1. yegōvaa kaattum valiyil naam ēn nadakka vēndum? vilakkungal.

 adarndha kaadu! gummiruttu!! mirugangalin sattham kaadhil vilugiradhu. visha pūchigalin “kīch kīch” kaadhai kilikkiradhu. visha chedigalum pudhargalum sutri irukkiradhu. paadhaiyum karadumuradaaga irukkiradhu. nīngal thikkuttheriyaamal nirkirīrgal. andha nēram paartthu, anubavamulla oru valikaatti varugiraar. aabatthil maattikkollaamal paadhugaappaaga veliyē pōga avar udhavugiraar. uyirē thirumbi vandhadhupōl ungalukku irukkum, illaiyaa? indha ulagamum appadi oru kaadudhaan! nammai sutri niraiya aabatthugal irukkindrana. yegōvaavōdu namakku irukkum bandhatthai avai kedukkindrana. aanaal, yegōvaa namakku valikaattiyaaga irukkiraar. sutri irukkum aabatthil maattikkollaadhapadi avar nammai kaappaatrugiraar. naam pōi sēravēndiya idatthukkum, adhaavadhu pūnjōlai būmikkum, batthiramaaga kūttikkondu pōvaar.

2. yegōvaa namakku eppadi valikaattugiraar?

² indru yegōvaa namakku eppadi valikaattugiraar? mukkiyamaaga, thannudaiya vaartthaiyaagiya baibil mūlam! adhēsamayatthil, avar manidhargalaiyum payanpadutthugiraar. udhaaranatthukku, “unmaiyum vivēgamum ulla adimai” mūlam aanmīga unavai tharugiraar. (mat. 24:45) adhōdu, innum sila manidhargalaiyum yegōvaa payanpadutthugiraar. adhaavadhu, vattaara kangaanigalaiyum mūppargalaiyum payanpadutthi kashtamaana sūlnilaiyai samaalikka thēvaiyaana aalōsanaigalai kodukkiraar. ikkattaana kaalangalil avargal kodukkira udhavikku naam evvalavu nandriyōdu irukkirōm! yegōvaavin natpai eppōdhum ilandhuvidaamal irukkavum pūnjōlaikkaana paadhaiyil valitthavarividaamal irukkavum ivai ellaamē namakku udhavugindrana.

3. indha katturaiyil edhai patri paarppōm?

³ irundhaalum, yegōvaa kodukkira valinadatthudhalinpadi seivadhu silasamayam namakku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. adhuvum, kuraiyulla manidhargal mūlam andha valinadatthudhal varumpōdhu appadi irukkalaam. ēn? oruvēlai, naam virumbuvadhupōl andha aalōsanai illaamal  irukkalaam. alladhu, avargal solvadhu nadaimuraikku otthuvaraadha maadhiri thōndralaam. adhanaal, adhu yegōvaavidamirundhu vandhirukkaadhu endru naam yōsikkalaam. andhamaadhiri samayangalil, yegōvaadhaan thannudaiya makkalukku valikaattugiraar endrum, avar kaattugira valiyil nadandhaal kandippaaga aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum endrum naam namba vēndum. andha nambikkaiyai valarkka indha katturai udhavum. mūndru vishayangalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam: (1) baibil kaalangalil yegōvaa thannudaiya makkalukku eppadi valikaattinaar? (2) indru eppadi valikaattugiraar? (3) avar kaattum valiyil nadandhaal enna aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum?

isravēlargalukku yegōvaa valikaattinaar

4-5. isravēlargalai valinadattha mōsēyaitthaan yegōvaa payanpadutthinaar endru eppadi kaattinaar? (padatthai paarungal.)

⁴ egipthilirundhu isravēlargalai kūttikkondu varuvadharku yegōvaa mōsēyai niyamitthaar. mōsē mūlamaaga thaandhaan andha makkalai valinadatthugiraar enbadhai kaatta yegōvaa thelivaana aadhaarangalai kodutthirundhaar. udhaaranatthukku, pagalil mēga thūnaiyum raatthiriyil neruppu thūnaiyum kodutthirundhaar. (yaath. 13:21) andha mēga thūnai pinthodarndhu mōsē isravēlargalai sengadalukku kūttikkondu vandhaar. aanaal angē vandhadhum, kadalukkum egipthiya padaikkum idaiyē sikkikkondadhaaga ninaitthu makkal bayandhaargal. mōsē thangalai thavaraaga kūttikkondu vandhuvittaarō endru avargal yōsitthaargal. aanaal, mōsē thavaru edhuvum seiyavillai. yegōvaadhaan oru kaaranatthukkaaga than makkalai mōsē mūlamaaga angē kūttikkondu vandhirundhaar. (yaath. 14:2) angē, bramaandamaana vidhatthin yegōvaa than makkalai kaappaatrinaar.—yaath. 14:26-28.

