1. korindhu sagōdharargalai kuritthu pavul sandhōshappada kaaranam enna?

 varudam ki.pi. 55. appōsthalan pavul thuraimuga nagaramaana thurōvaavil irundhaar. avaraal korindhu sabaiyilirundha sagōdharargalai ninaikkaamal irukka mudiyavillai. andha varudatthin aarambatthil, sagōdharargal oruvarukkoruvar vaakkuvaadhangal seidhadhu avarudaiya kaadhugalukku ettiyapōdhu manavēdhanai adaindhirundhaar. enavē, oru thagappanaaga avargalmēl akkarai vaitthirundhadhaal, avargalai kanditthu thirutthuvadharkaaga oru kadidham eludhi anuppiyirundhaar. (1 ko. 1:11; 4:15) than saga vēlaiyaalaana thītthuvaiyum avargalidam anuppi vaitthirundhaar; thurōvaavukku vandhu korindhu sabaiyaarai patriya vivarangalai thannidam therivikkumpadi avaridam solliyirundhaar. avargal eppadi irukkiraargal ena thītthuvidamirundhu therindhukolla aavalaai kaatthirundhaar. aanaal, thītthu varaadhadhaal adhiga ēmaatramadaindhaar. adhanpin avar makkedhōniyaavukku kappalēri sendraar. sila naatkal kalitthu angu thītthu vandhu avarai sandhitthapōdhu alavatra magilchi adaindhaar. pavulin kadidhatthai padittha korindhiyargal mananthirumbiyadhaiyum, pavulai kaana ēkkamaayiruppadhaiyum pavulidam thītthu therivitthaar. andha nalla seidhiyai kētta pavul, ‘innum adhigamaaga sandhōshappattaar.’—2 ko. 2:12, 13; 7:5-9.

2. (a) visuvaasatthaiyum sandhōshatthaiyum patri korindhiyargalukku pavul enna eludhinaar? (b) endha kēlvigalai sindhikkappōgirōm?

² pavul sīkkiratthilēyē, than irandaavadhu kadidhatthai korindhiyargalukku eludhinaar. “ungaludaiya visuvaasatthirku naangal adhigaarigalaai irukkirōm endru naan sollavillai; ungaludaiya sandhōshatthirkaaga ungal saga vēlaiyaatkalaagavē irukkirōm; ēnendraal, ungaludaiya visuvaasatthinaaldhaan nīngal urudhiyaai nirkirīrgal” endru avargalukku eludhinaar. (2 ko. 1:24) avar appadi eludhiyadhan arttham enna? andha vaartthaigalilirundhu indru mūppargal enna katrukkollalaam?

3. (a) “ungaludaiya visuvaasatthinaaldhaan nīngal urudhiyaai nirkirīrgal” endru pavul eludhiyadhan arttham enna? (b) pavulin munmaadhiriyai indrulla mūppargal eppadi pinpatrugiraargal?

³ nam vanakkatthin irandu mukkiya amsangalai patri pavul kurippittaar—ondru visuvaasam, matrondru sandhōsham. visuvaasatthai patri avar enna eludhinaar endru gavaniyungal: “ungaludaiya visuvaasatthirku naangal adhigaarigalaai irukkirōm endru naan sollavillai, . . . ēnendraal, ungaludaiya visuvaasatthinaaldhaan nīngal urudhiyaai nirkirīrgal.” korindhiyargal urudhiyudan irundhadharku thaanum, matravargalum kaaranam alla, kadavulmīdhu avargalukku irundha urudhiyaana visuvaasamē kaaranam enbadhai pavul arindhirundhaar. adhanaal than sagōdharargaludaiya visuvaasatthirku adhigaariyaayirukka avar ninaikkavillai, adhai avar virumbavum illai. visuvaasamikka kristhavargalaaga avargal sariyaanadhaiyē seivaargal endru avar urudhiyaaga nambinaar. (2 ko. 2:3) indrulla mūppargal pavulin munmaadhiriyai pinpatri, thangal sagōdharargal kadavulmīdhu visuvaasam vaitthirukkiraargal endrum, nalla ennatthōdu avarukku sēvai seigiraargal endrum urudhiyaaga nambugiraargal. (2 the. 3:4) adhōdu, sabaiyil karaaraana sattathittangalai ērpadutthuvadharku badhilaaga, baibil niyamangalaiyum yegōvaavin amaippu kodukkira arivuraigalaiyum saarndhirukkiraargal. aam, indrulla mūppargal thangal sagōdharargaludaiya visuvaasatthirku adhigaarigalaaga iruppadhillai!—1 pē. 5:2, 3.

