If a farmer wants to harvest wheat, would he plant barley? 	 Kafai e manako se tino ke ‵fua mai i tena umaga a pulaka, e mata, ka ‵toki ne ia a talo i ei?


(Genesis 8:21) If the balancing influence of love is missing, knowledge could make a person puffed up, thinking himself better than others. 	 (Kenese 8:21) Kafai ko se paleni ‵lei te alofa, e mafai o fai ne te iloaga se tino ke fakamatamata, kae e mafaufau ei a ia me e ‵lei atu a ia i lō nisi tino.


Vows are made voluntarily, of one’s own free will. 	 E fai a tautoga mo te loto fiafia, e ‵tusa eiloa mo te saolotoga o te tino ke fai ana filifiliga.


In what ways? 	 I auala fea?


Note what helped them. 	 Onoono la me se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a latou.


Ella was only 24 years of age at the time. 	 Ko 24 fua a tausaga o Ela i te taimi eiloa tenā.


Or are you working toward a career in the full-time service? 	 Ne fakamalosi mai a Paulo, “Sa ola e pelā mo ne tino va‵lea, kae ke pelā mo tino ‵poto.


Over the next few weeks, Leah placed 23 copies of the Young People Ask book with her schoolmates and their friends. 	 I te fia o vaiaso mai tua ifo i ei, ne ofo atu ne Lea a ‵kopi e 23 o te tusi ko te Young People Ask ki tama‵liki i tena vasega mo olotou taugasoa.


These words may allude to the duties of the officer of the temple mount in Jerusalem. 	 E mafai o fakasino atu a pati konei ki galuega e fai ne se ofisa i te faletapu i Ielusalema.


Many people believe that success has more to do with being in the right place at the right time than it does with perseverance. 	 E tali‵tonu eiloa te tokoukega o tino me e manuia fua se tino māfai e maua fakafuasei ne ia se avanoaga gali kae e se maua te manuia mai i te loto mau.


In his letter to the Hebrews, for example, he clarifies how Jesus as a “faithful high priest” could once and for all time offer a “propitiatory sacrifice” making it possible for those exercising faith in it to obtain “an everlasting deliverance.” 	 E pelā mo tena tusi ki te kau Epelu, ne faka‵mafa mai ne ia a te auala ne ofo atu ei ne Iesu, te ‘faitaulaga sili fakamaoni,’ a ia eiloa e pelā me se taulaga fakatasi mō taimi katoa, ko te mea ke mafai o maua ne tino katoa kolā e fakatuanaki ki a ia a te “fakaolataga ki te se-gata-mai.”


(Esther 3:2) Haman persuades Ahasuerus to agree with him and succeeds in getting the king to issue a decree to accomplish this massacre. 	 (Eseta 3:2) Ne fakakolekole ne Hamanu a Asuelu ke kau atu ki a ia kae ne manuia tou tagata i te faiga o te tupu ke avatu se fakatonuga i te fakataunuga o te ‵tatino tenei.


Satan would like to have us conclude that we are beyond the reach of Jehovah’s mercy and are incapable of meeting His requirements. 	 E manako a Satani ke fakaiku aka ne tatou me e se ‵tau o maua ne tatou a te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova kae ko sē mafai ne tatou o fai Ana manakoga.


20 Having God’s view of people also means preaching to all, regardless of their circumstances. 	 20 A te mauaga ne tatou te kilokiloga a te Atua e uiga ki tino e fakauiga foki ki te talai atu ki tino katoa, faitalia olotou fakanofonofoga.


11 Draw Close to God—He Knows “the Heart of the Sons of Mankind” 	 Fepuali 7-13, 2011 “Tenei te Taimi” TE ITULAU E 13 PESE: 96, 98


RESURRECTION AFTER CENTURIES 	 TOETUGA MAI TUA O TE FIA O SENITENALI


And since the Bible urges us to dress with modesty in everyday life, how much more so should we heed this counsel on the day of our baptism! (1 Timothy 2:9) Observers can also show due respect by listening carefully to the baptism discourse and by observing the event in an orderly manner.—1 Corinthians 14:40. 	 Kae ona ko te fakamalosiga i te Tusi Tapu ke fai faka‵lei ‵tou teuga i aso takitasi o te olaga, e tāua ‵ki foki te fakatakitakiga tenā i te taimi e papatiso ei tatou! (1 Timoteo 2:9) E ‵tau foki mo tino maimoa o fakaasi atu te āva mai te fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei ki te lauga o te papatisoga mo te taimi o te papatisoga.—1 Kolinito 14:40.


(Ephesians 4:19) They may feel as did Paul, who wrote: “I really delight in the law of God according to the man I am within, but I behold in my members another law warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to sin’s law that is in my members.” 	 (Efeso 4:19) E mafai o ‵pau olotou lagonaga mo Paulo, telā ne tusi mai: “Ka ko toku tinā kanoloto tonu eiloa: e fiafia ki te tulafono a te Atua. Kae e matea foki ne au te suā tulafono e galue i toku foitino, ko te tulafono telā e taua mo te tulafono e tonu ki toku mafaufau.


By not isolating themselves from Jehovah and his organization, they gain practical wisdom and use it to build up their family. 	 I lō te fia tu tokotasi mai i a Ieova mo tena fakapotopotoga, e maua ne latou te poto kae fakaaoga foki ke ati aka ei a olotou kāiga.


Jehovah is “the God of truth.” 	 A Ieova ko te “Atua fakamaoni.”


• On what basis will those who will live forever on earth be judged? 	 • Ne a mea ka fakavae ki ei te fakamasinoga o latou kolā ka ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi?


(Proverbs 13:24) Jehovah always finds the right balance, disciplining “to the proper degree.” 	 (Faataoto 13:24) E paleni faeloa a Ieova i te avatuga o polopolokiga ‵tau “i te auala tonu.”


9 In choosing those who would rule with Christ in heaven, Jehovah selected faithful humans who had experienced life with all its problems. 	 9 I te filifiliga o tino kolā ka pule fakatasi mo Keliso i te lagi, ne filifili ne Ieova a tino kolā ko lasi te lotou atamai i te olaga mo ana fakalavelave katoa.


David’s men urged him to strike Saul. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu ana tāgata ke tamate ne Tavita a Saulo.


19 Our persevering in doing God’s will can have a similar effect on others—especially on young ones, many of whom will grow up to be very valuable servants of God. 	 19 E mafai foki o aoga ki nisi tino a te fai faeloa ne tatou a te loto o te Atua, maise eiloa ki talavou e tokouke kolā ka ‵tupu aka ke fai mo fai ne tavini tāua ‵ki eiloa a te Atua.


If his enemies were to be ‘struck on the jaw,’ God would do it. 	 Ko te Atua ka fakasala ne ia ana fili.


What you may have heard: “God works in mysterious ways.” 	 Mea kolā kāti ne logo koe i ei: “E galue te Atua i auala e se mafai o iloa.”


3 Some questions have arisen that this article will answer. 	 3 E isi ne fesili kolā ne ‵sae aka kae ka tali mai i te mataupu tenei.


3, 4. (a) What counsel did the apostle Paul give concerning the use of our time, and what does this include? (b) What did Paul mean when he counseled us to ‘buy out the opportune time for ourselves’? 	 3, 4. (a) Ne a muna fesoasoani a te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki te fakaaogāga o ‵tou taimi, kae ne a mea e aofia i ei? (e) Se a te uiga o pati konei a Paulo “ke fakaaoga faka‵lei so se avanoa”?


What an accomplishment! 	 Ko tafaga la te uke o mea ne fakataunu mai i ei!


Since she could not find it in the Bible, she stopped attending church and got baptized. 	 Ne seki maua ne tou fafine a te pati i loto i te Tusi Tapu, fakagata ei a tena fano ki tena lotu mua kae papatiso.


The one that I was assigned to was in the Bronx. 	 Ne ‵tofi atu au ke kau ki te fakapotopotoga i Bronx.


21 May we not forget, though, all the bad fruitage that has been produced by haughtiness. 	 21 Ke mo a eiloa ma puli i a tatou a uiga ma‵sei katoa kolā e māfua mai i te fakamatamata.


Name some ways in which we can imitate Jehovah and Jesus when it comes to maintaining our joy. 8 Without doubt, all of us would benefit from reflecting on the example set by Jehovah God and Christ Jesus in this respect. 	 E mata, e mafai ne tatou o momea aka te fia tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Ieova mai te sē manavase valevale mafai e se ‵tupu a mea e ‵tusa loa mo mea kolā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei?


How right he was! 	 Ko oko eiloa te ‵tonu o ana pati konā!


The Jerusalem Targum and the Chaldee Paraphrase say that Abram ‘proselytized.’ 	 E fai mai te Jerusalem Targum and the Chaldee Paraphrase me i a ia ne ‘talai atu ki a latou.’


Dignitaries are often addressed by titles, such as “Mr. President,” “Your Majesty,” or “Your Honor.” 	 A tino ma‵luga e masani sāle o fakaaoga ki ei a tofi, e pelā mo “Te Pelesitene,” io me ko “Tou ‵Malu.”


14 Imagine Jehovah God searching the billions of hearts of mankind today. 	 14 Mafaufau la me e sukesuke ne Ieova te Atua te fia piliona o loto o tino i aso nei.


Why is modesty important? 	 Kaia e tāua ei te agamalu?


(Romans 12:1) Even though he was governor of Jerusalem, Nehemiah daily toiled alongside his fellow Israelites “from the ascending of the dawn until the stars came out.” 	 (Loma 12:1) E tiga eiloa ne fai tou tagata mo fai te kovana o Ielusalema, ne ga‵lue fakatasi eiloa a Neemia mo ana taina Isalaelu i aso katoa “mai te tafataeao ke oko ki te taimi e sae ei a fetu o te lagi.”


We have experienced firsthand the truthfulness of Jehovah’s promise that ‘he will by no means leave us’ and that if we serve him faithfully, we will ‘not lack a thing.’—Heb. 13:5; Deut. 2:7. 	 Ko oti ne iloa ne māua a te tonu o te tautoga a Ieova me ‘ka se tiaki lele ne ia tatou’ kae kafai e tavini atu tatou ki a ia mo te fakamaoni, ka aumai ne ia a ‘mea ne ma‵nako tatou ki ei.’—Epe. 13:5; Teu. 2:7.


If you go to the left, then I will go to the right; but if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.’” 	 Fili nei se kogā koga i te fenua tenei e fano koe ki ei.


The very fact that you can be forgiven should move you to be forgiving toward others, even those who might be the object of hard feelings. 	 Ona ko te iloaga tenā, ko ‵tau ei mo koe o fakamagalo atu a nisi tino, faitalia te faigata ke fai penā.


“The Bible empowered me to stop using and selling drugs and become a productive member of society” 	 “Ne fakamalosi aka au ne te Tusi Tapu ke se toe fakaaoga ne au kae ‵togi atu foki ki tua a vailakau tapu, kae nei la ko fai au mo fai se tino e isi soku aoga”


13 Jehovah will not bless anyone who hides gross sin and tries to stay in the clean Christian congregation. 	 13 E se fakamanuia ne Ieova so se tino telā e ‵funa tena agasala matagā kae taumafai o nofo i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ‵ma.


Was the garden of Eden a real place? 	 E mata, a te fatoaga o Etena se koga tonu?


But let him keep on asking in faith, not doubting at all, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and blown about. 	 E ‵tau mo koutou o ‵talo mo te fakatuanaki, kae sa fakalotoloto lua; me ko so se tino e fakalotoloto lua, e pau eiloa a ia mo se peau o te moana, e ave sale kae fepeipeiaki ne te matagi.


(John 13:1) Similarly, we should not let the imperfections of our brothers cause us to adopt a critical attitude. 	 (Ioane 13:1) Telā la, e se ‵tau foki o talia ne tatou a vāivāiga o ‵tou taina ke maua ei ne tatou te uiga ko te fāmeo.


We are told: “Deaden . . . your body members . . . as respects fornication, uncleanness, sexual appetite, hurtful desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 	 Ne fai mai penei ki a tatou: “Fakagata a uiga faka te lalolagi i loto i a koutou, e penei mo mea konei: te fina lalolagi, ko te amio sē ‵ma, ko manakoga ma‵sei, ko te kaimanako, me i te kaimanako ko te ifo ki tupua tenā.


Such treatments, which many Witnesses choose to accept, are often of a better quality than those that ignore what God requires. 	 A vaegā togafiti konā, kolā e talia ne Molimau e tokouke, e ‵lei atu fakafia i lo vailakau kolā e se fetaui mo mea kolā e manako ki ei te Atua.


With angelic aid, they oversaw the preaching work, and they relied on God’s Word when providing guidance. 	 Ne tausi ne latou te faiga o te galuega talai, fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o agelu, kae ne fakalagolago latou ki te Muna a te Atua i te taimi e tuku mai ei ne latou a takitakiga.


Those who heeded it had the keen spiritual discernment needed to recognize the signal Jesus had given for them to “begin fleeing to the mountains.” 	 A latou kolā ne faka‵logo ki ei ne maua ne latou te malamalama faka-te-agaga ke lavea kae ke iloa foki ne latou te fakailoga ne tuku atu ne Iesu ke “‵tele ki mauga.”


Knowledge gained from Bible study helps us to exercise self-control 	 Kafai e tupu se fakalavelave, e ‵tau o saga tonu atu a ia ki te polokalame ko te mea ke iloa aka ne ia te fakalavelave.


Yes, all who are alienated from the Father need to turn to the One who can “cure” them.—Eph. 4:17-19. 	 E tonu, a tino katoa kolā ne ‵vae keatea mai te Tamana e ‵tau o ‵fuli atu ki te Tino telā e mafai o “faka‵lei” ne ia latou.—Efeso 4:17-19.


