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Bcm[\mkt¦Xamb tZhmebw

By REV. FR. DR. T.J. JOSHUA
[Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam]

Bcw`Imew apXð Bcm[\bv¡pw, AXphgn ssZhkwkÀ¤¯n\papÅ AZayamb B{Klw a\pjycnð {]ISambncpóp. sZhkmón²yw A\p`hn¡m³ B{Kln¨ncpó a\pjy³ `h\m¦W¯nðXsó bmK]oTw ]WnXv _en]qPmZnIÄ AÀ¸n¨p hóncpóp. AXpIpSpw_mK§Ä¡v am{XapÅXmbncpóp. Imem´c¯nð kaqlambn Hcpan¨pÅ Bcm[\ cq]w {]m]n¨p. bn{kmtbð P\w acp`qanbnð IqSn {]bmWw sN¿pt¼mÄ AhÀ Xmð¡menIambn Xmakn¨ncpó {]tZi¯v kamKa\IqSmcw DbÀ¯n AXnsâ NpÁnepapÅ IqSmc§fnð AhÀ ]mÀ¯p. kamKa\IqSmc¯nsâ amXrI ssZhw tamibv¡p ImWn¨p sImSp¯X\pkcn¨mWv \nÀ½n¨Xv Fóp ]dbpóp. (F{_mbÀ 8:5) itemtam³ tbdpiteanð tZhmebw ]WnbpóXphsc Bcm[\m tI{µw kamKa\IqSmcw Bbncpóp.

ssZhw ImWn¨psImSp¯ Øe¯mWv bn{ktbeyÀ tbdpitew tZhmebw \nÀ½n¨Xv. tZhmebw bn{kmtbð P\¯nsâ B²yßnIXbpsSbpw, aXPohnX¯nsâbpw Fñmw tI{µambn \nesImïp. ssZhkmón²yw {]]ô¯nð FñmbnS¯papsï¦nepw GsX¦nepw Hcp Øe¯v {]tXyI kmón²yapÅXmbn Nqïn¡mWn¡m\psï¦nð AXp tZhmebw am{XamWv Fóv AhÀ hnizkn¨p. AXpsImïv tZhmembt¯mSpÅ AhcpsS `ànbpw BZchpw AXpeyambncpóp. tZhmeb¯nsâ alXzs¯¡pdn¨pw AhnSs¯ Bcm[\bpsS HuóyXys¯¡pdn¨pw Fñmw {]IoÀ¯n¡óp A\h[n k¦oÀ¯\§Ä Dïv. "ssk\y§fpsS btlmth, Xncp\nhmkw F{X at\mlcw. Fsâ DÅw btlmhbpsS {]mImc§sf hmôn¨p tamln¨pt]mIpóp.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 84:1þ2) "btlmhbpsS Beb¯nte¡p \ap¡p t]mImw Fóp AhÀ FtómSp ]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ kt´mjn¨p.' (k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 122:1)

Cu Bebw, _m_ntemWy N{IhÀ¯n s\_p¡Zvt\kÀ B{Ian¨v bn{ktbeysc ASnaIfmbn _m_ntemWnte¡v sImïpt]mbXv, AhÀ¡p kw`hn¨ GÁhpw henb Zpc´ambncpóp. tZhmebw \ãs¸«XmWv Ahsc GÁhpw ZpxJn¸n¨Xv. Hcn¡epw \in¨pt]mIm¯ Hómbn«mWv AhÀ tZhmebs¯ IcpXnbncpXv. tZhmeb¯nse Bcm[\ Akm²yambn hót¸mÄ ]pXnb Bcm[\m k{¼Zmbw cq]s¸Spt¯ïnhóp. A§s\bmWv kpótKmKpIÄ DïmbXv. Fgp]Xp hÀjs¯ {]hmk¯n\ptijw sbdpiteante¡p aS§phm³ Ignªt¸mÄ AhcpsS BZys¯ kwcw`w, \Kc¯nsâ s]mfnª aXnð ]p\À\nÀ½nXn sN¿phm\pw ]gb tZhmeb¯nsâ Øm\¯v ]pXnb Hóv ]Sp¯pbÀ¯phm\pambncpóp. P\§fpsS B`cW§fpw k¼mZy§fpsañmw AhÀ AXn\mbn kza\Êmse kaÀ¸n¨p. skdp_mt_ð, s\laymhv XpS§nb t\Xm¡òmcpsS DÕmlhpw Xo{hamb {]hÀ¯\hpw aqew \nÀ½nXn XzcnXs¸Sp¯n. tZhmebw hoïpw Bcm[\bv¡v kÖambt¸mÄ P\t\Xm¡Ä ]ecpw s]m«n¡cªp; kt´mj¯nsâ Ic¨nembncpóp AXv. ]gbXnt\¡mÄ al¯mb asÁmóv bYmØm\¯v \nÀ½n¡m³ IgnªXnsâ kt´mjw Ahcnð AeXñn..