⁵ appōdhumudhal 40 varushangalukku, isravēlargalai valinadattha mōsē andha mēga thūnai nambiyirundhaar. adhai payanpadutthi yegōvaa than makkalai vanaandharam valiyaaga kūttikkondu vandhaar. a konja kaalatthukku, yegōvaa andha mēga thūnai mōsēyin kūdaaratthukkumēl nirka vaitthaar. isravēlargal ellaaraalum adhai paarkka mudindhadhu. (yaath. 33:7, 9, 10) adhilirundhu mōsēyidam yegōvaa arivuraigalai kodutthaar; mōsē adhai makkalukku sonnaar. (sang. 99:7) ippadi, mōsēyin mūlamaagatthaan yegōvaa thangalai valinadatthugiraar enbadhai isravēlargalaal thelivaaga paarkka mudindhadhu.

6. yegōvaa valikaattiyapōdhu isravēlargal eppadi nadandhukondaargal? (ennaagamam 14:2, 10, 11)

⁶ varutthamaana vishayam ennavendraal, ivvalavu thelivaana aadhaarangal irundhum mōsēyai payanpadutthidhaan yegōvaa thangalukku valikaattugiraar enbadhai niraiya isravēlargal ētrukkollavillai. (ennaagamam 14:2, 10, 11-ai vaasiyungal.) orudhadavai mattumalla, marubadiyum marubadiyum ētrukkollavillai. idhanaal andha thalaimuraiyai sērndha yaaraalum vaakkukkodukkappatta dhēsatthukkul pōga mudiyavillai.—en. 14:30.

7. yaarellaam yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil nadandhaargal? (ennaagamam 14:24) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁷ aanaalum, sila isravēlargal yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil nadandhaargal. udhaaranatthukku, “kaalēb . . . mulu idhayatthōdu enakku kīlppadindhuvarugiraan” endru yegōvaa sonnaar. (ennaagamam 14:24-ai vaasiyungal.) yegōvaa kaalēbai aasīrvadhitthaar. sollappōnaal, kaanaan dhēsatthil avar kētta pagudhiyai yegōvaa avarukku kodutthaar. (yōsu. 14:12-14) isravēlargaludaiya aduttha thalaimuraiyum yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil nadandhaargal. mōsēkku adutthu yōsuvaa thalaivaraaga aanapōdhu avarukku avargal “vaalnaal kaalamellaam madhippu mariyaadhai kaattinaargal.” (yōsu. 4:14) adhanaal, yegōvaa avargalaiyum aasīrvadhitthaar; kaanaan dhēsatthil kudivaitthaar.—yōsu. 21:43, 44.

8. raajaakkalin kaalatthil yegōvaa eppadi thannudaiya makkalukku valikaattinaar? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁸ pala varushangal kalitthu, yegōvaa nyaayaadhibadhigalai payanpadutthi than makkalukku valikaattinaar. piragu raajaakkalin kaalatthil, yegōvaa thīrkkadharisigalai niyamitthu avargal mūlamaaga valikaattinaar. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundha raajaakkal thīrkkadharisigal solvadhai kēttaargal. udhaaranatthukku,  dhaavīdhu raajaa, naatthaan thīrkkadharisi thannai thirutthiyapōdhu manatthaalmaiyōdu adhai ētrukkondaar. (2 saa. 12:7, 13; 1 naa. 17:3, 4) yōsabaath raajaavum yagaasiyēl thīrkkadharisi koduttha valinadatthudhalinpadi seidhaar. adhōdu, “thīrkkadharisigal sonnadhai nambungal” endru solli makkalaiyum urchaagappadutthinaar. (2 naa. 20:14, 15, 20) esēkkiyaa raajaavum nerukkadiyaana oru sūlnilaiyil valinadatthudhalukkaaga ēsaayaa thīrkkadharisiyidam pōnaar. (ēsaa. 37:1-6) raajaakkal valinadatthudhalukkaaga thīrkkadharisigalidam pōnapōdhellaam yegōvaa avargalai aasīrvadhitthaar; dhēsatthaiyum paadhugaatthaar. (2 naa. 20:29, 30; 32:22) thīrkkadharisigalai payanpadutthidhaan yegōvaa makkalukku valikaattinaar enbadhu appōdhu irundha ellaarukkum thelivaaga therindhirukkum. irundhaalum, perumbaalaana raajaakkalum makkalum thīrkkadharisigal sonnadhai kaadhil pōttukkollavillai.—erē. 35:12-15.

