naan thenmērku speyinilulla kalisiyaa endra graamatthil pirandhēn. engalukku sondhamaaga oru siriya pannai irundhadhu. ettu pillaigalil, naan naangaavadhu. engal vīdu eppōdhum kalagalavena irukkum. kudumbatthilulla oru pillaiyaavadhu paadhariyaaraagavō kanniyaasthirīyaagavō aavadhu appōdhu speyinil valakkamaaga irundhadhu. engal vīttil, naangal mūndru pēr andha thīrmaanatthai edutthōm.

maadrittilulla oru kanniyaasthirī madatthil en akkaa irundhaar. enakku 13 vayadhaaga irundhapōdhu naanum adhil pōi sērndhēn. angē ellōrum pattumpadaamaldhaan palaginaargal. edharkedutthaalum sattam, kattuppaadu, jebangal endrudhaan sollikkondiruppaargal. dhyaanippadharkaaga vidiyarkaalaiyil naangal ellōrum jeba kūdatthil kūduvōm, niraiya samayam naan edhaiyumē dhyaanikkaamal iruppēn. piragu, latthīn moliyil bakthi paadalgalai paaduvōm, pūsaigalum latthīnilēyē nadakkum. enakku edhuvumē puriyaadhu. kadavul ennidamirundhu romba dhūratthil iruppadhaaga unarndhēn. angē naatkal maunamaagavē karaindhana. en akkaavai paartthaal pēsakkūda mudiyaadhu; “thūya mariyē vaalga” endrudhaan solla mudiyum. unavukku pin araimani nēram mattumē matravargalōdu pēsa, kanniyaasthirīgal anumadhi kodutthaargal. engal vīttil sandhōshamaaga rakkaikkatti parandha naan, ingē thanimaiyil vaadinēn, adikkadi kannīrvittu aludhēn.

kadavulidam endhavoru nerukkamum illaavittaalum 17 vayadhil naan oru kanniyaasthirīyaaga aanēn. kanniyaasthirīyaaga ennidam edhirpaartthadhai ellaam naan seidhaalum ‘kadavuldhaan ennai thērndhedutthaaraa?’ endra kēlvi enakku adikkadi vandhadhu. appadi yōsikkiravargal naragatthukkutthaan pōvaargal endru angirundha kanniyaasthirīgal solvaargal! irundhaalum, andha kēlvi en manadhaivittu nīngavē illai. ‘yēsu orunaalum thannai thanimaippadutthavillaiyē! matravargalukku udhavuvadhilum kadavulai patri solli koduppadhilumdhaanē nēratthai selavittaar’ endru yōsippēn. (matthēyu 4:23-25) enakku 20 vayadhaaga irundhapōdhu kanniyaasthirīyaaga iruppadhil endha prayōjanamum illai enbadhai purindhukondēn. naan ippadiyē yōsitthukkondirundhadhaal, angirundhu sīkkiram pōividumpadi madhar suppīriyar sonnaar. adhanaal, naan angirundhu veliyērinēn. matravargalaiyum naan maatrividuvēnō endru avar oruvēlai yōsitthirukkalaam.

angirundhu vīttirku vandhapōdhu, appaa ammaa ennai purindhu nadandhukondaargal. engal graamatthil enakku endha vēlaiyum kidaikkaadhadhaal jermanikku kudimaari sendrēn. andha samayatthil en thambiyum angu irundhaan. angirundha spaaniyargaludaiya kamyūnisa thogudhiyil en thambi oru angatthinaraaga irundhaan. tholilaaligalin urimaikkaagavum pengalin sama urimaikkaagavum avargal paadupattadhu enakku piditthirundhadhu. adhanaal, naanum oru kamyūnisavaadhiyaaga aanēn. piragu, andha thogudhiyil irundha oruvaraiyē thirumanam seidhukondēn. kamyūnisa prasurangalai viniyōgitthēn, pōraattangalil īdupattēn. ēdhō oru nalla kaariyatthai seivadhaaga ninaitthēn.

