Nazareth Khua: In Zei Thil Tha Dah A Chuak Bal?

Tuchan Nazareth Khua 

Christmas a nai cang i, Nazareth Khua kong te tial hi, ka lung ah a chuak. Zeicatiah Christmas kong ruah fate, Mary le Joseph khua a simi Nazareth kong hi, ruah lo awk a that lo caah a si.

Jesuh chuah hlan deuh ahcun, Nazareth khua te hi, khua fate taktak a rak si. Mary le Joseph an rak i hmuhnak le hamnak khua a si. An ngaknu tlanval lio ah, an rak i hawikomhnak le nuam tein an rak lennak khua a si. Khuate a si caah, pakhat le khat an i thei dih i, hawikawm bantuk tein khua an rak saknak khua a si. Sifak santlailo ngai khua an si caah, khua dang he an rak i tlatkai tuk lo. Mah um tein a ummi khua  le umhar ngaimi khuate pakhat a rak si.

Minung mit ahcun, khua nauta le khua sifak si ko hmanh sehlaw, Vancungmi Gabriel nih a lenmi khua cu, Nazareth a si. Hi khuate ah hin, Gabriel nih "Ngaknu thiang Mary cu nau na pawi lai; na pawi laimi fa hi, Thiang Thlarau thawng in a si lai" tiah thawng an rak thanh (Lk. 1:26-38). Joseph nih "Mary hi na nupi ca i lak awh tih hlah. Nau a pawimi hi Thiang thlarau thawng in a si" tiah mang a rak manhnak khua a si (Matt 1:20-22; Luke 1:26-38).

Vancungmi nih cun, a ropui tukmi Jerusalem khua kha aa thim lo i, Jerusalem lengrual ngaknu muisam dawh le pumrua thatha, mirum le milian fanu hna zong kha thim hna lo i, Nazareth khua Ngaknu thianghlim Mary (Judah min ah Meriam) tu kha a rak thim. Minung mit ah zei a si lo nain, Pathian mit ah a ropui tukmi Nazareth khua a si. Pathian khuaruahnak le minung ruahnak cu aa dang.

Mt. Tabor le Jezreel Nelrawn

Nazareth khua hi, Galilee Rili a thlanglei a donghnak par in nitlaklei meng 15 a hlatnak, Mediterranean Rili in nichuahlei meng 20 a thlaknak, Galilee Peng ah, a um. A umnak hi rili in pe 1,300 a sang. Israel ram ah vawlei tha bik an timi Jezreel Nelrawn a chaklei tlangthluan cungah a um. Nazareth in nichuahlei ah tlang minthang Mt. Tabor (pe 1,843) a um i, cu tlang cu  "Jesuh muihmai aa thlennak a si men lai" tiah Bible thiammi tampi nih an ruah.

Nazareth hi sipuazi lampi nih a pallo i khua hriang ngai ah aum caah, Jesuh chan lio ah hin, Galilee Peng i sipuazi cawlcanghnak ah hin aa tel kho tuk lo. Min a ngei lo i, mi nih theihhngalhmi khua a si lo. Sifak santlai lo deuh, lo tuahmi le satil zuami pawl, an umnak khua khan a rak si.  "Minung 200 tluk hrawng lawng khua an saknak khua fate, lotuah le satil zua pawl an umnak khuate a si" tiah a ti. A cheu ca ahcun minung 400 tluk hrawng an si lai tiah an ti. 

Hi bantuk a si caah, Nazareth hi pawngkam khua hna caah thathnemnak min hngal thil pakhat hmanh a chuahpi lo. Nathanael nih Philip bia lehmi nih Nazareth hi zei bantuk khua dah a si timi a langhter ko:-

Nazareth cun zei thil tha dah a chuak kho bal i? (John 1:46)

Cuka khuafa tein Jesuh cu a thang. Jesuh nih hin, Nazareth le Galilee sining hawih in, mission riantuan zong cu aa thawk. Ka dang phan hmasat lo in, Capernaum, Bethsaida le Chorizon hna ah thawngtha chim aa thawk hmasat.

