1-2. (a) appōsthalan pavul ebireyargalukku kadidham eludhiyapōdhu yūdhēyaavil enna sūlnilai irundhadhu? (b) andha kadidham sariyaana samayatthil kidaitthadhu endru ēn sollalaam?

 yēsuvin maranatthukku piragu erusalēmilum yūdhēyaavilum vaalndha ebireya kristhavargalukku niraiya kashtangal vandhana. kristhava sabai uruvaagi konja naalilēyē avargalukku bayangaramaana thunburutthal vandhadhu. (ap. 8:1) kittatthatta 20 varushangal kalitthu, kadumaiyaana porulaadhaara nerukkadiyaiyum sandhitthaargal; oruvēlai, andha dhēsatthil vandha panjam adharku kaaranamaaga irundhirukkalaam. (ap. 11:27-30) aanaal, kittatthatta ki.pi. 61-il, andha kristhavargal oru samaadhaana kaalatthai anubavitthaargal. andha samayatthil, appōsthalan pavul avargalukku oru kadidhatthai eludhinaar. adhu unmaiyilēyē sariyaana samayatthil avargalukku kidaitthadhu endru sollalaam. ēnendraal, romba sīkkiratthil andha samaadhaana kaalam maaravirundhadhu.

² yēsu solliyirundha erusalēmin alivu romba sīkkiratthil varavirundhadhu. (lū. 21:20) andha kashtamaana kaalappagudhiyai samaalikka pavul koduttha aalōsanai andha kristhavargalukku udhaviyirukkum. unmaidhaan, andha alivu eppōdhu varum endru pavulukkō andha kristhavargalukkō therindhirukkaadhu. irundhaalum, mīdhi irundha naatkalai payanpadutthi visuvaasam, sagipputthanmai maadhiriyaana gunangalai avargalaal valartthukkolla mudindhirukkum; alivai sandhikka thayaaraagavum mudindhirukkum.—ebi. 10:25; 12:1, 2.

3. ebireyargalukku eludhappatta kadidham indru namakku ēn prayōjanamaaga irukkum?

 ³ ebireya kristhavargal sandhitthadhaivida romba bayangaramaana oru ubatthiravatthai naam ellaarumē sandhikka pōgirōm. (mat. 24:21; veli. 16:14, 16) adhanaal, andha kristhavargalukku yegōvaa koduttha aalōsanaigalai ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam. adhu namakkum prayōjanamaaga irukkum.

‘mudhirchiyai nōkki vēgamaaga munnērungal’

4. yūdha kristhavargalukku ennenna savaalgal irundhana? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁴ yūdhargalaaga irundhu kristhavargalaaga maariyavargalukku niraiya savaalgal irundhana. orukaalatthil yūdhargaldhaan yegōvaavaal thērndhedukkappatta makkalaaga irundhaargal. romba kaalamaaga erusalēm oru mukkiyamaana idamaaga irundhadhu. angirundhudhaan yegōvaavai pradhinidhitthuvam seidha raajaakkal aatchi seidhaargal. erusalēm aalayam unmai vanakkatthin maiyamaaga irundhadhu. unmaiyulla yūdhargal mōsēyin thiruchattatthinpadiyum yūdha madha thalaivargal sollikkodutthapadiyum seidhaargal. unavu palakkavalakkangal... virutthasēdhanam... matra dhēsatthu makkalōdu palaguvadhu... patriyellaam sattangal irundhana. aanaal, yēsuvin maranatthukku piragu, yūdhargal koduttha baliyai yegōvaa ētrukkollavillai. orukaalatthil thiruchattatthai kadaippiditthukkondirundha yūdha kristhavargalukku idhu oru periya savaalaaga irundhirukkum. (ebi. 10:1, 4, 10) appōsthalan pēdhuru maadhiriyaana sila mudhirchiyulla kristhavargalukkukkūda, thangalaiyē maatrikkolvadhu silasamayangalil kashtamaaga irundhadhu. (ap. 10:9-14; galaa. 2:11-14) indha pudhiya nambikkaiyaal, yūdha madha thalaivargal kristhavargalai kadumaiyaaga thunburutthinaargal.

5. satthiyatthin pakkam urudhiyaaga iruppadhu ebireya kristhavargalukku ēn savaalaaga irundhirukkum?

