1, 2. alagu nulaivaasalukku pakkatthil pēdhuruvum yōvaanum seidha arpudham enna?

 thēnīkkal pōl moikkum makkal kūttatthin mīdhu sūriyan sutterikkiradhu. bakthimikka yūdhargalum kristhuvin sīshargalum aalayatthin valaagatthukkul saarai saaraiyaai vandhukondirukkiraargal. innum konja nēram pōnaal ‘jeba nēram.’ a (ap. 2:46; 3:1) andha kūttatthaaril, pēdhuruvum yōvaanum irukkiraargal. aalayatthin alagu nulaivaasalai nōkki avargal nadaipōdugiraargal. makkalin salasalappaiyum kaaladi ōsaigalaiyum kilitthukkondu, piraviyilirundhē ūnamaaga irundha oru nadutthara vayadhu pichaikkaaranin paridhaaba kural olikkiradhu.—ap. 3:2; 4:22.

² pēdhuruvum yōvaanum nerunga nerunga andha pichaikkaaran valakkamaaga paadum pallaviyai paadi pichai kētkiraan. ēkkatthōdu pichai kētkum avanai paartthu andha appōsthalargal nindruvidugiraargal. “thangamum velliyum ennidam illai, aanaal ennidam iruppadhai unakku tharugirēn: naasarētthūr yēsu kristhuvin peyaril solgirēn, elundhu nada!” endru avanidam pēdhuru solgiraar. kaal ūnamutra andha manidhanai pēdhuru kaippiditthu thūkka... andha manidhan vaalvil mudhanmuraiyaaga kaalūndri nirkiraan! adhai paartthu makkalukku bayangara aachariyam! (ap. 3:6, 7) gunamadaindha kaalgalai andha manidhan kunindhu paarppadhaiyum mudhal sila adigalai edutthu vaippadhaiyum ungalaal karpanai seidhu paarkka mudigiradhaa? andha manidhan sandhōshatthil thullikkudhikkiraan! satthamaaga kadavulai pugalgiraan!!

3. munbu ūnamaaga irundha manidhanum andha kūttatthaarum petra mēnmaiyaana parisu enna?

³ aachariyatthil, pēdhuruvaiyum yōvaanaiyum paarkka saalomōn mandabatthai nōkki makkal kūttam padaiyedukkiradhu. munbu oru samayam yēsu pēsiya adhē idatthil nindrukondu satrumun nigalndha sambavatthin unmaiyaana artthatthai pēdhuru vilakkugiraar. (yōvaa. 10:23) angu kūdivandhirundha makkalukkum, munbu ūnamaaga irundha andha manidhanukkum velliyaiyum ponnaiyumvida madhippuvaaindha oru parisai pēdhuru alikkiraar. indha parisu arpudha sugappadutthudhalaividavum mēnmaiyaanadhu. adhudhaan manam thirundhuvadharkum, paavangal thudaitthalikkappaduvadharkum kidaittha vaaippu. adhōdu, yegōvaavaal niyamikkappatta ‘vaalvin adhibadhiyaana’ yēsuvin sīsharaavadharku kidaittha oru arumaiyaana vaaippu.—ap. 3:15.

4. (a) arpudha sugappadutthudhalukku pinbu enna sūlal uruvaagiradhu? (b)  enna irandu kēlvigalai naam sindhikka pōgirōm?

⁴ adhu oru ponnaana dhinam! orupuram, udal rīdhiyil gunamadaindhu oru manidhan  nadakka aarambikkiraan. marupuram, aanmīga rīdhiyil gunamadaindhu kadavulukku piriyamaaga nadakka aayiramaayiram pērukku vaaippu kidaitthadhu. (kolō. 1:9, 10) ittharunatthil, kristhuvin unmai sīshargalum adhigaaram padaitthavargalum “sandhippadharku” kalam thayaaraagiradhu. aam, yēsuvin kattalaikku kīlppadindhu nalla seidhiyai arivikkum sīshargalai anaipōttu thadukka andha adhigaaram padaittha kūttam thudikkiradhu. (ap. 1:8) makkalukku saatchi alikka ‘kalviyarivu illaadha saadhaarana aatkalaana’ pēdhuruvum yōvaanum payanpadutthiya muraigalilirundhum nadandhukonda vidhatthilirundhum naam enna katrukkollalaam? b (ap. 4:13) adhōdu, avargalum matra sīshargalum edhirppai sandhittha vidhatthilirundhu enna katrukkollalaam?