Nazareth aa thawknak tuanbia hi dik tein theih a si rih lo. Ruahnak (theory) phun tampi a um. Thilhlun cochuaktu (archaelogist) pawl nih Jesuh chan hlan ah a rak ummi Nazareth khua hi, an kawl nain an hmu kho rih lo. Cucaah hi khua hi zeitik dah an tlak timi theih khawh a si rih lo.

Nazareth timi in meng 2 hlannak "Kfar HaHoressha" timi ah, khuarawp pakhat an hmuh. Cu khua cu a liamcia kum 9,000 tluk ah, minung an rak um cang ti a si. Thung vawlei in tuammi minung ruak 65 zong thlan ah an hmuh i, Nazareth hrawng ah, hlan lio kum tampi in minung khua an sa cang ti a si.

Nihin ni Nazareth hi cu, Jesuh chuah hnu lawng in theihmi a si. Hlanlio Judah ca hlun ah hin, Nazareth kong hi pakhat hmanh an tial lo. Nazareth kong theih hmasat biknak cu Biakam Thar (NT) le Lamkaltu chung lawng in a si.

Krihfa ca a si lo mi nih a voikhatnak bik Nazareth khua kong an tialmi hi AD 170 hrawng ah a si. Cu ca ahcun, Nazareth timi sullam hi "ral vennak hmun" (guard place) tibantuk in an tial. A ruang cu Nazareth pawng i sipuazi lampi cungah a ummi Sepphoris khua kilvennak caah an rak sakmi a si lai tiah an ruah.

Luke tialmi Thawngtha cauk ahcun, vancungmi Gabriel nih, Mary le Josepth sin i aa langhnak khua kha Nazareth ah a si (Luke 1:26-38). Cun Bethlehem ah Jesuh a chuah hnu ah, Jesuh, Mary le Joseph cu Nazareth ah an kirnak kong Luke nih a chim. Jerusalem biakinn chung i Jesuh an pekchanhnak le Nazareth i an tlunpi thannak kha Luke nih a kan chimh (Luke 2:1-51). Mark nih cun, Johan sin i tipil in awk ah Nazareth in Jesuh khualtlawn aa thawhnak kong a tial (Mk. 1:9-11).

Galilee hrawng abik in Nazareth hrawng hi, sifak santlailo le mi nih zei rel setsailomi pawl, khua an saknak a si caah, Jesuh nih cu minauta hna hi, cawisan a duh hna. Cucaah Nazareth hrimhrim in thawngtha chim hi aa thawk timi kha Luke nih a kan cawnpiak (Lk 4:16-19):

Bawipa Thlarau cu ka cungah a um. Sifakmi hna sin i Thawngtha chim awkah chiti a ka thuh i, Saltangmi hna sin i luatnak thanh awk ah a ka thlah, Mitcawmi hna sin i khuahmuh thannak pek awk le Hremmi hna luatnak ding caah a ka thlah. 

Luke nih, a thannak khua Nazareth ah Jesuh a rak tlunnak kong a kan chimh bantuk in, Matthew (13:54) le Mark (6:1) zong nih a kan chimh ve. Matthew le Mark nih an chimnak ahcun, tipilpetu Johan a thih hlan deuhvak ah, Jesuh hi Nazareth ah a va tlung in an chim. Luke nih cun, Thawngtha chim aa thawkka hrawng ah a tlung in a kan chimh.

Kum zabu 1 lio i Nazareth inn (Jesuh Inn a si kho men an ti)

Thawngtha tialtu pathum nih hin, Jesuh hi Nazareth khua i a va kal tik ah, "Synakok ah a va kal i a cawnpiak hna i, Isaiah cauk a rel" timi kong ahcun an chimmi aa khat cio. "Pathian nih chiti thuhmi ka si" (annointed one) tiah a ti tik tu ahcun, Nazareth khuami nih an zum ti lo. "A nu le pa, a unau, a far le kan theih ko hna" ti in an zum ti lo. Cucaah thil khuaruahhar zong tlawmte lawng a tuah ti kha kan hmuh.

