1. eppōdhellaam nammai thanimai unarvu vaattalaam?

nam ellaaraiyumē sila samayangalil thanimai unarvu vaattugiradhu. nammai sutri etthanai pēr irundhaalum namakku yaarumē illaadhadhu maadhiri naam ninaikkalaam. eppōdhellaam ippadi nadakkalaam? oruvēlai, naam pudhu sabaikku pōyirukkalaam. angē irukkiravargalōdu palaguvadharku konjam kaalam edukkalaam. illaiyendraal, paasamaana oru kudumbatthil naam valarndhirukkalaam. aanaal, kudumbatthaaraiyum sondhakkaarargalaiyum vittuvittu romba dhūratthukku pōyirukkalaam. illaiyendraal, naam romba paasam vaitthirundha oruvar irandhupōyirukkalaam. innum silar, satthiyatthukku pudhidhaaga vandhirukkalaam. avargaludaiya kudumbatthaarum nanbargalum avargalai odhukkiyirukkalaam. ippadi ellaam nadakkumbōdhu thanimai unarvu nammai vaattalaam. silar adhilirundhu sīkkiramaaga veliyē vandhuvidugiraargal. aanaal, silarukku konjam kaalam aagalaam.

2. endha kēlvigalukku ippōdhu badhilgalai paarppōm?

² yegōvaavukku nammai patri ellaamē theriyum. avar nammai nandraaga purindhukolgiraar. naam thaniyaaga iruppadhaaga ninaitthu kavalaippadumbōdhu, yegōvaa adhaiyum purindhukolgiraar. namakku udhavi seiya vēndumendru aasaippadugiraar. appadiyendraal, avar namakku eppadi udhavugiraar? thanimai unarvai samaalikka naam enna seiyalaam? sabaiyil irukkira yaaraavadhu thanimaiyil kashtappadumbōdhu, avargalukku eppadi udhavalaam? idharkellaam ippōdhu badhilgalai paarkkalaam.

3. eliyaamēl yegōvaa eppadi akkarai kaattinaar?

³ thannai vanangugira ellaar mīdhum yegōvaa akkaraiyaaga irukkiraar. nam ovvoruvarudaiya pakkatthilum avar irukkiraar. sōgatthil naam mūlgividumbōdhu, adhaiyum avar gavanikkiraar. (sang. 145:18, 19) eliyaa thīrkkadharisiyin vaalkkaiyil enna nadandhadhu endru paarkkalaam. isravēl dhēsatthin saritthiratthilēyē romba kashtamaana oru samayatthil avar vaalndhaar. yegōvaavai vanangiyavargalai edhirigal thunbappadutthinaargal. mukkiyamaaga, eliyaavai thīrtthukkatta  vēndumendru kanganam kattikkondu alaindhaargal. (1 raa. 19:1, 2) adhumattumalla, thaan mattumdhaan minji irukkira orē thīrkkadharisi endru eliyaa ninaitthukkondaar. (1 raa. 19:10) appōdhu yegōvaa enna seidhaar? udanadiyaaga avarukku udhavinaar. thanakku bayabakthiyōdu irukkira isravēlargal innum niraiya pēr irukkiraargal enbadhai puriya vaippadharkaaga oru dhēvathūdharai anuppinaar.—1 raa. 19:5, 18.

4. yegōvaavukku nammēl akkarai irukkiradhu enbadhai maarku 10:29, 30 eppadi kaattugiradhu?

⁴ niraiya thyaagangal seidhudhaan naam yegōvaavai vanangugirōm enbadhu avarukku nandraaga theriyum. oruvēlai, nammudaiya kudumbatthaar... sondhakkaarargal... nanbargal... aagiyavargalin aadharavu namakku illaamal irukkalaam. appōsthalan pēdhuruvum oru dhadavai yēsuvidam, “naangal ellaavatraiyum vittuvittu ungalai pinpatri vandhirukkirōmē, engalukku enna kidaikkum?” endru kēttaar. (mat. 19:27) oruvēlai, pēdhuru kavalaiyōdu ippadi kēttirukkalaam. adharku yēsu, yegōvaavai vanangugira oru miga periya kudumbam kidaikkum endru sonnaar. (maarku 10:29, 30-ai vaasiyungal.) andha kudumbatthin thalaivaraana yegōvaavum namakku thunaiyaaga iruppadhaaga vaakku kodukkiraar. (sang. 9:10) thanimai unarvōdu pōraaduvadharku avarudaiya udhavi namakku vēndum endraal, naam enna seiya vēndum? adhai patri ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam.

