Part 4. Umlamhnak thawn hmailam ah feh (Filipi 3:12 โ€“ 21).

IV. Umlamhnak thawn hmailam ah feh (3:12 โ€“ 21).

  • A. A liamcia thilte hlum in umlamhnak thawn hmailam ah feh tlang nga sing ih (3:12-16).
  • B. Mi tampi amahte nundan in Jesuh ral ah cang ruaidun i. Ikhalselai kin tu Jesuh kawi lehsal tuh a sangtu vancung ram minung ising (3:17-21).

Laingaantu: Henry T. Conzo
Date: 01 October 2024

A. A liamcia thilte hlum in umlamhnak thawn hmailam ah feh tlang nga sing ih (3:12-16).

Filipi 3:12-16 songai thute heh Paul in amahte caan (the present time) thu relhnak i. Ciami thute heh a liamcia caan ai thu rel ai, a hleng tuhhnak thu ah umlamhnak thinlung thawn amahte nunhnak ai harsa hnakte heh tuar ben tuhin sawmhnak i. Filipi laikuat relfiangtu warren w. wiersbe in Filipi 3:12-14 songah Paul in lai a ngaan teng (the present time) dungai amah dinhmun thu relhnak ai thazang pehnak thute rel i. Ciathihin, thazang a pe fangin a liamcia caan ai a tuarzo hnak thute telcih ai, a hleng tuhlai hnak umlamhnak thu thawn thazang pe i, tiin rel fiang i.[1]

3:12. Hetihai i ti fangin tihnak pongfangte heh a cungai (3:1-11) relzohnak thute thawn pehzom dun i. Paul in a cungah a relhnak tu; โ€œMiphalaktlate heh ralring tu ih, zarhtan tute heh ralring tu ih, kin tu a pualam ai bawnhnak thilah zaikhai rinsanhnak nailo i ingโ€ tiin, ti i. A pualam thil bawnhnak thu (Judah dan in zarhtan hnak thu le Moses dan hlunhnak thu) rel tuh ilesingkhaw, kai khai rinsan tlak hlen ve ing, tiin Paul in ti i (3:4). Ikhalselai, a pualam dan ai thil i bawnhnakte hmuahhmuah heh Jesuh Khrih thawn tawkdun thil tuhhnak hrangah khunhnawm bangin ruat ben ing , ti i (3:9).  Paul heh minung dan ai a i hnak; a fimhnak, Dan a linghnak, Moses Dan bangin zarh a tanhnakte hmuahhmuah heh hnawmborh bangin ruatdun benhnak heh a hleng tumhnak hmun hlengzo, hlawh tlingzo, Pathian hmaiah semkhim nun naizoโ€™ tiin, ruat dunlo i. Ciamanin, Paul in, โ€œI hleng tumhmun hlengzo ing, i semkhimzo tihnak ilo ingโ€ tiin, ti i (3:12). Paul heh Jesuh Khrih in amah caah i pom ngahzo hnak thu heh fiang ngaiin ling dun i. Paul in Jesuh Khrihin a ril hnak thu heh ralpha ngaiin rel de i (Nalangte 22:6-21; 26:12-32). Paul nunhnak thu ngaihven ilesingkhaw harsahnak tampi tuar kongin thuthangpha heh ralpha ngaiin phuang vak vivo i. Paul ai harsa a tuarhnak thute heh a velhnih hnak Korin laikuat (2 Korin 11:16-33), songah le thuthangpha phuang tuhin khualtlawng a vakhnak thuanthu (Nalangte 13-28) songah khai Paul harsa a tuarhnak thute hmu thil i sing. Hebang rori harsa tuar kongin thuthangpha phuang tuh heh com tum cuanglohnak Jesuh Khrih in a thuthangpha phuang tuhin rilhnak heh ling fing ze manin i. Paul in, โ€œI daihhnakber le i umlam ngaihnak tu pervo i naihnak heh bawn ben hram ing laiโ€ ti heh a nunhnak ai sullam tiin, Paul in ruat i (1:20).  Minungte heh โ€˜aisu ing, tiin mah le mah ling fiangdunโ€™ heh thupi roh ai, ciatihin, kin ling fiangdun manin ralphat hnakte khai nai de i sing.

