\n§Ä {]Xymin¡pó ip``mhn hcphm³ X¡h®w Rm³ \n§sf¡pdn¨p \ncq]n¡pó \ncq]W§Ä Cóh Fóp Rm³ Adnbpóp; Ah Xnsò¡ñ \ò¡t{XbpÅ \ncq]W§Ä Fóp btlmhbpsS Acpf¸mSp. \n§Ä FtómSp At]£n¨p Fs³d kón[nbnðhóp {]mÀ°n¡bpw Rm³ \n§fpsS {]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡bpw sN¿pw. \n§Ä Fsó At\zjn¡pw; ]qÀ®lrZbt¯msS At\zjn¡pt¼mÄ \n§Ä Fsó Isï¯pw. (bnscaymhp 29:11þ13)

]co£ kln¡pó a\pjy³ `mKyhm³; Ah³ sImÅmIpóh\mbn sXfnª tijw IÀ¯mhp Xsó kvt\ln¡póhÀ¡p hmKvZ¯w sNbvX PohIncoSw {]m]n¡pw. (bmt¡m_v 1:12)

BapJambn, k`sb {]Xn\n[oIcn¡póXpw ss__nfnð {]Xn]mZn¡póXpamb aqóp hr£§sf¸Án ]dbphm³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póp. AXnð Hómas¯ hr£s¯¡pdn¨v Dev¸¯n]pkvXIw 3:9þð FgpXnbncn¡póp. \njn²w Fóp sbtlmh Ið¸n¨ncpó B hr£^ew Xnòm³ \ñXpw Im×m³ `wKnbpffXpw Úm\w {]m]n¸m³ Imayhpw Fóp a\Ênem¡ns¡mïv BZhpw lÆmbpw AXp ]dn¨pXnóp. shbnemdnbt¸mÄ btlmhbmb ssZhw tXm«¯nð \S¡pó H¨ AhÀ tI«p: a\pjr\pw `mcybpw btlmhbmb ssZhw X§sf ImWmXncn¸m³ tXm«¯nse hr£§fpsS CSbnð Hfn¨p. CXns\¸Án \½psS Nn´bnð DïmtIï tNmZyw CXmWv; \½psS ]m]§sfbpw t`mjXz§sfbpw adbv¡phm\pÅ hr£amtWm k`? cïmas¯ hr£s¯¸Án tbmlóm³ 1:48þð FgpXnbncn¡póp. ^nent¸mkv \nsó hnfn¡pw aps¼ A¯nbpsS Iognð Ccn¡pt¼mÄ tbip \Y\tbens\ Iïp. hncfambn CeIÄ am{XapÅ A¯nbpsS Iognð ]cnanXamb kmlNcy§Ä¡pÅnð HXp§n¡qSn kwXr]vXambn IgnªpIqSnb \Y\tbensâ apJamWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv. I]Sanñm¯ km£mð bn{ktbey³ Fóp \mY³ Ahs\¡pdn¨v km£n¡póp. apómas¯ hr£s¯¸Án GhÀ¡pw kp]cnNnXamb thZ`mKamb eqt¡mknsâ ]s¯m³]Xmw A²ymb¯nð \mw hmbn¡póp. ac¯nsâ apIfnð Hfn¨ncpópsImïv tbiphns\ ImWm³ B{Kln¨ k¡mbnsb Iïn«v ac¯nsâ Nph«nð sNóp\nóp, apIfnte¡p t\m¡n tbip ]dbpóp; "k¡mbntb, thKw Cd§nhm: Rm³ Cóp \ns³d ho«nð ]mÀt¡ïXmIpóp.' CXmWv ZÀi\¯nsâ hr£w. k` ssZhapJs¯ ZÀin¡phm\pÅ hr£ambncn¡Ww. Cu apóp hr£§fpsS ]Ým¯e¯nð B\pImenI k`tbbpw \½psS kzb hyànPohnXt¯bpw hnebncpt¯ïXpïv. \½psS ]m]§sf k`bpsS adhnð Hfn¸n¡pIbmtWm, AtXm, t]mcmbvaIÄ¡pw IpdhpIÄ¡paXoXambn {InkvXphnð A[njvTnXamb Hcp kwXr]vX PohnXw \bn¡pIbmtWm? k`bnð¡qSn ssZhapJw ZÀin¡phm³ \ap¡p IgnbWw. Cu BapJ ZÀi\t¯msS {]kvXpX XncphN\`mK§sf¡pdn¨v \ap¡p Nn´n¡mw!