A cawnpiaknak a biaholh an theih tik ah an khuaruah a har. "Hi fimnak hi khaw zeika dah a lak hnga?" anti ko nain, Isaiah 61:1 kha a van rel i, "Amah kha Pathian chiti toihmi ka si" aa ti tik le "Amah ah Isaiah chimmi bia a tling cang" a ti tik ahcun an pawm kho ti lo. "Hlanlio prophet hna zong "An mah le an chungkhar le a khuami sin dah ti lo ahcun, thangthatnak an rak tong ve ko" tiah a van ti chinchin tih ahcun, pumhnak innchung i a ummi Judahmi vialte cu an thin a hung dih i, Jesuh thah an zalh (Lk 4:29):

An tho i Jesuh cu khualeng ah an hnuh i lungpang cungin thlak awh ah, khua a thutnak tlang a par ah khan an kalpi. Sihmanhsehlaw zapi lak khan aa zuk i a lan. 

Minung hi mah chuahkehnak khua minung nih upat hmaizah i pek hi a um tawn lo. Jesuh zong hi a khuami zeite ah an rel ve lo. Cu lawng hmanh silo in thah le nawn an rak timh. Cucaah Jesuh hi, Nazareth ah voi khat hmanh a tlung ti lo.

A ngakchiat lio in kum 30 a si tiang a thannak khua a si caah, a ngai ve ko lai. A philh kho lai lo. A hawikawm zong a ruat ve tawn ko hna lai. A chungkhar le sahlawh zong a ruat ve ko hna lai. Innpa chakthlang a ngai ve ko lai. An rak i chawhlehnak lo, leikuang, thing an laknak, a pa lehtama rian a bawmhnak le an fingtlang zong a ngai ve ko lai. A lang in a hmuh ah a lung zong a leng tuk ve ko lai nain, an thannak khua Nazareth ah Jesuh hi a thih tiang a tlung duh ti lo. Asinain Jesuh a tlawnlennak khua a si ruangah Nazareth cu thluachuakmi khua ah a cang ko timi cu, vawlei tuanbia zoh ah hmuh khawh a si cang.

Nazareth khua le Mt. Tabor

Nihin ni chanthar Nazareth cu Israel Chaklei District khua lian bik a si cang. Arab miphun an tam caah, "Israel ram i Arab khualipi" tiah an ti. 2015 ahcun minung 75,726 an um. Khua chungmi a tam deuh cu Israel rammi Arab miphun an si i, 69% cu Muslim an si i, 30.9% cu Krihfa an si. A cung sannak deuh ah Nazareth khuahlun he artlang in, Upper Nazareth timi khuathar an tlak i cuka cu ka ahcun Judahmi 40,312 (2014) ah an um. Cuka khua cu June 1974 ah khua dangte a si tiah cozah nih an rak ti.

Chanthar Nazareth cu Jesuh chan Nazareth a si ti lo. Innlo thatha a um. Cozah zung lianlian, sianginn le sizung thatha a um cang. 2011 ah Arab miphun ngeihmi "software sernak" high-tech company lianmi 20 tluk a um cang i, Haaretz newspaper nih cun, "Arab miphun hna caah Silicon Nelrawn" (Silicon Valley of the Arab community) tiah an ti phah cang. Israel cozah nih Ralkap kuanfang sernak sehzung ah an hman i, minung 300 tluk rian an chawr hna. Rian dangdang tampi a um i, a bik hotel le tourist rian tam taktak a um.

