1-2. (a) pudhumana thambadhigal ēn yegōvaavai namba vēndum? (sangīdham 37:3, 4) (b) indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

 kalyaana vaalkkaiyil nīngal kaaladiyedutthu vaikkappōgirīrgalaa? alladhu nīngal pudhu mana jōdiyaa? appadiyendraal, ungal manadhukku piditthavarōdu sandhōshamaaga vaalvadharku nīngal aasai aasaiyaaga iruppīrgal. kalyaana vaalkkaiyil nichayam prachinaigal varum. adhōdu, nīngal mukkiyamaana mudivugalum edukka vēndiyirukkum. kudumba vaalkkai sandhōshamaaga irukkumaa irukkaadhaa enbadhu, ungalukku varugira prachinaigalai nīngal eppadi samaalikkirīrgal enbadhai porutthum eppadippatta mudivugalai nīngal edukkirīrgal enbadhai porutthumdhaan irukkiradhu. yegōvaavai nambi nīngal sariyaana mudivugal edutthaal, ungal irandu pērukkum idaiyil irukkira bandham balamaagum. ungaludaiya kalyaana vaalkkai thitthikkum. yegōvaa solvadhai kēttu nadakkavillai endraal, ungal vaalkkaiyil prachinaigal vandhuvidalaam, kalyaana vaalkkaiyum kasakka aarambitthuvidalaam.—sangīdham 37:3, 4-ai vaasiyungal.

² pudhumana thambadhigalukkaaga indha katturai mukkiyamaaga eludhappattirundhaalum, ērkenavē kalyaanam aanavargalukkum romba udhaviyaaga irukkum. indha katturaiyil, baibil kaalangalil kadavulukku unmaiyaaga vaalndha sila aangalidamirundhum pengalidamirundhum enna katrukkollalaam enbadhai paarkkappōgirōm. indha paadangal, kalyaana vaalkkaikku mattumalla nammudaiya vaalkkaiyōdu sambandhappatta matra vishayangalukkum eppadi udhavum enbadhai paarkkappōgirōm. adhōdu, indraikku irukkira thambadhigalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam enbadhaiyum paarppōm.

3-4. pudhidhaaga kalyaanam aanavargalukku ennenna savaalgal varalaam?

³ pudhidhaaga kalyaanam aanavargalidam, avargaludaiya appaa ammaavum sondhakkaarargalum, ‘sīkkiram oru pillaya petthukkudunga’ endru solli kattaayappadutthalaam. nanbargalum kudumbatthil irukkira matravargalum, ‘sīkkiratthilēyē sondha vīdu vaangidunga, thēvaiyaana porulgalai ellaam ippavē sētthuvechukkunga’ endrum sollalaam.

⁴ pudhumana thambadhigal jaakkiradhaiyaaga illaiyendraal, thēvaiyillaadha kadanil pōi sikkikkolla vēndiyirukkum. pinbu, andha kadanai adaippadharkaaga kanavanum manaiviyum nēramkaalam paarkkaamal vēlai seiya vēndiyirukkum. appadi seiyumpōdhu, baibilai padippadharkum kudumba valipaadu seivadharkum ūliyam seivadharkum nēram kidaikkaamal pōgalaam. niraiya panam sambaadhippadharkaagavum vēlaiyai thakka vaitthukkolvadharkaagavum, ōvartaim seiya vēndiyiruppadhaal kūttangalilkūda kalandhukolla mudiyaamal pōgalaam. adhanaal, yegōvaavukku innum adhigamaaga sēvai seivadharku kidaikkira ponnaana vaaippugalai ilakka vēndiyirukkum.

5. kevin-mariyaa thambadhiyidamirundhu nīngal enna katrukkolgirīrgal?

⁵ porulgalai vaangi kuvippadhilēyē kuriyaaga irundhaal nichayam sandhōsham kidaikkaadhu enbadhai niraiya pērudaiya vaalkkai anubavangal kaattugindrana. kevin-mariyaa thambadhiyin anubavatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. * kalyaanamaana pudhidhil nalla vasadhiyaaga vaala vēndum enbadharkaaga avargal irandu pērumē mulunēra vēlai seidhaargal. aanaal, unmaiyil avargalukku sandhōshamum kidaikkavillai, nimmadhiyaagavum irukka mudiyavillai. “panam, porul ellaam engakitta thēvaikku adhigamaavē irundhuchu. aanaa yegōvaavōda sēvaiya adhigamaa seiradhukkaaga naanga endha kurikkōlum vekkala. unmaiya sollanumnaa naanga sandhōshamaavum illa, nimmadhiyaavum illa” endru kevin solgiraar. porulgalai vaangi kuvippadhilēyē kuriyaaga irundhadhaal, ungaludaiya sandhōshamum paripōivittadhaa? kavalaippadaadhīrgal! matravargaludaiya nalla anubavangal, maatrangalai seiya ungalukku udhavum. mudhalil, yōsabaath raajaavidamirundhu kanavargal enna katrukkollalaam enbadhai paarkkalaam.

