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olaturl js/ tblrleirl/ c acoo ti dcsjas' Jt js c acoo tbct si`l eugmc`lgtco qulstjigs dl
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plrsig tbct js riitlm jg tbl dlojle jg c Quprl`l Dljgf ‑ Fim ‑ rlsuotjgf jg tbl
titcojty ie tbct plrsig‚s catjig/ dlbcvjiurs cgm uttlrcgals'
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auoturl' Jg irmlr wirms Tlojfjig cs lxprlsslm usls ocgfucfl cgm tbl rlsuot js tbl ojel
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eirljfg igls ojhl Abrjstjcgjty cgm Jsoc 9̀ "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>5c* Eir tbl purpisl ie tbjs
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tbct tbljr leelat ig ocgfucfl cgm blgal auoturl crl aoisloy sj`jocr' Cs Cwiocou cptoy
puts jt/
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]bus tbjs olaturl wjoo dl oiihjgf `irl ct ‟Tlojfjig‐ lvlg tbiufb lxc`pols eir
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biwlvlr' ]bl cttl`ptlm mlejgjtjig blrl fjvlg js tblrleirl c su``ctjig ie vcrjius
jmlcs cs aioolatlm cgm rlstruaturlm dy Kl`jrjyl'
Tlojfjig js ti si`l/ c systl` ie ecjtb cgm wirsbjp wjtb cdsioutl rjfbts/
wrigfs/ gi ai`pri`jsl cgm titcojty' "Dlrry/ 3:5=; *' Jg cgitblr/ Tlojfjig js
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sj`pol dut flglrco slttjgf/ Tlojfjig js tbl bu`cg qulst eir Fim' Jt js tbl slcrab eir/
ir rlspigsl ti Fim/ fim/ Fims/ fims/ FIM ir FIMQ dy `lg' ]bl aigtlgt/ eir`
cgm prcatjal ie tbl qulst "acoolm Tlojfjig* js mlsjfglm/ mjrlatlm/ mlojvlrlm/ mjvlrtlm
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cgm mlrcjolm dy `cg bj`sloe "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::5; *' Tlojfjig jgaoumls rlvlrlgal/ pjlty/
plrsigco ai``jt`lgt cgm slrvjgf Fim/ fim/ Fims/ fims/ FIM ir FIMQ wjtb
wirsbjpeuo mlvitjig' Jt jgaoumls aigmuat jg caairm wjtb mjvjgl ai``cgms lsplajcooy
cgm dlojlvlm dy jgmjvjmucos' Jt js c systl` ir systl`s ie ecjtb cgm wirsbjp jg jts
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prielssjigco prcatjal ir aigvjatjig ie tbl lxjstlgal ie Quprl`l Dljgf ir dljgfs ir
ie suplrgcturco piwlrs ir jgeoulgals aigtrioojgf `cg‚s bu`cgjty/ gcturl ir mlstjgy'
Tlojfjig js c acusl/ prjgajpol ir systl` ie tlglts blom wjtb crmiur/ mlvitjig/
aigsajlgtjiusglss cgm ecjtb' Jt js c vcoul ie suprl`l j`pirtcgal jg ojel/ mlctb cgm
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Tlojfjig' Jg c slgsl tbl Tlojfjigjst aiuom co`ist dl rlfcrmlm cs c zlcoit ir ecgctja'
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piwlrs eri` tbl slgsl ie gllm‐' Qaboljlr`cablr slls tbl lsslgal ie Tlojfjigs ‟cs
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tbl ellojgf ie cdsioutl mlplgmlgal'‐ Hcro @cx mlejgls jt cs ‟tbl ipju` ie tbl
plipol'‐ @cx @uoolr mlejgls Tlojfjig ‟cs c `lgtco ecauoty ir mjspisjtjig wbjab
jgmlplgmlgt ie rlcsig/ lgcdols `cg ti cpprlblgm tbl jgejgjtl ugmlr mjeelrlgt gc`ls
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mlejgls Tlojfjigs ‟cs tbl iutwcrm crt ir eir` dy wbjab `lg jgmjactl tbljr
rlaifgjtjig ie tbl lxjstlgal ie c fim ir ie fims bcvjgf piwlr ivlr tbljr mlstjgy/ ti
wbi` idlmjlgal/ slrvjal/ cgm bigiur crl mul/ tbl ellojgf ir lxprlssjig ie bu`cg
oivl/ elcr ir cwl ie si`l suplr bu`cg cgm ivlr-ruojgf piwlr/ wbltblr dy
prielssjig ie dlojle/ dy idslrvcgal ie rjtls cgm alrl`igjls ir dy tbl aigmuat ie
ojel'‐ "Fivl/ 3:65/ Uio' JJ/ 3:32*
]cyoir "3263* mlejgls Tlojfjig ‟cs c dlojle jg spjrjtuco dljgfs'‐ Dloocb "3:6>*
slls Tlojfjigs ‟cs c slt ie sy`dioja eir`s cgm cats tbct rloctl `cg ti tbl uotj`ctl
aigmjtjigs ie bjs lxjstlgal' Vjoojc` Kc`ls mlejgjtjig ie Tlojfjig cs ‟ … tbl
ellojgfs/ cats cgm lxprlssjigs ie jgmjvjmuco `lg jg tbljr siojtuml si ecr cs tbly
cpprlblgm tbl`slovls ti stcgm jg rloctjig ti wbctlvlr tbly aigsjmlr tbl mjvjgl‐
cgitblr iutoiih' "Kl`jrjyl % Lgjioc/ 4>><8 itblr diihs tbct dloigf blrl crl @irrjs
3:5=/ @irrjs/ 3:65/ Q`crt 3:51/ Q`jtb 3:<2/ Vctab/ 3::>/ Oc`jm 3:<6 cgm
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Lvlry mlejgjtjig uotj`ctloy j`pojls tblirjls ie rlcojty cgm jgmjactls tbl pocal
tbct Tlojfjig sbiuom biom jg tbl wirom ie ojel cgm tbiufbt' Jg flglrco/ tbl mlejgjtjigs
crl c vcoucdol aigtrjdutjig ti `cg‚s aigalptjig ie Tlojfjig' Jg aigtl`pircry
tj`ls/ l`pbcsjs bcs dllg ig tbl eugatjigs ie Tlojfjig' Cttl`pts jg tbjs rlfcrm bcvl
driufbt cdiut c glw rcgfl ie lxpocgctjigs ig Tlojfjig' ]blsl lxpocgctjigs acg
dlttlr dl aocssjejlm cs eugatjigco cgm sudstcgtjvl mlejgjtjigs'
Tlojfjig bcs tbus dllg mlejglm ai`prlblgsjvloy cdivl cs ti aivlr pissjdol
splatru` ie rlojfjius lxpisurl cgm lxplrjlgals tbct wiuom dl gllmlm jg csslssjgf
Tlojfjig ‑ lsplajcooy jg tlr`s ie ocgfucfl/ eugatjig/ sudstcgal cgm auoturl' C
acrleuo stumy ie tbl mlejgjtjig ie Tlojfjig cdivl/ biwlvlr/ sbiws tbct tblrl js c
pcttlrg wjtbjg tbl oits ie mlejgjtjigs' J bcvl cttl`ptlm ti su` jt up tbus; Tlojfjig
`lcgs c tbrll pijgt jssul ir pblgi`lgig C/ D cgm A/ wblrl C js rloctlm ti A
tbriufb D' C js c plrsig ir dljgf/ D js c eir` ie rloctjig ojhl dlojle/ aigmuat/ ecjtb/
trust/ lta' cgm A js c suplr dljgf/ Fim ir fim'
Eugatjig
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Jg itblr wirms Tlojfjig js C eugatjig D ti A' ]bjs js Kl`jrjyl‚s mlejgjtjig tbct
cttl`pts ti sj`pojey tbl `cgy oigf-wjgmlm lxprlssjigs acoolm mlejgjtjig ie
Tlojfjig' "]bl sjfgs uslm crl ie gi euoo fli`ltrja jmlgtjty'* "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>1d *
JJ'4 ]bl Quplroctjvl ‒Oj`jtolss‚ Fim
^cuo fcvl c ai`prlblgsjvl mlsarjptjig ie Fim jg tblsl wirms;
Ib/ wbct c wigmlreuo "`crvlooius* Fim wl bcvl# Biw
frlct crl bjs wjsmi` cgm hgiwolmfl cgm rjabls# Biwj`pissjdol jt js eir us ti ugmlrstcgm bjs mlajsjigs cgm bjs`ltbims# Eir wbi c`igf us acg hgiw tbl `jgm ie tblOirm9 Vbi hgiws lgiufb ti dl bjs aiugslooir cgmfujml9 Cgm wbi aiuom ieelr ti tbl Oirm lgiufb tijgmual bj` ti cat9 Eir lvlrytbjgf ai`ls eri` Fimcoigl' Lvlrytbjgf ojvls dy bjs piwlr cgm lvlrytbjgf jseir bjs foiry' ]i wbi` dl foiry lvlr`irl' "Ti c̀gs 33;11-15/ ]bl Ojvjgf Djdol ^crcpbrcslm ' ]ygmcol Biusl^udojsblrs/ Vblctig/ Joojgijs/ 3:64*'
Lvlg wblg tbl oj`jts crl mlsarjdlm jg tbl suplroctjvl/ wjtb iplg lgms/
csy`ptitls cgm jgejgjtjls/ tbly coo stjoo eir` tbl aigalpts ie pcrtjauocr lxprlssjig ‑
j`pislm oj`jts ie si`l plauojcr typl' ]bus/ jt aiuom dl acoolm tbl ‟oj`jts‐ ie tbl
‟oj`jtolss‐ Fim'
^sco` 3: mlaocrlm tbl cwlsi`lglss ie Fim/ bjs Foiry/ cats/ dljgf/ purjty/
ai`prlblgsjvlglss/ bjs jgmlsarjdcdjojty/ plmcfifjaco gcturl/ suplr aigtrio/
pritlatjig cgm mlojvlrcgal/ dut cfcjg coo tblsl aigalpts crl tbl oj`jts j`pislm ig
tbjs Fim dy tbl ^sco`jst#
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Mjsaussjgf priplrtjls/ cttrjdutls/ oj j̀ts ie Fim bcvl dllg jgtlrlstjgf' Eiur
pcsscfls cdiut Fim jg Djdol crl lxc`pols/ dut tbly ietlg lgm up wjtb `cg pocyjgf
Fim ir ai`pisjgf Fim ir slttjgf tbl oj`jts ie Fim ti bj`sloe# Eri` tbl eiur
pcsscfls twi cmmjtjigco pijgts acg dl cmmlm'
3' ]bl Fim ie tbl Mlacoiful ‑ ocrfloy jg tbl ^lgtctluab ir tbl Blxctluab' Bl
js arlctir/ klcoius/ wcrrjir Fim; ‟Gi igl ojhl yiu/ `cklstja jg biojglss/
cwlsi`l jg foirjius mllms'‐ "@isls ‑ Lximus 3<; 33*'
4' ]bl `igcrabjaco aigalpt ie Fim ‑ J Hfs 32; 43/ =>/ =5'
1' ]bl ^sco`jst Fim ‑ ^sco` 3:
=' ]bl ^cuojgl Fim Ti` 33; 11-15'
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Fim js coo sueejajlgt ‑ v' 1<
"Iur Mcjoy Drlcm / @cy 1>/ 4>>:'*
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ie `cg‚s cdjojty ti mlsarjdl)pocy Fim#
5' ]bl pridol` ie gi`lgaocturl eir tbl Fim-fims ‑ `igitbljs`/ pioytbljs`/
mlsarjptjvl gc`ls ir priplr gc`ls crl ugmlrstcgmjgfs ‑ rleolatjigs - cdiut
Fim‚s catjvjtjls `cg‚s jgtlrprltctjig ie Fim‚s bcgmy wirhs'
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Fim c pitlgtctl ie tj`l
Cfcjg pcrt ie tbl priplrtjls ie Fim dy si`l jgaouml
- C sivlrljfg/ c `igcrab
- Cg cgijgtlm `cklsty cgm
- Igl wbi mils git sllh cppijgt`lgt ir rug eir lolatjig
- Jgleecdoy ‑leecdol/ acpcdol ie dljgf lxprlsslm
- Fim jgleecdoy sudoj`l
Dut tblsl crl cgtbripi`irpbja ocgfucfl rlolvcgt ti tbl mlaocrcgt igoy
JJ'1 Mlejgjgf tbl Fim-fims
]bl ai`djgctjig ie tbl copbcdlt F/ I/ M/ cgm Q bcvl fjvlg rjsl ti jgarlmjdol
c`iugt ie vcrjlm aigalpts/ tlgsjigs/ catjigs cgm rlsuots jg tbl lgtjrl bjstiry ie
`cg‚s wirom' ]bl abijals cvcjocdol jgaouml sjx `ckir eir`s ‑ Fim/ Fims/ FIM/
FIMQ/ fim/ fims cgm c ai`djgctjig ojhl Fim-fims' ]bl abijal eir tbl usl ie cgy
ir coo ie tbl vcrjctjigs js c `cttlr ie j`pojlm `lcgjgfs put jg lcab wirm cgm styol'
"Kl`jrjyl 3::2/ 4>>>c/ 4>>4d/ tblsl wrjtjgfs crl ie jgtlrlst jg tbjs rlco` ie Fim;
Digbileelr 3:55/ Lplfc 3:13/ Bjah 3:66/ Kl`jrjyl 3::6c/ Hcvcgcufb 3:6>/
Tidjgsig 3:5</ Tidjgsig % Mcvjm 3:51/ Qiuoig 3:65/ Vjo`irl 3:6:/ Virom
Aiugajo ie Aburabls 3::=/ Virom Djdol ^udojsblrs/ 3:45*'
C tblioifjaco ugmlrstcgmjgf tbct wjoo git igoy `chl aolcr tbl `lcgjgf cgm
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mjsajpojgl js tblrleirl mul wiromwjml' ]bl cttl`pt blrl tblrleirl/ js ti lxc`jgl tbl
Fim-fims aigalpt wjtbjg c s`coo slttjgf ie tbl wirom plipols ‑ ]bl Zirúdã/ cs cg
jgolt eir itblr plipol ig tbl Fim-fims aigalpts'
]bl `ckir pridol` jg jgtlrprltjgf Zirúdã aigalpt ie Fim cgm fims js igl ie
ugmlrstcgmjgf tbl rloctjigs dltwllg tbl Fim cgm tbl fims ‑ biw js tbl Fim rloctlm
ti tbl fims9 Js tbl tjl ie tbl Fim-fims igl dltwllg lqucos/ mlplgmcgts ir ugrloctlm
lgtjtjls9 Jg siovjgf tbl rjmmol/ aigsjmlrjgf coo csplats ie tbl Zirúdã aigalpt ie Fim
cgm fims dlai`ls ugcvijmcdol' ]bl fico js ti ugmlrstcgm tbjs rloctjigsbjp dltwllg
tbl Fim cgm fims' ]bjs fico acoos eir leeirts ti l`poiy tbl `ist cppriprjctl tlr`s
jg mlsarjdjgf tbl Fim-fims aigalpt cgm ti drjmfl "wblrl pissjdol* tbl vcrjcgal cgm
fcps jg tbl `cgy prlslgt mjvlrflgt tlr`s' ]bl Zirúdã bcvl aigalpt ie Quprl`l
Fim cgm fims cgm aocrjeyjgf tbl rloctjig js tbl tcsh' "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>5c/ Kl`jrjyl %
Cwisusj 4>>6c*'
]bl fims crl eugatjigco cr`s ie tbl Fim/ cgm bcvjgf scjm tbct igl js ecalm
wjtb tbl pridol` ie mlejgjgf wbct lxcatoy js `lcgt dy fims/ cgm dy eugatjigco cr`'
]blsl wjoo giw dl oiihlm jgti jg mltcjo' C `ckir pridol` jg tbjs slatjig js flttjgf
cg cfrll`lgt ig wbct tblsl idklats ie aigsjmlrctjig crl ti dl acoolm' Qbiuom tbly
dl ‟Fim/ J`col ir Ôrïsî‐/ fims/ jgtlr`lmjcrjls/ jgtlr`lmjcry fims/ mjvjgjtjls ir
spjrjts/ mljtjls/ cgalstirs/ `lmjc/ spjrjts/ gcturl Fims ir sj`pol Ôrïsî9 Ojhl jg tbl
acsl ie Fim cdivl/ lcab gc`l olcms ti mjeelrlgt tblioifjaco pisjtjig/ tbus `chjgf
tbl abijal ie gc`l vlry j`pirtcgt/ mjeejauot cgm ai`polx'' Dcsai`‚s vcrjlm gc l̀s
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uslm eir tbjs friup jgaouml Ldirc/ Ldurc/ J`iol cgm Ôrïsî' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3:21* Jt `ust
dl scjm tbct tblsl tlr`s crl uslm dy mjeelrlgt wrjtlrs ti rlelr ti c actlfiry ie idklats
ie wirsbjp tbct crl git tbl Quprl`l Fim' ]blsl idklats ie wirsbjp flt rlojfjius/
alrl`igjius ir oiyco mlvitjig cgm wirsbjp eri` tbl Zirúdã' ]blsl tlr s̀ crl
flglrcooy uslm jgtlrabcgflcdoy wjtbiut `uab euss' ]i tbl cvlrcfl Zirúdã/
wbctlvlr `jfbt dl tbl mjeelrlgal jg tbl tlr`s crl mlejgjtloy git tbl `cjg aigalrg ir
idstcaol ti bjs ugmlrstcgmjgf ie wbct tbly `lcg'
]bl cppricab blrl js ti tchl c plreir`ctjvl ir eugatjigco "riol* gc`l tbct
dlst mlsarjdls tblsl idklats dljgf aigsjmlrlm' ]bjs blops ti aocrjey tbl sbcmls ie
jgtlrprltctjigs cgm `jsugmlrstcgmjgf tbct bcvl crjslg eri` tlr`jgioifjaco
aigeusjig/ cgm dltwllg wbctlvlr `jfbt dl tbl riols fjvlg ti tblsl idklats'
"Cwiocou 3:6:*
JJ'= Gu`dlr ie fims
Cg j`pirtcgt jssul jg aigsjmlrjgf tbl Zirúdã jgtlr`lmjcry fims js tbl
qulstjig cshlm dy ^rielssir Jmiwu ‑ ‟Biw `cgy crl tbl mjvjgjtjls‐9 "Jmiwu 3:54;
56* Hgiwjgf tbl gu`dlr `cy blop jg rloctjgf Z]T ti c `igi/ mj/ trjcms/ ir pioy
tbljs`' Lplfc cmmrlsslm tbl gu`dlr jssuls tbus; ]blrl crl 4>> cgm =>> J̀ cols cgm
git 5>>' "Lplfc 3:63*
… J c̀ols hgiwg jg Zirúdã scarlm Tlojfjig' Vl wjooigoy splch ie tbl =>> ir =>3 J`cols' ]bl =>3 J`cols irÔrïsîs acoolm Fim ie tbl Cgajlgt Zirúdã plipol' "Lplfc/
3:63*
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Caairmjgf ti Lplfc/ tbl J`cols acggit dl su``lm up jg gu`dlr' ]bjs
`lcgs tbly bcvl mjeelrlgt dut uglquco lgtjtjls' Jt js tbjs uglquco lgtjtjls tbct c̀ml
bj` scy tblrl crl 4>> cgm =>> J`cols cgm git 5>> J`cols'
Cwiocou/ cmmrlssjgf tbl gu`dlr jssul writl;
]bl catuco gu`dlr ie tbl mjvjgjtjls js git lcsjoymltlr`jgcdol8 jt bcs vcrjiusoy dllg lstj`ctlm ti dl 4>>/4>3/ =>>/ =>3/ =5>/ 5>>/ 5>3/ 36>>/ ir lvlg `irl/ Zirúdãocgm js vlry rjab jg tblsl mjvjgl dljgfs' "Cwiocou 3:6:*
Cwiocou sbiws tbct tbly crl `cgy cgm tbl pridol` ie hgiwjgf lxcat
gu`dlrs js mlejgjtloy git cs lcsy cs jt `cy cpplcr' Imuyiyl/ cppricabjgf tbjs jssul
eri` c pbjoioifjaco cgfol cshlm ‟…Mils tbjs `lcg igl tbiuscgm/ eiur bugmrlm cgm
eirty-eiur bugmrlm mjvjgjtjls9‐ "Imuyiyl/ 3:63*' Imuyiyl‚s qulstjig js uslm jg cg
jmji`ctja eir` rctblr tbcg cs c sj`pol gu`dlr lxprlssjig' Dcsai` mlejgjtloy
bloplm jg cgswlrjgf tbl qulstjig wblg bl writl; ]bl Zirúdã dlojlvl jg `cgy
