1, 2. (a) madha thalaivargal enna seidhaargal, appōdhu appōsthalargal eppadi nadandhukondaargal? (b) prasangikka kūdaadhu endra kattalaikku appōsthalargal ēn kīlppadiyavillai?

 ki.pi. 33 pendhekosthē naalandru erusalēmil kristhava sabai aarambikkappattu sila vaarangalē aagiyirukkindrana. kristhava sabaiyai thaakkuvadharku adhudhaan sariyaana samayam endru saatthaan ninaikkiraan. sabai valarndhu balappaduvadharku munbē adhai alitthuvida vēndum endrum ninaikkiraan. adharku avan madha thalaivargalai thūndividugiraan. adhanaal, madha thalaivargal prasanga vēlaiyai thadai seigiraargal. aanaalum, appōsthalargal dhairiyamaaga prasangikkiraargal. niraiya aangalum pengalum “ejamaanin mēl visuvaasam vaitthu avarudaiya sīshargalaaga” aagiraargal.—ap. 4:18, 33; 5:14.

² idhu edhirigalin kōbatthai kilarugiradhu. adhanaal, indha dhadavai appōsthalargal ellaaraiyum avargal siraiyil thallugiraargal. aanaal, raatthiriyil yegōvaavin thūdhar siraiyin kadhavugalai thirakkiraar. poludhu vidindhadhum appōsthalargal thirumbavum prasangikkiraargal! aanaal, avargal marubadiyum kaidhuseiyappattu madha thalaivargalmun konduvarappadugiraargal. prasangikka kūdaadhu endra kattalaiyai avargal mīriyadhaaga kutramsaattappadugiraargal. adharku appōsthalargal, “naangal manushargalukku kīlppadivadhaivida kadavulukkutthaan kīlppadiya vēndum” endru dhairiyamaaga solgiraargal. adhanaal, avargal kōbatthil kodhitthuppōi, appōsthalargalai ‘kondrupōda thudikkiraargal.’ andha nerukkadiyaana samayatthil, ellaaraalum uyarvaaga madhikkappatta thiruchatta pōdhagaraana gamaaliyēl andha madha thalaivargalidam, “echarikkaiyaaga irungal. . . . indha manushargaludaiya vishayatthil thalaiyidaadhīrgal, ivargalai vittuvidungal” endru solgiraar. avar sonnadhai kēttu madha thalaivargal appōsthalargalai pōgavidugiraargal. piragu, andha visuvaasamulla manidhargal enna seigiraargal? konjamum bayam illaamal avargal, ‘idaividaamal karpitthu, kristhuvaagiya yēsuvai patriya nalla seidhiyai arivikkiraargal.’—ap. 5:17-21, 27-42; nīdhi. 21:1, 30.

3, 4. (a) kadavuludaiya makkalai thaakkuvadharku saatthaan enna muraiyai pala kaalamaaga payanpadutthiyirukkiraan? (b) indha adhigaaratthilum aduttha irandu adhigaarangalilum naam edhai patri paarkkappōgirōm?

³ ki.pi. 33-il thodukkappatta indha valakkudhaan kristhava sabaikku edhiraaga adhigaarigal thoduttha mudhal valakku. aanaal, idhuvē kadaisi kidaiyaadhu. (ap. 4:5-8; 16:20; 17:6, 7) indrumkūda, adhigaaratthil iruppavargalai payanpadutthi prasanga vēlaiyai thadai seiya madha thalaivargalai saatthaan thūndividugiraan. avargal kadavuludaiya makkalmēl palavidhamaana kutrangalai sumatthiyirukkiraargal. (1) samudhaaya olungai kulaippavargal, adhaavadhu prachinai seibavargal, (2) dhēsa dhrōgigal, (3) vīduvīdaaga pōi vyaabaaram seibavargal endrellaam kutram sumatthiyirukkiraargal. ippadippatta kutrachaattugalai poi endru nirūbippadharku nam sagōdharargal ētra samayangalil valakku thodutthirukkiraargal. adhanaal kidaittha palan? pala varushangalukku munbu kodukkappatta thīrppugal indru nam ovvoruvarukkum eppadi udhaviyirukkindrana? “nalla seidhikkaaga valakkaadi, adharkaana sattappūrva urimaiyai pera” sila valakkugal eppadi udhaviyaaga irundhana endru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.—pili. 1:7.

⁴ sudhandhiramaaga prasangippadharku namakkirukkum urimaikkaaga naam eppadi valakkaadiyirukkirōm enbadhai indha adhigaaratthil paarppōm. naam indha ulagatthin paagamaaga illaadhadhaalum, eppōdhum kadavuludaiya arasaangatthin nerimuraigalinpadi vaalvadhaalum prachinaigal varugindrana. andha prachinaigalai samaalikka naam thoduttha sila valakkugalai patri aduttha irandu adhigaarangalil paarkkalaam.

5. 1930-galin pirpagudhiyil, yegōvaavin saatchigal ēn kaidhuseiyappattaargal? amaippai munnindru valinadatthiya sagōdharargal enna seiya ninaitthaargal?

