16. சீடர்களின் பரிசு

16. rPlHfspd; gupR

jpahd thrpg;G: NahRth 14:6-15

NahRth 14k; mjpfhuk;> fHj;jupd; cj;jkj;jhrdhfpa fhNygpd; tpRthg; gupRjid tpsf;fkhf tptupf;fpwJ. fhNyg; xU gyj;j tpRthrp. fHj;juplj;jpy; mirf;fKbahj ek;gpf;if cilatd;. fHj;jHjhk; mtDf;F capH. fHj;juJ jpUthf;Fj;jhd; mtDf;F Njtthf;F. mutJ fl;lisnad;why; mij epiwNtw;WtijNa jdf;F ,d;gkhff; nfhz;ltd;. fHj;jupd; rpj;jNk mtdJ ngUk; ghf;fpak;. ,];uNtypd; Njtdhfpa fHj;juplj;jpy; g+uz md;G gilj;jtd;. fHj;jUf;Ff; fPo;g;gbjy; vDk; gz;G mtDf;Ff; fPuplk;Nghy; nfsutk; mspj;jJ. jdJ Gj;jpiar; rhHe;jjy;y> fHj;jupd; MNyhridiar; rhHe;jNj vijAk; nra;gtd;. gpukhz;lkhd ,uhl;rjHfisAk;> gaq;fukhd muf;fHfisAk; fz;L mtd; gag;gLfpwtd; my;y. mtd; ,];uNtypd; Njtdhfpa fHj;juplj;jpy; khj;jpuk; gagf;jp nfhz;ltd;. gpwpJ ahUf;Fk; mQ;rhj tPu neQ;rk; nfhz;ltd;.

fHj;jH jd;NdhL ,Uf;Fq;fhy;> jdf;F vjpuhf epw;ff;$batd;. ,t;itafe;jdpy; vq;qZk; ahUNk ,y;iy vd;w cWjpahd tpRthrk; gilj;jtd;. fHj;jH xd;iwr; nrhd;dhy;> mijj; jpl;lkha; epiwNtw;Wthd;. fHj;jUila jpl;lj;ij mgj;jkhf;ff; $ba rf;jp mfpy cyfnkq;qZk; vJTNkapy;iy vd;w J}a;ikahd ek;gpf;iff; nfhz;ltd;. ghiyAk;> NjidAk; fz;L> kaq;Ffpwtd; my;y mtd;. fHj;jupd; xU thf;ifNa ngupjhf kjpj;J elg;gtd;. muzpg;ghd Nfhl;il nfhj;jsq;fisAk;> thdshTk; kiyfisAk; fz;L mtd; jiyFdpgtd; md;W. fHj;jH xUtUf;Nf mtd; jiy tzq;Fthd;. mtH nrhy; xd;iwNa nghd;dhff; nfhs;gtd;. mtH rKfj;ijNa Ngupd;khff; nfhs;gtd;. mtH elj;JjiyNa vg;nghOJk; rpuNkw;nfhz;L elg;gtd;. ngUthupahd kf;fs; ,g;ngUe; nja;tj;ijtpl;Lg; gpupe;J nrd;whYk;> jhd; kl;Lk; jdpahf epd;W fHj;jiur; Nrtpf;Fk; mt;tsT mirf;fKbahj Njtgf;jp kpf;ftd;. ehw;gj;ije;jhz;LfSf;F Kd;dH> fhdhd; Njrj;ij NtT ghHf;fr; nrd;w gd;dpU Nfhj;jpug; gpujpepjpfSs; ,f; fhNyGk; NahRthTk; jtpu> kw;wg; NgHfs; vy;yhUk; ek;gpf;ifaw;wtHfsha; mijupa nkhopfisg; gfHe;jhHfs;.

