1. yegōvaa enna seidhirukkiraar?

indha ulagatthil kōdikkanakkaana makkal vaalgiraargal. avargal ovvoruvaraiyum yegōvaa paarkkiraar. itthanai pēril ungalai avar pakkamaaga ilutthirukkiraar. (yōvaa. 6:44) ēnendraal, nīngal avarai patri therindhukondu avarmēl anbu kaattuvīrgal endru avarukku nandraaga theriyum. (1 naa. 28:9) yegōvaa ungalai purindhukolgiraar, ungalai nēsikkiraar. ungalai patri avarukku ellaamē theriyum. idhai ninaikkumbōdhu nam manadhukku romba idhamaaga irukkiradhu, illaiyaa?

2. nam ovvoruvar mēlum yegōvaa akkarai vaitthirukkiraar enbadhai purindhukolvadharku yēsu enna udhaaranatthai sonnaar?

² ungalmēl yegōvaa romba akkarai vaitthirukkiraar. ungaludaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal ovvoruvar mēlum romba akkarai vaitthirukkiraar. idhai purindhukolvadharku yēsu ōr udhaaranatthai sonnaar. adhil, yegōvaa oru mēippar maadhiri iruppadhaaga sonnaar. 100 aadugal irukkira oru mandhaiyil oru aadu kaanaamalpōnaal mēippar enna seivaar? ‘matra 99 aadugalaiyum malaigalil vittuvittu, valithavari alaigira aattai thēdi pōvaar’ endru yēsu sonnaar. andha aattai kandupiditthavudan avarudaiya kōbatthai ellaam adhanmēl kaattuvaaraa? illai. romba romba sandhōshappaduvaar. idhilirundhu enna padam? ovvoru aattaiyum, adhaavadhu sagōdhara sagōdharigal ovvoruvaraiyum, avar mukkiyamaanavaraaga ninaikkiraar. adhai patri yēsu, “indha siriyavargalil oruvarkūda alindhupōvadhai en paralōga thagappan virumbuvadhillai” endru sonnaar.—mat. 18:12-14.

3. indha katturaiyil naam edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

³ nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal sōrndhupōga vēndum endru naam ninaikka maattōm. appadiyendraal, avargalai punpadutthaamal iruppadharku naam enna seiyalaam? nammai yaaraavadhu punpadutthivittaal eppadi nadandhukollalaam? indha kēlvigalukku ippōdhu badhilgalai paarkkalaam. adharku munbu, matthēyu 18-aam adhigaaratthil irukkira ‘indha siriyavargal’ yaar enbadhai therindhukollalaam.

4. ‘indha siriyavargal’ yaar?

⁴ vayadhu vitthiyaasam illaamal, yēsuvin sīshargal ellaarumēdhaan ‘indha siriyavargal.’ avargalai ‘chinna pillaigal’ endru ēn yēsu sonnaar? ēnendraal, avaridamirundhu katrukkolvadharku avargal ellaarumē aasaiyaaga irukkiraargal. (mat. 18:3) vevvēru ūr, kalaachaaram, subaavam endru avargalukkullē vitthiyaasam irundhaalum, ellaarumē avarmēl visuvaasam vaitthirukkiraargal. avarum ellaaraiyum romba romba nēsikkiraar.—yōvaa. 1:12.

5. thannudaiya makkalukku yaaraavadhu kedudhal panninaalō avargalai punpadutthinaalō yegōvaavukku eppadi irukkum?

