1, 2. (a) Dhēsatthin oru pagudhiyei enna visēsha nōkkatthukkaaga odhukki vaikka vēndiyirundhadhu? (Attei padam.) (b) Sireipidikkappatta makkalukku indha dharisanam enna nambikkeiyei alitthadhu?

 ESĒKKIYĒL thannudeiya kadeisi dharisanatthil, dhēsatthin oru pagudhiyei visēsha nōkkatthukkaaga arppanikka vēndum enbadhei therindhukolgiraar. Indha pagudhi, Isravēlin oru kōtthiratthukku koduppadharkaaga alla, Yegōvaavukku kaanikkeiyaaga koduppadharkaagavē arppanikkappadugiradhu. Aarvamūttum peyaraal aleikkappadugira oru mukkiyamaana nagaratthei patriyum Esēkkiyēl therindhukolgiraar. Indha dharisanam, sireipidikkappatta makkalukku migavum mukkiyamaana oru vaakkurudhiyei alikkiradhu. Adhaavadhu, thangaludeiya arumeiyaana thaainaattukku thirumbi pōgumbōdhu Yegōvaa thangalōdu iruppaar endra nambikkeiyei alikkiradhu.

² Kaanikkeiyaaga arppanikkappadugira pagudhiyei patri Esēkkiyēl vilakkamaaga solgiraar. Yegōvaavei unmeiyōdu vanangugira naam, idhilirundhu ennenna paadangalei katrukkollalaam enbadhei ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

3. Arppanikkumbadi Yegōvaa sonna idatthil irundha aindhu pagudhigal yaavei? Enna nōkkatthukkaaga avei odhukki vaikkappattana? (“Oru Pagudhiyei Nīngal Kadavulukku Kaanikkeiyaaga Arppanikka Vēndum” endra pettiyei paarungal.)

³ Indha visēsha pagudhiyin alavu, vadakkilirundhu therkuvarei 25,000 mulamum (13 kilōmīttar), kilakkilirundhu mērkuvarei 25,000 mulamumaaga irundhadhu. Indha sadhura nilapparappu ‘motthamum’ kaanikkeiyaaga arppanikkappattadhu. Idhu kilakkilirundhu mērkaaga mūndru  pagudhigalaaga pirikkappattirundhadhu. Mēlpagudhi Lēviyargalukkaagavum, naduppagudhi aalayatthukkaagavum gurumaargalukkaagavum odhukkappattadhu. Indha irandu pagudhigalum sērndhadhudhaan “parisuttha kaanikkei.” “Mīndhirukkum pagudhi” nagaratthin “podhu ubayōgatthukkaaga” odhukkappattadhu.—Esē. 48:15, 20.

4. Yegōvaavukku kodukkappatta kaanikkeiyei patriya padhivilirundhu naam enna paadatthei katrukkollalaam?

⁴ Yegōvaavukku kodukkappatta kaanikkeiyei patriya indha padhivilirundhu naam enna paadatthei katrukkollalaam? Dhēsatthin oru pagudhiyei visēsha kaanikkeiyaaga mudhalil odhukkiya piragudhaan kōtthirangalukkaana pagudhi odhukkappattadhu. Idhan mūlam aanmīga vishayangalukkaaga odhukkappatta indha pagudhikku mukkiyatthuvam kodukka vēndum enbadhei Yegōvaa suttikkaattinaar. (Esē. 45:1) Indha visēsha pagudhi mudhalaavadhaaga odhukki vaikkappattadhilirundhu edharku mukkiyatthuvam kodukka vēndum enbadhei sireipidikkappatta makkal nichayam purindhiruppaargal. Avargal Yegōvaavei vananguvadharkutthaan vaalkkeiyil mudhalidam kodukka vēndiyirundhadhu. Adhēpōl indrum aanmīga vishayangalukku, adhaavadhu Baibilei padippadhu, kūttangalil kalandhukolvadhu, prasanga vēleiyil īdupaduvadhu pōndra vishayangalukku, naam mudhalidam kodukkirōm. Edharku mudhalidam kodukka vēndum enbadhei indha padhivin mūlam Yegōvaa namakku katrukkodukkiraar. Avarukku kīlppadindhaal, aanmīga vishayangalukku nam vaalkkeiyil mudhalidam koduppōm.

5, 6. (a) Nagaram yaarukku sondhamaaga irundhadhu? (b) Nagaram edhei kurikkavillei, ēn?

⁵ Esēkkiyēl 48:15-ei vaasiyungal. “Nagaram” matrum adhei sutriyulla pagudhiyin mukkiyatthuvam enna? (Esē. 48:16-18) “[Andha nagaram] Isravēl janangal ellaarukkum sondhamaaga irukkum” endru dharisanatthil Esēkkiyēlidam Yegōvaa solliyirundhaar. (Esē. 45:6, 7) Appadiyaanaal, nagaramum adhei sutriyulla pagudhiyum, ‘Yegōvaavukku kaanikkeiyaaga arppanikka’ vēndiya “parisuttha kaanikkeiyin” baagamaaga irukkavillei. (Esē. 48:9) Idhei manadhil vaitthu, nagaratthei patri sollappatta vishayangalilirundhu naam edhei katrukkollalaam enbadhei ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

⁶ Adharku mun, andha nagaram edhei kurikkavillei enbadhei naam therindhukolla vēndum. Mudhalaavadhaaga, idhu thirumbavum kattappatta Erusalēm nagaratthei kurikkavillei. Ēnendraal, adhil aalayam irundhadhu. Aanaal, dharisanatthil Esēkkiyēl paarttha nagaratthil endha aalayamum irukkavillei. Irandaavadhaaga, Isravēl dhēsatthil irundha vēru endha nagarattheiyum idhu kurikkavillei. Ēnendraal, sireiyiruppilirundhu thaainaattukku thirumbiyavargalum sari, avargaludeiya vamsatthil vandhavargalum sari, dharisanatthil Esēkkiyēl paartthadhu pōndra nagaratthei kattavē illei. Mūndraavadhaaga, idhu oru paralōga nagarattheiyum kurikkavillei. Ēnendraal, idhu thūya vanakkatthukkendru odhukkappatta nilatthil kattappadaamal, “podhu ubayōgatthukkaaga” odhukkappatta nilatthil kattappattadhu.—Esē. 42:20.

7. Esēkkiyēl paarttha nagaram edhu? Andha nagaram edhei kurippadhaaga therigiradhu? (Aaramba padam.)

⁷ Appadiyaanaal, Esēkkiyēl paarttha nagaram edhu? Endha dharisanatthil avar oru dhēsatthei paartthaarō adhē dharisanatthildhaan andha nagarattheiyum avar paartthaar enbadhei naam nyaabagatthil vaikka vēndum. (Esē. 40:2; 45:1, 6) Andha dhēsam oru aanmīga dhēsatthei kurippadhaaga naam Baibililirundhu therindhukolgirōm. Appadiyaanaal,  andha nagaramum oru aanmīga nagarattheitthaan kurikka vēndum. Podhuvaaga, “nagaram” endru edhei solgirōm? Makkal ondraaga sērndhu vaalum, olungameikkappatta oru idatthei nagaram endru solgirōm. Adhanaal, Esēkkiyēl paarttha, sadhura vadivil irundha olungameikkappatta andha nagaram, olungameikkappatta oru nirvaagatthei kurippadhaaga therigiradhu.

8. Indha nirvaagam engu seyalpadugiradhu? Ēn appadi solgirōm?

⁸ Indha nirvaagam engu seyalpadugiradhu? Idhu aanmīga dhēsatthil seyalpaduvadhaaga Esēkkiyēlin dharisanatthilirundhu naam therindhukkolgirōm. Appadiyaanaal, indha nirvaagam indru Kadavuludeiya makkal vaalgira aanmīga pūnjōleiyil seyalpadugiradhu. Indha nagaram, podhu ubayōgatthukkaana nilatthil iruppadhilirundhu naam edhei therindhukolgirōm? Idhu, paralōgatthil seyalpadugira nirvaagatthei alla, būmiyil seyalpadugira nirvaagatthei kurikkiradhu enbadhei therindhukolgirōm. Aanmīga pūnjōleiyil vaalgira ellaarudeiya nanmeikkaagavum idhu seyalpattuvarugiradhu.

9. (a) Indru būmiyil nirvaagam seiyum poruppu yaarukku irukkiradhu? (b) Aayira varusha aatchiyinbōdhu Yēsu enna seivaar?

⁹ Būmiyil nirvaagam seiyum poruppu yaarukku irukkiradhu? Esēkkiyēlin dharisanatthil, andha nagaratthei nirvaagam seidhavar ‘thaleivar’ endru aleikkappattaar. (Esē. 45:7) Makkalukku avar oru kangaaniyaaga irundhaar. Aanaal, avar oru guruvaagavō Lēviyaraagavō irukkavillei. Indha thaleivarei patri yōsikkumbōdhu, Kadavuludeiya sakthiyaal abishēgam seiyappadaadha mūppargaldhaan nam nyaabagatthukku varugiraargal. Akkareiyulla indha aanmīga mēippargal, ‘vērē aadugalei’ sērndhavargal. (Yōvaa. 10:16) Kristhuvin paralōga arasaangatthin kīl būmiyil thaalmeiyulla ūliyargalaaga ivargal sēvei seigiraargal. Aayira varusha aatchiyinbōdhu, thagudhiyulla mūppargalei, adhaavadhu ‘adhibadhigalei’ Yēsu thērndhedutthu avargalei “būmiyengum” niyamippaar. (Sang. 45:16) Paralōga arasaangatthin valinadatthudhalinbadi, aayira varusha aatchiyinbōdhu Kadavuludeiya makkalin thēveigalei avargal gavanitthukkolvaargal.

10. Andha nagaratthin peyar enna? Adhu enna urudhiyei alikkiradhu?

¹⁰ Esēkkiyēl 48:35-ei vaasiyungal. “Yegōvaa Angē Irukkiraar” enbadhudhaan andha nagaratthin peyar. Yegōvaavin prasannatthei angē unara mudiyum endru indha peyar urudhiyalikkiradhu. ‘Mīndhirukkum pagudhiyin’ naduvilulla indha nagaratthei Esēkkiyēlukku Yegōvaa kaattiyadhu, ‘Naan thirumbavum ungalōdu iruppēn’ endru sireipidikkappatta makkalidam avar solvadhupōl irundhadhu. Indha vaakkurudhi thembūttugiradhu, illeiyaa?

11. Nagaratthei patriya Esēkkiyēlin dharisanatthilirundhum adharku kodukkappatta artthamulla peyarilirundhum ennenna paadangalei katrukkollalaam?

¹¹ Esēkkiyēlin dharisanatthilulla indha vishayangalilirundhu naam ennenna paadangalei katrukkollalaam? Indha nagaratthin peyar, thannudeiya unmeiyulla ūliyargalōdu Yegōvaa indrum, endrendrum iruppaar endra urudhiyei alikkiradhu. Artthamulla indha peyar, oru mukkiyamaana unmeiyeiyum valiyurutthugiradhu. Indha nagaram, adhaavadhu nirvaagam, endhavoru manidhanukkum adhigaaratthei koduppadharkaaga ērpadutthappadavillei. Yegōvaavin anbaana, nyaayamaana valigalei seyalpadutthuvadharkaagavē ērpadutthappattirukkiradhu. Udhaaranatthukku, thangal ishtappadi dhēsatthei pirippadharkaana adhigaaratthei nirvaagigalukku Yegōvaa kodukkavillei. Adharku badhilaaga, thaan solgirabadi avargal piritthukkodukka vēndumendru avar edhirpaarkkiraar. Thannudeiya ūliyargal saadhaarana makkalaaga irundhaalum, avargalukku thaan  kodutthirukkum pangugalei, adhaavadhu niyamippugalei, nirvaagigal madhikka vēndumendru Yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar.—Esē. 46:18; 48:29.

12. (a) Indha nagaratthin visēsha amsam enna? Idhu edhei kaattugiradhu? (b) Indha dharisanam, Kristhava kangaanigalukku endha mukkiyamaana vishayatthei nyaabagappadutthugiradhu?

¹² “Yegōvaa Angē Irukkiraar” endra peyarudeiya nagaratthin matroru visēsha amsam enna? Pūrva kaalangalil, nagarangalei paadhugaappadharkaaga sutrilum madhilgal irundhana. Avatril sila nuleivaasalgalē irundhana. Aanaal, indha nagaratthukku 12 nuleivaasalgal irukkindrana! (Esē. 48:30-34) Adhaavadhu, sadhura vadivatthil irukkira indha nagaratthin ovvoru pakkatthilum mūndru mūndru nuleivaasalgal irukkindrana. Itthanei nuleivaasalgal iruppadhu edhei kaattugiradhu? Indha nagaratthin nirvaagigal anbaanavargalaagavum Kadavuludeiya ūliyargal ellaaraalum anuga mudindhavargalaagavum iruppadhei kaattugiradhu. Adhumattumalla, indha nagaratthukku 12 nuleivaasalgal iruppadhu, “Isravēl janangal ellaarukkum” angē pōga anumadhi iruppadhei kaattugiradhu. (Esē. 45:6) Itthanei nuleivaasalgal iruppadhu, Kristhava kangaanigalukku oru mukkiyamaana vishayatthei nyaabagappadutthugiradhu. Avargal natpudan palagugiravargalaagavum, aanmīga pūnjōleiyil vaalgira ellaaraalum anuga mudindhavargalaagavum irukka vēndumena Yegōvaa virumbugiraar.

