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Glfs Xjc` ilrUpnrntucj
BcttjaYnetlry Lvar Un`, tda Wlrjf, c`f tda Favnj
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Eljlobnc pcrc Ernstl vnfal n`trlfuetnl`
Wcted tda Jc Ol`tcc trcnjar, c ffijo bcsaf l` c trua Uta`fcj ava`t
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Glfs Xjc` ilrUpnrntucj
BcttjaYnetlry Lvar Un`, tda Wlrjf, c`f tda Favnj
Russajj O. Uta`fcj
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Glfs Xjc` lr Upnrntucj Bcttja - Russajj O. Uta`fcj
Afntaf varsnl` l Va Bactntufas, by tda scoa cutdlr.
Elpyrngdt 2835
Cjj rngdts rasarvaf. @l pcrt l tdns bllk ocy ba raprlfueaf, stlraf n` c ratrnavcjsystao, lr trc`sonttaf n` c`y lro lr by c`y oac`s ajaetrl`ne, oaedc`necj,pdltlelpyn`g, raelrfn`g, lr ltdarwnsa, wntdlut wrntta` paronssnl` rlo tdapubjnsdar.
Uernptura qultctnl`s cra tcka` rlo tda Mubnjaa Bnbja (lr Bnbjnc faj Mubnjal),elpyrngdt 2888, 2883, 2838, 2835 by JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g, JJE. Qsafby paronssnl` l JNIA UA@A@EA Xubjnsdn`g, JJE, Cbbltslrf, Wnsel`sn`. Cjjrngdts rasarvaf.
Elvar by Cobar Burgar
Afntaf by Udanjc Wnjkn`sl`
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El`ta`ts
Fafnectnl` ............................................................................................YNN
N`trlfuetnl` ...........................................................................................NT
Xracea ..................................................................................................TNNN
Ed. 3=Gln`g Glfs Wcy, @lt Oy Wcy .................................................3
Ed. 2=rcn`n`g lr tda Bcttja ...............................................................23
Ed. 5=Va @aw Elva`c`t= Glfs Jcw Wrntta` l` Lur Dacrts .......67
Ed. 6=N`tagrnty vs. Dyplernsy ..............................................................9>
Ed. 1=Va Xaceaockars= Vlsa Wdlo Glf Nfa`tnffias cs Dns Ul`s .>3
Ed. 9=Xuttn`g Uctc` tl Ijngdt ............................................................335
Ed. 7=Ynrtua= Va Kay tl Cetnvctn`g Glfs Xrlonsas .....................355
Ed. 4=Rabunjfn`g tda C`ena`t Run`s ................................................313
Ed. >=Va Uava` Wlas .......................................................................371
Ed. 38=Lvarelon`g tda Eursa ..........................................................347
Cblut tda Cutdlr ................................................................................281
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Fafnectnl`
Nfafnecta tdns bllk tl oy wna, Ocrn`c, c`f tda lur wl`far-uj ednjfra` tdct Glf dcs gnva` us. Lur ocrrncga n` 3>48ocrkaf c wctarsdaf n` oy spnrntucj jna cs tda Jlrf usaf Ocrn`c
tl solltd oc`y rlugd afgas l oa c`f pjceaf lur jnvas l` c
stacfy elursa tlwcrfs cttcn`n`g olra c`f olra l Dns Bjass-
n`g. Uda dcs prlva` tl ba c wl`faruj dajpoaat c`f dcs dcf c
gract nopcet l` tda el`ta`ts l tdns vljuoa.
Va bnrtd l lur fcugdtar, Ajnzcbatd Mac` (wa ecjj dar Jnsc), n`
3>42 ocrkaf c`ltdar tur`n`g pln`t n` oy jna. Cblut tdct tnoa,
N bagc` tl aaj c strl`g ecjj l Glf tl wcjk n` vnetlry (wntd ejac`dc`fs) balra Dno. Ct ffirst, N tdlugdt Glf wcs cskn`g oa tl
fl tda noplssnbja, but rlo tda tnoa l Jnscs bnrtd, N ajt Glfs
grcea ra`awaf n` oy jna. Ajnzcbatd jntarcjjy oac`s tl wdlo
Glf ns tda lctd n` Dabraw, c`f Nva fnselvaraf sn`ea tda` tdct
Glf ns cntduj tl Dns Wlrf wntd Dnosaj (wntd tda plwar l
Dns prasa`ea), n` tda jnvas l tdlsa wdl tcka Dno sarnlusjy.
Unxtaa` yacrs cgl, N wcs n` c gract fnjaooc tryn`g tl coa
lur sael`f fcugdtar. Va bcby wcs cjolst c ol`td ljf c`f
stnjj fnf`t dcva c `coa. N ajt c` nopujsa tl put flw` tda bcby-
`coa bllks c`f gat lut oy el`elrfc`ea. N lu`f c bacutnuj
`coa lr lur jlvajy gnrj usn`g tda Graak wlrf lr trutd. Va
bnrtd l Cjatdnc Mly, oac`n`g tda mly l tda trutd, wcs c gract
onjastl`a n` oy jna. Va Jlrf dcf baa` tacedn`g oa tda ujjoac`n`g l tda varsac`f ylu sdcjj k`lw tda trutd, c`f tda trutd
sdcjj sat ylu raa (Mld` 4=52).Cs Edrnstnc`s, tda trutd ns lur
wacpl`, c`f n usaf n` subonssnl` tl tda wnjj l Glf, brn`gs
gract fajnvarc`ea, vnetlry, c`f mly.
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a` yacrs cgl, tda Jlrf grc`taf oa l`a l tda fasnras faap
wntdn` oy dacrt wntd tda bnrtd l Russajj Ocrtn` Mr. Va bnrtd
l oy sl` ocrkaf tda n`ntncj gctdarn`g l octarncj tdct dcseujon`ctaf n` tdns vljuoa. Va bcby dcs gnva` oy wna c`f oa
gract mly cs da favajlps, jacr`n`g tl snt, ercwj, c`f tcjk (wda`
N afntaf tda ffirst afntnl` l tdns bllk n` 3>>5, Russajj Mr. wcs
must jacr`n`g tl wcjk). Va bnrtd l jnttja Russajj ocrkaf c gract
edc`ga l elursa n` lur on`nstry. Ilr olra tdc` sava` yacrs,
wa stlppaf pracedn`g tl oujtntufas tl spa`f qunat tnoa wntd
tda Jlrf. Vns jaf tl ban`g tda afntlr l lvar ffiiy bllks c`f
twl Bnbja afntnl`s (tda Ran`c Ycjarc 2888 n` Upc`nsd c`f nts
elu`tarpcrt, tda Mubnjaa Bnbja n` A`gjnsd).
Lur sael`f sl`, Fyjc` C`fraw, wcs blr` n` 3>>>, c`f tda`
tda Jlrf put us bcek n`tl pubjne on`nstry l` tda rcfnl, c`f n`
parsl` (`lw n` c `aw fnoa`snl`).
Cs N dcva jacr`af olra c`f olra cblut pcra`tn`g, N dcvabaa` cbja tl nfa`tny c jnttja olra wntd dlw Glf tda Ictdar aajs
cs Da trcn`s c`f favajlps us cs Dns sl`s. Cs N dcva jacr`af olra
cblut ban`g c dusbc`f, N dcva baa` cbja tl nfa`tny wntd tda
fasnra l lur Jlrf Masus tl ratur` lr c vnetlrnlus brnfa (edured)
wntdlut splt lr wrn`kja. Ilr tdns racsl`, N cjsl fafnecta tdns
bllk tl cjj tda trua sl`s l Glf wdl lro pcrt l tda brnfa
wntdlut splt lr wrn`kja lr wdlo lur Jlrf wnjj sll` ratur`. Russajj O. Uta`fcj, Cugust, 2882
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N`trlfuetnl`
Inrst tda wlrkar, tda` tda wlrk.
By tdns pdrcsa, Ecoarl` lw`sa`f, Q`eja Eco, tda
lu`far l tda Wyejna Bnbja rc`sjctlrs, oac`t tdct Glfwc`taf tl brn`g Edrnstnc` wlrkars n`tl c elopjata el`saerctnl`
tl tda Jlrf. Va` Glf elujf bjass c`f oujtnpjy tdanr Edrnstnc`
wlrk bcsaf l` tda bnbjnecj stc`fcrf l jlva jlva lr tda jlst
c`f jlva lr ltdar wlrkars. By tdns, tda wdlja wlrjf sdlujf
k`lw tdct tda wlrkars c`f tda wlrk wara l Glf (3 Mld` 5=36).
Va dcrfast pcrt l tdns tcsk wcs dajpn`g tda wlrkar n`tl c
rngdt rajctnl`sdnp wntd tda Jlrf. Ciar tdct, nt wcs c rajctnvajy
acsy octtar tl cff du`frafs c`f ava` tdlusc`fs l bajnavars
tl tda Jlrf.
Oy wna c`f N wlrkaf dcrf lr oc`y yacrs u`far tda olst
faoc`fn`g prnontnva el`fntnl`s. Va Jlrf fnf oc`y wl`faruj
tdn`gs lr us c`f lpa`af pravnlusjy ejlsaf fllrs tl tda Klgn
trnba n` lrtdar` Eljlobnc. Wa a`facvlraf tl wcjk n` tda Upnrntc`f ba lbafna`t tl Dns wnjj. Cjj lur l lur ednjfra` graw up n`
tda `urtura c`f cfol`ntnl` l tda Jlrf, c`f `lw wntd tdanr
splusas cra sarvn`g Glf wntd us n` Eljlobnc.
N` 3>71, ciar 35 yacrs, wa jai tda Wyejna Bnbja rc`sjc-
tlrs, wntd tda bjassn`g l tda fnraetlr, c`f jcblraf tl wn` rurcj
Eljlobnc`s c`f N`fnc`s tl tda Jlrf. Vns wcs olra elopjax
tdc` wa dcf nocgn`af. Nt wcs `lt dcrf tl brn`g tdao tl c
suparffiencj eloontoa`t, but tl saa racj, edc`gaf jnvas, cs tda
@aw astcoa`t tacedas, wcs fnsteujt n`faaf. Wa dcf oc`y
fnscppln`toa`ts, cs ava` sloa l lur wlrkars fnf lt el`tn`ua
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vnetlrnlusjy. Uloadlw, nopareaptnbjy, lur lw` el`saerctnl`
bagc` tl sjnp rlo tda 388 parea`t eloontoa`t c`f fafnec-
tnl` tl tda Jlrf wntd wdned wa dcf a`taraf Eljlobnc n` 3>96.Fnselurcgaoa`t sat n`.
But Glf ns cntduj c`f fnf `lt jacva us n` tdct el`fntnl`
l faspcnr. L` Cugust 36, 3>45 lur ljfast sl`, Russajj, wcs
knf`cppaf by Ocrxnst guarrnjjcs. Russajjs elwlrkar n` c `aw
Iconjy Rael`enjnctnl` On`nstry ecjjaf oa. No sl slrry tl tajj
ylu, Edcf, tdct Russajj dcs baa` knf`cppaf, da scfjy tljf us.
Russajj dcf fllw` dns pjc`a tl Ecl Mcbl`, c socjj tlw`
l` tda afga l tda mu`gja, tl dajp tda jlecj palpja sat up c ffisd
ocrkatn`g el-lp. Rngdt tda`, cs N ffi`nsdaf tcjkn`g wntd Rnecrfl,
tda Jlrf sdlwaf oa tdct Glf dcf must ecjjaf c onssnl`cry
tl tda eloou`nst guarrnjjcs.
Cjj dns jna, Russ dcf baa` vary cetnva, ru``n`g cblut cs
tdlugd da wara el``aetaf tl c dngd-vljtcga ajaetrne jn`a. Dawcs ecpcbja l ceelopjnsdn`g c gract oc`y tdn`gs, but tda
spnrntucj rasujts wara `lt elooa`surcta wntd tda colu`t l
pdysnecj alrt da wcs axpa`fn`g. Da wcs tll busy tl tcka tda
tnoa n` qunat oafntctnl` wntd tda Jlrf sl tdct da ongdt frcw
ejlsa tl tda dacrt l Glf c`f ba olra aaetnva.
Cjj l c suffa`, cs c prnsl`ar n` tda mu`gja wntd c `yjl`
rlpa crlu`f dns `aek c`f sdlujfars, tnaf tl c traa, da dcf c jltl tnoa tl tdn`k. Va Jlrf snopjy sct dno flw` lr 362 fcys
c`f bagc` tl taced dno tda tdn`gs da `aafaf tl k`lw tl ba
elopjatajy el`saerctaf tl Glf c`f tl dacr Dns vlnea.
Oac`wdnja, tda Jlrf wcs fln`g tda scoa wntd tda rast
l lur conjy c`f elwlrkars. Oy wna, Xctrnenc, cjolst wlra
lut dar k`aas n` prcyar. Wa cjj elva`c`taf tlgatdar tl wcjk
cs ejlsa tl tda Jlrf cs wa elujf, c`f Da brlugdt us cjj oued
ejlsar tlgatdar n` jlva. Wa trustaf tdct Glf n` Dns gract oarey
ongdt dacr c`f c`swar lur prcyars lr Russajj n wa oat tda
el`fntnl`s l Mcoas 1=39= Va aaetucj prcyar l tda rngdtalus
ns vary plwaruj.
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L` tda ltdar dc`f, wa dcf tl raelg`nza tdct n Glf n` Dns
n`ffi`nta wnsflo dcf sajaetaf oy sl` tl ba c ocrtyr, tda` wa
wlujf ceeapt Dns wnjj. Olst l tda cplstjas gcva tdanr jnvas, c`ftdns ns tda dngdast dl`lr tda Jlrf ec` bastlw.
In`cjjy, ciar cjolst ffiva ol`tds, Russajj wcs rajacsaf. Wa
cjj fnselvaraf tdct Glf dcf fl`a c prllu`f wlrk n` aced l
lur jnvas, paraetn`g us tl c oued dngdar pjc`a tdc` wa dcf avar
fracoaf l axparna`en`g. Va Jlrf oujtnpjnaf lur on`nstry c
du`frafljf. Eduredas cjj lvar Eljlobnc, tda Q`ntaf Utctas,
c`f Ec`cfc dcf baa` prcyn`g lr Russajjs rajacsa. @lw tday
lpa`af tdanr fllrs lr on`nstry. Va socjj Iconjy Rael`enjn-
ctnl` On`nstry graw tl ba c @ctnl`cj Rael`enjnctnl` On`nstry,
axta`fn`g tda glspaj tl tda frug ocffic c`f tda guarrnjjcs. Rcfnl
on`nstry bagc` tl fllurnsd.
L`a fcy N cskaf tda Jlrf wdy Russajj dcf raeanvaf sued c
gract c`ln`tn`g lr on`nstry, c`f tda Jlrf sdlwaf oa tdct Dawcs rastlrn`g tl tda edured c ejcss l c`ln`taf pracedars ecjjaf
El`asslrs. Furn`g tda gract parsaeutnl` n` tda fcys l tda
acrjy edured, tda Jlrf `lt l`jy dcf ocrtyrs, l wdlo nt wcs
lia` scnf, Va bjllf l tda ocrtyrs ns tda saaf l tda edured,
but tda Jlrf cjsl dcf El`asslrs. Vasa wara tdlsa wdl dcf
ocn`tcn`af c gllf tastnol`y u`far oued parsaeutnl` c`f
tlrtura. Vay wara trnaf by tda ffira c`f lu`f cntduj c`f trua.Oc`y wara ocnoaf lr bjn`faf, but fnf `lt fa`y tdanr Jlrf.
