1. yōvaasukkum usiyaavukkum yōsiyaavukkum malai maadhiri enna sūlnilai vandhadhu?

 nīngal chinna vayadhilēyē alladhu tīnēj vayadhilēyē kadavuludaiya makkalukku raajaavaanaal eppadi irukkum! nīngal appadi raajaavaanaal enna seivīrgal? ungaludaiya adhigaaratthai eppadi payanpadutthuvīrgal? yūdhaavudaiya raajaakkalaaga aana niraiya siruvargalai patri baibil solgiradhu. yōvaas verumanē 7 vayadhu irukkumpōdhu raajaavaanaar; usiyaavukku 16 vayadhu irukkumpōdhu raajaavaanaar; yōsiyaavukku 8 vayadhu irukkumpōdhu raajaavaanaar. andha poruppu avargalukku malai maadhiri therindhirukkum illaiyaa? avargalukku idhu romba kashtamaaga irundhaalum prachinaigalai samaalitthu yegōvaavukku pidittha vishayangalai seivadharku yegōvaa avargalukku udhavi seidhaar, matravargalum udhavi seidhaargal.

2. yōvaas, usiyaa, yōsiyaa aagiyōrudaiya udhaaranangalai patri naam ēn padikka vēndum?

² naam yaarumē raajaavaagavō raaniyaagavō illai. aanaal indha mūndru pēridamirundhu naam niraiya mukkiyamaana paadangalai katrukkolla mudiyum. avargal vaalkkaiyil nalla mudivugalai edutthaargal. adhē samayatthil, sila ketta mudivugalaiyum edutthaargal. avargaludaiya udhaaranangalilirundhu naam ēn nalla nanbargalai thērndhedukka vēndum, ēn manatthaalmaiyaaga irukka vēndum, ēn thodarndhu yegōvaavai thēda vēndum enbadhaiyellaam katrukkollalaam.

3. yōvaas raajaa nalla mudivugalai edukka thalaimai guru yōidhaa eppadi udhavi seidhaar?

³ yōvaasai maadhiriyē nalla mudivugalai edungal. yōvaas chinna vayadhaaga irundhapōdhē avarudaiya appaa irandhupōivittaar. adhanaal thalaimai guru yōidhaadhaan avarai valartthaar. yegōvaavai patri avarukku sollikkodutthaar. yōidhaa pēchai kēttu nadandhadhaal, yōvaas nalla mudivugalai edutthaar. yegōvaavukkutthaan sēvai seiya vēndum endrum, makkal yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharku udhavi seiya vēndum endrum yōvaas mudivedutthaar. yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthai pudhuppikkira vēlai seivadharkukkūda ērpaadu seidhaar.—2 naa. 24:1, 2, 4, 13, 14.

4. yegōvaavudaiya kattalaigalai naam pokkishampōl paartthōm endraal namakku enna nanmai kidaikkum? (nīdhimoligal 2:1, 10-12)

⁴ yegōvaavai nēsippadharkum avar solli tharugira maadhiri vaalvadharkum ungal appaa ammaavō, vēru yaarō ungalukku solli tharugiraargal endraal ungalukku oru periya parisu kidaitthirukkiradhu endru arttham. (nīdhimoligal 2:1, 10-12-ai vaasiyungal.) ungaludaiya appaa ammaa niraiya vidhatthil ungalukku payirchi koduppaargal. kēthyaa endra sagōdhari nalla mudivugalai eduppadharku avarudaiya appaa eppadi udhavi seidhaar endru paarungal. dhinamum skūlukku kūttikkondu pōgumpōdhum avarudaiya appaa avaridam dhinavasanatthai patri pēsuvaar. adhai patri kēthyaa ippadi solgiraar: “indha maadhiri naangal irandu pērum pēsi kondadhaal, andha naalil varugira kashtamaana sūlnilaigalai ennaal īsiyaaga samaalikka mudindhadhu.” aanaal ungal appaa ammaa ungalukku baibililirundhu sollittharuvadhu ellaam ungalai kattuppadutthuvadhu maadhiri irundhaal enna seivīrgal? avargal kodukkira aalōsanaiyai ētrukkolvadharku edhu ungalukku udhavi seiyum? anastaasiyaa endra oru sagōdhariyudaiya appaa ammaa sila sattangalai pōduvadharku munbu ēn andha sattangalai pōdugiraargal endru avarukku porumaiyaaga puriya vaippaargal. avar ippadi solgiraar, “appaa ammaa appadi seidhadhaal enakku oru vishayam purindhadhu. seiya kūdaadhu endru avargal sonna sila vishayangal ennai katti pōdavillai. anbaaga paadhugaakkiradhu.”

