Laingantu: Henry T. Conzo
Date: 13 December 2024

Efesa: Thuhmaihoi

Efesa laikuat heh Khrihfa sanghnak ah thupuiber zirhnak laikuat tiin, ngaisung thil i. A laibu umdan heh: [1] (1) Khrihfa sanghnak hmapuiber, Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak thu (1:1-3:21), le (2) Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak thu a cosang tute (mi-piangtharte) laivum ah nung tuhdan zirhhnak thute (4:1-6:24), ngaan khumhnak laikuat i. Ciamanin, Khrihfa sanghnak zirhhnak ah thupuiber laibu tiin ngaisung thilhnak laibu pakhat i. Reverend Edward Hlawn Piang in Efesa laubu heh Paul in laikuat dangdang a nganhnakte songai a thupui deuh thute tampui lang in ngaanhnak laikuat i, ti i.[2]

Efesa laikuat umdan sik ilesingkhaw, Jesuh Khrih thawn pehzomhnak thawm in Pathian hmuifu hinkhim heh laivum minungte hnenah pezo hnak thu in hamthok i (1:3). Pathian hmuifu heh laivum minungte hnenah pezo a ti nuamhnak thu, “Laivum minungte heh Jesuh Khrih thawm in Pathian fa cang thilhnak” a rel nuamhnakber i ai, cia heh Pathian in thupuiber in a tumtekhnak hnak i, tihnak thu larruai i (1:9-11). Laivum minungte heh Pathian hnenin lampial in sual tlang khalselai, Jesuh Khrih thihhnak le thosalhnak, sanghnak thawm in Pathian ukhnak songah umthil lehhnak thu heh thupui ngai in larruai i (2:5-6). Ciatihai Jesuh Khrih thihhnak thawm in Judah mi le Gentel mi tiin, hlaihdan dunhnak khai um nawnlo, sanghnak songah Pathian ai innsang ah canghnak thu rel i (2:19-22). Jesuh Khrih thihhnak thawm in Pathian fate cangzo manin, Rauhla pakhat songah, sanghnak pakhat nai in Pathian pakhat ian bia tuhhnak tihnak thu rel i (4:4-6). Pathian in pehnak Rauhla lehsawn heh hmang tlangin Khrihfa pawlkom heh ithnak thawn khangso tuhthu rel i (4:16). Ciatihin, nuncan ziaza thar thuam dun in, sualhnakte bawnlo in fimvar in nung tlang tuh thu le innsang ah Pathian kihzah in nung tlang tuh thute rel i (4:22, 5:15-16). Hnuataber ah, Pathian thu heh ral thuam bangin sil tuh cah in Efesa laukuat heh tawp ruai i (6:13-17).

Efesa laibu heh Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak thu, le ciami nun aohnak tu sanghnak thawm ian in ngah thil i, tihnak thu, le Khrihfate (mi-piangtharte) nundan heh nunmawi in nung tlang tuhhnak zirhhnak thute i. Ciamanin, Efesa laibu heh Khrihfa sanghnak ah thupui ngai in zirh dunhnak laibu pakhat i. Bible thiam sang William Barclay in, Efesa laibu heh Khrihfa sanghnak zirh dunhnak laibute lakah a thupuiber laibu tiin, ti i.[3]

Efesa le Kolose laikuat, Laingantu, le a ngan Kum

Efesa le Kolose Laikuat: Paul laikuat nganhnakte lakah Efesa le Kolose laikuat nganhnak heh a bangdunhnak tamber i, tiin, Bible thiamte in ruahhnak nai tlang i. Walter L. Liefeld in Efesa le Kolose laikuat heh hetihin rel i: Efesa le Kolose laikuatte heh a ngaandan (structures), le a laingan pongfang hmanghnakte (vocabularies) heh a tamngai bang dun i, tiin ti i.[4]

Saya Khar Thuan in Efesa le Kolose laibu bang dunhnak thu heh Bible thiamte ngaanhnak sirhsan in hetihin rel i:[5] a thu bangdun hmun 55 um ai, laitluan (sentences) 78, le siarhnak nambatte (verses) 155 rori bangdun i. Cen, a thu tumtekhnakte khai bangdun i: “Khrih le Pawlpui pehzom dundan larruaihnak le sanghnak lamah naupang Pawlpui heh kon tihin puicang (puitling) vivo thil tuh, tiin, zirhhnak le forhhnak laikuat veve i. Bible thiam Lincoln in Efesa le Kolose laibu pehzomdan thu heh hetihin rel i: “Kolose laikuat songai hmanghnak pongfang 1570 songah zatek 34% heh Efesa laikuat songah hmangsal i. Cen, thukhaikhawm hmunkhat ah Taikhikas (Tychicus) thu rel fiang hnak um i (Efesa 6:21, 22; Kolose 4:7, 8).

