1, 2. erusalēmil thaan sandhittha thunburutthalgalai kandu pavul ēn aachariyappaduvadhillai?

 erusalēmil veritthanamaana oru gumbalin pidiyilirundhu kaappaatrappatta pavul, ippōdhu marubadiyum kaavalil irukkiraar. vairaakkiyamaana indha appōsthalan, thaan edhirppadugira thunburutthalgalai kandu aachariyappaduvadhillai. ēnendraal, indha nagaratthil “siraivaasatthaiyum ubatthiravatthaiyum” anubavippaar endru avaridam munkūttiyē therivikkappattirundhadhu. (ap. 20:22, 23) enna nadakkum endra nunukkamaana vivarangal thanakku theriyaavittaalum, yēsuvin peyarukkaaga thaan thodarndhu thunbappada vēndiyirukkum enbadhai pavul therindhirukkiraar.—ap. 9:16.

² kai kaalgal kattappattu avar ‘matra dhēsatthu makkalin kaigalil oppadaikkappaduvaar’ endru kristhava thīrkkadharisigalumkūda echaritthirundhaargal. (ap. 21:4, 10, 11) samībatthildhaan, yūdhargal avarai kolla muyarchi seidhaargal; marunaal, avar sonnadhai patri vaakkuvaadham seidha nyaayasanga uruppinargal, avarai ‘piytthu vidumalavukku’ pōnaargal. ippōdhu, pavul rōma padaivīrargalin kaavalil irukkiraar; visaaranaigalum kutrachaattugalum avarukku thodarkadhaiyaaga irukkappōgindrana. (ap. 21:31; 23:10) adhanaal, pavulukku unmaiyilēyē urchaagam thēvaippadugiradhu.

3. prasanga vēlaiyil thodarndhu īdupada naam eppadi urchaagatthai perugirōm?

³ indha kadaisi naatkalinpōdhu, “kristhu yēsuvin sīshargalaaga kadavulbakthiyōdu vaala virumbugira ellaarum thunburutthappaduvaargal” enbadhai naam therindhirukkirōm. (2 thī. 3:12) adhanaal, prasanga vēlaiyil thodarndhu īdupada namakkum avvappōdhu urchaagam thēvai. prasurangal, kūttangal aagiyavatrin mūlam “unmaiyum vivēgamum ulla adimai” tharugira kaalatthukkētra, thembūttum vaartthaigalukkaaga naam evvalavu nandriyullavargalaaga irukkirōm! (mat. 24:45) nalla seidhiyai edhirkkiravargal yaarumē vetripera maattaargal endru yegōvaa urudhiyalitthirukkiraar. adhanaal, avargalaal avarudaiya ūliyargalai adiyōdu alikka mudiyaadhu, prasanga vēlaiyaiyum niruttha mudiyaadhu. (ēsaa. 54:17; erē. 1:19) aanaal, appōsthalan pavuludaiya vishayatthai patri enna? edhirppin matthiyilum ūliyatthil thodarndhu īdupada avarukku urchaagam kidaitthadhaa? kidaitthadhu endraal, eppadi? adhanpin avar enna seidhaar?

4, 5. pavulukku eppadi urchaagam kidaitthadhu, adhu ēn sariyaana samayatthil kidaittha urchaagamaaga irundhadhu?

⁴ nyaayasanga uruppinargalidamirundhu kaappaatrappatta iravandru appōsthalan  pavulukku adhiga balam kidaitthadhu. padhivu ippadi solgiradhu: “pavulukku pakkatthil ejamaan vandhu nindru, ‘dhairiyamaayiru! erusalēmil nī ennai patri mulumaiyaaga saatchi kodutthuvandhiruppadhu pōlavē, rōmilum saatchi kodukka vēndum’ endru sonnaar.” (ap. 23:11) yēsuvin dhairiyamaana vaartthaigalai kētta pavulukku vidudhalai nichayam endra urudhi kidaitthadhu. erusalēmilirundhu uyirthappi rōmukku pōi saatchi kodukkira baakkiyam thanakku kidaikkappōgiradhu enbadhai pavul purindhukondaar.

