1. mudhal nūtraandu kristhavargalukkum indru yegōvaavin saatchigalukkum irukkira otrumaigal enna?

 aarambakaala kristhavargal bakthivairaakkiyamaaga saatchi kodutthaargal. kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyaiyum valinadatthudhalaiyum manappūrvamaaga ētrukkondaargal. thunburutthal matthiyilum prasangitthaargal. kadavuludaiya alavatra aasīrvaadhatthai petraargal. indru yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya vishayatthilum idhuvē unmai.

2, 3. appōsthalar butthagatthin sirappamsangal enna?

² appōsthalar butthagatthil irukkira viruviruppaana padhivugalai paditthadhu ungal manadhukku nichayam urchaagamaaga irundhirukkum! ungal visuvaasatthaiyum balappadutthiyirukkum! appōsthalar butthagam oruvidhatthil thanitthuvam vaaindhadhu; ēnendraal, aarambakaala kristhavatthin saritthiratthai patri kadavuludaiya thūndudhalaal eludhappatta orē butthagam idhudhaan.

³ appōsthalar butthagam 95 nabargalaiyum, 32 dhēsangalaiyum, 54 nagarangalaiyum, 9 thīvugalaiyum patri solgiradhu. saadhaarana makkal... thimirpidittha madhatthalaivargal... agangaaramaana arasiyalvaadhigal... villangamaana vishamigal... ena svaarasyamaana kadhaapaatthirangal irukkira nija kadhaiyai vivarikkiradhu. ellaavatrukkum mēlaaga, mudhal nūtraandil vaalndha ungaludaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalai patri vivarikkiradhu; dhinasari vaalkkaiyil avargal palavidhamaana savaalgalai edhirppattadhōdu nalla seidhiyai vairaakkiyamaaga prasangitthaargal.

4. pavul, thabītthaal pōndra unmaiyulla saatchigalai ēn nammudaiya nerungiya sondhangalaaga paarkkirōm?

⁴ aarvatthudippulla appōsthalargalaana pēdhuru matrum pavul, anbaana marutthuvaraana lūkkaa, dhaaraala gunampadaittha barnabaa, dhairiyasaaliyaana sthēvaan, anbullam konda thabītthaal, ubasarikkum gunam padaittha līdhiyaal ena etthanai etthanaiyō unmaiyulla saatchigalai patri appōsthalar butthagatthil vaasikkirōm; ivargal ellaarum kittatthatta 2,000 varushangalukkumun vaalndhavargal. aanaalum, ivargalai verumanē saritthira kadhaapaatthirangalaaga paarkkaamal nammudaiya nerungiya sondhangalaaga paarkkirōm. ēn? ēnendraal, avargalai pōlavē naamum sīsharaakkum vēlaiyai seidhu varugirōm. (mat. 28:19, 20) indha vēlaiyai seivadhu evvalavu periya baakkiyam!

5. yēsuvin aarambakaala sīshargal engē saatchi kodukka aarambitthaargal?

⁵ yēsu than sīshargalukku koduttha vēlaiyai patri yōsitthu paarungal.  “kadavuludaiya sakthi ungalmēl varumpōdhu nīngal vallamai petru, erusalēmilum yūdhēyaa muluvadhilum samaariyaavilum būmiyin ellaigal varaiyilum enakku saatchigalaaga iruppīrgal” endru sonnaar. (ap. 1:8) kadavuludaiya sakthiyinaal balam petra andha sīshargal mudhalaavadhaaga ‘erusalēmil’ saatchi kodutthaargal. (ap. 1:1–8:3) adutthadhaaga, kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyōdu “yūdhēyaa muluvadhilum samaariyaavilum” saatchi kodutthaargal. (ap. 8:4–13:3) adhanpin, “būmiyin ellaigal varaiyilum” saatchi kodutthaargal.—ap. 13:4–28:31.

6, 7. mudhal nūtraandu kristhavargalidam illaadha enna ubagaranangal indru nammidam irukkindrana?