Who really rules the world? 	 Ko oi e pule tonu ki te lalolagi?


Showing Respect for Traveling Overseers 	 Fakaasi Atu te Āva ki Ovasia Faima‵laga


But that is in the past. 	 Kae ko oti atu te taimi tenā.


Immoral, dishonest, and brutally violent deeds seem to saturate this system of things. 	 Faifaiga ma‵sei, sē fakamaoni, mo uiga fakasaua e salalau valevale i te olaga masei tenei.


For example, there was an Israelite girl who was taken captive by the Syrians. 	 E pelā mo te tamaliki fafine Isalaelu telā ne ave fakapagota ne te kau Sulia.


4 Paul recommends a better way: “Provide fine things in the sight of all men.” 	 4 Ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo se auala tai ‵lei atu: ‘Puke ‵mau ki te mea ‵lei i mata o tino katoa.’


(Phil. 2:13; 4:13) Therefore, it is fitting to ask Jehovah to help you to build a desire to accept privileges of service.—Read Psalm 25:4, 5. 	 (Filipi 2:13; 4:13) Tela la, se mea ‵lei ke akai atu ki a Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ke ati aka ne koe se manakoga ke talia a tauliaga i te taviniga.—Faitau te Salamo 25:4, 5.


He wrote: “Do not become ashamed of the witness about our Lord, . . . but take your part in suffering evil for the good news.” 	 Ne tusi mai a ia penei: “Sa ma o takutaku atu te tou Aliki, . . . kae ke talia ne koe ou puapuaga mō te tala ‵lei i te mana o te Atua.”


While circumstances vary, the amount of time that we devote to announcing the good news often reflects our appreciation for spiritual things. 	 E tiga eiloa e kese‵kese a ‵tou fakanofonofoga, a te aofaki o taimi e fakaaoga ne tatou o folafola atu te tala ‵lei, e fakaasi mai i ei a te lasi o te ‵tou loto fakafetai mō mea faka-te-agaga.


We have this assurance: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13) The apostle Paul himself experienced Jehovah’s strengthening care in a wide variety of circumstances. 	 E maua ne tatou a pati fakamalosi konei: “Me i te Atua e tausi tena folafolaga, kae se mafai foki o talia ne ia ke fakaosoosogina koutou ke sili atu i te otou malosi o ‵teke te fakaosoosoga; kae i te taimi e fakaosoosogina ei koutou, ka tuku atu ne ia a te malosi e kufaki ei ne koutou, kae fai foki ne ia se ala e ‵sao ei koutou.” (1 Kolinito 10:13) Ne maua ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te fakamalosiga a Ieova i feitu kese‵kese e uke.


“Godly devotion,” not the amassing of possessions, is the key to the greatest gain possible.—1 Timothy 6:6. 	 A te “tuku katoatoa atu ki te Atua,” ko te kī tāua ki te mauaga o te manuia tafasili i te ‵lei, e se ko te fakaputuga o koloa.—1 Timoteo 6:6, NW.


They ought to discern that we have become more mild-tempered and lowly in heart. 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne latou me ko momea aka te ‵tou filemu mo te loto maulalo.


After Jehovah had given him the victory over the city of Ai, Joshua assembled the tribes of Israel before Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. 	 I te taimi ko oti ei ne avatu ne Ieova a te manumaloga ki a Iosua i te fakai ko Ai, kae ne fakamaopoopo ne ia a matakāiga o Isalaelu i mua o te avā mauga ko Epalu mo Kelisima.


18 While praying on his last night with his 11 faithful apostles, Jesus said these unforgettable words in their behalf: “Watch over them because of the wicked one.” 	 18 I te po mai mua o tena mate, ne ‵talo fakatasi a Iesu mo ana apositolo fakamaoni e toko 11 kae ne fai atu ne Iesu a pati fui fakapuli konei e uiga ki a latou: “Au e se fakatagi atu ki a koe, ke ave latou keatea mai te lalolagi, kae ke tausi ne koe latou ona ko te tino masei.”


Christians seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness. 	 E ‵sala atu a Kelisiano ki te Malo o te Atua mo tena amiotonu.


When Jephthah returns from battle, who goes out to meet him but his beloved daughter, his only child! 	 I te taimi ne foki mai ei a Iefata i te taua, ko tena tamaliki fafine fagasele eiloa e tokotasi ne tele atu o fakafetaui atu ki tou tagata!


He did not reprimand his apostles; nor did he use that meeting to question their motives or to deepen their feelings of guilt by referring to their momentary weakness of faith. 	 Ne seki kote ne ia ana apositolo; ne seki fakaaoga foki ne ia te fakatasiga tenā ke fai ei ke ma‵sei atu olotou lagonaga io me e se ‵lei olotou loto lagona mai te fakasino atu ki te taimi ne vāi‵vai ei olotou fakatuanaki.


If they seem apathetic toward the message we bring them, do I seek to understand why they feel as they do? 	 Kafai e se fia ‵saga mai latou ki te fekau e avatu ne tatou, e mata, e taumafai au ke malamalama i te pogai e fai ei latou penā?


15 Can we imitate Jesus’ willingness to trust his disciples? 	 15 E mata, e mafai ne tatou o fakaakoako atu ki te loto malie o Iesu ke talitonu ki ana soko?


So as long as you maintain a complete heart toward Jehovah, he will never give up on you.—1 Chron. 28:9. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu faeloa a Ieova ki a koe māfai e taumafai koe o tavini atu ki a ia mo te loto kātoa.—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 28:9.


“As regards the heavens, to Jehovah the heavens belong, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.”—Psalm 115:16. 	 “A te lagi e o te Aliki tokotasi, kae ne tuku atu ne ia te lalolagi ki tino.”—Salamo 115:16.


(Philippians 4:6, 7) They help us to draw close to Jehovah and to sense that he is drawing close to us. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) E fesoasoani mai ei ke fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki a Ieova kae ke lagona foki ne tatou tena fakapilipili mai.


After I have considered this matter further, when may I inform you of my decision? 	 Kafai ko oti ne mafaufau faka‵lei au ki te mea tenei, ko te taimi fea e mafai ei o fakailoa atu ki a koe a taku fakaikuga?


Discouragement, sickness, and depression can weaken us physically and make it more difficult to cope with tests of faith. 	 Kae e mafai eiloa ne tatou o fakafesagai atu ki tofotofoga katoa māfai e tumau tatou i te “faka‵malu kae fakatapu otou olaga mō te Atua.


Speaking to his disciples, Jesus said: “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 Iesu ki ana soko: “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.


Jehovah will sustain them, and their faith will be bolstered by looking ahead to the time when “no resident will say: ‘I am sick.’” 	 Ka fesoasoani atu a Ieova ki a latou kae ka fakamalosi aka foki latou ne te lotou fakatuanaki ke ‵kilo atu ki te taimi telā “ka seai eiloa se tino i luga i te ‵tou fenua e tagi i a ia e masaki.”


We read in the Gospels that Christ healed the sick and fed the hungry. 	 E fai‵tau tatou i tusi Evagelia me ne faka‵lei aka ne Keliso a tino ma‵saki kae ne fagai foki ne ia a tino fia‵kai.


(Matthew 23:23) With Jesus it was not one or the other—either helping people with their physical needs or teaching them life-giving spiritual matters. 	 (Mataio 23:23) Ne seki fai pelā me ne filifili ne Iesu ke fai te mea e tasi kae ne seki fai te suā mea—ko te fesoasoani atu ki manakoga faka-te-foitino o tino io me ko te akoako atu ki a latou a mea faka-te-agaga kolā e maua mai i ei te ola.


The apostle Paul explained that, even though individual anointed Christians had “different gifts” and shared in “different ministries” and “different activities,” all were part of “one body.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo me e tiga eiloa e maua ne Kelisiano fakaekegina taki tokotasi a “meaalofa kese‵kese,” “taviniga kese‵kese,” mo “taviniga kese‵kese e fai,” kae e “tasi fua te foitino” e aofia i ei a vaega katoa konā.


The grave, where sin and imperfection naturally take us. 	 Ko te tanuga, ko te koga telā e olo tatou ki ei ona ko te agasala mo te tulaga se ‵lei katoatoa.


Preaching and teaching about God’s Kingdom The Bible explains Jesus’ lifework, saying: “He went around throughout the whole of Galilee, teaching . . . and preaching the good news of the kingdom.” 	 ▪ Te talai mo te akoako atu e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te galuega a Iesu: “Ne fano sāle a Iesu i Kalilaia kātoa, o akoako atu . . . o folafola atu foki a te tala ‵lei o te Malo.”


Remember, this knowledge is a gift. 	 Ke masaua me i te iloaga tenei se meaalofa.


Jesus honestly identified himself as the Messiah, even though his truthful admission could allow the Sanhedrin to claim that he was a blasphemer and could lead to his execution.—Matt. 26:63-67. 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu mo te fakamaoni me i a ia ko te Mesia, faitalia me i te taku ‵tonu atu ne ia e mafai o iku atu ki te taku ne te Sanetulini a ia e pelā me se tino masei mo tena tamatega.—Mata. 26:63-67.


Even here there may be differences. 	 Kae e mafai foki o kese‵kese a fakaikuga a tino e uiga ki te mea tenei.


The World to Come 	 Te Lalolagi Telā ka Oko Mai


17 David now cites a third reason for his confidence in his Shepherd: Jehovah feeds his sheep, and he does so in abundance. 	 17 Ko fakaasi mai ne Tavita i konei a te tolu o pogai ne talitonu katoatoa ei a ia ki tena Tausi Mamoe: E fagai ne Ieova ana mamoe ki meakai e uke.


During the following decades, millions of new ones learned Bible truths and became Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Mai tua o te fia sefulu o tausaga, ne tauloto a te fia miliona o tino ‵fou ki muna‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu kae fai mo fai ne Molimau a Ieova.


• Why is the spiritual vitality of older Christians a valuable asset? 	 • Kaia e fai ei te malosi o te tulaga o Kelisiano ma‵tua i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo fai se kope tāua?


Almost 4,500 years have gone by since Jehovah concluded that man was constantly inclined toward badness, and mankind’s situation is now worse than ever. 	 Ko tai kātoa nei te 4,500 tausaga talu mai te taimi ne fakaiku aka ei ne Ieova me ko lai‵lai faeloa a mafaufauga o te tagata, kae ko sili atu nei te matagā o te tulaga o tino i lō aso mua.


Of course, as the years went on, Abraham may have thought about some of the comforts he had enjoyed in Ur. 	 Ao, i te gasologa o tausaga, kāti ko oti ne mafaufau Apelaamo ki nisi mea ‵gali ne maua ne ia i Ulo.


What can help us avoid being deceived? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai te fakaloiloigina?


When I was 15, I started working and was approached by men on the job who wanted to go all the way with sex. 	 Ne galue au i te taimi ko 15 ei oku tausaga, kae tokouke a tāgata i te koga galue ne fia‵fai mai ki a au, kae ne ma‵nako ke ‵moe fakatauavaga mo au.


Only decades ago, many would have thought it impossible for people to fly at hundreds of miles an hour 	 I te fia sefulu tausaga fua ko ‵teka, ne ma‵natu aka a tino e tokouke me e se mafai ne tino o eva i te fia selau maila i te itulā


(Ps. 139:23, 24) It is our integrity. 	 (Salamo 139:23, 24) Ko te ‵tou fakamaoni.


How can parents show that they do not take their child’s faith for granted? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne mātua me sē manatu ma‵ma latou ki te fakatuanaki o olotou tamaliki?


When a man lame from birth asked for money, Peter replied: “Silver and gold I do not possess, but what I do have is what I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!”—Acts 3:6. 	 I te taimi ne fakamolemole atu ei se tagata ‵pili ki ne tupe, ne tali atu a Petelu: “E seai ne aku tupe, kae ka tuku atu fua ne au a te mea tenei e nofo mo au i te igoa o Iesu Keliso te Nasaleta, ko fakatonu atu au ki a koe, sasale!”—Galuega 3:6.


(Read Psalm 34:1-3.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 34:1-3.)


13 Although this world’s security is breaking down, we put God first and take courage from the psalmist’s words: “Because you said: ‘Jehovah is my refuge,’ you have made the Most High himself your dwelling; no calamity will befall you, and not even a plague will draw near to your tent.” 	 13 E ui eiloa te gasolo ifo ki lalo a te tulaga o te filemu i te lalolagi nei, e fakamuamua eiloa ne tatou a te Atua kae maua foki ne tatou a fakamalosiga mai pati a te fai salamo: “Me ko fai ne koe a te Aliki mo ou lafiga, mo ia tela e Tafasili i te Maluga ko fai mo ou ‵puiga, ka seai ne puapuaga e oko atu ki a koe, ka seai foki ne [“mala,” NW] ka fakapilipili atu ki tou fale.”


It is as the psalmist put it: “You, O Jehovah, are good and ready to forgive; and the loving-kindness [or, “loyal love to all those calling upon you is abundant.” 	 E pelā eiloa mo pati a te faisalamo: “[Ieova] a koe e ‵lei kae loto fakamagalo ki a matou, kae ‵fonu foki koe i te alofa tumau [io me “alofa fakamaoni ki tino katoa kolā e ‵talo atu ki a koe.”


Are you getting the most out of your Bible reading? 	 E mata, e uke a mea aoga e maua ne koe mai tau faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu?


4 When Paul wrote to Christians living in Corinth—a city known for its moral depravity—he offered a realistic warning against temptation and the power of sin. 	 4 I te taimi ne tusi atu ei a Paulo ki Kelisiano kolā ne ‵nofo i Kolinito—se fa‵kai telā ne lauiloa i ana amioga fakalumalumagina—ne fakailoa atu ne ia me e fakama‵taku a tofotofoga mo te malosi o te agasala.


