1-2. (a) nīdhimoligal 16:31 solgirapadi, vayadhaanavargalai naam eppadi paarkka vēndum? (b) indha katturaiyil endhendha kēlvigalukku badhilgalai therindhukolvōm?

būmiyilirundhu edukkappadum vaira karkal aarambatthil jolikkaadhu, paarppadharkum alagaaga irukkaadhu. adhai paarkkum oruvar, saadhaarana kal endru ninaitthu adhan madhippu theriyaamal adhai kandukollaamal pōividalaam.

² yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukkum vayadhaanavargalum oruvidhatthil indha vairangal maadhiridhaan. naraimudi alagaana krīdam endru baibilkūda solgiradhu. (nīdhimoligal 16:31-ai vaasiyungal; 20:29) aanaal, sila samayangalil indha vairangalai naam kandukollaamal vittuviduvadharku vaaippirukkiradhu. ilainyargalē, vayadhaanavargaludaiya madhippai nīngal purindhukondaal panam porulaivida madhippaana ondru ungalukku kidaikkum. indha katturaiyil mūndru kēlvigalukku badhilgalai paarkkappōgirōm. yegōvaa ēn vayadhaanavargalai vairangalaaga paarkkiraar? yegōvaavin amaippil vayadhaanavargal ēn mukkiyamaanavargal? vayadhaanavargaludaiya vaalkkaiyilirundhu nalla paadangalai katrukkolla naam enna seiyalaam?

3. sangīdham 92:12-15 solgirapadi, yegōvaa ēn vayadhaanavargalai romba madhikkiraar?

³ vayadhaanavargalai yegōvaa romba uyarvaaga paarkkiraar. ēnendraal, avargal unmaiyilēyē eppadippattavargal enbadhu avarukku theriyum. avargalidam alagaana gunangal iruppadhaal avar avargalai madhikkiraar. itthanai varusha anubavatthil avargal katrukkonda vishayangalai ilainyargalukku sollikkodukkumpōdhu, yegōvaa adhai paartthu romba sandhōshappadugiraar. (yōbu 12:12; nīdhi. 1:1-4) avargal vaalkkaiyil etthanaiyō mēdupallangal irundhaalum avargaludaiya visuvaasam kuraiyavē illai, thodarndhu sagitthirukkiraargal. (mal. 3:16) avargalukku irukkum edhirkaala nambikkai, satthiyatthai katrukkondapōdhu  irundhadhaivida ippōdhu innum pragaasamaagiyirukkum. “vayadhaana kaalatthilum” yegōvaavai patri avargal matravargalukku sollikkodukkiraargal. ippadiyellaam seivadhaal avargalai yegōvaavukku romba pidikkum.—sangīdham 92:12-15-ai vaasiyungal.

4. edhai ninaitthu vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal sandhōshappadalaam?

⁴ sagōdhara sagōdharigalē, ungalukku vayadhu kūdikkondē pōgiradhē endru kavalaippadugirīrgalaa? adhai ninaitthu nīngal sōrndhuvidaadhīrgal. nīngal itthanai varushangalaaga yegōvaavukku seidha sēvaiyai avar kandippaaga marakka maattaar. (ebi. 6:10) nīngal yegōvaavukku surusuruppaaga ūliyam seidhirukkirīrgal. ungal vaalkkaiyil vandha sarukkalgalaiyellaam sagitthu nindrirukkirīrgal. baibilil irukkum nīdhiyaana sattangalukku kīlppadindhirukkirīrgal. eppōdhum adhai aadharitthum irukkirīrgal. periya periya poruppugalai edutthu seidhirukkirīrgal. matravargalukku payirchi kodutthirukkirīrgal. yegōvaavin amaippil niraiya maatrangal vandhapōdhu adharku ētrapadi ungal vaalkkaiyai maatriyirukkirīrgal. mulunēra sēvai seigiravargalukku aadharavaaga irundhirukkirīrgal, avargalai urchaagappadutthiyirukkirīrgal. yegōvaavukku ivvalavu unmaiyaaga sēvai seidha ungalai avar romba nēsikkiraar! ungalmēl uyiraiyē vaitthirukkiraar! thanakku ‘unmaiyaaga iruppavargalai [avar] kaivida maattaar.’ (sang. 37:28) “ungaludaiya thalaimudi naraitthuppōnaalum ungalai thaanguvēn” endru yegōvaa solliyirukkiraar. (ēsaa. 46:4) irundhaalum, ‘enakkudhaan vayasaayiduchē, idhukkumēla perusaa ennaala enna senjuda mudiyum?’ endru nīngal ninaikkalaam. aanaal, dhayavuseidhu appadi ninaikkaadhīrgal. yegōvaavin amaippil ungalukku mukkiyamaana ōr idam irukkiradhu.

