1, 2. pavulum barnabaavum līsthiraavil irukkirapōdhu adutthadutthu enna sambavangal nadakkindrana?

 līsthiraavil engē paartthaalum kūchalum kulappamumaaga irukkiradhu. karuvaraiyilirundhē kaal ūnatthudan pirandha oruvan munpin theriyaadha irandu pēraal arpudhamaaga gunamadaindhu, magilchiyil maanpōl thulli kudhikkiraan. makkal mugatthil aachariyam alai alaiyaaga parava, pūsaari oruvan andha manidhargalukku maalai sūda varugiraan; andha anniyargalai dheivangal endrē andha ūrkkaarargal mudivukatti vidugindranar. balikkaana kaalaigal urumikkondu nirka, avatrai bali kodukka orupakkam sīyus pūsaari dhadabudalaaga thayaaraagikkondirukkiraar. innoru pakkam, pavulum barnabaavum ‘vēndaam!’ endru thondai kiliya maruppu kural kodukkiraargal. mēlangigalai kilitthukkondu, kūttatthukkul paaindhu pōi, thangalai vananga vēndaam endru mandraadugiraargal; oruvaliyaaga, thaangal kadavulgal illai enbadhai andha kūttatthaarukku puriya vaikkiraargal.

² pirpaadu... pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum edhirttha yūdhargal pisīdhiyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavilirundhum ikkōniyaavilirundhum vandhu sērugiraargal. līsthiraa makkalidaiyē pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum patri visham pōndra vadhandhigalai parappi avargaludaiya manadhai nanjaakkugiraargal. dheivangal endru solli maalai sūdi mandiyida ōdōdi vandhavargal ippōdhu pavulai sūlndhukondu... avar mayakkam pōttu mannil saayumvarai kallerigiraargal. kōbatthai ellaam karkalaal kotti thīrttha piragu... avar setthuvittaar endru ninaitthu adipatta udalai nagaratthin vaasalukku veliyē tharatharavena ilutthuvandhu pōdugiraargal.

3. indha adhigaaratthil ennenna kēlvigalai naam sindhippōm?

³ adhiradiyaana indha sambavam nadappadharku edhu kaaranamaaga irundhadhu? pavul, barnabaa matrum salana butthiyulla līsthiraa makkal utpatta sambavatthilirundhu indru nalla seidhiyai prasangikkiravargal enna katrukkollalaam? ‘yegōvaa thandha adhigaaratthil dhairiyamaaga pēsi’ thodarndhu ūliyam seidhuvandha barnabaa matrum pavuludaiya munmaadhiriyai kristhava mūppargal eppadi pinpatralaam?—ap. 14:3.

4, 5. pavulum barnabaavum ēn ikkōniyaavukku payanam seidhaargal, angē enna nadandhadhu?

⁴ sila naatkalukku munbu, pavulukkum barnabaavukkum edhiraaga yūdhargal kalagatthai thūndivittadhaal andha irandu pērum rōma nagaratthaivittu, adhaavadhu  pisīdhiyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavaivittu veliyētrappattaargal. aanaal, avargal manamudaindhuvidavillai. adharku badhilaaga, ‘thangal paadhatthil padindha dhūsiyai [andha makkalukku] edhiraaga udharivittaargal.’ (ap. 13:50-52; mat. 10:14) edhirppavargalai kadavuludaiya kaiyil vittuvittu pavulum barnabaavum amaidhiyaaga andha nagaratthaivittu purappattaargal. (ap. 18:5, 6; 20:26) mugatthil sandhōsha oli siridhum kuraiyaamal avargal thangaludaiya ūliya payanatthai thodarndhaargal. thenkilakku dhisaiyil kittatthatta 150 kilōmīttar payanam seidha piragu, taaras matrum sulthaan malaitthodargalukku matthiyil vītrirukkum selippaana mēttu nilappagudhiyai adaindhaargal.

