thZimkv{X cwK¯v GÁhpw Adnbs¸Spó Hcp hyànbmWv sekven sh_À«³. sNdp¸Ime¯nð Xmt´mónbmbn Pohn¨ sekven Hcn¡ð Hcp kphntij {]kwKw tI«v am\Êm´cs¸«p. FXm\pw hÀj§Ä Ignªv sekventbmSv At±l¯nsâ kplr¯p¡Ä tNmZn¨p: sekven, \o BcpsS {]kwKw tI«mWv am\Êm´cs¸«sXóv. sekven C§s\ {]XnhNn¡pIbpïmbn; B {]mkwKnIsâ t]cv F\n¡dnbnñ, Fómð B Znhkw hmkvXhambn ssZhw FtómSp kwkmcn¨p Fóp am{Xw Bßt_m[¯nð Rm³ Xncn¨dnbpóp. kphntij tLmjW¯nð Bcp {]kwKn¡póp FóXneñ, Bß`mct¯mSpw \ndª a\tÊmSpwIqSn ssZhkón[nbnencn¡pt¼mÄ, Bfpw apJhpw `mjbpw t\m¡msX X¼pcm³ kzbw \½psS lrZ§tfmSp kwkmcn¸m³ {]m]vX\mWv.

Cós¯ \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡phm\mbn XncsªSp¯ncn¡pó XncphN\`mKw sbi¿m{]hmNIsâ ]pkvXIw 6þmw A²ymb¯nð\nópamWv.

Hcp cmPmhnsâ acWhpw ssZh¯nsâ knwlmk\¯nsâ shfns¸Sp¯epw X½nð F´mWv _Ôw Fóp kzm`mhnIambn \½psS a\Ênð Hcp Nn´bpïmImw! AXp hyàambn a\ÊnemIWsa¦nð DÊobmhns\¡pdn¨v Nne Imcy§Ä \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXpïv. Bcmbncpóp Cu DÊobmhv? ]Xn\mdmas¯ hbÊnð bn{ktbð cmPy¯nsâ cmPy`mcw GsÁSp¯v A¼¯ncïv \oï hÀj§Ä blqZ `cn¨ AXnià\mb Hcp `cWm[nImcnbmbncpóp DÊobmcmPmhv. DÊobmcmPmhnsâ PohnXs¯¡pdn¨pÅ hyàamb Hcp A]{KY\w 2 Zn\hr¯m´w 26þmw A²ymb¯nð \ap¡v e`n¡pópïv. Ah³ Xs³d A¸\mb Aakymhp sNbvXXpt]mse Hs¡bpw btlmsh¡p {]kmZambpffXp sNbvXp. ssZh`b¯nð Ahs\ D]tZin¨phó skJcymhns³d Bbpjv¡me¯p Ah³ ssZhs¯ At\zjn¨p: Ah³ btlmhsb At\zjn¨ Imet¯mfw ssZhw Ahóp A`nhr²n \ðIn. Ah³ {]_e\mbn¯ocphm³ X¡h®w AXnibambn Ahóp klmbw e`n¨XpsImïp Ahs³d {ipXn _lpZqcw ]cóp.

Fómð, ssk\y_ewsImïpw kmaÀ°ywsImïpw {]ikvXnsImïpw DÊobm {]_e\mbt¸mÄ Ahs³d lrZbw Ahs³d \mi¯nómbn«p \nKfn¨p; cmPmhnsâ \nKfw KÀÆn\p ImcWambn `hn¨p. cmPmhn\p apIfnð Bcpanñ Fóv Ah³ Al¦cn¨p. Fñm Znhkhpw Bcm[\bnð [q]]oT¯n\p ]pd¯v cmPØm\¯ncpóv Bcm[n¨psImïncpó DÊobmcmPmhv Xs³d ssZhamb btlmhtbmSp Ipäw sNbvXp [q]]oT¯ntòð [q]w Im«phm³ btlmhbpsS Beb¯nð ISópsNóp. {][m\ ]ptcmlnX\mbncpó Akcym ]ptcmlnX\pw Aht\mSpIqsS ss[cyimenIfmbn btlmhbpsS FWv]Xp ]ptcmlnXòmcpw Ahs³d ]nómse AI¯p sNóp cmPmhns\ XSp¯p Aht\mSp: DÊobmth, btlmsh¡p [q]w Im«póXp \n\¡p hnlnXañ; [q]w Im«phm³, hnip²oIcn¡s¸« Altcm\ycmb ]ptcmlnXòmÀ¡t{X AXp \ntbmKn¡s¸«ncn¡póXv; hnip²aµnc¯nð\nóp s]mbvs¡mÄI; ewL\amIpóp \o sNbvXncn¡póXp; AXp \ns³d ssZhamb btlmhbpsS ap¼msI \n\¡p ip`hpw am\hpambncn¡bnñ Fóp ]dªp.