5. vayadhaanavargal edhai manadhil vaikka vēndum?

⁵ vayadhaanavargal yegōvaavin amaippukku romba romba prayōjanamaaga irukkiraargal. avargalukku munbu irundhadhupōl ippōdhu udambil thembu illaamal pōgalaam. aanaalum, vaalkkai anubavam niraiya irukkiradhu. yegōvaa avargalai niraiya vidhatthil payanpadutthuvaar. andha kaalatthilum yegōvaa vayadhaanavargalai payanpadutthiyirukkiraar. ippōdhum payanpadutthikkondu varugiraar. adhai patritthaan ippōdhu naam paarkkappōgirōm.

6-7. yegōvaavin aasīrvaadhatthai anubavittha sila vayadhaanavargalai patri sollungal.

⁶ vayadhaanaalum yegōvaavukku surusuruppaaga sēvai seidha niraiya pērai patri baibil pēsugiradhu. udhaaranatthukku, yegōvaavin thīrkkadharisiyaagavum isravēl dhēsatthukku thalaivaraagavum irundhapōdhu, mōsēkku kittatthatta 80 vayadhu irundhirukkum. dhaaniyēlai yegōvaa thīrkkadharisiyaaga payanpadutthiyapōdhu, avarukku 90 vayadhu thaandiyirundhadhu. velippadutthudhal butthagatthai  appōsthalan yōvaan eludhiyapōdhu, avarukkum 90 vayadhukkumēl aagiyirundhadhu.

⁷ vayadhaana matravargalum yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhirukkiraargal. aanaal, avargal avvalavu prabalamaaga illaadhadhaal makkaludaiya kannil peridhaagappadavillai. aanaal, yegōvaa avargalai gavanithaar. avargal unmaiyaaga irundhadharku palan kodutthaar. udhaaranatthukku, simiyōnai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. avar ‘nīdhimaanaagavum bakthiyullavaraagavum’ irundhaar. baibil avarai patri peridhaaga edhuvum sollavillai. aanaal, avar eppadippattavar enbadhu yegōvaavukku therindhirundhadhu. yēsu kulandhaiyaaga irundhapōdhu avarai paarppadharkum, avarai patriyum avarudaiya ammaa mariyaalai patriyum oru thīrkkadharisanam solvadharkum simiyōnukku vaaippu kodutthaar. (lū. 2:22, 25-35) ippōdhu kanavanai ilandha annaalai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. avar thīrkkadharisiyaaga irundhaar. avarukku 84 vayadhaanaalum, “aalayatthukku varaamal irundhadhē illai.” naam eppadi indraikku kūttangalukku thavaraamal pōgirōmō adhaippōlavē avarum thodarndhu aalayatthukku pōnaar. adhanaal, yegōvaa avarai aasīrvadhitthaar. eppadiyendraal, yēsu kulandhaiyaaga irukkumpōdhu, avarai paarppadharku oru vaaippu kodutthaar. simiyōnum sari, annaalum sari, yegōvaavukku kanmanigalaaga irundhaargal.—lū. 2:36-38.

8-9. kanavanai ilandha pinbu, vayadhaana oru sagōdhari eppadi yegōvaavin amaippukku thodarndhu prayōjanamaaga irukkiraar?

