"A\´cw ]coiòmÀ sNóp Ahs\ hm¡nð IpSpt¡ïXnóp BtemNn¨psImïp X§fpsS injyòmsc sltcmZytcmSp IqsS Ahs³d ASp¡ð Ab¨p: Kptcm, \o kXyhm\pw ssZh¯ns³d hgn t\cmbn ]Tn¸n¡póh\pw a\pjycpsS apJw t\m¡m¯h³ BIbmð Bscbpw i¦bnñm¯h\pw BIpóp Fóp R§Ä Adnbpóp. \n\¡p F´p tXmópóp? ssIkÀ¡p Icw sImSp¡póXp hnlnXtam Añtbm Fóp ]dªpXtcWw Fóp ]dbn¨p. tbip AhcpsS ZpãX Adnªp. I]S`àn¡mtc, Fsó ]co£n¡póXp F´p? Ic¯nópÅ \mWbw ImWn¸n³ Fóp ]dªp; AhÀ Ahs³d ASp¡ð Hcp shÅn¡mip sImïphóp. Ah³ AhtcmSp: Cu kzcq]hpw tasegp¯pw BcptSXp Fóp tNmZn¨Xnóp ssIkcptSXp Fóp AhÀ ]dªp. Fómð ssIkÀ¡pÅXp ssIkÀ¡pw ssZh¯nópÅXp ssZh¯nópw sImSp¸n³ Fóp Ah³ AhtcmSp ]dªp. AhÀ tI«p BÝcys¸«p Ahs\ hn«p s]mbv¡fªp.'
(hn. a¯mbn 22:15þ22)

]ïv Hcp Im«nð Hcp ]ónbpw Hcp ]iphpw Dïmbncpóp. ]ón¡v Hcp ]cmXn. Bcpw Xsó thït]mse {i²n¡pItbm IcpXpItbm hneaXn¡pItbm sN¿pónñ. FñmhÀ¡pw Xsó AhÚbpw ]pÑhpamWv. Fómð ]iphns\ t\m¡pt¼mÄ FñmhÀ¡pw AXnt\mSv Hcp {]tXyI aaXbpw _lpam\hpw kt´mjhpw kvt\lhpw {]ISn¸n¡póp. Cu thÀXncnhv ]ónsb henb Nn´m¡pg¸¯nð Bgv¯n. ]ón arKcmPmhmb knwl¯n\v Hcp ]cmXn sImSp¯p. ]ón knwlt¯mSv Xsâ ]cn`hw C{]Imcw DWÀ¯n¨p: "C{Xbpw CuÀjybpw AhKW\bpw k¼mZn¡phm³ Rm³ F´p sXÁp sNbvXp? BÀ¡pw Rm³ Hcp tZmjhpw sNbvXn«nñ. t\sc adn¨v ]iphns\ Fñmhcpw IcpXpIbpw BZcn¡pIbpw sN¿póp. A§v F\n¡p \oXn \S¯n¯cWw.' knwlcmPmhv ]ónbpsS Bt£]w hniIe\w sNbvXtijw C{]Imcw BÚm]n¨p: "]iphns\ BfpIÄ kvt\ln¡póXn\pw _lpam\n¡póXn\pw Hcp ImcWw Dïv. ]ip Pohn¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ Xsó AXn\p e`n¨ Fñm \òIfpw A\p{Kl§fpw aÁpÅhÀ¡mbn ]¦p shbv¡póp. Fómð \obmsW¦nð N¯tijw am{Xsa BÀs¡¦nepw Fs´¦nepw {]tbmP\s¸SpópÅp. Fómð Pohn¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ \o BÀ¡pw Hcp D]Imchpw \ðImdnñ. AXpsImïp Pohn¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ \nsó Bcpw BZcn¡pónñ, Fómð ]ip BZcn¡s¸Spóp.'

CXv `mh\bnse Hcp IYbmsW¦nepw henb Hcp BßobkXyw CXnð AS§nbncn¡póp. a\pjyhyànXz¯nsâbpw kz`mh¯nsâbpw {]tXyIX Aev]w hniZoIcn¡pó Hcp IYbmWnXp. ssZh¯nsâ kzcq]¯nepw kmZriy¯nepw \mw krãn¡s¸SpIbpw, ssZh¯nsâ izmkw a\pjysâ aq¡nte¡p DuXnbXn\mð Ah³ Poh\pÅ tZlnbmbn¯oÀópshópw \mw ImWpóp. a\pjykz`m¯nsâ aÀ½w F´mWv? a\pjy\nð Poh³ XpSn¡póXv [a\nIfnð càw HmSpóXpsImïpw izmtkmÑzkw sN¿póXpsImïpamWv. izmtkmÑzmk{]{Inbbnð hmbp DÅntes¡Sp¡bpw ]nsó AXp ]pdt¯¡p hnSpIbpw sN¿póp. càw lrZb¯nte¡p Kan¡pIbpw ]nsó AXp ]pdt¯¡p _lnÀ¤an¡pIbpw sN¿póp. hfsc efnXhpw {]Xy£hpamb BßobkXyhpw CXp XsóbmWv.

