1. yegōvaavai patri adhigamaaga therindhukolla yōbuvukku edhu udhaviyadhu?

 yōbuvidam niraiya pēr pēsiyiruppaargal. aanaal oruvar pēsiyadhai mattum avarudaiya vaalnaalil marandhirukkavē maattaar. adhu yegōvaa avaridam pēsiyadhu. avar padaippil irukkira arpudhamaana vishayangalai patri yōbuvidam sonnaar. avatraiyellaam kaanbitthu, ‘enakku nyaanam irukkiradhu, ennudaiya makkalai ennaal paartthukkolla mudiyum’ endru yegōvaa yōbuvin nambikkaiyai balappadutthinaar. udhaaranatthukku, mirugangalukku thēvaiyaanadhaiyellaam kodutthu, yegōvaadhaan avatrai gavanitthukkolgiraar. appadiyendraal, yōbuvaiyum avaraal gavanitthukkolla mudiyum endru nyaabagappadutthinaar. (yōbu 38:39-41; 39:1, 5, 13-16) padaippil irukkira indha udhaaranangalai nandraaga gavanitthu paartthadhaal yegōvaavudaiya gunangalai patri yōbu niraiya katrukkondaar.

2. sila nērangalil padaippugalai nandraaga gavanitthu paarkka mudiyaamal pōvadharku kaaranam enna?

² yegōvaavin padaippugalai nandraaga gavanitthaal avarai patri naamum niraiya therindhukolla mudiyum. aanaal, ellaa nēratthilum nammaal appadi seiya mudiyaadhu. nagaratthil peridhaaga iyarkai kaatchigal edhaiyumē paarkka mudiyaadhu. graamangalil iyarkai kaatchigalai paarkka mudiyum, aanaal avatrai gavanitthu paarkkira alavukku nēram irukkaadhu. nandraaga nēramedutthu, muyarchiyedutthu padaippugalai gavanitthu paarppadhu ēn nalladhu endru indha katturaiyil paarppōm. yegōvaavum yēsuvum padaippugalai payanpadutthi eppadi katrukkodutthaargal endrum, iyarkaiyai paartthu innum niraiya katrukkolla naam enna seiya vēndum endrum paarppōm.

3. aadhaam padaippugalai paartthu rasikka vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippattaar enbadhai eppadi therindhukolgirōm?

³ yegōvaa, thaan padaittha ellaavatraiyum mudhal manidhan paartthu rasikka vēndum endru aasaippattaar.  aadhaamai kadavul padaitthapōdhu avan ovvondraiyum anu anuvaaga paartthu rasippadharkaaga endha kuraiyum illaadha alagaana pūnjōlaiyai kodutthaar. avanukku oru vēlaiyaiyum kodutthaar. andha pūnjōlaiyai paraamarikka vēndum, būmi muluvadhaiyum adhēpōl maatra vēndum endrum sonnaar. (aadhi. 2:8, 9, 15) vidhaigal mulaippadhai paartthapōdhu... pūkkal pūtthu kulunguvadhai paartthapōdhu... avan aachariyatthil asandhupōyiruppaan, allavaa? ēdhēn thōttatthai paraamarippadhu aadhaamukku kidaittha evvalavu periya aasīrvaadham! adhumattumalla, ellaa mirugangalukkum peyar vaikka vēndum endrum aadhaamidam yegōvaa solliyirundhaar. (aadhi. 2:19, 20) yegōvaavē ellaa mirugangalukkum peyar vaitthirundhirukkalaam. aanaal indha vēlaiyai avar aadhaamidam kodutthaar. peyar vaippadharku munbu, kandippaaga andha mirugangalai aadhaam nandraaga gavanitthiruppaan. adhu ennavellaam seigiradhu, adhu paarkka eppadi irukkiradhu enbadhaiyum gavanitthiruppaan. aadhaam indha vēlaiyai rombavē rasitthu seidhiruppaan. appōdhu thannudaiya appaa yegōvaavin nyaanatthai, kalaitthiranai, rasanaiyai patriyellaam purindhukolla avanukku vaaippu kidaitthirukkum.

4. (a) naam padaippugalai gavanitthu paarppadharku oru kaaranam enna? (b) padaippugalil ungalukku romba piditthadhu edhu?

