1. naam enna edhirpaarkkalaam, naam edhil nambikkaiyaaga irukkalaam?

 ūliyam seiyumpōdhu edhirppugal varum endru naam edhirpaarkkalaam. edhirkaalatthil adhu innum adhigamaagalaam. (dhaani. 11:44; 2 thī. 3:12; veli. 16:21) irundhaalum, yegōvaa namakku udhavi seivaar endru naam nichayam nambalaam. ēnendraal, avar koduttha niyamippugalai seiya eppōdhumē thannudaiya ūliyargalukku avar udhavi seidhirukkiraar, adhu evvalavu kashtamaana niyamippaaga irundhaalum sari! idhai purindhukolla esēkkiyēl thīrkkadharisiyin vaalkkaiyil nadandha sila vishayangalai paarkkalaam. baabilōnil kaidhigalaaga irundha yūdhargalidam avar prasangitthaar.

2. esēkkiyēl eppadippatta aatkalidam prasangikka vēndiyirundhadhaaga yegōvaa sonnaar, indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarppōm? (esēkkiyēl 2:3-6)

² eppadippatta aatkalidam esēkkiyēl prasangikka vēndiyirundhadhu? yegōvaa avargalai patri sonnapōdhu, avargal ‘konjamkūda adangaadha, murattu pidivaadhamulla janangal’ endrum, mutkalaiyum thēlgalaiyum pōl aabatthaanavargal endrum sonnaar. adhanaaldhaan, esēkkiyēlidam “bayappadaadhē” endru yegōvaa thirumba thirumba sonnaar. (esēkkiyēl 2:3-6-ai vaasiyungal.) prasanga vēlaiyai seiya indha mūndru vishayangal esēkkiyēlukku udhavina: (1) yegōvaadhaan avarai anuppinaar. (2) kadavuludaiya sakthi avarukku thēvaiyaana balatthai kodutthadhu. (3) kadavuludaiya vaartthai avarudaiya visuvaasatthai adhigamaakkiyadhu. indha mūndru vishayangal esēkkiyēlukku eppadi udhavina? indru namakku eppadi udhavum?

3. endha vaartthaigal esēkkiyēlai balappadutthiyirukkum, thannudaiya aadharavu irukkiradhu endra nambikkaiyai yegōvaa esēkkiyēlukku eppadi kodutthaar?

³ yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam, “naan unnai anuppugirēn” endru sonnaar. (esē. 2:3, 4) indha vaartthaigal esēkkiyēlai romba balappadutthiyirukkum. ēnendraal, mōsēyaiyum  ēsaayaavaiyum thīrkkadharisigalaaga anuppiyapōdhu yegōvaa avargalidam idhē maadhiriyaana vaartthaigalaitthaan sonnaar. (yaath. 3:10; ēsaa. 6:8) idhu esēkkiyēlukku nyaabagam vandhirukkum. kashtamaana niyamippugalai seiya andha irandu thīrkkadharisigalukkum yegōvaa eppadi udhavi seidhaar enbadhum esēkkiyēlukku theriyum. adhanaal, “naan unnai anuppugirēn” endru irandu dhadavai esēkkiyēlidam yegōvaa sonnapōdhu, yegōvaavudaiya aadharavu thanakku irukkiradhu endra nambikkai avarukku kidaitthadhu. adhōdu, esēkkiyēl butthagatthil niraiya dhadavai “yegōvaa ennidam” endra vaartthaigal irukkindrana. (esē. 3:16) “yegōvaa marubadiyum ennidam” endra vaartthaigalum esēkkiyēl butthagatthil thirumba thirumba varugindrana. (esē. 6:1) adhanaal, yegōvaadhaan thannai anuppinaar enbadhil esēkkiyēlukku endha sandhēgamum illai. esēkkiyēlin appaa aalaya guruvaaga irundhaar. adhanaal, yegōvaa thannudaiya ūliyargalukku eppōdhumē udhavi seivadhaaga vaakku kodutthirukkiraar enbadhai patri avar esēkkiyēlukku solliyiruppaar. udhaaranatthukku, īsaakkidamum yaakkōbidamum erēmiyaavidamum, “naan unnōdu irukkirēn” endru yegōvaa solliyirukkiraar.—aadhi. 26:24; 28:15; erē. 1:8.

4. enna aarudhalaana vaartthaigal esēkkiyēlukku balam kodutthirukkum?

