1, 2. pilippiyilirundhu thesalōnikkē nagarukku yaarellaam payanam seigiraargal, avargal edhai patri yōsippadhupōl therigiradhu?

 karadumuradaana malaigalukku idaiyē valaindhu sellum nedunjaalai... pōkkuvaratthu adhigamulla saalai... rōma poriyiyal vallunargalin kaivannam... andha saalaiyin ganamaana karkalmīdhu sellum radhangalin “gadagada” satthamum, kaludhaigal kanaikkira satthamum, padaivīrar, vyaabaarigal, kaivinainyar endru baladharappattavargalin pēchu satthamum adhan valineduga kaatril avvappōdhu kalandhu varugindrana... andha nedunjaalai valiyaaga pavul, sīlaa, thīmōtthēyu aagiya mūndru pērum pilippiyilirundhu thesalōnikkē nagarukku 130-kkum adhigamaana kilōmīttar dhūram payanam seigiraargal. indha payanam kurippaaga pavulukkum sīlaavukkum avvalavu sulabamaaga illai; kaaranam, avargal pilippiyil pirambadi vaangiyadhaal ērpatta kaayangal innamum aaravillai.—ap. 16:22, 23.

² avargal innum romba dhūram payanam seiya vēndiyirukkiradhu; indha savaalai samaalikka edhu udhavugiradhu? oruvarōdu oruvar pēsikkondē pōvadhu udhavugiradhu. pilippiyil kidaittha arumaiyaana anubavam avargaludaiya manadhil innum pasumaiyaaga irukkiradhu; aam, siraikkaavalanum avanudaiya vīttil irundhavargalum visuvaasigalaaga aanadhai avargalaal marakka mudiyumaa? kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai thodarndhu prasangikka vēndum endra avargaladhu thīrmaanatthai andha anubavam urudhiyaaga aakkiyirukkiradhu. endraalum, kadalōratthil irukkira thesalōnikkē nagarai nerungumpōdhu, angē irukkum yūdhargalidamirundhu thangalukku eppadippatta varavērpu kidaikkumō endru avargal yōsippadhupōl therigiradhu. avargal edhirkkappaduvaargalaa, pilippiyil adikkappattadhupōl adikkappaduvaargalaa?

3. prasangippadharkaaga dhairiyatthai varavalaitthukkolla pavul enna seidhaar, avarudaiya udhaaranam namakku eppadi udhavum?

³ andha samayatthil pavul eppadi unarndhaar enbadhai thesalōnikkēya sabaiyaarukku pirpaadu avar kadidham eludhiyapōdhu theriyappadutthinaar: “nīngal arindhirukkirapadi, munbu pilippiyil naangal thunburutthappattu avamaanappadutthappattaalum, migundha edhirppin matthiyil nam kadavuludaiya nalla seidhiyai ungalukku solvadharkaaga avarudaiya udhaviyaal dhairiyatthai varavalaitthukkondōm.” (1 the. 2:2) kurippaaga pilippiyil nadandha sambavatthukku piragu, thesalōnikkē nagarukku pōvadhu patri avarukku konjam nadukkam irundhadhena avarudaiya vaartthaigal kaattugindrana. pavuludaiya unarchigalai ungalaal purindhukolla mudigiradhaa? nalla seidhiyai prasangippadhu kadinamaaga iruppadhupōl eppōdhaavadhu unarndhirukkirīrgalaa? pavul, balatthukkaaga yegōvaamīdhu saarndhirundhaar; dhairiyatthai varavalaitthukkolvadharkaaga  avarudaiya udhaviyai naadinaar. adhanaal, pavuludaiya udhaaranatthai aaraaindhu paarppadhu avarai pinpatra ungalukku udhavum.—1 ko. 4:16.

4. pavul mūndru vaarangalukkumēl thesalōnikkēyil thangiyirundhirukka vēndumena eppadi solgirōm?

