1. yegōvaa than ūliyargalin jebangalukku podhuvaaga eppadi badhil tharugiraar?

 ūkkamaaga jebam seigiravargalukku badhil kodukka yegōvaa ungalaiyumkūda payanpadutthalaam. nīngal mūpparō, udhavi ūliyarō, payaniyarō, prasthaabiyō, siriyavarō, periyavarō, sagōdhararō, sagōdhariyō, yaaraaga irundhaalum sari, avar ungalai payanpadutthalaam. yegōvaavai nēsikkira oruvar udhavikkaaga jebam pannumpōdhu avarukku ‘migavum aarudhalaaga irukka’ mūppargalaiyum matra sagōdhara sagōdharigalaiyum yegōvaa adikkadi payanpadutthugiraar. (kolō. 4:11) indha vidhatthil yegōvaavukkum nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkum sēvai seivadhu namakku kidaittha periya baakkiyam! oru kollainōyō, pēralivō, thunburutthalō varumpōdhu nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku nammaal pakkabalamaaga irukka mudiyum.

2. oru kollainōi paravumpōdhu matravargalukku udhavuvadhu ēn kashtamaagividalaam?

² oru kollainōi paravumpōdhu matravargalukku udhavuvadhu kashtamaagividalaam. udhaaranatthukku, nam nanbargalai pōi paarkkavō pana kashtatthil irukkiravargalai saappida kūppidavō naam aasaippadalaam, aanaal, adhu paadhugaappu illaamal irukkalaam. illaiyendraal, nam kudumbatthilēyē pana kashtam irukkalaam alladhu yaarukkaavadhu udambu mudiyaamal irukkalaam. indha ellaa prachinaigalum orupakkam irundhaalum, nammaal mudindha vidhatthil sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku udhava aasaippadugirōm. adhai paartthu yegōvaa romba sandhōshappadugiraar. (nīdhi. 3:27; 19:17) naam eppadi avargalukku udhavalaam?

3. deisiyin sabai mūppargalidamirundhu enna katrukkolgirōm? (erēmiyaa 23:4)

 ³ mūppargal enna seiyalaam? aadugalai patri nandraaga therindhukollungal. (erēmiyaa 23:4-ai vaasiyungal.) pōna katturaiyil naam paarttha deisi sollumpōdhu, “ennōda ūliya thogudhiyila irundha mūppargal engalōda adikkadi ūliyam pannaanga, mattha samayangallayum engalōda nēram selavu senjaanga” endru solgiraar. b andha mūppargal munkūttiyē ivvalavu muyarchi edutthu natpaaga palagiyadhaaldhaan korōnaa parava aarambitthapōdhum sari, deisiyin kudumbatthil silar adharku baliyaanapōdhum sari, avarukku udhavuvadhu andha mūppargalukku konjam sulabamaaga irundhadhu.

4. deisikku udhavuvadhu mūppargalukku ēn sulabamaaga irundhadhu, adhilirundhu ellaa mūppargalum enna katrukkollalaam?

⁴ “mūppargal ērkenavē ennōda nanbargalaa irundhadhunaala en kavalaigala solradhum manasuvittu pēsuradhum īsiyaa irundhuchu” endru deisi solgiraar. idhilirundhu mūppargal enna katrukkollalaam? nerukkadiyaana samayam varuvadharku munbē aadugalai nandraaga gavanitthukkollungal. avargaludaiya frendaaga irungal. perunthotrinaal avargalai nēril pōi paarkka mudiyavillai endraal matra valigalil avargalidam pēsungal. deisi ippadi solgiraar: “silasamayam orē naalla niraiya mūppargal enakku fōn pannaanga, mesēj pannaanga. avanga sonna vasanangal enakku munnaadiyē therinjirundhaalum, andha samayatthula adhellaam enakku romba aarudhalaa irundhuchu.”

5. sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku enna thēvai enbadhai mūppargal eppadi therindhukondu udhavi seiyalaam?

