Devotional (2nd December 2020)
Topic (30th November – 6th December 2020) – “Ki Jingkyrkhu” (Blessings)
“Long ba la kyrkhu ia U Blei bad U Kpa U Jisu Khrist Uba U Trai jong ngi, Uba la kyrkhu ia ngi da ki jingkyrkhu bakynja mynsiem baroh ha ki jaka bneng ha U Khrist.” (Ephesos 1.3)
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U nongialehkai tennis uba pawnam u Arthur Ashe u la iap namar ka jingpang AIDS, u ioh ia kane ka jingpang dei na ka jingai bad shim snam (Blood transfusion) ha ka por ba u shah puid ia u klongsnam (heart surgery). Haba pule ia ka jingim jong U Arthur ym dei tang ba u long u nongialehkai ba pawnam, hynrei udei ruh u briew uba long ka jingaimynsiem ia kiba bun lyngba ka jingim kaba sngur ka jong u. Kaba pynlyngngoh ia kiba bun ka long, ba haba u la ioh ia kane ka jingpang, u iaidon borabor ha ka khmat kaba phuh samrkhie bad kumta kiba bun ki la kylli ia u, “Kumno me lah ban don ka khmat kaba phuh samrkhie haba me don hapdeng jong kane ka jingpang?” U Arthur u la jubab u ong, “If I asked, ‘Why me?’ about my troubles, I would have to ask, ‘Why me?’ about my blessings. Why my winning Wimbledon? Why my marrying a beautiful, gifted woman and having a wonderful child?” (Lada nga kylli “Balei ma nga?” ha kaba iadei bad ki jingeh, nga dei ban kylli ruh, ‘balei ma nga?’ ha kaba iadei bad ki jingkyrkhu, balei ba nga jop ia ka Wimbledon, kawei na ki rynsan kiba heh ha ka jingialehkai Tennis, balei ba nga ioh iathoh bad ka briew kaba bhabriew, ka briew kaba don ka sap kaba kyrpang, bad ban don u khun uba phylla).
Ka jinglong ka jong U Arthur ka long ka jingpynkyndit ia kito kiba khnium ia U Blei haba ki mad ia ki jingeh bad kiba khmih lynti na U Blei tang ia ki jingkyrkhu. U Paul u pynkynmaw ia ki nong Ephesos ba watla ki mad ia ki jingeh kim dei pat ban klet ia ki jingkyrkhu ba kynja mynsiem kiba U Blei u iai kyrkhu ia ki bad ia ka jingim ka jong ki. Ka long kaba donkam ia ngi ruh ban iohi ia ki jingkyrkhu ki jong U Blei ym tang ha kaba kynja doh, hynrei, khamtam eh ki jingkyrkhu ha kaba kynja mynsiem. Pyrkhat ia ki jingkyrkhu ki jong U Blei kiba u la kyrkhu ia phi, bad sa kylli ialade, ‘balei Trai ba Me kyrkhu eh ia nga? dei hangta ba ka jingkhnium kan kylla long ka jingainguh. U Johnson Oatman, Jr u thaw ia kato ka jingrwai “Count Your Blessings” ia kaba la pynkylla ha ka Khasi bad thoh ha ka Khasi Hymn Book ha ka jingrwai kaba 517, u ong ha ka dkhot kaba 2:-
Ban kit la ka khuslai phi ud, phi sngewthait,
Ban bah la ka diengphna shisha phim lah lait;
Ñiew la ki jingkyrkhu artatien kan dam,
Lynter lynti phin shu rwai katba nang jam.
Ai ba ma ngi ruh haba ngi thait, ngi khuslai ngin nang ban niew tang ia ki jingkyrkhu ki jong U Blei bad dei hangta ba ki jingartatien kin duh noh na ka jingim ka jong ngi.
Jingduwai: - “Hapdeng ki jingeh kiba nga dei ban iaid lyngba, iarap ia nga ah U Blei ba ngan nang ban niew tang ia ki jingkyrkhu ki jong Me khnang ba nga lah ban iaid shaphrang ha ka jingim”- Amen
U Blei Un kyrkhu, Pastor Bidonbok Syiem.
