“indha pōr yegōvaavin pōr”

indha prachinai 1999-il aarambitthadhu. fraans naattil irukkum nammudaiya kilai aluvalagatthukku, 1993 mudhal 1996 varai vandha nankodaigalukku andha naattu arasaangam aniyaayamaaga vari vidhitthadhu. adhai edhirtthu naam nīdhimandrangalil valakku thodutthōm. aanaal, thōlvidhaan minjiyadhu. mēlmuraiyīttilum vetri kidaikkavillai. piragu, nammudaiya vangi kanakkil irundha 4.5 milliyanukkum adhigamaana yūrōkkalai (adhaavadhu, 63 latcham amerikka daalar) andha naattu arasaangam parimudhal seidhadhu. andha panatthai naam thirumba peruvadharku orē nambikkai airōppiya nīdhimandramdhaan. valakkai visaaranaikku eduppadharku munbu, arasu tharappu vakkīlgaludan mudhalil pēchu vaartthai nadatthi oru mudivukku varumpadi nīdhimandram sonnadhu. andha nīdhimandratthin oru padhivaalar munnilaiyil appadi seiya sonnadhu. padhivaalargal podhuvaaga nīdhimandratthin nirvaagam matrum valakku sambandhappatta vēlaigalai paartthukkolvaargal.

nīdhimandratthin saarbaaga oru pen padhivaalar vandhirundhaar. fraans arasaangam kētkira oru thogaiyai kodutthuvittu, prachinaikku mudivukattumpadi avar solvaar endru edhirpaartthōm. aanaal, indha vishayatthil oru sallikkaasu koduppadhukūda baibil niyamangalukku edhiraaga irukkum enbadhu engalukku thelivaaga therindhadhu. ēnendraal, sagōdharargal koduttha nankodai, kadavuludaiya arasaanga vēlaikkaagatthaan, fraans naattu arasaangatthukku alla! (mat. 22:21) irundhaalum, nīdhimandra uttharavai madhitthu pēchuvaartthaikku pōnōm.

nīdhimandratthin oru alagaana kaanfarans araiyil naangal kūdinōm. aarambamē sariyaaga pōgavillai. andha padhivaalar, arasaangam vidhittha varitthogaiyil oru pagudhiyaiyaavadhu yegōvaavin saatchigal katta vēndum endru aarambatthilēyē sollivittaar. appōdhu thidīrendru oru kēlvi kētka kadavuludaiya sakthi engalai thūndiyadhu. “engaludaiya vangi kanakkil irundhu ērkanavē 4.5 milliyanukkum adhigamaana yūrōkkalai fraans arasaangam parimudhal seidhuvittadhu ungalukku theriyumaa?” endru kēttōm.

andha padhivaalar adhirchiyadaindhadhu avarudaiya mugatthil therindhadhu. nadandhadhai arasaanga vakkīlgalum otthukkondaargal. vishayam therindha piragu, indha valakkil padhivaalarin manappaanmai muluvadhumaaga maarivittadhu. arasu tharappai kanditthuvittu, kūttatthai thidīrendru muditthuvittaar. valakku pōikkondirundha dhisaiyai yegōvaa muluvadhumaaga maatrivittadhai naan purindhukondēn. adhuvum, kadugalavukūda edhirpaarkkaadha vidhatthil! engal kangalaiyē engalaal namba mudiyavillai. sandhōshamaaga kilambinōm!

jūn 30, 2011 andru, namakku saadhagamaana thīrppai ECHR orumanadhaaga valangiyadhu. fraans arasaangam vidhittha variyai ratthu seidhadhu. yegōvaavin saatchigalidam parimudhal seidha panatthai vattiyum mudhalumaaga thiruppi kodukkumpadi aanaiyittadhu. saritthira pugalpetra andha thīrppu, indruvarai andha naattil thūya vanakkatthukku oru kaavalaaga irukkiradhu. andru andha kūttatthil kētta andha orē kēlvidhaan, adhuvum munbē thayaarikkaamal thidīrendru kētta andha kēlvidhaan, gōliyaatthin netri pottil adittha kallai pōla irangiyadhu. valakkin dhisaiyaiyē maatriyadhu. naam jeyitthadharkaana kaaranam? dhaavīdhu gōliyaatthidam sonnadhu pōl, “indha pōr yegōvaavin pōr.”—1 saa. 17:45-47.

