1. indha prabanjatthai patri yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu namakku enna ninaikka thōndrugiradhu?

yegōvaa padaitthirukkira indha brammaandamaana prabanjatthai paarkkumpōdhu namakku pullarikkiradhu, illaiyaa? dhaavīdhukkum appaditthaan irundhadhu. adhanaaldhaan, orudhadavai jebam seiyumpōdhu, “ungal kaigalaal padaikkappatta vaanatthai paarkkumpōdhu, nīngal undaakkiya chandhiranaiyum natchatthirangalaiyum paarkkumpōdhu, arpa manushanai nīngal nyaabagam vaippadharkō manidhakumaaranai akkaraiyōdu gavanitthukkolvadharkō avan yaar endru ninaikka thōndrugiradhu” endru sonnaar. (sang. 8:3, 4) indha brammaandamaana prabanjatthōdu oppidumpōdhu naam ondrumē illai. aanaalum, yegōvaa nammai gavanikkiraar enbadhai paarkkumpōdhu dhaavīdhai pōlavē namakkum ninaikka thōndrugiradhu. aadhaam ēvaalaiyum yegōvaa romba akkaraiyaaga gavanitthaar. verumanē gavanitthukkondadhu mattumalla, avarudaiya kudumbatthil avargalaiyum oruvaraaga aakkinaar.

2. aadhaam ēvaalidamirundhu yegōvaa enna edhirpaartthaar?

² būmiyai porutthavaraikkum, aadhaamum ēvaalumdhaan yegōvaavin mudhal pillaigal. avar avargalukku anbaana appaavaaga irundhaar. avargal pillaigalai petredukka vēndum endrum būmiyai paraamarikka vēndum endrum avar edhirpaartthaar. adhanaaldhaan, “nīngal pillaigalai petru, ēraalamaaga perugi, būmiyai nirappungal; adhai panpadutthungal” endru sonnaar. (aadhi. 1:28) avargal mattum kadavulukku kīlppadindhu avar edhirpaartthadhai seidhirundhaal avargalum avargaludaiya sandhadhiyil vandhavargalum endrendraikkum kadavuludaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga irundhirukka mudiyum.

3. yegōvaavin kudumbatthil aadhaam ēvaalukku madhippaana oru sthaanam irundhadhu endru ēn sollalaam?

³ aadhaamukkum ēvaalukkum yegōvaa thannudaiya kudumbatthil madhippaana oru sthaanatthai kodutthirundhaar. manidhargalai avar padaitthadhai patri dhaavīdhu ippadi sonnaar: “dhēvathūdhargalaivida avanai konjam thaalndhavanaaga aakkinīrgal. magimaiyaiyum mēnmaiyaiyum  avanukku krīdamaaga sūttinīrgal.” (sang. 8:5) unmaidhaan, dhēvathūdhargalukku irukkum alavukku sakthiyō arivō thiramaigalō manidhargalukku illai. (sang. 103:20) aanaalum, avargalaivida manidhargal ‘konjamdhaan thaalndhavargalaaga’ irukkiraargal. idhai yōsitthu paarungal. idhu evvalavu periya vishayam! nammudaiya mudhal petrōrukku arpudhamaana oru vaalkkaiyai yegōvaa kodutthirundhaar.

4. aadhaam ēvaalukku enna aanadhu, indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

⁴ aanaal, varutthamaana oru vishayam nadandhadhu. aadhaamum ēvaalum yegōvaavukku kīlppadiyavillai. adhanaal, avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga irukkum vaaippai ilandhuvittaargal. avargaludaiya sandhadhiyil vandhavargalin nilaimaiyum padumōsamaagivittadhu. aanaal, manidhanai yegōvaa edharkaaga padaitthaarō andha nōkkam maaravillai. yaarellaam avarukku kīlppadindhu nadakkiraargalō avargal endrendraikkum avarudaiya pillaigalaaga irukka vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippattaar. appadiyendraal, nammai avar uyarvaaga madhikkiraar enbadhai ērkenavē eppadi kaattiyirukkiraar? avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga iruppadharku naam aasaippadugirōm enbadhai naam eppadi kaattalaam? būmiyil irukkira avarudaiya pillaigal enna aasīrvaadhangalai anubavippaargal? idhai patriyellaam indha katturaiyil paarkkalaam.

5. thannudaiya saayalil yegōvaa nammai padaitthiruppadharku naam eppadi avarukku nandri kaattalaam?