⁴ naam padaippugalai nandraaga gavanitthu paarppadharku oru kaaranam, naam appadi seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. “vaanatthai annaandhu paarungal” endru yegōvaa solgiraar. “angē irukkum natchatthirangalai padaitthadhu yaar?” endru kētkiraar. adharku badhil namakkē nandraaga theriyum. (ēsaa. 40:26) vaanatthil mattumalla, būmiyilum kadalilum nammai bramikka vaikkira ekkachakkamaana vishayangalai yegōvaa padaitthirukkiraar. avatrilirundhu naam katrukkolla vēndum endrum ninaikkiraar. (sang. 104:24, 25) yegōvaa nammai eppadi padaitthirukkiraar endru yōsitthu paarungal. iyarkai alagai paartthu rasikkira aasaiyai namakkul vaitthirukkiraar. vidhavidhamaaga avar padaitthirukkira ellaavatraiyum paartthu rasippadharkaaga namakku aindhu thirangalaiyum kodutthirukkiraar. naam paarkkirōm, kētkirōm, thodugirōm, rusikkirōm, mugargirōm.

5. rōmar 1:20 solgirapadi, yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai gavanitthu paarppadhaal namakku enna nanmai?

⁵ naam padaippugalai gavanitthu paarppadharkaana innoru kaaranatthai baibil solgiradhu. avatrilirundhu yegōvaavin gunangalai patri naam katrukkolla mudiyum. (rōmar 1:20-ai vaasiyungal.) yegōvaa ovvondraiyum evvalavu alagaaga vadivamaitthirukkiraar endru yōsitthu paarungal. avatrilirundhu avarudaiya nyaanatthai patri therindhukolgirōm. vidhavidhamaana saappaattai naam rasitthu rusitthu saappidugirōm. yegōvaavukku manidhargalmēl evvalavu anbu irukkiradhu! yegōvaa padaittha vishayangalilirundhu avarudaiya gunangalai patri naam niraiya therindhukolla mudiyum. naam endhalavukku yegōvaavai patri therindhukolgirōmō andhalavukku avaridam nerungippōga vēndum endra aasai varum. manidhargalukku mukkiyamaana paadangalai solli tharuvadharkaaga padaippugalai yegōvaa eppadi payanpadutthiyirukkiraar endru ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam.

6. idampeyarndhu pōgira paravaigalai gavanitthu paarkkumpōdhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

⁶ yegōvaavidam oru attavanai irukkiradhu. ovvoru varudamum pibravari kadaisiyilirundhu mē paadhi varaikkum naaraigal idampeyarndhu,  vadakku pakkamaaga parandhupōvadhai isravēlargal paartthiruppaargal. “oru saadhaarana naaraikkukkūda idampeyara vēndiya kaalam theriyum” endru yegōvaa isravēlargalidam sonnaar. (erē. 8:7) indha paravaigal idampeyarndhu pōvadharkē yegōvaa oru attavanaiyai vaitthirukkiraar. adhēpōl avarudaiya nyaayatthīrppai niraivētruvadharkum oru attavanaiyai vaitthirukkiraar. inimēl paravaigal idampeyarndhu pōvadhai paarkkumpōdhellaam, indha pollaadha ulagatthukku mudivukatta vēndiya kaalam yegōvaavudaiya attavanaiyil irukkiradhu endru mulu nambikkaiyōdu irungal.—aaba. 2:3.

7. oru paravai parappadhai paarkkumpōdhu namakku enna nambikkai varugiradhu? (ēsaayaa 40:31)

⁷ yegōvaa avarudaiya makkalukku pudhutthembu kodukkiraar. sōrndhupōi manamudaindha thannudaiya makkalukku pudhutthembu koduppēn endru yegōvaa ēsaayaa mūlamaaga vaakku kodutthaar. appōdhu avargal “kalugugalai pōla irakkaigalai viritthu uyaramaaga parappaargal” endrum sonnaar. (ēsaayaa 40:31-ai vaasiyungal.) vaanatthil romba uyaratthil parakkira kalugugalai isravēlargal adikkadi paartthiruppaargal. mēlē pōgira veppa kaatrai payanpadutthi, adhu mēlē mēlē parandhukondē irukkum. adhu adikkadi siragadikka vēndiya avasiyamē illai. indha paravaigalukkē yegōvaa evvalavu thembu kodutthirukkiraar, paarungal! appadiyendraal, kandippaaga avarudaiya makkalukkum avar thembu koduppaar. vaanatthil siragugalai viritthukkondu romba uyaratthil thembaaga parakkira paravaigalai ini nīngal paarkkumpōdhellaam ungal prachinaigalilirundhu nīngal veliyē varuvadharku yegōvaa thembu koduppaar endru nambungal.

8. yegōvaa padaittha vishayangalilirundhu yōbu enna katrukkondaar, naam enna katrukkollalaam?

⁸ yegōvaavai dhaaraalamaaga nambalaam. yegōvaamēl yōbu vaitthirukkira nambikkaiyai adhigamaakka yegōvaa avarukku udhavi seidhaar. (yōbu 32:2; 40:6-8) yōbuvidam pēsiyapōdhu kadavul, thaan padaitthirukkira natchatthirangal, minnal, mēgangalai patriyellaam sonnaar. kaattu erudhu, kudhirai pōndra mirugangalai patriyum pēsinaar. (yōbu 38:32-35; 39:9, 19, 20) indha padaippugal ellaam yegōvaavukku irukkira sakthiyai mattumalla, avarukku evvalavu anbum nyaanamum irukkiradhu enbadhaiyum kaattugiradhu. idhai patri yegōvaa avaridam pēsiyadhudhaan, idhuvarai illaadha alavukku yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaikka yōbuvukku udhaviyadhu. (yōbu 42:1-6) adhēpōl naamum padaippugalai nandraaga gavanitthu paartthaal yegōvaavudaiya nyaanatthukku ellaiyē illai, avarukku nammai vida pala madangu adhiga sakthi irukkiradhu endru purindhukolvōm. nammudaiya ellaa kashtatthirkum avaraal mudivu kondu vara mudiyum. kandippaaga kondum varuvaar. indha unmaiyai purindhukollumpōdhu, naam avarmēl vaitthirukkira nambikkai balamaagiradhu.

9-10. sūriyanaiyum malaiyaiyum paarkkumpōdhu yegōvaavai patri enna katrukkollalaam?

⁹ iyarkaiyil irukkira ellaavatrai patriyum yēsuvukku nandraagavē theriyum. “kaithērndha kalainyanaaga” thannudaiya appaavudan sērndhu indha mulu prabanjatthaiyum padaikkira vēlaiyil udhavi seigira vaaippu yēsuvukku kidaitthadhu. (nīdhi. 8:30) yēsu būmikku vandha piragum padaippugalai payanpadutthi avarudaiya appaavai patri sīshargalukku katrukkodutthaar. avar katrukkoduttha sila paadangalai ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam.

¹⁰ yegōvaa ellaaridamum anbu kaattugiraar. malaipprasangatthil kadavul padaittha sūriyanai patriyum malaiyai patriyum yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalidam pēsinaar. ivai irandaiyum makkal saadhaaranamaaga ninaitthukkolgiraargal. aanaal ivai mattum illai endraal nammaal uyir vaalavē mudiyaadhu. ‘ennai vanangaadhavargalukku idhai naan kodukka maattēn’ endru yegōvaa ivatrai nirutthi vaikkavillai. makkal mēlulla anbinaal sūriyanaiyum malaiyaiyum avar ellaarukkum kodukkiraar. (mat. 5:43-45) naamum ellaaridamum anbaaga nadandhukolla vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar enbadhai yēsu idhupōndra padaippugalai vaitthu thannudaiya sīshargalukku sollikkodutthaar. sūriyan maraigira alagai paartthu rasikkumpōdhu... sillendra malai thūralai paarkkumpōdhu... yegōvaa ellaaridamum paarabatcham illaamal anbu kaattugiraar enbadhai nyaabagam vaitthukkollungal. ellaarukkum nalla seidhiyai sollumpōdhu avarai pōlavē naamum anbu kaattalaam.

11. vaanatthil irukkira paravaigalai paarkkumpōdhu namakku enna urchaagam kidaikkiradhu?

¹¹ yegōvaa nammudaiya thēvaigalai gavanitthukkolgiraar. malaipprasangatthil yēsu idhaiyum sonnaar: “vaanatthu paravaigalai kūrndhu gavaniyungal;  avai vidhaippadhum illai, aruvadai seivadhum illai, kalanjiyangalil sērtthu vaippadhum illai; aanaalum, ungal paralōga thagappan avatrukku unavu kodukkiraar.” yēsu idhai sollikkondirundhapōdhu, angirundhavargal paravaigal angē parappadhai paartthiruppaargal. appōdhu yēsu avargalidam, “avatraivida nīngal adhiga madhippullavargal, illaiyaa?” endru kēttaar. (mat. 6:26) ippadi, yegōvaa nammudaiya thēvaigalai gavanitthukkolvaar endru anbaaga sollikkodutthaar. (mat. 6:31, 32) padaippilirundhu katrukkondadhaal indha paadam yegōvaavudaiya ūliyargalukku indrum urchaagatthai kodukkiradhu. speyinil irundha oru ilam payaniyar sagōdhari, thanguvadharku oru idam kidaikkaamal romba sōrndhupōi irundhaar. paravaigal vidhaigalaiyum palangalaiyum saappiduvadhai avar paartthaar. appōdhu avarukku oru nambikkai kidaitthadhu. “yegōvaa andha paravaigalai paartthukkolgiraar endraal kandippaaga ennaiyum paartthukkolvaar” endru sonnaar. adhanpin sīkkiratthilēyē avarukku thanguvadharku oru nalla idamum kidaitthadhu.

12. chittukkuruvigalidamirundhu yegōvaavai patri enna katrukkollalaam? (matthēyu 10:29-31)

¹² naam ovvoruvarumē yegōvaavukku mukkiyamaanavargal. appōsthalargalai ūliyatthukku anuppuvadharku munbu, edhirppai ninaitthu bayappadaamal irukka yēsu avargalukku udhavinaar. (matthēyu 10:29-31-ai vaasiyungal.) isravēlil romba saadhaaranamaaga paarkka mudindha paravaiyai patri, chittukkuruvigalai patri, yēsu pēsinaar. yēsuvin kaalatthil chittukkuruvigalai avvalavaaga yaarum madhikka maattaargal. “aanaal, avatril ondrukūda ungal paralōga thagappanukku theriyaamal tharaiyil viluvadhillai” endru yēsu sīshargalidam sonnaar. adhōdu, “chittukkuruvigalaivida nīngal madhippullavargal” endrum sonnaar. ippadi, yegōvaa avargal ovvoruvaraiyum romba mukkiyamaanavargalaaga ninaikkiraar endru yēsu avargalukku sollikkodutthaar. adhanaal avargal thunburutthalai ninaitthu bayappada vēndiya avasiyamē illai. sīshargal nagaratthilum graamatthilum ūliyatthukku pōnapōdhu, chittukkuruvigalai paartthiruppaargal. appōdhu yēsu sonnadhudhaan avargal nyaabagatthukku vandhirukkum. nīngalum alagaana kutti paravaiyai paarkkumpōdhellaam, yegōvaa ungalaiyum mukkiyamaanavaraaga ninaikkiraar enbadhai nyaabagam vaitthukkollungal. ēnendraal, “chittukkuruvigalaivida nīngal madhippullavargal.” eppadippatta edhirppugal vandhaalum yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu adhai naam dhairiyamaaga samaalikkalaam.—sang. 118:6.

13. padaippilirundhu paadam katrukkolla nīngal enna seiya vēndum?

¹³ padaippilirundhu yegōvaavai patri naam niraiya vishayangalai katrukkolla mudiyum. eppadi? mudhalil padaippai nandraaga gavanitthu paarppadharku nēram odhukka vēndum. adutthu, avatrilirundhu yegōvaavai patri enna therindhukollalaam endru yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. idhai seivadhu ellaa samayatthilum sulabamaaga irukkaadhudhaan. kēmarūnil irukkira jeraaldin endra sagōdhari ippadi solgiraar: “naan sittiyildhaan valarndhēn, adhanaal iyarkaiyai nandraaga gavanitthu paarppadharku naandhaan muyarchi edukka vēndum endru purindhukondēn.” alfōnsō endra oru mūppar ippadi sonnaar: “thaniyaaga utkaarndhu yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai paarkka vēndum. avatrilirundhu yegōvaavai patri enna katrukkollalaam endru yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. idhai seivadharku nēratthai odhukka vēndumendraal, naan oru attavanai pōda vēndum endru katrukkondēn.”

14. yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai patri yōsitthu paartthadhaal dhaavīdhu enna therindhukondaar?

 ¹⁴ yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai patri dhaavīdhu nandraaga yōsitthu paartthirundhaar. avar yegōvaavidam ippadi sonnaar: “ungal kaigalaal padaikkappatta vaanatthai paarkkumpōdhu, nīngal undaakkiya chandhiranaiyum natchatthirangalaiyum paarkkumpōdhu, arpa manushanai nīngal nyaabagam vaippadharkō manidhakumaaranai akkaraiyōdu gavanitthukkolvadharkō avan yaar endru ninaikka thōndrugiradhu.” (sang. 8:3, 4) iravu nēratthil parandhu virindha vaanatthai dhaavīdhu paartthapōdhu, angē jolitthu kondirukkira natchatthirangalai paartthuvittu appadiyē summaa irundhuvidavillai. avatrilirundhu yegōvaavai patri enna katrukkollalaam endru avar yōsitthu paartthaar. yegōvaavai ninaitthu bramitthuppōnaar. innoru samayatthil, avarudaiya ammaavin vayitril oru karuvaaga uruvaanadhai patri sonnaar. ivatraiyellaam avar yōsitthu paartthapōdhu, yegōvaavudaiya nyaanatthai paartthu asandhupōivittaar. yegōvaamēl avarukku nandriyum adhigamaanadhu.—sang. 139:14-17.

15. yegōvaavudaiya ennenna gunangalai avarudaiya padaippil nīngal paartthirukkirīrgal? sila udhaaranangalai sollungal. (sangīdham 148:7-10)

¹⁵ naamum dhaavīdhai pōl seiyalaam. yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai patri yōsitthu paarppadharkaaga naam engēyum pōga vēndiya avasiyamillai. ungalai sutri iruppadhai paarungal. avatrilirundhu yegōvaavin gunangalai patri niraiya katrukkolla mudiyum. udhaaranatthukku, velichatthai tharugira sūriyanai paarkkumpōdhu, yegōvaavin sakthiyai patri yōsitthu paarungal. (erē. 31:35) kūdu kattugira oru paravaiyai paarkkumpōdhu, yegōvaavin nyaanatthai patri yōsitthu paarungal. oru naaikkutti, adhan vaalai pidippadharkaaga sutri sutri varuvadhai paarkkumpōdhu, yegōvaavukku nagaichuvai unarvu irukkiradhu, avar evvalavu sandhōshamaanavar enbadhai yōsitthu paarungal. oru ammaa than kulandhaiyudan vilaiyaaduvadhai paarkkumpōdhu, yegōvaavin anbai patri yōsitthu paarungal. adharku nandriyōdu irungal. yegōvaavin padaippugal siriyadhō, periyadhō... nam pakkatthil irukkiradhō, dhūratthil irukkiradhō... avatrilirundhu yegōvaavai patri naam niraiya katrukkolla mudiyum. andha padaippugal ellaamē avarai pugalgiradhu.—sangīdham 148:7-10-ai vaasiyungal.

16. enna seiya vēndum endru naam thīrmaanamaaga irukkalaam?

¹⁶ yegōvaavukku ellaiyē illaadha nyaanam irukkiradhu. avar paasamaanavar, ellaavatraiyum romba alagaaga padaitthirukkiraar. avarukku niraiya sakthiyum irukkiradhu. padaippai utru gavanikkumpōdhu, idhupōndra avarudaiya ekkachakkamaana gunangalai nammaal therindhukolla mudiyum. padaippai paartthu rasippadhai palakkamaakkikkollungal. avatrilirundhu yegōvaavai patri enna katrukkollalaam endru nandraaga nēramedutthu yōsitthu paarungal. appadi seiyumpōdhu nammudaiya padaippaalaridam ungalaal innum nerungi pōga mudiyum. (yaak. 4:8) pillaigal yegōvaavidam nerungi pōvadharku petrōrgal padaippai eppadi payanpadutthalaam endru aduttha katturaiyil paarppōm.