indha ondru mattumalla, pala vetrigal namakku kidaitthirukkindrana. balampadaittha arasaangangalum madha amaippugalum nammai kadumaiyaaga edhirtthirukkindrana. irundhaalum, indruvarai 70 naadugalil irukkum ucha nīdhimandrangalum, vēru pala sarvadhēsa thīrppaayangalum (idhuvum oruvagaiyaana nīdhimandram) yegōvaavin saatchigalukku saadhagamaaga 1,225 thīrppugalai valangiyirukkindrana. nammudaiya adippadai urimaigalai paadhugaakka indha vetrigal namakku udhaviyirukkindrana. adhaavadhu, naattil oru madhamaaga seyalpaduvadharku namakku irukkum urimaiyai paadhugaakka... dhēsiya nigalchigalil kalandhukollaamal irukka... rattham ētrikkolvadhai marukka... ūliyatthil īdupada... namakku udhaviyirukkindrana.

amerikkaavil, niyu yaarkkil irukkum ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthil sēvai seiyum naan, airōppaavil nadandha valakkil eppadi īdupattēn?

mishanari aarvam thotriyadhu

en appaa jaarj matrum ammaa lūsel, giliyad palliyin 12-vadhu vaguppil pattam petravargal. 1956-il, avargal etthiyōppiyaavil sēvai seidhukondirundhapōdhu naan pirandhēn. mudhal nūtraandil irundha narcheidhiyaalaraana pilippuvin peyaraitthaan enakkum vaitthaargal. (ap. 21:8) aduttha varusham, arasaangam nammudaiya vanakkatthukku thadai pōttaargal. naan kulandhaiyaaga irundhaalum, yegōvaavai naangal ragasiyamaaga vanangiyadhu enakku nyaabagam irukkiradhu. adhu romba svaarasyamaaga irundhadhu! 1960-il, adhigaarigal engalai naattaivittu veliyēra sollivittaargal.

naangal kudumbamaaga, amerikkaavil, kaansasil irukkum vichitaa endra idatthukku kudimaarinōm. mishanarigalaaga appaa-ammaavukku irundha aarvam thaniyavē illai. satthiyatthinpadidhaan avargal vaalndhaargal. satthiyatthai en manadhil mattumalla, en akkaa jūdi matrum thambi lesliyin manadhilum padhiya vaitthaargal. avargalum etthiyōppiyaavildhaan pirandhaargal. naan 13 vayadhil nyaanasnaanam edutthēn. mūndru varushatthukku piragu, peru endra naattil, thēvai adhigam irukkira, ariguipaa endra idatthukku naangal kudumbamaaga kudimaarinōm.

1974-il, naan verum 18 vayadhil irukkumpōdhē, ennaiyum ennōdu innum naalu pēraiyum visēsha payaniyaraaga peru naattu kilai aluvalagam niyamitthadhu. matthiya aandis malaitthodarin uchiyil, idhuvarai yaarumē ūliyam seiyaadha idangalil naangal ūliyam seidhōm. kachvaa matrum aimaaraa palangudi makkalidamkūda pēsinōm. petti maadhiri irundha oru mōttaar vandiyildhaan payanam seidhōm. adhanaal, adharku ‘pēlai’ endru chella peyar vaitthōm. palangudi makkalidam, varumai, vyaadhi, saavai ellaam yegōvaa sīkkiratthil olitthukkattuvaar enbadhai baibilil irundhu sonnōm. (veli. 21:3, 4) adhellaam pasumaiyaana ninaivugal. niraiya pēr satthiyatthai ētrukkondaargal.

