1. aadhaamum ēvaalum edhai ilandhaargal, adhanaal enna aanadhu?

 nalladhu edhu, kettadhu edhu enbadhai mudivu seivadharkaana urimai yaarukku irukkiradhu? nīngal enna ninaikkirīrgal? nanmai thīmai arivadharkaana maratthin palatthai aadhaamum ēvaalum saappittapōdhu, yegōvaavaiyum avarudaiya tharaadharangalaiyum thaangal nambavillai enbadhai thelivaaga kaattinaargal. nalladhu edhu, kettadhu edhu enbadhai thaangalaagavē mudivu seidhukondaargal. (aadhi. 3:22) ippadi seidhadhaal, yegōvaavōdu irundha natpai ilandhaargal. adhanaal, endrendrum vaalum vaaippu avargalukku illaamal pōnadhu. adhōdu, paavatthaiyum maranatthaiyum thangal pillaigalukku kadatthinaargal. (rō. 5:12) avargal eduttha mudivu vēdhanaiyai konduvandhadhu!

2-3. (a) pilippu prasangitthapōdhu etthiyōppiya adhigaari enna seidhaar? (b) nyaanasnaanam edutthaal namakku ennenna aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkum, endhendha kēlvigalukkaana badhilgalai paarppōm?

² pilippu prasangitthadhai kētta etthiyōppiya adhigaari enna seidhaar? yegōvaavum yēsuvum thanakkaaga seidhirukkira ellaavatrukkaagavum avar migavum nandriyōdu irundhaar. adhanaal, udanadiyaaga nyaanasnaanam edutthaar. (ap. 8:34-38) aadhaam ēvaal nadandhukonda vidhatthukkum, ivar nadandhukonda vidhatthukkum evvalavu vitthiyaasam! andha adhigaariyai pōlavē, kadavulukku nammai arppanitthu nyaanasnaanam edukkumpōdhu, yegōvaavum yēsuvum namakkaaga seidha ellaavatrukkaagavum nandriyōdu irukkirōm enbadhaiyum yegōvaavai nambugirōm enbadhaiyum kaattugirōm. nalladhu edhu, kettadhu edhu enbadhai mudivu seivadharkaana urimai avarukku mattumdhaan irukkiradhu enbadhai naam otthukkolgirōm endrum kaattugirōm.

³ yegōvaavukku sēvai seiyumpōdhu namakku evvalavu aasīrvaadhangal kidaikkindrana enbadhai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. endrendrum vaalum vaalkkai utpada, aadhaam ēvaal ilandha ellaavatraiyum petrukkollum vaaippu namakku irukkiradhu. yēsu kristhuvin mēl visuvaasam vaippadhaal yegōvaa nammudaiya paavangalai mannikkiraar, sutthamaana manasaatchiyai tharugiraar. (mat. 20:28; ap. 10:43) adhōdu, yegōvaavin angīgaaratthai petra ūliyargalin kudumbatthil naamum oruvaraaga aagirōm. indha kudumbatthil irukkum ellaarukkum arumaiyaana edhirkaalam kaatthirukkiradhu. (yōvaa. 10:14-16; rō. 8:20, 21) itthanai aasīrvaadhangal iruppadhu thelivaaga therindhirundhum, yegōvaavai patri therindhukonda silar, etthiyōppiya adhigaariyin udhaaranatthai pinpatra thayangugiraargal. nyaanasnaanam edukka edhu avargalai thadukkiradhu? andha thadaigalai avargal eppadi thagarttheriyalaam?

4-5. ēvrikkum haanaavukkum edhu thadaiyaaga irundhadhu?

⁴ thannambikkai illaamal iruppadhu. ēvri endra ilainyanin udhaaranatthai gavaniyungal. yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga irukkum petrōraal avan valarkkappattaan. anbaana appaa, arumaiyaana mūppar endra peyarai avanudaiya appaa sambaadhitthirundhaar. ippadippatta sūlnilaiyil valarkkappattirundhaalum, nyaanasnaanam edukka avan thayanginaan. ēn? “enga appaa maadhiriyellaam ennaala irukka mudiyaadhunu ninaichēn” endru avan solgiraan. edhirkaalatthil ēdhaavadhu poruppugal kidaitthaal, avatrai seiya mudiyaadhu endrum ninaitthaan. “ellaarukkum munnaadi jebam seiradhu... pēchu kodukkuradhu... veli ūliya thogudhiya valinadatthuradhu... idhaiyellaam ninaichappō enakku bayamaa irundhuchu” engiraan.

⁵ haanaavukku 18 vayadhu. avalukku konjamkūda thannambikkai irukkavillai. yegōvaavai vanangiya appaa ammaavaaldhaan avalum valarkkappattaal. irundhaalum, yegōvaavudaiya tharaadharangalinpadi vaala thannaal mudiyumaa endru ninaitthaal. ēn? thannai patri aval rombavē thaalvaaga ninaitthaal. silasamayangalil, rombavē sōgatthil mūlgividuvaal; appōdhu, thannaitthaanē kaayappadutthikkolvaal. aanaal aval ippadi seidhadhu, nilaimaiyai innum mōsamaagatthaan aakkiyadhu. “naan enna senjēnnu yaarukittayum sollala; appaa ammaa kittakūda sollala . . . naan ennai kaayappadutthikkiradha paartthu, yegōvaa ennai ētthukkavē maattaarunu ninaichēn” engiraal haanaa.

6. nyaanasnaanam eduppadharku venisaavukku edhu thadaiyaaga irundhadhu?

⁶ nanbargalin thaakkam. venisaavukku 22 vayadhu. “enakku oru nalla frendu irundhaa. avala kittatthatta 10 varushamaa enakku theriyum” endru aval solgiraal. nyaanasnaanam edukka vēndum endra ilakkai adaivadharku, yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga illaadha andha thōli avalukku thadaiyaaga irundhaal. idhu avalukku kashtamaaga irundhadhu. “podhuvaa, matthavangakūda frendu aaguradhu enakku romba kashtam. adhanaala, indha frendum illaama pōyittaa, enakku vēra frandē kidaikka maattaanganu ninaichēn” engiraal venisaa.

7. makkēlē endra ilam pen edhai ninaitthu bayandhaal, ēn?

⁷ ēdhaavadhu periya thavarai seidhuviduvōmō endra bayam. makkēlē endra ilam pennin udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. avalukku aindhu vayadhu irundhapōdhu, avaludaiya annan sabainīkkam seiyappattaar. valara valara, annanudaiya seyalgal appaa ammaavai endhalavu vēdhanaippadutthiyadhu enbadhai aval paartthaal. “naan nyaanasnaanam edutthadhukku appuram ēdhaavadhu periya thappu senju, ennai sabainīkkam senjittaanganaa, appaa ammaa rombavē idinjupōyiduvaanganu ninaichu bayandhēn” engiraal makkēlē.

8. mayils endra ilainyan edhai ninaitthu bayandhaan?

⁸ edhirppai ninaitthu bayam. mayils endra ilainyanin udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. avanudaiya appaa ammaa vivaagaratthu seidhukondaargal. avanudaiya appaa oru yegōvaavin saatchi; aanaal, avanudaiya ammaa yegōvaavai vanangaadhavar. “en ammaakūdadhaan naan 18 varusham irundhēn . . . naan nyaanasnaanam edukka aasaippadurēnu avangakitta sollavē bayamaa irundhuchu. ēnnaa, appaa oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaa aanappō ammaa eppadi nadandhukkittaanganu naan paartthirukkēn. adhanaala, ennaiyum kashtappadutthuvaangalōnu ninaichu romba bayandhēn” engiraan mayils.

9. yegōvaavudaiya porumaiyaiyum anbaiyum patri therindhukollumpōdhu ungalukku enna thūndudhal varum?

⁹ aadhaamum ēvaalum yegōvaamīdhu aalamaana anbai valartthukkollavillai. adhanaal, yegōvaavukku sēvai seiyappōvadhillai endru mudivedutthaargal. irundhaalum, romba kaalam vaalvadharku yegōvaa avargalai anumadhitthaar. adhaavadhu, pillaigalai petredutthu, avargalai valarppadharkaana tharaadharangalai avargalaagavē mudivu seiyum alavukku romba kaalam vaala avargalai anumadhitthaar. yegōvaavin valinadatthudhal vēndaam endru avargal eduttha thīrmaanam evvalavu muttaalthanamaanadhu enbadhu sīkkiratthil theriyavandhadhu. avargaludaiya mūttha magan, appaaviyaana thannudaiya thambiyai kolai seidhaan! kaalappōkkil, vanmuraiyum suyanalamum manidhargal ellaaraiyum aattippadaitthana. (aadhi. 4:8; 6:11-13) irundhaalum, aadhaam ēvaaludaiya pillaigalil yaarellaam thannai vananga virumbinaargalō, avargalaiyellaam kaappaatruvadharku yegōvaa ōr ērpaadu seidhaar. (yōvaa. 6:38-40, 57, 58) yegōvaa endhalavukku porumaiyaiyum anbaiyum kaattugiraar enbadhai patri adhigamaaga therindhukollumpōdhu, avarmīdhu ungalukku irukkum anbu adhigamaagum. appōdhu, aadhaam ēvaal edutthadhai pōndra oru thīrmaanatthai nīngal edukka maattīrgal; ungalai yegōvaavukku arppanippīrgal.

10. sangīdham 19:7-ai aalamaaga yōsitthuppaarppadhu yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya udhavum endru eppadi sollalaam?

¹⁰ yegōvaavai patri katrukkondē irungal. yegōvaavai patri nīngal adhigamaaga katrukkollumpōdhu, avarukku sēvai seiya mudiyum endra nambikkai adhigamaagum. ēvri ippadi solgiraan: “sangīdham 19:7-la irukkira vaakkurudhiya padichadhum, adha patthi aalamaa yōsichu paartthadhum enakku nambikkaiya kodutthuchu.” (vaasiyungal.) indha vaakkurudhiyai yegōvaa eppadi niraivētriyirukkiraar enbadhai paartthapōdhu, yegōvaamīdhu irundha anbu ēvrikku adhigamaanadhu. ippadippatta anbu, kadavulukku sēvai seiya mudiyum endra nambikkaiyai tharugiradhu. adhōdu, avarudaiya manadhai vēdhanaippadutthugira edhaiyum seidhuvida kūdaadhu endra urudhiyaiyum, avarukku sēvai seiya vēndum endra aasaiyaiyum adhigamaakkugiradhu. haanaa ippadi solgiraal: “baibila padichu, adha aalamaa yōsichu paartthappō, naan ennaiyē kaayappadutthikkira samayatthula, yegōvaavaiyum kaayappadutthurēnguradha purinjikkittēn.” (1 pē. 5:7) haanaa ‘kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyinpadi seigiravalaaga’ irundhaal. (yaak. 1:22) adhanaal enna palan kidaitthadhu? “yegōvaavukku kīlppadiyaradhunaala evvalavu nanmaigal kidaikkudhunguradha purinjukkittappō, avara naan romba nēsikka aarambichēn. adhanaala, enakku udhavi thēvaippadurappellaam yegōvaa ennai kandippaa valinadatthuvaarunu ippō urudhiyaa namburēn” endru haanaa solgiraal. thannaiyē kaayappadutthikkolla vēndum endra unarvai avalaal vittuvida mudindhadhu; thannai yegōvaavukku arppanitthu, aval nyaanasnaanam edutthaal.

11. nalla nanbargalai kandupidikka venisaa enna seidhaal, adhilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹¹ nanbargalai nyaanamaaga thērndhedungal. nyaanasnaanam eduppadharku thannudaiya thōli thadaiyaaga iruppadhai venisaa kadaisiyil purindhukondaal. adhanaal, andha natpukku mutruppulli vaitthadhōdu, innum sila vishayangalai seidhaal. sabaiyil iruppavargalai nanbargalaaga aakkikkolla kadinamaaga muyarchi seidhaal. nōvaavum avarudaiya kudumbamum vaittha munmaadhiridhaan thanakku romba udhaviyaaga irundhadhu endru aval solgiraal. “avangala sutthiyirundhavanga yegōvaava nēsikkala . . . adhanaala, avangalukkullayē avanga nalla bandhatthai vechukkittaanga” engiraal venisaa. nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragu, aval oru payaniyaraaga aanaal. ippōdhu, “enga sabaiyila mattumilla, mattha sabaiyilayum nalla frends kidaikkuradhukku idhu enakku udhavi senjirukku” endru solgiraal. yegōvaa kodutthirukkum vēlaiyil nammaal mudindha miga sirandhadhai seiyumpōdhu namakkum nalla nanbargal kidaippaargal.—mat. 24:14.

12. eppadippatta bayatthai aadhaamum ēvaalum valartthukkolla thavarinaargal, adhanaal enna nadandhadhu?

¹² sariyaana bayatthai valartthukkollungal. sila vidhamaana bayam nalladhudhaan! udhaaranatthukku, yegōvaavin manadhai kaayappadutthividuvōmō endra bayam namakku iruppadhu nalladhudhaan. (sang. 111:10) ippadippatta bayatthai aadhaamum ēvaalum valartthirundhaal, yegōvaavukku edhiraaga kalagam seidhirukka maattaargal. appadi valarkkaadhadhaaldhaan, yegōvaavukku virōdhamaagavē avargal kalagam seidhaargal! adhan piragu, avargaludaiya kangal thirakkappattana; thaangal paavigal enbadhai avargal unarndhaargal. paavatthaiyum maranatthaiyumdhaan avargal thangal pillaigalukku kadatthinaargal. kadavuludaiya sattatthukku kīlppadiyaamal pōnadhai avargal purindhukondadhaal, thaangal nirvaanamaaga iruppadhai unarndhaargal; thangal nirvaanatthai maraitthukkondaargal.—aadhi. 3:7, 21.

13-14. (a) 1 pēdhuru 3:21 solgirapadi, saavai ninaitthu naam ēn alavukku adhigamaaga bayappada vēndiya avasiyamillai? (b) yegōvaavai nēsikka namakku ennenna kaaranangal irukkindrana?

¹³ yegōvaavin manadhai kaayappadutthividuvōmō endra bayam namakku irukka vēndumdhaan. aanaal, saavai ninaitthu naam alavukku adhigamaaga bayappada vēndiya avasiyam illai. ēnendraal, namakku mudivillaadha vaalvu kidaippadharku yegōvaa vali seidhirukkiraar. naam ēdhaavadhu paavam seidhuvittaalkūda, unmaiyaaga manam thirundhinaal, avar nam paavangalai mannippaar. avarudaiya maganin mītpu baliyil naam visuvaasam vaitthiruppadhaal, avar nammai mannippaar. andha visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadharkaana oru mukkiya vali, nam vaalkkaiyai avarukku arppanippadhum nyaanasnaanam eduppadhumdhaan!—1 pēdhuru 3:21-ai vaasiyungal.

¹⁴ yegōvaavai nēsippadharku namakku niraiya kaaranangal irukkindrana. ovvoru naalaiyum sandhōshamaaga anubavippadharku thēvaiyaanavatrai avar namakku kodukkiraar. adhumattumalla, avarai patriya unmaigalaiyum avarudaiya nōkkangalaiyum namakku sollikkodukkiraar. (yōvaa. 8:31, 32) nammai valinadatthuvadharkaagavum aadharippadharkaagavum kristhava sabaiyai kodutthirukkiraar. nammudaiya prachinaigalai sagitthukkolvadharku thēvaiyaana udhaviyai indru avar tharugiraar. adhumattumalla, endha kuraiyum illaadha ōr arumaiyaana vaalkkaiyai endrendrum anubavikkum edhirkaala nambikkaiyaiyum tharugiraar. (sang. 68:19; veli. 21:3, 4) nammīdhu vaitthirukkum anbai velikkaattuvadharkaaga yegōvaa ennavellaam seidhirukkiraar enbadhai aalamaaga yōsitthuppaarkkumpōdhu, avarai nēsikka vēndum endra thūndudhal namakku varum. appadi naam avarai nēsikkumpōdhu, avarmīdhu sariyaana bayatthai valartthukkolvōm. naam migavum nēsikkira yegōvaavai kaayappadutthividuvōmō endra bayam namakku irukkum.

15. ēdhaavadhu periya thavarai seidhuviduvōmō endra bayatthai makkēlē eppadi samaalitthaal?

¹⁵ yegōvaa endhalavukku mannikkiraar enbadhai purindhukondadhu, ēdhaavadhu oru periya thavarai seidhuviduvōmō endra bayatthai samaalikka makkēlēvukku udhaviyadhu. “naama ellaarumē paava iyalbullavanganum, thappu seiravanganum purinjikkittēn. adhumattumilla, yegōvaa nammala nēsikkiraarunum mītpu vilaiyin adippadaiyila namma paavangala mannippaarunum therinjikkittēn” endru aval solgiraal. yegōvaamīdhu avalukku irundha anbu, thannai arppanikkavum nyaanasnaanam edukkavum avalai thūndiyadhu.

16. edhirppai patriya bayatthai mayils eppadi samaalitthaan?

¹⁶ nyaanasnaanam eduppadhendru thaan eduttha mudivai thannudaiya ammaa ētrukkolla maattaar endru mayils bayandhadhaal, vattaara kangaaniyidam udhavi kēttaan. “vattaara kangaaniyōda ammaavum yegōvaavin saatchi kidaiyaadhu” endru mayils solgiraan. “appaa ennai varpurutthuradhaala naan nyaanasnaanam edukkalanguradhaiyum, naanaadhaan indha mudivu edutthēnguradhayum ammaavukku puriyavekkaradhukku avar udhavunaaru” engiraan mayils. aanaal, avan eduttha mudivu avanudaiya ammaavukku pidikkavillai. irundhaalum, thannudaiya mudivil avan urudhiyaaga irundhaan. adhanaal, kadaisiyil avan vīttaivittu pōga vēndiyirundhadhu. “yegōvaa enakkaaga senjirukkira nalla vishayangala patthi yōsichu paartthadhu en manasa thottuchu . . . yēsu koduttha mītpu baliya patthi aalamaa yōsichu paartthappō, yegōvaa en mēla evvalavu anbu vechirukkaarunu purinjikka mudinjidhu. arppanikkavum nyaanasnaanam edukkavum idhu ennai thūnduchu” endru mayils solgiraan.

17. nam ellaarukkum enna vaaippu irukkiradhu?

¹⁷ ēdhēn thōttatthilirundha maratthin palatthai ēvaal saappittapōdhu, than thandhaiyaana yegōvaavai aval odhukkitthallinaal. avalōdu sērndhukondadhan mūlam, aadhaamum, thanakkaaga yegōvaa seidhirundha nalla vishayangalukku konjamkūda nandri kaattaamal pōnaan. aanaal, naam avargalai pōla kidaiyaadhu enbadhai kaatta nam ellaarukkum vaaippu irukkiradhu. avar namakkaaga seidhirukkum ellaavatrukkum naam nandriyōdu irukkirōm! namakku edhu nalladhu, edhu kettadhu enbadhai mudivu seiyum urimai yegōvaavukku irukkiradhu enbadhai nyaanasnaanam eduppadhan mūlam kaattugirōm. adhōdu, nam appaavaana yegōvaavai nēsikkirōm enbadhaiyum avaraiyē nambiyirukkirōm enbadhaiyum kaattugirōm.

18. yegōvaavin sēvaiyil nīngal eppadi vetri peralaam?

¹⁸ nyaanasnaanam eduttha piragu, namakku pidittha maadhiri vaalaamal, yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri naam ovvoru naalum vaala vēndum. latchakkanakkaana kadavuludaiya ūliyargal appadi vaalgiraargal. mūndru vishayangalai seidhaal ungalaalum avargalai pōlavē vaala mudiyum. ondru, baibilai aalamaaga purindhukolla muyarchi seidhukondē irungal. irandu, sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu thavaraamal ondrukūdi vaarungal. mūndru, ungal anbu thandhaiyai patri therindhukonda vishayangalai matravargalidam aarvamaaga sollungal. (ebi. 10:24, 25) vaalkkaiyil thīrmaanangalai edukkumpōdhu, thannudaiya vaartthaiyin mūlamum amaippin mūlamum yegōvaa tharugira aalōsanaigalai kaadhukodutthu kēlungal. (ēsaa. 30:21) ippadiyellaam seidhaal, nīngal seiyum ovvoru vishayamum vetri perum.—nīdhi. 16:3, 20.

19. edhai patri nīngal thodarndhu yōsitthuppaarkka vēndum, ēn?

¹⁹ yegōvaa kodukkum valinadatthudhalinpadi seiyumpōdhu ungalukku evvalavu nanmai kidaikkiradhu enbadhai thodarndhu yōsitthuppaarungal. ippadi yōsitthuppaarkkumpōdhu, avarmīdhum avarudaiya tharaadharangalmīdhum ungalukku irukkira anbu valarum. appōdhu, saatthaan evvalavu arumaiyaana vaaippugalai ungal munnaal vaitthaalum, yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadhai nīngal nirutthivida maattīrgal. indrilirundhu aayiram varushangal kalitthu ungal vaalkkai eppadi irukkum enbadhai konjam karpanai seidhu paarungal. ‘nyaanasnaanam edukkanungura thīrmaanamdhaan, naan eduttha thīrmaanatthulayē miga sirandha thīrmaanam’ endru appōdhu solvīrgal!