mljtjls "Ldirc/ Ldurc/ J`iol/ Ôrïsî*/ tbl euoo gu`dlr glvlr bcvjgf dllg rlairmlm'
Qi`l scy tblrl crl <>> ir =>38 itblrs tbct tblrl crl 5>> ir 5>3/ cgm si`l lvlg
`irl8 dut tblsl gu`dlrs crl igoy ejfurctjvl' "Dcsai`/ 3:5:; 66*'
^rielssir Jmiwu‚s lxpocgctjig ig tbjs sll`s ti dl `ist ai`prlblgsjvl cgm
aigaousjvl biwlvlr' Bl writl;
Vl hgiw tbct tbl gc`l ie tbl Ôrïsî js olfjig/ eir tbly crl`cgy' ]bl lxcat algsus ie tbl pcgtblig gi igl js giwcdol ti tloo' Vbctlvlr tbl irjfjgco sjfgjejacgal ie tbl
ejfurls/ tblrleirl/ tbly bcvl giw ai`l ti dl gi `irl tbcg
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sy`dioja ct tbl sc`l tj`l ie tbl pourcojty ie tbl Ôrïsî cgmtbl jgmlejgjtlglss ie tbljr gu`dlrs' Qi ti quitl cgy ie tblejfurls js giw igoy ‟c `cgglr ie splchjgf'‐ "Jmiwu/3:54*
]bjs js j`pirtcgt dlacusl jt `chls jt aolcr tbct tbl fims crl `cgy dut tbl
catuco gu`dlr `cy glvlr dl hgiwg ‑ 4>>/ =>>/ =>3/ 5>>/ 5>3 ir 36>> ‑ crl c
`cgglr ie splchjgf' ]bjs jgtlrprltctjig bcs dllg eiooiwlm dy `cgy Zirúdã dut
si`l itblrs jgsjst ig wbctlvlr gu`dlr sujts tbl`' Je tbl gu`dlrs crl igoy c
`cgglr ie splchjgf/ tbl prlajsl tlr`s ojhl `igi/ mj/ trj/ trjcm ir lvlg pioy dlai`l
mjeejauot jg cppoyjgf ti Z]T fims' "Kl`jrjyl 3::3/ 3::6d/ 4>>>c/ 4>>>d*
Diitb‚s mjsaussjig ig pioytbljs` ir `igitbljs` `chls jt aolcr tbct/ jt js
wbctlvlr eiaus js put ig/ tbct mlajmls wbltblr Zirúdã Fim-fims js ti dl acoolm
pioytbljs` ir `igitbljs`' "Diitb 3:66; 365e*' ]bl l`pbcsjs aiuom dl ig
aigarltlglss ir uotj`cay/ ig Fim ir Ôrïsî/ ig tbl bu`cg olvlo ir ig tbl olvlo ie
Fim' Jt sll`s `ist ie tbl lcroy Abrjstjcg jgtlrprltlrs ie tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims
aigalpt wlrl rlcmy ti cppoy cgy tlr` dut `igitbljs` ti Z]T/ wbjol octlr Zirúdã
jgtlrprltlrs sll` rlcmy ti cppoy gi itblr tlr` dut `igitbljs` ti tbjs sc`l
aigalpt# Tlfcrmolss ie wbct js uslm jg qucojeyjgf tbl tlr` `igitbljs`/ tbl mldctl
stjoo stcgms' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2c*
Igl js prigl ti csh wby tbl euss ig `igitbljs` cgm wby tbl rlouatcgal ie
tbl lcroy Abrjstjcgs/ ir tbl lcflrglss ie tbl octlr Zirúdã jgtlrprltlrs ie Z]T/ ti
cppoy tbl tlr` `igitbljs` ti tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims aigalpt9 Jmiwu mlejgjtloy
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rleolatlm tbl bjfb tlgsjig ie wbltblr jt sbiuom dl pioytbljs` ir `igitbljs` wblg
bl writl;
Cerjacg ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig acggit dl mlsarjdlm cspioytbljstja' Jts cppriprjctl mlsarjptjig js `igitbljstja/biwlvlr `imjejlm tbjs `cy dl/ tbl `imjejactjig js/biwlvlr/ jglvjtcdol dlacusl ie tbl prlslgal ie itblrmjvjgl dljgfs wjtbjg tbl struaturl ie tbl Tlojfjig' "Jmiwu3:61*'
]bjs Jmiwu‚s pisjtjig puts cgy jgtlrprltctjig ie tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims
aigalpt tbct `chls jt pioytbljstja c `jsjgtlrprltctjig cgm c `jsrlprlslgtctjig ie tbl
Zirúdã Fim-fims aigalpt' Vbjol tbjs js `irl ie tbl ‟bcoe-ejoolm ir bcoe-l`pty
focss‐/ jt aiuom dl scjm tbct tbl trlgm sjgal 3:<> sll`s ti dl c mleolatjig eri` tbl
usl ie tbl wirm pioytbljs` cgm c `irl flglrius cppojactjig ie `igitbljs` "jg cgy
`imjejlm eir`* ti tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims aigalpt' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2c*
Jt wjoo sueejal blrl ti dl aigsajius ie tbl Zirúdã uscfl ie gu`dlr eir tbl
fims cs ejfurctjvl igoy' Cosi/ tbjs sbiws tbl rloctjig ie tbl fims ti tbl Fim js git
jg tlr`s ie ojtlrco gu`dlr' ]bl jssul js wbct mlsarjptjvl tlr s̀ cgm ocgfucfl abijal
crl caalptcdol ti tbl Zirúdã9
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JJ'< MLQATJ^]JUL ]LT@Q CGM OCGF\CFL ABIJAL
<'3 Eirljfg cgm Iom Mlsarjptjvl Aigalpts
@ist ie tbl wrjtlrs tbct ecoo jgti tbjs friup "`istoy eirljfglrs ti Z]T* trjlm
ti dl idklatjvl cgm ugmlrstcgmjgf jg tbljr lvcouctjig ie tbl Fim-fims jg Z]T'
]bljr frlctlst mjeejauoty js tbl ecat tbct tbly bcm ti abiisl wirm/ tlr`s cgm lvlg
aigalpts eri` wjtbjg tbljr lxplrjlgal cgm dcahfriugm' \geirtugctloy/ tbjs eirljfg
lxplrjlgal cgm dcahfriugm bcm gitbjgf tbct js ojhl Z]T tbus wirms cgm tlr`s wlrl
mrcwg dy tblsl eirljfglrs ti mlsarjdl Z]T eri` dcahfriugms tbct bcm gitbjgf
mlsarjdjgf jt' Jt js git surprjsjgf/ tblrleirl/ tbct mjeelrlgt wirms cgm tlr`s wbjab
fcvl rjsl ti c̀gy mjeelrlgt jgtlrprltctjigs cgm mjeelrlgt tblioify wlrl uslm' ]bl
j`pissjdjojty ie tbl cttl`pt ti trcgsoctl tbl Zirudc wirm/ ^lol ti Lgfojsb js
jooustrctjvl ie tbl pridol` lgaiugtlrlm "Kl`jrjyl/ 3:22*'
]bl iom wirms/ wbjab bcvl dllg rlcatlm cfcjgst dy `cgy gctjvl sabiocrs
jgaouml; ^rj`jtjvl/ Qcvcfl/ Gctjvl/ ]rjdl/ ^cfcgjs`/ Jmioctry/ Eltjsbjs` cgm
Cgj`js`' \gmlr tbl tjtol/ ‟Lrrirs ie tlr j̀gioify‐/ Jmiwu mjsausslm tblsl tlr`s ct
olgftb' Jmiwu‚s `cjg aigalrg js tbct tblsl tlr`s wlrl l`poiylm dy eirljfglrs jg
irmlr ti mlsarjdl tbl C]T "jgaoumjgf Z]T* jg mlrifctiry c̀gglr' Jmiwu/ jg
prlslgtjgf bjs acsl writl;
]bl ecat js tbct ti blr cgm dy cgm ocrfl/ ti tbl plipols ie tbl Vlstlrg wirom/ tbl wirm ‒gctjvl‚ bcs caqujrlm cmlrifctiry gucgal cgm bcs dlai`l igl tbct js rlslrvlmeir tbl ‒ugeirtugctl‚/ dcahwcrm‚/ gig-Vlstlrg plipols
ie tbl wirom' ]bjs js si/ tbcghs ti tbl cgtbripioifjst cgm
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`jssjigcrjls/ cgm tbl stcy-ct-bi`l jgvlstjfctirs wbi`ust cowcys ejgm tlr`s ie ug`jstchcdol mjstjgatjigdltwllg tbl` cgm ‟tbisl itblrs‐' ‒^rcylrs eir gctjvlAbrjstjcgs‚ crl stjoo dljgf ieelrlm git eir Abrjstjcgs wbi
crl dirg cgm crl ojvjgf jg Luripl cgm C`lrjac8 dutAbrjstjcgs ie Cerjac cgm Csjc cgm tbisl itblr ‒dlgjfbtlmaoj`ls'‚ ]bjs mlejgls tbl wlstlrg `jgm ig tbl jssuldlyigm miudt … "Jmiwu/ 3:61*
Jmiwu‚s ojst ie plipol wbi bcvl uslm tblsl iom tlr`s jgaouml Abcrols
Vjoojc`s/ @'J' Diss/ K'D' ^rctt/ cgm L'D' ]cyoir' ^crrjgmlr‚s ojst ie Iom Dis`cs/
Kc`ls Erczlr cgm @cry Hjgfsoly ecoo blrl tii' ^crrjgmlr wcs mlejgjtloy cwcrl ie
tbl pridol`s ie tlr`jgioify wblg bl writl cdiut eltjsbjs` tbct ‟]bl ecat js tbct jt
js c tbiriufboy ugsctjsecatiry wirm cgm jt fjvls c mjstirtlm cgm ugecjr pjaturl ie tbl
Tlojfjig ie tbl Cerjacg plipols'‐ "Jmiwu/ 3:61* Jt `ust dl gitlm/ biwlvlr/ tbct tbl
wirm ‟Blctblg‐ sudstjtutlm dy ^crrjgmlr eir ‟Eltjsbjs`‐ wcs git caalptlm ljtblr jg
`cgy qucrtlrs' ‒Blctblg‚ cs c wirm acrrjlm wbct wcs octlr rlelrrlm ti cs Abrjstjcg
bcgf-up ie aigvlrsjig ir `jssjig zlco cgm rleolats eirljfg dcahfriugm cgm
lxplrjlgal'
Dlgkc`jg Tcy‚s tlr`s cosi jooustrctl tbl `cgy jgtlrprltctjigs tbct acg rlsuot'
Tcy‚s mlsarjptjig ie Qcgfi‚s abcrcatlr cs vjiolgt/ cgtj-siajco cgm slxucooy
ugdcocgalm js c aigaousjig mrcwg `irl eri` psyabicgcoytjaco rctblr tbcg c
rlojfjius pijgt ie vjlw' "Tcy/ 3:65* ]bjs olcms ti fjvjgf Qcgfi auot c ‒`imlrg
psyabimrc`c8 friup tblrcpy‚ ir ‒tblrcplutja‚ jgtlrprltctjig' ]bjs jgtlrprltctjig js
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stjoo dljgf qulstjiglm dy si`l Zirúdã sabiocrs wbltblr jt sbiuom dl rlfcrmlm cs
pisjtjvl ir glfctjvl/ tbct js truoy eiugm ir cdslgt jg Z]T'
Itblr tlr`s tbct bcvl dllg uslm jg mlsarjdjgf Z]T/ blgal rleolatjgf mjeelrlgt
jgtlrprltctjigs/ jgaouml ‟titl`js`/ prj`jtjvl spjrjtjs` cgm ‟pioytbljs`'‐ ]bl
cttl`pt blrl js ti rlvlco tbct tblsl iom tlr`s j`pojlm mjeelrlgt jgtlrprltctjigs ie tbl
Fim-fims rloctjig' @ist ie tblsl iom tlr̀ s bcvl dllg airrlatlm wjtb tj l̀/ dut tbly
dlst jooustrctl tbl abcgfl jg tbl jgtlrprltctjig ie Zirúdã Fim cgm fims cs c wbiol'
Qjgal tbl `cjg eiaus ie tbjs olaturl js ig tbl Zirúdã vjlw jtsloe/ tblsl iom aigalpts
bcvl git dllg trlctlm eurtblr/ jg cgy frlct mltcjo' Jt `ust dl scjm/ biwlvlr/ tbct
arlmjt bcs dllg fjvlg ti si`l wrjtlrs eir tbl tlr`s uslm' Jmiwu arlmjtlm '̂C'
]codit cgm L'F' ^crrjgmlr eir aigerigtjgf tbl pridol` ie tlr`s cgm eir rjfbt
mlsarjptjig ie tbl ocgfucfl' "Jmiwu/ 3:61; 31<* ^crrjgmlr sbiwlm tbl gllm ti
mlrjvl `irl cppriprjctl tlr`s eir Z]T cotbiufb/ bl mjm git ai`l up wjtb cgy
`ckir igl' "^crrjgmlr/ 3:6=* ]codit uslm i`gjpitlgt/ i`gjsajlgal cgm suprl`l jg
mlsarjdjgf Fim jg rloctjig ti fims' "Kl j̀rjyl/ 3::2f*; 14*' ]blsl crl vlry pisjtjvl
tlr`s cgm ocgfucfl abijal eri` tbl eirljfg dcahfriugms' Biwlvlr/ tbly sbiuom dl
cpprlajctlm cgm hlpt'
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JJ'<'4 Gctjvl Mlsarjptjvl Aigalpt cgm Tlalgt Ocgfucfl Abijal
Gctjvl js uslm blrl ti rlelr ti Zirúdã wrjtjgf ig Z]T' ]bjs aocrjejactjig js
glalsscry dlacusl/ cs Jmiwu pijgtlm iut/ tbl wirm gctjvl js git rlstrjatlm ti cgy
pcrtjauocr plipol' ]bl ecat tbct tbl wirm js uslm/ jg c wrigf ir mlrifctiry slgsl jg
si`l qucrtlrs sbiuom git sacrl us iee jts usl/ wblrl glalsscry' ]blrleirl/ tbl
aigalrg jg tbjs slatjig js ti sbiw biw tbl aigalpts uslm dy tbl gctjvls prlslgt c
mjeelrlgt slt ie jgtlrprltctjigs'
Qjgal 3:<>/ c glw rcgfl ie rcmjaco priklatjigs bcvl dllg put up dy `cgy
Zirúdã Qabiocrs' ]bl `ist ai`prlblgsjvl wirhs wjtbjg tbjs tj`l crl tbisl ie
Jmiwu cgm Cwiocou' Itblr siurals crl splajcojzlm wirhs ig mjeelrlgt crlcs ie
Z]T' ]blsl wirhs wjoo jgaouml Imuyiyl/ Dcdcoioc/ Lplfc/ Ecmjpl/ Ecdug`j/
Djidchu/ Iki cgm Cdj`dioc' Jmiwu rlklatlm tbl aigalpts jg pcgtbljs` cgm
pcfcgjs` cgm uslm ‟mjeeuslm `igitbljs`‐ cgm ‟j`pojajt `igitbljs`‐' Cwiocou
abcgflm tbl aigalpt dy cdcgmigjgf gig-Zirúdã tlr`s jg mlsarjdjgf Zirúdã
aigalpt' Cwiocou/ tbus uslm tbl Zirúdã wirms mjrlatoy jg prlslgtjgf tbl rloctjigs
dltwllg tbl Fim cgm fims' Cwiocou‚s cppricab abcgflm tbl jgtlrprltctjig ie tbl
Z]T eri` cg cpprixj`ctjig ti lxprlssjgf jt jg sjtu' Vbjol tbjs `cy pisl si`l
jgjtjco mjeejauoty ti rlcmlrs tbct crl eirljfg ti Z]T/ jt mlejgjtloy prlslrvlm tbl
ugjqulglss cgm caaurcay ie tbl aigalpt' ]bus/ Cwiocou uslm Ioñmú`crâ/ ỏoñrug/
Lolmc/ Coccyl/ Lol`j/ Ioiki-igj cgm Ôrïsî mjrlatoy wjtbiut squllzjgf tbl` jgti cgy
dirriwlm aigalpt wirms ojhl `igitbljs` ir pioytbljs`/ wbctlvlr tbly `cy `lcg
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ti tbl irjfjgctirs ie suab wirms cgm ti tbl aigalpt tbly `cy stcgm eir' ]i Cwiocou/
jt js tbjs lxprlssjig ie tbl aigalpts jg Zirúdã ocgfucfl tbct mils kustjal ti tbl
aigalpts' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 11* Imuyiyl uslm tbl pbrcsl ‟eioh tblioify‐ ti
rlpocal `ytbioify wbjol tcohjgf ie Z]T' Imuyiyl‚s lty`ioifjaco cgm pbjoioifjaco
cppricab ti Z]T `cml bjs ocgfucfl abijal co`ist j`pissjdol ti flt sujtcdol wirms
jg Vlstlrg ocgfucfls/ ti trcgsoctl tbl Z]T aigalpts' ]bus/ ojhl Cwiocou/ Imuyiyl
lgmlm up usjgf tbl Zirúdã tlr`s mjrlatoy'
]bjs tbus prlslgts tbl twi mjeelrlgt cppricabls uslm jg tbl mlsarjptjig ie
Z]T' ]bl `cjg mjeelrlgal js jg tbl ocgfucfl' Igl rleolats aigalpts cgm rloctjigs
eirljfg ti tbl Fim-fims aigtlxt wbjol tbl itblr usls tbl sc`l ocgfucfl cs tbct jg
tbl aigtlxt ie tbl Fim-fims' ]bjs bcs rlsuotlm jg tbl `cjg mjeelrlgal jg
jgtlrprltctjigs/ `jsugmlrstcgmjgf cgm `jsrlprlslgtctjig ie tbl rloctjigsbjp jg tbl
Zirúdã Fim cgm fims' ]bl cttl`pt blrl js ti oiih eir sioutjigs ti tbjs mjol` c̀'
Vbct bcs dllg migl blrl js ti sbiw tbct mjeelrlgt ocgfucfls dcsl ig mjeelrlgt
aigtlxt/ cgm lxplrjlgal bcvl dllg uslm jg lxprlssjgf tbl rloctjig ie tbl Fim-fims/
wbjab bcs aigtrjdutlm ti tbl `cgy jgtlrprltctjigs/ ai`pojactjigs cgm ai`polxjty'
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JJ'5 Gcturl/ Mljejactjig cgm Mctl ie tbl fims
]bl rloctjigs ie tbl fims ti tbl Quprl`l Fim `cy dl dlttlr ugmlrstiim je tbl
aigglatjig dltwllg tbl` jg tlr`s ie mljejactjig cgm mctl ie tbl fims acg dl
csalrtcjglm' ]bl prialss ir `ltbim ie mljejactjig ie tbl Zirúdã fims js gljtblr
eir`cojzlm gir aigsjstlgt' ]bl stumy ie tbl pipuocr fims sbiws tbrll c̀jg pcttlrgs
jg tbl trlgm ie mljejactjig' Cwiocou prlslgtlm tblsl tbrll `cjg pcttlrgs dy mjvjmjgf
tbl fims jgti tbrll aocssjejactjigs' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 1=8 Cdj`dioc/ 3:52/ 3:66c/
3:66d8 Cmlfdioc/ 3:218 Aiuocgmlr/ 3:618 Mcrc`ioc % Klkl/ 3:528 Mipc`u 3:258
Lplfc/ 3:138 Dljlr/ 3:2>8 Kibgsig/ 3:438 Ojkcmu 3:64/ Ouacs/ 3:6>/ ^rjgal 3:5=
crl coo jgeir`ctjvl blrl*' Biwlvlr/ tbl ugalrtcjgty ie tbl gcturl)irjfjg ie si`l ie
tbl fims `chls jt pissjdol eir si`l ie tbl fims ti dl put jg `irl tbcg igl
aocssjejactjig'
JJ'5'3 ^rj`irmjco Mjvjgjtjls
Jt `ust dl gitlm tbct ti tbl Zirúdã/ tbl Quprl`l Fim js tbl friugm ie coo
tbjgfs/ blgal bjs prl-mctl cgm tbl mljejactjig js tblrleirl c stcrtjgf pijgt rctblr tbcg
c acsl eir privjgf ir rctjejactjig' ]bl ejrst friup ie mljejlm mjvjgjtjls Cwiocou
acoolm ‟^rj`irmjco Mjvjgjtjls‐' ^rj`irmjco mjvjgjtjls crl ‟dlojlvlm ti bcvl dllg wjtb
tbl Quprl`l Fim oigf dleirl tbl arlctjig ie tbl lcrtb cgm bu`cg dljgfs‐' Cwiocou
friuplm Ôrïsî-Goc/ Irug`joc "jg aigkugatjig wjtb Jec*/ Ômúmuwî/ Âsú cgm Ifug jg
prj`irmjco mjvjgjtjls' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 1<8 Cwiocou 3:6:* Dut ie tblsl/ "lvlg
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caairmjgf ti Cwiocou‚s caaiugt*/ jt sll`s igoy Âsú js ugaigmjtjigcooy jg tbjs aocss/
mlplgmjgf ig wbjab Zirúdã trcmjtjig ie arlctjig js eiooiwlm/ coo itblrs wiuom ljtblr
dl prj`irmjco mjvjgjty ir mljejlm cgalstirs' ]bjs js wby jt dlai`ls aruajco ti
lxpoirl tbl tblioifjaco j`pojactjigs ie tbl stirjls ie arlctjig jg wbjab tblsl fims/
