Sunday 26 February 2017

Ka pu chanchin

   Upa Lalchhawna Chanchin tlangpui 
( 1926 -  )



A hmasain thlahtute a\anga chhungkaw indin chhoh dan :-

A pu - Haudaia; A nupui - Thangtei
An fate :
1).Thangreia - A nupui - Khuangpuithangi
2).Vanhnuaithanga - A nupui - Chawngnghilhlovi
3).Neihchana          - A nupui - Lalbangi

An  fate leh an nupuite hming leh pasalte

Pa Thangreia fate leh an nupui / pasalte

1) Kawlkhuma - Lalrumi
2) Sapbawii - Rangkhumi
3) Sapchhingi         -
4) Zokhuma   - Lalvulmawii
5) Zothuama   - Tuankungi

Vanhnuaithanga fate leh an nupui / pasalte

1) Nuchhuni - Khuanglawma
2) Lalchhawna - Lallawmi

Neihchana fate leh an nupui / pasalte
1) Lalkhumi   - Chhungkhuma
2) Nuzingi - Thangluaia
3) Biakzinga            - Lalchhungi

Lailen atangin Kum 1924 ah Lungdarah an lo pem phei a, Thlerpui Vengah In an nei a. Chuta \ang chuan Pa Thangreia chu Kum 1926 ah a indang a. Pa Vana leh Pa Neihchana leh an fate chu an la awmkhawm a, Pa Vanhnuaithanga hi Kohhran Upaah an thlang a. Hei hi a hun sawidan a inang lo :-  1) Lungdar Kohhran chanchin 1912 - 1993 Phek- 21ah chuan Kum 1925 (No 3) tih a ni.
2) Chhimchhak Presbytery chanchin Bu phek 63 (No 32) Kum 1927 nemngheh tih a ni a. Hei hi a pawmawm zawk a ni.
Upa Vana hi 1928 ah a thih tak avangin Pa Neihchana hovin an awm ta a. Kum 1937 ah chuan Pa Neiha nupui chuan a thihsan leh ta mai a, harsa takin an khawsa ve ta nak nak a. Eng emaw hun chhung chu Pu Vana fate  -  Pi Nuchhuni leh Pu Lalchhawna te chu  hnathawktu, chhungkaw ei zawngtu ber an ni a, chutiang chuan an lo khawsa in tun hun hi an lo thleng i ti mai ang. Pa Neihchana hi Kohhran mi rinawm tak a ni a, Kohhran Upa nilo mahse rawngbawlna hrang hrang chelhtu a ni. Sunday Sikul Superintendent puitling lamah a ni tawh a. Kan M.S.S.U-in S.S rawngbawlna kum 25 chawl lova thawk tute hnena chawimawina Diploma Certificate an pek hmasak ber tumah pawh he chawimawina dawngtute zingah hian a tel a ni.
Pu Neihchana Sermon ka hriat reng chu Ephesi 1 : 8 - 11 thu hlawm thla hi a sawi a. A ril hle in ka hria a, ka tuipui phak meuh lo a, tun hnuah chauh hian ani ka hriatthiam ve tak ni.  Amah hi ramthim vei mi a ni a. Ama thu ngat in, tumah pawh hrilh lovin |iau ral (Sailulak ral ) Dawn khaw lamah s^wn a kal mai \hin a. Amah hi a pum lam insawiselna r<k nei deuh a ni a. |iau r^l ^ rawngbawlna ram Lai ho lah chu Chaw rum tak ei mi annih a vangin a duh ai a hmaah a rawn haw san \hin.
Hun kal zelah a fapa Biakzinga hian L.P ( Lower Primary) zirtir hna a thawk a. Ram buaiah khan Reiek khuaah a chhuk thla ve ta a, Chutah chuan a boral ta a ni. A fanu Lalkhumi chu  tunah hian Kum 80 mi niin a la dam a ni.
A fapa Biakzinga chu Reiek Kohhranah Kohhran Upa atan thlan a lo ni ve leh ta a,  Tunah chuan Zirtirtu atanga pension tawhin Reiek Kohhran Upa min leh Pastor Bialah pawh lar tak leh pawimawh tak niin tun thleng hian ala awm ta a ni.
Pa Thangreia fate zingah Upa Kawlkhuma chu  L.P zirtirtuah te a tang a, Kum 1966 ah Kohhran Upa ah nemngheh a ni a, a unau mipa te hi an damrei lova. Tunah hian  Upa Kawlkhuma chu Kum 88 niin E. Lungdar Venghlun Kohhran ah Upa niin  a la dam a ni
Upa Chhawna hi Kum 1934 - 1937 ah Pu Ztu Tawna ( Rev. Chuauthuama Pa) sikulah lehkha a zir a. 1937 Lower a exam a, \ha takin a passed a. An zirtirtupa kutchhuak hi a la a, lehkha ziak pawh thiamtak a ni. Kan kohhran dan angin Sacrament zir zovin Kum 1940 ah Kohhran d^n zawhkima lawmluh a ni.
Heta tang hian Kum 1944 atang 2004 thleng Naupang Sunday Sikul Dept. ziaktu hna a thawk nghal a ni. Kum 1939 ah Biate Bial Naupang Inkhawmpuiah Bible chang sawiah lawmman pakhatna a dawng nghe nghe a ni.
A pianni hi 15th.3.1926 a ni a, Kum 1948 ah Pi Lallawmi, Upa Thatvela fa naupangber nen an innei a, fa pakua an nei a ni.

