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{InkvXphnsâ `mhw [cn¸n³
By JIBU C. JOY

"BIbmð \n§Ä IÀ¯mhmb {InkvXptbiphns\ ssIs¡mïXpt]mse Ahs³d Iq«mbvabnð \S¸n³; Ah\nð thcqónbpw BßnIhÀ²\ {]m]n¨pw \n§Ä¡p]tZin¨pXóXnóp H¯h®w hnizmk¯mð Dsd¨pw kvtXm{X¯nð Ihnªpw Ccn¸n³.' (sImsemÊyÀ 2:6þ7)

hnip² ]utemkv Çolm Hmtcm k`IÄ¡pambn teJ\§Ä FgpXnbXv hyàamb e£yt¯mSpIqsS Bbncpóp. sImsemÊyÀ¡v FgpXnb teJ\hpw XnI¨pw hyàamb Nne \nÀt±i§fpw Bib§fpw B k`bnse hnizmknIsf Adnbn¡póXn\v thïnbmbncpóp. k`bnð hnhn[ Xc¯nepÅ ]mjmtÞm]tZi§Ä {]Ncn¨ncpó kab¯v kXyhnizmk¯nð \nópw hyXnNen¨pt]mImsX Ahsc hnizmk¯nð Dd¸n¡póXn\pw {InkvXphpambn«pÅ _Ô¯nð Du«nbpd¸n¡póXn\pw thïnbmbncpóp At¸mkvXe³ sImsemÊy k`bv¡v FgpXpóXv. AXpsImïpXsó, sNdnb teJ\sa¦nepw hnizmk]camb ]e kXy§fpw sImsemÊy teJ\¯nð AS§nbncn¡póp.

HómaXmbn, {InkvXob PohnX¯nð {InkvXphnÅ hnizmk¯nsâ BhiyIX t_m²ys¸Sp¯póp. cïmaXmbn, hnizmknIÄ X½nepÅ kvt\l¯nsâbpw IcpXensâbpw BhiyIX a\Ênem¡n¯cpóp. aqómaXmbn Hcp hnizmkn F{X Imew ssZh¯n\v {]oXnIcamb Pohn¡WsaópÅ Bibhpw Cu teJ\¯nð \ap¡p e`yamIpóp. {InkvXob PohnX¯nð Hcp hnizmkn F{]Imcw hÀ¯n¡WsaómWv {]kvXpX thZ`mK¯nð At¸mkvXe³ \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv. Hcp {InkvXym\n¡v ASnØm\]cambn Dïmbncnt¡ï Nne LSI§fmWv Cu thZ`mK¯v {]Xn]mZn¡póXv. CXnð Hómas¯ LSIw {InkvXym\n {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅWw FópÅXmWv. \½psS hm¡neqsSbpw {]hÀ¯nbneqsSbpw s]cpamÁ¯neqsSbpw {InkvXphns\ aÁpÅhÀ¡p ]Icphm³ X¡h®w \mw {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅWw.

{InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅpI FóXnð hnh£n¡póXv {InkvXphpambn XmZmßys¸«v Hómbn¯ocpI FóXmWv. \ap¡dnbmw, Hcp IpSpw_¯nsâ `{ZX \nesImÅpóXv B IpSpw_¯nse AwK§Ä X½nepÅ ]ckv]c hnizmk¯nepw kvt\l¯nepw AXnjvTnXamWv. AXv B IpSpw_mwK§Ä X½nepÅ XmZmßys¸SemWv. B _Ô¯nsâ ]cnWnX ^eambn«mWv B IpSpw_¯nð kt´mjhpw kam[m\hpw IpSnsImÅpóXv. B IpSpw_mwK§Ä X½nð ]ckv]cw DÄs¡mÅpIbmWv sN¿póXv. A{]Imcw \½psS IpSpw_¯nse Hcp AwKw Fó coXnbnemWv \mw {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mtÅïXv. {InkvXp \½psS PohnX¯nsâ Ahn`mPy LSIambn amdWw.

Fómð Cós¯ temI¯nð {InkvXym\n FóXv shdpw Hcp te_ð am{Xambn amdnbncn¡bmWv. \mw {InkvXphns\ Adnbpóp, Fómð Ahs\ DÄs¡mÅpónñ FóXmWv kXyw. a\pjyscñmw ]m]¯n\p hnt[bcmWv. A\pkcWt¡Snsâbpw AhnizkvXXbpsSbpw ]mXbnð kôcn¡pI a\pjyklPamWv. \½psS ]m]§Ä hÀ²n¡pwtXmdpw \mw ssZh¯nð\nópw AIópt]mIpóp. ssZh¯nð \nópw AIópt]mb a\pjy³ ssZh¯n¦te¡p Xncn¨phcWw. ssZh¯n¦te¡p aS§nhcphm\pÅ GI amÀ¤w A\pXm]amWv.

