1. manam thirundhiyavargalukku yegōvaa enna nambikkai kodukkiraar?

 yegōvaa nammai padaitthavaraaga... namakku sattam koduppavaraaga... nam nīdhibadhiyaaga... irundhaalum nammudaiya anbaana appaavaagavum irukkiraar. (sang. 100:3; ēsaa. 33:22) naam seidha paavatthai ninaitthu unmaiyilēyē manam thirundhumpōdhu avar nammai mannikkiraar. appadi mannippadharku avarukku adhigaaram mattumalla, aasaiyum irukkiradhu. (sang. 86:5) ēsaayaa thīrkkadharisi mūlamaaga yegōvaa indha nambikkaiyai kodukkiraar: “ungaludaiya paavangal ratthampōl sivappaaga irundhaalum, panipōl venmaiyaagum.” (ēsaa. 1:18) idhu namakku romba aarudhalaaga irukkiradhu, illaiyaa?

2. matravargalōdu nalla bandhatthai anubavikka vēndumendraal naam enna seiya vēndum?

² naam paava iyalbullavargalaaga iruppadhaal matravargaludaiya manadhai kaayappadutthuvadhupōl edhaiyaavadhu sollividugirōm alladhu seidhuvidugirōm. (yaak. 3:2) adharkaaga naam avargalōdu nalla bandhatthai anubavikkavē mudiyaadhu endru arttham kidaiyaadhu. naam mannikka katrukkondōm endraal ellaarōdum nandraaga palaga mudiyum. (nīdhi. 17:9; 19:11; mat. 18:21, 22) chinna chinna vishayangalil matravargal nammudaiya manadhai kaayappadutthumpōdhu avargalai naam mannikka vēndumena yegōvaa edhirpaarkkiraar. (kolō. 3:13) appadi seivadharku nalla kaaranamum irukkiradhu. ēnendraal, yegōvaavē nammai “dhaaraalamaaga” mannikkiraar.—ēsaa. 55:7.

3. indha katturaiyil naam edhai patri paarppōm?

³ paava iyalbulla naam eppadi yegōvaavai pōlavē matravargalai mannikkalaam endru indha katturaiyil paarppōm. eppadippatta paavangalai mūppargalukku theriyappaduttha vēndum? naam matravargalai mannikka vēndumendru yegōvaa ēn edhirpaarkkiraar?  matravargal seidha paavatthaal periya alavil baadhikkappatta nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam? indha kēlvigalukkaana badhilgalaiyum paarppōm.

4. (a) yegōvaavai vanangum oruvar oru periya paavam seidhuvittaal avar enna seiya vēndum? (b) paavam seidhavarai sandhitthu pēsumpōdhu enna seiya vēndiya poruppu mūppargalukku irukkiradhu?

⁴ oruvar periya paavatthai seidhuvittaal adhai naam mūppargalukku theriyappaduttha vēndum. appadippatta sila paavangalai patri 1 korindhiyar 6:9, 10-il sollappattirukkiradhu. ivaiyellaam kadavuludaiya sattatthukku nēr edhiraana, mōsamaana paavangal. oru kristhavar ippadippatta paavatthai seidhuvittaar endraal, mudhalil jebatthil yegōvaavidam adhai patri solli mannippu kētka vēndum. adharku pinbu, sabaiyilulla mūppargalidam adhai patri pēsa vēndum. (sang. 32:5; yaak. 5:14) indha vishayatthil mūppargalukku enna poruppu irukkiradhu? paavangalai mulumaiyaaga mannikkum adhigaaram yegōvaavukku mattumē irukkiradhu enbadhu unmaidhaan. yēsu koduttha mītpuvilaiyin adippadaiyil avar appadi mannikkiraar. b aanaalum, paavam seidhavar sabaiyil thodarndhu irukka mudiyumaa mudiyaadhaa endru vasanangalin adippadaiyil mudivu seiyum poruppai yegōvaa mūppargalukku kodutthirukkiraar. (1 ko. 5:12) adhai mudivu seiyumpōdhu indha kēlvigalaiyum avargal yōsitthu paarkkiraargal: avar vēndumendrē thittam pōttu andha paavatthai seidhaaraa? andha paavatthai matravargalidamirundhu maraikka muyarchi seidhaaraa? avar andha paavatthai konja kaalamaagavē seidhukondirukkiraaraa? ellaavatraiyumvida mukkiyamaaga, avar unmaiyilēyē manam thirundhiyirukkiraar enbadharku atthaatchi irukkiradhaa? yegōvaa avarai mannitthuvittaar enbadhu thelivaaga therigiradhaa?—ap. 3:19.