An fate leh an nupui / Pasalte
1.  Biakchhungi - K. Thansiama
2. K.Darthanga        - Lalnunziri
3. Thangzauva         - R. Lalnunmawii
4. K. Vanlalrema - Rozenpuii
5. Laldingliana         - Lalhuapzauvi
6. Chawnghmingthanga (L)
7. Vanlalhluni         - Lalthakima
8. Lalrinpuii         - Lalthanmawia
9. Biakchungnungi - H. Lalchhuanawma

Kum 1957 ah  Thlerpui Vengah an indang ve \an a, Upa Chhawnate nupa hian an fate an enkawl puitling hle a. Sorkar hna pawimawh tak tak chelh tute an ni a. Sorkar pawhin an hnaah hian rinawm leh rinngam annih a vangin hna hi pe an ni. Rev. Thangzauva pawh kan Kohhran Pastor te zinga hna pawimawhbik S.L & P.B-ah Editor-ah dahin Kristian Tlangau leh Synod News Letter-ah Editorin a awm mek a, 2010 Synod Inkhawmpui in 2011 Synod Moderator a tan a ruat bawk a ni.
Rawngbawlna lam chhuizawm ta ila. A hmasain, Khawtlang lamah YMA-ah hian Kum sawm aia tam O.B-ah a \ang a, chawimawina te pawh a lo dawng tawh a ni. A thiannu Pi Lallawmi hi kan rualpui 1927a piang a ni a. Inkhawm te, Zaipawl lamah te, Sunday Sikul lamah te hian kum engemaw zat thawk ho kan ni a, heng kan thawh ho thin na zawng zawngah hian thil tihtur eng kawngah mai hian a pha ngai lo va, thahnemngai taka thawk thin mi a ni a, Sunday Sikulah leh YMA ah pawh kan hunlai chuan milian lo kal tepawha kawm tuah kan hmang tangkai thin hle a ni. Khawpawn lama kalchhuah a ngaih pawha pha ngailo mi a ni a, a fakawm thin hlein ka hria. Hetiang a rawngbawl ho reng hi kan ni a, kan rawngbawlhona atang hian tuna an nihna hi an lo rel thlu chek anih dawn hi maw tiin ka ngaihtuah leh thin.
Upa Chhawna hi ka khuaah chuan kan rualpui leh rual u deuhah chuan Solfa thiam hmasa a ni a, Zaipawl kan zai dawn hian “Doh” hmasaah, Conductor-ah a\ang a, ahnu lamah keini pawhin a hnung kan zui ve ta tang tang thin a ni. Kohhrana Rawngbawlna lam bik te han chhui leh ta ila - Kum 1955 ah Kohhran Upa atan nemngheh a ni a, Kohhran hna pawimawh Sunday Sikul lam kha thlur bing ta ila. Sunday Sikul Zirtirtua atan  leh lawmman a dawn thu kha naupan lai a ni a. Kum 1944 - 2008 thlengin Sunday Sikul Zirtirtuah atang a, MSSU-in Sunday Sikul hna Kum 25 chhung chawl lova thawkte hnena chawimawina a pek Diploma Certificate a dawng a. Kum 1994 ah Jubilee Award  Bible leh Certificate a dawng leh a, chumi hnuah pawh Kum 10 chuang a la thawk a. A lawmawm hlein ka hria. Lawmthu sawi hman nise han sawi ka chak khawp mai.
