"tbip aebnð\nóp Cd§n hómsd hfsc ]pcpjmcw Ahs\ ]n´pSÀóp. At¸mÄ Hcp IpjvTtcmKn hóp Ahs\ \akvIcn¨p. IÀ¯mth, \n\¡p a\Êpsï¦nð Fsó ip²am¡phm³ Ignbpw Fóp ]dªp. tbip ssI \o«n Ahs\ sXm«p: F\n¡p a\Êpïp; \o ip²amI Fóp ]dªp; DSs\ IpjvTw amdn Ah³ ip²ambn. tbip Aht\mSp: t\m¡p, BtcmSpw ]dbcpXp; AhÀ¡p km£y¯nómbn \o sNóp \nsó¯tó ]ptcmlnXóp ImWn¨p, tamsi Iev]n¨ hgn]mSp Ign¡ Fóp ]dªp.'
(a¯mbn 8:1þ4)

ssZhoIambsXñmw Hcp DÕhamWv. CXmWp hN\w hfsc hyàambn \s½ Adnbn¡póXp. krjvSn ssZhtkv\l¯nsâ Hcp DÕhamWv. AXpsImïmWp krjvSnsb t\m¡n ssZhw ]dªXp; \ñXp, \ñXp, \ñXp, hfsc \ñXp. CXp Hcp DÕh¯ntâXmb `mjbmWv. ssZhw Xsâ ssIIfmð IcpXenð krjvSn¨ AÛpX{]Xn`mks¯ Hcpt\m¡p Iïn«p CXp Ct¸mÄ Fs³d AØnbnð \nóp AØnbpw Fs³d amwk¯nð\nóp amwkhpw BIpóp Fóp BZmw Imhycq]¯nð ]ïp ]mSnbXp DÕh¯ntâXmb Hcp A\p`hambn«mWv. tbip temI¯nte¡p ISóphóXp ssZhtkv\l¯nsâ AhÀ®\obhpw AXpeyhpamb DÕhamWv. Xsâ ]ckyip{iqjIme¯p sNbvX Fñm {]hÀ¯\§fnepw \nóncpóXp DÕh¯nsâ BßmhmWv. CXnsâ Bib§fpw BlvfmZ§fpw DÕh¯ntâXmWv.

kÀhkrjvSn¡pw thïnbpÅ Hcp henb kt´mjw! AXp DÕh¯nsâ `mjbmWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Cu temI¯nð hóXnsâ s]mcpÄ tbmlómsâ `mjbnð ]dªmð hN\w PUambnXoÀóp, Ir]bpw kXyhpw \ndªh\mbn \½psS CSbnð ]mÀ¯p. hóXpw PUambn¯oÀóXpw DÕhw. AXpsImïp \mw hfsc {i²tbmsS a\Ênemt¡ïXmb Hcp hnjbw hN\w DÕhamsWóXmWv. hN\w {]kwKn¡tbm {]tLmjn¡tbm Añm thïXv, ]nótbm AXv DÕhambn BNcn¡bmWp thïXv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp hN\w {]kwKn¨t¸mÄ F§s\bmWv AXp a\pjyÀ¡p A\p`hs¸«Xp. AXnsâ Hcp DZmlcWamWv tbmlómsâ kphntijw 6mw A²ymb¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp P\s¯ ]Tn¸n¨psImïncpót¸mÄ AhÀ AhcpsS hni¸ns\ adópt]mbn. \n§Ä ChÀ¡p `£n¸m³ sImSp¸n³ Fóp ]dbpóXp IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphmWv. A§s\ Hcp Bhiyw P\w Dóbn¨ncpónñ. AhÀ hni¸p adóp B DÕh¯nð ]¦ptNÀóp.

