‘aabiragaamaiyum īsaakkaiyum paadhugaatthadhu pōla unnaiyum paadhugaappēn’ endru yaakkōbidam yegōvaa sonnaar. yaakkōbu, aaraan endra idatthukku pōi kudiyirundhaar. angē avar kalyaanam seidhukondaar. avarukku niraiya pillaigal pirandhaargal. avar periya panakkaararaaga aanaar.

konja kaalatthukku piragu, yegōvaa yaakkōbidam, ‘nī unnudaiya sondha ūrukku pō’ endru sonnaar. adhanaal, yaakkōbum avarudaiya kudumbatthaarum romba dhūratthil irukkira andha ūrukku kilambinaargal. pōgira valiyil yaakkōbin aatkal avaridam vandhu, ‘ungal annan ēsaa vandhukondirukkiraar. avarōdu 400 pēr varugiraargal’ endru sonnaargal. thannaiyum thannudaiya kudumbatthaaraiyum ēsaa ēdhaavadhu seidhuviduvaanō endru yaakkōbu bayandhaar. adhanaal yegōvaavidam, ‘ennudaiya annanidamirundhu ennai kaappaatrungal’ endru jebam seidhaar. aduttha naal, ēsaavukku niraiya semmariyaadugalaiyum vellaadugalaiyum maadugalaiyum ottagangalaiyum kaludhaigalaiyum parisaaga anuppi vaitthaar.

andru raatthiri yaakkōbu thaniyaaga irundhapōdhu oru dhēvathūdharai paartthaar. andha dhēvathūdhar avarōdu pōraada aarambitthaar. avargal irandu pērum kaalaivarai pōraadinaargal. yaakkōbukku adipattaalum avar andha dhēvathūdharai vidavē illai. ‘ennai vidu, naan pōga vēndum’ endru andha dhēvathūdhar sonnaar. adharku yaakkōbu, ‘ennai aasīrvadhitthaaldhaan naan ungalai pōga viduvēn’ endru sonnaar.

kadaisiyil, yaakkōbai andha dhēvathūdhar aasīrvadhitthaar. ēsaa thanakku kedudhal seiya yegōvaa vidamaattaar endru yaakkōbukku ippōdhu purindhadhu.

andru kaalaiyil ēsaavum avanudaiya 400 aatkalum dhūratthil varuvadhai yaakkōbu paartthaar. udanē, thannudaiya kudumbatthaarukku munnaal  nadandhu pōi ēsaavukku mun ēlu dhadavai mandipōttu thalaivananginaar. yaakkōbai paartthadhum ēsaa ōdivandhu avarai kattippiditthaan. irandu pērum kannīrvittu aludhaargal. piragu avargal samaadhaanamaanaargal. indha prachinaiyai yaakkōbu sariseidha vidhatthai paartthapōdhu yegōvaavukku eppadi irundhirukkum? nī enna ninaikkiraai?

piragu ēsaa thannudaiya vīttukku thirumbi pōnaan. yaakkōbu thodarndhu payanam seidhaar. yaakkōbukku mottham 12 magangal. avargaludaiya peyargal: rūban, simiyōn, lēvi, yūdhaa, dhaan, napthali, gaath, aasēr, isakkaar, sebulōn, yōsēppu, benyamīn. yaakkōbin magangalil oruvaraana yōsēppai payanpadutthi yegōvaa thannudaiya makkalai kaappaatrinaar. eppadi? naam paarkkalaam.