Lungdar hi Kum1969 hmalam kha chuan Biate Pastor Bial kan ni \hin a,chunglai chuan - Biate, Riangtlei, Sialhawk, Tlangpui, Lungdar, Leng, Sailulakte Biate Bialah hian kan awm a, Naupang Khawmpui pawh hmun khatah hman a ni thin. Khawthenkhat tan harsatna awmtheia awm tak avangin Biate Bial chu Kum 1944ah Naupang Inkhawmpui chuan inthen an rawt a, Bial hniha inthen alo ni ta a (Bial “A”  - Biate, Sialhawk, Riangtlei, Tlangpui. Bial “B” - E. Lungdar, Sailulak, Leng) Keini Bial chhungah hian Kohhran member kanin tam hleih hle thin a, Chutichung chuan khawdang Sunday Sikul zirtirtute chu an inngaitlawm thei hle a ni. Kum 1945ah chuan kan Bial Bial “B” chuan Sailulakah Khawmpui kan nghat a, chutah chuan Ztu Kawlkhuma chu Chairman a ni a, a hmasaber a ni.  Chumi tumah chuan Sailulak chuan Championship an la a ni. He hunah hian  No mawi an la nghe nghe a ni ( Pu Lalsiama  Assam Rifle Sipai in a pek a ni a. An Upa Ralbawia chuan afanu hmingah chawiin Nomawii a sa nghe nghe a ni).
Heng hunlai chanchinte kan ziak takah chuan lungpawh a leng duh rum rum a, kan rawngbawlpui Pu Chalchhinga ( Tlana Pa), Pi Zethangi, Pa Chalchhinga, Pu Laikhuma, Pu Chhungkhuma Pi Lallawmi, Pi Ngurchhingi leh Pi Remmawii teho hi  Naupangho pawhin Khawmpui naa tel ngei ngei turah an dah thin a, harsatna an neih anih loh chuan an tel ngei ngei bawk thin. Naupangten an thlamuanpui thei hle thin a ni. He tianga Bial hniha kanin thenhran hnuah pawh hian Upa Chhawna chu Chairmanahte kan hmang a. A kum tak chu ka hrechiang thei tawh lo hlauh mai.

Naupang Sunday Sikul-ah hian \hangkhatlian dawn lai mai a awm a. A chhan chu hla lam timi hi kan neih tam loh vang a ni. Kan Bial khua dangte hian hetianga hruaitu hlun kan nei hi min awt ang reng khawp mai a ni. Ka tawng lo haw lo se, mithar tete an nih hlawm thin avangin Pa enin min en phah \hinin ka hria.

KTP ah hian Lungdar Kohhran a kan dih tirh Kum 1956-ah Leader hmasa ber a ni a. Chumi hnu lamah pawh chuan vawi enge maw zat chu Leader-ah a\angin ka hria. Amaherawh chu Minute bu emaw Record bu emaw kan hmu zo tawh lo. Kan khua hi vawi hnih a kang tawh a, kan khaw kanah khan kan lehkhabu pawimawh a kang zo va, thil kan hre thui thei tawh lova, a pawi khawp mai.

Upa Chhawna hian Krismas lawm dante hi a thiam a, Kohhran mipui tihphur zawnga hla thlan leh fuihna thusawi te leh Zaipawl lamte pawh a phurpui thiam a. Krismas Carol te pawh a cho thiam fu mai thin a. Amah leh annu ( Pi Lallawmi) pawh hi mahni hunlai chuan Krismas Carol  hi an ngaisang hlein ka hria.

