Tuesday, September 10, 2013

MIHRINGTE LEH THILSIAM DANGTE

MIHRINGTE LEH THILSIAMTE: THUTHLUNG HLUI THLIRNA ATANGIN

                                                                                                                                      By Lalnuntluanga Ralte

Tin, Pathianin anmahni mal a sâwm a: Pathian vêkin an hnênah, “Chi tam tak thlaha lo pungin, leilung hi luah khat ula, in thu thuin awmtîr rawh u; tuifinriata sangha chungah te, chunglêng sava chungah te, thil nung leia bawkvâka kal zawng zawng chungah te thu nei bawk rawh u,” (Gen. 1:28).

Tunlai khawvelina harsatna a hmachhawn lian berte zinga pakhat chu Ecological Crisis (kan awmna khawvel leh boruak inthlak danglam) hi a ni awm e. Boruak lo lum chho zel te, thlasik lo nâ chho zel te, rannung leh ramsa lo thlem chho zelte leh ram ngaw lo chereu chho zelte hian mihringte leh thilsiamte nunah harsatna kawng hrang hrangin a thlen awm e. Chuti ang kara awm kan nih avangin Ecology (khawvela thil awmte inlaichinna leh inkhawihtawn dan chanchin zirna) kan hriat a pawimawh em em a, chutihrual chuan Pathianina mihring a siam chhan leh a mawhphurhna kan hriat tel a pawimawh bawk awm e.

Pathianin khawvel a siam chhan leh khawvel tana a thil tum kan hriat thiam dan angin khawvel hi mihringte hian kan thlir a, chumi hmang chuan kan vela thil awmte kan en thin a ni. Thilsiamte laka kan rilru a chhe zawnga kan hman leh kan tih thinte hi khawvela sakhua zawng zawngte hian kan Pathian thu lungphum (Pathian nihna leh a thil tum kan hriat dan leh kan zir dan) kan ngaih ruat leh thlir dan atanga lo irhchhuak a ni a. Science leh technology hi khawthlang ram tena Pathian thu leh Bible an hrilhfiah danah in nghat a ni a, hei hian kan chenna khawvel leilung leh boruak inthlak danglam hi thui takin a nghawng niin an ngai a ni.[1] Chuvang chuan, kan vela thilsiam dang awm vete hi eng tin nge kan en ang a, enge kan tana an hlutna leh tangkainate sawi kan tum dawn a ni.

I.                   ECOLOGY
A hmasa berah chuan Ecology hi enge a awmzia lo sawi hmasa dawn ta ila. Ecology tih thumal hi German Biologist Ernst Haeckel-a (1834-1919) phuah a ni a, he thumal hi Greek tawng thumal pahnih Oikos (chenna In emaw hmun emaw tihna) leh logos (chhui emaw zir tihna) atanga lak a ni.[2] A awmzia chu Pathian thil siamte (khawvela thil awmte) inlaichinna, inkhawih tawn dan leh inrintawn dan chanchin zirna hi a ni. Chu chuan min hual veltu boruak te, in tur tui te, ei tur thil te leh a dang te (abiotics) leh nunna nei, kan vela mite (biotics) awmze nei taka an inlaichin dan a kawk a.[3] Tin, kawng dang lehah chuan khawvel leh a chhunga cheng mihringte leh mihring nilote inlaichin dan chanchin zirna hi tiin kan sawi thei bawk ang.

II.                ECOLOGICAL CRISIS
Chuti anga inlaichin, inkhawih tawn leh mamawh inpe tawn tura Pathianin a ruahman chu mihringte duhamna leh sualna chuan khawih chhiain dinhmun tha loah khawvel hi a din tir a, chu chu Ecological Crisis an ti chu a ni. Kan awmna khawvel leilung leh boruak inthlak danglam hi mihringte thil tih nghawng chhuah a ni a.[4] Mihringte duhâmna leh hmasialna, nawmsak duhna avang te, hmasawn kan duhna avanga kan vela Pathian thil siam ropui tak tak pawisa siamna (Bank of money) ang maia ngai a, kan duh duha kan sawisa thin hian khawvel sik leh sa, kan nun zelna tur atana thil tul a ti chhe nasa em em a. Chu chuan kan awmna leilung leh boruak chauh hi khawih loin mihringte ngei pawh hma lam hunah harsatna min siam dawn tih chiang takin a lang a ni.[5]

Zir miten kum 40 chhung an zir atanga an hmuh chhuah chu Ecosystem (Khawvel leh a chhunga awmte inthlunzawm dan) chhunga awm inlaichinna leh inzawmna, inrintawn dan chu a kehchhe mek zel a, chu chu kan tuara kan awmna khawvel hi dinhmun hlauhawmah a ding chho hret hret zel a ni an ti. Chumi avang chuan leichung lang tha a dâ zel a (Soil erosion), chemical thil avanga tui leh boruak dang lam chho zel te (water & Air pollution), Sik leh sa inthlak danglam (climate change), ram ngaw chereu (deforestation), corbon dioxide lo pung zel te, kan chenna khawvel tuamtu leh vawng daitu (ozone layer) pan zel te, ruahtui tlem chho zelte hi kan tawng chho zel a ni an ti. Hêngte hian mihringte chuah ni loin thil nungte dam khawchhuahna tur bakah an nitin nunah thil tha lo a thlen a, khawvela nungho zel thei lo turin min siam chho tan ni.  Kan awmna khawvel leilung leh boruak inthlak danglam zel hi heti zawng hian han sawi ta ila:

1.      Kan chenna Khawvel leilung danglam leh boruak bawlhhlawh
Kan chenna khawvel leilung leh boruak bawlhhlawh hi sap tawng chuan Environmental Pollution an ti a. Chu chu kan khawvel tuamtu, mihringte leh thilsiamte nun theihna tura boruak thianghlim in buk tawk tura Pathian siam danglam thei maite, kan nun theih nana kan mamawh boruak danglam theite, tui thianghlim kan in thin, in atana him lo a lo ni chho zelte, kan ei tur atana rah chhuahtu ber leilung thatna lo dâ zelte hian mihring nunah ngawng tam tak a nei a. Tui thianghlim lo in avanga thi, boruak thianghlim tha hmuh tawk loh avanga nun hlauhawma awm thei kan ni reng bawk. Hêng kan chenna khawvel leilung leh boruak bawlhhlawh zel hian kan nakin hun atan dinhmun hauhawmah min din tir mek zel bawk a ni.[6]

Eirawng bawlna atanga mei khu chhuak tam takte, kawng dunga motor tlanin khu a siam chhuahte, bungrua siamna hmun atanga leh power plant atanga mei khu chhuak nasa luttukte hian boruak a ti bawlhhlawhin mi tam tak nunna leh hriselna a khawi pawi pha a ni. Chu bakah hêng industry leh factory, lungalh thei an hmanna power plant atanga mei khu lo chhuak hian Acid rain a siam a, chu chu ram ngawa thing leh mau, hnim leh thlaite tan chhiatna a lo ni a, lui leh tuikhuaha thil nungte tan tûr hlauhawm tak a lo ni bawk a. Mi thiamte chuan Refrigeration-a CFCs (chlorofluorocarbon) kan hmante hian kan awmna boruak vawng daitu leh min venghimtu Ozone Layer a ti chhe zel an ti bawk a ni.[7] Kan awmna boruak lum chho zel hian tuipui chim chin a ti sang hret hret zel bawk a, mi tam tak dinhmun hlauhawmah din tirin, an chenna hmun tuiin a chim pil mai thei dawn a ni. Chu mai a ni lo, sik leh sa inthlak danglam chho zel hian kan ei zawnna a nghawng chho tan mek zel bawk a, ei leh in tur kan thawhchhuahna kawngah nghawng thui tak a nei a ni. Mobile Workshop leh industry atanga bawlhhlawh kan paih thin hian kan rama tuipuite a ti bal thei bawk a, chu chu luia chêngte tan a him lo hle a. Tin, plastic kan hman nasat luttuk avangte leh rannung thah nana kan hman thin hlote (powders & Spray) hian kan tui in tur, ran leh kan ei tur thlengin a nghawng mek zel bawk a. Chu bakah min tuamtu boruak, khawvela kan chenpui rannung leh ramsa, thing leh mau, thlai tam tak a ti mangangin boral thei dinhmunah a dintir mek bawk a ni.         

2.      Ram ngaw chereu  
Ram ngaw chereuna chhan lian berte zing a mi chu industry hmanrua atan leh furniture tur atan leh sumdawnna atana thing leh mau kan kit thin hi a ni. Hei bakah hian ei kan hmuhna ber lo (cultivation) atan ram ngaw kan thiah thin leh hmasawnna tur atana project lian tak tak a lo awm a, chu chuan ram ngaw tha pui pui min thiah tir bawk a. Kan ramah pawh tui khuah (Hydel Project) uar kan tum a, chu project ti hlawhtling tur chuan sawrkar pawn chak takin hma a la, nimahsela, han khuap tak tak ta se, ngaw an thiah hnem tur zia hi! Luipui kama ngaw tha zawng zawng an thiat darh zo vek ang a, kan khaw awm dan (climate) hi a danglam ngei ang a, nungcha tam tak an ral bawk ang.
Hmasawn leh nawmsak kan duh luatah hian kan vela nungcha hlim taka awmte leh ram ngaw thate hian an tuar ta zel a nih hi maw!  Ram ngaw kan thiah zel hian thil siam nung dangte boralna kawng kan hawng zel a, kan awmna leichung lang tha a kal ral zel bawk a. Hei hian khawkheng leh ram khawro a siam zel bawk a.[8] Boruak kan mamawh pawh nasa takin a ti kiam ve zel thei bawk a ni.

