1. indru niraiya pēr edhai patri mattumē yōsikkiraargal?

 indru indha ulagatthil, niraiya pēr thangalai patri mattumdhaan yōsikkiraargal. ellaarum avargalai ‘aahaa ōhōvendru’ pugala vēndum enbadharkaaga avargalai patriyum avargal saadhittha vishayangalai patriyum sōshiyal mīdiyaavil pōdugiraargal. aanaal, konjam pērdhaan yegōvaavai patri yōsikkiraargal, avarai magimaippaduttha vēndum endru aasaippadugiraargal. yegōvaavai magimaippadutthuvadhu endraal enna, ēn avarai magimaippaduttha vēndum endru indha katturaiyil paarppōm. adhōdu, yegōvaavukku pōi sēra vēndiya magimaiyai avarukku eppadi kodukkalaam endrum, sīkkiratthil avar eppadi thannudaiya peyarai magimaippadutthuvaar endrum therindhukolvōm.

yegōvaavai magimaippadutthuvadhu endraal enna?

 2. sīnaai malaiyil yegōvaa thannudaiya magimaiyai eppadi kaattinaar? ( padatthaiyum paarungal.)

² yegōvaa oru gambīramaana, arpudhamaana kadavul endru baibililirundhu therindhukolgirōm. isravēlargalai egipthin adimaitthanatthilirundhu vidudhalai seidhu konduvandha konja naalilēyē, yegōvaa thannudaiya magimaiyai asara vaikkum vidhatthil kaattinaar. isravēlargal paarttha kaatchiyai nīngalum karpanai seidhupaarungal: latchakkanakkaana isravēlargal kadavul solvadhai kētpadharkaaga sīnaai malai adivaaratthil kūdivandhirukkiraargal. thidīrendru būmi adhirgiradhu. malaikku mēl kaarmēgam sūlndhu orē pugaimūttamaaga irukkiradhu. idi idikkiradhu, minnal vettugiradhu. kaadhai pilakkira maadhiri ūdhukombin sattham kētkiradhu. (yaath. 19:16-18; 24:17; sang. 68:8) idhaiyellaam paarttha isravēlargal kandippaaga asandhupōyiruppaargal.

 3. naam eppadi yegōvaavai magimaippadutthalaam?

³ manidhargalaal yegōvaavai magimaippaduttha mudiyumaa? mudiyum!  eppadi? adharku oru vali, yegōvaavudaiya bramikka vaikkira sakthiyai patriyum avarudaiya arpudhamaana gunangalai patriyum matravargalukku solvadhudhaan. yegōvaavudaiya sakthiyaal naam sila vishayangalai saadhitthiruppōm; adharkaana pugalai avarukku koduppadhan mūlamum naam avarai magimaippadutthalaam. (ēsaa. 26:12) yegōvaavai magimaippadutthiyavargalil oru nalla udhaaranam dhaavīdhu raajaa. isravēlargalukku munnaal avar seidha oru jebatthil ippadi sonnaar: “yegōvaavē, nīngal magatthuvamum vallamaiyum alagum maanbum gambīramum ullavar. paralōgatthilum būmiyilum irukkira ellaamē ungalukkutthaan sondham.” avar jebam seidhu mudittha piragu, “ellaarum . . . kadavulaagiya yegōvaavai pugalndhaargal.”—1 naa. 29:11, 20.

 4. yēsu eppadi yegōvaavai magimaippadutthinaar?

⁴ yēsu būmiyil irundhapōdhu niraiya arpudhangalai seidhaar. avai ellaavatraiyum yegōvaavudaiya sakthiyaaldhaan seidhadhaaga solli yegōvaavai magimaippadutthinaar. (maar. 5:18-20) adhumattumalla, yegōvaa eppadippatta kadavul enbadhai makkalukku sollikkodutthaar. yegōvaa maadhiriyē avarum nadandhukondaar. ippadi thannudaiya appaavai magimaippadutthinaar. orusamayam, yēsu jebakkūdatthil katrukkodutthukkondirundhaar. 18 varushangalaaga pēi pidittha oru pennum angē irundhaal. pēi piditthirundhadhaal konjamkūda nimirndhu nirka mudiyaadha alavukku avalukku kūn vilundhirundhadhu. manadhalavilum aval kūnikkurugippōi irundhiruppaal. yēsu avalai paartthu manadhuruginaar. avalidam paasamaaga, “pennē, un udalnala prachinaiyilirundhu nī vidudhalai petraai” endru solli avalmēl kaigalai vaitthaar. udanē aval nimirndhu nindraal, “kadavulai magimaippaduttha aarambitthaal.” (lū. 13:10-13) kūnikkurugi irundha avaludaiya udalum sariyaanadhu, manamum sariyaanadhu! yegōvaavai magimaippaduttha avalukku nalla kaaranam irundhadhu; namakkum irukkiradhu.

