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indha vasanatthilirundhu irandu mukkiyamaana vishayangalai therindhukolgirōm. (1) nīdhimaangalukku prachinaigal varum. (2) andha prachinaigalilirundhu yegōvaa nammai kaappaatrugiraar. eppadi? vaalkkaiyil prachinaigal varatthaan seiyum endra unmaiyai purindhukolla namakku udhavi seigiraar. avarukku sēvai seidhaal naam sandhōshamaaga vaalvōm endru vaakku kodutthirukkiraar. adharkaaga ippōdhu naam kavalaiyē illaamal vaalalaam endru avar sollavillai. (ēsaa. 66:14) edhirkaalatthil kavalaiyē illaamal endrendrum nammai vaala vaikkappōgiraar. andha vaalkkaiyaitthaan eppōdhum nam kanmun vaikka vēndumendru solgiraar. (2 ko. 4:16-18) adhuvarai, ovvoru naalum avarukku sēvai seiya namakku udhavi seigiraar. (pula. 3:22-24) yegōvaavin unmaiyulla ūliyargalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? namakku thidīrendru prachinaigal varalaam. aanaal, naam yegōvaavaiyē nambiyirundhaal avar nichayam nammai kaivida maattaar.—sang. 55:22. w23.04 14-15 ¶3-4

kashtamaana sūlnilaigalilkūda uyar adhigaarigalukku kīlppadiya thayaaraaga irukka vēndum endra paadatthai yōsēppu-mariyaalidamirundhu katrukkolgirōm. (lū. 2:1-6) mariyaal kittatthatta onbadhu maadha garppiniyaaga irundhaar. andha samayatthil, kīlppadiya romba kashtamaaga irundha oru kattalaiyai arasaangam pōttadhu. rōma pērarasar agasthu, ellaarum thangal sondha ūrukku pōi peyar padhivu seiya vēndumendra sattatthai pōttaar. adharku kīlppadiya yōsēppum mariyaalum bethlagēmukku vara vēndiyirundhadhu. 150 kilōmīttar payanam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu, adhuvum malaippaadhaiyil! andha payanam mariyaalukku romba kashtamaaga irundhirukkum. ‘indha payanam mariyaalukkum vayitril irundha kulandhaikkum paadhugaappaaga irukkumaa? oruvēlai valiyilēyē prasavam nadandhuvittaal enna seivadhu?’ endrellaam avargal kavalaippattiruppaargal. ēnendraal, edhirkaala mēsiyaavai mariyaal sumandhukondirundhaar. indha kaaranangalaiyellaam kaatti, avargal arasaanga sattatthukku kīlppadiyaamal pōividavillai. avargal kīlppadindhadhaal yegōvaavum avargalai aasīrvadhitthaar. mariyaal batthiramaaga bethlagēmukku vandhu sērndhaar, aarōkkiyamaana oru kulandhaiyai petredutthaar. baibil thīrkkadharisanam niraivēruvadharkukkūda idhu romba udhaviyaaga irundhadhu!—mī. 5:2. w23.10 8 ¶9; 9 ¶11-12

badhil solla ninaitthaalē kai kaalellaam udharugiradhaa? nandraaga thayaarippadhu ungalukku udhavum. (nīdhi. 21:5) kūttangalil paarkkappōgum vishayangalai nandraaga therindhu vaitthirundhaal, badhil sollumpōdhu andhalavukku bayamaaga irukkaadhu. adhōdu, surukkamaaga badhil sollungal. (nīdhi. 15:23; 17:27) sondha vaartthaigalil surukkamaaga badhil sollumpōdhu, sariyaaga solli mudippōmaa endra bayam irukkaadhu. adhōdu, nandraaga thayaaritthirukkirīrgal, padikkira vishayangalai nandraaga purindhu vaitthirukkirīrgal endrellaam thelivaaga theriyum. ippadi seidhum ungalukku padhattamaaga irukkiradhaa? ōriru badhilgalukkumēl kai thūkka mudiyavillaiyaa? ungalaal mudindhadhai seiya nīngal mulu muyarchi eduppadhai paartthu yegōvaa sandhōshappadugiraar enbadhai marandhuvidaadhīrgal! (lū. 21:1-4) ungalaal mudindha sirandhadhai kodukka vēndum enbadharkaaga, ungalaiyē romba varutthikkolla vēndumendru arttham kidaiyaadhu. (pili. 4:5) ungalaal enna seiya mudiyum endru yōsitthu paarungal, adharku oru kurikkōl vaiyungal, padhattappadaamal iruppadharku jebam seiyungal. aarambatthil, orēvoru surukkamaana badhilai solla nīngal kurikkōl vaikkalaam. w23.04 21 ¶6-8

kavasangalai pōttukkondu eppōdhumē vilippaaga irukkira oru pōrvīrarōdu pavul nammai oppittu pēsugiraar. pōr eppōdhu vēndumaanaalum vedikkum enbadhaal oru pōrvīrar sandai pōduvadharku eppōdhumē thayaaraayirukka vēndum. naamum appaditthaan irukka vēndum. visuvaasatthaiyum anbaiyum maarbu kavasamaagavum nambikkaiyai thalaikkavasamaagavum pōttukkondu, yegōvaavin naalukkaaga eppōdhumē thayaaraayirukka vēndum. oru pōrvīrarudaiya nenjai maarbu kavasam paadhugaakkum. adhēmaadhiri, visuvaasamum anbum nam idhayatthai paadhugaakkum. thodarndhu kadavulukku sēvai seivadharkum yēsuvai pinpatruvadharkum indha maarbu kavasam thēvai. namakku visuvaasam irundhaal, mulu idhayatthōdu thannai thēdugiravargalukku yegōvaa palan koduppaar endru urudhiyaaga nambuvōm. (ebi. 11:6) kashtangalai sagitthukkolla vēndiyirundhaalum yēsuvukku unmaiyaaga irukka visuvaasam nammai thūndum. nam kaalatthilēyē niraiya pēr, thunburutthalō pana prachinaiyō vandhaalum kadavulukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seigiraargal. avargaludaiya udhaaranangalai yōsitthu paarkkumpōdhu, prachinaigalai samaalikkum alavukku nam visuvaasatthai balappadutthikkolla mudiyum. kadavuludaiya arasaangatthukku mudhal idam koduppadharkaaga niraiya pēr thangaludaiya vaalkkaiyai elimaiyaakkiyirukkiraargal. avargalai maadhiri vaalumpōdhu, pana aasai engira valaiyil sikka maattōm. w23.06 10 ¶8-9