III.             ECOLOGICAL CRISIS LO AWM CHHAN

A chunga kan sawi takte atang khian kan chenna khawvel thil tawn mek chu kan hre thei awm e. Hêng chhiatna leh dinhmun hlauhawma awm tirtu thilte hi eng nge ni ang tih hi lo sawi hmasa dawn ta ila:

1.      Mihringte sualna vang
Bible zirtirna atang chuan thil siamte chunga chhiatna lo thleng thin hi mihringte sualna avang kan ti thei ang. Adama leh Evi suala an tluk avangin lei chu anchhedawng a lo ni ta a. Chuvang chuan, lei chuan hling leh buarte a lo chhuah a, thawhrimna hmanga ei hmu tura tih an lo ni ta (Gen. 3:17-19). Nova hun lai pawhin mihring fate sualna nasat zia kan hmu a, an ngaihtuahna chuan sual lam hlir a awn avangin Pathian thinurna an tawngbua tih kan hre bawk (Gen. 6:5). Tin, tirhkoh Paula pawhin “Thil siam zawng zawngte chu tun thlengin rûm leh nauvei nâ tuarin an awm hlawm tih kan hre si a” a ti a (Rom 8:22). Hêng Bible châng atangte hian khawvela chhiatna lo awm hi mihringte sualna avang a ni kan ti lo thei lo ang. Leilung pianken chhiatna tam tak erawh a awm tih kan hriat tel a tha awm e (entirnan: lirnghing te, tlangkang leh cyclone etc.).

Sakaw biaknaa duh fir leh duhtui, Gerrard Winstanley-a chuan, “A tir atang rengin thilsiam dangte leh mihringte inkarah te, mihringte leh Siamtu inkarah te thlaraua in pawhna leh intluktlanna a awm thin a” a ti a. Nimahsela, mihringte hian thil siamte chu thil anga an hmuha an ngaih chinah chuan he khawvel hi kan ta, kan duh duh kan neih theihna leh leih theihna khawvel angin kan lo hmu ta a. Chu chuan atir atang renga kan inlaichinna leh intluktlanna, nungho tur kan nihna chu a ti chhe ta a ni.[9] Chutichuan mihringte sualna leh bawhchhiatna avangin kan chenna khawvel chu buaina, khawlohna, mumal lohna, inngirnghona leh eirukna leh tharum thawhna khawvel a lo ni ta a ni (Gen. 3: 17-19).[10] Mihring sualna chuan thil siamte lungmuang taka an awm vena khawvel chu awm ngam awm loh khawp, tuarna leh chhiatna khawvelah a siam sak a ni.

2.      Pathian thu kan hrilhfiah dik tawk loh vang
Pathianin ama anpuiin mihring a siam a … mipaah leh hmeichhiaah a siam a … mal a sâwm a … “Chi tam tak thlaha lo pungin, leilung hi luah khat ula, in thu thuin awmtîr rawh u; tuifinriata sangha chungah te, chunglêng sava chungah te, thil nung leia bawkvâka kal zawng zawng chungah te thu nei bawk rawh u,” a ti a. (Gen. 1:27-28).

He chângah hian Pathianin mihringte tih tur a pe a, chu chu “in thu thuin awmtîr rawh u” (Heb. kāḇaš) tih leh “thu nei bawk rawh u” (Heb. rādhâ) tih a ni. Mi tam tak chuan helai thu hi thil siamte hi kan thu thua awmtir a, an chunga thu neia, duh duha khawih theih leh sawngbawl theihin kan ngaiin a rinawm. Chuvang chuan, thil siamte chunga kan rilru put hmang hi Pathianin atir atang rengin mihring hnena tih tur a pek kha kan kalsan thui viau a ni. Lynn White, University of California-a Historian ropui tak chuan, “Tunlai khawvel science thiamna leh technology-te hi khawthlang culture atanga lo piang a ni a, he khawthlang culture hi Christian-te ngaihdan leh thurin bula in nghat a ni bawk a, thilsiamte hian mihring tan lo chuan awm chhan an nei lo a ni” a ti a.[11] He ngaihdan hi Kristian-te zingah pawm leh zawm kan tam avang hian kan chen mekna khawvel dinhmun hlauhawmah kan siam a ni. Pathian thil siam an ni ve tih hi kan ngaihtuah ngai lo, thing leh mau, thlai kan kit a, rannung leh ramsa kan tihlum bawk a, kan nawm amak hian kan sawisa a nih ber hi maw! Pathianina enkawl tur leh an chunga hotu tura a dah mihringte hian duat taka enkawl ai chuan kan hlawkna tur, kan mamawh phuhrukna tur chauhah kan ngai hi Pathian thu kan lak sual vang kan ti thei ang.