⁴ pavul thesalōnikkēyil irundhapōdhu, mūndru ōivunaatkalukku jebakkūdatthil prasangitthaar endru padhivu solgiradhu. appadiyaanaal, avar andha nagaril verum mūndru vaarangaldhaan thangiyirundhaaraa? appadi solla mudiyaadhu. angē pōi evvalavu naatkalukku pin avar jebakkūdatthukku pōga aarambitthaar endru namakku theriyaadhu. adhumattumalla, thesalōnikkēyil irundhapōdhu, avarum avarudaiya nanbargalum thangaludaiya andraada thēvaigalukkaaga vēlai seidhaargal endru avarudaiya kadidhangal kaattugindrana. (1 the. 2:9; 2 the. 3:7, 8) adhōdu, avar angē thangiyirundhapōdhu pilippi sagōdharargal irandu murai avarukku vēndiya porulgalai anuppi vaitthaargal. (pili. 4:16) adhanaal, avar mūndru vaarangalukkumēl thesalōnikkēyil thangiyirundhirukka vēndum.

5. pavul enna seiya muyarchi seidhaar?

⁵ prasangippadharku dhairiyatthai varavalaitthukkonda pavul, jebakkūdatthil kūdiyirundhavargalidam pēsa thodanginaar. thannudaiya valakkappadiyē, “vēdhavasanangalilirundhu nyaayankaatti pēsinaar. kristhu paadugal paduvadhum, pinbu uyirōdu elundhiruppadhum avasiyamaaga irundhadhendrum, thaan arivittha yēsudhaan andha kristhu endrum nirūbikkira vidhatthil mērkōlgal kaatti vilakkinaar.” (ap. 17:2, 3) thaan pēsuvadhai kēttukkondirundhavargaludaiya unarchigalai alla, sindhikkum thiranaiyē thattiyeluppa pavul muyarchi seidhaar enbadhai gavaniyungal. jebakkūdatthukku vandhavargal vēdhavasanangalai arindhirundhaargal, avatrai madhitthaargal, aanaal avatrai sariyaaga purindhirukkavillai enbadhu avarukku therindhirundhadhu. adhanaal, vēdhavasanangalilirundhu nyaayankaatti pēsinaar; naasarētthūr yēsudhaan munnarivikkappatta mēsiyaa, adhaavadhu kristhu, enbadhai nirūbikkum vidhatthil mērkōl kaatti vilakkinaar.

6. vēdhavasanangalilirundhu yēsu eppadi vilakki kaattinaar, adhan vilaivu enna?

⁶ pavul vēdhavasanangalai adippadaiyaaga vaitthē makkalukku katrukkodutthaar, idhil yēsu avarukku munmaadhiriyaaga irundhaar. udhaaranatthukku, yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalidam, ‘manidhakumaaran paadugal pada vēndum, kollappada vēndum, pinbu uyirttheluppappada vēndum’ enbadhai vēdhavasanangalin adippadaiyil vilakki kaattinaar. (mat. 16:21) uyirtthelundha piragu, avar thannudaiya sīshargalukku kaatchi alitthaar. avar unmaiyai pēsiyirundhaar enbadharku andha oru atthaatchiyē pōdhumaanadhaaga irundhirukkum; aanaalum avar innum adhigamaana atthaatchigalai alitthaar. “mōsēyin butthagangalmudhal ellaa thīrkkadharisigalin butthagangalvarai vēdhavasanangalil thannai patri eludhappattirukkira ellaavatraiyum [sīshargal irandu pērukku] vilakkinaar.” idhan vilaivu? “valiyil avar nammōdu pēsi, vēdhavasanangalai mulumaiyaaga vilakki kaattiyapōdhu, nam idhayam kolundhuvittu erindhadhu, illaiyaa?” endru solli avargal aachariyappattaargal.—lū. 24:13, 27, 32.

7. vēdhavasanangalin adippadaiyil karpippadhu ēn mukkiyam?

