Laingantu: henry T. Conzo
Date: 14 December 2024
Paul in Efesa khuaai Pathian miningte vaicanghnak (Efesa 1:1-2)
1:1 Pathian lungkhimhnak bangin, Khrih ai Nalang kaimah Paul: Paul in amah heh Khrih Nalang ihnak rel ai, ciatihai Khrih Nalang a ihnak heh Pathian rilhnak (or) Pathian lungkhimpuihnak ti heh thupui ngai in lar ruai i. Paul laikuat nganhnakte sik ilesingkhaw, vaicanghnak ah amah (Paul) heh, Pathian ai rilhnak (or) Jesuh Khrih ai Sal (or) Khrih ai Cengfa (or) Nalang, tiin, a ihnak heh pongfang dangdang in larruai tio de i (Rome 1:1; 1 Kor. 1:1; 2 Kor. 1:1; Gal. 1:1; Efe. 1:1; Kol. 1:2; 1 Tim. 1:1; 2 Tim. 1:1; Filamon 1:9).
Paul in amah i hnak lar ruai kherkher heh ruat thuk ciamcolo in, laingaan dan phunkhat, tiin ngaisung sak thil thai i. Ikhalselai, lai ngan dan phunkhat timenma ilo in, tumtekhnak in larruai de, tiin khai ruatsak thil thotho i. Ciatihin, Paul ihnak larruai kherkherhnak sullamte heh a hniaah nganbet vivo tum nga sing:
(1) Pathian ai rilhnak larruai: Bible thuanthu sik ile singkhaw, Pathian hlathnak prophet ilo, prophet thudon um i (Danpesalhnak 18:19-22; 1 Kumpibawite 22:11-28; Jeremiah 28:15-17). Cen, Thukham Thar, Paul te san (Paul’s time) ah, Theudas le Judas te in, “Mimenma ilo i ing” mi-tampui zawl ai hoi awng i. Cen, Paul thuanthu sik ilesingkhaw, Jesuh sangtu zohsuamtu awng i. Damaskas khua fehhnak lampui ah tleuhnak in ko i. Jesuh Rauhla in Ananias heh Paul tawk ruai ai sawnget ruai i. Ikhalselai Ananias in Paul heh tawk ngamlo i. Zaiman tifangin Paul in Jesuh sangtu remhnak thu ling manin i. Paul heh Jesuh Rauhla in tleuhnak thawn kohnak a za hnua ah Jerusalem ah feh ai sangtu mite hnenah kom tum ve i (Nalangte 9:13-14). Ikhalselai, Jerusalem ai sangtu mite in Paul heh Jesuh sangtu i, tiin, cosang tlanglo i (Nalangte 9:26). Cen, Paul laikuat dangdangte songah zirhhnak diklo tampui um i, tiin ruat thil i. (Santehhnak: Filipi 1:17; 3:2; 1 Timote 6:3-5). Paul in amah lala heh, “Bawipa hmuzo ing, Jesuh ai Nalang taktak ing” tiheh, thupui ngaiin Korin laikuat songah rel fiang i (1 Korin 9:1-2).[1] Paul heh a cungai kinrelzohnakte boruak ah Pathian thuthangpha phuangtu a imanin, amah heh Pathian in rilhnak i zia thupui ngai larruai i, tiin, ruatsak thil i.
(2) Sanghnak larruai: Thukham Thar songai thute sik ilesingkhaw, Jesuh (Lettama fapa) heh “Pathian i” tiin, minung tampi in sang tlanglo i.[2] Cen, Greek mifimte caah, Jesuh thi ai tho leh sal tiin, sang heh voi thu i. Ikhalselai, Paul in Jesuh Khrih heh Pathian fapa taktak i, thihhnak in thosal peupeu i, tiin a sanghnak heh zahpilo in le umsan menma lo in aupi i. Ciamanin, Paul laikuat ngan fangin vaicanghnak ah, “Jesuh Khrih ai cengfa ing, Jesuh rilhnak ing” tiin, a sanghnak heh thuplo in aupui nuamhnak i.
(3) A phuanghnak thute heh amah (Paul) lungsuak thu ilo, Pathian in phuang ruaihnak thu larruai: Pathian ai rilhnak kaimah Paul in he lai ning kuat ing, a ti fangin, a nganhnak laite heh amah Paul lungsuah thu ilo zia larruai fawm i. Bawi pakhat (or) mi-pakhat in adang mi-pakhat heh hmundang (or) khuadang ah hlat in thu cah dun fangin, thu phurtu ai kenghnak thu heh amah lungsuak thu ilo ai, a hlattute thucah phur in rel dun de i sing. Paul in, amah heh Pathian rilhnak (or) Jesuh cengfa tiin, vaicanghnak ah a telh dehnak tu, a thu kenghnak heh amah (Paul) thu ilo ai Pathian rel ruaihnak thu, larruai nuam manin i, tiin ruat sak thil i.
(4) A sanghnak songah komdun tuhin sawm nuamhnak: Jesuh Khrih cengfa tuhin Pathian ai rilhnak kaimah Paul in, Efesa khua ai rinsan tlak in a nungtu Pathian minungte, a ti fangin, lai a siartu le laikuat cosang tutuhte heh amah Paul ai thupom, sanghnak, ah thinlung ruahhnak hmunkhat nai tlangdan larruai fawm i. A cungah kin nganzo bangin zirhhnak diklo tampui karlak ah umtlangtu i manin, Pathian innsang pakhat songah sanghnak pakhat nai tlangtute ihnak larruai i.
1:2 Ninghiohnak (grace) le daphnak (peace), ning pe tuhram seh!, ti heh Paul laikuat nganhnakte ah vaicanghnak ah hmang tio de i (1 Kor. 1:3; 2 Kor. 1:2; Galati 1:3; Efesa 1:2; Filipi 1:2; 1 Thessalonica 1:1; 2 Thessalonica 1:2; 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2; Titus 1:4; Filemon 1:3). Laikuat pakhat ngan tuh fangin vaicanghnak heh um kul de i. Paul in a laikuat nganhnak te ah vaicanghnak in, Ninghiohnak (grace) le daphnak (peace), hmang dehnak sullam tu, Greek le Hebru nunphung dan hmang i. Greek nunphung dan ah vaicang dunhnak heh, “ninghiohnak (grace) tiin hmang ai, “daphnak (peace)” tihnak tu Hebru nungphung danin vaicang dunhnak i.[3]
[1] 1 Korin 9:1-2 songai thu sik ilesingkhaw, Paul heh, “Jesuh rilhnak cengfa i, Jesuh thu phuangtu taktak i” tiin, casang tlanglo manin amah lala rel fiang dunhnak tiin, ruat thil i.
[2] Thuthangpha laibute; Matthai, Marka, Luka, le Johan songai Farasi, Dan thiamte, Judah upate in Jesuh heh Pathian fapa tiin sang tlang lo i.
[3] Anton Beukes (Lecturer at Perth Bible College), Greece mission trip in July 2022.