cmPmhn\p cmPmhntâXmb D¯chmZn¯w; ]ptcmlnX\p ]ptcmlnXtâXmb D¯chmZn¯w; P\¯n\p P\¯ntâXmb D¯chmZn¯w; A§s\ Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw AhchcptSXmb hn`nóamb D¯chmZn¯§Ä ssZhw hn`mKn¨p \ðInbn«pïv. HcmÄ asÁmcmÄ¡p \ntbmKn¡s¸« D¯chmZn¯§fnð ssIIS¯m³ ]mSpÅXñ. Fómð cmPmhv Xsâ KÀƯnð AXp Iq«m¡nbnñ. Ah³ ]ptcmlnXòmcpsS Awihkv{X§Ä [cn¨v [q]]oT¯nð Ibdn [q]Ieiw I¿nseSp¯v tlman¨p. Fómð, [q]w Im«phm³ I¿nð [q]Ieiw ]nSn¨ncns¡ DÊobmhp tIm]n¨p; Xsó FXnÀ¯ ]ptcmlnXòmtcmSp Ah³ tIm]n¨psImïncn¡bnð Xtó, btlmhbpsS Beb¯nð [q]]oT¯ns³d AcnsIsh¨p ]ptcmlnXòmÀ Im¬s¦ Ahs³d s\änbnð IpjvTw s]m§n.

]gb\nba¯nð tehym]pkvXI¯nð ]ptcmlnXòmÀ¡v Hcp {]tXyI A[nImcw \ðInbncpóp. Hcphsâ icoc¯nð Hcp shÅ hSp Iïmð Ah³ ]ptcmlnXsâ ASp¯phóv AXp ImWn¡Ww. AXp IpjvTsaóp Iïmð Ahs\ ]pd¯m¡phm³ ]ptcmlnXòmÀ¡v A[nImcapïmbncpóp. alm]ptcmlnX\mb Akcymhpw kIe ]ptcmlnXòmcpw Ahs\ t\m¡n, Ahs³d s\änbnð IpjvTw ]nSn¨ncn¡póXp Iïn«p Ahs\ £Ww AhnsS\nóp ]pd¯m¡n; btlmh Xsó _m[n¨XpsImïp Ah³ Xsóbpw ]pd¯pt]mIphm³ _²s¸«p.

Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw Hmtcm ip{iqj \ntbmKn¡s¸«n«psï¦nepw FñmhcpsSbpw ip{iqj Hóñ. IpSpw_¯nð `À¯mhnsâ NpaXe Hóv; `mcybpsS NpaXe thsd; a¡fpsS NpaXe asÁmóv. Cu NpaXeIÄ X½nð adnISómð F´mWv kw`hn¡pósóv XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. cmPmhv A\[nIrXambn ]ptcmlnXsâ {]hr¯n GsÁSp¯t¸mÄ cmPmhnsâ s\Ánbnepïmb IpjvTwsImïv AXhkm\n¨nñ. DÊobm cmPmhnsâ Ime¯v henb `qI¼w DïmIpIbpw, AXp tlXphmbn P\§Ä HmSnt¸mIphm³ CShcnIbpw sNbvXXmbn skJcym{]hmNI\pw Btamkv {]hmNI\pw tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv.