Ômúmuwî/ ỏdîtãoã cgm Irug`joc mi iaaur' ]bl pipuocr stirjls ie irjfjg ie tbl
Zirúdã "cpcrt eri` tbl `jfrctjig tblirjls* biom tbct ct tbl stcrt/ "wblglvlr tbjs
wcs/ gi splajeja tj`l cooittlm* Ioñmú`crâ/ tbl Quprl`l Fim/ fcvl ỏdîtãoã c
ai``jssjig ti arlctl tbl wirom' ]bl eiooiw up ti tbjs stiry mjeelrs eri`
ai``ugjty ti ai``ugjty' C vlrsjig scys ỏdîtãoã fit mrugh wjtb wjgl cgm ecjolm
ti mi tbl arlctjig si cgitblr dljgf/ Ômúmuwî/ mjm tbl arlctjig wbjol ỏdîtãoã
`iuomlm bu`cg ejfurls cetlr rlaivlrjgf eri` bjs mrughlg stctl' Cgitblr eiooiw-up
scys/ jt wcs Ômúmuwî/ wbi wcs ai``jssjiglm mjrlatoy ct tbl dlfjggjgf ti mi
arlctjig' Eir tbjs Ômúmuwî/ cs aocj`lm/ wcs fjvlg c blg/ cgm c pit aigtcjgjgf sijo'
]bjs vlrsjig scjm Ômúmuwî olet tbl blg cgm pit ie sijo' Ig wbct tbly wlrl olet js
git jmlgtjejlm' ]bl blg drihl tbl pit cgm tbl blg sacttlrlm tbl sijo8 blgal lcrtb wcs
arlctlm' ]blsl tblirjls "stirjls* cgm itblrs ojhl tbl` scy Ômúmuwî/ ỏdîtãoã/ blg
cgm sijo wlrl eri` blcvlg' ]blsl stirjls acgigjzl Jol-Jel "friugm tbct lgocrfls ir
lxpcgms* cs ‟ Jol‐ ‑ friugm ‟ el‐ ‑ lxpcgm' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2l8 3::2f; 1<-168
Cmlhcg`dj/ 3:<58 Ctcgmc/ 3:2>/ Dljlr 3:6<8 3:2>8 Djidchu 3:618 Aiurocgmlr/
3:61 cgm Cwiocou 3:6:; 3:-46/ 13-11 crl rlolvcgt blrl*'
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Jt `ust dl gitlm tbct tblsl stirjls ie irjfjg crl jg gi wcy aigaousjvl8 rjfbt ir
wrigf' ]blrl crl gi lvjmlgals ti usl jg rlklatjgf ir caalptjgf tbljr vcojmjty' ]bl
stirjls bcvl dllg pcsslm miwg tbl cfls `istoy dy wirms ie `iutb acoolm irco
bjstiry' Je tbl tbliry tbct Jol-Jel js tbl algtrl ie arlctjig js caalptlm/ tblg coo tblsl
mjvjgjtjls ac`l eri` tbl Quprl`l Fim8 blgal tbljr arlctjig prlalmls tbl arlctjig ie
tbl lcrtb' ]bjs wjoo j̀ poy tbct tbl iomlst mctl ti tbl lcrojlst Zirúdã Fim js `uab
dleirl tbl lcrtb wcs arlctlm' Biwlvlr/ je tbl tbliry ie `jfrctjig js caalptlm/ tblg
tbl caaiugts tbct prlslgt Ômúmuwî cgm itblrs cs iom cgalstirs ir j`pirtcgt hjgf ir
aocg olcmlrs dlai`l tbl `cjg olcm eir mctjgf tbl`' Qjgal `ist sabiocrs cfrll wjtb
tbl octlr tbliry ie `jfrctjig eri` @laac/ tbjs puts tbl fim Ômúmuwî "ieesprjgf ie
Oc`urumu* ti dl tbl iomlst ir ejrst mljejlm cgalstir' ]bjs mlplgms ig tbl
rloctjigsbjp tbct js dlojlvlm ti lxjst dltwllg ỏdîtãoã "Ôrïsî-Goc*/ Irug`joc cgm
Ômúmuwî' ]bl olcst tbct acg dl scjm/ js tbct tbjs rloctjigsbjp `cy glvlr dl rlcooy
hgiwg timcy' Cs Cwiocou puts jt/ jt js gitbjgf dut ‟aigtrivlrsjco‐' ]bl
aigtrivlrsy js ig/ wbltblr Ômúmuwî js c `cg ir wi`cg/ wbltblr bl ojvlm cs c
aigtl`pircry8 `cg ir cs c wi`cg/ cgm wjel ie ỏdîtãoã/ ir wbltblr Ômúmuwî cgm
ỏdîtãoã crl ejlral rjvcos' Lcab pisjtjig js dcslm ig ct olcst c trcmjtjig'
]bjs crfu`lgt ig wbltblr Ômúmuwî wcs c `cg ir wi`cg/ js giw vlry
j`pirtcgt dlacusl wjtb tbl aurrlgt `cm slcrab eir kustjejactjig eir co`ist cgy hjgm
ie tblioifjaco pisjtjig/ eir Ômúmuwî tbl priflgjtir ie tbl Zirúdã wbi js octlr
mljejlm ti dl el`col ir `col primuals mjeelrlgt tblioifjaco cgm auoturco siajlty'
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"Kl`jrjyl 3::2f; <4/ Cwiocou/ 3:6:; 44/ 4< cgm itblrs ojhl Drc`oy 3:66/ Acgcmjcg
Vi`lg/ 3:64/ Tussloo/ 3:6=8 @aArcahlg/ 3:64/ @crausl/ 3:5:*'
Vbctlvlr trcmjtjig js ejgcooy tchlg/ jt js co`ist tbl sc`l aigaousjig tbct/
wblglvlr jt wcs/ Ômúmuwî cgm ỏdîtãoã wjoo mlejgjtloy dl tbl iomlst mljejlm fims'
]bljr tblioifjaco sjfgjejacgal js `irl ie bjstirjaco foirjejactjig tbcg aurrlgt pipuocr
caaoc`ctjig ljtblr jg riol ir pri`jglgal/ cotbiufb tblrl crl stjoo wirsbjp auots ti
tbl`' Cs eir Irug`joc cgm Âsú/ tbl lvjmlgal sll`s ti dl olss aolcr/ lvlg cs
rlfcrmjgf tbl irco trcmjtjigs' @cgy Zirúdã biom tbct Âsú cgm Irug`joc crl `irl ie
tbl prj`irmjco fims/ biwlvlr' Ifug bcs `irl suppirt jg jts ecviur cs c mljejlm
cgalstir'
Ifug wcs c sig ie Ômúmuwî cgm bl ojvlm cgm rljfglm ct Jrl jg Lhjtjocgm'
]bl tblioify ig wbjab Ifug js mljejlm vcrjls frlctoy wjtb lcab irco trcmjtjig
aigsjmlrlm' Flglrcooy/ Ifug js mljejlm cs ‟mjvjgjty ie jrig cgm wcr‐/ prl-l`jglgtoy
tbl tutlocry mjvjgjty ie coo wirhlrs jg jrig cgm stllo' Ifug stcgms eir cdsioutl
kustjal/ cgm js sllg cs c ‟sy`dio ie tbl suplrjir cgm tbl aigqulrjgf igl'‐ ]bl
tblioifjaco ugjqulglss ie Ifug js co`ist cs jg `cjgtcjgjgf c fiim ltbjaco
rloctjigsbjp pcrtjauocroy jg prielssjigco rloctjigsbjp cs jg flglrco aigtcats' ]bjs js
j`pirtcgt dlacusl ie tbl siajco eugatjig ie pudoja swlcrjgf ti trutb wbjab Ifug js
gitcdoy uslm eir' Cosi/ jt js c pipuocr vjlw tbct Ifug js aurrlgt/ cgm lgkiys c ocrfl
pipuocrjty/ tbus puttjgf jts mljejactjig cgm sjfgjejacgal ct c `irl rlalgt mctl' ]bus/
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Ifug dlac`l tbl glxt flglrctjig ir mljejlm cgalstir cetlr Ômúmuwî' "Kl`jrjyl/
3::2l/ 3::2f; 12/ Djidchu 3:61; 33-43*'
Cooiactjgf mctls ti tblsl prj`irmjco fims js co`ist j`pissjdol cgm aiuom igoy
dl dcslm ig pcrtjauocr trcmjtjigs' Cg cfrll`lgt wjtb Djidchu tbct ‟]bl mctls wjoo
dl c aigsjmlrcdol tj`l wloo cetlr tbl cmvlgt ie Jsoc`‐ "sjgal tbl rlco mctl ie tbl
Zirúdã lximus js ughgiwg* `cy dl tbl dlst dlt jg tbjs rlsplat' Je/ cs Djidchu
pripislm/ ‟Jt js co`ist alrtcjg tblrleirl tbct tbl Zirúdã `jfrctjigs eri` tbl Glcr-
Lcst iaaurrlm dltwllg 5>> cgm 3>>> C'M‐ tblg 5>>-3>>> C'M dlai`ls lcrojlst
mctl tbl Zirúdã prj`irmjco fims ojhl Ômúmuwî/ ỏdîtãoã cgm Ifug acg dl put'
"Kl`rjyl/ 3::2f; 12* Cosi/ tbjs fjvls tbl slt ie fims aoislst ti tbl Quprl l̀ Fim jg
tj`l cgm mljejactjig prialmurl c`igf coo tbl Zirúdã fims'
JJ'5'4 Mljejlm Cgalstirs
Cwiocou tjtolm tbl slaigm aocssjejactjig ‟Mljejlm Cgalstirs‐' "Kl`jrjyl/
3::2l* ]blsl crl aolcr bjstirjaco ejfurls tbct ojvlm ct pcrtjauocr pocals cgm tj l̀ cgm
tbly wlrl mljejlm ljtblr dleirl ir cetlr tbljr mlctb' ]bljr dljgf mljejlm wcs ietlg cg
cahgiwolmfl`lgt ie tbljr iutstcgmjgf elcturls wbjol tbly wlrl cojvl' ]blsl
iutstcgmjgf elcturls aiuom dl fiim ir dcm' ]bl igls tbct wlrl mljejlm eir tbljr
fiim elcturls crl wirsbjpplm jg irmlr ti sllh tbljr ecviur cgm jg irmlr ti rlacoo
tbljr fiim wirhs' Ôrïsî Ihi dloigfs ti tbjs friup' ]bl igls tbct wlrl mljejlm eir
dcm elcturls crl wirsbjplm dy erjlgms cgm aoisl plrsigs ti suab cg cgalstir
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j``lmjctloy ir sbirtoy cetlr tbl cgalstir‚s mlctb' ]blsl erjlgms mi tbjs jg irmlr ti
prlslgt c pisjtjvl vjlw eir tbl dcm cgalstir' Ietlg/ suab cgalstir ai`ls ti dl
rlfcrmlm cs piwlreuo' Qcgfi dloigfs ti tbjs friup' "Kibgsig/ 3:43; 3<>-3<3*
]bl aigalrg blrl js git ti prlslgt biw tblsl fims crl wirsbjpplm' Dut ti
oiih jgti tbljr gcturl tbct olm ti tbljr pcttlrg cgm prialss ie mljejactjig cgm wblg
tbl mljejactjig wcs migl'
Flglrcooy/ mjvjgjtjls tbct crl jg tbjs slaigm friup jgaouml Qcgfi/ Ôrïsî-Ihi/
Cylococ/ Ircg`jycg/ Zl`ckc/ Iyc/ Idcoueig/ Isibusj/ cgm Idc-Goc' "Lplfc/ 3:63;
4=/ 4<*' Cpcrt eri` Qcgfi cgm Ôrïsî-Ihi/ "wbi frlw ti `irl flglrco caalptcgal
c`igf `ist ie tbl Zirúdã* tblsl fims crl `istoy oiaco ai``ugjty blrils ir
blrijgls wbi wlrl octlr mljejlm' \sucooy/ tbl eugatjigs plreir`lm dy tbl fims jg
tbjs friup crl sj j̀ocr jg `cgy rlsplats eri` ai``ugjty ti ai``ugjty' ]bl
sj`jocrjtjls dltwllg Qcgfi cgm Kchutc auots8 Ôrïsî-Ihi cgm Lkl ie Jkldu @cguwc8
JkÂsú jg Jocrc cgm Iwl jg Iri Ioiejg "Cwiocou/ 3:6:; 1>/ 1</ =>* jooustrctl tbjs
oiaco ai``ugjty pctrigcfl' Qjgal tbl fims jg tbjs friup catucooy ojvlm cs bjstirjaco
ejfurls/ tbl pissjdjojty ie c `irl caaurctl mctjgf js lgbcgalm' ]bl `ckir mjeejauoty
blrl js tbct tbl Zirúdã rloy ocrfloy ig irco bjstiry' ]bjs tblrleirl `chls prlajsl
mctjgf stjoo mjeejauot' Qjgal `ist ie tblsl crl oiaco blrils cgm blrijgls/ tbly crl
mctlm igoy dy lvlgt jg tbljr ai``ugjty' Qcgfi aiuom dl uslm ti jooustrctl tbjs'
C pipuocr olflgm csslrts tbct Qcgfi wcs c bu`cg dljgf wbi rljfglm cs tbl
eiurtb Coccejg ie Iyi/ cgm tbct bl wcs busdcgm ti Iyc/ Isug cgm Idc' ]bjs olflgm
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blops ti mctl Qcgfi/ Iyc/ Isug cgm Idc je tbl olflgm js rlojcdol' ]bl `ckir
pridol`/ biwlvlr/ js tbct tbl mctl ie ejrst Iyi hjgfmi` ir ejrst Iyi hjgfs js git
alrtcjg' Cosi tbl olgftb ie tbl rljfg ie tbl ejrst tbrll hjgfs dleirl Qcgfi crl
ughgiwg' ]bus mctjgf Qcgfi stjoo pisls ti dl c prltty mjeejauot tcsh' Biwlvlr/ dy
mctjgf tbl eiugmjgf ie Iyi cs 5>> ‑ 3>>> C'M cgm dy cooiwjgf rlcsigcdol tj`l ie
`jfrctjig eri` Jel ti Iyi/ cgm eir tbrll hjgfs ti rljfg/ Qcgfi aiuom dl mctlm 3=<>-
3<>> C'M' ]bus tbl mljejactjig ie Qcgfi cetlr bjs mlctb wiuom dl criugm 3<>>
C'M' "Iscl cgm Gwcfdcrc/ 3:52; :=-:68 Kibgsig 3:43; 1=*'
Hgiwjgf tbjs mctl dlai`ls blopeuo jg `chjgf c ai`pcrjsig ie tblioifjaco
mlvloip`lgts cgm sj`jocrjtjls dltwllg Z]T cgm itblr lxjstjgf ecjtbs ie tbl tj`l'
Jg tbl aigtlxt ie tbjs stumy/ tbjs itblr lxjstjgf ecjtb js Abrjstjcgjty' ]bjs blops ti
priklat tbl pissjdjojty ie wbltblr Abrjstjcg jmlcs rlcooy jgeoulgalm tbl mljejactjig
prialss ir gcturl ie tbl fims ljtblr mjrlatoy ir jgmjrlatoy' "hcou/ 3:628 Qbirtlr/
3:618 Kl`jrjyl % Flrcom/ 3:2</ ^llo/ 3:52 crl ie jgtlrlst blrl*' ]bjs jgeoulgal/ je jt
lxjstlm/ js pcrtjauocroy j`pirtcgt wblg jt js idslrvlm tbct `cgy sabiocrs giw lquctl
ir ai`pcrl si`l Zirúdã fims wjtb Ti`cg ir Frllh fims cgm lvlg Abrjstjcg
scjgts' Lxc`pols wjoo dl Ifug wbi js ai`pcrlm wjtb tbl Ti`cg @crs cgm Frllh
Cpiooi/ Iouirifdi wbi js hgiwg dy si`l cs tbl scvjiur ie tbl wirom8 cgm @irl`j
wbi bcs dllg lquctlm ti tbl auot ie @cry ir Ocmy ie Cpistol' "Ecdug`j/ 3:5:; :*
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JJ'5'4 ^lrsigjejlm Eirals
Cwiocou acoolm tbjs tbjrm friup ‟^lrsigjejactjig ie gcturco eirals cgm
pblgi`lgc‐' ]bjs dcsjacooy js cg cssiajctjig ie spjrjts wjtb gcturco idklats ojhl
lcrtb/ rjvlrs/ `iugtcjgs/ wjgm/ slc/ trlls/ gijsl/ jooglss/ cgm suab ojhl' ]bl mlfrll
ti wbjab tblsl aiuom dl acoolm fims ir mjvjgjtjls js rlcooy vlry oiw' ]bl mlfrll js
git ie cgy sudstcgtjco c`iugt wblg ai`pcrlm ti tbl ejrst twi friups mjsausslm
cdivl' Blgal/ tblsl bcvl dllg sllg dy si`l cs idklats tbct rl`jgm tbl wirsbjpplrs
ie tbl spjrjts dlbjgm tbl`' ]bl trlct`lgt ie si`l ie tblsl js co`ist sj j̀ocr ti ‟Jaig
Aigtrivlrsy‐ jg aburab bjstiry/ jg tbl slgsl tbct si`l idklats crl mljejlm ct igl
tj`l igoy ti dl rlklatlm ct cgitblr cgm rl-mljejlm octlr' "Tlgwjah/ 3:<2; 24e/ wcohlr/
3:6>; 3=>-3<>/ 3<6/ 32:*'
]bl `cjg idklats friuplm blrl jgaouml Lcrtb/ Iyc/ Zl`ikc/ Isug/ Ifdlsl/
Lol`j-Jflml-Lhjtj/ Ioihug/ Irisug-Jmcgrl/ Iou`i-Cdlihutc/ Ioisugtc-Jhlrl-Lhjtj/
Jrihi/ Jfj-I`i/ Idj/ Iri "jg wjgm*/ Ckjkc "jg wbjrowjgm*/ Qigpiggc/ Ôrïsî-Jdlkj/
cgm `cgy itblrs' ]blsl crl rlcooy oiaco/ cgm tchlg eir frcgtlm jg oiaco ai``ugjty
cgm tbl mctl eir suab wlrl glvlr hgiwg ir slrjiusoy aigsjmlrlm'
Cs c ruol/ tbl stiry js ‑ jt bcs dllg sjgal tbl tj l̀ ie iur eirlectblrs' ]bus/ jt
aiuom dl scjm jg su``cry tbct tbl mljejactjig ie Zirúdã fims-mjvjgjtjls ‑ jg flglrco
tiih jgeir`co eir`/ `cjgoy jg oiaco ai``ugjtjls ivlr c oigf plrjim ie tj`l' Cs ti
mctl/ tbl lcrojlst wjoo dl cdiut 5>> C'M ti 3>>> C'M cs mjsausslm cdivl/ cgm tbl
octlst mljejlm idklats `cy dl cs rlalgt cs tbl ai``ugjty acgigjzjgf suab c mjvjgjty#
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Quab mljejactjig wjoo/ ie aiursl/ ocah pipuocrjty ir ugjvlrsco rlaifgjtjig c`igf tbl
Zirúdã' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; =4*
JJ'6 VITQBJ^ CGM IDKLA]Q IE ULGLTC]JIG
@uab bcs dllg wrjttlg ig wirsbjp cgm idklats ie vlglrctjig jg Z]T dy `cgy
wrjtlrs' ]bl cttl`pt blrl js git ti rlprimual tbl `cgy mltcjolm mlsarjptjigs8 rctblr
tbl cttl`pt js ti sll biw tbl wirsbjp cgm tbl idklats rloctl ti tbl Fim cgm fims'
^crrjgmlr cgm Ecrriw crl ietlg quitlm cs scyjgf tbct ‟Gi auot js ieelrlm ti Ioirug/
cgm tblrl crl gi tl`pols ir prjlst ie ỏoñrug‐/ Jmiwu "3:54; 3>6-31:*/ Cwiocou
"3:6:; 6-2* cgm si`l itblrs bcvl airrlatlm tbjs vjlw ie ^crrjgmlr cgm Ecrriw'
Qjgal 3:<>/ tbl wirsbjp ie Ioirug bcs dllg rl-lstcdojsblm cs tbl pjoocr eir
tbl fims' ]bjs js sllg jg tbl ai j̀gf tifltblr ie wirsbjpplrs ie tbl mjeelrlgt fims ti
wirsbjp ỏoñrug kijgtoy jg c ai``ig pocal ie wirsbjp' ]bjs pocal js ietlg acoolm
‒wirsbjp algtrl‚' ]bjs ai`jgf tifltblr js c frlct rljgeiral`lgt ti tbl vjlw tbct coo
wirsbjpplrs jg Z]T wirsbjp tbl Quprl`l Fim cgm tbct tbl fims crl igoy mjeelrlgt
eugatjigco jgtlr`lmjcrjls' ]bl wirsbjp ie Ioirug-Ioñmú`crâ ct Iruol-Ôrïsî dy
ritctjigco wirsbjp ie tbl fims js c pri`jglgt lxc`pol ie tbjs glw ugjejactjig trlgm'
"Iruol Ôrïsî wcs tbl scarlm wirsbjp friugm ie Z]T ct tbl \gjvlrsjty ie Jel/
Gjflrjc jg 3:6<-3:62*'
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]bl rlsuots eri` tbjs rl-irfcgjzlm Z]T wirsbjp crl `cgy' ]chjgf tbl
Iruol-Ôrïsî cs cg jooustrctjig/ tbl rl-irfcgjzctjig dlai`ls vlry sjfgjejacgt dlacusl
jts wirsbjp ceelat plipol jg c mjeelrlgt eir` cgm ct c mjeelrlgt olvlo tbct Z]T bcs
glvlr migl dleirl giw' \gjvlrsjty stumlgts cssiajctl wjtb tbl wirsbjp algtrl'
Vbjol tbl fico blrl js git ti scy tbct tbjs js fiim ir dcm/ dut tbl ecat tbct Z]T js
giw abcoolgfjgf iom jgtlrprltctjigs cgm ct tbl sc`l tj`l j`privjgf/ lxpcgmjgf/ cgm
prlslgtjgf jts miatrjgl tbriufb tbjs glw wirsbjp cgm acggit dl glfolatlm cs