Pohsâ aÀ½w ]mckv]cyamWv. sImÅpIbpw sImSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp ]ckv]cw ]¦nSpó kt´mj¯nsâbpw kvt\l¯nsâbpw kz`mhhpw {]hÀ¯nbpw Pohsâ Nw{IaWamWv. Pohsâ B[mcambn, \nc´cambn D]tbmKn¡póXn\p ssZhw Xsâ izmkw \ap¡p \ðInbncn¡bmWv. sImSp¡pIbnñ, e`n¡pIam{Xta sN¿mhq Fó at\m`mhw arXkz`mhamWv. kzbw acWs¯ hnfn¨phcp¯nb Hcp aqVsâ IY IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp: "]nsó Ah³ ]dªXp: Rm³ CXp sN¿pw; Fs³d If¸pcIsf s]mfn¨p A[nIw henbh ]WnXp Fs³d hnfhpw hkvXphIbpw Fñmw AXnð Iq«nsh¡pw. Fón«p FtómSp Xtó; \n\¡p Gdnb BïpIÄ¡p aXnbmb A\h[n hkvXphI kzcq]n¨p sh¨ncn¡póp; Bizkn¡, XnópI, IpSn¡, B\µn¡ Fóp ]dbpw. ssZhtam Aht\mSp: aqVm, Cu cm{Xnbnð \ns³d {]mWs\ \ntómSp tNmZn¡pw. ]nsó \o Hcp¡n sh¨Xp BÀ¡mIpw Fóp ]dªp.' (hn. eqt¡mkv 12:18-þ20) GI]£obambn {]hÀ¯n¡pósXñmw acW¯nsâ aÀ½amWv. GI]£obambn Nn´n¨XpsImïmWv ]nXmhnsâ {]ob]p{X³ apSnb\mb ]p{X\mbn A[¸Xn¨Xv. kzbw am{Xw Nn´n¨ apSnb\mb]p{X³ sNsó¯póXv ]ón¡q«¯nemWv.

e`n¡pIam{Xw sN¿pI FóXp Cu temI¯nsâ kz`mhamWv. Cu temI¯nsâ kz`mhw ssIshSnªv, ]¦nSpI Fó ssZhkz`mhw \½nð DÄs¡mÅpt¼mgmWv \mw BßobkzmX{´yw {]m]n¡póXv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ ]ckyip{iqjbpsS Bcw`Ime¯v iotamt\bpw Ahsâ ktlmZc\mb A{´tbmknt\bpw hnfn¡pt¼mÄ AhtcmSp ]dbpóp; "\n§Ä Fsó A\pKan¸o³, Rm³ \n§sf a\pjysc ]nSn¡póhcm¡pw.' Aóphsc AhÀ ao³]nSp¯¡mcmbncpóp. ao³]nSp¯w FóXp GI]£obamb Hcp {]hÀ¯nbmWv. aÕyt¯mSv A\phmZw tNmZn¨nt«m, AXnsâ t£aw IW¡nseSpt¯m Añ ao³ ]nSn¡póXv.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp A¿mbncw ]pcpjòmtcbpw AhcpsS IpSpw_§tfbpw XoÁn Xr]vXcm¡nbtijw tijn¨ IjW§Ä Hcp \pdp¡pt]mepw \jvSam¡msX tiJcn¡póXn\p Xsâ injyòmtcmSp \nÀt±in¡póp. AhÀ ]{´ïp Ip« \ndsb A¸w tiJcn¨p. F´mbncpóp Cu \nÀt±i¯nsâ ]ndInepÅ IÀ¯mhnsâ tNtXmhnImcw? F´n\mWv Cu A¸w ]d¡nsbSp¯sXtóm BÀ¡p AXp sImSp¯pshtóm kphntij¯nð ]dbpónñ. hN\s¯ XmXznIamb shfn¨¯nð ]cntim[n¡pt¼mgpw kphntij¯nsâ A´Àeo\amb aÀ½w a\Ênem¡pt¼mgpw \ap¡p CXnsâ AÀ°hpw Dt±iyhpw hyàamIpw. \n§Ä \n§fpsS hni¸S¡m\pÅ amÀ¤w Xncbpt¼mÄ aÁpÅhcpsS hni¸ns\¡pdn¨pIqSn Dð¡ïbpÅhcmbncn¡Ww. ssZh¯nsâ A\p{Klamb Cu A¸w \n§Ä `£n¨p Xr]vXcmIpt¼mÄ Cu A¸¡jW§fpambn \n§Ä hnióncn¡pó \n§fpsS Abð¡mcsâ ASpt¯¡p ISópsNñWw. \n§fpsS hni¸pw \n§fpsS Abð¡mcsâ hni¸pw X½nepÅ _Ôw \n§Ä AdnbWw. Cu Hcp henb aÀ½amWv IÀ¯mhv Ahsc ]Tn¸n¡póXv.

