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hnP-b-I-c-amb Hcp {IqtkUv \S-¯n-¡ -gn-ª -t¸mÄ

_nÃn-{K-lm-an-t\mSv HcmÄ tNmZn-¨p: ""CXmtWm km£ mÂ

Bßob DWÀÆv?'' _nÃn-{Klmw adp-]Sn ]d-ª p: ""AÃ.

B²ymßnI DWÀÆp-m-Ip-t¼mÄ cp Imcy-§ Ä

\ap¡ v ImWm³ Ign bpw. H¶v, ssZh-¯nsâ ]ca hnip-²n-

sb-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ Hcp \qX-\-t_m-[w. cv, \½psS ]m]-s¯-

¡ p-dn¨pw \½psS PUa-b-Xz-s¯-¡ p-dn¨papÅ hyà-amb

t_m[yw.''

]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ {]hÀ¯\w aqew \ap¡ v \s½-

¯s¶ ImWp-hm-\pÅ Ffn-abpw, \nXy-]-cn-ip-²-\mb

ssZh-¯nsâ \ntXym-Öz-e-kvt\-l-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v Hcp

]pXnb ImgvN-¸m-Spap-m-Ip-¶p. AXmWv skâ v tPm¬

kphn-ti-j-¯nÂ ]d-bp-¶-Xv: ""]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv hcp-t¼mÄ

]m]-s¯-¡ p-dn¨pw \oXn-sb-¡ p-dn¨pw \ymb-hn-[n-sb-¡ p-

dn¨pw t_m[w \ÂIpw.'' tbml-¶m³ 16 : 8

AKm-[-amb Ipä-t_m-[-amWv ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ

{]hr¯n-bpsS e£ -Ww. Ipä-t_m[w (Conviction) lrZ-b-

¯-IÀ¨-bn-te¡ pw (Contrition) AXv am\-km-´-c-¯n-

te¡ pw(Conversion) \s½ \bn-¡ pw. am\-km-´-c-s¸-Sp-t¼m-

gmWv ]m]-§ Ä Gäp-]-dª v Dt]-£ n-¡ -W-sa¶ B{K-l-ap-

m-Ip-¶-Xv (Confession). A§ s\ Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn-bm-

bn-¯o-cp-t¼mÄ At\-IÀ¡ v CXv A\p`hn-¡ Ww F¶

A`n-hm-RvO-bmÂ kphn-ti-j-the sN¿p-hm-\pÅ ssZhn-

I-\n-tbmKw {]m]n-¡ p-¶p (Commission).

Cu Bibw Fsâ DÅnÂ Xn§ n-b-XmWv ]pkvX-I-

§ Ä cNn-¡ p-hm-\pÅ XmXv]cyw F¶nÂ Df-hm-¡ n-b-Xv.

kphn-ti-j-the sN¿Wsa¦nÂ {InkvXp-hn-t\m-

SpÅ kvt\lhpw Bßm-¡ -sf-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ Zmlhpw DÅnÂ

Df-hm-I-Ww.- skâ v t]mÄ ]d-bp-¶pv: ""\nÀºÔw Fsâ

taÂ InS-¡ p¶p, {InkvXp-hnsâ kvt\lw Fs¶ \nÀº-

Ôn-¡ p-¶p, kphn-ti-j-s¯-¡ p-dn¨v F\n¡ v eÖ-bnÃ

Fs¶Ãmw.'' a²y-]qÀÆ Gjy-sbbpw bqtdm-¸n-s\bpw

kphn-tijwsImv \nd-bv¡ m³ skâ v t]mfn\v Ign-ª Xv

Cu al-¯mb D¯-c-hm-ZnXzw Gsä-Sp-¯Xp-sImmWv.

kphn-ti-j-¯n-\p-thn skâ v t]mfn\v A`n-ap-JoI-cn-

t¡ n h¶ Zpcn-X-§ Ä sImcn´yÀ¡ v Fgp-Xnb cm-

as¯ teJ\w 11-þmw A²ym-b-¯nÂ At±lw hnh-cn-¡ p-

¶p-v.

""Rm³ Gähpw A[nIw A²zm-\n¨p, A[nIw

{]mhiyw XS-hn-em-bn, A\-h[n ASn-sImp,

]e-t¸mgpw {]mW-`-b-¯n-embn; blq-Z-cmÂ

Rm³ H¶p Ipdb \mev]-Xp- ASn A© p-h«w

sImp; aq¶p-h«w tImen-\mÂ ASn-sIm-p;

Hcn-¡ Â ItÃdpsImp, aq¶p-h«w I

Â AI-s¸-«p, Hcp cm¸-IÂ shÅ-¯nÂ

Ign-¨p. Rm³ ]e-t¸mgpw bm{X sNbvXp; \Zn-I-

fnse B]-¯v, IÅ-·m-cm-epÅ B]¯v, kzP-

\-¯m-epÅ B]-¯v, PmXn-I-fm-epÅ B]-¯v,

]«-W-¯nse B]-¯v, Im«nse B]-¯v, IS-

ense B]-¯v, IÅktlm-Z-c-·m-cm-epÅ B]-

¯v, A²zm-\w, {]bm-kw, ]e-h«w Dd-¡ n-f-¸v,

ss]Zm-lw, ]e-h«w ]«n-Wn, ioXw, \áX F¶o

Akm-[m-cWkwK-Xn-IÄ `hn-¨Xv IqSmsX

¸ÂtOZ-

¯n

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F\n¡ v Znh-tk\ kÀÆ k`-I-tf-bpw -Ip-dn-

¨pÅ Nn´m-`mcw F¶ Xnc-¡ pw Dv.''

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kphn-tijthe sN¿p-t¼mÄ Ht«sd {]Xn-k-Ôn-

Isf \ap¡ v t\cn-tSn hcpw. Bt£ -]-§ Ä, Ah-tl-f-\-

§ Ä, Hä-s¸-S-p¯-ep-IÄ, anYym]-hm-Z-§ Ä, Ipäm-tcm-]-W-

§ Ä apX-em-bh t\cn-Sp-t¼mÄ Ahsb FÃmw ]p© n-cn-

tbmsS t\cn-Sp-hm³ km[n-¡ p-¶-XmWv hmkvX-h-amb

t\«w.

{InkvXp As¸m-kvX-e³amsc sXc-sª -Sp-¯-t¸mÄ

""AhÀ Xt¶mSpIqsS Ccn-¸m\pw {]kw-Kn-t¡ --Xn¶p

Ab-¸m\pw `qX-§ sf ]pd-¯m-t¡ --Xn¶p A[n-Imcw

Dm-Ip-hm\pw ]´n-cp-hsc \nb-an¨p.'' F¶mWv Xncp-h-N-

\-¯nÂ \mw hmbn-¡ p-¶Xvv. aÀt¡ mkv 3:14-,15

Xt¶mSv IqsS Ccn-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ v am{Xta kphn-

tijthe sN¿p-hm³ tbmKy-X-bp-Åq. {InkvXp-hn-t\mSv

IqsS Ccn-¡ -W-sa-¦nÂ {InkvXp-hnsâ hnip-²-cmbn Xoc-

Ww.

{InkvXp-hnsâ Hcp hnip-²-\mbn XocWw F¶pÅ

A`n-hm-RvO-bm-Wv ]Xn-t\-gm-as¯ hb-ÊnÂ am\-km-´-c-

s¸-«-t¸mÄ Fsâ lrZ-b-¯nÂ A¦p-cn-¨-Xv. hnip-²n-bn-te-

¡ pÅ ]mX-bnÂ At\Iw \mgnI¡ Ãp-IÄ Dv. Ahsb

]n¶n-«p-sIm-pÅ Hcp XoÀ°bm-{X-bm-Wv þ {InkvXp-

hnsâ {Iqinsâ Nph-«-Sn-bn-te¡ pÅ XoÀ°-bm-{X- þ Fsâ

B´-cm-ßm-hnÂ Rm³ A\p-`-hn-¡ p-¶-Xv. skâ v t]mÄ

]d-bp-¶-Xp-t]mse:

""e`n¨p Ignª p Ft¶m, XnI-ª -h-\mbn

Ft¶m AÃ, Rm³ {InkvXp tbip-hn-\mÂ ]nSn-

¡ -s¸-«n-cn-¡ p-¶-Xp-sImv F\n¡ pw AXv ]nSn-

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¡ mtam F¶psh¨v ]n´p-S-cp-¶tX DÅq.''

^nen-¸n-bÀ 3 : 12

Cu Hcp ImgvN-¸m-Sn-te¡ v Fsâ _lp-am\y ktlm-

Z-c-§ Ä hc-W-sa-¶pÅ Fsâ AKm-[-amb B{K-l-amWv

Cu ]pkvXIcN-\-bp-tSbpw e£ yw. "hnip-²-\m-tbmcp

ssZh-]p-cp-j³' F¶ Cu {KÙw hmbn-¡ p-t¼mÄ

F\n¡ pw A§ s\ BI-W-sa-¶pÅ Hcm-{Klw Fsâ

{]nb-s¸« hmb-\-¡ m-cpsS lrZ-b-¯nÂ Df-hm-bmÂ Rm³

IrXmÀ°-\m-bn.

Cu {KÙw {]Imiw ImWp-¶-Xn\v Fs¶ klm-

bn¨ At\Iw ssZh-a-¡ -fp-v. DTP, Correction, Editing,

Cover page, Printing F¶n-§ s\ hnhn[ Imcy-§ -fnÂ

t\XrXzw \ÂInb Fsâ ktlm-Z-c-§ -tfm-SpÅ Fsâ Af-

hä IrX-ÚX Rm\n-hnsS {]Im-in-¸n-¨p-sIm-Å-s«.

CXv hmbn-¡ p¶ GhÀ¡ pw IÀ¯m-hmb tbip-

hnsâ cm-as¯ hc-hnÂ Xncp-k-¶n-[n-bn-te¡ v ]d-¶p-b-

cm-\pÅ ku`mKyw e`n-¡ s« F¶v Rm³ Biw-kn-¡ p-¶p.

\n§ -fpsS hn\oX hnt[-b³,

Fw.-ssh. -tbm-l-¶m³.

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H¶v

""Hcp- Zn-hkw Feoim iqt\-an-te¡ p t]mbn;

AhnsS [\n-I-bm-tbmcp kv{Xo Dm-bn-cp-¶p;

AhÄ Ahs\ ̀£ -W-¯n¶p htcWw F¶p

\nÀ_-Ôn-¨p. ]n¶-t¯-XnÂ Ah³ B hgn

t]mIp-t¼m-sgm-s¡ bpw ̀ £ -W-¯n¶v AhnsS

Ib-dpw. AhÄ Xsâ ̀ À¯m-hn-t\mSv: \½psS

hgnbmbn IqsS¡- qsS IS¶- pt- ]mI- p¶ CubmÄ

hnip-²-\m-tbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³ F¶p Rm³

ImWp-¶p.'' 2 cmPm-¡ ·mÀ 4 : 8-, 9

hnip-²-\m-sbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³! AXv \½psS Poh-

Imew apgp-h³ Pzen¨p \nÂt¡ Hcp Nn´-bm-Wv.

hnip-²-Po-hnXw F¶Xpw hnip-²-\m-IpI F¶Xpw

Hcp Ir]-bm-Wv. ]m]w- ths¶v hbv¡ m³ tXm¶p-¶Xv,

]m]-t¯mSv A-d¸v hcp-¶Xv Hcp Ir]-bm-Wv. FÃmw ssZh-

¯nsâ Zm\-am-Wv. \½psS Hcp-¡ -a-Ã, \½psS Ign-hÃ,

\½psS kmaÀ°y-a-Ã, \½psS ]Tn-¸-Ã, ]cn-Úm-\-aÃ,

\½psS hmb-\-b-paÃ, ssZh-¯nsâ A\-´-amb Ir]-sIm-

m-Wv H¶v DÅp-cpIn {]mÀ°n-¡ m³ Ign-bp-¶Xv.

Nne-t¸mÄ GsX-¦nepw {]iv\-§ -fnÂ a\-Êv ̀mc-s¸«v

hnjmZ-`-cn-X-am-bn- hmSn-aq-Sn-bn-cn-¡ p¶ ka-b¯v Aev]-

t\cw Ccp¶v {]mÀ°n¡ pI. At¸mÄ \½psS a\Êv im´-

am-Ipw. ssZh-km-¶n²yw In«n-¡ -gn-bp-t¼m-Ä Fs´mcp

kam-[m\w! Fs´mcp kt´mjw! -{InkvXp-hnsâ km£ m-

¯mb km¶n²yw A\p-`-hn-¡ m³ ]äp-¶p. F-s´mcp alm-

`mKyw!

Feoim Xsâ hb-enÂ ]{´v GÀ Imf]q«n Dgp-Xp-

sIm-n-cn-¡ -bm-bn-cp-¶p. F{Xam{Xw G¡ À ̀qan-bpsS DS-a-

Ø-\m-bn-cn¡ pw Feo-i! P·n-bmb Feoim AhnsS hmW-

cp-fp-I-b-Ã, hb-enÂ the sN¿p-I-bm-Wv. B bphmhv

]{´v GÀ Im-f-bpsS Gähpw ]nd-Inembn HtcÀ

Imf]q«n Dgp-Xp-sIm-ncn¡ pI-bm-Wv.

At¸m-gmWv hfsc bmZr-Ñn-I-ambn Cu sNdp-¸-¡ m-c-

sâ-taÂ Hcp ]pX¸v h¶p hogp-¶-Xv. B ]pX¸v sXm«-am-{X-

bnÂ Feo-im-bpsS ssI Ie-¸-bnÂ\n¶v hn«p. Feoim \S-

¶pt- ]mI- p¶ Geob- m{- ]h- mN- I- sâ ]n¶mse HmSn.

ssZhIr] h¶v sXm«mÂ B Ir] sXmSp-¶-Xn\v

apJm-´-c-amb ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ ]n¶mse \mw HmSpw.

AsXmcp AÛp-X-am-Wv. \msa-Ãm-hcpw HmSp-¶-Xnsâ ]n¶n-

epÅ clkyw AXm-Wv. Hcp Ir] h¶v \s½ sXm«p! Hcp

ssZh-kvt\lw \s½ hio-I-cn-¨p! ]nXm-¡ ·mÀ ]mSn:

""Fs¶ ab¡ n \n³ \Â kuµ-cym-Ýcy-§ Ä

\n³ kvXpXn ssZh-kpXm ]mSm³

kzc-an-h-\n-sÃm-¶pw.''

\nsâ BÝ-cy-I-c-amb kuµcyw Fs¶ ab¡ n. F{X

AÀ°-h-¯mWv ]nXm-¡ -·mÀ ]mSn-b-Xv! \nsâ apdn-hp-I-

fnÂ\n¶pw F\n¡ mZyw Hcp kpK-Ô-amWv In«n-b-Xv. B

\dp-aWw hcp-¶Xv Fhn-sS-\n-s¶¶v Adn-bm-\m-bn AXym-

Imw-£ -tbmsS Rm³ HmSm³ XpS-§ n. At¸mÄ ̀ S-·mÀ

Fs¶ XSp¯p. \osb-t§ m-«mWv HmSp-¶Xv? F´p- kp-

KÔw? CsXÃmw shdpw a-¯-c-a-tÃ? F¶p]-dª v

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]ecpw Fs¶ XSª p.

\nsâ apdn-hp-I-fnÂ \nt¶ä kpKÔw aqtdmsâ \dp-a-

W-am-bn-cp-¶p; ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ kpK-Ô-am-bn-cp-¶p.

\nsâ A[-c-§ -fnÂ \n¶pw s]mgn-ª - hN\w Rm³

{i²n¨p þ Pohsâ hN\w tI«mÂ ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ

kpKÔw Gipw þ AXv Im×m³ Rm³ HmSn-b-t¸mÄ ̀S-

·mÀ Fs¶ XSp-¯p. hnUvVn¯w! C§ -s\-sbÃmw ]dª v

F{X-t]À HmSn-bn-«p-v? \o AhnsS \nÂ¡ v, CXnsâ H¶pw

]ndsI t]mI-.

]t£ , Cu kpK-Ô-¯nsâ BIÀjWw A{Xbv¡ v

ià-am-bn-cp-¶-Xp-sImv Rm\-Xnsâ Dd-hnSw tXSn HmSm³

XpS-§ n. Fs¶ BÀ¡ pw XSp-¡ m³ ]än-bn-Ã. sN-s¶-¯n-

bXv kpK-Ô-¯nsâ Dd-hn-S-amb Ipcn-insâ Nph-«nem-Wv.

At¸mÄ Xncp-amÀÆv Xpd¶pw Xncp-càw hmÀ¶pw InS-

¡ p¶ Fsâ \mYs\ Rm³ Ip. B apdn-hnÂ \n¶mWv

kpK-Ôw! Fsâ Poh-c-£ -bv¡ p-thn Poh³ shSnª

c£ -I-\mWv Ch-s\¶v ]d-ª v Rm³ A«-l-kn-¨p-sIm-v,

kvtXm{Xw, ltÃ-ep¿m F¶v ]mSn.

\n³ ap-dn-hp-I-fnÂ \nt¶-tä³

aqtdm³ aW-sa³ \mYm!

\n¶-[-c-§ -ftlm ]«n³þ\qtem-sSm-¯p-Åq

Im×m³ ht¶mþscs¶ ̀SÀ Npän

tKmKpÂ¯m-bn-þ¡ -h-sc hn-t«mSn

\n³ amÀÆpXpd¶pw, càwþhmÀ¶pw It³ Rm³

Ipcnime-Sn-bmsc Im¡ pwþ\mY-¶mbv kvtXm{Xw

lmte-ep¿m þ A«-l-kn-¡ pt¶³.

]qÀÆ]nXm-¡ -·mÀ CsXÃmw A\p-`hn-¨p. Ipcn-

in³Nph-«n-te¡ v HmSn-h-cp-¶-hsc BIÀjn-¨p.

tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Ir]-b-\p-`-hn-¡ p¶ ssZh-a-¡ -

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fmWv kvXpXn-¡ p-¶-Xv. F\n¡ v AÀl-X-bn-Ãm-¯Xv X¶-

tÃm Ft¶mÀ¡ p-t¼mgmWv \µn hcp-¶-Xv. F\n¡ v AÀl-X-

bp-ÅXv In«n-bmÂ {]tXy-In¨v \µn hcm-\n-Ã.

Rm³ Hcp-Im-e¯pw Bßo-b-cw-K¯v F¯n-s¸-Sm³

km[y-X-bp-Å-h-\-Ã. CtXmÀ¡ p-t¼mÄ kvXpXn hcpw.

Fs´-¦nepw kz´-am-bn-«p-s¶v tXm¶n-bmÂ kvXpXn

hcn-Ã. hmbvsImv ]dbp-am-bn-cn-¡ pw. ]t£ , lrZ-b-

¯nÂ \µn-h-c-Ww. Rm\m-cm-bn-cp¶p? Rms\-´m-bn-cp¶p?

Hcp-]mSv B]-¯p-IÄ h¶ hoSm-Wv R§ -fp-tS-Xv.

A© p acWw \S-¶- hoSv. A½ [mcmfw hgn-]m-Sp-IÄ Ign-

¡ pw. tIme-t© -cn- ]-Ån-bnse s]cp-¶m-fn\v, tdmUv apXÂ

]Ånh- sc Ccph- i- §- f- nepw Ccn¡- p¶ [À½¡- mÀ¡ v ss]k

sImSp-¡ pw. aq¶p ss]X-§ -fpsS t\À¨ FÃm hÀjhpw

]ndhw ]Ån-bn-te¡ v t\À¶p, BÄcq]w t\À¶p. tImX-

aw-K-ew- ]-Ån-bnÂ, IS-aäw ]Ån-bnÂ, tIme-t© -cn -]-Ån-

bnÂ FÃmw s]cp-¶m-fn\v t]mI-W-am-bn-cp-¶p.