3.      Mihringte duhamna leh hmasialna vang    
Mihringte hian Pathian hnen atangin “tih tur” kan dawng a, chu chu thil siamte duat taka enkawl leh venhim hi a ni. Amaherawh chu, chumi letling chiah chuan awmin kan suat a, kan ti rem zel a nih hi maw! Thi siamte hi kan duhamna puitlin tur leh kan hlawkna tur, kan hlimna turin kan va hmang nasa em! Mihringte hi thil siamte ru botu, khawvela chang ve zel tawh lo tura siamtu kan ni.[12] Kan nawmsakna leh hmasawnna kan neih zawng zawngte hi thil siamten an tawrh avanga lo awm a ni a. Industry lian tak tak, Factory lian tak tak leh ei leh bara kan intodelhna tura chemical thil kan hman zawng zawngte hian thil siamte nunna hi a va la tam tawh awm em? Ei tur kan neihna tura thing leh mau kan kih zawng zawngte hi? Kan duh duhin kan sawisa a ni deuh ber e! Pathian thil siam an ni ve tih reng kan ngaihgtuah ngai lo. Hêng avang hian ran ngaw tam tak a chereu a, rannung leh ramsa chi thenkhat an ral tawh a, hmuh tur an awm tawh lo. Kan chenna boruak a lum zel bawk. Leilung hian a thatna pawh tun hma ang khan a chhuah thei tawh lo bawk. Nimahsela, kan duhamna leh nawmsak duhna chuan min buk thlu zel zawng a nih hi.      

IV.             ENGTIN NGE CHU CHHIATNA CHU KAN HMA CHHAWN ANG

            Kan awmna khawvel chhe mek zel hi mihringte sualna leh khawlohna avang a nih thu Bible-ah kan hmu a. Chutihrual chuan thil siamte enkawl leh venhim hi mihringte mawhphurhna a ni tih min hrilh tel bawk a. Pathian leh mihringte inkara remna leh muanna (Heb. šālôm) a awm theihna turte, thil siamte leh mihringte inkara remna leh muanna (Heb. šālôm), rorelna dik (Heb. mišpāṭ) a awm theihna turin eng tin nge kan tih tak ang le? Chu harsatna su kiang tur chuan mihringte hian tih tur leh mawhphurhna kan nei a, chu chu lo thlir dawn ta ila a tha awm e.

1.      Inhrilhhriatna (Awareness Campaign) neih
Khawvel leh a chhunga chêng zawng zawngte hi kan awmna leilung danglam, boruak inthlak kual vel hian min nghawng vek a. “A thu an hriat lohva chu engtin nge an rin ang? Thu hriltu awm lovin engtin nge an hriat ang?(Rom. 10:14) a tih ang deuhin hrilhtu leh puangzârtu awm loin, tih leh tihloh tur kan hre thei lo a ni. Mite hriat atan, zawm tura kan duh thilte chu awareness campaign hmangin kan puang chhuak fo thin, hei hi thil tangkai tak a ni. Miin, Pathian thil siam phung leh nih dan a hriat miau si loh chuan eng tin nge thil siamte hmangaihna thing lung a neih theih ang? Mi tam takin kan vela thil siam awmte hi kan mamawh phuhru tura awm ve mai an ni ti a an ngaih tlat chuan tihchhiat an pawi ti ngai lo ang. Amaherawh chu miin, thil siamte hi Pathianin duh taka a duan leh a din, tha leh mawi a tih em em an ni tih a hriat phawt chuan dim dawina, ngaihhlutna neiin tha tak leh duat taka enkawl duhna a nei ngei ang. Chuvang chuan, kan chenna khawvel chhe mek zel leh thil siamte boral zel hi kan vei a hun ta hle mai; an tel lo chuan mihringte hian khawvelah hian dam khawchhuahna chance kan nei lo tih hi kan puanzar zel hi a pawimawhin a va hun tak em!

2.      Sawrkar leh tlawmngai pawlte  hian nasa zawka hmalak
Sawrkar pawhin chak takin hma a la mek zel a, Forest Department hnuaiah Wildlife Protection dante neiin, Wildlife Conservation tam tak an siam a. He project hnuaiah hian ramsate chenna tur ngawte humhalhin, sum tam tak sengin he project hi kal pui mek a ni. He project hnuaiah hian sa pela ram chhuah (hunting), kah/thah leh tihhlumte a khap a, chuti anga titute chu dan hmanga man/hrem theih an ni. Central Government hnuaiah Indian Board for Wildlife kum 1952 khan din a ni a, Wildlife Protection hi central sawrkar chuan a tui pui viau a ni.[13] Mizoram sawrkar pawh hian ramsa leh ram ngaw humhalh kawngah nasa takin hma a la ve bawk a. Wildlife Conservation project hian reserve area zau tak tak a nei a, a chhunga thing leh mau, ramsa etc. te tu tan maha khawih chhiat theih loin a siam a, hei vang hian nasa takin leilung hausakna a venghim/humhalh a ni.

Hêng bakah hian kan awmna boruak min vawn daihsak a, boruak thianghlim min petu ngaw tha tak tak kan ei zawnna avanga kum tina kan thiat/tichereu zel hi kan in enfiah a, a thlakna tur kawng kan zawn hi kan tih mak mawh a ni. Chuti anih loh chuan kan awmna boruak a lum zel ang a, boruak thianglim kan tlachham chho zel dawn tihna a lo ni ang a; tui in tur thianghlim kan neih theihna turin kan lui tuite kan vawnfai a ngai a, mobile workshop, factory, industry atanga thil thianghlim lo, mihringte leh rannungte, thlai leh hnimte tana tha lo kan tih chhuah thinte hian nghawng thui tak a nei zel a. Chuti ang thil chhiate chu a dahkhawmna tur kan siam a, kan paih thinte pawh a tha awm e. Tin, bungraw chhia leh hnawmhnawk kan paihkhawm kang thin hian mei khu nasa tak a siam a, a khu chu boruak thianghlim lo thlen tirtu a lo ni zel bawk a. Thil siamte hi Pathian thil siam an ni ve tih kan ngaihtuah ngai loh vangin enkawl leh venhimna kawngah kan inthlahdahnain, an tan pawilo tih kan ngah thin hle a ni. Boruak thianghlim kan neih zel theihna turin ramngaw humhalh tha ila, thing phun te pawh uar zel ila. A tul loa thing leh mau kih leh suasam ching lo bawk ila, duat takin, an tel lo chuan kan nung thei lo a, nunna atana kan mamawh em emte an ni tih ngaihtuahna chang i hria ang u.

