kadumaiyaana sōdhanai vandhaalum, kīlppadivadhaal endha aadhaayamum illaavittaalum, kadavulukku manidhan unmai thavaraamal iruppaanaa? yōbu endra manidhanai maiyamaaga vaitthu indha kēlvi eluppappattadhu, adharku badhilum alikkappattadhu.

isravēlar innum egipthilēyē irundha samayam adhu. indru arēbiyaa ena alaikkappadum idatthil aabiragaamin uravinaraana yōbu vaalndhu vandhaar. idharkidaiyil, vinnulagil thūdhargal kadavuludaiya sannidhiyil kūdivandhaargal; kalagakkaara saatthaanum angē vandhirundhaan. visuvaasamulla thamadhu ūliyanaagiya yōbuvai patri thūdhargalin munnilaiyil yegōvaa perumaiyaaga pēsinaar. sollappōnaal, yōbuvai pōndra utthamar vēru yaarumē illai endraar. aanaal, kadavul aasīrvadhippadhaaldhaan yōbu avarukku sēvai seigiraar endru saatthaan vaadhaadinaan. yōbuvidam ulla anaitthaiyum paritthuvittaal kadavulaiyē avar sabippaar endru saatthaan savaalvittaan.

mudhalaavadhaaga yōbuvin selvatthaiyum, adhanpin avarudaiya pillaigalaiyum, kadaisiyil avarudaiya aarōkkiyatthaiyum paritthukkolla saatthaanukku kadavul anumadhi alitthaar. idharkellaam mūlakaaranam saatthaandhaan endru yōbuvukku theriyaadhu. aagavē, indha sōdhanaigalai kadavul ēn anumadhitthaar enbadhai yōbuvaal purindhukolla mudiyavillai. irundhaalum, kadavulai yōbu palitthu pēsavillai.

pōli nanbargal mūndru pēr yōbuvidam vandhaargal. avargal mūvarum maari maari pēsiya vishayangal yōbu butthagatthil pakkatthukku pakkam irukkindrana. yōbu ragasiyamaai seidha paavangalukkaaga kadavul avarai dhandippadhaaga avargal poi kutram saattinaargal. kadavul thamadhu ūliyargalai kuritthu sandhōshappaduvadhum illai, avargalai nambuvadhum illai endrukūda sonnaargal. avargaludaiya nyaayamatra vaadhatthai yōbu kaadhil pōttukkollavillai. ‘saagumvarai en utthamatthai kaivida maattēn!’ endru urudhiyaaga sonnaar.

aanaal, yōbu oru thavaru seidhaar. thanmīdhu endha kutramum illai enbadhai nirūbippadhilēyē kuriyaai irundhaar. idhuvarai nadandha vivaadhatthai kēttukkondirundha eligū endra ilainyar ippōdhu pēsa aarambitthaar. endhavoru manidhanum thannai nirabaraadhi ena nirūbippadhaivida yegōvaa dhēvanudaiya aatchi nīdhiyaanadhu ena nirūbippadhē miga mukkiyam enbadhai yōbuvukku unartthinaar. yōbuvin “nanbargalaiyum” kadumaiyaaga kanditthaar.

piragu, yegōvaa dhēvanē yōbuvidam pēsi, avarudaiya thappaana abippraayatthai thirutthinaar. kadavul thamadhu arpudhamaana padaippugalai yōbuvukku suttikkaatti, magaa vallamai padaittha thamakku munnaal yōbu ondrumē illai enbadhai avarukku unartthinaar. kadavul thannai thirutthiyapōdhu yōbu thaalmaiyōdu adhai ētrukkondaar. “yegōvaa kanivaana paasamum irakkamum niraindhavar” enbadhaal yōbuvai sugappadutthinaar, avarukku irattippaana selvatthaiyum, 10 pillaigalaiyum kodutthu aasīrvadhitthaar. (yaakkōbu 5:11) kadumaiyaana sōdhanaiyilum kadavulukku manidhan unmai thavaraamal iruppaanaa endru saatthaan kētta kēlvikku yōbu badhiladi kodutthaar. aam, sōdhanaiyilum yegōvaavukku yōbu utthamamaai nadandhaar.

—aadhaaram: yōbu butthagam.