hnip² ]utemkv ÇolmbpsS teJ\§fnepw AXnð DÄs¡mÅpó BiwkIfnepw BinÀÆmZ§fnepw DS\ofw At\Iw sNdnb {]mÀ°\IÄ NnXdn¡nS¡póXmbn \ap¡v ImWphm³ km[n¡pw. A¯cw sNdp{]mÀ°\Ifnð Hmtcmónepw AS§nbncn¡pó ktµiw F´v Fóv {Kln¡póXpw AtX¡pdn¨v ]Tn¡bpw Nn´n¡bpw [ym\n¡bpw sN¿póXpw hfsc A\p{Kl{]Zamb Hcp DZyaambncn¡psaóv Rm³ IcpXpóp. KemXyteJ\¯nsâ BZy`mK¯v ImWpó Hcp BiwkbmWv \½psS ]T\¯n\v Cu teJ\¯nð hnjbam¡phm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póXv.

KemXyteJ\s¯ kw_Ôn¨v BapJambn Hóp cïp Imcy§Ä Rm³ {]kvXmhn¡s«. KemXy teJ\w Hcp k`bv¡p am{Xambn FgpXnb Hóñ. KemXy Fóp ]dbpóXv Hcp t{]mhn³kv Bbncpóp. B t{]mhn³knð ]e k`IÄ DÄs¸«ncpóp. Cu k`Isfms¡bpw At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ Hómas¯ anjy\dn bm{Xbnð Øm]n¨hbmWv. B k`IÄs¡ms¡bpw thïn s]mXphmbn FgpXnb Hcp teJ\amWv KemXyteJ\w. AXpsImïmWv teJ\¯nsâ ioÀjIw Xsó, "KemXyk`IÄ¡v' Fóp ImWpóXv. cïmaXv, \ap¡v a\Ênem¡phm\pÅXv, aÁp teJ\§fpsS {]mcw`¯nð \S¯pó {]mÀ°\IÄ Hs¡¯sóbpw Xsâ kt´mj¯nsâbpw IrXmÀ°XbpsSbpw kulrZ¯nsâbpw Bßmhnepw A´co£¯nepw \S¯pó BiwkIfpw {]mÀ°\IfpamWv. Fómð KemXyteJ\¯nð Hcp hyXymkapÅXv KemXyk`Ifnse Nne {]iv\§fpw shñphnfnIfpw At¸mkvXes\ hfscb[nIw thZ\n¸n¡bpw t£m`n¸n¡bpw sNbvXncpóp. hfsc tcmjmIpe\mbn«mWv Cu teJ\w At±lw FgpXnbncn¡póXp Xsó. teJ\¯nð KemXyk`Ifnse AwK§sf iImcn¡bpw IpÁs¸Sp¯pIbpw imkn¡bpw sN¿póXv \ap¡p ImWphm³ km[n¡pw.

AhcpsS \S]Sn {Ia§sf At±lw IÀi\ambn hnaÀin¡bpw sNbvXncn¡póp. KemXy {]tZi§fnð At¸mkvXe³ k` Øm]n¨v kphntij {]NcWw \S¯nbXn\ptijw Nne thZhn]coXnIÄ k`Ifnð \pgªpIbdn At¸mkvXesâ D]tZis¯ \ncmIcn¡bpw ]mjmtÞm]tZi§Ä {]Ncn¸n¡phm³ {iaw \S¯pIbpw sNbvXp. Xm³ Ahsc ]Tn¸n¨ ktXym]tZi¯nð \nópw AhÀ hyXnNen¨pt]mbXnsâ ZpxJhpw At±l¯nsâ a\Êns\ hrWs¸Sp¯nbncpóp. AXpsImïp iàamb `mjbnð Ahsc imkn¨psImïmWv I¯v XpS§póXp Xsó. XpS¡¯nð {]mÀ°\bnñ F¦nepw Hcp BiwktbmSpIqSn XsóbmWv teJ\w Bcw`n¡póXv.