⁴ esēkkiyēl sonna seidhiyai isravēlargal kēttaargalaa? kētkavillai. avargal esēkkiyēlai odhukkiyadhu yegōvaavai odhukkiyadhupōl irundhadhu. eppadi solgirōm? yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam, “isravēl janangal nī solvadhai kētka maattaargal. ēnendraal, naan solvadhai kētka avargalukku ishtam illai” endru ērkenavē solliyirundhaar. (esē. 3:7) indha vaartthaigal esēkkiyēlukku nambikkai kodutthana. ēnendraal, ‘nī solradha jananga kētkalangaradhukkaaga thīrkkadharisiyaa un vēlaiya nī sariyaa seiyalanu arttham kidaiyaadhu’ endru yegōvaa sonnadhupōl irundhadhu. esēkkiyēlukku yegōvaa innoru nambikkaiyaiyum kodutthaar. esēkkiyēl arivikkum nyaayatthīrppugal niraivērumpōdhu, andha janangal thangal “naduvil oru thīrkkadharisi irundhaar endru therindhukolvaargal” endru yegōvaa sonnaar. (esē. 2:5; 33:33) yegōvaa sonna indha aarudhalaana vaartthaigal, thodarndhu ūliyam seiya esēkkiyēlukku balam kodutthirukkum. idhil endha sandhēgamum illai!

5. ēsaayaa 44:8 namakku eppadi dhairiyam kodukkiradhu?

⁵ ūliyam seiya yegōvaadhaan nammai anuppiyirukkiraar enbadhai yōsikkumpōdhu namakku dhairiyam kidaikkiradhu. avarudaiya ‘saatchigal’ endru solli avar nammai gauravappadutthiyirukkiraar. (ēsaa. 43:10) adhu namakku kidaittha evvalavu periya baakkiyam, illaiyaa? “bayappadaadhē” endru esēkkiyēlidam yegōvaa sonnadhupōl, “nīngal gadhikalanga vēndaam” endru yegōvaa nammidamum solgiraar. esēkkiyēlai anuppiyadhu pōlavē yegōvaadhaan nammaiyum anuppiyirukkiraar, avar namakku thunaiyaaga irukkiraar.—ēsaayaa 44:8-ai vaasiyungal.

6. (a) ēsaayaa 43:2-il yegōvaa enna vaakku kodutthirukkiraar? (b) edhu namakku aarudhalaiyum thembaiyum kodukkiradhu?

⁶ namakku udhavi seivadhaaga yegōvaa vaakku kodutthirukkiraar. udhaaranatthukku, ‘nīngal ennudaiya saatchigal’ endru solvadharku munbu avar ippadi solliyirukkiraar: “nī kadalai kadandhu pōgirapōdhu naan unnōdu iruppēn. aatrai kadandhu pōgirapōdhu adhu unnai mūlgadikkaadhu. neruppil nadandhaalum adhu unnai sutterikkaadhu. thī juvaalai unmēl pattaalum adhu unnai posukkaadhu.” (ēsaa. 43:2) ūliyam seiyumpōdhu silasamayangalil namakku vellampōl prachinaigalum neruppupōl sōdhanaigalum varugindrana. aanaalum, yegōvaavin udhaviyaal naam thodarndhu prasangikkirōm. (ēsaa. 41:13) esēkkiyēlin naatkalil irundhadhu pōlavē indraikkum niraiya pēr naam sollum seidhiyai kētpadhē illai. adharkaaga, oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga nammudaiya vēlaiyai naam sariyaaga seiyavillai endru arttham illai. naam thodarndhu nalla seidhiyai solvadhai paartthu yegōvaa romba sandhōshappadugiraar. idhai therindhukolvadhē namakku aarudhalaagavum thembaagavum irukkiradhu. “ovvoruvanum thannudaiya ulaippukku ētra palanai peruvaan” endru appōsthalan pavul sonnaar. (1 ko. 3:8; 4:1, 2) “nammalōda ulaippa yegōvaa aasīrvadhippaarnu therinjukkurappō romba sandhōshamaa irukku” endru romba naalaaga payaniyar ūliyam seiyum oru sagōdhari solgiraar.

7. thaan paarttha dharisanatthai patri yōsitthu paartthapōdhellaam esēkkiyēlukku eppadi irundhadhu? (attai padam)

⁷ kadavuludaiya sakthikku evvalavu vallamai irukkiradhu enbadhai esēkkiyēl oru dharisanatthil paartthaar. kadavuludaiya sakthi balam padaittha dhēvathūdhargalaiyum paralōga radhatthin bramaandamaana sakkarangalaiyum enna seiya vaitthadhu enbadhai paartthaar. (esē. 1:20, 21) adhai paartthapōdhu esēkkiyēlukku eppadi irundhadhu? “adhai paartthavudan naan saashtaangamaaga vilundhēn” endru avar eludhiyirukkiraar. avar appadiyē malaitthuppōi tharaiyil vilundhuvittaar. (esē. 1:28) andha dharisanatthai patri yōsitthu paartthapōdhellaam avarudaiya nambikkai adhigamaagiyirukkum. adhaavadhu, kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyirundhaal ūliyatthai nandraaga seiya mudiyum endra avarudaiya nambikkai adhigamaagiyirukkum.