thalaimai aluvalagatthil

1977-il, aalum kuluvai sērndha aalbart shrōdar peru naattukku vandhaar. appōdhu, ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthil sēvai seiya ennai urchaagappadutthinaar. naanum betthēlukku vinnappitthēn. jūn 17, 1977 mudhal bruklin betthēlil sēvai seiya aarambitthēn. aduttha naalu varusham, angē suttham matrum paraamarippu vēlaigalai seidhēn.

jūn 1978-il, niyu aarliyans, lūyisiyaanaavil nadandha sarvadhēsa maanaattil, elisabeth avalōn endra pennai sandhitthēn. ennudaiya appaa ammaa pōlavē, avaludaiya appaa ammaavum, satthiyatthil urudhiyaaga irundhaargal. aval naalu varushamaaga payaniyar sēvai seidhukondirundhaal. vaalnaal muluvadhum mulunēra sēvai seiya vēndum enbadhudhaan aval aasai. naangal adikkadi pēsinōm. kaadhalikka aarambitthōm. aktōbar 20, 1979-il kalyaanam seidhukondōm. iruvarum sērndhu betthēl sēvaiyil iranginōm.

betthēl vandha piragu, naangal pōna mudhal sabai bruklin spaanish sabai. angirundha sagōdhara sagōdharigal romba anbaaga irundhaargal. adhu thavira innum mūndru sabaigalukku idhuvarai naangal maarippōyirukkirōm. ellaarum engalai anbaaga paartthukkondaargal. betthēl sēvaikku romba aadharavaaga irundhaargal. avargaludaiya udhaviyai engalaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. adhumattumalla, engaludaiya vayadhaana petrōrgalai gavanitthukkolla udhaviya nanbargalaiyum kudumbatthaaraiyumkūda engalaal marakka mudiyaadhu. naangal avargalukku nandri kadanpattirukkirōm.

satta ilaakaavil

janavari 1982-il, betthēlil satta ilaakaavil sēvai seiyum niyamippu enakku kidaitthadhu. adhai naan konjamum edhirpaarkkavillai. mūndru varusham kalitthu, sattam paditthu ennai vakkīlaaga aagumpadi amaippu sonnadhu. sattam padikkumpōdhu, oru vishayam enakku aachariyamaaga irundhadhu. amerikkaavilum matra naadugalilum manidhargalukku irukkum sila adippadai sudhandhiratthukkaana kaaranamē yegōvaavin saatchigal jeyittha valakkugaldhaan enbadhai paditthēn. appadippatta mukkiya valakkugalai patri vaguppil vilaavaariyaaga sollikkodutthaargal.

1986-il, ennudaiya 30 vayadhil, betthēlil satta ilaakaavin kangaaniyaaga niyamikkappattēn. ilam vayadhil ennai nambi indha periya poruppai kodutthadhai ninaitthu perumaippattēn. aanaal, adhu avvalavu sulabamaana vēlai illai enbadhu enakku theriyum. theriyaadha vishayangal ekkachakkamaaga irundhana. naan thikkumukkaadi pōnēn.

1988-il naan vakkīl aanēn. aanaal, ennudaiya padippu yegōvaavukkum enakkum irukkira bandhatthai endhalavu baadhikkum enbadhu enakku appōdhu theriyavillai. mērpadippu paditthaal ‘namakkutthaan ellaam theriyum’ endra thalaikkanam vandhuvidalaam. matravargalai thaalvaaga paarkkavum aarambitthuvidalaam. indha prachinaiyil irundhu veliyē vara ennudaiya manaividhaan udhavi seidhaal. satta padippu padippadharku munbu naan vanakka vishayangalai eppadi olungaaga seidhukondirundhēnō adhē maadhiri marubadiyum seiya udhavi seidhaal. ellaam sariyaavadharku konja kaalam edutthadhudhaan. aanaal, thirumbavum yegōvaavōdu enakkirundha bandhatthai balappadutthikkondēn. niraiya arivai valartthukkolvadhu mattum vaalkkaiyil mukkiyam alla. yegōvaamīdhum avarudaiya makkalmīdhum niraiya anbai valartthukkolvadhudhaan mukkiyam. adhudhaan vaalkkaiyai valamaakkum enbadhai purindhukondēn.