5. andha kūttatthaarai pēdhuru alaittha vidhatthilirundhu naam enna katrukkolgirōm?

⁵ angu kūdivandha makkal matthiyil yēsuvai mara kambatthil araiyumpadi gōsham pōttavargalum irundhadhai pēdhuruvum yōvaanum therindhirundhaargal. (maar. 15:8-15; ap. 3:13-15) ūnamaana andha manidhan yēsuvin peyaril gunappadutthappattaan endru pēdhuru anjaamal arivitthapōdhu avarudaiya kuralil dhonittha dhairiyatthai yōsitthuppaarungal. satthiyatthin vīriyatthai pēdhuru kadugalavum kuraikkavillai. kristhuvin kolaikku udandhaiyaaga irundha andha makkalai velippadaiyaaga kandanam seidhaar. aanaal avargalmīdhu avar endhavidha pagaiyum valartthukkollavillai. ēnendraal, avargal ‘ariyaamaiyaaldhaan appadi seidhirundhaargal.’ (ap. 3:17) pēdhuru avargalai nōkki, “sagōdharargalē” endru anbudan alaitthaar; kadavuludaiya arasaangatthin aasīrvaadhangalai patriyē avargalidam pēsinaar. indha makkal manam thirundhi kristhuvin mīdhu visuvaasam vaitthaal yegōvaavidamirundhu “putthunarchi” peruvaargal. (ap. 3:19) pēdhuruvai pōl naamum kadavuludaiya nyaayatthīrppu seidhiyai dhairiyamaagavum velippadaiyaagavum mulanga vēndum. adharkaaga, makkalai kadindhukollavō nyaayanthīrkkavō kūdaadhu. maaraaga, avargalai nam varungaala sagōdhara sagōdharigalaaga paarkka vēndum. pēdhuruvai pōl, kadavuludaiya arasaangam alli valangum aasīrvaadhangalai patriyē avargalidam pēsa vēndum.

6. pēdhuruvum yōvaanum eppadi thaalmaiyudanum adakkatthudanum nadandhukondaargal?

⁶ appōsthalargal adakkamulla manidhargalaaga irundhaargal. thaangal seidha arpudhatthukkaaga thangalukku perumai thēdikkollavillai. “engaludaiya sondha sakthiyaalō bakthiyaalō ivanai naangal nadakka vaitthadhupōl ēn engalaiyē utru paarkkirīrgal?” endru kūdivandhirundha makkalidam pēdhuru kēttaar. (ap. 3:12) ūliyatthil seidha saadhanaigalukkellaam kaaranam thangaludaiya sakthi alla, kadavuludaiya sakthidhaan enbadhai pēdhuruvum matra appōsthalargalum therindhirundhaargal. adhanaal, yegōvaavukkum yēsuvukkumē ellaa pugalaiyum selutthinaargal—adakkatthudan.

7, 8. (a) makkalukku naam enna parisu kodukkalaam? (b) ‘ellaam pudhuppikkappadum’ endra vaakkurudhi indru eppadi niraivēri varugiradhu?

⁷ prasanga vēlaiyil īdupadumpōdhu naamum avargalai pōlavē adakkatthai kaatta vēndum. indraikku arpudha sugappadutthudhal seiya kadavul tham sakthiyai koduppadhillai enbadhu unmaidhaan. irundhaalum, kadavul mīdhum kristhu mīdhum visuvaasatthai valartthukkolla... pēdhuru alittha adhē parisai petrukkolla... adhaavadhu paavangalukku mannippaiyum yegōvaavidamirundhu putthunarchiyaiyum petrukkolla... makkalukku naam udhava mudiyum. ovvoru varushamum latchakkanakkaana aatkal andha parisai ētru kristhuvin sīsharaaga aagiraargal.

