1-2. (a) ennenna kēlvigalai patri naam paarkkappōgirōm? (b) namakku udhavi seiya yegōvaa aasaiyaaga irukkiraar endru eppadi sollalaam?

 indru namakku varugira kashtangalai samaalippadharkum sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharkum yegōvaa namakku udhavi seigiraar. endhendha vidhangalil? avar kodukkira udhaviyilirundhu mulumaiyaaga nanmai adaivadharku naam enna seiya vēndum? idhai patri indha katturaiyil paarppōm. aanaal, idhōdu sambandhappattirukkira innoru kēlviyai naam mudhalil paarkkalaam. namakku udhavi seiya vēndum endru unmaiyilēyē yegōvaa aasaippadugiraaraa?

² idharkaana badhilai therindhukolvadharku appōsthalan pavul payanpadutthiya oru vaartthaiyai patri paarkkalaam. ebireyargalukku avar kadidham eludhiyapōdhu, “yegōvaa enakku thunaiyaaga irukkiraar. naan bayappada maattēn, manidhanaal ennai enna seiya mudiyum?” endru eludhinaar. (ebi. 13:6) ingē sollappattirukkira “thunai” endra vaartthai, udhavikkaaga kadharugiravargalukku ōdōdi pōi udhavi seigira oruvarai kurippadhaaga sila baibil aaraaichi butthagangal solgindrana. kashtatthil irukkum oruvarai yegōvaa ōdōdi pōi kaappaatruvadhai konjam karpanai seidhu paarungal. namakku udhavi seiya yegōvaa evvalavu aasai aasaiyaaga kaatthukkondirukkiraar enbadhai appōdhu ungalaal purindhukolla mudiyum. yegōvaa namakku thunaiyaaga irukkumpōdhu, eppadippatta kashtangal vandhaalum avatrai sagitthukkondu nammaal sandhōshamaaga irukka mudiyum.

3. kashtangalai sagitthukkondu sandhōshamaaga irukka yegōvaa enna mūndru valigalil udhavi seigiraar?

³ prachinaigalai sagitthukkondu sandhōshamaaga irukka yegōvaa eppadiyellaam udhavi seigiraar? adhai therindhukolvadharku ēsaayaa butthagatthai konjam edutthu paarkkalaam. ēn ēsaayaa butthagatthai paarkka vēndum? ēnendraal, ēsaayaavukku yegōvaa velippadutthiya niraiya thīrkkadharisanangal indru namakku porundhugindrana. adhumattumalla, naam sulabamaaga purindhukolgira vidhatthil yegōvaavai ēsaayaa vivaritthirukkiraar. adharku sila udhaaranangal ēsaayaa 30-vadhu adhigaaratthil irukkindrana. yegōvaa eppadi thannudaiya makkalukku mūndru vidhangalil udhavi seigiraar endru ēsaayaa romba thathrūbamaaga vivaritthirukkiraar. andha mūndru vidhangal ennenna?  (1) avar nammudaiya jebangalai kaadhukodutthu kētkiraar, adharku badhil kodukkiraar. (2) namakku valinadatthudhal kodukkiraar. (3) ippōdhu nammai aasīrvadhikkiraar, edhirkaalatthilum aasīrvadhikkappōgiraar. indha mūndru vishayangalai patri ippōdhu naam vivaramaaga paarkkalaam.

4. (a) ēsaayaavin kaalatthil irundha yūdhargalai patri yegōvaa enna sonnaar, avargalukku enna nadandhadhu? (b) yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhavargalukku avar enna nambikkai kodutthaar? (ēsaayaa 30:18, 19)

