vaalkkai saridhai
yegōvaavai nambiyadhaal paadhugaappaaga irundhēn
ungal vaalkkai eppadi irukkiradhu endru yaaraavadhu ennidam kēttaal, “naan yegōvaavin kaiyil irukkum oru sūtkēs maadhiri!” endru solvēn. naam engellaam pōgirōmō angellaam nammudaiya sūtkēsaiyum thūkkikkondu pōvōm. adhē maadhiri, yegōvaavum avarudaiya amaippum engellaam pōga solgiraargalō angellaam naanum pōga aasaippadugirēn. idhuvarai, romba kashtamaana niyamippugalai naan seidhirukkirēn; sila aabatthugalaiyum sandhitthirukkirēn. adhupōndra samayangalil yegōvaavai nambiyiruppadhudhaan paadhugaappu enbadhai katrukkondēn.
yegōvaavai therindhukondēn, avarai namba aarambitthēn
naijīriyaavin thenmērku pagudhiyilirundha oru chinna graamatthil 1948-il naan pirandhēn. andha samayatthil, ennudaiya chitthappaa musthafaavum ennudaiya annaa vahaabiyum nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal. enakku onbadhu vayadhu irundhapōdhu, en appaa irandhuvittaar. adhai ennaal thaangikkollavē mudiyavillai; romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. appaavai marubadiyum uyirōdu paarkka mudiyum endru appōdhu ennudaiya annan sonnaar. adhu enakku aarudhalaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, naan baibilai padikka aarambitthēn. 1963-il nyaanasnaanam edutthēn. appōdhudhaan ennudaiya irandu annangalum oru thambiyumkūda nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal.
1965-il laagōsil, ennudaiya annaa vilsanudan thangiyirundhēn. appōdhu, ikbōbi sabaiyilirundha olungaana payaniyargalōdu niraiya nēram ūliyam seiya mudindhadhu. avargalōdu irundhadhai naan romba enjaai panninēn. avargal sandhōshamaagavum aarvamaagavum yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhadhai paartthapōdhu, enakkum aasaiyaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, 1968 janavari maadhatthil naanum payaniyaraaga aanēn.
betthēlil sēvai seidhukondirundha sagōdharar aalbart, ilainyargalukku oru visēsha kūttatthai ērpaadu seidhaar. vadakku naijīriyaavil visēsha payaniyargalukkaana thēvai evvalavu irukkiradhu enbadhai patri andha kūttatthil edutthu sonnaar. “nīngal ilainyargalaaga irukkirīrgal. yegōvaavukku koduppadharku ungalidam niraiya nēramum sakthiyum irukkiradhu. seiya vēndiya vēlaiyum niraiya irukkiradhu!” endru solli sagōdharar aalbart engalukkul aarva thīyai mūttivittaar. ēsaayaa thīrkkadharisiyai pōl, yegōvaavukku niraiya seiya vēndum endra aarvatthōdu naanum udanēyē vinnappatthai pōttēn.—ēsaa. 6:8.
1968-in mē maadhatthil, vadakku naijīriyaavil irukkira kaanō endra ūrukku ennai visēsha payaniyaraaga niyamitthaargal. andha samayatthil bayangaramaana ulnaattu pōr angē nadandhukondirundhadhu. makkal romba avadhippattaargal; niraiya pēr irandhupōnaargal. andha ūrukku pōga vēndaam endru oru sagōdharar ennidam akkaraiyōdu sonnaar. aanaal naan avaridam, “nīngal enmēl niraiya anbu vaitthiruppadhaaldhaan ippadi solgirīrgal endru theriyum. aanaal, naan angē pōi sēvai seiya vēndum endru yegōvaa ninaitthaal, avar kandippaaga enkūda iruppaar. enakku adhil endha sandhēgamum illai” endru sonnēn.