⁵ thakka samayatthildhaan avarukku andha urchaagam kidaitthadhu. ēnendraal aduttha naal, 40-kkum adhigamaana yūdha aangal avarukku edhiraaga “sadhitthittam pōttaargal; ‘pavulai kolai seiyumvarai saappidavō kudikkavō maattōm’ endru solli sabadhamum seidhaargal.” pavulai kolai seiya andha yūdhargal endhalavu thīviramaayirundhaargal enbadhai avargaludaiya “sabadham” kaattiyadhu. indha sabadhatthai niraivētraavittaal, thangalukku saabam varum endru avargal ninaitthaargal. (ap. 23:12-15) pavulai visaaranai seidhu vivarangalai thulliyamaaga therindhukolla vēndumendra saakkil, avarai marubadiyum nyaayasangatthukku varacholli, valiyilēyē thīrtthukkatta avargal thittam pōttaargal; indha thittatthukku, mudhanmai gurumaargalum periyōrgalum udandhaiyaaga irundhaargal.

6. pavulai kolvadharkaana sadhitthittam eppadi theriyavandhadhu, indraiya ilainyargal pavulin sagōdhari maganudaiya udhaaranatthai eppadi pinpatralaam?

⁶ aanaal, pavuludaiya sagōdhariyin magan indha sadhitthittatthai kēlvippattu, pavulidam therivitthaan. adhai kētta avar, rōma padai thalabadhiyaana kilavudhiyu līsiyaavidam pōi therivikkumpadi sonnaar. (ap. 23:16-22) peyaridappadaadha indha ilainyanai pōl dhairiyamaaga seyalpadugira ilainyargalai yegōvaa nichayam nēsikkiraar; avargal thangaludaiya nalanaivida thangal sagōdharargalin nalanukku mudhalidam kodukkiraargal, ūliyatthai aadharippadharkaaga mudindhadhaiyellaam seigiraargal.

7, 8. pavulin paadhugaappukku kilavudhiyu līsiyaa ennavellaam seidhaar?

⁷ pavulai kolvadharkaana sadhitthittatthai kēlvippatta udanēyē, kilavudhiyu līsiyaa than kattuppaattilirundha 1,000 vīrargalil 470 pērai—padaivīrargal, īttivīrargal, kudhiraivīrargal aagiyōrai—niyamitthu pavulai raatthiriyōdu raatthiriyaaga erusalēmilirundhu sesariyaavukku batthiramaaga alaitthu sellumpadi kattalai kodutthaar. angē pōnadhum, avarai aalunar pēliksidam oppadaikkumpadiyum kattalai kodutthaar. a rōmargal sesariyaavilirundhudhaan yūdhēyaavai aatchi seidhaargal; sesariyaavil yūdhargal perumalavu kudiyirundhapōdhilum, yūdharaaga illaadhavargalin ennikkaidhaan angē adhigamaaga irundhadhu. madhaveri seyalgalum kalavarangalum adikkadi nadaipetruvandha erusalēmōdu oppittaal, angē adhiga amaidhiyum olungum irundhadhu. adhōdu, yūdhēyaavin rōma padaigaludaiya mukkiya thalaimaiyagamaaga sesariyaa seyalpattadhu.

⁸ rōma sattatthukku inangi, pēliksukku līsiyaa oru kadidham eludhi anuppinaar. adhil, pavulai patriya valakkai vilakkinaar. pavul oru rōma kudimagan endru therindhukondadhum, yūdhargal avarai ‘kolai seidhuvidaadhapadi’ paartthukkondadhaaga adhil eludhinaar. adhōdu, “marana dhandanaiyō sirai dhandanaiyō kodukkum alavukku avar endha kutramum seidhiruppadhaaga” thanakku theriyavillai endrum, avarukku edhiraaga seiyappatta sadhitthittatthai patri kēlvippattadhaal avarai pēliksidam anuppi vaippadhaagavum eludhinaar; kutramsaattubavargalai pēliksē visaaritthu thīrppu valangumpadi kēttu adhil eludhinaar.—ap. 23:25-30.

