1. adimaigalaaga irundha yūdhargalukku enna arumaiyaana vishayam kaatthukkondirundhadhu?

 niraiya varushangalaaga baabilōnil adimaigalaaga irundha yūdhargal sandhōshatthin uchikkē pōivittaargal. ēnendraal, avargalai vidudhalai seiya persiya raajaavaana “kōrēsin manadhai yegōvaa thūndinaar.” yūdhargal thangaludaiya thaainaattukku thirumbi pōi, ‘isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavin aalayatthai thirumba kattalaam’ endru raajaa arivippu seidhaar. (esraa 1:1, 3) indha arivippai kēttapōdhu avargalukku evvalavu sandhōshamaaga irundhirukkum! raajaa ippadi arivippu seidhadhaal kadavul koduttha dhēsatthukku pōi thirumbavum avargalaal avarai vananga mudiyum.

2. erusalēmukku thirumbi vandha yūdhargal sīkkiratthilēyē enna vēlaiyai seidhu muditthaargal?

² adimaigalaaga irundha yūdhargalil silar ki.mu. 537-il erusalēmukku thirumbi vandhaargal. therku raajyamaana yūdhaavukku adhudhaan thalainagaramaaga irundhadhu. sīkkiratthilēyē aalayatthai kattum vēlaiyai avargal aarambitthaargal. ki.mu. 536-kkul aalayatthin asthivaaratthai pōttu muditthaargal.

3. yūdhargalukku enna edhirppu vandhadhu?

³ aalayatthai katta aarambitthadhum yūdhargalukku bayangara edhirppu vandhadhu. sutriyirundha janangal, “yūdhaa janangalai sōrndhupōga vaitthu kattumaana vēlaiyai nirutthuvadharkaaga muyarchi seidhukondē irundhaargal.” (esraa 4:4) yūdhargalin nilaimaiyai innum mōsamaakkum vidhamaaga adutthu sila vishayangal nadandhana. ki.mu. 522-il arthasashtaa persiyaavin raajaavaanaar. * pudhu raajaavai kaikkul pōttukkondu ‘sattatthin peyaril prachinai undaakki’ aalayatthin kattumaana vēlaikku mutruppulli vaikkalaam endru edhirigal ninaitthaargal. (sang. 94:20) raajaavukku edhiraaga yūdhargal kalagam seiya thittam pōttiruppadhaaga avargal kadidham eludhi anuppinaargal. (esraa 4:11-16)  avargal sonna poigalai nambi aalayatthin kattumaana vēlaikku raajaa thadai uttharavu pōttaar. (esraa 4:17-23) adhanaal, yūdhargal sandhōshamaaga aarambittha kattumaana vēlai appadiyē nindruvittadhu.—esraa 4:24.

4. aalayatthai thirumba kattum vēlaikku edhirigal thadai pōttapōdhu yegōvaa enna seidhaar? (ēsaayaa 55:11)

⁴ yegōvaavai vanangaadha andha dhēsatthu makkalum persiya arasaangatthilirundha silarum aalayatthin kattumaana vēlaikku mudivukatta vēndum enbadhil kuriyaaga irundhaargal. aanaal, yūdhargal aalayatthai thirumba katta vēndum enbadhil yegōvaa kuriyaaga irundhaar. avar eppōdhumē thannudaiya nōkkatthai niraivētrum kadavul. (ēsaayaa 55:11-ai vaasiyungal.) adhanaal, sagariyaavai thannudaiya thīrkkadharisiyaaga yegōvaa thērndhedutthaar. yūdha makkalai sagariyaa urchaagappaduttha vēndum enbadharkaaga silirkka vaikkira ettu dharisanangalai avarukku kaattinaar. edhirigalai paartthu bayappada vēndiya avasiyam illai enbadhai purindhukolla yūdhargalukku indha dharisanangal udhavi seidhirukkum. yegōvaa koduttha vēlaiyai thodarndhu dhairiyamaaga seivadharkum adhu avargalai urchaagappadutthiyadhu. aindhaavadhu dharisanatthil, sagariyaa oru kutthuvilakkaiyum irandu oliva marangalaiyum paartthaar.

5. indha katturaiyil naam edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

⁵ sagariyaavukku kaattiya aindhaavadhu dharisanatthin mūlam sōrndhupōyirundha isravēlargalai yegōvaa urchaagappadutthinaar. andha dharisanam namakkum prayōjanamaaga irukkum. ēnendraal, naam ellaarumē silasamayangalil sōrndhuvidugirōm. udhaaranatthukku, namakku edhirppugal varugindrana, nammudaiya sūlnilai maarugiradhu. sila aalōsanaigalai purindhukolvadhu namakku kashtamaaga irukkiradhu. ippadippatta sūlnilaigalil, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seivadharku indha dharisanam namakku udhavum. idhai patritthaan indha katturaiyil paarkkappōgirōm.

6. kutthuvilakkaiyum irandu oliva marangalaiyum patri sagariyaa 4:1-3-il irukkira dharisanam yūdhargalukku eppadi dhairiyam kodutthadhu? (attai padam)

⁶ sagariyaa 4:1-3-ai vaasiyungal. kutthuvilakkaiyum irandu oliva marangalaiyum patri sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam, edhirppin matthiyilum vēlaiyai thodarndhu seiya yūdhargalukku dhairiyam kodutthadhu. adhu eppadiyendru paarkkalaam. andha kutthuvilakku thodarndhu erivadharku ennei eppadi kidaitthadhendru gavanitthīrgalaa? andha irandu oliva marangalum kutthuvilakkukku mēlē irukkira kinnatthai enneyaal nirappikkondē irundhadhaal kutthuvilakkil irundha ēlu agal vilakkugalukkum ennei kidaitthukkondē irundhadhu. adhanaal, andha vilakkugal anaiyaamal erindhukondē irundhana. yegōvaa anuppiya dhēvathūdharidam, “en ejamaanē, ivatrin arttham enna?” endru sagariyaa kēttapōdhu, “‘padai balatthaalum alla, manidha sakthiyaalum alla, ennudaiya sakthiyaaldhaan ellaamē nadakkum’ endru paralōga padaigalin yegōvaa solgiraar” endru avar sonnaar. (saga. 4:4, 6) oliva marangalilirundhu varugira ennei kadavuludaiya sakthiyai kurikkiradhu. andha sakthikku irukkira vallamai orunaalum kuraiyaadhu. yegōvaavin sakthikku munnaal persiya saamraajyatthin padaibalam ellaam ondrumē illai. aalayatthai kattubavargalōdu yegōvaa iruppadhaal edhirppin matthiyilum avargalaal andha vēlaiyai seidhumudikka mudiyum. indha seidhi yūdhargalukku romba urchaagamaaga irundhirukkum, illaiyaa? avargal seiya vēndiyadhu ennavendraal, yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaitthu thirumbavum vēlaiyai aarambikka vēndum. adhanaal, thadai uttharavu orupakkam irundhaalum avargal dhairiyamaaga vēlaiyai aarambitthaargal.

7. enna maatram yūdhargalukku nimmadhiyai kodutthadhu?

⁷ persiya aatchiyil ērpatta oru maatram aalayatthai kattikkondirundha yūdhargalukku nimmadhiyai kodutthadhu. adhu enna maatram? mudhalaam dhariyu persiyaavin raajaavaaga aana irandaavadhu varushatthil, adhaavadhu ki.mu. 520-il, aalayatthai kattuvadharku edhiraaga pōdappatta thadai uttharavu sattavirōdhamaanadhu endru theriya vandhadhu. adhanaal, aalayatthai katti mudippadharku avar anumadhi kodutthaar. (esraa 6:1-3) indha seidhiyē avargalukku romba aachariyamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, adhaivida innum aachariyamaana oru seidhi avargalukku kaatthukkondirundhadhu. sutriyirundha janangal, aalayatthai kattum vēlaiyil thalaiyida kūdaadhu endru raajaa uttharavu pōttaar. adhōdu, aalayatthai katti mudippadharku thēvaiyaana  panatthaiyum matra ellaavatraiyum kodukka solliyum avargalukku uttharavu pōttaar. (esraa 6:7-12) adhanaal, naangu varushangal kalitthu, adhaavadhu ki.mu. 515-il, yūdhargal aalayatthai katti muditthaargal.—esraa 6:15.

8. edhirppugal vandhaalum nīngal ēn dhairiyamaaga irukkalaam?

⁸ indraikkum, yegōvaavai vanangugira niraiya pērukku edhirppugal irukkindrana. udhaaranatthukku, sila naadugalil irukkira arasaangangal nammudaiya vēlaikku kattuppaadugal pōttirukkindrana. appadippatta naadugalil vaalgira nammudaiya sagōdharargalai andha arasaangangal kaidhu seidhu ‘aalunargalukkum raajaakkalukkum munnaal nirutthalaam.’ avargalukku saatchi kodukka idhu vaaippalikkum. (mat. 10:17, 18) silasamayangalil, aatchi maarumpōdhu sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku nimmadhi kidaikkalaam. illaiyendraal, nyaayamaaga nadandhukolgira oru nīdhibadhi nammudaiya vēlaikku saadhagamaaga thīrppu sollalaam. yegōvaavin saatchigal silarukku vēruvidhamaana edhirppugal varugindrana. avargal vaalgira naattil yegōvaavai vananguvadharku endha thadaiyum illaiyendraalum, kudumbatthil irundhu edhirppu varugiradhu. yegōvaavai vananguvadhai eppadiyaavadhu thadukka vēndum enbadhil avargaludaiya kudumbatthaar kuriyaaga irukkiraargal. (mat. 10:32-36) aanaal, enna seidhaalum avargal yegōvaavai vananguvadhai thadukka mudiyaadhu enbadhai purindhukollumpōdhu avargalai edhirppadhai vittuvidugiraargal. sollappōnaal, kadumaiyaaga edhirttha silar pinbu surusuruppaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seibavargalaaga aagiyirukkiraargal. ungalukku edhirppugal varumpōdhu sōrndhupōi yegōvaavai vananguvadhai nirutthividaadhīrgal, dhairiyamaaga irungal. thannudaiya sakthiyai kodutthu yegōvaa ungalukku udhavi seivadhaal nīngal edhai ninaitthum bayappada vēndiyadhillai.

9. pudhu aalayatthukku pōdappatta asthivaaratthai paartthu yūdhargal silar ēn aludhaargal?

⁹ pudhu aalayatthukku pōdappatta asthivaaratthai paartthu, vayadhaana yūdhargal silar aludhaargal. (esraa 3:12) ēnendraal, saalomōn kattiya bramaandamaana aalayatthai avargal paartthirukkiraargal. andha aalayatthōdu oppidumpōdhu thaangal kattugira pudhu aalayam, “ondrumē illaiyendru” avargal ninaitthaargal. (aagaa. 2:2, 3) ippadi, irandu aalayatthukkum irukkira vitthiyaasatthai yōsitthu paartthapōdhu, adhai avargalaal thaangikkolla mudiyavillai. thangaludaiya sōgatthai sandhōshamaaga maatra sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam avargalukku udhaviyirukkum. eppadi?

10. sagariyaa 4:8-10-il dhēvathūdhar sonna vaartthaigal sōgatthilirundhu veliyē vara yūdhargalukku eppadi udhaviyadhu?

¹⁰ sagariyaa 4:8-10-ai vaasiyungal. yūdha aalunar “serubaabēlin kaiyil irukkum thūkkunūlai paartthu janangal nichayam sandhōshappaduvaargal” endru dhēvathūdhar sonnadhan arttham enna? oru suvar nēraaga... sariyaaga... irukkiradhaa endru  paarppadharku thūkkunūlai payanpadutthuvaargal. appadiyendraal, andha dhēvathūdhar thūkkunūlai patri sonnadhan mūlam mukkiyamaana oru vishayatthai kadavuludaiya makkalukku puriyavaitthaar. andha aalayam paarppadharku saadhaaranamaaga therindhaalum, adhu mulumaiyaaga katti mudikkappadum enbadhaiyum adhu yegōvaa edhirpaarkkira vidhamaaga irukkum enbadhaiyum puriyavaitthaar. adhai paartthu yegōvaavē sandhōshappaduvaar endraal yūdhargalum sandhōshappada vēndumdhaanē? pudhu aalayatthil, thaan edhirpaarkkira vidhamaaga janangal thannai vananga vēndum enbadhudhaan yegōvaavukku mukkiyamaaga irundhadhu. avargal yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri avarai vanangi, avarukku piriyamaaga nadandhukondaal avargaludaiya vaalkkaiyil thirumbavum sandhōsham kalaikattum.

11. yegōvaavai vanangugira silarukku edhu kashtamaaga irukkiradhu?

¹¹ nammudaiya sūlnilai maarumpōdhu adhai ētrukkolvadhu namakku kashtamaagatthaan irukkum. niraiya varushamaaga seidhukondirundha oru visēsha mulunēra sēvaiyai vittuvittu vēroru niyamippai seiyum sūlnilai silarukku vandhirukkiradhu. innum silarukku vayadhaagivittadhaal avargalukku romba pidittha niyamippai vidavēndiya nilaimai vanndhirukkiradhu. ippadippatta maatrangal varumpōdhu naam sōrndhupōvadhu iyalbudhaan. aarambatthil indha maatram ēn vandhadhu endru puriyaamal naam kulambippōgalaam. adhai ētrukkolvadhu namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. ‘munnaadiyellaam yegōvaavukku naan evvalavu senjēn, ippō andhalavukku seiya mudiyalaiyē’ endru ninaitthu naam kavalaippadalaam. (nīdhi. 24:10) kadavulukku nammaal mudindhadhaiyellaam seiya sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam namakku eppadi udhavum?

12. sūlnilai maarumpōdhum sandhōshamaaga irukka sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam namakku eppadi udhavum?

¹² nammudaiya sūlnilaiyai yegōvaa paarkkum vidhamaaga paarkka naam muyarchi seivōm. appōdhudhaan, nammudaiya sūlnilaiyil maatrangal varumpōdhu adhai samaalippadhu namakku sulabamaaga irukkum. indraikku yegōvaa periya periya kaariyangalai seidhukondirukkiraar. avarudaiya saga vēlaiyaatkalaaga irukkira periya baakkiyatthai namakku kodutthirukkiraar. (1 ko. 3:9) nammudaiya niyamippugalil maatrangal varalaam. aanaal, yegōvaa nammēl vaitthirukkira anbu orunaalumē maaraadhu. oruvēlai, amaippil seidhirukkira oru maatratthaal ungaludaiya niyamippu maarivittadhendraal ‘ēn? edhukku?’ endrellaam romba yōsitthu ungalaiyē kulappikkollaadhīrgal. “andha kaalam evvalavu nandraaga irundhadhu!” endru yōsippadharku badhilaaga ungalaal seiya mudindha nalla vishayangalai yōsikka udhavi kēttu yegōvaavidam jebam seiyungal. (pra. 7:10) seiya mudiyaadhadhai patri yōsikkaamal seiya mudindhadhai patri yōsiyungal. sagariyaa paarttha dharisanatthilirundhu nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyōdu iruppadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai purindhukolgirōm. appadippatta mananilaiyai valartthukkondaaldhaan nammudaiya sūlnilai maarinaalum nammaal sandhōshamaagavum yegōvaavukku unmaiyaagavum irukka mudiyum.

13. aalayam kattum vēlaiyai thirumba aarambippadhu oru thappaana mudivu endru sila isravēlargal ēn ninaitthirukkalaam?

¹³ aalayatthai kattum vēlai thadai seiyappattutthaan irundhadhu. aanaalum, makkalai valinadatthiya thalaimai guruvaana yesuvaavum, adhaavadhu yōsuvaavum, aalunar serubaabēlum “aalayatthai thirumba katta aarambitthaargal.” (esraa 5:1, 2) adhu oru thappaana thīrmaanamaaga yūdhargal silarukku thōndriyirukkalaam. ēnendraal aalayatthai thirumba kattinaal, adhu kandippaaga edhirigalukku theriyavarum. andha vēlaiyai thaduppadharku avargalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seivaargal. adhanaal, yegōvaavin udhavi thangalukku irukkiradhu endra nambikkai yōsuvaavukkum serubaabēlukkum thēvaippattadhu. yegōvaavum andha nambikkaiyai avargalukku kodutthaar. eppadi?

14. sagariyaa 4:12, 14 solgirapadi, thalaimai guru yōsuvaavukkum aalunar serubaabēlukkum enna nambikkai kidaitthadhu?

¹⁴ sagariyaa 4:12-yum 14-yum vaasiyungal. dharisanatthin indha paagatthil varum irandu oliva marangal, “abishēgam seiyappatta irandu pērai,” adhaavadhu yōsuvaavaiyum serubaabēlaiyum kurippadhaaga sagariyaavidam dhēvathūdhar sonnaar. ivargal irandu pērum adaiyaala artthatthil “mulu būmikkum ejamaanaaga irukkiravarukku pakkatthil nindrukondiruppavargal” endru andha dhēvathūdhar sonnaar. idhu evvalavu periya vishayam illaiyaa? avargalai yegōvaa mulumaiyaaga nambinaar. avargalai vaitthudhaan isravēlargalai avar valinadatthinaar. adhanaal, isravēlargalum avargal kodukkira valinadatthudhalai dhaaraalamaaga nambi adharku kīlppadiyalaam.

15. baibililirundhu kadavul kodukkira aalōsanaigalai naam madhikkirōm enbadhai eppadi kaattalaam?

¹⁵ indraikku thannudaiya makkalukku thēvaiyaana aalōsanaiyaiyum valinadatthudhalaiyum yegōvaa thannudaiya vaartthaiyaana baibil mūlamaaga thodarndhu kodukkiraar. thannai eppadi vananga vēndumendru baibil mūlamaaga namakku sollikkodukkiraar. baibililirundhu yegōvaa kodukkira aalōsanaigalai naam madhikkirōm enbadhai eppadi kaattalaam? baibilai gavanamaaga paditthu purindhukolla nēram odhukkuvadhan mūlamaaga kaattalaam. nammaiyē ippadi kēttukkollalaam: ‘baibilayum mattha prasurangalayum vaasikkurappō nirutthi nidhaanamaa vaasichu, adha patthi aalamaa yōsichu paakkurēnaa? “purindhukolvadharku kadinamaaga” irukkira baibil unmaigala patthi naan nallaa aaraaichi senju paakkurēnaa, illannaa vēga vēgamaa padichuttu pōrēnaa?’ (2 pē. 3:16) yegōvaa namakku katrukkodukkira vishayangalai aalamaaga yōsitthuppaarppadharku nēram odhukka vēndum. appōdhudhaan, avar kodukkira aalōsanaippadi nammaal nadakka mudiyum, nandraaga ūliyam seiyavum mudiyum.—1 thī. 4:15, 16.

16. “unmaiyum vivēgamum ulla adimai” kodukkira aalōsanai namakku mulumaiyaaga puriyavillai endraalum adharku kīlppadiya edhu namakku udhavum?

 ¹⁶ “unmaiyum vivēgamum ulla adimai” mūlamaagavum yegōvaa namakku aalōsanai kodukkiraar. (mat. 24:45) silasamayangalil, avargal kodukkira aalōsanaiyai nammaal mulumaiyaaga purindhukolla mudiyaamal irukkalaam. udhaaranatthukku, iyarkai pēralivilirundhu thappippadharku enna seiyalaam enbadhai patri avargal kurippaaga sila aalōsanaigalai kodukkalaam. aanaal, naam vaalgira idatthil appadiyoru pēralivu varuvadharku vaaippē illai endru naam ninaikkalaam. perunthotru samayatthil, nammudaiya amaippu alavukku adhigamaaga kattuppaadugalai pōduvadhaaga naam ninaikkalaam. amaippu kodukkira aalōsanaigal nadaimuraikku otthuvaraadhadhu pōl namakku therindhaal enna seivadhu? yōsuvaavum serubaabēlum yegōvaa koduttha aalōsanaigalukku kīlppadindhadhaal isravēlargal eppadi prayōjanam adaindhaargal endru naam yōsitthuppaarkkalaam. baibililirundhu naam padittha matra padhivugalai patriyum yōsitthuppaarkkalaam. silasamayangalil, kadavuludaiya makkalukku kidaittha aalōsanaigal nadaimuraikku otthuvaraadha maadhiri therindhaalum adhu avargaludaiya uyirai kaappaatriyirukkiradhu.—nyaa. 7:7; 8:10.

17. kutthuvilakkaiyum irandu oliva marangalaiyum patri sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam yūdhargalukku eppadi prayōjanamaaga irundhadhu?

¹⁷ kutthuvilakkaiyum irandu oliva marangalaiyum patri sagariyaa paarttha aindhaavadhu dharisanam siriyadhudhaan. aanaalum, aalayatthai kattum vēlaiyai surusuruppaaga seivadharkum yegōvaavai aarvamaaga vananguvadharkum yūdhargalukku adhu udhaviyadhu. andha dharisanatthilirundhu enna katrukkondaargalō adhanpadi seidhadhaal, yegōvaavin udhaviyum valinadatthudhalum avargalukku kidaitthadhu. avargal thodarndhu vēlai seivadharkum ilandhupōna sandhōsham thirumba kidaippadharkum yegōvaa avarudaiya sakthiyai kodutthu avargalukku udhavi seidhaar.—esraa 6:16.

18. sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam ungalukku eppadi prayōjanamaaga irukkum?

¹⁸ kutthuvilakkaiyum irandu oliva marangalaiyum patri sagariyaa paarttha dharisanam ungalukkum romba prayōjanamaaga irukkum. naam idhuvarai paartthapadi, edhirppugal vandhaalum adhai samaalippadharku thēvaiyaana balatthai adhu ungalukku kodukkum. ungaludaiya sūlnilai maarinaalum sandhōshamaaga irukka udhavum. ungalukku kidaikkira ōr aalōsanaiyai purindhukolvadhu kashtamaaga irundhaalum adharku kīlppadivadharku thēvaiyaana nambikkaiyai kodukkum. appadiyendraal ungaludaiya vaalkkaiyil savaalgal vandhaal nīngal enna seiyalaam? mudhalil, sagariyaa paartthadhai nīngalum paarungal. adhaavadhu, yegōvaa thannudaiya makkaludaiya thēvaigalai gavanitthukkolgiraar enbadharkaana aadhaarangalai paarungal. yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaitthu thodarndhu mulu idhayatthōdu avarai vanangungal. (mat. 22:37) appadi seidhaal, endrendrum sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya avar ungalukku udhavuvaar.—kolō. 1:10, 11.