jgsjfgjejacgt' Cosi/ tbjs wirsbjp rlceejr`s tbl aocj` tbct si`l Zirúdã stjoo dlojlvl
jg tbl Fim-fims rloctjigsbjp cgm wirsbjp tbl Fim tbriufb tbl fims'
Idklats uslm jg wirsbjp crl c̀gy' ]blsl crl `ctlrjcos jgviovlm jg Tlojfjig'
@cgy ie tblsl idklat `ctlrjcos l`poiylm jg wirsbjp bcvl dllg vlglrctlm ivlr tbl
ylcrs' Dcslm ig tbjs glw wirsbjp ie Fim tbriufb wirsbjp ie jgmjvjmuco fim wjtbjg
tbl fims ig c ritctjigco dcsjs/ jt aiuom dl scjm tbct jg c splajco slgsl/ tbl fims crl
vlglrctlm sy`dios eir tbl Quprl`l Fim' ]bl fims/ scarjejals/ pocal ie wirsbjp/
splajco jtl`s/ aioiur/ gcturco idklats "ojhl rjvlrs/ trlls/ ecoos*/ si`l plipol cgm pocal
bcvl dllg vlglrctlm' Itblr vlglrctlm idklats jgaouml c vcrjlty ie eiims "ojhl Chcrc
eir si`l lfugfug/ Jsu eir Ôrïsî-Ihi/ Jycg eir Ôrïsî-Goc*/ mrjghs "ojhl L`u eir
Ifug*/ si`l cgj`cos "ojhl Jfdjg eir Ôrïsî/ Ckc eir Ifug/ Cfdi eir Ôrïsî* cgm
si`ltj`ls/ splajco bu`cg dljgfs "ojhl Cri/ Cejg/ Cduhl ‑ acoolm Lgj-Ôrïsî*'
"Cwiocou/ 3:6:; 3>2-33=* Cpcrt eri` Lgj-Ôrïsî/ si`l itblr plipol crl ietlg
vlglrctlm dlacusl ie tbljr plauojcr ir splajco djrtb ir mlctb' Lxc`pols blrl wjoo
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jgaouml Mcmc/ Ihl/ ]cocdj/ Cjgc/ Ojscdj cgm Lfdlkj' "Lplfc/ 3:63; 41* ]bjs
vlglrctjig ie plipol js stjoo prlslgt wjtbjg `cgy trcmjtjigs lvlg timcy' @cg js tbl
iplrctir ie Tlojfjig cgm `ctlrjcos crl pcrt ie tbl jgstru`lgts/ idklats ie wirsbjp/
idklats ie `cgjpuoctjig tbct crl uslm ti csslrt/ lxprlss/ pjaturl cgm rlprlslgt tbl
rloctjigsbjp'
Jg tbl pcgtblig ie tbl fims/ tbl idklats vlglrctlm crl tbisl tbct crl ljtblr
cdbirrlm ir rlcooy ojhlm dy lcab fim' Ôrïsî Goc eir lxc`pol/ mils git mrjgh l`u/
wblrlcs Ifug‚s ecviurjtl mrjgh js l`u' Qj`jocroy/ Cylococ wiuom git tiuab pco`
ijo/ wblrlcs Idc Iouwcjyl‚s ecviurjtl mrjgh js pco` ijo' "Cwiocou 3:6:; =1* ]bus/
tbjgfs tbct bcvl dllg vlglrctlm eir c pcrtjauocr fim crl tbisl tbjgfs tbct crl ljtblr
tcdiis ti tbl itblr fim ir tbly crl tbl tbjgfs tbl pcrtjauocr fim js eigm ie' Eri` tbl
eirlfijgf/ jt bcs dllg sbiwg tbct wirsbjp js cgitblr `cgjelstctjig ie tbl
aigglatjig ie tbl fim ti tbl fims cgm tbct tbl vlglrctlm idklats "jgaoumjgf tbl fims*
crl `irl ie sy`dios tbcg cdsioutl fims jg tbl`slovls' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; =<*
JJ'2 Tiols cgm ^iwlr ie tbl Fim-fims
]bl riols pocylm dy tbl fims jg rloctjig ti bu`cg dljgf crl `cgy/ cgm tbisl
riols vcry eri` fim ti fim' ]bjs rloctjigsbjp dltwllg tbl fim cgm `cg bcs dllg
prlslgtlm jg c̀gy mlsarjptjvl wirhs' ]bl cppricab ie tbl prlslgtctjigs jgaoumls
jmlgtjeyjgf pcrtjauocr fim wjtb c pcrtjauocr tcsh cs jg Ifug/ fim ie jrig cgm wcr8
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Qcgfi/ fim ie tbugmlr/ kustjal cgm suab ojhl' ]bl riols vcry cosi jg rloctjigs ti
bu`cg dljgfs eri` lgaiurcfjgf bu`cg dljgfs ti dl biglst ‑ cs jg Cylococ/ ti
cttrjdutjgf suaalss jg wirh ti mjvjgl dljgfs ‑ cs ecr` wirh js ti Ôrïsî-Ihi'
"Cwiocou 3:6:; 1:-=3*
]bl pcrtjauocr jgtlrlst ct tbjs stcfl js jg tbl rloctjigsbjp dltwllg tbl Quprl`l
Fim cgm tbl fims' Crl tblsl Fim-fims lquco/ mlplgmlgt/ jgmlplgmlgt ir wbct9
Blrl tbl rloctjigsbjp dltwllg tbl Fim cgm fims/ cgm eri` tbl fims ti tbl
wirsbjpplrs wjoo dl aigsjmlrlm'
Jmiwu splot iut tbl rloctjigsbjp ie tbl fims ti tbl Quprl`l Fim jg eiur stlps'
Bl writl;
]bl qulstjig ie rloctjigsbjp dltwllg Mljty cgm tblmjvjgjtjls mlejgls tbl pocal ie tbl octtlr wjtbjg tbl wbiolsystl`' Ejrst/ eri` tbl pijgt ie vjlw ie tbl tblioify ie Cerjacg ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig/ jt wjoo git dl airrlat ti scytbct tbl mjvjgjtjls wlrl arlctlm' Jt wjoo dl airrlat ti scytbct tbly wlrl driufbt jgti dljgf/ ir tbct tbly ac`l jgtidljgf jg tbl gcturl ie tbjgfs wjtb rlfcrm ti tbl mjvjglirmlrjgf ie tbl ugjvlrsl' "Jmiwu/ 3:61; 35:*
]bl mjvjgjtjls crl mlrjvctjvls eir Mljty
… jt js git cowcys tbct tbl ecat ie tbl mlrjvctjig acg dlprivlm eri` tbl ojgfujstja aigglatjigs dltwllg tbl gc`lsie Mljty cgm tbl flgltja gc`ls ie tbl mjvjgjtjls' Jt jsflglrcooy tblioifjaco privcdol tbct tbl mjvjgjtjls bcvl gicdsioutl lxjstlgal… Dlacusl tbl mjvjgjtjls mlrjvl eri`Mljty/ tbljr piwlrs cgm cutbirjtjls tbly crl `lcgjgfolsscpcrt eri` bj`' Lcab mjvjgjty bcs bjs iwg oiaco gc`l jgtbl oiaco ocgfucfl/ wbjab js mlsarjptjvl ljtblr ie bjs
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cooittlm eugatjig ir tbl gcturco pblgi`lgig c`cgjelstctjig ir l`dol` ie bjs dljgf' "Jmiwu/ 3:6:; 35:*
Eiurtboy/ tbl mjvjgjtjls wlrl driufbt jgti dljgf cs eugatjigcrjls jg tbl
tbliarctja fivlrg`lgt ie tbl ugjvlrsl' "Cwiocou/ 3:6:; 36>* Cotbiufb Jmiwu wcs
wrjtjgf ig C]T/ tbl jooustrctjig bl uslm ti privl tbl pijgts wlrl tchlg `istoy eri`
tbl Z]T' ]bjs `chls tbl eiur prjgajpols vlry sujtcdol eir jooustrctjgf tbl riol/
rloctjigs cgm piwlr ie tbl fims ti tbl Quprl`l Fim' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; =6*
]bl riol ie tbl Quprl`l Fim jg Z]T bcs ietlg dllg prlslgtlm dy `cgy
wrjtlrs cs rl`itl/ coiie cgm ugsllg' ]bjs mils git mlsarjdl tbl riol ie tbl Quprl`l
Fim jg Z]T airrlatoy' Dlgkc`jg Tcy fcvl cg lxc`pol ie tbjs jg bjs prlslgtctjig
wblg bl writl ‟Jg tbjs rlsplat/ Ioirug bcs rl`cjglm coiie eri` tbl aiursl ie bjs
bjstiry cetlr irjfjgcooy mlolfctjgf tbl acrl ie tbl wirom ti tbl Ôrïsî'‐ "rcy/ 3:65;
<<* Jmiwu cgm Cwiocou mjsprivlm tbjs riol fjvlg ti tbl Quprl`l ct olgftb' Jmiwu
cgm Cwiocou "Cwiocou/ 3:6:; <>* l`pbcsjzl tbct tbl Quprl`l Fim js git coiie cgm
tbct tbl Quprl`l Fim js tbl ojel-fjvlr cgm `cjgtcjglr ie ditb tbl fims cgm tbl
wbiol ugjvlrsl' ]bl Quprl`l Fim‚s mlolfctjig ie tbl `irl pbysjacooy aigspjauius
riol ti tbl fims mils git j`poy tbct tbl Quprl`l Fim js coiie'
Cwiocou pijgtlm iut tbct jg c truoy pioytbljstja Tlojfjig/ coo tbl mjvjgjtjls crl
ie lquco rcgh cgm tblrl js gi ugjeyjgf cgm trcgsalgmjgf uotj`ctl' "Cwiocou/ 3:6:;
<>* Jt js tbjs jglqucojty dltwllg tbl Fim cgm fims jg Tiol cgm ^iwlr tbct `chls
‟^ioytbljs`‐ jgcppriprjctl jg mlsarjdjgf tbl Z]T' Jg Z]T/ tbl fims cat cs
eugatjigcrjls ie/ cgm `lmjctirs ti tbl Quprl`l Fim' ]bjs js sbiwg jg tbljr
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mjstjgatjvl riols' ]bl fims cat igoy ig Fim‚s irmlr' Cwiocou jg prlslgtjgf tblsl
jmlcs writl;
]bl mjvjgjtjls cat igoy cs plr`jttlm dy Bj` cgm tbly fjvlcg caaiugt ie tbljr catjvjtjls ti Bj` eri` tj`l ti tj`l']bly igoy cat cs Bjs eugatjigcrjls cgm cs `lmjctirdltwllg Bj` cgm Bjs plipol' ]bus tbly lxjst eir tblpurpisl ie drjgfjgf tbl Quprl`l Dljgf aoislr ti Bjsarlcturls' Jg itblr wirms/ mjvjgjtjls cgm spjrjts mi git cgmacggit iaaupy tbl pocal ie tbl Quprl`l Dljgf' ]blyaigstjtutl c `lcgs ti cg lgm/ git cg lgm tbl`slovls' ]bjsjs ti sufflst tbct coo wirsbjp/ wbjab js abcgglolm tbriufb
tbl mjvjgjtjls cgm spjrjts/ fils ig ti tbl igl Quprl`lDljgf wbi js tbl siol aigtrioolr cgm bcs tbl ejgco scy'"Cwiocou/ 3:6:; <> cgm sj`jocr jmlcs jg Jmiwu/ 3:54; 63-3>5*
]bus/ Cwiocou‚s mlsarjptjig mlejgls tbl riols ie tbl fims wjtb rlfcrm ti tbl
Quprl`l Fim' ]bjs mlsarjptjig sbiws tbct wbctlvlr piwlr cgy fim `jfbt bcvl js
fjvlg ti tbl fim dy tbl Quprl`l Fim' Jg tblsl slgsl/ jt `lcgs tbl piwlrs ie tbl
fims crl glvlr wirhjgf cfcjgst tbct ie tbl Quprl`l Fim wbi fcvl tbl fim tbl
piwlr jg tbl ejrst pocal' ]bjs js lsslgtjco lsplajcooy jg aigglatjig wjtb Âsú/ cgm tbl
mucojty "Miufocs 3:6=; 13=* tbct js si`ltj`ls prlslgtlm dltwllg tbl Quprl`l Fim
cgm Âsú' Âsú wjtbjg Z]T js c fiim fim cgm tbjs lxpocjgs gc`ls ojhl Âsúdjyj/
Âsúmcrc/ Âsúscg`j cgm itblrs' Jg itblr wirms/ Âsú jg Z]T js git tbl sc`l cs jg
Abrjstjcgjty ir Jsoc`' "Mipc`u/ 3:25*'
]bl `cgjelstctjig ie piwlr ie tblsl fims ig `cg js biwlvlr vlry mjeelrlgt
eri` tbct ie tbl rloctjigs ie Fim cgm fims' ]bl ejrst rlspigsl ie ̀ ist Zirúdã ti tbl
piwlr ie tbl Fim js elcr jg si`l eir` ie rlstrjatlm cwl' ]bjs js rleolatlm dy
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Zirúdã plipol fjvjgf `igly ti cooiw cg Âsú wirsbjpplr ti pcss' ]bjs mils git
`cgjelst cgy `cjg aigalrg ir ceejgjty eir tbl fim dy tbl plrsig sbiwjgf)fjvjgf tbjs
rlspigsl ti tbl pcrtjauocr wirsbjpplr'
]i tbisl wbi dlojlvl jg c pcrtjauocr fim/ tbl piwlr ie tbl fim js rlco cgm
`irl mi`jgctjgf ig suab cs jgmjvjmuco' Coolfjcgal ti tbl fim js `cgjelstlm dy tbl
elcr ie pugjsb l̀gt eri` tbl fim je c wirsbjpplr sbiuom mleolat' C ugjqul eir` ie
tbl `cgjelstctjig ie tbl piwlr ie tbl fim ig c pcrtjauocr wirsbjpplr js wbct js
acoolm ‟pisslssjig‐' Jg mjeelrlgt vcrjltjls/ eri` igl fim ti cgitblr fim/ tbl spjrjt ie
tbl fim jgelsts c splajco ir kust cgy wirsbjpplr ie jts auot jg c ugjqul wcy'
Lolfug Qcgfi "Cwiocou/ 3:6:; 16-1:* / Lolfug Lfugfug crl lxc`pols ie
splajco siol pisslssjig/ wbjol jg Iyc tbl pisslssjigs crl `irl iplg ti pcrtjajpcgts'
]bl mlvitlls usucooy pisslsslm dy Ôrïsî-Ihi crl acoolm Cflfug ‑ Ôrïsî Ihi/ cgm
tbly crl `istoy wi`lg' ]bl lxtlgt ie wbi aiuom dl pisslsslm vcrjls eri` igl fim
ti cgitblr' Vbjol jg Qcgfi cgm Lfugfug/ pisslssjig js oj`jtlm ti ritcry/ jg Ifug
ir si`l itblr fims8 pisslssjig aiuom dl eri` c ocrfl gu`dlr jg tbl friup cgm eri`
tbl cumjlgal' ]bjs pisslssjig js vlry j`pirtcgt jg rleolatjgf biw tbl fims mwloo
cgm rleolat piwlr tbriufb tbljr wirsbjp cgm tbljr wirsbjpplrs' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f;
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]bus/ dy mlejgjgf tbl riol ie tbl fims/ jt js sllg tbct tbl fims crl git lquco ti
tbl Quprl`l Fim' Tctblr/ tbl fims crl mlplgmlgt sioloy ig tbl Quprl`l Fim'
Cosi/ jt js sllg tbct tbl fims pocy igoy eugatjigco riols eir tbl Quprl`l Fim' ]bly
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crl git jgmlplgmlgt eri` tbl Quprl`l Fim jg cgy eugatjigco slgsl' Vjtb rlsplat ti
bu`cg dljgfs/ tbl fims pritlat cgm pisslss bu`cg dljgfs' ]bl fims cosi prlslgt
bu`cg dljgfs ti tbl Quprl`l Fim' ]bus/ tbl fims crl purloy jgtlr`lmjcrjls eir
bu`cg dljgf ti tbl Quprl l̀ Fim' ]bjs acoos eir c oiih ct wbct tblg crl rlcooy tbl
riol `imlos ie tbl Fim cgm fims' "Cdj`dioc 3:6<8 Cdifugrjg 3:258 Kl`jrjyl/
4>>4d*
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JJJ' @IMLOQ IE ]BL FIM CGM FIMQ
Tloctjigco @imlos ie Fim-fims Eugatjigco ^cttlrg
^uttjgf tblioifjaco vjlws jg frcpbjaco `imlo js git vlry ai``ig' ]bjs/
biwlvlr/ bcs tbl cmvcgtcfl ie prlslgtjgf ct c focgal su``cry ie wbct `cy dl
oigf-wjgmlm lsscys' ^ltlr @irtig-Vjoojc ‚̀s ‟`imlo ie Zirúdã ais`ioify‐
"Cerjac/ Uio' 1=/ Gi' 1/ 3:5=; 4=2* jg wbjab bl prlslgtlm tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims js c
fiim olcm eir tbl cttl`pt jg tbjs stumy' ]bl cttl`pt blrl js ti mlrjvl rloctjigco
`imlo ir `imlos tbct wjoo dlst prlslgt tbl Fim-fims eugatjigco pcttlrg' ]bl `imlos
crl ti dl dcslm ig tbl tblioifjaco aigglatjigs dltwllg tbl Fim-fims' ]bl frlctlst
pridol` ti tbjs cttl`pt/ js tbct gi igl shltab acg dl ai`prlblgsjvl lgiufb cs ti mi
kustjal ti coo tbl mjeelrlgt aigglatjigs ie tbl Fim-fims jg tbljr riols/ j`pirtcgal/
cgm rlolvcgal ti bu`cg dljgfs' ]bjs pridol`/ biwlvlr/ sbiuom git sacrl tbl
cttl`pt cwcy8 rctblr/ jt sbiuom acoo eir `cgy shltabls/ lcab shltab lxprlssjgf c
pbcsl ie tbl rloctjigs'
JJJ'3 ^ltlr @irtig-Vjoojc ‚̀s @imlo
^ltlr @irtig Vjoojc`‚s `imlo/ ejf'4 js c vlry fiim prlslgtctjig ie si`l ie
tbl rloctjigs dltwllg tbl Fim-fims/ lsplajcooy eri` tbl arlctjig `ytbioify stirjls
stcgmpijgt' ]bjs js wby jt js pissjdol eir @irtig-Vjoojc` ti ejx tbl Zirúdã tbl
Fim-fims jgti tbl ais`ioifjaco shltab/ @irtig-Vjoojc`s pijgtlm iut tbct tbl iomlr
`imlo fjvlg ti Zirúdã ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig dy `cgy wrjtlrs wcs bjlrcraby ie Fim
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`imlo' ]bjs `imlo bl rlklatlm cs jgcmlquctl' Bl scjm tbl iomlr `imlos ie Zirúdã
rlojfjius systl`
^ocal tbl vcrjius spjrjtuco piwlrs jg c bjlrcraby ct tbl tip/tbl Bjfb Fim/ Ioirug/ wjtbiut c auot8 glxt jg irmlr ie rcgh/ tbl Ôrïsî/ usucooy jgaoumjgf Jec cgm Âsú cgmsi`ltj`ls crdjtrcrjoy frcmlm jgti twi irmlrs ie frlctlr irolsslr mljtjls8 tblg tbl cgalstirs8 cgm ocst/ `jgir fbists/trll spjrjts/ ecjrjls cgm si ig' "Cerjac/ Uio' 1= Gi' 1; 4=2*
]bl shltab wjoo oiih ojhl Ejf' 4;
3st rcgh
Frlctlr Mljtjls
4gm
Olsslr Mljtjls
1rm rcgh
=tb rcgh
Ejf' 4
Ejf'4 js c shltab ie wbct ^ltlr @irtig-Vjoojc` prlslgtlm cs tbl iomlr `imlo ie
Zirúdã ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig "Z]T*'
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JEC CGM LQ\
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IOIT\G]BL FIM
CTC IT\G
QhyIhl ỏ DÎ]ÃOÃ ÔMÚM\VÎ ITCGZCG QBCGFI IZC IF\G ITJQBC-IHI QIG^IGGI I]BLT Irug cgm cgm bjlrcraby cgm cgm olss
bjlrcraby ie bcrm bjlrcraby bjlrcraby pri`j- `col el`col ie bcrm ie bit glgt
fims irjsbcs
El`col Ejrst Ejrst Iyi ]bugmlr Vjel \sl ie Elrtjojty s`coo pixVITOM abjom Zirúdã Hjgf cgm Qbcgfi jrig ie cgm"JOL wi`d hjgfmi` ojfbtgjgf ]irgcmi "s`jtb eirlstCZL* mljtjls suaalss T' Gjflr wcrrjirs
]utlocry jg wcr Mjvjgjty dcrdlrs
^ocal/ lsp' ie Iyi scarjejalrBjoos cgm mrjvlrsVi`lg‚s arcets
IFDIG LF\GF\G ITI LFDL Q^JTJ]QAuot ie @cshs ricrlr eirlst oj`jtsLcrtb
LCT]B Lmcg CGALQ]IT EJLTAL Q^JTJ]"JOL* Ifdigj Aioolatjvlcgm Cgm spjrjtmlptb ie tbl wctlr