In the synagogue in Nazareth, the adult Jesus read aloud from Isaiah’s prophecy, including these words: “Jehovah’s spirit is upon me, because he anointed me to declare good news to the poor.” 	 I te sunako i Nasaleta, ne faitau atu ne Iesu i se leo maluga a te valoaga a Isaia, e aofia i ei a pati konei: “Ko i luga i a au te agaga o te Aliki. Ne faū ne ia au o lauga atu te Tala ‵Lei ki tino ma‵tiva.”


At that time, the congregation consisted of only a few publishers. 	 I te taimi tenā, e mu‵tana fua a tino talai i te fakapotopotoga.


10 Jesus said: “If, then, you are bringing your gift to the altar and you there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away; first make your peace with your brother, and then, when you have come back, offer up your gift. 	 10 Muna a Iesu: “Tela la, kafai e avatu ne koe tau meaalofa ki te fatafaitaulaga kae masaua ne koe me e isi se mea e ita ei tou taina ki a koe, tuku la tau meaalofa i tafa o te fatafaitaulaga. Fano muamua o faka‵lei mo tou taina ko vau ei koe o ofo atu tau meaalofa.


You can be sure that God will bless parents who help their children to set and reach spiritual goals. 	 E mafai o talitonu koe me ka fakamanuia eiloa ne te Atua a mātua kolā e fesoasoani atu ki olotou tama‵liki ke fakatoka kae kausaki atu ki fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga.


This decree is the covenant for a Kingdom, which Jehovah has made with his beloved Son, Jesus Christ.—Luke 22:28, 29. 	 A te folafolaga tenei ko te feagaiga mō se Malo, telā ne fai ne Ieova mo tena Tama fagasele, ko Iesu Keliso.—Luka 22:28, 29.


(James 5:14, 15; 1 Peter 5:8) We should, especially if we are lacking in experience either because we are young or because we are relatively new in the truth. 	 (Iakopo 5:14, 15; 1 Petelu 5:8) E mafai ne tatou o fai penā, maise eiloa māfai e se lava te ‵tou iloaga ona ko te mea koi fo‵liki tatou io me ko koi ‵fou tatou i te munatonu.


Why does the account about Elijah resurrecting a widow’s son bring comfort to us today? 	 Kaia e fakamafanafana mai ei te tala e uiga ki te fakatuakaga ne Elia te tama tagata a te fafine ko mate tena avaga ki a tatou i aso nei?


We were so sad to leave our Bible students behind.” 	 Ne fanoa‵noa malosi māua ke tiaki ma akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.”


What challenge do believers in divided households often face, and what help is available? 	 Ne a tulaga faiga‵ta e fakafesagai sale atu ki ei a tino tali‵tonu i loto i kāiga mavae‵vae, kae se a te fesoasoani e mafai o maua ne latou?


Left unchecked, such feelings can even lead us to believe that we are not appreciated by others. 	 Kafai e se pule faka‵lei atu ki lagonaga konā, e mafai ei ne tatou o tali‵tonu me e se ti fakatāua sāle tatou ne nisi tino.


Who, then, is to have the things you stored up?”—Luke 12:20. 	 I te po eiloa tenei, a tou agaga ka ave keatea mai i a koe, ka ko mea la ne fakatoka ne koe, ko oi ka fai ma ia?”—Luka 12:20.


In the Revelation, Jesus says: “To the one that conquers I will grant to sit down with me on my throne, even as I conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.” 	 I te Fakaasiga, ne fai mai Iesu: “Ko latou kolā e manumalo, e avatu ne au ki a latou te saolotoga ke ‵nofo i oku tafa i toku nofogaaliki, e pelā eiloa mo au ne manumalo, kae nofo nei au i tafa o toku Tamana i tona nofogaaliki.”


5. (a) How did Absalom prove disloyal to David, and what did that expose about him? (b) How did David feel about Ahithophel’s having turned traitor? 	 5. (a) Ne seki alofa fakamaoni atu pefea a Apisaloma ki a Tavita, kae se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne te mea tenei e uiga ki a Apisaloma? (e) Ne pefea a lagonaga o Tavita ki te fai togafiti o Aitofele?


(Proverbs 3:5, 6) How uncomplicated, yet profound, those words are! 	 (Faataoto 3:5, 6) Ko tafaga la te manino mo te ‵loto o pati konā!


Both men later expressed how they felt about Jehovah’s record in fulfilling his every promise. 	 Ne fakaasi fakamuli atu ne tāgata konei a lā lagonaga ki pati a Ieova e uiga ki te fakataunuga o ana folafolaga katoa.


But Jesus’ ransom sacrifice also opened up for millions of others the opportunity of gaining a righteous standing before God. 	 Kae ne ‵tala mai foki ne te taulaga togiola a Iesu a te avanoaga mō te fia miliona o nisi tino ke maua se tulaga amiotonu i mua o te Atua.


Why can Jesus come to our aid? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fesoasoani mai a Iesu ki a tatou?


Amazingly, the tribulation on the city has been cut short! 	 Se mea fakaofoofogia me ne gata fakavave te fakalavelave i te fa‵kai tenā!


(2 Peter 1:8) But we should not despair or condemn ourselves if we fail to display these qualities as rapidly and as fully as we would like. 	 (2 Petelu 1:8) Kae e se ‵tau mo tatou o loto vāivāi io me e taku fakamasei ne tatou a tatou eiloa māfai e fakata‵mala tatou o fakaasi atu a uiga konei i te auala telā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


[Picture on page 28] 	 [Ata i te itulau 28]


Far from it! 	 Ne seki ai eiloa se filemu i ei!


(Malachi 2:13) Those men were obtaining divorces on illegitimate grounds, wrongly leaving the wives of their youth, likely to marry younger or pagan women. 	 (Malaki 2:13) Ne ‵tala ne tāgata konei olotou avaga i pogai sē ‵tau, mai te tiakinaga i se auala ‵se olotou avaga kolā ne a‵vaga latou ki ei i taimi koi talavou ei latou, kāti ke a‵vaga mo fāfine tai fo‵liki atu io me ko fāfine fapaupau.


For this is the whole obligation of man.”—Ecclesiastes 12:13. 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “I te otiga ne kilokilo au ki mea katoa konā, e tasi eiloa taku muna e fai atu: Mataku ki te Atua, kae tausi ki ana fakatonuga, me e tenā eiloa te pogai ne faite ei a te tagata.”—Failauga 12:13.


And does loving-kindness differ from normal human kindness or from kindness in general? 	 Kae e mata, e ‵kese a te alofa tumau mai te atafai mo te alofa kaimalie?


14 If elders observe that some questionable conduct is retarding a man’s spiritual progress, they take the initiative to readjust him in a spirit of mildness. 	 14 Kafai e lavea ne toeaina me e isi se uiga telā e taofi aka ne ia te gasolo ki mua o se taina i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e gasue‵sue eiloa latou o fakatonutonu a ia i te agaga o te loto maulalo.


“Look at the Artwork!” 7/15 	 “Onoono ki te Faiga o Ata!” 7/15


Psalms 113 to 118 are called the Hallel Psalms, so termed because they repeatedly use the expression “Hallelujah,” or “Praise Jah!” 	 E taku a te Salamo 113 ki te 118 ki Salamo Alelu, ona ko te mea e fakaaogā ‵soko i ei te tugāpati “Aleluia,” io me ko te “‵Viki atu ki a Ioa!”


The widow of Zarephath, apparently recognizing that Elijah was Jehovah’s prophet, “did according to Elijah’s word.” 	 E se taumate ne iloa ne te fafine Salefata me i a Elia se pelofeta a Ieova telā ne “fano eiloa te fafine tenā o fai te mea telā ne fai atu ne Elia.”


What about people who failed to meet God’s standards of righteousness, perhaps because of a lack of knowledge? 	 Kae pefea la a tino kolā ne fakata‵mala o ola e ‵tusa mo tulaga amio‵tonu o te Atua, kāti ona ko te sē lava o te iloaga?


2:8, 9. “Showing favoritism” is contrary to “the kingly law” of love. 	 2:8, 9. E fepaki eiloa te “fakailoga tino” mo te “Tulafono a te Malo o te Atua” ko te alofa.


As to his power, think of this: It is said that there are some 45,000 thunderstorms every day, more than 16 million a year. 	 Ke na mafaufau aka ki te mea tenei e uiga ki tena malosi: E fai mai a nisi tino me e ‵pa mai te fatili faka 45,000 taimi i aso takitatasi, ko tena uiga e silia atu i te faka-16 miliona taimi i te tausaga e tasi.


Will you be a good citizen of God’s Kingdom at that time? 	 E a, ka fai koe mo fai se tino ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua i te taimi tenā?


WHAT IS FORGIVENESS? 	 SE A TE LOTO FAKAMAGALO?


In the decades to come, “a great crowd” of “other sheep” was identified and began to be gathered. 	 I te fia sefulu o tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, ne matea atu i ei se “vaitino tokouke” o ‘nisi mamoe’ kolā ne kamata o fakamaopoopo mai.


In 1946, he attended the eighth class of Gilead School in New York, U.S.A. After graduation, he was eventually assigned to the circuit work in Switzerland. 	 I te 1946, ne kau atu a ia ki te valu o vasega i te Akoga i Kiliata i Niu Ioki, Amelika. Mai tua o tena pukegā pepa, ne ‵tofi fakamuli aka tou tagata ki te galuega a ovasia o te fenua i Suisilani.


3 Through his prophet Isaiah, Jehovah pointed out that a mother could “forget” her nursing infant, but he would not forget his people. 	 3 E auala i tena pelofeta ko Isaia, ne fakamaina mai ne Ieova me e mafai o “puli” i te matua a tena tausiga ki tena tama kae e se mafai o puli i a ia ana tino.


In faith, they looked forward to the fulfillment of God’s promises. 	 Ona ko te fakatuanaki, ne olioli eiloa latou ki te fakataunuga o folafolaga a te Atua.


Take Care of Your Conscience 	 Ke Puipui Faka‵lei ne Koe Tou Loto Lagona


16 Jehovah’s people constitute “one flock” under “one shepherd,” Jesus Christ. 	 16 A tino o Ieova ko te “lafu mamoe e tasi” mai lalo i “te tausi mamoe e tokotasi,” ko Iesu Keliso.


Moses very clearly communicated how he felt, but Jehovah was not pleased. 	 Ne fakaasi manino atu ne Mose ana lagonaga, kae ne seki fiafia a Ieova ki ei.


Rather, Jesus was teaching us what to pray about, and he was giving us a clear set of priorities to keep in mind when praying. 	 Kae ne akoako ne Iesu tatou ke iloa o ‵talo, kae ne tuku mai ne ia se fakatokaga manino o mea kolā e ‵tau o fakamuamua i te ‵talo.


(Acts 2:19, 20; Luke 21:20-22) That day of Jehovah arrived in 70 C.E. when the Romans executed Jehovah’s judgment on Jerusalem. 	 (Galu. 2:19, 20; Luka 21:20-22) A te aso o Ieova tenā ne oko mai i te 70 T.A. i te taimi ne fakaoko atu ei ne Loma a te fakamasinoga a Ieova ki Ielusalema.


17. (a) Why can we have confidence in the fulfillment of Habakkuk’s words? (b) How can we be like Habakkuk as we await Jehovah’s great day? 	 17. (a) Kaia e mafai ei ne tatou o tali‵tonu me ka fakataunu mai a pati a Sapakuka? (e) E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Sapakuka, a koi fakatali‵tali tatou ki te aso lasi o Ieova?


12 Children tend to imitate their parents, either for good or for bad. 	 12 E mafai o tau‵tali atu a tamaliki ki olotou mātua, i mea ‵lei io me ko mea ma‵sei.


We need to guard against losing sight of this vital issue. 	 E ‵tau o matapula‵pula tatou ke mo a ma galo i a tatou a te mataupu tāua tenei.


How can we help relatives and friends to avoid even inadvertently harming our family? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu māua ki kāiga mo taugasoa ke sē faka‵mae mai ki te mā kāiga e aunoa mo te iloa ne latou?


What do the remarkable events associated with the survival of these Canaanites teach us about Jehovah? 	 Se a te akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai te faka‵saoga o te kau Kanana konei ne Ieova?


(Matt. 13:37-43, 49) Angels play a role in the final gathering and sealing of anointed ones. 	 (Mataio 13:37-43, 49) E ‵kau mai foki a agelu i te faiga o te fakamaopoopoga mo te fakamailogaga fakaoti o te kau fakaekegina.


What will we consider in this article? 	 Ne a mea ka sautala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


But these relationships rarely last long, and the breakup often causes even more insecurity. 	 Kae ko vaegā fesokotakiga penā e faigata o leva, kae kafai ko seai se fesokotakiga ka mafai o fakaopoopo atu ki te seai o se puipuiga.


And rightly so, for cleanliness is a quality that belongs to and originated with the holy and clean God, Jehovah. 	 Kae e ‵tau eiloa o fai penā me i te tu ‵mā se uiga e tasi telā ne māfua mai i te Atua tapu kae ‵mā, ko Ieova.


4. (a) What did Paul pray about for the Christians in Philippi, and why? (b) What will we consider in this and the following article, and with what objective? 	 4. (a) Se a te mea ne ‵talo atu a Paulo e uiga ki ei mō Kelisiano i Filipi, kae kaia? (e) Se a te mea ka mafau‵fau tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei mo te mataupu telā e ‵soko mai, kae se a te mea e fakamoemoe tatou ki ei?


Those who yearn for righteousness on earth exclaim: “O how long” these iniquities have been multiplying! 	 E ka‵laga atu penei a tino kolā e fia maua te amiotonu i te lalolagi nei: “Ka gata afea” te fanakaga o amioga ma‵sei konā!


Or was he being deceptive? 	 Io me ko oti ne fakaloiloi ne a tino?