⁵ 1930-galin pirpagudhiyil amerikkaa muluvadhilum irundha yegōvaavin saatchigalukku oru prachinai vandhadhu. ūliyam seivadharku sattappūrva anumadhi alladhu laisans pera vēndum endru avargal kattaayappadutthappattaargal. arasaangam andha laisansai kodutthuvittu, piragu adhai ratthu seiya vaaippu irukkiradhu endru nam sagōdharargal ninaitthaargal. adhumattumalla, nalla seidhiyai prasangikkumpadi yēsu koduttha kattalaiyai niraivētruvadhil thalaiyida endha arasaangatthukkum adhigaaram illai endrum ninaitthaargal. (maar. 13:10) adhanaal, nam sagōdharargal andha laisansai peravillai. adhan vilaivaaga, nūtrukkanakkaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal kaidhuseiyappattaargal. appōdhu, nam amaippai munnindru valinadatthiya sagōdharargal valakku thodukka ninaitthaargal. sudhandhiramaaga prasangippadharku yegōvaavin saatchigalukku irukkum urimai parikkappattiruppadhu satta virōdhamaanadhu enbadhai nirūbikka ninaitthaargal. 1938-il nadandha oru sambavam adharku vali seidhadhu. appōdhu thodukkappatta oru valakku pirkaalatthil romba udhaviyaaga irundhadhu. adhu enna sambavam?

6, 7. kēntvel kudumbatthaarukku enna nadandhadhu?

⁶ ēpral 26, 1938, sevvaaikkilamai kaalaiyil 60 vayadhulla niyūttan kēntvel endra sagōdharar, avarudaiya manaivi estarōdum magangal hendri, rasal, jesiyōdum kanetikattilulla niyū hēvan endra nagaratthil naalmulukka ūliyam seiya purappattaargal. visēsha payaniyargalaana andha aindhu pērum, orunaalukku thēvaiyaanadhai mattumalla, sila naatkalukku thēvaiyaanavatrai edutthukkondu pōnaargal. ēnendraal, avargal ērkenavē palamurai kaidhuseiyappattirundhaargal. adhanaal, marubadiyum kaidhuseiyappada vaaippu irukkiradhu endru ninaitthaargal. aanaalum, nalla seidhiyai prasangikka vēndum endra avargaludaiya aarvatthai idhu kuraitthuvidavillai. irandu kaargalil avargal niyū hēvan endra idatthukku vandhu sērndhaargal. niraiya baibil prasurangalum fōnōgraaf pettigalum irundha kaarai sagōdharar niyūttan ōttinaar. savund kaarai, avarudaiya 22 vayadhu magan hendri ōttinaar. avargal ninaittha maadhiriyē, ūliyam seiya aarambitthu sila maninērangalukkul pōlīs vandhadhu.

⁷ mudhalil, 18 vayadhu rasal kaidhuseiyappattaar. piragu, kēntvelum avaradhu manaivi estarum kaidhuseiyappattaargal. dhūratthilirundhu 16 vayadhu jesi, thannudaiya appaa-ammaavum annanum kaidhuseiyappattadhai paartthaar. hendri vēroru idatthil ūliyam seidhukondirundhadhaal, jesi thannandhaniyaaga irundhaar. aanaalum, avar thannudaiya fōnōgraaf pettiyai edutthukkondu thodarndhu ūliyam seidhaar. katthōlikka madhatthai sērndha irandu pēr fōnōgraafil pēchai pōttukkaatta jesiyai anumadhitthaargal. “edhirigal” endra thalaippil sagōdharar radharfard koduttha pēchai avargalukku pōttukkaattinaar. andha pēchai kētka kētka avargalukku kōbam thalaikkēriyadhaal, jesiyai adikkumalavukku pōivittaargal. appōdhu, jesi amaidhiyaaga andha idatthaivittu pōivittaar. konja nēratthilēyē pōlīsaar avaraiyum kaidhuseidhu siraiyil pōttaargal. sagōdhari kēntvelmīdhu endha kutrappadhivum seiyappadavillai. aanaal, sagōdharar kēntvelmīdhum avarudaiya magangalmīdhum kutrappadhivu seiyappattadhu. aanaalum, adhē naalil avargal jaamīnil vidudhalai seiyappattaargal.

8. jesi kēntvel, samudhaaya olungai kulaippavar endru nīdhimandram ēn thīrppu valangiyadhu?

⁸ sila maadhangalukku piragu, septambar 1938-il kēntvel kudumbatthaar niyū hēvanil irundha nīdhimandratthukku visaaranaikkaaga vandhaargal. kēntvel, rasal matrum jesi laisans illaamal nankodai vasūlitthadhaaga kutramsaattappattaargal. kanetikattilulla ucha nīdhimandratthil palamurai mēlmuraiyīdu seidhum kutravaali endru jesi thīrppalikkappattaar. avar samudhaaya olungai kulaippavar, adhaavadhu prachinai seigiravar endru thīrppalikkappattaar. ēn? ēnendraal, andha irandu katthōlikka aatkalum fōnōgraafil kētta pēchu thangaludaiya madhatthai avamaanappadutthiyadhaagavum thangal kōbatthai kilarivittadhaagavum nīdhimandratthil saatchi solliyirundhaargal. nam amaippil poruppilirundha sagōdharargal nīdhimandra thīrppugalukku edhiraaga amerikka ucha nīdhimandratthil mēlmuraiyīdu seidhaargal.

