17 The preaching and teaching work that Jesus began in 29 C.E. is nearing its grand climax. 	 17 A te galuega talai mo te galuega ko te faiga o akoakoga telā ne kamata ne Iesu i te 29 T.A., ko pili atu eiloa ki tena fakaotiga.


Thus he applies Paul’s words: “Let us pursue the things making for peace and the things that are upbuilding to one another.”—Romans 14:19. 	 Tela la e fakalogo eiloa a ia ki pati konei a Paulo: “Ke salasala ne tatou a mea e tupu ei te filemu, mo mea e fakatau putiputi ake ei tatou.”—Loma 14:19.


Just think of the happy prospect that the promise of the resurrection opens up for those who have lost a loved one in death! 	 Mafaufau la ki te fakamoemoega fiafia telā e maua mai i te toe‵tuga mō tino kolā ko oti ne ‵galo atu olotou tino pele i te mate!


Similarly, we need to preach with a view to starting Bible studies. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e ‵tau mo tatou o talai mo te fakamoemoega ke kamata se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


It says: “And Jehovah added: ‘Unquestionably I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their outcry as a result of those who drive them to work; because I well know the pains they suffer.’” 	 E fai mai penei: “Ne toe fai mai te Aliki [Ieova] ki a Mose penei, ‘Ko oti ne lavea ne au te fakapologa fi‵ta o tino Isalaelu ne tino Aikupito; ko oti ne lagona ne au te lotou tagi ke fakasao latou mai te fakapologa ne tagata Aikupito. E iloa ne au olotou puapuaga katoa.’”


2 David was not permitted to supervise the construction of Jehovah’s house. 	 2 Ne seki talia ke fakatonutonu ne Tavita a te faitega o te fale o Ieova.


But if Christ has not been raised up, our preaching is certainly in vain, and our faith is in vain. 	 Kae kafai e seki toetu a Keliso, ko seai ei se aoga o te motou talaiga, kae ko seai foki se aoga o te motou fakatuanaki.


Jesus Christ said: “Just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu Keliso, penei: “A te oko mai o te Tama a te Tagata, e pela mo te mea ne tupu i aso o Noa.”


No man or nation, however, needs to be corrupt. 	 E seai se tino io me se fenua e ‵tau o sē fakamaoni.


It is evidence that we truly love our fellow Christians and appreciate them. 	 E fakaasi mai i ei me a‵lofa tonu eiloa tatou ki ‵tou taina Kelisiano kae fakatāua ne tatou a latou.


(Genesis 4:8-10) After Abel’s violent death, another son was born to Adam and Eve, and they named him Seth. 	 (Kenese 4:8-10) Mai tua o te mate o Apelu i se auala fakasauā, ne toe fanau mai ei ne Atamu mo Eva te suā tamaliki tagata, kae ne fakaigoa ne laua ki a Setu.


• How did the word of God prevail in the first century? 	 • Se a te tusaga aogā o te agaga tapu i te fakasalalauatuga o te muna a te Atua?


(Jeremiah 20:8, 9) Notice that when he focused on the ridicule of the people, he lost his joy. 	 (Ielemia 20:8, 9) Ke onoono me i tena sagaatuga ki pati fakatauemu a tino, ne galo ei tena fiafia.


“The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. 	 “Ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo telā ka sē toe gata mai.


By following Christ’s example of obedience even “as far as death,” we show that our faith is real. 	 Mai i te tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Keliso i tena fakalogo “ke oko eiloa ki tona mate,” e fakaasi atu i ei me e maua ne tatou te fakatuanaki tonu.


Many are dying. 	 Ko tai ‵mate atu a tino e tokouke.


(Luke 7:1-10) That was in addition to demonstrating by his actions his love for God’s people. 	 (Luka 7:1-10) Ne fai ne ia a mea konā fakatasi mo te fakaasiatuga o tena alofa e auala i ana faifaiga ki tino o te Atua.


If he does not listen even to the congregation, let him be to you just as a man of the nations and as a tax collector.” 	 Kafai foki eiloa e se fakalogo ki te ekalesia, ke taku la ne koe pelā me se tino o fenua fakaatea io me se tino ao lafoga.”


16 The Scriptures urge us to put on the new personality. (Ephesians 4:24) This means allowing Jehovah to mold and change us. 	 (Efeso 4:24) E fakauiga a te mea tenei ki te taliaga o Ieova ke fakamalosi kae ‵fuli ne ia ‵tou uiga.


What God said to ancient Israel will prove true in your case: “O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river.”—Isaiah 48:18. 	 Ka lavea eiloa ne koe te ‵tonu o pati a te Atua ki tino Isalaelu mua: “Moi ne faka‵logo mai eiloa koutou ki aku fakatonuga, e penei a fakamanuiaga mō koutou e ‵tafe eiloa pelā me se vaitafe.”—Isaia 48:18.


while associating with our brothers? 	 i te taimi e ‵kaufakatasi ei mo ‵tou taina?


“For the joy that was set before him,” states Hebrews 12:2, “he endured a torture stake, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” 	 E fai mai te Epelu 12:2 e uiga ki a ia, penei: “Ona ko te fiafia telā e moe i ana mua, ne seki saga atu ki tena masiasi, kae ne sagasaga ifo i te feitu fakaatamai o te nofogaaliki o te Atua.”


However, 600 turned up, and they quickly ran out of food. 	 Ne o‵mai a tino e toko 600, kae se mea vave o ‵kiva a mea‵kai.


How can wives imitate the Christian congregation? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu a fāfine a‵vaga ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


She relates: “I had great difficulty holding my head up and carrying anything weighing over five pounds [2 kg]. 	 Ne fakamatala mai tou fafine, penei: “Ne faigata ‵ki ke fakatu ‵tonu toku ulu io me ke sau so se mea telā e sili atu i te lima pauna te ‵mafa.


In fact, God’s Word long foretold that Jehovah will destroy the wicked. 	 A te tonuga loa, ko leva ne ‵valo mai i te Muna a te Atua me ka fakaseai ne Ieova a tino amio ma‵sei.


On the contrary, the Scriptures clearly state that the soul—the person—is mortal. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e fakaasi manino mai ne te Tusi Tapu me i te tino ola—telā ko te tino eiloa—e mafai o mate.


When the disciples were menaced by the Jewish leaders, they did not consider giving in under pressure. 	 I te taimi ne fakalavelave atu ei a takitaki Iutaia ki te galuega a te kau soko, ne seki fia ‵saga atu latou ki ei.


These “missiles” could also be temptations to be materialistic, causing us to become preoccupied with buying many consumer goods and even inducing us to compete with those who have fallen into an ostentatious lifestyle. 	 E mafai foki o fai a “matasana” konei e pelā me ne fakaosoosoga ke fia maumea, ke fai ei ke fakalave‵lave tatou i te ‵togiga o mea e uke ke fakaosooso ei tatou ke fakatautau ki tino kolā ko ola i se vaegā olaga maumea penā.


Out of deep respect for him, let us therefore “do all things for God’s glory” and avoid conduct that could distract, shock, or stumble anyone.—1 Cor. 10:31, 32; 2 Cor. 6:3. 	 Ona ko te lasi o te āva ki a ia, ke na taumafai eiloa tatou o ‘fai a mea katoa mō te vikiga o te Atua’ kae ‵kalo keatea mai i faifaiga kolā e fai ei a nisi tino ke se tuku tonu atu olotou mafaufau, ‵poi, io me e fakavāivāi atu ki a latou.—1 Kolinito 10:31, 32; 2 Kolinito 6:3.


(Psalm 115:11) It includes acceptance of and strict adherence to God’s moral standards and a desire to live by what God says is right or wrong. 	 (Salamo 115:11) E aofia i ei te taliaga mo te tautali tonu i tulaga o te Atua i mea tau amioga mo te manakoga ke ola e ‵tusa mo fakatonuga a te Atua e uiga ki te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se.


Jesus said that his followers would face family opposition, and he used words similar to those recorded at Micah 7:6 to describe the impact that his message would have. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me ka fe‵paki ana soko mo ‵tekemaiga i kāiga, kae ne fakaaoga ne ia a pati e tai ‵pau mo mea kolā e tusi i te Mika 7:6 ke fakamatala mai i ei a te malosi o tena fekau.


Have no fear; you are worth more than many sparrows.” 	 Tela la, sa ma‵taku, me e sili atu eiloa te tāua o koutou i manu fo‵liki e uke.”


I advocated on behalf of the poor, the starving, and other less fortunate people. 	 Ne faipati au o puipui a tino ma‵tiva, tino fia‵kai, mo nisi tino kolā e se manuia malosi.


Prayerful meditation builds heart appreciation for God’s love and wisdom.—Read Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:1-3. 	 A te ‵talo kae mafaufau ‵loto e ati aka ei a te loto fakafetai mō te alofa mo te poto o te Atua.—Faitau te Iosua 1:8; Salamo 1:1-3.


5 What else might identify a physical person? 	 5 Se a foki te mea e mafai o fakaata mai ne ia se tino faka-te-foitino?


1-3. (a) Apparently, when was Psalm 147 written? (b) What can we learn from studying Psalm 147? 	 1-3. (a) E mata, ko te taimi fea ne tusi ei te Salamo 147? (e) Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te sukesuke ki te Salamo 147?


(Prov. 23:29-33) Jesus thus had freeness of speech when counseling against such a practice. 	 (Faataoto 23:29-33) Ne faipati atu a Iesu e aunoa mo te manavase i te taimi ne polopoloki ei ne ia a tino kolā e fai penā.


Rather, it refers to the fact that a woman’s having children to tend to, along with the other aspects of caring for a household, may keep her from falling into a pattern of gossiping and meddling in others’ affairs. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakasino atu ki te manatu tonu me kafai e isi ne tamaliki a se fafine ke tausi ki ei, fakatasi mo nisi feitu ki te tausiga o te kāiga, e mafai o ‵kalo keatea ei tou fafine mai te gutu fatufatu mo te aofia i mea a nisi tino kolā e seai sena fekau i ei.


(Psalm 51:10) Be determined to ‘see life with the wife whom you love all the days of your life that God has given you under the sun.’—Ecclesiastes 9:9. 	 (Salamo 51:10) Ke fakaiku aka ke ‘fiafia ki te olaga fakatasi mo te fafine e alofa koe ki ei, i aso e ola ei koe i te olaga nei.’—Failauga 9:9.


Yet, he plunged into a course of sin. 	 Kae ne pakiakia valevale a ia i te faiga o se agasala.


14, 15. (a) Which lessons in the Teacher book have motivated children? (b) What good results have you had from using the book? (See also box on pages 18-19.) 	 14, 15. (a) Ne a mataupu i te tusi ko te Teacher ne fakamalosi atu ki tama‵liki? (e) Ne a ikuga ‵lei ko oti ne maua ne koe mai te fakaaogāga o te tusi tenā?


“These words that I am commanding you today must prove to be on your heart; and you must inculcate them in your son and speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.”—DEUTERONOMY 6:6, 7. 	 Akoako atu a tulafono konā ki otou tama‵liki. Kafai e ‵nofo koutou i otou fale, sa puli o fakamasausau faeloa a tulafono konā, pelā foki manafai e olo koutou ki se koga, io me ma‵nava koutou, pelā foki i taimi e ga‵lue ei koutou.”—TEUTELONOME 6:6, 7.


17 Each of us wants to be the sort of person Jehovah approves of and will save when the present wicked system is “dissolved.” 	 17 A tatou taki tokotasi e ma‵nako ke fai mo fai se vaegā tino telā e talia ne Ieova kae ka sao māfai ko “fakaseai” atu a te fakanofonofoga masei tenei.


The stranger does not approach the sheep straightforwardly 	 E se fanatu ‵tonu te tino fakaatea ki mamoe


Emil settled near Sokuluk, in my home region. 	 Ne nofo pili atu a Emil ki Sokuluk, i toku fakai.


“Since I do not go to the Kingdom Hall every day,” he explained, “I decided to make a box so that whenever I do not use my snack money, I can put it in the box.” 	 “Ona la ko au e se fanatu ki te Kingdom Hall i aso katoa,” ko tena fakamatalaga, “Ne mafaufau au ke faite se pokisi ke fāulu ki ei a sene kolā e se fakaaogā sāle ne au mo ‵togi aku meakai.”


12 Following the guidance of God’s word gives us the courage needed to cope with life’s trials. 	 12 A te tau‵tali atu i fakatakitakiga i te Muna a te Atua e maua ne tatou i ei te loto toa ke fakafesagai atu ki tofotofoga o te olaga.


When that work is completed to God’s satisfaction, the end is certain to come.—Matthew 24:14. 	 Kafai ko oti te galuega tenā e ‵tusa mo te loto o te Atua, ko oko mai ei te gataga.—Mataio 24:14.


One form of dishonesty that is particularly widespread today is lying. 	 A te vaega e tasi o te sē fakamaoni telā ko salalau i te lalolagi i aso nei ko te loi.


As Levites, they were privileged to teach God’s Law to the people. 	 Me i a latou ne tino Levi, ne taulia latou ke akoako atu te Tulafono a te Atua ki tino.


Furthermore, we have heard Jehovah’s voice, not by means of an angel, but through the Bible, particularly the Gospels, which so beautifully describe the teachings and the ministry of Jesus. 	 E se gata i ei, ko oti foki ne lagona ne tatou te leo o Ieova, e se auala i se agelu, kae e auala i te Tusi Tapu, maise eiloa a Tusi Evagelia, kolā e fakamatala mai i ei i se auala tafasili i te ‵gali a akoakoga mo te galuega talai a Iesu.


7 One event in Jesus’ life forcefully demonstrated what zeal he had. 	 7 E tasi te mea ne tupu i te olaga o Iesu telā ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai i ei a te lasi o tena loto finafinau.