⁵ ebireya kristhavargalukku yūdha madha thalaivargalidamirundhum sabaikkul irundha silaridamirundhum edhirppu vandhadhu. yūdha madha thalaivargal avargalai visuvaasadhrōgigal maadhiri paartthaargal. sabaikkul irundha silar, thiruchattatthil irundha sila vishayangalai kristhavargalaaga aana piragum kadaippidikka vēndum endru sollikkondu irundhaargal. oruvēlai, thunburutthalilirundhu thappippadharkaaga avargal appadi solliyirukkalaam. idhuvum unmaiyulla kristhavargalukku savaalaaga irundhadhu. (galaa. 6:12) indha sūlnilaiyil, satthiyatthin pakkam urudhiyaaga nirka avargalukku edhu udhaviyirukkum?

6. ebireya kristhavargalai enna seiya solli pavul urchaagappadutthinaar? (ebireyar 5:14–6:2)

 ⁶ kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai aalamaaga padikka solli ebireya kristhavargalukku pavul sonnaar. (ebireyar 5:14–6:2-ai vaasiyungal.) ebireya vēdhaagamatthai payanpadutthi, yūdha valipaattu muraiyaivida kristhavargal valipadugira muraidhaan uyarndhadhu enbadhai pavul avargalukku puriya vaitthaar. a satthiyatthai patriya arivaiyum purindhukolludhalaiyum innum adhigamaakka solli avargalai urchaagappadutthinaar. appadi seidhaal, avargalaal poi pōdhanaigalai kandupidikkavum adhai odhukkitthallavum mudiyum.

7. indru naam enna prachinaigalai sandhikkirōm?

⁷ ebireya kristhavargalukku irundha adhē sūlnilai indru namakkum irukkiradhu. yegōvaavudaiya nīdhiyaana sattangalukku edhiraana pōdhanaigalum thagavalgalum nammai sutriyum irukkindrana. seks matrum olukkam sambandhappatta baibil kattalaigalukku naam kīlppadivadhaal nammai patri edhirigal thavaraaga pēsugiraargal. naam anbillaadhavargal, matravargaludaiya viruppangalai madhikkaadhavargal endrellaam kurai solgiraargal. indru ulagatthil irukkiravargaludaiya manappaanmaiyum karutthukkalum yegōvaavukku nēr edhiraagatthaan irukkindrana. sollappōnaal, adhu innum mōsamaagikkondē pōgiradhu. (nīdhi. 17:15) adhanaal, indha ulagatthin thavaraana karutthukkalai adaiyaalam kandupiditthu adhai odhukkitthalluvadhu romba romba mukkiyam. nammai sōrndhupōga vaippadharkum valithavari pōga vaippadharkum edhirigalukku naam idam kodutthuvidavē kūdaadhu.—ebi. 13:9.

8. naam eppadi mudhirchiyai nōkki munnēralaam?

⁸ pavul ebireya kristhavargalukku mudhirchiyai nōkki thodarndhu munnēra vēndum endra aalōsanaiyai kodutthaar. idhu namakkum porundhum. appadi seivadharku, naam baibilai aalamaaga padikka vēndum. yegōvaa yōsikkira maadhiri yōsikka palaga vēndum. idhai nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragum naam thodarndhu seiya vēndum. naam evvalavu kaalam satthiyatthil irundhirundhaalum sari, thavaraamal baibilai padikka vēndum. (sang. 1:2) appadi seidhaal, visuvaasam endra gunatthai valartthukkolla mudiyum. indha gunam kristhavargalukku thēvai endru ebireyargalukku eludhiya kadidhatthil pavul solliyirundhaar.—ebi. 11:1, 6.

‘visuvaasatthōdu irundhu uyirai paadhugaatthukkollungal’

9. ebireya kristhavargalukku ēn balamaana visuvaasam thēvaippattadhu?