5. yegōvaa nammai eppadiyellaam aadharikkiraar enbadhai patri yōsitthu paarppadhaal namakku enna nanmai?

⁵ yegōvaa eppadiyellaam ungalai aadharikkiraar enbadhai yōsitthuppaarungal. (sang. 55:22) appadi yōsikkumbōdhu, ungaludaiya sūlnilaiyai sariyaaga paarkka mudiyum. kalyaanam aagaadha kēral * endra sagōdhari enna solgiraar endru paarkkalaam. avar kudumbatthil yaarumē satthiyatthil illai. “enakku sōdhanaigal vandhappa ellaam yegōvaa eppadi ellaam ennai thaanginaarungradha yōsichu paakkumbōdhu naan thaniyaa illaingaradhu puriyudhu. edhirkaalatthilayum avar enkūda iruppaarungra nambikka varudhu” endru avar solgiraar.

6. thanimaiyil vaadugiravargalukku 1 pēdhuru 5:9, 10 eppadi urchaagatthai tharugiradhu?

⁶ prachinaigalōdu pōraadugira sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku yegōvaa eppadi udhavugiraar enbadhai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. (1 pēdhuru 5:9, 10-ai vaasiyungal.) hirōshi endra sagōdharar pala varushangalaaga satthiyatthil thaniyaaga irukkiraar. “sabaiyila irukkira ellaarukkumē ēdhō oru prachana irukkatthaan seiyudhu. aanaalum, yegōvaavukku sēva seiyaradhukku avangalaala mudinjadhellaam avanga seiyaraanga. idha yōsichu paakkarappō thaniyaa satthiyatthila  irukkiravangalukku urchaagamaa irukku” endru avar solgiraar.

7. jebam seivadhu eppadi ungalukku udhavum?

⁷ thavaraamal jebam seiyungal, baibilai padiyungal, kūttangalukku pōngal. jebam seiyumbōdhu ungal manadhil iruppadhai ellaam velippadaiyaaga yegōvaavidam sollungal. (1 pē. 5:7) ippōdhu mēri endra ilam sagōdhari enna solgiraar enbadhai kētkalaam. avarudaiya kudumbatthil ulla yaarumē yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga illaadhadhaal romba thanimaiyaaga iruppadhaaga avar ninaitthaar. “ennōda thanimaiya samaalikkiradhukku niraiya vishayangal enakku udhavuchu. adhula mukkiyamaana oru vishayam yegōvaakitta urukkamaa jebam seiradhu. avar unmaiyilēyē enakku oru appaa maadhiri irundhaaru. ovvoru naalum avarkitta naan pēsuvēn. niraiya dhadava pēsuvēn. en manasila irukkaradha ellaam avarkitta solluvēn” endru avar solgiraar.

8. baibilai padippadhum aalamaaga yōsitthu paarppadhum eppadi udhavum?

⁸ dhinamum baibilai padiyungal; adhuvum yegōvaavin anbai patri solgira padhivugalai paditthu aalamaaga yōsitthuppaarungal. ippōdhu biyaankaa endra sagōdhari enna solgiraar endru kētkalaam. avar kudumbatthil irukkiravargal avarudaiya manadhai kaayappadutthugira maadhiri edhaiyaavadhu sollikkondē iruppaargal. “baibil padhivugala padichu aalamaa yōsichu paakkaradhum, ennai maadhiriyē oru sūlnilaiyila irukkara yegōvaavin saatchigalōda vaalkkai saridhaigala padichu paakkaradhum enakku rombavē udhaviyaa irukku” endru avar solgiraar. innum silar aarudhalaana vasanangalai manappaadam seigiraargal. udhaaranatthukku, sangīdham 27:10-aiyum ēsaayaa 41:10-aiyum sollalaam. vēru silar, kūttangalukku thayaarikkumbōdhum baibilai padikkumbōdhum aadiyō padhivugalai pōttu kētkiraargal. ippadiyellaam seiyumbōdhu avargalaal thanimai unarvai samaalikka mudigiradhu.

9. kūttangalukku pōvadhu namakku eppadi udhaviyaaga irukkiradhu?

