“yegōvaa ennai thanimaiyil vittuvidavillai”

appaa ammaa vaittha munmaadhiri

orukaalatthil, appaa ammaa katthōlikka madhatthin thīvira bakthargal. aanaal, baibililirundhu kadavuludaiya peyar yegōvaa endru therindhukondapōdhu yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga aanaargal. appaa, maravēlai seigiravar; yēsuvin silaigalai seivaar. yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aana piragu adhai nirutthivittaar. adharku badhilaaga, engal vīttin kīltthalatthai raajya mandramaaga maatruvadharku thannudaiya thiramaigalai payanpadutthinaar. engal ūrilēyē adhudhaan mudhal raajya mandram. pilippainsin thalainagaramaana manilaavil irukkira saan yuvaan del maantevil adhu irundhadhu.

1952-il naan pirandhēn. enakku munbu pirandha ennudaiya naangu annangalukkum, mūndru akkaakkalukkum yegōvaavai patri appaa ammaa eppadi sollikkodutthaargalō adhēmaadhiri enakkum sollikkodutthaargal. valaravalara, dhinamum baibililirundhu oru adhigaaratthai padikka solli appaa ennidam sonnaar. matra prasurangalaiyum avar ennōdu sērndhu padippaar. avvappōdhu, payana kangaanigalaiyum kilai aluvalaga pradhinidhigalaaga vandha sagōdharargalaiyum vīttil thanguvadharkaaga appaa ammaa kūppiduvaargal. kudumbamaaga naangal avargalōdu sērndhu pēsi palagiyadhu romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. avargaludaiya anubavangalilirundhu niraiya katrukkondōm. avargalai paartthapōdhu yegōvaavukku adhigamaaga sēvai seiya vēndum endra aasai engalukkum vandhadhu.

appaa ammaa yegōvaamēl asaikka mudiyaadha visuvaasam vaitthirundhaargal. enakku nalla munmaadhiriyai vaitthuvittu pōnaargal. udambu mudiyaamal ammaa irandhupōnaar. adharku piragu, 1971-il naanum en appaavum payaniyar sēvaiyai aarambitthōm. 1973-il enakku 20 vayadhu irundhapōdhu appaavum irandhuvittaar. appaa ammaavin ilappai ennaal thaangikkollavē mudiyavillai. vaalkkai verumaiyaagivittadhu, thannandhaniyaaga unarndhēn. aanaal baibilil irukkira ‘urudhiyaana, nambagamaana’ nambikkai ennai thūkki nirutthiyadhu; yegōvaavidam nerukkamaaga udhaviyadhu. (ebi. 6:19) appaa irandhu konja naalilēyē enakku visēsha payaniyar niyamippu kidaitthadhu. palavaan maagaanatthilirundha gōran endra thīvukku pōnēn.

thaniyaaga seidha kashtamaana niyamippugal

gōranukku pōnapōdhu enakku 21 vayadhu. nagaratthilēyē vaalndhadhaal thīvu vaalkkai romba pudhidhaaga irundhadhu. angē andhalavukku minsaara vasadhiyō thannīr vasadhiyō pōkkuvaratthu vasadhiyō illai. sagōdharargal konjam pērdhaan irundhaargal. ennōdu sērndhu payaniyaraaga sēvai seiya yaarumē illai. silasamayangalil thaniyaaga ūliyatthukku pōvēn. angē pōna mudhal maadhatthil naan romba thaniyaaga iruppadhupōl unarndhēn. kudumbamum nanbargalum pakkatthil illaadhadhu kodumaiyaaga irundhadhu. raatthiri nēratthil vaanatthil irundha natchatthirangalai paartthukkondiruppēn; kannil kannīr thaaraithaaraiyaaga kottum. niyamippai vittuvittu vīttukkē pōividalaam endru thōndrum.