⁹ yūdhēyaavil irundhavargalukku bayangaramaana oru kashta kaalam varavirundhadhu. adhai samaalikka avargalukku balamaana visuvaasam thēvai. (ebi. 10:37-39) erusalēmai padaigal sutrivalaippadhai paarkkumpōdhu malaigalukku ōdippōga vēndum endru yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalidam solliyirundhaar. indha aalōsanaiyai ellaa kristhavargalumē kadaippidikka vēndiyirundhadhu; avargal nagaratthil vaalndhaalum sari, nagaratthukku veliyē vaalndhaalum sari! (lū. 21:20-24) andha kaalatthil, podhuvaaga oru padai thaakka varumpōdhu, erusalēm maadhiri madhil sūlndha oru nagaratthukkul iruppadhaitthaan makkal paadhugaappaaga ninaippaargal. aanaal, nagaratthai vittu malaikku ōda yēsu sonnaar. andru irundhavargalukku indha aalōsanai oruvēlai nyaayamaagappattirukkaadhu. aanaalum adharku kīlppadiya avargalukku balamaana visuvaasam thēvaippattirukkum.

10. balamaana visuvaasam irundhaal kristhavargal enna seivaargal? (ebireyar 13:17)

¹⁰ sabaiyai munnindru valinadatthuvadharku yēsu yaaraiyellaam payanpadutthinaarō avargalaiyum ebireya kristhavargal namba vēndiyirundhadhu. ēnendraal, ūrai vittu eppōdhu pōga vēndum... eppadi pōga vēndum... pōndra kurippitta aalōsanaigalai avargaldhaan sabaiyil irundhavargalukku kodutthiruppaargal. (ebireyar 13:17-ai vaasiyungal.) ebireyar 13:17-il, “kīlppadindhu” nadangal endru molipeyarkkappattirukkira grēkka vaartthaiyin arttham, aalōsanai koduppavarai mulumaiyaaga nambuvadhaal avarukku kīlppadivadhai kurikkiradhu. oruvarukku adhigaaram irukkiradhē enbadharkaaga avarukku kīlppadivadhai adhu artthappadutthavillai. ebireya kristhavargal, ubatthirava kaalam varuvadharku munbē sabaiyai  valinadatthugiravargalmēl nambikkaiyai valartthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. samaadhaana kaalatthilēyē kīlppadiya palaginaaldhaan, kashtamaana samayatthil kīlppadivadhu avargalukku sulabamaaga irukkum.

11. indru kristhavargalukku ēn balamaana visuvaasam thēvaippadugiradhu?

¹¹ ebireya kristhavargal maadhiriyē namakkum balamaana visuvaasam thēvai. ēnendraal, indha ulagatthukku sīkkiram mudivu varappōgiradhu endra seidhiyai naam sollumpōdhu, makkal adhai ētrukkolvadhillai. sollappōnaal, nammai kēli kindalkūda seigiraargal. (2 pē. 3:3, 4) adhumattumalla, migundha ubatthiravatthai patriya sila vivarangaldhaan baibilil irukkindrana; niraiya vishayangal namakku innum theriyaadhu. adhanaal, yegōvaa sariyaana nēratthil indha ulagatthukku mudivu kondu varuvaar endra balamaana visuvaasam namakku thēvai. andha samayatthil, yegōvaa nammai gavanitthukkolvaar endra visuvaasamum namakku thēvai.—aaba. 2:3.

12. migundha ubatthiravatthilirundhu thappippadharku edhu namakku udhavum?

¹² indru, ‘unmaiyum vivēgamum ulla adimaiyai’ payanpadutthidhaan yegōvaa nammai valinadatthikkondu irukkiraar enbadhil naam visuvaasam vaikka vēndum. (mat. 24:45) rōma padai erusalēmai sutrivalaitthapōdhu uyir thappuvadharku thēvaiyaana aalōsanaigal ebireya kristhavargalukku kidaitthirukkum. adhēmaadhiri, migundha ubatthiravam aarambikkumpōdhu namakkum kurippitta sila aalōsanaigal kidaikkalaam. adhanaal, nammai valinadatthugira sagōdharargal kodukkira aalōsanaigalmēl ippōdhē nambikkaiyai valartthukkolla vēndum. andha aalōsanaigalukku kīlppadivadhu indraikkē kashtamaaga irundhaal, migundha ubatthiravam samayatthil kīlppadivadhu innum kashtamaaga irukkum.

13. ebireyar 13:5-il solliyirukkira aalōsanai ēn romba thēvaiyaanadhu?

