Covenant

ନିୟମ is the established Eastern Indian (Bengali-Odia) Christian term for covenant, as in ‘ପୁରାତନ ନିୟମ’ (Old Testament) and ‘ନୂତନ ନିୟମ’ (New Testament); ଚୁକ୍ତି (a mutual contract) is too transactional for a divinely-initiated covenant.