~ J. L. Fimate
Scottist poet ropui Robert Burns-in a phuok "Auld Lang Syne" (Old Long Since) le Fanny Crosby-in a phuok "How sweet the hour of praise and prayer", Hmar ṭawngin "Hni le inpâk hun lawmum" tia ei lo sak ve hlak kha, a thu inmil naw hle sienkhawm, a thlûk ruok chu thuhmun a nih. Inmil nawna siemrem hi ram le hnam, khawtlâng, kohran, sungkuo, nu-pa le inngaizawng hai pumkhata an um zing theina ding le hma an sawn theina dinga a pawimaw ang bawkin, thu inmil lo tak tak thlûkkhata inluongtir hi thu le hla, le rimawi hausakna dinga pawimaw ve chu a nih. 'Auld Lang Syne' hrelo khawmin 'Hni le inpâk hun lawmum' chu ei sak thei tlat an nawm.
Hieng anga thlûkkhat inṭawm hi khawthlang (western) ramhai khun an lo uor hlea, enkâia zawngvêl pei phawt chun hmu ding a tam. Eini khawm, ṭhanghlui deu met hai khan Pathien inpâkna hla thlûk, nunghâk le tlangvâl insâina hlaa hmang an lo uor vea, Kohran khawmin khap hne loin, 'Keilet Hla' tiin an lo khukpui ve nasa ani kha.
Ei hril ta angin ram le hnam, khawtlâng, kohran, sungkuo, nu-pa le inngaizawnghai pumkhata an um zing theina ding chun hmangaina zârin inmil nawnahai siemrema inhrietthiemna nei a ṭûl rawp. Inmil nawna siemrem thei ta lo nana na chu, inhrietthiem nawna a punga, inrem nawna ding a tama, hmangaina khawm a da tah tina ani leiin, inṭhena a tlung hlak. Ram le hnam le Kohran thil taka lem chu darthlalang kawidar anga indara inṭhena ani nuom.
Sungkuo, nu-pa leh inngaizawnghai kâra khawm a danglam bîk chuong nawh. Prince Charles le Lady Diana hai khawm kha an pa, thlahmasak laia muol lo liem tah, Prince Philip khan inrem dingin baukhat hlak sienkhawm an thei ngang naw chu ani kha, an inneina dâr rî inring ang bawkin an inṭhena dâr rî khawm khawvêl nghawng khawpin an ring hle. Hausakna, thilthawtheina le mawina ringawt hin hmangaina a sukpung nasa bîk zuol naw chu ani awm. (Pasietna, chauna le hmêlsietna hai hi hmangaina sukpungtu an nih ka tina ani chuong bawk nawh.)
Inṭhena rama hin ei inmilpui ta naw leia ei innghirnghopuihai chau ei ṭhenawa, ei ngai êm êm, ei thlâkhla ngawi ngawi lai hai le khawm lungnatak le khawsawttakin ei inṭhe rawp. Inhmunawk khawm beisei um ta lo dâm, inhmunawk khawma inlawm dân pangngaia inhmu remchâng ta naw ding dâm leia lungkimlotea 'mangṭha' ei ti a ṭûl rawp hlak.
Hrietzingna lawmum le tuorhlauma inchang ding, sulhnung le nunghlui ami maksan pêk tlat leiin inṭhena hi anain khawsawt a um naw thei nawh. Hlimlai nihai ṭapna'n an chang hlak.
Hringnuna beiseina bo dêr khawpa lung na ngawi ngawiin lotheilo thilin thina'n mî a ṭhe hlak bawk. Amiruokchu, thina leia inṭhenaa ruok hin chu, Sakhuona tukvera dâka, ringna mita ei meng ruok chun, Bethlehem le Kalvaria hmangaina tuihnâr hung luong suok ring zârin chawlna hmun inhawi vânsang inmawia intuokkhawm nawk ding chu ei beisei a nih. Chu ringna leia beiseina zâr chun a nih Fanny Crosby-in "How sweet the hour of praise and prayer" (Hni le inpâk hun lawmum) a phuok nasan khawm.