JT\G@COL)IGJOL]bl Lcrtb "El`col
Ejf' 1 ^ltlr @irtig-Vjoojc`‚s @imlo' ]bjs js prlslgtjgf tbl Fim-fimscoigf tbl Zirúdã ais`ioify bjlrcraby ojgl'
Caairmjgf ti @irtig-Vjoojc /̀
]bl bjlrcrabjaco `imlo/ `irl ir olss mlvloiplm/ js ti dl
eiugm jg tbl wirh ie Ariwtblr "32<4*/ Diwlg "32<6-Durtig‚s irjfjgco*/ Durtig "3251*/ Dcumjg "322=*/ Loojs"32:=*/ Eridlgjus "3:34*/ ]codit "3:45*/ Lplfc "3:13*/Dcsai` "3:==* cgm Jmiwu "3:54*' Jts euoolst lxprlssjigjs ti dl eiugm jg tbrll miatirco tblsls ig Zirúdã Tlojfjig;Q'Q' Ecrriw "^bM Lmjgdurfb/ pudojsblm jg 3:4=*/ L'F'^crrjgmlr "^bM Oigmig/ pudojsblm jg 3:4=* cgm K'I'Ouacs "M'M' Murbc`/ pudojsblm jg 3:<>*' "Cerjac/ Uio' 1=Gi' 1; 4<>*
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Jt `ust dl scjm tbct wbjol Ejf' 4 js jgcmlquctl cs scjm dy @irtig-Vjoojc`/
Ejf' 1 js lqucooy jgcmlquctl cs tbjs mils git rlprlslgt coo tbl rloctjigs tbct tbl
wrjtlrs bl ojstlm trlctlm' Eir lxc`pol/ Jmiwu aiuom dl sllg ti rleolat c sojfbtoy
mjeelrlgt `imlo tbcg tbct jg Ejf' 1'
JJJ'4 Jmiwu jg @imlo
Jmiwu‚s l`pbcsjs ig `igitbljs` cs cfcjgst pcgtbljs` cgm )ir pourcojstja
Fim "Jmiwu/ 3:61; 3=>-3<>* wiuom fjvl cg jgtlrlstjgf shltab cs sbiwg jg Ejf' ='
Ioñmú`crâ/ tbl friugm ie coo dljgf
Ejf' =' Ioñmú`crâ ‑ tbl friugm ie coo dljgf' C tbrll mj`lgsjigco jgviovl`lgt'
Jg Ejf' =/ tbl drihlg ojgls jooustrctl tbct tbl riol ie tbl fims jgarlcslm cs tbl gu`dlr
ie fims/ tbl gu`dlr ie bu`cg dljgfs/ gu`dlr ie bu`cg mlvitjig ti tbl fims cgm
tj`l jgarlcslm' Cosi jg Ejf' =/ lvlrytbjgf js wjtbjg tbl erc l̀wirh ie Ioñmú`crâ/
tbl friugm ie coo dljgf/ bu`cg dljgfs cgm fims' "Jmiwu/ 3:61* Jg Ejf' =/ tbl tj`l-
fims pocgl rleolats tbl mjeelrlgt fims cgm tbljr mljejactjig8 tbl bu`cg dljgfs-fims
Bu`cg ]j`l
fims-riol
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pocgl rlprlslgts tbl riol ie tbl fims jg rloctjig ti bu`cg8 cgm tbl bu`cg dljgf-tj`l
pocgl rlprlslgts bu`cg ugmlrstcgmjgf/ pisslssjig cgm wirsbjp mlvitjig' Coo tbl
tbrll cxls/ cgm coo ojgls wiuom bcvl drihlg ojgls ti sbiw jgarlcsls tbct crl git
glalsscrjoy ugjeir`' C ojgl aiuom tbus dl mrcwg ti rlprlslgt lcab fim' C mlaojgl
ir jgarlcsl aiuom tbus dl sbiwg' ]bjs aiuom dl fittlg eri` Jmiwu‚s mlsarjptjig
cgm tbjs `chls Ejf' 1 git cs ai`prlblgsjvl ig tbl ojst ie wrjtlrs fjvlg dy @irtig-
Vjoojc`' Cosi/ tbjs Jmiwu‚s rlprlslgtctjig/ Ejf' =/ js j`pirtcgt dlacusl/ jt js `irl
caai``imctjgf' ]bl caai``imctjig cooiws eir coo tbl fims ti dl ejttlm jg
slpcrctloy dy ojgls/ cgm dy su``jgf up tbl dlst ojgls tbct aiuom put tbl fims jg
irmlr ie `cfgjtuml cgm j`pirtcgal'
JJJ'1 Cwiocou jg @imlo
Cosi/ c eurtblr aigsjmlrctjig ie ^ltlr @irtig-Vjoojc`‚s shltab/ Ejf'1 rlvlcos
tbct `cgy csplats ie tbl Fim-fims rloctjigs crl git wloo tchlg acrl ie' Cppoyjgf
Cwiocou‚s tbrll aocssjejactjigs - prj`irmjco mjvjgjtjls/ mljejlm cgalstirs cgm
plrsigjejactjig ie gcturco eirals cgm pblgi`lgc "Cwiocou/ 3:6:; 43-<3*- ti
@irtig-Vjoojc`‚s `imlo/ Ejf' 1/ prlslgt tbl `imlo cs git dljgf caai``imctjgf
lgiufb' Cwiocou put jgti c shltab/ dcslm ig bjs mlsarjptjig wiuom oiih cs sbiwg
jg Ejf' <'
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Cwiocou jg @imlo
^rj`irmjcomjvjgjtjls
Âsú MljejlmCgalstirs ^lrsigjejactjig ie
gcturco eirals cgmpblgi`lgc
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Ômúmuwî Jol
Ifug Iyc
Bu`cg DljgfsEjf' <; Cwiocou‚s tbrll aocssjejactjigs ‑^rj`irmjco mjvjgjtjls/ mljejlm cgalstirs cgm
plrsigjejlm eirals cs jooustrctlm dy ]'E' Kl`jrjyl'
]bl fims jg drihlg lgaoisurl "Ômúmuwî/ Ifug/ Iyc* jooustrctls tbl
aigtrivlrsjco pisjtjig tbly dloigf/ mlplgmjgf ig wbjab tbliry js eiooiwlm' ]bl
bljfbt ie tbl ugdrihlg lgaoisurl ie tbl fims rlprlslgts tbljr j`pirtcgal jg glcrglss
ti tbl Quprl l̀ Dljgf' ]bl `irl drihlg tbl crriw/ tbl wlchlr tbl mlolfctiry riol
cgm `lmjctiry eugatjig' Jt `ust dl scjm tbct Cwiocou‚s shltab/ Ejf' < rlprlslgts
igoy cgitblr pcrt ie tbl rloctjig dltwllg tbl Fim-fims rloctjig' ]bjs Ejf' < j̀ssls
iut ai`poltloy tbl lol`lgt ie tj`l "mljejactjig*' Jt sbiws/ biwlvlr/ tbl j`pirtcgal
cgm `iml ie mljejactjig ie tbl fims' Cosi/ tblrl js c wcy jg wbjab Ejf' < aiuom stjoo
dl aigstruatlm cs bjlrcrabjaco tblrldy fjvjgf jt c rloctjig ti Ejf' 1/ wbjab bcs dllg
rlklatlm' Jt sll`s/ biwlvlr/ tbct Ejf' < dlst lxpocjgs tbl mljejactjig jg tlr s̀ ie
]bl Quprl`l Dljgf- Arlctir- Driufbt jgti dljgf mjvjgjtjls
cgm bu`cg dljgfsCdsioutl aigtrioolr
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suplrjir friupjgf blgal tbl tbrll aocssjejactjigs ie tbl fims jg rloctjig ti Fim'
"Kl`jrjyl/ 3:2:f; 54*
JJJ'= Dlgkc`jg Tcy‚s Qhltab ie @irpbioify
Dlgkc`jg Tcy‚s mlsarjptjig ie tbl Zirúdã Tlojfjig eri` ‒`irpbioify cgm
bjstiry‚ "Tcy/ 3:65; 53-54/ 5=* stcgmpijgt `chls cgitblr jgtlrlstjgf shltab' Tcy
prlslgtlm ỏoñrug cs mj`jgjsbjgf jg priplrty cgm riol wjtb tj`l/ wbjol Ômúmuwî
cgm ỏdîtãoã crl fcjgjgf jg caarlmjtctjig ct cg cmvcgtcfl ie ỏoñrug‚s oist' C shltab
ie Tcy‚s prlslgtctjig ie ỏoñrug-Ômúmuwî-ỏdîtãoã rloctjig wiuom dl cs sbiwg jg
Ejf' 5'
ỏoñrug
Ômúmuwî
ỏdîtãoã
^rj`irmjco ]j`l ^rlslgt mcy
Ejf' 5; Tcy‚s Ioirug-Ômúmuwî-ỏdîtãoã aigglatjig
Tcy‚s shltab/ Ejf'5/ sbiws tbct wjtb tj`l tbl prll`jglgt riol ie ỏoñrug wcs
eireljtlm frcmucooy ejrst ti ỏdîtãoã cgm octlr ti Ômúmuwî' ]bl arissjgf ie tbl
aurvls sbiws tblrl crl ivlrocps jg tbl mlvitjigs fjvlg tbl`' ]blsl ivlrocps `cy
sjfgjey ai``ig priplrtjls ie tbisl fims cosi' Tcy‚s shltab/ Ejf' 5/ mils git
caaiugt eir `cgy ie tbl fims ct coo' Cosi/ Ejf' 5 mils git sbiw tbl riol-piwlr
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rloctjig ie tbl fims ti tbl Quprl`l Fim' Qhltab Ejf' 5 js tblrleirl git
ai`prlblgsjvl ct coo/ dut jt sbiws biw c pcrtjauocr fim aiuom dl ai`pcrlm ti
cgitblr ‑ jg tbjs acsl/ Ômúmuwî cgm ỏdîtãoã' Tcy‚s trlct`lgt aiuom tblrleirl dl
rlfcrmlm cs dljgf tii gcrriw jg tbl mjsaussjig ie tbl Fim-fims cs Ômúmuwî cgm
ỏdîtãoã mi git prlslgt tbl itblr fims cmlquctloy jg tbljr rloctjig ti ỏoñrug'
Jt bcs dllg sllg jg tbjs slatjig tbct tblrl crl `cgy `imlos ie Fim-fims
eugatjigco pcttlrg tbct acg dl mrcwg/ mlplgmjgf ig wbct lcab js aigalgtrctjgf upig'
Jg Ejf' 4 ‑ Ejf 5/ lcab igl mjm kustjal jg si`l slgsl/ ti si`l pcrt ie tbl Z]T' Jt
sll`s tbl ai`djgctjig ie ^ltlr @irtig-Vjoojc`‚s Ejf'1/ Jmiwu‚s Ejf' = cgm
Cwiocou‚s Ejf' < jg si`l mjstjgat crlcs privjml tbl rlco ai`prlblgsjvl mj`lgsjig
tbct rlprlslgt tbl rloctjigco `imlo ie Fim-fims eugatjigco pcttlrg' Vjtb tbjs/
cttl`pt acg giw oiih ct tbl euturl ie tbl Fim cgm fims' "Kl`jrjyl 3::2f; 51*
JJJ'< ]bl Euturl ie tbl Fim cgm fims
^crt ie tbl ficos ie tbjs olaturl bcs dllg ti jgtlrprlt tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims
jg irmlr ti airrlat si`l j̀srlprlslgtctjigs cgm `jsjgtlrprltctjigs' ]bjs bcs dllg
migl dy mlejgjgf tbl aigalpt ie Fim cgm drjleoy dy lxc`jgjgf tbl Quprl`l Fim/
cttrjdutls/ gc`ls/ rloctjigs/ ocgfucfl aigalpt/ gcturl/ mljejactjig/ mctl ie tbl fims
cgm si`l itblr tbjgfs'
Vbct rlcooy crl tbl iptjigs ti tbl Fim cgm fims9 Crl tbly ojhloy ti aigtjgul
ti lxjst ir crl tbly ojhloy ti friw jgti idojvjig si`l mcy9 ]bus ecr/ tbl Fim cgm
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fims bcvl dllg cmmrlsslm cs `cols' Crl tblrl fimmlssls9 Vbct tlr`s crl
caalptcdol ti tbl Zirúdã jg mlsarjdjgf tbl Fim cgm fims9 Acg tblrl dl
`imjejactjig/ jgtlfrctjig cgm ir prlslrvctjig ie cgytbjgf ir coo tbjgfs jg tbl Zirúdã
aigalpt ie Fim cgm fims' Vbct crl tbl ditti` ojgls ir bcrm rlcojtjls tbct sbiuom dl
ecalm dy tbl Zirúdã jg rloctjig ti tbljr Fim cgm fims cgm dy c`djtjius iutsjml
plipol tbct crl tryjgf ti aigvlrt tbl Zirúdã9 Coo tblsl qulstjigs sbiuom dl
cmmrlsslm'
JJJ'<'3 ]bl Iptjigs; Aigtjgujty ir Mjsaigtjgujty
]i csslrt tbct tblrl js c euturl lxjstlgal ie tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fim js ti
dlojlvl jg aigtjgujty' Je jt js tbl vjlw tbct tblrl wjoo dl gi euturl lxjstlgal eir tbl
Zirúdã Fim cgm fims tblg jt js mjsaigtjgujty tbct js upblom'
Je bjstiry js cgytbjgf ti fi dy "cgm jt surloy js*/ jt wiuom dl lxplatlm tbct
`cgy ylcrs ie tbl di`dcrm`lgt ie tbl Zirúdã aigalpt ie Fim cgm fims dy eirljfg
Tlojfjigs/ lsplajcooy Abrjstjcgjty cgm Jsoc` sbiuom bcvl wjplm jt iut' ]bct tbl
aigalpt js stjoo strigfoy upblom dy tbl Zirúdã sbiws tbct aigtjgujty bcs tchlg pocal
gi `cttlr biw jt js lvcouctlm'
Cwiocou "Irjtc/ 3:23; :* cgcoyslm tbrll lol`lgts ie aigtjgujty/ mjsaigtjgujty
cgm eusjig' Cptoy/ bl scjm tbct/ ‟Jt js vlry mjeejauot ti scy wjtb alrtcjgty wbct
lol`lgts ie tbl Zirúdã Tlojfjig crl ai`poltloy mjsaigtjgulm ir aigtjgulm ir wbct
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lol`lgts bcvl dllg euslm wjtb itblr auoturls‐' Lol`lgts ie aigtjgujty ie tbl
Zirúdã trcmjtjigco Tlojfjig/ lsplajcooy dlojle jg Fim cgm fims `cgjelst lvlrywblrl
mlspjtl jgtlgsl Abrjstjcg `jssjigcry leeirts cgm c tbiuscgm ylcrs ie @usoj`
prisloytjsjgf' ]bjs js strigfoy sllg jg tbl Zirúdã wirsbjp ie tbl Fim cgm fims/ jg
tbl bi`cfl pcjm ti tbl cgalstirs jg siajco cgm auotja slttjgf cgm jg tbl rlaiursl ti
tbl fims tbriufb mjvjgctjig/ `cfja cgm itblr auotja rjtucos'
Cwiocou quitlm eri` Dcsai` cgm Blrhirjsts ti privl aigtjgujty wblg bl
writl;
Cerjacg Tlojfjig js c Tlojfjig tbct bcs dllg tblrl eir cfls'Jt bcs gi pripcfcgmc `cabjglry/ gi `l`dlrsbjp rioo/ gipcjm prjlsts/ ylt tbl trcmjtjigco dlojle jg tbl Quprl`lDljgf cs tbl cutbir ie coo tbjgfs cgm prlslrvlr ie blcvlgcgm lcrtb bcs git abcgflm' ]bl gc`ls dy wbjab tblQuprl`l Dljgf js hgiwg bcvl git abcgflm' ]bl
`jssjigcrjls wbi ac`l ti Cerjac dirriwlm tbl gc`ls cgmaigtjgulm ti usl tbl` jg Abrjstjcg wirsbjp' "Irjtc 3:23;3>*'
Ioñmú`crâ ir ỏoñrug js tbl gc`l ie Zirúdã wirsbjp cs dirriwlm dy
Abrjstjcgs' "Dcrrltt/ 3:538 dlrhbie/ 3:628 Digbileelr/ 3:558 Dilr/ 3:238 Diitb/
3:668 Bc``igm/ 3:158 Blrmlr cgm Blrmlr/ 3:648 Bjah/ 3:668 Kl`jrjyl/ 3:2=/
3:22/ 3::6c/ 3::2c/ 4>>1c/ 4>>1a/ 4>>1m/ 4>>=d cgm Kl`jrjyl cgm Cwisusj/ 4>>6d
crl coo jgviovlm jg tbjs prjgajpol*' Cttrjdutls ie tbl Fim cgm fims sbiw aigtjgujty
ig c ocrfl sacol' Virsbjps/ prcylrs cgm ieelrjgfs stjoo prcatjslm sbiw aigtjgujty'
]bl ecat tbct flglrctjigs cetlr flglrctjigs bcvl pcsslm cwcy/ cgm tbl Zirúdã
elstjvco ie Fim cgm fims bcvl git rlmualm jg gu`dlr/ lgtbusjcs` cgm aloldrctjig
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aigejr`s aigtjgujty ie tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims' ]bl wirsbjp ie Fim cgm fims
tbct bcvl plrsjstlm jgaouml; Ihl-dcmcg "elstjvco ct Jdcmcg*/ Ifug "ct Igmi*/ Isug
"ct Isifdi*/ Cfl`i "ct Jkldu*/ Jri`i "ct Jflml-Lhjtj*/ Jec "cariss Zirúdãocgm* cgm
`cgy itblrs' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 55*'
Jt acggit dl mlgjlm tbct tblrl js aigtjgujty jg tbl trcmjtjigco `cfja cgm
`lmjajgl' Cosi/ dlojles jg wjtabarcet/ Isi/ Ckl/ l`lrl/ iei/ ibug/ lvjo eirals/ irj
cgm Cerjacg jgvlstjfctjvl aurl privls aigtjgujty'
Biwlvlr/ tblrl crl si`l jgmjsputcdol jgmjactirs pijgtjgf ct mjsaigtjgujty jg
si`l crlcs ie trcmjtjigco Zirúdã ojel' Jt `ust dl cm`jttlm tbct si`l prcatjals
wjtbjg tbl jgmjflgius Tlojfjig jg rlsplat ie tbl Fim-cgm fims bcvl dlai`l
wlchlglm ir `irjdugm' ]blsl crl mul ti leelats ie cojlg jgeoulgals' Cg lxc`pol
ie suab prcatjals tbct bcvl dlai`l rcrl ir ugai``ig js tbl wirsbjp ie tbl
Quprl`l Dljgf c`igf tbl Zirúdã' Jg prjstjgl tj`l/ wirsbjpplr wiuom `chl c
ajraol ie csbls ie wbjtl abcoh cgm wjtbjg tbl ajraol/ bl wiuom piur ojdctjig ie aiom
wctlr cgm pocalm c wbjtl hiocgut "Idj jejg* ig c wbjtl aittig wiio "Irjtc 3:23; 3=*'
Giw tbjs pcrtjauocr eir` ie wirsbjp js git ai``ig'
Cgitblr lxc`pol rloctls ti tbl djrtb ie twjgs " Jdlkj* dy c wi`cg' ]bjs wcs
rlfcrmlm cs lvjo jg si`l pcrts ie Zirúdã ocgm jg tbl iomlg mcys/ blgal tbl pugjtjvl
rjtls cgm alrl`igjls tbct crl rlqujrlm ie wi`lg tbct bcvl twjg abjomrlg' ]bl
alrl`igjls usucooy jgaouml mcgajgf riugm wjtb tbl abjomrlg/ flttjgf si`l eiim
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jtl`s suab cs chcrc "dlcg achl*/ lhuru "c splajco dlcg eiim*/ jrlhl "sufcracgl*/
cfdig "aiaigut*/ lpi "pco` ijo* cgm sjgfjgf' ]bl sjgfjgf tcol-tloo blr j̀ssjig cs c
mjrlatjvl eri` Fim cgm fims' Cg lxc`pol ie suab sigf js;
]cyloiou oi gj ghj fdifdi yjg i
Gfi sj hj fdifdi yjg oiihcg'
]rcgsoctlm; Jt js ]cyloiou "igl ie tbl twjgs* tbct bcs ai`ploolm `l ti frllt yiu coo
cgm J wjoo frllt yiu coo igl dy igl' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 52*'
]bl sigf uslm ti dl eiooiwlm dy c erllwjoo migctjig jg acsb cgm hjgm ti tbl
twjgs' Jt `ust dl gitlm tbct wjtb tbl jgejotrctjig ie wlstlrg sajlgal cgm wcy ie ojel/
tbl dlojle jg rloctjig ti twjgs abcgflm mrcstjacooy ti c olvlo ie glcr mjsaigtjgujty' Jt
js migl rlalgtoy/ jg tblsl mcys ie bcrm laigi`ja arugab eir survjvco strctlfy rctblr
tbcg c ai``jt`lgt ti rlojfjius prcatjal' ]bus/ tblrl crl lol`lgts ie mjsaigtjgujty
jg jgtlgt/ prcatjal cgm lvcouctjig ie tbjs rlojfjius lvlgt' Qi`l itblr lvlgts tbct
sbiw mjsaigtjgujty jgaouml cttrjdutjgf giw `lmjacooy lxpocjgcdol sjtuctjigs ti tbl
Fim cgm fims/ cs jg tbl acsl ie sigpiggi "s`coo pix* ir ioiml "`lcsols*/ cgm
cutbirjty csarjdlm ti rlojfjius eugatjigcrjls/ siajltjls cgm sbrjgls cs jg cwiri
"prjlst*/ ifdigj cgm iri "slarlt siajltjls* cgm ikudi "wirsbjp frivls*' "Irjtc/ 3:23;