⁹ thavaraamal kūttangalukku pōvadharku muyarchi seiyungal. appadi pōgumbōdhu, kūttangalil sollappadugira vishayangal ungalukku prayōjanamaaga irukkum. adhumattumalla, sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu palaguvadharkum vaaippu kidaikkum. (ebī. 10:24, 25) naam ērkenavē paarttha mēri ippadi solgiraar: “podhuvaa, enakku kūcha subaavam jaasthi. irundhaalum ovvoru kūttangalukku pōganumgradhilayum, oru badhilaavadhu sollanumgradhilayum naan urudhiyaa irundhēn. ippadi pannunadhaala sagōdhara sagōdharigalkitta oru nerukkamaana natpa vechukka mudinjadhu.”

10. sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam nerukkamaana natpai valartthukkolvadhu ēn mukkiyam?

¹⁰ sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam nerukkamaana natpai valartthukkollungal. appadi seiyumbōdhu avargalidamirundhu nīngal niraiya katrukkolla mudiyum. oruvēlai, avargal ungalaivida periyavargalaaga irukkalaam, siriyavargalaaga irukkalaam, kalaachaaramum vēraaga irukkalaam. “vayadhaanavargal nyaanam ullavargal” endru baibil solgiradhu. (yōbu 12:12) adhē samayatthil, vayadhaanavargal ilainyargalidamirundhum katrukkollalaam. dhaavīdhaiyum yōnatthaanaiyum patri yōsitthuppaarungal. dhaavīdhu yōnatthaanaivida  romba chinnavar. irundhaalum, avargalidaiyē oru nerukkamaana natpu irundhadhu. (1 saa. 18:1) avargalukku evvalavō kashtam irundhaalum, yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharku oruvarukkoruvar udhavi seidhaargal. (1 saa. 23:16-18) “namma sagōdhara sagōdharigal unmaiyilēyē namakku appaa maadhiri, ammaa maadhiri, kūdappirandhavanga maadhiri irukkaanga. avangala payanpadutthi yegōvaa namakku udhavi seiraaru” endru airinaa endra sagōdhari solgiraar. avarudaiya kudumbatthil avar mattumdhaan satthiyatthil irukkiraar.

11. matravargalidam nerukkamaana natpai valartthukkolvadhu ēn mukkiyam?

¹¹ oruvēlai, ungalukku kūcha subaavam irundhaal, matravargalidam nerukkamaana natpai valartthukkolvadhu kashtamaaga irukkalaam. rathnaa endra sagōdhariyum kūcha subaavamulla aaldhaan. edhirppugal irundhaalum avar satthiyatthukku vandhaar. “sagōdhara sagōdharigalōda anbum, aadharavum enakku thēvaingaradha naan purinjukka vēndi irundhuchu” endru avar solgiraar. manadhil iruppadhai velippadaiyaaga matravargalidam solvadhu kashtamdhaan. aanaal, appadi sonnaaldhaan matravargalukkum ungalukkum nerukkamaana natpu uruvaagum. ungaludaiya nanbargal ungalukku eppōdhumē udhava vēndumendrudhaan aasaippadugiraargal. aanaal, ungalukku enna maadhiriyaana udhavi thēvai enbadhu nīngal sonnaaldhaan avargalukku puriyum.

12. ūliyam seivadhu nalla nanbargalai uruvaakka eppadi udhavum?

¹² nanbargalai uruvaakkuvadharku mukkiyamaana oru vali, matravargalōdu sērndhu ūliyam seivadhudhaan. “ūliyatthayum yegōvaavōda sēvaiyila irukkira mattha vēlaigalayum sagōdharigalōda sēndhu seidhadhaala enakku niraiya nanbargal kidachirukkaanga. ivangala ellaam payanpadutthi yegōvaa enakku ivvalavu varushangalaa udhaviyirukkaaru” endru naam ērkenavē paarttha kēral endra sagōdhari solgiraar. natpai valartthukkolla naam edukkira muyarchigal orubōdhum vīnpōgaadhu. ēnendraal, thanimaiyaiyum matra kashtangalaiyum samaalippadharku indha nanbargalai payanpadutthi yegōvaa namakku udhavugiraar.—nīdhi. 17:17.

13. nam ovvoruvarukkum enna poruppu irukkiradhu?

