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baibil kaalangalil vaalndha yegōvaavin ūliyargalukku edhirpaaraadha prachinaigal vandhana. yaakkōbin udhaaranatthai edutthukkollungal. yegōvaavai vanangiya avarudaiya thaaimaaman laabaanin oru magalai kalyaanam seidhukollumpadi avarudaiya appaa sonnaar. appadi seidhaal, yegōvaa yaakkōbai alavillaamal aasīrvadhippaar endrum sonnaar. (aadhi. 28:1-4) avarudaiya appaa sonnadhai kēttu yaakkōbu kaanaanilirundhu purappattu laabaanin vīttukku pōnaar. laabaanukku lēyaal, raagēl endra irandu magalgal irundhaargal. avarudaiya irandaavadhu magal raagēlai yaakkōbu kaadhalitthaar. avalai kalyaanam seivadharkaaga laabaanidam ēlu varushangal vēlai seiya avar otthukkondaar. (aadhi. 29:18) laabaan yaakkōbai ēmaatri, thannudaiya mudhal magal lēyaalai kalyaanam seidhu vaitthuvittaar. oru vaaram kalitthu laabaan raagēlaiyum yaakkōbukku kalyaanam seidhuvaitthaar. aanaal, avalukkaaga innum ēlu varusham yaakkōbu vēlai seidhaaga vēndum endru sollivittaar. (aadhi. 29:26, 27) vēlai vishayatthilum laabaan yaakkōbidam aniyaayamaaga nadandhukondaar. ippadiyē, 20 varusham avar yaakkōbai paadaai padutthinaar!—aadhi. 31:41, 42. w23.04 15 ¶5

namakku aarudhalum valinadatthudhalum thēvaippadumpōdhu naam yegōvaavidam kētkalaam. udhavi kēttu jebam seiyumpadi yegōvaavē solgiraar. adhuvum, naam ‘eppōdhum jebam seiya’ vēndum, adhaavadhu adikkadi jebam seiya vēndum endru avar aasaippadugiraar. (1 the. 5:17) nam vaalkkaiyil nadakkum ovvoru vishayatthukkaagavum avaridam udhavi kētkalaam. (nīdhi. 3:5, 6) yegōvaa dhaaraala gunamullavaraaga iruppadhaal, etthanai dhadavai vēndumaanaalum naam jebam seiyalaam endru solgiraar. jebatthai yegōvaa evvalavu mukkiyamaaga ninaikkiraar enbadhai yēsu nandraaga purindhu vaitthirundhaar. unmaiyulla aangalum pengalum seidha jebangalukku yegōvaa eppadi badhil kodutthaar enbadhai indha būmikku varuvadharku romba kaalatthukku munbirundhē avar kankūdaaga paartthirundhaar. annaal, dhaavīdhu, eliyaa pōndravargal seidha manappūrvamaana jebangalukku yegōvaa badhil kodutthapōdhu avarukku pakkatthilēyē yēsu irundhaar. (1 saa. 1:10, 11, 20; 1 raa. 19:4-6; sang. 32:5) adhanaal, adikkadi jebam seiyumpadiyum nambikkaiyōdu jebam seiyumpadiyum yēsu than sīshargalukku sollikkodutthaar.—mat. 7:7-11. w23.05 2 ¶1, 3

thalaimai guru yōidhaavukku kadavulbayam irundhadhu. idhu evvalavu unmai enbadhu, yēsabēlin magal atthaaliyaal yūdhaavil thannaitthaanē raaniyaakkikkonda samayatthil thelivaaga therindhadhu. thannudaiya sondha pērangal endrukūda paarkkaamal, raaja vamsatthai sērndha ellaa vaarisugalaiyum thīrtthukkattum alavukku pōivittaal! (2 naa. 22:10, 11) andha vaarisugalil yōvaas mattum uyirthappinaar. ēnendraal, kulandhaiyaaga irundha yōvaasai yōidhaavin manaivi yōsēbiyaath yaarukkum theriyaamal thūkkikkondu vandhuvittaal. avalum yōidhaavum andha kulandhaiyai maraitthu vaitthu, batthiramaaga paartthukkondaargal. indha vidhatthil, dhaavīdhin raaja vamsam aliyaadhapadi paartthukkondaargal. yōidhaa, atthaaliyaalai ninaitthu bayandhu nadungaamal yegōvaavukku unmaiyōdu nadandhukondaar. yōvaasukku ēlu vayadhaaga irundhapōdhu, yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundhadhai yōidhaa marubadiyum nirūbitthu kaattinaar. avar oru thittam pōttaar. andha thittam niraivērinaal, dhaavīdhin simmaasanatthil utkaarum urimaiyulla yōvaas raajaavaagividuvaar. aanaal adhu niraivēraavittaal, yōidhaavin kadhaiyē mudindhuvidum. nallavēlaiyaaga, yegōvaavin aasīrvaadhatthōdu avarudaiya thittam palitthadhu. w23.06 17 ¶12-13

