Hih "Chin Baptist Convention" tangthu a pat pan a tawp dong na sim hamtang in!
CHIN BAPTIST PAWLPI TE NUNG-ET KIKNA
Gelhtu : Dr Kam Khaw Thang
Pulaakna: Chin minam sung panin tapidaw a suak masa te ahi Khuasak, Tedim, Chin State panin Thuam Hang te nupa le Pau Suan te nupa te pen May 11, 1905 in American Baptist Missionary ahi Dr East in tui a phum hi. Amau te phawkna-in March 20-21, 2004 in Khuasak khua ah Chin minam sung panin tapidaw a suak masa te Kum Za Cin Pawi(The Chin Christian Centenary of the first converts among the Chins) bawl ding pen Zomi Baptist Convention(ZBC) in pha a sa hi. Tua Kum Za Cin Pawi Magazine vaisai te in laigelh dingin hong cial uh hi. Kei Dr Kam Khaw Thang pen Oct 17, 1927 in ka suak a, Sept 11,1938 in tuiphumna ka tang hi. Tapidaw/Pasian nasep pen Galpi II/ Japan Gal khit-in Keizang khua ah Tedim Sub-Division ten amasapen Baptist General Meeting a neihna ua ka kihel apat ahi hi. Pu Nelson in a hawn khiat Tedim Bible School ah 1947-1950 dong ka kah hi. March 1949, Ka sangkah a kum thumna kum in Pu Nelson te' adingin zum nasep tawh ka semkhawm a, khasum zong a kim-in ka ngah hi. Tua huna kipanin Tuiphum Pawlpi sung ah hunbit a nasep kipanin tuin ka sep zawh kum 50 val ta hi. Tua hi a, hih Chin Baptist sung ah kum 50 val a sem leh a nungta lai keimah bek mah hi kha ding ka hih manin hih Chin Baptist tangthu ka hong gelh hi. Avekpi-in gelh ding ci le hang, laibu lianpi kisam ding ahih manin, Chin Baptist Pawlpi a khanzia leh a buaina thute kong gelhzaw hi. Hih Chin Baptist tangthu pen a phawkhuai/theihhuai thu tuamtuam a pianna tawh kizui in khenpi li in kong khen hi.
I. 1899-1948- Chin Hills Baptist Association
March ,1899 a Carsonte' ong tun a kipan in March,1948 dong Chin Baptist Association pen Tedim leh Hakha a om Missionaryte' makaihna leh lamlahna tawh kalsuang hi. Hih Missionary te in Chin Baptist Association hong ci ua, Tedim, Falam le Hakha Sub-Division ah ki om hi. Nasepzia pen tu hun a local pawlpi tawh kibang a, sum ngah khempeuh munkhat ah kipia a, tualai panin ki zeekkhia hi.
II. Chin Baptist Association panin Baptist thum kibawl khia
Chin Baptist Association sum-le-pai zeekna ah kilungnop mawhna hong om hi. Hakha ten tua sum pen Farawn khua a High School a zat ding in deih ua, Tedim leh Falam in amau gam a thuhilhsiate adingin deih/zangnuam uh ahih manin, Hakha te ngaihsutna leh ngimna hoihsa lo uh hi. Tua thu a hong buai semsem ciangin March 1948 in Satawm khua ah kamkupna om a, nomau gamsung tek ah sem ding cih ahih manin -- Tedim Baptist Association, Falam Baptist Association leh Hakha Baptist Association hong piangkhia hi. Hih Association thum te in General Fund nei ua, tua pen Chin Hills leitaw lam a Pasian nasepna a zatding ahi hi.