9. (a) pavulin rōma kudiyurimaiyai līsiyaa eppadi madhitthu nadakkavillai? (b) namakku irukkira kudiyurimaigalai naam ēn payanpadutthikkollalaam?

 ⁹ līsiyaa eludhiyadhu endhalavu unmaiyaaga irundhadhu? ōralavudhaan. thanmēl nalla abippraayam ērpada vēndum enbadharkaaga avar sila vishayangalai thiritthum maraitthum eludhiyirundhaar. udhaaranatthukku, pavul oru rōma kudimagan endru therindhukondadhaaldhaan avarai kaappaatriyadhaaga eludhiyadhu unmai alla. adhōdu, pavulai ‘irandu sangiligalaal kattumpadiyum,’ pirpaadu “mulsaattaiyaal aditthu visaarikkumpadiyum” kattalaiyittadhai patri kurippidavē illai. (ap. 21:30-34; 22:24-29) līsiyaa unmaiyil pavulin rōma kudiyurimaiyai madhitthu nadakkavillai. indrukūda saatthaan, madhaveri endra enneiyai ūtri thunburutthal endra thīyai kolundhuvittu eriya seigiraan; andru pōlavē indrum vanakka sambandhamaana vishayatthil namakku irukkira urimaigalai edhirigal parikka paarkkiraargal. aanaal naam pavulai pōlavē namakku irukkira kudiyurimaigalai payanpadutthi, satta rīdhiyaaga paadhugaappu petrukkollalaam.

10. pavulukku edhiraaga enna bayangaramaana kutrachaattugal sumatthappattana?

¹⁰ pavulmīdhu kutramsaattiyavargal erusalēmilirundhu varumvarai, sesariyaavilē ‘ērōdhuvin maaligaiyil avar kaaval vaikkappattaar.’ (ap. 23:35) aindhu naatkal kalitthu, thalaimai guruvaana ananiyaavum, valakkarinyaraana thertthulluvum, sila periyōrgalum angē vandhu sērndhaargal. yūdhargalukkendru pēliks seidhuvandha kaariyangalukkaaga thertthullu mudhalil avarai pugalndhaan; avarai uchikulira vaippadharkaagavum, avarudaiya dhayavai peruvadharkaagavum appadi pugalndhirukkalaam. b adhanpin, vishayatthukku vandhaan; pavulai patri ippadi kutramsaattinaan: “indha aal oru vishami. naasarētthūraarin madhappirivukku thalaivan; ulagam muluvadhum irukkira yūdhargal matthiyil dhēsa dhrōga seyalgalai thūndividugiraan. aalayatthin punidhatthai keduppadharkum muyarchi seidhaan; adhanaaldhaan ivanai piditthōm.” thertthullu ippadi sonnadhum angirundha matra yūdhargal “avanōdu sērndhukondu, avan sonnadhellaam unmaidhaan endru saadhitthaargal.” (ap. 24:5, 6, 9) dhēsa dhrōga seyalgalai thūndividuvadhu... aabatthaana oru madhappirivukku thalaivanaaga iruppadhu... aalayatthin punidhatthai keduppadhu... ivaiyellaam marana dhandanaikkuriya kodiya kutrangalaaga irundhana.

11, 12. thanmīdhu sumatthappatta kutrachaattugal thavarena pavul eppadi nirūbitthaar?

