Tedim Lai Siangtho teina tawh kisai sepna ~ Rev. Khup Za Go

Tedim Lai Siangtho teina tawh kisai sepna ~ Rev. Khup Za Go

1. BSI Translation Workshop

1974 kum October 2 ni in Lamka pan Rajpur, U.P. ah Bible Society of India (BSI) vaihawmna tawh New Readers Translation Workshop a kihel dingin ding khia hi. Dimapur pan meileng tawh paiin a meileng tuanna uh ginaphalo ahih manin an ngawl dekdek in khawl kawikawi uh hi. October 7 nitak nai 7 pawlin Delhi tungin, nai 8 ciangin Delhi Bible House tungi hi. Tua pan a lawm dangte uh tawh nitak nai 10:25 pawlin bus tawh paiin a zing ciangin Rajpur tung uh hi. India gam mun tuamtuam panin translator tampitak pai uh a, Dr. M.P.John in makaih hi. Workshop pen October 9 ni in Rajpur Christian Retreat and Study Centre munah pan uh hi.

Tua hunah Tedim Bible Translation a en cik UBS Consultant Dr. Clark zong Bangkok panin kihel hi. Hih workshop hun sungin a omna kima khua Mussourie leh Dehradun hawh in Leonard Theological College a sia a sem Dr. & Mrs. David Scott-te nupa tawh zong a kimeltheih lawh hi. Lai Siangtho teizia tawh kisai thu manpha tampitak a sin zawh uh October 23 ni in Rajpur panin bus tawh ciahin a zing ciangin New Delhi a tung hi. Delhi a tun ciangin North East pana pai a lawm pawlkhat tawh EFI zumah pai suakin Dr. I. Ben Wati kiangah hawh uh hi. Dr. Ben in thusiam takin NE India pana inntek hihna tawh Delhi khuapi sung mun thupi diak teng a mawtaw hawlpa tawh vakpih kawikawi a, tua zawh ciangin Sen an lim mahmah tawh vak lai hi.

2. Tedim Lai Siangtho Puahpha

1975 kum April 17 ni in Shillong Bible Translations Centre-ah Tedim Lai Siangtho teisa Kawlgam pana a kipuak enpha dingin Lamka panin Sia G.K.Nang tawh pai hi. A om sungun NEICC khoppi a 38-na All Saints Cathedral-ah May 1 ni in kipana hun a ngah ciangun a kikhawm zel uh hi. Tua banga a sep ngekngek uh June 28 ni in Thuciam Lui teng a zawh bawl uh hi. Tua laiin Sia Nang pen Jorhat Eastern Theological College pana B.Th. laivuan khin hi a, July 5 ni in First Class tawh a zawhna thu a zak ciangun Translations Centre-ah Topa tungah lungdam thu a puak uh hi. Amah pen CBA Pawlpi kipat zawh pawlpi hanciamna tawh Lai Siangtho dikri a ngah masa pen ahi hi.

Thuciam Lui a et zawh ciangun Thuciam Thak, J.H.Cope in a tei pen kipuahpha kik nawn lo ahih manin Thuciam Lui sunga Proper Names a kizangte tawh a kituak nawn lo bek hi loin laimal gawmzia mahmah zong kibang nawn lo ahih ciangin hih bangpi a Thuciam Lui leh Thuciam Thak khet khawm ding pen kilawm lo ding hi, ci in Dr. M.P.John’ thukimna tawh Thuciam Thak teng khempeuh zong a khenphakik khin uh hi. Thuciam Thak sungah Zeisu, Khazih, Zizusalen, Zawmah cih banga kikhente pen Jesu, Khris, Jerusalem, Rom cih bangin puahpha uh hi. Tua pen September 6 Ninoni lianin Matthai pan Mangmuhna dong a zo uh hi.

Tua bangin Tedim Lai Siangtho India a khet dingin a man bawl uh hi. A zing September 7 Nipini pen Shillong-ah a nunung pen Nipini ding hi ta cihna lungsim tawh aamtakin a zang uh hi. Zing nai 8 in All Saints Cathedral-ah kikhawm uh a, Prof. Prabhu Guptara in hun zang hi. Sun nai 1:30 ciangin Shillong Mizo biakinnah kikhawm uh hi. Nai 3:30 in Evangelical Graduates Fellowship (EGF) kikhopna Nepali Christian Fellowship biakinnah kikhawm uh hi. Nitak nai 7 in Mizo biakinn mahah kikhawm kik uh a, Prof. Larzarliana in thu hilh hi.