Mdhy;> NahRthTk; fhNyGk; khj;jpuk; ,];uNtypd; Njtdhfpa fHj;juplj;jpy; gyj;j tpRthrk; nfhz;ltHfsha;> mtH ehkj;jpd;Nky; ek;gpf;ifahd nkhopfis ey;fpdhHfs;. fhdhd; ehl;L ,uhl;rjHfisg; ngupjhff; fUjp> ,];uNtypd; Njtdhfpa fHj;jUila <L ,izapy;yh ty;yikia kwe;JNghd mtpRthr ,];uNtyH vy;yhk; tdhe;juj;jpy; khz;L xope;J NghdhHfs;. fHj;jiu ek;ghj mtHfSf;Ff; fhdhd; tho;NtJ? fhdhd; ehl;ilf; nfhLg;gtH fHj;jH. ,g;guhf;fpuk fHj;juplj;jpy; tpRthrk; ,y;yhky; Ngha;tpl;lhy;> gpd;id vg;gbf; fhdhd; tho;T fpl;Lk;? fHj;jiu mrl;il nra;jhy; fhdhd; gupRk; ifeOtptpLk;. fHj;juplj;jpy; cWjpahd ek;gpf;if nfhz;l cj;jkHfshd NahRthTf;Fk; fhNyGf;Fk; fhdhd; tho;T fpilj;jJ. fHj;jiu ek;gpdtHfs; ahHjhd; ntl;fg;gl;Lg; NghdhHfs;? jk;ikNa nja;tkhff; nfhz;l ,f;fhNyigf; fHj;jH kwe;JtpLthNuh? jk;ikNa tho;f;if KOtJk; Nrtpj;j ,f;fhNyigf; flTs; MrPHtjp;f;fhJ tpLthNuh? jk;ikNa gpd;gw;wpd cz;ikAs;s rPldhfpa fhNyGf;Ff; fhdhd; Njrj;jpy; jf;fnjhU gupR fpilj;jJ. rpwe;j Rje;jpuk; nfhLf;fg;gl;lJ. NahRth fhNyig MrPHtjpj;J vgpNuhid mtDf;F Rje;jukhff; nfhLj;jhd;.

M! vgpNuhd; vt;tsT kfpikahd Rje;jpuk;! mg;gb vd;d kfpik ,e;j vgpNuhdpy; ,Uf;fpwJ? M! mNef Mz;LfSf;F Kd;dH ,e;j vgpNuhdpy; Mgpufhk; $lhukbj;J ,Uf;Fq;fhy;> fHj;jH mtDf;Fj; juprdkhfp> mtNdhL KfKfkha;g; Ngrp> mtid MrPHtjpj;J> mtDila gpw;re;jjpahUf;F Mgpufhk; ,g;nghOJ fhy; kpjpj;Js;s vgpNuhd; cs;slq;fpa ghYk; NjDk; XLfpw fhdhd; Njrk; KOtijAk; nfhLg;gjhf Mizapl;lhH. tpRthrpfspd; jfg;gdhfpa Mgpufhk; ve;j ,lj;jpy; fhdhd; Njrj;jpUthf;ifg; ngw;whNdh> mNj ,lj;ij mirf;fKbahj jplkhd tpRthr kfdhfpa fhNyg; Rje;jpukhfg; ngw;whd;. M> fHj;jH vt;tsT rpwg;ghd MrPHthjr; Rje;jpuk; ngw;wDgtpf;fpwhHfs;. tpRthrj;je;ijaplk; thf;fspf;fg;gl;l g+kp> tpRthr kfdhfpa fhNyGf;Ff; fpilj;jJ. M> fHj;jH tpRthrj;ij vt;tstha;f; nfsutpf;fpwhH. fpwp];Jitg; gw;wpa tpRthrj;jpw;F vt;tsT gupR fpl;LfpwJ. tpRthrpj;jtNd> ghf;fpathd;> ,NaRit tpRthrpf;fpwtNs ghf;fpatjp. fpwp];Jtpd;Nky; nfhz;l tpRthrk; xUtDf;F ,ul;rpg;igj; jUk;. fHj;juhfpa ,NaR fpwp];Jit tpRthrp> mg;nghOJ ePAk; cd; tPl;lhUk; ,ul;rpf;fg;gLtPHfs;.

