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t\m¼pImew Bdmw RmbÀ, tbml 10:11þ18

\nehnfn¡p¶]m]w! ""Cu Øew R§Ä \in¸n¡m³
t]mhpIbmWv. ChnSps¯ P\§Äs¡Xntc cq£amb
\nehnfn IÀ¯mhnsâ ap¼n F¯nbncn¡p¶p'' (DXv]¯n
14:13).
kap{Z\nc¸nÂ\n¶v Gsd XmWpInS¡p¶ tkmtZmwþsKmtamd
XcwXmW Xn·IfpsS tIfocwKambn. AhcpsS km·mÀ¤nI\nehmc¯nsâ {Km^v Ip¯s\
XmWp. Ak·mÀ¤nIX AXncphn«pbÀ¶p. [À½s¯ A[À½w hngp§n. \Ãhsc Xn·bpsS
iànIÄ hfªp. a\pjycpsS kzm`mhnI{]IrXn hnIrXambn. AXp {]IrXnhncp²ambn. AXv
ssZhhncp²ambn. ssZhtIm]w Aánbpw KÔIhpambn s]bvXnd§n. A§s\
Pe{]fb¯n\pw _mt_Â tKm]pc]X\¯n\pwtijw CXm AánhÀj¯neqsS Aánip²n!
hgnsXänb ssewKnIXbv¡pÅ HäaqenNnInÕ. hgnhn«Xpw hgn]ng¸n¡p¶Xpamb
temI¯n\pÅ iàamb Xm¡oXv! hyàamb amÀ¤ZÀi\w. tem¯v \KchmknIÄ¡p
\ÂInb Xm¡oXv CXmWv: ""Fgpt¶äv DSs\ ØewhnSpI'' (DXv]¯n 19:4). Xn·bnÂ\n¶v
DS\SnbpÅ Fgpt¶ev]pw ]emb\hpamWv tem¯v \nÀt±in¨Xv. F¶mÂ, P\w tem¯nsâ
hm¡pIsf henb "Xami' bmbn I−p (DXv]¯n 19:14 (b)). DÅXv DÅpXpd¶p ]dªmÂ
A¶s¯t¸mse Xs¶ C¶pw AXv Gsdt¸À¡pw shdpw XamibmWv. ImcyKuchapÅ
hnjb§Ä Xami. A{]kàamb Imcy§Ä KuchXcamb NÀ¨IfpsS hnjbw. F¶mÂ,
XmaknbmsX Xami amdn. Ifn Imcyambn. Imcyw KuchXcambn. Nncn Ic¨nembn. ]cnlkn¨p
Nncn¨hÀ Aeapdbn«p \nehnfn¨p. tem¯n\v ZqX·mÀ hgn In«nb ktµiw. "thKw ]pds¸SpI'
F¶Xmbncp¶p. AXnPoh\¯nsâ AXnthKa{´w. thKw thWw Xn· shSnbm³.
ssZhIcpW ]pWcm³. F¶n«pw tem¯n\p aSn. ssIhiapÅXp hnSm³ aSn. ]nSnapdp¡nb
kz¯n \n¶p ]nSnhnSm³ {]bmkw (DXv]¯n 19:16). F¶mÂ, ssZhIcpWbpsS Ic§Ä
tem¯ns\bpw IpSpw_s¯bpw ssIbv¡p]nSn¨v \in¡m³ t]mIp¶ \Kc¯nÂ\n¶p
]pds¯¯n¨p. ho−pw Hcp \nÀt±iw: ""HmSnt¸mhpI'' "HmSn c£s¸SpI' ]pd¦p¸mbw
hens¨dnªv Xn·bnÂ\n¶v HmSnamdnb ]gb\nba¯nse tPmk^ns\bpw HmÀ¡mw. tem¯pw
a¡fpw HmSnc£s¸« sNdnb ]«Ww "tkmhmÀ' F¶dnbs¸«p. "sNdpXv' "\nÊmcambXv'
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Fs¶ms¡bmWv Cu ]Z¯nsâ AÀ°w. sNdpXns\ Im¡p¶ ssZhw. \nÊmcsc Xm§p¶