III. 1953-1955 Zomi Baptist Convention
Hih hun pen Chin Baptist khangthu a dingin hun pawimawh/theihhuai/phawkhuai pen hun hi kha ding hi. Banghang hiam cih leh, missionary te Chin Hills ah a om lai mahin a gammite Pasian nasep kipanta uh hi. Hih hunin Zomi Baptist Convention(ZBC) pen Myanmar Baptist Convention(MBC) sung a pawlpi a lianpen nihna/thumna ahih hun ahi hi. ZBC pen a dawnkuii laitak, pawlpi a khantoh laitak hi a, buaina tuamtuam zong nei veve hi. Pawlpi kipuahphatna pen American Baptist Mission te' lunggeel siamna leh makaihna hang ahi hi. Mission Secretary asem Rev Dr. E.E. Soward in Feb 14-17, 1952 Laitui khua-a a kizang Tedim Baptist Annual Meeting ah hong kihelthei hi. Tua hunin Hakha-a Johnson te leh Tedim a Nelson te USA a om laitak uh hi a, Chin Baptist a a nasepna vai te uh Rev Dr ST Hau Go in mawhpuakna/ tavuan a laak laitak ahi hi. TBA Annual Meeting zawh ciangin Rev Dr. Soward leh Rev Dr ST Hau Go in Falam leh Hakha vaphakual ua, tua ciangin Chin Baptist te lungngaih ding in thu thum ong luikhia a, tuate in:
(i) Chin Baptist in kipawlna khat bek neih ding: Tua dungzui in 1953 in Tedim Baptist Association, Falam Baptist Association leh Hakha Baptist Association teng in Zomi Baptist Convetion hong phuankhia ua, Rev Dr ST Hau Go pen a General Secretary masa pen in hong pang hi.
(ii) Bible School leh lobawlzia siamna School neih ding: Siapa in ngimna kician nei in, Tedim, Falam leh Hakha in mikhat tek Insein-a Baptist Divinity School ah kah ding in sawl ding cih hi a, a hilh ding missionary te a tunma in na kipan khinzo uhi. Tedim in Kam Khaw Thang, Falam in Lun Cung Nung le Hakha in Rev Dr Lai Hnin te June 1952 pan March 1953 sung kahsak uh hi. A kigeelkhol Bible School pen 1953 in Tedim ah Revd ST Hau Go, Saya Lun Cung Nung leh adangte etcikna nuai ah kipan hi. Rev Dr Lai Hnin pen Bible School ah sangsia dingin pai lo hi. Rev Dr ST Hau Go in ZBC GS hong sep ciangin Tedim-a Bible School pen Johnson te etcikna nuai ah om dingin Hakha ah kituah a, a khuanung in tuni tan-a a omna Falam ah kituah leuleu hi. Lobawlzia a sinsak ding te Chin Hills ah a hong paitheihloh manin tua thu dinkhawl tase leh Bible School pen tudong mah Falam ah hoih takin om hi.
(iii) Mission Hospital khat neih ding: Chin Hills a seem ding siavuan a kimuzoh loh manin tua zato a vanzat leina ding a kiseh khol $ 30,000 pen adang ah zeekloh hong phamawh hi.
ZBC SUNG BUAINA TUAMTUAM:
(i). Kei mimal leh ZBC kal buaina: Amasapen kum thum hal-a ZBC khawmpi pen April 16-18, 1954 in Khuasak khua, tapidaw suak masa te khua ah kinei hi. Hih khawmpi a zintun dingin zongh a kilawm mahmah khua ahi hi. Insein ah sang ka kah dek laiun Special Course ding hi ci napi un, Regular Course ah hong kahsak uh hi. A kigeelsa bang in kum khat khit ciang in ka lawm tegel hong ciahkik ua, ken bel a ban ka sunzom hi. ZBC General Meeting masapen in, Insein a ka sang kah khawl in Bible School ah kha khat a Kyat 150 lawh a sem ding ci uh a, Saya Lun Cung Nung pen Kyat 120 a piak pen un sem ut nawnlo hi. Tua ZBC te thu khensatna ka mang kei hi. Khuasak ZBC Khawmpi a man khit ciangin Tedim ah missionary te hong pai ua, kei zong Mission Office ah hong sam in, 'Bang hang a ZBC thukimna manglo na hi hiam? hong ci ua, ken zong Saya Lun Cung Nung pen Kyat 150 pia le uh cin semsuak ding a, ken ka sep man a Kyat 150 nong piak sawm uh thu maan hilo hi, ka ci hi. Ka sangkah tawp in tua Bible School ah sem a Kyat 150 nong piak sang un a semsa Saya Lun Cung Nung Kyat 150 pia in sem suak sak unla, ken ka sang kah zom kik ning, ka ci hi.