  A kum tak ka hre ta lo, Krismas, ni 24th zanah hian kaninah ka lo mu a, Pi Lallawni leh Pi Ngurchhingi hi an lo kal a, ‘ Tho rawh, kan Carol dawn e. I tello chuan tih kan tum lo” an rawn ti a, kei pawh chu ka tho leh ta a. Lal Inah kan innghak khawm a, tichuan Carol-in kan chhuak ta a. Chumi zana kan Carol chu a hlawhtling hlein ka hria. Pa thenkhat, nu thenkhat lungleng a \ap hawm hawm te an awm a, chu chuan min tilawmin min tiphur hle. Chhang ei tura min ko lut te pawh an awm a, hlimawm hlein ka hria.

Upa Chhawna hi Tualchung Kohhranah Rawngbawlna peng hrang hrangah hian Chairman lo ni tawh a ni a. Kohhran pui kantih berah pawh hian Chairman leh Secretary hna hun engnge maw chen lo thawk/chelh tawh a ni.Tualchhung Sum  hi hun reitak a vawng a, S.S sum pawh hi reitak min vawn sak a, sawisel kaina awm miah lovin, him taka vawngtu a ni hi a lawmpui awm hle a ni. Sum vawn hi hming chhiat a awl tehlul nen hetianga rinawm taka Kohhran sum a vawng hi a ropui hle in ka hria.
Kum 1974 atanga 1977 chhung Synod sum hi a vawng bawk a ni.
Kum 1979 Pastor Bial Inkhawmpui Sailulak Kohhrana neihah Chairman a ni bawk a ni. Tuichangral Presbytery Bialah hian Standing Committee ah a tel tawh bawk a. Pastor Bialah pawh Committee peng hrang hrangah hian a tel kim vek tawh bawk a ni.Kan  Kohhran Inkhawmpui  chi hrang hrangah hian adam phawt chuan a pha ngailo reng reng  a. Amaherawhchu, a lo upat deuh hnu hian Motor chuan hi a tih theih loh zawng a nih avangin a kal lo ve ta zauh zauh a nih hi.
Synod Inkhawmpui palaiah pawh kea kal anih lai pawh khan kal tura ruat anih chuan a kal ve \ang \ang zel  a, Motor chuan hi atih theih loh viau chung pawh in Synod Khawmpui palaiah Kum 1978 kumah pawh kan pahnihin kan kal a, Electrict Vengah kan thleng dun a, Aizawl atangin kan haw rual leh a ni.
Tunah hian Kum 1955 atangin Lungdar Kohhran chu Kohhran pahnihah kanlo inthen ta a, anni hi Venghlun lam chan chhunga In leh lo nei an nih avangin Venghlun Kohhran Upa alo nita a ni.Kei Lungdar Kohhran tih chan chunga awm ka nih avangin kan inthen chu a ni mai a, Kum 1944 atanga Kum 2008 thleng hian rawngbawlnaah chuan kanla thawk ve ve a. Khaw khata awm kan nih avangin chanchin hi kan inhre pawh zel a. A chanchin ziak hi a nuam hlein ka hria.
Tin, Upa Chhawna hian farnu pakhat chauh a nei a . A farnu leh ka u hi nupuia neiin chhungkhatah kanin siam a. Kum 1940 - 1961 thlengin in chhung hmun khatah kan khawsa ho a, Keini hian Kum 1950ah nupui ka nei ve a, nupui ka neih hnu ah kum sawn zet kan khawsa ho a, chumi chhungin ka u leh ka thiannu hi thinrim hmel hmuh hrehawm khawpa an inhnial ka hre ngai reng reng lo. Kan ute hian fa sawm chuang annei a, tunah panga an la dam a, Kan Mizo danin inhrang theuhah an awm hlawm a. A naupangber ‘Marama’ hi Rambuai Kum 1966 vela piang a ni.
Ka u Khuanglawma hian Kum 1990 November thlaah min boral san a, ka u Nui erawh chuan minla dampuia ka lawm hle a ni.Ka U Nui hian Pasalte nau enin min en lovin unau piang hmun inchhangbung en ngatin min en a ni. Keini pahnih hi kan hrisel lo em em mai a, A khat tawk hian min kan turin a lo kal ziah a, eitur a neih leh arawn keng a, pawisa aneih leh min pe bawk thin a. Chutianga nu berin min ngaihsak avang chuan a fate  zawng zawng, an nupuite ho pawhin min zahder thiamin min ngaihsak hlawm thin avangin an chungah ka lawm takzet a ni.
