ingilaandhilulla landanil irukkum paadingtan endra idatthil naan pirandhēn. adhu makkal nerukkadi adhigamulla oru idam. angu naan en ammaavōdum mūndru sagōdharigalōdum vaalndhēn. ennudaiya appaa kudippalakkatthukku adimaiyaaga irundhaar. adhanaal, oru appaavaaga avar engalukku edhuvum seiyavillai.

naan chinna vayadhil irundhapōdhu, ovvoru naal raatthiriyum jebam seiya vēndum endru ammaa enakku sollikkodutthaar. sangīdha butthagam mattum irundha oru chinna baibil ennidam irundhadhu. adhilulla vaartthaigalai vaitthu naanē oru mettil paadalgalai paadinēn. ennidam irundha oru butthagatthil naan indha variyai vaasitthēn: “orunaal, naalai endra ondrē illaamal pōividum.” indha vaartthaigal ennai rombavē baadhitthadhu. ovvoru naal raatthiriyum adhai patridhaan yōsitthukkondiruppēn. ‘vaalkkaiyila anubavikka innum niraiya irukku. naan uyirōda irukkiradhukku ēdhaavadhu kaaranam irukkum’ endru ninaitthēn. naan endrendrum vaala aasaippattēn.

maayamandhiratthai patriyellaam therindhukolla aasaippattēn. adhanaal, setthavargalidam pēsa muyarchi seidhēn. nanbargalōdu sērndhu kallaraigalukku pōnēn, pēi padangalai paartthēn. engalukku bayamaaga irundhaalum, adhu engalukku romba piditthirundhadhu.

enakku patthu vayadhu irukkumpōdhē en ishtappadi vaala aarambitthēn. mudhalil sigaret palakkatthukkum piragu maarihūvaanaa endra bōdhai porulukkum adimaiyaanēn. 11 vayadhilēyē kudikka aarambitthēn. adhan suvai enakku pidikkavillai endraalum, kudittha piragu kidaittha bōdhai enakku piditthirundhadhu. isaiyum nadanamum enakku romba pidikkum. adhanaal, vaaippu kidaikkumpōdhellaam yaarukkum theriyaamal paarttigalukkum nait klabugalukkum pōividuvēn. vidivadharkul thirumbi vandhuviduvēn. adutthanaal, enakku romba kalaippaaga irukkum. adhanaal skūlukku pōga maattēn. appadiyē naan skūlukku pōnaalum angum vaaippu kidaikkumpōdhellaam kudippēn.

skūl padippai muditthapōdhu, romba kuraivaana madhippengal edutthirundhēn. naan seidha attūliyangal en ammaavukku theriyaadhu. naan kuraivaana madhippengal edutthadharkaaga ammaa enmēl romba kōbappattaar. naan ammaavōdu sandaipōttu vīttaivittu pōivittēn. piragu ennudaiya kaadhalan tōniyin vīttil thangiyirundhēn. avar thirudanaaga irundhaar. bōdhai porulgalaiyum vitraar. muradan endru ellaaridamum peyaredutthirundhaar. enakku verum 16 vayadhu irukkumpōdhē oru kulandhaikku thaayaanēn.

kalyaanam aagaamalēyē kulandhaigalai petredutthavargal irundha vidudhiyil naan thangiyirundhēn. angu thanguvadharku ullūr adhigaarigaldhaan  enakku anumadhi kodutthaargal. angudhaan yegōvaavin saatchigalai mudhal mudhalil paartthēn. angirukkum sila ilam thaaimaargalukku baibil padippu nadattha, yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga irundha irandu pengal vandhaargal. orunaal baibil padippu padikkumpōdhu naanum avargalōdu irundhēn. yegōvaavin saatchigal sollikkodutthadhu ellaam thappendru nirūbippadhilēyē naan kuriyaaga irundhēn. aanaal naan kētta ovvoru kēlvigalukkum avargal romba porumaiyaaga, thelivaaga baibililirundhu badhil sonnaargal. avargal ennidam anbaaga kanivaaga nadandhukondadhu enakku romba piditthirundhadhu. adhanaal, naanum avargalōdu sērndhu baibilai padikka otthukkondēn.

sīkkiratthilēyē baibililirundhu oru unmaiyai therindhukondēn. adhu en vaalkkaiyaiyē maatrivittadhu. chinna vayadhilirundhē saavu endraal enakku romba bayam. aanaal ippōdhu, irandhavargal uyirōdu varuvadhai patri yēsu sonna vishayatthai therindhukondēn. (yōvaan 5:28, 29) adhōdu, kadavulukku enmēl akkarai irukkiradhu enbadhaiyum purindhukondēn. (1 pēdhuru 5:7) mukkiyamaaga, erēmiyaa 29:11-il irukkum vaartthaigal en manadhai thottadhu. “nīngal alindhupōga vēndum endralla, nimmadhiyaaga vaala vēndum endrudhaan naan ninaikkirēn. ungalukku nalla edhirkaalatthaiyum nambikkaiyaiyum kodukkavē aasaippadugirēn” endru yegōvaa andha vasanatthil solliyirukkiraar. indha būmi pūndhōttamaaga maarumpōdhu adhil endrendrum vaalvēn endra nambikkai enakku vandhadhu.—sangīdham 37:29.

