Laingantu: Saya Henry T. Conzo
Date: 15 April 2025
(IV) Bawipa’i ralkap le Joshua (5.13-15)
Joshua laibu khanpui 1-5 songah thupui pali in khan i. Hnuataber khan ah, Jericho khua hiangai zawllai ah Bawipa’i ralkap le Joshua tawk dunhnak thu i (Joshua 5:13-15). Hemi thu heh a danglam ngai i ai, a hlan ai thute thawn pehzom dunhnak umzelo bangin ruat thil i. Cen, a relnuamhnak thu khai heh a fiangin relhnak um cuanglo i. A ponfang hmanghnak sik ilesingkhaw, “Bawipa’i ralkap” tiin, ngan i (Joshua 5.14). Bible thuanthu ruatthuk deuh ilesingkhaw, Pathian in a minungte hnenah thu reltuh fangin amah Bawipa lar in (or) Vancungmi hlat in thurel tam de i. Santehhnak ah; Hargar hnenah lar (Sempanhnak 16:7-8); Lot hnanah lar (Sempanhnak 19:15); Abraham hnenah lar (Sempanhnak 22:11). Ikhalselai, Joshua hnenai larhnak tu “Bawipa’i ralkap” kherkher ngan i. Ciatihin, Bawipa’i ralkap tiin a nganhnak sullam tu Pathian in Joshua le Israel mite umpuihnak larruai nuamhnak, tiin ruat thil i.
Pathian in a thutiamhnak ram ai umtu Canaan mite tawng tuhin Israel mite hmang tum ai Israel mipui hotu, Joshua thapehnak in Bawipa’i ralkap heh Joshua hnenah lar i” tiin, ruat thil i. Ciami thute heh ngan bet vivo tum nga sing.
(1) Pakhathnak; Pathian in Joshua hnenah Canaan ram luttuh fangin, “Mosi hnenah umawng bangin na hnenah khai umtuh ve ing, hatngai le ralpha ngai in umtu” tiin, rel awng i (Joshua 1.5, 6, 7, 9). Ciatihai, a pong awnghnak heh Joshua in rinsan ngamhlen tuhhnak hrangah Pathian in a thutiam ram, Canaan ram langtuhin hotu tuhin a rilhnak Joshua hnenah thazang pe nuam manin ralkap bawibangin lar i, tiin ngaisung thil i sing. Joshua hohahnak in Israel mite raldohnak thuanthu sik ilesingkhaw, thutiam ram – Canaan ram – heh minung um awnglohnak ram, ram lawng ilo ai, ram naitu um i. Joshua le Israel mite ai tawng tuhhnak ral heh, “tifingriat run-siat zah” ai tammi ral i (Joshua 11:4). Ciami run-siat zah tammi ral tawng tuhhnak hrangah Joshua le Israel mite ai kulhnakber tu ralpha mi ralkap i. Israel mite mit in hmuthillohnak Pathian heh rinsan ngam tuhhnak hrangah Pathian in amah ihnak heh Israel ralkap hotu Joshua hnenah lar i, tiin, ruat thil ising. Prophet Elisha Dothan khua a umteng ah Syria ralkapte in kulh sio manin Elisha hnenumpa khiah lau ngai awng i. Ikhalseal Elisha in Pathian hnenah, “hnenumpa mit hong saktu lai khua hmu ruaitu” tiin sawnget i. Elisha hnenumpa in a hiangkim ah sipuh le mai sipuhleng in dim liang khiah hmu i. Elisha in a hnenumpa lauhnak nai tuhlo in sawngen sakai a lauhnak Syria ralkapte hnak in tam sawn, amahte lam ṭang ralkapte khiah Pathian in hmuruai i (2 Kumpibawite 6:16-17). Pathian in Canaan mite tawng tuhhnak hrangah Israel mite ai sanghnak hmang tum i. Israel mite in amah Pathian sang tuhin, rinsan tuh in thu rel, thu cuk, le tha pe. Joshua hohahnak Israel mite, Canaan ramai umtu, tifiangriat run siat zah a ralte (Joshua 11:4), heh Pathian rinsan in ral pha ngai in tawng ai neh i. Joshua hohahnak Isral mite in Canaan kumpibawi sawmthum le pakhat neh i (Joshua 12:24).