⁸ indraikkum vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal niraiya pēr, ilam pillaigalukku nalla munmaadhirigalaaga irukkiraargal. ippōdhu sagōdhari lōyis dīdarai patri paarkkalaam. kanadaavil visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seiya aarambitthapōdhu avarukku verum 21 vayadhudhaan! piragu, avarum avarudaiya kanavar jaanum sērndhu pala varushangalaaga vattaara sēvai seidhaargal. 20 varushangalukkum mēlaaga kanadaa betthēlilum sēvai seidhirukkiraargal. sagōdhari lōyisukku 58 vayadhaanapōdhu, ‘ukrain naattukku pōi sēvai seiya mudiyumaa?’ endru amaippilulla sagōdharargal avargalidam kēttaargal. ‘indha vayasula innoru naattukku pōi nammalaala sēvai seiya mudiyumaa?’ endru yōsitthu avargal thayangavillai. udanē andha niyamippai ētrukkondaargal. avarudaiya kanavar jaan andha kilai aluvalaga kuluvil sēvai seiya niyamikkappattaar. avargal angē pōi ēlu varushangal sēvai seidha pinbu jaan irandhuvittaar. aanaalum, angēyē irundhu thodarndhu sēvai seiya lōyis mudivedutthaar. indraikku avarukku 81 vayadhu. ippōdhum yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhukondirukkiraar. ukrain betthēl kudumbatthil irukkum niraiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalin anbai sambaadhitthirukkiraar.

⁹ kanavan manaiviyaaga sērndhu sēvai seidhapōdhu kidaittha gavanippu, kanavanai ilandha pinbu sila sagōdharigalukku kidaikkaamal pōividalaam. aanaal, kanavanai ilandhuvittadhaal avargaludaiya madhippu kuraindhuviduvadhillai. avargal pala varushangalaaga thangaludaiya kanavarukku aadharavu kodutthu vandhirukkiraargal. ippōdhu, yegōvaavukku thodarndhu unmaiyaaga irukkiraargal. idhupōndra sagōdharigalai yegōvaa romba uyarvaaga paarkkiraar. (1 thī. 5:3) niraiya ilainyargalai ivargal urchaagappadutthi kondirukkiraargal.

10. sagōdharar tōni namakku eppadi ōr arumaiyaana munmaadhiriyaaga irukkiraar?

¹⁰ sila naadugalil, vayadhaanavargalai gavanitthukkollum illangal irukkindrana. adhil vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal silarum irukkiraargal. avargalum sari, sabaiyil irukkum matra vayadhaanavargalum sari, yegōvaavin paarvaiyil vairangalaaga jolikkiraargal. sagōdharar tōniyin anubavatthai  ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam. vayadhaanavargalai gavanitthukkollum ōr illatthildhaan avar ippōdhu irukkiraar. 1942 aagast maadhatthil amerikkaavil irukkum pensilvēniyaavil avar nyaanasnaanam edutthaar. appōdhu avarukku 20 vayadhu. nadunilaiyōdu irundhadhaal nyaanasnaanam eduttha konja naatkalilēyē avar siraiyil adaikkappattaar. angē avar irandarai varushangal irundhirukkiraar. avarum avarudaiya manaivi hildaavum avargaludaiya irandu pillaigalai satthiyatthil valartthaargal. itthanai varushangalil, avar mūndru sabaigalil nadatthum kangaaniyaaga * irundhirukkiraar. vattaara maanaattu kangaaniyaagavum sēvai seidhirukkiraar. siraichaalaigalil kūttangalaiyum baibil padippugalaiyum nadatthiyirukkiraar. ippōdhu avarukku 98 vayadhaagiradhu. aanaalum, edhuvumē seiyaamal iruppadharku badhilaaga, ippōdhum surusuruppaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seigiraar. avar irukkum sabaikku romba prayōjanamaaga irukkiraar.

11. vayadhaanavargalai gavanitthukkollum illangalil irukkum sagōdhara sagōdharigalaiyum, sabaiyil irukkum matra vayadhaanavargalaiyum naam vairangalaaga paarkkirōm enbadhai eppadi kaattalaam?

