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btlmhbmw ssZhw AXnal¯mb Hcp ap¶dnbn¸mWv ̀ pXe¯nepÅ kIePmXnIfnepw sh¨v X\n¡v kz´P\ambn XncsªSp¯ bn{kmtbÂa¡Ä¡v sImSp¯Xv. bn{kmtbÂa¡fn acp`q{]bmW¯n tijn¸pÅhtcmSpw cïmw XeapdtbmSpw, bn{kmtb ]nXm¡³amÀ¡v sImSp¯ \ymb{]amW§fpw Iev]\Ifppw tamsi apJm´ncw BhÀ¯n¨v btlmhbmw ssZhw Acpfns¨¿p¶XmWv BhÀ¯\ ]pkvXI¯nse {]Xn]mZyw. an{kboan ASnaIfm bncp¶ bn{kmtbÂa¡sf ssZhw AÛpXIcambn hnSphn¨p. ]s£ {]XnIqe§Ä h¶t¸mÄ AhÀ btlmhtbmSv ]ndp]ndp¯p. acp`panbpsSbpw sN¦Sensâbpw A\p`h¯n IqSn IS¶p t]mbt¸mÄ ssZhw Ahsc AXnibIcambn hgn \S¯n F¦nepw ssZht¯mSv AhÀ¡v \µnbpw hnizkvXXbpw Dïmbncp¶nÃ. ""\nsâ ssZhamb btlmh \nsâ ]nXm¡³amtcmSv kXyw sNbvX tZit¯bv¡v \ns¶ sImïpsN¶v \o ]Wnbm¯ hepXpw \ÃXpamb ]«W§fpw, \n \nd¡m¯ kIe k¼¯pw \ndªncn¡p¶ hoSpI fpw, \o Ipgn¡m¯ InWdpIfpw, \o \«pïm¡m¯ ap´ncnt¯m«§fpw \n\¡v XcnIbpw, \o Xn¶v Xr]vXn {]m]n¡pIbpw sN¿pt¼mÄ \ns¶ ASnahoSmb an{kbow tZi¯v \n¶v sImïph¶ btlmhsb ad¡mXncn¸m³ kq£n¨psImÄI''(Bh 6:10þ12). Kuchtadnb Hcp ap¶dnbn¸mWnXv. AXv amäanÃm¯Xpw amdnt¸mIm¯XpamWv. a¬amdpw hn¬ amdpw a\pjy-scÃmw hm¡p amdpw. `qanbpsSbpw BImi¯nsâbpw amdp¶ AhØ \ap¡v hN\¯nev ImWphm\v Ignbpw. ""`qan s]mSps]msS s]m«p¶p; IndpInsd Iodp¶p; InSpInS InSp§p¶p a¯s\t¸mse Nm©mSp¶p; ImhÂamSwt]mse BSp¶p''(sbi 24: 19,20). "A¯nhr£w s]cp¦mäpsImïp Ipep§o«p Imbn DXnÀ¡pt¼mse BImi¯nse \£{X§Ä `qan bn hoWp. ]pkvXI¨pcpÄ Npcp«pwt]mse BImiw amdnt¸mbn; FÃmaebpw Zzo ]pw kzØm\¯p\n¶p CfInt¸mbn''(shfn¸mSv 6:13,14). F¶m kÀÆià\mb ssZhw a¯mbn 24:35 Acpfns¨¿p¶p, "'BImihpw `qanbpw Hgnªp t]mIpw; Fsâ hN\§tfm Hgnªp t]mIbnÃ''. ssZhP\ambncn¡p¶ \½Ä ssZhw B{Kln¡p¶ PohnX¯nte¡v aS§nhcmw. F´mWv \½psS C¶s¯ ØnXn? \mw F{Xtbm A\p{Kl§fpsS DSaIfm-Wv! btlmhbpsS tXPÊv sImïv \nd¯ncn¡p¶ `panbnemWv \mw Pohn¡p¶Xv. Im-bvIfpw I\nIfpw \ocpdhIfpw sImïv \ndªncn¡p¶ `qan. {]IrXnbn t\m¡nbm ssZh¯nsâ IchncpXv ImWmw. _lncmImi bm{XnI\v cmtIiv iÀ½ ip\ymImi t]SI¯nencp¶v Id§n hcp¶ `qtKmfs¯ \nco£n¨p sImïncn¡pt¼mÄ I¬t{SmÄ dqan Ccp¶hÀ tNmZn¨p "cmtIiv iq\ymImi¯nencp¶v \½psS ̀ mcXs¯ t\m¡pt¼mÄ F§s\bpïv? F´v tXm¶p¶p? "kmsc Plmw sk AÑm''.. FÃm tZi§sf¡mfpw at\mlcw AXmbncp¶p B imkv{X{]Xn`bpsS adp]Sn. ssZhw at\mlc tZi¯v IqSn \s½ \S¯n, AXnat\mlc tZi¯v \s½ hkn¡pamdm¡n. ]m]¯n P\n¨v ]m]¨paSpambn \S¶ \s½ ssZhw c£n¡pI am{XaÃ, AÔImc¯n \n¶pw AÛpX {]Imi¯ntebv¡v hnfn¨v cmPIob ]ptcmlnX hÀ¤am¡n; At\IÀ¡nÃm¯ `mKy]Zhn. am{Xtam \mw ImWm¯Xpw tIÄ¡m¯Xpw Nn´n¡m¯Xpamb hgnbn IqSn ssZhw \s½ \S¯n. Cu almssZh¯nsâ ap¶dnbn¸ns\ \mw ]men¡p¶pthm? Hcp tUmÎdpsS ap¶dnbn¸ns\ \mw ]men¡pw. 6 aWn¡qÀ CShn«v Bân_tbm«n¡v Ign¡Ww F¶v ]dªm Hcp sk¡âv sXämsX \½Ä sN¿pw. F¶m Pohizmkw X¶ kÀÆià\mb ssZhw ]dbp¶p, ChnSmsX {]mÀ°n¡Ww, ..............2