⁴ ēsaayaa 30-vadhu adhigaaratthin aarambatthil, yegōvaa yūdhargalai patri sollumpōdhu, avargal ‘paavatthukkumēl paavam seigira’ ‘murattu pidivaadhamulla pillaigal’ endru sonnaar. adhumattumalla, “indha janangal adangaadhavargal, . . . yegōvaavin sattatthai kētka manamillaadha pillaigal” endrum sonnaar. (ēsaa. 30:1, 9) andha janangal yegōvaa solvadhai kētkaadhadhaal mōsamaana vilaivugalai sandhippaargal endru ēsaayaa mūlamaaga yegōvaa sonnaar. (ēsaa. 30:5, 17; erē. 25:8-11) avar sonna maadhiriyē, baabilōniyargal avargalai siraipiditthu kondupōnaargal. aanaal, yūdhargalil silar yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhaargal. avargalukku nambikkaiyaana oru seidhiyai ēsaayaa sonnaar. orunaal yegōvaa avargalai marubadiyum avargaludaiya sondha naattukkē kūttikkondu varuvaar endru sonnaar. (ēsaayaa 30:18, 19-ai vaasiyungal.) ēsaayaa sonna maadhiriyē nadandhadhu. yegōvaa avargalai baabilōnilirundhu vidudhalai seidhu kūttikkondu vandhaar. aanaal, adhu udanē nadakkavillai. “ungalukku karunai kaatta yegōvaa porumaiyōdu kaatthirukkiraar” endru ēsaayaa sonnadhilirundhu, idhu nadakka kaalam edukkum enbadhu therindhadhu. sollappōnaal, isravēlargal baabilōnil kaidhigalaaga 70 varusham irundha pinbudhaan, avargalil silar erusalēmukku thirumbi vandhaargal. (ēsaa. 10:21; erē. 29:10) thaainaattukku thirumbi vandhadhum, ivvalavu varushangalaaga avargal sindhiya kannīrellaam aanandha kannīraaga maariyadhu.

5. ēsaayaa 30:19 enna nambikkaiyai namakku kodukkiradhu?

⁵ “nī udhavikkaaga kadharumpōdhu avar karunai kaattuvaar” endra vaartthaigal namakku indru aarudhal kodukkindrana. (ēsaa. 30:19) ēnendraal, naam kadharumpōdhu yegōvaa kaadhukodutthu kētpaar endru ēsaayaa nambikkai kodukkiraar. adhumattumalla, “un kuralai kēttadhumē badhil koduppaar” endru andha vasanatthil sonnaar. adhaavadhu, nammudaiya jebangalukku yegōvaa udanadiyaaga badhil koduppaar endru ēsaayaa sonnaar. indha vaartthaigal edhai kaattugindrana? udhavi kētpavargalukku ōdōdi vandhu udhavi seiya yegōvaa endhalavukku aasai aasaiyaaga kaatthukkondirukkiraar enbadhai kaattugindrana. idhai naam eppōdhumē manadhil vaitthukkondaal, prachinaigalai sagitthukkondu sandhōshamaaga irukka mudiyum.

6. yegōvaa than ūliyargal ovvoruvarudaiya jebatthaiyum kētkiraar enbadhai ēsaayaavin vaartthaigal eppadi kaattugindrana?

⁶ nammudaiya jebatthai patri indha vasanatthilirundhu vēru enna vishayatthai therindhukolgirōm? nam ovvoruvarudaiya jebatthaiyum yegōvaa gavanamaaga kētkiraar. eppadi sollalaam? ēsaayaa 30-vadhu adhigaaratthin aaramba vasanangalil, “ungalukku,” “nīngal” endru yegōvaa than janangal ellaaraiyum motthamaaga paartthu pēsuvadhupōl irukkiradhu. aanaal, 19-vadhu vasanatthil yegōvaa, “nī,” “un” endru thanitthaniyaaga ovvoruvaridamum pēsuvadhupōl irukkiradhu. “nī ala maattaai. nī udhavikkaaga kadharumpōdhu avar karunai kaattuvaar; un kuralai kēttadhumē badhil koduppaar” endrellaam ēsaayaa eludhiyirukkiraar. idhu edhai kaattugiradhu? yegōvaa nam ovvoruvar mēlum akkarai vaitthirukkiraar, nam ovvoruvarudaiya jebatthaiyum gavanamaaga kētkiraar. oru anbaana appaa, sōrndhupōi utkaarndhirukkum than maganaiyō magalaiyō paartthu, “nī ēn un annaa (illa, akkaa) maadhiri dhairiyamaa irukka maattēngura?” endrellaam kētka maattaar. adhēpōldhaan, yegōvaavum! matravargalōdu avar nammai oppiduvadhu illai. nam ovvoruvarudaiya vēdhanaiyaiyum avar nandraaga purindhukolgiraar, adhai avaridam sollumpōdhu akkaraiyaaga kētkiraar.—sang. 116:1; ēsaa. 57:15.