5. mūppargal thangaludaiya poruppai seivadhaal enna palangal kidaikkindrana?

⁵ paavam seidhavarai mūppargal sandhitthu pēsumpōdhu paralōgatthil ērkenavē edukkappatta adhē mudivai eduppadhudhaan avargaludaiya kurikkōlaaga irukkiradhu. (mat. 18:18) indha ērpaadu sabaikku eppadi prayōjanamaaga irukkum? manam thirundhaadha oruvar sabaiyilirundhu nīkkappaduvaar enbadhaal, avaraal matravargalukku endha baadhippum varaadhapadi sabaiyai paadhugaakka mudiyum. (1 ko. 5:6, 7, 11-13; thīth. 3:10, 11) adhōdu, paavam seidhavar manam thirundhi yegōvaavin mannippai peruvadharkum indha ērpaadu udhaviyaaga irukkum. (lū. 5:32) manam thirundhiyavarukkaaga mūppargal jebam seidhu, avar marubadiyum yegōvaavōdu oru nalla bandhatthukkul vara udhavumpadi kētpaargal.—yaak. 5:15.

6. oruvar sabainīkkam seiyappattaalum yegōvaa avarai mannippadharku vaaippirukkiradhaa? vilakkungal.

⁶ paavam seidhavarai mūppargal sandhitthu pēsumpōdhu avar manam thirundhavillai enbadhu oruvēlai theriyavaralaam. appōdhu enna seivaargal? avarai sabainīkkam seidhuviduvaargal. oruvēlai avar arasaanga sattatthai mīriyirundhaal, adhanaal varum vilaivugalilirundhu avarai mūppargal paadhugaakka maattaargal. ēnendraal, sattatthai yaar mīrinaalum sari, avar manam thirundhugiraarō illaiyō, avarai visaaritthu dhandippadharkaana adhigaaratthai arasaanga adhigaarigalukku yegōvaa kodutthirukkiraar. (rō. 13:4) aanaal, sattatthai mīriya andha nabar pirpaadu manam thirundhi thannudaiya valiyai maatrikkondaal yegōvaa avarai mannippadharku thayaaraaga irukkiraar. (lū. 15:17-24) avar evvalavu periya paavatthai seidhirundhaalum sari, yegōvaa avarai mannippaar.—2 naa. 33:9, 12, 13; 1 thī. 1:15.

7. namakku edhiraaga paavam seidhavarai endha vidhatthil naam mannikkalaam?

⁷ paavam seidhavarai yegōvaa mannippaaraa illaiyaa enbadhai mudivu seiyum poruppu namakku illai enbadhu aarudhalaana vishayam. aanaal, naam mudivu seivadharku innoru vishayam irukkiradhu. adhu enna? sila samayangalil namakku edhiraaga yaaraavadhu oru paavam seidhuvidalaam. adhu periya paavamaagavum irukkalaam. aanaal, adharku piragu, avar thannudaiya thavarai otthukkondu nammidam mannippu kētkalaam alladhu mannippu kētkaamalum pōgalaam. appōdhumkūda naam avarai mannikkalaam. endha vidhatthil? avarmēl endha veruppaiyō kōbatthaiyō manadhil vaitthukkollaamal iruppadhan mūlam mannikkalaam. aanaal, adharku kaalam  edukkum, muyarchiyum thēvaippadum. adhuvum, nam manadhu romba kaayappattirundhaal sollavē vēndaam! idhai patri septambar 15, 1994 kaavarkōburam ippadi sonnadhu: ‘oru paaviyai nīngal mannikkirīrgal endraal, avar seidha paavatthai kandumkaanaamalum vittuvidugirīrgal endru arttham illai. oru kristhavarai porutthavarai, mannippadhu enbadhu andha vishayatthai yegōvaavin kaiyil nambikkaiyōdu vittuviduvadhai kurikkiradhu. indha prabanjatthilēyē nīdhinyaayam thavaraadha nīdhibadhi avardhaan. sariyaana samayatthil avar nīdhi seivaar.’ matravargalai mannikka vēndum endru yegōvaa ēn solgiraar? prachinaiyai ēn avarudaiya kaiyil vittuvida solgiraar?

8. matravargalai mannikkumpōdhu naam yegōvaavin irakkatthukku nandri kaattugirōm endru eppadi sollalaam?

⁸ naam mannikkumpōdhu yegōvaa kaattum irakkatthukku nandriyōdu irukkirōm enbadhai kaattugirōm. yēsu sonna oru kadhaiyil, oru raajaa than adimai vaangiyirundha periya kadanai irakkatthōdu ratthu seidhaar. ēnendraal, avanaal adhai katta mudiyavillai. aanaal, andha adimai thannidam konjam panatthai kadan vaangiyirundha adimaikku irakkam kaattaamal pōivittaan. (mat. 18:23-35) indha kadhaiyilirundhu yēsu solli koduttha paadam enna? yegōvaa andha raajaavai pōla nammēl alavillaamal irakkam kaattugiraar. andha irakkatthukku naam unmaiyilēyē nandriyullavargalaaga irundhōm endraal, naam matravargalai mannippōm. (sang. 103:9) romba varushangalukku munnaal velivandha kaavarkōburam ippadi sonnadhu: “naam etthanai dhadavai matravargalai mannitthirundhaalum sari, yēsu mūlamaaga kadavul namakku kaattiya irakkatthukkum mannippukkum adhu īdaagavē mudiyaadhu.”

9. yegōvaa yaarukku irakkam kaattugiraar? (matthēyu 6:14, 15)

⁹ mannikkiravargal mannikkappaduvaargal. irakkam kaattubavargalukku yegōvaa irakkam kaattuvaar. (mat. 5:7; yaak. 2:13) eppadi jebam seiya vēndumendru thannudaiya sīshargalukku sollikkodutthapōdhu yēsu idhai patri thelivaaga sonnaar. (matthēyu 6:14, 15-ai vaasiyungal.) yōbuvidam yegōvaa sonna vishayatthilirundhum idhē paadatthai naam katrukkolgirōm. elippaas, bilthaath, sōppaar endra mūndru pēr yōbuvin manadhai kutthi kilippadhupōl pēsinaargal. avargalukkaaga jebam seiyumpadi yōbuvidam yegōvaa sonnaar. yōbu jebam seidha piragu yegōvaa avarai aasīrvadhitthaar.—yōbu 42:8-10.

10. manakkasappu ēn aabatthaanadhu? (ebēsiyar 4:31, 32)

¹⁰ manakkasappu aabatthaanadhu. manakkasappu enbadhu oru paaraangal pōla nammudaiya manadhai baaramaakkum. andha baaratthai irakki vaitthu naam nimmadhiyaaga irukka vēndum endrudhaan yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar. (ebēsiyar 4:31, 32-ai vaasiyungal.) naam ‘kōbatthaiyum aatthiratthaiyum vittuvida’ vēndum endru avar solgiraar. (sang. 37:8) indha aalōsanaiyai kēttu nadappadhu namakkutthaan nalladhu. ēnendraal, oruvarmēl kōbatthaiyum veruppaiyum naam manadhil vaitthukkondirundhaal, adhu nammudaiya udalaiyum baadhikkum, manadhaiyum baadhikkum. (nīdhi. 14:30) manakkasappai manadhil vaitthiruppadhu, vishatthai naam kuditthuvittu innoruvar saaga vēndumendru ninaippadhupōl irukkiradhu. adhu namakkutthaan aabatthu, matravargalukku alla. adhanaal, naam matravargalai mannikkumpōdhu namakkunaamē nalladhu seidhukolgirōm. (nīdhi. 11:17) namakku mana nimmadhi kidaikkum. nammaal yegōvaavin sēvaiyai thodarndhu sandhōshamaaga seiyavum mudiyum.

11. palivaanguvadhai patri baibil enna solgiradhu? (rōmar 12:19-21)

 ¹¹ palivaanguvadhu yegōvaavin poruppu. namakku edhiraaga paavam seidhavargalai palivaangum adhigaaratthai yegōvaa namakku kodukkavillai. (rōmar 12:19-21 vaasiyungal.) kadavulai pōl nammaal oru vishayatthai mulumaiyaaga therindhukollavō purindhukollavō mudiyaadhu. (ebi. 4:13) ēnendraal, naam paava iyalbulla saadhaarana manidhargaldhaan. adhōdu, sila samayangalil naam unarchigalukku idamkodutthuvidugirōm, kōbappadugirōm. “kōbappadugira manidhanaal kadavuludaiya nīdhiyai niraivētra mudiyaadhu” endru yaakkōbu mūlamaaga yegōvaa solliyirukkiraar. (yaak. 1:20) adhanaal, vishayangalai yegōvaa kaiyil vittuvida vēndum. avar eppōdhumē sariyaanadhaitthaan seivaar, namakku nīdhi kidaikkumpadi seivaar enbadhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkalaam.

12. yegōvaa nīdhi seivaar enbadhai naam nambugirōm ena eppadi kaattalaam?