aarambakaala kristhavargalukku yegōvaa valikaattinaar

9. mudhal nūtraandil irundha kristhavargalukku valikaatta yegōvaa yaarai payanpadutthinaar? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁹ mudhal nūtraandil yegōvaa kristhava sabaiyai uruvaakkinaar. avargalukku eppadi valikaattinaar? sabaikku thalaivaraaga yēsuvai niyamitthaar. (ebē. 5:23) aanaal, sabaiyil irundha ovvoruvaraiyum yēsu thanitthaniyaaga valinadatthavillai. adharku badhilaaga, erusalēmil irundha appōsthalargalaiyum mūppargalaiyum payanpadutthinaar. (ap. 15:1, 2) adhōdu, sabaigalilum sila mūppargal niyamikkappattirundhaargal.—1 the. 5:12; thīth. 1:5.

10. (a) aarambakaala kristhavargal yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil nadandhaargalaa? (ap. 15:30, 31) (b) valikaattuvadharkaaga yegōvaa payanpadutthiyavargalai baibil kaalangalilirundha silar ēn ētrukkollavillai? (“ thelivaana aadhaarangalai silar ēn ētrukkollavillai” endra pettiyai paarungal.)

¹⁰ yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil aarambakaala kristhavargal nadandhaargalaa? perumbaalaanavargal nadandhaargal! sollappōnaal, erusalēmil irundha appōsthalargalum mūppargalum sonnadhai kēttu avargal “urchaagamum sandhōshamum adaindhaargal” endru baibil solgiradhu. (appōsthalar 15:30, 31-ai vaasiyungal.) appadiyendraal, indru yegōvaa thannudaiya makkalukku eppadi valikaattugiraar?

indru yegōvaa namakku valikaattugiraar

11. samība kaalangalil yegōvaa thannudaiya makkalukku eppadi valikaattiyirukkiraar?

¹¹ yegōvaa indrum thannudaiya makkalukku valikaattugiraar. thannudaiya vaartthaiyin mūlamaagavum sabaiyin thalaivaraaga irukkum thannudaiya magan mūlamaagavum adhai seigiraar. avar manidhargalaiyum payanpadutthugiraar. adharku ēdhaavadhu aadhaaram irukkiradhaa? kandippaaga! 1870-kku piragu enna nadandhadhu  endru gavaniyungal. chaarls t. rasalum avarōdu irundhavargalum, kadavuludaiya arasaangatthōdu sambandhappatta ēdhōvoru mukkiyamaana vishayam 1914-il nadakkum endru kandupiditthaargal. (dhaani. 4:25, 26) thīrkkadharisanangalai aaraaichi seidhadhaal andha mudivukku vandhaargal. avargaludaiya aaraaichiyai yegōvaa valinadatthinaaraa? aamaam! 1914-il nadandha sambavangal kadavuludaiya arasaangam appōdhu aatchi seiya aarambitthadhu enbadhai urudhippadutthiyadhu. appōdhudhaan mudhal ulaga pōr veditthadhu. piragu, kollainōigal, nilanadukkangal, panjangal thodarndhana. (lū. 21:10, 11) nichayamaagavē thannudaiya makkalukku valikaatta indha unmaiyulla aangalai yegōvaa payanpadutthiyirukkiraar enbadhu therigiradhu.

12-13. irandaavadhu ulaga pōr samayatthil ūliyatthai nandraaga seiya enna ērpaadugal seiyappattana?

