1-2. oruvēlai ippōdhu nīngal nyaanasnaanam edukka thayaaraaga illaiyendraal, ēn sōrndhupōga vēndiya avasiyam illai? (attai padatthai paarungal.)

 nyaanasnaanam edukka nīngal aasaippadugirīrgalaa? ungal vaalkkaiyil idhaivida arumaiyaana latchiyam vēredhuvum illai. nyaanasnaanam edukka nīngal thayaaraa? nīngal thayaaraaga irundhaal... mūppargalum nīngal thayaaraaga iruppadhaaga ninaitthaal... aduttha vaaippu kidaikkumpōdhu adhai naluva vidaadhīrgal. yegōvaavin sēvaiyil oru artthamulla vaalkkai ungalukkaaga kaatthukkondirukkiradhu.

² oruvēlai, nīngal nyaanasnaanam eduppadharku innum sila munnētrangalai seiya vēndum endru mūppargal solgiraargalaa? illaiyendraal ungalukkē appadi thōndrugiradhaa? appadiyendraal, sōrndhupōividaadhīrgal. nīngal siriyavargalaaga irundhaalum sari, periyavargalaaga irundhaalum sari, andha mukkiyamaana padiyai edutthu vaikka ungalaal munnēra mudiyum.

3. etthiyōppiya adhigaari pilippuvidam enna kēttaar, namakku enna kēlvi varugiradhu? (appōsthalar 8:36, 38)

³ appōsthalar 8:36, 38-ai vaasiyungal. oru etthiyōppiya adhigaari narcheidhiyaalaraana pilippuvidam, “nyaanasnaanam edukka ini enakku enna thadai?” endru kēttaar. etthiyōppiya adhigaarikku nyaanasnaanam edukka aasai irundhadhu. aanaal, andha mukkiyamaana padiyai edutthu vaikka unmaiyilēyē avar thayaaraaga irundhaaraa?

4. katrukkondē irukka vēndum endru aasaippattadhai etthiyōppiya adhigaari eppadi kaattinaar?

⁴ etthiyōppiya adhigaari ‘kadavulai vananguvadharkaaga erusalēmukku pōyirundhaar.’ (ap. 8:27) avar yūdha madhatthai ētrukkondu adharku maari irundhirukka vēndum. appadiyendraal, ebireya vēdhaagamatthil yegōvaavai patri irukkira vishayangal kandippaaga avarukku therindhirukkum.  aanaal, avar innum katrukkolla vēndum endru aasaiyaaga irundhaar. pilippu andha etthiyōppiya adhigaariyai paarkka pōnapōdhu avar enna seidhukondirundhaar endru nyaabagam irukkiradhaa? ēsaayaa thīrkkadharisanatthai avar satthamaaga vaasitthukkondirundhaar. (ap. 8:28) adhil romba aalamaana baibil unmaigal irukkindrana. ēdhō konjam adippadai vishayangal therindhaal pōdhum endru avar ninaikkavillai. niraiya vishayangalai katrukkondē irukka vēndum endru aasaippattaar.

5. katrukkondadharku ētrapadi etthiyōppiya adhigaari enna seidhaar?

⁵ ivar etthiyōppiya kandhaagē raaniyin mukkiya adhigaari. ivardhaan andha ‘raaniyin sotthugal ellaavatraiyum nirvagitthaar.’ (ap. 8:27) adhanaal avarukku niraiya vēlaigal irundhirukkum. eppōdhum bisiyaagatthaan irundhiruppaar. aanaalum, yegōvaavai vananguvadharku avar nēram odhukkinaar. satthiyatthai katrukkondadhē pōdhum endru avar ninaikkavillai, katrukkonda maadhiri vaala vēndum endru ninaitthaar. adhanaaldhaan, yegōvaavai vananguvadharkaaga etthiyōppiyaavilirundhu erusalēmil irukkira kadavuludaiya aalayatthukku pōnaar. avvalavu dhūram pōvadharku niraiya nēramum, panamum selavaagiyirukkum. aanaal, yegōvaavai vananguvadharkaaga avar edhaiyum seiya thayaaraaga irundhaar.

6-7. yegōvaavin mēlirundha anbai etthiyōppiya adhigaari eppadi balappadutthikkondē irundhaar?

⁶ etthiyōppiya adhigaari pilippuvidamirundhu pudhidhaaga sila unmaigalai therindhukondaar. yēsudhaan mēsiyaa endrum therindhukondaar. (ap. 8:34, 35) thanakkaaga yēsu seidhadhaiyellaam yōsitthu paartthapōdhu avarukku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhirukkum! adharku piragu avar enna seidhaar? avar ērkenavē yūdha madhatthukku maariyirundhaar. madhippu mariyaadhaiyōdum irundhaar. idhuvē pōdhum endru avar irundhirukkalaam. aanaal, yegōvaavinmēlum avar maganinmēlum avarukku irukkira anbu adhigamaanadhaal, thannudaiya vaalkkaiyai maatrum mukkiyamaana thīrmaanatthai edutthaar. nyaanasnaanam edutthu yēsuvin sīsharaaga aaga vēndum endru ninaitthaar. avar thayaaraaga iruppadhai paartthadhaaldhaan pilippu avarukku nyaanasnaanam kodutthaar.

⁷ etthiyōppiya adhigaariyai pōl seidhaal, ungalaalum nyaanasnaanatthukku thayaaraaga mudiyum. nīngalum mulu nambikkaiyōdu dhairiyamaaga “nyaanasnaanam edukka ini enakku enna thadai?” endru solvīrgal. etthiyōppiya adhigaari seidha edhaiyellaam naamum seiya vēndum endru paarkkalaam. avar katrukkondē irundhaar. katrukkondadharku ētrapadi vaalndhaar. kadavulmēl anbai valartthukkondē irundhaar.

8. nīngal enna seiya vēndum endru yōvaan 17:3 solgiradhu?

⁸ yōvaan 17:3-ai vaasiyungal. yēsu sonna indha vaartthaigalai kēttudhaan baibilai padikka vēndum endru mudivu edutthīrgalaa? aam, nammil niraiya pēr appaditthaan seidhōm. adhē vaartthaigal, naam katrukkondē irukka vēndum endrum solgindrana. ‘orē unmaiyaana kadavulai therindhukondē iruppadharku’ mudivē kidaiyaadhu. (pra. 3:11) ēnendraal, katrukkolvadharku avvalavu vishayangal irukkindrana. kaalam mulukka avarai patri therindhukondē thaan iruppōm.  adharku oru mudivē irukkaadhu. endhalavukku yegōvaavai patri therindhukolgirōmō andhalavukku avaridam nerungi pōvōm.—sang. 73:28.

9. baibilil irukkira adippadai unmaigalai therindhukonda piragu naam enna seiya vēndum?

⁹ yegōvaavai patri therindhukolla aarambitthapōdhu mukkiyamaana sila unmaigalai patri mattum nīngal therindhiruppīrgal. ebireyargalukku eludhiya kadidhatthil idhaitthaan appōsthalan pavul ‘adippadai vishayangal’ endru solgiraar. ‘adippadai pōdhanaigal’ mukkiyam illai endru pavul ingē sollavillai. adhu, oru kulandhaikku thembu kodukkira paal maadhiri irukkiradhu endrudhaan solliyirukkiraar. (ebi. 5:12; 6:1) adhēnēram ellaa kristhavargalum adippadai pōdhanaigalai mattumalla, baibilil irukkira aalamaana unmaigalaiyum therindhukolla vēndum endru sonnaar. baibilil irukkira aalamaana vishayangalai katrukkolla vēndum endra aasaiyai nīngal valartthirukkirīrgalaa? yegōvaavai patriyum, avarudaiya nōkkatthai patriyum niraiya katrukkondu munnērikkondē irukka vēndum endru aarvamaaga irukkirīrgalaa?

10. silarukku padippadhu endraalē ēn kashtamaaga irukkiradhu?

¹⁰ nammil niraiya pērukku padippadhu endraalē kashtamaaga irukkum. ungalukkum appaditthaanaa? skūlil nīngal padippil puliyaa? angē vaasikkavum padikkavum nandraaga katrukkondīrgalaa? niraiya therindhukolla vēndum endru aasai aasaiyaaga padippīrgalaa? illaiyendraal butthagatthai thirandhu padippadhē ungalukku sutthamaaga pidikkaadhaa? kavalaippadaadhīrgal. niraiya pērukku appaditthaan irukkiradhu. aanaal, yegōvaavaal ungalukku udhavi seiya mudiyum. avarai maadhiri sollikkodukka yaarumē illai. avardhaan best tīchar.

11. yegōvaa ‘magatthaana pōdhagar’ enbadhai eppadi nirūbitthu kaattiyirukkiraar?

¹¹ yegōvaa thannai ‘magatthaana pōdhagar’ endru solgiraar. (ēsaa. 30:20, 21) avar anbaaga, porumaiyaaga, purindhu nadandhukolgira tīchar. avarudaiya maanavargalidam nalladhai mattumdhaan paarppaar. (sang. 130:3) nammaal seiya mudiyaadhadhai naam seiya vēndum endru avar edhirpaarkka maattaar. ippadi yōsitthu paarungal: mūlai endra arumaiyaana parisai namakku kodutthadhē avardhaan. (sang. 139:14) katrukkolla vēndum endra aasai namakkullēyē irukkiradhu. naam endraikkum sandhōshamaaga katrukkondē irukka vēndum endrudhaan nammai padaitthavarum aasaippadugiraar. appadiyendraal, baibil unmaigalai therindhukolla vēndum endra ‘ēkkatthai valartthukkolvadhu’ sariyaaga irukkum. (1 pē. 2:2) ungalaal etta mudindha kurikkōlgalai vaiyungal. thavaraamal baibil padippadharku attavanai pōttu, adhai olungaaga seiyungal. (yōsu. 1:8) yegōvaavin udhaviyaal ungalaal sandhōshamaaga padikkavum mudiyum, avarai patri niraiya niraiya therindhukollavum mudiyum.

12. thanippatta padippil yēsuvai patri ēn adhigamaaga padikka vēndum?

¹² yēsuvin vaalkkaiyai patriyum, avar seidha ūliyatthai patriyum thavaraamal yōsitthu paarkka nēram odhukkungal. ippōdhu naam vaalgira kashtamaana kaalatthilum yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya vēndum endraal, yēsuvai nerukkamaaga pinpatra vēndum. (1 pē. 2:21) yēsuvai pinpatrugiravargalukku ennenna prachinaigal varum endru avar velippadaiyaagavē solliyirundhaar. (lū. 14:27, 28) aanaal, unmaiyaaga avarai pinpatrugiravargal avarai pōlavē adhil jeyippaargal endrum avar urudhiyaaga irundhaar. (yōvaa. 16:33) yēsuvin vaalkkaiyil nadandhavatrai padiyungal. ovvoru naalum avarai pōlavē vaalvadharku kurikkōlgalai vaiyungal.

13. yegōvaavidam naam edharkaaga jebam seidhukondē irukka vēndum, ēn?

¹³ arivu mattum irundhaal pōdhaadhu. andha arivai vaitthu yegōvaavai patri niraiya katrukkolla vēndum. nalla gunangalai valartthukkolla vēndum. yegōvaamēl anbaiyum, nambikkaiyaiyum valartthukkolla vēndum. (1 ko. 8:1-3) nīngal padikka padikka nambikkaiyai adhigamaakkumpadi yegōvaavidam udhavi kēttukkondē irungal. (lū. 17:5) appadi nīngal jebatthil kētkumpōdhu yegōvaa dhaaraalamaaga udhavi seivaar. kadavulai patri thirutthamaaga therindhukollumpōdhu unmaiyaana nambikkai varum. adharku ētrapadi naam vaalavum aarambitthuviduvōm.—yaak. 2:26.

14. katrukkondadharku ētrapadi nadappadhan mukkiyatthuvatthai patri appōsthalan pēdhuru enna solgiraar? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁴ yēsuvai pinpatrugiravargal katrukkondadharku ētrapadi vaalvadhu ēn mukkiyam endru appōsthalan pēdhuruvum solgiraar.  nōvaavin vaalkkaiyil nadandhadhai patri solgiraar. yegōvaa nōvaavidam, ‘naan oru periya vellatthai konduvandhu kettavargalai ellaam alikka pōgirēn‘ endru sonnaar. nōvaavum avarudaiya kudumbamum peruvellam varappōgiradhu endru therindhu vaitthirundhaargal. idhanaal mattumdhaan avargal kaappaatrappattaargalaa? andha peruvellam varuvadharku munbu, “nōvaa pēlaiyai kattikkondirundha naatkalil” endru pēdhuru solvadhai gavaniyungal. (1 pē. 3:20) appadiyendraal nōvaavum, avarudaiya kudumbamum yegōvaavidamirundhu therindhukondadharku ētrapadi nadandhirukkiraargal, oru periya pēlaiyaiyē kattiyirukkiraargal. (ebi. 11:7) idhai nyaanasnaanatthōdu oppittu pēdhuru pēsugiraar: “idharku oppaaga irukkira nyaanasnaanam, . . . ungalai kaappaatrugiradhu.” (1 pē. 3:21) pēlaiyai kattuvadharku nōvaavum avarudaiya kudumbamum vēlai seidhadhai pōlavē nyaanasnaanam edukka thayaaraaga nīngalum vēlai seidhukondirukkirīrgal endru sollalaam. nyaanasnaanam edukka thayaaraavadharku nīngal enna vēlai seiya vēndum?

15. unmaiyaaga manam thirundhiyiruppadhai eppadi kaattalaam?

¹⁵ naam seiya vēndiya mudhal vishayam, unmaiyilēyē nammudaiya paavangalilirundhu manam thirundhuvadhudhaan. (ap. 2:37, 38) unmaiyaaga manam thirundhinaal unmaiyaaga maatrangalai seivōm. olukkakkēdaaga vaalvadhu, pugaiyilaiyai payanpadutthuvadhu, asingamaana ketta vaartthaigal pēsuvadhu pōndra yegōvaavukku pidikkaadha vishayangalai nīngal vittirukkirīrgalaa? (1 ko. 6:9, 10; 2 ko. 7:1; ebē. 4:29) idhuvarai vidavillai endraal adhai viduvadharku muyarchi seidhukondē irungal. ungalukku baibil padippu edukkiravargalidam adhai patri pēsungal. sabai mūppargalidam udhavi kēlungal. oruvēlai, nīngal appaa-ammaavudan irukkira chinna pillaigalaaga irundhaal nyaanasnaanam edukka thadaiyaaga irukkira ketta palakkavalakkangalai viduvadharku, appaa-ammaavidam udhavi kēlungal.

16. yegōvaavai vananguvadharku edhaiyellaam thavaraamal seiya vēndum?

¹⁶ vanakkam sambandhappatta vishayangalai olungaaga, thavaraamal seivadhu romba mukkiyam. avatril ondrudhaan kristhava kūttangalukku pōi avatril kalandhukolvadhu. (ebi. 10:24, 25) ūliyatthukku pōgira alavukku nīngal munnēri vittīrgal endraal adhai thavaraamal seiyungal. matravargaludaiya uyirai kaappaatrugira vēlaiyai nīngal endhalavukku seigirīrgalō, andhalavukku sandhōshamaaga iruppīrgal. (2 thī. 4:5) oruvēlai ilam pillaigalaaga irundhaal, indha kēlviyai kēttukkollungal: ‘kūttatthukku pōga vēndum, ūliyatthukku pōga vēndum endru appaa-ammaadhaan enakku nyaabagappadutthugiraargalaa?  alladhu, naanē muyarchiyedutthu pōgirēnaa?’ nīngalē muyarchiyedutthu pōgumpōdhu yegōvaamēl irukkira nambikkaiyai, anbai, nandriyai kaattuvīrgal. ivaiyellaamdhaan ‘kadavulbakthikkuriya seyalgal.’ yegōvaavukku nīngal kodukkum parisu. (2 pē. 3:11; ebi. 13:15) yaarum kattaayappadutthaamal manadhaara naam kodukkira parisugaldhaan yegōvaavai sandhōshappadutthum. (2 korindhiyar 9:7-ai oppidungal.) idhai seiyatthaan naamum aasaippadugirōm. ēnendraal, nammidam iruppadhilēyē miga sirandhadhai yegōvaavukku koduppadhudhaan namakku sandhōsham.

17-18. nyaanasnaanatthukku munnēra endha mukkiyamaana gunam ungalukku udhavi seiyum, ēn? (nīdhimoligal 3:3-6)

¹⁷ nyaanasnaanam eduppadharkaaga nīngal munnētram seiyumpōdhu ungalukku prachinaigal varum. nīngal nambugira vishayangalai yaaraavadhu kēli seiyalaam, adharkaaga ungalai edhirkkalaam, ēn kodumaiyum padutthalaam. (2 thī. 3:12) oru ketta palakkatthai nīngal eppadiyaavadhu vittuvida vēndum endru romba muyarchi seivīrgal. aanaal, sila nēratthil andha palakkatthai vida mudiyaamal adhai seidhu viduvīrgal. illaiyendraal oru kurikkōlai vaitthiruppīrgal, adhaiyellaam adaivadharku romba naal aagum endru porumaiyilandhu verutthuppōi viduvīrgal. aanaalum, sōrndhu pōgaamal irukka oru mukkiyamaana gunam ungalukku udhavum. adhudhaan yegōvaamēl irukkum anbu.

¹⁸ ungalidam iruppadhilēyē romba arumaiyaana, alagaana gunam yegōvaamēl nīngal vaitthirukkum anbudhaan. (nīdhimoligal 3:3-6-ai vaasiyungal.) yegōvaamēl nīngal kollai anbu vaitthaal vaalkkaiyil endha prachinaigal vandhaalum, nīngal adhai samaalitthuviduvīrgal. yegōvaa avarai vanangugiravargalmēl maaraadha anbai kaattugiraar endru baibil adikkadi solgiradhu. appadiyendraal, avargalai vittu pōgavum maattaar, avargalmēl anbu kaattuvadhai nirutthavum maattaar. (sang. 100:5) kadavul thannai pōlavēdhaan ungalaiyum padaitthirukkiraar. (aadhi. 1:26) avar kaattugira anbai ungalaalum kaatta mudiyumaa?

19. yegōvaa ungalukkaaga seidha ellaavatrukkum nīngal eppadi romba nandriyōdu irukkalaam? (galaatthiyar 2:20)

¹⁹ nandri kaattuvadhilirundhu aarambiyungal. (1 the. 5:18) ‘yegōvaa enmēl eppadiyellaam anbu kaattiyirukkiraar’ endru ovvoru naalum yōsitthu paarungal. ungalukkaaga avar seidha vishayangalai kurippittu solli marakkaamal jebatthil nandri sollungal.  ‘yegōvaa enmēl evvalavu anbu vaitthirukkiraar, enakkaaga edhaiyellaam seigiraar’ endru pavulai pōlavē nīngalum yōsitthu paarungal. (galaatthiyar 2:20-ai vaasiyungal.) ‘naanum badhilukku ennudaiya anbai kaatta vēndumaa?’ endru yōsitthu paarungal. yegōvaamēl irukkum anbudhaan prachinaigal varumpōdhu vidaamal sagitthirukkavum adhai nandraaga samaalikkavum ungalukku udhavum. vanakkam sambandhappatta vishayangalai thavaraamal seivadharkum, yegōvaamēl irukkira anbai ovvoru naalum kaattuvadharkum idhudhaan udhavi seiyum.

20. yegōvaavukku ungalai arppanikka nīngal ennavellaam seiya vēndum, idhu ēn sirandha thīrmaanam?

²⁰ yegōvaamēl irukkum anbu valara valara nīngal oru speshal jebatthai seivīrgal. adhil ungalaiyē avarukku arppanippīrgal. marandhuvidaadhīrgal, orudhadavai ungalai yegōvaavukku arppanitthuvittīrgal endraal adharku piragu endraikkum nīngal avarukkutthaan sondham. nīngal arppanikkumpōdhu, vaalkkaiyil nalladhu kettadhu edhu vandhaalum sari, yegōvaavukku sēvai seivēn endru vaakku kodukkirīrgal. idhai orē dhadavaidhaan kodukka mudiyum. arppanikkumpōdhu naam romba romba mukkiyamaana padiyai edutthu vaikkirōm. idhai yōsitthu paarungal: ungal vaalkkaiyil niraiya thīrmaanangal edutthiruppīrgal. aanaal yegōvaavukku ungalai arppanikka vēndum enbadhaivida sirappaana thīrmaanatthai nīngal edukkavē mudiyaadhu. (sang. 50:14) yegōvaamēl nīngal vaitthirukkira anbai kuraitthuppōda saatthaan muyarchi seigiraan. ēnendraal nīngal yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukka maattīrgal endru avan nambugiraan. orunaalum saatthaanai jeyikka vidaadhīrgal. (yōbu 27:5) yegōvaamēl ungalukku asaikkamudiyaadha anbu irundhaal, arppanitthadharku ētrapadi vaalvīrgal. paralōgatthil irukkira ungal appaavidam innum nerungi pōikkondē iruppīrgal.

21. nyaanasnaanatthai ēn aarambam endru solgirōm?

²¹ yegōvaavukku ungalai arppanittha piragu aduttha mukkiyamaana padi eduppadharku ungal sabaiyil irukkum mūppargalidam pēsungal. nyaanasnaanam edutthadhum ellaam mudindhuvittadhu endru ninaikkaadhīrgal. adhudhaan aarambamē. mudivē illaamal yegōvaavukku sēvai seiyappōgira vaalkkaiyin aarambam. adhanaal, ippōdhē yegōvaamēl irukkira anbai adhigamaakkungal, ovvoru naalum anbai adhigamaakkuvadharku kurikkōl vaiyungal. ippadi seidhukondē irundhaal, orunaal nīngal nyaanasnaanam eduppīrgal. andha naalai ungalaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. aanaal, idhu aarambamdhaan. yegōvaavinmēlum avarudaiya maganinmēlum irukkira ungal anbu thodarndhu valarndhukondē irukkattum.