rōm nagarin puranagar pagudhiyila naan pirandhu valarndhēn. kashtappattu vēlai seiyura ēlai janangadhaan anga vaalndhu vandhaanga. anga vaalkkaiya ōtturadhu rombavē kashtamaa irundhadhu. ennai pettha thaaya naan paartthadhēyillai. adhōda, appaavukkum enakkum otthē pōgaadhu. naan irundha idatthula pōkkirigalum raudigalumdhaan irundhaanga. andha maadhiri aatkalōda eppadi vaalradhunnu naan katthukkittēn.

patthu vayasu aagiradhukkullēyē naan thiruda aarambichittēn. enakku 12 vayasu irukkumpōdhu mudhal muraiyaa vīttai vittu ōdi pōnēn. niraiya samayam ennai pōlīs stēshanlayirundhu en appaadhaan vīttukku kūttittu varuvaaru. ellaarkittēyum eppōvum erinji viluvēn, sandai pōduvēn. enakku edhuvumē pidikkaama pōyiduchu, adhanaala indha ulagatthaiyē verutthēn. 14 vayasu irukkumpōdhu naan orēdiyaaga vīttai vittu ōdi vandhuttēn. bōdhaimarundhu edukka aarambichēn. thanga idamillaama theruvila irundhēn. raatthiriyila ēdhaavadhu kaar kadhavai udaichu adhula padutthukkuvēn. kaalaiyila thannī engayirukkumnu paartthu anga pōi kulippēn.

pōga pōga thiruduradhula naan killaadi aayittēn. paiyai pidunkittu ōduradhula irundhu raatthiriyila vīttu kadhavai udaichu thiruduradhuvarai ellaam enakku kaivandhakalai. naan oru mōsamaana aalunnu anga irundha ellaarukkum theriyum. oru bayangaramaana raudi gumbal, avangalōda vandhu sērndhukka solli ennai kūppittaanga. naan avangalōda sērndha piragu bēnklayum thiruda aarambichēn. naan muradanaa irundhadhunaala andha raudi gumballa irundhavanga enakku thani mariyaadhai kodutthaanga. naan thuppaakki illaama engēyumē pōnadhillai, thūngumpōdhukūda thalaigaanikīla thūppaakki vaichiruppēn. adidhadi, bōdhaimarundhu, thiruttu, ketta pēchu, olukkanketta vaalkkai idhellaam enakku sarvasaadhaaranamaa aayiduchu. naan eppō sikkuvēnnu pōlīs paartthuttu irundhaanga. pala varushamaa, jeyilukku pōradhum varradhumē enakku valakkamaa irundhadhu.

orusamayam naan jeyilla irundhu vidudhalaiyaanappō en chitthi vīttukku pōyirundhēn. avangalum avangalōda irandu pillaigalum yegōvaavin saatchiyaa maariyirundhaanga. avangalōda kristhava kūttatthukku  vara solli ennai kūppittaanga. anga ennadhaan solraangannu paarkka naan avangalōda pōnēn. varavanga pōravanga mēla oru kannu vaikkuradhukkaaga naan kadhavukittēyē utkaarndhukirēnnu sonnēn. appō enkitta thuppaakkikkūda irundhadhu!

aanaa, anga pōnadhu en vaalkkaiyaiyē maatthiduchu. naan indha ulagatthuladhaan irukkēnaanu yōsichēn. ellaarum anbaa, siricha mugatthōda vandhu enkitta pēsunaanga. anga ellaarum kanivaa nadandhukittadhum unmaiyaa paasam kaattunadhum innum en kannukkullayē irukku. naan irundha sūlnilaikkum idhukkum evvalavu periya vitthiyaasam!

naan saatchigalōda sērndhu baibil padikka aarambichēn. adhigamaa padikka padikka naan niraiya maatram seiyanumnu purinjikkittēn. “nyaanigalōdē sanjarikkiravan nyaanamadaivaan; mūdarukku thōlanō naasamadaivaan”-nu nīdhimoligal 13:20-ila irukkira vasanam en manasa thottadhu. naan andha raudi gumballa irundhu vilaguradhudhaan sarinnu nallaa purinjikkittēn. andha gumballa irundhu vilaguradhu kashtamaadhaan irundhadhu, aanaa yegōvaavin udhaviyōda ennaala adhai seiya mudinjudhu.

naan innum niraiya maatram senjēn. romba kashtappattu sigarettaiyum bōdhaimarundhaiyum vittēn, ennudaiya nīlamaana mudiya vettunēn, kaadhula pōttukittu irundha kadukkanai edutthēn, ketta pēchu pēsuradha nirutthunēn. mudhal muraiyaa ennaalayē ennai kattuppaduttha mudinjudhu!

saadhaaranamaavē enakku butthagam padikkira palakkam illai, adhu enakku pidikkavum pidikkaadhu. baibila gavanamaa padikkiradhu enakku romba kashtamaa irundhaalum, adhukkaaga naan vidaama muyarchi senjēn. adhanaala, yegōvaa mēla enakkirundha anbu adhigamaanadhu. en manasaatchiyum kuttha aarambichudhu. naan senja thappayellaam yegōvaa mannikkavē maattaarnnu thōnum. andha samayatthula ellaam, dhaavīdhu patthi baibilla padichadhu enakku romba aarudhalaa irundhadhu. avaru romba mōsamaana paavam senju irundhaalum yegōvaa avara dhaaraalamaa mannichaaru.—2 saamuvēl 11:1-12:13.

vīdu vīdaa pōi baibilai patthi pēsuradhum enakku innoru savaalaa irundhadhu. (matthēyu 28:19, 20) raudiyaa irukkumpōdhu naan niraiya pērkitta thirudiyirukkēn, niraiya pērōda sandaipōttu irukkēn; avangala yaaraiyaavadhu marubadiyum paartthiduvēnōnnu enakku bayamaa irundhadhu! aanaa, pōga pōga andha bayamum kaanaama pōyiduchu. ellaaraiyum alavukkadhigamaa mannikkum nam anbaana yegōvaa appaava patthi matthavangakitta pēsuradhu enakku romba sandhōshamaavum thirupthiyaavum irundhadhu.

yegōvaava patthi therinjukittadhudhaan naan uyirōda irukkuradhukku kaaranam! raudi gumballa irundha ennōda palaiya nanbargalla niraiya pēr setthuttaanga, silar jeyilla irukkaanga. aanaa naan, mana nimmadhiyōdu vaalrēn. sandhōshamaana edhirkaalam varappōgudhundra nambikkaiyōdum irukkēn. manatthaalmaiyaa irukkuradhukkum, matthavangakitta adangippōradhukkum, kōbattha kattuppadutthuradhukkum naan ippō katthukkittēn. adhanaala ippa ellaarkittayum, ennaala nallaa palaga mudiyudhu. kaarmen endra alagaana pennai naan kalyaanam seidhēn. naanga rendu pērum ippō sandhōshamaa irukkōm. baibila patthi matthavangalukku sollikkodukkurōm!

ippellaam, naan nērmaiyaa vēlai seirēn. vēlai vishayamaa naan sila samayam bēnk-kku pōga vēndiyirukkum. thiruduradhukku illai, adhai suttham seiradhukku! ▪ (w14-E 07/01)