Gilbert Renthlei

Hringei te tana nun hlantu

JAMES CHALMERS

            James Chalmers hi August 4, 1841 khan Scotland rama khaw te takte Ardrishaig-ah a piang a, a pa hi lung chher mi niin Kristian tha tak leh inkhawm peih em em mai a ni a, Chalmers hian a hnua a sawi danin ‘thli tleh lai a ni emaw, ruah leh vur sur lai a ni emaw, khaw that lai ani emaw a pa lakah chuan a in ang vek a, engmahin Biak ina a inkhawm a thulh tir ngailo va, min hruai tel ziah thin’ tiin a sawi thin. Chalmers hi a fapa mal neih chhun a nih avangin rinna lamah pawh a kaihruai tha hle.

Kum 7 mi anih laiin an chhungkua hi Inverary khuaah an pem a, hetah hian school a kal a, kum 13 anih thlengin lehkha a zir a ni. Hemi hnu hian Inverary khuaa dan hremi office-ah tirhkah hna thawkin a inhlawh ve thin. A naupan lai hian naupang harhvang tak leh huaisen tak, adventurous tak mai a ni a. Tui hleuh a thiamin ramhnuai leh tuifinriat velah a khawsa nasa hle a, khawvel zau zawk fan duhna a nei lian hle thin. A sikul kal lai hian insual a hrat thei hle a, a huaisen ber ni thinin tuia hleuh thiam bawk a, tui tlaa thi mai tur mi tam tak a chhanchhuak a, Lawngpu (Sailors) ten an duh thei hle. (Hei hi a hnua a rawngbawl zelna kawngah a tangkai hle a ni). A naupan lai ringawt pawh hian chanchin ngaihnawm tak tak a nei a, kan sawi vek seng lovang.

Missionary atana kohna: Kum 14 mi a nih laiin tumkhat chu Sunday School-ah an pastor Rev Gilbert Meikle chuan chanchinbu pakhata Fiji rama missionary pakhatin a thuziak a chhiar chhuak a. Chu thuziakah chuan Fiji rama hringei ho hnena Pathian ram thlen dan chanchin a inziak a ni. Pastorin chu lehkha a chhiar zawh chuan a tarmit kar atang mittui luang zung zung chungin “Vawin chawhnu inkhawm zingah hian mipa naupang nakin lawka missionary a kala Hringei ho hnena rawng la bawl tur in awm thei angem?” tiin sawmna a siam a. Chu sawmna chu Chalmers-a chuan a rilru a lo chhangin , Pathianin rem a tih chuan keimah ka kal ang,” a lo ti rilru a. Chumi tlai Sunday School bana an in pana a haw lai chuan a thu ngaihthlakin a rilru a hneh em avangin kawngsirah a thingthi a, Pathian hnenah a missionary atana pawm turin a dil ta a.

Mahse naupang mai a la nih avangin kal mai theih erawh a ni lo. Nikhua a lo rei a, tleirawl sual leh khawvel fan zau zel chakna chuan a rilru a lak pen nasat em avangin Sunday school kal pawh a thlahthlam tial tial a, an pastor leh amah hmangaih em em tu Mr Meikle pawh chu a pumpelh ta zak zak mai. Tleirawl sualna lamah a inhmang chho zel a, insual a hrat bawk si, a nun chu a buaichuar tak meuh ani tih amah pawhin a hai lo.

