Zogam Tangthu A Tomin

(Lungdamna Aw, Lom 5 Hawm 11 leh 12, Nov-Dec. 1980, laimai 1, Lom 6, Hawm 1 January 1981 laimai 1 pan a kiteikhia)

Zogam (Chin Hills) pen a leitang tai patle 13,902 hi a, mihing pen 1974 kumin 354,000 pha dingin ki-ummawh hi. A gam buppi pen township 9 kisuah a, Tiddim, Tonzang, Falam, Thlantlang, Haka, Matupi, Paletwa, Mindat leh Kanpetlet kici a, Township Officer khat ta in uk hi.

Thangmual (Fortwhite), Inbuk, Bawipa, Lunmual, Awtaraw leh Khonu kicite mual minthangte hi a, lui min nei deuh pen, Gun, Ciau, Bawinu, Lemro, Mata leh Mong kicite hi. Lih pen bual lian pen hi.
Ki-ukna:

Tang laiin Zogam pen kuama khut nuaiah om loin Zomite amau leh amau ki-uk hi. 1896 kumin Mikang kumpi in ana tawh la-in, India leh Kawlgam pen gam khatin uk khawm uh hi. 1948 kum a Kawlgam in suahtakna a ngah ciangin Zogam pen Chin Special Division kici-in a uk Zumpi pen Chin Affairs Council kici hi. 1974 kumin Zomite in State ngah uh a, Zogam pen Chin State kici a, Zo Zumpi pen Chin States People’s Council kici Zo Zumpi pen amasa in Rangoon ah om hi. Tua panin Kawlpi (Kalemyo) ah kisuan a, tua pan tawl khat khit ciangin Haka khua ah kikhin kik a, tu takin tua lai munah om hi.

Biakna:

1. Khanglui Biakna: Ni dang laiin Zomite in dawi leh kau, sing leh suang bia uh hi. Mual leh guamte kihta in vokno akno tawh kithoi uh hi. Dawi nam tampi inn dawi, gam dawi a bia uh hi. Hih bang biakna pen Mikang pau-in Animism kici a, leitung mi khempeuh phial in tanglai in tua bang upna leh biakna a nei uh hi. Kawlte in zong Buddha biakna a zuih ma un hih bang khanglui biakna mah zui hi dingin ki-ummawh hi.

2. Pau Cin Hau Biakna: 1900 pawl ciangin gan tawh kithoih dawi biakna phiatin Pasian khat om hi ci-in upna biakna thak khat Pau Cin Hau in phuan hi. Tua biakna thak pen kibawl phain tu-a Zogam sung bekah hi loin Manipur leh Aizawl gam Zomite tenna dong in kizel man hi. Pau Cin Hau pen Tedim khua Khan Lian leh Cing Zam’ tapa hi a, 1859 kumin suak a, 1948 Dec. 28 ni-in Mualbem khua-ah si hi. Zolai zong phuan ahih manin “Laipian Biakna” zong kici thei hi.

3. Khristian Biakna:

(a) American Baptist Pawlpi : Zogam Lai Siangtho thu hong puak masa pen American Baptist Pawlpi hi. March 15, 1849 kumin Rev. A. `Carson-te nupa Zogam tung hi. March 21, 1902 ciangin zato siam Dr. H. East-te nupa Zogam hong tung uh hi. Missionary masa pen Rev. A. Carson April 1, 1908 kum a sih ciangin Dec. 21, 1908 ciangin Dr. J.H. Cope te nupa hong tung hi. Dr. East pen a gam tawh kituak lo-a dam thei lo ahih manin sawt om loin America ciah kik pah a, a laih dingin zato Dr. J.G. Woodin te nupa Nov. 11, 1910 ciangin hong tung uh hi. Dr. Woodin te 1915 kumin Bhamo-an kisuan uh ahih manin Zogam nasem dingin Dr. C.V. Strait te nupa Oct. 2, 1925 ni-in hong tung uh hi. June 11, 1938 ni-in Dr. Cope a sih ciangin Dr. F.O. Nelson-te 1940 kumin hong tung uh hi. A nunung penin Rev. R.G. Johnson-te nupa February 2, 1946 ni-in hong pai uh a, 1966 kumin ciah kik uh hi. Amau nupa pen American Baptist Missionary Zogam pan a ciah nunung pen ahi uh hi. Hi bangin Zogam ah Khristian Pawlpi hong kipan a, 1940 kumin R.C.M. Pawlpi, 1948 ciangin S.D.A. Pawlpi hong tung uh a, tu ciangin Khristian Pawlpi tuamtuam tampi Zogam ah piang hi.