5. nīngal nadandhukollum vidhatthai paarkkumpōdhu, ungal appaa ammaavukkum yegōvaavukkum eppadi irukkum? (nīdhimoligal 22:6; 23:15, 24, 25)

⁵ baibilil irundhu ungal appaa ammaa solli tharuvadhai nīngal kēttu, adhēmaadhiri seiyumpōdhu ungal appaa ammaavukku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkum. adhaivida mukkiyamaaga kadavulukku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkum. avarōdu ungalukku irukkum natpu innum balamaagum. (nīdhimoligal 22:6-aiyum 23:15, 24, 25-aiyum vaasiyungal.) chinna vayadhil yōvaas nadandhukonda maadhiriyē nīngalum nadandhukondaal evvalavu nandraaga irukkum!

6. yōvaas yaarudaiya pēchai kētka aarambitthuvittaar? adhanaal enna aanadhu? (2 naalaagamam 24:17, 18)

⁶ yōvaas eduttha thappaana mudivugalilirundhu paadam katrukkollungal. yōidhaa irandha piragu yōvaas ketta nanbargalai thērndhedutthaar. (2 naalaagamam 24:17, 18-ai vaasiyungal.) yūdhaavilirundha yegōvaavai nēsikkaadha adhigaarigaludaiya pēchai yōvaas kētka aarambitthuvittaar. avar avargalōdu sēraamal irundhirundhaal evvalavu nandraaga irundhirukkum! (nīdhi. 1:10) adharku badhilaaga, indha ketta nanbargalin pēchaitthaan avar kēttaar. sollappōnaal, yōvaasai thiruttha vēndum endru ninaittha avarudaiya atthai magan sagariyaavai kondrē vittaar. (2 naa. 24:20, 21; mat. 23:35) evvalavu kodūramaaga, muttaalthanamaaga nadandhukkondaar! yōvaas aarambatthil nallavaraagadhaan irundhaar. aanaal pōgappōga avar oru visuvaasadhrōgiyaaga, oru kolaigaaranaaga maarivittaar. kadaisiyil avarudaiya sondha ūliyargalē avarai kondruvittaargal. (2 naa. 24:22-25) yegōvaavudaiya pēchaiyum avarai nēsikkiravargaludaiya pēchaiyum thodarndhu kēttu nadandhirundhaal avarudaiya vaalkkai evvalavu nandraaga irundhirukkum! ivarudaiya udhaaranatthilirundhu nīngal enna paadam katrukkolgirīrgal?

7. yaarai ungaludaiya nanbargalaaga nīngal thērndhedukka vēndum? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