aanaal, kamyūnisavaadhigalmēl enakkirundha nambikkai konjam konjamaaga kuraiya aarambitthadhu. ēnendraal, avargal sonnadhai seiyavillai. mukkiyamaaga 1971-il, andha thogudhiyin ilainyargal spaanish thūdharagatthai eritthu saambalaakkinadhai paartthapōdhu kamyūnisavaadhigalmēl enakku sutthamaaga nambikkai illaamal pōnadhu. speyinilulla sarvaadhigaara aatchikku edhiraaga avargal pōraadinaalum, avargaludaiya kōbatthai appadi velikkaattiyirukka kūdaadhu endru ninaitthēn.

ennudaiya mūttha magan pirandha samayatthil, naan inimēl kamyūnisa kūttangalukku pōga pōvadhillai endru en kanavaridam sonnēn. en nanbargal yaarum ennaiyum en kulandhaiyaiyum vandhu paarkkaadhadhai ninaitthu rombavē varutthappattēn. thanimaiyil vaadinēn. ‘idhudhaan vaalkkaiyaa’ endru yōsikka aarambitthēn. samudhaayatthirkaaga paadupaduvadhil ēdhaavadhu prayōjanam irukkiradhaa endru ennaiyē kēttukkondēn!

1976-il, oru spaaniya thambadhi en vīttirku vandhapōdhu baibil sambandhappatta butthagangalai kodutthaargal. avargal ennai marubadiyum sandhitthapōdhu kashtangal, ētratthaalvu, anīdhi patriyellaam kēlvikkumēl kēlvi kēttēn. avargal ovvoru kēlvikkum baibililirundhu badhil sonnaargal! adhu ennai aachariyatthil aaltthiyadhu!! udanē, baibil padippu padikka otthukkondēn.

aarambatthil, ēdhō vishayangalai therindhukolvadharkaaga mattumē paditthēn. aanaal, naanum en kanavarum yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya sabai kūttangalil kalandhukolla aarambitthapōdhu ennudaiya ennatthai maatrikkondēn. appōdhu, engalukku irandu pillaigal irundhaargal. yegōvaavin saatchigal engalai vīttilirundhu raajya mandratthirku alaitthukkondu pōnaargal. kūttam nadakkumpōdhu engal pillaigalai gavanitthukkondaargal. adhanaal, avargalai enakku romba piditthuppōnadhu.

aanaal, madhatthai patri sila kēlvigal enakkul innum irundhana. orusamayam speyinilulla en vīttirku pōnēn. paadhiriyaaraaga irundha en sitthappaa, yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu naan baibil padikka kūdaadhu endru solli en manadhai maatra ninaitthaar. irundhaalum, angirundha yegōvaavin saatchigal enakku rombavē udhavinaargal. jermaniyilirundha saatchigalai pōlavē ivargalum ennudaiya ellaa kēlvigalukkum baibililirundhu badhilalitthaargal. jermanikku pōna pin marubadiyum baibil padippai thodara vēndum endru mudivu seidhēn. en kanavar thodarndhu padikkaavittaalum ennudaiya thīrmaanatthil naan urudhiyaaga irundhēn. 1978-il, yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga nyaanasnaanam edutthēn.

baibilai aalamaaga paditthadhu en vaalkkaikku artthatthai kodutthadhōdu enakku valikaattiyaagavum irundhu varugiradhu. udhaaranatthirku 1 pēdhuru 3:1-4, “kanavarukku kattuppattu” nadakkavum avarukku “aalndha mariyaadhaiyai” kaattavum ‘saantha gunatthai’ valartthukkollavum manaivigalukku aalōsanai kodukkiradhu. ippadippatta baibil aalōsanaigal, nalla manaiviyaagavum ammaavaagavum irukka enakku udhaviyirukkiradhu.

kadandha 35 varudangalaaga naan oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga irukkirēn. ulagengum ulla saatchigalōdu sērndhu kadavulai sēvippadhu enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu. ennudaiya aindhu pillaigalil naangu pillaigal yegōvaavai sēvippadhu enakku innum adhiga sandhōshatthai tharugiradhu! ▪ (w14-E 04/01)