At¸mkvXesâ Fñm I¯pIfnepapÅ BiwkIfnð DÄs¡mÅpó cïv amkvac hm¡pIfmWv Ir]bpw kam[m\hpw. Cu hm¡pIfpsS {Iaw hfsc {i²mÀlamWv. BZyw Ir], ]nsó kam[m\w. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnð¡qSn a\pjycmin¡v e`n¨n«pÅ Ir]bmWv kam[m\¯nsâ DdhnSw. AXpsImïmWv At¸mkvXe³ Ir]bpw kam[m\hpw Biwkn¨psImïv Xsâ BinÀÆmZw XpS§póXv. ASp¯ hmNI¯nð kam[m\¯n\p \nZm\amb Ir]sb¸Án At¸mkvXe³ hniZoIcn¡póp. Ir]bpsS alXzhpw kzm[o\hpw kmwioIcn¡bmWv At±lw sNbvXncn¡póXv. aqóp Imcy§fmWv CXnð DÄs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv.

HómaXv, {InkvXphnsâ acWw. AXv ]nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ Cã{]ImcamWv \SóXv. ]nXmhnsâ lnXw \ndthÁpóXn\pw ]nXmhnsâ ]²Xnsb ]qÀ¯oIcn¡póXn\pthïnbpw Bbncpóp, ]p{X\mb ssZhw temI¯nð hóv Pohn¨v {]hÀ¯n¨v acWw hcn¨Xv. AXpsImïv {InkvXphnsâ acWs¯ \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXv; AXv càkm£nbpsS acWw Bbncpónñ, FóXmWv. AXn\p ap¼pw ]n³]pw F{Xtbm t]À IgpIpac¯nð acn¨n«pïv, F{Xtbm t]À ItñdpsImïv acWw hcn¨n«pïv, F{Xtbm t]cpsS KftÑZw sNbvXn«pïv, tdmam ]SbmfnIÄ F{Xtbm t]sc \n{Kln¨n«pïv? AXnð \nsóñmw Xptemw hyXykvXambncpóp IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ {IqipacWw. AXv ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xnbnðs¸« Hcp kwKXnbmbncpóp. AXpsImïmWv shfn]mSp ]pkvXI¯nð ]dbpóXv "temImcw`¯n\p apt¼ Adp¡s¸« IpªmSv' Fóv. AXnsâ AÀ°w ssZh¯nsâ \nXyXbnð Xsó a\pjyhÀ¤¯nsâ c£bv¡pthïn _enbmbn¯oÀó B ]²Xn ssZha\Ênð Dïmbncpóp FóXmWv. AXpsImïv {InkvXphnsâ acWw Hcp bmZrÑnI kw`htam AXpt]mse, Hcp càkm£n acWtam Bbncpónñ.

IÀ¯mhv Xsó ]dbpópïv; Xsâ Pohs\ FSp¸m³ BÀ¡pw IgnbpIbnñ, Fsâ Pohs\ kzbw AÀ¸n¡póp, Fóv. [I lay down my life.] BSpIÄ¡pthïn \ñ CSb³ Xsâ Pohs\ AÀ¸n¡pIbmbncpóp. Xsâ Pohs\ sh¨p Xcphm\mbncpóp ssZhw kzÀ¤¯nð \nópw hóXv. Xsâ PohnX¯nse Hmtcm \o¡hpw ssZh¯nsâ c£mIc]²XnbpsS `mKambn«mbncpóp. Xsâ kzbw Gð¸n¨psImSp¯ PohnXs¯¡pdn¨v IÀ¯mhp Xsó hntijn¸n¡póXp {i²n¡pI: "tamN\{Zhyw', "kzX{´am¡póXn\pthïn \ðIpó adphne' Fón§s\bmWv . PohnXmcw`w apXðXsó Imðhdnbnse {Iqiv Xsâ ap¼nepïmbncpóp. Ime¯nsâ XnIhnð Xsâ Pohs\ tamN\{Zhyambn sh¨psImSp¡póXn\v B {Iqinsâ ASpt¯¡p \SóSp¡pIbmbncpóp. IÀ¯mhnsâ hchn\pap¼v \nehnencpó bmK§fpsS ]qÀ¯oIcWambncpóp Xsâ Imðhdnbnse bmKw.

