ST. JOHN; LAMKALTU (+101)

(JESUH ZULTU, THAWNGṬHA ṬIALTU)

            Bawipa Jesuh nih a dawtmi zultu (Thawngṭhabia ṭialtu) St. John the Evangelist cu Zebedee fapa St. James the Great nau a si. Galilee Rili ah an unau pahnih in an pa he tilawng chungah sur an thlop lio kha Jesuh nih a hmuh hna i a auh hna. Mah hna unau zong nih, “a Pa le Sur kha an kaltak i Jesuh hnu an zulh colh” (Mt; 4:22). Jesuh nih anmah pahnih kha “Khuarifa” (Son of Thunder) ti sullam in Boanerges tiah minthar a sak hna. Jn.13:27 ah Johan cu Zultu vialte lakah a hmebik a si i amah hrimhrim nih “Jesuh dawtmi” tiin a rak ṭial. Jesuh Khrih muihmel thlenlio ah a um vemi a si i hmahnungbik zanriah dum lioah Bawipa, nangmah an zuartu ding pa cu aho hi dah kan si?” tiah Jesuh ṭang hngatin a rak hal mipa kha a si. Jesuh Vailam an tah lio zongah Zultu vialte hna lakah amah pakhat lawng vailam tung hramah a rak um i sunglawi bawibik ṭuanvo a simi Pathian Nu kha zohkhenh dingah Bawi Jesuh nih ṭuanvo peknak a hmuh. Tuanbia ningin nungak thiang Mary Vancung an cawinak kong kha a dirkamh i A.D 49 kum, Ephesus khua ah a rak um. Cu hnuah Biathlam a rak ṭialnak The Island of Patmos tikulh leiah ram chungin ṭhawlnak a in. Cu tikulh ah kum tlawmpal a rauh hnuah Ephesus khua ah a rak kir i Pathian he pehtlaimi sullam fianternak phungchimnak cauk 3 a rak ṭial. “Pathian cu dawtnak a si” (1Jn; 4:7). A Bible ṭhabik a simi Biaknak lei phungkong (asiloah) lunglawmh awk thawngṭha zong Ephesus khua ah a rak ṭialmi a si.

            A kum a upa tikah a tuurun (Khrihfa hna) hna kha Johan nih, “Ka dawt ka fale hna, pakhat le pakhat i daw u” timi biathiang (Bible) lawng kha atu le atu a chimh tawn hna. Annih zongnih zeicahdah hi Bible lawng hi atu le atu na kan chimh? tiah an hal tikah “Zeica’h kan ti ahcun, hi biafang cu Pathian Bible biathiang a si ca’h a si; nannih zong hitluk tal cu nan tuah awk a si. Hi bangin nan tuah ahcun nan caah a zako cang” tiin a rak leh hna. St. John cu 101 kum Ephesus khua ah a rak thi.