God showed such by delivering the Jews from Babylon—an empire that had a policy of not releasing captives.—Isa. 14:4, 17. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne te Atua a mea konā mai te faka‵saoga ne ia o te kau Iutaia mai Papelonia—se malo telā e se talia ne latou o fakasaoloto olotou pologa.—Isaia 14:4, 17.


This intimacy, though, is to be experienced strictly within the marital arrangement. 	 Kae ko te faifaiga tenei e ‵tau fua o fai i loto i te fakaipoipoga.


The Bible plainly states that we “are all under sin.” 	 E fai faka‵lei mai te Tusi Tapu me i a tatou e “pokotia katoa i te agasala.”


THE hope of being saved can help a person to hold on even in the direst of circumstances. 	 KAFAI e fakamoemoe se tino me ka fakasao a ia, ka fesoasoani atu i ei ki a ia ke kufaki i toe tulaga faiga‵ta.


Most assuredly he will! 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ka fai ne ia!


Both men and women were among those who experienced the fulfillment of Joel 2:28, 29, as quoted by the apostle Peter on the day of Pentecost: “I [Jehovah] shall pour out some of my spirit upon every sort of flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy . . . 	 Ne aofia a tāgata fakatasi mo fāfine i konā i te fakataunuga o te Ioelu 2:28, 29, telā ne siki mai ne te apositolo ko Petelu i te aso o te Penitekoso: “Fakamuli ifo, ka tuku atu ne au [Ieova] toku agaga ki a koutou katoa; a otou tama tāgata mo tama fa‵fine ka takutaku atu ne latou taku fekau; . . .


On the final day, the vendor joined in the welcome and requested a Bible study. 19. Why is it vital to pursue peace with fellow believers? 	 I te ‵toe aso eiloa, ne kau atu a te tagata tenei o fakatali a tino ‵fou kae ne fakamolemole atu foki ke fai sena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


9 Whatever approach you use, good preparation will help you to be poised and enthusiastic in the house-to-house ministry. 	 9 E tiga eiloa so se auala e fakaaogā ne koe, ka aogā eiloa te fakatoka faka‵lei ko te mea ke toka kae ke loto fiafia foki koe ki te faiga o te galuega talai mai fale ki fale.


What, though, about all those followers of Jesus who are not in the new covenant? 	 Kae pefea la a soko katoa o Iesu kolā e se aofia i te feagaiga fou?


How succinctly the two greatest commandments summarize what God requires of those who worship him! 	 Ko oko loa i te manino ‵lei o tulafono ‵lasi e lua konā e uiga ki mea katoa kolā e manako ki ei te Atua ke fai ne ana tino tapuaki!


(Leviticus 12:6, 8) By presenting it, Mary acknowledged that she, like all other imperfect humans, had inherited the consequences of the sin of Adam, the first human.—Romans 5:12. 	 (Levitiko 12:6, 8) Mai te ofo atu ne ia, e fakaasi atu ei ne Malia, me e pelā mo tino sē ‵lei katoatoa katoa, e maua foki ne ia te ikuga o te agasala a Atamu, te tino muamua.—Loma 5:12.


By faithfully keeping the Law, including all the requirements for remaining clean in Jehovah’s eyes, the Israelites would be fit to serve their God and to receive his blessing. 	 Ne fai atu a Ieova ki te atufenua tenā e uiga ki te mea tenei: “Kafai e faka‵logo mai koutou ki a au kae tausi taku feagaiga, ka fai koutou mo oku tino tonu eiloa.


David gave Solomon the temple plans and wholeheartedly supported true worship 	 Ne tuku atu ne Tavita ki a Solomona a te ata o te faletapu kae ‵lago atu mo te loto kātoa ki te tapuakiga tonu


Young people, do not let “the birdcatcher” lure and trap you! 	 Talavou, ke se talia lele eiloa ke ‵poa koutou ne “te tino fai manu”!


The other five proved to be discreet. 	 Kae ko te suā tokolima ne fakamaoni mai i a latou ne tino ‵poto.


Heaven.—HEBREWS 9:24. 	 Te Lagi.—EPELU 9:24.


The congregation gave them a warm reception and told Roald and Elsebeth that they would love it if their family could move there to help with the Kingdom work. 	 Ne tali fiafia latou ne te fakapotopotoga kae ne fai atu ki a Roald mo Elsebeth me ka fia‵fia eiloa latou māfai e o‵mai te lotou kāiga o fesoasoani ki te galuega o te Malo i konā.


The paper was an invitation to a public lecture on the subject of hell, sponsored by the Bible Students, known today as Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 A te laupepa tenā se pepa ‵kami ki te lauga telā ka fai e uiga ki te mataupu ko seoli, kae ne fakatoka te mea tenā ne Tino A‵koga i te Tusi Tapu, kolā ko Molimau a Ieova i aso nei.


Before his trial, he was “the greatest of all the people of the East.” 	 Mai mua o ana fakalavelave, “ne sili atu ei a ia i tino katoa i Saegala.”


(Hab. 3:16, 17) Out of sheer desperation, they will, as it were, seek refuge “in the caves and in the rock-masses of the mountains.” 	 (Sapa. 3:16, 17) Ona ko te manavase, a latou ka “‵muni eiloa i ana mo kaupapa i mauga.”


(Jas. 1:5) We need to act in harmony with our prayers by engaging in regular personal study and by applying God’s Word. 	 (Iakopo 1:5) E manakogina ke ga‵lue tatou e ‵tusa mo ‵tou talo mai te fai faeloa o sukesukega totino mo te fakagaluegaga o te Muna a te Atua.


(James 1:26; 3:2, 3) These words show that how you use your tongue is a serious matter. 	 (Iakopo 1:26; 3:2, 3) E fakaasi mai i pati konei me tāua ‵ki te auala e fakaaogā ei ne koe tou gutu.


• Be willing to take the final responsibility 	 • Ke talia me e panaki mo koe a te tiute i te fakaotiga


7 In his letter to Christians in Ephesus, the apostle Paul beautifully explains how Jehovah administers things to fulfill his purpose. 	 7 I tena tusi ki Kelisiano i Efeso, ne fakamatala fakagaligali mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te auala ka fakatoka ne Ieova a mea ke fakataunu ei tena fuafuaga.


“Why is it . . . that you [Jehovah] keep silent when someone wicked swallows up someone more righteous than he is?”—HABAKKUK 1:13. 	 “Ai a la e nofo mu ei koe [e Ieova], ka ko latou konei e ta a tino e amiotonu atu i a latou?”—SAPAKUKA 1:13.


Many believe that we have an immortal soul—something that is separate from the human body and that survives death. 	 E tali‵tonu a tino e tokouke me e maua ne tatou se agaga telā e se mafai o tamate—se mea telā e fano keatea mai te foitino kae tumau i te ola māfai ko mate te tino.


Unprecedented warfare.—Matthew 24:7; Revelation 6:4 	 Taua ‵lasi kae tu ‵kese.—Mataio 24:7; Fakaasiga 6:4


(Luke 15:11-24) Rejecting a rigid culture in which religious leaders looked down on common people, Jesus explained that his Father was an approachable God who preferred the pleas of a humble tax collector to the showy prayer of a boastful Pharisee. 	 (Luka 15:11-24) Ne ‵teke atu a Iesu ki tuu fakamaua‵luga a takitaki lotu kolā ne manatu fātauvā ki tino valevale. Kae ne fakamatala atu ne Iesu me i tena Tamana se Atua telā e faigofie te faipati atu ki ei.


What can we conclude from the use of “congregation” in a few texts? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou mai te fakaaogāga o te pati ko te “fakapotopotoga” i nāi fuaiupu?


Left unchecked, greed and corruption can ruin the earth, just as they contributed to the ruin of the Roman Empire. 	 Kafai e se taofi aka, e mafai ne te kaimanako mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni o fakamasei te lalolagi, e pelā mo lā faiga ki te fakamaseiga o te Emupaea o Loma.


Eventually, I moved to a new home 500 miles [800 km] away. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fanatu au ki se fale fou telā e 500 maila te ‵mao mai i a ia.


Among them are the traumas and trials of everyday life. 	 E aofia i ei ko mea faiga‵ta mo tofotofoga kolā e fe‵paki mo latou i aso takitasi o olotou olaga.


Dangers of Overdrinking 	 Ikuga Fakama‵taku o te Konā


That is similar to what happened centuries earlier to the prophet Ezekiel.—Ezek. 8:3, 7-10; 11:1, 24; 37:1, 2. 	 E ‵pau eiloa a te mea tenei mo te mea ne tupu ki te pelofeta ko Esekielu i se fia o senitenali ko ‵teka atu.—Eseki. 8:3, 7-10; 11:1, 24; 37:1, 2.


How does our viewpoint affect the priorities that we set? 	 E pokotia pefea a mea kolā e fakamuamua ne tatou i ‵tou kilokiloga e uiga ki te toetu?


For instance, to calm a crying child, a sentimental parent may cater to the child’s every whim. 	 E pelā mo te taumafai o fakagata te tagi o se tamaliki, e mafai ne se mātua alofa valea o fakataunu fakavave so se manakoga o tena tama.


● An airplane can transport more than 800 passengers nonstop from New York to Singapore, traveling at a cruising speed of 560 miles per hour (900 km/h). 	 ● E mafai ne se vakalele o ave a pasese e silia atu i te 800 mai i Niu Ioki ki Sigapoa i te makini e 560 maila i te itula (900 km/h) kae seai se manavaga.


1, 2. Why is it appropriate to consider your willingness to forgive? 	 1, 2. Kaia e tāua ei ke mafau‵fau faka‵lei, me e ‵toka tatou o fakamagalo a nisi tino?


To what grand promises is Jehovah himself a witness? 	 Ne a folafolaga sili e molimau eiloa a Ieova ki ei?


Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the object of devotion for Catholics but not for Protestants. 	 A Malia, te mātua o Iesu, ko te tino telā e tapuaki ki ei te kau Katolika kae e se penā loa te kau Polotesano.


20 As indicated by Paul’s personal greetings at the conclusion of his letter to the congregation in Rome, he forged many close friendships. 	 20 E pelā mo alofaaga totino o Paulo i te fakaotiga o tena tusi ki te fakapotopotoga i Loma, ne fakaasi mai i ei me ne ati aka ne ia a taugasoa ‵pili e tokouke.


By means of the printed page and by word of mouth, they are helping people around the world to gain an accurate knowledge of what the Kingdom is, what blessings it will bring, and what one must do to gain such blessings. 	 Mai i olotou tusi mo olotou pati, ko fesoasoani atu ei latou ki tino i te lalolagi kātoa ke maina ‵lei i te uiga o te Malo, fakamanuiaga kolā ka oko mai i ei, penā foki loa mo mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne se tino ke maua ne ia a fakamanuiaga konā.


Others may not reciprocate when we show appreciation. 	 E mafai o se loto fakafetai a nisi tino māfai e fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto fakafetai.


How does reflecting on Jesus’ ministry enhance our love for God? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea ne te ‵tou mafaufau ‵loto ki te taviniga a Iesu, te ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua?


“Be wrathful, and yet do not sin,” said Paul. 	 “Kafai koe e kaitaua, ke se takitaki koe ne tou kaitaua ki te agasala,” ko pati a Paulo.


Though he came to earth to take away the sin of the world, he showed love for individuals—a sickly woman, a leper, a child. 	 E tiga eiloa ne vau a ia ki te lalolagi o ave keatea a agasala a te lalolagi, ne fakaasi atu foki ne ia te alofa ki tino taki tokotasi—se fafine masaki, se lepela, se tamaliki.


Note that greediness is linked to idolatry. 	 Masaua me e isi se sokoga o te kaimanako ki te ifo ki tupua.


Yet they have no root in themselves, but they continue for a time; then as soon as tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, they are stumbled. 	 Ka ko te mea e seki puke mau latou ki te muna, tela la, ko se tumau ei i a latou. Kafai la e oko mai puapuagā mo sauāga ona ko te muna, ko tiaki ei ne latou.


But the Ethiopian had sufficient knowledge of the Scriptures to realize that he should not delay in openly testifying that from then on he would serve Jehovah as part of the Christian congregation, and that brought him much joy. 	 Kae ne lava te iloa o te Aitiope tenā i te Tusi Tapu ke matea ne ia me e se ‵tau o fakatalave ke fakatalitonu atu me mai te taimi tenā, ka tavini atu ei a ia ki a Ieova e pelā me se vaega o tena fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, kae ne fiafia malosi a ia i te mea tenā.


However, Jehovah has sustained them during this time of Christ’s invisible presence.—Matthew 24:3; Revelation 12:17. 	 Kae ne ‵lago atu eiloa a Ieova ki a latou i te taimi ne fakatasi mai ei a Iesu i te feitu sē matea.—Mataio 24:3; Fakaasiga 12:17.


Ezra had a clear view of the terrible consequences of the people’s disobedience. 	 Ne maina ‵lei a Esela i ikuga ma‵sei ka oko atu ona ko te sē faka‵logo o tino.


We are delighted to carry out the commission that Jesus Christ gave his followers when he said: “Go . . . and make disciples of people of all the nations, . . . teaching them.” 	 E fia‵fia eiloa tatou o fai a te fakatonuga telā ne tuku atu ne Iesu Keliso ki ana soko i te taimi ne fai atu ei a ia: “Olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko, . . . akoako atu foki latou.”


The point? 	 Se a te manatu tāua?


(1 Tim. 5:17) Numerous brothers and sisters are known for their warmth and compassion toward fellow believers. 	 (1 Timoteo 5:17) E lauiloa a nisi taina mo tuagane ona ko te lotou a‵lofa ki taina tali‵tonu.


Hence, we are wise to cultivate close friendships only with those who love Jehovah. 	 Telā la, se mea poto ke fai taugasoa ‵pili tatou mo tino fua kolā e a‵lofa ki a Ieova.


