பெரியவாளும் மூன்று தொண்டர்களும் (அத்தியாயம் 26)
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rpwpJ ,ilntspf;F gpd; kWgbAk; mthplk; “nrd;idf;F Ngha; y\;kpia ,q;F mioj;Jth. mts; vd;Dld; XhpU khjq;fs; jq;fl;Lk;. ,q;F gyiu re;jpf;Fk; NghJ kdj;jpw;F MWjyhf ,Uf;Fk;. ehd; ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;fpNwd;” vd;whuhk;.
Ia;aq;fhh; y\;kpia nghpathsplk; nfhz;L te;j Nrh;j;jgpd;. mth; Ntj ghlrhiyfs; rk;ge;jkhd tp\aq;fis nra;aj; njhlq;fptpl;lhh;. xU rpd;d Foe;ijia ghh;j;J nfhs;tij Nghy. y\;kpia nghpath ghh;j;Jf;nfhz;lhh;. mtSf;F k`hghujk; G];jfk; nfhLj;J> gbf;f nrhd;dJld;> jpdk; mts; gbj;jtw;iwf; Nfl;L> mtSf;F tpsf;Fthh;. y\;kp Mq;fpyk;> jkpo;> `pe;jp> rk];f;Ujk; Mfpa nkhopfis NgrTk;> gbf;fTk; njhpe;jth;.
,t;thW ehl;fs; nrd;W nfhz;bUf;f> xU Ie;jhW Ntj gz;bjh;fs; nghpathis jhprpf;f te;jdh;. mjpy; %d;W Ngh; uhkhazk;> k`hghujk; cgd;ahrk; nra;gth;fs;. mJ nghq;fy; gz;bif rkak;. mth;fsplk; nghpath> “k`hghuj fhyj;jpNyNa kQ;Rtpul;L ([y;ypf;fl;L) tpisahl;L ,Ue;jpUf;fpwJ. fpU\;zhtjhuj;jpy; ,ij gw;wpa tptuk; ,Uf;fpwJ jhNd” vd Nfl;Ls;shh;. mth;fs; vd;d gjpy; nrhy;tJ vd Nahrpj;jgb xUth; Kfj;ij xUth; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;ldh;.
kWgbAk; nghpath>”vdf;F gbj;jjhf Qhgfk;. ,Ue;jhYk;> ,g;NghJ y\;kp> k`hghujj;jpy; fpU\;zhtjhuk; gbj;Jf; nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwhs;. mUfpy; ,Ue;j njhz;lhplk;> “y\;kpia k`hghuj G];jfj;ij vLj;J nfhz;L tur;nrhy;Y” vd;whh;.
y\;kp te;jTld;> nghpath fpU\;zhtjhuk; gbr;Rz;L ,Uf;fNa? mjpy; kQ;R tpul;L gw;wp VjhtJ tptuk; ,Uf;fpwjh?
y\;kp: Mkhk;. fpU\;zd; kJuhtpy; ,Ue;jNghJ> rq;fuhe;jp rkaj;jpy; kQ;Rtpul;L ele;jjhf> ,uz;L ehl;fSf;F Kd;jhd; gbj;Njd;” vd $wp me;j gf;fj;ij nghpathsplk; fhz;gpj;jhs;. me;j G];jfj;ij mth;fsplk; fhz;gpj;j nghpath> “ehd; Nfl;lTld; ePq;fs; Nahrpj;jPh;fsh? vdf;F re;Njfk; te;Jtpl;lJ> ehd; nrhd;dJ rhp ,y;iyNah vd> ey;yNtis y\;kp te;J Mjhuj;Jld; nrhd;dTld;jhd; vdf;Nf rkhjhdkhapw;W. mts; vd;id fhg;ghw;wptpl;lhs;” vd;whuhk;. ,ij Nghd;w rpWrpW re;Njh\q;fis jd; md;gh;fSf;F nfhLj;J mth;fis ngUikg;gLj;Jtjpy; nghpath fpU\;zNujhd;. rpy ehl;fSf;F gpd; jhprdj;jpw;F te;j Ia;aq;fhUld; y\;kpia nrd;idf;F mDg;gp itj;jhh;. mg;NghJ mtsplk; tUl fhhpaq;fs; Mdgpd; vd;id te;Jghh; vd nrhy;ypAs;shh;.xU tUlj;jpw;Fg; gpd; me;j ngz;zpd; tUl fhhpaq;fis Kbj;Jtpl;L> Ia;aq;fhh;> y\;kp> mts; FLk;gj;jpdh; nghpathis re;jpj;jdh;.
nghpath y\;kpaplk;: “cd; ngz;zpw;F ,UgJ tajpUf;Fkh? mts; fy;ahzj;jpw;F vd;W eif> nts;sp ghj;jpuk; vy;yhk; thq;fp itj;jphpf;fpwhah?
y\;kp: EhW gTd; eiffSk;> gj;J fpNyh nts;spg;ghj;jpuq;fSk; itj;jpUf;fpNwd;.
nghpath: eP vd;d gz;Nw ghh;j;jrhujp ngUkhs; NfhapYf;F Ngh. mq;F bu];bia re;jpj;J> EhW gTd; eif> gj;J fpNyh nts;sp ngUkhSf;F nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk;. NfhapYf;F vg;gb Ntz;Lk; vd Nfl;L> Gjpjhf gz;zp nfhL. mtw;iw eP cgNahfg;gLj;jp ,Ue;jhy; mg;gbNa nja;tj;jpw;F rkh;g;gpf;f $lhJ. nja;tk; nghpaJ. ehk; rpwpath;fs;. Mifahy; mij ];Glk; Nghl;l (neUg;gpy; ,l;L) gpd;jhd; nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk; – vd $wp kWgbAk; rpwpJ ,ilntspf;Fg;gpd;>
nghpath: “cdf;F $l vd; Nky; Nfhgk; ,Uf;Fk;. Mdhy; cd; ngz; tp\;Z vd %d;W Kiw $wpf;nfhz;Nl caph; tpl;bUf;fpwhs;. vdNt mts; tp\;ZTld; If;fpakhfp tp\;Z gj;jpdp Mfptpl;lhs;. ,e;j nghpa gjtp mtSf;F fpilf;Fk;NghJ ehd; Rk;khjhNd ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;. mjdhy; jhd; mtSf;F vd;w itj;j nghUl;fis ngUkhSf;F rPjdkhf nfhLf;f nrhd;Ndd;. ngUkhSf;Fk; jhahUf;Fk; gl;L Jzpkzpfs;> khiyfs; vd thq;fp fy;ahz c];j;jtk; nra;J tpL. ,dptUk; tUlq;fspy; NtW vJTk; nra;a Ntz;lhk;” vd $wp mth;fis nrd;idf;F mDg;gp itj;jhh;.
(Gjd;fpoik kfpik kyUk;.……….)