1. thannudaiya sīshargalai yēsu ēn aadugalōdu sambandhappadutthi sonnaar?

 sīshargalōdu thanakkirundha bandhatthai oru mēipparukkum avarudaiya aadugalukkum idaiyē irukkum bandhatthōdu sambandhappadutthi yēsu sonnaar. (yōvaa. 10:14) avar sonnadhu evvalavu porutthamaaga irukkiradhu, illaiyaa? aadugalukku adhan mēippar yaar endru theriyum, avarudaiya kuralum nandraaga theriyum. idhai oru sutrulaa payani kannaara paartthirukkiraar. avar ippadi solgiraar: “aadugala pakkatthula vara vechu fōttō edukka naanga muyarchi pannunōm. aanaa, adhunga varavē illa. ēnnaa, enga kural adhungalukku palakkam illa. aanaa, aadu mēikkira oru chinna paiyan vandhu kural kodutthadhudhaan micham. adhunga ellaamē avan pinnaadi vandhuduchu.”

2-3. (a) yēsuvin sīshargal avarudaiya kuralai endha vidhatthil kētkiraargal? (b) indha katturaiyilum aduttha katturaiyilum edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

² andha sutrulaa payani sonnadhai kētkumpōdhu yēsu thannudaiya aadugalai, adhaavadhu sīshargalai, patri sonnadhudhaan nyaabagatthukku varugiradhu. “avai ennudaiya kuralai kētkum” endru avar sonnaar. (yōvaa. 10:16) aanaal, ‘yēsudhaan paralōgatthula irukkaraarē, appuram eppadi avarōda kurala kētka mudiyum?’ endru naam ninaikkalaam. avar solli kodutthapadi vaalumpōdhu avar kuralai naam kētkirōm endru arttham.—mat. 7:24, 25.

³ indha katturaiyilum aduttha katturaiyilum yēsu namakku solli koduttha sila vishayangalai paarkkappōgirōm. naam ennenna vishayangalai seiya kūdaadhu endrum ennenna vishayangalai seiya vēndum endrum avar sonnaar enbadhai therindhukolvōm. nalla mēipparaaga irundha yēsu naam seiya kūdaadhu endru sonna irandu vishayangalai patri mudhalil paarppōm.

4. lūkkaa 12:29 solgirapadi, edhai ninaitthu naam ‘anaavasiyamaaga kavalaippada’ vaaippirukkiradhu?

⁴ lūkkaa 12:29-ai vaasiyungal. adippadai thēvaigalukkaaga enna seivōmō, “enna aagumō endru anaavasiyamaaga kavalaippaduvadhaiyum vittuvidungal” endru yēsu sonnaar. avar sonnadhu eppōdhum sariyaagatthaan irukkum endru namakku theriyum. avar sonnapadi vaala vēndum endrudhaan naam aasaippaduvōm. aanaal, sila samayangalil adhu namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. ēn?

5. adippadai thēvaigalukkaaga ēn silar kavalaippadugiraargal?

 ⁵ indraikku silar saappaattukku... thunimanikku... kudiyirukka oru vīttukku... enna seivōm, engē pōvōm endru ninaitthu kavalaippadugiraargal. ēnendraal, silar ēlai naadugalil vaalgiraargal. innum silar, kudumbatthukku thēvaiyaana varumaanam illaamal kashtappadugiraargal. sila vīdugalil, kudumbatthukkaaga ōdiyōdi ulaitthavargal irandhupōyirukkiraargal. idhu pōdhaadhendru, indha korōnaa perundhotru samayatthil niraiya pērukku vēlai paripōyirukkiradhu. (pra. 9:11) ippadippatta ēdhōvoru prachinaiyaal nīngalum kashtappadugirīrgalaa? appadiyendraal, kavalaippaduvadhai vittuvidumpadi yēsu sonnadhai kēttu nadakka nīngal enna seiyalaam?

6. orusamayam pēdhuruvukku enna nadandhadhu?

⁶ orusamayam, appōsthalan pēdhuruvum matra appōsthalargalum galilēyaa kadalil oru padagil pōikkondirundhaargal. appōdhu, bayangaramaaga puyal aditthadhu. andha samayam kadalil yēsu nadandhu varuvadhai avargal paartthaargal. appōdhu pēdhuru, “ejamaanē, nīngalaa? appadiyaanaal, naanum thannīrmēl nadandhu ungalidam varuvadharku kattalaiyidungal” endru sonnaar. udanē yēsu, “vaa!” endru avaridam sonnaar. pēdhuruvum padagilirundhu irangi, “thannīrmēl nadandhu yēsuvai nōkki pōnaar.” pinbu enna nadandhadhu theriyumaa? pēdhuru “puyalkaatrai paartthadhum bayandhupōi thannīril mūlga aarambitthaar; appōdhu, ‘ejamaanē, ennai kaappaatrungal!’” endru alarinaar. udanē yēsu avarudaiya kaiyai piditthu avarai kaappaatrinaar. yēsuvinmēl gavanam irundhavarai pēdhuru thannīrmēl nadandhupōnaar. aanaal,  eppōdhu puyalai paartthaarō, appōdhu arandupōi mūlga aarambitthaar.—mat. 14:24-31.

7. pēdhuruvidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

⁷ pēdhuruvidamirundhu naam paadam katrukkollalaam. padagilirundhu irangi thannīrmēl nadakka aarambitthapōdhu, puyalai paartthu bayappaduvōm endrō thannīril mūlgividuvōm endrō pēdhuru ninaitthukkūda paarkkavillai. yēsuvidam pōi sēra vēndum enbadhudhaan avarudaiya kurikkōlaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, eppōdhu avar puyalai paartthu bayandhaarō appōdhu thannīril mūlga aarambitthaar. indraikku nammaal thannīrmēl nadakka mudiyaadhu enbadhu unmaidhaan. aanaal, nam visuvaasatthai urasi paarkkira niraiya prachinaigal namakku varugindrana. yegōvaamīdhum avarudaiya vaakkurudhigalmīdhum naam nambikkai vaikkaavittaal, nammudaiya visuvaasam kuraindhuvidum, prachinaigalilēyē mūlga aarambitthuviduvōm. vaalkkaiyil puyal maadhiri enna prachinai vandhaalumsari, nammudaiya gavanam muluvadhum yegōvaamēldhaan irukka vēndum. avaraal namakku udhavi seiya mudiyum enbadhai urudhiyaaga namba vēndum. idhai naam eppadi seiyalaam enbadhai ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

8. nammudaiya thēvaigalai patri alavukkumīri kavalaippadaamal irukka edhu namakku udhavum?

⁸ yegōvaamēl nambikkaiyai valartthukkolla vēndumendraal, nammudaiya kavalaigalaiyellaam thūkkippōttuvida vēndum. nammudaiya anbaana appaa yegōvaavukku vaalkkaiyil mudhalidam kodutthaal, nam thēvaigalaiyellaam gavanitthukkolvadhaaga avar vaakku kodutthirukkiraar. (mat. 6:32, 33) koduttha vaakkai avar orunaalum kaappaatraamal irundhadhillai. (ubaa. 8:4, 15, 16; sang. 37:25) pūkkalaiyum paravaigalaiyumē yegōvaa gavanitthukkolgiraar endraal, namakku thēvaiyaana saappaattaiyum thunimaniyaiyum tharaamal iruppaaraa? (mat. 6:26-30; pili. 4:6, 7) pillaigalmēl appaa ammaavukku paasam iruppadhaal, avargaludaiya thēvaigalaiyellaam gavanitthukkolgiraargal. adhēpōl, yegōvaa appaavukkum nammēl paasam iruppadhaal nammudaiya thēvaigalaiyellaam gavanitthukkolvaar. adhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkalaam.

9. oru thambadhiyin anubavatthilirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

⁹ nammudaiya thēvaigalaiyellaam yegōvaa gavanitthukkolvaar enbadharku ippōdhu ōr anubavatthai paarkkalaam. oru thambadhi mulunēra sēvai seidhukondirundhaargal. avargalidam oru palaiya kaar irundhadhu. avargaludaiya vīttilirundhu oru maninēratthukkum adhigamaana payana dhūratthil ōr agadhigal mugaam irundhadhu. orusamayam, angē thangiyirundha sila sagōdharigalai ivargal kūttangalukku kūttikkondu pōnaargal. kūttangal mudindha pinbu, andha sagōdharigalai thangaludaiya vīttukku saappida varacholli kūppittaargal. “aanaa, avangalukku kodukkaradhukku onnumē illannu avangala kūppittadhukku appuramdhaan therinjudhu” endru andha sagōdharar solgiraar. adhanaal, andha thambadhi enna seidhaargal? adhai patri andha sagōdharar solvadhai gavaniyungal: “naanga vīttukku vandhu paatthappa kadhavukku munnaadi rendu pai niraiya unavu porulgal irundhuchu. adha yaar vechaangannu engalukku theriyaadhu. aanaa, adhukku pinnaadi yegōvaa irundhaarunnu mattum engalukku kandippaa theriyum.” idhu nadandhu konja naatkalukku pinbu avargaludaiya kaar rippēr aagivittadhu. ūliyam seivadharku andha kaaraidhaan avargal nambiyirundhaargal. andha kaarai sari seivadharkkukūda avargalidam kaasu irukkavillai. adhai rippēr seivadharku evvalavu aagum endru therindhukolla pakkatthil irundha oru work-shaappukku andha sagōdharar pōnaar. appōdhu oruvar vandhu, “idhu yaarōda kaaru?” endru kēttaar. adharku andha sagōdharar, adhu thannudaiya kaar endrum adhu rippēr aagivittadhu endrum sonnaar. adharku avar, “adhu irukkattum, en manaivi idhē kaarudhaan vēnumnu kēttuttu irukkaa, adhuvum idhē kalarla. evvalavu kodutthaa idha tharuvīnga?” endru kēttaar. adharku pinbu enna nadandhadhu theriyumaa? innoru kaar vaangumalavukku andha sagōdhararukku panam kidaitthadhu. idhai paarttha andha thambadhikku eppadi irundhadhu? “engalōda sandhōshattha vivarikka vaartthaigalē illa. idhellaam ēdhō edhēchaiyaa nadakkala. idhukku pinnaadi irundhadhu nichayam yegōvaadhaan” endru andha sagōdharar sonnaar.

10. anaavasiyamaaga kavalaippadaamal iruppadharku sangīdham 37:5 namakku eppadi udhavugiradhu?

¹⁰ nammudaiya nalla mēippar solvadhai kēttu anaavasiyamaaga kavalaippaduvadhai vittuvittōm endraal, yegōvaa nammai gavanitthukkolvaar enbadhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkalaam. (sangīdham 37:5-ai vaasiyungal; 1 pē. 5:7)  5-vadhu paaraavil  paarttha sūlnilaigalai konjam yōsitthuppaarungal. idhuvarai kudumba thalaivarai payanpadutthiyō, mudhalaaliyai payanpadutthiyō yegōvaa nammai gavanitthu vandhirukkalaam. aanaal, ippōdhu kudumba thalaivaraal nammai gavanikka mudiyaamal pōyirukkalaam. illaiyendraal, namakku vēlai paripōyirukkalaam. aanaalum, ēdhaavadhu oru valiyil yegōvaa nammai nichayam gavanitthukkolvaar. idhuvarai, anaavasiyamaaga kavalaippadaamal irukka vēndum enbadhai patri paartthōm. adutthu, edhai seivadhai naam niruttha vēndum endru paarppōm.

11. edhai seivadhai naam niruttha vēndum endru matthēyu 7:1, 2-il yēsu solgiraar, adhai seivadhu namakku ēn kashtamaaga irukkalaam?

¹¹ matthēyu 7:1, 2-ai vaasiyungal. manidhargal paava iyalbullavargalaaga iruppadhaal mukkiyamaaga matravargaludaiya kuraigalaitthaan paarppaargal enbadhu yēsuvukku therindhirundhadhu. adhanaaldhaan, “matravargalai nyaayanthīrppadhai nirutthungal” endru avar sonnaar. aanaal, naam ennadhaan muyarchi seidhaalum, sila samayangalil matravargalai kurai solla aarambitthuviduvōm. adhai nirutthuvadharku naam enna seiya vēndum? yēsu solvadhai kētka vēndum. matravargalai nyaayanthīrppadhai nirutthuvadharku naam muyarchi seiya vēndum.

12-13. dhaavīdhu raajaavidam yegōvaa eppadi nadandhukondaar, matravargalai nyaayanthīrppadhai niruttha idhu namakku eppadi udhavum?

¹² matravargalidam yegōvaa eppadi nadandhukolgiraar endru yōsitthuppaarppadhu namakku udhaviyaaga irukkum. matravargalidam irukkira nalladhaiyē avar paartthaar. dhaavīdhu raajaavidam avar eppadi nadandhukondaar endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam. dhaavīdhu padumōsamaana thavarugalai seidhaar. udhaaranatthukku, bathsēbaaludan udaluravu vaitthukkondaar. avaludaiya kanavarai kolvadharkum ērpaadu seidhaar. (2 saa. 11:2-4, 14, 15, 24) adhanaal, avarudaiya mulu kudumbatthukkum avarudaiya matra manaivigalukkum baadhippu vandhadhu. (2 saa. 12:10, 11) innoru samayam, padaivīrargalai yegōvaa kanakkedukka kūdaadhu endru solliyirundhadhai mīri adhaiyē seidhaar. oruvēlai, thannudaiya periya padaiyai ninaitthu avar perumaippattirukkalaam. adhudhaan thanakku paadhugaappu tharum endru nambiyirukkalaam. adhanaal enna aanadhu? kollainōyaal 70,000 isravēlargal setthuppōnaargal!—2 saa. 24:1-4, 10-15.

¹³ ivaiyellaam nadandhapōdhu oruvēlai isravēlil nīngal irundhirundhaal dhaavīdhai patri enna ninaitthiruppīrgal? avarai yegōvaa mannikkavē maattaar endru ninaitthiruppīrgalaa? aanaal, yegōvaa appadi ninaikkavillai. vaalkkai muluvadhum dhaavīdhu thanakku unmaiyaaga irundhadhaiyum avar unmaiyilēyē manam thirundhiyadhaiyum avar paartthaar. adhanaal, dhaavīdhu mōsamaana paavangalai seidhirundhaalum avarai mannitthaar. dhaavīdhu thannai romba nēsikkiraar endrum sariyaanadhai seiyatthaan aasaippadugiraar endrum yegōvaavukku theriyum. nammidamum avar nalladhaiyē paarkkiraar enbadhai yōsikkumpōdhu avarukku innum nandriyōdu irukka vēndum endru thōndrugiradhu, illaiyaa?—1 raa. 9:4; 1 naa. 29:10, 17.

14. matravargalai nyaayanthīrppadhai niruttha edhu namakku udhavum?

¹⁴ nammidam kuraiyē irukka kūdaadhu endru yegōvaa edhirpaarppadhu kidaiyaadhu. adhanaal, naamum matravargalidam adhai edhirpaarkka kūdaadhu. matravargalidam irukkira kuraigalai paarppadhu sulabam. aanaal, yegōvaavidam oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthiruppavar, matravargalidam irukkira kuraigalaiyum thaandi avargalidam irukkira nalladhai paarppaar, avargaludan sērndhu sandhōshamaaga vēlai seivaar. udhaaranatthukku, vairatthai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. pattai thīttaadha vairatthai paarkkira oruvar adhu alagaaga illaiyendru ninaikkalaam. aanaal, nyaanamaaga yōsikkira oruvar vairatthai pattai thītti paalish seidha pinbu adhan madhippu evvalavu kūdum enbadhai purindhuvaitthiruppaar. yegōvaavaiyum yēsuvaiyum pōl, naamum matravargalai mēlōttamaaga paarkkaamal avargaludaiya nalla gunatthai paarkka vēndum.

15. matravargalai kurai sollaamal iruppadharku avargaludaiya sūlnilaiyai yōsitthuppaarppadhu ēn mukkiyam?

¹⁵ matravargalai kurai sollaamal iruppadharku avargaludaiya nalla gunangalai paarppadhōdu innondrum naam seiya vēndum. adhaavadhu, avargaludaiya sūlnilaiyai yōsitthuppaarkka vēndum. indha udhaaranatthai paarungal. orudhadavai erusalēm aalayatthil yēsu irundhapōdhu, ōr ēlai vidhavai miga kuraindha madhippulla irandu siriya kaasugalai kaanikkai pettiyil pōttaar. indha vidhavai ēn  adhigamaaga pōdavillai endru yēsu avalai kurai sonnaaraa? illai. aval ēn avvalavu kuraivaaga pōttaal endrum aval enna sūlnilaiyil irukkiraal endrum yēsu yōsitthuppaartthaar. thannaal mudindhadhaiyellaam aval pōttadhaal avalai pugalndhu pēsinaar.—lū. 21:1-4.

16. verōnikkaavin anubavatthilirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹⁶ matravargaludaiya sūlnilaiyai purindhukolvadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadharku verōnikkaa endra sagōdhariyin anubavatthai paarkkalaam. avar irundha sabaiyil oru sagōdhari thani aalaaga thannudaiya maganai valartthuvandhaar. avarai patri verōnikkaa ippadi solgiraar: “avanga kūttatthukkum ūliyatthukkum sariyaavē vara maattaanga. adhanaala, avangala patthi naan thappaa nenachēn. appuram orunaal avangalōda sērndhu naan ūliyam senjēn. appadhaan mūlai valarchi baadhikkappatta avanga paiyana gavanichikkaradhukku avanga evvalavu siramappadaraangannu sonnaanga. avangalōda thēvaigala gavanichikkaradhukkum yegōvaavōda irukkira bandhattha nallaa vechukkaradhukkum avangalaala mudinjadhayellaam senjittirukkaanga. silasamayatthula avanga paiyanōda udambukku mudiyaama pōyidaradhunaala vēroru sabaiyila nadakkira kūttatthukku avanga pōyidaraanga. avangalukku ivvalavu kashtangal irukkumnu naan yōsichukūda paakkala. yegōvaavukku sēvai seiradhukkaaga avanga ivvalavu kashtappadaraangannu therinjadhukku appuram avangamēla enakku anbum mariyaadhaiyum adhigamaachu.”

17. nammai enna seiyumpadi yaakkōbu 2:8 solgiradhu, adhai naam eppadi seiyalaam?

 ¹⁷ matravargalidam kurai kandupidikkum palakkam namakku iruppadhu therindhaal, sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam anbu kaatta vēndum endra kattalaiyai naam nyaabagam vaitthukkolla vēndum. (yaakkōbu 2:8-ai vaasiyungal.) adhōdu, indha palakkatthai vittuviduvadharku udhavumpadi yegōvaavidam urukkamaaga jebam seiya vēndum. naam seidha jebatthukku thagundha maadhiri nadandhukolla vēndum. adhaavadhu, yaaridam naam kurai kandupidikkirōmō avaridam nandraaga palaguvadharku muyarchi seiya vēndum. oruvēlai, avarōdu sērndhu ūliyam seiyalaam, illaiyendraal, oru nēra saappaattukkaaga avarai vīttukku alaikkalaam. ippadiyellaam seiyumpōdhu avarai patri nandraaga therindhukolvīrgal. appadi avarai nandraaga therindhukondaal, yegōvaavaiyum yēsuvaiyum pōl avaridam irukkira nalladhai paarkka mudiyum. appōdhu, matravargalai nyaayanthīrppadhai nirutthungal endru nalla mēippar sonna kattalaiyai kēttu adhanpadi seigirōm endru arttham.

18. nalla mēipparudaiya kuralai kēttu adhanpadi nadakkirōm enbadhai naam eppadi kaattalaam?

¹⁸ aadugal eppadi mēipparudaiya kuralai kētkindranavō adhēpōl yēsuvin sīshargalaaga irukkira naamum avarudaiya kuralai kētkirōm. nammudaiya thēvaigalai ninaitthu anaavasiyamaaga kavalaippaduvadhaiyum matravargalidam kurai kandupidippadhaiyum niruttha naam muyarchi seidhaal, yegōvaavum yēsuvum nammudaiya muyarchigalai aasīrvadhippaargal. naam ‘sirumandhaiyil’ oruvaraaga irundhaalum sari, ‘vērē aadugalil’ oruvaraaga irundhaalum sari, thodarndhu nalla mēipparudaiya kuralai kētka vēndum, kīlppadindhu nadakka vēndum. (lū. 12:32; yōvaa. 10:11, 14, 16) aduttha katturaiyil, yēsu nammai seiya sonna irandu vishayangalai patri paarkkalaam.