In what way is love a powerful bond? 4 People who are selfish at heart are rarely capable of a truly loving relationship because a person who loves is prepared to put the interests of another ahead of his own. 	 4 A tino uiga kaiū e faigata o maua ne latou se fesokotakiga alofa tonu me i te tino telā e alofa, e toka o fakamuamua a manakoga o nisi tino i lō ana manakoga.


4 David himself composed many of the songs that the Levites performed. 	 4 Ne ‵fatu eiloa ne Tavita a pese e uke kolā ne usu ne tino Levi.


How should we view people who do not believe as do Christians? 	 E ‵tau o fai pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki tino kolā e se ‵pau olotou talitonuga mo talitonuga o Kelisiano?


In addition to regular and fervent prayer, we need to put on the complete suit of spiritual armor from God in order ‘to stand firm against the machinations, or crafty acts, of the Devil.’—Eph. 6:11-18, ftn. 	 I tafa o te ‵talo malosi i taimi katoa, e ‵tau o ‵pei tatou ki te gatu tau faka-te-agaga kātoa mai te Atua ‘ko te mea ke mafai o ‵teke atu ki auala ma‵sei o te Tiapolo.’—Efeso 6:11-18.


Certainly not because of what happened at the temple in Jerusalem. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e se ona ko mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te faletapu i Ielusalema.


“VIOLENCE erupted in the wake of a contested election, forcing thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses to flee their homes,” relates François, an elder in a developing land. 	 “FAKASAUĀGA kolā ne māfua mai i se palota ne fai, ne faimālō ei a te fia afe o Molimau a Ieova ke tiakina olotou fale,” ko pati a François, se toeaina i se fenua koi ati aka.


His goal is not necessarily to destroy them, as a big-game hunter kills prey. 	 E se fakamoemoe a ia o tamate latou e pelā mo te tino tuli manu telā e tamate faeloa ne ia a manu kolā e ‵po ne ia.


What benefits will we enjoy if we keep on minding the spirit? 19 “The minding of the flesh means enmity with God,” whereas “the minding of the spirit means life and peace.” 	 19 “Ko te tuku atu otou mafaufau ke pulea ne te mea e manako ki ei te foitino, ka iku eiloa ki te mate,” kae ko te “mafaufau ki te mea e manako ki ei te Agaga, ka iku ki te ola mo te filemu.”


Moreover, he bravely spoke out against those who tried to belittle Jesus’ miracle. 	 E sili atu i ei, ne faipati ‵tonu atu a ia mo te loto toa ki tino kolā ne taumafai o fakasēaogā ne latou a te vavega tenā a Iesu.


18 Jehovah’s will regarding the earth can never be fully accomplished while the earth is peopled with men and women who defy his sovereignty. 	 18 E se mafai eiloa o fakataunu katoatoa a te fuafuaga a Ieova mō te lalolagi i te taimi koi ‵fonu ei te lalolagi i tagata mo fafine kolā e ‵teke ki tena pulega.


Sometimes they ask questions about it. 	 I nisi taimi, e fesili mai latou e uiga ki ei.


(Read 2 Peter 3:11.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Petelu 3:11.)


While pagan nations westward to Kittim and eastward to Kedar might bring in deities of other nations to add to their own, the idea of totally replacing their gods with foreign ones was unheard of. 	 E tiga eiloa kāti ne aumai ne atufenua fapau‵pau i te feitu ki togāla o Kupelu mo te feitu ki saegāla o Ketala a atua o nisi atufenua ke fakaopoopo atu ki olotou atua, ne seki lagona atu eiloa e uiga ki te manatu o te sui katoatoa ne latou o olotou atua ki atua o nisi fenua.


How will obedience in this matter benefit me?’ 	 Ka aogā pefea ki a au toku fakalogo ki ei?’


Jesus introduced “a new commandment.” 	 Ne fai ne Iesu se “fakatonuga fou.”


(Ruth 4:1-3; Matt. 26:18) We are given the names of only two of the faithful angels.—8/1, page 10. 	 (Luta 4:1-3; Mata.26:18) Ne tuku mai fua ki a tatou a igoa e lua o agelu fakamaoni.—8/1, itulau e 10.


• How did the apostles Peter and Paul and others in the first century bear thorough witness? 	 • Ne molimau katoatoa atu pefea a apositolo ko Petelu mo Paulo mo nisi tino i te senitenali muamua?


Are you truly benefiting from them? 	 E mata, e aogā ‵tonu a mea konā ki a koe?


(1 Tim. 4:15) Doing so helps us to remain humble before Jehovah and be malleable in his hands. 	 (1 Timo. 4:15) A te faiga penā ka fai ei tatou ke tumau i te loto maulalo i mua o Ieova kae fulifuligofie foki i ana lima.


(Hosea 4:11) Alcohol affects the mind. 	 (Hosea 4:11) E fakavāivāi ne te kava te mafaufau.


“Temporary Residents” United in True Worship 	 E ‵Kaufakatasi A “Tino Kolā E Se ‵Nofo Tumau” I Te Tapuakiga Tonu


THE gift of language did not originate with mankind but, rather, with man’s Creator, Jehovah God. 	 NE SEKI māfua mai i tino a te meaalofa ko te faipati ki ‵gana kae mai te Mafuaga o te tino, ko Ieova te Atua.


When Jesus was a man on earth, did he know all that the future held? 	 E mata, ne iloa ne Iesu a mea katoa e uiga ki te taimi mai mua i tena nofoga i te lalolagi nei e pelā me se tagata?


What are we to conclude from this? 	 Se a te mea e fakaiku aka ne tatou mai te mea tenei?


Miracles That Are About to Happen 	 Vavega Kolā Ko Pili o ‵Tupu


How are we influenced by the moral decay that surrounds us? 	 Ne a mea ka fai ne tatou ona ko faifaiga ma‵sei i ‵tou tafa?


Recall that the prophet Habakkuk asked how long Jehovah would permit violence and strife. 	 E ‵tau foki o tuku i ‵tou mafaufau me ne fai atu te pelofeta ko Sapakuka ki a Ieova, me mafea e fakagata aka ei ne Ieova a logo‵maega katoa.


He did what he was told to do! 	 Kae ne fai eiloa ne ia a fakatonuga ne fai atu ki a ia!


Learning how to greet those people in their native tongue may go a long way toward showing how interested you are in their welfare. 	 A te tauloto ki te auala ke fakatalofa atu ki tino i olotou ‵gana totino, se fakaasiga me e amanaia tonu koe ki olotou tulaga.


How can all contribute to the dignity of the occasion of baptism? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou katoa ki te faka‵malūga o te papatisoga?


Another way is by highly esteeming all our brothers and sisters in the faith. 	 Ako te suā auala ko te fakatāua malosi ne tatou a ‵tou taina mo tuagane i te munatonu.


The half of my belongings, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and whatever I extorted from anyone, I am restoring four times over.” 	 Ka tuku atu ne au te āfa o aku mea ki tino ma‵tiva, e te Aliki, a ko so se mea ne maua ne au mai so se tino i se auala sē tonu, ka toe fakafoki atu ne au ki ei e fakafa taimi.”


There will also be no escape for present-day practicers of false religion, including members of Christendom and those who have apostatized from Jehovah’s worship. 	 Ka seai foki se tino telā e kau atu nei ki lotu ‵se e sao, e aofia i ei a tino o Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se mo tino kolā ko fulitua atu ki te tapuakiga a Ieova.


“The righteous one will prove to be for remembrance . . . 	 “Ka se mafai o fakapuli a te tino amiotonu ne tino. . . .


As part of his ministry, Daniel conducted five Bible studies with young men—three of whom got baptized. 	 E pelā me se vaega o tena taviniga, ne fai ne Tanielu a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo tamataene e tokolima—e tokotolu mai i a latou ne papatiso.


(Matthew 28:18-20) With these words, Jesus authorized his “slaves” to do business until his return, “each one according to his own ability.” 	 (Mataio 28:18-20) Mai i ana pati konā, ne tuku atu ne Iesu te fakatonuga ki ana “tavini” ke fakagalue a mea konā ‘e ‵tusa mo te mea e mafai ne te tino o fai’, ke oko ki tena foki mai.


Though religious error abounds worldwide, how thankful we are that God has given us spiritual light and truth! 	 E tiga eiloa te uke o akoakoga ‵se fakalotu i te lalolagi kātoa, e maua eiloa ne tatou te loto fakafetai me ne tuku mai ne te Atua ki a tatou a te mainaga faka-te-agaga e pelā foki mo te munatonu!


11 No matter where we live, who we are, or how old we are, all of us will at times face stresses in life. 	 11 Faitalia te koga e ola ei tatou, ko tatou ne tino pefea, io me pefea te ‵tou ma‵tua, e fe‵paki eiloa tatou i nisi taimi mo fakalavelave i te olaga.


JESUS CHRIST set up just one church, or congregation. 	 NE KAMATA ne Iesu te lotu io me ko te fakapotopotoga e tasi.


Have I recently prayed for individuals in the congregation who are facing hardships?’ 	 Kai ‵talo aka eiloa au mō tino taki tokotasi kolā e fe‵paki mo mea faiga‵ta i te fakapotopotoga fakamuli nei?’


They wanted independence in the form of the right to decide for themselves what was good and what was bad. 	 Ne fia ‵tu tokotasi laua i te fakaaogāga o te saolotoga ke fai eiloa ne laua lā filifiliga ki mea kolā e ‵lei mo mea ma‵sei.


It therefore follows that “he who opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God.” 	 “Tela la, ko te tino tela e ‵teke ki pule e ‵teke foki ki te mea ne filifili ne te Atua.”


What makes life really worthwhile? 	 Se a te mea e fai ei ke aogā tonu te olaga?


14:26—In what sense are Christ’s followers to “hate” their relatives? 	 14:26—I te auala fea e ‵tau ei mo soko o Keliso o “takalia‵lia” ki olotou kāiga?


They faced the challenge of being loyal to God while the king, who sat on “Jehovah’s throne,” followed a wayward course.—1 Chron. 29:23. 	 Ne tai faigata eiloa ki tino konei ke fakamaoni ki te Atua ona ko mea ma‵sei ne fai ne te tupu telā e sui ne ia te ‘nofogaaliki o Ieova.’—1 Nofo. 29:23.


How can elders help us to be united? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai a toeaina ke ‵kau fakatasi tatou?


What Will You Do? 	 Ne a Au Mea ka Fai?


14 In one area, the storm surge reached as far as 50 miles [80 km] inland, propelling a wall of water up to 30 feet [10 m] high. 	 14 I te koga e tasi, ne oko atu te tai ki loto i te fenua i se 50 maila, i se maluga e 30 futu.


So I accepted the discipline, and in time I recovered spiritually.” 	 Tela la, ne talia ne au te polopolokiga, kae fakamuli ifo, ne toe gasolosolo malie atu ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.”


He is blind. 	 A ia e ‵kivi.


What can we learn from the way Jesus treated his apostles? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai faifaiga a Iesu ki ana apositolo?


(Genesis 3:8-10) God did not design humans to live independently of him; they have a need to communicate with their Maker. 	 (Kenese 3:8-10) Ne seki faite ne te Atua a tino ke ‵tu tokotasi mai i a ia; e maua ne latou te manakoga ke fesokotaki atu ki te Tino ne faite ne ia latou.


Then we will look back on all the promises that Jehovah has made, and we too will say: “They have all come true.” 	 Tena la, ka toe ‵kilo atu ei tatou ki folafolaga katoa a Ieova ne fai, kae fai atu foki penei: “E seai se mea e seki fakataunu.”


Why did God view them as having served him with a complete heart, and how can we imitate them? 	 Kaia ne kilo atu ki ei te Atua e pelā me ne tino kolā ne tavini atu ki a ia mo te loto kātoa, kae mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a latou?


Then allow your partner to resume the lead. 	 Ka oti, ko toe tuku atu ei a te avanoaga ki tou soa ke toe faka‵soko.


In ancient Israel, the priesthood, the tabernacle, and its furnishings were to be held sacred 	 I Isalaelu mua, a faitaulaga, te faleie tapu, mo ana mea fai fale ne fai pelā me ne mea ‵malu


22 Careful study proves that we are deep in the time of the end, for we have reached the dream image’s feet of iron and clay. 	 22 Kafai e fai ne tatou se sukesukega māea ki ei ko fakamaoni mai i ei me ko pili o palele atu te taimi o te gataga, me ko oko atu nei tatou ki tapuvae o te tupua kolā ne palu ki te fiti mo te one.


Displaying Dignity in Worship 	 Fakaasi Atu te ‵Malu i te Tapuakiga


His spirit is a powerful force for good that enables his servants to display love, joy, peace, kindness, and other appealing qualities. 	 A tena agaga se malosi ‵mana mō mea ‵lei, telā e fai ei ana tavini ke fakaasi atu te alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te atafai, mo nisi uiga ‵gali.


This was a result of a four-year global study of Earth’s environment, involving more than 1,360 experts from 95 countries. 	 A te mea tenei ko te ikuga o te sukesukega ki te tulaga o te Lalolagi telā ne fai i te lalolagi kātoa i tausaga e fa kae e aofia i ei a tino ‵poto e sili atu i te 1,360 mai fenua e 95.


17, 18. (a) Cite Bible examples of humble people as well as of proud people. (b) How did one brother avoid letting pride distance him from Jehovah? 	 17, 18. (a) Taku mai ne fakaakoakoga o tino loto maulalo mo tino fakamatamata i loto i te Tusi Tapu. (e) Ne seki talia pefea ne te taina e tokotasi a te fakamatamata ke ‵vae ei a ia kea‵tea mai i a Ieova?


For example, he led a campaign of vicious persecution against Christ’s disciples. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakasaua masei eiloa ne tou tagata a soko o Keliso.