andha maadhiri samayangalil yegōvaavidam en manadhil irundha ellaavatraiyum kottuvēn. baibililum prasurangalilum padittha nalla nalla vishayangalai nyaabagappadutthikkolvēn. sangīdham 19:14 enakku adikkadi nyaabagam varum. yegōvaavukku piriyamaana vishayangalai aalamaaga yōsitthaal avar ‘en karpaaraiyaagavum, ennai viduvikkiravaraagavum’ iruppaar enbadhai purindhukondēn. avarudaiya seyalgal, gunangal pōndravatrai patri yōsikka vēndum enbadhai purindhukondēn. “nīngal orupōdhum thanimaiyil illai”a endra kaavarkōbura katturai enakku udhaviyadhu. adhai thirumba thirumba paditthēn. naan thaniyaaga irundhaalum, thanimaiyil irukkavillai. ēnendraal, yegōvaavōdu niraiya nēram selavu panninēn. avarōdu niraiya pēsinēn, avarai patri niraiya paditthēn, aalamaaga yōsitthēn.

gōranukku vandha konja naalilēyē mūpparaaga niyamikkappattēn. angē naan mattumdhaan mūpparaaga irundhadhaal, vaaraavaaram dhēvaraajya ūliya palli, ūliya kūttam, sabai butthaga padippu, kaavarkōbura padippu ena ellaavatraiyum nadattha aarambitthēn. adhōdu, vaaraavaaram podhu pēchaiyum kodutthēn. thalaikkumēl vēlai irundhadhaal thaniyaaga irukkirēn endru yōsippadharkukkūda nēram illaamal pōnadhu.

gōranil ūliyam seidhapōdhu nalla palangal kidaitthana. ennōdu padittha baibil maanavargal silar nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal. aanaal, angēyum sila savaalgal irundhana. silasamayam ūliyam seigira pagudhikku nadandhupōvadharkē arai naal aagividum. ūliyam mudittha piragu engē thūnguvadhu endrukūda theriyaadhu. ūliya pagudhiyil niraiya chinna chinna thīvugal irundhana. mōttar padagildhaan angellaam pōga vēndiyirundhadhu. silasamayam puyal kaatru adikkum. enakku nīchal vēru theriyaadhu! ivvalavu prachinaigal irundhaalum yegōvaa ennai paadhugaatthaar; ennai nandraaga gavanitthukkondaar. aduttha niyamippil varavirundha periya savaalgalai samaalikka yegōvaa ennai thayaarpadutthikkondu irundhaar endru piragudhaan purindhadhu.

paappuvaa niyū gini

1978-il paappuvaa niyū gini endra oru naattukku niyamikkappattēn. idhu, aasthirēliyaavukku vadakkil irundha malaippradhēsam. adhan makkal thogai kittatthatta 30 latcham. angē 800-kkum adhigamaana moligal pēsappattadhu enakku aachariyamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal makkal perumbaalum melanīsiyan pitjin moliyai pēsinaargal; adhai tōk bisin endrum solvaargal.

paappuvaa niyū giniyin thalainagaramaana pōrt mōrsbiyil oru aangila sabaikku konjanaal niyamikkappattēn. piragu, tōk bisin moli pēsugira sabaikku maarippōnēn. andha moliyai katrukkolvadharkaaga vaguppukku pōnēn. katrukkolla katrukkolla andha moliyil ūliyamum seidhēn. adhanaal adhai sīkkiramaaga katrukkolla mudindhadhu. konja naalilēyē andha moliyil oru podhu pēchaikkūda ennaal kodukka mudindhadhu. paappuvaa niyū ginikku vandhu oru varushamkūda aagavillai, adharkul vattaara kangaaniyaaga niyamippu kidaitthadhu. idhu enakku romba aachariyamaaga irundhadhu! andha moli pēsugira periya periya niraiya maagaanangalukku pōi sabaigalai sandhikka vēndiyirundhadhu.

sabaigal dhūram dhūramaaga irundhadhaal niraiya vattaara maanaadugalukku naan ērpaadu seiya vēndiyirundhadhu; niraiya payanamum seiya vēndiyirundhadhu. aarambatthil romba thaniyaaga unarndhēn. ēnendraal naadu, moli, kalaachaaram ena ellaamē pudhusaaga irundhadhu. andha idam, malaippradhēsamaaga irundhadhaalum karadumuradaana nilappagudhiyaaga irundhadhaalum sabaigalai sandhikka vimaanatthildhaan payanam seiya mudiyum. adhanaal ovvoru vaaramum vimaanatthil pōnēn. silasamayangalil mōsamaana nilaimaiyil irundha oru chinna vimaanatthil naan thaniyaaga payanam seidhēn. kadalil payanam seidhapōdhu bayatthil evvalavu nadunginēnō adhē nadukkatthōdudhaan vaanatthilum parandhēn.

