Ex-Rev. K. Langrin
U bnai December u la wan bad ka aiom tlang ka la poi, ka jingkhriat bad jingtyrkhong kane la poi, aiu ngin ia ong. Ki nongkyndong te ki la shong syiad ding harud dpei bad mynmiet ruh ki ia thiah harud dpei namar ba khriat than. Katba ki nongsor te ki la khreh ban thang shawla ban shong syiad ding ryngkat bad ka iathuhkhana bunjait bun rukom. Ki jingiathuhkhana jong ki briew baroh kiba duk haduh kiba riewspah kiba bieit haduh kiba stad, ki nongkyndong haduh ki nongsor, kiba kham kongsan ki long kumne:-
1. Ka jingkmen bad jingsngewsih ia ki nongrep: ka aiom tlang ka long ka jingkmen ia ki nongrep namar ka dei ka aiom ba ki la ioh lum ia baroh ki jingthung jingtep, kiba long kum u kba, krai, u sohriew, u riewhadem, u pathaw, ka shriew, u phandieng, u phan karo, u phan mungor, u kubi, u sohlakum, u sohmrit, u latyrpad, u sying, u synsar, u skum niangryndia, u skum niangrusom, u sohmynken tyrkhong, bad kiwei kiwei. ki nongrep ki la klet lut ia ki jingtrei shitom bad jingthait jingjrem baroh shi snem. Ka mynsiem jong ki ka um hin-ly-hin haba ki peit sha ka diang ruh smam sha kamon ruh smam, haba ki khmied shajrong ruh smam. Don kiba ong ba ka dei ka jingkyrkhu u Blei bad don ruh kiba ong ba dei ka jingtrei shitom jong ki ba ki sa ioh katne katne. Haba ki leit iew leit hat ruh ki dap da ka khmat phuh samrkhie namar baroh shi snem kin ym pyrwa ei ei shuh. katba ki don pat ki nongrep kiba khuslai mynsiem bad ki sngewsih haba ki ioh lum tang khyndiat u kba, u krai, u sohriew, u rewhadem, u pathaw, ka shriew, ki phan, u kubi bad kiwei kiwei ki mar rep jong ki. Ki sngewsih namar ki la sngewthuh ba kin ym dap bam baroh shi snem bad ba kin hap ban leit bylla ban pyndap bam ia la ka iing ka sem bad ki khun ki kti.
2. Ki khynnah skul ki kmen bad ki sngewsih: ki khynnah skul ki kmen nyngkong ba la kut ka Exam jong ki, ki kmen namar ba ki iohi ka lad ban leit bam khana sha jan bad sha jngai da ka jingialam ki nonghikai. Ynda la ioh sa ka result katno ki kmen ba ki la pass bha khamtam kiba wan sha khmat. Ki kmen ruh namar ba ki kmie ki kpa ki pynthied sopti bad juti thymmai. Hynrei ki don pat ki khynnah skul kiba sngewsih. Ka jingsngewsih jong ki ka long namar ba kim ioh lad ban ialeh kmen bad sngewbha kum ki para khynnah jong ki namar ba ki kmie ki kpa jong ki ki long kiba duk. Ka jingsngewsih jong ki ka long khamtam namar ba kim pass ia ki Exam jong ki. Haba ki leit shim ia ki result ki iam bad sngewsih namar ba ki la pheil. Kiwei pat ki khuslai la kin dang ioh lad ne em ban bteng ia ka jingpule jong ki.
3. Ka jingkmen ia ki samla kiba khreh ban iathoh shongkurim: ki samla kiba la iateh ktien ki dap da ka jingkmen tang shu poi ka por tlang. Ki da niew ia ki sngi ter shi ter tad lano kan poi ka tarik ba kin pyndep noh ia ka jingkyntiew kurim kaba don burom jong ki. La ju shem ba la jan baroh kiba iathoh shongkurim ki kwah ban pyndep ha ka por tlang namar ka mariang ka ailad ia ki ba kin ialeh kmen. Mynmiet haba ki thiah arngut ki ia syiad bha ban iakdup mar kylliang, kham pher la ki long kiba duk ne kiba riewspah, kiba pule ne kiba khlem pule, ki nongsor ne nongkyndong, ka jingshong kurim hi ka long kaba sngewtynnad ia baroh. Ka jingkmen kan long ruh ia ki kmie ki kpa ba ki la ioh pyrsa thymmai.
4. Ki kmie ki kpa ki kmen bad sngewsih: ki don ki kmie ki kpa kiba kmen haba ki iohi ia ki result jong ki khun jong ki ba ki la pass bha ha ki Exsamin jong ki. Kum ka dak jong ka jingkmen ki ot syiar ot sniang ban ia bam khawai shi iing shi sem ne bad ki para marjan namar ka jingpass ki khun jong ki. Don ki kmie ki kpa kiba nang ban ainguh aidem ha u Blei Trai Kynrad ba dei lyngba ka jingkyrkhu jong U ba ki khun ki la pass bha. Hynrei don ruh ki kmie ki kpa kiba sngewsarong bad pynkhyllew ia la ki khun da kaba kin ong, “Bad ki khun jong ngi te ym lah ialeh”. Hynrei ngim lah ruh ban len ba ki don ki kmie ki kpa kiba sngewsih namar ba ka result ki khun jong ki ka sniew. Don ruh kiba sngewsih bad khuslai haba ki khun ki pass bha namar ba kim ioh lad shuh ban phah skul ia la ki khun hapdeng ka jingduk jingkyrduh, ba ka rep ka riang ka sniew, ka kamai kajih ruh kam long baroh shisnem.
