ikkattaana kaalatthilum nīngal nambikkaiyōdu irukkalaam!

1-2. nammudaiya sūlnilaikkum erusalēmukku thirumbi vandha yūdhargaludaiya sūlnilaikkum enna otrumai irukkiradhu? (“aagaai, sagariyaa matrum esraavudaiya naatkal” endra pettiyai paarungal.)

vēlai pōivittadhaal kudumbatthai eppadi paartthukkolvadhu endru kavalaippadugirīrgalaa? nilaiyillaadha arasiyal sūlnilai alladhu prasanga vēlaikku edhirppu iruppadhaal kudumbatthin paadhugaappai ninaitthu bayappadugirīrgalaa? unmaidhaan, indha maadhiriyaana sūlnilaigalil edhirkaalam eppadi irukkumō endra kēlvi nam manadhai kudaiyum. andraikku vaalndha isravēlargalukkum idhē maadhiriyaana prachinaigal irundhana. avargalukku yegōvaa eppadi udhavi seidhaar endru therindhukollumpōdhu ungalaal nambikkaiyōdu irukka mudiyum.

² baabilōnin vaalndha yūdhargal romba vasadhiyaagavum saugariyamaagavum irundhaargal. aanaal, adhai vittuvittu, thangalukku konjamkūda theriyaadha oru naattukku varuvadharku niraiya visuvaasam thēvaippattadhu. erusalēmukku vandhu konja naalil porulaadhaara nerukkadi, mōsamaana arasiyal sūlnilaimai, edhirppu ena ellaamē vandhadhu. adhanaal, yegōvaavudaiya aalayatthai thirumba kattugira vēlaiyil avargalaal gavanam seluttha mudiyavillai. andha samayatthil, adhaavadhu kittatthatta ki.mu. 520-il, aagaai matrum sagariyaa thīrkkadharisigalai anuppi makkaludaiya aarvatthai yegōvaa thūndivittaar. (aagaa. 1:1; saga. 1:1) avargal koduttha urchaagam makkalai rombavē balappadutthiyadhu. aanaal, kittatthatta 50 varushangal kalitthu andha yūdhargaludaiya urchaagam marubadiyum kuraindhadhu. adhanaal, thiruchattatthai thiramaiyaaga nagal edukkiravaraaga irundha esraavai yegōvaa payanpadutthinaar. avar baabilōnilirundhu erusalēmukku vandhu unmai vanakkatthukku mudhalidam kodukka solli makkalai urchaagappadutthinaar.—esraa 7:1, 6.

3. ennenna kēlvigalukkaana badhilgalai indha katturaiyil paarppōm? (nīdhimoligal 22:19)

³ aagaai matrum sagariyaa sonna thīrkkadharisanangal andraikku irundha kadavuludaiya makkalukku romba udhaviyaaga irundhana. edhirppu irundhaalum yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaikka adhu avargalukku udhaviyadhu. naamum kashtangalaal thinarumpōdhu, yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaikka andha thīrkkadharisanangal udhavum. (nīdhimoligal 22:19-ai vaasiyungal.) aagaai matrum sagariyaa sonna seidhigalai patriyum esraavin udhaaranatthai patriyum indha katturaiyil paarppōm. adhilirundhu indha kēlvigalukkaana badhilgalai therindhukolvōm: thirumbi vandha yūdhargaludaiya vaalkkai evvalavu kashtamaaga irundhadhu? ikkattaana kaalatthilum naam ēn yegōvaavukku sēvai seivadharku mudhalidam kodukka vēndum? nerukkadiyaana sūlnilaiyil naam eppadi yegōvaamēl irukkira nambikkaiyai adhigamaakkalaam?

thirumbi vandha yūdhargal sandhittha kashtangal

4-5. yūdhargaludaiya urchaagam kuraindhadharku edhuvellaam kaaranamaaga irundhirukkum?

⁴ yūdhargal erusalēmukku thirumbi vandha piragu, avargalukku niraiya vēlai irundhadhu. avargal madamadavendru aalayatthukku asthivaaram pōttaargal; balipīdatthaiyum kattinaargal. (esraa 3:1-3, 10) aanaal avargaludaiya aarvam sīkkiratthilēyē kuraindhadhu. ēn? aalayam kattuvadhōdu sērtthu, avargal thangaludaiya vīdugalaiyum katta vēndiyirundhadhu. vayalgalil payir seidhu, kudumbatthukku saappaadu kodukka vēndiyirundhadhu. (esraa 2:68, 70) adhumattumalla, edhirigalidamirundhu avargalukku edhirppum vandhadhu. aalayatthai kattum vēlaiyai andha edhirigal thadutthu niruttha paartthaargal.—esraa 4:1-5.

⁵ thirumbi vandha yūdhargal porulaadhaara nerukkadiyaalum nilaiyillaadha arasiyal sūlnilaiyaalum baadhikkappattaargal. erusalēm nagaram appōdhu persiya saamraajyatthin kīlē irundhadhu. ki.mu. 530-il persiya raajaa kōrēsu irandhupōnaar. avarukku adutthu aatchikku vandha kēmbisas, egipthai nōkki padaiyedutthaar. egipthai nōkki pōnapōdhu avarudaiya padai vīrargal oruvēlai isravēlargalidam saappaadu, thannīr matrum thangum vasadhigalai kēttirukkalaam. kēmbisaskku adutthu aatchikku vandha mudhalaam dhariyuvin aatchiyin aarambatthilum niraiya kalavarangal nadandhana. arasiyal nilaimaiyum romba kondhalippaaga irundhadhu. indha sūlnilaimaigalaal isravēlargaludaiya vaalkkai periya pōraattamaaga aanadhu. kudumbatthai eppadi gavanitthukkolvadhu endru niraiya pēr kavalaippattiruppaargal. aalayatthai thirumba kattuvadharku idhu sariyaana nēram illai endrukūda silar ninaitthaargal!—aagaa. 1:2.

6. sagariyaa 4:6, 7 solvadhupōl yūdhargalukku enna prachinai vandhadhu? sagariyaa avargalai enna solli urchaagappadutthinaar?

⁶ sagariyaa 4:6, 7-ai vaasikkalaam. porulaadhaara nerukkadiyum nilaiyillaadha arasiyal sūlnilaiyum oru pakkam irukka, innoru pakkam yūdhargalukku thunburutthalum vandhadhu. ki.mu. 522-il aalayatthai kattum vēlaikku edhirigal thadaiyuttharavu pōda vaitthaargal. aanaal, yegōvaa thannudaiya sakthiyai payanpadutthi endha oru thadaiyaiyum nīkkuvaar endru sagariyaa yūdhargalai urchaagappadutthinaar. avar sonnadhu pōlavē, ki.mu. 520-il dhariyu raajaa thadai uttharavai nīkkinaar. adhumattumalla, yūdhargalukku thēvaiyaana panatthaiyum kodutthaar. angirundha aalunargal avargalukku aadharavu kodukka vēndum endra kattalaiyaiyum kodutthaar.—esraa 6:1, 6-10.

7. yegōvaavudaiya viruppatthai seivadharku yūdhargal mudhalidam kodutthapōdhu avargalukku enna aasīrvaadham kidaitthadhu?

⁷ aalayatthai kattum vēlaikku yūdhargal mudhalidam kodutthaal, kandippaaga thannudaiya thunai irukkum endru yegōvaa aagaai matrum sagariyaa mūlamaaga sonnaar. (aagaa. 1:8, 13, 14; saga. 1:3, 16) indha thīrkkadharisigal sonnadhai kēttu yūdhargal romba urchaagamadaindhaargal. adhanaal, ki.mu. 520-il aalayatthai kattugira vēlaiyai marubadiyum aarambitthaargal. aindhu varushangalukkul adhai katti muditthaargal. ikkattaana kaalatthilum yegōvaavudaiya viruppatthai seivadharku mudhalidam kodutthadhaal, vaalkkaiyai ōttuvadharku thēvaiyaana ellaavatraiyum yegōvaa avargalukku kodutthaar. avarōdu nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolvadharkum udhavinaar. adhanaal, yūdhargal sandhōshamaaga yegōvaavai vananginaargal.—esraa 6:14-16, 22.

yegōvaavudaiya viruppatthai seivadhilēyē ungal gavanam irukkattum

8. yegōvaavudaiya viruppatthai seivadhilēyē mulu gavanam selutthuvadharku aagaai 2:4-il irukkira vaartthaigal namakku eppadi udhavum? (adikkurippaiyum paarungal.)

⁸ ūliyatthai adhigamaaga seiya vēndiya avasiyam endraikkum illaadha alavukku indraikku irukkiradhu. ēnendraal, migundha ubatthiravam romba sīkkiratthil vara pōgiradhu. (maar. 13:10) porulaadhaara nerukkadiyaiyō prasanga vēlaikku edhirppaiyō ippōdhu naam sandhitthukkondu irundhaal, ūliyatthil gavanam selutthuvadhu kashtamaaga irukkalaam. indha maadhiri sūlnilaigalilum yegōvaavudaiya vēlaikku mudhalidam kodukka edhu namakku udhavum? “paralōga padaigalin yegōvaa”b nam pakkam irukkiraar endra nambikkai udhavum! nammudaiya thēvaigalaiyum kavalaigalaiyumvida yegōvaavudaiya arasaangam sambandhappatta vēlaikku mudhalidam kodutthaal, avar kandippaaga namakku aadharavu koduppaar. edhai kandum naam bayappada thēvaiyillai.—aagaai 2:4-ai vaasikkalaam.

9-10. matthēyu 6:33-il yēsu solliyiruppadhu unmai enbadhai oru thambadhi eppadi unarndhaargal?

⁹ payaniyargalaaga sēvai seiyum aalek matrum avarudaiya manaivi airīnaavudaiyac udhaaranatthai gavaniyungal. thēvai adhigam irukkira oru sabaikku udhavi seiya avargal vēroru pagudhikku kudimaari pōnaargal. aanaal, naattin porulaadhaara nilaimai mōsamaanadhaal avargalukku varumaanam illaamal pōivittadhu. kittatthatta oru varushatthukku nilaiyaana oru vēlai avargalukku kidaikkavillai. aanaalum, andha samayatthil yegōvaavudaiya anbaiyum aadharavaiyum avargal unarndhaargal. sagōdhara sagōdharigalum avargalukku avvappōdhu udhavinaargal. aarambatthil sagōdharar aalekkukku konjam mana sōrvaagatthaan irundhadhu. irundhaalum, indha mōsamaana sūlnilaiyai samaalikka kurippaaga edhu avargalukku udhaviyadhu? “ūliyatthil bisiyaaga irundhadhaal, mukkiyamaana vishayatthukku engalaal vaalkkaiyil mudhalidam kodukka mudindhadhu” endru aalek solgiraar. avarum avarudaiya manaiviyum vēlai thēdiya adhēsamayatthil, ūliyatthilum bisiyaaga irundhaargal.

¹⁰ oru naal, ūliyatthai muditthuvittu vīttukku vandhapōdhu avargalukku oru aachariyam kaatthirundhadhu. avargaludaiya nerungiya nanbar oruvar kittatthatta 160 kilōmīttar dhūram payanam seidhuvandhu, irandu pai niraiya maligai saamaangalai vaitthuvittu pōyirundhadhu theriyavandhadhu. “yegōvaavukkum sabaiyil irukkiravargalukkum engalmēl evvalavu anbu irundhadhu enbadhai andraikku naangal purindhukondōm. ‘vaalkkai ini avvalavudhaan! vēru valiyē illai’ enbadhupōl silasamayam thōndralaam. aanaal, adhu unmai kidaiyaadhu. yegōvaa thannudaiya ūliyargalai kandippaaga marakka maattaar enbadhil naangal nambikkaiyōdu irukkirōm” engiraar aalek.—mat. 6:33.

11. nammudaiya gavanamellaam yegōvaavudaiya vēlaiyai seivadhilēyē irundhaal enna nanmai kidaikkum?

¹¹ uyir kaakkira ūliya vēlaiyil nammudaiya mulu gavanamum irukka vēndum endru yegōvaa aasaippadugiraar. 7-vadhu paaraavil gavanitthadhu pōl aalayatthai kattum vēlaiyil gavanam seluttha solli aagaai thīrkkadharisi makkalai urchaagappadutthinaar. ‘ivvalavu naal pōnadhu ellaam pōgattum. pudhidhaaga oru vēlaiyai aarambitthaal, adhai evvalavu surusuruppaaga seivōmō, adhēmaadhiri aalayatthai kattum vēlaiyai seiyungal!’ endru avar solvadhupōl irundhadhu. appadi avargal seidhaal yegōvaa avargalai ‘aasīrvadhippaar’ endrum aagaai sonnaar. (aagaa. 2:18, 19) yegōvaa kodutthirukkum vēlaiyai seivadhil naamum mulu gavanatthai vaitthaal avar nammai aasīrvadhippaar enbadhil urudhiyaaga irukkalaam.

yegōvaamēl nambikkaiyai valarppadhu eppadi?

12. esraavukkum avarōdu vandha yūdhargalukkum ēn niraiya visuvaasam thēvaippattirukkum?

¹² ki.mu. 468-il baabilōnilirundhu erusalēmukku innum konjam yūdhargal vandhaargal; esraavum avargalōdu vandhaar. andha payanatthai seiya avargalukku niraiya visuvaasam thēvaippattirukkum. ēnendraal, avargal payanam seidha paadhai romba aabatthaanadhu. adhumattumalla, aalayatthai kattuvadharkaaga nankodaiyaaga kidaittha ekkachakkamaana thangamum velliyum avargalidam irundhadhu. valiyil thirudargalkūda avargalai thaakkum aabatthu irundhadhu. (esraa 7:12-16; 8:31) erusalēm nagaratthai patri enna sollalaam? adhuvum paadhugaappu illaadha nilaimaiyildhaan irundhadhu. angē konja pērdhaan vaalndhaargal. madhilgalum kadhavugalum paludhu paarkka vēndiya nilaimaiyil irundhadhu. indha maadhiri oru sūlnilaiyilum esraavaal eppadi yegōvaamēl nambikkai vaikka mudindhadhu? avaridamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

13. esraa eppadi yegōvaamēl nambikkaiyai valartthukkondaar? (adikkurippaiyum paarungal.)

¹³ ikkattaana oru sūlnilaiyil yegōvaa thannudaiya makkalai paadhugaatthadhai esraa paartthirukkiraar. konja varushangalukku munbu, adhaavadhu ki.mu. 484-il, esraa baabilōnil agaasvēru raajaavin aatchiyin kīlē irundhaar. andha samayatthil, persiya saamraajyam muluvadhum irundha yūdhargalai kondrupōdumpadi oru kattalai pōdappattirundhadhu. (esthar 3:7, 13-15) esraavin uyirum aabatthil irundhadhu. appōdhu, ellaa ‘maagaanangalilum’ irundha yūdhargal viradhamirundhu dhukkam anusaritthaargal. udhavi kēttu yegōvaavidam kenjinaargal. (esthar 4:3) edhirigal vettiya kuliyil avargalē vilundhadhai paartthapōdhu esraavukkum matra yūdhargalukkum eppadi irundhirukkum! (esthar 9:1, 2) yegōvaavaal thannudaiya makkalai kaappaatra mudiyum endra nambikkai andha samayatthil esraavukku innum adhigamaagiyirukkum. edhirkaalatthil eppadippatta sōdhanai vandhaalum adhai sandhikka avar thayaaraagiyiruppaar.d

14. sagōdhari anaastaasiyaavin udhaaranatthilirundhu enna katrukkondīrgal?

¹⁴ vaalkkaiyē irundu pōna oru sūlnilaiyilum yegōvaa nammai akkaraiyaaga gavanitthukkolgiraar; adhai paarkkumpōdhu avarmēl irukkira nambikkai innum adhigamaagum. kilakku airōppaavil irukkira anaastaasiyaa endra sagōdhari andha maadhiri oru sūlnilaiyai sandhitthaar. nadunilaiyai vittukkodukkaamal irukka vēndum enbadharkaaga, avar thannudaiya vēlaiyai vittuvittaar. avar ippadi solgiraar: “kaiyil kaasē illaamal irukkum nilaimai idhuvaraikkum en vaalkkaiyil vandhadhē illai. aanaal, naan prachinaiyai yegōvaavin kaiyil vittuvittēn. avar ennai nandraaga paartthukkondaar. vēlai illaadha oru sūlnilai marubadiyum vandhaalum, naan kavalaippada maattēn. yegōvaa appaa indraikku ennai paartthukkolgiraar endraal, edhirkaalatthilum paartthukkolvaar.”

15. yegōvaamēl thodarndhu nambikkai vaippadharku esraavukku edhu udhaviyadhu? (esraa 7:27, 28)

¹⁵ yegōvaa thanakku thunaiyaaga irundhadhai esraa niraiya samayangalil paartthaar. “en kadavul yegōvaa enakku thunaiyaaga irundhadhaal” endru esraa 7:27, 28-il avar eludhinaar. (vaasiyungal.) idhē maadhiriyaana vaartthaigalai esraa butthagatthil innum naangu dhadavai paarkka mudigiradhu. yegōvaa eppadiyellaam udhavi seidhaar enbadhai esraa adikkadi yōsitthu paartthaar. adhanaaldhaan, yegōvaamēl irundha nambikkai avarukku kuraiyavē illai.—esraa 7:6, 9; 8:18, 31.

16. yegōvaa namakku thunaiyaaga iruppadhai endha maadhiriyaana samayangalil paarkka mudiyum? (padatthaiyum paarungal.)

¹⁶ oru kashtamaana sūlnilai varumpōdhu yegōvaavaal namakku udhava mudiyum. udhaaranatthukku, maanaattukkaaga mēnējaridam līv kētkumpōdhu alladhu kūttangalil kalandhukolvadharkaaga vēlai nēratthil maatram seiya solli kētkumpōdhu, yegōvaa namakku thunaiyaaga iruppadhai nammaal paarkka mudiyum; edhirpaarkkaadha oru nalla thiruppamkūda ērpadalaam. andha maadhiri samayangalil yegōvaamēl namakku irukkira nambikkai innum balamaagum.

17. savaalaana sūlnilaimaiyilum esraa eppadi manatthaalmaiyai kaattinaar? (attai padatthai paarungal.)

¹⁷ esraa manatthaalmaiyōdu yegōvaavidam udhavi kēttaar. thanakku munbu irundha poruppugalai ninaitthu bayandhupōna ovvoru samayatthilum esraa manatthaalmaiyōdu yegōvaavidam udhavi kēttu jebam seidhaar. (esraa 8:21-23; 9:3-5) avar andhalavukku yegōvaavai nambiyirundhadhai paartthu, makkalum yegōvaavai nambinaargal. esraavukku thangaludaiya aadharavaiyum kodutthaargal. (esraa 10:1-4) kudumbatthin thēvaigalaiyum paadhugaappaiyum ninaitthu silasamayam naam romba kavalaippadalaam. andha maadhiri samayangalil, nambikkaiyōdu yegōvaavidam jebam seiya vēndum.

18. yegōvaamēl irukkira nambikkaiyai valartthukkolvadharku edhu namakku udhavum?

¹⁸ naam manatthaalmaiyōdu yegōvaavidam udhavi kētkumpōdhum sagōdhara sagōdharigal seigira udhaviyai ētrukkollumpōdhum yegōvaamēl irukkira nambikkai innum adhigamaagum. mūndru kulandhaigalukku ammaavaaga irukkira erikkaavum appaditthaan unargiraar. vaalkkaiyil pēridi vilundha samayatthilum avar yegōvaavaiyē nambiyirundhaar. avarudaiya vayitril irundha kulandhaiyum avarudaiya kanavarum adutthadutthu konjam naatkalil irandhupōnaargal. vaalkkaiyil nadandhadhaiyellaam thirumbi paartthu avar ippadi solgiraar: “yegōvaa namakku eppadi udhavi seivaar endru munnaadiyē theriyaadhu. naam konjamkūda edhirpaarkkaadha idangalil irundhu udhavi kidaikkalaam. naan seidha niraiya jebangalukku, ennudaiya nanbargal sonna alladhu seidha vishayangal mūlamaaga badhil kidaitthadhu. nanbargalidam manamvittu pēsumpōdhu avargalaal enakku innum nandraaga udhavi seiya mudigiradhu.”

kadaisivarai yegōvaamēl nambikkaiyaaga irungal

19-20. erusalēmukku thirumbi vara mudiyaadha yūdhargalidamirundhu naam enna katrukkollalaam?

¹⁹ erusalēmukku thirumbi vara mudiyaadha yūdhargalidamirundhum nalla paadatthai naam katrukkollalaam. vayadhaanadhaalō udalnala prachinaiyaalō kudumba sūlnilaiyaalō sila yūdhargalaal erusalēmukku thirumbi vara mudiyavillai. irundhaalum, thirumbi vandha yūdhargalukku avargal manadhaara aadharavu kodutthaargal. aalayatthai kattuvadharku thēvaiyaana porulgalai nankodaiyaaga kodutthu anuppinaargal. (esraa 1:5, 6) yūdhargal thirumbi vandhu kittatthatta 19 varushangalukku piragumkūda, baabilōnil irundha yūdhargal nankodai kodutthuvandhadhaaga therigiradhu.—saga. 6:10.

²⁰ yegōvaavukku adhigamaaga sēvai seiya mudiyavillai endru nīngal kavalaippadugirīrgalaa? kavalaippadaadhīrgal! avarukkaaga nīngal manadhaara seigira vishayangalai avar uyarvaaga ninaikkiraar. sagariyaavudaiya naalil yegōvaa sonna oru vishayatthai vaitthu idhai purindhukolla mudigiradhu. thirumbi vara mudiyaamal baabilōnil irundha yūdhargal koduttha thangatthaiyum, velliyai vaitthu yegōvaa oru krīdatthai seiya sonnaar. (saga. 6:11) andha “magaa krīdam” avargal dhaaraalamaaga koduttha nankodaikku “ninaivaaga” irukkum endru sonnaar. (saga. 6:14) appadiyendraal, ikkattaana sūlnilaiyilum avarukku sēvai seivadharkaaga naam edukkira muyarchigalai avar kandippaaga marakka maattaar endru nambalaam.—ebi. 6:10.

21. edhirkaalatthai nambikkaiyōdu sandhikka edhu namakku udhavum?

²¹ kadaisi naatkalil namakku niraiya nerukkadiyaana sūlnilaigal varum. edhirkaalatthil nilaimaigal innum mōsamaagakkūda aagalaam. (2 thī. 3:1, 13) aanaal adharkaaga, naam kavalaiyilēyē thuvandupōivida vēndiya avasiyam illai. aagaai mūlam yegōvaa sonna indha vaartthaigalai eppōdhum nyaabagatthil vaitthukkollungal: “naan ungalōdu irukkirēn . . . bayappadaamal irungal.” (aagaa. 2:4, 5) avarudaiya vēlaiyai seivadharkaaga nammaal mudindha ellaavatraiyum seiyumpōdhu, yegōvaa namakku thunaiyaaga iruppaar; idhil naam urudhiyaaga irukkalaam. aagaayum sagariyaavum sonna thīrkkadharisanangalilirundhu katrukkonda paadangalaiyum esraavidam irundhu katrukkonda vishayangalaiyum kadaippidikkumpōdhu, edhirkaalam irundu pōnadhupōl thōndrinaalum yegōvaa namakku kandippaaga velicham kaattuvaar enbadhil nambikkaiyaaga irukkalaam.