13. Palavidhamaana ennenna vēleigalei makkal seivaargal endru Yegōvaa solgiraar?

¹³ Dhēsam pangidappaduvadhei patriya indha dharisanatthilulla innum sila vishayangalei Esēkkiyēl padhivu seigiraar. Adhei patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam. Makkal seiya vēndiya palavidhamaana vēleigalei patri Yegōvaa kurippidugiraar. ‘Yegōvaavin sannidhiyil sēvei seigira gurumaargal,’ baligalei selutthi, avarukku sēvei seiya vēndum. ‘Aalayatthil sēvei seigira Lēviyargal,’ ‘aalaya vēleigalei mērpaarvei seidhu, . . . angu seiya vēndiya ellaavatreiyum’ gavanitthukkolla vēndum. (Esē. 44:14-16; 45:4, 5) Vēleiyaatkal, nagaratthukku pakkatthil surusuruppaaga vēlei seiya vēndum. Indha vēleiyaatkal yaar?

14. Nagaratthukku pakkatthil vēlei seigira vēleiyaatkal namakku edhei nyaabagappadutthugiraargal?

¹⁴ Indha vēleiyaatkal, ‘Isravēlin ellaa kōtthirangaleiyum sērndhavargal.’ ‘Nagaratthukkaaga sēvei seigiravargal saappiduvadharkaaga’ ivargal payirgalei vileivikkiraargal. (Esē. 48:18, 19) Ippadi, nagaratthukkaaga sēvei seigiravargalei aadharikkiraargal. Idhēpōndra vaaippu indru namakkum irukkiradhaa? Aanmīga pūnjōleiyil vaalgira ellaarukkumē oru visēsha vaaippu irukkiradhu. Kristhuvin abishēgam seiyappatta sagōdharargalukku naam aadharavu kodukka vēndum. Adhōdu, munnindru valinadatthuvadharkaaga Yegōvaa niyamittha ‘thiral kūttatthei’ sērndha sagōdharargalukkum naam aadharavu kodukka vēndum. (Veli. 7:9, 10) Unmeiyum vivēgamum ulla adimeiyin valinadatthudhalukku manappūrvamaaga otthuleippadhudhaan, avargalukku aadharavu koduppadharkaana mukkiya vali.

15, 16. (a) Esēkkiyēlin dharisanatthilirundhu naam katrukkollum innoru vishayam enna? (b) Ennenna vēleigalei seivadharkaana vaaippu namakku irukkiradhu?

¹⁵ Nammudeiya ūliyatthukku udhavum innoru vishayatthei Esēkkiyēlin dharisanatthilirundhu naam katrukkollalaam. Adhu enna? Lēvi kōtthiratthei thavira matra 12 kōtthirangalei sērndhavargal irandu idangalil surusuruppaaga vēlei seivadhaaga Yegōvaa kurippidugiraar. Adhaavadhu, aalayatthin pragaaratthilum nagaratthin mēichal nilangalilum avargal vēlei seigiraargal. Indha irandu idangalilum avargal enna seigiraargal? Aalayatthin pragaaratthil, ellaa kōtthiratthaarum Yegōvaavukku baligalei selutthi, avarei ‘vanangugiraargal.’ (Esē. 46:9, 24) Nagaratthei sutriyirukkira nilatthil,  avargal payirseidhu, nagaratthukkaaga sēvei seigiravargalukku aadharavu kodukkiraargal. Indha vēleiyaatkalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁶ Idhēpōndra vēleigalei seigira vaaippu, indru thiral kūttatthei sērndhavargalukkum irukkiradhu. Avargal, “pugalchi baliyei” selutthuvadhan mūlam Yegōvaavei “avarudeiya aalayatthil” vanangugiraargal. (Ebi. 13:15; Veli. 7:9-15) Prasanga vēleiyin mūlamum, Kristhava kūttangalil badhilgal solli, paattu paadi thangal visuvaasatthei velikkaattuvadhan mūlamum pugalchi baliyei selutthugiraargal. Indha vidhatthil Yegōvaavei vananguvadhei thangaludeiya miga mukkiyamaana kadameiyaaga avargal nineikkiraargal. (1 Naa. 16:29) Idhei thavira, innum pala valigalilum Kadavuludeiya makkal avarudeiya ameippukku aadharavu kodukkiraargal. Udhaaranatthukku, Raajya Mandrangaleiyum kilei aluvalagangaleiyum kattuvadhu, avatrei paraamarippadhu pōndra vēleigalukkum Yegōvaavudeiya ameippil nadakkira matra pala vēleigalukkum nireiya pēr udhavugiraargal. Matravargal, nankodei koduppadhan mūlam indha vēleigalei aadharikkiraargal. Nilatthei payirseidha vēleiyaatkalei pōla ivargalum “Kadavuludeiya magimeikkaagavē” ellaavatreiyum seigiraargal. (1 Ko. 10:31) Avargal thangaludeiya vēleigalei aarvamaagavum sandhōshamaagavum seigiraargal. Ēnendraal, “ippadippatta baligalei Kadavul migavum virumbugiraar” endru avargalukku theriyum. (Ebi. 13:16) Indha vaaippugalei nīngal mulumeiyaaga payanpadutthikkolgirīrgalaa?