nalla seidhikkaaga valakkaadi, sattappūrva urimaiyai nilainaattudhal

naan sattam paditthu mudittha piragu, amaippil sattam sambandhappatta vēlaigalil ennaal udhava mudindhadhu. adhōdu, nalla seidhikkaaga nīdhimandrangalilum vaadhaada mudindhadhu. vēgamaaga munnēri varum nam amaippil vēlai seivadhu romba svaarasyamaaga irundhadhu. adhōdu, maatrangal vandhukondē irundhadhaal vēlaiyil savaalgalum irundhana. udhaaranatthukku, romba kaalamaaga valakkatthil irundha oru vishayatthil maatram konduvara, 1991-il satta ilaakaavidam aalōsanai kētkappattadhu. adhaavadhu, prasurangalukku nankodai kētkum valakkatthai eppadi nirutthalaam endru kētkappattadhu. indha maatram amalpadutthappatta piragudhaan, yegōvaavin saatchigal vilaiyillaamal prasurangalai kodukka aarambitthaargal. idhanaal, betthēlilum sabaigalilum vēlaigal elimaiyaanadhu. adhōdu, indha naal varai, vari katta vēndiya prachinaigalaiyum thavirkka mudindhirukkiradhu. silarudaiya manadhil, pana patraakkurai ērpattuvidumō, aarvamulla aatkalukku prasurangalai kodukka mudiyaamal pōividumō endrellaam ennangal ōda aarambitthadhu. aanaal, adharku nērmaaraagatthaan nadandhadhu. 1990-il irundhu yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya ennikkai irandu madangukkum adhigamaaga aagiyirukkiradhu. indru panam kodukkaamalēyē baibil adippadaiyilaana nam prasurangalai makkal paditthu payanadaiya mudigiradhu. indha maadhiriyaana periya maatrangal ellaam vetriyadaiya kaaranam enna? yegōvaa tharum balamum, unmaiyulla adimai tharum valinadatthudhalumdhaan kaaranam! idhai kannaara paartthirukkirēn.—yaath. 15:2; mat. 24:45.

valakkugalil namakku vetri kidaippadharku kaaranam, nam sagōdharargal thiramaisaaliyaana vakkīlgalaaga iruppadhu mattum alla, yegōvaavin makkaludaiya nalla nadatthaiyumdhaan. adhigaaratthil irukkiravargal namakku saadhagamaaga seyalpada adhudhaan thūndugiradhu. 1998-il enna nadandhadhu endru solgirēn. kiyūbaavil nadandha saritthira mukkiyatthuvam vaaindha maanaadugalil kalandhukolla, aalum kuluvai sērndha mūndru sagōdharargalum avargaludaiya manaivigalum vandhirundhaargal. avargal anbaagavum, mariyaadhaiyaagavum nadandhukondaargal. yegōvaavin saatchigalaaga naam arasiyalil nadunilaiyōdu irukkirōm enbadhai avargaludaiya nadatthaiyai vaitthē adhigaarigal purindhukondaargal. naangal andha adhigaarigalōdu nadatthiya kūttangalil sonna vishayangalaivida, andha sagōdharargal matrum avargaludaiya manaivigalin nadatthaiyai vaitthē avargal purindhukondaargal.

sila vishayangalai pēsi thīrkka mudiyavillai endraal, “nalla seidhikkaaga valakkaadi, adharkaana sattappūrva urimaiyai pera” naam nīdhimandratthukku pōgirōm. (pili. 1:7) udhaaranatthukku, pala patthaandugalaaga, raanuva sēvaiyai maruppadharkaana urimai namakku irukkiradhu enbadhai airōppaavilum then koriyaavilum irukkira adhigaarigal ētrukkollavillai. adhanaal, airōppaavil sumaar 18,000 sagōdharargalum, then koriyaavil 19,000-kkum adhigamaana sagōdharargalum, raanuvatthil sēra manasaatchi idam kodukkaadhadhaal siraikku pōyirukkiraargal.

kadaisiyaaga jūlai 7, 2011-il, bayaattiyaan v. aarmīniyaa valakkil, saritthira pugalpetra oru thīrppai ECHR kodutthadhu. adhil, airōppaa muluvadhum raanuvatthil sēra virumbaadhavargalukku, vēru arasaanga vēlaigalai kodukka uttharavittadhu. idhē pōndra oru thīrppai, jūn 28, 2018-il then koriyaavin kaanstittiyūshanal nīdhimandram valangiyadhu. orusila ilam sagōdharargal thangaludaiya nadunilaiyai konjam vittukkodutthirundhaalkūda, indha vetri namakku kidaitthirukkaadhu.

ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthilum, ulagam muluvadhum irukkum kilai aluvalagangalilum, satta ilaakaavai sērndhavargal kadinamaaga ulaikkiraargal. nammudaiya urimaigalukkaaga pōraadugiraargal. arasaangam edhirkkumpōdhu, nammudaiya sagōdharargal saarbaaga valakkaaduvadhu perumaiyaaga irukkiradhu. nīdhimandratthil naam jeyikkirōmō illaiyō, raajaakkalukkum, aalunargalukkum, makkalukkum munbaaga saatchi kodukka mudindhirukkiradhu. (mat. 10:18) nīdhimandrangalil, vaadhaadinaalum sari, elutthu vadivil aavanangal kodutthaalum sari, baibil vasanangalai mērkōl kaattugirōm. nīdhibadhigalum, arasaanga adhigaarigalum, mīdiyaavum, podhu makkalum avatrai padikkiraargal, kētkiraargal. yegōvaavin saatchigalai patriyum, baibilaitthaan avargal aadhaaramaaga vaitthirukkiraargal enbadhai patriyum nērmaiyaana aatkal purindhukolgiraargal. silar yegōvaavin saatchigalaagavum aagiyirukkiraargal.

yegōvaavukku nandri solgirōm!

kadandha 40 varushangalaaga, sattam sambandhappatta vēlaigalukkaaga, ulagam muluvadhum pala kilai aluvalagangaludan sērndhu sēvai seidhirukkirēn. pala nīdhimandrangalil vaadhaadiyirukkirēn, uyar adhigaarigalai sandhitthu pēsiyirukkirēn. idhellaam enakku kidaittha periya baakkiyam. thalaimai aluvalagatthilum matra kilai aluvalagangalilum satta ilaakaavil vēlai seiyum sagōdharargalaiyum paartthu naan unmaiyilēyē perumaippadugirēn. en vaalkkaiyai thirumbi paartthaal romba thirupthiyaaga irukkiradhu. yegōvaa niraiya aasīrvaadhangalai alli thandhirukkiraar.

en manaivi elisabeth, kadandha 45 varushamaaga enakku aadharavaaga irukkiraal, saadhagamaana samayatthilum sari, savaalaana samayatthilum sari. avalai paartthaal enakku unmaiyilēyē bramippaaga irukkiradhu. ēnendraal, aval oruvidhamaana vyaadhiyōdu pōraadikkondirukkiraal. adhu avaludaiya udalin thembai ellaam urinjividugiradhu. irundhaalum, aval enakku romba aadharavaaga irukkiraal.

balamum vetriyum nam sondha thiramaiyaal varuvadhillai enbadhai naangal nēradiyaagavē paartthirukkirōm. dhaavīdhu sonnadhu pōl, “yegōvaadhaan thannudaiya makkalukku balam.” (sang. 28:8) unmaiyilēyē, “indha pōr yegōvaavin pōr.”