1. yegōvaavudaiya amaippin paagamaaga iruppadhaal ennenna aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkindrana?

 kondhalippaana indha kadaisi naatkalil yegōvaavudaiya amaippin oru paagamaaga iruppadhu oru periya aasīrvaadham! ulaga nilaimaigal naalukku naal mōsamaagikkondē pōnaalum otrumaiyaana oru periya kudumbatthai yegōvaa kodutthirukkiraar. nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigaldhaan andha kudumbam. (sang. 133:1) adhōdu, nammudaiya sondha kudumbatthilum sandhōshamaaga irukka udhavugiraar. (ebē. 5:33–6:1) adhumattumalla, manasamaadhaanatthai anubavippadharku thēvaiyaana nyaanatthaiyum kodukkiraar.

2. naam enna seiya vēndum, ēn?

² irundhaalum, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seiya naam kadinamaaga ulaikka vēndiyirukkiradhu. ēn? ēnendraal matravargal solgira-seigira vishayangal nammai kaayappadutthalaam. alladhu, naam ēdhaavadhu thappu seiyumpōdhu, adhuvum thirumba thirumba seiyumpōdhu, naam nondhupōgalaam. indha katturaiyil mūndru sūlnilaigalai patri paarppōm. (1) oru sagōdhararō sagōdhariyō nammai kaayappadutthumpōdhu, (2) nammudaiya thunai nammai kashtappadutthumpōdhu, (3) naam seidha ēdhōvoru thavaraal sōrndhupōgumpōdhu. indha ovvoru sūlnilaiyai patriyum indha katturaiyil paarppōm. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhavargalidamirundhum katrukkolvōm.

matravargal ungalai kaayappadutthumpōdhu

3. yegōvaavudaiya makkalukku enna prachinai varugiradhu?

³ prachinai. sila sagōdhara sagōdharigal nadandhukolvadhu namakku erichalaaga irukkalaam. silar yōsikkaamal edhaiyaavadhu seidhaalō sonnaalō namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. silasamayam, mūppargalkūda thappaaga edhaiyaavadhu seidhuvidalaam. ippadiyellaam nadappadhaal, ‘idhu unmaiyilēyē kadavuludaiya amaippudhaanaa?’ endra sandhēgamkūda silarukku varalaam. sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu palaguvadhaiyum “thōlōdu thōl sērndhu” sēvai seivadhaiyum avargal vittuvidalaam; kūttangalukku  varuvadhaiyum nirutthividalaam. (sep. 3:9) aanaal ippadi seivadhu sariyaa? idhēmaadhiriyaana sūlnilaiyil irundha oru baibil udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam.

4. appōsthalan pavulukku ennenna prachinaigal vandhana?

⁴ baibil udhaaranam. sagōdhara sagōdharigal paava iyalbullavargal enbadhai appōsthalan pavul nandraaga therindhuvaitthirundhaar. avar kristhavaraaga aana samayatthil, erusalēmil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigal silar avarai paartthu bayandhaargal; avarai oru sīsharaaga ētrukkollavillai. (ap. 9:26) innoru samayam, avarudaiya peyarai kedukkira vidhatthil silar avarukku pinnaal thappu thappaaga pēsinaargal. (2 ko. 10:10) adhumattumalla, poruppil irundha oru sagōdhararē matravargaludaiya manadhai kaayappadutthum vidhatthil nadandhukondadhai pavul paartthaar. (galaa. 2:11, 12) piragu, avarukku nerukkamaaga irundha maarku nadandhukonda vidhamum avarukku romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. (ap. 15:37, 38) sagōdhara sagōdharigal ippadiyellaam nadandhukondadhai paartthu avargalōdu palaguvadhaiyē pavul nirutthinaaraa? illai. matravargalidam irukkira nalla vishayangalaiyē avar paartthaar. yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyai surusuruppaaga seidhaar. ippadi nadandhukolla avarukku edhu udhaviyadhu?

5. sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl irundha nambikkaiyai ilakkaamal irukka pavulukku edhu udhaviyadhu? (kolōseyar 3:13, 14) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁵ sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl pavul uyiraiyē vaitthirundhaar. adhanaaldhaan avargalidam irundha kuraigalai paarkkaamal nalladhai paartthaar. matravargalmēl anbu irundhadhaaldhaan, kolōseyar 3:13, 14-il avar enna eludhinaarō adhai avarē kadaippiditthaar. (vaasiyungal.) maarkuvidam avar nadandhukonda vidhatthai yōsitthu paarungal. mudhal mishanari payanatthil maarku pavulai vittuvittu pōnaar. irundhaalum pavul avarmēl kōbamaagavē irukkavillai. piragu kolōse sabaikku kadidham eludhiyapōdhu maarkuvai patri avar uyarvaaga sonnaar; maarku thanakku “migavum aarudhalaaga” iruppadhaaga eludhinaar. (kolō. 4:10, 11) rōmil kaidhiyaaga irundhapōdhu thanakku udhavi seiya maarkuvai vara sonnaar. (2 thī. 4:11) sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl irundha nambikkaiyai pavul ilakkavē illai enbadhu evvalavu thelivaaga therigiradhu! pavulin udhaaranatthilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

6-7. nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam kuraigal irundhaalum thodarndhu anbu kaatta edhu udhavum? (1 yōvaan 4:7)

⁶ paadam. sagōdhara sagōdharigalmēl naam thodarndhu anbu kaatta vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar. (1 yōvaan 4:7-ai vaasiyungal.) nammai kashtappadutthum vidhatthil yaaraavadhu nadandhukondaal, ippadi yōsiyungal: ‘baibil solgirapadi nadakka vēndum endrudhaan avargalum aasaippaduvaargal; ēdhō theriyaamal ippadi seidhiruppaargal!’ (nīdhi. 12:18) thannudaiya ūliyargal paava iyalbullavargalaaga irundhaalum yegōvaa avargalmēl niraiya anbu vaitthirukkiraar. naam thavarugal seidhaalum nammōdu irukkum bandhatthai avar muritthukkolla ninaippadhillai;  kōbatthaiyum manadhil vaitthukkondē iruppadhillai. (sang. 103:9) mannikkira vishayatthil yegōvaa maadhiriyē nadandhukolvadhu evvalavu mukkiyam!—ebē. 4:32–5:1.

⁷ indha ulagatthukku mudivu nerunga nerunga sagōdhara sagōdharigaludan naam innum nerukkamaaga irukka vēndum. ēnendraal, namakku thunburutthudhal adhigamaagalaam. visuvaasatthukkaaga naam jeyilukku pōga vēndiya nilaimaikūda varalaam. appadi nadandhaal, sagōdhara sagōdharigalin udhavi namakku thēvaippadum. (nīdhi. 17:17) speyinil mūpparaaga irukkum jōsaf a endra sagōdhararudaiya anubavatthai paarkkalaam. nadunilaiyōdu irundhadhaal avaraiyum innum sila sagōdharargalaiyum jeyilil pōttaargal. “jeyilil naangal ellaarum ondraaga irundhadhaal, oruvar seivadhu innoruvarukku silasamayam erichalaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, naangal oruvarai oruvar porutthukkollavum dhaaraalamaaga mannikkavum vēndiyirundhadhu. ippadi seidhadhu, otrumaiyaaga irukkavum oruvarai oruvar paadhugaakkavum udhaviyadhu. jeyilil yegōvaavai vanangaadha niraiya kaidhigal engalōdu irundhaargal. orusamayam, enakku kaiyil adipattadhaal, kattu pōttirundhēn. ennudaiya vēlaigalaikkūda ennaal seiya mudiyavillai. oru sagōdharar ennudaiya thunigalai thuvaitthu kodutthaar; matra udhavigalaiyum seidhaar. enakku udhavi thēvaippatta samayatthil unmaiyaana anbai ennaal rusikka mudindhadhu” endru solgiraar. sagōdhara sagōdharigaludan namakku ēdhaavadhu prachinai irundhaal, adhai ippōdhē sariseidhukolvadhu evvalavu mukkiyam!

ungal thunai ungalai kashtappadutthumpōdhu

8. kalyaanamaanavargalukku enna prachinai varalaam?

⁸ prachinai. prachinai illaadha kalyaana vaalkkaiyē illai. kalyaanamaanavargalukku “vaalkkaiyil ubatthiravangal varum” endru baibilum solgiradhu. (1 ko. 7:28) ēn? ēnendraal, kanavan manaivi irandu pērumē paava iyalbullavargal. avargaludaiya gunangal, viruppangal vitthiyaasappadalaam. avargal vevvēru pinnani, kalaachaaratthai sērndhavargalaaga irukkalaam. kalyaanatthukku munbu thangaludaiya thunaiyidam gavanikkaadha gunangal, naatkal pōga pōga theriyavaralaam. indha maadhiri vishayangalaal urasalgal ērpadalaam. ‘prachinaikku irandu pērumē kaaranam, adhai sērndhudhaan sariseiya vēndum’ endru yōsippadharku badhilaaga oruvarmēl oruvar pali pōdalaam. pirindhupōvadhu alladhu vivaagaratthu seivadhudhaan orē thīrvu endrukūda avargal yōsikkalaam. aanaal unmaiyilēyē adhudhaan thīrvaa? b kalyaana vaalkkaiyil romba kashtappatta oruvarudaiya udhaaranatthilirundhu naam ippōdhu katrukkollalaam.

9. abigaayilukku enna prachinai irundhadhu?

⁹ baibil udhaaranam. abigaayilin kanavar peyar naabaal. avan oru muradan, romba mōsamaanavan endru baibil solgiradhu. (1 saa. 25:3) appadippatta oru manushanōdu vaalvadhu abigaayilukku rombavē kashtamaaga irundhirukkum. avanidamirundhu thappippadharku abigaayilukku ēdhaavadhu vali irundhadhaa? irundhadhu. orusamayam, isravēlin varungaala raajaavaana dhaavīdhaiyum avarudaiya aatkalaiyum naabaal avamaanappadutthinaan. adhanaal, naabaalai kolai seiya dhaavīdhu mudivu panninaar. (1 saa. 25:9-13) abigaayil ninaitthirundhaal thaanmattum thappitthirukkalaam; dhaavīdhu naabaalai kolvadharku vittirukkalaam. aanaalum, aval dhaavīdhidam kenji kēttu thannudaiya kanavarin uyirai kaappaatrinaal. (1 saa. 25:23-27) aval ēn appadi seidhaal?

10. kalyaana vaalkkai kashtamaaga irundhaalum abigaayil ēn porutthukkondu irundhaal?

¹⁰ abigaayil yegōvaamēl romba anbu vaitthirundhaal; thirumanatthai patri avar kodutthirundha nerimuraigalai madhitthaal. aadhaamukku ēvaalai manaiviyaaga kodutthapōdhu kadavul enna sonnaar enbadhu kandippaaga abigaayilukku therindhirukkum. (aadhi. 2:24) thirumana ērpaattai yegōvaa endhalavukku punidhamaaga ninaikkiraar  enbadhum avalukku therindhirukkum. kadavulai sandhōshappaduttha vēndumendru aval aasaippattaal. adhanaaldhaan thannudaiya vīttil irundhavargalaiyum than kanavaraiyum kaappaatra ninaitthaal. adharkaaga thannaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seidhaal. dhaavīdhu naabaalai kolai seiyaamal thadukka udanadiyaaga seyalil iranginaal. seiyaadha thappukku mannippu kētkakkūda aval thayaaraaga irundhaal. ippadi, suyanalam illaamal dhairiyamaaga nadandhukonda abigaayilai yegōvaa nēsitthaar. avaludaiya udhaaranatthilirundhu manaivigalum kanavargalum enna katrukkollalaam?

11. (a) kalyaanamaanavargal enna seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar? (ebēsiyar 5:33) (b) kalyaana vaalkkaiyai kaappaatra sagōdhari kaarmen seidha vishayatthilirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹¹ paadam. thirumana ērpaattil prachinaigal irundhaalum andha ērpaattai kanavanum manaiviyum madhikka vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. avargalukkul varugira prachinaigalai sariseidhu suyanalam illaadha anbaiyum, mariyaadhaiyaiyum kaattumpōdhu adhai paartthu avar sandhōshappaduvaar. (ebēsiyar 5:33-ai vaasiyungal.) kaarmen endra sagōdhariyin anubavatthai paarkkalaam. kalyaanamaagi aaru varushangalukku piragu, avar yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu baibil paditthu nyaanasnaanam edutthaar. “naan yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanadhu ennudaiya kanavarukku pidikkavillai. naan kūttatthukkum ūliyatthukkum pōvadhu avarukku erichalaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal ennai avamaanappadutthinaar; ennai vittuvittu pōvadhaaga bayamurutthinaar” endru solgiraar. irundhaalum thirumana bandhatthai muritthukkolla vēndum endru sagōdhari kaarmen ninaikkavē illai. 50 varushangalaaga thannudaiya kalyaana vaalkkaiyai kattikkaappadharku avar kadinamaaga ulaitthu varugiraar. thannudaiya kanavarmēl anbaiyum mariyaadhaiyaiyum kaattugiraar. “varushangal pōga pōga ennudaiya kanavarai nandraaga purindhukolvadharkum avaridam anbaaga pēsuvadharkum naan katrukkondēn. thirumana ērpaadu yegōvaavin paarvaiyil romba punidhamaaga iruppadhaal adhai kattikkaakka ennaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seidhēn. en kanavarai vittu pōvadhai patri naan yōsikkavē illai. ēnendraal, naan yegōvaamēl andhalavukku anbu vaitthirukkirēn” endru solgiraar. c oruvēlai kalyaana vaalkkai ungalukku kashtamaaga irundhaal, oru vishayatthil nīngal nambikkaiyaaga irukkalaam: yegōvaa ungal kūdavē irukkiraar; sagitthiruppadharkum unmaiyaaga iruppadharkum udhavi seivaar.

nīngal ēdhaavadhu thappu seiyumpōdhu

12. oru periya paavatthai seidhuvittaal namakku eppadi irukkum?

¹² prachinai. naam ēdhaavadhu periya paavam seidhuvittaal nammaiyē mannippadhu namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. ullam ‘udaindhupōna’ maadhiriyum nenjam ‘norungiya’ maadhiriyum irukkalaam. (sang. 51:17) aalbart endra sagōdhararin anubavatthai paarkkalaam. oru udhavi ūliyaraaga aavadharku  avar pala varushangalaaga ulaitthaar. aanaal, avar oru periya paavatthai seidhuvittaar. yegōvaavukku dhrōgam seidhuvittadhai unarndhaar. avar solgiraar: “en manadhil periya paaraangallai vaittha maadhiri irundhadhu. andhalavukku valitthadhu! naan appadiyē norungi pōivittēn. naan aludhu yegōvaavidam jebam panninēn. avar ennai mannikkavē maattaar, en jebatthai kētka maattaar endru thōndriyadhu. ‘avar ēn kētka vēndum? naandhaan avarai ēmaatrivittēnē!’ endru ninaitthēn.” naamum ēdhaavadhu thappu seidhuvittaal, ‘yegōvaavukku inimēl ennai pidikkaadhu, adhanaal avarukku sēvai seivadhil endha prayōjanamum illai’ endra ennam vandhuvidalaam. (sang. 38:4) nīngalum andha maadhiri ninaikkirīrgalaa? periya paavam seidhirundhaalum thodarndhu yegōvaavukku sēvai seidha oru baibil udhaaranatthai patri paarkkalaam.

13. pēdhuru seidha periya paavam enna, adharku munbu ennenna thavarugalai seidhaar?

¹³ baibil udhaaranam. yēsu irappadharku mundhina naal raatthiri appōsthalan pēdhuru adutthadutthu niraiya thavarugalai seidhaar; kadaisiyil oru periya paavatthaiyum seidhuvittaar. mudhalil, alavukku adhigamaana thannambikkai irundhadhaal, ‘yaar yēsuvai vittuvittu pōnaalum naan pōgavē maattēn’ endru sonnaar. (maar. 14:27-29) piragu, gethsemanē thōttatthil vilitthirukka solli yēsu thirumba thirumba solliyum avar thūngivittaar. (maar. 14:32, 37-41) appuram, oru periya gumbal yēsuvai kaidhu seiya vandhapōdhu pēdhuru avarai vittuvittu ōdi vittaar. (maar. 14:50) kadaisiyil, oru periya paavatthai seidhuvittaar; mūndru dhadavai yēsuvai theriyaadhu endru satthiyam panni sonnaar. (maar. 14:66-71) thaan seidha paavatthai ninaitthu, pēdhuru appadiyē norungi pōivittaar. dhukkam thaanga mudiyaamal aludhaar. kutra unarchiyil thavitthaar. (maar. 14:72) thannudaiya uyir nanbar yēsu konja nēratthukku piragu kollappattadhai paartthapōdhu pēdhuruvukku eppadi irundhirukkum endru karpanai seidhu paarungal. thannaiyē ninaitthu avar kūnikkurugi pōyiruppaar!

14. yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seiya pēdhuruvukku edhu udhaviyadhu? ( padatthai paarungal.)

¹⁴ nambikkai ilakkaamal yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seiya pēdhuruvukku niraiya vishayangal udhavina. avar thannaiyē thanimaippadutthikkollavillai. matra sīshargalin udhaviyai ētrukkondaar. avargal avarai kattaayam aarudhalpadutthi iruppaargal. (lū. 24:33) adhumattumalla, uyirtthelundha piragu yēsu pēdhuruvai sandhitthaar; avarai balappadutthuvadharkaagavē yēsu appadi seidhirukkalaam. (lū. 24:34; 1 ko. 15:5) pēdhuru seidha thavarai kutthikkaattuvadharku badhilaaga, yēsu avarukku periya periya poruppugalai kodukka pōvadhaaga sonnaar. (yōvaa. 21:15-17) thaan seidhadhu oru periya paavam endru pēdhuruvukku therindhirundhaalum, avar sōrndhupōi utkaarndhuvidavillai. ēnendraal thannudaiya ejamaan yēsu, thanmēl innamum nambikkai vaitthirukkiraar enbadhai pēdhuru  urudhiyaaga nambinaar. adhumattumalla, matra sīshargalum thodarndhu avarukku aadharavaaga irundhaargal. pēdhuruvin udhaaranatthilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

15. nīngal edhai urudhiyaaga namba vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar? (sangīdham 86:5; rōmar 8:38, 39) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁵ paadam. yegōvaa nammēl niraiya anbu vaitthirukkiraar. nammai mannikka thayaaraaga irukkiraar; idhai naam urudhiyaaga namba vēndum endru avar aasaippadugiraar. (sangīdham 86:5; rōmar 8:38, 39-ai vaasiyungal.) naam ēdhaavadhu thappu seidhuvittaal kutra unarchiyil thavippadhu iyalbudhaan. adhu nalladhumkūda! aanaal yegōvaa nammēl anbē kaatta maattaar, nammai mannikkavē maattaar endru ninaikkakkūdaadhu. adharku badhilaaga, udanadiyaaga naam udhavi kētka vēndum. naam ērkenavē paarttha aalbart enna solgiraar endru paarkkalaam. “sōdhanaigalai samaalikka ennudaiya sondha balatthai nambiyadhaaldhaan periya paavatthai seidhuvittēn” engiraar. mūppargalidam pēsa vēndum enbadhai avar unarndhaar. adhai patri avar ippadi solgiraar: “yegōvaa enmēl evvalavu anbu vaitthirukkiraar enbadhai mūppargal enakku puriya vaitthaargal. enmēl irundha nambikkaiyai avargal ilakkavillai. yegōvaavum ennai kaividavillai enbadhai purindhukolla avargal udhavinaargal.” naamum ēdhaavadhu thappu seidhuvittaal, manam thirundhi udhavi kētka vēndum. thavarai thirumbavum seiyaamal irukka muyarchi seidhaal yegōvaa nammēl anbu kaattuvaar, nammai mannippaar. idhai naam urudhiyaaga nambalaam. (1 yō. 1:8, 9) andha nambikkai irundhaal naam thuvanduvida maattōm, thodarndhu yegōvaavukku sēvai seivōm.

16. thodarndhu yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya vēndum enbadhil nīngal ēn urudhiyaaga irukkirīrgal?

¹⁶ kashtamaana indha kadaisi naatkalil, thanakku sēvai seiya naam edukkira muyarchigalai yegōvaa uyarvaaga paarkkiraar. vaalkkaiyil ennamaadhiri sūlnilai vandhaalum sari, yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu nammaal thodarndhu avarukku sēvai seiya mudiyum. sagōdhara sagōdharigal nammai kaayappadutthinaalum avargalmēl naam anbu kaattalaam, avargalai mannikkalaam. kalyaana vaalkkaiyil ēdhaavadhu prachinai vandhaal adhai sariseiya nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiyalaam. yegōvaamēl anbu vaitthiruppadhaiyum thirumana ērpaattai madhippadhaiyum kaattalaam. naam ēdhaavadhu thappu seidhuvittaal, yegōvaavidam udhavi kētkalaam. avar nammēl anbu kaattuvaar, nammai mannippaar endru urudhiyaaga nambalaam. ‘nalladhu seivadhai naam vittuvidaamal irundhaal’ nichayam ēraalamaana aasīrvaadhangalai allikkolvōm.—galaa. 6:9.