IÀ¯mhv F¶pkmcw. ""tem¯v tkmhmdn F¯nbt¸mÄ kqcy³ DZn¨p'' (DXv]¯n 19:23).
Hcph³ Xn·bnÂ\n¶v HmSnamdpt¼mgmWv Ahsâ PohnX¯n /IpSpw_¯n \·bpsS
kqcy³ DZn¡pI! "C¶v Cu `h\¯n\p c£ ssIh¶ncn¡p¶p' F¶ kt¡hqkv
`h\s¯¡pdn¨pÅ hN\hpw tNÀ¯p [ym\n¡mw. F¶mÂ, Dt]£n¨ hkvX p¡fn AYhm
Dt]£n¡p¶hbn a\Êv \nt£]n¨ tem¯nsâ `mcybpsS PohnX¯n kqcy³ DZn¨nÃ.
AhÄ Ne\aäv D¸pXqWmbn! IY: BÂ_À«v sF³Ìo³ F¶ almimkv{XÚ³
kplr¯nsâ ho«n ]nd¶mÄ BtLmj¯n ]¦psImÅpIbmbncp¶p. hnimeamb lmÄ.
hn`hkar²amb hncp¶v. Iem]cn]mSnIÄ. DÕh{]XoXn. AXn\nSbn Ft´m
At\zjn¡p¶Xpt]mse ImWs¸« sF³Ìot\mSv HcmÄ: ""Xm¦Ä Ct¸mÄ F´p
I−p]nSn¡m\pÅ {ia¯nemWv?'' adp]Sn: ""kXyw ]dªm Rm\nt¸mÄ ]pdt¯¡pÅ hgn
I−p]nSn¡m\pÅ {ia¯nemWv.'' CXpt]mse Xs¶ Xn·bnÂ\n¶p ]pdt¯¡pÅ hgn
Is−¯m\pÅ ]cn{ia§fpw t{ijvTamWv.\·bpsSta¨n¸pdwtehyÀ¡v ]«W§fpw
ta¨nÂØe§fpw tPmjz \ÂIp¶XmWv c−mwhmb\bpsS]Ým¯ew. "Hmtcm ]«W¯n\p
Npäpw ta¨n Øehpap−mbncp¶p' (tPmjz 21:42) F¶v {]tXyIw FSp¯p]dbp¶p.
]«Wt¯msSm¸w ]¨¸pw BhiyamsW¶p kmcw. \mKcnIX ta¨n¸pd§sf
{Kkn¡cpsX¶pÅ ]¨bmb ktµiw. "]¨bmb ]p¯InSnbn AhnSp¶v F\n¡p
hn{iaacpfp¶p; {]im´amb Pemib¯nte¡v AhnSp¶v Fs¶ \bn¡p¶p. AhnSp¶v
F\n¡v Dt·jw \ÂIp¶p (k¦o. 23:2) F¶pÅ "IÀ¯mhv Fsâ CSb³' F¶
k¦oÀ¯\hpw CtXmsSm¸w tNÀ¯phmbn¡Ww. Xn· {Kkn¡m¯ \·bpsS ta¨n¸pd§Ä
thWsa¶pw Ahbn tabWsa¶papÅ BßobZqXv F{Xtbm A`nImayamWv.""\Ã
ta¨nÂØe¯p \n§Ä¡p taªm t]mtc, an¨apÅ ]p¯InSn Nhn«nt¯¨p
IfbWtam? ip²Pew IpSn¨mÂt¸mtc, tijapÅ PesaÃmw Nhn«n¡e¡Wtam?''
(Fsk¡ntbÂ34:18)Cu ]«W§fpw ]¨¸psaÃmw IÀ¯mhnsâ hmKvZm\¯nsâ
]qÀ¯oIcWambncp¶p. "hmKvZm\w' F¶ hm¡v aq¶p h«w ChnsS BhÀ¯n¡p¶p.
IÀ¯mhnsâ "hmKvZm\w' shdpw {]IS\]{XnIbÃ. AXv {]hÀ¯\]{XnIbmWv. ssZh¯nsâ
Ønckvt\lhpw hnizkvXXbpw CXp hnfw_cw sN¿p¶p. H¸w hmKvZm\§fnÂ
hnizkvXcmbncn¡m\pw XncphN\w HmÀ½s¸Sp¯p¶p (22:5). "CSÀ¨' sb¶ "tkmtZmw'
!""ktlmZc\v Hcn¡epw amÀ¤XSÊtam CSÀ¨tbm krjvSn¡pIbnà F¶p \n§Ä {]XnÚ
sN¿phn³'' (tdma. 14:13). "CSÀ¨'sb¶ "tkmtZmw' BhÀ¯n¡mXncn¡m³ teJ\IÀ¯mhv
HmÀ½s¸Sp¯p¶p. AXnhninjvSamb Cu D]tZi kqà§sf C§s\
kw{Kln¡mw:"hn[n¡mXncn¡mw,hfÀ¯m³ {ian¡mw. "amÀ¤amImw. amÀ¤XSÊ amImXncn¡mw.
'"CSÀ¨bmImsX tbipssienbpsS XpSÀ¨bmImw.' "BÀ¡pw A]IÀjw hcp¯msX
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GhÀ¡pw DXvI Àjw hcp¯mw.'CSb\mb ssZhw""Rm³ h¶ncn¡p¶Xv AhÀ¡p

Poh\p−mIm\pw AXp kar²ambn D−mIm\pamWv. Rm³ \Ã CSb\mWv. \Ã CSb³
BSpIÄ¡pth−n Poh³ AÀ¸n¡p¶p'' (tbml. 10:10,11) B«n³Iq«¯nsâ D]a
]dªXn\ptijw tbip "\à CSb'sâ \à KpW§Ä lrZblmcnbmbn hnhcn¡p¶XmWv
kphntij`mKw.BSpIfpsS aWapÅ CSb\mb tbip APKW§Ä¡p Xs¶¯s¶ kzbw
shfns¸Sp¯pIbmWnhnsS. Cu tbiphN\§fpsS ]Ým¯ehpw AÀ°hpw hym]vXnbpw
Adnbm³ Fk¡ntb {]hmNIsâ CSbZÀi\w (34) hmbn¡Ww. HcnSb³ F§s\
BIWw, F§s\ BIcpXv, \à CSb\mhm³ th− KpW§Ä Fs´ms¡ F¶dnbm³ Cu
hN\`mKw tNÀ¯p hmbn¡Ww.hn«pamdp¶hsb hn«pamdmsX tXSns¨Ãp¶ CSb³
({i²)hoWXns\ hos−Sp¡p¶ CSb³ (A\pI¼)sNdpXns\ tNÀ¯Wbv¡p¶ CSb³
(IcpW)AhiXbpÅXns\ tXmfnteäp¶ CSb³ (klXm]w)NnXdmsX Nmsc tabn¡p¶h³
CSb³ (HcpabpsS Acq]n)Xm¡oXpIÄBSpIÄsIm−p Pohn¡msX BSpIÄ¡pth−n
Pohn¡pI. APt`mPnbmImsX AP]meIcmIpI.BSpIsf t]mäpI Ahsb Noäv
sN¿mXncn¡pI. `mcw G¨psI«msX apdnhpIÄ h¨psI«pI. hgn sXänbXn\p
hgnbmIpI.ImÀ¡iyw IfbpI. IcpW s]mgn¡pI. NnXdmsX \S¯pI. ]XdmsX Im¡pI.
Ah\hs\ t]mämsX APKWs¯ XoäpI.A`bamIpI. `bmi¦IÄ amäpI. AhiXbnÂ
A¯mWnbmIpI. Bhiyt\c¯p XpWbmIpI. t¢iIme§fn ImgvN¡mc\mImsX
IÀ½\ncX\mIpI. th−nh¶m kzPoh³ shSnbpI. BSpIfpsS Poh³
Im¯pkq£n¡pI.''\jvSs¸«Xns\ Rm³ At\zjn¡pw. hgnsXänt¸mbXns\ Rm³
XncnsIs¡m−phcpw; apdnthäXns\ Rm³ h¨psI«pw. _elo\ambXns\ Rm³
iàns¸Sp¯pw; sImgp¯Xns\bpw iànbpÅXns\bpw Rm³ kwc£n¡pw. \oXn]qÀÆw
Rm³ Ahsb t]mäpw'' (Fsk¡ntb 34:16)""CSb\v BSpIfpsS KÔap−mbncn¡Ww.
BSpIfpsS aWadnªv P\n¯n\nSbn k¶nlnXcmhpI''({^m³kokv]m¸m)IW¡dnbm¯
"\ÃnSb³'c−mbncmam−n tPm¬ t]mÄ c−ma³ ]m¸mbv¡pw tdma³
IqcnbmbnepapÅhÀ¡pambn \S¯nb t\m¼pImehmÀjnI[ym\¯nsâ [ym\Kpcp,
hnbäv\maokv XShdbn Gsd hÀj§Ä Pohn¨v Pbn hntamNnX\mb BÀ¨p_nj]v
{^m³kokv tkhyÀ hm³Xqhm³ Bbncp¶p. tPm¬t]mÄ c−ma³ ]m¸mbpsS lrZbw
IhÀ¶ B [ym\{]kwK¯nsâ BZy Zn\¯n BÀ¨p_nj]v "tbiphnsâ IpdhpIÄ'
Hmtcm¶mbn ]dªp. Hmtcm IpdhpIfpw hN\m[njvTnXambn ]dªp hymJym\n¨Xn\ptijw
[ym\Kpcp C§s\ Dds¡¸dbp¶p−mbncp¶p: ""tbipth, \nsâ Cu Ipdhns\ HmÀ¯v Rm³
\ns¶ IqSpXembn kvt\ln¡p¶p.''At±lw ]dª IpdhpIfn H¶v "tbiphn\v
IW¡dnbnÃ' F¶Xmbncp¶p. \qdv BSpIfpÅ tbip F¶ \ÃnSb³ 99 s\ HcnS¯v
kpc£nXambn \nÀ¯nbn«v \jvSs¸«pt]mb H¶ns\ tXSn (HcmSn\pth−n) t]mIp¶ `mKw
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BÀ¨p_nj]v FSp¯p]dªp. At±lw XpSÀ¶p: \½psS kwJymimkv{Xw (am¯amänIvkv)