8-9. (a) ‘elundhu nirka’ solli yegōvaa sonnapōdhu esēkkiyēlukku enna nadandhadhu? (b) pidivaadhamaana janangalidam prasangikka yegōvaa vēru eppadiyellaam esēkkiyēlai balappadutthinaar?

⁸ yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam, “manidhakumaaranē, elundhu nil. naan unnidam pēsa vēndum” endru sonnaar. andha kattalaiyinaalum kadavuludaiya sakthiyinaalum, elundhu nirka esēkkiyēlukku balam kidaitthadhu. “avarudaiya sakthi enakkul vandhu ennai elundhu nirka vaitthadhu” endru esēkkiyēl eludhinaar. (esē. 2:1, 2) adharku piragu avar ūliyam seidha nēramellaam kadavuludaiya sakthi avarai valinadatthiyadhu. (esē. 3:22; 8:1; 33:22; 37:1; 40:1) ‘vīmbum pidivaadhamum pidittha’ aatkalidam kadavuludaiya seidhiyai solla andha sakthi avarai balappadutthiyadhu. (esē. 3:7) yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam, “naan unnudaiya mugatthai avargaludaiya mugatthai pōlavum unnudaiya netriyai avargaludaiya netriyai pōlavum kadinamaakkuvēn. naan unnudaiya netriyai vairam pōla kadinamaakkiyirukkirēn; karungallaivida urudhiyaakkiyirukkirēn. nī avargalai ninaitthu bayappadaadhē, avargaludaiya mugatthai paartthu dhigiladaiyaadhē” endru sonnaar. (esē. 3:8, 9) vēru vaartthaigalil solla vēndum endraal,  ‘indha janangalōda pidivaadhattha paatthu nī sōrndhupōyidaadha, naan unna balappadutthuvēn’ endru yegōvaa sonnadhupōl irundhadhu.

⁹ ūliyam seiya vēndiya idatthukku ellaam kadavuludaiya sakthi esēkkiyēlai thūkkikkondu pōnadhu. piragu, “yegōvaavin sakthiyaal mulumaiyaaga nirappappattēn” endru esēkkiyēl eludhinaar. kadavul solla sonna seidhiyai purindhukollavum adhai jīranikkavum avarukku oru vaaram thēvaippattadhu. (esē. 3:14, 15) adharku piragu yegōvaa avarai oru samavelikku pōga sonnaar. angē ‘kadavuludaiya sakthi [avarukkul] vandhadhu.’ (esē. 3:23, 24) adharku piragu, ūliyatthai aarambikka esēkkiyēl thayaaraagivittaar.

10. ūliyam seiya namakku enna thēvai, ēn?

¹⁰ ūliyam seiya namakku enna thēvai? idharku badhil therindhukolla esēkkiyēlukku enna nadandhadhu endru yōsitthu paarungal. avar ūliyatthai aarambippadharku munbu avarukku thēvaiyaana balatthai kadavuludaiya sakthi kodutthadhu. indraikkumkūda kadavuludaiya sakthi irundhaal mattumdhaan nammaal ūliyam seiya mudiyum. ēn? ēnendraal, saatthaan namakku edhiraaga pōr seigiraan. nammudaiya prasanga vēlaiyai nirutthuvadhilēyē avan kuriyaaga irukkiraan. (veli. 12:17) manidhargaludaiya paarvaiyil nammaal saatthaanai jeyikkavē mudiyaadhu. aanaal unmaiyil, ūliyam seiyumpōdhu naam avanai jeyikkirōm. (veli. 12:9-11) eppadi? ūliyam seiyumpōdhu saatthaanudaiya mirattalgalukku naam bayappadavillai enbadhai kaattugirōm. ovvoru dhadavai naam prasangikkumpōdhum saatthaan nammidam thōtruppōgiraan. edhirppu varumpōdhu naam vidaamal ūliyam seivadhu edhai kaattugiradhu? kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku balam kodukkiradhu enbadhaiyum, yegōvaavin angīgaaram namakku irukkiradhu enbadhaiyum adhu kaattugiradhu.—mat. 5:10-12; 1 pē. 4:14.

11. kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku enna kodukkum, andha sakthi namakku eppōdhum kidaikka vēndumendraal naam enna seiya vēndum?

¹¹ yegōvaa esēkkiyēlukku ūliyam seiya thēvaiyaana balatthai kodutthadhilirundhu vēru enna therindhukolgirōm?  ūliyatthil eppadippatta prachinai vandhaalum, adhai samaalikka thēvaiyaana balatthai kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku kodukkum. (2 ko. 4:7-9) appadiyendraal, kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku eppōdhum kidaikka naam enna seiya vēndum? yegōvaa nammudaiya jebatthukku kandippaaga badhil koduppaar endra nambikkaiyōdu avarudaiya sakthikkaaga naam vidaamal jebam seiya vēndum. “kēttukkondē irungal, . . . thēdikkondē irungal, . . . thattikkondē irungal” endru yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalidam sonnaar. ippadi, yegōvaavidam kētpavargalukku yegōvaa ‘thannudaiya sakthiyai koduppaar.’—lū. 11:9, 13; ap. 1:14; 2:4.

12. esēkkiyēl 2:9–3:3 solgirapadi, andha surul engirundhu vandhadhu, adhil enna eludhiyirundhadhu?

¹² kadavuludaiya sakthi mattumalla, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyum esēkkiyēlukku udhaviyadhu, adhu avarudaiya visuvaasatthai balappadutthiyadhu. oru kai avar munnaal oru surulai nīttiyadhai esēkkiyēl oru dharisanatthil paartthaar. (esēkkiyēl 2:9–3:3-ai vaasiyungal.) andha surul engirundhu vandhadhu? adhil enna eludhiyirundhadhu? adhu eppadi esēkkiyēlin visuvaasatthai adhigamaakkiyadhu? adhai patri ovvondraaga paarkkalaam. andha surul kadavuludaiya simmaasanatthilirundhu vandhadhu. esēkkiyēl ērkenavē paartthirundha naangu dhēvathūdhargalil oruvarai payanpadutthi yegōvaa andha surulai esēkkiyēlidam kodutthirukkalaam. (esē. 1:8; 10:7, 20) andha surulil kadavuludaiya vaartthai irundhadhu. adhaavadhu, siraipidikkappatta adangaadha janangalukku esēkkiyēl solla vēndiya nyaayatthīrppu seidhi irundhadhu. (esē. 2:7) surulin ullē, veliyē ena irandu pakkamum andha seidhi vilakkamaaga eludhappattirundhadhu.

13. surulai enna seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam sonnaar, adhu ēn inippaaga irundhadhu?

¹³ andha surulai saappittu ‘vayitrai nirappumpadi’ yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam sonnaar. yegōvaa sonnadhai kēttu esēkkiyēl adhai mulumaiyaaga saappittaar. idhu edharku adaiyaalamaaga irundhadhu? esēkkiyēl, thaan solla vēndiya seidhiyai mulumaiyaaga jīranikka vēndiyirundhadhu, adhaavadhu purindhukolla vēndiyirundhadhu. adhu avarudaiya ratthatthōdu ratthamaaga kalandhu avarudaiya unarchigalai thoda vēndiyirundhadhu. aachariyamaana vishayam ennavendraal, andha surulai esēkkiyēl saappittapōdhu adhu “thēnpōl inippaaga irundhadhu.” (esē. 3:3) endha vidhatthil? yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisiyaaga sēvai seidhadhu avarukku oru inippaana, inimaiyaana anubavamaaga irundhadhu. (sang. 19:8-11) appadi oru periya baakkiyatthai kodutthadharkaaga avar yegōvaavukku romba nandriyōdu irundhaar.

14. kadavul koduttha poruppai seiya thayaaraavadharku esēkkiyēlukku edhu udhavi seidhadhu?

¹⁴ adharku piragu yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam, “naan unnidam solvadhaiyellaam nandraaga kēttu un nenjil padhiya vaitthukkol” endru sonnaar. (esē. 3:10) surulil irundha vaartthaigalai nyaabagatthil vaikkumpadiyum, adhai nandraaga yōsitthu paarkkumpadiyum yegōvaa esēkkiyēlidam sonnaar. appadi seidhadhu esēkkiyēludaiya visuvaasatthai innum adhigamaakkiyadhu. adhumattumalla, makkalidam enna valimaiyaana seidhiyai solla vēndum enbadhaiyum avar therindhukondaar. (esē. 3:11) kadavuludaiya seidhi esēkkiyēlin ullatthilum udhadugalilum irundhadhaal, adhai ellaaridamum solgira poruppai mulumaiyaaga seidhu mudikka avar thayaaraaga irundhaar.—sangīdham 19:14-ai oppidungal.