 ⁸ pēdhuru kurippitta kaalatthildhaan, adhaavadhu ‘ellaam pudhuppikkappadugira kaalatthildhaan,’ naam vaalndhu varugirōm. “pūrva kaalatthil parisuttha thīrkkadharisigal mūlam [kadavul] sonnapadiyē” 1914-il avarudaiya arasaangam paralōgatthil sthaabikkappattadhu. (ap. 3:21; sang. 110:1-3; dhaani. 4:16, 17) adhanpin sīkkiratthilēyē būmiyil unmai madhatthai pudhuppikkum vēlaiyai kristhu mērpaarvai seiya aarambitthaar. adhan vilaivaaga, latchakkanakkaana makkal aanmīga pūnjōlaikkul alaitthu varappattaargal. ivargal anaivarum kadavuludaiya arasaangatthin kudimakkalaaga aanaargal. avargal thangaludaiya karaipatta palaiya subaavatthai kalaindhuvittu, ‘kadavuludaiya viruppatthinpadi . . . uruvaakkappatta pudhiya subaavatthai anindhukondaargal.’ (ebē. 4:22-24) ūnamaaga irundha pichaikkaaranin vishayatthil nadandhadhai pōl indha maaberum vēlaiyum manidha muyarchiyaal alla, kadavuludaiya sakthiyaalēyē saatthiyamaagi irukkiradhu. pēdhuruvai pōlavē, naamumkūda prasangikkumpōdhu kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai dhairiyamaagavum thiramaiyaagavum payanpaduttha vēndum. sīsharaakkum vēlaiyil naam enna saadhanai padaitthaalum adhu nammudaiya sondha sakthiyaal alla, kadavuludaiya sakthiyaaldhaan.

9-11. (a) pēdhuruvum yōvaanum pēsiyadhai kēttu yūdha thalaivargal eppadi pradhibalitthaargal? (b) appōsthalargal enna seiya urudhiyaaga irundhaargal?

⁹ pēdhuruvin sorpolivum ūnamaaga irundhavan pōtta urchaaga thullalum makkal matthiyil parabarappai ērpadutthina. udanē aalaya valaagatthai mērpaarvai seiya niyamikkappattirundha aalaya thalaivarum thalaimai gurumaargalum adhai patri visaarikka vēgamaaga vandhaargal. ivargal oruvēlai sadhusēyargalaaga irundhirukkalaam; indha sadhusēyargal, rōmargalōdu sumūga uravai kaatthukkolla paadupatta arasiyal pulligal, parisēyargal peridhum madhittha vaaimoli sattatthai odhukkitthalliyavargal, uyirttheludhal nambikkaiyai patri kēvalamaaga pēsiyavargal. c appadiyirukkumpōdhu, yēsu uyirtthelundhadhai patri pēdhuruvum yōvaanum aalayatthil nindrukondu pēsiyadhai paartthapōdhu avargal evvalavu kodhitthelundhiruppaargal!

¹⁰ kodhippadaindha andha edhirigal pēdhuruvaiyum yōvaanaiyum siraiyil thallinaargal; aduttha naal avargalai yūdha ucha nīdhimandratthukku ilutthukkondu pōnaargal. andha prabala thalaivargal, pēdhuruvaiyum yōvaanaiyum ‘kalviyarivu illaadha saadhaarana aatkalaaga’ paartthaargal. adhanaal, aalayatthil ubadhēsam seiya avargalukku urimaiyillai endru ninaitthaargal. unmaidhaan, angīgarikkappatta endha gurukulatthilum avargal padikkavillai. irundhaalum, avargaludaiya velippadaiyaana pēchaiyum urudhiyaana nambikkaiyaiyum paartthu nīdhimandram asandhupōnadhu. eppadi pēdhuruvaalum yōvaanaalum ippadi pēsa mudindhadhu? oru kaaranam, “avargal yēsuvōdu irundhavargal.” (ap. 4:13) avargaludaiya ejamaanar, vēdha arinyargalai pōl karpikkaamal kadavuludaiya adhigaaratthinaal karpitthaar.—mat. 7:28, 29.

