Joshua laibu songai Pathian thu part 3: Canaan ram zemdun hnak thute (Joshua 13–21)

Lai ngaantu: Henry T Conzo
date: 05^th January 2024

Thupi: Dingthluk lairel hnak thawn ram zem dun

Pathian in a thutiam hnak ram tawng tuhin a taanglai hnak te heh amah Pathian in tawng tuh thu tiam ai, a tawng lailo hnak khuate khai zem sio tuhin thupe (13.6). Canaan ram a zem dun fangin, dingthluk lairel hnak thawn zem dun tuh in rel.

Joshua 13–21 songai thutlangpi:

• I) Israel mite ram zemdun tlang (ch. 13 – 19)
• II) Levi mite hrang khuapi bawtsak hnak (ch. 20 – 21)
  • A) Ral relh hmun khuapi *Levi mite pehnak khuate songin bawt* (ch. 20)
  • B) Levi mite hrang khuate (ch. 21)

Thupi deuhin ruat thil hnak thute:

Joshua 13 – 21 songah Israel mite Canaan ram khan tlang hnak thute i. Pathian in Joshua hnenah Canaan ram khantlang tuhin thu a pe fangin a tawng lailo hnak, a neh lailo hnak, a lang lailo hnak khuapite khai ram khan dunhnak songah telh cih i. Cetihai a tawng lailohnak le a neh lailo hnak ram te telh cih in a rel fangin in, “amah Pathian in tawng leh tuh in” thu rel i (13.6).

Israel mite ram a zem dun fangin dingthluk lairel hnak thawn zem dun tlang i. (i) Hotu hlaice deuh, Pathian rinsan, ral phadeuh tute heh hlaice deuh in khuapi te co i [Caleb, Joshua]. (ii) ram zem dun fangin mipum tam le tlawm sik in zem dun tlang i (Num. 26.52-53). (iii) Tumhrim ilo, bawn ngahpanghnak sualhnak a bawntute relh thil tuhhnak khuapi te dah ruai. (iv) Ram co ngah velo, Levi mite um tuhhnak khuapi te dah tuh in Pathian in ruai i. Israel mite ram zem dunhnak thu a tlangpi in sik ilesingkhaw dingthluk lairel in zem dun tlang i.

Pathian in Joshua hnenah Canaan ram khantlang tuhin thu a pe fangin a tawng lailo hnak, a neh lailo hnak, a lang lailo hnak khuapite khai ram khan dunhnak songah telh cih i (13.6). Ikhalselai, cihin a rel fangin in, “amah Pathian in tawng leh tuh in” thu tiam i (13.6). Pathian heh a thu tiam bangin Israel mite tawng bawm peupeu i. Joshua thihhnua Israel mite Canaan mite a tawng fangin Pathian in konghoi in tawng i (Judges 1.2, 4). Ikhalselai, Israel mite in Pathian zaangtaak manin Pathian in raltawng bawm lehsallo ai a ralte kut song sawn ah hleng ruai sawn lehlam i (Hemi thu heh tam deuh le sem khim deuh in, “Thukhantute ch. 1” comment hnak ah siar bet thil i).

Pathian in Israel mite ram zem dun tuhdan a rel hnak bangin Joshua hoha hnak san ah zem dun tlang i. Israel mite ram a zem dun fangin pakhat le pakhat mawh hlukdun thil tuhlo, bangra le semkhim neu in cotlang thil tuh in Pathian in dingthluk lairel ngai in zem ruai i. Cetihai “dingthluk lairel ngai in” zem dun hnak thute heh fimvar ngai in hliakhlaih kong in ngaan bet vivo tum nga sing khaw, hmudan phunli in ngaan suak tum tuh ising.

