Canada: “Despite embracing [the country’s] diversity and instituting numerous legal and policy provisions to protect the rights of diverse communities, racism has continued to be a serious human rights challenge.”—Amnesty International briefing on Canada, 2012. 	 Kanata: “Faitalia te uke o tulafono ne faite mo fakatokaga fakapolitiki ne fai ke puipui a saolotoga o tino kese‵kese, koi fai eiloa a te fakailoga tino mo fai se tulaga faigata ki saolotoga o tino.”—Te lāuga toetoe a te Amnesty International ne fai i Kanata, 2012.


One time, the KKK held a march in a town we were visiting in Tennessee. 	 I se taimi e tasi, ne fai ne te KKK se māti i se fakai telā ne asi matou ki ei i Tennessee.


What can you do to make the most of your singleness? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne koe ko te mea ke fakaaoga faka‵lei tou nofo taka?


We may receive unexpected blessings. 	 E mafai o maua ne tatou a fakamanuiaga seki fakamoemoegina mai i ei.


(Rom. 13:1-7; Titus 3:1, 2) It appears that Paul’s defense of the good news before high officials was a success—Caesar’s court freed Paul.—Phil. 2:24; Philem. 22. 	 (Loma 13:1-7; Tito 3:1, 2) E lavea atu me ne manumalo a Paulo i te ‵puluga o te tala ‵lei i mua o ofisa ma‵luga—ne fakasaoloto atu ei a Paulo i te fono a Kaisala.—Fili. 2:24; File. 22.


Benjamin, Jade, Bria, and Carolyn 	 Benjamin, Jade, Bria, mo Carolyn


(Luke 1:28) Joseph too was a devout man. 	 (Luka 1:28) A Iosefa foki se tino lotu.


No doubt you have often used a greeting such as that. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne masani koe mo vaegā pati fakatalofa penei.


9 Having in mind the limited number of Christians called to make up spiritual Israel, Jesus referred to them as the “little flock.” 	 9 Ona ko te mea e mu‵tana te aofaki o Kelisiano e aofia i te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga, ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki a latou e pelā me ko te “lafu foliki.”


He had a problem with anger. 	 E faigata ki a ia ke taofi aka tena kaitaua.


Many have learned a new language in order to be part of congregations and groups looking after the needs of those speaking that language. 	 E tokouke a tino ko oti ne tauloto ki se ‵gana fou ko te mea ke aofia latou i tino kolā e tausi atu ki manakoga o fakapotopotoga io me ko potukau kolā e fai‵pati ki te ‵gana tenā.


Make melody to Jehovah, for he has done surpassingly. 	 Usu pese atu ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] ona ko mea fakaofoofogina ne fai ne ia.


This was done three times until the trench around the altar was filled with water. 	 Ne fai fakatolu te mea tenei ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko ‵fonu ei i vai a te lua telā ne keli i tafa o te fatafaitaulaga.


The Bible says: “A husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Me i te tagata e isi sena pule i luga i tena avaga, e pelā eiloa mo Keliso e isi foki sena pule i te ekalesia.”


Likewise every good tree produces fine fruit, but every rotten tree produces worthless fruit; a good tree cannot bear worthless fruit, neither can a rotten tree produce fine fruit. . . . 	 Tela la, a te lakau ‵lei e fua mai ei fuaga ‵lei, ka ko te lakau masei, e fua mai ei a fuaga ma‵sei. A te lakau ‵lei e se mafai o fua mai ei ne fuaga ma‵sei, io me ko te lakau masei ke fua mai ei ne fuaga ‵lei. . . .


In what sense do the wicked “go off to eternal punishment”? 	 I te auala fea e olo atu ei a tino amio ma‵sei ki te “fakasalaga se gata mai”?


(Luke 11:11, 12) The children of Galilee enjoyed eating eggs and fish; they knew what they wanted. 	 (Luka 11:11, 12) Ne fia‵fia eiloa a tama‵liki Kalilaia o ‵kai ki fuamoa mo ika; ne iloa ne latou olotou manakoga.


