Go therefore and make disciples.”—MATTHEW 28:18, 19. 	 Tela la, olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko.”—MATAIO 28:18, 19.


(Ps. 1:1, 2) The only way we can learn God’s law is to study it for ourselves. 	 (Salamo 1:1, 2) A te auala fua e tasi e mafai ei o tauloto tatou ki te tulafono a te Atua ko te sukesuke ki ei i a tatou eiloa.


We will consider the first two questions in this article. 	 Ka mafau‵fau tatou ki fesili muamua e lua i te mataupu tenei.


A Meaningful Life—Jesus Shows the Way 	 Se Olaga Aoga—E Fakaasi Mai ne Iesu a te Auala


Roxana felt that her prayers had been answered. 	 Ne talitonu a Rosana me ko oti ne tali atu ki ana ‵talo.


In their view, people should not be judged in matters of morality, especially when it comes to sex. 	 E tali‵tonu sāle latou me e se ‵tau o fakamasino aka se tino i ana amioga, kae maise eiloa ko tena ‵moe fakatasi mo nisi tino.


Years after that event, some Christians in Corinth started to question whether Jesus had been resurrected. 	 I te fia tausaga mai tua ifo o te mea tenā ne tupu, ne kamata o fesilisili a Kelisiano i Kolinito me ko Iesu ko oti ne toetu.


OBJECTION 2: The Bible relies on miracles to make people believe. 	 MANATU ‵TEKE 2: E fakalagolago te Tusi Tapu ki vavega ke fai ei a tino ke tali‵tonu.


6 Another factor that helps us to be humble is that Jehovah himself displays humility. 	 6 A te suā mea telā e fesoasoani mai ke loto mau‵lalo tatou me e fakaasi mai eiloa ne Ieova a te loto maulalo.


Why Is There Not More Secular Support? 	 Kaia ko se Toe ai ne Fakamaoniga Mai te Lalolagi?


Zerubbabel was a son of Pedaiah, who was a brother of Shealtiel. 	 A Selupapelu se tama a Petaia, telā ko te taina o Salatielu.


But at some point after the Christian Scriptures were completed, gifts of prophesying and miraculously revealed knowledge ceased. 	 Kae i se taimi mai tua o te otiga ne tusi a te Tusi Tapu faka-Eleni, ne fakagata atu foki ei a meaalofa o te ‵valo fakapelofeta mo te fakaasiga fakavavega o te poto.


WEEK OF MAY 21-27, 2018 	 TE VAIASO I A ME 21-27, 2018


Then hand your child a piece of fruit, perhaps an apple, and ask: “Did you know that this apple started off with a ‘recipe’?” 	 Ka oti ko tuku atu ne koe se apolo kae fesili atu: “E iloa ne koe me isi foki se auala ki te ‘faitega o te apolo’ tenei?”


How might elderly ones today imitate Samuel in the matter of prayer? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu a tino ma‵tua i aso nei ki a Samuelu i te faiga o ‵talo?


(Phil. 4:6, 7) We can sing to Jehovah and benefit from regular association with his people. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) E mafai o usu atu tatou ki a Ieova kae maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai te ‵kau fakatasi faeloa mo ana tino.


“I felt impatient with myself for not being able to accomplish things that were so easy and natural before I got sick,” acknowledges Elizabeth. 	 “Ne ‵fiu au me ne seki mafai ne au o fai a mea kolā ne faigofie fua ki a au a koi tuai o masaki au,” ko pati a Elisapeta.


(Luke 22:32) The faithful first-century Christian Epaphras imitated Jesus in this regard and exerted himself in prayer in behalf of his brothers in Colossae. 	 (Luka 22:32) Ne fakaakoako a te Kelisiano fakamaoni i te senitenali muamua ko Epafala ki a Iesu i te mea tenei kae ‵talo malosi atu mō ana taina i Kolose.


(Gen. 22:12, 13) When the Israelites were delivered from Egypt, sheep again played a significant role, this time as part of “Jehovah’s passover.” 	 (Kenese 22:12, 13) I te taimi ne fakasaoloto ei a te kau Isalaelu mai Aikupito, ne toe fakatāua foki a mamoe, kae ne fai ei e pelā me se vaega o ‘te Paseka a Ieova.’


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12 Like Paul before Agrippa, from the introduction to the conclusion of our presentation of the Kingdom message, let us make an appeal to the heart. 	 12 E pelā mo Paulo i mua o Akelipa, e ‵tau foki o fai atu ne tatou te fekau o te Malo i se auala telā ka otia ei a loto o tino mai te kamataga ke oko ki te fakaotiga.


Assembled at the Place Called Armageddon 	 Ne Maopoopo i te Koga e Taku ko Amaketo


7 What can help us to make good use of God’s Word in our ministry? 	 7 Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fakaaoga faka‵lei ne tatou te Muna a te Atua i te galuega talai?


18 There were evidently times when the apostle Paul was distressed over past misdeeds. 	 18 E isi eiloa ne taimi ne loto mafatia ei te apositolo ko Paulo ona ko mea ‵se ne fai ne ia i taimi ko ‵teka.


(4) The Bible contains scriptures that relate to specific trials faced by different individuals. 	 (4) E maua eiloa i te Tusi Tapu a fakamatalaga e uiga ki fakalavelave faiga‵ta kolā ne fe‵paki tonu mo tino kese‵kese.


• What ability is needed to make sound decisions? 	 • Se a te atamai telā e manakogina ke fai ei a fakaikuga ‵lei?


Truly, a population of such people will make the earth a paradise! 	 E tonu, ka fai eiloa ne te potukau tenā o tino a te lalolagi mo fai se palataiso!


That haughty Egyptian ruler would not let the Israelites go, so Jehovah struck the land with a series of devastating plagues. 	 Ne seki talia ne te pule fakamatamata o Aikupito ke olo te kau Isalaelu, tenā ne fakasala ei ne Ieova a te fenua ki mala fakama‵taku.


(Ps. 68:5) This is just one of many Bible accounts that illustrate this heartwarming truth: Jehovah treats all of his servants with impartiality.—1 Sam. 16:1-13; Acts 10:30-35, 44-48. 	 (Sala. 68:5) A te mea tenei se tala fua e tasi mai tala e uke i loto i te Tusi Tapu telā e fakamatala mai i ei i a Ieova e se fakailoga tino i ana faifaiga e fai ki ana tavini katoa.—1 Samu. 16:1-13; Galu. 10:30-35, 44-48.


11 We should bear in mind that loss of faith is the end result of what we might do over the course of time. 	 11 E ‵tau o masaua ne tatou me kafai e galo atu te fakatuanaki o se Kelisiano, e fai eiloa penā ona ko ana filifiliga ne fai.


A front-page service report spanning ten years from 1928 to 1937 proved the point. 	 E fakatalitonu mai i te itulau muamua o te lipoti e uiga ki ‵tou galuega i loto i te sefulu tausaga mai te 1928 ki te 1937.


Others, such as Nathanael, may have known him for only a few years. 	 A nisi tino, e pelā mo Natanielu, kāti ne iloa ne latou a ia i nai tausaga fua.


In the battle, Jehoshaphat narrowly avoided being killed. 	 I te taua, toeitiiti eiloa kae mate a Iosefatu.


How can our resurrection hope be kept alive? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaolaola aka faeloa te ‵tou fakamoemoega ki te toetu?


“Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need.”—Matthew 5:3. 	 “Amutia a latou kolā e iloa ne latou i a latou e ma‵tiva faka-te-agaga me e o latou te Malo o te lagi.”—Mataio 5:3, Tusi Paia, Samoa.


In what way does Jehovah reward those who fear him? 18 Whether our opposer is a family member or a school-yard bully, we will find that “in the fear of Jehovah there is strong confidence.” 	 18 Faitalia me e ‵teke mai se tino mai tou kaiga io me ko tama‵liki takafia‵toa i te akoga, ka iloa aka ei ne tatou me i te ‘fakaaloalo [“mataku,” NW] ki te Aliki e maua ne tatou te tokagamalie mo te saogalemu.’


Consider the example of a mother whose disfellowshipped daughter left home. 	 Mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga o se mātua telā ne fakatea tena tamaliki fafine kae tiakina ne ia te fale.


Despite their grievous affliction, those Kingdom publishers obtained permission to visit another leper colony with the Bible’s comforting message. 	 Faitalia te fakamataku o te masaki tenā, ne taumafai eiloa a tino talai o te Malo o ‵sala atu ki se taliaga ke asi atu ki te suā fa‵kai o tino lepela ke fakaoko atu ne latou te fekau fakamafanafana mai te Tusi Tapu.


They exercise faith in the ransoming value of Jesus’ shed blood, and they can receive forgiveness of their sins.* (1 John 1:7, 9) Such people stand to benefit from God’s greatest act of love, as we read at John 3:16: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” 	 E fakatuanaki eiloa latou ki te tāua o te toto maligi o Iesu, kae ka mafai o fakamagalogina olotou agasala.* (1 Ioane 1:7, 9) Ka maua ne vaegā tino penā a mea aoga mai te ‵toe fakaasiga sili o te alofa o te Atua, e pelā mo te mea e fai‵tau ne tatou i te Ioane 3:16: “Ona ko te lasi o te alofa o te Atua ki te lalolagi ne tuku mai ei ne ia tena Tama fagasele e tokotasi, ko te mea ke se fakaseai atu so se tino e fakatuanaki ki a ia kae ke maua ne ia te ola se-gata-mai.”


In reply, Jesus said: “Truly I tell you today, You will be with me in Paradise.” 	 Ne tali atu a Iesu ki a ia: ‘Au e muna ‵tonu atu ki a koe i te aso nei, ka fetaui tāua i te Palataiso.’


You will find that beyond looking forward to enjoying the new world, you will receive increased enjoyment right now, even as the psalmist did.—Psalm 1:1, 2. 	 Ka se maua fua ne koe i ei te fiafia ke fakamoemoe ki te olaga i te lalolagi fou, kae ka maua foki ne koe a fiafiaga i te taimi eiloa tenei, e pelā eiloa mo te fiafia o te faisalamo.—Salamo 1:1, 2.


Lest we draw the wrong conclusion, we do well to note some helpful details. 	 Ko te mea ke mo a ma fai ne tatou se fakaikuga sē tonu, se mea ‵lei ke mafaufau ki nisi fakamatalaga kolā e fesoasoani mai ki a tatou.


Be wary of such flattering attention. 	 Ke fakaeteete koe ki vaegā takolekolega penā.


16 Learn From God’s Word—Will God Provide a World Government? 	 IANUALI 28, 2013-FEPUALI 3, 2013 ‵Sala ki te Manuia Tonu i te Olaga


His pain became so unbearable that he felt that death would be a relief.—Job 1:13-20; 2:7, 8. 	 Ne logo‵mae malosi a ia telā ne fia mate ei ke maua ne ia se fakatapūga ki ei.—Iopu 1:13-20; 2:7, 8.


The owner assures the employee that he understands the situation and reveals that the manager will soon be removed from his position. 	 E fakatalitonu atu te pule ki te tino galue tenā me ko malamalama a ia i te tulaga kae fakaasi atu me ka tapale keatea te menetia mai tena tulaga i se taimi pili mai mua nei.


We took drives and walks in the mountains, using such occasions to learn about Jehovah’s creation.” 	 Ne olo sāle matou o launi kae sa‵sale i luga i mauga, kae fakaaogā a avanoaga konā ke mafau‵fau ki mea a Ieova ne faite.”


In his letter to the Romans, Paul coupled the need for having tender affection with this advice: “In showing honor to one another take the lead.” 	 I tena tusi ki te kau Loma, ne tuku fakatasi ne Paulo te manakoga ke fakaasi atu te alofa atafai mo te fautuaga tenei: “Ke fakaasi muamua atu ne koutou te āva ki te suā tino.”


Why is it that evil, cruelty, atrocities, and suffering run rampant throughout the world today in spite of efforts to curb them? 	 Kaia ko ‵fonu ei te lalolagi i aso nei i amioga ma‵sei, amioga fakasaua, amioga fakama‵taku, mo logo‵maega faitalia a taumafaiga ke fakafeoloolo aka a mea konā?


“The peace of God that excels all thought will guard [our] hearts and [our] mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.” 	 “Ka ko te filemu o te Atua, telā e sili atu i mea e iloa ne tatou, ke tausi faka‵lei ne ia otou loto mo otou mafaufau i a Keliso Iesu.”


Their encouragement makes me feel so much better!” 	 Ne fai ne olotou fakamalosiga ke pelā aka eiloa au!”


She explains: “Fame, honor, power, and riches are transitory and lowly goals in life. 	 Muna tou fafine: “A te takutakua, te fakaaloalo, te malosi, mo te maumea ne mea e se tumau kae ne fakamoemoega e se aoga ki te olaga.


• Revelation 12:7; 17:14 	 • Fakaasiga 12:7; 17:14


Medical science, improved nutrition, and the mass distribution of potable water had elevated life expectancy . . . 	 Ne faka‵lei aka a mea tau niutulisini e auala i poto fakatokita, kae ko te tufaatuga o vai i se auala lasi ‵ki kae vave ne fakaleva aka ei te olaga o tino. . .


Prevented from preaching in Asia, Paul and his companions turned northward, intending to preach in the cities of Bithynia. 	 Ona ko te mea ne taofi aka latou mai te talai atu i Asia, ne olo atu ei a Paulo mo ana taugasoa ki te feitu ki matu, ko te mea ke talai atu latou ki te fakai ko Pitunia.


People Are Changing—Even Now 	 Ko ‵Fuli a Tino—i te Taimi Nei Eiloa


You can enjoy videos about people from a variety of backgrounds who found the way of happiness and never looked back! 	 E mafai o maua ne koe i ei a vitio e uiga ki tino mai telega kese‵kese kolā ne maua ne latou te auala ke maua te fiafia kae ne seki sala‵mo i ei!