dhaaniyēl sadhi seigiraar endru ninaitthu nēbukaathnēchaar raajaa avarai kondrupōduvadharku romba nēram aagiyirukkaadhu. aanaal, dhaaniyēl adharkellaam bayappadaamal kanavin artthatthai dhairiyamaaga sonnaar. chinna vayadhil, avarudaiya appaavum ammaavum vaittha munmaadhiri dhairiyamaaga irukka avarukku kandippaaga udhavi seidhirukkum. (ubaa. 6:6-9) patthu kattalaigal pōndra mukkiyamaana sila kattalaigalai mattumalla, matra ellaa kattalaigalaiyumē dhaaniyēl nunukkamaaga therindhuvaitthirundhaar. udhaaranatthukku, isravēlargal edhaiyellaam saappidalaam, edhaiyellaam saappida kūdaadhu endru therindhuvaitthirundhaar. (lēvi. 11:4-8; dhaani. 1:8, 11-13) kadavuludaiya makkalin varalaarum dhaaniyēlukku atthuppadiyaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, yegōvaavin sattangalukku avargal kīlppadiyaamal pōnapōdhu enna nadandhadhu endru avarukku therindhirundhadhu. (dhaani. 9:10, 11) adhumattumalla, yegōvaavum avarudaiya balampadaittha thūdhargalum eppōdhumē thanakku udhavi seivaargal enbadhai dhaaniyēl than vaalkkaiyil niraiya dhadavai kankūdaaga paartthirundhaar.—dhaani. 2:19-24; 10:12, 18, 19. w23.08 3 ¶5-6

rebekkaal butthisaaliyaana pen. thannudaiya vaalnaal muluvadhum dhairiyamaaga sila thīrmaanangalai edutthaar. eppōdhu eppadi nadakka vēndum endru therindhuvaitthirundhaar. (aadhi. 24:58; 27:5-17) adhēsamayatthil, avar mariyaadhaiyōdu nadandhukondaar, thalaimai sthaanam ērpaattukku adipanindhu nadandhaar. (aadhi. 24:17, 18, 65) nīngalum rebekkaalai pōlavē manatthaalmaiyaaga yegōvaavin ērpaadugalukku aadharavu kodutthaal, kudumbatthilum sabaiyilum nalla munmaadhiriyaaga iruppīrgal. ellaa kristhavargalukkum thēvaippadugira innoru gunam adakkam. andha gunatthai kaattiya kadavulbakthiyulla oru pendhaan esthar. avar adakkamaanavaraaga irundhadhaal, raaniyaaga aana piragum perumaippiditthavaraaga maarividavillai. thannudaiya sondhakkaarar mordhegaai sonnadhai kēttu adhanpadi seidhaar. (esthar 2:10, 20, 22) nīngalum matravargal sollum aalōsanaiyai kēttu nadappadhan mūlam adakkam endra gunatthai kaattalaam. (thīth. 2:3-5) innoru vidhatthilum esthar adakkam endra gunatthai kaattinaar. avar “romba alagaagavum latchanamaagavum” irundhaar. aanaalum, matravargaludaiya gavanatthai than pakkam īrkka ninaikkavillai.—esthar 2:7, 15. w23.12 19-20 ¶6-8

alavukku adhigamaana kutravunarchi oru periya baaram! andha baaratthai naam sumakka vēndumendru yegōvaa edhirpaarppadhu illai. nam paavatthai yegōvaavidam otthukkondu, manamthirundhi, andha paavatthai marubadiyum seiyaamal irukka muyarchi edutthaal, yegōvaa nammai mannitthuvittaar endru naam mulumaiyaaga nambalaam. (ap. 3:19) idhaiyellaam seidha piragum naam kutravunarchiyil vaada vēndumendru yegōvaa ninaippadhillai. (sang. 31:10) naam sōgatthilēyē mūlgivittaal, vaalkkai endra ōttatthai paadhiyilēyē nirutthivida vaaippu irukkiradhu. (2 ko. 2:7) alavukku adhigamaana kutravunarchiyil nīngal pulungikkondirundhaal yegōvaa ‘manadhaara mannikkiraar’ enbadhai eppōdhum manadhil vaiyungal. (sang. 130:4) unmaiyilēyē manam thirundhugiravargalai yegōvaa mannikkumpōdhu, “avargaludaiya paavatthai iniyum ninaitthu paarkka maattēn” endru solgiraar. (erē. 31:34) appadiyendraal, munbu nīngal seidha paavangalukkaaga ini eppōdhum yegōvaa ungalidam kanakku kētka maattaar. sabaiyil sila poruppugalai nīngal ilandhirundhaal, adharkaaga ungalmīdhē kōbappattukkollaadhīrgal. yegōvaa ungal paavangalai patriyē yōsitthukkondu iruppadhillai, nīngalum appadi seiya kūdaadhu. w23.08 30-31 ¶14-15

kōvid-19 perunthotru samayatthil amaippu koduttha valinadatthudhalai kēttu yegōvaavin saatchigal nadandhukondaargal. matra makkalai pōl poiyaana seidhigalai nambi thēvaiyillaamal kavalaippadavillai. (mat. 24:45) ‘miga mukkiyamaana kaariyangalilirundhu’ nam gavanam sidharivida kūdaadhu. (pili. 1:9, 10) gavanachidharalgal, nam nēratthaiyum sakthiyaiyum urinjividum. adhanaal prayōjanamaana vishayangalai seiya mudiyaamal pōividum. andraada vishayangalukku, adhaavadhu saappiduvadhu, kudippadhu, poludhupōkku, vēlaikku, romba mukkiyamaana idatthai kodutthuvittaal nam gavanam sidharividum. (lū. 21:34, 35) adhōdu, pōraattangal, arasiyal vivaadhangal endru dhinamum seidhigal saramaariyaaga vandhu nammai thaakkugindrana. ivatraalum nam gavanam sidharaamal paartthukkolla vēndum. illaiyendraal, ēdhaavadhu oru pakkam nam manadhu saaya aarambitthuvidum. saatthaan paladharappatta vishayangalai payanpadutthi nam urudhiyai balavīnamaakkuvadharku muyarchi seigiraan. w23.07 16-17 ¶12-13

