1949-il en appaa jermaniyilirundhu aasthirēliyaavukku kudimaari vandhaar. suranga tholirchaalaigalilum, minsaaram urpatthi seigira nilaiyangalilum vēlai thēdinaar. kadaisiyaaga, viktōriyaa endra graamatthukku kudivandhaar. angudhaan en ammaavai kalyaanam seidhaar, appuram 1953-il naan pirandhēn.

sila varushangalukku piragu, en ammaa yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu baibilai padikka aarambitthaar. appōdhu kētta baibil vishayangaldhaan mudhanmudhalil en manadhil padhindha pasumaiyaana vishayangal. aanaal, en appaavukku madham endraalē thulikūda pidikkaadhu. en ammaavai adippaar, mirattuvaar. adhanaal, ammaa romba bayappattaargal. appōdhu, appaavukku theriyaamal ragasiyamaaga ammaa baibil paditthu vandhaargal. adhilulla vishayangal ammaavukku romba piditthirundhadhu. appaa vīttil illaadhapōdhu, baibililirundhu katrukkonda vishayangalai enakkum thangachikkum ammaa sollikkoduppaargal. edhirkaalatthil indha būmi pūnjōlaiyaaga maarum... baibilil kadavul solli irukkirapadi vaalndhaal eppadi sandhōshamaaga irukkalaam... enbadhai patriyellaam engalukku sollikkodutthaargal.—sangīdham 37:10, 29; ēsaayaa 48:17.

en appaa kodūramaanavaraaga irundhadhaal, vīttaivittu veliyēra vēndiyadhaagivittadhu, appōdhu enakku 18 vayasu irukkum. ammaa sollikkoduttha vishayangalai nambinaalum, adhan madhippu enakku theriyaamal pōivittadhu. adhanaal adhanpadi naan vaalavillai. nilakkari surangatthil elaktrishiyanaaga vēlai paartthēn. enakku 20 vayasaanapōdhu kalyaanam seidhukondēn. mūndru varushangalukku pinnaadi, enakku oru pen kulandhai pirandhadhu. appōdhu, vaalkkaiyil edhu mukkiyam endru marubadiyum yōsikka aarambitthēn. baibilil irukkira vishayangal kudumba vaalkkaikku romba udhaviyaaga irukkum endru enakku theriyum, adhanaal oru yegōvaavin saatchiyōdu baibilai padikka aarambitthēn. aanaal, en manaivikku yegōvaavin saatchigal endraal aravē pidikkaadhu. avargaludaiya kūttangalukku naan pōnadhaal, kadaisiyaaga aval ippadi sollivittaal — ‘onnu... baibil padikkiradha nirutthunga, illanaa... vīttaivittu pōidunga.’ avaludaiya sollukku marupēchu pēsa mudiyaamal, yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu vaitthirundha thodarbai vittuvittēn. edhu sariyō adhai seiya thavariyadhai ninaitthu pinnaadi varutthappattēn.

oru naal, enkūda vēlai paarkkira orutthar aabaasa padangalai kaattinaar. adhu paarppadharku romba vasīgaramaaga irundhadhu, adhē samayatthil aruvaruppaagavum irundhadhu. adhai paartthadhaal kutravunarchi ennai vaatti vadhaitthadhu. baibilil padittha vishayangal en nyaabagatthil irundhadhaal, nichayam kadavul ennai dhandippaar endru ninaitthēn. irundhaalum, asingamaana padangalai niraiya paarkka aarambitthēn. adhanaal aabaasatthai paarppadhu thappu endra ennamē illaamal pōivittadhu. naalaaga naalaaga... adharku adimai aagivittēn.

adutthuvandha 20 varushangalil, ammaa enakku katrukkoduttha nalla vishayangalaivittu konjam konjamaaga vilagi, romba dhūram pōivittēn. enna vishayangal en manasukkul pōnadhō adhaitthaan seyalilum kaattinēn. ketta ketta vaartthaigalai pēsinēn, aabaasamaana jōkkugalai rasitthēn. seks patri sariyaana kannōttam enakku illai. innum en manaiviyōdudhaan vaalndhu vandhaalum, matra pengalōdum thodarbu vaitthirundhēn. oru naal kannaadiyil ennai naanē paartthu kondirundhapōdhu, ‘unnai enakku pidikkavillai’ endru en ulmanasu solvadhai kēttēn. enmīdhu enakku irundha mariyaadhaipōi enmīdhē enakku veruppu vandhuvittadhu.

en manavaalvu murindhupōnadhu, vaalkkai kilindhu kandhalaagivittadhu. appuram, en manasil iruppadhaiyellaam yegōvaavidam kotti jebam seidhēn. baibil padippai nirutthi 20 varushangal ōdiyirundhaalum, naan marubadiyum baibilai padikka aarambitthēn. andha samayatthil, en appaa uyirōdu illai, en ammaa nyaanasnaanam edutthu oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aagiyirundhaar.