(ii) Zomi leh Chin cih kammal thu a buaina: Association thum teng pen Rev Dr. ST Hau Go makaihna nuai ah ZBC ah kigawm uh hi. Tua hunin Insein ah om ka hih manin kei panlak khakna omlo hi. March 1956 in ka laisim ka man ciangin, Hakha a Bible School ah Johnson te makaihna nuai ah sem ding hong ci uh hi. Tua kum pen, 1953 kum a kipan Bible School a ding in lukhuneelkai khuk masakna kum ahi hi. Johnson in sang awngna lai/certificate bawl a, Chin Hills Bible School ci hi. Ken a sanginn min leh a nei te(ZBC) kituak kei ka ci a, ka hoihsak dan tuak uh ka gen uh hi. Atawpna ah Chin Hills Baptist School ka ci uh a, ZBC EC Meeting kik ciang report pia a, amau khensatna pen saan ciat ding ka ci uh hi. Tua ciangin lukhuneelkai khuksakna pen Dec 12-13,1956 in nei in, School min ding zong kamkupna neipah in Zomi Baptist Bible School cih ding in ka thukim uh hi. Rev Dr David Van Bik in Principle a let ciangin Zomi Baptist Theological School ci a, Rev Dr Simon Pau Khan En in Zomi Baptist Theological Seminary ci in, Dr Chum Awi hun in Zomi Theological College kici hi. Tua hunin Falam le Hakha te in Zomi sang in Chin adeih zawkna thu ka za hi. April 23-24,1982 in Falam ah Zomi tawh kisai-in ZBC Constitution etkikna om a, ken A kipat cilin Chin Baptist Convention kici leh hoih ding hi a, Chin pen Mangkang te hong sapna hi a, Baptist leh Convention pen Mangkam hi ka ci hi. Ahih hangin Zomi Baptist Convention(ZBC) min tawh i din/om uh kum 29 hi ta hi a, ZBC huansung a ZBC innte leh Bible School inn te pen Zomi Baptist Convention min tawh i ngah i lei i bawl ahih manin a dang khat tawh a min khek leeng, Zomi a deih te in i neihsa te tung ah buaina hong bawl kha thei ding hi ka ci hi. Feb 18-24, 1982 in Heilei ah Tedim Baptist Association kumsim kamkupna ah CCOC pen ZCOC in a kikhek kei leh sum-le-pai a huhna pia nawnlo ding ci uh hi. Hih thu Yangon panin ka zak ciangin ka dahlua a, na thu khensatna uh pen i nasepzia ding hilo hi ka ci hi. Dampi khua-a TBA kumsim kamkupna Feb 15-19, 1984 sung a kineihna ah ka om hi. Tua hunin TBA tangmite kiang ah, CCOC vai ah TBA pen thudot hi a, TBA tangmite zong ZBC EC in hih thu a kikipsak in om uh hi. Tuin tua thu i saan zawh kei leh buaina bawl te hong kici ding hi, ka ci hi. Tua ciangin tangmite in CCOC nasepna ah panlak kik ding ci uh a, ahih zongin CCOC nasepna ah kum khat kisem lo hi. May 25-30, 1982 in Kalaymyo ZBC EC kamkupna ah Zomi leh Chin thu a buaina kigen kik a, vote la se loin gen kik notloh dingin pha kisa hi. ZBC EC kamkupna Phaizawl Tayakone ah Nov 26-28, 1982 in om in, tua lai ah hih thu kigen kik a, kinialna nakpi takin om hi. Chairman in Association te' ngaihsutna a laak ciangin Chin pen a hoihpen ahih hangin Zomi pen kum 30 val i zat khitsa hi, ci uh a, tua thu gen nawnloh ding ci-in Chin leh Zomi-a buaina atawpna ahi hi.