yegōvaavudaiya makkalukku yēsuvin ninaivunaaldhaan varushatthilēyē mukkiyamaana naal. ēnendraal, indha oru naalaitthaan ninaitthu paarkka solli yēsu thannudaiya sīshargalukku kattalai kodutthaar. (lū. 22:19, 20) yēsuvin balikku eppadi nandriyōdu irukkalaam enbadhai adhu namakku sollittharugiradhu. (2 ko. 5:14, 15) sagōdhara sagōdharigal ‘oruvaraiyoruvar urchaagappadutthuvadharkum’ adhu vaaippu tharugiradhu. (rō. 1:12) indha nigalchiyil kēttadhaiyum paartthadhaiyum vaitthu, aarvam irukkira niraiya pēr baibilai patri kūdudhalaaga therindhukolla virumbugiraargal. ulagam muluvadhum irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigalai ninaivunaal eppadi ondrusērkkiradhu endru yōsitthu paarungal. ninaivunaal nigalchi unmaiyilēyē namakku speshaldhaan! w24.01 8 ¶1-3

yegōvaavum yēsuvum namakkaaga kodutthirukkira periya thogaiyai yōsikkumpōdhu nam ovvoruvarmēlum avargal endhalavukku anbu vaitthirukkiraargal enbadhu purigiradhu. (galaa. 2:20) indha mītpuvilai unmaiyilēyē oru anbaana parisu. uyirukku uyiraaga nēsittha thannudaiya orē magan kashtappattu saavadharku yegōvaa anumadhitthaar. ippadi nam ovvoruvarmēlum anbu irukkiradhu enbadhai nirūbitthirukkiraar. yegōvaa anbai manasukkullēyē vaitthukkondu iruppadhillai. adhai dhaaraalamaaga veliyē kaattugiraar. (erē. 31:3) yegōvaa nammēl anbu vaitthiruppadhaaldhaan nammai avar pakkamaaga ilutthirukkiraar. (ubaagamam 7:7, 8-ai oppidungal.) indha anbilirundhu yaaraalum, evatraalum nammai pirikka mudiyaadhu. (rō. 8:38, 39) yegōvaavudaiya anbai patri yōsikkumpōdhu ungalukku eppadi irukkiradhu? w24.01 28 ¶10-11

paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargal thangalukku irukkira nambikkaiyai uyarvaaga ninaikkiraargal. avargalil oruvaraana sagōdharar fredrik fraans ippadi sonnaar: “engalukku irukkira nambikkai kandippaaga nijamaagum. sirumandhaiyil irukkira 1,44,000 pēril kadaisi nabar varai adhu niraivērum. naam karpanaikūda seidhu paarkka mudiyaadha alavukku adhu mulumaiyaaga niraivērum.” 1991-il avar ippadi sonnaar: “andha nambikkaiyinmēl engalukku irukkira madhippu kuraiyavē illai. . . . adharkaaga evvalavu kaalam kaatthirukka vēndiyirundhaalum, adhai innum adhigamaaga naangal madhikkirōm. engalukku kidaitthirukkum nambikkaiyai eppōdhumvida ippōdhu naan uyarvaaga madhikkirēn.” paralōgatthil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, būmiyil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, namakku kidaitthirukkira magatthaana nambikkaiyai ninaitthu sandhōshappadalaam. adhumattumalla naatkal pōgappōga indha nambikkai innum balamaagum. w23.12 9 ¶6; 10 ¶8

valipaattu kūdaaratthin nulaivaasalukku veliyē oru sembu balipīdam irundhadhu. angēdhaan yegōvaavukku miruga baligalai selutthinaargal. (yaath. 27:1, 2; 40:29) aanaal, andha baligalaal makkaludaiya ellaa paavangalukkum oru nirandharamaana mannippai vaangi thara mudiyavillai. (ebi. 10:1-3) indha miruga baligal, manidhargalai ottumotthamaaga paavatthilirundhum maranatthilirundhum kaappaatra pōgira oru balikku adaiyaalamaaga irundhadhu. manidhargalukkaaga thannudaiya uyirai mītpu baliyaaga kodukka vēndum enbadhum, adharkaagatthaan yegōvaa thannai indha būmikku anuppinaar enbadhum yēsuvukku nandraagavē theriyum. (mat. 20:28) adhanaaldhaan yēsu nyaanasnaanam edutthapōdhu yegōvaavudaiya aasaiyai niraivētruvadharkaaga thannai arppanitthaar. (yōvaa. 6:38; galaa. 1:4) yēsu “ellaa kaalatthukkum orē dhadavaiyaaga” thannudaiya uyirai baliyaaga kodutthaar. yaarellaam avarmēl visuvaasam vaikkiraargalō, avar koduttha baliyin adippadaiyil avargal ellaarudaiya paavangalaiyum yegōvaa motthamaaga mannikkiraar.—ebi. 10:5-7, 10. w23.10 26-27 ¶10-11