Ciar tday wara prlva` tl ba cntduj, tda Jlrf lrfcn`af tdanr
rajacsa, c`f c gract u`etnl` c`f plwar ljjlwaf tdanr on`nstry
lr tda rast l tdanr jnvas.
N` tda ljjlwn`g bllk, Russajj dcs fnstnjjaf tda olst noplr-
tc`t runts l tda trutd tda Jlrf dcs sdlw` dno furn`g tda jcst
ta` yacrs, stcrtn`g wntd tdlsa 362 fcys n` tda mu`gja, Inrst tda
wlrkar, tda` tda wlrk.
Edcf Uta`fcj Blglt, Eljlobnc Cugust, 3>>5
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Xraicea
Jat oa csk ylu c quastnl`. Wdct saetnl` l Uernptura ns olstrajavc`t tl ylur Edrnstnc` jna< Batwaa` tda Ljf astcoa`tc`f tda @aw astcoa`t l tda Bnbja, olst l ylu wlujf prlb-
cbjy pnek tda @aw astcoa`t. N ylu wara tl el`snfar wdct tda
olst noplrtc`t pcrt l tda @aw astcoa`t ns, N tdn`k olst
Edrnstnc`s wlujf prlbcbjy sn`gja lut tda lur glspajs, raelg`nz-
n`g tdct tda jna, factd, rasurraetnl`, c`f on`nstry l lur Jlrf
Masus Edrnst ns tda olst noplrtc`t pcrt l tda @aw astcoa`t.
Lut l tda lur glspajs, n ylu wara tl pnek tdraa edcptars
tdct suo up c`f sy`tdasnza tda oasscga tdct Masus Edrnstecoa tl jacva wntd us, tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t ns tda prnoa
ec`fnfcta. Ct tnoas, nt dcs baa` ecjjaf tda El`stntutnl` l tda
kn`gflo l Glf, tda Ocg`c Ecrtc l tda Edrnstnc` edured,
c`f tda Jnttja Glspaj. Vara dcva baa` olra bllks wrntta` l`
tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t tdc` l` c`y ltdar Uernptura taxt.
A`tnra jnbrcrnas elujf ba ffijjaf. Va Uarol` l` tda Olu`t dcs
edcjja`gaf Edrnstnc`s avar sn`ea nt wcs gnva`. Va prlejcoctnl`
l tda Bactntufas by Masus Edrnst ct tda bagn``n`g l dns pubjne
on`nstry ocrkaf tda ejnocx lr wctarsdaf l olrcj tacedn`g.
Ciar Dns oasscga l` tda kn`gflo l Glf, prlejcnoaf bltd by
Dns jnps c`f tdrlugd Dns vary jna, factd, c`f rasurraetnl`, tdns
wlrjf dcs `avar baa` tda scoa. Duoc` dnstlry wcs fnvnfaf n`
twl= balra c`f ciar Masus Edrnst.Va ffirst aw tnoas N racf tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t, N sa`saf
tdct nt el`tcn`af sloatdn`g noplrtc`t; but lr oc`y yacrs,
Masus Bactntufas c`f Dns Uarol` l` tda Olu`t saaoaf cs n
tday dcf baa` wrntta` n` elfa. N k`aw tday el`tcn`af sloa-
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tdn`g spaencj, but N elujf`t put oy ffi`gar l` nt. N` el`ffiroc-
tnl` ejcss, N wcs tcugdt tda Jlrfs Xrcyar, tda Bactntufas, c`f
tda a` Elooc`foa`ts, but N elujf`t ffigura lut wdy N dcftl oaolrnza cjj tdasa tdn`gs. Nt saaoaf jnka c` u`bajnavcbja
wcsta l tnoa. N avar u`farstllf tda oasscga Glf wcs tryn`g
tl ravacj tl oa, cs No sura oc`y l tda tdlusc`fs c`f tdlu-
sc`fs l ylu`g palpja wdl dcva baa` lreaf tl oaolrnza tda
scoa tdn`gs `avar racjjy u`farstllf nts purplsa.
L`a fcy N wcs frnvn`g up tda rlcf rlo Oncon tl On`-
`acpljns. Cs wa wara gln`g tdrlugd Edcttc`llgc, a``assaa,
N tur`af l` tda rcfnl c`f dacrf c pracedar N fnf`t k`lw, but
wdct da scnf stuek n` oy on`f. Da scnf, Dlw n` tda wlrjf ec`
wa axpaet tl dcva c faap ravnvcj wda` wa cra facjn`g wntd sued
c suparffiencj ga`arctnl
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tl dno cs rngdtalus`ass c`f tdct Cbrcdco ns tda ctdar l
tdlsa wdl dcva cntd. Icntd (bajnavn`g Glf) ns ejlsajy jn`kaf tl
lbafna`ea n` tda Uernpturas. N wa trujy bajnava Glf, tda` wasdlujf cjsl ba wnjjn`g tl lbay Dno. N ylu fl t fasnra tl lbay
Glf, ylu racjjy sdlujf`t racf c`y urtdar n` tdns bllk cblut
tda Bactntufas l tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t.
N scy tdns baecusa N fl`t wc`t tl dcva c pcrt n` brn`gn`g
sloal`a u`far wlrsa el`fao`ctnl` tdc` tday cjracfy fasarva.
N ylu cra `lt gln`g tl cet l` ravajctnl` l trutd, nt ongdt ba
battar lr ylu lt tl k`lw c`y olra cblut nt baecusa tda` ylur
raspl`snbnjnty wnjj ba jass. N ylu jnsta` tl tda Uarol` l` tda
Olu`t c`f bagn` tl u`farstc`f Masus oasscga, but fl lt cppjy
nt lr bagn` tl prcetnea nt lr nopjaoa`t nt n`tl ylur jna, tdara ns
c gract c`f grcva raspl`snbnjnty tdct eloas wntd rausn`g tl cet
l` ylur k`lwjafga l ravacjaf trutd.
Masus on`nstry wcs praeafaf by Mld` tda Bcptnst, wdlwcs c typnecj prlpdat n` oc`y wcys, but `lt typnecj l oc`y
pracedars tlfcy. Da pracedaf c snopja oasscga, c`f nt wcs tdns=
rapa`t c`f prapcra tda wcy lr tda elon`g l tda Jlrf. N ylu
cra trujy rapa`tc`t, ylur jna sdlujf edc`ga, c`f tdara sdlujf
ba vnsnbja runts l rapa`tc`ea. Mld` scnf tdct tda cxa dcs baa`
jcnf tl tda rllt l tda traa (Octtdaw 5=3-33). noa ns ru``n`g
lut; mufgoa`t ns ct dc`f. Vct wcs lr tda Maws, tda l`as wdlramaetaf tdns oasscga, tdlsa wdl ramaetaf Masus, wdlo Mld` tda
Bcptnst wcs c``lu`en`g. Vay fnf`t dcva jl`g tl wcnt balra
tdanr a`tnra `ctnl` wcs uprlltaf c`f fastrlyaf, c`f tda sur-
vnvlrs fnsparsaf cjj lvar tda k`lw` wlrjf.
Mld` tda Bcptnst wcs darcjfn`g tda a`f l tda cga l tda
Ljf astcoa`t (tda ljf elva`c`t), tda a`f l tda wlrsdnp n`
tda taopja ct Maruscjao. C `aw cga, tda cga l tda edured, wcs
fcw`n`g. N` tdns cga, Glf prlonsaf tl jnva n` c taopja `lt
bunjt wntd duoc` dc`fs. Glfs taopja ns `lw us, Dns palpja.
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K`lw ya `lt tdct ya cra tda taopja l Glf c`f tdct tda
Upnrnt l Glf fwajjs n` ylu< N c`yl`a faffijas tda taopja
l Glf, Glf sdcjj fastrly tdct l`a; lr tda taopja l Glfns dljy, wdned taopja ya cra (N Elrn`tdnc`s 5=39-37).
N co el`vn`eaf tdct wa cra `lw frcwn`g `acr tl tda a`f
l tda cga l tda edured. Va enty l Maruscjao ns l`ea cgcn` n`
tda dc`fs l tda Maws ciar cjolst twl tdlusc`f yacrs l ban`g
trcopjaf by tda Ga`tnjas (Juka 23=26). Lur Jlrf Masus Edrnsts
ratur` ns gattn`g ejlsar c`f ejlsar. Glf ns gattn`g racfy tl olva
cgcn` c`f fl sloatdn`g spaencj, sloatdn`g `aw. Da fasnras tl
rcnsa up c palpja, c vnetlrnlus palpja wdl dcva wcsdaf tdanr
rlbas n` tda bjllf l tda Jcob, wdl dcva jai tdanr lw` pjc`s
c`f cobntnl`s tl l`a snfa c`f dcva baeloa wnjjn`g tl fl tdn`gs
Dns wcy, `l octtar wdct tda elst.
Vara ns c elst n`vljvaf n` ljjlwn`g tda Jlrf; but nt ns c prnea
tdct wa oust pcy vlju`tcrnjy, l lur lw` raa wnjj. Masus ns `ltc tarrlrnst. Das `lt jnka tda eloou`nst guarrnjjcs N oat wdl
pln`t ocedn`a gu`s ct palpja n` lrfar tl gat tdao tl fl wdct
tday wc`t. Da flas t fl tdn`gs tdct wcy. N wa wc`t tl try lur
lw` wcy c`f nopjaoa`t lur lw` nfacs, Da jats us gl cdacf
wntd tdao. Wa cra raa tl fnselvar tda fnscstrlus el`saqua`eas
l gln`g lur lw` wcy. rcgnecjjy, oued l Edrnstnc`nty tlfcy ns
wc`farn`g crlu`f n` tda wnjfar`ass l oc`s gllf n`ta`tnl`s
c`f dcs avar baa` cbja tl a`tar n`tl tda prlonsaf jc`f l Glfs
rast wdara Glf ffigdts lur bcttjas, wdara Glf lpa`s tda fllrs,
wdara Glf jacfs tda wcy, wdara Glf onrceujlusjy bracks tda
plwar l tda a`aoy, c`f wdara wa eloa cjl`g badn`f Dno
c`f plssass tda jc`f n` Dns @coa.
Cs wa jllk ct tda wlrjf tlfcy, lrgc`nzaf Edrnstnc`nty nsban`g tdrlw` lr jlss l` olst rl`ts. Wa elopjcn` cblut tda
saeujcr duoc`nso tdct ns ru``n`g rcopc`t n` tda sedlljs
l @lrtd Coarnec. Wa elopjcn` cblut tda `aws oafnc. Wa
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elopjcn` cblut Dljjywllf. Wa elopjcn` cblut cjj tda saxucj
parvarsnl` c`f tda cblrtnl`s tdct cra gln`g l` cerlss tdns el`-
tn`a`t. Wa elopjcn` cblut tda frug trcste. Wa elopjcn` cblutvnlja`ea c`f n`saeurnty. Va jnst l lur elopjcn`ts glas l` c`f
l`. Wdy sdlujf nt ba tdct tda plwar l tda a`aoy, tda plwar
l rabajjnl` c`f tda plwar l sn` cra sl strl`g cs tl fnspjcea
Edrnstnc`nty< Dlw ec` tdns ba< N`nqunty sdlujf `lt ba cbja tl
fnspjcea tda prasa`ea l Glf; tda prasa`ea l Glf sdlujf ba
cbja tl fnspjcea tda fcrk`ass.
Wdct N bajnava nt blnjs flw` tl ns tdct oc`y l tda palpja
wdl cra ecjjn`g tdaosajvas Glfs raprasa tctnvas, ecjjn`g tdao-
sajvas oaobars l Glfs edured, ecjjn`g tdaosajvas pcrt l tda
blfy l Edrnst, racjjy, trujy cra `lt oc`nastn`g Masus Edrnst
tdrlugd tdanr jnvas, tdanr cttntufas, lr tdanr cetnl`s. Vay cra
`lt ffigdtn`g tda bcttja ceelrfn`g tl Dns pjc`. Wdct oc`y ecjj
Edrnstnc`nty ns n` racjnty duoc`nso, rajngnlus duoc`nso, c`fnt wnjj `lt, ec``lt, stc`f cgcn`st tda a`aoy. Rajngnlus parsl`s
c`f lrgc`nzctnl`s cra fln`g tdanr lw` tdn`gs n` tda `coa l
Glf, axpaetn`g Glf tl bjass tdao, c`f Da wl`t. Da ec`t.
Glf dcs sloa plwaruj tdn`gs tl scy cblut nt. Jat us racf must
l`a l tdao.
C`f da ernaf ongdtnjy wntd c strl`g vlnea, scyn`g, Bcb-
yjl` tda gract ns cjja`, ns cjja`, c`f ns baeloa tda dcb-
ntctnl` l faol`s, c`f tda dljf l avary u`ejac` spnrnt,
c`f c ecga l avary u`ejac` c`f dctauj bnrf. Ilr cjj
tda Ga`tnjas dcva fru`k l tda wn`a l tda wrctd l dar
lr`nectnl`, c`f tda kn`gs l tda acrtd dcva eloonttaf
lr`nectnl` wntd dar, c`f tda oaredc`ts l tda acrtd
cra wcxaf rned tdrlugd tda plwar l dar fajnecenas.C`f N dacrf c`ltdar vlnea rlo tda dacva`, scyn`g,
Eloa lut l dar, oy palpja, tdct ya `lt ba pcrtckars
l dar sn`s, c`f tdct ya raeanva `lt l dar pjcguas. Ilr
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dar sn`s dcva racedaf u`tl tda dacva`, c`f Glf dcs
raoaobaraf dar n`nquntnas (Ravajctnl` 34=2-6).
Glf ns tcjkn`g cblut tda cjj l Oystary Bcbyjl`. N` tdaelursa l bnbjnecj dnstlry, Bcbyjl` dcs syobljnzaf oc`y tdn`gs,
cjj tda wcy rlo tda c`ena`t (Ljf astcoa`t) kn`gflo wa k`lw
cs Bcbyjl` tl tda acrjy Edrnstnc`s ecjjn`g pcgc` Rloa Bcbyjl`,
tl Bcbyjl` ban`g c typa l cplstcta (prlstntutaf) Edrnstnc`nty
wdned dcs baa` faffijaf by tda oc`-ocfa, ael`lone, c`f pljntn-
ecj systaos l tda wlrjf u`far Uctc`s el`trlj. N` c utsdajj, tda
rllts l Bcbyjl` cra n` duoc` sajffisd`ass wdned cjwcys brn`gs
oc`kn`f u`far bl`fcga tl tda a`aoy. Bcbyjl` ns c typa l tda
rajngnlus duoc`nso tdct cttaopts tl el`fuet tda edured l Glf
ceelrfn`g tl tda wcys l tda wlrjf, tda wlrjf tdct ceelrfn`g tl
tda Uernpturas ns ct a`onty wntd Glf (Mcoas 6=6).
Cra wa gln`g tl nopjaoa`t Glfs kn`gflo lur lw` wcy,
tdns wlrjfs wcy< Lr wnjj wa fl nt Glfs wcy< Va Uarol` l`tda Olu`t tcjks cblut fln`g nt Glfs wcy. Ul lia`, wda` wa
raeanva gllf Bnbja tacedn`g, wa scy coa` tl tda pracedar c`f
jacva edured scyn`g, Vct oasscga wcs rngdt l`. Va` wa gl
dloa c`f pngal`-dlja nt n` tda Bcbyjl`nc` ffija systao n` lur
on`fs; wa put nt rngdt n` nts `neda, rngdt l` tlp l tda Bcbyjl-
`nc` lu`fctnl` l` wdned wa dcva bunjt lur jnvas c`f duoc`
lrgc`nzctnl`s, c`f tda` wl`far wdy wa cra `lt saan`g Glfs
plwar c`f gjlry n` lur jnvas c`f n` lur eduredas.