A\pkcn¨v henb kwJy 99 BWv. H¶v F¶ kwJy \aps¡m¶paÃ. F¶m tbiphnsâ
IW¡\pkcn¨v Ah\v B \jvSs¸«pt]mb HcmSv (H¶v) 99 \v H¸tam AXne[nItam
hnes¸«XmWv.Cu t\m¼pIme¯v \ÃnSb\mb tbiphnt\msSm¸w \ap¡pw C{]Imcw
{]mÀ°n¡mw. Hm, \ÃnSb\mb tbipth, \nsâ Cu Ipdhns\ HmÀ¯v R§Ä \ns¶
IqSpXembn kvt\ln¡p¶p.

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Cutim- \-Ã- C-S-b³

^m. tPmÀPv Zm\thenÂ

(tbml. 10:11þ18)
s]mXpsX-c-sª-Sp-¸p-I-fn Bth- i-]qÀÆw ]¦p-
tNÀ¶p `c-W- IÀ¯m-¡sf sXc-sª-Sp-¡m³ DÕmlw
Im«n-bn- cp¶ P\-§Ä Ct¸mÄ Hcp \nÊwK-Xm-a-t\m- `m- h-t¯m-sS-
bmWvX§-fpsS k½-Xn-Zm-\m-h- Imiw hn\n-tbm-Kn-¡p-I. CXnsâ Imc-W hpw hyà-am- Wv, P\-
§Ä¡p cmjv{So-b-]mÀ«nIfnepw AXnsâ t\Xm-¡-f n-ep-apÅ hnizm-k w \jvS-s¸-«n-cn- ¡p-¶p.
t\Xm-¡Ä s]mXpsh kzmÀ°-X-Xv]-c-cm-Wv. AXn-\m Ch-cn hnizm-k- aÀ¸n¡pI XnI¨pw
\ncÀ°-I-am-Wv. CXmWv ka-I m-en- I-t\-Xm-¡-sf-¡p-d n¨p s]mXp-sh-bpÅ A`n-{]mbw. C¯cw
t\Xm-¡sf I−pw A\p-`-hn¨pw Pohn-¡p¶ \½psS ap¼n-emWv BSp-IÄ¡p-t h−n Poh³
t]mepw _en-bÀ¸n¨ \Ã- C-S-b-\mb Cutimsb tbml-¶ m³ kphn-ti-j-I³ Ah- X-cn-¸n-
¡p-I(-tbm-l.10/11þ18).
]e-kvXo-\m-bnse Hcp km[m-c-W-Zr-iy-a mWv B«n³]-ähpw B«n-S-b-³-amcpw. CS-b³amÀ
]IÂk-abw BSp-Isf tabv¡m-\mbn ]pdt¯-¡p-sIm-−p-t]m- Ipw. kmbm-Ó-§ -fn Ah-bp-
ambn Xncn-s¨-¯p¶ CS-b³ Ahsb F®n-t\m-¡pw. GsX-¦nepw H¶p \jvS-s¸«p F¶-dn-
ªm \Ã- CS-b³ \jvS-s¸-«-Xns\ tXSn-t¸m-Ipw. h\m- ´-c-§-fnepw hnP-\-{]-tZ-§fnepambn
CS-b³ \S-¯p¶ Cu At\z-jWw ]e-t¸mgpw XsâXs¶ Poh³ ]Wbwh¨p-Å -X m-Imw.
BSns\ I−p-In-«n-bm Ah³ AXn-s\bpw tXmfn-teän Xncn-sI- h¶p Xsâ Iq«p-Im-cp-
sam¯p kt´mjw ]¦p-h-bv¡pw. \Ã CS-b³am-cpsS Cu Pohn-X-ssien kp]-cn-N n- X-am-bn-
cp¶ P\-¯nsâ ap¼n- emWv “Rm³ \Ã- CS-b-\mWv” F¶p-]-dªv Cutim IS- ¶p-sN- Ã pI.
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“Rm\mWv BSp-I-fpsS hmXn” (10/8) F¶-dn-bn-¨ p-sIm−v, ]nXm-hnsâ ]¡-te¡p