¹² irandaavadhu ulaga pōr samayatthil enna nadandhadhu endru gavaniyungal. velippadutthudhal 17:8-ai aaraaichi seidha piragu, andha samayatthil nadandha pōr armagedhōnil pōi mudiyaadhu endrum, adharku badhilaaga samaadhaanamaana oru kaalappagudhi varum endrum poruppil irundha sagōdharargal purindhukondaargal. adhanaal, ūliyatthai adhigamaaga seiya mudivedutthaargal. adharkaaga, vaatchtavar giliyad baibil kallūriyai (giliyad palliyai) aarambitthaargal. andha samayatthil ippadi oru payirchiyai aarambippadhu nadaimuraikku otthuvaraadhadhu pōl therindhirukkalaam. irundhaalum, avargal adhai seidhaargal. adhil mishanarigalukku payirchi kodutthu, ulagam muluvadhum ūliyam seiya anuppinaargal. pōr samayatthilkūda mishanarigal anuppappattaargal. adhōdu, sabaiyil irundhavargalukku payirchi kodukka, “dhēvaraajya ūliyatthukkaana payirchi” b endra oru payirchiyai unmaiyulla adimai aarambitthu vaitthadhu. ūliya vēlaikkaaga yegōvaa than makkalai eppadiyellaam thayaarppadutthiyirukkiraar!

¹³ idhaiyellaam yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu andha kashtamaana kaalatthil yegōvaadhaan than makkalukku valikaattiyirukkiraar enbadhu thelivaaga therigiradhu. irandaavadhu ulaga pōrukku piragu, yegōvaavin makkalaal niraiya naadugalil sudhandhiramaaga ūliyam seiya mudindhadhu. ippōdhu indha vēlai miga periya alavil nadandhukondirukkiradhu.

14. yegōvaavin amaippidamirundhum mūppargalidamirundhum kidaikkum valinadatthalai naam ēn nambalaam? (velippadutthudhal 2:1) (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

 ¹⁴ indru aalum kuluvil irukkum sagōdharargal valinadatthalukkaaga yēsuvai nambiyirukkiraargal. yegōvaavum yēsuvum enna aalōsanaiyai kodukka ninaikkiraargalō adhaiyē ivargalum kodukka ninaikkiraargal. vattaara kangaanigalaiyum mūppargalaiyum payanpadutthi sabaigalukku ivargal valinadatthalai kodukkiraargal. c abishēgam seiyappatta mūppargal, oruvidhatthil ellaa mūppargalum, yēsuvin “valadhu kaiyil” irukkiraargal. (velippadutthudhal 2:1-ai vaasiyungal.) indha mūppargal ellaarum kuraiyullavargaldhaan; silasamayangalil avargal thavarugal seiyalaam. mōsē, yōsuvaa matrum appōsthalargalum silasamayangalil thavarugal seidhaargal. (en. 20:12; yōsu. 9:14, 15; rō. 3:23) aanaalum, unmaiyulla adimaiyaiyum sabaiyil irukkira mūppargalaiyum yēsu gavanamaaga valinadatthi varugiraar. avar “indha sagaapthatthin kadaisi kattamvarai ellaa naatkalilum” avargalai thodarndhu valinadatthuvaar. (mat. 28:20) adhanaal, indha sagōdharargal mūlamaaga yēsu kodukkum valinadatthalai naam dhaaraalamaaga nambalaam.

