1-2. (a) pavul endha sūlnilaiyil irundhapōdhu ebēsiyargalukku kadidham eludhinaar, ēn eludhinaar? (b) enna kēlvigalukkaana badhilgalai paarppōm?

 rōmil vīttu kaavalil irundhapōdhu, appōsthalan pavul sagōdhara sagōdharigalai urchaagappaduttha vēndum endru ninaitthaar. avargalai nēril pōi paarkka mudiyaadhadhaal, avargalukku kadidhangalai eludhinaar. adhil oru kadidhamdhaan ebēsiyargalukku eludhiya kadidham. adhai kittatthatta ki.pi. 60 alladhu 61-il eludhinaar.—ebē. 1:1; 4:1.

² kittatthatta patthu varushangalukku munbu, ebēsuvil pavul konja kaalam ūliyam seidhaar (ap. 19:1, 8-10; 20:20, 21) angirundha sagōdharargalmēl avarukku romba anbu irundhadhu. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukka avargalukku udhava aasaippattaar. aanaal, angirundha paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargalukku, irulai patriyum oliyai patriyum ēn eludhinaar? adhilirundhu nam ellaarukkumē enna paadangal irukkindrana? idharkaana badhilgalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

irulilirundhu olikku

3. ebēsiyargalukku pavul eludhiya kadidhatthil enna vaartthaigalai payanpadutthinaar?

³ ebēsuvil irundha kristhavargalukku pavul ippadi eludhinaar: “orukaalatthil nīngal irulaaga irundhīrgal. ippōdhō . . . oliyaaga irukkirīrgal.” (ebē. 5:8) ebēsu sabaiyil irundhavargal kristhavargalaaga aavadharku munbu eppadiyirundhaargal, adharku piragu eppadi maariyirukkiraargal enbadhai kaattuvadharkutthaan, irul oli endra vaartthaigalai pavul payanpadutthinaar. ebēsiyargal “orukaalatthil irulaaga” irundhaargal endru pavul ēn sonnaar? ippōdhu paarkkalaam!

4. ebēsiyargal endha artthatthil poi madham endra irulil irundhaargal?

 ⁴ poi madham endra irul. kristhavargalaaga aavadharku munbu, ebēsuvil irundhavargal poi madha palakkavalakkangalilum mūda nambikkaigalilum ūrippōyirundhaargal. andha nagaratthildhaan pugalpetra artthami dhēviyin kōyil irundhadhu. adhai ēlu ulaga adhisayangalil ondraaga andrirundhavargal paartthaargal. angirundhavargal silai valipaattilum ūrippōyirundhaargal. artthami dhēviyin silaiyai seidhu virpadhu oru laabam tharum vyaabaaramaaga irundhadhu. (ap. 19:23-27) adhumattumalla, andha ūril irundhavargal maayamandhiramum seidhu vandhaargal.—ap. 19:19.

5. endha artthatthil ebēsiyargal olukkakkēdu endra irulil irundhaargal?

⁵ olukkakkēdu endra irul. ebēsu, olukkakkēttukku pērpōna idamaaga irundhadhu. angirundha arangugalilum madha pandigaigalilum aabaasamaaga pēsuvadhu sarva saadhaaranamaaga irundhadhu. (ebē. 5:3) angirundha perumbaalaanavargal “olukka unarvu thulikūda illaamal” irundhaargal endru baibil solgiradhu. indha vaartthaigalukkaana nēradi arttham, “maratthuppōyiruppadhai” kurikkiradhu. (ebē. 4:17-19) ebēsuvil irundha kristhavargalukkum orusamayam appaditthaan irundhadhu. sari edhu thavaru edhu endru therindhukolvadharku munbu avargaludaiya manasaatchi maratthuppōyirundhadhu. yegōvaavukku kanakku kodukka vēndum endra unarvukūda avargalukku illai. adhanaaldhaan pavul avargalai patri sollumpōdhu, ‘avargaludaiya manam irundu pōyirundhadhaagavum’, ‘kadavul tharugira vaalvu kidaikkaadhapadi avargal vilakki vaikkappattirundhadhaagavum’ sonnaar.

6. ebēsuvilirundha kristhavargal ‘ippōdhu oliyaaga irukkiraargal’ endru pavul ēn sonnaar?

