PASTOR C. SAIKHUMA HLATE THLIRNA

 - Prof. Malsawmliana

“Ka Lalpa Kross vuan chung zelin lei ram hi ka kalsan ang‟ ti tu, Pathian fakna hla \hahnem tak phuahtu Pastor C. Saikhuma hla te hi sak a nuam a, a hahdam bawk a, a tluangtlam viau bawk. Hla \hahnem tak a phuah te zingah hian zir tham leh \hangtharte pawhin tun thlenga kan tuipui hi an \hahnem hle a ni. A hla te kan thlirna turah hian a fanu C.Luri‟n kum 1997-a a buatsaih, „Ka Pa Pastor C. Saikhuma chanchin leh a Hlate‟ tih lehkhabu hi kan innghahna ber tur a ni ang

A chanchin tlangpui :

Pastor C. Saikhuma hi Seventh Day Adventist Kohhran Pastor a ni a, Mizo zinga zaithiam lar kan neih zinga mi, C. Luri pa a ni. Chhakchhuak hnam niin kum 1926 October thlaah Zotlang, Lungleiah a piang a, a pa hi Zathloa Chhakchhuak a ni a, a nu chu Laltinchawmi Ngente a ni. Unau 4 zinga a naupang ber dawttu a ni a, an unau hi mipa pahnih leh hmeichhia 2 an ni.

Primary leh Middle School hi Serkawnah a kal a, pawl ruk a pass hnuah sipaia \an tumin a \hiante pahnih –Biakchhawna leh Lalthangliana Phillips nen phai lam an pan a. A \hiante pahnih hi school chhunzawm tuma kal an ni a, ani pawh chu sipaia lut ta lo chuan, Seventh Day Adventist kohhran sikul, Assam Training School (ATS), Jowai, Meghalaya ah a zir zawm veleh ta zawk a. kum 1945 November thlaah Adventist thurin pawmin American Pastor O.W.Lange-a kutah Baptisma a chang. Hemi hnuah hian Mission Worker ah lutin Evangelist ah a tang zui a, a hnuah hun puma rawngbawl turin Pastor atan nemngheh a ni a, Mizorama Seventh Adventist Kohhrana Pastor hmasa ber dawttu a ni. Tripura ah te, Zoram hmun hrang hrangah te an awm kual a, Zoram buai lai khan ATS, Jowai ah an awm leh bawk.

Hemi hnu hian Spicer Memorial College, Poona ah a zir zawm leh a, a Graduate tak hnuah Mission lamin ko letin Lungleiah an awm a, chumi hnuah Aizawl a awm leh a, Adventist Kohhran hmunpui, Nisarih Tlang-ah Kohhran Office lamah mawhphurhna hrang hrang a chelhzui a. A hun tawp lamah  anmahni In, Vaivakawn-ah an cheng zui ta a ni.

Kum 1952-ah Biakkungi nen an nei a, Mizo SDA Mission Worker zinga nupui nei hmasa ber a ni nghe nghe a, a nupui hian a rawngbawlnaah theihtawp chhuahin a \awiawm \hin a, Pastor nupui ni awm tak reng a ni. October 24, 1982-ah a nupuiin a boral san a, Chawnpui veng thlanmualah phum a ni. A nupuiin a boral san hnuah hian a lungleng thei em em mai a, hei hian hla tam tak a hrin phah thung. Kum 1985 July 18 ah kum 59 mi niin a boral ve ta a ni. A nupui hi Chawnpui thlanmuala phum a lo ni tawh a, a ni chuan a thih hunah awmna veng Vaivakawn thlanmuala phum a duh thu a sawi a. A fanu in „Ka pa, Vaivakawn thlanmuala an phum che chuan Isua lokal huna in thawh hunah ka nu nen in inhmu har palh ang e‟ a ti a, a ni chuan , „Pathianin chungte chu a ngaihtuah dawn alawm, kan inhmu nghal vat tho dawn a lawm, hrehawm ti reng reng suh” a ti.

A hla phuah te :

A naupan laiin naupan dangte nena pawnto leh infiam te hi a uar hle \hin a, ho te hi a nei \hin a ni awm e. A hla phuah hmasa ber pawh –

„Lo haw r‟u, lo haw r‟u, Vail al sipai lo haw r‟u

Hauhuk lu inchuh ang u‟ tih a ni.