yegōvaamēl nambikkaiyōdu yuttha būmiyil sēvai
kaanōvil nilaimai romba mōsamaaga irundhadhu. ulnaattu pōraal ūrē naasamaagiyirundhadhu. ūliyatthukku pōgumpōdhu pōril irandhupōyirundhavargalin pinangalai paartthōm. kaanōvil niraiya sabaigal irundhaalum, angē irundha sagōdharargal vevvēru ūrgalukku thappitthu pōyirundhaargal. naangal pōyirundha samayatthil, 15 prasthaabigalkūda angē illai. irundha silarum rombavē bayandhupōi, sōrndhupōi irundhaargal. visēsha payaniyargalaaga naangal aaru pēr angē pōi irangiyapōdhu avargal romba sandhōshappattaargal. naangal avargalai urchaagappadutthinōm; avargalukku thembu kidaitthadhu. marubadiyum kūttangalai nadatthuvadharkum ūliyatthai seivadharkum naangal avargalukku udhavinōm. kaanōvil irundhu ūliya arikkaigalum prasura aardargalum amaippukku pōga aarambitthadhu.
visēsha payaniyargalaaga irundha naangal ellaarum havusaa moliyai katrukkondōm. sondha moliyilēyē nalla seidhiyai kēttadhum andha ūr makkal romba sandhōshappattaargal. kaanōvil oru kurippitta madhatthin selvaakku adhigamaaga irundhadhu. andha madhatthai sērndhavargal nam ūliyatthai edhirtthaargal. adhanaal naangal jaakkiradhaiyaaga ūliyam seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. oru dhadavai, ennaiyum enkūda ūliyam seidhukondirundha sagōdhararaiyum katthi vaitthirundha oruvan thurattha aarambitthaan. nallavēlai, avanaivida engalaal vēgamaaga ōda mudindhadhu; naangal thappitthōm! ivvalavu aabatthugal irundhaalum yegōvaa engalukku ‘paadhugaappu thandhaar’; kaanōvil prasthaabigaludaiya ennikkaiyum adhigamaanadhu. (sang. 4:8) indru, kittatthatta 500 prasthaabigal angē irukkiraargal; 11 sabaigal irukkindrana.
naijaril vandha edhirppu
naijaril ulla nyaamēvil visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhapōdhu
naan konja maadhangaldhaan kaanōvil irundhēn. 1968 aagast maadhatthil ennai nyaamēkku pōga sonnaargal. adhu naijar naattin thalainagaram. ennōdu sērndhu innum irandu visēsha payaniyargalum vandhaargal. andha naadu, mērku aapprikkaavil irukkiradhu. ulagatthil irukkira romba sūdaana pagudhigalil adhuvum ondru endru angē pōna piragudhaan therindhadhu. andha ūrin sūttaiyum samaalikka vēndiyirundhadhu, angē pēsappatta frenchu moliyaiyum katrukkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. kashtangal irundhaalum, yegōvaavai nambiyirundhōm; andha ūrilirundha konja prasthaabigalōdu sērndhu ūliyam seiya aarambitthōm. konja naalilēyē nyaamēyil irundha padikka therindha ellaarukkum nitthiya jīvanukku valinadatthugira satthiyam butthagatthai engalaal kodukka mudindhadhu. makkalum engalai thēdi vandhu andha butthagatthai vaangikkondu pōvaargal!
andha ūrilirundha adhigaarigalukku yegōvaavin saatchigalai pidikkavillai enbadhai sīkkiratthil therindhukondōm. 1969 jūlai maadhatthil, andha naattil mudhal mudhalil vattaara maanaadu nadandhadhu. kittatthatta 20 pēr vandhirundhaargal; irandu pēr nyaanasnaanam edukka irundhaargal. naangal adharkaaga romba aasaiyaaga kaatthukkondirundhōm. aanaal, maanaattin mudhal naalilēyē pōlīs vandhu nigalchiyai nirutthivittaargal. visēsha payaniyargalaiyum vattaara kangaaniyaiyum pōlīs stēshanukku kūttikkondu pōnaargal. stēshanil vaitthu engalai visaaritthuvittu, aduttha naalum vara vēndum endru sonnaargal. periya prachinai vedikkappōgiradhu enbadhai purindhukondu, ragasiyamaaga nyaanasnaana pēchai koduppadharkum nyaanasnaanatthukkum ērpaadu seidhōm. pakkatthil irundha oru aatril avargalukku nyaanasnaanam kodutthōm.