How can this be applied to choosing a marriage mate? 	 E fakafetaui aka pefea te manatu tenei ki se filifiliga o se avaga?


4. (a) How do we know that it will become more difficult to remain neutral? (b) Why should we prepare now to remain neutral? 	 4. (a) E iloa pefea ne tatou me ka gasolo aka loa o faigata ke tumau i te sē ‵kau ki se feitu? (e) Kaia e ‵tau nei mo tatou o fakatoka ke tumau i te sē ‵kau ki se feitu?


Why can it be said that love of God and neighbor are inextricably linked? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fai atu me e fetaui ‵lei te alofa ki te Atua mo te alofa ki tuakoi?


Why should we be concerned about Moses’ actions? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o mafau‵fau faka‵lei tatou e uiga ki faifaiga a Mose?


(Read Romans 16:17; 2 John 9-11.) 	 (Faitau te Loma 16:17; 2 Ioane 9-11.)


Which body? 	 Te foitino fea?


• Why was Korah’s rebellion against Moses and Aaron inexcusable? 	 • Kaia e seai ei se pogai ‵tau mō te ‵tekeatuga o Kola ki a Mose mo Alona?


3 As the very term suggests, loving-kindness includes the traits of love and kindness. 	 3 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te pati tenei, a te alofa atafai e aofia i ei a uiga ko te alofa mo te kaimalie.


He was completely submissive to the Sovereign, Jehovah, and he fully supported David as the anointed of God. 	 Ne katoatoa tena alofa fakamaoni ki te Pule, ko Ieova, kae ne ‵lago atu tou tagata ki a Tavita e pelā me ko te tino fakaekegina a te Atua.


Paul noted: “I recollect the faith which is in you without any hypocrisy, and which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, but which I am confident is also in you.”—2 Timothy 1:5. 	 Ne lavea ne Paulo te mea tenei, i ana muna: “Ko masaua ne au tou fakamaoni i tou fakatuanaki, ko te fakatuanaki telā ne muamua o ola i tou tupuna fafine ko Loise, mo tou mātua ko Eunike, kae nei ko talitonu au me ko maua foki ne koe.”—2 Timoteo 1:5.


13 Does God Have an Organization? 	 “Ke Fai Koutou mo Tausi Mamoe o te Lafu a te Atua”


(Luke 5:29-39; 7:36-50; 14:1-24) He now knocks on the door of the Laodicean kind of congregation. 	 (Luka 5:29-39; 7:36-50; 14:1-24) Ko tukituki atu nei a Iesu i te mataloa o te fakapotopotoga telā e fai pelā mo te fakapotopotoga i Laotikaia.


They remember one rough patch in particular. 	 E masaua ne lāua se taimi faigata e tasi.


In saying so, they are confusing the exercise of one’s free will with the right to decide what is good and what is bad. 	 Ko tena uiga e se iloa ne latou me e ‵kese a te fakagalue o te saolotoga o se tino mo te aiā ke fakaiku aka a te mea telā e ‵lei mo te mea telā e masei.


Rather than continue to rely on Jehovah as he had in the past, on this occasion the prophet from Judah trusted his own judgment. 	 I lō tena tumau i te fakalagolago ki a Ieova e pelā mo taimi mua, ne talitonu eiloa a te pelofeta mai i Iuta ki tena iloa.


They will thus be quick to offer assistance if they perceive that a brother or a sister is about to take, or has already taken, a “false step.” 	 Ka fesoasoani fakavave atu latou māfai e lavea ne latou me ko pili, io me ko “seke te auala” o se taina io me se tuagane.


9 Now that we understand how serious it is to make a vow to God, let us consider these questions: What sort of vows might we as Christians make? 	 9 Ona ko te mea ko malamalama nei tatou i te tāua o te faiga o se tautoga ki te Atua, ke mafau‵fau nei tatou ki fesili konei: Ne a vaegā tautoga e fai ne tatou e pelā me ne Kelisiano?


In the congregation, who may be able to give comfort? 	 I te fakapotopotoga, ko oi e mafai ne ia o tuku atu a pati fakamafanafana?


Barzillai’s response? 	 Se a te tali a Pasilai?


18 The few words that Jesus spoke on covetousness and the proper view of life are meaningful and instructive indeed. 	 18 A nāi pati kolā ne faipati a Iesu ki ei e uiga ki te matakanokano mo te mauaga o se kilokiloga ‵lei e uiga ki te olaga e aogā ‵ki eiloa.


Proverbs chapter 15 gives sound guidance on managing anger, using the tongue, and dispensing knowledge. 	 E tuku mai i te Faataoto mataupu e 15 a fakatakitakiga aogā e uiga ki te iloa o fuafua faka‵lei te ita, te fakaaogāga o te gutu, mo te tukuatuga o te poto.


Paul expected Philemon to forgive Onesimus. 	 Ne fakamoemoe a Paulo ke fakamagalo ne Filemoni a Onosemu.


“With More Zeal and Love in Our Hearts Than Ever Before” 	 “Te Loto Finafinau mo te Alofa Telā e Sili Atu i lō Aso Mua”


Then Angie and I married, so I left Bethel, and for about three years, we pioneered on Staten Island. 	 Oti aka, avaga ei au ki a Angie, telā ne tiaki ei ne au te Peteli, kae mō se tolu tausaga, ne paenia ei māua i te motu ko Staten.


Describe ways in which we can adapt to people’s differing needs and circumstances. 	 Fakamatala mai a auala kolā e mafai o fakafetaui aka ei ‵tou fakamatalaga ki manakoga mo tulaga kese‵kese o tino.


Likely, on their own, the sheep would not find a refreshing spot to lie down in peace. 	 Kāti, e aunoa mo te tausi mamoe, e se mafai ne mamoe o maua se koga gali ke takato‵kato i ei mo te filemu.


14 At Armageddon, those trying to destroy Jehovah’s “anointed one” will be thrown into confusion. 	 14 I Amaketo, ka segia valevale a tino kolā e taumafai o tamate te “tupu filifilia” a Ieova.


16 What, though, if your son or daughter begins to express doubts at some point after baptism? 	 16 Kae e a māfai ko kamata o fakaasi mai ne tau tama a manatu fakalotolotolua i se taimi mai tua o tena papatisoga?


(Ephesians 4:11, 12) We have God’s Word, the Bible, to direct and guide us. 	 (Efeso 4:11, 12) Ko maua ne tatou te Muna a te Atua, te Tusi Tapu, ke takitaki mai ki a tatou.


(Hebrews 13:15) Describing his own view of the preaching work, Paul said: “If, now, I am declaring the good news, it is no reason for me to boast, for necessity is laid upon me. 	 (Epelu 13:15) I ana fakamatalaga ki tena kilokiloga totino e uiga ki te galuega talai, ana muna: “Kafai e folafola ne au te tala ‵lei, e se se mea e ‵tau o fakamatamata au ki ei.


In what way might we be seduced by our physical senses? 	 I te auala fea e mafai o fakaloiloigina ei tatou ne mea kolā e ‵kilo atu ‵tou mata ki ei?


• What are three instances where the Bible foretells “new heavens and a new earth”? 	 • Ne a tusi siki e tolu e ‵valo mai i ei ne te Tusi Tapu a “te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou”?


THE rich have already put an end to poverty—for themselves. 	 KO OTI ne fakagata ne tino mau‵mea a te tulaga mativa—mō latou eiloa.


(2 Timothy 3:1) Jesus said that our era would be just like the era in which Noah built the ark. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) Muna a Iesu me e ‵pau eiloa ‵tou taimi mo te taimi ne faite ei ne Noa a te vaka.


Afterward, this “King of kings,” Jesus Christ, will assert full control of earth’s elements. 	 Fakamuli loa, ka pule katoatoa atu ei a Iesu Keliso, te “Tupu o tupu,” ki mea ma‵losi o te natula i te lalolagi nei.


WHEN HUMANS WERE TRULY FREE 	 TE TAIMI NE SAOLOTO TONU I EI A TINO KATOA


Apparently, these latter two children resulted from her adultery. 	 E foliga mai, me i tama‵liki e tokolua konei a Komeli ne tama sala.


How can we make this sharp and powerful message come to life for us? 	 E mafai pefea o fakagalue aka ne tatou i ‵tou olaga a te fekau malosi kae ‵mana tenei?


How does godly devotion help a marriage to endure and to bring happiness? 8 Admittedly, mutual attraction helps to solidify a marriage. 	 8 E tonu te fiafai o te suā tino ki te suā tino e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki te faiga o se fakaipoipoga tumau.


Normally, of course, people associate law with restrictions, not with freedom. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau a tino ki te tulafono, e masani o mafau‵fau latou ki fakataputapuga, kae e se ko te saolotoga.


What steps can help us to avoid angry confrontations? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i faifaiga kaitaua?


(Gen. 22:18) Moses foretold that this One would be “a prophet” greater than Moses. 	 (Kenese 22:18, Tusi Paia, Samoa) Ne ‵valo mai ne Mose me i te Tino tenei ka fai mo fai “se pelofeta” telā e sili atu i a Mose.


(Hebrews 11:24, 25) Whether young or old, we make a similar choice when we keep on minding the spirit instead of the fallen flesh. 19. 	 (Epelu 11:24, 25) Faitalia me koi talavou io me ko ma‵tua tatou, e fai ne tatou se filifiliga tai ‵pau māfai e tumau tatou i te mafau‵fau ki mea kolā e manako ki ei te agaga i lō mea kolā e manako ki ei te foitino.


His activities did not go unnoticed by the authorities. 	 Ne seki ‵poa aka ana galuega ne tino pule‵pule.


Though we will have to wait until the promised new world for all pain and suffering to vanish, Jehovah is doing something marvelous for his people right now. 	 E tiga eiloa e ‵tau o faka‵tali tatou ki te lalolagi fou ke fakaseai atu i ei a logo‵maega katoa, e fai eiloa ne Ieova se mea fakaofoofogia mō ana tino i te taimi eiloa tenei.


(Deut. 1:37; 3:26) Why did Jehovah react in that way? 	 (Teu. 1:37; 3:26) Kaia ne fai ei a Ieova penā?


14 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!” Jesus declares six times. 	 14 Ne taku atu fakaono ne Iesu a pati konei: “Kalofa eiloa i a koutou faiakoga o te Tulafono mo Falesaio!”


2 In the preceding article, we considered the life course of several among the “cloud of witnesses.” 	 2 I te mataupu muamua, ne sau‵tala tatou ki fakaakoakoga a nisi tavini fakamaoni a Ieova.


[Blurb on page 11] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 8]


14 First, Paul stated why he kept on preaching to the Jews. 	 14 Muamua la, ne fai mai ne Paulo te pogai ne tumau ei a ia i te talai atu ki tino Iutaia.


What sustained him was his confidence that Jehovah was interested in him. 	 A te mea telā ne fakatumau ne ia tena malosi ko tena loto talitonu me ne amanaia eiloa a Ieova ki a ia.


However, when the Messiah arrived, he would introduce the new covenant foretold by Jeremiah. 	 Kae kafai e oko mai te Mesia, ka kamata ei ne ia te feagaiga fou telā ne ‵valo mai ne Ielemia.


Our obedience in such important aspects of our spiritual life makes his heart rejoice! 	 A te ‵tou faka‵logo i vaegā mea tāua penei i te feitu faka-te-agaga e fakafiafia atu eiloa ki tena loto!


I started pioneering the next year, in 1958. 	 Ne kamata au o paenia i te tausaga mai tua ifo, i te 1958.


One reason why a person hesitates to apologize may be the fear of rejection. 	 A te pogai e tasi e se fia fakatoese sāle atu ei se tino, ko te mataku i tena fakatoesega ma se talia.


Consulting the law of Jehovah is not restricted to personal study. 	 E se lava fua te faiga o sukesukega totino ke tauloto ei ki tulafono a Ieova.


This too can loom as a stumbling block. 	 E mafai foki o fai a te mea tenei e pelā me se mea e ‵siga i ei tatou.


On average, some 6,000 soldiers were killed each day. 	 Kae e nofo pelā ki se toko 6,000 tupu sotia ne ‵mate i aso takitasi.


However, the psalmist also sang: “Let me refer to the decree of Jehovah; he has said to me: ‘You are my son . . . 	 Ne tusi mai foki te fai salamo: “Ka folafola atu ne au a muna a te Aliki ne fai.


It was as if Jehovah had made him “sit like men dead for a long time.” 	 E pelā loa me ne fai ne Ieova a ia ke “nofo i loto i te pouliga o te mate” mō se taimi leva.


We are seeking no further. 	 E seai aka foki se isi mea e ‵tau o ‵sala atu ki ei.


The king of Israel says: “All the days of the afflicted one are bad; but the one that is good at heart has a feast constantly.” 	 E fai mai te tupu o Isalaelu: “A te olaga o tino ma‵tiva io me fakasauāgina se olaga kausaki i te puapuagā, ka ko tino [“loto,” NW] fia‵fia e fia‵fia faeloa i te ‵lei o olotou olaga.”


Let us see how we might apply those sayings of Jesus Christ. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou me ka fakagalue pefea ne tatou a akoakoga a Iesu Keliso.


□ Both served as anointed ones, or ‘christs.’—Mark 14:61, 62; John 4:25, 26; Heb. 11:26. 	 □ Ne tavini atu lāua tokolua e pelā me ne tino fakaekegina, io me ne ‘keliso.’—Maleko 14:61, 62; Ioane 4:25, 26; Epelu 11:26.


Jehovah’s spirit works with equal force in those who have the hope of living forever on earth. 	 E ‵pau foki loa te agaga e tuku atu ne Ieova ki tino kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi nei.


If we are struggling to find time to read and study the Bible, we should reexamine our schedule. 	 Kafai e faigata ki a tatou ke maua se taimi ke fai‵tau kae sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, e ‵tau o toe iloilo aka ne tatou a mea e fai sāle ne tatou.


