MARTARTE NI
Kum 2002 –a BCM rorêlna sâng ber, Assembly chuan,”Krista rinna avânga Martarte hriatrêngna Ni hi hman ni se” tiin thu a lo passed ta a. Assembly thurêl chu Administrative Committee chuan bawhzuiin March thlaa Pathian ni hnuhnûng ber hi kum tinin ‘Martarte Ni’ atân hman thin tawh tûrin a ti ta a ni.
Martar awmzia :
Martar awmzia chu mahni sakhaw vawn leh thurin phatsan duh loh avanga tihhlumte hi martar tih an ni. Martar tih tawngkam hi Greek tawng “martus” tih atanga lak chhawn a ni a, a awmzia chu ‘thuhretu’ (witness) tihna a ni. A tirtê-ah chuan Lal Isua tisa chan lai leh, a tho leh taksa hmutu apostol-te sawina tlukah ngaih a ni. Kristiante tihduhdahna a lo awm tak fo hnuah chuan an rinna avanga harsatna leh tihduhdahna tuarchhuaktute sawi nan hman a ni ta a. An rinna avanga tihhlum hialte an lo awm tak hnuah phei chuan, rinna thihpuitute sawi nan hman a lo ni ta a ni (Oxford Dictionary of Christian Church, p. 1046). Sap tawngin ‘martyr’ tih a ni a, Mizo tawngin ‘martar’ kan ti a ni. Kristian-te chauh lo pawh sakhaw dang zuitu, an sakhaw thurin thihpui hial khawpa tuartute an awm ve tho avangin hun lo kal zelah ‘martar’ tih tawngkam hi rinna thihchilhtute sawi nan zau takin kan hmang ta ni berin a lang.