Uloa l ylu ec` raoaobar bcek tl c fcy wda` Glf wcs
olvn`g, bcek wda` tdara wcs c racj, cutda`tne olva l Glf, c`f
ocyba ylu cra wl`farn`g wdy nt ns`t dcppa`n`g c`y olra. N`
c eartcn` sa`sa, wa ec``lt faeraa wda` Glf sdlujf olva; Da
ns lt lur sarvc`t; wa cra Dns sarvc`ts. But n` c`ltdar sa`sa, nwa cra `lt wdara Glf wc`ts us tl ba, c`f Da wc`ts tl olva,
Da wnjj pcss us by c`f ffi`f sloal`a wdl wnjj fl nt tda wcy Da
wc`ts. Vcts trcgne. Vrlugdlut dnstlry, Da dcs pcssaf fnar-
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a`t ctnl`s c`f palpjas by. Da facrjy wc`taf tl ba raeanvaf by
Dns palpja, tda ctnl` l Nsrcaj. N bajnava tda lar Da gcva tl tda
Maws wcs c ga`un`a lar. Da wc`taf tl brn`g tda onjja``nuon` rngdt tda` c`f tdara c`f bagn` tl bjass tda wlrjf tdrlugd
tda Maws, but tday ramaetaf Dno. C`f lut l tda csdas l tdct
ramaetnl`, Da n`stntutaf tda Edrnstnc` edured.
C`f tda Edrnstnc` edured dcs c onxaf raelrf cs wa jllk
bcek lvar dnstlry. Vara cra duga saetlrs l tda wlrjf wdara
Edrnstnc`nty dcs ocfa aw n`rlcfs. Vara cra Ousjno elu`trnas
n` tda wlrjf tlfcy wdara tda Edrnstnc`s ec` ba `uobaraf l`
tda ffi`gars l l`a dc`f. Vasa a`aoy lrtrassas dcva dcrfjy
baa` tluedaf by Edrnstnc`nty. Lr wlrsa yat, tdara cra pjceas
wdara Edrnstnc`s dcva gl`a, l`jy tl ba faactaf cgcn` c`f
cgcn` c`f cgcn`. But wdct racjjy bltdars oa ns tdct a`aoy
plwar, stra`gtd c`f raslureas cra grlwn`g rngdt n` tda onfst l
wdct usaf tl ba Edrnstnc` `ctnl`s n` Wastar` Aurlpa, Q`ntafUtctas, c`f Ec`cfc.
Va cplstja Mcoas scys tdct wda` wa k`lw tdct wdned ns
gllf c`f fl`t fl nt, tdct nt ns sn` (Mcoas 6=37). N tdn`k l`a l
tda gract sn`s l tda Edrnstnc` edured dcs baa` lur cnjura tl
lpplsa tda a`aoy, cnjura tl lpplsa avnj ceelrfn`g tl Glfs
wcy c`f ceelrfn`g tl Glfs pjc`.
N wc`t tl jllk ct tda Bactntufas, `lt must n` tda jngdt l sloa-tdn`g ylu ec` faffi`a cs Ns t tdns wl`faruj< Cra t tday jlgnecj45. N dcf baa` n` c vary rustrctn`g typa l on`nstry sn`ea
3>76 wda` oy brltdar c`f N dloastacfaf c rc`ed n` acstar`
Eljlobnc wntd c vnsnl` tl trcn`, sa`f lut, c`f supplrt Edrns-
tnc` wlrkars tl avc`gajnza N`fnc` trnbas. N wcs l` c rcra trnp
tl Blglt, tda ecpntcj enty l Eljlobnc, c`f wcs jlfgaf n` tdaUc` Fnagl dltaj flw`tlw`. Nt wcs ejacr tl oa tdct lur on`ns-
try wcs n` c stcjaocta; wa wara `lt wn``n`g lvar tda a`aoy n`
acstar` Eljlobnc. Croaf gc`gs l vnlja t frug trcstekars c`f
grlups l Ocrxnst guarrnjjcs wara tdracta`n`g olst cspaets l
lur wlrk. But wdct racjjy bltdaraf oa wara tda n`el`snsta`-
enas c`f faacts N wcs axparna`en`g n` oy lw` parsl`cj jna.
Ciar spa`fn`g sloa tnoa cjl`a n` prcyar n` oy dltaj rllo
l` tda sava`td flllr, N pnekaf up tda pdl`a c`f l` c` nopujsa
ecjjaf c` ljf rna`f l lur conjy. Rnecrfl wcs bubbjn`g lvar
wntd mly rlo c ravajctnl` da dcf must raeanvaf rlo tda Jlrf
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wdnja on`nstarn`g n` Ya`azuajc. N` c aw on`utas, da oat oa ct
tda Uc` Fnagl c`f bagc` tl sdcra nt wntd oa. Va oasscga wcs
`l`a ltdar tdc` tda Bactntufas l tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t.Va Jlrf oat wntd us n` sued c wcy tdct wa bltd ocfa c elo-
ontoa`t tl fafnecta tda raocn`far l lur jnvas tl pracedn`g
tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t. Jnttja fnf wa k`lw wdct tda ujj
rconffiectnl`s l lur oaatn`g tdct ciar`ll` wlujf ba.
Va oasscga l tda Bactntufas tur`af lut tl ba jnka tda serljj
tdct wcs gnva` tl tda prlpdat Azaknaj (c`f jctar tl tda cplstja
Mld` n` Ravajctnl`)= nt tcstaf swaat, but wcs bnttar tl stloced. N
`l sll`ar stcrtaf pracedn`g Masus oasscga tdc` N wcs put tl tda
tast. N wcs knf`cppaf c`f dajf dlstcga lr cjolst ffiva ol tds.
Va Jlrf cjjlwaf oa tl prlva tda Bactntufas u`far axtraoajy
fnsteujt enreuostc`eas sl N elujf praced tdao wntd cutdlrnty.
Un`ea tdct tnoa, Glf dcs lpa`af oc`y fllrs lr on`nstry n`
saaon`gjy u`jnkajy lr noplssnbja enreuostc`eas. N dcva jacr`afc gract facj cblut Glfs pjc` lr bcttja cs N dcva ljjlwaf tda
Jlrf n`tl pubjne sedlljs, u`nvarsntnas, croy bcrrceks, prnsl`s,
eduredas, c`f ava` bcek n`tl tda guarrnjjc ecops. N dcva jacr`af
sloa l Glfs saerats lr vnetlry c`f ravnvcj tdct N `lw aaj
gract urga`ey tl sdcra n` prn`t.
N jlva c gllf ffigdt. C`f wda` u`mustjy cttcekaf, N dcva
jacr`af tl saak tda jacfn`g c`f gunfc`ea l tda Dljy Upnrnt c`fratcjncta by lvarelon`g avnj wntd gllf. Varas c duga fnar-
a`ea batwaa` c paceaockar c`f c pcenffist.
Vns bcttja pjc`, gjac`af rlo tda jna c`f oasscga l Masus,
dcs baa` l` oy dacrt ava` balra N wcs knf`cppaf by tarrlr-
nsts n` 3>45 c`f dajf dlstcga u`far axtraoa el`fntnl`s. Un`ea
tda`, tdlusc`fs l onssnl`crnas, pcstlrs, c`f Edrnstnc`s dcva
baa` knf`cppaf, ourfaraf, lr lreaf tl flaa rlo tdanr pjceas
l on`nstry n` rurcj Eljlobnc.
Oc`y l tdlsa wdl edlsa tl raocn` n` tda pctd l avar
prasa`t fc`gar dcva rcjjnaf crlu`f tdns oasscga. C tdrnvn`g
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u`fargrlu`f edured ns bagn``n`g tl oujtnpjy n` c duga crac
cblut tda snza l @lrtd Klrac n` tda slutd c`f acst l tdns elu`-
try wdara Bnbjas, edured bunjfn`gs, lrocj on`nstry, c`f ava`dlusa oaatn`gs dcva baa` prldnbntaf lr olra tdc` 21 yacrs.
Uavara parsaeutnl` n` rurcj Eljlobnc dcs sarvaf tl brn`g
racj Edrnstnc`s tlgatdar, nfa`tny tda trua edured, c`f ejac`sa
bajnavars rlo elrruptnl` sl tdct tda prlonsas l Glf ec` ba
ujffijjaf.
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Wda` c oc`s wcys pjacsa tda JLRF, da ockas ava`
dns a`aonas tl ba ct pacea wntd dno (Xrlvarbs 39=7).
C`f tday dcva lvareloa dno (Uctc`) by tda bjllf l
tda Jcob c`f by tda wlrf l tdanr tastnol`y; c`f tday
jlvaf `lt tdanr jnvas u`tl tda factd(Ravajctnl` 32=33).
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Gln`g Glfs Wcy,
@lt Oy Wcy
Cjnttja edured n` c socjj tlw` n`vntaf oa cs c guast spackarsavarcj yacrs cgl. Q`k`lw` tl oa, tdns el`gragctnl` n`wastar` On``asltc wcs gln`g tdrlugd sloa prlbjaos. Vasafnsteujtnas dcf tda plta`tncj tl dcro tda edured. Va pcstlr,
`lt k`lwn`g wdct tl fl, faenfaf tl brn`g sloal`a n` rlo tda
lutsnfa tl praced, dlpn`g tdct Glf wlujf usa c` lutsnfar wdl
k`aw `ltdn`g l tdanr prlbjao tl cffrass tdanr `aaf. Ciar c
jlt l prcyar c`f raflaetnl`, da edlsa oa. Va pcstlr ecjjaf oa
c`f wcs lvarmlyaf wda` N el`ffiroaf tdct N wcs cvcnjcbja lr
tda fcta da dcf n` on`f. Da ava` put c` cf n` tda jlecj pcpar
c``lu`en`g tdct N wcs gln`g tl ba tdara Uu`fcy olr`n`g c`f
ava`n`g.
Avarytdn`g wcs gln`g ffi`a u`tnj tda Ucturfcy `ngdt balra
N wcs sedafujaf tl spack ct tdns edured. C facr rna`f pdl`af
c`f wc`taf tl k`lw n N elujf ba n` Wn``npag, Ec`cfc by 38=88
c.o. Ol`fcy tl cppacr l` c tajavnsnl` prlgrco. acrs balra, cttda stcrt l oy on`nstry, N dcf prlonsaf tda Jlrf tdct N wlujf
`lt ec`eaj c socjj oaatn`g tl fl c jcrgar l`a sloawdara ajsa.
N fnf `lt wc`t tl ba c raspaetar l parsl`s lr eduredas c`f N
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u`farstllf tdct oc`y tnoas socjj tdn`gs cra olra noplrtc`t
n` tda Jlrfs wlrk tdc` tda bng tdn`gs cra. But lw N lrglt oy
prlonsa tl tda Jlrf.Uu`fcy olr`n`g, N pracedaf n` tda jnttja edured. Va sar-
ol` wa`t wajj, c`f ava` tdlugd N fnf`t k`lw c`ytdn`g cblut
tda fnsteujtnas tday wara dcvn`g, N dnt l` tdanr prlbjao. Va
pcstlr wcs racjjy axentaf c`f a`tdusaf u`tnj N tljf dno ciar
ju`ed tdct N `aafaf tl ba n` Wn``npag by 38=88 c.o. tda `axt
fcy. N wc`taf tl gat lut l fln`g tda ava`n`g sarvnea c`f jacva
nooafnctajy. @l, fl`t fl tdct. da scnf, cka c `cp; ylu
ec` sjaap n` oy baf. Fl tda ava`n`g sarvnea c`f tda` frnva cjj
`ngdt n ylu `aaf tl.
@l, N `aaf tl ba n` gllf sdcpa wda` N crrnva n` Wn``n-
pag. N wcs tdn`kn`g l ban`g l` Y c`f fnf `lt wc`t tl crrnva
wntd enrejas u`far oy ayas. @l, Nva glt tl gl. Varas tdns bng
lpplrtu`nty tl ba aaetnva lr tda Jlrf l` tajavnsnl`.Ul N ejnobaf n` tda ecr c`f stcrtaf tl frnva (ct jacst N tdlugdt
N stcrtaf tl frnva) tl Wn``npag. N dacfaf `lrtd l` c QU dngd-
wcy c`f sll` crrnvaf n` Ol`tavnfal, On``asltc wdara tdara
ns c` u`usucj trnc`gujcr n`tarsaetnl`. Nt wcs rcn`n`g vary dcrf,
c`f oy cjtar`ctlr bajt stcrtaf tl sjnp. N wcs gattn`g c fnsedcrga
n`fnectnl` baecusa nt fnf `lt wc`t tl ru` tda jngdts, tda bjlwar
c`f tda wnpars cjj ct l`ea. N lu`f c` ljf cbc`fl`af sarvneastctnl` wdara N elujf frnva n` lut l tda rcn` c`f try tl tngdta`
tda bajt. But wda` N ecoa bcek lut l` tda rlcf ct tdns u``y
trnc`gujcr n`tarsaetnl` n` tda dacvy rcn`, N wa t tda wrl`g wcy.
N tur`af slutd n`stacf l lrtd. Ul, baecusa N dcf tl ocka tdct
cppln`toa`t n` Wn``npag, N wcs frnvn`g cs cst cs N elujf gl,
but n` tda wrl`g fnraetnl`.
Ciar twl lr tdraa dlurs l frnvn`g, tda fnsedcrga jngdt ecoa
l` cgcn`, sl N pujjaf l tda rlcf c`f lu`f c battar pjcea tl
wlrk l` tda ecr. N pujjaf oy bjua mac`s l`, glt lut c erlwbcr,
sjnf u`far tda ecr, c`f racjjy tngdta`af up tdct cjtar`ctlr bajt
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5
sl nt elujf `lt sjnp c`y olra. Va` N wa`t tl ocka c pdl`a
ecjj. Va crac elfa l` tda pubjne pdl`a wcs rlo antdar tda
axtraoa slutd l On``asltc lr tda `lrtdar` pcrt l Nlwc. Nwcs eduekjn`g tl oysaj, Nocgn`a tda erczy `ut tdct brlugdt
c pcy pdl`a rlo Nlwc c`f n`stcjjaf nt cjj tda wcy up dara n`
`lrtdar` On``asltc.
N wcs stnjj eduekjn`g cblut tdct wda` N glt bcek n` tda ecr
c`f frlva lut tl tda ocn` dngdwcy. C sng` n`fnectaf `lrtd
lr slutd, sl l elursa N pujjaf lut `lrtd, gln`g tda rngdt wcy
`lw. N frlva c`f frlva c`f frlva lr c`ltdar elupja l dlurs.
In`cjjy, N stcrtaf tdn`kn`g tdct N sdlujf dcva dnt tda n`tarstcta
c jl`g tnoa balra. Wdara n` tda wlrjf wcs N< N pujjaf lvar ct
c`ltdar n`tarsaetnl` c`f glt oy ocp tl ffi`f lut wdara N wcs.
