1-3. appōsthalargalidamirundhu yēsu evvaaru vidaiperugiraar, enna kēlvigal elugindrana?

 indha naal vandhē irukka kūdaadhendru avargal ninaikkiraargal. kadandha sila vaarangalaagavē appōsthalargal meisilirtthu pōyirundhaargal! sōgam endra paadhaalatthukku pōnavargal yēsu uyirtthelundhadhum sandhōsham endra sigaratthaiyē thottaargal!! yēsu, 40 naatkalaaga sīshargalukku kaatchiyalitthu, ubadhēsamum urchaagamum ūtti vandhirundhaar. aanaal, indha naaldhaan yēsu avargal kannil nindra kadaisi naal.

² oliva malaiyil kūdiyirukkum appōsthalargal yēsu udhirkkum ovvoru vaartthaiyaiyum ulvaangikkolgiraargal. avarudaiya uraiyai meimarandhu kēttukkondirundhavargalukku, imaippoludhil ellaam mudindhuvittadhupōl thōndrugiradhu. ippōdhu avar than kaigalai uyartthi aasi kūrugiraar. pinbu, mannulagilirundhu  vinnulagitku ēri selgiraar. vaittha kan vaangaamal sīshargal avaraiyē paartthukkondirukka... oru mēgam avargal kangalai maraikkiradhu. yēsu paralōgatthukku ēri pōna piragum avargal vaanatthaiyē paartthukkondirukkiraargal.—lū. 24:50; ap. 1:9, 10.

³ indha kaatchi appōsthalargalin vaalvil oru thiruppumunai. ippōdhu ejamaanar illaamal sīshargal enna seivaargal? adhai patri kavalaiyē pada thēvaiyillai. ēnendraal, avar aarambitthu vaittha mukkiyamaana vēlaiyai thodara avargalai ērkenavē aayatthappadutthiyirundhaar! avargalai eppadi aayatthappadutthinaar? adharku avargal eppadi valaindhu kodutthaargal? indrulla kristhavargalmīdhu adhu eppadippatta thaakkatthai ērpadutthugiradhu? appōsthalar butthagatthin aaramba adhigaaram indha kēlvigalukkellaam niraivaana badhil alikkiradhu.

4. appōsthalar butthagatthai lūkkaa eppadi aarambikkiraar?

⁴ “anbaana theyōppiluvē” endra varigaludan appōsthalar butthagatthai lūkkaa aarambikkiraar; idharku munbu eludhiya suvisēsha padhivaiyum ivarukkutthaan eludhiyirundhaar. a lūkkaa suvisēshatthin thodarchiyē indha appōsthalar butthagam; adhanaaldhaan, suvisēsha padhivin kadaisiyil sonna sambavangalaiyē indha butthagatthin aarambatthilum lūkkaa eludhugiraar, aanaal surukkamaana varigalil... vitthiyaasamaana vaartthaigalil... pudhu thagavalgaludan.

5, 6. (a) yēsuvin sīshargaludaiya visuvaasatthai edhu balappadutthum? (b) indru unmai kristhavargaludaiya visuvaasam eppadi ‘nambagamaana pala aadhaarangalaal’ asthivaaram pōdappattirukkiradhu?

⁵ yēsuvin sīshargaludaiya visuvaasa kappalai edhu mūlgaamal kondu sellum? “thaan uyirōdu iruppadhai nambagamaana pala aadhaarangal mūlam avargalukku kaattinaar” endru appōsthalar 1:3 solgiradhu. “anbaana marutthuvar” lūkkaa mattumdhaan ‘nambagamaana aadhaarangal’ endra artthatthai tharum vaartthaiyai baibilil payanpadutthiyirukkiraar. (kolō. 4:14) marutthuva nūlgalil payanpadutthappatta indha kalaichol velippadaiyaana, mudivaana saandrai alladhu aadhaaratthai kurikkiradhu. appadippatta aadhaaratthaiyē yēsu kodutthaar. aam, orumuraiyō irumuraiyō alla, palamurai sīshargalukku dharisanamaanaar—sila samayam ōriru nabargalukku... sila samayam appōsthalargal anaivarukkum. oru sandharppatthil 500-kkum adhigamaanavargalukku dharisanamaanaar. (1 ko. 15:3-6) unmaiyilēyē nambagamaana aadhaaramdhaan!!!

