1-2. nammudaiya vanakkatthai kadavul ētrukkolvadharku naam enna seiya vēndum?

 kadavulai “vananguvadhu” endru sonnaal sattendru ungal kan munnaal enna kaatchi varugiradhu? oru sagōdharar thannudaiya padukkaikku pakkatthil mandipōttu manadhil iruppadhaiyellaam kotti romba urukkamaaga jebam seigira kaatchi ungal nyaabagatthukku varalaam. illaiyendraal, oru kudumbam sandhōshamaaga ondrusērndhu baibilai aaraaichi seidhu padippadhu ungal kan munnaal varalaam.

² andha sagōdhararum sari, andha kudumbamum sari, vanakkatthōdu sambandhappatta vishayangalaitthaan seigiraargal. avargaludaiya vanakkatthai yegōvaa ētrukkolvaaraa? avarudaiya nōkkatthukku ētra vidhamaagavum, avarmēl irukkira anbaiyum mariyaadhaiyaiyum kaattum vidhamaagavum avarai vananginaal nichayam ētrukkolvaar. yegōvaamēl naam uyiraiyē vaitthirukkirōm. avaraitthaan vananga vēndum enbadhu namakku theriyum. adhanaal, avarukku pidittha maadhiri avarai vananga nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiya vēndum endru naam aasaippadugirōm.

3. edhai patri indha katturaiyil paarkkappōgirōm?

³ baibil kaalangalil eppadippatta vanakkatthai kadavul ētrukkondaar enbadhai patri indha katturaiyil naam paarppōm. yegōvaavai vananga indraikku naam seiya vēndiya ettu vishayangalai patriyum paarppōm. adhumattumalla, yegōvaavai sariyaana vidhatthil vananguvadhu namakku eppadi sandhōshatthai tharum enbadhaiyum paarppōm. yegōvaavai vanangum vishayatthil naam eppadi munnēralaam enbadhai yōsitthu paarkkavum indha katturai udhavum.

4. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundha niraiya pēr avarmēl anbaiyum mariyaadhaiyaiyum vaitthirundhadhai eppadi kaattinaargal?

⁴ kadavulukku unmaiyaaga irundha niraiya pēr, udhaaranamaaga aabēl... nōvaa... aabiragaam... yōbu... pōndra niraiya pēr,  yegōvaamēl romba anbum mariyaadhaiyum vaitthirundhaargal. adhai avargal eppadi kaattinaargal? avarukku kīlppadindhu nadandhaargal... avarmēl visuvaasam vaitthaargal... avarukku baligalaiyum kodutthaargal. kadavulai vananguvadharkaaga avargal ennavellaam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu endru baibil kurippaaga sollavillai. aanaal, yegōvaavukku madhippu koduppadharkaaga avargalaal mudindhadhaiyellaam seidhadhaal avargaludaiya vanakkatthai avar ētrukkondaar enbadhu namakku nandraaga theriyum. konja kaalatthukku piragu, mōsē mūlamaaga isravēlargalukku yegōvaa thiruchattatthai kodutthaar. avarukku pidittha maadhiri avarai eppadi vananga vēndum enbadhai patriya niraiya sattangal adhil irundhana.

5. yēsu irandhu uyirtthelundha piragu kristhavargal thannai eppadi vananga vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaartthaar?

⁵ yēsu irandhu uyirtthelundha piragu makkal thiruchattatthukku kīlppadiya vēndumena yegōvaa edhirpaarkkavillai. (rō. 10:4) adharku badhilaaga, kristhavargal oru pudhiya sattatthukku kīlppadiya vēndum endru avar edhirpaartthaar. adhudhaan ‘kristhuvin sattam.’ (galaa. 6:2) indha ‘sattatthukku’ kīlppadiya avargal adhai manappaadam seiya vēndiya avasiyam illai. ēraalamaana vidhimuraigalaiyum kadaippidikka vēndiyadhillai. avargal seiya vēndiyadhellaam, yēsuvai pōlavē nadandhukolvadhum, avar katrukkoduttha vishayangalai kadaippidippadhumdhaan. indraikkumkūda yegōvaavin makkal kristhuvai pōlavē nadandhukolla thangalaal mudindhadhaiyellaam seigiraargal. yegōvaavai sandhōshappadutthavum thangalukku “putthunarchi” kidaikkavum appadi seigiraargal.—mat. 11:29.

6. indha katturaiyilirundhu prayōjanam adaiya nīngal enna seiyalaam?

⁶ yegōvaavai vananguvadharkaaga naam seiya vēndiya ettu vishayangalai patri ippōdhu paarppōm. adhai ovvondraaga paarkkumpōdhu ‘idhula naan enna munnētram senjirukkēn? innum ēdhaavadhu munnētram seiyanumaa?’ endru ungalaiyē kēttukkollungal. nīngal munnētram seidhirundhaal adhu ungalukkē romba sandhōshamaaga irukkum. aanaalum, nīngal innum munnētram seiya vēndiyirukkiradhaa endru therindhukolla yegōvaavidam udhavi kēlungal.

7. idhayatthilirundhu naam seigira jebangalai yegōvaa eppadi paarkkiraar?

⁷ jebam seiyumpōdhu naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm. aarambatthil valipaattu kūdaaratthilum, adharku piragu aalayatthilum, romba gavanamaaga thayaarikkappatta dhūbapporul yegōvaavukku munnaal selutthappattadhu. nammudaiya jebamum andha dhūbapporul pōla irukkiradhu endru baibil solgiradhu. (sang. 141:2) dhūbapporulai selutthumpōdhu vandha vaasanai yegōvaavukku romba piriyamaaga irundhadhu. adhēpōl, naam jebam seiyumpōdhu idhayatthilirundhu solgira vaartthaigal, avai romba saadhaaranamaaga irundhaalum, yegōvaavukku ‘piriyamaaga’ irukkiradhu. (nīdhi. 15:8; ubaa. 33:10) avarmēl naam anbu vaitthirukkirōm, avarukku nandriyōdu irukkirōm enbadhai jebatthil sollumpōdhu adhai kēttu yegōvaa sandhōshappadugiraar. nam manadhil irukkira kavalaigalaiyum namakku irukkira aasaigalaiyum edhirpaarppugalaiyum avaridam solla vēndum endru avar virumbugiraar. adhanaal, avaridam jebam seivadharku mun, ennenna vishayangalai sollappōgirīrgal endru yōsitthuvaiyungal. appadi seidhaal, arumaiyaana ‘dhūbapporulai’ yegōvaa appaavukku seluttha mudiyum.

8. kadavulai pugalvadharku enna arumaiyaana vaaippu namakku irukkiradhu?

⁸ yegōvaavai patri pugalndhu pēsumpōdhu naam avarai vanangugirōm. (sang. 34:1) yegōvaavukku irukkira arumaiyaana gunangalai patriyum avar seidhirukkira vishayangalai patriyum, matravargalidam aasai aasaiyaaga sollumpōdhu naam avarai pugalgirōm. naam yegōvaavukku nandriyōdu irundhaal avarai patri matravargalidam pugalndhu pēsuvōm. kadavul namakku seidhirukkira nalla vishayangalai patri naam nēramedutthu yōsitthu paartthōmendraal avarai patri solvadharku niraiya vishayangal irukkum. mukkiyamaaga, ūliyam seiyumpōdhu kadavulukku nammudaiya ‘udhadugalin kaniyai bali seluttha,’ adhaavadhu ‘pugalchi baliyai seluttha’ arumaiyaana vaaippu kidaikkiradhu. (ebi. 13:15) eppadi? jebatthil naam edhai patri sollappōgirōm endru munkūttiyē gavanamaaga yōsitthuppaarppadhu pōlavē ūliyatthil edhai patri sollappōgirōm endrum munkūttiyē yōsitthuppaarkkalaam. naam selutthugira “pugalchi bali” miga sirandhadhaaga irukka vēndum enbadhudhaan nammudaiya aasai. adhanaaldhaan, ūliyatthil matravargalidam pēsumpōdhu naam romba aarvamaaga pēsugirōm.

9. kūttangalil kalandhukollumpōdhu isravēlargalai pōlavē namakkum enna nanmaigal kidaikkindrana? ungalukku kidaittha oru nanmaiyai sollungal.

 ⁹ kūttangalil kalandhukollumpōdhu naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm. “varushatthil mūndru dhadavai, . . . ungal kadavulaagiya yegōvaa thērndhedukkira idatthukku aangal ellaarum avar munnaal vara vēndum” endru isravēlargalidam yegōvaa solliyirundhaar. (ubaa. 16:16) adhanaal, vīttaiyum vayalaiyum yaar paartthukkolvaargal endru kavalaippadaamal ellaavatraiyum vittuvittu avargal pōga vēndiyirundhadhu. aanaal, avargalukku kadavul oru vaakku kodutthirundhaar. “ungal kadavulaagiya yegōvaavin sannidhikku nīngal pōgumpōdhu, yaarum vandhu ungal dhēsatthai pidikka maattaargal” endru solliyirundhaar. (yaa. 34:24) yegōvaamēl mulu nambikkai irundhadhaal isravēlargal andha varudaandhara pandigaigalil kalandhukondaargal. adhanaal, avargalukku arumaiyaana aasīrvaadhangal kidaitthana. thiruchattatthai nandraaga purindhukolla mudindhadhu. yegōvaa evvalavu nallavar enbadhai yōsitthuppaarkka mudindhadhu. yegōvaavai nēsikkira matra isravēlargaludan urchaagamaaga pēsi palaga mudindhadhu. (ubaa. 16:15) kūttangalil kalandhukolla nammaal mudindhadhaiyellaam seidhōm endraal avargalai pōlavē namakkum niraiya nanmaigal kidaikkum. nandraaga thayaaritthu kūttangalil surukkamaaga badhil sollumpōdhu adhai paartthu yegōvaavum romba sandhōshappaduvaar.

10. paadalgalai paaduvadhu nammudaiya vanakkatthin oru mukkiyamaana paagam endru ēn solgirōm?

¹⁰ sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu sērndhu paadalgalai paadumpōdhu naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm. (sang. 28:7) paadalgal paaduvadhai vanakkatthin oru mukkiya paagamaaga isravēlargal ninaitthaargal. aalayatthil, paadalgalai paaduvadharku 288 lēviyargalai dhaavīdhu raajaa niyamitthaar. (1 naa. 25:1, 6-8) indraikku naamum yegōvaavai pugalndhu paattu paaduvadhan mūlamaaga avarmēl vaitthirukkira anbai kaattalaam. paattu paaduvadharku inimaiyaana kural irukka vēndum endra avasiyamillai. idhai konjam yōsitthuppaarungal. pēsumpōdhu, “naam ellaarum pala dhadavai thavaru seigirōm.” (yaak. 3:2) adharkaaga naam sabaiyilō ūliyatthilō pēsaamal iruppadhillai. adhē maadhiri namakku sariyaaga paada varavillai endraalkūda, naam thayanga vēndiyadhillai. dhaaraalamaaga yegōvaavai pugalndhu paadalaam.

11. sangīdham 48:13 solgirapadi, kudumbamaaga baibilai aaraaichi seidhu padikka naam ēn nēram odhukka vēndum?

¹¹ yegōvaavin vaartthaiyai aalamaaga padikkumpōdhum, avarai patri pillaigalukku katrukkodukkumpōdhum naam avarai vanangugirōm. ōivunaalil isravēlargal vērendha vēlaiyum seiyavillai, yegōvaavōdu irukkira bandhatthai balappadutthikkolvadharkaaga andha naalai payanpadutthinaargal. (yaa. 31:16, 17) yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundha niraiya pēr avarai patriyum, avar seidha nalla nalla vishayangalai patriyum, thangaludaiya pillaigalukku sollikkodutthaargal. indraikku naamum baibilai vaasippadharkum adhai aaraaichi seidhu padippadharkum matra vēlaigalilirundhu konja nēratthai odhukka vēndum. ēnendraal, adhu nammudaiya vanakkatthin oru paagam. yegōvaavidam nerungi pōvadharku adhu udhavum. (sang. 73:28) kudumbamaaga baibilai aaraaichi seidhu padikkumpōdhu, yegōvaa appaavōdu nalla natpai vaitthukkolla varungaala thalaimuraikku, adhaavadhu nammudaiya pillaigalukku, nammaal udhava mudiyum.—sangīdham 48:13-ai vaasiyungal.

12. valipaattu kūdaaratthilirundha porulgalai seigira vēlaiyai yegōvaa eppadi paartthaar, adhilirundhu naam enna katrukkolgirōm?

¹² vanakkatthukkaaga kattidangalai kattumpōdhum adhai paraamarikkumpōdhum naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm. valipaattu kūdaaratthai amaippadhum adhilirukkira porulgalai seivadhum ‘parisuttha vēlaiyaaga’ irundhadhaaga baibil solgiradhu. (yaa. 36:1, 4) indraikkumkūda raajya mandrangalaiyum amaippin matra kattidangalaiyum kattugira vēlaiyai yegōvaa parisuttha sēvaiyaaga ninaikkiraar. sila sagōdhara sagōdharigal indha kattumaana vēlaikkaaga niraiya nēratthai selavu seigiraargal. avargal ellaaraiyum naam manadhaara paaraattalaam. kattumaana vēlai seivadhōdu avargal ūliyamum seigiraargal. avargalil silar payaniyaraaga sēvai seiya aasaippadalaam. kadinamaaga ulaikkira indha sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku payaniyar aavadharkaana thagudhi irundhaal, mūppargal avargalai olungaana payaniyargalaaga niyamikkalaam. ippadi,  avargal seigira kattumaana vēlaikku aadharavu koduppadhai mūppargal kaattalaam. kattumaana vēlaigalai seivadharku namakku thiramaigal irundhaalum illaavittaalum nammudaiya kattidangalai sutthamaaga vaitthukkolvadharkum avatrai paraamarippadharkum nam ellaaraalum udhava mudiyum.

13. kadavuludaiya arasaangam sambandhappatta vēlaigalai aadharikka naam kodukkira nankodaigalai patri eppadi ninaikka vēndum?

¹³ kadavuludaiya arasaangam sambandhappatta vēlaigalukku nankodai kodutthu aadharikkumpōdhu naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm. pandigaigalukkaaga kūdivarumpōdhu isravēlargal verum kaiyōdu vara kūdaadhu endru yegōvaa kattalai kodutthirundhaar. (ubaa. 16:16) avargal thangaludaiya sūlnilaikku ētra maadhiri nankodai konduvara vēndiyirundhadhu. idhan mūlamaaga, yegōvaa seidha ellaavatrukkum nandriyōdu iruppadhai avargal kaattinaargal. indraikku yegōvaa namakku seidhirukkira ellaa ērpaadugalukkum naam nandriyōdu irukkirōm enbadhaiyum avarmēl anbu vaitthirukkirōm enbadhaiyum eppadi kaattalaam? nammudaiya sūlnilaiyai porutthu sabai selavugalukkum, ulagalaaviya vēlaikkum nankodai koduppadhan mūlamaaga adhai seiyalaam. idhai patri appōsthalan pavul ippadi sonnaar: “kodukka vēndum endra aarvam oruvanukku irundhaal, avan thannidam iruppadharku ētrapadi edhai kodutthaalum adhai kadavul sandhōshamaaga ētrukkolgiraar. illaadhadhai kodukka vēndum endru edhirpaarppadhillai.” (2 ko. 8:4, 12) naam kodukkira nankodai siriyadhaaga irundhaalum, manadhaara kodukkumpōdhu yegōvaa adhai romba peridhaaga ninaikkiraar.—maar. 12:42-44; 2 ko. 9:7.

14. nīdhimoligal 19:17 solgirapadi, kashtatthil iruppavargalukku naam udhavi seivadhai yegōvaa eppadi paarkkiraar?

¹⁴ kashtatthil irukkira sagōdharargalukku udhavi seiyumpōdhu naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm. isravēlargal ēlaigalukku dhaaraalamaaga kodukkumpōdhu avargalai aasīrvadhippadhaaga yegōvaa vaakku kodutthaar. (ubaa. 15:7, 10) kashtatthil irukkira sagōdharargalukku ovvoru dhadavai naam udhavi seiyumpōdhum yegōvaa adhai avarukkē seivadhaaga ninaikkiraar. (nīdhimoligal 19:17-ai vaasiyungal.) udhaaranatthukku, pilippi nagaratthilirundha kristhavargal siraiyilirundha pavulukku parisugalai anuppinaargal. andha parisugal, kadavul ‘piriyatthōdu ētrukkolgira baliyaaga irukkindrana’ endru pavul sonnaar. (pili. 4:18) ungal sabaiyil iruppavargalai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. ‘ennaal yaarukkaavadhu udhavi seiya mudiyumaa?’ endru ungalaiyē kēttukkollungal. nammudaiya nēram, sakthi, thiramai, porulgal ellaavatraiyum payanpadutthi kashtatthil iruppavargalukku naam udhavi seiyumpōdhu adhai paartthu yegōvaa romba sandhōshappadugiraar. adhai vanakkatthin oru paagamaaga ninaikkiraar.—yaak. 1:27.

15. yegōvaavai vananguvadharkaaga nēramum sakthiyum selavu seiya vēndiyirundhaalum naam ēn adhai kashtamaaga ninaippadhillai?

¹⁵ yegōvaavai vananguvadharku nēramum sakthiyum thēvaippadum enbadhu unmaidhaan. aanaal, avarai vananguvadhu oru kashtamaana vishayam illai. (1 yō. 5:3) ēnendraal, naam yegōvaamēl uyiraiyē vaitthirukkirōm. idhai konjam karpanai seidhupaarungal. oru chinna paiyan thannudaiya appaavukku ēdhaavadhu parisu kodukka vēndumendru ninaikkiraan. adharkaaga manikkanakkaaga utkaarndhu oru padam varaigiraan. ‘idhukku pōi ivvalavu nēram selavu pannittōmē’ endrellaam avan ninaikka maattaan. ēnendraal, thannudaiya appaamēl avan uyiraiyē vaitthirukkiraan. appaavukku andha parisai koduppadhil avanukku appadiyoru sandhōsham! andha paiyanai maadhiridhaan naamum yegōvaa appaamēl uyiraiyē vaitthirukkirōm. adhanaal, avarai vananguvadharkaaga nēratthaiyum sakthiyaiyum selavu seivadhu namakku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. adhai naam kashtamaaga ninaippadhillai.

16. ebireyar 6:10 solgirapadi, thannai sandhōshappaduttha naam ovvoruvarum edukkira muyarchiyai paarkkumpōdhu yegōvaa enna ninaikkiraar?

¹⁶ pillaigalmēl anbu vaitthirukkira appaa-ammaa, pillaigal ovvoruvarum thangalukku orēmaadhiri parisu kodukka vēndumendru edhirpaarkka maattaargal. ēnendraal, ovvoru pillaiyaalum enna seiya mudiyum, enna seiya mudiyaadhu endru avargalukku theriyum. adhēpōl yegōvaa appaavum nam ovvoruvaraiyum nandraaga purindhuvaitthirukkiraar. oruvēlai, ungalukku therindha niraiya pēraivida nīngal yegōvaavukkaaga adhigamaaga seiyalaam. illaiyendraal, vayadhaanadhaalō, udalnala prachinaigalaalō kudumba poruppugalaalō nīngal adhigamaaga seiya mudiyaamal irukkalaam.  aanaal, adhai ninaitthu sōrndhuvidaadhīrgal. (galaa. 6:4) yegōvaavukkaaga nīngal seivadhai avar orunaalum marakka maattaar. yegōvaavukkaaga ungalaal mudindhadhaiyellaam seiyumpōdhu, adhuvum nalla ennatthōdu seiyumpōdhu, adhai paartthu avar romba sandhōshappaduvaar. (ebireyar 6:10-ai vaasiyungal.) nīngal enna seiya aasaippadugirīrgal enbadhukūda yegōvaavukku theriyum. adhanaal, avarai vananguvadharkaaga ungalaal mudindhadhaiyellaam seivadhai ninaitthu nīngal sandhōshappada vēndum, thirupthiyaaga irukka vēndum endru avar edhirpaarkkiraar.

17. (a) yegōvaavai vananguvadhil sila vishayangalai seivadhu namakku kashtamaaga irundhaal enna seiyalaam? (b) “ ungal sandhōshatthai adhigamaakkungal” endra pettiyil irukkira endha vishayam ungalukku prayōjanamaaga irundhirukkiradhu?

¹⁷ naam ivvalavu nēram paarttha vishayangalil silavatrai seivadhu ungalukku kashtamaaga irukkiradhaa? udhaaranatthukku, baibilai aaraaichi seidhu padippadhō ūliyam seivadhō ungalukku kashtamaaga irukkiradhaa? appadiyendraal, idhai yōsitthu paarungal: oru vishayatthai endhalavukku adhigamaaga seigirōmō andhalavukku adhu namakku piditthuvidum. adhilirundhu namakku prayōjanamum kidaikkum. nammudaiya vanakkatthai udarpayirchi seivadhōdu, alladhu oru isaikkaruviyai vaasikka katrukkolvadhōdu oppidalaam. idhai eppōdhaavadhu orudhadavai seidhaal adhil endha prayōjanamum irukkaadhu. aanaal, dhinamum seivadharku naam muyarchi seidhaal eppadi irukkum? aarambatthil adhai konja nēram seivōm. pōga pōga adhiga nēram seiya muyarchi seivōm. ippadi seiyumpōdhu namakku adhu romba piditthuvidum. thirumbavum eppōdhu seivōm endru naam kaatthukkondiruppōm. yegōvaavai vanangugira vishayatthilum idhudhaan unmai.

18. nam vaalkkaiyil edhu romba mukkiyamaaga irukka vēndum, adhanaal namakku enna nanmai kidaikkiradhu?

¹⁸ yegōvaavai vananguvadhudhaan nammudaiya vaalkkaiyil romba mukkiyamaanadhaaga irukka vēndum. adharkaaga nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyumē seiya vēndum. appadi seiyumpōdhu, nammudaiya vaalkkai sandhōshamaagavum thirupthiyaagavum irukkum; avarai endrendraikkum vanangugira vaaippum kidaikkum. (nīdhi. 10:22) namakku prachinaigal varumpōdhu, udhavi seivadharku yegōvaa irukkiraar enbadhai therindhukondadhē nammudaiya manadhukku romba aarudhalaaga irukkiradhu. (ēsaa. 41:9, 10) appadiyendraal, ‘magimaiyum maanbum . . . petrukkolla thagudhiyaanavaraana’ yegōvaa appaavai vananguvadhai ninaitthu naam romba sandhōshappadalaam, illaiyaa?—veli. 4:11.