¹¹ vayadhaanavargalai gavanitthukkollum illangalil irukkum sagōdhara sagōdharigalaiyum sabaiyil irukkum matra vayadhaanavargalaiyum naam eppadi madhippu mariyaadhaiyudan nadatthalaam? kūttangalil kalandhukolvadharkum, mudindhalavukku ūliyam seivadharkum mūppargal avargalukku udhavi seiyalaam. naam avargalai nēril pōi paarkkalaam. alladhu vīdiyō kaanfarans mūlamaaga avargalidam pēsalaam. avargalil silar, sabaiyilirundhu romba dhūramaaga irukkum illangalil vaalalaam. avargalaiyum naam gavanitthukkolla vēndum. naam gavanamaaga illaavittaal idhupōndra vayadhaanavargalai marandhuvida vaaippirukkiradhu. adhanaal, avargalidam niraiya nēram selavu seivadharku naam muyarchi edukka vēndum. vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigalil silar thangalai patri pēsuvadharku thayangalaam alladhu sangadappadalaam. aanaal, yegōvaavin sēvaiyai avargal evvalavu sandhōshamaaga seidhaargal enbadhai kēttu therindhukollumpōdhu namakku romba prayōjanamaaga irukkum.

12. nammudaiya sabaiyil eppadippatta sagōdhara sagōdharigal irukkiraargal?

¹² yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seiyum vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal nammudaiya sabaigalilum irukkiraargal. avargaludaiya anubavangalai kētkumpōdhu namakkē romba aachariyamaaga irukkum. hēriyat endra sagōdhariyin anubavatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. avar amerikkaavil ulla nyū jersiyil irukkira oru sabaiyil pala varushangalaaga yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhukondirundhaar. adharku pinbu, thannudaiya magalōdu sērndhu iruppadharkaaga vēroru idatthukku kudimaari pōnaar. pudhu sabaiyil irukkum sagōdharargal ivaridam nēramedutthu nandraaga pēsinaargal. appōdhudhaan, ivar oru jolikkira vairam enbadhai purindhukondaargal. sagōdhari hēriyat kittatthatta 1925-il satthiyatthukku vandhavar. ūliyatthukku pōgumpōdhu, ‘kaidhu panni konja naalaikku jeyilla vechiduvaangalō’ endru ninaitthu pal thēikka oru brashaiyum edutthukkondu pōvaaraam. sollappōnaal, 1933-il irandu dhadavai siraikku pōyirukkiraar. ovvoru dhadavaiyum angē oru vaaram irundhirukkiraar. andha samayatthil avarudaiya kanavardhaan, avargaludaiya mūndru chinna pillaigalaiyum nandraaga paartthukkondaar. avar eppōdhumē ivarukku aadharavaaga irundhirukkiraar. itthanaikkum avar oru yegōvaavin saatchi kidaiyaadhu! sagōdhari hēriyattai pōl yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seiyum vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal unmaiyilēyē vairangaldhaan!

13. yegōvaavin amaippil irukkum vayadhaanavargalai patri nīngal enna therindhukondīrgal?

¹³ vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku yegōvaavin amaippil mukkiyamaana ōr idam irukkiradhu. yegōvaa avarudaiya amaippai eppadiyellaam aasīrvadhitthirukkiraar enbadhai avargal paartthirukiraargal. adhumattumalla, thangal vaalkkaiyilum yegōvaavin aasīrvaadhatthai rusitthirukkiraargal. sila thavarugalai seidhaalum adhilirundhu mukkiyamaana paadangalai katrukkondirukkiraargal. adhanaal, avargal ellaaraiyum ‘nyaanatthin ūtraaga’ naam paarkka vēndum, avargaludaiya anubavatthilirundhu katrukkolla vēndum. (nīdhi. 18:4) nēramedutthu, avargalidam palaginaal ungaludaiya visuvaasam kandippaaga balamaagum. ēraalamaana vishayangalai avargalidamirundhu therindhukolla mudiyum.

