Laingantu: Henry T. Conzo
Date: 15 February 2025
Thupui: Jesuh Khrih thawmin nun aohnak thu (Efesa 2:1–10).
Efesa 2-3 songai thupuite:
- D). Nun aohnak semkhim (2-3).
- 1) Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak thu (2:1–10).
- 2) Nun aohnak thu le Gentel mite (2:11-3:13).
- i) Jesuh Khrih thawm in Gentel le Judah karlak hlaidanghnak nawnlo i (2;11-22).
- ii) Paul in Gentel mite hrangah naper (3:1-21).
- iii) Paul heh Gentel mite hnenah thuthangpha phuang tuhin pervo nai i (3:1-13).
- 3) Pathian thawn pehzomhnak thu nai tuhin sawnget dunhnak (3:14-21).
1) Jesuh Khrih thawmin nun aohnak thu (2:1–10).
Efesa laikuat songah khanpui 2-3 heh, nun aohnak thu heh a semkhim in nganhnakte i. Jesuh Khrih thawn pawlkomhnak thawm in laivum minungte nunaohnak ngah tuh heh Pathian ai lairelciahnak le Pathian ai tumtek ciahnak thute heh Efesa 1:1-23 songah thupui in larruai i. Cen, Efesa 2:1-10 songah Jesuh Khrih thawm in laivum minungte hrangah nunaohnak semkhim a bawnhnak thute thupui in ngan i. Gentel mite i tu seh, Judah mite i tu seh, Pathian linglo in sualhnak bawn tlang i. Amahte bawnhnak bangin thukhan tuh ilekhaw Pathian thinrawhnak heh tuar tuh i (Efesa 2:1-3). Ikhalselai, Pathian ai ninghio ngaihharhnak tu laivum minungte heh Jesuh Khrih thawm in amah, Pathian, thawn remhnak bawn i (Efesa 2:4-6).
2:1-3 Laivum minungte amahte sualhnak manin rauhla lamah mitthi.
Thihhnak thu rel tuh ilesingkhaw, phunkhat hnak in tam rel thil i. Santehhnak ah (i) Laivum nunhnak haihawh bohnak: Laivum nuhnak haihawh bo fangin bulpak pehzom dunhnak (personal relationship) umnawnlo ai, linghnak, tawkhnak, le permerhnakte (experience) tihnak khai relpha um nawnlo hnak, thihhnak phunkhat i. Pahnihhnak ah (ii) Thil tibenhank bo (end), com (stop), khangso bet nawnlo (no longer develop): Laivum nunhnak haihawh tu bolo khalselai, a thil tibenhnak com, per nawnlo, khangso nawnlo hnak khai thihhnak phunkhat ve i. Pathumhnak ah (iii) hnawmpui nawnlo, tangkai nawnlo (inactive): Thil ti benhnakte heh hmanglo khai thihhnak phunkhat thotho i. (iv) A i tuhhnak bangin ilo (distort): Thil pakhat heh a ruahsanhnak bangin ilo khai thihhnak phunkhat i. Efesa 2:1-3 songai thihhnak a rel nuamhnak tu laivum nunhnak thihhnak, haihawh bohnak thihhnak, relhnak ilo ai, a cungai thihhnak kin larruaihnakte songin, thihhnak ii, iii, iv ai relhnak thihhnak te i.
2:1-2 Ning phatlohnak le ning sualhnak manin rauhla lamah mithi i si. Pathian in minungte semsuah fangin a ruahsanhnak tu, “kai tu ning Pathian i tuh ai, ningtu i minung i tuh i si” (Luatsuakhnak 19:5-6; Jeremiah 31:33; Herru 8:10). Laivum minungte Pathian ruahsanhnak bangin nung nawnlo ai, Pathian thu in uk nawnlo i. Lai le van karlak ai rauhlasia ukhnak hniaah, a thuhlun in nung tlang sawn i. Pathian thu fehdan in sik ilesingkhaw ciabang minungte heh sualhnak i. Ciami sualhnak manin Pathian thirawhnak tuar i: Pathian thinrawhnak tuar tihnak sullam tu, “Pathian le minung pehzomhnak hnawm (distort) tihnak ca i ai, Rauhla lam ah mithi” tihnak i. Laivum minungte sualhnak manin hlawhhnak tu thihhnak i (Rome 6:23). Efesa 2:1 songai “Ning phatlohnak le ning sualhnak manin rauhla lamah mithi i si” tiin, a rel nuamhnak tu Pathian thawn pehzom dunhnak dikcang nawlo ai, Pathian ukhnak bangin nung thiam nawlo hnak a rel nuamhnak i.
