1. yegōvaa aabiragaamukku enna aarudhalaana vishayatthai sollikkodutthaar?

 aabiragaamudaiya vaalkkaiyil adhu oru marakka mudiyaadha naal. sōdhōm gomōraa nagarangalai alikka pōvadhaaga kadavul oru dhēvathūdhar mūlam aabiragaamidam sonnaar. idhai kēttapōdhu avarukku romba adhirchiyaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, “pollaadhavargalōdu sērtthu nīdhimaangalaiyum nīngal alitthuviduvīrgalaa? . . . indha mulu ulagatthukkē nīdhibadhiyaaga iruppavar nyaayamaaga nadakkaamal iruppaaraa?” endru avar kēttaar.yegōvaa thannudaiya nanbarukku oru mukkiyamaana paadatthai appōdhu sollikkodutthaar. adhai therindhukolvadhu namakkum romba aarudhalaaga irukkum. andha paadam idhudhaan: nīdhimaangalai kadavul kandippaaga alikka maattaar.—aadhi. 18:23-33.

2. oru nīdhibadhiyaaga, yegōvaa nyaayamaagavum irakkamaagavum nadandhukolvaar endru naam ēn urudhiyaaga nambalaam?

² oru nīdhibadhiyaaga, yegōvaa nyaayamaagavum irakkamaagavum nadandhukolvaar endru naam urudhiyaaga nambalaam. ēnendraal, yegōvaa ‘idhayatthai paarkkira’ kadavul. (1 saa. 16:7) sollappōnaal, “ovvoru manidhanudaiya idhayatthil” iruppadhum avarukku nandraaga theriyum. (1 raa. 8:39; 1 naa. 28:9) idhu evvalavu periya vishayam! yegōvaa ēn sila mudivugalai edukkiraar endru nammaal mulumaiyaaga purindhukollavē mudiyaadhu. adhanaaldhaan, appōsthalan pavul yegōvaavai patri sollumpōdhu, “avarudaiya nīdhitthīrppugal aaraaya mudiyaadhavai!” endru sonnaar.—rō. 11:33.

3-4. enna kēlvigal nammudaiya manadhukku varalaam? indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkka pōgirōm? (yōvaan 5:28, 29)

³ aanaalum, aabiragaamukku vandha maadhiri namakkum sila kēlvigal varalaam. naam ippadi yōsikkalaam: “yegōvaa alittha sila aatkal, udhaaranatthukku sōdhōm gomōraavil vaalndhavargalai pōndra aatkal, marubadiyum vaalvadharku vaaippu irukkiradhaa? ‘uyirōdu eluppappadugira’ ‘anīdhimaangalil’ avargalil yaaraavadhu iruppaargalaa?”—ap. 24:15.

⁴ ippōdhu, uyirttheludhalai patri enna therindhu vaitthirukkirōm endru paarkkalaam. ‘vaalvu perumpadi uyirttheluppappadugiravargalai’ patriyum ‘nyaayatthīrppu perumpadi uyirttheluppappadugiravargalai’ patriyum  naam purindhu vaitthirukkira vishayatthil samībatthil oru maatram vandhadhu. a (yōvaan 5:28, 29-ai vaasiyungal.) indha maatratthaal, vēru sila vishayangalai purindhukonda vidhatthilum maatram vandhirukkiradhu. adhai patritthaan indha katturaiyilum aduttha katturaiyilum paarppōm. mudhalil, yegōvaavudaiya nīdhiyaana nyaayatthīrppugalai patri namakku enna theriyum, enna theriyaadhu endru paarkkalaam. mudhalil, namakku enna theriyaadhu endru paarkkalaam.

namakku enna theriyaadhu

5. sōdhōm gomōraavil alikkappattavargalai patri munbu nammudaiya prasurangalil enna solliyirundhadhu?

⁵ anīdhimaangal endru yegōvaa nyaayanthīrkkiravargalukku enna nadakkum endru nammudaiya prasurangalil vilakkappattirundhadhu. sōdhōm gomōraavil vaalndhavargalai pōndra aatkalukku edhirkaalatthil uyirttheludhal illai endru adhil solliyirundhadhu. aanaal, idhai patri jebam seidhu aalamaaga aaraaindha piragu, appadi naam urudhiyaaga solla mudiyaadhu endru purindhukolla mudigiradhu. ēn?

6. anīdhimaangalai yegōvaa nyaayanthīrtthadhai patriya sila udhaaranangal enna, baibil namakku edhai patri solvadhillai?

⁶ anīdhimaangalai yegōvaa nyaayanthīrtthadhai patri baibilil niraiya padhivugal irukkindrana. udhaaranatthukku, peruvellam vandha samayatthil nōvaavaiyum avarudaiya kudumbatthaiyum thavira matra ellaaraiyum yegōvaa alitthaar. vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthil vaalndha ēlu dhēsatthu makkalai isravēlargalai payanpadutthi yegōvaa alitthaar. orē raatthiriyil 1,85,000 asīriya padaivīrargalai oru dhēvathūdharai payanpadutthi avar alitthaar. (aadhi. 7:23; ubaa. 7:1-3; ēsaa. 37:36, 37) indha sandharppangalil kollappatta ovvoruvaraiyum, yegōvaa nirandharamaaga alikka mudivu seidhiruppaaraa? adhaavadhu, avargalukku uyirttheludhal nambikkaiyē illaadha maadhiri seidhiruppaaraa? yegōvaa appadi oru mudivu seidhiruppaar endru solvadharku pōdhumaana thagavalai baibil koduppadhillai. eppadi solgirōm?

7. peruvellam vandha samayatthilum kaanaan dhēsam alikkappatta samayatthilum irandhupōnavargalai patri namakku ennavellaam theriyaadhu? (padatthai paarungal.)

⁷ ivargal ovvoruvaraiyum yegōvaa eppadi nyaayanthīrtthaar endru namakku theriyaadhu; kollappattavargalukku yegōvaavai patri therindhukolvadharkum manam thirundhuvadharkum vaaippu kidaitthirukkumaa endrum namakku theriyaadhu. peruvellam vandha samayatthil, nōvaa ‘nīdhiyai prasangitthaar’ endru baibil solvadhu unmaidhaan. (2 pē. 2:5) aanaal, andha bramaandamaana pēlaiyai kattikkondirundha adhēsamayatthil būmiyil irundha ovvoruvaridamum prasangikka avar muyarchi edutthaar endru baibil solvadhillai. adhēmaadhiri, kaanaan dhēsatthil vaalndha ellaa kettavargalukkum yegōvaavai patri therindhukondu manam thirundha vaaippu kidaitthirukkumaa endru namakku theriyaadhu.

8. sōdhōm gomōraavil irundha makkalai patri namakku ennavellaam theriyaadhu?

⁸ sōdhōm gomōraavil irundha makkalai patri enna sollalaam? lōtthu endra nīdhimaan avargal naduvil vaalndhaar. aanaal, andha nagaratthil irundha ellaarukkum lōtthu prasangitthiruppaaraa? namakku theriyaadhu. avargal ellaarumē romba mōsamaanavargaldhaan. aanaal avargalukku edhu sari edhu thavaru endru therindhukolla vaaippu kidaitthirukkumaa? lōtthuvin virundhaaligalai karpalikka muyarchi seidha gumbalai patri baibil enna solgiradhu endru yōsiyungal. andha gumbalil, “siruvanmudhal kilavanvarai” irundhadhaaga adhu solgiradhu. (aadhi. 19:4; 2 pē. 2:7) ivargal yaaraiyumē uyirttheluppa kūdaadhu endru irakkamulla nam kadavul mudivu seidhiruppaaraa? nammaal urudhiyaaga solla mudiyaadhu. andha nagaratthil patthu nīdhimaangalkūda illai endru yegōvaa aabiragaamidam sonnaar. (aadhi. 18:32) appadi paartthaal, avargal anīdhimaangaldhaan, avargalai alikka vēndum endru yegōvaa mudivu seidhadhum nyaayamdhaan. aanaal, ‘anīdhimaangal uyirōdu eluppappadumpōdhu’ avargal yaarumē uyirōdu varamaattaargal endru nammaal urudhiyaaga solla mudiyumaa? appadi solla mudiyaadhu!

9. saalomōnai patri namakku enna theriyaadhu?

⁹ nīdhimaangalaaga irundhu pirpaadu anīdhimaangalaaga aanavargalai patriyum baibil solgiradhu. adharku saalomōn raajaa oru udhaaranam. avarukku kadavulai patriyum avarai eppadi vananga vēndum enbadhai patriyum nandraaga sollittharappattadhu. yegōvaavum avarai nandraaga aasīrvadhitthirundhaar. aanaalum, avar poi kadavulgalai vananga aarambitthaar. avar avvalavu paavangalai seidhadhaal, yegōvaa avarmēl romba kōbappattaar. saalomōn seidha  paavangalukkaana vilaivugalai mulu isravēl dhēsamum pala nūtraandugalaaga anubavitthadhu. saalomōn “than munnōrgalōdu” “adakkam seiyappattaar,” adhaavadhu, dhaavīdhai pōndra unmaiyulla aatkalōdu adakkam seiyappattaar enbadhu unmaidhaan! (1 raa. 11:5-9, 43, adikkurippu; 2 raa. 23:13) aanaal, avar adakkam seiyappatta vidham, avar kandippaaga uyirttheluppappaduvaar endra uttharavaadhatthai kodukkiradhaa? baibil adhai patri edhuvum solvadhillai. “irandhavan thannudaiya paavatthilirundhu mulumaiyaaga vidudhalai seiyappattirukkiraan” endru sollappattirukkiradhē endru silar yōsikkalaam. (rō. 6:7) adhu unmaidhaan! aanaal, irandhupōna ellaarumē uyirōdu varuvaargal endru arttham kidaiyaadhu. oruvar irandhuvittadhaal, marubadiyum uyirōdu vaalvadharku avarukku urimai irukkiradhu endrum arttham kidaiyaadhu. uyirttheludhal enbadhu nam kadavulidamirundhu kidaikkira parisu. thannai endrendrum vananga yaarukkellaam vaaippu kodukka vēndum endru avar virumbugiraarō, avargalukku andha parisai avar kodukkiraar. (yōbu 14:13, 14; yōvaa. 6:44) saalomōnukku andha parisu kidaikkumaa? indha kēlvikkaana badhil yegōvaavukkutthaan theriyum, namakku theriyaadhu. aanaal namakku oru vishayam nandraaga theriyum: yegōvaa eppōdhumē sariyaanadhaitthaan seivaar!

namakku enna theriyum

10. manidhargalai alippadhai patri yegōvaa enna ninaikkiraar? (esēkkiyēl 33:11) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁰ esēkkiyēl 33:11-ai vaasiyungal. manidhargalai nyaayanthīrppadhai patri, thaan eppadi unarugiraar endru yegōvaa velippadaiyaaga solgiraar. adhai patri esēkkiyēl thīrkkadharisi enna eludhinaarō, adhēmaadhiri oru vishayatthaitthaan appōsthalan pēdhuruvum sonnaar. ‘oruvarum alindhupōga kūdaadhu endru avar virumbugiraar’ endru sonnaar. (2 pēdhuru 3:9) indha vaartthaigal namakku evvalavu aarudhalaaga irukkiradhu, illaiyaa! nalla kaaranam illaamal yegōvaa yaaraiyum nirandharamaaga alikka maattaar endru namakku theriyum. avar romba irakkamullavar. adhanaal, eppōdhellaam mudiyumō appōdhellaam irakkatthai kaattugiraar.

11. yaarellaam uyirttheluppappada maattaargal, namakku eppadi adhu theriyum?

¹¹ yaarellaam uyirtthelundhu vara maattaargal enbadhai patri namakku enna theriyum? appadippattavargalil silarai patritthaan baibil solgiradhu. b yūdhaas iskaariyōtthu uyirōdu eluppappada maattaan endru yēsu sonnaar. (maar. 14:21; yōvaa. 17:12) c ēnendraal, yūdhaas therindhē, vēndumendrē yegōvaavukkum yēsuvukkum edhiraaga seyalpattaan. (maar. 3:29) d adhēmaadhiri, thannai edhirttha madha thalaivargalil silarum uyirōdu eluppappada maattaargal endru yēsu sonnaar. (mat. 23:33; yōvaan 19:11 matrum “dhi mēn” endra aaraaichi kurippai aangila aaraaichi baibilil paarungal.) manam thirundhaadha visuvaasadhrōgigalum uyirttheluppappada maattaargal endru appōsthalan pavul sonnaar.—ebi. 6:4-8; 10:29.

12. yegōvaavudaiya irakkatthai patri namakku enna theriyum? sila udhaaranangalai sollungal.

¹² adhēsamayatthil, yegōvaavin irakkatthai patri namakku enna theriyum? yaarum ‘alindhupōvadhai’ thaan virumbuvadhillai enbadhai avar eppadi kaattugiraar? bayangara mōsamaana paavangalai seidha silarukku avar eppadi irakkam kaattinaar endru yōsitthu paarungal. dhaavīdhu raajaa, paaliyal muraikēdu, kolai pōndra padumōsamaana paavangalai seidhaar. aanaalum, avar manam thirundhinaar, adhanaal yegōvaa avarukku irakkam kaatti avarai mannitthaar. (2 saa. 12:1-13) manaasē raajaavum thannudaiya vaalnaalil niraiya mōsamaana paavangalai seidhaar. ivvalavu mōsamaana paavangalai seidhirundhaalum, avar manam thirundhiyadhaal yegōvaa avarukku irakkam kaatti avarai mannitthaar. (2 naa. 33:9-16) indha udhaaranangalilirundhu enna therindhukolgirōm? irakkam kaattuvadharku nyaayamaana kaaranam irukkumpōdhellaam yegōvaa adhai kaattugiraar. thaangal seidha padumōsamaana paavangalai unarndhu manam thirundhiya, dhaavīdhu manaasē maadhiriyaana aatkalai yegōvaa marubadiyum uyirōdu konduvaruvaar.

13. (a) yegōvaa ēn ninivē makkalukku irakkam kaattinaar? (b) ninivē makkalai patri yēsu enna sonnaar?

¹³ ninivē makkalidam yegōvaa eppadi irakkatthōdu nadandhukondaar endrum namakku theriyum.  avargaludaiya akkiramatthai yegōvaa gavanitthaar. adhanaaldhaan, “angirukkira janangal seigira akkiramatthukku alavē illaamal pōivittadhu” endru avar yōnaavidam sonnaar. aanaal andha makkal manam thirundhiyapōdhu yegōvaa avargalai mannitthaar. andha samayatthil yōnaa irakkam kaattavillai. aanaal yegōvaa romba irakkatthōdu nadandhukondaar. kōbamaaga irundha yōnaavukku, ninivē makkal ‘nalladhu kettadhu theriyaadhavargal’ endru yegōvaa nyaabagappadutthinaar. (yōnaa 1:1, 2; 3:10; 4:9-11) piragu, yēsuvum indha udhaaranatthai payanpadutthi yegōvaa evvalavu nyaayamullavar, irakkamullavar enbadhai sollikkodutthaar. manam thirundhiya ninivē makkal ‘nyaayatthīrppinpōdhu . . . elundhuvaruvaargal’ endru avar sonnaar.—mat. 12:41.

14. ninivē makkal endha artthatthil “nyaayatthīrppu perumpadi uyirttheluppappaduvaargal”?

¹⁴ ninivē makkal ‘nyaayatthīrppinpōdhu elundhuvaruvaargal’ enbadhan arttham enna? edhirkaalatthil silar “nyaayatthīrppu perumpadi uyirttheluppappaduvaargal” endru yēsu sonnaar. (yōvaa. 5:29) thannudaiya aayira varusha aatchiyai manadhil vaitthudhaan yēsu idhai sonnaar. andha samayatthil, “nīdhimaangalum anīdhimaangalum” uyirōdu eluppappaduvaargal. (ap. 24:15) anīdhimaangal, “nyaayatthīrppu perumpadi uyirttheluppappaduvaargal.” adhaavadhu, uyirtthelundha piragu avargal eppadi nadandhukolgiraargal enbadhaiyum, katrukkolgira vishayangalai eppadi kadaippidikkiraargal enbadhaiyum yegōvaavum yēsuvum gavanippaargal; adhai vaitthu avargalai nyaayanthīrppaargal. oruvēlai, ninivēyai sērndha oruvar uyirtthelundhu vandha piragu, yegōvaavai vananga virumbavillai endraal avaraal thodarndhu uyir vaala mudiyaadhu. (ēsaa. 65:20) aanaal, yegōvaavai vananga aasaippadugiravargal indha būmiyil endrendrum vaalvaargal!—dhaani. 12:2.

15. (a) sōdhōm gomōraavil alikkappattavargalil yaarumē uyirōdu varamaattaargal endru naam ēn ninaikka kūdaadhu? (b) yūdhaa 7-il irukkum vaartthaigalai naam eppadi purindhukollalaam? (“ yūdhaa eludhiyadharku enna arttham?” endra pettiyai paarungal.)

¹⁵ sōdhōm gomōraavil irundha makkalai patri yēsu enna sonnaar? thannudaiya pōdhanaigalai odhukkitthalliya makkalukku “nyaayatthīrppu naalil” kidaikkappōgira dhandanaiyaivida, sōdhōm gomōraa makkalukku kidaikkappōgira dhandanai kuraivaaga irukkum endru avar sonnaar. (mat. 10:14, 15; 11:23, 24; lū. 10:12) avar sonnadhan arttham enna? thannudaiya naalil irundha makkal evvalavu mōsamaanavargal enbadhai kaattuvadharkaaga yēsu verumanē migaippadutthi pēsiyadhaaga naam ninaikkalaam. aanaal unmaiyil, avar appadi pēsiyadhaaga theriyavillai. ēnendraal, ninivē makkal ‘nyaayatthīrppinpōdhu elundhuvaruvaargal’ endru yēsu sonnapōdhu avargal unmaiyilēyē uyirttheluppappaduvaargal enbadhaitthaan artthappadutthinaar. adhēmaadhiri, sōdhōm gomōraa makkalum “nyaayatthīrppu naalil” nyaayanthīrkkappaduvaargal endru  yēsu sonnadhilirundhu, avargalil silar marubadiyum uyirttheluppappadalaam endra mudivukku naam varalaam. sōdhōm gomōraa makkalai patri pēsiyapōdhu yēsu sonna ‘nyaayatthīrppu naalum,’ ninivē makkalai patri pēsiyapōdhu avar sonna ‘nyaayatthīrppum’ ondrudhaan. ninivē makkalai pōl, sōdhōm gomōraavil irundha makkalum mōsamaana vishayangalai seidhaargal. aanaal, ninivē makkalukku manam thirundha vaaippu kidaitthadhu; sōdhōm gomōraa makkalukku vaaippu kidaikkavillai. adhumattumalla, silar “nyaayatthīrppu perumpadi uyirttheluppappaduvaargal” endru yēsu sonnadhai nyaabagappadutthi paarungal. avargalil ‘kettadhai seidhuvandhavargalum’ uyirōdu varuvaargal. (yōvaa. 5:29) idhilirundhu enna therigiradhu? sōdhōm gomōraavil irundha silaraavadhu oruvēlai uyirōdu varalaam... manam thirundha avargalukku vaaippu kodukkappadalaam... yegōvaavai patriyum yēsuvai patriyum avargalukku sollikkodukka namakkukkūda vaaippu kidaikkalaam... endrellaam therigiradhu!

16. oruvarai uyirttheluppa vēndumaa vēndaamaa enbadhai yegōvaa edhai vaitthu mudivu seigiraar? (erēmiyaa 17:10)

¹⁶ erēmiyaa 17:10-ai vaasiyungal. yegōvaavai patri namakku enna theriyum enbadhai indha vasanam alagaaga solgiradhu. yegōvaa eppōdhumē “idhayatthai aaraaindhu” paarkkiraar, “adimanadhin yōsanaigalai parisōdhitthu” paarkkiraar. edhirkaalatthil uyirttheludhal nadakkumpōdhum yegōvaa eppōdhumpōl ‘avaravar valigalukku thagundhapadi avaravarukku kūli koduppaar.’ yegōvaa eppōdhu urudhiyaaga irukka vēndumō appōdhu urudhiyaaga iruppaar. adhēsamayatthil, eppōdhellaam mudiyumō appōdhellaam irakkatthai kaattuvaar. adhanaal, namakku urudhiyaaga therindhaal thavira, oru nabar uyirtthelundhu varamaattaar endru naamaagavē mudivuseidhuvida kūdaadhu!

“mulu ulagatthukkē nīdhibadhiyaaga iruppavar” ‘nyaayamaaga nadappaar’

17. irandhupōna manidhargalukku edhirkaalatthil enna aagum?

¹⁷ “maranam” endra “edhiri” kōdikkanakkaana manidhargalai vaarikkondu pōyirukkiradhu! aadhaam ēvaal saatthaanōdu sērndhu yegōvaavukku edhiraaga kalagam seiya aarambitthadhilirundhu manidhargal maranatthai sandhitthukkondudhaan irukkiraargal. (1 ko. 15:26) ippadi irandhupōnavargalukku enna nadakkum? yēsuvin sīshargalil konjam pēr, adhaavadhu 1,44,000 pēr,  paralōgatthukku uyirttheluppappaduvaargal. angē avargalukku saavē illaadha vaalkkai kidaikkum. (veli. 14:1) yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundha matravargalai patri enna sollalaam? ‘uyirōdu eluppappadugira’ ‘nīdhimaangalil’ ivargalum iruppaargal. yēsuvin aayira varusha aatchiyilum kadaisi sōdhanaiyilum ivargal unmaiyaaga irundhaal, būmiyil endrendrum vaalvaargal. (dhaani. 12:13; ebi. 12:1) aayira varusha aatchiyil yegōvaavai vanangaadha, sollappōnaal ‘kettadhai seidhuvandha’ “anīdhimaangalum” uyirōdu varuvaargal. thangaludaiya valiyai maatrikkondu yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seiya avargalukku oru vaaippu kidaikkum. (lū. 23:42, 43) aanaalum, sila manidhargal pollaadhavargalaaga irundhirukkiraargal, yegōvaavukku edhiraaga vēndumendrē kalagam seidhirukkiraargal. appadippattavargalai uyirōdu eluppa vēndaam endru yegōvaa mudivu seidhirukkiraar.—lū. 12:4, 5.

18-19. (a) irandhupōnavargalai yegōvaa sariyaagatthaan nyaayanthīrppaar endru naam ēn urudhiyaaga nambalaam? (ēsaayaa 55:8, 9) (b) aduttha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkka pōgirōm?

¹⁸ manidhargalai nyaayanthīrkkumpōdhu yegōvaa eppadippatta mudivu edutthaalum sari, avar eppōdhumē sariyaanadhaitthaan seivaar enbadhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkalaam. aabiragaam maadhiriyē naamum yegōvaavai nandraaga purindhu vaitthirukkirōm. “indha mulu ulagatthukkē nīdhibadhiyaaga irukkira” yegōvaa, endha kuraiyum illaadhavar, nyaanamullavar, irakkamullavar. thannudaiya maganukkum avar payirchi kodutthirukkiraar; makkalai nyaayanthīrppadharkaana adhigaaratthai avarukku kodutthirukkiraar. (yōvaa. 5:22) appaavaalum maganaalum manidhargaludaiya idhayatthil enna irukkiradhu enbadhai therindhukolla mudiyum. (mat. 9:4) adhanaal ovvoru thani nabaraiyum nyaayanthīrkkumpōdhu avargal irandu pērum “nyaayamaaga” nadappaargal enbadhil endha sandhēgamum illai!

¹⁹ yegōvaa eppōdhumē sariyaanadhaitthaan seivaar endru naam urudhiyaaga nambalaam. ēnendraal, sariyaaga nyaayanthīrppadharku yegōvaavukkutthaan thagudhi irukkiradhu, namakku illai! (ēsaayaa 55:8, 9-ai vaasiyungal.) makkalai nyaayanthīrkkira poruppai yegōvaa kaiyilum yēsu kaiyilum naam vittuvidalaam. nam raajaa yēsu, thannudaiya appaavai pōlavē romba nyaayamaanavar, irakkamullavar endru namakku theriyum. (ēsaa. 11:3, 4) appadiyendraal, migundha ubatthiravam samayatthil yegōvaavum yēsuvum makkalai eppadi nyaayanthīrppaargal? adhai patri namakku enna theriyaadhu? enna theriyum? indha kēlvigalukkaana badhilgalai aduttha katturaiyil paarppōm.