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    {InkvXob B[ymßnI kwkvImc¯nsâ NncImekwhmln\nbpw Imhemfpamb "henb t\m¼n' te¡v \mw hoWvSpw {]thin¡pIbmWsÃm. \½psS Bßob PohnX¯nsâ Krlm´co£¯nte¡pw t\cnsâ temI¯nte¡pw \s½ F¯n¡p¶ A\\yamb BNmchnip²nbpÅ Hcp t{ijvTIÀ½amWv t\m¼pt\m¡Â. \½psS ]qÀÆnI·mÀ t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpambn KmVamb k¼À¡¯n Ignªncp¶hcmbncp¶p.a\pjy\pw Ahsâ a\Êpw X½n kacw \St¯WvS ImeamWv t\m¼pImew F¶v BNmcy·mÀ ]dªph¨ncn¡p¶p. ]pWyw hnftbWvS a®mWv t\m¼pImew. a\Ênsâ amäamWv AXv D¶w hbv¡p¶Xv. Cu kac¯nepw Cu a\x]cnhÀ¯\¯nepamWv {InkvXobXbpsS ip²Pe¯nsâ \otcm«w \½n kar²ambn DWvSmtIWvSXv. Cu \otcm«w kwPmXambnsæn \½fpw \½psS ss{IkvXhPohnXhpw Hcp PUhkvXphmbn A[x]Xn¡pw. X·qew {InkvXobXbpsS `mKt[bw \nÀ®bn¡p¶ ]cn]mh\amb Hcp LSIamWv henb t\m¼v F¶p \mw Xncn¨dnbWw.


    Cu t\m¼pIme¯v \msaÃmhcpw Hcp "dn{^jÀ tImgvkn' te¡p {]thin¡p¶Xp t]msebmWv. hnizmk¯nsâ aqeLSI§sf Hcn¡Â¡qSn a\Ênsâ DÅdIfnte¡v tNÀ¯p hbv¡p¶ ]T\ImeamWnXv. t\m¼mNcn¡pt¼mÄ \mw BäpXocs¯ hr£wt]msebmWv. ""Ce hmSmsX hfcpIbpw ^ekar²n \ÂIpIbpw sN¿p¶p'' (k¦o. 1:4þ5).
"t]¯qÀ¯ RmbdmgvN' Ignªphcp¶ ]mXncmhnemWv henb t\m¼v Bcw`n¡p¶Xv. BtLmj§fpsS FÃmw Ahkm\ Znhkw F¶mWv B hm¡psImWvSv AÀ°am¡p¶Xv.

   
    hn`qXn Xn¦fmgvN A\pXm]ip{iqjItfmsS t\m¼v Bcw`n¡pw. "D]hkn¡p¶hcpsS kaqlw' F¶p \s½¡pdn¨v ]mÝmXyanj\dnamÀ t]mepw ]dªncp¶p. t\m¼mNcWw {InkvXobXbpsS hnip² amÀ¤amWv; ]cn]mh\amb hgnbmWv. kphntij¯nsâ Bg§fnte¡pÅ hgnbmWv. kphntijt¯mSpÅ Hcp ZoÀL_Ô¯n \n¶v Dcp¯ncnª amÀ¤amWXv. AXmbXv henb t\m¼nsâ thcpIÄ sNs¶¯n\nev¡p¶Xv Cutimbn¯s¶bmWv. Gi¿m {]hmNI\neqsS ssZhamb IÀ¯mhv Acpfns¨bvXp: ""ZpjvSXbpsS sI«pIÄ s]m«n¡pIbpw \pI¯nsâ IbdpIÄ Agn¡pIbpw aÀ±nXsc kzX{´cm¡pIbpw FÃm \pI§fpw HSn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xtà Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶ D]hmkw'' (Gi¿ 58: 6). {hXip²amb Hcp X¯zhnNmchpw Hcp PohnXZÀi\hpamWv Cu XncphN\¯nsâ ]n¶nÂ. t\m¼pw {]mÀ°\bpw D]hmkhpw Hcp B[ymßnI`mjbmWv; B `mj kwkmcn¡p¶hcpw AXp a\Ênem¡p¶hcpw AXv CjvSs¸Sp¶hcpw C¶v XmcXtay\ Ipdhs{X. {InkvXobXbpsS aÀ½w sXmSm\pÅ D]m[nbmWv t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw . bYmÀ°¯nepÅ Hcp B´caX¯nsâ ktµiamWv AXv DÄs¡mÅp¶Xv. a\pjy\nse tZmjmwi¯ns\Xncmb Hcp kacX{´w Xs¶bmWXv. {InkvXobaqey§fn Icp¯mÀÖn¡phm\pÅ amÀ¤hpw CXs{X. FÃm aX§fpsSbpw B[ymßnIhnNmct¯mSv tNÀ¶pt]mIp¶ Hcp At\zjWamÀ¤w IqSnbmWv t\m¼v.