It would surely be wise to gather more facts before taking such a stand. 	 Se mea poto ke maua a fakamatalaga ‵tonu e uke atu a koi tuai o fakaiku aka se mea.


WEEK OF MARCH 28, 2016–APRIL 3, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A MATI 28, 2016–APELILA 3, 2016


Or have I lost some of my initial zeal in the years since then?’ 	 Io me ko oti ne galo atu a nisi vaega o toku loto finafinau muamua i tausaga talu mai te taimi tenā?’


(Amos 7:14, 15, ftn.) Similarly, Jehovah took note of me, the son of a poor farmer in Liberty, Indiana, and poured out rich blessings on me—too many even to mention! 	 (Amo. 7:14, 15) I se auala tai ‵pau, ne lavea ne Ieova au, te tamaliki tagata a se tino fai fatoaga mativa i Liberty, Indiana, kae ne ‵ligi mai ne ia a fakamanuiaga e uke ki a au—se mafai o laulau atu me ko tō uke!


It is our love for God, based on accurate knowledge of him, that moves us to clean up our lives and make an unreserved dedication to him and then to live up to it. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka tatou ne ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua, telā e fakavae ki te iloaga tonu e uiga ki a ia, ke faka‵mā ‵tou olaga, ke tuku katoatoa atu tatou ki a ia kae ke ola foki e ‵tusa mo te tukuatuga tenā.


When Jehovah brought destruction on that entire region, he was doing more than just putting an end to the wrongdoing there. 	 I te taimi ne fakaoko atu ei ne Ieova te fakamaseiga ki te koga kātoa tenā, ne uke atu ana mea ne fai i lō te fakaseaiga fua o faifaiga ‵se i konā.


He said to them: “Do not two sparrows sell for a coin of small value? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou: “E mafai ne koutou o ‵togi mai se avā manu eva fo‵liki ki se sene; e seai foki se manu i a latou e to ki te one e se iloa ne te Tamana.


This drama can be illustrated by a situation that might exist in a certain land. 	 E fakatusa a te ata tenei ki se tulaga telā e mafai o sae aka i se fenua.


How did Jesus’ courage affect the apostles? 	 Ne aoga pefea te loto toa o Iesu ki te kau apositolo?


After serving three years of my five-year sentence, I was released on February 16, 1946, a few months after World War II ended. 	 Mai tua o te tolu tausaga o taku fakasalaga i te falepuipui mō se lima tausaga, ne fakasaoloto ei au i a Fepuali 16, 1946, ne nai masina mai tua o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi.


They appear to make one happy, but they do not. 	 E foliga mai me e fakafiafia i ei se tino, kae e se penā loa.


The Bible identifies several fundamental reasons. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a nisi pogai fakavae tāua.


How would a man who had rescued his nephew by overcoming the four kings who had captured him respond to this act? 	 Ne mafai pefea o saga atu se tagata telā ne fakasao ne ia tena tuatina mai te fakatakavalega ne ia o tupu e tokofa kolā ne pukemālō ne latou a ia, ki te faifaiga tenei?


Ask of me, that I may give nations as your inheritance and the ends of the earth as your own possession.” 	 Kafai e fakatagi mai koe ki a au, ko tuku atu ei ne au ki a koe a malo katoa; ka avatu foki ne au ki a koe a te lalolagi katoa.”


Robert passed on to his children the heritage of Kingdom truth that he had received. 	 Ne tuku fakasolo atu ne Robert ki ana tama‵liki a mea tāua o te munatonu e uiga ki te Malo kolā ko oti ne maua ne ia.


HOW “THE PERFECT LAW” SETS US FREE 	 TE AUALA E FAKASAOLOTO EI TATOU NE “TE TULAFONO ‵LEI KĀTOATOA”


Now is the time to stay close to the Christian congregation 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ke tumau i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano


What is the divine formula for acquiring peace of mind? 	 Se a te mea e fai mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou ke fai ko te mea ke maua te filemu o te mafaufau?


8 Word spread. 	 8 Ko salalau atu te muna.


However, he failed because he was in conflict with the Head of the Christian congregation. 	 E ui i ei, ne seki manumalo tou tagata me i a ia ne taua tonu atu ki te Ulu o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


How can men show that they are reaching out? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tāgata me e kausaki atu latou ki tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga?


We do not serve God for selfish reasons. 	 E se tavini atu tatou ki te Atua ona ko te kaimanako.


How did Jesus contribute to the sanctification of God’s name? 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea a Iesu ki te faka‵maluga o te igoa o te Atua?


18 Soon, Satan’s entire wicked system will be destroyed in an unprecedented “great tribulation.” (Matthew 24:21) No doubt prior to and during that time, God’s people will experience major tests of their faith and obedience. 	 (Mataio 24:21) E seai se fakalotolotolua me mai mua i ei kae i te vaitaimi foki eiloa tenā, ka fe‵paki a tino o te Atua mo tofotofoga ‵lasi ki te lotou fakatuanaki mo te faka‵logo.


For additional information on how a family study can be made interesting and informative, see Our Kingdom Ministry of December 1990, pages 1-2. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga fakaopoopo e uiga ki te auala e mafai ei o gali kae fakatoka faka‵lei a te tapuakiga a kāiga i te afiafi, ke onoono ki Te ‵Tou Galuega Talai i a Tesema 1990, itulau 1-2.


How does humility help us to be more teachable? 15 Just as adding the proper supplements may enhance the physical soil, so our cultivating humility, hunger for spirituality, trust, godly fear, and love for God can enrich our figurative heart. 	 15 E pelā mo vailakau kolā e ligi atu ki te one e mafai o fakamaumea aka ei te laukele, e penā foki te mauaga ne tatou o te loto maulalo, te fiakai ki mea faka-te-agaga, te loto talitonu, te mataku ki te Atua, mo te alofa ki te Atua, e mafai o fakagaligali ei a foliga o ‵tou loto.


Minor interruptions—a phone call or a noise may cause us to lose focus. 	 A tamā mea e pelā mo te tagi o te telefoni io me ne tino e logoā e mafai o fai ei ke se ‵saga tonu atu tatou.


“Close friendship with Jehovah belongs to those who fear him.”—PS. 	 “A te va fakataugasoa pili mo Ieova i o latou kolā e ma‵taku ki a ia.”—SALA.


Naaman humbled himself and was healed by Jehovah’s power 	 Ne loto maulalo a Namanu kae ne faka‵lei aka a ia e auala i te malosi o Ieova


Keil-Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament, Volume 1, page 148, states: “Probably 73 days after the resting of the ark, the tops of the mountains were seen, viz. the tops of the Armenian highlands, by which the ark was surrounded.” 	 E fai mai a te tusi ko te Keil-Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament, te Tusi e 1, te itulau e 148, penei: “Kāti ko te 73 aso mai tua ifo o te taimi ne kasa ei te vaka, ne lavea atu i ei a taulu o nisi mauga ko kogākoga maugā o Armenia kolā ne ‵tu fakatamilo i te vaka.”


To that end, we use his written Word in an effort to help others to see the importance of drawing close to God.—Jas. 4:8. 	 Ke oko atu ki te gataga, e fakaaoga eiloa ne tatou a tena Muna tusia ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke lavea ne latou a te tāua o te fakapilipili atu ki te Atua.—Iakopo 4:8.


Esau’s two wives “were a source of bitterness of spirit to Isaac and Rebekah,” Esau’s parents. 	 “Ne puapuaga te olaga o Isaako mo Lepeka,” ko mātua o Esau, i avaga tokolua a Esau.


They think that they are smart when they undermine respect for their teachers by engaging in activities that violate school rules. 	 E mafau‵fau latou me e ‵poto atu latou māfai e se fakaasi malosi atu ne latou te āva ki olotou faiakoga mai te ‵kau atu ki nisi faifaiga kolā e ‵teke atu ki tulafono o te akoga.


Indeed, the “Creation Drama” gave a great witness to Jehovah’s praise shortly before the Hitler regime unleashed fierce persecution upon His people in Europe. 	 E tonu, ne tuku atu i te “Creation Drama” se molimau lasi e tavae atu ei ki a Ieova mai mua malie loa o fakasaua malosi atu a te kau a Hitler ki Ana tino i Eulopa.


Not long after Pentecost 33 C.E., Stephen was arrested by opposers of the Christian congregation, dragged outside Jerusalem, and stoned. 	 E seki leva mai tua o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne puke fakapagota a Setefano ne tino ‵teke ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, ‵futi atu ki tua o Ielusalema, kae peipei ne latou ki fatu.


How can we determine whether the spirit of the world is influencing us? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaiku aka ne tatou me e fakamalosigina tatou ne te agaga o te lalolagi io me ikai?


Present-day Christians face a similar challenge because the long night of Satan’s wicked system of things is now at the darkest point in its history. 	 E fe‵paki a Kelisiano i aso nei mo se tulaga e tai ‵pau i te lalolagi masei a Satani telā ko leva, ko tu nei i te ‵toe tulaga pouli i tena tala fakasolopito.


(Matthew 24:3-14) As in Amos’ day, though, most people today ignore both the signs of the times and the Kingdom message. 	 (Mataio 24:3-14) E pelā mo aso o Amosa, e se fia ‵saga mai a te tokoukega o tino ki fakailoga o te taimi tenei mo te fekau o te Malo.


Jehovah answered his prayers and directed matters in a way that benefited His people. 	 Ne tali atu a Ieova ki ana ‵talo kae fakatonutonu a mea i se auala telā e aoga ki a Ana tino.


God does not tell his worshippers to base their faith simply on miracles. 	 E seki fai atu te Atua ki ana tino tapuaki ke fakavae fua te lotou fakatuanaki ki luga i vavega.


Define kindness, and cite examples of it. 	 Fakamatala mai te uiga o te mataalofa, kae tuku mai ne fakaakoakoga o te mea tenā.


In the first Christian century, one out of three persons in Italy and one out of five elsewhere was a slave.” 	 I te senitenali muamua, e tokotasi mai te tokotolu tino i Italia kae e tokotasi mai te tokolima o tino mai nisi fenua ne fai mo fai ne pologa.”


Be assured that “Jehovah knows how to deliver people of godly devotion out of trial.”—2 Peter 2:5, 6, 9; 3:7. 	 Ke na tali‵tonu me “e iloa eiloa ne [Ieova] o fakaola a tino amio atua mai i olotou tofotofoga.”—2 Petelu 2:5, 6, 9; 3:7.


One of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice. 	 A te tokotasi o latou, i tena laveaga i a ia ko ‵lei, ne toe foki mai ki a Iesu, kae ne ‵viki atu ki te Atua mo te leo malosi.


He had no other child; his daughter was his only hope for a descendant, someone to carry on his name and his inheritance in Israel. 	 E seai aka foki sena suā tamaliki; a tena tamaliki fafine ko tena fakamoemoega fua e tasi ke faka‵solo atu ei tena gafa i Isalaelu.


(John 8:32, 44; 3 John 4) Since false teachers or individuals leaning toward apostasy can corrupt an entire congregation, we must maintain a firm stand against apostasy, never allowing wicked persuasion to hinder us from obeying the truth.—Galatians 5:7-12; 2 John 8-11. 25. Christ’s messages to what congregations will be discussed in the next article? 	 (Ioane 8:32, 44; 3 Ioane 4) Ona ko te mea e mafai ne faiakoga ‵loi io me ko tino taki tokotasi kolā e ‵lago atu ki akoakoga ‵se o fakamasei ne latou te fakapotopotoga kātoa, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te ‵teke atu ki faifaiga sē ‵tonu konā kae ke mo a eiloa e talia ne tatou a faifaiga ma‵sei penā ke taofi ei tatou mai te faka‵logo ki te munatonu.—Kalatia 5:7-12; 2 Ioane 8-11.


Beware of an Independent Spirit 	 Ke Fakaeteete i te Uiga ko te Fia Tu Tokotasi


And you should continue to be made new in your dominant mental attitude, and should put on the new personality that was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty.” 	 Kae e ‵tau o tumau koutou i te faka‵fouga o otou mafaufau, kae e ‵tau o ‵pei koutou ki uiga ‵fou kolā ne faite e ‵tusa mo te loto o te Atua i te amiotonu mo te alofa fakamaoni.”


The just way of dealing with matters is evident also in the Bible-based direction the slave class provides on how all congregations, missionary homes, and Bethel homes should function. 	 E lavea atu a te fakamaoni o te tavini i fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā e fakatoka mai ne latou e uiga ki te fakateletelega o te fakapotopotoga, fale misionale, mo Peteli.


Provide fine things in the sight of all men. If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men. 	 Fai te mea e mafai ne koutou, ko te mea ke maua te olaga filemu i te vā o koutou mo nisi tino.


While not immediately revealing his identity, he maneuvered events to ensure that they were well cared for and had food to take back to their aging father. 	 E tiga eiloa ne seki fakailoa atu ne ia a ia ki ana taina i te taimi muamua, ne fai faka‵lei atu a ia ki a latou kae fakamautinoa aka me e lava eiloa a meakai e ‵foki mo latou ki te lotou tamana telā ko matua ‵ki.


○ concentrate 	 ○ ‵saga tonu


“You Know Neither the Day Nor the Hour” 	 “E Se Iloa Ne Koutou Te Aso Io Me Ko Te Itula”


At the latest, they will experience a fall when Jehovah destroys this ungodly system.—Revelation 21:8. 	 Kae ka ‵siga eiloa latou māfai ko fakaseai ne Ieova a te olaga masei tenei.—Fakaasiga 21:8.


12 Joshua, in turn, imparted encouragement to the nation of Israel for as long as he lived. 	 12 Ne tuku atu foki ne Iosua a fakamalosiga ki te fenua o Isalaelu i te vaitaimi ne ola ei a ia.