⁵ ‘indha siriyavargal’ ellaar mīdhum yegōvaa romba anbu vaitthirukkiraar. idhai nandraaga purindhukolvadharku ippadi konjam yōsitthuppaarungal. periyavargalukku yaaraavadhu kedudhal panninaalē adhai paartthukkondu nammaal summaa irukka mudiyaadhu. appadiyendraal, nam kulandhaigalukku yaaraavadhu kedudhal pannugirapōdhu sollavē vēndaam. ēnendraal, avargalmēl naam uyiraiyē vaitthirukkirōm. periyavargal maadhiri kulandhaigalukku balamō anubavamō nyaanamō illai. adhanaal, avargalai batthiramaaga paartthukkolla vēndum endru ninaikkirōm. yegōvaavum adhē maadhiridhaan. avarudaiya pillaigal ellaaraiyum batthiramaaga paartthukkolla vēndum endru aasaippadugiraar. yaaraavadhu avargalukku kedudhal panninaalō punpadutthinaalō yegōvaa vēdhanaippadugiraar. sollappōnaal, avargalmēl kōbappadugiraar!—ēsaa. 63:9.

6. yēsuvin sīshargalai indha ulagam eppadi paarppadhaaga 1 korindhiyar 1:26-29 solgiradhu?

⁶ innoru vidhatthilum, yēsuvin sīshargal ‘siriyavargal’dhaan. panakkaarargalai... prabalamaanavargalai... selvaakku ullavargalaitthaan... indha ulagatthil irukkiravargal mukkiyamaaga ninaikkiraargal. aanaal, yēsuvin sīshargalai indha ulagatthil irukkiravargal arpamaaga ninaikkiraargal. avargalai porutthavarai, yēsuvin sīshargal ‘siriyavargal’dhaan. (1 korindhiyar 1:26-29-ai vaasiyungal.) aanaal, yegōvaa avargalai eppadi ninaikkiraar?

7. sagōdhara sagōdharigalai naam eppadi nadattha vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar?

⁷ naam satthiyatthukku pudhidhaaga vandhavargalaaga irundhaalum sari, satthiyatthil romba varushangalaaga irundhaalum sari, nam ovvoruvar mīdhum yegōvaa romba anbu vaitthirukkiraar. sagōdhara sagōdharigal ovvoruvaraiyum avar mukkiyamaanavaraaga ninaikkiraar. naamum adhē maadhiridhaan ninaikka vēndum. kurippitta silarmēl mattumalla, ‘sagōdharargal ellaaridamum anbu kaatta’ vēndum. (1 pē. 2:17) avargalmēl naam anbu vaitthirukkirōm enbadhu thelivaaga therivadhupōl naam nadandhukolla vēndum. avargalai punpadutthividaamal paartthukkolla vēndum. oruvēlai, nammaal matravargal punpattuvittaargal endru theriya vandhaal, ‘avanga eppavumē appadidhaan, avangadhaan avangala maatthikkanum’ endru solli kandumkaanaamalum irukka kūdaadhu. podhuvaaga, sagōdhara sagōdharigal punpaduvadharku edhu kaaranamaaga irukkalaam? oruvēlai, avargal valarndha vidham kaaranamaaga irukkalaam. alladhu, avargalai patriyē avargal thaalvaaga ninaikkalaam. innum silar, satthiyatthukku pudhidhaaga vandhirukkalaam. matravargaludaiya kuraiyai eppadi porutthukkolvadhu endru theriyaamal irukkalaam. enna kaaranamaaga irundhaalum sari, matravargaludan natpaaga palaguvadharku nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiya vēndum. idhellaam oru pakkam irundhaalum, edharkedutthaalum punpattu vidugiravargal oru vishayatthai yōsitthuppaarkka vēndum. adhaavadhu, thottadharkellaam punpaduvadhu sariyillai enbadhaiyum adhai maatrikkolla vēndum enbadhaiyum purindhukolla vēndum. appadi avargal maatrikkondaal, avargalukkum nimmadhi, matravargalukkum sandhōsham.

8. endha ennam yēsuvin sīshargalaiyum baadhitthadhu?

⁸ ‘indha siriyavargalai’ patri yēsu ēn pēsinaar? ēnendraal, “paralōga arasaangatthil unmaiyil yaar miga uyarndhavaraaga iruppaar?” endru avarudaiya sīshargal avaridam kēttirundhaargal. (mat. 18:1) andha kaalatthil irundha yūdhargal andhasthaitthaan romba peridhaaga ninaitthaargal. adhai patri ōr arinyar ippadi sonnaar: “andhasthukkaagavum peyar pugalukkaagavum, gauravatthukkaagavum, madhippu mariyaadhaikkaagavumdhaan niraiya pēr vaalndhaargal.”