Ringna, ringzona le beiseina hi an kawp tlat niin ka hriet. Ringna a tlahnuoi chun beiseina khawm a tlahnuoi hlak. Ringna ei ti a hin ringzona a ṭhang naw chun ringna tak tak a tlingzo bawk nawh. Ei i ring kha ei ringzo zuol po leh ei ringna kha a hrat zuol hlaka, ei beiseina khawm a nasa hlak. Ringna boin beiseina a um theinawa, beisei ding um lo ringna chu takbo a nih.
Ringna leiin Sakhuona tamtak a pieng taa. Sakhuo danghai chunga lêng, sakhuo naran ang ni lo, Kristien-a khawm ringna lei bawkin Kohran tam deu a pieng ta bawk. Khawvêlah kohran (denomination) hi 45000 nêka tam uma hril a nih. Ei hmu lo thil ei ringnaa (kohranaa ei thu pawm dâna) hin a thawfu deu chu um ngei ding ei na, ei ringfûk rak naw chun ei thil beiseiah ei vângduoi ding chu ni ngei a tih. Chu pha chun kohran inkhîk inkhal khawm re chieng ta hle bawk a tih.
Taksa mita ei la hmu ngai dêr lo vanram khi ringna leia ei beisei vawrtawp a na. Chu chu ei thi hnunga ei tawnhriet ding chau ani si leiin ringtu in ti si, ringna leia ei 'beisei lampui' ngaisak si lo chu inngaizawng sia inngaina taluo lo ang ani thei awm e! A hming mei meia ringtu ni hi mani inhlêmna ringawt a nih, midang ei hlêm nawh. Hmûtheilo thil ei ring le beisei a hin hmûthei thila ei khawsak dân khawmin thu a phur hle bawk. Hmuthei thilah thudik ṭan ngamlo, thudika ngîr ngam lo, ei nundânah, nundân ṭha le mawi hmu ding a um si naw chun ringna khingbâi ani leiin, vanram kawt ei hnai hawi hle sienkhawm hawng pêk ni naw tawp ei tih. Intuokkhawm le kâr a hla.
Inṭhena thlipui hrângna ram khawvêla hin mitthli, thlavâina, beidawngna, lungdawngna, lungngaina le khawsawtna nasatak pumin ei inṭhe hlaka. Inngaisie rum rum khawpin lungsietakin ei tuor thlawk thlawka. Mi thlêmin mi hnêmtu um hlak hai sienkhawm tuor dân inang a um chuong naw leiin ei tuorna mi hrethiempuitu tak tak an um ngai chuong nawh.
Hieng vângduoina le tuorna nasatak kâra hin tuor dân thiem ei inchûk hrâm hrâm a ṭûl hlak. Harsa hle sienkhawm lungngaina le khawsâwtnahai hi mi hmu hawia chu tuor thiem niawmtaka um thiem ṭâl ṭâl a ṭûl hlaka. Gospel le gospel naw thu chau ani nawh, ei tuorziehai hi mi'n an hmu rawn chun hmusitna'n an chang thei tlat leiin hrietthiemna nei rieu anga inlang hi a pawimaw ve tlat a nih. Lemchang thiem a ṭûl. (Ka thil hril hi ka ta ding chun thil harsatak a nih, thei ka tih ka tina ni loin, hringnun mizie ka hrilna chau lem a nih.) Chu lei chu an nawm khawvel mi ropui tamtakin an harsatna le tuornahai an thup ṭal ṭal hlak nih. Abraham Lincoln khan a nau pathumhai lu a sûn hmêl kha mipui hmaa a suklang ngai meu nawh.