konjam vaarangalilēyē andha arasaangam ennaiyum aindhu visēsha payaniyargalaiyum naattai vittu pōga sonnadhu. verum 48 maninēratthukkul engalai kilamba sonnadhu; adhuvum, engal sondha selavil! naangal arasaangatthukku kīlppadindhōm. naijīriyaavil irundha kilai aluvalagatthukku pōnōm. angē engalukku pudhiya niyamippu kidaitthadhu.
naijīriyaavil irundha orīsanbaarē endra graamatthukku amaippu ennai pōga sonnadhu. andha graamatthil konja prasthaabigaldhaan irundhaargal. avargalōdu ūliyam seivadhu enakku romba piditthirundhadhu. aaru maadhangalukku piragu kilai aluvalagatthil irundha sagōdharargal ennai marubadiyum naijarkkē pōga sonnaargal. mudhalil romba aachariyamaagavum padhattamaagavum irundhadhu. aanaal naijaril irundha sagōdharargalai marubadiyum paarkka pōvadhai ninaitthu romba sandhōshappattēn.
naijarin thalainagaramaana nyaamēkku vandhusērndhēn. aduttha naal, naijīriyaa naattai sērndha oru tholiladhibarai sandhitthēn. ennai paartthadhum naan oru yegōvaavin saatchi endru kandupiditthuvittaar. baibilai patri niraiya kēlvigalai kēttaar. naangal baibilai padikka aarambitthōm. pugai pidikkum palakkatthaiyum alavukku adhigamaaga kudikkum palakkatthaiyum avar vittuvitta piragu nyaanasnaanam edutthaar. naijar naattin niraiya pagudhigalil irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu ūliya seiya enakku vaaippu kidaitthadhu. satthiyam ingē medhumedhuvaaga valara aarambitthadhu. naan mudhal mudhalil andha naattukku vandhapōdhu 31 saatchigaldhaan irundhaargal. aanaal, angirundhu kilambiyapōdhu 69 saatchigal irundhaargal.
“giniyil nammudaiya vēlai eppadi nadakkiradhu enbadhai patri engalukku theriyavillai”
1977 disambar maadhatthil oru payirchikkaaga naijīriyaavukku naan pōnēn. adhu 3 vaaratthukku nadandhadhu. adhai mudittha piragu kilai aluvalaga kuluvin orunginaippaalaraaga irundha sagōdhar maalgam vīgō ennidam oru kadidhatthai kodutthaar. siyarraa liyōn kilai aluvalagatthilirundhu andha kadidham vandhirundhadhu. adhil vattaara kangaaniyaaga sēvai seiya oru payaniyar sagōdharar thēvai ena pōttirundhadhu. avar, kalyaanam aagaadhavaraagavum aarōkkiyamaanavaraagavum irukka vēndum endrum avarukku aangilamum frenchu moliyum pēsa therindhirukka vēndum endrum pōttirundhadhu. indha niyamippukkaagatthaan enakku payirchi kodutthukkondiruppadhaaga sagōdharar vīgō sonnaar. andha niyamippu avvalavu sulabamaaga irukkaadhu endrum sonnaar. adhanaal, “idhai ētrukkollum munbu nandraaga yōsitthu mudivedu” endraar. adharku, “yegōvaa ennai anuppuvadhaal naan kandippaaga pōvēn” endru udanadiyaaga avarukku sonnēn.