⁵ mudhalil, pavulum barnabaavum ikkōniyaavil thanginaargal; idhu, mulukka mulukka grēkka kalaachaaram paraviyirundha oru nagaram; adhōdu, rōma maagaanamaagiya galaatthiyaavin mukkiya nagarangalil ondraagavum vilangiyadhu. a selvaakkumikka yūdhargalum yūdha madhatthukku maariyavargal palarum indha nagaratthil vaalndhu vandhaargal. pavulum barnabaavum thangaludaiya valakkatthinpadi, jebakkūdatthukkul nulaindhu prasangam seiya thodanginaargal. (ap. 13:5, 14) “angē avargal thiramaiyaaga pēsiyadhaal ēraalamaana yūdhargalum grēkkargalum yēsuvin sīshargalaanaargal.”—ap. 14:1.

6. pavulum barnabaavum thiramaimikka pōdhagargalaaga irundhadharku kaaranam enna, naam eppadi avargalai pinpatralaam?

⁶ pavulum barnabaavum pēsiya vidham ēn atthanai ullangalai kavarndhadhu? vēdha nyaanatthin kalanjiyamaaga vilanginaar pavul. yēsudhaan vaakku kodukkappatta mēsiyaa enbadhai nirūbippadharku saritthiram, thīrkkadharisanam, mōsēyin thiruchattam aagiyavatrilirundhu thirampada mērkōl kaatti pēsinaar. (ap. 13:15-31; 26:22, 23) barnabaavin pēchil, makkalmīdhu avar kondirundha akkarai palichittadhu. (ap. 4:36, 37; 9:27; 11:23, 24) avargal iruvarum thangaludaiya sondha arivinmīdhu saarndhirukkavillai, adharku badhilaaga “yegōvaa thandha adhigaaratthil” pēsinaargal. ūliyatthil andha mishanarigalai nīngal eppadi pinpatralaam? kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai nandraaga therindhukollungal. kētpavargalin aarvatthai thūndum vasanangalai thērndhedungal. kētpavarukku aarudhal tharum vidhatthil eppadi pēsalaam endru yōsiyungal. eppōdhum yegōvaavin vaartthaiyin adippadaiyil katrukkodungal, ungal sondha arivil alla.

7. (a) nalla seidhiyaal enna vilaivugal ērpadum? (b) nīngal nalla seidhiyai ētrukkondadhaal ungal kudumbatthil pirivinai undaagiyirundhaal, nīngal edhai manadhil vaikka vēndum?

⁷ aanaal, pavulum barnabaavum sonnadhai ikkōniyaavil irundha ellaarumē aarvatthōdu kētkavillai. “visuvaasam vaikkaadha yūdhargal matra dhēsatthu makkaludaiya manadhai kedutthu, andha sagōdharargalukku edhiraaga avargalai thūndivittaargal” endru lūkkaa sonnaar. adhanaal angēyē “pala vaarangal thangi” nalla seidhiyai arivippadhu avasiyam enbadhai purindhukondu, pavulum barnabaavum “dhairiyamaaga pēsivandhaargal.” adhan vilaivaaga, “nagara makkalukku idaiyil pirivinai undaanadhu; silar yūdhargalin pakkamum silar appōsthalargalin pakkamum sērndhukondaargal.” (ap. 14:2-4) indrum nalla seidhi idhē vilaivaitthaan makkalidam ērpadutthugiradhu. silarai adhu ondraakkugiradhu, silarukku idaiyē pirivinaigalai ērpadutthugiradhu. (mat. 10:34-36) nīngal nalla seidhiyai ētrukkondadhaal ungal kudumbatthil pirivinai undaagiyirundhaal, ondrai ninaivil vaiyungal: aadhaaramatra vadhandhi alladhu appattamaana poiyin kaaranamaagatthaan perumbaalum edhirppu varugiradhu. ungaludaiya nalnadatthai, visham pōndra indha vadhandhigalai murikkum marundhaaga irukkalaam, edhirppavargaludaiya manadhai ilagavum vaikkalaam.—1 pē. 2:12; 3:1, 2.

