Shillong:Myn hynnin ka sngi, ka Khasi Authors Society (KAS), ka la rakhe ia ka sngi burom jong U Rev Thomas Jones, ha ka jingialang kaba la pynlong ha Synod College, Shillong.
Kane ka dei ka jingrakhe kaba nyngkong, ha kaba ka sorkar ka la mynjur ban ai shuti ha kane ka sngi burom ia U Thomas Jones.
Ha ka jingialang, ba la pyniaid da U Dr DRL Nonglait President jong ka KAS, la ioh ia ka jingkren na U Pastor P Hynniewta, uba mihkhmat na ka KJP Assembly bad U Pastor Hynniewta, u iathuh ba U Thomas Jones, u wan iuhkjat nyngkong ha Ri Khasi ha ka 22tarik Jylliew 1841 bad ka KJP Assembly, ka la rakhe ia ka jingdap 175snem jong ka jingwan ka Kospel, ha u snem 2016. “177snem mynshwa, ka Ri Khasi, ka dei kaba dang sahdum” ong U Pastor bad u iathuh ruh ba ka dei ha katei ka snem, ba ka KJP Assembly, ka la iakren ia ka sorkar Jylla, na ka bynta ban leh burom ia U Thomas Jones. U Pastor, u ong ruh ba ka dei lyngba ki dak thoh ba la wan rah da U Jones, ba la lah ban pyn ia tylli kawei ia ka Ri bad ka Jaitbynriew haduh ha kine ki sngi.
U Babu SS Majaw, uwei na ki nongthoh ba rangbah, u la sdang ban batai ba U Thomas Jones, ula poi ha Sohra, ha ka por lyiur bah bad u iathuh ba U Thomas Jones, u im tang 39snem ha pyrthei bad u da ong “Ki don ki briew kiba im ha ki snem, ym ha ki kam, katba ki don pat kiba im ha ki kam, ym ha ki snem”. U Thomas Jones, ynda u wan poi ha Sohra, u la shim ia ka jingthmu ban shna ia ki dak thoh Khasi, da ka ktien Sohra, ym da ka ktien Shella, ha kaba la iarap lem ia u, da U Duwan Rai bad U Jon Kha Diengdoh bad ka jingthmu jong U Thomas Jones, ka la ia tyngkhuh mawsiang, namar ba ka sorkar East India Company, lane kaba ki ju khot kum ka sorkar Bahadur, ka la bthah ia baroh ha Ri Khasi, ban pyndonkam da ka ktien Bengali ha u snem 1837.
U Babu Majaw, u iathuh shuh shuh ba ka dei ha u snem 1843, ba ki la wan poi sa 3ngut ki mishoneri ha Sohra bad ha ka jingwan jong kitei ki lai ngut, la pynlong ia ka sacrament jong ka jing khawai U Trai, kaba nyngkong eh ha ka 8tarik Kyllalyngkot 1843, ha kaba ki don tang 5ngut kiba shim bynta bad kitei ki long U Thomas Jones bad ka lok jongu lem bad kitei ki lai ngut kiba dang shu wan poi thymmai. U Babu Majaw, u iathuh ruh ba ka iingmane kaba ladep tei nyngkong eh, ka dei ha ka 1tarik Jymmang 1844, ha ka jinglut kaba T.170.
U Babu Majaw, u ong shuh “Ka jingpynmih ia kiwei pat ki jait kyntien thoh ha kine ki sngi, ka long ka jingma ia ka jaitbynriew bad lada ngi leh ia kane ka kam, ngi la sah narphna ia U Thomas Jone”.
Ka la don ruh ka jingbuh syntiew ha u mot Thoma Jones, uba don ha Synod College, ha kaba la buh da U Dr DRL Nonglait, na bynta ka Khasi Authors Society, U Rev P Hynniewta, na bynta ka KJP Assembly bad Prof C Pariat, na bynta ka Synod College. La don ruh ka jingrwai kaba sngew shoh jingmut bha, na ki samla pule ka Synod College, kaba kyrteng “Im ka kyrteng sah ka nam”.
Kiwei pat ki lad khubor, ki iathuh ba ka St Edmunds’ College, ka la pynlong ia ka jingrakhe kynmaw burom mynta ka sngi, ia U Rev Thomas Jones.
Ha katei ka jingialang, ia ka jingkren halor ka jingim, ka jingpynkhreh jong u Rev. Thomas Jones bad ki dieng pyngkiang kiba u ïakynduh la ai da u Dr. Sylvanus Lamare, Principal, St. Edmund’s College. Ha kane ka jingkren la kdew sha ka sngi ba la kha ïa u Thomas Jones kata ka 24 tarik u Kyllalyngkot 1810. U Dr. Lamare u la pyni ba wat hadien ki jingiduh jingkyrmen ba ka London Missionary Society kam pyllait ïa u Thomas Jones ban wan sha India, une u missionary um shym shong thait.” U la kdew ruh ïa ka bynta u Jacob Tomlin uba la pynshlur ban phah ïa u Thomas Jones sha Ri Khasi bad kata ka dei kaba la pynkylla ïa ka histori jong kane ka Ri jong ngi. La kdew ruh ba kumno u Thomas Jones ha kito ki por u la pyrkhat ba dei ban kyntiew shwa ïa ki briew shwa ban pynrung ïa ki sha ka niam Khristan” kaba long pyrshah ïa kaba la ju leh ha kito ki por. Na kata ka daw ki jingïapher jingmut, u la hap ban mad ki jingeh kiba bun tad haduh ba un da khlad noh na kane ka pyrthei ha ka 16 tarik u ‘Nailur, 1849. Wat ïa ka jaka ba la tep ïa u Rev. Thomas Jones la lap hadien ka jingtrei shitom jong u Prof. David R. Syiemlieh. Mynta u la ïoh ka sngi kaba ka Sorkar ka la buh kyrpang ban rakhe ïa ka jingwanpoi jong u sha Ri Khasi, namar dei kata ka jingwan poi jong u kaba la wanrah ka jingkylla, ka jingpynneh ha ka dur ki jingthoh.
Ïa ki kyntien pdiang burom la ai da u Prof. B. Basan bad ki kyntien khublei da ka Dr. Rosa M. Mawlong. Ka la don ruh ka jingkylli jingkylli ban pynshai ha kiba bun ki bynta ka histori kiba ïadei bad u Rev. Thomas Jones.