V.                THUTHLUNG HLUI ATANGIN ZIR TUR KAN NEI.

A chunga kan sawi tak ecology chung chang hi Bible-ah kan hmu lo a. Nimahsela, thil siam chanchin atang lo lang thil siamte leh mihringte inlaichinna, mihringte hnena Pathianin tih tur a pek atangte hian ecology awmzia leh nih phung lo ngaihtuah dawn ta ila a tha awm e. Pathianin khawvel hi a chhung chêngte an awmna tur hmuna awm a, an nih tur ang tak an nih theihna tur leh intluktlanga an nun a, khawvel hausakna leh thiltihtheihna chen za turin a siam a. Chu chu a en a, tha a ti hle tih thu kan hmu (Genesis 1:31). Atir atangin Pathian leh mihringte inkarah te, Pathian leh thil siam inkarah te, Mihring leh mihringte inkarah te, mihringte leh thil siam inkarahte leh thil siam leh thil siam inkarahte remna leh muanna (šālôm), rorelna dik (mišpāṭ) awm turin Pathianin khawvel hi a din a. Rorelna dik, remna leh muanna tihchhiat a nih chuan kan awmna tura awm thei lo leh kan nihna tur ang ni thei lo hian khawvelah mihringte leh thil siamte hi kan awm dawn a ni.[14] Chutihrual chuan mihringte hi Pathianin thil siamte laka hrang, thil tih theihna leh theih bikna nei turin ama an puiin mi a siam a, chu nihna chuan thil siam dangte laka danglam bik leh hrang bikin min siam a ni.[15] Chuvang chuan, mihringte hian tih tur leh mawhphurhna lian tak thil siamte chungah hian kan nei a ni. Heti zawng hian han ngaihtuah dawn ta ila.

1.      Thil siamte leh mihringte inkara remna leh muanna (šālôm), rorelna dik (mišpāṭ).
Genesis bung khat leh bung hnihah hian thil siam chanchin chi hnih kan hmu a. Chûng thil siam chanchin kan hmuh chu Pathianin mihringte leh thil siamte inkara inlaichina leh inrintawnna a lo siam, a lo din hi thil siamte nena innghengtawna, inlaichinna tha nena chengho tur kan ni tih rinna leh ngaihtuahna petu hmasa ber leh bul ber chu a ni.[16] Chu chu ecology kan ti thei ang. Pathianin Khawvel leh a chhunga thil awm zawng zawng a siam lai khan, Khawvel hi remna leh muanna, rorelna dika khat ni turin a siam a. Chuvang chuan, Pathianin a en a “tha a ti hle a” tih vawi-7 kan hmu a ni (Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25 &31).  

Pathian leh mihring, Pathian leh thil siamte, mihringte leh thil siamte, thil siam leh thil siamte inkarah remna leh muanna, rorelna dik a awm[17] tih hai rual a ni lo. Chu khawvela awm mihringte leh thil siam zawng zawngte chu Pathian ta a ni tih kan hmu bawk a (Sam 24:1 & 50:12). Chûng inpawhna leh inlaichinna tha, remna leh muanna leh rorelna dik awm zawng zawng chu mihringte bawhchhiatna avangin a lo khawlo zo ta a. Amaherawh chu, Pathianin tih tur min pek erawh a la ngai reng si a. Chuvang chuan khawvela remna leh muanna, rorelna dik a awm theihna turin mihringte hian mawhphurhna kan nei a, chu chu Lal Isua lo kal chhan pawh kha a ni reng a ni.  