15. naam ūliyatthai vidaamal seiya vēndum endraal edhai ‘nenjil padhiya vaitthukkolla’ vēndum?

¹⁵ indraikku naamum yegōvaa sollum ellaavatraiyum kēttu adhai nammudaiya ‘nenjil padhiya vaitthukkolla’ vēndum. appōdhudhaan, kadavuludaiya vaartthai nammudaiya visuvaasatthai innum adhigamaakkum, nammaal thodarndhu ūliyam seiya mudiyum. indraikku yegōvaa nammidam baibil mūlamaaga pēsugiraar. nammudaiya yōsanaigalum unarchigalum avarudaiya vaartthaikku ētra vidhamaaga irukka vēndumendraal naam enna seiya vēndum?

16. surulai patriya dharisanatthilirundhu naam enna paadatthai katrukkolgirōm, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai nandraaga purindhukolla naam enna seiya vēndum?

¹⁶ naam saappidum unavu jīranam aagumpōdhudhaan nam udalukku balam kidaikkiradhu.  adhupōlavē, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai paditthu adhai patri naam nandraaga yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhudhaan nammudaiya visuvaasam innum balamaagum. surulai patriya dharisanatthilirundhu katrukkonda paadatthai naam eppōdhumē manadhil vaitthukkolla vēndum. kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyaal ‘nammudaiya vayitrai nirappa’ vēndum endru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. adhaavadhu, adhai nandraaga purindhukolla vēndum endru avar edhirpaarkkiraar. adharku mūndru vishayangalai naam seiya vēndum. mudhalil, kadavuludaiya yōsanaigalai nammudaiya manadhil padhiya vaikka udhavi kēttu jebam seiya vēndum. piragu, baibilil irukkira oru pagudhiyai vaasikka vēndum. adharku piragu, vaasitthadhai nirutthi nidhaanamaaga yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. naam endhalavukku yōsitthu paarkkirōmō andhalavukku kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai purindhukolvōm. adhu nammudaiya visuvaasatthai innum balappadutthum.

17. baibilil naam vaasikkira vishayangalai nandraaga yōsitthu paarppadhu ēn romba mukkiyam?

¹⁷ kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai vaasitthu, adhai nandraaga yōsitthu paarppadhu ēn romba mukkiyam? appadi seidhaaldhaan ippōdhu nammaal kadavuludaiya seidhiyai dhairiyamaaga prasangikka mudiyum. sīkkiratthil kadumaiyaana nyaayatthīrppu seidhiyai naam solla vēndiyirundhaalum, appōdhum nammaal dhairiyamaaga prasangikka mudiyum. adhōdu, yegōvaavin arumaiyaana gunangalai patri yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu avaridam naam innum innum nerukkamaavōm. adhanaal, namakku mananimmadhiyum thirupthiyum kidaikkum. adhu oru inimaiyaana anubavamaaga irukkum.—sang. 119:103.

18. makkal edhai purindhukolla vēndiyirukkum, ēn?

¹⁸ esēkkiyēlai pōla naam oru thīrkkadharisi illai enbadhu unmaidhaan. aanaal, baibilil yegōvaa solliyirukkira seidhiyai thodarndhu ellaarukkum solla vēndum enbadhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkirōm. adhuvum, pōdhum endru avar solgira varaikkum prasangippadhil naam thīrmaanamaaga irukkirōm. nyaayatthīrppu nēram varumpōdhu, kadavul thangalukku munbē echarikkai kodukkavillai endrō thangalai kandukollavillai endrō yaarumē solla mudiyaadhu. (esē. 3:19; 18:23) ivvalavu naal naam kadavulin seidhiyaitthaan sollikkondirundhōm enbadhai appōdhu avargal purindhukolla vēndiyirukkum.

19. thodarndhu ūliyam seiya namakku edhu udhavi seiyum?

¹⁹ vidaamal ūliyam seiya namakku edhu udhavi seiyum? esēkkiyēlukku udhavi seidha adhē mūndru vishayangaldhaan. adhanaal, yegōvaadhaan nammai anuppiyirukkiraar... kadavuludaiya sakthi namakku balam kodukkiradhu... kadavuludaiya vaartthai nammudaiya visuvaasatthai adhigamaakkugiradhu... enbadhai naam eppōdhumē manadhil vaitthukkolla vēndum. yegōvaavin udhavi iruppadhaal naam thodarndhu dhairiyamaaga ūliyam seivōm, “mudivuvarai” sagitthiruppōm.—mat. 24:13.