¹³ sabaiyil eppōdhumē anbum samaadhaanamum irukka vēndum; appadi iruppadhupōl paartthukkollum poruppu nam ellaarukkum irukkiradhu. ippadi sabaiyil anbum samaadhaanamum irukkumbōdhu yaarumē ‘naan thaniyaaga irukkirēn’ ena ninaikka maattaargal. (yōvaa. 13:35) adhanaal, naam enna seigirōm, enna solgirōm enbadhu romba romba mukkiyam. “naan satthiyattha katthukittappa, sabaiyila irukkira ellaarumē enakku kudumbam maadhiri aayittaanga. avangalōda aadharavu illaama naan oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaa aayirukkavē mudiyaadhu” endru oru sagōdhari solgiraar. satthiyatthil thaniyaaga irukkiravargal unmaiyil thaniyaaga illai. ēnendraal, naam ellaarumē avargalukku irukkirōm. naam avargalukku kudumbam maadhiri irukkirōm. ippadi avargal ninaikka vēndumendraal, naam enna seiya vēndum?

14. pudhidhaaga kūttangalukku varugiravargalai nanbargalaakkikkolla nīngal enna seiyalaam?

¹⁴ pudhidhaaga varugiravargalidam natpu karam nīttungal. avargal mudhanmudhalaaga kūttatthukku varumbōdhu anbaaga varavērpu kodungal. (rō. 15:7) aanaal, adhōdu nirutthikkollaadhīrgal. naatkal pōga pōga, avargalōdu natpai valartthukkolla muyarchi seiyungal. adharku, avargalmēl anbaiyum akkaraiyaiyum kaattungal. avargaludaiya sondha vishayatthil thalaiyidaamal avargal enna sūlnilaiyil irukkiraargal enbadhai purindhukolla muyarchi seiyungal. silar velippadaiyaaga pēsa maattaargal. adhanaal, avargalai kattaayappadutthaadhīrgal. adharku badhilaaga, avargalai dharmasangadappadutthaadha maadhiri sila kēlvigal kēttu, avargaludaiya manadhil enna irukkiradhu enbadhai therindhukollungal. avargal pēsumbōdhu porumaiyaaga kēlungal. udhaaranatthukku, avargal satthiyatthai eppadi therindhukondaargal endru kētkalaam.

15. mudhirchiyulla kristhavargal matravargalukku eppadiyellaam udhavalaam?

¹⁵ mudhirchiyulla kristhavargal, mukkiyamaaga mūppargal, matravargalmēl akkarai kaattumbōdhu, sabaiyil irukkira ellaaraalum yegōvaavidam oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolla mudiyum. ippōdhu,  melisaa endra sagōdhariyai patri paarkkalaam. avarudaiya ammaadhaan avarukku satthiyatthai katrukkodutthu valartthaargal. “mudhirchi ulla niraiya sagōdharargal ivvalavu varushangalaa oru appaa maadhiri irundhu ennai nallaa paatthukkittaanga. adhukkellaam eppadi nandri solradhunnē theriyala. naan pēsanumnu ninaikkirappa adha kēkkiradhukku avanga iruppaanga” endru avar solgiraar. morishiyō endra ilam sagōdharar enna solgiraar endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam. avarukku baibil padippu nadatthiyavar satthiyatthai vittu pōivittaar. adhai ninaitthu avar romba kavalaiyil irundhaar. yaarumē illaadha maadhiri ninaitthaar. “mūppargal enmēla romba akkara kaattinaanga. enkūda thavaraama pēsinaanga. enkūda sēndhu ūliyam senjaanga. baibilla irundhu avanga katthukkitta vishayangala ellaam enkitta sonnaanga. enkūda sēndhu vilaiyaadavum senjaanga. ippadi ellaam senjadhu enakku romba udhaviyaa irundhuchu” endru avar solgiraar. ippōdhu melisaavum morishiyōvum mulunēra sēvai seigiraargal.

16-17. matravargalukku naam eppadiyellaam udhavalaam?

¹⁶ thēvaiyaana udhavigalai seiyungal. (galaa. 6:10) “chinna udhaviyaa irundhaalum sariyaana samayatthula seiradhu romba prayōjanamaa irukkum” endru liyō solgiraar. kudumbatthai vittu romba dhūratthil irukkira ōr idatthil avar mishanari sēvai seigiraar. “orunaal naan kaarla pōyittirundhappa vibatthula maattikkittēn. romba nondhupōi vīttukku vandhēn. appa oru thambadhi ennai saappaattukku kūppittaanga. naanga enna saappittōmnu ellaam enakku nyaabagam illa, aanaa naan sonnadha avanga porumaiyaa kēttadhu enakku innum nyaabagam irukku. avangakitta pēsinadhu en manasukku idhamaa irundhuchu” endru avar solgiraar.