Jesuh nih, Bawipa Thlarau cu ka cungah a um..Sifakmi hna sin i Thawngtha chim awk ah (Lk. 4:18) tiah a chim bantuk in, Krih Thawngtha hi, thlarau khamhnak lawng silo in, sifakmi hna caah sifahnak chung in khamhnak thawngtha zong a rak si. Jesuh nih cu bia a rak chim hmasatnak cu, hi Nazareth khua hi a rak si i, nihin ni ahcun, "Silicon Valley" he tahchunh a si cang. Krih Thawngtha cu sifakmi hna caah sifahnak in luatnak zong a si chih ti kha a fiang.

Jesuh chan lio ah "Nazareth cun zei thil tha dah a chuak bal i?" timi khuate cu, Krih a lennak ram a si caah, nihin ni ahcun, nichuah-nitlak in tourist tam tuk an phaknak khua ah a cang. Israel nih ramdang tangka an hmuh biknak pakhat cu tourism a si i, 2013 ah 3.54 million tourist nih an tlawn. Israel ram ah tlawn bikmi khua 10 chungah Nazareth hi aa tel ve cang.

Hi khua hlun ah hin, biaknak lei ah min thangmi biakinn le tuanbia ngeimi hmunhma len ding tampi a um. Jesuh thannak khua a si caah, Krihfami caah tuanbia biapi taktak aa tialnak khua asi.

1. The Church of Annunciation hi, Middle East ah a lian bikmi Catholic Church a si. Gabriel, Mary sin aa langhnak hmun a si an ti (Luke 1:26ff)

2. The Church of St. Gabriel cu Eastern Orthodox ta a si i, Gabriel aa langhnak hi, hika zawn ah a si an tinak hmun a si ve.

3. The  Synagogue Church cu, Melkite Greek Catholic Church a si i, Synagogue i Jesuh bia a rak chimnak a si an ti.

4. St. Josepth Church cu, Jesuh pa, Josepth lehtama rian hmun a si an ti.

5. Mensa Christ Church cu The Franciscan biaknak bu ta a si i, thihnak in a thawhthan hnu ah Jesuh le a zultu pawl znriah an eitinak a si an ti.

6. Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent biakinn a um i, cucu Slesian biaknak bu nih an ngeihmi a si. Nazareth khua pawng tlangpar ah a um i, Nazareth kha chuk zoh in a zohmi tlangbo ah a um.

7. Church of Christ a um i Anglican churh a si.

8. The Church of Our Lady of the Fright timi aum i, cuka hmun cu, "Synagouge chung ummi mipi nih Jesuh thah ding in an hnuh lio ah, Mary nih chikkhatte a hei hmuhnak hmun a si" tiah an ti.

9. Jesus Trail cu Jesuh khualtlawnnak a zulhmi lam a si. Km 60 tluk a sau. Nazareth in aa thawk i Galilee lei khua apal hna i, Capernaum ah a dong.

Vancungmi Gabriel aa langhnak-Church of Annunciation

Hi bantuk in tuabia ngeimi khua asi caah, Krihfa tourist tampi an kalnak le tourism hi Nazareth khua i sipuazi pakhat ah a cang. Jesuh a nun lio ah, Nazareth khua cu a tungmer kho lo, a thleng kho lo nain, nihin ni ahcun, Krih ruangah Nazareth cu fimnak le rumnak in aa thang thluahmah cang. Thawngtha bia cu, fimnak, rumnak le lamkip thanchonak a si timi kha, Nazareth tuanbia nih a kan hmuhsak.

Nazareth ah hin Jesuh hi rak um ngelcel hlah sehlaw, "Nazareth khua hi nihin ni ah zeidah a va lawh hnga? Nazareth in zei thiltha dah a chuak bal i" ti zong maw a va si peng ko hnga?

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Zohchunhmi Cauk

1. Charles R. Swindoll, The Greatest Life of All Jesus (Tennesse: Thomas Nelson, 2008), 19.

2. "Nazareth.' Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (Waco: Mercer University Press, 1990).