yegōvaavin saatchigal ennidam unmaiyaana anbai kaattinaargal. mudhal muraiyaaga yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kūttangalukku pōnapōdhu ellaarum ennai anbaaga varavētraargal, ennidam romba paasamaaga palaginaargal. (yōvaan 13:34, 35) naan idharku munbu pōna charchil irundhavargal ippadiyellaam ennidam palagiyadhē illai. aanaal yegōvaavin saatchigal en kadandha kaala vaalkkaiyai patriyellaam edhuvum sollaamal ennai nallavidhamaaga nadatthinaargal. ennai akkaraiyaaga gavanitthukkondaargal, ennōdu nēram selavittaargal, enakku thēvaiyaana udhaviyum seidhaargal. naan oru anbaana periya kudumbatthil iruppadhupōl unarndhēn.

kadavul edhirpaarkkira maadhiri olukkamaaga vaala naan niraiya maatrangal seiya vēndum endru baibil padippil irundhu therindhukondēn. sigaret pidippadhai nirutthuvadhu enakku romba kashtamaaga irundhadhu. innoru unmaiyaiyum naan purindhukondēn. naan kētta sila isaigal bōdhai porulai payanpaduttha ennai thūndiyadhu. adhanaal, andha isaigalai kētpadhaiyē nirutthinēn. nait klabugalukkum paarttigalukkum pōnaalē enakku kudikka vēndum endra aasai vandhuvidum. adhanaal angu pōvadhai niruttha vēndum endru mudivedutthēn. kadavulukku pidittha maadhiri vaalndha nalla nanbargalōdu palagiyadhaal en vaalkkaiyai ennaal maatrikkolla mudindhadhu.—nīdhimoligal 13:20.

tōniyum andha samayatthil yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu sērndhu baibil padippu paditthaar. avar kētta kēlvigalukku yegōvaavin saatchigal baibilil irundhu badhil sonnadhaal katrukkonda vishayangal unmai endru nambinaar. vaalkkaiyil migapperiya maatrangalai seidhaar. murattuthanamaaga nadandhukonda nanbargalōdu palaguvadhai nirutthinaar, thiruduvadhaiyum bōdhai porulgalai payanpadutthuvadhaiyum vittuvittaar. kalyaanam seidhukollaamal sērndhu vaalvadhu thavaru endru purindhukondōm. 1982-il kalyaanam seidhukondu yegōvaavukku pidittha maadhiri vaalndhōm. adhanaal, engal maganai nalla kudumba sūlalil valarkka mudindhadhu.

vaalkkaiyil ennai maadhiri sūlnilaiyil irundha niraiya pēr maatrangalai seidhirukkiraargal. avargalai patri kaavarkōburam matrum vilitthelu! * patthirikaiyilirundhu paditthadhu enakku innum nyaabagam irukkiradhu. avargalai patri paditthadhu enakku urchaagatthai thandhadhu. ennudaiya muyarchiyai kaividaamal, thodarndhu maatrangal seiya udhaviyadhu. idharkaaga yegōvaavidam eppōdhum jebam seidhukondē irundhēn. jūlai, 1982-il naanum tōniyum nyaanasnaanam edutthōm.

yegōvaavai patri therindhukondadhu en vaalkkaiyaiyē maatriyadhu. kashtamaana sūlnilaigalil yegōvaa evvalavu udhavi seidhirukkiraar enbadhai ennaalum tōniyaalum unara mudindhadhu. adhanaal, endha kashtam vandhaalum yegōvaavaiyē nambiyirukka vēndum enbadhai naangal therindhukondōm. engalukku thēvaiyaanadhai ellaam kodutthu yegōvaa eppōdhum udhavi seidhukondirukkiraar.—sangīdham 55:22.

yegōvaavai patri naan katrukkondadhupōla en maganukkum magalukkum katrukkodutthēn. adhai ninaitthu naan romba sandhōshappadugirēn. en pēra pillaigalum ippōdhu yegōvaavai patri therindhukolgiraargal endru ninaikkumpōdhu enakku innum sandhōshamaaga irukkiradhu.

ippōdhu naan maranatthai ninaitthō edhirkaalatthai ninaitthō bayappaduvadhillai. en kanavarum naanum ovvoru vaaramum yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya sabaigalai sandhitthu angu irukkiravargalai urchaagappadutthugirōm. avargalōdu sērndhu ūliyam seigirōm. yēsumīdhu visuvaasam vaikkira ovvoruvarukkum mudivillaa vaalkkai kidaikkum endra seidhiyai sandhōshamaaga solgirōm.