Koh-À¤okv kl-Zm-bpsS Du«v Bp-tXmdpw \S-¯n-

bn-cp-¶p. FÃm hÀjhpw A¨³ h¶v IqZmi \S-¯n-bn-cp-

¶p. C§ s\ ssZh-¯n-s\-s´-¦nepw sImSp¯v A\p-{Klw

{]m]n-¡ m³ t\m¡ p¶ hfsc {]mIr-X-amb coXn! Xcw-

XmW Nn´m-K-Xn! ]¯n-cp-]Xv tImgn-¡ p-ª p-m-bmÂ Hcp

tImgn-¡ p-ª ns\ ]Ån¡ v t\cpw. F´n-\p-th-n-?

aäv ]s¯m³]Xv tImgn-¡ p-ª n-s\bpw ssZhw

t\m¡ Ww, amXmhv t\m¡ -Ww. Rm\nXv Xpd¶p ]d-bp-

¶Xv, NneÀ a\-Ên-em-¡ p-¶-Xn\p thn-bm-Wv. Nne-sc-

¦nepw C¶pw AÔ-hn-izm-k-¯nÂ IpSp-§ n-¡ n-S-¡ p-¶-h-

cpv. F\n¡ v BZys¯ i¼fw In«n-b-t¸mÄ Hcp-

hÀjs¯ ]Ån-s¸-cp-¶mÄ Gäp-I-gn-¡ m\pÅ sNehv

Rm³ sImSp-¯p. H«td AÔ-hn-izm-k-apÅ, A_-²m-Nm-c-

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§ -fpÅ, aqVmNm-c-§ fpÅ Hcp hoSm-bn-cp-¶p CXv. kXym-

cm-[\ F´m-sW-¶-dn-bm-sX, kXy-ssZhw Bsc-¶-dn-bmsX

]cn-ip-²·m-cpsSbpw I\y-I-am-Xm-hnsâbpw ]nd-sI- AÔ-

X-bnÂ X¸n-¯-Sª v t]mbn-cp¶ Ime-§ Ä!

C¶v ]cn-ip-²-·msc icn-bmb coXn-bnÂ BZ-cn-¡ m³

Ign-bp-¶p. I\y-I-am-Xm-hns\ BZ-cn-¡ m³ km[n-¡ p-¶p.

I\y-I-am-Xm-hnsâ hnip-²n-bpsS tXP-Ênsâ ap¼nÂ

Rm³ Bcp-a-ÃtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v a²y-Ø-X-bnÂ A`-b-s¸-

Sm³ km[n-¡ p-¶p.

]t{Xmkv ]utemkv Çol-·mÀ, tbml-¶m³ Çolm,

bmt¡ m_v Çolm, tXmamkv Çolm Ah-scÃmw hnip-²-

·mÀ. A-hÀ¡ v e`n¨ ]Zhn F´m-sW¶v a\-Ên-em-¡ m³

km[n-¡ p-¶p. F¶mÂ Ah-scÃmw þ I\y-I-am-Xmhpw

FÃm]cn-ip-²-·mcpw þ ]cn-ip-²-·m-cm-bXv tbip-{InkvXp

aqe-am-sW¶v a\-Ên-em-¡ m³ km[n-¡ p-¶p. X¼p-cms\

s]ä A½ P\n-¡ p-¶-Xn\v ap¼v \qäm-pI-f-Ã, bpK-§ -f-Ã,

Imem-Xo-X-amb Ime¯v BZn-bnÂ tbip-{InkvXp Dm-bn-

cp¶p F¶v a\-Ên-em-¡ m³ F\n¡ v km[n-¡ p-¶p.

tbip-{In-kvXp-hmWv Bcm-[-\bv¡ v tbmKy³! tbip-

hns\ Bcm-[n-¡ msX tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ ]cn-ip-²-·msc

Bcm-[n-¡ p-¶Xv A_-²-am-sW¶v Xncn-¨-dn-bp-¶p. A§ s\

A_²mNm-c-§ -fnÂ IpSp-§ n-¡ n-S-¶n-cp¶ F\n¡ v ssZhw

Hcp kpt_m[w X¶p. Hmtcm-¶n\v AXm-Xnsâ hne sImSp-

¡ m³ km[n-¡ p-¶p. FÃmw ssZhw Xcp¶ Ir]-bm-Wv.

\s½ Hmtcm-cp-¯-scbpw hnip-²-cm¡ n¯oÀ¡ p-¶Xv

tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Ir]-bm-Wv. IÀ¯m-th, \nsâ Ir]

F¶nÂ\n¶pw amd-cptXsb¶v {]mÀ°n-¡ -Ww. F\n¡ v

kpt_m[w X¶ Ir], shfnhv Xcp¶ Ir] F¶nÂ\n¶pw

amd-cp-tX. B Ir]-bpsS Icw F¶nÂ\n¶p amdmsX, Ir]

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Ft¸mgpw Fsâ IqsS Dm-bn-cn-¡ -W-ta-sb¶v {]mÀ°n-

¡ -Ww. Pohn-X-hn-ip²n \ap¡ v AÀl-X-bn-Ãm-¯-XmWv.

AXv ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv Xcp-¶- Zm\am-Wv. ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv

\½psStaÂ s]mXnª v \½psS lrZ-bs¯ cq]m-´-c-s¸-Sp-

¯n-¯-cp-¶-XmWv hnip-²n.

\mw C¶mbn-cn-¡ p-¶- ImgvN-¸mSpw at\m-`mhhpw

amän, Hcp ]pXnb at\m-`m-h-¯n-te¡ v \s½ B¡ n-

¯oÀ¡ p-¶-XmWv ssZh-¯nsâ hnip-²n.

""aI-t\, IÀ¯m-hnsâ in£ \nc-kn-¡ -cp-Xv;

Ah³ imkn-¡ p-t¼mÄ apjn-I-bp-a-cp-Xv.

IÀ¯mhv Xm³ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶-hs\ in£ n-¡ p-

¶p; Xm³ ssIs¡ m-Åp¶ GXp aI-s\bpw

XÃp¶p'' F¶n-§ s\ a¡ -tfm-Sp F-¶-t]mse

\n§ -tfmSp kwhm-Zn-¡ p¶ {]t_m-[\w \n§ Ä

ad¶pIf-ª pthm? \n§ Ä _me-in£ kln-

¨mÂ ssZhw a¡ -tfmSp F¶-t]mse \n§ -

tfmSp s]cp-am-dp-¶p; A¸³ in£ n-¡ m¯ aI³

Fhn-sS-bpÅq? FÃm-hcpw {]m]n-¡ p¶ _me-

in£ IqSm-Xn-cn-¡ p-¶p- F-¦nÂ \n§ Ä a¡ -f-Ã

Iue-tS-b·m-c-t{X. \½psS PU-kw-_-Ô-amb

]nXm-¡ -·mÀ \s½ in£ n-¨-t¸mÄ \mw Ahsc

hW-§ n-t¸m-¶p-h-tÃm; Bßm-¡ -fpsS ]nXm-

hn¶v Gähpw A[n-I-ambn Iog-S§ n Pohn-t¡ -

-X-Ãtbm? AhÀ in£ n-¨-Xp Ipsd-¡ m-ehpw

X§ Ä¡ p t_m[n¨{]Im-c-hp-at{X; Ah-t\m,

\mw Ahsâ hnip²n {]m]n-t¡ --Xn¶v

\½psS KpW-¯n-¶mbn Xt¶ in£ n-¡ p-¶Xv.''

F{_m-bÀ 12 : 5 þ 10

aI-t\, IÀ¯m-hnsâ in£ \nc-kn-¡ -cpXv. IÀ¯mhv

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imkn-¡ p-t¼mÄ apjn-I-bp-a-cp-Xv. in£ Ww X¶p F¶p-

hcpw. a¡ -sf-btÃ A¸³ in£ n-¡ p-¶-Xv? A\ysc in£ n-

¡ -bn-Ã-tÃm. _me-in£ \n§ Ä kln-¨mÂ ssZhw a¡ -

tfmSv F¶-t]mse \n§ -tfmSv s]cp-am-dp-¶p. FÃm-hcpw

{]m]n-¡ p¶ _me-in£ IqSm-sX-bn-cn¡ p¶p F¦nÂ

\n§ Ä a¡ f- Ã- , IpeS- b- psS a¡ f- t- {X (IpeS þ thiymkv{Xo).

\ap¡ v imk\ In«p¶- Xv, in£ Ww In«p¶- Xv F´n\p

thn-bmWv? {InkvXphnsâ hnip²n \mw {]m]n-t¡ --

Xn\v \½psS KpW-¯n-\m-bn-«mWv in£ n-¡ p-¶Xv. \½psS

ImgvN-¸m-Sn-epÅ hnip-²n-bÃ, ssZh-¯nsâ ImgvN-¸m-Sn-

epÅ hnip-²n-. AXv Ir]-bm-emWv In«p-¶-Xv. AXv \½psS

kz´-aÃ, \½psS amXm-]n-Xm-¡ -fnÂ\n¶pw In«n-b-X-Ã;

Bsc-¦nepw ]Tn-¸n¨p X¶-XÃ. ssZh-¯nsâ hnip²n

ssZhw \ap¡ v Xcn-I-bm-Wv. AXv ssZhw Xcp¶ Zm\-am-Wv.

Zm\w kzoI-cn-¸m³ \½psS ssIIÄ \mw Xpd-¡ -Ww;

\½psS lrZbw Xpd-¡ -Ww; \mw XmgWw. Zm\w Xcp¶

Bsf-¡ mÄ \mw DbÀ¶v \nÂ¡ -cpXv.

C¶v \½nÂ ]eÀ¡ pw Zm\w In«msX t]mIp-¶-Xnsâ

ImcWw, \ap¡ v Xmgm³ a\-Ên-Ã. hn\-b-s¸-Sm³ a\-Ên-Ã.

Rm³ hn\-b-s¸-Sm³ X¿m-dm-bmÂ ssZh-¯nsâ hnip²n

F¶n-te¡ v Hgp-Ipw. XmWØe-t¯t¡ \otcm-Sp-I-bp-Åq.

XmWv \n¶mÂ am{Xta \½n-te¡ v Poh-P-e-\Zn Hgp-Ip-I-bp-

Åq. ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv Cd-§ n-h-¶mÂ am{Xta hnip²n In«p-

I-bp-Åq. \mw F{X {Iao-I-c-W-§ Ä sNbvXmepw hnip²n

In«p-I-bn-Ã. \mw F{X-am{Xw ]pkvXIw hmbn-¨mepw ]Tn-

¨mepw hnip²n In«p-I-bn-Ã.

Ønc-ambn hnip²n \nÂ¡ -W-sa-¦nÂ \mw Ft¸mgpw

Ahsâ ]mZ-]o-T-¯nÂ XmWn-cn-¡ Ww. IÀ¯m-th, Rm³

Aip-²-\m-Wv. \· sNbvhm³ Rm³ B{K-ln-¨mepw B{K-

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ln-¡ m¯ Xn·bt{X F¶nÂ\n¶pw hcp-¶-Xv. Aip-²-

amb Nn´-tbm kwkm-c-tam {]hr-¯ntbm hcm-¯-t¸mgpw

Rm³ Aip-²-\m-Wv. tdmaÀ 7þmw A²ymbw 18þmw hmIy-

¯nÂ ]utemkv As¸m-kvX-e³ ]d-bp-¶-Xp-t]m-se: ""I am

rotten through and through.'' ""Rm³ apgp-h\pw Noª -fn-ª -

h-\m-Wv.''

ssZh-¯nsâ hnip²n {]m]n¸m³ \mw \s½-¯s¶

Xmgv¯p-¶-XmWv {]mÀ°-\, D]-hm-kw, Bß-X-]-\w apX-

em-b-h. At¸mÄ \mw \s½-¯s¶ ImWp¶p. AsXÃmw

A\p-Xm-]-¯nsâ e£ -W-am-Wv. eÖIqSmsX Xpd¶v Gäp-

]-d-b-Ww. Ah-c-h-cpsS ho«nÂ, Ign-bp-sa-¦nÂ ap«n-t·-en-

cp¶v \n§ Ä Xs¶¯m³ \n§ Ä¡ v h¶p-t]mb ]m]-

§ Ä Hmtcm¶v Gäp-]-d-b-Ww.

HmÀ½-h-¨-t¸mÄ apX-epÅ ]m]-§ Ä F®n-sb®n

Gäp-]-d-b-Ww. ]m]-§ Ä Gäp-]-d-bp-t¼mÄ Hcp Imcyw

HmÀ¡ -Ww: ""IÀ¯m-th, Rm\o ]m]w Gäp-]-d-bp-¶Xv

\ns¶ Adn-bn-¡ m³ thn-b-Ã. FÃmw \nsâ ]pkvX-I-

¯nÂ Fgp-Xn-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-Xm-WtÃm. HmÀ½-bpsS ]pkvX-I-

¯nÂ FÃmw Fgp-Xn-bn-«pv. F¶mÂ Rm\Xv Iv ZpxJn-

¡ p-¶-Xp-sImv Rm³ Gäp-]-d-bp-¶p.'' Cu at\m-`m-h-

t¯msS \n§ Ä ]m]-§ Ä Gäp-]-d-b-Ww. F¶n«v ]d-b-

Ww: IÀ¯mth, Rms\mcp Imcyw Xocp-am-\n-¡ p-¶p.

taenÂ, bmsXmcp ]m]hpw a\-Ê-dnª v hcm-X-h®w Rm³

Fs¶-¯s¶ kq£ n-¡ pw.

]m]-§ -sfm¶pw hcm-¯-t¸mgpw Fsâ BfXzw ]m]-

a-b-am-b-Xp-sImv IÀ¯m-th, Cu kz`mhw \o Xs¶ cq]m-

´-c-s¸-Sp-¯n-¯-c-Ww; AXn-\mbn Rm³ \nt¶mSp bmNn-

¡ p-¶p. IÀ¯m-th, \nsâ Xncp-hn-em-hnÂ \ns¶m-gp-Inb

B Xncp-càw Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v \o Ct¸mÄ ]I-c-

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Wta.

tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ Xncp-càw \½psS knc-I-fn-

eqsS HgpIpt¼mÄ \½psS kz`mhw amdpw. Nn´mK-Xn-IÄ

amdpw. {Zhym-{Klw amdpw. kzmÀ°Xbpw Al-¦mchpw

amdpw. \½psS Agp-¡ mb hnIm-c-§ Ä amdpw. FÃm ]m]-

§ fpw Gäp-]-dª v Xmgv¯n kaÀ¸n-¡ p-t¼mÄ Xncp-càw

\½n-te¡ v HgpIn hcp-¶Xv A-\p-`-hn-¡ m³ km[n-¡ pw.

ico-c-¯nÂ Hcp Ne-\tam \mhnÂ Hcp i_vZtam

Dm-bnÃ F¶p-h-cpw, F¶mÂ \n§ Ä \n§ -fpsS knc-I-

fn-eqsS Cu càw Hgp-Ip-¶Xv A\p-`-hn-¡ m³ XpS-§ pw.

{InkvXp-hnsâ càw \½psS lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v ]¼v

sNbvXv Ign-ª mÂ Bk-Iew hym]n-¡ pw. \½psS a\Êpw

Xe-t¨m-dnse cà-[-a-\n-Ifpw FÃmw Cu cà-¯mÂ ]cn-

ip-²-am-¡ -s¸-Spw. tbip-hnsâ cà-¯mÂ ]cn-ip-²-am-¡ -

s¸-SpIsb¶Xv Fs´mcp alm-`m-Ky-am-Wv!

""CXm \½psS hgn-bmbn IqsS-¡ qsS IS¶p

t]mIp¶ CbmÄ hnip-²-\m-tbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³ F¶p

Rm³ ImWp-¶p.'' CsX-\n¡ v Akm-²y-am-sW¶v \n§ Ä

¡ mÀ¡ pw tXm¶-cp-Xv. CX\p-`-hn-¡ p-t¼mÄ \n§ -fpsS am\-

knIt- cmK- §- Ät]mepw amdpw. _p²n¡ pdh- pI- Ä amdpw. C¶v

]Tn-¡ m³ tami-amtWm? AsXÃmw amdn-¡ n-«pw. Imc-Ww,

tbip-hnsâ Xncp-c-à-amWv \n§ -fpsS Xe-t¨m-dn-eqsS

hym]-cn-¨p-sIm-n-cn-¡ p-¶-Xv.

hntZz-jhpw sshcm-Kyhpw ]Ibpw ]nW-¡ hpw

hntcm-[hpapÅ Xe-t¨m-dnÂ £ a h¶v \nd-bpw; hnip²n

h¶v \nd-bpw. ImcWw, tbip-hnsâ Xncp-c-à-amWv AXn-

eqsS HgpIp¶X.v Xet¨mdpw lrZbhpw icochpw apgph-

\mbpw hnip-²n-sImv \nd-bp-I-bm-Wv. Aip-²-amb hnIm-

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c-§ -sfÃmw I¯nt- ¸mI- pI- b- mW- v. càw amäp¶ AÛpX- - {]-

{Inb AhnsS \S-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. tbip-hnsâ Xncp-càw

\½psS knc-I-fnÂ \nd-bp-I-bm-Wv. \n§ -fpsS ̀h-\-§ -fnÂ

hnip-²-·m-cp-m-I-s«. \n§ -fpsS Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-tSbpw

tZi¯v hnip-²n-bp-sÅmcp Xe-ap-d-bp-m-I-s«.

C¶v I®ocpw ssIbp-am-Wv. Zpcn-X-am-Wv. tcmK-am-Wv.

Bhem-Xn-bmWv. IjvS-¸m-Sm-Wv. ]c-kv]cw ]nW-¡ -am-Wv.

Xocm-hym-[n-I-fm-Wv. amª p-t]m-Im¯ apdn-hp-I-fm-Wv. a\-

ÊnÂ \ndsb Akz-Ø-X-IÄ! t\mhp¶ A\p-`-h-§ Ä!

Ip¯n-t\m-hn-¡ p¶ apÅp-hm-¡ p-IÄ! FÃmw amdpw. Bcpw

`mcs- ¸t- S- . Poh\- pÅ {InkvXp AXv \n§ Ä¡ v amän-̄ -cpw.

Ah³ \n§ sf sXmSpw, \n§ sf Xtem-Spw, \n§ -fpsS

tcmK-§ Ä amdpw.

tbip-hnsâ Xncp-càw \n§ -fpsS knc-I-fn-eqsS Hgp-

Ip-t¼mÄ ico-c-¯nÂ Ahn-S-hn-sS-bpÅ t»m¡ p-IÄ X«n-

s¯-dn-¸n¨p If-bpw. C¶v \n§ Ä¡ v BkvXvam tcm-K-ap-

ÅXv izmk-\m-fn-bnse XSÊw aqe-am-Wv. AsXÃmw amdn-¡ n-

«pw. \n§ -fpsS Bam-i-b-¯nÂ AÄk-dm-Wv, AXpw amdpw.

ico-c-¯nÂ Iym³kÀ hf-cp-¶p-v, AXv amän-¯-cpw. \n§ -

fpsS Xz¡ n-epÅ tISp-IÄ amdn-¡ n-«pw. ImcWw, Ahn-sS-

sbÃmw tbip-hnsâ Xncp-càw h¶v \nd-bp-I-bm-Wv.

B Xncp-c-à-¯nsâ iàn C¶v \n§ sf Xgp-Im³

AcnsI h¶n-cn¡ p¶p, B Xncp-càw \n§ -fpsS Acn-In-

te¡ v HgpIn hcp¶p. \n§ -fn-t¸mÄ B Xncp-c-à-¯nÂ

Ipfn-¸n³. C¶v \n§ Ä¡ v Ipª m-Snsâ Xncp-c-à-¯nÂ

Ipfn¨v ip²o-I-cWw {]m]n-¡ mw. C¶v Ddh Xpd-¶n-«p-v.

FÃmXn·-bp-sSbpw ]m]-¯n-sâbpw ]cn-lm-c-¯n-\mbn

kzÀ¤-¯nse \ocp-dh Xpd-¶ncn¡ p¶p. B Dd-h-bnÂ

\n¶pw \n§ Ä¡ v IpSn-¡ mw. B Dd-h-bnÂ \n§ Ä¡ v Ipfn-

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¡ mw. C¶v Hcp kp{]-km-Z-Imew, c£ m-Zn-hkw X¶n-cn-¡ -

bm-Wv.

C¶v Ir]-bpsS Ime-b-f-hm-Wv. Ir]m-k-\-¯n-en-cn-

¡ p¶ {InkvXp \ymbm-k-\-¯n-te¡ v t]mIp-¶-Xn-\p-ap-¼v,

C¶v Ct¸mÄ¯s¶ \n§ -fpsS lrZbw Xpd-¡ p-hn³.

tbipth, \nsâ Xncp-càw Fsâ-taÂ Hgp-I-Wta. Fsâ

knc-I-fn-eqsS Hgp-I-W-ta. Fs¶ Igp-I-W-ta. Fsâ \ncm-

i-IÄ amä-W-ta. Fsâ lrZ-b-¯nsâ hnjm-Z-§ Ä amä-

Wta. ¾m\-X-IÄ amä-W-ta. hmSnb apJw amä-W-ta. Fsâ

IpSpw-_-¯nsâ Atem-k-c-§ Ä amä-W-ta. Pohn-X-¯nse

IjvS-¸m-Sp-IÄ amä-W-ta. Fsâ IS-¯nsâ tISp-IÄ amän-

¯-c-W-ta. Fsâ tcmK-¯nsâ _m[-IÄ amän-¯-c-W-ta.

Fsâ taepÅ ss]im-Nn-I-_m-[-IÄ amä-W-ta. Fsâ- ta-

epÅ im]-tZm-j-§ Ä amän-¯-c-W-ta.

ssZh-a-¡ tf, Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä {]mÀ°n-¡ pI. cmPm-

[n-cm-P³ Acn-InÂ h¶n-cn-¡ p¶ Cu \Ã kabw \n§ Ä

\jvS-s¸-Sp¯-cp-Xv. tbip-hns\ hnfn-¸n³, tbip-hns\

£ Wn-¸n³, tbip-hn-t\mSv {]mÀ°n-¸n³. ASª KÀ`-]m-

{X-§ Ä Xpd-¡ -s«! ASª hmXn-ep-IÄ Xpd-¡ -s«! ASª

Pohn-X-§ Ä Xpd-¡ -s«! \ncm-i-]q Pohn-X-¯nÂ {]Xymi

]I-c-s«! ss]im-NnI _m[-IÄ amd-s«! tbip-hnsâ A[n-

Im-c-apÅ \ma-¯nÂ ZpjvS-¸n-im-Np-¡ Ä HmSn-am-d-s«! tbip-

hnsâ A[n-Im-c-apÅ \ma-¯nÂ ss]im-Nn-I-i-àn-IÄ

hn{`-an¨v HmS-s«! tbip-hnsâ A[n-Im-c-apÅ \ma-¯nÂ

FÃm _Ô-\-§ fpw Agn-b-s«! tbip-hnsâ \ma-¯nÂ

]m]-tam-N\w e`n-¡ -s«!

Imcp-Wy-hm-\mb R§ -fpsS kzÀ¤o-b-]n-Xmth, Cu

\Ã ka-b-¯n-\mbn R§ Ä A§ sb kvXpXn-¡ p-¶p. Xncp-

h-N-\-§ Ä¡ mbn, kzÀ¤ob km¶n-²y-¯n-\mbn R§ Ä

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A§ sb kvXpXn-¡ p-¶p. A¸m, Ahn-Sps¯ Xr¡ cw

R§ Ä Npw_n-¨p-sIm-Å-s«. Xr¸mZ¯nÂ R§ -sf-¯s¶

kaÀ¸n-¨p-sIm-Å-s«. R§ -tfm-Sp- IqsSbn-cn-¡ -W-ta. Ahn-

Sps¯ cma- s¯ hch- ph- s- cbpw Im¯ps- ImÅ- W- t- a. tbip-

hn³ \ma-¯nÂ¯t¶, Bt½³.

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cv

Hcp hnip²\mb ssZh]pcpj\pmbncp¶p. At±l

¯nsâ ASp¡ Â D]t- ZiwtXSn ]ecpw sNÃmdpv.

ho«nse bmX\IÄ, IpSpw_¯n-se t¢i§ Ä, ho«nepÅ

A¡ ¨n¡ epIÄ, ]ehn[¯nepÅ {]XnkÔnIÄ FÃmw

]dbpw. At±lw AhtcmsSÃmw ]dbp¶Xv, £ an¡ pI,

kvt\lt¯msS £ an¡ pI F¶m-Wv.

Hcp sNdp¸¡ mc³ Hcn¡ Â At±lt¯mSp ]dª p:

""F{X\mfmbn Rm³ A§ bpsS D]tZiw tIÄ¡ m³

hcp¶p? F¶pw A§ v £ an¡ pI, £ an¡ pI F¶mWtÃm

]dbp¶Xv. F\ns¡ mcp ]cnlmcw In«p¶nÃ.'' A¶pw

At±lw ]dª p: ""£ an¡ pI, £ an¡ pI.''

Ipd¨pt\cw tI«pIgnª t¸mÄ B sNdp¸¡ mc\p

tZjyw h¶p. Ah³ Cu hnip²\mb ssZh]pcpjs\

Ipsd A[nIw No¯hnfn¨p: F¶pw \n§ Ä¡ ntX

]dbm\pÅq? Rms\mcp ]cnlmcw ImWm\tÃ ChnsS

h¶Xv? Ah³ At±-ls¯ hÃmsX No¯]dª p. hfsc

tamiambn kwkmcn¨p. ]t£ , At¸mgpw At±lw Hcp

`mht`Zhpw IqSmsXbncp¶p, H¶pw annbnÃ.

B sNdp¸¡ mc³ tNmZn¨p: Kptcm A§ v F´mWv

C{Xtbsd No¯hm¡ pIÄ ]dª n«pw Hcp ̀ mht`Zhpw

IqSmsXbncn¡ p¶X?v F\ns¡ m¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃtÃm?

At±lw ]dª p: ""\o ]dª No¯hm¡ pIsfm¶pw

Rm³ kzoIcn¨n«nÃ.'' ""AÃ, kzoIcn¨nsÃ¦nepw tI«ntÃ?''

At±lw ]dª p: ""\o F\n¡ v Bbncw cq] X¶p

F¶ncn¡ s«. Rm³ AXv kzoIcn¨nsÃ¦nÂ B cq]

BcpsS ssIbnemWv? \nsâ ssIbnÂ¯s¶btÃ? \o

]dª B No¯hm¡ pIsfms¡ Ct¸mÄ \nsâ

ssIbnemWv. Rm³ kzoIcn¨n«nÃ. AsXÃmw \n¶nÂ

¯s¶bmWv \nÂ¡ p¶Xv.''

{]nbs¸«htc, \½psS PohnX¯nÂ hnip²nbpsS

ASbmfw AXmWv. a\pjyÀ \aps¡ Xncmbn ]dbpt¼mgpw

sXän²cn¡ pt¼mgpw tZzjn¡ pt¼mgpw aäpÅhcnÂ

\n¶pw ]eXc¯nepÅ ]oUIÄ \mtaÂ¡ pt¼mgpw \mw

AXp kzoIcn¡ mXncn¡ pI, AXhcnÂ¯s¶ \nÂ¡ pw!

Bsc¦nepw \s½ i]n¨mÂ \maXv ssIs¡ mÅm

sXbncn¡ pI. B im]w AhcnÂ¯s¶ \nÂ¡ pw.

Bsc¦nepw \s½ No¯ ]dª mÂ \mw {]XnIcn¡ mXncn

¡ pI; \½psS lrZ-b-¯nÂ t]mdteÂ¡ msXbncn¡ pI;

apdnthev¡ msXbncn¡ pI. AXv AhcnÂ¯s¶bncn¡ pw.

ho«nÂ A½mbnb½t¸mcptm? A½mbnb½ hÃmsX

D]{Zhn¡ p¶ptm? hÃmsX ]oUn¸n¡ p¶ptm? Hcp

{]XnIcWhpanÃmsX, Hcp ̀mht`ZhpanÃmsX \maXv kzoIcn

¡ m¯ A\p̀ hw \½nÂ hcWw. acpaIÄ¡ v AsXmcp

thZ\mhnjbaÃmsX, Hcp Nn´mhnjbaÃmsXbmhWw.

At¸mÄ B A½mbnb½ sN¿p¶ No¯{]hr¯nIfpw

No¯hm¡ pIfpw A½mbnb½bnÂ Xs¶ Ccn¡ pw.

AXpt]mse \m¯q³ t]mcp,v IqsS tPmensN¿p¶hcnÂ

\n¶pÅ Bt£ ]apv; tPmenØe¯v sXmgp¯nÂ

Ip¯pv; Hcp ho«nÂ¯s¶ ktlmZc§ Ä X½nepÅ

A`n{]mbhyXymkapv. ]t£ , bmsXmcp {]XnIc

WhpanÃmsX, bmsXmcp `mht`ZhpanÃmsX AsXÃmw

A ǹa- pJ- oI- cn¡ m³ \ap¡ v km[n¡ pw, \msamcp hnip²\mb

ssZh]pcpj\msW¦nÂ!

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A Holy Man of God! hnip²\mb Hcp ssZh]pcpj\mWv

Rms\¦nÂ, {]iv\§ fpw {]XnkÔnIfpw Fsâ DÅs¯

k]v Àin¡ bnÃ. aäpÅhcnÂ \n¶pÅ Ipäs¸Sp¯epItfm

]cnlmk§ tfm XpÑoIcW§ tfm Häs¸Sp¯epItfm

Fsâ DÅs¯ kv]Àin¡ bnÃ.

\n§ Ä ]dbWw: ""IÀ¯mth, Rm³ C¶papXÂ

hnip²\msbmcp ssZh]pcp-j\mbncn¡ pw. Rms\mcp

ip²naXnbmbncn¡ pw.'' \n§ Ä hnNm-cn-¡ -cpXv, F\n¡ Xv

Akm²yamWv F¶v. F¶pw {]mÀ°n-¡ Ww: Hcp a\pjy\v

Cu ̀qanbnÂ h v̈ F{Xt¯mfw hnip²\mIphm³ ]äptam,

A{Xt¯mfw F\n¡ v ]cnip²\mIWw. AsXmcp

Bgtadnb A`nhmRvObmbn amdW- w. A´cmßmhnÂ

\n¶pw DbÀ¶p hcp¶ Hcp {]mÀ°\bmbn¯ocWw.

XeapdIÄ XeapdIÄ Ignª v, \qämpIÄ

\qämpIÄ Ignª v, IÀ¯mhnsâ cmas¯hchv

sshIps¶¦nÂ \n§ fpsS A\´cXeapdIÄ ]dbpw:

""R§ fpsS IpSpw_¯nÂ Hcp hnip²\mb ssZh]pcpj

\pmbncp¶p'' F¶v. R§ fpsS tZi¯v, R§ fpsS

k`bnÂ, R§ fpsS Øm]\¯nÂ hnip²\mb Hcp

ssZh]pcpj\pmbncp¶p. AXmWv \n§ Ä h¨n«p

t]mIp¶ ]mZap{Z. \n§ fpsS kz`mh¯nsâ ss\À½eyw,

kz`mhkwip²n, AXv XeapdIsf {]I¼\w sImÅn¡ pw.

XeapdIÄ¡ v Bthiw ]Icpw.

thZ]pkXv I n̄Â iaqthÂ {]hmNIs\ \mw ImWp¶p.

iaqthÂ {]hmNIsâ Imetijw Genbm{]hmNIs\

ImWp¶p. Genbm{]hmNIsâ Imetijw Feoim

{]hmNIs\ ImWp¶p. {]hmNI·mÀ, ssZh¯nÂ \n¶v

Acpf¸mSpIÄ {]m]n¨v P\¯n\v sImSp¡ p¶hcmWv þ

{]hmNIip{iqj.

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Geobm{]hmNI³ F«v AÛpX§ Ä {]hÀ¯n¨

Xmbn \mw XncphN\¯nÂ hmbn¡ p¶p. F¶mÂ Feoim

{]hmNI³ ]Xn-\mdv AÛpX§ Ä sNbvXp. thZ]pkvXI

¯nÂ ]dª ncn¡ p¶ Hcp hmIyapv: ""Genbmhnsâ

taepÅ Bßm-hnsâ Cc-«n-¸¦v Feo-im-bp-sS-taÂ h¶p''

F¶v.

Gähpw henb AÛpXsa´mWv? AXv a\pjy

lrZb¯nsâ cq]mćamWv. a\pjykz`mhw amdp¶p!

a\pjysâ {]IrXw amdp¶p! AćmßmhnepÅ cq]mćw

e ǹ¡ p¶p! Hcp im´X, Ffna, Xmgav , ktv \lw, \njv¡ f¦X

CsXÃmw \½psS ssIapXembn̄ ocp¶p. hnip²\msbmcp

ssZh]pcpj³!

\n§ Ä {]mÀ°n¡ q. IÀ¯mt- h, A§ s\ Hcp ØnXn

Ds¦nÂ, BćnI a\pjysâ cq]mćw \S¡ p¶ Hcp

AhØbps¦nÂ, AIs¯ a\pjy\ v k¼qÀ®amb

cq]m-ćw \S¡ p¶ Hc\p`haps¦nÂ AsX\n¡ v

XcWta.

ùXnI- a- mb ]eImcy§ Ä¡ pthn \mw {]mÀ°n¡ m

dp.v a¡ fpsS Imcy§ Ä, _Ô n̄epÅhcpsS Imcy§ Ä,

Iq«mbvabnepÅhcpsS Imcy§ Ä, A§ s\ ]eXpw.

F¶mÂ, \nÀºÔambpw tNmZnt¡ Hcp Imcyapv,

BćnIa\pjysâ cq]mćw! ]gbkz`mhw amdn ]pXnb

a\pjy\mbn¯ocp¶ Hc\p`hw. Feoim{]hmNIsâ

Ime¯v \S¶Xv AXmWv. F¡ me¯pw {]hmNI·mcpsS

ip{iqjaqew P\§ fnÂ henb BćnIamb ]cnhÀ¯\w

DmIp¶p. P\§ fnÂ Reformation, Refinement DmIp¶p;

P\lrZb§ Ä amdp¶p.

{InkvXy³ dnssh-hÂ s^tÃm-jn¸v Dt±in¡ p¶Xv

B Hscmä¡ mcyamWv; a\x]cnhÀ¯\w! kz`mh¯nÂ

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amäapmhpI. At\Iwt]À¡ v amäapmIp¶pv. sIme

]mXIw sN¿m\ncp¶hÀ AXp sN¿msX `mKyhimÂ

c£ s¸«hcpv. sIme]mXIw sNbvXv PbnÂin£

A\p`hn¨hÀ am\km´cs¸«v c£ bpsS kt´mjw

A\p`hn¡ p¶p. sImÅapXseÃmw XncnsIs¡ mSp¯v

kam[m\w {]m]n¨hcpv. Iqen¯Ãn\v t]mbhÀ a\pjy

kvt\lnIfmbn amdnbhcpv. ]pdsa ]dbm³ Adbv¡ p¶

t¾ÑIcamb Imcy§ Ä sNbvX F{X-tbm-t]À PohnX

coXnIÄamdn hnip²PohnXw \bn¡ p¶p!

Feoim{]hmNIsâ Ime¯v A§ s\ Nne AÛpX

§ Ä \S¶p. A¶v iqt\anÂ¡ qSnbmWv {]hmNI³

IS¶pt]mIp¶Xv. {]hmNI\v IqsS¡ qsS AXnte

IS¶pt]mtInh¶p. ImcWw, A¶v {][m\s¸« Hcp

Bcm[\mØeapÅXv iotemhnemWv. iotemhnse

Bcm[\mØet¯¡ v {]hmNIsâ Øe¯p\n¶v

GXmv Ccp-]XvssaÂ Zqcapv. \S¶mWv t]mIp¶Xv.

{]hmNIsâ injy³ tKlknbpw IqsSbpv. A§ s\

IS¶pt]mIp¶ {]hm-N-Is\ t\m¡ n iqt\anÂ Hcp

[\nIbmb kv{Xo þ Ahfpw AhfpsS ̀ À¯mhpapv þ

`À¯mhnt\mSp ]dª p: ""CXneqsS IqsS¡ qsS t]mIp¶

Hcmsf Rm³ ImWmdpv. He is a Holy Man of God! hnip²

\msbmcp ssZh]pcpj\msW¶v F\n¡ v tXm¶p¶p.''

""Hcp Znhkw Feoim iqt\ante¡ p t]mbn;

AhnsS [\nIbmtbmcp kv{Xo Dmbncp¶p;

AhÄ Ahs\ ̀£ W¯n¶p htcWw F¶p

\nÀ_Ôn¨p. ]n¶t¯XnÂ Ah³ B hgn

t]mIpt¼msgms¡ bpw ̀ £ W¯n¶v AhnsS

Ibdpw. AhÄ Xsâ ̀ À¯mhnt\mSv: \½psS

hgnbmbn IqsS¡ qsS IS¶pt]mIp¶ CubmÄ

hnip²\mtbmcp ssZh]pcpj³ F¶p Rm³

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ImWp¶p. \mw NphtcmSpIqSnb sNdntbmcp

amfnIapdn ]WnXpm¡ pI; AXnÂ Ah¶p

Hcp I«nepw Hcp taibpw Hcp \mev¡ menbpw

Hcp \nehnf¡ pw hbv¡ pI; Ah³ \½psS

ASp¡ Â hcpt¼mÄ Ah¶p AhnsS Ibdn

]mÀ¡ matÃm F¶p ]dª p.''

2 cmPm¡ ·mÀ 4 : 8 þ 10

Cu kv{Xo¡ v IqsS¡ qsS B hgnbmbn IS¶p

t]mIp¶ ssZh]pcpjs\¡ pdns¨mcp aXn¸ptXm¶n. Hcp

Znhkw B ̀ mcybpw ̀ À¯mhpw IqSn At±ls¯ ho«n-

tebv¡ p £ Wn¨p. `£ Ww sImSp¯p. {]hm-N-I³

Ipd¨pt\cw AhnsS hn{ian¨n«v t]mbn. ]ns¶ t]mIp

t¼mÄ ]et¸mgpw AhnsS Ibdpw. AhÄ ̀À¯mhnt\mSv

]dbpIbmWv: ""\½psS hgnbmbn IqsS¡ qsS IS¶p

t]mIp¶ CubmÄ hnip²\mtbmcp ssZh]pcpj³ F¶p

Rm³ ImWp¶p. \ap¡ v Hcp sNdnb amfnIapdn Dm-¡ mw.

AXnÂ At±l¯n\v Hcp \mev¡ menbpw I«nepw hbv¡ mw.

hn{ian¨n«v t]mImatÃm.'' `À¯mhv, `mcy ]dª Xv

k½Xn¨p.

{]nbapÅhtc, B ho«nepÅ-hÀ H¶pw {]Xo£ n

¨nsÃ¦nepw ssZhw NnesXÃmw sN¿m³ Dt±in¨ncp¶p.

AsXmcp AÛpXamWv. \n§ sfm¶pw {]Xo£ n¨mbncn

¡ nÃ Cu ]pkvXIw hm§ nbXv. \n§ fpsS GsX¦nepw

{]tXyI Bhiyw \S¡ psa¶v {]Xo£ n¨mbncn¡ nÃ

\n§ Ä hN\w tIÄ¡ m³ t]mbXv. \mfpIfmbn \n§ fpsS

lrZb¯nÂ \n§ Ä h¨ncp¶ Nne NpaSpIÄ, \mfpIfm

bpÅ \n§ fpsS Nne thZ\mhnjb§ Ä, H¶pw amdpsa¶v

{]Xo£ n¨mbncn¡ bnÃ \n§ Ä Iq«m-bva-bnÂ t]mb-Xv.

]et¸mgpw {]mÀ°n¨p, adp]Sn In«nbnÃ. ]et¸mgpw

B{Kln¨p, B{Kl§ Ä km[n¨n«nÃ. ]t£ , kzÀ¤¯nse

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ssZhw \n§ Ä¡ pthn NneXv IcpXnbn«pv. H¶pw

bmZrÑnIaÃ. thsdmcp Øm]nXXmX]v cyanÃmsX, BtcmSpw

kw`mh\ ]ncn¡ msX, {InkvXphnsâ \nÀ½ekphntijw

am{Xw ]dbp¶ {InkvXy³ dnsshh- Â s^tÃmj- n-̧ n-tebv¡ v

\n§ sfm¶v hs¶¦nÂ! XoÀ¨bmbpw IÀ¯m-hn\v

\n§ sf¡ pdn¨v IrXyamb Nne Imcy]cn]mSnIfpv.

bmZrÝnIambn«Ã \n§ Ä h¶Xv.

{]hmNIs\ B kv{Xo AhnsS kzoIcn¨Xpw, {]hm

NI³ AhnsS Xmakn¨Xpw B `À¯mhv, `mcybpsS

A`n{]mbw am\n¨v amfnIapdn Dm¡ nbXpw H¶pw

shdpsXbÃ. FÃmsaÃmw {]tbmP\{]ZamWv. {]hmNI\v

B ho«nÂ Xmakn̈ t¸mÄ ChnsS Ft´m Hcp IpdhptÃm

F¶p tXm¶n. {]hmNI³ tKlkntbmSv ]dª p: Cu

ho«nÂ F´nsâtbm Hcp iq\yX, Ft´m Hcp Ipdhpv.

Imcyw [\ap,v ̀mcybpw ̀À¯mhpw X½nÂ \Ã sFIyamWv,

\Ã kvt\lapÅ `mcybpw `À¯mhpamW, v ]db¯¡

Ipg¸sam¶panÃ, ]t£ , Ft´m Hcp iq\y-X.

\n§ -fpsS ]e-cp-tSbpw DÅnÂ Ft´m Hcp iq\y-X-

bp-v. hnZym-`ym-k-ap-v, hcp-am-\-ap-v, i¼-f-ap-v, Btcm-

Ky-ap-v, `mcybpw `À¯mhpw kvt\l-am-Wv. ]t£ ,

FhnsStbm Nne iq\y-X-bp-v. Hcp Ic-I-bäw In«p-¶n-Ã.