\bn-¡p¶ GI-amÀ¤w X¶n-eq-sS-bmsW¶v Cutim {]Jym-]n-¡p- ¶p. ‘F¶n-eqsS {]th-in-¡p-
¶-h³ c£-{]m-]n¡pw’ F¶mWv Cutim {]Jym-]n-¡p- I. a\p-jyÀ¡v Bßob kwXr]vXn
{]Zm\w sN¿p¶p F¶hIm-i-s¸-«p-sIm−p temI-¯ n hnhn-[-Im-e-L -«-§-fn ]e t\Xm-
¡fpw DZbw sNbvXn-«p-−v. Cutim-bn-eq-sS-bÃmsX ssZh-cmPy{]th-i\w tXSp- ¶-h-cm- Wn-hÀ.
B«n³sXm-gp-¯mb ssZh-cm-Py-¯n-te¡p bYmÀ° hgn-bmb Cutim-bn-eq-sS-bÃmsX IS-
¡m³ {ian-¡p- ¶-hsc IÅ·m-sc¶pw IhÀ¨-¡m-sc-¶p-amWp hnti-jn-¸n-¡p- I.
“Rm\mWv BSp-I-fpsS hmXn” F¶p-]- d-bp¶ Cutim, “Rm³ \Ã- CS-b-\mWv”
(10/11) F¶pw {]Jym-]n-¡p-¶p. `bw \ndª Pohn-I-f n ap³]-´n-bn \n¡p¶hbmWv
BSp-IÄ. AXn-\m ]I lnw{k-P- ´p-¡-fpsS B{I-a- W-§-fn \n¶pw cm{Xn sImÅ-¡m-
cpsS A]-l-c-W-§-fn \n¶pw BSp-Isf c£n-¡m-\pÅ _m²yX CS-b-\p-−v. lmcm\nÂ
em_msâ BSp-Isf Im¯p-kq- £n-¡pI F¶ tPmen sNt¿−nh¶ bt¡m_v Xsâ tPmen-
sb-¡p-dn¨p ]d-bp-I, “]I NqSpw cm{Xn XWp¸pw Fs¶ ImÀ¶p-Xn-¶p. Dd¡w Fsâ I®p-
I-fn³ \n¶v HmSn-b-I- ¶p” (- D-Xv].31/40).- ]m-d- IÄ \ndª ae- I-fn-eq-sSbpw tLmc-amb h\-§ -
fn-eq-sSbpw BSp-Isf \bn¨v, \à ta¨n ]pd-§-fn ]I Ahsb F¯n-¡p¶ CS-b³
GIm-´- amb cm{Xn-I-fn BSp-IÄ¡p Imh InS-¡p¶tXmsSm¸w XfÀ¶-h-sbbpw tcmKw
_m[n-¨ -h-sbbpw ip{iq-jn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p¶p.
C§s\ sN¿p¶ CS-b\p Xsâ BSp-I-tfm-SpÅ kvt\lw iàhpw At`-Zy- hp-am- Wv.
CS-b³ Xsâ BSp-Isf Adnbp-Ibpw kvt\ln¡p-Ibpw sN¿p¶Xp-t]mse Cutim \s½
hyàn-]-c-a mbn Adnbp-Ibpw kvt\ln-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p¶p.- \-½psS Bh-iy-§Ä I−- dnªp
\ap¡v Bhiyambn-cn-¡p- ¶-Xp \evIm\pw Ahn-Sp¶p X¿m- dm-Wv. \½p-sS _e-lo-\-X- I-fnÂ
klm-\p-`qXn {]I-S n-¸n-¨ p-sIm-−mWv Cutim \s½ kao-]n-¡p-I. CXmWv CutimbpsS CS-b-
ssi-en.
CS-b³amÀ Hcn-¡epw BSp-IÄ¡p ap¼n X§-fpsS iàn-Im- «p-Itbm Ahsb `b-
s¸-Sp-¯p-Itbm sN¿mdnÃ. CS-b³ BSp-IÄ¡p apt¼ \S¶v Ahsb hnfn¡pw. Ah,
Ahsâ i_vZw tI«v Ahs\ A\p-K-a n-¡pw. in£-sb-¡p-dn¨v HmÀ½n-¸n¨v `b-s¸-Sp-¯n-tbm,
_ew {]tbm-Knt¨m AÃ Cutim Xs¶ A\p-K-a n-¡m³ \t½m-Sm- h-iy-s ¸-Sp-I.
A\pZn\PohnX¯nse \½psS thZ-\-I-fnepw {]bm- k-§-fnepw Cutim Hcn-¡epw \s½
X\nsb hnSp-¶n- Ã F¶pffXmbncn¡s« \½psS Gähpw henb Bizmkw. Xn·-bpsS iàn-
I-fp-am-bpÅ t]mcm-«-¯n Ahn-Ss¯ kzcw {ihn¨v Ahn-Sps¯ A\p-K-a n-¡m³ \mw X¿m-
dm-bm \mw hoWp-t]m-ImsX Ahn-S ¶p \s½ kwc- £n-¡p-I-Xs¶ sN¿pw. \½psS ZrjvSn-
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IÄ¡v Ahn-Sp¶v AZr-iy-s\-¦nepw hnizm-k- ¯nsâ ImXp-I Ä¡v Ahn-Sps¯ kzcw {ihn-
¡m³ km[n-¡pw. \½psS ]m]-§Ä¡p ]cn-lm-c-ambn Ahn-Sp¶p Xsâ Poh-\À¸n¨p \s½
hos−-Sp-¯n-cn-¡p- ¶p. C\n Ahn-Sps¯ A\p-K-an-¡pI. AXm- W-hn-Sp¶v C¶p \t½m-Sm-h-iy-
s¸-Sp-I. At¸mÄ CS-b³ Xsâ BSp-Isf kwc-£n-¡p- ¶-Xp-t]m-se, \ap-¡m-h- iy-amb kwc-
£Ww Cutim \evIp-I-Xs¶ sN¿pw.
PohnX \ho- I-c-W-¯n-\mbn {]tXy-I -ambn \o¡n- h-bv¡-s¸-«n-cn-¡p¶ t\m¼p- Im-e-¯ nÂ
\Ã- CS-b-\mb Cutimsb Ah-X-cn-¸n¨psIm−p k` \s½ HmÀ½n-¸n-¡p-I, \Ã- CS- b-\mb
Cutimsb A\p-K- an-¡m\pw AtXm-sSm¸w \½psS {]hÀ¯\ aWvU-e-§-f n \Ã- CS-bsâ
ssien kzmb¯am¡phm\pamWv. A\p-Zn\ Pohn-X-¯ n \msams¡ CS-b³am-cmbn
hÀ¯n¡p¶ taJ-e- I-fp-−v. CXv Hcp ]t£ \½psS IpSpw-_-am-I mw, kaq-l-am- Imw, \½psS
HutZymKn- Ihpw A\u- tZym-Kn-I- hp-amb IÀ½aWvUe§-fm- Imw, Chn-sS-sbms¡ \Ã- CS-bsâ
ssien- þ- A-Xm-bn-cn-¡s« \½p-sSbpw apJ- ap-{Z. “Cu sXmgp-¯nÂs¸Sm¯ aäm-Sp-Ifpw F\n-
¡p−v” (10/16) F¶p ]cn-X-]n-¡p¶ Cutim, Chsc Xsâ Be-b-¯n-te¡v sIm−p-h-cm-
\pÅ ZuXyw C¶p \s½-bmWp `c-ta-ev]n-¨ n-cn-¡p- ¶Xv F¶p-IqSn \ap¡p ad-¡m-Xn-cn-¡ mw.
C¶s¯ hnip²{KÙhmb\IsfÃmw kphntijw \evIp¶ CSbNn´tbmSv tNÀ¶p
t]mIp¶XmWv. \à CSb\mb ssZhw X¶n hnizmkaÀ¸n¨ A{_mls¯bpw
IpSp_s¯bpw kwc£n¡p¶Xpw F¶m Xsâ Iev]\IÄ A\pkcn¡mª tkmtZmw
tKmtamtdm \nhmknIsf in£n¡p¶XpamWv DXv]¯n¸pkvXI¯n \n¶pÅ H¶mas¯
hmb\bn (DXv]. 19:15þ26). Im\m³tZiw Xsâ P\amb C{kmtben\p hmkØeambn
\evIn Ahsc ]cn]men¡p¶ \à CSb\mb ssZhs¯¡pdn¨mWv tPmjzmbpsS
]pkvXI¯n \n¶pÅ c−mas¯ hmb\bn (tPmjzm 21:43þ22:5). \ÃnSb\mb
CtimbpsS cmPy¯n ]ckv]cw A\phÀ¯nt¡− IcpXepÅ {]hÀ¯\
ssiensb¡pdn¨mWv ]utemkviolm tdmambnse k`bv¡v FgpXnb teJ\¯n \n¶pÅ
aq¶mas¯ hmb\bn (tdmam.14:13þ23). A\pZn\PohnX¯nse thZ\IfpsS
\nanj§fnepw, {]Xo£bv¡v C\n hIbnà F¶ Nn´ a\Ên \ndªphcpt¼mgpw, `mhn
Hcp tNmZyNnÓw t]mse ap¼n DbÀ¶p\n¡pt¼mgpw XfcmsX k¦oÀ¯I\mb
ZmhoZns\t¸mse \ap¡pw ]dbm³ km[n¡s«, IÀ¯mhmWv Fsâ CSb³,
F\ns¡m¶n\pw Ipdhp−mIbnà (k¦o.23/1).dwim {]mÀ°\bnse tÉmkmbnÂ
{]mÀ°n¡p¶Xpt]mse \ap¡pw {]mÀ°n¡mw: “IÀ¯mth \nsâ APKW¯nsâ
cà¯n\mbn Zmln¡p¶ sN¶mbv¡Ä R§sf D]{Zhn¡msX sXmgp¯n³apä¯p
hkn¡p¶ Dd§m¯ Imhev¡mc\mbncn¡Wta.”
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\ÃCSb\mbImh¡mc³