(i) Hotu hlaice deuh, Pathian rinsan, ral phadeuh tute, “Caleb le Joshua” heh hlaice deuh in khuapi te co i (Joshua 14.12-13). Israel mite nelrawn a um awng lai ah Moses in Canaan ram cul tuh in Israel miphun songin hin khat ah hotu mi pahnih ten ril in feh ruai awng i. Ciami hlai hnih songin mi pahra te in Canaan mite heh lau ai mipi te tian ban lau ruai awng i. Ikhalselai Joshua le Caleb in mipi hnenah, “Pathian kin vumah ang tuphot seh, lau mahih! Pathian rinsan nga sing khaw, Pathian in kin tawng sak tuh i” tiin, ral pha ngai in Pathian sang kom awng i (Num. 13.30, 14:5-9). (a) Israel mite ram a zem dun fangin Kaleb in hemi thu heh hmangai, “Moses in, Bawipa Pathian thu a semkhim in na hlun manin tun ai na feh hnak ram [1] heh nangmah le na fate in co tuh isi” tiin, Moses in a pong awng hnak thu hmangin ciami ram te heh ngen i. Cetihin, amah co phu, co tlak ram heh Kaleb in co ngah i (Joshua 14:6 – 15). (b) Joshua heh Epharaim phunte co hnak ram song in, Joshua co tuh in ram khai, “Bawipa thupe ciahnak hlun in” (Joshua 19:50) pe ve i. Zaimanin Joshua heh miphun pi cohnak ram songin amah bulpak co tuh heh Bawipa in bawt sak awng i ni? tiheh a thuahthu songah fiah in rel hnak umlo i. Exodus songah, “mifarah le hmaitong heh zohsuam tuhlo (Exo. 22.22), tiin, zirh i. Ikhalselai, “mifarahpa thu na rel sak fangin a farah manin bawm deuh cuang mah” (Exo. 23.3), tiin, cuuk leh thio i. Tran hlaice nai in thu rel tuhlo ding thluk lairel hnak thawn nung tlang tuh ti heh a zirh nuam hnak tiin lang thil ising. Joshua hrang hlaice in co tuh hnak ram a bawt ve hnak heh; (1) Kaleb bangin ralpha in Pathian rinsan awng ve manin khai i thai ai, Pahnih (2) hnak ah, Joshua ho in tifingriat zah in tam Canaan mite (Joshua 11.4) – kumpibawi 31 (Joshua 12.31) – heh ral pha ngai in tawng awng manin hlaice deuh in co ruai khai i thai i. a pathum (3) hnak tu, Joshua heh ral pha io in ral tawng lek ilo ai Israel mite hotu manin ram heh hlaice deuh in co ruai i, tiin khai lang thil thai pha i. “Ning kilkhawl tute heh kihzah upat hnak pe tu ih (1 Thessalonion 5.12), cen Pathian hrang naper tu heh Pathian tangka co tlak ve i (1 Korin 9:9; Deu. 25.4)” tiin Paul in ngaan i. Moses dan ah na miphun hotu heh rel sia tuhlo i si” tiin dan bawt i (Exo. 22.28). Joshua khai heh miphun hotu manin ram heh hlaice deuh in co ruai tiin khai lang thil thai i. Hlirda veksek khaikhawm sio in hliakhlaih fangin, Israel mite ram a zem dun fangin dingthlul lairel (တရားမျှတစွာ) io in zem dun tlang i.

(ii) Ram a zem dun fangin camcia fung duk in zem dun tiin Joshua cauk song ah um i (Joshua 14:2, 18:6-10, 19:51, 21:18 Levi). Hemi “camciafung” dukin a zem dun hnak heh sik fangin “dingthluk lairel” in khan tlanglo, bawngsia / bawngpha camciafung duk tlang bangin ngai sung thil i. Ikhalselai, Moses hnenah Pathian in a rel awng hnak thawn sik kop dun fangin dingthluk lairel in zem dun tiin ling thil i. Pathian in Moses hnenah a rel fangin “camciafung duk in zem dun tuhin rel ai, ram kau deuh heh mi tam deuh te hnenah pe tuh ai, ram fip deuh heh mi tlawm deuh hinte hnenah pe tuh in thu pe i (Num. 26:44-56; 33:54). Pathian in Moses hnenah ram te heh dingthluk lairel hnak thawn zem dun tuhin thu pe i.

(iii) Pathian thawn thukham bawn hnak – Israel – miphun, a thutiam hnak ram song ah a um tlang fang in dingthluk lairel in um tlang tuh heh a tumhnak ber i tiin hliakhlaih thil i. Mi pakhat in tumhrim ilo (unintentionally) in mi rek ngahpang tute relh thil tuhhnak khuapi te dah ruai (ch. 20). Ciami khuapi songah a lut thil tuh in khua upate in cekfel tuh ai (20.4), ciami relhhnak khuapi songah a lut ngah zo tute heh phuzulh nuamtute in phuzulh thil nawnlo i (20.5). Cetihai ralrelhnak khuapi bawt hnak tumtek hnak tu, tumhrim ilo ai rek ngahpang tute heh, rek tuar tute in lehrul in rek thun tuhve heh dikcanglo ai, phuzulh in a rek nuam tute hrang ah ruat fangin khai phuzul nuam tengteng tuh ilawn manin cebang thu tawlrel harsa karlak ah thil phaber a suah thil tuh hnak hrang ah, rem a rel tlang thil tuh hnak hrang ah tumtek hnak in ral relh hmun khuapi bawt i (Joshua 20.6). Ciami ral relh hmun khuapuite heh Levi mite cohnak khuapi te ciang i. Zaitu sullam i ti heh hlir dan phun hnih in hlir thil i. (1) Ralrelh hnak khuapi te heh Levi mite co tuhin pehnak khuapi ciang i. Cen Levi mite heh Ponhlam naper hmuahhmuah; hibawl selhnak thawn pehpar dunhnak naperte le ponhlam le biakhnak naper te hmuahhmuah pervo zemhnak miphun i (Num 3.5-11). Levi mite songin Aaron suangbawi per tutuh in Pathian in rilhnak i. Levi mite heh Pathian in amah ruaih hlaice tuhin rilhnak phunhnam i. Cia manin, “Pathian hnen ian ah huphim hnak um i” Levi khuapi heh ralrel hank / huphim hnak khuapi ah bawn hnak i, tiin hlir dan phun khai um i. Davis le Whitcomb te in khai, ral relh hnak khuapi heh Levi mite umhnak khua ah a bawn hnak sullam tu, “huphim hmuh heh Pathian hnen ian ah um i” ti lar ruai nuam hnak i tiin in ngaan i.[2] (2) Ral relh hnak khua pi heh, tumhrim ilo in mi rek ngah pang fangin rel hmun in bawt hnak i. Minung nunhnak bo kio tuh tian ai tuahmawh ngah dun hnak manin phuzulh a nuamtute khai “tihhrimlo ai rek ngah pang hnak i” ti heh, fian io ai a ling fangin tu, mah unaute rek tuar hnak vumah thin ur ngai itainkhai, ngai thiam dun tuh, ti heh ral rel hnak khuapi um ruai hnak tum tek hnak ber i. Ciamanin, Levi mite khuapi ah ral relhnak khuapi a dah hnak heh dingthluk lairel hnak thawn nung tlang thil tuhhnak i, tiin khai lang (interpret) thil i.

(iv) Ram co ngah velo, Levi mite um tuhhnak khuapi te heh Israel ram song ah, khua 48 dah tuh in Pathian in ruai i (Joshua 21:41). Hemi khai heh a cungai ral relhnak khuapite dahhnak sullam phunhnih hlir bangin. phunhnih in hlir thil ve i. (1) Israel ram cangai khuapi cangah Pathian amah umpi hnak hmuh sak hnak, tiin lang (interpret) thil i. (2) a pahnih hnak ah, Levi mite tu ram covo naivelo ai amahte covo tu Israel mipi ai Pathian biahnak hrang ah a pe hnak te heh Levi mite covo i. Ciamanin, Levi mite caah covo um tuh ve in khuapi le innzua nunghingte laileng tuhhmun ram te khai bawt ve i, tiin zir (interpret) thil thai tuh i. Levi mite hrang ram zemhnak hlir dan pahnih songah a pakhat hnak ai hlir dan tu Pathian umpi hnak tilam sawn sawhdeuh in ruat thil i. Ikhalselai, a pahnih hnak hlir dan kin sik fang in dingthluk lairel hnak thawn um tlang thil tuh hnak tiin lang selai sual ze tuh cuanglo bangin in um i. A tumtekhnak diktak tu Pathian ian in ling i.

Thupi: Joshua chapters 13 – 21 songai ram zem dunhnak thute sik fangin a thupi ber tu dingthluk lairel ngai in ramte jheh zem dun tlang i.

Hnikhnaik: Na umhnak Pawlpui songah / na umhnak pawlkom songah dingthluk ngai in lairel tlang de maw, mithmai sik in lairel tlang dehnak tam sawn pa?

[1] Micul tute feh awng hnak khua te heh Number 13:22 ah siar thil i. Ciami ram heh Kaleb in co i (Joshua 14:12-14).

[2] John J. Davis and John C. Whitcomb, A Commentary on Joshua and 2 Kings; Israel from Conquest to Exile, (Baker books House, 1989), 83.