Cu aÀ½w a\Ênem¡msXbpÅ AhcpsS {]hÀ¯nIfnð AkzkvX\mbn IÀ¯mhv AhtcmSp ]dbpóp: "\n§Ä Fsó A\pKan¡póXv ssZhalXzw IïXpsImïñ, A¸w XnóXpsImïmWv.' BßobXbnð henb Blzm\§fpw hnjaXIfpapïv. \½psS hbdnsâ hnfnbpsS A¸pd¯p ISóp Nn´n¡phm\pw tcmKwsImïpw hni¸psImïpw Zmcn{ZywsImïpw hebpó Cu temI¯nsâ Bhiy§sf DÄs¡mÅphm\pw {InkvXphnsâ kphntij¯nð Hcp henb Blzm\w Dïv. {InkvXphns\ icnbmbn AdnbpóXv hfsc NpaXebpÅ Hcp AhØbmWv.

bmt¡m_nsâ Ipf¯n\cnsI Iïpap«nb iacy¡mc¯n k{XotbmSv IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp: "Aôp `À¯m¡òmÀ \n\¡pïmbncpóp. Ct¸mÄ DÅht\m `À¯mhñ.' B k{Xobpambn _Ôs¸«ncpó Bdp ]pcpjòmcptSbpw at\m`mhw Hóp am{Xambncpóp. Hcp ]s£ Cu InWdn\cnsI sh¨pXsó Bbncn¡mw AhÄ Cu ]pcpjòmsc Iïpap«nbXv. X§fpsS kz´Zmlw ian¸n¡pI FóXmbncpóp Cu InWdn\cnsI hó FñmhcptSbpw Dt±iw. GgmaXmbn AhÄ CXm hyXykvX\mb Hcp ]pcpjs\ AhnsS Iïpap«póp. temI¯nsâ Zmlt¯bpw hni¸nt\bpw DÄs¡mÅphm\mbpw ssZh¯nsâ kzÀ¤ob Zm\§sf Cu temI¯n\p \ðIphm\pambn ISóphó ssZh¯nsâ ]p{X³ Ftó¡pambpÅ Zmlia\¯n\pÅ PohPew hmKvZm\w sN¿póXv kphntijw Adnbn¡pó henb Hcp kXyamWv.

Bßobamb hnSpXð Fs´óp At\Iw kw`h§fnð IqSn IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póq. e`n¡Ww e`n¡Ww Fó AXymÀ¯nbpsS ASnaXz¯nð \nóv \ðIpI Fó hnimeXbnte¡pÅ hnPbbm{XbmWv BßobX. {]Xn_mZy thZ`mK¯nð ]coiòmcpw IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphpw X½nepÅ Hcp A`napJamWv ]cmaÀin¡s¸SpóXv. tbiphns\ hm¡nð IpSpt¡ïXnóp AhÀ Aht\mSv Hcp tNmZyw tNmZn¡póp: "ssIkÀ¡p Icw sImSp¡póXp hnlnXtam?' asÁmcp Xc¯nð ]dªmð; "BÀs¡¦nepw Fs´¦nepw sImSp¡póXp hnlnXtam?'

Cu A`napJs¯ \mw Hóp hniIe\w sN¿pt¼mÄ ImWpóXv cïp hyXykvX kao]\§Ä X½nepÅ apJmapJamWv. BÀ¡pw Hópw sImSp¡phm³ X¿mdñm¯ Hcp P\kaqlhpw Fñmw FñmhÀ¡pw kuP\yambn sImSp¡phm³ X¿mdpÅ a\pjy]p{X\pw X½nepÅ Hcp A`napJw. Fñmw sImSp¡phm³ hóh³ Hópanñm¯h\mbn«mWv ISóphóXv. Ipdp\cnIÄ¡p IpgnIfpw BImi¯nse ]dhIÄ¡p IqSpIfpw Dïp; a\pjy]p{Xt\m Xe Nmbn¸m³ CSw Cñmbncpóp. Xsót¸mseXsó Hópw Cñm¯hscbmWv Xm³ £Wn¨Xpw BIrjn¨Xpw. "A²zm\n¡póhcpw `mcw Npa¡póhcpw BbptÅmtc, Fñmhcpw Fs³d ASp¡ð hcphn³; Rm³ \n§sf Bizkn¸n¡pw.', Fómbncpóp Xsâ Blzm\w.

