1-2. ondru pēdhuru 4:7, 8-inpadi, kashtamaana sūlnilaiyai samaalikka edhu namakku udhavum?

 ‘kadaisi naatkalin’ mudivu nerunga nerunga, kashtangal nammai idiyaai thaakkalaam. (2 thī. 3:1) udhaaranatthukku, mērku aapprikkaavil irukkira oru naattil enna nadandhadhu endru gavaniyungal. thērdhal mudindha piragu, angē vanmurai thalaiviritthaadiyadhu. adhanaal, andha pagudhiyilirundha sagōdhara sagōdharigalaal aaru maadhangalukkum mēl veliyē sudhandhiramaaga nadamaada mudiyavillai. indha kashtamaana sūlnilaiyai avargal eppadi thaakkuppiditthaargal? silar, paadhugaappaana idatthil kudiyirundha sagōdhara sagōdharigalin vīdugalil thanjam pugundhaargal. adhai patri oru sagōdharar ippadi sonnaar: “kashtamaana oru sūlnilaiyila, ennai sutthiyum nanbargal irundhadha ninaichu naan romba sandhōshappattēn. naanga oruttharai orutthar dhairiyappadutthikkittōm.”

² ‘migundha ubatthiravam’ aarambikkumpōdhu, thōl kodukkira thōlargal namakku irundhaal, naam romba sandhōshappaduvōm. (veli. 7:14) adhanaal, natpenum paalatthai ippōdhē kattuvadhu mukkiyam. (1 pēdhuru 4:7, 8-ai vaasiyungal.) adharku, erēmiyaavin vaalkkai anubavam namakku udhavum. erusalēm alivadharku munbu irundha kashtamaana kaalakattatthai samaalikka avarudaiya nanbargal avarukku udhavinaargal. b (adikkurippai paarungal.) erēmiyaavai pōl naam eppadi nadandhukollalaam endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

3. (a) yaaridamum ottaamal odhungi iruppadharkaana enna sūlnilai erēmiyaavukku irundhadhu? (b) thannudaiya seyalar baarukkidam erēmiyaa enna sonnaar, adhanaal enna aanadhu?

³ erēmiyaavin sondha ūraana aanadhōtthil vaalndha avarudaiya akkampakkatthaarum sondhakkaarargalum matra janangalum yegōvaavukku unmaiyillaadhavargalaaga irundhaargal. kuraindhabatcham 40 varushangalukku avargal naduvildhaan avar vaalndhuvandhaar. (erē. 11:21; 12:6) adharkaaga, yaarudanum ottaamal avar odhungiyē irukkavillai. unmaiyulla avarudaiya seyalaraana baarukkidam thannudaiya unarchigalai kottinaar; oru vidhatthil nammidamum kottiyirukkiraar. (erē. 8:21; 9:1; 20:14-18; 45:1) erēmiyaavin vaalkkai anubavatthai baaruk eludhiya andha kaalappagudhiyil, avargalukku idaiyilirundha natpenum paalam evvalavu valuvadaindhirukkum! oruvarmēl oruvar vaitthirundha madhippu mariyaadhaiyum kūdiyirukkum!—erē. 20:1, 2; 26:7-11.

4. erēmiyaavidam yegōvaa enna seiya sonnaar, adhai seidhapōdhu erēmiyaavukkum baarukkukkum idaiyilirundha natpenum paalam eppadi urudhiyaanadhu?

⁴ erusalēmukku nadakkappōvadhai patri, pala varushangalaaga isravēlargalidam erēmiyaa anjaa nenjatthōdu sonnaar. (erē. 25:3) makkal manam thirundha vēndum enbadharkaaga yegōvaa innoru muyarchiyaiyum edutthaar; adhaavadhu, thaan koduttha echarikkaigalai oru surulil eludhumpadi erēmiyaavidam sonnaar. (erē. 36:1-4) erēmiyaavum baarukkum thōlōdu thōl sērndhu kadavul koduttha indha vēlaiyai seidhaargal. adhai seidhu mudikka niraiya maadhangal aagiyirukkalaam. visuvaasatthai balappadutthugira ēraalamaana vishayangalai andha samayatthil avargal pēsiyiruppaargal.

5. thaan erēmiyaavin nerukkamaana nanbar enbadhai baaruk eppadi nirūbitthaar?

⁵ ippōdhu, surul eludhi mudikkappattuvittadhu! adhilirundha vishayangalai makkalidam vaasitthukkaatta than nanban baarukkai erēmiyaa nambiyirukka vēndiyirundhadhu. (erē. 36:5, 6) appōdhu baaruk enna seidhaar? aabatthaana andha vēlaiyai dhairiyamaaga seidhaar! aalaya pragaaratthukkul pōi thanakku kodukkappatta vēlaiyai baaruk dhairiyamaaga seidhumuditthadhai paartthu erēmiyaa perumaippattiruppaar, illaiyaa? (erē. 36:8-10) baaruk seidhadhai yūdhaavin adhigaarigal kēlvippattapōdhu, andha surulil eludhappattirundhadhai avargalidamum satthamaaga vaasitthu kaattumpadi baarukkidam kēttaargal. (erē. 36:14, 15) erēmiyaa sonnadhai yōyaakkīm raajaavidam solvadhendru andha adhigaarigal mudivu seidhaargal. adhēsamayatthil, “nīyum erēmiyaavum pōi olindhukollungal. nīngal engē irukkirīrgal endru yaarukkum solla vēndaam” endru baarukkidam akkaraiyōdu sonnaargal. (erē. 36:16-19) adhu oru nalla arivurai!

6. edhirppalaiyai sandhitthapōdhu erēmiyaavum baarukkum enna seidhaargal?

⁶ erēmiyaa eludhiya vishayangalai kēttavudan yōyaakkīm raajaavukku kōbam potthukkondu vandhadhu. andha surulai avar sutteritthaar, erēmiyaavaiyum baarukkaiyum kaidhu seiyumpadi kattalaiyittaar. erēmiyaa bayandhuvittaaraa? illai! innoru surulai edutthu baarukkidam kodutthaar. yegōvaavin seidhiyai erēmiyaa solla solla baaruk adhai marubadiyum andha surulil eludhinaar. “yūdhaavin raajaa yōyaakkīm erittha surulil irundha ellaa vaartthaigalaiyum” avar eludhinaar.—erē. 36:26-28, 32.

7. erēmiyaavum baarukkum ondrusērndhu vēlai seidhapōdhu, avargalukku idaiyil enna nadandhirukkalaam?

⁷ ondrusērndhu sōdhanaigalai anubavippavargalukku idaiyil perumbaalum nerukkamaana bandham ērpadugiradhu. appadiyendraal, pollaadha raajaavaana yōyaakkīm eritthuppōtta surulukku badhilaaga vēroru surulai eludhiya samayatthil, erēmiyaavum baarukkum oruvarai patri oruvar nandraaga therindhukondiruppaargal, illaiyaa? utthama purushargalaagiya ivargal irandu pēridamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

8. nerukkamaana natpukku edhu thadaiyaaga irukkalaam, aanaalum ēn muyarchiyai kaivittuvida kūdaadhu?

⁸ ērkenavē yaaraavadhu ungalai punpadutthiyirundhaal, matravargalidam manamthirandhu pēsuvadhu ungalukku kashtamaaga irukkalaam. (nīdhi. 18:19, 24) alladhu nerukkamaana natpai valartthukkollum alavukku nēramō sakthiyō illai endru nīngal ninaikkalaam. aanaal, naam muyarchiyai kaivittuvida kūdaadhu! sōdhanai kaalangalil sagōdharargal namakku thōl kodukka vēndumendraal, ippōdhē avargalōdu nerukkamaana natpai valartthukkolla vēndum. adharku mukkiyamaana vali, manamthirandhu pēsuvadhu!—1 pē. 1:22.

9. (a) thannudaiya nanbargalmīdhu nambikkai irundhadhai yēsu eppadi kaattinaar? (b) matravargalōdu irukkira natpu innum balamaavadharku manamthirandhu pēsuvadhu eppadi udhavum? ōr anubavatthai sollungal.

⁹ ippōdhu yēsuvai patri paarkkalaam. thannudaiya nanbargalidam velippadaiyaaga pēsiyadhan mūlam avargalmēl thanakku nambikkai irundhadhai avar kaattinaar. (yōvaa. 15:15) yēsuvai pōlavē naamum nammudaiya sandhōshangal... kavalaigal... ēmaatrangal... aagiyavatrai nam nanbargalidam pagirndhukollalaam. matravargal ungalidam pēsumpōdhu gavanamaaga kēlungal. appōdhudhaan avargalukku iruppadhai pōndra ennangal... unarvugal... ilakkugal... ungalukkum iruppadhu theriyavarum. 29 vayadhaana sindi endra sagōdhariyai patri gavanikkalaam. 67 vayadhaana mēri lūyis endra payaniyar sagōdhariyōdu avar nanbaraanaar. ovvoru vyaalakkilamai kaalaiyilum ivargal irandu pērum ondraaga ūliyam seidhaargal. appōdhu irandu pērum niraiya vishayangalai manamthirandhu pēsuvaargal. “ennōda nanbargalkitta mukkiyamaana vishayangala patthi pēsuvēn. avangala patthi therinjukkuradhukkum, avangala nallaa purinjukkuradhukkum idhu udhaviyaa irukku” endru sindi solgiraar. manamthirandhu pēsumpōdhu nanbargalukku idaiyil nerukkamaana bandham ērpadugiradhu. sindiyai pōlavē matravargalidam manamthirandhu pēsuvadharku munmuyarchi edutthaal, avargalukkum  ungalukkum idaiyil irukkira natpenum paalam valuvadaiyum.—nīdhi. 27:9.

10. sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu thōlōdu thōl sērndhu vēlai seiyumpōdhu, nīdhimoligal 27:17 solgirapadi enna palan kidaikkalaam?

¹⁰ erēmiyaavaiyum baarukkaiyum pōla indru naamum nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu ondrusērndhu vēlai seiyumpōdhu, avargaludaiya thangamaana gunangalai paarkkirōm. avargalidamirundhu katrukkolgirōm, avargalidam nerukkamaagirōm. (nīdhimoligal 27:17-ai vaasiyungal.) udhaaranatthukku, nīngalum ungal nanbarum ūliyatthukku pōvadhaaga vaitthukkollungal. thannudaiya nambikkaigalai patri ungal nanbar dhairiyamaaga vīttukkaararidam solgiraar alladhu yegōvaavai patriyum avarudaiya nōkkangalai patriyum mulunambikkaiyōdu manadhilirundhu pēsugiraar. ippōdhu, ungal nanbarmīdhu irukkum piriyam innum adhigamaagum, illaiyaa?

11-12. nanbargalōdu sērndhu ūliyam seiyumpōdhu natpenum paalatthai balappaduttha mudiyum enbadharku ōr udhaaranatthai sollungal.

¹¹ ūliyatthil ondrusērndhu ulaippadhu natpenum paalatthai balappadutthugiradhu enbadhai purindhukolla irandu anubavangalai paarkkalaam. adhigamaaga ūliyam seiyappadaadha oru idatthukku pōi ūliyam seivadharku, 23 vayadhaana aadalīn endra sagōdhari, thannudaiya thōli kaandisai kūppittaar. “ūliyattha romba aarvamaa, nallaa anubavichu seiyanumnu aasappattōm” endru aadalīn solgiraar. “yegōvaavukku innum niraiya seiradhukku enga rendu pērukkum ēdhaavadhu oru undhudhal thēvaippattuchu” endrum avar solgiraar. avargal irandu pērum sērndhu ūliyam seidhadhaal enna palan kidaitthadhu? “ūliyam senjadhu engalukku eppadi irundhuchu... naanga makkalkitta pēsuna vishayangalla edhu enga manasa thottuchu... ūliyatthula yegōvaavōda valinadatthudhal irundhadha naanga eppadi unarndhōm... idha patthiyellaam ovvoru naal kadaisiyilayum naanga pēsikkittōm. ippadi pēsikkittadhu engalukku romba sandhōshamaa irundhuchu. orutthara patthi orutthar innum nallaa purinjukkittōm” endru aadalīn solgiraar.

¹² ippōdhu, kalyaanamaagaadha irandu sagōdharigalaana lailaa matrum mariyaanaavin anubavatthai paarkkalaam. fraansai sērndha ivargal, matthiya aapprikka kudiyarasin thalainagaramaana jana nerukkadi niraindha bangui endra nagaratthil aindhu vaarangal ūliyam seivadharkaaga pōnaargal. adhai patri lailaa ippadi solgiraar: “mariyaanaavum naanum sila kashtangala sandhikka vēndiyirundhuchu. aanaa, naanga oruttharukkorutthar nallaa pēsikkittōm, unmaiyaana anba kaattunōm. adhanaala, engalukkulla irundha natpu balamaachu. pudhu idatthukku thagundha maadhiri mariyaanaa thannai maatthikkittaa, angirundha janangakitta anbaa nadandhukittaa, ūliyattha aarvamaa senjaa. idhaiyellaam paartthappō, avamēla irundha madhippu mariyaadha innum adhigamaayiduchu.” velinaattukku pōi ūliyam seiya mudiyavillai endraalum, ungaludaiya ūliya pagudhiyilēyē ippadippatta palangalai anubavikkalaam! oru sagōdhararōdu alladhu sagōdhariyōdu nīngal ūliyam seiyum ovvoru dhadavaiyum, oruvarai patri oruvar nandraaga purindhukollavum, natpenum paalatthai balappadutthikkollavum ungalaal mudiyum.

13. nanbargalōdu sērndhu vēlai seiyumpōdhu silasamayangalil enna nadakkalaam?

¹³ nanbargalōdu sērndhu vēlai seiyumpōdhu, silasamayangalil, avargalidam irukkira niraigal mattumalla kuraigalum nam kangalil padum. appadiyendraal, avargalukkum namakkum idaiyil irukkira natpenum paalatthil virisal ērpadaamal eppadi paartthukkolvadhu? erēmiyaavin anubavatthai marubadiyum yōsitthuppaarungal. matravargaludaiya kuraigalai paarkkaamal avargaludaiya niraigalai paarkka edhu avarukku udhaviyadhu?

14. yegōvaavai patri erēmiyaa enna therindhukondaar, adhu avarukku eppadi udhaviyadhu?

¹⁴ baibilil irukkira erēmiyaa butthagatthai erēmiyaadhaan eludhinaar. 1 raajaakkal, 2 raajaakkal butthagangalaiyum avar eludhiyirukkalaam. indha butthagangalai eludhiyapōdhu, paava iyalbulla manidhargalmīdhu yegōvaa evvalavu karunai kaattugiraar enbadhai erēmiyaa nichayam purindhukondiruppaar. udhaaranatthukku, aagaab raajaavukku nadandha vishayam erēmiyaavukku therindhirundhadhu. aagaab manam thirundhiyadhaal, avarudaiya vamsatthai avarudaiya vaalnaalil yegōvaa alikkavillai. (1 raa. 21:27-29) manaasēkku nadandhadhai patriyum erēmiyaa yōsitthuppaartthiruppaar. aagaabaivida rombavē yegōvaavin manadhai kaayappadutthiya manaasē manam thirundhiyapōdhu, yegōvaa avarai mannitthaar (2 raa. 21:16, 17; 2 naa. 33:10-13) indha sambavangal, thannudaiya nerungiya nanbargaludaiya vishayatthil yegōvaavai pōlavē porumaiyōdum karunaiyōdum nadandhukolla erēmiyaavukku udhavina.—sang. 103:8, 9.

15. baarukkin gavanam dhisaithirumbiyapōdhu erēmiyaa eppadi yegōvaavai pōlavē porumaiyōdu nadandhukondaar?

¹⁵ thannudaiya niyamippilirundhu baarukkin gavanam tharkaaligamaaga dhisaithirumbiyapōdhu, erēmiyaa eppadi nadandhukondaar? thannudaiya nanbanaana baarukmīdhu vaitthirundha nambikkaiyai erēmiyaa udanadiyaaga ilandhuvidavillai. adharku badhilaaga, kadavul koduttha anbaana, velippadaiyaana thagavalai baarukkidam sonnaar. (erē. 45:1-5) idhilirundhu namakku enna paadam?

16. nīdhimoligal 17:9-il sollappattiruppadhupōl, natpenum paalatthai balappaduttha naam enna seiya vēndum?

¹⁶ nam sagōdhara sagōdharigal endha thavarum seiya maattaargal endru edhirpaarppadhu nyaayam kidaiyaadhu. adhanaal, natpenum paalatthai kattiya piragu, adhai nandraaga paraamarippadhu mukkiyam. oruvēlai nammudaiya nanbar thavaru seidhuvittaal, baibililirundhu avarukku thēvaiyaana aalōsanaiyai anbaagavum velippadaiyaagavum solla vēndiyirukkalaam. (sang. 141:5) oruvēlai avar nammai punpadutthivittaal, naam mannikka vēndum. appadi mannittha piragu, avaridamō matravargalidamō adhai patri pēsuvadhan mūlam nadandhadhai marubadiyum kilara kūdaadhu. (nīdhimoligal 17:9-ai vaasiyungal.) indha kashtamaana kadaisi kaalatthil, sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam irukkum kuraigalai paarkkaamal avargaludaiya niraigalai paarppadhu romba mukkiyam! ippadi seiyumpōdhudhaan natpenum paalatthai balappaduttha mudiyum. idhai ippōdhē seivadhu avasiyam. ēnendraal, migundha ubatthiravatthinpōdhu namakku thōl kodukkum thōlargal thēvai!

17. erēmiyaa eppadi kashta kaalangalil udhavugira unmaiyaana nanbanaaga irundhaar?

¹⁷ kashta kaalangalil udhavugira unmaiyaana nanbanaaga erēmiyaa irundhaar. oru dhadavai, sērum sagadhiyumaaga irundha aalamaana kinatrukkul avar pōdappattaar. appōdhu, aranmanai adhigaariyaana ebethmelēk avarai kaappaatrinaar. aanaal, matra adhigaarigal thanakku kedudhal seidhuviduvaargalō endru ebethmelēk bayandhaar. erēmiyaa idhai kēlvippattapōdhu, thannudaiya nanban eppadiyaavadhu samaalitthuviduvaan endru ninaitthukkondu summaa irundhuvidavillai. kaavalar mutratthil adaippattukkidandha pōdhilum, yegōvaavudaiya aarudhalaana seidhiyai ebethmelēkkidam sonnadhan mūlam thannaal mudindhadhai erēmiyaa seidhaar.—erē. 38:7-13; 39:15-18.

18. nīdhimoligal 17:17 solvadhupōl, ungal nanbar kashtatthil irukkumpōdhu nīngal enna seiya vēndum?

¹⁸ indru, nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku niraiya kashtangal varugindrana. udhaaranatthukku, iyarkai pēralivugalaalō manidhargalaal ērpadutthappadugira alivugalaalō niraiya pēr baadhikkappadugiraargal. ippadi nadakkumpōdhu, baadhikkappatta nam nanbargalai silaraal thangaludaiya vīttil thangavaikka mudigiradhu. vēru silaraal pana udhavi seiya mudigiradhu. aanaal, nam ellaaraalum seiya mudindha oru udhavi irukkiradhu. nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku udhavumpadi yegōvaavidam jebam seivadhudhaan adhu! oruvēlai, yaaraavadhu oru sagōdhararō sagōdhariyō ullam udaindhupōyirukkalaam. appōdhu, enna solvadhu enna seivadhu endru namakku theriyaamal irukkalaam. aanaalum, nam ellaaraalum udhavi karam nītta mudiyum. eppadi? andha sagōdhararōdu alladhu sagōdhariyōdu nēram selavidalaam. avar pēsumpōdhu, karisanaiyōdu kaadhukodutthu kētkalaam. nam manadhai thotta aarudhalaana vasanangalai avargalukku kaattalaam. (ēsaa. 50:4) udhavi thēvaippadugira samayatthil nīngal avargalōdu iruppadhē avargalukku romba aarudhalaaga irukkum!—nīdhimoligal 17:17-ai vaasiyungal.

19. ippōdhu kattugira natpenum balamaana paalam eppadi edhirkaalatthilum namakku kaikodukkum?

¹⁹ ippōdhē nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu natpenum paalatthai kattuvadharkum, adhai thodarndhu paraamarippadharkum naam urudhiyaaga irukka vēndum. ēnendraal, poi mūttaigalai aviltthuviduvadhan mūlam namakkul pilavugalai ērpaduttha nam edhirigal muyarchi seivaargal. naam oruvarmīdhu oruvar vaitthirukkira nambikkaiyaiyum, oruvarukku oruvar kaattugira aadharavaiyum kedukka avargal muyarchi seivaargal. aanaal, avargaludaiya thittam palikkaadhu. nammai irukkamaaga kattiyirukkum anbenum kayitrai avargalaal arukka mudiyaadhu. namakkul irukkira natpenum paalatthai avargalaal thagarkka mudiyaadhu. natpenum indha paalam indha ulagatthin mudivuvarai mattumalla, mudivillaadha kaalatthukkum nilaitthirukkum!