A hma lama kan tarlan tawh angin Primary leh Middle School hi Serkawnah a kal \hin a, hetah hian Solfa te an zir \hin a, hemi vang hian thu leh hla lamah nasa takin a tui phah niin a lang. Hun puma rawngbawlna a luh chilh hnuah pawh rawngbawla a zinchhuahnaah hian Pathian thu hril bakah Solfa te a zirtir tel \hin bawk. Zai nuam ti mi a ni a, a „Thlarau Thiante‟ nen inpawlhovin an zai ho \hin. A nupui nen chauh pawh hian Khuang nen an zai tui thei viau a, an inah Kohhran hovin Krismas an hmang \hin a, an zai thui thei hle \hin a ni.

A hla phuahte zingah “Olive thing hnuaiah” tih hi kum 1959 May thla chawhnu lama Tripura Damcherra-a rawngbawla an awm laia a phuah a ni a. Hei hi a hla phuah zinga a hmasa pawl a ni awm e. A fanu C. Luri hian, a pa chanchin leh a hla phuahte hi a buah siamin kum 1997 khan „ Ka Pa Pastor C. Saikhuma chanchin leh a Hlate‟ tiin a lo chhuah tawh a, he lehkhabuah hian hla 86 a dah a, heng zinga pakhat hi a fanu C.Luri phuah a ni a, pakhat dang hi F. Thanliana phuah a ni thung

He lehkhabua a lan dan chuan a hla tam zawk hi a hun hnuhnung lam, kum 1975-1985 inkara a phuah te an ni deuh ber.

A hla te hi hetiang hian hlawm hrang hrangin a then theih awm e.

1. Lawmthu sawina lam :

1. Lawmthu sawi hla

2. Malsawmnain min vur

3. Malsawmna zawng zawng bul

4. I fak ang

5. Fakna sang ber

2. Ringtu nun chawmna lam :

1. Kawng tluanin Isua ka zui zel ang

2. Ka lalpa Kros ka chhuang a

3. Ka pianpui nungchang

4. Rawngbawltu tawngtaina

5. Ka inpe

6. Ka damchhan ber

7. Chhandamtu ka thlir fo thin

8. Isua nun min neihtir rawh

9. Min ngaihtuah fo thin

10. Mittui a hul tawh ang

11. Pangchan hla

12. Aw ka nunna

13. Isua kross ka thlir fo thin

14. He rilru krista a awm

15. Hriatna mak

16. Inhlanna hla

17. Ka hawi kir tawh loving

18. Ka ngen a che

19. Ka thinlung duhthlanna

20. I ram lo thleng se

21. Pa ruahman

22. Min tir

23. Isua ka nei

24. Hmangaihnaa insuihkhawm

25. Nang chauh I ni

26. Min khawngaih rawh

27. Min ngaihtuah fo thin

28. Eden sual bawhchhiat

29. Thuhnuairawlh takin ka dil

30. Hrilhlawkna thlarau

31. Kohhran la bang

32. Thuthlung thar hla

33. Min hruai zel rawh

3. Hmangaihna lam

1. Chhandamtu hmangaihna

2. Aw ka hmangaih che

3. Hmangaihna langchhuak

4. Olive thing hnuaiah

5. Isua Hmangaihna

6. Min hmangaihtu a ni

7. Tehkhin phak loh

8. Nun tihlumtu

9. Misual boral mai ka lo ni

10. A mak zia

11. Ka hril thiam lo ve

4. Lokal lehna :

1. Inpeih thuai ang u

2. Amen lokal ta che

3. Chatuana nung turin

4. Lokal thuai rawh

5. Vanram ngaihtuah hla

6. He leiah zawng

7. Lokal thuai ta che

8. Ka nghakhlel

9. Ringtute u

10. Vantirhkoh pathum thuchah

5. Chawimawina lam hla :

1. Chanchin lawmawm

2. Ropui ber rawh se

3. Ka chawimawi a che

4. Thil mawi

6. Tawngtaina hla :

1. Tawngtai hun hlu

7. Lusunna lam hla :

1. Lei anchhedawng ram

2. Nangmah ka ring tlat che

3. Khawpui mawiah

4. Inthenna ram

8. Lunglen hla :

1. Ka ngai em em a che

2. Hringnun piah pialral

3. Nghilhni reng I awm dawn lo

4. Aw chun ngaihawm

5. Aw dawn ve la

6. Thenlohna ram

7. Ka hril vel (tlar thum zai)

9. Krismas hla :

1. Chhandamtu piancham

2. Remthu leng rawh se

10. Hriselna lam hla :

1. I ching lovang u

2. Insum hla

Heng bakah hian Zoram ngaihhlut hla, Innei lawmpui hla, Tetawii, Sawma pakhat hla leh Chawlhni hla te a phuah bawk.

Rimawi ngaina mi a ni:

Pastor C. Saikhuma hi rimawi lamah a tui em em a, Solfa a thiam bawk a. Piano pawh hi ama zai remna tawk chu a thiam a, \ing\ang a perh thiam viau bawk. |ing\ang hi hla thluk siam nan a hman ber a nih thu a fanu in a sawi. (p.23) Heng bakah hian Phenglawng pawh a ham thiam hle a, zing a thawh veleh a ham \hin an ti. A fate pawh hi rimawi ngaina mi vek an ni a, zai pawh an thiam viau hlawm a ni. Amah Pu Saikhuma hian hetiang hian a sawi, “Music rimawi leh hla ngaina em em chhungkua kan ni a, ka fate pawh hian nileng \hak \hak-in Tape an play a, zanah an inleng \hiante nen zan rei deuh deuh thleng an zai peih bawk a. Keini nupa lahin kan ning chuang reng reng lova, kan \henawmte hian mak an ti \hin khawp a. Pu Aitawna kawmchhaka kan awm lai phei chuan, „Mizoram chhungkua-ah nangni chh<ng anga Music lawm hi an awm lovang,‟ a ti hial a, a dik mai thei bawk” tiin a sawi. (p.66).

Hla thu a hman uar zual te :

A hlaphuah ah te hian hla thu leh \awngkam hman uar zual deuh te, hman duh bik leh ngainat zual deuh te hi a nei niin a lang a. Chung zingah chuan – Kross, Ka chhandamtu, hmangaihna, lei leh van, malsawmna, hringnun piah, beiseina, lawmawm, pialral, lei hringnun tih te hi a hmang tam hle. Heng bakah hian \awngkam hman uar deuh bik a neih te chu – keipawh min hruai ve ang che, ka Lalpa Kross, Ka chhandamtu Kross, Tehkhin phakloh ka chhandamtu, ka han belchiang a, Lalpa kei zawng, van ropuina hlipin tih te hi a hmang tam hle. A hlaphuah zinga mi, „Aw dawn ve la‟ tih hla leh „Hringnun piah pialral‟ tih te hi a inzul hle. A chang hmasa ber ve ve hi han la chhuak ila –

“ Awmkhawhar suihlunglen chang hian, Ka dawn \hin lei hringnun hi;

Hlim-tein lo leng mah ila, zamualpui kan liam leh \hin.‟

( Aw dawn ve la)

“Awm khawhar zual chang ni a thleng \hin a, Lei hringnun hi ka dawn ve \hin a; thiam tawk te in,

Mahni duhai sama lo piang kan awm love, Zamual kan inliamsan leh mai \hin maw ? ‟

A hla \henkhat zingah pawh inz<l deuh te pawh an awm nual bawk. Pastor C. Saikhuma hian a hla phuah reng rengah hian hla thu un pui pui hi a hmang ve ngai lova, hla thu tluangtlam leh a awmzia hrilhfiah leh chhawn ngai lo hi a hmang tam ber. Hetiang a nih avang hian a hla phuahte hi sak a nuam a, a hahthlak loh bawk. A thluk a mar \ha a, ulh deuh a awm lem lo. Hemi kawngah hian Mizo hla phuah thiam lar Pu Rokunga nen an kalhmang a inz<l hle. Tawngkam a hmang thiam hle a, a hlaah te hian \awngkam pangngai rem taka vuah khawm a tam a, hei hian \awngkam a thiam zia leh a remkhawm thiam zia a tarlang. Chung zingah chuan tunlaia \halai ten an sak lar leh an duh em em „Lawmthu sawi hla’ hi a tel awm a, a chang \henkhat han tarlang ila –

“ Aw Lalpa lawmthu kan hrilh che,

malsawmna tinrengte leh;

Lal Isua min pek avangin,

Chhandamna kan dawng si a.”

