ZBC pen CBC ah laih ding cih thu ging

A beisa nung sung teng a thuthang mahmah khat ahi Zomi Baptist Convention (ZBC) min pen Chin Baptist Convention (CBC) tawh kilaih sawmna tawh kisai-in abeisa March 23-24,2012 ni Zokhua akinei ZBC Board of Management Meeting pan khensatna kinei khin hi a, ZBC kum 3 kikhoppih (Annuel Conference) 2013 ciangin gambup ah pulakna kinei ta ding ci in, ZBC zumpi ah nasem Zomi Siapa khat tungtawn in   thukiza sawn hi.

Tua Siapa genna ah, "Ei Zomi kici zawdeuh ahi Tedim Township le Tonzaang Township sung a omte in ZBC nusia/ kitaisan in Zomi Baptist Convention of Myanmar-(ZBCM) le Tedim Baptist Convention- (TBC) min kiphuan khia a, ZBC sungah Sizaang, Thado le Zou te bek om lai uh a, a dangte pen sanggam thangsang lam mite bek cian lai uh hi " ci-in gen hi. ZBC ah tulaitak Rev. Dennis Ngun Thawng Mang ( General Secretary), Rev. Thawng Kam ( President), Rev. Suang Cin Pau ( Vice President) te in makai sem uh hi.

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ZBC (Zomi Baptist Convention)

ZBC piankhiatna:  1899 in Carsonte Zogam hong tung a, 1953 kum in ZBC piang hi. 1948 kum a piang HBA, FBA, leh TBA kigawm ZBC kici ahi hi. Hih bangin Association thum a pian ma in Zogam bup a om Baptist Pawlpi khempeuh “All Chin-Hills Baptist Association” kici hi. 1919-1938 ciang Cope topa vaihawm “Tedim Kam Thu kizakna lai” zong “Chin Hills News” kici hi. 1940 kiim India gam sanggamte in zong “Mizo” a kicih hun pawl a kipan in “Chin” sangin “Zo” tawh kiminlawh ding ngaihsutna hong laang hi. Rev ST Hau Go US pan hong ciah ciangin Zogam pawlpite dinmun sangmangte in hong puahphat nop hun tawh kituak a, HBA, FBA lah TBA teng kipawlna khat neih ding hong gel uh hi. Tua vaihawmna a tangtun na dingin ZBC hong piang hi. Mi pawlkhatte in Sia Hau Go makaih ahih manin “Zomi” min a pua hi ci in mawhsak uh hi. Hih hun lai pek a kipan in min thu bek hi lo a, sum thu leh a dangdang ah zong khat le khat kigimneihna kinopmawhna khaici kipanpan khin hi.

CCOC kipatma ciang:  Sangmang Johnson bangin zong “Chin” mah ci viuveu hi leh kilawm hi. ZBC makaihna nuai ah Lai Siangtho sang kiphuan a, Zomi Baptist Bible School kici pen a masa pen certificate piak ding ciangin (1959)alaidal tungah “Chin Baptist Bible School” ci in Johnson in gel hi. Rev Kam Khaw Thang in nasia tak in thalnial ngei hi. Zomi te a phualphual ah biakna lam i kimakaihzia kibang lo hi. Falam gam Khalkha gam ah Pasian leh Pasian nasemte zahtakbawl in thupisim uh a, Tedim gam ah Pasian nasemte pen kithupisim khollo in maineu uh hi. Tua ahih amnin mipil misiam a khangmasasa in Pasian nasep ding sangin kumpi nasep ding sumzon ding hanciam zaw uh hi. I lawm dangte in Tan 10 ong, BA, B.Sc ngahte mah biakna lam ah na kipia uh a, Zogam ki makaihna ah dinmun kician hong nei hi.

