1. yaakkōbin kudumbatthai patri sollungal.

 yaakkōbu kadavul bakthiyulla oru kudumbatthil valarndhaar. idhu avarukku kidaittha oru periya baakkiyam. avarudaiya appaa yōsēppum, ammaa mariyaalum yegōvaavai romba nēsitthaargal. avarai vananguvadharkutthaan vaalkkaiyil mudhalidam kodutthaargal. mēsiyaavaaga aaga pōgiravarukku thambiyaaga irukkum baakkiyamum yaakkōbukku kidaitthadhu. ippadippatta oru kudumbatthil valarndhadhu yaakkōbukku kidaittha arumaiyaana aasīrvaadham!

2. thannudaiya annanai uyarvaaga madhikka yaakkōbukku enna vaaippugal irundhana?

² thannudaiya annan yēsuvai uyarvaaga madhippadharkum avaridamirundhu katrukkolvadharkum yaakkōbukku niraiya vaaippugal irundhana. (mat. 13:55) udhaaranatthukku, 12 vayadhilēyē yēsu vēdhavasanangalai nandraaga therindhuvaitthirundhaar. avar pēsiyadhai kēttu erusalēmilirundha pōdhagargalē asandhupōnaargal. (lū. 2:46, 47) yēsuvōdu sērndhu yaakkōbum maravēlai seidhirukka vaaippirukkiradhu. appadiyendraal, andha samayangalilum avar yēsuvai patri niraiya therindhukondiruppaar. “naama orutthangalōda sērndhu vēlai seiyarappa, avangala patthi neraiya therinjukka mudiyum” endru sagōdharar nēdhan h. naar adikkadi solvaar. * ‘yēsu valaravalara nyaanatthil perugi, kadavuludaiya piriyatthaiyum manidhargaludaiya piriyatthaiyum petruvandhadhaiyum’ yaakkōbu gavanitthiruppaar. (lū. 2:52) ivatraiyellaam vaitthu paarkkumpōdhu aarambatthil yēsuvin sīshargalil oruvaraaga yaakkōbu irundhiruppaar endru namakku thōndralaam. aanaal appadi nadakkavillai.

3. yēsu ūliyam seiya aarambittha samayatthil yaakkōbu eppadi nadandhukondaar?

³ būmiyil yēsu ūliyam seidha samayatthil yaakkōbu avarudaiya  sīsharaaga aagavillai. (yōvaa. 7:3-5) sollappōnaal, yēsuvukku “paitthiyam piditthuvittadhu” endru sonna sondhakkaarargalil oruvaraaga yaakkōbum irundhirukkalaam. (maar. 3:21) adhōdu, sitthiravadhai kambatthil yēsu irandhapōdhu mariyaalin pakkatthil yaakkōbu irundhadhaaga endha padhivum illai.—yōvaa. 19:25-27.

4. indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

⁴ yēsu uyirtthelundha pinbu, yaakkōbu avarmēl visuvaasam vaitthaar. adharku piragu, kristhava sabaiyil oru mūpparaaga aanaar. indha katturaiyil yaakkōbidamirundhu naam katrukkolla vēndiya irandu paadangalai patri paarppōm. (1) naam eppōdhum panivaaga nadandhukolla vēndum. (2) thiramaiyaaga katrukkodukka vēndum.

5. uyirtthelundha yēsu thannai sandhittha pinbu yaakkōbu enna seidhaar?

⁵ yēsu uyirtthelundha pinbu, “yaakkōbukkum, adhan pinbu ellaa appōsthalargalukkum thōndrinaar” endru baibil solgiradhu. (1 ko. 15:7) adharku piragudhaan, yaakkōbu yēsuvin oru sīsharaaga aanaar. erusalēmilirundha maadi araiyil kadavuludaiya sakthikkaaga appōsthalargal kaatthukkondirundhapōdhu, avarum avargalōdu irundhaar. (ap. 1:13, 14) konja kaalatthukku piragu, mudhal nūtraandil irundha aalum kuluvil sēvai seiyum baakkiyam yaakkōbukku kidaitthadhu. (ap. 15:6, 13-22; galaa. 2:9) ki.pi. 62-kku munnaal, paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargalukku kadavuludaiya sakthiyin thūndudhalaal avar oru kadidham eludhinaar. indraikku namakku paralōga nambikkai irundhaalum sari, būmiyil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, andha kadidham nam ellaarukkumē prayōjanamaaga irukkiradhu. (yaak. 1:1) annaavin maganaagiya ananiyaa thalaimai guruvaaga irundhapōdhu avar koduttha kattalaippadi yaakkōbu kolai seiyappattadhaaga mudhal nūtraandu saritthiraasiriyar josifas sonnaar. yaakkōbu thannudaiya būmikkuriya vaalkkaiyai mudikkumvarai yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhaar.