¹¹ prasangippadhai niruttha solli nīdhimandram andha appōsthalargalukku kattalaiyittadhu. yūdha samudhaayatthil, nīdhimandra aanaikku adhiga valimai irundhadhu. sila vaarangalukku munbudhaan, yēsu idhē nīdhimandratthukku munbu nirutthappattaar. appōdhu avar “saaga vēndum” endru adhan angatthinargal thīrppu kodutthaargal. (mat. 26:59-66) irundhaalum, pēdhuruvum yōvaanum mirandu pōgavillai. selvamum, selvaakkum, arivum padaitthavargal munnaal nindrukondirundhapōdhu, pēdhuruvum yōvaanum dhairiyamaaga, adhēsamayatthil mariyaadhaiyaaga ippadi sonnaargal: “kadavul solvadhai kētkaamal nīngal  solvadhai kētpadhu kadavulukku munnaal sariyaaga irukkumaa enbadhai nīngalē thīrmaanitthukkollungal. engalai porutthavarai, naangal paartthavatraiyum kēttavatraiyum patri pēsuvadhai engalaal niruttha mudiyaadhu.”—ap. 4:19, 20.

12. dhairiyatthaiyum nambikkaiyaiyum valartthukkolla edhu namakku kaikodukkum?

¹² ippadippatta dhairiyatthai ungalaal kaatta mudigiradhaa? ungal samudhaayatthil selvamum, selvaakkum, arivum padaitthavargalidam saatchi koduppadharku vaaippu kidaikkumpōdhu eppadi unarugirīrgal? kudumba angatthinargalō saga maanavargalō ungalōdu vēlai seibavargalō ungal nambikkaigalai patri kēli seiyumpōdhu eppadi unarugirīrgal? mirandu pōgirīrgalaa? kavalaippadaadhīrgal! ippadippatta bayatthai ungalaal pōkka mudiyum. appōsthalargal thangaludaiya nambikkaigalai urudhiyudanum mariyaadhaiyudanum edutthu solla yēsu būmiyil irundhapōdhu avargalukku katrukkodutthaar. (mat. 10:11-18) yēsu uyirtthelundha piragu, ‘indha sagaapthatthin kadaisi kattamvarai ellaa naatkalilum naan ungal kūdavē irukkirēn’ endru sīshargalukku urudhiyalitthaar. (mat. 28:20) yēsuvin thalaimaiyil seyalpadum “unmaiyum vivēgamum ulla adimai” nammudaiya nambikkaigalai edutthu solla namakku payirchi kodukkiraargal. (mat. 24:45-47; 1 pē. 3:15) sabai kūttangalil kodukkappadum pōdhanaiyin mūlamaaga, udhaaranatthukku kristhava vaalkkaiyum ūliyamum kūttatthin mūlamaaga... baibil adippadaiyil irukkum prasurangal matrum vīdiyōkkal mūlamaaga... jw.org vebsaittil irukkum “baibil kēlvigalukkaana badhilgal” endra pagudhiyil varum katturaigal mūlamaaga... indha payirchi kodukkappadugiradhu. ivatrai nīngal nandraaga payanpadutthikkolgirīrgalaa? appadi seidhaal, ungal dhairiyamum adhigarikkum nambikkaiyum nangūramaagum. adhōdu, appōsthalargalai pōlavē, nīngal kanda... kētta... arumaiyaana baibil satthiyangalai patri pēsuvadhai yaar thadutthaalum niruttha maattīrgal.

13, 14. edhirppai sandhikkumpōdhu naam enna seiya vēndum, ēn?