⁶ mudhal nūtraandilirundha ungal sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam, ūliyatthil payanpaduttha mulu baibil irukkavillai. sumaar ki.pi. 41-ildhaan matthēyuvin suvisēsham eludhi mudikkappattadhu. adhanpin, pavuludaiya sila kadidhangal eludhappattana. sumaar ki.pi. 61-il appōsthalar butthagam eludhi mudikkappattadhu. aarambakaala kristhavargalidam sondhamaaga mulu baibilum irukkavillai, ūliyatthil kodukka vidhavidhamaana prasurangalum irukkavillai. avargalil yūdha kristhavargal, visuvaasigalaavadharku munbu jebakkūdatthil ebireya vēdhaagamam vaasikkappattadhai kēttirundhaargal. (2 ko. 3:14-16) aanaalum, vēdhavasanangalai avargal nandraaga therindhuvaitthiruppadhu avasiyamaaga irundhadhu; ēnendraal, ūliyatthinpōdhu thangaludaiya nyaabagatthilirundhē vasanangalai avargal solla vēndiyirundhirukkalaam.

⁷ aanaal, indru nammil niraiya pērukku sondhamaaga baibilum ēraalamaana baibil prasurangalum irukkindrana. naam 240 naadugalil pala moligalil nalla seidhiyai arivitthu sīshargalai uruvaakki varugirōm.

8, 9. (a) kadavuludaiya sakthi enna seiya yēsuvin sīshargalukku udhaviyadhu? (b) indru unmaiyulla adimai kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyōdu enna seigiraargal?

⁸ saatchi kodukkum vēlaiyai yēsu than sīshargalukku koduttha samayatthil, ‘kadavuludaiya sakthi ungalmēl varumpōdhu nīngal vallamai peruvīrgal’ endru sonnaar. appadiyendraal, yēsuvin sīshargal būmiyengum saatchi kodukka kadavuludaiya sakthi udhava irundhadhu. andha sakthiyin udhaviyaal pēdhuruvum pavulum nōigalai gunappadutthinaargal, pēigalai virattinaargal, irandhavargalai uyirttheluppinaargal! irundhaalum, innum mukkiyamaana ondrai seiya kadavuludaiya sakthi avargalukku udhaviyadhu. mudivillaadha vaalvukku valinadatthugira thirutthamaana arivai katrukkodukka avargalukkum matra sīshargalukkum adhu udhaviyadhu.—yōvaa. 17:3.

⁹ ki.pi. 33, pendhekosthē naal andru, yēsuvin sīshargal ‘kadavuludaiya sakthiyin . . . udhaviyaal vevvēru moligalil pēsa aarambitthaargal.’ ippadi, “kadavuludaiya magatthaana seyalgalai patri” saatchi kodutthaargal. (ap. 2:1-4, 11) indru, vevvēru moligalil pēsum arpudha varam namakku illai. irundhaalum, unmaiyulla adimai kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyōdu pala moligalil baibil prasurangalai veliyidugiraargal. udhaaranatthukku, ovvoru maadhamum kaavarkōburam matrum vilitthelu! patthirikaigalai latchakkanakkil achidugiraargal. adhōdu, jw.org vebsaittil 1000-kkum adhigamaana moligalil baibil prasurangalum vīdiyōkkalum kidaikkindrana. ellaa dhēsangalaiyum kōtthirangalaiyum moligalaiyum sērndha aatkalidam “kadavuludaiya magatthaana seyalgalai patri” arivikka avai namakku udhavugindrana.—veli. 7:9.

10. unmaiyulla adimai 1989 mudhal enna seidhu varugiraargal?

 ¹⁰ unmaiyulla adimai 1989 mudhal, pudhiya ulaga molipeyarppu baibilai pala moligalil veliyiduvadharku adhiga gavanam kodutthu varugiraargal. indha baibil ērkenavē 200-kkum adhigamaana moligalil molipeyarkkappattu, kōdikkanakkil achidappattulladhu, achidappadavum ulladhu. indha imaalaya paniyin vetrikku orē kaaranam kadavuludaiya sakthidhaan.

11. yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya prasurangal eppadi molipeyarkkappadugindrana?

¹¹ aayirakkanakkaana vaalantiyargal, 150-kkum adhigamaana naadugalil molipeyarppu vēlaiyai indru seidhu varugiraargal. idhil aachariyappaduvadharku ondrumillai; ēnendraal, yegōvaavaiyum, avar niyamitthirukkira raajaavaiyum, avar ērpadutthiyirukkum paralōga arasaangatthaiyum patri ulagam muluvadhum ‘mulumaiyaaga saatchi kodukka’ kadavuludaiya sakthi vērendha amaippaiyum payanpadutthuvadhillai!—ap. 28:23.