⁶ aanaal, andha kristhavargal irulilirundhu veliyē vandhu ‘ippōdhu ejamaanōdu ondrupattiruppadhaal, oliyaaga irukkiraargal’ endru pavul eludhinaar. (ebē. 5:8) adhaavadhu, kadavuludaiya vaartthai kaattiya oliyil avargal nadakka aarambitthaargal. (sang. 119:105) poi madha palakkavalakkangalaiyum olukkanketta vaalkkaiyaiyum vittuvandhaargal. ‘kadavuludaiya munmaadhiriyai pinpatrinaargal.’ (ebē. 5:1) yegōvaavai vanangavum avarai sandhōshappadutthavum thangalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seidhaargal.

7. naam eppadi ebēsuvilirundha kristhavargal maadhiri irukkirōm?

⁷ adhēmaadhiri, naamum satthiyatthai patri therindhukolvadharku munbu, poi madham endra irulilum, olukkakkēdu endra irulilum irundhōm. nammil  silar, poi madha pandigaigalai kondaadiyirukkirōm. silar, olukkakkēdaana vaalkkaiyai vaalndhirukkirōm. aanaal, yegōvaavudaiya paarvaiyil edhu sari edhu thavaru endru therindhukondadharku piragu, maatrangal seidhōm, avarukku pidittha maadhiri vaala aarambitthirukkirōm. adhanaal namakku niraiya aasīrvaadhangal kidaitthirukkindrana. (ēsaa. 48:17) irundhaalum, naam vittuvandha irul pakkamē pōgaamal iruppadhu silasamayatthil kashtamaaga irukkalaam. adhanaal naam urudhiyaaga irukka vēndum, “thodarndhu oliyin pillaigalaaga” nadandhukolla vēndum. adharku naam enna seiyalaam?

irul pakkam pōgaadhīrgal

8. ebēsiyar 5:3-5 solvadhupōl, ebēsu kristhavargal edhai thavirkka vēndiyirundhadhu?

⁸ ebēsiyar 5:3-5-ai vaasiyungal. olukkakkēdu endra irulilirundhu vilagi irukka vēndumendraal, andha kristhavargal yegōvaavukku pidikkaadha ellaa vishayangalaiyum thodarndhu thavirkka vēndiyirundhadhu. paaliyal muraikēttil īdupadaamal iruppadhu mattumalla, aabaasamaana pēchaiyum avargal thavirkka vēndiyirundhadhu. “kristhuvukkum kadavulukkum uriya arasaangatthukkul anumadhikkappada” vēndumendraal ivatraiyellaam thavirkka vēndum endru pavul avargalukku nyaabagappadutthinaar.

9. olukkakkēttil īdupaduvadharku thūndugira endhavoru vishayatthaiyum seiyaamal irukka naam ēn jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum?

⁹ “irulukkuriya palanatra seyalgalai” seiyaamal iruppadharku naam eppōdhum jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum. (ebē. 5:11) olukkakkēdaana, asingamaana vishayangalai oru nabar paarkkiraar, kētkiraar, pēsugiraar endraal, avarē andha thavarai seivadharku vaaippu irukkiradhu enbadhai niraiya anubavangal kaattugindrana. (aadhi. 3:6; yaak. 1:14, 15) oru naattil, niraiya sagōdharargal ondraaga sērndhu sōshiyal mīdiyaavil (online chat groups) pēsa aarambitthaargal. aarambatthil baibililirukkum vishayangalai patritthaan pēsinaargal. aanaal, pōga pōga, yegōvaavukku pidikkaadha vishayangalai patri pēsa aarambitthaargal, seks patriyum niraiya pēsinaargal. ippadiyellaam pēsiyadhu, paaliyal muraikēdu endra periya paavatthai seivadharku kaaranamaaga irundhadhu endru avargalil niraiya pēr piragu otthukkondaargal.

10. saatthaan nammai ēmaatra eppadi muyarchi seigiraan? (ebēsiyar 5:6)

¹⁰ saatthaanudaiya indha ulagam nammai ēmaatra paarkkiradhu. yegōvaa edhaiyellaam asuttham, olukkakkēdu endru solgiraarō, adhellaam thappillai endru indha ulagam nammai namba vaikkiradhu. (2 pē. 2:19) idhai ninaitthu naam aachariyappada vēndiya avasiyamillai. ēnendraal, romba kaalamaagavē saatthaan indha thandhiratthaitthaan payanpadutthugiraan. adhaavadhu, edhu sari edhu thavaru endru makkal purindhukolla mudiyaadhapadi avargalai kulappividugiraan. (ēsaa. 5:20; 2 ko. 4:4) adhanaaldhaan, indru thiraippadangal, tivi nigalchigal, vebsaittugal ena ellaamē yegōvaavukku pidikkaadhadhai seiya nammai thūndugindrana. indhamaadhiri vishayangalai seivadhil endha thappum illai, sollappōnaal, adhellaam jaaliyaaga irukkum, adhil endha aabatthum illai endru saatthaan nammai namba vaikka muyarchi seigiraan.—ebēsiyar 5:6-ai vaasiyungal.