ēn yegōvaavai magimaippadutthugirōm?

 5. yegōvaa pugalai pera thagudhiyaanavar endru ēn sollalaam?

⁵ yegōvaa pugalai pera thagudhiyaanavaraaga iruppadhaal avarai magimaippadutthugirōm. yegōvaavukku ellaiyillaadha sakthi irukkiradhu. avaraal seiya mudiyaadhadhu edhuvumē illai. (sang. 96:4-7) avarudaiya padaippugalilirundhu avarukku irukkira ellaiyillaadha nyaanam therigiradhu. namakku uyir kodutthavarum avardhaan, nammai vaalavaikkiravarum avardhaan. (veli. 4:11) avar unmaiyullavar. (veli. 15:4) avarukku thōlvi enbadhē kidaiyaadhu. avar sonnadhai seiyaamalpōnadhum kidaiyaadhu. (yōsu. 23:14) adhanaaldhaan, erēmiyaa thīrkkadharisiyum yegōvaavai patri ippadi sonnaar: “ulagamengum ulla dhēsangalil etthanai nyaanigal irundhaalum ungalai pōl yaarumē illai.” (erē. 10:6, 7) yegōvaavai pugalvadharkum avarukku madhippu mariyaadhai kaattuvadharkum ippadi etthanaiyō kaaranangal irukkindrana. mariyaadhai mattumalla yegōvaamēl anbu kaattuvadharkum niraiya kaaranangal irukkindrana.

 6. naam ēn yegōvaamēl uyiraiyē vaitthirukkirōm?

⁶ yegōvaamēl naam uyiraiyē vaitthiruppadhaal avarai magimaippadutthugirōm. yegōvaamēl naam anbaaga iruppadharku mukkiyamaana kaaranam, avarukku irukkira niraiya alagaana gunangaldhaan. avar irakkam ullavar, karisanai ullavar. (sang. 103:13; ēsaa. 49:15) yegōvaa nammai nandraaga purindhukolgiraar. namakku valikkumpōdhu avarukkum valikkiradhu. (saga. 2:8) adhanaal, endha thayakkamum illaamal nammaal avarōdu nerukkamaana nanbaraaga mudigiradhu. (sang. 25:14; ap. 17:27) adhumattumalla, avar thaalmaiyaanavar. “avar vaanatthaiyum būmiyaiyum kunindhu paarkkiraar. eliyavanai puludhiyilirundhu thūkkividugiraar.” (sang. 113:6, 7) ippadippatta oru kadavulai magimaippaduttha vēndum endru yaarukkutthaan thōndraadhu!—sang. 86:12.

 7. namakku enna vaaippu kidaitthirukkiradhu?

⁷ yegōvaavai patri matravargal therindhukolla vēndum endru naam aasaippaduvadhaal avarai magimaippadutthugirōm. niraiya pērukku yegōvaavai patriya unmaigal theriyavillai. ēnendraal, saatthaan avarai patri poigalai parappi, makkaludaiya manakkangalai kurudaakki irukkiraan. (2 ko. 4:4) yegōvaa palivaangugira kadavul, akkarai illaadhavar, indha ulagatthil irukkira kashtangalukku ellaam avardhaan kaaranam endru makkalai namba vaitthirukkiraan. aanaal, namakku yegōvaavai patriya unmaigal theriyum.  saatthaan solvadhellaam appattamaana poi endru makkalukku edutthu solli yegōvaavai magimaippaduttha namakku vaaippu kidaitthirukkiradhu. (ēsaa. 43:10) yegōvaavukku kodukka vēndiya magimaiyai patri 96-vadhu sangīdham solgiradhu. ippōdhu, adhil irukkira sila vasanangalai paarkkalaam. adhai padikkumpōdhu yegōvaavukku pōi sēra vēndiya magimaiyai nīngal eppadiyellaam avarukku kodukkalaam endru yōsitthu paarungal.

yegōvaavukku pōi sēra vēndiya magimaiyai eppadi kodukkalaam?