More important, the temple would be “the house of Jehovah the true God.” 	 A te ‵toe mea tāua, me i te faletapu ka fai mo “fale o Ieova te Atua tonu.”


What a joy to know that we bring praise to our God, whose glory we seek to reflect! 	 Ko se faka‵tau eiloa te ‵tou fia‵fia ke iloa atu me e avatu ne tatou a tavaega mo te ‵malu ki te ‵tou Atua, telā e taumafai tatou ke fakaasi atu ne tatou tena ‵malu!


What Went Wrong? 	 Se a te Mea ne Tupu?


Someone would raise a question; then the group would analyze all related Scripture texts. 	 Ne fakasae sāle aka ne se tino se fesili; kae ne suke‵suke te potukau tenā ki tusi siki katoa kolā e faipati e uiga ki te mataupu tenā.


Yes, prayer is part of our worship. 	 Ao, a te ‵talo se vaega eiloa e tasi o te ‵tou tapuakiga.


The identity of a writer is important, as seen in the fact that in earlier centuries, female authors often wrote under a male pseudonym so that would-be readers would not judge the book inferior merely because it was written by a woman. 	 E tāua ‵ki ke iloa atu a te tino ne tusi ne ia se tusi, e pelā mo te mea e fakamaoni mai i fāfine tusitala i te senitenali muamua, e masani o fakaaogā ne latou a igoa o tāgata ko te mea ke se manatu māmā a tino fai‵tau ki te tusi tenā ona fua ko te mea ne tusi ne se fafine.


Anita adds: “At times, with a twinkle in my eyes, I tell younger sisters, ‘Put on your backpack and join me in the greatest adventure of all time!’ 	 Ne toe fai mai a Anita: “I nisi taimi, e faka‵kivi atu fua toku mata ki tuagane, ‘Fakatoka i a tatou ka olo i se malaga gali ‵ki telā ka sē mafai eiloa o puli i otou olaga, ke paenia i se fenua fakaa‵tea!’


She began attending meetings regularly and resumed her Bible study, learning to speak and read Punjabi fluently. 	 Ne kamata tou fafine o kau faeloa ki fakatasiga kae toe kamata a tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae tauloto ke iloa ne ia o faipati kae faitau faka‵lei i te ‵gana Punjabi.


In short, they were to be a nation of witnesses for Jehovah. 	 E tonu, ne ‵tau o fai latou mo fai se fenua o molimau e uiga ki a Ieova.


First, Jesus Christ had to be resurrected to present the value of his sacrifice to God in our behalf. 	 Muamua la, ne ‵tau o toe fakatu mai a Iesu ko te mea ke mafai o tuku atu te aogā o tena taulaga ki te Atua mō tatou.


When will God’s Kingdom come? 	 Ka oko mai māfea te Malo o te Atua?


The apostle Peter wrote: “Sanctify the Christ as Lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of you a reason for the hope in you, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect.” (1 Pet. 3:15) Our displaying courtesy—responding mildly and respectfully—may soften the attitude of those who insult us.—Titus 2:7, 8. 	 Ke toka koutou i so se taimi o fakamatala atu ki so se tino e fesili mai ki a koutou, ke fakamatala atu a te fakamoemoega tenā e i a koutou. Kae ke fai ne koutou i te loto maulalo mo te āva.” (1 Petelu 3:15, 16) A te fakaasi atu o ‵tou uiga —i te saga i te loto maulalo mo te āva—e mafai ei o ‵fuli a te kilokiloga a tino kolā e kaitaua mai.—Tito 2:7, 8.


(Read Acts 12:1-6.) 	 (Faitau te Galuega 12:1-6.)


[Pictures on page 15] 	 Se a te ‵toe auala sili e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou te loto fakafetai ki a Ieova?


So overlook any “wild talk” that might result from frustration or discouragement.—Job 6:3. 	 Tela la, ke se saga atu ki “muna konā ne fai valevale atu” kolā kāti ne māfua mai fua i te kaitaua mo te loto vāivāi.—Iopu 6:3.


Was it because of fear of man? 	 E mata, ne māfua mai i te mataku ki tino?


(Romans 16:3, 4) Like Aquila and Priscilla, some modern-day Christians build up congregations and help fellow worshipers in various ways, sometimes even risking their own lives to avoid exposing other servants of God to brutality or death at the hands of persecutors. 6. What help did Apollos receive? 	 (Loma 16:3, 4) E isi foki ne Kelisiano i aso nei e pelā mo Akuila mo Pisila kolā e fakamalosi aka ne latou a fakapotopotoga kae fesoasoani atu ki ‵tou taina tapuaki i auala kese‵kese, telā e oko foki latou ki se tulaga fakamataku i te taumafai o ‵funa aka a nisi tavini a te Atua ke mo a ma fakasauā io me ke tamate ne tino uiga fakasauā.


10 Is there a lesson here for us? 	 10 E mata, e isi se akoakoga e maua ne tatou i konei?


How do the discoveries made by scientists make you feel about Jehovah? 	 E pefea ou lagonaga e uiga ki a Ieova ona ko mea kolā ne maua aka ne saienisi?


Impulsively, Peter drew a sword and retaliated. 	 Ne tapale fakavave aka ne Petelu te pelu kae taua atu.


(Proverbs 14:15) So we need to be cautious. 	 (Faataoto 14:15) Tela la, e ‵tau mo tatou o fakaeteete i ei.


(Isa. 42:3) He further showed that God’s Law needed to be applied with reasonableness and mercy. 	 (Isaia 42:3) Ne fai atu foki ne ia me e ‵tau o fakagalue te Tulafono a te Atua i se auala loto malamalama mo te alofa fakamagalo.


8 Spiritual light continued to shine throughout the first century. 	 8 Ne maina mai faeloa te mainaga faka-te-agaga i te senitenali muamua.


Touched by Bill’s kindly apology and his appealing, mild manner, Harold decided to accept visits from the Witnesses. 	 Ona ko te fakatoesega a Bill fakatasi mo ana uiga ‵gali kae agamalū, ne fakaiku aka ei ne Harold ke talia ne ia ke āsi sāle atu a Molimau.


Satan knows that he has only “a short period of time.” 	 E iloa ne Satani i “tena taimi ko toetoe.”


(Genesis 12:1-5) Surveying this large group of people who depend on him for their livelihood, Abraham keenly senses his responsibility toward them. 	 (Kenese 12:1-5) I te kilokilo atu ki tino e tokouke konei e fakalagolago atu ki ia mō te tausiga o te olaga, ne lavea ‵lei ei ne Apelaamo a te tiute e ‵tau o fai ne ia ki a latou.


According to one estimate, by March of 1998, there were about 275 million Web pages on the Internet. 	 E pelā mo se fakatautauga e tasi, i a Mati i te 1998, ko kātoa ei te 275 miliona itulau o fakamatalaga e maua i te Internet.


(Read Luke 17:3, 4.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 17:3, 4.)


But, he admitted, had the family associated with him even a little, that small dose would have satisfied him. 	 Ana muna moi ne fakaavanoa mai ne tena kāiga se taimi toetoe fakatasi mo ia, penei ko malie loa a ia ki ei.


Yes, Paul was willing to submit himself “to a death like his.” 	 E tonu, ne lotomalie a Paulo ‘ke ‵pau laua i tona mate.’


With him there is an arm of flesh, but with us there is Jehovah our God to help us and to fight our battles.” 	 A te malosi o latou ko te malosi fua faka-te-lalolagi, ka ko tatou, ko te Aliki te tou Atua e fesoasoani o taua mō tatou.”


(Heb. 5:12) Why not? 	 (Epe. 5:12) Kaia?


In its entirety it comes for mere violence. 	 E pela latou me ne aeto kola e eva ifo o afuli a manu mo olotou kai.


9. (a) What responsibilities do husbands have? (b) According to Colossians 3:19, how should a husband treat his wife? 	 9. (a) Ne a tiute e maua ne tāgata a‵vaga? (e) E ‵tusa mo te Kolose 3:19, e ‵tau o pefea a faifaiga a te tagata ki tena avaga?


This, along with apostasy, resulted in hardship to them individually and as a nation. 	 Ne fai ne te mea tenei, fakatasi mo uiga aposetasi ke maua ne latou taki tokotasi a mea faiga‵ta fakatasi foki loa mo te fenua kātoa.


Can we take the risk of allowing any of these things to control us, so that Jehovah is no longer “one Jehovah” to us? 	 E mata, e mafai o talia ne tatou so se mea mai i mea fakamataku konei ke pule mai ki a tatou, telā ko se toe fai ei a Ieova e pelā me ko “Ieova tokotasi eiloa” ki a tatou?


Rather, it is in the spirit of what the apostle Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians concerning faithful congregation elders: “As you contemplate how their conduct turns out imitate their faith.” 	 Kae, ke maua ne tatou te agaga telā ne tusi atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano i Epelu e uiga ki toeaina fakamaoni i te fakapotopotoga: “Mafaufau me ne ola pefea, kae ne ‵mate foki pefea; fakaakoako la ki te lotou fakatuanaki.”


(Mark 6:31, 32; Luke 8:1; 22:14) Similarly, Christian parents should be alert to use every opportunity to establish and maintain good communication with their children and to train them in Jehovah’s ways. 	 (Maleko 6:31, 32; Luka 8:1; 22:14) E penā foki a mātua Kelisiano, e ‵tau o matapula‵pula ke fakaaogā ne latou so se avanoaga ke fakatumau te lotou fesokotakiga mo olotou tama‵liki kae akoako atu latou i auala o Ieova.


Had opposers succeeded in using the courts to cripple the preaching work permanently? 	 E mata, ne manumalo a tino ‵teke i te fakaaogāga o fono ma‵luga ke taofi katoatoa aka ei te galuega talai?


15. What experience from El Salvador shows that many are keeping spiritually alert? 15 Some years ago, Eduardo and Noemi took note of Paul’s words: “The scene of this world is changing.” (1 Corinthians 7:31) They simplified their lives and entered the full-time pioneer ministry. 	 15 I te fia o tausaga ko ‵teka, ne ‵saga tonu atu a Eduardo mo Noemi ki pati a Paulo, penei: “Me i te tulaga o te lalolagi e i ai nei, ka se leva ko palele atu ei.” (1 Kolinito 7:31) Ne fakafaigofie ne laua te lā olaga kae ne ‵kau atu ei ki te galuega tumau faka-paenia.


OVERCOMING CHALLENGES 	 MANUMALO I MEA FAIGA‵TA


Thus, we are urged to pray constantly, confident that Jehovah will “give holy spirit to those asking him.”—Luke 11:13. 	 Tenā te pogai e fakamalosi mai ei ke tumau tatou i te ‵talo mo te loto talitonu me ka tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova “te Agaga Tapu ki tino kolā e fakamolemole atu ki a ia.”—Luka 11:13.


I love doing Bible research, so I’ll look into your question and get back to you.” 	 E fiafia au o sukesuke sāle ki te Tusi Tapu, tela la, ka onoono au ki tau fesili kae ka toe foki mai au mo te tali.”


(Read Revelation 7:16, 17.) 	 (Faitau te Fakaasiga 7:16, 17.)


The account says: “At this the Pharisees and their scribes began murmuring to his disciples, saying: ‘Why is it you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?’ 	 E fai mai te tala, penei: “E isi Falesaio mo faiakoga o te Tulafono, ne fatufatu ki soko o Iesu, kae ne fai mai, ‘Ai a e ‵kai kae inu fakatasi ei koutou mo tino agasala?’


What is the key to success for a man who wants to build up his household spiritually? 	 Se a kī ki te manuia mō se tagata telā e manako ke ati aka tena kāiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


Satan’s tempting promise—“your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad”—proved to be irresistible for Eve. 	 A te tautoga fakakolekole a Satani—me “ka ‵pula oulua mata kae ka ‵pau koulua mo te Atua, ka iloa foki ei ne koulua te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei”—ne foliga gali ‵ki eiloa ki a Eva.


24 Life in Bible Times—Money 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 5


He wrote: “Whatever things are true, whatever things are of serious concern, whatever things are righteous, whatever things are chaste, whatever things are lovable, whatever things are well spoken of, whatever virtue there is and whatever praiseworthy thing there is, continue considering these things.” 	 Ne tusi atu a ia, penei: “Taina, konei aku toe muna, ke faka‵fonu otou mafaufau ki mea kolā e ‵lei kae maua mai i ei a te vikiga, e pelā mo mea konei: ko mea ‵tonu, ko mea tāua, ko mea ‵lei [io me ko te amiotonu, NW], ko mea ‵ma, ko mea ‵gali mo mea ‵malu.”


You could use the Watch Tower Publications Index to locate informative discussions of the subject you are pursuing. 	 E mafai o fakaaoga ne koe a te Watch Tower Publications Index ke ‵sala aka a fakamatalaga e uiga ki te mataupu telā e fiafia koe o tauloto.


Before long, he was asked to serve as a microphone handler at the Kingdom Hall—a privilege he deeply appreciated. 	 E se leva, kae ne ‵tofi atu a ia ke fai pelā me se taina telā e aveave ne ia a mea faka‵lasi leo i te Fale Tapuaki—se tauliaga telā ne fiafia malosi a ia ki ei.


Then in the same psalm, he said: “Throw your burden on Jehovah, and he will sustain you.” 	 Kae i te salamo foki eiloa tenā, ne fai atu a ia: “‵Pei atu tau amoga ki a Ieova, kae ka fakamalosi ne ia koe.”


Instead, the execution of judgment would be directed by the angels. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne takitaki ne te kau agelu a te fakaokoatuga o te fakasalaga.


Think of what that meant for Jesus—patiently waiting thousands of years till the time had come. 	 Mafaufau ki lagonaga o Iesu—ke faka‵tali mo te kufaki i te fia afe tausaga ke oko ki te taimi tonu.