⁶ adhēpōldhaan indru unmai kristhavargaludaiya visuvaasamum ‘nambagamaana pala aadhaarangalaal’ asthivaaram pōdappattirukkiradhu. appadiyaanaal, yēsu būmiyil vaalndhaar... nam paavangalukkaaga irandhaar... mūndraam naalil uyirōdu elundhaar... enbadharku aadhaaram irukkiradhaa? irukkiradhu! baibilil padhivaagiyulla kankanda saatchigalin vaakkumūlangal idharku urudhiyaana atthaatchi alikkindrana. kadavulidam jebam seidhuvittu, ivatrai aalndhu paditthaal nam visuvaasam urudhippadum. marandhuvidaadhīrgal: unmaiyaana visuvaasatthukku urudhiyaana atthaatchi avasiyam, illaiyendraal adhu verum kuruttu nambikkaiyaagatthaan irukkum. mudivillaa vaalvai pera unmaiyaana visuvaasam miga miga avasiyam!—yōvaa. 3:16.

7. karpippadhilum prasangippadhilum sīshargalukku yēsu enna munmaadhiri vaitthaar?

 ⁷ ‘kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patriyum [yēsu] sollivandhaar.’ udhaaranatthukku, mēsiyaa paadupattu marikka vēndum enbadhai patriya thīrkkadharisanangalai vilakkinaar. (lū. 24:13-32, 46, 47) mēsiyaavaaga thaam vagikkum paagatthai yēsu thelivupadutthiya samayatthil kadavuludaiya arasaangam endra mukkiya porulai valiyurutthinaar. ēnendraal, avardhaan varungaala arasar! kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patriya seidhiyē yēsuvudaiya prasangatthin mukkiya porulaaga irundhadhu. indru avarudaiya sīshargalum adhē porulaitthaan payanpadutthi pēsugiraargal.—mat. 24:14; lū. 4:43.

8, 9. (a) appōsthalargal manadhilirundha irandu thavaraana karutthugal enna? (b) appōsthalargalin mananilaiyai yēsu eppadi maatriyamaitthaar, indru kristhavargalukku enna paadam?

⁸ oliva malaiyil appōsthalargal ondrukūdi vandhirundhaargal endru aarambatthil paartthōm. adhudhaan būmiyil yēsuvudan avargaludaiya kadaisi sandhippu. appōdhu, avargal aarvamaaga “ejamaanē, indha samayatthilaa isravēlukku arasaangatthai mīttu tharappōgirīrgal?” endru kēttaargal. (ap. 1:6) indha oru kēlviyil avargal manadhilirundha irandu thavaraana karutthukkal pulappattana. ondru... kadavuludaiya arasaangam mīndum isravēlil sthaabikkappadum endra ennam. irandu... munnarivikkappatta kadavuludaiya aatchi ‘andha samayatthilē’ aarambamaagum endra edhirpaarppu. avargaludaiya mananilaiyai yēsu eppadi maatriyamaitthaar?