ennudaiya vaalkkaikkum kadavul sonna vishayangalukkum sambandhamē illaamal irundhadhu. aanaal ippōdhu kadavul tharugira mananimmadhiyai pera vēndum enbadhil thīrmaanamaai irundhēn. inimēl aabaasamaaga pēsa kūdaadhu... kōbatthai kattuppaduttha vēndum... endru mudivu seidhēn. adhōdu, olukkanketta vaalkkaiyai vittuvida vēndum... sūdhaaduvadhai... veritthanamaaga kudippadhai... vēlai seiyum idatthil thiruduvadhai... niruttha vēndum endru thīrmaanitthēn.

naan ēn ivvalavu periya maatrangalai seigirēn enbadhai kūdavēlai seibavargalaal thuliyum purindhukolla mudiyavillai. mūndru varushangalaaga, ennudaiya palaiya vaalkkaikku thirumba solli avargal ennai sadhaa thondharavu pannikkondē irundhaargal. naan konjam sarukki vilundhaalkūda... adhaavadhu enakku kōbam potthukkondu vandhaalō ēdhaavadhu oru ketta vaartthaiyai naan pēsinaalō... avargal orē kushiyaagividuvaargal. “haa... namma palaiya jō vandhuttaaru” endru kindalaaga solvaargal. adhai kēttapōdhu enakku evvalavu vēdhanaiyaaga irundhadhu theriyumaa! appadippatta samayatthil naan thōtruvittadhu pōl unarndhēn.

naan vēlai paarkkira idatthil aabaasa padangalukku panjamē illai. elaktraanikkilum printtilum kidaitthadhu. naan munnaadi seidha maadhiriyē, kūdavēlai seibavargal mōsamaana padangalai kampyūttargal mūlam enakku thavaraamal anuppi vaitthaargal. indha palakkatthilirundhu veliyē vara muyarchi pannikkondirundhēn, aanaal naan ovvoru adi edutthu vaikkumpōdhum avargal ennai thadukkivila vaippadhil kuriyaaga irundhaargal. adhanaal, udhavikkaagavum sōrndhupōgaamal iruppadharkaagavum enakku baibil padippu nadatthugiravarai naadippōnēn. en manasil irukkiradhai ellaam kottiyapōdhu porumaiyaaga kaadhukodutthu kēttaar. aabaasatthukku adimaippattu kidappadhai eppadi samaalikkalaam enbadharku porutthamaana baibil vasanangalai edutthukaattinaar. udhavikkaaga yegōvaavidam thodarndhu jebam seiya solli urchaagappadutthinaar.—sangīdham 119:37.

oru naal enkūda vēlai seigiravargalidam pēsuvadharkaaga avargal ellaaraiyum kūppittēn. avargal ellaarum ondraaga kūdivandha piragu, kudippalakkatthukku adimaiyaagi adhilirundhu velivara muyarchi seidhukondirundha irandu pērukku ‘bīr’ kodukka sonnēn. “avangakitta pōi kodukka solra? avanga ērkenavē kudippalakkatthukku adimaiyaagi adhula irundhu mīnduvara pōraadikkittu irukkiraanga” endru katthinaargal. appōdhu, naan avargalidam “aamaam, naanum adhē nilaimaiyiladhaan irukkurēn” endru sonnēn. aabaasatthukku adimaiyaaga irukkira naan, adhai vittuvida pōraadi kondirukkirēn enbadhai purindhukondu adharku pinbu avargal ennai thondharavu seiyavillai.

sila kaalatthirku piragu, yegōvaavidamirundhu kidaittha perum udhaviyaal aabaasa padangalai paarppadhai nirutthivittēn. 1999-il nyaanasnaanam edutthu yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanēn. olukkamaaga... sandhōshamaaga... vaala enakku innoru vaaippu kidaitthadharku nandriyōdu irukkirēn.

romba kaalamaaga naan seidhuvandha palakkangalai kadavul ēn verukkiraar enbadhai ippōdhu purindhukondēn. avar anbaana kadavulaaga iruppadhaal, aabaasa padangalai paarppadhaal varugira aabatthugalilirundhu ennai paadhugaakka virumbinaar. nīdhimoligal 3:5, 6 solvadhu evvalavu unmai! andha vasanangal solgiradhu: “un suyabutthiyinmēl saayaamal, un mulu irudhayatthōdum karttharil nambikkaiyaayirundhu, un valigalilellaam avarai ninaitthukkol; appoludhu avar un paadhaigalai sevvaippadutthuvaar.” baibil sattangal enakku paadhugaappai thandhirukkiradhu, naan pala dhadavai thōlvi adaindhaalum kadaisiyil vetri pera enakku udhavi seidhirukkiradhu.—sangīdham 1:1-3.

oru kaalatthil, ennai ninaitthaalē enakku aruvaruppaaga irundhadhu. aanaal ippōdhu enakku suyamariyaadhaiyum mananimmadhiyum kidaitthirukkiradhu. naan sutthamaana vaalkkai vaalgirēn, yegōvaavudaiya mannippum aadharavum enakku kidaitthirukkiradhu. 2000-il karōlin endra pennai kalyaanam seidhukondēn. ennai pōl kadavulai nēsikkira oru alagiya kristhava pen aval. engal vīttil ippōdhu samaadhaanam kudikkondirukkiradhu. ulagam muludhum irukkira olukkamaana... anbaana... kristhava sagōdharargalil oruvanaaga iruppadhai perum baakkiyamaaga ninaikkirēn. ▪ (wp16-E No. 4)