A zing ciangin Guwahati-ah giak sukin tua panin a zing ciang mahin vanleng tawh Imphal dong lengin Lamka a tung suak uh hi. Tedim pau tawh Lai Siangtho buppi kineingei nailo ahih manin a sawt loin kinei ngawngaw ta ding hi cih ngaihsutna hangin lungdamna tawh a kidim uh hi. Tua banga Shillong-ah a om sungun Translations Consultant ahi Rev. Benjamin Rai tungah CBA minin namsau hoih mahmah khat a pia uh a, 1992 kum Zou Lai Siangtho apna hun Lamka-ah hong pai lai dongin a lungdamna thu gen den hi.

3. Tedim Lai Siangtho Proofreading

Shillong Bible Translations Centre pana kizo Tedim Lai Siangtho, Thomson Press, Faridabad a kikhensak proofreading hih dingin December 9, 1975 ni in Sia G.K.Nang mah tawh Lamka pan kipanin Imphal pan Calcutta dong vanleng tawh paiin Lee Memorial House a tung uh hi. A zing ciangin Indian Museum, Victoria Building, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Birla Planetarium leh Alipur Zoo khawngah a vak kawikawi zawh ciangun nitak nai 9 in meileng tawh paiin, a zing kik nitak nai 9 pawlin New Delhi a tung uh hi. Tua ah BSI Auxiliary Secretary Capt. Wardha in Free Church-ah giaksak hi.

December 19 ni in BSI Associate General Secretary (Translations) Rev. C. Arangaden, BSI zumpi Bangalore pan New Delhi-ah pai a, Thomson Press neipa Mr. Mehta tawh kiho uh hi. Tua zawh ciangin amau tawh Bible House-ah a kiho uh a, tua a kipanin a nasep dan ding uh tawh kisai a lung uh nuam deuh hi. Tua a kipan ni 10 sung a kisam nasep tuamtuamte sem leh makaite tawh kikupna hun aman uh ciangin proofreading kisamlai a om leh laito tawh kikhak tuah a hih dingin kiho in ciahsan phot uh hi. January 3, 1976 nitakin Faridabad pan Delhi ah, tua pan inn lam ciah kawmin EFI Silver Jubiilee, Hyderabad-ah siim dingin pai uh hi.

Tua khoppiah UBS Regional Director (Distributions) zong pai a, Tedim Lai Siangtho khetna tawh kisai a holimpih khit uh ciangin CBA Pawlpi tangin puanlaisan khat a pia uh hi. Cidamin January 13 ni in Lamka tungkik uh hi. Tua banga Lai Siangtho tei nasep leh proofreading hih sungin zing leh nitak hun a ngah ciangin Lai Siangtho banah Translations Centre a laibu omte leh sumbuk laibu pawlkhat –Asian Drama, Asia Awakes, Water Buffalo Theology, Apriest’s Encounter with Revolution, Hill Politics of North East India, A Book of Thousand Tongues cih khawng a sim thei zel hi.

1976 kum May 20 ni in Thomson Press, Faridabad-ah Tedim Lai Siangtho a kikhensak pen proofreading dingin laitoah hong khak uh a masa pen la in Imphal vanleng zumah pai hi. Tuate Lamka CBA zumah limtakin enkik uh a, July 15 ni in zo siangin, vanleng mah tawh a khakkik hi. Ni sawmnih zawh ciangin second proofreading kisam lai hi, cih laikhak a ngah hi. Tua bangin New Delhi paikik pahin August 12 ni in Faridabad tung hi. Tua ni a kipanin second proofreading amah bekin a pankik hi.

New Delhi ah BSI-te in Free Church Sunday School Hall-ah giaksakkika, tua panin nisimin laikhetna mun Faridabad Thomsom Press-ah bus tawh a kileh niloh hi. Tua press pen India bek hi loin Asia gama laikhetna hoiha kingaihsun ahi hi. Ni khat August 22 Nipini kikhop zawh ciangin Burmese Embassy-ah Zomi khat Robert Siang Lian om cih a theih ciangin hawh pah a, amau Sen an limcitak na huan in necktie khat pia lai hi. August 25 ni in Thuciam Lui teng zawh bawl hi. August 30 ni in page-making ci in laimai phazah ding seh kipan hi. September 17 ni in Thuciam Thak page-making zo hi. Laimai 346 pha hi. A zinga kipanin Thuciam Lui final checking kipan hi. October 13 ni in zo hi.

A zing ciangin Thuciam Thak final checking kipan leuleu hi. October 19 ni in gam lim tuang dingte, laibu tuamna leh thulu guan dingte siate tawh kikum uh hi. October 26 ni ngawngaw ciangin Thuciam Thak teng final checking man hi. Nitak ciangin lungdam kawm mahin Sia Siang Liante’ innah hawh hi. A zing ciangin Thomson Pressah BSI General Secretary Dr. Inbanathan paia, a kiho uh hi. Tua ni in inn lam ciahna ding vanleng letmat man ding sum zong ngah a, Translations a sai Rev. C. Arangaden zong a hun gel dan sikkhau sat in a hilh pah hi.

Tua banga inn lam ciahna ding vai ngaihsun kawmkawma a om laitakin UBS Honorary Chairman ahi Archibishop of Canterbury Dr. Donald Coggan New Delhi zin a, October 28 nitak nai 5:30 hunin Cathedral Church of Redemption (CNI) biakinnah hun zang hi. Dr. Coggan zuia pai Rev. Kenneth Moore, Chaplain of Canterbury in October 31 in Nipi nitak nai 6 in Delhi Bible Fellowship-ah hun zang hi. Dr. Donald Coggan in Tedim Lai Siangtho khetna thu a kanna thu leh Rev. Kenneth Moore zong Faridabad Thomson Press-ah pai hi, cih Dr. Inbanathan in a hilh ciangin nuam mahmah hi.

A nasep a zawhna dingin November 1 ni in Faridabad-ah paikikin preliminary pages (prelims) zon olna pawl cihte va enkik hi. Tua bangin November 2 zingsang nai 6:30 Kaka Mail meileng tawh Delhi nusiain Calcutta lamah ciah a, a zing nai 8 in Lee Memorial House tung hi. A zing November 4 zing nai 4 mah in tho in taxi tawh vanlengtual lamah paiin A zing November 4 zing nai 4 mah in tho in taxi tawh vanlengtual lamah paiin nai 6:45 in vanleng leng pah a, zing nai 9 in Imphal vanlengtual tung hi. Tua ni mahin Lamka tung suak hi.

Tua bangin Delhi-ah amah bek kha li sung tawntung om suaka, a sep nop mahmah Lai Siangtho nasepna leh Pasian nasem khat ahih hangin a lungzuangin cim cihtakin a cim hun om thei hi. Inn lam a nutsiat zawh kha nga phial pha hi. Lungzuang lua khasia dinga a om ciangin October 1-3 sung Free Church-ah Disciple Making Seminar a hawh laia US pana pai Rev. Dr. David Bennett leh Bible & Medical Missionary Fellowship a sem Dr. R.K.Nghakliana-te makaihna nuaia “Topa aw, kei pen kei a nong bawl ka nuam hi” a cih nopna “Thank you, Lord, for making me me,” cih la tom a sinpih uh sa in, Topa a phat teitei hi.

Delhi a om sungin Free Church leh Delhi Bible Fellowship-ah kikhawm zel a, hun a ngah ciangin Manipur MP ahi Paokai Haokip inn leh Robert Siang Liante’ innah hawh thei zel hi. September 26 Nipi zing Free Church-ah a kikhop leh nidanga a sia lui Dr. H. Thansanga, Mizoram Education Minister tawh kimu in Karol Bagh-ah sumbuk a vak zawh ciangun a tunna Mizoram State Guest House-ah an nekpih hi. Nitak nai 4 ciangin Mizo Serviceah kikhawm uh a, tua zawh ciangin Mizoram House-ah paiin theitui khawng dawnin holim uh hi. Khatvei mah October 7 ni in a lam-et lohpi a Delhi hong pai zenzen a lawm Nok Swan Lian leh a pa Pa Ton Thang tawh kimu in Delhi khuapi sunga muhnop tuamtuam en in vakkhawm uh hi. Cim kisa law mahmah ahih manin tua banga meltheih khatpeuh tawh kimuh a kikholh pen nuamsa lua mai hi.

