S. A. Kurbah
Ka Bri u Hynniewtrep ka la jyllei da ki Meikhohkada bad ki Kiaw Kada Khlaw naduh u snem 1981 haduh u snem 2011. Bad ki khunpongka ki la jyllei ym duna ia ka 3, 24, 866 hapoh kine ki laiphew snem katkum ka kaiphod jong ka Skhem Rympei Tynrai (SRT). Kine ki Meikhohkada bad ki Kiaw kada khlaw ki la ai jaka ia la ki khun kynthei bad pynsboh bha ia ki pyrsakurim khyllahjait da kaba pynshna iieng, pynthied kali ba kin suk ki pyrsa poi-ei poi-wir. Ha ka jingialang pat lada shong Dorbar, ki paw da ki dur Bihari, Nepali, Punjabi, kada khlaw, masi khlaw, suri kup snieh langbrot, katba ki jait (surname) pat da ki Nongrum, Syiemlieh, Kurbah, Warjri, bad kumta ter ter. Ha ka Dorbar Shongkhakhleh kim lah ban burom bad niewkor iwei ia iwei pat. Namar uto ia uba la kha na u Bangali u kren da ka ktien Bangali ha ka kynhun khiahshipun hapoh ka Dorbar Kur. Kawei pat ka Lympung ka iakyllur jingmut para-Punjabi bad kren da ka ktien Punjabi ban ai jingmut ha ka Dorbar Kur. Kawei pat ka Kynhun arphew khlieh ki shong para-kada khlaw bad ki ai buit kumno ban pynshongshit ia ka Dorbar Kur. Kito pat ki Khasi Khara ki iashong para-Khasi Khara bad kim ia-ithuh iwei ia iwei pat ha ka Dorbar Kur kaba la iar-bha kumba 5000 ngut baroh. Ynda haba la biang ka por bad ka samoi kyntur ktien, ka thma ka lah rhem ha la i jong i jong i kynhun wat lada ka dei makna kawei ka kyrteng (surname) nuksa Seng Kur Kurbah kaba la don haduh 22 jait ha kata ka Dorbar Kur kaba la dep pynlong ha kine ki snem kiba lah dep. U President Seng Kur u don ha kawei ka balang khristan, u Vice-President, u don ha kawei pat ka balang khristan. U Geneneral Secretary, u don ha kawei pat ka balang khristan, sa u Treasurer u don ha ka balang kada khlaw. U Social Secretary u don hapoh ka niam-trai. U Sport Secretary u don hapoh ka niam mane blei-thaw. Hato phi tharai kine ki nongialam kin iaieid iasboh ha kata ka Dorbar ba thrang eh i Bah John Kharshiieng? Iba kyllan umphniang sngewieid Kur khlem suhthied! Ki Dorbar Kur kim poi re shano shano ruh katba dang iabat ia ka dustur Ai-jait kynthei Ai-jait kmie. Namar kane ka dustur Ai-jait kynthei Ai-jait kmie, ka dei ka dustur kaba kdup lut ia ki mynder tngoh-kada bad ki mynder kpoh-kada na kylleng ka pyrthei ban pynheh-kur ha la ka jait ka jait haduh ba ym don symbai Hynniewtrep shuh wat tang shisaphit ruh. Kiba bun ki longkmie kiba la paw bha ha ka imlang ka sahlang kiba don san ngut khun na ki san ngut ki tnga mynder, bad kata ka Sengkur ka la hieng khmut bad sareitkyrong ba la heh paid ka kur ka jait! Kine ki longkmie tnga khyllahjait bad ki longkmie khlem jabieng ki pynkubur ban pynksan ia ka dustur basniew ban pynjot ia la ka nongtymmen bad ban aiti ia la ki iieng ki sem, ka spah ka hajar ha ki pyrsakurim khyllahjait ‘khaitpohjar’. Ha ka por ba ki pang hapoh hospital ba ki thiah lai bnai ne saw bnai kim kwah re ia ki pyrsakurim khyllahjait ban pynsum ne pynbong ia ki, ki ong ba ‘ki sngewmynrain’; ki kwah da ki khun shynrang. Hynrei ia ki khun shynrang pat ki lah less-use naduh dangrit bad ynda ki la rangbah ki kylla use-less bad u la poi shongkha 100 kilomiter sha Maweit. La jyllei da ki Meikhohkada bad ki Kiaw kada khlaw ha kylleng ka bri u Hynniewtrep. Kumta, ka Dorbar Kur kam don bor ban weng ia ki Tngoh-kada bad ki Kpoh-kada, la jyllei da ki khiahshipun bad ki khohkadun. Ngi donkam ban kyrshan borbah ia ka KHADC KABA DON HAPDENG KA THMA KI KHASI-I BAD KI KHASI-II. Ki khunpongka ba la kha na ki khaitpohjar kin nangpynjynjar shuh shuh ia ka Jaitbynriew Hynniewtrep, “namar kine ki jynthaw Khunpongka Khaitpohjar kim lah ban rung ha ka Jingialang u Trai haduh ka pateng kaba