1. Prachineigal nammei thaakkumbōdhu, edhu namakku aarudhal kodukkum? (Sangīdham 118:5-7)

PUYAL pōndra prachineigal ungalei thaakkiya samayatthil, thanimaramaai thavippadhupōl nīngal nineitthirukkirīrgalaa? Nireiya pēr appadi nineitthirukkiraargal. Yegōvaavin unmei ūliyargalkūda appadi nineitthirukkiraargal. (1 Raa. 19:14) Ungalukku adhupōndra ennam eppōdhaavadhu vandhaal, idhei marandhuvidaadhīrgal: “Naan orubōdhum unneivittu vilaga maattēn, orubōdhum unnei kaividavum maattēn” endru Yegōvaa vaakku kodutthirukkiraar. Adhanaal, “Yegōvaa enakku thuneiyaaga irukkiraar. Naan bayappada maattēn” endru naam nambikkeiyōdu sollalaam. (Ebi. 13:5, 6) Kittatthatta Ki.Pi. 61-il, Yūdhēyaavil irundha Kristhavargalukku appōsthalan Pavul indha vaarttheigalei eludhinaar. Sangīdham 118:5-7-il iruppadhei indha vaarttheigal namakku nyaabagappadutthugindrana.—Vaasiyungal.

2. Indha kattureiyil edhei patri paarkkappōgirōm, ēn?

² Yegōvaa thanakku thuneiyaaga irukkiraar enbadhei sangīthakkaararei pōlavē appōsthalan Pavulum thannudeiya anubavatthil therindhukondaar. Udhaaranatthukku, Ebireyargalukku kadidham eludhuvadharku irandu varushangalukkum munbu, kondhalikkira kadalil avar aabatthaana payanam seidhaar. (Ap. 27:4, 15, 20) Andha payanatthinbōdhum sari adharku munbum sari, Yegōvaa nireiya vidhangalil avarukku thuneiyaaga irundhirukkiraar. Adhil mūndru vidhangalei patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam. (1) Yēsu matrum dhēvathūdhargal mūlam Yegōvaa udhavinaar, (2) Adhigaaratthil iruppavargal mūlam udhavinaar, (3) Sagōdhara sagōdharigal mūlam udhavinaar. Appōsthalan Pavulin vaalkkeiyil nadandha sambavangalei patri therindhukollumbōdhu, Yegōvaa namakkum thuneiyaaga iruppaar endru naam innum adhigamaaga nambuvōm.

3. Pavul enna nineitthirukkalaam?

³ Kittatthatta Ki.Pi. 56-il, appōsthalan Pavul Erusalēm aalayatthil irundhabōdhu, avarei ilutthukkondupōi kolei seiya oru gumbal muyarchi seidhadhu. Aduttha naal, nyaayasangatthukku munbaaga Pavul konduvandhu nirutthappattabōdhu avarudeiya udal mulukka kaayangal irundhana. (Ap. 21:30-32; 22:30; 23:6-10) Appōdhu, ‘Innum naan etthanei naaleikku kashtappada vēndiyirukkumnu theriyalayē’ endru Pavul nineitthirukkalaam.

4. Yēsuvei payanpadutthi Pavulukku Yegōvaa eppadi udhavinaar?

⁴ Pavulukku enna udhavi kideitthadhu? Pavul kaidhu seiyappatta aduttha naal raatthiri, ‘Ejamaanaagiya’ Yēsu avarukku pakkatthil vandhu nindru, “Dhairiyamaayiru! Erusalēmil nī ennei patri mulumeiyaaga saatchi kodutthuvandhiruppadhu pōlavē, Rōmilum saatchi kodukka vēndum” endru sonnaar. (Ap. 23:11) Yēsuvin vaarttheigal Pavulei rombavē balappadutthiyirukkum! Erusalēmil Pavul saatchi kodutthadhei Yēsu paaraatti pēsinaar. Adhōdu, Rōmukku Pavul batthiramaaga pōi sēruvaar endrum angēyum saatchi koduppaar endrum sonnaar. Adhei kēttabōdhu, appaavin anbaana aravaneippil batthiramaaga irukkum oru kulandheiyei pōl Pavul unarndhiruppaar.