angē konjam pēridamdhaan telipfōn irundhadhu, adhanaal sabaigalukku kadidhangalai eludhinēn. niraiya samayangalil, kadidhangal pōi sērvadharku munbu naan angē pōi sērndhuviduvēn. angē ullavargalidam yegōvaavin saatchigal engē irukkiraargal endru kēttu therindhukolla vēndiyirukkum. ovvoru dhadavai sagōdharargalai kandupidikkumpōdhum, avargal ennai anbaaga varavētraargal; paasamaaga pēsinaargal. adhaiyellaam paartthapōdhu avargalukkaaga eduttha muyarchi vīnpōgavillai endru therindhadhu. yegōvaa enakku udhavuvadhai pala dhadavai unarndhirukkirēn. adhanaal, avarōdu irundha bandham balamaaga aanadhu.

bōganvil endra thīvil mudhalmudhalil oru kūttatthukku pōnapōdhu oru thambadhi sirittha mugatthōdu ennidam vandhu, “engalai nyaabagam irukkiradhaa?” endru kēttaargal. pōrt mōrsbikku mudhalmudhalil pōyirundhapōdhu avargalukku saatchi kodutthirundhēn. angirundhu kilambiyapōdhu innoru sagōdhararidam avargalukku thodarndhu baibil padippai nadattha sollivittu vandhēn. ippōdhu avargal irandu pērumē nyaanasnaanam edutthirundhaargal. enakku sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. paappuvaa niyū giniyil naan irundha mūndru varushangalil yegōvaa enakku niraiya aasīrvaadhangalai kodutthirundhaar. adhil idhuvum ondru!

surusuruppaaga sulandra oru chinna kudumbam

1978-il, gōranilirundhu kilambuvadharku munbu adel endra oru sagōdhariyai sandhitthirundhēn. aval romba alagaaga irundhaal. matravargalukkaaga niraiya thyaagangal seivaal. olungaana payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhukondirundhaal. avalukku saamuvēl, sharli endru irandu pillaigal irundhaargal. vayadhaana ammaavaiyum gavanitthukkondirundhaal. mē 1981-il naan pilippainsukku thirumbi pōi avalai kalyaanam seidhēn. kalyaanam aana piragu naangal irandu pērum olungaana payaniyaraaga sēvai seidhōm; engal kudumbatthaiyum gavanitthukkondōm.

enakku oru kudumbam irundhaalum 1983-il ennai marubadiyum visēsha payaniyaraaga niyamitthaargal. palaavan maagaanatthil irundha linabaagan thīvukku niyamitthaargal. yegōvaavin saatchigalē illaadha andha idatthukku naangal kudumbamaaga kudimaari pōnōm. angē pōi oru varusham kalitthu adeludaiya ammaa irandhupōnaar. aanaal naangal ūliyatthai mummuramaaga seidhukondirundhadhaal andha ilappai thaangikkolla mudindhadhu. naangal niraiya baibil padippugalai nadatthinōm. avargal aarvamaaga paditthaargal, kūttangalukku vara aasaippattaargal. oru chinna raajya mandram thēvaippadum alavukku engalukku baibil padippugal kidaitthana. adhanaal, naangalē oru raajya mandratthai kattinōm. naangal angē pōi mūndru varushangalukku piragu nadandha oru ninaivunaal nigalchikku 110 pēr vandhirundhaargal. engalukku sandhōsham thaanga mudiyavillai. naangal andha thīvaivittu kilambiya piragu avargalil niraiya pēr nyaanasnaanam edutthaargal.