If you are a parent, reflect on this contrast: “You, fathers, do not be irritating your children, but go on bringing them up in the discipline and mental-regulating of Jehovah.” 	 Kafai koe se mātua, mafaufau ki te ‵kese o te faka‵tusaga tenei: “Koutou e tamana, sa fakaitaitagina otou tama‵liki, kae ke puti aka faeloa latou i polopolokiga mo fakatakitakiga a Ieova.”


That such a person is morally senseless can be seen from the resulting moral breakdown described at Psalm 53:1-4. 	 E mafai eiloa o lavea atu te valea o se vaegā tino penā i mea tau amioga mai mea kolā ne iku mai i amioga sē ‵lei kolā ne fakamatala mai i te Salamo 53:1-4.


9 The transforming power of God’s Word, along with the help that Jehovah provides by means of his holy spirit, enables people to make profound changes in their lives. 	 9 A te malosi o te Muna a te Atua ke ‵fuli ei a tino, fakatasi mo te fesoasoani e tuku mai ne Ieova e auala i tena agaga tapu, e fai ei ke mafai ne tino o fai a ‵fuliga tāua ki olotou olaga.


A sincere word of encouragement can help the elderly find “cause for exultation” in their sacred service, thus avoiding frustrating comparisons with what other Christians are able to do or with their own past accomplishments.—Galatians 6:4. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu a pati fakamalosi ki tino ma‵tua ke ‘fia‵fia malosi’ ki te lotou taviniga, kae ‵kalo keatea mai te fakatusatusaga o olotou mea e fai ki mea e mafai o fai ne nisi Kelisiano io me ko mea ne fai ne latou i aso ko ‵teka.—Kalatia 6:4.


20 How can you share in giving such comfort? 	 • Ne a fakamafanafanaga e maua ne tatou e auala i a Keliso?


He prophesied a swift resurrection that would serve as the sign. 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne ia me ka toetu fakavave mai a ia e pelā me se fakailoga.


Total abstinence would not be too high a price to pay for life in God’s righteous new world.—2 Peter 3:13. 	 A te tiakinaga katoatoa se mea foliki fua māfai e faka‵tusa ki te ola i te lalolagi fou kae amiotonu a te Atua.—2 Petelu 3:13.


8 Jesus—Why He Died 	 8 Se a “te Gataga”?


One with true “knowledge” understood this “secret” and sought release from physical existence. 	 E tali‵tonu latou me i te tino telā e maua ne ia se “poto fakapito” ka malamalama i te “mea ‵funa” tenei kae taumafai ke saoloto a ia mai i te foitino faka-te-tagata.


And yet you do not want to come to me that you may have life.” 	 Kae se talia ne koutou o o‵mai ki a au, ke maua ei ne koutou a te ola.”


In carrying out our assignment to preach, what do we need? 	 I te faiga o te ‵tou galuega ke talai atu, ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


16 Learn From God’s Word—Does the Bible Foretell the Future? 	 Fakaakoako ki te Matapulapula o Iesu ITULAU E13 • PESE: 108, 74


(Ephesians 5:28-33) How inappropriate it is for single people to send romantic signals to each other just for amusement! 	 (Efeso 5:28-33) Kae e pefea te sē ‵lei ke fakatau fakaasi atu ne tino ‵taka a faifaiga fakafāmau mo lā fakafia‵fia fua!


In what way will a waiting attitude help our view of a progressively refined understanding of the Bible? 	 I te feitu fea ka fesoasoani mai ei te nofo fakatalitali ki te ‵tou kilokiloga ki te mainaga telā e gasolo o ‵lei atu e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu?


For example, when Jesus Christ was on earth, he spoke extensively about the Kingdom of God. 	 E pelā mo te taimi ne nofo mai ei a Iesu Keliso i te lalolagi, ne faipati malosi eiloa a ia e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


How should we look at each day in our life? 15 To live up to our dedication in a conscientious manner, we should use each day to Jehovah’s praise. At the end of each day, can we look back on it and see how we contributed in some way to the sanctification of God’s name and the proclamation of the Kingdom good news? 	 I fakaotiga o aso takitasi, e mata, e mafai ne tatou o toe ‵kilo atu ki tua kae ke onoono aka ki auala ne fesoasoani atu ei tatou i nisi feitu ki te faka‵maluga o te igoa o te Atua mo te folafolaatuga a te tala ‵lei o te Malo?


At the other extreme, obsessive dieting can also be harmful and can open the door to such life-threatening eating disorders as anorexia nervosa. 	 Kae e ‵kese foki te suā amioga, e mafai o fakamataku māfai ko tō lasi te fakaeteete i te kai kae e mafai o kamata mai i ei a nisi masaki fakama‵taku e pelā mo te sē fia kai sāle io me ko te anorexia nervosa.


What a heartless, disobedient man Jehoash had become—all because he succumbed to the influence of bad associations!—2 Chronicles 24:17-22; 1 Corinthians 15:33. 9. 	 Ne fai a Ioasa mo fai se tagata sē alofa kae sē fakalogo me ne fakavāivāi a ia ona ko fakamalosiga sē ‵lei o taugasoa ma‵sei!—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 24:17-22; 1 Kolinito 15:33.


Consider: Even before Eve was created, God commanded Adam not to eat the fruit of “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.” 	 Mafaufau ki te mea tenei: Mai mua o faite a Eva, ne fakatonu atu a te Atua ki a Atamu ke se kai ki te fuaga o “te lakau telā e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te ‵lei mo te masei.”


• How can you prepare to withstand persecution? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakatoka koe ke kufaki i fakasauaga?


(Rev. 12:11) This shows that the best way to conquer Satan and the evil influence he is exercising over the present system of things is to do good by our work of witnessing, preaching the good news of the Kingdom. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:11) E fakaasi mai i te mea tenei me i te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke fakatakavale ei a Satani mo ana fakamalosiga ma‵sei i te olaga tenei ko te faiga o te mea ‵lei mai i te ‵tou galuega ko te molimau atu, te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo.


Some of the good works accomplished by charitable workers include paying for the medical bills of low-income families, mentoring children of single parents, funding immunization programs in developing countries, giving children their first book, supplying breeding animals to farmers in poor countries, and delivering relief supplies to victims of natural disasters. 	 E aofia i nisi galuega ‵lei e fai ne tino fesoasoani konei ko te ‵togiga o togafiti fakatokita mō kāiga kolā e se uke olotou tupe, te akoakoga o tama‵liki kolā e taki tokotasi fua olotou mātua, te ‵togiga o fāgata i fenua ma‵tiva, te tukuatuga ki tama‵liki olotou tusi muamua, te tukuatuga o manu kolā e fanafanau ki tino tausi manu i fenua ma‵tiva, mo te avatuga o fesoasoani aogā ki tino kolā e pokotia i fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei.


What is the key to cultivating and maintaining diligence? 	 Se a te kī ki te atiakaga mo te fakatumauga o te loto finafinau?


So “be reasonable, exhibiting all mildness toward all” people. 	 Tela la, ke “loto malamalama, ke fakaasi atu te agamalu ki tino katoa.”


4 The apostle Paul, for one, was appreciative of the ministry performed by some women in particular—just as Christian overseers today value the ministry performed by zealous women. 	 4 E pelā mo Paulo, ne loto fakafetai a ia ki galuega ne fai ne nisi fāfine—e pelā eiloa mo te loto fakafetai o ovasia Kelisiano i aso nei ki galuega kolā e fai ne fāfine loto finafinau.


Determined to bring down as many humans as possible, he “is misleading the entire inhabited earth.” 	 Ona ko ana taumafaiga ke ‵po aka ne ia a tino e tokouke, e “fakaloiloi ne ia te lalolagi kātoa.”


Serving With the Watchman 	 Te Ga‵lue Fakatasi mo te Leoleo


Guard Against Satan’s Lies 	 Te Puipuiga Mai Loi o Satani


25 Do You See the Need to Train Others? 	 25 E Mata, e Lavea ne Koe te Manakoga ke Fakaakoako a Nisi Tino?


First, although Protestant faiths reject certain features of Catholic worship, Reformation leaders retained certain Catholic dogmas, such as belief in the Trinity, hellfire, and the immortality of the human soul. 	 Muamua la, e tiga eiloa e ‵teke atu a te lotu Poletesano ki nisi faifaiga a te lotu Katolika, ne fakatumau eiloa ne takitaki lotu a tulafono a te lotu Katolika, e pelā mo te talitonuga ki te Tolutasi, te afi i seoli, mo te agaga telā e tumau i te ola.


They certainly had much to be thankful for. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e uke a mea ne ‵tau o loto fakafetai lāua ki ei.


10 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat “kept walking in the way of his father Asa.” (2 Chron. 20:31, 32) How so? 	 10 A te tamaliki tagata a Asa ko Iosefatu ne “ne fai eiloa ne ia a te mea tonu . . . e pelā eiloa mo tena tamana ko Asa.” (2 Nofo. 20:31, 32) E pefea la?


How else can we show our support? 	 Ne a foki a nisi auala e mafai o ‵lago atu tatou?


The one sitting still in this city will die by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence; but the one who is going out and who actually falls away to the Chaldeans who are laying siege against you will keep living, and his soul will certainly come to be his as a spoil.” 	 Ka ko latou kola e olo ki tua o fakamalalo ki te kau Papelonia kola e taua ki te lotou fa‵kai, ka se mate. Ka manuia me ka fakasao olotou ola.”


9 How did Moses react to this rebellion? 	 9 Ne saga atu pefea a Mose ki te ‵tekeatuga tenei?


“The birth was a little harder than the first two, but there were no major complications,” relates Mary. 	 “Ne tai faigatā loa taku fanauga i te taimi nei mafāi e fakatusa ki tama‵liki e tokolua muamua, kae e seai se fakalavelave lasi ne tupu,” ko pati a Malia.


Relate an example of injustice in today’s world. 	 Fakamatala mai se fakaakoakoga o faifaiga sē fakamaoni i te lalolagi i aso nei.


“Serpents, offspring of vipers,” he says, “how are you to flee from the judgment of Gehenna?” 	 A koutou e taofi pela me ‵sao koutou mai te fakasalaga o Kena?”


Far from it! 	 Ikai, e se tāitāi eiloa!


(Acts 4:8, 13) Holy spirit also caused Stephen to witness boldly to the Sanhedrin. 	 (Galuega 4:8, 13) Ne fai foki ne te agaga tapu a Setefano ke molimau atu mo te loto toa ki te Sanetulini.


And, for my part, ought I not to feel sorry for Nineveh the great city, in which there exist more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who do not at all know the difference between their right hand and their left, besides many domestic animals?” 	 Kae e se alofa pefea au ki Nineva te fa‵kai lasi, telā e silia atu i te selau luasefulu afe tama‵liki loto ‵ma i ei penā foki a manu!”


(2 Cor. 2:11) But Jehovah enables us to cope with such stress. 	 (2 Kolinito 2:11) Kae e fesoasoani mai a Ieova ke mafai ne tatou o fakafesagai atu ki vaegā fakalavelave penā.


In other words, she rose from the dead.—Matthew 9:24, 25. 	 A te uiga tonu o te mea tenei ko tena toetu mai te mate.—Mataio 9:24, 25.


(Gen. 13:14-16; 18:18; Rom. 4:17, 18) Also, Jehovah said that the blessing would come “through Isaac.” 	 (Kene. 13:14-16; 18:18; Loma 4:17, 18) Ne fai atu foki a Ieova me ka oko mai te fakamanuiaga “e auala i a Isaako.”


Jesus’ Love Not Sentimental 	 Ne Seki Fakavae Fua te Alofa o Iesu ki Ana Lagonaga


They became dissatisfied with what Jehovah supplied and complained: “How we remember the fish that we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers and the watermelons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic! 	 Ne kamata o sē lotoma‵lie latou ki mea ne tuku atu ne Ieova kae fa‵meo: “I te motou nofoga i Aikupito e kai ma‵kona faeloa matou i ika, kae e se togi. E masaua ne koutou a kukama, mo meleni mo liki mo aniani mo kaliki kolā e kai sale tatou i ei?


How does it relate to the Bible’s theme? 	 E fetaui pefea te vaega tenei ki te matua o te Tusi Tapu?


Faith changed his life so much that other prisoners now turn to him for counsel on how to deal with their problems. 	 Ne fesili sāle atu a nisi pagota ki a ia e uiga ki faka‵leiga ki fakalavelave me ne ‵fuli malosi te olaga o te tino tenā i ei.


Instead, she tries to make ends meet as an honest street vendor. 	 I lo te fai penā, e taumafai eiloa a ia ke maua a mea e manako malosi a ia ki ei i se auala fakamaoni e pelā me se tino telā e fakatau atu ana mea.


He may see his friends marry and achieve a measure of happiness, while he is still seeking an appropriate partner. 	 Kāti e lavea ne ia ana taugasoa ko a‵vaga kae fia‵fia, i te taimi koi ‵sala ei a ia ki se avaga telā e fetaui ‵lei.


Why should we obey the instructions of Jesus Christ and follow his example? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki fakatonuga a Iesu Keliso kae tau‵tali atu i tena fakaakoakoga?


We believe that even more important than focusing on when the end will come, we must be confident that it will come, and we must act accordingly. 	 E tali‵tonu tatou me i lō te fakatāua ne tatou a te taimi ka oko mai ei te gataga, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou a te loto talitonu me ka oko mai eiloa, kae e ‵tau o gasue‵sue fakavave tatou.


Christ thus proved Satan the Devil, who had falsely charged that humans serve God only out of selfish motives, to be a liar. 	 Ne fakaasi mai i ei ne Keliso me i a Satani te Tiapolo se tino ‵loi telā ne ‵losi mai me e tavini atu fua a tino ki te Atua ona ko mea ‵lei kolā e maua ne latou mai i a ia.