12. pavulaalum matra kristhavargalaalum eppadi saatchi kodukka mudindhadhu?

¹² pisīdhiyaavilirundha andhiyōkiyaavil pavul yūdhargalidamum yūdharaaga illaadhavargalidamum prasangitthapōdhu, “mudivillaadha vaalvai peruvadharkētra manappaanmaiyōdu irundhavargal yēsuvin sīshargalaanaargal.” (ap. 13:48) appōsthalar butthagatthil lūkkaa mudivaaga eludhi irukkum vaartthaigalinpadi, pavul ‘endha thadaiyum illaamal kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patri . . . prasangitthuvandhaar.’ (ap. 28:31) engē? andraiya ulaga vallarasin thalainagaramaana rōmil! sorpolivugal mūlamaagavum vēru valigalilum saatchi koduttha aarambakaala sīshargal kadavuludaiya sakthiyin udhaviyōdum valinadatthudhalōdumdhaan appadi saatchi kodutthaargal.

13. thunburutthappadumpōdhu naam ēn jebam seiya vēndum?

¹³ yēsuvin aarambakaala sīshargal thunburutthappattapōdhu, dhairiyam tharumpadi yegōvaavidam jebam seidhaargal. vilaivu? kadavuludaiya sakthiyinaal nirappappattu avarudaiya vaartthaiyai dhairiyamaaga pēsa aarambitthaargal. (ap. 4:18-31) thunburutthal irundhaalum thodarndhu prasangippadharku nyaanamum balamum tharumpadi naamumkūda yegōvaavidam jebam seigirōm. (yaak. 1:2-8) avarudaiya sakthiyum aasīrvaadhamum namakku kidaippadhaal thodarndhu prasangikkirōm. matravargal kadumaiyaaga edhirtthaalum sari kodūramaaga thunburutthinaalum sari, ūliyatthai naam nirutthuvadhillai. appadi naam thunburutthappadumpōdhu, kadavuludaiya sakthikkaagavum nalla seidhiyai arivippadharkaana dhairiyatthukkaagavum nyaanatthukkaagavum jebam seivadhu avasiyam.—lū. 11:13.

14, 15. (a) “sthēvaanudaiya maranatthukku pinbu thunburutthal vandhadhaal” enna nadandhadhu? (b) nammudaiya kaalatthil, saibīriyaavilirundha niraiya pēr eppadi satthiyatthai katrukkondaargal?

¹⁴ edhirigalaal kollappaduvadharku munbu sthēvaan dhairiyamaaga saatchi kodutthaar. (ap. 6:5; 7:54-60) andha samayatthil “kadumaiyaana thunburutthal” vandhapōdhu, appōsthalargalai thavira matra sīshargal yūdhēyaa, samaariyaa pagudhigal engum sidharippōnaargal. aanaal, ūliya vēlai nindruvidavillai. pilippu enbavar samaariyaavukku pōi “kristhuvai patri prasangikka aarambitthaar,” arumaiyaana palangalaiyum kandaar. (ap. 8:1-8, 14, 15, 25) “sthēvaanudaiya maranatthukku pinbu thunburutthal vandhadhaal, penikkē, sīppuru, andhiyōkiyaa aagiya idangalvarai sīshargal sidharippōyirundhaargal. avargal yūdhargalukku mattumē kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai patri arivitthaargal. aanaal avargalil sīppuru, sirēnē aagiya idangalai sērndha silar andhiyōkiyaavukku vandhu ejamaanaagiya yēsuvai  patriya nalla seidhiyai grēkka moli pēsiya makkalukku solla aarambitthaargal” endrum vaasikkirōm. (ap. 11:19, 20) idhilirundhu enna therigiradhu? kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patriya nalla seidhi paravuvadharku thunburutthalē kaaranamaanadhu.

¹⁵ nammudaiya kaalatthilum adhupōndra ondru munnaal sōviyath yūniyanil nadandhadhu. kurippaaga, 1950-galil, aayirakkanakkaana yegōvaavin saatchigal saibīriyaavukku naadukadatthappattaargal. avargal vevvēru pagudhigalukku anuppappattadhaal andha periya ūliya pagudhiyil nalla seidhi paravikkondē irundhadhu. avvalavu dhūratthilirundha, adhaavadhu kittatthatta 10,000 kilōmīttar dhūratthilirundha, saibīriyaavukku saatchigalaal sondha selavil pōyirukkavē mudiyaadhu! aanaal, arasaangamē avargalai angē anuppi vaitthadhu! “saibīriyaavilirundha nalmanamulla aatkalil aayirakkanakkaanōr satthiyatthai kētpadharkaaga arasaangamē valiseidhadhupōl irundhadhu” endru oru sagōdharar sonnaar.