 ⁷ yōvaas eduttha thappaana mudivilirundhu naam katrukkolgira paadam enna? yegōvaamēl paasam vaitthirukkiravargalai, avarukku piditthadhai seiya vēndum endru aasaippadugiravargalai nammudaiya nanbargalaaga thērndhedukka vēndum. sariyaanadhai seivadharku avargal namakku udhavi seivaargal. nam vayadhil iruppavargalōdu mattumdhaan palaga vēndum endru avasiyam kidaiyaadhu. konjam yōsitthuppaarungal! yōvaas, thannaivida vayadhil periyavaraaga irundha yōidhaavōdum nanbaraaga irundhaar. nanbargalai thērndhedukkumpōdhu ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: ‘yegōvaamēl nambikkaiyai valartthukkolla avargal enakku udhavi seigiraargalaa? yegōvaa edhirpaarppadhu pōl vaalvadharku avargal enakku udhavi seigiraargalaa? yegōvaavai patriyum avar solli thandhirukkira arumaiyaana unmaigalai patriyum avargal ennidam pēsugiraargalaa? kadavul kodutthirukkira nerimuraigalai madhikkiraargalaa? naan ēdhaavadhu thappu seidhaal adhai mūdimaraikkaamal ennidam nēraaga solgiraargalaa? illaiyendraal enakku piditthadhai mattumdhaan solgiraargalaa?’ (nīdhi. 27:5, 6, 17) nēradiyaaga sonnaal, ungaludaiya nanbargalukku yegōvaamēl paasam illaiyendraal avargal ungalukku thēvaiyē illai. adhēsamayatthil, yegōvaavai nēsikkira nanbargal ungalukku irundhaal avargalai vittuvidaadhīrgal; avargaldhaan ungalukku nalla nanbaraaga iruppaargal!—nīdhi. 13:20.

8. nīngal sōshiyal mīdiyaavai payanpadutthinaal edhai nyaabagatthil vaikka vēndum?

⁸ sōshiyal mīdiyaa iruppadhaal nammudaiya kudumbatthōdum nanbargalōdum adikkadi pēsa mudigiradhu. aanaal niraiya pēr matravargal avargalai thirumbi paarkka vēndum enbadharkaaga avargal vaangiya porulaiyō, avargal seidha vishayangalaiyō fōttō alladhu vīdiyō edutthu sōshiyal mīdiyaavil pōst seigiraargal. ippadi matravargal munbu thangalai periya aalaaga kaattikkolvadharkaaga adhai payanpadutthugiraargal. nīngal sōshiyal mīdiyaavai payanpadutthugirīrgal endraal ungalaiyē ippadi kēttukkollungal: ‘ellaarum ennai thirumbi paarkka vēndum endru ninaikkirēnaa? nalla vishayangalai matravargalukku solla vēndum enbadhudhaan ennudaiya nōkkamaa alladhu ennai periya aalaaga kaanbikka vēndum enbadhudhaan ennudaiya nōkkamaa? naan yōsikkum vidham, pēsum vidham, nadandhukollum vidham ellaam sōshiyal mīdiyaavil naan paarkkira aatkalai maadhiriyē maarivittadhaa?’ aalum kuluvil sēvai seidha sagōdharar nēdhan naar oru aalōsanaiyai sonnaar: “manidhargalukku pidittha maadhiri irukka muyarchi seiyaadhīrgal. kadaisiyil yaaraiyumē ungalaal sandhōshappaduttha mudiyaadhu. yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri irungal. appōdhu yegōvaavai pidittha ellaaraiyum nīngal sandhōshappadutthuvīrgal.”

9. usiyaa enna seivadharku yegōvaa udhavi seidhaar? (2 naalaagamam 26:1-5)

⁹ usiyaa maadhiriyē nalla mudivugalai edungal. usiyaa raajaa ilam vayadhil manatthaalmaiyaaga irundhaar. unmai kadavulukku bayandhu nadakka katrukkondaar. avar 68 vayadhu varaikkum vaalndhaar. romba varushangalukku yegōvaa avarai aasīrvadhitthaar. (2 naalaagamam 26:1-5-ai vaasiyungal.) naattin edhirigal niraiya pērai avar thōrkaditthaar. nagaratthai innum paadhugaappaaga vaitthukkolvadharku niraiya muyarchigal edutthaar. (2 naa. 26:6-15) avar seidha ellaavatrilum yegōvaa udhavi seidhadhai ninaitthu avar romba sandhōshappattiruppaar.—pra. 3:12, 13.

10. usiyaavukku enna aanadhu?

