Report on Zaiwa New Testament Dedication

Karai Kasang a chyeju a majaw, lai wa sai shata May. 25.09 ya shani hta, Yangon Jinghpaw Hkalup Hpung nawku jang kaw e, Zaiwa Chyumlaika ga shaka ningnan hpe ap-nawng ai kyu hpyi hpawng kaba lu galaw la ngut sai lam, tsun shana dat ai law. Wunpawng sha ni yawng mung jawm kabu lawm nga ga. Ndai Zaiwa Chyumlaika hpe gale hpang ai gaw, laiwa sai 1998 ning kaw nna rai sai re. Ya dai ni she Karai a chyeju hpe hkam la lu sai majaw, tsawra ai Wunpawng myu sha ni hpang de Zaiwa Chyumlaika Report kadun hpe tsun dan dat nngai law.

Hpa rai na Zaiwa Chyumlaika lu ra a ta ?

Hpa rai na Zaiwa Chyumlaika hpe lu ra a ta ? Ngu ai ga san hpe tsawra hkungga ai jinghpaw wunpawng myu sha ni hpang de tsun dan mayu nna ndai laika hpe ka byin ai re .Tsaw ra ai myusha ni a myit hta ndai lam hpe ung ang taw nga na hpe kam ai. Myu sha ni a myit hta, ‘Jinghpaw ga chye jang ram sai le….jinghpaw laika, jinghpaw Chyumlaika hpe lu hti jang ram sai le, kaga laika naw ra ai i?’’ ngu nna, myit nga na re.

Dai ni anhte jinghpaw myu sha ni yawng gaw, moi myidi, na hpang, jijaw, natjaw prat kaw na, dai ni hpaji chye ai, ning tawn ai, masha wuhpung wuhpawng hta lu tsap ai, maigan chyam hkra nga pra hkawm ai amyu ni tai wa ai a ningpawt gaw, Chyumlaika mungga a majaw sha rai nga ai. Dai majaw laili laika n-nga jang Chyumlaika mung n-nga na re, Chyumlaika n-nga jang Karai Kasang a mungga hpe mung n chye na, n chye hti ai majaw jijaw, nat jaw prat kaw na n lawt lu na. Dai ni anhte hpe Karai Kasang gaw, jinghpaw Chyumlaika hpe jaw ya ai majaw sha dan hkung ai a myu, Karai hpe hkrit hkungga ai amyu ni tai wa saga ai re.

Rai tim, tinang amyu , tinang a saidaw saichyen ni gara hkan naw nga hkawm ai hpe gaw i dum i chye nga ai kun? Miwa Yunan mung hta anhte jinghpaw saidaw saichyen ni yawng sen lahkawng daram naw nga pra nga ai re. Ndai hpunau ni law malawng gaw ya du hkra nat hkungri hpe sha naw taw nga ai re. Ndai Yunan mung na myitsu salang ni gaw Karai hpe n chye, tsa, chyaru lu na chyu nga ai masha ni naw rai nga ai hpe mu lu ai. Shanhte ga ai ga gaw ‘Zaizaw’ ngu ai Ahzi ga rai nga ai….Zaizaw ngu ai lachyum gaw ‘Wunpawng’ ngu ai lachyum re. Shanhte hpe Wunpawng nga jang nau n chye na ma ai, Zaizo ngu yang sha chye na ma ai. Shanhte hpe jinghpaw ga ga yang, n chye madat ma ai. Jinghpaw ga ga jang baw machyi wa ai nga tsun ai. Ahzi hku gaw, ‘Shitung mying mu jang, u chyut chyut lo ri’ da. Miwa Yunan mung na Wunpawng sha ni yawng gaw, Zaiwa amyu ni sha n re, Wunpawng amyu kru nan rai nga ai, dai amyu kru mahkra gaw, Ahzi ga sha shaga ma ai. Shanhte a matu (Common language) gaw, Ahzi ga re. Dai majaw, ndai Wunpawng sha ni hpe hkye la na matu gaw, jinghpaw Chyumlaika hte sha n mai sai, Zaiwa ga, Zaiwa chyumlaika hte nan sasana shang ra sai.

Dai majaw, dai ni anhte tinggyen myit n mai rawng sai……..Karai Kasang a sasana galaw sa lu na matu gaw, jinghpaw amyu kru rai nga ai Jinghpaw, Lhauvo, Lachik, Zaiwa, Lisu, Rawang myusha ni tsun shaga nga ai amyu ga hte laili laika ni hpe mung manu shadan nna, hka ja ra sai law.

Miwa mung de sa du ai sara langai na mahkrum madup re.