shiphew” (Dew 23:2). “Ki khunpongka (khaitpohjar) ki long ki sakhi ia ka jingbymman ki kmie ki kpa ynda u Blei U bishar ia ki” (Jst 4:6). Ki khunpongka kin sa iakynduh poikha para-khunpongka, kine kin biangphongrai ia ki jingsniew kylleng ka bri u Hynniewtrep bad kylleng ka pyrthei. Kumta, mynta la mih kata “Ka JUK TOPLESS BOTTOMLESS” (Hot and Sexy Dress) ban pyniaid iew ia ka Jinglong Khohkadun bad Khapkapun. Ka Jingngeit Khristan ka shongkynrong bad kiwei ki bymlong khristan lei lei te la nangkhongpong shuh shuh. Wat ki nongsharai kim nangshuh ban kren ia kum kine ki jaitpateng bynriew. Ha ka pateng kaba bud wat ki nongsharai ruh kin mih kiba kum kita hi namar ki wan na ka pohsah jinglong khaitpohjar bad khiahshipun khohkadun. Ki nongsynshar lei lei lah jyllei da ki khiahshipun. Wat la katta ngim dei ban duh jingkyrmen, namar ka Hok jong ka Jinglong Khun-trai na ka pohsah Hynniewtrep Hynniewskum ka dang kyrsei bad kyrsoi ha ka Hok lyngba ka KHADC, bad ha ASSAM kumba ngi iohi. Ki Bodo ki long ka nuksa jong ka jingpynim ia la ka Jaitbynriew ha kane ka Juk mynta. Wat ong pat ba lada Ai-jait sha u shynrang ne sha u kpa, ki khun kin kylla angel! Kam dei re kumta, hynrei sha dujok te kin ym poi re, namar u Rangbah Longkpa Khristan uba kohnguh ia ka Ktien u Blei un pyndep la ka kamram longkpa longnongsharai ha ka hok katkum ka hukum; kata ruh ha ka Jinglong Khun Khasei Khasai Bashisur Shidur, ym dei re ban long Khristan Wiehlir ne Khristan Plastik. Ki khunpongka te kin ym mih symbai shuh, lait tang iwei ar hangne hangtai. Ym kumba ka paw penryngkew mynta. Haba jyllei ki khunpongka ha ka jylla, kata hi ka dei ka dujok ba la khot ia ka jingbitar jong ka ding u Blei ban thang pynjot ha kawei ka sngi. Namar na ki ki kharoi ki jingsniew baroh. Bad kine ki symbai ki la roi la san bha ha kane ka Bri u Hynniewtrep u Hynniewskum ba la dep bsiah symbai da ki ‘khaitpohjar’ ha ka kobsohbriew jong kane ka nongbah bad ka jylla naduh san phew snem mynshuwa. Namarkata, donkam ban buh da ka Cut Off Year ba naduh u snem 1952 ba la seng ia ka KHADC dei ban pyntreikam ia ka Khasi Social Custom of Lineage Bill (Second Amenment 2018). “Lada la jot ki nongrim ki bahok kin lah leh aiu?” (Ps 11:3). Dei ma ngi hi kiba pynjot ia ka nongrim longbriew manbriew da kaba mane-blei ia ka dustur thawbriew (Mk 7:7-8, 13). Ki khunpongka bad ki khun shimeirain ki kynrei kumba la kdew haneng: “Ba bun ki longkmie ki don san ngut khun na ki san ngut ki tnga mynder kada khlaw, masi khlaw, suri khlaw, khasaitpohji, khristan plastik, ba la hiarpateng na ki khunpongka hi. Kine kin pynksan hakhmat ki paidbah da kaba kren sngewstad ha ki kortimat ba ki pynpaw ba ki sngewieid jaitbynriew katba ialade pat kim dei na u symbai Hynniewtrep Khasei jong ngi. Ki khlein la thang bad ki jwat la bam ki paw bha hakhmat hakhmat ha kane ka juk. Bad ki kren kyreit da kaba ong: “Nga Challenge ia ka KHADC.” “Nga Challenge ia ki shynrang Khasi baroh.” “Man la ka briew/u briew ki kren lamler ia la u para-marjan da ki rymmiang shyntur bathok (Altaqya), da ka dohnud ba arsap” (Ps 12:2). Ki pynbiej ia ki briew da ki rymmiang shyntur ba ki sngewieid jaitbynriew, phewse ka dohnud suhpein suda. Ha ki briew bashidalynter kale, bhabiej, ki pynpaw ia ki kam angel par khyndew. Hynrei ha kane ka kynti ba la khynra ka KHADC, ki paw penryngkew ba ki dei hi ki ‘khasaitpohji’ bad ki ‘tnga mynder-ri.’
Bun ruh ki rangbah nongialam ki kylla long ki rangbah nonglilam. Ym da donkam ban thoh kyrteng, ki ‘riew peitngor ki iohi ia kita baroh. Kin sa wan pynpaw penryngkew kumba la pynpaw kito ki tnga mynder-ri ha ka kortimat bad ha ka kyrwohsohmyndur lyngba ka suriohidur.