hnip²k` cïmbncw hÀj§Ä ]nón«t¸mÄ BßkwXr]vXntbmSpw ssZhoIZÀi\t¯mSpwIqSn Pohn¡póhcpsS F®w IpdªphcpóXmbn«mWv A\p`hs¸SpóXv. {InkvXob PohnX¯nse ]co£Ifnð kl\hpw klnjvWpXbpw {]ISam¡Wsaóp XncphN\hpw ]nXm¡òmcpw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. ssZhs¯ AhnsSbpw ChnsSbpw Xncªp\SópsImïñ, \mw Bbncn¡pósXhnsStbm AhnsS ssZhapJw ZÀin¨psImïv hnip²PohnXw \bn¡phm\mbn«mWv ssZhw \s½ XncsªSp¯ncn¡póXv. F¦nð am{Xsa ]utemkv Çolmbv¡p km[n¨Xpt]mse "Rm³ \ñ t]mÀ s]mcpXp, Hm«w XnI¨p, hnizmkw Im¯p, C\n Pohsâ IncoSw F\n¡mbn Im¯ncn¡póp', Fóp kwXr]vXntbmsS ]dbphm³ \ap¡p km²yamIbpÅp. Cós¯ a\pjy³ ]co£IÄ Hgnhm¡phm³ s\t«m«w HmSpIbmWv. ]co£IÄ kln¡m³ Bcpw X¿mdñ. Fómð ]co£IÄ Hgnhm¡phm\ñ kln¡phm\mWv XncphN\w \s½ DZvt_mZn¸n¡póXv. ]co£ kln¡pó a\pjy\mbn«mWv PohIocoSw Hcp¡s¸«ncn¡pósXóp bmt¡m_v Çolm \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp.

B[p\nI temI¯nð kwXr]vXntbmsS Pohn¡m³ Ignbpó F{X t]cpïv? PohnX¯nð ]co£Ifnñm¯ a\pjycnñ. {]iv\§fnñm¯ Bcpïv temI¯nð? Fómð Cós¯ temIw ]co£IÄ Hgnhm¡m\pÅ hnhn[ hgnIfpw amkvac hnZyIfpw XncªpsImïncn¡póp. kl\w Fó ]Zw B[p\nI temI¯n\p A\yw \nóp t]mbncn¡póp.

27 hÀjambn Rm³ Hcp tcmKnbmWv. Fsâ kz`\¯nð Pohn¨Xnepw IqSpXð kabw Rm³ Bip]{XnIfnemWv IgnªpIqSnbn«pÅXv. Fómð ssZhw Fsó ssI]nSn¨p\S¯nb hgnIfneqsS Rm³ kôcn¡pt¼mÄ ssZhw sNmcnª Ir]IÄ F{Xam{Xsaóp Rm³ Xncn¨dnbpóp. Fsâ tcmK¡nSbv¡¡cnInð FtómsSm¸w Ccnóp Bizkn¸n¡m³ Ignbm¯ Hcp ssZhs¯ temI¯nsâ GsXmcp ap¡nepw aqebnepw Xncªmepw F\n¡p Iïp]nSn¡m³ km[n¡pIbnñ. Fsó \S¯pó Hcp ssZhapïv. Fsó kln¸m³ ]Tn¸n¨ Hcp ssZhapïv. tcmKanñm¯h\pw tcmKapÅh\pw icoc¯nð hn[n¡s¸«ncn¡póXv BdSn a®pw NnXepw am{Xw. C{Xt¯mfw Fsó \S¯nb sbtlmh C\nbpw Fsó \S¯phm³ aXnbmbh\msWóp Dd¨p Rm³ hnizkn¡póp. "Fsâ Ir] \n\¡p aXn' FóXmWv Fñm hnizmknIfpsSbpw B[mcw. Fsâ kuJyZmbI\mb aiolmsb km£n \nÀ¯n bmt¡m_v ÇolmbpsS {]t_m[\ shfn¨¯nð bncay{]hmNIsâ {]hmNIXncphN\¯nte¡p \½psS {i²sb Xncn¡mw.

