1-2. oru mūppar seigira “sirandha vēlai” enna?

 nīngal konja kaalamaaga udhavi ūliyaraaga sēvai seidhuvarugirīrgalaa? appadiyendraal, oru mūppar aavadharkaana thagudhigalai valartthukkolla nīngal ulaitthukkondu iruppīrgal. andha “sirandha vēlaiyai“ seiyum thagudhigalai ungalaal ettippidikka mudiyumaa?—1 thī. 3:1.

² oru mūppar ennenna vēlaigalai seigiraar? ūliyam seivadhil oru nalla munmaadhiri vaikkiraar. sabaiyil irukkiravargalukku mēippu sandhippu seivadharkum avargalukku katrukkoduppadharkum kadinamaaga ulaikkiraar. sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya visuvaasatthai thannudaiya sollaalum seyalaalum balappadutthugiraar. adhanaaldhaan, ippadi kadinamaaga ulaikkira mūppargalai ‘parisugal’ endru baibil solgiradhu.—ebē. 4:8.

3. oru sagōdharar eppadi mūppar aagalaam? (1 thīmōtthēyu 3:1-7; thītthu 1:5-9)

³ nīngal eppadi oru mūppar aagalaam? mūppar aavadhu enbadhu oru vēlaiyil sēruvadhu pōla kidaiyaadhu. podhuvaaga, oru vēlaiyil sēruvadharku andha vēlaikku thēvaiyaana thiramaigal irundhaalē pōdhum, ungalukku vēlai kidaitthuvidum. aanaal, oru mūpparaaga sēvai seivadharku, verumanē ūliyam seivadhilum katrukkoduppadhilum thiramaigal irundhaal mattum pōdhaadhu. 1 thīmōtthēyu 3:1-7 matrum thītthu 1:5-9-il solliyirukkira mūppargalukkaana thagudhigalai nīngal ettippidikka vēndum. (vaasiyungal.) indha katturaiyil, mūppargalidam edhirpaarkkappadugira mūndru mukkiyamaana vishayangalai patri paarppōm: (1) sabaikku ullēyum veliyēyum nalla peyar sambaadhippadhu, (2) oru kudumba thalaivaraaga nalla munmaadhiri vaippadhu, (3) manasaara sabaikku sēvai seivadhu.

nalla peyar edungal

4. “kutramsaattappadaadhavaraaga” iruppadhu endraal enna arttham?

⁴ oru mūpparaaga aavadharku nīngal “kutramsaattappadaadhavaraaga” irukka vēndum. adhaavadhu, sabaikkul ungalukku nalla peyar irukka vēndum. ungaludaiya nadatthai naalu pēr kēlvi kētkira maadhiri irukka kūdaadhu. adhumattumalla, nīngal “veliyaatkalidamum nalla peyar edutthavaraaga irukka vēndum.” yegōvaavai vanangaadhavargal nammudaiya nambikkaigalai vēndumaanaal kurai sollalaam; aanaal, nammudaiya  nērmaiyaiyō nadatthaiyaiyō kurai solvadharku endha nyaayamaana kaaranamum irukka kūdaadhu. (dhaani. 6:4, 5) ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: “sabaiyilum veliyaatkalidamum naan enna peyar edutthirukkirēn?”

5. nīngal ‘nalla kaariyangalai virumbugiravar’ endru eppadi kaattalaam?

⁵ nīngal “nalla kaariyangalai virumbugiravaraaga” irundhaal, matravargalidam irukkira nalladhai paarppīrgal. avargaludaiya nalla nalla gunangalukkaaga avargalai paaraattuvīrgal. matravargalukku nalladhu seivadhai ninaitthu sandhōshappaduvīrgal; ungalidam edhirpaarkkappaduvadhaivida adhigamaaga seivīrgal. (1 the. 2:8) mūppargalukku indha gunam ēn romba mukkiyam? ēnendraal, sabaiyil irukkiravargalukku mēippu sandhippu seivadharkum matra poruppugalai seivadharkum mūppargal thangaludaiya ponnaana nēratthai thyaagam seiya vēndiyirukkiradhu. (1 pē. 5:1-3) aanaal, nīngal seigira thyaagangalaivida ungalukku kidaikkira sandhōsham romba romba adhigam!—ap. 20:35.