   
    t\m¼ns\ anXmlmc{hXsa¶pw \ncmlmc{hXsa¶pw hntijn¸n¡p¶ ss{IkvXh]ÞnX·mcpWvSv. `£n¡mXncp¶pw, `£W¯n anXXzw ]men¨pw aÕyamwkmZnIÄ hÀÖn¨pamWv t\m¼nsâ hnhn[ AÀ°Xe§sf¡pdn¨p Nn´nt¡WvSXv. ssZht¯mSp IqsS Bbncn¡pI, tNÀ¶ncn¡pI, H¶n¨mbncn¡pI, kao]¯mbncn¡pI, ASp¯ncn¡pI Fs¶ms¡bmWsÃm D]hkn¡pI F¶p ]dªmÂ. C{]Imcambncn¡pt¼mÄ lrZbw sImWvSp {]mÀ°n¡phm³ km[n¡pw. t\m¼pw D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw F¶ {Xnhn[ B`napJy§Ä At¸mÄ Hcp bmYmÀ°yambn amdp¶p. At¸mÄ t\m¼v F¶p ]dbp¶Xv ssZht¯mSpÅ kao]hmk¯nsâ ImeamsW¶p \mw Xncn¨dnbpw. DÅp s]mÅbmb ss{IkvXhPohnX¯nsâ Zmcn{ZymhØ \ap¡v shfns¸Sp¯p¶ kphÀ®mhkcamWnXv.


    {]mÀ°\bnepw D]hmk¯nepw ssZhmebw tI{µam¡n Pohn¨ iotam\pw l¶mbpw, emfnXyhpw ImÀ¡iyhpw F¶ CcpXehmÄ [cn¨ tbml¶m³ amwZm\mbpw t\m¼pIme¯v \ap¡v hgnIm«nIfmtIWvShcmWv. {InkvXobXbpsS lrZbkwkvImc¯nte¡pÅ NqWvSp]eIIfmWhÀ. \mev]Xv Zn\cm{X§Ä D]hkn¨ Cutim hN\¯nsâ iànsImWvSv {]tem`\§fmIp¶ aeIfpsS Hu¶Xyw XIÀ¯h\mWv. CutimbpsS D]hmkw km¯msâ {]hÀ¯\§fpsS XIÀ¨bnemWv F¯nbXv. ]ctemI¯nsâ {]XoIw ChnsS Øm]n¡m\mWv Cutim D]hkn¨Xv. t\m¼pw {]mÀ°\bpw D]hmkhpw ssZh¯nsâ hmkØe§fmWv, ]mÀ¸nS§fmWv. B ]mÀ¸nS§Ä \mtamtcmcp¯cpsSbpw lrZb§fmhWw. CutimbmIp¶ shfn¨¯nsâ Xpcp¯nte¡v bm{X sN¿phm³ klmbn¡p¶ aqey§fmWh. t\m¼pw {]mÀ°\bpw D]hmkhpw Hcpan¨p t]mtIWvS Imcy§fmWv. D]hmkhpw {]mÀ°\bpw sImWvSÃmsX ss]imNnIiànIÄ ]pd¯pt]mIpIbnsöv Cutim Xs¶ ]Tn¸n¨ncp¶sÃm. Ahn`mPyamb Cu aq¶p Imcy§sf \mw hn`Pn¡cpXv. t\m¼p t\m¡msXbpw D]hkn¡msXbpw icnbmbn {]mÀ°n¡m³ km[yaÃ. \½psS {]mÀ°\IÄ ssZh¯nsâ ]¡Â F¯msX t]mIp¶psWvS¦n hn`Pn¡m³ ]mSnÃm¯hsb \½Ä hn`Pn¡p¶XpsImWvSmWv. t\m¼pw {]mÀ°\bpw ]Ým¯m]hpw hgnbmWv aninlmsbbpw, ]nXmhmb ssZhs¯bpw, ]cnip² dqlmsbbpw {]kmZn¸nt¡WvSXv F¶p hn. IpÀ_m\bn \mw {]mÀ°n¡pt¼mgpw Cu Ahn`mPyXbmWv k` \s½ HmÀ½n¸n¡p¶Xv. D]hmk¯neqsS F{]Imcw kzÀ¤¯nsâ `mKywþ{XnXzclkywþA\p`hn¡m³ km[n¡pw F¶mWsÃm Cu {]mÀ°\ ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv. \½Ä icocw sImWvSpw BßmhpsImWvSpw D]hkn¡Ww. lrZbip²n IsWvS¯Ww. hnip²cn kw{]oX\mbn hkn¡p¶h\mWv ssZhw. ssZh¯nsâ {]oXn k¼mZn¡phm³ DXIp¶ Imcy§fmWv Cu t\m¼pIme¯v \mw At\zjnt¡WvSXv.