suyakkattuppaadu irundhaal nam unarchigalaiyum seyalgalaiyum nammaal kattuppaduttha mudiyum. kurikkōlgalai adaiya suyakkattuppaadu thēvai. adhuvum, oru vishayatthai seivadhu kashtamaaga irundhaal alladhu adhai seiya vēndumendra aasai illaiyendraal kandippaaga thēvai. suyakkattuppaadu enbadhu kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal undaagira gunangalil ondru. (galaa. 5:22, 23) kadavuludaiya sakthikkaaga jebam pannungal, appōdhudhaan andha mukkiyamaana gunatthai valartthukkolla mudiyum. (lū. 11:13) ellaamē kaikūdivaruvadharkaaga kaatthirukkaadhīrgal. indha ulagatthil, ‘ellaamē kaikūdivarum kaalam’ anēgamaaga varaadhu. adhanaal, naam adharkaaga kaatthirundhaal nam kurikkōlai adaiyavē mudiyaadhu. romba kashtamaana oru vishayatthai kurikkōlaaga vaitthirundhaal, adhai seiya vēndumendra aasai varaamal pōividalaam. edutthavudanēyē agalakkaal vaikka ninaippadharku badhilaaga, chinna chinna padigalai edutthu vaikka muyarchi pannalaam. udhaaranatthukku, oru gunatthai valarppadhai kurikkōlaaga vaitthirundhaal, chinna chinna vidhangalil andha gunatthai kaatta mudhalil muyarchi pannalaam. oruvēlai, baibilai muluvadhumaaga paditthu mudikka kurikkōl vaitthirundhaal, dhinamum manikkanakkaaga padikka ninaippadharku badhilaaga sila nimishangal mattum padikka aarambikkalaam. w23.05 29 ¶11-13

indha kadaisi naatkalil, yegōvaa than amaippai payanpadutthi namakku ēraalamaana aanmīga unavai alli thandhukondē irukkiraar. ‘parisutthamaana valiyil’ thodarndhu nadakka adhu udhavi seigiradhu. (ēsaa. 35:8; 48:17; 60:17) baibil padippai oruvar ētrukkollumpōdhu ‘parisutthamaana valiyil’ nadakkum vaaippu avarukku kidaikkiradhu. silar konja dhūram mattum andha valiyil pōivittu, piragu thangal payanatthai nirutthikkolgiraargal. aanaal matravargal, kadaisivarai adhil payanam seiya vēndum enbadhil urudhiyaaga irukkiraargal. paralōga nambikkai ullavargalai paralōgatthil irukkum ‘kadavuludaiya pūnjōlaikku’ andha vali kondupōgiradhu. (veli. 2:7) būmiyil vaalum nambikkai ullavargalai aayira varushangalin mudivil paribūranamaana vaalkkaikku kondupōgiradhu. indru nīngal andha nedunjaalaiyil payanam seidhukondirundhaal, vittuvandha vishayangalai thirumbi paarkkaadhīrgal. payanatthai mudikkumvarai andha nedunjaalaiyaivittu engum pōgaadhīrgal! w23.05 17 ¶15; 19 ¶16-18

yegōvaa ungalukkaaga ennavellaam seidhirukkiraar endru yōsitthu paartthaal, vaalkkaiyai avarukku arppanikka vēndum endra aasai varum. (sang. 116:12-14) “nalla parisugal ovvondrum, miga sirandha anbalippugal ovvondrum” yegōvaavidamirundhudhaan varugiradhu. (yaak. 1:17) yegōvaa koduttha oru periya parisudhaan yēsuvin mītpuvilai! indha ērpaadu iruppadhaaldhaan yegōvaavōdu oru nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolla mudigiradhu. maranamē illaamal vaalvōm endra nambikkaiyum kidaitthirukkiradhu. (1 yō. 4:9, 10) innum niraiya aasīrvaadhangalai yegōvaa kodutthirukkiraar. idharkellaam avarukku eppadi nandri kaattuvīrgal? ungalaiyē avarukku arppanippadhan mūlamaagatthaan!—ubaa. 16:17; 2 ko. 5:15. w24.03 5 ¶8

nammai sutri nadakkum olukkanketta vishayangalai paarkkumpōdhu, lōtthuvai pōlatthaan unarugirōm. ‘vetkanketta nadatthaiyil īdupatta adangaadha makkalai paartthu [avar] migavum vēdhanaippattaar.’ appadippatta nadatthaiyai yegōvaa verukkiraar endru avarukku theriyum. (2 pē. 2:7, 8) kadavulmēl bayamum anbum irundhadhaaldhaan, sutriyirundha makkaludaiya olukkakkēdaana nadatthaiyai avar verutthaar. indru nammai sutriyirukkum makkalum, olukkam sambandhamaaga yegōvaa kodutthirukkum sattangalai thulikūda madhippadhillai. aanaal naam, kadavulmēl anbaiyum bayatthaiyum valartthukkondē irundhaal, olukka vishayatthil sutthamaaga irukka mudiyum. adhai seivadharku thēvaiyaana urchaagatthaiyum udhaviyaiyum nīdhimoligal butthagatthin mūlam yegōvaa namakku kodukkiraar. aangal, pengal, siriyavargal, periyavargal ena ellaa kristhavargalumē andha butthagatthil irukkum nyaanamaana arivuraigalilirundhu nanmai adaiya mudiyum. naam yegōvaavukku bayandhu nadandhaal kettadhai seigiravargalōdu nerungi palaga maattōm. w23.06 20 ¶1-2; 21 ¶5

