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"hmb\mcpsS kwhmZw' F ]wIvvXnbn, Ign efn (kvt\lkwhmZw) h
GXm\pw {]kIvvXamb {]XnIcW...... hmbnpI

{InkvXpaXtam ]utemkv aXtam?
"kvt\lkwhmZw' amknIbpsS Hcp ]pXnb hmb\m c\mWv Rm. Ign amv amkw ]pdndnb kvt\ lkwhmZn ankv hKokv Fw. kmapth FgpXnb Ipw AXn\v adp]Snbmbn A_qjao FgpXnb Ipw {ibns]p. {]XnIcnmXncnpXv icnbsv tXmn. ankv kmapth ]e ]cn`mjI hmbnnpw AIv_ IWvSXpt]mse IWvSn FXv icnXsbmWv. Cmcy n Atls IpsSppXv icnb. Atlw IWvS ss__nfn D]n 21:4 hnhcnXns\bmWv.
""A{_lmw AXncmhnse Fgptv Ipsd Ahpw Hcp XpI knbn shhpsaSpv lmKmdnsd tXmfn shp. Ipnsb G]nnv Ahsf ]dbp. Ah Ahn sS\nv t]mbn t_j_ acp{]tZiv Aep\Sp'' (K.C.B.C. Bible Commision). Cu hN\w CtX coXnbn XsbmWv "\nv Hm^v {Sqv' ]pdndnb H.M. Baagil M.D. bpsS "{InkvXy apkvenw kwhmZw' F ]pkvX Inepw DcnnpXv. AXn\m ankv kmapth km ImWmXn Atls ]gntWvSXn. ss__nfnsd ]cn`mjI ]cn`mjbn hcpnb A_amhm\mWv km[yX. ]cn`mj \nhlnptm IpdpIqSn kqvaX ]peWambncpp. ]ZhyXymk kzm`mhnIamWv. ]t, AYw Xs amdntmIp coXnbn ]cnWanXv \n`mKyIcamWv.
Ckvamtb Hcp sNdnb IpnbmWv Fv hcpnXo m ss__n FgppIm Iw ImWnpshXv icn b. ImcWw Ckvamtbens\ lmKmdnsd In sImSp phnSptm Ipn sNdpXvXsbmbncpp. ]t, Ipn hepXmsWv hcpphm\mWv ss__n FgppIm {iannpXv. DZmlcWn\v CkvlmJnsd P\\k abv A{_lmansd hbv 100 Bbncpp (D]n 21:5). Ckvamtb P\nptm A{_lmansd {]mbw 86 Bbncpp. CkvlmJv P\nptm Ckvamtbensd {]mbw 14 Bbncnpw, CkvlmJnsd apeIpSn amdnbtm cWvSv hbmWv. AXn\v tijamWv BZy`mcy kmdbpsS ]cmXnaqew lmKmdns\bpw Ckvamtbens\bpw ]pdn bsXv ss__n ]dbpp (D]n 21:810). Atm Ckvamtben\v 16 hbmbncnWw. ]t, Ckvamtbens\ tXmfnenSm {]mbap Hcp sNdnb IpnbmbnmWv D]n bnXs ]dbpXv. kw`hw hnhcnpXns\bmWv: ""XpI knbnse shw Xotm Ah Ipnsb Hcp Ipnmn InSn. Ipv acnpXv F\nv ImWm  h Fv ]dv Ah Ipsd AIse Hcp Asbvv ZqcpsNv FXnhitv Xncnncpp. Ipn Dn Icbm XpSn. IpnbpsS Icn ssZhw tIp. kzKn \nv ssZhnsd ZqX Ahsf hnfnp]dp. lmKm \o hnjantWvS. `bsSpIbpw thWvS. IpnbpsS Icn  ssZhw tIncnpp. Fgptv Ipnsb InseSppI. Ah\n\nv Rm hensbmcp P\Xsb ]pdsSphnpw. ssZhw AhfpsS Iv Xpdp. Ah Hcp InW (kwkw) IWvSp. AhsNv XpI kn \ndv Ipnv IpSnm sImSpp. ssZhw IpnbpsS IqsS DWvSmbncpp. Ah acp`q anbn ]mp. Ah hfv ka\mb Hcp hnmfnbm bn Xop (D]n 21:1420). ChnsS ]cmainpXv Hcp ]Xn\mdpImc\sv a\nemmw. CXn\nv hyIvXamIpXv CkvlmJv P\npXn\v appX s Ckvamtbepw lmKmdpw kmdsb ]ncnp t]mbn FmWv. Cu kw`hw hnhcnpXn D ]n 21:810, D]n21:1420ambn ]ckv]cw sshcp [yw ]peppshv ImWmw. ss__nfn ]utemknsd