paavatthilirundhum maranatthilirundhum nammai naamē mītka mudiyaadhu. (sang. 49:7, 8) adhanaal, nammai kaappaatra yegōvaavum yēsuvum oru periya thyaagatthai seidhaargal. yegōvaa thannudaiya anbu maganai namakkaaga baliyaaga kodutthaar. yegōvaavum yēsuvum namakkaaga seidha thyaagangalai aalamaaga yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu, mītpuvilaimēl irukkum madhippu adhigamaagum. aadhaam paavam seidha piragu endrendrum vaalum vaaippai ilandhaan. avanudaiya pillaigalukkum andha vaaippu kidaikkaadha maadhiri seidhuvittaan. aadhaam ilandhadhai thirumba vaanguvadharkaaga yēsu thannudaiya paribūrana uyirai baliyaaga kodutthaar. būmiyil vaalndha kaalam muluvadhum yēsu “paavam seiyavillai, avarudaiya pēchil sūdhuvaadhu irukkavillai.” (1 pē. 2:22) avar kadaisivaraikkum paribūranamaaga irundhu thannudaiya uyirai kodutthaar. avar koduttha uyir aadhaam ilandha paribūrana uyirukku sarisamamaaga irundhadhu.—1 ko. 15:45; 1 thī. 2:6. w24.01 10 ¶5-6

yēsu uyirttheluppappatta piragu, avaraal paralōgatthukkul, adhaavadhu aanmīga aalayatthin magaa parisuttha araikkul pōga mudindhadhu. mītpu baliyin adippadaiyil thannai vananguvadharku yegōvaa oru ērpaattai seidhirukkiraar. yēsuvai thalaimai guruvaaga niyamitthirukkiraar. idhu evvalavu uyarndha ērpaadu! isravēlil irundha thalaimai guru, manidhargal kattiya magaa parisuttha araikkul mirugangalin ratthatthai edutthukkondu pōnaar. aanaal yēsu, yegōvaavin mun nirpadharkaaga ‘paralōgatthirkē pōnaar.’ adhaivida parisutthamaana idam vēru ēdhaavadhu irukka mudiyumaa? manidhargalin ‘paavatthai pōkkuvadharku avar thannaiyē baliyaaga kodutthu,’ andha baliyin madhippai yegōvaavidamē pōi kodutthaar. (ebi. 9:24-26) namakku paralōgatthil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, būmiyil vaalum nambikkai irundhaalum sari, aanmīga aalayatthil yegōvaavai vanangum vaaippu ellaarukkumē irukkiradhu. w23.10 28 ¶13-14

yēsu mūlamaagatthaan, “alavatra karunai kaattugira kadavuludaiya simmaasanatthai” jebatthin mūlam nammaal anuga mudigiradhu. adhōdu, “sariyaana samayatthil” udhaviyaiyum irakkatthaiyum kēttu petrukkolla mudigiradhu. (ebi. 4:14, 15) yegōvaavum yēsuvum namakku ennavellaam seidhirukkiraargal endrum, ippōdhu ennavellaam seidhukondirukkiraargal endrum naam ovvoru naalum yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. avargal kaattum anbu nam idhayatthai thoda vēndum. adhōdu, yegōvaavukku surusuruppaaga sēvai seiya vēndum, avarai vananga vēndum endra thudippu namakku vara vēndum. (2 ko. 5:14, 15) nandri kaatta oru sirandha vali, yegōvaavin nanbaraavadharkum yēsuvin sīsharaavadharkum makkalukku udhavuvadhudhaan. (mat. 28:19, 20) appōsthalan pavulum andha vēlaiyaitthaan seidhaar. ‘ellaa vidhamaana makkalum satthiyatthai patriya thirutthamaana arivai pera vēndumenbadhum, mītpu pera vēndumenbadhumdhaan’ yegōvaavin viruppam enbadhai pavul purindhu vaitthirundhaar.—1 thī. 2:3, 4. w23.10 22-23 ¶13-14

indha vasanatthai ūliyatthil naam adikkadi kaattiyirukkirōm. indha vaakkurudhi kandippaaga niraivērum endru naam eppadi nambalaam? matravargal adhai nambuvadharku eppadi udhavalaam? yegōvaa vaakkurudhiyai mattum kodukkaamal, adhai ēn nambalaam enbadharkaana kaaranangalaiyum kodutthirukkiraar. adutthuvarum vasanangalil, adhaavadhu 5, 6 vasanangalil, andha vaakkurudhiyai nambuvadharkaana kaaranangalai paarkka mudiyum. angē ippadi sollappattirukkiradhu: “simmaasanatthil utkaarndhirukkiravar, ‘idhō! naan ellaavatraiyum pudhidhaakkugirēn’ endru sonnaar. adhōdu, ‘indha vaartthaigal nambagamaanavai, unmaiyaanavai, ivatrai eludhu’ endru sonnaar. pinbu ennidam, ‘ivai niraivērivittana! aalpaavum omēgaavum naanē, aarambamum mudivum naanē’ [endru sonnaar].”—veli. 21:5, 6a. w23.11 3 ¶3-5