N elujf ffi`f `l sued rlcf n` `lrtdar` On``asltc, sl N dcf
tl jllk cjj lvar tda ocp. In`cjjy, N lu`f tdct N wcs tdnrtaa`
onjas slutd l Ejcrkffiajf, wdned wcs wdara N dcf stcrtaf, c`f Ndcf baa` frnvn`g cjj ciar`ll`. Ld l, nts cjolst tnoa lr tda
ava`n`g sarvnea. N tdlugdt, C`f Njj ba frnvn`g rngdt tdrlugd
Ejcrkffiajf. Wdct n sloal`a saas oa< Vayjj tdn`k N wcs c jncr
wda` N scnf N dcf tl gl tl Wn``npag. N battar `lt gl tdrlugd
tda tlw`; N battar tur` jai ct tdns n`tarsaetnl` c`f gl lut tl
N`tarstcta 2> c`f up tl Wn``npag tdrlugd tda Fckltcs.
N tur`af jai l` tda elu`ty rlcf tdct n`tarsaetaf tda QUdngdwcy c`f frlva cblut tdraa lr lur onjas wda` tdara, balra
oy ayas, N scw c pcy pdl`a lut n` tda onffja l c elr`ffiajf
must c elr`ffiajf c`f c pcy pdl`a snttn`g basnfa tda rlcf. Wda`
N scw tdct pdl`a, N k`aw tda Jlrf wcs spackn`g tl oa tl pujj
lvar, sl N pnekaf up tda pdl`a, ecjjaf tda pcstlr c`f scnf, N
ylu stnjj wc`t oa tl spack, No cvcnjcbja. Va pcstlr wcs must
jacvn`g dns dlusa lr tda edured, c`f N scnf, N dcva t glt tnoa
tl axpjcn`, but n ylu stnjj wc`t oa tl sdcra, N ec` ba tdara.
Da scnf, ^as, eloa l` flw`.
Ul, N ratur`af tl tda edured c`f crrnvaf savarcj on`utas
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jcta. Va sl`g sarvnea wcs n` prlgrass, c`f N dcf tl spack n` oy
gracsy bjua mac`s. N tljf tdao dlw N dcf spa`t tda ciar`ll`.
Vct oasscga tur`af lut tl ba vary aaetnva c`f dnt tda `cnjrngdt l` tda dacf n` taros l tda arrlr l sloa l tda palpja.
Va edured wcs rael`enjaf c`f wa`t lrwcrf n` tda Jlrf. N glt
bcek n` tda ecr c`f frlva cjj `ngdt tl Wn``npag c`f cppacraf
l` tajavnsnl` tda `axt olr`n`g. Ciar tda sdlw, N el`kaf lut
n` tda onffja l tda tajavnsnl` stufnl lsteas, sl N dcf tl tajj
tdao wdct dcf dcppa`af tll.
Wda` lur dacrts cra sat l` sarvn`g tda Jlrf c`f fln`g wdct
Da wc`ts, ava` n wa ocka c onstcka c`f gat tda bnt n` lur
taatd lr baeloa el`usaf, tda Jlrf ec` stnjj n`tarva`a c`f dajp
us. N tdlugdt N wcs gln`g tl Wn``npag, but N dcf tljf tda Jlrf
tdct cblva c`f bayl`f avarytdn`g ajsa N wc`taf tl sarva Dno
c`f Da wcs n` edcrga l oy jna. Ul, n N wc`taf tl frnva up c`f
flw` tda stcta l On``asltc, tdct wcs oy prlbjao, but Da wcsgln`g tl saeurajy dajp oa crrnva ct tda rngdt pjcea ct tda rngdt
tnoa. Cs wa baeloa sa`sntnva tl tda Jlrf, c`f cs wa jacr` tl
wcjk n` Dns Upnrnt, wa fl`t dcva tl bact lur dacfs cgcn`st tda
wcjj sl oued, c`f nt baeloas acsnar c`f acsnar tl ljjlw Dno.
Glf lars us elopjata saeurnty n` Masus Edrnst n wa wnjj
l`jy subont tl Dns cutdlrnty. Da ns tda l`jy l`a wdl ec` lvar-
eloa tda a`aoy, c`f Da ns larn`g tl fwajj n`snfa aced c`favary l`a l us.
Va stlry l Gnfal` (Mufgas Edcptars 9 c`f 7) gnvas par-
spaetnva tl wdct wa wnjj stufy n` tdns bllk. Vrlugdlut tda
Bnbja, c` Ljf astcoa`t stlry wnjj el`tcn` c typa lr raara`ea
l Masus Edrnst (n` pcrcbja). Kn`g Fcvnf, lr n`stc`ea, typnffiaf
Edrnst n` oc`y wcys. Mlsapd typnffiaf Masus, cs fnf Mlsduc c`f
oc`y ltdars. Gnfal` ns c` lutstc`fn`g axcopja. Da wcs tda
ylu`gast sl` n` tda jacst noplrtc`t conjy n` Nsrcaj. Va c`gaj
l tda Jlrf cppacraf tl dno c`f ecjjaf dno tl jacf Dns palpja
tl vnetlry. Gnfal` edaekaf nt lut; da wc`taf tl ocka sura nt
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racjjy wcs tda Jlrf. Da fnf`t wc`t tl gl ljjlwn`g ciar c`y
spnrnt tdct wcs tcjkn`g tl dno. Da ga`un`ajy wc`taf tl k`lw n
tdns wcs Glf, c`f da rasljvaf dns flubts by puttn`g lut flaaeas.But l`ea da wcs sura tdct Glf wcs racjjy tcjkn`g tl dno, da
bagc` tl ljjlw lrfars wdljadacrtafjy.
Gnfal` bjaw tda truopat c`f c``lu`eaf tda oasscga=
Glfs palpja wara n` bl`fcga, c`f tday `aafaf tl lvareloa
tda a`aoy. ^lu raoaobar tda stlry tdnrty-twl tdlusc`f
oa` c`swaraf tda truopat ecjj tl ffigdt n` tda Jlrfs croy
cgcn`st Onfnc`. Va` Glf scnf tl Gnfal`, ajj tda l`as wdl
cra crcnf tl gl dloa. wa`ty-twl tdlusc`f oa` wa`t dloa
c`f jai Gnfal` wntd l`jy ta` tdlusc`f oa` tl cea c vcstjy
suparnlr a`aoy lrea.
Wda` nt eloas tl a`gcgn`g tda a`aoy, wda` nt eloas tl
stc`fn`g lr tda Jlrf, wda` nt eloas tl racjjy tckn`g l` a`aoy
strl`gdljfs, wda` nt eloas tl gattn`g tda vnetlry lvar sn` n`ylur lw` jna, wdct ns ylur cttntufa< Cra ylu crcnf tl try< Cra
ylu c parsl` wdl wc`ts tl ba scvaf c`f `l olra< C parsl`
wdl wc`ts tl fl tda on`nouo raqunraf lr scjvctnl` n` tda
utura wntd `l fasnra tl ba scvaf rlo tda dcbntucj bl`fcga
l sn` dara c`f `lw
l` tda rngdt lu`fctnl`, wdned ns tda Jlrfsdnp l Masus Edrnst.
Nt tckas tltcj surra`far tl Dno cs Ocstar c`f Jlrf c`f wnjjn`g-
`ass tl gnva up avarytdn`g c`f ljjlw Dno; tda wnjjn`g`ass tlscy, Jlrf, brack oa, ocka oa n`tl wdct ^lu wc`t oa tl ba.
Vns ns tda bcttja pjc`.
No `lt oued l c tdaljlgnc`, but Nva tljf sloa l tda
tdaljlgnc`s N k`lw tdct N bajnava tdara ns l`jy l`a assa`tncj
fletrn`a tdct ns wlrtd ffigdtn`g lr. Vct fletrn`a ns tda Jlrf-
sdnp l Masus Edrnst. Das rngdt; Das tda l`jy l`a tdct ns rngdt.
Nts lt oy lpn`nl` vs. ylur lpn`nl` vs. sloal`a ajsas lpn`nl`,
lr tdns fletrn`a vs. tdct fletrn`a. Nts wdct Da tdn`ks cblut nt,
c`f dlw Da aajs cblut nt, c`f wdct Da wc`ts fl`a cblut nt.
Vcts wdara nts ct. N wa jllk ct tda blfy l Edrnst rlo tdns
parspaetnva, Da wnjj frcw trua bajnavars tlgatdar tl Dnosaj
c`f jacf tdao tl vnetlry (Ga`asns 6>=38).
Va Uernptura ns ejacr= Nt scysu`tl Dno sdcjj tda gctdarn`g litda palpja ba.N wa cra tryn`g tl u`nta palpja u`far c`y bc`-
`ar ltdar tdc` tda Jlrfsdnp l Masus Edrnst, wa wnjj ujtnoctajy
cnj, c`f Uctc` wnjj blttja up tda edured cgcn`. Nts `lt c quas-
tnl` l wdatdar tda Xrltastc`ts cra battar tdc` tda Ectdljnes
lr tda Bcptnsts vs. tda Xrasbytarnc`s lr tda Xa taelstcjs vs. tda
Edcrnsoctnes. Ns Masus Edrnst tda Jlrf< Ns Da tda Kn`g< Cra wa
wnjjn`g tl cet l` tdct `l octtar wdct tda elst8 par-
ea`t tdct ns jai lvar. Wajj gl tl edured l` Uu`fcy, but wara
stnjj gln`g tl faenfa wdct tl fl wntd tda raocn`n`g snx fcys. Wa
wc`t tda bjassn`g l tda Jlrf, but wa cra `lt wnjjn`g tl pcy tda
prnea l ratur`n`g tda k`lwjafga l gllf c`f avnj bcek tl Glf.
Va trcgne tdn`g cblut tdns ns tdct nt ns `lt tda pctd tl rastl-
rctnl`; nt ns lt tda wcy tl ra-lbtcn` tda bjassn`g l Glf. Vara
ns c ectedy wlrf gln`g crlu`f n` Edrnstnc` enrejas= ra`awcj.
Axcetjy wdct ns nt tdct wa cra tryn`g tl ra`aw< Oc`y gllf tdn`gs
Glf flas`t wc`t tl ra`aw. Vara cra oc`-ocfa fnvnsnl`s,
fletrn`as, trcfntnl`s, c`f bcrrnars tdct wa try tl ra`aw wdnedGlf ocy wc`t tl fnsoc`tja sl dns edured ec` trujy ba rastlraf.
Glf wc`ts tl rastlra us. Rastlrctnl` ns fnara`t rlo
ra`awcj. Ra`awcj ec` ba suparffiencj; rastlrctnl` glas flw` cs
faap cs nt aafs tl gat tdn`gs bcek l` tda rngdt lu`fctnl`. Va
pctd tl ga`un`a rastlrctnl` l tda edured raqunras tdct wa ba
wnjjn`g tl fnsoc`tja sloa l lur gllf duoc` nfacs wdned cra
racjjy c` cblon`ctnl` tl tda Jlrf (n tday wara avar lrfcn`afby Glf n` tda ffirst pjcea), sl Da ec` stcrt lvar c`f elopjata
wdct Da lrngn`cjjy n`ta`faf (ockn`g us n`tl oa` c`f wloa`
l n`tagrnty by el`lron`g us tl Dns nocga). Ra`awcj ec` oac`
pljnsdn`g up lur dyplernsy sl tdct nt jllks `nea. Glf flas
`lt `aeasscrnjy wc`t tl ra`aw lur duoc` pjc`s, trcfntnl`s,
prlgrcos, c`f rajngnlus ocedn`ary tdct wa dcva cttaoptaf tl
nopjaoa`t n` Dns `coa; Da wc`ts tl rastlra us tl prlpar aj-
jlwsdnp c`f eloou`nl` wntd Dnosaj. Da l`jy wc`ts tl ra`aw
tdlsa tdn`gs tdct Da faaos rngdt c`f wara favajlpaf l` tda
rngdt lu`fctnl` n` tda ffirst pjcea.
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Va wlrf ra`aw ns usaf jass tdc` c flza` tnoas n` Uernp-
tura, tda ffirst uscga ban`g tda ra`awcj l tda kn`gflo l Nsrcaj
u`far Kn`g Ucuj, wdned wcs c fnscstar (N Ucouaj 33=36). N` dcjc flza` plsntnva usas l tda wlrf ra`aw n` Uernptura (sued cs
n` Rloc`s 32=2), tda wlrf ns ecraujjy qucjnffiaf by tda el`taxt
tl oac` tda ra`awcj l tdct wdned slvarang`jy eloas rlo Glf.
L` tda ltdar dc`f, tda varb tl rastlra ns usaf lvar l`a
tdlusc`f tnoas n` tda Wlrf l Glf c`f el`tcn`s el``ltctnl`s
l elopjatnl`, purnffiectnl`, c`f c ratur` tl wdljasloa`ass
(pacea). Nt ns cjsl rajctaf tl tda Dabraw graatn`g sdcjlo,
wdned oac`s pacea (wdlja`ass). Vns pacea ec` l`jy eloa rlo
c rngdt rajctnl`sdnp wntd tda Xrn`ea l Xacea, `lt must rlo c`
cbsa`ea l wcr.
Bjassaf cra tda pllr n` prnfa, tdlsa wdl edllsa tl rajn`-
qunsd tdanr prnfa, tdlsa wdl edllsa tl dcva Glf fnvast tdao
l tdanr prnfa, lr tday c`f l`jy tday dcva Glf cs tdanr Kn`g.Fl ylu wc`t tl dcva Glf cs ylur Kn`g< Fl ylu wc`t tl bajl`g
tl Dno< Fl ylu wc`t Dno tl scy, ^as, tdlsa cra Oy palpja.
Vay bajl`g tl Oa.
Lr fl ylu wc`t Dno tl jllk ct ylu c`f scy, Wajj, tday fnf
cjj kn`fs l wl`faruj wlrks; tday prlpdasnaf c`f ecst lut
faol`s n` Oy `coa, but N `avar k`aw tdao. Vay `avar fnf
tda wnjj l oy Ictdar n` dacva`. Vay bajl`g tl tdaosajvas.Vay bajl`g tl tda wlrjf c`f tl tda prn`ea l tdns wlrjf. Fapcrt
rlo oa, ylu wlrkars l n`nqunty (Octtdaw 7=22-25).
Nts gln`g tl ba l`a wcy lr tda ltdar; tdara ns l n`-batwaa`
elursa. Fl ylu wc`t tl ba cbja tl stc`f n` tda prasa`ea l tda
Jlrf c`f jllk Dno squcra n` tda aya c`f dcva Dno scy, Wajj
fl`a, gllf c`f cntduj sarvc`t. ^lu dcva baa` cntduj n` c
aw tdn`gs. Eloa, raeanva ylur n`darntc`ea baecusa `lw N co
gln`g tl put ylu lvar oc`y tdn`gs. Fl ylu racjjy wc`t tdns
tl dcppa`
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J =
Dacva`jy Ictdar, dajp us tl u`farstc`f tda fnara`ea
batwaa` fln`g tdn`gs ^lur wcy c`f fln`g tdn`gs lurlw` wcy. Jlrf, pjacsa dajp us tl u`farstc`f tda noplr-
tc`ea l cjjlwn`g lu tl ba slvarang`. ^lu dcva eractaf
us n` lur nocga, c`f lu dcva ocfa us slvarang` lvar
lur lw` jnttja wnjj wntd tda cbnjnty tl faenfa wdatdar wa
cra gln`g tl gl ^lur wcy lr wdatdar wa cra gln`g tl gl
sloa ltdar wcy. Vcts racjjy cjj lur wnjj ec` fl. N` lur
lw` stra`gtd c`f lur lw` u`farstc`fn`g, wa cra `lt
ecpcbja l gln`g ^lur wcy ava` wda` wa try. Nt tckas
^lur grcea; nt tckas ^lur Upnrnt; nt tckas ^lur c`ln`tn`g;
nt tckas ^lu n` el`trlj tl ba cbja tl ocka us n`tl wdct
^lu wc`t us tl ba= tl ba cbja tl trcn` lur dc`fs lr wcr,
sl wa ec` stc`f cgcn`st tda a`aoy.