Efesa laikuat ngantu: Efesa laikuai heh Paul in nganhnak ilo i, tiin ruahhnak naitu khai um tlang i. Efesa laikuat heh Paul laikuat dangte ngan fangin hmanghnak pongfang thawn pongfang hmang dan bang dunlohnak um i. Santehhnak ah: Paul in laikuat dangte a ngaan bangin bulpak hnuksakhnak thu umlo ti i. Cen, Paul heh Efesa khua ah kumthum rori thuthangpha phuang in um i (Nalangte 20:17, 31; 18:21; 19:10). Ikhalselai, Paul in laikuat dangte a ngan fangin a telh de bangin, Efesa khuate thawn laitaksa dan in ling dunhnak thu umlo ai thuthangpha thu le amahte sanghnak thu ian ngan i. Ciamanin, Efesa laikuat heh Paul ngaanhnak i lo thai men i, tiin ruahhnak phunkhat um i.[6] Ciatihin, Paul in nganhnak ilo i, tiin, ruahhnak nai tlang khalselai, Efesa laikuat songah, “Kaimah Paul in” tiin, velthum rori, Paul in ngaanhnak um i (Efesa 1:1; 3:1; 4:1), ciamanin, Efesa laikuat heh Paul in nganhnak tiin ruahsanhnak nai thil i.

Efesa laikuat ngan Kum: Efesa laikuat heh AD 60-62 dungah ngaanhnak tiin, ruah hnak nai i.[7] Efesa laikuat heh, “Efesa khua ai umtu Pathian minungte” (Efesa 1:1), tiin, um i. Ikhalselai, Bible thiam zaimawzah in mirang pongfang, “To the Ephesians” tihnak pongfang lang in, Efesa laikuat heh Asia Minor (Tun san ah Turkey ram) ai umtu Pawlpuite hnenah kuathnak i thai tuh i, tiin, ruahhnak nai tlang i.[8] Paul in Efesa laikuat heh Kolose le Filemon laikuatte thawn ngaan kum bang dung tuh i, tiin, ruahhnak nai i ai, Kolose le Efesa laikuat heh Taikhikas hnenah kuathnak tiin, umhnak nai i.[9] Hemi laikuatte heh Paul, Rome ah thawng to tengah ngaanhnak tiin, ruahhnak nai i (Ephesian 3:1, 4:1, 6:20).[10]

Paul le Efesa Pawlpui

Paul te san (Paul’s time) dungah Efesa khua heh Aegean tipuithuanthum (Aegean Sea) lawng comhmun khuapui (port city) pakhat i ai, miphun cokrawi umhnak khuapui i. Ikhalselai Greek pon le Greek nunphung in khukdeuhhnak khuapui i. Rome ukhnak ram[11] songah khuapui ngawber pathumhnak i. Cen, Efesa khuapui ah laivum (Rome ukhnak ram song) ai Cauk inn (Library) hamber pathumhnak “Library Celsus” tiin kohnak Cauk inn khai Efesa khuapui ah um awng i. Rome pathian Diana – Greek in Artemis, kin Bible songah khai Artemis tiin ngan – biak inn heh laivum ai ngaihsunurkul pasarih songah a telban ve mi biak inn i ai, ciaheh, Efesa khuapui ah um i. Diana (or) Artemis heh, Rome te pathian lakah a sangber pathian (the king of gods) Jupiter (or) Greek in Zeus, tihnak pathian ai fa tiin ngaisung tlang i.[12] Ciamanin, Diana (or) Artemis heh Rome pathian sangber ai fanu tiin ngaisung ai kihzahhnak sangber pehnak pathian i.