7. vidaamal jebam seivadhu mukkiyam endru ēsaayaavum yēsuvum sonna vaartthaigal eppadi kaattugindrana?

⁷ ēdhōvoru vishayatthai ninaitthu kavalaippattu yegōvaavidam naam jebam pannumpōdhu, perumbaalum mudhalil andha prachinaiyai sagitthukkolvadharku thēvaiyaana balatthai yegōvaa koduppaar. naam ninaittha alavukku sīkkiramaaga andha prachinai thīravillai endraal,  adhai thaangikkolvadharku thēvaiyaana sakthiyai thirumba thirumba yegōvaavidam kētka vēndum. appadi kētka sollitthaan yegōvaavum nammidam solliyirukkiraar. “avaridam vēndikkondē irungal” endru ēsaayaa sonna vaartthaigalilirundhu idhai therindhukolgirōm. “avarai ōivedukka vidaadhīrgal” enbadhudhaan indha vaartthaigalin nēradi molipeyarppu. (ēsaa. 62:7) appadiyendraal, yegōvaavai ōivedukkakkūda vidaadha maadhiri, andhalavukku avaridam thodarndhu jebam seiya vēndum. ēsaayaa sonna vaartthaigal, lūkkaa 11:8-10, 13-il yēsu sonna udhaaranangalaitthaan nyaabagappadutthugindrana. naam ‘vidaappidiyaaga’ jebam panna vēndum, kadavuludaiya sakthikkaaga ‘kēttukkondē irukka’ vēndum endru yēsu sonnaar. nalla mudivugalai edukka valinadatthumpadiyum yegōvaavidam naam kenji kētkalaam.

8. ēsaayaa 30:20, 21 andraikku eppadi niraivēriyadhu?

⁸ ēsaayaa 30:20, 21-ai vaasiyungal. baabilōn padai erusalēmai ondrarai varushatthukku sutrivalaitthirundhaargal. appōdhu angirundha makkal patta vēdhanaiyum kashtamum, dhinamum saappidugira saappaattai pōlavum, kudikkira thannīrai pōlavum sarva saadhaaranamaagivittana. aanaal, vasanangal 20, 21 solvadhupōl, avargal manam thirundhi thangalai maatrikkondaal yegōvaa avargalai kaappaatruvadhaaga vaakku kodutthirundhaar. yegōvaa avargaludaiya ‘magatthaana pōdhagar’ endrum, adhanaal avarukku pidittha maadhiri avarai vananga avar solli tharuvaar endrum ēsaayaa sonnaar. yūdhargal baabilōnilirundhu vidudhalaiyaanapōdhu indha vaartthaigal niraivērina. sonnadhai pōl yegōvaa avargalukku magatthaana pōdhagaraaga irundhaar. avarudaiya valinadatthudhaludan thirumbavum avarudaiya janangal unmai vanakkatthai nilainaattinaargal. indraikku namakkum yegōvaa magatthaana pōdhagaraaga irukkiraar, adhai ninaitthu naam romba sandhōshappadugirōm.

9. indraikku yegōvaa nammai valinadatthugira oru vali enna?