cïmaXmbn ]dbpóXv, IÀ¯mhnsâ bmK¯nsâ Dt±iysa´mbncpóp FóXmWv. D]tZi§fnð¡qSn Ipsd Imcy§Ä sa¨s¸Sp¯phm³ km[nt¨¡pw, Ipsdsbms¡ Imcy§Ä Xncp¯phm³ km[nt¨¡pw. Fóncpómepw BXy´nIambn«pÅ tamN\hpw AXnð\nópÅ hnSpXepw km[n¡póXv AhnSs¯ _enbÀ¸W¯nð¡qSn am{XamWv. a\pjy³ kzbambn sN¿pó ]cnlmc{InbIÄ A]qÀ®hpw _elo\hpamWv. Fómð a\pjysâ ]m]¯n\pÅ ]qÀ®hpw izmizXhpamb ]cnlmcw ssZh]²Xnbnðs¸« Xsâ GIPmX\mb ]p{Xsâ bmKw am{Xambncpóp. ]utemknsâ teJ\§fnseñmw Cu Bibw DbÀ¯n¡mWn¡pópïv. Ahbnð NneXv \½psS {i²¡mbn Rm³ ChnsS D²cn¡s«. "hnizkn¡póhÀ¡p Ah³ Xs³d càw aqew {]mbÝn¯amIphm³ ssZhw Ahs\ ]ckyambn \ndp¯nbncn¡póp. ssZhw Xs³d s]mdpabnð ap³Ignª ]m]§sf in£n¡msX hnSpI \nan¯w Xs³d \oXnsb {]ZÀin¸n¸m³, Xm³ \oXnam\pw tbiphnð hnizkn¡póhs\ \oXoIcn¡póh\pw BtIïXnóp C¡me¯p Xs³d \oXnsb {]ZÀin¸n¸m³ Xtó A§s\ sNbvXXp.' (tdmaÀ 3:25þ26) "]m]w Adnbm¯hs\, \mw Ah\nð ssZh¯ns³d \oXn BtIïXnóp, Ah³ \ap¡p thïn ]m]w B¡n.' (2 sImcn´yÀ 5:21)

C¡mcyw XsóbmWv ]t{Xmknsâ hm¡pIfnepw \mw tIÄ¡póXv. "\mw ]m]wkw_Ôn¨p acn¨p \oXn¡p Pohnt¡ïXnóp Ah³ Xs³d icoc¯nð \½psS ]m]§sf NpaópsImïp {Iqintòð Ibdn; Ahs³d ASn¸nWcmð \n§Ä¡p skuJyw hóncn¡póp.' (1 ]s{Xmkv 2:24) ]m] ]cnlmc¯n\v BSpIfpsSsbm amSpIfpsS càw A]cym]vXambncpóp. BNmc]chpw A\pjvTm\]chpamb t]mcmbvaIÄ¡p ]cnlmcambn am{Xta Chsb \ap¡p ImWm³ km²yamIbpÅp. t\tcadn¨v a\pjy\nð [mÀ½nIambn ]nSn¨S¡nbncn¡pó Icmfiànbmb ]m]¯nð \nópw tamN\w \ðIphm³ Ahbv¡p km²yañ.

aqómaXmbn, Hcp Nn´IqSn AXnð DÄs¡mÅpópïv. Xnò \ndª Cu bpK¯nð \nópw tamN\hpw AXnsâ iànbnð\nópw hnSpXepw \ðIpóXn\p thïnbmWv Imðhdnbnð _enbÀ¸Ww \SóXv. blqZ aX]T\a\pkcn¨v Ime§sf cïmbn«mWv Xncn¨ncn¡póXv. Hómat¯Xv, hÀ¯am\Imew. cïmat¯Xv, hcphm\pÅ Imew. Chsb cïp hn`nó bpK§fmbn«mWv IcpXs¸«ncn¡póXv. Ct¸mgpÅ bpKw ss]imNnI iànIfpsS bpKamWv. Fómð hcphm\pÅ bpKw ssZh¯nsâ B[n]Xy¯nepÅ bpKamWv. ChnsS temIw Fóp hntijn¸n¡póXv hÀ¯am\ Ime¯nsâ bpKs¯bmWv. AXv km¯msâ bpKamWv. AXpsImïmWv k¯ms\ "Cu temI¯nsâ {]`p' Fóp \maIcWw sNbvXncn¡póXv. Cu \maIcWw kphntij§fpsS ]e `mK§fnepw \mw ImWpópïv. hÀ¯am\bpKw km¯msâ B[n]Xy¯nepw hcph\ncn¡pó bpKw ssZh¯nsâ B[n]Xy¯nepamWv.

Cu ZpãbpK¯nð km¯msâ B[n]Xy¯nð \nópw \s½ hnSphn¨p FómWv ChnsS At¸mkvXe³ ]cmaÀin¡póXv. km¯msâ iànIsf ]qÀ®ambn \njvImk\w sN¿póXv IÀ¯mhnsâ cïmas¯ hchnð am{XamWv. AXnte¡pÅ {]bmWamWv \mw Cu temIPohnX¯nð sNbvXpsImïncn¡póXv. Cu {]bmW¯nð \mw Cu bpK¯n\pw, temI¯n\pw, km¯m\pw A\pcq]s¸SsX \s½¯só ]pXp¡n cq]m´cs¸Sp¯ns¡mïv hcphm\pÅ bpK¯nsâ iànbpw, A\p`hhpw, B\µhpw Cu bpK¯nð sh¨p Xsó kzmbXzam¡phm³ X¡h®w Dt±in¡s¸«ncn¡póp FópÅXmWv ChnsS kqNn¸n¡póXv. AXpsImïmWv tdmamteJ\w ]{´ïmw A²ymb¯nð ]utemkv Èolm ]dbpóXv: "Cu temI¯nóp A\pcq]amImsX \òbpw {]kmZhpw ]qÀ®XbpapÅ ssZhlnXw CósXóp Xncn¨dntbïXnóp a\Êp ]pXp¡n cq]m´cs¸Sphn³.' (tdmaÀ 12:2) Cu temIw Fóv ChnsS ]dªncn¡póXv bpKsaómWv. ssZhs¯ \ncmIcn¨v Bßobambncn¡póXns\ \ntj[n¨psImïpÅ Hcp hyhØnXn FóXmWv temIw Fó hm¡psImïv ChnsS AÀ°am¡póXv. AñmsX ]ZmÀ°abambncn¡pó Cu {]]ôw Fóñ. AXpsImïv XnòbpsSbpw ssZh\ntj[¯nsâbpw aqey§sf \ncmIcn¡póXmb hyhØnXntbmSp \n§Ä A\pcq]s¸ScpXv FómWv AÀ°am¡póXv. ]Icw hcphm\ncn¡pó temI¯nse A\p`h¡mcmbn cq]m´cs¸Sphm\mWv Blzm\w sN¿póXv.

ssZhcmPysaópw \nXyPohs\ópw Hs¡ ]dbpóXv hcphm\ncn¡pó B bpKs¯¡pdn¨mWv. AXv `mhnbnset§m hcm\pÅXmWv. Fómð tbip{InkvXphnsâ hcthmsS ssZhcmPy¯nsâ XpS¡w Ipdn¨p Ignªp. AXnsâ ]qÀ®Xbnte¡v hnizmkKWw \o§ns¡mïncn¡bmWv. Cu A\p`h¯nsâ Iq«mfnIfmbn«mWv \s½ c£n¨v ssZhk`bnð ssZhoIIq«mbvabnð B¡nbncn¡póXv. F{X henb kt´mj¯nsâ Hcp A\p`hamWv CXv.

Cu Ir]Isf HmÀ¯psImïmWv ssZh¯n\v Ftó¡pw alXzapïmbncn¡s« Fóp ]dªv hnip² At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ {]mÀ°\ Ahkm\n¸n¡póXv. AXmWv At¸mkvXesâ BiwkbpsS kam]\w. Cu kvXpXnbpw kvtXm{Xhpw alXzhpw Ft¸mgpw At¸mkvXesâ \mhnð\nópw Dbcpó hm¡pIfmWv. A§s\ KemXy k`ItfmSpÅ Xsâ Biwkbnð At¸mkvXe³ alXzw ItcÁpóXv \ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó c£bpsS A\p`hs¯ HmÀ¯psImïmWv. sNdpXmb cïp hmIy§fnð DÄs¡mï BiwkbmsW¦nepw {InkvXob hnizmk¯nsâ A´k¯ Fñmw Xsó kamlcn¨psImïmWv At¸mkvXe³ ssZh¯n\p kvXpXnbÀ¸n¡póXv. B kvXpXnbpsS ASnØm\w tbip{InkvXphneqsSbpÅ c£bpw hcphm\ncn¡pó imizXamb bpK¯nsâ {]XymibpamWv. \ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó c£bpsS B henb Ir]sb HmÀ¯v A\pkyqXambn \½nð\nópw ssZh¯n\p alXzapbcs« Fóp Biwkn¨psImïv Rm³ D]kwlcn¡póp.