⁷ kadavuludaiya vaartthaikku vallamai irukkiradhu. (ebi. 4:12) adhanaal, indru kristhavargalaagiya naam yēsuvaiyum pavulaiyum matra appōsthalargalaiyum pōl kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyin adippadaiyilēyē katrukkodukkirōm. aam, vēdhavasanangaludaiya artthatthai makkalukku vilakkugirōm, adhilirundhu nyaayankaatti pēsugirōm, mērkōl  kaanbitthu nammudaiya pōdhanaigal unmai endru nirūbikkirōm. kaaranam, naam katrukkodukkira vishayangal nammudaiyavai kidaiyaadhu, kadavuludaiyavai! baibilai dhaaraalamaaga payanpadutthuvadhan mūlam, naam nammudaiya sondha karutthugalai alla, kadavuludaiya pōdhanaigalaiyē katrukkodukkirōm enbadhai makkalukku kaattugirōm. adhēsamayam, nammudaiya seidhi kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyil aalamaaga vērūndriyiruppadhaal adhu mulukka mulukka nambagamaanadhu enbadhai naam ninaivil vaikka vēndum. appadi seidhaal, pavulai pōlavē nambikkaiyōdum dhairiyatthōdum nammaal prasangikka mudiyum.

8-10. (a) thesalōnikkēyil nalla seidhikku eppadippatta varavērpu kidaitthadhu? (b) pavulmīdhu ēn sila yūdhargal poraamaippattaargal? (c) yūdha edhirigal enna seidhaargal?

⁸ “adimai than ejamaanaivida uyarndhavan alla. avargal ennai thunburutthiyirundhaal ungalaiyum thunburutthuvaargal; en vaartthaiyinpadi nadandhirundhaal ungal vaartthaiyinpadiyum nadappaargal” endru yēsu solliyirundhadhu evvalavu unmai enbadhai pavul anubavatthil paartthirundhaar. (yōvaa. 15:20) thesalōnikkēyilum avarukku adhē anubavam ērpattadhu; avar sonna vaartthaigalai silar aarvamaaga ētrukkondaargal, vēru silar edhirtthaargal. aarvam kaattiyavargalai patri lūkkaa ippadi eludhugiraar: “avargalil silar [sila yūdhargal] yēsuvin sīshargalaagi pavulōdum sīlaavōdum sērndhukondaargal. adhēpōl, kadavulai vanangiya grēkkargalil ēraalamaana aatkalum, mukkiyamaana pengalil niraiya pērum avargalōdu sērndhukondaargal.” (ap. 17:4) vēdhavasanangal thelivaaga vilakkappattapōdhu indha pudhiya sīshargal evvalavu sandhōshappattiruppaargal!

⁹ orusilar pavuludaiya vaartthaigalai manadhaara ētrukkondaalum, vēru silar avarmīdhu kōbaveri kondaargal. ‘grēkkargalil ēraalamaana aatkalai’ pavul than pakkam sērtthukkondadhai paartthu thesalōnikkēya yūdhargal silar poraamaippattaargal. andha yūdhargal yūdhargalaaga illaadha grēkkargalukku ebireya vēdhaagamatthilirundhu katrukkodutthu avargalai yūdhargalaaga maatruvadhil kuriyaaga irundhaargal, avargalai thangaludaiya aadugalaaga paartthaargal. ippōdhō andha aadugalai pavul thidudhippendru thirudikkondu pōvadhaaga ninaitthaargal; adhuvum thangaludaiya tholuvatthilirundhē, adhaavadhu jebakkūdatthilirundhē, thirudikkondu pōvadhaaga ninaitthaargal. adhanaal avargalukku kōbam thalaikkēriyadhu.

¹⁰ adutthu enna nadandhadhendru lūkkaa solgiraar: “yūdhargal poraamaippattu, sandhaiyil vettiyaaga thirindhukondirundha mōsamaana aatkal silarai gumbalaaga sērtthukkondu nagaratthil aarppaattam seiya aarambitthaargal. pinbu, pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum andha gumbalidam ilutthu varuvadharkaaga yaasōn enbavarudaiya vīttai thaakki ullē pugundhaargal. avargalai angē kandupidikka mudiyaadhadhaal, yaasōnaiyum vēru sila sagōdharargalaiyum nagara thalaivargalidam ilutthukkondupōi, ‘ulagamengum amali undaakkugira aatkal ingēyum vandhuvittaargal. ivargalai yaasōn thannudaiya vīttil virundhaaligalaaga thanga vaitthirukkiraan. ivargal ellaarum yēsu endra vēroru raajaa iruppadhaaga solli, rōma arasanudaiya kattalaigalukku edhiraaga seyalpadugiraargal’ endru kūchal pōttaargal.” (ap. 17:5-7) indha murattu gumbalin thaakkudhal kaaranamaaga pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum ūliyatthai nirutthivittaargalaa?

