,/jpfh/g;

,/jpfh/g; vd;gJ jq;Fjy; vd;gJ nghUshFk;. ,];yhkpa nrhw;nkhopapy; gs;spthrypy; jq;fp ,iwjpahdj;jpy; <LgLjy; vd;W nghUs;gLk;. mjpfkhf ,iwtid epidTf;$wTk;> ed;ikahd fhhpaq;fspy; <LglTk; ,/jpfh/g; gad;gLfpwJ. xUtH Nkw;gb fhhpaq;fspy; <Lgl vg;nghOJ Ntz;LkhdhYk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fyhk;. ,jpy; Fwpg;gpl;l khjq;fs;> ehl;fs; vd;W ,];yhk; epHzapf;ftpy;iy.

1 k];[pJy; `uhkpy; XH ,uT ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gjhf mwpahikf; fhyj;jpy; ehd; NeHr;ir nra;jpUe;Njd;' vd;W ckH(uyp) egp(]y;) mtHfsplk; $wpdhH. mjw;F egp(]y;) mtHfs; ''ckJ NeHr;iria epiwNtw;Wk;'' vd;whHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: ,g;DckH(uyp) E}y;fs;: Gfhhp> K];ypk;

2 egp(]y;) mtHfs; \t;thy; khjj;jpd; filrp gj;J ehl;fspy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

3 egp(]y;) mtHfs; xt;nthU Mz;Lk; gj;J ehl;fs; ukshdpy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;ghHfs;. mtHfs; kuzpf;ff; $ba Mz;by; ,UgJ ehl;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: mg+`{iuuh(uyp) E}y;fs;: Gfhhp> K];ypk;> jpHkpjp> mg+jh¥j;> ,g;Dkh[h

,jd; %ykhf egp(]y;) mtHfs; vg;nghOJ Ntz;LkhdhYk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fyhk; vd;W mDkjpAk;> mq;fPfhuKk; toq;fp mjid nray;Kiwg;gLj;jpAk; cs;shHfs;.

4 xU Kiw egp(]y;) mtHfs; iyyj;Jf; fj;H ,uit Njl ukshd; khjk; KOtJk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. (Kjypy;) egp(]y;) mtHfs; ukshdpd; Kjy; gj;Jehl;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. ehq;fSk; mtHfSld; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;Njhk;. mtHfsplk; [pg;uaPy;(miy) te;J ePq;fs; Njlf; $baJ (iyyj;Jy; fj;H) vd;whHfs;. clNd egp(]y;) mtHfs; eLg;gj;J ehl;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. ehq;fSk; mtHfSld; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;Njhk;. mtHfsplk; [pg;uaPy;(miy) mtHfs; te;J ePq;fs; Njlf; $baJ ,dptUk; (ehl;fspy; cs;sJ) vd;whHfs;.

ukshd; ,Ugjhk; ehs; fhiyapy; egp(]y;) mtHfs; nrhw;nghopT nra;a vOe;jhHfs;. ''ahH egpAld; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfNsh mtHfs; gs;spf;F jpUk;gl;Lk;! iyyj;Jy; fj;U ,uTgw;wp vdf;F fhl;lg;gl;lJ. ehd; kwf;fbf;fg;gl;Ltpl;Nld; epr;rakhf mJ filrp gj;J ehl;fspy; xw;iwgilahd ehl;fspy; cs;sJ'' mwptpg;gtH: mg+]apjpy; Fj;hp(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

,/jpfh/g; vg;nghOJ Ntz;LkhdhYk; Nehf;fNkh> Nehf;fkpd;wpNah> ,Uf;fyhk; vd;gJ njspthfpwJ. NkYk; ,/jpfh/g; vd;gJ ukshdpy; jhd; ,Uf;fNtz;Lk; vd;w ek;kpilNa gutp ,Uf;Fk; jtwhd fUj;Jk; mbgl;Lk; Ngha;tpLfpwJ.

5 gw;gy `jP];fs; ngUk;ghYk; ukshdpy; jhd; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jjhf Rl;bfhl;Lfpd;wd. egp(]y;) mtHfs; kuzpf;Fk; tiu ukshdpd; filrp gj;J ehl;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. mtHfSf;Fg;gpd; mtHfSila JiztpaHfs; (md;idaHfs;) ,Ue;jhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

6 xt;nthU ukshd; khjj;jpYk; gj;Jehl;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. kuzbf;f $ba Mz;by; ,UgJ ehl;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: mg+`{iuuh(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

ukshdpy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gjw;fhd fhuzq;fis Muha;fpwNghJ xd;W egp(]y;) mtHfs; ukshdpy; Mapuk; khjq;fis tplr; rpwe;j ehshd iyyj;Jy; fj;iu Njl ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. vd;gJ Nkw;fz;l `jP];fs; njspthf;Ffpd;wd.

,uz;lhtJ fhuzk; mjpf mstpy; cghpahd tzf;fq;fspy; <LglTk;> ed;ikahd fhhpaq;fspy; <LglTk; egp(]y;) mtHfs; ukshdpy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;.

7 egp(]y;) ukshdpd; filrp gj;J ehl;fspy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;ghHfs;. NkYk; ukshdpd; filrpg;gj;J ehl;fspy; iyyj;Jy; fj;iuj; NjLq;fs;!'' vdf;F $WthHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

Nkw;fz;l fhuzq;fis mila egp(]y;) mtHfs; ngUkstpy; Kaw;rpj;jJ Nghy ehKk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fNtz;Lk;.

,/jpfh/g;apd; NghJ vj;jid ehl;fs; ,Uf;f epa;aj; nra;fpNwhNkh mj;jid ehl;fSk; gs;spthapNyNa jq;fp ,Uj;jy; NtzLk;. rhjhuzkhf gs;spthrYf;F tUtJ NghtJkha; ,Uf;f $lhJ. ,/jpfh/g;apy; filgpbf;f Ntz;ba mk;rq;fis egp(]y;) mtHfs; fw;W je;Js;shHfs;.

9 egp(]y;) mtHfs; gs;spapypUe;J jk; jiyia ePl;LthHfs;. ehd; mij thUNtd; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;Fk; NghJ NjitapUe;jhy; jtpu tPl;bw;Fs; tukhl;lhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;fs;: Gfhhp> K];ypk;

10 egp(]y;) mtHfs; (gs;spapy; ,Ue;Jnfhz;Nl) jk; jiyia vd;dplk; ePl;LthHfs;. ehd; khjtplhahf ,Uf;Fk; rkaj;jpy; (jz;zpuhy;) fOtp tpLNtd;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

11 egp(]y;) mtHfs; ukshdpy; filrp gj;J ehl;fspy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;Fk; NghJ mtHfis re;jpf;f ehd; nry;Ntd;. rw;WNeuk; mtHfSld; Ngrptpl;L vONtd;. mg;NghJ egp(]y;) mtHfSk; vd;Dld; vOe;J gs;spapd; thry;tiu tUthHfs;. ck;K ]ykh(uyp)tpd; thriy mile;jNghJ md;rhhpfisr; NrHe;j ,UtH ele;J nrd;wdH. egp(]y;) mtHfSf;F ]yhk; $wpdhH. mtHfsplk; egp(]y;) mtHfs; ''epy;Yq;fs;'' ,tH (vd; kidtp) ]/gpa;ah gpd;j; `{ia MthH'' vdf; $wpdhHfs;. mt;tpUtUk; (Mr;rhpaj;Jld;) ]{g;`hdy;yh`; vd;wdH. ,t;thW egp(]y;) mtHfs; $wpaJ mt;tpUtUf;Fk; cUj;jpaJ. mg;NghJ egp(]y;) mtHfs; ''epr;rakhf i\j;jhd; kdpjdpd; uj;j ehsq;fspy; CLUtpapUf;fpwhd;. cq;fs; cs;sq;fspy; jtwhd vz;zj;ij mtd; Nghl;L tpLthd; vd ehd; mQ;rpNdd; vdf; $wpdhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: ]/gpa;ah(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

egp(]y;) mtHfSila fhyj;jpy; fhiyf;fld;fis epiwNtw;w k];[pJfspy; Nghjpa trjpfs; ,y;yhikahy; tPl;bw;F nry;thHfs;> Kbe;jsT tPl;bw;F nry;tij jtpHf;Fk; tz;zkhf egp(]y;) mtHfs; k];[pjpy; ,Ue;J nfhz;Nl mUfhikapy; cs;s tPl;bd; [d;dypd; gf;fk; jk; jiyia ePl;LthHfs;. md;id Map\h(uyp) jiyia Fspg;ghl;b rPtp tpLthHfs;. Mdhy; ,ij tpl gd;klq;F trjp jw;fhyj;jpy; k];[pJfspy; fpilf;fpd;wd. vdNt midj;J NjitfisAk; k];[pJfspNyNa epiwNtw;wp ntspNa nry;tij jtpHf;f Ntz;Lk;. NkYk; ,/jpfh/g; FLk;gj;jhHfis (k];[pJfspNyNa ,Ue;J) re;jpf;fyhk; vd;gJk; njspthfpwJ. ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gtH ,y;ywj;ij tpl;Lk; ePq;fp ,Uj;jy; Ntz;Lk; vd;W ty;y my;yh`; Fwpg;gpLfpwhd;.

''ePq;fs; ghHitapy; (,/jpfh/g;) ,Uf;Fk; NghJ cq;fs; kidtpaUld; $lhjPHfs;. ,it my;yh`; tpjpj;j tuk;ghFk; me;j tuk;Gfis kPw Kw;glhjPHfs;.       (FHMd; 2:187)

12 Nehahspia eyk; tprhhpf;fr; nry;yhky;> [dh]htpy; fye;J nfhs;shky;> ngz;izj; njhlhky;> mtisf; fl;baizf;fhky;> jd;Dila Kf;fpaj; Njitapd;wp NtW vjw;fhfTk; gs;spthriy tpl;L ntspapy; tuhky; ,Ug;gJ ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gtH kPJ Rd;djhFk;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;: mg+jh¥j;

13 ,/jpfhg; ,Uf;f ek;kpy; gyH ge;jh> (jpiu rPiy) gs;spapy; mikg;gij ghHf;fpNwhk;. xU k];[pjpy; gyH> ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhy; ,jdhy; rpyNtisapd; cs; thapypy; njhoKbahj epiyikfs; Vw;gLfpd;wd vd;gij epjHrdkhf fhz;fpNwhk;. ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gtH gs;spapy; xt;nthU %isia gpbj;Jf nfhs;tJk; ,lk; fpilf;fhjtHfs; eLkj;jpay; RtHfis gpbj;J nfhs;fpwhHfs;> ,jdhy; njhOifahspfSf;F gy rq;flq;fs; cUthfpd;wd. egp(]y;) mtHfs; fhyj;jpy; ,t;thW gy ,lq;fspy; gHjhf;fs; md;idaHfs; mioj;j NghJ mjid fz;bf;fpwhHfs;. mjdhNyNa mtHfs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gij uj;J nra;J tpl;L mjw;Fgfukhf \t;thy; khjk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fpwhHfs;.

''egp(]y;) mtHfs; xt;nthU ukshdpYk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;ghHfs; ªg;`pg; njhOif Kbj;Jk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;Fkplj;jpw;F nrd;W tpLthHfs;. ehDk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;f egp(]y;) mtHfsplk; mDkjp Nfl;lNghJ mjw;F ,irT njhptpj;J tpl;lhHfs;. mq;Nf(gs;spapy;) ehd; gs;spapy; $lhuj;ij mikj;J nfhz;Nld;. ,ij Nfs;tpg;gl;l `/g;]h(uyp) xU $lhuj;ij mikj;jhH. ,jidf; Nfs;tpg;gl;l i]dg;(uyp) kw;nwhU $lhuj;ij mikj;Jf; nfhz;lhH. egp(]y;) mtHfs; fhiyj;njhOifia Kbj;jJ tpl;L jpUk;gpaNghJ ehd;F $lhuq;fisf; fz;L ,it vd;d? vd;W Nfl;lhHfs;. mtHfSf;F tptuk; $wg;gl;lJ. mg;NghJ egp(]y;) mtHfs; ,t;thW nra;tjw;F ew;nray;GhpAk; vz;zk;jhd; J}z;bajh?  vd;d ,tHfs; ed;ikia jhd; ehLfpwhHfsh?  ,tw;iw ehd; fhz KbahjthW mfw;Wq;fs;'' vd;W nrhd;dTld; mit mfw;wg;gl;ld. egp(]y;) mtHfs; (me;j tUlk;) ukshdpy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fhky; \t;thy; khjj;jpd; filrp gj;J ehl;fspy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

,/jpfh/g;Tf;F gHjh Njitapy;iy vd;gJ egpfs; ehafk;(]y;) mtHfs; njspTgl tpsf;fpAs;shHfs;. vdNt ,/jpfh/g;gpd; NghJ gHjh Nghd;wit jtpHj;J gs;spapd; jdpj;jd;ik fhf;f Kay Ntz;Lk;> ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;Fk; nghOJ mjDila Nehf;fj;ij mikjpAld; Kaw;rpf;fNtz;Lk;. gs;spthrypy; ,Uf;Fk; nghOJ rj;jkhf FHMd; XJtNjh $lhJ.

15 egp(]y;) mtHfs; k];[pjpy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;Fk; rkaj;jpy; kf;fs; Rj;jkhf FHMd; XJtij nrtpAw;whHfs;. jk; jpiur;rPiyia ePf;fp ''mwpe;J nfhs;Sq;fs;'' epr;rakhf cq;fspy; xt;nthUtUk; jd;Dila ,iwtdplk; ciuahLfpwhH. vdNt cq;fspy; rpyH rpyUf;F jHk rq;flj;ij Vw;gLj;j Ntz;lhk;. FHMid XJtjpy; cq;fspy; rpyH rpyUf;Fk; Nky; rj;jj;ij caHj;jTk; Ntz;lhk; vd;W egp(]y;) mtHfs; $wpdhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: mg+]aPj;(uyp) E}y;: mg+jh¥j;

ngz;fs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fyhkh vd;w Iak; ek;kpy; gyUf;F ,Uf;Fjhd; nra;fpd;wd fhuzk; egp(]y;) mtHfspd; JiztpahH ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jjhf Gfhhpapy; `jP]; gjpT nra;ag;gl;Ls;sJ. Mdhy; egpj;NjhopaHfs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jjhf xU `jP]{k; fhz Kbatpy;iy. md;idaHfs; vd;w mbg;gilapy; egp(]y;) mtHfs; mDkjp mspj;jpUf;fyhk; vd;Nw tpsq;fpKbfpwJ. NkYk; egp(]y;) mtHfs; jk; JiztpahHfSf;F filrp gj;J ehl;fs; mjpf mstpy; tzf;f topghLfspy; <LgLkhW tw;GWj;jpdhHfs;. ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;FkhW $wtpy;iy. Mdhy; Map\h(uyp) mtHfs; mDkjp Nfl;lNghJ jhd; mDkjp mspf;fpwhHfs;.

,/jpfh/gpd; egp(]y;) mtHfs; $wpa vy;yh mk;rq;fisAk; mwpe;J nfhz;Nlhk;. ,dp ,/jpfh/g;gpHf;F vg;NghJ nry;yNtz;Lk;> ntspNaw Ntz;Lk; vd;w `jP];fis fhz;Nghk;.

16 egp(]y;) mtHfs; ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;ftpUk;gpdhy; /g[;H njhOthHfs;. gpd;dH ,/jpfh/gpy; Eioe;J tpLthHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: Map\h(uyp) E}y;fs;: Gfhhp>K];ypk;

,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gtH ,Ugj;jp xd;whk; ehs; ]{g;`{j; njhOifia njhOJ gpwF ,/jpfh/g; ,Uf;fNtz;Lk;. mNj Nghy ,/jpfh/gpypUe;J gj;jhk; ehs; ,uT Gwg;glyhk; vd;gij egp(]y;) mtHfs; nray;KiwgLj;jpAs;shHfs;.

17 egp(]y;) mtHfs; ukshd; khjj;jpd; eLg;gFjpapy; cs;s gj;J ehl;fspy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;ghHfs;. ,Ugjhk; ,uT fopj;J khiyahk; ,Ugj;njhd;whk; ,uT Jtq;fpaJk; jk; ,y;yk; jpUk;GthHfs;. mtHfSld; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;j egpj;NjhoHfSk; jpUk;GthHfs;. ,t;tof;fgb egp(]y;) mtHfs; xUkhjk; ve;j ,utpy; ,y;yk; jpUk;GthHfNsh me;j ,utpy; jq;fp kf;fSf;F ciu jpfo;j;jpdhHfs;. my;yh`; ehba tp\aq;fis mtHfSf;F fl;lisapl;lhHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: mg+]aPj; my; Fj;hp(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

18 ehq;fs; egp(]y;) mtHfSld; eLg;gj;jpy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;Njhk;> ,Ugjhk; ehs; fhiyapy; vq;fs; nghUl;fis Nrfhpj;J nfhz;Nlhk;> mg;NghJ vq;fSld; te;j egp(]y;) mtHfs; ''ahH ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;jhNuh mtH jhk; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ue;j ,lj;jpw;F nry;yl;Lk; vd;whHfs;. mwptpg;gtH: mg+]aPj; my;Fj;hp(uyp) E}y;: Gfhhp

Nkw;fz;l ,uz;L `jP];fspd; mbg;gilapy; ,/jpfh/g; ,Ug;gtH filrp ehspd; ,utpy; ntspNa Vwyhk; vd;Wk; kWehs; fhiyapy; ,/jpfh/gpd;  gad;gLj;jpa rhjdq;fis nfhz;L nry;yhk; vd;W njspthfpwJ.