Hcp apt¶äw In«p-¶n-Ã. a\-Ên\v DÕmlw hcp-¶n-Ã. Fhn-

sStbm Hcp ]mI¸ng.

{]hmNI\v a\Ênembn AhnsS Ft´m Hcp Ipdhp

s¶v. ssZhw AXv {]hm-N-I\v shfns¸Sp¯ns¡ mSp

¯nÃ. tKlkn ]dª p: AsX, ChnsS Ipª p-§ -fnÃ.

{]hmNI\v ssZhk¶n[nbnÂ IS¶psNÃm\pÅ

AhImiapv. ssZht¯mSv t\cn«v kwkmcn¡ m\pÅ

{]mKÛyapv. {]hmNI³ AhÀ¡ pthn {]mÀ°n¨p.

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{]hmNIs\ ssIs¡ mXpw {]hmNIs\ kzoIcn

¨Xpw {]hmNIs\ BZcn¨Xpw {]hmNI\v Hcp hn{ia

Øew Hcp¡ nbXpw FÃmw \¶mbn. {]hmNI\v ssZhw

sImSp¯ A[nImcw D]t- bmK- n v̈ {]hmNI³ ssZht¯mSv

{]mÀ°n¨p. `À¯mhv {]mbm[nIy¯nÂh¶ a\pjy³.

Hcp Ipª pmIpsa¶v {]Xo£ bnÃm¯ Imew. ]t£ ,

Fs´mcÛpXw! ssZhw {]hÀ n̄̈ p. B k{v Xo Hcp B¬

Ipª ns\ {]khn¨p.

{]nbapÅhtc, \n§ fpsS PohnX¯nÂ F´mWv

Ipdh?v F´mW v \n§ fpsS {]i\v w? Hcp s]¬Ip«n ]dª p:

hoSpw ]d¼pw hnämWv tPmen¡ v ss]k sI«nh¨Xv. ]t£ ,

CXphsc tPmen In«nbnÃ, {]mÀ°n¡ Ww. thsd HcmÄ

hnfn¨p. kmtd, hnk kwLSn¸n¨XpXs¶ hfsctbsd

ss]k apS¡ nbmWv. ]t£ , AhnsS sN¶v Xmakw

XpS§ nbn«v Hcp hÀjt¯mfambn, tPmenbmbn«nÃ.

F´pam{Xw {]iv\§ fmWv Hmtcmcp¯cpw t\cn«p

sImncn¡ p¶Xv FÃmhcptSbpw lrZbw ]pIbpIbmW.v

DÅw \odpIbmWv. Hcp ho«nÂ A© pt]cps¦nÂ

A© pt]cpw Hmtcmtcm Xc¯nÂ sImSp¦mänÂ BSn

Deª v IcImWm¡ SenÂ Dg¶v hebpIbmWv.

\n§ fpsS lrZb¯nÂ Fs´Ãmw B{Kl§ fmWp

ÅXv? \n§ fpsS lrZb¯nsâ Bhiyw, \n§ fpsS

BIpeX \n§ Ä¡ nt¸mÄ ssZht¯mSp ]dbmw. ""Ah³

\nsâ lrZb¯nsâ B{Kl§ sf \n\¡ v Xcpw.'' tbip

{InkvXphnsâ hmKvZ¯amWXv. k¦oÀ¯\w 37 : 3.

{]nbs¸«htc, \n§ Ä¡ p ]dbmtam? IÀ¯mth,

F\n¡ v C¶ B{Klapv. \nsâ k¶n[nbnÂ Rm\nt¸mÄ

hcnIbmWv. \osbsâ AcnInte¡ v Ct¸mÄ h¶n«pv

F¶p Rm³ hniz-kn-¡ p-¶p. \mYm! Fsâ B{Kls¯

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\nsâ ssIbnÂ \o Ct¸mÄ FSp¡ Wta. Fsâ Bi \o

\ndthän¯cWta. ""\nsâ hgn btlmhsb ̀ ctaev]n¡ .

Ah\nÂ¯s¶ B{ibn¡ . Ah³ AXp \nÀhln¡ pw.''

\n§ Ä Ct¸mÄ Ccn¡ p¶nS n̄cp¶psImv ]dbWw:

IÀ¯mth, Fsâ Ipª nsâ tcmKw \o ImWWta. Fsâ

`mcybpsS hnja`mhw \o H¶v AdnbWta. Fsâ

amXm]nXm¡ fpsS Zp:kz`mhw \o H¶p ImWWta. Fsâ

`À¯mhnsâ tIm]kz`mhw H¶p t\m¡ Wta. F\ns¡ mcp

]cnlmcw XcWta.

\mYm! ISw h¶paqSnbtÃm. Cu IS n̄\ v Hcp ]cnlmcw

\o XcWta. Hcp InS¸mSw CÃtÃm; F{X\mfmbn hmSI

ho«nÂ¡ gnbp¶p. kz´ambn A© v skâ v Øehpw Hcp

hoSpw DmbmÂ sImÅmambncp¶p. IÀ¯mth, F{X

\mfmbn hnhmlw BtemNn¡ p¶p, \S¡ p¶nÃtÃm;

IÀ¯mth, hnhmlw Ignª n«v F{X\mfmbn? Hcp

]nt© ma\¡ pª ns\ In«nbnÃtÃm. \mYm! \osbsâ

KÀ`]m{Xs¯ Xpd¡ Wta.

FÃmw \n§ Ä¡ v F®nsb®n¸dbmw. ""Ah³ \nsâ

lrZb¯nse B{Kl§ sf \n\¡ v Xcpw.'' A¸m, F¶v

hnfn¡ pt¼mÄ tamt\, tamtf, F¶v hnfn¨psImv AcnIn

te¡ phcp¶ ssZhw. Cu kvt\lhm\mb ssZhs¯

Rm³ \n§ Ä¡ v ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n¯cnIbmWv. Ah³

Zqsc tKmKpÂ¯mbneÃ, Ah³ bcqiteaneÃ, Ah³

t_XvetlaneÃ; Ah³ Ct¸mÄ \n§ fpsS AcnI¯mWv;

\n§ fpsS kao]¯mWv.

\n§ Ä tNmZn¡ q: IÀ¯mth, Fsâ aZy]m\w H¶p

amän¯cWta, Fsâ sshcmKykz`mhw amän¯cWta.

Fsâ lrZb¯nÂ \n¶pw CXphsc £ an¡ m¯ ]m]w

amän¯cWta. Fsâ lrZb¯nepÅ CuÀjybpw

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apjn¨nepw ]Ibpw hntZzjhpw amäWta. IÀ¯mth,

Fsâ lrZb¯nse Akqb amän¯cWta; Al¦mcw

amän¯cWta. Fsâ ssIbnencn¡ p¶ tamjWapXÂ

FÃmw sImSp¯p XoÀ¡ m³ Hcp hgn Xpd¶p XcWta.

Fs´ÃmamWv \n§ fpsS B{Kl§ Ä? FÃmw

]dª psImÅq. F´mWv tamt\, \nsâ iq\yX? F´mWv

\nsâ Bhiyw? \nsâ PohnX¯nse hnShv F´mWv? \o

hebp¶ hnjbsa´mWv? FÃmw tIÄ¡ m³ tbip

h¶n«pv. Ahsâ Ic-§ -fn-te¡ v k¼qÀ®-ambn kaÀ¸n-

¡ p-I.

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aq¶v

""AhÄ ]ÀÆX n̄Â ssZh]pcpjsâ ASp¡ Â

F¯nbt¸mÄ Ahsâ ImÂ ]nSn¨p; tKlkn

Ahsf amäphm³ ASp¯psN¶msd ssZh

]pcpj³: Ahsf hnSpI; AhÄ¡ p henb

at\mhyk\w Dv: btlmh AXv Fs¶

Adnbn¡ msX ad¨ncn¡ p¶p F¶p ]dª p.''

2 cmPm¡ ·mÀ 4 : 27

{]hmNI³ ]dª Xpt]mse kw`hn̈ p. AhÄs¡ mcp

aIs\ In«n. kpJIcamb coXnbnÂ Imcy§ Ä \o§ pI

bmbncp¶p. Hma\¡ p«\mbn, \Ã CfwssXt]mse Ah³

hfÀ¶phcp¶p. \Ã tImafXzapÅ _me³. XpÅn

¡ fn¡ p¶, HmSn¡ fn¡ p¶ sIm¨pIp«n. A½b¡v pw A¸\pw

henb BËmZw, kt´mjw.

AhÀ¡ v Irjnbpv. Hcp Znhkw A¸³ ]mS¯v

sIm¿n¡ m³ t]mIpIbmW.v Ah³ ]dª p: Rm\pw

t]mcpIbmWv. A¸³ aIt\bpw sImpt]mbn. \Ã

shbnepÅ ZnhkamWv. s]s«¶v Ah³ ssI Xebv¡ v

h¨n«v ]dª p: ""At¿m! Fsâ Xe, Fsâ Xe.'' Xe

s]mfnª pt]mIp¶ t]mes¯ ̀b¦c XethZ\.

A¸³ aIs\ the¡ mcpsS IqsS ho«nte¡ v

]dª b¨p. A½ aIs\ aSnbnÂh¨v {]mÀ°n¨psImn

cn¡ bmWv. Ah³ thZ\n¨p ]pfbp¶p. Ipª nsâ thZ\

In«v A½bv¡ v kln¡ p¶nÃ. A¸³ AXntesd

thZ\]qv ]mS¯v \nÂ¡ pIbmWv. A½ DÅgnª v

{]mÀ°n¡ p¶pv. ]t£ , hnNmcn¡ p¶Xp t]msebÃtÃm

Imcy§ Ä hcp¶Xv! Ipª v A½bpsS aSnbnÂ h¨v

acn¨pt]mbn. hfsc {]Xo£ tbmsS hfÀ¯nb B Ipª v

acn¨pt]mbn.

A{]Xo£ nXamb NnesXÃmw PohnX- -̄ nÂ kw`hn¨p

F¶p hcmw. {]nbs¸«htc, ]XdcpXv. A{]Xo£ nXamb

hntbmK§ Ä h¶hcntÃ? H«pw {]Xo£ n¡ msX ̀À¯mhv

acn¨pt]mbhÀ, ̀ mcy hn«pt]mbhÀ, Hma\¡ pª p§ Ä

\jvSs¸«hÀ, H«pw {]Xo£ n¡ msX Nne AXymlnX§ Ä

kw`hn¨hÀ; FÃmw {]Xo£ n¨Xpt]mse BIWsa¶nÃ.

{]mÀ°n¡ p¶Xpt]mse FÃmw km[n¡ Wsa¶nÃ.

F´psImmsW¶dnbnÃ. ]t£ , ""Delays are not denials.” Delay Bbn F¶pÅXpsImv deny sNbvXp F¶nÃ.

{]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡ m³ Xmakn¨p F¶phcmw ]t£ , AXv

\nckn¨XÃ.

Nnet¸msgÃmw F\n¡ v tXm¶nbn«pv ssZhw deny

sNbvXp F¶v. F¶mÂ Rm³ hnizkn¡ p¶p, delays are

not denials. Rm³ ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¡ p¶p.

Cu kv{Xo aI³ acn¨p F¶v It¸mÄ ̀À¯mhns\

Adnbn¨nÃ. ImcWw, Ipª v acn¨p F¶p ImÂ

F{Xbpw thKw ihkwkv¡ mcw \S¯m³ At±lw

X¿mdmbmtem? AhÄ¡ v thsd Hcp {]Xo£ bpv.

AhÄ Ipª ns\ {]hmNI³ InS¡ p¶ apdnbnÂ sImp

t]mbn, Hcp ]pX¸psImv ]pX¸n¨n«v Dd§ n¡ nS¡ p¶Xp

t]mse InS¯n.

F¶n«v thKw ̀À¯mhns\ hnfn¨p ]dª p: ""Rm³

{]hmNIsâ ASp¡ Â t]mhpIbmWv.'' ""F´m Imcyw?''

""AÃ Rm³ t]mbn«v hcmw.'' AhÄ Imcyw ]dª nÃ;

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Fs´mcp hnizmkapÅ k{v Xo! Fs´mcp a\xkm¶n²yapÅ

kv{Xo! AhÄ _²s¸«v {]hmNIsâ ASpt¯¡ v t]mbn.

ChÄ Zqsc \n¶ v hcpt¼mtg¡ pw {]hmNI³ injy\mb

tKlkntbmSp ]dª p: ""iqt\wImcn hcp¶ptÃm,

AhÄ¡ v henb at\mhnjaapv. AXv btlmh Fs¶

Adnbn¡ msX ad¨p h¨ncn¡ p¶p.''

AhÄ¡ v henb at\mhyk\apv! {]nbs¸«htc,

\n§ fnÂ ]eÀ¡ pw henb at\mhyk\apv. a\Êv

Ie§ nbncn¡ p¶hÀ! ]ehn[¯nepÅ {]iv\§ Ä

a\Êns\ De¨psImncn¡ p¶hÀ! Cu kv{Xo¡ v henb

at\mhyk\aps¶v {]hmNI³ Ip.

Feoim {]hmN- I- \ v Ahf- psS B _²-̧ mSpw apJs¯

DtZz-Khpw I-t¸mÄ tXm¶n Ft´m {]iv\-ap-v. AXp-

sIm-mWv tNmZn-¡ p-¶Xv kpJw Xs¶tbm? `À¯mhv

kpJ-am-bn-cn-¡ p-¶pthm? _me\v kpJ-aptm?

{]nb-s¸-«-h-tc, {]hm-N-Isâ \mhnÂIqSn h¶ B

i_vZ-¯n\v {]tXyI AÀ°-apv. F¶pw \½psS kpJw

At\z-jn-¡ p¶ Hcp Poh-\pÅ ssZhw! \½psS t£ aw

At\z-jn-¡ p¶, \mw F¶pw \¶m-bn-cn-¡ -W-sa-¶m-{K-ln-

¡ p¶ ssZhw! \mw Hmtcm-cp-¯cpw t£ a-apÅ, sFiz-cy-

apÅ, kam-[m-\-apÅ, kt´m-j-apÅ Hcp PohnXw \bn-¡ p-

hm-\mWv ssZhw B{K-ln-¡ p-¶-Xv.

henb tImSn-I-fp-sStbm e£ § -fp-sStbm ISw

\n§ Ä¡ v ImWp-am-bn-cn-¡ pw. amdmtcmK-am-bn-cn¡ pw h¶n-

cn-¡ p-¶-Xv. sshZy-imkv{X{]Imcw Hcp Ipª p-m-Im³

""\o HmSn-s¨¶p Ahsf FXn-tcäv: kpJw

Xs¶tbm? ̀À¯mhp kpJ-am-bn-cn-¡ p-¶pthm?

_me¶p kpJ-aptm F¶p Ah-tfmSp tNmZn-

t¡ Ww F¶p ]d-ª p.'' 2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 26

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Hcp km²y-X-bp-an-sÃ¶v tUmIvSÀ ]d-ª -Xm-bn-cn-¡ mw.

FÃm {]Xo£ Ifpw \in-¨-hcmbn-cn¡ mw.

F¶mÂ C¶v \n§ -fpsS ASp-¯n-cn-¡ p¶ {InkvXp-hn-

t\mSv Hcp hm¡ p]d-bp-sa-¦nÂ, IÀ¯mth, Cu PohnXw

Rm³ \n\¡ v Xcn-I-bm-Wv, Fs¶ apgp-h-\mbn \nsâ Ic-

§ -fn-te¡ v Xcp-¶p, a\-Ê-dnª v Hcp ]m]w hcmsX Rm³

Pohn-¡ pw, C§ s\ \n§ -sfm¶v ]d-bp-sa-¦nÂ, C¶-t¯-

¡ mÄ t`Z-s¸« \msf-bn-te¡ v ssZhw \n§ sf \S-¯pw.

\n§ -fpsS {]iv\-§ Ä IÀ¯mhv ]cn-l-cn-¨p- X-cpw.

\n§ -fpsS lrZ-b-¯nsâ B{Klw IÀ¯mhv \nd-

thän¯cpw. a\-Ênsâ thZ-\m-hn-j-b-§ Ä¡ v IÀ¯mhv

s]mdpXn Xcpw. \n§ -fpsS IpSpw-_-¯nÂ kam-[m\w -X-cpw.

sImSp-¦mäv im´-am-Ipw. \n§ -fpsS Pohn-X-]-SIv im´-ambn

Xoc-¯-W-bpw. F´p-sIm-s-¶mÂ tbip-{In-kvXp-hn\v

\n§ -tfmSv kvt\l-am-Wv. ssZh-¯n\v \n§ -sf-¡ p-dn¨v

hfsc hyà-amb ]²-Xn-bp-v. ssZhw \n§ -fpsS kpJw

At\z-jn-¡ p-¶p.

""{]nbt\, \nsâ Bßmhv ip`-am-bn-cn-¡ p-

¶Xpt]mse \o kI-e-¯nepw ip`-ambpw kpJ-

ambpw Ccn-t¡ Ww F¶p Rm³ {]mÀ°n-¡ p-

¶p.'' 3 tbml-¶m³ : 2

Hcp ssZh-Zm-ksâ aäp-Å-hÀ¡ v thn-bpÅ

{]mÀ°-\-bm-WXvv. hmÀ²-Iy-¯n-epÅ tbml-¶m³Çolm

aq¶m-as¯ Fgp¯v Kmtbm-kn\v Fgp-Xp-I-bm-Wv. \o kI-

e-¯nepw ip`-am-bn-cn-¡ -Ww; kpJ-am-bn-cn-¡ -Ww. AXmWv

ssZh-¯nsâ -a-¡ fpsS B{K-lw.

""ktlm-Z-c-·mÀ h¶v, \o kXy-¯nÂ \S-¡ p¶p

F¶p \nsâ kXy-¯n¶p km£ yw ]d-I-bmÂ

Rm³ AXy´w kt´m-jn-¨p.''

3 tbml-¶m³ : 3

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Kmtbmkv hfsc kam-[m-\-am-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p, k¼qÀ®

kXy-¯nÂ Xs¶ \S-¡ p¶p, Gähpw tbmKy-ambn, amXr-

Im]-c-ambn B tZi-¯nÂ \nÂ¡ p¶p Fs¶ms¡ \nsâ

ASp¡- Â \n¶v h¶ ktlmZ- c- ·- mÀ \ns¶¡- pd- n v̈ km£ yw

]d-ª p. ""Fsâ a¡ Ä kXy-¯nÂ \S-¡ p¶p F¶p

tIÄ¡ p-¶-Xn-t\-¡ mÄ henb kt´mjw F\n-¡ n-Ã.''

AXv tbml-¶m³ Çolm-bpsS kvt\l-apÅ lrZ-b-

¯nÂ\n¶p h¶-XmWv. tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ lrZbw e`n-

¡ p¶ FÃm-hÀ¡ pw kvt\l-¯nsâ lrZbw Dm-Ipw.

kI-e-¯nepw kpJ-ambpw ip`-ambpw Ccn-¡ -W-sa-¶m-{K-

ln-¡ p¶ ssZh-¯nsâ kvt\lw.

""AhÄ ]ÀÆ-X-¯nÂ ssZh-]p-cp-jsâ ASp-

¡ Â F¯n-b-t¸mÄ Ahsâ ImÂ ]nSn-¨p:

tKlkn Ahsf amäp-hm³ ASp¯psN¶msd

ssZh-]p-cp-j³: Ahsf hnSpI; AhÄ¡ p

henb at\m-hy-k\w Dv; btlmh AXp

Fs¶ Adn-bn-¡ msX ad-¨n-cn-¡ p-¶p. F¶p ]d-

ª p.'' 2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 27

iqt\w-Im-c¯n kv{Xo, ssZh-]p-cp-jsâ ImÂ¡ Â

hoWp. Ah-fpsS DÅv \ndsb G§ -e-Sn-Ifpw hnXp-¼-ep-I-

fp-am-Wv. Htc-sbmcp aIsâ dead body {]hm-N-I³ InS-¡ m-

dpÅ InS-¡ -bnÂ ]pX-¸n¨v InS-¯n-bn«v {]hm-N-Isâ ASp-

¡ -te¡ v HmSn-h¶ncn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.

ssZh]pcpj³ tKlkntbmSp ]dª p: AhÄs¡ t´m

at\m-hn-j-aap-v. Ahsf XS-Ê-s¸-Sp-¯. Ah-fpsS

hnjaw Icª v XoÀ¡ -s«.