Hetianga nun buai chuar taka a awm lai hian amah hmangaiha duhsaktu Pastor Meikle chuan a nun atanga chhanchhuak turin Evangelist Mr Duncan nen chuan kawng an lo zawng ve mek bawk a, Isua hnena hruai let leh chu an tum hle a ni. Tichuan kum 1859 November thla khan an khuaah chuan Pastor Meikle-an Nothern Ireland atanga evangelist a chahchhuah hmangin Crusade huaihawt a ni a. Chutah chuan mi tihbuai tur zawngin Chalmers leh a thiante pawh an kal ve a. An va thlen chuan a thian hlui pakhat hian Bible lo pein Pathian thu ngaithla ve turin a lo ngen a. Midang tibuai ta lo chuan chumi zana sermon Thuuan 22:17 behchhana speaker sawi chu a ngaithla ta a. Chu sermon hmang chuan Pathianin Chalmers-a thinlungah nasa taka thu sawiin Chalmers chuan Pathian chhandamna lak ata a lo kalbo thui tawh zia te a inhmuchhuakin a beidawng hle a. Chu chu hriain a tuk atang chuan Pastor Meikle chuan Chalmers-a thinlung beidawng chhanchhuak turin a kawm ta a, chuta tang chuan Chalmers-a chuan piantharna tak tak a lo chang ta a ni.

Hetia a pianthar tak atang hian James Chalmers hi rawngbawlna kawngah a inhmang tan ta nghal a.Khawchhung hmun hrang hranga inkhawm te a huaihawtin a kaihruai thin a. Hei hian Missionary atana thu a lo intiam tawh chu a kaitho thar leh hle. Mahse Missionary-a kal tura a han inngaihtuah erawh chuan a rilru tibuaitu tam tak in a rawn chim thin a. An chhungkua an rethei si, lehkha a lo zir sang mang bawk si lo. Hei vang hian lehkha zir leh duhna pawh a neilian hman hle. Hetianga rilru buai taka a awm lai hian Pastor Meikle-a bawk chu amah tanpui turin a rawn lang leh a.  Meikle chuan Chalmers-a chu Latin tawng zirtirin Glasgow City Mission zawm turin a kawhhmuh a, hei hi a chhan chu GCM hian a rawngbawl zelna turah a pui thei dawna a lan vang a ni.

Tichuan Glasgow City mission hnuaiah chuan Evangelist angin a thawk ve ta naw naw a. Hetianga a thawh lai hian tumkhat chu Samoa rama missionary furlough-a rawn haw George Turner-a nen intawngin George Turner hian London Missionary Society hnuaia Missionary hnaruak atana dil ve turin thurawn a pe a. London Missionary Society hnuaiah chuan missionary hnaruak chu dil vein lak ani ta a. Lak a nih hnu hian LMS chuan missionary atana Pathian thu (theology) zirturin Chesnut College ah an zirtir leh a ni. Chesnut atanga a zirchhuah hnu hian Highgate-ah Rev George Gill-a hnenah a rawngbawlna tur Rarotongan chanchin leh an tawng te a zir leh a ni.

Nupui a nei: Lehkha a zirlaia a ngaihzawng thin Miss Jane Hercus nen Oct 17, 1865 khan an innei a, Jane-i pawh hian Chalmers-a rawngbawlnaah a tuipuiin rilru leh tih takzetin rawng a bawl thin niin Chalmers-a hian a sawi. James Chalmers leh Jane-i te nupa hi an in hmangaih em em a, rawngbawlnaah pawh Chalmers-a hian a tui phah hle a ni. Hetia an inneih atanga ni hnih hnu maiah Chalmers-a chu ordained a ni ta a. Tichuan Pathian tana ram la tura kawng hrang hranga an inbuatsaih hnuin January 4, 1866 khan an rawngbawlna tur hmun chu II John Williams lawng hmangin an pan ta a ni

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Rawngbawl tur zinkawng: John Williams lawng hmanga Australia rama Sydney khawpui an pan ta chu an hlim hle mai. Tluang takin Sydney an thleng a, Sydney-a an cham chhunga a Bible class neih leh tawngtai hona  ahuaihawt te chuan hlut a hlawhin thlarau bo a chhanchhuak nghal nual mai. Sydney atanga an chhuah leh hnu lawkah an lawng chu a chhiat avangin siamtha turin an let leh a, chumi hnua an chhuah leh pawh chuan an lawng bawk chhu chhe lehin chumi tum chuan an lawng chu a chhe vek a, a chhunga chuang tumah thi an awmlo. Tichuan an tum ram pan tur chuan lawng dang hmangin an chuang a, he an chuanna lawng captain hi pa rorum leh thinchhe tak mai ni mahse Chalmers-a  bulah chuan a mizia a danglam vek a, a bula awm reng tura a it thu he lawng captain hian a sawichhuak nghe nghe.