Jlrf, N prcy wa ongdt ba wnjjn`g tl rajn`qunsd lur gllf
nfacs c`f ba wnjjn`g tl rajn`qunsd tda tdn`gs wa el`-
snfar tl ba rngdtujjy lurs= lur tnoa, ol`ay, tcja`t,
conjnas, plssassnl`s, prlassnl`, wdctavar nt ocy ba
tdct ns dljfn`g us bcek rlo lbtcn`n`g lur bast. Ocy
wa ba wnjjn`g tl ratur` tltcjjy wdct wcs tcka` rlo
^lu n` tda gcrfa`. Ocy ^lu ba Glf, `lt l`jy l wdctns wrl`g, but cjsl Glf l wdct ns rngdt. Ocy wa ba wnjj-
n`g tl scy, Jlrf, N dcva tdns wl`faruj nfac, but n ^lu
fl`t tdn`k nts c gllf nfac, tda` Njj frlp nt. N ^luva
glt c battar nfac, tda` N wc`t lur bast.
Jlrf, N fl`t wc`t tl wc`far crlu`f n` tda wnjfar`ass
l oy lw` gllf n`ta`tnl`s. N fl`t wc`t tl ba el`ffi`af
n` tda ecga l oy lw` oafnlera nfacs wda` lur bast
ns spracf lut l` c tcbja balra oa, wda` N ec` fn`a n`
^lur prasa`ea c`f gl lrtd u`far ^lur c`ln`tn`g c`f
wn` ^lur vnetlry. Jlrf, ocy wa u`farstc`f tda fnar-
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a`ea batwaa` tda Bcbyjl`nc` systaos l tdns wlrjf c`f
^lur wcy. Ocy wa u`farstc`f tdct tnoa ns sdlrt, c`f
tda `aaf ns gract. Injj us wntd lur aajn`gs, plwar c`fc`ln`tn`g c`f rcnsa up c` croy tdct ec` stc`f cgcn`st
tda a`aoy c`f faact dno n` ^lur @coa, u`far ^lur
jacfarsdnp. Xjacsa dajp us tl lbay lu flw` tl tda
socjjast fatcnj. Dajp us eloprada`f wdct ns ct stcka.
Jlrf, cs lu cra jllkn`g l` c`f sacredn`g lur gract
`ctnl`, tryn`g tl faenfa wdct tl fl, wdatdar tl jat tdns`ctnl` racp wdct nt dcs slw` c`f gl flw` tda frcn`
n`tl fastruetnl` c`f edcls, cs dcs dcppa`af tl sl
oc`y fnara`t elu`trnas c`f palpjas n` tda dnstlry
l tdns wlrjf, lr wdatdar wda` ^lu jllk flw` ct tdns
`ctnl`, ^lu saa oa` c`f wloa` tltcjjy surra`faraf
tl ^lursaj wdl cra wnjjn`g tl stc`f n` tda gcp c`f pcy
tda prnea tl cea tda a`aoy n` ^lur @coa, ceelrfn`gtl ^lur wcy, sl ^lu ec` wn` c traoa`flus vnetlry, jni
tda lpprassnl` l tda faol`ne lreas, c`f fajnvar tdns
`ctnl` rlo tda dc`fs l tda a`aoy.
Jlrf, ocy wa ba lu`f wlrtdy n` ^lur sngdt tl ba
ecjjaf ^lur sl`s, tdct ^lu ongdt jllk l` us c`f scy,
Vayra on`a. Vay bajl`g tl Oa. N blugdt tdao. N`spnta l cjj tdanr duoc` wack`assas c`f cnjuras, tday
racjjy wc`t Oa tl ba n` edcrga. Vay racjjy wc`t tl
ba u`far Oy cutdlrnty, tday racjjy wc`t tl fl tdn`gs
Oy wcy, sl No gln`g tl bjass tdao. Vayra gln`g tl
stc`f vnetlrnlus balra tdanr a`aonas. Vanr a`aonas
wnjj eloa rlo l`a fnraetnl` c`f flaa n` sava` fnrae-
tnl`s. @l wacpl` tdct ns lroaf cgcn`st tdao ns gln`g
tl prlspar. Va a`aoy wnjj jna n` cobusd c`f sdllt
crrlws rlo tda sdcflws, but Njj sat Oy sngdts l` tda
a`aoy. Njj sdllt Oy crrlws ct dno, c`f da wnjj `lt
asecpa c`f wnjj `lt ba lu`f.
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Jlrf, wa k`lw ^lu ec` edc`ga tda cta l lur elu`try.
Wa k`lw ^lu ec` edc`ga lur jnvas, lur conjnas c`f
lur eduredas. Jlrf, ocy tdns `lt ba must c`ltdar oas-scga, `lt must c`ltdar bllk, `lt must olra n`lroctnl`
wa cra gln`g tl pngal`-dlja c`f ffija n`tl lur Bcbyjl-
`nc` ffija systao; but Jlrf, ocy wa dacr rlo lu c`f
faenfa tl tcka sloa rnsks lr ^lu surra`farn`g avary-
tdn`g wa dcva tl ^lu. Ocy wa cwcnt lur lrfars, jnsta`
tl lur stnjj socjj vlnea, cjjlw ylur Upnrnt tl gunfa us
c`f jacf us n`tl bcttja tdct tda a`aoy ongdt ba rlutaf
balra lur vary ayas.
Jlrf, tdns elu`try `aafs c ravnvcj. Nt flas`t `aaf c
ra`awcj; wa fl`t wc`t olra l tda scoa. Wa fl`t
wc`t tl gl bcek tl dlw tda edured wcs n` tda 98s,
lr dlwavar nt wcs tdct wa raoaobar. Wa fl`t wc`t
`lstcjgnc. Wa fl`t wc`t sloa wcro, gllay, onerl-wcvaf, radactaf plpujcr rajngnlsnty. Jlrf, wa wc`t ^lu
tl ocka us n`tl wdct ^lu wc`taf us tl ba. Wa wc`t
tl ba ^lur palpja; wa wc`t ^lu tl ba cbja tl cet n`
c`f tdrlugd us. Wa wc`t tl ba c bjn`fn`g jngdt tl tda
`ctnl`s sl palpja wnjj jllk ct us c`f dcva dlpa c`f
wc`t wdct wa dcva. Wa wc`t tda `l`-Edrnstnc`s tl ba
frcw` tl us jnka oltds tl c flcoa, jnka oatcj ffijn`gs tl
c ocg`at.
Jlrf, wa cra tnraf l tda wcy wa dcva baa` avc`gajnz-
n`g; wa cra tnraf l tda wcy wa dcva baa` tryn`g tl
fl ^lur wlrk lur lw` wcy. Wara tnraf l tckn`g lur
pln`t, lur pdnjlslpdy, c`f lur tdaljlgy c`f tryn`g tl
rco nt flw` sloablfy ajsas tdrlct. Jlrf, jat tdao saa
^lu n` us. Jat ^lur Dljy Upnrnt l el`vnetnl` cjj upl`
tda enty tdct oa` ongdt eloa rlo onjas crlu`f wntd
c bur`n`g fasnra, u`far n`ta`sa el`vnetnl`, `lt cbja tl
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rast u`tnj tday cra rngdt wntd lu. Ld Jlrf, ocy wa saa
tdns dcppa`, `l octtar wdct tda parsl`cj elst.
Jlrf, pjacsa fl wdctavar ^lu oust fl tl us tl ocka us
n`tl tda kn`f l palpja ^lu wc`t us tl ba. Wa cra wnjj-
n`g tl subont tl ^lur fnsenpjn`a c`f gl tdrlugd ^lur
trcn`n`g. rcn` us lr bcttja, trcn` us lr wcr. Fl`t jat
Uctc` gat cwcy wntd tda tdn`gs das gattn`g cwcy wntd
n` lur jc`f. Xrapcra us tl gl ciar dno, tl cea dno,
c`f tl wn` grlu`f bcek cwcy rlo dno. Jlrf, wa cratnraf l ratract c`f faact; wa cra tnraf l saan`g l`a
Edrnstnc` on`nstry ciar c`ltdar bnta tda fust tdrlugd
l`a sjnp-up ciar c`ltdar.
Jlrf, wa k`lw ^lur mufgoa`t dcs bagu` n` ^lur lw`
dlusa c`f tdct ^lu cra ejac`n`g ^lur taopja, wdned ns
us. Xjacsa ejac` us up. N tdara ns c`ytdn`g lu `aaf tl
strcngdta` lut n` us, pjacsa elrraet nt. Xjacsa ocka us
ejac`. Wa wc`t tl wcsd lur rlbas n` tda bjllf l tda
Jcob. Wa wc`t tl stc`f. Wa fl`t wc`t tl ba Edrns-
tnc`s must tl pjcy gcoas. Wa fl`t wc`t tl must gl tl
oaatn`gs l` Uu`fcy olr`n`g, cs n wa wara gln`g tl
c ejub. Jlrf, wa oac` busn`ass. Wa wc`t tl saak ^lu
wdnja ^lu ocy stnjj ba lu`f. Wa wc`t tl jcy dljf llu jnka Mcelb fnf wda` da wrastjaf wntd ylu l` tda
grlu`f, c`f wa fl t wc`t tl jat gl u`tnj lu bjass
us, `l octtar wdct nts gln`g tl elst. Mcelb jnopaf lr
tda rast l dns jna, but da wcs bjassaf. N`stacf l ban`g
ecjjaf c edact c`f c el``nvar, ylu ecjjaf dno Nsrcaj,
c Xrn`ea l Glf. Jlrf, tdcts wdct wa wc`t. Wa wc`t
lur bjassn`g.
Jlrf, ^lur edured ns dara tl elolrt tda cstnetaf, but
^lu dcva cjsl rcnsaf up oa` c`f wloa` tl sarva ^lu
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wdl `aaf tl cstnet tda elolrtcbja. Jlrf, n tdara ns
sloatdn`g wrl`g n` lur jnvas, ocka us squnro u`tnj
wa sat nt strcngdt. N tdc`k ^lu, c`f N prcnsa ^lu, JlrfMasus. Wa wlrsdnp lu, Jlrf. Wa wc`t tl sarva; wa
wc`t tl fl wdctavar ^lu wc`t us tl fl; wa wc`t tl
cjjlw ^lu c` lpa` fllr tl fl wdctavar ^lu wc`t tl fl
n` us; wa wc`t tl ba cvcnjcbja tl ^lu; wa wc`t ^lu tl
usa us. Wa wc`t tl jacva dara k`lwn`g tdct wava oat
wntd ^lu, k`lwn`g tdct wava saa` ^lur cea. Wa wc`t
tl jacva wntd c rasd c`ln`tn`g, wntd plwar tl gl lrtd
n` ^lur @coa tl tcka l` tda a`aoy, tl tacr flw` dns
strl`gdljfs, c`f tl tajj dno tdct dns tnoa dcs eloa.
Das `lt gln`g tl rang` lvar lur jc`f c`y jl`gar. Wa cra
gln`g tl edcjja`ga dno.
Xjacsa, Jlrf Masus, wa csk ylu tl rastlra tdct wdned dcs
baa` fastrlyaf c`f el`suoaf by tda vnlja`ea, tda frugtrcste, sajffisd`ass, c`f elrruptnl`. Uctc` dcs faprnvaf
us l oc`y tdn`gs. Wa wc`t tl saa ^lu jngdt c ravnvcj
tdct wnjj gl cjj lvar tda wlrjf. Wa cra tnraf l tda stc-
tus qul. Wa fl`t wc`t tl must gl tdrlugd tda oltnl`s
l ban`g Edrnstnc`s. Wa wc`t tl elu`t tda elst c`f
prass l`. Wa wc`t tl ba jnka tdlsa tdraa du`fraf oa`
l Gnfal` wdl wara wnjjn`g tl fl bcttja ^lur wcy. Wa
wc`t tl gnva ^lu tda erafnt c`f tda gjlry. Wa cra tnraf
l saan`g tda dc`f l tda a`aoy lpprass ^lur palpja
avarywdara. Jlrf, spack tl us, gnva us lur lrfars, tajj
us wdct ^lu wc`t us tl fl. Wa wnsd tl jnsta` tl ^lu.
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Vrcn`n`g ilr tda Bcttja
Ilr, badljf, tda fcy eloas tdct sdcjj bur` cs c` lva`; c`f
cjj tda prluf, c`f cjj tdct fl wnekafjy sdcjj ba stubbja;
c`f tda fcy tdct eloas sdcjj bur` tdao up, scnf tda
JLRF l tda dlsts, tdct nt sdcjj jacva tdao `antdar rllt `lr
brc`ed. But u`tl ylu tdct acr oy `coa sdcjj tda Uu` l
rngdtalus`ass ba blr`, c`f n` dns wn`gs da sdcjj brn`g scv-
n`g dacjtd; c`f ya sdcjj gl lrtd c`f muop jnka ecjvas l tda
darf. C`f ya sdcjj tracf flw` tda wnekaf; lr tday sdcjj ba
csdas u`far tda sljas l ylur aat n` tda fcy tdct N ocka,
scnf tda JLRF l tda dlsts. (Ocjcedn 6=3-5).
Mld` tda Bcptnst ecoa cs c typa l Ajnmcd tl prapcra tda wcylr tda on`nstry l tda Jlrf. N` dn`fsngdt, wa saa tdct da ecoatl darcjf tda a`f l c` arc; tda Ljf astcoa`t cga dcf a`faf.
Olst l tda Maws ramaetaf tda on`nstry l tda Jlrf. Vay tur`af
l` Dno. Vay scnf, Erueny Dno! Jat Dns bjllf ba upl` us
c`f lur ednjfra`. (Octtdaw 27=25-21).Vns ns axcetjy wdctdcppa`af. Va Edrnstnc` edured wcs pjc`taf by tda Dljy Upnrnt
n` tda csdas l tda Mawnsd ramaetnl` l Edrnst, c`f tda glspaj
wcs tda` laraf tl tda Ga`tnjas. L`jy n` raea`t yacrs dcs tda
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`ctnl` l Nsrcaj eloa bcek tl tda Dljy Jc`f, ciar cjolst twl
tdlusc`f yacrs l bjn`f`ass c`f el`tn`uaf ramaetnl` tlwcrfs
tda Glspaj l Masus Edrnst (tdanr Oassncd).Va Bnbja scys tdct Maruscjao wnjj ba flw`trlffa` by tda
Ga`tnjas u`tnj tda tnoas l tda Ga`tnjas ba ujffijjaf (Juka 23=26).
@lw, wntd tda Maws bcek n` Maruscjao, nt ns ejacr wa cra cpprlced-
n`g tda a`f l tda cga l tda edured. Avary fcy tdct pcssas
eloas c jnttja bnt ejlsar. Wa fl `lt k`lw axcetjy wda`, but wa
fl k`lw tdct tda Jlrf ns ct tda fllr cgcn`, c`f wa cra wcntn`g
lr Dns sael`f elon`g. Vns ns tda dlpa tdct cjj bajnavars dcva.
Va prlpdat Ocjcedn raplrtaf tdct. Varalra, wa `lw scy
bjassaf cra tda prluf c`f ava` tdlsa tdct wlrk wnekaf`ass cra
prlsparaf. N fnf c ffijo l` tda elecn`a trcste, c`f l`a sea`a
sdlwaf sloa l tda oc`snl`s tda frug trcstekars cra jnvn`g
n`. Uedllj prn`enpcjs c`f palpja n` tda afuectnl`cj systao
scnf, Fl`t sdlw tdct tl tda knfs. N tday saa tdlsa oc`snl`s,tday cra gln`g tl wc`t tl jnva jnka tdct, c`f tdayjj cjj wc`t tl
ba frug trcstekars!