¹³ eppōdhu vēndumaanaalum ūrai vittu pōga vēndiyirukkum enbadhu ebireya kristhavargalukku therindhirundhadhaal, avargal “pana aasaiyillaamal” vaalkkaiyai elimaiyaaga vaitthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. (ebireyar 13:5-ai vaasiyungal.) avargalil silar panjatthaalum, varumaiyaalum rombavē kashtappattirundhaargal. (ebi. 10:32-34) orukaalatthil nalla seidhikkaaga kashtangalai avargal sagitthukkondaargal. aanaal naatkal pōgappōga, avargalil silar panam paadhugaappu tharum endru yōsikka aarambitthirukkalaam. unmai ennavendraal, evvalavu panam irundhaalum erusalēmudaiya alivilirundhu adhu avargalai kaappaatraadhu. (yaak. 5:3) panam porulai nēsikkira oruvarukku, vīttaiyum sotthuppatthaiyum vittuvittu ōduvadhu romba kashtamaaga irundhirukkum.

14. namakku balamaana visuvaasam irundhaal porul vasadhigal sambandhamaaga ippōdhē eppadippatta mudivugal eduppōm?

¹⁴ indha ulagatthukku romba sīkkiratthil mudivu varappōgiradhu endra balamaana visuvaasam irundhaal, porul selvangalmēl aasaiyai valartthukkolla maattōm. sollappōnaal, migundha ubatthiravam samayatthil, panam nam uyirai paadhugaakkaadhu. “yegōvaavudaiya kadum kōbatthin naalil . . . velliyō thangamō [thangalai] kaappaatraadhu” endru unarndhukondu, makkal “thangaludaiya velliyai vīdhigalil vīsividuvaargal” endru baibil solgiradhu. (esē. 7:19) adhanaal, panatthai sērppadhilēyē kuriyaaga iruppadharku badhilaaga naam elimaiyaaga vaala vēndum. adhēsamayatthil, nammaiyum nam kudumbatthaiyum gavanitthukkolla vēndum. thēvaiyillaamal kadan vaanguvadhai thavirkka vēndum. nammidam irukkira porul selvangalai paraamarippadhilēyē nam nēramellaam pōividaadha maadhiriyum paartthukkolla vēndum; avatrinmēl adhiga aasaiyai valartthukkolla kūdaadhu. (mat. 6:19, 24) ēnendraal, indha ulagatthukku mudivu varugira samayatthil porul selvangalum matra vishayangalum nammudaiya visuvaasatthukku sōdhanaiyaaga vandhu nirkalaam.

‘nīngal sagitthiruppadhu avasiyam’

15. ebireya kristhavargalukku ēn sagipputthanmai thēvaippattadhu?

¹⁵ yūdhēyaavil nilaimai mōsam aaga aaga ebireya kristhavargal thodarndhu sagitthirukka vēndiyirundhadhu. (ebi. 10:36) avargalil silar, ērkenavē bayangaramaana thunburutthalai sandhitthirukkiraargal. aanaal, niraiya pēr samaadhaanamaana samayatthildhaan kristhavargalaaga maariyirundhaargal; avargal andhalavukku thunburutthalai anubavitthirukka maattaargal.  adhanaaldhaan pavul avargalukku indha kadidhatthil, thunburutthalai sandhikkavum yēsu maadhiri maranamvarai unmaiyaaga irukkavum thayaaraaga sonnaar. (ebi. 12:4) kristhava madham valara valara, madhaveri pidittha yūdhargal veritthanamaaga nadandhukolla aarambitthaargal. konja varushangalukku munbu, pavul erusalēmukku vandhapōdhu yūdhargal bayangaramaaga prachinai kilappivittaargal. 40-kkum adhigamaana yūdhargal, “‘pavulai kolai seiyumvarai saappidavō kudikkavō maattōm’ endru solli” sabadham edutthirundhaargal. (ap. 22:22; 23:12-14) ivvalavu kashtamaana sūlnilai irundhaalum, kristhavargal thodarndhu kūttangalukku vara vēndiyirundhadhu, ūliyam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu, thangaludaiya visuvaasatthai balamaaga vaitthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu.