¹¹ adhanpin, pavulai pēsa solli aalunar thalaiyasaitthaar. “ippōdhu ennudaiya vaadhatthai ungal munnaal vaippadhil sandhōshappadugirēn” endru solli pavul pēsa aarambitthaar. thanmīdhu sumatthappatta kutrachaattugalai adiyōdu marutthaar. aalayatthin punidhatthai kedukkavillai endrum, endha dhēsa dhrōga seyalgalaiyum thūndividavillai endrum sonnaar. sollappōnaal, “pala varushangalukku pinbu” ippōdhudhaan  erusalēmukku vandhiruppadhaagavum, panjatthinaalum thunburutthalinaalum varumaiyil vaadiya kristhavargalukkaaga “pana udhavi” seiya vandhiruppadhaagavum sonnaar. aalayatthukkul pōvadharkumun thaan “thūimai sadangu” seidhirundhadhaagavum, “kadavulukkum manushargalukkum munnaal sutthamaana manasaatchiyōdu” irukka adhiga muyarchi edutthuvandhadhaagavum sonnaar.—ap. 24:10-13, 16-18.

¹² aanaalum, “madhappirivu endru ivargal solgira vanakkamuraiyinpadi” than munnōrgalin kadavulukku parisuttha sēvai seidhu vandhadhai oppukkondaar. aanaal, “thiruchattatthilum thīrkkadharisigalin butthagangalilum eludhappattirukkira ellaavatraiyum” naan nambugirēn endru aditthuchonnaar. adhōdu, “nīdhimaangalum anīdhimaangalum uyirōdu eluppappaduvaargal” endru andha yūdhargal nambuvadhu pōlavē thaanum nambuvadhaaga sonnaar. adhanpin, thanmīdhu kutramsaattiyavargalidam ippadi savaalvittaar: “naan nyaayasangatthaar munnaal nindrapōdhu ennidam enna kutratthai kandaargal ena ingē iruppavargalaavadhu sollattum. avargal matthiyil nindru, ‘irandhavargal uyirōdu eluppappaduvaargal endru naan nambuvadhaaldhaan indru ungal munnaal nyaayam visaarikkappadugirēn!’ endru satthamaaga sonnadhai thavira, vērenna kutratthai ivargal ennidam kandaargal?”—ap. 24:14, 15, 20, 21.

13-15. arasu adhigaarigalmun dhairiyamaaga saatchi koduppadhil pavul eppadi namakku nalla munmaadhiriyaaga irukkiraar?

¹³ kalagakkaarargal, dhēsa dhrōgigal, aabatthaana madhappirivai sērndhavargal endrellaam arasu adhigaarigalmun naam poiyaaga kutramsaattappattaal, pavulin nalla munmaadhiriyai pinpatralaam. pavul, thertthulluvai pōl aalunarudaiya dhayavai peruvadharkaaga uchikulira vaikkum vidhatthil pēsavillai. amaidhiyaaga, mariyaadhaiyaaga pēsinaar. thelivaaga, gavanamaaga, saadhuriyamaaga unmaigalai edutthuchonnaar. aalayatthin punidhatthai kedutthadhaaga thanmīdhu kutramsaattiyavargalē, adhaavadhu ‘aasiya maagaanatthilirundha sila yūdhargalē,’ nēradiyaaga vandhu thangal kutrachaattugalai solvadhudhaan sattappadi sariyaaga irukkum endru sonnaar.—ap. 24:18, 19.

 ¹⁴ ellaavatrukkum mēlaaga, pavul than nambikkaigalai patri saatchi kodutthadhu kurippidatthakkadhu. udhaaranatthukku, nyaayasangatthil endha nambikkaiyai patri pēsumpōdhu periya amali ērpattadhō andha nambikkaiyai patriyē pavul marubadiyum dhairiyamaaga pēsinaar. (ap. 23:6-10) adhaavadhu, avar uyirttheludhal nambikkaiyai valiyurutthi pēsinaar. ēn? yēsuvai patriyum, avarudaiya uyirttheludhalai patriyum thaan kodutthuvandha saatchiyai thannudaiya edhirigal ētrukkollaadhadhaal appadi valiyurutthi pēsinaar. (ap. 26:6-8, 22, 23) appadiyendraal, prachinaiyē uyirttheludhal patriya nambikkaidhaan, sariyaaga sonnaal, yēsuvaiyum avarudaiya uyirttheludhalaiyum patriya nambikkaidhaan.