`qXIme¯nð \ap¡p sXÁp]Ánb Hcp taJebmWnXv. ssZhw Xsâ tkv\l{]IS\ambn \ðInb hN\saó kphntijw F{]Imcw ssZht¯mSv ]¦nSWw FóXns\¡pdn¨pÅ IcpXepw A¨S¡hpw \ap¡nñmsXt]mbn. Cóv ]e Øe§fnepw Iïphcpó {]Xntj[w AXp {InkvXphnsâ kphntijt¯mSpÅ \ntj[añ. CXp {InkvXphnt\mSpÅ {]Xntj[hpañ. {InkvXphnsâ kphntijw, Pohsâ A¸amb ssZhhN\w, Hcp DÕhamsWóp {]ZÀin¸nt¡ï hn[¯nð AXns\ ssIImcyw sN¿póXnð \ap¡p hó ]mfn¨bmWvv. Cu hnjb¯nepÅ \½psS A]cym]vXX {]mÀ°\tbmSpw A\zjWt_m[t¯mSpw \mw Adntbï Hcp ASnØm\XXzamWv.

{InkvXphnsâ ZuXyhpw {]hÀ¯nIfpw BtLmjamWv. Xsâ AÛpX {]hÀ¯\§Ä Cu BtLmj¯nsâ `mKamWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp AÛpX§Ä {]hÀ¯n¨Xp a\pjys\ AÛpXs¸Sp¯póXnt\m hnkvabn¸n¡póXnt\m thïnbmbncpónñ. AXpsImïmWp {]kvXpX thZ`mK¯nð hfsc hyàambn "t\m¡q, BtcmSpw ]dbcpXp' Fóp kuJyw {]m]n¨ a\pjys\ Xm¡oXp sN¿póXv. CXp ]cky¯ntâbpw em`¯ntâbpw taJebñ. Ipcninð InSópsImïp "Fñmw \nhÀ¯nbmbn', "]nXmth, Rm³ Fs³d Bßmhns\ Xr¡¿nð Gev]n¡póp' Fóo XncphN\§Ä hnem]¯nsâ hm¡pIfñ, ]nótbm BtLj¯nsâ aqÀ²\y`mh§fmWv.

\½psS IÀ¯mhv Xsâ CltemI hym]mcIme¯p Hcp DÕht¯bpw AhKWn¨ncpónñ. sblqZòmcpsS Fñm DÕh§fnepw Xm³ ]¦psImïncpóp. tbmlómsâ kphntijw 5mw A²ymb¯nð BZy`mK¯p \mw ImWpóp: "sblqZòmcpsS Hcp DÕhw Dïmbn«p tbip sbcpiteante¡p t]mbn.' A[nIkabw IÀ¯mhv tbcpiteanð Nnehgn¨ncpónñ. Fómð DÕh¯n\p ]s¦Sp¡póXn\pthïn tbip sbcpiteante¡p t]mbn. DÕh¯n\p ]s¦Sp¡pI am{Xambncpónñ tbiphnsâ Dt±iw. DÕhw BtLmjnt¡ïXp F§s\sbóp P\§sf ]Tn¸n¡pI FóXp IqSnbmbncpóp Xsâ Dt±iw. ImcWw icnbmb DÕhw F´msWóp P\w Adnªncpónñ. DÕhw F´msWópÅ Imcyw thZ`mK¯p hyàam¡nbn«pïv.

1. DÕhw ISópsNñpóXnsâ A\p`hamWv.
   sblqZòmcpsS DÕh¯n\p ]s¦Sp¡póXn\p thïnbmWp tbip t]mbsX¦nepw Xm³ BZyw ISópsNñpóXp DÕhw \Sóncpó tbcpitew tZhmeb¯nte¡ñ, ]nótbm, s_sYkvZm Fóp t]cpff Hcp Ipf¯nsâ Icbnte¡mWv. Hcp DÕh¯nepw ]s¦Sp¡phm³ AÀlXbnñmXncpó Hcp Iq«w Ahicmb BfpIÄ BWp B Ipf¯nsâ Icbnð DïmbncpóXv. AhÀ {]Xymibnñm¯hcpw, thZ\bnepw IjvSXbnepw Bgvónd§nbhcpw PnhnXw X§Ä¡pXsó `mcambn¯oÀóhcpw Bbncpóp. A§s\ AhKWn¡s¸«pw ]pd´Ås¸«pw Ccpó P\hpw DÕhw BNcn¡pó Øehpw X½nepÅ _Ôw Fs´óp sblqZòmÀ Adnªncpónñ. ChÀ X½nð kÔn¡pt¼mÄ am{Xsa DÕhamIpópÅp.

