1. pōtti pōdum gunam iruppadhaal makkal ennavellaam seigiraargal?

indraikku makkal edharkedutthaalum pōtti pōdugiraargal. udhaaranatthukku, tholiladhibargal thaangal mudhal idatthil irukka vēndum enbadharkaaga sadhi vēlaigalai seigiraargal. vilaiyaattu vīrargal thaangal jeyikka vēndum enbadharkaaga edhiraniyil irukkira vīrargalukku kaayangalai ērpadutthugiraargal. maanavargal nalla kallūrigalil idam kidaikka vēndum enbadharkaaga nulaivu thērvil mōsadi seigiraargal. aanaal, idhu ellaamē thappu enbadhu kristhavargalaagiya namakku nandraaga theriyum. ēnendraal, idhu ellaamē “paava iyalbukkuriya seyalgal.” (galaa. 5:19-21) aanaal, namakkē theriyaamal sabaiyil irukkum matravargalōdu pōtti pōda vaaippu irukkiradhaa? indha kēlviyai yōsitthu paarppadhu romba romba mukkiyam. ēnendraal, pōtti pōdum gunam vandhuvittaal sagōdharargalukkullē irukkira otrumai paalaagividum.

2. indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

² ennenna gunangalaal sagōdhara sagōdharigaludan naam pōtti pōda vaaippu irukkiradhu? andha kaalatthil irundha ūliyargalaal eppadi matravargalōdu pōtti pōdaamal irukka mudindhadhu? idhai patri indha katturaiyil paarppōm. adharku munbu, nammudaiya ullennangalai naam eppadi edaipōttu paarkkalaam enbadhai patri gavanikkalaam.

3. ennenna kēlvigalai naam kēttukkolla vēndum?

³ nammudaiya ullennangalai avvappōdhu edaipōttu paarppadhu nalladhu. nammai ippadi ellaam kēttukkollalaam: ‘matthavangalōda oppittu paatthu ennōda madhippa naan edai pōdarēnaa? ellaatthaiyumē naandhaan sūpparaa seivēnnu kaattikka virumbarēnaa? oru sagōdhararaiyō sagōdhariyaiyō vida oru vishayattha naandhaan nallaa seivēnnu ninaikkirēnaa? illa, yegōvaava sandhōshappaduttharadhukkaaga ellaatthaiyum seiyarēnaa?’ indha kēlvigalai naam ēn kēttukkolla vēndum? baibil enna solgiradhu endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

4. galaatthiyar 6:3, 4-il solli irukkirapadi, matravargalōdu ēn nammai naam oppittu paarkka kūdaadhu?

⁴ matravargalōdu nammai oppittu paarkka kūdaadhu endru baibil solgiradhu. (galaatthiyar 6:3, 4-ai vaasiyungal.) ēn? appadi seidhaal irandu prachinaigal varalaam. ondru, nammaiyē naam uyarvaaga ninaikka aarambitthuvidalaam. adhanaal, namakku thalaikkanam vandhuvidalaam. irandu, nammaiyē naam thaalvaaga ninaikka aarambitthuvidalaam. adhanaal, naam sōrndhu pōividalaam. indha irandil edhai seidhaalum namakku thelindha butthi illai endru arttham. (rō. 12:3) grīsil vaalgira kēttharīnaa * endra sagōdhari enna solgiraar endru paarungal: “ennaivida alagaa irukkiravanga, ūliyattha nallaa seiravanga, niraiya nanbargalai vechirukkiravangalōda ennai oppittu paatthēn. adhanaala, naan edhukkumē laayakkillainu ninachēn.” nammudaiya alagai paartthō, pēchutthiramaiyai paartthō, endhalavukku naam prabalamaaga irukkirōm enbadhai paartthō yegōvaa nammai thērndhedukkavillai. naam avarmēl anbu kaattinōm, avarudaiya maganin pēchai kētpadharku thayaaraaga irundhōm. idhai ellaam paartthudhaan avar nammai thērndhedutthirukkiraar.—yōvaa. 6:44; 1 ko. 1:26-31.

5. sagōdharar hunnidamirundhu nīngal enna katrukkolgirīrgal?

⁵ naam innoru kēlviyum kēttukkolla vēndum: ‘samaadhaanam pandravarnu naan pēr edutthirukkēnaa? illēnaa, edhukkedutthaalum vaakkuvaadham pandravarnu pēr edutthirukkēnaa?’ then koriyaavil vaalgira sagōdharar hunnin anubavatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. poruppil irukkira matra sagōdharargal ivaraivida thangalai uyarvaaga kaattikkolvadhaaga ivar ninaitthaar. adhanaal enna aanadhu? “sagōdharargalkitta kurai kandupudichuttē irundhēn. niraiya samayangalla avanga enna sonnaalum naan otthukkala. naan appadi nadandhukittadhaala sabaiyōda otrumaiyē pōyiduchu” endru avar solgiraar. aanaal, hunnin nanbargal avaridam irukkira prachinaiyai purindhukolla udhavi seidhaargal. avarum thannudaiya gunatthai maatrikkondaar. adhanaal, indraikku oru nalla mūpparaaga sēvai seigiraar. oruvēlai, samaadhaanatthukkaaga paadupadaamal pōtti pōdugira ennam namakkul irukkiradhu endru theriya vandhaal nammai naam maatrikkolla vēndum.

6. galaatthiyar 5:26 solgira maadhiri ennenna gunangal namakkullē pōtti pōdugira ennatthai valarkkum?

⁶ galaatthiyar 5:26-ai vaasiyungal. ennenna gunangalaal naam pōtti pōda aarambitthuvidalaam? oru gunam, varattu gauravam paarppadhu. indha gunam irukkiravargal thalaikkanam piditthavargalaaga iruppaargal, suyanalamaaga nadandhukolvaargal. innoru gunam, vayitrerichal paduvadhu. indha gunam irukkiravargal matravargalidam iruppadhu thangalukku vēndum endru ninaippadhōdu, avargalidam iruppadhu illaamal pōga vēndum endrum aasaippaduvaargal. indha gunam irundhaal, matravargalai naam verukkirōm endrudhaan arttham. indha irandu gunangalum unmaiyilēyē mōsamaana gunangal. ivai ellaam nammidam andaamal naam paartthukkolla vēndum.

7. varattu gauravamum vayitrerichal padugira gunamum irundhaal enna aagum? vilakkungal.

⁷ varattu gauravam paarppadhum, vayitrerichal paduvadhum, vimaanatthin eriporulil kalandhuvitta maasutthugalgal maadhiri. eriporulil maasutthugalgal irundhaalum, andha vimaanatthaal purappada mudiyalaam, konjam dhūram varaikkum parakka mudiyalaam. aanaal, pōga pōga andha maasutthugalgal enjinin kulaayil adaitthuvidalaam. vimaanam tharai iranguvadharku munbu enjin seyalilandhupōi vibatthu nadandhuvidalaam. adhē maadhiri, oruvar yegōvaavukku konjam kaalam varaikkum sēvai seiyalaam. aanaal, avarukku varattu gauravam vandhuvittaal... matravargalai paartthu avar vayitrerichal pattaal... yegōvaavudan irukkira bandhatthai ilandhuviduvaar. avarukku sēvai seivadhaiyē nirutthividuvaar. (nīdhi. 16:18) adhanaal avarukkum sari, matravargalukkum sari, baadhippudhaan. appadi endraal, varattu gauravamum vayitrerichal padugira gunamum namakkul varaamal eppadi paartthukkollalaam?

8. varattu gauravam namakkullē varaamal eppadi paartthukkollalaam?

 ⁸ appōsthalan pavul sonna maadhiri nadandhukondaal varattu gauravam namakkul varaamal paartthukkollalaam. “edhaiyum pagaiyinaalō varattu gauravatthinaalō seiyaamal, manatthaalmaiyinaal seiyungal. matravargalai ungalaivida uyarndhavargalaaga karudhungal” endru pilippiyar sabaikku avar eludhinaar. (pili. 2:3) matravargalai nammaivida uyarndhavargalaaga ninaitthaal, nammidam illaadha thiramaigal avargalidam irukkindrana enbadharkaaga, avargalōdu pōtti pōda maattōm. adharku badhilaaga, avargalai paartthu sandhōshappaduvōm. adhuvum avargaludaiya thiramaigalai yegōvaavai pugalvadharkaaga avargal payanpadutthumpōdhu avargalai paartthu naam romba sandhōshappaduvōm. adhē maadhiri, nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalum appōsthalan pavul sonna maadhiri nadandhukondaargal endraal nammidam irukkira nalladhai avargal paarppaargal, nammai paaraattuvaargal. ippadi, naam ellaarum ondrusērndhu sabai samaadhaanamaagavum otrumaiyaagavum iruppadharku paadupada mudiyum.

9. matravargalai paartthu vayitrerichal padaamal iruppadharku enna seiya vēndum?

⁹ naam adakkamaaga irundhaal, adhaavadhu nammudaiya varambugalai purindhu nadandhukondaal, matravargalai paartthu vayitrerichal pada maattōm. adakkamaaga nadandhukondōm endraal, matravargalaivida nammidamdhaan niraiya thiramaigal irukkindrana endru nirūbippadhilēyē kuriyaaga irukka maattōm. adharku badhilaaga, nammaivida thiramaisaaligalaaga iruppavargalidamirundhu eppadi katrukkollalaam endru yōsippōm. udhaaranatthukku, oru sagōdharar sabaiyil arumaiyaaga podhu pēchu kodukkalaam. avaridam podhu pēchai eppadi thayaarippadhu endru naam kēttu therindhukollalaam. oru sagōdhari nandraaga samaikkalaam. avaridam samaiyal kurippugalai kēttu therindhukollalaam. sabaiyil irukkira oruvaraal matravargalidam sulabamaaga palaga mudiyalaam. appōdhu, nanbargalai uruvaakkuvadhu eppadi endru ōr ilam sagōdhararō oru sagōdhariyō avaridam kēttu therindhukollalaam. ippadi ellaam seiyumpōdhu, matravargalai paartthu naam vayitrerichal pada maattōm, nammudaiya thiramaigalai valartthukkolvōm.

10. gidhiyōn enna sūlnilaiyai sandhitthaar?

¹⁰ gidhiyōnin vaalkkaiyil nadandha oru sambavatthai paarkkalaam. avar manaasē kōtthiratthai sērndhavar. oru dhadavai, avarukkum avarudan sērndha 300 pērukkum yegōvaa miga periya vetriyai kodutthaar. aanaal, adhai ninaitthu avargal perumaippattukkollavillai. ippōdhu, eppiraayīm kōtthiratthai sērndhavargal gidhiyōnai paarppadharku varugiraargal. edharkaaga? avarai paaraattuvadharkaaga illai. avaridam sandai pōduvadharkaaga. ēnendraal, avargal thangaludaiya kōtthiratthai perumaiyaaga ninaitthaargal. gidhiyōn yegōvaavukku pugal sērtthirundhaar. avarudaiya makkalai kaappaatri irundhaar. eppiraayīm kōtthiratthai sērndhavargal indha mukkiyamaana vishayatthai marandhuvittaargal. gidhiyōn pōrukku pōnapōdhu, aarambatthil thangaludaiya kōtthiratthai kūppidavillai endru kōbitthukkondaargal.—nyaa. 8:1.

11. eppiraayīm vamsatthai sērndhavargalidam gidhiyōn enna sonnaar?

¹¹ gidhiyōn eppiraayīm vamsatthai sērndhavargalidam, “ungalai pōla naan peridhaaga ondrumē seiyavillai” endru manatthaalmaiyōdu sonnaar. adharku pinbu, oru dhadavai avargalukku kadavul eppadi vetri kodutthaar enbadhai nyaabagappadutthinaar. adhanaal, avargaludaiya “kōbam thanindhadhu.” (nyaa. 8:2, 3) ippadi, manatthaalmaiyōdu badhil sonnadhaal kadavuludaiya makkalukku idaiyil samaadhaanam irukkumpadi gidhiyōn paartthukkondaar.

12. eppiraayīm vamsatthai sērndhavargalidamirundhum gidhiyōnidamirundhum enna katrukkollalaam?

¹² eppiraayīm vamsatthai sērndhavargal nadandhukondadhilirundhu naam oru mukkiyamaana paadatthai katrukkolgirōm. adhaavadhu, nammai patri yōsitthukkondu irukkaamal yegōvaavukku pugal sērppadhudhaan nammudaiya kurikkōlaaga irukka vēndum. kudumba thalaivargalum mūppargalum gidhiyōnidamirundhu oru paadatthai katrukkollalaam. naam seidhadhai ninaitthu yaaraavadhu nammēl varutthappattaal avargaludaiya idatthil nammai vaitthu paarkka vēndum. adhōdu, avargal seidha nalladhai paaraatta vēndum. ippadi seivadharku manatthaalmai thēvaippadugiradhu. adhuvum, avargalidam thappu vaitthukkondu nammidam kōbitthukkollumpōdhu appadi pannuvadharku rombavē manatthaalmai thēvai. naam seidhadhudhaan sari endru nirūbippadhaivida matravargalidam samaadhaanamaaga iruppadhudhaan mukkiyam.

13. annaalukku enna prachinai irundhadhu, aval adhai eppadi samaalitthaal?

¹³ annaalai patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam. lēvi vamsatthai sērndha elkkaanaavai aval kalyaanam panniyirundhaal. avarukku peninnaal endru innoru manaiviyum irundhaal. peninnaalaivida annaalai avar romba nēsitthaar. “peninnaalukku pillaigal irundhaargal, aanaal annaalukku pillaigal illai.” adhanaal, annaalai peninnaal kutthikkaatti kondē irundhaal. “avalai nōgaditthaal, avalai palitthu pēsikkondē irundhaal.” appōdhu annaalukku eppadi irundhadhu? aval rombavē manam udaindhupōnaal! aval “aludhukondē irundhaal, saappidavē illai.” (1 saa. 1:2, 6, 7) aanaalum, peninnaalai annaal palivaangiyadhaaga baibilil engumē sollappadavillai. adharku badhilaaga, thannudaiya manadhil iruppadhai ellaam yegōvaavidam kottinaal. thannudaiya prachinaiyai yegōvaa sariseivaar endru nambinaal. peninnaal manam maarinaalaa? adhai patri baibil edhuvum sollavillai. aanaal, oru vishayam namakku nichayamaaga theriyum. yegōvaavidam thannudaiya prachinaiyai oppadaittha pinbu, annaal mana samaadhaanatthōdu irundhaal. “adhan piragu aval mugam vaadiyirukkavillai.”—1 saa. 1:10, 18.

14. annaalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁴ annaalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? nammudan yaaraavadhu pōtti pōttaalum nammaal nilaimaiyai sariseiya mudiyum. eppadi? naam thiruppi avargalōdu pōtti pōda kūdaadhu. yaaraavadhu namakku kettadhu seidhaal naamum thiruppi kettadhu seiya kūdaadhu. avargalidam samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharku muyarchi seiya vēndum. (rō. 12:17-21) ippadi seidhaal, avargal thangalai maatrikkollavillai endraalum nammaal sandhōshamaagavum samaadhaanamaagavum irukka mudiyum.

15. appollōvum pavulum eppadippattavargalaaga irundhaargal?

¹⁵ appollōvai patriyum appōsthalan pavulai patriyum paarkkalaam. irandu pērukkumē vēdhavasanangalai patri nandraaga therindhirundhadhu. irandu pērumē prabalamaanavargalaaga irundhaargal. arumaiyaana pōdhagargalaaga irundhaargal. niraiya sīshargalai uruvaakkinaargal. aanaal, oruvarmēl oruvar poraamaippadavillai.

16. appollō eppadippattavar?

¹⁶ appollō ‘aleksandhiriyaavai sērndhavar.’ mudhal nūtraandil andha nagaram prabalamaana kalvi maiyamaaga irundhadhu. avar thiramaiyaaga pēsugiravaraaga irundhaar. “vēdhavasanangalai nandraaga therindhuvaitthirundhaar.” (ap. 18:24) avar korindhuvil irundha samayatthil andha sabaiyil irundha silarukku avarai romba piditthirundhadhu. sollappōnaal, matra sagōdharargalaivida, ēn, appōsthalan pavulaivida, avarai romba piditthirundhadhaaga sonnaargal. (1 ko. 1:12, 13) idhaiyellaam appollō aadharitthaaraa? nichayam avar appadi seidhirukka maattaar. avar korindhuvai vittu pōna pinbu, thirumbavum angē vara solli appōsthalan pavul kēttukkondaar. (1 ko. 16:12) oruvēlai, appollō sabaiyil pirivinaigalai ērpadutthuvadhaaga pavul ninaitthirundhaal appadi solli irundhirukka maattaar. nalla seidhiyai prasangippadharkum sagōdhara sagōdharigalai balappadutthuvadharkum appollō thannudaiya thiramaigalai payanpadutthinaar enbadhu thelivaaga therigiradhu. adhumattumalla, avar manatthaalmaiyaana aalaaga irundhaar. udhaaranatthukku, aakkillaavum priskillaalum ‘kadavuludaiya valigalai patri innum thirutthamaaga avarukku vilakkiyapōdhu’ adhai avar gaurava kuraichalaaga ninaikkavillai.—ap. 18:24-28.

17. sabai samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharkaaga pavul enna seidhaar?

¹⁷ appollō seidha nalla seyalgal ellaavatrai patriyum pavulukku nandraaga theriyum. thannaivida appollōvai ellaarukkum piditthirukkiradhu enbadhai ninaitthu avar kavalaippadavillai. “naan pavulai sērndhavan” endru andha sabaiyil irundha silar sonnapōdhu perumaippadavum illai. adharku badhilaaga, ellaarudaiya gavanatthaiyum yegōvaa pakkamum yēsu kristhu pakkamum thiruppinaar. (1 ko. 3:3-6) idhilirundhu avar manatthaalmaiyaagavum adakkamaagavum nyaayamaagavum nadandhukondaar enbadhu therigiradhu.

18. ondru korindhiyar 4:6, 7 solgirapadi, appollōvidam irundhum pavulidamirundhum enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁸ appollōvidam irundhum pavulidamirundhum naam enna katrukkollalaam? oruvēlai, yegōvaavin sēvaiyil naam niraiya seidhukondirukkalaam. niraiya pēr nyaanasnaanam eduppadharku udhaviyirukkalaam. aanaal, yegōvaavin aasīrvaadhatthaaldhaan idhai ellaam nammaal seiya mudindhadhu enbadhai nyaabagam vaitthukkolla vēndum. appollōvidam irundhum pavulidamirundhum innoru paadatthaiyum katrukkollalaam. adhaavadhu, namakku endhalavukku poruppugal irukkiradhō andhalavukku sabaiyin samaadhaanatthai kattikkaakkira kadamaiyum irukkiradhu. mūppargalum udhavi ūliyargalum baibilai payanpadutthi sabai samaadhaanamaagavum otrumaiyaagavum iruppadharku udhavugiraargal. thangalai avargal mukkiyamaanavargalaaga ninaippadhillai. sabaiyil irukkira ellaarum yēsu kristhuvukku kīlppadivadharkum avarudaiya valiyil nadappadharkum udhavugiraargal. idharkaaga, naam avargalukku romba nandriyōdu irukkirōm.—1 korindhiyar 4:6, 7-ai vaasiyungal.

19. naam ellaarum enna seivadharku urudhiyaaga irukka vēndum? (“ pōtti pōdaadhīrgal” endra pettiyaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁹ nam ovvoruvarukkum kadavul sila thiramaigalai kodutthirukkiraar. avai ellaavatraiyum ‘oruvarukkoruvar sēvai seivadharku’ naam payanpaduttha vēndum. (1 pē. 4:10) naam seivadhu ondrumē illai endru naam ninaikkalaam. aanaal, naam seigira chinna chinna seyalgal oru udaiyil irukkira thaiyalgal maadhiri. chinna chinna thaiyalgal ellaam sērndhu eppadi oru udaiyai alagaakkugiradhō adhē maadhiri naam seiyum chinna chinna seyalgal ellaam sērndhu sabaiyin otrumaiyai valarkkiradhu. adhanaal, pōtti pōdugira gunam oru thuli alavukūda nam manadhil varaadha maadhiri naam paartthukkollalaam. sabaiyil samaadhaanatthaiyum otrumaiyaiyum valarkka vēndum enbadhil urudhiyaaga irukkalaam.—ebē. 4:3.