And should we not also ask: How does God feel about prayer to saints? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau foki o fesili ifo tatou, penei: E pefea a lagonaga o te Atua e uiga ki te ‵talo ki te kau tapu?


Are we not thrilled that Jehovah has called us “out of darkness into his wonderful light”? (1 Peter 2:9) As we experience the joy of birth and endure the sadness of death, may our strong desire to do what is right and our deep love for Jehovah God always move us to “go on walking as children of light.” 	 E a, e se fia‵fia tatou me i a Ieova ko oti ne “kalagagina ne i a [tatou] mai te pouliga ki tona mainaga”? (1 Petelu 2:9) I te taimi e fia‵fia ei tatou i te fanau mai o se tamaliki mo te taimi e kufaki ei ne tatou te fanoanoa ona ko te galo atu o se tino pele, ke na fakamalosi aka tatou ne te ‵tou manakoga ke fai te mea tonu mo te ‵poko o te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova te Atua ke tumau eiloa tatou i te “ola e pelā mo tino e ‵nofo i te mainaga.”


Whether the rule is stated in the positive, the negative, or any other form, what is significant is that people in different times and places and with diverse backgrounds have put much stock in the idea of the Golden Rule. 	 Ko oti ne fakatāua ne tino i taimi kese‵kese, i koga kese‵kese mo itukāiga kese‵kese a te akoakoga e uiga ki te atafai ki nisi tino faitalia a vaegā fakamunaga kolā e fakaaogā ki ei.


When Andrew left that job, he had two children, no income, and enough money to last just a few months. 	 I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne Andrew te galuega tenā, ko tokolua ei ana tama‵liki, ko seai sena peofuga, kae ne lava loa a tupe ke ola ei latou mō ne nai masina.


When Friendships Need to End 	 Te Taimi e ‵Tau ei o Fakagata a Taugasoa


• What rewards are promised to those who are mild-tempered? 	 Ne a taui ka maua ne tino kolā e fakaasi atu ne latou te agamalū?


11:10—Why are “youth and the prime of life” vanity? 	 11:10, Tusi Paia, Samoa—Kaia e se aogā ei “te tulaga talavou”?


Why is it not always easy to display mildness? “BECOME imitators of me,” wrote the apostle Paul, “even as I am of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1) All of God’s servants today try hard to heed this admonition. 	 “NE TUSI mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Fakaakoako mai ki a au, e pelā mo au e fakaakoako ki a Keliso.” (1 Kolinito 11:1) E taumafai malosi a tavini katoa a te Atua i aso nei o faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga tenei.


The Assyrians would snatch them from their splendid ivory couches and drag them off into captivity. 	 Ka puke ne te kau Asulia a latou keatea mai olotou nofoga kolā ne faite ki nifo o elefane kae ave pelā me ne pologa.


On 12 occasions the mother destroyed her daughter’s copy of the Bible. 	 Ne fakamasei ne te mātua i taimi e 12 a kopi o te Tusi Tapu a tena tama fafine.


(Exodus 40:17; Numbers 1:1-3) Jehovah repeatedly urges his worshipers to be holy.—Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; 20:7, 26. 	 (Esoto 40:17; Numela 1:1-3) Ne fakamasaua atu faeloa a Ieova ki ana tino tapuaki ke tausi latou ke ‵malu.—Levitiko 11:44; 19:2; 20:7, 26.


Curing a leper was considered to be as difficult as raising a person from the dead. 	 Ne ‵kilo atu a tino ki te faka‵leiga o te lepela e pelā me ‵pau eiloa tena faigata mo te fakatuakaga o se tino mate.


Let us shout in triumph to our Rock of salvation. 	 Ke ka‵laga fiafia tatou ki te Atua tela e tausi ne ia tatou!


Malnourished children can be so weakened physically and mentally that when they grow up, they cannot care for their own children. 	 A tama‵liki kolā e se lava a meakai e kai ne latou e mafai o vāi‵vai i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-mafaufau, tela la kafai ko ma‵tua, e se mafai ne latou o tausi faka‵lei atu latou ki olotou tama‵liki.


How complete was Jesus’ obedience to God? 	 E pefea te katoatoa o te fakalogo o Iesu ki te Atua?


He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. 	 Ne ‵futi mai ne ia a tino Iutaia mo tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea e tokouke ki a ia.


Many individual Christians have fulfilled that condition during the centuries since Jesus walked the earth. 	 Ko oti ne fai ne Kelisiano e tokouke a te mea tenā i te fia senitenali talu mai te taimi ne ola ei a Iesu i te lalolagi.


Appreciation for God’s word moves us to do what? 	 Se a te mea e fakamalosi aka ne te fiafia tonu ki te muna a te Atua ke fai ne tatou?


The apostle Paul was inspired by God to write that married couples would have to deal with “everyday troubles.” (1 Corinthians 7:28, Today’s English Version) But a married couple can do much to lessen the troubles they experience and increase the joy they bring to each other. 	 Ne fakaosofia ne te Atua a te apositolo ko Paulo ke tusi mai ne ia me i tauavaga e ‵tau o fakafesagai atu ki “fakalavelave i aso katoa.” (1 Kolinito 7:28, Today’s English Version) Kae e mafai o uke a mea e fai ne te tauavaga ke fakafeoloolo aka ei a fakalavelave kolā e fe‵paki mo lāua kae momea aka te fiafia i te va o lāua.


“When I’m tempted to gaze lustfully at a woman, I immediately pray to Jehovah and force my eyes to look away,” says Franz. 	 “Kafai au ko fakaosoosogina ke kilo atu ki se fafine mo te loto fiafai ki ei, e ‵talo fakavave atu au ki a Ieova kae faimālō oku mata ke kilo fakaa‵tea,” ko pati a Franz.


What more is needed than merely relying on our spiritual heritage? 	 Ne a nisi mea e manakogina i tafa o te fakalagolago fua ki te ‵tou tauliaga faka-te-agaga?


Both these women experienced great joy as God restored their beloved offspring to life. 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi eiloa a fāfine konei i te taimi ne toe fakaola aka ei ne te Atua a lā tama fakapelepele.


“I Fear Nothing Bad, for You Are With Me” 	 “Ka se Mataku Au i a Koe e Fakatasi Mai Faeloa ki a Au”


If he was in error, could it be that Jehovah is allowing events to unfold because he feels that the individual will improve and that drastic corrective measures will be unnecessary?’ 	 Kafai e ‵se a ia, e a, e talia ne Ieova ke ‵tupu a mea konā me e talitonu a ia me e mafai o gasolo o ‵lei e aunoa mo te polopoloki malosi atu ki a ia?’


This takes regular, conscientious effort. 	 E uke ‵ki a taumafaiga e manakogina ke fai ne tatou.


Why Some Hesitate 	 Te Pogai e Fakatalave ei a Nisi Tino


The virus may have killed somewhere between 1 to 10 percent of the people it infected. 	 Kāti ne tamate ne te manu o te masaki a te 1 ki te 10 pasene o tino kolā ne pokotia i ei.


What does that imply? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i te mea tenā?


(Matt. 7:14) Soon, all of Jehovah’s worshippers will unitedly walk into the new world of righteousness. 	 (Mata. 7:14) Ko pili fua o ‵kau fakatasi a tino tapuaki katoa o Ieova o sa‵sale atu ki loto i te lalolagi fou kae amiotonu.


IMAGINE hundreds of millions, even billions, of people, all asking for the same thing. 	 E MAFAUFAU la ki te fia selau miliona ke oko ki piliona o tino kolā e fesili mai ne latou se fesili eiloa e tasi.


Such calamitous events were to be expected, for the ouster of Satan the Devil would mean “woe for the earth.” 	 E ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe tatou ke ‵tupu a vaegā mea penā me i te ‵pei ifo o Satani te Tiapolo e fakauiga i ei ki tena talaga fakaalofa e pelā mo pati konei, “kalofa eiloa i te lalolagi.”


What causes two people who once vowed to love and cherish each other to become so distant? 	 Se a te mea ne fai ei ke sē fealofani se tokolua kolā ko oti ne tauto me ka fakatau a‵lofa kae fakatau atafai te suā tino ki te suā tino?


These words apply to the one whose manifestation they describe, namely, Jesus Christ. 	 E fakasino atu a pati konei ki te tino telā e fakamatala faka‵lei mai i ei, ko Iesu Keliso.


The Bible clearly answers that question. 	 E tali faka‵lei mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te fesili tenā.


Jehovah has provided the Christian congregation as a “lifeboat” for his faithful servants. 	 Ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ke fai pelā me se “potifaola” mō ana tavini fakamaoni.


One Bible reference work puts it this way: “God is to be loved completely and totally.” 	 E fai mai penei te mau i se Tusi Tapu e tasi: “A te Atua e ‵tau eiloa o katoatoa te alofa ki ei.”


Rather, the apostle highlighted an advantage that many unmarried ministers of the good news enjoy. 	 Kae ne faka‵mafa mai ne te apositolo se mea ‵lei e tasi telā e fia‵fia ki ei a tavini e tokouke o te tala ‵lei kolā e seki a‵vaga.


Even the faithful man Job made this mistake. 	 Ne fai foki ne te tagata fakamaoni ko Iopu a te mea ‵se tenā.


When Moses brought the issue of idolatry to a dramatic culmination, for example, all the sons of Levi—including Aaron—firmly took sides with Jehovah. 	 Kae i te taimi ne fakasae aka ei ne Mose a te mataupu e uiga ki te ifo ki tupua mo te ikuga fakaoti, ne ‵mautakitaki katoa loa a tama a Levi—e aofia i ei Alona—i te feitu o Ieova.


Notice how similar that finding is to what Jesus Christ said: “Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need.”—Matthew 5:3. 	 Mafaufau la ki te auala e tai ‵pau ei a mea konei mo pati ne fai mai ne Iesu Keliso: “Amutia a latou kolā e iloa ‵lei ne latou a olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga.”—Mataio 5:3, NW.


Contentions between him and the transgressor can easily become as much of a barrier as “the bar of a dwelling tower.” 	 A te kinauga i te vā o laua mo te tino fai mea ‵se e mafai eiloa o fai pelā mo “‵pui maluga o se fa‵kai.”


A Christian couple considering the use of an IUD might discuss with a qualified medical professional the IUD products available locally as well as possible benefits and risks to the wife. 	 E mafai o sau‵tala faka‵lei se tauavaga Kelisiano kolā e mafau‵fau o fakaaoga se IUD mo se tokita atamai e uiga ki IUD kolā e avanoa i te fenua e pelā foki mo feitu aoga mo feitu fakama‵taku ki te avaga fafine.


What may help you to discern a person’s feelings about the Bible? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke iloa ne koe a lagonaga o se tino e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu?


Shammai, the more rigorous school, interpreted it to mean that the only valid reason for divorce was “unchastity,” that is, adultery. 	 Shammai, ko te akoga telā e faigata kae uke ana tulafono, ne fakamatala ne ia me i te pogai fua e tasi e talia ke ‵tala te avaga ko te “sē ‵ma,” telā ko te mulilua.


THE WOMAN 	 TE FAFINE


Without my knowledge, she decided to test them. 	 E aunoa mo te iloa ne au, ne kamata o tofotofo ne ia latou.


By asking this question, he got their attention and gave them an opportunity to express their faith in what he could do. 	 I te faiga ne ia o te fesili tenei, ne ‵saga tonu mai latou kae tuku atu ei ne ia se avanoaga ke fakaasi atu te lotou fakatuanaki ki mea e mafai ne ia o fai.


Why was there a need for translating the Bible when a Georgian translation had already existed for some centuries? 	 Kaia ne manakogina ei ke ‵fuli te Tusi Tapu māfai ko leva ne maua a te ‵fuliga i te ‵gana Georgia i te fia o senitenali?


Jesus was not alone in condemning these abuses. 	 E se ko Iesu fua ne taku fakamasei ne ia a mea konei.


Understanding such Scriptural truths is essential to our living a meaningful and satisfying life. 	 E tāua a te malamalama i muna‵tonu konei mai te Tusi Tapu ke ola ei tatou i se olaga aoga kae fakamalie loto.


(Matthew 24:14) Thus Jesus showed that the Kingdom-preaching work itself would be an important feature of the sign. 	 (Mataio 24:14) Telā la, ne fakailoa mai ne Iesu i te galuega ko te talaiatuga o te Malo se vaega tāua o te fakailoga.


The discouraged one usually answers, ‘Of course not,’ realizing that this is one of Satan’s lies. 	 E masani o maua ne ia te tali tenei, ‘Ikai, e se tāitāi eiloa,’ ona ko tena iloa me i te mea tenei se mea e tasi telā e aofia i loi o Satani.


Yet, in most places, our principal way of spreading the good news is by preaching from house to house. 	 Kae ko te ‵toe auala tāua ke folafola atu ei ne tatou a te tala ‵lei i te ukega o koga, ko te galuega talai mai fale ki fale.


Few artisans make so much from so little. 	 E se tokouke a tino e lava te lotou atamai ke faite aka te fia o mea ‵gali ‵ki mai mea sē aogā konā.


Serving Jehovah wholeheartedly has also strengthened our marriage. 	 A te tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa ne fakamalosi aka foki i ei te ma fakaipoipoga.


He is still interested in us. 	 Koi amanaia mai eiloa a Ia ki a tatou.


12 Life’s challenges test our zeal and devotion to God’s service. 	 12 A mea faiga‵ta i te olaga e tofotofo aka ei a te ‵tou loto finafinau mo te tuku katoatoa atu ki te taviniga ki te Atua.


(Psalm 40:8) David took pleasure in doing God’s will. 	 (Salamo 40:8) Ne maua eiloa ne Tavita a te fiafia i te faiga o te loto o te Atua.


