1. baibilai padikka aarambitthapōdhu ennavellaam katrukkondīrgal?

 mudhan mudhalil baibilai padikka aarambitthapōdhu ennavellaam katrukkondīrgal endru ungalukku nyaabagam irukkiradhaa? kadavulukku oru peyar irukkiradhu endru therindhukondapōdhu ungalukku eppadi irundhadhu? aachariyamaaga irundhirukkum. kadavul yaaraiyum naragatthil pōttu sitthiravadhai seivadhillai endru therindhukondapōdhu ungalukku eppadi irundhadhu? ‘appaadaa’ endru nimmadhi perumūchu vittiruppīrgal. irandhupōna ungal piriyamaanavargalai marubadiyum paarkka mudiyum, pūnjōlai būmiyil avargalōdu vaala mudiyum endru therindhukondapōdhu ungalukku eppadi irundhadhu? meisilirtthu pōyiruppīrgal.

2. baibilil irukkum unmaigalai therindhukondadhōdu vēru enna munnētram nīngal seidhirukkirīrgal? (ebēsiyar 5:1, 2)

² kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai padikka padikka yegōvaamēl ungalukku anbu valarndhirukkum. katrukkonda maadhiri seivadharku andha anbu ungalai thūndiyirukkum. baibil niyamangalukku ētra maadhiri nīngal nalla nalla mudivugal edutthīrgal. kadavulukku pidittha maadhiri nadakka vēndum endru aasaippattīrgal. adhanaal, ungaludaiya yōsikkum vidhatthaiyum nadatthaiyaiyum maatrikkondīrgal. anbaana appaa seivadhai paartthu kulandhaiyum appadiyē seivadhu maadhiri, nīngalum ungal paralōga appaavai paartthu avar maadhiriyē nadandhukondīrgal.—ebēsiyar 5:1, 2-ai vaasiyungal.

3. namakku naamē enna kēlvigalai kēttukkolla vēndum?

 ³ nammaiyē ippadi kēttukkollalaam: ‘nyaanasnaanam eduttha samayatthil yegōvaamēl enakku irundha anbaivida ippōdhu ennudaiya anbu adhigamaagiyirukkiradhaa? sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl anbu kaattugira vishayatthil naan yegōvaa maadhiri aagiyirukkirēnaa?’ oruvēlai ‘aarambatthil irundha anbu’ kuraindha maadhiri nīngal unarndhīrgal endraal, sōrndhuvidaadhīrgal. aarambakaala kristhavargalukku ippaditthaan nadandhadhu. adharkaaga yēsu avargalai odhukkitthallavillai. nammaiyum avar odhukkitthalla maattaar. (veli. 2:4, 7) ēnendraal, baibil padikka aarambitthapōdhu namakkul malarndha anbai marubadiyum thūndi eluppa mudiyum endru avarukku theriyum.

4. indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarppōm?

⁴ yegōvaamēlum matravargalmēlum irukkira anbai naam eppadi thodarndhu valartthukkollalaam endru indha katturaiyil paarppōm. adhōdu, ippadi naam anbai balappadutthikkollumpōdhu namakkum matravargalukkum enna aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum endrum paarppōm.

5-6. (a) appōsthalan pavul ūliyam seidha samayatthil enna prachinaigalai sandhitthaar? (b) yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seiya edhu avarai thūndiyadhu?

⁵ yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhu pavulukku sandhōshamaagatthaan irundhadhu. aanaal, niraiya prachinaigalaiyum avar sandhikka vēndiyirundhadhu. pavul adikkadi romba dhūram payanam seidhaar. andha kaalatthil adhellaam avvalavu sulabam illai. appadi payanam seiyumpōdhu silasamayam “aarugalaal vandha aabatthugalaiyum, thirudargalaal vandha aabatthugalaiyum” avar sandhitthaar. avarudaiya edhirigalidamirundhu adi udhaikūda vaangiyirukkiraar. (2 ko. 11:23-27) adhōdu, yaarukkaaga ōdi ōdippōi udhavi seidhaarō andha sagōdharargalē silasamayangalil nandriyillaamal nadandhukondaargal.—2 ko. 10:10; pili. 4:15.

⁶ yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seivadharku pavulukku edhu udhaviyadhu? kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyilirundhum thannudaiya sondha anubavatthilirundhum yegōvaavin gunangalai patri pavul nandraaga therindhukondaar. yegōvaa thannai nēsikkiraar enbadhu avarukku urudhiyaaga therindhirundhadhu. (rō. 8:38, 39; ebē. 2:4, 5) avarum yegōvaavai romba romba nēsikka aarambitthaar. yegōvaamēl irundha anbai avar eppadi kaattinaar? avar ‘parisutthavaangalukkaaga sēvai seidhaar, adhai thodarndhu seidhaar.’—ebi. 6:10.

7. yegōvaamēl naam vaitthirukkira anbil valaruvadharku oru vali enna?

⁷ kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai nandraaga padippadhan mūlamaaga kadavulmēl irukkum anbil naam valara mudiyum. baibilil nīngal padikkira ovvoru pagudhiyum yegōvaavai patri enna solgiradhu endru yōsitthu paarungal. ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: ‘yegōvaa enmēl anbu vaitthirukkiraar enbadhai indha padhivu eppadi kaattugiradhu?  naan yegōvaamēl anbu kaattuvadharku, indha pagudhi enakku eppadi udhavi seigiradhu?’

8. yegōvaamēl naam vaitthirukkira anbil valaruvadharku jebam eppadi namakku udhavum?

⁸ yegōvaamēl naam vaitthirukkira anbil valaruvadharku innoru vali, dhinamum avaridam jebam seivadhu. nam manadhil ōdikkondirukkira ellaavatraiyum avaridam kotta vēndum. (sang. 25:4, 5) yegōvaa, nam jebangalai kēttu adharku badhil koduppaar. (1 yō. 3:21, 22) aasiyaavil irukkira ken endra sagōdhari ippadi solgiraar: “aarambatthil, yegōvaavai patri therindhukondadhai vaitthu enakku avarmēl anbu vandhadhu. aanaal, ennudaiya jebangalukku avar badhil kodutthadhai paartthapōdhu, avarmēl irundha anbu innum adhigamaanadhu. adhanaal, avarukku edhu pidikkumō adhai seiya vēndum endru ninaitthēn.” b

9. sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl irundha anbil thīmōtthēyu thodarndhu valarndhu vandhaar endru eppadi sollalaam?

⁹ pavul oru kristhavaraagi konja kaalatthukku piragu, oru ilainyarai sandhitthaar. avardhaan thīmōtthēyu. thīmōtthēyuvukku yegōvaamēlum anbu irundhadhu, makkalmēlum anbu irundhadhu. sila varushangalukku piragu, avarai patri pilippiyargalidam pavul ippadi sonnaar: “ungaludaiya vishayangalai akkaraiyōdu gavanippadharku [thīmōtthēyuvai] pōndra manamullavar vēru yaarum ennōdu illai.”  (pili. 2:20) pavul ingu thīmōtthēyuvin thiramaigalai patri pēsavillai. avar arumaiyaana pēchaalar enbadhai patriyō ellaavatraiyum olungaaga seibavar enbadhai patriyō sollavillai. sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl thīmōtthēyu vaitthirundha anbudhaan pavuludaiya manadhai thottadhu. thīmōtthēyu thangaludaiya sabaikku eppōdhu varuvaar endru andraikku irundhavargal aasaiyaaga kaatthirundhiruppaargal enbadhil sandhēgamē illai.—1 ko. 4:17.

10. sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl irundha anbai, aannaavum avarudaiya kanavarum eppadi kaattinaargal?

¹⁰ naamum nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku eppadiyellaam udhavi seiyalaam endru valithēdugirōm. (ebi. 13:16) pōna katturaiyil vandha aannaavudaiya anubavatthai paarkkalaam. oru periya puyalukku piragu, aannaavum avarudaiya kanavarum oru kudumbatthai nalam visaarikka avargal vīttukku pōnaargal. puyalil avargaludaiya vīttu kūrai idindhu vilundhirundhadhu. avargal pōttukkolvadharku sutthamaana thunimani edhuvum illai. aannaa ippadi solgiraar: “avargaludaiya thunimaniyai edutthukkondupōi thuvaitthu, ayan seidhu, maditthu kodutthōm. idhu ondrum periya udhavi illai. aanaal indruvarai engal irandu kudumbatthukkum nerukkamaana bandham iruppadharku adhudhaan kaaranam. naangal nalla nanbargalaagivittōm.” sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl aannaavukkum avarudaiya kanavarukkum irundha anbudhaan thēvaiyaana udhavigalai seiya avargalai thūndiyadhu.—1 yō. 3:17, 18.

11. (a) matravargalukku anbu kaatti avargalukku udhavi seiyumpōdhu perumbaalum avargal adhai eppadi ninaikkalaam? (b) nīdhimoligal 19:17-in padi, naam matravargalukku anbaana vishayangalai seiyumpōdhu yegōvaa enna seivaar?

¹¹ naam matravargalai karunaiyōdu, anbaaga nadatthumpōdhu naam yegōvaavai pōl nadandhukolla muyarchi seigirōm enbadhai avargal paarppaargal. naam anbaaga seidha vishayangal namakku peridhaaga theriyaavittaalum avargal adhai peridhaaga ninaippaargal. ērkenavē paarttha ken-ai patri paarkkalaam. avarukku yaarellaam udhavi seidhaargal enbadhu innum avarudaiya manadhil pasumaiyaaga irukkiradhu. avar ippadi solgiraar: “ennai ūliyatthukku kūttikkondu pōna ovvoru sagōdharikkum naan romba nandrikkadan pattirukkirēn. avargal en vīttukkē vandhu ennai kūttikkondu pōvaargal. naangal sērndhu ēdhaavadhu saappiduvōm. pinbu, batthiramaaga ennai vīttilēyē konduvandhu vittuviduvaargal. ippōdhudhaan purigiradhu, idhaiyellaam seivadharku avargal evvalavu muyarchi edutthirukka vēndum endru! aanaal adhaiyellaam avargal sandhōshamaaga seidhaargal.” naam seidha udhavigalukku ellaaraalum namakku thiruppi seiya mudiyaadhu enbadhu unmaidhaan. thanakku udhavi seidhavargalai patri ken ippadi solgiraar: “avargal enakkaaga seidha ellaa vishayangalukkum naan thiruppi seiya vēndum endru aasaippadugirēn. avargalellaam ippōdhu engē irukkiraargal endru enakku theriyaadhu, aanaal yegōvaavukku theriyum. enakkaaga yegōvaa avargalukku thiruppi seiya vēndum endru vēndikkolgirēn.” ken solvadhu unmaidhaan. naam matravargalukku karunaiyōdu seigira chinna chinna vishayangalaikkūda yegōvaa gavanikkiraar. adhai thanakkē koduttha baliyaaga avar paarkkiraar. adhōdu, thanakkē koduttha kadanaagavum adhai ninaikkiraar. andha kadanai thiruppi kodukka vēndum endrum aasaippadugiraar.—nīdhimoligal 19:17-ai vaasiyungal.

12. sabaiyil irukkiravargalidam sagōdharargal eppadi anbu kaattalaam? (padangalaiyum paarungal.)

¹² nīngal oru sagōdhararaaga irukkirīrgal endraal, matravargalmēl eppadi anbu kaatti, avargalukku udhavi seiyalaam? jōrdan oru ilam sagōdharar. thaan sabaiyil innum enna seiyalaam endru avar oru mūpparidam kēttaar. jōrdan idhuvarai seidha munnētrangalukkaaga andha mūppar avarai paaraattivittu innum enna seiyalaam enbadharku sila aalōsanaigalai kodutthaar. udhaaranatthukku, raajya mandratthukku konjam sīkkiramaagavē vandhu ellaaraiyum varavērpadharku sonnaar. kūttangalil badhil solvadharkum, thogudhiyōdu sērndhu thavaraamal ūliyam seivadharkum sonnaar. adhōdu, sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku ēdhaavadhu udhavi thēvaiyaa endru yōsitthu paartthu adhai seiya sonnaar. mūppar sonna maadhiri jōrdan seidhapōdhu, sila vishayangalai eppadi seiya vēndum endru mattumalla, sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl eppadi anbu kaatta vēndum endrum katrukkondaar. jōrdan innoru unmaiyaiyum katrukkondaar. oru sagōdharar udhavi ūliyaraaga aagumpōdhu avar udhavi seiya aarambippadhu illai; avar ērkenavē seidhukondirukkum udhaviyai thodarugiraar.—1 thī. 3:8-10, 13.

13. marubadiyum mūpparaaga sēvai seivadharku anbu eppadi oru sagōdhararukku udhavi seidhadhu?

¹³ nīngal munbu oru udhavi ūliyaraagavō mūpparaagavō sēvai seidhirukkirīrgalaa? nīngal munbu seidha sēvaiyaiyum adhai seiya ungalai thūndiya anbaiyum yegōvaa marappadhillai. (1 ko. 15:58) ippōdhu nīngal thodarndhu kaatti varum anbaiyum avar gavanikkiraar. kristiyan endra sagōdharar, mūpparaaga sēvai seivadhilirundhu nīkkappattaar. adhu avarukku romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. irundhaalum, avar enna seidhaar enbadhai patri ippadi solgiraar: “naan poruppil irundhaalum sari illaiyendraalum sari, anbaal thūndappattu yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharku ennaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiya vēndum endru mudivu seidhēn.” kaalappōkkil, marubadiyum avar mūpparaaga niyamikkappattaar. “marubadiyum oru mūpparaaga sēvai seivadharku aarambatthil enakku konjam padhattamaaga irundhadhu.  aanaal, naan thirumbavum sēvai seiya vēndum endru yegōvaavē virumbugiraar. appadiyendraal, avarmēl irukkum anbinaalum, sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl irukkum anbinaalum adhai seiya vēndum endru mudivu seidhēn” endru kristiyan solgiraar.

14. jaarjiyaavil irukkira sagōdhari sonna vishayatthil irundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹⁴ yegōvaavudaiya makkal matravargalmēlum anbu kaattugiraargal. (mat. 22:37-39) udhaaranatthukku, jaarjiyaa naattil irukkira elaanaa endra sagōdhari ippadi solgiraar: “aarambatthil, yegōvaamēl irundha anbinaaldhaan naan ūliyam seidhēn. aanaal, en paralōga appaamēl anbu valara valara makkalmēl irundha anbum valarndhadhu. avargalukku enna maadhiri prachinaigal irukkindrana... edhai patri pēsuvadhu avargaludaiya manadhai thodum... endrellaam yōsitthu paartthēn. avargalai patri ippadi yōsikka yōsikka avargalukku udhavi seiya vēndum endra aasaiyum adhigamaanadhu.”—rō. 10:13-15.

15-16. padatthil kaattappattulladhu pōl, matravargalmēl anbu kaattuvadhaal enna palangal kidaikkum?

¹⁵ nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl anbu kaattumpōdhu avargal mattumalla, matravargalum payanadaigiraargal. udhaaranatthukku, kōvid-19 perunthotru aarambittha piragu, pavulōvum avarudaiya manaiviyum vayadhaana niraiya sagōdharigalukku, elektraanik saadhanangalai payanpadutthi eppadi saatchi kodukkalaam endru solli kodutthaargal. aarambatthil oru sagōdharikku adhai payanpadutthuvadhu kashtamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal kadaisiyil adhai payanpaduttha katrukkondaar. adhai payanpadutthi avarudaiya sondhakkaarargalai ninaivu naal nigalchikku alaitthaar.  avargalil 60 pēr vīdiyō kaanfarans mūlamaaga kalandhukondaargal! pavulōvum avarudaiya manaiviyum eduttha muyarchigalaal andha sagōdhariyum avarudaiya sondhakkaarargalum payanadaindhaargal. piragu, andha sagōdhari pavulōvukku ippadi eludhinaar: “engalai maadhiri vayadhaanavargalukku idhaiyellaam sollikkodutthadharku romba nandri. yegōvaa engalmēl evvalavu anbu vaitthirukkiraar... engalukku udhava nīngal evvalavu muyarchi edutthirukkirīrgal... enbadhaiyellaam naan marakkavē maattēn.”

¹⁶ indha maadhiri anubavangalilirundhu pavulō oru mukkiyamaana paadatthai katrukkondaar. arivaiyō thiramaiyaiyō vida anbudhaan miga mukkiyam enbadhai avar purindhukondaar. avar ippadi solgiraar: “oru kaalatthil naan vattaara kangaaniyaaga irundhēn. sagōdhara sagōdharigal naan koduttha pēchugalai oruvēlai marandhirukkalaam. aanaal, avargalukkaaga naan seidha udhavigalai avargal innum marakkaamal irukkiraargal endru purindhukondēn.”

17. naam anbu kaattuvadhaal vēru yaarumkūda payanadaigiraargal?

¹⁷ naam matravargalmēl anbu kaattumpōdhu, namakkē adhu niraiya palangalai konduvarum. adhai naam ninaitthukkūda paartthirukka maattōm. niyusilaandhil irukkira jōnatthanukkum ippaditthaan nadandhadhu. oru sanikkilamai madhiyam, kolutthum veyilil, oru payaniyar sagōdharar thaniyaaga ūliyam seidhukondirundhadhai paartthaar. aduttha vaaratthil irundhu, sanikkilamai madhiyam avarōdu sērndhu ūliyam seiya vēndum endru jōnatthan mudivu seidhaar. ippadi avar anbu kaattiyadhu thanakkē prayōjanamaaga irukkum endru andha samayatthil avar yōsitthukkūda paarkkavillai. jōnatthan ippadi solgiraar: “unmaiyai solla vēndumendraal, ennudaiya vaalkkaiyil andha samayatthil ūliyatthil enakku avvalavaaga īdupaadu illaamal irundhadhu. aanaal, andha sagōdharar matravargalukku romba arumaiyaaga solli kodutthadhaiyum avarukku ūliyatthil kidaittha palangalaiyum paartthapōdhu ūliyam seivadhu enakku romba pidikka aarambitthadhu. avar enakku oru nalla nanbaraaga aanaar. aanmīga vishayangalil valaruvadharkum, ūliyatthai sandhōshamaaga seivadharkum, yegōvaavidam nerungi varuvadharkum avar enakku udhavi seidhaar.”

18. naam enna seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar?

¹⁸ yegōvaa, naam avarmēl vaitthirukkum anbilum matravargalmēl vaitthirukkum anbilum valara vēndum endru aasaippadugiraar. naam ērkenavē paarttha maadhiri, yegōvaavudaiya vaartthaiyai padippadhan mūlamaagavum adhai patri aalamaaga yōsitthu paarppadhan mūlamaagavum jebatthil avaridam thavaraamal pēsuvadhan mūlamaagavum yegōvaamēl vaitthirukkira anbil valara mudiyum. nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku thēvaiyaana udhavigalai seivadhan mūlamaaga avargalmēl vaitthirukkum anbil valara mudiyum. ippadi anbil valara valara yegōvaavōdum sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdum innum nerungi iruppōm. andha natpu endrendrum nilaitthirukkum!