udai matrum thōtram sambandhappatta vishayangalil nalla mudivugalai eduppadhan mūlam ilam sagōdharargal yōsikkum thiranai payanpadutthalaam. pudhu pudhu stailil udaigalai vadivamaikkiravargal perumbaalum yegōvaavai vanangaadhavargalaaga alladhu mōsamaana vaalkkai vaalgiravargalaaga irukkiraargal. avargaludaiya olukkakkēdaana yōsanaigal avargal vadivamaikkum udaigalil therigiradhu. udhaaranatthukku, udalōdu ottiyirukkira udaigalai, aangalai pengalai pōl kaattugira udaigalai avargal thayaarikkiraargal. udaigalai thērndhedukkumpōdhu ilam sagōdharargal baibil niyamangalin adippadaiyil mudivugalai edukka vēndum. sabaiyil irukkira nalla udhaaranangalai paartthu katrukkollungal. indha kēlvigalai kēttukkollungal: ‘naan edukkum mudivu enakku thelindhabutthi iruppadhai kaattugiradhaa? matravargalai madhikkirēn enbadhai kaattugiradhaa? naan pōdugira udai naan yegōvaavai vanangugirēn enbadhai kaattugiradhaa?’ (1 ko. 10:31-33) yōsikkum thiran irukkira oru ilam sagōdharar, sagōdhara sagōdharigaludaiya madhippu mariyaadhaiyai mattumalla yegōvaavudaiya madhippu mariyaadhaiyaiyum sambaadhippaar. w23.12 26 ¶7

‘thendhisai raajaavum’ yegōvaavin makkalai munbu thaakkiyirukkiraan. (dhaani. 11:40) udhaaranatthukku, mudhal ulaga pōr matrum irandaavadhu ulaga pōr nadandha samayangalil, nadunilaiyaaga irundhadhaal niraiya sagōdharargal siraiyil thallappattaargal. adhē kaaranatthukkaaga, sila saatchigaludaiya pillaigal skūlilirundhu nīkkappattaargal. aanaal samība kaalamaaga, ‘thendhisai raajaavin’ aatchiyin kīl vaalum kadavuludaiya makkalukku maraimugamaana vēru sila sōdhanaigal vandhirukkindrana. udhaaranatthukku, thērdhal samayangalil oru kristhavar, ‘indha katchi andha katchiyaivida paravaayillai’ endru yōsikkalaam. alladhu, ‘indha katchi jeyitthaal nandraaga irukkum’ endru yōsikkalaam. ōttu pōdum alavukku avar pōga maattaar endraalum, manadhalavil oru katchiyin pakkam alladhu oru vētpaalarin pakkam saaindhuvidalaam. appadiyendraal, nam seyalgalil mattumalla, nam yōsanaigalilum unarchigalilumkūda nadunilaiyaaga iruppadhu evvalavu mukkiyam!—yōvaa. 15:18, 19; w23.08 12 ¶17

vaalkkai endra ōttatthil, ‘parisai petrukkollum vidhatthil naam ōda’ vēndum. (1 ko. 9:24) ‘perunthīniyaalum kudiveriyaalum vaalkkai kavalaigalaalum nam idhayam baaramadaiyalaam’ endru yēsu sonnaar. (lū. 21:34) vaalkkai endra ōttatthil ennenna maatrangalai nīngal seiya vēndumendru kandupidikka indha vasanangal udhavum. vaalkkai endra ōttatthil naam jeyippōm endru urudhiyaaga nambalaam. ēnendraal, namakku thēvaippadum balatthai yegōvaa koduppaar. (ēsaa. 40:29-31) adhanaal, ungal vēgatthai konjamum kuraikkaadhīrgal! appōsthalan pavul, thanakkumun vaikkappattirundha parisai velvadharkaaga thannaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seidhaar; nīngalum adhēpōl seiyungal. (pili. 3:13, 14) indha pandhayatthil ungalukkaaga vēru yaarum ōda mudiyaadhu. aanaal, yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu ungalaal kandippaaga jeyikka mudiyum! sumakka vēndiya sumaigalai sumappadharkum thēvaiyillaadha baarangalai udharitthalluvadharkum yegōvaa ungalukku udhavi seivaar. avar ungal pakkam irukkumpōdhu, ungalaal sagipputthanmaiyōdu indha ōttatthil ōda mudiyum, jeyikkavum mudiyum! w23.08 31 ¶16-17

yōsēppum mariyaalum erusalēmilirundhu kilambiyapōdhu, yēsu thangalōdu irukkiraaraa endru gavanikkavillai. (lū. 2:46-52) pandigai mudindhu vīttukku thirumbi pōgumpōdhu ellaa pillaigalum kūdavē irukkiraargalaa endru paarkka vēndiyadhu petrōrin poruppu. aanaal pirpaadu yēsuvai aalayatthil kandupiditthapōdhu, indha prachinaikku yēsudhaan kaaranam enbadhupōl mariyaal sollivittaar. appōdhu, ‘ēn ippadi aniyaayamaaga enmēl pali pōdugirīrgal?’ endru yēsu kētkavillai. adharku badhilaaga, romba mariyaadhaiyaaga badhil sonnaar. ‘avar sonnadhai avargal purindhukollavillaidhaan.’ irundhaalum yēsu “thodarndhu avargalukku kattuppattu nadandhaar.” pillaigalē, ungaludaiya appaa ammaa thavaru seiyumpōdhu alladhu ungalai purindhukollaadhapōdhu avargalukku kīlppadivadhu kashtamaaga irukkiradhaa? yegōvaa idhai patri enna ninaikkiraar endru yōsitthu paarungal. appaa ammaavukku kīlppadivadhu “nam ejamaanukku piriyamaanadhu” endru baibil solgiradhu. (kolō. 3:20) oruvēlai, ungal appaa ammaa ungalai purindhukollavillai endraal alladhu romba strikttaana rūls pōdugiraargal endraal, andha sūlnilaiyaikkūda yegōvaa paarkkiraar; avar ungalai purindhukolvaar. kashtamaaga irundhaalum nīngal avargalukku kīlppadindhaal yegōvaa romba sandhōshappaduvaar. w23.10 7 ¶5-6