tbip{InkvXphpw tZhmebpw: ssZh]p{X\mb IÀ¯mhv tZhmebs¯ AXy[nIw kvt\ln¨p, _lpam\n¨p. AhnsS Bcm[\bv¡v IÀ¯mhv t]mIpambncpóp. s]cp\mfpIfpsS BNcW¯nð \nópw H«pw hn«p\nónñ. tbmlómsâ kphntij¯nemWv. C¡mcyw IqSpXð hyàam¡póXv. tZhmeb \nIpXn sImSp¡póXnepw Hcn¡epw hogvNhcp¯nbncpónñ. Hcn¡ð "Xehcn¸Ww' ]ncn¡póhÀ F¯n ]t{Xmknt\mSv tbip {]kvXpX \nIpXn sImSp¡pIbntñ Fóp tNmZn¨t¸mÄ AXp sImSp¡phm\mWv D¯cw \ðInbXv. B \nIpXn sImSp¡phm\pÅ ]²Xnbpw \nÀt±ihpw IÀ¯mhv ]t{Xmkn\p \ðIn. "btlmhbpsS Bebs¯¡pdn¨pff Fcnhp Fsó XnópIfbpóp'. (tbmlóm³ 2:17) Fó k¦oÀ¯\hmIyw \ndthds¸« Hcp kµÀ`apïv. tZhmeb¯nð arK§fpsS hnð¸\bpw, \mWbamÁhpw Fñmw sImï v AXns\ hmWn`imebm¡nbt¸mÄ IÀ¯mhnsâ tIm]w Pzen¨p. Ahsbms¡bpw Xpc¯n tZhmebw ip²oIcn¨ kw`hw ad¡mhpóXñ. Beb¯nsâ ]hn{XX Im¯pkq£n¡phm\pÅ hy{KXbmWv AhnsS {]ISam¡nbXv. tZhmeb¯nð ssZh¯nsâ {]tXyI kmón²yw DsïópÅ hnizmkhpw IÀ¯mhv shfns¸Sp¯pIbmbncpóp. a®pw achpw Ccp¼pw sImïpÅ B tZhmebw s]mfnªp t]mIpsaópw AXnsâ Øm\¯v Poh\pÅ asÁmcp aµncw (k`) ]Wnbpsaópw IÀ¯mhv shfns¸Sp¯n. hnizmknIfmIpó Poh\pÅ IñpIsfs¡mïv \nÀ½n¡s¸Spó aµncamWv {InkvXob k`. k` ssZh¯nsâ A[nhmkØm\amIpóp FpÅXmWv AXnsâ alXzw. AXp hnip²amsWóv hntijn¡s¸SpóXpw C¡mcW¯mð Xsó.

hnizmknIÄ Bcm[\bv¡mbn IqSnhcpó aµnchpw hnip²amWv. ImcWw AXv asÁmón\pw D]tbmKn¡s¸Spónñ. ssZh¯n\mbn, ssZhnI Bcm[\bv¡mbn {]XnjvTn¨v kaÀ¸n¡s¸SpIbmWv. AXpsImïv tZhmebIqZmibnð hnip² aqtdm³ ssXewsImïv _en]oThpw, I«nf¸SnIfpw Fñmw ap{ZIp¯n hnip²oIcn¡póp. tZhmeb¯nsâ hnip²n Im¯p kq£n¡phm³ hnizmknIÄ {]tXyIw Pm{KX ]peÀ¯póp. km¼¯nI`{ZXbpw A`nhr²nbpw P\§Ä¡v ssIhón«pÅ Cóv ]gb tZhmemb§sfsbñmw ]pXp¡n¸WnXv at\mlcam¡n¯oÀ¡phm\pÅ DÕmlw hym]Iambn«pïv. ÇmL\obamb Imcyw Xsó! ]s£, AXp shSn¸nepw, hr¯nbnepw ipNnXz¯nepw Im¯p kq£n¡pó IÀ¯hyw ]ecpw hnkvacn¡pó A\p`hamWv ]e tZhmeb§fnepw F¯pt¼mÄ ImWpóXv. at\mlc§fmb ]ÅnIÄ \nÀ½n¨XpsImïpw, Ah shSn¸mbn kq£n¨XpsImïpw aXnbmIpónñ. tZhmebw F´n\pthïn Dt±in¡s¸«ncn¡pópthm, A¡mcyw hnPbIcambn \S¸m¡pónñ F¦nð \mw IpÁ¡mÀ Xsó. bn{kmtbð P\w tbcpitew tZhmebs¯¡pdn¨v DuÁw sImÅpIbpw [mÀ½nIPohnX¯nð AhÀ ]cmPbs¸SpIbpw sNbvXt¸mÄ bncaym{]hmNI³ Ahsc IpÁs¸Sp¯n: "btlmhbpsS aµncw, btlmhbpsS aµncw, btlmhbpsS aµncw Fón§s\bpÅ hymPhm¡pIfnð B{ibn¡cpXp.' (bnscaymhp 7:4) sXÁmbn Pohn¨psImïv tZhmeb alXz¯nsâ adhnð c£s]Smsaóv hnNmcnt¡ï, AXmWv {]hmNI³ \ðInb ktµiw. Cópw Nne BfpIÄ AhcpsS ]ÅnbpsS ]ucmWnIXzhpw {]amWnXzhpw DbÀ¯n¸nSn¨v ho¼Sn¡mdpïv. ]s£, B ]Ån AhcpsS Bßob PohnXs¯ DbÀ¯phm\pw, hfÀ¯phm\pw D]tbmKs¸Spónsñ¦nð ]Ånsb¸Án DuÁw sImÅpóXv hyÀ°amWv.