Saya Khar Thuan in Efesa laikuat relfianghnak laibu songah, “Paul heh Efesa khua ah kumthum rori thuthangpha phuang in um i” tiin ngan i.[13] Paul khualtlawng a velhnih vakhnak ah Efesa khuaah hleng i (Nalangte 18:19-21). Cen, velthum a vakhnak ah Efesa khua ah hleng leh thio ai kumhnih song um i (Nalangte 19:10). Cen, khualtlawng velthum a vakhnak a letlam ah Miletus khua ah hleng fangin Efesa khuaai Pawlpui upate heh amah (Paul) tawk tuhin thu cah i. Ciatihin thu a cahhnak ah, “kumthum song thu ning zirh awnghnakte khiah hai mah ih” tiin, Efesa Pawlpui upate hnenah thu rel awng i  (Nalangte 20:17, 31). Paul heh Efesa khua ah kumthum song thuthangpha phuang awng i.

A cungah kin nganzo bangin, Efesa khuapui ah Artemis biakinn heh laivum ai ngaihsunurkul pasarih songah tel ban ve mi biakinn i ai, khuapui songai umtu mipui in Artemis pathian heh thupui ngai in biatlang mi khuapui i. Efesa khua ah Paul a hleng fangin Jesuh thuthangpha heh phuang ai, mitampui heh Jesuh sang tuhin Paul in hoi ngah i (Nalangte 19:5-7, 10). Efesa khuasong mite in Jesuh hming heh upat tlang i (Nalangte 19:16-20). Ngun in pumsutu, Demetrius [14] in, khuasong mite Artemis pathian hnawl ai Paul in Phuanghnak Jesuh thu heh sang tlang manin amah (Demetrius) hrangah tangka sihnak remcang tuh nawnlo hang, tiin ruat i. Ciamanin, khuasong mite heh Paul zohsuam tuhin forh dekdo ai buaihnak a rohngai suak ruai awng i (Nanglangte 19:23-41). Efesa khuasong buaihnak dapdeuh fangin Paul in sangtu mite heh kokhawm ai thazang pe in forhhnak nai hnuaah hnuksat ai Macedonia lam ah feh awng i (Nalangte 20:1).

Efesa laikuat tumtekhnak

Efesa laikuat heh Khrihfate zirhdunhnak hrangah thupuiber laibu tiin ruat thil i. Khrihfa sanghnak hampuiber nun aohnak thu le ciami nun aohnak thu heh nunpui tuh thu zirhhnak laibu i.[15] Pathian hmuifu heh Jesuh Khrih thawm in pezohnak thu in hamthok i. Pathian tumtekhnak hmuahhmuah heh Jesuh Khrih songah khim ruai sio i: Laivum minungte heh Pathian zam in sual tlang ai Pathian ral ah cangzo i. Ikhalselai Jesuh thihhnak thawm in Pathian thawm remhnak umlehzohnak thu te rel fiang i. Ciatihin, Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak cozotute heh nun aohnak kin cozohnak thawn mil dun in nung tuh heh zirhhnak laibu i. Cen, hemi laikuat songai thupui ngai in larrua hnak tu, Gentel le Judah karlakah hlaidanhnak um nawnlo thu khai heh thupui in larruai fawn i.[16]

Efesa laibu heh a tlangpui in khan hnih in khan thil i:

Khankhathnak, Efesa khanpui 1-3 songah: Pathain in laivum minungte caah ai tumtekhnak thawn thil bawnhnak, Jesuh khrih in laivum minungte caai thil bawnhnakte, le Jesuh Khrih in minung le minung karlak ai thil bawnhnak thute lai ruai i. Khankhathnak ai tumtekhnak tu, Pathian le minungte kaarlak ah remhnak thute i.[17]

Khanhnihhnak, Efesa khanpui 3-6 songah, Jesuh Khrih sangtute heh amahte sanghnak thawn mildun in nung tlangai puitling nun nai vivo tuh zirhhnak thute i.

Khrihfate heh amahte sanghnak manin Pathian in a fa dinhmun ah cosang i. Ciamanin, laivum nunhnak thawn kin nung fangin Pathian fa ihnak nunpui in Pathian thawn pehzom dunhnak naitio tuh heh sangtu mite nunhnak ai tumtekhnak ber i.