            Tichuan May 20,1867 khan Chalmers-a te chuan Avarua, Rarotonga an thleng ta a. Hemi tuma lawng lian atanga lawngleng hmanga khawmuala a chuangte an phurh luh dawn chuan a hnam mi, lawngleng khalh tu chuan a hming a zawt a, a ni chuan ‘Chalmers’ tia a chhan hnuah a zawttu chuan ‘Tamate’ tiin a ko ta hlauh a. Chuta tang chuan a ram mi te chuan ‘Tamate’ tiin an ko hlen ta a ni.

Rarotonga a thlen atang hian an tawng a zir ta nghal char char a, thiam pawh a thiam chak viau. Chutih lai erawh chuan Rarotonga ram chu Kristianna in a lo luah hneh tawh em avang chuan mak a ti viau a, mahse chung Kristian te chu eirukna thinlung leh nun dahlauin a eichhe nasa em em a, chumi siam tha tur chuan hnathawh tur tam tak a awm tih a hre nghal a ni.

Rarotonga rama Kristian nun tlachhe tawh tak siam tha tura a thawh hmasak ber chu zu do a ni. He ramah hian zuin hi sualah an ngaih loh bakah an rui tawng thei em em a, chu chuan sual hrang hrang a hring chhuak ani tih hriain huaisen takin a do a, a tirah chuan sawt in lang lo mahse zuin mi te chuan an zah phah hle. Hnim buk kara zu in khawm te hi a va phawk a, an zu a leih buak tir vek a, tichuan Pathian thu a hrilh zui ta thin a ni. Hemi rual hian Chalmers hian Pathian rawngbawl tura inpe te chher hriamna hmun (institution) Rarotonga-ah hian a enkawl bawk a. Heta a zirlaite rilruah hian an ram chhehvela ramthim palhdarha chanchin tha puan darh duhna Chalmers-a hian a tuh nghet hle. Hei bakah hian Chanchin tha puandarhna atan English in chanchinbu a siam bawk a, Rarotonga ram mi te hian English an hriatthiam deuh nual avangin he chanchinbu hian a thawh hlawk hle a, rawngbawlnaah a pui nasa hle. Rarotonga-ah hian kum 10 chuang a thawk hman a ni.

            Hringei zingah: Hetianga Rarotonga rama rawng a bawl lai hian a rawngbawl dan duhkhawp lovin Rarotonga bul lawka Pacific tuifinriata thliarkar pakhat New Guinea thliarkara hring ei ho hnena Chanchin Tha hril duhna chuan a rilru a luahkhat tlat mai a. “Isua Krista leh a Kraws ka hnaih poh leh heng hringei ho hi hmaichhana hmuh a Chanchin Tha hrilh hi ka chak zual thin,” tiin a sawi hial a ni. Mihring pangngaiina hringei ho an tenna leh an hlauhna tak chu James Chalmers-a tan chuan amah hip tu a ni ve thung a. Tichuan amah tirtu London Missionary Society chuan Kum 1877 May thla khan furlough-a haw theihna hun an pe a, furlough-a haw ta lo chuan a nupui nen chuan New Guinea lam chu an pan ta daih mai a ni.

New guinea hi Great Britain let thum laia lian a ni a, hriat a la hlawh loin a ram mi te an kawlhsen a, hringei ho awmna a ni. Sakhaw mumal an nei lo a, ramhuai hnathawh hlauhna leh mihring thlarau thihtheihtawh loh rinna chu an sakhua ber a ni mai. Khawsik leh natna hrang hrang te hi enkawl an tum lo a, Malaria a tam em em a, heng avanga mi an thih chuan a ramhuai hnathawh niin an ngai hmiah mai a ni. He rama missionary te tana kawng lo satkaw tu Rev W.G. Lewis chuan, “Hringei awmkhawmna a ni a, tupawh mai hi rukru leh mi dawheh an nivek mai. An chhuan ber chu an tatoo hi a ni a, tatoo nei tur chuan mihring thisen chhuah ngei nih a ngai,” tiin hetih hunlaia New Guinea ram mite chungchang a sawi.