3:13-14 Jesuh Khrih in rilzohnak manin hmailam ai i dah sakhnak zuamman co tuhin zuam ing tiin, ti i. Paul heh a hleng lailohnak hmailam thu (Pathian thu tiam) heh um tengteng tihnak sanfghnak a naihnak heh a lai ngaan hnak songah thupi ngaiin lar i. Filipi khuate heh a liamcia can ai harsa a tuarhnakte khai hai tumin, mithmuh thillohnak Pathian thutiam heh ngah tuh rori in umlamhnak thinlung thawn zuam tlang tuh heh thazang pe i (3:13-14).

3:15-16 Rauhla lamah puitling zotu kin vensen in hebang thinlung nai tren tuhhnak ising, tiin thazang pehnak le sawmhnak tiin ruatsak thil i. Paul in โ€˜Rauhla lamah puitling thinlungโ€™a ti nuamhnak hehphunli inhlirsak thil ising. (i) Thinlung fimvar hnak: Filipi 3:12-16 songai thu heh a cungai (3:7-11) songai thu thawn pehzom dunhnak thu, tiin lar ruaizo i sing.[2] Ciami thu tu โ€˜miphalaktla, zarhtante, a pualam bawnhnak heh rinsantute heh ralring tuhthu rel hnak i. Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung kin tithil hnaktu; mah rori khai heh a pualam ian in Pathian biatuh, cen, apualam ian in Pathian biatu le thinlung taktak in Pathian biatu khan thimhnak thinlung heh Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung naitu i. (ii) Lingfiang dunhnak thinlung: Jesuh Khrih in rilhnak mi ing, tiin mah le mah ling fiang dunhnak thinlung heh Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung i. Paul heh Jesuh Khrih in rilhnak ti heh amah le amah ling fiang dun ngai i. (iii) Tuarbenhnak thinlung: Paul in โ€˜a liamcia caan ai thute heh haisek in (v. 13), a tihnak heh harsa a tuarhnak thute rel nuamhnak i.[3] Cen, Paul in Filipi laikuat a ngaan heh amah thawngto teng, harsa a tuar tengah ngaanhnak i (1:7). Harsa tawk tengah tuar benhnak thinlung nai ben heh Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung nai tihnak i. (iv) Sanghnak thinlung: Hnualam thilte haisek in hmailam ah zuamnan ngah tuhin zuam tlang tuh, a ti fangin hleng lailohnak le hmu thillohnak Pathian thutiam heh sanghnak thawn ngah tumhnak thinlung heh Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung naitu i.

B. Mi tampi amahte nundan in Jesuh ral ah cang ruaidun i. Ikhalselai kin tu Jesuh kawi lehsal tuh a sangtu vancung ram minung ising (3:17-21).

Paul in Filipi khuate heh ngaihharhnak thawn miphalaktlate le zarhtante heh ralring tuhin thu a rel ben ah (3:1-11), Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung nai in hmailam ah umlamhnak thawn nung tlangtuhin forh i (3:12-14). Paul in amah nundan heh sik tuh, cung tuh thu khai forh i (3:17). Minung tampi amahte nudan manin Jesuh Khrih ral ah cang ai, laivum thil ian ruattute i (3:18-19). Ikhalselai, Paul in Filipi khuate heh, โ€œkin Jesuh Khrih kawisal tuh iangtu vancungram minung i sing, kin ruangpum tu Jesuh Khrih bangin a songlawi mi ruangpum ah thleng leh tuh iโ€ tiin, ti i (3:20-21).

Paul in Filipi khuate heh, โ€œI nundan i cung tu ih! Minung tampi amahte nundan manin Jesuh ralah candun i, ciabangte tu Hell ah feh tuh i. Ikhalselai, kin tu nun aotu Jesuh Khrih kawisaltuh iangtu vancung ram minung ising. Ciamanin, Jesuh Khrih in amah ruangpum songlawi bangin kin ruangpum khai heh a songlawi mi ruangpum ah thleng leh tuh i.