45 Mz;LfSf;FKd; tdhe;juj;jpYs;s fhNj];gHndahtpy; ,];uNtyH ghsak; ,wq;fpapUe;jhHfs;. mg;nghOJ fHj;jH NkhNria Nehf;fp: ehd; ,];uNty; Gj;jpuUf;Ff; nfhLf;Fk; fhdhd; Njrj;ijr; Rw;wp NtT ghHf;fpwjw;F ,];uNty; Gj;jpuupd; gd;dpU gpujpepjpfis mDg;Gthahf vd;whH. mg;gbNa NkhNr mtHfisf; fhdhd; Njrj;ijr; Rw;wpg; ghHf;Fk;gb mDg;Gifapy;> mtHfis Nehf;fp: ePq;fs; ,g;gbj; njw;Nf Ngha;> kiyapy; Vwp> fhdhd; Njrk; vg;gbg;gl;lnjd;Wk;> mq;Nf FbapUf;fpw [dq;fs; gythd;fNsh> gytPdHfNsh> nfhQ;rk; NgNuh> mNefk; NgNuh vd;Wk;> mtHfs; FbapUf;fpw Njrk; ey;yNjh nfl;lNjh vd;Wk;> mtHfs; $lhuq;fspy; FbapUf;fpwtHfNsh> my;yJ Nfhl;ilapy; FbapUf;fpwtHfNsh vd;Wk;> epyk; vg;gbg;gl;lJ> mJ tsg;gkhdNjh my;yJ ,sg;gkhdNjh vd;Wk;> mjpy; tpUl;rq;fs; cz;Nlh ,y;iyNah vd;Wk; ghUq;fs;. ijupak; nfhz;L> Njrj;jpd; fdpfspy; rpytw;iwf; nfhz;L thUq;fs; vd;whH.

mf;fhyk; jpuhl;irr;nrb Kjw; gok; gOf;fpw fhykha; ,Ue;jJ. mtHfs; Ngha; Njrj;ij Rw;wpg; ghHj;J> njw;NfAk; nrd;W vgpNuhd; kl;Lk; NghdhHfs;. mq;Nf ,uhl;rjHfis fz;lhHfs;. gpd;G> mtHfs; v];Nfhy; gs;sj;jhf;F kl;Lk;Ngha;> mq;Nf xNu FiyAs;s xU jpuhl;irf; nfhbia mWj;jhHfs;. mij xU jbapNy fl;b> ,uz;L NgH J}f;fpf;nfhz;L te;jhHfs;. mtHfs; Njrj;ijr; Rw;wpg;ghHj;J> ehw;gJ ehs; nrd;wgpd;G> ghuhd; tdhe;juj;jpypUf;fpw fhNjRf;F te;J> NkhNraplKk; ,];uNty; Gj;jpuuplKk; fhdhd; Njrj;J rkhrhuj;ij mwptpj;J> Njrj;jpd; fdpfisAk; mtHfSf;Ff; fhz;gpj;jhHfs;.

mtHfs; NkhNria Nehf;fp: ePH vq;fis mDg;gpd Njrk; ghYk; NjDk; XLfpw Njrk;jhd;. ,Njh> ,J mjDila fdp. MdhYk;> me;j Njrj;jpNy FbapUf;fpw [dq;fs; kpfg; gythd;fs;. gl;lzq;fs; muzpg;ghditfSk;> kpfTk; ngupaitfSkha; ,Uf;fpd;wd. vgpNuhdpNy Vdhf;fpd; Fkhuuhfpa ,uhl;rjHfisf; fz;Nlhk;. mtHfSf;F Kd; ehk; vk;khj;jpuk; vd;whHfs;.

mg;nghOJ fhNyg; NkhNrf;F Kd;ghf [dq;fis mkHj;jp: ehk; clNd Ngha;> fhdhd; Njrj;ijr; Rje;jupj;Jf;nfhs;Nthk;. ehk; mij vspjha; n[apj;Jf;nfhs;syhk; vd;whd;. mtNdhLq;$l vjpHj;Jepw;f ek;khNy $lhJ. mtHfs; ek;ikg; gl;rpj;Jg;NghLk;> mq;Nf FbapUf;fpw [dq;fs; kpfg; ngupa Ml;fs;. ehq;fs; mtHfSf;F Kd; ntl;Lf;fpspfisg;Nghyr; rpd;dtHfsha; ,Ue;Njhk; vd;W nrhy;yp> fhdhd; Njrj;ijg;gw;wpa JHr;nra;jpiag; ghsak; vq;Fk; gutr;nra;jhHfs;.