5. Dhēvathūdharei payanpadutthi Pavulukku Yegōvaa eppadi udhavinaar? (Attei padam)

⁵ Pavulukku vēru ennenna prachineigal vandhana? Mēlē paarttha sambavangal nadandhu kittatthatta irandu varushangalukku piragu, Pavul Itthaalikku kappalil pōikkondirundhaar. Appōdhu bayangara puyalkaatru vandhadhaal, ‘Naama setthuduvōmō’ endru nineitthu kappalil payanam seidha ellaarum bayandhaargal. Aanaal, Pavul bayappadavillei. Ēn? “Enmēl urimeiyullavarum naan parisuttha sēvei seigiravarumaana Kadavul thannudeiya thūdharei anuppinaar. Avar nētru raatthiri en pakkatthil vandhu nindru, ‘Pavulē, bayappadaadhē. Nī Rōma arasanukku munnaal nirka vēndum. Idhō! Unnōdu payanam seigira ellaarudeiya uyireiyum Kadavul kaappaatruvaar’” endru dhēvathūdhar thannidam sonnadhaaga payanigalidam Pavul sonnaar. Idharku munbu Yēsuvei payanpadutthi Pavulidam sonna adhē vishayatthei ippōdhu dhēvathūdharei payanpadutthi Yegōvaa sonnaar. Yegōvaa sonnabadiyē Pavul Rōmukku pōi sērndhaar.—Ap. 27:20-25; 28:16.

6. Yēsu koduttha endha vaakkurudhi nammei balappadutthugiradhu, ēn?

⁶ Namakku enna udhavi kideikkiradhu? Pavulukku udhaviyadhei pōlavē Yēsu namakkum udhavuvaar. “Indha sagaapdhatthin kadeisi kattamvarei ellaa naatkalilum naan ungal kūdavē irukkirēn” endru thannei pinbatrubavargalukku avar vaakku kodutthaar. (Mat. 28:20) Yēsuvin indha vaarttheigal namakku thembei tharugindrana. Ēnendraal, enna seivadhendrē theriyaamal silasamayangalil naam kavaleiyil mūlgividalaam. Udhaaranatthukku, ungal paasatthukkuriya oruvar irandhirukkalaam. Adhanaal, sila naatkalukku alla nireiya varushangalukku andha valiyōdu nīngal pōraada vēndiyirukkalaam. Alladhu, ungalukku vayadhaagiyirukkalaam. Adhanaal, ovvoru naaleiyum ōttuvadhē ungalukku perumpaadaaga irukkalaam. Alladhu, sila  naatkalil manasōrvu ungalei paadaaippadutthalaam. Ippadi evvalavudhaan kashtam vandhaalum ovvoru naaleiyum samaalippadharku thēveiyaana balam namakku kideikkiradhu. Ēnendraal, “Ellaa naatkalilum,” Naam kashtatthil thuvandupōi irukkira naatkalilum, nam kūdavē iruppadhaaga Yēsu vaakku kodutthirukkiraar.—Mat. 11:28-30.

7. Velippadutthudhal 14:6 solvadhupōl, Yegōvaa indru namakku eppadi udhavugiraar?

⁷ Dhēvathūdhargalei payanpadutthiyum Yegōvaa namakku udhavuvadhaaga Baibil solgiradhu. (Ebi. 1:7, 14) ‘Ellaa dhēsattheiyum kōtthirattheiyum moliyeiyum’ sērndha makkalukku ‘Kadavuludeiya arasaangatthei patriya . . . nalla seidhiyei’ solvadhil dhēvathūdhargal namakku pakkabalamaaga irukkiraargal. Nammei valinadatthugiraargal.—Mat. 24:13, 14; Velippadutthudhal 14:6-ei vaasiyungal.

8. Padei thalabadhiyei payanpadutthi Pavulei Yegōvaa eppadi kaappaatrinaar?

⁸ Pavulukku enna udhavi kideitthadhu? Pavul Rōmukku pōi sēruvaar endru Ki.Pi. 56-il Yēsu sonnaar. Aanaal, Pavulei thīrtthukkattuvadharku Erusalēmil irundha Yūdhargal sadhitthittam pōttaargal. Idhei kēlvippatta padei thalabadhi Klavudhiyu Līsiyaa, avarei kaappaatrum muyarchiyil iranginaar. Udanadiyaaga, nireiya padeivīrargalin paadhugaappōdu Sesariyaavukku avarei anuppiveitthaar. Erusalēmilirundhu 105 Ki.Mī. payanam seidhu avargal angē pōi sērndhaargal. Angē, “Ērōdhuvin maaligeiyil [Pavulei] kaaval vaikkumbadi” Aalunar Fēliks kattalei kodutthaar. Ippadi, thannei kolei seiya sadhitthittam pōttavargalin kaikku Pavul thappinaar.—Ap. 23:12-35.