(Revelation 21:4) Consider the scope of that promise. 	 (Fakaasiga 21:4 ) Mafaufau la ki te tokouke o tino ka pokotia i te folafolaga tenā.


However, that did not diminish David’s confidence in Jehovah. 	 Kae ne seki fakavāivāi ei tena loto talitonu ki a Ieova.


15 Like Moses and Jesus, God’s present-day Witnesses on earth are eager to contemplate Jehovah’s glory. 	 15 E pelā mo Mose mo Iesu, e loto fia‵fia foki a Molimau a te Atua i te lalolagi i aso nei ke fakaasi atu ne latou te ‵malu o Ieova.


Many countries now guarantee freedom of religion, and people feel increasingly free to leave the religion of their parents. 	 E uke a fenua ko oti ne talia ne latou te saolotoga o lotu, kae ko saoloto nei a tino o tiakina a lotu a olotou mātua.


6 This “harvest of the earth” reminds us of Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the weeds. 	 6 A te ‵katiga tenei o “saito i te lalolagi” e fakamasaua mai ki a tatou e uiga ki te tala fakatusa a Iesu ki saito mo mouku.


12 How does a Christian know if he or she has the heavenly hope and is included in this remnant of spiritual Israelites? 	 12 E iloa pefea ne se Kelisiano me e maua ne ia a te fakamoemoega i te lagi kae e aofia a ia i te ‵toega o tino Isalaelu faka-te-agaga konei?


It is not his age that makes this trek so daunting. 	 E se ko tena tulaga matua ne ala ei o fakamataku ki a ia a te malaga tenei.


11 To Pilate, Jesus did say: “For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” 	 11 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki a Pilato: “Tenā te mea ne fanau mai ei au, kae ne vau foki ei au ki te lalolagi nei, ke molimau au ki te munatonu.”


(Deuteronomy 21:18-21) The apostle Paul admonished Christians: “Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man.” 	 (Teutelonome 21:18-21) Ne polopoloki atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano: “Ke se faka‵piki koutou ki te tino telā e fai mai i a ia se kelisiano, kae tela la se tino e fina lalolagi, se tino e kaimanako, se tino e tapuaki ki tupua, se tino fakapiau, se tino konā, se tino ofa tulafono. Mo a eiloa e fakatakaga koe ki ei.”


By dying in place of us, Jesus paid the price of our sins. 	 Ona ko tena mate mō tatou, ne ‵togi ei ne Iesu a ‵tou agasala.


WHEN I was 12 years of age, I first realized that I had something valuable to give. 	 I TE taimi ko 12 ei oku tausaga, ne iloa ne au me isi se mea tāua e ‵tau o tuku atu ne au.


It is always wise to follow God’s standards 	 Se mea poto eiloa ke tau‵tali tatou i tulaga o te Atua


We can trust that if we do so, Jehovah will bless us.—Read Genesis 39:21-23. 	 E tali‵tonu tatou me kafai e fai tatou penā, ka fakamanuia eiloa tatou ne Ieova.—Faitau te Kenese 39:21-23.


(Psalm 147:5) “There is no searching out of [Jehovah’s] understanding.” 	 (Salamo 147:5) “E seai se tino e malamalama i ona mafaufauga [mafaufauga o Ieova].”


(Psalm 18:35) What a beautiful lesson for us! 	 (Salamo 18:35) Ma‵faga o akoakoga gali mō tatou!


The Law given by Jehovah to the nation of Israel has little to say about wedding ceremonies and procedures. 	 E se fakamatala fakalikiliki mai ne te Tulafono telā ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te atufenua o Isalaelu a mea katoa e uiga ki te fakamanatuga mo te faiga o fakaipoipoga.


Why do Christians need to dedicate themselves to Jehovah? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tuku atu ne Kelisiano a latou eiloa ki a Ieova?


7. (a) How can social gatherings be beneficial? (b) What can contribute to a memorable and upbuilding gathering? 	 7. (a) E mafai pefea o aoga a tamā maopoopoga? (e) Se a te mea e mafai o fakaopoopo atu ki se maopoopoga gali kae fakamalosi loto?


Shun it, do not pass along by it; turn aside from it, and pass along.’ 	 Sa tautali ki faiga a tino amio masei.”


After the final test, all rebels, including Satan and his demons, will be “hurled into the lake of fire,” the crushing death blow to the head of the “serpent.”—Rev. 20:10. 	 Mai tua o te ‵toe tofotofoga, a tino ‵teke katoa, e aofia i ei a Satani mo ana temoni, ka “‵pei ki loto i te lase ‵ka ulaula mo te pauta ‵ka,” ko te taimi tenā e tuki pala ei te ulu o te “gata.”—Fakaasiga 20:10.


The resurrection of Job, his family, and so many others will be a cause of boundless joy! 	 A te toe‵tumaiga o Iopu, tena kāiga, mo nisi tino e tokouke aka ka fai mo fai se fiafiaga lasi!


The Bible tells us: “There are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” (2 Pet. 3:13) The old heavens and earth, the corrupt governments and the earthly society under their control, will be gone. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Kae e isi eiloa se lagi fou mo se lalolagi fou kolā e fakatali‵tali tatou ki ei e ‵tusa mo tena folafolaga, kae e maua i ei te amiotonu.” (2 Pe. 3:13) Ka ‵galo atu a te lagi mo te lalolagi mua, pulega sē fakamaoni mo te lalolagi mai lalo i olotou pulega.


In certain places, how does a couple get married, and with what impact on the wedding talk? 	 I nisi koga, e fakaipoipo pefea se tokolua, kae pokotia pefea i ei te lauga o te fakaipoipoga?


A godly person will not mix with those who could endanger his spirituality. 	 A te tino amioatua ka se fai taugasoa ki te tino telā e mafai o fakamasei ne ia tena tulaga faka-te-agaga.


In what sense is there no stumbling block for those loving Jehovah’s law? 	 E mafai pefea o seai ei se mea e ‵siga i ei a latou kolā e fia‵fia ki te tulafono a Ieova?


How might we imitate her self-sacrificing attitude? 	 Tela la, e mafai pefea o fakaakoako tatou ki tena uiga loto fiafia o talia a mea faiga‵ta?


What will we encounter as we sow seeds of Kingdom truth, and why should we nevertheless maintain a positive attitude? 	 Ne a mea ka fe‵paki mo tatou māfai e ‵toki ne tatou a fuaga o te munatonu o te Malo, kae faitalia a mea konā, kaia e ‵tau ei o tumau tatou i se kilokiloga fiafia?


Why must our commendation be sincere? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai ne tatou a pati fakamālō i se auala tonu?


Justin Martyr’s form of Christianity became very successful in gaining converts. 	 Ne manuia eiloa a taumafaiga a Justin Martyr ke ‵fuli ne ia a vaega e uke o te Lotu Kelisiano i te ‵fulimaiga o tino e tokouke.


Why should we delight in reading the Bible? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fia‵fia tatou ki te ‵tou faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu?


12 The psalmist went on to say: “How sweet your sayings are to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!” 	 12 Ne toe fai mai te faisalamo: “Ko oko eiloa te suamalie o au tulafono, e suamalie atu i te hani.”


But Job held fast his integrity, thus proving Satan a liar. 	 Kae ne tumau eiloa a Iopu i tena fakamaoni, telā ne fakamaoni atu ei me i a Satani se tino loi.


22 Will the Earth Come to an End? 	 TE ITULAU E 28 • PESE: 108, 14


What gave the couple the strength to stay in their assignment when problems arose? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ki te tauavaga konei ke tumau i te lā taviniga i taimi e ‵sae aka ei a fakalavelave?


5 Get to know your children well—their thinking, their feelings, their concerns. 	 5 Ke iloa ‵lei ne koe au tama‵liki—olotou mafaufauga, lagonaga, mo mea e manava‵se ki ei.


Eventually, through the prophet Samuel, Israel demanded a visible, human king. 	 Fakamuli ifo, e auala i te pelofeta ko Samuelu, ne ma‵nako ei a tino Isalaelu ki se tupu, telā e mafai o lavea atu ne latou.


By the time Christine got baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she was no longer a thief. 	 A koi tuai o papatiso a Kilisitina e pelā me se Molimau a Ieova, ne fakagata ne ia tena kaisoa.


Every man once a month brings some modest coin—or whenever he wishes, and only if he does wish, and if he can; for nobody is compelled; it is a voluntary offering.”—Apology, chapter 39. 	 E aumai ne tino i masina taki tasi io me ko so se taimi fua e manako a ia ki ei, se aofaki tupe foliki e pelā me se meaalofa kae se faimālō atu ki a latou ke fai penā.”—Apology, te mataupu e 39.


(Exodus 15:22–40:38) 	 (Esoto 15:22–40:38)


(Judg. 11:35-39) These were loyal individuals who would never have thought of breaking a vow that was made to the Most High God—no matter what it cost them personally.—Read Deuteronomy 23:21, 23; Psalm 15:4. 	 (Fama. 11:35-39) Ne fai eiloa lāua konei mo fai ne tino fakamaoni kolā ne seki mafau‵fau lele eiloa ke ofa se tautoga telā ne fai ki te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga—faitalia te faigata ki a lāua.—Faitau te Teutelonome 23:21, 23; Salamo 15:4.


Did he think that he could hide it from God? 	 E mata, ne mafaufau a ia, me e mafai o ‵funa ne ia mai i te Atua?


[Chart on page 27-30] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 17]


In some 236 lands, more than seven million Witnesses are telling people what the Kingdom will do, and they are helping them to conform to the righteous requirements of God, whose will it is to end suffering and pain. 	 I fenua e 236, e silia atu mo te fitu miliona o Molimau a Ieova e fai atu ne latou ki tino, a mea ka fai ne te Malo, kae e fesoasoani atu foki ke fakafetaui aka olotou olaga ki tulafono amio‵tonu a te Atua, telā e loto ke fakaseai atu a logo‵maega mo te ‵mae.


On at least three occasions, he restored life to the dead.—LUKE 7:11-15; 8:41-55; JOHN 11:38-44. 	 ▪ Kāti e tolu a taimi ne faka‵tu aka ei ne ia a tino ‵mate.—LUKA 7:11-15; 8:41-55; IOANE 11:38-44.


He took delight in instilling love for God’s laws in his students and stressed the importance of getting to know Jehovah. 	 Ne fiafia a ia o fai ke fia‵fia malosi ana tino a‵koga ki tulafono a te Atua kae faka‵mafa atu te tāua ke iloa ‵lei ne latou a Ieova.


WEEK OF MAY 1-7, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A ME 1-7, 2017


(Deuteronomy 28:15, 45, 53) How unwise to choose a course of disobedience to God! 	 (Teutelonome 28:15, 45, 53) Ko tafaga la te masei ke filifili aka ke se fakalogo koe ki te Atua!


They did not keep up with God’s advancing purpose. 	 Ne seki olo tasi latou mo te fuafuaga a te Atua.


Note the end of that verse—“in these righteousness is to dwell.” 	 Ke onoono ki te fakaotiga o te fuaiupu tenā—“e nofo i ei a te amiotonu.”


Diligence Brings Rewards 	 E Maua a Ikuga ‵Lei Mai i te Loto Finafinau


10 The outcome was more positive in a case of murmuring that occurred shortly after Pentecost 33 C.E. Many newly converted disciples from outside Israel were then enjoying the hospitality of fellow believers in Judaea, but problems arose in connection with sharing what was available. 	 10 E isi se ikuga ‵lei ne maua mai i se muimuiga telā ne tupu mai tua malie o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. E tokouke a soko fou mai tua o Isalaelu ne talimālōgina ne taina tali‵tonu i Iutaia, kae ne ‵sae aka i ei a fakalavelave e uiga ki tupe mo kope kolā ne mafai o fakasoa atu.


Notice the expression: “Let him show out of his fine conduct his works.” 	 Onoono ki te tugāpati: “Ke fakaasi mai la tona olaga ‵lei i ana galuega.”


Unlike the patriarchs Abraham and Job and the nation of Israel, the followers of Jesus have the commission to “make disciples of people of all the nations.” 	 E se pelā mo Apelaamo mo Iopu mo te fenua ko Isalaelu, e maua ne soko o Iesu te fakatonuga ke “olo atu ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo . . . soko.”


Jesus indicated that some of his faithful disciples would rule with him in his Kingdom. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me ka isi ne ana soko fakamaoni ka pule fakatasi mo ia i tena Malo.


Cultivating love and other godly qualities will prevent us from doing unkind and sinful things.—2 Pet. 1:5-7. 	 A te atiakaga o te alofa mo nisi uiga o te Atua e puipui ei tatou mai te faiga o te agasala mo mea sē ‵lei.—2 Petelu 1:5-7.


• Why can we say that Jehovah’s organization keeps moving ahead? 	 • Ne a ‵fuliga ko oti ne fai i te taimi tonu ki fakatokaga a te fakapotopotoga mō tavini a Ieova?


(Romans 1:14, 15) Like Paul, may we not be stingy as we pay off this “debt.” 	 (Loma 1:14, 15) E pelā mo Paulo, e se ‵tau o kaiū tatou i te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei.


ABRAHAM loved God. 	 NE ALOFA a Apelaamo ki te Atua.


15 What benefits will the 144,000 bring to those on earth? 	 15 Ne a mea aoga ka aumai ne te toko 144,000 ki tino i te lalolagi?


How much more so must the very idea of hellfire be repugnant to our loving heavenly Father!’ 	 Kae e sili atu la te fakatakalialia o te manatu e uiga ki te afi i seoli ki te ‵tou Tamana alofa faka-te-lagi!


“Choose which one you want,” they would say. 	 “Filifili mai me tefea te sene e manako koe ki ei,” ko olotou pati.


Our faith should be more than mere professed faith. 	 E ‵tau o uke atu a mea e aofia i te ‵tou fakatuanaki i lō te fai atu fua me e fakatuanaki tatou.