(2) Pahnihhnak: Israel mite Egypt ram in a suak hnua nelrawn a umlai ah Pathian in Mosi hnenah Canaan ram ah feh tuhin rel ai, “ning hmai ah kaimah feh tuh ing,” cia ram (Canan ram) ai umtute heh ning hmaiah feh in kaimah in tawng tuh ing” tiin, Pathian in Mosi hnenah relawng i (Luatsuakhnak 23:20-33). Joshua hohahnak Israel mite Pathian thutiamhnak ram a lut tuh fangin Pathian in a thutiam hnak khimruai hnak ah, “amah Pathian rori in Israel mite heh konghoi in Canaan mite tawngtuh” ti heh Israel mipui hotu Joshua hnenah thazang pehnak in Pathian amah larruai dun i (Joshua 5:13-15), tiin, khai ruat thil i sing. Joshua hohahnak Israel mite in Canaan ram songai umtute a tawngdan sik ilesingkhaw, laivum mite raltawng dan in nehhnak ilo ai, Pathian thupe sanghnak in ralte heh nehde i.[1]
Joshua hohahnak Israel ralkapte in Canaan ram a nehdan thute sik ilesingkhaw; (i) Minung ruahdan in raltawng tuh ilesingkhaw kin ralte ṭawnṭai hmun cul hmasa de ai, tawngtuh dan heh phatak neuin ruattlang hmasa de i. Ikhalselai, Joshua hohahnak Israel ralkapte in Jericho khua a tawng fangin minung ral tawngdan in tawnglo i. Jericho khua heh nikhat vaikhat in niruk tian hel ai, nisarihhnak nia ah vaisarih hel i (Joshua 6:15-16). Ciatihin, Jericho khua heh tawng ai neh i. Israel mite Jericho a tawngdan စစ်နည်းဗျူဟာ ruat ilesingkhaw Pathian pehnak စစ်နည်းဗျူဟာ in tawng ai neh i. (ii) Pathian minung Joshua ai thupe hlun tlanglo manin Ai khua tawng fangin sung i. Ikhalselai, Pathian ruaihnak bangin a tawng lehsal fangin neh leh i (Joshua 8:8). (iii) Israel miphun tingruk (601730) dungin (Mipumsiarhnak 26:51), tifingriat run-siat zah tam ralte (Joshua 11:4), tawng ai neh. Israel mite in Canaan ram ai umtute tawng ai a nehhnak thu ruat ilesingkhaw, “Pathian in Israel ralkap hmangin Canaan mite tawng ai neh” tiin, ngaisung thil ising.
Pathian in Canaan ram zemtuh in Joshua hnenah thu a pe fangin a tawng lailo hnak, a lang lailo hnak ramte khai telcih in zem ruai i (Joshua 13:1-6). Cen, ciami a tawng lailo, a lang lailo hnak khuate heh amah Pathian in hnawn tuh sio in thu khai tiam i (Joshua 13.6). Pathian in a thutiamhnak bangin ciami ramte heh tawngin lang peupeu i (Thukhantute 1.1-26). Ikhalselai, Israel mite in Pathian thupehnak bangin Canaan mite heh hnawnsiolo i (Joshua 1.27-36). Ciatihai, a hnawnsiolo hnak thu heh Thukhantute laibu khanpui 2 thawn kop cih in, phundang in zir leh tuhhnak i.
[1] Israel mite ral tawnghnak thute heh Joshua laibu khanpui 6-12 songah a sem khim deuh in siar thil i.