S. A. Kurbah
Ka Shalyntem jong ka por ka batai ia ngi ba katba nangmih ki sngi bad ki ia, ka jingbun briew ha ka pyrthei ka la nangkiew nangkiew. Wat ha ka bri u Hynniewtrep jong ngi ruh, ngi la nangia-bun paid katba nangmih ki sngi bad ki snem. Ka jingheh ka khyndew ne ka jaka ka puta pat ka neh kumjuh bad ka la nangrit ha kiwei pat ki phud wah ba la bam noh da ka um. Kane ka jingbun paid ka la seisoh ha ki bun ki jaka, don pat ki jaka ba ki pynduh khun noh. Kumta ka sa mih ka kyntien “Shong khlem kha.” Don pat ki jaka kum ba ki shynrang ki shongkha bun ngut ki kynthei, bad ki kha khun shibun shibun. Kita ki ri bad ki jaka kiba pynduh khun kim don khynnah rit shuh ha ki skul. Ki nongtrei ki duna shibun eh ban trei ha ki kharkhana shna (kali) lieng-khyndew, shna lieng-suin, shna lieng-um bad kiwei kiwei. Kumta, ka jingniewkor ia ka khyndew ne ka jaka ka puta ka la nangngam ha ki jingmut jing pyrkhat ki briew, kumta, ki jaka ki puta ki kiew-dor bad ki remdor bha katba nangmih ka por.
Kiwei pat ki jaitbynriew kiba heh paid shispah shah ban ia ngi ki Hynniewtrep kum ka ri Bangladesh, kum ka Jylla Assam kaba ha syndah jong ngi, ki peit khliaw ki khmat ban ioh klun jaka puta da kaba thaw bun ki lad ki lynti ban iohlongtrai ia kane ka jaka puta jong ngi. Te ngin leh kumno ban iada ia la ka jaka puta bad ia ka jaitbynriew la jong? Ka dei tang ban ker kynroh da ki Ain Bakhlain jong kata ka ri ne ka hima jong ngi kein. Ngim dei ban ia-isih ne ban ia pynlong nongshun ia kita ki briew kiba shong marsyndah bad ka jylla jong ngi. Ngi donkam markylliang ha ka khaii ka pateng, ka iadie ka iathied. Ngi dei ban burom ia ki ain jong kiwei pat ki jylla ne ki ri kiba syndah bad ngi. Mangi ruh, ngi dei ban thaw ki ain khangba kiwei pat ki jaitbynriew kiba kyllur-kam ha ka khaii ka pateng kin burom bad niewkor ia ngi. Kum ha Saudi Arabia, ka ri ki musulman, ki thaw ki ain ba kito ki musulman kiba wan na Pakistan, na Bangladesh, Afghanistan, kiba leit ban trei bylla ha Saudi Arabia, ki dei ban don ia ka “Jingbit ban bylla” batang ar bnai ne lai bnai duh. Nangta ki dei ban leit phai noh sha ri la jong. Haba ki donkam ban trei biang ban pyndep ia ka jingtrei bylla, ki dei ban pan “Jingbit biang” kumba ki wan trei thymmai, bad ha ri Saudi Arabia kim ju shah ba ki kynthei jong ki kin shongkha bad kita ki musulman kiba trei bylla ha Saudi Arabia bad kita ki nongtrei bylla ruh kim dei ban pyrkhat ban shongkurim ha kata ka ri. Kim donkam ban ong kumba ong mangi “ba lada ka kynthei Khasi ka iohtnga da u nongwei, bar jylla, mynder-ri, ka dei ban leit bud noh ia uta u tnga khyllah-jait khyllah-shnong.”Te lada ngi shah kumta namar basynjor ka ain, ki kynthei jong ngi ki lah lut. Kan poi ka por ba ki shynrang jong ngi ki lah duh kynthei, bad ngin sa leit wad kynthei sha kiwei pat ki jaka ha kaba ka kynroh ain jong ki ka khlain palat ban ia ka kynroh China. Ki musulman ki shna ia ki ain ba kiwei pat ki jaitbynriew kim lah ban shongkurim ia ki kynthei jong ki. Katba maki ki lah ban shongtnga ia ki kynthei jong kiwei pat ki jaitbynriew ha ka pyrthei ban pynheh hima bad ban pynheh ia la ka balang jong ki. Hynrei lada don pat ki shynrang jong ngi kiba bit babiang ka kyrdan bad ka spah ka hajar, kita ki jaitbynriew mynder ki da phah khnang khnang ia la ki kynthei bhabriew ban ai-lain ia ki shynrang jong ngi ban iashongkurim bad kin shim kabu ia ka dustur “Tang-jait” jong ka dustur jong ngi. Haba ka la ioh ia kata ka jait ryngkat bad ki khun, ka dawa kam trai pat ia ka khyndew bad ka spah ka hajar da ka kyrteng bad ka jait Khasi ba la tang, katba ka niam pat kam dei dustur ban iakyllur bad ka jong u tnga Khasi jong ngi, namar ka dustur ka Niam Khasi ruh kam treh ban mushlia ia kata. Kumta, ngi dkhaw shuh shuh sa na kane ka liang ruh. U Khasi Khristan ruh u leh kumjuh, bad um da kwah eh ban tan balang ne tan niam ia kata ka tnga khyllahjait bad ia ki khun kiba mih na ka. Namar ka kur jong u ruh kam pdiang ban kyllur-lang ia ka jingiadei niam bad ki kha.
Na ka bynta ki Khasi Khristan pat kiba lah dep iashongkha bad kibym dei Khasi, ki sngewdei ban khring lang sha ka niam bad ka balang la jong ia u tnga ne ka tnga bymdei Khasi, kiba don ha kiwei pat ki balang ne ki niam barim jong ki. Da ka jingleh kumne la “Khasialized” ia kiba kum kita ki jaitbriew ha ka jingiashongkhakhleh. Kumta, ka Ain KHADC/JHADC ka dei ban thir bha. Ka la don ka jingiakyllur jingmut jong ki katto katne ngut ki briew ha ka Suriohidur ba ki ong ruh: “Ba ki khun shipiah kiba iohtnga da ki kynthei Khasi paka, yn pdiang ia ki kum ki Khasi ha ka jylli Jaitbynriew Khasi.” Kane ka long kaba bakla shibun. Namar na u Symbai bsein, un mih hi u ‘Sein-puh, bad u khun jong u, u dei u ‘Sein-her” (Is 14:29). Nangta pat, la kren ruh shaphang ka “Adoption” ba lada “Adopt” ia ka dkhar ne khyllahjait, la ia u shynrang ne ka kynthei, ngim dei ban kyllur hapoh la ka kur ka jait jong ngi, ka dei hi ban sah ka jinglong tynrai jong u/ka. Kane ka jingleh jingkam kam da bun eh. Wat la katta ngi donkam ki ain ban pyrkhing namar ka spah bad ka khyndew ka shyiap ka ju leit sha kita ki “Adopted Child” ka ban sa bam bumarang kylla ia ngi ha kaba ngi pynduh khun da kaba shim kabu ia ka “Adoption System.” Ka “Rap Iieng” ka dustur jong ngi ka kyllur tang hapoh para Hynniewtrep ym bad ki khun khyllahjait. Hynrei ka “Rap Iieng” ka sniew namarba kata ka Rympei Iieng kam don khun kynthei, ka don tang ki khun shynrang suda. Kumta, ki pynlong da ka “Rap Iieng” da ka khun jongno jongno na ka kur la jong, bad teng khat ba ym don briew, ki shim da ka khun dkhar ban leh ia ka Rap Iieng bad ia ka khyndew ka shyiap katba don ka leit sha kata ka briew kaba la pdiang da ka rukom “Rap Iieng” kaba shu wan hap nangno nangno ban ioh kabu ia ka spah ka hajar bad ka khyndew ka shyiap baroh; katba ki khun shynrang la jong pat ki long kum ki “Ksew Kynther Slap” bymdon jaka rieh. Kane ka long ka dustur basniew tam ba ki kyllur bad mane-dustur.