14 Christian parents do not each year recount to their sons and daughters the meaning of that Passover. 	 14 E se fai atu faeloa ne mātua Kelisiano ki olotou tamaliki ta‵gata mo tamaliki fa‵fine a te uiga o te Paseka i tausaga katoa.


You can find it by going to jw.org, clicking the Search button, and entering the title. 	 E mafai o maua ne koe māfai e fano koe ki te jw.org, fano ki te ‵Sala, ko taipa ei te igoa o te vitio.


True Christians “consider one another to incite to love and fine works.” 	 A Kelisiano ‵tonu e “‵saga atu . . . te suā tino ki te suā tino o fakama‵losi atu ke fakatau a‵lofa kae fai a mea ‵lei.”


7. What searching questions could we ask ourselves? 	 Ne taku latou [ne tino ‵teke pelā me] ne tino ‵loi, ka ko [te tonuga loa] e fai‵pati eiloa latou ki te mea tonu.’—2 Kolinito 6:4, 8.


Jesus spoke of Adam and Eve as real people. 	 Ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki a Atamu mo Eva e pelā me ne tino ‵tonu.


Concerns and worries expressed with mildness defuse tensions. 	 E fakafaigofie aka ne te agamalū a so se mea telā e manavase koe ki ei.


Sometimes the verses we read from the Bible are ones the householder has never heard before.” 	 I nisi taimi a fuaiupu kolā e faitau atu ne tatou mai te Tusi Tapu e seki lagona aka eiloa ne tino kolā e talai tatou ki ei.”


He did so by way of seven letters, which he gave in a vision to the apostle John. 	 Ne fai penā e auala i tusi e fitu, kolā ne tuku atu ne ia i se fakaasiga ki te apositolo ko Ioane.


Rather, he speaks of one type of seed that lands on different types of soil, each of which produces a different result. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne faipati a ia e uiga ki se vaega e tasi o fuaga kolā ne ‵tō atu ki vaegā laukele kese‵kese, kae ne fua mai i ei a ikuga kese‵kese.


What did Moses say about the benefits of loving Jehovah? 	 Ne a muna a Mose e uiga ki te aogā o te alofa ki a Ieova?


Throughout history, servants of Jehovah have proved their willingness to face death rather than betray one another.—Read 1 John 3:16. 	 I tala mua, ne fakamaoni atu ne tavini a Ieova te lotou loto fia‵fia ke ‵mate i lō te fakatogafiti ne latou olotou taina.—Faitau te 1 Ioane 3:16.


What does a fourth prophecy mentioning “new heavens and a new earth” foretell? 	 Ne a mea e ‵valo mai ne te fa o valoaga e uiga ki “te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou”?


My grandfather urged me to go. 	 Ne fakamaLosi mai toku tupuna tagata ke fano au.


These men could remember how magnificent the temple built by Solomon was. 	 Ne masaua ne tāgata konei a te gali o te faletapu ne faite ne Solomona.


Both then and now an added blessing is that the bonds of love are strengthened, and we are firmly resolved to serve Jehovah together loyally. 	 I aso konā, penā foki loa mo aso nei, e mafai o maua i ei a nisi fakamanuiaga fakaopoopo pelā mo te fakamalosiakaga o te fealofani, kae ka mautakitaki foki te ‵tou fakaikuga ke tavini fakatasi atu tatou ki a Ieova i te fakamaoni.


9 In his model prayer, Christ taught us to pray for the coming of God’s Kingdom. 	 9 I tena ‵talo fakaakoako, ne akoako mai a Keliso ke ‵talo tatou ke oko mai a te Malo o te Atua.


What if he makes a practice of communicating with you only through this other person and there is every indication that he intends to continue doing so? 	 E a māfai e faipati atu faeloa tou tagata ki a koe e auala i te tino tenei kae foliga mai me ka fai faeloa a ia penei?


She took us to the Baptist church every Sunday. 	 Ne ave sāle ne ia matou ki te lotu Baptist i Aso Sa katoa.


Why should we “keep testing” whether we are in the faith, and how can we do so? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei mo tatou o ‘tumau i te tofotofo’ aka me e ‵piki ‵mau tatou ki te fakatuanaki io me ikai, kae e mafai pefea o fai ne tatou?


I don’t think I will ever get over my loss of Rob.”—Gail, aged 60. 	 Ailoga loa e toe ‵lei toku loto mafatia i te galo atu o taku pele, ko Rob.”—Gail, 60 ana tausaga.


Why can we conclude that from the first century C.E. until today, there have always been anointed Christians on earth? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fakaiku aka ne tatou me e isi faeloa ne Kelisiano fakaekegina ne ola i te lalolagi talu mai te senitenali muamua T.A. ke oko mai eiloa ki ‵tou aso nei?


It is so easy to be distracted! 	 Se mea faigofie ‵ki ke se ‵saga tonu atu tatou!


An army officer of those days would likely have a past littered with many acts of violence, bloodshed, and false worship. 	 E se taumate, kāti ne ola a ofisa o kautau i aso konā i se olaga fakasauā, tatino kae tapuaki atu foki ki atua ‵se.


He had adopted Lot after the death of Lot’s father, perhaps raising him as his own. 	 Ko oti ne puke ne ia a Lota mai tua o te matega o tena tamana, kāti ne puti aka eiloa ne ia tou tagata e pelā me sena tama tonu.


My life seemed pointless and out of control. 	 Ne foliga sē aoga a toku olaga kae ko se mafai o pule faka‵lei atu ki ei.


Why should we take to heart Paul’s admonition to “go on walking in love”? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki te fakamalosiga a Paulo ke ‘pule ‵tou olaga ne te alofa’?


How loving the assurance that the gates of “the city” will always stay open to receive hospitably those who are “rightly disposed for everlasting life”! 	 Ko oko eiloa te gali ke fakatalitonu aka me e ‵tala faeloa a mataloa o “te fakai” ke talimālō faka‵lei mai ei a tino “kola ko oti ne filifilia mō te ola se gata mai”!


They look forward to living forever in peace and security on a paradise earth, and they joyfully tell others about their hope. 	 E olioli eiloa latou ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te filemu mo te tokagamalie i te lalolagi palataiso, kae e fakailoa atu ne latou mo te fiafia te lotou fakamoemoega ki nisi tino.


12 Abraham’s son Isaac followed the peace-loving ways of his father. 	 12 Ne tautali atu a te tama a Apelaamo i auala fakatupu filemu o tena tamana.


Learning a new language involves learning a new way of thinking, new thought patterns. 	 E aofia i te tauloto ki se ‵gana fou a te tauloto ki se auala fou e mafaufau ei, mo vaegā manatu ‵fou.


Consider how this proved true in the case of elderly High Priest Jehoiada. 	 Mafaufau ki te tonu o te mea tenei i te fakaakoakoga a te Faitaulaga Sili ko Ieoiata, telā ko toeaina.


“As apples of gold in silver carvings is a word spoken at the right time for it,” Solomon noted. 	 Ne fai mai a Solomona, penei: “A te manatu telā ne gali te fakaasiga, e pelā me se mea ne faite ki aulo mo siliva.”


Jehovah has established among intelligent creatures arrangements for authority and headship. 	 Ne fakatoka ne Ieova i vā o mea ola a fakatokaga e uiga ki pulega mo takitakiga e pelā me ne ulu.


He asked Jesus to come and help his beloved 12-year-old daughter, who lay near death. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a ia ki a Iesu ke fanatu o fesoasoani atu ki tena tamaliki fafine fagasele telā ko 12 ana tausaga, kae ko pili o mate.


They invited us to attend a Bible convention with them. 	 Ne ‵kami ne lāua matou ke ‵kau atu ki se fono faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(Isa. 40:11) Just imagine! 	 (Isa. 40:11) Fakaataata fua i tou mafaufau!


As the dead come forth, the earth will be filled with joy as never before. 	 Kafai ko toe faka‵tu aka a tino ‵mate, ka ‵fonu te lalolagi i te fiafia telā e seki ai aka eiloa muamua.


All, including those who held responsible positions in the congregation, needed spiritual food from the slave.—1 Corinthians 12:12, 19-27; Hebrews 5:11-13; 2 Peter 3:15, 16. 	 Ne ‵tau o maua ne tino katoa pelā foki mo tino kolā e isi ne olotou tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga a meakai faka-te-agaga mai te tavini tenā.—1 Kolinito 12:12, 19-27; Epelu 5:11-13; 2 Petelu 3:15, 16.


Today, God provides encouragement through the elders and other mature Christians. 	 E avatu nei ne te Atua a fakamalosiga e alatu i toeaina mo nisi Kelisiano mā‵tua aka.


Such thinking is unrealistic. 	 E sē se mea tonu ke mafaufau penā.


What if we are tempted to look back resentfully at some counsel that we received? 	 E a māfai e fakaosoosogina tatou ke toe ‵kilo ki tua mo te kaitaua ki nisi polopolokiga kolā ko oti ne maua ne tatou?


You Are Not Alone 	 E se ko Koe Fua Tokotasi


So Jesus declared: “Look! 	 Tenā ne folafola mai ei a Iesu: “Kiloke!


Two letters from Russia help to explain the reason. 	 Ka tali mai te fesili tenā i tusi e lua mai Lusia.


“Return Evil for Evil to No One” 	 “Sa Taui te Masei ki te Masei”


How successful were you in fixing in mind those places where real people lived, people involved in the fulfillment of divine prophecy? 	 E fakaataata pefea ne koe a fenua konā kolā ne ‵nofo i ei a tino, ko tino kolā ne aofia i te fakataunuga o valoaga a te Atua?


(Hebrews 1:3) What a magnificent opportunity the Jews had! 	 (Epelu 1:3) Ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te gali o te avanoaga ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu!


It is tragic that at a time when humans so sorely need guidance, most are less inclined than ever to accept it. 	 Se mea fakapoi me i te taimi eiloa telā ko ma‵nako malosi ei a tino ki fakatakitakiga, e se fia talia ei ne te tokoukega o tino.


As a result, the man buried his talent instead of using it to increase his master’s belongings. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne tanu ei ne te tagata ana tupe i lō te fakagalue ne ia ke momea aka te uke o tupe a tena pule.


He has to be gentle when he corrects people who dispute what he says.” (2 Timothy 2:24, 25, The Jerusalem Bible) Jehovah’s Witnesses do point out contradictions between what the Bible says and what many religious groups teach. 	 E ‵tau o loto maulalo māfai e faka‵tonu ne ia a tino kolā e kinau atu ki a ia.” (2 Timoteo 2:24, 25, The Jerusalem Bible) E fakaasi mai ne Molimau a Ieova a te sē fetaui ‵lei o pati i te Tusi Tapu mo mea kolā e akoako atu ne lotu e uke.


The name Gaza appears often in modern news reports, so you may have a general idea of where Samson was, in Philistine territory near the Mediterranean Coast. [gl 11] Now note Judges 16:3: “Samson kept lying till midnight and then rose at midnight and grabbed hold of the doors of the city gate and the two side posts and pulled them out along with the bar and put them upon his shoulders and went carrying them up to the top of the mountain that is in front of Hebron.” 	 E sae mai sāle te igoa ko Kasa i tala fakamuli nei, tela la, kāti e mafai o iloa ne koe a te koga ne nofo i ei a Samasoni, i te atufenua ko Filisitia i tafa o te Tai Metitilani. [11] Ke onoono nei ki te Famasino 16:3: “Ka ko Samasoni ne nofo i konā ke oko ki te valuapo, te mea eiloa ko tu atu ki tua, puke ki te mataloa o te fa‵kai kae unu ne ia, fakatasi mo ona mataloa, mo pou, mo loka mo mea katoa e piki i ei. Ne na ne ia ki tena tuauma, avatu ei ne ia ki te ulu o te mauga telā e luta mo Hepelona.”


Love moved the worldwide congregation to provide relief supplies, and volunteers helped to rebuild homes and repair Kingdom Halls. 	 Ne fakaosofia a te fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa ne te alofa ke fesoasoani atu i te ‵toe faitega o fale kae toe fakafou a Kingdom Halls.


Even so, he later wrote of himself: “You, of course, heard about my conduct formerly in Judaism, that to the point of excess I kept on persecuting the congregation of God and devastating it.” 	 Ne tusi fakamuli mai tou tagata e uiga ki a ia: “Ko oti eiloa ne ‵logo koutou i aku amioga a koi kau atu au ki te lotu Iutaia, me ne fai ne au a fakasauaga matagā ki te fakapotopotoga a te Atua kae ne taumafai foki o fakaseai atu ne au.”


How faith-strengthening it is to see that the millions serving Jehovah throughout the earth are maintaining a firm hold on the pattern of Bible truth they have been taught.—1 Thessalonians 1:2-5. 	 E pefea te fakamalosi loto ke lavea atu a te fia miliona o tino ko tavini atu nei ki a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa kae tumau eiloa i te puke ‵mautakitaki ki akoakoga o muna ‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu kolā ne akoako atu ki a latou.—1 Tesalonia 1:2-5.


Yes, hope can be likened, not to a candle in the darkness, but to the brilliant rays of the morning sun, filling one’s life with peace, happiness, purpose, and courage. 	 E tonu, e mafai o fakatusa a te fakamoemoega, e se ki se moligako fua e ka i te pouliga, kae ki te mainaga o te la telā e ‵kasa mai i te tafataeao, kae faka‵fonu i ei te olaga o se tino ki te filemu, te fiafia, te aogā mo te loto toa.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) Hosea did that for 59 years or more. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) Ne fai eiloa ne Hosea a te mea tenā i tausaga e 59 io me silia atu.


❖ Do not avoid the bereaved because you are not sure what to say or do. 	 ❖ Ke mo a ma ‵kalo keatea koe mai te tino fanoanoa ona ko te mea e se iloa ne koe a pati io me ko mea e ‵tau o fai atu ne koe.


Of course not! 	 E seai eiloa!


In turn, we are able to comfort fellow believers “in any sort of tribulation.” 	 Tela la, ko mafai ne tatou o fakamafanafana a ‵tou taina tali‵tonu i “so se puapuaga.”