(iii) April 6-8,1962 a ZBC kum thum hal kamkupna Khuasak khua ah a om laiin TBA leh ZBC ngaihsutna kibatloh manin TBA tangmite paikhia uh hi. Khuasak khua pen Chin mite Tapidaw a suah masakna khua hi a, thu-le-la leh vai thupite a piankhiatna dingin a kilawm zong ahi hi. A buaina thu pen Tedim Bible School pan a 1950 kum a lukhuneelkai khu Saya Kham Za Mang ordination vai hi. Saya Kham Za Mang pen Gamngai kual ah kisemsak hi.TBA ah Saya Kham Za Mang Ordination vai a kipuak ciangin a sepna gam mite pawlkhat in thatang hatthu tawh nial uh hi. ZBC in TBA theihloh in ordination piak ding kinawh takin pha sa a, TBA te tung ah a vai gen kik na hun a piak loh ciangin TBA lungkim loin paikhia hi. Tua laitakin Tedim ah ka om hi. Myanmar Baptist Convention, Myanmar Christian Churches leh Yangon a Mission Conference te a thu ka zasak a kha nga sung a hong sai dingun ka ngen hi. Sept 7-11,1962 in hih thu sai dingin Tedim ah hong pai uh hi. Nitampi sung a lang a lang in amau thu a gen khit ciangin, Rev Dr RG Johnson in a thu maan diktak thei loin thu langgen bek a na umkha ahihna hong pulak hi. Atawpna ah TBA gualzo a, ZBC pan in apaikhiat ding tawpsan in, ZBC sung ah gualzo tak leh kiphasak takin a om hi.
(iv) ZBC sum zeekna vai a buaina:- 1970 kiim apan in Chin Hills ah kha khanlawhna nakpi takin hong tung a, mite evangelism nasepna ah hong lawp mahmah uh hi. ZBC sum zeekna vai ah hong lungkim loin ZBC sum teng ZBC Office ah kizang in, evangelism ading in kizang lo hi ci uh hi. April 11-12,1975 in Rezua-a ZBC EC kamkupna ah hih vai sukveng dingzia ka gen hi. ZBC Office nasep leh evangelism nasep anih tuakin kisam a, huaituam leh paihding om tuanlo hi ka ci hi. In sum zeekzia i kheel kisam hi. Fund nih nei in, Association te' hong piak pen ZBC Office leh Bible School ah zangin ZBC Administrative Fund ci in, Nipini a sum khonkhiat teng ZBC Evangelism Fund ci-in evangelism nasepna ah zangin sum dang zong i behlap ding hi. A lunglut peuhmah in kiphaltakin pia ziahziah ding ka cih leh ZBC EC in manlang takin ong sangpah uh hi. Mite in pia ziahziah uh a, hih ZBC E&M Fund pen CCOC nasepna in kizang hi. 1990 in ZBC Nipini Sum pen Hakha a om Carson Memorial Hall bawlna ding in kiheikhia hi. Sept 20-30, 1991 in Tedim ah ZBC E&M consultation, Constitution Revision leh EC meeting om a, kei zong ka kihel thei hi. ZBC Nipini Sum vai ka gen a, Mission nasepna ah kiheikik in ka thei hi.
(v) March 19-23, 1987 in ZBC EC Meeting Matupi ah om a, tua hun in Kalay Valley Baptist Association EC member te pusuak khia uh hi. Tua thu ka zak ciangin ZBC sung ah convention tuamtuam pau leh gam tawh kizui-in bawl a kisapna thu lai in gelh in ZBC makai te leh Association Secretary te kiang ah pia in, Convention khat sung ah i omkhop sawm leh i ZBC a kipuakzia Association te lungkimna tan ah i puahphat a kisapna thu ka gen hi. ZBC makaite KVBA te kiang ah pai in ngaihdam ngen ua, tua buaina a veng hi.
(vi) March 28-31,1991 Mualbem-a ZBC EC meeting ah KVBA te pusuak leuleu ua, a thu a kikup kik ciangin lut kik leuleu ua, om suakden uh hi.
IV. April 1995
ZBC Secretary ding a amau candidate/tangmi pen a hong kiteelcing loh ciangin, Association li (i) Tedim Baptist Association, (ii) Tonzang Township Baptist Association, (iii) Kale Zomi Baptist Association, leh (iv) Tamu Valley Baptist Association te ZBC kum thum hal kamkupna Khuasak khua a April 5-9, 1995 a kineihna panin paikhia uh hi. Khuasak pen Chin te Tapidaw a suah masakna khua ahih mah bangin, thu kiphamawh a piankhiatna dingin a kilawm ahi hi. Hih thu pen Chin Baptist khangthu adingin kikhekpina khat ahi hi. Tua khit ciangin Chin Baptist bang ciding cih kithei lo hi. Association (20) val a omkhopna panin Association li a paikhiat uh pen thu nawngkaipi hi a, a hang i theih ding kisam hi.