9, 10. (a) kēntvel kudumbatthaar valakkil amerikka ucha nīdhimandram enna thīrppu valangiyadhu? (b) andha thīrppinaal indrum naam eppadi nanmai adaigirōm?

⁹ maarch 29, 1940-ilirundhu, thalaimai nīdhibadhi chaarls e. hyūs matrum avarōdu sērndha ettu nīdhibadhigal andha valakkai visaaritthaargal. yegōvaavin saatchigal saarbaaga sagōdharar hēdan kavinttan vaadhaadinaar.  a yegōvaavin saatchigal prachinai seibavargal endru kanetikat arasu tharappu vakkīl vaadhaadiyapōdhu oru nīdhibadhi avaridam, “kristhu yēsu andru arivittha seidhiyai makkal andhalavukku virumbavillaidhaanē?” endru kēttaar. adharku andha vakkīl, “aamaam, baibilil appadi paditthadhaagatthaan enakku nyaabagam irukkiradhu. yēsu appadi arivitthadhaal avarukku vandha mudivai patriyum baibil solgiradhu” endru sonnaar. andha vakkīl sonnadhu evvalavu unmai! thanakkē theriyaamal avar, yegōvaavin saatchigalai yēsuvukkum, kanetikat arasaangatthai yēsuvukku edhiraaga thīrppu valangiyavargalukkum oppittu sonnaar. mē 20, 1940-il nīdhimandram yegōvaavin saatchigalukku saadhagamaaga orumanadhaaga thīrppu valangiyadhu.

¹⁰ nīdhimandratthin thīrppinaal kidaittha nanmaigal enna? endhavoru kudiyarasaalō maanila arasaalō thadukka mudiyaadhalavukku, makkal thangaludaiya madhakkolgaigalai sudhandhiramaaga pinpatruvadharkaana urimaiyai andha thīrppu alitthadhu. adhōdu jesiyin nadatthai, “samudhaayatthin samaadhaanatthukkum olungukkum endha aabatthum . . . ērpadutthavillai” endru nīdhimandram arivitthadhu. andha thīrppin mūlamaaga yegōvaavin saatchigal samudhaaya olungai kulaippavargal alla enbadhu thelivaaga nirūbikkappattadhu. idhu kadavuludaiya ūliyargalukku kidaittha maaberum vetri! idhanaal indrum naam eppadi nanmaiyadaigirōm? yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga irukkum oru vakkīl ippadi solgiraar: “endha bayamō kattuppaadō illaamal sudhandhiramaaga nam madhakkolgaigalai pinpatrum urimai namakku irukkiradhu. adhanaal, nam samudhaayatthil vaalum makkalukku nambikkaiyin seidhiyai solla mudigiradhu.”

11. kanadaavilulla nam sagōdharargal enna visēsha muyarchi edutthaargal, ēn?

¹¹ kanadaavil 1940-galil yegōvaavin saatchigalukku kadum edhirppu vandhadhu. adhanaal 1946-il, madha sudhandhiratthukkaana urimaiyai arasaangam paritthuvittadhai patri ellaarukkum theriyappadutthuvadharku sagōdharargal oru visēsha muyarchi edutthaargal. adharkaaga, kadavulukkum kristhuvukkum sudhandhiratthukkum edhiraaga kyubekkin kadum veruppu, kanadaavukkē peruttha avamaanam endra thunduppradhiyai 16 naatkalukku naadu muluvadhum viniyōgitthaargal. naangu pakkangalkonda indha thunduppradhi, kyubek maagaanam muluvadhum irukkum nam sagōdharargalai thaakkumpadi pōlīsaiyum ravudi gumbalgalaiyum kristhava gurumaargal thūndivittadhaiyum sagōdharargalukku edhiraaga kalavarangal vedikkumpadi seidhadhaiyum vettavelichamaakkiyadhu. “yegōvaavin saatchigal sattavirōdhamaaga kaidhuseiyappaduvadhu thodargiradhu” endru andha thunduppradhi kurippittadhu. “grēttar maantrīl endra pagudhiyil yegōvaavin saatchigalukku edhiraaga 800 kutrappadhivugal irukkindrana” endrum sonnadhu.

12. (a) thunduppradhiyai viniyōgitthadhaal kadavuludaiya edhirigal enna seidhaargal? (b) nam sagōdharargalmīdhu enna kutrachaattu pōdappattadhu? (adikkurippaiyum paarungal.)

¹² rōman katthōlikka kaardinal villanyūv matrum kyubek maagaanatthin thalaivar maaris dūplēsī, kūttuchērndhu yegōvaavin saatchigalukku edhiraaga seyalpattaargal. avargal andha thunduppradhiyai paarttha piragu, yegōvaavin saatchigalukku edhiraaga “īvirakkam kaattaamal pōr seivōm” endru arivitthaargal. adhanaal, yegōvaavin saatchigalukku edhiraana valakkugal 800-ilirundhu 1,600-aaga uyarndhadhu. “pōlīs engalai niraiya dhadavai kaidhuseidhaargal. etthanai dhadavai kaidhuseidhaargal endrukūda nyaabagam illai” endru oru payaniyar sagōdhari sonnaar. indha thunduppradhiyai viniyōgittha yegōvaavin saatchigal “dhēsa dhrōga prasurangalai” veliyittadhaaga kutramsaattappattaargal. b

13. dhēsa dhrōga kutrachaattin pēril mudhanmudhalaaga visaaranai seiyappattavargal yaar, nīdhimandram enna thīrppu valangiyadhu?

