பிலிப்பி பட்டணத்து சிறைச்சாலைக்காரன்

gpypg;gp gl;lzj;J rpiwr;rhiyf;fhud;

(mg;.16:30-31)

khngUk; Nfs;tp - gpypg;gp gl;lzj;jpd; rpiwr;rhiyf;fhud;

mth;fis ntspNa mioj;J te;J: Mz;ltkhNu> ,ul;rpf;fg;gLtjw;F ehd; vd;d
nra;aNtz;Lk; vd;whd;. mjw;F mth;fs;: fh;j;juhfpa ,NaRfpwp];Jit tpRthrp> mg;nghOJ ePAk; cd; tPl;lhUk; ,ul;rpf;fg;gLtPh;fs; vd;W nrhy;yp> (mg;16:30-31)

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rpiwr;rhiyf;fhuDila tho;f;ifapy; capHj;Jbg;Gk;> jPBHj;jpUg;gKk; cz;lhjw;Fupa Ntis mJNt. mtdJ NguhrPHthjq;fSf;Fupa NtisAk; mJNt. mq;Nf rpiwr;rhiyf; fhl;rpapidg; ghUq;fs;. GJikahd gpurq;fpkhH ,UtH. me;jg; gpypg;gp gl;lzj;jpw;F te;jpUe;jdH. mtHfSila khHf;fg; gpurhukhdJ gl;lzj;jpYs;s mjpfhupfSld; Kuz;gLkhW NkhJfpw xUtifahd R+o;epiyia cUthf;fptpl;lJ. kf;fs; mtHfisr; re;ij ntspapYs;s mjpfhupfsplk; ,Oj;Jf;nfhz;L te;jhHfs;. mjpfhupfs; mg;gpurq;fpkhH ,UtUk; cLj;jpapUe;j cLg;Gfisf; fpopj;J mtHfis ieag;Gilj;J mbj;J Jd;GWj;jpdH.

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md;wpuT mtHfs; vd;d ghbdhHfNsh> ehk; mwpNahk;. MapDk; mtHfSila ghly;fs; khngUk; ,d;dpirf; fPjq;fshapUe;jd. NjtJ}jHfs; me;j ,d;dpirg; ghly;fisf; Nfl;lnghOJ rpiwr;rhiyf;$lj;jpYs;s rd;dy;fisnay;yhk; jpwe;Jtpl;lhHfs; vd;W ehd; epidf;fpNwd;. ,Usile;j goikahd rpiwf;$lj;jpy; milf;fg;gl;bUe;j ifjpfis ngUtpag;gpy; Mo;j;jpapUf;fNtz;Lk;. mtHfSila Njhj;jpug;ghly;fs; NjtDila ,jaj;ijg; g+upf;fg;gz;zpapUf;f Ntz;Lk;. nghJthf neLq;fhykha;r; rpiwg;gl;bUf;Fk; kf;fs; fjwp mOJnfhz;Ljhd; ,Ug;ghHfs;. MapDk; ,g;nghONjh Njhj;jpuq;fSld;$ba ,d;dpir fPjq;fs; Koq;fpd. rpiwf;ifjpfs; ahtUk; vd;Wkpy;yh ,d;gKk; kfpo;r;rpAkile;jpUf;fNtz;Lk;. mtHfSk; kfpo;r;rpapdhy; Muthuk; nra;jpUf;fNtz;Lk;.

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