A PAIKHIATNA HANG UH
i) Tedim kampau azangh makai te amau leh amau a kineu muh man hi. ZBC sung ah paupi/pauzattangzang thum: Tedim, Falam leh Hakha om hi. Buaina pen mipi te hang hi loin makai te hang hizaw hi. Hih a paikhia Association li te pen Tedim pau a zang te hi. Tedim pau a zanglo makai te pen Tedim pau a zang makai te sangin pilzaw, siamzaw leh teizaw uh ahih manin Tedim pau a zang makai te tualtei thei loin amau mah kineu muhtawm in a lawm a gual lak ah maizum leh maikhing in nuamsa theilo uh ahih manin ZBC ah om ding ut nawnlo uh hi.
ii) ZBC E&M Fund zeekzia ah lungkimlohna
ZBC E&M Fund pen inn bawlna ding peuh a a kiheikhiat ciangin lungkim lo ua, amau hoihsak loh thu lah a thudon kei uh hi. Tua hoih na sak kei uh leh ZBC te zasak unla Fund pen CCOC nasepna ah a kizat kei ding leh sum kong pia nawn kei ding uh ci un, ci-in ZCLS meeting April 22-24, 1994 in Lawibual, Tedim ah ka gen ciangin ZBC te hong pai ding uh a mipi te in CCOC a dingin pia veve ding uh hi ci-in hong dawng uh hi.
iii) ZBC Officer panmun pen mimal aituam deihna sepkhiatna ding-a lunggulhna ZBCM te deihna in Association dang te kiang ah Tedim mite candidate pen kuamah in tuhlo ding, a tuh om a a cin kei leh amau paikhia-in ZBC tawh a zakim pawlpi khat phuankhia ding cih ahi hi. Tua Officer panmun pen thuneihna leh aana tawh zatsawmna pen buaina kipatna hi. Tedim kampau mite in tua bangin zatsawm kei leh 1995 a Khuasak-a buaina pianglo ding hi. Tuamah bangin April 1962 in Khuasak ah ana piang khin hi. A president pa in meeting khempeuh uk/vaan a, vice president pa hihsak ngeilo hi. A president pa in a president hihna aana mimal/aituam deihna/lunggulhna a zatna dingin tangmite zo hi. Kei ngaihsutna pen makai dang te ngaihsutna tawh kikeelki hi. ZBC ah President term li 1968-1983 sung vingvengh ka let sungin Vice President pa tawh meeting uk ka kikhelkhel uh hi. Chairman cih ciangin eima deihna banga member te paipih ding hi loin, member te in a ngaihsutna uh sungkhia in tua khitteh member te in a thu a khensat ding uh ahi hi.
ZBC IN TUA BUAINA BANGCI SAI HIAM?
April 1995 in Khuasak khua pan in Association li te ZBC pan in paikhia in ZBC a phuhna vai uh a sai dingin ZBC in ZBC in Committee bawl hi. Tua amasa Committee a lawhsap ciangin a nihna bawl kik uh hi. Ken tua committee te kiang ah ZBC sung buaina thu ZBC in suveng zolo ding ahih manin Myanmar Baptist Convention(MBC) ah puak un ka ci hi. ZBC in MBC ah a thupuak ding zekai sak a, kum li sung vingvengh a diahcip khit ciangin March 1999 in MBC a puakpan uh hi.
TULAITAK DINMUN
Tua kum li sung vingveng a thu a ki-umcip hun pen, makai te adingin ZBC ah lutkik nawnlohna ding-a mipite lungsim ngaihsutna heikhiatna (brainwash) leh khengcipsakna hun manpha a suakzawsop hi. Tua Association li te panin thum paisuak in Southern Baptist Convention zom ua Tedim Baptist Association bek ZBCM panin kiheikik in MBC zom kik hi.
I VEKPI IN KHANGSUK.
1962 a thubuai pen MBC, MCC leh missionary te in a haihuai leh a zumhuai pha mahmah gamtatna ci-a a thukhen bangin, 1995 a buaina zongh MBC in tuabang mah in khensatna nei leh tua Association li te a pil ahi ding hi uh a, tuaci in hih lo uh ahih manin Association li te haigamtat suak ua, i vekpi in a suktai gunkuang ah ih tuangkhawm ngeingai leuleu hi.