3:17 I nundan i cung tuih tiin Paul in a ti nuamhnak heh, rauhla lamah puitling thinlung naihnak a rel nuamhnak ber tiin ruatsak thil i.[4] Paul nundan sik ilesingkhaw; (1) Jesuh Khrih ai kohnak heh ling fiang, (2) Judah Dan ai thil bawnhnak heh Pathian hmaiah kin thianghlim ruaihnak ilo zai ling fiang (3) harsa a tuakhnakte heh tuar ben (4) hmailam thu cuan in sanghnak thawn feh,โ€ tihnakte heh Paul nunhnak ah thupi ngaiin hmu thilhnakte i. Paul amah rori in khai, โ€œI nundan i cung tuihโ€ ti rori in midang forh ngam i. Minung danah ciatih rori in forhdun tuh heh thilbai ilo i.

3:18-19 Mi tampi tu amahte nundan manin Khrih Thinglamteh ai ral ah cang tlang i. Paul in, โ€œMi tampi tu amahte nundanโ€ tiin, a rel nuamhnak heh Judah mite (zarhtan hnak heh mi-thianghlim ah ruat duntute) rel nuamhnak i thai tuh i. Judah mite in Jesuh heh โ€˜Pathian Faโ€™ tiin sang tlalo ai, โ€˜thihnak in thosalโ€™ tikhai sang tlanglo i.[5] Paul in Korin laikuat songah Judah mite in Jesuh heh ngaihsunurkul bawn fangin ian sang tum i, tiin ngaan i (1 Korin 1;22). Matthai laibu songah, Dan thiam le Farasi zaimawzah in Jesuh heh ngaihsunurkul bawn ruai i. Ikhalselai Jesuh in Jonah thu ngaihsunurkul siarlo ngaihsunurkul a dang bawt tuhlo ing, tiin ti (Matthai 12:38-41). Judah mite in Paul ai relhnak, โ€˜Jesuh heh thihhnak in thosal iโ€™ tihnak thu heh sang tlanglo manin, Paul heh pom i (Nalangte 24:14-15 songah Paul in thiamthu a relhnak ah siar bet tu).

Cen, Paul in, โ€œMi tampi tu amahte nundan manin Khrih Thinglamteh ai ral ah cang tlang iโ€ tiin, a rel nuamhnak heh Greek mite khai i thai pah i. Filipi khua heh Greek miphun le Greek nunphung hluntu minung tamsawn umhnak Rom ukhnak hniaai khuapui pakhat ti i.[6] Greek mite in khai Jesuh thosalhnak thu heh sang tlang velo i. Paul in Korin khuate hnanah lai a kuat hnak ah, โ€œGreek mite in cen fimhnak thawn si tlang iโ€ tiin, a rel nuam hnak heh Jesuh Khrih thihhnak in thosal hnak thu heh Greek mite in amahte fimhnak thawn a ruat fangin a sang tlanglo hnak thu rel nuamhnak i (1 Korin 1:18-22). Paul in, โ€œMi tampi tu amahte nundan manin Khrih Thinglamteh ai ral ah cang tlang iโ€ tiin, a ti nuamhnak heh Filipi khuaai umtu Greek mite rel nuamhnak khai i thai pah i.

Paul in rel nuamhnak heh Judahte Moses Dan hlun in a nungtute rel nuamhnak i, tiin ruatsak singlai dikcang deuh sawn tuh i. Zaiman tifangin, a cungah; Miphalaktlate ralring tuih, zarhtante, ralring tuih, uicote ralring tuih, tiin a rel hnak heh Judah mite rel nuamhnak i, tiin larruai zo ising. Cen, โ€œAnitetu amahte daihhnak ian bawn ai, ciatihin a bawn hnak heh zakthi kul i. Ikhalselai zakthi tlanglo i (3:19)โ€ tiin, rel bethnak thu ruat ilesingkhaw, minungte in thil bawnhnak nuncan ziaza thu relhnak i ai, cia heh Moses Dan hlun in zarhtanhnak abawntute rel nuam hnak bangin ruat thil i.