⁹ oru tīchar pillaigalukku sollikkodukkira maadhiri yegōvaavum namakku sollikkoduppadhaaga ēsaayaa solgiraar. yegōvaa namakku irandu vidhangalil sollikkodukkiraar. mudhalil, “ungaludaiya magatthaana pōdhagarai ungal kangalaalēyē paarppīrgal” endru ēsaayaa solgiraar. ingē solliyirukkira pōdhagar, maanavargal munnaal nindru solli tharuvadhai pōl ēsaayaa vivarikkiraar. indraikku yegōvaa nammudaiya pōdhagaraaga iruppadhu namakku kidaittha periya baakkiyam! yegōvaa eppadi namakku munnaal nindru pōdhikkiraar? avarudaiya amaippin mūlamaagatthaan. amaippu mūlamaaga namakku kidaikkira arumaiyaana valinadatthudhalukkaaga naam romba nandriyōdu irukkirōm. kūttangalil, maanaadugalil, prasurangalil, braadkaasting nigalchigalil ena pala valigalil amaippu namakku arivuraigal kodukkiradhu. kashta kaalangalil sagitthiruppadharkum sandhōshamaaga iruppadharkum ivaiyellaam namakku udhavi seigindrana.

10. endha vidhatthil oru kural namakku pinnaalirundhu kētkiradhu?

 ¹⁰ yegōvaa nammai valinadatthugira innoru vidhatthai patri ēsaayaa sollumpōdhu oru “kural pinnaalirundhu ungal kaadhugalil kētkum” endru solgiraar. maanavargalai akkaraiyaaga gavanitthukkolgira oru tīchar avargalōdu engēyaavadhu pōgumpōdhu avargal pinnaalēyē pōi, ‘inga pōnga, anga pōgaadhīnga’ endrellaam solvaar. appadiyoru tīcharaagatthaan yegōvaavai ēsaayaa ingē vivarikkiraar. yegōvaavin kural namakku eppadi indru pinnaalirundhu kētkiradhu? yegōvaa andha kaalatthilēyē baibilai eludhivittaar, adhaavadhu kaala ōttatthil adhu ellaamē namakku pinnaal eludhappatta vishayangal. adhanaal, baibilai padikkumpōdhu kadavuludaiya kuralai naam pinnaalirundhu kētpadhai pōl irukkiradhu.—ēsaa. 51:4.

11. prachinaigal vandhaalum avatrai sagitthukkondu yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya naam enna seiya vēndum, ēn?

¹¹ yegōvaa than amaippu mūlamaagavum, baibil mūlamaagavum nammai valinadatthugiraar endru idhuvaraikkum paartthōm. adhilirundhu naam eppadi mulumaiyaaga nanmai adaiyalaam? ēsaayaa irandu vishayangalai sonnadhai gavanitthiruppīrgal. mudhalil, “idhudhaan sariyaana vali” endru sonnaar. irandaavadhaaga, “idhilē nadangal” endru sonnaar. (ēsaa. 30:21) appadiyendraal, edhu “sariyaana vali” endru therindhukondaal mattum pōdhaadhu, ‘adhilē naam nadakkavum’ vēndum. baibilil irukkira vishayangalai yegōvaavin amaippu vilakki solgiradhu. adhanaal, yegōvaa nammidam enna edhirpaarkkiraar endru naam katrukkolgirōm. adhai nam vaalkkaiyil eppadi kadaippidikkalaam endrum therindhukolgirōm. idhupōl naam katrukkollumpōdhum, katrukkondadhai kadaippidikkumpōdhumdhaan, prachinaigal vandhaalum avatrai sagitthukkondu yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya mudiyum. appōdhudhaan yegōvaavudaiya aasīrvaadhamum namakku kidaikkum.

12. ēsaayaa 30:23-26 solgirapadi, yegōvaa eppadi than janangalai aasīrvadhitthaar?