9. yēsuvin sīshargal enna seiya vēndiyirundhadhu?

 ⁹ ‘nī periyavanaa? naan periyavanaa?’ endru pōttipōdum gunam yūdha kalaachaaratthil ūri pōyirundhadhu. andha gunatthai manadhilirundhu pidungi erivadharku thannudaiya sīshargal niraiya muyarchi edukka vēndiyirukkum endru yēsuvukku therindhirundhadhu. adhanaaldhaan, “ungalil miga uyarndhavaraaga iruppavar ellaarukkum siriyavarai pōl irukka vēndum, ungalai valinadatthugiravar panividaikkaararai pōl irukka vēndum” endru sonnaar. (lū. 22:26) ‘ellaarukkum siriyavargalaaga’ nammai naam nadatthinaal matravargalai ‘uyarndhavargalaaga karudhugirōm’ endru arttham. (pili. 2:3) indha gunatthai naam valartthukkondaal avvalavu sīkkiram yaaraiyum punpadutthivida maattōm.

10. pavul koduttha endha arivuraiyai naam manadhil vaitthukkolla vēndum?

¹⁰ matravargalidam irukkira nalla gunangalai naam paartthaal, ēdhaavadhu oru vidhatthil avargal nammaivida uyarndhavargal enbadhai otthukkolvōm. korindhiyargalukku appōsthalan pavul koduttha arivuraiyai naam manadhil vaitthukkolla vēndum: “nīngal endha vidhatthil matravargalaivida uyarndhavargal? ungalidam irukkira ellaamē kadavul kodutthadhudhaanē? ellaamē avaridamirundhu kidaitthirukkumbōdhu, ungaludaiya sondha balatthaal petrukkondadhupōl ēn perumaiyadikkirīrgal?” (1 ko. 4:7) matravargaludaiya gavanam nam pakkam thirumba vēndum endra ennam varumbōdhum, matravargalaivida naam uyarndhavargal endra ennam varumbōdhum adhai naam kattuppaduttha vēndum. oru sagōdhararukku nandraaga pēchu kodukkum thiramai irukkalaam. oru sagōdharikku sulabamaaga baibil padippugal aarambikkum thiramai irukkalaam. andha maadhiri samayangalil, thangalai peridhaaga ninaikkaamal yegōvaavukku avargal pugal sērkka vēndum.

11. yēsu sonna kadhaiyil irundhu enna paadam katrukkollalaam?

¹¹ matravargalukku kedudhal panna kūdaadhu endru sīshargalukku yēsu sonna pinbu, oru raajaavai patriyum adimaiyai patriyum oru kadhai sonnaar. andha adimai raajaavukku kadanpattirundhaan; adhu oru periya thogai. aanaalum, andha raajaa avanai mannitthaar. andha adimaikku innoruvan kadanpattirundhaan. adhu romba romba chinna thogai. aanaalum, andha adimai avanai mannikkavillai. adhanaal, irakkamillaamal nadandhukonda andha adimaiyai raajaa siraiyil pōttaar. indha kadhaiyil irundhu yēsu enna paadam solli kodutthaar? “nīngal ovvoruvarum ungal sagōdhararai ullappūrvamaaga mannikkaavittaal en paralōga thagappanum ungalai mannikka maattaar” endru sonnaar.—mat. 18:21-35.

12. naam mannikkaamalēyē irundhaal, matravargal eppadi baadhikkappaduvaargal?

¹² andha adimai appadi nadandhukondadhaal avan mattum baadhikkappadavillai. matravargalum baadhikkappattaargal. eppadi? mudhalil, avanidam kadan vaangiyavan baadhikkappattaan. ēnendraal, ‘kadanai thiruppi kodukkumvarai andha adimaiyai [avan] siraiyil adaitthaan.’ irandaavadhaaga, idhai paarttha matra saga adimaigalum baadhikkappattaargal. “nadandhadhaiyellaam paartthu avanudaiya saga adimaigal migavum vēdhanaippattaargal” endru baibil solgiradhu. idhilirundhu namakku enna paadam? naam seivadhu matravargalaiyum baadhikkum. oruvēlai, yaaraiyaavadhu naam mannikkavillai endraal, mudhalil avargal baadhikkappaduvaargal. eppadi? naam avargalai mannikkaamal irukkumbōdhu, avargalai kandukollaamal vittuviduvōm. avargalidam anbaiyum paasatthaiyum kaattaamal pōividuvōm. irandaavadhaaga, sabaiyil irukkira matravargalum baadhikkappaduvaargal. eppadiyendraal, naam appadi nadandhukolvadhu avargalukkum kashtamaaga irukkum.

13. oru payaniyar sagōdhariyidamirundhu nīngal enna katrukkolgirīrgal?

¹³ naam dhaaraalamaaga mannikkumbōdhu namakkum nalladhu, matravargalukkum nalladhu. payaniyar sēvai seigira kristal endra sagōdhari enna solgiraar endru paarkkalaam. avarai oru sagōdhari punpadutthivittaar. adhai patri avar ippadi solgiraar. “avanga pēsaradhu sila samayangalla en manasa kutthi kilichidum. avangagūda sēndhu ūliyatthukku pōradhukkē enakku pidikkala. ūliyatthila enakku aarvamē illaama pōyiduchu. en  sandhōshamum paripōyiduchu” endru solgiraar. kōbappaduvadharku nyaayamaana kaaranam iruppadhaaga kristal ninaitthaalum andha sagōdhari seidhadhaiyē ninaitthu kondirukkavillai. thannai ninaitthē paridhaabappattukkollavum illai. aktōbar 15, 1999 kaavarkōburatthil irukkira “manasaara manniyungal” endra katturaiyai paditthu adhil irukkira maadhiri seidhaar. andha sagōdhariyai mannitthuvittaar. “naama ellaarumē pudhu subaavattha aninjukkiradhukku muyarchi senjuttu irukkarōngradhaiyum ovvoru naalum yegōvaa nammala dhaaraalamaa mannikkiraarungradhaiyum ippa naan purinjukittēn. en thōlmēla irundha periya baarattha irakki vecha maadhiri irukku. marubadiyum sandhōshamaaga irukkarēn” endru avar solgiraar.

14. appōsthalan pēdhuruvukku enna prachinai irundhadhaaga matthēyu 18:21, 22 solgiradhu? adharku yēsu koduttha badhilil irundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁴ matravargalai mannikka vēndum enbadhum adhudhaan sariyaanadhu enbadhum namakku nandraagavē theriyum. aanaal, appadi seivadhu namakku pōraattamaaga irukkalaam. idhē prachinai appōsthalan pēdhuruvukkum sila samayangalil irundhadhu. (matthēyu 18:21, 22-ai vaasiyungal.) appadiyendraal, mannippadharku naam enna seiya vēndum? mudhalil, yegōvaa nammai eppadiyellaam mannitthirukkiraar enbadhai yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. (mat. 18:32, 33) avar nammai mannikka vēndum endra avasiyam illai. aanaalum, avar nammai dhaaraalamaaga mannikkiraar. (sang. 103:8-10) adhē samayatthil, “naamum oruvarukkoruvar anbu kaatta kadamaippattirukkirōm.” adhanaal, viruppamirundhaal mannikkalaam, illaiyendraal vittuvidalaam endru naam irukka mudiyaadhu. nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalai naam kandippaaga mannikka vēndum. (1 yō. 4:11) irandaavadhaaga, mannikkumbōdhu enna nanmai enbadhai yōsitthuppaarungal. naam yaarai mannikkirōmō avarukku nanmai kidaikkum, sabaiyin otrumai perugum. yegōvaavukkum namakkum irukkira natpu urudhiyaagum. nam manadhil irukkira baaram ellaam kuraiyum. (2 ko. 2:7; kolō. 3:14) kadaisiyaaga, yegōvaavidam jebam seiyungal. sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkum ungalukkum idaiyil saatthaan nulaivadharku vittuvidaadhīrgal. (ebē. 4:26, 27) sabai otrumaiyaaga irukka vēndum endraal yegōvaavin udhavi thēvai.