Whatever we do to advance the interests of Jehovah’s Kingdom makes us spiritually rich. 	 Faitalia me ne a mea e fai ne tatou ke fakamuamua ei a manakoga o te Malo o Ieova, e fai eiloa ne mea konā ke mau‵mea tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


She had learned of these as a youth at home and at the synagogue. 	 Ne tauloto tou fafine ki ei i te taimi koi talavou ei a ia i te fale mo te sunako.


Rather, “whatever the man would call each living creature, that became its name.”—Gen. 2:19. 	 I lō te fai penā, “so se igoa ne fakaigoa ne te tagata ki ei a manu takitasi konā, ne fai eiloa mo fai olotou igoa.”—Kene. 2:19, NW.


For example, in one land where true worship was under ban, opposers were unable to keep spiritual food out of the hands of God’s people. 	 E pelā mo se fenua e tasi telā ne fakatapu i ei te tapuakiga tonu, ne seki mafai ne tino ‵teke o taofi aka ne latou a meakai faka-te-agaga mai tino o te Atua.


But by studying God’s Word and by going to Christian meetings, you came to see things Jehovah’s way. 	 Kae mai te sukesuke ki te Muna a te Atua mo te kau atu ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, ko maua ei ne koe a te kilokiloga a Ieova.


That is not the way things are to be among Jehovah’s people. 	 E se tenā eiloa te auala mō tino o Ieova.


Nothing can stop the spread of Jehovah’s work! 	 E seai se mea e mafai o taofi aka i ei a te fakasalalauatuga o te galuega a Ieova!


“Do your service thoroughly.”—2 TIMOTHY 4:5, Byington. 	 “Fai ke ‵lei katoatoa tau taviniga.”—2 TIMOTEO 4:5, Byington.


And all of us can make it a point to welcome those who attend meetings at the Kingdom Hall. 	 Ke fai pelā me se fakamoemoega, ke tali fia‵fia ne tatou a tino kolā e ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga i te Fale Tapuaki.


18 Draw Close to God—“The Ancient of Days Sat Down” 	 ITULAU E 8 • PESE: 69, 120 TESEMA 31, 2012-IANUALI 6, 2013


(Prov. 21:5) But what does it mean to use the spirit of a sound mind? 	 (Faata. 21:5) Se a la te uiga ke fai a fakaikuga mo te mafaufau ‵lei?


What should be our main concern, and to the fulfillment of what prophecy regarding health can we look forward? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o manava‵se malosi tatou ki ei, kae se a te valoaga e uiga ki te ola ‵lei telā e olioli tatou ke na fakataunu?


But might not better foresight and planning have done much to minimize the effects on the city and its inhabitants? 	 Kae e mata, ne seki mafai o fakafeoloolo aka a mea ne ‵tupu ki te fa‵kai ko New Orleans mo tino i ei moi fai ne fai faka‵lei olotou palani?


First, because we have inherited selfish traits from Adam and Eve; second, because we live in a world that promotes selfishness. 	 Muamua, ne maua ne tatou a uiga kaiū mai i a Atamu mo Eva; kae ko te lua o manatu, e ‵nofo atu tatou i te lalolagi telā e fakamalosi aka i ei a te kaiū.


“Let them bless your glorious name.”—NEH. 	 “Ke ‵viki atu ki tena igoa ‵malu.”—NEE.


“Over the past 30 years, I had had many privileges. 	 “I tausaga e silia atu i te 30 ko ‵teka, ne uke ‵ki oku tauliaga.


10 In addition, Paul did not restrict his friendships to those of his own age group. 	 10 E se gata i ei, ne seki fakatapula ne Paulo tena va fakataugasoa ki tino kolā e se kautama mo ia.


A missionary serving for over 12 years in a land where every publisher conducts, on average, more than three Bible studies writes: “Since many of the publishers have a simple lifestyle with few distractions, they generally have more time for the field ministry and Bible study work.” 	 Ne tusi mai se misionale telā ne galue i konā mō tausaga e silia atu i te 12: “E maua ne te tokoukega o taina mo tuagane a taimi e uke ke talai kae fai a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ona ko te mu‵tana o mea e fakalavelave atu ki a latou.”


906 years ofoversight byleaders,judges, andIsrael’s kings 	 Tausaga e 906 kolāne pulepule ei latoune takitaki, famasinomo tupu o Isalaelu


(2 Samuel 15:12-17) Soon, though, Absalom’s career was cut short when he was slain by Joab, pitched into a hollow, and covered with stones. 	 (2 Samuelu 15:12-17) Ne seki leva, kae ne palele atu te olaga o Apisaloma me ne tamate a ia ne Ioapo, ne ‵pei ki loto i te lua i te vao, kae taotao ki fatu.


As part of God’s Word, the message of the Song of Solomon is of great value for two reasons. 	 E pelā me se vaega o te Muna a te Atua, e lua a pogai e tāua ‵ki ei a te fekau i te tusi ko Pese a Solomona.


ANCIENT WISDOM FOR MODERN LIVING 	 TE POTO I ASO MUA TELĀ E AOGA MŌ ASO NEI


What a shortsighted sacrifice! 	 Ko oko eiloa te fakafanoanoa o te mea tenā!


• by showing appreciation for spiritual food? 	 • mai te fakaasi atu o te loto fakafetai mō mea‵kai faka-te-agaga?


The details of this account match the information regarding the Jesus of the Bible. 	 E fetaui ‵tonu eiloa a fakamatalaga i te tala tenei mo mea kolā e maua atu i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Iesu.


Under the reign of King David of ancient Israel, people did not sigh. 	 Ne fia‵fia eiloa a tino Isalaelu i aso mua mai lalo i te pulega a te tupu ko Tavita.


Love for Jehovah and for fellowman moves true Christians to share the good news. 	 E fakamalosi aka ne te alofa ki a Ieova pelā foki mo tino a Kelisiano ‵tonu ke folafola atu a te tala ‵lei ki nisi tino.


(Isaiah 54:13) Further, Jehovah’s spirit operates upon his people, and part of the fruitage of that spirit is peace. 	 (Isaia 54:13) E se gata i ei, e galue foki a te agaga o Ieova i luga i ana tino, kae ko te fua e tasi o te agaga tenā ko te filemu.


Particular Challenges 	 Fakalavelave e Fe‵paki mo Talavou


At Jehovah’s appointed time, the formidable enemy “will certainly move onward like wind.” 	 I te taimi telā e fakamoe ei ne Ieova, e ‵tau o “olo atu” te kautau fakamataku tenā e pelā me se afā.


Jesus explained to his disciples: “The helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko, penei: “Ka ko te Fesoasoani, ko te agaga tapu tenā, ka uga mai ne te Tamana e alatu mai i toku igoa, o akoako atu ki a koutou i mea katoa; e fakamasaua atu foki a mea katoa kolā ko oti ne fai atu ne au ki a koutou.”


The next proverb states an excellent benefit of having a positive outlook. 	 E fakaasi mai i te suā faataoto a te lasi o te aogā o te mauaga o se kilokiloga ‵lei.


David later married Abigail.—1 Sam. 25:3, 14-19, 23-25, 38-42. 	 Ne avaga fakamuli a Tavita ki a Apikaila.—1 Samuelu 25:3, 14-19, 23-25, 38-42.


(Compare Romans 8:16.) 	 (Fakatusa ki te Loma 8:16.)


15 The second step entails reinforcing our defenses. 	 15 A te lua o auala e aofia i ei a te fakamalosiga o mea kolā e puipui ei tatou.


Explain how Isaiah 7:14, 16 was fulfilled (a) in the eighth century B.C.E. (b) in the first century C.E. 	 Fakamatala mai te auala ne fakataunu ei te Isaia 7:14, 16 (a) i te valu senitenali T.L.M. (e) i te senitenali muamua T.A.


Why especially should you obey your parents? 	 Se a te pogai fakapito e ‵tau ei o fakalogo koe ki ou mātua?


14 Just as God’s prophetic word was fulfilled in the past, so we can have faith in what it foretells for the future. 	 14 E pelā mo te fakataunuga o te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua i aso ko ‵teka, e mafai foki ne tatou o fakatuanaki ki mea kolā e folafola mai i ei e uiga ki aso mai mua.


That is the worst thing we could possibly do. 	 Tenā eiloa te ‵toe mea masei e fai ne tatou.


At least it can be understood that he was a man who planned and saved for the future, perhaps with the welfare of his family in mind. 	 Tela la, e malamalama tatou me i a ia se tagata telā ne fai ana fuafuaga ke fakaputu ana koloa mō aso mai mua, kāti mō te ‵lei o tena kāiga.


A thorough knowledge of God’s Word protects us from Satan’s lies and demonic propaganda as well as from the embittered outpourings of apostates. 	 E puipui tatou ne te iloaga tonu katoatoa o te Muna a te Atua mai loi a Satani mo temoni e pelā foki mo taumafaiga ma‵sei a aposetate.


The more I feel the stress and fatigue building up, the more urgently I need moments of calm solitude when I can read and rest.” 	 Ko te lasi o te fi‵ta ko te lasi foki o te manakoga ke maua se taimi filemu ke mafai ne au o faitau kae malolo.”


I shall pour out my spirit upon your seed, and my blessing upon your descendants.”—Isaiah 44:3. 	 Ka ‵ligi atu ne au toku ‵mana ki luga i au tama‵liki, mo taku fakamanuiaga ka tuku atu ki luga i tino o tou gafa.”—Isaia 44:3.


While having access to all sorts of food in the garden of Eden, they were merely to refrain from eating the fruit of just one tree—“the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.” 	 Ona ko te lava kae ‵toe o meakai i te fatoaga o Etena, ne ‵tau fua o se ‵kai laua ki te fuaga o se lakau e tasi—ko “te lakau telā e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te ‵lei mo te masei.”


Jehovah is also the source of spiritual light, which is vital for our guidance on life’s roadway. 	 A Ieova ko te māfuaga foki o te mainaga faka-te-agaga, telā e tāua mō te puipuiga o ‵tou auala ki te ola.


He wrote: “The heavens and the earth that are now are stored up for fire and are being reserved to the day of judgment and of destruction of the ungodly men.” (2 Pet. 3:7) What will replace the governmental heavens and the wicked human society that are present now? 	 Ana pati: “Ka ko te lagi mo te lalolagi konei e iai nei e se tumau eiloa, e ‵sunu ki te afi e alatu i te muna a te Atua. E tuku eiloa penā ke oko ki te aso e fakamasino kae fakamasei ei a tino amio ma‵sei.” (2 Petelu 3:7) Se a te pulega ka sui ne ia a pulega i te lagi mo tino amio ma‵sei kolā e iai nei?


Marriage is a sacred bond. 	 A te fakaipoipoga se feagaiga tapu.


He sang: “With your help I can charge against a marauder band; by God’s power I can scale a wall.” 	 Ne usu mai a ia: “Mai tou fesoasoani e mafai ei ne au o taua atu ki se potukau o tino kai‵soa; mai te ‵mana o te Atua e mafai ei ne au o eva mai luga o se ‵pui.”


How successful was Solomon? 	 Ne pefea te manuia o Solomona?


This “air” is the world’s spirit, or mental attitude, and it surrounds us like literal air. 	 A te “ea” tenei ko te agaga o te lalolagi, io me ko mafaufauga o tino o te lalolagi, kae fakatamilo i a tatou e pelā mo te ea telā e ma‵nava tatou ki ei.


Common people benefited from Jesus’ humility because they became recipients of his help, his teachings, and his encouragement. 	 Ne maua ne tino a mea aoga mai te loto maulalo o Iesu me ne maua ne latou a tena fesoasoani, ana akoakoga, mo tena fakamalosiga.


(Psalm 138:6) In a similar vein, another psalm says: “Who is like Jehovah our God, him who is making his dwelling on high? 	 (Salamo 138:6) I se auala tai ‵pau, e fai mai te suā salamo, penei: “E seai se tino e fakatusa ki ei te Aliki te ‵tou Atua.


[Pictures on page 15] 	 15. Ne a fakalavelave i va o tino Iutaia ne fakalogo‵mae malosi atu ki a Neemia?


He also sees our motives and intentions. 	 E lavea mai foki ne ia a ‵tou ‵kanoloto mo ‵tou fakamoemoega.


However, they can entice men and women to engage in various forms of sexual perversion. 	 Kae, e mafai o fakaosooso ne latou a tāgata mo fāfine ke fai ne latou a vaegā faifaiga fakatauavaga matagā.


(Acts 5:37) Some of the Zealots even resorted to violence to further their goals. 	 (Galu. 5:37) Ne amio fakasaua a nisi potukau ‵teke konei ko te mea ke iku manuia olotou fakamoemoega.


Consider the following scenario: 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala tenei mai lalo:


(Revelation 1:18) He serves as Jehovah’s “Chief Agent of life,” empowered to judge “the living and the dead.” 	 (Fakaasiga 1:18) E fai a ia mo fai “te Aliki o te ola” a Ieova, telā ne tuku atu ki a ia a te malosi ke fakamasino ne ia a “tino ola mo tino ‵mate.”


2 However, not everybody wants to do Jehovah’s will. Hosea reveals that even many Israelites did not want to. 	 E fakaasi mai ne Hosea me ke oko foki eiloa ki tino Isalaelu e tokouke ne seki ma‵nako o fai te loto o Ieova.


But as to being attentive in the sense of pursuing romantic objectives, that was off-limits. 	 Kae ne tapu ma saga atu a ia ki fāfine konā i se auala telā ka faka‵tupu aka ei ana manakoga sē ‵lei.


Jesus also taught that there would be others who would rule with him in the Kingdom. 	 Ne akoako atu foki a Iesu me e isi aka foki ne tino kolā ka pule fakatasi mo ia i te Malo.