Wa cra jnvn`g n` c fcy c`f cga wda` tda crrlgc`t cra ecjjaf
bjassaf, wda` tda palpja wdl ec` ffi`f c wcy tl bact tda systao,
tl trcste n` frugs, tl edact, jna, lr stacj tl gat cdacf, cra jllkaf
ct n` oc`y qucrtars wntd c eartcn` colu`t l raspaet. But tda
Jlrf scys tdara ns c fcy elon`g wda` Da ns gln`g tl cet, c`ftda tcbjas cra gln`g tl tur`.
Vara ns c fcy elon`g wdned wnjj ba jnka c ur`cea, c`f cjj
tda stubbja wnjj ba bur`af up. L`jy tda gljf, snjvar, c`f praenlus
stl`as wnjj ba jai. L`jy tdct wdned wa dcva fl`a n` lbafna`ea
tl tda ecjj l Masus Edrnst wnjj dcva jcstn`g, atar`cj vcjua. Va
prlpdat Ocjcedn scys tdct lr tdlsa l us wdl acr Dns (Glfs)
`coa, c `aw fcy wnjj fcw`, c `aw cga l rngdtalus`ass. Wa
wnjj gl lrtd l` tdct fcy, c`f tda wnekaf wnjj ba jnka csdas
u`far lur aat. Badljf, N sa`f ylu Ajnmcd tda prlpdat balra tda
elon`g l tda gract c`f tarrnbja fcy l tda JLRF= c`f da sdcjj
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el`vart tda dacrt l tda ctdars tl tda sl`s, c`f tda dacrt l tda
sl`s tl tda ictdars, jast N eloa c`f sonta tda acrtd wntd fastrue-
tnl` (Ocjcedn 6=1-9). Vns ns elopjata fastruetnl` lr c`ctdaocsued cs wdct dcppa`af tl Maruscjao n` CF 78.
Iconjy rael`enjnctnl` ns assa`tncj tl Glfs pjc`. Nts ct tda
vary ea`tar l Glfs pjc` lr rafaoptnl`. Da blugdt us wntd
c gract prnea (Da gcva Dns jna lr us), c`f Dns pjc` ns tl n`elr-
plrcta us n`tl Dns lw` conjy. Wa cra tl ba c dljy (rngdtalus)
`ctnl` (conjy) l kn`gs c`f prnasts. Vara cra twl cspaets tl
conjy rael`enjnctnl`; l`a dcs tl fl wntd tda conjy l Glf, c`f
tda ltdar facjs wntd lur pdysnecj conjnas c`f tda `aaf lr tda
ctdars (dara tda wlrf lr ctdar oac`s pcra`t c`f cppjnas
tl bltd ctdar c`f oltdar n` tda conjy) c`f tdanr ednjfra`s
dacrts tl ba tur`af tlwcrfs l`a c`ltdar. Vns cppjnas tl cjj l
us. Vara ns `lt l`a l us wdl ns `lt antdar c ctdar lr c ednjf.
Cjj l us antdar dcva ednjfra`, lr wa wara blr` n`tl c conjysloa pjcea. Nt elvars cjj l us.
L` c`ltdar javaj, tdns ns tcjkn`g cblut Glf tda Ictdar raced-
n`g lut tl us c`f fasnrn`g us tl ratur` lur dacrts tl Dno. Q`jass
wa tur` lur dacrts tl Dno c`f cjjlw Dno tl edc`ga us rlo
tda n`snfa lut, wa wnjj ba ecugdt n` tda tarrnbja fastruetnl` tdct
ns elon`g upl` tda wdlja acrtd ct tda a`f l tdns prasa`t cga.
lu saa, tdct wdned ns lt pura, tdct wdned ns lt dljy, ec``ltstc`f n` tda prasa`ea l tda Jlrf. Vrlugdlut tda Ljf astc-
oa`t, tda palpja bajnavaf tdct n tday wara tl saa Glf, tday
wlujf fna. Uavarcj tnoas wda` tda C`gaj l tda Jlrf cppacraf
tl sloal`a tday scnf, Wla ns oa, No gln`g tl fna. Nva saa`
Glf. Vay k`aw tday elujf `lt stc`f n` tda prasa`ea l Glf
c`f jnva. Vct ns wdy tdara wcs c vanj batwaa` tda Dljy Xjcea
c`f tda Dljy l Dljnas n` tda Mawnsd taopja. lu elujf lt jllk
rngdt n`tl tda prasa`ea l Glf c`f axpaet tl jnva.
But wntd tda factd l Masus Edrnst, tdct vanj wcs ra t tdrlugd
tda onffja (Juka 25=61). N ylu stufy Azaknaj Edcptars 68
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tdrlugd 67, ylu wnjj saa tdct n` Azaknajs taopja tdara ns `l vanj.
Va Dljy Xjcea c`f tda Dljy l Dljnas cra `l jl`gar fnvnfaf.
Masus dcs lpa`af tda wcy lr us tl eloa rngdt n`tl tdaprasa`ea l Glf tda Ictdar. Wa tcka nt jngdtjy; wa tcka nt lr
grc`taf. Oc`y tnoas wa prcy, c`f wa scy c`y ljf tdn`g tdct
plps n`tl lur on`f. N wc`t tdns; N wc`t tdct; sl c`f sl bltd-
ars oa. N dcva wl`faraf dlw sloa l tdasa prcyars slu`f tl
tda acrs l Glf, lr n Glf sloatnoas ns lreaf tl tu`a us lut
baecusa wa cra tcjkn`g uttar `l`sa`sa baecusa lur dacrts cra
`lt rngdt balra Dno, c`f wa dcva `lt tur`af lur dacrts bcek
tl Dno (tl fl wdct Da wc`ts).
N frlva pcst c edured tda ltdar fcy c`f scw c sng`= cjk tl
Glf. Da wnjj jnsta`. Vct slu`fs nea, flas`t nt< But ylu k`lw
tdara cra jlts l palpja tcjkn`g tl Glf wntd vary jnttja avnfa`ea
tdct Glf ns jnsta`n`g. N bajnava c olra sernpturcj stctaoa t wlujf
ba= Wa `aaf tl put cjj l lur ctta`tnl` n`tl jnsta`n`g tl Glfbaecusa Da dcs vary noplrtc`t tdn`gs Da wc`ts tl scy tl us.
Da wc`ts tl tcjk tl us. Wa dcva faffi`af prcyar cs us axprass-
n`g lursajvas tl Glf, us tcjkn`g tl Glf, wda` Glfs faffi`ntnl`
l prcyar ns tdct Da wc`ts tl eloou`necta (twl wcy) wntd us.
Nts `lt must us tajjn`g Glf wdct tl fl.
Dcva ylu avar spa`t c elupja l dlurs l` ylur k`aas tajjn`g
Glf dlw tl ru` Dns u`nvarsa< N dcva spa`t c jlt l tnoa tajjn`gGlf tdct Da lugdt tl fl tdns, c`f Da lugdt tl fl tdct, c`f
N `aafaf tdns c`f tdct, gnvn`g Dno c wdlja bu`ed l lrfars
wntdlut racjnzn`g wdl Da ns c`f wdl N co c`f wdct c gract
prnvnjaga N dcva n` ban`g cbja tl eloa balra Dno. N aaf tl ffi`f
lut wdct Da ns tryn`g tl scy tl oa. Wdct flas Da wc`t rlo oa=3>-21).
Vns ns Glfs fasernptnl` l c oaak dlrsa. Da jnvas jnsta`-
n`g lr tda ecjj l tdct truopat. Nt ns dns jna tl gl edcrgn`g n`tl
bcttja, subonttaf tl tda ocstar wdl ns l` dns bcek. Vns ns wdct
Masus ns tcjkn`g cblut wda` Da scys= Bjassaf cra tda oaak, lr
tday sdcjj n`darnt tda acrtd.Das tcjkn`g cblut palpja wdl cra
wcntn`g lr tda slu`f l tda truopat bjcst, wcntn`g lr tdanrlrfars; tday ec`t wcnt tl dcva Glf sa`f tdao n`tl tda onffja l
sloa tarrnbja bcttja n` tda olst u`axpaetaf pjcea. Vasa palpja
dcva l acr baecusa tday cra tltcjjy subonttaf tl Edrnst. Wda`
wa cra subonttaf tl Dno, Glf scys tdct paraet jlva ecsts lut
acr, c`f Da ns paraet jlva.
Vara ns `l acr (tarrlr) wda` wa cra n` Dno. Jat us `lt
el`usa tdns wntd c`ltdar typa l acr wdned ns tda acr l tda
Jlrf tdns acr ns `lt c tarrlr typa l acr, nts c raspaet c`f c
acr l ban`g crcnf l fnspjacsn`g Dno. N sloatdn`g ecusas ylu
tl acr sued tdct nt flon`ctas ylu c`f olfnffias ylur badcvnlr
ecusn`g ylu tl raspl`f tl enreuostc`eas c`f edc`ga ylur
badcvnlr tl tda pln`t wdara ylu cra ockn`g faensnl`s bcsaf
l` acr, ylu cra `lt tltcjjy subonttaf tl Masus Edrnst. ^lu cra`lt lparctn`g n` c oaak cttntufa l cjjlwn`g Masus Edrnst tl ba
ylur elopjata Ocstar c`f Jlrf. Vara ocy ba sloatdn`g tdct
ylu tdn`k ylu dcva subonttaf tl Glf, wdned ocyba racjjy ns`t.
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Must c aw ol`tds cgl, wda` lur sl` wcs twl waaks ljf, da
glt vary snek c`f wcs n` n`ta`snva ecra lr ffiva fcys. Wa wara lt
sura wdct wcs gln`g tl dcppa` tl dno. Vara wcs c twn`ga lacr tdct wa`t tdrlugd oy dacrt cs wa wara tckn`g lur bcby tl
tda dlspntcj. Va` tda tdlugdt wa t tdrlugd oy on`f, Wdlsa
bcby ns tdns< Ns nt on`a, lr ns nt tda Jlrfs< Dcva N tltcjjy pjceaf
tdns ednjf n` tda dc`fs l tda Jlrf< Co N wnjjn`g lr wdctavar
Glf lrfcn`s lr tda jna l tdns bcby, oy l`jy sl`
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Glfs pacea ns `lt fapa`fa`t l` axtar`cj enreuostc`eas. Nt
ns c` n``ar stcta. Mlb dcf tl jacr` tl lvareloa dns acr balra da
elujf trujy baeloa avarytdn`g Glf wc`taf dno tl ba. Vns nsl`a l tda racsl`s tdct Glf raolvaf tda dafga l prltaetnl`
crlu`f dno, cjjlwn`g Uctc` tl strnka. Ava` tdlugd Mlb wcs
bjcoajass n` Glfs ayas balra, furn`g, c`f ciar dns axparn-
a`ea, Glf fajnvaraf dno l cjj dns acrs by tckn`g dno tdrlugd
tda onffja l dns wlrst `ngdtocras c`f brn`gn`g dno scajy
lut tda ltdar snfa.
Wda` N wcs knf`cppaf by tda guarrnjjcs c`f tday tdracta af
tl knjj oa, tda ffirst elupja l tnoas nt wcs, Ld-ld, tdayra gln`g
tl knjj oa! c`f acr wlujf grnp oa. But tda` n` prcyar balra
tda Jlrf, N dcf tl rasljva= Co N wnjjn`g tl fl c`f scy wdct Glf
wc`ts fl`a lr scnf, ava` n tday tlrtura oa, ava` n tday sdllt
oa< N tdcts tda ecsa, tda` tday ec`t tarrlrnza oa c`yolra. Nt
nooafnctajy tckas cwcy tdanr wacpl` l acr.Wda` Glf tcjks l fajnvarn`g us rlo lur acrs, N bajnava
tdct oc`y tnoas tda lro Dns fajnvarc`ea tckas ns tl brn`g us tl
tda pjcea wdara wa cra wnjjn`g tl gl lrtd n` Dns coa c`f cea
lur wlrst acrs baecusa wa cra n` subonssnl` tl Masus Edrnst,
c`f tdns ns cjj tdct octtars. Va` wa baeloa jnka tda dlrsa wdl
flas`t jnka tl stcy n` tda stcbja.
Da flas t jnka tl must ba actn`g dns elr` lr dcy wntd c` acsyjna n` tda stcbja. Da ns strcn`n`g dns acr lr tda ecjj tl bcttja.
Da oleks acr c`f ns `lt crcnf; `antdar flas da tur` dns cea
rlo tda swlrf. Va qunvar rcttjas cgcn`st dno, tda gjnttarn`g
spacr c`f tda sdnajf. Da swcjjlws tda grlu`f wntd ffiarea`ass
c`f rcga; tda slu`f l tda sdlcr flas `lt trlubja dno; lr tda
bjcsts l tda sdlcr ffijj dno wntd elurcga; da soajjs tda bcttja
ccr l, tda tdu`far l tda prn`eas c`f tda slu`f l tda bcttja-
ery(Mlb 5>=22-21).
Das strcn`n`g dns acr; da wc`ts tl ffi`f lut wdct tda elo-
oc`fars cra scyn`g baecusa das gln`g tl ljjlw lrfars. Da ec`t
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wcnt tl gat n`tl tda tdnek l nt. Vasa cra tda kn`f l palpja tdct
Glf wc`ts tl rcnsa up. Vasa cra tda kn`f l palpja tdct Glf
wc`ts tl bjass. Da flas`t wc`t us tl ba cjwcys jnvn`g n` c fcywda` tda prluf cra ecjjaf bjassaf. Da wc`ts tl bjass Dns palpja
c`f jacf tdao tl vnetlry.
Oaak`ass dcs tl fl wntd cntd n` Masus Edrnst, wntd subont-
tn`g tl Masus Edrnst, wntd lbafna`ea tl Masus Edrnst. Icntd c`f
lbafna`ea ec``lt racjjy ba sapcrctaf. Wda` Mcoas scys tdct
cntd wntdlut wlrks ns facf, das `lt tcjkn`g cblut saj-wlrks,
but l Glf-lrfcn`af wlrks. N` ltdar wlrfs, n wa scy tdct wa
dcva cntd n` Glf, but wa cra lt fln`g Glfs wlrks, tda wlrk
tdct Glf dcs ecjjaf us c`f aoplwaraf us tl fl, tda` wa cra
must pjcyn`g gcoas (Mcoas 2=36-29). Wa wl`t ba cbja tl stc`f n`
c racj bcttja; wajj ba flon`ctaf by lur acrs; lur acrs wnjj gat
tda battar l us. Uctc` wnjj ba cbja tl dao us n`, c`f wa wnjj jnva
lur jnvas n` c ecga l acr tdct wa, lursajvas, dajpaf dno bunjf.Nva dcf eartcn` bnrfs c`f jnttja dcostars tdct dcf jnvaf
lr sl oc`y ga`arctnl`s n` c ecga tdct n ylu tcka tdao lut l
tdanr ecga, tday must snt tdara c`f traobja wntd acr; tday fl`t
k`lw wdct tl fl. Vay ec`t fl c`ytdn`g. N` cet, No tljf tdct
tdara cra c`nocjs tdct fna wda` ylu tcka tdao lut l tdanr
ecga baecusa tdanr saeurnty ns gl`a. Vanr saeurnty ns tda wcjjs
c`f tda bcrs l tdanr jnttja ecga, c`f tday ec`t jnva lutsnfa l nt.Vara cra ltdar bnrfs c`f c`nocjs tdct cra sl usaf tl ban`g
raa tdct n ylu put tdao n` c ecga, tday wnjj fna. Vay ec`t
jnva ellpaf up n` ecga. Wdned l`a fl ylu wc`t tl ba< Fl ylu
wc`t tl jnva n` c ecga c`f `avar saa tda bjassn`g l Glf c`f
`avar wn` c vnetlry lvar tda a`aoy< Fl ylu racjjy wc`t tl jnva
n` parpatucj acr cblut wdcts gln`g l` lutsnfa tdlsa bcrs tdct
ylu dcva surrlu`faf ylursaj wntd, tda acrs tdct Uctc` dcs
usaf tl a`trcp ylu
Glf cra `lt tda faafs l Glf, tdct tda wl`fars fl`a by tda
Upnrnt l Glf cra tda fln`gs l tda favnj c`f vnea varsc, tdara
ns `ltdn`g olra tdct ec` ba fl`a lr tdao baecusa tday ramaetGlf wntd tdanr ayas wnfa lpa`.