]pXnb\nba¯nð asÁmcp tZhmebs¯¡pdn¨pw ]dbpópïv. "\n§Ä ssZh¯ns³d aµncw Fópw ssZh¯ns³d Bßmhp \n§fnð hkn¡póp Fópw Adnbpónñtbm?' (1 sImcn´yÀ 3:16) "ssZh¯ns³d Zm\ambn \n§fnð Ccn¡pó ]cnip²mßmhns³d aµncamIpóp \n§fpsS icocw Fópw \n§sf hnse¡p hm§nbncn¡bmð \n§Ä Xm´m§Ä¡pÅhcñ Fópw Adnbpnñtbm' (1 sImcn ´yÀ 6:19) Hmtcm hnizmknbpw ssZh¯nsâ hnip² aµncamIpóp. hnip² amtamZokmbpsS kab¯v \s½ hnip² aqtdm³sImïv A`ntjIw sN¿s¸SpóXv tZhmebhpw Htcm hnizmknbpsSbpw icochpamWv. tZhmebt¯¡mÄ t{ijvTamb aµncamWv \½psS icocw. tZhmebw Iñpw a®pw achpw sImïv \nÀ½nXamb aµncw; \½psS icocamIs« Poh\pÅ hninjvT aµnchpw. Fómð "]Ån`àcmb' ]ecpw X§fpsS icocamIpó aµncs¯ Aip²n¡pw t¾ÑXbv¡pw hnt[bam¡póp. aZyhpw ab¡pacpópw AXn\pÅnem¡póp; \nµyhpw \nIrãhpamb ZpjvIrXy§Ä¡v hn«psImSp¡póp. AXpsImïv ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ Hcp apódnbn¸v \ðIpóp. "ssZh¯ns³d aµncw \in¸n¡póhs\ ssZhw \in¸n¡pw; ssZh¯ns³d aµncw hnip²atñm; \n§fpw A§s\ Xtó.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 3:17) ssZh¯nsâ Bebw ssZhs¯ alXzs¸Sp¯phm\pÅXmWv. AXp Zpcp]tbmKs¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ AXn\pÅ in£bpw DïmIpw.

\½psS ]tô{µnb§fpw hnip²nbnð kq£n¡phm³ X¡h®w \nb{´n¡s¸tSïXmWv. I®ns\ \nb{´n¡pó Imcyw Ct¿m_v ]dbpóp: "Rm³ Fs³d I®pambn Hcp \nbaw sNbvXp; ]nsó Rm³ Hcp I\yIsb t\m¡pósX§s\?' (Ct¿m_p 31:1) t\m«¯nðIqSn Aip²n ISóqhcmsXbpÅ kq£vaXbmWv ChnsS kqNn¸n¡pXv. hnip² IpÀºm\bÀ¸n¡pó ]«¡mc³ AXnsâ Hcp¡ ip{iqjbnð (Xqtbmt_m) t{XmtWmknsâ ap¼nð ap«pIp¯n C{]Imcw {]mÀ°n¡póp. "hyÀ° \ncq]W§fnð\nóv Fsâ t_m[t¯bpw, ZpÀt½mlt¯msS t\m¡mXncnt¡ïXn\v Fsâ I®pIsfbpw, hyÀ°Imcy§Ä tIÄ¡mXncn¡phm³ Fsâ ImXpIsfbpw, ZpÀ`mjW§fnð DÄs¸SmXh®w Fsâ A[c§sfbpw, \nónð Nen¡pXn\v Fsâ A´cn{µnb§sfbpw Im¯p sImtÅWta.' CXp ]«¡mc³ am{Xañ Fñm hnizmknIfpw \S¯phm³ km[nt¡ï {]mÀ°\bmWv.

aqóp tZhmeb§sf¡pdn¨v \mw Nn´n¨p. Hómat¯Xv, {InkvXobk`. ssZhw A[nhkn¡pó kaqlw, FóXmWv k`bpsS HuóXyw. cïmat¯Xv, ]Ån: AXp ssZhs¯ Bcm[\bnðIqSn alXzs¸Sp¯phm\pÅ hnip² aµncw. aqómat¯Xv, Hmtcm hnizmknbpw: \mtamtcmcp¯cpw ssZh¯nsâ hnip² BebamWv.

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[Original in Malayalam Voice. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew]
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