4. (a) “ungaludaiya sandhōshatthirkaaga ungal saga vēlaiyaatkalaagavē irukkirōm” endru pavul eludhiyadhan arttham enna? (b) pavulin manappaanmaiyai indru mūppargal eppadi pinpatrugiraargal?

⁴ ippōdhu, sandhōshatthai patri pavul enna eludhinaar endru gavaniyungal: “ungaludaiya sandhōshatthirkaaga ungal saga vēlaiyaatkalaagavē irukkirōm.” indha ‘saga vēlaiyaatkal’ yaar? korindhiyargalukku udhava pavulōdu sērndhu ulaitthavargalē. adhu namakku eppadi theriyum? avargalil iruvarai patri korindhiyargalukku eludhiya adhē kadidhatthil avar kurippittaar: “kadavuludaiya maganaagiya kristhu yēsuvai patri naanum silvaanuvum thīmōtthēyuvum ungalidaiyē prasangitthōm.” (2 ko. 1:19) “saga vēlaiyaatkal” endru avar than kadidhangalil eludhiyapōdhellaam, prasanga vēlaiyil thannōdu ulaittha appollō, aakkillaa, priskillaal, thīmōtthēyu, thītthu pōndravargalai patritthaan kurippittaar. (rō. 16:3, 21; 1 ko. 3:6-9; 2 ko. 8:23) enavē, “ungaludaiya sandhōshatthirkaaga ungal saga vēlaiyaatkalaagavē irukkirōm” endru pavul sonnapōdhu, korindhu sabaiyaarin sandhōshatthirkaaga thaanum than saga ūliyargalum thangalaal mudindha anaitthaiyum seivadhaaga avargalukku nambikkaiyalitthaar. indru kristhava mūppargalukkum adhē aasai irukkiradhu. thangaludaiya sagōdharargal ‘yegōvaavukku sandhōshamaaga sēvai seiya’ thangalaal mudindha anaitthaiyum seigiraargal.—sang. 100:2, NW; pili. 1:25.

5. endha kēlvikkaana badhilgalai kalandhaalōsippōm, edhai patri naam yōsitthu paarkka vēndum?

⁵ ulagatthin vevvēru paagangalil vaalum nam sagōdhara sagōdharigal silaridam indha kēlvi kētkappattadhu: “oru mūpparudaiya endha vaartthaiyum seyalum ungalukku adhiga sandhōshatthai kodutthirukkiradhu?” andha sagōdhara sagōdharigal sonna badhilgalai ippōdhu kalandhaalōsikkumpōdhu, nīngal enna badhil solliyiruppīrgal endru yōsitthu paarungal. sabaiyilulla sagōdhara sagōdharigalin sandhōshatthai adhigarikka naam ellōrumē enna seiyalaam enbadhaiyum yōsitthu paarungal. a

6, 7. (a) yēsu, pavul pōndra kadavuludaiya ūliyargalai mūppargal pinpatruvadharku oru vali enna? (b) sagōdhara sagōdharigalin peyargalai naam ninaivil vaikkumpōdhu, avargaludaiya sandhōsham ēn adhigarikkiradhu?