ssZhs¯ Isï¯póXn\pw ZÀin¡póXn\pw Ahiyamb D]m[nIfmWv bnscay{]hmNI³ {]kvXpX thZ`mK¯nð \s½ HmÀ½s¸Sp¯póXv. tbip{InkvXphns\ IïhÀ \½fnð F{X t]cpïv? Fómð XncphN\{]Imcw \½psS ]nXm¡òmÀ ssZhapJw ZÀin¨v, ssZht¯msSm¸w kôcn¨v, ssZht¯mSv kwhZn¨hcmWv. CXmWv {InkvXob Xncpk`bpsS ]mc¼cyw.

_m_ntem¬ cmPmhmb s\_pJXnt\kÀ ssZhP\amb bn{ktbð P\Xsb ASnaIfm¡n sImïpt]mbt¸mÄ bn{ktbð P\w kzbw ]cntim[n¨p: F´psImïmWv ssZhw XncsªSp¯ Cu PmXn¡v C{Xbpw ]co£W§Ä t\cntSïnhcpóXv? hfsc A\zÀ°amb Cu tNmZyw bn{ktbð P\w ssZht¯mSp tNmZn¨p. bnscaym{]hmNI³ apJm´ncw ssZhw bn{ktben\p D¯cw \ðIpóXmWv {]Xn]mZy thZ`mKw.

\msañmw B{Kln¡póXv ip`Icamb Hcp `mhnbmWv. \n§Ä B{Kln¡pó ip`Icamb `mhn e`yam¡póXn\pÅ ]²XnIÄ ssZh¯n\p kphyàamWv. ssZhw Iev¸n¡póp, a\pjy³ {]Xymin¡póp. ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnIÄ Xnò¡mbn«ñ, Ft¸mgpw AXp \ò¡mbn«msWóp bnscaym{]hmNI\neqsS sbtlmh km£n¡póp. ]gb\nba¯neqsSbpw ]pXnb\nba¯neqsSbpw \mw It®mSn¡pt¼mÄ ssZh¯n\p Hmtcm hyànsb¡pdn¨pw Hcp ]²Xnbpïmbncpópshóv \ap¡p a\Ênem¡phm³ km[n¡pw. ssZh¯n\p \½Ä Hmtcmcp¯tc¡pdn¨pw hyàamb Hcp ]²Xnbpïv. CXv \ap¡p DÄs¡mÅm³ km[n¡pt¼mgmWv ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xnbpambn XmZmßyw {]m]n¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡póXv.

ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv \½nð hkn¡póp. "tbip ssZh]p{X³ Fóp kzoIcn¡póh\nð ssZhhpw Ah³ ssZh¯nepw hkn¡póp.' (1 tbmlóm³ 4:15) A{_lmw, bnkvlm¡v, bmt¡m_v, t\ml, lmt\m¡v, tami apXemb Fñm ]gb\nba ]nXm¡òmcpw ssZh¯nð hkn¨hcmWv. hmKvZ¯{]Imcw P\n¨ Xsâ GIPmX\mb ]p{Xs\ _en Ign¡phm³ X¿mdmb A{_lmans\ \mw ]gb\nba¯nð ImWpt¼mÄ Xsâ GIPmX ]p{X\mb ainlmsb Imðhdnbnð _enbÀ¸n¡phm³ temI¯nte¡b¨ ssZhs¯bmWv ]pXnb\nba¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. XncphN\¯nse Fñm ]nXm¡òmcpw ssZh]²XnbpsS `mKambncpópshópw AhÀ AXv DÄs¡mïncpópshópw XncphN\w \s½ a\Ênem¡póp.