oruvēlai, kudumbatthil irundhu ungalukku edhirppu vandhirukkalaam; kadavuludaiya arasaangatthukkaaga panam porulai thyaagam seidhirukkalaam. (mat. 6:33) nīngal seidha edhaiyumē yegōvaa marakka maattaar. (ebi. 6:10) yēsuvum ippadi sonnaar: “enakkaagavum nalla seidhikkaagavum vīttaiyō sagōdharargalaiyō sagōdharigalaiyō ammaavaiyō appaavaiyō pillaigalaiyō vayalgalaiyō thyaagam seigiravan, indha kaalatthil thunburutthalgalōdukūda, 100 madangu adhigamaaga vīdugalaiyum sagōdharargalaiyum sagōdharigalaiyum ammaakkalaiyum pillaigalaiyum vayalgalaiyum peruvaan; varappōgum kaalatthil mudivillaadha vaalvaiyum nichayam peruvaan.” (maar. 10:29, 30) naam seigira thyaagangalaivida namakku kidaikkum aasīrvaadhangaldhaan adhigam! idhu evvalavu unmai!—sang. 37:4. w24.03 9 ¶5

yūdhēyaavil oru periya panjam vandhapōdhu, andhiyōkiyaavil irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigal “ovvoruvarum thangalaal mudindha nivaarana udhavigalai yūdhēyaavil irundha sagōdharargalukku seiya vēndumendru thīrmaanitthaargal.” (ap. 11:27-30) panjatthaal baadhikkappatta sagōdhara sagōdharigal romba dhūratthil irundhaalum, andhiyōkiyaavil irundha kristhavargal avargalukku udhavi seiya vēndum enbadhil urudhiyaaga irundhaargal. (1 yō. 3:17, 18) pēralivinaal sagōdhara sagōdharigal baadhikkappattiruppadhu theriyavarumpōdhu, indru nammaalum karisanai kaatta mudiyum. avargalukku udhavi seiya naam thayaaraaga irukkalaam. oruvēlai, nivaarana vēlaiyil kalandhukondu udhavi seiyalaamaa endru mūppargalidam kētkalaam, ulagalaaviya vēlaikkaaga nankodai kodukkalaam, pēralivinaal baadhikkappattavargalukkaaga jebam seiyalaam. uyir vaala thēvaiyaana adippadai vishayangal kidaippadharku sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku udhavi thēvaippadum. nam raajaavaana yēsu indha ulagatthai nyaayanthīrkka varum samayatthil avarudaiya paarvaiyil naam karisanai ullavargalaaga therindhaal, ‘vaarungal . . . arasaangatthai sondhamaakkikkollungal’ endru yēsu nammidam solvaar.—mat. 25:34-40. w23.07 4 ¶9-10; 6 ¶12

“valithavarippōna aadugalai pōl irukkira isravēl makkalidam” prasangippadharkaagatthaan yēsu būmikku anuppappattaar. aanaalum, valaindhukodukkiravaraaga nadandhukondaar. ‘pēi piditthirukkira’ thannudaiya magalai gunappaduttha solli oru pen, yēsuvidam kenji kēttaal. andha pen oru isravēlaraaga illaavittaalumkūda, yēsu avalmēl karisanai kaattinaar, avaludaiya magalai gunappadutthinaar. (mat. 15:21-28) innoru udhaaranatthai paarungal. “ennai odhukkitthallugiravanai . . . naanum odhukkitthalluvēn” endru yēsu orusamayam solliyirundhaar. (mat. 10:33) aanaal, mūndru dhadavai thannai theriyaadhu endru sonna pēdhuruvai yēsu odhukkitthallinaaraa? illai. pēdhuru manam thirundhiyadhaiyum, avar vaitthirundha visuvaasatthaiyum yēsu ninaitthu paartthaar. uyirtthelundha piragu, pēdhuruvai yēsu sandhitthaar. thaan avarai mannitthadhaiyum avar mēl anbu vaitthirundhadhaiyum kandippaaga pēdhuruvidam yēsu solliyiruppaar. (lū. 24:33, 34) yegōvaavum yēsu kristhuvum valaindhukodukkiravargal. naamum nyaayamaanavargalaaga, adhaavadhu valaindhukodukkiravargalaaga, irukka vēndumendru yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. w23.07 21 ¶6-7

pūnjōlai būmiyai patri yegōvaa koduttha vaakkurudhi niraivērumaa endru sandhēgappadugiravargalidam enna sollalaam? mudhalil, yegōvaavē indha vaakkurudhiyai kodutthirukkiraar. “simmaasanatthil utkaarndhirukkiravar, ‘idhō! naan ellaavatraiyum pudhidhaakkugirēn’ endru sonnaar” endru baibil solgiradhu. koduttha vaakkai kaappaatruvadharkaana nyaanamum, sakthiyum, aasaiyum yegōvaavukku irukkiradhu. irandaavadhaaga, avar koduttha vaakku ērkenavē niraivērivittadhupōl avar solgiraar. adhu kandippaaga nadakkum endru avarukku theriyum. “indha vaartthaigal nambagamaanavai, unmaiyaanavai . . . ivai niraivērivittana!” endru avar solliyirukkiraar. mūndraavadhaaga, yegōvaa oru vishayatthai seiya aarambitthaal adhai kandippaaga nallapadiyaaga seidhu mudippaar. idhaitthaan, “aalpaavum omēgaavum naanē” endra vaartthaigal kaattugindrana. (veli. 21:6) saatthaan oru poiyan enbadhaiyum, avan kandippaaga thōtruppōvaan enbadhaiyum yegōvaa nirūbippaar. “idhu nambugira maadhiriyē illai” endru yaaraavadhu sonnaal, velippadutthudhal 21:5, 6-ai kaattungal. yegōvaa vaakkurudhi kodutthadhu mattumallaamal kaiyelutthu pōttu koduttha maadhiri uttharavaadhatthaiyum kodutthirukkiraar enbadhai kaattungal.—ēsaa. 65:16. w23.11 7 ¶18-19

aabiragaam 75 vayadhil kulandhai illaamal irundhaar. appōdhu yegōvaa avarukku oru vaakku kodutthaar. andha vaakku niraivēruvadhai aabiragaam mulumaiyaaga paarkkavillai. yūpratis aatrai thaandippōi, 25 varushangal porumaiyaaga kaatthirundha piragu, aabiragaamukku īsaakku pirandhaar. 60 varushangalukku piragu avarudaiya pērappillaigalaana ēsaavum yaakkōbum pirandhaargal. (ebi. 6:15) aanaal, avarudaiya sandhadhi oru maaberum dhēsamaavadhaiyō, vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthukkul pōvadhaiyō avar kadaisivarai paarkkavillai. irundhaalum, aabiragaam yegōvaavukku visuvaasamaaga irundhaar, yegōvaavin nerungiya nanbaraagavum irundhaar. (yaak. 2:23) avar pudhiya ulagatthil uyirōdu varumpōdhu, thannudaiya visuvaasatthinaalum porumaiyinaalum ellaa dhēsatthaarukkum aasīrvaadham kidaitthiruppadhai paartthu evvalavu pullaritthuppōvaar! (aadhi. 22:18) yegōvaavin ellaa vaakkurudhigalumē niraivēruvadhai paarkkum vaaippu ippōdhu namakku kidaikkaamal irukkalaam. aanaal, aabiragaamai pōlavē naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal, yegōvaa ippōdhum nammai aasīrvadhippaar, pudhiya ulagatthil innum adhigamaagavum aasīrvadhippaar!—maar. 10:29, 30. w23.08 24 ¶14

usiyaa raajaa ilam vayadhil manatthaalmaiyaaga irundhaar. unmai kadavulukku bayandhu nadakka katrukkondaar. 68 vayadhu varaikkum vaalndhaar. romba varushangalukku yegōvaa avarai aasīrvadhitthaar. (2 naa. 26:1-4) naattin edhirigal niraiya pērai avar thōrkaditthaar. nagaratthai paadhugaappaaga vaitthukkolvadharku niraiya muyarchigal edutthaar. (2 naa. 26:6-15) avar seidha ellaavatrilum yegōvaa udhavi seidhadhai ninaitthu avar romba sandhōshappattiruppaar. (pra. 3:12, 13) usiyaa raajaa solvadhaitthaan matravargal seivaargal. idhudhaan avarukku palakkam. adhanaal avar ninaitthaal enna vēndumaanaalum seiyalaam endru yōsikka aarambitthuvittaarō? oru naal usiyaa yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthukkul nulaindhu romba thimiraaga dhūbapīdatthil dhūbam kaatta pōnaar. adhai seivadharku raajaakkalukku anumadhi kidaiyaadhu. (2 naa. 26:16-18) avarai thaduppadharku thalaimai guru asariyaa romba muyarchi seidhaar. aanaal usiyaavukku mūkkukkumēl kōbam vandhuvittadhu. atthanai naalaaga yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irundha usiyaa yegōvaavidam irundha nalla peyarai kedutthukkondaar. piragu, yegōvaa avarai tholunōyaal dhanditthaar. (2 naa. 26:19-21) usiyaa kadaisi varaikkum manatthaalmaiyaaga irundhirundhaal avarudaiya vaalkkai evvalavu nandraaga irundhirukkum! w23.09 10 ¶9-10

abishēgam seiyappatta kristhavaraaga aana piragumkūda pēdhuru balavīnangalōdu pōraada vēndiyirundhadhu. ki.pi. 36-il yūdharaaga illaadha kornēliyuvai, kadavul avarudaiya sakthiyaal abishēgam seidhapōdhu, pēdhuruvum angu irundhaar. “kadavul paarabatcham kaattaadhavar” enbadharkum, matra dhēsatthu makkalaalum kristhava sabaiyil oruvaraaga aaga mudiyum enbadharkum idhu thelivaana aadhaaramaaga irundhadhu. (ap. 10:34, 44, 45) adhan piragu, matra dhēsatthaarudan sērndhu pēdhuru saappittaar. aanaal yūdhargalum matra dhēsatthaarum sērndhu saappida kūdaadhu endru sila yūdha kristhavargal ninaitthaargal. appadi ninaittha silar andhiyōkiyaavukku vandhirundhapōdhu, avargal thavaraaga ninaitthuviduvaargalō endru bayandhu, pēdhuru matra dhēsatthaaraaga irundha sagōdharargalōdu saappiduvadhai nirutthivittaar. pēdhuru ippadi velivēsham pōduvadhai pavul paartthuvittu, ellaarukkum munbaaga avarai kanditthaar. (galaa. 2:13, 14) ippadi oru sambavam nadandha piragum pēdhuru sōrndhupōgavillai. w23.09 22 ¶8

naam eppadi irukkirōm endru nērmaiyaaga yōsitthu paartthaal, sila vishayangalil maatram seiya vēndum enbadhu theriyavarum. aanaal sōrndhu pōga vēndaam. “nam ejamaan karunaiyullavar.” (1 pē. 2:3) munnētram seiya avar udhavuvaar. pēdhuru indha nambikkaiyai kodukkiraar: “kadavul, . . . ungaludaiya payirchiyai mudippaar. ungalai urudhippadutthuvaar.” orusamayam pēdhuru, yēsu munnaal nirpadharkukkūda thanakku thagudhi illai endru ninaitthaar. (lū. 5:8) yegōvaavum yēsuvum avarukku anbaaga udhavi seidhadhaal, avaraal thodarndhu yēsuvukku unmaiyaana sīshanaaga irukka mudindhadhu. “nammudaiya ejamaanum mītparumaana yēsu kristhuvin mudivillaadha arasaangatthukkul pōvadharku [avarukku] dhaaraalamaaga anumadhi” kidaitthadhu. (2 pē. 1:11) pēdhuruvai pōla vidaamuyarchiyōdu irundhaal, yegōvaa kodukkum payirchiyai ētrukkondaal, endrendrum vaalum parisu kidaikkum. “ungaludaiya visuvaasatthin palanaaga ungalukku mītpu kidaikkum.”—1 pē. 1:9. w23.09 31 ¶16-17