¹⁵ pavulai pōlavē naamum dhairiyamaaga saatchi kodukkalaam; adhōdu, yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalidam sonna indha vaartthaigalilirundhu balam peralaam: “nīngal en sīshargalaaga iruppadhaal ellaa makkalum ungalai veruppaargal; aanaal, mudivuvarai sagitthiruppavardhaan mītpu peruvaar.” aanaalum, adhigaarigalmun enna pēsuvadhendru naam kavalaippada vēndumaa? vēndaam, ēnendraal yēsuvē ippadi urudhiyalikkiraar: “avargal ungalai nīdhimandratthukku kondupōgumpōdhu, enna pēsuvadhendru ninaitthu kavalaippadaadhīrgal; andha nēratthil ungalukku enna arulappadugiradhō adhaiyē pēsungal; ēnendraal pēsuvadhu nīngal alla, kadavuludaiya sakthiyē.”—maar. 13:9-13.

16, 17. (a) pavuludaiya vishayatthil pēliks enna seidhaar? (b) pēliks ēn bayandhupōyirukkalaam, aanaalum edharkaaga pavulai avar adikkadi varavalaitthu pēsinaar?

¹⁶ aalunar pēliks kristhava nambikkaigalai patri kēlvippattadhu idhu ondrum mudhal dhadavai alla. padhivu ippadi solgiradhu: “pēliksukku indha maarkkatthai patriya [aarambakaala kristhavatthai patriya] unmaigal nandraaga therindhirundhadhaal, ‘padai thalabadhi līsiyaa varumpōdhu indha valakku sambandhamaaga mudiveduppēn’ endru solli valakkai otthi vaitthaar. pinbu padai adhigaariyidam, ‘ivanai kaavalil vaiyungal. aanaal ivanukku konjam sudhandhiram kodungal; ivanudaiya aatkal ivanukku thēvaiyaana udhavigal seivadhai thadukka vēndaam’ endru uttharavittaar.”—ap. 24:22, 23.

¹⁷ sila naatkalukku pin, pēliks than yūdha manaivi thurusillaaludan vandhaar; pinbu, pavulai varavalaitthu “kristhu yēsuvai patriya nambikkaiyai kuritthu avar sonna vishayangalai gavanitthu kēttaar.” (ap. 24:24) aanaal, “nīdhiyaiyum suyakkattuppaattaiyum varappōgira nyaayatthīrppaiyum patri [pavul] sonnapōdhu pēliks bayandhupōnaar”; thannudaiya pollaadha seyalgalin kaaranamaaga manam kurukurutthadhaal avar bayandhupōyirukkalaam. adhanaal avar, “nī ippōdhu pōgalaam. samayam varumpōdhu unnai marubadiyum vara solli aal anuppugirēn” endru solli pavulai anuppivittaar. irundhaalum, adikkadi avarai varavalaitthu avarōdu pēsivandhaar, satthiyatthai katrukkolgira nōkkatthil alla, aanaal avaridamirundhu lanjam kidaikkum endra edhirpaarppil!—ap. 24:25, 26.

18. pavul ēn pēliksidamum avarudaiya manaiviyidamum “nīdhiyaiyum suyakkattuppaattaiyum varappōgira nyaayatthīrppaiyum” patri pēsinaar?