8. pavulum barnabaavum ēn ikkōniyaavai vittu pōnaargal, avargaludaiya munmaadhiriyilirundhu naam enna katrukkolgirōm?

 ⁸ konja kaalatthukku piragu, ikkōniyaavil irundha edhirigal pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum kallerindhu kolla thittam thīttinaargal. vishayam therindhavudan indha mishanarigal innoru idatthukku pōga thīrmaanitthaargal. (ap. 14:5-7) indrum nalla seidhiyai arivikkiravargal idhē muraiyaitthaan pinpatrugiraargal. edhirigal nammai sollaal thaakkumpōdhu dhairiyamaaga pēsugirōm. (pili. 1:7; 1 pē. 3:13-15) aanaal, vanmurai vedikka aarambikkumpōdhu ēdaagūdamaaga edhaiyaavadhu seivadhai thavirkkirōm; illaiyendraal, nam uyirukkō saga kristhavargalin uyirukkō anaavasiyamaaga aabatthu undaagividum.—nīdhi. 22:3.

9, 10. līsthiraa engē irundhadhu, angirundha makkalai patri namakku enna theriyum?

⁹ pavulum barnabaavum līsthiraavukku purappattu pōnaargal; idhu, ikkōniyaavukku thenmērkil sumaar 30 kilōmīttar dhūratthil irukkira oru rōma kudiyiruppu. pisīdhiyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavudan līsthiraavukku nerungiya uravu irundhadhu. aanaal pisīdhiyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavil irundhadhai pōla līsthiraavil periya yūdha samudhaayam illai. angirundha makkal grēkka moli pēsiyapōdhilum avargaludaiya thaaimoli likkavōniyaa. indha nagaratthil jebakkūdam edhuvum irundhadhaaga theriyavillai, adhanaaldhaan pavulum barnabaavum oru podhu idatthil prasangikka aarambitthaargal. munbu erusalēmil, piraviyilēyē kaal ūnamaayirundha oru manidhanai pēdhuru sugappadutthinaar; adhai paartthu thiralaana makkal visuvaasigalaaga maarinaargal. (ap. 3:1-10) adhēpōl līsthiraavil, piraviyilēyē ūnamaaga irundha oru manidhanai pavul sugappadutthinaar. (ap. 14:8-10) aanaal, ivar seidha arpudham vibarīdha vilaivugalai ērpadutthina.

¹⁰ indha adhigaaratthin aarambatthil vivarikkappattapadi, ūnamaaga irundha andha manidhan kaalūndri nindrapōdhu līsthiraavil poi dheivangalai vanangiya makkal udanē thavaraana mudivukku vandhuvittaargal. barnabaavai sīyus, adhaavadhu dheivangalukkellaam dheivam, endru sonnaargal; pavulai hermas, adhaavadhu sīyusin magan endrum dheivangalin thūdhuvar endrum kūrinaargal. (pakkam 97-il “ līsthiraavum sīyus - hermas valipaadum” endra pettiyai  paarungal.) aanaal barnabaavum pavulum, thaangal sonnadhum seidhadhum ippadippatta poi dheivangalin adhigaaratthaal alla, orē unmai kadavulaana yegōvaavin adhigaaratthaaldhaan enbadhai padaadhapaadu pattu andha kūttatthinarukku unartthinaargal.—ap. 14:11-14.

11-13. (a) līsthiraa makkalidam pavulum barnabaavum enna sonnaargal? (b) pavulum barnabaavum sonna vaartthaigalilirundhu naam katrukkollum mudhal paadam enna?