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""tim`tbdpw \msSm¶pïXv ''

ihkwk-vImc thfIfn \mw km[mcW tIÄ¡mdpÅ asämcp IoÀ¯\amWv ""tim`tbdpw \msSm¶pïXp, ImWmta Zqsc hnizmk¯mÂ'' F¶Xv. k¬tU k-vIpfpIÄ¡mbn tPmk^v ]n. sh_vÌÀ {]kn²oIcn¨ "knKv\äv dnw§v' F¶ Km\ kamlmc¯nemWv 1868 CXv BZyambn A¨Sn¨ph¶Xv. Cu Km\¯nsâ cNbnXmhv 1836þ \yqtbmÀ¡n P\n¨ km³t^mÀUv ^nÂtamÀ s_¶äv BWv

Hcp saYUnÌv DWÀÆptbmK¯n sh¨mWv s_¶äv c£n¡s¸«Xv. anjnK¬ kÀÆIemimebnembncp¶p At±l¯nsâ hnZym`ymkw. ]ns¶ Ipsd¡mew dn¨vtamïnse hnZymeb§fpsS kp{]ïmbn At±lw tkh\a\pjvTn¨p. AXn\p tijw Hcp hÀ¯am\ ]{X¯nsâ ]{Xm[n]cmbn. B`y´cbp²Ime¯v hnk-vtIm³kn³ ssk\y¯nse Hcp ssk \nI\mbn. AXn\p tijw Hcp Huj[ime XpS§pIbpw AtXmsSm¸w sshZyimkv{X ]T\w \S¯pIbpw sNbvXp. sshhn²yamÀ¶ Cu ta JeIfneqsSsbÃmw k©cn¡pt¼mgpw IhnXm cN\bnepw KZykmlnXy¯nepw At±lw apgpIn. At\Iw Km\§Ä At±lsagpXnsb¦nepw ""tim`tbdpw \msSm¶pïXv'' F¶Xp am{XamWv C¶pw \ne\nev¡p¶Xv.