‘‘E....Sara kaba ni e.....daini ngai nanhte kaw sa chyai na yaw.....‘‘ ngu, phone set nna, Miwa hkran de sa mat wa ai da. Shahte mung Sara sa wa na nga jang, lu sha hte hkrak hkyen lajang let la nga ma ai. Sara wa du ai hte rau....Miwa mung na salang kaba langai gaw,.....‘‘Gai ya sara du wa sai gaw, grau hkrak ai tsa naw sa la wa mu...‘‘ ngu aming jaw dat ai hte maren, tsa palin ni saboi n tsa kaw ra di wa tawn masai.. dai shaloi Sara gaw....‘‘E...ngai tsa gaw n lu na re..dui hpa n-tsin she lu na nngai.‘‘..ngu tsun nna, shat lu sha a matu Zaiwa ga hku akyu hpyi woi ai da. Dai hpang gaw, Miwa hkran na salang kaba wa gaw, ‘‘Sara n lu yang....ngai nau lu‘‘....ngu nna, lu tik tik galaw taw sai da..Dai hpang salang langai gaw, ‘‘ E....sara e...! nang mi yet dumsa sa ai ga le, grai madat pyaw ai le ....hpawtni bai dumsa sa dan rit yaw...‘‘ ngau tsun ai da...Shanhte gaw akyu hpyi ai hpe pyi dumsa sa ai hku sha naw mu mada nga ai.

Dai ni anhte a saidaw saichyen rai nga ai hpu nau ndai ni hpe hkye la na matu gaw, shan hte ga nga ai Zaiwa laili laika hte Zaiwa chyum lai ka hte sha madung shatai nna, sasana shang ra sai..Nkau mi chyawm gaw, Zaiwa laika hte Zaiwa Chyumlaika hpe chye hti masai, Zaiwa Hymn ni hpe mung chye mahkawn masai. Ndai zawm chye hti wa ai gaw, Zaiwa Chyumlaika ga gale ai sara, sarama ni kaw nna, shanhte hte matut mahkai let, Miwa mung jarit hkan e, Zaiwa Literacy Class ni, Literacy Workshop ni, mahkawn sharin ai lamang ni law law lang hpe galaw lai wa sai majaw, Karai hpe hkapla hkamsham ai ni mung law wa sai re.

Dai majaw tsaw ra ai Wunpawng sha ni e....nang, ngai nga nna, na amyu, nye amyu, na laika nye laika ngu nna, n mai dangrang hkat sai. Ti-nang gaw dai sasana hta n lu up nawng tim, ta tut sasana galaw ai ni a matu akyu hpyi agun jaw hkat ga, garum shingtau hkat nga ga. Dai ni Karai Kasang a chyeju majaw, Zaiwa Chyumlaika NT hpe mung lu gale da sai re. Dai majaw anhte yawng de a matu kabu shagyau nga gat. Naw matut gale na rai nga ai OT a matu mung jawm n-gun jaw, akyu hpyi garum nga ga ngu, nndai hte mi tsun shana dat nngai law.. Ndai sumla gaw, Zaiwa Chyumlaika gale nga ai sara kaba ni re. Shut shai ai ga si ni lawm na re, mara raw ya mi ngu tawngban dat n-ngai.

Yawng a ntsa Wa Karai bau sin nga u ga ngu akyu hpyi let,

Jamungdan

Report on Zaiwa New Testament Dedication

Attendees (non Zaiwa):

Mark, Leslie, Anna, Nathan Wannemacher (SIL project advisor)

Jack, Alice Fitzwilliam (son of Francis and Jenny Fitz)

Steve Fitzwilliam (grandson of Francis and Jenny Fitz)

Dan and Radona May (funders through Seed Company)

Dave Smith (Fairhaven Church pastor)

Steve Lovellette (Faith EV Free Church pastor)

Jim Kohls ( Fairhaven Church missions cmte)

Dennis, Nancy Drescher (SIL typesetters)

Khoi Lam Thang (Bible Society of Myanmar)

Helga So-Hartmann (provided workspace and house)

Gillian Thida Moh (provided Mark's visa)

Saboi Jum (Shalom foundation)

K.D. TuLum (KBC church pastor)

4 Kachin church elders

about 80 Kachin from Yangon KBC church

Attendees (Zaiwa) (these people attended Friday meeting and dedication)

Duwa Zau Mo

La Bawk

Hkun Seng

Lahpai Doqshi Gam

Dum Daw Naw

Hpau Yu Gam Mun

Rev. Lahpai Zau Bawk

Hpauyam Hte Jum

Mahkaw Naw

Duwa Jaiwa Tang

Hpakawn Yaw

Zau Zen Let

Rev. Sumlut Brang Awng

Nonghkyu Zan Tang

The dedication was held in Yangon on April 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone who arrived from Thailand brought in copies of the NT. So we had 81 copies of the NT for the dedication.