\n§ -fpsS DÅw hnj-an-¡ p-t¼mÄ Gähpw ASp-¸-ap-

Å-bm-tfmSv Xp-d¶v ]d-b-Ww. ̀mcybv¡ v ̀À¯m-hn-t\mSv ]d-

bmw. \n§ -fpsS a\-Ênse hnj-a-§ Ä H¶pw DÅn-sem-Xp-

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¡ -cpXv. s]¬Ip-«n-IÄ, X§ Ä t\cn-Sp¶ FsXmcp

{]iv\hpw A½-tbmSv Xpd¶v ]d-bWw. aäv B¬Ip-«n-IÄ

]d-bp¶ temly-am-bmepw A`n-\-µ-\-am-bmepw Xpd-¶p-]-d-

b-Ww. AXv ]nimNv sIWn hbv¡ p-¶-Xm-bn-cn-¡ pw. ]d-bp-

t¼mÄ Xs¶ ]nim-Nnsâ B Hfn-hnSw s]mfn-bpw.

B kv{XobpsS at\m-hn-jaw FÃmw ]d-bm-\mWv

AhÄ HmSn h¶n-cn-¡ p-¶-Xv.

""Rm³ bP-am-\-t\mSv Hcp aIs\ tNmZn-¨n-cp-

¶pthm? Fs¶ NXn-¡ -cptX F¶p Rm³ ]d-

ª n-Ãtbm F¶p AhÄ ]d-ª p.''

2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 28

\n§ Ä¡ p-Å-sXÃmw ssZh-¯n-tâ-Xv. ssZhw X¶-X-

ÃmsX H¶p-an-Ã. ssZh-an-sÃ-¦nÂ FÃmw ]qPy-am-Wv; ssZh-

ap-s-¦nÂ FÃmw \nd-hm-Wv.

A²ym]- I- ³ t_mÀUnÂ Hcp ]qPyw C«p. Ip«n-ItfmSv

tNmZn-¨p: F´m-Wn-Xnsâ hne. Hcp hne-bp-an-Ã. F¶mÂ

AXnsâ Bcw-`-¯nÂ Hcp H¶v C-«p. At¸mÄ AXn\v hne-

AhÄ NnesXÃmw {]hmNIt\mSp ]dª p. Aev]w

I«nbmbn«mWv ]dª Xv: ""Rm³ Hcp aIs\ tNmZn¨nÃtÃm?

]ns¶ F´m F\n¡ n§ s\ h¶Xv?'' AhÄ AhImiw

]dª v tNmZn¡ bmWv. AhÄ hnizmkt¯msS

tNmZn¡ bmWv. {]hmNI³ H«pw Xmakn¨nÃ, Ah-fp-sS-

IqsS ho«n-te¡ p t]mbn.

\n§ f- psS DÅw \pdp§ n XIÀ¶v Icª- mÂ IÀ¯m-

hn\v \n§ sf adn-I-S¶v t]mIm³ Ign-bp-I-bn-Ã. \n§ -fpsS

Bh-iy-§ Ä aämtcmSpw ]d-bmsX ssZh-t¯mSv tNmZn¨v

hm§ p-I. l¶m ]d-ª p: ""Rm³ Ahs\ At]-£ n¨v

hm§ n F¶v ]dª v Ah\v iap-thÂ F¶v t]cn-«p'' F¶v.

Cu Ipª ns\ btlm-hbv¡ v \nth-Zn-¨-Xm-Wv.

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bm-bn. Hcp ]qPyw IqsS C«p. hne ]Xn-·-S-§ m-bn.

\n§ -fpsS Pohn-X-¯nÂ BZyw H¶v hc-s«. B H¶v

tbip-{In-kvXp-hm-Wv. tbip-{InkvXp \n§ -fpsS Pohn-X-

¯nÂ h¶mÂ ]ns¶ FÃmw hne-bp-Å-Xm-Wv. \n§ -fpsS

{]mÀ°-\-Ifpw Bcm-[-\-Ifpw \a-kv¡ m-c-§ fpw at\m-Kp-

W-{]-hr-¯n-Ifpw FÃmw hne-bp-Å-Xmbn¯ocpw. tbip-

{InkvXp CÃmsX sN¿p-¶-sXÃmw hne-bn-Ãm-¯-Xm-Wv.

Fsâ PohnXw hne-bn-Ãm-¯-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. BÀ¡ pw

thm¯ Pohn-X-am-bn-cp-¶p. F\n¡ v Hcp hb-ÊnÂ Fsâ

A¸³ acn-¨-Xn-\p-ti-jw, Pohn-X-¯nÂ hf-sc-b-[nIw

Zp:Ja\p-`-hn¨ a\p-jy-\m-bn-cp-¶p Rm³. F\n¡ v kz´w

ktlm-Z-c-·m-cp-m-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Rm³ GImInbmbn-cp¶v

Ic-ª n-«p-v. F¶mÂ Cu A\m-Ysâ Pohn-X-¯n-te¡ v

tbip IS¶ph¶p. Ah³ h¶-t¸mÄ, B H¶v h¶-tXmsS

]qPy-ap-Å-sXÃmw hne-bp-Å-Xm-bn-¯oÀ¶p. hne-sI-«-h-\m-

bn-cp-¶p ]t£ , Rm³ ssZh-¯nsâ ap¼nÂ hne-bp-Å-h-

\mbn¯oÀ¶p.

""DSs\ Ah³ tKl-kn-tbmSv: \o Ac- sI«n

Fsâ hSnbpw ssIbnÂ FSp-¯p-t]mI; \o

Bsc F¦nepw ImÂ hµ\w sN¿-cp-Xv;

\ns¶ hµ\w sNbvXmÂ {]Xnhµ\w ]d-Ibpw

AcpXv; Fsâ hSn _mesâ apJ¯v

hbvt¡ Ww F¶p ]d-ª p. F¶mÂ _mesâ

A½ btlm-h-bm-W, \nsâ Poh-\m-W, Rm³

\ns¶ hnSp-I-bnÃ F¶p ]d-ª p. A§ s\

Ah³ Fgp-t¶äp Ah-tfm-Sp-IqsS t]mbn.''

2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 29, 30

{]hm-N-I³ ip{iq-j-I-\mb tKl-knsb BZyw ]d-

ª p-hn-Sp-I-bm-Wv. ip{iq-j-bv¡ mbn t]mIp¶ ssZh-a-¡ Ä

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HmÀ¯p-sIm-Å-Ww, CSbv¡ v Bscbpw hµ\w sN¿-cpXv,

{]Xn-h-µ\w sN¿-cpXv. F¶p ]d-ª mÂ CSbv¡ v thsd

Imcy-§ -fnÂ CS-s]S-cp-Xv.

henb ssZhnIip{iqjbv¡ v t]mIp-t¼mÄ hÀ¯-

am\w ]d-ª p-sImv t]mI-cp-Xv. {i²n-¡ pI, \mw ]nim-Np-

am-bpÅ bp²-¯n-\mWvv t]mIp-¶-Xv. \mw hmfp-sImpw

Ip´w sImp-aÃ Pbw t\Sp-¶-Xv, {InkvXp-hnsâ hN\w

sImmW.v hN\- a- mI- p¶ hmfpw ssIbnte-́ ns- ¡ m-mWv

t]mIp-¶-Xv.

\mw \½psS PohnX- -̄ nÂ tbip {]kmZ- n¡- p-¶ptm

F¶p-am{Xw t\m¡ n-bmÂ aXn. tbip-hm-sW-¦nÂ Cu ka-

b v̄ F§ s\ {]XnI- c- n¡- pw? AXpa- m{Xw t\m¡ nb- mÂ aXn.

""F¶mÂ _mesâ A½ btlm-h-bmW, \nsâ

Poh-\m-W, Rm³ \ns¶ hnSp-I-bnÃ F¶p

]dª p; A§ s\ Ah³ Fgp-t¶äp Ah-

tfmSpIqsS t]mbn.'' 2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 30

Ip«n acn¨p InS-¡ p-¶p. Cu Ipª ns\ Pohn-¸n¨p

In«-Ww. A½ h¶v {]hm-N-Isâ Imev¡ Â hogp-I-bm-Wv.

{]Xo-£ bv¡ p hI-sbm-¶p-an-Ã. {]Xo-£ bv¡ p hI-bn-Ãm-

¯n-S¯v {]Xo-£ bv¡ p hI \ÂIp-¶-XmWv ssZh-kvt\-

lw. Bibäp-t]m-bn-S¯v Bi \ÂIp-¶-XmWv ssZh-

kvt\-lw.

Ce sImgn-bp¶ Hcp Ime-apv. ]t£ , Xfn-cn-e-IÄ

sImcp¯v hcp¶ Ime-hp-apv. F¶pw Ce sImgn-bp¶

Ime-a-Ã. F¶pw Zp:J-sh-Ån-b-Ã. Zp:JshÅn Ign-ª mÂ

Hcp DbnÀ¸v Rmbdpv. Hcp XmgvNbv¡ v tijw Hcp

DbÀ¨bpv. {]nb-s¸-«-h-tc, \n§ Ä hniz-kn-¡ p-I, Akm-

[y-§ sf km[n-¸n¨v Xcp¶ Hcp ssZhw Pohn-¡ p-¶p.

Gähpw Db-c-apÅ sImSp-ap-Sn-bmWv Fh-d-Ìv. Fh-

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dÌv sImSp-ap-Sn-bpsS apI-fnÂ Ib-dm³ lnemcn Cd§ n ]pd-

s¸-«p. hfsc IjvS-s¸«v Ib-dn. ]t£ , Hcp ̀mK¯v sN¶-

t¸mÄ C\n Ib-dm³ \nÀÆm-l-an-Ã F¶p tXm¶n-b-Xp-

sImv aS-§ n-t¸m-¶p. ]t£ , A{Xbpw Ibdn F¶p-Å-Xp-

sImv lnem-cn¡ v Hcp kzoI-cWw sImSp-¡ m³ ]uc-P-\-

§ Ä Xocp-am-\n-¨p. al-¯p¡ Ä ]e-cpw- Iq-Snb B kZ-

ÊnÂ At±-ls¯ {]iw-kn-¡ p-Ibpw A`n-\-µn-¡ p-Ibpw

sNbvXp.

lnemcn Hcp ̀ q]Sw Npa-cnÂ sh¨p. F¶n«v Fh-dÌv

sImSp-apSn GXv ̀ mK-¯mWv F¶pw F{X-bnSwhsc Ibdn

F¶pw ImWn¨p sImSp¯p. F¶n«v At±lw B ]S-¯n-

te¡ v t\m¡ n-bn«v ]dª p. Fh-dÌv sImSp-apSo, \nt¶mSv

Rms\mcp hm¡ v ]d-bp-¶p, Rm³ \ns¶ Hcp-Zn-hkw Iog-S-

¡ pw.

AXn\p Imc-W-ap-v. sImSp-apSn C\n hf-cp-I-bn-Ã.

]t£ Rm³ hf-cpw.

Rm³ Pbn¡ pw F¶pÅ {]Xymi tbip-{InkvXp

Xcp-¶-Xm-Wv. CXp-h-sc-bpÅ PohnXw ]cm-P-b-am-Wv. CXp-

h-sc-bpÅ PohnXw h¨pt\m¡ n-bmÂ Bibv¡ v {]Xo-£ -

bn-Ã.

Cu kv{Xo h¶v ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv: btlm-h-bm-W, \nsâ

Poh-\mW, \ns¶ Rm³ hnSp-I-bn-Ã. Fsâ aI³ acn¨p

InS-¡ p-I-bm-Wv. Rm³ {]tXy-In-s¨m¶pw ]d-ª n-«-ÃtÃm

F\n¡ v Ipª ns\ In«n-bXv. F\n¡ pthn At]£ n¡

W-sa¶v Rm³ ]d-ª n-Ã-tÃm. ssZhw Zm\-ambn X¶-X-tÃ.

\osbm-cmÄ {]mÀ°n-¨n-«m-WtÃm F\n¡ v Cu Ipª ns\

In«n-b-Xv.

F\n¡ v Ipª ns\ X¶ B ssZh-t¯mSv \obn-t¸mÄ

{]mÀ°n-¡ -Ww-þ-{]-hm-N-I-t\mSv ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. At¸m-

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tgbv¡ pw {]hm-N-Isâ hSnbpw ssIbnÂ ]nSn¨psImv

tKlkn t]mbv¡ -gn-ª p. ImcWw, {]hm-N-Isâ hSn

Ipª n-sâ-taÂ h¨mÂ Ipª v DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶Â¡ pw,

hSn-bmWv DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶Â¸n-¡ p-¶-sX-¶mWv tKl-kn-

bpsS [mc-W! hSn-bmtWm, ssZh-¯nsâ ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-

htÃ DbnÀs¯-gp-t¶Â¸n-¡ p-¶-Xv!

C{X-bpw\mÄ IqsS \S-¶n«pw tKl-kn-s¡ m¶pw a\-

Ên-em-bn-Ã. BcmWo {]hm-N-I³? {]hm-N-IsâtaepÅ

]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ iàn-sb-´mWv? H¶pw tKl-kn¡ v

a\-Ên-em-bn-Ã. Ah\v th-Xp-t]mse Imcy-§ Ä {Kln-

¡ m³ Ign-ª n«n-Ã.

Imcy-§ Ä hni-Z-ambn a\-Ên-em-¡ m³ km[n-¡ p-¶Xv

ssZhw Xcp¶ Hcp Ir]-bm-Wv. Hcp alm-`m-Ky-am-Wv. AXn-

\p-thn \n§ Ä {]mÀ°n-¡ -Ww.

tKlkn hnNm-cn¨p {]hm-N-Isâ Cu hSn ssIbn-ep-

s¦nÂ, AXp-sImv F´pw km[n-¡ m-sa-¶v.

{]hm-N-I³ ]d-ª p, tKlkn hSn FSp-¯p-sImv

HmSn.

""tKlkn AhÀ¡ p ap¼mbn sN¶p hSn

_mesâ apJ¯v sh¨p; F¦nepw Hcp A\-

¡ tam DWÀ¨tbm Dm-bn-Ã.''

2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 31

tKlkn hSnsImp-h-¶v _me³ acn¨p InS-¡ p-¶n-S-

¯v, apJ¯v h¨p. Hcp A\-¡ tam DWÀ¨tbm Dm-bn-Ã.

{]hm-N-I³ D]-tbm-Kn¨ hSn-bmWv F¶-Xp-sImv Imcy-

anÃ, hN\- a- mWv {]hÀ¯n¡- p¶- Xv. Fhns- Sbpw AÛpXw

{]hÀ¯n-¡ p-¶-Xv Poh-\pÅ ssZham-Wv. ssZhw hN-\-

ambn Fgp-¶Ån hcn-I-bm-Wv.

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C¶v hN\w \n§ -fpsS Acn-I-t¯bv¡ pw hcn-I-

bmWv. hN-\-am-Ip¶ Xo \n§ sf kv]Àin-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.

\n§ -fpsS ]e-cp-tSbpw lrZ-b-§ Ä hn§ n-s¡ mn-cn-

¡ p-¶pv. lrZ-b`mc-§ Ä \n§ sf Atem-k-c-s¸-Sp-¯p-

¶p-v. ]e-Xnepw \n§ -fpsS a\Êv ]X-dn-bn-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.

Xsâ hN\ab¨v \n§ Ä¡ v kuJyw Xcm³ \½psS

ssZhw \n§ -fpsS Acn-I-t¯¡ v h¶n-cn¡ p¶p. ssZhw

bYmÀ°-ambn \n§ -fpsS Acn-I¯v h¶v, \n§ -fpsStaÂ

Xsâ Icw h¨v \n§ sf A\p-{K-ln-¸m-\mbn \n§ -tfmSv hN-

\-ambn kwkm-cn-¡ p-I-bm-Wv.

Cu hN\w \½psS lrZb- -̄ nt- e¡ v HgpIn F¯p¶p.

hN\w \½psS lrZ-b-¯nÂ hn¯m-bn ]mIn¯cp-¶p. Cu

hN-\-amWv \s½ Pohn-¸n-¡ p-¶-Xv; ac-Wm-hØ amän Poh³

Xcp-¶-Xv. ]eÀ¡ pw Cu hN\w t`mj-Xz-am-Wv. F¶mÂ

hnizm-kn-IÄt¡ m Cu hN\w Pohm-ar-X-am-Wv, tX\nepw

tX³I-«-bnepw a[p-c-am-Wv. Cu hN\w \n§ -fpsS Akm-[y-

X-Isf km[y-am¡ n Xcp-¶-Xm-sW¶v hniz-kn-¡ pI.

Cu ]mh-s¸-« kv{Xo Feoim{]hm-N-Isâ ASp-¡ Â

h¶p-]-dª p: btlm-h-bmW, \nsâ Poh-\mW Rm³

\ns¶ hnSpI-bnÃ. At¸mÄ {]hm-N-I³ B kv{XotbmSv

IqSn Fgp-t¶äv t]mbn. ]t£ , AXn\pw apt¼ tKlkn

t]mbn hSn B Ipª nsâ apJ¯v sh¨p. F¦nepw Hcp

A\-¡ tam DWÀ¨tbm Dm-bn-Ã.

""tKlkn AhÀ¡ p ap¼mbn sN¶p hSn

_mesâ apJ¯v sh¨p; F¦nepw Hcp A\-

¡ tam DWÀ¨tbm Dm-bn-Ã; AXp-sImv

Ah³ Ahs\ FXn-tc-ev]m³ aS-§ n-h-¶p:

_me³ DWÀ¶nÃ F¶p Adn-bn¨p.''

2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 31

tKlkn h¶p ]d-ª p: bP-am-\t\, hSn _mesâ

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apJ¯v hs¨-¦nepw H¶pw \S-¶n-Ã. {]hm-N-I³ Ah-t\mSv

H¶pw ]d-ª nÃ Imc-Ww, Ct¸mÄ hen-tbmcp ip{iqj \S-

t¡ ka-b-am-Wv. Ah-t\mSv XÀ¡ n¡- mt- \m, ]pXnb ]mTw

]Tņ n¡ mt\m kabanÃ. AXpsIm v {]hmNI³ XÂ¡ mew

Ah-t\m-sSm¶pw ann-bn-Ã.

""Feoim ho«nÂ h¶-t¸mÄ Xsâ I«n-en-t·Â

_me³ acn-¨p-In-S-¡ p-¶Xp Ip.''

2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 32

AsXmcp Zb-\obamb ImgvN-bm-Wv. C{Xbpw \mfp-

IÄ B _me³ HmSn-\-S¶ ho«nÂ, {]hm-N-I\v thn

{]tXy-In¨v X¿m-dm-¡ nb I«n-enÂ Ct¸mÄ B _me³ acn-

¨pI- nS- ¡- p¶- p. {]hmNIsâ DÅw XIÀ¶p. ImcWw, B

kv{XobpsS I®p\- oÀ, B A½bpsS thZ\, B Ipª nsâ

Zb-\o-b-amb InS-¸v, {]hm-N-Isâ DÅw Aen-ª p.

""Xm\pw _me\pw am{Xw AI¯v Dm-bn-cns¡

Ah³ hmXnÂ AS¨p btlm-h-tbmSv {]mÀ°n-

¨p.'' 2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 33

t{ijvTip{iq-j-IÄ sN¿p-t¼mÄ thsd-bmcpw CÃm-

Xnc- n¡- p¶- X- mb- nc- n¡ pw \ÃX- v. Poh³ ]Ic- p¶ ip{iq-jbv¡ v

]cni- p²- mß- mh- nsâ Xo DÅh- À am{Xta AhnsS Dm-Imh-q,

AÃm-¯-hÀ Dm-bmÂ AXv XS-Ê-am-Wv.

C-hnsS {]hm-N-I³ A½-sb-t¸mepw amän-\nÀ¯n.

Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä HmÀ¡ pI- . \mw {]mÀ°n¡- pt- ¼mÄ Rm\pw

Fsâ tbiphpw am{Xw; _m¡ n-bpÅ kIe A\y-Nn-´-

Ifpw AIän¡ f-bp-I. {]hm-N-Isâ DÅw XIÀ¶pÅ

{]mÀ°-\t]mse tbip-hnsâ ]mZ-]o-T-¯nÂ sN¶v,

DÅp\pdp§ n Ic-bpI. IÀ¯mth, Rms\m-cmÄ Hcp

{]mÀ°-\m-ho-c³ Bbn-¯o-cp-I-bm-Wv.

""]ns¶ Ah³ Ibdn _mesâtaÂ InS-¶p;

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Xsâ hmbv _mesâ hmbvtaepw Xsâ I®v

Ahsâ I®n-t·epw Xsâ DÅwssIIÄ

Ahsâ DÅwssII-fn-t·epw h¨p Ahsâ

taÂ Ihn-®p-In-S-¶-t¸mÄ _mesâ tZl-

¯n¶p NqSp-]n-Sn-¨p.'' 2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 34

C{Xbpw henb {]mb-apÅ a\pjy³ Cu Ipª nsâ

taÂ Iangv¶p InS¶p hmbpw aq¡ pw FÃmw tNÀ¯v

hbv¡ -W-sa-¦nÂ {]hm-N-I-s\m¶p hf-b-Ww, H¶p Npcp-

§ -Ww.