⁵ thannudaiya saayalil yegōvaa nammai padaitthirukkiraar. (aadhi. 1:26, 27) adhanaal, avaridam irukkira anbu, karisanai, unmaitthanmai, nīdhi pōndra gunangalaiyum matra gunangalaiyum nammaal kaatta mudiyum. (sang. 86:15; 145:17) indha gunangalai valartthukkollumpōdhu yegōvaavai naam madhikkirōm enbadhaiyum avarukku nandriyōdu irukkirōm enbadhaiyum kaattugirōm. (1 pē. 1:14-16) avarukku pidittha maadhiri naam nadandhukollumpōdhu nammaal sandhōshamaagavum thirupthiyaagavum irukka mudiyum. avarudaiya saayalil nammai padaitthiruppadhaal avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga iruppadharku thēvaiyaana gunangalaiyum nammaal valartthukkolla mudiyum.

6. manidhanai yegōvaa madhikkiraar enbadhai vēru eppadiyum kaattiyirukkiraar?

⁶ arpudhamaana vīttai kodutthirukkiraar. aadhaamai padaippadharku romba kaalatthukku munbē manidhargalukkaaga avar būmiyai thayaarpadutthinaar. (yōbu 38:4-6; erē. 10:12) manidhan vaalkkaiyai nandraaga anubavikka vēndum enbadharkaaga ekkachakkamaana vishayangalai paartthu paartthu avar padaitthaar. (sang. 104:14, 15, 24) sila samayangalil, nēramedutthu avar padaitthadhai ellaam yōsitthuppaartthaar, avaiyellaam ‘nandraaga irundhana.’ (aadhi. 1:10, 12, 31) adhumattumalla, būmiyil avar padaitthirukkira ellaavatrin mēlum manidhanukku ‘adhigaaratthai kodutthadhan’ mūlamaagavum avanai gauravappadutthinaar. (sang. 8:6) avarudaiya arpudhamaana padaippugalai manidhan gavanitthukkolla vēndum enbadhum, adhilirundhu manidhanukku endrendrum sandhōsham kidaikka vēndum enbadhumdhaan avarudaiya viruppam. idhai ninaikkumpōdhu ungalukku eppadi irukkiradhu? idharkaaga nīngal avarukku thavaraamal nandri solgirīrgalaa?

7. namakku sudhandhiram irukkiradhu enbadhai yōsuvaa 24:15 eppadi kaattugiradhu?

⁷ yegōvaa namakku sudhandhiram kodutthirukkiraar. adhanaal, vaalkkaiyil enna seiya vēndum, enna seiya kūdaadhu endru naamaagavē mudivedukkalaam. (yōsuvaa 24:15-ai vaasiyungal.) yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya vēndum endru naam mudivedukkumpōdhu avar romba sandhōshappaduvaar. (sang. 84:11; nīdhi. 27:11) appadiyendraal, nammudaiya sudhandhiratthai naam eppadi sariyaaga payanpadutthalaam? yēsu eppadi payanpadutthinaar enbadhai patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

8. yēsu thannudaiya sudhandhiratthai eppadi payanpadutthinaar enbadharku ōr udhaaranam sollungal.

⁸ yēsu eppōdhumē thannai patri yōsikkaamal matravargalai patritthaan yōsitthaar. orudhadavai, avarum appōsthalargalum romba kalaippaaga irundhadhaal amaidhiyaana ōridatthukku pōi ōivedukkalaam endru ninaitthaargal. aanaal, avargalaal ōivedukka mudiyavillai. ēnendraal, niraiya makkal angē vandhuvittaargal. yēsu thangalukku ēdhaavadhu katrukkodukka vēndumendru avargal romba aasaippattaargal. avargalai paartthadhum yēsuvukku erichal vandhadhaa? illai, avar manam urugiyadhu. “adhanaal, avargalukku niraiya vishayangalai katrukkodukka aarambitthaar.”  (maar. 6:30-34) yēsuvai pōlavē naamum nammudaiya nēratthaiyum balatthaiyum matravargalukkaaga payanpadutthumpōdhu yegōvaavai magimaippaduttha mudiyum. (mat. 5:14-16) adhumattumalla, yegōvaavin kudumbatthil naamum oruvaraaga irukka aasaippadugirōm enbadhaiyum kaatta mudiyum.

9. petrōrgal edhai manadhil vaikka vēndum?

⁹ pillaigalai petredukkum thiranai manidhargalukku kodutthirukkiraar. yegōvaavai nēsikkavum avarukku sēvai seiyavum pillaigalukku katrukkodukkum poruppaiyum kodutthirukkiraar. nīngal oru petrōraa? appadiyendraal, yegōvaa kodutthirukkira indha thiranaiyum poruppaiyum nīngal uyarvaaga madhikkirīrgalaa? dhēvathūdhargalukku yegōvaa niraiya thirangalai kodutthirundhaalum pillaigalai petredukkum thiran avargalukku illai. idhai manadhil vaitthu, pillaigalai valarkkum poruppai mukkiyamaaga ninaiyungal. “yegōvaa solgira vidhatthil avargalai kanditthu, avar tharugira butthimadhiyinpadi” valarkkum poruppai yegōvaa ungalai nambi kodutthirukkiraar. (ebē. 6:4; ubaa. 6:5-7; sang. 127:3) adhai nallapadiyaaga seivadharkum udhavugiraar. amaippai payanpadutthi prasurangal, vīdiyōkkal, paadalgal, vebsaittil irukkum katturaigal ena niraiya udhavi seigiraar. nammudaiya pillaigalai yegōvaavum yēsuvum romba nēsikkiraargal enbadhu thelivaaga therigiradhu. (lū. 18:15-17) petrōrgal yegōvaavai nambiyirukkumpōdhum... pillaigalai nallapadiyaaga paartthukkolvadharku mudindhadhaiyellaam seiyumpōdhum... yegōvaa sandhōshappadugiraar. ippadi seiyum petrōrgal, yegōvaavin kudumbatthil endrendraikkum oruvaraaga iruppadharku pillaigalukku udhavugiraargal.

10-11. mītpuvilaiyaal namakku enna kidaikkappōgiradhu?

¹⁰ yegōvaavin kudumbatthil oruvaraaga marubadiyum naam aavadharkaaga avarudaiya maganaiyē kodutthirukkiraar. 4-vadhu paaraavil paartthapadi, aadhaamum ēvaalum yegōvaavin kudumbatthil oruvaraaga irukkum vaaippai ilandhuvittaargal. avargaludaiya sandhadhiyil vandhavargalukkum andha vaaippu kidaikkaamal seidhuvittaargal. (rō. 5:12) aadhaamum ēvaalum vēndumendrē kadavulukku kīlppadiyaamal pōnadhaal andha vaaippu avargalukku kidaikkaadhadhu nyaayamdhaan. aanaal, avargaludaiya sandhadhiyil vandhavargal avargal maadhiri illaiyē! appadiyendraal, avargalukku eppadi yegōvaa anbu kaattinaar? yaarellaam thanakku kīlppadigiraargalō avargalai thannudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga thattheduppadharkaaga avar ōr ērpaadu seidhaar. adhaavadhu, thannudaiya orē magan yēsu kristhuvai mītpu baliyaaga kodutthaar. (yōvaa. 3:16; rō. 5:19) andha baliyin mūlam būmiyilirundhu 1,44,000 pērai thannudaiya magangalaaga thatthedukkiraar.—rō. 8:15-17; veli. 14:1.

¹¹ adhumattumalla, indraikkum latchakkanakkaana pēr yegōvaavukku kīlppadindhu avarudaiya viruppatthai seidhukondirukkiraargal. avargal ellaarukkum 1,000 varusha aatchiyin kadaisiyil nadakkappōgira sōdhanaikku pinbu avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga aagum nambikkai irukkiradhu. (sang. 25:14; rō. 8:20, 21) indha nambikkai iruppadhaal thangalai padaitthavaraana yegōvaavai indraikkē avargal “thagappanē” endru kūppidugiraargal. (mat. 6:9) adhōdu, uyirtthelundhu varugiravargalukkum yegōvaa thangalidam enna edhirpaarkkiraar endru therindhukolvadharkaana vaaippu kidaikkum. yaarellaam avar solgirapadi kēttu nadakkiraargalō avargalellaam avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga aagalaam.

12. endha kēlvikku ippōdhu badhil paarkkappōgirōm?

¹² idhuvarai paartthapadi, manidhargalai yegōvaa madhikkiraar enbadhai niraiya valigalil kaattiyirukkiraar. abishēgam seiyappattavargalai ērkenavē thannudaiya magangalaaga thatthedutthu vittaar. ‘thiral kūttatthai’ sērndhavargalukku, pudhiya ulagatthil thannudaiya pillaigalaaga aagum nambikkaiyai kodutthirukkiraar. (veli. 7:9) appadiyendraal, avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga iruppadharku aasaippadugirōm enbadhai naam yegōvaavukku eppadiyellaam kaattalaam? adhai patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

13. yegōvaavin kudumbatthil oruvaraaga iruppadharku naam enna seiya vēndum? (maarku 12:30)

¹³ yegōvaavukku mulu idhayatthōdu sēvai seivadhan mūlam avarmēl irukkum anbai kaattungal. (maarku 12:30-ai vaasiyungal.) yegōvaa namakkaaga evvalavō seidhirukkiraar! adhil mukkiyamaana oru vishayatthai solla vēndumendraal, avarai vanangum thiranai kodutthirukkiraar. ‘[avarudaiya] kattalaigalai kadaippidippadhan’ mūlam avarmēl vaitthirukkum anbai naam kaattalaam. (1 yō. 5:3) yēsuvin  kattalaigalukku naam kīlppadiya vēndumendrum yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. adhaavadhu, matravargalai sīsharaakki nyaanasnaanam kodukka vēndum endra kattalaikkum oruvarmēl oruvar anbu kaatta vēndum endra kattalaikkum naam kīlppadiya vēndumendru avar edhirpaarkkiraar. (mat. 28:19; yōvaa. 13:35) ippadi kīlppadindhu nadakkum pillaigalukku ulagam muluvadhum irukkira thannudaiya kudumbatthil ōr idatthai koduppaar.—sang. 15:1, 2.

14. matravargalmēl naam anbu vaitthirukkirōm enbadhai eppadiyellaam kaattalaam? (matthēyu 9:36-38; rōmar 12:10)

¹⁴ matravargalmēl anbu kaattungal. yegōvaavidam irukkira gunangalilēyē anbudhaan romba romba mukkiyamaana oru gunam. (1 yō. 4:8) avarai patri naam therindhukolvadharku munbē, avar nammēl anbu kaattiyirukkiraar. (1 yō. 4:9, 10) matravargalmēl anbu kaattuvadhan mūlam naam avarai pōlavē nadandhukollalaam. (ebē. 5:1) appadi anbu kaattuvadharkaana sirandha vali, avarai patri therindhukolla matravargalukku udhavuvadhudhaan. kaalam irukkumpōdhē idhai naam seiya vēndum. (matthēyu 9:36-38-ai vaasiyungal.) ippadi seiyumpōdhu, matravargalaalum yegōvaavin kudumbatthil oruvaraaga mudiyum. oruvar nyaanasnaanam eduttha pinbum avarmēl naam anbum mariyaadhaiyum kaatta vēndum. (1 yō. 4:20, 21) idhai eppadi seiyalaam? oru vali, avar edhai seidhaalum nalla ennatthōdudhaan seivaar endru namba vēndum. oruvēlai, avar seidha ēdhaavadhu oru vishayam namakku puriyavillai endraal, ketta ennatthōdu avar seidhirukka maattaar endru namba vēndum. nammaivida avarai uyarndhavaraaga ninaitthu madhikka vēndum.—rōmar 12:10-ai vaasiyungal; pili. 2:3.

15. naam yaarai irakkatthōdum anbōdum nadattha vēndum?

¹⁵ ellaarukkum irakkam kaattungal. yegōvaavin kudumbatthil oruvaraaga irundhu avarai endrenraikkum appaa endru kūppidugira baakkiyam kidaikka vēndumendraal, baibil solgirapadi nīngal nadandhukolla vēndum. udhaaranatthukku, ellaaraiyum irakkatthōdu nadattha vēndum endru yēsu sonnaar. nammai edhirppavargalaiyum appadi nadattha vēndum endru sonnaar. (lū. 6:32-36) aanaal, sila samayangalil ippadi seivadhu namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. appadippatta samayangalil, yēsuvai pōlavē yōsippadharkum nadappadharkum naam katrukkolla vēndum. yegōvaavukku kīlppadivadharkum yēsuvai pōlavē nadandhukolvadharkum nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiyumpōdhu yegōvaavin kudumbatthil endrendraikkum naam irukka virumbugirōm enbadhai kaattugirōm.

16. yegōvaavin kudumbatthukku irukkum nalla peyarai naam eppadi kaappaatralaam?

¹⁶ yegōvaavin kudumbatthukku irukkum nalla peyarai kaappaatrungal. podhuvaaga, oru kudumbatthil annan enna seigiraanō, thambiyum adhē maadhiridhaan seivaan. baibil solvadhupōl annan nadandhaal, thambiyum adhē maadhiri nadappaan. aanaal, annan kettadhu seidhaal thambikkum kettadhu seiya vēndum endra aasai varalaam. yegōvaavin kudumbatthai porutthavaraikkum idhudhaan unmai. romba varushamaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seidha oru sagōdharanō sagōdhariyō visuvaasadhrōgiyaaga maarumpōdhu... olukkanketta vaalkkai vaalumpōdhu... nērmaiyillaamal nadakkumpōdhu... adhē maadhiri nadakka vēndum endra ennam matravargalukkum varalaam. ippadi seibavargal, yegōvaavin kudumbatthukku irukkum nalla peyarai kedukkiraargal. (1 the. 4:3-8) aanaal, naam romba jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum. kettadhu seibavargal pinnaal pōi nammudaiya anbaana appaa yegōvaavai vittu vilagivida kūdaadhu.

17. eppadippatta ennangal namakku irukka kūdaadhu, ēn?

¹⁷ panam porulmēl nambikkai vaikkaamal yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaiyungal. avarudaiya arasaangatthaiyum nīdhinerigalaiyum mudhalidatthil vaitthaal namakku thēvaiyaana saappaadu, thunimani, irukka idam ena ellaam tharuvadhaaga vaakku kodutthirukkiraar. (sang. 55:22; mat. 6:33) indha vaakkurudhiyai naam nambinaal panamum porulum namakku unmaiyaana sandhōshatthaiyum paadhugaappaiyum tharum endru ninaikka maattōm. yegōvaavin viruppatthai seiyumpōdhu mattumdhaan namakku unmaiyaana sandhōshamum samaadhaanamum kidaikkum. (pili. 4:6, 7) oruvēlai, niraiya porulgalai nammaal vaanga mudiyalaam. aanaal, konjam yōsitthuppaarungal: ‘idhellaam romba avasiyamaayiduchu. idhu illaama naan eppadi vaalradhu?’ endra nilaikku nīngal pōividuvīrgalaa? idhaiyellaam paraamarippadhilēyē ungaludaiya nēramum sakthiyum pōividumaa? yegōvaavin kudumbatthil irukkum nam ellaarukkum avar oru mukkiyamaana vēlaiyai kodutthirukkiraar. adhai surusuruppaaga seiya vēndum endru edhirpaarkkiraar.  adhanaal, endha vishayamum nammai dhisaithiruppuvadharku naam idankodukka kūdaadhu. yēsuvai pinpatraamal pōna andha ilainyan maadhiri naamum irukka kūdaadhu. avanidam irukkum sotthu avanukku avvalavu peridhaaga therindhadhaal, yegōvaavukku sēvai seigira vaaippaiyum kadavuludaiya maganaaga thatthedukkappadugira baakkiyatthaiyum ilandhuvittaan.—maar. 10:17-22.

18. kīlppadindhu nadakkum ovvoruvaraiyum yegōvaa eppadi gauravappadutthuvaar, enna aasīrvaadhangalai koduppaar?

¹⁸ yegōvaavukku kīlppadindhu nadakkum ellaarukkumē endrendraikkum avarai nēsippadharkum vananguvadharkum vaaippu kidaikkum. idhu evvalavu periya baakkiyam! evvalavu periya gauravam!! būmiyil vaalum nambikkai irukkiravargalukku enna aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum? manidhargalukkaaga yegōvaa padaittha indha alagaana vīttai nandraaga paraamarippadharkaana vaaippum sandhōshamum kidaikkum. kadavuludaiya arasaangam sīkkiratthil indha būmiyai puttham pudhu būmiyaaga maatra pōgiradhu. aadhaamum ēvaalum yegōvaavin kudumbatthaivittu vilagi pōnadhaal ērpatta mōsamaana vilaivugal ellaavatraiyum yēsu sariseiya pōgiraar. irandhupōna latchakkanakkaanavargalai yegōvaa uyirōdu konduvandhu, nōinodi illaamal, mudivillaadha vaalkkai vaalvadharkaana vaaippai avargalukku kodukkappōgiraar. (lū. 23:42, 43) indha būmiyil vaalgira ellaarum paribūranatthai nōkki thodarndhu munnēruvaargal. andha samayatthil indha būmiyil vaalappōgira yegōvaavin kudumbatthai sērndha ovvoruvarum dhaavīdhu eludhiyapadiyē “magimaiyaiyum mēnmaiyaiyum” anubavippaargal.—sang. 8:5.

19. nīngal edhai manadhil vaikka vēndum?

¹⁹ nīngal ‘thiral kūttatthai’ sērndhavargalil oruvaraa? appadiyendraal, ungalukku arpudhamaana oru vaalkkai kaatthukkondirukkiradhu. yegōvaa ungalai romba nēsikkiraar, avarudaiya kudumbatthil oruvaraaga nīngal irukka vēndum endru aasaippadugiraar. adhanaal, avarukku pidittha maadhiri nadandhukolvadharku ungalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiyungal. avar thandha vaakkurudhigalai manadhil vaitthukkondu ovvoru naalum vaalungal. avarai vananguvadharkum endrendrum avarai pugalvadharkum avar kodutthirukkira andha vaaippai uyarvaaga madhiyungal!