ōrinachērkkaiyai patri yegōvaavin saatchigal thangaludaiya karutthai maatrikkolla vēndum endru kūdappadikkum oruvar sollalaam. andha samayangalil, ovvoruvarukkum thīrmaanam edukkum urimai irukkiradhu, adhai naam madhikkirōm enbadhai avargalukku puriya vaikka vēndiyirukkalaam. (1 pē. 2:17) baibilil olukka sambandhamaaga solliyirukkum vishayangal evvalavu prayōjanamaaga irukkindrana endru naam avargalukku puriya vaikkalaam. oruvar oru vishayatthil urudhiyaaga irundhaal, avar adhaitthaan nambugiraar endru naamaagavē oru mudivukku vandhuvidakkūdaadhu. udhaaranamaaga, ungalōdu padikkum oruvar, kadavulai nambuvadhellaam muttaalthanam endru solgiraar. udanē, avar parinaamatthaitthaan nambugiraar endru nīngalaagavē ninaitthukkollalaamaa? oruvēlai, avar parinaamatthai patri yōsitthukkūda paartthirukka maattaar. nammudaiya vebsaittil irukkum padaippu sambandhamaana vishayangalai avarukku kaattalaam. adhil avar paarkkum katturaiyō, vīdiyōvō avarukku piditthuppōi adhai patri avar nammidam pēsalaam. ippadi, badhil sollumpōdhu avargaludaiya karutthai naam madhikkirōm endru kaattuvōm. avargalum thangaludaiya karutthai maatrikkolla vaaippu irukkiradhu. w23.09 17 ¶12-13

naam ēdhaavadhu thavaru seidhirundhaal, nammai thirutthikkolvadharkum yegōvaavai thodarndhu nambiyiruppadharkum nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiya vēndum. appōdhu, yegōvaa kandippaaga nammai payanpadutthuvaar, nammai aasīrvadhippaar! (nīdhi. 28:13) dhelīlaalin vishayatthil simsōn thavaru seidhirundhaalum, yegōvaavin viruppatthai seiya avar thodarndhu muyarchi edutthaar. adhanaal simsōnai yegōvaa periyalavil payanpadutthinaar. asaikka mudiyaadha visuvaasatthai kaattiya oruvaraagatthaan yegōvaa avarai paartthaar. adhanaaldhaan ebireyar 11-aam adhigaaratthil visuvaasatthukku pērpōnavargalin pattiyalil ivarudaiya peyaraiyum sērtthirukkiraar. naam balavīnamaaga irukkumpōdhu nammai balappaduttha yegōvaa aasai aasaiyaaga kaatthirukkiraar. ivvalavu paasamaana appaavukku sēvai seivadhai ninaikkumpōdhu namakku evvalavu sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu! simsōnai pōla naamum yegōvaavidam, “dhayavuseidhu ennai ninaitthu paarungal . . . ennai balappadutthungal” endru kenji kētkalaam.—nyaa. 16:28. w23.09 7 ¶18-19

yegōvaavin naalai naam eppōdhumē manadhil vaitthirundhaal nalla seidhiyai niraiya pērukku solla vēndum endra aasai namakku irukkum. aanaal silanēram naam adhai patri pēsaamal pōividuvōm. ēnendraal, matravargal nammai patri enna ninaippaargalō endru bayam vandhuvidum. pēdhuruvukku andha bayam vandhadhu. yēsu irappadharku mundhina raatthiri, pēdhuru thannai yēsuvin sīshan endru solvadharkē bayandhaar. ‘yēsuvai enakku theriyavē theriyaadhu’ endru thirumba thirumba sonnaar. (mat. 26:69-75) ippadi bayandhukondirundha pēdhuru, “matravargal edhai paartthu bayappadugiraargalō adhai paartthu nīngalum bayappadaadhīrgal, kalakkam adaiyaadhīrgal” endru pirpaadu sonnaar. (1 pē. 3:14) idhilirundhu nammaalum manidha bayatthai thuratthiyadikka mudiyum endru therindhukolgirōm. naam eppadi manidha bayatthai thuratthiyadikkalaam? pēdhuru ippadi solgiraar: “kristhuvai ejamaanaagavum, parisutthamaanavaraagavum ungal idhayangalil ētrukkollungal.” (1 pē. 3:15) appadiyendraal, nam ejamaan yēsu kristhu ippōdhu raajaavaaga irukkiraar, avarukku niraiya sakthi irukkiradhu enbadhai eppōdhum yōsitthu paarkka vēndum. w23.09 27-28 ¶6-8