For one thing, humans in positions of authority are imperfect. 	 E tasi te pogai, me i tino kolā e maua ne latou a tulaga pule e se ‵lei katoatoa.


Therefore, we want to imitate the faith and obedience of Noah, Daniel, and Job! 	 Tela la, ke na fakaakoako ki te fakatuanaki mo te faka‵logo o Noa, Tanielu mo Iopu!


See the article entitled “Pay Attention to God’s Prophetic Word,” appearing in The Watchtower of April 1, 2000. 	 Ke onoono ki te mataupu ko te “Ke ‵Saga Atu ki te Muna Fakapelofeta a te Atua,” i Te Faleleoleo Maluga, i a Apelila 1, 2000.


Something similar can be said of us today. 	 E mafai foki o tupu se mea penā ki a tatou i aso nei.


I needed to make more adjustments when I was assigned as a district overseer. 	 Ne uke atu foki a fakama‵fuliga ne fai ne au i te taimi ne fai ei au e pelā me se ovasia o atufenua.


He also saw a man among them who was “clothed in linen” and had “a secretary’s inkhorn.” 	 Ne lavea foki ne ia se tagata “e pei ki gatu lino” mo se “mea tusitusi” a te failautusi.


Some of them are new in the faith. 	 A nisi tino o latou koi ‵fou ki te munatonu.


How did violence escalate in the post-Flood world? 	 Ne gasolo aka pefea te uke o amioga fakasauā mai tua o te Lolo?


Why is an ambitious spirit dangerous? 	 Kaia e fakamataku i ei te uiga fia takutakua?


On the contrary, they are eager to use each day in Jehovah’s service together with friends and relatives. 	 Kae e ma‵nako eiloa latou i aso takitasi o tavini atu ki a Ieova fakatasi mo olotou taugasoa mo kāiga.


I am going to make a helper for him, as a complement of him.” 	 Ka faite ne au se soa mō ia ke fesoasoani ki a ia.


18 Let us consider a fourth lesson from Hosea’s prophecy—how we can reap what is good. 	 18 Ke mafau‵fau nei tatou ki te fa o akoakoga mai te valoaga a Hosea—te auala e tau ei ne tatou a mea ‵lei.


How well that conveys the image of our humble God giving loving attention to the needs of his imperfect human worshippers!—2 Samuel 22:36. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fetaui ‵lei o te fakamatalaga tenā mo te ‵tou Atua loto maulalo telā e saga atu mo te alofa ki manakoga o ana tino tapuaki sē ‵lei katoatoa!—2 Samuelu 22:36.


That includes the animals. 	 E aofia i ei a manu katoa.


We quickly grew fond of Kenya and our delightful ministry there. 	 Ne kamata o gali ‵ki ki a māua a Kenya e pelā foki mo te mā galuega talai.


(Numbers 3:5-8) Yet, the Levites lost the fear of God that they initially had. 	 (Numela 3:5-8) Kae ne galo atu i te kau Levi a te mataku ‵tau ki te Atua telā ne maua muamua ne latou.


STUDY ARTICLES FOR: FEBRUARY 27–APRIL 2, 2017 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA I A: FEPUALI 27–APELILA 2, 2017


• Why is experiencing Jehovah’s love “better than life”? 	 18. Kaia e manakogina malosi ei te ola-se-gata-mai? 19.


How can we be of encouragement to others at Christian meetings? 	 E fai pefea tatou e pelā me ne mea fakamalosi loto ki nisi tino i fakatasiga Kelisiano?


They reveal much about “the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” 	 E fakaasi mai i ei a mea e uke atu e uiga ki mea “ne fuafuagina ne te Atua mō latou kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia.”


(Matthew 26:63-68; Acts 4:5, 6, 18; 5:17) Finally, Jehovah replaced the Levitical priesthood with a very different one—a royal priesthood. That royal priesthood continues down to this day. 	 (Mataio 26:63-68; Galuega 4:5, 6, 18; 5:17) Fakamuli ifo, ne sui ne Ieova a te kau faitaulaga mai te matakāiga o Levi ki se potukau telā e ‵kese ‵ki—ko te kau faitaulaga telā e fai foki pelā me ne tupu.


Such a stand may actually help your relatives to see that applying Bible truth is a life-and-death matter. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu a te tulaga tenei ke lavea mai ne ou kāiga me i te fakagaluegaga o muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu se mea telā e aofia i ei te ola mo te mate.


That is why I could not stand up to temptation. 	 Tenā loa te pogai ne seki mafai ei ne au o ‵teke atu ki fakaosoosoga.


How do we benefit by keeping morally clean? 	 E aogā pefea ki a tatou māfai e tumau tatou i amioga ‵mā?


She now happily serves in a land where there is a greater need for Kingdom publishers. 	 Kae nei la, e fiafia a ia o tavini atu i se fenua telā e lasi i ei a te manakoga mō tino talai o te Malo.


God’s own Son, Jesus, tells us with words that can fill our hearts with hope.—Read Matthew 22:31, 32. 	 Ko te Tama eiloa a te Atua, ko Iesu, telā ne fai mai ki a tatou i pati kolā e faka‵fonu ei ‵tou loto ki te fakamoemoega.—Faitau te Mataio 22:31, 32.


Yes, every human on earth will have accurate knowledge of God and be obedient to him. 	 A te laukele ka ‵fonu i te malamalama i uiga o te Aliki, e pelā mo te tai telā e ‵fonu i te suātai.”


These very ones will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength.”—2 Thessalonians 1:6-9. 	 E puapuagatia latou i te fakasalaga se gata mai, e ‵vae foki latou keatea mai mua o te Aliki, pela foki mo tona ‵malu sili.”—2 Tesalonia 1:6-9.


While secular authorities may be impressed by our faith, they express amazement at the absence of ill-will or rancor on our part. For instance, Witness survivors of the Holocaust frequently express joy and contentment as they look back on their experiences. 	 E pelā mo tino kolā ne ‵sao atu i mea fakama‵taku (Holocaust), ne fakaasi atu faeloa ne latou te lotou fia‵fia mo te loto ma‵lie māfai ko mafau‵fau latou ki mea kolā ne ‵tupu i aso mua.


Why, Jehovah “is kind toward the unthankful and wicked”!—Luke 6:35. 	 E tonu, e “alofa [a Ieova] ki tino kolā e galo i a latou te loto fakafetai, pelā foki mo tino ma‵sei”!—Luka 6:35.


(1 Tim. 6:9, 10; Rev. 3:17) It is as Jesus described in his illustration of the sower. 	 (1 Timo. 6:9, 10; Fa. 3:17) E pelā loa mo te tala fakatusa a Iesu ki te tino ‵toki lakau.


To him, that release was a certainty. 	 E mautinoa eiloa ki a ia te fakasaolotoga tenā.


In any event, his military chief, Joab, knew that David’s decision to register the people was wrong, and he tried to dissuade David from doing it. 	 Kae ne iloa ne tena takitaki kautau ko Ioapo a te sē tonu o te ikuga a Tavita ke lau a tino, kae ne fakaasi atu ne ia te mea tenā ki a Tavita ko te mea ke sē fai.


What the Bible teaches: “Do not forsake the law of your mother.”—Proverbs 1:8. 	 Mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu: “Taku tama, saga tonu ki muna a tou tamana mo tou mātua.”—Faataoto 1:8.


In 1926, Arthur Guest married Hazel Wilkinson, whose mother had learned the truth in 1908. 	 I te 1926, ne avaga a Arthur Guest ki a Hazel Wilkinson, telā tena mātua ne tauloto ki te munatonu i te 1908.


“First Make Your Peace With Your Brother” 	 “Fano Mua Koe o Faka‵lei mo te Tino Tenā”


Bird Talk 	 Pati a Manu Eva


About 20 people were there, and some asked Bible questions. 	 E nofo ki te toko 20 o tino ne ‵nofo mai i konā, kae ne fai atu ne nisi tino a fesili faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 4:13) Christians are exhorted to ‘cleanse themselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness.’ (2 Corinthians 7:1) Can we really measure up to God’s requirement of holiness, or cleanness, without the help of the holy spirit? 	 (1 Kolinito 10:13; 2 Kolinito 4:7; Filipi 4:13) E fakamalosi mai ki Kelisiano ke ‘faka‵ma latou mai feitu kolā e fakamasei ne latou te foitino mo te agaga, ka ke ola i te olaga tapu katoatoa.’ (2 Kolinito 7:1) E mata, e mafai o ‵pau tatou mo te Atua i te tapu io me ko te ‵ma, e aunoa mo te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu?


The Bible teaches that God created just one man and one woman, from whom all other humans descended. 	 E akoako mai te Tusi Tapu me ne faite ne te Atua te tagata e tokotasi mo te fafine e tokotasi, a ko nisi tino katoa ne au‵mai i te lā gafa.


For the sake of the upright ones in these last days, God will bring destruction upon all wicked humans. 	 Ka ‵ta fakapalele ne te Atua a tino amio ma‵sei katoa, ke fesoasoani atu ei ki tino amio‵tonu i aso fakaoti konei.


But suppose the challenge involved which father truly loves his sons and daughters and whether they love him in return. 	 Kae e a māfai ko aofia i pati ‵toa konā me ko oi te tamana e alofa tonu ki ana tama‵liki kae e a‵lofa atu foki ana tama‵liki ki a ia.


Joshua saw that Jehovah was without doubt “the Most High over all the earth.”—Psalm 83:18. 	 Ne matea ne Iosua me e seai se fakalotolotolua me i a Ieova ko “te pule tafasili i te lalolagi kātoa.”—Salamo 83:18.


(Luke 12:42) The faithful and discreet slave is thus charged with the responsibility to manage the household of faith. 	 (Luka 12:42) Tela la, ko panaki mo te tavini fakamaoni kae poto a te tiute ki te tausiga o te kaukāiga o te fakatuanaki.


It reminds us that God has not only the unlimited power to wipe wickedness from the face of the earth but also the ardent desire to do so. 	 E fakamasaua mai ki a tatou me e se maua fua ne te Atua a te malosi telā e seai se tapulā ke tapale kea‵tea a amioga ma‵sei mai te lalolagi kae e manako tonu eiloa a ia ke tapale kea‵tea a mea konā.


The prophecy at Matthew 24:3, 7, 14 or 2 Timothy 3:1-5 might help them to see the bigger picture and the meaning of the conditions they are enduring, namely, that we are living in the conclusion of the old system of things. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu a valoaga i te Mataio 24:3, 7, 14 io me ko te 2 Timoteo 3:1-5 ke maina latou i te ata kātoa o fakalavelave konā mo te uiga o te tulaga ko ‵nofo nei latou i ei, ko tena uiga, ko te gataga o te olaga masei tenei.


Jesus’ statement helps to correct the wrong idea conveyed in the way some Bible versions mistranslate the word “presence.” 	 E fesoasoani mai a te fakamatalaga a Iesu ke faka‵tonu aka te manatu ‵se e uiga ki te ‵fuliga o te pati “fakatasi mai” i nisi Tusi Tapu.


What is the most important benefit of giving proper honor to those to whom it is due? 	 Se a te ‵toe mea aoga e maua ne tatou māfai e tuku atu ne tatou te fakaaloalo ‵tau ki a latou kolā e ‵tau o maua ne latou?


Reproached for the Sake of Christ 	 E Muna Maseigina Ona ko Keliso


Because we love the Lawmaker.—Isa. 33:22; read Luke 10:27. 	 Me i a tatou e a‵lofa ki te Tino Fai Tulafono.—Isaia 33:22; faitau te Luka 10:27.


Only incomplete manuscripts for some parts were available, and the language used was not up-to-date. 	 Ko tusitusiga fua kolā e seki oti mo nisi vaega ne maua, kae ko te ‵gana telā ne fakaaoga e se ko te ‵gana o te aso.


She recalls after all her losses: “I felt as if I were outside the store of life looking in on everybody else. 	 Mai tua o te ‵galoatuga o ana mea, ne fai mai a ia: “Ne oko mai ki a au te lagonaga me tu atu au mai tua o te sitoa o te ola kae kilo atu ki tino katoa.


“Since all these things are thus to be dissolved,” he wrote, “what sort of persons ought you to be in holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion, awaiting and keeping close in mind the presence of the day of Jehovah!”—2 Peter 3:5-7, 11, 12. 	 E ‵tau o faka‵malu kae fakatapu otou olaga mō te Atua. Ka koi fakatalitali koutou ki te Aso o te Atua, kae olioli eiloa ke na oko mai.”—2 Petelu 3:5-7, 11, 12.


What does good communication not mean? 	 Se a te mea e se fakauiga ki ei a fesokotakiga ‵lei?


His name is inscribed in Jehovah’s “book of remembrance.”—Malachi 3:16. 	 E mau nei tena igoa i te “tusi” o tino kolā e masaua ne Ieova.—Malaki 3:16.


Throughout the 20th century and continuing to the present time, some of our brothers and sisters have struggled mightily, in a spiritual sense fighting “the fine fight of the faith.”—1 Timothy 6:12. 	 I te 20 senitenali ko teka ke oko mai eiloa ki te taimi nei, ko oti ne taumafai malosi a nisi taina mo tuagane o “taua atu [i te feitu faka-te-agaga] i te taua o te fakatuanaki.”—1 Timoteo 6:12.


Millions of others will also be resurrected. 	 Ka toe‵tu mai foki a te fia miliona o nisi tino.


Yet, since studying the Bible is so important, review the box “Try These Suggestions” for some good tips that can make your study more effective and enjoyable. 	 Kae ona ko te tāua malosi o te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, ke onoono ki te pokisi “Tofotofo Aka ki Manatu Fesoasoani Konei” ke maua ne manatu aoga kolā e mafai o fai ke tai magoi kae fakafiafia ‵tou sukesukega.