dh:tUm. tPmk^v XS¯nÂ

ssZhhpw Xsâ P\hpw X½nepÅ _Ôs¯ ]et¸mgpw
]gb\nbaw D]an¨ncp¶Xv CSb\pw BSpIfpw X½nepÅ
_Ôt¯mSmWv. BSpIsf Ic§fn hln¡p¶h\mbn Gi¿m
ssZhs¯ Nn{XoIcn¡pt¼mÄ \jvSs¸« Xsâ BSns\ At\zjn¨p \S¡p¶h\mbn«mWv
Fk¡ntb AhnSps¯ AhXcn¸n¡p¶Xv. aninlmbmIp¶ CSbs\ ASn¡pt¼mÄ,
BSpIÄ NnXdp¶, {]hN\§fnse Gähpw ZpxJ]qcnXamb Hcp Nn{XamWv
kJdnbm{]hmNI³ hc¨pIm«p¶Xv. k¦oÀ¯\w 23  ImWp¶Xv
]¨¸p¯InSnbnte¡p Xsâ BSpIsf \bn¡p¶ \à CSbs\bmWv. C{kmtbense
CSb·mÀ¡v BSpIfpsS ]qÀ® D¯chmZnXz apÅXn\m Ahbv¡v Fs´¦nepw
kw`hn¨m AXp Xsâ IpäwsIm−söp hyàam¡m³ t]mcp¶ sXfnhpIÄ CSb³
lmPcm¡Wambncp¶p (]pd. 22:13; Btam. 3:12; 1 kmap. 17:34þ36; Gi. 31:4).
IÅ·mcnÂ\n¶pw h\yarK§fn \n¶psaÃmw BSpIsf c£n¡m³ CSb·mÀ ]et¸mgpw
kzPoh³ A]IS¯nem¡pItbm \jvSs¸Sp¯pItbm Hs¡ sNbvXn«p−v. AhÀ
X§sf¸än Nn´n¡pw ap¼v X§fpsS BSpIsf¡pdn¨mWp Nn´n¨Xv.BSpIsf
kwc£n¡m\pÅ BßmÀ°]cn{ia¯n\nSbn AhbpsS CSbnte¡p Xs¶ acn¨phoW
CSb·mcpsS Ncn{Xw C{kmtb¡msc I®ocWnbn¡p¶Xpw t{imXm¡fpsS
Icfenbn¡p¶XpamWv. C¯cw \Ã CSb·mcpw hymP CSb·mcpw AYhm CSb\pw
Iqen¡mc\pw X½nepÅ A´camWv C¶s¯ kphntij¯nsâ apJy{]Xn]mZyhnjbw.

Cutimbpw ^cntkbcpw X½n Hcp Imcy¯n kmayap−mbncp¶p. Cutimbpw

Ahcpw P\s¯ ]Tn¸n¡p¶hcmbncp¶p. F¶mÂ, ZnhyKpcp F¶ \nebn AhnSps¯
Øm\w AXpeyambncp¶p. AXnep]cn, A\pbmbnIfpsSta A[nImcw Øm]n¡pI
AhnSps¯ e£yambncp¶nÃ; BSpIÄ¡mbn Poh\À¸n¡m³ h¶ bYmÀ° CSb³ F¶
\nebn AhnSp¶v A\\y\pambncp¶p. Poh³ \evInbXv ]T\¯neqsSbmbncp¶nÃ,
acW¯neqsS Xs¶bmbncp¶p. AXpey\pw A\\y\pamb Cu Kpcp kÀtÆm]cn
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c£I\mWv. Xs¶¯s¶ \à CSb\mbn«mWv Cutim AhXcn¸n¡p¶Xv. "\Ã'Xn\v

{Ko¡p`mjbn agathos,kalos F¶o hm¡pIÄ D]tbmKn¡p¶p. "AKmtXmkv'
F´nsâsb¦nepw [mÀ½nIKpWamWv {]Xn]mZn¡p¶sX¦n "Imtemkv' AÀ°am¡p¶Xv
GsXm¶nsâbpw \·sb at\mÚam¡p¶ tNtXmlcXzamWv. "Imtemkv' hyànbpsS
Imcy£aX, Icp¯v, hnizkvXX F¶nhbvs¡Ãmap]cnbmbn at\mÚXIqSn
{]Xn^en¸n¡pw. "\Ã tUmIvSÀ' F¶ hntijWw Imcy£aXbv¡pw \n]pWXbv¡psam¸w
Hcp tUmIvSÀ¡p tcmKnItfmSpÅ klXm]hpw ImcpWyhpw {]kmZmßIXzhpw
hyàam¡p¶p−v. Cutim c−p {Ko¡phm¡pIfpsSbpw AÀ°w AhbpsS ]qÀ®XbnÂ
ka\zbn¸n¨ CSb\mWv. \Ã CSb\mWv Xms\¶v Cutim Nq−n¡mWn¡phm\pÅ
ImcW§fnsem¶v, Xm³ Xsâ BSpIsfbpw Ah Xs¶bpw Adnbp¶p F¶XmWv.
Bg¯nepw ASp¯papÅ Cu Adnhv ]nXmhpw ]p{X\pw X½nepÅ ]ckv]c Adnhn\p
kam\amWs{X. Cutimbpw APKW§fpw X½nepÅ _Ôw, ssZh]nXmhpw
ssZh]p{X\pw X½nepÅ _Ôt¯mSp Xpe\w sN¿p¶Xphgn B _Ô¯n\v Cutim
Iev]n¡p¶ ]mh\Xzhpw Hu¶Xyhpw DulmXoXw Xs¶. Cu _ÔamWv
BSpIÄ¡pth−n F´pw \evIphm³ CSb\v ASnØm\t{]cWbmIp¶Xv.\Ã CSb³
F¶v Cutim kzbw hntijn¸¡p¶Xnsâ {][m\ ImcWw, kv\l_Ô¯mÂ
t{]cnX\mbn Cutim BSpIÄ¡pth−n Poh³ kaÀ¸n¡p¶p F¶XmWv.
BSpIÄ¡p"th−n' F¶m Ahbv¡p ]Icw F¶ [z\n IqSn ChnsSbp−v.
BSpItfmSpÅ kvt\lw \Ã CSbs\ Ahbv¡pth−ntbm Ahbv¡p]Icamtbm
kzPoh³ A]ISs¸Sp¯phmt\m _enbÀ¸n¡phmt\m {]m]vX\m¡p¶p. BSpIÄ¡v
F¶pw `ojWnbmWv sN¶mbv¡Ä. ""Fsâ thÀ]mSn\ptijw {Iqccmb sN¶mbv¡Ä
\n§fpsS at[y hcpsa¶pw Ah APKWs¯ shdpsX hnSnsöpw F\n¡dnbmw'' (A¸.
20:29) F¶v hn. ]utemkv Ft^kqkpImsc ap³Iq«n Adnbn¡p¶p. Cu hkvXpX
Adnbmhp¶ \Ã CSb³ BSpIÄ¡p]Icambn kz´w Poh³ \evInbpw Ahsb
kwc£n¡pw. BSpIfpsS kpc£ AXn{][m\ambn IcpXp¶ \Ã CSb\v kz´w Poh\p
apt¼ AhbpsS Pohs\¸än Nn´n¡mXncn¡m\mhnÃ. BSpIÄ¡mbn acn¡p¶ CSb³
F¶ {]XnÑmb Cutimbv¡v BZnass{IkvXh ]oUm\p`h]mc¼cy¯n Xs¶
e`n¨ncp¶p. Cu CSb³ km¼¯nIkp`n£X \evInbÃ, kzPoh³ \evI nbmWv \Ã
CSb\mbncn¡p¶Xv.