⁵ sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku enna udhavi thēvaippadugiradhu enbadhai therindhukolla oru vali, avargalai dharmasangadappadutthaadha vidhatthil naasūkkaaga sila kēlvigalai kētpadhudhaan. (nīdhi. 20:5) idhaiyellaam therindhukollungal: avargalukku thēvaiyaana saappaadu... marundhumaatthirai... matra porulgal ellaam irukkiradhaa? avargalukku vēlai paripōgira maadhiriyō, vīttu vaadagai kodukka mudiyaadha maadhiriyō sūlnilai irukkiradhaa? arasaanga sēvaigalai payanpadutthikkolla avargalukku ēdhaavadhu udhavi thēvaiyaa? deisikku sagōdhara sagōdharigal panam, porul kodutthu udhavi seidhaargal. aanaal avarukku romba udhaviyaaga irundhadhu, baibililirundhu mūppargal koduttha urchaagamum avargal kaattiya anbumdhaan. idhai patri deisi ippadi solgiraar: “mūppargal enkūda sērndhu jebam pannaanga. avanga enna jebam pannaangannu enakku nyaabagam illa. aanaa appa enakku eppadi irundhuchungaradha ennaala marakkavē mudiyaadhu. yegōvaavē enkitta ‘nī thaniyaa illa’nnu sonna maadhiri irundhuchu.”—ēsaa. 41:10, 13.

6. sabaiyil irukkira ovvoruvarum matravargalukku eppadi udhavi seiyalaam? (padatthai paarungal.)

⁶ matravargal enna seiyalaam? mukkiyamaaga mūppargaldhaan sabaiyil irukkiravargalai  paartthukkolla vēndum endru naam ninaippadhu nyaayamdhaan. aanaal, naam ellaarumē oruvarai oruvar urchaagappaduttha vēndum, oruvarukkoruvar udhavi seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa solgiraar. (galaa. 6:10) udambu sariyillaadhavargalukku naam ēdhaavadhu chinnadhaaga seidhaalkūda avargal romba urchaagamaagividuvaargal. oru sagōdhararai urchaagappadutthuvadharkaaga oru kutti pillai oru kaardu eludhi anuppalaam alladhu edhaiyaavadhu varaindhu kodukkalaam. oru vaalibar oru vayadhaana sagōdharikku thēvaiyaana porulgalai kadaikku pōi vaangi tharalaam alladhu vēru vēlaigalai seidhu kodukkalaam. sabaiyil irukkum matravargal udambu mudiyaadhavargalukkaaga edhaiyaavadhu samaitthu kondupōi paadhugaappaaga kodutthuvittu varalaam. perunthotru samayatthil sabaiyil irukkum ellaarukkumē urchaagam thēvaippadum. oruvēlai, kūttam mudindhu romba nēram irundhu sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam naam pēsalaam, nērilum sari, vīdiyōvilum sari! mūppargalukku urchaagam thēvaiyaa? kandippaaga! perunthotru samayatthil avargalukku ēgappatta vēlai irukkum. adhaiyellaam seidhadharkaaga sila sagōdhara sagōdharigal avargalukku thēnk-yū kaardu anuppiyirukkiraargal. ‘oruvarai oruvar urchaagappadutthavum, oruvarai oruvar balappadutthavum’ nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiyumpōdhu evvalavu nandraaga irukkum!—1 the. 5:11.

7. pēralivinaal enna baadhippugal varalaam?

⁷ pēralivu ērpadumpōdhu, kannai mūdi thirappadharkul oruvarudaiya vaalkkaiyē thalaikīlaaga maarividalaam. avar than vīttaiyō porulgalaiyō anbaanavargalaiyōkūda parikodutthuvidalaam. sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkumkūda idhupōndra sōga sambavangal nadakkindrana. naam eppadi avargalukku udhavalaam?

8. pēralivu varuvadharku munbē mūppargalum kudumba thalaivargalum enna seiyalaam?

⁸ mūppargal enna seiyalaam? mūppargalē, oru pēralivu varuvadharku munbaagavē adharku thayaaraaga irukka sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku udhavungal. paadhugaappaaga irukkavum mūppargalai thodarbukollavum enna seiya vēndumendru avargal ellaarum therindhu vaitthirukkiraargalaa enbadhai paartthukkollungal. pōna katturaiyil naam paarttha maargarettin sabaiyil irundha mūppargal oru nalla udhaaranamaaga irukkiraargal. sabai thēvaigal pagudhiyil, “kaattutthī paravura kaalam innum mudiyala” endru avargal sonnaargal. irukkira idatthaivittu veliyērumpadi adhigaarigal sonnaalō, nilaimai aabatthaaga maarugira maadhiri therindhaalō udanadiyaaga kilamba vēndum endrum sonnaargal. adhu sariyaana samayatthil kodukkappatta aalōsanai! aindhē vaaratthil padubayangaramaana kaattutthī angē parava aarambitthadhu. indha maadhiri pēralivu samayatthil kudumbatthil irukkira ovvoruvarum enna panna vēndum enbadhai kudumba valipaattil kudumba thalaivargal pēsi vaitthukkollalaam. ippadi, nīngalum ungal pillaigalum thayaaraaga irundhaal pēralivu varumpōdhu ungalaal padhattappadaamal irukka mudiyum.

9. pēralivukku munbum pinbum mūppargal ennavellaam seiya vēndum?

⁹ nīngal oru thogudhi kangaaniyaaga irundhaal, pēralivu varuvadharku munbē ungal thogudhiyil irukkira ellaarudaiya fōn nambargalaiyum adrasaiyum vaangi vaitthukkollungal. avai sariyaagatthaan irukkindranavaa enbadhai avvappōdhu urudhippadutthikkollungal. appōdhudhaan, pēralivu varumpōdhu avargal ellaaraiyum ungalaal thodarbukollavum mudiyum, avargalukku enna thēvai enbadhai kandupidikkavum mudiyum. nīngal kandupidittha thagavalaiyellaam udanadiyaaga mūppar kuluvin orunginaippaalarukku anuppungal. avar adhai vattaara kangaanikku anuppi vaippaar. ippadi ellaarum sērndhu ulaikkumpōdhu, sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku sirandha vidhatthil udhava mudiyum. kaattutthī paraviya piragu maargarettudaiya vattaara kangaani 36 maninēram vilitthirundhu vēlai paartthaar. ēnendraal, kaattutthī paraviyadhaal kittatthatta 450 sagōdhara sagōdharigal idam maara vēndiyirundhadhu. avargalai thodarbukollum vēlaiyaiyum gavanitthukkollum vēlaiyaiyum mūppargal nandraaga seivadharku andha vattaara kangaani udhavi seidhaar. (2 ko. 11:27) adhanaal, baadhikkappatta ellaarukkumē thanguvadharku idam kidaitthadhu.

10. aadugalai gavanitthukkollum vēlaiyai mūppargal ēn romba mukkiyamaanadhaaga ninaikkiraargal? (yōvaan 21:15)

¹⁰ sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku baibililirundhu urchaagatthai koduppadhum, kavalaiyai samaalikka udhavuvadhum mūppargalin oru poruppu. (1 pē. 5:2)  pēralivu vandhaal, ovvoru sagōdhararum sagōdhariyum paadhugaappaaga irukkiraargalaa... avargalukku saappaadum thunimaniyum, thanguvadharku idamum irukkiradhaa... enbadhaiyellaam mūppargal mudhalil paartthukkolla vēndum. adharku piragu, niraiya maadhatthukku sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku baibililirundhu urchaagam thēvaippadalaam, manadhukku aarudhalum thēvaippadalaam. (yōvaan 21:15-ai vaasiyungal.) kilai aluvalaga kuluvil sēvai seiyum haraald, pēralivil baadhikkappatta niraiya pērai sandhitthu pēsiyirukkiraar. avar ippadi solgiraar: “avanga manasalavula gunamaagaradhukku taim edukkum. avanga marubadiyum palaiya maadhiriyē vaala aarambikkalaam. aanaa, parikoduttha anbaanavangalōda nyaabagamō, uyirukku uyiraana oru porulōda nyaabagamō, pēralivila sikkuna nyaabagamō romba naalaikku avangala vaatti edukkalaam. indha ninaivugal thirumba thirumba avangala sōgatthula mūlgadichidalaam. adhukkaaga avangalukku visuvaasam illannu arttham kidaiyaadhu. manushangalukku indha maadhiri nadakkuradhu iyalbudhaan.”

11. pēralivil thappittha kudumbangalukku enna udhavigal thēvaippadum?

¹¹ “alugiravargalōdu alungal” endra baibil arivuraiyinpadi mūppargal nadandhukolgiraargal. (rō. 12:15) pēralivilirundhu uyir thappiyavargalukku mūppargal aarudhal solla vēndiyirukkum. mukkiyamaaga, yegōvaavin anbum sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya anbum avargalukku eppōdhumē irukkum enbadhai mūppargal avargalukku nyaabagappaduttha vēndiyirukkum. jebam pannuvadhu, baibil padippadhu, kūttangalukku pōvadhu, ūliyam seivadhu pōndra vishayangalaiyellaam thodarndhu seiya avargalukku udhava vēndiyirukkum. mūppargal petrōrgalukkum udhavi seiyalaam. eppadi? endha pēralivaalum alikka mudiyaadha vishayangalai patriyē yōsikka pillaigalukku katrukkodukkumpadi avargalai urchaagappadutthalaam. petrōrgalē, yegōvaa eppōdhumē ungal pillaigaludaiya frendaaga iruppaar enbadhai avargalukku nyaabagappadutthungal. avargalukku udhavi seiya avar eppōdhumē rediyaaga irukkiraar enbadhaiyum sollungal. adhumattumalla, avargalukku udhavi seiya ulagam muluvadhum oru periya kudumbam irukkiradhu enbadhaiyum nyaabagappadutthungal.—1 pē. 2:17.

12. nivaarana vēlaikku matravargal eppadi udhavalaam? (padatthai paarungal.)

¹² matravargal enna seiyalaam? nīngal irukkira ēriyaavukku pakkatthil periya pēralivu vandhaal, baadhikkappattavargalukku eppadi udhavalaam enbadhai mūppargalidam kēlungal. oruvēlai, baadhikkappatta sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkō kattumaana vaalantiyargalukkō konja naatkal ungal vīttil thanga nīngal idam kodukkalaam. saappaadō matra porulgalō thēvaippadugiravargalukku adhai kondupōi kodukkalaam. pēralivu romba dhūratthil nadandhaalkūda ungalaal udhava mudiyum. eppadi? baadhikkappattavargalukkaaga jebam seiyalaam. (2 ko. 1:8-11) ulagalaaviya vēlaikku nankodai koduppadhan mūlamaagakkūda nivaarana vēlaikku nīngal udhavalaam. (2 ko. 8:2-5) engē pēralivu nadandhaalum ungalaal pōi udhava mudiyum endraal, adhai patri mūppargalidam pēsungal. nivaarana vēlaikkaaga ungalukku alaippu vandhaal, anēgamaaga ungalukku payirchi koduppaargal. adhan piragu,  engē... eppōdhu... thēvai irukkiradhō angē ungalai kūppiduvaargal.

13. nam vēlai thadai seiyappattirukkum naadugalil irukkira sagōdharargalukku enna prachinaigal varugindrana?

¹³ nam vēlai thadai seiyappattirukkira naadugalil thunburutthalaal sagōdhara sagōdharigal romba kashtappadugiraargal. adhōdu, nammai pōlavē avargalukkum pana kashtamō vyaadhiyō varalaam, illaiyendraal anbaanavargalai avargal maranatthil parikodukkalaam. angē irukkum mūppargalaal urchaagam thēvaippadubavargalai pōi paarkka mudiyaamal irukkalaam. avargalidam sudhandhiramaaga pēsa mudiyaamal irukkalaam. appadippatta oru sūlnilaiyildhaan pōna katturaiyil naam paarttha aandrēvum irundhaar. avarudaiya ūliya thogudhiyilirundha oru sagōdhari pana kashtatthil irundhaar. avarukku kaar aaksidantum aagivittadhu. adhanaal, avarukku niraiya aaprēshan panna vēndiyirundhadhu. adharku piragu avaraal vēlaikkum pōga mudiyavillai. thadai orupakkam... perunthotru orupakkam... endru itthanai prachinaigal irundhaalum, angirundha sagōdharargal andha sagōdharikku thangalaal mudindha ellaa udhaviyaiyum seidhaargal. yegōvaa ellaavatraiyumē gavanitthukkondirundhaar.

14. mūppargal yegōvaavai nambiyiruppadhai eppadi kaattalaam?

¹⁴ mūppargal enna seiyalaam? aandrē jebam seidhuvittu thannaal mudindhadhai seidhaar. yegōvaa eppadi avarukku badhil kodutthaar? andha sabaiyil udhavi seiyum nilaimaiyil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigalai yegōvaa thūndinaar. silar andha sagōdhariyai aaspatthirikku kūttikkondu pōnaargal. vēru silar pana udhavi seidhaargal. ippadi, avargalaal mudindhadhai seidhaargal. avargal ondraaga sērndhu dhairiyamaaga eduttha muyarchigalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhitthaar. indha vidhatthil, andha sagōdharikku ellaa udhaviyum kidaikkira maadhiri avar paartthukkondaar. (ebi. 13:16) mūppargalē, nīngal irukkum naattil nam vēlai thadai seiyappattirundhaal, udhavi seiyum poruppai matravargalukku piritthu kodungal. (erē. 36:5, 6) ellaavatrukkum mēlaaga, yegōvaavai nambiyirungal. sagōdhara sagōdharigalai paartthukkolla avar ungalukku udhavuvaar.

15. thunburutthal samayatthil sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu naam eppadi otrumaiyaaga irukkalaam?

¹⁵ matravargal enna seiyalaam? nam vēlaikku thadai varumpōdhu naam chinna chinna thogudhigalaagatthaan kūdivara vēndiyirukkum. adhanaal, eppōdhaiyumvida appōdhu samaadhaanamaaga iruppadhu romba romba mukkiyam. saatthaanōdudhaan naam sandai pōda vēndum, sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu alla. adhanaal, sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya kuraigalai kandukollaadhīrgal. avargalōdu ēdhaavadhu prachinai vandhaal, udanadiyaaga pēsi thīrtthukkollungal. (nīdhi. 19:11; ebē. 4:26) matravargalukku udhava nīngal mudhal padi edungal. (thīth. 3:14) pōna paaraavil naam paarttha andha sagōdharikku avarudaiya ūliya thogudhiyil irundha ellaarumē udhavi seidhadhaal, avargal ellaarum oru kudumbam maadhiri nerukkamaaga aanaargal.—sang. 133:1.

16. kolōseyar 4:3, 18 solgirapadi, thunburutthappadugira sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku naam eppadi udhavalaam?

 ¹⁶ arasaangam thadai pōttirundhaalum, aayirakkanakkaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seigiraargal. kadavulukku unmaiyaaga irundhadharkaaga silar jeyilukkukkūda pōyirukkiraargal. avargalukkaagavum avargaludaiya kudumbangalukkaagavum naam jebam pannalaam. avargalukku udhavi seiyum sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkaagakkūda naam jebam pannalaam. ēnendraal, avargal thangaludaiya sudhandhiratthaiyē panayam vaitthu, thunburutthappadugiravargalukku thēvaiyaana porulgalai kodutthu udhavugiraargal, nīdhimandratthil avargal saarbaaga pēsugiraargal, yegōvaamēl thodarndhu nambikkai vaikka avargalai urchaagappadutthugiraargal. c (kolōseyar 4:3, 18-ai vaasiyungal.) ippadippattavargalukkaaga nīngal seiyum jebangalukku irukkum sakthiyai orunaalum kuraitthu edaipōdaadhīrgal.—2 the. 3:1, 2; 1 thī. 2:1, 2.

17. thunburutthalukkaaga nīngal ippōdhē eppadi thayaaraagalaam?

¹⁷ nīngalum ungal kudumbatthil iruppavargalum thunburutthalai sandhikka ippōdhē thayaaraagalaam. (ap. 14:22) eppadiyellaam nīngal thunburutthappadalaam enbadhai patriyē yōsikkaadhīrgal. adharku badhilaaga, yegōvaavōdu ungalukku irukkum natpai balappadutthungal. appadi seiya ungal pillaigalukkum udhavungal. silasamayam ungalukku kavalaiyaaga irundhaal manadhil iruppadhaiyellaam yegōvaavidam kottividungal. (sang. 62:7, 8) yegōvaavai naam nambuvadharku ennenna kaaranangal irukkindrana endru kudumbamaaga kalandhupēsungal. d pēralivu vishayatthil eppadiyō adhē maadhiridhaan thunburutthal vishayatthilum nīngal munkūttiyē thayaaraaga iruppadhaiyum yegōvaamīdhu nambikkai vaitthiruppadhaiyum ungal pillaigal paarkka vēndum. appōdhudhaan, avargal dhairiyamaagavum nimmadhiyaagavum iruppaargal.

18. namakku eppadippatta edhirkaalam kaatthukkondirukkiradhu?

¹⁸ naam padhattappadaamalum kavalaippadaamalum irukka dhēvasamaadhaanam namakku udhavi seigiradhu. (pili. 4:6, 7) kollainōyō pēralivō thunburutthalō vandhaalkūda yegōvaa dhēvasamaadhaanatthai kodutthu nam manadhai amaidhippadutthugiraar. kadinamaaga ulaikkum mūppargalai vaitthu avar nammai gavanitthukkolgiraar. adhōdu, oruvarukku oruvar udhavi seiyum vaaippai nam ellaarukkumē kodutthirukkiraar. ippōdhu naam ōralavu samaadhaanamaana kaalatthil vaalndhukondu irukkirōm. adhanaal, edhirkaalatthil varappōgira periya periya prachinaigalai sandhikkavum, ‘migundha ubatthiravatthai’ sandhikkavum ippōdhē naam thayaaraaga vēndum. (mat. 24:21) migundha ubatthiravatthinpōdhu naam samaadhaanatthai ilandhuvidaamal irukka vēndum, appadi seiya matravargalukkum udhava vēndum. migundha ubatthiravatthukku piragu, nammai kavalaippadutthum endha prachinaiyumē varaadhu. unmaiyaana samaadhaanam namakku endrendrum irukkum. ippadiyoru samaadhaanatthai namakku kodukka vēndum enbadhudhaan eppōdhumē yegōvaavin aasaiyaaga irundhirukkiradhu.—ēsaa. 26:3, 4.