]pXnb\nba¯nð ]Ým¯m]¯neqsS ssZh¯nte¡p aS§n hcpóXnsâ ]e D]aIfpw kw`h§fpw \mw hmbn¡pópïv. apSnb\mb ]p{X³ [qÀ¯\mbn Pohn¨ tijw ]Ým¯]n¨v ]nXmhnsâ `h\¯nte¡p aS§n hcnIbpw kvt\l\n[nbmb ]nXmhv Ahsâ sXÁpIsfñmw s]mdp¡pIbpw Ahs\ kzoIcn¡bpw sN¿póp. IÀ¯mhnsâ IpcnipacW kab¯v cïp IÅòmsc Hcp¯s\ A¸pd¯pw Hcp¯s\ C¸pd¯pambn {Iqin¨p. AhÀ cïpt]cpw sNbvX IpÁ§Ä Hóp Xsóbmbncpóp. cïpt]À¡pw hn[n¨ in£bpw Hóp Xsó Bbncpóp. Fómð Ahkm\ \nanj¯nð AXnð Hcp Ių A\pX]n¨p, c£vb¡p AhIminbmbn.

bmt¡m_v Çolm \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. "ssZht¯mSp ASp¯p sNñphn³; Fómð Ah³ \n§tfmSp ASp¯p hcpw. ]m]nItf, ssIIsf shSn¸m¡phn³; Ccpa\ÊptÅmtc, lrZb§sf ip²oIcn¸n³;' (bmt¡m_v 4:8) krãmhns\ AwKoIcn¡pó krãn, krãnsb kzoIcn¡pó krãmhv, C{]Imcw ]c]qcIamb Hcp {]{InbbmWv ]Ým¯]n¨v ssZh¯nte¡p aS§nhcpó A\p`h¯nð \S¡póXv.

{InkvXphns\ \mw DÄs¡mÅpt¼mÄ {InkvXphnsâ `mhw \½nð kwPmXamIpóp. {InkvXphnse {]ISamb `mh§Ä kvt\l¯nsâbpw, IcpXensâbpw, XymK¯nsâbpw, Bßob iànbpsSbpw `mh§fmWv. {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅpóhÀ {InkvXphnsâ `mh§sf {]ISn¸n¡póp. A{]ImcapÅ `mh§fneqsS \½psS {]hÀ¯\ coXnbnepw s]cpamÁ coXnbnepw amÁapïmIpóp. ]gb\nbaImes¯ Ið¸\Ifnð ]dbpóXv \nsót¸mseXsó \nsâ Abð¡mcs\bpw kvt\ln¡ FómWv. Fómð ]pXnb\nba¯nð IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¨Xv; i{Xphns\ kvt\ln¡, ]Ibv¡póhÀ¡pthïn {]mÀ°n¡ FómWv. CXv Að¸w {Iqcamb Hcp Ið¸\bmWv. Cu Ið¸\bpambn XmcX½yw sN¿pt¼mÄ ]gb\nba¯nse Ið¸\ Xptemw eLphmWv. IÀ¯mhv \ap¡p Im«n¯ó amXrI ]pXnb\nba¯nse ITn\amb Ið¸\bmWv. IÀ¯mhv Ipcninð InSóv thZ\ A\p`hn¡pt¼mÄ, Ip´w sImïv Ipt¯Át¸mÄ, ]ckyambn ]cnlkn¡s¸«t¸mÄ AsXñmw kln¨psImïv Ahsc kvt\ln¡pIbpw AhÀ¡pthïn {]mÀ°n¡bpamWv sNbvXXv. AXpsImïv {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mïv {InkvXphnsâ `mhw {]ISam¡póhÀ¡p am{Xsa i{Xphns\ kvt\ln¡m³ km[n¡bpÅp. adn¨p Nn´n¨mð, i{Xphns\ kvt\ln¡m³ IgnbpóhÀ¡p am{Xsa {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅm³ km[n¡bpÅp.

{InkvXphnsâ asÁmcp `mhw Aenhnsâbpw IcpXensâbpw `mhamWv. I®p\oÀ XqIpt¼mÄ a\Êenbpó, hnizmkt¯msS Xsâ ASp¡te¡p hcpóhÀ¡v kuJyw \ðIpó Hcp IÀ¯mhmWv \ap¡pÅXv. AicWÀ¡pw A\mYÀ¡pw A²zm\n¡póhÀ¡pw IcpWbpw a\Êenhpw Bizmkhpw \ðInbh\mWv \½psS IÀ¯mhv. kaql¯nð `rãcmbn IcpXnbncpó Np¦¡mtcmSpw ]m]nItfmSpw IqsS IÀ¯mhv klhkn¡bpw AhtcmSv IcpW ImWn¡bpw sNbvXncpóp. Iñpt]mepÅ \½psS lrZbw sagpIpt]mse DcpIWsa¦nð {InkvXphnsâ B IcpWbpsSbpw IcpXensâbpw `mhw \½nð Dïmsb¦nse aXnbmhq.