1986-il kuliyan endra thīvukku ennai niyamitthaargal. angē tholunōyaal baadhikkappattavargalin kudiyiruppu irundhadhu. angē pōna piragu adelukkum visēsha payaniyar niyamippu vandhadhu. aarambatthil, tholunōyaal baadhikkappattavargalidam pēsuvadhu bayamaaga irundhadhu. aanaal angē irundha sagōdhara sagōdharigal engalai dhairiyapadutthinaargal. tholunōyaal baadhikkappattavargal ērkanavē sigichai edutthukkondadhaal andha nōi matravargalukku paravaadhu endru dhairiyam sonnaargal. baadhikkappattavargalil silar, oru sagōdhariyin vīttil kūttangalukkaaga vandhaargal. sīkkiratthilēyē appadippattavargalidamum prasangikka naangal palagikkondōm. ‘kadavulum engalai odhukkivittaar, makkalum engalai odhukkugiraargal’ endru podhuvaaga avargal yōsippaargal. avargalidam baibil nambikkaigalai patri pēsuvadhu engal manadhukku idhamaaga irundhadhu. andha vyaadhiyaal rombavē vēdhanaippattukkondirundha avargal, nōyē illaadha vaalkkaiyai patri kēttapōdhu pūritthuppōnaargal.—lū. 5:12, 13.

kuliyanil vaala palaguvadharku engal pillaigalukkum udhavinōm. saamuvēlukkum sharlikkum nalla nanbargal irukka vēndum enbadharkaaga gōranilirundhu irandu ilam sagōdharigalai vara vaitthōm. avargal naangu pērum ūliyatthai sandhōshamaaga seidhaargal. niraiya pillaigalukku baibil padippu nadatthinaargal. andha pillaigaludaiya petrōrgalukku naanum adelum padippu nadatthinōm. orusamayatthil, 11 kudumbangalukku naangal padippu nadatthinōm. avargal nalla maatrangal seidhadhaal sīkkiratthilēyē oru pudhiya sabai uruvaanadhu.

aarambatthil andha pagudhiyil naan mattumdhaan mūpparaaga irundhēn. kuliyanil irundha ettu prasthaabigalukkaaga vaaraavaaram kūttangalai nadattha kilai aluvalagam ennidam sonnadhu. marli endra innoru graamatthilirundha onbadhu prasthaabigalukkaagavum kūttangalai nadattha kilai aluvalagam sonnadhu. aanaal angē padagildhaan pōga mudiyum; adharku mūndru maninēram aagum. kūttangalukku piragu, naangal kudumbamaaga haalsi endra innoru graamatthukku baibil padippugalai nadattha pōvōm. malaippagudhi valiyaaga romba nēram nadandhu pōga vēndiyirukkum.

naatkal pōgappōga marli matrum haalsi graamangalilirundha niraiya pēr satthiyatthukkul vandhaargal. adhanaal andha irandu idangalilum raajya mandrangalai kattinōm. linabaagan thīvil nadandha maadhiriyē ingēyum nadandhadhu. sagōdharargalum aarvamullavargalum raajya mandratthai kattuvadharku thēvaiyaana perumbaalaana porulgalai konduvandhu kodutthaargal; avargalē vēlaiyum seidhaargal. marliyil irundha raajya mandratthil kittatthatta 200 pēr utkaara mudiyum. andha raajya mandratthai innum peridhaagavum aakka mudiyum. adhanaal maanaadugalaiyum angē nadatthinōm.

thanimai unarvum, mīndum malarndha magilchiyum

pillaigal valarndha piragu 1993-il, naanum adelum pilippainsil vattaara sēvai seiya aarambitthōm. piragu 2000-il, ūliya payirchi palliyil kalandhukondēn. andha palliyai nadattha enakku payirchi kidaikka vēndum enbadharkaaga adhil kalandhukondēn. ivvalavu periya niyamippai seiya mudiyumaa endru yōsitthēn. aanaal adel ennai urchaagappadutthikkondē irundhaal. indha pudhu niyamippai nallapadiyaaga seiya yegōvaa kandippaaga balam koduppaar endru nyaabagappadutthinaal. (pili. 4:13) adel, thannudaiya anubavatthilirundhu adhai sonnaal. ēnendraal, udalnala prachinaigalōdu pōraadikkondu aval than niyamippai seidhukondirundhaal.

