1, 2. (a) naam valartthukkolla vēndiya mukkiyamaana oru thiramai enna, adhai valartthukkolvadhu ēn avasiyam? (b) indha katturaiyil naam edhai patriyellaam paarppōm?

 naam ellaarum mukkiyamaana oru thiramaiyai valartthukkolla vēndum. adhaavadhu, namakku kidaikkum thagavalgal sariyaa thavaraa endru edaipōttu paarkkavum, adhai vaitthu sariyaana mudivukku varavum katrukkolla vēndum! (nīdhi. 3:21-23; 8:4, 5) illaiyendraal, indha ulagam nammai thavaraaga yōsikka vaitthuvidum; saatthaanum nam sindhanaigalai kedutthuviduvaan. (ebē. 5:6; kolō. 2:8) naam sariyaana mudivukku vara vēndumendraal, ellaa unmaigalum namakku therindhirukka vēndum. nīdhimoligal 18:13 ippadi solgiradhu: “oru vishayatthai mulumaiyaaga kētpadharkumun badhil solvadhu muttaalthanam. adhu avamaanatthaitthaan thēdittharum.”

² ellaa unmaigalaiyum therindhukolvadhum, sariyaana mudivukku varuvadhum, ēn kashtam enbadhai patri indha katturaiyil paarkkalaam. adhōdu, namakku kidaikkum thagavalgal sariyaa thavaraa endru edaipōttu paarppadharku udhavugira baibil niyamangalaiyum sila udhaaranangalaiyum paarkkalaam.

3. nīdhimoligal 14:15-il irukkira niyamatthai naam ēn pinpatra vēndum? (aaramba padam)

³ indru, naalaapakkatthilirundhum thagavalgal vandhu kuvigindrana. intarnet, tivi, matra ūdagangal mūlam avai varugindrana. adhōdu, i-meyilgal... mesējgal... nanbargalidamirundhu varum svaarasyamaana thagavalgal... aagiyavatrukkum panjamē illai. silasamayangalil, ivatrukkellaam mudivē illaadhadhu pōl theriyalaam. adhanaal, naam romba jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum! nam nanbargal nalla ennatthōdu thagavalgalai anuppalaam; aanaal, matravargal vēndumendrē thavaraana thagavalgalai parappalaam alladhu unmaigalai thiritthu sollalaam. appadiyendraal, namakku kidaikkum thagavalgal sariyaa thavaraa endru edaipōttu paarkka endha baibil niyamam namakku udhavum? nīdhimoligal 14:15 ippadi solgiradhu: “vivaram theriyaadhavan yaar edhai sonnaalum nambividugiraan. aanaal, saamartthiyamaaga nadakkiravan ovvoru adiyaiyum yōsitthudhaan edutthu vaikkiraan.”

4. edhai padippadhu endru thīrmaanippadharku, pilippiyar 4:8, 9 eppadi udhavum, sariyaana thagavalgalai therindhukolvadhu ēn miga mukkiyam? (“ unmaiyaana thagavalgalai therindhukolla sila ērpaadugal” endra pettiyaiyum paarungal.)

⁴ sariyaana thīrmaanangalai edukka vēndumendraal, namakku kidaikkum thagavalgal nambagamaanavaiyaaga irukka vēndum. adhanaal, ēdhaavadhoru thagavalai padippadharku munbu, romba jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum. (pilippiyar 4:8, 9-ai vaasiyungal.) nambagamatra seidhigalai parappugira sila intarnet saittugalai alasuvadhilō vadhandhigalai parappugira i-meyilgalai padippadhilō naam nēratthai vīnadikka kūdaadhu. adhilum, visuvaasa dhrōgigaludaiya vebsaittugalai paarkkavē kūdaadhu! ēnendraal, avatril avargaludaiya sondha karutthugaldhaan irukkindrana. nammudaiya visuvaasatthai balavīnappadutthuvadhum unmaigalai thiritthu solvadhumdhaan avargaludaiya nōkkam. nambagamatra thagavalgalai vaitthu thavaraana thīrmaanangal eduppadharku vaaippu irukkiradhu enbadhai marandhuvidaadhīrgal! thavaraana thagavalgal ungal manadhai baadhikkaadhu endrum ninaitthuvidaadhīrgal!—1 thī. 6:20, 21.

5. enna kattukkadhaiyai isravēlargal nambinaargal, adhan vilaivu enna?