35*
Ig aigtjgujty ir mjsaigtjgujty/ jt wjoo dl cmlquctl ti cfrll wjtb Cwiocou‚s
aigaousjig tbct
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Vbltblr Cerjacgs ojhl jt ir git "cgm Zirúdã jg tbjs acsl*/si`l csplats ie tbljr Tlojfjig wjoo abcgfl tbriufb`imlrg lmuactjig/ tlabgioifjaco hgiw-biw/ aigtcat wjtbitblr wirom Tlojfjigs cgm pcrtoy dlacusl ie tbl plipol‚s
`ivl`lgt ti ojvl jg ajtjls cgm itblr pcrts ie tbl wirom'Dut … lvlg je alrtcjg csplats ie tbl Tlojfjig mjl/ itblrcsplats wjoo survjvl/ cgm si`l ie tbl` wjoo dl abcgflm irtrcgseir`lm ti `llt tbl gllms ie tbl abcgfjgf tj`ls"Irjtc 3:23; 3:*'
JJJ'<'4 Fim cgm Fimmlssls
Igl ie tbl jssuls jg tbl abcgfjgf tj`ls/ rlolvcgt ti tbjs olaturl js tbl Fim ir
fimlss"ls* tbct bcs dllg rcjslm dy si`l el`jgjgl aigsajius lgqujrlrs' Jg tblsl
mcys ie wi`lg ojdlrctjig/ iplrctjig eir dlttlr wi`lg/ wi`lg ec`joy suppirt
ac`pcjfgs ie coo hjgms/ cshjgf wbltblr tblrl crl fimmlssls dlai`l vlry cpt cgm
rlolvcgt' Jt `ust dl scjm vlry aolcroy tbct tbl wi`lg ojdlrctjig bcgf ivlr ie tbl
wlstlrg wirom bcs gi pocal jg Zirúdã Fim cgm fims' ]bl tlr` Fim cgm fims
lgai`pcssls fimmlssls cs wloo' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 5:*
Zl`ikc/ Isug cgm Iyc crl pri j̀glgt el`col fims' ]bly crl git glalsscrjoy
rlelrrlm ti cs fimmlssls' @col ir el`col/ tbly crl wjtbjg tbl Fim cgm fims systl`'
Jt wjoo sueejal ti scy tbct tbl Zirúdã bcvl ditb `col cgm el`col fims wjtbjg tbl
Fim-fims systl`/ cgm tblrl js gi euss ig wbltblr c pcrtjauocroy fim js `col ir
el`col'
Ie rlolvcgal blrl js tbl flgmlr ie ỏdîtãoã' @cgy Zirúdã dlojlvl ỏdîtãoã ti
dl c wi`cg wbjol itblrs biom bj` ti dl c `cg' Vbltblr `col ir el`col/ jt mils
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git dlojttol tbl riol/ eugatjig/ wirsbjp ir jgeoulgal ie ỏdîtãoã wjtb bjs cmblrlgts' Jt
aiuom tblrleirl dl scjm tbct tbl jssul ie el`jgjs` ti tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims systl` js
ie ojttol ir gi sjfgjejacgal' Je tblg/ tbl Fim-fimmlssls jssuls crl kust c `cttlr ie
tlr`s/ wbct sbiuom dl rlfcrmlm cs caalptcdol tlr`s ti usl eir Zirúdã Fim cgm
fims9
JJJ'<'1 Caalptcdol ]lr`s
Caalptcdol tlr`s ti tbl Zirúdã Tlojfjig jg flglrco/ cgm ti tbl Fim cgm fims
jg pcrtjauocr crl tbl catuco wirms uslm dy tbl Zirúdã jg tbljr Tlojfjig cgm eir tbl
Fim cgm fims' Cgy itblr wirm/ lxalpt tbl wirms uslm dy tbl Zirúdã dlai`ls
ugcaalptcdol' ]bjs js dlacusl wirms crl auoturco cgm bcvl tbljr euoolst `lcgjgf
wjtbjg tbljr aigtlxt ie irjfjg' \sjgf tbl lxcat wirms uslm dy tbl Zirúdã eir tbljr
Tlojfjig cgm Fim-fims `chls tbl mjsaussjig euoo/ vlry rjab cgm ugdjcslm' Jt `chls
tbl Zirdc lxplrjlgal ie bjs Tlojfjig cgm Fim-fims vcojm/ trul cgm flgujgl ti tbl
Zirúdã' Itblrs usjgf tbl tlr`s cosi aigejr` tbct tbly caalpt tbl aocj` tbct tbl
Zirúdã bcs c rjfbt ti bjs lxplrjlgal/ rlojfjius lxprlssjigs cgm Fim-fims' ]bl
iptjig giw js/ wbct js jg tbl euturl ie tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims9
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JJJ'<'= @imjejactjig/ Jgtlfrctjig cgm ^rlslrvctjig
Jg lvcouctjgf tbl ejgco iptjig eir tbl euturl ie tbl Fim cgm fims/ tbl rlsuotcgt
prjgajpols bjgfl ig `imjejactjigs/ jgtlfrctjig cgm prlslrvctjig' Qi`l csplats ie
tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims `ust dl `imjejlm jg tbl ojfbt ie tbl `imlrg mcy
ajvjojzctjig' "Kl`jrjyl 3::2f; 63*
C`igf tbl jssuls eir `imjejactjig crl tbl rlaifgjtjig/ trcjgjgf cgm
eugatjigjgf ie tbl prjlstbiim jg Fim cgm fims systl`' Itblrs jgaouml gllm eir
dlttlr miau`lgtctjig ie tbl `cgy csplats ojhl wirsbjp/ tblioify cgm plrsigs ie tbl
Fim cgm fims' @chjgf tbl Fim cgm fims `lcgjgfeuo ti tbl gig-Zirúdã cgm
rlolvcgt ti tbl prlslgt mcy crl crlcs ie `imjejactjig cs wloo'
Cpcrt eri` `imjejactjig/ jgtlfrctjig js c `ckir crlc tbct `ust dl eiausslm cs
rlolvcgt ti tbjs mjsaussjig' Oiihjgf miwg ig `cgy tbjgfs tbct crl gig-wlstlrg ir
tbct crl Cerjacg js c dcgl tbct bcs plr`lctlm `cgy plipol‚s cttjtuml jg vjlwjgf
aigalpts ie wbjab tbl fim-fims js jgaoumlm' ]bl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims aigalpt
`ust dl jgtlfrctlm jgti prlslgt mcy bcpplgjgfs wjtbjg tbl foidco vjoocfl acoolm
wirom' ]bl jgtlfrctjig js ti dl c miudol wcy ‑ jgklatjgf tbl Fim-fims auoturl wjtb
aigalpts eri` iutsjml tbiufbt cs ti slrvl cs c ablah ig tbl Fim-fims vcoul cgm ct
tbl sc`l tj`l/ cm`jgjstlrjgf tbl Fim-fims vcoul ig itblr Fim aigalpts jg itblr
rlojfjius slttjgfs/ cs ti ariss lgrjab iutsjml pisjtjigs crl pcrts ie tbl sufflstlm
gllmlm jgtlfrctjig' Lxc`pols ie jssuls eir jgtlfrctjig crl tbl usl ie tbl `lmjc jg
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pripcfcgmc/ mlvloip`lgt ie lvcgflojs`/ lvcgflojzctjig `cabjglry/ jgviovl`lgt jg
`css `idjojzctjig suab cs rlvjvcos/ tlstj`igjls cgm suab ojhls' ]bl spjrjt ie rjfbt ie
mi`jgctjig ir jgtj`jmctjig cs priklatlm jg tbl usl ie ocgfucfl/ lsplajcooy ig tbl
jssul ie scovctjig/ blcvlg/ bloo/ piwlr ie iwglrsbjp cgm iutrjfbt aigml`gctjig ie
tbl itblr plrsig lsplajcooy eri` eirljfg Tlojfjigs tiwcrm Zirúdã Fim-fims/ crl coo
jssuls ie jgtlfrctjig' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f; 64*
^rlslrvctjig js tbl tbjrm ocp tbct gllms c vjsjt jg tbjs mj`lgsjig' ]blrl crl
si`l csplats ie tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims tbct `ust dl prlslrvlm cgm tcufbt ti tbl
iutsjml wirom' Ejrst js tbl spjrjt ie biojstja wirsbjp ie tbl Fim-fims rlfcrmolss ie
tbl cppricabjgf ojgl' Cs ecr cs tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims crl aigalrglm/ wbltblr yiu
wirsbjp Lfugfug/ Iri/ Jri`c ir wbctlvlr ir tbriufb c ai`djgctjig ie fims/ jt js
plr`jttlm cgm wjtbjg tbl sc`l aigalpt' "Irjtc/ 3:2=; 333-332* Jt js git pcgtbljs '̀
]blrl js euoo erllmi` jg tbl abijal ie ojgl ie wirsbjp wjtbjg tbl Zirúdã Fimfims'
]blrl js tiolrcgal cgm caalptcgal wjtbjg tbl prcatjal ie Fim cgm fims
rlojfjius wirsbjp' ]blsl qucojtjls sbiuom dl prlslrvlm'
]bl ocst jssul `lgtjiglm blrl js tbl ojgh ie tblirltjaco jmlcos ie Tlojfjig wjtb
prcatjaco mcy-ti-mcy ojvjgf' ]bl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims prlslgal cgm leelat crl cs
jgtlgsl jg tbl frivl wjtb tbl prjlst cs jt js wjtbjg tbl `crhlt pocal' Cg ihri sloolr
jg tbl `crhlt wjoo acoo ig Ifug cs c wjtglss jg tbl `crhlt kust cs je jg tbl sbrjgl'
]bjs js c suplr aigtrcst ti `cgy eirljfg Tlojfjigs tbct prlcab oiety jmlcos ie oivl ig
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Qugmcy cgm prcatjsl `cxj`jzlm priejt ig @igmcy ti Qcturmcy' ]bjs js wbct Jmiwu
"3:6<; <* rlelrs ti cs ‟jg coo tbjgfs tbly crl rlojfjius‐' ]bl prcatjal jg wbjab tblrl
js gi slpcrctjig jg wcy ie ojel eri` tbl Fim-fims dlojle rlfcrmolss ie tj`l cgm pocal
sbiuom dl prlslrvlm cgm siom ti itblr Tlojfjigs'
]blrl crl `cgy itblr prjgajpols eri` tbl Zirúdã Fim cgm fims tbct sbiuom
dl prlslrvlm' ]bl cttl`pt blrl js kust cg iplgjgf up ie tbl crlcs' @irl wirhs
aiuom cgm sbiuom dl migl jg tbjs crlc' Jt wjoo sueejal blrl kust ti l̀gtjig tbl
prjgajpols cs migl' ]bl fico js ti drjgf ti c euoo aigsajiusglss tbl ecat tbl jg tbl
Zirúdã Fim cgm fims tblrl jssuls eir `imjejactjig/ jgtlfrctjig cgm prlslrvctjig'
JJJ'<'< ]bl Bcrm Tlcojty
]bjs wirh bcs lxpoirlm tbl Zirúdã Fim-fims' Ivlr tbl ylcrs/ tblrl bcvl
dllg `imjejactjig cgm jgtlfrctjig jg tbl plipol‚s ugmlrstcgmjgf ie tbl aigalpts'
]bl Fim-fims bcvl dllg prlslrvlm jg tbl ecal ie coo imms cgm abcoolgfls ti tbjs
tj`l' ]bl bcrm rlcojty eir coo ti dlcr js tbct/ Zirúdã Fim-fims crl rlcojty jg
lxjstlgal cgm lxplrjlgal/ wbjab tbl Zirúdã trlcsurl/ ie wbjab tbl iutsjml wirom
acg olcrg `uab eri`' Dut wbct eugatjig mi tbly rlcooy plreir`9 "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2f;
61*
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JJJ'<'5 Eugatjigs ie Fim-fims
Jt bcs dllg cfrllm upig cgm wjtbiut cgy jitc ie miudt tbct tbl mjvjgjtjls wlrl
driufbt jgti dljgf ti plreir` alrtcjg eugatjigs' ]bjs ecat bcs dllg suppirtlm dy
sabiocrs "Jmiwu/ Cwiocou/ Mipc`u/ Cmlwcol* cgm mlvitlls ie tbl Cerjacg
]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig' ]blrleirl/ tbl eiooiwjgf crl si`l ie tbl eugatjigs ie tbl
Fim-fims;
3' Mjvjgjtjls pritlat tbljr mlvitlls cfcjgst `jseirtugls'
4' ]bly drjgf plcal cgm prisplrjty ti plipol'
1' ]bly crl acoolm upig ti drjgf vjatiry murjgf wcrs ir gctjigco arjsjs'
=' ]bly crl cppricablm tbriufb ircaol mjvjglrs ti ejgm iut wbct aiuom dl migl
ti wcrm-iee acoc`jtjls cgm mcgflrs'
<' Mjvjgjtjls fjvl dcrrlg wi`lg abjomrlg'
5' Mjvjgjtjls crl `jgjstlrs cgm jgtlr`lmjcrjls' ]bly cosi cat cs fucrmjcgs cgm
piojal`lg ie pudoja `ircojty'
6' ]bly pugjsb tbisl wbi mjsidly tbl gir`s ie tbl siajlty wjtb sjahglss cgm
`jseirtugls cgm rlwcrms wjtb prisplrjty tbisl wbi aigeir` ti tbl ruols cgm
rlfuoctjigs ie tbl siajlty'
2' ^rcylrs cgm scarjejals crl ieelrlm ti tbl Quprl`l Dljgf tbriufb tbl
mjvjgjtjls'
:' Mjvjgjtjls iaacsjigcooy wcrg jgmjvjmuco bu`cg dljgf cgm ec`joy blcms ie
j`plgmjgf acoc`jtjls'
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3>' ]bly slrvl cs jgtlr`lmjcrjls dltwllg Fim-fims cgm `cg'
33' ]bly slrvl cs dlglecatirs cgm cs ai`eirtlrs ti tbl wirsbjpplrs'
34' ]bly slrvl cs ocgm privjmlgal/ l'f' Ôrïsî ihi js c dlglecatir ti tbl ecr`lrs'
31' ]bly privjml l`poiy`lgt/ eiim cgm `lcgjgfeuo ojel eir tbl wirsbjpplrs cgm
tbl prjlsts'
3=' ]bly rlfuoctl tbl `col)el`col eugatjigs jg tbl ai``ugjty l'f' c wi`cg
acggit dl Ioirj cwi'
3<' ]bly `imlrctl cgm mjatctl ecsbjig vcoul eir wirsbjpplrs' ]blsl eugatjigs
crl eiugm sacttlrlm jg `cgy diihs ig Z]T jgaoumjgf "Cmlwcol 3:22/ Dljlr
3:6</ Ecfugwc 3:54/ @djtj/ 3:5:/ Qj`psig/ 3:2>*
Cpcrt eri` tbl ojstlm cgm itblr ugojstlm eugatjigs ie tbl mjvjgjtjls/ wbct crl
tbl cttrjdutls ie tbl Fim-fims'
JJJ'5 Cttrjdutls ie Fim-fims
]blrl crl si`l splajeja cgm stcgmcrm cttrjdutls tbct `chl cgy idklat ie
wirsbjp c mjvjgjty' ]bl mjvjgjtjls crl git kust rlelrrlm ti cs mjvjgjtjls ir pcrt ie tbl
Fim-fims ir wjtbjg tbl Fim-fims lxalpt tblrl crl si`l mjstjgfujsblm
abcrcatlrjstjas tbly crl cssiajctlm wjtb cs cttrjdutls' C`igf tbl cttrjdutls tbly
`ust pisslss crl;
3' ]bly sbiuom mjspocy ir bcvl spjrjtuco mj`lgsjigs'
4' Mjvjgjtjls sbiuom bcvl si`l rl`crhcdol abcrcatlr/ cttrjdutl ir qucojty'
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1' Mjvjgjtjls/ jg acsl ie mljejlm cgalstirs `ust bcvl ojvlm wloo/ mjlm wloo/
cttcjglm cg lgvjcdol cfl dleirl myjgf/ cgm `ust bcvl olet dlbjgm fiim
abjomrlg'
=' Mjvjgjtjls crl hgiwg ti bcvl dllg wirsbjpplm dy itblrs tbcg tbljr ec`jojls
dut tblrl crl cowcys rlaifgjzlm `ytbioifjaco stirjls ir olflgms criugm tbl`'
Mjvjgjtjls `ust bcvl olet dlbjgm si`l jgmlojdol j`pcat cgm bcvl c auot ti
slrvl jg `l`irjls ie suab splatcauocr bcpplgjgfs'
<' ]bly `ust bcvl spjrjtuco piwlr tbct js cdivl gir`co piwlr' ]bl spjrjtuco
piwlrs crl git glalsscrjoy pbysjaco tbct acg dl lxcatlm dy bu`cg dljgf'
5' Mjvjgjtjls `ust dl cdol ti `lmjctl ir ojcjsl ig dlbcoe ie tbl plipol'
Coo tblsl lxpocjg pcrts ie tbl wby wirsbjp cgm wby si`l idklats crl vlglrctlm
wjtbjg tbl Fim-fims systl`' C arjtjaco oiih jgti tbl Zirúdã ai``ugjty rlvlcos
tbct tbl prcatjaco ojvjgf ie tbl plipol wjtb tbl Fim-fims js algtrlm jg tbl Îhômï
"Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>3c* cgm tbl Îhômï aigalpt js tbl lxl`pojejactjig ie tbl ai`polxjty jg
rlojfjig' Îhômï rlprlslgts tbl pridol`s cgm prcatjaco sioutjigs ie ojvjgf tifltblr'
Îhômï js c ojel prcatjal ie caalptcgal/ blgal tbl jg-sjtu slttjgf ie tbl lquctjig ie
rlojfjig cs caalptcgal'
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JU' Îhômï
Vjtbjg tbl Îhômï trutb/ kustjals/ oivl cgm fiim wirhs crl si`l ie tbl
ugjvlrsco rlojfjius `cxj`s tbct crl sudsarjdlm ti cgm cosi dy `ist ie tbl Tlojfjigs
ie tbl wirom' "Ercgho/ 3:<:* ]bjs slatjig ie tbjs olaturl wcgts ti eiaus ig kust cg
csplat ie oivl ‑ caalptcgal/ eri` wbctlvlr pissjdol ojst aiuom dl put iut cs
rlojfjius `cxj`s/ jg Z]T ir jg itblr rlojfjigs ie tbl wirom'
]blrl crl `cgy iplrctjvl wirms tbct mlpjat igl csplat ie oivl ir tbl itblr'
Quab jgaouml/ acrl/ eirfjvlglss/ tiolrcgal/ aigalrg cgm caalptcgal' Jt js tbl vjlw ie
tbjs wrjtlr tbct tbl catuco prcatjaco iplrctjvl wirm eir oivl js caalptcgal' ]bjs jswby caalptcgal dlai`ls tbl iplrctjvl wirm jg tbl cttl`pt ti ejgm c riol `imlo eir
Tlojfjig jg tbl foidco vjoocfl'
Jg itblr wirms/ tbl riol ie Tlojfjig js ti privjml caalptcgal eir bu`cgjty'
Tlojfjig `ust wirh rlolgtolssoy ti rl`ivl tbl jgbu`cgjty ie `cg ti `cg ugmlr cgy
fujsl8 dl jt pjlty/ pocyjgf fim ti cgitblr plrsig ir erll vjsc oittlry wbjab js tbl
`imlrgjzlm socvlry wjtbiut tbl iptjig ir pissjdjojty ie rlpcrctjig' Jt js tbjscaalptcgal tbct js blrl aocj`lm ti bcvl lxjstlm jg Îhômï oigf dleirl tbl twlgty-ejrst
algtury' Jt js tbl caalptcgal tbct tbl twlgty-ejrst algtury `cy ugwjoojgfoy cgm
ugwjttjgfoy mlstriy je acrl js git tchlg' Jt js tbl acoo ti tbl Îhômï aigsajiusglss tbct
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JU'3 Îhômï jg Zirúdã Ai``ugjty
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caalptcgal' ]bl wirm jg jtsloe mils git sll` ti dl `uab ugtjo tbl aigalpt jt stcgms