Ka jaitbynriew jong ngi ka donkam ki Nongapphira da ka met, ka bor pyrkhat bad ka mynsiem. Ngi donkam ban thaw ki ain bakhlain ban iada ia la ka Hok ha la ka jong ka singmana. Bun ki dkhar kim sngewthuh ban pynkyllur ia ka Khasi Social Custom of Lineage Bill jong ka jaitbynriew jong ngi namar ka kyllain jalabi kumba kren kyllain ki jalabi bad ki khiahshipun ha kine ki sngi ba la dep. Kane ka dustur Ai-jait kynthei ka la wanrah pynban ia ka kynrum kynram hapoh ka bri u Hynniewtrep ban hap thaw sa kita ki ain “Khiahshipun” “Khardkhun” “Kadawkhla” “Masawkhli” “Surawkhli” kaba pyniohnong ia ki “Khaitpohjar” da ka dustur “Khasaitpohji.” Kine ki la kylla long ki nongshun hapoh la ka Ri namar ka dustur jong ngi hi ka pynthaw-buit ban poi sha kata ka jingkulmar. Kine ki Khasi-II ki Khasialized ia ki mynder bad ia ki symbai khohkadun na Bangladesh, na Assam, na Punjab (kharmetor), na China, na Bihar, na Nepal, na Pakistan, na West Bengal bad kumta ter ter da kata ka dustur “Ai-jait Kynthei.” Ka Ain ka dei ban don ruh ban pynshai ba kito ki khun Hynniewtrep kiba la palat ia ka Sanphew hajar ngut kiba shongkha para Hynniewtrep bad ki Ai-Jait sha u kpa Hynniewtrep ki dei ki jaitbynriew aiu pat? Namar ka Ain 2005 kam pdiang ba ki dei ki Khasi hapoh ka singmana jong ka KHADC ym ha Jaintia Hills. U symbai ka longbriew manbriew u wan na u rangbah longkpa. Hynrei kiba ban pyrshah ia ka Ai-jait sha u kpa Hynniewtrep ki dei hi ki kynthei iohtnga dkhar namar ki la mane-blei ia la u kynrad la jong u tnga dkhar, bad katba ong u tnga dkhar ka kynthei Khasi kan kohnguh beit, bad lada kam kohnguh ruh ha kawei ka sngi ka sa dkut u ryndang ne kan shah thang-im. Katba dang rit paid, ki shah ban pynphong pynkup da ka jait kmie Khasi kum ka permit ban kyllur kam. Ynda ki la bun paid kin sa bret noh ia ka number plate (surname) jong ka kmie khasi sha wahumkhrah, kin sa pyndonkam beit da ka original seed na ka jait u kpa jong ki la u dei u Bangali, Nepali, Bihari, Punjabi (kharmetor), kada khlaw bad kumta ter ter. La jyllei ki MLA KHIAHSHIPUN ki ban thaw-ain ban pyndkhaw ia ngi. Te shuwa ba kine kin leh ia kata da ki buit beinbsah bad buidksah ha ki rynsan sain hima sima, ngi dei ban kyllur noh wut wut ban pynduh jait ia kane ka dustur basniew jong ka jingiashongkha khleh lada dei ia u shynrang ne ka kynthei ruh. Kumba ong i Bah H. S. Shylla, ba ki kmie ki kpa kim lah shuh ban synshar ia la ki khun ki kti, bad ki khun ki iaid la ka mon ka mon khamtam lei lei ki khun kynthei kiba iohtnga kyllahjait “khaitpohjar” kumba bujli jainphong. Ha kaba kawei ka kynthei ka don hynniew ngut ki khun na ki hynniew ngut ki tnga mynder. Bad ia kitei ki khun la tip kum shipara. Kane ruh ka long ka jingbakla tasam. Ngim lah ban khot ia kita ki khun kiba la kha na kajuh ka kmie na ki hynniew ki tnga ba ki dei shipara. Ki dei “shimeirain” kein; namar ki la mih na kawei bad kajuh ka Kobsohbriew da kaba pynkhlemrain ia la ka dong, ka shnong, ia ka kur ka jait, ne ia ka balang bad ia la ka jaitbynriew.
Bad kum ia kata ka briew la tip kum ka nuti nutit bad kusbi kusbit. Ha ka balang khristan lei lei ki ot balang ne ki pynduh ia ki riti-niam. Pule ka kot “Shimeirain bad Shiparain” 2018 da une u nongthoh. Balei ka jia kumne? Dei namar ba ngim ker kynroh ia la ka jaitbynriew naduh na Rympei Iieng, Dorbar Kur, Dorbar Shnong, Dorbar Raid, Dorbar Hima. Kumta, ki mih kine ki huri hura. Bad kane ka wanrah ia ka shongsang ha ka jaitbynriew jong ngi, namar ujuh u briew u leit tnga bun ngut, bad kita ki khun, kim tip ia u kpa trai, ki tip tang ia ka kmie bad na ka jait kmie, ynda ki la samla iakynduh ha iew ha hat, ka iapmat iappung te ka kyllur beit, namar ka doh bad ka snam ka thawbuit poikha poiman ha ka jinglong khohkadun bad khapkapun.