Kan thian pa (Biakchhungi Pa) chanchinah hian ziak ngei ngai awm nia ka hriat chu Tuna Lungdar khua la awm zawng zawng zingah hian kan Kohhran hruaitute zingah hian a ziding tluan chhuakber niin ka hria.  Upa Kawlkhuma leh Upa Lalruma,
 Pu Biakmawiate pawh anla dam a. Upa Kawlkhuma hi a naupan lai atangin Kohhran ngaina leh alo puitlin hnua Rawngbawltu nimahse, nitin zirtirtuah atang avangin mi khuaah engemaw chen min awm bo san a, chuvang chuan a ziktluak tluanchhuak lohna a nei a ni. Upa Lalruma hi Kum 1960 atanga kan khuaa lo awm chauh a ni a. a awm hma hian UpaChhawna hi chu kum 16 lai Kohhranah rawngbawltu a lo ni tawh a ni. Tunthleng a min la dampui hi a lawmawm hle a ni.
Upa Chhawna pawh tunah chuan Kum 84 mi alo ni ve tawh a. Mi khuaah pawh Kum 80 chunglam hi an tamlo hle ang. Heng kan Pastor Biala kan Kohhran puiah te phei chuan Kum 80 tling pawh an awm awm ka hre lo. Chuvangin heng kan Upate min la dampui tute hi Kohhran vanneihna leh malsawmna niin ka ngai a, duat leh chawimawi pawh an phu hlein ka hria. Pathian  hnenah pawh Kohhran hovin lawmthu sawinan i hmang ang u ka ti a ni.
Inneih Diamond Jubilee thleng phak tur chuan kum 80 vel dam a nmgai a. Kum 20 mi ka nih laiin innei ila Kum 80 ah kan thleng thei chauh a ni. Kum 80 thleng hman a lawm thei chu an tamlo hle ang. Diamon Jubilee hi thlen theuh chu kan duh ngeiin a rinawm. Mahse, kan hringnun hi kan thu a nu lova,chuvangin Diamon Jubilee lawm phaloa boral ta hi atam zawk chu kan nih a rinawm.Thenkhat chu sualna avanga inthenin he tiang hun hi kan thleng heilo a ni. a mipa a hmeichhiain leplerhna avanga inthenin hetiang hun thleng theilo hi kan ramah hian engzat tak awm ang maw.Chu lovah, hrisel lohna avanga innupa thei ta lo pawh mi vanduai tah chuan a awm thei a. Hetiang pawh hi an awm nual a, hetiang mite hi an khawngaihthlak khawp mai. Kohhran leh chhungkua pawhin a buaipui an awm nual a, an khawngaithlak khawp mai. Inatsan avanga innei chhunzawm theilo te pawh a awm theih zel a, hetiang hi kan Pastor tezingah pawh an awm tawh a, an khawngaihthlak takmeuh a ni.
Diamon Jubilee thleng phak lawm theilo pawh kan tam mai. Thenrual, chhungkhat leh Khawtlang mipui te nen a lawmthei hi chu khawkhatah pawh hian an awm zeuh zeuh chauh ang. Kan khuaah phei chuan kei chuan kala hre lo. Then leh rual te nena lawm thei hi, ‘ Khawngaih chunga khawngaih leh chhawnna, Pathian malsawmna ani takmeuh a ni’.
He tiang hun hi thlen chakin duh mahila Khawvelah natna leh thihna atam zia kan  hriatin kan beisei ngam meuh lo nite pawhin ka inhria. Kan Upa, kan thianpa pawh hi thihngamin a na ve zeuh zeuh mai a. Nikumah hliampui tuarinthlathum lai Damdawi Inah a awm. Chumi hnuah chuan Khawsik leh Pumnain Damsawi Inah  a awm leh a. Ral atangin ka lo zam rilru deuh rum rum a. A fate ho pawh an rawn an rawn inhawrkhawm ve laih laih a. Mahse Lalpa’n, a kohhran hote minla chhuahsan hi a phal rih lo a, engngemaw chen chu Kohhran hote minla ho turin minla dampui ngeiang tih ring chung leh beisei chungin Kohhran hote pawhin a tan kan tawngtai pui zel dawn nia.
