koima aumpon ahi. Mitin Namtin in lung- monna chuleh chamna (peace) angaichat ahi. Chamna le lungmonna itobang Kitepna Lui (Old Testament) a ahi chule munathei tampi um- dinga thucheng apoimo pen a jongle tunin Jesun molvuma kimancha ahi. Hiche thucheng aseijuite le mipiho koma asei “ (Shalom) hi boinabei ahilouleh mi sucham ho anun nom ahiuve; kitha/kimat (violence) umlouna ijeh-inem itile amaho chu Pathen mai mai tina hilou, mihem khat chate kitiding ahiuve” (Matt.5:9) chunga thil jouse/imajouse ap- tia anahil hi seidoh ding kanomin hapen/ahoipen chang ho tina ahi. Jesun misucham atinaa hin ahi. Shalom in akoudoh chu chamna kiti thucheng apangin, ahileh- apumpi (wholeness), tahsa hijeh chun amasapenin, chamna damtheina (healthy), hoidohna/ kiti thucheng hi ahilchetna ve vendohna (security), minomsa/ masao hite. nopsahna (well-being), huhhing- 1. Chamna (Peace) Thucheng in na nei (salvation), thil bukim soh akoudoh (to be complete) chule nolnabei Chamna (peace) thucheng hi mi (Ps. 37:37) Phattheina thal- Hebrew thucheng in shalōm hingset (Prov. 3:2), kigolpi thei akitin, chuleh Greek thucheng (Gen. 24:31, Joshua 9:15), gam le in eirēnē, akitin ahi. Shalom hi gam kah’a chamna sosahthei (1 3 Lhakao/March 2019 KBCThuso Sermon/Article Kgs. 5:12, Ps. 122:6-7), Pathen le (prince of peace) hin Israel chate mihem te kikah a chamna (Ps. le gamsung bou hilou, vannoi lei- 85:8, Jer. 16:5) tin akihei. set mun jouse’a chamna ahinpoh Shalom umtheina hi mihem ding ahi. bolthei vang hilou, Pathen Kitepna Thah (New Testament) thilpeh jeh le phatthei boh jeh langa hin hiche Greek thucheng (Lev. 26:6; 1 Kgs. 2:33; Job 25:2; Ps. eirēnē, hi achunga Shalom hil- 29:11; Ps. 85:8; Jer. 16:5). Shalom chetna hung kipe jouse banna le kitepna (covenant) hi thakhat kikehlen/kisulen (expand) ahi, (synonym) tobangin akisei in, lemna (greetings) chuleh lhahna ahin lungdon louding ahi. Ani’a (farewell) thun jong akimang cha hi khat a jong seithei ahi. Shalom in ahi. Jesun aseijuite (disciples) umjeh’a Pathen le mihem kikah’a kipana thupha seiphong dinga lung kitona um (Num. 6:26) chul- anasol chun hiti hin anasei in ahi, eh hiche kitepna a konna Pathen “…nalut nading channuva ama- toh kichamding (Mal. 2:5). Ahin satah-in, Hiche inna lungmonna Shalom panlou/umnalou a chu lhun hen,” tiuvin ati. (Lk. 10:5). Pathen to kikhenna um (sepa- Chuleh Jesun aseijuiho availhah ration). Israel chate thungai lou chun hitin anasei e, “lungmon (disobedience) jeh leh chondih kadalhah peh nahiuve; kapeh lou (unrighteouness) jeh’a Pathen hi vannoi mi peh bang ahipoi; toh kikhena um (Jer. 16:10-16). nalungu donsah hih-un, kicha Ahin, Themgao (prophet) hon jong kicha hih-un,” ati (Jn. 14:27). ako/amusah (point) dan in Israel Hiche Jesun ahinpoh lut chamna chate gampama akisolmang (ex- hi ahina sangin ahilouna in kisei ile) jou uva, Pathen in phatthei mei le (what it is not): Chamna abohna, asemphat ho (Is. 45:7), hi gal (war) umlou, lunggimna lungmontah’a cheng dingu, koi- (tension) umlou. Insung thip jen- machan akichat/tijat sah loud- jun (tranquility) hilou, itobang ing (Ezek. 34:28-31), Pathen toh ham itileh “…insung khat’a mi adih tah’a kigopding (Mic.4:1-12), nga kikhen toa nin thum adou- masanga banga kile kitna (Ezek. va, thumin ni adou ding …Pan 47:1-12), huhhingna (Is. 60:17) Is- achapa adou ding, chapan apa rael chunga ahung lhun kitdingin adou ding, nun achanu adou anasei uvin ahi. Hiche hi Messiah ding, chanun anu adou ding, in ahinpohlut dingin ana kisei tehpin amounu adou ding, mou- in. Chule OT a kisei ahung lhung vin atehpi adou ding, mouvin at- ding (Messianic figure) Isaiah ehpi adouva kikhento ding ahi” Themgao in anasei chamna leng- (Lk. 12:52-53). Aumsa kingailutna pa (Is. 9:6). Hiche ahung lhung jong chemjam (sword) a kisukeh ding ‘Messiah’ hi chamna lengpa KBCThuso Lhakao/March 2019 4 Sermon/Article (Matt. 10:34-37). Ahin “Ama (Jesu) 4:6-7). Eiho soh banga noise um- vanga leiya um thil jouse le vana tah ihi tapouve; ahin eiho chu in- um thil jouse jong amatoh ama- neipu (Master) chatea ei kisim’a tah-a suhchamma aumsoh hi, Pa ihi taove. Iti vangphat um hitam! lunglam tah ahi.” (Col. 1:20). Ama Eiho Pathen cha a ikisim uhi. Ajeh a konna chu kichamna um ahi chu eihon ama toh a gou jouse (Eph. 2:14-22). Chule, pa le cha; ilokhom theina dingun tha eipe u le nao, loi le pai, nam le nam; taove. Chule Pathenin ahoipen/ mihem le ganhing, etc. kikah’a aphapen Jesu Christa, ngailutna, chamna kisem chu Pa lung lam ngaidamna, eichan sah uvin ahi. tah ahi. Hitobang misucham ho Achate akihijeh chun akingaicha chu Pathen chate tia kikouding jouse jong akithum theiyin, chul- ahiuve. eh Aman jong it louhel’a eipeh jing dingu ahi. Hijeh’a chu Pathen 2. Misucham ho chu Pathen chate chu minun nom ahiuve. chate ahiuve Khumkhana John in, “Ahivangin aman ana- sanga ama mina tahsan chan chu Tulai mihem tamtah thanopna Pathen chate ahi theina dingun khat chu ahileh; mi akinah, aki- thu apetai; chate ho chu thisan dou, thil phalou bol aumleh, suh- le tahsaphe lunglam le mihem cham ding got sanga, tapkong lunglama kona pen hilouvin Pa- pang, hotel mun, Bus chung then hin ahibouvui” (Jn.