¹³ 1947-il, mudhanmudhalaaga dhēsa dhrōga kutrachaattin pēril nīdhimandratthil visaaranai seiyappattavargal, sagōdharar emē bushēyum avarudaiya magalgalaana jishēl (18 vayadhu) matrum lusīlumdhaan (11 vayadhu). avargal kyubekkin kadum veruppu endra thunduppradhiyai thangaludaiya vayalukku pakkatthil irundha pagudhiyil kodutthirundhaargal. andha pagudhi kyubek sittiyin therkilulla malaiyai ottiyirundhadhu. avargalai sattavirōdha seyalgal seibavargalaaga yaaraalum ninaitthukkūda paarkka mudiyavillai. ēnendraal, sagōdharar bushē romba thaalmaiyaana, saanthamaana nabar. ‘thaan undu than vēlai undu’ endru amaidhiyaaga than vayalai gavanitthuvandhaar. eppōdhaavadhu ūrukkul thannudaiya kudhirai vandiyil pōivaruvaar. aanaalum, andha thunduppradhiyil sollappattirundha edhirppugal silavatrai avarudaiya kudumbatthaar edhirppattaargal. valakkai visaarittha nīdhibadhikku yegōvaavin saatchigalai sutthamaaga pidikkaadhadhaal bushē nirabaraadhi enbadharkaana aadhaaratthai avar ētrukkolla marutthuvittaar. adharku badhilaaga, andha thunduppradhi pagaiyai thūndivittadhu endrum bushēyin kudumbatthaar kutravaaligalaaga thīrkkappada vēndum endrum edhir tharappu vakkīl sonnadhai avar ētrukkondaar. sollappōnaal, nīdhibadhiyin paarvaiyil unmaiyai solvadhē kutramaaga irundhadhu. emē bushēyum jishēlum dhēsa dhrōga prasurangalai viniyōgitthadhaaga thīrppalikkappattaargal. lusīlkūda irandu naatkalukku siraiyil adaikkappattaal. kanadaa ucha nīdhimandratthil sagōdharargal mēlmuraiyīdu seidhaargal. andha valakkai visaarikka nīdhimandram otthukkondadhu.

14. thunburutthudhal irundha varushangalil kyubekkilulla sagōdharargal enna seidhaargal?

¹⁴ orupakkam bayangaramaana thaakkudhalgal nadandhukondirundhaalum, kyubekkilulla nam sagōdhara sagōdharigal thodarndhu dhairiyamaaga prasangitthuvandhaargal. adhanaal, niraiya palangal kidaitthana. 1946-il, andha thunduppradhiyai viniyōgittha samayatthil 300 yegōvaavin saatchigaldhaan kyubekkil irundhaargal. aanaal, naangu varushangalil avargaludaiya ennikkai 1,000-aaga uyarndhadhu. c

15, 16. (a) bushē kudumbatthaar valakkil, kanadaa ucha nīdhimandram enna thīrppu valangiyadhu? (b) adhanaal, nam sagōdharargalukkum matravargalukkum enna nanmai kidaitthadhu?

¹⁵ jūn 1950-il, onbadhu nīdhibadhigalai konda kanadaa ucha nīdhimandram emē bushēyin valakkai visaaritthadhu. aaru maadhangalukku piragu, disambar 18, 1950-il nīdhimandram namakku saadhagamaaga thīrppalitthadhu. ēn? arasaangatthukku edhiraaga vanmuraiyaiyō kalavaratthaiyō thūndividuvadhudhaan “dhēsa dhrōga seyal” endru yegōvaavin saatchigal saarbaaga sagōdharar glen hav vaadhaadiyadhai nīdhimandram ētrukkondadhu. andha thunduppradhiyil “vanmuraiyai thūndum endha vishayangalum illai. adhu pēchu sudhandhiratthin oru amsamaagatthaan irundhadhu” endru sagōdharar hav sonnaar. nīdhimandra thīrppukku piragu, “yegōvaa koduttha vetriyai kankūdaaga paartthēn” endru avar sonnaar. d

¹⁶ ucha nīdhimandram koduttha thīrppu kadavuludaiya arasaangatthukku kidaittha maaberum vetriyaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, dhēsa dhrōga prasurangalai viniyōgitthadhaaga kyubekkilulla yegōvaavin saatchigalinmēl ērkenavē irundha 122 valakkugal thallubadi seiyappattana. nīdhimandram koduttha andha thīrppinaal, kanadaa makkalukkum brittish kudiyarasin makkalukkum enna nanmai kidaitthadhu? arasaangam nadandhukollum vidhatthai patri thangaludaiya karutthugalai therivikka andha makkalukku sudhandhiram kidaitthadhu. adhumattumalla andha thīrppu, yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya urimaigalukku edhiraaga kyubek maagaanatthin charchum arasaangamum kūttuchērndhu nadatthiya thaakkudhalgalukku mudivu kattiyadhu. e

17. nam ūliya vēlaigalai thadukka sila arasaangangal eppadi muyarchi seigindrana?