Wda` wa cra frnvn`g flw` tda rlcf, tdara cra dngdwcy
sng`s cjl`g tda wcy= fc`garlus eurva cdacf, sjlw flw`
wlrkars l` tda wcy, brnfga lut, spaaf jnont. Cs ylu cra gln`g
flw` tda rlcf, ylu ec` faenfa lr ylursaj. ^lu ec` scy, No
socrtar tdc` tdlsa sng`s. Va brnfga ns`t racjjy lut. N k`lw
nt scys sjlw flw` tl 51 onjas par dlur, but N ec` stnjj gl 91.
Wda` wa ljjlw tdns kn`f l racsl`n`g, wdned cgcn` dcs tl fl
wntd lur prnfa, wa tcka lur jna n`tl lur dc`fs, c`f `lt must
lur lw` jna, but tda jna l c`yl`a wdl ongdt ba n` lur ecr.
Vara dcva baa` jlts l tarrnbja ceenfa`ts baecusa palpja fnf
`lt pcy ctta`tnl` tl tda sng`s.
Cs wa cra gln`g cjl`g tda rlcf l jna, Masus Edrnst Dnosaj,tdrlugd Dns Dljy Upnrnt, puts wcr`n`g sng`s cjl`g tda rlcf.
Da wnjj spack tl us; Da wnjj wnt`ass tl us. Dajj scy, Wcted
nt! Utcrt puttn`g l` tda brckas. ^lura elon`g n`tl c fc`gar
zl`a. N wa stnjj fl`t wcted nt, Dajj sa`f sloal`a tl tajj us
wa cra skctn`g l` tdn` nea. Dajj wcr` c`f wcr` c`f wcr`. N
wa el`tn`ua tl fnsragcrf cjj l Dns wcr`n`gs, tdara eloas c
tnoa wda` wa wnjj ercsd.N` tda Ljf astcoa`t, tdns ns wdct dcppa`af tl Dns palpja.
Olsas scnf,
N ecjj tda dacva`s c`f tda acrtd tl wnt`ass tlfcy cgcn`st
ylu tdct N dcva sat balra ylu jna c`f factd, bjassn`g c`f
eursn`g; tdaralra, edllsa jna tdct bltd tdlu c`f tdy saaf
ocy jnva, tdct tdlu ocy jlva tda JLRF tdy Glf c`f tdcttdlu ocy dacr dns vlnea c`f tdct tdlu ocy ejacva u`tl
dno; lr da ns tdy jna (Fautarl`loy 58=3>-28).
Wda` tday wa`t Glfs wcy, tday wara bjassaf, c`f wda`
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tday wa`t tdanr lw` wcy, tday lu`f fc`gar c`f fnsteujtnas tdct
a`faf wntd tdanr bacutnuj enty l Maruscjao ban`g fastrlyaf
twl tnoas (Fautarl`loy 58=31-28).Glf ns tda scoa yastarfcy, tlfcy c`f lravar. But `lw,
tdrlugd tda factd c`f rasurraetnl` l lur Jlrf Masus Edrnst,
wa ec` dcva Dns prasa`ea n`snfa l us. Wa (n` tda edured cga)
dcva c gractar lpplrtu`nty tl jnva ceelrfn`g tl Glfs wnjj tdc`
c`yl`a wdl dcs gl`a balra us n` duoc` dnstlry. Wa dcva tda
lpplrtu`nty tl raecjj tdlsa wdl dcva gl`a balra us c`f jacr`
rlo tdanr onstckas. N` Eljlobnc, tday dcva tcka` ecrs tdct
cra socsdaf n` l` cjj snfas c`f sat tdao up n` sloa l tda kay
n`tarsaetnl`s tl raon`f palpja by scyn`g, Uaa wdct dcppa`af
tl tdlsa palpja. Wa fl`t wc`t tdct tl dcppa` tl us.
Uloa l tda gractast oa` l Glf ocfa sloa dlrrnbja sjnp-
ups c`f jlst noplrtc`t bjassn`gs. Kn`g Fcvnf wcs c oc` ciar
Glfs lw` dacrt, but baecusa l dns sn` l cfujtary c`f ourfar,tda Jlrf faejcraf tdct bjllfsdaf wlujf `avar jacva dns co-
njy; da wlujf axparna`ea prlbjaos wntd vnlja`ea n` dns conjy
n` tda utura ava` tdlugd da wcs parsl`cjjy rastlraf. Fcvnf
wa t tdrlugd tdct tarrnbja prlbjao wntd dns sl`, Cbscjlo. Glf
dcs cjjlwaf tdasa axcopjas tl ba raelrfaf sl wa wl t dcva tl
axparna`ea snonjcr tdn`gs; wa ec` jacr` rlo wdct dcppa`af
tl ltdar palpja. N wa cra wnjjn`g tl ba pllr n` spnrnt, jat Glffacj wntd lur prnfa, c`f olur` lur lw` faafs c`f lur lw`
wcy, Glf wnjj sa`f us tda Dljy Upnrnt tdct wa ongdt subont lur-
sajvas tltcjjy tl Masus Edrnst. N wa edllsa Dns wcy, Glf scys tda
kn`gflo l tda dacva`s ns lurs, c`f wa wnjj n`darnt tda acrtd.
Bjassaf cra tdlsa wdl du`gar c`f tdnrst ilr rngdtalus`ass, ilr
tday sdcjj ba sctnsffiaf.Va aw bnrtd, bnrtd n`tl tda racjo l tda
Upnrnt, wnjj prlfuea du`gar c`f tdnrst lr rngdtalus`ass (ban`g
ffijjaf wntd tda edcrcetar l Glf), must jnka cturcj bcbnas du`gar
c`f tdnrst lr onjk. Va oltnvctnl` l tda dacrt edc`gas, c`f lur
`aw `ctura `lw du`gars c`f tdnrsts lr rngdtalus`ass (ban`g
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c`f fln`g wdct Glf wc`ts). Wa oust aaf lur `aw ctura fcnjy
by cjjlwn`g tda Dljy Upnrnt tl dcva Dns wcy n` lur jnvas. Vns
ns tda raqunraoa`t lr el`tn`ucjjy ban`g ffijjaf tl lvarfllwn`g(bcptnzaf) wntd tda prasa`ea l Glfs Upnrnt. Vlsa wdl cttaopt
tl jnva sljajy l` tdanr pcst axparna`eas wntd Glf wnjj stcg`cta.
N` oc`y eduredas palpja cra n`trlfueaf tl tda bcptnso
l tda Dljy Upnrnt by rapactn`g u``y pdrcsas ciar tda tacedar.
Vay cra tljf tl tcjk bcby tcjk c`f must lpa` tdanr olutd c`f
scy c`y strc`ga pdrcsa tdct plps n`tl tdanr on`f. Vcts `lt
wdct tda bcptnso ns ct cjj. Wa oust cjjlw Glf tl facj wntd lur
prnfa u`tnj wa olur` tda faafs l tda ljf oc` u`far tda ljf
`ctura. Vlsa wdl olur` wnjj ba elolrtaf wntd tda ga`un`a
Dljy Upnrnt. Vara oust ba c ga`un`a saakn`g ciar Glf. Wa
oust cjjlw Glf tl brack tda dcrf`ass l lur dacrt. Wda` Da
edc`gas lur dacrt c`f gnvas us Dns dacrt, nt eloas wntd tdct
du`gar c`f tdnrst lr rngdtalus`ass c`f lr oaakjy fln`g tdn`gsDns wcy. Va parsl` wdl raeanvas tda ga`un`a n`ffijjn`g l tda
prasa`ea l Glf `aaf `lt strnva ciar suparffiencj oc`nastc-
tnl`s l spnrntucjnty; tdns parsl` snopjy bagn`s tl bubbja lvar,
tl lvarfllw wntd tda supar`cturcj prasa`ea c`f jlva l Glf.
Masus prlonsas c wajj l jnvn`g wctar tdct wnjj sprn`g up lut
l lur n``arolst ban`g (Mld` 7=54).
Vara cra elu`tarant spnrntucj axparna`eas n` tda wlrjf.Oc`y try tl bypcss tda l`jy trua a`trc`ea tl tda kn`gflo l
Glf. Vay rausa tl a`tar ct tda `crrlw gcta. Vay rausa tl
cjjlw Glf tl facj wntd tdanr prnfa. Vay rausa tl gnva up tdanr
lw` wcy. Vay wc`t prlsparnty c`f bjassn`g, but tday rausa tl
aobrcea tda erlss l Edrnst. Vasa cra tdlsa wdl cjsajy tdn`k
tday dcva baa` scvaf wda` n` racjnty tday cra `lt, tdlsa wdl
cjsajy tdn`k tdct tdayva baa` ffijjaf wntd tda Dljy Upnrnt wda`
tday cra `lt. Vayva baa` ffijjaf wntd sloa ltdar spnrnt, sloa
edacp spnrnt tdct wnjj `antdar prlfuea `lr sctnsy c ga`un`a
du`gar c`f tdnrst lr rngdtalus`ass.
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Wdlja grlups l Edrnstnc` palpja cra must pjcyn`g gcoas
wntd l`a c`ltdar. Va trcgne tdn`g ns tdct tda runt ns`t tdara.
Va bcttja ns`t ban`g wl`. Vanr dlusa ns bunjt l` tda sc`f, c`fwda` tda stlro eloas, avarytdn`g tday dcva pjceaf tdanr trust
n` wnjj eloa flw` wntd c gract ercsd (Octtdaw 7=27).
Vara cra jcrga saetlrs l Edrnsta`flo wdara n`stacf l
c wnt`ass ban`g gnva` lr tda Jlrf, tda lvarcjj tastnol`y dcs
baa` cgcn`st tda Jlrf. Jliy on`nstrnas dcva eloa ercsdn`g tl
tda grlu`f. Va a`f rasujt n` tda ayas l tda wlrjf dcs baa`
tl gnva tda Jlrf c bjcek aya. Va scjt dcs jlst nts scvlr c`f dcs
baa` trcopjaf u`farllt (Octtdaw 1=35).
Glf wc`ts tl edc`ga tdns. Da wc`ts tl gnva us tda vnetlry.
Da wc`ts us tl edcrga n`tl tda bcttja jnka tda dlrsa fasernbaf n`
Mlb Edcptar 5>. Da flas`t wc`t us blu`f by lur acrs jnvn`g n`
c ecga tdct wa dcva ocfa lr lursajvas. Da flas`t wc`t Uctc`
tl dao us n`. Da wc`ts us tl gl lrtd n`tl vnetlry wntdlut c`yacr n` lur dacrts. Glf scys, Da (tda oaak dlrsa) jcugds ct acr
c`f strcn`s dns acr lr tda truopat, lr tda slu`f l tda elo-
oc`far c`f tda bcttja ery. Da ec`t wcnt tl a`gcga tda a`aoy.
Ilr tda nfljs dcva splka` vc`nty c`f tda fnvn`ars dcva
saa` c jna c`f dcva tljf vcn` fracos; tday elolrt n`
vcn`; tdaralra tday wa`t tdanr wcy jnka sdaap; tday
wara duobjaf baecusa tdara wcs `l sdapdarf.
Oy c`gar ns kn`fjaf cgcn`st tda pcstlrs, c`f N wnjj vnsnt
tda da glcts, lr tda JLRF l tda dlsts sdcjj vnsnt dns
fllek, tda dlusa l Mufcd, c`f sdcjj ocka tdao cs dns
dlrsa l dl`lur n` tda bcttja. Lut l dno sdcjj eloa tda
elr`ar, lut l dno tda stcka, lut l dno tda bcttja blw,
lut l dno cjsl avary lpprasslr.
C`f tday sdcjj ba cs ongdty oa`, wdl tracf flw` tdanr
a`aonas n` tda onra l tda straats n` tda bcttja; c`f tday
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sdcjj ffigdt baecusa tda JLRF sdcjj ba wntd tdao, c`f tda
rnfars l` dlrsas sdcjj ba el`lu`faf (]aedcrncd 38=2-1).
N` Ljf astcoa`t typljlgy, tda dlrsa raprasa`ts oc`s alrtlr stra`gtd. Vus, tdlsa wdl fl bcttja l` dlrsabcek, trustn`g
n` dlrsas n`stacf l tda Jlrf, cra put tl sdcoa. L` tda ltdar
dc`f, Glf prlonsas tl ocka tdlsa wdl subont tdanr gnis,
cbnjntnas, c`f stra`gtd tl Dno n`tl Dns lw` (elrplrcta) rlycj
dlrsa tdct Da Dnosaj wnjj rnfa tl bcttja c`f wn` tda vnetlry.
C`f N scw tda dacva` lpa`, c`f badljf c wdnta dlrsa;c`f da tdct wcs sactaf upl` dno wcs ecjjaf Icntduj
c`f rua, c`f n` rngdtalus`ass da mufgas c`f ockas
wcr (Ravajctnl` 3>=33).
J =
Dacva`jy Ictdar, wa wc`t tl ba ^lur rlycj dlrsa n`bcttja. Wa wc`t tl ba oaak balra ylu. Wa wc`t tl ba
jnka Olsas wdl wcs wnjjn`g tl jnsta` tl ylu c`f wdl
wcs pctna`t wntd tda palpja crlu`f dno. Da fnf `lt
cssart dns lw` cutdlrnty, but cjjlwaf ylu tl astcbjnsd
dns cutdlrnty cs c jacfar, trujy ecjjaf by ^lursaj. Jlrf,
wa wc`t tl wn` c vnetlry, but ffirst l cjj Jlrf, wa wc`t
tl ba sura lur dacrts cra cs ^lu fasnra tdao tl ba.
Jlrf, n tdara ns c dcrf splt n` lur dacrts, wa wc`t lu
tl brack nt up. Wa wc`t ^lu tl eloa n` c`f pjlugd up
tda cjjlw grlu`f. Wa wc`t ^lu tl slia` lur dacrts;
tl ta`farnza lur dacrts. Wa wc`t ^lu tl gnva us ^lur
dacrt. Jlrf, wa wc`t tl aaj tda wcy tdct ^lu fl cblut
tda tdn`gs tdct cra wrl`g n` lur jnvas. Wa wc`t tl aaj tdawcy tdct lu fl cblut lur gnis c`f lur cbnjntnas c`f cjj
tda wl`faruj tdn`gs tdct ^lu dcva bjassaf us wntd. Wa
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wc`t tl ba cbja tl oc`cga tdasa tdn`gs lr ^lu, c`f lr
tdns wa `aaf tl dcva ^lur prasa`ea wntdn` us.