2.      Mihringte leh thilsiam dangte inlaichinna.
Thil siam chanchin atanga mihring siam dan lo lang hi a mak hle mai a, thil siamte aia danglam bik, Pathian anpuia siam, thil siamte aia thuk zawk leh ril zawka in zawmna nei, chumi anih avanga thil siamte chunga hotu leh enkawltu atana a siamtuin a ruat a ni a. Thil siam chanchin hmasa zawk (Gen. 1:1-2:4a) ah hian Pathianin mihringte chu tih tur a pe a, chu chu hei hi a ni, “Tin, Pathianin anmahni mal a sâwm a: Pathian vêkin an hnênah, “Chi tam tak thlaha lo pungin, leilung hi luah khat ula, in thu thuin awmtîr rawh u; tuifinriata sangha chungah te, chunglêng sava chungah te, thil nung leia bawkvâka kal zawng zawng chungah te thu nei bawk rawh u,” (Gen. 1:28). He lai chângah hian “Thu thuin awmtîr (Heb. kāḇaš) tih leh “Thu nei bawk rawh u (Heb. rādhâ) tih kan hmu a; Gen. 2:15-ah “Tin, LALPA Pathian chuan mihring chu a hruai a, Eden huanah chuan a enkawl leh a vêng tûrin a dah ta a.” tih kan hmu bawk a, he laia Adama hnena tih tur Pathianin a pek pahnih chu “enkawl (Heb. ’āḇaḏ [“enkawl” tih ringawt hian a awmzia a phawk pha lo a. Leilung  thatna hmu tur leh hmang tangkai (mihringte tana tha tura chhawr tangkai) tura pek nihna lam a kawk zawk awm e] ) tih leh “vêng” (Heb. šāmar) tih a ni a.

Hêng mawhphurhna mihringte hnena Pathianin a pekte hi a awmzia takah chuan khawvel leh a chhunga awm zawng zawngte hotu leh enkawltu, an thatna tur ngaihtuahpuitu, an chhiatna tur leh harsatna an neih pawha chhawk zangkhaitu tur leh venghimtu ni turin thuneihna a pe a ni. Mihringte hian thil siamte tel lo chuan khawvelah awm chhan a nei lo ang bawkin thil siamte pawh hian mihringte tel lo chuan khawvelah awm chhan an nei bik hek lo.[18] Mihringte hian thil siamte chunga rorelna dik nen, hotu a nih anga enkawl leh venhim bak tih tur an nei lo a ni.[19] Pathian hian mihringte hi lal tha tak, khawngaihna leh dawhtheihna nei chunga, dik tak leh fel takin thil siamte chunga ro rel turin min ruat tih kan hriat a tha awm e.   

3.       Khawvel leh a chhunga chengte zinga pakhat chu mihringte hi kan ni.
Pathianin ni ruk chhungin khawvel leh a chhunga awm zawng zawng a siam zo a (Gen. 1:3-31). Mipa leh hmeichhiate hi ama kut chhuak kan ni. Hei hian mihringte hi Pathian thil siam khawvela cheng ve, Khawvel luah vetute zinga mi kan ni tih a ti chiang a, thil siamte nena kan inlaichina thuk tak tak sawi tur a awm thei ang. Mihringte hi Pathianin khawmualte, ramsa leh rannung, thlai leh hnim etc. khawvela awm ve tura a siam ang thoa a siam zing ami a ni.[20]  Khawvel leh a chhunga awm, thlai te, rannung te, hnim te leh ramsa te, khawvel ngei pawh hi mawl mang taka rawn insiama rawn indin a ni lo a. Chuti anga rawn awm ni se la chuan in zahtawnna leh in pawisak tawnna an nei lo ang. Pathianin duh taka a siam, mawi a tih em emte an ni. Thil siamte hi mihring tan an ni lo a, Pathian tana siam leh din an ni zawk. Mihringte tana thian tura siam an ni. Chuvangin he khawvelah hian awm ve turin dikna chanvo an nei a, leilungina rah a chhuah, thil thate hi changho a, in chhawmdawl tawn turin thuneihna Pathianin a pe a ni.[21]  

4.      Mihringte hi thilsiamte tel loin an dam khawchhuak thei lo.
Thil siam chanchin pahnihna (Gen. 2:7) ah chuan mipa (mihring [Heb. ’āḏām]) chu leia (Heb. ’ăḏāmâ) vaivut atanga siam a nih thu kan hmu a. He thu pahnih “Mipa (mihring)” leh “Lei” atang hian mihring leh lei inlaichinna leh inzawmna a awm kan ti thei ang. Lei atangin mipa (mihring) a lo chhuak a, chu lei atang vek chuan mihringte mamawh thlai leh hnim a lo chhuak bawk a.[22] Khawvel leh a chhunga awm zawng zawngte hi nih phung leh awmdan zia nei theuh an ni a, tuna an awm dan ang leh nih ang ang hian Pathianin a dinte an ni. Chûngte chu mihringte nunna leh khawsakna atana tangkai leh hlu an ni a. Ruah, tui, boruak, thing leh mau, ei tur thil etc. tel loin mihringte hian dam khawchhuahna chance kan nei lo, chuvang chuan thil siamte tel lo hian kan nung thei lo a ni. Ni leh thla, arsi leh khawvela thil nungte hi mihringte tana tangkai leh pawimawh vek a ni a, chhan nei theuha Pathianin a siamte an ni si a. Chumi avang tak chuan St. Francis of Assisi chuan Ni (sun) chu “unau pa,” Thla (moon)chu “unau nu,” etc. tiin a ko hial a ni.     