\Znbnð hens¨dnbs¸«v, Rm§WbpsS CSbnð\nópw cmPsIm«mc¯nð F¯nbn«pw, sIm«mc¯nse kpJkuIcymZnIsfñmw shSnªv AXypóX\mb ssZh¯nsâ BtZi{]Imcw ssZhP\tkh\¯n\v Cd§n¯ncn¨ Ncn{XamWv tamibptSXv. adnb ]dªp, "CXm Rm³ IÀ¯mhnsâ Zmkn, \nsâ lnXw t]mse F\n¡p `hn¡s«.' ssZhlnX¯n\p kzbw hg§n ssZh¯nsâ c£mIc]²XnbpsS `mKambn kzbw hn\bs¸SpIbmbncpóp ssZhamXmhmb hnip² I\yIadnbw sNbvXXv.

ssZhoI]²XntbmSp tNÀópsImïv X§fpsS PohnXN{Is¯ hn«psImSp¯ bmt¡m_nsâ IpSpw_Ncn{Xw Hcp DZmlcWambn hniIe\w sN¿m³ Rm³ B{Kln¡bmWv. bmt¡m_nsâ IpSpw_¯nð \Só ]e kw`h§fpw lrZbt`ZI§fmbncpóp. hfsc NpdpNpdpt¡mSpw kmaÀ°yt¯mSpw Xsâ ktlmZc\nð \nópw tPjvTmhImiw X«nsbSp¡m\pw A¸sâ A\p{Klw Iuie¯neqsS t\SnsbSp¡m\pw hy{KX Im«nb NpdpNpdp¡pÅ sNdp¸¡mcs\ hÀj§Ä¡ptijw \nÊlmbamb Hcp AhØbnemWv \mw ImWpóXv. bmt¡m_nsâ hmÀ²IyIme IpSpw_PohnXw ]co£IfpsSbpw {]iv\§fpsSbpw Hcp Iq¼mcambncpóp. bmt¡m_n\p ]{´ïv B¬a¡fpw Hcp aIfpambncpóp. bmt¡m_nsâ GIaIÄ Zo\bpsS PohnX¯nð F´p kw`hn¨p Fóp hnhcn¡pó thZ`mKw Cós¯ \½psS A½amÀ X§fpsS s]¬a¡sf Ahiyw ]Tn¸nt¡ï Hcp A\p`h ]mTamWv.

hfsc¡meambn BSns\ tabn¡m³ t]mb ktlmZc§fpsS hnhcw Adnªphcm³ bmt¡m_v Cfb]p{X\mb tbmk^ns\ Ab¡póp. k¼ó\mbncpó bmt¡m_nsâ {]uVn¡\pkcn¨v Ahs\ {]tXyIw X¿mdm¡nb tamUnbpÅ Hcp A¦n [cn¸n¨p. tbmk^v ktlmZc§sf Xncªv amk§tfmfw \Sóp. ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbpsS `mKambn hn\bs¸« tbmk^n\v Xm³ A\p`hnt¡ïnhó t¢i§Ä Hcp {]iv\sa Añmbncpóp. Iã§sf Hgnhm¡m³ {ian¡msX Fñm Iã§fpw Ah³ kln¨p. Xsâ ktlmZc§sf ImWphm\pÅ Dð¡Samb kvt\lhmôbmð tbmk^v IpópIfpw XmgvhcIfpw h\§fpw \ZnIfpw ISóv bm{X sNbvXp. cïp ssIIfpw \o«n kt´mjt¯msS ktlmZc§sf kzoIcn¡m³ Hcp§nhó sIm¨pktlmZcs\ AhÀ ]nSn¨Xv kvt\lt¯msS Bbncn¡psaóp tbmk^v IcpXnbt¸mÄ AhÀ Ahsâ Ic§Ä Iq«n¸nSn¨p, _Ô\Ø\m¡n. AhÀ Ahs\ sImñphm³ Xocpam\n¨p. Hcp ktlmZc\p Aht\mSv Aev¸w Zb tXmónbXn\mð Ahsâ h[in£ Cfhp sNbvXv Hcp s]m«¡nWÁnte¡v Ahs\ XÅnbn«p. ssIIÄ _ÔnX\mbn Ahi\mb tbmk^v B s]m«¡nWdns\ Hcp [ym\]oTambn {]XnjvT sNbvXp. ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnIsf DÄs¡mïncpó tbmk^v Hcp {]XntemaImcntbm {]XnImcntbm Bbn¯ocmsX ssZhlnX¯n\mbn kzbw kaÀ¸n¨p. sI«s¸«v AKmXXbnð AIs¸Spó Hcp A\p`h¯nð kzÀ¤¯nte¡p ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n Dbc¯nte¡p t\m¡n \mYm, \nsâ Cãw Fónð \ndthds« Fóp ]dbm³ Ignbpóh\pw IgnbpóhÄ¡pw am{Xsa ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xnbnð ]¦ptNcm³ km²yamIq.

