Zomite’ Labu (Laibu) masate
Tedim labu pen, laibu in a kibawl nihna ahi hi. A kibawl masapenin, 1913 kum aa kibawl “Lai Shim Bu (Chin Primer in the Tiddim Dialect) ” hi aa 1913 kumin American Baptist Mission Press, Rangoon pan kibawlkhia ahi hi. Laibu nihna pen labu ahi hi. Tedim labu pen 1914 kum ciang hi-in laimai 29 pha hi. Laibu mai aa zon-olna cih zongh omlo hi. Laibu min pen “La Bu” kici ziau hi. A thumna laibu pen labu mah hi-in, “Tedim La Bu” kici hi. Lai malgawmte tampi kipuah hi. Gtn. bu masa ah Shiangtho cih pen, bu nihna ciang Siangtho kici hi. Pashian cih malgawm pen Pasian kicito ta hi. A lina laibu pen Sia S.T.Hau Go in a lunggulhna panin 1946-48 sungin kibawl aa, Sia S.T.Hau Go mahin sem pah hi. July 23, 1948 in zo aa, Baptist Board of Publications, Rangoon pan 1949 in khenkhia hi. La dawng 295 om ahi hi. Bu 1 na leh 2 na ah Jesu cih lai malgawm pen Zeisu ci-in bu 3 na pan kilaih hi. A nga veina laibu pen Baptist Board of Publications, Rangoon pan 1959 kumin kibawl ahi hi. La dawng 295 pha aa laimai 328 ahi hi. Zon-olna omlo hi. Laisiangtho77 kidawng zongh kihel hi. Bu tul 4 kikhen khia-in a tuamna tungah “Tedim La Bu (Tiddim Hymn Book)” kici hi. Tua Pasian phatna labu sung aa banglianin sawtveipi kizangh suaksuak ahi hi. Tua laibu mah 1959 ciangin kibawlkhia phakik ahi hi.
Tua zomah 1963 ciangin Baptist Board of Publications, Rangoon pan Rev. Dr. Kam Khaw Thang in tua laibu pen behlapna tawh hong bawlkhia hi. La dawng 20 behlapin la dawng 315 pha hi. Laisiangtho kidawng zongh om aa, Zon-olna zongh omta-in, laimai 366 pha ahi hi. Tua labu tungah, Sia Kam Khaw Thang min leh puahphatna thute kisuaksaklo ahih manin, a beisa aa laibu a kihawmkik (reprint) mah asasa tampi kiom hi.
A zomah Tedim La Bu (Nambat 6) cih tawh Baptist Board of Publications, Rangoon thukimna pan 1963 kum ciangin, Manipur gam, India aa Chin Baptist Association ngetna bangmahin, CBCNEI tangin Christian Literature Centre, Guwahati pan bu tulkhat bawl ding kikhensat hi. Tua laitakin, Guwahati ah, Rev. Khup Za Go M.A. a kah laitak hi-in, vaipuak kipia pah ahi hi. Hih laibu tungah nambat 7 kituangsak hi. CBA upate in, vaipuakla mitkhamman ci-in sumpia uh aa a laihuanna ding sum kisap tawh kisilian ahih manin, lungdamna lianpi tawh a sang hi.
Tuakhitciangin, Tedim Baptist Association – TBA thukimna tawh Tiddim Baptist Christian Endeavour Union – TBCEU in Tonic Solfa tawh a kibulh Tedim labu hong bawlkhia uhhi. May 14, 1969 in kizo siang hi. Ahi zongin, 1974 (kicianlo ??) in tua laibu kikhenkhia zo pan ahi hi. Hih laibu thugenna ciang a ngavei kibawlna kici ahi hi. (A kipuahpha leh a kiphuahphalo, a kibehlap leh a kibehlaplo tungtawnin, laibu bawlte ii nambat sim dan kibanglo78 hikha ding hi.) Labu 7 vei a kibawlna cih theih zongh ahi hi.
Banghanghiam cihleh 1963 kum aa kikhen labu tungah a 6 veina cih kisuaksak khinzo ahi hi. Thukhat ah, Tonic Solfa Edition ci-in ciamteh ding hilehang, a khat veina hi pah lai ding ahi hi. Hih labu sungah la dawng 469 pha in, tam mahmah ta ahi hi. Laisangtho kidawng leh zon-olnate zongh kiguangin a gawm aa laimai 453 pha hi. Demi size hi- in, laimai khat sungah la dawng 2 a om tampi om ahi hi. Bu tul 4 kikhen khia ahi hi. Hih labu pen Zomi Baptist Convention – ZBC buppi ah, Falam, Hakha te’ labute tawh la nambat kituak dingin kibawl hi aa “ZBC labu” ci-in kigen theizel hi. Ahizngin, a labu tuam ah “Tedim La Bu” kici hi.
1974 kum aa kibawl labu pen 1977 kum ciang, Tedim Baptist Association – TBA thukimna tawh Sia J. Zel Khaw Suan in solfa kihello aa hong bawl khia hi. Thu masapen Rev. Cin Kam, Secretary, Tedim Baptist Association in gelh aa laimai 544 pha hi. 1974 kum aa kibawl labu pen mah, ipsung aa puah ziauhziauh theih dingin, a neuno aa bu tul 8 kikhen pha hi. 1984 kum ciangin, tua labu mah a lian aa bu tul 10 kikhenkik hi. 1986 kum ciang, bu tul 2 kikhenin 1991 kum ciang bu tul 3 kikhen ahi hi. Pawlpi hong tamin, tha kihatciangin, lamal deih dan tuamtekin kikhenkhia ngeingai aa labu tampi hong om hi.
Reference: Zola Khangui AD1899-AD2013 pan kila hi.