CSbkvt\l¯n\p hncp²amWv Iqen¡mcsâ hymPkvt\lw. sN¶mbv hcpt¼mÄ

Iqen¡mc³ HmSnt¸mIp¶Xn\pImcWw Ah\v AXn{][m\ambXv kzPoh\mWv. Ah³
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CSbthjw sI«nbncn¡p¶XpXs¶ kz´w D]Poh\¯n\pth−n am{XamWv. Cu

D¯chmZnXzw Ah\p ip{iqjbÃ, tPmenbmWv; hnfnbÃ, [\mKaamÀ¤w am{XamWv.
]«W¯n \nev¡m\mhm¯Xn\m Ah³ aebnte¡p c£s¸«p h¶XmImw. hgnsXän
AYhm hgnamdn F¯nb Ah\v BSpIfpsS kpc£nXXzs¯¡mÄ kz´w
PohnXkp`n£XbmWp {][m\w. NnXdnb BSpIsf Hcpan¨pIq«msX kzmÀ°XmXv]cyw
kwc£n¡p¶ Iqen¡mc\mWh³ (kJ.11:16).CutimbpsS acWw s]s«¶pÅtXm ap³Iq«n
ImWm¯tXm AÃ. a\ÊnÃmsXbpw a\Ênem¡msXbpw _enbÀ¸n¡s¸Sm³
hen¨ngbv¡s¸« _enarKtam kmlNcy¯nsâ _enbmtSm AÃh³. ]oemt¯mkv
AhnSps¯ acW¯n\p hn[n¡p¶nÃ; AhnSp¶p acWw kzoIcn¡pIbmWv (tbml.
19:10þ11). KXvkta\nbn {]Xntcm[apbÀ¯nb ]t{Xmknt\mSv hmfpdbnenSm³ ]dbp¶
IÀ¯mhv, Bhiyambncps¶¦n amemJhrµ§ÄXs¶ klmb¯ns\¯pambncp¶p
F¶p kv]jvSam¡p¶p (a¯mbn:26:53). F¶mÂ, Poh³ kaÀ¸n¡p¶Xpw XncnsI
FSp¡p¶Xpw kzm`ojvS{]Imcsa¶t]mse Xs¶ a\pjymhXmcthfbn ]nXmhnÂ\n¶p
kzoIcn¨ \nba\¯nsâbpw Iev]\bpsSbpwIqSn ^eamWv (tbml. 6:38). ssZh¯nÂ
]nXrþ]p{X lnX§Ä X½n sshcp²yaÃ, A´cw t]mepansöpw ]nXmhpw ]p{X\pw
H¶msW¶pw (tbml. 17:11) hyàambn \mw a\Ênem¡p¶p.KXvkta³tXm«¯nÂ
]nXrlnX¯nsâbpw ]p{XkzmX{´y¯nsâbpw lrZbkv]Àinbmb sFIyw \mw ImWp¶p.
]nXmhv Gev]n¨ ZuXyw Xsâ acW¯neqsSbmsW¦nepw ]p{X³ e£y¯nse¯n¨ncn¡pw.
al¯z¯nÂ\n¶p thÀs]s«mcp acWs¯¸än Cutim Hcn¡epw ]dbp¶nÃ. Ipcnipw
al¯zhpw kwibn¡m¯ AhnSp¶v Ft¸mgpw c−pw Hcpan¨p I−p. CSb]qÀÆ]nXmhv
bmt¡m_ns\bpw CSbcmPmhv ZmhoZns\bpw ]n¶n«v c£mIc]²Xn
CSbc£I\nse¯pt¼mÄ CSbhSn Ipcnipcq]w {]m]n¡p¶p; F¶m acWw
AhnSps¯ A´yaÃ. XncnsIsbSp¡m\mhm¯hn[apÅ Poh³ kaÀ¸WaÃ
CutimbptSXv. ]nXmhpw ]p{X\pw X½nepÅ kvt\lw \nXyamWv. ]nXmhnsâ kv t\lw
ZuXyhpambn ]p{Xs\ temI¯nte¡b¨p. acWw hgn kvt\lw sXfnbn¨XpsIm−v
]nXmhnsâ kvt\l¯n\v Hc[nIImcWwIqSnbmbXmbn ‘_nj]v jo³’ A`n{]mbs¸Sp¶p.
ImcWw, Poh³ XncnsIsbSp¯psIm−v AhnSp¶v Xsâ ]cam[nImc¯nÂs]« NpaXeIÄ
XpSÀ¶p \nÀÆln¡p¶p. F¶m Poh³ XncnsIsbSp¡msXbpÅ acWambncps¶¦nÂ
acWt¯msS AhnSps¯ {]hÀ¯\w Xocpambncp¶p. AhnSp¶v kpµcamb Hcp HmÀ½
am{Xambn Ahtijn¡pambncp¶p.
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BSpw CSb\pw hmXnepw

dh.tUm.sk_mÌy³ tXmWn¡pgn
\Ã CSb³ ss__nfnse Gäw at\mlcamb
_nw_§fn H¶mWv. \à CSb³ BSpIsf Xncn¨dnbpIbpw
IqsS \S¡pIbpw kvt\ln¡pIbpw Ahsb ]cn]men¡pIbpw
sN¿p¶p. CXpt]mse, Xs¶ A\pKan¡p¶hsc Cutimbpw
]cn]men¡p¶p. IqsSbpÅ BSpIsf am{XaÃ. CutimbmIp¶ \ÃnSb³ kvt\ln¡p¶Xv.
CSbs\ hIhbv¡msX, tIÄ¡msX, A\pkcn¡msX tNÀ¶p\nev¡msX Nne
ZpimTy¡mcmb BSpIÄ hgnsXänt¸mIpw. PohnX¯nsâ Al´bmepw, I®nsâbpw
icoc¯nsâbpw ZpcmisIm−pamWv BSpIÄ CSb\nÂ\n¶v AIep¶Xv. \Ã ]pÃp I−v
AXp Xn¶p Xn¶v CSbs\ hIhbv¡msX IpªmSpIÄ AI¶pt]mbn apÅpIÄ¡nSbnÂ
Ipcp§mdpap−v. Cu BSpIfpsS Ic¨n tI«v \à CSb·mÀ ASp¯psN¶v apÅpIÄ
hIªpamän BSns\ amtdmSW¨v sNhnbn Bizmk¯nsâ k¦oÀ¯\w ]mSn
Beb¯nte¡p sIm−pt]mIpw. Cu hn[¯nepÅ CSb\mWv Cutim.