⁹ avargaludaiya mudhal karutthu thavaraanadhu enbadhai sīkkiratthilēyē purindhukolvaargal ena yēsu arindhirundhaar. sollappōnaal, innum patthē naatkalil oru pudhiya dhēsam, adhaavadhu aanmīga isravēl, udhayamaavadhai sīshargal paarkka pōgiraargal! ēnendraal, isravēl dhēsatthaarudan kadavul vaitthirundha uravu kittatthatta arundhuvittadhu. aanaal, avargaludaiya irandaavadhu karutthai yēsu appōdhē anbudan thirutthivittaar; aam, “thagappanin kattuppaattilulla kaalangalaiyō vēlaigalaiyō nīngal therindhukolla vēndiya avasiyam illai” endru sollivittaar. (ap. 1:7) yegōvaa kaalam thavaraadhavar! mudivu varum ‘naalum nēramum’ thanakkumkūda theriyaadhu, ‘paralōga thagappan oruvarukku’ mattumē theriyum endru yēsu būmiyil irundhapōdhu sonnaar. (mat. 24:36) indrumkūda ulagatthin mudivu eppōdhu varum... endha thēdhiyil varum... endru kristhavargal thēvaiyillaamal kavalaippattukkondirundhaal, avasiyamillaadha kaariyatthai enni kavalaippadugiraargal endrē solla vēndum.

10. appōsthalargalukku irundha enna mananilaiyai naam valartthukkolla vēndum, ēn?

¹⁰ irundhaalum, visuvaasatthukku marupeyaraaga vilangiya yēsuvin appōsthalargalai naam saadhaaranamaaga paarkka kūdaadhu. ēnendraal, yēsu avargalai thirutthiyapōdhu thaalmaiyōdu adhai ētrukkondaargal. avargaludaiya kēlvi, avargal manadhilirundha thavaraana karutthai padampiditthu kaattinaalum, avargaludaiya nalla mananilaiyaiyum kaattiyadhu. “vilippudan irungal” endru yēsu adikkadi avargalidam solliyirundhaar. (mat. 24:42; 25:13; 26:41) adhanaal, avargal eppōdhum aanmīga rīdhiyil vilippaai irundhaargal, yegōvaa viraivil nadavadikkai eduppaar enbadharku ēdhaavadhu atthaatchi kidaikkumaa endru aavalōdu paartthukkondirundhaargal. andha mananilaiyaitthaan indraikku naamum valartthukkolla vēndum. sollappōnaal, ‘kadaisi naatkalin’ kadaisi kattatthil vaalgira naam innum adhiga vilippudan irukka vēndum.—2 thī. 3:1-5.

11, 12. (a) sīshargalukku yēsu enna vēlaiyai kodutthaar? (b) prasanga vēlaiyai patri yēsu kurippittapōdhu ēn kadavuludaiya sakthiyai patri pēsinaar?

¹¹ endha vishayatthukku mudhalidam kodukka vēndumena appōsthalargalukku yēsu  ninaippūttinaar. “kadavuludaiya sakthi ungalmēl varumpōdhu nīngal vallamai petru, erusalēmilum yūdhēyaa muluvadhilum samaariyaavilum būmiyin ellaigal varaiyilum enakku saatchigalaaga iruppīrgal” endraar. (ap. 1:8) erusalēmil... yēsu kollappatta idatthil... avar uyirttheluppappatta seidhi mudhalil arivikkappadum. pinbu yūdhēyaavilum samaariyaavilum kadaisiyil ulagam muluvadhum andha seidhi edhirolikkum.

¹² ‘kadavuludaiya sakthiyai’ tharappōvadhaaga vaakkalittha piragu prasangikkum vēlaiyai patri yēsu avargalidam sonnadhu porutthamaaga irundhadhu. ‘kadavuludaiya sakthi’ endra sotrodar appōsthalar butthagatthil 40-kkum adhigamaana murai varugiradhu. kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyillaamal yegōvaavin viruppatthai nammaal niraivētravē mudiyaadhu enbadhai uyirōttamulla ibbutthagam marubadiyum marubadiyum unartthugiradhu. appadiyaanaal, andha sakthikkaaga kadavulidam naam thavaraamal jebippadhu evvalavu mukkiyam! (lū. 11:13) indha kadaisi kaalatthil adhu namakku rombavē avasiyam.

13. indru namakku kodukkappattirukkum prasanga vēlai evvalavu periya vēlai, adhai naam ēn aarvatthōdu ētrukkolla vēndum?

