1-2. velippadutthudhal butthagam namakku romba mukkiyamaanadhu endru solvadharku oru kaaranam enna?

 oruvarudaiya vīttil utkaarndhu avarudaiya fōttō aalbatthai paartthukkondirukkirīrgal. adhil irukkira fōttōkkalai ellaam nīngal ovvondraaga paarkkirīrgal. niraiya fōttōkkalil ungalukku theriyaadhavargaldhaan irukkiraargal. appadi paartthukkondē varumpōdhu oru fōttōvai mattum nīngal utruppaarkkirīrgal. ēn? ēnendraal, andha fōttōvil nīngal irukkirīrgal. fōttōvai unnippaaga paarkkirapōdhu, adhai engē, eppōdhu edutthōm enbadhai nīngal nyaabagappadutthi paarkkirīrgal. andha fōttōvil vēru yaarellaam irukkiraargal endru nīngal kandupidikkirīrgal. nīngal andha fōttōvil iruppadhaal adhu ungalukku romba visēshamaanadhaaga irukkum, illaiyaa?

² oru vidhatthil velippadutthudhal butthagamum andha fōttōvai pōldhaan irukkiradhu. ēn? adharku irandu kaaranangal irukkindrana. mudhal kaaranam, indha baibil butthagam namakkaagavē eludhappattirukkiradhu. “sīkkiratthil nadakkappōgira kaariyangalai kadavul thannudaiya adimaigalukku theriyappadutthuvadharkaaga yēsu kristhuvukku velippadutthinaar” endru indha butthagatthin mudhal vasanam solgiradhu. (veli. 1:1) appadiyendraal, kadavuludaiya ūliyargalaana namakkaagavē indha butthagam eludhappattirukkiradhu, ellaa makkalukkaagavum illai. indha butthagatthil irukkira svaarasyamaana thīrkkadharisanangalin niraivētratthil namakkum oru pangu iruppadhai ninaitthu naam aachariyappaduvadhillai. vēru vaartthaigalil sonnaal, velippadutthudhal butthagam endra fōttōvil naamum irukkirōm.

3-4. velippadutthudhal butthagam solvadhupōl adhilirukkum thīrkkadharisanangal eppōdhu niraivēra aarambitthadhu, idhu enna seiya ungalai thūndum?

³ indha thīrkkadharisanangal namakku mukkiyamaaga iruppadharku irandaavadhu kaaranam, adhu niraivērugira kaalappagudhidhaan. vayadhaana appōsthalaraana yōvaan adhai patri enna sonnaar endru gavaniyungal. “naan kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal nam ejamaanudaiya naalukku konduvarappattēn” endru avar eludhinaar. (veli. 1:10) ki.pi. 96-il yōvaan indha vaartthaigalai eludhiyapōdhu ‘ejamaanin naal’ innum varavillai. adharku innum romba naatkal irundhana.  (mat. 25:14, 19; lū. 19:12) baibil thīrkkadharisanangalai vaitthu paarkkumpōdhu, 1914-il yēsu paralōgatthil raajaavaaga aanapōdhudhaan andha naal aarambitthadhu. andha varushatthilirundhu velippadutthudhal butthagatthil irukkira thīrkkadharisanangal niraivēra aarambitthana. andha niraivētratthil kadavuludaiya makkalaaga irukkira namakkum oru pangu irukkiradhu. ēnendraal, naam ippōdhu ‘ejamaanin naalil’ vaalndhukondirukkirōm!

⁴ viruviruppaana sambavangal nadakkira indha kaalatthil naam vaalvadhaal velippadutthudhal 1:3-il solliyirukkira aalōsanaikku naam gavanam selutthuvadhu romba mukkiyam. “indha thīrkkadharisana seidhigalai satthamaaga vaasikkiravargalum kētkiravargalum idhil eludhappattiruppadhai kadaippidikkiravargalum sandhōshamaanavargal; ēnendraal, kurittha kaalam nerungivittadhu” endru andha vasanam solgiradhu. adhanaal, indha “thīrkkadharisana seidhigalai” naam ‘satthamaaga vaasikka’ vēndum, ‘kētka’ vēndum, adhil irukkira vishayangalai ‘kadaippidikka’ vēndum. adhil sila vishayangalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

5. yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhatthil avarai vananguvadhu mukkiyam enbadhai velippadutthudhal butthagam eppadi kaattugiradhu?

⁵ sabaiyil nadakkira ellaa vishayangalumē yēsuvukku nandraaga theriyum enbadhai velippadutthudhal butthagatthin aaramba adhigaarangalilirundhu naam purindhukolgirōm. (veli. 1:12-16, 20; 2:1) aasiyaa mainaril irundha ēlu sabaigalukkum yēsu sonna seidhiyilirundhu idhai nammaal therindhukolla mudigiradhu. mudhal nūtraandil irundha andha sabaigalukku yēsu kurippaaga sila aalōsanaigalai kodutthaar. adhaavadhu, avargaludaiya vanakkam yegōvaavukku pidittha vidhamaaga irukka vēndumendraal enna seiya vēndum endru sonnaar. yēsu koduttha indha aalōsanaigal indraikku irukkira kadavuludaiya makkal ellaarukkumē porundhum. idhilirundhu naam enna therindhukolgirōm? naam yegōvaavōdu oru nerukkamaana bandhatthai vaitthirukkirōmaa endru nammudaiya thalaivaraana kristhu yēsuvukku nandraaga theriyum. yēsu nammai valinadatthugiraar, nammai paadhugaakkiraar. sabaiyil nadakkira ellaavatraiyum paartthukkondirukkiraar. yegōvaavin aadharavu namakku eppōdhum irukka vēndum endraal naam enna seiya vēndum enbadhu avarukku theriyum. andha ēlu sabaigalukku yēsu koduttha aalōsanaigalai naamum kadaippidikka vēndum. avar ennenna aalōsanaigalai kodutthaar endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

6. (a) ebēsu sabaiyil irundhavargalidam enna prachinai irundhadhu? (velippadutthudhal 2:3, 4) (b) avargalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

⁶ velippadutthudhal 2:3, 4-ai vaasiyungal. yegōvaamēl namakku aarambatthil irundha anbai vittuvida kūdaadhu. ebēsu sabaiyil irundhavargalukku yēsu enna sonnaar endru gavaniyungal. avargal sagipputthanmaiyai kaattinaargal. niraiya kashtangal irundhaalum sōrndhuvidaamal yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seidhaargal. aanaalum, avarmēl aarambatthil vaitthirundha anbai vittuvittaargal. adhanaal, marubadiyum andha anbai valartthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. appadi seiyavillai endraal avargaludaiya vanakkatthai yegōvaa ētrukkolla maattaar endru yēsu sonnaar. indraikku naamum namakku varugira prachinaigalai sagitthirundhaal mattum pōdhaadhu. naam sariyaana kaaranangalukkaaga sagitthirukka vēndum. naam enna seigirōm enbadhai mattum alla, adhai ēn seigirōm enbadhaiyum yegōvaa paarkkiraar. oru vishayatthai naam enna ulnōkkatthōdu seigirōm enbadhai therindhukolla yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar. (nīdhi. 16:2) ēnendraal, avarmēl irukkira anbaalum nandri unarvaalum thūndappattu avarai vananga vēndumendru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar.—maar. 12:29, 30.

7. (a) velippadutthudhal 3:1-3 solgirapadi, sardhai sabaiyil irundhavargalidam enna prachinai irundhadhu? (b) naam enna seiya vēndum?

⁷ velippadutthudhal 3:1-3-ai vaasiyungal. naam thodarndhu vilippōdu irukka vēndum. sardhai sabaiyil irundhavargalukku vēru oru prachinai irundhadhu. avargal orukaalatthil yegōvaavukku surusuruppaaga sēvai seidhaargal. adharku pinbu mandhamaagivittaargal. adhanaal, “vilitthelu!” endru yēsu avargalukku aalōsanai kodutthaar. avar sonna andha aalōsanaiyilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?  yegōvaavukku naam seidha sēvaiyai avar marakka maattaar enbadhu unmaidhaan. (ebi. 6:10) adharkaaga naam idhuvarai avarukku seidha sēvaiyē pōdhum endru irundhuvida kūdaadhu. oruvēlai nammudaiya sūlnilai maariyadhaal munbupōl yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya mudiyaamal irukkalaam. irundhaalum, “ejamaanudaiya vēlaiyai” naam thodarndhu surusuruppaaga seiya vēndum. kadaisivarai vilippōdu irukka vēndum.—1 ko. 15:58; mat. 24:13; maar. 13:33.

8. lavōdhikkēyaa sabaiyil irundhavargalukku yēsu koduttha aalōsanaigalilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? (velippadutthudhal 3:15-17)

⁸ velippadutthudhal 3:15-17-ai vaasiyungal. naam mulu idhayatthōdum aarvatthudippōdum yegōvaavai vananga vēndum. lavōdhikkēyaa sabaiyil irundhavargalukku enna prachinai irundhadhu? adhai patri yēsu enna sonnaar endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam. yegōvaavai vanangum vishayatthil avargal ‘kulirchiyaagavum illaamal sūdaagavum illaamal vedhuvedhuppaaga’ irundhaargal. adhaavadhu, avargaludaiya aarvam kuraindhirundhadhu. adhanaal, yēsu avargalai paartthu, ‘ilivaana, paridhaabamaana’ nilaiyil irukkirīrgal endru sonnaar. adhanaal, yegōvaavai vanangugira vishayatthil avargaludaiya aarva thīyai avargal mūttivida vēndiyirundhadhu. (veli. 3:19) namakku enna paadam? oruvēlai nammudaiya aarvam konjam kuraindhirundhaal, yegōvaavum avarudaiya amaippum namakkaaga enna nalla vishayangalai seidhirukkiraargal enbadhai yōsitthuppaarkka vēndum. avatrukkaaga nandriyōdu irukka vēndum. (veli. 3:18) vasadhiyaaga vaala vēndum enbadharkaaga ōdiyōdi ulaitthuvittu yegōvaavai vananguvadhai naam irandaavadhu idatthukku thallivida kūdaadhu.

9. pergamu, thiyatthīraa sabaigalukku yēsu sonnapadi naam endha vishayatthai thavirkka vēndum?

⁹ visuvaasadhrōgigaludaiya pōdhanaigalai naam odhukkitthalla vēndum. pergamu sabaiyil irundha silar pirivinaigalai ērpadutthuvadhaal yēsu avargalai kanditthaar. (veli. 2:14-16) adhēsamayatthil, thiyatthīraa sabaiyil irundhavargal ‘saatthaanudaiya aalangalai’ kandupiditthu adhilirundhu odhungi irundhadhaal yēsu avargalai paaraattinaar. satthiyatthai urudhiyaaga piditthukkollumpadi avargalidam sonnaar. (veli. 2:24-26) visuvaasatthil balavīnamaaga irundha sila kristhavargal, visuvaasadhrōgigal sollikkoduttha poi pōdhanaigalai nambi ēmaandhu pōivittaargal. adhanaal, avargal manam thirumba vēndiyirundhadhu. idhilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? yegōvaavin yōsanaigalukku edhiraaga irukkira endhavoru pōdhanaiyaiyum naam odhukkitthalla vēndum. visuvaasadhrōgigal ‘bakthimaangalai pōl kaattikkondaalum’ avargal unmaiyil adharku ‘nērmaaraagatthaan nadandhukolgiraargal.’ (2 thī. 3:5) naam kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai aalamaaga paditthu adhilirukkira vishayangalai therindhuvaitthirundhaal, poi pōdhanaigalai nammaal sulabamaaga kandupidikka mudiyum. adhai odhukkitthallavum mudiyum.—2 thī. 3:14-17; yū. 3, 4.

10. pergamu, thiyatthīraa sabaigalukku yēsu sonnadhilirundhu naam vēru enna paadatthaiyum katrukkollalaam?

¹⁰ naam paaliyal muraikēttil īdupadavō adhai kandumkaanaamal vittuvidavō kūdaadhu. pergamu, thiyatthīraa sabaigalil innoru prachinaiyum irundhadhu. angē irundha silar paaliyal  muraikēttai odhukkitthallaamal irundhaargal. adhanaal, avargalai yēsu kanditthaar. (veli. 2:14, 20) idhilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? naam niraiya varushangalaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhirukkalaam. niraiya poruppugalum namakku irukkalaam. aanaal adharkaaga, olukkanketta vidhatthil naam nadandhukondōm endraal yegōvaa adhai porutthukkolvaar endru edhirpaarkka mudiyaadhu. (1 saa. 15:22; 1 pē. 2:16) olukka vishayatthil indha ulagam evvalavu sīralindhukondu vandhaalum sari, naam yegōvaa kodutthirukkira uyarndha olukkanerigalinpadi nadakka vēndum endru avar edhirpaarkkiraar.—ebē. 6:11-13.

11. idhuvarai enna vishayangalai katrukkondōm? (“ namakku paadangal” endra pettiyaiyum paarungal.)

¹¹ idhuvarai naam enna katrukkondōm? yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri naam avarai vanangugirōmaa endru yōsitthuppaarkka vēndum. oruvēlai, nam vanakkatthai yegōvaa ētrukkollaamal pōgum vidhatthil naam edhaiyaavadhu seidhukondirundhaal, adhai udanadiyaaga sariseiya vēndum. (veli. 2:5, 16; 3:3, 16) sabaigalukku innoru vishayatthaiyum yēsu sonnaar. adhai patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

12. simirnaa, piladhelpiyaa sabaigalukku yēsu sonnadhilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? (velippadutthudhal 2:10)

¹² yēsu adutthadhaaga simirnaa, piladhelpiyaa sabaigalukku enna sonnaar endru paarkkalaam. angirundha kristhavargalidam thunburutthalai paartthu bayappada vēndaam endru yēsu sonnaar. ēnendraal, avargal thunburutthalai unmaiyōdu sagitthirundhaal avargalukku yegōvaa palan koduppaar endru sonnaar. (velippadutthudhal 2:10-ai vaasiyungal; 3:10) idhilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? namakkum thunburutthal varum endru naam edhirpaarkka vēndum. adhai sagikka thayaaraaga irukka vēndum. (mat. 24:9, 13; 2 ko. 12:10) indha vishayatthai eppōdhum nyaabagatthil vaitthukkolvadhu ēn romba mukkiyam?

13-14. velippadutthudhal 12-aam adhigaaratthil solliyirukkira sambavangalaal kadavuludaiya makkal eppadi baadhikkappattirukkiraargal?

¹³ ‘ejamaanin naalil,’ adhaavadhu naam vaalgira indha kaalatthil kadavuludaiya makkalukku thunburutthal varum endru velippadutthudhal butthagam solgiradhu. velippadutthudhal 12-aam adhigaaratthil paarkkirapadi, yēsu raajaavaana udanē paralōgatthil oru pōr nadandhadhu. andha pōril migaavēlum, adhaavadhu, paralōgatthukku uyirōdu eluppappatta yēsu kristhuvum, avarudaiya paralōga padaigalum, saatthaanukku edhiraagavum avanudaiya pēigalukku edhiraagavum pōr seidhaargal. (veli. 12:7, 8) andha pōril kadavuludaiya edhirigal thōrkadikkappattu kīlē būmikku thallappattaargal. idhanaal, būmiyil irukkira makkalukku bayangaramaana kashtangal vandhana. (veli. 12:9, 12) indha sambavatthaal kadavuludaiya makkal eppadi baadhikkappattaargal?

¹⁴ adutthu enna nadandhadhu endru velippadutthudhal butthagam solgiradhu. saatthaan būmikku thallappatta pinbu avanaal, thirumbavum paralōgatthukku pōga mudiyavillai. adhanaal, būmiyil mīdhiyaaga irukkira paralōga nambikkaiyullavargalmēl avanudaiya kōbatthai kaattikkondirukkiraan. ēnendraal, avargal kadavuludaiya arasaangatthin pradhinidhigalaaga būmiyil irukkiraargal. adhōdu, “yēsuvai patri saatchi kodukkum vēlaiyai” seidhukondirukkiraargal. (veli. 12:17; 2 ko. 5:20; ebē. 6:19, 20) indha thīrkkadharisanam eppadi niraivēri varugiradhu?

15. velippadutthudhal 11-vadhu adhigaaratthil sollappattirukkira ‘irandu saatchigal’ yaarukku adaiyaalamaaga irukkiraargal, avargalukku enna nadandhadhu?

 ¹⁵ prasanga vēlaiyai valinadatthikkondirundha paralōga nambikkaiyulla sagōdharargalai thaakkumpadi kadavuludaiya edhirigalai saatthaan thūndinaan. poruppil irundha andha sagōdharargaldhaan velippadutthudhal butthagatthil sollappattirukkira ‘irandu saatchigal.’ adaiyaala artthatthil ivargal kollappattadhaaga velippadutthudhal butthagam solgiradhu. * (veli. 11:3, 7-11) 1918-il poruppil irundha ettu sagōdharargalmēl edhirigal poi kutrachaattu pōttu avargalukku nīnda kaala sirai dhandanaiyai kodutthaargal. adhanaal, ivargaludaiya vēlai orēyadiyaaga mudivukku vandhuvittadhu endru niraiya pēr ninaitthaargal.

16. aachariyamaana enna vishayam 1919-il nadandhadhu, aanaal andha samayatthilirundhu saatthaan enna seidhukondu irukkiraan?

¹⁶ indha “irandu saatchigalai” konja naatkalukku piragu kadavul thirumbavum uyirōdu konduvaruvaar endrum velippadutthudhal 11-aam adhigaaratthilulla thīrkkadharisanam sonnadhu. idhu eppadi niraivēriyadhu? sagōdharargal siraiyil adaikkappatta aduttha varushatthilēyē aachariyamaana oru vishayam nadandhadhu. maarch 1919-il paralōga nambikkaiyulla indha sagōdharargal vidudhalai seiyappattaargal. avargalmēl pōdappattirundha kutrachaattugalum ratthu seiyappattana. udanē indha sagōdharargal prasanga vēlaiyai aarambitthaargal. aanaal, kadavuludaiya makkalai thaakkuvadhai saatthaan nirutthavē illai. andha samayatthilirundhu saatthaan kadavuludaiya makkalmēl thunburutthalai ‘vellam’ pōla paaya vaitthirukkiraan. (veli. 12:15) adhanaal, nam ovvoruvarukkum unmaiyilēyē “sagipputthanmaiyum visuvaasamum thēvai.”—veli. 13:10.

17. kadavuludaiya makkalai saatthaan thaakkinaalum edhirpaarkkaadha idatthilirundhu avargalukku eppadi udhavi kidaitthirukkiradhu?

¹⁷ edhirpaarkkaadha idatthilirundhu kadavuludaiya makkalukku konjam udhavi kidaikkum endru velippadutthudhal 12-aam adhigaaram solgiradhu. adhaavadhu, thunburutthal endra “vellatthai” “būmi” than vaayai thirandhu kudikkum endru andha adhigaaram solgiradhu. (veli. 12:16) indha thīrkkadharisanatthil solliyiruppadhudhaan nadandhirukkiradhu. eppadiyendraal, saatthaanudaiya ulagatthil irukkira sila amaippugalē kadavuludaiya makkalukku silasamayangalil udhavi seidhirukkindrana. udhaaranatthukku, kadavuludaiya makkalukku nīdhimandra valakkugalil niraiya dhadavai vetri kidaitthirukkiradhu. idhanaal, avargalukku ōralavukku sudhandhiram kidaitthirukkiradhu. indha sudhandhiratthai avargal eppadi payanpadutthi irukkiraargal?  thangalukku kidaikkira ovvoru vaaippaiyum payanpadutthi yegōvaa koduttha vēlaiyai avargal nalla vidhatthil seidhukondirukkiraargal. (1 ko. 16:9) indha vēlaiyil ennavellaam utpattirukkiradhu?

18. indha kadaisi naatkalil naam seiya vēndiya mukkiyamaana vēlai enna?

¹⁸ mudivu varuvadharku mun, ‘kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patriya nalla seidhiyai’ avarudaiya makkal ulagam muluvadhum arivippaargal endru yēsu thīrkkadharisanam sonnaar. (mat. 24:14) indha vēlaiyai seivadhil avargalukku oru dhēvathūdharudaiya udhaviyō alladhu niraiya dhēvathūdhargaludaiya udhaviyō irukkiradhu. ēnendraal, “būmiyil kudiyirukkira ellaa dhēsatthinarukkum kōtthiratthinarukkum moliyinarukkum inatthinarukkum nitthiya nalla seidhiyai” oru dhēvathūdhar arivitthukkondirundhaar endru velippadutthudhal butthagam solgiradhu.—veli. 14:6.

19. yegōvaavai nēsikkiravargal vērenna seidhiyaiyum solla vēndiyirukkiradhu?

¹⁹ naam kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patriya nalla seidhiyai mattumē sonnaal pōdhaadhu. velippadutthudhal 8-10 adhigaarangalil sollappattirukkira dhēvathūdhargal seigira vēlaikkum naam aadharavu kodukka vēndiyirukkiradhu. kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai odhukkitthallugiravargalukku kidaikkappōgira bayangaramaana dhandanaigalai patri andha dhēvathūdhargal arivikkiraargal. yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga naam, saatthaanudaiya ulagatthil irukkira vitthiyaasamaana amaippugalukku edhiraaga kadavuludaiya nyaayatthīrppu seidhiyai sollikkondirukkirōm. indha seidhi, ‘aalankattiyaiyum neruppaiyum’ pōl irukkiradhu. (veli. 8:7, 13) mudivu romba pakkatthil iruppadhai makkal therindhukondaaldhaan avargalaal thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyil periya periya maatrangalai seidhu yegōvaavudaiya kōbatthin naalilirundhu thappikka mudiyum. (sep. 2:2, 3) aanaal, indha seidhiyai niraiya pēr verukkiraargal. adhanaal, indha seidhiyai solvadharku namakku dhairiyam thēvai. migundha ubatthiravatthinpōdhu naam kadaisiyaaga oru nyaayatthīrppu seidhiyai solvōm. adhu makkalukku innum kadumaiyaana seidhiyaaga irukkum.—veli. 16:21.

20. aduttha irandu katturaigalil naam edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

²⁰ velippadutthudhal butthagatthil sollappattirukkira thīrkkadharisana seidhigalai naam gavanamaaga ‘kadaippidikka’ vēndum. ēnendraal, avai niraivērugira kaalatthildhaan naam vaalgirōm. (veli. 1:3) aanaal, thunburutthalai unmaiyōdu sagippadharkum indha seidhigalai dhairiyamaaga matravargalukku solvadharkum edhu namakku udhaviyaaga irukkum? irandu vishayangalai therindhukolvadhu namakku udhaviyaaga irukkum: (1) kadavuludaiya edhirigal yaar, avargalukku enna nadakka pōgiradhu enbadhai patriyum (2) kadavulukku unmaiyaaga irukkiravargalukku kidaikkappōgira aasīrvaadhangalai patriyum velippadutthudhal butthagatthilirundhu therindhukolvadhu namakku udhavi seiyum. adhai patri aduttha irandu katturaigalil paarkkappōgirōm.