3 God sets the standard of goodness. At the outset of human history, it was Jehovah who commanded the first man: “From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. 	 I te kamataga o tala fakasolopito o tagata, ko Ieova eiloa telā ne fakatonu atu ki te tagata muamua, penei: “E mafai ne koe o kai a fuaga o so se lakau i loto i te fatoaga, kae tapu koe e kai ki fuaga o te lakau tela e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te lei mo te masei.


But what if our health deteriorates? 	 Kae e a māfai ko fanaifo eiloa ‵tou ola ‵lei?


Sadly, there are situations in which an innocent Christian acquires a sexually transmitted disease from an unbelieving mate who has not followed God’s direction. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa, me i nisi taimi e mafai o poko se Kelisiano telā e amioga ‵mā i te polokī ona ko tena avaga sē talitonu telā e se tautali ki fakatonuga a te Atua.


It was with Jehovah’s spirit that they had been “sealed for a day of releasing by ransom.” 	 Me ko te agaga o Ieova telā ne “fakamailoga ei [latou] mo te Aso telā e fakasaoloto” ei latou.”


But here we were, pursuing God’s purpose by promoting the good news of the Kingdom, and we enjoyed a challenging and meaningful life. 	 Kae konei la tatou, e ‵sala atu ki te loto o te Atua mai te fakamalugāga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo, kae maua foki ne tatou se olaga faigata kae aogā.


For instance, in the United States, a Gallup poll conducted in 2007 found that about 70 percent of those surveyed believe in hell. 	 E pelā mo te sukesukega ko te Gallup telā ne fai i te Iunaite Sitete i te 2007, ne iloa aka me i te 70 pasene o tino ne fakasautala aka e tali ‵tonu ki seoli.


Why is the law of freedom not burdensome? 	 Kaia e se tō faigata ei ke tautali i te tulafono o te saolotoga?


If David had this incident in mind when he composed Psalm 32, then clearly his conscience tormented him. 	 Kafai ne mafaufau Tavita ki te tala tenā i te taimi ne ‵fatu aka ei ne ia te mataupu e 32 o te Salamo, e manino i ei me ne logosala malosi a ia i ei.


The principal reason for choosing hilltop locations was safety. 	 A te pogai tāua ne filifili aka a tāulu o mauga me e saogalēmū i ei.


What if, like Daniel, you are treated as special by someone in Satan’s world? 	 E pelā mo Tanielu, e a māfai e maua ne koe se tulaga fakapito i te lalolagi a Satani?


In turn, the heavenly part of his organization influences the earthly part. 	 Se gata i ei, a te vaega o tena fakapotopotoga i te lagi e fakamalosi ne ia te vaega o tena fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi nei.


He will “really help you.”—Isa. 41:10. 	 ‘Ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a ia ki a koe.’—Isaia 41:10.


While they may infect fewer people, they kill a higher percentage of the people they do infect.* However, what if we were to compare sin to such a pandemic? 	 E tiga eiloa e mafai o pokotia a nai tino, kae e lasi atu te pasene o tino ne ‵mate i ei.* Kae e a māfai ko fakatusa ne tatou a te agasala ki se vaegā masaki ‵pisi penā?


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How would you describe a person who is not spiritually awake? 	 E fakamatala atu pefea ne koe se tino telā e se ala i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


After all, if he tried to prop up doomed, man-made governments, he would, in effect, be taking a stand against God. 	 I te fakaotiga loa, kafai e taumafai tou tagata o ‵lago atu ki malo o tāgata, ka ‵teke tonu atu eiloa a ia ki te Atua.


(Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-19.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 15:12-19.)


10 If you are currently studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses, sharing in preaching the good news, and attending Christian meetings, you are to be commended. 	 10 E fakamālō atu eiloa ki a koe māfai e sukesuke nei koe ki te Tusi Tapu mo Molimau a Ieova, e kau atu ki te talaiga o te tala ‵lei, e pelā foki mo fakatasiga Kelisiano.


The subsequent actions of Jesus’ enemies prove that it was indeed Lazarus who had come back to life.—John 11:43, 44; 12:1, 9-11. 	 E fakamaoni mai i faifaiga a fili o Iesu e uiga ki te mea tenā ne tupu me ko Lasalo eiloa telā ne toe fakatu mai.—Ioane 11:43, 44; 12:1, 9-11.


How good that Katharina did not give up on her goal to witness to her workmates! 	 Mafaga o mea ‵lei ne fai ne Katharina me ne seki ‵fiu eiloa a ia i tena fakamoemoega ke talai atu ki tino e ga‵lue fakatasi mo ia!


After listening to a talk given by a pioneer brother on another occasion, four clergymen who were present turned their collars around and declared: “We are no longer clergymen but are now Jehovah’s Witnesses.” 	 I te otiga ne fakalogologo ki se lāuga ne fai ne se taina paenia i te taimi e tasi, ne taku ‵tonu atu ei ne faifeau e tokofa kolā ne nofo atu i konā, penei: “Ko sē fai nei matou e pelā me ne faifeau kae ko pelā me ne Molimau a Ieova.”


For in that he himself has suffered when being put to the test, he is able to come to the aid of those who are being put to the test.” 	 Kae nei la, ko mafai ne ia o fesoasoani ki a latou kolā e fakaosoosogina, me i a ia ne fakaosoosogina kae puapuagatia foki.”


The angels urging Lot to leave Sodom were not prepared to wait while Lot delayed. 	 Ne seki fia faka‵tali a agelu kolā ne fakamalosi atu ki a Lota ke tiakina ne ia Sotoma i te taimi ne tuai ei a ia.


(Job 1:9-11; 2:3-5) Jesus, by remaining faithful to death, provided the perfect answer to Satan’s challenge. 	 (Iopu 1:9-11; 2:3-5) E auala i tena tumau i te fakamaoni ke oko ki tena mate, ne tuku mai ne Iesu se tali ‵lei katoatoa ki te ‵tekeatuga a Satani.


15 Suppose you are an elder making a shepherding call. 	 15 Mafaufau la me i a koe se toeaina ko āsi atu pelā me se tausi mamoe.


(Hebrews 5:12–6:3; James 5:14, 15) God’s patience also benefits those who have not yet become his worshipers. 	 (Epelu 5:12–6:3; Iakopo 5:14, 15) E aogā foki a te loto kufaki o te Atua ki a latou kolā e seki fai mo fai ne ana tino tapuaki.


Would you want a flimsy dinghy or a sturdy, well-built ship? 	 E mata, ka manako koe ki se tamā paopao io me se matugā vaka lasi?


(Matthew 6:9, 10) Because he loved his Father, Jesus was moved to keep his integrity to the end and to give a thorough witness about the Kingdom, which will resolve those issues. 	 (Mataio 6:9, 10) Ona ko tena alofa ki tena Tamana, ne fakamalosi aka ei a Iesu ke tumau i tena fakamaoni ke oko ki te gataga kae ke tuku atu foki se molimau māea e uiga ki te Malo, telā ka faka‵lei aka i ei a kinauga konā.


Also, he continues to respond to prayers about our physical needs, in line with the words: “Give us our bread for the day according to the day’s requirement.”—Luke 11:3; Ps. 72:16, 17; Isa. 25:6-8. 	 E se gata i ei, e tali mai faeloa ne ia a ‵talo e uiga ki ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino, e ‵tusa mo pati konei: “Tuku mai ki a matou omotou meakai e ‵tau mo te aso.”—Luka 11:3; Salamo 72:16, 17; Isaia 25:6-8.


So we dedicate ourselves to God because, in spite of our imperfection, we desire to belong to him and are resolved to be loyal to him, come what may.—Matt. 22:37. 	 Tela la, e tiga eiloa e se ‵lei katoatoa tatou, e tuku atu ne tatou a tatou eiloa ki te Atua ona ko te mea e ma‵nako tatou ke fai tatou mō ia kae fakaiku aka ke a‵lofa fakamaoni tatou ki a ia, faitalia a mea e ‵tupu.—Mataio 22:37.


It implies that a person is restored to life, retaining his or her unique identity, personality, and memories. 	 E fakauiga i ei me i te tino ko toe ola mai, ko toe maua ne ia tena iloga, uiga totino, mo mafaufauga.


For the last 11 years, he has served at the branch office of the Watch Tower Society in South Africa. 	 Ko oti ne galue a ia i te ofisa lagolago o te Sosaiete o te Faleleoleo Maluga i Afelika ki Saute mō tausaga e 11.


Paul’s counsel is clear: Do not pay attention to false stories! 	 E manino ‵lei eiloa te polopolokiga a Paulo: Ke mo a e ‵saga tonu atu ki tala ‵kai!


On arrival in Damascus, Paul was found by a helpful Christian disciple, Ananias, who explained: “The God of our forefathers has chosen you to come to know his will and to see the righteous One [the resurrected Jesus] and to hear the voice of his mouth.” 	 I tena okoatuga ki Tamaseko, ne fakafetaui atu ki a Paulo se soko Kelisiano, ko Anania telā ne fai atu ki ei: “Ko oti ne filifili koe ne te Atua o‵tou tupuga, ke iloa ne koe tena kanoloto, ke lavea foki ne koe tena Tavini amiotonu [ko Iesu telā ne toe fakatu aka mai te mate], ke lagona foki ne koe tena tinā leo e faipati.”


(Eph. 6:11, ftn.) Become “thoroughly able to comprehend” the full scope of the truth. 	 (Efe. 6:11) Ke “malamalama katoatoa koutou” i te munatonu.


Have any of your sons or daughters left home to pursue their goals? 	 E mata, ko oti ne tiaki ne nisi tama‵liki a te fale ke fakataunu aka ei olotou fakamoemoega?


For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it keeps panting on to the end, and it will not tell a lie. 	 Tusi ki lalo, me e seki oko mai te taimi e fakataunu ei.


Why did Jesus decline to act as the man requested? 	 Kaia ne seki saga atu ei a Iesu ki te fakamolemole a te tagata e tokotasi?


To work righteousness involves willingly doing what is right in God’s eyes. 	 A te fai o te mea tonu e aofia i ei a te loto fiafia o fai a te mea telā e tonu i mua o te Atua.


As discussed in the preceding article, Paul “became gentle . . . , as when a nursing mother cherishes her own children.” 	 E pelā mo te mea ne sau‵tala ki ei i te mataupu muamua, ne loto alofa eiloa a Paulo “e pelā eiloa mo te alofa o te mātua manafai e tausi ana tama‵liki.”


In ancient times, a farmer did not sow all his seed in one spot. 	 I aso mua, e se ‵toki ne se tino fai fatoaga ana fuaga katoa i se koga e tasi.


He healed the sick, fed the poor, and raised the dead. 	 Ne faka‵lei ne ia a tino ma‵saki, fagai a tino ma‵tiva, kae ne faka‵tu aka ne ia a tino ‵mate.


According to the latter school, a man could divorce his wife if she so much as spoiled his dinner or if he found another woman whom he considered prettier. 	 E pelā mo te fakamatalaga a te akoga fakamuli, ne mafai o ‵tala ne se tagata tena avaga māfai ne sē ‵lei ana meakai io me ko isi se suā fafine tai tino gali atu ko manako a ia ki ei.


But spirit anointing does not bring extraordinary understanding, for Paul had to instruct and counsel certain anointed ones. 	 Kae e se fai pelā me e maua faeloa ne tino te iloaga tu ‵kese i te taimi e fakaekegina ei latou ki te agaga, me ne ‵tau o akoako kae polopoloki foki ne Paulo a nisi tino fakaekegina.


15 There is no doubt that we can make adjustments in our attitude with the help of Jehovah’s spirit. 	 15 E seai se fakalotolotolua me e mafai o fai ne tatou a fakamafulifuliga ki ‵tou amioga fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o te agaga o Ieova.


5 Like Noah and his family, we have much to do every day. 	 5 E pelā mo Noa mo tena kāiga, e uke a mea e fai ne tatou i aso katoa.


Do Not “Follow Satan” 	 Ke mo a e “Tau‵tali i a Satani”


DECEMBER 23-29, 2013 	 TESEMA 23-29, 2013


(2 Cor. 4:7; John 14:16, 17) God’s servants also feel the uplifting power that is exerted by the message found in God’s inspired Word, the Bible. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:7, NW; Ioane 14:16, 17) E lagona foki ne tavini a te Atua a te malosi fakaosofia telā e maua mai i te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu.


(Read Psalm 46:8, 9.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 46:8, 9.)


How would you explain Genesis 3:15? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne koe a te Kenese 3:15?


What about associations? 	 Kae ne vaegā tino pefea e fai taugasoa au ki ei?


Highlights From the Song of Solomon 	 Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ko Pese a Solomona


By regularly attending Christian meetings, we strengthen the attachment we have with our brothers and sisters. 	 Mai te ‵kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga Kelisiano, e fakamalosi aka ei ne tatou te va fesokotaki o tatou mo ‵tou taina mo tuagane.


But if he does not provide spiritual direction, he would be displaying a lack of discretion and wisdom. 	 Kae kafai e se tuku atu ne ia a fakatakitakiga faka-te-agaga, ko fakaasi atu ei ne ia te sē lava o ana faka‵tauga mo tena poto.


(Psalm 91:13) Like a lion, Satan at times makes open, frontal attacks by means of persecution or legislative action against Jehovah’s people. 	 (Salamo 91:13) E pelā me se leona, e taua ‵tonu mai eiloa a Satani e auala i fakasauāga io me ko gasuesuega a te malo ki luga i tino o Ieova.


His strong feelings on this matter were evident in the letter he had written a few years earlier to the congregation in Rome: “I have great grief and unceasing pain in my heart. 	 Ne lavea atu te lasi o tena fanoanoa ki te mea tenei i tena tusi ne tusi i nāi tausaga mai mua atu i ei ki te fakapotopotoga i Loma: “Ko oko eiloa i te lasi o toku fanoanoa mo te loto ‵mae.


• How did Jehovah demonstrate his love for Baruch? 	 • Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova tena alofa ki a Paluka?


Yes, the elders do much good once they hear the ailing sheep’s concerns and pray with him. 	 E tonu, e fai eiloa ne toeaina a mea ‵lei māfai e lagona ne latou a mea e manavase ki ei te mamoe masaki kae ‵talo atu mō ia.


When were the words “the time of the end” first used on earth? 	 Ko te taimi fea ne fatoā fakaaogā ei te tugāpati ko “te taimi o te gataga” i te lalolagi nei?


When Paul commended the Corinthians for applying his counsel, they must have been encouraged to continue doing what was right. 	 I te taimi ne fakamālō atu ei a Paulo ki te kau Kolinito ona ko te fakagaluegāga ne latou ana pati fakatonutonu, ne mafai eiloa o fakamalosi ei latou ke tumau i te faiga o te mea tonu.


Make mention that his name is put on high.”—Isaiah 12:4. 	 Taku atu me ko oti ne fakamaluga aka tena igoa.”—Isaia 12:4, O le Tusi Paia.


(Ps. 126:6) Most important of all, our “labor is not in vain in connection with the Lord.” (1 Cor. 15:58) The Master of the harvest, Jehovah God, will reward us eternally for ‘our work and the love we show for his name.’—Heb. 6:10-12. 	 (Salamo 126:6) E sili atu i te tāua i mea katoa, e “se mafai o māumāu [‵tou] galuega i te Aliki.” (1 Kolinito 15:58) A te Pule o te ‵katigā saito, ko Ieova te Atua, ka taui mai ne ia tatou ki te se-gata-mai mō ‘‵tou galuega ne fai mo te alofa ne fakaasi ne tatou mō Ia.’—Epelu 6:10-12.


11 Other millions, while attracted to the Bible-based message spread by Jehovah’s Witnesses, are still unsure about what they should do. 	 11 Kae koi fakalotolotolua eiloa te fia miliona o nisi tino e uiga ki mea e ‵tau o fai ne latou, faitalia eiloa te lotou fia‵fia ki te fekau i te Tusi Tapu telā e fakasalalau atu ne Molimau a Ieova.


QUESTION: Was Jesus just a good man? 	 FESILI: E mata, a Iesu se tagata ‵lei fua?


Following his second imprisonment, Paul may have been martyred at the hands of soldiers like those he endeavored to save.—2 Tim. 4:16, 17. 	 I te lua o taimi ne falepuipui ei tou tagata, kāti ne mate eiloa a Paulo i lima o sotia pelā foki mo latou kolā ne taumafai a ia o faka‵sao.—2 Timo. 4:16, 17.


Afterward we the living who are surviving will, together with them, be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall always be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17) Therefore, anointed Christians who died before Christ’s presence were raised to heavenly life ahead of those who were still alive during Christ’s presence. 	 Ko latou kolā ko ‵mate kae ne tali‵tonu ki a Keliso ko latou konā ne ‵tu muamua mai te mate, ka ko tatou la kolā koi ola i te aso tenā, ka ‵luku fakatasi tatou mo latou i kaumana o fakafetaui ki te Aliki i te vateatea. Tela la, e fakatasi faeloa tatou mo te Aliki.” (1 Tesalonia 4:15-17) Tela la, a Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā ne ‵mate mai mua o te fakatasi mai o Keliso ne faka‵tu muamua ki te lagi mai mua o latou kolā koi ola i te taimi o tena fakatasi mai.


These visits gave us the opportunity to show appreciation for the faithful service of young and old alike and to encourage them to continue in their special privilege of serving Jehovah. 	 Ne tuku mai ne asiga konā se avanoaga ke fakaasi atu te mā loto fakafetai ki tavini fakamaoni, tino ma‵tua mo talavou, kae ke fakamalosi atu foki a latou ke tumau faeloa i te olotou tauliaga fakapito i te taviniga ki a Ieova.


Yet, all too often the people left their Maker and turned to gods of wood and stone—“unrealities that are of no benefit and that do not deliver.” (1 Samuel 12:21) After centuries of such rebellion, the nation as a whole had become so steeped in apostasy that it was beyond recovery. 	 Kae i te ukega o taimi, ne tiakina ne tino te lotou Atua telā ne faite ne ia latou kae ne ‵fuli atu ki atua lakau mo fatu—kolā ‘e se mafai o fesoasoani atu io me e faka‵sao latou.’ (1 Samuelu 12:21) Ona ko te tumau o te fenua kātoa i te ‵teke atu, ne seki mafai ei o toe faka‵lei aka.


Well, thousands of individuals of Bible record have been exemplary in displaying these qualities. 	 E faipati te Tusi Tapu ki te fia afe o tino kolā ne fai pelā me ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te fakatuanaki mo te loto malosi.


For example, what principles might we discern in the arrangement of cities of refuge? 	 E pelā mo se mea e tasi, ne a akoakoga fakavae e mafai o lavea atu ne tatou i te fakatokaga o fa‵kai faka‵lafi?


This is because only the kings from David’s family line were recognized as the rightful rulers of God’s chosen people. 	 E fai penā ona ko tupu fua mai te kāiga o Tavita ne ‵tau o fai mo fai a pule o tino filifilia o te Atua.


So think about what you want to do with your life. 	 Tela la, mafaufau ki mea e manako koe o fai i tou olaga.


3 Being Born Again—The Road to Salvation? 	 3 “E Seki Oko ki Toku Taimi Tonu”


6 In addition to human imperfection, family environment plays a role in the misuse of the tongue. 	 6 I tafa o te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, e isi foki se tusaga o faifaiga masani i te kāiga e uiga ki te fakaaogāga ‵se o te gutu.


Psalm 119:21 says of Jehovah: “You rebuke the presumptuous.” 	 E fai mai a Ieova i te Salamo 119:21: “Fakatonu malosi ne koe a tino fakamata‵mata.”


The words of David at Psalm 139:18b seem to mean that if he spent all day until he fell asleep at night counting Jehovah’s thoughts, upon awakening in the morning, he would still have more to count. 	 E foliga mai me i pati a Tavita i te Salamo 139:18e e fakauiga me kafai e fakaaogā ne ia te aso kātoa ke oko ki te taimi e to ei tena moe i te po ke mafaufau ‵loto ki mafaufauga o Ieova, kafai e ala aka i te taeao, koi uke ‵ki eiloa a mea e ‵tau o lau ne ia.


(Ex. 19:16-19) In this setting, Jehovah revealed himself to the Israelites as “a God who requires exclusive devotion.” 	 (Eso. 19:16-19) I te auala tenei, ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova ki te kau Isalaelu me i a ia ko te ‘Atua telā e manako ke tapuaki atu fua ki a ia tokotasi.’


But what happened to Babylon? 	 Kae se a te mea ne tupu ki Papelonia?


Jehovah assured Ezekiel: “Harder than flint, I have made your forehead.” 	 Ne fakapa‵tonu atu a Ieova ki a Esekielu: “Ko oti ne fai ne au ou mualae e pelā me se taemani telā e makeke atu i te fatukala.”


18. What was Abram’s relationship with the inhabitants of Canaan? 	 18 Ne seki nofo leva eiloa a Apelamo i kogākoga konā.


In May 1918, federal warrants were issued for the arrest of the Watch Tower Society’s president, J. F. Rutherford, and seven of his closest associates. 	 I a Me i te 1918, ne fakatonu atu ei te malo ke puke fakapagota te pelesitene o te Sosaiete o te Faleleoleo Maluga, ko J. F. Latafoti, mo ana taugasoa pele e toko fitu.


20 If we die faithful before Jehovah brings an end to this wicked system, we have the sure hope of “a better resurrection,” better in the sense that it is one with everlasting life in view. 	 20 Kafai e ‵mate tatou mo te fakamaoni mai mua o fakaseai ne Ieova te olaga masei tenei, e mautinoa eiloa me ka maua ne tatou te toetuga telā “e sili atu i te ‵lei,” e ‵lei i te feitu tenei me fakamoe‵moe tatou ke maua te ola se-gata-mai.


Note the following examples of questions they have asked him: 	 Onoono la ki fesili kolā ne ‵sili atu ne latou ki a ia:


The second, like it, is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’” 	 Ko te lua o tulafono tafasili i te aogā tenei: ‘E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki tou tuakoi e pelā eiloa mo koe ki a koe.’”


They even boasted about their savagery. 	 Ne fakamata‵mata foki latou ki olotou faifaiga fakasauā konā.


Upon beholding Jesus, John the Baptizer confidently announces: “See, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!” 	 I te mateaga ne ia a Iesu, fai atu ei a Ioane te Papatiso mo te mautinoa, penei: “Kiloke, telā te Tamā Mamoe a te Atua ka ave ne ia keatea agasala a te lalolagi!”


Highlights From the Book of Hosea 	 Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ko Hosea


When he came home temporarily, David tried to get him to have sexual relations with Bath-sheba so that it might appear that Uriah was the child’s father. 	 I te taimi ne foki mai ei tou tagata mō se taimi toetoe, ne taumafai a Tavita ke ‵moe a Ulia mo Patisepa ko te mea ke fakafoliga atu me i a ia ko te tamana o te tamaliki.


However, the part-time job she needed did not come easily. 	 Kae ne seki faigofie te galuega sē tumau telā ne manako a ia ki ei.


17 Serving shoulder to shoulder with our brothers and sisters promotes unity. 	 17 A te fakatau fesoasoani fakatasi mo ‵tou taina mo tuagane e fakamalosi aka i ei a te ‵kau fakatasi.


Indeed, the Bible contains many accounts of people, even among God’s servants, who did wrong and suffered the consequences. 	 E tonu, e aofia i te Tusi Tapu a tala e uke o tino, ke oko foki eiloa ki nisi tavini o te Atua, kolā ne fai mea ‵se kae ne logo‵mae latou i ei.


• Joshua saw the fulfillment of what assurances of Jehovah? 	 E Mafai o Fakamatala Mai ne Koe?


(Heb. 13:7, 17) This contributes to Christian unity. 	 (Epelu 13:7, 17) E fesoasoani atu a te mea tenei ki te fealofani o Kelisiano.


(Matt. 16:13-15) Imitate his example. 	 (Mata. 16:13-15) Ke tau‵tali ki tena fakaakoakoga.


(Ps. 37:25) Is it not comforting to know that Jehovah’s hand is never short?—Prov. 10:3. 	 (Salamo 37:25) E mata, e se fakamafanafana mai ke iloa atu me e toka faeloa Ieova o fesoasoani mai ki ana tavini?—Faataoto 10:3.


7 It is noteworthy that Abraham did not during his lifetime receive the inheritance of the land promised to him. 	 7 Ne tauto atu a Ieova ki a Apelaamo me i tena gafa ka “manumalo faeloa i taua” mo olotou fili kae ka fai pelā mo “one i te matafaga.”


8 The disciple James drew attention to God’s undeserved kindness in His dealings with Abraham and his offspring. 	 8 Ne fakaasi mai ne te soko ko Iakopo a te alofa kaimalie o te Atua i Ana faifaiga ki a Apelaamo mo tena gafa.


(Proverbs 8:13; 1 Peter 5:5) The wisdom of modesty is confirmed by the life course of a number of God’s servants. 	 (Faataoto 8:13; 1 Petelu 5:5) E fakamaoni aka te aogā o te agamalū i olaga o nisi tavini a te Atua.


She explains: “I had studied the Bible for about six months, and I wanted to dedicate my life to Jehovah, but my family were very much opposed. 	 Ana muna: “Ne fai taku akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i masina e ono, kae ne manako au o tuku atu toku ola ki a Ieova, kae ne ‵teke malosi mai toku kāiga.


Their reaction? 	 Ne a olotou mea ne fai i ei?


(Jeremiah 8:18) The person we are inside may weaken. Under this pressure, we may become emotionally and spiritually paralyzed, even lose our desire to worship Jehovah. 	 (Ielemia 8:18) Ona ko tofotofoga konei, e mafai o ‵mate ‵tou lagonaga io me ko ‵tou tulaga faka-te-agaga, ke oko ki te galo o te ‵tou fia tapuaki atu ki a Ieova.


For the life story of John E. Barr, see The Watchtower of July 1, 1987, pages 26 to 31. 	 Mō se tala e uiga ki te olaga o te taina ko John E. Barr, ke onoono ki The Watchtower i a Iulai 1, 1987, itulau e 26 ki te 31.


HE WAS a valiant leader; she was a submissive wife. 	 A IA se takitaki malosi; a ia se avaga fafine fakalogo.


16-18. Relate an experience that demonstrates how prejudice can be overcome in the Christian congregation. 	 Ke Manumalo i te Uiga ko te Takalialia ki Nisi Tino


You Have Been Sanctified, 8/15 	 Ko Oti ne Fakatapu Koutou, 8/15


In Proverbs chapter 3, we find this admonition: “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. 	 E maua ne tatou te fakamalosiga tenei i te Faataoto mataupu e 3: “Talitonu ki [a Ieova] mo tou loto kātoa. Sa fakalagolago lele eiloa ki tou iloa.


The following article considers their efforts and hopes. 	 Ka fakaasi mai i te suā mataupu a olotou tou taumafaiga mo fakamoemoega.


Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake 	 E Fakasauāgina Ona ko te Amiotonu


(1 John 2:3-5) We would never want to adopt a casual approach to the preaching work, as if we esteemed Jesus’ sacrifice as of ordinary value.—Hebrews 10:29. 	 (1 Ioane 2:3-5) E se ‵tau lele eiloa o manatu mā‵mā tatou ki te galuega talai, ke fakamāmā ei te aogā o te taulaga a Iesu.—Epelu 10:29.


• How was the Servant elevated? 	 • Ne fakaaloalo atu pefea ki te Tavini?