11. pavulukkum avarudaiya nanbargalukkum edhiraaga enna kutrangal sumatthappattana, endha kattalaiyai manadhil vaitthu edhirigal kutram saattiyirukkalaam? (adikkurippai paarungal.)

¹¹ gumbal endraalē adhu bayangaramaanadhu. kattukkadangaadha kaattaaru pōndradhu.  kanmūditthanamaaga sīrippaaivadhu. pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum olitthukkattuvadharkaaga yūdhargal payanpadutthiya aayudham adhu. andha yūdhargal “nagaratthil aarppaattam” seidhaargal; pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum padumōsamaana kutrangal seidhiruppadhaaga solli nagara thalaivargalai avargal namba vaikka muyarchi seidhaargal. avargal sumatthiya mudhal kutram: pavulum avarudaiya nanbargalum ‘ulagamengum amali undaakkugiraargal,’ adhaavadhu kalagam seidhuvarugiraargal. (unmaiyil, ivargal thesalōnikkēyilkūda endha amaliyaiyum undupannavillai!) yūdhargal sumatthiya irandaavadhu kutram adhaivida bayangaramaanadhu: indha kristhavargal, yēsu endra vēroru raajaa irukkiraarena arivitthu, rōma arasanudaiya kattalaigalukku edhiraaga seyalpadugiraargal. a

12. thesalōnikkēyil irundha kristhavargalmīdhu sumatthappatta kutrachaattugal kadum dhandanaikkuriyavaiyaaga karudhappattana enbadhai edhu kaattugiradhu?

¹² idhēpōndra kutrachaattai madha thalaivargal yēsumīdhu sumatthinaargal enbadhu nyaabagam irukkiradhaa? pilaatthuvidam avargal, “indha manushan engaludaiya makkalai kalagam seiya thūndugiraan. . . . thaandhaan kristhuvaagiya raajaa endrum sollikkolgiraan” endraargal. (lū. 23:2) dhēsa dhrōga seyalai kandumkaanaamalum vittuviduvadhaaga thannai patri rōma arasan ninaitthuviduvaarō endru pilaatthu bayandhirukkalaam, adhanaal avan yēsuvukku marana dhandanai kodutthaan. adhēpōl, thesalōnikkēyil irundha kristhavargalmīdhu sumatthappatta kutrachaattugal kadum dhandanaikkuriyavaiyaaga karudhappattana. idhai patri oru butthagam ippadi solgiradhu: “andha kutrachaattugal rombavē bayangaramaanavai; ‘rōma arasargalukku edhiraaga seyalpaduvadhaaga yaar mīdhaavadhu thuli sandhēgam ērpattaalkūda, avargal uyirōdu iruppadhu kashtam.’” appadiyendraal, andha kristhavargalukku edhiraana kodūra thaakkudhal vetri petradhaa?

13, 14. (a) kalagakkaara gumbalinaal ēn prasanga vēlaiyai niruttha mudiyavillai? (b) kristhuvin aalōsanaippadi pavul eppadi jaakkiradhaiyaaga nadandhukondaar, avarudaiya munmaadhiriyai naam eppadi pinpatralaam?

¹³ thesalōnikkēyil nadandha prasanga vēlaiyai andha kalagakkaara gumbalinaal thadutthu niruttha mudiyavillai. ēn? oru kaaranam, pavulaiyum sīlaavaiyum avargalaal kandupidikka mudiyavillai. irandaavadhu kaaranam, andha gumbal sumatthiya kutrachaattugal unmai endru nagara thalaivargal nambavillai. thangalmun konduvarappatta yaasōnidamirundhum matra sagōdharargalidamirundhum “jaamīn thogaiyai vaangikkondu” avargalai vidudhalai seidhaargal. (ap. 17:8, 9) “paambugalai pōl jaakkiradhaiyaagavum puraakkalai pōl kallamkabadam illaamalum nadandhukollungal” endru yēsu koduttha aalōsanaippadi pavul aabatthai vilaikku vaangaamal, vēroru idatthukku pōi than prasanga vēlaiyai thodarndhaar. (mat. 10:16) pavulukku dhairiyam irundhapōdhilum avar thunichalōdu seyalpadavillai enbadhai idhilirundhu therindhukolgirōm. avarudaiya munmaadhiriyai kristhavargal indru eppadi pinpatralaam?

¹⁴ indraikkum, kristhavamandala thalaivargal yegōvaavin saatchigalukku edhiraaga palamurai kalaga gumbalgalai ēvivittirukkiraargal. dhēsa dhrōga seyalgalil īdupaduvadhaaga avargalmīdhu kutramsaatti, arasiyal thalaivargalai avargalukku edhiraaga seyalpadumpadi seidhirukkiraargal. mudhal nūtraandu edhirigalai pōlavē, indrirukkum edhirigalkūda poraamaiyinaaldhaan ippadiyellaam seigiraargal. enna nadandhaalum  sari, unmai kristhavargal valiya pōi prachinaigalil maattikkolvadhillai. thangal ūliyatthukku thadangal vandhuvida kūdaadhu enbadharkaaga mūrkkatthanamaana, kanmūditthanamaana gumbalgalai mudindhalavu avargal thavirkkiraargal. silasamayam, prachinai nadandha pagudhiyil amaidhi thirumbiya piragu, angē pōi thangal ūliyatthai thodargiraargal.

15. berōyargal nalla seidhiyai eppadi ētrukkondaargal?

¹⁵ paadhugaappu karudhi, pavulum sīlaavum sumaar 65 kilōmīttar thalliyirundha berōyaa nagaratthukku anuppappattaargal. angē pōnadhum, pavul jebakkūdatthukku pōi kūdiyirundhavargalidam pēsa aarambitthaar. kaadhukodutthu kētta aatkalai kandu avar evvalavu sandhōshappattiruppaar! lūkkaa ippadi eludhinaar: “thesalōnikkēyil irundha yūdhargalaivida berōyaavil irundha yūdhargal parandha manappaanmai ullavargalaaga irundhaargal. ēnendraal, kadavuludaiya vaartthaigalai avargal migundha aarvatthōdu kēttu, avaiyellaam saridhaanaa endru dhinamum vēdhavasanangalai gavanamaaga aaraaindhu paartthaargal.” (ap. 17:10, 11) berōyaavil irundha yūdhargalai patri lūkkaa ippadi eludhinaar enbadharkaaga, thesalōnikkēyil satthiyatthai ētrukkonda yūdhargalai avar madhippukkuraivaaga ninaitthaar endru artthamaa? illavē illai! pavul pirpaadu avargalukku ippadi eludhinaar: “nīngal kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai engal mūlam kēlvippattu ētrukkondapōdhu, adhai manidhargaludaiya vaartthaiyaaga alla kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyaaga ētrukkondīrgal. idharkaaga naangal eppōdhum kadavulukku nandri solgirōm. adhu unmaiyilēyē kadavuludaiya vaartthaidhaan. visuvaasigalaagiya ungalukkul adhu seyalpattum varugiradhu. “ (1 the. 2:13) aanaal, berōyaavil irundha yūdhargal eppadi parandha manappaanmai ullavargalaaga irundhaargal?

16. berōyargal ‘parandha manappaanmai ullavargal’ endru vivarikkappaduvadhu ēn porutthamaanadhu?

¹⁶ berōyargal pudhiya vishayangalai kēttapōdhilum, avatrai avargal sandhēgikkavō  kadumaiyaaga vimarsikkavō illai, adhēsamayam kaadhil viluvadhai ellaam vegulitthanamaaga nambavum illai. pavul vilakkiya kurippugalai mudhalil gavanamaaga kēttaargal. adhanpin, avai saridhaanaa endru vēdhavasanangalai thirandhu paartthaargal. adhōdu, kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai ūkkamaaga paditthaargal, ōivunaalandru mattumalla dhinandhōrum! pavul katrukkoduttha pudhiya pōdhanaigalai patri vēdhavasanangal enna solgindrana enbadhai aaraaindhu paarkka avatrai “migundha aarvatthōdu” paditthaargal. padittha vishayangalukku ērpa manatthaalmaiyōdu maatrangalai seidhaargal; aam, “avargalil palar yēsuvin sīshargalaanaargal.” (ap. 17:12) avargal “parandha manappaanmai ullavargalaaga irundhaargal” endru lūkkaa sonnadhil aachariyamē illai!