¹² mannikkumpōdhu yegōvaa nīdhi seivaar enbadhil naam nambikkaiyōdu irukkirōm enbadhai kaattugirōm. vishayangalai yegōvaavin kaiyil vidumpōdhu, paavatthaal vandha ellaa vilaivugalaiyum avar kandippaaga sariseivaar ena nambuvadhai kaattuvōm. yegōvaa konduvarappōgira pudhiya ulagil vēdhanaiyaana ninaivugal “ini yaarudaiya manadhukkum varaadhu. yaarudaiya nenjatthaiyum vaattaadhu.” (ēsaa. 65:17) aanaal, yaaraavadhu oruvaraal nammudaiya manam romba aalamaaga kaayappattirundhaal, kōbatthaiyum veruppaiyum nam manadhilirundhu unmaiyilēyē thūkkippōda mudiyumaa? silar adhai eppadi seidhirukkiraargal endru ippōdhu naam paarkkalaam.

13-14. tōni-hōsē anubavatthilirundhu mannippai patri nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹³ nammudaiya sagōdhara sagōdharigal niraiya pēr manadhil aalamaaga kaayappattirundhaalum thangalai kaayappadutthiyavargalai mannitthirukkiraargal. adhanaal, avargalukku enna palangal kidaitthirukkindrana?

¹⁴ filippainsil vaalgira tōni c enbavarin udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. avar yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aavadharku niraiya varushangalukku munbu, avarudaiya oru annanai hōsē enbavar kolai seidha vishayam avarukku theriyavandhadhu. andha samayatthil tōni bayangara kōbakkaararaagavum muradaraagavum irundhaar. adhanaal palivaanga thuditthaar. hōsēyai pōlīs kaidhu seidhu jeyilil adaitthaargal. dhandanai kaalam mudindha pinbu hōsē vidudhalaiyaanaar. avarai eppadiyaavadhu thēdi kandupiditthu thīrtthukkatta vēndumena tōni sabadham edutthaar. oru thuppaakkiyaiyum vaanginaar. aanaal, adharku pinbu tōni yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu baibilai padikka aarambitthaar. “baibila padikka padikka naan niraiya maatrangala seiyanumnu purinjukittēn. en kōbatthaiyum mūttai katti vekkanumnu therinjukittēn” endru avar solgiraar. konja kaalatthukku piragu tōni nyaanasnaanam edutthaar. adharku piragu sabaiyil mūpparaagavum niyamikkappattaar. hōsēyum nyaanasnaanam edutthu oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aana vishayam avarukku theriyavandhadhu. appōdhu avarukku evvalavu aachariyamaaga irundhirukkum enbadhai konjam karpanai seidhu paarungal. avargal irandu pērum sandhitthukkondapōdhu, oruvarai oruvar katti thaluvikkondaargal. hōsēyai mannitthuvittadhaaga tōni avaridam sonnaar. ippadi mannitthadhaal vaartthaigalaal vivarikka mudiyaadha alavukku sandhōsham kidaitthadhaaga tōni solgiraar. tōni mannikka thayaaraaga irundhadhaal yegōvaa avarai aasīrvadhitthaar enbadhu thelivaaga therigiradhu.

15-16. pīttar-sū thambadhiyin anubavatthilirundhu mannippai patri nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

 ¹⁵ pīttar-sū thambadhi 1985-aam varusham raajya mandratthil nadandha oru kūttatthil irundhaargal. appōdhu thidīrendru oru periya gundu veditthadhu. yaarō oruvan raajya mandratthukkul gundu vaitthirundhaan. sūvukku periya kaayangal ērpattana. avarudaiya kan paarvaiyum kētkum thiranum nirandharamaaga baadhikkappattadhu. mugarum thiranaiyum avar ilandhuvittaar. d ‘ippadi oru akkiramattha seiyaradhukku andha aalukku eppadidhaan manasu vandhuchō’ endru pīttarum sūvum adikkadi yōsitthaargal. niraiya varushangalukku piragu, gundu vaittha andha aal kaidhu seiyappattaan. avanukku aayul dhandanai kodukkappattadhu. pīttarum sūvum andha aalai mannitthaargalaa? avargal ippadi solgiraargal: “kōbatthaiyum veruppaiyum manasula vechikkittē irundhaa namma udambum manasum baadhikkappadumnu yegōvaa solraaru. adhanaala adhaiyellaam vittuttu nimmadhiyaa vaalradhukku udhavunganu aarambatthila irundhē naanga yegōvaakitta kēttuttu irundhōm.”