 8. yegōvaavai magimaippadutthuvadharku oru vali enna? (sangīdham 96:1-3)

⁸ sangīdham 96:1-3-ai vaasiyungal. yegōvaavai patri pēsuvadhan mūlam avarai magimaippadutthalaam. indha vasanangalil, “yegōvaavai pugalndhu paadungal,” “avarudaiya peyarai pugalungal,” “avar tharum mītpai patriya nalla seidhiyai . . . ariviyungal,” “avarudaiya magimaiyai patri dhēsangalukku sollungal” endrellaam solliyirukkiradhu. ivaiyellaamē nammudaiya pēchil yegōvaavai magimaippadutthuvadharkaana valigal. indha vishayatthil, unmaiyulla yūdhargalum mudhal nūtraandu kristhavargalum namakku nalla munmaadhiri. yegōvaa avargalukku seidha nalla vishayangalai patri pēsavum, avar pakkam nindru avarai aadharitthu pēsavum avargal thayangavillai. (dhaani. 3:16-18; ap. 4:29) naamum eppadi avargalai pōlavē irukkalaam?

9-10. ēnjalinaavin anubavatthilirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

⁹ amerikkaavil irukkira ēnjalinaa a endra sagōdhariyin anubavatthai paarkkalaam. avar pudhidhaaga vēlaikku sērndha idatthil yegōvaavai aadharitthu dhairiyamaaga pēsinaar. andha kampeniyil oru mītting vaitthirundhaargal. adhil pudhidhaaga vēlaikku sērndhavargalidam, avargalai patri sila vishayangalai solla sonnaargal. adharkaaga ēnjalinaa sila fōttōkkalai thayaaraaga vaitthirundhaar. oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga avar evvalavu sandhōshamaaga irukkiraar endru solla ninaitthaar. aanaal avar pēsuvadharku mun innoruvar pēsinaar. avar yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kudumbatthil valarndhadhaaga sonnaar. piragu yegōvaavin saatchigalai patriyum avargaludaiya nambikkaigalai patriyum thappu thappaaga pēsa aarambitthaar. andha samayatthil eppadi irundhadhu endru ēnjalinaa solgiraar: “enakku padapadavendru irundhadhu. aanaal, ‘yegōvaavai patri oruvar thappu thappaaga pēsuvadhai kēttuvittu naan summaa irukka pōgirēnaa, alladhu yegōvaa pakkam nindru avarai aadharitthu pēsa pōgirēnaa?’ endru yōsitthēn.”

¹⁰ andha nabar pēsi muditthadhum ēnjalinaa chinnadhaaga manadhukkul oru jebam seidhaar. piragu avaridam mariyaadhaiyōdu, “naanum ungalai maadhiridhaan, yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kudumbatthil valarndhēn. indruvarai oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga  irukkirēn” endru sonnaar. padhattamaana oru sūlnilai irundhaalum ēnjalinaa nidhaanamaaga irundhaar. avarum avarudaiya nanbargalum sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhapōdhu eduttha fōttōkkalai, kūdavēlai seigiravargalukku kaattinaar. avarudaiya nambikkaigalai patriyum mariyaadhaiyōdu edutthu sonnaar. (1 pē. 3:15) piragu enna nadandhadhu? ēnjalinaa pēsi mudittha piragu, avarukku mun pēsiya andha nabaridam maatram therindhadhu. chinna vayadhil yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu palagiyadhu sandhōshamaagatthaan irundhadhu endru avar sonnaar. idhai patri ēnjalinaa solgiraar: “yegōvaa pakkam nindru avarai aadharitthu pēsuvadhu nam kadamai. avarudaiya peyarukkaaga pēsuvadhu namakku perumai.” yaaraavadhu yegōvaavai patri thavaraaga pēsumpōdhu naam yegōvaa pakkam nindru avarai aadharitthu pēsa vēndum. ippadi avarai magimaippadutthuvadhu namakku kidaitthirukkum periya baakkiyam.

11. sangīdham 96:8-il irukkum niyamatthai, yegōvaavai unmaiyaaga vanangiyavargal eppadiyellaam kadaippiditthirukkiraargal?