4. Tedim Lai Siangtho Apna

1977 kum June 12 Nipini pen India leh Kawlgama om Tedim minamte adingin a ciapteh huai ni hi. Faridabad Thomson Press-ah United Bible Societies (UBS) vaihawmna tawh BSI in a khet Tedim pau Lai Siangtho man ta hi. Bu 3,500 hi a, Tangnuam Christian Centre-ah BSI Executive Council Member ahi Pu Lalbiak Thanga, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Manipur in khahkhia a, Auxilialry President ahi Rev. Pradhan, Secretary Mr. R.W. Philip leh biakna makai pawlcing takin uap hi. Tua ni in Tedim pana kheset tawh a kikhumsa lapawl kingai khia hi. June13-15 dong Bible Conference hun kizang suak a, kuamahpeuh kilawp ciat hi. Tua ni pen CBA Pawlpi-ah Topa nasema a om zawh a lungdamna a liat mahmah hun khat hi.

Zogam (Chin State) kampau tawh Lai Siangtho a kingah masakna pen bek tham loin Bible Society of Myanmar hiam, Bible Society of India Project bek ahi lo United Bible Societies Project tawh a kitei leh a kikhen ngiat a hihna tawh lungdampihna lai zong Dr. David J. Clark, Translations Consultants, UBS, Papua New Guinea; Dr. John D. Erickson, UBS World Service, New York; Rev. Raymond W. Beaver, Area Secretary, India, Burma, BIM (USA); Rev. Robert G. Johnson, Area Secretary, Thailand, Hong Kong, BIM (USA); Rev. George Peck, Dean, Andover Newton Theological School, Boston; Louise Paw, Chairman, Baptist Council on World Mission, Valley Forge, USA; Dr. M.P.John, Deputy Translations Secretary, BSI, Shillong; Rev. K.I. Aier, General Secretary, CBCNEI, Guwahati; Prof. A.G.Momin, President, NEICC; Mr. A.Danford Cope, USA leh mundang tampi panin kingah hi.

Danford Cope pen Tedim Thuciam Thak tei masa pen Tedim Missionary masa pen Rev. Joseph H. Cope’ tapa hi. Hih Tedim pau Lai Siangtho khahkhiatna thu Lamka sung thukizaknate banah Jorhat pan kikhen Baptist Leader, Mumbai pan kikhen Light of Life, Nagpur pan kikhen National Council of India Review, Australia pan kikhen Asian Baptist News, Singapore pan kikhen Christian Conference of Asia News cihte-ah suak hi.

5. BSI Zumpi Hawhna

Bangalore a United Theological College-ah M.Th. laivuan man khin zo April 5, 1995 zing nai 9:15 in Bible Society of India Central Office, Morning Worship Service hunah CBA Pawlpi tangin hawh in Lai Siangtho bupi hong khetsakna uh leh Thuciam Thak Pocketsize hong khetsakna hangun lungdamna thu genna hun pia uh a, M.Th. thesis A Critical Historical Study of Bible Translations Among the Zo People in North East India copy khat BSI Central Library-ah kep dingin General Secretary Dr. B.K.Pramanick tungah pia hi.

Tua kikhopna hunah Glorious Bangalore kici lapawlte in la sa uh hi. Tua zawh ciangin Rev. Nag in BSI Zumpi hawlpih a, niang leh moh limtak nekpih hi. Nitak an Rev. H.Sangchema-te nupa in nekpih hi. April 13 ni sun nai 12 lianin Tedim NT Pocketsize proofreading man siang zo hi. BSI Translation min tawh Translation Director leh Rev. Nag in Golden Restaurant-ah an kuang umpih uh a, Tedim NT Pocketsize proofreading a huhna lungdam lahna in Rs.1,500.00 pia hi. Amah zong a Lai Siangtho sangkah namuna tua bang nasep ahih theih citciat pen nuam mahmah hi. Rev. Khup Za Go Tangthu (A Biography of Rev. Khup Za Go) A kaikhawm: Tg. Neng Ngaih Lian