Rev. Dr. Zairema (1917 - 2008) Chanchin:

Mizofa piang tawhte zinga ngaihsanawm ber pawl ami Rev. Dr. Zairema ka ui zia lantirnan a chanchin an ziah hi ka blog-ah ka dah ve a ni e.

Rev. Dr. Zairema (kum 91) hi March 4, 1917-ah Hmunhmeltha khuaah a piang a. A pa chu Doliana a ni a, a nu chu Aibuani a ni. Unau pathum mipa hlir an ni. 1931-ah Middle a pass a, 1936-ah Matric a pass leh a. 1940-ah B.Sc. (Hons) pass lehin 1945-ah B.D a zo leh a ni. A nupui Pi Thangdailovi nen ni March 4, 1943 ah an innei a, fapa 3 leh fanu 4 an nei.

A naupan tet atanga Kristian chhungkuaa seilian a ni a. B.Sc. a zir lai atanga Pathian rawngbawl tura inpumpek tum a ni a. Kum 1940-ah B.Sc (Hons.) a zawh hian ME School Headmaster-ah a tang phawt a, Pathian thu zir a duh avanin a bansan leh a. 1943-ah BD zir turin Serampore College-ah a lut a. College Stipend tlem a hmuh bakah Rualkhuma (a patea) leh a nau Thanseia sipaia tang ten an chawm a. 1945-ah BD chu first class-ah a zo va, Synod hnuaiah a thawk nghal a, a hun chanve chu Mizo High School ding hlimah a hmang a. Hetih lai hian Mizo tawng Bible bu kim a la awm loh avangin Baptist Kohhran nena thawk tlangin Presbyterian Kohhran lam atangin Rev. Zairema, Rev. Saiaithanga leh Rev. Thanga te nen telin 1959-ah Bible bu kim chu an peih fel ta a ni.

September 23, 1945 Special Assembly-ah nemngheh a ni ta a. High School lam indaih lohna avangin kum hnih chhung a thawh hnuah Assembly Secretary hna a thawk zui a, Cachar phaia ringtute enkawl an ngaih avangin 1959 -1967 chhung a zuk awm leh a. 1966 Synod-in General Secretary (full time) neih a rawt a. Rev. Zairema thlan a niin August 1968-ah a thawk tan a ni. Kohhran thang zel mamawhna avangin Executive Secretary pathum neih thaa hriatna a lo awm a, ani hian 1974 -1981 chhungin Senior Executive Secretary hna a chelh zui ta a ni.

1963-ah Mizo Bible enthat rawt a nih khan Rev. Zairema chu a buaipuitu berah ruat a ni leh a. Hna tul dang avangin a enthatute hian an thawk sawt thei lo hle a. 1993 kum bulah khawla chhut tura peih fel a ni a, 1996-ah chhut zawh a ni ta a. Kum 30 chhung zet lehlin hna hi thawh a ni. Amaherawhchu, chhut dik loh a tam em avangin hralh chhuah a ni ta lo a ni.

Ram buai lai khan Baptist Kohhran hruaitute nen theihtawpin remna kawng an zawng a, rinhlelh pawh an kaiin lung inah pawh a tan phah hial a. Buai zualpui a reh khan sawrkar committee hrang hrang – Planning Board, Land Tenure, Boundary, Mizotawng leh Dan lam ngaihtuahtu pawlah te hian a tel thin a. Tin, Calcutta leh Guwahati University te chuan Mizo tawng Matric leh BA exam zawhna siamtu leh endiktuah kum 30 chuang zet an chhawr bawk.

Mizo Synod bakah North East India Christian Council (NEICC), Presbyterian Assembly, National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) ah te hian mawhphurhna pawimawh tak tak a lo chelh tawh a, Bible Translator Committee-ah member a ni tawh bawk a. World Reformed Churches Conference, Brazil-ah United Church of North India aiawhin a palai a. Tribal Consultation, Philippines-ah a tel tawh bawk. Synod Moderator-ah a tang tawh a, committee pawimawhah a tel zel bawk a ni.

Synod Office, Bookroom, Press, Thingsulthliah biak In leh Sunrise Flour Mill te hi a hova sak an ni a. 1982-ah kum 65 mi nia a pension hnuah mi thenkatte nen hlemhletna do turin Vigilance Council an din a, Mizoram Guardians an din leh bawk.

1988 khan Serampore University chuan chawimawina sang Doctor of Divinity (Hon. Causa) a pe a, 1991 khan North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) chuan Doctor of Literature (Hon. Causa) a rawn pe bawk. Heng chawimawina te hi Kohhran leh vantlang tana a rawngbawlna hriatpuina a ni.

A Lehkhabu ziah pawimawh zualte chu:

1. Chanchin Tha Marka (Hrilhfiahna)

2. Chanchin Tha Johana (Hrilhfiahna)

3. Uar bik nei Pawlte

4. Khati khan kan hril thin a

5. Bilat lei

6. God’s Miracles in Mizoram

7. Apokrifa (Lehlin)

Rev. Dr. Zairema hi a pension hnu pawhin Mizoram leh Presbyterian Church of India tana mi tangkai, finchhuahtu leh uaplumtu a ni reng a. Hun enge chen atang khan taksa chak lohna hrang hrangin a tlakbuak a, a pawn chhuak peih meuh ta lo va. Kohhran programme pawimawh hrang hrangah pawh min telpui peih meuh ta lo va. Synod Inkhawmpui vawi 85-na, Ramhlun North-a kan neih zawk takah pawh khan Pastor nemngheh tharte chibai buktu (Moderator lo ni tawhte) zingah beisei a ni a, amaherawhchu taksa chak lohna avangin min telpui thei ta lo va. Tukin zing dar 6:00-ah lungna avanga a thih thuin min rawn deng zui leh ta mai hian Kohhran hote pawh min barakhaih hle a ni. Kan Synod hotute hmun hrang hranga awmte kan inhriattir nghal a, zau zawka zualko hna lo thawk turin Synod Information & Publicity lamte hriattir an ni bawk a. Hun rei lote chhungin Rev. Dr. Zairema thih thu hian India ram chhung leh ram pawn lam a deng nghal a, amah uina leh tuarpuina thu te kan dawng nghal bawk a ni.

‘Mizoram Synod Pa’ tih hiala chhal ngam Rev. Dr. Zaireman chatuan ram min lo pansan ta hi Mizoram Synod leh a thawhpui Kohhran leh Pawl hrang hrangte tan channa nasa tak a ni a. Engkim chunga roreltu leh remruattu chuan a kalsan tak a chhungte a thlamuan zel ang tih hi kan ring a, kan tawngtaipui bawk a ni.

Condolences: Moderator/ Senior Executive Secretary,

The news of the death of Rev. Dr. Zairema around 6 am this morning comes as a very sad news to all of us in the family of Serampore College. Rev. Dr. Zairema was a BD student at Serampore College in the early forties, during the Second World War. He was one of the leading students. He was known for his hard work and brilliant academic performance.

Rev. Dr. Zairema was the first among the Mizos whom Serampore College awarded Doctor of Divinity degree for his outstanding contributions to the Church and Society. His death is a great loss not only to the Mizo Church but also to the whole Christian society and the community of theological education in India.

I, on behalf of Serampore College, the Council and Senate of Serampore College, hereby convey our condolences to his family members and the Mizoram Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Dr. Lalchungnunga
Principal, Serampore College
Secretary, Council of Serampore College
Convener, Senate of Serampore College

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Mizoram Presbyterian Kohhran hruaitu min leh zahawm tak Rev. Dr. Zairema'n he leia a rawngbawlna chawlhsana chatuan ram min pansan thu zualko mail kan dawng a, pawi kan tiin kan ui hle. A kalsan tak a fate leh a tute, Kohhrana a rawngbawlpui zawng zawngte kan tawrhpui a, Pathian awmpuina leh thlamuanna an chungah a tharin thleng mawlh rawh se tiin kan tawngtai a ni.

He leia thahnemngai tak leh taima taka Lalpa tana a inpekna leh a thawhrimna rah chu Zoram dung leh vang leh Zoram pawna Mizo hnahthlak Kohhranho zingah par angin vul reng se tiin chawimawina leh duhsakna sang ber kan hlan a ni.

Rev. Lalsawichhunga
Moderator, PC, Myanmar

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Chanchin kan lo hre ngal vat a, a lawmawm e.

Thil danga a pawimawhna pawh a tam ang, Bible zirna huanga atang chuan Mizo te Biblical Criticism( chik taka Bible zirna) Pa kan chan ta a nih chu.

Tin mipui vantlang nuna tihdan tur dik ( social ethics) leh ram leh hnam (Nationalism) leh Rinna inkar thua tihdan tur dikah pawh Mizo te tan chauh ni lo, hnam dang te leh India Sorkar tan pawh zirtur a awm ngei ang.

Lalpan a kalsan tak a chhungte leh Kohhran hote awmpuiin thlamuan rawh se.

Rev. P.R.Hmuaka

Tuebingen,

Germany.

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Birmingham Dear Friends, I must write this in English so that I can express myself properly.

It was with sadness that I received the news of Pu Zairema's death. He was always there for us missionaries, and his wisdom kept us from too much follishness many a time. In my time he was at Silchar, and even when I returned there in 2005 to go to the Cachar Hill Tribes Synod, it was as Pu Zairema's house that I thought of the top bungalo. Whenever we travelled, he was there with his welcome and care for us.

His leadership and his scholarship will be greatly missed. Even last year when I attended the ATC Centenary he was busy writing an important book. I greatly cherish the long conversation I had with him in his house at that time.

Please give my condolences to his family, and assure them and the Mizo Church of my prayers. I will inform Rev Alwyn Roberts immediately.

Yours in Christ

Angharad Roberts/Zopari

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Source: mizoramsynod.org