⁵ kattukkadhaigalaal vibarīdhamaana vilaivugal ērpadalaam. mōsēyin kaalatthil nadandha oru sambavatthai patri ippōdhu paarkkalaam. vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthai ulavu paarkka 12 pēr pōnaargal. thirumbi vandhavargalil 10 pēr, thavaraana thagavalai sonnaargal. (en. 13:25-33) sollappōnaal, vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthai patriya thagavalai avargal migaippadutthi sonnaargal. adhanaal, yegōvaavin makkal bayandhupōi urchaagam ilandhaargal. (en. 14:1-4) makkal appadi pradhibalitthadharku enna kaaranam? ulavu paarkka pōnavargalil perumbaalaanavargal orē karutthai sonnadhaal, avargal sonna kattukkadhaiyai unmai endru avargal nambiyirukkalaam. adhanaal, vaakku kodukkappatta dhēsatthai patri matra irandu pēr sonna nalla vishayangalai avargal kaadhilkūda vaangavillai. (en. 14:6-10) unmaigalai therindhukolvadharku badhilaaga... yegōvaavai nambuvadharku badhilaaga... makkal muttaalthanamaaga nadandhukondaargal; andha kattukkadhaiyai nambinaargal.

6. yegōvaavin makkalai patri vitthiyaasamaana thagavalgalai kēlvippadumpōdhu, naam ēn adhirchiyadaiya vēndiyadhillai?

⁶ mukkiyamaaga, yegōvaavin makkalai patriya karutthugalai kētkumpōdhu naam jaakkiradhaiyaaga irukka vēndum. ēnendraal, nammudaiya edhiriyaagiya saatthaan, ‘nammudaiya sagōdharargalmīdhu kutramsaatta’ kuriyaaga irukkiraan endru baibil solgiradhu. (veli. 12:10) adhōdu, nammudaiya edhirigal, nammai patri ‘illaadhadhaiyum pollaadhadhaiyum solvaargal’ endru yēsu echaritthaar. (mat. 5:11) indha echarikkaiyai naam manadhil vaitthukkondaal, yegōvaavin makkalai patri vitthiyaasamaana thagavalgalai kēlvippadumpōdhu, naam adhirchiyadaiya maattōm.

7. ungal nanbargalukku i-meyil anuppuvadharku alladhu mesēj anuppuvadharku munbu, nīngal ennenna kēlvigalai kēttukkolla vēndum?

⁷ ungal nanbargalukku i-meyil anuppuvadhum mesēj anuppuvadhum ungalukku pidikkumaa? seidhigalil ēdhaavadhu aarvamūttum thagavalgalai paarkkumpōdhu alladhu vitthiyaasamaana anubavangalai kētkumpōdhu, adhai udanadiyaaga matravargalukku theriyappaduttha vēndumendru thudikkira oru patthirikai nirubarai pōl nīngal unargirīrgalaa? appadiyendraal, matravargalukku edhaiyaavadhu anuppuvadharku munbu, ‘indha thagaval unmaidhaanaa? idha patthina mulu vivaramum enakku theriyumaa?’ endru ungalaiyē kēttukkollungal. urudhiyaaga theriyaadha oru vishayatthai matravargalukku anuppuvadhu, poigalai parappuvadharku samam. adhanaal, oru vishayam unmaidhaanaa endru urudhiyaaga theriyavillai endraal, adhai matravargalukku anuppaadhīrgal; andha thagavalai alitthuvidungal.

8. sila naadugalil irukkum nam edhirigal enna seidhirukkiraargal, naam eppadi theriyaatthanamaaga avargaludaiya seyalgalai aadharitthuvidalaam?

⁸ i-meyilgalaiyum mesējgalaiyum yōsikkaamal matravargalukku anuppuvadhu aabatthildhaan pōi mudiyum endru solvadharku innoru kaaranam irukkiradhu. sila naadugalil, nam vēlaikku kattuppaadugal pōdappattirukkalaam alladhu nam vēlai thadaikūda seiyappattirukkalaam. idhupōndra naadugalil irukkira nam edhirigal, nam sagōdharargalai bayamuruttha vēndum enbadharkaaga alladhu oruvaraiyoruvar sandhēga kannōdu paarkka vēndum enbadharkaaga sila kattukkadhaigalai parappalaam. munnaal sōviyath yūniyanil enna nadandhadhu enbadhai gavaniyungal. mukkiya poruppugalilirundha sila sagōdharargal matra sagōdharargalai kaattikkodutthuvittaargal endra vadhandhiyai, ragasiya pōlīsaar (KGB) parappinaargal. a (adikkurippai paarungal.) varutthamaana vishayam ennavendraal, niraiya sagōdharargal andha kattukkadhaiyai nambi, amaippaivittu veliyērivittaargal. adhil palar, pirpaadu thirumbivandhaargal. aanaal, silar varavē illai. andha kattukkadhai thangaludaiya visuvaasa kappalai mūlgadikkumpadi avargal vittuvittaargal. (1 thī. 1:19) idhupōndra aabatthai naam eppadi thavirkkalaam? thavaraana alladhu nambagamatra thagavalgalai parappa kūdaadhu. kaadhil viluvadhaiyellaam namba kūdaadhu. adharku badhilaaga, avai unmaidhaanaa endru urudhi seidhukolla vēndum.