2006-il palli pōdhagaraaga sēvai seidhukondirundhapōdhu, oru seidhi engalai idiyaai thaakkiyadhu. adelukku paarginsan nōi iruppadhu theriya vandhadhu. adhirchiyil uraindhu pōnōm! avalai gavanitthukkolvadharkaaga en niyamippai vittuvidalaam endru yōsitthēn. aanaal, adel sonnaal: “indha nōyai samaalippadharku oru daaktarai nīngal kandupidiyungal. niyamippai thodarndhu seiya yegōvaa namakku udhavuvaar.” aduttha aaru varushatthukku andha nōyōdu aval pōraadikkondirundhaalum, endha kuraiyum sollavillai. yegōvaavukku thodarndhu sēvai seidhaal. nadakka mudiyaadha sūlnilai vandhapōdhu, vīlchēril irundhapadi ūliyam seidhaal. avvalavaaga pēsa mudiyaamal pōnapōdhu, kūttangalil ōrirandu vaartthaigalil badhil sonnaal. 2013-il aval irakkumvarai, aval kaattiya sagipputthanmaikkaaga sagōdhara sagōdharigal avalai paaraatti mesējgalai anuppinaargal. oru anbaana, arumaiyaana thunaiyōdu 30 varushangal vaalndhirukkirēn. aval irandha piragu, marubadiyum thanimai unarvu ennai vaattiyadhu. sōgatthil mūlginēn!

en niyamippai vittuvidaamal thodarndhu seiya vēndum enbadhudhaan adelin aasai. adhanaal adhai thodarndhēn. ennaiyē bisiyaaga vaitthukkondadhaal thanimaiyai samaalikka mudindhadhu. 2014-lirundhu 2017 varai, enakku innoru niyamippu kidaitthadhu. nammudaiya vēlaikku kattuppaadugal irundha sila naadugalil taagalaag moli sabaigalai sandhikkira niyamippu kidaitthadhu. piragu, thaivaanilum amerikkaavilum kanadaavilum irukkira taagalaag moli sabaigalai sandhitthēn. 2019-il, indhiyaavilum, thaailaandhilum raajya narcheidhiyaalargalukkaana palliyai aangilatthil nadatthuvadharku vaaippu kidaitthadhu. indha niyamippugalaal en vaalkkaiyil sandhōsham sērndhadhu. ippadiyellaam yegōvaavudaiya sēvaiyil mūlgiyirundhadhaal enakkul magilchi mīndum malarndhadhu.

yegōvaa pakkatthilēyē irukkiraar

ovvoru dhadavai pudhiya niyamippu kidaikkumpōdhum angē irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigalōdu romba nerukkamaagividuvēn. avargalaivittu piriyumpōdhu manasu valikkum. andha maadhiri samayangalil yegōvaavai mulumaiyaaga namba katrukkondēn. avar enakku eppōdhumē thunaiyaaga iruppadhai paartthirukkirēn. adhanaal evvalavu periya maatrangal vandhaalum, adharku ētrapadi ennaiyē maatrikkolla mudigiradhu. ippōdhu filippains naattil oru visēsha payaniyaraaga sēvai seigirēn. indha pudhiya sabaiyil irukkira sagōdhara sagōdharigal ennai nandraaga gavanitthukkolgiraargal. oru nalla kudumbamaaga naangal aagivittōm. saamuvēlum sharliyumkūda thangal ammaavai maadhiriyē yegōvaavukku unmaiyaaga sēvai seigiraargal. adhai paarkkumpōdhu enakku perumaiyaaga irukkiradhu.—3 yō. 4.

unmaidhaan, vaalkkaiyil niraiya kashtangalai sandhitthirukkirēn. en anbaana manaivi, romba kashtappattu irandhupōnadhai paartthēn; adhumattumalla, pudhuppudhu sūlnilaigalukku ētrapadi ennai maatrikkolla vēndiyirundhadhu. irundhaalum, yegōvaa ‘oruvarukkum dhūramaanavaraaga illai’ endru baibil solvadhu unmai enbadhai rusitthirukkirēn. (ap. 17:27) saatchigalē illaadha idatthil naam thaniyaaga irundhaalum yegōvaa namakku thunaiyaaga iruppaar. nammai kaappaatra mudiyaadha alavukku avarudaiya ‘kai chinnadhu kidaiyaadhu.’ (ēsaa. 59:1) yegōvaa, en karpaaraiyaaga eppōdhum en kūdavē irundhirukkiraar. avarukku naan romba nandriyōdu irukkirēn. yegōvaa ennai thanimaiyil vittuvidavillai, endrumē!