Aisu bangkhai itatuseh; Judahte Moses Dan hlun in a nungtute itatuseh, cen, Greekte Jesuh Khrih thihhnak in thosal hnakthu zaisiarlo in a nungtute khai itatuseh, ciabang minungtetu heh hell ah tlok tuh i (3:19).

3:20-21 Ikhalselai, kin tu vancung ram minung ising, Jesuh Khrih iangtu ising. โ€œIkhalselaiโ€ tihnak pongfang heh a cung (3:18-19) songai thu kawkhnak pongfang i ai, โ€œnundan manin Jesuh Khrih Thinglamteh heh ral ah a cantute, hell ah fehtu tuhteโ€ rel nuamhnak i. โ€˜Kin tuโ€™ tiin, Paul amah le Filipi khuatetu Hell ah fehtutuh minung ilo in, vancung ram fehtutuhte, Jesuh Khrih kawisal tuhhnak a iangtute tidun i. Ciatihin, amahte heh Jesuh Khrih in a hathnak huham hmangin amah Jesuh bangin a songlawi ruangpum ah thleng sah tuh, tiin, ti i (3:21). Jesuh Khrih kawi lehsal tuhai sangtu mite heh van taksa ing thleng leh tuh tihnak thu rel i. Saya Hrang Hmung in Filipi laikuat relfianghnak ngaanhnak laubu songah, Bible relfiangtu Wiersbes ai ngaanhnak laibu songai thu sirhsan in; Paul in, โ€œIkhalselai, kin tu vancung ram minung ising, Jesuh Khrih iangtu isingโ€ tiin, a ngaanhnak heh Filipi khuate thazang pehnak in lar ruai in ngaan i.[7] Paul in ngaanhnak heh fimkhur deuhin sik ilesingkhaw, Paul in a rel nuamhnak tu mi tampi heh amahte nundan in Jesuh Khrih ai Thinglamteh heh ral ah cang ruaidun i. Ciamanin ciabang minungtetu hell ah feh tuh i. Ikhalselai, Jesuh Khrih kawisal tuh a sangtu vancung ram minungtetu hell ah feh tuhlo ai amahte ruangpum heh a songlawi mi ruangpum ah thleng sah tuh tiin a rel nuamhnak i. Mi tampi heh amahte nundan phalo in nung tlang, ikhalselai, Filipi khuate heh Jesuh sangtute i manin Rauhla lam ah puitling thinlung nai in, Jesuh Khrih ai songlawihnak kawmpi ve lehtuh tihnak thu ah umlamhnak nung nai tlang tuh heh Paul in Filipi khuate thazang pe i. Paul in vancung ruangpum songlawihnak le laipua ruangpum songlawihnak bang dunlo thu heh Korin laikuat songah khai relhnak um i (1 Korin 15:40).


[1] Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Joyful, Even when things go wrong, you can have Joy, NT Commentary: Philippians, Gudmund Lee, Amy Kiechlin, Jack Campbell, and Susan Vannaman, Second Edition, (David C. Cook, 2008).

[2] A cungai 3:12 relfianghnak ngaanhnak ah sik bet tu.

[3] Paul, Silas, Timothy, le Luka te Filipi khua ah a hleng laiah Paul le Silas heh pom tawk ai, hnikponte ziksak tian, mualpho ngaiin harsahnak heh a ronngai in tuar awng i. Paul in a liamcia thute hai tuh forh i.

[4] Rauhla lamah puitling thinlung tihnak umdan heh a cung (Filipi 3:15-16) relfianghnak ah siar bet thil i.

[5] Thukham Thar; Matthai, Marka, Luka, Johan laibute songah Judah mite in Jesuh sanglo hnak thute tampui siar thil i.

[6] Gordan D. Fee, Paulโ€™s Letter to the Philippians: The New International Commentary on the New Testament, (William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1995).

[7] Hrang Hmung, Thukam Thar Simfiangnak: Filipi le Kolose hnenih cakuat, Herkio Commentry Series, Volume 16., Falam Baptist Pawlkom, 2016

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