¹¹ dhadaaladiyaaga sambavangal nadandhapōdhilum, kētkiravargaludaiya idhayatthai thodum vidhatthil pēsa pavulum barnabaavum mudindhalavu muyarchi seidhaargal. matra madhangalai sērndha makkalukku thirampatta vidhatthil nalla seidhiyai prasangippadhu eppadi enbadhai lūkkaa indha sambavatthin mūlam namakku therivikkiraar. pavulum barnabaavum kētpōrudaiya aarvatthai eppadi thūndinaargal enbadhai gavaniyungal. “makkalē, ēn ippadi seigirīrgal? naangalum ungalai pōl kuraipaadugal ulla manidhargaldhaan. indha vīnaana kaariyangalai vittuvittu, vaanatthaiyum būmiyaiyum kadalaiyum avatrilulla ellaavatraiyum padaittha uyirulla kadavulidam thirumbungal, adharkaagavē ungalukku nalla seidhiyai solgirōm. kadandha kaalangalil avar ellaa dhēsatthu makkalaiyum avaravarudaiya ishtappadi nadakka anumadhitthirundhaar. aanaalum, avar thannai patri saatchi kodukkaamal irundhadhillai. eppadiyendraal, vaanatthilirundhu malaiyaiyum, paruva kaalangalil amōga vilaichalaiyum, ēraalamaana unavaiyum ungalukku thandhu, ungal ullatthai sandhōshatthaal nirappi nanmai seidhirukkiraar” endru sonnaargal.—ap. 14:15-17.

¹² yōsikka vaikkum indha vaartthaigalilirundhu naam enna paadangalai katrukkollalaam? mudhalaavadhaaga, pavulum barnabaavum matravargalaivida thangalai uyarvaaga ninaikkavillai. thangalukku illaadha thagudhiyai iruppadhupōl kaattikkollavum illai. adharku badhilaaga, andha makkalukku irukkira adhē balavīnangal thangalukkum irukkiradhu enbadhai thaalmaiyudan otthukkondaargal. unmaidhaan, pavulum barnabaavum kadavuludaiya sakthiyai petrirundhaargal, poimadha pōdhanaigalilirundhu vidudhalai seiyappattirundhaargal, kristhuvudan aatchi seiyum  edhirpaarppaiyum petrirundhaargal. aanaal, līsthiraavilirundha makkalum kristhuvukku kīlppadindhaal adhē aasīrvaadhangalai pera mudiyum enbadhai unarndhirundhaargal.

¹³ ūliyatthil sandhikkum nabargalai naam eppadi paarkkirōm? namakku samamaanavargalaaga paarkkirōmaa? satthiyangalai katrukkolla matravargalukku udhavumpōdhu pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum pōla namakku magimaiyai thēdaamal irukkirōmaa? 19-aam nūtraandin kadaisiyilum 20-aam nūtraandin aarambatthilum prasanga vēlaiyai munnindru nadatthiya prabala pōdhagaraana chaarls tēs rasal indha vishayatthil namakku miga sirandha munmaadhiri. avar ippadi eludhinaar: “engalukkō engal elutthukkalukkō endha pugalaiyum, gauravatthaiyum naangal edhirpaarppadhillai; ‘revarant’ alladhu ‘rabī’ endru alaikkappaduvadhaiyum naangal virumbuvadhillai.” sagōdharar rasalin thaalmaiyaana gunam pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum nam kanmun nirutthugiradhu. adhēpōl, naam prasangikkumpōdhu namakku magimai sērppadhu nammudaiya nōkkam kidaiyaadhu, “uyirulla kadavulidam” thirumbuvadharku ellaa makkalukkum udhavuvadhē nam nōkkam.

14-16. līsthiraa makkalidam pavulum barnabaavum pēsiya vishayatthilirundhu naam katrukkollum irandaavadhu, mūndraavadhu paadangal enna?