Tichuan Chalmers te nupa chuan New Guinea chu panin Port Moresby-ah October 22,1877 khan an  thleng a, Suau-ah an Mission Station hmasa ber an din ta a ni. An thlen hlim hian James Chalmers chuan thi, savun kawnghren, puan etc chu anmahni ringhlel em em tu a ram mi te thian a siam nan a present a, an lo ngaina phian aniang an lal chuan Mission station an sak chhung hian Chalmers te hi a inah a lo mikhual nghe nghe a ni. An inbun fel atang hian hna an thawk nasa hle a, a ram mi te lehkha zirtir hna chu a nupui pi Chalmers-i’n a thawk a, chutih laiin James Chalmers ve thung chuan Pathian thu hrilhin inkhawm te a huaihawt a. An hlawhtling chho hle.  Piangthar inti apiang chu nasa takin an enkawl zui a, danglamna nasa tak nei te chauh fimkhur takin Chalmers-a chuan a Baptist ta thin a ni.

New Guinea-a hringei ho hi an la mawl em em a, khabe ruh leh mihring ruhro an awrh hnuang a, khawvel mihring dang zawng zawng hi hringei vek turah an ngai mai. James Chalmers-a te nupa in chawhmeh atana sa tin(can) an ken te chu mihring sa ni turah an ngai mai zel. Tumkhat chu Chalmers-a’n hringei zing ami piangthar tawh pakhat hnenah beram leh kel sa tui a tih leh tih loh a zawt a, chu hringei chuan tui a tih loh thu sawiin mihring sa tui a tih leh tih loh a zawh leh chuan chu pa chuan a hmui te chap chap pahin ‘Tui tak a ni’ tiin a chhang niin Chalmers-a hian a sawi.

Tum khat chu Chalmers-a rawngbawla a zinchhuahna hmun pakhatah nu pakhat hian an pa thi tawh ruang chu haichhuakin a thenawmte nen ruai theh nan an lo hmang a, tum khat leh phei chu hringei ho hian an ruai thehnaah an sawm ve a, chumi tum chuan Chalmers-a nupui Jane-i chu chawhmeh atan mihring hnute an chhawp hnur mai a ni. Hetiang chanchin maksak leh rapawm tak tak hi an tawng tam hle. Jane-i hi nu ropui tak pakhat a ni ve hrim a, a pasalin rawngbawla hmun hrang hrang a zin changte hian amahin in a lo nghak a, rawngbawl hna chu hringei hnam kawlhsen tak zingah a lo kalpui ve thin a, Chalmers-a rawngbawlna ti hlawhtlingtu pawimawh tak a ni.

Hetianga chawlh pawh awm lek lova rawngbawl hna nasa taka an thawh lai hian a taksa chauh em avangin Chalmers-a nupui Jane-i chu natna hrang hrangin a tlakbuak a. In enkawl turinFebruary 20, 1879 khan Sydney a pan a, hetih chhung hian Chalmers-a chuan rawngbawl hna a lo thawk chhunzawm ngar ngar a. Jane-i hi Sydney-ah hian a natna tuar chhuak zo lo vin a thi ta a, hei hi a hnu fe a lehkha a hmuh hnu chauhah Chalmers-a hian a hre ve chauh a ni. Hetianga a rawngbawlpui leh a hmangaih em em a nupuiin a thihsan tih a hriat hian a ruk tak chuan Chalmers-a hian a tuar ve hle. Mahse chu lehkha a chhiar zawh chuan pachang takin, “Ka lungngaihna zawng zawng te Krista tana thawk chung zelin ka phum bo ang, ka nupui hi a kiangah a awm si a,” a la ti thei hial a ni.