¹³ pēdhuruvum yōvaanum siraiyilirundhu veliyē vandhavudan nēraaga sabaiyaarai paarkka pōnaargal. thodarndhu nalla seidhiyai prasangikka dhairiyam tharumpadi avargal ellaarum sērndhu “kuralai uyartthi, kadavulidam” jebam seidhaargal. (ap. 4:24) kadavuludaiya viruppatthai seivadharku nammudaiya sondha balatthai saarndhiruppadhu suttha madatthanam enbadhai pēdhuru nandraagavē therindhirundhaar. ēnendraal, sila vaarangalukku munbudhaan, “ungalukku  nadakkappōvadhai paartthu matra ellaarum ungalaivittu ōdippōnaalum naan ōdippōgavē maattēn!” endru thannambikkaiyōdu yēsuvidam sonnaar. aanaal, yēsu sonnapadiyē pēdhuru manidhanukku bayandhu thannudaiya nanbaraagavum pōdhagaraagavum irundhavarai theriyaadhu endru sollivittaar. irundhaalum, thaan seidha thavarilirundhu pēdhuru paadam katrukkondaar.—mat. 26:33, 34, 69-75.

¹⁴ kristhuvukku saatchiyaaga irukka ungalukku manavurudhi irundhaal mattum pōdhaadhu. ungal visuvaasatthai murippadharkō nīngal prasangippadhai nirutthuvadharkō edhirigal muyarchi seiyumpōdhu pēdhuru matrum yōvaanin munmaadhiriyai pinpatrungal. balatthukkaaga yegōvaavidam jebam seiyungal. sabaiyin udhaviyai naadungal. nīngal edhirppadum savaalgalai patri mūppargalidamum mudhirchiyulla matravargalidamum sollungal. ungal saarbaaga matravargal seiyum jebam ungalai thaangum sakthiyaaga irukkum.—ebē. 6:18; yaak. 5:16.

15. sila kaalam prasangippadhai nirutthiyiruppavargal ēn manam thalarndhuvida kūdaadhu?

¹⁵ munbu edhirppin kaaranamaaga prasangippadhai nīngal nirutthiyirundhaal manam thalarndhuvidaadhīrgal, dhairiyatthai varavalaitthukkollungal. yēsu irandha piragu appōsthalargalumkūda sila naatkalukku prasangippadhai nirutthivittaargal enbadhai manadhil vaiyungal; aanaal, sīkkiratthil avargal surusuruppaaga prasangikka aarambitthaargal. (mat. 26:56; 28:10, 16-20) kadandha kaalatthil nīngal seidha kaariyatthai ninaitthu urchaagam ilandhuvidaamal andha anubavatthilirundhu paadam katrukkondu matravargalai urchaagappaduttha valithēda mudiyumaa?

16, 17. erusalēmilirundha sīshargaludaiya jebatthilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁶ adhigaarigal nammai adakka muyarchi seiyumpōdhu kadavulidam enna kēttu jebam seiya vēndum? sōdhanaiyilirundhu thangalai kaappaatrumpadi sīshargal jebam seiyavillai enbadhai gavaniyungal. ēnendraal, “avargal ennai thunburutthiyirundhaal ungalaiyum thunburutthuvaargal” endru yēsu solliyirundhadhu avargal manadhil achaai padhindhirundhadhu. (yōvaa. 15:20) adhanaal, edhirigalin mirattalgalai “gavaniyungal” endrudhaan avargal yegōvaavidam kēttaargal. (ap. 4:29) kadavuludaiya viruppam niraivēruvadhudhaan mukkiyam enbadhai sīshargal therindhuvaitthirundhaargal. thunburutthalukkaana kaaranatthai, adhaavadhu avai thīrkkadharisanangalai niraivētrugiradhu enbadhai, purindhukondaargal. manidha aatchiyaalargal enna sonnaalum sari, yēsu jebatthil sollikkodutthadhu pōl, kadavuludaiya viruppam ‘būmiyil niraivēriyē’ thīrum enbadhai avargal therindhirundhaargal.—mat. 6:9, 10.

¹⁷ kadavuludaiya viruppatthai seiya aasaippatta andha sīshargal yegōvaavidam, “ungal vaartthaiyai mulu dhairiyatthōdu pēsikkondē irukka ungaludaiya ūliyargalukku udhavi seiyungal” endru jebam seidhaargal.  adharku yegōvaa eppadi badhil thandhaar? “avargal mandraadi muditthapōdhu, avargal kūdiyirundha idam adhirndhadhu; avargal ellaarum kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal nirappappattu, avarudaiya vaartthaiyai dhairiyamaaga pēsa aarambitthaargal.” (ap. 4:29-31) kadavuludaiya viruppam niraivēruvadhai edhuvumē thadukka mudiyaadhu. (ēsaa. 55:11) sūlnilaimaigal namakku evvalavu paadhagamaaga irundhaalum sari... edhirigal evvalavu balasaaligalaaga irundhaalum sari... kadavulai nōkki mandraadinaal avarudaiya vaartthaiyai thodarndhu dhairiyatthōdu pēsa avar nichayam namakku balam tharuvaar.