“irulukkuriya palanatra seyalgalai” seiyaamal iruppadharku naam eppōdhum jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum. (ebē. 5:11) olukkakkēdaana, asingamaana vishayangalai oru nabar paarkkiraar, kētkiraar, pēsugiraar endraal, avarē andha thavarai seivadharku vaaippu irukkiradhu. (aadhi. 3:6; yaak. 1:14, 15) saatthaanudaiya indha ulagam nammai ēmaatra paarkkiradhu. yegōvaa edhaiyellaam asuttham, olukkakkēdu endru solgiraarō, adhellaam thappillai endru indha ulagam nammai namba vaikkiradhu. (2 pē. 2:19) romba kaalamaagavē saatthaan indha thandhiratthaitthaan payanpadutthugiraan. adhaavadhu edhu sari, edhu thavaru endru makkal purindhukolla mudiyaadhapadi avargalai kulappividugiraan. (ēsaa. 5:20; 2 ko. 4:4) adhanaaldhaan, indru thiraippadangal, tivi nigalchigal, vebsaittugal ena ellaamē yegōvaavukku pidikkaadhadhai seiya nammai thūndugindrana. idhil endha aabatthum illai endru saatthaan nammai namba vaikka muyarchi seigiraan.—ebē. 5:6. w24.03 22 ¶8-10

valipaattu kūdaaram paarppadharku, oru kūdaaram maadhiridhaan irundhadhu. isravēlargal oru idatthaivittu innoru idatthukku maari pōgumpōdhu adhai kalatri edutthukkondu pōvaargal. idhai kittatthatta 500 varushangalukku payanpadutthinaargal, adhaavadhu erusalēmil oru nirandharamaana aalayatthai kattum varai payanpadutthinaargal. (yaath. 25:8, 9; en. 9:22) idhu isravēlargaludaiya vanakkatthin maiyamaaga irundhadhu. ingē vandhudhaan baligalaiyum kodutthaargal. (yaath. 29:43-46) aanaal valipaattu kūdaaram ‘paralōga kaariyangalin nilalaaga irundhadhu,’ adhaavadhu yegōvaavudaiya maaberum aanmīga aalayatthukku adaiyaalamaaga irundhadhu. indha “kūdaaram [alladhu, valipaattu kūdaaram], indha kaalatthukku adaiyaalamaaga irukkiradhu” endru appōsthalan pavul sonnaar. (ebi. 9:9) appadiyendraal, ebireyargalukku pavul indha kadidhatthai eludhiya samayatthil aanmīga aalayam ērkenavē seyalpattukkondu irundhadhu enbadhu therigiradhu. ki.pi. 29-il adhu seyalpada aarambitthadhu. andha varushatthil yēsu nyaanasnaanam edutthaar. aanmīga aalayatthil yegōvaavudaiya “maaberum thalaimai guruvaaga” sēvai seiya aarambitthaar.—ebi. 4:14; ap. 10:37, 38. w23.10 25-26 ¶6-7

naam thodarndhu yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya vēndumendraal valaindhukodukkiravargalaaga irukka vēndum. nammudaiya sūlnilaigal maarumpōdhu naamum nammai maatrikkolla vēndum. adhōdu, matravargaludaiya karutthugalaiyum avargaludaiya mudivugalaiyum naam madhikka vēndum. yegōvaavudaiya ūliyargalaaga iruppadhaal, manatthaalmaiyōdum karisanaiyōdum nadandhukolla vēndum. yegōvaa urudhiyaanavaraagavum asaikka mudiyaadhavaraagavum irukkiraar. adhanaaldhaan, baibil avarai “karpaarai” endru solgiradhu. (ubaa. 32:4) aanaal, avar valaindhukoduppavaraagavum irukkiraar. indha ulaga nilaimaigal maara maara, thaan vaakku kodutthadhai niraivētruvadharkaaga yegōvaa valaindhukodukkiraar. manidhargalai yegōvaa thannudaiya saayalil padaitthiruppadhaal, sūlnilaigalukku ētra maadhiri nammaalum valaindhukodukka mudiyum. adhōdu, avar thelivaana niyamangalai baibilil kodutthiruppadhaal, enna maatram vandhaalum nammaal nalla mudivugalai edukka mudiyum. yegōvaa “karpaarai” maadhiri irundhaalum valaindhukoduppavaraaga irukkiraar enbadhai, avarudaiya sondha munmaadhiriyilirundhum avar thandhirukkum niyamangalilirundhum naam therindhukolgirōm. w23.07 20 ¶1-3

yegōvaa thannai oru paasamaana ammaavukku oppittu pēsugiraar. (ēsaa. 66:12, 13) oru ammaa thannudaiya kulandhaiyai kannukkul vaitthu paartthukkolvaal. kulandhaikku enna thēvaiyō adhai udanadiyaaga seivaal. adhēmaadhiri naamum ēdhaavadhu vali, vēdhanaiyil irukkumpōdhu, namakku enna thēvaiyō adhai yegōvaa udanadiyaaga seivaar. naam thavaru seidhaalum avar nammēl anbu kaattuvadhai niruttha maattaar. (sang. 103:8) isravēlargal yegōvaavin manadhai thirumba thirumba kaayappadutthikkondē irundhaargal. aanaalum avargal manam thirundhiyapōdhu yegōvaa marubadiyum avargalmēl anbu kaattinaar. “nī enakku thangamaanavan. unnai gauravappadutthinēn; unmēl anbu vaitthēn” endru yegōvaa avargalidam sonnaar. (ēsaa. 43:4, 5) indrum yegōvaa idhē maadhiridhaan anbu kaattugiraar. oruvēlai, naam ēdhaavadhu periya thavaru seidhirundhaalum manam thirundhi avaridam marubadiyum pōnaal, eppōdhum pōlavē thodarndhu anbu kaattuvaar. nammai ‘dhaaraalamaaga mannippadhaaga’ avar vaakku kodutthirukkiraar. (ēsaa. 55:7) yegōvaavidamirundhu kidaikkum indha mannippu namakku ‘putthunarchiyai kodutthukkondē irukkum.’—ap. 3:19. w24.01 27 ¶4-5