(Deut. 6:6-9) That is what Rubi, a Christian sister, did soon after the birth of her first son, Joseph. 	 (Teutelonome 6:6-9) Tenā eiloa te mea ne fai ne Rubi, se tuagane Kelisiano, mai tua o te fanaumaiga o tena tama tagata muamua, ko Iosefa.


We were told to hold all the meetings each week regardless of how many attended. 	 Ne fakatonu mai ke fai faeloa ne māua a fakatasiga i vaiaso takitasi faitalia te aofaki o tino e ‵kau mai ki ei.


19, 20. What words of Paul are being fulfilled in a remarkable way today? 	 19, 20. Ne a pati a Paulo ko fakataunu nei i se auala fakaofoofogia?


Will we maintain our integrity? 	 E mata, ka fakatumau ne tatou a te ‵tou fakamaoni?


Now, rather than confine my wife to the kitchen, I happily support her in her activities as a full-time evangelizer. 	 Nei la, i lō te faimālō o taku avaga ke nofo i te umu kuka, ko ‵lago atu eiloa au mo te fiafia ki a ia i ana galuega e pelā me se tino talai tumau.


But I say to you that everyone who keeps on looking at a woman so as to have a passion for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” 	 Kae e fai atu au ki a koutou me ko so se tino e onoono ki se fafine kae e fiafai ki ei ko mulilua a ia i tena loto.”


And that would only be “a beginning of pangs of distress.” 	 Kae ne fai fua a mea konā mo fai “te kamataga o puapuagā.”


A young Christian named Ryan recalls the torment he suffered at the hands of classmates: “The 15-minute bus ride to and from school seemed like hours as I was verbally abused. 	 E fai mai penei te talavou Kelisiano ko Ryan e uiga ki mea ne fai ne tama‵liki kolā e a‵koga tasi mo ia kae ne logo‵mae malosi a ia i ei: “E fai a te 15 minute o te teleatuga o te pasi io me ko te fokimaiga mai te akoga, e pelā me se itula e tasi ki a au ona ko pati fakaitaita e fai mai ki a au.


When many delegates, including young ones, approached him after the convention to thank him for his cooperation over the years and to wish him well during his retirement, he broke down in tears. 	 I te taimi ne olo atu ei a nisi tino kolā ne ‵kau atu ki te fono fakatasi mo te kau talavou, mai tua o te fono, o fakafetai atu ki a ia mō tena fesoasoani i tausaga ko ‵teka, kae ke fakamanuia atu foki ki a ia māfai ko litaea, ne kamata o tagi a ia i ei.


Moreover, God’s decree through Noah was a major step forward in working out His elevated purpose involving blood—a purpose that would allow humans to gain everlasting life. 	 Kae ko te fakatonuga a te Atua e auala i a Noa se lasaga tāua ‵ki ki te fakataunuga o tena fuafuaga e uiga ki te toto—se fuafuaga telā e fai i ei ke maua ne tino a te ola se-gata-mai.


13, 14. What clearer understanding of God’s will and purpose was presented in a 1928 issue of The Watch Tower? 	 13, 14. Se a te mainaga manino e uiga ki te loto o te Atua mo ana fuafuaga telā ne tuku mai i te lomiga o The Watch Tower i te 1928?


What examples can strengthen us? 	 Ne a fakaakoakoga e mafai o fakamalosi mai ki a tatou?


Andrzej, a zealous publisher, notes: “Lack of rest leads to being overtired, and from there it is just a small step to discouragement. 	 Ne fai mai Andrzej, se tino talai loto finafinau: “A te se lava o te moe e iku atu ki te fi‵ta malosi, kae ko te mea tenā se lasaga foliki fua e tasi ke maua ei te loto vāivāi.


Trust in Jehovah, “the God of All Comfort” 	 Tali‵tonu ki a Ieova “Te Atua o Fakamafanafanaga Katoa”


“As we have served God together,” they say, “our marriage has become stronger.” 	 E fai mai a lāua: “I te taimi ne tavini fakatasi atu ei māua ki te Atua, e momea aka eiloa te malosi o te mā fakaipoipoga.”


For instance, is eagerness to serve in a position of oversight among God’s people really a humble desire to be helpful and to do the most we can for the advancement of Kingdom interests? 	 E pelā mo te loto fiafia ke tavini atu i se tulaga ko te tausi atu ki tino o te Atua, e mata, e aofia eiloa i ei se manakoga loto maulalo o te fia fesoasoani atu kae ke fai te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai i te fakalauefaatuga o manakoga o te Malo?


And if we have learned the Scriptural reasons for suffering, Satan would like us to forget them. 	 Kae kafai ko iloa ne tatou mai te Tusi Tapu a pogai konā, e manako Satani ke puli i a tatou a mea konā.


Magic, of course, has always been associated with the occult.* Many people in both ancient and modern times believe that the magic practiced by witches is performed to bring harm to others. 	 E tonu, e olo tasi faeloa te faivailakau mo te fai tapune.* E tali‵tonu sāle te tokoukega o tino i aso mua mo aso nei me e fakaaogā sāle ne tino faivailakau a te tapune ke fakapa‵kia ei a nisi tino.


(James 2:23) Should we not gratefully accept these wonderful gifts? [Picture on page 7] 	 (Iakopo 2:23) E mata, e se ‵tau o talia ne tatou mo te loto fakafetai a meaalofa ‵gali konei?


Why are these teachings so attractive that they lull millions into spiritual sleep? 	 Kaia e ‵gali ‵ki ei a akoakoga konei telā ko fai ei a te fia miliona ke ‵moe i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


Spiritual growth comes from God. 	 E māfua mai te Atua te gasoloakaga i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Do I do this? 	 E mata, e fai ne au te mea tenei?


2 One part of the human body, though, is referred to figuratively in the Bible far more often than any other. 	 2 E tasi te vaega o te foitino e fakasino sāle ki ei te Tusi Tapu i se auala fakatusa i lō nisi vaega aka. A te mea tenā ko te fatu.


“SEE, THE LAMB OF GOD” 	 “KILOKE, TELĀ TE TAMĀ MAMOE A TE ATUA”


THE evening before he died, Jesus Christ passed a loaf of unleavened bread and a cup of red wine to his apostles and instructed them to eat and to drink. 	 TE afiafi po mai mua o tena mate, ne fakasoa atu ne Iesu Keliso a te falaoa sē faka‵fete mo te ipu uaina ‵kula ki ana apositolo kae fakatonu atu ki a latou ke kai kae inu ki ei.


How Can You Provide for Your Wife? 	 E Tausi Atu Pefea Koe ki Tau Avaga Fafine?


If Abraham felt any anxiety, it no doubt melted away with Jehovah’s next words: “I shall make a great nation out of you and I shall bless you and I will make your name great . . . 	 Ka fakamanuia ne au a koe, ka ko tou igoa ka takutakua . . . ka fakamanuia ne au a latou kolā e fakamanuia atu ki a koe.


Blind and Deaf Healed. 	 Ka ‵Lei a Tino ‵Kivi mo Tino ‵Tuli.


3 True righteousness is measured by conformity to God’s will and his commands. 	 3 E fua aka a te tinā amiotonu ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua mo te fakalogo ki ana fakatonuga.


THE VALUE OF THE NEW PERSONALITY 	 TE TĀUA O UIGA ‵FOU


(John 10:16b) They are all part of one loving, global brotherhood. 	 (Ioane 10:16e) E aofia latou katoa i te kautaina fealofani e tasi i te lalolagi kātoa.


“Calamity will put the wicked one himself to death; and the very ones hating the righteous one will be held guilty.” 	 “Ka tamate ne te masei a tino amio ma‵sei; a latou kolā e takalia‵lia ki tino amio‵tonu ka fakasalagina.”


But a servant of Jehovah sees things differently. 	 Kae e ‵kese eiloa te kilokiloga a tavini a Ieova ki ei.


How does God’s love motivate us to love our brothers? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea tatou ne te alofa ki te Atua ke a‵lofa ki ‵tou taina?


This is in accord with the principle: “The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much.” 	 E fetaui ‵tonu a mea konei mo te fakatakitakiga tenei: “A ia telā e fakamaoni i mea fo‵liki, e fakamaoni foki i mea ‵lasi.”


(Titus 1:16) “Hallelujah,” explains one Bible dictionary, is a “word used by the writers of various psalms to invite all to join them in praising Jehovah.” 	 (Tito 1:16) E fai mai se tikisionale o te Tusi Tapu penei: “A te pati Aleluia se pati ne fakaaoga ne faisalamo kese‵kese ke ‵kami mai ei a tino katoa ke ‵kau fakatasi mo latou i te avatuga o vikiga ki a Ieova.”


People can be filled with holy spirit and empowered by it. 	 E mafai o maua kae fakamalosi a tino ne te agaga tapu.


6 In Moses’ day, clear guidelines on proper conduct and manner of worship were needed. 	 6 I aso o Mose, ne manakogina eiloa a fakatakitakiga ma‵nino e uiga ki mea tau amioga mo te auala e tapuaki atu ei a tino.


(Gen. 6:14-22) In addition, Noah was “a preacher of righteousness,” telling his neighbors of the impending destruction. 	 (Kenese 6:14-22) E se gata i ei, a Noa se “tino talai o te amiotonu,” e fakailoa atu ki ana tuakoi e uiga ki te fakamaseiga telā ko pili o tupu.


“I would cry a couple of days during the week, and I couldn’t sleep some nights. 	 “E mafai au o tagi mō ne aso e lua i te vaiaso, kae e se mafai o moe i nisi po.


Satan, though, will settle for just one act of worship, as he sought from Jesus. 	 Kae ka fakatoka ne Satani se faifaiga e tasi o te tapuakiga, e pelā mo te mea ne manako a ia ki ei mai i a Iesu.


What will help those accustomed to using harsh words to change their manner of speaking? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā ko masani o fai a pati ‵mafa ke ‵fuli te auala e fai‵pati ei latou?


There must be no deficiency in our faith. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o isi se vāivāiga i te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


For example, Jehovah’s people were able to withstand the onslaught of Nazism in Germany and Western Europe before and during World War II (1939-45). 	 E pelā mo te mafai ne tino o Ieova o kufaki a fakasauāga a te kau Nasi i Siamani mo Eulopa ki Togālā i taimi mai mua mo te taimi ne fai ei te Taua i te Lua a te lalolagi (1939-1945).


3 Very strengthening to anointed Christians are these words of Jesus Christ: “Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. Look! 	 3 Ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina a pati konei a Iesu Keliso: “Sa ma‵taku ki so se mea ka puapuagātia ei koe.


20 Was Paul disheartened because not everyone accepted the good news? 	 20 E mata ne loto vāivāi a Paulo me e se ko tino katoa ne talia ne latou te tala ‵lei?


Perhaps it is some type of injustice, prejudice, or ridicule. 	 Kāti se faifaiga sē fakamaoni, fakailoga tino io me ne fakatauemuga.


(Matt. 13:43) When and where will that be? 	 (Mata. 13:43) Ka tupu mafea a te mea tenā kae i fea foki?


(Proverbs 19:17) Thus Jehovah taught compassion and consideration for disadvantaged ones. 	 (Faataoto 19:17) Tela la, ne akoako atu ne Ieova a te alofa mo te amanaia ki tino kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani.


The Scriptures tell us that it is God’s will to gather to himself “the desirable things of all the nations.” 	 E fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou me ko te loto eiloa o te Atua ke fakamaopoopo atu ki a ia a “koloa tāua” o atufenua katoa.


But all, including older publishers, endeavor to cover the local territory thoroughly. 	 Kae ko tatou katoa, e aofia i ei a tino talai ma‵tua, e taumafai o ga‵lue malosi ke ‵kava faka‵lei a ‵tou koga talai.


Humans are like mere grasshoppers in a field. 	 A tino e fai fua pelā me ne lō fo‵liki i se malae.


Some 40 years earlier, when I arrived in Ghana after my graduation from Gilead, there were just a few hundred Witnesses. 	 I se 40 tupu tausaga mai mua atu, i te taimi ne oko atu ei au ki Ghana i taku otiga mai Kiliata, e lau fua i nai selau o Molimau.


Why, it “never goes forth” victorious! 	 “Ko se fai.”


Rather than focusing on a career or any pleasures of this system of things, our focus must be on Jehovah and his service. 	 A te mea telā e ‵tau o fakamuamua ne tatou ko Ieova mo tena taviniga, e se ko te mauaga o se galuega io me ko te taumafai ke maua a mea ‵gali i te lalolagi tenei.


His long-suffering was rewarded. 	 Ne taui atu ki tena kufaki.


(Luke 8:13) When exposed to the blazing sun of “tribulation or persecution,” they become so fearful that they lose their joy and strength and give up following Christ. 	 (Luka 8:13) Kafai e tuku faka‵sau atu latou ki te ‵vela o te la, telā ko “puapuagā mo fakasauāga,” ne kamata o ma‵taku latou, telā ne galo atu ei te lotou fia‵fia mo te malosi kae ko se toe tau‵tali atu ei latou ki a Keliso.


18 Of course, it is up to each family to determine what will be most beneficial for the spiritual health of their children.[2] (Gal. 6:5) Muriel, quoted earlier, admits that she and her husband had to sacrifice their preferences for the spiritual benefit of their son. 	 18 E tonu, e tuku atu loa ki kāiga takitasi ke fakaiku aka ne latou te ‵toe mea aoga ki te ola ‵lei faka-te-agaga a olotou tama‵liki.[2] (Kala. 6:5) A Muriel, tela ne sae mai muamua, ne fakaasi tonu mai ne tou fafine me i a laua mo tena avaga ne fakamuamua ne laua a te tāua o te feitu faka-te-agaga o te lā tama tagata i lō lā manakoga.


Jehovah also sees how much we love him and how much we long to serve him fully. 	 E lavea ne Ieova te lasi o ‵tou a‵lofa mō ia penā foki mo ‵tou loto nau‵nau o tavini katoatoa atu ki a ia.