2:3 Thungai in tifangin kin veksen in amahte bang thotho i sing. Efesa 2:1-3 songah Paul in, “Ning” tihnak le “Kin” tihnak ponkate hmang i. Efesa 2:1-3 songah Paul in, “Ning” tiin a tinuamhnak tu Gentel mite relnuamhnak i ai, “Kin” a tinuamhnak tu, amah (Paul) telin, Judah mite rel nuamhnak i, tiin, Bible thiamte in rel i.[1] Paul in, Judah mi le Gentel mite heh hlaidan ngai in thurel i. Thukham Thar songai Judah mite thu sik ilesingkhaw Judah miphunte ruahhnak ah Gentel mite tu mithianglo, misual ah ruat ai, amah, Judah mitetu Pathian ai cosanghnak mithianghlim ah ruat dun i.[2] Ikhalselai Paul in, Judahmi i manin mifel deuh le mi thiang deuh ah ruat dun tuhhnak ilo, amahte (Judah mite) thinlunghnak phalohnak, le thil pha a bawnhnak sik fangin, misual, mi thianghlimlo tiin ruathnak gentel mite thawn Pathian mithmuhah bangdun sio tihnak heh Efesa 2:3., ah thupui ngai in rel i. Paul thotho in Rome laikuat a nganhnak songah, “Judahmi i tuseh, Gentelmi i tuseh, laivum minung hmuahhmuah heh sualhnak huham hniaah hleng sio ai, Pathian mithmuhah midikcang pakhat bang khai umlo i,” tiin ti i (Rome 3:9).
2:4–6 Ikhalselai, Pathian ithnak tu a semkhim i. Kin sulahnak manin kin thizo khalselai Khrih thawn pehzomhnak thawm in amah (Khrih) thawn kin thoruai lehzo i. Hetaah, “Ikhalselai” tiin thokhnak ponka ruat ilesingkhaw, a hlanah thu pakaht relzo ai ciami thu thawn pehzom dunhnak thu rel nuamhnak ponka i. A hlanai a relhnak thu tu, “Ning khai thil phalo bawn bangin, Kin khai thil phalo bawn ve i ai, kin vek in Pathian thirawhnak tuar tlak hrimhrim i sing” ti heh a rel nuamhnak i. Ciatihin, Pathian thinrawhnak tuar tlak khalselai Pathian ai ithnak tu a semkhim i tiin, Pathian ithank heh thupui in larruai i (Efesa 2:4).
2:5-6 Sualhnak manin Rauhla lamah mithizo khalselai, Khrih thawn nunhnak ah kin thoruai lehzo, tiin, Pathian ithnak heh thupui deuh in hmubet thilhnak i. A cungai (Efesa 2:1-3) thu kin nganhnak ah thihhnak thu phunli in larruai zohnakte sik ilesingkhaw, a thitu heh a tumtekhnak bangin um nawnlo (distorted its purpose), zaikhai phathnemhnak umlo, permerhnak khai um thillo i. Laivum minungte ciabang dinhmun ikhalsingkhaw Pathian ai ninghio ngaihharhnak thawm ian in Khrih songah, Khrih thawn rauhla nunhnak co ruai lehsal i (2:5-6).