£abpsSbpw kl\¯nsâbpw Bb Hcp `mhamWv {InkvXphnsâ apJy`mhambn \mw ImWpóXv. hyànPohnX¯nembmepw IpSpw_PohnX¯nembmepw kmaqlnI PohnX¯nembmepw £an¡m\pw kln¡m\pw X¿mdñm¯ Hcp P\XsbbmWv Cós¯ temI¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. B[p\nI temI¯nð IpSpw_§fnð sNdnb {]iv\§Ä DïmIpt¼mÄ ]et¸mgpw \mw kzoIcn¡pó \ne]mSv "\o CSt¯ms«¦nð Rm³ het¯m«v; \o het¯ms«¦nð Rm³ CSt¯m«v' FópÅXmWv. asÁmcp cq]¯nð ]dªmð, \n\¡v \nsâ hgn, F\n¡v Fsâ hgn FóXv hn`mKobXbpsS Hcp at\m`mhambXpsImïv A\pcRvP\¯nsâbpw kam[m\¯nsâbpw amÀ¤w Isï¯phm³ \ap¡v km[n¡pónñ. C{]ImcapÅ Hcp ho£Ww {InkvXphnð \nópÅ AIð¨sb BWv kqNn¸n¡póXv. ImcWw, hn`mKobX {InkvXphnsâ `mhañ; {]XypX, {InkvXphnsâ `mhw A\pcRvP\¯nsâbpw, kvt\l¯nsâbpw, kl\¯nsâbpw `mhamWv.

bp²cwK¯v GÁhpw anIhpÁ cmPyw Atacn¡bmsWóv \ap¡dnbmw. F{_lmw en¦¬ Atacn¡bpsS {]knUâmbncn¡pó kab¯v, Hcp bp²¯n\v X¿msdSpt¼mÄ At±l¯nsâ ssk\ym[n]³ hóv At±lt¯mSp ]dªp, ssZhw \½psS ]£¯pÅXpsImïv \mw bp²w Pbn¡pw Fóv. AXn\v F{_lmw en¦¬ \ðInb adp]Sn hfsc {it²bamWv. "ssZhw \½psS ]£¯pÅXpsImïv \mw Pbn¡pw Fóv F\n¡p \nÝbapïv, Fómð \mw ssZh¯nsâ ]£¯mtWm?' \mw temI¯nð Pohn¡pó kab¯v GXp ]£¯mWv Fóp \mw Nn´nt¡ïXpïv. {InkvXphnsâ ]£¯pÅhÀ hm¡nepw {]hÀ¯nbnepw {InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅWw.

{InkvXphns\ DÄs¡mÅpóhÀ Ahsâ Iq«mbvabnð hkn¡Ww. hkn¡pI Fó hm¡v thZ]pkvXI¯nð [mcmfambn D]tbmKn¨n«pïv. ]pXnb\nba¯nepw ]gb\nba¯nepw Hcpt]mse ImWpó HómWv krãnbpw krãmhpw X½nepÅ A[nhmkw. ]gb\nba¯nð ssZhw bn{ktbð P\Xbpambn A[nhkn¡pt¼mÄ ]pXnb\nba¯nð \mw ImWpóXv CSb\pw BSpw X½nepÅ _Ô¯nemWv. \ñ CSb³ BSpItfmSpIqSn hkn¡póp. CSbs\ Adnbpó BSpIfpw, BSpIsf Adnbpó CSb\pw. ]ckv]cw Adnbpt¼mgmWv Iq«mbvabpsS A\p`hw DïmIpóXv.

tbmlómsâ kphntijw ]Xn\ômw A²ymb¯nð {InkvXphpw hnizmknIfpw X½nepÅ A[nhmkw ap´ncnhÅnbpw sIm¼pw X½nepÅ _Ô¯nemWv. "Fónð hkn¸n³; Rm³ \n§fnepw hkn¡pw; sIm¼nóp ap´ncnhÅnbnð hkn¨n«ñmsX kzbambn Imbn¸m³ Ignbm¯Xp t]mse Fónð hkn¨n«ñmsX \n§Ä¡p IgnIbnñ.' (tbmlóm³ 15:4) \½psS icoc¯nse It¿m Imtem \ãs¸«mepw \ap¡p Pohn¡mw. Fómð Xe \ãs¸«mð ]nsó PohnXanñ. XebpsS {][m\yw ]utemkv Çolm \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póp. "Xebmbh\nð \nótñm icocw apgph³ kÔnIfmepw Rc¼pIfmepw ssNX\yw e`n¨pw GIo`hn¨pw ssZhoIamb hfÀ¨ {]m]n¡póp.' (sImsemÊyÀ 2:19) {InkvXphpw hnizmknbpw X½nepÅ At`Zyamb _ÔamWv ap´ncnhÅnbpw sIm¼pw X½nepÅ _Ô¯neqsS \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv.

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