   Cóp `mcX¯nð \S¯nhcpó DÕhtafIsf DÕh§fmbn IW¡m¡phm³ km²yañ. ImcWw ]mhs¸«hÀ¡p DÕh¯nð ]¦nñ. A[aPmXnIÄ DÕh¯nð ]¦ptNcm³ hcpt¼mÄ AhÀ B«n HmSn¡s¸Spóp. CXp DÕh¯nsâ A\p`hañ. ]pdwXÅs¸«hsc DÄs¡mÅmsX Hcp DÕhanñ. DÕh¯n\p asÁmcp apJw IqSnbpïv. PohnXw `mcambn¯ocpó Ahkc¯nð \ap¡p e`nt¡ï BizmkamWp DÕhw. PohnXw Bbmkambncn¡pó BfpIÄ km[mcWambn DÕh§sf AhKWn¡pó ]XnhmWpÅXp. Fómð ]mhs¸«h³ BtLmj§Ä¡pthïn Im¯ncn¡pIbmWv. PohnX¯n\p aÖbpw amwkhpw \ðIpóXp BtLmj§fmWv. almDÕh§Ä apgph\pw \ãs¸Sp¯nbn«p Nne {]IS\§Ä hgn DNvOnjvS at\m`mht¯msS DÕh§sf A[¸Xn¸n¨ncn¡bmWv.

2. DÕhw kzoIcW¯nð \nópw ]ckv]c_Ô¯nð \nópw DSseSp¡pó kt´mj¯nsâ thentbÁamWv.
   a\jy\p {]mWhmbpt]mse Bhiyamb HómWp kt´mjw. DÕh¯nð IqSn \ap¡p ssZhw kt´mjn¡phm³ Hcp Ahkchpw A\phmZhpw \ðInbncn¡bmWv. tbip{InkvXp sblqZòmcpsS DÕh¯nð ]¦psImÅm³ sbcpiteanð ISópsNóXp apJ´ncw ap¸s¯«phÀjw B Ipf¡cbnð Im¯pInSó, AXphscbpÅ PohnX¯nð Hcp DÕh¯nepw ]¦ptNcm³ `mKyanñmXncpó a\pjy\p sbcpitew tZhmeb¯nð ISópsNñpóXn\pw DÕh¯nð ]¦ptNcpóXn\papÅ AhImiw e`n¨p.

3. DÕhw hnSpXensâ A\p`hamWv.
   \mw GsÁSp¯ncn¡pó kphntij¯nsâ ASnØm\ A\nhmcyX PohnXs¯ DÕhambn cq]m´cs¸Sp¯pI FóXmWv. ssZhw kv]Àin¨Xpw, ssZhw hn`mh\ sNbvXXpw, Xm³ krjvSn¨Xpw, \ðInbXpw Fñmw DÕhamWv. Fómð temIs¯ Cóp AS¡n `cn¡póXp DÕhañ, AIð¨bmWv. \KckwkvImcw s]cpIn hcpó Hcp ImeL«¯nemWp Cóp \mw Pohn¡póXv. thZ]pkvXIw BZnapXð ]cntim[n¨mð AIð¨bpsS {]XoIambn«mWp ]«W§sf Nn{XoIcn¨ncn¡póXv. Dev]¯n]pkvXIw 4mw A²ymb¯nð \mw ImWpóXp ktlmZcs\ sImóp Ipgn¨paqSnb Ibo³ X\n¡pthïn Xsó Hcp ]«Ww ]WnbpóXmbn«mWv. `nóXbpsS krjvSnbmWp ]«Ww. AIð¨bnð ]Sp¯pbÀ¯nb \Kc§fmbXpsImïmWp tkmtZmapw tKmtadbpw \in¨pt]mbXp. AIð¨bnð ]WnbpósXmón\pw Øncamb Hcp \ne\nev]nñ. ]«W¯nð Pohn¡póhÀ¡dnbmw \KcPohnX¯nsâ AIð¨bpsS A\p`h§Ä. Hcpan¨p tXmfpcp½n \S¡póhÀ ]ckv]cw a\Ênem¡nbn«nñm¯hcmWv.