9. sariyaana mudivukku varuvadhu kashtamaaga iruppadharku innoru kaaranam enna?

⁹ silasamayangalil, naam kēlvippadugira thagavalgalil, paadhi unmaigal mattumē irukkalaam. idhupōndra thagavalgalai naam nambavum mudiyaadhu, ivatrai vaitthu sariyaana mudivukku varavum mudiyaadhu. appadiyendraal, ivatrai nambi naam ēmaandhuvidaamal irukka enna seiyalaam?—ebē. 4:14.

10. isravēlargalil silar, thangal sondha sagōdharargalukku edhiraaga pōrukku thayaaraanadharku enna kaaranam, pōr seiyaamal irukka edhu avargalukku udhaviyadhu?

¹⁰ yōsuvaavin naatkalil yōrdhaan aatrukku mērku pagudhiyil vaalndha isravēlargaludaiya vishayatthukku ippōdhu varalaam. (yōsu. 22:9-34) yōrdhaan aatrukku kilakku pagudhiyil vaalndha isravēlargal, andha aatrukku pakkatthil oru periya balipīdatthai kattiya thagavalai ivargal kēlvippattaargal. ivargal kēlvippatta thagavalil paadhi unmaidhaan irundhadhu. aanaal adhai vaitthu, kilakku pagudhiyil vaalndha isravēlargal yegōvaavukku virōdhamaaga kalagam seigiraargal endru mudivukku ivargal vandhuvittaargal. adhanaal, ivargal ellaarum ondrusērndhu, kilakku pagudhiyil vaalndhavargalōdu pōr seivadhendru mudivedutthaargal. (yōsuvaa 22:9-12-ai vaasiyungal.) aanaal, pōrukku pōvadharku munbu, unmai nilavaratthai therindhukolvadharkaaga sila aatkalai kilakku pagudhikku anuppinaargal. poi kadavulgalukku baligalai selutthuvadharkaaga angirundhavargal balipīdatthai kattavillai endra vishayam appōdhudhaan ivargalukku theriyavandhadhu. kilakku pagudhiyil vaalndha isravēlargal, thaangal yegōvaavai vananguvadhu ellaarukkum theriya vēndum enbadharkaaga, oru ninaivu chinnamaaga andha balipīdatthai kattiyirundhaargal. mērku pagudhiyil vaalndha isravēlargal, thangal sondha sagōdharargalukku edhiraaga udanadiyaaga pōrukku pōvadharku badhilaaga, unmaigalai therindhukolvadharkaaga nēram edutthukkondadhai ninaitthu evvalavu sandhōshappattiruppaargal!

11. (a) mēvibōsēth eppadi aniyaayamaaga nadatthappattaar? (b) andha anīdhiyai dhaavīdhu eppadi thavirtthirukkalaam?

¹¹ matravargal nammai patriya araiguraiyaana vishayangalai mattumē parappiyadhaal, naam baadhikkappattirukkalaam. mēvibōsētthukku adhudhaan nadandhadhu! avarudaiya thaatthaa savulin sotthugal ellaavatraiyum dhaavīdhu raajaa mēvibōsētthukku dhaaraalamaaga kodutthaar. (2 saa. 9:6, 7) aanaal pirpaadu, avarai patriya thavaraana thagavalai dhaavīdhu raajaa kēlvippattaar. andha thagaval sariyaa thavaraa endru paarkkaamal, avarukku koduttha sotthugalai dhaavīdhu innoruvarukku kodutthuvittaar. (2 saa. 16:1-4) aanaal, mēvibōsētthidam pēsiya piragudhaan, thaan seidhadhu thavaru enbadhu dhaavīdhukku purindhadhu. piragu, sotthugal silavatrai thirumbavum avarukku kodutthaar. (2 saa. 19:24-29) dhaavīdhu, thanakku kidaittha paadhi thagavalai vaitthu udanadiyaaga oru mudivukku vandhadharku badhilaaga, nēram edutthu unmaigalai alasi aaraaindhirundhaal, mēvibōsētthukku ippadiyoru anīdhi nadandhirukkumaa?