‘Mangana min \anpui turin, tih theih loh min tihsaktu,

Kal sualna laka min vengtu, Kohhranho min siam sak a.”

Hla thu un pui pui ni lem lo \awngkam pangngai a remkhawm thiam hi a chungchuanna pakhat a ni awm e.

Lungleng thei mi a ni :

Pastor C. Saikhuma chanchinah leh a hlaah te hian lunglenna hi a ri ring hle a. Amah hi mi lungleng thei tak a ni awm e. Nupui fanaute ngai chi leh khawhar taka awm thei lo mi a nih hmel a, \hiante nena inkawmho pahah Pathian fakna hla sakho leh Pathian thu a inpawlho nuam ti mi a ni a. A nupui nen chauh pawha khuang nena zai nuam ti \hin a ni. A „Thlarau \hiante‟ nena a hla phuah leh hla dangte sak ho kha nuam a ti hle \hin a ni awm e. Hetiang mi a nih avang hian a hlaah te hian lunglenna lam hla a \hahnem hle a, vanram ngaih lunglenna bakah nupui a s<n avanga a lunglenna lam te a ni deuh ber. A hla te zinga „lunglen hla‟ langsar zualte chu - Ka ngai em em a che, Hringnun piah pialral, Nghilhni rengi awm dawn lo, Aw ch<n ngaihawm, Aw dawn ve la, Thenlohna ram, Ka hril vel (tlar thum zai) te hi an ni. Hetianga lungleng mi a nih rual hian a lunglenna a tawp mai lovin rawngbawltu a nih angin heng a lunglenna leh a khawharna te hi Pathian auh nan a hmang a, Pathiana a innghah zel thu in a tlip \hin a ni.

A nupui boral hnu hian a khawhar hian a nupui pual hian hla engemawzat a phuah a, mal ngawih ngawih in a inhria a. Ama sawi danin, „mi \henkhat ten Pastor si a tuar thiam lo em mai tia min sawiseltute pawh an awm nual a, ka hrethiam thova, mahse ka inthiam ve tlat. Mihring ve tho ka ni a, ka ngai a ni mai a ni. Krista-a ka rinna ka tichhe chuang lova, thil tam tak ka zir zawk a ni. Biakkungi kha zawng ngaih loh atan a uihawm lutuk a ni. Aw Biakkungi kha ka va han ngai ngawih ngawih em!,” (pp.93,96.) a ti thlawt a ni.

A nupui thih hnu lawk, kum 1983 February 20-a a phuah, „ Ka ngai em em a che‟ tih hla te hi „lengzem hla‟ ni mai awm a ni a, mahse a hla thu chhiar chian chuan a ni hauh lo. 

Kha leh chen hmangaihna par ka tlan pui \hin,

Anka nem thlum rimawi min hlantu;

In ralring hman lova zamual i liam mai hi,

Ka ngai em che, lunglam ka vai e.

Ka ngai em em a che, suihlung a leng vawng vawng;

Nang anga min hnemtu ka tawng si lo,

Chung Pathian malsawmna leh hmangaihte zarah,

Ka thinlaina hi lo dam ve maw.

A „lunglen hla‟ zinga keipawhin ka ngaihthlak tam leh ka duh em em chu „Hringnun piah pialral‟ tih hi a ni. He hla hian lung a kuai a, lairil a fan hle a ni. He hla a phuah chhan hi hetiang hian a sawi –

„He hla pawh hi ka lunglen hla tho a ni a. Ka phuahchhan chu thumawl takin ka dahkhawm ve a,  mihring nun hrim hrim hi ka ngaihtuah hian a lunglenthlak ka ti em em mai a. Khawvelah kan lo piang a, reilote a tan vul turin, tichuan pangpar mawi tak a lo chuai ang mai in an hmangaihte kalsanin kan damlaini a lo liam leh mai \hin. Hringnun hi ho ang reng, ho silo a nihna laite pawh a awm. Ka thinlung leihbuakna hla tho a ni a, a thu a\ang hian lo ngaihtuah mai rawh u.‟ (p.98.)

He hla hi a nupui boral hnu thla 3/4 vela a phuah a ni a, a nupui leh \hian ni bawk, amah tihlimtu berin a boral san avanga a khawhar in a phuah a ni. He hla hian he khawvela chatuan daih tur ang maia kan awm laia hlim thla ang maia reilotea kan ral leh mai \hin thu te, nakinah chatuan hmunah lungduh kan \hen tak te nen kan la intawhkhawm ngei a beisei thu a puanchhuahna a ni.

„ Khawvel thil reilo tea boral tur,

Chhuan zawng zawng thlenga awm tur angin kan lo din a;

Partin vulmawi chhingchheng a lo chuai mai ang hian,

Damlaini kawlkungah a liam leh \hin.‟

A lunglenna chu Pathianah a nghat tlat a. He leiah \henawm khaw vengte kan inhnem \hin a, mahse kan inhnem thei tak tak lo. Mizo thufingin „khuareiin lunglen a hnem‟ lo ti bawk \hin mahse a tak takah chuan Pathianah innghah loh chuan inhnemna a awm lo tih a hrechiang hle tih a lang.

„ Lal lunghnem min awm rawh ka ngai em che,

I tello chuan damlai kawng chhukchho \uan ka zuam lo;

Ka hmuh theih zawng zawng hi a chul zo dawn si a,

I lenna Zion ram min thlen ang che.”

Kohhran ngaisangtu a ni

Kohhran chu kal sualna laka min vengtu a nih thu a puang chhuak a. „Kal sualna laka min vengtu Kohhranho min siam sak a‟ tiin Lawmthu sawina hlaah a zep tel a. Hun puma rawngbawltu a nih avangin Kohhran ropuina a hmu chiang a, Kohhran tellovin ringtu mimal nun a kal thei lo ang hian amah pawh hian a Kohhran chu a nun innghahnan a hmang a ni. Kohhran ropuina leh nihna a hmu chiang bawk.

„ Krista Kohhran la bang kan ni a,

Amah rin leh a thupek zawm kan zirtir;

Bible thu dik chauh hi ringnghetin,

Thurochhiah leh mahni ngaihdan bansanin.‟

A rinnaah a chiang a, an Kohhran thurin pawh hi a a remchan angin a hla ah te hian a zep zauh zauh bawk. Seventh Day Adventist Kohhran Pastor a nih angin „Kohhran la bang‟ tih hla a phuah „Kohhran la bang‟ ah pawh hian chiang takin chu chu a puang chhuak a.

“Seventhday Adventist kan ni a,

Isua ringin a thu pekte kan zawm a;

Vantirhkoh pathum thuchah kan puang,

Chhum zinga a lo kal lehna kan nghakhlel.‟

Hetiang a nih mek lai hian Kohhran pawl chungchangah hian a rilru a zau viau mai. A thih dawn hnaihah a fate a kohkhawm \umin hetiang hian a sawi, “ Kohhran hrang hrang chanchin ka zir hnuah \ha ka tih ber leh in seilen nana ka duh ber Seventhday Adventist-ah ka awmpui che u a. Mahse tunah chuan puitling in ni ve tawh a, ngun takin Bible zir ula, dik in tih ber pawl-ah in duh duhnaah in awm dawn nia‟ tiin a chah thlap a ni. (p.29) An Kohhran „Sabbath Ni‟ hi a serh em em a, a fanu C. Luri‟n „Sabbath ni tih loh chuan Music kan duh duh play leh sak min phal sak‟ tiin a sawi a (p.22). Sabbath Ni ah chuan Pathian fakna hla lo chu sak leh ngaihthlak a phal lo a nih hmel e. „Chawlhni hla‟ a siam bawk a, thilpek lam hla „Sawma pakhat hla‟ a phuah bawk.