¹³ andha kaalatthil “būmiyin ellaigal varai” vaalndha makkal thogaikkum, indha kaalatthil “būmiyin ellaigal varai” vaalum makkal thogaikkum vitthiyaasam irukkiradhu. irundhaalum, mundhina adhigaaratthil sollappattapadi, yegōvaavin saatchigal indha maaberum poruppai manappūrvamaai ētrirukkiraargal. ēnendraal, paladharappatta aatkal nalla seidhiyai kētka vēndumena kadavul virumbuvadhu avargalukku theriyum. (1 thī. 2:3, 4) uyirkaakkum indha vēlaiyil nīngal mulumūchōdu īdupadugirīrgalaa? indha maadhiri thirupthiyaana vēlai vēru edhuvumē irukka mudiyaadhu! idhai seiya yegōvaa ungalukku balam tharuvaar. indha vēlaiyai thirampada seiya sariyaana valimuraigalai katrukkolla vēndum, sariyaana mananilaiyai valartthukkolla vēndum. adharku appōsthalar butthagam ungalukku pērudhaviyaaga irukkum.

14, 15. (a) kristhuvin varugaiyai patri dhēvathūdhargal enna sonnaargal, endha artthatthil? (adikkurippaiyum paarungal.) (b) kristhu paralōgatthukku ēri pōna “vidhatthil” thirumbi vandhaar endru eppadi sollalaam?

¹⁴ indha adhigaaratthin aarambatthil paartthapadi, yēsu būmiyilirundhu paralōgatthukku ēri pōnapōdhu kannukku theriyaamal maraindhupōnaar. irundhaalum, 11 appōsthalargalum angēyē nindrukondu vaanatthai utru paartthukkondirundhaargal. appōdhu, irandu dhēvathūdhargal thōndri, “galilēyargalē, ēn vaanatthaiyē paartthukkondirukkirīrgal? ungalidamirundhu vaanatthukku edutthukkollappatta yēsu, endha vidhatthil vaanatthukku pōvadhai paartthīrgalō andha vidhatthilēyē varuvaar” endru solli avargalai menmaiyaaga adhattinaargal. (ap. 1:11) silar karpippadhu pōl, yēsu adhē udalil varuvaar endru dhēvathūdhargal sonnaargalaa? illai. namakku eppadi theriyum?

¹⁵ yēsu adhē udalil alla, ‘adhē vidhatthil’ varuvaar endrudhaan dhēvathūdhargal sonnaargal. b sari, avar endha vidhatthil mēlē sendraar? dhēvathūdhargal pēsikkondirundha samayatthil kangalaivittu avar maraindhuvittaar. aanaal, silar mattumdhaan— appōsthalargal mattumdhaan—yēsu būmiyai vittu paralōgatthukku pōvadhai, thannudaiya thagappanidam pōvadhai unarndhukondaargal. kristhu thirumbi varum vidhamum adhēpōldhaan irukka vēndum. adhē pōldhaan irundhadhu. indraikkumkūda, aanmīga pagutthunarvu ullavargal mattumē yēsu raaja adhigaaratthil vandhiruppadhai unarndhukolgiraargal. (lū. 17:20) avarudaiya prasannatthirkaana atthaatchiyai naam purindhukolla vēndum. adhōdu kaalatthin avasaratthanmaiyai matravargalum purindhukolvadharkaaga avargalukkum adhai unarttha vēndum.

16-18. (a) kristhava kūttangalai patri appōsthalar 1:13, 14-ilirundhu naam enna therindhukolgirōm? (b) yēsuvin thaai mariyaalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? (c) indru kristhava kūttangal ēn mukkiyamaanavai?