What human fault could never be ascribed to Jehovah? 	 Se a te vāivāiga o te tino telā e se maua lele eiloa ne Ieova?


And would you do this “most gladly”? 	 E mata, e fai ne koe penā mo te “loto fiafia?”


How did Jesus reflect the Great Potter’s patience and skill? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu a te kufaki mo te atamai o te Tino sili i te faite mea ki kele?


Hundreds of congregations took part, and the branch office received many good reports about this arrangement, even from outsiders. 	 Ne aofia eiloa te fia selau o fakapotopotoga i ei, kae ne maua ne te ofisa lagolago a lipoti ‵lei e uke e uiga ki te fakatokaga tenei, ke oko foki eiloa ki tino mai tua.


They concluded that true Christians cannot share in the political controversies or the wars of any nation.—Isa. 2:4; John 6:15; 17:14-16. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne latou me e se ‵tau o aofia a Kelisiano ‵tonu i kinauga fakapolitiki io me ko taua a fenua.—Isaia 2:4; Ioane 6:15; 17:14-16.


I WAS born in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A., on December 10, 1936, the oldest of four children. 	 AU NE fanau i Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A., i te po 10 o Tesema i te 1936, ko au te toekimua i te motou fanauga e tokofa.


Why do we take such a firm stand? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵tu ‵mautakitaki tatou i te feitu tenei?


According to the book History of Western Philosophy, the Egyptians developed the view that “the souls of the dead descend into the underworld.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te tusi ko te History of Western Philosophy, ne fakamalosi aka ne te kau Aikupito te manatu me “e olo atu a agaga o tino ‵mate ki te lalolagi i te laukele.”


15 What if personal study is difficult for us? 	 15 Kae e a māfai ko tō faigata ki a tatou te faiga o sukesukega totino?


In providing the ransom, God was ‘exhibiting his own righteousness.’ 	 I te fakatokaga o te togiola, ne ‘fakaasi mai ei te amiotonu o te Atua.’


Under every imaginable condition, including risking their lives in war-torn areas, they courageously raise their voices in support of God’s Kingdom. 	 I vaegā tulaga faiga‵ta katoa, e aofia i ei ko tulaga kolā e mafai o ‵mate a tino i ei ona ko taua, e fai‵pati atu latou mo te loto toa ke ‵lago atu ki te Malo o te Atua.


(1 Pet. 5:8, 9) In the context of 1 Corinthians 10:13, Paul refers to the tests that Israel faced in the wilderness. 	 (1 Pe. 5:8, 9) I te tusi faitau i te 1 Kolinito 10:13, ne fakauiga a Paulo ki fakalavelave ne fe‵paki mo te kau Isalaelu i te ‵koga lavaki.


The types of donations that you can send directly are the following: 	 A vaegā meaalofa kolā e mafai o avatu tonu ne koe, konā eiloa e fakasolo atu mai lalo:


SOME time after being released from his first imprisonment in Rome in 61 C.E., the apostle Paul visits the island of Crete. 	 I SE taimi mai tua ifo o tena fakasaolotoga mai tena ‵peiga muamua ki te falepuipui i Loma i te 61 T.A., ne āsi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki te fenua o Keleta.


Because we live in a world that is dominated by Satan the Devil and because we are imperfect, it is easy for us to adopt the wrong thinking and conduct of the world. 	 Ona ko te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa o tatou kae ‵nofo foki i te lalolagi telā e pule ki ei a Satani, e faigofie eiloa ke ‵miti ne tatou a mafaufauga ‵se mo amioga o te lalolagi.


As Creator and Life-Giver, he has the right to make rules about life. 	 E pelā me ko te Mafuaga mo te Tino telā ne tuku mai ne ia te ola, e maua fua ne ia te saolotoga ke fai ne ia a tulafono e uiga ki te ola.


He answers: “I have come into my garden, O my sister, my bride.” 	 Ne tali atu tou tagata: “Taku pele, taku avaga, au ko oti ne ulu ki loto i taku fatoaga.”


Do Not Forget Jehovah 	 Ke se Puli i a Koutou a Ieova


(Acts 20:31) By Pentecost of 56 C.E., Paul is in Jerusalem. 	 (Galuega 20:31) I te Penitekoso 56 T.A., ne nofo atu a Paulo i Ielusalema.


Some have raised the possibility that God kept the animals in a state of relative torpor, akin to hibernation, thus reducing their need for food. 	 [Fakamatalaga fakaopoopo] Ne fakasae aka ne nisi tino a te mafaufauga me ne tausi ne te Atua a manu i se tulaga telā ko sē gasue‵sue eiloa, e pelā mo te moe, tela la, ko sē fia‵kai latou.


What had happened? 	 Se a te mea ne tupu?


Why do you, who are not related, not from the same country, not even the same color, agree to put yourself at risk?’ 	 Kaia e talia ei ne koe, telā e se kāiga, e se fenua tasi, kae e se ‵pau foki otou ‵lanu, ke tu atu koe i se tulaga fakamataku penā?’


The Bible thus says: “Perfect is his activity.” 	 Tenā te pogai e fai mai ei te Tusi Tapu: “E tonu kae amiotonu i ana auala katoa.”


(Matthew 25:35, 36, footnote) In this time of the end, since 1914, many of the anointed have found themselves in such situations. 	 (Mataio 25:35, 36, te fakamatalaga mai lalo, NW) I te taimi tenei o te gataga, talu mai te 1914, ko oti ne oko atu a tino fakaekegina e tokouke ki vaegā tulaga penā.


I’ve never regretted our decision.” 	 Ne seki salamō lele eiloa au i te mā fakaikuga.”


(1 Corinthians 10:31-33) They do not ‘set aside the commandment of God in order to retain traditions’ that are ultimately designed to honor the dead. 	 (1 Kolinito 10:31-33) E se ‘‵tiaki ne latou te tulafono a te Atua ko te mea ke fakatumau ei a tuu’ kolā ne faite mō te avatuga o te fakaaloalo ki tino ‵mate.


(Josh. 24:15) Why not take refuge in the only God worth serving? 	 (Iosu. 24:15) Kae kaia la e se faka‵lafi atu ei koe ki te Atua fua e tokotasi telā e ‵tau o tapuaki atu ki ei a tino?


(Philippians 1:7) Moreover, we will not compromise or water down our firm adherence to God’s standards of righteousness. 	 (Filipi 1:7) Kae e se gutugutulua io me fakavāivāi foki tatou e uiga ki te ‵tou mautakitaki i tulafono amio‵tonu a te Atua.


8 In the late 19th century, Charles Taze Russell and some of his associates endeavored to reestablish true Christian worship. 	 8 Talu mai i te 1870, ne fakamalosi ne Charles Taze Russell mo nisi o ana taugasoa ke toe fakatu aka ne latou te tapuakiga a Kelisiano ‵tonu.


Psalm 81 is an exhortation to obey Jehovah. 	 E fakamalosi mai i te Salamo 81 ke faka‵logo ki a Ieova.


(Hosea 1:2) How widespread was fornication in Israel? 	 (Hosea 1:2) E pefea te salalau o amioga finalalolagi i Isalaelu?


• How does Jehovah provide spiritual enlightenment? 	 • E tuku mai pefea ne Ieova a te mainaga faka-te-agaga?


Do what you can while modestly recognizing your limitations 	 Fai so se mea e mafai o fai ne koe mo te agamalū kae ke iloa ne koe tou tapulā


Hollywood knows how to turn any trend into a paying proposition. 	 E iloa ‵lei ne te kau fai tamunei i Hollywood o tau‵tali atu ki manatu ‵fou ke maua ei olotou tupe.


The unmistakable trend is liberalization. 	 Ko gasolo o fai valevale a talitonuga.


Would eagerness to make more money cause you to stop putting Kingdom interests first in life? 	 E mata, a tou loto naunau ke uke atu au tupe e maua ko taofi ei koe mai te fakamuamua o mea o te Malo i tou olaga?


15 Stressful circumstances can cause even loyal servants of Jehovah to speak or act unwisely. 	 15 E mafai ne te loto mafatia o fai ne ia a tavini fakamaoni a Ieova ke fai‵pati io me fai ne latou se mea valea.


9 Jehovah has preserved his Word against all odds. 	 9 Ko oti ne puipui ne Ieova tena Muna mai mea faiga‵ta katoa.


[Picture on page 16] 	 Kaia? 16.


Afterward, the teacher and students had so many questions that the boys were in front of the class for an additional 20 minutes. 	 Ne fakamāumāu ne tama‵liki konei a minute e 20 i mua o te vasega ona ko te uke o fesili a te faiakoga, penā foki mo tama‵liki i te vasega.


(Matthew 22:29) The Scriptures assure us that ‘all those in the memorial tombs will hear the voice of the Son of man and come out.’ 	 (Mataio 22:29) E fakatalitonu mai te Tusi Tapu me ka ‘lagona a tena leo ne latou katoa kola e i loto i tanuga, kae ka ulu mai ei latou ki tua.’


In their youthful minds, it all must have seemed so clear. 	 Ne manino ‵lei eiloa i olotou mafaufau a mea kolā ne ‵tupu.


He meant the Bible Students in particular. 	 Ne fakuiga eiloa a ia ki tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu.


The Bible contains the primary material we need to convince many that they can lead a less stressful life.—2 Timothy 3:16, 17. 15. How can you benefit from Jesus’ teachings about life? 	 E aofia i te Tusi Tapu a akoakoga fakavae kolā e mafai o fakaasi atu ne tatou ki tino me e mafai o takitaki atu ei olotou olaga ki se olaga telā e se uke a mea e manava‵se ki ei.—2 Timoteo 3:16, 17.


Together, they now serve at one of the branch offices of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Nei la, ko tavini tokolua atu a laua i se ofisa lagolago e tasi o Molimau a Ieova.


26 Did You Know? 	 SETEMA 10-16, 2012


Interestingly, prominent men and priests were willing to seek advice from them.—Judges 4:4-8; 2 Kings 22:14-16, 20. 	 Se mea fakafiafia, me i tāgata ma‵luga mo faitaulaga ne loto fia‵fia o ‵sala ki manatu fesoasoani mai i a lāua.—Famasino 4:4-8; 2 Tupu 22:14-16, 20.


PICTURE THIS: You are touring a museum full of ancient monuments. 	 FAKAATAATA I TOU MAFAUFAU: E tafao atu koe ki se fale tausi mea mua e ‵fonu i ma fakamanatu i aso mua.


They admit that they get really tired at times. 	 E fai ‵tonu mai lāua me ne fi‵ta ‵ki lāua i nisi taimi.


(Eph. 5:23) “Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive,” wrote the apostle Paul. 	 (Efeso 5:23) Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Paulo: “Faka‵logo ki otou takitaki kae sa‵sale foki i olotou fakatonuga.”


(Eph. 4:3) During this Memorial season and especially on the night of the Memorial, think deeply about how you treat others. 	 (Efe. 4:3) I te taimi tenei o te Fakamanatuga kae maise ko te po o te Fakamanatuga, ke mafaufau ‵loto koe e uiga ki au faifaiga e fai ki nisi tino.


7:7-11 If persistence is good when I make requests to God, how about in other facets of life?—Luke 11:5-13. 	 Ne fai pefea a te amoga mo fai se fakamailoga i aso mua, kae kaia ne ‵kami mai ei ne Iesu a tino ke amo ne latou tena amoga?


16. (a) What example of trusting Jehovah’s wisdom rather than his own did Jesus set? (b) How are many family heads imitating Jesus’ example of trusting in Jehovah during hard times? 	 16. (a) Se a te fakaakoakoga ne fai ne Iesu e uiga ki te talitonu ki te poto o Ieova i lō tena poto totino? (e) E tau‵tali atu pefea a ulu o kāiga e tokouke i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu e uiga ki te talitonu ki a Ieova i taimi faiga‵ta?


Today, it is a commonly held opinion that affiliation with a religious group or denomination is not a prerequisite for belief in God. 	 I aso nei, se talitonuga masani me e se manakogina ke ‵kau atu ki se lotu ko te mea ke talitonu ei ki te Atua.


• How can young people praise Jehovah today? 	 • E mafai pefea o ‵viki atu a talavou ki a Ieova i aso nei?


Superior in What Ways? 	 Ne a Feitu Katoa e Sili i ei?


When Difficulties Arise 	 I Taimi e ‵Sae Aka ei a Fakalavelave


All that Jehovah requires of his worshippers can be summed up in a single word: love 	 A mea katoa kolā e manako a Ieova ke fai ne ana tino tapuaki e mafai o tuku fakatasi ki se pati e tasi: alofa


Being discreet in our speech means what? 	 Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei a te poto i ‵tou pati e fai atu?


The first man, Adam, was created with the opportunity to enjoy a span of life that would never end if he was obedient to God. 	 Ne faite te tagata muamua ke ola ki te se-gata-mai māfai e fakalogo a ia ki te Atua.


Our children acquire it little by little.” 	 Ne maua malielie ne mā tamaliki a te mea tenā.”


It contrasts trusting in Jehovah with leaning on our own understanding, suggesting that we cannot do both. 	 E fakaasi mai ei a te ‵kese o te talitonu ki a Ieova mo te fakalagolago ki ‵tou iloa, kae fakaasi mai foki i ei me sē mafai o fai ne tatou a mea e lua konā.


When Jehovah in his Word exhorts you to be no part of the world, he is not trying to stifle your enjoyment of life or restrict your freedom. 	 E se fia taofi io me fakataputapu ne Ieova a koe mai te fiafia i te olaga nei, i te taimi e fakamalosi mai ei i tena Muna ke sē fai a koe e pelā me se vaega o te lalolagi nei.