5.      Mihringte hi thilsiamte enkawltu leh vengtu tura ruat an ni.     
Mihringte hian thil siamte hi Pathian thilsiam an ni tih an pawm ve tur a ni. Pathianin thil siamte hi an mahni chi awm dan tur ang theuhin a siam a, “An mahni chi awm dan tur ang theuh” tih hi vawi 10 lai kan hmu a (Gen. 1:11, 12v-2, 21v-2, 24v-2, 25v-3 ). He thu hian in thliar hranna, mahni chi ang zel awm hranna a hrilhfiah a. Thil siam hrang hrangte an mahni chi awm dan tur anga in siam remna a kawk bawk a ni. Khawvel a awm chhung chuan hêng thil siam a maktaduai telte hi an mahni chi ang zela chêngho tur an ni. Hun leh hmun neiin Pathian thu ang zelin chi thlah tur leh rah chhuah zel turin thuneihna an nei a ni. Thil siam chanchin atang hian Pathian ruahmanna fel zia, fin zia leh them thiam zia kan hre thei a ni.[23] Pathianin tha a tih, a duh em emte hi kan enkawl tur an ni a, kan duatin an chhiatna tur leh khawvel ata an boral mai lohna turin kan humhalh tur a ni. An mahni awm dan tur anga an awm theihna tur leh anmahni chi ang zela in thlah pung turin dikna chanvo Pathianin a pe a, chu chu kan zah sakin kan pawisa tur a ni. Chuti loa kan suasam mai chuan, kan tan chaw tha min chhuahsak lo anga, ransa leh ramsate tan pawh dam khawchhuahna a ping zo ang. Kan awmna leilung, ramsa leh thil nung dangte kan enkawl that hian kan tan chaw tha, nun hlimna famkimna kan chang thei chauh dawn a lo ni.[24]

6.      Lei leh van, khawvel leh a chhunga awm zawng zawng hi Pathian ta a ni.  
Leilung leh a chhûnga thil awm zawng zawng hi LALPA ta ani a; Khawvel leh a chhûnga chengte nên hian” (Sam. 24:1). Sam ziaktu hian engkim bul chu Pathian a nih thu leh amah avanga awm leh din an nih thu a sawi a. Mihringte tana thil thlawn pek chu leilung hi a ni a, mihringte tana malsawmna ni tur enkawl leh vawn that chu mihringte mawphurhna tho a ni. Tin, khawvelah Pathian lalna rama remna leh muanna din tura ruat leh beisei kan ni. Pathian hi leilung kal dan hmang ti chhuaktu mai a ni lo a, leilung kal dan hmangte hian a nihna ropui tak hi an puang chhuak a ni.[25] A thu pek ang zelin an awm si a (Sam 148:5). Job-a bu-ah pawh Pathian thuneihna leh thil nungte nunna ropuina takte hi Pathian siam an nih zia kan hmu bawk a ni (Joba 38: 4ff.). Sam ziaktu hian khawvel leh a chhunga awm zawng zawngte hi mihringte hamthatna tur tana Pathianina a ruat, a enkawlte an ni tih min hriattir a tum a.[26] Sam 8:1ff-ah pawh mihringte tana Pathian thatna leh ropuina kan hmu bawk. Engkim mai hi Pathian atanga chhuak leh lo awm a ni.

A tawp berah chuan engtin nge kan chenna khawvel chhe mek zel hi kan din thar leh ang a, engtin nge Bible-in min hrilh lo ngaihtuah leh dawn ila a tha awm e. Kan Bible hian nakin hunah chuan mihringte leh thil siamte inlaichinna, inpawisak tawnnate din thar an ni ang tiin a sawi a, chu hunah chuan remna leh muanna famkim, rorelna dik chu a awm dawn a ni. “Tin, chinghnia chu berâm no nên an awm dun tawh ang a … bawng no leh sakeibaknei vanglai leh ran chawmthaute chu an awmho tawh ang a … sebâwng leh savawm an tla ang a … nau hnute hne lai chu rulrial kaw kotlângah a tualchai ang … ka tlâng thianghlimah rêng rêng chuan intihnat a awm tawh lo vang a, intihchhiat a awm tawh hek lo vang… (Isaia 11:6-9 cf. Isaia 65:25). He lai thu atang hian khawvel lo la awm leh turah chuan Eden huana remna leh muanna, engkim mai himna ang kha a awm dawn tih a lang a ni. Chu khawvelah chuan remna leh muanna (Heb. šālôm) mihringte leh thil nung (hnim lampang tiam loin) inkarah te, thil nung leh thil nung inkarahte din thar leh a ni ang.

Chu lal ram chu Messia lal ram nena kan thlun zawm chuan, Messia lal ramah chuan eng kim mai tih famkimin a awm dawn a ni. Van thar leh lei thar Pathianin a siam tih zawlnei Isaia hian a sawi bawk a (Isaia 65:17). Chu van thar leh lei thatrah chuan engkim mai intluktlanna, in remna, muanna famkim a awm tawh dawn a ni. Chu lal ram chu Lal Isuan khawvela rawn din a tum chu a ni. Khawvelah Pathian ram din a ni tawh a, chuvang chuan damlote an dam a, mitdel ten an hmu leh ta a, beng ngawng ten an hre leh thei bawk a, mitthite pawh kai thawhin an awm bawk a. Chu Pathian ram, remna leh muanna, rorelna dik, intluktlanna chu khawvel piah lam chauha din tur a ni loa kan chen mekna khawvelah hian din turin mawhphurhna kan nei a ni.