Why is it good for us to be obedient to those who are taking the lead among us? 	 E fai mai te Epelu 13:17, penei: “Faka‵logo ki otou takitaki kae sasale foki i olotou fakatonuga.


Is it found in the city as opposed to the village, as Josué thought? 	 E mata, e maua i fa‵kai ‵lasi kae se ko tamā fa‵kai e pelā mo te mea ne mafaufau ki ei a Iosua?


Why should we reflect the tenderness that the shepherd showed toward the strayed sheep? 16 A person who has lost contact with the congregation may be exhausted in a spiritual sense. 	 Kāti ne takasēsē se tino penā i te lalolagi nei telā e ‵fonu i fakalavelave, e aunoa mo se fakamoemoega, e pelā mo te mamoe telā ne ‵vae keatea mai te tausi mamoe.


5. What is involved in ‘seeking Jehovah’ today? 5 You might say: ‘I am a dedicated, baptized servant of God, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 5 E mafai ne koe o fai atu penei: ‘Au se tavini tukugina atu kae papatiso a Ieova, se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova.


16 The worldwide preaching work is yet another evidence of Jehovah’s concern for honesthearted individuals, wherever they may live. 	 16 A te galuega talai telā e fai i te lalolagi kātoa ko te suā fakamaoniga o te alofa atafai o Ieova ki tino loto fakamaoni i so se koga e ‵nofo latou i ei.


Open the gates, you men, that the righteous nation that is keeping faithful conduct may enter.” 	 Tala mataloa o te fa‵kai kae tuku mai te malo fakamaoni ke ulu mai, ko te malo tela e amiotonu a tino i ei.”


(Isaiah 39:1-7) “Pride is before a crash,” warns the Bible, “and a haughty spirit before stumbling.”—Proverbs 16:18. 	 (Isaia 39:1-7) E fakailoa mai te Tusi Tapu: “A te fakamatamata e iku ki te malaia, a te fiasili e iku ki te sē aogā.”—Faataoto 16:18.


• What task did the brothers begin to undertake in 1919, and why was it a challenge? 	 • Se a te galuega ne kamata o fai ne taina i te 1919, kae kaia ne faigata ei?


In fact, we can work along with our Potter by supporting our brothers and sisters as they strive to make spiritual advancement. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e mafai o ga‵lue fakatasi tatou mo Ia mai te ‵lago atu ki ‵tou taina mo tuagane i te taimi e taumafai ei latou ke ga‵solo atu ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


He concluded one of his letters by greeting more than 25 brothers and sisters by name, including Persis, a Christian sister about whom Paul said: “Greet Persis our beloved one.”—Rom. 16:3-15. 	 Ne fakaoti ne tou tagata se tusi e tasi o ana tusi mai te fakatalofa atu ki taina mo tuagane e silia atu mo te 25 kae fakaaoga a igoa totino, e aofia i ei a Peseti, se tuagane Kelisiano telā ne fai mai a Paulo penei: “Fakatalofa atu ki a Peseti te ‵tou fagasele.”—Loma 16:3-15.


It comes from God through angels.—Read Revelation 1:1; 14:6, 7. 	 Ne aumai a te mea tenā mai i te Atua e auala i agelu.—Faitau te Fakaasiga 1:1; 14:6, 7.


(Exodus 19:4-9) In the first century, Jesus commanded his followers to make disciples of people of all nations, and those who embraced his teaching were baptized. 	 (Esoto 19:4-9) I te senitenali muamua, ne fakatonu atu a Iesu ki ana soko ke fai a soko mai tino o fenua katoa, kae ke papatiso foki a tino kolā ne talia ne latou ana akoakoga.


We can reflect on the fact that we at one time were sleeping in darkness, as it were. 	 E ‵tau o masaua ne tatou me e isi se taimi ne sē iloa ei ne tatou a te Atua kae ne seai se fakamoemoega i a tatou mō taimi mai mua.


(Isa. 11:6-8; Col. 3:9, 10) Therefore, the environment in which Jehovah is now molding us is viewed as a spiritual paradise that is presently taking shape. 	 (Isa. 11:6-8; Ko. 3:9, 10) Tela la, a fakanofonofoga kolā e fulifuli nei tatou ne Ieova e fai pelā me se palataiso faka-te-agaga telā e fulifuli ne ia tatou i te taimi nei.


When did Abram cross the Euphrates River, and what was the significance of this act? 13 Once again Abram had to travel. 	 I te tiakinaga ne ia o Halana, ne olo atu te kau malaga ki te feitu ki togālā, i te mao e 55 maila.


Seeing these qualities in the elders inspires confidence among congregation members. 	 A te lavea atu o uiga konei i toeaina e fakamalosi aka ei a te loto tali‵tonu o taina mo tuagane i te fakapotopotoga.


This was especially true of the icons that became a prominent feature of Eastern Orthodoxy.” 	 E tonu eiloa a te mea tenei e uiga ki fatagata kolā ne fai mo fai se vaega takutakua o te lotu Orthodoxy i te Togala.”


1, 2. (a) What unexpected tragedies did Job experience? (b) Describe Job’s life before the tragedies struck. 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei ne fepaki mo Iopu? (e) Fakamatala mai te olaga o Iopu mai mua o ‵tupu a fakalavelave.


Why is world peace so elusive? 	 Kaia e se mafai ei ne tino o aumai a te filemu ki te lalolagi?


7 Mankind’s hope of everlasting life on earth was undermined by an idea that prevailed in ancient Babylon and spread worldwide—the idea that man has an immortal soul or spirit that merely inhabits a physical body. 	 7 A te fakamoemoega o tino ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi ne fakaseaoga ne se akoakoga telā ne taliagina i Papelonia i aso mua kae ne salalau ki te lalolagi kātoa—ko te akoakoga me e isi se agaga telā e se mafai o mate i loto i te foitino o te tino.


(James 5:11) He knows that the challenges facing Christians who are involuntarily single are at times disheartening, and he treasures their loyalty. 	 (Iakopo 5:11) E iloa ne ia te faigata o te tulaga e oko ki Kelisiano kolā ko se a‵vaga ona ko olotou fakanofonofoga kae e fakatāua malosi ne ia te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni.


(Judges 14:6, 19; 15:14) As Christians today, we do not expect God’s spirit to give us exceptional muscular strength. 	 (Famasino 14:6, 19; 15:14) E pelā me ne Kelisiano i aso nei, e se fakamoe‵moe tatou ke tuku mai ne te agaga o te Atua ki a tatou se mafi fakapito.


The lyrics of many of the songs have been composed in such a way that when you sing one line, you will almost be able to anticipate what comes next. 	 Ne ‵fatu a te ukega o pese i se auala telā e fai ei ke iloa ne koe o usu a te suā fuaiupu.


“Each week at my church, many seem to get the holy spirit and miraculously speak in different languages. 	 “I vaiaso takitasi i taku lotu, e foliga mai me e tokouke a tino e maua ne latou a te agaga tapu kae fai‵pati fakavavega ei latou ki ‵gana valevale.


2 Worldwide, the number of people accepting the good news is growing. 	 2 I te lalolagi kātoa, ko gasolo aka ki luga te aofaki o tino e talia ne latou te tala ‵lei.


What question should each of us ask himself, and why? 	 Se a te fesili e ‵tau o ‵sili ifo ne tatou ki a tatou eiloa, kae kaia?


18:12-17—Why did Proconsul Gallio not interfere when onlookers began beating Sosthenes? 	 18:12-17—Kaia ne seki oso atu ei te Kovana ko Kaliona i te taimi ne kamata ei o kini ne tino a Sosene?


(Revelation 14:1, 3; 20:4-6) Compared with the billions on earth, the 144,000 truly are a “little flock.” 	 (Fakaasiga 14:1, 3; 20:4-6) Kafai e fakatusa te toko 144,000 ki te fia piliona o tino i te lalolagi nei, e fai eiloa latou mo fai se “lafu foliki.”


WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES: After witnessing Jesus’ ability to perform miracles, some wanted him to become involved in local politics. 	 MEA KOLĀ E AKOAKO MAI I TE TUSI TAPU: Mai tua o te laveaga ne latou a te atamai o Iesu ke fai a vavega, ne ma‵nako a nisi tino ke aofia a ia i olotou mea fakapolitiki.


(Read Romans 12:10.) 	 (Faitau te Loma 12:10.)


Your faithful endurance encourages your Christian brothers and sisters. 	 E fakamalosi aka ne tou kufaki mo te fakamaoni a taina mo tuagane.


• What should you do when experiencing marital stress? 	 • Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe māfai ko fepaki koe mo fakalavelave i te fakaipoipoga?


5:14, 15—Who is “the prince of the army of Jehovah”? 	 5:14, 15—Ko oi “te takitaki o te kautau a te Aliki”?


MANKIND ENTERS A NEW ERA 	 KO OKO A TINO KI SE OLAGA FOU


How is love involved in our being yielding? 	 E aofia pefea te alofa i te fakaasiatuga o te loto malamalama?


Suddenly, the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote a message on the wall. 	 Ne sae fakapoi mai se lima o se tagata kae ne tusi ne ia se fekau i luga i te ‵pui.


Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for your souls.” 	 Ke amo ne koutou taku amoga, kae fakaakoako mai ki a au, me i a au e filemu kae loto malalo; e maua foki i ei ne koutou a te tokaga malie otou agaga.”


She felt bitter and disillusioned. 	 Ne logo‵mae kae fanoanoa a ia.


11. Why can we say that a long time for us is very short to God? 11 From Jehovah’s standpoint, even 969-year-old Methuselah lived less than a day. 	 11 Mai te kilokiloga a Ieova, ne seki kātoa foki te aso e tasi ne ola ei a Metusela, telā ko 969 ana tausaga.


Mary revealed her deep spirituality when she later spoke to her relative Elizabeth. 	 Ne lavea atu te malosi faka-te-agaga o tou fafine i te taimi ne faipati atu ei a ia ki tena kāiga ko Elisapeta.


(Luke 18:1-8) However, we can be assured that when we pray in harmony with God’s will, Jehovah will never tell us: “Quit making me trouble.”—Luke 11:5-9. 	 (Luka 18:1-8) Kae e ui i ei, e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me kafai e ‵talo tatou e ‵tusa mo mea kolā e loto te Atua ki ei, ka se mafai eiloa o fai mai a Ieova: “Sa fakalavelave mai ki a au!”—Luka 11:5-9.


For decades, scientists have been hoping to receive messages from extraterrestrial life, using this huge instrument. 	 I te fia o tausaga, ne fakamoe‵moe ei a saienitisi ke maua ne fekau mai mea ola i te lagi, i te fakaaogāga o te matugā mea faigaluega lasi tenā.


Since the death of the apostles, Christ has not been in much of what has taken place in the name of Christianity. 	 Talu mai te taimi ne ‵mate atu ei a apositolo, ne seki lavea atu ei a akoakoga a Keliso i mea kolā ne fai i te igoa o te Lotu Kelisiano.


Referring to those serving Jehovah in our day, the Bible states: “At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki tino kolā e tavini atu nei ki a Ieova i ‵tou aso nei, penei: “Ka ko latou kolā e ma‵taku ki te Aliki ne sau‵tala i a latou eiloa, ka ko te Aliki ne lagona ne ia olotou pati.


Paul urged the Colossians: “As God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, and patience. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki te kau Kolose: “Ona ko koutou ko tino filifilia a te Atua, ko tino tapu kae alofagina, ke fakapei ki luga i a koutou a te alofa atafai, te alofa kaimalie, te loto maulalo, te agamalu mo te kufaki.


Describing the time in which we live, the Bible frankly states: “Men will be lovers of themselves, . . . disloyal, having no natural affection.”—2 Timothy 3:1-5. 	 E fai ‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te taimi ko ola nei tatou i ei, penei: “Ko tino ka ma‵natu fakapito, . . . [“e amio ma‵sei,” Tusi Paia Samoa], e se loto a‵lofa.”—2 Timoteo 3:1-5.


He also imparted “sayings of everlasting life,” tirelessly helping others to come to know Jehovah.—John 6:68. 	 Ne tuku atu foki ne ia a “muna o te ola se-gata-mai,” e aunoa mo te fi‵ta mai te fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke iloa ne latou a Ieova.—Ioane 6:68.


16 The apostle warned against tendencies toward falsehood, stealing, shameful conduct, and so forth. 	 16 Ne polopoloki atu te apositolo ke ‵teke atu ki manakoga ke pati ‵loi, ke kaisoa, ke fai a amioga matagā mo nisi mea aka foki penā.


At the last Passover that Jesus celebrated with his 12 apostles, he told them: “Truly I say to you, One of you will betray me.” 	 I te ‵toe Paseka telā ne fakamanatu fakatasi ne Iesu mo ana apositolo e toko sefululua, ne fai atu a ia ki latou: “Au e fai ‵tonu atu ki a koutou: Au ka fakatogafiti ne se tokotasi i a koutou.”


What recent example is there of spiritual food that is both timely and richly satisfying? 	 Se a te fakamaoniga fakamuli nei o mea‵kai faka-te-agaga aogā kolā e maua i te taimi tonu?


(Deuteronomy 6:5-7) Jesus said that this is the most important of all God’s commandments. 	 (Teutelonome 6:5-7 Tusi Paia, Samoa) Ne fai mai Iesu me tenei eiloa te ‵toe tulafono tāua i tulafono katoa a te Atua.


How glad Noah and his family must have been to step onto dry land once again! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia o Noa mo tena kāiga ke ‵tu fakamuli atu latou ki se laukele mālō!


For I, Jehovah your God, am grasping your right hand, the One saying to you, ‘Do not be afraid. 	 Me i a au, Ieova tou Atua, e puke ki tou lima fakaatamai, Ko te Tino telā e fai atu ki a koe, ‘Sa mataku.