18. erusalēm sabaiyil irundhavargal eppadi oruvarukkoruvar otthaasaiyaai irundhaargal?

¹⁸ appōdhudhaan pudhidhaaga uruvaagiyirundha kristhava sabai sīkkiratthil 5,000-kkum adhigamaanavargalai konda kristhava samudhaayamaaga maariyadhu. d sīshargal palvēru pinnaniyai sērndhavargal endraalum avargal anaivarum “orē manadhōdum orē yōsanaiyōdum” irundhaargal. (ap. 4:32; 1 ko. 1:10) thangal muyarchigalai aasīrvadhikka solli yegōvaavidam kēttadhōdu nirutthikkollaamal aanmīga vidhatthil... thēvaippadumpōdhu porulaadhaara vidhatthil... oruvarukkoruvar otthaasaiyaagavum irundhaargal. (1 yō. 3:16-18) udhaaranatthukku, appōsthalargalaal barnabaa endru alaikkappatta yōsēppu endra sīshar than nilatthai vitru mulu panatthaiyum nankodaiyaaga kodutthaar. edharkaaga theriyumaa? kristhuvai patri adhigamaaga katrukkolla erusalēmil thangivitta dhūra dhēsatthu makkalukku udhavuvadharkaaga!

19. ananiyaavaiyum sappīraalaiyum yegōvaa ēn kondrupōttaar?

¹⁹ ananiyaa-sappīraal thambadhiyumkūda thangal nilatthai vitru nankodaiyaaga kodutthaargal. aanaal, mottha thogaiyai kodutthadhu pōl naadagamaadinaargal; unmaiyil, ‘vitra panatthil oru pagudhiyai olitthu vaitthukkondaargal.’ (ap. 5:2) indha thambadhiyai yegōvaa kondruvittaar—avargal koduttha panam pōdhavillai enbadhaal alla, avargaludaiya ulnōkkam kettadhaaga irundhadhaal... avargal ēmaatriyadhaal. avargal ‘manushargalidam alla, kadavulidamē poi sonnaargal.’ (ap. 5:4) yēsu kandanam seidha velivēshakkaarargalai pōla, ananiyaavum sappīraalum kadavulidamirundhu varum angīgaaratthai alla... manidharidamirundhu varum magimaiyaitthaan peridhaaga ninaitthaargal.—mat. 6:1-3.

20. yegōvaavukku kodukkum vishayatthil naam enna paadam katrukkolgirōm?

²⁰ mudhal nūtraandil erusalēmil vaalndha dhaaraala gunamudaiya sīshargalai pōla indru latchakkanakkaana saatchigal ulagalaaviya prasanga vēlaikkaaga manamuvandhu nankodai kodukkiraargal. indha vēlaikkaaga thangaludaiya nēratthai... panatthai... kodukkumpadi yaarum kattaayappadutthuvadhillai. sollappōnaal, vēndaaveruppaagavum kattaayamaagavum thamakku sēvai seivadhai yegōvaa virumbuvadhillai. (2 ko. 9:7) naam evvalavu kodukkirōm enbadhai alla enna nōkkatthōdu kodukkirōm enbadhaitthaan yegōvaa paarkkiraar. (maar. 12:41-44) ananiyaa-sappīraal maadhiri naam irukka kūdaadhu. aam, suyanalatthukkaaga... nammudaiya magimaikkaaga... naam yegōvaavukku sēvai seiya kūdaadhu. maaraaga pēdhuru, yōvaan, barnabaavai pōl, kadavul mēlum matra makkal mēlum vaitthirukkira kabadamillaadha anbinaal thūndappattē sēvai seiya vēndum.—mat. 22:37-40.