AXmbX,v Fs¶ Pohņ n¡ m³ Fsâ tbip IpcninÂ

sNdp-Xm-bn. tbip BWn-I-fmÂ _Ôn-X-\mbn hfª p

InS-¶p. B kvt\lw ImÂ ]ns¶ kvt\ln-¡ m-Xn-cn-¡ p-

tam? Ah³ Ft¶mfw sNdp-Xm-bn.

BImi- -̄ nepw ̀qanb- nepw HXp§- m-̄ h- \- mb ssZhw,

Hcp kv{XobpsS DZ-c-¯nÂ HXp§ n¡ nS-¶p. Hcn-S¯pw HXp-

§ m¯h\mb tbip{InkvXp Hcp ]pÂ¡ q«nÂ HXp§ n¡ nS-

¶p. Hcn-S¯pw HXp-§ m-¯-h-\mb tbip-{InkvXp Keoem

\mSpI- f- nÂ, sbcqi- tew ssZhme- b ]cnk- c- §- f- nÂ HXp§ n

\n¶p. Hcn-S¯pw HXp-§ m¯h\mb \nXy-\mb ssZhw

AcnaYy¡ m-c-\mb butk-¸nsâ IÃ-d-bnÂ HXp§ n¡ nS-

¶p.

Rms\m¶p Ic-bp-t¼mÄ HmSnh¶v I®oÀ XpS-

bv¡ p¶ Cu tbip BcmWv? Fsâ Cu ]co-£ -bnÂ H¶p

Xm§ -Wta F¶v ]d-bp-t¼mÄ HmSnh¶v _p²n sXfn-¡ p¶

Cu tbip BcmWv? Ahn-iz-kvXXbpw hnizm-k-lo-\-

Xbpw am{X-am-bn«pw F¶pw Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p¶ Cu

tbip-hm-cmWv?

\n§ Ä¡ v Poh³ Xcm³ Cu tbip \n§ -fpsS ASp-

¡ Â h¶nc- n¡- pI- b- mW- v. \ap¡ pw {]mÀ°n¡ mw: tbip-th,

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kzÀ¤ob Poh-P-e-\Zn Hgp-¡ -W-ta. sh´p \odn-bn-cn-¡ p-¶-

hÀ¡ v Bizmkw \ÂI-W-ta. thZ-\n¨v ]pf-bp-¶-hÀ¡ v

Hcp kzØ-X \ÂI-W-ta.

tcmK-¯mÂ ]oUn-¸n-¡ -s¸-Sp-¶-hÀ¡ v tcmK-kuJyw

\ÂI-W-ta. km¯m\y_Ô-\-¯nÂs¸«pg-ep-¶-hÀ¡ v

_Ô\agn¨p sImSp-¡ -W-ta, ̀n¶n¨ncn-¡ p¶ ̀mcym-`À¯m-

¡ -·mÀ¡ v Hcp-an-¡ m-\pÅ Ir] sImSp-¡ -W-ta. IÀ¯mth,

FÃm-hÀ¡ pw Poh³ sImSp-¡ -W-ta. Ahn-Sps¯ cm-

as¯ hc-hn-\mbn R§ sf hnip-²-cmbn Hcp-¡ -W-ta.

tbip-{In-kvXp-hnsâ cmP-Io-b-\m-a-¯nÂ Xs¶ Bt½³.

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\mev

""Feoim ho«nÂ h¶t¸mÄ Xsâ I«nent·Â

_me³ acn¨p InS¡ p¶Xp Ip. Xm\pw

_me\pw am{Xw AI¯v Dmbncns¡ Ah³

hmXnÂ AS¨p btlmhtbmSp {]mÀ°n¨p.

]ns¶ Ah³ Ibdn _mesâtaÂ InS¶p;

Xsâ hmbv _mesâ hmbvtaepw Xsâ I®v

Ahsâ I®nt·epw Xsâ DÅwssIIÄ

Ahsâ DÅwssIIfnt·epw h¨p AhsâtaÂ

Ihn®pInS¶t¸mÄ _mesâ tZl¯n¶p

NqSp]nSn¨p.'' 2 cmPm¡ ·mÀ 4 : 32 þ 34

{]hmNI³ B apdnbnÂ Ipª nsâ A½sbt¸mepw

\nÀ¯nbnÃ. {]hmNI³ hmXneS¨p. GImInbmbncp¶v

ssZht¯mSv {]mÀ°n¨p. a²yØX hln¨v {]mÀ°n¡ p

hm³, B _me\v thn ssZhk¶n[nbnÂ CS\ne\n¶v

{]mÀ°n¡ m³ {]hmNI\v Ir]mh-capmbncp¶p.

{]hmNI\ v AXn\pÅ A\p{Klapmbncp¶p; {]mÀ°n¨n«v

{]hmNI³ Ibdn _mesâtaÂ InS¶p.

Xsâ hmbv _mesâ hmbvtaepw Xsâ I®v Ahsâ

I®nt·epw Xsâ DÅwssIIÄ Ahsâ DÅw

ssIIfnt·epw h¨v AhsâtaÂ Ihn®v InS¶t¸mÄ

_mesâ tZl¯n\v NqSp]nSn¨p. {]hmNI³ B dead

body-tbmSv XmZmßyw {]m]n¨p. B ihicoc¯nsâ acWw

{]hmNI³ XsâtaÂ Gäphm§ n. B ihicoc¯nt·epÅ

acW¯nsâ iànsb {]hmNI³ Xsâ icoc¯nte¡ v

Bhmlns¨Sp¯p. F¶n«v Xsâ taepÅ Pohs\ At§ m«v

]IÀ¶p.

{]hmNI³ ]ns¶ Fgpt¶äv B apdnbnÂ At§ m«p

ant§ m«pw \S¶p. {]hmNI\nÂ \n¶v BßiànbmWv

]IÀ¶X.v {]hmNI³ hopw _ew {]m]n¡ m³ apdnbneqsS

At§ m«pant§ m«pw \S¶p. ]ns¶bpw {]hmNI³ B

ihicoc¯nt·Â InS¶p. ]ns¶bpw {]hmNI\nÂ \n¶pw

NqSv B ihicoc¯nte¡ v ]IÀ¶p.

{]nbapÅhtc, C¶ v \½psS PohnX n̄epw \St¡ Xv

AXmWv. Cu {]hmNI³ IÀ¯mhnsâ \ngemWv. IÀ¯m

hmb tbip{InkvXp Ct¸mÄ dead body Bbncn¡ p¶,

acn¨v \nÀÖohambncn¡ p¶ \½psS BfXz¯nt·Â

h¶v \½psS BfXzs¯ tbiphnsâ BfXzt¯mSv

XmZmßys¸Sp¯ns¡ mv \s½ Xsâ hIbmbn amäpI

bmWv.

\½psS acWw, \½psS in£ , \½psS \nÀÖohXzw

tbip Gäphm§ pIbmWv. \½psS PU{]IrXnbpw \½psS

]m]hpw Gäphm§ pIbmWv. Fsâ ]m]w, \n§ fpsS

]m]w, tbiphnsâtaÂ Bbn. cmbnc¯ntesd

hÀj§ Ä¡ pap¼v tKmKpÂ¯mbnse IpcninÂ \S¶Xv

AXmWv.

CXm, \nsâ acWw tbip Gäphm§ n. ktlmZcm,

\nsâ \cIin£ tbip Gäphm§ n. \nsâ ]m]¯n

s\m¯h®w \o Pohn¨v \cI¯nte¡ v t]mtI

Xmbncp¶p. tbip AXv Gäphm§ n. tLmcamb ]m]§ Ä!

\nsâ {Zhym{Kl§ Ä! \nsâ Al¦mc§ Ä! kzmÀ°XIÄ!

X¶njvS§ Ä! [n¡ mcat\m`mh§ Ä! \nsâ Zpxioe§ Ä,

FÃmw tbip Gäphm§ n. tbiphpambn \ns¶ XmZmßy

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s¸Sp¯n. tbiphnsâ `mhw \½psStaÂ ]IÀ¶p.

\½psS ̀mhw tbip Gäphm§ n.

Fsâ ̀mhw ]m]amWv. Fsâ {]IrXn ]m]{]IrXn

bmWv. Fsâ kz`mhw ]m]¯nsâ kz`mhamWv. AXnÂ

tIm]apv, Aip²nbpv, hy`nNmcmkànbpv,

aZy]m\mkànbp,v I© mhp,v Zpxioe§ fp,v hg¡ pv,

]nW¡ apv, ]cn`hapv, ]cmXnbpv, £ an¡ m\pÅ

a\ÊptISpv, AhnsS shdp¸pv, hntZzjhpw {]XnImc

Nn´bpapv. F¶mÂ AsXÃmw tbip Gäphm§ n.

X·qew tbip Ipcnint·Â im]ambn¯oÀ¶p. \ap¡ p

thn ]m]ambn¯oÀ¶p. \½psS ]m]w tbip hln¨

Xn\mÂ Ah³ \ap¡ pthn ]m]am¡ s¸«p.

""BIbmÂ R§ Ä {InkvXphn¶p thn

Øm\m]XnIfmbn ssZht¯mSp \nc¶p

sImÄhn³ F¶p {InkvXphn¶p ]Icw

At]£ n¡ p¶p; AXp ssZhw R§ Ä

apJm´cw {]t_m[n¸n¡ p¶Xpt]mse B

Ip¶p. ]m]w Adnbm¯hs\, \mw Ah\nÂ

ssZh¯nsâ \oXn BtIXn¶v, Ah³

\ap¡ p thn ]m]w B¡ n.''

2 sImcn´yÀ 5 : 20, 21

{]nbs¸«htc, tbiphnsâ \oXn \½psStaÂ ]IÀ¶p,

\½psS ]m]w tbip GsäSp¯p. tbiphnsâ hnip²n

\ap¡ p X¶p, \½psS Aip²n tbip GsäSp¯p.

tbiphnsâ A\p{Klw \ap¡ p X¶p, \½psS im]w

tbip GsäSp¯p. C¶v \n§ Ä CXv hnizkn¡ psa¦nÂ

\n§ fpsS im]§ sf tbip GsäSp¡ pw. XeapdXeapdbmbn

\n§ fpsStaÂ ]d¶v h¶ncn¡ p¶ im]§ Ä tbip

hnsâtaÂ Bbn¯ocpw. ]nXmhmb ssZhw \½psS ]m]w

tbiphnsâtaÂ Npa¯n. \½psS ]m]w tbiphnsâtaÂ

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B¡ phm³ ]nXmhn\p Xncpa\Êmbn. tbip AXnsâ

in£ tbäp. AXmWv Ipcn-inse acWw. Fsâ ]m]w

GsäSp¯psImv aIsf, \nsâ ]m]w GsäSp¯psImv

tbip IpcninÂ in£ tbäp.

\obnXv hnizkn¡ psa¦nÂ Ct¸mÄ¯s¶ B

ssIamäw \S¡ pw. Ct¸mÄ¯s¶ B exchange \S¡ pw.

]m]¯n\v ]Icw tbip Xsâ hnip²n \nsâtaÂ ]Icpw.

\nsâ im]w tbiphnsâtaÂ Bbn«v tbiphnsâ

A\p{Klw \nsâtaÂ hcpw. \nsâ acWw tbip GsäSp¯n«v

tbiphnsâ Poh³ \nsâtaÂ ]Icpw. ssZh¯n\v

kvtXm{Xw.

ssZha¡ tf, \nsâ \cIw ssZhw GsäSp¯n«v

tbiphnsâ kzÀ¤w \ap¡ v XcnIbmWv. \cIthZ\

GäpsImv tbip Ipcnint·Â ]nSª p.

]nXm¡ ·mÀ IywXm \akvImc¯nÂ ]mSn:

""\mY³ arXcnSbnepd¸n¨mZs¯

tJZnt¡ m \n³]m]s¯tbmÀ¯n\nbpw \o

\o Ipäw sNbvXXn\tÃm Rm³ sImSnIÄ

GZ³I\n \o Xn¶Xn\mÂ Ibv]pw IpSnt¨³ Rm³

\áXbmÂ \obneIÄ NmÀ¯n

\áXtbmsSs¶bhÀ Xq¡ n

Rm³ Nn´nb cà¯mÂ t]mbv tIm]w XmXsâ.''

""Rm³ Nn´nb cà¯mÂ ]nXmhnsâ tIm]w

t]mbn.'' IÀ¯mhmb tbip {Iqin¡ s¸«Xn\ptijw

]mXmf¯nte¡ v Cd§ ns¨¶p. ]mXmf¯nÂ arXcpsS

CSbnte¡ v sN¶v AhcpsS CSbnÂ BZmansâ

Bßmhns\ Is¯n. BZmans\ hnfn¨p. \mY³ arXcpsS

CSbnÂ BZs¯ Dd¸n¨p, BZans\ ss[cys¸Sp¯n. \o

Ipäw sNbXv Xn\tÃm Rm³ sImp ASnIÄ; \o FZ³I\n

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Xn¶p, AXn\mÂ Rm³ Ibv¸p IpSn¨p. \áXbmÂ \o

CeIÄ NmÀ¯n, \áXtbmsS Fs¶ AhÀ IpcninÂ

Xq¡ n. Rm³ Nnńb cà¯mÂ ]nXmhnsâ tIm]w

t]mbn, \o \oXnam\mbn¯oÀ¶p.

kz`mhw amäp¶ {InkvXphnsâ Xncpcà¯nsâ

A\p`hw \n§ Ä {]m]n¨nsÃ¦nÂ \n§ fpsS PohnXw

hyÀ°amWv. \n§ fpsS PohnXw \mi¯nte¡ mWv. tbip

{InkXv phns\ \n§ fpsS lrZb¯nÂ In«nbnsÃ¦nÂ,

tbiphnsâ Xncpcà¯mepÅ ]m]tamN\w {]m]n¨nsÃ¦nÂ

\n§ fpsS PohnXw A]IS¯nemWv. Ft¸mÄ IS¶p

t]mbmepw \ap¡ v ssZhcmPy¯nÂ t]mIWw. \aps¡ mcp

\nXyXbpv. Cu ̀qanbnÂ \msaÃmw XmXv¡ menIhmkn-

IfmW.v Hcp Znhkw \mw acWs¯ t\cnSpw. ktlmZc§ tf,

acWtijw Hcp \nXyXbpv. AXv AánÃm¯ A\´

XbmWv. AánÃm¯ B \nXyX H¶pInÂ kzÀ¤w

AsÃ¦nÂ \cIw. \mamcpw \cI¯nte¡ v t]mIcpXv.

\mw kzÀ¤¯nsâ AhIminIfmbn¯ocWw. tbip

{InkvXp hopw hcpw, kwibnt¡ . hopw hcp¶

{InkvXphnsâ k¶n[nbnÂ \n§ sf kzoIcn¡ Wsa¦nÂ

\n§ fn¶v hnip²cmbn¯ocWw.

Xsâ ZnhyPoh³ \½psStaÂ ]Icm\mbn tbip

\½psS AcnInÂ \n¶v sI© p¶p. aIt\, \nsâ lrZbw

F\n¡ v XcnI; aItf, \nsâ lrZbw F\n¡ v XcnI F¶p

]dª psImv tbip \n§ fpsS lrZbhmXnÂ¡ Â

ap«ns¡ mncn¡ p¶p.

hnizkn¨mÂ \n§ Ä¡ v ssZh¯nsâ AÛpXw

ImWmw. IÀ¯mhnsâ Ir] Ct¸mÄ \n§ Ä Ccn¡ p¶nS

t¯¡ v hcnIbmWv. \n§ Ä Cu Xocpam\saSp¡ pI.

IÀ¯mth, Fsâ BbpÊv Rm\nXm \ns¶ ̀ ctaev]n

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¡ p¶p. Fsâ ̀mhn Rm\nXm \nsâ Ic§ fnte¡ v Xcp¶p.

Fsâ PohnXw Rm³ \n\¡ mbn h¨pamdp¶p. \nsâ

Poh³ F¶nte¡ v ]IÀ¶ncn¡ p¶p. Fsâ acWw Rm³

\n¶nte¡ v ]IÀ¶ncn¡ p¶p. km¯ms\ Rm³

Dt]£ n¡ p¶p, ainlmsb Rm³ kzoIcn¡ p¶p. AXmW v

amt½mZokm kab ,̄v HmÀ½bnÃm¯ Ime¯v XesXm«

¸t\m, XesXm«½tbm \ap-¡ p-thn ]dª Xv. AXv \mw

A\p`ham¡ Ww.

""At¸mÄ _me³ Ggp {]mhiyw Xp½n I®p

Xpd¶p. Ah³ tKlknsb hnfn¨p; iqt\w

Imc¯nsb hnfn¡ F¶p Iev]n¨p; Ah³

Ahsf hnfn¨p. AhÄ Ahsâ ASp¡ Â

h¶t¸mÄ Ah³: \nsâ aIs\ FSp¯p

sImp t]mbvs¡ mÄI F¶p ]dª p. AhÄ

AI¯psN¶p Ahsâ Imev¡ Â kmjvSmwKw

hoWp \akv¡ cn¨p Xsâ aIs\ FSp¯p

sImpt]mbn.'' 2 cmPm¡ ·mÀ 4 : 36, 37

B iqt\wImcn kv{Xo ]pd¯v ap«nt·Â \n¶v

IcbpIbmbncn¡ mw, {]mÀ°n¨psImncn¡ bmbncn¡ mw.

{]hmNI³ ]pd¯nd§ n tKlknsb hnfn¨p. kv{Xosb

hnfn¡ m³ ]dª p. AhÄ h¶p; Dead body Bbncp¶

aIs\ Poht\msS A½bpsS ssIbnte¡ v sImSp¯p.

kvtXm{Xw. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp \ap¡ v Poh³

Xcpt¼mÄ A\pKrloXamb Hcp DbnÀs¯gpt¶Â¸v

\ap¡ v e`n¡ pw.

{]nbs¸«htc, \n§ sf ImWp¶hscÃmw Here is a

Holy Man of God! CXm ssZh¯nsâ hnip²]pcpj³! F¶v

]dbWw. \n§ fpsS Hmtcm Ne\¯nepw hnip²n,

tlmÌÂdqanÂ hnip²n, \n§ fpsS tImtfPnÂ hnip²n,

\n§ fpsS Ìm^vdqanÂ hnip²n, \n§ fpsS I¼-\nbnÂ

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hnip²n, \n§ fpsS ]d¼nÂ hnip²n, \n§ fpsS PohnX

¯nsâ FÃm cwK§ fnepw hnip²n, \n§ fpsS sImSp¡ Â

hm§ epI-fnÂ hnip²n, \n§ Ä GsXÃmw cwK§ fnÂ

\nÂ¡ p¶pthm AhnsSsbÃmw hnip²nbptÅmcp ssZh

]pcpj³ F¶v \n§ Ä sXfnbn¡ Ww.

\n§ fpsS AbÂ]¡ ¡ mÀ ]dbs«, \m«nepÅhÀ

]dbs«, ho«nepÅhÀ ]dbs«, \n§ fpsS ̀ mcy ]dbs«,

\n§ fpsS ̀À¯mhv ]dbs«, \n§ tfmSpIqsS klhmkw

sN¿p¶hÀ ]dbs«, "Here is a Holy Man of God!' CXm

hnip²nbptÅmcp ssZh]pcpj³! AXmWv Gähpw henb

kz¯v. B kz¯v In«nbmÂ alm`mKyw. B kz¯v \n§ Ä

t\SWw.

IÀ¯mth, kuP\yambn \nsâ hnip²n Xcm³ \o

h¶ncn¡ p¶p. \nsâ càw Fsâ kncIfneqsS Hgp¡ m³

\o h¶ncn¡ p¶p. tbipth, Fs¶ apgph\mbn \n\¡ v

X¶ncn¡ p¶p. Fs¶¡ mWp¶hÀ hnip²nbptÅmcp

ssZh]pcpj³ F¶v ]db¯¡ hn[w Rms\mcp ]pXnb

PohnXw \bn¡ pw. ktlmZc§ tf, A§ s\ \n§ Ä

¡ nt¸mÄ Hcp Xocpam\saSp¡ m³ ]äptam?

tbip{InkvXp \n§ fpsS AcnInÂ h¶n«pv. tbip

BitbmsS \n§ fpsSt\sc t\m¡ pIbmWv. \n§ fpsS

lrZbw ImWm³, \n§ fpsS Xocpam\adnbm³ tbip

IuXpIt¯msS t\m¡ n \nÂ¡ bmWv. kzÀ¤w Xpd¶ncn

¡ p¶p. kzÀ¤obKW§ Ä KWwKWambn Cd§ n hcp¶p.