valipaattu kūdaaratthil oru pragaaram irundhadhu. adhai sutri maraippugal irundhana. andha pragaaratthil gurumaargal sēvai seidhaargal. dhaganabali selutthuvadharku angē oru periya sembu balipīdam irundhadhu; sembu thottiyil thannīrum irundhadhu. gurumaargal thangal sēvaiyai aarambippadharku munbu andha thannīrai payanpadutthi thangalaiyē suttham seidhukolvaargal. (yaath. 30:17-20; 40:6-8) paralōga nambikkaiyulla kristhavargalil mīdhiyaaga irukkiravargal aanmīga aalayatthin būmikkuriya utpragaaratthil ippōdhu unmaiyaaga sēvai seidhukondirukkiraargal. olukka vishayangalilum, aanmīga vishayangalilum, avargal sutthamaaga irukka vēndum enbadhai pragaaratthil irukkira periya thannīr thotti avargalukku nyaabagappadutthugiradhu. sollappōnaal, ellaa kristhavargalukkumē adhu nyaabagappadutthugiradhu. “thiral kūttamaana makkal” engirundhu yegōvaavai vanangugiraargal? avargal ‘simmaasanatthukku munbu nirpadhai’ yōvaan paartthaar. idhu būmiyil irukkira velippragaaratthukku adaiyaalamaaga irukkiradhu. angirundhudhaan thiral kūttamaana makkal “iravum pagalum kadavuludaiya aalayatthil avarukku parisuttha sēvai seigiraargal.” (veli. 7:9, 13-15) yegōvaa thūya vanakkatthukkaaga seidhirukkum ērpaattil nam ovvoruvarukkumē oru idatthai kodutthirukkiraar. adhai ninaikkumpōdhu ungalukku sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhaa? w23.10 28 ¶15-16

yegōvaa mūppargalai payanpadutthi namakku balam kodukkiraar. (ēsaa. 32:1, 2) padhattamaaga irukkumpōdhu, ungal manadhil irukkum ellaa kavalaigalaiyum avargalidam sollungal. avargal ungalukku udhavi seiyumpōdhu adhai ētrukkolla thayangaadhīrgal. baibilil yegōvaa kodutthirukkum nambikkai namakku balam tharum. adhu, pūnjōlai būmiyil endrendrum vaalum nambikkaiyaaga irundhaalum sari, paralōgatthil endrendrum vaalum nambikkaiyaaga irundhaalum sari. (rō. 4:3, 18-20) sōdhanaigalai samaalippadharkum, ūliyatthai nandraaga seivadharkum, sabaiyil irukkum matra poruppugalai seivadharkum indha nambikkai balam tharugiradhu. (1 the. 1:3) idhē nambikkaidhaan pavulukkum balam kodutthadhu. avar ‘bayangaramaaga nerukkappattaar,’ ‘kulambi thavitthaar,’ ‘kodumaippadutthappattaar,’ ‘thallappattaar.’ saagum nilaimaikkukkūda pōivittaar. (2 ko. 4:8-10) pavul than nambikkaiyai patri adikkadi yōsitthukkondē irundhadhaal, sagitthirukka balam kidaitthadhu. (2 kori. 4:16-18) pavulin gavanamellaam edhirkaala nambikkaiyil, adhaavadhu paralōgatthil endrendrum vaalum nambikkaiyil, irundhadhu. avar adhai patri aalamaaga yōsitthu paartthadhaal ‘naalukkunaal pudhuppikkappattadhupōl’ unarndhaar. w23.10 15-16 ¶14-17

nammudaiya jebangalukku udanē badhil kidaikka vēndum endru naam aasaippadalaam. aanaal eppōdhu badhil kodutthaal sariyaaga irukkum enbadhu yegōvaavukkutthaan theriyum. (ebi. 4:16) jebatthukku udanē badhil kidaikkaadhapōdhu, yegōvaa ‘mudiyaadhu’ endru solvadhaaga naam ninaikkalaam. aanaal, ‘porumaiyaaga iru! konja naalil naan adhai seigirēn’ enbadhu avarudaiya badhilaaga irukkalaam. oru ilam sagōdhararin jebatthai patri yōsitthuppaarungal. yegōvaa avarai gunappaduttha vēndum endru avar jebam seidhaar. aanaal, avarudaiya udalnilai sariyaagavillai. yegōvaa avarai arpudhamaaga gunappadutthinaal saatthaan enna solvaan? yegōvaa avarai gunappadutthiyadhaaldhaan avar thodarndhu sēvai seigiraar endru kurai solvaan. (yōbu 1:9-11; 2:4) ellaa vyaadhigalaiyum sari seiya yegōvaa oru kaalatthai ērkenavē mudivu seidhirukkiraar. (ēsaa. 33:24; veli. 21:3, 4) adhuvarai, yegōvaa nammai arpudhamaaga sugappadutthuvaar endru edhirpaarkka mudiyaadhu. adhanaal, vyaadhiyai sagitthukkolvadharkum, thodarndhu yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharkum thēvaiyaana balatthaiyum mananimmadhiyaiyum kēttu avar jebam seiyalaam. w23.11 24 ¶13