Kan thian, kan Upa Chhawna hi Kohhran ho zinga chhiatni leh thatniah hian. Chutiang mite tuarpuina leh lawmpuina thu sawi hian a ding ve thin a. Hei hi thil lawmawm tak leh rawngbawlna pawimawh tak niin ka hria. II Tim. 4 :2-ah, “ Thu chu hril rawh, a hunah te ahun loah te pawh hril zel rawh” atih ang kha niin ka hria a. Pathian remruat dan pawh anih ve tho ka ring.
Upa Kum 70 chunglamah phei chuan anmahni mitthi chhungte, an tu leh fate leh khawhar lenpui tute pawhin an hriat phak loh sawi tehi khawhar chhungte tan chuan thlamuanna thu sawi ai pawhin bengah a lut zawk mah a. Hetiang sawi theitu kan nei te hi Kohhran leh khawtlang malswmna ani. A lawmawm hle a ni.
Hetiang chhiatni thatniah hian tunlai khawvelah chuan kan Kohhran mi pawh ni manglo, tlawr deuh mai a thusawi thiam, hrelo tan chuan awi mai hlauhawma sawi tepawh an awm zauh fo va. Hetiang tepawh Upa ten an mite an ven hun anih avangin chaklo deuh chunmg pawha din atul chang a awm a. Kohhran inkaihhruaina sadai thiat zawng thu sawi, inti thlarau mi te hi mi hlauhawm an nih avangin hetiang mite laka Kohhran hote humhalh kawngah pawh hian kan Upa hi a duai bik lo hle a ni.
Chhungkaw din nan a hnathawh tlangpui te:
Mizo lo neih dan bak ah Fu huan te siamin thal leh favang hunawl a rei tak tak thingzai leh kawng laiin an khawsa a. Kum 1946 - 1948 vel khan sumdawnna lam pawh a bei ve a. Mahse harsatna eng emaw vangin a chawlh san a. a chunga kan sawi lam kawng hi a zawh ta a, tunah Serthlum huan a siam leh a, a hlawhtling hmasa pawlah a tang a . A Serthlum  erawh chu duh angin a hrisel ta lo va. Mahse Mizo pa tam takin vawikhata kan pawisa lak luh phak loh la lut tu a ni. A lawmpui awm khawp mai.
An vanglaia a hnathawh leh zin vel naa an thil tawn te, an ramvaha a hlawhtlin thu te, a hnathawha a hlawhtlin thu te pawh sawitur tam tak a la awm a, remchang ala awm tak leh kan sawi emaw kan la ziak leh a ni ang chu.
Vawikhat chu an zin naa an thuhriltu pakhat chuan thusawitu zawng zawngah sawi ring ber nih ka tum ang a lo ti ani awm e. Kum 1994 Gospel Centenary lawmna programme-ah kan Kohhranin ani pawh hun an chang tir a, a hmasaber dawttuah hun a nei a. Chumi tum pawh chuan mi khawpa tih ang deuh chuan, “ He hun hi vawikhat mah kan hmang leh tawh dawn lova, chuvangin ka lawmzia entirnan he huna hun neitu zawng zawng a Sawi ring ber nih ka tum a ni ” ahan tih chuan ngaithlatute a ti phur hlein ka hria a ni.
Keiin ni 15 Inrinni chawhma hun ka chang ve hlauh mai a, ka lawm hle mai a. Keipawhin, “ Hmanni ah khan kan Upa Chhawna’n thusawi ring ber nih ka tum ang” a ti a. Kei pawhin SRB ( Sawi rei ber) ka tum ang ka han ti ve anih kha. Rev. Rualkhuma aiin 10 mins. velin ka sawirei an tih chu mawle.
Aw le, kan kan thuzial ah hian duhtusam chu a ni lovang tih ka ring sa a. Sawi awm  sawiloh emaw sawi loh awm ka lo sawi maithei a, inmi hriatthiamna ka ngen nghal che u a ni e.
Awle, kan sawi seng lo, tawk rih phawt mai ang.

Pu Hranghrima ( Duhawma Pa)
Zion Veng : E. Lungdar.

1 comment:

  1. A ngauihnawm hle mai. A ziaktu lah hian chatuan ram min pansan tawh si a. Pi Nuchhuni hi tunah hian a la dam a, a mit a la fiahin, a beng pawh a la var viau a ni.

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