    ]nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ CjvSw \ndthäpI F¶Xmbncp¶p CutimbpsS `£Ww. \½psS `£Whpw {]tXyIn¨v Cu t\m¼pIme¯v CXpXs¶bmIWw. B `£Ww Ign¡phm³ thWvSnbmWv aäp ]eXnt\mSpw \mw hnS ]dbp¶Xv. D]hmkwsImWvSv Bßmhpw icochpw AewIrXamIpt¼mtg ssZhXncphnjvSamIp¶ `£Ww cpNnIcambn A\p`hs¸SpIbpÅq. aZyhpw ab¡pacp¶pw tIm]hpw Akqbbpw hntZzjhpw ]cZqjWhpw [\tamlhpw FÃmw \mw hÀÖn¡Ww. "A§bpsS Xncpa\Êv kzÀ¤¯nteXp t]mse `qanbnepamIWw, AXmbXv Fsâ lrZb¯nepamIWw F¶mWv {]mÀ°nt¡WvSXv. D]hkn¨p {]mÀ°n¨m ssZhXncpa\Êv Xs¶bmhpw \½psS {]hr¯nbneqsS \ndthds¸«psImWvSncn¡p¶Xv. A{]Imcw \nXymbpÊnsâ hgn IsWvS¯p¶ Imeambn t\m¼pImes¯ \ap¡v ImWm³ IgnbWw. ssZhXncphnjvSw At\zjn¡msX, kzmÀ°XmXv]cy§sf Xmtemen¡pt¼mÄ, kz´w bPam\s\Xncmbn KqVmtemN\ \S¯p¶ Zmks\t¸mse, Rm³ kz´w c£bpsS ASn¯d am´pIbmWv sN¿p¶Xv F¶v ]uckvXy]nXmhmb amÀ At{]w km£ys¸Sp¯p¶p.


hn. BKkvXot\mkv ]Tn¸n¡p¶pWvSv, Hmtcm a\pjy\pw cWvSp ]«W§Ä ]Wnbp¶pWvSv F¶v. H¶v ssZh¯nsâ ]«Ww, aäXv a\pjysâ ]«Ww. ssZhs¯ tI{µØm\¯p \ndp¯n kz´w XmXv]cy§Ä thsWvS¶p hbv¡pt¼mgmWv ssZh¯nsâ ]«Ww ]Wnbp¶Xv. kz´w XmXv]cy§Ä tI{µØm\¯v \nÀ¯nbn«v ssZhs¯ amän \nÀ¯pt¼mgmWv a\pjysâ ]«Ww ]Wnbp¶Xv. \ap¡v kzmÀ°cmImsX \nkzmÀ°cmImw, ]cmÀ°nIfmImw. ]m]¯nsâ hntZihmk]cymIpeXIfnÂ\n¶v, ssZhkmao]y¯nsâ kztZihmk kzkvYXIfnte¡v IS¶phcmw. ssZh¯nsâ Bbp[w [cn¨v, t\m¼pw {]mÀ°\bpw D]hmkhpw hgn ss{IkvXhPohnX¯nsâ B´camb BtLmj¯nsâ, DÕh¯nsâ Imeambn Cu t\m¼pImes¯ \ap¡p amämw.