THUKHUPNA
1. ZBC a i buaina pen na nakpi takin na i sep man ahi hi. Nasem loin om hithiat lel le hangh buaina omlo ding hi. Thanuam-in na semsem i hih manin buaina kituak toto hi.
2. CCOC pen Kha Mangthang nasepna adingin a thupi mahmah ahi hi. Kum 15 sung ding hi a kicih hangin 1995 khit ciangin Centenary Mission for Christ ci-in kizomto a, Kachin te mi 300 in kum thum a bawl pen uh khupnelh hi.
3. Dr Chit Maung in, Seminary ah Chin te tampi om a, thanuam in Myanmar leitaw lam nangawn ah thu neipha uh hi, ci hi.
4. Rev Dr Victor San Lone in No Chin te pen mailam ah Baptist makai ding te hi uh teh, ci a, Chin te pen thanuam-in Myanmar Baptist ah makai tampi om hi, ci hi. I pilna le siamna te pen Myanmar Baptist makai te in theita uh ahih manin i nuam mahmah hi.
5. Hizahta-a i pilna leh siamna te Myanmar Baptist sung ah hong kitheih hangin, ei sung a i sepna ah Pasian min i daisak khak ding kikep huai mahmah hi. Sum-le-pai zeekna ah pilvang in, deidan tuam leh angvaan tuam nei loin, i Tuiphum thu bullet leh thu-up zui in paipih ni. A hatlo leh thazawmte huh in paipih ni. Buaina te sawtpipi koihcip loin a dik a maan in suveng pahpah ni. Pawlpi sung a buaina te pen makaite makaihzia hang ahi hi. Makai te in pilvang tak leh thungen kawmin ma a kaih ding uh hi a, "NA NASEP HAIHUAI HI" ci a mi ten a genkhak ding a kidop ding ahi hi.
PASIAN HOIHSAK NATE IHSEP DING AHI HI. MAT:16;19b. Bei ta.
KUPBEHNA
1. Hih Chin Baptist a kicih manin Lamka, Manipur, India a Tedim Kampau a zang te in a biakna pawlpi min dingin CHIN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION na ci ua , minamke/ tribe ading in TEDIM CHIN UNION, TEDIM CHIN YOUTH ASSOCIATION, TEDIM CHIN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, TEDIM CHIN CULTURAL CLUB ci-in na kivaipuak ua, Tedim kampau, ngeina leh tawndan te limtakin zui-in kemcing ua Manipur-a Zo minam sung ngeina a zui leh a keemcing hoihpen te ahi uh hi.
2. Zomi pen Tedim, Falam leh Hakha in liangko kikim-in i puak khopsa leh i puaksuak zawloh uh pen, Tedim kampau a zang te bek in i puasuak zo het kei ding hi.
3. Tedim kampau a zang makai te pen Falam leh Hakha makai te sangin a moizawk man bek in Falam leh Hakha hong mudahsak ngingei uh hi.
4. Tedim kampau a zang te sikhin vek bang hita le hang, i neih le lam le gou teng a luah ding te Falam leh Hakha hi. Tua ahih manin sanggam itna tawh Falam leh Hakha te it ni.
5. I makai mawl te hangin ZBC panin Tedim kampau a zang te ZBCM a paikhiat ciangin Falam leh Hakha in ZBC pen Chin Baptist Convention in khek hi. Tua thu hangin Tedim kampau a zang te in Chin pen Dawimangpa sangin zong mudah zawzen hi.
6. TBA, TTBA, KZBA leh TVBA teng paikhia in ZBCM phuan ua ahih hangin TBA kiheikik in MBC ah om hi. Tua thu hangin TBA ahi lo Tedim kampau a zang te in Tedim pen muthadah zathadah zen uh hi.
7. Tua ahih manin sanggam aw, Chin leh Tedim na muhthadah, zakthadahna te panin kiheikik inla sanggam itna tawh na it ta in. Tua pen Pasian thu-um te gamtatdan leh a kilawm gamtatna ahi hi. Topa Pasian in thupha hong pia ta hen.