Dalam surat berita nya, Chairman Serakup Dayak Sarawak (SDNU) Pampang Sibu Chambai Lindong, madahka diri enda lantang ati enggau artikel nya ti tau ngasuh raban bansa bukai saru runding senentang raban bansa Iban.
Penulis artikel nya, Henry Ng ke gawa enggau KK Eagles ngerembaika jalai pengarap ba mensia mayuh ke diau ba kandang menua pesisir, baka ke disebut ba perenggan 8 artikel nya. Iya mega bisi nulis madahka lemetak, semut guri enggau indu singut nya sebagi ari pemakai bansa Iban.
Perenggan 12 artikel nya bisi nyebut, “Iban rindu nginsap sereta ngirup arak, lalu sida mega suah mabuk lebuh maya bisi pengerami baka pengerami melah pinang. Sida mega ngembuan ulah ke enda menuku. Aku kala meda lelaki ari rumah panjai bukai niki ngagai sebuah rumah panjai begigaka indu. Tembu ngirup tuak sida lalu beleman, tang sida endang teleba ngereja pengawa nya. Bala apai indai endang ngemendarka anak dara sida beleman enggau lelaki nya ngambika lelaki nya deka jadi enggau anak dara sida.”
Chambai ti gawa nyadi luyar madahka artikel nya ngundan mayuh bendar penyilap ba penerang.
“Tak nyau engkual asai ati lebuh macha artikel nya ti ngemaruh, betenah sereta bejaika bansa Iban. Utai ti ditulis iya nya deka mandangka raban bansa Iban tu jai sereta ngemaruhka bansa kitai. Genap iku raban bansa Iban patut ngelaban artikel tu,” ku iya lebuh ti berandau enggau pengarang berita ba opis iya ensanus.
Chambai nemu Ng nulis bepelasarka anggap ati iya aja, iya nya ukai nengah pansik. Ba penemu iya, Ng enda tau enda minta ampun ngagai raban bansa Iban.
Berebak enggau nya, Sapit Menteri Penerang, Penyambung enggau Main Asal, Datuk Joseph Salang kemari enda lantang ati enggau siti artikel ti enda bebasaka raban bansa Iban.
Seraya madahka diri berasai tekenyit ati udah iya macha artikel ke ditulis siku orang ti bejalaika pengarap Kristian dalam sebuah majalah Kristian antara batang pengarap, Asian Beacon, madahka iya enda mereti kati ku orang ti bejalaika pengarap Kristian ‘nya teulihka sekeda runding ke romantik’ lalu ngeluarka artikel ti chukup enda bebasa ke orang bukai.
“Kebendar aku nadai kala ninga raban bansa Iban makai lemetak tauka semut ke diguring enda ngira penyamai,” ku iya lebuh ke ngenang senentang artikel nya.
Salang nemu lelaki Iban “rindu ngirup sereta nginsap” tang ba dunya kemaya hari tu, enda mayuh agi sida ke nginsap enti dibanding enggau jeman kelia. Suba sida nginsap ketegal deka muru nyamuk enggau engkerengit lebuh sida bumai.
Iya mega minta penulis nya minta ampun ngagai raban bansa Iban ba Sarawak. Ku Salang enti Ng amat nangika Tuhan, iya patut suah agi macha Bup Kudus ngambika enda ngemediska ati orang bukai.
Berebak enggau nya, Kaban Kunsil Nengeri Ngemah Alexander Vincent ke megai pengarap Kristian mega tekenyit ati macha artikel nya. Ku iya, penulis patut nukar pengawa iya laban pengawa ke dikereja iya nya semina ngerugi batang pengarap Kristian.
Kelimpah ari sida tu, bala Iban bukai baka tuai-tuai bansa Iban, pengari ke ngarika bansa Iban enggau gerempung ukai perintah (NGO) ti bisi kaul enggau bansa Iban mega patut sama-sama ngenataika asai ati diri baik nya ba media tauka nulis surat nuju pengarang berita tu ngasuh penulis nya minta ampun ngagai semua Iban.
Bala Iban kemaya hari tu patut bisi pengering nyaga bansa diri ari dikemaruhka orang bukai. Orang ke baka Ng tu enda patut diterima nemuai ngagai rumah panjai tauka genturung pendiau Iban laban nadai rugi orang Iban enda nerima iya datai enti diperatika ari gaya jaku dikenataika iya ba artikel tu. Jaku ti dikenataika penulis tu patut nyadika teladan bansa Iban ngeringka diri ari dikemaruhka orang bukai. Nadai guna kitai temegah madahka diri bansa Iban berani sereta kala mumpung pala tang lebuh hal baka tu semua ngeleput enda tepansutka pengasai ati diri.
Ba penemu aku lemetak ke ku iya nya tinduh/matar, enggau semut guring nya kesa. Nya kala ga kitai Iban makai. Pasal ngirup tuak enggau beleman nya enda munyi ke ku iya. Nadai kitai Iban baka nya. Ngirup tuak semina dikereja lebuh maya gawai enggau maya bisi pengerami baka melah pinang aja. Anang bejakuka bansa orang bukai enti kitai enda nemu enggau silik budaya orang. Terima kasih
BalasPadamTerima kasih ke komen nuan, Ibantracker.
BalasPadamSTATEMENT OF APOLOGY FROM ASIAN BEACON DATEDFEBRUARY 28, 2012
BalasPadamAPOLOGY FOR ARTICLE TITLED "OF SKULLS AND SAGO WORMS" IN ASIAN BEACON FEBRUARY-MARCH 2012 VOLUME 44 NO: 1
An article titled "Of Skulls and Sago Worms" in our Asian Beacon February-March 2012 bimonthly issue has offended the Iban community.
We deeply regret this incident and sincerely apologise to all our Iban friends and seek your forgiveness.
We are deeply grieved that it has caused ill feelings among the Iban community and again, we wish to convey our unreserved apologies to them.
In the midst of this Lent season and in the spirit of forgiveness, we humbly seek forgiveness and kindness from the Iban community. “Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossian 3:12-13
Asian Beacon Magazine [PP2007/10/2012(031036)]
An inter-denominational Christian magazine, published six times a year by a non-profit Christian society Persaudaraan Asian Beacon Malaysia since 1969
2nd STATEMENT OF APOLOGY FROM ASIAN BEACON DATED FEBRUARY 29, 2012
BalasPadam1. Writer’s apology
Mr Henry Ng, the writer of the article, “Of skulls and sago worms” which was published in the February-March 2012 issue of Asian Beacon wishes to convey his sincere apologies for offending the Iban community.
Herewith are his words: “I have erred in writing the article by over-generalisation and making sweeping statements, and deeply regret the pain I have caused the Iban community.”
He also seeks forgiveness from the Iban community and any other parties who have been hurt by the article.
We hope that the Iban community will extend their grace and mercy to Henry Ng and Asian Beacon for all the pain that has been caused.
2. Recalling the magazine
We are in the process of recalling the magazines.
Once again, Asian Beacon is deeply regretful for causing hurt to the Iban community and seeks their forgiveness.