¹⁰ usiyaa eduttha thappaana mudivugalilirundhu paadam katrukkollungal. usiyaa raajaa solvadhaitthaan matravargal seivaargal. idhudhaan avarukku palakkam. adhanaal avar ninaitthaal enna vēndumaanaalum seiyalaam endru yōsikka aarambitthuvittaarō? oru naal usiyaa yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthukkul nulaindhu romba thimiraaga dhūbapīdatthil dhūbam kaatta pōnaar. adhai seivadharku raajaakkalukku anumadhi kidaiyaadhu. (2 naa. 26:16-18) appōdhu avarai thaduppadharku thalaimai guru asariyaa romba muyarchi seidhaar. aanaal usiyaavukku mūkkukkumēl kōbam vandhuvittadhu. atthanai naalaaga yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundha usiyaa yegōvaavidam irundha nalla peyarai kedutthukkondaar. piragu, yegōvaa avarai tholunōyaal dhanditthaar. (2 naa. 26:19-21) usiyaa kadaisi varaikkum manatthaalmaiyaaga irundhirundhaal avarudaiya vaalkkai evvalavu nandraaga irundhirukkum!

11. naam manatthaalmaiyaaga irukkirōmaa illaiyaa enbadhai edhu kaattum? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹¹ usiyaavukku pēr pugal ellaam kidaittha piragu avarukku nadandha ellaa nalla vishayangalukkum pinnaal irundhadhu yegōvaadhaan enbadhai avar marandhuvittaar.  idhilirundhu namakku enna paadam? namakku kidaikkira aasīrvaadhangalum poruppugalum yegōvaavidamirundhudhaan varugindrana enbadhai eppōdhum nyaabagatthil vaitthukkolla vēndum. naam ēdhō saadhitthuvittōm endru perumai adikkaamal nammaal seiya mudindha ellaavatrukkumē yegōvaadhaan kaaranam endru avarukku pugal sērkka vēndum. b (1 ko. 4:7) naam thappu seigiravargal, namakku kandippu thēvai enbadhai manatthaalmaiyaaga ētrukkolla vēndum. 60 vayadhaana oru sagōdharar ippadi eludhinaar: “ennai patriyē naan romba peridhaaga ninaikka kūdaadhu endru naan katrukkondēn. chinna pillaitthanamaaga naan seigira thavarugalukku kandippu kidaikkumpōdhu sōrndhupōividaamal, marubadiyum elundhu, ennai maatrikkondu yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seiya muyarchi seigirēn.” unmai ennavendraal, naam yegōvaavukku bayandhu manatthaalmaiyaaga nadandhukkollumpōdhu nammudaiya vaalkkai romba alagaaga irukkum.—nīdhi. 22:4.

12. tīnēj vayadhil yōsiyaa eppadi yegōvaavai thēdinaar? (2 naalaagamam 34:1-3)

¹² yōsiyaa maadhiriyē nalla mudivugalai edungal. tīnēj vayadhil irundhapōdhu yōsiyaa yegōvaavai thēda aarambitthaar. yegōvaavaiyum avarudaiya viruppatthai patriyum therindhukolla aasaippattaar. aanaal chinna vayadhilēyē raajaavaana yōsiyaavukku vaalkkai romba īsiyaaga illai. ēnendraal andha samayatthil poi vanakkamdhaan kodikatti parandhukondirundhadhu. adhanaal unmai vanakkatthin pakkam yōsiyaa urudhiyaaga nirka vēndiyirundhadhu. adhaitthaan avar dhairiyamaaga seidhaar. 20 vayadhu aavadharku munbē dhēsatthilirundhu poi vanakkatthai olitthukkatta aarambitthaar.—2 naalaagamam 34:1-3-ai vaasiyungal.

13. yegōvaavukku ungalai arppanittha piragu ungaludaiya vaalkkaiyil edharku mukkiyatthuvam thara vēndum?