¹⁶ appōsthalargal “migavum sandhōshamaaga erusalēmukku thirumbi pōnaargal” enbadhil aachariyamē illai. (lū. 24:52) aanaal, yēsuvin aalōsanaikkum arivuraikkum thaangal kīlppadivadhai eppadi kaattuvaargal? ‘vīttin maadi araiyil’ avargal kūdivandhadhaaga appōsthalar 1:13, 14-il vaasikkirōm. andha kūttangalai patriya svaarasyamaana sila vishayangalaiyum naam therindhukolgirōm. andha kaalatthil paalasthīna vīdugalil maadi araigal irundhana; padikkattugal velippuratthil amaikkappattirundhana. ingē kurippidappattulla “vīttin maadi arai,” appōsthalar 12:12-il kurippidappattullapadi, maarkuvin thaaikku sondhamaana vīttin maadi araiyaaga irundhirukkumaa? eppadi irundhaalum sari, kristhuvin sīshargal adikkadi ondrukūdi varuvadharku ētra ōr idamaaga, elimaiyaana ōr idamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, angu yaarellaam kūdivandhaargal, edharkaaga?

¹⁷ appōsthalargalukku mattumē alladhu aangalukku mattumē odhukkappatta idamaaga adhu irukkavillai enbadhai gavaniyungal. ‘sila pengalum’ angu vandhaargal; ēn, yēsuvin thaai mariyaalum angu vandhirundhaar. indha padhivildhaan kadaisiyaaga avarai patri baibil kurippidugiradhu. mariyaal angu vandhadhai paarkkumpōdhu enna therigiradhu? mariyaal thanakku pēraiyō pugalaiyō thēdavillai; maaraaga, saga kristhavargalōdu sērndhu kadavulai valipadavē virumbinaar endru therigiradhu. yēsu būmiyil irundhavarai avarai visuvaasikkaadha mariyaaludaiya naangu magangal ippōdhu thannudan irundhadhu mariyaalukku aarudhalaai irundhirukka vēndum. (mat. 13:55; yōvaa. 7:5) ēnendraal, yēsu uyirtthelundha pirpaadu avarudaiya sagōdharargal manam maarivittaargal!—1 ko. 15:7.

¹⁸ indha sīshargal edharkaaga kūdivandhirundhaargal enbadhaiyum gavaniyungal. avargal “vidaamal orumanadhōdu jebam seidhukondirundhaargal” endru baibil solgiradhu. (ap. 1:14) sollappōnaal, ondrukūdi varuvadhu eppōdhumē kristhava valipaattin ōr mukkiyamaana amsam. indru naamum oruvaraiyoruvar ūkkappadutthuvadharku... pōdhanaiyum arivuraiyum peruvadharku... miga mukkiyamaaga, paralōga thagappanaana yegōvaavai ondrusērndhu valipaduvadharku... kūdivarugirōm. ippadippatta sandharppangalil naam seigira jebangalum paadum paadalgalum nam paralōga thandhaiyin manadhai kulirvikkum, namakkum putthunarchi alikkum. nammai ūkkappadutthugira ippadippatta parisutthamaana kūttangalai orupōdhum thavaravida maattōm!—ebi. 10:24, 25.

19-21. (a) sabaiyil pēdhuru mukkiya pangu vagitthadhilirundhu naam enna katrukkolgirōm? (b) yūdhaasukku badhilaaga ēn vēroruvarai thērndhedukka vēndiyirundhadhu, indha vishayam kaiyaalappatta vidhatthilirundhu naam enna therindhukolgirōm?

¹⁹ kristhuvin sīshargal ippōdhu oru mukkiyamaana thīrmaanatthai edukka vēndiya kattatthil irundhaargal. idhai thīrppadhil appōsthalan pēdhuruvē mukkiya pangu vagitthaar. (vasanangal 15-26) ejamaanarai theriyaadhu endru mūndru dhadavai sonna pēdhuru indhalavukku munnēriyirukkiraar endraal adhu periya vishayamdhaanē! (maar. 14:72) naam ellaarumē paavam seigiravargal; adhanaal, unmaiyilēyē mananthirumbugiravargalukku yegōvaa “nallavar, mannikka thayaaraaga irukkiravar” enbadhai naam adikkadi nyaabagappadutthikkolla vēndum.—sang. 86:5.