yegōvaa kaattum valiyil nadandhaal aasīrvaadham

15-16. yegōvaa kaattiya valiyil nadandhavargalin anubavangalil irundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹⁵ yegōvaa kaattum valiyil nadakkumpōdhu ippōdhē namakku aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum. aandru matrum rōs d thambadhiyin anubavatthai paarkkalaam. vaalkkaiyai elimaiyaaga vaippadhai patri amaippu thandha aalōsanaikku avargal kīlppadindhaargal. (ebi. 13:5) adhanaal, amaippin kattumaana vēlaigalil vaalantiyargalaaga avargalaal vēlai seiya mudindhadhu. adhai patri sagōdhari rōs ippadi solgiraar: “naangal romba chinna idangalil thanga vēndiyirundhadhu; samaippadharku angē kichankūda irukkaadhu. fōttō eduppadhu endraal enakku avvalavu ishtam. adharkaaga naan payanpadutthiya kēmaraakkalaiyum matra karuvigalaiyum virka vēndiyirundhadhu. appōdhu enakku alugaiyē vandhadhu. aanaal, aabiragaamin manaivi saaraalai patri yōsitthēn. vittuvandhadhai patri avar yōsikkavillai; edhirkaalatthai patridhaan yōsitthaar. naanum saaraalai pōl irukka vēndum endru ninaitthēn.” (ebi. 11:15) thyaagangal seidhadhaal indha thambadhikku enna aasīrvaadhangal kidaitthana? “engalidam irukkum ellaavatraiyum yegōvaavukkaaga kodukkirōm endra thirupthi irukkiradhu. yegōvaa kodukkum vēlaiyai seivadhaal pudhiya ulagatthil vaalkkai eppadi irukkum enbadhai ippōdhē rusitthu paarkka mudigiradhu” engiraar rōs. sagōdharar aandruvum ippadi solgiraar: “kadavuludaiya arasaangatthukkaaga engaludaiya nēram sakthi ellaavatraiyum kodukkirōm endra sandhōsham engalukku irukkiradhu.”

¹⁶ maarshiyaa endra sagōdhariyin anubavatthai paarungal. yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhai vaalkkaiyaaga aakkikkollungal endru amaippu thandha aalōsanaiyai avar manadhil padhiya vaitthukkondaar. (mat. 6:33; rō. 12:11) adhanaal, palli padippu mudindhadhum avar enna seidhaar? maarshiyaavē solgiraar: “kaalējil naangu varushangal padippadharku  enakku skaalarship kidaitthadhu. irundhaalum, naan yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya aasaippattēn. adhanaal, tholirkalvi katru tharugira insttityūttil sērndhu oru tholil katrukkondēn. ūliyatthukku adhu kaikodutthadhu. unmaiyilēyē naan eduttha nalla mudivu adhu. naan virumbum nēratthil ennaal vēlai seiya mudigiradhu. payaniyar ūliyatthaiyum sandhōshamaaga seigirēn; betthēlil kamyūttaraagavum sēvai seigirēn. innum niraiya vidhangalilum ennaal sēvai seiya mudigiradhu.”

17. yegōvaa kaattum valiyil thodarndhu nadappadhaal vēru enna aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum? (ēsaayaa 48:17, 18)

¹⁷ “porulaasai vēndaam...” “kadavuludaiya sattangalai mīrumpadi edhaiyaavadhu seidhuvidaadhīrgal...” pōndra aalōsanaigalum namakku kidaikkindrana. ivatrukku kīlppadivadhaalum namakku aasīrvaadhamdhaan! ēnendraal adhanpadi seiyumpōdhu, sutthamaana manasaatchi irukkum, thēvaiyillaadha prachinaiyil maattikkolla maattōm, yegōvaavai mulu manadhōdu vananguvōm. (1 thī. 6:9, 10) adhōdu, sandhōsham, mananimmadhi, thirupthi kidaikkum.—ēsaayaa 48:17, 18-ai vaasiyungal.

18. yegōvaa kaattum valiyil thodarndhu nadakka vēndum endru nīngal ēn ninaikkirīrgal?

¹⁸ migundha ubatthiravatthinpōdhum sari, aayira varusha aatchiyilum sari, yegōvaa manidhargalai payanpadutthi namakku valikaattuvaar enbadhil sandhēgamē illai. (sang. 45:16) andha samayatthil, nammudaiya viruppangalai ōram kattivittu yegōvaavin aalōsanaigalai ētrukkolvōmaa? adhu, ippōdhu kidaikkum valinadatthalukku naam endhalavukku kīlppadigirōm enbadhai porutthu irukkum. adhanaal, yegōvaa kodukkum ellaa valinadatthalukkum naam kīlppadiyalaam; avar niyamitthirukkum aatkal kodukkum aalōsanaigalukkum kīlppadiyalaam. (ēsaa. 32:1, 2; ebi. 13:17) nam valikaattiyaana yegōvaavai, naam dhaaraalamaaga nambalaam. aanmīga vidhatthil endha aabatthum varaadhapadi avar nammai paadhugaappaar. pōi sēravēndiya idatthukku, adhaavadhu pūnjōlaikku, batthiramaaga pōi sēra vali kaattuvaar.