oru kashtamaana sūlnilai varumpōdhu yegōvaavaal namakku udhava mudiyum. udhaaranatthukku, maanaattukkaaga mēnējaridam līvu kētkumpōdhu alladhu kūttangalil kalandhukolvadharkaaga vēlai nēratthil maatram seiya solli kētkumpōdhu, yegōvaa namakku thunaiyaaga iruppadhai nammaal paarkka mudiyum; edhirpaarkkaadha oru nalla thiruppamkūda ērpadalaam. andha maadhiri samayangalil yegōvaamēl namakku irukkira nambikkai innum balamaagum. esraa thanakku munbu irundha poruppugalai ninaitthu bayandhupōna ovvoru samayatthilum manatthaalmaiyōdu yegōvaavidam udhavi kēttu jebam seidhaar. (esraa 8:21-23; 9:3-5) avar andhalavukku yegōvaavai nambiyirundhadhai paartthu, makkalum yegōvaavai nambinaargal. esraavukku thangaludaiya aadharavaiyum kodutthaargal. (esraa 10:1-4) kudumbatthin thēvaigalaiyum paadhugaappaiyum ninaitthu silasamayam naam romba kavalaippadalaam. andha maadhiri samayangalil, nambikkaiyōdu yegōvaavidam jebam seiya vēndum. w23.11 18 ¶15-17

indru, nammudaiya visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadharku niraiya valigal irukkindrana. sabaikku pudhidhaaga varugiravargalai naam varavērkalaam, kashtappadugira sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku udhavi seiyalaam, kudumbatthil irukkiravargalai nandraaga gavanitthukkollalaam. indha maadhiriyaana seyalgalai yegōvaa ētrukkolgiraar, aasīrvadhikkiraar. (rō. 15:7; 1 thī. 5:4, 8; 1 yō. 3:18) visuvaasatthai seyalil kaattuvadharku innoru mukkiyamaana vali, aarvatthudippōdu prasangippadhu! (1 thī. 4:16) yegōvaavudaiya vaakkurudhigalmēl visuvaasam vaitthiruppadhaiyum nammudaiya seyalgalil kaattalaam. adhōdu, avar solvadhu, seivadhu, ellaamē nammudaiya nalladhukkudhaan endru nambuvadhai naam vaalum vidhatthil kaattalaam. ippadiyellaam seidhaal yegōvaa kandippaaga nammai nīdhimaanaaga paarppaar, thannudaiya nanbar endru solvaar. w23.12 2 ¶3; 6 ¶15

pavul sonna indha aalōsanaiyai ellaa kristhava aangalum kadaippidikka vēndum. kadavuludaiya sattangalukku kīlppadindhu baibil niyamangalai vaalkkaiyil porutthumpōdhu oruvar mudhirchiyulla kristhavaraaga aaga mudiyum. (lū. 2:52) ilam sagōdharargal oru mudhirchiyulla sagōdhararaaga aavadhu ēn mukkiyam? mudhirchiyulla kristhavarukku kudumbatthilum sabaiyilum niraiya mukkiyamaana poruppugal irukkindrana. mulunēra sēvai seiya vēndum endra kurikkōlai nīngal vaitthirukkalaam. alladhu, oru udhavi ūliyaraagavō mūpparaagavō sēvai seiya nīngal kurikkōl vaitthirukkalaam. kalyaanam panni kulandhaigalai petredukka vēndum endrukūda nīngal ninaikkalaam. (ebē. 6:4; 1 thī. 3:1) ungaludaiya kurikkōlgalai adaiyavum vaalkkaiyil sandhōshamaaga irukkavum, nīngal mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavaraaga aaga vēndum. w23.12 24 ¶1-2

yegōvaa thannudaiya uyirukku uyiraana aadugalai gavanitthukkollum mukkiyamaana poruppai mūppargalukku kodutthirukkiraar. indha sagōdharargal thangal poruppai romba uyarvaaga madhikkiraargal. yegōvaavin aadugalai ‘akkaraiyaaga paartthukkolgira mēippargalaaga’ iruppadharku avargal kadinamaaga ulaikkiraargal. (erē. 23:4; 1 pē. 5:2) nyaayaadhibadhiyaaga irundha gidhiyōnidamirundhu mūppargal niraiya katrukkollalaam. (ebi. 6:12) avar kadavuludaiya makkalai paadhugaappavaraaga mattumalla, avargalukku oru nalla mēipparaagavum irundhaar. (nyaa. 2:16; 1 naa. 17:6) yegōvaa andru gidhiyōnai niyamitthadhai pōlavē indru mūppargalai niyamitthirukkiraar; padumōsamaana indha kaalatthil than makkalai batthiramaaga paartthukkolvadharkaaga avargalai thērndhedutthirukkiraar. (ap. 20:28; 2 thī. 3:1) gidhiyōnidamirundhu adakkatthaiyum, manatthaalmaiyaiyum, kīlppadidhalaiyum, sagipputthanmaiyaiyum mūppargalaal katrukkolla mudiyum. mūppargalaaga illaadhavargalumkūda, gidhiyōnin udhaaranatthilirundhu katrukkollalaam. mūppargalukku innum nandriyōdu irukkavum, kadinamaaga ulaikkum avargalukku otthulaippu kodukkavum katrukkollalaam.—ebi. 13:17. w23.06 2 ¶1; 3 ¶3