¹⁷ aaramba kaala kristhavargalai pōla indrulla yegōvaavin ūliyargalum “kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai vaitthu panam sambaadhippadhillai,” adhaavadhu vyaabaaram seivadhillai. (2 korindhiyar 2:17-ai vaasiyungal.) aanaalum sila arasaangangal, vyaabaaram sambandhamaana sattangalai adippadaiyaaga vaitthu nam ūliya vēlaigalai thadukka muyarchi seigindrana. yegōvaavin saatchigal vyaabaarigalaa alladhu ūliyargalaa enbadhai thelivupadutthiya irandu valakkugalai ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

18, 19. prasanga vēlaiyai thadai seiya denmaarkkilulla adhigaarigal enna seidhaargal?

¹⁸ denmaark. aktōbar 1, 1932-il oru sattam amalpadutthappattadhu. adhanpadi, achadikkappatta endha prasuratthaiyum oruvar laisans illaamal virpadhu satta virōdhamaana seyal. aanaalum, nam sagōdharargal endha laisansaiyum vaangavillai. aduttha naal, denmaarkkin thalainagaramaana kōpanhaaganukku mērkē sumaar 30 kilōmīttar tholaivil irundha reskalaa endra ūril aindhu prasthaabigal ūliyam seidhukondirundhaargal. andru saayangaalatthil, agast lēman endra sagōdhararai kaanavillai. laisans illaamal porulgalai vitradhaaga kutramsaattappattu avar kaidhuseiyappattirundhaar.

¹⁹ disambar 19, 1932-il agast lēman nīdhimandratthil aajaraanaar. baibil prasurangalai koduppadharkaagavē vīduvīdaaga makkalai sandhitthadhaagavum vyaabaara nōkkatthōdu appadi seiyavillai enbadhaagavum avar thellatthelivaaga sonnaar. avar sonnadhai nīdhimandram otthukkondadhu. “kutramsaattappattavarukku . . . thannai gavanitthukkollum alavukku pōdhumaana vasadhi irukkiradhu. avar endha pana aadhaayatthukkaagavum idhai seiyavillai, appadippatta aadhaayatthai avar idhuvarai petradhum illai. adharku badhilaaga, thannudaiya sondha selavildhaan indha vēlaiyai seigiraar” endru nīdhimandram arivitthadhu. lēman seidha vēlai, ‘vyaabaaratthōdu sambandhappattadhu’ ena solla mudiyaadhu endru yegōvaavin saatchigalukku saadhagamaaga nīdhimandram sonnadhu. aanaal kadavuludaiya makkalin edhirigal, prasanga vēlaiyai naadu muluvadhum thadai seiya vēndum enbadhil kuriyaaga irundhaargal. (sang. 94:20) arasu tharappu vakkīl naattin ucha nīdhimandratthukku mēlmuraiyīdu seidhaar. appōdhu sagōdharargal enna seidhaargal?

20. denmaark ucha nīdhimandram enna thīrppu valangiyadhu, adharku nandri kaattum vidhamaaga sagōdharargal enna seidhaargal?

²⁰ andha visaaranai nadakkavirundha vaaratthil denmaarkkilirundha yegōvaavin saatchigal prasanga vēlaiyai romba mummuramaaga seidhaargal. aktōbar 3, 1933, sevvaaikilamai andru ucha nīdhimandram adhan thīrppai alitthadhu. agast lēman, sattatthai mīravillai endru kīl nīdhimandram alittha thīrppai ucha nīdhimandram otthukkondadhu. andha thīrppu, yegōvaavin saatchigal thodarndhu sudhandhiramaaga prasangippadharku udhaviyaaga irundhadhu. yegōvaa koduttha indha vetrikku nandri kaattum vidhamaaga, sagōdhara sagōdharigal ūliya vēlaiyai innum mummuramaaga seidhaargal. andha thīrppu kidaittha samayatthilirundhu, denmaarkkil irukkum nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalaal arasaangatthidamirundhu endha prachinaiyum illaamal thodarndhu ūliyam seiya mudindhirukkiradhu.

21, 22. sagōdharar mardaakkin valakkil amerikka ucha nīdhimandram enna thīrppu valangiyadhu?

²¹ amerikkaa. pibravari 25, 1940, nyaayitrukkilamai, pensilvēniyaavilulla pitsbargil jenat endra nagaratthil raabart mardaak endra payaniyar sagōdhararum ēlu prasthaabigalum ūliyam seidhukondirundhapōdhu kaidhuseiyappattaargal. laisans vaangaamal prasurangalai koduttha kutratthukkaaga, avargalukku edhiraaga thīrppu valangappattadhu. avargal seidha mēlmuraiyīttai amerikka ucha nīdhimandram visaarikka otthukkondadhu.