12, 13. (a) thannai patri poiyaana thagavalai makkal parappiyapōdhu, yēsu enna seidhaar? (b) nammai patri yaaraavadhu poi thagavalgalai parappinaal, naam enna seiyalaam?

¹² yaaraavadhu ungalai patri poiyaana thagavalgalai parappinaal, nīngal enna seivīrgal? yēsuvukkum, yōvaan snaanagarukkumkūda ippaditthaan nadandhadhu! (matthēyu 11:18, 19-ai vaasiyungal.) appōdhu yēsu enna seidhaar? andha thagavalgal thavaru endru nirūbippadharkaaga thannudaiya nēram, sakthi ena ellaavatraiyum selavalitthaaraa? illai! unmaigalai alasi aaraayumpadi makkalai avar urchaagappadutthinaar. thaan sonnadhaiyum seidhadhaiyum makkal yōsitthuppaarkka vēndumendru avar virumbinaar. “oruvar seigira nīdhiyaana seyalgal avar nyaanamullavar enbadhai nirūbikkum” endru avar sonnaar.

¹³ yēsuvidamirundhu ōr arumaiyaana paadatthai naam katrukkollalaam. silasamayangalil, matravargal nammai patri thavaraana thagavalgalai parappalaam. appōdhu, nammudaiya peyar kettuvidumō endru ninaitthu naam kavalaippadalaam. aanaal, naam unmaiyilēyē eppadippattavargal enbadhai vaalum vidhatthin mūlam kaattalaam. yēsuvudaiya udhaaranatthilirundhu katrukkondapadi, nammai patri sollappatta thagavalgalil paadhi unmaidhaan irukkiradhu enbadhaiyum, nammīdhu sumatthappatta kutrachaattugal poiyaanavai enbadhaiyum, nammudaiya nadatthaiyin mūlam naam nirūbikkalaam.

14, 15. sondha butthiyai naam ēn namba kūdaadhu?

¹⁴ mulu unmaigalai therindhukolvadhu avvalavu sulabam illai enbadhai ivvalavu nēram gavanitthōm. innoru prachinaiyum nammidam irukkiradhu. adhudhaan, nammudaiya paava iyalbu! naam yegōvaavukku romba varushangalaaga sēvai seidhu varalaam; yōsikkum thiranaiyum paguttharivaiyum valartthirukkalaam. ‘thelivaaga yōsippavar’ endra peyarai naam edutthirukkalaam; matravargal nammai madhikkalaam. irundhaalum, idhuvē namakku oru prachinaiyaagivida vaaippu irukkiradhaa?

¹⁵ irukkiradhu! nam sondha butthiyai naam namba aarambitthuvidalaam. unarchigalin adippadaiyilum sondha karutthugalin adippadaiyilum naam yōsikka aarambitthuvidalaam. oru vishayatthai patriya mulu vivarangalum theriyaamalēyē, andha vishayatthai purindhukondadhaaga naam ninaikkalaam. idhu nammai aabatthil sikkavaitthuvidum! nammudaiya sondha butthiyai namba kūdaadhendru baibil nammai echarikkiradhu—nīdhi. 3:5, 6; 28:26.

16. hōttalil enna nadakkiradhu, taam eppadi yōsikka aarambitthuvidugiraar?

¹⁶ idharku ōr udhaaranatthai paarkkalaam. taam endra anubavamulla oru mūppar hōttalukku pōvadhaaga karpanai seidhukollungal. angē, jaan endra oru mūppar innoru pennōdu utkaarndhukondiruppadhai taam paarkkiraar. jaanum andha pennum jaaliyaaga iruppadhupōl therigiradhu. avargal irandu pērum siritthu pēsikkolgiraargal; anbaaga kattiyanaitthukkolgiraargal. ippōdhu, taamukku romba kavalaiyaagividugiradhu. ‘jaan avarōda manaiviya vivaagaratthu senjiduvaarō? pillaigalōda gadhi enna aaguradhu?’ endrellaam yōsikka aarambitthuvidugiraar. ēnendraal, silarudaiya vaalkkaiyil ippadiyellaam nadandhadhai avar paartthirukkiraar! taamudaiya idatthil nīngal irundhirundhaal enna seidhiruppīrgal?