On April 24 we had planned to meet with the Zaiwa translation committee and advisory committee at the Kachin church, but LB came at about 4:30 and told us that the Karen building next to the Kachin church could not have us since we were foreigners (too sensitive) so Mark decided to just go and meet with them. In the meantime the Zaiwa called and said that had arranged for us all to go over a fence at the back of the building to arrive unseen, but that would not work with 4 members of our group around 80 years old. So LaBawk and I went to his hotel and when we got there they were rearranging a room to meet with everyone. They had gotten permission to use the hotel to meet with us. When I walked in they had a camera crew and lighting. LaBawk went to pick up the guests show the van how to get there. In the meantime I talked to the committee about doing the OT and an expanded literacy program. They thanked Ola Hanson for the Kachin they had used, but now have their own. Thanked SIL and Mark. They wanted to form a new committee and continue on. I told them we may need to wait two years for the OT to start with SIL help and that they could submit small literacy projects if teachers were available, but we should wait for Ban Roi to return to expand the literacy program. Afterwards I asked Zau Mo why he did not say anything and he said this was not his plan. After this, everyone arrived and everyone introduced themselves and shook hands and we gave a bit of background for each. The committee members thanked everyone for their parts in the project and encouraged us to help them with the OT. One man said "The NT is like a shirt that we wear, but we need pants also. The OT is the pants. Please help us have a complete outfit. We need to be fully dressed. " They gave me a black manau outfit to wear at the dedication from a Zaiwa man who had to return to China.

- The Zaiwa will do a dedication at the KBC convention in March 2010 in Bhamo. The Zaiwa in China will do a dedication in Mangshi this summer with some people coming and taking boxes of NTs for distribution.

Saturday, April 25

- Mark went to the Kachin Church at 9 a.m. (Zau Mo had told Mark to come at 9 and everyone else to come at 10. He had put 9 a.m. on the invitation and said people would trickle in, so better for the foreigners to come at 10.) There were already about 50 people there and by 9:15 most everyone was there, so Mark had to call Summit Parkview and try to get everyone there as soon as possible – they arrived around 9:50. In the meantime Mark met people, set up the slide show with the nice set up they had, talked to KD TuLum who was the head pastor, and went over the agenda with everyone.

- The dedication started around 10 after all the guests were seated. There were about 120 people, but only about 20 Zaiwa. Much of the service was in Jinghpaw since Zau Mo wanted all the Kachin guests to understand. There was a pastor who led the service. The agenda was:

o opening prayer

o Scripture reading

o Welcome

o Zaiwa song about the lost book that they now had again (Zaiwa Chyumdang Laika – The legend of the book)

o introduction

o Zaiwa choir

o Zau Mo spoke and thanked people and reviewed project

o Mark spoke in Zaiwa and gave summary in English (Thanks and project history). Zaiwa read Romans 10:17, Col. 3:16, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Thess 1:5)

o Zaiwa choir

o David Smith spoke and gave greetings from the church and Zau Bawk translated

o Steve Lovellette spoke and gave greetings from the church and Zau Bawk translated

o Jack Fitzwilliam spoke about his parents work with the Zaiwa in the 1930s and La Bawk translated

o Slide show with pictures from the project and Zaiwa music sung by Ban Roi on tape.

o Presentation of scripture – Mark spoke in Zaiwa and then English "May God's word be a lamp for your feet and a light for your path. May God bless the Zaiwa people as they seek truth. God's word is truth. From this time forward may the Zaiwa people use God's word in their own language to know God better and receive God's blessing".

o KD TuLum gave a sermon in Kachin and English (his mother was Zaiwa)

o the group presented gifts of a silver sword to Mark, a jade piece of jewelry to Leslie, Kachin bags to Anna and Nate, Jade crosses to David, Steve, Dan and Jack, bag to Jim and Steve F, cross-stitched pictures thanking the three churches, bracelets to Alice and Radona. They gave gifts to Dreschers, Helga, Gillian, Khoi and Saw Mar Gay Gyi (who was not there).

o Zaiwa hymn

o Closing prayer

o Pictures

o Lunch with plenty of group pictures and good-byes. The Bibles were taken to lunch and about 30 were sold. All Zaiwa bought one for 2000 kyat and some Kachin bought them. The rest were taken to Myitkyina.