Some of these are difficult and can affect our future—as well as that of our loved ones. 	 E isi ne fakaikuga e faiga‵ta kae mafai o pokotia i ei a ‵tou olaga i aso mai mua—e pelā foki loa mo ‵tou kāiga pele.


Kingdom Halls Open to Everyone 	 E ‵Tala Atu Faeloa a Kingdom Hall ki Tino Katoa


Jesus also showed that Satan was wrong in claiming that humans serve Jehovah for selfish reasons. 	 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne Iesu me ne ‵se a Satani i te faimaiga me i tino e tavini atu fua ki a Ieova ona ko te kaima‵nako.


How does she cope? 	 Ne kufaki pefea tou fafine i ei?


Give examples of the conviction of God’s servants, and explain how we can have similar courage. 	 Tuku mai a fakaakoakoga o te loto tali‵tonu o tavini a te Atua, kae fakamatala mai te auala e mafai ei o maua ne tatou se loto malosi tai ‵pau.


What is the meaning of “Shiloh,” and what would his royal rule embrace? 	 E tonu, ka maua eiloa ne Sailo a te aiā kātoa ke pule mai, e pelā mo te mea e fakaata mai i te tokotoko fakatupu, kae ko tena tulaga pule e fakaata mai i ei tena ‵mana ke fakatonu atu.


“If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men.”—ROMANS 12:18. 1, 2. 	 “Fai te mea e mafai ne koutou, ko te mea ke maua te olaga filemu i te va o koutou mo nisi tino.”—LOMA 12:18.


True, there are moments when I feel I just can’t carry on any longer. 	 E tonu, e isi ne taimi ko lagona ifo eiloa ne au te fi‵ta ke tumau i te galuega.


6 The first direct reference to spirit creatures is made at Genesis 3:24, where we read: “[Jehovah] drove the man out and posted at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning itself continually to guard the way to the tree of life.” 	 6 A te taimi muamua ne fakasino atu ei te Tusi Tapu ki agelu e maua i te Kenese 3:24, telā e fai‵tau tatou ki ei penei: “Tuku ei ne [Ieova] a kelupi i te feitu ki te saegālā o te fatoaga, mo te pelu afi telā e fulifuli faeloa ki feitu katoa.


And things are getting worse by the day. 	 Kae ko gasolo aka eiloa o ma‵sei a mea e ‵tupu i aso takitasi.


By not being haughty at heart and lofty in eyes and by not going after things that were too great for him. 	 I te ‵kalo keatea mai te fakamaualuga mo te kilokiloga fiasili mo te fakaseke foki ki mea kolā ko tō ‵lasi mō ia.


(Psalm 133:1; Acts 10:34, 35) What group is recognized worldwide for their Bible education work that fosters respect for law, family values, and Bible morality? 	 (Salamo 133:1; Galuega 10:34, 35) Ko oi te potukau telā e lauiloa i te lalolagi i olotou akoakoga faka-te- Tusi Tapu kolā e fakamalosi aka ei te āva ki tulafono, tulaga o te kāiga, mo amioga ‵lei kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu?


Does this change from the Law of Moses to the law of the Christ mean that God has changed his standards? 	 E mata, a te ‵fuliga tenei mai i te Tulafono a Mose ki te tulafono a Keliso e fakauiga i ei me ko oti ne ‵fuli ne te Atua ana tulaga?


• Who make up “the faithful and discreet slave”? 	 • Ko oi e aofia i “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto”?


Give examples of prejudice shown toward Jesus. 	 Taku mai ne fakaakoakoga o te fakailoga tino kolā ne fakaasi atu ki a Iesu.


(Acts 3:15; 5:31) Previously, you had no relationship with the Creator, and actually you had no valid hope. 	 (Galuega 3:15; 5:31) Muamua, ne seki maua eiloa ne koe se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo te Mafuaga, kae e seai eiloa sou fakamoemoega aoga.


Why does a love of money not bring happiness? 	 Kaia e se maua ei te fiafia tonu i te fiafai tupe?


11 How did you feel upon learning what the Son of God did for you? 	 11 E pefea ou lagonaga i te taimi ne iloa ei ne koe a mea ne fai ne te Tama a te Atua mō koe?


It is noteworthy that John 5:4, which said that an angel disturbed the water, is not found in highly regarded ancient Greek manuscripts, such as the fourth-century Codex Sinaiticus. 	 E lavea atu i te Ioane 5:4, telā e fai mai me ne faka‵lepu ne se agelu a te vai, e se maua i peluga tusi lauiloa i te ‵gana Eleni, e pelā mo te Codex Sinaiticus i te fa o senitenali.


For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.” 	 I te Atua e se mafai o fakaosoosogina ne te masei.”


(Revelation 7:9, 10; Galatians 6:16) What a joy it is to see so many now rendering sacred service together as worshipers of Jehovah God! 18, 19. What evidence is there that Jehovah is blessing the preaching work? 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 10; Kalatia 6:16) Ma‵faga o mea fakafiafia ke lavea atu a tino e tokouke kolā e fai fakatasi te lotou taviniga tapu, e pelā me ne tino tapuaki ki a Ieova te Atua!


Later, Saul tried to kill David, who ultimately had to flee for his life.—1 Samuel 16:14-23; 18:10-12; 19:18; 20:32, 33; 22:1-5. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne taumafai a Saulo o tamate a Tavita, telā ne ‵tau o tele keatea ke sao a ia.—1 Samuelu 16:14-23; 18:10-12; 19:18; 20:32, 33; 22:1-5.


How does he feel about the sign-language field in Myanmar? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o te taina tenā e uiga ki te galuega talai i te ‵gana fai tāga i Myanmar?


In moments of discouragement, we talk to each other about Bible truth and how Jehovah is sustaining us.” Diane adds: “The Kingdom hope means even more to us now.” 	 Kafai ko kamata o loto vāi‵vāi maua, e faipati maua, te suā tino ki te suā tino, e uiga ki munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu mo te auala e fesoasoani mai ei a Ieova ki a maua.”


This is how these terms are to be understood when they occur in the same context in the Scriptures. 	 Tenā te uiga masani o tugāpati e lua konei māfai ko ‵sae mai i te tusi siki eiloa e tasi i te Tusi Tapu.


Moreover, they are practicing righteousness and have taken their stand on the side of God’s Kingdom. 	 E se gata i ei, ko amio‵tonu latou kae ko ‵kau atu foki latou ki te Malo o te Atua.


To help such ones takes discernment, perceiving what their needs are. 	 Ko te mea ke aogā tou fesoasoani atu ki ei e manakomia te fakautauta ko te mea ke iloa a mea kolā e manako te tino ki ei.


Thousands of exiles return home to restore the worship of Jehovah in Jerusalem.—2 Chronicles 36:22, 23; Ezra 1:1-4. 	 E lau i afe a tino ne foki atu o toe fakafou aka te tapuakiga ki a Ieova i Ielusalema.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 36:22, 23; Esela 1:1-4.


(Psalm 91:3) It has been like a plague on humanity, leading to untold suffering. 	 (Salamo 91:3) Ko oti eiloa ne fai te loto fenua e pelā me se mala e aumai i ei a logo‵maega e uke ki tino katoa.


I studied the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses, and finally, I dedicated my life to God. 	 Ne sukesuke au ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo Molimau a Ieova, kae fakamuli ifo ne tuku atu ne au toku olaga ki te Atua.


But be careful not to make reading a forced exercise. 	 Masaua ke mo a ma faimālō au tama‵liki ke fai‵tau fakatasi mo koe.


His holy spirit can empower us to do the same. 	 E mafai o fakamalosi tatou ne tena agaga tapu.


Why can we be sure that Jehovah will not abandon us? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o tali‵tonu tatou me ka se tiakina lele tatou ne Ieova?


How can you help your children to be persuaded to believe what they learn from God’s Word? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu koe ki au tama‵liki ke tali‵tonu ki mea e tauloto ne latou mai te Muna a te Atua?


15 Uniting people who are of different backgrounds is a challenge. 	 15 E sē se mea faigofie ke fai a tino mai telega kese‵kese ke ‵kau fakatasi.


Moreover, we need to prepare for pressure before we face a test. 	 E se gata i ei, e ‵tau o toka tatou mō fakamalosiga sē ‵lei a koi tuai o fe‵paki tatou mo se tofotofoga.


(Matt. 4:8, 9; Rev. 12:12) Compared to the lasting joy that comes from helping people to benefit from God’s wisdom so that they can gain everlasting life, a secular career can provide only limited satisfaction. 	 (Mata. 4:8, 9; Faka. 12:12) Kafai e fakatusa ki te fiafia tumau telā e māfua mai i te fesoasoani atu ki tino ke maua ne latou a mea aoga mai i te poto o te Atua ko te mea ke mafai o maua ne latou te ola se-gata-mai, e isi se tapulā ki te lotomalie tonu e mafai o tuku mai ne se galuega ‵togi.


• Do I feel uncomfortable when others abstain from alcohol? 	 • E mata, e se ‵lei ki a au māfai e ‵kalo keatea a nisi tino mai te kava?


5 What will Jehovah do? 	 5 Ne a mea ka fai ne Ieova?


(Rom. 4:11) So let us see how Abraham’s faith led him to a close friendship with God. 	 (Loma 4:11) Ke na onoono nei tatou ki te auala ne maua ei ne Apelaamo se va fakataugasoa ‵pili mo te Atua ona ko tena fakatuanaki.


During the time that an individual who has been judicially reproved is healing spiritually, he might be likened to a person recovering from an injury, which temporarily limits his activity. 	 I te taimi e gasolo aka ei o malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga se tino telā ne fakamasino kae polopoloki ‵mafa, e mafai o faka‵tusa a ia ki se pakiaga o se tino ko fano o mafu, telā ne faka‵lave malie atu ki te faiga o ana galuega i se taimi toetoe.


That implied that truth is revealed only after a person has overindulged in wine and perhaps is more eager to talk. 	 E fakaasi mai i pati konā me e fakaasi mai fua ne se tino a te mea tonu māfai ko tō lasi tena inu ki te uaina kae ko fiafia foki o faipati.


Do many lack the affection for their families that should come naturally? 	 E mata, ko se fakatāua malosi ne tino e tokouke a te alofa masani i loto i te kāiga?


That promise of a future resurrection explains why the birth—and even more so the death—of Jesus is of utmost importance to us. 	 E fakamaina mai i te folafolaga e uiga ki te toe‵tuga i aso mai mua a te pogai e tāua ei te fanau mai—kae maise eiloa te mate—o Iesu ki a tatou.


Is it the blood of these men that I should drink at the risk of their souls? For it was at the risk of their souls that they brought it.”—1 Chron. 11:15-19. 	 E pelā eiloa me ko inu ne au te toto o tāgata konei ne fakamalosi o asu mai te vai i mata o pelu.”—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 11:15-19.


He will look around him and see the Paradise he so longed for. . . . 	 Ka kilokilo atu i ei a ia ki te Palataiso telā ne manako malosi a ia ki ei. . . .


Regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, Professor Stern, quoted above, notes that the archaeological remains “are a clear reflection of the biblical sources (2 Kings 25:8; 2 Chronicles 36:18-19) describing the destruction, burning, and collapse of houses and walls.” 	 E uiga ki te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema, ne lavea atu ne te polofesa ko Stern, telā ne taku atu mai luga, me i mea mua kolā ne maua aka “se fakamaoniga manino o tala i te Tusi Tapu (2 Tupu 25:8; 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 36:18-19) me ne fakamatala mai i ei te fakamaseiga, te ‵sunuga, mo te ofaga o fale mo ‵pui.”


For those who knew him, the name Jack Barr will bring to mind a man who gave thoughtful advice—always balanced, always kind, and rooted in Scripture. 	 Mō latou kolā ne iloa ne latou a ia, ka masaua faeloa ne latou a te taina ko Jack Barr e pelā me se tagata telā ne tuku mai ne ia a fakatakitakiga aoga—kolā e paleni ‵lei, e atafai kae fakavae mai i te Tusi Tapu.


2 Think about how you would like others to act toward you if you were in a similar situation. 	 2 Mafaufau ki te auala ne manako koe ke ‵saga atu a tino ki a koe, moi fai ne nofo atu koe i te tulaga tai ‵pau penā.


5 Emotional security has likewise proved elusive for many. 	 5 E tokouke a tino e seki mafai o maua tonu ne latou se puipuiga i mea tau lagonaga.


Provisions were even made for individual Egyptians to associate with this group that obviously had divine approval. 	 Ne fai foki a fakatokaga mō tino Aikupito taki tokotasi kolā ne ‵kau atu ki te potukau telā ne talia ne te Atua.


This slogan was popular among some college students during the 1960’s. 	 Ne lauiloa te tugāpati tenei i nisi tama‵liki o akoga ma‵luga i tausaga o te 1960.


“When my daughter was 14, she started to talk back to me. 	 “I te taimi ko 14 ei tausaga o taku tama fafine, ne kamata o gutu talitali mai ki a au.


(Romans 8:21; Revelation 20:7, 9) In anticipation of this, they address Jehovah as their Father, since they dedicate their lives to him, recognizing him as their Life-Giver. 	 (Loma 8:21; Fakaasiga 20:7, 9) I te lotou olioli ki te taimi tenā, e fai ne latou a Ieova mo fai te lotou Tamana, ona ko te mea ne tuku atu olotou olaga ki a ia, i te iloa ne latou me ko Ia ko te Māfuaga o te ola.


Jesus exerted himself not simply because he had a deadline but because he was zealous—or jealous—for his Father’s name and for pure worship. 	 Ne seki gasuesue malosi a Iesu ona ko te mea e isi se gataga o tena galuega kae ona ko tena loto finafinau—io me ko te masalosalo ‵tau—mō te igoa o tena Tamana mo te tapuakiga tonu.