16, 17. yegōvaavin aasīrvaadhatthaal ērpatta valarchikku, appōsthalar butthagatthil irukkira padhivugal eppadi atthaatchi tharugindrana?

¹⁶ aarambakaala kristhavargalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhitthaar enbadhil sandhēgamē illai. pavulum matravargalum nattaargal, thannīr ūtrinaargal, “aanaal, kadavuldhaan valara vaitthaar.” (1 ko. 3:5, 6) yegōvaavin aasīrvaadhatthaal ērpatta valarchikku appōsthalar butthagam atthaatchi tharugiradhu. udhaaranatthukku, “kadavuludaiya vaartthai paravikkondē vandhadhu; erusalēmil sīshargalin ennikkaiyum adhigamaagikkondē vandhadhu” ena adhu solgiradhu. (ap. 6:7) nalla seidhi paraviyapōdhu “yūdhēyaa, galilēyaa, samaariyaa muluvadhilum irundha sabai samaadhaana kaalatthai anubavitthadhu, visuvaasatthilum balappattu vandhadhu. adhōdu, yegōvaavukku bayandhu nadandhadhaalum, avarudaiya sakthiyin mūlam aarudhal petru adhanpadi nadandhadhaalum sabai valarndhukondē pōnadhu.”—ap. 9:31.

¹⁷ sīriyaavin andhiyōkiyaavil irundha dhairiyamaana kristhavargal yūdhargalidamum grēkkargalidamum prasangitthaargal. “yegōvaavin kai avargalōdu irundhadhu. ēraalamaana makkal ejamaanin sīshargalaanaargal” endru andha padhivu solgiradhu. (ap. 11:21) andha nagaratthil ērpatta kūdudhalaana valarchiyai patri ippadi sollappattirukkiradhu: “yegōvaavin vaartthai adhigamadhigamaaga paravivandhadhu, niraiya pēr visuvaasam vaitthaargal.” (ap. 12:24) adhōdu, pavulum matravargalum yūdharaaga illaadha matra dhēsatthu makkalidam mulumūchōdu prasangitthadhaal, “yegōvaavin vaartthai maaberum vidhatthil paravi, thadaigalaiyellaam vendruvandhadhu.”—ap. 19:20.

18, 19. (a) “yegōvaavin kai” nammōdu irukkiradhu endru eppadi sollalaam? (b) yegōvaa thannudaiya makkalukku udhavugiraar enbadharku oru anubavatthai sollungal.

¹⁸ “yegōvaavin kai” nammōdum irukkiradhu enbadhil sandhēgamillai. adhanaaldhaan ēraalamaanavargal kadavulukku thangalai arppanitthu, nyaanasnaanam petru, yēsuvin sīshargalaaga aagiraargal. adhumattumalla, kadavuludaiya udhaviyum aasīrvaadhamum iruppadhaaldhaan, pavulaiyum matra aarambakaala kristhavargalaiyum pōlavē naamum kadumaiyaana thunburutthalai thaangikkondu thodarndhu prasangikkirōm. (ap. 14:19-21) yegōvaa dhēvan eppōdhum nam pakkam irukkiraar. ellaa vidhamaana sōdhanaigalilum avarudaiya ‘kaigal endrendrum nammai thaangum’ enbadhu nichayam! (ubaa. 33:27) yegōvaa thannudaiya magatthaana peyarukkaaga thannudaiya makkalai kaividuvadhē illai enbadhaiyum naam marandhuvida vēndaam.—1 saa. 12:22; sang. 94:14.