DÊobm cmPmhnsâ aI\pw sNdpaI\pw sNbvX {]hÀ¯nIÄ CtXmsSm¸w \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXpïv. aI³ Xs³d A¸\mb DÊobmhp sNbvXXpt]mse Hs¡bpw btlmsh¡p {]kmZambpffXp sNbvXp F¦nepw btlmhbpsS Beb¯nte¡p Ah³ ISónñ; P\tam hjfXzw {]hÀ¯n¨psImïncpóp. (2 Zn\hr¯m´w 27:2) Fómð DÊobmhnsâ sIm¨paI\mb Blmkv sNbvXsX´msWódnbsï? Ah³ ssZhmeb¯nse D]IcW§sf FSp¯p ssZhmeb¯nse D]IcW§sf DsS¨p, btlmhbpsS Beb¯ns³d hmXnepIÄ AsS¨pIfªp sbcpiteans³d Hmtcm aqebnepw _en]oT§Ä Dïm¡n. (2 Zn\hr¯m´w 28:24) A¸³ cmPmhv A\[nIrXambn aZv_lmbnð Ibdn [p]aÀ¸n¨p; aI³ tZhmeb¯nð Ibdn Bcm[\bnð kw_Ôn¡m³t]mepw Iq«m¡nbnñ; sIm¨paI³ tZhmeb¯nepÅsXñmw \in¸n¨v, tZhmeb¯nsâ hmXnepIsf AS¨v Bcm[\ Xsó \nÀ¯n¡fªp. CXmWv DÊobm cmPmhnsâbpw ]n³XeapdIfpsSbpw eLp PohNcn{Xw.

Cu ]Ým¯e¯nemWv sbi¿mhnsâ {]hN\s¯ \mw a\Ênemt¡ïXv. DÊobmhv acn¨p Ignªt¸mÄ sbi¿mhn\p ssZhs¯ ImWphm³ km[n¨p. \mw \½psS ktlmZc\p ssZhs¯ ImWphm\pw Bcm[\bnð kw_Ôn¸m\pw XSÊamIcpXv. \nsâ ktlmZc\p \ntómSp hñXpw Dsïóp t_m[yambmð \nsâ bmKhkvXp bmK]oT¯n\p ]pd¯p sh¨n«v BZyw \nsâ ktlmZct\mSp \ncópsImÅpI; ]nsó hóp \nsâ bmKw Ign¡pI, FómWv IÀ¯mhv Bcm[\sb¡pdn¨v \s½ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póXv.

ssZhs¯ ImWpóXn\pap¼v sbi¿mhnsâ at\m`mhhpw ImgvN¸mSpw Xptemw hyXykvXambncpóp. {]hmNI\mb sbi¿mhp P\t¯mSp ]dbpóp: "X§Äam{Xw tZiat²y ]mÀ¡¯¡h®w aämÀ¡pw Øew CñmXmIpthmfhpw hotSmSp hoSp tNÀ¡pIbpw hbtemSp hbð Iq«pIbpw sN¿póhÀ¡p At¿m Iãw!' (sbi¿mhp 5:8) {]hmNI³ Bdp {]mhiyamWv Aômw A²ymb¯nð, "\n\¡v At¿m Iãw!' Fóp ]dbpóXv. Fómð ssZhs¯ IïpIgnªt¸mÄ sbi¿mhnsâ at\m`mhw amdn.

Bcm[\ Ignªv ssZhs¯ ZÀin¨t¸mÄ {]iv\w aÁpÅhcptSXñ, XtâXp am{XamsWóv sbi¿mhv kzbw k½Xn¡póp. "At¿m, \n\¡p Iãw!' Fó sbi¿mhnsâ ssien, "At¿m, F\n¡p Iãw!' Fómbn amdpóp. "At¸mÄ Rm³: F\n¡p At¿m Iãw; Rm³ \in¨p: Rm³ ip²nbnñm¯ A[c§Ä Dtffmcp a\pjy³; ip²nbnñm¯ A[c§Ä Dff P\¯ns³d \Sphnð hkn¡póp; Fs³d I®p ssk\y§fpsS btlmhbmb cmPmhns\ Iïphtñm Fóp ]dªp.' (sbi¿mhp 6:5) Bcm[\bpsS i_vZ¯mð D½c¸SnIfpsS ASnØm\§Ä Ipep§n Bebw ]pIsImïp \ndªp. hnip²òmcpsS {]mÀ°\ ]pI s]m§pó [q]hÀ¤w BsWóp shfn]mSp ]pkvXIw Aômw A²ymbw 8þmw hmIy¯nð tbmlóm³ Çolm ZÀin¡póp.