2:7-9 Hebang ai a bawnhnak heh Pathian ithnak larruaihnak i. Hetaah khai, “Hebang ai” Efesa 2:7 ai thokhnak ponka sik lehthio ilesingkhaw, “Pathian ai ninghio ngaihharhnak thawm ian in Khrih songah, Khrih thawn rauhla nunhnak co ruai lehsalhnak” (Efesa 2:4-6), rel nuamhnak ponka i. Ciami tu Pathian ai ithnak heh Khrih song in kumzangza a larruai nuam manin i (Efesa 2:7). Jesuh Khrih thawm in laivum minungte Rauhla nunhnak ngah lehsal thilhnak heh Pathian ithnak larruaihnak i (Johan 3:16; 1 Johan 4:9). Laivum minungte Rauhla nunhnak ngah thil lehsal hnak heh amahte permerhnak manin i sawnlo i. Pathian ninghio ngaiharhnak zarto ai sanghnak ian in nun aohnak ngah thil i (Efesa 2:8). Ciamanin, nun aohnak thu ah aisu bang khai porhdun tuhhnak umlo ai, hngal thilhnak khai ilo i (Efesa 2:9).
2:10 Pathian in kin bawn tuhhnak hrang a paiciahnak thilpha bawntu tuhin Khrih Jesuh thawn pawlkomhnak ah kinte tu semtharmi ising. Khrih Jesuh thawm in nun aohnak a bawnhnak heh tumtekhnak nai i. A tumtekhnak tu, “A (Pathian) paiciahnak thilpha” tiin, ngan ai, zaitu thilpha? ti heh ruatpha um i. Pathian tumtekhnak, Pathian thinlung tu minung in ling semkhim thilhnak ilo khalselai a cangthil thaiber heh ngan tum tuh i sing. Pakhathnak (1) Pathian ai tumtekhnak tu Jesuh Khrih songin zaizongza heh amah, Pathian hnenah letruai sio tuh heh Pathian tumtekhnak i (Kolose 1:20). Efesa 1:9-11 songah sik ilesingkhaw, laivum minungte heh Jesuh Khrih thawn pehzomhnak thawm in Rauhla lamah a nungmi i tuh heh Pathian tumtekhnak i (Efesa 1:11). Pathian thawn pehzomhnak nai thil nawnlotu, Rauhla lamah a thizotute heh Jesuh Khrih sanghnak thawm in Rauhla nunhnak ngah leh tuh heh Pathian tumtekhnak i. Johan in hetin ngan i: “Zaiman tifangin i Pa ai daihhnaktu Fapa khiah hmuai a sangtu hmuahhmuah kumkhua nunhnak ngah tuh khiah i.” (Johan 6:40). Pahnihhnak (2) Jesuh Khrih sanghnak thawm in nun aohnak a ngahtute nunhnak ai ruahsanber (or) a tumtekhnak tu, “Jesuh Khrih thawm in nun aohnak thuthangpha heh karhzai ruai vivo tuhhnak heh,” Pathian tumtekhnak i (1 Peter 2:9). Pathumhnak (3), Thukham Hlun songah Pathian in Israel mite aosuak lehhnak ai tumtekhnakber tu, “Israel mite it manin ilo ai, Israel mite manin ningrim tiarzohnak amah, Pathian, hming thianghlim ruai nuam lehsal manin i, Pathian hming songlawi tuhhnak caah i (Ezekiel 36:20-23).
Jesuh Khrih thawn pehzomhnak thawm in nun aohnak a ngahzotute nunhnak ai ruahsanhnak tu, ciami nun aohnak thu heh karhzai ruai vivo ai, laivum minung hmuahhmauh in nun aohnak co in, Pathian thawn remhnak ngah lehsal tuhhnak i. Ciatihin, Pathian ai remruatciahnak bangin a semsuahhnak laivum minungte in amah, Pathian, kihzah in a thupe hlunin Pathin hming songlawi ruai sinsin tuhhnak i.
[1] Saya Khar Thuan, Thukam Thar Simfiangnak: Galati le Efesa, Hre Kio Commentary Series-9, Steven Hre Kio (Editor)., Second printing, (MBC Press Yangon, Chin Baptist Union, 2022), p. 161.; Walter L. Liefeld, Ephesians: The IVP New Testament Commentary Series-10, InterVersity Press, 1997), 55-56.
[2] Judah mite in Gentel mite heh mithianghlimlo ah a ruathnak thute heh Nalangte laibu songah siar ilesingkhaw ling fiang thil i. e-g: Peter in Cornelius hnenah ponghnak (Nalangte 10:28). Nalangte 15 songai, Sangtu mite Jerusalem ah meeting ai thu a reltlanghnak khai, Gentel mite cosang tuhthu rel tlanghnak i.