1-2. nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragu naam edhai thodarndhu seiya vēndum? vilakkungal.

 ungal vīttai evvalavu adikkadi suttham pannuvīrgal? mudhanmudhalil nīngal kudipōvadharku munnaal vīttaiyē thudaitthu palichendru vaitthiruppīrgal. aanaal, adharku piragu nīngal adhai suttham pannaamalēyē vittirundhaal enna aagiyirukkum? sīkkiratthilēyē vīdu mulukka dhūsiyum alukkum padindhirukkum. ungal vīdu eppōdhumē palichendrum alagaagavum irukka vēndum endraal adhai nīngal adikkadi suttham panna vēndum.

² adhēpōl, naam yōsikkira vidhatthaiyum nam subaavatthaiyum maatrikkolvadharku naam thodarndhu muyarchi edutthukkondē irukka vēndum. nyaanasnaanam eduppadharku munbu, ‘udalilirundhum ullatthilirundhum ellaa karaigalaiyum nīkki nammai sutthappadutthikkolvadharku’ thēvaiyaana maatrangalai naam kandippaaga seidhiruppōm. (2 ko. 7:1) aanaal, ippōdhu appōsthalan pavul solvadhupōl nammai naamē ‘pudhuppitthukkondē’ iruppadhu avasiyam. (ebē. 4:23) adharkaaga naam ēn thodarndhu muyarchi edukka vēndum? appadi muyarchi edukkaavittaal, indha ulagatthin dhūsiyum alukkum sīkkiratthil nammēl padindhuvidum. appadi nadakkaamal irukka vēndum endraal... yegōvaavin paarvaiyil naam alagaaga irukka vēndum endraal... naam yōsikkira vidhamum nammudaiya subaavamum nammudaiya aasaigalum sariyaaga irukkindranavaa enbadhai adikkadi paartthukkondē irukka vēndum.

3. ‘yōsikkum vidhatthai maatrikkolla vēndum’ enbadharku enna arttham? (rōmar 12:2)

³ yōsikkum vidhatthai naam eppadi maatrikkollalaam? (rōmar 12:2-ai vaasiyungal.) ‘yōsikkum vidhatthai maatrikkolla vēndum’ endru molipeyarkkappattirukkira grēkka vaartthaigalai “manadhai pudhuppikka vēndum” endrum molipeyarkkalaam. oru vīttai pudhuppikka vēndum endraal verum alangaara porulgalai mattum vaangi vaikka maattōm,  adhai adiyōdu maatruvōm. adhēpōl, nammudaiya manadhai pudhuppippadharku orusila nalla vishayangalai seidhaal mattum pōdhaadhu. adharku badhilaaga, naam ullukkullē eppadi irukkirōm enbadhai yōsitthu, yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhamaaga nadandhukolvadharku thēvaiyaana ellaa maatrangalaiyum seiya vēndum. adhai oru dhadavai mattumalla, thodarndhu seidhukondē irukka vēndum.

4. indha ulagam ilukkira iluppukkellaam pōgaamal irukka naam enna seiyalaam?

⁴ naam paribūranaraaga aagumpōdhu eppōdhumē yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhamaaga nadandhukolvōm. aanaal, adhuvarai appadi nadandhukolvadharku naam kadinamaaga ulaikka vēndum. naam yōsikkira vidhatthai maatrikkondaaldhaan kadavuludaiya viruppam enna enbadhai nandraaga therindhukolla mudiyum endru rōmar 12:2-il pavul solliyirukkiraar. adhanaal, indha ulagam ilukkira iluppukkellaam naam pōividaamal irukka vēndum. adharku badhilaaga, nam kurikkōlgalum thīrmaanangalum indha ulagatthukku pidittha vidhamaaga illaamal kadavulukku pidittha vidhamaaga irukkindranavaa endru mudhalil yōsitthu paarkka vēndum.

5. yegōvaavin naalai manadhil vaitthirukkirōmaa enbadhai naam eppadi kandupidikkalaam? (padatthai paarungal.)

⁵ ippōdhu ōr udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. naam ‘yegōvaavin naalai eppōdhum manadhil vaitthu adharkaaga aavalōdu kaatthirukka’ vēndum endru yegōvaa ninaikkiraar. (2 pē. 3:12) ungalaiyē ippadiyellaam kēttukkollungal: ‘indha ulagatthukku sīkkiram mudivu varappōgiradhu enbadhai naan purindhu vaitthirukkirēnaa? naan vaalgira vidham adhai kaattugiradhaa? padippu, vēlai sambandhamaaga naan edukkira mudivugalellaam yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhudhaan en vaalkkaiyilēyē romba mukkiyam enbadhai kaattugiradhaa? enakkum en kudumbatthukkum thēvaiyaanavatrai yegōvaa koduppaar endru naan nambugirēnaa? illaiyendraal, eppōdhumē kaasu panatthai ninaitthē kavalaippattukkondu irukkirēnaa?’ naam ellaa vishayatthilum yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhamaaga nadandhukolla muyarchi seiyumpōdhu yegōvaa romba sandhōshappaduvaar, illaiyaa?—mat. 6:25-27, 33; pili. 4:12, 13.

6. naam edhaiyellaam thodarndhu seiya vēndum?

⁶ naam yōsikkira vidhatthai adikkadi saripaarkka vēndum, thēvaiyaana maatrangalai  seidhukondē irukka vēndum. pavul korindhiyargalukku eludhiyapōdhu, “nīngal visuvaasatthil nilaitthirukkirīrgalaa enbadhai eppōdhum sōdhitthu paarungal. nīngal eppadippattavargal enbadhai therindhukolla ungalaiyē eppōdhum aaraaindhu paarungal” endru sonnaar. (2 ko. 13:5) ‘visuvaasatthil nilaitthiruppadharku’ avvappōdhu kūttangalukkum ūliyatthukkum pōivittu vandhaal mattum pōdhaadhu. naam visuvaasatthil nilaitthirukkirōm enbadhai nammudaiya yōsanaigalum, aasaigalum, ulnōkkangalum kaatta vēndum. adhanaal, naam yōsikkira vidhatthai thodarndhu maatrikkolvadharku kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai padikka vēndum. avar yōsippadhu pōl yōsikka katrukkolla vēndum. avarukku pidittha vidhamaaga vaala edhaiyellaam seiya vēndumō adhaiyellaam seiya vēndum.—1 ko. 2:14-16.

7. ebēsiyar 4:31, 32 solgirapadi, vēru edhaiyum naam seiya vēndum, adhu avvalavu sulabam illai endru ēn sollalaam?

⁷ ebēsiyar 4:31, 32-ai vaasiyungal. naam yōsikkira vidhatthai maatrikkondaal mattum pōdhaadhu, ‘pudhiya subaavatthaiyum anindhukolla vēndum.’ (ebē. 4:24) adharku naam niraiya muyarchi edukka vēndum. mudhalil manakkasappu, sinam, kadum kōbam pōndra gunangalaiyellaam viduvadharku naam muyarchi edukka vēndum. aanaal, adhu avvalavu sulabam illai. ēnendraal, sila ketta gunangal namakkullē ūrippōyirukkalaam. udhaaranatthukku, silarukku ‘kōbappadugira subaavam’ iruppadhaagavum ‘aavēsappadugira subaavam’ iruppadhaagavum baibil solgiradhu. (nīdhi. 29:22, adikkurippugal) ippadi, namakkullē ūrippōyirukkira gunangalai maatrikkolvadharku nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragum naam thodarndhu muyarchi edukka vēndum. oru sagōdhararudaiya anubavam idhaitthaan kaattugiradhu.

8-9. palaiya subaavatthai maatrikkolvadharku naam thodarndhu muyarchi edukka vēndum endru stīvenin anubavam eppadi kaattugiradhu?

⁸ stīven endra sagōdhararukku thannudaiya kōbatthai kattuppadutthuvadhu kashtamaaga irundhadhu. adhai patri avar ippadi solgiraar: “naan nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragum ennudaiya kōbatthai kuraikka thodarndhu muyarchi seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. orusamayam naan vīttukku vīdu ūliyam seidhukondirundhapōdhu, oru thirudan ennudaiya kaaril irukkum rēdiyōvai thirudikkondu ōdinaan. avanai thuratthi pidikka pōnapōdhu rēdiyōvai kīlē pōttuvittu ōdivittaan. indha vishayatthai patri matra sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam sonnapōdhu, oru mūppar ennidam, ‘stīven, oruvēlai nīngal andha thirudanai piditthirundhaal enna seidhiruppīrgal?’ endru kēttaar. indha kēlvi ennai yōsikka vaitthadhu. ennudaiya kōbatthai vittuvittu unmaiyilēyē anbaaga nadakka thodarndhu muyarchi seiya vēndum endru purindhukondēn.” b

⁹ stīvenin anubavam oru vishayatthai thelivaaga kaattugiradhu. oru ketta gunatthai vittuvittadhaaga naam ninaitthaalum adhu eppōdhu vēndumaanaalum thidīrendru etti paarkkalaam. ungalukku appadi nadandhaal, sōrndhupōividaadhīrgal! ini kristhavaraaga iruppadharkē ungalukku thagudhiyillai endru ninaikkaadhīrgal. “nalladhu seiya virumbugira enakkul kettadhu irukkiradhu” endru appōsthalan pavulumkūda sonnaar. (rō. 7:21-23) naam ellaarumē paava iyalbullavargaldhaan. adhanaal, nammudaiya vīttil dhūsiyum alukkum thirumba thirumba padigira maadhiri indha ketta gunangalum thirumba thirumba nam manadhil etti paarkkalaam. adhanaal, nam manadhai sutthamaaga vaitthukkolla naam thodarndhu muyarchi edukka vēndum. adhai eppadi seiyalaam?

10. naam eppadi ketta gunangalai edhirtthu pōraadalaam? (1 yōvaan 5:14, 15)

¹⁰ oru gunatthai maatrikkolvadhu ungalukku kashtamaaga irundhaal, adhai patri yegōvaavidam jebam pannungal. adhuvum, avar ungaludaiya jebatthai kētpaar... ungalukku udhavi seivaar... endra nambikkaiyōdu jebam pannungal. (1 yōvaan 5:14, 15-ai vaasiyungal.) avar andha gunatthai ungalidamirundhu arpudhamaaga edutthu pōttuviduvaar endru solla mudiyaadhudhaan. aanaal, adharku nīngal adipanindhuvidaamal iruppadharku thēvaiyaana balatthai koduppaar. (1 pē. 5:10)  adhēsamayatthil, nīngal seigira jebatthukku ētra vidhamaaga nadandhukollungal. ungaludaiya palaiya subaavatthai thūndividugira vishayangalai seiyaadhīrgal. udhaaranatthukku, nīngal vittolikka ninaikkira gunangal avvalavu periya thappu illai enbadhupōl kaattugira sinimaavaiyum tivi nigalchiyaiyum paarkkaadhīrgal. appadippatta kadhaigalaiyum padikkaadhīrgal. adhōdu, thavaraana aasaigalai patriyē yōsitthukkondum irukkaadhīrgal.—pili. 4:8; kolō. 3:2.

11. pudhiya subaavatthai pōttukkolvadharku naam ennavellaam seiya vēndum?

¹¹ naam palaiya subaavatthai kalatri erindhaal mattum pōdhaadhu, pudhiya subaavatthai pōttukkolvadhum mukkiyam. adharku nīngal enna seiyalaam? yegōvaavin gunangalai patri katrukkolla katrukkolla, avarai pōlavē nadandhukolla vēndum enbadhai ungaludaiya kurikkōlaaga vaiyungal. (ebē. 5:1, 2) udhaaranatthukku, yegōvaa yaaraiyaavadhu mannitthadhai patri nīngal baibilil padikkumpōdhu, ‘naan matravargalai mannikkirēnaa?’ endru ungalaiyē kēttukkollungal. kashtatthil irukkiravargalukku yegōvaa eppadi karisanai kaattinaar enbadhai patri padikkumpōdhu, ‘pana kashtatthil irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl naanum karisanaiyaaga irukkirēnaa? adhai ennudaiya seyalil kaattugirēnaa?’ endru ungalaiyē kēttukkollungal. pudhiya subaavatthai naam pōttukkollumpōdhu, naam yōsikkira vidhatthaiyum nammaal maatrikkolla mudiyum. aanaal, idhu orē naalil nadakkira vishayam illai. adhanaal, ungalidam nīngalē porumaiyaaga nadandhukollungal.

12. baibilukku aalaiyē maatrugira sakthi irukkiradhu enbadhai stīvenin anubavam eppadi kaattugiradhu?

¹² munbu naam paarttha stīven, pudhiya subaavatthai konjam konjamaaga valartthukkondaar. avar ippadi solgiraar: “nyaanasnaanam edutthadhilirundhu idhuvaraikkum ennudaiya kōbam thalaikku ērum alavukku niraiya sūlnilaigal vandhirukkindrana. ennai kōbappadutthugiravargalidam irundhu vilagippōvadharkum, andha sūlnilaigalai anbaaga samaalippadharkum naan katrukkondēn. naan nadandhukonda vidhatthai paartthu matravargalum ennudaiya manaiviyum ennai paaraattinaargal. ennai paartthu enakkē romba aachariyamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, indha maatratthai naanaagavē seidhēn endru solla maattēn. idharku kaaranam baibildhaan. baibilukku aalaiyē maatrum sakthi irukkiradhu. idharku ennudaiya vaalkkaiyē oru aadhaaram.”

13. sariyaanadhai seiya edhu namakku udhavi seiyum? (galaatthiyar 5:16)

¹³ galaatthiyar 5:16-ai vaasiyungal. sariyaanadhai seivadharkaana pōraattatthil naam jeyippadharkaaga yegōvaa thannudaiya sakthiyai dhaaraalamaaga kodukkiraar. avarudaiya vaartthaiyai naam padikkumpōdhu avarudaiya sakthi namakkul seyalpaduvadharku anumadhikkirōm. kūttangalil kalandhukollumpōdhum avarudaiya sakthi namakku kidaikkiradhu. nammai pōlavē sariyaanadhai seiya pōraadugira sagōdhara sagōdharigaludan angē nammaal palaga mudigiradhu. adhu namakku urchaagam kodukkiradhu. (ebi. 10:24, 25; 13:7) adhōdu, nammidam irukkira oru ketta vishayatthai maatrikkolvadharkaaga yegōvaavidam naam urukkamaaga jebam seiyumpōdhu... udhavikkaaga avaridam kenji kētkumpōdhu... thodarndhu pōraaduvadharku avarudaiya sakthiyai namakku kodutthu avar udhavi seivaar. idhaiyellaam seivadhaal ketta aasaigal nammaivittu orēyadiyaaga maraindhu pōividum endru solla mudiyaadhudhaan. aanaal, andha aasaigalukku nammaal adipaniyaamal irukka mudiyum. galaatthiyar 5:16 solgirapadi, ‘kadavuludaiya sakthi kaattugira valiyil nadakkiravargal endhavoru paava aasaiyaiyum niraivētra maattaargal.’

14. sariyaanadhai seivadharkaana aasaiyai thodarndhu valartthukkolvadhu ēn mukkiyam?

¹⁴ yegōvaavōdu oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolla udhavi seigira vishayangalai naam seiya aarambitthaal mattum pōdhaadhu, adhai thodarndhu seiya vēndum. sariyaanadhai seivadharkaana aasaiyaiyum thodarndhu valartthukkolla vēndum. ēn? ēnendraal namakkullē oru edhiri eppōdhum nammōdu mallukku nirkiradhu. adhudhaan, kettadhai seivadharkaana aasai. nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragumkūda sila ketta vishayangal nammai gaandhampōl ilukkalaam. udhaaranatthukku, sūdhaada vēndum... ōvaraaga kudikka vēndum... aabaasatthai paarkka vēndum... endra aasaiyellaam namakku varalaam. (ebē. 5:3, 4) oru ilam sagōdharar sollumpōdhu, “podhuvaaga aangalai paarkkumpōdhu enakku oru īrppu varum. adhudhaan enakku irukkira periya pōraattamē. oru kattatthil andha īrppu pōividum endru ninaitthēn.  aanaal, ippōdhu varaikkum adhu ennai padutthiyedukkiradhu” endru solgiraar. oru ketta aasaiyai ungalaal adakkavē mudiyaavittaal nīngal enna seiyalaam?

15. ketta aasaigal ‘manidhargalukku podhuvaaga varuvadhudhaan’ enbadhai therindhukolvadhu ēn aarudhalaaga irukkiradhu? (padatthai paarungal.)

¹⁵ oru ketta aasai nammai aattippadaikkumpōdhu adhai edhirtthu naam mattum pōraadikkondu illai enbadhai naam nyaabagam vaitthukkolla vēndum. “manidhargalukku podhuvaaga varugira sōdhanaiyai thavira vērendha sōdhanaiyum ungalukku varavillai” endru baibil solgiradhu. (1 ko. 10:13a) pavul indha vaartthaigalai korindhuvilirundha sagōdharargalukkum sagōdharigalukkum eludhinaar. avargalil silar, adharku munbu manatthunaikku dhrōgam seidhavargalaagavum ōrinachērkkaiyil īdupattavargalaagavum kudikaarargalaagavum irundhaargal. (1 ko. 6:9-11) nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragu avargalukku endha ketta aasaiyumē vandhirukkaadhu endru nīngal ninaikkirīrgalaa? kandippaaga avargalukkum vandhirukkum. avargal ellaarum paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargal enbadhu unmaidhaan. aanaal, avargalum paava iyalbulla saadhaarana manidhargal. adhanaal, avargalum avvappōdhu ketta aasaigalōdu pōraada vēndiyirundhirukkum. indha vishayam namakku aarudhalaaga irukkiradhu. ēn? naam eppadippatta ketta aasaigalōdu pōraadinaalum sari, matravargal adhē aasaiyōdu pōraadi jeyitthirukkiraargal enbadhai ninaitthu nam manadhai thētrikkollalaam. sollappōnaal, “ulagatthil irukkira ungal sagōdharargal ellaarum nīngal anubavippadhu pōndra thunbangalai anubavitthu varugiraargal” enbadhai therindhukondu nīngal visuvaasatthil urudhiyaaga irukkalaam.—1 pē. 5:9.

16. eppadi yōsippadhu aabatthaanadhu, ēn?

¹⁶ ungalukkul irukkira pōraattatthai vēru yaaraalum purindhukolla mudiyaadhu endru mattum ninaitthuvidaadhīrgal. adhu romba aabatthaanadhu. ēnendraal, appadi yōsikka aarambitthuvittaal ‘ketta aasaiyai ennaal vidavē mudiyaadhu, ini avvalavudhaan’ endra mudivukku nīngal vandhuviduvīrgal. aanaal, baibil solvadhē vēru.  “kadavul nambagamaanavar; ungalaal thaangikkolla mudiyaadhalavukku endha sōdhanaiyaiyum avar anumadhikka maattaar. adhai sagitthukkolvadharkum adhilirundhu vidupaduvadharkum avar valiseivaar” endru adhu solgiradhu. (1 ko. 10:13b) adhanaal, ketta aasai nammai aattippadaitthaalum nammaal kandippaaga adhai edhirtthu jeyikka mudiyum. yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu nichayam andha aasaikku adipaniyaamalum irukka mudiyum.

17. ketta aasaigal varaadha maadhiri nammaal thadukka mudiyaadhu endraalum nammaal enna seiya mudiyum?

¹⁷ naam oru vishayatthai eppōdhum nyaabagam vaitthukkolla vēndum. naam paava iyalbulla manidhargalaaga iruppadhaal ketta aasaigal namakku varaadha maadhiri nammaal thadukka mudiyaadhu. aanaal, andha aasaigal varugirapōdhu nammaal udanadiyaaga adhai odhukkitthalla mudiyum, pōtthibaarudaiya manaiviyidamirundhu udanadiyaaga ōdippōna yōsēppai pōl! (aadhi. 39:12) sollappōnaal, ketta aasaigalukku nīngal adipaniya vēndum endra avasiyamē illai.

18-19. yōsikkira vidhatthai maatrikkolla naam muyarchi edukkumpōdhu enna kēlvigalai nammaiyē kēttukkolla vēndum?

¹⁸ naam yōsikkira vidhatthai maatrikkolla vēndum endraal yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhamaaga yōsikkavum nadandhukollavum thodarndhu muyarchi edukka vēndum. adharkaaga adikkadi ippadippatta kēlvigalai nammaiyē kēttukkolla vēndum: ‘naam kadaisi naatkalildhaan vaalgirōm enbadhai naan purindhu vaitthirukkirēnaa? naan nadandhukolgira vidham adhai kaattugiradhaa? pudhiya subaavatthai valartthukkolvadhil naan munnētram seidhukondē irukkirēnaa? ketta aasaigalai edhirtthu pōraaduvadharku kadavuludaiya sakthi enakku udhavi seiya naan anumadhikkirēnaa?’

¹⁹ ippadippatta kēlvigalaiyellaam kēttukkollumpōdhu, endha vishayangalil nīngal munnētram seidhirukkirīrgal endru paarungal. ellaavatrilum pakkaavaaga irukka vēndumendru yōsikkaadhīrgal. oruvēlai nīngal munnēra vēndiyirundhaal sōrndhupōividaadhīrgal. adharku badhilaaga, pilippiyar 3:16-il sollappattapadi, ‘munnētra paadhaiyil edhuvarai pōyirundhaalum sari, adhē paadhaiyil thodarndhu sīraaga nadappadharku’ muyarchi seiyungal. appadi seidhaal, yōsikkira vidhatthai maatrikkolvadharkaaga nīngal edukkira muyarchigalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhippaar enbadhil sandhēgamē illai.