naan siyarraa liyōnukku pōi angē irundha sagōdharargalai sandhitthēn. kilai aluvalagatthil irundha oru sagōdharar ennidam, “giniyil nammudaiya vēlai eppadi nadakkiradhu enbadhai patri engalukku theriyavillai” endraar. giniyil nadakkum vēlaigalai gavanikkira poruppu siyarraa liyōn kilai aluvalagatthukkutthaan irundhadhu. aanaal, giniyil mōsamaana arasiyal sūlnilai irundhadhaal, angē irundha sagōdharargalai thodarbukolla mudiyavillai. amaippu saarbaaga oru sagōdhararai anuppa niraiya muyarchi edutthaargal; aanaal mudiyavillai. adhanaal, gini naattin thalainagaramaana kōnaakrīkku ennai pōga sonnaargal. angē pōi thanguvadharku, arasaanga anumadhi kidaikkumaa endru paarkka sonnaargal.
“yegōvaa ennai anuppuvadhaal naan kandippaaga pōvēn”
naan kōnaakrīkku vandha piragu naijīriyaa naattin thūdharagatthukku pōnēn. angē irundha adhigaariyai sandhitthu, giniyil naan ūliyam seiya aasaippadugirēn endru sonnēn. giniyil thanginaal naan romba kashtappada vēndiyirukkum endraar avar. oruvēlai, angē irukkiravargal ennai kaidhukūda seidhuvidalaam endraar. adhanaal, “naijīriyaavukkē thirumbi pōividungal; angē ūliyam seiyungal” endru sonnaar. aanaal, “giniyil thanga vēndum endra mudivōdu naan vandhirukkirēn” endru sonnēn. adhanaal, giniyil irundha oru amaicharukku kadidham eludhi kodutthaar. andha kadidhatthai paartthuvittu amaichar enakku udhavinaar.
konja naalil naan siyarraa liyōn kilai aluvalagatthukku thirumbavum pōnēn. giniyil naan thanguvadharku arasaangam anumadhi kodutthadhai patri sagōdharargalidam sonnēn. naan eduttha muyarchigalai yegōvaa aasīrvadhitthadhai paartthu avargal romba sandhōshappattaargal.
siyarraa liyōnil vattaara sēvai seidhapōdhu
1978-1989 varai, siyarraa liyōnil irukkum giniyil vattaara kangaaniyaagavum laibīriyaavil thunai vattaara kangaaniyaagavum sēvai seidhēn. aarambatthil enakku adikkadi udambu mudiyaamal pōnadhu. adhuvum odhukkuppuramaana pagudhigalil irundhapōdhu appadi aanadhu. aanaal, angē irundha sagōdharargal ennai aaspatthirikku kūttikkondu pōvadharku avargalaal mudindha ellaa muyarchiyaiyum edutthaargal.
orusamayam enakku malēriyaavum kudalpulu thollaiyum vandhadhu. romba mōsamaana nilaimaikku pōivittēn. naan setthuvittaal ennai engē pudhaikkalaam endrukūda sagōdharargal pēsikkondaargalaam! udambu sariyaana piragu naan adhai kēlvippattēn. indha maadhiri, uyirukkē ulai vaikkum sūlnilaigal vandha samayatthilum en niyamippai vittuvida naan ninaikkavē illai. irandhavargalaiyē uyirōdu konduvarugira kadavul, kandippaaga enakku paadhugaappu koduppaar enbadhil urudhiyaaga irukkirēn.
thambadhiyaaga yegōvaavai nambinōm
1988-il, engal kalyaana naalil
1988-il daarkas endra pennai sandhitthēn. aval payaniyaraaga irundhaal. manatthaalmaiyaana oru pen. yegōvaavai adhigamaaga nēsitthaal. naangal irandu pērum kalyaanam pannikkondōm. vattaara sēvaiyil, naangal ondraaga sērndhu ulaitthōm. daarkas anbaana oru manaivi. niraiya thyaagangal seivaal. sabaigalukku pōvadharkaaga naangal romba dhūram nadappōm. paigalai thūkkikkondu kittatthatta 25 kilō mīttar dhūramellaam nadandhē pōvōm. dhūratthilirundha sabaigalai sandhikka gundum kuliyumaana, sērum sagadhiyumaana saalaigalil payanam seidhōm.