This article discusses highlights from Ezekiel 1:1–24:27, covering visions, prophecies, and enactments concerning what was to befall Jerusalem. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a manatu tāua mai i te Esekielu 1:1–24:27, e aofia i ei a fakaasiga, valoaga, mo tulafono e uiga ki mea kolā ka ‵tupu ki Ielusalema.


14 In contrast, Jesus Christ pointed out a simple way to enjoy true freedom. 	 14 E ‵kese mai i ei, ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu Keliso se auala faigofie ke maua te saolotoga tonu.


14 What can you do to work on your self-control? 	 14 Ne a au mea e mafai o fai ke taumafai koe o ati aka tou loto pulea?


GOOD friends are precious, and a lasting friendship does not happen just by chance. 	 A TAUGASOA ‵lei e tāua ‵ki eiloa, kae ko te va fakataugasoa tumau e sē se mea e tupu fakafuasei.


By rebelling against Jehovah, Adam robbed his children of their prospect—eternal happiness. 	 Mai i te ‵teke atu ki a Ieova, ne kaisoa ei ne Atamu a te fakamoemoega mai i ana tama‵liki—ko te fiafia ki te se-gata-mai.


(Mark 12:30) Everyone who gets baptized should be determined to follow through on his promise.—Read Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5. 	 (Male. 12:30) E ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tino papatiso ke tausi ki olotou tautoga ne fai ki a Ieova.—Faitau te Failauga 5:4, 5.


We can also be assured that when the great tribulation strikes, Jehovah will safeguard his people not only spiritually but also physically. 	 E mautinoa foki i a tatou me kafai ko oko mai te fakalavelave lasi, ka sē puipui fua ne Ieova ana tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ka faka‵sao tonu eiloa ne ia a latou i te taimi tenā.


(Psalm 90:10) A life span of 70 years is typical of people in general, and at age 85, Caleb cited his unusual strength. 	 (Salamo 90:10) E masani o oko atu a tino e tokouke ki tausaga e 70 o te olaga, kae ne maua ne Kalepo se malosi fakaatea i te taimi ko 85 ei ana tausaga.


14 Because of their realistic view of such matters, Jehovah’s Witnesses are sometimes accused of having a negative attitude. 	 14 Ona ko te kilokiloga tonu a Molimau a Ieova e uiga ki vaegā mea penā, e ‵losi sāle atu ki a latou me e se maua te fiafia i te lotou kilokiloga.


What can we learn from Jesus’ statement regarding Noah’s day? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i pati a Iesu e uiga ki aso o Noa?


• Moses? 	 • Mose?


In what sense does the book of Daniel stand accused? 	 E ‵losi atu pefea a fāmeo a tino ki te tusi o Tanielu?


What surprising statement did King Agrippa utter? 	 Ne a pati fakapoi ne fai atu ne te Tupu ko Akelipa?


(Proverbs 18:10; Matthew 24:9, 13) In view of Jesus’ words, we may well ask: ‘Why are true Christians no part of the world? 	 (Faataoto 18:10; Mataio 24:9, 13) E ‵tusa mo pati a Iesu, kāti ka fesili atu tatou, penei: ‘Kaia e se fai ei a Kelisiano mo fai ne vaega o te lalolagi?


They realize that “the eyes of Jehovah are in every place, keeping watch upon the bad ones and the good ones.”—Proverbs 15:3. 	 E iloa ne latou me “e lavea ne [Ieova] a mea e ‵tupu i koga katoa; e onoono mai a ia ki a tatou me e fai ne tatou a mea ‵lei io me ikai.”—Faataoto 15:3.


(John 4:34) Like Jesus, as dedicated Christians, we take delight in doing God’s will. 	 (Ioane 4:34) E pelā mo Iesu, e fia‵fia tatou Kelisiano tukugina atu o fai te loto o te Atua.


However, in the 1840’s, archaeologists began unearthing the palace of this king. 	 Kae i tausaga talu mai te 1840, ne oko atu ei a te keliga a tino suke‵suke ki te palesi o te tupu tenei.


Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”—John 8:31, 32, The Holy Bible—New International Version. 	 Ka iloa ne koutou te munatonu, ko te munatonu foki ka fakasaoloto ne ia koutou.”—Ioane 8:31, 32


Indeed, even now, our firm stand for God’s laws, such as those concerning marriage and sexual morality, has led to negative publicity in some lands. 	 E tonu, ke oko foki ki aso nei, ne iku atu foki te ‵tou ‵mautakitaki ki tulafono a te Atua e uiga ki te avaga mo faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau ki tulaga sē ‵lei i nisi fenua.


However, Peter does not stop there, leaving his brothers to wonder if they will be able to cope with such a diversity of tests. 	 Kae ne seki gata fua i konā a pati a Petelu, kae tuku tiaki ne ia ana taina ke numi me e mafai o kufaki latou i vaegā tofotofoga kese‵kese io me ikai.


Even more, he assisted many to reach their spiritual potential. 	 Kae e se gata fua i konā, ne fesoasoani atu foki a ia ki te tokoukega o tino ke maua ne latou a te malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Learning From the Ways of Abraham and Isaac 	 Ke Tauloto Mai Auala o Apelaamo mo Isaako


Instead of spitefully ignoring a plea for help from the elders of the nation, he came to their aid. 	 I lō te se talia ne ia te fakamolemole a toeaina o te fenua ki tena fesoasoani, ne talia eiloa ne ia te lotou fakamolemole.


(Matt. 11:28-30) How true that statement is! 	 (Mata. 11:28-30) Ko oko eiloa te ‵tonu o pati konā!


(2 Corinthians 6:14) It could result only in harm to the Christian’s faith. 	 (2 Kolinito 6:14) E mafai o iku atu ki te fakamaseiga o te fakatuanaki o Kelisiano.


(Matthew 15:6, 9; 26:7-11) Did such teachings influence the way he dealt with women? 	 (Mataio 15:6, 9; 26:7-11) E mata, ne fakamalosi aka ne vaegā akoakoga penā ana faifaiga kolā ne fai ki fāfine?


An Issue That Involves You 	 Se Kinauga Telā e Aofia Koe i ei


Just picture them, their features outlined in the gloom by the flickering light of an oil lamp, their eyes wide as they listened to the water cascading down onto the roof and lashing against the sides of the ark. 	 Ke fakaataata ne koe a latou, e lavea atu olotou foliga i te mainaga o se molī sinu, e ‵pula toka atu olotou mata kae fakalogo‵logo ki te ‵sali ifo o vai e uke ki te tuafale kae ‵poko ki te kaokao o te vaka.


He uses the spirit to open the hearts and minds of the bride class to understand his Word, the Bible. 	 E fakaaoga ne ia te agaga ke ‵tala ei a loto mo mafaufau o te potukau ko te tamafine fatoa fakaipoipo ke malamalama i tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.


They are recorded in the most widely owned and read book, which is also widely misunderstood and ignored—the Bible. 	 Ne tusi ki lalo a mea konā i te ‵toe tusi lauiloa telā e fai‵tau a tino e tokouke ki ei, ko te tusi telā e se malamalama a tino i ei kae e se ‵saga tonu atu foki ki ei—ko te Tusi Tapu.


A child’s illness may affect what the family eats, where the family goes, and how much time parents spend with each child. 	 Kāti e mafai o pokotia a mea e ‵kai ki ei te kāiga, te koga e olo ki ei, mo te lasi o te taimi e fakamāumāu ne mātua mo tamaliki taki tokotasi ona ko te masaki o te tamaliki.


Steffen, who is from Denmark, said: “Every day, I was able to preach to people who had never heard about Jehovah. 	 A Steffen, se taina mai Tenimaka, ne fai mai penei: “I aso katoa, ne talai atu au ki tino kolā ne seki lagona aka eiloa ne latou a mea e uiga ki a Ieova.


Instead, they were to elect men to serve on a service committee along with the service director. 	 I lō te fai penā, e ‵tau o palota latou ki tāgata kolā e mafai o ga‵lue i te komiti mō te galuega talai fakatasi mo te takitaki o te galuega talai.


VALIANT WOMEN WHO TOOK THEIR STAND 	 FĀFINE LOTO MA‵LOSI KOLĀ NE ‵MAUTAKITAKI


That will be the subject for the next article. 	 Tenā loa te manatu ka sau‵tala ki ei i te suā mataupu.


Here were Christians with faith so strong that they had stood up to the most difficult tests. 	 I tausaga e silia atu i te 22 mai tua o te fono tenā, ne lasi ‵ki eiloa te ga‵solo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Why might we refer to some truths as “old,” and what are some that you especially treasure? 	 Kaia e mafai o fakasino atu tatou ki nisi muna‵tonu e pelā me ne “mea mua,” kae ne a nisi muna‵tonu e fakatāua malosi ne koe?


2 Was the Sabbath just a day for relaxation? 	 2 E mata, ne fai a te Sapati e pelā me se aso e seai se galuega e fai i ei?


5 Many today think that to be truly free, they must be able to do anything and everything they want to do, regardless of the consequences. 	 5 E mafau‵fau a tino e tokouke i aso nei me ke maua te saolotoga tonu, e ‵tau o fai ne latou so se mea io me ko mea katoa e ma‵nako latou o fai, faitalia me ne a a ikuga.


Does It Make Any Difference? 	 E Mata, e Tāua te Mea Tenei?


10 One of the most obvious ways in which we as Christians do good things for others is through “the public declaration of our hope.” 	 10 A te auala manino e tasi e mafai ei o fai ne Kelisiano a mea ‵lei ki nisi tino ko “te folafolaatuga o te ‵tou fakamoemoega ki tino katoa.”


Suddenly, a person whom you do not know steps out of the crowd and volunteers to accept the penalty for you. 	 Kae poi aka koe me ko ofo atu ne se tino telā e seiloa lele ne koe ke fakasala a ia kae sao koe.


I’m careful not to force them into my thinking but to let them form their own convictions.”—Ivana, Czech Republic. 	 E fakaeteete au ke mo a ma faimālō latou ke talia oku mafaufauga kae tuku atu te avanoaga ke ati aka olotou kilokiloga eiloa.”—Ivana, Czech Republic.


Again comes the answer, ‘Of course not!’ 	 Ne ‵pau eiloa te tali ki ei!


Hence, the decisions we make in this regard can reflect our love for God. 	 Tela la, e fakaasi atu ne tatou i ‵tou fakaikuga e uiga ki te mea tenei a ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua.


Like such sailors, we can be rescued but with the even greater prospect of everlasting life. 	 E pelā mo kauvaka konā, e mafai foki o ‵sao tatou, mo te fakamoemoega telā e sili atu tena aogā ko te ola se-gata-mai.


He has promised to bring an end to sickness, sorrow, and death. 	 Ne tauto mai a ia me ka fakagata ne ia a ma‵saki, te fanoanoa, mo te mate.


4 Christian endurance is motivated by love. 	 4 A te alofa e fakamalosi aka ne ia a te kufaki o se Kelisiano.


Using it to reflect on his promises can fill us with confidence in their fulfillment and help us to remain faithful, even as we endure present challenges of life. 	 A te fakaataata ne tatou ana folafolaga i ‵tou mafaufau ka fai ei ke tali‵tonu tatou ki te lotou fakataunuga, kae fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te fakamaoni i te taimi foki loa tenei koi kufaki atu tatou i fakalavelave faiga‵ta o te olaga tenei.


Also explain how they might approach people with the Kingdom message in your territory. 	 Ke fakamatala atu foki a te auala ke fakaasi atu te fekau o te Malo ki tino i tou koga talai.


The dead will be resurrected. 	 A tino ‵mate ka toe faka‵tu aka.


In what sense did God’s people come into Babylonian captivity from the second century C.E. onward? 	 Kaia ne fai ei i tino o te Atua ne fakapagota i papelonia talu mai i te senitenali i te lua T.A. o vau ki tua?


Ask yourself: ‘Do my priorities and decisions reflect that I truly believe Jesus’ words? 	 Fesili ifo penei: ‘E mata, e fakaasi mai i mea e fakamuamua ne au mo aku fakaikuga me e talitonu eiloa au ki pati konei a Iesu?


13 The Praetorian Guard Receives a Witness 	 13 Ne Maua ne Sotia Leoleo a te Tupu se Molimau


Why should we obey the command to make disciples? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki te fakatonuga ke fai a soko?


(John 12:27) What an example he set for us—one of full submission to the divine will! 	 (Ioane 12:27) Mā‵faga o fakaakoakoga ‵lei ne fai ne ia mō tatou—ne fakalogo katoatoa a ia ki te loto o te Atua!


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Even those who have lost much of their mental ability can sense whether their dignity is being respected. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā ko se ‵lei olotou mafaufau e mafai eiloa o iloa ne latou me ne fakaasi atu ki a latou te fakaaloalo mo te āva.


(Matthew 24:36; 25:13) One reference work explains that the root verb of the expression “speeding up” here means “‘to make haste’ and is thus closely related to ‘to be zealous, active, concerned about something.’” So Peter was urging fellow believers to be “ardently desiring” the presence of the day of Jehovah. 	 (Mataio 24:36; 25:13) E fai mai se fakamatalaga i se tusi e tasi me e fakauiga a te tugāpati ko te “fakavavave” ki te “ ‘ke tuli ke vave’ kae tai fetaui ‵tonu foki loa mo te ‘loto finafinau, ke gasuesue faeloa, mo te amanaia tonu ki se mea.’ ” Tela la, ne fakamalosi atu a Petelu ki ana taina tali‵tonu ke olioli malosi ki te oko mai o te aso o Ieova.


(John 17:3) Paul’s earnest desire to attain eternal life is evident in his words recorded at Philippians 3:14: “I am pursuing down toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God by means of Christ Jesus.” 	 (Ioane 17:3) A te manako malosi o Paulo ke maua ne ia te ola se-gata-mai e lavea atu i ana pati i te Filipi 3:14: “Tela la, au e tele tonu eiloa ki te tapula ke maua ne au a te failoga, telā ko te kalaga a te Atua e alatu i a Keliso Iesu ki te ola i te lagi.”