11. ebēsiyar 5:7-il irukkum aalōsanaiyai kadaippidippadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai ēnjalaavin anubavam eppadi kaattugiradhu? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹¹ yegōvaavukku pidikkaadha vishayangalai seiya thūndugira aatkaludan naam palaga vēndum endru saatthaan ninaikkiraan. adhanaaldhaan, pavul ebēsiyargalukku eludhumpōdhu, “avargalōdu endha sambandhamum vaitthukkollaadhīrgal” endru sonnaar. (ebē. 5:7) aanaal, ebēsuvilirundha kristhavargalaivida naam innum jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndiyirukkiradhu. ēnendraal, ippōdhu nēril mattumalla, sōshiyal mīdiyaavilum makkalōdu palaga mudigiradhu. aasiyaavil irukkira ēnjalaa, a sōshiyal mīdiyaa evvalavu aabatthaanadhu endru purindhukondaar. avar enna solgiraar endru paarungal: “adhu oru kanni maadhiri. yōsikkira thiranai adhu malungaditthuvidum. enakkum adhudhaan nadandhadhu. orukattatthil, baibilai madhikkaadhavargalai  nanbargalaaga vaitthukkolvadhil endha thavarum illai endru naan ninaitthēn. pōga pōga, yegōvaavukku pidikkaadha maadhiri vaalvadhilkūda endha prachinaiyum illai endru yōsikka aarambitthuvittēn.” nallavēlai, mūppargal ēnjalaavukku udhavi seidhaargal. ippōdhu ēnjalaa ippadi solgiraar: “ippōdhu naan sōshiyal mīdiyaavil irukkum vishayangalai patri alla, baibil vishayangalai patritthaan niraiya yōsikkirēn.”

12. yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri vaalvadharku edhu namakku udhavi seiyum?

¹² olukkamillaamal vaalvadhil endha thappum illai endru indha ulagam nammai ninaikka vaikkiradhu; andha ennatthai edhirtthu naam pōraada vēndum. ēnendraal adhu thavaru endru namakku nandraagavē theriyum. (ebē. 4:19, 20) nammaiyē idhupōndra kēlvigalai kēttukkolla vēndum: ‘vēlai seigira idatthilō, padikkira idatthilō vēru idatthilō yegōvaavin sattangalai madhikkaadha aatkaludan naan thēvaiyillaamal nerungi palagugirēnaa? enakku parandha manappaanmai illai endru matravargal kurai sonnaalkūda yegōvaavudaiya sattangalukku dhairiyamaaga kīlppadigirēnaa?’ adhumattumalla, 2 thīmōtthēyu 2:20-22 solvadhupōl sabaikkul nanbargalai thērndhedukkumpōdhum naam gavanamaaga irukka vēndum. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seivadharku ellaarumē namakku udhavi seivaargal endru solla mudiyaadhu.

“oliyin pillaigalaaga nadandhukollungal”

13. ‘thodarndhu oliyin pillaigalaaga nadandhukolvadhu’ endraal enna arttham? (ebēsiyar 5:7-9)

¹³ ebēsuvilirundha kristhavargal verumanē irulilirundhu veliyē varuvadhu mattumalla, avargal ‘thodarndhu oliyin pillaigalaaga nadandhukolla’ vēndum endru pavul sonnaar. (ebēsiyar 5:7-9-ai vaasiyungal.) idhan arttham enna? naam ellaa samayatthilum unmai kristhavargalaaga nadandhukolla vēndum. thavaraamal baibilai padippadhum, prasurangalai padippadhum idhai seivadharku udhavum. adhumattumalla, “indha ulagatthukku oliyaaga” irukkira yēsu kristhuvin udhaaranatthaiyum pōdhanaigalaiyum kadaippidippadhum romba mukkiyam.—yōvaa. 8:12; nīdhi. 6:23.

14. kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku eppadi udhavi seiyum?

¹⁴ thodarndhu “oliyin pillaigalaaga” nadappadharku kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyum namakku thēvai. ēn? ēnendraal, indha olukkanketta ulagatthil sutthamaaga iruppadhu sulabam illaidhaan.  (1 the. 4:3-5, 7, 8) indha ulagatthin yōsanaigalaiyum thatthuvangalaiyum edhirtthu pōraada kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku udhavi seiyum. adhumattumalla, ‘ellaa vidhamaana nalla gunatthaiyum nīdhiyaiyum’ valartthukkollavum adhu namakku udhavi seiyum.—ebē. 5:9.