Jlrf, wa wc`t tl axcon`a lur dacrts balra ^lu.
Uacred us, ld Glf, c`f n tdara ba c`y wnekaf wcy
wntdn` us, pjacsa ejac`sa us, Jlrf. Ejac` us up. N wa
cra flon`ctaf by acr, pjacsa dajp us tdct wa ongdt
surra`far tdlsa cracs tl ^lu. Wa csk ^lu tl el`quar
lur acr wntd ^lur jlva, tdct wa ongdt gl lrwcrf wntd
ylu tl tda bcttja, strcn`n`g lur acrs lr tda truopatslu`f lr lur lrfars. Ocy lur tdlugdts c`f aajn`gs
`lt ba= Ld `l, wdct n Glf csks oa tl fl sloatdn`g
N fl`t wc`t tl fl< Wdct n Glf wara tl csk oa tl gl
cerlss tda wlrjf c`f ba c onssnl`cry n` c elu`try
wdara N fl`t wc`t tl gl< Wdct n Glf wara tl csk oa
tl gnva up oy mlb lr tl gnva up oy ecr, lr oy dloa-31).
Va Jlrfs Xrcyar ns gnva` rngdt n` tda onffja l Masus taced-
n`g cgcn`st dyplernsy. Nt ns trcgne tdct oc`y dyplerntas cra n` tda
dcbnt l rapactn`g tda Jlrfs Xrcyar wntdlut tckn`g nt tl dacrt.
Olralvar wda` ya cst, ba `lt cs tda dyplerntas, l c
scf elu`ta`c`ea, lr tday fnsffigura tdanr ceas tdct tday
ocy cppacr u`tl oa` tl cst. Yarnjy N scy u`tl ylu.
Vay cjracfy dcva tdanr rawcrf. But tdlu, wda` tdlu
flst cst, c`ln`t tdn`a dacf, c`f wcsd tdy cea tdct
tdlu cppacr `lt u`tl oa` tl cst, but u`tl tdy Ictdar
wdl ns n` saerat; c`f tdy Ictdar, wdl saas n` saerat,
sdcjj rawcrf tdaa lpa`jy (Octt. 9=39-34).Va Jlrfs pcttar` n` tda Uarol` l` tda Olu`t ns= fl`t ba
jnka tdct, ba jnka tdns. Fl`t fl nt tda wcy tda wlrjf tacedas, fl
nt Oy wcy. Fl`t jnva ceelrfn`g tl tda wlrjfs stc`fcrfs, jnva
ceelrfn`g tl Oy stc`fcrfs. Ba tda kn`f l palpja tdct N wc`t
ylu tl ba.
Q`lrtu`ctajy lr avc`gajnecj Edrnstnc`nty, oc`y tnoas tda
aopdcsns dcs baa` l` bajnavn`g flgoc wntd lur on`fs. Q`fua
aopdcsns n` bajnavn`g fletrn`cj stctaoa`ts (ltdar tdc` tda wrnt-
ta` Wlrf l Glf) wnjj put c rni batwaa` us c`f ltdar pcrts l
tda blfy l Edrnst n wa dcppa` tl (n` gllf cntd) bajnava fn-
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ara`tjy. Aced jnttja grlup dcs fnara t bajnas, c`f tdasa bajnas
cra zacjlusjy lugdt lvar.
@lt tdct tdara ns c`ytdn`g n`dara`tjy wrl`g wntd dcvn`glur bajnas strcngdt n` lur dacfs, but tdns ns `lt tda ea`tar l
noplrtc`ea. Va ea`tar l Edrnstnc`nty ns tdct wa baeloa tda
palpja Glf wc`ts us tl ba sl wa ec` cntdujjy fl tda wlrk Da
dcs ecjjaf us tl fl. Edrnst oust flon`cta tda vary ea`tar l lur
ban`g. Q`tnj wa cjjlw tda Jlrf tl fl c wlrk n` lur dacrts, nt ns
`lt acsy tl gat lur on`fs strcngdta`af lut. Glf wc`ts tl wlrk
l` lur dacrts ffirst. Da wc`ts tl put Dns cttntufas, Dns aajn`gs,
Dns dacrt wntdn` us. Va` wlrkn`g rlo tdara, Da ec` bagn` tl
bunjf tda jlgnecj cspaets l flgoc c`f fletrn`a n` lur on`fs.
Baecusa bltd Xcuj c`f Xatar dcf tda scoa Upnrnt n` tdanr dacrts,
tday wara cbja tl strcngdta` lut tdanr fletrn`cj el`flnets.
Jcy `lt up lr ylursajvas tracsuras upl` tda acrtd, wdara
oltd c`f rust elrrupt, c`f wdara tdnavas brack tdrlugdc`f stacj; but jcy up lr ylursajvas tracsuras n` dacva`,
wdara `antdar oltd `lr rust elrrupt c`f wdara tdnavas
fl `lt brack tdrlugd `lr stacj; lr wdara ylur tracsura
ns, tdara wnjj ylur dacrt ba cjsl (Octtdaw 9=3>-23).
@ltnea tdct Masus flas `lt scy wdara ylur tracsura ns, tdara
ylur on`f wnjj ba cjsl. Masus scys tdct wdara ylur tracsura
ns, tdara wnjj ylur dacrt ba cjsl. Va Uarol` l` tda Olu`t
leusas l` tda cttntufas l lur dacrts, l` wdara lur dacrt ns.
Da glas l` tl scy=
Va jcop l tda blfy ns tda aya= n tdaralra tdn`a aya ns
sn`eara, tdy wdlja blfy sdcjj ba ujj l jngdt. But n tdn`a
aya ns avnj, tdy wdlja blfy sdcjj ba ujj l fcrk`ass.
N, tdaralra, tda jngdt tdct ns n` tdaa ns fcrk`ass, dlwgract ns tdct fcrk`ass! @l l`a ec` sarva twl ocstars,
lr antdar da wnjj dcta tda l`a c`f jlva tda ltdar lr ajsa
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da wnjj dljf tl tda l`a c`f faspnsa tda ltdar. a ec``lt
sarva Glf c`f rnedas (Octtdaw 9=22-26).
lu ec``lt sarva bltd Glf c`f tda tdn`gs l tdns wlrjf. luec``lt wc`t tl dcva c gllf tnoa dara c`f gat cjj tda tdn`gs tda
wlrjf dcs tl lar c`f stnjj ba favltaf tl Glf. ^lu oust ocka
c faensnl`. Antdar ylu cra gln`g tl faenfa lr wdct Glf wc`ts,
oac`n`g ylu wnjj tcka up ylur erlss, ljjlw tda Jlrf c`f ocka
scernffieas wda`avar Da csks ylu tl ocka tdao, lr ylu wnjj gl
ciar tda tdn`gs l tdns wlrjf c`f jlsa tda racj tracsuras wdned
cra n` dacva`. @l l`a ec` sarva twl ocstars.
L`a l tda ocn` prlbjaos N dcva saa` n` tda edured ns tdct
tdara cra c jlt palpja tryn`g tl sarva twl ocstars. N` tda bllk
l Azaknaj, Glf axpjcn`s tl tda prlpdat wdy da fastrlyaf Dns
taopja n` Maruscjao.
C`f da scnf u tl oa, Ul` l oc`, tdns ns tda pjcea l oy
tdrl`a, c`f tda pjcea l tda sljas l oy aat, n` wdned Nwnjj fwajj n` tda onfst l tda sl`s l Nsrcaj lr avar, c`f
oy dljy `coa, tda dlusa l Nsrcaj sdcjj `l jl`gar faffija,
`antdar tday, `lr tdanr kn`gs, by tdanr wdlraflo, `lr by
tda ecrecssas l tdanr kn`gs n` tdanr cjtcrs.
N` tdanr sattn`g l tdanr tdrasdljf by oy tdrasdljf,
c`f tdanr plst by oy plst, c`f c wcjj batwaa` oa c`ftdao, tday dcva ava` faffijaf oy dljy `coa by tdanr
cblon`ctnl`s tdct tday dcva eloonttaf; tdaralra N
dcva el`suoaf tdao n` oy c`gar. @lw jat tdao put
cwcy tdanr wdlraflo, c`f tda ecrecssas l tdanr kn`gs,
cr rlo oa, c`f N wnjj fwajj n` tda onfst l tdao lr-
avar (Azaknaj 65=7->).
Vay pjcea tdanr tdrasdljf `axt tl oy tdrasdljf c`f tdanr
plsts basnfa oy plsts . . .N` ltdar wlrfs, wdara a`tarn`g lvar
tda tdrasdljf wcs supplsaf tl oac` c faensnl` tl sarva Glf
c`f ba surra`faraf l`jy tl Dno, tday dcf astcbjnsdaf tdanr
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cblon`ctnl`s, tdus gnvn`g tda taopja c fucj purplsa. Uloa
wa t tl tda taopja tl wlrsdnp Glf, c`f ltdars wa t tl tda scoa
pjcea tl wlrsdnp nfljs. Glf gcva tdao oc`y wcr`n`gs c`f dcfpctna`ea lr du`frafs l yacrs, but Da ffi`cjjy fastrlyaf Uljl-
ol s taopja baecusa da elujf lt el-axnst wntd tda parvarsnl`
tdct wcs gln`g l`.
Ciar tda ratur` l c rao`c`t l Maws rlo Bcbyjl`, tda tao-
pja wcs rabunjt u`far Azrc c`f @adaoncd. Cjtdlugd nt cppacrs
tdct tdns rabunjt taopja wcs `avar tda sea`a l tda scoa typa
l nfljctry tdct ecusaf tda fastruetnl` l Uljlol s taopja, by
tda tnoa Edrnst ecoa, tda ol`ayedc`gars dcf tcka` lvar tda
taopja. Vay wara usn`g Glfs coa c`f Glfs dlusa tl ocka
ol`ay. Xalpja ecoa rlo cjj lvar tda wlrjf tl ocka tdanr lar-
n`gs, c`f tday dcf rujas c`f ragujctnl`s cblut edc`gn`g ol`ay
n`tl tda rngdt eurra`ey. Va ol`ayedc`gars ocfa eloonssnl`s
l` tda axedc`gas c`f tda larn`gs c`f scernffieas tdct dcf tlba blugdt. Vara wcs c jlt l ol`ay tl ba ocfa n` tda taopja.
@lta= Nt wcs nooafnctajy ciar Masus lvartdraw tda ol`-
ayedc`gars n` tda taopja (lr tda sael`f tnoa n` Dns on`nstry)
tdct tda scoa palpja wdl dcf wajeloaf dno l` Xcjo Uu`-
fcy faenfaf tl erueny dno savarcj fcys jctar. Wda` gnva` tda
lpplrtu`nty, tday edlsa Bcrcbbcs, tda rlbbar, n`stacf l Edrnst,
tda Oassncd. Ull` ciar tdns, tda taopja wcs fastrlyaf lr tdasael`f c`f ffi`cj tnoa.
Balra Kn`g Mlsncd ocfa dns ralros furn`g wdct wara
prlbcbjy tda ffirst sava` yacrs l tda prlpdat Maraoncds on`-
nstry, tdara wcs `lt c sn`gja elpy l tda Uernpturas (l tda Jcw
l tda Jlrf) n` tda jc`f. Va` l`a fcy c prnast c`f c sernba
wara elu`tn`g tda ol`ay n` tda taopja, c`f onxaf n` wntd tda
ol`ay, tday lu`f tda bllk l tda jcw. L`a l tdao tllk nt tl
tda kn`g c`f scnf, Wa lu`f tdns bllk.
Kn`g Mlsncd racf tda bllk, ra`t dns gcroa`ts c`f scnf,
Gract ns tda Jlrfs c`gar tdct ns pluraf lut l` us baecusa lur
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ctdars dcva `lt kapt tda wlrf l tda Jlrf; tday dcva `lt cetaf
n` ceelrfc`ea wntd cjj tdct ns wrntta` n` tdns bllk.(2 Edrl`nejas
56=23). But cppcra`tjy tda sernba c`f tda prnast elujf `lt dcvaecraf jass. Ciar faecfas wntdlut Glfs wrntta` Wlrf, tday
ffi`cjjy lu`f tdns bllk onxaf n` wntd tda ol`ay. Nt dcf
sloadlw baeloa jlst n` tda taopja tracsury (l cjj pjceas) (2
Edrl`nejas 56=36).
dns ns axcetjy wdara tda Wlrf l tda Jlrf ns n` oc`y
eduredas c`f lrgc`nzctnl`s tlfcy. Nt ns onxaf n` wntd tda ol`ay.
Va Wlrf l tda Jlrf ns ban`g usaf tl ocka ol`ay. Uloa oa`
dcva ocfa jlts c`f jlts l ol`ay by usn`g Glfs coa. Icolus
pracedars dcva jaf oc`y tl tda Jlrf, but dcva onxaf ol`ay
wntd tda tdn`gs l tda Jlrf. Nts `lt must tda tajavnsnl` avc`ga-
jnsts wdl ec` ba taoptaf n` tdns oc``ar. Nts `lt must tda bng
`coa pracedars. Nts `lt must tda pcstlrs l duga eduredas c`f
jcrga el`gragctnl`s. Aced c`f avary l`a l us wnjj ba tastafc`f trnaf. Wa cjj dcva c` n`dara`t ta`fa`ey tlwcrf dyplernsy,
tlwcrf fln`g l`a tdn`g n` pubjne c`f c`ltdar tdn`g n` prnvcta.
Uloal`a scnf tdct tda trua tast l lur edcrcetar ns wdct wa
fl wda` wa tdn`k `l l`a ns jllkn`g (l elursa, Glf ns jllkn`g
cjj tda tnoa). N ylu wc`t tl ffi`f lut dlw ylur ednjfra` racjjy
cet c`f wdara tday cra n` tdanr edcrcetar, lbsarva tdao wda`
tday fl`t tdn`k ylura wctedn`g. Glf ns cwcra l us cjj tdatnoa c`f ec` el`stc`tjy avcjucta lur edcrcetar. N tdn`k oc`y
l us grnava Dns Dljy Upnrnt el`tn`ucjjy baecusa l tdn`gs wa
fl wda` wa tdn`k `l l`a ns wctedn`g.
Va Uarol` l` tda Olu`t tda` cffrassas wlrry (Oct-
tdaw 9=21-56). N tdn`k l`a l tda prnocry lbstcejas tdct stlps
Edrnstnc`s rlo fln`g c`f ban`g wdct Glf wc`ts tdao tl ba
ns wlrry. Vns ns aspaencjjy trua col`g tda jcfnas. Nt saaos tl
ba c basattn`g sn` col`g wloa` tl gat ecugdt up wntd wlr-
rnas c`f c`xnatnas. Wdct n, c`f wdct n sued c`f sued wara tl
dcppa`, c`f cjj kn`fs l tdlugdts jnka tdns.
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Wda` oy pcra`ts wara ockn`g prapcrctnl`s tl eloa tl
Eljlobnc cs Bnbja trc`sjctlrs, oy oltdar wcs basat wntd wlr-
rnas cjj stcrtn`g wntd wdct n. Wdct n l`a l tda ednjfra` gatsnek< Wdct n `l l`a sa`fs us c`y ol`ay< Wdct n N gat prag-
`c`t flw` tdara< Uda ffi`cjjy scw tdns cs c` cttcek l tda a`aoy.
Uda a`vnsnl`af tdasa tdlugdts csffiary fcrts l tda wnekaf l`a
(Apdasnc`s 9=39), wntd tda wdct n jnka c jnttja crrlwdacf ct
tda bagn``n`g l aced l`a. Must cs sda wcs cblut