17. berōyargaludaiya udhaaranam ēn mechatthakkadhu, naam evvalavu kaalamaaga satthiyatthil irundhaalum avargaludaiya udhaaranatthai eppadi pinpatralaam?

¹⁷ nalla seidhiyai parandha manappaanmaiyōdu ētrukkolvadhil, berōyargal arumaiyaana udhaaranamaaga irukkiraargal; indha vishayam kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyil padhivuseiyappadum endru avargal konjamkūda ninaitthu paartthirukka maattaargal. pavul edhirpaartthapadiyē... yegōvaa virumbiyapadiyē... avargal nalla seidhiyai ētrukkondaargal. avargalai pinpatrumpadi naam makkalai ūkkappadutthugirōm, adhaavadhu baibilai gavanamaaga aaraaindhu, adhan adippadaiyil thangal visuvaasatthai balappadutthikkollumpadi ūkkappadutthugirōm. endraalum, naam ērkenavē yēsuvin sīsharaaga aagivittōm enbadharkaaga ini parandha manappaanmaiyōdu irukka vēndiya avasiyam illaiyaa? appadiyillai; sollappōnaal, naam yegōvaavidamirundhu aarvatthudan katrukkondu, avarudaiya pōdhanaigalai udanukkudan kadaippidippadhu munbaivida ippōdhu miga mukkiyamaaga irukkiradhu. ippadi seivadhan mūlam, yegōvaa avarudaiya viruppatthinpadi nammai sedhukkuvadharkum payitruvippadharkum anumadhikkirōm. (ēsaa. 64:8) ippadi naam eppōdhumē nam paralōga thagappanukku prayōjanamaanavargalaagavum piriyamaanavargalaagavum irukkirōm.

18, 19. (a) pavul ēn berōyaavaivittu pōnaar, irundhaalum thodarndhu ūliyam seivadhil avar eppadi munmaadhiri vaitthaar? (b) pavul adutthu yaaridam prasangikka purappattaar?

¹⁸ pavul berōyaavil romba naal thangavillai. naam ippadi vaasikkirōm: “pavul kadavuludaiya vaartthaiyai berōyaavilum arivitthu varugiraar endru thesalōnikkēyil irundha yūdhargal kēlvippattapōdhu, makkalai thūndi kalagam undaakka angēyum vandhaargal. sagōdharargal udanē pavulai kadarkaraikku anuppi vaitthaargal. aanaal, sīlaavum thīmōtthēyuvum berōyaavilēyē thangivittaargal. pavulōdu pōnavargal atthēnē nagaramvarai kūdavē pōnaargal. pinbu, evvalavu sīkkiram mudiyumō avvalavu sīkkiram sīlaavum thīmōtthēyuvum thannidam varavēndumendra kattalaiyai pavulidamirundhu avargal petrukkondu thirumbi vandhaargal.” (ap. 17:13-15) edhirigal endhalavu thīviramaayirundhaargal endru paartthīrgalaa? pavulai thesalōnikkēyilirundhu virattivittadhu mattumalla, berōyaavukkum pōi adhēpōl prachinaiyai kilappa muyarchi seidhaargal; aanaal, avargaludaiya thittam palikkavillai. thannudaiya ūliya pagudhi migavum periyadhendru therindhirundha pavul amaidhiyaaga vēroru idatthukku pōi than ūliyatthai thodarndhaar. indru ūliyatthai thadutthu nirutthappaarkkiravargaludaiya muyarchigalai muriyadikka avarai pōlavē naamum urudhiyaaga irukkalaam!

¹⁹ thesalōnikkē matrum berōyaavil irundha yūdhargalidam pavul mulumaiyaaga saatchi koduttha piragu, dhairiyamaaga prasangippadhum vēdhavasanangalilirundhu nyaayankaatti pēsuvadhum evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai nandraaga katrukkondaar. naamum katrukkondōm. adutthadhaaga, pavul atthēnē nagaratthilirundha yūdharallaadhavargalidam prasangikka purappattaar. andha nagaratthil avarukku enna kaatthirundhadhu? aduttha adhigaaratthil paarppōm.