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20 pinbu, raamaavilulla naayōtthaivittu dhaavīdhu ōdippōnaar. avar yōnatthaanidam vandhu, “naan appadi enna seidhuvittēn?+ enmēl enna kutram irukkiradhu? ungaludaiya appaavukku enna paavam seidhēn? avar ēn ennai kolla thudikkiraar?” endru kēttaar. 2 adharku yōnatthaan, “appadiyellaam nadakkaadhu!+ un uyirukku endha aabatthum varaadhu. chinna vishayamō periya vishayamō, ennidam sollaamal en appaa edhaiyum seiya maattaar. idhai mattum ēn maraikkappōgiraar? nī ninaikkira maadhiriyellaam avar seiya maattaar” endru sonnaar. 3 aanaal dhaavīdhu, “naam irandu pērum nerungiya nanbargal+ enbadhu ungaludaiya appaavukku nandraagavē theriyum. adhanaal, ‘yōnatthaanukku indha vishayam theriya vēndaam, therindhaal avan varutthappaduvaan’ endru ninaitthiruppaar. uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* ungal uyirmēl aanaiyaagavum solgirēn,* enakku saavu nerungivittadhu!”+ endru sonnaar.

4 appōdhu yōnatthaan dhaavīdhidam, “naan enna seiya vēndumendru sol, unakkaaga edhaiyum seivēn” endraar. 5 adharku dhaavīdhu, “naalaikku maadha pirappu.*+ naan raajaavōdu virundhu saappida vēndiya naal. aanaal, virundhukku varaamal adharku aduttha naal saayangaalamvarai ūrukku veliyē olindhukolla enakku anumadhi kodungal. 6 naan ēn varavillai endru ungaludaiya appaa kēttaal, ‘dhaavīdhin kudumbatthaar ellaarum avargaludaiya ūraagiya bethlagēmil+ varushaa varusham bali selutthuvaargal. adhanaal, angu avasaramaaga pōivittu varuvadhaaga ennidam kenji kēttaan’+ endru sollungal. 7 adharku ungal appaa, ‘sari, pōivittu varattum’ endru sonnaal, ungal ūliyanmēl avarukku endha veruppum illai endru arttham. aanaal, adhai kēttavudan avar kōbappattaal, ennai thīrtthukkatta kuriyaaga irukkiraar endru nīngal therindhukollalaam. 8 ungal ūliyanmēl eppōdhum anbu* kaattungal.+ yegōvaavin munnaal nīngal ennōdu oppandham seidhirukkirīrgal.+ enmēl ēdhaavadhu kutram irundhaal,+ nīngalē ennai kondrupōdungal, ungal appaavin kaiyil kodutthuvidaadhīrgal” endraar.

9 adharku yōnatthaan, “appadiyellaam naan manadhilkūda ninaikkavillai! en appaa unnai thīrtthukkatta kuriyaaga irukkiraar endru theriyavandhaal, unnidam sollaamal maraippēnaa?”+ endraar. 10 appōdhu dhaavīdhu, “ungaludaiya appaa ungalidam kōbamaaga pēsinaaraa illaiyaa endru naan eppadi therindhukolvadhu?” endru kēttaar. 11 adharku yōnatthaan, “vaa, ippōdhu naam ūrukku veliyē pōgalaam” endraar. pinbu, avargal irandu pērum ūrukku veliyē pōnaargal. 12 yōnatthaan dhaavīdhidam, “isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavai saatchiyaaga vaitthu solgirēn, ennudaiya appaa enna ninaikkiraar endru naalaikku innēramō adharku aduttha naalō kandupiditthuviduvēn. avarukku unmēl endha kōbamum illaiyendru therindhaal, adhai unakku theriyappadutthuvēn. 13 oruvēlai, avar unnai thīrtthukkatta ninaitthirundhaal, naan unakku adhai theriyappadutthi unnai thappitthuppōga vaippēn. appadi seiyaavittaal, yegōvaa enakku kadumaiyaana dhandanai kodukkattum. yegōvaa en appaavōdu irundhadhu pōla+ unnōdum irukkattum.+ 14 naan uyirōdu irundhaalum sari, setthaalum sari, yegōvaavai pōla nīyum ennidam eppōdhum anbu* kaattuvaaidhaanē?+ 15 un edhirigalaiyellaam yegōvaa indha būmiyilirundhu olitthukkattinaalkūda, nī en kudumbatthukku anbu* kaattuvadhai orunaalum vittuvida kūdaadhu”+ endru sonnaar. 16 pinbu, yōnatthaan dhaavīdhin vamsatthōdu oppandham seidhu, “indha oppandhatthai mīrugiravanai yegōvaa palivaanguvaar, un edhirigalai dhandippaar” endru sonnaar. 17 dhaavīdhu yōnatthaanai nēsitthadhaal, yōnatthaan marubadiyum avaridam satthiyam vaangikkondaar. avar dhaavīdhai uyirukku uyiraaga nēsitthaar.+

18 pinbu yōnatthaan avaridam, “naalaikku maadha pirappu.+ virundhu nadakkumpōdhu nī utkaarugira idam gaaliyaaga irukkum, adhanaal unnai thēduvaargal. 19 adharku aduttha naal kandippaaga visaarippaargal. nī munbu olindhirundha idhē idatthukku vandhu indha paaraikku pakkatthil olindhukol. 20 appōdhu, kuripaartthu ambu erivadhu pōla, paaraiyin oru pakkamaaga mūndru ambugalai naan erivēn. 21 en vēlaikkaaranidam, ‘pō, ambugalai thēdi edutthukkondu vaa’ endru solli anuppuvēn. pinbu avanidam, ‘ambugal unakku pakkatthilēyē irukkiradhu, edutthukkondu vaa’ endru sonnaal, unakku endha aabatthum illai, nī nimmadhiyaaga irukkalaam endru arttham. uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* nī thirumbi varalaam. 22 aanaal en vēlaikkaaranidam, ‘paar, ambugal dhūramaaga kidakkindrana’ endru sonnaal, nī pōividu. yegōvaa unnai pōga solgiraar endru arttham. 23 nīyum naanum seidhukonda oppandhatthukku+ yegōvaavē endrendrum saatchi”+ endraar.

