17. வாழ்க்கையில் பெருகுதல்

17. tho;f;ifapy; ngUFjy;

jpahd thrpg;G: NahRth 17:14-19

NahNrg;gpd; tk;rj;jhuhfpa vg;gpuhaPkpaUk; kdhNraUk; kpf;f [dk; ngUj;jtHfs;. kfh guhf;fpukk; gilj;jtHfs;. Mifahy;> jq;fSf;F kw;wf; Nfhj;jpuj;jhiug;Nghy; xU gq;F Rje;jpuk; khj;jpuk; NghjhJ vd;W mjpUg;jp nfhz;lhHfs;. MfNt> mtHfs; NahRthit Nehf;fp: fHj;jH vq;fis ,J tiuf;Fk; MrPHtjpj;J te;jjpdhy;> ehq;fs; [dk; ngUj;jtHfsha; ,Uf;fpNwhk;. ePH vq;fSf;Fr; Rje;jpukhf xNu gq;ifAk;> xNu tPjj;ijAk; nfhLj;jJ vd;d vd;W Kiwapl;lhHfs;. mtHfSila mjpUg;jpahd KiwaPl;ilf; Nfl;l NahRth> mg;gb ePq;fs; mjpf [dk; ngUj;jtHfshAk;> vg;gpuhaPk; kiyfs; cq;fSf;F neUf;fkhAkpUe;jhy;> nguprpaH> nug;ghaPkpaH FbapUf;fpw fhl;Lj;Njrj;Jf;Fg; Ngha; cq;fSf;F ,lk; cz;lhf;fpf;nfhs;Sq;fs; vd;whd;. mf;fhl;Lg; gpuNjrj;jpYs;s kuq;fisnay;yhk; ntl;bj;jpUj;Jq;fs;. mg;nghOJ mjd; filahe;jpuk; kl;Lk; cq;fSilajha; ,Uf;Fk;. ePq;fs; [dk; ngUj;jtHfshAk; guhf;fpukk; kpFe;jtHfshAk; ,Uf;fpwgbahy;> mjpff; fhl;L kuq;fis ntl;b> ehl;Lg; gpuNjrkhf mijj; jpUj;jpf;nfhs;syhNk vd;whd;.

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Mdhy;> NahNrg;gpd; Gj;jpuNuh jhq;fs; MrPHtjpf;fg;gl;ltHfshdgbapdhYk;> guhf;fpukk; kpf;ftHfshdgbapdhYk; jq;fSf;Fr; Rje;jpu tPjk; xU gq;F mjpfkha; Ntz;Lk; vd;W Kiwapl;lhHfs;. jq;fsJ jw;fhyj; jiytdhd NahRth> NahNrg;gpd; tk;rj;juhfpa vg;gpuhaPk; Nfhj;jpuj;ijr; NrHe;jtd;. MfNt> mtHfs; jq;fis MrPHtjpf;fg;gl;l Nfhj;jpuk; vd;Wk;> kw;wtHfistpl jq;fSf;F mjpfr; Rje;jpuk;Ntz;Lnkd;Wk; thjhbdhHfs;. NahRthNth MrPHtjpf;fg;gl;l me;jf; Nfhj;jpuj;ijr; NrHe;jtdha; ,Ue;jnghOjpYk; fHj;jUila fl;lisia xUf;fhYk; kPwp elf;f rk;kjpahd;. jd; Nfhj;jpuk; vd;gjhy;> fHj;jiuf; NfshJ vijAk; nra;a mtd; Jzpahd;. NkYk; fHj;jUila gps;isfSf;Ff; fHj;jH tFj;Js;s tho;f;if newpia kPwp elf;f mtd; xUnghOJk; ,irahd;. mtd; jd; Nfhj;jpuj;ij khj;jpuk; fz;rhilaha; tpLj;jtd; my;y.

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ght kuq;fis ntl;l ntl;l jpl;lkhf ,lKk;> tha;g;Gk; MrPHthjkk; gjtpAk; ngUfpf;nfhz;Nl NghFk;. gjtp vd;why; nghWg;Gk; Mq;Nf cz;L. nghWg;ig Vw;fhtpby;> ngUf;fk; Vw;glhJ. mJ rpd;d Ntiyaha; ,Ue;jhYk; mjw;Fupa nghWg;G cz;L. ehk; nfhQ;rj;jpy; cz;ikaha; ,Ue;jhy; mNefj;jpw;F mjpfhupaha; caHj;jg;gLNthk;. ,g;nghOJ ,Uf;fpw jdJ nfhQ;rj;ij mrl;ilgz;Zfpwtd; xUehSk; ngUk;ghf;fpaj;ij ngwhd;. jhd; ehl;lg;gl;Ls;s rpwpa Njhl;lj;jpy; ,Ue;Jnfhz;ljhNd mjw;Fj; jf;f fdp nfhLf;f mwpahjtd; vt;thW ngupa Njhl;lj;jpy; ngUk; fdpiaf; nfhLg;ghd;. MfNt> Mz;ltH itj;Js;s ,lj;jpy; cd; tho;tpy; ,Uf;Fk; nfl;l fhl;L kuq;fis vy;yhk; Kjypy; eP ntl;b vupq;Fq;fhy;> cdf;Fj; juhskhd ,l tprhyk; Vw;gl;L tpLk;. Mz;ltH ,g;nghOJ cd;id itj;Js;s epiyapy; eP Kw;wpYk; ntw;wpAs;s Gdpj tho;f;if Mw;Wq;fhy;> mJNt cd; tho;f;if Kd;Ndw;wj;jpw;F mbNfhyptpLk;.

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