¹⁴ pavul matrum barnabaavin pēchilirundhu naam katrukkollum irandaavadhu paadatthai gavaniyungal. indha mishanarigal sūlnilaikku ētrapadi pēsinaargal. ikkōniyaavilirundha yūdhargalaiyum yūdha madhatthukku maariyavargalaiyum pōla, līsthiraa makkalukku vēdhaagamatthai patriyō isravēlarukku kadavul seidha magatthaana seyalgalai patriyō ellalavum theriyaadhu. adhumattumalla, avargal vivasaayigal. līsthiraavil midhamaana sīdhōshna nilai irundhadhu, būmiyum selippaaga irundhadhu. padaippaalarin gunangalai padampiditthu kaattum niraiya vishayangalai līsthiraa makkal dhinam dhinam paartthaargal; paruva kaalangalilum amōga vilaichalilum kadavuludaiya gunangalai kaattum niraiya aadhaarangalai avargal paartthaargal. avargalin manadhai thoda indha vishayangalai adippadaiyaaga vaitthē pavulum barnabaavum pēsinaargal.—rōmar 1:19, 20.

¹⁵ naamum adhēpōl sūlnilaikku ētrapadi pēsa mudiyumaa? oru vivasaayi vitthiyaasamaana vayalgalil orē maadhiriyaana vidhaiyai vidhaitthaalum, nilatthai panpaduttha avar vitthiyaasamaana muraigalai payanpaduttha vēndum. silavagai nilam ērkenavē padhamaaga irukkum, vidhaippadharku ētradhaaga irukkum. aanaal, silavagai nilangalai uludhu panpaduttha vēndiyirukkum. adhēpōla, naam vidhaikkira vidhai ondrudhaan, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyil irukkira nalla seidhidhaan adhu. aanaal pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum pōl naam irundhaal, nam seidhiyai kētkum makkalin sūlnilaiyaiyum madha pinnaniyaiyum purindhukolla muyarchi seivōm. pinbu adharkētrapadi naam pēsum vidhatthai maatrikkolvōm.—lū. 8:11, 15.

¹⁶ indha padhivilirundhu naam katrukkollum mūndraavadhu paadatthai gavanippōm. sila nērangalil naam kadum muyarchi edutthaalum naam thūvum vidhaigalai paravaigal kotthikkondu pōividalaam alladhu avai karpaarai nilatthil vilundhuvidalaam. (mat. 13:18-21) appadi nadandhaal nambikkai ilandhuvidaadhīrgal. ēnendraal, rōma kristhavargalukku pavul sonnadhupōl, ‘naam ovvoruvarum [nammudaiya nalla seidhiyai kētkum ovvoruvarumkūda] avaravar seyalgalukkaaga kadavulukku kanakku kodukka vēndum.’—rō. 14:12.

17. therbaiyilirundhu vandhapin pavulum barnabaavum engē payanam seidhaargal, ēn?

¹⁷ pavul irandhuvittaar endru ninaitthu edhirigal avarai līsthiraavukku veliyē pōtta piragu, sīshargal avarai sūlndhu nirka, avar elundhu nagarukkul pōi andru  iravu thanginaar. aduttha naal avarum barnabaavum 100 kilōmīttar dhūratthil irundha therbaikku payanam seidhaargal. sila maninērangalukku munbu kalladipatta pavulukku indha payanam evvalavu kashtamaaga irundhirukkum! irundhaalum, avarum barnabaavum sōrndhuvidaamal payanatthai thodarndhaargal. kadaisiyil therbaikku pōi sērndhu, angē “niraiya pērai sīshargalaakkinaargal.” piragu, angirundhu sīriyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavil avar thangiyirundha idatthukku kurukku paadhaiyil pōgaamal, ‘līsthiraavukkum ikkōniyaavukkum [pisīdhiyaavilirundha] andhiyōkiyaavukkum thirumbi pōnaargal.’ edharkaaga? ‘sīshargalai balappadutthi . . . visuvaasatthil nilaitthirukkumpadi avargalai urchaagappadutthuvadharkaaga.’ (ap. 14:20-22) evvalavu arumaiyaana munmaadhiri! sondha saugariyatthaivida sabaiyil irundhavargaludaiya thēvaigalukkē avargal mudhalidam kodutthaargal. indraikku irukkum payana kangaanigalum mishanarigalumkūda avargaludaiya munmaadhiriyaiyē pinpatrugiraargal.