Chuleichun, lemchang thiem ringawt ni loin, tuorna phênah ringna leia beisei ding hmutu hai chu an vângneiin, a hadam tlâk khawp el. Chu hadamna thurûk chu an nawm Fanny J. Crosby'n a hmuchienga a hlaa a phosuok le a puongsuok chieng êm êm chu.
"*Hni le inpâk hun lawmumah, Lungruolin ei inhlân;
Ei lawmna hla'n vân tieng a tlung, Ringna thlaa vuongin;
Chieng tak elin la hrieng ei ta, A thutiem ropui chu;
Hnuoiah ruolhai ṭhe inla khawm, Vanah lân tuok ei tih.
Nakie vânah lân tuok ei tih, Vânah lân tuok ei tih;
Isu thisen hlu ring leiin, Vânah lân tuok ei tih.
*Hmangainaa insui khawmin, Lungril hmun khat neiin;
Krista, Pathien naupa hmingin, Ei inkhawm, hlim takin;
Inṭhena hung tlung ngei sienkhawm, A thutiemna leiin;
Beiseinain nakie phaleh, Vanah lân tuok ei tih.
*Ei ke châu le sâwl ta hnung hin, Râl ram mawi tlung a ti;
Hmangaiha'n an mi lo nghâkna, Tuipui râl tieng ramah;
Ni a kiem a, kum kiem a ta, Thlêmna thlipui bo pha;
Chatuon inpâk lawmna hla leh, Vanah lân tuok ei tih."
A ringna le a beiseina hring po po chu hi hlaa hin Calendar angin a chienga, milim nal deu angin a fie bawk. Isu thisen hlu Ringtuhai chu lungril hmunkhat neia lungruola ei lêngna khawvêla hin inṭhena hung tlung ngei hlak sienkhawm, Krista thutiem ropui ei i ring chu chiengtaka hre dingin Vanah ei lan tuokkhawm nawk ding thu a hril a nih. A phawrsuok thiem hle.
Mizo Kristien Hlabu a chu an lettu hi Laibâta an zieka, ei ni Hmar Kristien Hlabu a hin, hla dang dang khawm, an lettu hming pakhat khawm an lang naw hi an lettuhai ka thanatpui deu hlak. Hla inlet hi thil namai an nawh ti hi ka hrietchieng sia.
Neithang-in "Khawvêl thina ram ni sienkhawm/Vân chu hringna ram a nih/Khawvêl inṭhena ni sienkhawm/van intuokkhawmna a nih" a ti le Joyce Reba Rambo-in "The holy hills of Heaven call me" (Tlang thienhlimhai khin an mi ko zing) ti hlahai le hin thlarauah an hmunkhat zuol bîkin ka hriet. A phuoktuhaiin an phuok laia an thlarau dawng dân khawm an ang ngei awm.
Fanny J. Crosby hin Pathien inpâkna hla 8000 chuong hiel a phuoka, "Queen of Gospel Song Writers" dâm, "Mother of modern congregational singing in America" dâm an ti hiel hrim a nih. A hlaphuokhai laia ei ni hai chen mi chawm êm êm tu, a kutsuok tuihnâitak ei lo chên ve phâk ṭhenkhat chu, "Aw, Sandamtu, mi fe pêl naw" (Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour), "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine", and "Pathien ropui raw se, sandamna pe tu" (To God Be the Glory) hai hi an nih. Hla a phuok rawn êm leiin, a hun laia a publisher ha'n mi pakhat hminga hla tam deu um chu an phal naw leiin a damsung khan hming lem (pseudonym) 200 chuong hiel a hmang. Poem 1000 chuong a ziek bawk bâkah, Poetry bu pali le Autobiography bu pahni an suo (published) bawk a nih.
A khawvêl hringnun hi a vângduoia, a chan a siein a thlasiet um thlâk hle.