6. ‘ubasarikkum gunatthai’ kaattuvadharku orusila valigal enna? (ebireyar 13:2, 16; padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁶ nīngal “ubasarikkum gunamullavaraaga” irundhaal, ungaludaiya nerungiya natpu vattaaratthil irukkiravargalaiyum thaandi matravargalukkum nalladhu seivīrgal. (1 pē. 4:9) ubasarikkum gunam irukkira oruvarai patri baibil aaraaichi butthagam ondru ippadi solgiradhu: “avar munpin theriyaadhavargalukku thannudaiya idhaya kadhavaiyum vīttu vaasal kadhavaiyum thirandhu vaitthiruppaar.” ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: ‘sabaikku varugiravargalai nandraaga ubasarikkira oruvar endra peyarai naan sambaadhitthirukkirēnaa?’ (ebireyar 13:2, 16-ai vaasiyungal.) ubasarikkum gunam irukkira oru sagōdharar, thannidam iruppadhai matravargalōdu pagirndhukolvaar. adhaavadhu, ēlai eliyavargalōdum, sabaikku pēchu kodukka varugiravargalōdum, kadinamaaga ulaikkira vattaara kangaanigal pōndravargalōdum pagirndhukolvaar.—aadhi. 18:2-8; nīdhi. 3:27; lū. 14:13, 14; ap. 16:15; rō. 12:13.

7. oru mūppar ‘pana aasaiyillaadhavar’ enbadhai eppadi kaattalaam?

⁷ ‘pana aasaiyillaadhavar’ endraal, panam porulai sērppadhudhaan vaalkkaiyil mukkiyam endru nīngal ninaikka maattīrgal. nīngal ēlaiyaaga irundhaalum panakkaararaaga irundhaalum, kadavuludaiya arasaangam sambandhappatta vishayangalukku vaalkkaiyil mudhalidam koduppīrgal. (mat. 6:33) ungaludaiya nēram, sakthi matra valangal ellaavatraiyum yegōvaavai vananguvadharku... kudumbatthai nandraaga paartthukkolvadharku... sabaiyil irukkiravargalukku sēvai seivadharku... payanpadutthuvīrgal. (mat. 6:24; 1 yō. 2:15-17) ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: ‘panatthai patri naan enna ninaikkirēn? iruppadhē pōdhum endru ninaikkirēnaa? alladhu, niraiya panatthaiyum sotthaiyum vaangi kuvikka vēndum enbadhilēyē kuriyaaga irukkirēnaa?’—1 thī. 6:6, 17-19.

8. nīngal ‘palakkavalakkangalil alavukkumīri pōgaadhavar,’ ‘suyakkattuppaadullavar’ enbadhai kaattuvadharkaana sila valigal enna?

 ⁸ “palakkavalakkangalil alavukkumīri pōgaadhavaraaga,” “suyakkattuppaadullavaraaga” irukkirīrgal endraal enna arttham? vaalkkaiyil ellaa vishayangalilum, adhaavadhu saappiduvadhu, kudippadhu, udai udutthuvadhu, thalai vaaruvadhu, poludhupōkku ena ellaa vishayatthilum nīngal kattuppaadōdu irukkirīrgal, alavukkumīri pōga maattīrgal endru arttham. yegōvaavai vanangaadhavargaludaiya vaalkkai muraiyai kaappiyadikka ninaikka maattīrgal. (lū. 21:34; yaak. 4:4) matravargal ungalai sūdētrinaalum, nīngal amaidhiyaagavum nidhaanamaagavum iruppīrgal. nīngal oru “kudikaararaaga” irukka kūdaadhu. adhumattumalla, ‘niraiya kudikkiravar’ endra peyaraiyum nīngal edutthirukka kūdaadhu. ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: ‘naan vaalum vidham, ennudaiya palakkavalakkangalil alavukkumīri pōgaamal, suyakkattuppaadōdu irukkirēn enbadhai kaattugiradhaa?’

9. ‘thelindha butthiyullavar,’ ‘olungullavar’ endraal enna arttham?