16 In the first century, the apostles of Jesus Christ were called before the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and commanded to stop preaching in Jesus’ name. 	 16 I aso o te kau apositolo, ne fakatonu atu ki apositolo o Iesu Keliso ke ‵tu i mua o takitaki lotu Iutaia i Ielusalema kae ke taofi aka foki te lotou talai atu i te igoa o Iesu.


The longer you apply Jesus’ teachings, the more you will find that what makes life very stressful for many today will not be as distressing to you. 	 E ‵tusa loa mo te leva o te taimi e fakagalue aka i ei ne koe a akoakoga a Iesu, ka lavea ne koe i ei me i mea kolā e manava‵se malosi ki ei te tokoukega o tino i aso nei ka se manavase koe ki ei.


(Ps. 59:1, 2) In addition to praying, David listened to his wife and took the necessary action to escape. 	 (Salamo 59:1, 2) I tafa o te ‵talo atu, ne fakalogo a Tavita ki tena avaga kae ne fai ne ia a mea e ‵tau o fai ke sao ei a ia.


Job humbly accepted that reminder, and his example can help us to do the same. 	 Ne talia ne Iopu mo te loto maulalo a te fakamasauāga tenā, kae e fesoasoani mai tena fakaakoakoga tenā ki a tatou ke fai foki penā.


Even so, on occasion he fell into serious sin. 	 Kae i se taimi e tasi, ne tō atu a ia ki se agasala matagā.


A TV crew reporting on the disaster had heard her faint moans. 	 Ne lagona ne se potukau ga‵lue i te TV a tena tagi fakaalofalofa.


We have the God-given responsibility to use our abilities and qualities as a means of conveying expressions of God’s undeserved kindness to our fellow believers. 	 Ne tuku mai ne te Atua a te tiute ke fakaaoga ‵tou malosi mo ‵tou faifaiga e pelā me se auala ke fakaasi atu ei te alofa tauanoa ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu.


(Luke 13:4) Jesus argued eloquently against fatalistic reasoning. 	 (Luka 13:4) Ne fakatalitonu faka‵lei atu ne Iesu me e se tonu te manatu tenā.


Jonah enters Nineveh and proceeds to proclaim a straightforward message: “Only forty days more, and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 	 Ne ulu atu a Iona ki Nineva kae kamata o folafola atu te fekau i se auala manino ‵lei: “E toe fasefulu aso kae oko mai te malaia ki Nineva!”


Jehovah’s Day of Judgment Is Near! 	 Ko Pili Mai te Aso o te Fakamasinoga a Ieova!


We should also realize that public prayer is not an occasion to try to impress listeners or cause them to wonder how long it will be before we say “Amen.” 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne tatou me i ‵talo kolā e fai i mua o tino e se ko te taimi e fai ei ne tatou ke ofo a tino fakalogo‵logo io me ke mafau‵fau latou me ko te taimi fea ka “Amene” ei te ‵talo.


Yet, they do not have to cultivate the ground and plant seed for food. 	 Kae sē galue ne latou te laukele ke maua ei olotou mea‵kai.


The Bible mentions one anointed Christian in the first century who had to be disfellowshipped; later, he was reinstated. 	 E taku mai i te Tusi Tapu se Kelisiano fakaekegina e tokotasi i te senitenali muamua telā ne fakatea; fakamuli ifo, ne toe fakafoki mai a ia.


(Deuteronomy 5:1–26:19) 	 (Teutelonome 5:1–26:19)


A FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT 	 SE GALUEGA I SE FENUA FAKA‵TEA


He will not be truly happy unless he does that. 	 Ka se mafai eiloa o fiafia tonu a ia seiloga ke tausi atu ki ana manakoga faka-te-agaga.


This article will show us how to gain comfort, both for ourselves and for others who are grieving. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mataupu tenei a te auala e maua ei ne tatou e pelā foki mo nisi tino kolā e fanoa‵noa a fakamafanafanaga.


“The Word of God Is Alive and Exerts Power” 	 “Te Muna a te Atua e Ola Kae Galue mo te Mana”


Maintain Chastity by Safeguarding Your Heart 	 Ke Tumau i te Amio ‵Mā Mai te Puipuiga o Tou Loto


Getting a good education takes time, but it is time well spent. 	 E manakogina a taimi e uke ke maua ne akoakoga ‵lei, kae e tāua ke fakaaogā faka‵lei a taimi konā.


If we have sinned, we can appeal to Jehovah for forgiveness on account of our inherited sinfulness. 	 Kafai ko oti ne fai ne tatou se agasala, e mafai eiloa o fakamolemole atu tatou ki a Ieova ke fakamagalo mai tatou ona ko ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa.


In the mid-1980’s, Wendy moved to Vanuatu, an island nation about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) east of Australia. 	 I te kogāloto o te 1980, ne fanatu ei a Wendy ki Vanuatu, se fenua e 1,100 maila (1,770 km) ki te saegala o Ausetalia.


What adjustment did Paul have to make to fulfill his assignment? 	 Se a te ‵fuliga ne fai ne Paulo ko te mea ke fakataunu ei tena tofiga?


According to Jane, her husband was in no better shape. 	 E pelā mo muna a Tiana, ne ‵pau eiloa a amioga a tena avaga.


Did You Know? 	 E Iloa ne Koe?


This results in their satisfaction and happiness. 	 E iku atu te mea tenei ki te lotomalie mo te lotou fia‵fia.


And it may not necessarily be reflected in years of service in the congregation. 	 Kae e se manakogina foki ke mafaufau ki te fia o tausaga o te taviniga i te fakapotopotoga.


While God wants everyone to turn to doing good, he knows that many will never do so. 	 E tiga eiloa e manako te Atua ke ‵fuli atu a tino katoa ke fai te mea ‵lei, e iloa ne ia me e tokouke a tino ka se fai penā.


This may be true, for example, in low-lying coastal regions or in areas near fault lines in the earth. 	 E mafai eiloa o tonu te manatu tenei maise loa i kogā koga ma‵lalo i tafatai mo ma‵faga i te laukele kolā e ‵poko sale i ei a mafuie.


19 God fulfilled the above prophecy in the past, and he will act wonderfully in the future. 	 19 I aso ko ‵teka, ne fakataunu ne te Atua te valoaga telā ne faipati a ia ki ei, kae ka fai foki ne ia a mea fakaofoofogia i aso mai mua nei.


To use a simple illustration: A mother may need to fill many roles each day in caring for her children—as a nurse, a cook, a teacher—according to the need that arises. 	 Ke fai se tala fakatusa faigofie: Kāti e ‵tau o fakataunu ne se mātua fafine ana tulaga e uke i aso takitasi i te tausiga o ana tama‵liki—e pelā me se nesi, se kuka, se faiakoga—e ‵tusa loa mo manakoga kolā e ‵sae aka.


It pains him to see people giving in to bad influences and losing their way. 	 E logo‵mae a ia ke lavea atu me e talia ne ana tino a fakamalosiga ma‵sei kae ko galo atu i a latou a te lotou auala.


We do not expect that everyone who hears the good news will respond favorably, but some will. 	 E se fakamoemoe eiloa tatou ke fia‵fia mai a tino katoa kolā e lagona ne latou te tala ‵lei, kae e isi eiloa ne tino e fai penā.


13 In the vision given to the apostle John, Jesus is seen riding on a white horse to conquer those rebelling against Jehovah. 	 13 I te fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ki te apositolo ko Ioane, ne lavea atu i ei a Iesu e tele i luga i te solofanua ‵kena o fakatakavale a latou kolā e ‵teke atu ki Ieova.


If so, humility would have protected them, prompting them to continue faithful in their worship of Jehovah, confident that their God is incapable of injustice. 	 Kafai e penā loa, ne mafai o puipui latou ne te loto maulalo, me e fakamalosi atu ki a latou ke tumau i te tapuaki atu mo te fakamaoni ki a Ieova, mo te loto tali‵tonu me e se mafai o fai ne te lotou Atua se faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


This combination may suggest that purposeful reflection is the means by which one comes to take delight in the word of Yahweh. . . . 	 Kāti e fakauiga i ei me i te mafaufau faka‵lei ko te auala telā e maua ne se tino a te loto fiafia i muna a Iāuē. . . .


The angel said to her: “This one will be great and will be called Son of the Most High; and Jehovah God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule as king over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end of his kingdom.” 	 A ia ka fai ne [Ieova] te Atua mo tupu, e pelā eiloa mo tona tupuna ko Tavita. Ka fai a ia mo tupu tumau o te fanauga a Iakopo, ko tona malo foki e seai se gatamaiga.”


PAIN THAT SEEMS UNENDING 	 TE ‵MAE TELĀ E FOLIGA MAI ME E SE GATA


What is God’s rest day, and why did he “make it sacred”? 	 Se a te aso malōlō o te Atua, kae kaia ne “fakatapu” ei ne ia?


We, though, must not deceive ourselves with false reasoning. 	 Kae, e se ‵tau o talia ne tatou ke takitaki ‵se tatou ne fakamasakoga sē ‵tonu.


Perhaps Joseph felt that way at times. 	 Kāti ne penā foki a lagonaga o Iosefa i nisi taimi.


Mark presents the account mostly in chronological order. 	 Ne fakasolo mai ne Maleko a te ukega o mea i tena tala e ‵tusa loa mo taimi ne ‵tupu ei a mea konā.


16 Whether we learn another language or not, we can all help with the spiritual education of foreigners in our area. 	 16 Faitalia me e fai‵pati tatou i se isi ‵gana io me ikai, e mafai ne tatou katoa o fesoasoani atu ki te akoakoga o tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea i te ‵tou fenua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


He gladly gave up his ill-gotten riches and abandoned his greed for material things. 	 Ne fiafia eiloa tou tagata ke tiaki katoatoa atu ana koloa sē ‵lei konā kae ‵kalo keatea mai te kaimanako ki mea faka-te-foitino.


Or what if you lose your job, and you are having difficulty finding another? 	 Io me e a māfai ko se galue koe kae ko oko eiloa i te faigata ke toe maua aka suā galuega?


It marked the end of the ingathering of the harvest and was a time of thanksgiving for the abundant goodness of God. 	 E fakailoga ki ei te fakaotiga o te ‵taemaiga o fuataga o te laukele, se taimi e fakafetai atu ei mō te lasi o te aga‵lei o te Atua.


How might we unwittingly collaborate with him and thus be entrapped by him? 	 E mafai pefea o ga‵lue tasi tatou mo tou tagata e aunoa mo te iloa me ko ‵lave foki tatou i te matāsele a tou tagata?


Not from God’s point of view! 	 E se penā loa te kilokiloga a te Atua!


Much of the strife and bloodshed today is caused by imperfect human rulership and the selfish striving for nationalistic interests. 	 A te ukega o fakalavelave mo te tamate tino i aso nei e māfua mai i pulega a tino sē ‵lei katoatoa mo te sē fia ‵saga atu ki nisi tino ona ko te loto fenua.


16 Let God’s Laws and Principles Train Your Conscience 	 16 Ke Akoako Tou Loto Lagona ki Tulafono mo Fakatakitakiga a te Atua


Jesus did not say that he would appoint an evil slave. 	 Ne seki fai mai a Iesu me ka ‵tofi ne ia se tavini masei.


But Jesus reprimanded his disciples. 	 Kae ne faka‵tonu aka ne Iesu te kilokiloga o ana soko.


They needed relief and refreshment, as we do. 	 Ne manakogina ne latou a fakamalosiga mo te tokagamalie o olotou mafaufau, e penei loa mo tatou.


(Rom. 15:5; 1 Pet. 2:21) Consider some ways that we can do so. 	 (Loma 15:5; 1 Petelu 2:21) Mafaufau ki nisi auala kolā e mafai ei o fai tatou penā.


16 We can be confident that when Jehovah executes his judgment upon the present wicked system of things, the “great crowd” of true worshippers, who “have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb,” will be spared. 	 16 E mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me kafai ko fakaoko mai ne Ieova tena fakamasinoga ki te olaga masei tenei, a te “vaitino tokouke” o tino tapuaki ‵tonu, kolā “ne ‵ta olotou gatu kae faka‵kena foki ne latou ki te toto o te tamā mamoe,” ka ‵sao.


They are blessed with having God’s written Word and loving guidance through his anointed class on earth. 	 Ko manuia latou me ko maua ne latou te Muna tusia a te Atua, penā foki loa mo takitakiga a‵lofa e alatu i te potukau fakaekegina i te lalolagi nei.


He is the One to whom ‘the obedience of the peoples belongs.’—Genesis 49:10. 	 E ‵tau o “faka‵logo ki a Ia” a tino katoa.—Kenese 49:10.


Can You Help in Your Congregation? 	 E Mata, e Mafai o Fesoasoani Atu Koe ki Tau Fakapotopotoga?


8 Consequently, Jehovah told them: “I will come near to you people for the judgment, and I will become a speedy witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against those swearing falsely, and against those acting fraudulently with the wages of a wage worker, with the widow and with the fatherless boy, and those turning away the alien resident, while they have not feared me, . . . for I am Jehovah; I have not changed.” 	 8 Tela la, ne fai atu a Ieova ki a latou, penei: “Au ka vau o fakamasino koutou; ka fakamasino ne au a latou kola e fai vailakau, tino mulilua, tino molimau ‵pelo, tino kola e fakaloiloi a tino e galue i a latou ki togi se tonu, e pela foki tino kola e fakapuapuaga ne latou a fafine ko mate olotou avaga, tamaliki seai ne matua mo tino fakaatea—tino katoa kola e se āva mai ki a au. Au ko te Aliki [ko Ieova], kae e se mafai eiloa au o mafuli.”


To what extent did the Jews reject Jesus? 	 Ne pefea te lasi o te ‵tekeatuga o te kau Iutaia ki a Iesu?