²² mē 3, 1943-il ucha nīdhimandram yegōvaavin saatchigalukku saadhagamaaga thīrppalitthadhu. madha prasurangalai viniyōgippadharku laisans pera vēndumendru kattaayappadutthuvadhu arasaanga sattatthukku edhiraanadhu ena arivitthadhu. “prasurangalai achiduvadharkaana sudhandhiratthukkum madha sudhandhiratthukkum” edhiraana thadaiyuttharavai nīdhimandram thallubadi seidhadhu. visaaranaiyil īdupatta perumbaalaana nīdhibadhigalin karutthai nīdhibadhi villiyam o. daglas therivitthaar. yegōvaavin saatchigal, “prasanga vēlai seivadhōdu madha prasurangalaiyum viniyōgikkiraargal” endru avar kurippittaar. adhōdu, “charchugalil kodukkappadum prasangatthukkum angē nadakkum valipaattukkum . . . endhalavu madhippu irukkiradhō andhalavu indha vēlaikkum madhippu irukkiradhu” endrum kurippittaar.

23. 1943-il namakku saadhagamaaga kidaittha thīrppugal indru namakku eppadi udhavugindrana?

²³ ucha nīdhimandram koduttha andha thīrppu kadavuludaiya makkalukku oru periya vetriyaaga irundhadhu. naam vyaabaarigal alla, kristhava ūliyargal enbadhai adhu urudhippadutthiyadhu. 1943-aam varusham adhē naalil, ucha nīdhimandratthukku konduvarappatta yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya 13 valakkugalil 12 valakkugalukku vetri kidaitthadhu. avatril, mardaakkin valakkum ondru. samība kaalatthilkūda, nalla seidhiyai podhu idangalilum vīduvīdaagavum prasangippadharkaana nam urimaikku edhiraaga valakkugal thodukkappattirukkindrana. aanaal, avatrai muriyadikka nīdhimandratthin indha thīrppugaldhaan adippadaiyaaga irundhirukkindrana.

24. prasanga vēlaiyai arasaangam thadai seiyumpōdhu naam enna seigirōm?

²⁴ yegōvaavin ūliyargalaana namakku, nalla seidhiyai arivippadharkaana sattappūrva urimaiyai arasaangam kodukkumpōdhu naam romba nandriyullavargalaaga irukkirōm. aanaal, prasanga vēlaiyai arasaangam thadai seiyumpōdhu, nam ūliya muraigalai konjam maatrikkondu, thodarndhu ūliyam seigirōm. appōsthalargalai pōla naam “manushargalukku kīlppadivadhaivida kadavulukkutthaan kīlppadiya vēndum.” (ap. 5:29; mat. 28:19, 20) adhēsamayatthil, andha thadai uttharavugalai nīkkumpadi nīdhimandrangalil valakku thodukkirōm. adharku irandu udhaaranangalai paarkkalaam.

25, 26. ucha nīdhimandratthil valakku thodukkumalavukku nikaaraaguvaavil enna sambavangal nadandhana, adhan vilaivu enna?

²⁵ nikaaraaguvaa. navambar 19, 1952-il mishanariyaagavum kilai aluvalaga ūliyaraagavum sēvai seidha daanavan manstarman, nikaaraaguvaavin thalainagaramaana manaaguvaavil irukkum kudiyētra aluvalagatthukku (Immigration Office) pōnaar. ēnendraal, andha aluvalagatthin adhigaariyaana arnaaldō gaarsiyaavidam pōgumpadi avarukku uttharavu kodukkappattirundhadhu. nikaaraaguvaavil irukkum ellaa yegōvaavin saatchigalum “thangaludaiya madha nambikkaigalai prasangippadhum thangal madha nadavadikkaigalil īdupaduvadhum thadai seiyappattirukkiradhu” endru andha adhigaari daanavanidam sonnaar. adharkaana kaaranatthai kēttapōdhu gaarsiyaa irandu vishayangalai sonnaar. ūliyam seiya yegōvaavin saatchigalukku arasaangatthin anumadhi illai endrum avargal kamyūnistugal ena kutramsaattappattirukkiraargal endrum sonnaar. nammīdhu indha kutrachaattai konduvandhadhu yaar? rōman katthōlikka gurumaargaldhaan.

²⁶ sagōdharar daanavan udanadiyaaga arasaangatthidamum, madha amaichagatthidamum, janaadhibadhi anaastthaasiyō sōmōsaa gaarsiyaavidamum muraiyittaar. aanaal, endha udhaviyum kidaikkavillai. adhanaal, sagōdharargal kūttangal nadatthuvadhilum ūliyam seivadhilum sila maatrangalai seidhaargal. raajya mandratthil kūttangalai nadatthaamal chinna chinna thogudhigalaaga kūttangalai nadatthinaargal. theru ūliyam seivadhai nirutthinaalum, nalla seidhiyai thodarndhu arivitthuvandhaargal. adhēsamayatthil, thadai uttharavai nīkkumpadi nikaaraaguvaa ucha nīdhimandratthil manu thaakkal seidhaargal. andha thadai uttharavai patriyum, avargal koduttha manuvil kurippidappattirundha vishayangalai patriyum seidhitthaalgal veliyittana. ucha nīdhimandram andha valakkai visaarikka otthukkondadhu. adhan vilaivu? jūn 19, 1953-il ucha nīdhimandram yegōvaavin saatchigalukku saadhagamaana thīrppai orumanadhaaga valangiyadhu. andha thadai uttharavaal, pēchu sudhandhiratthukkum, manasaatchiyinpadi nadappadharkum, madha nambikkaigalai patri solvadharkumulla sattappūrva urimai mīrappattiruppadhai nīdhimandram kandarindhadhu. adhōdu, nikaaraaguvaa arasaangatthukkum yegōvaavin saatchigalukkum idaiyē mīndum sumūgamaana uravu irukka vēndum endru nīdhimandram uttharavittadhu.

27. nikaaraaguvaa makkal, nīdhimandratthin thīrppai kēttapōdhu ēn aachariyappattaargal, andha vetrikku enna kaaranam endru sagōdharargal ninaitthaargal?

²⁷ ucha nīdhimandram yegōvaavin saatchigalukku saadhagamaaga valangiya thīrppu, nikaaraaguvaa makkalukku aachariyatthai alitthadhu. ēnendraal, kristhava madha gurumaargalin selvaakku rombavē adhigamaaga irundhadhaal nīdhimandram avargalukku virōdhamaaga edhuvum seidhadhillai. adhōdu, arasaanga adhigaarigalin selvaakkum romba adhigamaaga irundhadhaal avargaludaiya viruppatthirku edhiraaga nīdhimandram podhuvaaga thīrppu valangaadhu. thangalukku raajaavin paadhugaappu irundhadhaalum thaangal thodarndhu ūliyatthil īdupattadhaalumdhaan andha vetri kidaitthadhu endru sagōdharargal mulumaiyaaga nambinaargal.—ap. 1:8.

28, 29. 1980-galin matthibatthinpōdhu jayaril yegōvaavin ūliyargaludaiya nilaimai eppadi maariyadhu?

²⁸ jayar. ippōdhu kaangō makkalaatchi kudiyarasu endru alaikkappadugira jayaril, 1980-galin matthibatthinpōdhu sumaar 35,000 yegōvaavin saatchigal irundhaargal. yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya vēlaigalil thodarndhu munnētram ērpattadhaal kilai aluvalagam oru pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthai kattiyadhu. disambar 1985-il thalainagaramaana kinshaasaavilulla oru stēdiyatthil nadandha sarvadhēsa maanaattukku 32,000 pēr vandhirundhaargal. ulagin pala pagudhigalil irundhum sagōdhara sagōdharigal vandhirundhaargal. adharku pin, yegōvaavin ūliyargaludaiya nilaimai maara aarambitthadhu. avargalukku enna nadandhadhu?

²⁹ kanadaavilulla kyūbekkai sērndha maarsēl filttō endra mishanari sagōdharar appōdhu jayaril sēvai seidhuvandhaar. avar, dūplēsiyin aatchi kaalatthil thunburutthalai edhirppattavar. avar solgiraar: “maarch 12, 1986 andru poruppil irundha sagōdharargalidam oru kadidham kodukkappattadhu. jayarilulla yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya amaippu sattavirōdhamaanadhu endru adhil kurippidappattirundhadhu.” andha thadai uttharavil janaadhibadhiyaana mabūttō sēsē sēkō kaiyelutthittirundhaar.

30. kilai aluvalagam enna mukkiyamaana thīrmaanam edukka vēndiyirundhadhu, kadaisiyil enna seiya thīrmaanitthadhu?

³⁰ aduttha naal dhēsiya vaanoliyil, “ini [jayaril] yegōvaavin saatchigal irundha idam theriyaamal maraindhuviduvaargal” endra arivippu seiyappattadhu. udanadiyaaga thunburutthal aarambitthadhu. raajya mandrangal alikkappattana. sagōdharargalin porulgal thirudappattana. avargal kaidhu seiyappattu siraiyil pōdappattaargal, adikkappattaargal. pillaigalkūda siraiyil pōdappattaargal. aktōbar 12, 1988-il nam amaippin udamaigal parimudhal seiyappattana. raanuva pirivu ondru nam kilai aluvalagatthai kaippatriyadhu. poruppil irundha sagōdharargal, janaadhibadhi mabūttōvidam oru manu kodutthaargal. aanaal, avaridamirundhu endha badhilum varavillai. appōdhu, “ucha nīdhimandratthukku mēlmuraiyīdu seivadhaa, alladhu konja kaalam kaatthiruppadhaa?” endra mukkiyamaana thīrmaanatthai kilai aluvalaga kulu edukka vēndiyirundhadhu. mishanariyaagavum kilai aluvalaga kuluvin orunginaippaalaraana thimōtthi hōms solgiraar: “nyaanatthukkaagavum valinadatthudhalukkaagavum naangal yegōvaavaiyē nambiyirundhōm.” andha kulu jebam seidhu, kalandhu pēsiya piragu, sattappūrva nadavadikkai eduppadharku adhu sariyaana samayam kidaiyaadhu endru mudivu seidhadhu. adhēnēratthil, sagōdharargalai eppadi balappadutthalaam... prasanga vēlaiyai eppadi thodarndhu seiyalaam... pōndra vishayangalukku gavanam selutthiyadhu.