16. prachinaigalai sariyaana vidhatthil paarkka ebireyargalukku eludhappatta kadidham eppadi udhavum? (ebireyar 12:7)

¹⁶ edhirppai sagitthirukka ebireya kristhavargalukku edhu udhavum? edhirppai sariyaana vidhatthil paarppadhu udhavum. idhu pavulukku therindhirundhadhaaldhaan, kashtangalai anumadhippadhan mūlam kadavul payirchi kodukkiraar endru vilakkinaar. (ebireyar 12:7-ai vaasiyungal.) indha payirchi kidaikkumpōdhu, oruvaraal nalla gunangalai valartthukkolla mudiyum. kashtangalai patriyē yōsitthukkondu illaamal, sagitthiruppadhaal kidaikkira palangalai patri yōsitthaal, sagitthiruppadhu avargalukku innum sulabamaaga irukkum.—ebi. 12:11.

17. thunburutthalai sagitthiruppadhai patri pavul enna katrukkondaar?

¹⁷ kashtangalai dhairiyatthōdu sagitthirukka vēndum endru pavul ebireya kristhavargalai urchaagappadutthinaar. idhai solvadharku pavul sariyaana nabar endru sollalaam! ēnendraal, avarē munbu kristhavargalai thunburutthiyirundhadhaal, edhirigal ennavellaam seivaargal enbadhu avarukku therindhirundhadhu. adhumattumalla, kristhavaraaga maariya piragu avarum ēgappatta thunburutthalgalai sandhitthirukkiraar. (2 ko. 11:23-25) adhanaal, sagitthiruppadharku enna thēvai enbadhai avaraal urudhiyaaga solla mudindhadhu. kashtangalai sagitthirukkumpōdhu, thannaiyē nambi illaamal yegōvaavai nambi irukka vēndum endru pavul thannudaiya anubavatthilirundhu katrukkondaar. adhanaaldhaan, “yegōvaa enakku thunaiyaaga irukkiraar. naan bayappada maattēn” endru avaraal dhairiyamaaga solla mudindhadhu.—ebi. 13:6.

18. edhirkaalatthil namakku enna nadakkalaam, adhanaal ippōdhu naam enna seiya vēndum?

 ¹⁸ nammudaiya sagōdharargal silar ippōdhē thunburutthalai sandhitthukkondu irukkiraargal. avargalukkaaga jebam seivadhan mūlamum thēvaippadugira udhavigalai seivadhan mūlamum naam avargalukku thunaiyaaga irukka mudiyum. (ebi. 10:33) adhēsamayatthil, “kristhu yēsuvin sīshargalaaga kadavulbakthiyōdu vaala virumbugira ellaarum thunburutthappaduvaargal” endru baibil solgiradhu. (2 thī. 3:12) adhanaal, edhirkaalatthai sandhikka naam ellaarumē thayaaraaga vēndum. yegōvaavai mulumaiyaaga namba vēndum. eppadippatta sōdhanaigal vandhaalum adhai sagitthukkolla avar namakku udhavuvaar enbadhil urudhiyaaga irukka vēndum. thannai vanangugira ellaarukkumē sariyaana samayatthil yegōvaa vidudhalai koduppaar.—2 the. 1:7, 8.

19. migundha ubatthiravatthukku thayaaraaga naam ennavellaam seiya vēndum? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁹ ebireyargalukku pavul eludhiya kadidham avargalukku kandippaaga udhaviyirukkum. avargal sandhikkavirundha kashtangalai samaalikka adhu avargalai thayaarpadutthiyirukkum. kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai aalamaaga paditthu purindhukollumpadi pavul avargalidam sonnaar. appadi seiyumpōdhu, visuvaasatthai kedutthuppōdugira pōdhanaigalai kandupidikkavum adhai odhukkitthallavum avargalaal mudiyum. avargal thangaludaiya visuvaasatthai balappadutthikkolla vēndum endrum pavul sonnaar. appadi seidhaal, yēsu koduttha aalōsanaikku avargalaal udanadiyaaga kīlppadiya mudiyum; yēsuvaal niyamikkappattavargal koduttha aalōsanaikkum kīlppadiya mudiyum. sōdhanaigalai sariyaana vidhatthil paartthaal, adhaavadhu kadavul kodukkira payirchiyaaga paartthaal, prachinaigalai sagitthirukka mudiyum endrum pavul avargalukku sonnaar. indha aalōsanaigalai naamum kadaippiditthaal, mudivuvarai sagitthirukka mudiyum!—ebi. 3:14.