1980 masiah ciangciang Tedim mite lak ah Tan 10 ong leh Graduate khin sa Lai Siangtho sang kah tawm mahmah a, a om sunsun ZBC, MBC, MCC dongah na kihel uh hi. Tedim mite in makai haksatna (Leadership crisis) phukha hi hang. Tua kawmkal ah TBA sung pan ZBA leh SRBA inntuan hi. Tuiphum pawlpi nusia in Thang Za Kam, EBC, AG, UPC … te piang hi. Hih bang a minam sung kitapzan ngiingei nate ah thudam leh thunamtui tawh kikhen liailiai na om khol hi. Thang Za Kam pawlpi tawh kikhen ding lai in ZBC pan a lemtuah ding hong pai makaite in “No Tedimte na haksatna uh pen Surgical method na zat luat man uh hi” hong ci kici hi. Nengno a na khat kheisuk ding a ling lakhia ding cih lungpuak nei hi hang.

CCOC pan 1995 ciang:  1983 ciangin CCOC hong piang hi. CCOC min ngiat pen “Chin” min dinpihna khat in kimu hi. Ahih hangin Tedim lamte in nasia takin mapang a, CCOC ading in a simasa Cin Khaw Thawn Tedim mite mah ahi hi. Asi 7 lak ah 5 in Tedim mite hi. Piakkhiatna ah zong a hanciampente hi. Hih bang hun laitak in ZBC makaihna nuai ah sumzat zia, makaihzia a kipan thu tuamtuam ah Tedim mi makaite teltheihloh thu, mawhsakna, etkhialhna hong khang semsem hi. Hih hun sung mah in ZBC structure et phat kikna ding nakpi tak in ZBC EC ciangah kikum den uh hi. Khalkha lamte in ZBC pan paikhiat ding hanciam ngei hi. ZBC mahmah MBC tawh kizom lo in BWA tawh kizop ding ciang makaite ngaihsutna thusim ah om ngei hi. Ni khat ni ciang kihen kul veve ding ahih ciangin “kampau-language” bulphuh a kikhen zaw ding maw “gam le lei-geography” bulphuh a kikhen zaw ding cih pen thulu lianpi hong suak a, a tawp ma ah ZBC Trienial in a khensat ding ciang tun uh hi.

1995 Khuasak thupiang Khuasak ah 1995 kum in ZBC Trienial tung a, tua sung ah ZBC pen khang tawntung kikhen lo ding cih vekpi lungkim in khensat uhhi. Tua thu khensatna khit ciangin “kitelna” om hi. ZBC GS dingin Rev. Dr. Chum Awi a ki norminate khinsa ahi hi. Tedim lamte ngaihsut na ah tutung pen ei Tedim lamte GS sep hun ahih manin GS post hong piak uh leh ZBC tawh kipawl lai ding, hong piak kei uh leh ZBC pan paikhia ding cih vaihawmna tawh England a sangkah kim lai Rev. Thawng Khan Cin kisam a, GS kidemsak hi. Kilel hi. (ZBC GS ding a kitel Rev. Dr Chum Awi in kum khat zong sem manlo in gamdangah hong zinsan a, KVBA GS ding a kitel Rev. Tuang Khan Kap in vaihaksapi sung GS sem hi.)GS a kingah loh ciangin Khuasak khua ZBC Trienial kikhoppi sung mah ah Tedim lam teng kituam kup pah uh a, ZBC pan paikhaitna ding vaihawm uh hi.

Tuate sung ah TBA, TTBA, KZBA, TVBA, ZBA teng kihela, SRBA in a mau leitang tung a thu kivaihawm laitak ahih na hang tawh kikhen ding thu pompih zolo uh hi. ZBA te a sawt lo in ZBC mah ah kileh kik uh hi. TBA tangmite inn a tun kik uh ciangin mipi lungkim lo ahih manin a pai khiate lah pawm nawn lo, ZBC ah lah ciah kik lo in tangdin uh hi. A paikhia te in “ZBC sung sum leh paaizat na ah hong muang zo kei ung” cih siksan bulpi in nei uh hi. Hih thu teng a pian ciangin ZBC in commission a dawldawl seh in haksatnate lem napi 1998 kumthum cin kik dong kigawm kik ding ciang tun zolo hi. A paikhia te in ZBCM min pua uh a, Kawlpi ah kiphual uh hi. ZBC tung ah inntuan nang thu dam tawh a nget uh hangin lawhcing lo hi. ZBC in a paikhia te kiang ah vok go in a khaam kawikawi hangin zong a phattuamna om nawn lo hi. Tua kawmkal ah Tedim mi sung (a diakdiak in TBA sung ah) ‘C’ leh ‘M’ thu hangin zum kong mang kong kitun, u leh nau ki nopmawh, sisan naisan luanna pianghi.

TBA in thudot (Patron) dingin a seh uh Rev. Dr. Pau Khan En, Rev. Dr Kam Khaw Thang, Rev. Dr. Do Sian Thang leh Rev. Smith Ngul Za Thawng te tawh kimuh na zong om zelzel hi. Tedim kampau sia khempeuhh kimuhkhopna zong kibawl hi. ZCLS makaihna tawh consultation zong kisam hi. Ahih hangin thudot te in “ZBC ah ciah kik ding” hi kinken a, ZBCM makaite in “Ciahkik lo ding mainawt ding” hi den hi. Tua bangin TTBA, TVBA, leh KZBA in ZBCM mintawh “ngal hapaksa tum kik kei” ci in mainawt suak uh hi. TBA tangdin gige hi. TBA sung pan in Mualbeem khawk te in TAB ci in Association thak kipan uh a 1999 Trienial ah ZBC tawh kizom uh hi. 1998 Trienial khit ZBC triennial in MBC ah hih thu haksa a puak toh dingin a kigen hangin EC leh ap kik hi. 1999 kum ciangin MBC tun pan uh hi. MBC GS pen Rev. Saw Mar Gay Gyi leh Rev. Simon Pau Khan En hong kilaih hun tawh kituak hi. Sia Enno makaihna tawh MBC thuhaksa lemtuah pawl in Khamtung gam ah hong kuan uh hi.

ZBCM tawh bangmah vaihawm kha nawnlo uh hi. TBA bulphuh deuh uh ahih mah bangin TBA in zong “ZBCM pai ding lah lung kim khin zo kei ung. ZBC ciah kik ding lah lungkim khin zo kei ung, MBC nuai ah Baptist innkuan sun pan lah taikhia het kei nung” a cih ciangin MBC in TBA mailam ding ngaihsutsak hi. MBC, TBA leh ZBC makaite kimu uh a, TBA mailam ding a gel na uh a (1) TBA pen Association 3 kisuah ding a, Convention in a din theih nang kithawi ding. (2) Tua hun sung ZBC ah kipawlna sum khia ding a, ZBC kum 50 cin zong bawl khawm ding. (3) ZBC in zong TBA mailam ding a hoih pen in vaihawmsak ding (4) hi bang laklawh hun sung MBC in TBA akisam bangin vaan ding cih ahi hi. Hih vaihawm na mah bangin MBC in TBC a van zawhzah in van hi.

TBA zong Association thum kisuah a (1) Northern Tedim Baptist Association, Tedim (central) Baptist Association leh Southern Tedim Baptist Association kici hi. Tua teng ki gawm leuleu in Tedim Baptist Convention dingin vaihawm (form-up) uh hi. Hih thu 2001 ZBC Trienial Hnaring ah kigen hi. MBC pan Sia Enno leh Sia Authur Kolay, leh TBA makaite zong hong pai hi. ZBC triennial delegate in TBA te convention a suah theih nang MBC tungah puaktoh dingin lungkimna pia zo lo hi. Tua bangin dinmun a kisawn toto pen 2003 ZBC EC in ZBC kum 50 cin Jubilee tawh kituak in thukimpih na a pia ahi hi. Mai lam ah TBC pen MBC in a kipsak nang ZBC in thukimpih ta hi.

Hih pen MBC kalsuanzia lam man a tawn ahi hi. MBC in a pia taktak diam cih om lai hi. Ol no tak in piaziau lel thei ding a, zong pialo thei ek ding hi. Banghang hiam cih leh ei phut bang buaina Shan gam Kachin gamte ah om kawikawi a, MBC in aktui kitam ding bang a a dop kingkiang laitak” ahi hi. Tua ban ah MBC Kumnih cin khawmpi bek in Convention kipsakna a pia thei ding hi a, tu kum January kha sung Myitkyina khua ah tua khawmpi kibawl ahih manin tu zawh kum 2 sung sawt thei lai ding cih lamet om lailai hi. 1953 lai a TBA teng i kipawl khawm thei tam! !948 kum in a piang TBA pen 1953 kum in ZBC a piangsak suangthuthum lak ah khat ahi hi. Kum 50 sung ah convention 3 leh Associaiton 15 a kipha ta suak hi.

1. Tedim Baptist Convention (1) Northern Tedim Baptist Association, (2) Tedim (Central) Baptist Association (3) Southern Tedim Baptist Association 2. Zomi Baptist Convention sung ah (4) Zo Baptist Association piang hi. (5) Siyin Region Baptist Association piang hi. (6) Kalay Valley Baptist Association (7) Tamu Kabaw valley Baptist Association (8) Kuki Baptist Association (9) Tedim Association of Baptist 3. Zomi Baptist Convention of Myanmar sungah (10) Tonzang Township Baptist Association (11) Kalay Zomi Baptist Association (12) Tamu Baptist Association (13) Zanggam Baptist Association (14) Gungal Baptist Association (?) (15) Cikha Baptist Associatioan (?) *(?) nih pen ka thu nung zak hi a, a min bulhdan khawng tel siang lo hiing. Hih Convention thum sung a om Association 15 tengin Zomite khantoh nading leh phattuam na ding vaihawm khop theih nang kipawlna khat i vaihawm zo diam? A phamawh in ngaihsut ding thupi ta hi. A tawp dong nong simsak lungdam ing.

By- Rev. Khoi Lam Thang( B.Th.,B.A.,M.Div.,M.A.,M.Th),

General Secretary of Bible Society of Myanmar

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Adoption of the name Zomi Baptist Convention

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Adoption of the Name Zomi Baptist Convention

There had never been any formally constituted organization of the Christian churches in the Chin Hills. When I returned from the U.S.A. arriving at Rangoon on 18th September, 1950, I was invited to speak at the Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Missionary Fellowship in October. In my speech I attempted to express what I thought to be most essential for the growth of Christianity among our people. I explained that the Chin Hills had been the most neglected and the least developed area in Burma. To remedy this I made the following two proposals: [1] In order to strengthen the Christian churches, the village churches should be formed into properly constituted local associations and there should be overall organization embracing all the organizations. [2] A well-experienced missionary should come and make a survey of all the Chin-Hills and give us advice on various projects of development. The Missionary Fellowship approved both proposals. Accordingly, Mission Secretary E. E. Sowards visited the Chin Hills during February and March 1952. By the time both the Tedim and Hakha Missionaries had left on furlough. So I myself had to accompany him throughout his survey tour. At the conclusion of his survey tour he advised me as follows: [A] He said the government in recent months changed its policy on mission work in Burma. Under this new policy our days of missionaries in Burma were numbered. And we might be asked to leave the country any day. What you proposed in October 1950 must be proceeded forthwith. You just start forming properly constituted Christian bodies – local associations and an overall convention, as speedily as you could. This properly constituted Christian bodies must be ready to take overall missionary work whenever the missionaries had to leave. [B] And when this convention was formed it should be purely national organization, bearing national name, and run by national personnel. No foreign missionaries should hold any official position and should not be a member of any committee, but should work in an advisory capacity only. According to his advice, I began forming the Tedim, Falam and Haka Associations during 1952. Then in order to constitute an overall organization, I asked the three Associations to select ten leaders each from the three Associations to form a Constitution Drafting Committee. This Constitution Drafting Committee met at Falam Baptist Church during the last week of October and the first week of November 1952. I acted as Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee. [1] Having explained to the committee that we were forming a purely national organization, I proposed that the name of our organization should bear our own national name. Outsiders call us Chin, but we never call ourselves by that name. So I believe you all agree to reject Chin to be the name of our organization and all the members of the Committee agreed by acclamation. [2] Then I proposed that we should take ZOMI as our name as this is our correct historical name. And we should call our organization ZOMI BAPTIST CONVENTION. [3] A man sprang to his feet and rejected the name Zomi outright saying, “Saya, in Haka we apply this word Zo to the most backward and the most despicable people. So we do not want this name for our big Christian organization”. [4] “In that case what name do you like?” I asked and he replied, “LAIMI”. [5] Then I explained, “I proposed ZOMI because I believe it is the correct original historical name of our people, from the Naga Hills to the Bay of Bengal. To the north of Tedim, the Thadous and other tribes call themselves YO, in Falam, LAIZO. The Tedim people call themselves ZO, the Lushais MIZO, In Hakha, ZOTUNG, ZOPHEI, ZOKHUA. In Gangaw area ZO is pronounced as YAW, in Mindat, JO or CHO, and in Paletwa KHOMI. In Prome, Thayetmyo, Sandoway, and Bassein areas they call themselves A-SHO. So I am convinced that inspite of slight variations this ZO is our original historical national name”. [6] After this explanation Rev. Sang Ling who was the most senior and revered pastor from Hakha stood up and said, “What Saya Hau Go has just said is correct. In our younger days we were told that we were born at YOTLANG. And ZO is our true original name. The word LAI is not our national name. LAI was first used by denizens of Hakha. It means our village people, our own local people, as distinct from outsiders. It is nor our national name”. Saying this, he wayed to Rev. Sang Fen who also was the second eldest and most respected pastor and asked, “What is your opinion on this, Saya?” [7] The Saya Sang Fen stood up and briefly said, “I agreed, I believe ZO is our national name and I myself am the pastor of ZO-KHUA”. [8] After the two most senior and revered pastors of the Hakha area rose and spoke in support of my proposal, not a single voice of dissent was heard and the name ZOMI BAPTIST CONVENTION was unanimously approved. [9] What the Constitution Drafting Committee had approved at the Falam meeting was officially and universally adopted by the general meeting at Saikah, March 5-7, 1953. The lone dissenting voice seemed to be a more idiosyncrasy or at best a limited local usage without any sound historical basis, because not a single member of the Constitution Drafting Committee voiced any support at Falam. The general meeting held on March 5-7,1953 at Saikah village in the now Thantlang township of Hakha area was attended by 3,000 Christians. of these about two hundred were from the Falam area and less than ten from the Tedim area, because Saikah was 7-9 days’ foot journey from Tedim area. Even there where by far the vast majority of delegates were from the Hakha area there was not a single voice of support from LAIMI, but the name ZOMI BAPTIST CONVENTION was born, named and based on the foundation of historical truth, confirmed by the General Meeting at Saikah with the most remarkable spirit of Christian harmony and unity never experienced before or since. I was asked, out of necessity, to serve temporarily for one day as General Secretary, pending the arrival of the Rev. David Van Bik who was ear-marked to relieve me on arrival from the U.S.A. the following year. Rangoon 1st December, 1988 Signed Sukte T. Hau Go (Source: Sing Khaw Khai, “Zo People and their Culture,” 1995, p.69)

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