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,d;W ,NaRitg; gpd;gw;Wk; fpwp];jth;fs; Vd; gy rigfshfg; gphpe;jpUf;fpd;wdh; vd;W gyh; Nfl;fpwhh;fs;. ,g;ghlj;jpy; rig vd;gJ vd;d vd;Wk;> mijf;Fwpj;J ekJ flik kw;Wk; rigapd; tuyhW Mfpatw;iw mwpe;Jnfhs;Nthk;.

rig vd;gJ ,NaRtpd;Nky; tpRthrk; itj;J xUkdJld;> n[gj;jpYk;. Ntz;LjypYk; jhpj;jpUf;Fk;gb xd;W $Lfpw tpRthrpfspd; $l;lkhFk;(mg; 1:14 - 2:1)

,NaRfpwp];JNt rigapd; jiytuhf ,Uf;fpwhh; (vNg 1.;23). vq;Nf ,uz;LNguhtJ mjw;F Nkw;gl;lth;fshtJ $b mtUila ehkj;ij kfpikg;gLj;Jfpwhh;fNsh mq;Nf mth;fs; eLNt ,NaR te;J jiytuhf tPw;wpUf;fpwhh;. ,JNt ];jy rigahFk;.

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ey;ynjhU tpRthrp> ,ul;rpf;fg;gl;L> Qhd];ehdk; ngWtjd;%yk; rigapy; ,izfpwhd;. mtd; ];jy rigf; $LiffSf;Fr; nrd;W Njtid Muhjpf;fpwhd;. ];jy rigahdJ eph;thf hPjpahf xU NghjfiuAk; ew;rhl;rpngw;w fz;fhzpfisAk;> %g;gh;fisAk; nfhz;bUf;Fk; ( 1 jPNkh 5.;17).

jpUr;rigapd; gzpfs;:

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Mjp jpUr;rig .;- ,NaRtpd; caph;j;njOjYf;Fg;gpd; mtUila rP\h;fs; ghpRj;jMtpahdtiug;ngwf; fhj;jpUe;J> ngw;Wf;nfhz;L> xUkdJld; n[gpj;Jf;nfhz;bUe;j Kjy; $l;lk;jhd; Mjp jpUr;rig. ,e;jr; rigapy; ,NaRtpd; rP\h;fshd NgJU> Nahthd;> ahf;NfhG> ,NaRtpd; jhahfpa khpahSf;Fg; gpwe;j ahf;NfhG MfpNahh; jiyth;fshf kjpf;fg;gl;lhh;fs; (fyh 2.;9). Jtf;fj;jpy; 120 Ngh;fshff; $ba ,e;jr; rigapy;> Kjy; ehsd;W ele;j gpurq;fj;jhy; Njtd; 3000 tpRthrpfis ,izj;jhh;(mg; 2.;41.47). ,e;jr; rigapy; ,Ue;j ,NaRtpd; rP\uhfpa ahf;NfhG vd;gth;> gpyhj;J vd;w kd;ddhy; nfhy;yg;gl;L> Kjy; ,uj;jr; rhl;rpahf khpj;jhh;. mg;NghJ rigf;F vOe;j Jd;gq;fshy; rpjwg;gl;Lg;Nghd tpRthrpfs;> NjtDila thh;j;ijapd;gbNa a+Njah> rkhhpah> fpNuf;F> kw;Wk; cyfpd; Ie;J fz;lq;fSf;Fk; nrd;W RtpNr\j;ijg; gpurq;fpj;jdh;. KjyhtJ vUrNyKk;> gpd;dh; mg;Nghija cyf ehLfspd; jiyikaplkhd NuhKk; ,j;jpUr;rigapd; jiyikaplq;fshf tpsq;fpd. Nuhkpy; ,NaRtpd; rP\h;fspy; Kjd;ikahdtuhd NgJUTk; kw;w rPrh;fSk; trpj;j tPL> ,d;W thbfd; vd;W nrhy;yg;gLk; Nghg;ghz;lth; trpf;Fk; gFjpapy; cs;sJ. gpw;fhyj;jpy; Nuhk murhq;fk; fpwp];jth;fis rpq;fq;fSf;F ,iuahfg;NghLtJk;> gytpj rpj;jputijahy; nfhy;YtJkhf ,Ue;jJ.

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