BÀ¡pw Hópw sImSp¡phm³ X¿mdnñ Fó X§fpsS \áX adbv¡phm³ IpSp¡ptNmZyhpambn hó ]coiòmtcmSp IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp; "ssIkÀ¡pÅXp ssIkÀ¡pw ssZh¯nópÅXp ssZh¯nópw sImSp¸n³.' temI¯n\pw ssZh¯n\pw AÀlambpÅXp sImSp¸m³ ioen¸o³ Fómbncpóp IÀ¯mhnsâ Blzm\w. ssZh¯n\p sImSp¡m³ \mw ]cnioen¡pt¼mÄ \½psS kz`mh¯nð Hcp kaqe]cnhÀ¯\w hcpóp. AXv ssIkÀ¡pÅXp ssIkÀ¡p sImSp¡póXn\p \s½ DÕpIcm¡póp. Pohsâ aÀ½w sImSp¡emWv. sImSp¡phm\pÅ B{KlamWv hfÀ¨bpsS clkyw.

ssZh¯n\v F´p sImSp¡Ww? ssIkÀ¡p F´p sImSp¡Ww? ]pgphmb \mw henbh\mb ssZh¯n\v F´p sImSp¡psaóp ]ecpw Nn´nt¨¡mw. Fómð \mw ]pgphmbXv \½psS ZpÀKpWw sImïmWv. ssZh¯nsâ t]cnð ]ecpw ]nSn¨phm§póXv ssZh¯n\p e`n¡pónñ. sN½cnbmSntâbpw tImemSnsâbpw D]abnð IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp; "Fs³d Cu Gähpw sNdnb ktlmZcòmcnð Hcp¯óp \n§Ä sNbvtXSt¯mfw Fñmw F\n¡p sNbvXp Fóp Rm³ kXyambn«p \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp.' Cu hnióhcpw Zmln¨hcpw AXnYnbpw \á\pw XShpImcpw \½psS Abð¡mÀ am{XamWv. Abð¡mc³ \ap¡p A\y\ñ. At\Iw hÀ¤obIem]§fnepw Abð¡mcmWv Abð¡msc sImóXv. \ap¡pÅXp IcpXensâ at\m`mht¯mSpIqSn Abð¡mc\pambn ]¦nSpt¼mgmWv AXv ssZh¯nsâ ]¡ð F¯póXv.

ASp¯Xmbn \t½mSpÅ Blzm\w ssZh¯n\p sNhnsImSp¸o³ FóXmWv. "CXm Rm³ hmXnð¡ð \nóp ap«póp; Bsc¦nepw Fs³d i_vZw tI«p hmXnð Xpdómð Rm³ Ahs³d ASp¡ð sNóp Aht\mSpw Ah³ FtómSpw IqsS A¯mgw Ign¡pw.' A\pkcn¡m³ a\Ênñm¯XpsImïmWv a\pjy³ tIÄ¡m³ Iq«m¡¯Xv. A\pkcWw bmKt¯¡mÄ hepXpw D¯ahpamWv.

ssIkÀ¡p sImSpt¡ïXpw sImSpt¯ aXnbmhq. ssZh¯nsâ \oXn \S¸m¡phm³ A`ntjIw sN¿s¸« `rXy\mWv cmPmhv. ssZh¯nsâ \oXnbpw \ymbhpw ]men¡phm³ ISs¸«h\mWv N{IhÀ¯n. ssZh¯nsâ \oXnbpw \ymbhpw ]men¡phm³ hnfn¡s¸«hcmWv \mw Hmtcmcp¯cpw. A\ysâ `mcysb A]lcn¨p AhfpsS `À¯mhns\ sImesNbvXp cmP\oXnbpw \ymbhpw adn¨pIfª cmPmhnt\mSp {]hmNI³ ss[cyt¯msS ]dbpóp; "\o BWv B a\pjy³!'

Xsâ icocw apdn¨p sImSp¯h³ sImSp¡ Fóp ]dbphm³ A[nImcapÅh\mWv. am\pjnI iànsImtïm `pP_ewsImtïm Cu Bßob AhØbnð ]XdmsX \nhÀóp \nð¡phm³ BÀ¡pw km²yañ. {InkvXphnð B{ibw sh¨,v Ah³ \½nepw \mw Ah\nepw hkn¨v, \½psS kz`mh¯nepw kao]\¯nepw Hcp kaqe]cnhÀ¯\w hcp¯n Hcp ]pXnb krãnbmbn¯ocphm³ km[ns¨¦nð am{Xsa BßobPohnX¯nð hnPbIcambn aptó-dp-hm³ \ap¡p km²yamIbpÅp.