⁶ mūppargal thangalidam thanippatta akkarai kaattiyapōdhu thaangal adhiga sandhōsham adaindhadhaaga anēga sagōdhara sagōdharigal solgiraargal. mūppargal thanippatta akkarai kaattuvadharku oru vali dhaavīdhu, eligū, yēsu aagiyavargalin udhaaranangalai pinpatruvadhaagum. (2 saamuvēl 9:6-aiyum yōbu 33:1-aiyum lūkkaa 19:5-aiyum vaasiyungal.) kadavuludaiya ūliyargalaana ivargal matravargalai peyar solli alaitthadhan mūlam unmaiyaana akkaraiyai velikkaattinaargal. saga visuvaasigalin peyargalai ninaivil vaippadhum, payanpadutthuvadhum evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai pavulumkūda arindhirundhaar. thaan eludhiya oru kadidhatthin mudivil, 25-kkum mērpatta sagōdhara sagōdharigalin peyargalai kurippittu vaaltthu therivitthaar. persiyaal endra sagōdhariyaiyum kurippittu, “anbukkuriya persiyaalukkum vaaltthu theriviyungal” endru eludhinaar.—rō. 16:3-15.

⁷ peyargalai ninaivil vaippadhu sila mūppargalukku kadinamaaga irukkiradhu. endraalum, adharkaaga avargal unmaiyaana muyarchi edutthu peyar solli alaikkumpōdhu, ‘nīngal enakku mukkiyamaanavargal’ endru saga visuvaasigalidam sollaamal solgiraargal; ivvaaru, thangal akkaraiyai velikkaattugiraargal. (yaath. 33:17) mukkiyamaaga, mūppargal kaavarkōbura padippinpōdhum, matra kūttangalinpōdhum, sagōdhara sagōdharigalai peyar solli alaikkumpōdhu avargaludaiya sandhōsham adhigarikkiradhu.—yōvaan 10:3-ai oppittu paarungal.

8. endha mukkiyamaana vishayatthil yegōvaavaiyum yēsuvaiyum pavul pinpatrinaar?

⁸ pavul matravargalai manadhaara paaraattuvadhan mūlam avargalmīdhu akkarai kaattinaar. saga visuvaasigalin sandhōshatthai adhigarippadharku idhu matroru valiyaagum. korindhiyarukku eludhiya adhē kadidhatthil pavul ivvaaru kurippittaar: “ungalai kuritthu migavum perumaippadugirēn.” (2 ko. 7:4) indha paaraattu korindhu sagōdharargalin idhayatthirku nichayam idhamalitthirukkum. pavul matra sabaigalai sērndha sagōdhara sagōdharigalukku eludhiyapōdhum, avargaludaiya narcheyalgalukkaaga paaraattu therivitthaar. (rō. 1:8; pili. 1:3-5; 1 the. 1:8) rōmilirundha sabaikku avar eludhiya kadidhatthil, ‘nam ejamaanarukkaaga kashtappattu pala vēlaigal seidhaval’ endru persiyaalai paaraattinaar. (rō. 16:12) visuvaasamikka andha sagōdharikku indha paaraattu evvalavu magilchi alitthirukkum! aam, matravargalai paaraattum vishayatthil yegōvaavaiyum yēsuvaiyum pavul pinpatrinaar.—maarku 1:9-11-aiyum yōvaan 1:47-aiyum vaasiyungal; veli. 2:2, 13, 19.

9. paaraattai perumpōdhu sabaiyaar ēn adhiga sandhōsham adaigiraargal?

⁹ mūppargal indru sagōdhara sagōdharigalai vaayaara paaraattuvadhu migamiga mukkiyam enbadhai arindhirukkiraargal. (nīdhi. 3:27; 15:23) oru mūppar appadi seiyumpōdhu, ‘nīngal seidhadhai naan gavanitthēn; ungalmēl akkaraiyaai irukkirēn’ endru avar solvadhupōl sagōdhara sagōdharigal unaruvaargal. mūppargalin ūkkamūttum vaartthaigal avargalukku migavum avasiyam. sumaar 55 vayadhu sagōdhari oruvar ivvaaru solgiraar: “vēlai seiyumidatthil yaarumē ennai paaraatta maattaargal. ennai kandukollavum maattaargal. pōtti poraamaiyōdudhaan nadandhukolvaargal. adhanaal, sabaiyil naan seidha oru kaariyatthirkaaga oru mūppar ennai paaraattumpōdhu, manamellaam kulirndhupōgiradhu, pudhubalam kidaitthadhupōl irukkiradhu. en paralōga thagappan ennai nēsikkiraar endra unarvai tharugiradhu.” irandu pillaigalai thannandhaniyaaga valarkkum oru sagōdharar avvidhamaagavē unarugiraar. konja naatkalukku munbu, oru mūppar avarai manadhaara paaraattinaar. appōdhu, andha sagōdhararukku eppadi irundhadhu? “andha mūpparudaiya vaartthaigal enakku pudhutthembu alitthana!” engiraar avar. unmaiyil, oru mūppar sagōdhara sagōdharigalai manappūrvamaaga paaraattumpōdhu avargal adhiga urchaagamum adhiga sandhōshamum adaigiraargal. idhan kaaranamaaga, ‘sōrndhupōgaamal’ kadavulukku sēvai seiya adhiga sakthi perugiraargal.—ēsaa. 40:31.

10, 11. (a) negēmiyaavin udhaaranatthai mūppargal eppadi pinpatralaam? (b) mēippu sandhippugalinpōdhu aanmīga anbalippai kodukka mūppargalukku edhu udhavum?

¹⁰ sagōdharargalidam thanippatta akkaraiyai kaattavum, avargaludaiya sandhōshatthai adhigarikkavum mūppargal pinpatra vēndiya matroru mukkiyamaana vali enna? urchaagam thēvaippadubavargalukku udanadiyaaga udhava munvaruvadhudhaan. (appōsthalar 20:28-ai vaasiyungal.) appadi seiyumpōdhu, mūppargal kadavuludaiya pūrvakaala ūliyargalai pinpatrugiraargal. udhaaranatthirku, negēmiyaa than yūdha sagōdharargal aanmīga rīdhiyil balavīnamadaindhapōdhu enna seidhaarena gavaniyungal. udanadiyaaga elumbi pōi avargalai urchaagappadutthinaar endru baibil solgiradhu. (ne. 4:14) indrum mūppargal adhaiyē seiya virumbugiraargal. avargal ‘elumbi,’ adhaavadhu thaangalaagavē munvandhu, sagōdharargaludaiya visuvaasatthai balappadutthugiraargal. sūlnilai anumadhikkumpōdhu, sagōdhara sagōdharigalin vīdugalukku sendrukūda avargalai urchaagappadutthugiraargal. atthagaiya mēippu sandhippugalinpōdhu, ‘aanmīga anbalippai kodukka’ virumbugiraargal. (rō. 1:11) appadi seiya mūppargalukku edhu udhavum?

¹¹ mēippu sandhippu seivadharkumun, andha sagōdhararai patriya sila vishayangalai gavanamaaga yōsitthu paarkka vēndum: andha sagōdhararukku enna prachinaigal irukkindrana? endha vishayatthai sonnaal avar urchaagam peruvaar? endha vasanam alladhu endha baibil kadhaapaatthiram avarudaiya sūlnilaikku porutthamaaga irukkum? mūppargal ivvaaru munkūttiyē yōsitthaal, prayōjanamaana vidhatthil pēsa mudiyum, thēvaiyillaadha vishayangalai thavirkka mudiyum. mēippu sandhippugalinpōdhu, mananthirandhu pēsa sagōdhara sagōdharigalai mūppargal anumadhikka vēndum; appadi avargal pēsumpōdhu kūrndhu gavanikka vēndum. (yaak. 1:19) oru sagōdhari ivvaaru solgiraar: “naan pēsuvadhai oru mūppar akkaraiyōdu kētkumpōdhu, rombavē aarudhalaaga irukkiradhu.”—lū. 8:18.

12. sabaiyil yaarukkellaam mēippu sandhippu thēvaippadugiradhu, ēn?

¹² yaarukkellaam mēippu sandhippu thēvaippadugiradhu? “mandhai muluvadharkum gavanam selutthungal” endru pavul saga mūppargalukku arivurai kūrinaar. appadiyaanaal, mulu sabaikkumē, aam unmaiyudan sēvai seigira sabai angatthinar ellōrukkumē, payaniyargalaaga irundhaalum sari, prasthaabigalaaga irundhaalum sari, ellōrukkumē, thēvaippadugiradhu. ēn? ēnendraal, indha pollaadha ulagilirundhu varum prachinaigal visuvaasatthil balamaayiruppavargalaiyum sila samayam thinaraditthuvidugindrana. adhanaal avargalukkum nanbargalidamirundhu udhavi thēvaippadugiradhu. dhaavīdhu raajaavin vaalkkaiyil nadandha oru sambavam adharku ōr udhaaranam; enna sambavamendru ippōdhu paarkkalaam.

13. (a) eppadippatta samayatthil dhaavīdhai thaakka isbipenōb muyarchi seidhaan? (b) dhaavīdhin uyirai abisaayinaal eppadi kaappaatra mudindhadhu?

¹³ raajaavaaga abishēgam seiyappatta siridhu kaalatthirkullēyē ilam dhaavīdhu, maamisa malaiyaaga nindra gōliyaath endra raatchadhanai edhirtthu pōrittaar. dhairiyamikka dhaavīdhu andha raatchadhanai kondrupōttaar. (1 saa. 17:4, 48-51; 1 naa. 20:5, 8) pala varudangal kalitthu, pelistharukku edhiraaga nadandha matroru pōril, dhaavīdhu mīndum oru raatchadhanai, isbipenōb endra raatchadhanai, edhirtthu pōrittaar. (2 saa. 21:16;) aanaal, indha murai andha raatchadhanin kaiyil dhaavīdhu uyirilandhiruppaar. ēn? ēnendraal, avar dhairiyatthai ilandhirukkaavittaalum nodippoludhu udal balatthai ilandhirundhaar. ‘dhaavīdhu vidaaitthuppōnaar,’ adhaavadhu kalaitthuppōnaar, endru baibil padhivu solgiradhu. dhaavīdhu kalaitthuppōnadhai gavanittha udanēyē “dhaavīdhai vetta vēndum” endru ennam isbipenōbukku udhitthadhu. aanaal, andha raatchadhan dhaavīdhai kollavirundha vinaadiyil, “seruyaavin kumaaranaagiya abisaai [dhaavīdhukku] udhaviyaaga vandhu, pelisthiyanai vetti kondrupōttaan.” (2 saa. 21:15-17) dhaavīdhu mayirilaiyil uyir thappinaar! dhaavīdhaivittu than kangalai vilakkaadhadhaaldhaan aabatthaana nodiyil avarudaiya uyirai kaappaatra abisaayinaal mudindhadhu! adharkaaga, dhaavīdhu endhalavu avarukku nandriyullavaraaga irundhiruppaar! indha sambavatthilirundhu naam enna paadangalai katrukkollalaam?

14. (a) malai pōndra prachinaigalai nammaal eppadi vetrigaramaaga mērkolla mudigiradhu? (b) ilandhupōna sandhōshatthaiyum balatthaiyum thirumba pera mūppargal eppadi matravargalukku udhavalaam? udhaaranam kodungal.

¹⁴ saatthaanum avanudaiya aatkalum pōdugira thadaikkarkalaiyellaam thaandi, ulagam muluvadhum naam ūliyam seidhuvarugirōm. nammil silar malai pōndra prachinaigalai edhirppattapōdhu, yegōvaamīdhu mulumaiyaaga saarndhirundhu, avatrai vetrigaramaaga mērkondōm. aanaalum, indha ulagatthidamirundhu varugira prachinaigalōdu naam sadhaa mallukkattuvadhaal silasamayam kalaitthuppōgirōm, sōrndhupōgirōm. atthagaiya balavīnamaana nilaiyil, saadhaaranamaaga samaalikka mudindha prachinaigalaikkūda samaalikka mudiyaamal ullam udaindhupōgirōm. idhupōndra samayangalil mūppargal kodukkum udhavi, ilandhupōna sandhōshatthaiyum balatthaiyum thirumba petrukkolla namakku udhavum; anēgarudaiya anubavamum adhudhaan. sumaar 65 vayadhulla payaniyar sagōdhari oruvar solgiraar: “konja naatkalukku munbu, en udalnilai sariyillaamal irundhadhu, ūliyatthirku pōivarumpōdhu rombavē kalaippaaga irundhadhu. naan migavum sōrvaaga iruppadhai gavanittha oru mūppar ennidam vandhu pēsinaar. baibililirundhu niraiya vishayangalai edutthusonnaar, manadhirku urchaagamaai irundhadhu. avar koduttha aalōsanaigalai pinpatrinēn, payanadaindhēn. andha mūppar naan balavīnamaaga irundhadhai gavanitthu udhaviseidhaar, evvalavu anbu avarukku!” aam, ‘thangal kangalai nammaivittu vilakkaadhirukkum’ mūppargal, abisaayai pōla ‘udhavikku vara’ thayaaraai irukkiraargal enbadhai arivadhu evvalavu aarudhalaai irukkiradhu!

15, 16. (a) sagōdharargal pavulai ēn nenjaara nēsitthaargal? (b) anbaana mūppargalai naam ēn nēsikkirōm?

¹⁵ oru mēipparaaga iruppadhu saadhaarana vēlai alla, adhu kadinamaana vēlai. sila samayam mūppargal, thangal sagōdharargalai ninaitthu iravu thūkkatthaiyē thurakkiraargal; nalliravil elundhu sagōdharargalukkaaga jebam seigiraargal alladhu avargalukku udhaviseiya ōdugiraargal. (2 ko. 11:27, 28) aanaalum, pavulai pōlavē thangaludaiya poruppai mulumaiyaagavum sandhōshamaagavum niraivētrugiraargal. korindhiyargalukku pavul ivvaaru eludhinaar: “ennidam iruppavatrai ungalukkaaga sandhōshamaai selavu seivēn, ennaiyē muluvadhumaaga ungalukku arppanippēn.” (2 ko. 12:15) aam, sagōdharargalmīdhu pavulukku alavillaa anbu irundhadhaaldhaan, avargalai balappaduttha thammaiyē arppanitthaar. (2 korindhiyar 2:4-ai vaasiyungal; pili. 2:17; 1 the. 2:8) pavulai sagōdharargal nenjaara nēsitthadhil aachariyamē illai!—ap. 20:31-38.

¹⁶ kadavuludaiya makkalaagiya naamum anbaana mūppargalai nēsikkirōm. avargalai namakku kodutthadharkaaga, yegōvaavukku nam jebangalil nandri therivikkirōm. mūppargal nammēl thanippatta akkarai kaanbitthu, nam sandhōshatthai adhigarikkiraargal. avargal seiyum mēippu sandhippugalaal naam urchaagam adaigirōm. indha ulagilirundhu varum prachinaigalaal naam thinarikkondirukkum samayangalil ‘nam udhavikku vara’ thayaaraai irukkiraargal. avargalukku naam evvalavu nandriyullavargalaai irukkirōm! aam, mandhaiyinmēl gavanamaaga ulla mūppargal ‘nam sandhōshatthirku saga vēlaiyaatkal’ enbadhil sandhēgamē illai!