AXphgn ISópt]mb anZym\y I¨hS¡mÀ¡p Ahs\ hnð¡phm³ AhÀ¡p Xcw In«nbt¸mÄ AhÀ Ahs\ s]m«¡nWÁnð \nópw ]nSn¨p IbÁn. Xsó c£n¡phm³ Xsâ ktlmZc§Ä¡p ZbtXmón Fómizkn¨ tbmk^n\p t\cntSïnhóXv. hnð¸\¡mbn ]ckyN´bnð \nðt¡ï A\p`hambncpóp. AhÀ Ahsâ hkv{Xw Dcnªp Ccp]Xp shÅn¡min\p anZym\yÀ¡p hnÁp an{kbnante¡p hen¨ng¡s¸«p.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ ]oVm\p`h§sf tbmk^nsâ A\p`h§fpambn XcXays¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ tbmsk^nsâ sNdpa¡Ä tbiphns\ XÅn¸dªp. ssZh]p{Xsâ ssIIfpw ImepIfpw sI«s¸«p. 32 shÅn¡min\p Ahs\ kz´ injy³ HÁns¡mSp¯p. Ahsâ Xpóenñm¯ {]tXyI A¦n AhÀ A]lcn¨p, AXn\mbn No«n«p. tKmKpð¯m aebnte¡p hen¨ng¡s¸«p. tbmsk^ns\ ssZhw sImïm¡nbXv ^dthmsâ sIm«mc¯nembncpóp. AhnsS bn{ktbensâbpw bmt¡m_nsâ IpSpw_¯nsâbpw c£¡mbn ssZhw tbmk^ns\ DbÀ¯n an{kbnanse cïma\mbn, cmPmhnsâ a{´nbmbn Ahtcm[n¡s¸«p. ssZhw tbiphns\ acW¯nð\nópw DbÀ¯n kÀÆtemI¯nsâbpw c£I\pw kap²mcI\pambn Ahtcm[n¨ncn¡póp.

ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbpsS `mKambn an{kbnanð F¯s¸« tbmk^ns\¡pdn¨pÅ Hcp km£yw hfsc {it²bamWv. XncphN\w C{]Imcw km£n¡póp: "Aht\mSpIqsS ssZhapÅXpsImïv Ah³ sN¿pósXms¡bpw km[n¡psaóv Ahsâ bPam\³ Adnªp.' CXmbncpóp tbmk^nsâ apJ¯v temIw Iï Nn{Xw. an{kbnanð F¯s¸« tbmk^nsâ PohnXw ]co£mhnlo\añmbncpóp. s]m¯nt^dnsâ `h\¯nð Ahsâ t¢i§Ä IqSpXð KpcpXcambn. tbmk^nsâ imcocnI kuµcy¯nð s]m¯nt^dnsâ `mcy BIrãbmbn. Fómð CXphsc Xm³ ISóphóXp ssZh¯nsâ hoYnbnðIqsS Bbncpópsh¦nð Cu ]co£ ssZh¯ntâXsñóp tbmk^v Xncn¨dnªp. Ah³ AXn\p hgns¸SmsX HmSn c£s]«p. s]m¯nt^dnsâ `mcybpsS Iuie¯nð tbmk^v Ipïdbnð ASbv¡s¸«p. AXpw kln¨ tbmk^neqsS ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbpsS AXnib§Ä BhnjvIcn¡s¸«p. ]nóoSp tbmk^ns\ \mw ImWpóXv cmPmhnsâ a{´n¡tkcbnemWv.