Cóp AIð¨ GÁhpw ap´n\nev¡póXp kaImeo\ aXtaJebnemWv. GXp aX¯nepw AIð¨ ISópIqSnbmð AXp hÀ¤obXbmbn cp]m´cs¸Spóp. Cóp bYmÀ° aX¯nsâtbm BßobXbpsStbm bpKañ, hÀ¤obXbpsS bpKamWv. BZyambn hÀ¤obX temI¯nð {]ISn¸n¨Xp Ibo³ BWv. kzmÀ°Xmev]cy§Ä¡pthïn hmsfSp¡phm³ {ian¡pó at\m`mhw hÀ¤obXbnepïv. kz´w ktlmZcs\ Xncn¨dnhm\pÅ hnthN\_p²n hÀ¤obXbnð \ãs¸«pt]mIpóp.

cïmaXmbn, ssZhs¯ XS¦enð hbv¡pó aXt_m[amWp hÀ¤obX. tbmlóm³ FgpXnb kphntijw 4mw A²ymb¯nð iacy{kvXo tbiphnt\mSp ]dbpóp "R§fpsS ]nXm¡òmÀ Cu aebnð \akv¡cn¨p hóp; \akv¡cnt¡ïpó Øew sbcpiteanð BIpóp Fóp \n§Ä ]dbpóp.' ssZhs¯ B aebnepw Cu aebnepw Bbn XS¦enð sh¨n«p ssZh¯n\p {]hÀ¯n¡phm\pÅ kzmX{´yw sImSp¡msX _nw_§fm¡n amÁpó at\mhnImcamWp hÀ¤obX. ssZhw kaql¯nsâ a²y¯nte¡p ISóphómð AhnsS \ndªp\nev¡pó A\oXnbpw AÔImchpw Iïpt]mIpsaópw X§fpsS kvYm]nX XmXv]cy§Ä¡p `wKw hcpsaópw a\pjy³ `bs¸Spóp.

aqómaXmbn, PohnX bmYmÀ°y§tfmSp _Ôanñm¯ Hcp aXt_m[amWp hÀ¤obX. kz´w A[nImctaml§Ä¡p Hcp adbmbn aXhnImc§sf D]bpàam¡póXp A]IS¯nte¡pÅ \o¡amWv. eqt¡mknsâ kphntijw 10mw A²ymbw 25 apXepÅ hmIy§fnð Hcp \ymbim{kvXnsb¸Án ]dbpóp. Cu \ymbim{kvXn thZ§sf a\Ênem¡nbncpóXp BßobXbneñ, A£c¯nemWv. Xsâ icnbmb AbevImc³ Bscóp Ah³ {Kln¨ncpónñ.

hÀ¤obX temI¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\aÀ½hpw kz`mhhpamb AIð¨bnð \nópw Dcp¯ncnbpó Hcp {]Xn`mkamWv. kwkvImc¯nepw aXt_m[¯nepw cmjv{Sob¯nepw IpSw_¯nepw hyànIfnepw Cóp hÀ¤obX ISóp IqSnbncn¡póp. Cóp \½psS cmjv{S¯nsâ kp{][m\ Bhiyw F´mWv? hÀ¤obX Fñm aX§fptSbpw s]mXpi{XphmsWó t_m[w DfhmIpIbpw AXns\Xncmbn HÁs¡«mbn \nóp bp²w sN¿póXn\pÅ Icp¯mÀÖn¡pIbpw sN¿pI FóXmWp Cónsâ Bhiyw. AXnte¡p ap³Is¿Sp¡phm³ tIcf¯nse k`IÄ¡p IgnbWw. lnµphÀ¤obX lnµpaX¯nsâ GÁhpw henb i{XphmWv. {InkvXy³ hÀ¤obX {InkvXpaX¯nsâ GÁhpw henb i{XphmWv. apÉnwhÀ¤obX apÉnw aX¯nsâ GÁhpw henb i{XphmWv. hÀ¤obX \mi¯nte¡pÅ hgnbmWp, ]ptcmKXnbnte¡pÅ hgnbñ.