mg;nghOJ ,];uNty; Gj;jpuH vy;yhUk; $f;Fuypl;Lg; Gyk;gpdhHfs;. mtHfs; md;W ,uh KOtJk; mOJnfhz;bUe;jhHfs;. ,];uNty; Gj;jpuH vy;yhUk; NkhNrf;F tpNuhjkhf KWKWj;jhHfs;. ehq;fs; vfpg;J Njrj;jpNy nrj;Jg;Nghdhy; eykhapUf;FNk my;yJ ,e;j tdhe;juj;jpNy ehq;fs; nrj;jhYk; eyk;. Mdhy;> fhdhd; Njrj;J ,uhl;rjupd; gl;laj;jhy; kbAk;gbf;Fk;> vq;fs; ngz;rhjpfSk; gps;isfSk; nfhs;isahFk;gbf;Fk;> fHj;jH vq;fis ,e;jj; Njrj;Jf;Ff; nfhz;Lte;jJ vd;d? vfpg;j;Jf;Fj; jpUk;gpg; NghfpwNj vq;fSf;F cj;jkk; my;yNth vd;whHfs;. mtHfs;: ehk; xU jiytid Vw;gLj;jpf;nfhz;L> vfpg;Jf;Fj; jpUk;gpg;NghNthk; thUq;fs; vd;W xUtNuhnlhUtH nrhy;ypf; nfhz;lhHfs;. mg;nghOJ NkhNr: ,];uNty; kf;fs; Kd;ghf Kfq;Fg;Gw tpOe;jhd;.

Njrj;ijr; Rw;wpg; ghHj;jtHfspy; E}dpd; Fkhudhfpa NahRthTk;> vg;Gd;Ndapd; Fkhudhfpa fhNyGk; jq;fs; t];jpuq;fisf; fpopj;Jf;nfhz;L> ,];uNtyiu Nehf;fp: ehq;fs; Ngha;r; Rw;wpg; ghHj;Jr; Nrhjpj;j Njrk; kfh ey;y Njrk;. fHj;jH ek;Nky; gpupakha; ,Ue;jhy;> me;jj; Njrj;jpNy ek;ikf; nfhz;LNgha;> ghYk; NjDk; XLfpw me;jj; Njrj;ij ekf;Ff; nfhLg;ghH. fHj;jUf;F tpNuhjkhf khj;jpuk; fyfk;gz;zhjpUq;fs;. me;jj; Njrj;jpd; [dq;fSf;F ePq;fs; gag;glNtz;bajpy;iy. mtHfs; ekf;F ,iuahthHfs;. mtHfisf; fhj;j epoy; mtHfistpl;L tpyfpg;Nghapw;W. fHj;jH ek;NkhNl ,Uf;fpwhH. MfNt> ehk; mtHfSf;Fg; gag;glNtz;bajpy;iy vd;whHfs;. mg;nghOJ ,];uNtyH NahRthkPJk; fhNyg; kPJk; fy;nywpa Ntz;Lk; vd;W nrhd;dhHfs;. clNd> fHj;jUila kfpik Mrupg;Gf; $lhuj;jpy; ,];uNty; Gj;jpuH vy;yhUf;Fk; Kd;ghff; fhzg;gl;lgbahy; NahRthTk; fhNyGk; capH jg;gpdhHfs;.

mg;nghOJ> fHj;jH vd; kfpikiaAk;> ehd; vfpg;jpYs;s tdhe;juj;jpYk; nra;j vd; mjpra milahsq;fisAk; ,tHfs; fz;bUe;Jk;> vd; rj;jj;jpw;Fr; nrtpnfhlhky;> ,jNdhNl gj;JKiw vd;idg; guPl;ir ghHj;j kdpjupy; xUtUk;> mtHfs; gpjhf;fSf;F Mizapl;Lf;nfhLj; Njrj;ijf; fhzkhl;lhHfs;. vdf;Ff; Nfhgk; cz;lhf;fpatHfspy; xUtUk; fhdhidf; fhzkhl;lhHfs;. Mdhy;> vd;Dila jhrdhfpa fhNyg; Rj;j Mtpia cilatdhapUf;fpwgbapdhYk;> cj;jkkha; vd;idg; gpd;gw;wp te;jgbapdhYk;> mtd; Ngha; te;j fhdhd; Njrj;jpNy mtidr; Nrug;gz;ZNtd;. mtd; re;jjpahH mijr; Rje;jupj;Jf;nfhs;thHfs;. Mdhy;> vdf;F tpNuhjkha; KWKWf;fpw ,e;jg; nghy;yhj ,];uNtyupy; ,UgJ tajpw;F Nkw;gl;ltHfSila gpNujq;fs; ,e;j tdhe;juj;jpy; tpOk;. Mdhy;> fhdhdpauhy; nfhs;isahthHfs; vd;W ePq;fs; nrhd;d cq;fs; Foe;ijfNsh fhdhd; Njrj;ijf; fz;lilthHfs;. ePq;fs; Njrj;ijr; Rw;wpg;ghHj;j ehw;gJ ehs; ,yf;fj;jpd;gbNa xt;nthU ehs; xt;nthU tU\khf ePq;fs; ehw;gJ tU\k; tdhe;juj;jpNy jpupe;J> ePq;fs; nra;j ghjfj;ijr; Rke;J moptPHfs; vd;whH. me;jj; JHr;nra;jpiar; nrhy;yp> ,];uNtyiu KWKWf;Fk;gb nra;j gj;Jk; NgUk; fHj;jUila re;epjpapy; thijapdhy; nrj;jhHfs;.

