baibil aalaiyē maatrum sakthipadaitthadhu

arasaangatthukku edhiraaga kalagatthil kudhittha oru kōbakkaara ilainyar eppadi kadavulukku sēvai seiyum amaidhiyaana nabaraaga maarinaar? nīngalē paditthu paarungal.

“niraiya kēlvigal en manadhai kudaindhana.”—raavdal raadriges raadriges

pirandha varusham: 1959

pirandha naadu: kiyūbaa

ennai patri: arasaangatthukku edhiraaga kalagam seidhēn

en kadandhakaala vaalkkai: kiyūbaavil irukkum havaanaa endra nagaratthildhaan naan pirandhēn. ēlmaiyaana janangal vaalndha oru pagudhiyil naan valarndhēn. angē adikkadi theru sandaigal nadakkum. valaravalara, jūdōvilum matra tharkaappu kalaigalilum enakku romba aarvam vandhadhu.

naan romba nandraaga padippēn. adhanaal, kaalējil sēra solli en appaa ammaa sonnaargal. kaalējil sērndha piragu, en naattin aatchimurai sariyillai endru enakku pattadhu. adhai maatruvadharkaaga arasaangatthukku edhiraaga kalagam seiya mudivedutthēn. naanum enkūda padittha innoru paiyanum oru pōlīs adhigaariyai thaakkinōm. avarudaiya thuppaakkiyai paritthukkolla muyarchi seidhōm. avarudaiya thalaiyil balattha kaayam ērpattadhu. adhanaal engal irandu pēraiyum jeyilil thallinaargal. engalai thuppaakkiyaal suttu kolai seiyumpadi thīrppum kodutthaargal. appōdhu enakku 20 vayadhudhaan, saavin vilimbil nindrukondirundhēn!

naan jeyilil thaniyaaga irundhapōdhu, ennai thuppaakkiyaal sudappōgiravargalukku munnaal eppadi nadandhukolla vēndumendru otthigai paartthēn. bayatthai veliyil kaattavē kūdaadhendru ninaitthēn. adhēsamayatthil, niraiya kēlvigal en manadhai kudaindhana. ‘indha ulagatthula ēn ivlō aniyaayam nadakkudhu? idhudhaan vaalkkaiyaa?’ endrellaam yōsitthēn.

baibil en vaalkkaiyai maatriyadhu: kadaisiyil, engaludaiya marana dhandanaiyai 30 varusha sirai dhandanaiyaaga maatrinaargal. andha samayatthildhaan naan sila yegōvaavin saatchigalai sandhitthēn. avargaludaiya madha nambikkaiyinaal avargalaiyum jeyilil pōttirundhaargal. avargal nadandhukonda vidham enakku romba piditthirundhadhu. avargal dhairiyamaaga irundhaargal, adhēsamayam ellaarōdum samaadhaanamaaga irundhaargal. aniyaayamaaga siraiyil thallappattirundhaalum avargal kōbappadavillai, aatthirappadavillai.

kadavul manidhargalai nallapadiyaaga vaala vaikka pōgiraar endru yegōvaavin saatchigal enakku sollikkodutthaargal. kutrangalum aniyaayangalum nadakkaadha alagaana pūnjōlaiyaaga indha būmiyai kadavul maatruvaar endru baibililirundhu edutthu kaattinaargal. nallavargal mattumdhaan indha būmiyil iruppaargal, adhuvum endha kuraiyum illaamal endrendrum vaalvaargal endrellaam vilakkinaargal.—sangīdham 37:29.

yegōvaavin saatchigal sollitthandha vishayangal enakku piditthirundhadhu. aanaal, ‘avangala maadhiriyellaam ennaala vaala mudiyaadhu. arasiyalla thalaiyidaama irukkuradhu… oru kannatthula arainjaa innoru kannattha kaatturadhu… idhellaam enakku otthē varaadhu’ endru ninaitthēn. adhanaal, baibilai naanē padikka mudivu seidhēn. adhai paditthu mudittha piragudhaan, aarambakaala kristhavargalai pōla nadandhukollum orē makkal yegōvaavin saatchigaldhaan endru purindhadhu!

baibilai padikka padikka, niraiya vishayangalil naan adiyōdu maara vēndum endru purindhukondēn. udhaaranatthukku, ketta vaartthai pēsuvadhai vida vēndum, pugai pidippadhai niruttha vēndum, arasiyal vishayangalil ini thalaiyidaamal irukka vēndum endrellaam purindhukondēn. idhaiyellaam seivadhu romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu, aanaalum yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu konjam konjamaaga ennaiyē maatrikkondēn.

enakku romba romba kashtamaaga irundha oru vishayam en kōbatthai adakkuvadhudhaan. adharkaaga ippōdhumkūda naan jebam seidhukondudhaan irukkirēn. en kōbatthai kattuppaduttha sila baibil vasanangal udhaviyaaga irukkindrana. adharku oru udhaaranamdhaan nīdhimoligal 16:32. “balasaaliyaivida sattena kōbappadaadhavanē mēlaanavan. nagaratthai kaippatrugiravanaivida kōbatthai kattuppadutthugiravanē mēlaanavan” andru adhu solgiradhu.

1991-il naan nyaanasnaanam edutthu yegōvaavin saatchigalil oruvanaaga aanēn. jeyililēyē oru drammil enakku nyaanasnaanam kodukkappattadhu. aduttha varusham, ennaiyum innum sila kaidhigalaiyum vidudhalai seidhu speyinukku anuppinaargal. ēnendraal, angē engaludaiya sondhakkaarargal irundhaargal. speyinukku pōnadhumē yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kūttangalil kalandhukondēn. ēdhō varushakkanakkaaga ennai therindhadhupōl ennidam avargal anbaaga palaginaargal. pudhu vaalkkaiyai aarambikkavum niraiya udhavi seidhaargal.

enakku kidaittha nanmaigal: ippōdhu naan sandhōshamaaga irukkirēn. en manaiviyōdum magalgalōdum sērndhu kadavulukku sēvai seidhuvarugirēn. matravargalukku baibilai katrukkodukka niraiya nēram selavidugirēn. silasamayam, oru ilainyanaaga saavin vilimbil naan nindrukondirundha andha samayatthai yōsitthu paarppēn. indru en vaalkkai evvalavu arumaiyaaga maariyirukkiradhu! indru naan uyirōdu mattum illai, oru alagaana edhirkaalam varum endra nambikkaiyōdum irukkirēn. indha būmi sīkkiratthil oru pūnjōlaiyaaga maarum… aniyaayangalē nadakkaadha nīdhiyaana oru ulagamaaga adhu irukkum… angē ‘maranamkūda irukkaadhu’! (velippadutthudhal 21:3, 4) andha kaalatthukkaagatthaan naan aasaiyōdu kaatthirukkirēn.