¹¹ sangīdham 96:8-ai vaasiyungal. nam porul vasadhigalai koduppadhan mūlam yegōvaavai magimaippadutthalaam. yegōvaavai unmaiyaaga vanangiyavargal, madhippumikka porulgalai kodutthu avarai eppōdhumē magimaippadutthi irukkiraargal. (nīdhi. 3:9) udhaaranatthukku, aalayatthai kattuvadharkum paraamarippadharkum isravēlargal kaanikkai kodutthaargal. (2 raa. 12:4, 5; 1 naa. 29:3-9) yēsuvin sīshargalil silar, “thangaludaiya udaimaigalai kondu” yēsuvukkum avarudaiya appōsthalargalukkum panividai seidhaargal. (lū. 8:1-3) mudhal nūtraandil irundha kristhavargal, sagōdhara sagōdharigalukkaaga nivaarana udhavigalai seidhaargal. (ap. 11:27-29) indru naamum manadhaara nankodaigal kodutthu yegōvaavai magimaippadutthalaam.

12. nam nankodaigal eppadi yegōvaavai magimaippadutthugiradhu? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹² naam kodukkum nankodaigal eppadi yegōvaavai magimaippadutthum enbadharku oru anubavatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. jimbaabvēyil romba naalaaga varatchi irundhadhu. adhanaal latchakkanakkaanavargal panjatthaalum pattiniyaalum baadhikkappattu irukkiraargal endru 2020-il vandha oru arikkai sonnadhu. appadi baadhikkappattavargalil sagōdhari priskaavum oruvar. ivvalavu varatchi irundhaalum, priskaa ūliyam seivadhai nirutthavē illai. andha ūril irundhavargal nilatthai uludhu panpadutthi kondirundha samayatthilum priskaa ellaa budhankilamaigalilum vellikkilamaigalilum ūliyatthukku pōividuvaar. vēlai seivadharku badhilaaga avar ūliyatthukku pōvadhai paartthu akkampakkatthil irukkiravargal priskaavai kēli seidhaargal. “nī pattini kidandhu saaga pōgiraai” endru sonnaargal. aanaal priskaa avargalidam, “yegōvaa avarudaiya makkalai kaivittadhē illai” endru nambikkaiyōdu sonnaar. konja naalilēyē amaippilirundhu priskaavukku nivaarana  porulgal kidaitthana. idhai paartthu akkampakkatthil irundhavargal asandhupōnaargal. “kadavul unnai kaividavillai. unnudaiya kadavulai patri engalukkum sollikkodu” endru priskaavidam kēttaargal. adhil ēlu pēr sabai kūttangalil kalandhukolla aarambitthaargal. naam kodukkira nankodaiyaaldhaan priskaa maadhiri niraiya pērukku amaippaal udhavi seiya mudigiradhu.

13. nam nadatthaiyaal yegōvaavai magimaippaduttha naam enna seiya vēndum? (sangīdham 96:9)

¹³ sangīdham 96:9-ai vaasiyungal. nammudaiya nadatthai mūlam yegōvaavai magimaippadutthalaam. valipaattu kūdaaratthilum yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthilum sēvai seidha gurumaargal sutthamaaga irukka vēndiyirundhadhu. (yaath. 40:30-32) naamum udal alavil sutthamaaga irukka vēndum. aanaal adhaivida mukkiyamaaga nam manam sutthamaaga irukka vēndum. yegōvaavukku pidikkaadha edhaiyum naam seiya kūdaadhu. (sang. 24:3, 4; 1 pē. 1:15, 16) “palaiya subaavatthai” naam kalatri pōda vēndum. adhaavadhu, ketta ennangalaiyum palakkavalakkangalaiyum vittuvida vēndum. “pudhiya subaavatthai” pōttukkolla vēndum. adhaavadhu, yegōvaa yōsippadhu pōl yōsikka vēndum. avarudaiya arumaiyaana gunangalai kaatta vēndum. idhaiyellaam seivadharku naam kadinamaaga muyarchi edukka vēndum. (kolō. 3:9, 10) olukkanketta kodūramaana aatkalaalkūda yegōvaavudaiya udhaviyaal thangalai maatrikkondu pudhiya subaavatthai pōttukkolla mudiyum.