14. ilainyargalai enna seiyumpadi ubaagamam 32:7 solgiradhu?

¹⁴ vayadhaanavargalidam pēsa nīngal mudhalpadi edungal. (ubaagamam 32:7-ai vaasiyungal.) avargaludaiya kanpaarvai mangippōyirukkalaam. avargal thalarndhupōyirukkalaam. avargaludaiya kuralilkūda oru nadukkam vandhirukkalaam. aanaal, manadhalavil avargal innum ilamaiyaagatthaan irukkiraargal. yegōvaavidam ‘nalla peyarai’ sambaadhitthirukkiraargal. (pra. 7:1) yegōvaa avargalai vairangalaaga paarkkiraar enbadhai dhayavuseidhu marandhuvidaadhīrgal. adhanaal, eppōdhum avargalukku kodukka vēndiya madhippu mariyaadhaiyai kodungal. naam ellaarumē elisaavai pōl irukka vēndum. eliyaavōdu irundha kadaisi naalil, “naan ungalaivittu pōga maattēn” endru mūndru dhadavai elisaa sonnaar.—2 raa. 2:2, 4, 6.

15. vayadhaanavargalidam nīngal ennenna kēlvigalai kētkalaam?

¹⁵ vayadhaanavargalidam kēlvigalai kēttu avargalai patri therindhukollungal. (nīdhi. 1:5; 20:5; 1 thī. 5:1, 2) oruvēlai, nīngal idhupōndra kēlvigalaikkūda kētkalaam: “ungalōda chinna vayasula idhudhaan satthiyamnu nīnga eppadi nambunīnga?” “yegōvaakitta nerungi pōradhukku unga vaalkkaiyila nadandha sila vishayangal eppadi udhaviyaa irundhuchu?” “yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaa sēvai seiradhukku edhu ungalukku udhavi senjuchu?” (1 thī. 6:6-8) ivatrai patri avargal ungalidam sollumpōdhu gavanamaaga kēlungal.

16. vayadhaanavargalum ilainyargalum oruvarukkoruvar pēsikkollumpōdhu eppadi nanmai adaivaargal?

¹⁶ ilainyargal vayadhaanavargalidam pēsumpōdhu vayadhaanavargalukkum urchaagam kidaikkum, ilainyargalukum urchaagam kidaikkum. (rō. 1:12) yegōvaa avarudaiya ūliyargalai eppadiyellaam paartthukkolgiraar enbadhai ilainyargalaal purindhukolla mudiyum. matravargal nammai madhikkiraargal endra ennam vayadhaanavargalukkum varum. yegōvaa avargalai eppadiyellaam aasīrvadhitthirukkiraar enbadhai avargalum sandhōsham ponga solvaargal.

17. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seigira vayadhaanavargaludaiya alagu kūdikkondēdhaan pōgiradhu endru eppadi sollalaam?

¹⁷ vayadhaaga vayadhaaga oruvarudaiya alagu mangikondē pōgalaam. aanaal, yegōvaavin paarvaiyil vayadhaanavargaludaiya alagu kūdikkondēdhaan pōgiradhu. (1 the. 1:2, 3) ēn appadi solgirōm? ēnendraal, kaalangal pōga pōga yegōvaa koduttha payirchigalaiyellaam avargal nallapadiyaaga edutthukkondu alagaana gunangalai valartthirukkiraargal. idhupōndra vayadhaana sagōdhara sagōdharigalai patri nandraaga therindhukollumpōdhum avargalidamirundhu niraiya katrukkollumpōdhum, avargalai naam madhippōm, vairangalaagavum paarppōm!

18. aduttha katturaiyil edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

¹⁸ ilainyargal vayadhaanavargalai vairangalaaga paarkkumpōdhu mattumalla, vayadhaanavargalum ilainyargalai uyarvaaga madhikkumpōdhudhaan sabai balappadum. appadiyendraal, ilainyargalai vayadhaanavargal eppadi madhikkalaam? badhilai aduttha katturaiyil paarkkalaam.