¹² ēsaayaa 30:23-26-ai vaasiyungal. baabilōnilirundhu thirumbi vandha yūdhargalin vishayatthil indha thīrkkadharisanam eppadi niraivēriyadhu? avargalukku ēraalamaana aasīrvaadhangal kidaitthana. avargal sandhōshamaaga vaalvadharkum yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seivadharkum ennenna thēvaiyō avaiyellaamē avargalukku kidaitthana. andha makkalukku yegōvaa ēraalamaana unavu kodutthaar. adhaivida mukkiyamaaga, avargal avaridam nerungi varuvadharkum unmai vanakkatthai marubadiyum aarambippadharkum thēvaiyaana ellaavatraiyum avargalukku kodutthaar. adhuvarai illaadha alavukku, aasīrvaadhangalukku mēl aasīrvaadhangalai yegōvaa avargalukku kodutthaar. 26-vadhu vasanam solgirapadi, yegōvaa avargalukku niraiya velicham kodutthaar. adhaavadhu, avarudaiya vaartthaiyai nandraaga purindhukolla udhavi seidhaar. (ēsaa. 60:2) yegōvaa avarudaiya ūliyargalai ivvalavu aasīrvadhitthadhaal, avargalaal ‘sandhōsha idhayatthōdum’ mana balatthōdum avarukku thodarndhu sēvai seiya mudindhadhu.—ēsaa. 65:14.

13. unmai vanakkam thirumba nilainaattappaduvadhai patriya thīrkkadharisanam indraikku eppadi niraivērikkondirukkiradhu?

¹³ unmai vanakkam thirumba nilainaattappaduvadhai patriya thīrkkadharisanam indraikku namakkum porundhumaa? nichayamaaga!  eppadi solgirōm? ki.pi. 1919 mudhal poi madha ulaga pērarasaana magaa baabilōnilirundhu latchakkanakkaana pēr vidudhalaiyaagi vandhukondu irukkiraargal. appadi vidudhalaiyaagi varugiravargal, isravēlargalukku vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthaivida romba sirandha oru idatthukku vandhirukkiraargal. adhudhaan aanmīga pūnjōlai. (ēsaa. 51:3; 66:8) aanmīga pūnjōlai endraal enna?

14. aanmīga pūnjōlai endraal enna, indraikku yaarellaam adhil irukkiraargal? (vaartthaiyin vilakkatthai paarungal.)

¹⁴ ki.pi. 1919-lirundhu paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargal aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil vaalndhukondu varugiraargal. b kaalam pōga pōga, būmiyil vaalgira nambikkai irukkira ‘vērē aadugalumkūda’ indha pūnjōlaikkul vandhirukkiraargal. avargalukku yegōvaa niraiya aasīrvaadhangalai kodutthirukkiraar.—yōvaa. 10:16; ēsaa. 25:6; 65:13.

15. aanmīga pūnjōlai engē irukkiradhu?

¹⁵ aanmīga pūnjōlai indru engē irukkiradhu? yegōvaavai vanangugiravargal ulagam muluvadhum irukkiraargal. appadiyendraal, avargal irukkira aanmīga pūnjōlaiyum ulagam muluvadhum irukkiradhu. adhanaal, naam indha ulagatthil engē irundhaalum sari, unmai vanakkatthukku thodarndhu aadharavu kodutthaal, naamum indha aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil irukka mudiyum.

16. aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil thodarndhu iruppadharku naam enna seiya vēndum, adhai naam eppadi seiyalaam?

¹⁶ aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil naam thodarndhu irukka vēndum endraal, ulagam muluvadhum irukkira kristhava sabaikkaaga naam eppōdhumē nandriyōdu irukka vēndum. eppadi? adhil irukkiravargaludaiya kuraigalai paarkkaamal niraigalai paarkka vēndum. (yōvaa. 17:20, 21) adhu ēn romba mukkiyam endru ninaikkirīrgal? oru udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. oru kaattil vidhavidhamaana marangal irukkum. avaidhaan adharku alagu. adhēpōldhaan, aanmīga pūnjōlaiyilum vidhavidhamaana aatkal irukkiraargal. (ēsaa. 44:4; 61:3) naam eppōdhumē “mottha kaattin” alagaitthaan paarkka vēndum.  “thanitthani marangalidam” irukkira kuraigalai paarkka kūdaadhu. nammudaiya kuraigalō matravargalidam irukkira kuraigalō, ulagam muluvadhum otrumaiyaaga irukkira kristhava sabaiyin alagai nam kannilirundhu maraitthuvidum. adharku naam orunaalum idam kodukka kūdaadhu!