17. (a) Esēkkiyēlin dharisanam eppadi periyalavil nireivērum? (b) Aayira varusha aatchiyil, būmiyil seyalpadum nirvaagatthaal yaar payan adeivaargal?

¹⁷ Kaanikkeiyaaga arppanikkappatta nilatthei patriya Esēkkiyēlin dharisanam periyalavil nireivērumaa? Nichayamaaga! Idhei konjam gavaniyungal: “Parisuttha kaanikkei” endru aleikkappatta pagudhiyildhaan “Yegōvaavin aalayam” irundhadhu. Indha pagudhi, dhēsatthin naduvil irundhadhei Esēkkiyēl paartthaar. (Esē. 48:10) Appadiyendraal, Armagedhōnukku piragu naam būmiyil engu vaalndhaalum sari, Yegōvaa nammōdu thangiyiruppaar endra vaakkurudhyei idhu alikkiradhu. (Veli. 21:3) Dharisanatthil Esēkkiyēl paarttha nagaratthei, adhaavadhu nirvaagatthei pōlavē aayira varusha aatchiyilum oru nirvaagam seyalpadum. Adhaavadhu, Kadavuludeiya makkalin thēveigalei gavanitthukkolvadharkaaga būmiyil nirvaagigal niyamikkappaduvaargal. ‘Pudhiya būmiyil,’ adhaavadhu pudhiya manidha samudhaayatthil vaalgira ellaarukkum avargal anbaana aalōsaneiyeiyum valinadatthudhaleiyum koduppaargal.—2 Pē. 3:13.

18. (a) Andha nirvaagam, Kadavuludeiya aatchiyōdu ondrineindhu seyalpadum endru naam ēn urudhiyaaga nambalaam? b) Andha nagaratthin peyar namakku enna nambikkeiyei tharugiradhu?

¹⁸ Andha nagaram, adhaavadhu andha nirvaagam, Kadavuludeiya aatchiyōdu ondrineindhu seyalpadum endru naam ēn urudhiyaaga nambalaam? Kristhuvōdu aatchi seiyappōgira 1,44,000 pērei konda pudhiya Erusalēmil 12 nuleivaasalgal iruppadhaga Baibil solgiradhu. (Veli. 21:2, 12, 21-27) Indha paralōga nagaratthei pōlavē, 12 nuleivaasalgalei konda būmikkuriya nagaramum iruppadhei Baibililirundhu naam purindhukolgirōm. Paralōgatthil Kadavuludeiya Arasaangam edukkira ellaa thīrmaanangalukkum ētrabadi būmikkuriya nirvaagam seyalpadum enbadheiyum, avatrei gavanamaaga nireivētrum enbadheiyum idhilirundhu therindhukolgirōm. Aam, “Yegōvaa Angē Irukkiraar” endra peyaraal aleikkappadugira nagaram nam ellaarukkum oru arumeiyaana nambikkeiyei alikkiradhu. Pūnjōleiyil thūya vanakkam nileitthirukkum, adhu endrendreikkum thaleikkum endra nambikkeiyei adhu namakku tharugiradhu. Evvalavu arumeiyaana edhirkaalam namakku kaatthirukkiradhu!