¹³ chinna pillaigalē, yōsiyaa maadhiriyē yegōvaavai thēduvadharkum avarudaiya gunangalai patri therindhukolvadharkum nīngal mudivu seiyalaam. appadi nīngal seidhaal yegōvaavukku ungalai arppanikka vēndumendru aasaippaduvīrgal. arppanittha piragu, dhinamum ungaludaiya vaalkkaiyil edharku mukkiyatthuvam tharuvīrgal? 14 vayadhil nyaanasnaanam eduttha lūk, “ini en vaalkkaiyil yegōvaavudaiya sēvaikkutthaan mudhalidam! avar manadhai sandhōshappadutthuvadhudhaan enakku mukkiyam. matravai ellaamē appuramdhaan” endru solgiraar. (maar. 12:30) nīngalum appadi seidhaal ungal vaalkkaiyum alagaaga irukkum!

14. yōsiyaa raajaa maadhiri nadandhukonda sila ilam pillaigaludaiya udhaaranangalai sollungal.

¹⁴ yegōvaavai vanangum ilam pillaigalē, ungalukku enna maadhiri prachinaigal varalaam? 12 vayadhil nyaanasnaanam eduttha jōhanai, kūda padikkum  pillaigal ī-sigaret pidikka solli kattaayappadutthinaargal. ī-sigaret pidippadhu udalnalatthaiyum yegōvaavōdu avarukku irukkira natpaiyum kedutthuvidum endru yōsitthu paartthadhu, adhai samaalikka jōhanukku udhavi seidhadhu. 14 vayadhil nyaanasnaanam eduttha rēchal, skūlil varugira prachinaigalai samaalikka edhu udhavi seidhadhu endru solgiraar: “endha oru vishayatthaiyumē baibilōdu alladhu yegōvaavōdu sambandhappadutthi paarkka naan muyarchi seigirēn. udhaaranatthukku, varalaatru paadatthilnaan padikkum vishayam, baibilil naan padittha padhivai alladhu thīrkkadharisanatthai enakku nyaabagappadutthum. illaiyendraal yaaridamaavadhu pēsampōdhu avarukku endha baibil vasanatthai kaattinaal nandraaga irukkum endru yōsitthu paarppēn” endru solgiraar. yōsiyaa raajaavukku vandha adhē prachinai ungalukku varaamal irukkalaam. aanaal avarai maadhiriyē ungalaal nyaanamaagavum unmaiyaagavum nadandhukolla mudiyum. ilam vayadhilēyē indha maadhiri prachinaigalai samaalikka nīngal katrukkondaal edhirkaalatthil varappōgira prachinaigalai ungalaal samaalikka mudiyum.

15. yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seiya yōsiyaavukku edhu udhavi seidhadhu? (2 naalaagamam 34:14, 18-21)

¹⁵ 26 vayadhil, yōsiyaa raajaa yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthai pudhuppikkum vēlaiyai aarambitthaar. andha samayatthil, ‘mōsē mūlam kodukkappatta yegōvaavin thiruchatta butthagam’ kidaitthadhu. adhu vaasikkappattadhai kēttapōdhu, adhil solliyiruppadhai thīviramaaga seiya vēndum endru aasaippattaar. (2 naalaagamam 34:14, 18-21-ai vaasiyungal.) nīngalum baibilai dhinamum vaasikka aasaippadugirīrgalaa? ērkenavē vaasikkirīrgal endraal, adhu ungalukku piditthirukkiradhaa? prayōjanamaaga irukkum endru nīngal ninaikkum vasanangalai thaniyaaga kuritthu vaikkirīrgalaa? munbu naam paarttha lūk, avarukku pidittha kurippugalai ellaam oru nōttil eludhivaikkiraar. nīngalum appadi seidhaal ungalukku pidittha vasanangalaiyum kurippugalaiyum nyaabagam vaitthukkolvadhu īsiyaaga irukkum. nīngal baibilai evvalavu adhigamaaga therindhukondu adhai nēsikkirīrgalō, avvalavu adhigamaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya vēndum endru aasaippaduvīrgal. adhōdu sariyaanadhai seiya kadavuludaiya vaartthai, yōsiyaavai thūndiyadhupōl ungalaiyum thūndum.

16. yōsiyaa ēn oru periya thappai seidhaar, adhilirundhu naam enna paadam katrukkollalaam?