(Acts 17:10, 11) Then, let us act on what we learn, turning down false stories and clinging to the truth. 	 (Galuega 17:10, 11) Tela la, ke na fakagalue aka a mea ne tauloto ne tatou mai te ‵teke atu ki tala ‵kai kae ‵piki mau ki te munatonu.


9 How we cultivate faith like Noah’s. 	 9 Te auala e ati aka ei ne tatou te fakatuanaki e pelā mo Noa.


• What indicates that the zeal of Jehovah’s people has not diminished? 	 • Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i ei me ne seki gasolo o ‵pafu te loto finafinau o tino o Ieova?


(John 15:12; 17:14-16) What about members of Christendom’s clergy? 	 (Ioane 15:12; 17:14-16) Kae e a la faifeau o Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se?


(Luke 17:26) Jesus was not speaking primarily about the unprecedented destruction that is to come; he was referring to the people’s way of life. 	 (Luka 17:26) Se mea tonu me ka oko mai te gataga i ‵tou taimi nei e pelā mo te lalolagi i aso o Noa. Kae ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu me i te auala e ola nei a tino i ei e ‵tai ‵pau eiloa mo te auala ne ola ei a tino mai mua o te Lolo i aso o Noa.


Does God Accept All Forms of Worship? 	 E Mata, e Talia ne te Atua a Vaegā Tapuakiga Katoa?


(Song of Sol. 8:6) Work hard to develop humility. 	 (Pese. 8:6) Galue malosi ke ati aka a te loto maulalo.


Why Some Marriages Fail 	 Te Pogai e Malaia ei a Nisi Fakaipoipoga


16. 12:20, 21 What good can I do by not crushing others by either my words or my actions? 17. 12:34-37 What do I talk about much of the time? 	 16, 17. (a) E mafai o maua ne koe i fea a nisi akoakoga fakavae a Iesu? (e) Se a te mea e manakogina ke mafai o maua ne tatou a te malologa mai te fakagalue aka o akoakoga a Iesu?


He added: “The man that has entered into God’s rest has also himself rested from his own works, just as God did from his own.” 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia: “Te tino telā ko oti ne ulu ki loto i te koga malōlō o te Atua ko oti foki ne malōlō mai i ana galuega totino, e pelā eiloa mo te Atua ne malōlō mai i ana galuega.”


Why is that? 	 Kaia?


(Neh. 9:6) Yes, Jehovah God created the entire universe, made up of countless galaxies of stars. 	 (Nee. 9:6) Ao, ne faite ne Ieova te Atua a te iunivesi kātoa, e aofia i ei a fakaputugā fetu e se mafai o lau.


(Read Psalm 49:7, 8.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 49:7, 8.)


His response was immediate. 	 E vave a tena tali ki ei.


For I do not practice what I wish, but I do what I hate.” 	 Me e se fai ne au a te mea telā e manako au o fai; kae e fai ne au a te mea telā e takalialia au ki ei.”


The Bible’s Author, Jehovah, offers you that privilege. 	 E fai mai te tino telā ne tusi ne ia te Tusi Tapu, ko Ieova, me e mafai o taulia koe penā.


In 1961 this faithful brother moved to the town of Kant, which lies very close to my hometown. 	 I te1961, ne fanatu te taina fakamaoni tenei ki te fakai o Kant, telā e pili ‵ki eiloa ki toku fakai.


By 1914, there were 1,200 congregations of Bible Students worldwide. 	 I te 1914, e ‵tusa mo te 1,200 fakapotopotoga o Tino A‵koga i te Tusi Tapu i te lalolagi kātoa.


“If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men,” wrote the apostle Paul. 	 “Fai te mea e mafai ne koutou, ko te mea ke maua te olaga filemu i te va o koutou mo nisi tino,” ko muna a Paulo.


For example, you may have definite knowledge that a certain fellow believer is guilty of serious misconduct. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, kāti ko oti ne iloa ne koe me e isi se taina talitonu ne fai ne ia se agasala matagā.


We understood that the “arriving” mentioned in verse 46 was linked to the time when Jesus came to inspect the spiritual condition of the anointed in 1918 and that the appointment of the slave over all the Master’s belongings occurred in 1919. 	 Ne malamalama tatou i te “oko mai” telā ne taku mai i te fuaiupu e 46 e tau atu ki te taimi ne vau ei a Iesu o āsi te tulaga faka-te-agaga o te kau fakaekegina i te 1918 kae ko te filiga o te tavini ke pule i luga i kope katoa a te Matai ne tupu eiloa i te 1919.


A steady pace can help all Christians to accomplish things in the ministry. 	 A te tumau i se fakatokaga paleni e fesoasoani atu ki Kelisiano ke fakataunu te lotou galuega.


Why will we consider some events in the life of Nehemiah? 	 Kaia ka mafau‵fau ei tatou ki nisi mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te olaga o Neemia?


The land conquered under the leadership of Joshua 	 Te kogā fenua telā ne fakatakavale ne Iosua i te taimi ne fai ei mo takitaki


Therefore, genuine Christians are not homophobic.—1 Peter 2:17. 	 Tela la, e se talia ne Kelisiano ‵tonu a vaegā faifaiga penā.—1 Petelu 2:17.


Note, for example, the experience of Sarah, mentioned in the opening article. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala o Sala telā ne fakamatala mai i te mataupu muamua.


What would you do? 	 Ne a au mea ka fai?


WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES: “Flee from sexual immorality. 	 MEA KOLĀ E AKOAKO MAI I TE TUSI TAPU: “Fakagata te finalalolagi.


They finally told me that they were going to hire me. 	 Se leva, me ko fakailoa mai latou ke puke ne latou au o fakagalue.


They consider it an honor to address Jehovah as Father and to submit to him as their Potter. 	 E ‵kilo atu latou ki ei pelā me se tauliaga ke fakasino atu ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te Tamana kae faka‵logo ki a ia e pelā me ko te lotou Tino faite mea ki kele.


The Christians in Galatia needed to do what? 	 Se a te mea e manakogina ke fai ne Kelisiano i Kalatia?


What is behind Satan’s hatred of true worshipers? 	 Se a te pogai e takalialia ei a Satani ki tino tapuaki ‵tonu?


Let us never develop such a disobedient and dangerous frame of mind! 	 Ke mo a ma ati aka ne tatou se vaegā uiga sē fakalogo mo se kilokiloga sē ‵lei penā.


Even at 91 years of age, I can still remember how painful it was to hear those words. 	 E tiga eiloa au nei ko 91 oku tausaga, e masaua faka‵lei ne au a pati faka‵mae loto konā.


Peter had “not God’s mind, but that of men.”—Matthew 16:22, 23; footnote. 	 Ne seki maua ne Petelu a “mafaufauga faka te Atua, kae ne mafaufauga faka te foitino!”—Mataio 16:22, 23.


For 2002, as calculated Biblically, Nisan 14 begins at sundown, Thursday, March 28. 	 E ‵tusa mo te fakagaluegāga o aso i te Tusi Tapu, e kamata te po 14 o Nisani mō te 2002 māfai ko tō te mata o te la, i te Aso Fa, i a Mati 28.


Why should we be interested in understanding the significance of the Mosaic Law? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke malamalama tatou i pati a Paulo e uiga ki te Tulafono a Mose?


Near the end of his life, Joshua told God’s people: “You well know with all your hearts and with all your souls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spoken to you has failed. 	 I aso fakaoti o tena olaga, ne fai atu a Iosua ki tino o te Atua: “E iloa faka‵lei ne koutou katoa i otou ‵kano loto taki tokotasi, me i te Aliki te otou Atua ko oti ne tuku atu ne ia ki a koutou a mea ‵lei katoa, kolā ne tauto a ia ke tuku atu.


We know that he alone gives everlasting life.—Luke 12:4, 5. 	 E iloa ne tatou me ko ia fua tokotasi e tuku mai ne ia te ola se gata mai.—Luka 12:4, 5.


It is a part of God’s word, or message, to mankind. 	 Se vaega eiloa e tasi tenā o te Muna a te Atua io me ko tena fekau ki tino katoa.


Is the Trinity a Bible Teaching? 	 E Mata, e Loto Fakafetai Koe ki te Meaalofa a te Atua ko te Avaga?


Why, though, did Paul refer to fornication in connection with Esau’s action? 	 Kaia ne faipati ei a Paulo ki te fina ki amioga fakatauavaga i tena fakamatalaga e uiga ki te mea ne fai ne Esau?


In his diary, I found these words in the entry for that day: “Prayer: If it is true, help us stay in the full-time service, not relax spiritually, and help us to be good parents by our example. 	 Ne maua ne au i loto i tena diary a pati konei e tusi i te aso eiloa telā ne faipati ei au ki ei: “‵Talo: Kafai e tonu, fesoasoani mai ke tumau māua i te taviniga tumau, e se malōlō i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae fesoasoani mai ki a māua ke fai mo mātua ‵lei i mā fakaakoakoga.


(Luke 8:18) When at Christian meetings, do we find ourselves concentrating on what is being explained, or are we distracted? 	 (Luka 8:18) Kafai e ‵nofo atu tatou i fakatasiga Kelisiano, e mata, e mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki mea kolā e fakamatala mai i ei, io me e mafau‵fau tatou ki nisi mea?


If the Israelites had been obedient, what would have been the result? 	 Moi ne faka‵logo a te kau Isalaelu, se a te mea e mafai o iku mai i ei?


“What are the feeble Jews doing?” he mocked. 	 Ne fakatauemu atu tou tagata: “Ne a mea a te kau Iutaia fakavale‵vale konei e taumafai o fai?


Not at all!—Read Isaiah 40:12, 13. 	 Ikai loa!—Faitau te Isaia 40:12, 13, NW.


In the days of Ezekiel and Jeremiah, Jehovah denounced those who should have been caring for his sheep but were not doing so properly. 	 I aso Esekielu mo Ielemia, ne taku fakamasei ne Ieova a latou kolā ne ‵tau o tausi atu ki ana mamoe kae ne seki fai faka‵lei penā.


Does our dress and grooming show respect for Jehovah and others, or does it show a lack of modesty? (See paragraph 12) 	 12 E fesoasoani mai faeloa a te uiga agamalu ke fai ‵tou gatu, tēuga, mo ‵tou uiga i se auala ‵lei kae āva.


The change enabled this Christian to enter the full-time ministry, and he is now serving at the branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses in his country. 	 Ona ko te ‵fuliga tenei ne mafai ei o kau atu te Kelisiano tenei ki te taviniga tumau, kae ko tavini atu nei a ia i te ofisa lagolago o Molimau a Ieova i tena fenua.


Linda: “I familiarized myself with our tracts so as to be prepared to offer them. 	 Linda: “Ne fakamasani au ki ‵tou tamā pepa ko te mea ke toka au o ofo atu.


(See opening picture.) (b) What did Jesus say about preaching in his “home territory”? 	 (Ke onoono ki te ata i te kamataga.) (e) Ne a pati a Iesu e uiga ki te talai atu i tena “fenua tonu”?


All face the problems of advancing age and ill health. 	 E fakafesagai atu a tino katoa mo te tulaga matua mo ma‵saki.


And how may we help others to do so? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou ki nisi tino ke fai penā?


11 Abraham was willing to wait, because his patience was based on his faith in Jehovah. 	 11 Ne loto fiafia a Apelaamo ke faka‵tali, ona ko te mea ne fakavae tena kufaki ki tena fakatuanaki ki a Ieova.


He felt pity for the people “because they were skinned and thrown about like sheep without a shepherd.”—Matt. 9:35, 36. 	 Ne loto alofa a ia ki tino me “ko pelā mo mamoe e seai se lotou tino tausi.”—Mataio 9:35, 36.


8. Why is it important to use God’s name in worship? 	 8 E fakaaogā kae fakasalalau atu ne latou te igoa o te Atua, ko Ieova.


So, then, who really live in the spirit realm? 	 Tela la, ko oi eiloa e ‵nofo tonu i te koga o agaga?


16 In the days of ancient Israel, sacred service had to be rendered in harmony with Jehovah’s laws. 	 16 I aso o te kau Isalaelu mua, ne ‵tau o tuku atu te taviniga tapu e ‵tusa mo tulafono a Ieova.


For example, suppose a child speaks disrespectfully to one of his parents. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mafaufau la māfai e faipati sē āva atu se tamaliki ki se tokotasi i ana mātua.


Surely, each one of us will want to organize his affairs so as to attend and benefit from every session of each convention.—Prov. 10:22. 	 E mautinoa ‵lei me ka ma‵nako a tatou taki tokotasi o fai a fakatokaga ko te mea ke ‵kau atu ki fono kae maua a mea aoga mai so se vaega o te fono.—Faataoto 10:22. [Ata i te itulau e 30] Te fono i atufenua i te 1950, i Niu Ioki [Ata i te itulau e 32] Mozambique [Ata i te itulau e 32] Kolea ki Saute


“LOVE BUILDS UP” 	 ‘E ATI AKA NE TE ALOFA TE TINO’


Ecclesiastes 3:11 states: “Everything he [Jehovah] has made pretty in its time. 	 E fai mai penei te Failauga 3:11, NW: “Ko oti ne fai ne ia [Ieova] a mea katoa ke ‵gali i olotou taimi tonu.


(1 Kings 18:36, 37; Nehemiah 1:4-11) Reading and meditating on such prayers can strengthen our faith and give us ideas as to how best to approach Jehovah with the concerns that weigh us down. 22. What is the yeartext for 2003, and what might we ask ourselves from time to time throughout the year? 	 (1 Tupu 18:36, 37; Neemia 1:4-11) A te faitau mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki vaegā ‵talo penā e mafai o fakamalosi aka ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki kae tuku mai foki i ei a manatu aogā ki te toe auala ‵lei ke fai‵pati atu tatou ki a Ieova e uiga ki fakalavelave kolā e fai pelā me ne amoga ‵mafa ki a tatou.


During even the darkest days of apostasy, true Christianity was still alive among some. 	 A tāgata kolā ne laga ne latou a te Tusi Tapu ne fakaeteete malosi i te faiga o olotou galuega ke ‵tonu ‵kisi.


During Paul’s last visit to Jerusalem, the governing body counseled him to cleanse himself ceremonially to show others that he harbored no animosity toward the Mosaic Law. 	 I te ‵toe āsiga a Paulo ki Ielusalema, ne fakatonu atu te potukau pule ki a Paulo ke fai ne ia se faiga ke ‵ma a ia i te feitu fakatapuakiga, ko te mea ke fakaasi atu i ei me e se ‵teke malosi atu a ia ki Tulafono a Mose.


Seeing this, a bystander let go of his daughters and jumped down. 	 I te laveaga ne se tino i konā, ne tiaki ne ia a lima o ana tama‵liki fā‵fine e tokolua kae tafuke atu ki ei.


By means of such a course, we choose life—the best way of life now with the prospect of life everlasting in God’s coming new world.—2 Peter 3:11-13; 1 John 5:3. 	 E auala i te vaegā olaga tenā, e filifili ne tatou te ola—ko te ‵toe olaga ‵lei i te vaitaimi nei fakatasi mo te fakamoemoega ko te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi fou a te Atua.—2 Petelu 3:11-13; 1 Ioane 5:3.


10 Moreover, propaganda promoting immorality seems to be everywhere. 	 10 E se gata i ei, ko salalau valevale a fakamalosiga ke finalalolagi i atufenua katoa.


The Bible describes these corulers as being from “every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” 	 E fakamatala mai ne te Tusi Tapu a pule lagolago konei e pelā me au‵mai mai “fenua katoa, matakāiga takitasi, mo ‵gana kese‵kese.”


This journal has repeatedly drawn attention to other essentials to maintaining spiritual health. 	 Ko oti ne fakasino atu faeloa a te mekesini tenei ki nisi mea tāua e fakatumau ei te malosi faka-te-agaga.


Ruth would now be able to provide an heir for Naomi, who was beyond the age of childbearing. 	 Ko mafai nei ne Luta o fanau mai ne ia se tamaliki mā Naomi, telā ko se afu me ko matua ‵ki.


Yet, the family is nearly always at the Kingdom Hall well before the meeting starts. 	 Kae toeitiiti ko oko atu te kāiga tenā i taimi katoa ki te Kingdom Hall mai mua o te taimi e kamata ei te fakatasiga.


(1 Chronicles 29:23) Sadly, though, many of Israel’s rulers disobeyed God, bringing woe upon themselves and their subjects. 	 (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 29:23) Se mea fakafanoanoa me ne seki faka‵logo a pule e tokouke o Isalaelu ki te Atua, telā ne oko atu ei a fakalavelave ki a latou mo tino ne pule atu latou ki ei.


(Philippians 4:2, 3) So we need not stumble if difficulties of some sort arise in the congregation. 	 (Filipi 4:2, 3) Tela la, e se ‵tau eiloa o loto vāivāi tatou māfai e ‵sae aka ne fakalavelave i loto i te fakapotopotoga.


He knows that God provided marriage as a gift to further His purpose. 	 E iloa ne ia me ne tuku mai ne te Atua a te fakaipoipoga e pelā me se meaalofa ke fakalauefa atu ei Tena fuafuaga.


Let us address these aspects in the following article. 	 Ke onoono tatou ki feitu konei i te mataupu telā e ‵soko mai.


This type of garment restricted a soldier’s movement to some degree, and it required that he regularly check that the plates were firmly fixed in place. 	 Ne fai ne te vaegā gatu tenei ke sē lasi te gasuesue a te foitino i luga o te sotia, kae ne manakogina ke onoono faka‵lei ke ‵mau faeloa a te ufi fatafata tenā.


After thinking about points such as the ones Lois considered, Ruth prayerfully consults “Questions From Readers” in The Watchtower of May 15, 2002. 	 Mai tua o te mafaufau ki manatu kolā ne mafaufau foki ki ei a Loise, ne ‵talo atu a Luta kae sukesuke ki “Fesili Mai te Kau Fai‵tau” i The Watchtower i a Me 15, 2002.


(Psalm 119:103, 104) This will serve as a protection from spiritual harm as we encounter haughty, fierce, ungodly people in these last days.—2 Timothy 3:1-5. 	 (Salamo 119:103, 104) E fai eiloa a te mea tenei mo fai se puipuiga ki a tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga i te ‵tou fakafesagai mo tino fakamata‵mata, fia ‵mafi kae sē amio atua i aso fakaoti konei.—2 Timoteo 3:1-5.


Trust Is Vital for a Happy Life 	 E Tāua ‵ki te Tali‵tonu ki se Tino ke Maua ei te Olaga Fiafia


“Yet, sometimes I would think: ‘If there is a God up there, then I want to know what it all means. 	 “E ui i ei, i nisi taimi ko mafaufau au penei: ‘Kafai e isi se Atua, e fia malamalama au i te uiga o te ola.


Since Moses accepted the help offered, he experienced the joy of accomplishing God’s will. 	 Ona ko te mea ne talia ne Mose a te galuega tenā, ne maua ne ia te fiafia ona ko te faiga o te loto o te Atua.


(Matthew 24:15, 16; 25:32) And in 2002 further discernment was gained regarding what it means to worship God “with spirit and truth.”—John 4:24. 	 (Mataio 24:15, 16; 25:32) Kae i te 2002, ne momea aka foki te malamalama i te uiga o te tapuaki atu ki te Atua i “te agaga mo te munatonu.”—Ioane 4:24.


11 The outcome is not hard to predict. 	 11 E iloa ‵lei ne tatou te mea telā ne tupu i ei.


When helping someone with marital difficulties, following what Scriptural advice will be a safeguard? 	 Kafai e fesoasoani atu ki se tino telā e isi ne ana fakalavelave i mea tau fakaipoipoga, ne a fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu e fai mo fai se puipuiga?


When John and Tania came to the attention of the authorities, they were not married and their homelife was terrible. 	 I te taimi ne iloa ei ne tino o te malo a Ioane mo Tania, ne seki avaga laua kae e masei ‵ki eiloa te lā olaga faka-te-kāiga.


However, it may take time for someone who has not been a student of the Bible to appreciate the answer fully. 	 Kāti e se maina vave se tino telā e se masani o sukesuke sāle ki te Tusi Tapu i te tali ki ei.


Could Gentiles also be accepted into it and be anointed with holy spirit? 	 E mata, e talia foki a tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea ke aofia i ei kae fakaekegina ki te agaga tapu?


While some are more important than others, the following play a key role: 	 Faitalia e tāua atu nisi vaega i lo nisi mea, e isi eiloa se auala fakapito e tāua i ei a mea takitasi konei i te fakasologa tenei:


If you have the earthly hope, take to heart the loving encouragement that Paul wrote to fellow anointed ones in Thessalonica. 	 Kafai koe e fakamoemoe ke ola i te lalolagi, ke faka‵goto ki tou loto a te fakamalosiga alofa telā ne tusi atu ne Paulo ki taina fakaekegina i Tesalonia.


It is still a choice, but a potentially disastrous one. 	 E tonu i a tatou eiloa filifiliga, kae e mafai o fakamataku.


• particularly challenging for some? 	 • faigata malosi ei ki nisi tino?


He counseled: “Stop judging that you may not be judged.” 	 Ne polopoloki mai a ia: “Sa fakamasino atu ki nisi tino, ko te mea ke mo a e fakamasino koutou ne te Atua.”


What Happens to Us at Death? 	 Ne a Mea e ‵Tupu Māfai ko ‵Mate Tatou?


So it is with the evidence of God in nature. 	 E penā foki a fakamaoniga e uiga ki te Atua i mea o te natula.


Can you imagine going to these storehouses to inventory snowflakes in their infinite variety and to study how they came to be? 	 E mata, e mafai ne koe o fakaataata i tou mafaufau me e fanatu koe ki koga ‵teu konā ke lau aka i ei a vaega liki‵liki o te kiona kolā e kese‵kese kae ke suke‵suke foki ki te lotou faitega?


Written by a man renowned for his wisdom, King Solomon of ancient Israel, the book of Ecclesiastes contains practical advice on what is truly worthwhile in life and what is valueless. 	 Ona ko te mea ne tusi ne se tagata telā ne lauiloa i te poto, ko te tupu o Isalaelu mua ko Solomona, e maua i te tusi ko Failauga a pati fakatonutonu aogā e uiga ki mea kolā e aogā tonu i te olaga mo mea kolā e seai ne olotou aogā.


As a result, Abram put faith in Jehovah, not Nanna!—Galatians 3:6. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te fakatuanaki o Apelamo ki a Ieova, kae e se ki a Sini!—Kalatia 3:6.


What brings us abundant joy in our harvest work? 20 At that time, Isaiah’s prophecy was proving true: “You [Jehovah] have made the nation populous; for it you have made the rejoicing great. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fiafia o latou ona ko mea ne fai ne koe, e pela eiloa mo te fiafia o tino kola e kati te taukai saito a latou, io me ko tino kola ko vaevae a koloa ne fao ne latou mai i fenua ne fakatakavale ne latou.”


He had faith in the promise made to Abraham and devoted himself to caring for the family who would play a special role in the outworking of Jehovah’s purpose. 	 Ne fakatuanaki a ia ki te tautoga ne fai ki a Apelaamo kae ne saga katoatoa atu a ia ki te tausiga o tena kāiga telā ka maua ne latou se tauliaga fakapito i te fakataunuga o te fuafuaga a Ieova.


To what did the veil of spiritual darkness lead? 	 Se a te mea ne iku atu ki ei a te fakapulouatuga o te veli o te pouliga faka-te-agaga?


He saw Jehovah perform the first wedding. 	 Ne lavea ne ia a te faiga ne Ieova a te fakaipoipoga muamua.


In this sense, habits could be likened to fire. 	 I te feitu tenei, e mafai o faka‵pau a faifaiga masani ki se afi.


You may now find yourself in a relationship that may not seem as romantic as others enjoy. 	 Kāti ko aofia nei koe i se fesokotakiga telā e se nā lō ko fakafiafia e pelā mo nisi tino.


He will not feel that being number one—in whatever pursuit—is the most important thing in life. 	 Ka sē maua ne ia te lagonaga masani i a koe ko te ‵toe tino lauiloa i se mea e tasi—ke fai mo fai te ‵toe mea tāua i te olaga.


(Ps. 51:10) In identifying the leanings of our heart, therefore, the provision of prayer is not to be overlooked. 	 (Sala. 51:10) Ke iloa ne tatou a manakoga o ‵tou loto, ke mo a e manatu ma‵ma tatou ki te aoga o te ‵talo.


21 Truly, Jesus was a Great Teacher! 	 21 E tonu, a Iesu ko te Faiakoga Sili!


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Some modern Catholic publications in English, including The Jerusalem Bible, render the tetragrammaton “Yahweh.” 	 A nisi tusi i aso nei a te kau Katolika i te ‵gana Peletania, e aofia i ei The Jerusalem Bible, e ‵fuli i ei te tetragrammaton ki a “Iaue.”


By doing so, these responsible brothers set a fine example for all in the local congregations.—Eph. 4:11, 12. 	 Mai te faiga penā, e tuku mai ei ne taina konei se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki tino katoa i olotou fakapotopotoga.—Efe. 4:11, 12.


Do not stay up late watching television, and avoid forms of recreation that will leave you physically and emotionally depleted. 	 Sa onoono malosi ki televise i se taimi leva i po, kae ‵kalo keatea mai so se fakafiafiaga telā ka fai ei ke fi‵ta malosi koe i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-mafaufau.


Would it not be the course of wisdom, as well as a true accomplishment, for us to imitate Jehovah in this regard? 	 E mata, e sē tenei te auala o te poto, pelā foki mo te faiga o tinā galuega, ke fakaakoako tatou ki a Ieova i te feitu tenei?


The Bible’s description of that generation was one of deep-rooted and widespread corruption. 	 Ne fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a te matagā mo te lauiloa o amioga ma‵sei i te kautama tenā.


Winning the Battle for Your Mind 	 Ke Manumalo i te Taua Atu ki Tou Mafaufau


Finally, in 607 B.C.E., the Babylonians capture Jerusalem and ‘Judah goes into exile from its soil.’—2 Kings 25:21. 	 I te fakaotiga eiloa, i te 607 T.L.M., ne fakatakavale ei ne te kau Papelonia a Ielusalema kae ‘ne ave fakapagota ei a tino Iuta ki Papelonia.’—2 Tupu 25:21.


(Ps. 112:9) Jehovah’s righteous one will exult victoriously on seeing the downfall of all enemies of Jehovah’s sovereignty. 	 (Salamo 112:9) Ka fia‵fia eiloa a tino amio‵tonu o Ieova māfai ko ‵kilo atu ki fili katoa o Ieova ka fakatakavalegina.


15 You want the student to serve Jehovah not merely because he does not want to be destroyed at Armageddon but because he loves him. 	 15 E manako koe ke tavini atu te tino akoga ki a Ieova ona ko te alofa, kae e se ko te manavase fua i a ia ma tamate i Amaketo.


As for others, the motives behind their spiritual ignorance included lack of desire to please God, prejudice, envy, and outright hatred. 	 Kae e pelā mo nisi tino a te pogai tonu o te lotou va‵lea i te feitu faka-te-agaga ko te seai o se manakoga ke fakafiafia atu ki te Atua, te fakailoga tino, te loto ma‵sei, mo te lasi o te lotou takalia‵lia ki a Iesu.


• How should we view Jehovah’s moral standards? 	 • E ‵tau o pefea ‵tou kilokiloga ki te tulaga o Ieova i mea tau amioga?


However, “God is not a God of confusion.” (1 Corinthians 14:33, American Standard Version) He has not hidden his identity from us. 	 Kae ko te “Atua e sē se Atua o te ‵numi.” (1 Kolinito 14:33, American Standard Version) Ne seki ‵muni eiloa a ia mai i a tatou.


Jesus’ prayers teach us what lesson? 	 Se a te akoakoga e tauloto ne tatou mai i ‵talo a Iesu?


Why is the Scriptural principle of subjection not demeaning to women? 	 Kaia e se fakasēaogā ei a fāfine ne akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te faka‵logo o fāfine?


If your present mate was betrayed in an earlier marriage, take deliberate steps to earn your mate’s trust. 	 Kafai ne fakatogafiti a tou avaga fakamuli ne tena avaga mua, fai ne taumafaiga mautinoa ke talitonu mai tou avaga ki a koe.


12 In contrast with Eve, what a wonderful example of humility Jesus set! 	 12 E ‵kese mo Eva, ne fai ne Iesu se fakaakoakoga fakaofoofogia o te loto maulalo!


He had promised that his people would be liberated, and so they were. 	 Ne tauto atu a ia me ka fakasaoloto ana tino, kae ne fai eiloa penā.


The presence and the testimony of a man to whom Jesus had done a good deed could serve to counteract any negative talk about the loss of the swine.—Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39. 	 A te nofo atu i konā o te tagata telā ne faka‵lei ne Iesu fakatasi mo tena molimau, e mafai o aogā ki so se kinauga e uiga ki te ‵matega o puaka i konā.—Maleko 5:1-20; Luka 8:26-39.


So let us consider these questions: Why is encouragement vital? 	 Tela la, ke mafau‵fau tatou ki fesili konei: Kaia e aoga ei a fakamalosiga?


19 Jehovah kindly inspired Paul to write: “All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope.” 	 19 Ne fakamalosi ne Ieova a Paulo ke tusi mai penei: “Me i mea katoa kolā ne tusi i te Tusi, ne tusi ke akoako ei tatou, ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a te fakamoemoega e alatu i te kufaki, mo te fakamalosiga e alatu i te Tusi.”


However, John reports that they did not break Jesus’ legs. 	 Kae ne lipoti mai ne Ioane me ne seki ‵fati ne latou a vae o Iesu.


Consider two examples of people who made contrasting choices. 	 Ke mafaufau ki fakaakoakoga e lua o tino kolā ne fai ne latou a filifiliga kese‵kese.


11 Our publications, Christian meetings, appointed men—these are wonderful provisions from Jehovah. 	 11 E fai eiloa a ‵tou tusi, fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, tāgata tofia—mo fai ne fakatokaga tafasili i te ‵gali mai i a Ieova.


Those moments were painful, but they resulted in feelings of peace and approval.”—James 5:16. 	 Ne faka‵mae ‵ki a taimi konā, kae ne maua mai i ei a lagonaga o te filemu mo te lotomalie.”—Iakopo 5:16.


“During a difficult time, I made some serious mistakes that caused us to drift apart,” Maurizio explains. 	 “I taimi faiga‵ta, ne fai ne au a nisi mea ‵se matagā telā ne fai ei ke ma‵sei māua,” ko pati a Maurizio.


The Bible tells us that Noah was “a preacher of righteousness.” (2 Peter 2:5) So he courageously took the lead in trying to warn the people of that wicked, godless society about the destruction that was heading their way. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou me i a Noa se “tino talai o te amiotonu.” (2 Petelu 2:5) Tela la, ne loto malosi tou tagata o faka‵pula atu ki tino matagā kae sē amioatua me ka oko mai te fakaseaiga ki luga i a latou.


In fact, this word has been called one of the strongest words in Greek for the feeling of compassion. 	 E tonu, a te pati tenei ne taku e pelā me ko te ‵toe pati ‵lei i te ‵gana Eleni telā e faka‵mafa mai ei a te uiga o te alofa atafai.


“Anyone foolish disrespects the discipline of his father,” continues the wise king, “but anyone regarding reproof is shrewd.” 	 “A te tino valea e se āva ki pati fakatonutonu a tena tamana,” ko pati a te tupu poto, “kae ko te tino e talia ne ia a pati polopoloki, e poto.”


Now he wanted to “repay” Jehovah somehow. 	 Nei la, ko manako a ia o toe “taui” atu ki a Ieova ona ko tena fakasaoga.


Over time, we develop what Jesus described as a “treasure store” of old and new truths. 	 I te ‵tekaatuga o taimi, e ati aka ne tatou a te mea telā ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu e pelā me se “fale koloa” o muna‵tonu mua mo muna‵tonu ‵fou.


Willful nonsupport, extreme physical abuse, and the absolute endangerment of one’s spiritual life are exceptional situations that some have viewed as reasons for separation. 	 A te sē tausi atu ki tena kāiga, fakasauaga matagā, mo te fakamataku o te tulaga faka-te-agaga o se tino ko pogai e mafai ei ne se tino o ‵nofo māvae mo tena avaga.


Are we concerned exclusively with getting relief from the problem, or do we keep Jehovah and his purpose in mind? 	 E mata, e taumafai fua tatou ke faka‵lei aka te fakalavelave, io me masaua faeloa ne tatou a Ieova mo ana fuafuaga i ‵tou mafaufau?


“Whom shall we go away to? 	 “Ko oi te tino ka olo matou ki ei?


Quoting Deuteronomy 6:16, Jesus refused to put his Father to the test. 	 Mai te siki atu o te Teutelonome 6:16, ne ita a Iesu ke tofotofo aka ne ia tena Tamana.


Describing that time, he said: “Then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.”—Matthew 24:14, 21. 	 E uiga ki te taimi tenā, ne fai mai a ia: “Me i te fakalavelave e tupu i te taimi tenā, e tafa sili i te masei i fakalavelave katoa ko oti ne ‵tupu mai i te kamataga o te lalolagi, ke oko mai eiloa ki te aso tenā.”—Mataio 24:14, 21.


How does the dream image help us to see that we are deep in the time of the end? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea te tupua i te moemiti ke maina tatou me ko pili o palele atu te taimi o te gataga?


When we Witnesses were released in early 1951, he too was released. 	 I te taimi ne fakasaoloto ei matou Molimau i te kamataga o te 1951, ne fakasaoloto foki tou tagata.


May we, then, imitate the Greater David, Christ Jesus, whose zeal for Jehovah motivated him to serve faithfully to the end. 	 Ke na fakaakoako nei tatou ki te Tavita Sili, ko Keliso Iesu, telā ne fakaosofia ne tena loto finafinau mō Ieova ke tavini atu mo te fakamaoni ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga.


It is important, of course, to exercise firmness for what is right. 	 E tonu, e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke tu ‵mautakitaki koe i te faiga o te mea tonu.


Jesus himself uttered the most famous of them. 	 Ne fai eiloa ne Iesu a toe tala fakatusa lauiloa.


Let us see how this is the case. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou me e fai pefea a te mea tenā.


And I will become their God, and they themselves will become my people.’”—Jeremiah 31:31-33. 	 Ka fai au mo Atua o latou, ka ko latou ka fai mo oku tino.’ ”—Ielemia 31:31-33.


Even some individuals who had limited knowledge of the truth took a courageous stand and kept their integrity. 	 Ke oko foki ki nisi tino kolā e foliki fua te lotou iloa i te munatonu e loto ‵toa kae tumau foki i te fakamaoni.


Because some had formed marriage alliances with the idol-worshipping people, the entire nation might eventually be assimilated into the pagan nations. 	 Ona ko te a‵vaga o nisi tino mo tino kolā e tapuaki ki tupua, e mafai eiloa o fakaakoako atu te fenua kātoa ki fenua fapau‵pau konā.


How beautifully Paul expresses the sentiments of anointed Christians toward their hope of heavenly life! 	 Ko tafaga la te gali o te auala ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo a lagonaga o Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te lotou fakamoemoega ki te ola i te lagi!


“Of course he is!” some will immediately say. 	 “Ao!” ko te tali ka fai fakavave mai ne nisi tino.


No other Christian quality is mentioned as often. 	 E seai se isi uiga faka-Kelisiano ne fakasae mai faeloa e pelā mo te uiga tenei.


Surely this is reason not to start down a path that can lead to marital infidelity. 	 E tonu, konei eiloa a pogai e se ‵tau ei o olo atu tatou i se auala telā ka iku atu ei ki faifaiga fakatauavaga sē fakamaoni.


Consider what can happen. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te mea e mafai o tupu.


(1 Timothy 3:2, 3, 8; 5:23; 1 Peter 4:3) Definitely refrain from making anyone feel pressured to drink something that might bite “just like a serpent.” 	 (1 Timoteo 3:2, 3, 8; 5:23; 1 Petelu 4:3) Ke ‵kalo katoatoa keatea mai te fakamalosi atu ki nisi tino ke inu ki se mea telā e mafai o fai ei se tino ke “u ne se gata poisini.”


“Have you beheld a man skillful in his work?” asked wise King Solomon. 	 “Fakaasi mai se tino e fai ne ia se galuega ‵lei,” ko pati a te tupu ko Solomona.


Rather, it makes it exciting, intriguing. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fai ei ke fakafiafia kae gali foki.


(1 Corinthians 1:10) As a group, they constituted a “faithful and discreet slave,” or a faithful steward class.—Matthew 24:45; Luke 12:42. 	 (1 Kolinito 1:10) Ne fai latou mo fai te potukau telā e taku ko “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”—Mataio 24:45; Luka 12:42.


(Acts 2:42, 46, 47) Christian congregations sprang up in many of the lands where these new believers lived. 	 (Galuega 2:42, 46, 47) Ne faka‵tu fakavave aka a fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i fenua e uke kolā ne ‵nofo i ei a tino tali‵tonu ‵fou konei.


What are the “heavens” mentioned at 2 Peter 3:10, and how will they pass away? 	 Se a te “lagi” telā ne fakaasi mai i te 2 Petelu 3:10, kae ka palele atu pefea?


Why must we resist the Devil’s attempts to exploit our natural physical desires? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵teke ne tatou a taumafaiga a te Tiapolo ke fakaaoga ne ia ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino?


18 Each day, we face a wide array of eye-appealing distractions, and their number keeps increasing. 	 18 I aso katoa, e fe‵paki tatou mo mea kese‵kese kolā e ‵gali ki mata, kae e gasolo aka eiloa o uke a mea konā.


Help the student to see what the Bible says about a certain subject or course of action. 	 Fesoasoani atu ki te tino akoga ke lavea ne ia a pati i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki se mataupu io me ko te auala e fakagalue aka ei.


Whether we were baptized decades ago or recently, can we see that we clearly have progressed in our reasoning ability and viewpoints? 	 Faitalia me ko leva ne papatiso tatou io me ne fatoā papatiso fakamuli nei, e mata, e matea ‵lei te gasolo atu o tatou ki mua i te atamai o ‵tou mafaufau mo faka‵tauga?


3 Jehovah has access to unlimited resources that can sustain his earthly creation. 	 3 E seai se gatamaiga o koloa a Ieova kolā e mafai o fakaaoga ne ia ke fakatumau i ei a te ola o ana mea ne faite i te lalolagi.


The fact is that we simply cannot know what the future holds in such matters, so there is little to be gained from worrying about things that may never happen. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e se mafai o iloa ne tatou a mea ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua, tela la, e mu‵tana fua a mea ‵lei e mafai o maua māfai e manava‵se tatou ki mea kolā e se mafai o ‵tupu.


Jesus not only taught the Golden Rule but also set the finest example in practicing it 	 Ne akoako atu kae ne ola foki a Iesu e tusa mo te akoakoga e uiga ki te atafai ki nisi tino i te ‵toe auala sili


He is the kind of Judge who merits our deepest trust and respect. He is the kind of Judge who merits our deepest trust and respect 	 A iako te vaegā famasino telā e ‵tau o āva kae tali‵tonu fakamaoni tatou ki ei.


Life there was simple because it was a time of economic depression. 	 Ne ola matou i se olaga faigofie i konā me ne ola matou i se taimi telā ne faigata ei a mea tau tupe.


God sees what is done by those who oppose his people. 	 E lavea ne te Atua a mea kolā e fai ne tino kolā e ‵teke atu ki ana tino.


What can we do to show that we have true affection for our brothers? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne tatou ke fakaasi atu ei me e a‵lofa atafai ‵tonu tatou ki ‵tou taina?


• Why did Jesus use questions in his teaching? 	 • Kaia ne fakaaogā ei ne Iesu a fesili i ana akoakoga?


Its temple had never been burned. 	 Ne seki ‵sunu tena faletapu i aso mua.


4 Mankind’s prospect for eternal happiness in perfection was threatened when Adam sinned and refused to acknowledge God’s right to set standards of goodness. 	 4 A te fakamoemoega o tino ke mafai o ola latou mo te fiafia ki te se gata mai ne fakamakosugina i te taimi ne agasala ei a Atamu kae ita ma talia ne ia a tulaga ‵lei o te Atua.


In those days, many of us responded quickly upon learning basic Bible truths. 	 I aso konā, ne ‵saga fakavave atu a te tokoukega o matou ki muna‵tonu faigofie i te Tusi Tapu.


Can you realistically imagine a wholesome gathering that will be in harmony with Bible principles? 	 E mata, e mafai o mafaufau faka‵lei koe ki te maopoopoga telā e fai kae fetaui ‵lei mo fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu?


What role does Christ play, and how does his attitude toward us reflect that of his Father? 	 Se a te tulaga tāua o Keliso, kae e fakaata mai pefea i tena kilokiloga ki a tatou a te kilokiloga a tena Tamana?


In each case, look for ways that you can imitate your heavenly Father.—Read Ephesians 5:1. 	 I mea takitasi konei, onoono ki auala e mafai o fakaakoako koe ki tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.—Faitau te Efeso 5:1.