⁹ nīngal ‘thelindha butthiyullavar’ endraal, vaalkkaiyil ellaa sūlnilaiyilum baibil solgira maadhiri mudivugalai eduppīrgal. baibil niyamangalai aalamaaga yōsitthu paarppadhaal, oru vishayatthai patri nandraaga purindhu vaitthiruppīrgal, nyaanamaaga mudiveduppīrgal. kaiyil irukkira ondrirandu thagavalgalai vaitthu avasarappattu endha mudivaiyum edutthuvida maattīrgal; thēvaiyaana ellaa thagavalgalum irukkiradhaa enbadhai urudhippadutthikkolvīrgal. (nīdhi. 18:13) ippadiyellaam seidhaal, nīngal edukkira nyaanamaana mudivugal yegōvaa maadhiriyē nīngal yōsikkirīrgal enbadhai kaattum. nīngal “olungullavaraaga” irundhaal, ellaa vishayangalaiyum olungōdu seidhu mudippīrgal, nēram thavaraadhavaraaga iruppīrgal. nambagamaanavar endrum amaippu kodukkira ellaa valinadatthudhalgalaiyum appadiyē kadaippidippavar endrum peyar edutthiruppīrgal. ivvalavu nēram naam paarttha indha gunangalai ellaam nīngal valartthaal sabaiyil nalla peyarai sambaadhippīrgal. ippōdhu, oru kudumba thalaivaraaga nalla munmaadhiri vaippadhai patri paarkkalaam.

kudumba thalaivaraaga nalla munmaadhiri vaiyungal

10. “thannudaiya kudumbatthai sirandha vidhatthil nadatthugiravaraaga” iruppadhai oruvar eppadi kaattuvaar?

¹⁰ nīngal oru kanavaraa? oru mūpparaaga nīngal aaga vēndumendraal, ungal kudumbam enna peyarai sambaadhitthu irukkiradhu enbadhum romba mukkiyam. adhanaal, ungaludaiya “kudumbatthai sirandha vidhatthil nadatthugiravaraaga” nīngal irukka vēndum. adhaavadhu, kudumbatthai anbaaga gavanitthukkolgiravar... kudumbatthukkaaga nalla nalla mudivugalai edukkiravar... endru nīngal peyar edutthirukka vēndum. adhumattumalla, nīngal thavaraamal kudumba valipaadu nadatthugiravaraaga irukka vēndum. kūttangalilum ūliyatthilum kalandhukolvadharku, ungaludaiya kudumbatthai nandraaga valinadatthugiravaraaga irukka vēndum. idhellaam ēn romba mukkiyam? appōsthalan pavul ippadi kēttaar: “oruvarukku thannudaiya kudumbatthaiyē nadattha theriyavillai endraal kadavuludaiya sabaiyai eppadi gavanitthukkolvaar?”—1 thī. 3:5.

11-12. oru sagōdharar mūpparaaga sēvai seivadharku, avarudaiya pillaigalin nadatthai ēn romba mukkiyam? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹¹ nīngal oru appaavaa? appadiyendraal, mainaraaga irukkum ungaludaiya pillaigal, ‘nalla nadatthaiyum kīlppadidhalum ulla pillaigalaaga’ irukka vēndum. avargalukku nīngal anbaaga sollikkodukka vēndum, payirchi kodukka vēndum. ellaa pillaigalaiyum pōl avargalum jaaliyaaga, sandhōshamaaga irukka vēndum endru nīngal aasaippaduvīrgal. adhil thavarillai. aanaal, nīngal nandraaga payirchi kodutthiruppadhaal, kīlppadidhalulla... mariyaadhaiyulla... olungaaga nadandhukolgira... pillaigalaaga avargal iruppaargal. avargal yegōvaavōdu oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolvadharkum, baibil niyamangalinpadi vaalvadharkum, nyaanasnaanam edukkumalavukku munnēruvadharkum ungalaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiya vēndum.

¹² “pillaigal visuvaasigalaagavum, mōsamaanavargal endrō adangaadhavargal endrō peyar edukkaadhavargalaagavum irukka vēndum.” nyaanasnaanam eduttha alladhu nyaanasnaanatthai nōkki munnērikkondu irukkum ungaludaiya pillai, padumōsamaana paavatthai seidhuvittaal, oru appaavaaga adhu ungalai eppadi baadhikkum? andha pillaikku thēvaiyaana payirchiyaiyum kandippaiyum nīngal kodukkaamal irundhirukkirīrgal endraal, mūpparaaga sēvai seivadharkaana thagudhiyai nīngal oruvēlai ilandhuvidalaam.—aktōbar 15, 1996 kaavarkōburatthil pakkam 21-il paaraakkal 6-7-ai paarungal.

 sabaikku sēvai seiyungal

13. nīngal ‘nyaayamaanavar,’ ‘thannudaiya ishtappadi nadakkaadhavar’ endru eppadi kaattalaam?

¹³ nalla kristhava gunangalai kaattugira sagōdharargal sabaikku oru sotthu! “nyaayamaanavaraaga” nadandhukolgira oruvar matravargalōdu samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharku kadinamaaga ulaippaar. oruvarukku oruvar samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharkum udhavuvaar. nīngal nyaayamaanavaraaga irukka vēndum endru ninaitthaal, matravargal solvadhai kaadhukodutthu kēlungal, avargaludaiya karutthugalaiyum purindhukolla muyarchi seiyungal. udhaaranatthukku, nīngal mūppar aagivittadhaaga karpanai seidhukollungal. mūppargaludaiya kūttatthil, perumbaalaana mūppargal oru mudivai edukka virumbugiraargal. adhu baibil niyamatthukkum edhiraaga illai. aanaal, ungalukku adhil viruppam illai. irundhaalum, andha mudivukku nīngal aadharavu koduppīrgalaa? ‘thannudaiya ishtappadi nadakkaadhavar’ endraal, nīngal ninaitthapadidhaan ellaamē nadakka vēndum endru adampidikkaadhavaraaga iruppīrgal. niraiya aalōsanaikkaarargal iruppadhil payan irukkiradhu enbadhai purindhuvaitthiruppīrgal. (aadhi. 13:8, 9; nīdhi. 15:22) ‘thagaraaru seigiravaraagavō’ “munkōbakkaararaagavō” nīngal irukka maattīrgal. adharku enna arttham? matravargalidam mariyaadhai illaamal nadandhukolla maattīrgal alladhu avargalōdu vaakkuvaadham panna maattīrgal. adharku badhilaaga, avargalidam anbaaga nadandhukolvīrgal. nīngal samaadhaanam pannugiravaraaga iruppīrgal. irukkamaana sūlnilaiyilkūda samaadhaanatthai undupannuvadharku nīngalē mudhalpadi eduppīrgal. (yaak. 3:17, 18) ungaludaiya anbaana vaartthaigal ungalai edhirkkiravargal utpada ellaarudaiya manadhaiyum ilaga vaikkum.—nyaa. 8:1-3; nīdhi. 20:3; 25:15; mat. 5:23, 24.

14. “samībatthil kristhavaraanavaraaga irukka kūdaadhu,” “unmaiyullavaraaga” irukka vēndum enbadharku enna arttham?

¹⁴ mūpparaaga aavadharku oruvar“samībatthil kristhavaraanavaraaga irukka kūdaadhu.” adharkaaga, nīngal nyaanasnaanam edutthu romba varushangal aagiyirukka vēndum endru avasiyamillai. irundhaalum, yegōvaavōdu ungalukku irukkira bandham balamaavadharkum baibilai payanpadutthi nyaanamaana mudivugalai edukka palaguvadharkum kaalam edukkum. nīngal oru mūpparaaga niyamikkappaduvadharku munbē yēsu maadhiri manatthaalmaiyaaga iruppadhai kaatta vēndum. sabaiyil ungalukku poruppugal kodukkappadumvarai yegōvaavukkaaga porumaiyōdu kaatthiruppadhaiyum nirūbitthu kaatta vēndum. (mat. 20:23; pili. 2:5-8) nīngal “unmaiyullavaraaga” irukka vēndum. adhaavadhu, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukka vēndum;  avarudaiya nīdhiyaana nerimuraigalinpadi vaala vēndum. adhumattumalla, yegōvaavudaiya amaippu mūlamaaga kodukkappadugira valinadatthudhalgalukkum unmaiyōdu kīlppadiya vēndum.—1 thī. 4:15.

15. mūppar aavadharku oru sagōdharar sirandha pēchaalaraaga irukka vēndumaa? vilakkungal.

¹⁵ kangaaniyaaga irukkira oruvar “katrukkodukka thagudhiyullavaraagavum irukka vēndum” endru baibil thelivaaga solgiradhu. appadiyendraal, avar sirandha pēchaalaraaga irukka vēndum endru artthamaa? illai. indru niraiya mūppargal sirandha pēchaalargalaaga illai endraalum, ūliyam seiyumpōdhum mēippu sandhippugal seiyumpōdhum baibililirundhu thiramaiyaaga sollikkodukkiraargal. (1 korindhiyar 12:28, 29-aiyum ebēsiyar 4:11-aiyum oppidungal.) nīngal sirandha pēchaalaraaga illaavittaalum, appadi aavadharku thodarndhu kadinamaaga ulaikka vēndum. adharku nīngal enna seiyalaam?

16. matravargalukku thiramaiyaaga sollikkoduppadhil nīngal eppadi munnēralaam? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁶ “satthiya vaartthaiyai urudhiyōdu piditthukkondirukkiravaraagavum irukka vēndum.” nīngal mēdaiyilirundhu katrukkodutthaalum sari, matravargalukku thanippatta vidhamaaga aalōsanai kodutthaalum sari, eppōdhum kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyin adippadaiyil sollikkodungal. appōdhudhaan nīngal thiramaiyaaga katrukkodukkira oruvaraaga aaga mudiyum. baibilaiyum amaippu veliyittirukkum prasurangalaiyum nandraaga padiyungal. (nīdhi. 15:28; 16:23) oru vasanatthukku nammudaiya prasurangalil enna vilakkam kodukkappattirukkiradhu enbadhai nandraaga therindhuvaitthukkollungal; appōdhudhaan adhai sariyaaga porutthi kaatta mudiyum. katrukkodukkumpōdhu matravargaludaiya idhayatthai thoduvadharku kadinamaaga muyarchi seiyungal. nīngal eppadi munnēralaam endru anubavamulla mūppargalidam aalōsanai kēlungal; adhanpadi seiyungal. (1 thī. 5:17) mūppargal “matravargalai urchaagappaduttha” vēndum. silasamayatthil, matravargalukku aalōsanai kodukka alladhu avargalai “kandikka” vēndiyirukkum. edhuvaaga irundhaalum, eppōdhumē anbaaga nadandhukollungal. menmaiyaagavum anbaagavum kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyilirundhu sollikkodutthaal, nīngal sirandha vidhatthil katrukkodukkiravaraaga aaga mudiyum. periya pōdhagaraana yēsuvai pinpatra mudiyum.—mat. 11:28-30; 2 thī. 2:24.

thodarndhu muyarchi edungal

17. (a) thodarndhu muyarchi eduppadharku udhavi ūliyargal endha vishayatthai nyaabagam vaitthukkollalaam? (b) oru sagōdhararudaiya thagudhigalai parisīlanai seiyumpōdhu mūppargal edhai manadhil vaitthukkolla vēndum? (“ matravargaludaiya thagudhigalai parisīlanai seiyumpōdhu adakkatthōdu nadandhukollungal” endra pettiyai paarungal.)

¹⁷ oru mūpparaaga aavadharku ennenna thagudhigal  thēvaippadugiradhu enbadhai ivvalavu nēram paartthōm. idhaiyellaam paarttha piragu, ‘ivvalavu thagudhigal irukkiradhaa? ennaal ellaam oru mūppar aaga mudiyaadhu’ endru sila udhavi ūliyargal ninaikkalaam. aanaal, idhai nyaabagam vaitthukkollungal: yegōvaavum sari avarudaiya amaippum sari, indha ellaa gunangalaiyum nīngal nūtrukku nūru appadiyē kaatta vēndum endru edhirpaarppadhu illai. (1 pē. 2:21) yegōvaavudaiya sakthi sakthivaaindhadhu! indha gunangalai nīngal valartthukkolvadharku adhu ungalukku udhavum. (pili. 2:13) nīngal ēdhaavadhu oru kurippitta gunatthai valartthukkolla vēndum endru ninaikkirīrgalaa? appadiyendraal, adhai patri yegōvaavidam jebam seiyungal. nandraaga aaraaichi seidhupaarungal. nīngal eppadi munnēralaam endru oru mūpparidam aalōsanai kēlungal.

18. ellaa udhavi ūliyargalum enna seivadhu nalladhu?

¹⁸ sagōdharargalē, ērkenavē mūppargalaaga sēvai seigiravargal utpada naam ellaarumē, indha katturaiyil paarttha gunangalai thodarndhu valarkka muyarchi seiyalaam. (pili. 3:16) nīngal oru udhavi ūliyaraa? appadiyendraal, indha thagudhigalai valartthukkolvadharku thodarndhu muyarchi edungal. ungalukku payirchi koduppadharkum ungalai vadivamaippadharkum yegōvaavidam udhavi kēlungal. ippadi seiyumpōdhu, nīngal yegōvaavukkum sabaikkum innum prayōjanamaaga irukka mudiyum. (ēsaa. 64:8) oru mūpparaaga aavadharku nīngal edukkira muyarchigalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhippaar!