yegōvaavai manadhil vaitthudhaan ovvoru mudivaiyum edutthēn

mē 19, 1940-il lebanaanil irukkira amyūn endra ūril naan pirandhēn. konja varushatthukku appuram tripalī endra nagaratthukku naangal kudimaari pōnōm. engal kudumbatthil irukkira ellaarumē yegōvaamēl romba anbu vaitthirundhaargal. naangal eppōdhumē sandhōshamaaga irundhōm. appaa ammaa ennai nallapadiyaaga valartthaargal. naandhaan kadaikkutti. enakku mūndru akkaa, oru annan. appaa ammaavai porutthavaraikkum panam sambaadhippadhu ellaam irandaavadhudhaan. baibil padippadhu... kūttangalukku pōvadhu... ūliyam seivadhu... idhellaamdhaan engalukku mukkiyamaanadhaaga irundhadhu.

engaludaiya sabaiyil paralōga nambikkaiyullavargal niraiya pēr irundhaargal. adhil oruvardhaan maikkēl abōd. andha samayatthil, avardhaan sabai butthaga padippai nadatthuvaar. avarukku niyu yaarkkil satthiyam kidaitthadhu. 1921-il lebanaanil irundhavargalukku mudhanmudhalil avardhaan satthiyatthai sonnaar. engaludaiya sabaikku irandu mishanari sagōdharigal vandhaargal. oruvar peyar aan, innoruvar peyar gven bīvar. avargal irandu pērukkum maikkēl niraiya udhavigal seidhaar. adhu innum enakku nyaabagam irukkiradhu. naangal ellōrum nalla nanbargal aagivittōm. niraiya varushangalukku appuram, amerikkaavil aanai paartthēn. enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. konja naalaikku appuram gvennaiyum paartthēn. vilfred kuj endra sagōdhararai avar kalyaanam panniyirundhaar. avargal irandu pērum landan betthēlil sēvai seidhukondirundhaargal.

lebanaanil seidha ūliyam

naan chinna paiyanaaga irundhapōdhu, lebanaanil yegōvaavin saatchigal konjam pērdhaan irundhōm. aanaalum, naangal aarvamaaga baibil satthiyangalai matravargalidam sonnōm. sila madha thalaivargal engalukku thollai kodutthaargal. irundhaalum, naangal ūliyam seidhu kondēdhaan irundhōm. sila sambavangalai ennaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. adhai patri ippōdhu solgirēn.

orunaal ennudaiya akkaa sanaavum naanum  oru adukkumaadi kudiyiruppil ūliyam seidhukondirundhōm. angē oru paadhiri vandhaar. yaarō pōn panni avarai vara solli iruppaargal endru ninaikkirēn. avar akkaavai paartthu kēvalamaaga thittinaar. murattutthanamaaga avarai piditthu padiyilirundhu kīlē thallivittaar. akkaavukku kaayam aagivittadhu. idhai ellaam paartthu pōlīsukku yaarō pōn panninaargal. pōlīs angē vandhu akkaavukku kaayamaagi iruppadhai paartthaargal. udanē, avarukku udhavuvadharku ērpaadugalaiyum seidhaargal. pinbu, andha paadhiriyai kaavalnilaiyatthukku kūttikkondu pōivittaargal. avaridam thuppaakki irundhadhai paarttha pōlīs adhigaari, “nīnga enna madha thalaivaraa? illa ravudi gumbalōda thalaivaraa?” endru kēttaar.

innoru dhadavai nadandha oru sambavatthaiyum ennaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. oru bassai vaadagaikku edutthu odhukkuppuramaaga irundha ōr ūril ūliyam seivadharkaaga pōyirundhōm. ellaamē nallapadiyaagatthaan pōikkondirundhadhu. thidīrendru, oru paadhiri periya gumbalai kūttikkondu vandhaar. avargal engalukku thondharavu kodutthaargal. engalmēl kallerindhaargal. adhil appaavin thalaiyil kaayam aagivittadhu. avarudaiya mugam ellaam rattham! udanē, ammaavai kūttikkondu appaa bassukkul pōnaar. naangal ellaarum kavalaiyōdu avargal pinnaalē pōnōm. appaa mugatthil irundha ratthatthai ellaam thudaitthuvittu, ammaa sonna oru vaartthaiyai ennaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. “yegōvaavē, dhayavusenju avangala mannichidunga. avanga enna seiyaraangannē avangalukku theriyala” endru sonnaar.

oru dhadavai sondhakkaarargalai paarppadharkaaga ūrukku pōyirundhōm. thaatthaa vīttil irundhapōdhu bishap angē vandhaar. appaa ammaa yegōvaavin saatchigal enbadhu avarukku theriyum. avar ennai thaniyaaga kūttikkondu pōi, “nī ēn innum nyaanasnaanam edukkala?” endru kēttaar. appōdhu enakku aaru vayadhudhaan. adhanaal, naan chinna paiyan endrum baibilai patri innum naan niraiya therindhukolla vēndiyirukkiradhu endrum visuvaasatthai valartthukkolla vēndiyirukkiradhu endrum sonnēn. naan sonnadhu avarukku pidikkavillai. adhanaal thaatthaavidam, naan mariyaadhai illaamal pēsugirēn endru sonnaar.

indha maadhiri kasappaana anubavangal konjamdhaan. nalla anubavangal niraiya irundhana. podhuvaaga, lebanaanil irukkira makkal natpaaga palaguvaargal, anbaaga nadandhukolvaargal. adhanaal, avargalidam baibil patri pēsa mudindhadhu. niraiya baibil padippugalaiyum nadattha mudindhadhu.

vēroru naattukku kudimaari pōnōm

naan palliyil paditthukkondirundha samayatthil venisuvēlaavilirundhu lebanaanukku oru sagōdharar vandhaar. avar engal kūttangalukku vara aarambitthaar. ennudaiya akkaa vaafaavai avar kaadhalitthaar. appuram kalyaanam pannikkondu venisuvēlaavukku avargal pōivittaargal. akkaa appaavukku kadidhangal eludhumpōdhellaam engalai venisuvēlaavukku kudimaari vara solli sollikkondē iruppaar. ēnendraal, engalai pirindhu avaraal irukka mudiyavillai. kadaisiyil naangal ellaarum venisuvēlaavukkē pōivittōm.

1953-il naangal venisuvēlaavukku vandhōm. kaaraaksil adhibar maaligaikku pakkatthilēyē kudivandhōm. naan chinna paiyanaaga irundhadhaal sogusaana kaaril adhibar pōvadhaiyum varuvadhaiyum paarppadharku enakku romba bramippaaga irundhadhu. pudhu naadu, moli, kalaachaaram, unavu, sīdhōshnam endru ellaamē pudhidhaaga irundhadhaal appaa ammaavukku kashtamaaga irundhadhu. konjam konjamaaga adharku palagikkondirundhaargal. adharkullē, engal vaalkkaiyil oru periya idi vilundhadhu.

engal vaalkkaiyil nadandha oru sōga sambavam

thidīrendru engal appaavukku udambu sariyillaamal pōivittadhu. adhu engalukku pudhiyadhaaga irundhadhu. ēnendraal, avar balamaaga, aarōkkiyamaagatthaan irundhaar. avar udambu sariyillaamal irundhu naangal paartthadhē illai. avarukku putrunōi iruppadhai kandupiditthaargal, aruvai sigichaiyum seidhaargal. aanaal, oru vaaratthilēyē avar irandhuvittaar.

andha dhukkatthai eppadi solvadhu endrē theriyavillai. appōdhu enakku verum 13 vayadhudhaan. naangal adhirchiyil mūlgi pōivittōm. engaludaiya vaalkkaiyē irundupōna maadhiri aagivittadhu. appaa irandhuvittaar enbadhai ammaavaal ētrukkollavē mudiyavillai. aanaal, vaalkkaiyai ōtta vēndumē! yegōvaa engalukku udhavi seidhadhaal adhaiyellaam thaandi vara mudindhadhu. enakku 16 vayadhaanapōdhu palli padippai muditthuvittēn. kudumbatthai kaappaatruvadharku ēdhaavadhu seiya vēndum endru ninaitthēn.

ennudaiya akkaa sanaa, rūban aaraavahū enbavarai kalyaanam pannikkondaar. avar giliyad palliyil paditthuvittu venisuvēlaavukku thirumbi vandhirundhaar. kalyaanatthukku appuram avargal niyu yaarkkukku pōivittaargal. naanum angē pōnaal, avargal vīttil thangi palgalaikkalagatthil padikka mudiyum endru kudumbatthil iruppavargal ninaitthaargal. adhanaal, naanum angē pōnēn. ennudaiya akkaavum maamaavum naan yegōvaavidam nalla bandhatthai vaitthukkolvadharku romba udhaviyaaga irundhaargal. brūklinil irundha spaanish moli sabaikku naan pōikkondirundhēn. angē, mudhirchiyulla sagōdharargal niraiya pēr irundhaargal. mukkiyamaana irandu pērai patri naan solla vēndum. oruvar miltan henshal, innoruvar, fredrik fraans. ivargal irandu pērum brūklin betthēlil sēvai seidhukondirundhaargal.

nalla kurikkōlgalai vaippadhai patri solgira kaavarkōbura katturaigalai paditthu adhai aalamaaga yōsitthukkondirundhēn. adhanaal, ennudaiya palgalaikkalagatthil mudhal varusham mudiyappōgum samayatthil, vaalkkaiyil naan enna seidhukondirukkirēn enbadhai patri yōsikka aarambitthēn. ennudaiya sabaiyil irukkira payaniyargalum, betthēl ūliyargalum evvalavu sandhōshamaaga irukkiraargal enbadhai gavanitthēn. naanum avargalai maadhiriyē aaga vēndumendru aasaippattēn. aanaal, innum naan nyaanasnaanam edukkavillai. adhanaal, sīkkiratthilēyē ennudaiya vaalkkaiyai yegōvaavukku arppanitthēn. maarch 30, 1957-il nyaanasnaanam edutthēn.

mukkiyamaana mudivugalai edutthēn

nyaanasnaanam eduttha pinbu, innoru mukkiyamaana mudivu eduppadhai patri yōsitthēn. adhaavadhu, mulunēra sēvaiyil iranga vēndum endru aasaippattēn. andha aasai enakku adhigamaagikkondē vandhadhu. aanaal, palgalaikkalagatthilum paditthukkondu payaniyar sēvaiyaiyum seiya mudiyumaa? endru yōsitthēn. adhanaal, padippai nirutthivittu venisuvēlaavukku thirumbi pōi, angē payaniyar sēvai seiya vēndum endru mudivedutthēn. adhai patri ammaavukkum kūdappirandhavargalukkum kadidhangal eludhinēn. avargalum enakku thiruppi kadidhangal eludhinaargal. ippadi, naangal kadidhatthukku mēl kadidham eludhikkondōm.

jūn 1957-il kaaraaksukku thirumbi vandhēn. aanaal, kudumbatthin nilaimai konjam mōsamaaga irundhadhu. innoruvarudaiya varumaanam thēvaippattadhu. adhanaal, naan oru vangiyil vēlaikku sērndhēn. adhē samayatthil, payaniyar sēvai seiya vēndum endru aasaippattēn. ēnendraal, naan adharkaagatthaan thirumbi vandhirundhēn. niraiya varushangalaaga vangiyil mulunēra vēlaiyum seidhukondu payaniyar sēvaiyum seidhukondirundhēn. en vaalkkaiyil adhuvaraikkum illaadha alavukku naan romba bisiyaaga irundhēn. aanaal, romba sandhōshamaagavum irundhēn!

en vaalkkaiyil enakku innoru sandhōshamum kidaitthadhu. silviyaa endra alagaana pennai kalyaanam pannikkondēn. yegōvaamēl avalukku romba anbu irundhadhu. avalum avaludaiya appaa ammaavum jermaniyilirundhu venisuvēlaavukku kudimaari vandhirundhaargal. engalukku irandu kulandhaigal pirandhaargal. mūttha paiyan peyar mishel. magal peyar samīraa. ennudaiya ammaavaiyum engal kūdavē thanga vaitthukkondōm. kudumba poruppugal adhigamaanadhaal payaniyar sēvaiyai niruttha vēndiyadhaagivittadhu. aanaalum, andha aasai enakkullē irundhukondē irundhadhu. ennaal mudindhalavukku niraiya ūliyam seidhēn. vidumuraigal vandhapōdhellaam naanum silviyaavum sērndhu thunai payaniyar ūliyam seidhōm.

innoru mukkiyamaana mudivu edutthēn

naan oru vishayatthai patri yōsitthukkondirundhadhaaga aarambatthil sonnēn, illaiyaa? andha samayatthil en pillaigal innum palliyildhaan paditthukkondirundhaargal. naangal sogusaana vaalkkai vaalndhukondirundhōm. vangi ūliyargalidam enakku nalla peyar irundhadhu. aanaalum, yegōvaavin ūliyar endra peyar edukkavēndum endrudhaan aasaippattēn. andha aasai en manadhaivittu nīngavē illai. adhanaal, en manaiviyum naanum utkaarndhu kudumbatthin varavuselavu patri kanakku pōttōm. oruvēlai, naan vēlaiyai vittuvittaal enakku niraiya panam kidaikkum. engalukku kadan illaadhadhaal, elimaiyaaga vaalndhaal andha panatthai vaitthu engaludaiya vaalkkaiyai ōtta mudiyum endru mudivu edutthōm.

andha mudivai eduppadhu avvalavu sulabamaaga irukkavillai. aanaal, en manaiviyum ammaavum enakku mulu aadharavu kodutthaargal. marubadiyum naan mulunēra ūliyargal pattiyalil sērappōgirēn enbadhai ninaitthapōdhu romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. adharku endha thadaiyum illaadha maadhiri thōndriyadhu. aanaal, engal ellaarukkum ōr inba adhirchi kaatthukkondirundhadhu.

inba adhirchi

silviyaa marubadiyum garbamaanaal. engal irandu pērukkum adhu inba adhirchiyaaga irundhadhu. orupakkam sandhōshamaaga irundhaalum payaniyaraaga aaga vēndum endru naan eduttha mudivu enna aagum enbadhai patri yōsitthēn. engalukku innoru kulandhai pirakkappōgiradhu enbadhai sandhōshamaaga ētrukkolvadharku sīkkiratthilēyē naangal irandu pērum manadhalavil thayaaraagivittōm. aanaal, naan pōtta thittamellaam ennavaagum?

naangal irandu pērum kalandhu pēsiya pinbu, naangal eduttha mudivai maatrikkolla vēndaam endru ninaitthōm. ēpral 1985-il engal paiyan gēbriyēl pirandhaan. jūn 1985-il naan vēlaiyai vittuvittu olungaana payaniyar sēvaiyai aarambitthēn. konja kaalatthil, kilai aluvalaga kuluvil sēvai seigira baakkiyam enakku kidaitthadhu. aanaal, kaaraaksil kilai aluvalagam illaadhadhaal naan vaaratthukku irandu alladhu mūndru naatkal kittatthatta 80 kilōmīttar payanam seidhu kilai aluvalagatthukku pōi vara vēndiyirundhadhu.

innoru idatthukku kudimaarinōm

kilai aluvalagam laa viktōriyaavil irundhadhaal, adharku pakkatthilēyē iruppadharkaaga naangal kudumbamaaga angē pōvadhu endru mudivu edutthōm. adhu unmaiyilēyē oru periya maatram. kudumbatthil irukkiravargal koduttha aadharavai ennaal marakkavē mudiyaadhu. ennudaiya ammaavai paartthukkollum poruppai ennudaiya akkaa baahaa ētrukkondaar. mishelukku kalyaanam aagivittadhu. aanaal, samīraavum, gēbriyēlum engalōdudhaan irundhaargal. adhanaal, avargaludaiya nanbargalai ellaam vittuvittu, avargal laa viktōriyaavukku vara vēndiyirundhadhu. kaaraaks thalainagaramaaga irundhadhaal eppōdhumē ‘jējē’ endru irukkum. adhai vittuvittu oru chinna ūrukku varuvadhu silviyaavukkum periya maatramaaga irundhadhu. oru chinna vīttil vaalvadharku naangal ellaarumē palagikkondōm. kaaraaksil irundhu laa viktōriyaavukku varuvadharku indha maadhiri niraiya vishayangal seiya vēndiyirundhana.

marubadiyum sila maatrangal nadandhana. gēbriyēlukku kalyaanam aanadhu. samīraa thaniyaaga vaalvadhu endru mudivu edutthaal. 2007-il silviyaavaiyum ennaiyum betthēlukku kūppittaargal. indru varaikkum naangal angēdhaan sēvai seigirōm. ennudaiya mūttha paiyan mishel mūpparaaga sēvai seigiraan. avanudaiya manaivi mōnikaavum avanum olungaana payaniyargalaagavum sēvai seidhukondirukkiraargal. gēbriyēl, ēmbaraa endra pennai kalyaanam pannikkondu, ippōdhu irandu pērum itthaaliyil irukkiraargal. avanum mūpparaaga sēvai seigiraan. samīraa olungaana payaniyaraaga sēvai seivadhōdu, betthēlil rimōt vaalantiyaraagavum sēvai seigiraal.

naan eduttha mudivugalai ninaitthu sandhōshappadugirēn

en vaalkkai mulukka naan niraiya mudivugal edutthēn. adhai ellaam ninaitthu naan sandhōshamdhaan adaigirēn. yegōvaavin amaippil enakku kidaittha niyamippugalukkaaga romba nandri solgirēn. avaridam oru nalla natpu vaitthukkolvadhu evvalavu mukkiyam enbadhai itthanai varushatthil naan nandraaga purindhukondēn. naam chinna mudivu edukka vēndiyirundhaalum sari, periya mudivugal edukka vēndiyirundhaalum sari, andha samayatthil, ‘ellaa sindhanaikkum mēlaana dhēvasamaadhaanatthai’ avar kandippaaga koduppaar. (pili. 4:6, 7) betthēlil seigira parisuttha sēvaiyai silviyaavum naanum sandhōshamaaga seidhukondirukkirōm. yegōvaavai manadhil vaitthu naangal eduttha ovvoru mudivaiyum avar aasīrvadhitthirukkiraar.