Kar 6 a upa ani chauin a khuosik leiin a mit an vûnga, a sie zuol pei leiin mitdel a hung ni tah. Thla 6 mi ani in a pa'n a thisana, a puitling chenin a nu le a pi'n an enkawl a nih. Hlami ding hrim hrima pieng ni awm ania, a vangduoina le a chansietzie an zawtna a hlahril hmasatak chu kum 8 mi aniin a phuok. A pi hrilphûrna zârin kum 10 mi ania inthawkin kârtin Bible châng bung 5 pei a byheart-a, kum 15 a tlingin Chanchinṭha bu palihai, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Number, Deuteronomy, Thuvarhai, Hlahai Hla le Sam buhai chu a byheart vawng hman a nih.
Mi an piengsuol deu lei ela invêt sawisaka sawisak hi eini lai angin an thaw ve ngai nawh. Naupang dang ang bawkin kum 1835 khan New York Institution for the Blind (NYIB) School-ah a kâia, graduate chen inchûkin, a hung hlawtling tung ta pei a nih.
Mî a ang nawna chun a sinthaw an chawkbuoitir tum nawa. A vangduoinaa chun tlawm a tum nawa, a rawngbawlna indâltir a tum bawk nawh. Hla phuok bâka hin Mission sin dang dang hieng McAuley Water Street Mission, the Bowery Mission, the Howard Mission, the Cremore Mission, the Door of Hope le the Women's Christian Temperance Union a hai sin a thaw bawk. Ama ngeiin a hril dânin, "Damsunga mitdel dinga ka pieng hi Pathien remruotna thienghlim ni dingin ka ringa, ka hringnun a ṭhuoi dân a hin a chunga lawmthu ka hril a nih. Zinga hin mitvarna an mi pêk ding nisien pawm teu naw ninga. Keiâ mawina le thil lawmum tak takhai hi hmu theiin ka suongtuona hi an lo chawkbuoi nisien chu Pathien inpâkna hlahai hi ka phuokin, ka sak naw pal el thei a nih....Vanram ka tlung phaa ka hmu hmasatak nuom chu ka sandamtu hmêl êngmawi a nih." a tih.
Mitdel nisienkhawm pasal neiin, nau dâm a zuk neia chu, vângduoina'n la hnawt peiin a hmangai êm êm a naunu chun muol a liem san nawka. A naunu lu a sûn lei hin "Safe in the arms of Jesus" hi a phuok a nih. A chansietna suksie zuol dingin a pasal le khawm inremnawna neu neu an nei leiin, inṭhe angin an um zui bawk.
Kum 1915 khan kum 94 mi niin a hnuoi taksa mâksanin, hmangaiha'n an lo nghâkna, tuipui râl tieng rama intuokkhawmna hmun ropui chu a lo pan tah a nih. Ama inzanain Fanny Crosby Day (March 26) chu hmang hlak ania, Fanny Crosby Memorial Home for the Aged (1925-1996) chu hawng ani bawka, kum 1975 khan Gospel Music Hall of Fame a lâklut ani bawk.
Crosby'n hieng chanchin mak le ropui tak tak a siem hmâ dai, kum 1788 khan Scottish Folk Song hlui zûlzuiin Robert Burns chun "Auld Lang Syne" hlahril a lo phuoka. A thlûk inlâr êm êm, sûngril them êm êm, lunglâi thâwi êm êm hi George Thomson-in a siem Select Songs of Scotland, vol. II kum 1799 a mi kha a nih.
Scots hai chun hi hla hi kumhlui inthla zâna an sak hlak a nih. A thlûk a ngûi nala, a zawi innem ngawi ngawia, a zûnin mi a zem rieu leiin Bristish Isles po poa sak hlaw a hung ni nghâla. A hnungin English, Welsh, Irish le Scottish hai khawvêl hmun hran hranah an inpêmin (emigrates) hi hla hi an sawmsa peia, khawvêl pumpuiah a hung inthang tah a nih.
"*Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
*And surely you'll buy your pint cup!
and surely I'll buy mine!
And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
*We two have run about the hills,
and picked the daisies fine;
But we've wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.
*We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.
*And there's a hand my trusty friend!
And give me a hand o' thine!
And we'll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne."
Ruolcham pahni inpâwl ngei le inngâina êm êm hlak, hun sawttak inhmu ta lo hnung, zuk inhmu nawka hlimtaka hnîngzu no dawma an insukhlim lai thlâ a hlaa khin an lang theia. Hun liem ta hnung hai hril kîrin, an khawsawt ziehai an inzawt mawl mawla, kokîr thei ta lo an nunhlui chu an ngaia theinghil an phal mawl nawh. Inngâina zuol pei dingin an intiem bawk a nih.
A phuoktu chun hi hlaa hin ruol inngainatna le inunauna a chawisang êm êma. Nunhlui le ruolhluihai theinghila, huntharah beiseinathar neia, nunthar lawma insukhlimna tieng ni loin, ruolhluihai le anni haiin hrietzingnaah nunhlui ngaium tak tak an lo siem ta hai ngaihlutna hla ani lem. Hla lênglawng, nunhlui inthlana hla ni loin, nunhlui ngaina hla ani tak. A thu le a thlûkin lung a kûia, sungril a fanga, nun a chênchil.
Hi hla hi kumhlui inthla zâna sak hlak ani bâka, lusunnaa dâm, graduation le farewell a hai an sak hlak bawk. British colonies haiin Independent an changa Union Jack puonzâr keithlâk ani hunah an sak hlak bawk. Royal Navy hai Passing Out Parade hla ani bawka, hi dan hi zui peiin Commonwealth Nation tam takin an Military College Passing Out Parade hlain an hmang zui ta pei bawk.
Crosby'n "How sweet the hour of praise and prayer" (Hni le inpâk hun lawmum) a phuok lai khan hi hla khawsawt um, ngûi le zawi, sungril fang ngawi ngawi thei, lung suklêng êm êm hi a lo hmelhriet hle ni ngei ding a na. Hi hlathlûk inlâr êm êm hi hmangin Ringtuhai chanṭhat zie le an chan hadam um zie chu a hung puong suok ta lema. Inṭhêna tlung sienkhawm khawsawtna le nunhlui ngaina tieng nêkin, "for Auld Lang Syne" ti loin beiseina thar tieng ami thlîrpui lem a nih.
Khawvêl dân angin khawvêla inhmu nawk ta lo dingin Ringtu hai chu inṭhe hlak in la khawm, Krista a hung nawk pha chun ropuitakin ei lan tuokkhawm nawk ngei ding a nih (I Thes 4:16-17). Chu chu Fanny Crosby hla thupuitak chu a nih.
Hril ding hriet naw sa sa'n, thaw ding hriet naw manin, inzawm lo neng nungin ramtin ka hril rawn taluo deu tah. A tiem pei um chuong ta naw ni hai, suktawp zâi rêl phawt a ṭha ta hmêl.
A tawpna dingin hi thu hi la zuk zep nawk hrâm ka tih. Khawvêla ei damsunga ding hin ei ngâina le ngâisangtak, ei ngâipawimawtak chu sum hi niin ka hriet. Damsunga ding chun a pawimaw hrim bawk leiin an dik le an dik rak lo khawmin, sum zawngin ei invei vêl mer mur el chu ani hi. Hi pa hi a fel, a gospel, a nun a ṭha tiin ṭawngbau ṭha'n ei inlawm hlaka chu, a nina taka chu a neinung nung hi a nih ei ngaisanga ei ngaina nawk hlak. Amiruokchu, thi hnunga mi ngainat ding ruok chu ei thilṭha thawhai kha ani nawk si. Ei sum hau leia mi chunga ei lêng vêl theinahai le inhawi ei tinahaiin umzie a nei ta nawh. Chu khawm chu nisien damsung tawite sung hin a tu tu khawm hi hausa ei nuom seng tho ani ie!
26/6/2021
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