Bdmdv NndIpÅ t{kmt¸·mcpw Aána- b- ·- mc- mb t{Imt_-

·mcpw hndbtemsS Bcm[n¡ p¶h³ CXm ]mhs¸«

a\pjycpsS CSbnte¡ v Cd§ n h¶ncn¡ p¶p.

kzÀ¤obtk\IÄ BtLmjt m̄sS, Bchmct¯msS

Bcm[n¡ p¶h³ \½psS CSbnte¡ v h¶ncn¡ p¶p.

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Ah³ \n§ fpsS ASp¡ Â h¶v sI© p¶ kabamWv.

C¶v Ah³ IcpWtbmsS bmNn¡ p¶h\mbn \nÂ¡ p¶p.

F¶mÂ \msf Ah³ \ymbmk\¯nencn¡ pw. \ymbw

hn[n¡ p¶ \ymbm[n]Xnbmbn hcpw.

Poh\pÅhtcbpw acn¨htcbpw \ymbw hn[n¸m³

Xsâ henb alXzt¯msS C\nbpw hcm\ncn¡ p¶h³

hcpw. Ah³ hcpt¼mÄ \n§ Ä Dt]£ n¡ s¸ScpXv.

tbip hopw hcpt¼mÄ \n§ Ä Hmtcmcp¯cpw aWhd

bnte¡ v {]thint¡ hcmW.v \n§ sfÃmhcpw tbiphnsâ

k¶n[nbnte¡ v tNÀ¡ s¸tShcmWv.

kvt\lnXtc, tbip \n§ sf Hma\t¸À sNmÃn

hnfn¡ p¶p. tbip \n§ sf kvt\ln¡ p¶p. Ignª sXÃmw

ad¡ msa¶v ]dbp¶p. Ignª sXÃmw s]mdp¡ msa¶pw

£ an¡ msa¶pw ]dbp¶p. C¶v kvt\l¯nsâ PohPew

\½psStaÂ HgpIns¡ mncn¡ pIbmWv. Cu kabw

\jvSam¡ n¡ fbmsX Ct¸mÄXs¶ \n§ fpsS DÅw

Xpd¡ pI. ]m]§ fpsS in£ sbÃmw tbip Gäphm§ n

F¶ Ddt¸msS tbiphnsâ Hcp hnip²\mb ssZh

]pcpj\m¡ n F¶ Ddt¸msS, Hcp ip²naXnbm¡ n Fs¶

amän F¶ Dd-t¸msS \ap¡ v tbiphnsâ Ic§ fnÂ

]nSn¡ mw. tbiphnt\mSv hm¡ p ]dbmw.

tbipth, Rm\pw F\n¡ pÅ kIeXpw \nsâ

Ic§ fnte¡ v Xcp¶p. Fs¶ ssIs¡ mÅWta. Fsâ

lrZb¯nte¡ v Cd§ nhcWta. Fsâ \mY\pw Fsâ

IÀ¯mhpw Fsâ DSaØ\pambn \osbsâ lrZb¯nÂ

hmgWta.

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A© v

""AhÄ Xsâ `À¯mhn-t\mSv: \½psS hgn-

bmbn IqsS-¡ qsS IS-¶p-t]m-Ip¶ CubmÄ

hnip-²-\m-tbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³ F¶p Rm³

ImWp-¶p.'' 2 cmPm-¡ -·mÀ 4 : 9

hnip²- \- mtbmcp ssZh]pcpj- ³ F¶ vRm³ ImWp¶p

F¶mWv Feoim{]hm-N-I-s\-¡ p-dn¨v iqt\wImcnkv{Xo

]d-ª -Xv. Ft´m Nne {]tXy-I-X-IÄ Dv. \½f- nÂ\n¶pw

]pds- ¸S- p¶- - kwkmc- §- f- pw {]hr-¯n-Ifpw ̀mh-§ fpw FÃm-

saÃmw ""hnip-²-\m-tbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³'' F¶v aäp-Å-h-

cnÂ aXn¸p hc-¯-¡ -hn-[-¯n-ep-ÅX- mb- nc- n¡- W- w. AXmWv

km£ yw. PohnXa- mWv km£ yw.

Pohn-X-km-£ y-ap-Å-h-cnÂ ]m]w h¶p-t]m-bmÂ

eÖn-X-cm-bn-t¸m-Ipw. AXp-sIm-mWv ]nXm-¡ -·mÀ ]mSn-

bXv, \n³ km£ nsb eÖn-X-\m-¡ -cp-tX F¶v.

a¶-ht\ ainlm!

kXXw Xh-I-cpWmþ

hmXn-enÂ ap«p-t¶³

[\n-Im- \n³ \n[n \ne-b-¯oþ

t¶I-Wta Ir]bpw hmgvhpw

\osb³ KXn XpW sN¿pI \n³

km£ nsb eÖn-X-\m-¡ -cptX

ic-W-hp-sa-þ-¶m-{i-bhpw \otb

aäp-Å-hÀ, Ch-\mtWm Iq«m-bva-¡ m-c³? Ch-\mtWm

B {]mÀ°-\bv¡ v t]mIp-¶Xv? F¶v \s½ t\m¡ n ]d-

ª mÂ, \s½ am{X-aÃ \mw \nÂ¡ p¶ Iq«m-bvasbbpw

A]-am-\n-¡ pw. {InkvXp-hn\v temIm-]-hmZw hcp¯pw. \mw

hen-tbmcp kXyw Is-¯n. B kXy-¯nÂ XpSÀ¶v

\nÂ¡ p¶nsÃ-¦nÂ \ap¡ v In«nb {]Imiw \jvS-s¸-Spw.

Hcn¡- Â {]Imiw e`n-̈ X- mW- v. ]t£ {]Imiw \jvSs- ¸-Spw.

""Hcn-¡ Â {]Im-i\w e`n-¨n«v kzÀ¤o-b-Zm\w

BkzZ- n¡- bpw ]cni- p²- mß- mhns\ {]m]n-¡ bpw

ssZh-¯nsâ \Ã hN-\hpw hcp-hm-\pÅ temI-

¯nsâ iànbpw Bkz-Zn-¡ bpw sNbvX-hÀ

]n·md- nt- ¸mb- mÂ X§ Ä¡ p - Xt¶ ssZh]- p-{Xs\

hopw {Iqin-¡ p-¶-hcpw Ah¶p temIm-]-

hmZw hcp-¯p-¶-hcpw BI-sImp Ahsc

]ns¶bpw am\-km-´-c-¯n-te¡ p ]pXp-¡ p-

hm³ Ign-hp-Å-X-Ã.'' F{_m-bÀ 6 : 4- þ 6

{Iqinse kvt\l-¯nsâ hio-I-cWiàn \n§ sf

sXmSp-¶XpsImmWv \n§ Ä¡ v hopw hopw hN\w

tIÄ¡ m³ B{K-l-ap-mIp-¶-Xv. F¶mÂ \n§ Ä Nn´n-

t¡ Imcyw, Hcn-¡ Â F\n¡ v {]Imiw e`n¨p. kzÀ¤o-

bZm\w A\p-`-hn¨p. ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hns\ {]m]n¨p. \nXy-

kzÀ¤-¯nsâ ku`mKyw Fs´¶v A\p-`-hn-¡ m³ Ign-

ª p. A§ s\ hN-\-¯nsâ am[p-cyhpw hcp-hm-\n-cn-¡ p¶

temI-¯nsâ iànbpw Bkz-Zn¨ Rm³ C¶v ]n·m-dn-

bmtWm \nÂ¡ p-¶Xv? F\n¡ v FhnsSsb¦nepw hogvN

h¶n-«ptm?

\nXy-\mb ssZhw Fs¶ t\m¡ n {]km-Zn-¡ ptam?

ssZh-t¯mSv ASp-¡ p-¶-Xn\v XS-Ê-ambn Fsâ Pohn-X-

n̄Â ]m]§- Ä Fs´¦- nepaptm? tamlt- ¯ms- S- kv{Xosb

t\m¡ p-¶-h³ lrZbwsImv hy`n-Nmcw sNbvXp-t]m-bn.

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tIm]n-¡ p-¶-h³ sIme-]m-XIw sNbvXp-t]m-bn. C§ s\

Bg-¯nÂ \s½-¯s¶ tim[-\-sNbvXv Igp-IÂ {]m]n-¡ p-

¶-XmWv {InkvXobPohn-Xw. Hä-Zn-hkwsImv FÃmw

Ip-]n-Sn-¡ m³ km[n-¡ n-Ã.

Hmtcmt¶mtcm-¶mbn Ip-]n-Sn-¨v, IÀ¯mth, CXv

Fsâ cà-¯nÂ Aenª v InS-¡ -pIbm-W-tÃm. Cu

amen\yw Fsâ kz`m-h-¯n-ep--tÃm. {]hr¯n-bnÂ h¶n-

sÃ-¦nepw Fsâ kz`m-h-¯nÂ Hcp Rm\p--tÃm. Fsâ

CjvSw, Fsâ A`n{- ]mbw \S¡- W- w, AsÃ¦- nÂ DÅn-semcp

]pI-¨n-em-Wv. Fsâ hm¡ v, Fsâ A`n-{]m-bw, Fsâ

Bßo-bw, Fsâ icn, AXnÂ ]nSn¨p \nÂ¡ -bm-Wv. AXp-

sIm-mWv tIm]w hcp-¶-Xv. AXp-sIm-mWv sshcmKyw

hcp-¶-Xv. AsXÃmw Cu kzb-¯nÂ \n¶m-Wv. Fsâ Pohn-

X-¯nÂ CXv F{X-am{Xapv?

]m]-¯nsâ hnImcw hcp-¶n-sÃ-¦nepw ]m]-¯nsâ

at\m`mhw F¶ne- pv F¶v Is-̄ pI- .- Hcp]- t£ ]pdta

taml-t¯msS t\m¡ p-¶nÃ F¶n-cn-¡ -s«. F¦nÂt¸mepw

AI¯v Aip-²n-bpv F¶v \½psS Hmtcm ̀mh-§ -fn-eqsS

Ah-\-h³ Is-¯-Ww. A§ s\ \mw \½n-te¡ vXs¶

t\m¡ p-t¼m-gmWv -a\-Ên-em-Ip-¶-Xv, At¿m! Rm\o ØnXn-

bn-em-sW-¦nÂ C¶v Rm³ IS¶v t]mbmÂ F´mIpw?

\ymb-hn-[nsb Rm³ F§ s\ t\cnSpw? {InkvXp-hnsâ

\ymbm-k-\-¯n³ ap¼msI Hcp Znhkw Rm³ \nÂt¡ n

hcp-a-tÃm? hN\w tI«-hcpw hN\w tIÄ¡ m-¯-hcpw

FÃm-hcpw B \ymbm-k-\-¯n\p ap¼msI \nÂt¡ -n-

hcpw kwi-b-an-Ã. GXp apg-¦mepw AhnsS aS§ pw, kwi-

b-an-Ã.

C¶v \ap¡ v Ign-hp-v, kmaÀ°y-ap-v, anI-hp-v,

XnIh- p- v, Hmtcm - Xc- -̄ ne- pÅ Ignh- pI- Ä Hmtcmc- p-¯À¡ pw

Dv. F¶mÂ Fs´Ãmw Ds-¦nepw AsXÃmw \nÀÖo-h-

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am-bn-t¸m-IntÃ? \½psS Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-tSbpw Xe-t¨m-dnÂ

Fs´Ãmw Úm\-am-Wp-Å-Xv! Bßo-b-am-bXpw AÃm-¯-

h-bpw. ]t£ Cu Bf§ v acn-¨mÂ B Adn-shÃmw

\nÀÖo-h-am-bn. ]ns¶ H¶pw ]pd-t¯¡ v In«n-Ã.

hnip²- \- mb ssZh]- pcpj- \- mI- W- s- a¦nÂ \mw Im¯n-

cn-¡ -Ww. F§ -s\-sb-Ãm-amWv Im¯n-cn-t¡ -Xv?

1. ""btlm-h-sb Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ iànsb

]pXp-¡ pw.'' sbi-¿mhv 40 : 31

2. \ne-hn-fn¨psImv Im¯n-cn-¡ Ww

""Rm³ btlm-sh-¡ mbn Im¯pIm¯n-cp-¶p;

Ah³ F¦t- e¡ v Nmª v, Fsâ \nehnf- nt- I-«p.

\mi-I-c-amb Ipgn-bnÂ\n¶pw Ipgª tNänÂ

\n¶pw Ah-³ Fs¶ Ib-än; Fsâ Imep-Isf

Hcp ]md-taÂ \nÀ¯n, Fsâ Ka-\s¯ Ønc-am-

¡ n. Ah-³ Fsâ hmbnÂ ]pXn-tbmcp ]m«p

X¶p, \½psS ssZh-̄ n\p kXv pXn Xs¶; ]ecpw

AXpI- p ̀bs- ¸«v btlmh- b- nÂ B{ib- n-¡ pw.''

k¦oÀ¯\w 40 : 1 þ 3

\ne-hn-fn-¨p-sImv Im¯p-Im-¯n-cp-¶p. Bg-apÅ

Ipgn-bn-te¡ v XmWpXmWv t]mIp-t¼mÄ Im¯n-cp¶v \ne-

hn-fn-¡ pI. At¸mÄ ]m]-¯nsâ sNfn-¡ p-gn-bnÂ \n¶pw

ssZhw \s½ tImcn-sb-Sp¡ pw. aZy-]m-\-¯nsâ ̀oI-c-amb

_Ô-\¯nÂ \n¶pw sshcm-Ky-¯nsâ _Ô-\-¯nÂ

\n¶pw ]I-bp-tSbpw hntZz-j-¯n-tâbpw _Ô\¯nÂ

\n¶pw ssZhw \s½ hnSp-hn-¡ pw. \½psS lrZ-b-¯n-ep-

mb CuÀjybpw apjn-¨nepw IÀ¯mhv amän-¯-cp-¶p.

Bg-apÅ tNdm-Wv. ]t£ AhnsS \n¶pw IÀ¯mhv

s]m¡ n-sb-Sp-¯p. {InkvXp Xsâ hN-\-¯mÂ \s½ \nc-

´cw IgpIn Xsâ cà-¯mÂ \s½ ip²o-I-cn-¨p. Xsâ

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]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hn-\mÂ \s½ \ho-I-cn-¨p.

1. Im¯n-cp¶v iàn-{]m-]n-¡ p-I.

2. Im¯n-cp¶v Bg-apÅ Ipgn-bnÂ\n¶pw Ic-I-b-

dpI.

3. Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ¡ p-thn IÀ¯mhv hopw

{]Xy-£ -\m-Ipw.

Hcn¡- Â acn¡- bpw ]ns¶ \ymbh- n[- nbpw a\p-jyÀ¡ v

\nb-an-¨n-cn-¡ -bmWv.

""Hcn-¡ Â acn-¡ bpw ]ns¶ \ymb-hn-[nbpw a\p-

jyÀ¡ v \nba- n̈- nc- n¡- b- mÂ {InkXv phpw A§ s\

Xt¶ At\I- c- psS ]m]§- sf Npa-̧ m³ Hcn-¡ Â

AÀ¸n-¡ -s¸-«p X\n-¡ mbn Im¯p-\nÂ¡ p-¶-h-

cpsS c£ -bv¡ mbn Ah³ ]m]w IqSmsX cm-

aXp {]Xy-£ -\m-Ipw.'' F{_m-bÀ 9 : 27-, 28

BÀ¡ pw AXnÂ\n¶pw Hgn-I-gnhnÃ. F{X ̀à-\mb

a\p-jy\pw sN¶v \nÂt¡ -n-h-cpw; F{X ]WvUn-X-\m-

bmepw sN¶v \nÂt¡ -n-h-cpw. ImcWw, Xncp-h-N\w ]d-

bp-¶p:

""apJ-]£ w IqSmsX Hmtcm-cp-¯sâ {]hr¯n-

¡ p- X-¡ -h®w \ymbw- hn-[n-¡ p-¶-hs\ \n§ Ä

]nXmhv F¶v hnfn-¡ p¶p F¦nÂ \n§ -fpsS

{]hm-k-Imew ̀b-t¯msS Ign-¸n³.''

1 ]t{Xmkv 1 : 17

Cu `qan-bnse PohnXw `b-t¯msS Ign-¡ -Ww.

ImcWw, ]n¶oSv \ymb-hn-[nsb A`n-ap-Jo-I-cnbv¡ m³

t]mI-bmWv. \ymb-hn-[nsb A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ ssZh-

¯n\v apJ-]-£ -an-Ã-. C-{Xbpw\mÄ kphn-tijw ]d-ª -X-

tÃ, C{Xbpw\mÄ counselling sImSp¯v Bfp-Isf \Ã-Xn-

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te¡ v \bn-¨-bm-ftÃ, C{Xbpw\mÄ sunday school ]Tn-¸n-¨-

bm-ftÃ, C{Xbpw\mÄ IpÀºm\ sNmÃnb BftÃ, CÃ,

apJ-]-£ -an-Ã!

{]nb-ap-Å-h-tc, \mw DbÀ¯n-¸n-Sn-¡ p-¶Xv hnip-²n-

bpsS Zo]-in-J-bm-Wv. \mw DbÀ¯n-¸n-Sn-¡ p-¶Xv IÀ¯m-

hmb tbip-hn-s\-bm-Wv. \mw DbÀ¯n-¸n-Sn-¡ p-¶Xv Pb-

apÅ Éo_m-bmWv. \mw DbÀ¯n-¸n-Sn-¡ p-¶Xv hnip-²-Po-hn-

X-am-Wv. AXn\v \n§ Ä¡ v ]cn-]m-Sn-bptm? \n§ Ä hniz-

kn-¡ q, \n§ sf B Øm\¯v ssZhw F¯n-¡ pw.

CXp-hsc Fs´Ãmw ]mI-¸n-g-IÄ h¶n-«ptm,

Fs´Ãmw sXäp-IÄ kw`-hn-¨n-«ptm, FÃmw £ an-¨v,

s]mdp¯v apgp-h-\mbn IgpIn FÃmw ambn¨p Ifbp-hm³

IÀ¯mhv k¶-²-\mWv. IÀ¯m-hnsâ Xncp-càw hogp-

t¼mÄ ]m]-§ -sfÃmw amª p-t]m-Ipw. \mamcpw XnI-ª -h-

cÃ- . \ap¡- mÀ¡ pw A`na- m\- n¡- m³ hIs- bm¶- pa- nÃ- . ]qÀÆnI

]mc¼- c- yh- pa- nÃ- . ]t£ H¶p- v, ̀mKyh- i- mÂ {InkvXp \s½

kvt\ln-¨p.

Nne-t¸mÄ a\Êv hcv hnj-an-¨n-cn-¡ p-t¼mÄ

{]mÀ°-\m-ap-dn-bn-en-cp¶v Rm³ ]d-bpw: IÀ¯mth, \n\-

s¡ s¶ henb kvt\l-am-Wv. A§ s\ ]d-bp-t¼mÄ DSs\

Bßm-hnsâ B kvt\lw h¶v Fsâ ico-c-¯n-te¡ v ]I-

cp-¶Xv Rm³ A\p-`-hn-¨n-«p-v.

F\n-¡ m-cp-an-ÃtÃm F¶v Nn´n-¡ p¶ At\-IÀ CXv

hmbn-¡ p-¶ntÃ? Fsâ ̀mcy¡ v Fs¶ kvt\l-an-Ã; Fsâ

Ignhv, _p²n, ]Ww H-¶nepw AhÄ¡ v aXn-¸n-Ã. Fsâ

`À¯m-hn\v Fs¶ Hcp- hn-e-bp-an-Ã. Fsâ Btcm-Ky-¯n-

tem kuµc- ȳ- ntem Fsâ \nd-̄ ntem Fsâ icoc- -¯ntem

Fsâ _p²n-bn-tem Fsâ hnZym-`ymk-¯ntem Hcp

aXn¸panÃ. Rm\mÀ¡ pw thm-Xm-bn-t¸m-b-tÃm. C§ s\

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he-bp¶ \n§ Ä ]d-b-Ww: IÀ¯m-th, \o Fs¶ A[n-I-

ambn kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ ̀À¯m-shs¶ kvt\ln-¨n-sÃ-

¦nepw tbip-\m-Ym, \o Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p.

F\n¡ v A¸-\n-sÃ-¦nepw tbip-th, \o Fs¶

kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p. Fsâ ̀ mcy acn-¨p-t]m-sb-¦nepw Fsâ

`À¯mhv IS¶pt]msb-¦nepw Rm³ Hä-s¸-«p-t]m-sb-

¦nepw Fsâ IÀ¯m-th, \o Fs¶ kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p.

tbipth, \n\-s¡ -t¶mSv kvt\l-am-Wv. IÀ¯m-th, \o

Fsâ \· am{Xta B{K-ln-¡ p-¶p-Åq. Rm\nXv hniz-kn-

¡ p-¶p. \n§ -fn-§ s\ ]d-ª p-sIm-n-cn-¡ p-I. At¸mÄ

Ir] \n§ -fn-te¡ v ]I-cp-¶Xv \n§ Ä¡ \p-`-hn-¡ mw.

Fs´Ãmw {]Xn-k-Ôn-IÄ h¶mepw \n§ Ä ̀mc-s¸-

SmsX IÀ¯m-hn-¦-te¡ v GÂ¸n-¡ p-I. ImcWw, \n§ -fpsS

Pohn-X-¯nÂ Hcp Znhkw \ymb-hn-[nsb A`n-ap-Jo-I-cn-t¡ -

n-h-cpw. \n§ Ä Häbv¡ v sN¶v \nÂt¡ -n-h-cpw.

BÀ¡ pw klm-bn-¡ m³ km²y-a-Ã. F\n-¡ -dn-ª p-Iq-Sm-bn-

cp¶p, Rm³ tI«nÃ F¶p ]d-ª n«v Imcy-an-Ã. tbip-

{InkvXp \n§ Ä¡ -dn-bm-\pÅ amÀ¤-saÃmw X¶n-«p-v. Hcp

Znhkw \ymbhn-[nsb t\cn-Spw. ""Hcn-¡ Â acn-¡ bpw

]ns¶ \ymb-hn-[nbpw a\p-jyÀ¡ v \nb-an-¨n-cn¡ p¶p.''

he¯pw CS¯pambn Xncn-bpw. s\Ãpw ]Xncpw Xncn-

bp¶ Hcp Znh-k-ap-v. Ifbpw s\Ãpw Xncn-bp¶ Hcp Znh-

k-ap-v. kXy-ambpw cpw cmbn Xncn-bpw. AhnsS

`mcybv¡ v `À¯m-hns\ Xm§ m³ ]äp-I-bn-Ã. C¶v

`À¯mhv Hcp {]Xn-k-Ôn-bn-em-bmÂ ̀mcybpw ̀mcy {]Xn-k-

Ôn-bn-em-bmÂ ̀À¯mhpw HmSn-h¶v klm-bn-¡ pw. ]t£

AhnsS klmb- n¡- m³ ]äpI- b- nÃ- . BÀ¡ pw H¶pw sN¿m³

]äp-I-bn-Ã.

\½psS Ipª p-§ Ä¡ v Hcp {]bmkw h¶mÂ \mw

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HmSn-s¨¶v klm-bn-¡ pw. Ahsc FSp-¡ pw. Hma-\n-¡ pw.

Ah-cpsS ]cp-¡ p-IÄ \mw Xtem-Spw. \mw Ahsc kvt\ln-

¡ p-¶p. ]t£ AhnsS a¡ Ä Fcn-s]mcn sImÅp-t¼mÄ

A¸t\m A½tbm k¦-S-t¯msS t\m¡ n\nevt¡ -n-h-cpw.

a¡ Ä ̀ oI-c-amb \c-Im-án-bn-te¡ v t]mIp-t¼mÄ I®o-

tcmsS t\m¡ n\nevt¡ -n-h-cpw. `À¯mhv Fcn-Xo-bnÂ

InS¶v Rc-§ p-t¼mÄ, "At¿m!' F¶v Bt{Im-in¨v \ne-hn-

fn-¡ p-t¼mÄ ̀mcy¡ v H¶pw sN¿m³ km[n-¡ -bn-Ã. k¦-S-

t¯msS t\m¡ n\nÂt¡ -n-h-cpw. Hcn-¡ Â ac-Ww, ]ns¶

\ymb-hn[n F¶Xv kp\n-Ý-nX-am-Wv.

\ap¡ v e`n-¡ m-hp¶ Gähpw henb ̀mKyw ]m]-tam-N-

\-am-Wv. ]ecpw ]dbpw: kmtd, IS-sam¶v amdn-bmÂ ̀mKy-am-

bn-cp-¶p. CÃ tamt\, kam-[m-\-am-In-Ã. \nsâ ]m]w \nsâ

AI-¯n-cp¶v ]pgp-I-Sn-¡ p-¶-Xp-t]mse ISn-¨p-sIm-n-cn-

¡ pw. ]nimNv \nsâ ]n¶mse \n¶v \ns¶ hen-¨p-sIm-n-

cn-¡ pw. km¯m³ \ns¶ Ae-«n-s¡ m-n-cn-¡ pw; \n\¡ v

kzØ-ambn Dd-§ m³ km[n-¡ -bn-Ã.

aItf, \n\¡ v ]m]-tam-N\w e`n-¨n-sÃ-¦nÂ \o \nÀ`m-

Ky-h-Xn-bmWv. \Ã ̀ À¯m-hns\ In«n-bm-epw \Ã hnhm-l-

_Ôw In«n-bm-epw \Ã _p²n-bpÅ Ipª p-§ sf In«n-

bmepw \Ã at\m-l-c-amb hoSv In«n-bm-epw, Cu temI¯v

Fs´Ãmw In«n-bmepw \n\¡ v kam-[m\w In«p-I-bn-Ã. kam-

[m\w In«-W-sa-¦nÂ \nsâ lrZ-b-¯nse ]m]w Igp-I-s¸-

SWw. ]m]-tam-N\w t\Sp-I. Hcn-¡ Â ac-W-ap-v, ]ns¶

\ymb-hn-[n-bp-v.

\ymb-hn-[n-bnÂ he¯pw CS-¯p-am-bn- cmbn Xn-

cnbpw. ""Fsâ ]nXm-hn-\mÂ A\p-{K-ln-¡ -s¸-«-htc hcp-

hn³, temI-Øm-]\w apXÂ \n§ Ä¡ p-thn Hcp-¡ n-bn-cn-

¡ p¶ cmPyw Ah-Im-i-am-¡ n-s¡ mÄhn³'' F¶v he-¯p-

Å-h-tcmSv Acp-fn-s¨-¿pw. CS-¯p-Å-h-tcm-Sv: ""i]n-¡ -s¸-«-h-

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tc, Fs¶ hn«v ]nim-Nn\pw Ahsâ ZqX-·mÀ¡ pw Hcp-¡ n-

bn-cn-¡ p¶ \c-Im-án-bn-te¡ v t]mIp-hn³. AhnsS Ic-

¨nepw ]Ãp-I-Snbpw Dm-Ipw.'' Hcp Znhkw \mw CXv

t\cn«p ImWpw. ]ns¶ Xncn-bm³ H¡ p-I-bn-Ã. ]ns¶ A\p-

X-]n-¡ m³ H¡ p-I-bn-Ã. Ct¸m-gm-Ip¶p c£ m-Zn-h-kw,

Ct¸mÄ¯s¶ kp{]-km-Z-Im-ew. Hcn-¡ Â acn-¡ bpw

]ns¶ \ymb-hn-[nbpw a\p-jyÀ¡ v \nban¨ncn-¡ -bmÂ,

{InkvXp At\-I-cpsS ]m]-§ sf Npa-¸m³ Hcn-¡ Â AÀ¸n-

¡ -s¸-«p.

{Iqin³ Nph-«nÂ \n§ Ä¡ v im´n In«pw. AhnsS

kam-[m-\-ap-v. Hmtcm Znhkw sNÃp-t´mdpw kaÀ¸Ww

Bg-¯n-em-¡ pI. IÀ¯m-th, F\n¡ v C\n FsâtaÂ

Ah-Im-i-an-Ã. Fsâ Bbp-ÊnsâtaÂ, Fsâ ico-c-¯n-

t·Â, Fsâ _p²n-bp-sS-taÂ F\n¡ n\n Ah-Im-i-an-Ã.

AXv \n\¡ v X¶n-cn-¡ p-¶p. ImcWw, \o Fs¶ hnebv¡ vv

hm§ n-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p.

Fsâ kz¯v, Fsâ IpSpw-_w, Fsâ ̀ mcy, a¡ Ä,

a¡ -fpsS a¡ Ä FÃmw \o hne-sIm-Sp¯v hm§ n-bn-cn-¡ p-

¶p-h-tÃm. Ftâ-sX¶v Rm³ Ah-Imiw ]d-bp-I-bn-Ã.

FÃmw \n\¡ v Rm³ ssIam-dn-bn-cn-¡ p-¶p. C§ s\ Hcp

kaÀ¸-W-¯n-te¡ v \n§ Ä¡ v hcm-tam?

tbip \n§ sf kvt\ln-¡ p-¶p-v. \n§ -fpsS k¦Sw

tbip Adn-bp-¶p-v. \n§ -fpsS tcmKw tbip Adn-bp-

¶pv. \n§ -fpsS IpSpw_¯nse t¢iw, Pohn-X-¯nse

_p²n-ap-«p-IÄ, \n§ -fpsS sskzc-t¡ -Sp-IÄ, \n§ Ä he-

bp¶ hnj-b-§ Ä, \n§ fpsS Bi-¦IÄ, \n§ fpsS ̀b-

¸m-Sp-IÄ, FÃmw IÀ¯mhv Adn-bp-¶p-v.

\msf-sb¡ p-dn-¨pÅ Bh-em-Xn-IÄ, At\-I-a-t\Iw

Imcy-§ -fnÂ \n§ -fpsS a\Êv thh-em-Xn-]q-n-cn-¡ p-¶Xv

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IÀ¯mhv ImWp-¶p-v. aI-t\, tbip ]d-bp-¶p. \o FÃmw

Ct§ m«v Xcn-I. H¶pw \o Npa-¡ -. Rm³ Npa-¶p-sIm-

Åmw. hngp¸psI«v Npa¶p \S-¶-h-s\, Aip-²n-Np-a¶p \S-

¶-h-s\, Agp¡ v ̀mWvUw Npa¶v \S-¶-h-s\, Aip-² Iq-«p-

sI-«nÂ \S-¶-h-s\, Xn·-bnÂ Pohn-¨-h-sf, \o AsXÃmw

C¶v hn«p-I-f-ª n«v Fs¶ Npa-enÂ Gäp-I. Fs¶ \o

£ Wn-¡ p-I. Fs¶ \o kzoI-cn-¡ p-I. \o Ffn-a-tbmsS Xe

Xmgv¯n \n¶mÂ Rm³ \nsâ taÂ hml-\-ta-dmw. \n¶nÂ

hml-\-ta-dn-s¡ mv F\n¡ v Nne ip{iq-j-IÄ \nhÀ¯n-

¡ m-\p-v.

tbip-hn-t\mSv \n§ Ä hm¡ p-]-d-bp-I. Fsâ tbip-

th, Rm\pw F\n-¡ p-Å-sXÃmw C¶p-ap-XÂ tbip-hn-tâ-Xv.

tbip-th, Fsâ lrZ-b-¯n-te¡ v hc-W-ta. Fsâ Npa-en-

te¡ v hc-W-ta. Fsâ inc-Ên-te¡ v hc-W-ta. Fsâ knc-

I-fn-te¡ v hc-Wta. tbip-hnsâ Xncp-cà¯nsâ AÛp-X-

iàn, tbip-hnsâ Poh-Özme \n§ -fpsS knc-I-fn-eqsS

Hgp-I-s«. ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ Aán \n§ -fpsS knc-I-fn-

eqsS Hgp-I-s«. BfXzw apgp-h\pw cq]m-´-c-s¸«v \n§ Ä

hnip-²-cm-bn-¯o-cs«!

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Bdv

""btlm-h-sb Im¯n-cn-¡ p-¶-hÀ iànsb

]pXp-¡ pw; AhÀ Igp-I-·msct¸mse Nnd-Iv

ASn¨p Ib-dpw; AhÀ XfÀ¶p t]mImsX HmSp-

Ibpw £ oWn̈- pt- ]mI- msX \S¡- pI- bpw sN¿pw.''

sbi-¿mhv 40 : 31

"hnip-²-\mb ssZh-]p-cp-j³'- Bbn-¯o-c-W-sa-¦nÂ,

1. Im¯n-cp¶v iàn- {]m-]n-¡ Ww.

2. Im¯n-cp¶v Bg-apÅ Ipgn-bnÂ \n¶pw Ipgª

tNänÂ \n¶pw Ic-I-b-dWw.

3. Im¯n-cp¶v Ahsâ cm-as¯ hc-hnÂ Ahs\

FXn-tcÂ¸m\mbn Hcp-§ Ww.

4. ""\n§ Ä bcq-i-te-anÂ \n¶pw hm§ nt¸m-ImsX

Ft¶mSv tI« ]nXm-hnsâ hmKvZ-¯-¯n-\mbn

Im¯n-cn-¡ -Ww.''

]nXm-hnsâ hmKvZ¯w ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hm-Wv. Rm³

t]mIp-¶Xv \n§ Ä¡ v \Ã-Xv. Rm³ t]mbmÂ Imcy-Øs\

\n§ Ä¡ v Ab-¨p-Xcpw. ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv F¶ hmKvZ-¯-

¯n-\mbn Im¯n-cn-¡ Ww.

F´n-\mWv Im¯n-cp¶v Bßm-hns\ {]m]n-¡ p-¶Xv?

""\½psS hgn-bmbn IqsS-¡ qsS IS¶p t]mIp¶ CubmÄ

hnip-²-\m-tbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³ F¶v Rm³ ImWp-¶p.''

IqsS-¡ qsS ImWp-t¼mÄ Hcm-sf-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ hne-Ip-d-ª p-

t]m-Ipw, ]cn-K-W-\- Ip-d-ª p-t]m-Ipw. hÃ-t¸mgpw ImWp-I-

bm-sW-¦nÂ Hcp aXn¸pw _lp-am-\hpw ImWpw. IqsS-

¡ qsS ImWp-t¼mÄ hne-Ip-d-ª p- t]m-Ip¶Xv kzm`m-hn-I-

am-Wv.

]t£ , ChnsS ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ iàn {]m]n¨v,

]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnsâ tXP-tÊmsS Geoim{]hm-N-I³ IS-

¶p-t]mbvs¡ m-n-cp-¶-t¸mÄ, IqsS-¡ qsS In-cp¶

iqt\wImcn- kv{Xo¡ v tXm¶n "CbmÄ hnip-²-\m-sbmcp

ssZh-]p-cp-j- ³' F¶v.

F¶p-sa¶pw ImWp-t¼mÄ, ASp-¯-dn-bp-t¼mÄ

\s½-¡ p-dn-¨pÅ aXn¸v IqSp-¶pthm Ipd-bp-¶pthm? ]e

]e {]hÀ¯-\-cw-K-§ f- nÂ, PohnX- t- aJ- e- I- f- nÂ, ssZ\wZ- n\

Imcy§- f- nÂ IqsS-¡ qsS CS-]-g-tIn hcp-t¼mÄ \ap-

s¡ mc- msf¡ pdn v̈ aXn v̧ Ipdb- pI- b- mt- Wm, IqSpI- -bmtWm?

kzm`m-hn-I-am-bn«v Ipd-bp-I-bmWv ]Xn-hv. ]s£ ChnsS

ssZh-¯nsâ Bßm-hpÅ ssZh-Zm-ks\ IqsS-¡ qsS I-

t¸mÄ aXn¸v hÀ²n-¨p. hnip-²-\m-tbmcp ssZh-]p-cp-j³

F¶v ImWp-¶-h-Às¡ Ãmw tXm¶-¯-¡ h®w Feoim

]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hnÂ \nd-ª p-\n-¶n-cp-¶p.

BÀ¡ pw kz´-ambn hnip-²-\m-Im³ km[n-¡ p-I-

bnÃ. Ipsd {]hr¯n-I-fnÂ amäw hcp¯n, hm¡ p-I-fnÂ

amäw hcp¯n, _p²n-]qÀÆw {Iao-I-cn¨v BÀ¡ pw hnip-

²³ F¶ ØnXn-bn-te¡ v hcp-hm³ km[n-¡ p-I-bn-Ã.

hnip-²\m-Im³ km[n-¡ -W-sa-¦nÂ ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhv hc-

Ww. ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hn\v am{Xta \s½ hnip-²-\m-¡ m³ ]äp-

I-bp-Åq.

\mw Hmtcm-cp-¯cpw hnip-²-cm-IWw. Cu \ne-hmcw

km[m-c-W-¡ m-cm-b-hÀ¡ v ]äptam? CXmWv NnecpsS Nn´.

IpSpw-_-Im-cy-§ fpw tPmenbpw Ipª p-§ fpw IjvS-¸mSpw

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sRcp-¡ -§ fpw Pohn-X-¯nse ]e-]e Zpcn-X-§ -fpw -hym-Ip-

e-§ fpambn _p²n-ap«n Ign-bp¶ a\p-jy\v CXp km[n

¡ ptam?

Hcp-hn[w am\y-am-bn«,v {]I-S-amb ]m]w IqSmsX, Ign-

bp-¶n-S-t¯mfw D]-Imcw sNbvXv Pohn-¡ mw. km[n-¡ p-¶n-S-

t¯mfw {]mÀ°n-¡ p-I, thZ-]p-kvXIw hmbn-¡ p-I, Iq«m-

bva-bnÂ t]mIp-I. km[m-cWcoXn-bnÂ Ign-bp-¶sXÃmw

sN¿mw. AXn-\-¸p-d-t¯¡ v km[n-¡ ptam F¶mWv ]ecpw

Nn´n-¡ p-¶-Xv.

Ime-§ Ä hf-sc-thKw Ignª p Ignª p t]mIp¶p.

hÀj-§ Ä s]s«¶v sImgn-ª p-t]m-Ip-I-bm-Wv. Hcp-Zn-hkw

I®-S¨v Xpd-¡ p-¶-Xn-\n-S-bnÂ \mw A¡ -cbv¡ v bm{X-bm-bn-

¡ -gnbpw. ]ns¶ Cu Bg-ta-dnb kaÀ¸Ww F¶m-Wv

In«m³ t]mIp-¶Xv? C¶v \mw InS-¡ p¶ I«nÂ \man-ÃmsX

iq\y-am-Ipw. C¶v \mancn-¡ p¶ tai \man-ÃmsX iq\y-am-

Ipw. C¶v Rm³ hmbn-¡ p¶ thZ-]p-kvXIw AXn\v \mY-\n-

ÃmsX Fsâ tai-¸p-d¯v Ccn-¡ p-¶p-m-Ipw. a\p-jy-Po-

hnXw C{X-bptabp-Åq.

""£ W-tam-tcm¶v t]mIth £ bn-¨n-Sp¶p PohnXw

KpW-a-kw-Jy-am-fp-IÄ¡ p sNbvXn-tS-Xpn-h³

DWÀtÆmsS¶pw F³ {]hr¯n

ka-b-\n-jvT-tbm-Sp- Rm³

AWp-hn-SmsX sN¿p-hm³ A\p-{K-ln¡ ssZhsa!''

Hmtcm \nanjw Ign-bp-t´mdpw PohnXw £ bn-¡ -bm-

Wv. IÀ¯m-hn\v thn apgp-h-\mbn kaÀ¸n-¡ -s¸-Sp-hm³

C\n F¶mWv Ah-k-cw.

FtâXv C\n H¶p-an-Ã. Fsâ kabanÃ. Fsâ Cu

icocw C\n Fsâ-b-Ã. Fsâ Ign-hv, Fsâ Adnhv, Fsâ

hnZym-`ymkw, Fsâ hcp-am\w, Fsâ IpSpw_w, Fsâ

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hoSv, Fsâ ̀mcy, Fsâ a¡ Ä CsXm¶pw Ftâ-X-Ã. ]d-

bm³ Fs´mcp Ffp¸w, AtÃ? ]t£ A\p-`-hn-¸m³

hfsc hfsc {]bm-k-am-Wv. {InkvXobPohnXw hfsc

hfsc hne-tb-dn-bXmWv. hne-sIm-Sp-¡ m³ \n§ Ä X¿m-

dmtWm?

Hcp a\p-jy³ Hcp \n[n- I-p. AbmÄ B \n[n Hcp

Øe¯v Hfn-¨p-sh-¨p. Hcp ]pÂ\m-¼p-t]m-ep-an-Ãm¯ ]d-

¼v-þ-shdpw a®v. \n[n-bp-s¶v At±-l-¯n\v am{Xta Adn-

bm-hq. At±lw t]mbn X\n-¡ p-Å-sXm-s¡ bpw hnäp. Ccp-

]q, aq¶p]q hnf-bp¶ \new! FÃmw hnäp! FÃm-

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