He did not lash out against the prophet Nathan. 	 Ne seki kaitaua a ia ki te pelofeta ko Natano.


But how can we show loving-kindness? 	 Kae e mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu a te alofa tumau?


(1 Cor. 14:33, 40) The elders are ‘watching over souls’ in the sense that they desire to help each member of the congregation maintain a good relationship with Jehovah. 	 (1 Koli. 14:33, 40) A toeaina e ‘puipui ne latou a ola’ i se auala fakatusa me e ma‵nako latou o fesoasoani ki tino taki tokotasi i te fakapotopotoga ke fakatumau se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo Ieova.


Look! The Devil will keep on throwing some of you into prison that you may be fully put to the test, and that you may have tribulation ten days. 	 Kiloke, a te Tiapolo ka tofotofo ne ia koutou i te ‵pei o nisi o koutou ki te fale puipui; e ‵tusa mo te sefulu o aso e puapuagatia ei koutou.


How can we receive Jehovah’s forgiveness? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou a te fakamagaloga a Ieova?


(Psalm 32:5, 6; Acts 3:19) Yet, when the heart of a person is not submissive to God, that person’s prayers are in vain. 	 (Salamo 32:5, 6; Galuega 3:19) Kae kafai e sē loto maulalo te tino i mua o te Atua, e seai eiloa se aogā o ana ‵talo.


4 If you were asked to leap a wide stream in one bound, you might balk at the suggestion. 	 4 Kafai e fai atu ke eva atu koe ki te suā feitu o te vaitafe, e iku loa o se talia ne koe te manatu tenā.


(1 Peter 5:6, 7) What greater reason for contentment could there be? 	 (1 Petelu 5:6, 7) Se a foki la te suā pogai sili e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te lotomalie?


Additional Messianic prophecies will be examined in the next article. 	 Ka sau‵tala loa tatou ki nisi valoaga e uiga ki te Mesia i te suā mataupu.


Building such an altar was also a courageous act. 	 A te faitega o se vaegā fatafaitaulaga penā se fakaasiga foki o te loto toa.


These will help us to do what Ephesians 5:1 urges: “Become imitators of God.” 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a mea konei ke fai ne tatou te mea telā e fakamalosi mai i te Efeso 5:1: ‘E ‵tau ke pelā koutou mo te Atua.’


Sometimes they only want company in doing what is wrong. 	 I nisi taimi, e manako fua ki se tino ke kau mo ia i te faiga o se mea masei.


Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.”—Matthew 6:9, 10. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne akoako atu ne Iesu ki ana soko, e kamata penei: “Te motou Tamana i te lagi: ke tapu tou igoa, ke oko mai tou Malo, ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.”—Mataio 6:9, 10.


KING SOLOMON’S COPPER 	 KOPA A TE TUPU KO SOLOMONA


8 But you may wonder why Paul would stress to anointed Christians the danger of living “according to the flesh.” 	 8 Kāti e mafai o mafaufau koe me kaia ne faka‵mafa ei ne Paulo ki Kelisiano fakaekegina a te fakamataku o te ola “e ‵tusa mo manakoga o te foitino.”


Eagerly Declare the Good News 	 Ke Talai Malosi Atu te Tala ‵Lei


In the course of each cycle, there is a moment when the moon lines up between the earth and the sun. 	 I tamilosaga takitasi, e isi se taimi ka tu tonu ei te masina i te va o te lalolagi mo te la.


(Heb. 12:14) Especially will we do our utmost to be found at peace with Jehovah God.—Read 1 Peter 3:10-12. 	 (Epelu 12:14) Kae sili atu i ei, ka kausaki eiloa tatou ke maua se tulaga filemu mo Ieova te Atua.—Faitau te 1 Petelu 3:10-12.


Notice that verse 23 really highlights a number of reasons. 	 E faka‵mafa mai i te fuaiupu e 23 a nisi pogai.


Still, for years David had to live on the run—all of this because of Saul’s jealousy.—1 Samuel 24:14, 15; Proverbs 27:4. 	 Ne ola fakaeteete faeloa a Tavita i se fia tausaga—ona fua ko te loto masei o Saulo.—1 Samuelu 24:14, 15; Faataoto 27:4.


It should not surprise us, then, if at times we have negative feelings. 	 Telā la, e se ‵tau o poi tatou māfai e isi ne lagonaga sē ‵lei e maua ne tatou i nisi taimi.


(Luke 12:45, 46) In expressing surprise at the quality of the wine, the director made it clear that he had observed instances when some wedding guests did get drunk. 	 (Luka 12:45, 46) I ana pati ofo ki te ‵lei o te uaina, ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai ne te pule o te ‵kaiga me ko oti ne lavea ne ia a nisi tino ‵kami ko ko‵nā.


May all of us today uphold Jehovah’s sovereignty and be granted eternal life, so that in the future, we will be alive to find out what Jehovah has purposed for the King and his fellow kings and priests, as well as for his entire awesome universe! 	 Ke na fakamaluga aka ne tatou katoa i aso nei a te pulega a Ieova kae ke maua te ola se-gata-mai, ko te mea ke ola tatou i aso mai mua nei ke lavea atu a mea kolā ko oti ne fuafua ne Ieova mō te Tupu mo ana tupu mo faitaulaga lago‵lago, e pelā foki mō te lagi mo te lalolagi kātoa kae fakaofoofogia!


True, they were showing contempt for Jehovah by performing the actual sacrifices. 	 E tonu, ne fakaasi atu ne latou a te se āva ki a Ieova mai te ofoatuga ne latou a taulaga.


20 You should not be distracted or discouraged by the fact that not all stand complete and with firm conviction. 	 Tenā loa te mea ne tupu ki se taugasoa pili tokotasi o Iesu, se apositolo.


When he was in heaven, before he was miraculously conceived by his virgin mother, as wisdom personified, he explained: “I came to be beside [God] as a master worker, and I came to be the one he was specially fond of day by day.” 	 A koi nofo atu a ia i te lagi mai mua o fanau mai fakavavega a ia ne tena mātua, ne fai mai tou tagata telā ne fakaata mai i konei me ko te poto: “Au ne nofo i [tafa o te Atua] e pelā me se tagata poto i te fakatūtū, au ko te pogai o tena fiafia i aso takitasi.”


15. (a) Jesus instructed his apostles to do what if people rejected the message? (b) What can help us focus on finding deserving ones? 	 15. (a) Se a te mea ne fakatonu atu ne Iesu ke fai ne ana apositolo māfai e ‵teke atu a tino ki te lotou fekau? (e) Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵saga tonu atu ki te ‵salaga o tino loto ‵lei?


They do not seek an unscriptural way out of a difficult marriage. 	 E se taumafai latou ke fakaaoga se auala telā e se fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu ke saoloto mai i se olaga avaga faigata.


Then they informed the congregations in writing about that decision.—Read Acts 15:25-30; 16:4, 5; Eph. 3:5, 6. 	 Tenā ne fakailoa atu ei ne latou ki fakapotopotoga i se tusi e uiga ki te fakaikuga tenā.—Faitau te Galuega 15:25-30; 16:4, 5; Efeso 3:5, 6.


Adding Stability to a Troubled Life 	 E Fesoasoani Mai ke ‵Mautakitaki i se Olaga e ‵Fonu i Fakalavelave


In what sense are the weedlike ones burned with fire? 	 Se a te auala e ‵sunu aka ei ki te afi a mouku fakatusa?


EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER 	 GALUEGA ‵TOGI


Even in this troubled world, you can gain happiness from accurate Bible knowledge of God, his Kingdom, and his wonderful purpose for mankind. 	 I te lalolagi tenei o fakalavelave, e mafai eiloa o fiafia koe māfai e maua a te iloaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te Atua, tena Malo, mo ana fuafuaga tafasili i te ‵gali mō tino katoa.


Will it just die from a lack of support? 	 E mata, ka fakaseai latou ona ko te seai ne tino e ‵lago atu ki ei?


That article concluded on this serious note: “Let us beware of anything that belittles, or sets aside the death of Christ, as the offering and propitiation for sin.”—Read 1 John 2:1, 2. 	 Konei a pati fakaoti i te mataupu tāua tenā: “Ke na fakaeteete tatou i so se mea telā e fai ei ke manatu māmā, io me ave kea‵tea i ei a te tāua o te mate o Keliso, e pelā me se taulaga ke fakamagalo ei a agasala.”—Faitau te 1 Ioane 2:1, 2.


Am I quick to accept and support the directions received?’—w16.11, p. 11. 	 E mata, e talia vave kae ‵lago atu foki au ki fakatonuga kolā ne tuku mai?’—w16.11, itu. 11.


For example, David was anointed as king and leader of Israel. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakasopo a Tavita mo fai te tupu mo te takitaki o Isalaelu.


How do we prove receptive to what the spirit has to say through “the faithful and discreet slave”? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu me e talia ne tatou a pati a te agaga e alatu i “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto”?


(Rom. 16:8-16) The apostle John concluded his third letter with the words: “Give my greetings to the friends by name.” (3 John 14) Obviously, he too developed many enduring friendships. 	 (Loma 16:8-16) Ne fakaoti ne te apositolo ko Ioane a te tolu o ana tusi ki pati konei: “Ko ‵moli atu oku alofaaga ki taugasoa konei e taku atu olotou igoa?” (3 Ioane 14, NW) Ne ati aka foki ne ia a va fakataugasoa tumau e uke.


(Proverbs 27:11) It is our privilege to help ourselves and others to do so.—1 Timothy 4:16. 	 (Faataoto 27:11) Se tulaga taulia eiloa ke fesoasoani ifo tatou ki a tatou eiloa mo nisi tino foki ke fai penā.—1 Timoteo 4:16.


12, 13. (a) What lies has Satan promoted, and what is the truth regarding each of those lies? (b) How can we avoid being misled by Satan’s false stories? 	 12, 13. (a) Ne a loi ne fakamalosi aka ne Satani, kae se a te munatonu e uiga ki loi takitasi konei? (e) E mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te takitaki ‵se ne tala ‵kai a Satani?


Initially, the prophecy began to be fulfilled in 1919 when God’s people were gradually reorganized and reunited. 	 Muamua la, ne fakataunu te valoaga tenā i te 1919 i te taimi ne toe fakatoka faka‵lei kae toe fakamaopoopo ei a tino o te Atua.


Although Satan mentioned Job’s possessions, he focused his attention on challenging Job’s integrity. 	 E tiga eiloa ne taku atu ne Satani a kope o Iopu, ne saga tonu atu a ia ki te fakamaseiga o te fakamaoni o Iopu.


Yes, our life is as transitory as grass that withers in a single day. Therefore, let us not waste this precious commodity. Instead, we should seek God’s guidance on how we ought to use our remaining years in this system of things. 	 I lō te fai penā, e ‵tau o ‵sala atu tatou ki te takitakiga a te Atua e uiga ki te auala e ‵tau ei o fakaaogā ‵tou tausaga koi ‵toe i te fakanofonofoga tenei o mea.


Doing this will help to make the ministry joyful, meaningful, and productive for them. 	 Kafai e fai ne koe penā ka fesoasoani atu i ei ke fia‵fia latou ki te galuega talai, kae ke magoi kae aogā foki olotou galuega.


Pharaoh was adamant in his refusal. 	 Kae ne ita fitifiti eiloa a Falao ma fakasaoloto latou.


For example, in speaking about the government’s refusal to register “same-sex marriages,” an editorial in Canada’s mainstream newspaper The Globe and Mail declares: “In the year 2000, it is grotesque that a loving and committed couple should be denied their fondest wish because they happen to be of the same sex.” 	 E pelā mo te ‵teke atu o malo ki te taliaga o “fakaipoipoga o fāfine io me ko tāgata i a latou eiloa,” e fai mai se tino tusitala mai se potukau o tino tusitala i te nusipepa a te kau Kanata ko te Globe and Mail, penei: “I te tausaga ko te 2000, se mea matagā ke taofi aka ei a manakoga fakatau a‵lofa o se avā tino kolā e fia‵fai mai te fakaipoipo ona ko te mea i a laua ne tāgata tokolua io me ne fafine tokolua.”


Do you walk in accord with the flesh or in accord with the spirit? 	 E mata, e ola koe faka-te-foitino io me ola faka-te-agaga?


“We Have Found the Messiah”! 6 	 “Ko Oti ne Maua ne Matou te Mesia”! 6


Fermented wine, not unfermented grape juice. 	 Ko te uaina eiloa tenā kae se ko te sua fua o te vine telā e seki ‵vi.


(John 10:16) What a compelling reason for a Christian husband and wife to show due honor to each other! 	 (Ioane 10:16) Ma‵faga o fakamalosiga gali mō taki tauavaga Kelisiano ke fakatau fakaasi atu a te atafai te suā tino ki te suā tino!


We too must strengthen our faith by taking full advantage of all of Jehovah’s provisions for our spiritual welfare. 	 E ‵tau foki o fakamalosi aka a ‵tou fakatuanaki mai te fakaaogāga faka‵lei o fakatokaga a Ieova mō te ‵tou ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Everywhere that Habakkuk looks, he sees trouble, quarreling, strife. 	 I so se koga e kilo atu a Sapakuka ki ei, e matea atu ei ne ia a fakalavelave, kinauga, mo fekikiga.


However, for baptized Christians, the greatest privilege is our being allowed to have a close relationship with the only true God, Jehovah. 	 A ko te tauliaga sili mō Kelisiano papatiso, ko te mauaga o se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo te Atua tonu fua e tokotasi, ko Ieova.


When life’s anxieties weigh us down, let us reflect on the wonderful promises found in his Word. 	 Kafai ko loto māfatia tatou ona ko te manavase ki mea o te olaga nei, ke na mafau‵fau tatou ki folafolaga fakaofoofogia kolā e maua i tena Muna.