17. sabaiyin otrumaiyai kattikkaakka naam ovvoruvarum enna seiya vēndum?

¹⁷ aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil irukkum otrumaiyai kattikkaakka naam ovvoruvarum enna seiya vēndum? samaadhaanam pannugiravargalaaga irukka vēndum. (mat. 5:9; rō. 12:18) sabaiyil irukkiravargaludan samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharku naam ovvoru dhadavai muyarchi edukkumpōdhum aanmīga pūnjōlaiyin alagukku alagu sērkkirōm. aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil irukkira ovvoruvaraiyum yegōvaadhaan īrtthirukkiraar enbadhai naam eppōdhumē manadhil vaitthukkolla vēndum. (yōvaa. 6:44) avargal ovvoruvaraiyumē avar pokkishamaaga paarkkiraar. appadippattavargalōdu otrumaiyaagavum samaadhaanamaagavum iruppadharku naam kadinamaaga muyarchi seiyumpōdhu, yegōvaa adhai paartthu evvalavu sandhōshappaduvaar endru konjam yōsitthu paarungal!—ēsaa. 26:3; aagaa. 2:7.

18. naam adikkadi edhai patriyellaam aalamaaga yōsitthu paarkka vēndum, ēn?

¹⁸ aanmīga pūnjōlaiyil yegōvaa niraiya aasīrvaadhangalai tharugiraar endru naam ērkenavē paartthōm. adhilirundhu mulumaiyaaga nanmaiyadaiya vēndum endraal naam enna seiya vēndum? baibililum baibil prasurangalilum naam padikkira vishayangalai aalamaaga yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. appadi seidhaal, nalla kristhava gunangalai nammaal valartthukkolla mudiyum. appōdhu, sabaiyil “sagōdhara anbaiyum kanivaana paasatthaiyum” kaatta mudiyum. (rō. 12:10) ippōdhu namakku kidaitthirukkira aasīrvaadhangalai patri aalamaaga yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu yegōvaavudan namakku irukkira bandham balamaagum. edhirkaalatthil avar tharappōgira aasīrvaadhangalai patri aalamaaga yōsikkumpōdhu, yegōvaavukku endrendraikkum sēvai seiyappōgirōm endra nambikkai namakku rombavē nijamaaga theriyum. idhu ellaamē yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya indru namakku udhavi seiyum.

19. (a) ēsaayaa 30:18 solgirapadi, naam edhil nambikkaiyaaga irukkalaam? (b) prachinaigal vandhaalum avatrai sagitthukkondu sandhōshamaaga irukka namakku edhu udhavi seiyum?

¹⁹ yegōvaa sīkkiratthil indha mōsamaana ulagatthukku mudivukatta pōgiraar. appōdhu, nammudaiya saarbil avar “elundhiruppaar.” (ēsaa. 30:18) yegōvaa “nyaayam valangugira kadavul.” adhanaal, avar kuritthirukkira naalil saatthaanin ulagatthukku kandippaaga alivai konduvaruvaar. adhu orē orunaal thallippōvadharkukkūda avar vida maattaar. idhil naam nambikkaiyaaga irukkirōm. (ēsaa. 25:9) nammai avar kaappaatrappōgira andha naalukkaaga porumaiyaaga kaatthirukkirōm. adhuvaraikkum, mūndru vishayangalai seiya naam thīrmaanamaaga irukkirōm. jebam seiya namakku kidaitthirukkira vaaippai oru periya baakkiyamaaga ninaippadharkum... baibilai paditthu adhanpadi nadappadharkum... nammudaiya aasīrvaadhangalai patri aalamaaga yōsippadharkum... naam thīrmaanamaaga irukkirōm. idhaiyellaam naam seiyumpōdhu, evvalavu prachinaigal vandhaalum avatrai sagitthukkondu yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya avar namakku udhavi seivaar.