A chunga kan sawi tak zawng zawng atang khian, khawvel chhe mek zel hi mihringte sualna leh awm khawlohna avang a ni kan ti thei ang a, chumai bakah kan duhamna leh nawmsak kan duh luat vang pawh kan ti thei ang. Hêng zawng zawng avang hian thil siamte chu nâ kan tuar tir a, nau vei nâ tuar ang maiin an awm si a. Khawvela awm zel thei lo tur khawpin kan siam mek a ni. Tih fuh loh leh hriat fuh tawk lo chu kan nei ngei niin a lang a ni. Engkim siamtu leh dintu hian a thil siamte hi a hmangaih a, enkawl tur leh venghim turin mihringte hi min beisei a, chu chu kan mawhphurhnaah a dah a ni. Chu hna chu thawk loa thil siamte tana harsatna thlentu leh ti mangangtu kan nih zel chuan keini mihringte tan ngei pawh hian khawvela awm ve zel tur hian chance kan nei bik lo ang. Chuti chuan Pathian laka hel kan ni thei bawk ang. Pathian aiawh, thil siamte enkawl tura khawvela awm kan ni tih kan hriat fo a tul a, thil siamte tana thian tha leh nelawm nih hi kan tum tur a ni. An mi puihna tel lo chuan khawvelah hian mihringte tan dam reng theih a ni lo. Chuvang chuan, kan tu leh fate kei ni ang bawka he khawvela muang leh hlim taka an awm theihna turin khawvel nuam leh tha din sak hi kan tih tur pawimawh ber chu a ni.



[1] V. J. John, “Biblical and Theological Legitimacy on Theologies of Ecology,” The Journal of Theologies and Cultures in Asia, Vol. 11, 2012. Pp. 44-45.
[2] Leonardo Boff, Ecology & Liberation: A New Paradigm (New York: Orbis Books, 1993), 9
[3] P. Joseph Titus, “Divine Agenda for Ecology in Genesis 1-3,” Indian Theological Studies 47 (2010):309. (Hereafter cited as P. Joseph Titus, Divine)
[4] Somen Das, “Modern Science and Technology and the Distress of Earth: A Theological Critique,” The Journal of Theologies and Cultures in Asia, vol. 11, 2012. Pp. 3-4.
[5] George Zakariah, Gospel in a Groaning World: Climate Injustice and Public Witness (Tiruvalla: Christava Sahitya Samithi & National Council of Churches in India, 2012), 13.
[6] Sebastian Kochupurackal, Eco-Mission-A Paradigm Shift in Missiology (Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 2007), 79. (Hereafter cited as Sebastian Kochupurackal, Eco-Mission).
[7] Bas Wielenga, Eco-Just Society (Bangalore: Centre for Social Action, 1999), 15. (Hereafter cited as Bas Wielenga, Eco)
[8] Sebastian Kochupurackal, Eco-Mission. 86.
[9] Ian Bradley, God is Green (London: Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd., 1990), 57.
[10] P. Joseph Titus, Divine. 327.
[11] Preston Bristow, “The Root of our Ecological Crisis,” http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/tj/v15/n1/ecology(27 August 2012)
[12] Ipe M. Ipe, “Ecological Crisis and Agenda for Mission,” Ecological Challenge and Christian Mission, edited by Krickwin C. Marak & Atul Y. Aghamkar (Delhi: CMS/ISPCK, 1998), 11.
[13] Bas Wielenga, Eco. 53.
[14] Yim Tesu, “Eco-Justice in the Old Testament,” The Journal of Theologies and Cultures in Asia, vol. 11, 2012. P. 31. (Hereafter cited as Yim Tesu, Eco-Justice in the Old Testament).
[15] Rosy Zoramthangi, “Dominion Over the Earth: Biblical Response to Ecological Crisis,” Mizoram Journal of Theology, vol. II, no. 2, July/December 2011. P. 19.
[16] P. Joseph Titus, Divine. 310.
[17] Yim Tesu, Eco-Justice in the Old Testament. 31.
[18]  Paulson Pulikottil, God, Creation and Humankind-Old Testament Themes in Ecological Perspective,” Ecological Challenge and Christian Mision, edited by Krictwin C. Marak & Atul Y. Aghamkar (Delhi: CM/ISPCK, 1998), 51.
[19] Purna Chandra Jena, Masters or Stewards_A Theological Reflection on Ecology and Environment (Delhi: ISPCK/NCCI, 2003), 15.
[20] R.L. Sarkar, The Bible, Ecology and Environment (Delhi: ISPCK, 2000), 88.
[21] P. Joseph Titus, Divine. 312.
[22] P. Joseph Titus, Divine. 321.
[23] P. Joseph Titus, Divine. 313.
[24] Yim Tesu, Eco-Justice in the Old Testament. 34.
[25] Sebastian Kochupurackal, Eco-Mission. 118.
[26] Sebastian Kochupurackal, Eco-Mission. 116

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