]pIbpïmIWsa¦nð Xobpïmbncn¡Ww. Beb¯nð XobpïmIpóXv Ft¸mÄ F§s\ Fóv k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ km£n¡póp. "Fs³d Dffnð lrZb¯nóp NqSp]nSn¨p, Fs³d [ym\¯n¦ð Xo I¯n; At¸mÄ Rm³ \mshSp¯p kwkmcn¨p.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 39:3) Bcm[\bnepsS \½psS IpdhpIsf Iïp]nSn¡m³ \ap¡p km[n¡Ww.

Bcm[\bnð ssZhhpambn A`napJw BIpt¼mgmWv \mw Bbncn¡pó ØnXnbpw \½psS t]mcmbvaIfpw \ap¡p shfnhmbn hcpóXv. kzbw IpdhpIsf ImWm\mImsX A\ysâ IpdhpIsf ImWm³ {ian¡póXv Bcm[\bnse hnIeXbmWv. tbmlómsâ kphntijw \memw A²ymb¯nð \mw Hcp iacym¡mcn kv{Xosb ]cnNbs¸Spópïv. InWÁn³ Icbnð IÀ¯mhpambpÅ kw`mjWw aptóm«pt]mbt¸mÄ IpSn¡m³ shÅw tNmZn¨ IÀ¯mhn\p shÅw t]mepw sImSp¡msX AhÄ ]«W¯nte¡v HmSn. Rm³ sNbvXn«pÅXv Fñmw FtómSp ]dª Hcp a\pjys\ Rm³ Iïp; Hcp ]s£ Ah³ aiolm Bbncn¡ptam Fóv AhÄ sXcphoYnIfnð {]Jym]\w sNbvXp. \½psS {]iv\§sf \ap¡p shfnhmbn ImWWsa¦nð \mw IÀ¯mhnsâ ap¼nð \nð¡Ww. Bcm[\bneqsS \½psS IpdhpIsf \ap¡p t_m²yamIWw.

tZhmebw A\p{Kl¯nsâ am{Xw Øeañ; AXp \ymbhn[nbptSbpw IqsS ØeamWv. kamKa\ IqSmc¯nsâ DÅnte¡p {]thin¡pt¼mÄ AhnsS Hcp XncÈoebpïv. XncÈoe¡It¯¡p {]thin¡pt¼mÄ ImWpóXv: Xm{as¯m«n, \nehnf¡v, ]nsó bmK]oTw. Xm{a]oTw ]WnXncn¡póXv Xm{aw sImïv s]mXnªn«mWv. Cu \nÀ½mW ssien¡p ]nónð Hcp Ncn{Xapïv. tami Altdms\bpw Ahsâ ]p{Xòmscbpw ]ptcmlnXòmcmbn hmgn¡m³ X¿msdSp¡pt¼mÄ, ]qÀ® ]utcmlnXyanñm¯, btlmhbpsS Xncp\nhmk¯nð thesNbvhm\pw k`bpsS ip{iqj¡mbn AhcpsS ap¼msI \nev]m\pw am{Xw bn{kmtbens³d ssZhw thÀXncn¨ncpó, bn{kmtbða¡fnð k`m{][m\nIfpw kwLkZkyòmcpw {]amWnIfpamb Ccp\qä¼Xp ]pcpjòmÀ s]utcmlnXyw Imw£n¨psImïv hnLSn¨p \nóp tamitbmSp aÕcn¨p.. k` Hs«mgnbmsX hnip²cmIpóp; btlmh AhcpsS at²y Dïp; AXpsImïv ]ptcmlnX \nba\¯nð Altcm\pw ]p{XòmÀ¡pw am{Xañ X§Ä¡pw {]mXn\n[yw thWsaóv AhÀ hmZn¨p. Fómð tami AhcpsS CwKnX¯n\p hg§msX ssZh\nÝb¯n\pthïn Im¯ncpóp. Cu kIe {]hr¯nIfpw sNt¿ïXnóp btlmh Fsó Ab¨ncn¡póp; Rm³ kzta[bmbn Hópw sNbvXn«nñ Fóp tamsi AhtcmSv D¯cw ]dªp.