s_¶äv hnk-vtIm³kn\n Huj[ime \S¯ns¡mïncp¶t¸mÄ AhnsS \nXykµÀiI \mbncp¶p kwKoXm²ym]I\mbncp¶ tPmk^v sh_vÌÀ. A§s\ B kplrXv_Ôw hfÀ¶p h¶p. kwKoXhpw, kmlnXyhpw AhÀ NÀ¨ sNbvXp. sh_vÌÀ ]s£ hnjmZ tcmK¯n\Snabmbncp¶p. CSbv¡nsS Cu am\knI tcmKw B kwKoXÚs\ \nÀhocyam¡pw. hnjmZ¯n \n¶p kplr¯ns\ tamNnX\m¡m³ s_¶äv Isï¯nb amÀ¤w IhnXIsfgpXn CuWanSm³ sh_vÌdns\ G¸n¡pI F¶Xmbncp¶p. A§s\ Hcp hnjmZmhØbnemWv Hcp Znhkw sh_vÌÀ s_¶änsâ AcnInse¯p¶Xv. Xo{hamb \ncmi B apJ¯v \ngen¡p¶Xp Iï s_¶äv tNmZn¨p "F´mWv \nsâ apJw C¶v C{Xtbsd tim`bnÃmXncn¡p¶Xv'? sh_vÌÀ ]dªp ""kmcanÃm, AXv thKw ̀ wKntbdnbXmbn¯ocpw'". Cu hm¡pIfmWv {]ikvXamb B Km\¯nsâ tImdkn\v t{]cIambXv. tImdÊn XpS§n At¸mÄ Xs¶ s_¶äv AXnâ NcW§fpw FgpXn XoÀ¯p. B Km\¯neqsS Ae£yambn It®mSn¨ sh_vkänsâ a\Êv sXfnªp. At±lw Xsâ hben³ I¿nseSp¯p B kwKoXm²ym]I\n \n¶pw hiyXbmÀ¶ CXnsâ CuWhpw At¸mÄ Xs¶ Dïmbn. cïp t]cpw IqSn B ]m«v A¶v H¶n¨p]mSn.

F{Xtbsd sshhn[yamÀ¶ PohnXtaJeIfneqsS k©cn¨ Hcp hyànbn \n¶mWv {]XymibpsS hcnIÄ HgpInsb¯nbsXt¶mÀ¡pI. timIm{Zamb F{Xsb{X a\ÊpIsf hioIcn¡m³ ]cym]vXamb HcoWamWv, hnjmZaqIambv \n¶ Hcp lrZb¯neqsSb¶v ]ndhnsbSp¯sX¶pw HmÀ¡pI.

sh_vÌÀ Bbnc¯ntesd Km\§Ä¡mWv cmKtaInbXv. sh_ÌÀ 1875þ A³]¯nbmdmas¯ hbÊnepw, s_¶äv 1898þ Adp]¯ncïmas¯ hbÊnepw CltemI-hmkw shSnªp. hnk-vtIm³kn³ kµÀin¡p¶hÀ¡v km³t^mÀUv s_¶änsâ `h \hpw, AXn Cu Km\¯n\v kwKoXw ]Icm³ tPmk^v-- sh_vkddÀ D]tbmKn¨ hben \pw C¶pw ImWmw.

aSp¯v t]mImsX {]mÀ°n¡Ww. A\pkcn¸m³ Bcpïv? hnZym`ymkw hÀ²n¨tXmsS Bßobip{iqjIÄt¡m, Bcm[\bvt¡m kabanÃm¯ hnZymÀ°n temIw. k¼¯v hÀ²n¨tXmsS ssZhk¶n[nbn Ccn¡m³ kabanÃm¯ hnizmk IpSpw_§Ä. \ap¡v \s½ Xs¶ tim[\ sN¿mw. FhntSbv¡mWv, Ft§m«mWv \½psS bm{X?.

A´y \mfpIÄ ASp¯p. IÀ¯mhnsâ hchv kao]ambn. ap¶dnbn¸pIsf AhKWn¡msX (btlmhsb ad¡mXncn¸m³) kq£n¨psImÄI. BZmansâ Imew apX ap¶dnbn¸ns\ AhKWn¨hÀ ]m]im]¯n\[o\cmbn¯oÀ¶p. AXpsImïv \½psS IpdhpIsf Gäp]dªv Dt]£n¨p sImïv Bßobambn DWcmw, hfcmw. AXn\mbn ssZhw \s½ klmbn¡s«.