Ft¸msg¶dnbnÃ, F§s\sb¶padnbnÃ
Hcp kz]v\¯n³ kzÀ®abqct¯tcdn
kzÀ¤\Kcnbn Rm³ sNs¶¯n.
FÃm cmPy§fnsebpw, FÃm bpK§fnsebpw
AkwJyw BfpIfn Rm\pw Hcph\mbn.
cWvSmbnc¯ne[nIw hÀj§fmbn kzÀ¤hmknbmb
Hcp hnip²\mWv Fsâ heXphi¯ncn¡p¶
kpapJ\mb Bsf¶v F§s\tbm Rm³ a\Ênem¡n
""A§v BcmWv...? Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
R§Ä cWvSpt]cpw kzÀ¤ob`mjbn kwkmcn¨Xn\mÂ
F\n¡t±ls¯bpw At±l¯n\v Fs¶bpw a\Ênem¡m³ Ignªp!
""}Rm³ tdmanÂ\n¶pÅ Hcp {InkvXym\nbmWv.'' At±lw ]dªp
""]utemkv A¸kvtXmesâ Ime¯p Pohn¨v
\otdmbpsS ]oU\¯n\ncbmbn acn¨h\mWv.
Fs¶, IoepsImWvSv s]mXnªv
sIme¡pänbn _Ôn¨v XosImfp¯n
\otdmbpsS DZym\w Zo]vXam¡p¶ Zo]kvXw`am¡n...!''
""Hm! F{X `bm\Iw!''
""AÃ,'' At±lw {]Xyp¯cn¨p.
""tbiphns\{]Xn Fs´¦nepw kln¡m³ Ignª kt´mjambncp¶p F\n¡v.
ImcWw, Ah³ F\n¡mbn Ipcnin acn¨phtÃm...!''
CSXphi¯ncp¶bmÄ At¸mÄ ]dªp:
""Rm³ kzÀ¤¯nse¯nbn«v GXm\pw \qämWvSpIÄ am{Xta Bbn«pÅp.
im´kap{Z¯nse Hcp sNdnb Zzo]n \n¶mWp Rm³ h¶Xv.
tPm¬hneywkv F¶ Hcp anj\dn h¶v
tbiphns\¸än {]kwKn¨p; Rm\pw tbiphn hnizkn¨p...
Ahs\ kvt\ln¡m³ ]Tn¨p...!
Fsâ kztZiPÀ B anj\dnsb sImÃpIbpw
Fs¶ _Ôn¡pIbpw sNbvXp
Fsâ t_m[w \in¡pthmfw AhÀ Fs¶ aÀ±n¨p.
acns¨¶pIcpXn Fs¶ Dt]£n¨pt]mb AhÀ
Rm³ t_m[w hosWvSSps¯¶pIWvSv
Fs¶ Ip´wsImWvSv Ip¯ns¡m¶v ISen Fdnªv
aÕy§Ä¡mlmcam¡n...!''
""At¿m! F{X `b¦cw!'' Rm³ {]XnIcn¨p...
""AÃ'' At±lw adp]Sn ]dªp;
""Hcp {InkvXym\nbmbn acn¡m³ IgnªXn Rm³ k´pjvS\mWv..!
t\m¡q, anjWdnamÀ Ft¶mSp ]dªncp¶p;
tbip F\n¡mbn aÀ±n¡s¸SpIbpw
apÄ¡ncoSw AWnbn¡s¸SpIbpw sNbvsX¶v...!''
]n¶oSv AhÀ Fsâ t\tc XncnªptNmZn¨p:
""Xm¦Ä F´mWv tbiphn\pthWvSn kln¨Xv?
]oU\taäXnsâ hSp¡fptWvSm?
AhnizmknItfmSv tbiphns\ {]tLmjn¡m\mbn
tPm¬ hneywkns\t¸mepÅ anj\dnamsc klmbn¡m³
F{X]Ww AhÀ¡mbn sNehm¡n?''
Rm³ \nÈ_vZ\mbncp¶p...
AhÀ cWvSpt]cpw timI\nÀ`camb \b\§tfmsS
Fs¶ t\m¡n\nÂs¡, Rm\pWÀ¶p...~!
AsXmcp kz]v\ambncp¶p!
F¶m Fsâ arZpi¿bn \nÀ\n{Z\mbn InS¶psImWvSv
\oWvS aWn¡qdpIÄ Rm³ Nn´maá\mbn.
Fsâ kz´w kpJkuIcy§Ä¡mbn«v
F{X [\w Rm³ ZpÀhybw sN¿p¶p... !
hneIqSnb ImÀ, sIm«mc kZriamb hoSv, ]In«mÀ¶ hkv{X§Ä...!
tbiphnsâ XncphN\§Ä Rm³
thWvShn[w a\Ênem¡nbn«nsö
Hcp henb Xncn¨dnhnte¡v Rm³ IS¶p:
""Fs¶ A\pKan¡m\m{Kln¡p¶h³ kzbw ]cnXyPn¨v
kz´w IpcnipsaSp¯v Fsâ ]n¶mse hcs«.''(a¯m. 16:24)