cïpXc¯nepÅ bp²§Ä temI¯nepïv. Hómat¯Xp AIð¨bpsS bp²amWv. cïmat¯Xp AIð¨tbmSpÅ bp²amWv. temIw Dïm¡pó bp²§Ä Fñmw AIð¨bpsS bp²§fmWv. Fómð Bßobamb Hcp b²apïv. AXp AIð¨tbmSpÅ bp²amWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Cu temI¯nt¡p ISóphóXp AIð¨tbmSp bp²w sN¿póXn\pthïnbmWv.

hnip² a¯mbnbpsS hnhca\pkcn¨p tbip{InkvXp sNbvX BZys¯ AÛpXamWp Xsâ kphntij¯nsâ 8mw A²ymb¯nð Xm³ tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. AXnð Hcp henb s]mcpÄ DÄs¡mïncn¡póp. tbip Hcp IpjvTtcmKnbpambn Iïpap«póp. IpjvTtcmKw Aópw Cópw AIð¨bpsS aqÀ¨tbdnb {]XoIamWv. Cós¯ imkv{X]ptcmKXnbpsS ]ivNm¯e¯nð IpjvTtcmKw A{Xhenb ]IÀ¨hym[nbsñóp FñmhÀ¡padnbmw. AXn\p ^e{]Zamb NnInÕbpsïóp FñmhÀ¡padnbmw. AXp A{X `bs¸tSï tcmKasñóp Adnbmw. Fómð Cópw IpjvTs¯¸Án DïmIpó `oXn AIð¨¡p Ifsamcp¡pIbmWp sN¿póXv.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp aebpsS apIfnð \nópw Xmgvhmc¯nte¡p ISóphót¸mÄ BZyambn A`napJoIcn¨Xp AIð¨bpsS apJap{ZbmWv. ]gb\nba¯nð tehy]pkvXIw 13mw A²ymbw 45mw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: IpjvTtcmKn A[cwaqSns¡mïv Xm³ Aip²³ Aip²³ Fóp hnfn¨p ]dªpsImïp sXcphnð IqSn \S¡Ww. tbip IpjvTtcmKnIfmb ]¯p ]pcpjòmsc Iïpap«póXp iacy¡pw Keose¡pw \Sphnð sh¨mWp. ImcWw Cu cïp{]tZi§fnepw AhÀ _lnjvIrXÀ Bbncpóp. AIð¨tbmSp s]mcpXphm³ Cd§nhó IÀ¯mhv BZyambn Iïpap«póXp AIð¨bpsS {]XoIamb Cu IpjvTtcmKnsb BWv.

{]Xn]mZy thZ`mK¯p \mw ImWpóXp: "Ah³ ssI \o«n Ahs\ sXm«p: F\n¡p a\Êpïp.' tbip{InkvXp kaql¯nte¡p Cd§nhóXp a\ÊpÅhm\mbn«mWv. Cu AÛpX{]{Inbbnð IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphmWp ap³ssI FSp¡póXv. temI¯nsâ Fñm {]iv\§Ä¡pw \nZm\w "a\Ênñ' FóXmWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp t\cs¯Xsó {]Jy]\w sNbvXncpóp; "A²zm\n¡póhcpw `mcw Npa¡póhcpw BbptÅmtc, Fñmhcpw Fs³d ASp¡ð hcphn³'; F\n¡p a\Êpïp; "Rm³ \n§sf Bizkn¸n¡pw.' a\ÊppÅh³ \t½mSp tNmZn¡póp; "\n\¡p a\Êptïm?'