9. Aalunar Pesthu Pavulukku eppadi udhavinaar?

⁹ Ippōdhu irandu varushangal urundōdividugindrana! Pavul innamum Sesariyaavil kaavalil irukkiraar. Fēliksukku adutthadhaaga, Pesthu Sesariyaavin aalunaraaga aagiraar. Visaaraneikkaaga Pavulei Erusalēmukku anuppiveikkumbadi Yūdhargal avaridam vēndikkolgiraargal. Aanaal, Pesthu adharku maruppu therivikkiraar. Oruvēlei, ‘valiyil padhungiyirundhu [Pavulei] kondrupōda avargal thittam pōttirundhadhu’ avarukku therindhirukkalaam.—Ap. 24:27–25:5.

10. “Rōma Arasanidam naan mēlmureiyīdu seigirēn!” endru Pavul sonnabōdhu Aalunar Pesthu enna seidhaar?

¹⁰ Pirpaadu, Sesariyaavilēyē Pavul visaarikkappadugiraar. “Pesthu Yūdhargaludeiya dhayavei pera virumbiyadhaal, ‘Nī Erusalēmukku vandhu, angē en munnaal indha kutrachaattugalei patri visaarikkappada virumbugiraayaa?’ endru Pavulidam kēttaar.” Aanaal, Erusalēmukku pōnaal than uyirukku aabatthu varalaam enbadhu Pavulukku therindhirundhadhu. Adhōdu, batthiramaaga Rōmukku pōi sērndhu ūliyatthei aarambippadharku enna seiya vēndum enbadhum avarukku therindhirundhadhu. Adhanaal, “Rōma Arasanidam naan mēlmureiyīdu seigirēn!” endru sonnaar. Appōdhu, Pesthu thannudeiya aalōsagar kuluvidam kalandhupēsivittu, “Rōma Arasanidam nī mēlmureiyīdu seidhirukkiraai. Adhanaal Rōma Arasanidamē nī pōgalaam” endru sonnaar. Pesthu koduttha indha saadhagamaana thīrppaal edhirigalin kaiyil Pavul maattikkollavillei. Kadeisiyil, andha sadhigaarargalin kannukku ettaadha dhūratthukku pōi sērndhaar.—Ap. 25:6-12.

11. Ēsaayaa sonna endha vaarttheigalei Pavul nineitthu paartthirukkalaam?

¹¹ Itthaalikku pōvadharku Pavul thayaaraagi kondirundhabōdhu, Ēsaayaa sonna vaarttheigalei nineitthu paartthiruppaar. “Nīngal ennadhaan sadhi seidhaalum adhu palikkaadhu. Ennadhaan kūdi pēsinaalum adhu nadakkaadhu. Ēnendraal, Kadavul engalōdu irukkiraar!” endru Yegōvaavei edhirtthavargalidam Ēsaayaa solliyirundhaar. (Ēsaa. 8:10) Yegōvaa thanakku thuneiyaaga irukkiraar enbadhu Pavulukku therindhirundhadhu. Adhanaal, varavirundha sōdhaneigalei dhairiyamaaga avaraal sandhikka mudindhadhu.

12. Pavulei Yūliyu eppadi nadatthinaar, adhilirundhu Pavulukku edhu purindhirukkalaam?

¹² Ippōdhu Ki.Pi. 58! Itthaalikku pōga Pavul kappal ērugiraar. Avar sirei kaidhiyaaga iruppadhaal Rōma padei adhigaariyaana Yūliyuvin kattuppaattil irukkiraar. Yūliyu nineitthaal Pavulidam  kanivaagavum nadandhukollalaam karaaraagavum nadandhukollalaam. Aanaal, avar eppadi nadandhukondaar? Aduttha naal kappal ōr idatthil nindradhu. Appōdhu, “Pavulei Yūliyu manidhaabimaanatthōdu nadatthinaar. Adhōdu, Pavul thannudeiya nanbargalei pōi paarppadharkum . . . anumadhi kodutthaar.” Pirpaadu, kappalil irundha kaidhigal ellaareiyum thīrtthukkatta padeivīrargal thittam pōttaargal. Yūliyu “Pavulei kaappaatra virumbiyadhaal” andha thittatthei thadutthu nirutthinaar. Kanivullam padeittha andha adhigaariyei payanpadutthi Yegōvaa thanakku udhavugiraar enbadhu Pavulukku purindhirukkum.—Ap. 27:1-3, 42-44.

13. Adhigaaratthil iruppavargalei Yegōvaa eppadi payanpadutthalaam?

¹³ Namakku enna udhavi kideikkiradhu? Thannudeiya viruppatthei seiya, adhigaaratthil iruppavargalei Yegōvaavaal thūnda mudiyum. “Raajaavin idhayam Yegōvaavin kaiyil nīrōdeipōl irukkiradhu. Thaan virumbum dhiseiyil adhei avar thiruppividugiraar” endru Saalomōn Raajaa eludhinaar. (Nīdhi. 21:1) Idhan arttham enna? Vaaikkaalgalei vettuvadhan mūlam, thannīr endha dhiseiyil paaya vēndumendru manidhargal aaseippadugiraargalō andha dhiseiyil thiruppivida avargalaal mudiyum. Adhēpōl, thannudeiya sakthiyei payanpadutthuvadhan mūlam, thannudeiya viruppatthei nireivētruvadhargaaga adhigaaratthil iruppavargalin yōsaneigalei eppadi maatra vēndumendru Yegōvaa aaseippadugiraarō appadi maatra avaraal mudiyum. Yegōvaa appadi seiyumbōdhu, avarudeiya makkalukku saadhagamaana mudivugalei edukka vēndumendra ennam adhigaaratthil iruppavargalukku varugiradhu.—Esraa 7:21, 25, 26-ei oppidungal.

14. Appōsthalar 12:5-inbadi, naam yaarukkaaga jebam seiya vēndum?

¹⁴ Naam enna seiyalaam? ‘Raajaakkalum uyar padhaviyil irukkiravargalum’ nammudeiya valipaadu matrum ūliyam sambandhappatta mudivugalei edukkumbōdhu, avargalukkaaga naam jebam seiya vēndum. (1 Thī. 2:1, 2, adikkurippu; Ne. 1:11) Mudhal nūtraandu Kristhavargalei pōlavē, sireiyil iruppavargalukkaaga naam urukkamaaga jebam seiya vēndum. (Appōsthalar 12:5-ei vaasiyungal; Ebi. 13:3) Sireiyil irukkira nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalei kaaval kaappavargalukkaagavum naam jebam seiyalaam. Sireiyil irukkira nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalei Yūliyuvei pōlavē avargal “manidhaabimaanatthōdu” nadattha vēndumendru Yegōvaavidam naam kenji kētkalaam.—Ap. 27:3.

15-16. Lūkkaaveiyum Aristharkkuveiyum payanpadutthi Pavulukku Yegōvaa eppadi udhavinaar?

¹⁵ Pavulukku enna udhavi kideitthadhu? Pavul Rōmukku payanam seidhabōdhu, adikkadi sagōdhara sagōdharigal mūlam Yegōvaa avarukku udhavinaar. Sila udhaaranangalei ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

¹⁶ Pavulin nanbargalaana Aristharkkuvum Lūkkaavum avarōdu Rōmukku pōvadhendru  mudivedutthaargal. * Avargal Rōmukku batthiramaaga pōi sēruvaargal endru avargal irandu pēril yaarukkum Yēsu vaakku kodukkavillei. Irundhaalum, Pavulkūdavē irukka vēndum enbadhargaaga thangaludeiya uyireiyē panayam vaitthaargal. Pirpaadudhaan, adhaavadhu aabatthaana andha payanatthinbōdhudhaan, thangal uyirukku edhuvum aagi vidaadhu enbadhei avargal therindhukondaargal. Aristharkkuvum Lūkkaavum Sesariyaavil kappal ēriyabōdhu, thannōdu avargal vandhadharkaaga Pavul manappūrvamaaga Yegōvaavukku nandri solliyiruppaar.—Ap. 27:1, 2, 20-25.