13, 14. (a) How was one brother strengthened after his wife died? (b) In what ways can we strengthen others? 	 13, 14. (a) Ne fakamalosi aka pefea se taina mai tua o te mateatuga o tena avaga? (e) I auala fea e mafai o fakamalosi aka ei ne tatou a nisi tino?


They certainly do not share in providing the ransom sacrifice, since they themselves need redemption. 	 E se ‵kau fakatasi latou i te tukumaiga o te taulaga togiola me e ma‵nako foki latou ki te fakaolataga.


Why was Daniel “someone very desirable”? 	 Kaia ne fai ei a Tanielu e pelā me se tino ne ‘alofagina io me manakogina malosi’?


(Rev. 20:6) Together with Christ, they make up a royal priesthood to benefit all mankind. 	 (Fakaasiga 20:6) Ka ‵kau fakatasi a tupu konei mo Keliso i te kau faitaulaga o tupu kae ka maua ne tino katoa a mea aoga mai i ei.


Indeed, there is no reason why true worshippers would want to avert it. 	 E tonu, e seai se pogai e ‵tau ei o fia faka‵seke ki ei a tino tapuaki ‵tonu.


What can we better appreciate once we understand the distance between Miletus and Ephesus? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o malamalama tatou i ei māfai ko iloa ne tatou te ‵mao o Mileto mo Efeso?


(Judg. 6:34) And “the spirit of Jehovah began to empower David.” (1 Sam. 16:13) All those men relied on God’s spirit to help them, and that spirit empowered them to perform feats that they could not have done in their own strength. 	 (Fama. 6:34) Kae ko Tavita ne “ulufia ne te agaga o te Aliki.” (1 Samu. 16:13) Ne fakalago‵lago a tagata katoa konā ki te agaga o te Atua ke fesoasoani ki a latou, kae ne fakamalosi foki ne te agaga tapu ke fai ne latou a galuega kolā ne lauiloa ei latou kae seki mafai o fai ne latou i olotou malosi totino.


“The study was always fun,” recalls one of his grown sons. 	 Ne fai mai penei se tamaliki tagata e tokotasi telā ko matua: “Ne fakafiafia faeloa te faiga o te sukesukega.


Would he switch his loyalty to Absalom, or would he follow the elderly king who was fleeing for his life? 	 E mata, ne ‵lago atu a ia mo te fakamaoni ki a Apisaloma, io me ne tautali eiloa a ia i te tupu ko Tavita telā ne tele kea‵tea ke sao a ia?


Perhaps others inquired of Zechariah about this by making a sign or a gesture. 	 Kāti ne fesili atu a nisi tino ki a Sakalia e uiga ki te mea nei e auala i se fakailoga.


the rule of God’s Kingdom? 	 te pulega o te Malo o te Atua?


Even as occurred when the apostles were still present, some fall into a practice of serious sin. 	 E pelā mo mea ne ‵tupu i taimi koi ola ei te kau apositolo, e fai faeloa ne nisi Kelisiano i aso nei a agasala matagā.


Why is it important for us to consider those reasons? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke mafau‵fau faka‵lei tatou ki pogai konā?


As a result, church tradition and opinions of later authorities were substituted for the Gospels. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne fakatāua atu ei ne latou a tu fakalotu mo mafaufauga o tāgata i lō te Tusi Tapu.


What shall we do?” 	 Se a nei te ‵tou mea ka fai?”


Many of us have attended a number of these joyful events, perhaps scores of them over the decades. 	 E tokouke i a tatou ko oti ne ‵kau atu ki se fia o fono fakafiafia konei, e se taumate e uke ‵ki i te fia sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka.


And what could be done if someone for a time did not keep it? 	 Kae ne a mea e mafai o fai māfai ne seki tumau se tino i te fakamaoni?


And you can’t help but feel for them.” 	 Kae seai se mea e mafai o fai ne koe kae na ko te alofa atu fua ki a latou.”


(Luke 15:10) The godly conduct of Christian women is noted by the angels. 	 (Luka 15:10) E lavea atu foki ne agelu a te amio atua o fafine Kelisiano.


20 Speaking of the heavenly resurrection, the Bible says that those who will experience that will be raised “each one in his own proper order.” (1 Cor. 15:23) We can trust that the earthly resurrection will likewise proceed in an orderly manner. 	 20 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te toetuga ki te lagi, me i tino kolā ka aofia i ei ka faka‵tu aka “e ‵tusa mo olotou tulaga.” (1 Koli. 15:23) E tali‵tonu tatou me i te toetuga ki te lalolagi ka fai foki eiloa i se auala tokagamalie.


For no apparent reason, one of his animals, a 380-pound (172 kg) white tiger, attacked him. 	 E aunoa mo se pogai, ne oso atu ki a ia se manu e tasi mai i ana manu, se taika ‵kena telā e 172 kilokalame.


Compared with love, how important is faith? 	 E pefea te tāua o te fakatuanaki māfai e fakatusa ki te alofa?


We therefore endeavor to heed the psalmist’s exhortation: “Serve Jehovah with rejoicing. Come in before him with a joyful cry.” 	 Tela la, e taumafai tatou o tau‵tali atu i te fakamalosiga a te faisalamo, penei: “Tapuaki atu ki a [Ieova] mo te fia‵fia; o‵mai ki ona mua mo pese fiafia!”


He accepted the truth and returned home in 1956. 	 Ne talia ne ia te munatonu kae ne toe foki atu ki tena fale i te 1956.


Meanwhile, as we face foretold persecution, our integrity to Jehovah is at stake as supporters of his universal sovereignty. 	 I te vaitaimi tenei, kafai ko fe‵paki tatou mo fakasauaga kolā ko oti ne ‵valo mai, ka tofotofo eiloa ‵tou fakamaoni ki a Ieova ona ko te ‵tou ‵lago atu ki tena pulega sili i te lagi mo te lalolagi.


Did Mary get discouraged and give up on the situation? 	 E mata, ne loto vāivāi a Malia kae se fia saga atu ki ana tama‵liki?


Jesus made that truth become reality by fulfilling it. 	 Ne fakamaoni aka ne Iesu a te tonu o te munatonu tenā mai te fakataunuga ne ia.


“Greetings, you highly favored one,” the angel began, “Jehovah is with you.” 	 “Talofa, a koe te tino tafasili i te taulia,” ko pati a te agelu, “e fakatasi atu eiloa a Ieova ki a koe.”


The following article will discuss what measures true Christians can take to protect themselves from the powerful influence of Satan the Devil and his demons. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu a mea e ‵tau o fai ne Kelisiano ‵tonu ke puipui ei latou mai fakamalosiga ma‵sei kae ma‵losi a Satani te Tiapolo mo ana temoni.


How is it that parents can ‘irritate their children’? 	 E ‘fakaitaita’ atu pefea a mātua ki olotou tama‵liki?


Its cavalry is fiercer than hungry wolves hunting by night. 	 E sili atu te fe‵kai o olotou kautau i lō luko fia‵kai kolā e tulimanu i te po.


(Eph. 2:20, 21) Furthermore, Paul highlighted the unity of Jewish and Gentile Christians and also reminded the brothers of their common origin. 	 (Efeso 2:20, 21) E se gata i ei, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Paulo a te ‵kau fakatasi o tino Iutaia mo Kelisiano mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea kae ne fakamasaua atu foki ki taina e uiga ki te lotou māfuaga.


We have learned about his appealing personality along with what we must do to enjoy his blessing. 	 Ko oti ne iloa ne tatou ana uiga ‵gali fakatasi mo mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ke maua i ei ana fakamanuiaga.


(Matthew 20:28) That will remain of importance through all time to come. 	 (Mataio 20:28) Ka tumau eiloa te tāua o te mea tenā ke oko eiloa ki te se-gata-mai.


(Haggai 1:6) Jehovah withdrew his blessing. 	 (Hakai 1:6) Ne tapale ne Ieova tena fakamanuiaga.


Modern science has confirmed that the human body is composed of various elements—such as hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon—all of which are found in the earth’s crust. 	 Ko oti ne fakamautinoa aka ne poto fakasaienitisi me e aofia i te foitino a mea kese‵kese—e pelā mo te kēsi ko te hydrogen, okesene, mo kaponi—ko mea katoa kolā e maua i ‵pefu o te lalolagi.


They could be penetrating insults, lies, and half-truths put out by enemies and apostates trying to weaken our faith. 	 E mafai o fai latou pelā me ne pati faka‵mae loto, ‵loi mo manatu sē ‵tonu kolā e fakasalalau atu ne ‵tou fili mo aposetate ke fakavāivāi aka ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


○ take notes 	 ○ fakamau a manatu toe‵toe


The Mosaic Law prescribed keeping people with leprosy separate from others. 	 E fai mai i te tulafono faka-Mose e uiga ki tino lepela kolā e ‵tau o ave ki se koga fakaa‵tea mai nisi tino.


God’s Kingdom rule will solve these problems and hundreds more. 	 Ka faka‵lei aka ne te pulega a te Malo o te Atua a fakalavelave katoa konei mo te fia selau o nisi fakalavelave.


But I could control my own. 	 Kae e mafai fua ne au o pule atu ki a au eiloa.


How did the apostle Peter explain the necessity of listening to Jesus? 	 Ne fakamatala mai pefea ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te tāua ke faka‵logo ki a Iesu?


A good relationship with God and a happy family life cannot be bought with money 	 E sē mafai o ‵togi ki tupe a te va fealofani o tatou mo te Atua mo se olaga faka-te-kāiga fiafia


Armageddon—God’s War to End All Wars 	 Amaketo te Taua a te Atua ke Fakagata ei a Taua Katoa


20 It is challenging to teach Scriptural truth in a way that is clear and that appeals to the heart. 	 20 Se mea faigata ke akoako atu a te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu i se auala telā e manino kae fakafiafia ki te loto.


A marriage without loyalty will not flourish. 	 A te fakaipoipo e aunoa mo te alofa fakamaoni e se mafai o olaola ‵lei.


In a time of emergency, why do we think first of our loved ones? 	 Kafai e isi se fakalavelave fakafuasei, kaia e mafau‵fau muamua ei tatou ki ‵tou tino pele?


No doubt his efforts to find the good in others encouraged many to do even better. 	 E se taumate ne fakamalosi aka ei a tino e tokouke ke momea aka te lotou ma‵losi ona ko ana taumafaiga ke fakatāua a uiga ‵lei o nisi tino.


(Mark 1:9, 10) When Jesus was immersed in the Jordan, he was baptized with water. 	 (Maleko 1:9, 10) I te taimi ne ufi ei ki lalo a Iesu i te Iolitana, ne papatiso a ia ki te vai.


Some names may carry a symbolic meaning in the local language, such as “gone and returned,” “Mother has come a second time,” or “Father has come again.” 	 A nisi igoa e isi ne uiga fakatusa i olotou ‵gana eiloa, e pelā mo “ne fano kae ko toe foki mai,” “ko toe foki fakalua mai a te Mātua,” io me “ko toe foki mai a te Tamana.”


What trials befall God’s loyal ones, and what help do they have? 	 Ne a tofotofoga e oko atu ki tino fakamaoni o te Atua, kae se a te fesoasoani e maua ne latou?


Or it may be that high places were rebuilt in the latter part of Asa’s reign and that these were removed by his son Jehoshaphat.—1 Ki. 15:14; 2 Chron. 15:17. 	 Io me kāti ne toe faka‵tu aka a koga ma‵luga i aso fakaoti o te pulega a Asa kae ne fakaseai atu ne tena tama ko Iosefatu.—1 Tupu 15:14; 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 15:17.


In that way they will be “adequately qualified to teach others.” 	 I te faiga penā, ka mafai ei o fai latou e pelā mo “tino kola e mafai ne latou o akoako atu nisi tino.”


3. Why is parental training and guidance essential for bringing up children successfully? 	 3 “A te uiga o tamaliki, e fai ne latou a uiga valea,” ko pati a te Tupu poto ko Solomona.


Rather, his inspired counsel assists couples to face the realities of married life and to make their union permanent. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fesoasoani mai tena fakatakitakiga ki taki tauavaga ke fakafesagai atu ki te olaga tonu o te tauavaga kae ke fakatumau te lā fealofani.


Has a family member or a friend expressed concern about my drinking? 	 E mata, ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne se tino o toku kāiga io me se taugasoa tena manavase ki taku inu?


(Isaiah 9:7, Revised Standard Version) What a blessing it will be to have a Ruler who rules with love, justice, and righteousness! 	 (Isaia 9:7) Ko tafaga te gali ke maua se Pule telā e pule mai i te alofa, te fakamaoni, mo te amiotonu!


A harvest cannot wait; it must be brought in before the season is over.—Matt. 9:37. 	 E se mafai o faka‵tali a te ‵katiga o saito; e ‵tau eiloa o ‵kati a koi tuai o palele atu a te taukai.—Mataio 9:37.


After Jesus’ birth, Joseph and Mary had other children, Jesus’ half brothers and sisters. 	 Mai tua o te fanaumaiga o Iesu, ne toe fai foki a nisi tama‵liki a Iosefa mo Malia, ko āfa taina mo āfa tuagane o Iesu.


The seventh head of the beast had now emerged as the Anglo-American World Power. 	 Ona la ko lāua ko kamata o ga‵lue tasi i se auala fakapito, ko fai ei lāua mo malo o Peletania mo Amelika. A te malo pule tenei ko te fitu o ulu o te manu fekai.