17. indha udhaaranatthil, pirpaadu taamukku endha vishayam theriyavarugiradhu, idhilirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁷ jaan than manaivikku dhrōgam seidhuvittadhaaga taam ninaikkiraar. aanaal, avarukku ellaa vivarangalum theriyumaa? andru saayangaalamē, jaanudan taam pēsugiraar. appōdhudhaan avarukku unmai theriyavarugiradhu. hōttalil jaanudan pēsikkondirundha andha pen, jaanudaiya thangai! avar romba dhūratthilirundhu vandhirukkiraar. avarum jaanum paartthu romba naatkalaagivittana. jaanudaiya thangaikku konja nēram mattumē irundhadhu. adhanaal, saappiduvadharkaaga avargal irandu pērum hōttalukku vandhirundhaargal. aanaal, jaanudaiya manaiviyaal vara mudiyavillai. thaan thavaraaga ninaittha vishayatthai yaaridamum sollaamal irundhadhai ninaitthu taam evvalavu sandhōshappattiruppaar! indha udhaaranatthilirundhu naam enna therindhukolgirōm? naam evvalavu varushangal yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhuvandhaalum, sariyaana mudivukku vara vēndumendraal, ellaa unmaigalaiyum alasi aaraaya vēndum.

18. nam sagōdharar alladhu sagōdhariyai patriya thavaraana thagavalgalai naam eppadi namba aarambitthuvidalaam?

¹⁸ oru sagōdhararōdu alladhu oru sagōdhariyōdu namakku karutthuvērupaadugal irukkalaam. andha sūlnilaiyil, avarai patri sariyaana oru mudivukku varuvadhu rombavē kashtam! namakkul irukkum karutthuvērupaadugalaiyē manadhil asaipōttu kondirundhaal, naam avarai sandhēga kannōdu paarkka aarambitthuvidalaam. appōdhu, avarai patri ēdhaavadhu thavaraana thagavalgalai naam kēlvippattaal, adharkaana aadhaaram illaiyendraalkūda, adhai naam nambividalaam. idhilirundhu enna therigiradhu? sagōdhara sagōdharigalai patriya thavaraana ennangalai valartthukkondaal, endha aadhaaramum illaamalēyē avargalai patri thavaraana mudivukku vandhuviduvōm. (1 thī. 6:4, 5) adhanaal, sagōdhara sagōdharigalmīdhu orupōdhum naam poraamaippada kūdaadhu; avargalukku edhiraana endha thavaraana ennangalaiyum valartthukkolla kūdaadhu. nam sagōdhara sagōdharigalai nēsikka vēndumendrum, manadhaara mannikka vēndumendrum yegōvaa virumbugiraar enbadhai naam marakkavē kūdaadhu.—kolōseyar 3:12-14-ai vaasiyungal.

19, 20. (a) nambagamaana thagavalgalai peruvadharkum, sariyaana mudivukku varuvadharkum, endha baibil niyamangal udhavum? (b) aduttha katturaiyil naam edhai patri paarppōm?

¹⁹ nambagamaana thagavalgalai peruvadhum, sariyaana mudivukku varuvadhum indru rombavē kashtam! ēn? ondru, namakku kidaikkum niraiya thagavalgalil paadhi unmaigaldhaan irukkindrana. irandu, naam paava iyalbullavargal. appadiyendraal, namakku ēdhaavadhu udhavi irukkiradhaa? baibil niyamangal namakku udhavum! udhaaranatthukku, oru vishayatthai mulumaiyaaga kētpadharkumun badhil solvadhu muttaalthanam endru oru niyamam solgiradhu. (nīdhi. 18:13) nandraaga alasi aaraayaamalēyē kaadhil viluvadhaiyellaam unmai endru namba kūdaadhendru innoru niyamam solgiradhu. (nīdhi. 14:15) naam evvalavu varushangal yegōvaavukku sēvai seidhuvandhaalum, nam sondha butthiyai namba kūdaadhendru matroru niyamam solgiradhu. (nīdhi. 3:5, 6) baibil niyamangal solgirapadi, nambagamaana thagavalgalin adippadaiyil naam sariyaana mudivukku vandhaal... nyaanamaana thīrmaanangalai edutthaal... paadhugaappaaga iruppōm.

²⁰ namakku innoru savaalum irukkiradhu. naam saadhaarana manidhargalaaga iruppadhaal, velitthōtratthai vaitthu udanadiyaaga oru mudivukku vandhuvidugirōm. endhendha amsangalil indha thavarai seidhuviduvadharkaana vaaippu irukkiradhu endrum, adhai eppadi thavirkkalaam endrum aduttha katturaiyil paarppōm.