simsōn oru periya thavarai seidhirundhaar, aanaalum avar thalarndhupōgavillai! yegōvaa koduttha vēlaiyai seivadhilēyē kuriyaaga irundhaar. pelisthiyargalai thōrkadikka vaaippai thēdikkondē irundhaar. (nyaa. 16:28-30) simsōn yegōvaavidam, “naan pelisthiyargalai palivaanga vēndum” endru kenjinaar. simsōnin jebatthukku yegōvaa badhil thandhaar. marubadiyum arpudhamaaga avarukku balam kodutthaar. adhanaal, adhuvarai illaadha alavukku niraiya pelisthiyargalai andru simsōn kondrupōttaar! simsōn seidha thavarinaal avarukku padumōsamaana pinvilaivugal vandhadhu unmaidhaan. aanaalum, yegōvaavin viruppatthai seivadhai avar nirutthavē illai. naamum oruvēlai thavaru seiyalaam, adhanaal kandippu kidaikkalaam, sila poruppugalaiyum naam ilakkalaam. aanaalum, thalarndhu pōividakkūdaadhu. yegōvaa nammai mannikka eppōdhumē thayaaraaga irukkiraar! (sang. 103:8, 9) naam thavaru seidhirundhaalum, yegōvaa than viruppatthai seivadharku marubadiyum nammai payanpaduttha mudiyum, simsōnai pōla! w23.09 6 ¶15-16

ubatthiravangalai sagitthirundhaal “kadavuludaiya angīgaaram” kidaikkum. sagitthirukkumpōdhu kadavul ungalai ētrukkolvaar. adharkaaga, ubatthiravangalaal naam vēdhanaippadumpōdhu adhai paartthu yegōvaa sandhōshappadugiraar endru artthamillai. naam sagitthiruppadhai paartthudhaan sandhōshappadugiraar; sagitthiruppadhaal nammai ētrukkolgiraar. kadavuludaiya angīgaaratthai peruvadhu evvalavu periya baakkiyam! (sang. 5:12) aabiragaam sōdhanaigalai sagitthirundhadhaal kadavuludaiya angīgaaratthai sambaadhitthaar. yegōvaa avarai nanbaraaga paartthaar, nīdhimaanaaga karudhinaar. (aadhi. 15:6; rō. 4:13, 22) nammudaiya vishayatthilum adhudhaan unmai. kadavuludaiya sēvaiyil evvalavu seigirōm, namakku ennenna poruppugal irukkiradhu enbadhaiyellaam paartthu kadavul nammai angīgarippadhillai. ubatthiravangalai unmaiyōdu sagitthiruppadhaaldhaan avar nammai angīgarikkiraar. nammudaiya vayadhu, sūlnilaimai,thiramai idhellaam eppadiyirundhaalum sari, nam ellaaraalum sagitthirukka mudiyum. ēdhōvoru sōdhanaiyai sagitthukkondu yegōvaavukku unmaiyōdu sēvai seidhu varugirīrgal endraal kadavuludaiya angīgaaram ungalukku irukkiradhu endru dhaaraalamaaga nambalaam. idhai therindhukolvadhu ungalukku aarudhalaaga irukkum. ungaludaiya nambikkai kandippaaga niraivērum enbadhil nīngal urudhiyaaga irukkalaam. w23.12 11 ¶13-14

oru sagōdhararukku pēchu thiramai romba mukkiyam. pēchu thiramai irukkira oru sagōdharar matravargal solvadhai gavanamaaga kētpaar. avargaludaiya manadhil ōdugira ennangalaiyum, unarvugalaiyum purindhukolvaar. (nīdhi. 20:5) pēsugiravarudaiya dhoni eppadi irukkiradhu, mugabaavanaigal eppadi irukkiradhu, avarudaiya saigaigal enna solgiradhu enbadhaiyum purindhukolvaar. makkaludan niraiya nēram selavu seidhaaldhaan idhaiyellaam ungalaal katrukkolla mudiyum. ī-meyil alladhu mesēj mūlam mattumē matravargalidam pēsikkondu irundhaal, nēril pēsuvadhu ungalukku kashtamaaga aagividalaam. adhanaal, matravargalōdu nēril pēsa vaaippugalai uruvaakkungal. (2 yō. 12) mudhirchiyulla oru kristhavar thannaiyum than kudumbatthaiyum nandraaga paartthukkolvadhum mukkiyam. (1 thī. 5:8) oru vēlaiyai kandupidippadharku alladhu oru tholil seivadharku thiramaigalai valartthukkollungal. (ap. 18:2, 3; 20:34; ebē. 4:28) kadinamaaga ulaikkiravar endra peyarai edungal. ‘avar oru vēlaiyai aarambitthaal adhai kandippaaga seidhu mudippaar’ endru matravargal sollumalavukku nadandhukollungal. ippadiyellaam seidhaal, vēlai kidaikka niraiya vaaippugal irukkiradhu. andha vēlaiyai thakka vaitthukkollavum mudiyum. w23.12 27 ¶12-13

“yegōvaavin naal” endru baibil solvadhu, kadavul than edhirigalai dhanditthu than makkalai kaappaatrugira samayatthai kurikkiradhu. munbu yegōvaa sila dhēsangalai dhanditthirukkiraar. (ēsaa. 13:1, 6; esē. 13:5; sep. 1:8) nam kaalatthil “yegōvaavin naal” enbadhu, arasiyal thalaivargal magaa baabilōnmēl thaakkudhal aarambikkappōgum samayatthilirundhu armagedhōn pōr varaiyilaana kaalappagudhiyai kurikkiradhu. andha ‘naalil’ thappikka vēndum endraal ippōdhē thayaaraaga irukka vēndum. ‘migundha ubatthiravatthai’ sandhippadharku thayaaraaga vēndum endru mattumalla, eppōdhum ‘thayaaraayirukka vēndum’ endru yēsu solliyirukkiraar. (mat. 24:21; lū. 12:40) pavul, kadavuludaiya sakthiyaal thūndappattu thesalōnikkēyargalukku eludhiya mudhal kadidhatthil niraiya udhaaranangalai payanpadutthiyirukkiraar. edharkaaga? yegōvaa nyaayatthīrppu kodukkira magaa naalukku thayaaraayirukka kristhavargalukku udhavi seivadharkaaga! yegōvaavin naal udanē vandhuvidaadhu endru pavulukku theriyum. (2 the. 2: 1-3) irundhaalum, adhu aduttha naalē vandhaal naam endhalavukku thayaaraaga iruppōmō andhalavukku thayaaraayirukka vēndum endru avar sonnaar. andraikku avar sonnadhu indru namakkum porundhum. w23.06 8 ¶1-2