Some years later, as he is preparing to leave for his own foreign assignment, he thinks of that couple and the conversation that made him want to be a missionary. 	 I se fia tausaga fakamuli ifo, i te taimi ko fakatoka ei a ia o fanatu o talai i se isi fenua, e mafaufau eiloa a ia ki te tauavaga tenā mo tala kolā ne fai mai ne lāua ke fakamalosi aka ei i loto i a ia a te manakoga ke fai pelā me se misionale.


They are determined to support them. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne latou ke ‵lago atu ki olotou taina fakaekegina.


Ecclesiastes 9:5 states: “As for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” 	 E fai mai te Failauga 9:5: “Ka ko tino mate e seai se mea a latou e iloa.”


(Matt. 26:52, 53) This powerful lesson was in harmony with what Jesus prayed about earlier that night—they must be no part of the world. 	 (Mata. 26:52, 53) Ne fetaui ‵lei eiloa a te akoakoga tāua tenei mo te mea ne ‵talo ki ei a Iesu mai mua malie eiloa i te po tenā—me e se ‵tau o fai latou mo vaega o te lalolagi.


How has Jesus Christ influenced history? 	 Ne pokotia pefea a olaga o tino i a Iesu Keliso?


The Bible does not give details, so a Christian must make his own conscientious decision before God. 	 E seai ne fakamatalaga likiliki e tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu, tela la, e ‵tau o fai ne se Kelisiano tena fakaikuga e ‵tusa mo tena loto lagona i mua o te Atua.


Since hope for real progress on a worldwide scale is slim, where can a person turn for help? 	 Ona ko te sē mautinoa o fakamoemoega konā i te lalolagi kātoa, ko oi e ‵tau o ‵saga atu ki ei mō se fesoasoani?


God’s Promises—A Stabilizing Influence 	 Folafolaga a te Atua—Se Fakamalosiga


For example, we might examine our view of Jesus’ words recorded at Matthew 6:33. 	 E pelā mo te iloilo aka ne tatou ‵tou kilokiloga ki pati a Iesu i te Mataio 6:33.


Our heavenly Father will hear such humble prayers and answer them.—1 John 5:14, 15. 	 Ka lagona ne te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi a vaegā ‵talo loto maulalo penā kae tali ki ei.—1 Ioane 5:14, 15.


(Matthew 24:14) The good news includes a warning. 	 (Mataio 24:14) A te tala ‵lei e aofia i ei se faka‵pulaga.


It no doubt hurt Jehovah to see his name treated so disrespectfully. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne logo‵mae a Ieova i te kilo atu ki te lasi o te sē āva o tino ki tena igoa.


However, the work on the temple complex continued down to and beyond the Passover of 30 C.E., when the Jews said that it took 46 years to build it. 	 Kae ne tumau eiloa te faiga o galuega i te faletapu kātoa ke oko ki tua malie o te Paseka i te 30 T.A., tenā ne fai mai ei a tino Iutaia me ne oti tena faitega i tausaga e 46.


8 Of course, we do not simply ignore our weaknesses. 	 8 E tonu, e se manatu māmā tatou ki ‵tou vāivāiga io me fai pelā me sefakamasakoga.


9 Calling attention to the fruitfulness of elderly servants of Jehovah, the psalmist sang: “The righteous himself will blossom forth as a palm tree does; as a cedar in Lebanon does, he will grow big. 	 9 Ne usu mai penei te faisalamo e uiga ki te ga‵lue malosi o tavini ma‵tua a Ieova: “A tino amio‵tonu ka ‵tupu olaola pelā mo pāma lau olaola; a latou foki ka olaola ‵lei pelā mo alasi o Lepanona.


Most individuals do not just hesitate to serve God but flatly refuse to do so. 	 E se gata fua i te sē fia tavini atu ki te Atua, a te tokoukega o tino e seai lele eiloa se lotou tusaga e fai i te tavini atu ki a ia.


With some, drifting takes place gradually, just as a boat that is adrift slowly floats farther from land. 	 E tapea‵pea malie atu eiloa keatea a nisi tino, e pelā mo te poti telā e tapeapea malie atu mai te matāfaga.


Rather, let it be said of us as it was of those in the first-century congregation in Thyatira: “I know your deeds, and your love and faith and ministry and endurance, and that your deeds of late are more than those formerly.” 	 I lō te fai penā, ke na fai mai ki a tatou a pati kolā ne fai atu ki te fakapotopotoga i Tuatila i te senitenali muamua: “E iloa ne au au mea e fai. E iloa foki ne au a tou alofa, tou fakamaoni, au galuega, mo tou kufaki. E iloa ne au me tai uke au galuega ne fai nei i lō au galuega mua.”


“This truth,” says George, “not only appeals to the mind but also touches the heart.” 	 E fai mai penei a Siaosi: “A te munatonu tenei e se fakafiafia fua ki te mafaufau kae e oko ‵tonu foki ki te loto.”


4 Yes, the midwives took refuge in Jehovah, and he, in turn, proved to be “a shield” to them, protecting them from Pharaoh’s wrath. 	 4 E tonu, ne fakalago‵lago a fāfine konei ki a Ieova, kae ne fai a ia e pelā me se “talita” ki a laua, me ne puipui ne ia laua mai te kaitaua o te Falao.


(Read Zechariah 14:1, 2.) 	 (Faitau te Sakalia 14:1, 2.)


He said: “Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.”—Matthew 7:13, 14; John 14:6; Acts 4:11, 12. 	 Ne fai mai a ia, penei: “Ulu atu koutou ki te mataloa mataliki; me i te mataloa mataefa e faigofie ei te auala e tau atu ki te malaia, e tokouke foki latou kolā e olo atu i ei. Ka ko te mataloa mataliki e faigata te auala e tau atu ki te ola, e timomo foki a tino e maua ne latou.”—Mataio 7:13, 14; Ioane 14:6; Galuega 4:11, 12.


(Isaiah 26:20; 32:1, 2; Acts 20:28, 29) Moreover, some of us belong to families that have a long history of service to God and have personally found him to be ‘a real dwelling during generation after generation.’ 	 (Isaia 26:20; 32:1, 2; Galuega 20:28, 29) E sili atu i ei, e ‵nofo atu a nisi tino o tatou i kāiga kolā ko leva ne tavini atu ki te Atua kae fai ne latou a ia e pelā me se ‘‵lafiga tonu mai te suā kautama ki te suā kautama.’


Neither a display of strength nor mere words would be adequate. 	 E se lava fua eiloa i te fakaasiatuga o te malosi io me ne nāi pati.


(Matthew 7:15, 16; Malachi 3:18) Let us review some of the “fruits,” or identifying marks, of true religion so that we in all honesty can determine who today has divine backing. 	 (Mataio 7:15, 16; Malaki 3:18) Ke onoono aka tatou ki nisi “fua” io me ko fakailoga o te lotu tonu ko te mea ke filifili aka ne tatou mo te fakamaoni te lotu telā e ‵lago atu ki ei te Atua i aso nei.


People, he said, were too quick to “accept without a murmur many of the speculations of modern writers” who attacked the integrity of the Bible. 	 Ne fai mai a ia me i tino ko tō vave ke “talia ne latou a manatu tuku taumate e uke o tino tusitala i aso nei” kolā ne taumafai o ‵teke atu ki te ‵tonu o te Tusi Tapu.


3 We noted in the preceding article that Jehovah dignifies us with the privilege of deciding whether we will be people of integrity. 	 3 Ne lavea atu ne tatou i te mataupu muamua me e fakatāua ne Ieova tatou mai te tukumaiga o te tauliaga ke filifili me e fia fai tatou mo tino fakamaoni io me ikai.


Talk to them.” 	 Faipati atu ki a latou.”


Is the World’s Spirit Influencing You? 	 E Mata, e Fakamalosigina Koe ne te Agaga o te Lalolagi?


In addition, in our imperfect state, the wonderful privilege of bearing children exacts a physical toll. 	 E se gata i ei, ona ko ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, a te tauliaga gali o fāfine ke fa‵nau mai ne latou a tama‵liki e pokotia ei te lotou malosi faka-te-foitino.


I say to you.” (John 1:51; 13:16, 20, 21, 38) Let us see what else we can learn from the examples of Jesus, Paul, and others whose Yes meant Yes. 	 (Ioane 1:51, NW, Tusi Paia, Samoa; 13:16, 20, 21, 38) Ke onoono aka tatou me ne a nisi mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakaakoakoga a Iesu, Paulo, mo nisi tino kolā ne fakauiga te lotou Ao ki te Ao.


He has appointed his Son, Jesus Christ, to be a just and righteous King forever. 	 Ko oti ne filifili aka ne ia a tena Tama, ko Iesu Keliso, ke fai mo fai se Tupu amiotonu kae fai mea tonu ke oko ki te se-gata-mai.


20 Even before 1914, a small band of anointed Christians began to grasp important truths about the Lord’s return. 	 20 Mai mua foki eiloa o te 1914, ne kamata o maina se tamā potukau o Kelisiano fakaekegina i muna‵tonu tāua e uiga ki te foki mai o te Aliki.


Think, too, of the benefits that have come to us as a result of our efforts to “cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit.” (2 Cor. 7:1) By adhering to Bible standards regarding personal hygiene, we avoid many physical ailments. 	 Ke mafaufau foki ki mea aoga ko maua ne tatou ona ko ‵tou taumafaiga ke “faka‵ma la tatou mai feitu kolā e fakamasei ne latou te foitino mo te agaga.” (2 Kolinito 7:1) E puipui tatou mai masaki valevale ona ko te ‵tou tau‵tali atu ki tulaga o te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te tu ‵ma.


But in principle it may be the course you need to follow. 	 Kae ko te akoakoga fakavae e maua i ei e mafai foki o fakasino atu ki mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe.


He contacted the Witnesses, admitted his mistake, and was reinstated as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne fesokotaki atu a ia ki Molimau, fakaasi atu tena mea ‵se, kae ne toe fai i ei mo fai se Molimau a Ieova.


17 Five Decades of Full-Time Service Near the Arctic Circle 	 17 E Limasefulu Tausaga i te Taviniga Tumau i Tafa o te Arctic Circle


12 What did Herod do next? 	 12 Ne a mea ne fai ne Helota mai tua ifo i ei?


But they were obedient. 	 Kae ne faka‵logo eiloa latou.


Commendation can motivate and encourage a person. 	 E fakagasuesue kae fakamalosi aka ne pati fakamālō a te tino.


Had he not been raised, none of us would have any prospect of seeing our dead loved ones again. 	 Moi ne seki toetu mai a ia, penei e seai se tino i a tatou e isi sena fakamoemoega ke toe fetaui mo ana tino pele kolā ko oti ne ‵mate.


As we use our Christian publications, we must be careful not to skip the Bible references. 	 I te fakaaoga ne tatou a ‵tou lōmiga faka-Kelisiano, e se ‵tau o tiaki ne tatou a tusi siki mai te Tusi Tapu.


“FROM THESE TURN AWAY” 	 “‵KALO KEA‵TEA MAI TINO KONEI”


“KEEP ON, then, seeking first the kingdom.” 	 “KE MUA koutou o ‵sala tena Malo.”


• when dealing with anxieties? 	 • māfai ko fakafesagai atu ki manavasega o te olaga?


“The New Testament supplies nearly all the evidence for a historical reconstruction of Jesus’ life and fate and for the earliest Christian interpretations of his significance,” says The Encyclopedia Americana. 	 E fai mai The Encyclopedia Americana, penei: “Toeitiiti ko maua atu i te Feagaiga Fou a fakamaoniga katoa e uiga ki te olaga o Iesu, mea kolā ne ‵tupu ki a ia mo te kilokiloga a Kelisiano mua ki a ia.”


How did Jehovah react to this? 	 Ne pefea a faifaiga a Ieova ki te mea tenei?


We read: “It came about at the expiration of some time that Cain proceeded to bring some fruits of the ground as an offering to Jehovah. 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei: “I se taimi fakamuli ifo, ne aumai ne Kaino a fua o ana fatoaga mo fai tena taulaga ki te Aliki.


(Ezekiel 36:35) Jehovah promises to protect his restored people from the attack of “Gog.”—Ezekiel 38:2. 	 (Esekielu 36:35) Ne tauto mai a Ieova me ka puipui ne ia ana tino kolā ne toe fakafoki atu mai te taua a “Koka.”—Esekielu 38:2.


IMITATE THEIR FAITH 	 FAKAAKOAKO KI TE LOTOU FAKATUANAKI


It is his will that always brings about the greatest good for all creation. 	 Ko te faiga o tena loto e aumai i ei a mea tafasili i te ‵lei mō mea katoa ne faite.


I was the eldest of eight children. 	 Au ko te ulumatua mai tama‵liki tokovalu.


(Amos 8:11) Christendom is in the throes of such a spiritual famine. 	 (Amosa 8:11) Ko tu poloki eiloa te oge i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae maise i ei ko Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se.


Many today view witchcraft as a harmless nature religion 	 E ma‵natu aka te tokoukega o tino i aso nei me i te faivailakau se faifaiga fakalotu telā e seai ne mea ma‵sei i ei


“Be training yourself with godly devotion as your aim.”—1 TIMOTHY 4:7. 	 “Fakamasani ki te olaga amio Atua.”—1 TIMOTEO 4:7.


5 By what means does Satan make our heart his target? 	 5 E auala i te ā e fai ei ne Satani a ‵tou loto mo fai a tena taketi?


This young person also benefited from the article “Alternative Life-Styles—Does God Approve?” which appeared in the issue of October 8, 2003. 	 Ne maua foki ne te talavou tenei a mea aoga mai te mataupu “Alternative Life-Styles—Does God Approve?” telā e maua i te lōmiga i a Oketopa 8, 2003.


Why do some Christians decide to remain single for a time? 	 Kaia e fakaiku aka ei ne nisi Kelisiano ke ‵nofo taka latou mō se vaitaimi?


They are ordered to “come up to the low plain of Jehoshaphat,” where they will be judged and crushed. 	 Ne fakatonu atu ki a latou ke “o‵mai ki te Vanu o Fakamasinoga,” ko te koga telā ka fakamasino ei latou kae fakaseai atu ei.


Some opt to live together, while others scheme to be freed from their spouse. 	 E fia ‵nofo fakatasi a nisi tino e aunoa mo te fakaipoipo faka‵lei, kae e ‵sala atu a nisi tino ki auala ke ‵tala ei olotou fakaipoipoga.


In explaining this, Paul wrote to first-century anointed Christians: “All things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of the reconciliation, namely, that God was by means of Christ reconciling a world to himself, not counting their offenses against them, and he entrusted to us the message of the reconciliation. 	 Ke fakamatala atu a te mea tenei, ne tusi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano fakaekegina i te senitenali muamua, penei: “Kae ko mea katoa ne maua mai i te Atua telā ne faka‵lei ne ia te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ia e auala i a Keliso kae tuku mai ne ia ki a matou te galuega o te faka‵leiga tenā. Ko te faka‵leiga ne te Atua a te lalolagi ki a ia e auala i a Keliso. E se fakamau ne ia olotou agasala, kae ne tuku mai ne ia ki a matou a te galuega o te faka‵leiga tenā.


But if not, let it become known to you, O king, that your gods are not the ones we are serving, and the image of gold that you have set up we will not worship.” 	 Kae kafai foki la e se mafai ne ia, ka ko matou e se mafai eiloa o tapuaki atu ki tou atua, io me ifo ki te tupua aulo tenā ne fakatu aka ne koe.”


(1 Kings 19:9-18) If, like Elijah, we ever feel discouraged at the lack of results in our ministry, we can petition Jehovah for “power beyond what is normal”—a power that can strengthen us to continue preaching the good news without letup.—2 Corinthians 4:7. 	 (1 Tupu 19:9-18) Kafai e fai tatou pelā mo Elia, kae ko loto vāivāi ona ko te sē uke o mea ‵lei e ‵tupu i te ‵tou galuega talai, e mafai o a‵kai atu tatou ki a Ieova ke maua “te malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani”—ko te malosi ke fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke se mapu i te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei.—2 Kolinito 4:7, NW.


(Acts 2:8, ftn.) Even missionaries recognize that to remain strong in their foreign assignment, they cannot rely merely on the basic understanding of the spiritual food they get at the meetings. 	 (Galu. 2:8) Ko oti foki ne iloa ne misionale me i te tumau o latou i te ma‵losi i fenua fakaa‵tea kolā e ‵galue latou i ei, e se mafai o fakalago‵lago fua ki te malamalama i mea faka-te-agaga kolā e maua ne latou i fakatasiga.


‘Marry Only in the Lord’ 	 ‘Ke Avaga Fua i te Aliki’


12 This can be illustrated with a pilot flying an airplane. 	 12 E mafai o fakatusa a te mea tenei ki te pailate telā e fakalele ne ia se vakalele.


Nevertheless, today many Buddhists in the Far East believe in the transmigration of an immortal soul.* 	 Kae e ui i ei, ko tali‵tonu nei a tino lotu Puta e tokouke i te Feitu ki Saegala e uiga ki te olaga i tulaga mo kogā koga kese‵kese.*


Could you improve the quality or regularity of your personal Bible reading and Bible study? 	 E mata, e mafai o momea aka te ‵lei o te tulaga mo te fakamaoni o koe o faitau kae sukesuke faeloa ki te Tusi Tapu?


Paul reminded the Hebrew Christians that they should use such occasions to incite one another “to love and fine works.” 	 Ne fakamasaua atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano Epelu me e ‵tau o fakaaoga ne latou a vaegā taimi penā ke fakama‵losi atu “ke fakatau a‵lofa kae fai a mea ‵lei.”


(Eph. 6:4) For example, parents may ask elders in the congregation for suggestions on conducting family worship and for help in providing good association for their children. 	 (Efe. 6:4) E pelā mo mātua e mafai o fakamolemole atu ki toeaina i te fakapotopotoga mō ne manatu fesoasoani i te faiga o tapuakiga a kāiga kae ke fai foki mo taugasoa ‵lei ki olotou tama‵liki.


22 You can see that Jesus’ yoke, while not weightless, is truly kindly. 	 E māmā fua te tautali atu ki ana akoakoga kae ke fai mo fai sena soko.


A woman who grew up in Zambia says: “I was religiously inclined from a young age. 	 Ne fai mai se fafine ne tupu aka i Zambia, penei: “Ne masani eiloa au ki mea tau te lotu talu mai taku folikiga.


7 Returning to Paul’s words to the Colossians, we note that after mentioning his concern, he went on to point out two things that would help them to be comforted and to be united in love. 	 7 I te mafaufau ki pati a Paulo ki te kau Kolose, e lavea atu ei ne tatou me i te otiga ne taku atu ne ia a te mea ne manavase a ia ki ei, ne fakasino atu a ia ki mea e lua kolā e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke fakamafanafana kae fusi fakatasi latou i te alofa.


He will instruct us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”—Isaiah 2:2, 3. 	 Ka akoako mai ne ia tatou ki mea e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou; ka sa‵sale tatou i auala me ne filifili ne ia.”—Isaia 2:2, 3.


(Luke 5:12, 13) Also, at the time of Lazarus’ death, the disciples must have felt the Father’s compassion when Jesus “groaned in the spirit and became troubled” and “gave way to tears.” 	 (Luka 5:12, 13) I te taimi foki ne mate ei a Lasalo, e se taumate ne lagona ne te kau apositolo a te alofa faka-Tamana i te taimi “ne mafatia kae otia malosi tena loto” kae “tagi ei a Iesu.”


He says that even though each member serves a different function, all are necessary. 	 Ne fai mai a ia me e tiga eiloa e kese‵kese a mea e fai ne vaega takitasi, e aoga katoa eiloa latou.


10 Isaiah 66:24 assures us that the peace and righteousness of the new earth will never be in danger. 	 10 E fakatalitonu mai te Isaia 66:24 me ka se toe fakamakosu te filemu mo te amiotonu i te lalolagi fou.


Why has no government any reason to fear Jehovah’s Witnesses? 18 As neutral individuals in subjection to “the superior authorities,” the first Christians were no threat to any political entities, and neither are Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 18 E tiga eiloa ne seki ‵kau a Kelisiano mua ki se feitu i mea fakapolitiki, ne faka‵logo latou ki tino “pule o te Malo” kae ne seki fai latou pelā me ne tino fakama‵taku ki te Malo, kae penā foki eiloa a Molimau a Ieova.


11 Having a good conscience also proved comforting to Job. 	 11 Ne fakamafanafana atu foki ki a Iopu a tena loto lagona ‵lei.


A Mormon writer cataloged the most exceptional missionary successes outside of his own church. 	 Ne fai ne se tino lotu Mamona se fakasologa o lotu kolā ne manuia olotou taumafaiga i tafa o tena lotu.


How do we know that the charge to bear witness was not limited to the 12 apostles? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me ne seki gata fua i apositolo e toko 12 a te fakatonuga ke molimau atu?


The time has come for the fulfillment of his words to his disciples: “The Son of man must undergo many sufferings and be rejected by the older men and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised up.”—Luke 9:22, 44. 	 Ko oko mai nei te taimi ke fakataunu ei ana pati ki ana soko: “Ka ko au te Tama a te Tagata, e ‵tau o logo‵mae i mea e uke, kae se talia foki ne toeaina, faitaulaga sili mo faiakoga o te Tulafono. Ka tamate au, kae ka toe ola mai i te tolu o aso.”—Luka 9:22, 44.


During Asa’s reign, a million-strong army of Ethiopians attacked Judah. 	 I te taimi o te pulega a Asa, ne oso atu a kautau o sotia Aitiope e toko miliona ki te kau Iuta.


21 Today, marriage is facing greater challenges than ever before. 	 21 I aso nei, ko uke atu a fakalavelave e fepaki mo taki tauavaga i lō aso mua.


What warning do we find at Luke 21:34, 35? 	 Se a te fakapulaga e maua ne tatou mai te Luka 21:34, 35?


(John 15:14) True, you may get along well with a particular workmate. 	 (Ioane 15:14) E tonu, kāti e ‵lei eiloa tou fesokotakiga mo se tino e ga‵lue tasi koulua.


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19, 20. Repentant Israelites were able to offer what sacrifices? 	 19, 20. Ne a vaegā taulaga ne mafai o ofo atu ne tino Isalaelu loto sala‵mo?


(Genesis 14:14-16) In a display of strong faith in Jehovah, Abram led his vastly outnumbered troops to victory, rescuing Lot and his family. 	 (Kenese 14:14-16) I se fakaasiga o te fakatuanaki malosi ki a Ieova, ne takitaki atu ne Apelamo tena kautau foliki ‵ki ki te manumalo, ke faka‵sao mai i ei a Lota mo tena kāiga.


It is good not to limit compassion to family, friends, and acquaintances. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke mo a e a‵lofa atafai fua tatou ki ‵tou kāiga, taugasoa, mo tino kolā e masani mo tatou.


It represents a travesty of one of the fundamental teachings of Christianity. 	 E ‵fuli fakakotua i ei a akoakoga tāua faka-Kelisiano.


(Amos 6:3-6) Looking beyond the nation’s economic prosperity, God saw that Joseph—or Israel—was in a catastrophic spiritual situation. 	 (Amosa 6:3-6) Faitalia te maumea o te fenua, ne lavea ne te Atua me i a Iosefa—io me ko Isalaelu—ne tu i se tulaga fakamataku i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Why is a righteous person like a tree? 	 Kaia e fai ei te tino amiotonu e pelā me se lakau?


• Who are “the superior authorities,” and how do Christians view them? 	 15, 16. Ko oi a “pule o te Malo,” kae se a te kilokiloga a tino kolā e ola i te munatonu ki a latou?


“I think I was embarrassed. 	 “Ne mafaufau au i au e mā.


“All things . . . that you want men to do to you, you also must likewise do to them.” 	 “E pela mo te mea e ma‵nako koutou ke fai atu ne nisi tino ki a koutou, ke fai foki eiloa ne koutou penā ki a latou.”


(Genesis 29:21, 22; John 2:1, 2) In recent times, however, experience has clearly shown that planning the social activities linked to weddings calls for special effort if they are to reflect good judgment and Christian balance. 	 (Kenese 29:21, 22; Ioane 2:1, 2) Kae fakamuli nei, e fakaasi faka‵lei mai i mea ko oti ne ‵tupu, me e manakogina a taumafaiga fakapito e uke i te fakatokaga o faifaiga kolā e fai i se fakaipoipoga ko te mea ke fakaasi atu ei a faka‵tauga ‵lei kae ke paleni ‵lei foki i te feitu faka-Kelisiano.


(Rom. 8:5, 6) Where did Jay find the strength to overcome his enslaving habit? 	 (Loma 8:5, 6) Ne maua i fea ne Jay a te malosi ke fakagata a tena amioga masani?


• What lesson do we learn from Jesus’ illustrations of the sparrows and of the numbering of the hairs of our head? 	 • Se a te akoakoga e tauloto ne tatou mai te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki sparrows mo te aofaki o ‵tou lauulu?


He took Gomer as his wife, and she bore a son. 	 Ne avaga a ia ki a Komeli, kae ne fanau mai ne tou fafine se tamaliki tagata.


• Why should we be generous as sowers of Kingdom truth? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵toki valevale ne tatou te munatonu o te Malo?


“The Hour Has Come!” 	 “Ko Oko Mai te Taimi!”


Her grief was so intense that not long after her husband’s death, she experienced temporary blindness. 	 Ne fanoanoa malosi a ia i te mate o tena avaga kae mai tua ifo i ei ne ‵kivi ona mata mō se vaitaimi toetoe.


How is faithful endurance possible? 	 E mafai pefea o kufaki tatou mo te fakamaoni?


Yet, torture, labor camps, and media attacks could not stamp them out. 	 E auala i fakasauāga, te ‵pei ki falepuipui, mo te fakasalalauatuga o tala ‵loi, ne seki mafai eiloa o fakaseai atu a latou konei.


Should we not examine ourselves from time to time to see if we are really walking in the way Jehovah wants us to walk? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o iloilo ifo ne tatou a tatou eiloa ke iloa aka me e sa‵sale tonu atu tatou i te auala telā e manako a Ieova ke sa‵sale atu tatou i ei?


Only loyal men should represent the congregation in public prayer. 	 E ‵tau fua o sui a te fakapotopotoga i te faiga o ‵talo i mua o tino ne tāgata fakamaoni.


(Matthew 26:39) Thus safeguarded, Jesus gained immortality in the heavens, and millions of humans who have exercised faith in the ransom have come in line for everlasting life. 	 (Mataio 26:39) Mai te puipuiga tenei, ne maua ei ne Iesu te ola e sē mafai o mate i te lagi, kae ko maua foki ne te fia miliona o tino kolā e fakatuanaki ki te togiola te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai.


Indeed, what do you have that you did not receive? 	 Ne seki tuku atu ne te Atua a mea katoa konā e i a koe?


Paul was counseling the first-century Christians to make wise use of the opportune period, or season of favor, they currently enjoyed, before its end would come and divine mercy and the offer of salvation would be withdrawn.—Romans 13:11-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11. 	 Ne fakatonutonu atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano i ana aso ke fakaaogā faka‵lei te vaitaimi telā ne isi ne avanoaga i ei, io me ko te vaitaimi o te filemu ne ‵nofo atu latou i ei a koi tuai o gata atu te vaitaimi tenā kae palele atu foki te alofa kaimalie o te Atua kae ave keatea i ei te avanoaga ke maua te ola.—Loma 13:1-13; 1 Tesalonia 5:6-11.