¹⁹ indha anubavatthai gavaniyungal: irandaam ulaga pōrin samayatthil, sagōdharar  haaraald aabt saatchi koduppadhai nirutthaadhadhaal naasikkal avarai saaksenhaasan sitthiravadhai mugaamukku anuppi vaitthaargal. 1942, mē maadhatthil avaradhu manaivi elsaavai, gestaappō ragasiya pōlīsaar kaidhu seidhaargal, avargaludaiya pen kulandhaiyaiyum paritthukkondu pōnaargal. elsaa pala sitthiravadhai mugaamgalukku anuppappattaar. avar ippadi sonnaar: “jermaniyin sitthiravadhai mugaamgalil pala varushangalai selavittapōdhu arumaiyaana oru vishayatthai katrukkondēn. bayangaramaana sōdhanaiyinpōdhu yegōvaavin sakthi nammai endhalavu balappadutthum enbadhai katrukkondēn! naan kaidhu seiyappaduvadharku munbu oru sagōdhariyin kadidhatthai vaasitthirundhēn; adhil, kadum sōdhanaiyinpōdhu yegōvaavin sakthi thanakku mana amaidhi thandhadhaaga avar solliyirundhaar. avar ēdhō migaippadutthuvadhupōl thōndriyadhu. aanaal enakkē sōdhanaigal vandhapōdhudhaan, avar sonnadhu evvalavu unmai enbadhai unarndhēn. anubavitthaaldhaan adhu puriyum. naan adhai anubavitthēn.”

20. pavul vīttukkaavalil irundhapōdhu enna seidhaar, avarudaiya munmaadhiri nam sagōdhara sagōdharigal silarai eppadi urchaagappadutthalaam?

²⁰ pavul vairaakkiyatthudan “kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patri . . . prasangitthuvandhaar” endra kurippōdu appōsthalar butthagam mudigiradhu. (ap. 28:31) avar rōmil vīttukkaavalil irundhadhaal, vīdu vīdaaga pōi prasangikka mudiyavillai. irundhaalum, thannai paarkka vandha ellaaridamum avar thodarndhu saatchi kodutthaar. indru, nammudaiya anbaana sagōdhara sagōdharigalil silar mudhumai, nōi pōndravatraal paduttha padukkaiyaaga irukkiraargal alladhu mudhiyōr illangalil mudangiyirukkiraargal. aanaalum, kadavulmēl irukkum anbum, saatchi koduppadharkaana aarvamum avargaludaiya manadhil innum kolundhuvittu erigindrana. avargalukkaaga naam jebam seiyalaam; yegōvaavaiyum avarudaiya arumaiyaana nōkkangalaiyum patri therindhukolla ēngugiravargalai avargalidam valinadatthumpadi jebatthil kētkalaam.

21. naam ēn avasara unarvōdu saatchi kodukka vēndum?

²¹ nammil perumbaalaanavargalaal vīttukku vīdu ūliyatthilum sīsharaakkum vēlaiyilum īdupada mudigiradhu. adhanaal, kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patri “būmiyin ellaigal varaiyilum” saatchi koduppadhil mulumūchōdu seyalpaduvōm! indha vēlaiyai avasara unarvōdu naam seiya vēndum; ēnendraal, kristhuvudaiya prasannatthin “adaiyaalam” thelivaaga therigiradhu. (mat. 24:3-14) nēratthai vīnaakka idhu samayamalla. ippōdhē “nam ejamaanudaiya vēlaiyai adhigamadhigamaaga seigiravargalaaga” irukka vēndum.—1 ko. 15:58.

22. yegōvaavin naalukkaaga kaatthirukkum vēlaiyil naam enna seiya thīrmaanamaai irukka vēndum?

²² adhanaal, yegōvaavudaiya “padubayangaramaana magaa naal varuvadharku” kaatthirukkum indha samayatthil, dhairiyatthōdum visuvaasatthōdum thodarndhu saatchi kodukka naam thīrmaanamaaga irukkalaam. (yōvē. 2:31) ‘kadavuludaiya vaartthaigalai migundha aarvatthōdu kētta’ berōyaa nagaratthil irundha yūdhargalai pōndra makkal innamum niraiya pēr irukkiraargal. (ap. 17:10, 11) adhanaal, “sabaash! unmaiyulla nalla adimaiyē” endra paaraattu nam kaadhugalil olikkumvarai thodarndhu saatchi kodukkalaam. (mat. 25:23) sīsharaakkum vēlaiyil nam pangai vairaakkiyatthudan seidhu yegōvaavukku unmaiyudan nilaitthirundhaal, endrendrum magilchiyaaga iruppōm; kadavuludaiya arasaangatthai patri ‘mulumaiyaaga saatchi koduppadhil’ namakku kidaittha arumaiyaana pangai ninaitthu endrendrum aanandhamaaga iruppōm!