1. porumaiyaaga iruppavargalai ungalukku ēn pidikkum?

 porumaiyaaga iruppavargalai nam ellaarukkumē romba pidikkum. ēn? erichalpadaamal ēdhōvoru vishayatthukkaaga porumaiyaaga kaatthirukkiravargalai paarkkumpōdhu avargalmēl namakku mariyaadhai varum. adhēpōl, naam thavaru seiyumpōdhu matravargal nammidam porumaiyaaga nadandhukondaal namakku sandhōshamaaga irukkum. namakku baibil padippu nadatthiyavar kaattiya porumaikkaagavum naam nandriyōdu irukkirōm. baibil vishayangalai naam katrukkollavum, ētrukkollavum, kadaippidikkavum avargal evvalavu porumaiyaaga namakku udhavi seidhirukkiraargal! ellaavatrukkum mēlaaga, yegōvaa nammidam porumaiyaaga nadandhukolvadharkaaga naam romba nandriyōdu irukkirōm.—rō. 2:4.

2. ennenna sūlnilaigalil porumaiyaaga iruppadhu namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam?

² matravargal porumaiyaaga iruppadhai paarkkumpōdhu namakku sandhōshamaaga irundhaalum, naam porumaiyaaga iruppadhu silasamayangalil kashtamaaga irukkalaam. udhaaranatthukku, naam traafikkil maattikkondaal porumai kaattuvadhu kashtamaaga irukkalaam. adhuvum, naam engēyaavadhu avasaramaaga pōikkondirundhaal sollavē vēndaam! yaaraavadhu nammai erichalpadutthinaalum namakku  kōbam potthukkondu vandhuvidalaam. silasamayam, pudhiya ulagatthukkaaga porumaiyaaga kaatthiruppadhukūda namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. nīngal innum adhiga porumaiyōdu irukka aasaippadugirīrgalaa? porumaiyaaga iruppadhu endraal enna... porumaiyaaga iruppadhu ēn romba mukkiyam... andha gunatthai naam eppadi innum adhigamaaga valartthukkollalaam... endrellaam indha katturaiyil paarppōm.

3. porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar, matravargal than kōbatthai thūndinaalum eppadi nadandhukolvaar?

³ naam eppadi porumaiyaaga irukkalaam enbadharku naangu valigalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. mudhalil, porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar sīkkiratthil kōbappada maattaar. yaaraavadhu avarudaiya kōbatthai thūndinaalkūda avar amaidhiyaaga, nidhaanamaaga iruppaar. avar tenshanaaga irukkumpōdhukūda matravargalmēl erindhuvila maattaar. “sīkkiratthil kōbappadaadhavar” endra vaartthaigal, yegōvaavai patri sollumpōdhudhaan mudhalil baibilil payanpadutthappattirukkiradhu. avar “irakkamum karisanaiyum ulla kadavul, sīkkiratthil kōbappadaadhavar, maaraadha anbai alavillaamal kaattubavar, unmaiyullavar” endru angē sollappattirukkiradhu.—yaath. 34:6.

4. porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar, ēdhōvondrukkaaga kaatthirukkum samayatthil eppadi nadandhukolvaar?

⁴ irandaavadhaaga, porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar amaidhiyaaga kaatthiruppaar. avar edhirpaartthirukkum oru vishayam udanadiyaaga nadakkavillai endraalkūda avar porumaiyai ilandhuvida maattaar, erichalpada maattaar. (mat. 18:26, 27) niraiya sūlnilaigalil naam porumaiyaaga kaatthirukka vēndiyirukkiradhu. udhaaranatthukku, yaaraavadhu pēsikkondirundhaal naam kurukkē pēsaamal porumaiyaaga kētka vēndum. (yōbu 36:2) adhumattumalla, naam oruvarukku baibilai sollittharumpōdhu, avar oru vishayatthai purindhukollumvarai alladhu oru ketta palakkatthai vidumvarai naam porumaiyai kaatta vēndiyirukkiradhu.

5. naam porumaiyai kaattuvadharku innoru vali enna?

⁵ mūndraavadhaaga, porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar munpin yōsikkaamal avasarappattu edhaiyum seiya maattaar. sila sūlnilaigalil naam vēgamaaga seyalpada vēndumdhaan. aanaal, porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar oru mukkiyamaana vēlaiyai avasarappattu aarambikkavum maattaar, adhai avasara avasaramaaga seidhu mudikkavum maattaar. adharku badhilaaga, enna seiyalaam endru thittamiduvadharku pōdhumaana nēratthai odhukkuvaar. adhan piragu, nēram edutthu andha vēlaiyai nidhaanamaagavum nallapadiyaagavum seidhu mudippaar.

6. porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar, sōdhanaigalō kashtangalō varumpōdhu eppadi nadandhukolvaar?

⁶ naangaavadhaaga, porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar sōdhanaigal varumpōdhu murumurukkaamal sagitthiruppaar. indha artthatthildhaan porumaikkum sagipputthanmaikkum nerukkamaana sambandham irukkiradhu. namakku vandhirukkum oru sōdhanaiyai patri naam enna ninaikkirōm endru nam nerungiya nanbaridam manamvittu pēsuvadhu thavaru illaidhaan. aanaal, porumaiyaaga irukkum oruvar nambikkaiyaana mananilaiyōdu thodarndhu sagitthirukka thannaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seivaar. (kolō. 1:11) kristhavargalaaga, indha ellaa valigalilum naam porumaiyai kaatta vēndum.  ēn? adharkaana sila kaaranangalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

7. yaakkōbu 5:7, 8 solvadhupōl, porumaiyaaga iruppadhu ēn romba mukkiyam? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁷ nam mītpukku porumai romba thēvai. munbu vaalndha unmaiyulla ūliyargalai pōlavē, yegōvaa than vaakkurudhigalai niraivētrumvarai naamum porumaiyaaga kaatthirukka vēndum. (ebi. 6:11, 12) nam sūlnilai oru vivasaayiyin sūlnilaiyai pōl iruppadhaaga baibil solgiradhu. (yaakkōbu 5:7, 8-ai vaasiyungal.) oru vivasaayi kashtappattu vidhai vidhaippaar, thannīrum ūtruvaar. aanaal, payir eppōdhu valarum endru avarukku theriyaadhu. irundhaalum, orunaal kandippaaga vilaichalai aruvadai seivaar endra nambikkaiyōdu avar porumaiyaaga kaatthiruppaar. adhēpōl, ‘nam ejamaan endha naalil varuvaar enbadhu namakku theriyavillai’ endraalkūda, aanmīga vishayangalai naam surusuruppaaga seidhuvarugirōm. (mat. 24:42) yegōvaa thannudaiya nēratthil ellaa vaakkurudhigalaiyum niraivētruvaar endra nambikkaiyōdu naam porumaiyaaga kaatthirukkirōm. naam porumaiyai ilandhuvittaal, kaatthiruppadhu namakku kashtamaagividum. adhan piragu, konjam konjamaaga satthiyatthaivittē pōividuvōm. adhumattumalla, ippōdhaikku sandhōsham tharum kaariyangalai thēdiyum pōividuvōm. aanaal, naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal kadaisivarai sagitthiruppōm, mītpaiyum peruvōm.—mī. 7:7; mat. 24:13.

8. matravargalidam nalla vidhamaaga nadandhukolvadharku porumai eppadi namakku udhavum? (kolōseyar 3:12, 13)

⁸ matravargalidam nalla vidhamaaga nadandhukolvadharku porumai namakku udhavi seiyum. matravargal pēsumpōdhu nandraaga gavanitthu kētka adhu namakku udhavum. (yaak. 1:19) matravargalōdu samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharkukkūda porumai namakku udhavum. namakku porumai irundhaal, tenshanaaga irukkumpōdhukūda avasarappattu edhaiyum seidhuvida maattōm, matravargalai kashtappadutthum vidhatthil edhaiyum sollividavum maattōm. adhōdu, matravargal nam manadhai kaayappadutthumpōdhukūda sattendru kōbappada maattōm. badhilukku edhaiyaavadhu seiya vēndum endru ninaikkaamal, ‘thodarndhu oruvarai oruvar porutthukkolvōm, dhaaraalamaaga mannitthukkondē iruppōm.’—kolōseyar 3:12, 13-ai vaasiyungal.

9. mudivugalai edukkumpōdhu porumai eppadi namakku udhavi seiyum? (nīdhimoligal 21:5)

⁹ nalla mudivugalai eduppadharkum porumai namakku udhavi seiyum. naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal, avasarappattu alladhu unarchivasappattu oru mudivai edukka maattōm. adharku badhilaaga, nēramedutthu ellaavatraiyum aaraaichi seidhu, ovvondrilum irukkum nalladhu kettadhai yōsitthu paartthuvittu, adhan piragudhaan oru mudivai eduppōm. (nīdhimoligal 21:5-ai vaasiyungal.) udhaaranatthukku, naam oru vēlaiyai thēdikkondiruppadhaaga vaitthukkollalaam. naam porumaiyaaga illaavittaal, namakku kidaikkum mudhal vēlaiyaiyē ētrukkolla vaaippu irukkiradhu. andha vēlaikku pōnaal sila kūttangalukku pōga mudiyaadhu, ūliyatthukkum thavaraamal pōga mudiyaadhu endru therindhirundhaalum adhai naam ētrukkolla vaaippu irukkiradhu. aanaal, naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal, vēru sila vishayangalaiyum yōsitthu paartthu mudiveduppōm. udhaaranatthukku, vēlaikkaaga evvalavu dhūram pōga vēndiyirukkum... evvalavu nēram vēlai seiya vēndiyirukkum... andha vēlai nam kudumbatthaiyum yegōvaavōdu namakku irukkum bandhatthaiyum eppadi baadhikkum... endrellaam yōsitthu paarppōm. ippadi, naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal thavaraana mudivai edukkaamal iruppōm.

10. porumaiyai valartthukkollavum adhai kaatthukkollavum naam enna seiyalaam?

¹⁰ innum adhiga porumaikkaaga jebam seiyungal. porumai enbadhu kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal undaagira gunangalil ondru. (galaa. 5:22, 23) adhanaal, yegōvaavin sakthiyai kēttu naam jebam seiyalaam. andha sakthiyaal undaagira indha gunatthai valartthukkolla udhavi kēttum jebam seiyalaam. nam porumaiyai sōdhikkum oru sūlnilai vandhaal, kadavuludaiya sakthikkaaga naam “kēttukkondē” irukka vēndum. (lū. 11:9, 13) oru vishayatthai yegōvaa paarkkum vidhatthil paarkka udhavi seiyumpadiyum naam avaridam kētkalaam. jebam seidha piragu, ovvoru naalum porumaiyaaga iruppadharku nam pangil seiya vēndiyadhaiyum naam seiya vēndum. porumaikkaaga endhalavukku jebam seigirōmō, endhalavukku adhai kaatta muyarchi seigirōmō andhalavukku indha gunam nam manadhil aalamaaga padhindhuvidum, nam subaavatthōdum kalandhuvidum.

11-12. yegōvaa eppadiyellaam porumaiyai kaattiyirukkiraar?

¹¹ baibil udhaaranangalai aalamaaga yōsitthu paarungal. porumaiyaaga irundha niraiya pērudaiya udhaaranam baibilil irukkiradhu. avargalai patri yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu, eppadiyellaam porumai kaattalaam endru katrukkolvōm. avargalil silarai patri paarppadharku munbu, porumai kaattuvadhil thalaisirandha  udhaaranamaaga irukkum yegōvaavai patri paarkkalaam.

¹² ēdhēn thōttatthil saatthaan yegōvaavin peyarukku kalangatthai ērpadutthinaan. yegōvaa nīdhiyaana, anbaana aatchiyaalardhaanaa endra sandhēgatthai ēvaalin manadhil avan vidhaitthaan. adharkaaga avanai udanadiyaaga alippadharku badhilaaga yegōvaa porumaiyaiyum suyakkattuppaattaiyum kaattinaar. ēnendraal, avarudaiya aatchidhaan sirandhadhu enbadhai nirūbikka kaalam edukkum endru avarukku theriyum. adharkaaga avar kaatthirukkum samayatthil, thannudaiya peyarukku vandhirukkum kalangatthai sagitthirukkiraar. adhumattumalla, avar ivvalavu kaalam porumaiyaaga kaatthiruppadharku innoru kaaranam, mudivillaamal vaalum vaaippu niraiya pērukku kidaikka vēndum enbadharkaagatthaan! (2 pē. 3:9, 15) adhanaal, latchakkanakkaana makkalaal avarai patri therindhukolla mudindhirukkiradhu. yegōvaavin porumaiyaal evvalavu nanmaigal enbadhai naam yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu, avarudaiya nēratthil avar mudivai konduvarumvarai kaatthiruppadhu namakku sulabamaaga irukkum.

13. yēsu eppadi yegōvaavai pōlavē porumaiyaaga nadandhukondaar? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹³ yēsu than appaavai pōlavē romba porumaiyaaga nadandhukolgiraar. būmiyil irundhapōdhum avar indha gunatthai kaattinaar. aanaal, porumaiyaaga iruppadhu ellaa samayatthilum avarukku sulabamaaga irundhirukkaadhu. adhuvum, velivēsham pōtta vēdha arinyargalidamum parisēyargalidamum porumaiyaaga nadandhukolvadhu romba kashtamaaga irundhirukkum. (yōvaa. 8:25-27) aanaalum, yēsu sattendru kōbappadaamal than appaavai pōlavē porumaiyaaga irundhaar. matravargal avarai avamaanappadutthiyapōdhu alladhu avarudaiya kōbatthai thūndiyapōdhu badhilukku  avar edhuvum seiyavillai. (1 pē. 2:23) kashtangal vandhapōdhu, murumurukkaamal porumaiyōdu sagitthukkondaar. adhanaaldhaan, “paavigal . . . pēsiya kēvalamaana pēchugalaiyellaam sagitthukkonda avarai patri gavanamaaga yōsitthu paarungal” endru baibil solgiradhu. (ebi. 12:2, 3) yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu nammaalum eppadippatta sōdhanaiyaiyum porumaiyōdu sagitthukkolla mudiyum.

14. aabiragaam kaattiya porumaiyilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? (ebireyar 6:15) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁴ naam edhirpaarttha nēratthil mudivu varaamal pōyirundhaal enna seivadhu? oruvēlai, mudivu romba naalukku munbē varum endru naam edhirpaartthirukkalaam. aanaal ippōdhu, mudivai paarppadharku uyirōdu irukka maattōmō endru ninaitthu naam bayappadalaam. appadiyendraal, thodarndhu porumaiyaaga kaatthirukka edhu namakku udhavi seiyum? aabiragaamin udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. 75 vayadhilum avar kulandhai illaamal irundhaar. appōdhu yegōvaa avaridam, “naan unnai maaberum dhēsamaakkuvēn” endru vaakku kodutthaar. (aadhi. 12:1-4) andha vaakku niraivēruvadhai aabiragaam paartthaaraa? mulumaiyaaga paarkkavillai. yūpratis aatrai thaandippōi, 25 varushangal porumaiyaaga kaatthirundha piragu, aabiragaamukku arpudhamaaga īsaakku pirandhaar. 60 varushangalukku piragu avarudaiya pērappillaigalaana īsaakkum yaakkōbum pirandhaargal. (ebireyar 6:15-ai vaasiyungal.) aanaal, avarudaiya sandhadhi oru maaberum dhēsamaavadhaiyō, vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthukkul pōvadhaiyō avar kadaisivarai paarkkavillai. irundhaalum, aabiragaam yegōvaavukku visuvaasamaaga irundhaar, yegōvaavin nerungiya nanbaraagavum irundhaar. (yaak. 2:23) avar pudhiya ulagatthil uyirōdu varumpōdhu, thannudaiya visuvaasatthinaalum porumaiyinaalum ellaa dhēsatthaarukkum aasīrvaadham kidaitthiruppadhai paartthu evvalavu pullaritthuppōvaar, illaiyaa? (aadhi. 22:18) idhilirundhu namakku enna paadam? yegōvaavin ellaa vaakkurudhigalumē niraivēruvadhai paarkkum vaaippu ippōdhu namakku kidaikkaamal irukkalaam. aanaal, aabiragaamai pōlavē naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal, yegōvaa ippōdhum nammai aasīrvadhippaar, pudhiya ulagatthil innum adhigamaagavum aasīrvadhippaar enbadhil naam nambikkaiyōdu irukkalaam.—maar. 10:29, 30.

15. thanippatta padippil naam yaarai patriyellaam padikkalaam?

 ¹⁵ porumaiyaaga nadandhukonda innum niraiya pērai patri baibil solgiradhu. (yaak. 5:10) avargalai patri nīngal ēn aaraaichi seidhu paarkka kūdaadhu? b udhaaranatthukku, isravēlin raajaavaaga aavadharkaaga dhaavīdhu chinna vayadhilēyē abishēgam seiyappattaar. aanaal, aatchi seiya aarambikka avar niraiya varushangal kaatthirukka vēndiyirundhadhu. simiyōnum annaalumkūda, mēsiyaa varuvadharkaaga niraiya varushangal kaatthirundhaargal. aanaal, adhuvarai yegōvaavukku unmaiyōdu sēvai seidhaargal. (lū. 2:25, 36-38) ippadippatta padhivugalai padikkumpōdhu ungalaiyē sila kēlvigal kēttukkollungal. udhaaranatthukku, ‘porumaiyaaga irukka edhu ivarukku udhavi seidhirukkum? porumaiyaaga irundhadhaal ivarukku enna palan kidaitthadhu? ivarai pōlavē naanum eppadi porumaiyaaga nadandhukollalaam?’ endrellaam ungalaiyē kēttukkollungal. porumai kaattaadhavargalai patri padippadhumkūda ungalukku udhaviyaaga irukkalaam. (1 saa. 13:8-14) avargalai patri padikkumpōdhu, ‘ivargal porumai kaattaadhadharku edhu kaaranamaaga irundhirukkum? adhanaal ennenna pinvilaivugal avargalukku vandhadhu?’ endrellaam yōsitthu paarungal.

16. porumaiyaaga nadandhukolvadhaal namakku ennenna nanmaigal kidaikkum?

¹⁶ porumaiyaaga nadandhukolvadhaal kidaikkum nanmaigalai yōsitthu paarungal. naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal, innum sandhōshamaagavum mana samaadhaanatthōdum iruppōm. adhanaal, nam manadhum udambum aarōkkiyamaaga irukkum. naam matravargalidam porumaiyaaga nadandhukondaal avargalōdu namakku nalla bandham irukkum. nam sabaiyum innum otrumaiyaaga irukkum. yaaraavadhu nam kōbatthai thūndinaalkūda naam amaidhiyaaga irundhaal, prachinai peridhaagaamal irukkum. (sang. 37:8, adikkurippu; nīdhi. 14:29) ellaavatrukkum mēlaaga, naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal yegōvaa appaavai pōlavē nadandhukolvōm, avaridam innum adhigamaaga nerungippōvōm.

17. enna seiya naam thīrmaanamaaga irukkalaam?

¹⁷ porumai enbadhu unmaiyilēyē oru alagaana gunam. adhu etthanaiyō nanmaigalai tharugiradhu. porumaiyaaga nadandhukolvadhu eppōdhumē sulabam kidaiyaadhudhaan. aanaal, yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu thodarndhu andha gunatthai nammaal valartthukkolla mudiyum. pudhiya ulagatthukkaaga naam porumaiyōdu kaatthirukkum indha samayatthil, “yegōvaavin kangal avarukku bayandhu nadakkiravargalaiyum, avarudaiya maaraadha anbukkaaga kaatthirukkiravargalaiyum unnippaaga gavanikkindrana” enbadhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkalaam. (sang. 33:18) adhanaal, naam ellaarumē thodarndhu porumaiyaaga irukka thīrmaanamaaga irukkalaam.