5. Ki nongkhaii ki kmen: ka por tlang ka long ka aiom kaba pynkmen eh ia ki nongkhaii. Kiba khaii jain ki kmen namar ba ki nongwan thied ki la kham bun ha ka por tlang ban ia ha ka por slap. Ki nongkhaii khaw, nongkhaii jhur ruh ki kmen ba ki nongthied kine byllai. Ki nongot doh masi, doh sniang, doh syiar ruh ki kmen namar ki nongthied ki la kham bun. Wat ki nongdie sohphlang bad jingbamkai ruh ki kmen bha haba ka tlang ka poi.
6. Ka Khristmas ka la poi: tang shu mih u bnai December, ki khynnah bad samla kiba tip briew tip Blei ki kmen namar ba kin sa ioh ban rakhe ia ka Khristmas kaba long ka sngi ban kynmaw burom ia ka jingwanlong briew u Jisu Khrist sha kane ka pyrthei. Kumta man ka janmiet ki ia pynkhreh ban rwai ki jingrwai Khristmas kiba thymmai ne kiba la rim ha iingmane bad ha ki iing jong ki. Don ruh kiba shu tem da ki jingrwai Khristmas ha la iing bad ha ki kali jong ki.
Napdeng kiba tem jingrwai Khristmas don kiba da leh tip briew tip Blei bad don ruh kiba tem bad shad ryngkat ka jingsma kyiad bad buaid jawsheh. Don ruh kiba shim kabu ha u bnai December ba kin khrong pisa bai Khristmas na ki nongleit jingleit. Kiba kum kita ki shait jia man ka snem ha ki thain Garo, bad wat ha ki shnong Khasi ruh kiba la shong khleh bad ki Garo. Kum kita ki briew man ka miet, shynrang bad kynthei ki iashad ha surok ryngkat bad ka jingtem ia ki ksing ki dhah. Ki da pynsangeh ia ki kali bad dawa pisa jubor. Lada don ki bym ai pisa ia ki ki byrngem byrsit bad ki da shoh da dat ha ban da jem jai kum ki lehnoh. Don ruh kiba pynsawa da ki bom pataka haduh ba la don kiba mynsaw wat ban pluh sa ki iing ki sem jong kiwei ruh kim salia. Lada don kiba pynwit ki kynjat ki kura ia ka khmut ka khmat. Napdeng kiba leh Khristmas, don kiba dih buaid bhor mutlop, kiba kynroi ia kiba iaid ba ieng bad ki shoh ki kynjat ia la ki khun ki kti bad ia la ka lok.
7. Ka New Year ka la poi: haba la kut u December, ka wan sa ka snem thmmai ne New Year. Kane ruh ka pynkmen ia kiba kmen bad pynsngewsih ia kiwei. kito kiba tip briew tip Blei ki khreh ban ai jingainguh sdang snem ha ki iingmane jong ki la ka long da ka pisa ne da ki mar rep jong ki. Ha ka shi tarik u bnai January, ki pynlong ka jingiabam khana la ka long shi iing, shi balang ne shi shnong. Kiwei ki nang pynlong jingiaseng sdang snem ha ka jingainguh aidem ia u Blei Trai Kynrad ha iingmane, katba kiwei pat ki nang iadih kyiad ryngkat ki ktien byrngem byrsit, ka iashoh iadat, ka batbor ia ki kynthei khynnah. Teng teng ka ju don ka jingpyniap briew tang na ka daw ba shoh u khawyiang snem thymmai.
8. Kiba duk ki sngewsih: ka por tlang ka long ka jingkmen ia kiba riewspah hynrei ka long ka jingsngewsih pat ia kiba duk. Ka daw ka long namar ba kim don pisa ban thied sopti thymmai, kim don pisa ban ia bam khawai bad ialeh kmen kum kiba riewspah. Mynmiet haba ki thiah ki khynniuh thot thot namar ka jingkhriat ka aiom tlang. Kim don ki nep bah kup thiah kum kiwei. ki nongkyndong kiba duk ki hap ban pynrhem ia ka dpei da ka ding bad ki sa ia thiah sawdong ia ka dpei. Katba ka ding ka dang rhem ki iohthiah bha, hynrei ynda ka jingsyiad ka ding ka la jah kiba pli kim iohthiah shuh . wow! Kito khar khrong lei lei ki shu thiah lyngkhuid ha ki surok khlem jain khlem nep, kiba pli kim iohthiah baroh shimiet.
Ka por thiah jong ki ha ka por tlang ka long sa ynda ka sngi ka la mih. Kiba duk ki sngewsih haba ki iohi ba ki khun jong kiwei ki ia phong da ki juti bad sopti thymmai, katba ki jong ki pat ki phong da ki sopti ki patlun ba la suh syrdep. Ki iaid da ka kjat suda wat hapdeng jong u thah bad ka ior. Kiba duk te haba ki ianujor bad kiba riewspah teng teng ki tim ia u Blei balei u leh shiliang khmat ia ki?