\½psS PohnX¯nð \mw t\cnSpó {]iv\§fpw ]co£Ifpw ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnbmtWm, temI¯nsâ ]²XnbmtWm, km¯msâ ]²XnbmtWm, ]m]¯nsâ ]²XnbmtWm Fóp Xncn¨dnbm³ ssZha¡Ä¡p IgnbWw. \½nð hkn¡pó ]cnip²mßmhmWv Cu Xncn¨dnhv \ap¡p \ðIpóXv. \½nð Dcp¯ncnbpó ssZh¯nsâ Bßmhv \ap¡p AXp shfnhm¡n¯cpw.

hcm³t]mIpó `mhnsb¡pdn¨v Rm\pw \n§fpw AÚcmWv. Fómð \½psS `mhnbpw hÀ¯am\ {]hÀ¯\§fpw ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xn¡v A\pcq]ambncn¡Ww. ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnIÄs¡Xnsc am\pjnI ]²XnIÄ \S¸mIm³ CShccpXv. ]´ncphcnð Hcph\mbncpó bqZmbpsS hmKvZm\hpw ssZhs¯ ImWn¨psImSp¡mw FóXmbncpóp. Fómð bqZm AXn\p {]Xn^ew ]Án. Xsâ [\k¼mZ\¯n\pthïn bqZm Hcp am\pjnI ]²Xn¡p cq]w sImSp¯p. Fómð ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xn¡p {]XnIqeambn ]²XnbnW¡nb bqZbv¡p BXy´nI kwXr]vXn e`n¨nñ. Ah³ Hcp {`m´s\t¸mse HmSn. Xsâ `mKysaóp IcpXnbncpó B ap¸Xp shÅn¡miv tZhmeb¯nð hens¨dnªp. Fón«pw Ah³ ]Ým¯]n¨v {IqinX\mb tbiphnsâ Xr¸mZw Npw_n¡phm\pÅ ]²Xnbñ cq]oIcn¨Xv. {]XypX, Ahsâ ]Ým¯m]¯nsâ \ocmfn¡¯enð Xsâ Pohs\ \in¸n¡phm\pÅ Xsâ kzb am\pjnI ]²Xn BhnjvIcn¡bmbncpóp. bqZm kzbw sI«nRmóp N¯p. ]ptcmlnXòmÀ B ]WsaSp¯v Ipihsâ \new hm§n ]pdPmXnIsf Ipgn¨nSm³ D]bpàam¡n. B \ne¯n\p cà\new FóÀ°apÅ A¡ðZma Fóp t]cmbn. ssZhs¯ XÅn¸dªv Hcph³ [\w k¼mZn¡pópsh¦nð AXn\pÅ A]c \matYbamWv A¡ðZma.

\mw {]Xymin¡pó ip``mhn \ap¡p e`n¡Wsa¦nð, kwXr]vXntbmsS hr£¯nsâ Iognð IgnbWsa¦nð ssZh¯nsâ ]²Xn¡v \mw hnt[bs¸SpIbpw A\pcq]s¸SpIbpw sN¿Ww. am\pjn]²XnIÄ¡v a\Êpshbv¡bpw sNhn sImSp¡bpacpXv; k¯msâ ]²XnIÄ¡p hg§cpXv, hiwhZcmIcpXv. \ò¡\pkcWambn \ncp]W§Ä ssIhcn¡phm³ ssZhw X¼pcm³ \ap¡p kwKXnbm¡s«! {]bmk§Ä, {]XnkÔnIÄ, ZpcnX§Ä, t¢i§Ä Hs¡bpw A`napJoIcnt¡ïn hcpt¼mÄ ]co£IÄ Hgnhm¡póhcmbn«ñ, Ahsâ alXz¯nð IncoSw {]m]n¡m³ X¡h®w ]co£IÄ ]qÀ® a\tÊmsS kln¡póhcmbn¯ocphm³ F\n¡pw \n§Ä¡pw CShcs«.