Efesa laibu songai thute

I. Laivum minungte hrangai thilbawnhnakte (1-3)

• A). Jesuh Khrih thawm in Pathian tumtekhnak le a naperte (1:1-14)
  • 1) Jesuh Khrih thawn pehzom dunhnak thawm in Pathian hmuifu (1:1-8)
  • 2) Pathian tumtekhnak heh Jesuh Khrih thawm in khim ruai i  (1:9–12).
  • 3) Pathian minung hnikhnaihhnak Rauhla Thianghlim (1:13-14)
• B). Huham a naitu Khrih rauhla co tuhin sawnget dunhnak (1:15-23)
  • 1) Paul in sawnget (1:15-18)
  • 2) Jesuh Khrih tu a hat mi le huham naitu i (1:19-23).
• C). Nun aohnak semkhim (2:1-22)
  • 1) Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak thu (2:1–10).
  • 2) Jesuh Khrih thawm in Gentel le Judah karlak hlaidanghnak nawnlo i (2;11-22)
• D). Paul in Gentel mite hrangah naper (3:1-21)
  • 1) Paul heh Gentel mite hnenah thuthangpha phuang tuhin pervo nai i (3:1-13).
  • 2) Pathian thawn pehzomhnak thu nai tuhin sawnget dunhnak (3:14-21).

II. Khrihfa nuncan ziaza zirhhnakte (4–6).

• A). Pawlpui songai nung tlang tuhdan (4:1-16)
  • 1) Iithnak thawn thinkhat in Pathian pakhat bia tuih (4:1-6)
  • 2) Rauhla lehsawng heh cosang dun in ithnak thawn khangso tuhhnak i (4:7-16)
• B). Bulpak nung tuhdan thu zirhhnak (4:17-5:21)
  • 1) Tisadan / tisa thinlung le Khrih songah mithar (4:17-32)
  • 2) Tleuhnak songah fimvar neu in nung tuih (5:1-21).
• C). Khrihfa innsang nung tlang tuhdan (5:22-6:9)
  • 1) Khrih le Pawlpui, Psal le nupui (5:22-23)
  • 2) Nu le pa, le fate, le Bawi le Sal (6:1-9)
• D). Pathian ralthuamte (6:10-24).

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[1] Walter L. Liefeld, “Ephesians: The IVP New Testament Commentary Series, (InterVersity Press, 1997), 14.

[2] Edward Hlawn Piang, “Efesa Cakuat, Upa Sunday School,” (CE Department Falam Baptist Association, 2007).

[3] William Barclay, “The Letter to Galatians and Ephesians: The New Daily Study Bible, Revised edition, (Saint Andrew Press, 2012).

[4] Walter L. Liefeld, Ephesians: The IVP New Testament Commentary Series, (InterVersity Press, 1997), 16-20.

[5] Khar Thuan, Thukham Thar Simfiangnak: Galati le Efesa: Hrekio Commentary Series, Volume-9, (Chin Baptist Union, 2022), 124.

[6] Walter L. Liefeld, Ephesians: The IVP New Testament Commentary Series, (InterVersity Press, 1997), 15-16.

[7] Benjamin L. Merkle, Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Ephesians, (H&B Academic Nashville, Tennessee, 2016), 4-5.

[8] Khar Thuan, Thukham Thar Simfiangnak: Galati le Efesa: Hrekio Commentary Series, Volume-9, (Chin Baptist Union, 2022), 127.

[9] David E. Pratte, Commentary on the Letter to the Ephesians: Bible Study Notes and Comments, 2016., Retrieved March 25, 2021, https://www.biblestudylessons.com/commentary/epistles/ephesians.pdf.

[10] John Calvin, A Commentaries on the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians and Ephesians, translated by Rev. William Pringle, Grand Rapids: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 23 November 1999., Retrieved March 25, 2021, https://m.biblestudyguide.org/ebooks/comment/calcom41.pdf.

[11] Hlanlai, Paul te san laiah Rome cozah ukhnak heh laivum huap in rel de i. Ciamanin, Efesa khua heh laivum ah khupui ngawber pathumhnak tiin khai ruat thil i.

[12] Pratte, David E., Commentary on the Letter to the Ephesians: Bible Study Notes and Comments, 2016., Retrieved March 25, 2021, https://www.biblestudylessons.com/commentary/epistles/ephesians.pdf.

[13] Khar Thuan, Thukham Thar Simfiangnak: Galati le Efesa: Hrekio Commentary Series, Volume-9, (Chin Baptist Union, 2022), 125.

[14] Artemis pathian lim bawn in tangka situ.

[15] Swindoll Study Bible, New Living Translation, (Tyndale House Publishers, 2017), p. 1471.

[16] Charles Hodge, n.d. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians, Grand Rapids: Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Retrieved March 25, 2021, https://www.ccel.org/ccel/h/hodge/ephesians/cache/ephesians.pdf.

[17] Swindoll Study Bible, New Living Translation, (Tyndale House Publishers, 2017), p. 1471.

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