me;ehspNy> NkhNr fhNyig Nehf;fp: eP vd; Njtdhfpa fHj;jiu cj;jkkha;g; gd;gw;wpd jhrdhdgbahy;> cd; fhy; kpjpj;j Njrk; cdf;Fk;> cd; gps;isfSf;Fk; vd;iwf;Fk; Rje;jpukha; ,Uf;ff;fltJ vd;W nrhy;yp> Mizapl;lhd;. fHj;jH nrhd;dgbNa> fhNyg; capNuhNl fhf;fg;gl;lhd;. ,J ele;J ehw;gj;ije;J tUlq;fs; Mapw;W. ,g;nghOJ fhNyGf;F vz;gj;ije;J taJ. NkhNr fhNyig NtTghHf;f fhdhd; ehl;Lf;F mDg;gpd ehspy; fhNyGf;F ,Ue;j me;jg; gyk; ,e;ehs; tiuf;Fk; mtDf;F ,Ue;jJ. Mifahy;> vgpNuhdpYs;s ,uhl;rjiu mtdhy; fHj;jupd; rfhaj;jhy; nfhd;nwhopf;f Kbe;jJ. vgpNuhidr; Rw;wpYk; cs;s guhf;fpukk; gilj;j ,uhl;rjiu vy;yhk; fhNyg; Kw;wpYk; klq;fbj;jhd;. ,t;thW Rje;juk; vy;yhk; gpupj;Jf; nfhLf;fg;gl;l gpd;G> jdJ Rje;jug; ghfj;jpYs;s tpNuhjpfisnay;yhk; rHt rq;fhuk; nra;j xNu kdpjd; fhNyg; kl;LNk. fhuzk;> fHj;jH mtNdhL ,Ue;jhH. mtd; fHj;juhy; MrPHtjpf;fg;gl;ltd;. mtd; fHj;jiug; gupg+uzkha; ek;gpdtd;. mtd; fHj;jiu cj;jkkha;g; gpd;gw;wpd jhrd;. MfNt> Mgpufhk; Njtjuprdk; fz;L> jpUthf;Fg; ngw;w ,lkhfpa vgpNuhd; Njtjuprd ];jyk;. vgpNuhd; NjtIf;fpa jyk;. gupRj;j cld;gbf;if jyk;. vgpNuhd; me;epNahe;epa cwTr; rpd;dk;. vgpNuhd; Njt fhl;rp fpl;Lk; jpUj;jyk;. ,k;Nkd;ikahd vgpNuhd; fHj;jiu cj;jkkha;r; Nrtpj;j tpRthrj; jhrdhfpa fhNyGf;Fr; Rje;jukhff; fpilj;jJ. fhNygpd; tpRthrj;jpw;F ,r;rpwe;j gupR jFk;. rPlDf;Nfw;w rPupa gupR ,Jtd;Nwh!

fhNygpd; nja;tk; ek; nja;tk;! fhNygpd; tpRthrk;Nghy; mirf;fKbahj mjpTd;dhj tpRthrk; ekf;Fs; gz;zg;gll;Lk;. fhNygpd; tpRthrj;jpw;F Vw;wNjhH gupR mtDf;Ff; fpl;baJ. mj;jifa vgpNuhd; ekf;Fr; Rje;juk; Mfl;LNk. vgpNuhdpy; MgpufhNkhL KfKfkha;g; Ngrpd nja;tk; ek;NkhLk; Ngrl;Lk;. Njtjuprdk; ekf;Ff; fpilf;fl;Lk;. NjthrPHthjk; ekf;Fk; tha;f;fl;Lk;. cj;jkj; Njtjhrd; vd;w Gidg;ngaH ekf;Fk; fpl;ll;Lk;. ekJ tpRthrk; nkd;NkYk; tsul;Lk; mt;tpRthrj;jpd; guprhff; fpwp];JNt ek; Rje;jpuk; Mfl;Lk;.