¹⁸ pavul ēn pēliksidamum avarudaiya manaiviyidamum “nīdhiyaiyum suyakkattuppaattaiyum  varappōgira nyaayatthīrppaiyum” patri pēsinaar? “kristhu yēsuvai patriya nambikkaiyai” kuritthu therindhukolla avargal virumbinaargal. avargaludaiya olukkakkēdaana, mūrkkatthanamaana, aniyaayamaana nadatthaiyai patri therindhirundha pavul, yēsuvin sīshargalaaga aavadharku oruvar ennenna seiya vēndum enbadhai olivumaraivillaamal vilakkinaar. kadavuludaiya nīdhiyaana nerimuraigalukkum andha irandu pērudaiya vaalkkai muraikkum idaiyē irundha maaberum vitthiyaasatthai pavuludaiya vaartthaigal suttikkaattina. enna sindhikkirōm, enna solgirōm, enna seigirōm enbadhai patri ellaarumē kadavulukku kanakku kodukka vēndum enbadhai pavuludaiya vaartthaigalilirundhu andha irandu pērum purindhirukka vēndum; adhōdu, pavulukku enna thīrppu valanguvadhu endru yōsippadhaivida, thangalukku kadavul enna thīrppu valangappōgiraar endru yōsippadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhaiyum avargal purindhirukka vēndum. pēliks ‘bayandhupōnadhil’ aachariyamē illai!

19, 20. (a) ēdhōvoru suyanala ennatthōdu aarvam kaattugiravargalidam naam eppadi nadandhukolla vēndum? (b) pēliks, pavulin nanbanaaga irukkavillai enbadhu namakku eppadi theriyum?

¹⁹ naam ūliyam seiyumpōdhu, pēliks pōndra aatkalai sandhikka vaaippu irukkiradhu. mudhalil, avargal aarvam kaattuvadhupōl namakku theriyalaam, aanaal unmaiyil avargal ēdhōvoru suyanala ennatthōdu aarvam kaattalaam. appadippattavargalai kuritthu naam echarikkaiyaaga irukka vēndum. aanaalum, kadavuludaiya nīdhiyaana nerimuraigalai patri avargalidam pavulai pōlavē naam saadhuriyamaaga pēsalaam. appōdhu satthiyam avargaludaiya irudhayatthai thodalaam. irundhaalum, paava valiyaivittu mananthirumba avargalukku thulikūda viruppamillai enbadhu theriyavarumpōdhu, avargalai vittuvittu satthiyatthukkaaga unmaiyilēyē ēngugiravargalai naam thēdi kandupidikkalaam.

²⁰ “irandu varushangalukku pinbu, pēliksukku adutthu porkkiyu pesthu padhavikku vandhaar. pēliks yūdhargaludaiya dhayavai pera virumbiyadhaal pavulai siraiyilēyē vittuvittu pōnaar” endru padhivu solgiradhu. (ap. 24:27) idhilirundhu, pēliksin ulnōkkam therigiradhu. pēliks nichayamaagavē pavulin nanbanaaga irukkavillai. ‘indha maarkkatthai’ sērndhavargal dhēsa dhrōgigalum alla, puratchikkaarargalum alla enbadhai avar therindhirundhaar. (ap. 19:23) adhōdu, pavul endha rōma sattatthaiyum mīravillai enbadhai therindhirundhaar. aanaalum, “yūdhargaludaiya dhayavai pera virumbiyadhaal” pavulai siraiyilēyē vittuvittaar.

21. porkkiyu pesthu aalunaraaga padhaviyētra pinbu pavulukku enna nadandhadhu, pavul eppadi thodarndhu balam petraar?

²¹ pēliksukku pinnar porkkiyu pesthu aalunaraaga padhaviyētra samayatthil, pavul innamum siraiyilēyē irundhaar enbadhai appōsthalar 24-aam adhigaaratthil irukkira kadaisi vasanam kaattugiradhu. adhanpin, pavul thodarchiyaaga visaaranai seiyappattaar, niraiya adhigaarigalmun nirutthappattaar. indha dhairiyamaana appōsthalar “raajaakkalukkum aalunargalukkum” munnaal kondusellappattaar. (lū. 21:12) adhanpin, naam paarkkappōgirapadi, andraiya ulaga pērarasaridam saatchi kodutthaar. endha sandharppatthilumē avar thannudaiya visuvaasatthilirundhu vilagavillai. “dhairiyamaayiru!” endru yēsu koduttha urchaagatthilirundhu avar thodarndhu balam petraar enbadhil sandhēgamillai.