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            New Guinea-ah hian James Chalmers-a hmaah Missionary thenkhat chu lo lut ve tawh bawk mahse hna tak tak thawk a, a ram lairil luhchilhtu ber chu Chalmers-a hi a ni awm e. Heng hringei hnam zinga rawngbawl tur hian an duhzawng hrang hrang pein thianah a siam hmasa phawt thin a, hringei ho duh em em Tomahawk (hreite) leh sa sah chemte te chu Britain atangin heng hringei ho thiana siam nan hian thahnem tak a chah lut hial a ni. Hetianga nasa taka rawng abawlna hi Pathian pawhin mal a sawm a, kum 1878-ah chuan ramhuai biakna zualpui (Reign of Hethenism) chu tih reh niin kum 1882-ah phei kha chuan mihring sa an hem hminna thuk te, mihring sa hmanga ruai theh te, mihring luruh ro inkhawl siak te chu a rawngbawlna hmuna mi te chuan an bansan fel ta niin Chalmers-a hian a record a ni.

            Hetianga Hringei hnam hoin Pathian lam an lo hawi hnu hian inkhawm nan ahma a ramhuai an lo biak thinna hmun te chu an hmang ta a, heng an Biak in ah te hian mihring sa an ei tawh te leh ramsa luruh ro tam tak chu banga tar thutin a chhuat te chu mihring thisen luanna hmun a ni bawk a, a tliang hun mai a ni. Hetianga Chalmers-a’n Hringei hnam ho thiana siama Kristiana a inleh tir avang hian British sawrkarin helai thliarkar ho a awp tan hlim pawh khan Chalmers-a hi a tangkai hle a, thuneitu lam pawhin an zah hle.

            Vawi tam tak amah tirtu London Missionary Society-in Furlough-a haw turin an ko thin a, mahse hna a tam em avangin furlough-a haw a a hna chawlhsan chu a ui hle thin. Mahse kum 1886 khan lohtheihlohna avangin furlough-a a hawn zak a tul ta a, hemi tuma a haw hian London-ah a kal a ngaisangtu a ngahin  London tlawhtu missionary ngaihhlut ber pawl a tling awm e. Hemi tuma chawlh a hman lai hian W. Wyatt Gill nena an ziah ‘Work and Adventure in New Guinea 1877-1885 leh ‘Adventures in New Guinea’ lehkhabu te a tichhuak a. Tin, a nupui hmasa Jane-i thiannu Sarah Eliza Harrison nen intawngin a ni nen hian kum 1888 khan an innei a. Sarah pawh hian a rawngbawlna hmunah zui ve nghalin New Guinea-ah an let leh a, New Guinea khawthlang lamah an rawngbawlna zauhin Motumotu thliarkarah an insawn a, heta tang hian hringei dang, chanchin tha la hrelo te hnenah hma a lak zauh lehzual theih phah a ni. Chalmers-a nupui pahnihna Sarah-i pawh hian Chalmers-a rawngbawlna hi a tuipui hle a, a khawhar a hnemin a rawngbawlpui tangkai tak a ni.

            Chalmers hian a nupui pahnihna nen hian kawng hrang hrangin rawngbawl hna an chhunzawm a, kum 13 liamtaa rawng an lo bawl tawhna Rarotonga chu tlawh lehin hemi tum hian mitinin an lo lawm a, rual u deuh te phei chu an mittui te a tla hial a ni. Kum 1891-ah Port Moresby-ah an inkulh leh a, Chalmers chuan heta tang hian hmung hrang hrangah rawngbawlin a zinchhuak thin a ni. Hetianga a zinchhuah hlan te hian Sarah-i hian an in lamah a rammi an chhawr te nen rawngbawl hna a lo chhunzawm thin a ni.

            Kum 1895 kha London Missionary Society kum 100 tlinna (Centenary) kum a ni a. Hemi tum hian amah titu Society lam chuan a rawngbawlna chanchin report te pe a, midang a cho chhuah zel theih beiseiin London-ah an ko haw a. Hemi tum hian kum tawp thleng London-ah hian chamin a cham chhung hian a rawngbawlna chanchin a ziahna lehkhabu ‘Pioneer Life and Work in New Guinea 1977-1894 chu a tichhuak nghe nghe a ni.

            Fly River-ah: Furlough-a a haw hma khan New Guinea ramchhunga hmun hlauhawm ber leh rapthlak, a rammi te pawhin an tlawhpawh ngam loh leh Chanchin tha la thlen lohna hringei tam tak la awmna hmun Fly River dung chu tlawh chhuah tumna lian tak a nei a. A let leh hnu hian a rammi a chhawrte chu rawngbawl hna thawk turin he lui kam hmun hrang hrangah hian a dah a. Tum dang ang bawkin Tomahawk (hreite), Vaihlo leh bungrua eng eng emaw chu heng lai hmuna hringei te thiana siam nan a sem leh a, hei hian hemi tuma a rawngbawlnaah pawh hian kori a tuin, mi tam tak Krista hnenah a hruai theih phah a, a hnuah phei chuan New Guinea-a Biak in tha ber pawh dinna hmun niin Torres Straits Mission  chu a rammi te hian an din ta hial a ni.

            Kum 1900 khan Daru Island-a an awm laiin Chalmers-a hi a nupui pahnihna Sarah chuan a thihsan leh a, Sarah hi a thih hma hian thla 14 zet khumbetin a damlo a ni. Hemi tum pawh hian a hma ang bawkin Chalmers-a hian a chunga thilthleng chu ‘a tana tha tura Pathian remruatnaaa’ a ngai leh hmiah mai a, New Guinea ram chu a hriselloh em avanga amah pawhin a tuar ve mai hlauin haw mai tura ngenna te pawh Scotland lam atangin adawng a, mahse chung an ngenna te chu chhangin “Ka chhehvelah hringei tam tak Krista la hre lo an awm a, ka nupui thihna hian he ka rawngbawl hna atang hian min chawlh tr thei lo a ni,” a la ti fan a, mahse vanneihthlak takin a rawngbawl hna pui turin Rev. Oliver F. Tomkins chuan a rawn zawm hlauh mai a, ani nen hian hringei ho hnena rawngbawl hna chu an thawk chhunzawm ta a ni.

            A hun tawp lam: April 4, 1901 khan Chalmers hian a vei em em, hringei kawlhsen tak tak awmna hmun Goaribari Island-a hringei ho thiana siam tur leh an zinga rawngbawl turin Tomkins-a nen an thawkchhuak a, April 7-ah an lawng chuan he thliarkar hi thlengin an thlen hlim hian Hringei ho chuan an lawng chuanna Niue chu beih tumin an rawn hual nghal a. Mahse Chalmers-a chuan a tuk zinga inhmuh tiamin chung Hringei ho chu a hnawt kiang thei hram a. A tuk zingah chuan chung hringei ho chu vaukamah an ralthuam famkim nen a hma aia tam zawk an rawn thawk chhuak a, Chalmers-a pawh chuan anmahni be tur chuan a rawngbawlpui Tomkins-a nen vaukam lam chu an pan ta. Vaukam an va thlen chuan heng hringei ho hian Chalmers-a leh a rammi Kristian te chu chaw ei turin an ruaithehna hmun lamah an hruai a, chutia chaw ei tura an thut lai chuan Chalmers-a leh Tomkins-a te chu hnunglam atangin talhtum hmangin an vaw thlu ta thut a. An lu an tan sak a, an taksa chu chan sawm vek hnuah Hringei nu pakhat hnenah eitur atana siam turin New Guinea rama Krista chanchintha puangchhuaktu Krista pasaltha James Chalmers-a leh Rev. Oliver F. Tomkins-a te sa chu an hlan ta a, an eizo ta vek a ni.