1-2. (a) sila arasaangangal yegōvaavin makkalukku edhiraaga enna seidhirukkindrana, aanaalum yegōvaavin makkal eppadi nadandhukolgiraargal? (b) thunburutthappadumpōdhum naam ēn sandhōshamaaga irukkalaam? (attai padatthai paartthum badhil sollungal.)

 ippōdhu 30-kkum adhigamaana naadugalil, arasaangam nam vēlaikku kattuppaadugalai alladhu thadaigalai pōttirukkiradhu. sila adhigaarigal nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalai jeyilil adaitthirukkiraargal. nam sagōdhara sagōdharigal enna thappu seidhaargal? yegōvaavai porutthavarai, endha thappumē seiyavillai. baibilai padippadhu, ūliyam seivadhu, kūttangalil kalandhukolvadhu... idhaiyellaamdhaan avargal seidhaargal. adhumattumalla, arasiyal vishayangalil nadunilaiyōdu irundhirukkiraargal. evvalavu edhirppu vandhaalum, thangal utthamatthai b vittukkodukkaamal visuvaasatthil urudhiyaaga irundhirukkiraargal. idhai ninaitthu avargal romba sandhōshappadugiraargal!

² dhairiyamaana indha yegōvaavin saatchigalil silarudaiya fōttōkkalai nīngal paartthirukkalaam, avargaludaiya sirittha mugatthaiyum gavanitthirukkalaam. avargal ēn avvalavu sandhōshamaaga irukkiraargal, theriyumaa? avargal utthamamaaga iruppadhai paartthu yegōvaa romba sandhōshappadugiraar endru avargalukku theriyum. (sang. 15:1, 2, adikkurippu) “nīdhiyaaga nadappadhaal thunburutthappadugiravargal sandhōshamaanavargal. . . . magilchiyil thulli kudhiyungal, ēnendraal paralōgatthil ungalukku miga periya palan kidaikkum” endru yēsu sonnaar.—mat. 5:10-12.

3. appōsthalar 4:19, 20-inpadi, thunburutthappattapōdhu appōsthalargal eppadi nadandhukondaargal, ēn?

³ indru nam sagōdhara sagōdharigal thunburutthappaduvadhu pōlatthaan mudhal nūtraandil yēsuvai patri prasangittha appōsthalargalum thunburutthappattaargal. yūdha uyar nīdhimandratthin nīdhibadhigal, “yēsuvin peyaril pēsuvadhai nirutthumpadi” thirumba thirumba avargalukku ‘kattalaiyittaargal.’ (ap. 4:18; 5:27, 28, 40) appōdhu, appōsthalargal enna seidhaargal? (appōsthalar 4:19, 20-ai vaasiyungal.) “makkalidam prasangikka vēndum endrum, mulumaiyaaga saatchi kodukka vēndum endrum” thangalukku kattalai kodutthirundhavar andha nīdhibadhigalaivida uyarndha adhigaaratthil irundhavar enbadhu avargalukku therindhirundhadhu. (ap. 10:42) adhanaal, andha nīdhibadhigalukku kīlppadivadhaivida kadavulukkutthaan kīlppadivōm endru pēdhuruvum yōvaanum ellaa appōsthalargalin saarbaagavum dhairiyamaaga sonnaargal. yēsuvai patri pēsuvadhai niruttha maattōm endrum thelivaaga sonnaargal. avargal andha nīdhibadhigalai paartthu, ‘kadavulōda kattalaigalavida unga kattalaigaldhaan mukkiyamnu solra alavukku nīnga thuninjittīngalaa?’ endru kēttadhupōl adhu irundhadhu.

4. appōsthalar 5:27-29-inpadi, unmai kristhavargal ellaarukkum appōsthalargal enna munmaadhiriyai vaitthaargal, naam eppadi avargalai pinpatralaam?

⁴ appōsthalargal vaittha nalla munmaadhiriyaitthaan indruvarai unmai kristhavargal pinpatrivandhirukkiraargal, adhaavadhu, ‘manushargalukku kīlppadivadhaivida kadavulukkutthaan kīlppadindhirukkiraargal.’ (appōsthalar 5:27-29-ai vaasiyungal.) appōsthalargal thangaludaiya utthamatthai vittukkodukkaadhadhaal adikkappattaargal. aanaalum, “[yēsuvin] peyarukkaaga thaangal avamaanappada thagudhiyullavargalena karudhappattadhai ninaitthu . . . sandhōshamaaga” andha yūdha uyar nīdhimandratthaivittu pōi, thodarndhu prasangitthaargal!—ap. 5:40-42.

5. enna kēlvigalukku naam badhil therindhukolla vēndum?

⁵ appōsthalargal vaittha munmaadhiriyai patri yōsikkumpōdhu nam manadhil sila kēlvigal varalaam. naam ērkenavē paartthapadi, appōsthalargal manushargalukku kīlppadivadhaivida kadavulukkutthaan kīlppadindhaargal. adhēsamayatthil, ‘adhigaaratthil irukkiravargalukku ellaarum kattuppattu nadakka vēndum’ endru baibil sollum kattalaikkum kīlppadindhaargal. (rō. 13:1) indha irandaiyum avargalaal eppadi seiya mudindhadhu? appōsthalan pavul sonnadhu pōla, naam eppadi ‘arasaangangalukkum adhigaarigalukkum . . . kīlppadigira’ adhēsamayatthil nammudaiya raajaadhi raajaavaana yegōvaavukkum utthamamaaga irukka mudiyum?—thīth. 3:1.

6. (a) rōmar 13:1-il ‘uyar adhigaaram’ endru sollappattiruppadhu yaarai kurikkiradhu, naam enna seiya vēndumendru kadavul solliyirukkiraar? (b) indru irukkum ellaa aatchiyaalargalukkum endhalavu adhigaaram irukkiradhu?

⁶ rōmar 13:1-aiyum adhan adikkurippaiyum vaasiyungal. indha vasanatthil, ‘uyar adhigaaram’ endru sollappattiruppadhu, makkalmēl adhigaaram selutthum manidha aatchiyaalargalai kurikkiradhu. ippadippatta adhigaarigalukku kristhavargal kīlppadiya vēndum. ēnendraal, avargal sattam-olungai kaakkiraargal, silasamayam yegōvaavin makkalukku aadharavaagavum nirkiraargal. (veli. 12:16) adhanaaldhaan, naam avargalukku vari kodukka vēndum... panam katta vēndum... avargalukku bayappada vēndum... madhippu kodukka vēndum... endrellaam kadavul solliyirukkiraar. (rō. 13:7) aanaal, yegōvaa anumadhitthiruppadhaal mattumdhaan andha arasaangangalukku adhigaaram irukkiradhu. rōma aalunaraana pondhiyu pilaatthu visaaritthapōdhu yēsu idhai thelivaaga sonnaar. yēsuvai kollavō kaappaatravō thanakku adhigaaram irukkiradhu endru pilaatthu sonnapōdhu, “mēlē irundhu ungalukku adhigaaram kodukkappadavillai endraal enakku edhiraaga edhaiyum seiya ungalukku adhigaaram irukkaadhu” endru yēsu sonnaar. (yōvaa. 19:11) pilaatthuvai pōlavē indru irukkum ellaa aatchiyaalargalukkum arasiyalvaadhigalukkum ōralavu adhigaaramdhaan irukkiradhu.

7. ennenna sūlnilaigalil naam manidha aatchiyaalargalukku kīlppadiya kūdaadhu, avargal edhai nyaabagam vaitthukkolla vēndum?

⁷ kadavuludaiya sattangalai mīra sollaadha varaikkum arasaangangal pōdugira sattangalukku naam kīlppadigirōm. aanaal, seiya kūdaadhendru kadavul solliyiruppadhai arasaangangal seiya sollumpōdhu alladhu seiya vēndumendru kadavul solliyiruppadhai seiya kūdaadhendru arasaangangal sollumpōdhu naam kīlppadivadhu illai. udhaaranatthukku, raanuvatthil sērndhu naattukkaaga sandai pōda solli arasaangangal ilainyargalai kattaayappadutthalaam. c alladhu, nammudaiya baibilaiyō prasurangalaiyō prasanga vēlaiyaiyō kūttangalaiyō thadai seiyalaam. aatchiyaalargal thangaludaiya adhigaaratthai thavaraaga payanpadutthumpōdhu, udhaaranatthukku kristhuvin sīshargalai thunburutthumpōdhu, yegōvaavukku avargal badhil solla vēndum! ēnendraal, avar avargalai gavanitthukkondirukkiraar!—pra. 5:8.

8. yegōvaavukku irukkum adhigaaratthukkum manidha arasaangangalukku irukkum adhigaaratthukkum enna vitthiyaasam?

⁸ manidha arasaangangalai patri baibil sollumpōdhu, “unnadha adhigaaram” endru sollaamal “uyar adhigaaram” endrudhaan solgiradhu. ēnendraal, kadavulukku mattumdhaan unnadha adhigaaram irukkiradhu, adhaavadhu ellaa adhigaaramum irukkiradhu. adhanaaldhaan, yegōvaavai ‘magaa unnadhamaanavar’ endru baibil naangu dhadavai solgiradhu.—dhaani. 7:18, 22, 25, 27.

9. dhaaniyēl thīrkkadharisi edhaiyellaam dharisanangalil paartthaar?

⁹ dhaaniyēl thīrkkadharisi sila dharisanangalai paartthaar. ellaa adhigaaratthukkum mēlaana unnadha adhigaaram yegōvaavukku mattumdhaan irukkiradhu enbadhai andha dharisanangal thelivaaga kaattina. mudhalil dhaaniyēl naangu periya mirugangalai paartthaar. avai ulaga vallarasugalukku adaiyaalamaaga irundhana. adhaavadhu, andru irundha baabilōn, mēdhiya-persiyaa, grēkku, rōm aagiya vallarasugalukkum, indru irukkum aangilō-amerikka vallarasukkum adaiyaalamaaga irundhana. (dhaani. 7:1-3, 17) adutthadhaaga, paralōga nīdhimandratthil yegōvaa than simmaasanatthil utkaarndhiruppadhai dhaaniyēl paartthaar. (dhaani. 7:9, 10) adhan piragu dhaaniyēl paarttha vishayam, indru irukkum aatchiyaalargalukku ōr echarippaaga irukkiradhu!

10. dhaaniyēl 7:13, 14, 27-inpadi, ellaa adhigaaratthaiyum yegōvaa yaaridam kodukkiraar, idhilirundhu avarai patri enna therindhukolgirōm?

¹⁰ dhaaniyēl 7:13, 14, 27-ai vaasiyungal. kadavul manidha arasaangangalidamirundhu ellaa adhigaaratthaiyum edutthu, innumadhiga thagudhiyum balamum petra  matravargalidam kodukkiraar. yaaridam? ‘manidhakumaaranai pōndra oruvaridamum’ (adhaavadhu yēsu kristhuvidamum), ‘magaa unnadhamaanavarudaiya parisutthavaangalidamum’ (adhaavadhu “sadhaa kaalatthukkum” aatchi seiyappōgum 1,44,000 pēridamum) kodukkiraar. (dhaani. 7:18) idhai seiya yegōvaavukku mattumdhaan adhigaaram irukkiradhu. appadiyendraal, avardhaan ‘magaa unnadhamaanavar’ enbadhil sandhēgamē illai!

11. yegōvaavukkutthaan unnadha adhigaaram irukkiradhu enbadhai dhaaniyēl eludhiya vērenna vishayangal kaattugindrana?

¹¹ dharisanatthil dhaaniyēl paarttha vishayam, ērkenavē avar sonna vishayangalōdu otthuppōgiradhu. “paralōgatthin kadavulai” patri avar sonnapōdhu, “raajaakkalai nīkkubavarum niyamippavarum avardhaan” endru sonnaar. adhōdu, “unnadhamaana kadavuldhaan manidhargaludaiya raajyatthukkellaam raajaa, . . . thanakku viruppamaanavanidam aatchiyai kodukkiraar” endrum sonnaar. (dhaani. 2:19-21; 4:17) yegōvaa eppōdhaavadhu raajaakkalai nīkkiyirukkiraaraa alladhu niyamitthirukkiraaraa? aam, adhil sandhēgamē illai!

12. kadandhakaalangalil yegōvaa eppadi raajaakkalin aatchiyai kaviltthaar enbadharku ōr udhaaranam sollungal. (padatthai paarungal.)

¹² ellaa ‘uyar adhigaaratthukkum’ mēlaana unnadha adhigaaram thanakkutthaan irukkiradhu enbadhai yegōvaa pala dhadavai thelivaaga kaattiyirukkiraar. mūndru udhaaranangalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. egipthin raajaavaana paarvōn yegōvaavin makkalai adimaigalaaga piditthuvaitthukkondu, avargalai vidudhalai seiya mudiyaadhendru thirumba thirumba pidivaadhamaaga sonnaan. aanaal yegōvaa avargalai vidudhalai seidhaar, paarvōnaiyum sengadalil samaadhiyaakkivittaar! (yaath. 14:26-28; sang. 136:15) baabilōnin raajaa belshaathsaar oru periya virundhu vaitthu, ‘paralōgatthin ejamaanukku mēlaaga thannai uyartthinaan.’ yegōvaavai pugalvadharku badhilaaga ‘velliyaalum thangatthaalum . . . seidha dheivangalai pugalndhaan.’ (dhaani. 5:22, 23) aanaal, avanudaiya agangaaratthai yegōvaa adakkinaar. “andraikku raatthiriyē” belshaathsaar kollappattaan! avanudaiya raajyatthai mēdhiyargalukkum persiyargalukkum yegōvaa kodutthaar. (dhaani. 5:28, 30, 31) paalasthīnaavai aatchi seidha mudhalaam ērōdhu agirippaa, appōsthalan yaakkōbai kondraan. appōsthalan pēdhuruvaiyum thīrtthukkattuvadharkaaga avarai siraiyil adaitthaan. aanaal, avanudaiya sadhitthittatthai yegōvaa thavidupodiyaakkivittaar! “yegōvaavin thūdhar avanai thaakkinaar,” avan pulupulutthu setthuppōnaan.—ap. 12:1-5, 21-23.

13. ulaga aatchiyaalargal evvalavu periya kūttani amaitthaalum sari, yegōvaa avargalai olitthukkattividuvaar enbadharku ōr udhaaranam kodungal.

¹³ ulaga aatchiyaalargal ondrusērndhu evvalavu periya kūttani amaitthaalum sari, yegōvaavin unnadha adhigaaratthukkumun avargal ondrumē illai! idhaiyum yegōvaa nirūbitthu kaattiyirukkiraar.  udhaaranatthukku, isravēlargalukku edhiraaga 31 kaanaaniya raajaakkal ondruthirandu vandhapōdhu yegōvaa isravēlargalukkaaga pōr seidhaar. andha raajaakkal ellaaraiyum thōrkadikkavum, vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthin periya periya pagudhigalai kaippatravum isravēlargalukku udhavinaar. (yōsu. 11:4-6, 20; 12:1, 7, 24) adhēpōl, sīriyaavin raajaa benaadhaath thannōdu 32 raajaakkalai kūttikkondu isravēlargalukku edhiraaga padaithirandu vandhapōdhu, yegōvaa avargalai orēyadiyaaga olitthukkattinaar!—1 raa. 20:1, 26-29.

14-15. (a) yegōvaavin unnadha arasaatchiyai patri nēbukaathnēchaar raajaavum dhariyu raajaavum enna sonnaargal? (b) yegōvaavai patriyum avarudaiya dhēsatthai patriyum sangīdhakkaaran enna sonnaar?

¹⁴ thaan magaa unnadhamaanavar enbadhai yegōvaa thirumba thirumba nirūbitthirukkiraar. sila udhaaranangalai paarkkalaam. yegōvaadhaan ellaa pugalukkum thagudhiyaanavar enbadhai baabilōn raajaa nēbukaathnēchaar ētrukkollavillai. adharku badhilaaga, thannudaiya ‘pērpugalaiyum sondha sakthiyaiyum balatthaiyum’ patri perumaiyaditthaan. adhanaal yegōvaa avanai paitthiyamaakkinaar. butthi thelindha piragu avan ‘unnadhamaana kadavulai pōtri pugalndhu,’ “[yegōvaavin] arasaatchiyē endrendrum nilaitthirukkum” endrum, ‘oruvaraalum avarai thadukka mudiyaadhu’ endrum sonnaan. (dhaani. 4:30, 33-35) utthamamaaga irundha dhaaniyēlai singa kugaiyilirundhu yegōvaa kaappaatriyapōdhu, dhariyu raajaa ippadi arivitthaan: “janangal dhaaniyēlin kadavulukku bayandhu nadunga vēndum endru naan uttharavu kodukkirēn. avardhaan uyirulla kadavul, avardhaan endrendrum vaalgiravar. avarudaiya raajyam orupōdhum aliyaadhu, avarudaiya unnadha arasaatchi endrendrum nilaitthirukkum.”—dhaani. 6:7-10, 19-22, 26, 27, adikkurippu.

¹⁵ “dhēsangal seidha sūlchigalai yegōvaa muriyaditthaar. janangal pōtta thittangalai avar kulaitthuppōttaar” endru sangīdhakkaaran sonnaar. adhōdu, “yegōvaavai kadavulaaga konda dhēsam sandhōshamaanadhu. thannudaiya sotthaaga avar thērndhedutthirukkira janam sandhōshamaanadhu” endrum sonnaar. (sang. 33:10, 12) idhai padikkumpōdhē, yegōvaavukku utthamamaaga irukka vēndumendru namakku thōndrugiradhu, illaiyaa?

16. ‘migundha ubatthiravatthinpōdhu’ enna nadakkum endru naam nambikkaiyōdu irukkalaam, ēn? (padatthai paarungal.)

¹⁶ kadandhakaalangalil yegōvaa ennavellaam seidhaar endru naam paartthōm.  sīkkiratthil avar enna seivaar endru naam edhirpaarkkalaam? thanakku unmaiyaaga iruppavargalai ‘migundha ubatthiravatthilirundhu’ kaappaatruvaar endru naam nambikkaiyōdu irukkalaam. (mat. 24:21; dhaani. 12:1) mukkiyamaaga endha samayatthil avargalai yegōvaa kaappaatruvaar? maagōgu dhēsatthu kōgu, adhaavadhu dhēsangalin kūttani, ulagam muluvadhum irukkum than makkalai veritthanamaaga thaakkumpōdhu avargalai avar kaappaatruvaar. ainaa sabaiyai sērndha 193 naadugalum andha kūttaniyil irundhaalkūda, magaa unnadhamaanavarukkum avarudaiya paralōga padaigalukkummun avai verum dhūsudhaan! yegōvaa ippadi vaakku kodukkiraar: “ellaa dhēsangalukku munbaagavum naan ennai magimaippadutthuvēn. naan parisutthamaanavar endru nirūbippēn. naan yaar endru kaattuvēn. appōdhu, naan yegōvaa endru avargal therindhukolvaargal.”—esē. 38:14-16, 23; sang. 46:10.

17. būmiyin raajaakkalukkum yegōvaavukku utthamamaaga nadakkiravargalukkum enna edhirkaalam kaatthiruppadhaaga baibil solgiradhu?

¹⁷ kōgu thaakkumpōdhu yegōvaa thannudaiya irudhi pōraana armagedhōnai aarambippaar. “būmi muluvadhumulla raajaakkalai” avar alitthuviduvaar. (veli. 16:14, 16; 19:19-21) “nērmaiyaanavargal mattumdhaan indha būmiyil kudiyiruppaargal. utthamamaaga nadakkiravargal mattumdhaan adhil thangiyiruppaargal.”—nīdhi. 2:21, adikkurippu.

18. unmai kristhavargal palar enna seiya thayaaraaga irundhirukkiraargal, ēn? (dhaaniyēl 3:28)

¹⁸ pala nūtraandugalaagavē, unmai kristhavargal palar thangaludaiya unnadha pērarasaraana yegōvaamēl irukkum anbinaal thangaludaiya sudhandhiratthaiyum uyiraiyumkūda thyaagam seiya thayaaraaga irundhirukkiraargal. yegōvaavukku utthamamaaga irukka vēndum enbadhil avargal romba urudhiyaaga irukkiraargal. neruppu sūlaiyilirundhu kaappaatrappatta mūndru ebireya vaalibargalai pōlavē ivargalum urudhiyaaga irukkiraargal.—dhaaniyēl 3:28-ai vaasiyungal.

19. edhan adippadaiyil yegōvaa than makkalai nyaayanthīrppaar, adhanaal ippōdhu naam enna seiya vēndum?

¹⁹ kadavulukku utthamamaaga iruppadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai patri dhaavīdhu ippadi eludhinaar: “yegōvaa makkalukku thīrppu koduppaar. yegōvaavē, ennudaiya nīdhikkum utthamatthukkum thagundhapadi enakku thīrppu kodungal.” (sang. 7:8) innoru sangīdhatthil, “ennudaiya utthamamum nērmaiyum ennai paadhugaakkattum” endru dhaavīdhu eludhinaar. (sang. 25:21) enna nadandhaalum sari, nam utthamatthai vittukkodukkaamal eppōdhumē yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga vaalvadhudhaan sirandha vaalkkai! appadi vaalumpōdhu, sangīdhakkaaranai pōlavē naamum, “utthamamaaga nadakkiravargal sandhōshamaanavargal. yegōvaavudaiya sattatthinpadi nadakkiravargal sandhōshamaanavargal” endru anubavappūrvamaaga solvōm!—sang. 119:1, adikkurippu.