24 adhanpadiyē, dhaavīdhu ūrukku veliyil olindhukondaar. maadha pirappu naalil, virundhu saappida raajaa thannudaiya idatthil vandhu utkaarndhaar.+ 25 valakkam pōlavē, suvar ōramaaga irundha idatthil avar utkaarndhaar. avarukku edhiril yōnatthaan utkaarndhaar. raajaavukku pakkatthil apnēr+ utkaarndhaar. aanaal, dhaavīdhu utkaarum idam gaaliyaaga irundhadhu. 26 savul andraikku edhuvum kētkavillai. ēnendraal, ‘avanukku ēdhō nadandhirukkum, avan thīttuppattiruppaan.+ kandippaaga appaditthaan ēdhaavadhu aagiyirukkum’ endru ninaitthukkondaar. 27 maadha pirappukku aduttha naalum, adhaavadhu irandaam naalum, dhaavīdhu utkaarum idam gaaliyaagavē irundhadhu. appōdhu savul thannudaiya magan yōnatthaanidam, “īsaayin magan+ ēn nētraikkum indraikkum virundhukku varavillai?” endru kēttaar. 28 appōdhu yōnatthaan savulidam, “bethlagēmukku pōga anumadhi thara solli avan kenji kēttaan.+ 29 avan ennidam, ‘dhayavuseidhu enakku anumadhi kodungal, ūril naangal kudumbamaaga bali seluttha vēndum. adharkaaga ennudaiya annan ennai udanē vara sonnaar. nīngal periyamanadhupanni, en annangalai pōi paarkka anumadhi kodungal’ endru kēttaan. adhanaaldhaan raajaavudaiya virundhukku avan varavillai” endru sonnaar. 30 appōdhu, savul yōnatthaanmēl bayangaramaaga kōbappattu, “adangaadhavanē, nī andha īsaayin maganukku vakkaalatthu vaanguvadhu enakku theriyaadhendru ninaikkiraayaa? unakkum maanakkēdu, unnai petravalukkum maanakkēdu! 31 īsaayin magan uyirōdu irukkira varaikkum nī raajaavaaga mudiyaadhu, unnudaiya aatchiyum nilaikkaadhu.+ udanē aal anuppi avanai piditthukkondu vaa, avan saaga vēndum”+ endru sonnaar.

32 aanaal, yōnatthaan thannudaiya appaavidam, “avan edharkaaga saaga vēndum?+ appadi enna thappu seidhuvittaan?” endru kēttaar. 33 udanē, savul avarmēl īttiyai erindhaar.+ appōdhu, dhaavīdhai thīrtthukkatta savul kuriyaaga irundhadhai yōnatthaan purindhukondaar.+ 34 udanē, avar bayangara kōbatthōdu elundhu pōnaar. andraikku, adhaavadhu maadha pirappukku aduttha naal, yōnatthaan ondrumē saappidavillai. dhaavīdhai thannudaiya appaa avamaanappadutthiyadhai ninaitthu avar manam nondhupōyirundhaar.+

35 kaalaiyil yōnatthaan oru vēlaikkaara paiyanai kūttikkondu dhaavīdhai paarkka ūrukku veliyē pōnaar.+ 36 andha paiyanidam, “nī ōdippōi, naan erigira ambai edutthukkondu vaa” endraar. udanē, andha paiyan ōdinaan. yōnatthaan dhūratthil ambai erindhaar. 37 avar ambu erindha idatthukku andha paiyan pōnapōdhu, “ambu unakku dhūramaaga kidakkiradhu, paar!” endru satthamaaga sonnaar. 38 adhōdu, “sīkkiram! vēgamaaga pō! nirkaadhē!” endru satthamaaga sonnaar. adhanpadiyē, andha paiyan pōi ambugalai edutthukkondu thannudaiya ejamaanidam vandhaan. 39 andha vēlaikkaara paiyanukku ondrumē puriyavillai. yōnatthaanukkum dhaavīdhukkum mattumdhaan adhan arttham therindhirundhadhu. 40 yōnatthaan thannudaiya aayudhangalai andha paiyanidam kodutthu, “ivatrai edutthukkondu ūrukku pō” endru sonnaar.

41 vēlaikkaara paiyan pōnavudan, therku pakkamaaga irundha idatthilirundhu dhaavīdhu elundhu vandhaar. pinbu mandipōttu, mūndru dhadavai tharaivaraikkum kunindhu vananginaar. adhanpin avargal oruvarukkoruvar muttham kodutthuvittu, aludhaargal. dhaavīdhudhaan rombavē aludhaar. 42 yōnatthaan dhaavīdhidam, “‘nam irandu pērukku idaiyilum, nam irandu pērudaiya sandhadhikku idaiyilum yegōvaa endrendrum saatchiyaaga iruppaar’+ endru naam yegōvaavin peyaril satthiyam seidhirukkirōm.+ adhanaal, nī nimmadhiyaaga pō” endru sonnaar.

appōdhu, dhaavīdhu angirundhu purappattu pōnaar, yōnatthaanum ūrukku thirumbinaar.