B[n]Xyw \ntj[nm\mhm kXyamWv. tbip {Iqinsn Fv hnizknp h B kaqln PohnncpXmbn ss__n fn ImWmw. Ahsc AwKoIcnphcmbn Hcp hn`mKw KemXynSbn {]hnncpp. Ahsc hnainp ]utemkns\ KemXyp teJ \n ImWmw ""lm _pnbnm KemXytc, tbip{InkvXp {Iqinsh\mbn \nfpsS In\v apn hcpImnbncns \nsf p{Zw sNbvXv abnbXmcmWv? (KemXy 3:1). tbiphnsd bYmY A\p bmbnI ]utemknsd knmsXncmbncppsh v a\nemmw. Rm ]dbpXv t`mjv kXyamWv Fv Bhnp ]utemkns\ \apv ss__nfn ImWm Ignbpw. ""Rm {InkvXphns\ ap\nn kXyw ]dbpp; Rm ]dbpXv t`mjv'' (tdma 9:1). ""\psS Imhmb tbip{InkvXphnsd ssZhhpw ]nXmhpambn Ftpw hmgvsh Rm t`mjv ]dbpXv Fdnbpp''(sImcny 2 11:31). ""Rm {]iwknm hnNm cnmepw aqV\mhpIbn. kXyas ]dbpXv'' (sImcny 2 126). ""R sImcpXmh A Fv \n Adn bpw Fv Rm Binpp'' (sImcny 2 136). ""Rm FgpXpXv t`mjv FXn\v ssZhw kmn'' (KemXy 120). ""{]tLmjI\mbpw AtmkvXe\mbpw hnizmkn epw kXynepw hnPmXobcpsS {]t_m[I\mbpw Rm \nban sp. Rm t`mjv kXyamcWv ]dbpXv'' (Xntam sYtbmkv 2:7). ]utemkv ]dbpXv kXya, IamWv F Btcm]Ww \nehnepWvSmbncpXpsImWvSm Wv Cs\ Bhnv kXyw sNtWvSnhcpXv. tbip hnsd A[ym]\v A\pIqeambn {]kwKnp bYmY AtmkvXemsXnsc ]utemkv XncnbpXv {inpI.
""Hcp hv X {]kwKnm  asmcp tbiphns\ {]kwKnpI tbm \nv e`nm thsdmcp BXvamshnepw \n ssIsm m thsdmcp kphntijsanepw e`npItbm sNptm \n s]mdppXv BivNcyw. Rm Cu AtmkvXe {]amWnIscm Hpw Ipdh\ Fv \ncq]npp'' (sImcny 2 11:45). CXn\nv ]utemkv hnainp AtmkvXe m ]utemknt\m t{ijvTXbp hcmbn P\ IWmnbncp hcmWv Fv hyIvXamWv. Ahscp dnv tdmamc\mbncp ]utemkv ]d bpp.
""Ah sl{_mbcmtWm? Rm\pw AsX. Ah C{kmtbmcmtWm? Rm\pw AsX. Ah {InkvXphnsd ZmkmcmtWm Rm\pw AsX. Ah A{_mlnsd kXnIfmtWm Ds\tmse Rm\pw ]dbpp. Rm Ipsd IqsS sas Zmk\mWv'' (sImcny 2 11:2223). Cu hmZKXn Isfmw P\ ]pNvOnpXnbXpw tbiphnsd bYmY AtmkvXem cntev BIrjvScmbXpw ]utemkn\v klnn. Atlw ]dbpp: ""Rm Hcp t`mj\mbntmbtm! \nfmWv AXn\v ImcWm. Fsm \n Fs {]iwkntWvS hcmbncpp. Rm \nmc\msWncn nepw Cu AXnt{ijvTcmb Atmkv Xemtcm Hpw Ipdh\'' (sImcny 2 1211). BXva{]iwkm v Hcp AhmUv \nivNbnm AXv kzoIcnm ]utemkv Btcmfpw Hpw ]nne Fv ]utemknsd teJ\fneqsS a\nemmw. tbip Xsd PohnXImev sXcsSpv amK\ntZi \Inb Xsd injyv e`nm A\p{Klw tbiphns\ Xsd PohnXImev ImWpIt]mepw sNmX iu F Cu tdmammc\v e`npsh kzbw AhImihmZsbpw Atlw kzbw sa\sSp am\kmc IYbpw P\ AwKoIcnm\pw hnizknm \pw XbmdmhmXn AXv`pXsSm s\mpan. {InkvXphnsd kphnti jsf ]msS AhKWnpsImWvSv kzw knm \Snhcpnb ]utemkmWv B[p\nI ss{IkvXh k`IfpsS BXvaob Kpcpshn {Inkv XpaXw FXnt\m ]utemkv aXw FmWv IqSpX icn.
