1. ilam sagōdharargal enna seiya vēndum?

 appōsthalan pavul korindhiyargalukku ippadi eludhinaar: “sagōdharargalē, . . . purindhukollum thiranai porutthadhilō kulandhaigalaaga illaamal mudhirchi adaindhavargalaaga irungal.” (1 ko. 14:20) pavul sonna indha aalōsanaiyai ellaa kristhava aangalum kadaippidikka vēndum. kadavuludaiya sattangalukku kīlppadindhu baibil niyamangalai vaalkkaiyil porutthumpōdhu oruvar mudhirchiyulla kristhavaraaga aaga mudiyum. (lū. 2:52) ilam sagōdharargal oru mudhirchiyulla sagōdhararaaga aavadhu ēn mukkiyam?

2-3. ilam sagōdharargal mudhirchiyulla kristhavargalaaga aavadhu ēn mukkiyam?

² mudhirchiyulla kristhavarukku kudumbatthilum sabaiyilum niraiya mukkiyamaana poruppugal irukkindrana. ilam sagōdharargalē, edhirkaalatthil ungalukku ennenna poruppugalai irukkindrana endru nīngal kandippaaga yōsitthiruppīrgal. mulunēra sēvai seiya vēndum endra kurikkōlai nīngal vaitthirukkalaam. alladhu, oru udhavi ūliyaraagavō mūpparaagavō sēvai seiya nīngal kurikkōl vaitthirukkalaam. kalyaanam panni kulandhaigalai petru edukka vēndum endrukūda nīngal ninaikkalaam. (ebē. 6:4; 1 thī. 3:1) ungaludaiya kurikkōlgalai adaiyavum vaalkkaiyil sandhōshamaaga irukkavum, nīngal mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavaraaga aaga vēndum. b

³ mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavaraaga aavadharku  nīngal enna seiya vēndum? mukkiyamaana sila thiramaigalai valartthukkolla vēndum. edhirkaalatthil varappōgum poruppugalai nallapadiyaaga seiya ippōdhē nīngal eppadi thayaaraagalaam? adhai patriyellaam indha katturaiyil paarkkalaam.

4. nalla udhaaranangalai nīngal engē kandupidikkalaam? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁴ nalla udhaaranangalai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. niraiya ilam aangaludaiya udhaaranangal baibilil irukkindrana. avargal ellaarum kadavulmēl anbu vaitthirundhaargal. kadavuludaiya makkalai paartthukkollum poruppai nallapadiyaaga seidhaargal. ungal kudumbatthilum sabaiyilumkūda mudhirchiyulla aangal kandippaaga iruppaargal. avargaludaiya udhaaranatthaiyum nīngal pinpatralaam. (ebi. 13:7) ellaavatraiyumvida yēsu kristhu ungalukku oru sirandha munmaadhiri. (1 pē. 2:21) ivargal ellaarudaiya udhaaranatthaiyum aalamaaga paditthuppaarungal. avargalukku irundha gunangalai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. (ebi. 12:1, 2) piragu, avargalai maadhiriyē eppadi nadandhukollalaam endru yōsiyungal.

5. yōsikkum thiranai nīngal eppadi valartthukkollalaam, adhu ēn mukkiyam? (sangīdham 119:9)

⁵ “yōsikkum thiranai” valartthukkollungal, paadhugaatthukkollungal. (nīdhi. 3:21) yōsikkum thiran irukkum oruvar avasarappattu edhaiyum seidhuvida maattaar. indha thiramaiyai valartthukkollavum adhai thodarndhu kaattavum kadinamaaga muyarchi edungal. ēn adharku kadina muyarchi thēvai? manadhil thōndruvadhai yōsikkaamal appadiyē seigira ilainyargaldhaan indru ulagatthil adhigamaaga irukkiraargal. (nīdhi. 7:7; 29:11) adhumattumalla, mīdiyaavil enna paarkkirīrgalō adhēmaadhiri yōsikka vēndum endrum, seiya vēndum endrumkūda ungalukku thōndralaam. appadiyendraal yōsikkum  thiranai nīngal eppadi valartthukkollalaam? mudhalil, baibil niyamangalai katrukkollungal. andha niyamangal ungalukku eppadi prayōjanamaaga irukkum endru yōsiyungal. yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri thīrmaanangal edukka indha niyamangalai payanpadutthungal. (sangīdham 119:9-ai vaasiyungal.) yōsikkum thiranai valartthukkolvadhudhaan mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavaraaga aavadharku mukkiya padi. (nīdhi. 2:11, 12; ebi. 5:14) yōsikkum thiran ungalukku irandu sūlnilaimaigalil udhavum: (1) sagōdharigaludan palagumpōdhu (2) udai, thōtram sambandhamaana thīrmaanangalai edukkumpōdhu.

6. sagōdharigalukku mariyaadhai kaatta ilam sagōdharargalukku yōsikkum thiran eppadi udhavum?

⁶ pengalai madhitthu nadappadharku yōsikkum thiramai udhavum. oru ilam sagōdhararukku oru sagōdhariyai piditthu pōgalaam. avarai patri adhigamaaga therindhukolla vēndum endru avar ninaikkalaam. adhil endha thavarum illai, adhu iyalbudhaan! irundhaalum, yōsikkum thiramai irukkira oruvarukku oru sagōdhariyai kalyaanam pannum ennam illai endraal avarai kaadhalippadhu pōl endha signalum kodukka maattaar. ‘andha sagōdhararukku ennai piditthirukkiradhō... avar ennai kaadhalikkiraarō...’ endru oru sagōdhari yōsikkira maadhiri avar edhaiyum sollavō seiyavō maattaar. (1 thī. 5:1, 2) oruvēlai, avarum oru sagōdhariyum kaadhalikkiraargal endraal, andha sagōdhariyudaiya peyarai kedukkira maadhiri edhaiyum seidhuvida maattaar. andha sagōdhariyōdu avar thaniyaaga irukka maattaar. avargal irandu pērum sērndhu nēram selavu seiyumpōdhu, innoruvar thangaludan irukkumpadi paartthukkolvaar.—1 ko. 6:18.

7. udai matrum thōtram sambandhamaana mudivugalai edukkumpōdhu yōsikkum thiranai eppadi payanpadutthalaam?

⁷ udai matrum thōtram sambandhappatta vishayangalil nalla mudivugalai eduppadhan mūlamaagavum ilam sagōdharargal yōsikkum thiranai payanpadutthalaam. pudhu pudhu stailil udaigalai vadivamaitthu adhai prabalappadutthugiravargal perumbaalum yegōvaavai vanangaadhavargalaaga alladhu mōsamaana vaalkkai vaalgiravargalaaga irukkiraargal. avargaludaiya olukkakkēdaana yōsanaigal avargal vadivamaikkum udaigalil therigiradhu. udhaaranatthirku, udalōdu ottiyirukkira udaigalai avargal vadivamaikkiraargal. alladhu, aangalai pengalai pōl kaattugira udaigalai thayaarikkiraargal. adhanaal, udaigalai thērndhedukkumpōdhu ilam sagōdharargal baibil niyamangalin adippadaiyil  mudivugalai edukka vēndum. sabaiyil irukkira nalla udhaaranangalai paartthu katrukkollungal. indha kēlvigalai kēttukkollungal: ‘naan edukkum mudivu enakku thelindha butthi iruppadhai kaattugiradhaa? matravargalai madhikkirēn enbadhai kaattugiradhaa? naan pōdugira udai naan yegōvaavai vanangugirēn enbadhai kaattugiradhaa?’ (1 ko. 10:31-33; thīth. 2:6) yōsikkum thiran irukkira oru ilam sagōdharar, sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya madhippu mariyaadhaiyai mattumalla yegōvaavudaiya madhippu mariyaadhaiyaiyum sambaadhippaar.

8. ilam sagōdharargal eppadi poruppaaga nadandhukollalaam?

⁸ poruppaanavargalaaga irungal. poruppulla oru ilainyar, thaan seiya vēndiya ellaa vēlaigalaiyum kannum karutthumaaga seivaar. (lū. 16:10) yēsuvai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. avar edhaiyumē ēnōdhaanōvendru poruppillaamal seiyavillai. yegōvaa thanakku koduttha ellaa niyamippugalaiyum sariyaaga seidhu muditthaar. adhu romba kashtamaaga irundhaalum adhai seidhaar. makkalmēl niraiya anbu vaitthirundhaar. mukkiyamaaga, thannudaiya sīshargalai romba nēsitthaar, avargalukkaaga uyiraiyē kodutthaar. (yōvaa. 13:1) oruvar ungalukku vēlai kodutthaal, yēsuvai maadhiriyē adhai nallapadiyaaga seidhu mudikka muyarchi edungal. oruvēlai, andha vēlaiyai eppadi seivadhu endru theriyavillai endraal, manatthaalmaiyaaga mudhirchiyulla sagōdharargalidam udhavi kēlungal. vēlaiyai seidhu muditthaal pōdhum endru ēnōdhaanōvendru seiyaadhīrgal. (rō. 12:11) adharku badhilaaga, ungalukku kodukkappattirukkira niyamippai “manidhargalukkaaga seiyaamal, yegōvaavukkaaga mulu mūchōdu seiyungal.” (kolō. 3:23) nīngal thavarē seiya maattīrgal endru solla mudiyaadhu. adhanaal, ēdhaavadhu thavaru seidhuvittaal adhai manatthaalmaiyaaga otthukkollungal.—nīdhi. 11:2.

9. ilam sagōdharargal thiramaigalai valartthukkolvadhu ēn mukkiyam?

⁹ mudhirchiyulla oru sagōdhararaaga aaga vēndum endraal, vaalkkaikku thēvaiyaana sila thiramaigalai nīngal valartthukkolvadhu mukkiyam.  sabaiyil sila poruppugalai seiya adhu ungalukku udhavum. ungalaiyum ungal kudumbatthaiyum gavanitthukkolvadharku ungalukku oru vēlai thēvai. adhai kandupidikkavum, matravargalōdu oru nalla natpai vaitthukkollavum indha maadhiriyaana thiramaigal thēvai. sila thiramaigalai patri ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam.

10-11. vaasikkavum eludhavum katrukkolvadhu ilam sagōdharargalukku eppadi prayōjanamaaga irukkum? sabaiyil irukkiravargalukku adhu eppadi udhaviyaaga irukkum? (sangīdham 1:1-3) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁰ nandraaga vaasippadharkum eludhuvadharkum katrukkollungal. dhinamum baibilai paditthu adhai aalamaaga yōsikkum oru nabar sandhōshamaaga iruppaar. avarukku vaalkkaiyil vetri kidaikkum. (sangīdham 1:1-3-ai vaasiyungal.) dhinamum baibilai vaasikkumpōdhu yegōvaa eppadi yōsikkiraar endru therindhukolla mudiyum. appadi therindhukondaal, naam thelivaaga yōsippōm. baibil vasanangalai endha sūlnilaiyil eppadi poruttha vēndum enbadhaiyum katrukkolvōm. (nīdhi. 1:3, 4) ippadiyellaam seigira sagōdharargal sabaikku thēvai. ēn?

¹¹ baibilil irundhu katrukkodukka therindha, aalōsanai kodukka therindha sagōdharargalidamdhaan sabaiyil irukkiravargal udhavi kēttu varuvaargal. (thīth. 1:9) ungalukku nandraaga vaasikkavum eludhavum therindhaal, pēchugalai nandraaga thayaaritthu kodukka mudiyum, badhilgalaiyum solla mudiyum. idhu matravargaludaiya visuvaasatthai balappadutthum. adhumattumalla, baibil padikkumpōdhu nalla kurippugalai eludhi vaikka mudiyum. kūttangalilum, maanaadugalilum pēchugalai kētkumpōdhu nīngal kurippugalai edutthukkolla mudiyum. indha kurippugal ungal visuvaasatthaiyum balappadutthum, matravargalai urchaagappadutthuvadharkum udhaviyaaga irukkum.

12. pēchu thiramaiyai valartthukkolla edhu ungalukku udhavum?

¹² pēchu thiramaiyai valartthukkollungal. oru sagōdhararukku pēchu thiramai romba mukkiyam. pēchu thiramai irukkira oru sagōdharar matravargal solvadhai gavanamaaga kētpaar. avargaludaiya manadhil ōdugira ennangalaiyum, unarvugalaiyum purindhukolvaar. (nīdhi. 20:5) pēsugiravarudaiya dhoni eppadi irukkiradhu, mugabaavanaigal eppadi irukkiradhu, avarudaiya saigaigal enna solgiradhu enbadhaiyum purindhukolvaar. makkaludan niraiya nēram nīngal selavu seidhaaldhaan idhaiyellaam ungalaal katrukkolla mudiyum. ī-meyil alladhu mesēj mūlam mattumē matravargalidam pēsikkondu irundhaal, nēril pēsuvadhu ungalukku kashtamaaga aagividalaam. adhanaal, matravargalōdu nēril pēsuvadharkaana vaaippugalai uruvaakkungal.—2 yō. 12.

13. ilam sagōdharargal vēru edhaiyum katrukkolla vēndum? (1 thīmōtthēyu 5:8) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹³ ungalai nīngalē paartthukkolla katrukkollungal. mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavar thannaiyum thannudaiya kudumbatthaiyum nandraaga paartthukkolvaar. (1 thīmōtthēyu 5:8-ai vaasiyungal.) sila naadugalil, appaavidamirundhō sondhakkaarargalidamirundhō ilam pillaigal tholil katrukkolgiraargal. vēru sila naadugalil, palliyilēyē tholilaiyō sila thiramaigalaiyō katrukkolgiraargal. eppadi irundhaalum sari, oru vēlaiyai kandupidippadharku alladhu nīngalaagavē oru tholil seivadharku thiramaigalai valartthukkollungal. (ap. 18:2, 3; 20:34; ebē. 4:28) kadinamaaga ulaikkiravar endra peyarai edungal. ‘avar oru vēlaiyai aarambitthaal adhai kandippaaga seidhu mudippaar’ endru matravargal ungalai patri sollumalavukku nadandhukollungal. ippadiyellaam seidhaal, ungalukku vēlai kidaikka niraiya vaaippugal irukkiradhu. andha vēlaiyai ungalaal thakka vaitthukkollavum mudiyum. ivvalavu nēram naam paarttha gunangalum, thiramaigalum edhirkaalatthil varugira poruppugalai nallapadiyaaga seiyavum, mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavaraaga aavadharkum ungalukku udhavum. edhirkaalatthil ungalukku varum sila poruppugalai patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

14. mulunēra sēvai seivadharku ilam sagōdharargal eppadi thayaar aagalaam?

¹⁴ mulunēra sēvai. niraiya mudhirchiyulla sagōdharargal chinna vayadhilēyē mulunēra sēvaiyai aarambitthirukkiraargal. ilam vayadhilēyē nīngal payaniyar seiya aarambitthaal, vitthiyaasamaana aatkalōdu sērndhu eppadi vēlai seivadhu enbadhai katrukkolvīrgal. adhumattumalla, kidaikkira varumaanatthai vaitthu badjet pōttu vaalavum katrukkolvīrgal. (pili. 4:11-13)  thunai payaniyar sēvaidhaan mulunēra sēvaikku aaramba padi. oru olungaana payaniyaraaga aavadharku, thunai payaniyaraaga konja naal sēvai seidhadhudhaan niraiya pērukku udhaviyirukkiradhu. payaniyar sēvai, matra mulunēra sēvai seivadharkaana vaaippugalaiyum thirandhuvaikkum. adhaavadhu, kattumaana vēlai alladhu betthēl sēvaiyaikkūda nīngal pirpaadu seiyalaam.

15-16. ilam sagōdharargal udhavi ūliyaraagavō mūpparaagavō sēvai seivadharku eppadi thagudhigalai valartthukkollalaam?

¹⁵ udhavi ūliyar alladhu mūppar. sabaiyil oru mūpparaaga aagi sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku sēvai seiya vēndum endra kurikkōl ovvoru kristhava aanukkum irukka vēndum. ippadippatta kurikkōlai vaitthu ulaikkiravar, “sirandha vēlaiyai virumbugiraar” endru baibil solgiradhu. (1 thī. 3:1) oru sagōdharar mūpparaaga sēvai seivadharku munbu udhavi ūliyaraaga aaga vēndum; adharkaana thagudhigalai avar valartthukkolla vēndum. udhavi ūliyargal mūppargalukku niraiya vidhangalil udhavi seigiraargal. mūppargalum sari, udhavi ūliyargalum sari, sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku manatthaalmaiyaaga sēvai seigiraargal. ūliyatthaiyum surusuruppaaga seigiraargal. 17-lirundhu 19 vayadhukkul irukkira ilam sagōdharargalkūda udhavi ūliyargalaaga aagalaam. adhēpōl, 20 vayadhu irukkira udhavi ūliyargalukku mūpparaaga aavadharkaana ellaa thagudhigalum irundhaal avargalumkūda mūpparaaga niyamikkappadalaam.

¹⁶ udhavi ūliyaraagavum mūpparaagavum aaga vēndumendraal, oruvarukku enna thagudhigal irukka vēndum endru baibil thelivaaga solgiradhu. yegōvaavin mēlum kudumbatthin mēlum sabaiyin mēlum irukkira anbin adippadaiyil indha thagudhigal kodukkappattirukkindrana. (1 thī. 3:1-13; thīth. 1:6-9; 1 pē. 5:2, 3) indha thagudhigalai valartthukkolla nīngal enna seiyalaam? baibil solgira ovvoru thagudhiyaiyum nandraaga purindhukollungal. adhaiyellaam valartthukkolvadharku udhava solli yegōvaavidam jebam pannungal. c

17. oru kanavaraagavum nalla kudumba thalaivaraagavum aavadharku ilam sagōdharargal eppadi thayaaraagalaam? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁷ kanavar matrum kudumba thalaivar. yēsu sonnadhupōl sila mudhirchiyulla kristhava aangal kalyaanam pannaamalēyē irukka mudivu seigiraargal. (mat. 19:12) oruvēlai, nīngal kalyaanam pannikkolla ninaitthaal kanavar matrum kudumba thalaivar endra poruppugalaiyum edutthu seiya vēndiyirukkum. (1 ko. 11:3) oru kanavar thannudaiya manaiviyai anbaaga paartthukkolla vēndum, avaludaiya thēvaigalai gavanitthukkolla vēndum, unarchigalai purindhu nadandhukolla vēndum, kadavulōdu oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolla udhava vēndum. kanavargal ivatraiyellaam seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. (ebē. 5:28, 29) indha katturaiyil paartthadhupōl, yōsikkum thiranai valartthukkolvadhu, pengalai madhikka katrukkolvadhu matrum poruppullavargalaaga nadandhukolvadhu oru nalla kanavaraagavum kudumba thalaivaraagavum aavadharku ungalukku udhavum.

18. nalla appaavaaga aavadharku oru ilam sagōdharar eppadi thayaar aagalaam?

¹⁸ appaa. edhirkaalatthil nīngal oru appaavaaga aagalaam. oru nalla appaavaaga iruppadhu eppadi endru yegōvaavidamirundhu katrukkollungal. (ebē. 6:4) yegōvaa thannudaiya magan yēsumēl anbu vaitthirundhadhaiyum, avarai ētrukkondadhaiyum velippadaiyaaga sonnaar. (mat. 3:17) nīngalum oru appaavaaga aagumpōdhu, ungal pillaigalai nēsikkirīrgal enbadhai adikkadi sollungal. avargal ēdhaavadhu nalla vishayangalai seiyumpōdhu avargalai vaayaara paaraattungal. yegōvaavai maadhiriyē nadandhukollum appaakkalaal nalla pillaigalai valarkka mudiyum; andha pillaigal mudhirchiyulla aangalaagavum pengalaagavum valaruvaargal. idhaiyellaam seivadharku ippōdhē nīngal eppadi thayaaraagalaam? kudumbatthilum sabaiyilum irukkiravargalmēl nīngal vaitthirukkira anbai seyalil kaattungal. avargalai dhaaraalamaaga paaraattungal. (yōvaa. 15:9) ippadiyellaam seiyumpōdhu yegōvaavukkum kudumbatthukkum sabaikkum nīngal oru periya sotthaaga iruppīrgal.

19-20. mudhirchiyulla oru nabaraaga aavadharku ilam sagōdharargalukku edhuvellaam udhavi seiyum? (attai padatthai paarungal.)

¹⁹ ilam sagōdharargalē, nīngal thaanaagavē mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavaraaga maarivida maattīrgal. indha katturaiyil paartthadhupōl, nalla udhaaranangalai patri yōsiyungal, yōsikkum thiranai valartthukkollungal, poruppaanavargalaaga nadandhukollungal, vaalkkaikku thēvaiyaana thiramaigalai katrukkollungal, edhirkaala poruppugalukkaaga ippōdhē thayaaraagungal.

²⁰ ungal munbu irukkira vēlaigalai patri yōsikkumpōdhu, avai ungalukku malai pōl theriyalaam. aanaal, kavalaippadaadhīrgal! ungalaal kandippaaga adhai thaandi vara mudiyum. ungalukku udhava yegōvaa aasaiyaaga kaatthirukkiraar. (ēsaa. 41:10, 13) udhavi seiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalum irukkiraargal. mudhirchiyulla oru sagōdhararaaga nīngal aagumpōdhu, ungaludaiya vaalkkai kandippaaga sandhōshamaagavum thirupthiyaagavum irukkum. ilam sagōdharargalē, naangal ungalai romba nēsikkirōm. oru mudhirchiyulla sagōdhararaaga aavadharku nīngal edukkira ellaa muyarchigalaiyum yegōvaa kattaayam aasīrvadhippaar.—nīdhi. 22:4.