But do not give up. 	 Kae ke mo a ma ‵fiu.


Jesus.—HEBREWS 9:11. 	 Iesu.—EPELU 9:11.


As you carefully follow the line of thought, questions may occur to you. 	 I te taimi e tautali faka‵lei atu ei koe ki manatu kolā e tuku fakasolo mai, e mafai o ‵sae aka i ei a fesili.


3, 4. (a) Why should we counteract selfishness? (b) What will we consider in this article? 	 3, 4. (a) Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵teke atu tatou ki te manatu fakapito? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


(Heb. 10:1-4) However, Jehovah was not rigid in the application of that law. 	 (Epe. 10:1-4) Kae ne uiga faigofie a Ieova i te fakagaluegaga o te tulafono tenā.


As a young man, Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous half brothers and taken to Egypt. 	 I te taimi koi talavou ei, ne fakatau atu a Iosefa e pelā me se pologa ne ana āfa taina loto ma‵sei kae ne avatu a ia ki Aikupito.


God also stated: “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. 	 Ne toe fai mai foki a te Atua, penei: “Au ko Ieova, kae seai aka foki se isi tino i oku tafa.


(Ephesians 3:11) This is not simply a plan of action, as though God had to map out the way he would work. 	 (Efeso 3:11) A te mea tenei e se se palani fua o ana faifaiga ka fai ke fakataunu ei sena mea.


To the former, Paul’s counsel “to work at good, to be rich in fine works, to be liberal, ready to share” was valid. 	 Ne aoga eiloa a pati fesoasoani a Paulo ki tino mau‵mea “ke ga‵lue ki mea ‵lei, ke mau‵mea i te faiga o galuega ‵lei, ke kaima‵lie, ke toka o fetufaaki olotou mea.”


(John 1:14; 3:18) What a unique position! 	 (Ioane 1:14; 3:18) Ko Iesu fua ne nofo atu i konā fakatasi mo tena Tamana a koituai o kamata o faite a nisi mea katoa, kae ne mafai ne tena Tamana o saga katoatoa atu ki a ia.


14 Consider, too, the evidence contained in Revelation chapter 6. There Jesus is seen riding forth as a conquering King. 	 14 Mafaufau foki ki te fakamaoniga telā e maua i te Fakaasiga mataupu e 6. E matea atu i konā a Iesu e tele mai e pelā me se Tupu ko manumalo.


That started a destructive cycle that lasted way into my adult years.” 	 Ne kamata mai i konā se uiga masei telā ne tumau ke oko ki te taimi ko matua ei au.”


Earthquakes, storms, and famine leave people destitute. 	 Ko ma‵tiva a nisi tino ona ko mafuie, afā mo te sē lava o meakai.


6, 7. (a) What expansion has taken place since 1914? (b) What further growth will take place? 	 6, 7. (a) Se a te gasoloakaga telā ne tupu talu mai te 1914? (e) Se a te tupuakaga telā koi ‵tau o tupu?


(Heb. 6:1, 2) You need to work hard to extract fresh points and practical lessons from your Bible study. 	 (Epe. 6:1, 2) E ‵tau mo koe o galue malosi ke maua ne koe a manatu ‵fou mo akoakoga tāua mai i au sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu.


He reports: “Not much about my problems but about anything encouraging.” 	 E fai mai tou tagata: “Ne seki sautala malosi matou ki oku fakalavelave, kae ki so se mea telā e maua ei a fakamalosiga.”


On what was Jesus’ courage based? 	 Se a te mea ne fakavae ki ei te loto toa o Iesu?


14 We can also maintain integrity by avoiding a fault-finding, critical spirit. 	 14 E mafai foki o fakatumau te ‵tou fakamaoni māfai e ‵teke atu tatou ki te uiga ko te mataonoono ki mea ‵se.


WHO ADDED THE CHAPTERS? 	 KO OI NE FAKAOPOOPO ATU NE IA A MATAUPU?


Pharmaceutical firms have developed recombinant products that are not taken from blood and that may be prescribed in place of some blood fractions used in the past. 	 Ko mafai nei o faite ne kamupane palu vailakau a mea fakauke toto kolā e se maua mai i te toto i lō tamā vaega fo‵liki o te toto e pelā mo aso mua.


4 Why Does Life Seem Meaningless? 	 4 Taumafaiga ke Fakagata te Mativa


(Ps. 34:3) May we therefore trust in God, putting his name ahead of our own.—Matt. 6:9. 	 (Salamo 34:3) Tela la, ke tali‵tonu tatou ki te Atua mai te fakamalugaga o tena igoa ke maluga atu i ‵tou igoa totino.—Mataio 6:9.


Near the end of his ministry, he used the expression “the hour has come.” 	 Kae ne fakaaogā ne ia te tugāpati tenei i te taimi ko pili ei o palele atu tena galuega me “ko oko mai te taimi.”


Would that not prove discouraging? 	 E a, e se fakavāivāi mai i ei?


Joseph did not give sexual temptation a chance to overtake him. 	 Ne seki tuku atu ne Iosefa se avanoaga ki se tofotofoga i faifaiga fakatauavaga ke pule atu ki a ia.


5 The apostle John had a vision of something else that the Messianic King would do in “the Lord’s day,” after He was enthroned in 1914. 	 5 Ne lavea ne te apositolo ko Ioane i se fakaasiga se mea ‵kese telā ka fai ne te Tupu faka-Mesia i te “Aso o te Aliki,” i te otiga o Tena fakaekega i te 1914.


Advocate God’s Kingdom 	 Ke Folafola Atu te Malo o te Atua


What fundamental truth should we never forget, and why? 	 Se a te akoakoga tāua telā e se ‵tau o puli i a tatou, kae kaia?


By reading and meditating on the Bible books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, we expose our mind to Christ’s mind. 	 Mai te fai‵tau kae mafaufau ‵loto ki tusi o te Tusi Tapu ko Mataio, Maleko, Luka mo Ioane, ko talia i ei ne tatou a te mafaufau o Keliso.


The point of this scenario is that we can lessen anger, disappointment, and other negative emotions with understanding, open-mindedness, and a willingness to forgive. 	 E fakaasi mai i te tala tenei me kafai e mafaufau faka‵lei tatou kae e toka foki o fakamagalo a nisi tino, ka fesoasoani mai eiloa a mea konā ke mo a e kaitaua malosi koe.


(Matthew 10:35, 36) Those taking the lead in the preaching work and in overseeing congregations also need your regular prayers in their behalf. 	 (Mataio 10:35, 36) Ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga o te galuega talai kae tausi atu ki fakapotopotoga e ma‵nako foki ki otou ‵talo kolā e fai faeloa mō latou.


The Bible invites all sincere individuals to ask for his forgiveness, “for he will forgive in a large way.” 	 E ‵kami atu ne te Tusi Tapu a tino loto fakamaoni katoa ke fakamolemole atu mō tena fakamagaloga, me “vave fakamagalo ne ia.”


Holy spirit empowered God’s servants to foretell the future with accuracy. 	 Ne fakamalosi ne te agaga tapu a tavini a te Atua ke fakamatala ‵tonu atu ne latou a mea ‵tupu i aso mai mua.


When husbands and wives respect marriage as an arrangement by God, they will stay together. 	 Kafai e āva a tāgata mo fāfine a‵vaga ki te avaga e pelā me se fakatokaga a te Atua, ka tumau eiloa te ‵nofo tasi o latou.


It will not be late.” 	 E oko mai eiloa, kae ka se tuai foki.”


(Ps. 147:9) Of course, he does not put the food in their beaks! 	 (Sala. 147:9) E tonu, e se tuku ne ia a mea‵kai ki olotou gutu!


5 “The spirit that now operates in the sons of disobedience” is so widespread that it is like the air we breathe. 	 5 A “te agaga telā e pule ne ia a tino kolā e se faka‵logo ki te Atua” ko salalau valevale atu e pelā eiloa mo te ea telā e mānava ne tatou.


FOOD poisoning is very unpleasant. 	 A MEA‵KAI poisini se mea sē ‵lei.


Fittingly, then, David refers to having his prayer answered from Jehovah’s holy mountain. 	 Kae e mautinoa eiloa me e fakasino atu a Tavita ki ana ‵talo kolā ne tali mai i luga i te mauga tapu o Ieova.


If we are not in a position to learn another language, can we encourage those who are doing that? 	 Kafai e se mafai o tauloto ne tatou se ‵gana fakaa‵tea, e mata, e mafai ne tatou o fakamalosi atu a tino kolā e fai penā?


He longed to see the Christians in Rome so that he could help to fortify them spiritually. 	 Ne fakamoemoe faeloa a ia ke fetaui mo Kelisiano i Loma ke fakamalosi atu ne ia latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Since Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn, those of his descendants who were swayed by Korah to rebel might have resented that Moses—a descendant of Levi—had administrative authority over them. 	 Me i a Leupena ko te tama toekimua a Iakopo, kāti ne loto ma‵sei ana tama‵liki ki a Mose kae ne ‵kau atu ki te ‵tekeatuga a Kola—ona ko te mea i a ia se tino i te gafa o Levi—kae ne pule atu ki a latou.


They thus found relief from excess stress, even as you can.—Luke 4:16-21; 19:47, 48; John 7:46. 	 Ne faka‵noga aka i ei te lotou manava‵se, kae e mafai foki ne koe o fai penā.—Luka 4:16-21; 19:47, 48; Ioane 7:46.


• What part does holy spirit play in extending the invitation to “come”? 	 • Se a te tusaga o te agaga tapu i te fakaokoatuga o te ‵kamiga ke “vau”?


They were annihilated at En-dor; they became manure for the ground.” 	 Ne fakatakavale ne koe a latou i Enetolo, ka ko olotou foitino ne ‵pala i luga i te laukele.”


13 In view of Jesus’ command recorded at Matthew 28:19, 20, we can be sure that at some point Timothy’s faith moved him to imitate Jesus and be baptized. 	 13 E ‵tusa mo te fakatonuga a Iesu telā ne tusi ki lalo i te Mataio 28:19, 20, e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me ne fakaosofia te fakatuanaki o Timoteo i se taimi ke tautali atu a ia ki a Iesu kae ke papatiso foki.


We take delight in doing God’s will. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa tatou o fai te loto o te Atua.


18 God was not going to ignore the disgraceful conduct of the Israelites. 	 18 Ne seki tuku tiaki ne te Atua a amioga sē ‵tau a tino Isalaelu.


With what personal weakness did David struggle? 	 Se a te vāivāiga totino ne taua atu a Tavita ki ei?


Jesus said that love is the identifying mark of true Christians. 	 Muna a Iesu me i te alofa ko te fakailoga matea o Kelisiano ‵tonu.


Loose conduct (Greek, a·selʹgei·a) denotes “licentiousness; wantonness; shameless conduct; lewdness of conduct.” 	 Amioga sōnafai (Eleni, a·selʹgei·a) e fakasino atu ki “amioga matagā; amioga sōnafai fakatauavaga; te mataola; amioga fakamasiasi.”


In effect, Jehovah is saying to us: ‘Here are the facts. 	 Ne tusi a mea konei e pelā eiloa me ko faipati mai a Ieova ki a tatou: ‘Konei la a mea ‵tonu.


6 Earlier Bible prophecies offer us insight. 	 6 E mafai o malamalama tatou i valoaga i te Tusi Tapu kolā ne ‵valo mai i aso mua.


Can you put forth increased effort to apply the counsel found at Matthew 6:33? 	 E mata, e mafai ne koe o momea aka au taumafaiga ke fakagalue a te fakatakitakiga i te Mataio 6:33?


Even in places where good jobs are scarce, the honest, skillful, industrious workers fare better than others. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki kogā koga kolā e se uke a galuega i ei, e ola ‵lei faeloa a tino kolā e fai mea ‵tonu, e ata‵mai kae ga‵lue malosi foki i lō nisi tino.


Therefore, we need to bend down, so to speak, gently lift up the weak one, and carry him back. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o pu‵nou ifo tatou ki lalo, o sau faka‵lei aka te tino vāivāi tenā ki luga, kae toe fakafoki atu a ia mo te atafai ki te fakapotopotoga.


But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 	 E penā foki koutou, e faitaugina katoa otou lauulu.


Growing to Christian maturity brings special challenges to youths. 	 A te gasolo atu ki mua i te matua ‵lei e fai ei ke fe‵paki a talavou mo mea faiga‵ta fakapito.


(Matthew 4:8, 9) Never forget that he is “the god of this system of things,” and he is determined to promote his thinking here on the earth. 	 (Mataio 4:8, 9) Ke mo a eiloa ma puli i a tatou me i a ia ko “te atua masei o te lalolagi nei,” kae e manako eiloa ke salalau ana mafaufauga i te lalolagi nei.


It is insidious—like an invisible, odorless, poisonous gas—and it seeps into our consciousness. 	 E faifai lēmū—e pelā me se kēsi poisini, sē lavea ki mata, seai sena manogi—kae ulu malielie atu ki ‵tou mafaufau.


They thereby set in motion a way of governing that was bound to fail. 	 Ne fakatu aka ei ne lāua se vaegā pulega telā ne seki iku manuia.


• If we render clean worship to God, how will he deal with us? 	 • Kafai e tapuaki atu tatou i se auala ‵ma ki te Atua, ka pefea ana faifaiga ki a tatou?


For those obedient ones, the blessings would be absolutely certain. 	 Mō tino faka‵logo, ka maua eiloa ne latou a te fakamanuiaga.


We show love for people by sharing the good news with them 	 E fakaasi atu ne tatou a te alofa ki tino mai te fakailoaatuga o te tala ‵lei ki a latou


I also saw the loving support the local congregation gave to my parents. 	 Ne lavea ne au te ‵lago malosi o te fakapotopotoga ki oku mātua.