6. yōsabaatthukku oru periya sōdhanai vandhapōdhu, nīdhimoligal 3:5, 6-il sonnapadi eppadi seidhaar?

⁶ kanavargalē, ungaludaiya poruppugalai ninaitthu nīngal endraikkaavadhu thinarippōyirukkirīrgalaa? appadiyendraal, yōsabaath raajaavidamirundhu nīngal katrukkollalaam. mulu dhēsatthaiyē paartthukkollum periya poruppu avarukku irundhadhu! avarudaiya kudimakkalai paadhugaakka vēndiyirundhadhu. ivvalavu periya poruppai avar eppadi seidhaar? yūdhaa nagarangalai avar balappadutthinaar. 11,60,000 padaivīrargal adangiya oru periya padaiyai thayaaraaga vaitthirundhaar. (2 naa. 17:12-19) konja kaalatthukku pinbu, avarukku oru periya sōdhanai vandhadhu. ammōniyargalum mōvaabiyargalum sēyīr malaippradhēsatthai sērndha janangalum avarukku edhiraaga pōrukku vandhaargal. avaraiyum avarudaiya kudumbatthaiyum avarudaiya makkalaiyum bayappadutthinaargal. (2 naa. 20:1, 2) appōdhu yōsabaath enna seidhaar? balatthukkaaga yegōvaavidam kenjinaar. sollappōnaal, nīdhimoligal 3:5, 6-il sollappattirukkirapadi yōsabaath seidhaar. (vaasiyungal.) avar thaalmaiyōdu seidha jebatthai 2 naalaagamam 20:5-12-il naam vaasikkirōm. yegōvaa appaavai avar evvalavu nambiyirundhaar enbadhu adhilirundhu therigiradhu. avarudaiya jebatthukku yegōvaa eppadi badhil kodutthaar?

7. yōsabaatthin jebatthukku yegōvaa eppadi badhil kodutthaar?

⁷ yagaasiyēl endra lēviyar mūlam yōsabaatthidam yegōvaa pēsinaar. “anivagutthu pōi nillungal, asaiyaamal appadiyē nillungal, yegōvaa ungalai eppadi kaappaatrugiraar endru paarungal” endru sonnaar. (2 naa. 20:13-17) podhuvaaga, pōrkkalatthil yaarum ippadi summaa nirkamaattaargal! aanaal, andha kattalai manusharidamirundhu varavillai, yegōvaavidamirundhu vandhadhu. yegōvaamēl mulu nambikkai vaitthu avar sonnadhai appadiyē yōsabaath seidhaar. edhirigalai edhirtthu pōr seiyappōnapōdhu, padaivīrargalai alla, paadagargalaiyē avar munvarisaiyil nirutthinaar. thaan sonnapadiyē yōsabaatthukku yegōvaa udhavinaar, edhirigalai thōrkaditthaar.—2 naa. 20:18-23.

8. yōsabaatthidamirundhu kanavargal enna katrukkollalaam?

⁸ kanavargalē, ungal kudumbatthai paartthukkollum poruppu ungalukku irukkiradhu. avargalai paadhugaappadharkaagavum nandraaga gavanitthukkolvadharkaagavum nīngal kadinamaaga ulaikkirīrgal. aanaal, ungal vaalkkaiyil prachinaigal varumpōdhu, nīngalaagavē avatrai sari seidhuvidalaam endru oruvēlai nīngal ninaikkalaam. aanaal, eppōdhumē ungaludaiya sondha balatthai nambi irukkaadhīrgal. udhavi kēttu yegōvaavidam thaniyaaga jebam seiyungal. ungaludaiya manaiviyōdu sērndhum urukkamaaga jebam seiyungal. baibilaiyum amaippu kodutthirukkira prasurangalaiyum padiyungal. avatril irukkirapadi seiyungal. oruvēlai, nīngal edukkira mudivugalai matravargal ētrukkollaamal pōgalaam. muttaalthanamaaga nadandhukolgirīrgal endrum sollalaam. panam poruldhaan paadhugaappu tharum endrum sollalaam. appadippatta samayatthil, yōsabaatthai ninaitthukkollungal. avar yegōvaavai mulumaiyaaga nambinaar. yegōvaa avarai kaividavē illai, ungalaiyum kaividavē maattaar. (sang. 37:28; ebi. 13:5) ippōdhu, innum nīngal sandhōshamaaga iruppadharku kanavanum manaiviyumaaga sērndhu enna seiyalaam endru paarkkalaam.

9. ēsaayaavum avarudaiya manaiviyum eppadippattavargalaaga irundhaargal?

⁹ ēsaayaa oru thīrkkadharisiyaaga irundhaar. avarudaiya manaiviyaiyum ‘thīrkkadharisanam solgiraval’ endru baibil solgiradhu. (ēsaa. 8:1-4) adhanaal, avalukkum thīrkkadharisanam solgira vēlaigal irundhirukkum. kanavan manaiviyaaga, yegōvaavin sēvaiyai seivadhildhaan avargal irandu pērumē kuriyaaga irundhaargal. indraikku irukkira thambadhigalukku avargal arumaiyaana munmaadhiri vaitthirukkiraargal, illaiyaa?

10. baibil thīrkkadharisanangalai nandraaga padippadhu yegōvaavukku adhigamaaga sēvai seiya thambadhigalukku eppadi udhavum?

¹⁰ thambadhigalē, yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhilēyē kuriyaaga iruppadhan mūlam nīngal ēsaayaavai pōlavum avarudaiya manaiviyai pōlavum irukkalaam. yegōvaamēl irukkira nambikkaiyai balappadutthuvadharku baibil thīrkkadharisanangalai ondraaga sērndhu padiyungal. * (thī. 1:2) avai eppadiyellaam niraivēri varugindrana enbadhai paarungal. sila baibil thīrkkadharisanangalin niraivētratthil ungalukku enna pangu irukkiradhu endru yōsitthuppaarungal. udhaaranatthukku, mudivu varuvadharku munbu indha ulagam muluvadhum nalla seidhi prasangikkappadum endru yēsu sonna thīrkkadharisanatthil ungalukku enna pangu irukkiradhendru ninaitthuppaarungal. (mat. 24:14) andha thīrkkadharisanam endhalavukku niraivērivarugiradhu enbadhai paarkka paarkka yegōvaavukku innum niraiya seiya vēndum endra aasai ungalukku adhigamaagum.

11. aakkillaavum prisgillaalum enna seidhaargal, ēn seidhaargal?

¹¹ pudhumana thambadhigal prisgillaal-aakkillaa thambadhiyidamirundhu niraiya katrukkollalaam. avargal irandu pērum yūdhargal, rōm nagaratthil vaalndhukondirundhaargal. yēsuvai patriya nalla seidhiyai kēlvippattu kristhavargalaaga aanaargal. avargal sandhōshamaaga vaalndhukondirundhaargal. aanaal, yūdhargal ellaarum rōmai vittu veliyēra vēndum endru pērarasar kilavudhiyu kattalai pōttapōdhu avargal vaalkkai thalaikīlaaga maarivittadhu. avargalukku palakkamaana idatthaivittu avargal pōga vēndiyirundhadhu. oru pudhu idatthukku pōi, angē vīttai kandupiditthu, kūdaara tholilai marubadiyum aarambikka vēndiyirundhadhu. indha maatrangalaal yegōvaavin sēvaiyai avargal pinnukku thallivittaargalaa? badhil ungalukkē nandraaga theriyum! avargal pōyirundha korindhu nagaratthil, angirundha sabaiyōdu sērndhu irandu pērum surusuruppaaga sēvai seidhaargal. appōsthalan pavulōdu sērndhu sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku niraiya udhavigalai seidhaargal. adharku pinbu, thēvai adhigamaaga irukkira ūrgalukku maarippōnaargal. (ap. 18:18-21; rō. 16:3-5) avargal irandu pērum sērndhu yegōvaavin sēvaiyai evvalavu sandhōshamaaga anubavitthiruppaargal endru konjam yōsitthuppaarungal!

12. yegōvaavin sēvaiyil thambadhigal ēn sila kurikkōlgalai vaikka vēndum?

¹² yegōvaavin sēvaiyai mudhalidatthil vaippadhan mūlam indraikku irukkira thambadhigal aakkillaa-prisgillaal thambadhiyai pōl nadandhukollalaam. kalyaanam seidhukollappōgiravargal yegōvaavin sēvaiyil ennenna kurikkōlgalai vaikkalaam enbadhai patri kalyaanatthukku munbē pēsi vaitthukkolla vēndum. ippadi kurikkōlgalai vaitthu, adhai adaivadharku muyarchi seigirapōdhu yegōvaa eppadiyellaam udhavugiraar enbadhai avargalaal kannaara paarkka mudiyum. (pra. 4:9, 12) ippōdhu, rasal-elisabeth thambadhiyai patri paarkkalaam. “naanga kaadhalichittirundha samayatthilayē yegōvaavukku niraiya seiradha patthi pēsinōm” endru rasal solgiraar. “naanga appadi pēsinadhaala pinnaadi niraiya mudivugala edutthappa, engalōda kurikkōlgala adaiyaradhukku endha thadaiyum illaadha maadhiri paatthukka mudinjadhu” endru elisabeth solgiraar. ippadiyellaam seidhadhaal, thēvai adhigamaaga irukkira maikrōnēsiyaavukku ivargalaal maari pōga mudindhadhu.

13. yegōvaavai nambumpōdhu sangīdham 28:7-il irukkirapadi enna nadakkum?

¹³ rasal-elisabeth thambadhiyai pōlavē indraikku niraiya thambadhigal ūliyatthai adhigamaaga seivadharkaaga thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyai elimaiyaakki irukkiraargal. thēvaiyillaadha vishayangalai avargal ilutthu pōttukkolvadhillai. ippadi, thambadhigal yegōvaavin sēvaiyil nalla kurikkōlgalai vaitthu ondrusērndhu ulaikkumpōdhu arumaiyaana palangal kidaikkum. avargalai yegōvaa eppadiyellaam gavanitthukkolgiraar enbadhai avargalaal paarkka mudiyum. avarmēl irukkira nambikkai adhigamaagum, unmaiyaana sandhōsham kidaikkum.—sangīdham 28:7-ai vaasiyungal.

14. matthēyu 6:25, 31-34-il irukkira vaakkurudhiyil nambikkai vaitthirundhadhai appōsthalan pēdhuruvum avarudaiya manaiviyum eppadi kaattinaargal?

¹⁴ appōsthalan pēdhuruvidamirundhum avarudaiya manaiviyidamirundhum thambadhigal paadam katrukkollalaam. pēdhuru mudhanmudhalil yēsuvai sandhitthu kittatthatta aaru maadhatthilirundhu oru varusham aagiyirundhadhu. andha samayatthil, mukkiyamaana oru mudivai avar edukka vēndiyirundhadhu. pēdhuru idhuvarai mīn pidikkira tholil seidhukondirundhaar. mulunēramaaga ūliyam seiya yēsu avarai kūppittapōdhu, mudhalil thannudaiya kudumba sūlnilaiyai avar yōsitthuppaarkka vēndiyirundhadhu. (lū. 5:1-11) kadaisiyil, yēsuvōdu sērndhu ūliyam seivadhu endru pēdhuru mudivedutthaar. avar evvalavu sariyaana mudivai edutthirukkiraar, paartthīrgalaa? avar eduttha andha mudivukku avarudaiya manaivi nichayam aadharavu kodutthiruppaal. ēnendraal, yēsu uyirtthelundha pinbu, ūliyam seivadharkaaga pēdhuruvōdu sērndhu aval konja naatkal payanam seidhaal enbadhai baibililirundhu therindhukolgirōm. (1 ko. 9:5) aval munmaadhiriyaana oru manaiviyaaga irundhadhaal, kristhava kanavargalukkum manaivigalukkum endha thayakkamum illaamal pēdhuruvaal arivurai kodukka mudindhadhu. (1 pē. 3:1-7) kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai mudhalidatthil vaitthaal, matra kaariyangalaiyellaam yegōvaa paartthukkolvaar enbadhai pēdhuruvum avarudaiya manaiviyum mulumaiyaaga nambinaargal.—matthēyu 6:25-yum, 31-34-yum vaasiyungal.

15. diyaagō-esthar thambadhiyidamirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹⁵ ungalukku kalyaanamaagi sila varushangal urundōdivittanavaa? appadiyendraal, yegōvaavukku adhigamaaga ūliyam seiya vēndum endra aasaiyai nīngal eppadi thodarndhu valartthukkollalaam? adharku oru vali, matra thambadhigaludaiya anubavangalai paditthu paarppadhaagum. idharku, “thangalaiyē manappūrvamaaga arppanitthaargal” endra thalaippil varum katturaigalai nīngal paditthu paarkka vēndum. appadippatta katturaigalai paditthadhaal thēvai adhigamulla idatthil ūliyam seiya vēndum endra aasai brēsilil irukkira diyaagō-esthar thambadhikku vandhadhu. “innaikku yegōvaa thannōda ūliyargalukku eppadiyellaam udhavuraarungaradha naanga padichōm. adhanaala, yegōvaavōda arivuraiya kēttu nadandhu avar kodukkara udhaviya rusikkanumnu aasappattōm” endru diyaagō solgiraar. kadaisiyil, avargal paraaguvē naattukku kudimaari pōnaargal. 2014-ilirundhu pōrchugīs moli pēsum pagudhiyil ūliyam seigiraargal. “enga rendu pērukkum romba pidicha vasanam ebēsiyar 3:20. andha vasanatthila solliyirukkaradhu engalōda vaalkkaiyila evvalavu unmaingaradha adikkadi rusichirukkarōm” endru esthar solgiraar. appōsthalan pavul ebēsiyargalukku eludhiya andha kadidhatthil, naam kētpadhaivida yegōvaa pala madangu adhigamaaga namakku koduppaar endru vaakkurudhi kodutthirukkiraar. indha vaakkurudhi nūtrukku nūru unmai!

16. ilam thambadhigal thangaludaiya kurikkōlai adaivadharku yaaridam udhavi kētkalaam?

¹⁶ ilam thambadhigalē, yegōvaavai nambiyiruppadhu eppadi enbadhai therindhukolvadharku anubavasaaligalidam nīngal kētkalaam. thambadhigal silar romba varushangalaaga mulunēra sēvaiyil iruppaargal. ungaludaiya kurikkōlgalai eppadi adaiyalaam enbadhai patri avargalidam dhaaraalamaaga aalōsanai kētkalaam. yegōvaavai nīngal nambugirīrgal enbadhai kaattuvadharku idhuvum oru vali. (nīdhi. 22:17, 19) kurikkōlgalai vaikkavum adhai adaiyavum ilam thambadhigalukku mūppargalum udhavalaam.

17. kevin-mariyaa thambadhikku enna nadandhadhu, avargalidamirundhu nīngal enna katrukkolgirīrgal?

¹⁷ sila samayangalil naam virumbugira sēvaiyai seiya mudiyaamal pōgalaam. naam aarambatthil paarttha kevin-mariyaa thambadhiyin vishayatthil idhudhaan nadandhadhu. avargalukku kalyaanamaagi mūndru varushangalukku pinbu, finlaandhu kilai aluvalagatthil nadandhukondirundha kattumaana vēlaiyai seivadharkaaga sondha ūrai vittuppōnaargal. aanaal, angē aaru maadhangalukkumēl thanga mudiyaadhu endru therindhapōdhu avargalukku ēmaatramaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, sīkkiratthilēyē arabi moliyai katrukkolvadharkaana vaguppukku avargal alaikkappattaargal. indraikku vēroru naattil arabi moli pēsum ūliya pagudhiyil sēvai seidhukondirukkiraargal. “munna pinna senju palakkam illaadha oru vēlaiyila irangaradhu enakku bayamaaga irundhuchu. adhanaala mulusaa yegōvaava nambiyirukka vēndiyirundhuchu. naanga appadi nambunadhaala edhirpaarkkaadha vidhangalla avaru engala aasīrvadhichaaru. idhayellaam paartthappa, avarmēla vechirukkira nambikka innum adhigamaachu” endru mariyaa solgiraar. ivargaludaiya anubavam kaattuvadhupōl, yegōvaavai nīngal mulumaiyaaga nambinaal nichayam avar ungalai aasīrvadhippaar.

18. yegōvaamēl thodarndhu nambikkai vaikka thambadhigal enna seiya vēndum?

¹⁸ kalyaanam enbadhu yegōvaa koduttha arpudhamaana oru parisu. (mat. 19:5, 6) andha parisu ungalukku sandhōshatthai thara vēndumendru avar aasaippadugiraar. (nīdhi. 5:18) ilam thambadhigalē, ungaludaiya vaalkkaiyai nīngal eppadi payanpadutthugirīrgal endru konjam yōsitthuppaarungal. yegōvaa ungalukku koduttha parisugalukkellaam nīngal romba nandriyōdirukkirīrgal enbadhai kaattuvadharku ungalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seigirīrgalaa? yegōvaavidam manamvittu pēsungal. ungaludaiya sūlnilaikku porundhugira baibil vasanangalai kandupidiyungal. yegōvaa solgira arivuraiyinpadi seiyungal. yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhai latchiyamaaga vaitthu kanavanum manaiviyumaaga sērndhu ulaitthaal, ungal vaalkkaiyil sandhōshamum nimmadhiyum pūtthu kulungum!