14. jēk enbavarudaiya anubavatthilirundhu nīngal enna katrukkondīrgal? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁴ jēk enbavarudaiya anubavatthai ippōdhu paarkkalaam. avar romba mōsamaanavaraagavum kodūramaanavaraagavum irundhirukkiraar. avarai ‘arakkan’ endrudhaan kūppiduvaargal. avar marana dhandanai kaidhiyaaga jeyilil irundhaar. andhalavukku bayangaramaana kutrangalai seidhirundhaar. aanaalum, jeyilukku ūliyam seiya vandha oru sagōdhararidam baibil padikka otthukkondaar. jēk niraiya mōsamaana vishayangalai seidhirundhaalum, avarudaiya palaiya subaavatthai maatrikkondu nyaanasnaanam edutthu oru yegōvaavin saatchi aanaar. avarudaiya marana dhandanaiyai niraivētriya andru, jeyil adhigaarigal silar avarukkaaga aludhaargal. andhalavukku avar maariyirundhaar. “orukaalatthil indha jeyilil jēkdhaan romba mōsamaanavar. aanaal ippōdhu avar romba thangamaanavar” endru oru adhigaari sonnaar. jēk irandha aduttha vaaram, kūttam nadatthuvadharku sagōdharargal andha jeyilukku pōyirundhaargal. appōdhu oru kaidhi mudhal dhadavaiyaaga kūttatthukku vandhiruppadhai paartthaargal. jēk seidha maatrangal avarudaiya manadhai thottirukkiradhu. avarum yegōvaavai vananga aasaippattirukkiraar. adharku enna seiya vēndum endru therindhukollatthaan andha kūttatthukku vandhirukkiraar. kandippaaga, nammudaiya nalla nadatthai yegōvaavai magimaippadutthum.—1 pē. 2:12.

 sīkkiratthil yegōvaa eppadi avarudaiya peyarai magimaippadutthuvaar?

15. sīkkiratthil yegōvaa eppadi avarudaiya peyarai mulumaiyaaga magimaippadutthuvaar? (sangīdham 96:10-13)

¹⁵ sangīdham 96:10-13-ai vaasiyungal. 96-vadhu sangīdhatthin kadaisi vasanangal yegōvaavai, nyaayamulla nīdhibadhi, raajaa endru solgiradhu. sīkkiratthil yegōvaa eppadi avarudaiya peyarai magimaippadutthuvaar? avarudaiya nīdhiyaana nyaayatthīrppugal mūlam. yegōvaavudaiya parisuttha peyarai kalangappadutthiya magaa baabilōnai avar sīkkiratthil alikkappōgiraar. (veli. 17:5, 16; 19:1, 2) andha alivai paarkkum silar nammōdu sērndhu yegōvaavai vananga aarambikkalaam. kadaisiyaaga, armagedhōnil saatthaanudaiya indha mōsamaana ulagatthai yegōvaa alippaar. avarai edhirppavargalaiyum avarudaiya peyarai keduppavargalaiyum yegōvaa alippaar. aanaal, avarai nēsitthu avarukku kīlppadigiravargalaiyum, avarai magimaippadutthuvadhai perumaiyaaga ninaikkiravargalaiyum kaappaatruvaar. (maar. 8:38; 2 the. 1:6-10) kristhuvudaiya aayira varusha aatchikku piragu, oru kadaisi sōdhanai irukkum. adhellaam mudindha pin, yegōvaa avarudaiya peyarai mulumaiyaaga parisutthappadutthi iruppaar. (veli. 20:7-10) appōdhu, “kadal muluvadhum thannīraal niraindhiruppadhu pōla būmi muluvadhum yegōvaavin magimaiyai patriya arivaal niraindhirukkum.”—aaba. 2:14.

16. nīngal enna seiya urudhiyaaga irukkirīrgal? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁶ yegōvaavukku pōi sēra vēndiya magimaiyai ellaarum avarukku kodukkira andha naal evvalavu arumaiyaaga irukkum! andha naalukkaaga naam aasaiyaaga kaatthirukkirōm. aanaal, ippōdhē yegōvaavai magimaippaduttha kidaikkum ovvoru vaaippaiyum naam nandraaga payanpadutthikkolla vēndum. idhu nam ovvoruvarukkum irukkum mukkiyamaana poruppu. idhai naam eppōdhum nyaabagam vaitthukkolvadharkaagatthaan 2025-kkaana varudaandhara vasanamaaga, aalum kulu sangīdham 96:8–ai thērndhedutthirukkiradhu: “yegōvaavin peyarukku kodukka vēndiya magimaiyai kodungal.”