6. yaakkōbukkum avarudaiya kaalatthil irundha madha thalaivargalukkum enna vitthiyaasam irundhadhu?

⁶ yaakkōbu panivaanavaraaga nadandhukondaar. idhu namakku eppadi theriyum? andraikku irundha madha thalaivargalukkum yaakkōbukkum irundha vitthiyaasatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. yēsudhaan kadavuludaiya magan enbadharkaana thelivaana aadhaaratthai paartthapōdhu yaakkōbu adhai panivaaga ētrukkondaar. aanaal, erusalēmil irundha mudhanmai gurumaargal appadi ētrukkollavillai. udhaaranatthukku, laasaruvai yēsu uyirttheluppiyadhu avargalukku thelivaaga therindhirundhaalum yēsuvai mēsiyaavaaga  ētrukkolvadharku badhilaaga avaraiyum laasaruvaiyum kolvadharku muyarchi seidhaargal. (yōvaa. 11:53; 12:9-11) yēsu uyirtthelundha vishayatthaikkūda makkalidamirundhu maraikka paartthaargal. (mat. 28:11-15) idhu ellaavatrukkum kaaranam, andha madha thalaivargalukku irundha thalaikkanamdhaan.

7. namakku ēn thalaikkanam irukka kūdaadhu?

⁷ paadam: thalaikkanatthai vittuvittu yegōvaa solvadhai kēttu nadakka naam thayaaraaga irukka vēndum. nammudaiya idhayatthil ēdhaavadhu kōlaaru ērpattaal, adhu sariyaaga vēlai seiyaamal pōividum. adhēpōl, namakkullē thalaikkanam vandhuvittaal nammaal yegōvaavukku kīlppadindhu nadakka mudiyaadhu. parisēyargaludaiya idhayam rombavē irugippōyirundhadhu. yēsu kadavuludaiya magan enbadharkum avaridam kadavuludaiya sakthi irukkiradhu enbadharkum thelivaana aadhaarangal irundhum avargal adhai ētrukkollavillai. (yōvaa. 12:37-40) adhanaal, mudivillaadha vaalkkai kidaippadharkaana vaaippai avargal ilandhuvittaargal. (mat. 23:13, 33) idharku kaaranam avargalukku irundha thalaikkanamdhaan. appadiyendraal, nammudaiya gunam... naam yōsikkira vidham... naam edukkira thīrmaanam... ivaiyellaam baibilinpadiyum, kadavuludaiya sakthi valikaattugirapadiyum irukkindranavaa endru nichayappadutthikkolvadhu evvalavu mukkiyam, illaiyaa? (yaak. 3:17) yaakkōbu panivaanavaraaga irundhadhaaldhaan yegōvaa solvadhai kēttu nadandhaar. adhōdu, avaraal matravargalukku thiramaiyaaga sollikkodukkavum mudindhadhu. adhai patritthaan ippōdhu paarkkappōgirōm.

8. thiramaiyaaga katrukkodukka edhu namakku udhavum?

⁸ yaakkōbu paditthu pattam vaangiyavar kidaiyaadhu. andraikku irundha madha thalaivargal, appōsthalargalaana pēdhuruvaiyum yōvaanaiyum ‘kalviyarivu illaadha saadhaarana aatkalaaga’ paarttha maadhiridhaan yaakkōbaiyum paartthaargal. (ap. 4:13) aanaalum, yaakkōbaal thiramaiyaaga katrukkodukka mudindhadhu. baibilil avar eludhiya butthagatthilirundhu adhai naam therindhukolgirōm. indraikku namakkumkūda periya padippu illaiyendraalum kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyum, amaippu kodukkira payirchiyum iruppadhaal, naamum matravargalukku thiramaiyaaga katru kodukka mudiyum. katrukkodukkira vishayatthil yaakkōbidamirundhu naam niraiya paadangalai therindhukollalaam. avatrai ovvondraaga paarkkalaam.

9. yaakkōbu eppadi katrukkodutthaar?

 ⁹ yaakkōbu puriyaadha vaartthaigalaiyō kashtamaana vilakkangalaiyō payanpadutthavillai. adhanaal, avar sonnadhai kētta makkal enna seiya vēndum, eppadi seiya vēndum enbadhai nandraaga purindhukondaargal. ōr udhaaranatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. matravargal namakku aniyaayam seiyumpōdhu kōbatthai manadhil vaitthukkollaamal sagitthiruppadharku enna seiyalaam endru yaakkōbu elimaiyaaga katrukkodutthaar. “sagipputthanmai kaattiyavargalai sandhōshamaanavargal endru karudhugirōm. yōbuvin sagipputthanmaiyai patri kēlvippattirukkirīrgal, mudivil yegōvaa avarai aasīrvadhitthadhai patriyum therindhirukkirīrgal; yegōvaa kanivaana paasamum irakkamum niraindhavar, illaiyaa?” endru avar eludhinaar. (yaak. 5:11) idhilirundhu avar sondhamaaga edhuvum sollavillai, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyilirundhudhaan katrukkodutthaar enbadhu therigiradhu. yōbuvai pōl unmaiyaaga irukkiravargalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhippaar enbadhai puriya vaikka kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai avar payanpadutthinaar. adhumattumalla, elimaiyaana vaartthaigalaiyum vilakkangalaiyum payanpadutthi adhai puriya vaitthaar. ippadi, thanakku pugal sērkkaamal yegōvaavukku pugal sērumpadi paartthukkondaar.

10. yaakkōbai pōl katrukkoduppadharku oru vali enna?

¹⁰ paadam: kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyilirundhu katrukkodukka vēndum, elimaiyaaga katrukkodukka vēndum. ‘ivarukku evvalavu therinjirukku’ endru matravargal nammai paartthu ninaikka vēndum enbadhu nammudaiya kurikkōlaaga irukka kūdaadhu. yegōvaavukku evvalavu theriyum enbadhaiyum avargalmēl avar evvalavu akkarai vaitthirukkiraar enbadhaiyum avargalukku puriya vaippadhudhaan nammudaiya kurikkōl. (rō. 11:33) indha kurikkōlai adaiya vēndumendraal naam eppōdhumē matravargalukku baibililirundhu sollikkodukka vēndum. udhaaranatthukku, nammōdu sērndhu baibil padippavargalidam, ‘unga idatthula naan irundhirundhaa enna senjiruppēn, theriyumaa?’ endru solvadharku badhilaaga baibilil irukkira yaaraavadhu oruvarudaiya udhaaranatthai kaatti vilakkalaam. avargaludaiya sūlnilaiyai patri yegōvaa eppadi yōsikkiraar, adhai patri avar enna ninaikkiraar endru purindhukolla avargalukku udhavalaam. appadi seidhaal, namakku pidittha vidhamaaga nadappadharku badhilaaga yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhamaaga nadakka vēndum endru avargal aasaippaduvaargal.

11. andraikku irundha kristhavargalukku ennavellaam prachinaigal irundhana, avargalukku yaakkōbu enna aalōsanai kodutthaar? (yaakkōbu 5:13-15)

¹¹ yaakkōbu olivumaraivu illaamal arivurai kodutthaar. andraikku irundha kristhavargalukku ennavellaam prachinaigal irundhana enbadhai yaakkōbu thelivaaga purindhuvaitthirundhaar. avar eludhiya kadidhatthai padikkumpōdhu nammaal idhai purindhukolla mudigiradhu. andha prachinaigalai samaalippadharku thēvaiyaana aalōsanaigalai avargalukku kodutthaar. udhaaranatthukku, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai kēttu adhanpadi nadappadhu silarukku kashtamaaga irundhadhu. (yaak. 1:22) innum silar, ēlaigalidam orumaadhiriyum panakkaarargalidam orumaadhiriyum nadandhukondaargal. (yaak. 2:1-3) vēru silarukku thangaludaiya naavai adakkuvadhu siramamaaga irundhadhu. (yaak. 3:8-10) unmaiyilēyē ivaiyellaam periya prachinaidhaan. aanaalum, avargalmēl irundha nambikkaiyai yaakkōbu ilandhuvidavillai. avargalukku anbaaga aalōsanai kodutthaar. adhēsamayatthil, olivumaraivu illaamal kodutthaar. idhaivida periya prachinaigalōdu pōraadikkondirundhavargalai mūppargalidam pōi udhavi kētka sonnaar.—yaakkōbu 5:13-15-ai vaasiyungal.

12. baibil padikkiravargal nichayam maatrangalai seivaargal endru naam ēn namba vēndum?

¹² paadam: olivumaraivu illaamal nadandhukolla vēndum. matravargalmēl nambikkai ilandhuvidaamal irukka vēndum. nammidam baibil padikkiravargal baibil solvadhu pōl nadakka pōraadikkondirukkalaam. (yaak. 4:1-4) avargalukkullē ūrippōyirukkira ketta palakkangalai maatrikkolvadharkum nalla gunangalai valartthukkolvadharkum avargalukku konjam kaalam edukkalaam. naamum yaakkōbai pōlavē avargal enna maatrangalai seiya vēndum enbadhai thayangaamal solla vēndum. panivaaga nadandhukolbavargalai yegōvaa than pakkam īrkkiraar enbadhaiyum, avargaludaiya vaalkkaiyil maatrangal seiya udhavi seigiraar enbadhaiyum naam nyaabagam vaikka vēndum. avargal nichayam maatrangalai seivaargal endru namba vēndum.—yaak. 4:10.

13. yaakkōbu 3:2 solgirapadi, yaakkōbu thannai patri enna vishayatthai purindhuvaitthirundhaar?

¹³ yaakkōbu thannai patri alavukku adhigamaaga ninaikkavillai. avar yēsuvin thambiyaaga irundhadhaalō avarukku mukkiyamaana sila poruppugal irundhadhaalō matra kristhavargalaivida thannai romba uyarvaaga ninaitthukkollavillai. “en anbaana sagōdharargalē” endrudhaan avargalai kūppittaar. (yaak. 1:16, 19; 2:5) thavarē seiyaadhavar pōl avar thannai  kaattikkollavillai. “naam ellaarum pala dhadavai thavaru seigirōm” endru sonnapōdhu thannaiyum sērtthudhaan sonnaar.—yaakkōbu 3:2-ai vaasiyungal.

14. naamum thavaru seigiravargaldhaan enbadhai ēn otthukkolla vēndum?

¹⁴ paadam: naam ellaarumē thavaru seigiravargaldhaan enbadhai marandhu vida kūdaadhu. nammōdu baibilai padikkiravargalaivida naam endha vidhatthilum uyarndhavargal illai enbadhai nyaabagatthil vaikka vēndum. oruvēlai, thavarē seiyaadha oru aalaaga nammai kaattikkondaal enna aagum? ‘avangala maadhiriyellaam thappē seiyaama irukkaradhu romba kashtam’ endru avargal ninaikka aarambitthuvidalaam. aanaal, baibil solgirapadi nadappadhu namakkum kashtamaagatthaan irundhadhu enbadhaiyum adhai samaalippadharku yegōvaadhaan udhavi seidhaar enbadhaiyum avargalidam sollumpōdhu, thangalaalum yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya mudiyum endra nambikkai avargalukku kidaikkum.

15. eppadippatta uvamaigalai yaakkōbu payanpadutthinaar? (yaakkōbu 3:2-6, 10-12)

¹⁵ manadhai thodugira uvamaigalai yaakkōbu payanpadutthinaar. idhai seivadharku kadavuludaiya sakthi avarukku udhavi seidhadhu enbadhu unmaidhaan. adhēsamayatthil, uvamaigalai payanpadutthi avarudaiya annan yēsu eppadi katrukkodutthaar enbadhaiyum avar paditthu therindhiruppaar. thannudaiya kadidhatthil yaakkōbu payanpadutthiya uvamaigal elimaiyaaga irundhana, paadangal thelivaaga puriyum vidhatthil irundhana.—yaakkōbu 3:2-6-yum, 10-12-yum vaasiyungal.

16. manadhai thodugira uvamaigalai naam ēn payanpaduttha vēndum?

¹⁶ paadam: manadhai thodugira uvamaigalai payanpaduttha vēndum. porutthamaana uvamaigalai payanpadutthumpōdhu, adhu kētpavargaludaiya kaadhil viluvadhōdu avargaludaiya manadhil padamaagavum ōdum. ippadi seiyumpōdhu, mukkiyamaana baibil unmaigal avargaludaiya manadhil aalamaaga padhiyum. manadhai thodugira uvamaigalai payanpadutthuvadhu yēsuvukku kaivandha kalai. avarudaiya thambi yaakkōbum appadiyē seidhaar. yaakkōbu payanpadutthiya ōr uvamaiyai ippōdhu paarppōm. adhu ēn manadhai thodugira maadhiri irundhadhu enbadhai therindhukollalaam.

17. yaakkōbu 1:22-25-il irukkira uvamai manadhai thodugira vidhatthil irukkiradhu endru eppadi sollalaam?

¹⁷ yaakkōbu 1:22-25-ai vaasiyungal. indha vasanangalil, kannaadiyil thannai paarkkira oru manidhanai patri yaakkōbu solgiraar. andraikku irundhavargal indha uvamaiyai sulabamaaga purindhukondiruppaargal. kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyilirundhu prayōjanam adaiya vēndumendraal adhai vaasikkiravargalaaga mattumallaamal adhanpadi nadakkiravargalaagavum iruppadhu mukkiyam enbadhai puriya vaippadharkutthaan yaakkōbu indha uvamaiyai sonnaar. kannaadiyil thannai paarkkira manidhan ēdhō sariseiya vēndiyirukkiradhu enbadhu therindhum,  adhai kandukollaamal vittaal adhu muttaalthanamaaga irukkum. adhai pōlavē, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai paditthuvittu naam seiya vēndiya maatrangalai seiyaamal irundhaal adhu muttaalthanamaaga irukkum.

18. uvamaigalai payanpadutthumpōdhu enna mūndru vishayangalai naam nyaabagatthil vaikka vēndum?

¹⁸ yaakkōbai pōlavē uvamaigalai payanpadutthuvadhil mūndru vishayangalai naam nyaabagam vaitthukkollalaam: (1) naam sollum vishayatthukku porutthamaana uvamaiyai payanpaduttha vēndum. (2) kētpavargalukku adhu puriyum vidhatthil irukka vēndum. (3) naam edharkaaga adhai solgirōm enbadhu thelivaaga puriya vēndum. porutthamaana uvamaigalai engē kandupidippadhu endru yōsikkirīrgalaa? vaach tavar pablikēshans indeksil (aangilam) “uvamaigal” endra thalaippil paarungal. uvamaigalai payanpadutthuvadhu, maikkil pēsugira maadhiri endru sollalaam. maikkil pēsumpōdhu naam sollum vishayam matravargalukku satthamaagavum thelivaagavum kētkum. adhai pōlavē, uvamaigalai payanpadutthumpōdhum naam sollum vishayam matravargalukku nandraagavum thelivaagavum puriyum. adharkaaga, naam uvamaigalaaga adukkikkondē pōga kūdaadhu. mukkiya vishayangalai puriya vaippadharku mattum adhai payanpaduttha vēndum. ippadi, katrukkodukkira vishayatthil thiramaigalai valartthukkollumpōdhu oru vishayatthai naam nyaabagatthil vaikka vēndum. makkalai nam pakkam īrppadhu nammudaiya kurikkōlaaga irukka kūdaadhu. mudindhavarai niraiya pērai yegōvaavin kudumbatthukkul kūttikkondu varuvadhudhaan nammudaiya kurikkōlaaga irukka vēndum.

19. nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalai nēsikkirōm enbadhai naam eppadi kaattalaam?

¹⁹ yaakkōbukku kidaittha maadhiri oru sagōdharan namakku illaiyendraalum yegōvaavai vanangugira niraiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalai konda oru periya kudumbam namakku irukkiradhu. avargalai naam romba nēsikkirōm. adhanaal, avargalōdu sērndhu palagugirōm, avargalidamirundhu katrukkolgirōm. avargalōdu thōlōdu thōl sērndhu ūliyam seigirōm. gunatthil, nadandhukolgira vidhatthil, katrukkodukkira vidhatthil, yaakkōbai pōl iruppadharku naam muyarchi seidhōmendraal yegōvaavukku pugal sērkka mudiyum. adhumattumalla, nalla janangal nammudaiya anbaana appaa yegōvaavidam varuvadharku udhava mudiyum.