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aigalpts l`dlmmlm wjtbjg tbl Îhômï systl` cgm ti rlai``lgm tbl prjgajpol ie
titco caalptcgal tbct jt stcgms eir cs c glalsscry cgm pissjdol jg-ricm ti wirom
plcal' Jg irmlr ti rlvlco tbl mllp aigalpt tbct Îhômï aigtcjgs tbl wirm js blrl
mjsausslm jg stcfls' ]bl ejrst stcfl mlejgls tbl wirm/ lxpisls tbl crabjtlaturco
aigejfurctjig cgm tbl pbysjaco struaturl ie tbl Îhômï ' ]bl slaigm stcfl oiihs ct tbl
siajioify ie tbl plipol ojvjgf jg tbl Îhômï ' Blrl tbl ai`pisjtjig ie tbl plipol/
tbljr piojtjaco slttjgf/ tbl laigi`ja slttjgf/ cgm tbl rlojfjius slttjgf crl lxc`jglm'
]bl tbjrm stcfl lvcouctls tbl Îhômï arjsjs `cgcfl`lgt prjgajpol cgm lstcdojsbls tbl
rloctjigsbjp-lquctjig dltwllg tbl survjvco ie igl cgm tbl survjvco ie coo' Qtcfl eiur
ig tbl Îhômï aigsjmlrctjig sbiws tbct survjvco stcgms eir caalptcgal/ eir plcal cgmeir aigtjgujty'
JU'4 Mlejgjtjig ie Îhômï
Îhômï js c Zirúdã wirm tbct bcs lty`ioifjaco mlejgjtjig cs wloo cs c aigalpt
rlprlslgtctjig mlejgjtjig' Lty`ioifjacooy/ Îhômï js c ai`djgctjig ie ejvl copbcdlts
‑ tbrll viwlos C/ I/ J/ cgm twi aigsigcgts H cgm M' tbl wirm Îhômï aiuom dl
drihlg jgti ‟ Îhô‐ cgm ‟ômï ‐' Îhô `lcgs ‟bcrm‐ ir ‟`col‐ cgm ômï `lcgs wcoo ir
diugmcry' Imj aiuom cosi `lcg ‟mlce‐ ‑ c mlce plrsig' Îhômï cs c ai`djgctjig ie
Îhô cgm ômï js pissjdol cgm lxpocjgcdol jg tbl slgsl tbct tbl ai`jgf tifltblr ie i ‑
i jg Îhô -ômï ti fjvl i coigl jg Îhômï js c aigtrcatjig' ]bl viwlo aigtrcatjig ct tbl
ai`jgf tifltblr ie twi viwlos jgti igl js c ai``ig pblgi`lgig jg Zirúdã
ocgfucfl' Jt js gitlm tbct tblrl js gi sjgfol wirm jg Lgfojsb tbct acg slrvl cs c glcr
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Eri` tbl aigalpt rlprlslgtctjig pijgt ie vjlw/ tbl `lcgjgfs pirtrcylm dy
Îhô cgm Imj crl coo aigtcjglm jg wbct Îhômï stcgms eir' ]bl pbysjaco struaturl ie
Îhômï cgm tbl crabjtlaturco aigejfurctjig ie Îhômï sbiw tbct tbl aigalpts
rlprlslgtlm dy tbl ai`piglgt wirms Îhô cgm Imj crl wloo friugmlm jg Îhômï ' ]bl
aigalptuco mlejgjtjig ie Îhômï js sbiwg jg tbl eiooiwjgf ti igl mlfrll ir tbl itblr'
"Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>3c*
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]bl pbysjaco struaturl ie Îhômï js c dujomjgf ie c splajco typl' Ojhl `ist
dujomjgfs "je git coo dujomjgfs*/ jt js c̀ml ie gcturco idklats' ]bl wcoos crl ietlg
dujot eri` `iuomlm lcrtb cgm tbl riie js ietlg ie tbctab olcvls ir/ rlalgtoy/ pcgs
wjtb wiims cs rcetlr' Coo tbl `ctlrjcos crl bcrm cgm jg c slgsl aiuom dl rlfcrmlm cs
‟ Îhô ghcg‐- trcgsoctlm ‟Bcrm `ctlrjcos‐' ]blrl js tbl vjlw tbct ‟C hï à ej ghcg
yẺ pẺr Ẻ h‚ñoê8 Ibug tà ñ ol gj c ej g hñ joê‐' ]rcgsoctlm;- ^lipol mi git usl siet ir
ablcp tbjgfs jg dujomjgf' Tctblr plipol usl bcrm/ tiufb cgm ocstjgf tbjgfs ‑ idklats
jg dujomjgf' ]bus Îhômï cs c dujomjgf `ust dl tiufb/ cgm sturmy cs ti dl cdol ti
stcgm tbl strcjg ie wlctblr cgm tbl tlst ie tj`l' "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>3c*
D4 Crabjtlaturco Aigejfurctjig ir Îhômï
C Qtumy ie tbl friugm pocg mrcwjgf ie tbl Îhômï sbiws tbl ejrst aigalpt ie
iglglss' ]bl Îhômï js usucooy c ocrfl aigalgtrja rlatcgfuocr slttjgf cs sbiwg jg tbl
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mjcfrc`' Ct tbl airglr js tbl blcm ie tbl slttjgf cgm tbl cpcrt`lgt js acoolm ‟Hãî
Dcãoê‐/ trcgsoctlm ‟]bl aiurt ie tbl blcm Ectblr‐;
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c `cjg miir cs lgtrcgal cgm c s`coolr dcah miir pcsscfl jg tbl ai`piugm' ]blrl js
cowcys c vlrcgmc-pcsscfl tbct rugs riugm tbl jgglr sjml ie tbl rlatcgfol' ]bl iplg
aiurt js eir lvlgjgf siajco fctblrjgfs lsplajcooy dy coo jg cfl friups' ]bl abjomrlg
crl usucooy jg c airglr bcvjgf `iigojfbt pocys cgm stirjls/ "cmlsjgc/ 3:62* wbjol tbl
wi`lg crl dusy wjtb usuco mi`lstja airl' "Dcdckc`u/ 3:5=* ]bl yiugf `lg crl
ietlg rlocxjgf ivlr pco` wjgl wbjol tbl lomlrs crl usucooy dusy wjtb jssuls cgm
mlajsjigs ceelatjgf tbl Îhômï cs c wbiol'
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]bl aigejfurctjig ie tbl Îhômï js usucooy ig c eoct tlrrcjg tbct cooiws tbl
ai`piugm ti dl csslsscdol ti coo' Lxpcgsjig ie tbl ai`piugm js cowcys `cml jg
suab c wcy cs ti hllp tbl rlatcgfuocr sbcpl ie tbl Îhômï ' @imlrg ir Vlstlrg
pcttlrgs ie dujomjgfs ‑ dl jt eocts/ ecal ti ecal ir aigmi`jgju` crl vlry mjeelrlgt
eri` tbl ugjqul/ sj`pol/ ylt euooy eugatjigcooy ai`prlblgsjvl struaturl acoolm
Îhômï ' Ie `irl pcrtjauocr bjfbojfbt js tbl ai`pisjtjig ie plipol jg tbl Îhômï
biwlvlr'
JU'1'4 Ai`pisjtjig ie ^lipol jg tbl Îhômï'
Igl Îhômï gir`cooy iaaupjls coo tbl l̀`dlrs jg c ec`joy aocg' ]bl fiim/
tbl dcm/ tbl ufoy/ tbl dlcutjeuo/ tbl oczy/ tbl bcrm wirhjgf/ tbl suplr oczy mrigl cgm
tbl wirhcbioja coo ojvl tifltblr jg tbl sc`l Îhômï ' Lvlg tbl `cm ‑ jgscgl/ ougctja‑
plrsig js caai``imctlm jg tbl Îhômï ' ]bjs pissjdoy lxpocjgs tbl lxjstlgal ie tbl
scyjgf jg Zirúdã; ‟]‚irà wârâ ïtc gj c sl gà wârâ joê‐/ trcgsoctlm/ ‟Jt js dlacusl ie
tbl `cm `cg "ir dcm `cg* iutsjml tbct yiu hllp ir bcvl `cm `cg "dcm `cg*
jgsjml‐
]bus jg tbl Îhômï coo hjgms ie plipol crl euooy caai``imctlm/ hgiwg/ gitlm
cgm caalptlm eir wbctlvlr tbl jgmjvjmuco js cgm lgaiurcflm ti euoejo bjs)blrsloe cs
dlst jg tbl ai``ig jgtlrlst ie coo wjtbjg tbl Îhômï ' ]bl oczy `cg/ wbjol ietlg
rlduhlm js stjoo caai``imctlm jg tbl Îhômï ' ]bl scyjgf ‟ỏfdñg jgû ioâ gj ioâ
ōkl‐/ trcgsoctlm ‟Jt js tbl aolvlrglss ir auggjgfglss ie tbl oczy `cg tbct bl js lctjgf
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‑ ojvjgf ig‐ sbiws tbl olvlo ie caalptcgal ir ct tbl olcst tiolrctjig fjvlg ti lvlg tbl
oczy plrsig' ]bl igoy plrsig tbct js git tiolrctlm jg tbl Îhômï js tbl tbjle' Qtlcojgf
js cdbirrlm wjtbjg tbl Îhômï ' Vjtbjg abjomrlg/ pjoelrjgf js pugjsblm cgm
mjsaiurcflm jg `cgy wcys' Dy tbl tj`l c yiugf plrsig dlai`ls c euoo prielssjigco
tbjle suab c plrsig js ljtblr hjoolm ir lxjolm eri` tbl Îhômï eir ojel' "Kl`jrjyl/
4>>3c*
Jg tbl Îhômï / tbl cflm/ tbl kust dirg dcdl cgm coo jg tbl mjeelrlgt cfl frcmls
cgm olvlos ie ojel ojvl tifltblr' ]bl irfcgjzctjig js suab tbct tblrl js c ec`joy aocg
blcm ‑ usucooy c `cg/ cgm coo `lg jg tbl Îhômï crl rlspigsjdol ti bj`' ]blrl js
lqucooy c blcm `itblr ‑ cg iom wi`cg ti wbi` coo tbl wi`lg crl rlspigsjdol'
Mutjls ojhl ejoojgf tbl wctlr-pit jg tbl qucmrcgfol wjtb wctlr js tbl rlspigsjdjojty ie
tbl yiugf wi`lg cgm fjros jg tbl Îhômï ugmlr tbl `igjtirjgf ie tbl blcm wi`cg'
Vjtbjg tbl Îhômï tblrl crl coo sirts ie ec`joy rloctjigsbjps tbct jgaouml ectblr/
`itblr/ abjomrlg/ ugaols/ aiusjgs/ bcoe dritblrs/ bcoe sjstlrs cgm suab ojhl' Coo tbl
rloctjigsbjps jg tbl `col mi`cjg aiuom dl su``lm up cs ‟Âfdñg‐ ir ‟ Îdûrô‐
`lcgjgf ‟Qlgjir dritblr‐ ir ‟Kugjir dritblr‐ cs tbl wbiol aocg js rlfcrmlm cs kust c
ec`joy' Jg tbl el`col mi`cjg/ jt js ‒Lfdig‚ ir ‒ Cduri‚ cgm ‒Ihi `j‚ ir ‒ Jycwi `j‚
`lcgjgf ‒Qlgjir sjstlr‚ ir ‒Kugjir sjstlr‚ cgm ‒`y busdcgm‚ ir ‒`y wjel‚' ]bjs js c
ugjqul rloctjigsbjp tbct bcs gi pcrcoolo jg tbl Lgfojsb ocgfucfl cgm auoturl
"Kl`jrjyl/ 3::</@aHgjfbt/ 3:=58 @jmmoltig/ 3:6>8 Imuyiyl/ 3:5: crl ie
aigtrjdutjvl jgtlrlst blrl'
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Jg lsslgal/ tbl ai`pisjtjig wjtbjg tbl Îhômï js dcslm ig caalptcgal dy coo eir
coo/ cs wloo cs ie tbl jgmjvjmuco dy tbl jgmjvjmuco' Lvlg wblg strcgflrs bcvl ti ojvl
jg tbl Îhômï / suab plrsigs crl jgtlfrctlm cgm caalptlm jgti tbl Îhômï dy tbl igl cgm
dy tbl coo' Cpcrt eri` tbl ai`pisjtjig ie tbl plipol jg tbl Îhômï tbl laigi`ja cgm
rlojfjius slttjgf wjtbjg tbl Îhômï lqucooy pijgt ti tbl pbjoisipby ie caalptcgal cs
tbl prjgajpol ie survjvco ie coo'
JU'1'1 Laigi`ja cgm Tlojfjius Qlttjgf wjtbjg tbl Îhômï
]bl laigi`ja prjgajpol ie tbl cgajlgt Îhômï js dcslm ig prcatjaco survjvco
prjgajpols' Qloejsbglss js cdbirrlm wbjol bcrm wirh js lgaiurcflm/ prcjslm/
ai``lgmlm cgm rlai``lgmlm' Laigi`ja jgtlrlsts jgaouml euoo fcjgeuo
l`poiy`lgt/ `cjgoy ecr`jgf' ]bjs js suppol`lgtlm dy tbl aocg‚s gllms blgal kids
ojhl ‟ Îfdâml‐ - tbl s`jtb/ ‟ Îyîg‐ tbl mru``lrs/ ‟ỏ kî‐ `crhlt cgm suab ojhl crl jg
tbl Îhômï ' Istlgtctjius ojel styols crl git ai``ig jg tbl Îhômï cs tbl survjvco ie
coo js tbl survjvco ie tbl jgmjvjmuco' "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>><d*
]bl rlojfjius slttjgf jg tbl Îhômï js titcooy cdsirdlm jg tbl lgtjrl catjvjty ie
tbl Îhômï ' Cs rjfbtoy put dy Jmiwu cdiut tbl Zirúdã ‑‟ Jg coo tbjgfs/ tbly crl
rlojfjius' Tlojfjig eir`s tbl eiugmctjig cgm tbl coo-fivlrgjgf prjgajpol ie ojel eir
tbl`'‐ "Jmiwu/ 3:6< ^' <*' ]bus jg tbl Îhômï Tlojfjig plgltrctls coo ie tbl plipol‚s
ojvl ‑ laigi`ja ir itblrwjsl'
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]blrl crl plrjimja rlojfjius elstjvl aloldrctjigs ojhl ‟ỏmûg ÏkẺsu‐ ‑ glw yc`
lctjgf elstjvco/ ‟Ïhñrâ‐ ‑ bcrvlst/ cgm suab itblrs' ]blrl crl cosi oiaco prlsarjdlm
rlojfjius aloldrctjigs ir scarjejal fjvlg ti jgmjvjmucos ietlg dy tbl Dcdc cwi ‑ tbl
Abjle prjlst' Coo suab elstjvcos cgm aloldrctjigs crl migl jg tbl spjrjt ie survjvco eir
tbl coo cgm tbl igl jg tbl Îhômï ' ]bjs tblg olcms ti tbl gllm ti lvcouctl tbl Îhômï
arjsjs `cgcfl`lgt prjgajpol cgm blgal lstcdojsb tbl survjvco ie coo cs tbl survjvco ie
igl' "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>3c*
JU'= Lvcouctjig ie Îhômï arjsjs `cgcfl`lgt prjgajpols
]bl Îhômï bcs jts arjsls' ]bl arjsls jgaouml mlelgmjgf tbl aocg cfcjgst
iutsjml cffrlssjigs cs wloo cs siovjgf jgtlrgco `jsugmlrstcgmjgfs cgm pridol`s'
]bl `cjg `cgcfl`lgt prjgajpol uslm jg tbl Îhômï js tbct ie caalptcgal/ tblrldy/
`chjgf `cxj`u` usl ie tbl igl cgm tbl coo' ]bl Îhômï mlplgms ig lvlryigl jg tbl
systl` ti aigtrjdutl bjs)blr dlst ti tbl survjvco ie tbl systl '̀ ]bl Îhômï caalpts
tbl dlst ie lcab plrsig' ]bl sjgfol wctlr pit jooustrctls jg vlry aolcr tlr`s tbct ‟wl
ljtblr coo survjvl tifltblr ir wl coo mjl tifltblr‐' Jg tbl mcys ie iom/ tbl jmlgtjty ie
tbl igl wcs tbl jmlgtjty ie tbl Îhômï cgm aocg' Vbct igl bcs js wbct coo bcvl'
Jgmjvjmuco pisslssjvlglss wcs git tbl prcatjal' ]bjs wcs priplroy jooustrctlm jg tbl
mcys ie tbl rlmjeusjig ‑ cg iom igl dcgm rcmji splchlr jg tbl iom Vlstlrg Qtctl ie
Gjflrjc jg tbl 3:5>s' Igoy igl wcs jg tbl Îhômï / cgm tbl igl wcs put jg tbl iplg
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squcrl ugmlr tbl trll' Gi igl stiol jt' Arjsjs ie jgeir`ctjig/ up-mctjgf/ priklatjig
cgm mlajsjig jg mjrlatjig/ wlrl coo siovlm aioolatjvloy ‑ ietlg dy tbl lomlrs'
]bl prjgajpols tbus acoolm jgti pocy jgaouml;
"j* Hgiwjgf tbct tbl survjvco ie coo js tbl survjvco ie tbl igl "Kl`jrjyl %
Cwisusj/ 4>>6d*
"jj* Hgiwjgf tbct je tbl Îhômï ir ai``ugjty mils git survjvl gi jgmjvjmuco
jg tbl Îhômï ir ai``ugjty wjoo survjvl "Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>3d/ 4>>4a/
4>>5d*
"jjj* Caalptcgal js tbl aoul ti siovjgf coo pridol`s jg tbl Îhômï
]bjs js jooustrctlm jg tbl scyjgf ‟Dcdc tà hô d‚àgû gj i`i râ ōpô‐ `lcgjgf ‟Jt js tbl
ectblr tbct js git cgfry tbct bcs `cgy abjomrlg‐ ‑ jg itblr wirms/ jt js tbl ectblr tbct
js tiolrcgt/ tbct caalpts coo tbct bcs c ocrfl Îhômï ' Jg tbjs slgsl `cgy abjomrlg ir
ocrfl Îhômï j`pojls strlgftb/ aigejmlgal cgm ugjty' ]blsl crl tbl arjsls
`cgcfl`lgt prjgajpols jgviovlm jg tbl ojel ie tbl Îhômï '
JU'4 Aigaousjig ie tbl Îhômï jg Zirúdã Ai``ugjty;
Jt acg giw dl scjm tbct Îhômï js c ai`prlblgsjvl aigalpt tbct jooustrctls
caalptcgal cs tbl c̀jg survjvco strctlfy' Jt js tbl caalptcgal tbct flglrctls plcal'
Jt cosi fucrcgtlls aigtjgujty ie tbl ai``ugjty'
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]bl j`pirt blrl js tbct jg coo Tlojfjigs tblrl crl `cxj`s' ]bl `cxj`s `ust
bcvl jgaoumlm oivl jg igl eir` ir tbl itblr blgal caalptcgal/ wbjab bcs dllg
sbiwg cs tbl `cjg iplrctjvl wirm eir oivl' ]bl Zirúdã bcvl ml`igstrctlm tbl
caalptcgal jg prcatjaco tlr`s jg wbct js acoolm Îhômï '
]bl wlstlrg aigsajiusglss tbct lvlry jgmjvjmuco acg ojvl coigl/ tblrldy
struffojgf ti pisslss tbl wbiol wirom ugtjo bl mjls jg lfialgtrja eutjojty js git
wjtbjg tbl Îhômï aigalpts' ]bl mlbu c̀gjsjgf laigi j̀a `jrcfl tbct igl sbiuom
duy tlolvjsjig eir lvlry rii` rctblr tbcg `chl tbl abjomrlg caalpt tbl`slovls cgm
sbcrl c tlolvjsjig js c euoo glfctjig ie tbl Îhômï aigalpt' ]bl Zirúdã bcvl
ml`igstrctlm tbl tbliry ie caalptcgal jg tbl Îhômï ' Jt js eir tbl `cg ie tbl foidco
vjoocfl ti olcrg cgm cppoy tbl aigalpt ie caalptcgal cs dlst eir tbl j`privl`lgt ie
bu`cgjty jg coo csplats ie ojel' "Kl`jrjyl/ 3::2d/ 4>>3d*
JU'5 Caalptcgal ir ]iolrcgal; ]bl Abcoolgfl eri` ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig eirOlcmlrs cgm Qiajlty
Caalptcgal cgm tiolrcgal crl aoisloy rloctlm wirms tbct su` up cttjtumls ie
`cgy olcmlrs cgm ie jgtlrcatjigs wjtbjg tbl siajlty/ lsplajcooy ct aigtcats ir
ivlrocps ie Tlojfjig' ]bl aocj` js tbct tblrl js cowcys c slrjius mjsarlpcgay
dltwllg wbct js blom cs tblirltjaco jmlcos dy `cgy pri`jglgt olcmlrs/ siajltjls cgm
lvlg wirom Tlojfjigs cgm tbl mcy-ti-mcy ojvjgf rloctjigsbjps ie tblsl lgtjtjls' Jt js
gitlm tbct tiolrcgal js ietlg cmviactlm dut jt bcs cowcys drihlg miwg wjtb tj`l
lsplajcooy wjtbjg tbl Gjflrjcg siajlty' ]bjs olaturl tblrleirl cmviactls caalptcgal