The United Nations Children’s Fund has expressed confidence that “the pall that these abuses . . . have cast on lives around the globe can be lifted.” 	 E talitonu a te United Nations Children’s Fund me e “mafai o faka‵lei aka a lagonaga māfatia kolā e māfua mai i fakama‵seiga konei . . . ki te olaga o tino i te lalolagi kātoa.”


8 If Jesus was rejected and killed, how could he become “the chief cornerstone”? 	 8 Kafai ne ‵teke atu a tino ki a Iesu kae tamate ne latou, ne mafai pefea o fai a ia mo fai te “fatu tulimanu tafasili i te aoga”?


None of us were alive when those events occurred. 	 E seai eiloa se tino i a tatou ne ola i te taimi ne ‵tupu ei a mea konā.


At the same time, a few seeds of the genuine wheat were sown in the world field. 	 I te taimi foki eiloa tenā, ne ‵toki eiloa a nai fuagā saito i te laukele i te lalolagi.


Despite our age difference, we had very enjoyable times together in the ministry. 	 E tiga eiloa e se ‵pau te ma‵tua o māua, ne gali ‵ki a taimi ne ga‵lue fakatasi ei māua.


May we never feel that we are a bother to him! 	 Ke mo a ma mafau‵fau tatou i a tatou ko sōna fakalavelave atu fua ki a ia!


Katie answered, “Yes. 	 Ne tali mai a Katie, “Ao.


Even if wrong desires or thoughts persist after we have prayed to God, we need to “keep on asking God” for wisdom to cope with this trial. 	 Kafai koi tumau eiloa a manakoga io me ko mafaufauga sē ‵tonu i a tatou mai tua o ‵tou ‵talo ki te Atua, e ‵tau mo tatou o tumau i te “‵talo ki te Atua” mō te poto ke mafai o fa‵ki i te fakalavelave tenei.


Nevertheless, he attended a district convention and received a copy of the Bible Teach book. 	 E tiga te feitu tenā, ne kau atu a ia ki se fono lasi kae maua ei tena kopi i te tusi ko te Akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu.


They have been happily married for more than 34 years. 	 Ko oti eiloa ne avaga lāua i tausaga e silia atu i te 34 kae fia‵fia malosi lāua i ei.


Can You Explain? 	 Se a te uiga o te ‵tu atu o tino o Ieova i olotou tulaga?


As promised in the Bible, how may Jehovah “make the way out” of trials for us? 	 E pelā mo te mea ne folafola mai i te Tusi Tapu, e mafai pefea ne Ieova “o tuku mai foki ne ia a te auala e ‵sao ei” tatou mai ‵tou fakalavelave?


He had been inactive for about 25 years and was going through a very difficult situation, so I explained how applying the spiritual principles from the Bible could help him. 	 Ne mate faka-te-agaga tou tagata i tausaga e 25 kae ne fepaki eiloa a ia mo se tulaga faigata ‵ki, telā ne fakamatala atu ne au te auala e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a ia a akoakoga faka-te-agaga mai te Tusi Tapu.


Victims of war will be resurrected and given a chance to live on a paradise earth. 	 A tino kolā ne ‵mate i taua ka toe faka‵tu mai kae toe tuku atu se avanoaga ke ola i te lalolagi palataiso.


Even if repaired, the crack may remain visible,” he said. 	 Kafai foki loa ko oti ne toe faka‵piki faka‵lei, e mafai eiloa o lavea atu a te koga ne mafā,” ko ana pati.


By praying “with true hearts in the full assurance of faith”; by declaring our hope publicly without wavering; and by considering, inciting, and encouraging fellow worshippers when we assemble together at our congregation meetings and during family worship. 	 E tapuaki atu foki tatou i te faletapu tenei māfai e ‵kau atu tatou ki fakatasiga mo taimi e fai ei a tapuakiga a kāiga.


Irenaeus was especially intent on refuting various teachings of Gnostic Christians, who claimed that they held revealed inner knowledge. 	 Ko te fakamoemoega eiloa o Irenaeus ke taku faka‵se ne ia a akoakoga a Kelisiano Gnostic, kolā e fai mai me e maua ne latou se poto fakapito.


Yet, some copyists and translators have attempted to alter the Bible’s message. 	 Kae ui i ei, ne taumafai a nisi tino tusitala mo tino ‵fulitusi o ‵fuli a te fekau i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


The children learned that he is not some vague, abstract deity. 	 E tasi mai i ei me e mafai ne Ieova o puipui ana tino tapuaki.


TRY THIS: Write down Bible verses that you find helpful, and leave them in spots where you will see them often. 	 TOFOTOFO AKA KI TE MEA TENEI: Ke tusi ki lalo a fuaiupu i te Tusi Tapu kolā e fesoasoani atu ki a koe, kae tuku i koga kolā ka lavea faeloa ne koe i ei.


Like Moses, Asa, and other faithful servants of Jehovah, Nehemiah had already developed a pattern of relying on Jehovah in prayer. 	 E pelā mo Mose, Asa, mo nisi tavini fakamaoni a Ieova, ko leva ne ati aka ne Neemia te fakalagolago faeloa ki a Ieova i ‵talo.


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They were like spiritual babes needing “milk.” 	 A latou koi ma‵nako eiloa ki “susu” e pelā me ne tamaliki i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


“KEEP YOURSELVES IN GOD’S LOVE” 	 KE TUMAU “I TE ALOFA O TE ATUA”


7 Paul does not discuss every conceivable problem that might arise between a husband and a wife. 	 7 Ne seki fakasino atu a Paulo ki fakalavelave katoa kolā e mafai o ‵sae aka i te vā o te tauavaga.


All of us face what choice? 	 Se a te filifiliga telā e ‵tau o fai ne tatou katoa?


16, 17. (a) What should we do if we commit a serious sin? (b) How can we benefit from the example of Anne? 	 16, 17. (a) Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou māfai e fai ne tatou se agasala matagā? (e) E aoga pefea ki a tatou a te fakaakoakoga a Anne?


If from the outset parents speak with the voice of kind, caring authority and are consistent in their actions, their children will soon learn to accept that authority and the loving discipline emanating from it. 	 Kafai e fai‵pati atu a mātua i se leo filemu telā e fakaasi mai i ei te pule mo te alofa, kae e ‵pau faeloa olotou tonu mai te kamataga, se mea vave o fakamasani aka olotou tama‵liki ke talia ne latou a te pulega tenā mo polopolokiga a‵lofa kolā e māfua mai i ei.


We must be careful to teach Jehovah’s ways, not promoting personal preferences 	 Se a te feagaiga telā ne ofa ne nisi tino?


(Read Acts 20:33-35.) 	 (Faitau te Galuega 20:33-35.)


Soon a Witness couple came to my door and offered me a Bible study, which I accepted. 	 E seki leva kae ‵tu mai se tauavaga Molimau ki toku mataloa kae ofo mai se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae ne talia ne au.


In fact, the same passage continues: “In case you should say: ‘Look! 	 E toe fai mai foki te fuaiupu tenā: “E mafai koe o fai pelā me e seai sau fekau i te mea tenā, kae masaua i te Atua e iloa ne ia ou mafaufauga, kae fakamasino foki ne ia.


And quit being fashioned after this system of things, but be transformed by making your mind over, that you may prove to yourselves the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”—Romans 12:1, 2. 	 Ke se amio fakatasi koutou mo te lalolagi nei, ka ke ‵fuli koutou i te fakafouga otou mafaufau, ko te mea ke fakatalitonu ne koutou me se a te loto o te Atua, te mea ‵lei, te mea e logomalie mo te gali.”—Loma 12:1, 2.


6, 7. How does Satan make this world appear attractive? 	 6, 7. E fai pefea ne Satani a te lalolagi tenei ke fia‵fai a tino ki ei?


Even as Jehovah freely forgave you, so do you also. 	 E pelā mo te Aliki ko oti ne fakamagalo ne ia koutou, e ‵tau foki mo koutou o fakatau fakamagalo.


When such events take place, some distressed individuals may ask questions about the meaning of life that at one time they ignored. 	 Kafai e ‵tupu a vaegā fakalavelave penā, e mafai eiloa o ‵sili ne nisi tino loto mafatia a fesili e uiga ki te aoga o te olaga telā ne seki fia ‵saga latou ki ei i te taimi muamua.


Just then, he got a phone call. 	 E se leva kae tagi te telefoni.


Lessons From a Well-Prepared Prayer 	 Akoakoga Aoga Mai Se ‵Talo Ne Fakatoka Faka‵lei


So when people refuse to accept that gift, it is no wonder that we may have “pain in [our] heart.” 	 Tela la, kafai e se talia ne tino a te meaalofa, se mea masani eiloa ke ‘se gata te ‵mae o ‵tou loto.’


But to my surprise, they always gave me good answers based on the Bible. 	 Kae poi au, me ne tuku mai faeloa ne lāua ki a au a tali ‵lei kolā ne fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu.


That must have been a time of great anguish for both of them. 	 E se taumate ne logo‵mae malosi laua i te taimi tenā.


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Instead, let us always allow the holy spirit to produce love in us. 	 I lō te fai penā, ke na talia faeloa ne tatou a te agaga tapu ke ati aka i ei te alofa i loto i a tatou.


Could you pioneer? 	 E mata, e mafai koe o paenia?


La Sagrada Escritura—Texto y comentario por profesores de la Compañía de Jesús (The Holy Scripture—Text and Commentary by Professors of the Company of Jesus) explains that “among the Persians, Medes, and Chaldeans, the Magi formed a priestly class that promoted occult sciences, astrology, and medicine.” 	 E fakamatala mai i te La Sagrada Escritura—Texto y comentario por profesores de la Compañía de Jesús (Te Tusi Tapu—mo ana Fakamatalaga kolā ne tusi ne Professors of the Company of Jesus) me “ne aofia i tino Pelesia, Metai mo Kaletaia, ko te kau faifeau e igoa ki Makoi kolā ne fakamalosi aka ne latou a mataupu fakataulaitu, mea o te lagi, mo togafiti fakatokita.”


Summarize key points in the material to help you remember what you have just studied. 	 Fakatoe‵toe a manatu tāua mai te mataupu ke fesoasoani atu ke masaua a mea ne fatoā sukesuke koe ki ei.


This spiritual Jew must, then, be a composite person, not just one individual! 	 A te Iutaia faka-te-agaga tenei e se fakauiga fua ki se tino e tokotasi, kae ki se potukau o tino fakaekegina!


(1 Ki. 18:21) Elijah rebuked the people for being indecisive. 	 (1 Tupu 18:21) Ne kote ne Elia a tino ona ko te lotou fakalotolotolua.


‘STAY AWAKE, STAND FIRM, GROW MIGHTY’ 	 ‘KE MATAPULA‵PULA, TU ‵MAUTAKITAKI, KAE LOTO MALOSI’


“I know a man in union with Christ who . . . was caught away into paradise.”—2 CORINTHIANS 12:2-4. 	 “E iloa ne au me isi se kelisiano ne ola ake i a Keliso, . . . ne avake foki ki Palataiso.”—2 Kolinito 12:2-4.


Then the four disciples returned to the fishing business. 	 Kae ne toe ‵foki atu a soko e tokofa konei ki olotou pisinisi faiika.


(Heb. 3:1) Jesus is not ashamed to call the anointed ones “brothers.”—Heb. 2:11. 	 (Epelu 3:1) E se mā a Iesu o taku ne ia a tino fakaekegina ko ana “taina.”—Epelu 2:11.


Unitedly Use the Pure Language to Praise Jehovah 	 Ke Fakaaogā Fakatasi ne Tatou te ‵Gana ‵Ma ke Tavae Atu ei ki a Ieova


He was also the son who inherited a double portion of property.—Gen. 43:33; Deut. 21:17; Josh. 17:1. 	 A ia foki ko te tama telā e tapolo tena vaega i laukele.—Kene. 43:33; Teu. 21:17; Iosu. 17:1.


“Whose Side Is God On?” 	 “Ko oi e Kau Atu ki ei te Atua?”


(2 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 4:13) So Paul’s confidence in his brothers and sisters was not misplaced, unrealistic, or blindly optimistic. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:7; Filipi 4:13) Tela la, e se fai pelā me ne ‵se, e se tonu, io me e fakavalevale te talitonu o Paulo ki ana taina mo tuagane.


The family replied: “We have only Jehovah’s Witnesses staying in our house.” 	 Ne tali atu te kāiga, penei: “E talia fua ne matou a Molimau a Ieova ke ‵nofo i te motou fale.”


(Read 2 Corinthians 13:5.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Kolinito 13:5.)


‘And they will actually go forth and look upon the carcasses of the men that were transgressing against me; for the very worms upon them will not die and their fire itself will not be extinguished, and they must become something repulsive to all flesh.’” 	 Kafai ko olo latou, kae ka lavea ne latou a foitino mate o tino kola e teke mai ki a au. A ilo kola e olo o kai olotou foitino ka se mafai o mate, pena foki a te afi tela e sunu ei latou ka se mafai o mate. Ka takalialia a tino katoa i a latou.’ ”


6 Paul listed apostate idolatry and sects among such “works of the flesh” as fornication and loose conduct. 	 6 Ne aofia ne Paulo a faifaiga aposetate ko te ifo ki tupua mo te fakamavaevae i “manako faka te foitino” e pelā mo te finalalolagi mo faifaiga ma‵sei.


“I proceeded to come into the grand sanctuary of God,” he said. 	 Ana muna: “I taku fanoga ki loto i tou Faletapu.”


Through the prophets, Jehovah had progressively revealed the identifying marks of the coming Messiah. 	 E auala i pelofeta, ne fakaasi malielie mai ne Ieova a fakailoga e iloa ei te Mesia telā ka vau.


6 Modern physicians can use advanced technology to see what the condition of a heart is and how it is functioning. 	 6 E mafai ne tokita i aso nei o fakaaoga a poto ‵fou ke onoono ki te tulaga o te fatu mo te auala e galue ei.