FÃm CSb·mcpw \Ã CSb·mcmIWsa¶nÃ. BSpIsf sN¶mbv B{Ian¡pt¼mÄ

Ahsb hn«p `b¶v HmSnt¸mIp¶ CSb³ \à CSb\Ã. i{Xp¡fn \n¶v BSpIsf
c£n¡m³ Poh³ hsc _enIgn¡m³ k¶²\mIp¶h\mWp \à CSb³. Cutim
C{]ImcamWp \Ã CSb\mbXv.

CutimbpsS Ime¯p ]ptcmlnX·mÀ an¡hcpw \Ã CSb·mcmbncp¶nÃ;

IÅ·mcpw tamjvSm¡fpambncp¶p. BSpIfnÂ\n¶v AhÀ tamjvSn¡pIbpw Ahsb
sImÃpIbpw i{Xp¡fpsS B{IaW§fn Ahsb hn«pt]mIpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p.
Ahscms¡ kzmÀ°cpw em`s¡mXnb·mcpw am{Xambncp¶p. Cu aXkwkvI mc¯nemWv
Cutim \Ã CSbsâ kwkvImcw AhXcn¸n¡p¶Xv.CSb·mÀ BSpItfmsSm¯p
\S¡p¶ \mtSmSnIfmWv. sshIpt¶cw hà KplIfnepambncn¡pw BSpIÄ¡v
hn{iasamcp¡p¶Xv. KplIÄ¡p hmXnepIÄ D−mIWsa¶nÃ. ChnsSbpÅ KplIfpsS
{]thi\IhmS¯n CSb³ InS¡pw. BSpIÄ¡p hmXnembncn¡p¶ CSbs\
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adnIS¶meÃmsX BSpIÄ¡p ]pd¯nd§mt\m, CSbs\ Ih¨pIS¡msX i{Xp¡Ä¡p

Kplbv¡pÅn Ibdmt\m km[n¡pambncp¶nÃ. \à CSb·mÀ BSpIÄ¡pÅ
hmXnemIp¶Xv C{]ImcamWv.

aX]ptcmlnX·mÀ hnizmknIÄs¡Xntc ]e Xc¯n hmXnepIÄ AS¨ncp¶

Ime¯mWv Cutim ]e hmXnepIfpw AhÀ¡pth−n Xpd¶n«Xv. \à CSb\mWv
Xms\¶v Cutim ]dbp¶Xn\p sXm«pap¼p blqZ ]ptcmlnX·mÀ P·\m AÔ\mbncp¶
Hcp a\pjys\Xntc hmXneSbv¡p¶p−v. AhÀ hn[hIÄs¡Xnscbpw
Ipªp§Äs¡Xnscbpw tcmKnIÄs¡Xnscbpw ]m]nIÄs¡Xnscbpw hmXneS¨ncp¶p.
AhÀs¡ms¡ hmXn Xpd¶n«p Im¯ncp¶h\mWv Cutim. Cu \à CSb³
BSpIÄ¡p hmXn IqSnbmWv. CXns\¡mÄ hensbmcp AÀ°Xew CutimbmIp¶
hmXnen\p−v. CXp c£mIc Ncn{Xhpambn _Ôs¸«XmWv. BZnamXm]nXm¡Ä
ssZhs¯ ]co£n¡pIbpw A\pkcWt¡Sp ImWn¡pIbpw sNbvXt¸mÄ ssZhw
Ahsc ]dpZokmbn \n¶p ]pd¯m¡n IhmS¯n ZqX·msc Imhen\p \ndp¯p¶p.
C§s\ ]dpZokmbn \n¶p ]pd¯mb BfpIsf At§m«p \bn¡m\pÅ hmXnemWv
Cutim. ]dpZokmbnte¡v apdn¨pIS¡m\pÅ (Cross) hmXnemWv Cutim. Hcn¡Â
bmt¡m_v, kzÀ¤IhmSw Xpd¶ncn¡p¶Xpw tKmhWnbpw kz]v\w ImWpIbp−mbtÃm.
AXphsc amemJamÀ am{Xw IbdpIbpw Cd§pIbpw sNbvXncp¶ kzÀ¤IhmS¯nte¡v
A\pX]n¡p¶ ]m]nIsf Iq«ns¡m−p t]mIm\mWv Cutim h¶Xv. Ipcnin acn¡p¶
kab¯v \à Ių CutimbpsS ASp¡Â {]mÀ°n¨Xp ]dpZokmbv¡p th−nbmWv.
Aht\mSv Cutim ]dªp. ""\o C¶v Ft¶msSm¸w ]dpZokmbn Bbncn¡pw''
Ipcnin InS¡p¶ CutimbpsS ssIhiw AS¨pInS¡p¶ ]dpZokm Xpd¡m\pÅ
Xmt¡mep−v. Cutim Ipcnin acn¨Xv ]dpZokmbpsS Xpd¶ hmXnembmWv.
IpcnineqsSbmWv Hcp ]m]n¡v kzÀ¤¯nte¡v apdn¨p IS¡m\mIp¶Xv. AXpsIm−v
kzÀ¤hmXnemb Cutimsb `bs¸«pw {ihn¨pw A\pkcn¨pw tNÀ¶p \n¶pw Pohsâ
hr£¯nsâ ASpt¯¡p \ap¡pw bm{X sN¿mw. Cu t\m¼pImew \½psS Cu bm{Xsb
hmXnente¡v Ipd¨pIqSn ASp¸n¡s«.

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