Modest, uncluttered homes take less time to clean. 	 E se uke a taimi e fakamāumāu ki te ‵teuga o fale kolā e se gaogaoā.


He says: “I am fully convinced that I would not be able to handle my Christian duties successfully without the habit of good planning.” 	 E fai mai a ia, penei: “E talitonu katoatoa au me ka se mafai o manuia te faiga o oku tiute faka-Kelisiano e aunoa mo te faiga masani ke fai a fakatokaga ‵lei.”


Who Will Be Our Associates? 	 Ko oi e ‵Tau o Fai mo ‵Tou Taugasoa?


Hence, we should regularly take advantage of the guidance that Jehovah provides for us in our publications and at congregation meetings and assemblies. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau eiloa o fakaaoga faka‵lei ne tatou a te takitakiga telā e tuku mai ne Ieova mō tatou i ‵tou tusi mo fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga mo tamā fono.


15 The apostle Paul, for one, considered his public ministry to be something sacred, or holy. 	 15 E pelā mo te apositolo ko Paulo, ne kilo atu a ia ki tena galuega talai e pelā me se mea ‵malu, io me tapu.


For example, when a fellow Christian lacks the basic necessities of life, he needs more than our good wishes. 	 E pelā mo se taina Kelisiano, kafai ko se lava a mea e manakogina mō te olaga, e manako a ia ki te ‵tou fesoasoani i lō pati fakamanuia fua.


(1 Sam. 15:17-23) Since God did not immediately remove Saul from the throne, his misconduct tested his subjects and all who were close to him. 	 (1 Samu. 15:17-23) Ona ko te mea ne seki tapale fakavave ne te Atua a Saulo mai tena nofogaaliki, ne fai ana uiga ma‵sei e pelā me se tofotofoga ki tino kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i tena pulega e pelā foki mo latou kolā e ‵pili ki a ia.


It was a lesson that deeply impressed me and that I shared with my son.” 	 Ne tauloto ne au se akoakoga gali ‵ki telā ne fakaasi atu foki ne au ki taku tama.”


(Revelation 19:8) The wonderful service privileges awaiting them in heaven spur them on to conquer this world. 	 (Fakaasiga 19:8) E fakamalosi aka latou ne te tauliaga gali telā ka maua ne latou i te lagi ke manumalo latou i te lalolagi.


8 In 33 C.E., the resurrected Jesus appeared to a crowd of more than 500 men, women, and possibly even children. 	 8 I te 33 T.A., ne fakasae atu a Iesu telā ne toetu mai ki se vaitino kolā e silia atu mo te 500 tāgata, fāfine, kae penā foki loa a tama‵liki.


And children often imitate what they see in their parents. 	 Kae e mafai o fakaakoako atu a tama‵liki ki mea kolā e matea ne latou e fai ne olotou mātua.


Yet, at that crucial moment, the Israelites started to complain about Jehovah. 	 Kae i te taimi tāua eiloa tenā, ne kamata ei a tino Isalaelu o mui‵mui e uiga ki a Ieova.


It was when he was weak that he felt holy spirit operating on him. 	 Ko taimi e vāivāi ei a ia ko te taimi foki tenā e lagona ei ne ia te malosi o te agaga tapu e galue i a ia.


It is simply different. 	 E kese‵kese fua latou.


(Rom. 8:21) Jehovah “will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.” 	 (Loma 8:21) A Ieova “ka fakagata ne ia te mate ke se toe ai eiloa! Ka solo ne ia a loimata mai i mata o tino katoa.”


Rather, the scattered seed lands in various locations. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne ta‵tela atu a fuaga ki koga kese‵kese.


All the material on our websites is copyrighted. 	 A tusi katoa i ‵tou fakatuatusi i te itaneti e isi se saolotoga ke ‵lomi.


Lydia and Robert each suffered an alarming breach of trust, with grave consequences. 	 Ne logo‵mae a Litia mo Lopati ona ko tino kolā ne tali‵tonu malosi laua ki ei, kae ne maua mai foki i ei a ikuga sē ‵lei.


The lesson is that even a Christian who has shown a good heart in serving God can become haughty upon gaining wealth or authority. 	 A te akoakoga tāua i konei, kafai foki loa ne fakaasi atu ne se Kelisiano se loto ‵lei i te tavini atu ki te Atua, e mafai o kamata o fakamatamata a ia i te mauaga o se olaga maumea io me se tulaga maluga.


I also began to attend Christian meetings at the Kingdom Hall. 	 Ne kamata foki au o kau ki fakatasiga Kelisiano i te Kingdom Hall.


(Psalm 119:1) Being faultless does not mean that we are perfect, but it does indicate that we strive to do Jehovah God’s will. 	 (Salamo 119:1) A te seai o mea ‵se e se fakauiga i ei i a tatou e ‵lei katoatoa, kae e fakasino atu eiloa ki te ‵tou taumafai malosi o fai te loto o Ieova te Atua.


For example, as a result of our careful study of God’s Word, we have come to know the answers to such important questions as: What is God’s name? 	 Ona ko ‵tou suke‵suke ki te Muna a te Atua, ne mafai ei o iloa ne tatou a tali ki nisi fesili tāua e pelā mo te: Ko oi te igoa o te Atua?


28 Our Readers Ask 	 IULAI 20-26, 2009


Is that the end of it? 	 Kae e mata, ko oti ei i konā?


Natural Disasters—Punishment From God? 	 Se a Te Kilokiloga a te Tusi Tapu ki Tei ‵Moe Fakatauavaga?


Never again will false religions mislead and divide mankind. 	 Ka sē toe mavae‵vae kae takitaki ‵se a tino ne lotu ‵se.


The prophecy recorded at Genesis 3:15, declared before any sinful human was conceived, includes God’s purpose to have certain followers of Christ rule with him in heaven.—Gal. 3:16, 29. 	 I te valoaga ne fakamau i te Kenese 3:15, telā ne folafola mai a koi tuai o fakafua mai so se tino sē ‵lei katoatoa, ne aofia i ei te fuafuaga a te Atua ke filifili ne nāi soko o Keliso ke pule fakatasi mo ia i te lagi.—Kalatia 3:16, 29.


What good news did Jehovah’s prophetic watchman declare, and when was it fulfilled? 	 Se a te tala ‵lei telā ne folafola atu ne te leoleo a Ieova, kae ne fakataunu mai anafea te mea tenā?


What can others do to help fellow believers who live in religiously divided households? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne nisi tino ke fesoasoani atu ki taina tali‵tonu kolā e ‵nofo i kāiga e mavae‵vae i mea fakalotu?


Granted, doing so is not always easy. 	 E tonu, e se faigofie faeloa ke fai penā.


In this case, we can learn a lot from the appearance of “the lilies of the field.” 	 E mafai o tauloto ne tatou a mea e uke mai “pulalakau o te vao.”


The psalmist said: “This God is our God to time indefinite, even forever. He himself will guide us until we die.” 	 E fai mai te faisalamo: “Te Atua tenei ko te ‵tou Atua ki te se gata mai, se gata mai eiloa; ka takitaki ne ia a tatou i taimi katoa fakamuli.”


Follow Paul’s Example 	 Ke Tau‵tali Atu ki te Fakaakoakoga a Paulo


Then he made three basic provisions: a partner, a territory assignment, and a message. 	 Mai tua ifo i ei, ne fai atu ei ne ia a fakatokaga e tolu: se soa, se koga talai, mo se fekau.


If we do so, we will come to love our brothers for their spiritual beauty, as Jehovah does.—Read Hebrews 6:10. 	 Kafai e fai tatou penā, ka fia‵fia malosi tatou ki ‵tou taina mō olotou uiga ‵gali faka-te-agaga, e pelā eiloa mo Ieova.—Faitau te Epelu 6:10.


Jehovah gives King Solomon the request of his heart—wisdom and knowledge—along with riches and honor. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova a te mea telā ne manako malosi ki ei a te Tupu ko Solomona—ko te poto mo te iloaga—fakatasi mo te maumea mo te tulaga fakaaloalo.


14 Most young children are eager to learn, and they tend to be humble. 	 14 E loto fia‵fia a te ukega o tamaliki ke tauloto, kae e masani o fakaasi atu ne latou te loto maulalo.


(1 Peter 4:7) Perhaps we are suffering from serious health problems. 	 (1 Petelu 4:7) Kāti ko pokotia valevale tatou ne masaki.


9 Clearly, aged loyal servants of God can have a wholesome influence on their family members. 	 9 E manino ‵lei, me e aogā ‵ki a fakamalosiga e fai atu ne tavini fakamaoni a te Atua kolā ko ma‵tua ki olotou kāiga.


(Psalm 34:21) All who continue to oppose God’s people face the worst possible calamity. 	 (Salamo 34:21) A latou katoa kolā e ‵teke atu faeloa ki tino o te Atua ka pokotia i te ‵toe fakalavelave matagā.


As a result, even a busy person is likely to look forward to spending a few more minutes with you as you help him take his next step to get on ‘the road that leads to life.’ 	 E mafai eiloa o iku atu ki te olioli o se tino fakalavelave ke fakamaogā a nāi minute mo koe i te taimi e fesoasoani atu ei koe ki a ia ke ‵maga atu ki ‘te auala telā e tau atu ki te ola.’


That great cloud of loyal ones beckons us to join them on the victory stand reserved for those who by their faith conquer the world.—1 John 5:4. 	 E ‵kami mai ne te potukau tokouke ‵ki o tino fakamaoni konā a tatou ke ‵kau fakatasi mo latou i te lotou tulaga o te manumalo telā ko oti ne fakatoka mō tino kolā ne fakatakavale ne latou te lalolagi ona ko te lotou fakatuanaki.—1 Ioane 5:4.


In time, you may be moved to talk about the deceased, perhaps focusing on some good qualities or happy experiences. 	 Kāti fakamuli e mafai o fakamalosi aka koe ke faipati atu e uiga ki te tino mate, mai te taku atu o ana nisi uiga ‵gali io me ko tala fakafiafia.


Explain how Jehovah empowered other Israelite men to lead his people. 	 Fakamatala mai te auala ne fakamalosi ne Ieova a nisi tagata Isalaelu ke takitaki ana tino.


This is not credulity; it is trust. 	 A te mea tenei e se ko te sōna talitonu fua ki ei, kae ko te talitonu katoatoa ki ei.


(Read Isaiah 48:17, 18.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 48:17, 18.)


In both instances, honest expressions of regret opened the way for further communication. 	 I tala e lua konei, a te fakaasi atu o te loto salamō tonu ne ‵tala aka i ei te avanoaga ke maua se va fealofani ‵lei mo nisi tino.


Innocuous or Dangerous? 	 E Fakamataku io me se Fakamataku?


After a year and a half, I was invited to Bethel, where I learned to operate printing presses and later to do computer programming. 	 Mai tua o se tasi mo te āfa tausaga, ne ‵kami ei au ke galue i te Peteli, telā ne tauloto ei au ki te fakagaluegaga o masini ‵lomi tusi kae fakamuli ifo ki te fakapolokalamega o komupiuta.


Roman Campaign in Palestine, 67-70 C.E. 	 Taua a te Kau Loma i Palesitina, 67-70 T.A.


But are all of these the promised Seed? 	 Kae e mata, e fai a latou katoa konei mo fai te Fanau telā ne folafola mai?


Says Levi: “We calculated how much money we would need to serve abroad for a year and then asked Jehovah in prayer to help us earn that exact amount.” 	 Muna a Levi: “Ne galue aka ne māua a te aofaki tupe e manakogina ne māua ke tavini atu i nisi koga i se tausaga kae fakamolemole atu ki a Ieova i te ‵talo ke fesoasoani mai ke maua ne māua te aofaki tonu tenā.”


(Acts 20:35) Moreover, all baptized servants of Jehovah can enjoy the blessing of “seeking first the kingdom and [God’s] righteousness” as part of the globe-encircling Christian brotherhood.—Matt. 6:33. 	 (Galuega 20:35) E se gata i ei, e mafai o maua ne tavini papatiso katoa a Ieova a te fakamanuiaga mai i te “mua [o latou] o ‵sala tena Malo mo tena amiotonu” e pelā me se vaega o te kautaina Kelisiano i te lalolagi kātoa.—Mataio 6:33.


(John 5:24; Revelation 21:4) This priceless reward reveals the magnitude of Jehovah’s love and generosity. 	 (Ioane 5:24; Fakaasiga 21:4) E fakaasi mai i te taui sē fuafuagina tenei a te lasi o te alofa mo te kaimalie o Ieova.


It is also wise. 	 Se mea poto foki.


“However, the bullets passed between us. 	 “Kae ‵lei i polofana ne seke‵seke mo matou.


IT IS God’s will that “all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.” (1 Timothy 2:3, 4) To that end, Jehovah’s Witnesses have printed and distributed millions of copies of the Bible and Bible study aids. 	 KO TE loto eiloa o te Atua “ke ola tino katoa, ka ke iloa foki ne latou te munatonu.” (1 Timoteo 2:3, 4) Ko te mea ke fakataunu te mea tenā, ko oti ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova a te fia miliona o ‵kopi o te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


Why do you agree with what the apostle John wrote, as recorded at 1 John 5:3? 	 Kae e ‵tau mo koutou o avatu te fakafetai ki te Atua.”—Efeso 5:3, 4.


By learning a foreign language. 	 Mai te tauloto ki se ‵gana fakaa‵tea.


Since the child lives with his parents, they are still responsible for instructing and disciplining him in harmony with God’s Word. 	 Ona ko te mea e ‵nofo tasi te tamaliki mo ana mātua, koi maua eiloa ne laua te tiute ke akoako kae polopoloki a ia e ‵tusa mo te Muna a te Atua.


