1-3. (a) pavulaiyum avarudaiya nanbargalaiyum kadavuludaiya sakthi eppadi valinadatthiyadhu? (b) enna sambavangalai naam ippōdhu paarkkappōgirōm?

 makkedhōniyaavil irukkiradhu pilippi nagaram. sila pengal kūttamaaga nagaratthaivittu nadandhu varugiraargal. konja nēratthilēyē gaangittis endra kurugalaana nadhikku vandhu sērgiraargal. valakkappadiyē, nadhikkaraiyil utkaarndhu isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavidam jebam seigiraargal. yegōvaa avargalai kūrndhu gavanikkiraar.—2 naa. 16:9; sang. 65:2.

² idharkidaiyē, pilippiyilirundhu kilakkē 800-kkum adhigamaana kilōmīttar dhūratthil, adhaavadhu galaatthiyaavin thenpagudhiyil irukkira līsthiraa nagaratthaivittu sila aangal nadandhu varugiraargal. naatkal urundōdugindrana; andha aangal—pavul, sīlaa, matrum thīmōtthēyu—mērku nōkki pōgira rōma nedunjaalaikku pōi sērgiraargal. aasiya maagaanatthil adhiga makkalthogai irukkira pagudhikku selgira saalai adhu. andha nedunjaalai valiyaaga pōi, kristhuvai patri kēlvippadaadha aayirakkanakkaanōr vaalgira ebēsu nagaratthukkum matra nagarangalukkum pōga avargal aarvamaaga irukkiraargal. aanaal, andha payanatthai thuvanguvadharku munbē, kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal ēdhōvoru vidhatthil avargal thadukkappadugiraargal. aam, aasiyaavil prasanga vēlai seiyaadhapadi avargal thadukkappadugiraargal. ēn? ēnendraal, kadavuludaiya sakthiyin mūlam avargalai vēroru idatthukku valinadattha yēsu virumbugiraar. adhaavadhu, aasiyaa mainar valiyaaga, ījiyan kadalai thaandi, gaangittis endra siriya nadhiyin karaiyōratthukku valinadattha virumbugiraar.

³ pavulaiyum avarudaiya nanbargalaiyum yēsu makkedhōniyaavukku valinadatthiya vidhatthilirundhu naam indru arumaiyaana paadangalai katrukkollalaam. adhanaal, ki.pi. 49 vaakkil thodangiya pavulin irandaam mishanari payanatthinpōdhu nadandha sila sambavangalai naam ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

4, 5. (a) pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum pitthiniyaa arugē pōnapōdhu enna nadandhadhu? (b) avargal enna seidhaargal, adhan vilaivu enna?

⁴ aasiyaavil prasangikkaadhapadi pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum thadukkappattadhaal, pitthiniyaavil irukkira nagarangalil prasangikka avargal vadakku nōkki pōgiraargal. appōdhu, jana nerukkadi illaadha pirigiyaa matrum galaatthiyaa pagudhigalukku idaiyē karadumuradaana paadhaigalil naalkanakkaaga avargal nadandhirukkalaam. endraalum, pitthiniyaavai avargal nerungiyapōdhu, kadavuludaiya sakthiyin mūlam yēsu marubadiyum avargalai thadutthaar. (ap. 16:6, 7) andha samayatthil avargal kulambippōyiruppaargal.  ēnendraal, edhai prasangikka vēndum, eppadi prasangikka vēndum endru avargalukku therindhirundhadhu, aanaal engē prasangikka vēndum endru avargalukku theriyavillai. vēru vaartthaigalil sonnaal, avargal aasiyaavin kadhavai thattinaargal, adhu thirakkappadavillai. pitthiniyaavin kadhavai thattinaargal, adhuvum thirakkappadavillai. endraalum, thodarndhu vēru kadhavugalai thatta pavul thīrmaanamaayirundhaar. pirpaadu andha mūndru pērum vinōdhamaaga thōndriya ondrai seidhaargal. mērku nōkki nadandhu, pala nagarangalai kadandhu, 550 kilōmīttar dhūratthilirundha thurōvaa thuraimugatthai adaindhaargal; angirundhu avargalaal makkedhōniyaavukku pōga mudindhadhu. (ap. 16:8) ippōdhu pavul makkedhōniyaavin kadhavai thattinaar, indha murai kadhavu agala thirandhadhu!

⁵ thurōvaavil pavulōdum avarudaiya nanbargalōdum suvisēsha elutthaalaraana lūkkaa sērndhukondaar; appōdhu enna nadandhadhena avar padhivu seidhirukkiraar: “angē raatthiri nēratthil pavul oru dharisanatthai paartthaar. andha dharisanatthil, makkedhōniyaavai sērndha oruvan vandhu nindru, ‘makkedhōniyaavukku vandhu engalukku udhavi seiyungal’ endru avarai kenji kēttaan. avar andha dharisanatthai paartthadhum, makkedhōniyargalukku nalla seidhiyai solla kadavul engalai alaitthirukkiraar endru naangal mudivu panni, udanē angē pōga ērpaadugal seidhōm.” a (ap. 16:9, 10) kadaisiyaaga pavulukku engē prasangikka vēndumena therindhuvittadhu! thodangiya payanatthai paadhiyilēyē nirutthaamal pōnadhai ninaitthu pavul evvalavu sandhōshappattiruppaar! kaalam thaaltthaamal andha naangu pērum makkedhōniyaavukku kappalērinaargal.

6, 7. (a) pavuludaiya payanatthinpōdhu nadandha sambavangalilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? (b) pavuludaiya anubavatthilirundhu namakku enna urudhi kidaikkiradhu?

⁶ indha padhivilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? idhai gavaniyungal: aasiyaavukku pōga pavul purappatta piragudhaan, kadavuludaiya sakthi kurukkittadhu; avar pitthiniyaavai  nerungiya piragudhaan yēsu thalaiyittaar; pavul thurōvaavukku pōi sērndha piragudhaan avarai yēsu makkedhōniyaavukku valinadatthinaar. kristhava sabaiyin thalaivaraana yēsu nammaiyumkūda indru appadi valinadatthalaam. (kolō. 1:18) udhaaranatthukku, payaniyaraaga sēvai seivadhu patriyō, thēvai adhigamulla idatthukku pōvadhai patriyō naam konja kaalamaaga yōsitthukkondirukkalaam. endraalum, andha kurikkōlai adaivadharku thittavattamaana padigalai eduttha piragudhaan kadavuludaiya sakthiyin mūlam yēsu nammai valinadatthuvaar. ēn? idhai yōsitthu paarungal: kaar ōdikkondirundhaaldhaan draivaraal adhai idadhu pakkamaagavō valadhu pakkamaagavō thiruppa mudiyum. adhēpōl, naam ōdikkondirundhaaldhaan, adhaavadhu ūkkamaana muyarchi edutthukkondirundhaaldhaan, ūliyatthil adhigamaaga seiya yēsu nammai valinadatthuvaar.

⁷ aanaal, nammudaiya muyarchigalukku udanadiyaaga palan kidaikkavillai endraal enna seivadhu? kadavuludaiya sakthi nammai valinadatthavillai endru ninaitthukkondu nammudaiya muyarchiyai vittuvida vēndumaa? kūdaadhu. pavulukkum thadaigal vandhana enbadhai marandhuvidaadhīrgal. endraalum, kadhavu thirakkappadumvarai avar thattikkondē irundhaar. adhēpōl naamumkūda aarvam kuraiyaamal thattikkondē irukka vēndum, appōdhudhaan “ūliyam seivadharkaana vaaippu endra periya kadhavu” thirakkappadum.—1 ko. 16:9.

8. (a) pilippi nagaratthai vivariyungal. (b) ‘jebam seigira idatthil’ pavul prasangitthapōdhu, enna magilchiyaana sambavam nadandhadhu?