A hla phuah dan :

Pu Saikhuma hian a hla phuah chhan a ziahnaah te hian a phuah dan hi a tarlang hlawm a. A tlangpuiin hla phuah tuma insawrbing chiam aiin thil thleng avanga a rilru a hla thu lo lut a ziah chhuah tak mai hi a tam ber awm e. Thil mak deuh mai chu a hla \henkhat zingah hian a mumanga a hmuh a harh chhuah veleh a a ziah chhuah tak te an awm nual. „He leiah zawng‟ tih hla hi a mumangah tlangval pakhatin a lo sa a, a \hanharh hnuah a ziak chhuak ta a. (p.90) Chutiangin „Aw Ch<n ngaihawm’ tih hla pawh hi a mumangah a fanu in a lo sa a, a \hangharh a, a ziak chhuak ta a ni.(p.104).

Heng bakah hian mi Sermon a ngaihthlak a\ang te, Pathian thu a chhiar a\ang te, Lehkhabu a chhiar a\ang te leh fakna hla a ngaihthlak a\ang te, \awngtaina a\ang te leh a khawharna a\anga hla thu lo piang a ziah chhuah tak te an ni. „Nizan khan Biaktea a lo riak a, tukin zing khan a hmel ka hmuh veleh, ani nu ch^n ve tawh a ni a, he hla hi ka thinlungah a lo lang a, ka ziak chhuak ta a ni” tiin „Pangchan hla’ a phuah dan a sawi bawk. (p.93)

Mizo hnam chawisangtu :

Pu Saikhuma hi Mizo hnam ngaisangtu leh Mizo nih zah puilo tu a ni a. Hnamdang zinga a awm lai pawhin Mizo hnam hi a zahpui ngai lo. “A Mizo lutuk hi a lar phah hle. A thu sawiah Mizo nih nuam a tih zia a lan tir zing hle‟. (p.15) Ama sawi dan takin, „Mizo nih nuam ti hmingthang, ka College kal lai pawha kan hnamdang hotute pawhin „Mr. Mizo Steel‟ (Mizo Kahpathira) ti a min vuah kha ka ni ve reng reng a” a ti hial a. (p.106) Mizoram nawm zia a ngaihtuah a, phai ram khaw lum churh churh ang awm ve lovin boruak thawveng nuam leh siktui thiang tak te a ngaihtuah a. Mizo a nih avanga nuam a tih thu leh a vanneih thu a ngaihtuah a\angin „ Zoram Ngaihhlut hla‟ hi a phuah ta a ni.

“ Leiah hian ram nuam chu tam hle mah se,

Ka pianna Zoram ka ngai sang ber;

“ Turnipui chhuak tlaitla eng no rii riai,

Fur khawthiang \hal romei a zam karah;

Zing daifim, siktui thiang, chhemdam thli nen,

I mawi ber Zoram nuam ram tin khum.”

A hmasa lamah kan ziah tawh angin Pastor C. Saikhuma hla te hi a hawl zau em em a, Pathian fakna hla ngawr ngawr piah lamah hringnun bihchianna lam hla te hi a \hahnem em em a. Krismas hla te hi a phuah tam lo na in a phuah chhun te hi tunlai thlenga sak hlawh an la ni reng a ni. Mizo hla phuahtute zinga hian Pastor C. Saikhuma hian hmun laili a chang pha a, a hla te hi sak an nuamin a hahdam a. Zirna Inah te pawh zir tham leh chik taka thlir tham an ni a, tun \umah hian a tlangpuiin kan thlir thuak thuak chauh a ni. A thih dawn hnaihah a khum bulah a hla thu lar leh ropui tak “Ka Lalpa Kross vuan chung zelin lei ram hi ka chhuahsan ang” tih chu a tar a, amah kan tute chhiar turin a \awng theih loh hnu ah pawh a kawk a, a entir \hin a ni. He hla thu hi a thlan lungah pawh ziah lan a ni nghe nghe bawk.

Kum 1985 July 18 ah Vaivakawn thlanmualah a ruang chu zalh a ni ta a, a thu min hnutchhiah “Ka Lalpa Kross vuan chung zelin lei ram hi ka chhuahsan ang” tiin Mizo hnam hi kan la zai zel ang.

Lei leh van thil zawngte aiin,

Ka Lalpa Kross ka chhuang a;

Chutah chuanin ka Lalpa chu,

Ka aia a thih vangin.