ASp¯Xmbn Xptemw hn¹hmßIambn tbip AIð¨bnð \nóncpó B IpjvTtcmKnbpsS t\sc ssI\o«n. IÀ¯mhp a\pjys\ sXmSphm³ XbmdpÅh\mbncpóp. Xsâ Abð¡mcnte¡p ssI\o«pI Fó Imcyw Cós¯ temI¯n\p GÁhpw {]bmkapÅ ImcyamWv.

hnip² aÀt¡mknsâ kphntijw 8mw A²ymb¯nð tbip tZhmeb¯nte¡p ISópsNñpt¼mÄ AhnsS hcï I¿pff Hcp a\pjys\ Iïpap«póp. Xsâ Abð¡mcsâ t\sc Hóp ssI \o«phm\pw Ahsâ {]iv\§sf Hóp kv]Àin¡phm\pw BWp ssZhw \ap¡p ssIIÄ Xóncn¡póXv. AIð¨bpsS A´co£¯nð \mw Pohn¡pt¼mÄ \½psS ssIIÄ \o«n Hcp \ñ Abð¡mc³ BIm³ km[n¡pónsñ¦nð \½psS ssIIfpw hcïncn¡póp.

tbip{InkvXp IpjvTtcmKnsb kv]Àin¨Xp X\n¡p IpjvTw CñmXncpóXpsImïmWv. IpjvTtcmKn¡p kv]Ài\tijn \jvSs¸SpóXpsImïp Ah³ thZ\bdnbpónñ. Abð¡mcsâ thZ\ a\Ênem¡¯h³ kv]Ài\tijn \jvSs¸«h\mWv. Cós¯ \½psS kaplhpw cmjv{Shpw Bßobambn kv]Ài\tijn \jvSs¸«p IpjvTtcmK¯n\p ASns¸«ncn¡póp. {InkvXobZuXyw AIð¨sb CñmXm¡pIsbóXmWv. Cu ZuXyw \nÀhln¡Wsa¦nð \½psS ssIIÄ \o«n Abð¡mcs\ Hóp kv]Àin¡Ww. AXn\pthïn BZyambn \mw Fgpt\Áp \nhÀóp \nð¡Ww. Abð¡mcsâ thZ\Isf ImWphm³ \½psS I®pIÄ Ft¸mgpw Xpdóncn¡Ww.

\ap¡p Cu temI¯nð i{Xp¡fnñ. ssZhw \ap¡p \ðInbncn¡póXp Abð¡msc am{XamWv. Abð¡mc³ Bscóp AdnªpIqSmXncpó temI¯n\p Abð¡mc³ Bscóp ImWn¨psImSp¡m³ hó ssZh]p{Xt\mSp temIw BZyambn FgpXn¡mWn¨Xp ChnsS Øew Cñ FómWv. Ipdp\cnIÄ¡p IpgnIfpw BImi¯nse ]dhIÄ¡p IqSpIfpw Dïp. Fómð temI¯nsâ AIð¨ AIÁm³ hó a\pjy]p{Xt\m Xe Nmbn¸m³ ChnsS Øew Cñ.

Hcp B«n³Iq«hpw Hcp CSb\pambn temI¯n\p \ne\nð¡pó kam[m\hpw \oXnbpw Øm]n¡phm³ ISóphóhsâ ]¦mfnIfmIphm³ hnfn¨ncn¡pt¼mÄ Cu IpjvTw ]nSn¨ AIð¨bpsS hyànXz¯nð \nópw hnSpXð {]m]n¨hcmbn kv]Ài\tijn \jvSs¸« kaql¯n\p km£nIfmbn¯ocphm³ \ap¡nSbmIs«. tcmKim´n A\nhmcyambncn¡pó Hcp kaqlt¯mSp \mw F§s\ {]Xn_²X ]peÀ¯Wsaóp {]mÀ°\tbmsS ]cnip²mßmhnð Bcmbphm³ BWp \ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó \ntbmKw.