]nsÁ Znhkw Cu Ccp\qÁ¼Xp ]pcpjòmcpw tZhmeb¯nse [q]Ieihpambn ]pd¯nd§n [p]hÀ¤w CSphm\mbn AWn\ncóp. Altcm\pw Ahsâ ]p{Xòmcpw btlmhbpsS kón[nbnð [p]hÀ¤w CSphm\mbn AhtcmsSm¸w F¯nt¨Àóp. A§s\ AhÀ Hmtcmcp¯³ Xm´ms³d [q]Ieiw FSp¯p Xobn«p AXnð [q]hÀ¤hpw C«p tamsibpw Altcm\pambn kamKa\IqSmc¯ns³d hmXnð¡ð \nóp. Fómð btlmh AhnsS Hcp A]qÀÆImcyw {]hÀ¯n¨p. At¸mÄ btlmhbn¦ð\nóp Xo ]pds¸«p [q]w Im«nb Ccp\qä¼Xpt]scbpw Zln¸n¨p. `qan hmbv Xpdóp Ahscbpw AhcpsS IpSpw_§sfbpw AhtcmSp tNÀón«pff Fñmhscbpw AhcpsS kÀÆk¼¯ns\bpw hngp§n¡fªp. Ahcpw AhtcmSp tNÀón«pff Fñmhcpw Poht\msS ]mXmf¯nte¡p Cd§n; `qan AhcpsStað ASIbpw AhÀ k`bpsS CSbnð\nóp \in¡bpw sNbvXp. Fómð Cu [q]Iei§Ä hnip²amIbmð Ahsb FcnXobpsS CSbnð \nóp FSp¯v ASn¨p XInSm¡n. bn{kmtbða¡Ä¡p AXp Hcp Úm]Ihpw ASbmfhpambn bmK]oTw s]mXnhm³ D]tbmKn¨p.

F¸nkvt¡m¸ð k`Ifnse Bcm[\m {]Xncq]mßIXz§fpw ]mc¼cy§fpw B\pImenI Xeapd¡v hnaÀi\ hnjb§fmWv. bmK]oT¯nð [p]aÀ¸n¡pt¼mÄ ]ptcmlnX³ IcptXï \mev kpKÔhyRvP\§sf¡pdn¨v ]gb\nba¯nð {]Xn]mZn¡pópïv. "btlmh ]nsóbpw tamsitbmSp Iev]n¨Xp Fs´ómð: \o \dpw]i, KpevKpep, lð_m\¸i Fóo kpKÔhÀ¤hpw \nÀ½ekm{¼mWnbpw FSpt¡Ww;' (]pd¸mSp 30:34) Cu kpKÔhÀ¤§Ä \nsó aWt¡ïXn\v \nsâ ho«nð D]tbmKn¡cpsXópIqSn ASp¯ hmIy¯nð \nÀt±in¡póp.

\½psS {]mÀ°\bpw Bcm[\bpw ssZh alXz¯nte¡q kpKÔ[q]añmsX \½psS kzb euInI Bhiy¯n\mbn XoccpXv FómWv CXnð {]Xn²z\n¡póXv. ]gb\nba¯nð \mepIq«w Imcy§Ä ]dbpópsï¦nð AXn\p {]Xn]Icambn A\nhmcyamb \mep Iq«w Imcy§Ä ]pXnb\nba¯nð \mw a\Ênem¡póp. Ah bmN\bpw {]mÀ°\bpw ]£]mZhpw kvtXm{Xhpw BIpóp. "hntijmð cmPm¡òmÀ¡pw kIe A[nImcØòmÀ¡pw thïn bmN\bpw {]mÀ°\bpw ]£hmZhpw kvtXm{Xhpw sNt¿Ww Fóp Rm³ kIe¯nópw aps¼ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp.' (1 XosamsYsbmkv 2:2) kvtXm{Xw bmKamtWm? kvtXm{Xw bmKamsWóp XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. "kvtXm{XsaóbmKw AÀ¸n¡póh³ Fsó alXzs¸Sp¯p; Xs³d \S¸ns\ {Ias¸Sp¯póhóp Rm³ ssZh¯ns³d c£sb ImWn¡pw'.(k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 50:23)

sbi¿mhv Xsâ IpdhpIsf Xncn¨dnªt¸mÄ Ah³ hnip²oIcWw hmôn¡póp. ip²oIcW¯nsâ am²yaw {InkvXphmWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ Imðhdnbnð sNmcnª càw kIe ]m]hpw t]m¡n [s½ ip²oIcn¡póp. sbi¿mhv ip²oIcWw B{Kln¨t¸mÄ kmdm^pIfnð Hcp¯³ bmK]oT¯nð \nóp sImSnðsImïp Hcp Xo¡\ð FSp¯p, Ahs³d hmbv¡p sXmSphn¨p: CXm, CXp \ns³d A[c§sf sXm«Xn\mð \ns³d AIrXyw \o§n \ns³d ]m]¯nóp ]cnlmcw hóncn¡póp Fóp ]dªp.

F½mhqknte¡p t]mb injyòmÀ ]dbpóp; Ah³ Xncpshgp¯pIsf ]dªp Xcpt¼mÄ \½psS lrZbw I¯ns¡mïncnónñtbm? AXpsImïv XncphN\w Xobpw I\epw t]mse a\pjylrZb§sf X]vXam¡póp. hN\w AánbmWv Cu hN\w \½psS DÅnembmð \½psS A[c§Ä ip²oIcn¡s¸Spw; \½psS DÅnð Xo I¯pw; B Xobnð \nópw ]pI s]m§pw. hN\w \s½ ip²oIcn¡póp; hN\w \s½ iàoIcn¡póp; hN\w \s½ kuJyam¡póp.

hnip²\mb ]utemkv As¸mkvXe³ X\ns¡XnscbpÅ A\ymbw tIĸm³ Ah[n¡psh¨v Imcm{Kl¯nð Ignbpt¼mÄ ]utemknsâ {]kwKw tIÄ¡Wsaóp tZim[n]Xnbmb t^enIvkv B{Kln¨p. t^enIvkv sblqZ kv{Xobmb Xs³d `mcy {Zpknñbpambn hóp, s]utemkns\ hcp¯n {InkvXptbiphnepÅ hnizmks¯¡pdn¨p Ahs³d {]kwKw tI«p. Fómð Ah³ \oXn, C{µnbPbw, hcphm\pÅ \ymbhn[n Fónhsb¡pdn¨p kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ t^enIvkv `b]chi\mbn: Xð¡mew t]mImw; Ahkcw DÅt¸mÄ \nsó hnfn¸n¡mw Fóp ]dªp, ]utemknsâ {]kwKw kam]n¸n¨p Fóv At¸mkvXe{]hÀ¯nIfnð \mw hmbn¡pópïv.

bmK]oT¯nse I\epIfmð A[c§Ä ip²oIcn¨tijw ssZhw A\zjn¡póp: Rm³ Bsc Abt¡ïp? BÀ \ap¡pthïn t]mIpw? ssZh¯nsâ A\zjW i_vZw tI« am{Xbnð Xsó, ssZhs¯ Bcm[\bnð Iïv ip²oIcn¡s¸« sbi¿mhv kza\kmse ssZh¯nsâ \ntbmKw incÊm hln¡póp. ASnb³ CXm ASnbs\ Abt¡Wta Fóp Ah³ ]dªp.

ssZh¯nsâ hN\w \½psS DÅnembmð \ap¡v AS§nbncn¡m³ km²yañ. hN\w \s½ c£bpsS A\p`h¯nte¡p hgn \S¯póp. A\nÝnXamb Imcy§fmWv temI¯nð \S¡póXv. ]t{Xmkv Çolm \s½ {]t_m[n¡póp: "NneÀ Xmakw Fóp hnNmcn¡póXp t]mse IÀ¯mhp Xs³d hmKvZ¯w \nhÀ¯n¸m³ Xmakn¡pónñ. Bcpw \in¨p t]mImsX Fñmhcpw am\km´cs¸Sphm³ Ah³ CÑn¨p \n§tfmSp ZoÀL£a ImWn¡pótXbpÅp.'