daarkas oru dhairiyasaali. silasamayangalil, mudhalaigal irundha aarugalai kadakka vēndiyirundhadhu. oru sabaikku pōi sērvadharku, orusamayam aindhu naatkal payanam seidhōm. appōdhu, oru aatrai kadakka vēndiyirundhadhu. aanaal aatruppaalam udaindhirundhadhaal, padagil pōnōm. padagilirundhu iranguvadharkaaga daarkas elundhu nindrapōdhu, thavari aatrukkul vilundhuvittaal. adhuvum, andha idam rombavē aalamaaga irundhadhu. engalukku nīchalkūda theriyaadhu. aatril niraiya mudhalaigalum irundhana! nallavēlai, angirundha sila aatkal takkendru thannīrukkul kudhitthu avalai kaappaatrinaargal. indha sambavatthai ninaikkumpōdhellaam engalukku appadiyē gadhikalangi pōividum. idhupōndra sambavangal nadandhirundhaalum, naangal engaludaiya sēvaiyai thodarndhu seidhōm.
engal pillaigal, jaahgift matrum erik. yegōvaa engalukku thandha sotthu!
1992-il daarkas garppamaanaal. idhu, engalukku aarambatthil adhirchiyaaga irundhadhu. inimēlum naangal thodarndhu visēsha mulunēra sēvai seiya mudiyumaa endru yōsitthōm. aanaal, “indha kulandhaiyum yegōvaa namakku koduttha parisudhaanē!” endru ninaitthukkondōm. adhanaal, engaludaiya mudhal kulandhaikku jaahgift endru peyar vaitthōm. naangu varushangalukku piragu engalukku oru magan pirandhaan. avanukku erik endru peyar vaitthōm. engaludaiya irandu pillaigalumē yegōvaa koduttha parisudhaan! kōnaakrīyil irundha molippeyarppu aluvalagatthil jaahgift konja naal vēlai seidhaal. erik udhavi ūliyaraaga sēvai seigiraan.
kulandhaigal pirandha samayatthil, daarkasaal konja kaalatthukku visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seiya mudiyavillai. aanaalum aval thodarndhu olungaana payaniyaraaga irundhaal. yegōvaavin udhaviyōdu naan thodarndhu visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhēn. kulandhaigal valarndha piragu, daarkas marubadiyum visēsha payaniyaraaga aanaal. ippōdhu naangal irandu pērum kōnaakrīyil mishanarigalaaga sēvai seigirōm.
unmaiyaana paadhugaappai tharugiravar yegōvaa mattumē
yegōvaa engē ellaam pōga sonnaarō angē ellaam naan pōyirukkirēn. appōdhellaam daarkasum naanum yegōvaa tharugira paadhugaappaiyum aasīrvaadhatthaiyum anubavitthirukkirōm. indru niraiya pēr yegōvaavai nambuvadharku badhilaaga sotthu sugangalai nambugiraargal. adhanaal, niraiya kavalaiyilum prachinaiyilum maattikkolgiraargal. aanaal, naangal yegōvaavai nambiyadhaal andhamaadhiri endha prachinaiyilum maattikkollavillai. yegōvaavaal mattumdhaan unmaiyilēyē namakku paadhugaappu kodukka mudiyum enbadhai naanum en manaiviyum engal vaalkkaiyil paartthirukkirōm. yegōvaa mattumdhaan nammai ‘mītkira kadavul.’ (1 naa. 16:35) thannai nambugiravargalin “uyirai thannudaiya pokkisha paiyil vaitthu paadhugaappaar” enbadhil enakku thulikūda sandhēgam illai.—1 saa. 25:29.