    D]hmk¯neqsS Cutim km¯msâ A[nImc]cn[nbnte¡p IS¡pIbmbncp¶p. {]tem`\s¯ AXnsâ iànZpÀK¯nÂh¨v ]cmPbs¸Sp¯ns¡mWvSv Xm³ ssZh]p{X\msW¶v Cutim shfns¸Sp¯n. Cutim {]tem`\¯n hoWnÃ. AhnSp¶v hogmsX sXfnbn¨Xv, \ap¡p hogvNIfn \n¶v Fgpt¶äpsImWvSv sXfnbn¡mw. At¸mÄ \mapw ssZh]p{XcmIbs{X sN¿p¶Xv. \mw {]mÀ°n¡p¶Xns\¡mÄ Cutim \ap¡pthWvSn {]mÀ°n¡p¶pWvSv: AhnS¶p ]t{Xmknt\mSp ]dªsÃm: ""CXm km¯m³ \ns¶ tKmX¼p t]mse ]mäm³ {ian¨p. F¶m \nsâ hnizmkw £bn¡mXncn¡phm³ Rm³ \n\¡pthWvSn {]mÀ°n¨p'' (eq¡m. 22:32). asämchkc¯n AhnS¶p ]dªp, "\o Fgpt¶äp \S¡Ww.' \nsâ t]mcmbvaIfn \n¶v, hogvNIfn \n¶v, Xn·Ifn \n¶v Fgpt¶äp apt¼m«p \S¡Ww F¶mWv AhnS¶v D]tZin¨Xv. \½psS a\Êm£ntbmSpw Cutim Cu hm¡pIÄ DcphnSp¶pWvSv. "Cutim ]t{Xmknsâ t\sc Xncnªv Ahs\ t\m¡n' (eq¡m. 22:61). ]t{Xmkn\v AXv Gsd KpWIcambn. "Ah³ ]pd¯pt]mbn a\w s\m´p Icªp' (eq¡m. 22:62). CXmWv A\pXm]Nn´; t\m¼pIme¯v \mw kz´amt¡WvS Nn´bpw. CutimbpsS t\m«¯n\mbn Im¯ncn¡mw. AhnSp¶v \s½ ssI]nSn¨v DbÀ¯p¶ kphÀ®ImeamWv t\m¼pImew.


    ssZh¯nsâ ]¡te¡v \mw \S¯p¶ XoÀ°mS\amWv t\m¼v. \½psS "Zmcn{Zy§fpsS acp`qanbneqsS' Cutim Xs¶ \½psS IqsS bm{X¡mc\mbn«v IS¶phcp¶ kabamWXv. \½psS imcocnIXbpsS XmXv]cy§fmIp¶ sN¶mbv¡fn \n¶v \½n Xs¶bpÅ IpªmSns\ kwc£n¡p¶Xn\v ssZhw GÀs¸Sp¯nbncn¡p¶ kabamWnXv. Cu t\m¼pImew ]cn. A½sb Iq«p]nSn¨v \ap¡v bm{X sN¿mw. A½bv¡mWv bm{XbpsS e£yØm\amb Cutimbnte¡v kpc£nXambn \s½ F¯n¡m³ Ignbp¶Xv. hN\amIp¶ CfInadnbp¶ Pe¯nte¡v A½ \s½ Bhiym\pkcWw FSps¯dnªpsImÅpw. PohnX¯nse Xncp¯ente¡pw Xncn¨dnhnte¡pw DÅ Hcp FSps¯dnbs¸S Bhs« AXv. AhnsS\n¶v Fgpt¶ev¡pt¼mÄ \½psS kz´w Imen \n¶v PohnX¯nsâ `mc§Ä Npa¡phm\pÅ Icp¯p In«pw. A\p{KlZmbIamb Hcp t\m¼pImew GhÀ¡pw lrZbb]qÀÆw Biwkn¡p¶p.