31, 32. jayar ucha nīdhimandram viyakkavaikkum enna thīrppai valangiyadhu, idhanaal sagōdharargal eppadi unarndhaargal?

³¹ pala varushangalukku piragu, yegōvaavin saatchigalukku irundha edhirppu kuraindhadhu, naattil manidha urimaigalukku kodukkappatta madhippu adhigamaanadhu. thadai uttharavukku edhiraaga jayar ucha nīdhimandratthil mēlmuraiyīdu seivadharku idhudhaan sariyaana samayam endru kilai aluvalaga kulu mudivuseidhadhu. andha valakkai visaarikka ucha nīdhimandram otthukkondadhu. janaadhibadhi thadai uttharavu pōttu kittatthatta ēlu varushangalukku piragu, adhaavadhu janavari 8, 1993-il ucha nīdhimandram namakku saadhagamaaga thīrppalitthadhu. yegōvaavin saatchigalukku edhiraaga arasaangam seidhadhu satta virōdhamaana seyal endru thīrppalitthu thadai uttharavai nīkkiyadhu. thangaludaiya uyirukku aabatthu varum sūlnilai irundhaalum, janaadhibadhiyin mudivai andha nīdhibadhigal sellaadhadhaaga aakkivittaargal. “endhavoru sūlnilaiyaiyum yegōvaavinaal maatra mudiyum enbadhai andha valakkinpōdhu naangal kankūdaaga paartthōm” endru sagōdharar hōms solgiraar. (dhaani. 2:21) indha vetri sagōdharargalin visuvaasatthai balappadutthiyadhu. endha samayatthil enna seiya vēndum enbadharkaana valinadatthudhalai, raajaavaana yēsudhaan thannudaiya makkalukku kodutthaar enbadhai avargal urudhiyaaga nambinaargal.

³² thadai uttharavu nīkkappatta piragu, mishanarigalai mīndum varavalaippadharkum, pudhiya kilai aluvalagatthai kattuvadharkum, baibil prasurangalai irakkumadhi seivadharkum kilai aluvalagatthukku anumadhi kidaitthadhu. f aanmīga vishayangalil, than makkalukku endha baadhippum varaadhapadi yegōvaa eppōdhum paartthukkolgiraar. ulagam muluvadhumulla kadavuludaiya ūliyargalukku idhu evvalavu sandhōshatthai tharugiradhu!—ēsaa. 52:10.

33. idhuvarai paarttha valakkugalilirundhu naam enna therindhukolgirōm?

³³ “ungal edhirigal ellaarum thirandu vandhaalum ungalai edhirtthu nirkavō edhirtthu pēsavō mudiyaadhapadi naan ungalukku vaartthaigalaiyum nyaanatthaiyum aruluvēn” endru yēsu vaakku kodutthaar. (lūkkaa 21:12-15-ai vaasiyungal.) indha vaakkurudhiyai yēsu niraivētriyirukkiraar enbadhai idhuvarai paarttha valakkugal kaattugindrana. sila samayangalil, thannudaiya makkalai paadhugaakka gamaaliyēlai pōndra aatkalai yegōvaa indrum payanpadutthiyirukkiraar. nīdhi valangumpadi dhairiyamaana nīdhibadhigalaiyum vakkīlgalaiyum avar thūndiyirukkiraar. nammudaiya edhirigalin aayudhangalai malunga seidhirukkiraar. (ēsaayaa 54:17-ai vaasiyungal.) eppadippatta edhirppugal vandhaalum yegōvaavin vēlai thadaipadaadhu.

34. namakku kidaittha vetrigal ēn oru saadhaarana vishayam endru solla mudiyaadhu, ivai edhai kaattugindrana? (“ prasanga vēlaiyai thodarndhu seiya udhaviya kurippidatthakka thīrppugal” endra pettiyaiyum paarungal.)

³⁴ namakku kidaittha vetrigal ēn oru saadhaarana vishayam alla? idhai konjam yōsitthu paarungal: yegōvaavin saatchigal prabalamaanavargalō selvaakkullavargalō kidaiyaadhu. naam ōttu pōduvadhō arasiyal katchigalai aadharippadhō kidaiyaadhu. adhōdu, namakku saadhagamaaga edhaiyum seiyumpadi arasiyalvaadhigalai thūnduvadhum kidaiyaadhu. periya periya valakkugalil nīdhimandratthil aajaraagum naam “kalviyarivu illaadha saadhaarana aatkal” endru karudhappadugirōm. (ap. 4:13) manidha kannōttatthil paartthaal, balam padaittha arasiyal matrum madha thalaivargalai edhirtthu nīdhimandrangal namakku saadhagamaaga thīrppu kodukka vaaippē illai. aanaalum, palamurai nīdhimandrangal namakku saadhagamaaga thīrppu valangiyirukkindrana. “[kadavuludaiya] munnilaiyil, kristhuvōdu ondrupattu” naam nadakkirōm enbadhai indha vetrigal kaattugindrana. (2 ko. 2:17) adhanaal, pavulai pōl naamum, “yegōvaa enakku thunaiyaaga irukkiraar. naan bayappada maattēn” endru solgirōm.—ebi. 13:6.