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cs c dlttlr cotlrgctjvl ti tiolrcgal' ]bjs caalptcgal/ jt js cfcjg gitlm/ js eiugm jg
]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig/ blgal itblr rlojfjius olcmlrs jg flglrco cgm tbl siajlty ct
ocrfl `ust kust ai`l/ wjtb bu`jojty/ ti olcrg tbjs olssig eri` ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig'
"Kl`jrjyl/ 4>>1d*
]bl Aigalpts wjtbjg Caalptcgal
Caairmjgf ti Vldstlr&s Mjatjigcry/ caalptcgal js ti dl trlctlm wjtb ecviur/ ti
dl fjvlg ecviurcdol rlalptjig' Jt js tbl qucojty ir stctl ie dljgf rlaljvlm wjtb
cpprivco' Jt js cg cfrll`lgt ljtblr lxprlssoy/ ir dy aigmuat/ ti tbl cat ir ieelr ie
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Mipc`u ^'C' "3:25*/ Âsú; ]bl Jgvjsjdol Eil ie @cg/ Qbldjitj`i ̂ udojactjigs/Gjflrjc'
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3:2=*/ Qugmcy Qabiio Olssigs eir Ziugf ^lipol/ Jdcmcg; Dcptjst^rlss"Gjflrjc* Otm'
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3:22* ‟]bl Aigalpt ie Lsl c`igf tbl Zirúdã‐/ C Miatir ie ^bjoisipby "^b'M'* Mlfrll ]blsjs sud`jttlm ti tbl \gjvlrsjty ie Jdcmcg/Jdcmcg/ Gjflrjc'
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::3* ‟Cerjacg Aigalpt ie fim‐ jg L' Mcmc Cmloiwi cgm F'I' Cdl"Lms'* \gjvlrsjty ]lxtdiih slrjls; ^lrsplatjvl jg Tlojfjius Qtumjls' Jdcmcg;Bljgl`cgg/ Uio' J/ Abcptlr 1/ pp' 1<-=4'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::<* ‟Leelat ie Ocgfucfl ig Tlojfjigs‐/ Ojgfujstja Cssiajctjig ie Gjflrjc Aigelrlgal/ \gjvlrsjty ie Cmi-Lhjtj/ Lhjtj Qtctl/ Gjflrjc/ 4=tb-42tb Qlptl`dlr/ 3::<'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::5* ‟Tlojfjig cgm Mlvloip`lgt ie Igmi Qtctl jg Ceiocdj^ipiioc lt co "Lms'* Igmi Qtctl jg ^lrsplatjvls' Igmi Qtctl Fivlrg`lgt/Churl abcptlr ejvl' ‟Tlojfjius ^lrsplatjvl‐ pp' 33>-336'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::6c* ‟Fim ie tbl Ipprlssir; Cg Cppojactjig ie Qi`l Ojdlrctjig]blioify Aigalpt jg Gjflrjc8 Kiurgcos ie Lmuactjigco cgm Bu`cgjstjaQtumjls/ Uio' J/ Gi' 3/ pp' :2-::'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Iatidlr 3::6d* ‟^cgtblig jg Cerjacg ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjius ]biufbt;]bl Zirúdã Lxc`pol‐ jg IOI]C; Kiurgco ie Cerjacg Qtumjls/ Uio' 4 Gi' 3/pp' 3-33'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::2c* ^rlcabjgf Gitls jg Iutojgl Uio' 3/ Lvcgflojs` cgm Qplajco]bl`ls/ Frllgojgl ^udojsblrs/ Cmi-Lhjtj/ Gjflrjc'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::2d* ‟Tlojfjigs/ Fim cgm Gctjigco Mlvloip`lgt‐ Kiurgco ie
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::2a* ‟^riojelrctjig ie Aburabls jg Gjflrjc Laigi`ja ir AburabLsslgal L`cgajpctjig9‐ Gjflrjc Cssiajctjig eir Djdojaco Qtumjls "GCDJQ*Aigelrlgal/ \gjvlrsjty ie Cmi-Lhjtj/ Gjflrjc/ 46tb ‑ 1>tb Kuoy/ 3::2'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::2m* ‟^riojelrctjig ie Aburabls jg Gjflrjc Laigi`ja ir AbrjstjcgL`cgajpctjig9‐ Cerjacg Kiurgco ie Djdojaco Qtumjls/ Uio' RJJJ/ Gi' 3%4/ pp'=<-=:'
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::2e* \gmlrstcgmjgf Vby; C Acsl eir tbl Irtbimix Ecjtb;
Tlvjslm Uio' 3 Dcahfriugms ti Tlojfjius ]bjghjgf/ Cmi-Lhjtj; Frllgojgl^udojsblrs'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "3::2f*/ Zirúdã Fim cgm fims/ Cmi-Lhjtj; ^ltic Lmuactjigco^udojsblrs
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "@crab/ 4>>>c*/ ‟]bl Zirúdã Fim-fims jg Frcpbjaco @imlos‐ L^BC/Lhpi`c Kiurgco ie Tlojfjius Qtumjls Uio' 1 Gu`dlrs 3 % 4 Kugl 4>>>/ pp'3>=-334' Cosi pudojsblm jg IDJ]\G; Kiurgco ie Bu`cgjtjls/ Uio' 1/ Gi' 3/@crab 4>>>/ pp' 24-22'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Mlal`dlr/ 4>>>*d/ ‟]bl Aigalpt ie Auotjs`/ Iaauotjs` cgm Zirúdã]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig; C Mlejgjtjig‐ IDJ]\G; Kiurgco ie Bu`cgjtjls/ Uio' 1/Gi' 4/ Mlal`dlr 4>>>/ pp' 35-4='
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>3c* ‟Îhômï; ]bl Zirúdã ^rcatjal ie tbl Tlojfjius @cxj` ie ]itcoCaalptcgal‐/ IDJ]\G Kiurgco ie tbl Bu`cgjtjls/ \gjvlrsjty ie Cmi-Lhjtj/Uio' 1/ Gi' 1/ pp' 3-3>'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>3d* ‟Tlojfjig; ]bl Dlm-Tiah ie Coo Gctjigco Mlvloip`lgt; CBjfbojfbt ie Turco Lgvjrig`lgt cgm Qustcjgcdol Mlvloip`lgt/‐ GctjigcoAigelrlgal ig Turco Lgvjrig`lgt cgm Qustcjgcdol Mlvloip`lgt jg Gjflrjc/irfcgjslm dy Mlpcrt`lgt ie Flifrcpby cgm ^ocggjgf Qajlgals/ \gjvlrsjty ie Cmi-Lhjtj/ Gjflrjc jg aioocdirctjig wjtb Tlslcrab Friup eir CerjacgLgvjrig`lgt cgm Mlvloip`lgt/ 4<tb-46tb Iatidlr 4>>3'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Kuoy 4>>4c*/ ‟]bl Fim-fims; Mctjgf cgm Tiols‐ Cmi Kiurgco ie
Tlojfjigs/ Uio' 3/ Gi' 3/ pp' 3-2'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Mlal`dlr 4>>4d*/ ‟@imlos jg Tlojfjius Tloctjigsbjps‐ Cmi Kiurgcoie Tlojfjigs/ Uio' 3/ Gi' 4/ pp' 3-2
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>4a* ‟Tlolvcgt Mlvloip`lgt/ Foidcojsctjig cgm Gjflrjc\gjvlrsjty; Ecat ir Ecgay9‐ Jgtlrgctjigco Aigelrlgal ig Jgtlrgctjigcojsctjigie Bjfblr Lmuactjig' ]bl Cerjacg Lxplrjlgal cgm ^lrsplatjvl' @ij\gjvlrsjty/ Lomirlt/ Hlgyc/ 3=tb Cufust 4>>4 jg Friup D'
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Kuoy 4>>1c*/ ‟ Dcdcocwi ir Dcdc-Cwi; C Mlejgjtjig‐ Cmi Kiurgco ie Tlojfjigs/ Uio' 4/ Gi' 3/ pp' 3-3>'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>1d*/ ‟Caalptcgal ir ]iolrcgal; ]bl Abcoolgfl eri` ]rcmjtjigco
Tlojfjig eir Olcmlrs cgm Qiajlty;‐ Gctjigco Cssiajctjig eir tbl Qtumy ie Tlojfjigs "GCQT*/ \gjvlrsjty ie Joirjg/ Gjflrjc/ 5tb-3>tb Iatidlr 4>>1'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>1a* ‟Tiits ie @jsrlprlslgtctjigs dltwllg Zirúdã ]rcmjtjigcoTlojfjig cgm Abrjstjcgjty‐/ Cmi Kiurgco ie Tlojfjigs/ Mlpcrt`lgt ie Tlojfjius Qtumjls/ \gjvlrsjty ie Cmi-Lhjtj/ Cmi-Lhjtj/ Gjflrjc/ Uio' 4/ Gi' 4/Mlal`dlr/ 4>>1'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>1m* ‟Zirúdã \gmlrstcgmjgf ie Qlxucojty‐ jg Vcgkjhu Hbc`csj"Lm'* Cerjacg Aigalpt ie Qlxucojty/ @ij \gjvlrsjty/ Hlgyc'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>>=c* ‟]bl Jgtlrecal ie Tlojfjig/ Ocgfucfl cgm Qiajlty‐ jg L']'I' Dc`jscyl "Lm'* Cg Jgtlfrctlm Qtumy jg Ocgfucfl cgm Qiajlty/ @ckccd^udojsblrs/ Ocfis/ Uio' 3 Abcptlr 1/ pp' 1<-<1'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Kuoy/ 4>>=d* ‟Qcovctjig; C Arjtjqul ie Hugf‚s ^isjtjig‐ KI^TLM; Kiurgco ie ^bjoisipby cgm Tloctlm Mjsajpojgls' Uio' 4 Gi' 4/ pp' 3:-46'
Kl`jrjyl/ ]'E' "4>=a*/ ‟Caalptcgal ir ]iolrcgal; ]bl Abcoolgfl eri` Cerjacg
Tlojfjig eirOlcmlrs cgm Qiajlty‐ jg Cml ^' Mipc`u "Lm'*/ Tlojfjig/ olcmlrsbjp cgm Qiajlty; Eiaus ig Gjflrjc/ Ocfis/ Erll Lgtlrprjsl ^udojsblrs
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "4>><c* ‟Dcsja Lol`lgts ie Ai``ugjactjig jg ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig‐jg ]iyjg Dc`jscyl "Lm'* Cg Jgtlfrctlm Qtumy jg Ocgfucfl cgm Qiajlty/@ckccd ^udojsblrs/ Ocfis/ Uio' JJ Abcptlr </ pp' 1<-=>'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Givl`dlr 4>><d*/ ‟]cohjgf tbl OA@ ie @igly Laigi`ja cgm
Ejgcgajgf; Foidcojzlm Lgsocvl`lgt‐ ^riallmjgfs ie tbl Cgguco Aigelrlgalie tbl Gjflrjc Qiajlty eir Ejgcgajco Tlslcrab "GQET*/ Givl`dlr 33 tb-34tb 4>>= ct tbl Ecauoty ie Dusjglss Cm`jgjstrctjig/ \gjvlrsjty ie Ocfis/^rifrc``l cgm Diih ie ^riallmjgfs/ pp' 4=3-4=<
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' cgm Qjhjru Lgjioc "4>><a*/ ‟Cg Jgtrimuatiry Qtumy ti Tlojfjig‐ jgVcol Iockjml "Lm'* Jgtrimuatiry Tlcmjgfs jg Bu`cgjtjls/ @caCgtbigy^udojsblrs/ Cmi-Lhjtj/ pp' 313-353'
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Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "@cy 4>>5c* ‟Tloctjigs Dltwllg Abrjstjcgjty cgm Zirúdã ]rcmjtjigcoTlojfjig; Lxc`pols ie @jsrlprlslgtctjigs cgm @jsjgtlrprltctjigs‐ IDJ]\G;
Kiurgco ie tbl Bu`cgjtjls/ Uio' =/ Gi 4/ pp' <6-63'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' "Cufust 4>>d* ‟Tlojfjig/ \gjty cgm Gctjigco Qurvjvco; Caalptcgalcs tbl ^cgcalc‐ C ^cplr mlojvlrlm ct tbl Ecauoty ie Crts Gctjigco Aigelrlgalig Gctjigco Mlvloip`lgt; Abcoolgfls ti tbl Bu`cgjtjls jg tbl 43 st Algturyct \gjvlrsjty ie Cdukc/ Ecauoty ie Crts/ Fwcfwcocmc/ Cdukc-Gjflrjc/ 44gm ‑45tb Cufust 4>>5'
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' cgm Cwisusj Chjgoioc "4>>6c*/ ‟ Jrug`col "Qpjrjtuco Lgtjtjls* ie Zirúdã ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig‐ ^chjstcg Kiurgco ie Qiajco Qajlgals/ @lmwloo^udojactjigs = "=*; <=2-<<4 ig pcplr cgm igojgl"bttp;))www' l̀mwlookiurgcos'ai`)euootlxt)pkss)4>>6)<=2-<<4'pme*
Kl`jrjyl ]'E' cgm Cwisusj Chjgoioc "4>>6d* ‟]bl Aigalpt ie ^ocggjgf jg ZirúdãTlojfjig/‐ ]bl Qiajco Qajlgals/ @lmwloo ^udojactjigs 4 "1*; 1<3-1<5 igpcplr cgm igojgl"bttp;))www' l̀mwlookiurgcos'ai`)euootlxt)tss)4>>6)1<3-1<5'pme*
Kibgsig Qc`ulo "3:43* ]bl Bjstiry ie tbl Zirúdãs/ Oivl cgm Drymigl ^rjgtlrsOtm' ]blteirm/ Gireioh/ Frlct Drjtcjg'
Hlggy/ Kislpb' "3:2=*/ ‟Tlojfjius @ivl`lgts jg Gjflrjc/ Mjvjsjvl ir Aiblsjvl/‐/Irjtc; Jdcmcg Kiurgco ie Tlojfjius Qtumjls/ Uio' RUJ Gi' 4'
Hcou Ifdu "3:62* Abrjstjcgjty jg Vlst Cerjac/ ]bl Gjflrjcg Bjstiry/ Mcystcr^rlss'
Hcvcgcufb Kc`ls "3:6>* ]bl Djrtb ie Fim/ ^iahlt Diihs/ Glw Zirh/ 3:6>'
Oc`jmj Dlgsig O' "3:<6*/ Virom Tlojfjigs/ Aocrhl/ Jrwjg cgm Ai`pcgy Oj`jtlm/
]irigti cgm Ucgaiuvlr'
Ojkcmu L'@'I' "3:64* Irug`joc/ I`iocyi Qtcgmcrm ^rlss ie Gjflrjc/ Cmi-Lhjtj'
Ouacs/ K'I' "3:6>* Tlojfjig jg Vlst Cerjac cgm Cgajlgt Lfypt / Cpcpc/ ]bl GjflrjcgGctjigco ̂ rlss'
@crausl B' "3:5:* Cg Lsscy ig Ojdlrctjig/ Dlcaig ^rlss/ \gjtcrjcg \gjvlrscojstCssiajctjig \'Q'C'
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@djtj Kibg Q' "3:5:* Cerjacg Tlojfjigs cgm ^bjoisipby/ Tjabcrm Aocy "]blAbcualr ^rlss* Otm' Dugfcy/ Queeioh/ Frlct Drjtcjg
@aArcahlg Tidlrt M' "3:64* Ecoocajls ie Vi`lg‚s Ojdlrctjig/ Qbjloms ̂ udojsbjgf
Jga' Aioircmi'
@aHgjfbt Lmfcr U' "3:=5* @lcgjgf jg ]lxts/ Eirtrlss ̂ rlss/ ̂ bjocmlopbjc'
@jmmoltig Kibg "3:6>* Docah Cerjac/ Jts ̂ lipol cgm ]bljr Auoturls ]imcy/ ]bl@ca`joocg Ai`pcgy/ Aioojlr @ca`joocg Oj`jtlm/ Oigmig'
@irrjs Olig "3:5=* ]bl Cdiojtjig ie Tlojfjig/ Jgtlr-vcrsjty ̂ rlss/ Joojgijs'
@irrjs ]bi`cs "3:65* Ercgajs Qabcleelr‚s Cpioifltjas/ @iimy ^rlss/ Abjacfi/Joojgijs'
@irtig-Vjoojc`s/ ^ltlr "3:5=*/ ‟Cg Iutojgl ie tbl Ais`ioify cgm AuotIrfcgjzctjig ie tbl Iyi Zirudc‐ Cerjac Gitls' Uio' 1=/ Gi' 1'
Gjflrjcg Ai`pcss/ Uio' 4' Gi' 162' www'ai`pcssglws'ai` Qugmcy 6/ 4>>:'
Imuyiyl @imupl "3:5:* ]bl ^ocgtjgf ie Abrjstjcgjty jg Zirúdãocgm 32=4-3222 /Jdcmcg Mcystcr ^rlss'
Imuyiyl/ @imupl "3:63*/ tbl Uiacduocry ie Tlojfjius Mjsaiursl/ Jdcmcg/ Mcystcr^rlss'
Imuyiyl/ @imupl "3:64*/ Zirudc Gc`ls; ]bljr Qtruaturl cgm tbljr `lcgjgfs/Jdcmcg/ Mcystcr ^rlss'
Ifugdiwcol ^'I' "3:5:* Csc Jdjol Zirúdã/ Jdcmcg Ixeirm \gjvlrsjty ^rlss'
Iscl/ ]'C' cgm Gwcfdcrc/ Q'V' "3:5:*/ C Qbirt Bjstiry ie Vlst Cerjac/ Oigmig/\gjvlrsjty ^rlss Otm'
Iur Mcjoy Drlcm / @cy 1>/ 4>>:'
^crrjgmlr L'F'Q' "3:5:* Vlst Cerjacg Tlojfjig/ Oigmig/ ]bl Lpwirtb ^rlss'
^crrjgmlr/ F' "3:6=*/ Cerjacg ]rcmjtjigco Tlojfjig' Oigmig/ Qblomig ^rlss'
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^llo K'M'K' "3:52* Cocmurc; C Tlojfjius @ivl`lgt C`igf tbl Zirúdã/ Ixeirm\gjvlrsjty'
^rjgal Tcy`igm "3:5=* Jec/ Zirúdã Mjvjgctjig cgm Qcarjejal/ Jdcmcg \gjvlrsjty
^rlss'
Tcy/ D'A' "3:65*/ Cerjacg Tlojfjigs; Qy`dios/ Tjtucos cgm Ai``ugjty/ Glw Klrsly/^rlgtjal-Bcoo/ Jga'
Tlgwjah C'@' "3:<2* ]bl Qtiry ie tbl Aburab/ ]bl Jgtlr-vcrsjty Elooiwsbjp/Oigmig'
Tidjgsig Kibg C']' "3:5<* ]bl Glw Tleir`lr / QA@ ^rlss Otm'/ Doii`sdury Qt'Oigmig'
Tidjgsig K'C']' cgm Mcvjm O' Lmwcrms "3:51* ]bl Biglst ti Fim Mldctl/ Djoojgfcgm Qigs Otm'/ Fujomeirm cgm Oigmig'
Tussloo Oltty @' "3:6=* Bu`cg Ojdlrctjig jg c El`jgjst ^lrsplatjvl; C ]blioify/]bl Vlst`jgstlr ̂ rlss/ ̂ bjocmlopbjc'
Qj`psig Flirfl L' "3:2>* Zirúdã Tlojfjig cgm @lmjajgl jg Jdcmcg/ Jdcmcg\gjvlrsjty ̂ rlss'
Qbirtlr Cyowcrm V'E' "3:61* Cerjacg Auoturl cgm tbl Abrjstjcg Aburab/ ]blAbcualr ^rlss Otm'/ Dugfcy/ Queeioh'
Q`crt Gjgjcg "3:5:* ]bl Tlojfjius Lxplrjlgal ie @cghjgm / Aioojgs Aolcr-]ypl^rlss/ Oigmig'
Q`jtb Bustig "3:<2* ]bl Tlojfjigs ie @cg/ ]bl Glw C`lrjacg Ojdrcry ie ViromOjtlrcturl Jga'
Qiuolg G' Tjabcrm "3:65* Bcgmdiih ie Djdojaco Arjtjajs`/ Kibg Hgix ^rlss/Ctocgtc'
]bl Ojvjgf Djdol ^crcpbrcslm "3:64*/ ]ygmcol Biusl ^udojsblrs/ Vblctig/ Joojgijs']ruldoiim Mcvjm Lotig "3:<6* ^bjoisipby ie Tlojfjig/ Bcrplr cgm Tiw
^udojsblrs Jga'
Vcohlr Vjoojstig "3:6>* C Bjstiry ie tbl Abrjstjcg Aburab/ Abcrols Qarjdglr‚s
Qigs'
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Vctab ]iwlr Djdol cgm ]rcat Qiajlty ie ^lggsyovcgjc "3::>* @cghjgm Qlcrab eir Fim/ Vctab ]iwlr Djdol cgm ]rcat Qiajlty ie Glw Zirh/ Jga' Driihoyg/Glw Zirh/ \'Q'C'
Vjo`irl Q' Fcyrcum cgm Aigl K'B' "3:6:* Docah ]blioify/ C Miau`lgtcry Bjstiry/ 3:55-3:6:/ Irdjs Diihs/ Glw Zirh/
Virom Aiugajo ie Aburabls "3::=* Algtrco Ai``jttll ie tbl Virom Aiugajo ie Aburabls/ Flglvc; Virom Aiugajo ie Aburabls
Virom Djdol ^udojsblrs "3:45* ]bl Oist Diihs ie tbl Djdol cgm ]bl Eirfittlg Diihs ie Lmlg/ Virom Djdol ^udojsblrs Jga'
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