18. mūppargal eppadi niyamikkappadugiraargal?

¹⁸ pavulum barnabaavum thangal vaartthaiyaalum munmaadhiriyaalum sīshargalai balappadutthiyadhōdu, ‘ovvoru sabaiyilum avargalukkaaga mūppargalai niyamitthaargal.’ indha mishanari payanatthukku “kadavuludaiya sakthiyinaal anuppappatta” pōdhilum, pavulum barnabaavum viradhamirundhu, yegōvaavidam jebam seidhu, andha mūppargalai “paadhugaakkumpadi avaridam vēndikkondaargal.” (ap. 13:1-4; 14:23) adhē muraidhaan indrum pinpatrappadugiradhu. oru sagōdhararai niyamikka sibaarisu seivadharku munbu, mūppar kulu jebam seidhu, vēdhavasanangalil sollappattirukkum thagudhigal avarukku irukkindranavaa enbadhai yōsitthu paarkkiraargal. (1 thī. 3:1-10, 12, 13; thīth. 1:5-9; yaak. 3:17, 18; 1 pē. 5:2, 3) andha sagōdharar evvalavu kaalam kristhavaraaga irukkiraar enbadhai vaitthu thīrmaanam edukkappaduvadhillai. andha sagōdhararudaiya vaalkkaiyil kadavuludaiya sakthi endhalavu seyalpadugiradhu enbadharku avarudaiya pēchu, nadatthai, avar edutthirukkum peyar aagiyavai atthaatchi alikkum. kangaanigalukkuriya thagudhigalai avar pūrtthi seivadhai porutthē mandhaiyai mēikka avarukku thagudhi irukkiradhaa illaiyaa enbadhu thīrmaanikkappadugiradhu. (galaa. 5:22, 23) ippadippattavargalai niyamikkum poruppu vattaara kangaanigalukku irukkiradhu.—1 thīmōtthēyu 5:22-ai oppittu paarungal.

19. mūppargal edhai patri kanakku kodukka vēndum, pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum avargal eppadi pinpatrugiraargal?

¹⁹ sabaiyai nadatthum vidhatthai patri thaangal kadavulukku kanakku kodukka vēndum enbadhai mūppargal therindhu vaitthirukkiraargal. (ebi. 13:17) pavulaiyum barnabaavaiyum pōla ūliyatthai mūppargal munnindru nadatthugiraargal. thangaludaiya vaartthaigalaal sagōdhara sagōdharigalai balappadutthugiraargal. thangal sondha saugariyatthaivida sabaiyil irukkiravargaludaiya thēvaigalukkē mudhalidam kodukka manamullavargalaaga irukkiraargal.—pili. 2:3, 4.

20. nam sagōdharargalin ūliyatthai patriya arikkaigalai vaasikkumpōdhu naam eppadi payanadaigirōm?

²⁰ kadaisiyil, pavulum barnabaavum thangal mishanari ūliyatthin maiyatthukku, adhaavadhu sīriyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavukku, thirumbiya piragu, “thangal mūlam kadavul seidha pala kaariyangalai patriyum, visuvaasa kadhavai matra dhēsatthu makkalukku avar thirandhuvittadhai patriyum” sonnaargal. (ap. 14:27) unmaiyulla nam kristhava sagōdharargalin ūliyatthai patriyum avargaludaiya muyarchigalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhitthadhai patriyum vaasikka vaasikka... ‘yegōvaa thandha adhigaaratthil dhairiyamaaga pēsa’ naamum urchaagam peruvōm.