²⁰ yēsuvai kaattikkoduttha yūdhaasukku badhilaaga vēroruvarai thērndhedukka vēndum enbadhai pēdhuru purindhukondaar. aanaal, yaarai thērndheduppadhu? yēsuvin  ūliyakkaalam muluvadhum avarōdu irundha... avar uyirtthelundhadharku kankanda saatchiyaaga irundha... oru nabaraitthaan thērndhedukka vēndum endru pēdhuru sonnaar. (ap. 1:21, 22) adhu... ‘ennai pinpatriyirukkira nīngalum 12 simmaasanangalil utkaarndhu isravēlin 12 kōtthirangalaiyum nyaayanthīrppīrgal’ endru yēsu koduttha vaakkurudhikku isaivaaga irundhadhu. (mat. 19:28) adhōdu, yēsuvin valiyil nadandha 12 appōsthalargal pudhiya erusalēmin ‘12 asthivaara karkalaaga’ irukka vēndum endru yegōvaa nōkkam kondirundhadhaaga therigiradhu. (veli. 21:2, 14) adhanaaldhaan, “avanudaiya kangaanikkum poruppai vēroruvan ētrukkollattum” endru sollappatta thīrkkadharisanam yūdhaasaiyē kuritthadhu enbadhai pēdhuru purindhukolla kadavul udhavi seidhaar.—sang. 109:8.

²¹ sari, andha pudhiya appōsthalarai eppadi thērndhedutthaargal? baibil kaalangalil nilaviya palakkatthinpadi sīttu pōttu thērndhedutthaargal. (nīdhi. 16:33) ippadi thērndhedukkum palakkam kadaisiyaaga baibilil ingudhaan sollappattulladhu. aanaal, kadavuludaiya sakthi arulappatta samayam mudhal indha palakkam maraindhuvittadhaaga therigiradhu. appōsthalargal ēn sīttu pōttu thērndhedutthaargal enbadhai gavaniyungal. “yegōvaavē, ellaa idhayangalaiyum arindhavarē, . . . indha irandu pēril yaarai thērndhedutthirukkirīrgal enbadhai engalukku kaattungal” endru avargal jebam seidhaargal. (ap. 1:23-25) andha nabarai yegōvaa thērndhedukka vēndum endru avargal virumbinaargal. matthiyaavai yegōvaa thērndhedutthaar; prasangippadharku yēsu anuppiya 70 sīshargalil ivarum oruvaraaga irundhirukkalaam. ippadi, matthiyaa ‘pannirandu’ pēril oruvaraanaar. c—ap. 6:2.

22, 23. indru sabaiyai valinadatthugiravargalukku naam ēn adipanindhu nadakka vēndum?

²² kadavuludaiya makkal olungamaikkappattiruppadhu mukkiyam enbadhai indha sambavam namakku nyaabagappadutthugiradhu. indrum sabaiyil kangaanigalaai sēvai seiya poruppulla aangal thērndhedukkappadugiraargal. ippadi thērndhedukkappadum kangaanigalukku baibil sollum thagudhigal irukkindranavaa enbadhai mūppargal gavanamaai yōsitthu paarkkiraargal; adhōdu, kadavuludaiya sakthiyin valinadatthudhalukkaagavum jebam seigiraargal. adhanaal, thērndhedukkappatta indha aangalai kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal niyamikkappattavargalaagavē sabaiyaar paarkkiraargal. sabaiyai avargal munnindru valinadatthumpōdhu avargalukku naam adipanindhu nadakka vēndum, appōdhu sabaiyil otrumai nilavum.—ebi. 13:17.

²³ yēsu uyirttheluppappattadhai kannaara kandapin sīshargal balam petraargal... amaippil ērpatta maatrangalai kandu nambikkaiyum kondaargal... idhanaal adutthu nadakkappōgum ondrukku thayaaraaga irundhaargal. kristhava saritthiratthil nigalndha andha mukkiya sambavatthai patri aduttha katturai pēsum.