15. matravargal nammai punpadutthivittaal, naam enna seiya vēndum endru kolōseyar 3:13 solgiradhu?

¹⁵ yaaraavadhu oruvar ungalai romba punpadutthivittaargal endru vaitthukkollalaam. appōdhu nīngal enna seiyalaam? avaridam samaadhaanam aavadharku muyarchi seiyungal. adharkaaga, yegōvaavidam urukkamaaga jebam seiyungal. avarukkaagavum jebam seiyungal. avaridam yegōvaa enna nalla gunangalai paarkkiraarō, adhē gunangalai paarppadharku udhava solli kēlungal. (lū. 6:28) oruvēlai, avar seidhadhai ungalaal marakka mudiyavillai endraal, avaridam pōi eppadi pēsalaam enbadhai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. (mat. 5:23, 24; 1 ko. 13:7) avar vēndumendrē appadi panniyirukka maattaar endru ninaippadhu eppōdhumē nalladhu. avaridam pēsumbōdhu avar solvadhai nambungal. samaadhaanamaavadharku nīngal niraiya muyarchi seidhum avar samaadhaanamē aagaavittaal enna seivadhu? thodarndhu avarai “porutthukkollungal.” porumaiyaaga irungal. (kolōseyar 3:13-ai vaasiyungal.) romba mukkiyamaaga, avarmēl kōbamaagavē irukkaadhīrgal. appadi irundhaal, yegōvaavukkum ungalukkum irukkira natpil virisal vilundhuvidum. adhanaal, edhuvumē ungalai alavukku adhigamaaga punpadutthividaamal paartthukkollungal. appadi seivadhan mūlam yegōvaamēl nīngal evvalavu anbu vaitthirukkirīrgal enbadhai kaattalaam.—sang. 119:165.

16. nam ovvoruvarukkum enna poruppu irukkiradhu?

¹⁶ “orē mēipparin” kīl ‘orē mandhaiyaaga’ otrumaiyaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seigira baakkiyam namakku irukkiradhu. (yōvaa. 10:16) “appadippatta otrumaiyaal ungalukku etthanaiyō nanmaigal kidaitthirukkindrana. ippōdhu, adhai kattikkaakka vēndiya poruppu ungalukku irukkiradhu” endrum sagōdhara, sagōdharigalai “yegōvaa paarkkum vidhamaaga paarkka palagikkolla vēndum” endrum, yegōvaavin viruppatthai seiyum amaippu endra butthagatthil pakkam 165-il sollappattirukkiradhu. ‘siriyavargalaaga’ irukkum nam ellaaraiyumē yegōvaa uyarvaaga ninaikkiraar. appadi irukkumbōdhu, nīngalum ungaludaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalai adhē maadhiri paarkkirīrgalaa? avargalukku udhavavum avargalmēl akkarai kaattavum nīngal edukkira ellaa muyarchigalaiyum yegōvaa paarkkiraar, adhai madhikkiraar.—mat. 10:42.

17. enna seiya naam urudhiyaaga irukka vēndum?

¹⁷ sagōdhara sagōdharigalai naam romba nēsikka vēndum. adhanaal, avargalai punpadutthividaamal iruppadharku nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum naam seiya vēndum. nammaivida avargalai uyarvaanavargalaaga ninaikka vēndum. avargalai ullappūrvamaaga mannikka vēndum. adhē samayatthil, naamum edharkedutthaalum punpattuvida kūdaadhu. adharku badhilaaga, sagōdhara sagōdharigaludan samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharkum ‘oruvarai oruvar balappadutthuvadharkum [nammaal] mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiya’ vēndum.—rō. 14:19.