15. kadavuludaiya sakthi vēndumendraal naam enna seiya vēndum? (ebēsiyar 5:19, 20)

¹⁵ kadavuludaiya sakthi vēndumendraal naam adharkaaga jebam seiya vēndum. yegōvaa, “thannidam kētkiravargalukku thannudaiya sakthiyai . . . koduppaar” endru yēsuvum sonnaar. (lū. 11:13) sabaiyil yegōvaavai pugalumpōdhum andha sakthi namakku kidaikkum. (ebēsiyar 5:19, 20-ai vaasiyungal.) kadavuludaiya sakthi nammēl seyalpadumpōdhu, yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri nammaal vaala mudiyum.

16. nalla thīrmaanangal edukka edhu namakku udhavi seiyum? (ebēsiyar 5:10, 17)

¹⁶ mukkiyamaana thīrmaanangal edukka vēndiya samayatthil, “yegōvaavin viruppam ennavendru” naam purindhukolla vēndum, adharkētra maadhiri seyalpada vēndum. (ebēsiyar 5:10, 17-ai vaasiyungal.) nam sūlnilaikku porundhugira baibil niyamangalai thēdi kandupidikkumpōdhu, andha sūlnilaiyai patri kadavul enna ninaikkiraar endru purindhukolla naam muyarchi seigirōm. andha niyamangalinpadi seiyumpōdhu, nalla thīrmaanangalai eduppōm.

17. naam eppadi nammudaiya nēratthai nandraaga payanpadutthalaam? (ebēsiyar 5:15, 16) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁷ ebēsuvilirundha kristhavargal nēratthai nandraaga payanpadutthikkolla vēndum endrum pavul sonnaar. (ebēsiyar 5:15, 16-ai vaasiyungal.) indha ulagatthil irukkum vishayangalil naam mūlgivida vēndum... kadavulukku sēvai seivadharku namakku nēram irukka kūdaadhu... endru ‘pollaadhavanaana’ saatthaan ninaikkiraan. (1 yō. 5:19) yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharku badhilaaga panam porul, kalvi, vēlai endru ivatrukku pinnaal oru kristhavar ōda aarambitthuvidalaam. aanaal avar appadi seidhaal, ulagatthil irukkiravargal maadhiri avar yōsikkiraar endru arttham. indha vishayangal ellaam thavaru illaidhaan. aanaal, adhellaam nammudaiya vaalkkaiyil mudhalidatthil vandhuvida kūdaadhu. “oliyin pillaigalaaga” nadakka vēndumendraal, nammudaiya ‘nēratthai miga nandraaga payanpadutthikkolla’  vēndum, mukkiyamaana vishayangalil gavanam seluttha vēndum.

18. nēratthai nandraaga payanpadutthuvadharku donaald enna seidhaar?

¹⁸ yegōvaavukku innum nandraaga sēvai seivadharku vaaippugalai thēdikkondē irungal. then aapprikkaavil irukkira sagōdharar donaald adhaitthaan seidhaar. avar ippadi solgiraar: “ennudaiya sūlnilaiyai patri nandraaga yōsitthu paartthēn. ūliyatthai nandraaga seivadharkum, adharku ētramaadhiri oru vēlaiyai kandupidippadharkum yegōvaavidam udhavi kēttēn. avarudaiya udhaviyōdu oru nalla vēlaiyai kandupiditthēn. adharku piragu, naanum en manaiviyum mulunēra sēvai endra payanatthai aarambitthōm.”

19. naam eppadi thodarndhu “oliyin pillaigalaaga” nadakkalaam?

¹⁹ ebēsiyargalukku pavul eludhiya kadidham, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukka avargalukku kandippaaga udhavi seidhirukkum. kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal pavul eludhiya andha kadidham indru namakkum prayōjanamaaga irukkum. poludhupōkkaiyum nanbargalaiyum nyaanamaaga thērndheduppadharku adhu udhavum. dhinamum baibilai padippadhan mūlam satthiya oliyil thodarndhu nadakka adhu nammai thūndum. adhumattumalla, nalla gunangalai valartthukkolvadharku kadavuludaiya sakthi evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai puriya vaikkum. pavul eludhiya vishayangalai kadaippidikkumpōdhu, yegōvaa yōsippadhupōl yōsikka mudiyum, nalla thīrmaanangalai edukka mudiyum. indha ulagatthin irulilirundhu veliyē vandhu thodarndhu oliyil nadakka mudiyum!