1978-il, jappaanil tōkkiyō nagaratthil, 60-maadi kattadatthai kattinaargal. adhu avvalavu uyaramaaga irundhadhaal, angu adikkadi varum nilanadukkatthai adhu eppadi thaakkuppidikkum endru makkal yōsitthaargal. aanaal andha kattadatthai vadivamaittha injiniyargal, adhai urudhiyaagavum nilanadukkatthaal ērpadugira adhirvugalai thaakkuppidikkum vidhatthilum kattinaargal. andha adhirvugal varumpōdhu andha kattadam valaindhukodukkum, aanaal idindhu vilaadhu. kristhavargalum indha kattadatthai pōlatthaan irukkiraargal. oru kristhavar urudhiyaanavaraaga mattumalla valaindhukoduppavaraagavum irukka vēndum. yegōvaavudaiya sattangalukkum nerimuraigalukkum kīlppadiyum vishayatthil urudhiyaanavaraaga, asaikka mudiyaadhavaraaga irukka vēndum. ‘kīlppadiya thayaaraanavaraaga,’ yegōvaavudaiya sattangalai vittukkodukkaadhavaraaga irukka vēndum. adhē samayatthil, eppōdhellaam mudiyumō alladhu thēvaippadumō, appōdhellaam avar ‘nyaayamaanavaraaga,’ adhaavadhu valaindhukoduppavaraaga, irukka vēndum. (yaak. 3:17) ippadi samanilaiyōdu irukka katrukkolgira oru kristhavar, romba karaaraagavō ēnōdhaanōvendrō irukka maattaar. w23.07 14 ¶1-2

yēsu saatthaanidamirundhu sōdhanaigalai sandhitthaar. sila sandharppangalil, saatthaan avarai nēradiyaagavē sōdhitthaan. (mat. 4:1-11) yēsuvai paavam seiya vaitthu mītpuvilaiyai kodukka mudiyaadhapadi seidhuvida vēndum enbadhil thīviramaaga irundhaan. yēsu būmiyil ūliyam seidha samayatthil innum sila sōdhanaigalai sandhitthaar. avarukku thunburutthal vandhadhu, avarai kolai seiyakkūda muyarchi seidhaargal. (lū. 4:28, 29; 13:31) thannudaiya sīshargalidam irundha kuraigalaiyum avar porutthukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. (maar. 9:33, 34) avarudaiya vaalkkaiyin kadaisi kattatthil avarai kodumaippadutthinaargal, kēli seidhaargal. oru kutravaalikku kodukka vēndiya dhandanaiyai kodutthu avarai avamaanappadutthinaargal. romba vēdhanaiyaana oru maranatthai avar sandhitthaar. (ebi. 12:1-3) sitthiravadhai kambatthil irundhapōdhu thannudaiya valiyaiyum vēdhanaiyaiyum yegōvaavudaiya paadhugaappu illaamal avarē samaalikka vēndiyirundhadhu. (mat. 27:46) mītpuvilaiyai koduppadharkaaga yēsu evvalavu kashtangalai anubavitthirukkiraar! namakkaaga avar edhaiyellaam thyaagam seidhirukkiraar endru yōsikkumpōdhu, ungal manam urugugiradhaa? w24.01 10-11 ¶7-9

matravargalidam nalla vidhamaaga nadandhukollavum matravargal pēsumpōdhu gavanitthu kētkavum porumai namakku udhavum. (yaak. 1:19) matravargalōdu samaadhaanamaaga iruppadharkukkūda adhu udhavum. porumai irundhaal, tenshanaaga irukkumpōdhukūda avasarappattu edhaiyum seidhuvida maattōm, matravargalai kashtappadutthum vidhatthil edhaiyum sollividavum maattōm. adhōdu, matravargal nam manadhai kaayappadutthumpōdhukūda sattendru kōbappada maattōm. badhilukku edhaiyaavadhu seiya vēndum endru ninaikkaamal, ‘thodarndhu oruvarai oruvar porutthukkolvōm, dhaaraalamaaga mannitthukkondē iruppōm.’ (kolō. 3:12, 13) nalla mudivugalai eduppadharkum porumai udhavi seiyum. naam porumaiyaaga irundhaal, avasarappattu alladhu unarchivasappattu oru mudivai edukka maattōm. adharku badhilaaga, nēramedutthu ellaavatraiyum aaraaichi seidhu, ovvondrilum irukkum nalladhu kettadhai yōsitthu paartthuvittu, adhan piragu oru mudivai eduppōm. naam oru vēlaiyai thēdikkondiruppadhaaga vaitthukkollalaam. naam porumaiyaaga illaavittaal, namakku kidaikkum mudhal vēlaiyaiyē ētrukkolla vaaippu irukkiradhu. aanaal, porumaiyaaga irundhaal, vēru sila vishayangalaiyum yōsitthu paartthu mudiveduppōm. udhaaranatthukku, andha vēlai nam kudumbatthaiyum yegōvaavōdu namakku irukkum bandhatthaiyum eppadi baadhikkum endrellaam yōsitthu paarppōm. ippadi, thavaraana mudivai edukkaamal iruppōm. w23.08 22 ¶8-9

ungalukkul irukkum paava iyalbai ninaitthu nīngal sōrndhupōgalaam. aanaal, yegōvaavukku arppanitthapōdhu nīngal koduttha vaakkai patri yōsikkumpōdhu, thodarndhu pōraada balam kidaikkum. yegōvaavukku ungalai arppanikkumpōdhu ungalaiyē thurakkirīrgal. adhaavadhu, ungaludaiya viruppam, aasai, latchiyam pōndravai yegōvaavukku pidikkavillai endraal avatrai vittukkodukka thayaaraagirīrgal. (mat. 16:24) adhanaal sōdhanai varumpōdhu, enna seiya vēndum enbadhil ungalukku kulappamō sandhēgamō irukkaadhu. ēnendraal, arppanittha samayatthilēyē yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga irukka vēndum endra mudivai edutthiruppīrgal. avarai sandhōshappaduttha vēndum enbadhil ippōdhum thīrmaanamaaga irukkirīrgal. oru vidhatthil nīngalum yōbu maadhiridhaan! bayangaramaana kashtam vandhapōdhu “naan ennudaiya utthamatthai vidamaattēn” endru avar sonnaar.—yōbu 27:5. w24.03 9 ¶6-7