¹⁶ yōsiyaa eduttha thappaana mudivilirundhu paadam katrukkollungal. yōsiyaavukku kittatthatta 39 vayadhu irukkumpōdhu, avar oru periya thappai seidhaar.  adhanaal avarudaiya uyirē pōivittadhu. yegōvaavai nambi avarudaiya valinadatthudhalai kētpadharku badhilaaga sondha butthiyai nambi avaraagavē oru mudivai edutthuvittaar. (2 naa. 35:20-25) idhilirundhu namakku enna paadam? namakku evvalavu vayadhaanaalum sari, evvalavu varushamaaga baibilai paditthukkondu irundhaalum sari naam thodarndhu yegōvaavai thēdikkondē irukka vēndum. adhaavadhu valinadatthudhalukkaaga yegōvaavidam jebam seivadhu, avarudaiya vaartthaiyai padippadhu, mudhirchiyulla kristhavargalin arivuraiyai kēttu nadappadhu ena ellaavatraiyum thavaraamal seiya vēndum. appadi seidhaal vaalkkaiyil periya periya thavarugalai seiyaamal iruppōm, sandhōshamaaga iruppōm.—yaak. 1:25.

17. yūdhaavudaiya mūndru raajaakkal patriya padhivilirundhu naam ennenna paadangalai katrukkolgirōm?

¹⁷ ilam vayadhildhaan ungalaal niraiya vishayangalai seiya mudiyum, vaalkkaiyai sandhōshamaaga anubavikka mudiyum. yōvaas, usiyaa, yōsiyaavin padhivugalilirundhu ilam pillaigalaal nalla mudivugalai edukka mudiyum, yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri vaala mudiyum enbadhai therindhukolgirōm. unmaidhaan ivargalum sila thavarugalai seidhaargal, pinvilaivugalaiyum anubavitthaargal. aanaal naam, avargal seidha thavarugalai seiyaamal nalladhai mattum seidhaal nammudaiya vaalkkai sandhōshamaaga irukkum.

18. ungalaalum sandhōshamaaga vaala mudiyum enbadhai endha baibil udhaaranangal kaattugindrana? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁸ yegōvaavidam nerungi pōi avarudaiya manadhil idam piditthu sandhōshamaaga vaalndha innum sila ilainyargalai patriyum baibil solgiradhu. avargalil oruvardhaan dhaavīdhu. chinna vayadhilēyē avar yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri nadandhukondaar. piragu oru raajaavaaga aanaar, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhaar. unmaidhaan avarum thavarugal seidhaar. aanaal kadavul avarai unmaiyulla ūliyaraagatthaan paartthaar. (1 raa. 3:6; 9:4, 5; 14:8) dhaavīdhai patri padikkumpōdhu avarai maadhiriyē yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seiya vēndum endra aasai ungalukku varum. maarku alladhu thīmōtthēyuvai patriyum nīngal aaraaichi seidhu padikkalaam. avargal chinna vayadhilēyē yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya aarambitthuvittaargal; kadaisi varaikkum unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhaargal. yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya mudivedutthadhaal avargalai paartthu yegōvaa sandhōshappattaar. avargalum romba sandhōshamaaga vaalndhaargal.

19. ungaludaiya vaalkkai eppadi irukkum enbadhai edhai vaitthu sollalaam?

¹⁹ ippōdhu ungal vaalkkaiyai eppadi payanpadutthugirīrgal enbadhai vaitthudhaan edhirkaalatthil ungal vaalkkai eppadi irukkum endru solla mudiyum. ungal sondha butthiyai nambaamal yegōvaavai nambinaal, nalla mudivugalai eduppadharku avar ungalukku udhavi seivaar. (nīdhi. 20:24) ungalukku sandhōshamaana, nimmadhiyaana vaalkkai kidaikkum. yegōvaavukkaaga nīngal seigira ellaavatraiyumē avar romba uyarvaaga paarkkiraar enbadhai marandhuvidaadhīrgal. ivvalavu paasamaana appaavukku sēvai seivadhaivida oru nalla vishayam ungal vaalkkaiyil vēru ēdhaavadhu irukka mudiyumaa?