4. (a) With what weighty responsibility was Timothy entrusted? (b) What questions can be asked about Paul’s words found at 1 Timothy 4:15? 	 4. (a) Se a te tiute ‵mafa ne tuku atu ki a Timoteo? (e) Ne a fesili e mafai o ‵sili atu e uiga ki pati a Paulo i te 1 Timoteo 4:15?


Granted, these things are advantageous to the smooth operation of a congregation. 	 E tonu, e aogā a mea katoa konā ke fanofano ‵lei ei te fakapotopotoga.


Therefore “soul” can embrace “heart,” “mind,” and “strength.” 	 Tela la, e mafai o aofia i te “foitino” a te “loto,” “mafaufau,” mo te “malosi.”


12 Dedication and baptism also open the way for us to dwell in the blessed spiritual paradise. 	 12 A te tukuatuga mo te papatisoga e ‵tala mai foki i ei a te auala ke ‵nofo atu tatou i te palataiso faka-te-agaga gali.


(Galatians 6:10) In times of crisis or when someone is in need, we do not hesitate to “work what is good” to our neighbors or our Christian brothers. 	 (Kalatia 6:10) I taimi o fakalavelave io me ko so se taimi e manako ei se tino ki se fesoasoani, e se fakata‵mala tatou o “fai te mea ‵lei” ki ‵tou tuakoi io me ko ‵tou taina Kelisiano.


For centuries, he put up with their disobedience. 	 I te fia o senitenali, ne fa‵ki a ia i te lotou se faka‵logo.


Much as electricity powers a light bulb, breathing energizes your voice when you speak or sing. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te iti telā e faka‵ka ne ia se matāmoli, e fakamalosi aka tou leo ne te mānava i te taimi e faipati io me e usu atu ei koe.


By 1988, there were over 34,000, and now there are nearly 114,000! 	 I te 1988, ko sili atu latou i te 34,000, kae nei la, toeitiiti kae kātoa te toko 114,000!


18 Your feelings about others: Is there someone in your congregation who rubs you the wrong way? 	 18 Ou lagonaga e uiga ki nisi tino: E mata, e isi se tino i tau fakapotopotoga e se fiafia koe ki ei?


(Psalm 119:110) King Solomon wandered, although he was a member of a nation dedicated to Jehovah and had originally acted in harmony with God-given wisdom. 	 (Salamo 119:110) Ne fai eiloa penā a te tupu ko Solomona, faitalia tena fai mo fai se tino i te fenua telā ne tuku atu ki a Ieova kae telā ne fai muamua eiloa ne ia a mea e ‵tusa mo te poto telā ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki a ia.


“But speaking the truth, let us by love grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ.”—4:15. 	 “[Kae] ona ko te ‵tou fai‵pati ki te munatonu, ke na ‵tupu aka tatou i te alofa i mea katoa mai lalo i a Keliso, telā ko te ulu.”—4:15.


18 Yes, God’s rule will undo all the harm that Satan caused when he influenced our first parents to turn away from their Creator. 	 18 E tonu, ka toe faka‵lei aka ne te pulega a te Atua a logo‵maega katoa ne māfua mai i a Satani i te taimi ne fakamalosi atu ei a ia ki ‵tou mātua muamua ke ‵fulitua atu ki te lā Mafuaga.


What questions deserve our serious consideration? 	 Ne a fesili e ‵tau o mafaufau ‵mafa tatou ki ei?


In this case, sending guests on their way meant meeting their needs for the next leg of the journey and supplying them with everything required until they arrived at their destination. 	 I te feitu tenei, a te uga atu o malo ke olo atu i te lotou auala e fakauiga i ei ki te tausiga o latou i mea e manakogina ne latou mō te suā malaga kae tuku atu a mea katoa e manakogina ne latou ke oko ki te taimi e taunu atu ei ki te koga e olo latou ki ei.


Others acknowledge that he existed but assert that he was just an ordinary man who has long been dead. 	 Kae e fai mai foki a nisi tino me e tonu i a Iesu se tino telā ne ola kae se tino fua penei mo tatou telā ko leva ne mate.


As we strengthen the hands of others, we help them to battle discouraging circumstances and to maintain a positive and hopeful view of the future. 	 I te taimi e fakamalosi ei ne tatou a lima o nisi tino, e fesoasoani atu eiloa tatou ki a latou ke taua atu ki tulaga fakaloto vāivāi, kae ke fakatumau se kilokiloga ‵lei mo se fakamoemoega mautinoa mō aso mai mua.


My servants will rejoice, but you will suffer shame. 	 Aku tavini ka fia‵fia, kae ko koutou ka masiasi.


God took a rib from Adam, the first man, and made the woman. 	 Ne tapale ne te Atua se ivi kasokaso mai i a Atamu, kae faite ki ei te fafine.


(John 1:29) Soon the earth will be filled with people who have been set free from inherited sin, including the tendency to seek their own interests. 	 (Ioane 1:29) Ko pili o ‵fonu te lalolagi i tino kolā ne fakasaoloto mai te agasala, e aofia i ei a te manakoga ke kaimanako.


(Genesis 18:23-33) Although Jehovah already knew the outcome of Abraham’s requests, he patiently listened to Abraham and accepted his reasoning. 	 (Kenese 18:23-33) E tiga eiloa ne iloa ‵lei ne Ieova a mea kolā ne fakamolemole a Apelaamo ki ei, ne fakalogologo a ia mo te kufaki ki a Apelaamo kae ne talia foki ne ia ana manatu.


12, 13. What kind of associations should we avoid? 	 12, 13. Ne a vaegā fesokotakiga e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i ei?


PEOPLE often define themselves by the work they do. 	 E MASANI o fakaasi mai ne tino e tokouke a tulaga o latou e auala i olotou galuega e fai.


Has the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization remained focused on the more important things? 	 E mata, ne tumau a te vaega faka-te-lalolagi o te fakapotopotoga a Ieova i te ‵saga tonu ki mea kolā e sili atu i te tāua?


3 Coming to know God means more than simply knowing his literal name. 	 3 A te iloa ne tatou o te Atua e se fakauiga fua ki te iloa ne tatou a tena igoa tonu.


(Acts 16:4, 5) Notice that those congregations prospered as a result of their loyal cooperation with the governing body in Jerusalem. 	 (Galu. 16:4, 5) E lavea atu me ne manuia eiloa a fakapotopotoga konā ona ko te lotou faka‵logo mo te fakamaoni ki te potukau pule i Ielusalema.


11 The early Christians took that counsel to heart. In his book The Early Church and the World, historian Cecil J. Cadoux describes the Christians’ attitude toward the State during the period of 30-70 C.E. He writes: “We have no direct evidence that an effort was ever made on the part of the Christians of this period to withstand persecution by force. 	 I tena tusi ko The Early Church and the World, ne fakamatala mai ne Cecil J. Cadoux, se tino tusi tala fakasolopito, a faifaiga a Kelisiano ki tino o te Malo i tausaga talu mai te 30-70 T.A. Ne tusi mai a ia, penei: “E seai ne fakamaoniga ‵tonu ne maua ne matou me ne taumafai a Kelisiano i te vaitaimi tenā o ‵teke atu ki fakasauāga konā mai te taua atu.


As Kingdom proclaimers, they are used by Jehovah to give the people his message of true hope. 	 E pelā me ne tino talai o te Malo, e fakaaogā latou ne Ieova ke fakaasi atu ki tino a tena fekau e uiga ki te fakamoemoega tonu.


The sister agreed to try. 	 Ne talia ne te tuagane tenei ke taumafai a ia ki ei.


She simply said: “I am willing to go.”—Genesis 24:58. 	 Ne fai atu fua a ia: ‘Ao, au e manako o olo mo te tagata tenei.’—Kenese 24:58.


After that, she felt calm. 	 Mai tua ifo i ei, ne maua ne ia se lagonaga filemu.


3, 4. (a) How can we develop the “art of teaching”? (b) How does the Theocratic Ministry School help us to become effective teachers? 	 3, 4. (a) E mafai pefea o ati aka ne tatou te “atamai i te akoako atu”? (e) E fesoasoani mai pefea a te Akoga mō Tino Talai ke fai tatou pelā me ne faiakoga ma‵goi?


23 Young Ones, Strengthen Your Faith 	 23 Tama‵liki, Fakamalosi te Otou Fakatuanaki


We had to determine quickly if we should try to give a short Scriptural presentation or just acknowledge our mistake and move on. 	 Ne fakaiku fakavave aka ne matou me e ‵tau o taumafai matou o tuku atu se fakamatalaga mai te Tusi Tapu io me fakatoese atu ki a latou kae olo atu ki te suā fale.


On the contrary, we should encourage them to keep up their good work. 	 I lō te fai penā, e ‵tau o fakamalosi atu tatou ke fakatumau olotou galuega ‵lei.


• How can we fulfill the ministry that we have accepted? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakataunu ne tatou te galuega telā ko maua ne tatou?


However, the psalmist sang: “When my disquieting thoughts became many inside of me, your own consolations began to fondle my soul.” 	 Kae ne usu mai penei te faisalamo: “I taimi e manavase kae se toka ei au, ko koe e fakamafanafana kae fakafiafia mai ki a au.”


But if you show respect for your husband’s headship, you can contribute to peace in the family, you will praise Jehovah, and you may even win your husband over to true worship; thus you both may gain the prize.—Read 1 Peter 3:1, 2. 	 Kae kafai e fakaasi atu ne koe te āva ki te tulaga o tau avaga e pelā me ko te ulu o te kāiga, e mafai o fesoasoani atu koe ki te filemu i te kāiga, ka ‵viki atu koe ki a Ieova, kae ka mafai o fai ne koe ke tosina mai tau avaga ki te tapuakiga tonu; telā e mafai o maua ne koulua tokolua a te failoga.—Faitau te 1 Petelu 3:1, 2.


9 Above all, we want to remain loyal to Jehovah. 	 9 Kae sili i mea katoa, e ma‵nako tatou o tumau i te a‵lofa fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


3 As early as the 1870’s, before “the last days” commenced, Jehovah God began to shed more light on “the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Matthew 13:11) At that time a group of Bible students discerned—contrary to popular opinion—that Christ’s return was to be invisible. 	 3 I tausaga e kamata i te 1870, mai mua o “aso fakaoti,” ne kamata o fakamaina mai ne Ieova te Atua “a mea ‵funa o te Malo o te lagi.” (2 Timoteo 3:1-5; Mataio 13:11) I te vaitaimi tenā, ne iloa aka ne se potukau telā ne sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu me i te foki mai o Keliso ka sē matea tonu atu, se manatu telā ne ‵kese mo te talitonuga masani o tino.


4. What conviction will motivate us to stay on the watch, and how did Jesus show this? 	 4 E maua foki ne tatou te suā fakaakoakoga mai te tala fakatusa tenā a Iesu.


QUENCH THE FIRE OF UNCONTROLLED SPEECH 	 TAMATE A TE AFI O TE FAIPATI VALEVALE


The most widely accepted explanation is that these were the sons of Michal’s sister Merab, who married Adriel. 	 A te ‵toe fakamatalaga lauiloa e uiga ki ei e fai pelā me i tama‵liki konei i a Melapa te taina o Mekala, telā ne avaga mo Atilielu.


Satan does not want you to know Jehovah by name. 	 E se manako a Satani ke iloa ‵lei ne koe te igoa o Ieova.


Yes, she treasures her ministry! 	 Ao, ne fakatāua malosi ne ia tena galuega talai!


How does speaking truth help family members to draw close to one another? 	 E fesoasoani atu pefea a te faipati ki te mea tonu ke fealofani i ei a tino o te kāiga?


It was not an intense hater of me that assumed great airs against me; otherwise I could conceal myself from him.” David continued: “Desolations be upon them! 	 Ne toe fai mai a Tavita: “Ke oko fakavave atu te mate ki oku fili; kae ke ave ola foki latou ki te fenua o tino ‵mate io me ko Seoli!


Later, Adam joins her in disobeying God. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne kau atu foki a Atamu ki a ia i te sē fakalogo ki te Atua.


(Acts 10:34, 35) Yes, the good news was and is a message for all peoples, and the geographical growth of the word of God gave peoples everywhere an opportunity to respond to God’s love. 	 (Galuega 10:34, 35) E tonu me ko te tala ‵lei ne fai mo fai se fekau mō tino katoa kae koi fai foki eiloa penā.


After his victory, however, Saul allowed his soldiers to preserve alive Agag, the king of the Amalekites. 	 Kae i te taimi ne manumalo ei a ia, ne seki tamate ne Saulo a te tupu o te kau Amaleka ko Akako.


And contrast our once-famished state with our present well-fed spiritual state. 	 E ‵kese ‵ki eiloa te tulaga fiakai ne maua muamua ne tatou mo te makona ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga i te vaitaimi nei.


What lesson regarding wrongdoing can be learned from Proverbs 6:30-35? 	 Se a te akoakoga e uiga ki amioga ma‵sei e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te Faataoto 6:30-35?


What is one way we can find refreshment while on vacation? 	 Se a te auala e tasi e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a fakamalosiga i taimi malō‵lo?


And the brothers and sisters are so encouraging. 	 Kae ko oko loa i te fakamalosi loto mai o taina mo tuagane.


Beware of a Wrong Tendency 	 Ke Fakaeteete i se Manakoga ‵Se


(John 11:5) Yet, Jesus did not hold back from counseling Martha when she gave undue attention to a meal that she was preparing, thus limiting her time to receive spiritual instruction from him. 	 (Ioane 11:5) Kae, ne seki taofi aka ne Iesu a ia mai te polopoloki atu ki a Maleta i te taimi ne sōna manavase ei tou fafine ki meakai, ko se lava ei tena taimi o fakalogologo ki akoakoga faka-te-agaga mai i a ia.


“You do not know on what day your Lord is coming.”—MATT. 	 “E se iloa ne koutou a te aso e vau ei te otou Aliki.”—MATA.


What does it mean (a) to be peaceable? (b) to be a peacemaker? 	 Se a te uiga o te (a) fai mo fai se tino uiga filemu? (e) fai mo fai se tino fakatupu filemu?


For instance, when giving them of our time, we should also give them our attention. 	 E pelā mo te mea tenei, kafai e fakaaoga ‵tou taimi mō latou, e ‵tau foki o ‵saga ‵tonu atu tatou ki a latou.


If that is the case, what will help us to endure? 	 Kafai e penā loa, se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke kufaki tatou?


6 So not all are anointed in exactly the same manner. 	 6 Tela la, e ‵kese eiloa te auala e fakaeke ei a tino fakaekegina katoa.


Similarly, Solomon discovered that a life centered on pleasure was “a striving after wind.”—Eccl. 2:10, 11. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, ne fakaasi mai ne Solomona me i te olaga telā e fakavae ki luga i fakafiafiaga e fai pelā me “se tino e taumafai o afuli te matagi.”—Failauga 2:10, 11.


(Genesis 2:17) Adam and Eve would demonstrate their subjection to God if they obeyed his command not to eat from that tree.* 	 (Kenese 2:17) Ne mafai ne Atamu mo Eva o fakaasi atu te lā faka‵logo ki te Atua moi ne seki ‵kai laua ki te fuaga o te lakau telā ne fakatonu atu ki a laua ke se ‵kai ki ei.*


What did Paul mean when he wrote that “the scene of this world is changing”? 	 Se a te mea ne fakauiga ki ei a Paulo i ana pati me ko “mafulifuli te tulaga o te lalolagi”?


Another disturbing question arises with regard to the nature of Christmas celebrations. 	 E sae aka foki te suā fesili fakamanavase e uiga ki te auala e fakamanatu ei te Kilisimasi.


Accept the correction as coming from Jehovah. 	 E ‵tau o talia ne koe a te mea tenei e pelā me se fakatonutonuga mai i a Ieova.


6 How does God’s spirit search “into all things, even the deep things of God”? 	 6 E ‵sala atu pefea a te agaga o te Atua ki “mea katoa, e oko foki eiloa ki fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua”?


How can we work at being reasonable in our expectations? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o taumafai ke ‵lei a mea kolā e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei?


Notice the effect that God’s words had on his heart. 	 Mafaufau ki te ma‵losi o muna a te Atua i tena loto.


(Matt. 10:30) And the psalmist assures us: “Jehovah is aware of what the blameless go through.” 	 (Mata. 10:30) Kae e fakatalitonu mai te faisalamo ki a tatou: “E iloa ne Ieova a mea e ‵tupu ki tino e seai ne olotou mea ‵se ne fai.”


(Galatians 5:22, 23) Let your brother have his say, and listen carefully. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) Tuku atu te avanoa ki tou taina ke faipati muamua kae ke fakalogologo faka‵lei a koe.


It would be wrong to reason that depraved entertainment is no worse than what is seen in the real world. 	 Se mea ‵se ke fai atu me i vaegā fakafiafiaga ma‵sei penei e ‵lei atu i mea kolā e ‵tupu tonu i te lalolagi.


What Is Love? 	 Se a te Alofa?


Moses’ outstanding mildness made him receptive to Jehovah’s direction. 	 Ne talia ne Mose a fakatakitakiga a Ieova ona ko tena agamalū telā ne ‵tu ‵kese.


(Matthew 24:45; 28:18-20) Obeying his voice means our eternal life.—Acts 3:23. 	 (Mataio 24:45; 28:18-20) A te fakalogo ki tena leo e maua ei ne tatou te ola se-gata-mai.—Galuega 3:23.


Being descendants of faithful patriarchs and of those delivered out of Egypt as God’s chosen people did not prevent the unfaithful Israelites from having a bad standing with God like that of the Cushites. 	 A te lotou ‵tupu mai i olotou tupuga fakamaoni mo latou kolā ne faka‵sao mai i Aikupito mo fai a tino filifilia a te Atua ne seki taofi aka i ei te tulaga masei o tino Isalaelu sē fakamaoni i mua o te Atua e pelā mo tino Kusi.


These include your activities in the congregation, such as your meeting attendance and participation in the ministry. 	 E aofia i te mea tenei a ‵tou mea e fai i te fakapotopotoga, e pelā mo te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga kae aofia foki i te galuega talai.


A Godly Quality More Precious Than Diamonds 	 Se Uiga Fakaatua Telā e Tāua Atu i lō Taemani


After enumerating the works of the flesh and the fruitage of the spirit, Paul added: “If we are living by spirit, let us go on walking orderly also by spirit. 	 Mai tua o te fakasolomaiga ne ia o galuega o te foitino mo fuataga o te agaga, ne fakaopoopo mai a Paulo, penei: “Ke se fakaloiloigina koutou: e seai se tino e mafai ne ia o fakavalea a te Atua.


He may not be mature enough to take on the responsibilities of married life. 	 Kāti e seki toka ‵lei a ia mō nisi tiute i te olaga avaga.


Paul pointed to another merit of obedience when he wrote: “‘Honor your father and your mother’; which is the first command with a promise: ‘That it may go well with you and you may endure a long time on the earth.’” 	 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne Paulo a te suā mea e aogā ei te faka‵logo, i ana pati konei: “Ava ki tou tamana mo tou matua, me kafai e fai ne koe, ka ‵lei ei koe kae ola leva foki i te fenua. Tenei te tulafono muamua e isi sona taui.”


(John 3:36) They need to be reconciled to God. 	 (Ioane 3:36) E ‵tau o toe faka‵lei aka te lotou va mo te Atua.


(Matthew 4:23) People of all ages flocked to Jesus and concluded: “We have found the Messiah”!—John 1:41. 	 (Mataio 4:23) Ne olo atu a tino valevale ki a Iesu kae ne fakaiku aka ne latou: “Ko oti ne maua ne matou te Mesia”!—Ioane 1:41.


As you do, you will be counted among his happy people. 	 Kafai e fai koe penā, ka aofia koe i ana tino fia‵fia.


In November of 1948, we left New York City aboard a 59-foot (18 m) schooner named Sibia. 	 I te tausaga e 1948 i a Novema, ne tiaki ne matou a Niu Ioki kae ‵sopo ki se ioti e fakaigoa ki a Sibia telā e 59-futu (18 mita) te loa.


(Ecuador) “If the hundreds of foreigners who serve here were to leave, the stability of the congregations would be affected. 	 (Ecuador) “Kafai ko toe olo kea‵tea a te fia selau o taina mai fenua faka‵tea kolā e tavini atu i konei, ka pokotia malosi i ei a fakapotopotoga i konei.


11 Another way to show that you cherish your wife is by treating her tenderly, both in speech and in action. 	 11 A te suā auala ke fakaasi atu ei me e fakapelepele ne koe tau avaga ko te atafai faka‵lei atu ki tou fafine, i au pati mo au faiga.


There, great crowds soon found them and brought to Jesus many who were sick and disabled, and he cured them all. 	 I konā loa, ne olo atu a te vaitino e tokouke ki a latou kae ne aumai ne latou a tino ma‵saki mo tino pa‵kia e tokouke, kae ne faka‵lei aka ne ia latou katoa konā.


How are the words of admonition found at Romans 12:9, 17 related? 	 E tai ‵pau pefea a pati fakamalosi kolā e maua i te Loma 12:9, 17?


Yes, humans will be liberated from death and all the mourning and outcry it brings. 	 Se mea tonu, me ka fakasaoloto a tino katoa mai te mate e pelā foki mo te fanoanoa mo te tagi telā e mafua mai i ei.


Most computer programs (including games) are covered by a license, the owner/user being required to comply with its specific provisions and limitations. 	 E isi ne laisene mō te lasiga o polokalame mō komipiuta (e aofia foki i ei a tafaoga), kae e ‵tau o iloa ne te tino telā e ‵togi io me e fakaaogā ne ia a te polokalame tenā me ne a fakatonuga mo tulafono i te laisene tenā.


Jehovah blessed Joseph, and in time he was appointed over all the house of Potiphar. 	 Ne fakamanuia atu a Ieova ki a Iosefa, kae ne ‵tofi aka fakamuli a ia ke fai mo fai te pule o te kaufale o Potifala.


(Mark 12:31) Husbands are to “love their wives as their own bodies.” 	 (Male. 12:31) E ‵tau o “a‵lofa a tāgata a‵vaga ki olotou avaga e pelā eiloa me ko olotou foitino ‵tonu.”


The Bible—God’s inspired Word, in which he reveals his will and purpose. 	 Ko te Tusi Tapu—ko te Muna fakaosofia a te Atua, telā e fakaasi mai ne ia i ei a tena loto mo ana fuafuaga.


Of course, it is quite proper to apply Bible principles to various cultures and ages. 	 E tonu, se mea ‵lei ke fakagalue aka a fakatakitakiga a te Tusi Tapu ke fakafetaui atu ki tuu mo vaitaimi kese‵kese.


Some progress has undoubtedly been made in that direction. 	 Kāti ko oti ne kamata o fai a gasuesuega i te feitu tenā.


A family head who imitates Jesus’ watchfulness lets God’s Word guide him, especially in trialsome times. 	 E talia eiloa ne te ulu o te kāiga telā e tautali i te matapulapula o Iesu ke takitaki a ia ne te Muna a te Atua, maise eiloa i taimi o tofotofoga.


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This “great crowd” will survive the imminent “great tribulation,” with the prospect of eternal life in Paradise as permanent members of the “new earth.” 	 Ka ‵sao atu te “vaitino tokouke” tenei i te ‘fakalavelave lasi’ telā ko pili mai, mo te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te Palataiso pelā me ne tino ‵nofo tumau i “te lalolagi fou.”


(Hebrews 9:14) In what sense? 	 (Epelu 9:14) I te auala fea?


Keys to Family Happiness—Solving Problems 	 Filifili ke Tavini ki a Ieova a Koi Talavou Koe


“Although I have been without my dear wife for more than 18 years, I still miss her and grieve over my loss. 	 “E tiga eiloa ko oti ne galo atu taku avaga pele mō tausaga e sili atu i te 18, koi sē sologa eiloa au kae loto mafatia i te galo atu o tou fafine.


For more information about how you can live in a way that pleases God, see chapter 12 of this book, What Can the Bible Teach Us? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga ki te auala e mafai ei o ola koe i se olaga telā e fakafiafia ki te Atua, onoono ki te mataupu e 12 o te tusi tenei, ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


Therefore, the question asked by the psalmist is very much on the minds of many parents and youths today. 	 Tela la, e se tioa eiloa o mafaufau ‵mafa a mātua mo talavou i aso nei ki te fesili telā ne ‵sili atu ne te faisalamo.


(Acts 28:31) By all means, then, let us be guided by the spirit as we declare the good news of God’s Kingdom! 	 (Galuega 28:31) Tela la, ke na takitaki eiloa tatou ne te agaga i te taimi e folafola atu ei te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua!


ASA’S HEART “WAS COMPLETE WITH JEHOVAH” 	 “NE KATOATOA EILOA A TE LOTO O ASA KI A IEOVA”


Paul writes to Timothy, encouraging him to stay in Ephesus and carry on spiritual warfare against false teachers inside the congregation. 	 Ne tusi fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki a Timoteo ke nofo eiloa i Efeso kae ke tumau eiloa tena taua atu i te taua faka-te-agaga ki faiakoga ‵loi i loto i te fakapotopotoga.


The former things have passed away. . . . ‘Look! 	 Ka se toe iai se mate, se fanoanoa, se tagi io me se ‵mae.


10 Another tactic of “the birdcatcher” is to undermine people’s natural sense of what is good and what is bad. 	 10 A te suā togafiti a “te tino fai manu” ko te fakavāivāi atu ki te kilokiloga a tino e uiga ki te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei.


If the Bible had thus decayed, its message would have died with it. 	 Moi ne fai a te Tusi Tapu ko pala, penei ko galo atu foki eiloa a te fekau i loto i ei.


Well, what was the key role foretold for that one? 	 Ia, se a te galuega tāua telā ne ‵valo mai me ka fai ne ia?


Because God fully knows us, his discipline is always appropriate and properly measured. 	 Ona ko te mea e iloa katoatoa ne te Atua tatou, ko oti eiloa ne fuafua faka‵lei ne ia ana polopolokiga mō tatou.


If you live in an area where there is limited response to the Kingdom message, try to focus on the good that you are accomplishing in the ministry. 	 Kafai e nofo atu koe i se koga telā e se tokouke a tino e fia‵fia ki te fekau o te Malo, taumafai ke ‵saga tonu atu ki mea ‵lei ke fai ei tau galuega talai.


Even though a person’s body decomposes, God can resurrect that same person with a new body.—Read 1 Corinthians 15:35, 38. 	 E tiga eiloa ko pala a te foitino o te tino, e mafai o toe fakatu aka ne te Atua a te tino eiloa tenā i se foitino fou.—Faitau te 1 Kolinito 15:35, 38.


Consider computers. 	 Mafaufau ki komipiuta.


Then, the account tells us: “He read aloud all the words of the law, the blessing and the malediction, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 	 Kae e fai mai penei te tala tenā: “Tena ne faitau ei ne Iosua te Tulafono katoa, e aofia ei a fakamanuiaga mo fakamalaiaga, e pela eiloa mo te mea e tusi i te tusi o te Tulafono.


If so, there is something you need to do. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e isi aka foki se mea telā e ‵tau o fai ne koe.


And do not try to force a close relationship on that one. 	 Kae ke mo a foki ma faimālō ne koe te tino tenā ke taugasoa koulua.


(Isaiah 28:1, 7) Woe is pronounced upon “Ariel [Jerusalem]” for “setting out to go down to Egypt” for protection. 	 (Isaia 28:1, 7) Ne fakamalaia atu eiloa ki “Ielusalema” mō te ‘olo atu ki Aikupito’ o ‵sala ki se puipuiga.


(Jude 8) These men likely were dissatisfied with their privileges and tried to influence others against appointed men who were conscientiously carrying out God-given duties.—Read 3 John 9, 10. 	 (Iuta 8) Kāti e se lotoma‵lie a tāgata konei ki olotou tauliaga kae taumafai o fakama‵losi a nisi tino ke ‵teke atu ki tāgata kolā ne tofia ke fai olotou tiute mai te Atua mo olotou loto kātoa.—Faitau te 3 Ioane 9, 10.


Strengthened by Our Field Ministry 	 E Fakamalosi Tatou ne te ‵Tou Galuega Talai


Getting higher education and securing a well-paying job are priorities for many of them. 	 A te kausaki atu ki akoakoga ma‵luga mo se galuega ‵lei ko mea eiloa kolā e fakamuamua ne tāgata e tokouke.


I did not have a copy, but I wanted one right away. 	 Ne seki maua ne au se ‵kopi o te tusi, kae ne manako fakavave au ki ei.


18 “The result of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches and glory and life,” states Proverbs 22:4. 	 18 E fai mai te Faataoto 22:4, penei: “Fakalogo ki te Aliki, ko Ieova, kae loto maulalo, kae ka maua ne koe te maumea, te fakaaloalogina mo te ola leva.”


He mistakenly assumed that I had neglected to arrange transportation for the visiting missionaries, although I had done so. 	 Ne fakatau ‵se a ia me ne fakatamala au o fakatoka a mea fakatele‵tele a misionale kolā ne au‵mai mai nisi fenua, e tiga eiloa ko oti ne fai ne au te mea tenā.


A CASE OF HYPOCRISY 	 SE FAIFAIGA AMIO ‵PELO


Do you at one and the same time sit to judge me in accord with the Law and, transgressing the Law, command me to be struck?” 	 A koe e sagasaga mai i konā o fakamasino mai au e ‵tusa mo te Tulafono, kae tenā e ofa mai ne koe te Tulafono, i tou fakatonu atu ki tino konā ke ‵pa mai au!”


But it is possible. 	 Kae e mafai eiloa o fai.


(Matthew 5:7) “Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. 	 (Mataio 5:7) “Ka fakatau fa‵ki faeloa koutou i a koutou eiloa kae fakatau fakamagalo atu te suā tino ki te suā tino māfai e isi se pogai e fameo ei se tino ki te suā tino.


(Matt. 24:45-47) These “belongings” include the growing “great crowd” of “other sheep.” 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) E aofia i “ana mea katoa” ko “te vaitino tokouke” o ‘nisi mamoe’ telā e gasolo aka faeloa o tokouke.


Hence, our brothers and sisters appreciate it when we refrain from wearing clothes that are so tight or so loose that they are revealing. 	 Tela la, e loto fakafetai eiloa ‵tou taina mo tuagane māfai e ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i te ‵pei ki gatu kolā ko tō sai‵tia io me ko tō sao‵sao kae fakaasi atu ei ‵tou foitino.


16 What We Learn From Jesus—How to Follow Christ 	 Fafine, Kaia e Faka‵logo ei ki te Ulu o te Kāiga?


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The Greek term used by Paul, phi·la·del·phiʹa, literally means “affection for a brother.” 	 A te pati Eleni telā ne fakaaoga ne Paulo ko te phi·la·del·phiʹa, telā e fakauiga ki te “atafai ki se taina.”


Indeed, David urged fellow Israelites to ‘boast in Jehovah’s holy name.’—Read 1 Chronicles 16:8-10. 	 E tonu, ne fakamalosi atu a Tavita ki te kau Isalaelu “ke fakamata‵mata ki te igoa tapu o Ieova.”—Faitau te 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 16:8-10, Tusi Paia, Samoa, NW.


We need to get to know God by studying his Word, the Bible. 	 E manakogina ke iloa ne tatou te Atua mai te sukesuke ki tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.


These kings could thus be called anointed ones, or messiahs. 	 Ne mafai eiloa o taku a tupu konei ki tino fakaekegina, io me ne mesia.


(Ephesians 6:12) Even today, demonic forces under the control of Satan the Devil are behind the scenes, exercising influence on human rulers and on mankind in general, prompting them to commit unspeakable acts of genocide, terrorism, and murder. 	 (Efeso 6:12) Ke oko mai foki eiloa ki aso nei, e fakamalosi aka ne malosi fakatemoni, mai lalo i te takitakiga a Satani te Tiapolo, a takitaki pule mo te taulasiga o tino ke fai ne latou a faifaiga matagā e pelā mo te fakatau tamatega o matakāiga, amioga takafia‵toa, mo te tatino.


12, 13. (a) What other source of guidance has Jehovah given to us? (b) What positive influence can the conscience have even on people who do not have an accurate knowledge of God’s Word? 	 12, 13. (a) Ne a nisi māfuaga o takitakiga ne tuku mai ne Ieova? (e) Se a te fesoasoani aogā telā e mafai foki o fai ne te loto lagona ki tino kolā e seki maua te iloaga tonu o te Muna a te Atua?


The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, alluded to above, survives only in two small fragments and a longer one with probably half of the original text missing. 	 A te polokolame ko te Gospel of Mary Magdalene [Evagelia a Malia te Makatala] ne taku atu mai luga nei, ne ‵toe mai fua i ei a vaega fo‵liki e lua mo se vaega tai loa atu telā e ‵galo i ei se āfa o fakamatalaga i te tusi mua eiloa.


AT MATTHEW 13:24-26, Jesus is quoted as saying: “The Kingdom of the heavens may be likened to a man who sowed fine seed in his field. 	 I TE Mataio 13:24-26, ne fai mai a Iesu, penei: “A te Malo o te lagi e pelā me se tagata telā ne ‵toki ne ia a fuaga ‵lei i tena fatoaga.


The other held on to his post until he had to leave because he had reached the age of compulsory retirement. 	 Kae ne tumau eiloa te suā faifeau i tena tulaga ke oko ki te taimi ko ‵tau ei o litaea a ia ona ko tena matua.


1, 2. (a) What big issue faces all mankind? (b) How important is appreciation for that issue? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te mataupu tāua e fe‵paki mo tino katoa? (e) E pefea te tāua o te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te mataupu tenā?


11, 12. (a) Why is having the right motive for putting on the new personality so important? (b) What will help us to remain humble? 	 11, 12. (a) Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a lagonaga ‵lei mō te fakapeiga ki luga i a tatou a uiga ‵fou? (e) Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te loto maulalo?


Be Vigilant in the Last Days 	 Ke Toka Koutou i Aso Fakaoti


The Bible does not teach that at death some part of a person lives on. 	 E se akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu me e isi ne vaega o te tino e ola i te taimi e mate ei.


Clearly, he felt inadequate. 	 Ne manatu aka tou tagata me e seki toka a ia.


WALK IN JEHOVAH’S NAME 	 SASALE I TE IGOA O IEOVA


She earned her living as a seamstress. 	 Ne maua ana tupe mai te suisui gatu.


How can Christian parents wisely provide the right kind of spiritual environment for their children? 	 E mafai pefea o tuku atu mo te poto ne mātua Kelisiano te vaegā olaga tonu faka-te-agaga mō olotou tama‵liki?


(Proverbs 3:5) A heart that is trusting in Jehovah knows that whatever He asks or directs through his Word is always right. 	 (Faataoto 3:5) E mautinoa i te loto telā e talitonu ki a Ieova me i so se mea telā e fakamolemole io me e takitaki mai ne ia ke fai e auala i tena Muna, e tonu faeloa.


But most computer software is sold commercially. 	 Kae e ‵tau o ‵togi te ukega o polokalame mai i pisinisi.


So let us first examine what the Bible teaches us about the holy spirit. 	 Tela la, ke na sukesuke muamua ne tatou me se a te mea e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te agaga tapu.


I will put my spirit upon him, and what justice is he will make clear to the nations. 	 E fakaeke ne au a toku Agaga ki luga i a ia, e folafola atu ne ia a te fakamasinoga ki tino katoa.


(Titus 2:11-14) This “people” is made up of anointed Christians and millions of Jesus’ “other sheep,” who aid and support them.—John 10:16. 	 (Tito 2:11-14) A “tino” konei e aofia i ei a Kelisiano fakaekegina mo te fia miliona o ‘nisi mamoe’ a Iesu.—Ioane 10:16.


The seasoned pilot could easily become complacent and fail to carry out the preflight inspection in every detail. 	 E mafai o manatu māmā a te pailate telā e evaeva sāle, ko fakatamala ei o āsi faka‵lei a mea kolā e ‵tau o onoono muamua ki ei i te fakasologa a koi tuai o eva te vakalele.


You will find a much clearer explanation on page 2 of this journal. 	 Ka maua ne koe se fakamatalaga manino i te itulau e 2 o te mekesini tenei.


This does not necessarily mean that he always agreed with their decisions. 	 E se fakauiga i ei me ne lotomalie a ia ki fakaikuga katoa a laua.


I’m worried about how we are ever going to get back to where we were. 	 E manavase fua au ki te auala ka toe mafai ei o toe faka‵lei aka te ma vā.


18 In the Greek Septuagint, “the big snake” is called “a dragon.” This may well remind us of “the great dragon . . . , the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan.” 	 Kāti ka fakamasaua mai ne te mea tenei a “te talako lasi . . . , ko te gata taumua eiloa telā e igoa ki te Tiapolo io me ko Satani.”


(Ps. 133:1-3) Therefore, we should refrain from grieving the spirit because of engaging in harmful gossip or by saying things that would undermine respect for those who are spirit-appointed shepherds. 	 (Salamo 133:1-3) Tela la, e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakafanoanoa atu ki te agaga ona ko te gutu fatufatu io me ko te faiga o pati kolā e mafai o fakaasi atu i ei a te sē āva ki tino kolā ne filifili ne te agaga ke fai mo tausi mamoe.


Who or what is the “daystar”? 	 Ko oi io me se a te “fetu ao” tenā?


What do Jesus’ words to Pontius Pilate indicate? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i pati a Iesu ki a Ponitio Pilato?


“HE HAS never once been seen to laugh.” 	 “NE SEKI matea atu a ia ke mata katakata.”


Any reproach was “for the sake of the Son of man.” 	 Ka oko mai a ‵tekemaiga konei ona “ko te Tama a te tagata.”


Jehovah is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and great in loving-kindness. 	 Te Aliki [ko Ieova] e alofa kae alofa ‵nau, e tuai o ita kae fonu i te alofa tumau.


Sin and death, which have weighed on mankind like a suffocating blanket, will be no more. 	 A te agasala mo te mate, telā e fai pelā me se pulagiketi e taofi aka i ei a te tino mai i te manava, ka se toe ai eiloa.


And it was done by 6,117,666 active Kingdom preachers. 	 Kae ne fai ne tino talai ma‵losi e toko 6,117,666.


Answers to these questions will draw us closer to God and at the same time help us to teach others.—2 Timothy 2:2; James 4:8. 	 E fai ne tali ki fesili konei ke na fakapili‵pili atu ei tatou ki te Atua kae e fesoasoani mai foki i te akoakoatuga o nisi tino.—2 Timoteo 2:2; Iakopo 4:8.


8 Some may say that they cannot study all the time, that they need some recreation. 	 8 Kāti ka fai mai a nisi tino me e se mafai ne latou o fai faeloa a sukesukega i taimi katoa, me e ‵tau foki o malolo malie aka latou.


4, 5. Why did Abraham plead for the inhabitants of Sodom, and was his view of people in harmony with that of Jehovah? 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova te avanoaga ki nisi tino i te fa‵kai ke ‵sao, kae ne ‵sao atu fua i ei a Lota mo ana tama fā‵fine.—Kenese 19:4, 5, 12, 16, 23-26.


“As you come to terms with your wife’s feelings, habits, and needs—and she with yours—things can get a bit wobbly! 	 “I te taimi e fakamasani ei koe ki lagonaga, uiga masani, mo manakoga o tau avaga kae penā foki a tou avaga ki a koe, e mafai o tai sē ‵lei a mea e fai i ei!


If we confess the specific sin to Jehovah, he will mercifully forgive us through the office of our High Priest, Jesus Christ. 	 Kafai e fakaasi tonu atu ne tatou ki a Ieova se agasala ne fai, ka alofa eiloa a ia o fakamagalo tatou e auala i ‵tou Faitaulaga Sili, ko Iesu Keliso.


With Stéphane’s help, my understanding of the Bible continued to grow, and in 1992, I dedicated my life to Jehovah God and was baptized. 	 Fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Stéphane, ne gasolo aka faeloa ki luga a toku malamalama i te Tusi Tapu, kae i te 1992, ne tuku atu ei toku ola ki a Ieova te Atua kae papatiso.


Indeed, God created humans, not with death as the natural outcome, but with the prospect of living on indefinitely. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne faite ne te Atua a tino mo te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai, kae ke se ‵mate e pelā mo te masani.


“The Tender Compassion of Our God” 	 ‘Te Alofa Atafai o te ‵Tou Atua’


“The faithful and discreet slave” has provided many fine publications. 	 Ko oti ne tuku mai ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” a tusi ‵gali e uke.


What can motivate us to give cheerfully to Jehovah? 17 When we give to Jehovah, we should do so gladly, “for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7) The principle recorded at Deuteronomy 16:17 can help us to give cheerfully: “The gift of each one’s hand should be in proportion to the blessing of Jehovah your God that he has given you.” 	 17 Kafai ko tuku atu ne tatou ‵tou mea ki a Ieova, e ‵tau o tuku atu ne tatou mo te loto fiafia, “me i te Atua e fiafia ki te tino telā e tuku ana mea mo te loto malie.” (2 Kolinito 9:7) E fesoasoani mai a te fakatakitakiga i te Teutelonome 16:16, 17 ke tuku atu ne tatou ‵tou meaalofa mo te loto fiafia: “E ‵tau mo tāgata takitokotasi o aumai ne meaalofa e ‵tusa mo te mea e mafai ne ia, ke fetaui mo te aofaki o te fakamanuiaga ne tuku mai ne te Aliki te otou Atua ki a ia.”


(Read Luke 2:51.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 2:51.)


On the sixth day, they were to collect “the bread of two days,” for on the seventh, none would be provided. 	 I te ono o aso e ‵tau o puke olotou meakai faka‵tau mo “aso e lua,” me e seai ne meakai ka tuku mai mō latou i te fitu o aso.


“We have food, clothing, and shelter. 	 “E maua ne matou a meakai, gatu mo te fale.


Yet, Jehovah promised that this seeming “mountain” would be removed and become “level land.” 	 Kae ne folafola mai a Ieova me i te mea telā e foliga mai pelā me se “mauga” ka fakaseai kae ka “galo keatea.”


To Jesus, the apostles were still his friends. 	 Ne kilo atu a Iesu ki ana apositolo e pelā me ko ana taugasoa.


(Neh. 2:5, 6) How faith-strengthening this must have been for Nehemiah! 	 (Nee. 2:5, 6) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi atu o te mea tenei ki te fakatuanaki o Neemia!


In fact, some feel that they will never be able to forgive the offender. 	 A te tonuga loa, e mafau‵fau a nisi tino me e se mafai eiloa o fakamagalo ne latou a te tino tenā.


Revealing another cause of affliction or suffering, Ecclesiastes 9:11 states: “Time and unforeseen occurrence befall [us] all.” 	 E taku mai foki i te Failauga 9:11 a te suā pogai o logo‵maega io me ko puapuagā: “A te malaia e maua ne [tatou] katoa.”


To our delight, Don Steele was in the same class. 	 Ne ‵poi foki māua me ne aofia a Don Steele i te vasega tenā.


The Bible says: “The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “A te mataku ki a Ieova ko te kamataga o te poto.”


29 Are You Building on Sand or on Rock? 	 Fesoasoani Atu ki a Latou ke ‵Foki Fakavave Mai!


As a result, I overcame my self-consciousness, and in time I was baptized.” 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne manumalo au i toku mā, kae fakamuli ifo ne papatiso ei au.”


(Luke 21:34) He knew God’s direct prohibition against marriage alliances with foreign nations. 	 (Luka 21:34) Ne iloa ne ia te tulafono a te Atua ke se avaga ki tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea.


When Jesus mentioned worshipping with spirit, he was not speaking of a particularly spirited, animated, or enthusiastic form of worship. 	 I te taimi ne taku atu ei ne Iesu a te tapuaki atu i te agaga, ne seki fakauiga a ia ki se agaga telā e safe te matagi i se vaegā tapuakiga.


May we never, because of stubbornness or self-indulgence, reject Jehovah’s guidance and walk in our own counsels and thus become “backward in direction and not forward”! 	 Ke mo a eiloa e ‵teke atu tatou ki te takitakiga a Ieova ko te mea fua ke sa‵sale tatou i ‵tou auala totino kae fai pelā me ne tino ‘e se gasolosolo o ‵lei kae gasolosolo eiloa o masei’!


“IN HIS BOSOM HE WILL CARRY THEM” 	 E “TAUAVE I ONA LIMA”


Please note that the angels did not tell the shepherds of peace and goodwill to all men. 	 Ke masaua la me ne seki fai atu a agelu ki tausi mamoe e uiga ki te filemu mo te loto ‵lei mō tino katoa.


However much he loved Jehovah, he loved his possessions more. 	 Faitalia me pefea te lasi o tena alofa ki a Ieova, e sili atu eiloa tena alofa ki ana kope.


(Acts 5:42) As Jesus did, they too preached in informal settings and in public places. 	 (Galuega 5:42) E pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu, ne talai atu foki latou i taimi seki fuafuagina mo so se koga e fetaui ei latou mo tino.


22. What has been happening because Christians have been making the truth manifest? 	 22 Ne ‘fakaasi atu ne Paulo mo nisi Kelisiano a te munatonu’ mai i olotou amioga mo te lotou galuega talai.


Jesus also showed that he was separate from God. 	 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne Iesu me i a ia e mavae loa mo te Atua.


He always uses his power for good and in harmony with his other qualities—justice, wisdom, and love. 	 E fakaaogā faeloa ne ia tena malosi ke fai a mea ‵lei, e tusa loa mo nisi o ana uiga—ko te fakamaoni, te poto, mo te alofa.


Although Hannah did not know exactly what the outcome would be, she had faith that her prayer would be answered. 	 E tiga eiloa e se iloa tonu ne Hana me se a te ikuga, ne fakatuanaki a ia me ka tali mai eiloa tena ‵talo.


For if we have faith that Jesus died and rose again, so too God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in death . . . 	 Kafai e fakatuanaki tatou i a Iesu ne mate kae toetu aka, ka faka‵tu aka foki ne te Atua fakatasi mo ia a latou kolā ko oti ne ‵moe i te mate . . .


When he is still far off, his father sees him, runs and falls upon his son’s neck, tenderly kisses him, and is filled with joy. 	 I te taimi koi ‵mao eiloa a ia, ne lavea a ia ne tena tamana, tele atu, ‵sai kae sogi atu ki tou tagata, kae ne lasi ‵ki eiloa tena fiafia.


13 Paul showed the Hebrew Christians a number of practical ways in which they could strengthen their faith. 	 13 Ne avatu ne Paulo a auala aogā e uke ki Kelisiano Epelu ke fakamalosi aka ei ne latou te lotou fakatuanaki.


But as one researcher notes, from a Biblical standpoint, loving-kindness “refers more often to just the opposite direction of relationship: the powerful is loyal to the weak or needy or dependent.” 	 Kae pelā mo se sukesukega a se fafine poto e tokotasi, a te alofa tumau e “‵kese ‵ki tena uiga: ko te alofa fakamaoni o tino ma‵luga ki tino ma‵lalo, tino fakaa‵lofa io me ko tino kolā e fakalago‵lago ki a latou.”


How can we show that we desire to make good use of Jehovah’s patience? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu me e ma‵nako tatou o fakaaoga faka‵lei a te kufaki o Ieova?


Today, Satan is just as pleased when we are similarly troubled by a thorn in the flesh. 	 I aso nei, e fiafia foki a Satani māfai e logo‵mae tatou.


Even the forces of nature obeyed his voice. 	 Ne faka‵logo foki te matagi mo peau ki tena leo.


The unfolding universal drama involves what two interrelated issues? 	 Ne a mataupu tai ‵pau e lua kolā e aofia i te ata tenei i te lalolagi kātoa?


Then a soldier walked by, and the doctor yelled, “Do something about this yellow coward!” 	 Ne sasale mai se sotia, kae ne pakalaga atu ki ei te tokita, “Fai se faiga ki te tino mata mataku tenei!”


They Asked but Did Not Receive 8. 	 Ne ‵Talo Atu Latou Kae Seki Maua se Tali


What message does this psalm have for us today? 	 Se a te fekau e tauloto ne tatou mai te salamo tenā i aso nei?


Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to assist you to study the Bible and to learn how you can secure that future for yourself and your loved ones. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa a Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu kae tauloto ki te auala e mafai ei o mautinoa me ka maua ne koe fakatasi mo ou tino pele a te olaga tonu tenā i aso mai mua.


“I will glorify your name to time indefinite.”—PS. 	 “Ka fakaaloalo koe ne au kae tavae ne au tou igoa.”—ISA.


But when I started to study the Bible, I began to see things from a different perspective. 	 Kae i te taimi ne kamata ei au o tauloto ki te Tusi Tapu, ne kamata ei au o kilo atu ki mea i se kilokiloga ‵kese.


The promised new world of righteousness ceased to be a reality. 	 Ko sē fai foki a te lalolagi fou telā ne folafola mai e pelā me se mea tonu ki a latou.


“The Word of Our God Endures Forever” 	 “Te Muna a te ‵Tou Atua e Tumau ki te Se-Gata-Mai”


2 Why should Jesus’ unique role interest us? 	 2 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fia ‵saga atu tatou ki te tu ‵kese o te tulaga o Iesu?


It would endure forever.—2 Samuel 7:12-14. 	 Ka tumau eiloa ki te se-gata-mai.—2 Samuelu 7:12-14.


Or, as Satan implied, will selfishness always triumph in the end? 	 Io, me e pelā mo te uiga o pati a Satani, e mata, ka manumalo faeloa a te kaimanako i te fakaotiga?


That defies logic. 	 E se tonu te manatu tenā.


“The last days” will end with what Jesus called the “great tribulation.” 	 Ka fakaoti atu “aso fakaoti” ki te mea telā e taku ne Iesu ko te “fakalavelave lasi.”


Jesus was exalted by his Father and enthroned as King of the Messianic Kingdom 	 Ne fakaaloalo a Iesu ne tena Tamana kae fakaeke mo fai te Tupu o te Malo Faka-Mesia


He showed great courage, went to work, and with Jehovah’s help completed the magnificent temple in seven and a half years. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne ia te loto toa malosi, fano o galue, kae mai te fesoasoani o Ieova ne mafai ei o oti atu te faletapu tafasili i te gali i se fitu mo te āfa tausaga.


Continue to Show Kindness 	 Ke Tumau i te Fakaasi Atu o te Alofa Atafai


(Acts 4:29) Then be courageous in talking to others about your beliefs. 	 (Galuega 4:29) Ka oti, ke na loto toa koe o faipati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki ou talitonuga.


In 1931 there were 82 publishers. 	 I te 1931 e toko 82 a tino talai.


But that is hardly a fair depiction of Jesus, whom the Gospels portray as a warm, kindhearted man of deep feelings. 	 Kae e se ‵lei a taumafaiga konā ke ‵lomi aka a foliga o Iesu, me e fakaasi mai ne tusi Evagelia me e atafai kae alofa tonu a ia.


Indeed, a study of the ministry of the “apostle to the nations” shows that he was attentive, flexible, and resourceful in preaching and teaching.*—Romans 11:13. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a te sukesuke ki te galuega a te “apositolo mō tino o fenua fakaatea” e fakaasi mai i ei me ne atafai, ne fulifuli faeloa ana fakamatalaga, kae apo foki a ia i te talaiatuga mo te akoako atu.*—Loma 11:13.


Do these sentiments reflect your view of this wonderful spiritual provision? 	 E mata, e ‵pau ou lagonaga e uiga ki fakatokaga ‵gali faka-te-agaga konei?


As described at Luke 21:34-36, what life-styles does Jesus warn against? 	 E pelā mo fakamatalaga i te Luka 21:34-36, ne a vaegā olaga ne fai mai a Iesu ke fakaeteete tatou i ei?


Wicked people exhibit a spirit that seems subhuman, animalistic, even demonic. 	 E foliga mai me i tino ma‵sei ko maua ne latou se uiga fai fakaatea, uiga fakamanu, ke oko foki loa ki uiga fakatemoni.


Jesus used a young child to make clear to his apostles that they should be humble and modest. 	 Ne fakaaoga ne Iesu se tamaliki foliki ke fakamaina atu ki ana apositolo me e ‵tau eiloa mo latou o loto mau‵lalo kae agamalū.


In fact, the Bible encourages them, though not as our main purpose in life. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e se fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ke fai ne tatou a mea konā mo fai a toe mea aoga i ‵tou olaga.


(Ex. 32:8) The educational system of Egypt and the material splendor of the royal house did not cause Moses to abandon true worship. 	 (Esoto 32:8) A akoakoga i Aikupito mo te olaga maumea i te fale o te tupu ne seki fai ei a Mose ke tiakina ne ia a te tapuakiga tonu.


How does true worship unite people? 	 E ‵kau fakatasi pefea a tino ona ko te tapuakiga tonu?


Instead, he has allowed it to continue, not for any selfish reason, but for the everlasting benefit of his children on earth. 	 Kae i lō te fai penā, ne talia ne ia ke ‵tupu a mea konei e aunoa mo se manakoga kaimanako, kae ke maua ne ana tama‵liki i luga i te lalolagi tenei a mea aoga tumau.


Jehovah and Christ Jesus entered the spiritual temple in 1918 for the purpose of cleansing it. 	 Ne ulu atu a Ieova mo Iesu Keliso ki te faletapu faka-te-agaga i te 1918 ko te mea ke faka‵mapakipaki ne laua te fale tenā.


If you must contend with old age, poor health, or other limitations, know that Jehovah warmly appreciates your faithfulness and whatever wholehearted service you can offer. 	 Kafai ko fakafesagai atu koe ki te tulaga matua, te fakamasakisaki, io me ko nisi tapulā aka, ke masaua me e fakatāua eiloa ne Ieova tou fakamaoni mo so se taviniga telā e fai ne koe mo te loto kātoa.


A second factor involved the devastating outbreak of the Spanish Influenza in 1918. 	 A te suā fakalavelave ko te pokotiaga i te masaki ko te Fulū faka-Sepania i te 1918.


But at a certain point in their journey and for a reason not specified, John Mark left his companions and returned home. 	 Kae i se taimi e tasi i te lotou malaga kae mō se pogai telā e se fakamatala mai, ne tiakina ne Ioane Maleko ana taugasoa kae ne foki atu ki te fale.


How that contrasted with the religious leaders of his day, who had “seated themselves in the seat of Moses” but who ignored “the law of Jehovah”!—Matthew 23:2-4. 8. 	 E ‵kese ‵ki ana faifaiga mo takitaki lotu i ana aso, kolā ne “fakamatala ne latou a te Tulafono a Mose” kae fakasēaogā ne latou “te Tulafono” a Ieova”!—Mataio 23:2-4.