“anbukku . . . ūtraaga irukkira kadavul” nam kūdavē irukkiraar. (2 ko. 13:11) avarukku nam ovvoruvarmēlum akkarai irukkiradhu. “avarudaiya maaraadha anbu [nammai] sūlndhukollum” enbadhil namakku endha sandhēgamum illai. (sang. 32:10) avar nammēl eppadiyellaam anbu kaattiyirukkiraar enbadhai yōsitthu paartthaal, avaridam nerungi pōga mudiyum. avaridam dhaaraalamaaga pēsa mudiyum. avarudaiya anbu namakku thēvai enbadhai avaridam solluvōm. avar nammai purindhukolgiraar... namakku udhava thudikkiraar... enbadhai manadhil vaitthu namakkul irukkira ellaa kavalaigalaiyum avaridam kottividuvōm. (sang. 145:19) kuliraana oru iravil kulirkaaivadhu namakku idhamaaga irukkum. adhēpōl, prachinaigal irukkumpōdhu yegōvaavin anbil kulirkaaivadhu namakku idhamaaga irukkum. adhanaal, yegōvaavidam nerungi vaarungal. avar ungalmēl anbu vaitthiruppadhai ninaitthu sandhōshappadungal. avar tharum aarudhalaiyum samaadhaanatthaiyum ētrukkollungal. appōdhu, “naan yegōvaamēl anbu vaitthirukkirēn” endru nīngalum solvīrgal.—sang. 116:1. w24.01 31 ¶19-20

kadavuludaiya peyar yegōvaa endru mattum yēsu ellaaridamum sollavillai. ēnendraal, yūdhargalukku ērkenavē kadavuludaiya peyar theriyum. adhanaal, yegōvaavai patri yēsu ‘vilakkamaaga sonnaar.’ (yōvaa. 1:17, 18) yegōvaa irakkamullavar, karisanaiyullavar endru ebireya vēdhaagamatthil sollappattirukkiradhu. (yaath. 34:5-7) aanaal, yegōvaa endhalavu andha gunangalai kaattugiraar enbadhai puriya vaikka ūdhaari maganai patriyum avanudaiya appaavai patriyum yēsu oru kadhai sonnaar. andha magan “romba dhūratthil vandhukondirundhapōdhē” avanudaiya appaa avanai paartthuvidugiraar. avanai varavērpadharkaaga ōdi pōgiraar, kattippidikkiraar, manadhaara mannikkiraar. indha kaatchiyai nam manadhil padamaaga ōdavittaal, yegōvaa endhalavu karisanaiyullavar enbadhai paarkka mudiyum. (lū. 15:11-32) yegōvaa unmaiyilēyē eppadippattavar enbadhai yēsu makkalukku puriya vaitthaar. w24.02 10 ¶8-9

sōrndhupōi irukkiravargalukku yegōvaa putthunarchiyaiyum aarudhalaiyum tharugiraar. yegōvaavai pōlavē karisanaiyōdu matravargalai aarudhalpaduttha, sila gunangalai naam valartthukkolla vēndum. anbu kaatti ‘eppōdhumē oruvarai oruvar aarudhalpaduttha vēndum’ endraal anudhaabatthaiyum sagōdhara paasatthaiyum karunaiyaiyum valartthukkolla vēndum. (1 the. 4:18; kolō. 3:12; 1 pē. 3:8) indha gunangalum karisanaiyum nam subaavatthil ondraaga irundhaal, prachinaiyil thavikkira oruvarai paarkkumpōdhu nammaal avarai aarudhalpadutthaamal irukkavē mudiyaadhu. “idhayatthil niraindhiruppadhaiyē vaai pēsugiradhu. nalla manushan than idhayatthil niraindhirukkira nalla vishayangalaiyē pēsugiraan” endru yēsu sonnaar. (mat. 12:34, 35) sagōdhara sagōdharigalai aarudhalpadutthuvadhu namakkul irukkira anbai veliyē kaattuvadharkaana mukkiyamaana vali. w23.11 10 ¶10-11

baibil thīrkkadharisanangalai purindhukolla naam udhavi kētka vēndum. idhai konjam karpanai seidhu paarungal: munpin theriyaadha oru idatthukku pōgirīrgal. ungalōdu varum oru frendukku andha ēriyaa romba nandraaga theriyum. nīngal engē irukkirīrgal, ovvoru rōdum engē pōgiradhu endrellaam avarukku theriyum. avar ungalōdu vandhadharkaaga nīngal evvalavu sandhōshappaduvīrgal! yegōvaa andha nanbar maadhiri! kaala ōttatthil naam engē irukkirōm endru avarukku theriyum. ini varappōgum kaalatthai patriyum romba nandraaga theriyum. adhanaal, baibil thīrkkadharisanangalai purindhukolla, naam manatthaalmaiyōdu yegōvaavidam udhavi kētka vēndum. (dhaani. 2:28; 2 pē. 1:19, 20) paasamaana oru appaa ammaa, thangal pillaigalin edhirkaalam nandraaga irukka vēndumendru aasaippaduvaargal. yegōvaavum appaditthaan! (erē. 29:11) adhēsamayatthil, endha manidha petrōraalum seiya mudiyaadha oru vishayatthai yegōvaavinaal seiya mudiyum. adhaavadhu, edhirkaalatthil ennavellaam nadakkappōgiradhu enbadhai avaraal sariyaaga solla mudiyum. mukkiyamaana sambavangal nadappadharku munbē avatrai patri naam therindhukolla vēndum enbadharkaaga avar baibilil thīrkkadharisanangalai padhivu seidhirukkiraar.—ēsaa. 46:10. w23.08 8 ¶3-4