¹⁶ gundu vaitthavanai mannippadhu avargalukku eppōdhumē sulabamaaga irundhadhaa? illaidhaan. avargal ippadi solgiraargal: “sūvukku ērpatta kaayangalnaala appappa naanga kashtappadurappō kōbam potthukittu varum. aanaa naanga adha patthiyē yōsichittirukka maattōm. adhanaala kōbam sīkkiratthula pōyidum. gundu vechavan oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaa aanaa kandippaa naanga avana varavērpōm. baibil niyamangala kadaippidikkiradhunaala namakku nimmadhi kidaikkudhu, ninaichu paakka mudiyaadha vidhangalla adhu namakku vidudhalai tharudhunu indha anubavatthilirundhu naanga therinjukittōm. adhōda, sīkkiratthula indha ellaa baadhippugalayum yegōvaa sarisenjuruvaarungira vishayam engalukku romba aarudhalaa irukku.”

17. mīraavin anubavatthilirundhu mannippai patri nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹⁷ mīraa enbavarudaiya anubavatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. avar baibilai padikka aarambitthapōdhu, avarukku kalyaanam aagi irandu chinna pillaigal irundhaargal. avarudaiya kanavar satthiyatthai ētrukkollavillai. konja kaalatthil avar vēroru pennōdu thodarbu vaitthukkondaar. kudumbatthaiyum ambōvena vittuvittu pōivittaar. mīraa ippadi solgiraar: “naama romba anbu vechirukkara orutthar namakku dhrōgam seirappō adhirchi, vēdhanai, kōbam, kutra unarchinu ellaa unarchigalum nammala vaatti edutthudum. ennōda kanavar ennaiyum ennōda rendu pillaigalaiyum vittuttu pōnappō enakku appaditthaan irundhudhu. ennai naanē kutrappadutthikittēn.” mīraavin kalyaana  vaalkkai mudindhuvittaalum dhrōgatthaal ērpatta andha valiyum vēdhanaiyum kuraiyavē illai. avar thodarndhu ippadi solgiraar: “maasakkanakkaa andha unarchigalōda naan pōraadinēn. andha unarchigal yegōvaakitta irundhum matthavangakitta irundhum ennai pirichu kondupōyittu irundhadhaiyum naan purinjukittēn.” ippōdhu mīraa thannudaiya munnaal kanavarmēl irundha kōbatthai vittuvittaar. mīraavukku avarmēl endha veruppum illai. avar endraavadhu orunaal yegōvaavidam varuvaar endru nambugiraar. ippōdhu mīraavaal kadandhakaalatthai patri yōsikkaamal edhirkaalatthai patri yōsikka mudigiradhu. avar thaniyaaga irandu pillaigalai valartthaar. avargalum avargaludaiya kudumbamum yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga irukkiraargal. ippōdhu mīraa avargalōdu sērndhu yegōvaavai sandhōshamaaga vanangugiraar.

18. indha prabanjatthukkē nīdhibadhiyaaga irukkira yegōvaa enna seivaar endru naam urudhiyaaga nambalaam?

¹⁸ matravargalai nyaayanthīrkkira mukkiyamaana vēlaiyai indha prabanjatthukkē nīdhibadhiyaaga irukkira yegōvaadhaan seivaar. andha poruppu namakku illaadhadhai ninaitthu naam sandhōshappadalaam. (rō. 14:10-12) sari edhu, thavaru edhu endru avarukku mattumdhaan nandraaga theriyum. adharku ētra vidhamaagatthaan avar nyaayanthīrppaar endru naam urudhiyaaga nambalaam. (aadhi. 18:25; 1 raa. 8:32) avar orunaalum aniyaayamaaga nadandhukolla maattaar.

19. thalaisirandha nīdhibadhiyaaga irukkira yegōvaa enna seivaar?

¹⁹ paava iyalbaal vandha ellaa mōsamaana baadhippugalaiyum yegōvaa mulumaiyaaga sariseiyappōgiraar. andha naalukkaaga naam romba aasaiyaaga kaatthirukkirōm. andha samayatthil nammudaiya udalilum manadhilum ērpattirukkira ellaa kaayangalum nirandharamaaga gunamaagividum. (sang. 72:12-14; veli. 21:3, 4) adhellaam nammudaiya nyaabagatthukku varavē varaadhu. andha arumaiyaana kaalatthukkaaga kaatthirukkira indha samayatthil naam yegōvaavukku romba nandriyōdu irukkirōm. ēnendraal, avarai pōlavē matravargalai mannippadharkaana manadhai namakku avar kodutthirukkiraar.