aplZv \ujmZv tImav, A_pZm_n

aoUnbIsf {inpI
B\pImenI {]knoIcWfn eqsSbpw av aoUnbIfneqsSbpw Ckvem ans\ XmdSnv ImWnm\p KqV{ia  \SpsImWvSncnptm Ahsb hkvXp\njvTambn hnebncppXn\p thWvSn "kvt\lkwhmZw' amknIbpsS GXm\pw t]PpI amnshWsasm cp A`n{]mbapWvSv. Fm XnfmgvNbpw sshIptcw 4.30\v Gjyms\v tm_ en \Smdp "AIfw' F B\pImenI Nbn CubSpv h Hcp hnjbw "aXhpw kv{Xobpw ]ns kzmX{yhpw' CXn\v anI Hcp DZml cWamWv. Ckvemans\ hnIrXambn AhXcnnm aoUnbI aXvkcnp sImWvSncnptm Ccw thZnIfn apkvenw]p\nv ]sSpnp XmIs hnjb thWvScq]n hkvXp\njvTambn AhXcnnm km[nmhcpw. apkvenw kv{XoIv Ckvemw kzmX{yw \Ipn Fv hcpnopXn\pthWvSn `uXnI hmZnIfpw apkvenw \ma[mcnIfpw av hnaiIcpw Dbnp cWvSv lZokp IfmWv NphsS sImSppXv. ""ssIIm cyIXrXzw kv{Xosb G]n Hcp kaqlhpw hnPbnpIbn''. ""aqv Imcy  Zu`mKyw hnfnphcppp hoSv, kv{Xo, IpXnc'' (amXr`qan BgvN Xnv, amv 1622, t]Pv 32).
CXnsd \nPkvYnXn Fspw Ckvemw kv{XoIv \Inbnp kvYm\sbpw Ahv \Inbnp AhImisfbpw Ahsc kw_\v[n \nbasfbpwIpdnv hfsc Kl\hpw ]T\mlhpamb Hcp teJ\w iIvX amb `mjbnIqSn {]knoIcnW sav At].
F.Sn.A_vZpaPoZv,IcphmcpWvSv

kvt\lkwhmZn\v A`n\\
"kvt\lkwhmZw' amknI aqmw hbntev {]thinncnpIbmW tm. Cu Ahkcn CXnsd AWnbdin]nIv ktmjnmw. ImcWw AXn\v am{Xw henb Hcp Nm hnjbamWnv "kvt\lkwhmZw'. a\pjy_pnsb XnbpWp {]am W_amb teJ\fmWv kvt\lkw hmZnsd {]tXyIX. Ckveman s\Xnscbp Btcm]Wicsf XSppXn "kvt\lkwhmZ' nsd ]v A\ntj[yhpw AXpeyhp amWv. C\nbpan\nbpw aptmv t]mIm \p iIvXnbpw BPhhpw kvt\l kwhmZnsd AWnbd in]nI v ssZhw \Isv Fv {]mYnpp.
ss^k \qdWn, ]memSv

Rm kvt\lkwhmZnsd Hcp kvYncw hmb\mcnbmWv. CkvemanI {]t_m[\cwKv "kvt\lkwhmZ' tmfw D]ImcsSp asmcp {]kn oIcWhpan FmWv Rm a\n empXv. kv{XoIsfbpw IpnIsfbpw {]tXyIw BIjnpXcnep efnXamb krjvSnIsfmpw "kwhmZ' n ImWmXn ]cn`hapWvSv. ]cnlcnpatm. ]{Xm[n]pw av {]hIpw A`n\\.
kpm\ sI.Fw, \neq