22 Jehovah is “the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4) His Word comforts us and helps us to comfort others with the powerful resurrection hope. 	 22 A Ieova “ko te Tamana tela e alofa mai ki a tatou, ko ia foki ko te Atua o fakamafanafanaga katoa.” (2 Kolinito 1:3, 4) E fakamafanafana mai tena Muna ki a tatou kae e fesoasoani atu foki ke fakamafanafana atu tatou ki nisi tino ona ko te fakamoemoega malosi ki te toetu.


They were anxious about things they ought not be anxious about. 	 Ne manava‵se latou ki mea kolā ne seki ‵tau o manava‵se latou ki ei.


She says: “I am a housekeeper, and I really enjoy my assignment.” 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine: “E galue nei au e pelā me se tino fulu fale, kae ko oko eiloa toku fiafia ki taku galuega.”


• What would you say is wrong with murmuring? 	 • Kaia e fai atu ei koe me e masei te muimui?


(Matthew 24:45-47; Proverbs 13:20; Hebrews 10:23-25) Thus he makes progress in a structured process of education. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47; Faataoto 13:20; Epelu 10:23-25) Tela la, e gasolo atu foki a ia ki mua i se fakasologa ‵lei o akoakoga.


However, such ones are worthy of honor, not because they are anointed, but because they “preside in a fine way” and “work hard in speaking and teaching.” (1 Tim. 5:17) Therefore, it would be embarrassing for those with a heavenly calling if others were to give them undue praise or attention. 	 Kae e ‵tau eiloa fakaasi atu te āva ki vaegā tino penei, e se ona ko te mea ne fakaekegina latou, kae ona ko te mea e “fai ne latou te takitakiga i se auala ‵lei” kae “ga‵lue malosi i te fai‵pati mo te faiga o akoakoga.” (1 Timo. 5:17) Tela la, se mea fakamā ki te kau fakaekegina kolā e maua ne latou te kalagaga faka-te-lagi māfai e maua ne latou a tavaega io me ‵saga fakapito atu a tino ki a latou.


Divinely Qualified to Rule 	 Ne Tuku Atu ne te Atua ki a Iesu te Pule


Imitating Jehovah, be long-suffering as you take positive steps to help your child come back to Jehovah. 	 Ke tautali atu ki a Ieova, kae kufaki i te taimi e fakaaogā ei ne koe a auala aogā ke fesoasoani atu ki te tamaliki ke toe foki mai ki a Ieova.


God’s name is a form of a Hebrew verb meaning “to become.” 	 A te igoa o te Atua se vaega o te veape i te gana Epelu telā e fakauiga ki te “ke fai mo fai.”


He called this group the “little flock.” 	 E taku ne ia te potukau tenei ko te “lafu foliki.”


See Your Brothers as Jehovah Does 	 Kilo Atu ki ou Taina Tali‵tonu e Pelā mo Ieova


Epaphras was from that area. 	 A Epafala se tino mai i te kogā koga tenā.


24. What position should we take with respect to apostasy? 24 It is wise to remember that the Pergamum congregation was endangered by apostates. 	 24 Se mea ‵lei ke masaua faeloa me ne fakamasei ne te kau aposetate a te tulaga o te fakapotopotoga i Pelekamo.


That will help us to have the “fire” to sustain the “boiling” that will keep us “aglow with the spirit.”—Read Acts 4:20; 18:25. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai ki a tatou a mea konā ke maua a te “afi” ke fakatumau ei te “‵puna” telā ka fai ei tatou ke “ga‵lue malosi kae ke se paie.”—Faitau te Galuega 4:20; 18:25.


Why not? Because the one who subjects the creation to futility does so “on the basis of hope.” 	 E pelā mo pati a Paulo, ko te Atua ne fai ne ia te mea tenā kae isi se “fakamoemoega” ki ei.


As a human, how did Jesus display humility? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu a te loto maulalo i tena nofoga i te lalolagi?


(Habakkuk 2:4) Proud and greedy rulers and peoples have stained the pages of modern history with the blood of millions of innocent victims, notably in two world wars and in ethnic bloodbaths. 	 (Sapakuka 2:4) Ko oti ne tamate valevale ne pule fakamata‵mata kae kaima‵nako te fia miliona o tino ‵lei, kae maise eiloa i te avā taua a te lalolagi mo te tamatega o matakāiga o tino.


This was no bitter rebuff but simply confirmation of the father’s love. 	 Ne seki kaitaua atu a ia ki tena tama kae ne fakaasi atu ne ia tena alofa e pelā me se tamana.


Whatever you needed spiritually in your previous location, you will need in your new one too. 	 So se mea ne manakogina ne koe i te feitu faka-te-agaga i te koga muamua ne nofo koe i ei, ka manakogina foki ne koe i tou koga fou tenei.


We should be fearless and bold about declaring God’s message. 	 E ‵tau o se ma‵taku kae loto ‵toa tatou o folafola atu te fekau a te Atua.


The Kingdom was taken away from natural Israel and “given to a nation producing its fruits.” 	 Ne ave keatea te Malo mai i Isalaelu faka-te-foitino “kae tuku atu ki se fenua tela e fakaasi mai i ei ne fua ‵lei.”


In the 8th chapter, he commented on the power of holy spirit. 	 I te mataupu e 8, ne faipati mai a ia e uiga ki te malosi o te agaga tapu.


How does that make the employee feel? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o te tino galue ki te mea tenā?


The Spirit Bears Witness 	 E Molimau Mai te Agaga


19 “What Are We to Eat?” 	 E AOFIA FOKI I TE TUSI TENEI:


Pronunciation of new sounds will require a different use of the speech organs, such as the tongue. 	 A te faka‵leoga fou o se pati ka manakogina i ei a te fakaaogāga i se auala ‵kese o vaega o te foitino mō te faipati, e pelā mo te alelo.


“What is looked for in stewards is for a man to be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2) We are stewards of the glorious good news of God’s Kingdom. 	 “A te mea e ‵tau o fai ne te tino ko tofia ke tavini, ko te fakamaoni ki tena pule.” (1 Kolinito 4:2) E fai tatou e pelā me ne tavini o te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


What was Jesus encouraging his listeners to do when he said: ‘You must be perfect’? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ne Iesu ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo i ana pati: ‘E ‵tau o katoatoa te otou ‵lei’?


Of course, Sandra came to recognize that her initial reaction was wrong. 	 E tonu, ne iloa aka ne Sandra te ‵se o tena kilokiloga i te taimi muamua.


Because I had unwisely taken sides in the dispute, I received strong counsel. 	 Ona ko te mea ne kaukau atu foki au i loto i te kinauga tenei, ne maua ne au a polopolokiga.


6 Jehovah wanted us never to forget that we are part of a universal organization. 	 6 Ne manako a Ieova ke sē puli i a tatou ne vaega o se fakapotopotoga i te lagi mo te lalolagi.


The blessings Job enjoyed for his godly fear give us a foregleam of ‘the abundant goodness Jehovah has treasured up for those fearing him.’—Psalm 31:19; James 5:11. 	 A fakamanuiaga ne maua ne Iopu ona ko te mataku ki te Atua e tuku mai i ei ki a tatou se ata o ‘mea ‵lei kolā e tausi ne Ieova mō tino kolā e ma‵taku ki a ia.’—Salamo 31:19; Iakopo 5:11.


Like David, should we not set our heart on spiritual treasures? 	 E pelā mo Tavita, e mata, e se ‵tau o ‵saga ‵tonu atu tatou ki koloa faka-te-agaga?


4 Envision Jehovah’s prophet Habakkuk sitting on the flat roof of his house, enjoying the cool evening breeze. 	 4 Ke fakaataata i tou mafaufau me e sagasaga te pelofeta a Ieova ko Sapakuka i te tuāfale pāpā o tena fale, kae e fakaagiagi.


Others have the God-given gift of singleness, allowing them to devote themselves to Jehovah’s service without the distractions of marriage. 	 E maua ne nisi tavini a te meaalofa mai te Atua ko te nofo taka, kae e tavini atu latou ki a Ieova e aunoa mo fakalavelave o te ‵nofo kāiga.


It has stood the test of time. 	 Ko oti eiloa ne fakamaoni aka tena aoga kae koi tumau eiloa.


When I left the airport and felt the cold for the first time in my life, I started crying.” 	 I te taimi ne tiaki ne au te malae vakalele i toku fenua, ko te taimi muamua foki loa tenā ke lagona ne au te moko i toku olaga, tela ne tagi ei au.”


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And the Bible describes what happens when such love takes root in one’s heart. 	 Kae e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a mea e ‵tupu māfai ko ‵mau te vaegā alofa tenā i te loto o se tino.


And both men loyally lived up to their sworn oath: “May Jehovah be between you and me and between your offspring and my offspring forever.”—1 Sam. 20:42. 	 Kae ne fakamaoni eiloa a tāgata konei o ola e ‵tusa mo te lā tautoga ne fai: “Ke nofo a Ieova i te va o koe mo au mo te va o au fanau mo aku fanau ke oko ki te se-gata-mai.”—1 Samu. 20:42.


12, 13. (a) How did Abraham’s knowledge and experience help him later? (b) What shows that Abraham had confidence in Jehovah? 	 12, 13. (a) Ne fesoasoani atu fakamuli pefea ki a Apelaamo a te iloaga mo mea kolā ne ‵tupu i tena olaga? (e) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Apelaamo te loto talitonu ki a Ieova?


Still, God arranged things to accomplish his purpose. 	 Kae ne fai eiloa ne te Atua a fakatokaga ke fakataunu ei tena fuafuaga.


“Those that are broken at heart.” 	 “Latou kolā e loto vāi‵vai.”


How can you know for sure? 	 E mafai pefea o fakamautinoa aka ne koe?


Because they had acted in harmony with the words: “Seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth, who have practiced His own judicial decision. 	 Ona ko te mea ne gasue‵sue latou e ‵tusa mo pati konei: “Fuli mai ki te Aliki [ko Ieova], koutou katoa tino loto malalo o te fenua, kola e faka‵logo ki ana fakatonuga.


Both can build our faith. 	 Kae e mafai ne te avā mea konā o fakamalosi aka te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


If they were going to err, they made sure it would be on the side of obedience to tradition. 	 Kafai ko soli ne latou se fakatonuga, e fakamautinoa aka ne latou me e faka‵logo eiloa ki tuu mo aganuu.


“Ponder over these things; be absorbed in them, that your advancement may be manifest to all persons. 	 “Ke fai ne koe a mea konei kae tuku katoatoa atu tou ola mō latou, ko te mea ke matea ne tino katoa tou gasolosolo ki mua.


What will help a child to feel secure? 	 Se a te mea e fesoasoani atu ke maua ne se tamaliki se puipuiga?


Why not ask yourself: ‘Do I have clear spiritual vision that enables me to see the Son of God ruling in heaven? 	 Kaia e se fesili ifo ei ki a koe penei: ‘E mata, e manino ‵lei taku kilo faka-te-agaga ke lavea ei ne au me ko pule tonu mai a te Tama a te Atua mai te lagi?


He allowed Adam to eat from “every tree of the garden” except one and warned of the fatal results of eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. 	 Ne talia ne ia Atamu ke kai mai “so se lakau i loto i te fatoaga” vaganā te lakau fua e tasi kae ne fakailoa atu foki ne ia te ikuga fakamataku o te kai ki te fuaga o te lakau telā ne fakatapu.


(Philippians 2:14, 15) The faithless Israelites freed from Egyptian bondage murmured against Moses and Aaron and thus even Jehovah God. 	 (Filipi 2:14, 15) Ne mui‵mui a tino Isalaelu sē fakatuanaki kolā ne fakasaoloto mai te ‵nofo pologa i Aikupito, ki a Mose mo Alona, kae ke oko foki eiloa ki a Ieova te Atua.


Under the Law covenant, how were matters taken to Jehovah on behalf of the people? 	 Mai lalo i te feagaiga o te Tulafono, ne avaka pefea a mataupu ki a Ieova mō tino katoa?


Now that some time has elapsed since that change was introduced, we can ask ourselves: ‘Am I using the time made available to have a Family Worship evening or to engage in personal study? 	 Ona ko te mea ko leva ne fakamasani tatou ki te ‵fuliga tenei, e mafai o fesili ifo tatou penei, ‘E mata, e fakaaoga ne au te avanoaga tenei ke fai te Tapuakiga a te Kāiga i te afiafi io me ko sukesukega totino?


Provide fine things in the sight of all men. 	 Fai te mea e mafai o fai ne koutou ke tausi te filemu i te va o koutou mo tino katoa.


How did the apostle Paul show that he saw the need to encourage others? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te apositolo ko Paulo me ne lavea ne ia te manakoga ke fakamalosi nisi tino?


ON Wednesday evening, April 12, 2006, some 16 million people will gather to observe the Lord’s Evening Meal. 	 I te fakaafiafi o te Aso Tolu, Apelila 12, 2006, ka maopoopo ei se toko 16 miliona tino o fakamanatu te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi.


We also read any guidelines regarding his specific assignment, and then I like to work with him until he is familiar with his duties.” 	 E fai‵tau foki maua ki so se fakatakitakiga e uiga ki tena tofiga fakapito, kae oti aka, ko ga‵lue fakatasi ei maua ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko masani ‵lei ei a ia mo ana tofiga.”


7 Consider, too, an event involving Jairus, a presiding officer of the synagogue in Capernaum. 	 7 Ke na mafaufau foki ki te mea telā ne tupu ki a Iailo, ko te pule o te sunako i Kapanaumi.


An examination of some of these will help us to see the danger of overstepping due bounds. 	 Kafai e iloilo tatou ki tala konā, ka fesoasoani mai i ei ke maina tatou i te fakamataku o te sōna oso atu ki mea kolā e seai ne ‵tou fekau i ei.


Timothy truly cared for people and put spiritual interests first. 	 Ne saga tonu atu eiloa a Timoteo ki tino kae fakamuamua olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga.