1. pillaigal enna seiya vēndum endru petrōrgal aasaippadugiraargal?

 petrōrgalē, ungal pillaigal yegōvaavai patri therindhukondu, avarmēl anbu vaippadharku udhavi seiya vēndum enbadhudhaan ungaludaiya aasai endru engalukku theriyum. aanaal kadavulai paarkka mudiyaadhu. piragu eppadi kadavul nijamaanavar, avaridam nerungippōga mudiyum endru ungal pillaigalukku puriya vaippīrgal?—yaak. 4:8.

2. yegōvaavudaiya gunangalai patri petrōrgal eppadi pillaigalukku sollikkodukkalaam?

² pillaigal yegōvaavidam nerungi pōvadharku oru mukkiyamaana vali, avargalōdu sērndhu baibilai padippadhudhaan. (2 thī. 3:14-17) ilam pillaigal yegōvaavai patri therindhukolla innoru valiyum irukkiradhu endru baibil solgiradhu. nīdhimoligal butthagatthil oru appaa thannudaiya paiyanidam pēsuvadhu pōl oru padhivu irukkiradhu. adhil avar, padaippil therigira yegōvaavudaiya gunangalai marandhuvidaadhē. adhai eppōdhum un kan munnaal vaitthukkol endru solgiraar. (nīdhi. 3:19-21) yegōvaavin gunangalai patri pillaigal therindhukolvadharku padaippugalai petrōrgal eppadi payanpadutthalaam endru indha katturaiyil paarppōm.

3. pillaigal enna seiya petrōrgal udhava vēndum?

³ “paarkka mudiyaadha [kadavuludaiya] gunangalai, . . . ulagam padaikkappatta samayatthilirundhē padaippugal mūlam thelivaaga paarkka mudigiradhu” endru baibil solgiradhu. (rō. 1:20) petrōrgalē, ungal pillaigalai veliyē kūttikkondu pōvadhu ungalukku pidikkum. andha nēratthai nandraaga payanpadutthikkollungal. ‘padaippugalukkum’ yegōvaavudaiya gunangalukkum irukkira sambandhatthai pillaigal paarkka udhavi seiyungal. indha vishayatthil petrōrgal eppadi yēsuvai pōl nadandhukollalaam endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

4. sīshargalukku katrukkodukka padaippugalai yēsu eppadi payanpadutthinaar? (lūkkaa 12:24, 27-30)

 ⁴ padaippai payanpadutthi yēsu eppadi sollikkodutthaar endru yōsitthu paarungal. orusamayam, avarudaiya sīshargalidam andankaakkaigalaiyum kaattu pūkkalaiyum gavanitthu paarungal endru sonnaar. (lūkkaa 12:24, 27-30-ai vaasiyungal.) yēsu ēdhō oru mirugatthaiyō chediyaiyō patri solliyirundhirukkalaam. aanaal, thannudaiya sīshargalukku nandraaga therindha oru paravaiyai patriyum pūvai patriyumdhaan sonnaar. oruvēlai, yēsu idhai solli kondirundhapōdhē angē kaakkaigal parandhukondirundhirukkalaam, pūkkalum pūtthirundhirukkalaam. yēsu adhaiyellaam kaatti sollikkoduppadhai ungalaal karpanai seiya mudigiradhaa? indha udhaaranangalai ellaam sonna piragu yēsu enna seidhaar? oru mukkiyamaana paadatthai avargalukku sollikkodutthaar. avargaludaiya paralōga appaa dhaaraala gunamullavar, irakkamullavar endru sollikkodutthaar. andankaakkaigalaiyum, kaattu pūkkalaiyum yegōvaa gavanitthukkolvadhupōl, avarukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seigiravargalukku unavum udaiyum kodutthu gavanitthukkolvaar.

5. pillaigalukku yegōvaavai patri sollikkodukka padaippugalai eppadi payanpadutthalaam? adharku sila udhaaranangalai kodungal.

⁵ petrōrgalē, nīngal eppadi yēsuvai pōl sollikkodukkalaam? ungalukku romba pidittha padaippugalai patri, oruvēlai ungalukku romba pidittha mirugatthai patriyō chediyai patriyō, ungal pillaigalidam sollungal. appadi sollumpōdhu, adhilirundhu yegōvaavai patri enna therindhukondīrgal endrum marakkaamal sollungal. pinbu, ungal pillaigalidam avargalukku endha chedi pidikkum, endha mirugam pidikkum endru kēlungal. avargalukku pidittha padaippugalilirundhu yegōvaavudaiya gunangalai patri sollikkodukkumpōdhu adhai innum nandraaga gavanitthu kētpaargal.

6. kristōfarin ammaavidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

⁶ padaippilirundhu yegōvaavai patri sollikkodukka vēndum enbadharkaaga adhai patri petrōrgal manikkanakkaaga utkaarndhu aaraaichi seiya vēndumaa? thēvaiyillai. andankaakkaigalin saappaattu palakkam enna, kaattu pūkkalin selgal eppadi vēlai seigindrana endru yēsu ovvondraiyum vilaavaariyaaga sollikkodukkavillai. oruvēlai, eppōdhaavadhu ippadi vilaavaariyaaga ungal pillaigalukku sonnaal avargal kētpaargal. aanaal avargalukku puriya vaippadharku, oru chinna vishayatthaiyō, oru chinna kēlviyaiyō kēttaalē pōdhumaanadhaaga irukkum. kristōfar endra oru sagōdharar avarudaiya chinna vayadhil nadandhadhai patri ippadi solgiraar: “ennudaiya ammaa sutriyirukkira padaippai naangal gavanippadharkaaga kuttiyaaga sila vishayangalaitthaan solvaargal. udhaaranatthukku, malaigalai kaatti, ‘adhai paar, adhu evvalavu periyadhaaga alagaaga irukkiradhu! yegōvaa sūppar, illaiyaa’ endru solvaar. kadal pakkamaaga pōgumpōdhu, ‘indha alaigal evvalavu vēgamaaga varugiradhu paar! yegōvaavukku evvalavu sakthi irukkiradhu’ endru solvaar. ivaiyellaam chinna chinna vaartthaigaldhaan. aanaal engalai romba yōsikka vaittha artthamulla vaartthaigal” endru kristōfar solgiraar.

7. padaippilirundhu katrukkolla ungal pillaigalukku eppadi payirchi kodukkalaam?

⁷ pillaigal valara valara padaippugalai avargalē gavanitthu paarppadharkum, adhilirundhu yegōvaavudaiya gunangalai patri katrukkolvadharkum nīngal avargalukku payirchi kodukkalaam. yegōvaavudaiya padaippil ēdhaavadhu ondrai kaatti, ‘idhilirundhu yegōvaavai patri nī enna katrukkondaai?’ endru kētkalaam. avargal solgira badhilai kēttu kandippaaga nīngal asandhu pōividuvīrgal.—mat. 21:16.

8. “valiyil nadakkirapōdhu” isravēlil irundha petrōrgalukku ennenna vaaippugal kidaitthana?

⁸ “valiyil nadakkirapōdhu” yegōvaavudaiya kattalaigalai patri pillaigalukku sollikkodukka vēndum endru isravēlil irundha petrōrgalukku yegōvaa solliyirundhaar. (ubaa. 11:19) avargal nadandhupōgumpōdhu valiyil niraiya iyarkai kaatchigalai paartthiruppaargal. vidhavidhamaana mirugangal, paravaigal, pūkkalaiyellaam paartthiruppaargal.  indha vaaippai payanpadutthi petrōrgal yegōvaa padaitthadhai patriyellaam pēsi, pillaigaludaiya aarvatthai thūndiyiruppaargal. petrōrgalē, nīngalum ungal pillaigalidam padaippai patri pēsuvadharku vaaippugal kidaikkum. adharkaaga sila petrōrgal enna seidhaargal endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

9. punidhaa matrum kētyaavidamirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

⁹ indhiyaavil oru periya nagaratthil vaalgira punidhaa endra oru ammaa ippadi solgiraar: “engaludaiya sondhakkaarargalai paarkka engal ūrukku pōvōm. adhu konjam graamam. andha vaaippai payanpadutthi engal pillaigalukku yegōvaavudaiya arumaiyaana padaippugalai patri sollikkoduppōm. angē nerukkadiyaana therukkal irukkaadhu, vandi satthamum irukkaadhu. appōdhu engal pillaigalaal iyarkaiyai nandraaga paartthu rasikka mudivadhai naangal purindhukondōm.” petrōrgalē, oru alagaana idatthil ungaludan sērndhu nēram selavittadhai pillaigal eppōdhumē marakka maattaargal. maaldōvaavil irukkira kētyaa endra sagōdhari ippadi solgiraar: “ennudaiya chinna vayadhil marakka mudiyaadha nyaabagam edhuvendraal, en appaa-ammaavudan sērndhu graamatthukku pōnadhudhaan. yegōvaa padaitthadhai ellaam nindru gavanikka en appaa-ammaa chinna vayadhilēyē enakku sollikkodutthaargal. avarudaiya padaippugal mūlamaaga avarai paarppadharkum sollikkodutthaargal. idharkaaga en appaa-ammaavukku romba romba nandri.”

10. iyarkaiyai paarkka graamangalukku pōga mudiyaadha petrōrgal enna seiyalaam? (“ petrōrgalukku udhavi” endra pettiyai paarungal.)

¹⁰ oruvēlai graamangalukkellaam pōvadharku ungalukku vaaippu kidaikkavillaiyaa? indhiyaavil irukkira amōl endra oru sagōdharar ippadi solgiraar: “naangal irukkira idatthil appaa-ammaa irandu pērum vēlaikku pōvaargal. niraiya nēram vēlai seivaargal. graamangalukku pōivittu varuvadharkellaam niraiya panam selavaagum. aanaal, oru chinna paarkkukkō, mottai maadikkō pōnaalkūda angē irukkira yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai paarkka mudiyum. avarudaiya gunangalai patri pēsa mudiyum.” nīngal nandraaga gavanitthu paartthaalē,  ungalai sutri nīngal irukkira idatthilēyē ekkachakkamaana padaippugal irukkum. adhai kaattiyē ungal pillaigalukku nīngal sollikkodukkalaam. (sang. 104:24) paravaigal, pūchigal, chedigal ena niraiya padaippugalai ungalaal paarkka mudiyum. jermaniyil irukkira karīnaa ippadi solgiraar: “en ammaavukku pūkkal endraal romba pidikkum. naan chinna pillaiyaaga irundhapōdhu valiyil irukkira alagaana pūkkalaiyellaam ennidam kaattuvaargal.” padaippai patri niraiya vīdiyōkkalaiyum, prasurangalaiyum nammudaiya amaippu thayaaritthirukkiradhu. avatrai payanpadutthiyumkūda nīngal ungal pillaigalukku sollikkodukkalaam. nīngal engē vaalndhaalumsari, yegōvaavudaiya padaippai gavanitthu paarkka ungal pillaigalukku nīngal sollikkodukkalaam. padaippugalai kaattiyē yegōvaavudaiya gunangalai patri pillaigalukku sollikkodukka mudiyum. adharku sila udhaaranangalai ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam.

11. yegōvaavudaiya anbai patri purindhukolla petrōrgal pillaigalukku eppadi udhavalaam?

¹¹ ungal pillaigal yegōvaavin anbai purindhukolla, mirugangal avatrin kuttigalai evvalavu paasamaaga paartthukkolgiradhu endru kaattalaam. (mat. 23:37) naam rasippadharkaagavē padaippil irukkum vidhavidhamaana vishayangalai kaattiyum nīngal sollikkodukkalaam. munbu naam paarttha karīnaa ippadi solgiraar: “naanum ammaavum nadandhupōgumpōdhu, valiyil pūkkalai paartthaal, ‘adhai gavanitthu paar’ endru ammaa solvaar. ovvoru pūvum vitthiyaasamaaga iruppadhai paarkkumpōdhum, adhanudaiya alagai paarkkumpōdhum yegōvaa nammēl evvalavu anbu vaitthirukkiraar endru yōsitthu paarkka solvaar. itthanai varudangalaagiyum ippōdhum naan ovvoru pūvaiyum nindru gavanippēn. adhan kalar, adhu evvalavu vitthiyaasamaaga irukkiradhu, paarkka evvalavu alagaaga irukkiradhu endrellaam gavanippēn. adhai paarkkumpōdhellaam yegōvaa nammēl vaitthirukkira anbudhaan en nyaabagatthukku varum.”

12. kadavuludaiya nyaanatthai purindhukolla petrōrgal eppadi pillaigalukku udhavi seiyalaam? (sangīdham 139:14) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹² ungal pillaigal yegōvaavin nyaanatthai purindhukolla udhavungal. yegōvaavukku nammaivida pala madangu nyaanam irukkiradhu. (rō. 11:33) udhaaranatthukku, mēgangalukku ullē thannīr irukkiradhu. adhu romba ganamaaga irundhaalum, mēgangal endha kashtamum illaamal alagaaga midhandhukondē pōvadhai kaattungal. (yōbu 38:36, 37) piragu nammudaiya udal evvalavu arpudhamaaga padaikkappattirukkiradhu endru sollungal. (sangīdham 139:14-ai vaasiyungal.) vilaadimar endra oru appaa enna seidhaar endru paarungal. avar ippadi solgiraar: “orunaal ennudaiya paiyan saikkililirundhu kīlē vilundhadhaal avanukku adipattuvittadhu. konja naalukku piragu andha kaayam sariyaagivittadhu. appōdhu, nam udambu thaanaagavē sariseidhukolgira vidhatthil selgalai yegōvaa padaitthirukkiraar endru naanum en manaiviyum avanukku sollikkodutthōm. oruvēlai, oru kaarukku ippadi adipattirundhaal, adhu thannai thaanē sariseidhukolla mudiyaadhu. manidhan uruvaakkiya endha porulgalilum indha adhisayam nadakkaadhu endru avanukku puriya vaitthōm.  indha vishayam yegōvaavudaiya nyaanatthai purindhukolla en paiyanukku udhaviyaaga irundhadhu.”

13. yegōvaavin sakthiyai patri purindhukolla petrōrgal pillaigalukku eppadi udhavi seiyalaam? (ēsaayaa 40:26)

¹³ vaanatthai annaandhu paarungal endru yegōvaa solgiraar. natchatthirangal ovvondraiyum adhanadhan idatthil nirutthi vaippadharku yegōvaavukku evvalavu sakthi irukkiradhu endru yōsitthu paarungal. (ēsaayaa 40:26-ai vaasiyungal.) ‘vaanatthai annaandhu paar, angē ennavellaam therigiradhu endru yōsitthu paar’ endru nīngalum ungal pillaigalidam sollalaam. thaivaanil irukkira shīnshīng endra sagōdhari avarudaiya chinna vayadhil nadandhadhai patri solgiraar. “oru dhadavai ennudaiya ammaa kaattu pakkamaaga oru ‘kēmp’-ukku kūttikkondu pōnaar. angē sittiyilirundhu varugira lait velicham edhuvum illaamal raatthiri nēratthil vaanatthil irundha natchatthirangalai paartthōm. andha samayatthil ennudan padikkira pillaigalidamirundhu varugira thollaiyaal naan romba sōrndhupōyirundhēn. ennaal yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukka mudiyumaa endru kulambippōyirundhēn. indha natchatthirangalai ellaam padaikka vēndum endraal yegōvaavukku evvalavu sakthi irukkum endru en ammaa ennai yōsitthu paarkka sonnaar. ‘andha sakthiyai vaitthu unakkum avar udhavi seivaar, enna prachinai vandhaalum adhai samaalikka udhavi seivaar’ endru sonnaar. angē pōi padaippugalai ellaam paartthuvittu vandha piragu yegōvaavai patri innum therindhukolla vēndum endru aasaippattēn. avarukku sēvai seiya vēndum endra ennudaiya mudivilum urudhiyaaga irundhēn.”

14. yegōvaa sandhōshamaana kadavul endru padaippugalilirundhu ungal pillaigalukku eppadi sollikkodukkalaam?

¹⁴ padaippai paarkkumpōdhu yegōvaa evvalavu sandhōshamaana kadavul endru therindhukolgirōm. avaridam nagaichuvai unarvu irukkiradhu. perumbaalum ellaa mirugangalum paravaigalum mīngalum sēttai seidhu vilaiyaadum endru aaraaichiyaalargal kandupiditthirukkiraargal. (yōbu 40:20) mirugangal sēttai seidhu vilaiyaaduvadhai paartthu ungal pillaigal kushiyaagi irukkiraargalaa? oruvēlai, pūnaikkuttigal pandhai thuratthikkondu ōduvadhai paartthiruppaargal. naaikkuttigal kattippurandu ondrōdu ondru vilaiyaaduvadhaiyum paartthiruppaargal. idhupōl mirugangal seigira sēttaiyai rasitthu paartthu ungal pillaigal sandhōshatthil sirikkumpōdhu, yegōvaa evvalavu sandhōshamaana kadavul endru nīngal ēn avargalukku nyaabagappaduttha kūdaadhu?—1 thī. 1:11.

15. pillaigaludaiya manadhil iruppadhai therindhukolla petrōrgalukku edhu udhavum? (nīdhimoligal 20:5) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁵ silasamayam pillaigal thangalukku varum prachinaigalai patri velippadaiyaaga pēsa maattaargal. adhu petrōrgalukku romba kashtamaaga irukkiradhu.  ungalukkum appaditthaan irukkiradhaa? appadiyendraal, pillaigaludaiya manadhil iruppadhai nīngaldhaan veliyē konduvara vēndum. (nīdhimoligal 20:5-ai vaasiyungal.) sila petrōrgalaal, pillaigaludan sērndhu iyarkai kaatchigalai rasikkumpōdhu avargalidam sulabamaaga pēsa mudindhirukkiradhu. ēn? adharku oru kaaranam, petrōrgalukkum pillaigalukkum appōdhu peridhaaga endhavidha gavanachidharalgalum irukkaadhu. thaivaanil irukkira masaayīkkō endra oru appaa innoru kaaranatthai patri solgiraar: “naangal engal pillaigalai veliyē kūttikkondu pōvōm. malaigalil ēruvōm, kadarkarai pakkamaaga nadandhu pōvōm. appōdhu endha kavalaiyum illaadha amaidhiyaana, sandhōshamaana sūlal irukkum. andha samayatthil avargal manadhil enna irukkiradhu, avargal enna ninaikkiraargal endru therindhukolvadhu sulabamaaga irundhirukkiradhu.” ērkenavē paarttha kētyaa ippadi solgiraar: “skūl mudindha piragu en ammaa ennai adikkadi oru alagaana paarkkukku kūttikkondu pōvaar. en manadhil irukkira kavalaigalai patriyum skūlil nadandhadhai patriyum en ammaavidam pēsuvadharku andha amaidhiyaana sūlal enakku romba udhaviyaaga irundhadhu.”

16. padaippugalai paartthu rasikkumpōdhu kudumbangal eppadi sandhōshamaaga jaaliyaaga irukkalaam?

¹⁶ kudumbangal amaidhiyaana sūlalil jaaliyaaga sandhōshamaaga irukka yegōvaavudaiya padaippugal udhavi seigindrana. idhanaal kudumbatthil irukkiravargalukkul anbu adhigamaagiradhu. “sirippadharku oru nēram irukkiradhu,” “thulli kudhippadharku oru nēram irukkiradhu” endru baibilum solgiradhu. (pra. 3:1, 4 adikkurippu.) namakku pidittha vishayangalaiyellaam seidhu sandhōshamaaga iruppadharkaagavē alagalagaana idangalai indha būmiyil yegōvaa padaitthu vaitthirukkiraar. kudumbatthōdu iyarkaiyai sutrippaarkka pōvadhu niraiya pērukku piditthirukkiradhu. avargal iyarkai kaatchigal irukkira graamangal... malaippagudhigal... kadarkaraigal... pōndra idangalukkellaam pōgiraargal. sila pillaigalukku paarkkil ōdiyaadi vilaiyaaduvadhu pidikkum. mirugangalai paartthu rasippadhu pidikkum. aatril, ēriyil, kadalil nīchal adikka pidikkum. iyarkaiyai rasitthukkondē poludhai pōkkuvadharku yegōvaavudaiya padaippil evvalavu arumaiyaana vishayangal irukkindrana!

17. padaippugalai paartthu rasikka petrōrgal ēn pillaigalukku sollikkodukka vēndum?

¹⁷ kadavul kodukkappōgira pūnjōlai būmiyil petrōrgalum pillaigalum sērndhu idhuvarai paarkkaadha alavukku yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai paartthu rasikkappōgiraargal. indrupōl naam mirugangalai paartthu bayappada vēndiya avasiyam irukkaadhu. adhuvum nammai paartthu bayappadaadhu. (ēsaa. 11:6-9) sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavudaiya padaippugalai paartthu naam rasitthukkondē iruppōm. adharku mudivē irukkaadhu. (sang. 22:26) aanaal petrōrgalē, pudhiya ulagam varumvarai kaatthirukkaadhīrgal. ippōdhē ungal pillaigal padaippugalai paartthu rasikka sollikkodungal. padaippugalai vaitthu ungal pillaigalukku yegōvaavai patri sollikkodutthaal, dhaavīdhu raajaa sonna maadhiriyē avargalum solvaargal: “yegōvaavē, . . . ungaludaiya seyalgalukku īdinaiyē illai.”—sang. 86:8.