17. Sagōdhara sagōdharigalei payanpadutthi Pavulukku Yegōvaa eppadi udhavinaar?

¹⁷ Pavul Rōmukku pōgira valiyil, sagōdhara sagōdharigal nireiya samayangalil avarukku udhavinaargal. Udhaaranatthukku, thureimuga nagaramaana Sīdhōnukku kappal pōi sērndhabōdhu, Pavul “thannudeiya nanbargalei pōi paarppadharkum avargaludeiya udhaviyei peruvadharkum” Yūliyu avarei anumadhitthaar. Pirpaadu, Putthēyōli nagaratthukku kappal pōi sērndhadhum Pavulum avarudeiya nanbargalum ‘Angēyirundha sagōdharargalei sandhitthaargal. Ēlu naatkal thangalōdu thangumbadi avargal . . . kēttukkondaargal.’ Sīdhōnilum Putthēyōliyilum irundha sagōdharargal, Pavuleiyum avarudeiya nanbargaleiyum nandraaga gavanitthukkondaargal. Pavulum urchaagamalikkira anubavangalei solli avargalei sandhōshappadutthiyiruppaar. (Appōsthalar 15:2, 3-ei oppidungal.) Avargalei paarttha thembil Pavulum avarudeiya nanbargalum mīdhi payanatthei thodarndhaargal.—Ap. 27:3; 28:13, 14.

18. Pavul ēn Kadavulukku nandri solli, dhairiyam adeindhaar?

¹⁸ Ippōdhu Pavul kaalnadeiyaaga Rōmukku pōikkondirukkiraar! Mūndru varushangalukku munbu Rōma Kristhavargalukku eludhiya vaarttheigal avarudeiya nyaabagatthukku varugindrana. “Ungalidam varuvadharku pala varushangalaaga naan ēngikkondirukkirēn” endru avar eludhiyirundhaar. (Rō. 15:23) Aanaal, oru kaidhiyaaga Rōmukku pōga vēndiyirukkum endru avar nineitthukkūda paartthirukka maattaar. Avarei varavērpadhargaaga Rōmil irundha sagōdharargal saaleiyōramaaga kaatthukkondirundhaargal. “Pavul avargalei paartthadhum Kadavulukku nandri solli, dhairiyam adeindhaar.” (Ap. 28:15) Sagōdharargalei paartthadhargaaga Kadavulukku ēn avar nandri sonnaar? Ēnendraal, avargal mūlam Kadavul thanakku marubadiyum udhavi seidhadhei avar purindhukondaar!

19. Ondru Pēdhuru 4:10 solvadhupōl, matravargalukku udhava Yegōvaa nammei eppadi payanpadutthalaam?

 ¹⁹ Naam enna seiyalaam? Nōyaalō matra prachineigalaalō ungal sabeiyil yaaraavadhu thuvandupōyirukkalaam. Alladhu, avargalukku nerukkamaaga irundha yaaraavadhu irandhupōyirukkalaam. Appadippattavargalukku, anbaagavum kanivaagavum ēdhaavadhu sollavō seiyavō udhavumbadi kēttu Yegōvaavidam naam jebam seiyalaam. Naam solgira vaarttheigalum seigira seyalgalum avargalukku thembei kodukkum. (1 Pēdhuru 4:10-ei vaasiyungal.) * Adhumattumalla, “Naan orubōdhum unneivittu vilaga maattēn, orubōdhum unnei kaividavum maattēn” endru Yegōvaa koduttha vaakkurudhimēl marubadiyum avargalukku nambikkei varum. Adhei paartthu nīngal sandhōshappaduvīrgal, illeiyaa?

20. “Yegōvaa enakku thuneiyaaga irukkiraar” endru naam ēn nambikkeiyōdu sollalaam?

²⁰ Pavulum avarudeiya nanbargalum kappal payanam seidhadhupōl, indru naamum vaalkkeiyenum ōdatthil payanam seigirōm. Avargalei puyal thaakkiyadhupōl indru nammei puyal pōndra prachineigal thaakkugindrana. Aanaal, Yegōvaa namakku thuneiyaaga iruppadhaal naam dhairiyamaaga indha payanatthei thodaralaam. Yēsuveiyum dhēvathūdhargaleiyum payanpadutthi Yegōvaa namakku udhavuvaar. Silasamayangalil, adhigaaratthil iruppavargalei payanpadutthiyum namakku udhavuvaar. Adhumattumalla, thannudeiya sakthiyei payanpadutthi namakku udhavuvadhargaaga sagōdhara sagōdharigaludeiya manadhei thūnduvaar. Nammil nireiya pēr idhei anubavitthiruppōm! Adhanaal, appōsthalan Pavulei pōlavē naamum nambikkeiyōdu ippadi sollalaam: “Yegōvaa enakku thuneiyaaga irukkiraar. Naan bayappada maattēn, manidhanaal ennei enna seiya mudiyum?”—Ebi. 13:6.