(b) Khristian Khantohna: Zogam ah tui kiphum masa pen Thuam Hang leh Pau Suan hi a, April 4, 1904 ni-in Rev. Carson in tuiphum hi. Missionary-te leh Zomi Khristian masate in haksatna tampi tawh na hong sep ciangun hi bang tuiphum mihing khan’tohna kimu hi:
1915 - 150
1930 - 1,591
1940 - 5,514
1950 - 19,655
1960 - 37,705
1970 - kithei lo
1980 - 69,191
Hih pen Zomi Baptist Convention (ZBC) ciaptehna bangin tuiphum sa teng bek hi a, Pawl huam milip hi lo hi. Tua ciangin ZBC pen Zogam sung bek hi lo Kale Valley, Tamu Valley leh Upper Chindwin sung Zomi Baptist kipawlna ahih manin Zogam sung Baptist Pawlpi ahi lo Khristian Pawlpi dangte tawh kigawm lai leh Zogam bup Khristian pha zah pen kithei pan ding hi.

(c) ZBC Tangthu Tawm: Zogam Khristiante pen tawm lai ahih manin 1905 a kipanin pawlpi khat bangin vai pai lai uh hi. 1948 ciangin Tiddim, Falam leh Haka ci-in Association 3 kisuah uh hi. 1953 ciangin hih Association thum tengin Zomi Baptist Convention ci-in kipawl khopna phuan uh hi. Tu ciangin ZBC pen Association tuamtuam 14 kipawlna hi a, Zogam sung Baptist bek hi loin a kiima Zomi Baptist te zong kipawl uh a, Tiddim, Falam, Haka, Kale Valley, Tamu Valley, Kalemyo, Thantlang, Matu, Tonzang, Kuki, Siyin, Zo, Thado leh Zotung ci-in Pasian nasep khopna hi. Tu-in ZBC pen Burma Baptist Convention sungah Karen zomin Convention thahat pen a nihna ahi hi. ZBC General Secretary masa pen Sia Hau Go hi a, tu laitak a sem pen sia Hrang Tin Khum hi. ZBC in Kawlgam bup BBC sungah pan mun a tuamtuam len ngei a, tu laitak BBC President zong Zomi Sia Tial Dum ahi hi.

Lai Thu

I gen sa bangin Tedim gam panin Pau Cin Hau in lai bawlin Zomite pen lai nei minam khat suak hi. Tua lai pen a tungin laimal 1053 bang hi. Tua pen kipuah phain laimal 37 kisuak sak hi. Hih laimal tawh biakna thu, tangthu leh late kikhumin Tedim gam bek hi loin Manipur gam dong kizang ngei hi. Hih Zolai tawh 1931 kumin British and Foreign Bible Society kici Lai Siangtho Khen Pawlpi in zong Mualtung Thuhilhna teng bu 500 khen ngei uh hi. (Tua Laibu pen India Bible Society in London Bible Society tung panin ngah ding a hanciam laitak hi). Kumpi lam panin Census of India, 1931 Volume XI; Part 1 laimai 194-5 sungah “Pau Cin Hau Script” ci-in kikhum hi. 1917 kuma Zomi French gam paite in hih Zolai zangin inn lamte tawh lai kikhak thei uh hi. Tu-a a kizang Mikang laimal bang loin Zopau pen hih Zolai tawh a awsuah a man lianlianin kigelh thei hi, kici hi. Tangthu a kigen savun tunga kigelh lai, uipi in a nek mang bang hi nawn lo ahih ciangin hih lai pen Zogam in a ngaihsut phat mahmah dingin kilawm hi.

Mikang laimal tawh 1915 Dr. Cope in Mattiu bu Tedim pau-a a khet pen Zogama laibu kibawl masa pen hi. 1932 kumin Thuciam Thak bu kikhen a, 1977 ciangin Lai Siangtho buppi kikhen hi. 1932 kuma kikhen Thuciam Thak bu pen Zogam ah muh ding om nawn lo hi. Burma Bible Society ah bu khat kikhen hi ci-in Sia Kam Khaw Thang in gen a, London University library ah bu khat mah om hi ci-in “Tiddim Chin” kici laibu bawl Prof. Henderson in gen hi.

Haka pau tawh 1920 kumin Lungdamna Thute leh Sawltakte Tangthu a kikhet cil kum hi a, 1940 in Thuciam Thak bu kikhen a, 1933 kumin Lai Siangtho bupi kikhen a, Falam tawh 1933 kumin Lungdamna Thu bute, 1937 kumin Thuciam Thak kikhen a, Lai Siangtho buppi pen a kibawl laitak hi. Zotung leh Ngawn pau tawh zong Lai Siangtho bu nono kibawl hi.

Sang laibu tawh kisai-in Dr. Cope in Tedim, Falam leh Haka pau tawh Class IV dong 1925 in na bawl khin hi. Dr. Cope in missionary ahih hangin Kumpi ah Sang Mang (Inspector-of-Schools - Chin Hills), na sem ahih manin Sang Mang a sem lo missionary te nangawn tu dongin “Sang Mang” kicihlawh hi.

Ni dang lai-in Zogam ah kikawmna haksa-a, khua muhna lah toi ahih ciangin gam khat leh nam khat ahih hangun kampau tuamtuam na piang hi. Tu hun leuleu ciangin kikawmna kiphakna tam, pilna siamna zong khang ahih manin khat leh khat pau leh ham kitheihna zong khang hi.

Minam Min

Tu-a hih lai gelhna sung ah kizang mah bangin Zomi leh Zogam cih pen a tunga kipanin a kizang tawntung hi a, Mikangte leh a pualam mi nam dangte in Chin leh Chin Hills ci-in ciamteh uh hi. Tedim gam pana lal Aizawl gam leh Manipur gam a tung mi pawl khatte i kilawh i kisapna khat Paite kici Zogam gen loh Tedim gamsung mahmah a zong a kizat loh pen mi tam pi-in lamdang sa in a hang kithei nuam ciat kha ding hi. Tua tawh kisai-in Census of India 1931, Vol. XI, Part 1, laimai 184 sungah: gamsung minam ciaptehna sungah Paite cih pen kiphiat hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh Zogam Mangpi (Deputy Commissioner of Chin Hills) in a genna ah Paite cih min pen Falam gam mite in Zogam sak lam (Northern Chin Hills) a teeng Zomite pen Thahdo hitaleh Zote hitaleh, Sukte hitaleh mi namte a cihna uh kampau hi a, amau minam min, amau kilawhna min hi lo hi ci hi.

Thukhupna

Zogam tangthu, Pawlpi tangthu leh minam tangthu cih bang a kicinga gelhna laibu omlo a, a om sunte zong Mikangte gelh ahih manin ei theih nop leh deih lam thu tuang kim lo hi. Missionary te hong paina thu a kigelhna laibu thum ka et leh a ni a kha a tuam ciatin kikhum a, Rev. Nelson hong tun ni leh kha a kikhumna om lo hi. Zogam sazian (statistics) a kikan hangin kingah zo lo hi. Zogam lai sim thei en thei (Literacy percentage) ahi zongin, Kawlgam bupa Zomi pha zah ahi zongin a thei om lo hi. I gam i lei sazian thei kei leeng a khang a kiam i hih bangci kitheih ding hiam? Tua ahih manin 1981 gambup kisimna (census) pen lim taka theih sawm ding ahi hi. Mai lam hunah thu a kicing zaw a kan, a gelh hong om pah ding lamen hang. Bang hang hiam cih leh Pasian in a bawl sa na khat peupeuh kep loh don loin a mawkna in nusia ngei lo hi. Leitung leh a bawl sa na khempeuh a uk ding, a keem dingin mihing bawl hi. A bawl sa Eden huan a keem ding a hah ding, a puah dingin mipa koih hi. Tua ahih ciangin minamte Topa ahi Pasian in a bawlsa, a piansak Zomite leh Zogam zong Ama deihna tawh kituakin, Ama vangliatna dingin a keem ding, a cing ding, a zun ding mipa koih peuhmah ding hi. Tua mipa pen nang leh kei hi hang.

A Kipatna Thuneuno Hi (Mat. 13:31-32)

(Lungdamna Aw, Lom 5, Hawm 10, Oct. 1980 laimai 1 leh 4 pan a kiteikhia)
(Hih thu pen Rev. Khup Za Go in July 27, 1980 Nipi Nitak nai 6-a Serampore Baptist Mission Biakinn ah a thuhilhna hi. Hih Biakinn pen William Carey leh a lawmte in 1800 kum-a a lam uh hi a, kikhopna in zang uh a, tu dongin Biakinn in kizang lai hi. Tu kum August 16 ni-in William Carey a suah zawh kum 219 a cinna William Cayer Day kici thupi takin Serampore ah pawi kibawl a, Carey leh a lawm missionary masate in Pawlpi leh tangpi ading a sepnate uh kikupna zong nei uh hi).

Ute naute aw, ankam tang tawh gentehna thu kikum leeng ci-in hong teel ing. Palestine gam ankamte pen India gama ei muh ngei ankamte tawh kibang lo hi, ci-in kigen hi. Palestine gam ankam tangte pen sing kung cia mah pha thei hi. Vasa in tua ankam tangte duh uh ahih ciangin ankam kung tunga vasa tuang pen muh ding om den hi. A tak takin ci leeng ankam tang pen a tang neu pen hi khol lo kha ding hi. Ahih hangin Palestine gam mite in na neu cihna in paunak in zang uh hi. ‘Sisan ankam’ cih khawng Judah te paunak khat ahi hi. Tua mah bangin Topa Jesuh in zong ‘ankam tang bang upna’ ci-in na gen ngei hi. (Mat. 17:20). Tua hi-a Jesuh in Pasian Gam pen ankam tang leh a khantoh zia tawh a genteh ciangin a cih nopna bel kitel pah hi. Pasian Gam thu pen neuno khat tawh a kipan thei hi-a, tua pen bangzah in tangzai ding cih pen kuamah in thei lo hi. A beisa tangthu i ngaihsut ciangin a kipat cilna thu gina lo bang ahih hangin a nung ciangin thu lian a suak tangthu tam pi i thei hi.

Thuciam Lui tangthu i et ciangin Israel mite tangthu i thei hi. Izipt gamah kum tampi salin tang uh hi. Israel mite gimna leh thuaknate Pasian in thei a hih ciangin a honkhia dingin Moses zang hi. Moses in Pasian kiangah, “Faro kiangah pai in Izipt panin Israel mite a paikhiatpih dingin kei in kua ka hi hiam?” ci zahin a ginat lohna kiphawk hi. Pasian in, “Moses aw, nang kong huh ding hi,” ci hi. Tua bangin Moses in Pasian cihna mangin Israel mite Kanaan gam annek tuidawn deih banga a kicin’na gam tun hi. Tua bangin bangmah a zong a kisim lo zah Moses in Israel minam buppi suahtakna piangsakin Israel mite tangthu pen van leh lei zahin kilumlet hi.

Thuciam Thak sung i et ciangin Nungzuite in pilna siamna a nei lo, nautang mi ahi hi. Ahih hangin Jesuh a zuih ciangun a siapa uh Jesuh tawh Khristian Pawlpi hong phuan khia uh hi. Sawltakte Tangthu i sim ciangin sawltakte pen thu thuk thei leh pilna sang a ngah mi ahih lam uh i thei kei hi. Ahih hangin tua hun lai biakna leh gam sung nuntakna thu kihei sak uh a, “Leitung gam khempeuh a kilumletsak hih mite” cihna za a ngah uh hi.

Tham loin tu hun Pawlpi tangthu i et ciangin mission thupi mahmah i cihte pen a gina lo neng khat tawh hong kipan lel peuh na hi thei hi. Gentehna in Serampore Mission thu ngaihsun pak leeng. William Carey pen mizawng ta hi a, kum 12 a phak ciangin a ban sang kah zo nawn lo hi. Naupang no lai pi mahin khedapbawl khat kiangah khedap bawl sin hi. Tua khedap bawl a sinnapa in ama laibute a sim dingin kawm a, Greek Thuciam Thak bu zong tua panin ngahin Greek lai zong sin pah hi. Tua panin Lai Siangtho a hahkat mah bangin 1785 kumin Tuiphum sia ngah hi. 1792 kumin Mikang gam Baptistte in Nottingham khuaah khoppi aneih ciangun Carey zong thu hilh dingin seh uh hi. Isaiah 54:2-3 sung siksanin thu a hilh ciangin Pasian thu puakkhiat nopna lungsim hong khangin ama sa bel Baptist Mission Society Mikang gamah kiphuan hi. A kum kik 1793 ciangin Carey te nupa pen India-ah Missionary na sem dingin teembaw tawh hong ding khia uh hi. Carey zi pen numei ahihna hang bek hi loin lai thei het lo khat hi sawnsawn ahih manin minam tuam, gam tuam, pau tuam leh ngeina tuam a zang India gam Hindu mite lakah ten’ ding a ngaihsut ciangin haksa sa mahmah hi. Tua bangin nasep hong kipan uh a, 1818 kumin tu-a Serampore College Asia gama Lai Siangtho Sanginn masa pen hong phuanin B.A., B.Sc. leh B.Com. sinna sang zong suak ahih manin Bengali mite pilna ngah masakna Sanginn suak hi. Bengali lai puahin, lokhawh, singpuak dan hoih zaw lakin, Kalate in naungeek a deihlote uh gunah a paih pahpahna uh ahi zongin, pasalte a sih ciangin a zite uh zong a pasalte uh luang tawh hallup khop ding ngeinate man lo hi ci-in gen hi. Tua bangin 1834 kum a sih ma in kam pau 50 phial, Kawl kam, Tibet Kam, Khasi leh Meitei kam dongin Lai Siangtho buppi leh a bu nono tampi a bawlkhiapa suak hi.

Ute naute aw, tua bang i cih ciangin Pasian in mizawngte, mihaite leh mi nautangte bek thupha pia hi i cihna hi lo hi. I deihna pen Pasian in thu gina lo pi-a i sehnate leh mite panin zong a thupi mahmah a vangliatna kilangsak thei hi i cihna hi zaw hi. Tu-in India gam en leeng mihing mak 700 phial i pha hi. Biakna leh ngeina atuamtuam tampi i nei hi. Gam buppi seh nih suah seh khat phial in zing leh nitak nek ding an i ngah zo kei hi. Seh ni suah seh khat tang mah lai sim thei lo en thei lo i hi hi. I gam vaihawmna akipan i gam biakna leh annek tuidawn dongin haksatna i tuak hi. Tua zaha mial leh haksatna gam sungah a teng a nungta ihi hi. Hih thute in India gam Khristian Pawlpite hanciam ding leh sep ding thu lian khat ahi hi. Tu nia ei Khristiante i ki-et ciangin mak 17 tang bek hi. Mihing za pai ciangin nih leh alang tang bek Khristian i pha hi. Hizahta gam lian pi sung ah, minam tawm, pawl tawmte kisuak hi. Hih thute i lungngaih ciangin Moses mah bangin i liing kha ding hi. Ahih hangin Pasian mi pawl tawmte hi hang! I tha hatna pen Pasian vangliatna sungah om hi. A khasia, a lungmang leh cimawh a ton mawk ding te i hi kei hi. I Topa Jesuh in, “Note leitung ci na hi uh hi,” ci ngei hi. Pasian khaici in India gam bek hi loin leitung buppi zeel ding hi. Thagum hat hang hi lo hi, vangliatna hang zong hi lo, Keimah tung panin na ngah Kha hang bek tawh na ma na tun zo ding hi”(Zekh 4:6).

Pasian thu in ci hi. Amen.

I Pasian Nasepna

(Lungdamna Aw, Lom 4, Hawm 6 June 15, 1979, laimai 2 leh Hawm 7 laimai 3 pan a kiteikhia)

Tu nai diakin Asia gambup tawh kisai khoppi nih vei om hi. Nov. 1-10, 1978 sungin Asian Leadership Conference on Evangelism (ALCOE) ci-in Khristian makaite Asia gam tuamtuamte panin Pasian thu hilh zia ding kikumin kikhawm uh hi. Tua mah bangin amasa pen Asia Gambup kikhopna Baptist makaite in India gam Hyderabad khua-ah January 8-14, 1979 sung kikhopna nei-in teci pan zia ding kikum uh hi. Ei gam leh ei lei bek hi lo-a i gam veengte khualna tawh Pasian thu kikupna hi bang i neih theih manin lungdamhuai mahmah a, tham lo-in a tangzai zaw Pasian nasepna i hanciam ding thu hong phawksak hi. Hih Asia gambup Pasian nasepna thu leh kikhopna thute i ngaihsut ciangin gam tuamtuam panin tangmite pai diamdiam hinapi’n i sanggam i u i naute omna Kawlgam panin tangmi hong pai theih loh thu uh i ngaihsut ciangin i dah hi. A beisa hunin biakna vai tawh kisaia gampua zin pen Kawlgam panin haksa hi ci-in i thei uh hi. A lungdamhuai thu khat panin mailam ciangin khualzinna pen hong ol zaw deuh ta ding hi ci-a upmawhna om hi. Makaite in Asia gam buppi nasepna zia ding a lunghihmawhna uh i ngaihsut cianginn ei zong i gam leh i mi nam tawh kisaia Pasian nasepna thu khat leh khat kikum thei leeng pha ding hi.

Kipawlna: Manipur gamah mi nam tuamtuam leh kampau tuamtuam zang mi tampi i om manin Association phuanin, tua Associationte kipawl khawmin Manipur Baptist Convention ci-in i gam sung leh gam pua-ah teci pan’na i neih mah bangin Chin Hills sungah leh a pua-ah a om Tamu, Kabaw Valley, Homalin gamte leh Asho Chinte dong kipawlin Zomi Baptist Convention ci-a Kawlgam sungah kipawlna a om pen a man pha leh a it huai mahmah teci pan’na hi ci-in i thei hi. ZBC zum pen tulai takin Falam hi a, tua laiah nasepna hiang ahi, Lai Siangtho sang Zomi Baptist Theological Seminary leh Zomi Baptist Press zong om hi. Khamtung gam pen lam haksa-a, kikawmna ollo ahih manin khoppite leh committee pai ciangin, ni tampi, thatang tampi, leh sum tampi bei ahih manin Upper Chindwin lam sanggamte bangin kipawlna tuam nei a thakhat-a Burma Baptist Convention tawh kipawl ding ut uh hi ci-in i za ngei zel hi. Tua pen man kha ding hi. Ahih hangin mai lam sawtpi ding khualna tawh ZBC mahah Zomite khempeuh kipawl khop pen khamtung gam hi lo-in Kawlgam sungah Zomite adingin Pasian nasepna tangzai zaw hong hi kha ding hi. Kipawlna pen khatvei kikhen phot leeng kigawm kik cih pen thu baih lo mahmah ahih ciangin kikhen lo-a nasep khop liailiai mah hong hoih zaw tam ci-in ngaihsut theih hi. Thu khat panin a gamla diak Associationte leh tua ciangin ZBC nasepna mahmah zong a tangzai zawk na’ngin ZBC nasepna pen Falam bek ah gawmkhawm (centralized) sangin Khanglam Khamtung gam Mindat leh Kalemyo cihte ah Lai Siangtho sangte, lai khetna sette ahi zong koih kawi kawi-in, thamloin Associate General Secretary zum cih bang zong Tedim cih bangah koihin kihawm (decentralized) kawikawi leh ci-in zong ngaihsut theih hi. Bangbang hileh ngimna leh deihna bulpi pen Zomi Khristiante in pumkhat suak a, kipawl khawmna teci pan’ theih na’ng hanciam tawntung ding hi.

Lai leh Radio: Tu hun ciangin a hau zaw leh a pil zaw gamte in kikawmna (communications) tawh nasep hahkatin, Television, Radio, drama akipan laibu leh laidal tawh Pasian thu nakpi takin gen uh hi. Hi bang nasepna tawh kisai-in ei zong lai leh radio zanga nasep pen hanciam phat lai dingin kilawm hi. Sawltak Paul in Pawlpite laikhak in, lai tawh hansuah tawntung ahih manin tua a laikhakte pen tu dongin Lai Siangtho sunga a manpha thute ahi hi. Pumpi tawh i pai theih lohna leh i pai zawh lohna mun leh gamte leh pumpi tawh i muh zawh loh i sanggamte tawh lungdamna thu i kikup theihna, a kihilh theihna pen laibu leh laidalte hi. Tua ahih ciangin Association in i sep banah ZBC panin zong lai lam nasepna pen thupi sim zo leeng hoih ding hi. Khua Pawlpi akipan Association leh Convention dongin laibu sai phuat kawikawi tuak hi. CBA in laibu pawl khat khenin, laibu sai neu khat hongin, Lungdamna Aw i khen hi. Hite pen kicing zo nai dek lo ahih ciangin puah toh lai na’ng akisam tampi om hi. CBCNEI in Gauhati, Dimapur, Imphalte-ah laibu sai a phuan hi. Tua bang mahin ZBC in zong gentehna’n Kalemyo leh Mindat khuate-ah laibu sai-in biakna laibu manpha tuamtuamte zuakin i mite lakah pilna leh Pasian khuavak puak zo leeng hoih peuhmah ding hi. Tua banga Pawlpi in a phuat zawh lohna mun leh khuate ah Pawlpi khat, sumbuk khat-in zong Topa itna lungsim tawh kiphuan thei ding hi. Rangoon hi taleh, Gauhati leh Imphal pan hi taleh Zopau tawh Kumpite in radio zangin thu leh la hong hilh uh i za tawntung hi. Tua pen Pasian thu hilhna dingin zong zat theih ding hi cih theihna hi. Tu-in Manila panin Tedim pau tawh Nipikhat khatvei hong kigen thei hi. A hun kicing zaw, a thu kicing zaw i ngah na’ng hanciam huai hi. FEBA zumpi khat Bangalore ah om a hih ciangin India lam pan hanciam zo lehang hong kician semsem ding hi.

Lai thu i gen ciangin kampau thu tawh hong kizom hi. Topa Jesuh khang laiin Rom gam sungah Greek kam leh lai na kizang tang thei a hih manin a thu hilhna kizeel baih diak hi ci-in i thei hi. Tua mah bangin Chin Hills ah zong a kizang tang thei kampau om leh Pasian nasepna leh thu hilhna in nakpi-in mai nawt tuam ding hi. Tu-in Chin Hills ah Tedim pau bek tawh Lai Siangtho buppi kingah pan hi. Tua ahih ciangin Tedim kam pen Khanglam Khamtung gam dong na kithei khin hi leh bangzah ta-in Pawlpi-in noptuampih ding hiam! I gam leh i mite it a, Pasian thu hong phawk ding uh zong deihsak takpi i hih leh Saklam Khamtung gam bek ah hi lo-in Khanglam Khamtung gam dongin thu hilh sia i puak zawh na’ng hanciam ni. Kumpi nasemte leh sang sia semte in zong Pasian min tawh sawltak nasem zah a kingaihsun a, i Zomipih Matupite, Kanpetlet te, Paletwa te leh Asho Chin te pen zawl leh lawm a man a, khat leh khat pumpi ah khantohna hong ngah zawh na’ng uh hahkatin teci i pan ding uh kisam hi. Tua bangin i lai leh i pau dong thei sakin i sisan kibatpih i u i naute e’n puah kei, don kei le’ng, kua’n hong puah sak ding hiam! Gam dang pan mite hong pai-in hong sem le uh zong Pasian tung leh mite tungah ei a minamte adingin a zumhuai zaw zong hong suak thei phial ding hi.

Rev. Khup Za Go

Rev. Khup Za Go

Parentage: Khup Khaw Neng & Awi Khaw Dim
Date of birth : March 1, 1944
Place of birth : Murlen Village, Champhai District, Mizoram
Spouse : Niang Khan Man
Children : Mr Carey Pum Khan Tuang
Mr John Khual Lian Mung
Daughter-in-law: Niang Ngaih Lun (Carey's wife)
Grand daughters: Rita Man Sian Muang & Deborah Ciin Biak Dik

Education & Training:

High School Leaving Certificate, Mizo High School, Aizawl, Mizoram
Pre-University Certificate, Oriental College, Imphal, Manipur
B.A., D.M. College (Gauhati University), Imphal, Manipur
M.A. (Pol. Science), Gauhati University, Assam
American Baptist Boston Seminar (September – December), Andover Newton Theological School, Boston, MA, USA
B.D., Serampore College, West Bengal, India
Book Publishing Course (January-June), Oxford, England, UK
M.Th. (History of Christianity), United Theological College (Senate of Serampore College), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Responsibilities in the church and ministries:

1971-1978 Field Director, Chin Baptist Association (affiliated to Manipur Baptist Convention & Council of Baptist Churches in North East India)
1982-1987 Assistant Director/Director, Christian Literature Centre, Guwahati, Assam
1987-1997 Executive Secretary, Literature Secretary, Mission Secretary, Pastor, CBA
1991-1992 Vice President, CBCNEI
1999-2000 Lecturer, John Roberts Theological Seminary, Shillong
2000-2005 Pastor, Zomi Christian Fellowship, Delhi

Attended/participated:

Nagaland Baptist Centennial, Impur, Nagaland, 1972
Billy Graham Crusade, Kohima, 1972
EFI Conference, Guwahati, 1974
Management Skill Seminar, Guwahati, 1974
Church Growth Seminar, Guwahati, 1974
BSI Translations Workshop, Rajpur, UP, 1974
Family Welfare Seminar, Guwahati, 1975
CBCNEI Silver Jubilee, Jorhat, 1975
EFI Silver Jubilee, Hyderabad, 1976
Baptist Union of India Assembly, Bangalore, 1976
Asian Baptist Congress, Hyderabad, 1979
Communication Workshop, Madras, 1983
Publication Workshop, Bangalore, 1983
Billy Graham Mission England, Bristol, UK, 1984
Asia Region World Association for Christian Communication, Bali, Indonesia, 1985
National Consultation on ‘Publications on Development Issues’, Delhi, 1985
CBCNEI Sesquicentennial Celebration, Dimapur, Nagaland, 1986
Consultation for the Christian Publishers and Booksellers in India, Delhi, 1986
International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, 1986
National Association of Christian Communication, Nagpur, 1986
Billy Graham Mission World, Shillong, 1990
CBCNEI Seminar on Leadership in 21st Century, Guwahati, 1996
Seminar on Mizo Identity organised by Hrangbana College, Aizawl and Art & Culture Department, Government. of Mizoram, 1996
North East India Pastors Conference, Shillong, 1997

Organisations:

Founder member, Evangelical Graduates Fellowship, Churachandpur, Manipur
Organised Churachandpur Baptist Fellowship
Organised Kuki-Chin Baptist Union, Manipur
1993 Patron member, Bible Society of India, Churachandpur, Manipur
1994 Life member, Chin Students Association, Churachandpur, Manipur
2001 organised Zo Research & Communication Centre, Delhi

Translated from English into Tedim:

Pasian’ Nalamdang Bawlte I & II(1972)
Mihing’ Lungtang (1973)
Sum Sawm Lai Thum Tangthu (1974)

Proofread:

Holy Bible in Tedim (1975-76)
New Testament Pocket size in Tedim (1995)

Authored in Tedim:

Zomi Baptist Convention (1981)
Tedim Lai Siangtho Hong Piankhiatna (1981)
Zat Tangzanng (1984)
Pasian Thu Bu (1984)
Lai Bang Ci Gelh Ding (1988)
Tedim Pau Leh Lai Khantoh Thu (1990)
Zo Minam Tawh Kisai Thu (2001)
Lai Zat Tangzang (2004)
Khristian Khutzat (2004)
Leivui Panin (2004)

Authored in English:

Christianity in Chinland (1985)
Chin Chronicles (1988)
A Critical Historical Study of Bible Translations among the Zo People in North East India (1996)
Zo Chronicles (2008) published by Mittal Publications, Delhi

Edited:

Zo Aw quarterly, Guwahati
Lungdamna Aw monthly, Churachandpur, Manipur
Zomi Christian International, bi-monthly, Delhi

Prizes, awards, etc received:

Certificate of Achievement by the Board of International Ministries, ABC, & ANTS
Proficiency Prize by the Serampore College, 1981, Serampore, West Bengal
Edward & Mary Prize by the Serampore College, 1981, Serampore, West Bengal
Research Fellow by the American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA.

The Zo Aw Publications has been established in his remembrance and in an effort to continue his work in publications.