⁸ makkedhōniyaa maagaanatthukku pōi sērndha piragu, pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum pilippi nagaratthukku pōnaargal. andha nagaratthil vaalndhavargal thaangal rōma kudimakkal enbadhil perumaippattukkondaargal. angē vasitthuvandha ōivupetra rōma vīrargalukku andha nagaram oru kutti itthaali pōl... makkedhōniyaavil irundha siriya rōma maagaanam pōl... irundhadhu. pavulum avaradhu nanbargalum nagara vaasalukku veliyē, kurugalaana oru nadhikku arugē pōnaargal; adhu ‘jebam seigira idamaaga’ irukkumena ninaitthaargal. b ōivunaalandru andha idatthukku pōnaargal, angē pala pengal kadavulai vananguvadharkaaga ondrukūdiyirundhaargal. udanē andha sīshargal angu utkaarndhukondu avargalidam pēsa aarambitthaargal. avargalil līdhiyaal endra pennum irundhaal; aval “gavanamaaga kēttukkondirundhaal. . . . yegōvaa avaludaiya irudhayatthai mulumaiyaaga thirandhaar.” aval kētta vishayangal avaludaiya manadhai andhalavukku thottadhaal, avalum avaludaiya vīttil irundhavargalum nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal. adhanpin, pavulaiyum avarudaiya nanbargalaiyum thannudaiya vīttil virundhinaraaga thangumpadi kenji kēttu, avargalai sammadhikka vaitthaal. c—ap. 16:13-15.

9. pavuludaiya udhaaranatthai indru niraiya pēr eppadi pinpatriyirukkiraargal, idhanaal enna aasīrvaadhangalai anubavikkiraargal?

⁹ līdhiyaalin nyaanasnaanam endhalavu magilchiyaana tharunamaaga irundhirukkumena yōsitthu paarungal! ‘makkedhōniyaavukku vaarungal’ endra alaippai ētrukkondadharkaaga pavul rombavē sandhōshappattiruppaar! adhumattumalla, dhēvabakthiyulla pengaludaiya jebangalukku badhilalippadharkaaga thannaiyum than nanbargalaiyum yegōvaa payanpadutthiyadhai ninaitthu migundha magilchi adaindhiruppaar! indrumkūda ilainyargal, vayadhaanavargal, kalyaanamaanavargal, kalyaanamaagaadhavargal endru ēraalamaana sagōdhara sagōdharigal, thēvai adhigamulla idangalukku pōi ūliyam seigiraargal. idharkaaga avargal pala kashtangalai sandhikkiraargal, aanaalum līdhiyaal pōndra aatkal satthiyatthai ētrukkollumpōdhu kidaikkira manatthirupthiyōdu  oppidumpōdhu avaiyellaam ondrumē illai endru ninaikkiraargal. thēvai adhigamulla idangalukku pōvadharkaaga ungalaal sila maatrangalai seiya mudiyumaa? appadi seidhīrgalendraal, aasīrvaadham nichayam! udhaaranatthukku, kittatthatta 25 vayadhu irukkum ēren endra oru sagōdhararai edutthukkollungal; avar matthiya amerikka naadu ondrukku kudimaari pōnaar. avar solgiraar: “velinaattil naan seigira sēvai aanmīga rīdhiyil munnēra enakku udhaviyirukkiradhu, yegōvaavōdu irukkira bandhatthaiyum balamaakkiyirukkiradhu. veli ūliyam arumaiyilum arumai! ippōdhu ettu baibil padippugalai nadatthi varugirēn!” velinaattil sēvai seigira innum niraiya pēr avarai pōldhaan unarugiraargal.

10. pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum pēigaludaiya maraimuga thaakkudhalukku eppadi aalaanaargal?

¹⁰ saatthaan than pēigalōdu sērndhu aadhikkam selutthivandha idatthil nalla seidhi vēr pidikka thodangiyadhaal, avanukku nichayamaaga kōbam thalaikkēriyirukkum. pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum pēigaludaiya maraimuga thaakkudhalukku aalaanadhil aachariyamē illai! avargal jebam seigira idatthukku pōnapōdhellaam, pēipidittha oru vēlaikkaara pen avargalukku pinnaal pōi, “ivargal unnadhamaana kadavulin ūliyargal, mītpin valiyai ungalukku arivikkiravargal” endru katthikkondē irundhaal. avalukkul irundha pēi indha vaartthaigalai solla avalai thūndiyadhan mūlam, aval solgira kurigalum pavuludaiya pōdhanaigalum orē idatthilirundhu, adhaavadhu kadavulidamirundhu, varuvadhupōl thōndra seidhirukkalaam. kristhuvin unmaiyaana sīshargal yaarena therindhukollaadhapadi podhumakkalai kulappuvadharkaaga appadi seidhirukkalaam. adhanaal, pavul andha pēyai avalidamirundhu viratti, aval ini kurisollaadhapadi seidhaar.—ap. 16:16-18.

11. vēlaikkaara pennidamirundhu pēyai virattiya piragu, pavulukkum sīlaavukkum enna nadandhadhu?

¹¹ kurisollum indha vēlaikkaara penninaal avaludaiya ejamaangal adhuvarai sulabamaaga laabam sambaadhitthu kondirundhaargal; ippōdhō, thangaludaiya pilaippil mann vilundhuvittadhaal kōbatthil kondhalitthaargal. pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum sandhaivelikku ilutthukkondu pōnaargal; angēdhaan podhu nirvaaga adhigaarigal, adhaavadhu rōmai pradhinidhitthuvam seidha adhigaarigal, nīdhivisaaranai seidhuvandhaargal. avargaludaiya dhēsappatrai usuppividum vidhatthil andha ejamaangal, ‘rōmargalaana naam ētrukkollavō kadaippidikkavō kūdaadha sambiradhaayangalai indha yūdhargal karpikkiraargal’ endru kutram saattinaargal. indha vaartthaigalai kēttadhumē, sandhaiveliyilirundha “kūttatthaar andha irandu pērukkum [pavulukkum sīlaavukkum] edhiraaga thirandelundhaargal.” appōdhu naduvargal, “avargalai pirambugalaal adikkumpadi uttharavittaargal.” adhanpin, avargal irandu pērum siraichaalaikku ilutthu sellappattaargal. adipatta avargalai siraikkaavalar utchiraiyil thalli, avargaludaiya kaalgalai tholumarangalil pūttinaar. (ap. 16:19-24) sirai kadhavai avar pūttiyapōdhu, andha utchirai gummiruttaanadhu, pavulum sīlaavum oruvarai oruvar paarppadhukūda kadinamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal, yegōvaa avargalai paartthukkondirundhaar.—sang. 139:12.

12. (a) kristhuvin sīshargal thunburutthalai patri enna purindhukondaargal? (b) saatthaanum avanudaiya aatkalum indru enna sūlchigalai payanpadutthugiraargal?

¹² pala varushangalukku munbu yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalidam, ‘avargal . . . ungalai thunburutthuvaargal’ endru solliyirundhaar. (yōvaa. 15:20) adhanaal, pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum makkedhōniyaavukku pōnapōdhu, edhirppai sandhikka thayaaraaga irundhaargal. thunburutthal vandhapōdhu, adhu yegōvaavin kōbatthinaal alla, saatthaanin kōbatthinaalēyē  vandhadhu enbadhai avargal purindhukondaargal. andru pilippiyil payanpadutthiya adhē sūlchigalai saatthaanin aatkal indrumkūda payanpadutthi varugiraargal. udhaaranatthukku, palliyilum vēlaiyidatthilum ēmaatruppērvaligal nammai patri illaadhadhum pollaadhadhum solli, edhirppai kilappividugiraargal. sila naadugalilulla madhaveri piditthavargal nīdhimandratthukku pōi, ‘madhappatrullavargalaagiya engalaal ētrukkolla mudiyaadha muraimaigalai indha saatchigal katrukkodutthu bayangara kulappatthai undaakkugiraargal’ endru nammīdhu kutram saattugiraargal. vēru sila naadugalil, nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal adikkappadugiraargal, siraiyil thallappadugiraargal. irundhaalum, yegōvaa adhaiyellaam paartthukkondirukkiraar.—1 pē. 3:12.

13. “mītpu pera naan enna seiya vēndum” endru siraikkaavalan kēttadhukku kaaranam enna?

¹³ andraiya dhinam nadandha adhirchiyaana sambavangalai jīranikka pavulukkum sīlaavukkum konja nēram edutthirukkum. irundhaalum naduraatthirikkul, thaangal vaangiya adigalaiyellaam marandhu, “jebam seidhukondum kadavulai pugalndhu paadikkondum irundhaargal.” appōdhu, thidīrendru bayangara nilanadukkam ērpattadhu, siraichaalaiyē aattankandadhu! siraikkaavalan elundhu, sirai kadhavugal thirandhu kidappadhai paartthu adhirchi adaindhaan. kaidhigal thappiyōdivittadhaaga ninaitthu gadhikalanginaan. avargal thappivittadhaal thanakku nichayam dhandanai kidaikkumena ninaitthu, “than vaalai uruvi tharkolai seidhukolla muyarchi seidhaan.” aanaal pavul satthamaaga, “unnai nīyē edhuvum seidhukollaadhē! naangal ellaarum ingēdhaan irukkirōm!” endraar. nadunadungiyapadi siraikkaavalan, “madhippukkuriyavargalē, mītpu pera naan enna seiya vēndum?” endru kēttaar. thangalaal alla, yēsuvaal mattumē mītpu alikka mudiyum enbadhai arindha pavulum sīlaavum, “ejamaanaagiya yēsuvai nambu, appōdhu nīyum un vīttil iruppavargalum mītpu peruvīrgal” endru sonnaargal.—ap. 16:25-31.

14. (a) siraikkaavalarukku pavulum sīlaavum eppadi udhavinaargal? (b) pavulum sīlaavum thunburutthalai sandhōshamaaga sagitthadhaal enna aasīrvaadhatthai anubavitthaargal?

¹⁴ siraikkaavalan manappūrvamaagatthaan andha kēlviyai kēttaanaa? pavul adhai sandhēgappadavillai. andha siraikkaavalan oru yūdhan kidaiyaadhu; vēdhavasanangal avanukku theriyaadhu. avan kristhavanaaga aavadharku vēdhavasanangalilirundhu adippadai satthiyangalai therindhukollavum ētrukkollavum vēndiyirundhadhu. adhanaal, pavulum sīlaavum “yegōvaavin vaartthaiyai edutthu sonnaargal.” katrukkoduppadhilēyē mūlgiyirundha avargal thangaludaiya valigalaiyellaam marandhupōyiruppaargal; siraikkaavalan avargaludaiya mudhugilirundha vettu kaayangalai gavanitthu, kaluvinaan. adhanpin, avanum avanudaiya vīttilirundha ellaarum “thaamadhikkaamal udanadiyaaga nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal.” pavulum sīlaavum thunburutthalai sandhōshamaaga sagitthadhaal eppērppatta aasīrvaadhatthai anubavitthaargal!—ap. 16:32-34.

15. (a) pavul matrum sīlaavin udhaaranatthai indru niraiya saatchigal eppadi pinpatriyirukkiraargal? (b) nam ūliya pagudhiyil irukkira makkalai naam ēn mīndum mīndum sandhikka vēndum?

¹⁵ indru niraiya yegōvaavin saatchigal visuvaasatthin kaaranamaaga siraiyil irukkumpōdhu pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum pōlavē saatchi kodutthirukkiraargal; idhanaal nalla palangal kidaitthirukkindrana. udhaaranatthukku, prasanga vēlai thadai seiyappatta oru naattilirundha saatchigalil 40 sadhavīdhatthinar siraiyil irundhapōdhudhaan satthiyatthai katrukkondaargal! (ēsaa. 54:17) indha kurippai gavaniyungal: bayangara nilanadukkam ērpatta piragudhaan siraikkaavalan udhavi kēttaan. adhēpōl, indrum nalla seidhikku thangal  kaadhugalai adaitthukkolgira silar thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyil thidīrendru nilanadukkam pōndra prachinai ērpatta piragudhaan nalla seidhiyai ētrukkolgiraargal. adhanaal, nam ūliya pagudhiyil irukkira makkalai mīndum mīndum sandhippadhan mūlam avargalukku udhava thayaaraaga irukkirōm enbadhai kaattugirōm.

16. aduttha naal kaalai, eppadi nilaimai thalaikīlaaga maariyadhu?

¹⁶ aduttha naal kaalai, pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum vidudhalai seiyumpadi kattalaiyittaargal. aanaal pavul, “naangal rōma kudimakkal. engalukku muraippadi thīrppalikkaamalēyē ellaarukkum munnaal aditthu siraiyil thallinaargal. ippōdhu ragasiyamaaga engalai veliyē anuppa paarkkiraargalaa? adhu nadakkavē nadakkaadhu! avargalē vandhu engalai veliyē kūttikkondu pōgattum” endraar. avargal irandu pērum rōma kudimakkal enbadhai andha naduvargal therindhukondapōdhu, thaangal atthumīri nadandhadharkaaga “bayandhupōnaargal.” d nilaimai thalaikīlaaga maariyadhu. aam, munbu sīshargal, ellaar munbaagavum adi vaanga vēndiyirundhadhu; ippōdhō andha naduvargal, ellaar munbaagavum mannippu kētka vēndiyirundhadhu! adhanpin, pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum pilippiyaivittu pōgumpadi avargal kēttukkondaargal. irandu pērum sammadhitthaargal; aanaal, pudhiya sīshargal anaivaraiyum sandhitthu urchaagappadutthiya piragē angirundhu pōnaargal.

17. pavulum sīlaavum dhandanaiyai sagitthukkondadhai paartthu, pudhiya sīshargal enna mukkiyamaana paadatthai katrukkondiruppaargal?

¹⁷ thaangal rōma kudimakkal enbadhai pavulum sīlaavum munbē solliyirundhaal, adi vaangiyirukka maattaargal. (ap. 22:25, 26) aanaal, avargal appadi solliyirundhaal, pilippiyilirundha sagōdharargalukku eppadippatta abippraayam ērpattirukkum? avargal irandu pērum thangal urimaiyai payanpadutthi, kristhuvukkaaga pada vēndiya paadugalai thavirtthuvittaargal endrudhaanē ninaitthiruppaargal? rōma kudimakkalaaga illaadha kristhavargaludaiya visuvaasatthai adhu eppadi baadhitthirukkum? rōma sattangalai kaatti adivaanguvadhilirundhu avargalaal thappikka mudiyaadhē! adhanaal, pavulum sīlaavum dhandanaiyai sagitthukkondadhan mūlam, thunburutthal matthiyilkūda kristhavargalaal urudhiyaaga irukka mudiyum enbadhai pudhiya sīshargalukku nirūbitthu kaattinaargal. adhumattumalla, thangal kudiyurimai madhikkappada vēndum endru kēttukkondadhan mūlam, naduvargal thangaludaiya sattavirōdha seyalai ellaar munbaagavum otthukkollumpadi seidhaargal. avargal appadi seidhadhu matra kristhavargal ini andha naduvargalaal thunburutthappadaamal iruppadharkum, appadippatta thaakkudhalgalilirundhu satta rīdhiyil ōralavu paadhugaappai peruvadharkum udhaviyirukkalaam.

18. (a) indru kristhava kangaanigal pavuludaiya udhaaranatthai eppadi pinpatrugiraargal? (b) indru naam “nalla seidhikkaaga valakkaadi, adharkaana sattappūrva urimaiyai” eppadi perugirōm?

¹⁸ indru kristhava sabaiyilulla kangaanigalum thangal udhaaranatthin mūlam nalla valikaattigalaaga irukkiraargal. sagōdhara sagōdharigalidam edhaiyellaam edhirpaarkkiraargalō adhaiyellaam thaangalum seiya viruppamullavargalaaga irukkiraargal. pavulai pōlavē naamum paadhugaappu peruvadharkaaga nammudaiya satta urimaigalai eppadi, eppōdhu payanpaduttha vēndumena gavanamaaga yōsitthu paarkkirōm. vanakka vishayatthil  sattappadi paadhugaappai peruvadharkaaga, thēvaippattaal, ullūr nīdhimandrangalilum ucha nīdhimandrangalilum, ēn sarvadhēsa nīdhimandrangalilumkūda manuthaakkal seigirōm. samudhaayatthai sīrthiruttha vēndumenbadhu nammudaiya kurikkōl kidaiyaadhu, aanaal, ‘nalla seidhikkaaga valakkaadi, adharkaana sattappūrva urimaiyai peruvadhē’ nammudaiya kurikkōl; pavul idhaitthaan, pilippi siraiyil adaikkappattu sumaar patthu varushangal kalitthu, andha nagaratthilirundha sabaikku kadidham eludhiyapōdhu sonnaar. (pili. 1:7) nīdhimandra thīrppugal eppadippattadhaaga irundhaalum sari, pavulaiyum avarudaiya nanbargalaiyum pōlavē naam kadavuludaiya sakthi valinadatthugira idangalilellaam thodarndhu “nalla seidhiyai solla” urudhiyaaga irukkirōm.—ap. 16:10.