Having just served a three-month prison sentence as a conscientious objector, he joined his brother Dennis, a special pioneer, in Hemsworth. 	 Mai tua fua o tena fakasalaga ki te falepuipui mō se tolu masina e pelā me se tino ‵teke, ne kau atu a ia ki tena taina ko Dennis, se paenia fakapito, i Hemsworth.


(John 1:18; Rom. 1:20) It is possible for us to reflect Jehovah’s glory. 	 (Ioane 1:18; Loma 1:20) E mafai eiloa o fakaata mai i a tatou a te ‵malu o Ieova.


(Jer. 9:24) He does not look to any written code of laws made by imperfect men as a basis for determining what is just and fair. 	 (Iele. 9:24) E se kilo atu a ia ki so se tulafono tusia telā ne fai ne tāgata sē ‵lei katoatoa e pelā me ko te fakavae ke iloa aka ei a te mea tonu mo te mea ‵lei.


In this regard, it is good to reflect on the fact that all sincere worshipers of God are waiting for the fulfillment of his magnificent promises found in the Bible. 	 Tela la, se mea ‵lei ke masaua me e faka‵tali a tino katoa kolā e tapuaki atu mo te loto fakamaoni ki te Atua ke fakataunu ana folafolaga fakaofoofogia kolā e maua i te Tusi Tapu.


5 A few days prior to his death, Jesus, again referring to himself as light, told his disciples: “The light will be among you a little while longer. 	 5 I nāi aso mai mua o tena mate, ne toe faipati a Iesu e uiga ki a ia e pelā me ko te mainaga, i ana pati ki ana soko, penei: “Ka nofo nei te mainaga i a koutou i ne mo aso.


My father did not want my mother to talk to me about what she was learning. 	 Ne seki manako a toku tamana ke faipati mai a toku mātua ki au e uiga ki mea ne tauloto ne ia.


We humans are limited in our ability to identify that force through scientific observation and experimentation alone. 	 E isi se tapula ki te ‵tou atamai ke iloa aka ei a te malosi tenā e auala i kilokiloga mo iloiloga fakasaienitisi.


He was born in a nation that was dedicated to God. 	 Ne fanau a ia i se fenua telā ne tuku atu ki te Atua.


Jesus repeatedly referred to the Kingdom of God as “the kingdom of the heavens.”* (Matthew 4:17; 5:3, 10, 19, 20) God’s Kingdom, therefore, is a heavenly government. 	 Ne fakasino fakafia atu a Iesu ki te Malo o te Atua e pelā me ko “te Malo o te lagi.”* (Mataio 4:17; 5:3, 10, 19, 20) Tela la, a te Malo o te Atua se pulega i te lagi.


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 	 NISI MATAUPU


Does the Bible give us the wisdom to resolve such persistent and frustrating problems? 	 E mata, e tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu te poto ke faka‵lei aka a fakalavelave fakafi‵ta kae tumau konā?


(Rev. 7:14) The inspired writer of the book of Proverbs said: “Deliver those who are being taken away to death; and those staggering to the slaughter, O may you hold them back.” 	 (Fakaasiga 7:14) Ne fai mai a te tino telā ne tusi ne ia te tusi ko Faataoto, penei: “Fakavave o fakasao te tino telā ka tamate i se feitu sē tonu. [“Io me ko tino kolā ko takasese atu ki te mate,” NW].”


How did that come about? 	 Ne iloa pefea ne latou te mea tenā?


11 Harold’s experiences as a soldier caused him to become bitter and to doubt God’s existence. Compounding his problems, a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver left Harold permanently disabled. 	 E se gata i ei, e isi se fakalavelave tupu fakafuasei ne māfua mai i se tino vale telā ne fakatele ne ia te motoka, kae fai ei ke ‵pili a Harold.


From left: Eeva Kallio, Saimi Mattila-Syrjälä, Aili, Annikki, and Saara Noponen in 1949 In 1955, we moved to Kemi, a city farther north. 	 I te 1955, ne olo māua ki Kemi, se fa‵kai e ‵mao atu ki te feitu ki matū.


(Romans 7:18; 12:2) The Devil tried in vain to sidetrack Jesus by offering him “all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.” 	 (Loma 7:18; 12:2) Ne taumafai malosi a te Tiapolo o faka‵se a Iesu mai te ofo atu ki a ia “a malo o te lalolagi mo olotou ‵malu.”


By 1941 we were becoming aware that we should not work in the arms industry. 	 I te 1941 ne kamata foki o iloa ne matou me sē ‵tau foki mo matou o ga‵lue i koga e faite ei a meatau.


“But,” she adds, “I feared that being a need-greater was beyond my abilities.” 	 “Kae ne manavase au me iloa ne au me e se mafai o tavini atu au e pelā me se tino talai fesoasoani i koga penā,” ko ana pati.


Jehovah’s people unitedly speak the pure language 	 E fai‵pati fakatasi a tino o Ieova ki te ‵gana ‵ma


If so, please consider the following article. 	 Kafai e penā loa, ke onoono la ki te suā mataupu.


Why do we need to read the Bible with an open mind? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai‵tau tatou ki te Tusi Tapu mo te mafaufau faka‵lei?


• God will carry out what unbelievable “work” in our day? 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Sapakuka te fakamaseiga o te fenua o Iuta ne tino Papelonia


You can also show understanding to those whose health and circumstances limit what they can do. 	 E mafai foki o fakaasi atu ne koe te loto malamalama mai te saga atu ki a latou kolā e fakamasaki‵saki io me ko latou kolā ko se uke olotou mea e mafai o fai ona ko olotou fakanofonofoga.


(1 John 3:15) Even the world’s hatred does not make us forget any of God’s instructions. 	 (1 Ioane 3:15) Kafai foki eiloa e takalialia mai a te lalolagi, e se fai i ei ke puli i a tatou so se fakatonuga a te Atua.


If we cease to persist in prayer, we cut ourselves off from the constant fund of strength that God is willing and able to supply. 	 Kafai e fakagata te ‵talo atu faeloa o tatou, ka sē maua ne tatou a fakamalosiga kolā e fia tuku mai ne te Atua ki a tatou.


Daniel 4:17 connects the dream to the rulership of “the Most High” over mankind. 	 E ‵soko fakatasi i te Tanielu 4:17 a te moemiti tenā mo te pulega a “te Atua Maluga” ki luga i tino katoa.


3:1—What kind of priest was Jethro? 	 3:1—A Ietelo se faitaulaga pefea?


(Jer. 9:24) A healthy measure of self-respect helps us to make good decisions and to avoid lowering our moral standards. 	 (Ielemia 9:24) Tela la, e ‵tau o fai ne tatou a filifiliga ‵lei kae ke mo a ma fakamalalo a ‵tou tulaga i mea tau amioga.


How are the examples Paul cited relevant to us? 	 E aoga pefea ki a tatou a fakaakoakoga a Paulo?


23 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA


Each year, this observance is the most amazing unifying event that takes place on planet Earth! 	 I tausaga takitasi, e fai faeloa a te fakamanatuga tenei e pelā me ko te ‵toe fakatasiga fakaofoofogia ona ko te ‵kau fakatasi o tino i luga i te paneta tenei ko te Lalolagi!


19 Throw All Your Anxiety on Jehovah 	 19 Ke ‵Pei Atu ki a Ieova a Mea Katoa e Manava‵se ei Koutou


Mildness Attracts and Refreshes 	 E Iku Atu te Agamalū ki te Fiafia mo te Tokagamalie


David later acknowledged: “Jehovah our God broke through against us, for we did not search after him according to the custom.”—1 Chronicles 13:1-3; 15:11-13; Numbers 4:4-6, 15; 7:1-9. 	 Ne fai mai fakamuli a Tavita, penei: “Ne fakasala ei matou ne te Aliki te ‵tou Atua, me i a tatou ne seki tavini atu ki a ia e pelā mo te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou.”—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 13:1-3; 15:11-13; Numela 4:4-6, 15; 7:1-9.


Yet, who would even attempt them without practice, a capable partner, and particularly the right kind of guidance or instruction. 	 Kae e seai se tino e taumafai o fai ne ia a vaegā mea penā seiloga ko oti ne fakaakoako faka‵lei a ia ki ei, ko maua ne ia se soa atamai e pelā foki mo vaegā fakatakitakiga mo fakatonutonuga kolā e mafai o fakatalitonugina?


Jehovah was God “before the mountains themselves were born” 	 E fai pefea ne te Atua te tagata ke ‘toe foki ki te mea ne māfua mai i ei a ia’?


They did not take him seriously. 	 Ne seki fakatāua ne latou ana pati kolā ne fai atu.


(Read Daniel 6:7-10.) 	 (Faitau te Tanielu 6:7-10.)


(John 10:27) That is true of the anointed Christians. 	 (Ioane 10:27) Tenā eiloa te mea e fai ne Kelisiano fakaekegina.


That relationship is the only one that can lead to everlasting life, based on the saving power of Jesus’ shed blood. 	 A te fesokotakiga tenā ko te auala fua e tasi telā e tau atu ki te ola se-gata-mai, kae telā e fakavae ki te malosi fakaola tino o te toto o Iesu.


Jesus had specifically instructed them to leave their material possessions behind and depart without delay. 	 Ko oti ne fai faka‵lei atu a Iesu ki a latou ke tiakina fakavave a te fa‵kai e aunoa mo se mea e puke ne latou.


(Psalm 145:15, 16) Humans can plant and cultivate, but only God can make things grow, spiritually and physically. 	 (Salamo 145:15, 16) E ‵toki ne tino a lakau kae ko te Atua fua e mafai o fakaola ne ia a mea i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo te feitu faka-te-foitino.


(Genesis 7:1; 15:6; Job 1:1; Ezekiel 14:14; James 2:25) The question, then, is: On what basis were these individuals counted righteous by God? 	 (Kenese 7:1; 15:6; Iopu 1:1; Esekielu 14:14; Iakopo 2:25) A te fesili la, e fai penei: Se a te pogai ne takuamiotonugina ei a latou konei ne te Atua?


Did it rob Adam and Eve of their freedom? 	 E mata, ne ave kea‵tea ne ia a te saolotoga o Atamu mo Eva?


Those who are hoping in Jehovah will regain power. They will mount up with wings like eagles. 	 Ka ko latou kolā e fakatuaga ki te Aliki mō se fesoasoani ka fakafougina te lotou malosi.


As these examples show, the lessons contained in the Bible can help children to become appreciative, respectful, empathetic adults. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i fakaakoakoga konei, a akoakoga kolā e maua i te Tusi Tapu e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki tama‵liki ke fai pelā me ne tino ma‵tua kolā e fia‵fia, e āva kae atafai.


The composers of Psalms 1, 10, and 33 are not identified. 	 E se iloa atu a tino ne ‵fatu ne latou te Salamo 1, 10 mo te 33.


Peter insisted: “Even if all the others are stumbled, yet I will not be.” 	 Ne tali manino atu a Petelu penei: “Kafai e tiakina koe ne latou nei, kae e se tiaki eiloa ne au koe!”


(Proverbs 12:22) Our trustworthy conduct gives evidence that we are practicing the things we have learned, and it has caused many to have greater respect for Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 (Faataoto 12:22) E fakamaoni aka ne ‵tou amioga ‵lei me e tau‵tali atu tatou ki mea kolā ko oti ne tau‵loto ne tatou kae fai foki ei ke āva malosi a nisi tino ki Molimau a Ieova.


(Acts 15:2, 6) In fact, our attitude toward Christ’s spiritual brothers is a major factor that will determine how we will be judged during the coming great tribulation. 	 (Galuega 15:2, 6) A te ‵tonuga loa, a ‵tou faifaiga ki taina faka-te-agaga o Keliso se fakamaoniga lasi o te mafai ne tatou o fakafesagai atu ki te ‵toe fakalavelave lasi telā ko pili o oko mai.


What are some ways that a married Christian could unwittingly get involved in a romantic relationship outside of marriage? 	 Ne a nisi auala e mafai ei o aofia se Kelisiano avaga i te fai famau i tua o te fakaipoipoga e aunoa mo tena iloa?


As a woman whose father was a non-Levite “of Asher’s tribe,” Anna could not literally live at the temple. 	 E pelā me se tama fafine a se tagata telā e se se tino Levi kae se tino “mai te matakāiga o Asela,” ne seki mafai o nofo tumau a Ana i te faletapu.


A look at the stump of the fallen tree provided the answer. 	 I te kiloatuga ki te foitino o te lakau ne maua aka ei ne ia te tali ki tena fesili tenā.


The soft background music makes it hard to consider her course to be so bad. 	 E fai ne te pese telā e tagitagi malie mai i ei ke faigata o iloa ne tatou te masei o tena amioga.


The name Edom (meaning “Red”) was given to Esau after he sold his precious birthright to Jacob for some red stew. 	 Ne fakaigoa a Esau ko Etoma (telā e fakauiga ki te “Kula”) i te otiga ne ‵togi atu ne ia tena tulaga tāua e pelā me se toekimua ki a Iakopo ke maua ne ia ne sūpu pini.


Finding a satisfying and truthful answer to this puzzling question is vital for our peace of mind and our relationship with God. 	 Se mea fakamalie loto ke maua aka a tali ki fesili faka‵numi konei, ko te mea ke maua i ei se va ‵lei kae fealofani o tatou mo te Atua.


Absolutely!—Num. 12:3; Heb. 11:27. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne ‵tau o maua ne ia!—Numela 12:3; Epelu 11:27.


Rights to be protected. 	 Saolotoga e ‵tau ke puipuigina.


(Ezekiel 28:12-19) Both started out faultless in their ways but became victims of their own haughtiness. 	 (Esekielu 28:12-19) Ne kamata eiloa laua i se auala ‵lei kae fakamuli ifo ne faka‵se laua ne lā uiga fia ‵sili.