¹⁷ maanaadugalilum nam amaippu nadatthugira matra nigalchigalilum kalandhukolvadhu endraal namakku orē kushiyaaga irukkum. ēnendraal, sagōdhara sagōdharigaludan sērndhu romba nēram pēsa mudiyum. naam katrukkonda vishayangalai avargalidam parimaarikkolla mudiyum. aanaal, naam ērkenavē paarttha kēral endra sagōdhari enna solgiraar endru paarungal. “maanaadugalla kalandhukkiradhunnaalē enakku romba kashtamaayidum. ennai sutthi nūtthukkanakkaana pēru, aayirakkanakkaana pēru irundhaalum, naan thaniyaa irukkira maadhiri ninappēn. ēnnaa ellaarum avanga kudumbatthōda sēndhu sandhōshamaa iruppaanga. enakku mattum yaarumē illaiyēngara andha ennam ennai pōttu kashtappadutthum” endru avar solgiraar. innum silarukku vēru maadhiriyaana prachinaigal irukkalaam. avargaludaiya kanavarō manaiviyō irandhupōyirukkalaam. avargal irandha pinbu mudhal dhadavaiyaaga maanaattukku varuvadhu avargalukku romba romba kashtamaaga irukkalaam. andha maadhiri sūlnilaiyil irukkira yaaraavadhu ungaludaiya  nyaabagatthukku varugiraargalaa? appadiyendraal, ungaludaiya kudumbatthōdu sērndhu andha nigalchiyil kalandhukolvadharku avargalai nīngal kūppidalaam, illaiyaa?

18. irandu korindhiyar 6:11-13-il sonnapadi naam eppadi nadandhukollalaam?

¹⁸ sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkaaga nēram odhukkungal. nīngal sandhōshamaaga poludhupōkkum samayangalil, vevvēru sagōdhara sagōdharigalai kūppidungal. mukkiyamaaga, thanimaiyil kashtappadugiravargalai kūppidungal. appadippattavargalukku, nammudaiya ‘idhaya kadhavai agalamaaga thirakka’ vēndum. (2 korindhiyar 6:11-13-ai vaasiyungal.) naam ērkenavē paarttha melisaa ippadi solgiraar: “nanbargal avangalōda vīttukku nammala kūppidarappavum, avanga veliyila pōrappa nammala kūppidarappavum namakku romba sandhōshamaa irukkum.” ungaludaiya sabaiyil irukkira yaaraiyaavadhu nīngal ippadi kūppida mudiyumaa?

19. kurippaaga eppadippatta samayangalil sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku nammudaiya aadharavu thēvai?

¹⁹ sila sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku kurippitta sila samayangalai samaalippadhu rombavē kashtamaaga irukkalaam. udhaaranatthukku, vidumurai naatkalilō... pandigai naatkalilō... satthiyatthil illaadha kudumbatthaarudan sērndhu iruppadhu silarukku kadinamaaga irukkalaam. innum silarukku avargaludaiya kanavarō manaiviyō irandha naalai samaalippadhu kashtamaaga irukkalaam. indha maadhiri samayangalil, naam avarudan iruppadhu avarukku romba aarudhalaaga irukkum. ippadi, avarōdu iruppadhan mūlam, naam avarai ‘akkaraiyōdu gavanitthukkolgirōm’ enbadhai kaattalaam.—pili. 2:20.

20. thanimai unarvai samaalippadharku matthēyu 12:48-50 eppadi udhavi seiyum?

²⁰ oruvar thanimai unarvaal vaadugiraar endraal, adharku niraiya kaaranangal irukkalaam. aanaal, ovvoruvarai patriyum yegōvaa nandraaga purindhuvaitthirukkiraar enbadhai naam marandhuvida kūdaadhu. namakku enna thēvaiyō adhai yegōvaa seigiraar. perumbaalum, sagōdhara sagōdharigalai payanpadutthi appadi seigiraar. (matthēyu 12:48-50-ai vaasiyungal.) adhanaal, naamum avargalukku aadharavaaga irukka vēndum. appadi irukkumbōdhu, sagōdhara sagōdharigal endra parisai koduttha yegōvaavukku nammudaiya nandriyai kaattalaam. enna kaaranatthukkaaga thanimai unarvu nammai vaattinaalum sari, naam thaniyaaga illai, yegōvaa nammōdu irukkiraar!