(Ps. 34:8) When King David of ancient Israel was a shepherd boy, Jehovah saved him from the attacks of wild animals. 	 (Salamo 34:8, NW) I te taimi koi fai ei a te tupu o Isalaelu i aso mua ko Tavita e pelā me se tamaliki tausi mamoe, ne puipui ne Ieova a ia mai manu fe‵kai o te vao.


(Psalm 119:94) King Asa searched for God and rooted out apostasy in Judah. 	 (Salamo 119:94) Ne ‵sala atu a te tupu ko Asa ki te Atua kae ne ‵fulu faka‵ma ne ia a Iuta mai tapuakiga fapau‵pau.


When you reach a comfortable position, you can take it easy and enjoy life. 	 Kafai ko oko koe ki se tulaga ‵lei i mea tau tupe, ko mafai ei koe o malōlō malie kae fiafia ki te olaga.


Whether the crown was literal or was symbolic of added glory because of David’s many victories is not stated. 	 E se taku mai me ko te foualiki se mea tonu io me se fakailoga fakatusa o te ‵malu fakaopoopo ona ko manumaloga e uke a Tavita.


Who should be the object of our love? 	 Ko oi e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ki ei ‵tou a‵lofa?


Missionaries trained at the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead and, more recently, upwards of 20,000 graduates of the Ministerial Training School have made a huge contribution. 	 E lasi ‵ki te tusaga ne fai ne misionale kolā ne a‵koga i te Akoga Fakamisionale o te Faleleoleo Maluga i Kiliata i aso fakamuli nei, ko silia atu i te toko 20,000 o taina ne ‵kau atu ki te Akoga Fakamasani mō Tavini Fakafaifeau kae ne lasi foki te lotou fesoasoani.


12 Paul gave this advice to all the members of the congregation in Philippi: “If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any spiritual fellowship, if any tender affection and compassion, make my joy full by being of the same mind and having the same love, being completely united, having the one thought in mind. 	 12 Ne tuku atu ne Paulo a manatu fesoasoani konei ki tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga i Filipi: “Tela la, kafai e maua ne koutou se fakamalosiga i a Keliso, kafai e isi se fakamafanafanaga ona ko te alofa, kafai e amanaia a te suā tino ki te suā tino, kafai e isi se alofa mo te alofa atafai, e fakakatoatoa ei toku fiafia mai i te tasi o otou mafaufau mo te tasi o te otou a‵lofa, e fealofani katoatoa, kae e tasi koutou i otou manatu.


(Revelation 7:9, 10) The great crowd work alongside anointed Christians in preaching the good news that soon God will rock the nations at Armageddon. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 10) E fesoasoani atu nei a te vaitino tokouke i te ga‵lue fakatasi mo Kelisiano fakaekegina i te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei me ko pili fua nei o lūlū ne te Atua a malo katoa i Amaketo.


God said to Eve: “I shall greatly increase the pain of your pregnancy; in birth pangs you will bring forth children, and your craving will be for your husband, and he will dominate you.” 	 Ne fai atu te Atua ki a Eva: “Ka fakafi‵ta ne au a koe i aso e faitama ei koe, kae ka ‵mae malosi koe i te taimi e fanau ei koe. Kae e ui eiloa i te mea tenā, ka ko koe e fiafia eiloa ki tau avaga, e nofo eiloa koe mai lalo o tena pulega.”


Why Obey Your Parents? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Fakalogo ki ou Mātua?


(Acts 18:24-26) We will be pleasant associates, and especially will people of godly devotion delight in our company. 	 (Galuega 18:24-26) Ka fai tatou pelā me ne taugasoa ‵lei, kae maise i ei ka fia‵fia eiloa a tino o ‵kau fakatasi mo tatou.


What can you say or do that will bring comfort? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne koe ke fakamafanafana atu ki a latou?


(1 Pet. 4:8) Love for our marriage mate enables us to endure “tribulation” that even happily married couples experience and to strengthen the marital bond.—1 Cor. 7:28. 	 (1 Pe. 4:8) A te a‵lofa ki ‵tou avaga e fai ei tatou ke kufaki i “puapuaga” kolā e fakafesagai atu foki ki ei a taki tauavaga fia‵fia kae fakamalosi aka foki i ei te fesokotakiga fakatauavaga.—1 Koli. 7:28.


(Song of Sol. 5:15) After the initial growth spurt of such a tree stops, the tree still grows but not as noticeably. 	 (Pese. 5:15) Kafai ko se gasolo ki luga a te lakau, koi tupu aka eiloa te lakau kae ko faigata ke lavea a te tupuakaga.


Were the Flood survivors simply individuals fortunate enough to have randomly escaped destruction? 	 E mata, ne ‵sao amate fua a tino konei?


Jesus expelled the demon, thus curing the boy. 	 Ne ‵tuli ne Iesu a te temoni, kae faka‵lei a te tamaliki tagata.


14 In some cases, the groups at Christian meetings must have been small, able to fit into a private home. 	 14 I nisi taimi, a potukau i fakatasiga Kelisiano ne tamā potukau fua, kolā e mafai o ofi i loto i se fale o se tino.


Apostasy is spiritually deadly. 	 A te uiga aposetate e fakamasei i ei te fesokotakiga o se tino mo te Atua.


Therefore, baptism is a public expression of a private dedication that you have already made in prayer to Jehovah. 	 Tela la, a te papatisoga se fakaasiga i mua o tino katoa me ko oti ne fai atu ne koe tau tukuatuga ki a Ieova e auala i se ‵talo.


4 With what attitude were the Israelites to be obedient? 	 4 Se a te kilokiloga e ‵tau o maua ne tino Isalaelu ke faka‵logo latou ki ei?


My father—not about to abandon me to the rebel forces—carried me. 	 Ne fafa au ne toku tamana telā ne seki fia tuku tiaki ne ia au ki te kau ‵teke.


He had been disappointed on another occasion when his hat was stolen in church. 	 Ne fanoanoa malosi a ia i te suā taimi ne kaisoa ei tena pulou i loto i te falesa.


In Isaiah’s prophecy, Jehovah himself is described as wearing “righteousness as a coat of mail.” 	 I te valoaga a Isaia, e fakamatala mai i ei a Ieova e pelā me pei ki “te fai mea tonu e pelā me se gatu tau.”


To find jobs, people from this place go to where you came from!” 	 Ke maua aka se galuega, a tino mai te koga tenei e olo atu ki te koga ne vau ei koe!”


Monique has been serving in Myanmar since December 2014. 	 A Monique ne kamata o tavini atu i Myanmar talu mai i a Tesema 2014.


Many have found that this arrangement has drawn them closer together in love and has strengthened their relationship with Jehovah. 	 Ko oti ne lavea ne tino e tokouke me ne fai ne te fakatokaga tenei ke fealofani kae fakamalosi aka ei te lotou fesokotakiga mo Ieova.


So, then, the Bible does not reveal the exact time when Satan and his demons were expelled from heaven. 	 Tela la, e se fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te taimi tonu ne ‵tuli keatea ei a Satani mo ana temoni mai te lagi.


Let us examine what the Bible has to say on two important issues: faithfulness in marriage and honesty in everyday life. 	 Ke na onoono tatou ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki mataupu tāua e lua: ko te alofa fakamaoni ki te avaga mo te fakamaoni i faifaiga masani o te olaga nei.


[Picture on page 24] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 27]


With the fast pace of life today, the more we try to keep up, the further we seem to fall behind. 	 Me e fakava‵vave a faifaiga katoa i te olaga nei, e foliga mai me faitalia me e pefea te uke o ‵tou mea e fai, e se mafai ne tatou o fai a mea katoa.


SONGS: 121, 63 	 PESE: 121, 63


How can leisure reading bring us much pleasure? 	 E mafai pefea o gali te faitauga ki tusi i taimi ma‵lōlō?


Why is feeding on deeper spiritual truths important in our maintaining joy? 	 Kaia e tāua ei a te kai ki meakai ‵loto faka-te-agaga ki te fakatumauga o te ‵tou fia‵fia?


Does all of this sound too good to be true? 	 E a, ko to ‵tagi gali katoa a te mea tenei ke tali‵tonu ki ei?


3 God said: “When you eventually come into the land that Jehovah your God is giving you, . . . and you have said, ‘Let me set a king over myself like all the nations who are round about me’; you should without fail set over yourself a king whom Jehovah your God will choose. . . . 	 3 Ne fai atu te Atua, penei: “Kafai ko maua ne koutou a te fenua tela ne avatu ne te Aliki te otou Atua, kae ko nofo foki koutou i ei, ka mafaufau koutou ke fai se tupu mo koutou e pela mo malo i tafa o koutou. Masaua me i te tino ka fili ne koutou ke fai mo tupu, ko te tino tena tela ne fili ne te Aliki. . . .


“His death wasn’t for the best,” she kept repeating to herself. 	 Ne fai ifo faeloa a ia: “A tena mate e se ko te ‵toe auala ‵lei.”


This is beautifully demonstrated in God’s dealings with the descendants of Abraham when they were slaves to the Egyptians. 	 Ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai a te mea tenā i faifaiga a te Atua ki fanau a Apelaamo i te taimi ne ‵nofo pologa ei latou ki te kau Aikupito.


(Rev. 2:2, 9, 13, 19; 3:8) On the other hand, he gave firm counsel to several congregations because their love for him had cooled off, they countenanced idolatry and fornication, and they tolerated sectarianism. 	 (Fakaasiga 2:2, 9, 13, 19; 3:8) I te suā feitu, ne tuku atu ne ia se polopolokiga ‵mafa ki fakapotopotoga e uke me ko galo atu a te lotou a‵lofa mō ia, ne talia ne latou a te ifo ki tupua mo te finalalolagi, kae fia fakamavae‵vae latou.


Some of them may need help to understand the deeper things of God’s Word. 	 E ma‵nako a nisi tino ki se fesoasoani ke malamalama i mea ‵loto e uiga ki te Muna a te Atua.


If so, are we keeping things in proper perspective? 	 Kafai e penā loa, e mata, e ‵kilo atu kae mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki mea konā i se auala ‵lei?


Despite these problems, she is so positive in her thinking that she is moved to encourage other people. 	 Faitalia eiloa a fakalavelave konei, ne tumau a ia i se kilokiloga mautinoa telā ne fakaosofia ei a ia ke fakamalosi atu a ia ki nisi tino.


This is good, for his convictions will help him to cope with pressure from his peers and stand up to them. 	 E ‵lei eiloa te mea tenei me ka fesoasoani atu ki a ia ke fa‵ki i fakamalosiga mai i ana taugasoa kae ‵teke atu ki a latou.


DEFENDING THE GOOD NEWS IN COURT 	 TE ‵PULUGA O TE TALA ‵LEI I TE FONO


6 Psalm 19:1 answers by saying: “The heavens are declaring the glory of God; and of the work of his hands the expanse is telling.” 	 6 E tali mai te Salamo 19:1 penei: “E matea i te lagi te ‵malu o te Atua! E fakaasi tonu mai foki i ei ana mea ne fai!”


After recounting the exemplary behavior of many ancient men and women of faith, the apostle Paul urged them: “So, then, because we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also . . . run with endurance the race that is set before us, as we look intently at the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus.” 	 Ko oti ne taku atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo amioga ‵lei a nisi tāgata mo fāfine fakatuanaki e tokouke i aso mua, kae ne fakamalosi atu penei a ia: “Kae penei mo tatou, ko sio fakatamilo ne akoakoga ‵lei a tino talitonu fakamaoni i aso ko teka. . . . ke ‵tele tatou mo te loto fai ki mua ke maua te manumalo i te fakatau‵telega tenei e takato mai i mua o tatou.


• How do God’s people serve Jehovah “day and night”? 	 • E tavini atu pefea a tino o te Atua ki a Ieova “i te ao mo te po”?


Since then, I have considered these large gatherings one of the most beautiful parts of Christian life. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne kilo atu au ki maopoopoga ‵lasi konei e pelā me se vaega gali e tasi o te olaga o se Kelisiano.


A stranger they will by no means follow but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 	 Ka se tau‵tali latou ki se tino fakaatea, ka ‵tele latou keatea; i te mea e se matea ne latou a tona leo.”


Student protests, countercultural movements, and medically prescribed contraceptives have all played their part in the rejection of traditional ideas of propriety. 	 E aofia i ei ko ‵tekemaiga mai tama‵liki a‵koga, te ‵teke atu ki faifaiga masani a te fenua, mo te faiga o fuafuaga o kāiga.


After all, true worship is based on love for God. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e fakavae a te tapuakiga tonu ki te alofa ki te Atua.


Train Others to Reach Out 	 Fakamasani a Taina ke Kausaki Atu ki Tauliaga i te Fakapotopotoga


Pursuing peace inside the congregation also helps us to see ways in which we can pursue peace with those to whom we preach “the good news of peace.” 	 A te ‵sala atu ki te filemu i loto i te fakapotopotoga e fesoasoani mai foki ke lavea ne tatou a auala kolā e mafai o tausi ne tatou a te vā filemu mo latou kolā e talai atu ne tatou ki ei a te “tala ‵lei o te filemu.”


18 Although Jephthah’s life was full of challenges, he allowed Jehovah’s thinking to guide his choices in life. 	 18 E ui eiloa te uke o mea faiga‵ta ne fakafesagai atu ki ei a Iefata, kae ne talia eiloa ne ia a mafaufauga o Ieova ke takitaki ei a ia i te faiga o ana filifiliga i tena olaga.


The righteous one will prove to be for remembrance to time indefinite. He will not be afraid even of bad news. 	 E se mataku a ia i tala ma‵sei e lagona ne ia, a tena fakatuanaki e malosi, kae talitonu a ia ki te Aliki.


“He was so kind, so supportive, so caring,” wrote a family friend. 	 Ne tusi mai se taugasoa o te kāiga, penei: “Ko oko eiloa tena ‵lei, fesoasoani, kae atafai mai.


What sort of person must you be to gain God’s approval? 	 E ‵tau koe o fai mo fai se vaegā tino pefea ke maua ne koe te taliaga a te Atua?


True Christians sacrifice their own comfort to help others. 	 E taofi aka ne Kelisiano ‵tonu a mea kolā e ‵lei eiloa ki a latou ko te mea ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino.


The apostle Paul foretold that apostasy would arise among professed Christians. 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo me ka sae aka te aposetasi i tino kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano.


What It Means: Christ told his followers to love one another the way that he loved them. 	 Te Mea e Fakauiga ki ei: Ne fai atu a Keliso ki ana soko ke fakatau a‵lofa te suā tino ki te suā tino i te auala telā ne alofa atu ei a ia ki a latou.


7 Does the Bible permit divorce? 	 7 E mata, e talia ne te Tusi Tapu ke ‵tala a avaga?


To show where he stood on that issue, Paul declared: “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. 	 Ko te mea ke fakaasi atu ne ia tena tulaga e uiga ki te mea tenā, ne fai atu ei a Paulo: “Oku taina! Au nei se Falesaio, ko te tama a te Falesaio.


Staying awake as Christians does not mean watching the clock. 	 A te tumau i te mataala e pelā me ne Kelisiano e se fakauiga ki te onoono faeloa ki te itula.


May it be your joy and blessing to find the treasures “carefully concealed in him.” 	 Ke na maua eiloa ne koe a te fiafia mo te fakamanuiaga i te ‵sala atu ki koloa ‘funa i a ia.’


14 Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion, will meet her deserved end. 	 14 A Papelonia te Sili, te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi, ka maua a tena taui i te fakaotiga.


After Jesus healed this multitude and taught them many things, a logistical problem arose. 	 Mai tua o te faka‵leiga ne Iesu a te aofaki lasi tenei kae akoako latou ki mea e uke, ne sae aka ei se fakalavelave.


The Bible acknowledges that at times people feel driven by force of circumstance to do what they otherwise would not do. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e isi ne taimi ka fakamalosi aka ei a tino ne olotou fakanofonofoga ke fai ne latou a mea kolā e se fai sāle ne latou.


“I chose to have a baby even though there are risks for women my age,” she says. 	 “Ne fakaiku aka ne au ke maua se pepe faitalia me e isi ne tulaga fakama‵taku e maua ne fāfine ma‵tua penei mo au,” ko pati a tou fafine.


No doubt you have experienced the truthfulness of the Bible proverb: “By iron, iron itself is sharpened. 	 Se fakamanuiaga lasi eiloa mō tatou ke fakamasani faka‵lei mo te vaitino e tokouke o Molimau fakamaoni.


“Calls from family members who said how much they appreciated my service helped me to keep in mind why I had decided to move. 	 “A sau‵talaga i te telefoni mo oku kāiga kolā e fakaasi mai te lotou loto fia‵fia ki taku galuega, ne fesoasoani mai ke tuku i toku mafaufau a te pogai ne fai ei taku fakaikuga ke fanatu ki suā fenua.


14, 15. (a) A young person contemplating baptism should consider what weighty issues? (b) How can you help your children ponder blessings that come from obeying God’s laws? 	 14, 15. (a) Ne a manatu tāua e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei se tamaliki telā ko mafaufau ke papatiso a ia? (e) E fesoasoani atu pefea koe ki au tama‵liki ke mafau‵fau ‵loto ki fakamanuiaga kolā e maua mai te fakalogo ki tulafono a te Atua?


Such prayers may also help us to draw closer to our God and Father. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani mai a ‵talo penā ke fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki te ‵tou Atua mo te ‵tou Tamana.


13, 14. (a) What can we learn from modern-day examples of spiritually-minded people? (b) Relate an example. 	 13, 14. (a) Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai fakaakoakoga i aso nei e uiga ki tino kolā e mafau‵fau faka-te-agaga? (e) Taku mai se fakaakoakoga.


Note that for the second time, Jesus says: “Never be anxious.” 	 Onoono me tenei te lua o taimi, ne fai mai Iesu: “Ke mo a e manava‵se.”


(Lev. 9:3) Why did Moses react this way? 	 (Levitiko 9:3) Kaia ne fai ei a Mose penei?


What will help us to stay spiritually awake and to keep in mind Jehovah’s great day? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te ala i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae ke masaua faeloa te aso lasi o Ieova?


21 As Jehovah helped Solomon, he can help us to be courageous and to accomplish our work, both in our family and in the congregation. 	 21 E pelā mo te fesoasoani o Ieova ki a Solomona, e mafai foki o fesoasoani mai a Ieova ki a tatou ke loto ‵toa kae ke fakaoti te ‵tou galuega, i ‵tou kāiga mo te fakapotopotoga.


Insidious pressures to compromise our Christian principles may arise at our workplace or in school. 	 A te loto vāivāi, masaki mo te loto māfatia e mafai o fakavāivāi ei tatou i te feitu faka-te-foitino kae e fakafaigata foki ei ke fakafesagai atu ki tofotofoga o te fakatuanaki.


True, he also promised a heavenly paradise, but that was for a select few. 	 E tonu, ne folafola mai foki ne ia se palataiso faka-te-lagi, kae ko te avanoaga tenā ne fai fua mō nai tino kolā ne filifiligina.


And when he was five years old, he gave his first talk in the Theocratic Ministry School. 	 Kae i te taimi ko lima ei ana tausaga, ne fai ei ne ia tena lauga muamua eiloa i te Akoga mō Tino Talai.


The apostle Peter wrote: “You wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, in order that, if any are not obedient to the word, they may be won without a word through the conduct of their wives, because of having been eyewitnesses of your chaste conduct together with deep respect.” (1 Pet. 3:1, 2) Yes, because of his mate’s fine conduct, an unbeliever may embrace the true faith! 	 Ne tusi mai penei te apositolo ko Petelu: “E penā foki koutou e fāfine, ke faka‵logo koutou ki otou avaga, ko te mea kafai e isi ne tino i a latou e se faka‵logo ki te muna, e mafai o tosina mai latou e aunoa mo se pati ona ko amioga a olotou avaga, me ko oti ne lavea ne latou otou amioga ‵ma mo te lasi o te otou āva.” (1 Petelu 3:1, 2) E tonu, ona ko amioga ‵lei a tena avaga, e mafai o puke ‵mau se tino sē talitonu ki te munatonu!


Finally, it speaks of a momentous time when it will be possible to report: “Death is swallowed up forever.”—1 Corinthians 15:54. 	 Kae e fakaoti eiloa ana pati ki se taimi tāua telā ka fai mai ei se lipoti penei: “Ko takavale te mate.” —1 Kolinito 15:54.


Why do many Christians want to have a wedding talk when they marry, and what does it feature? 	 Kaia e ma‵nako ei a Kelisiano e tokouke ke fai se lauga i te taimi e fakaipoipo ei latou, kae se a te mea e fakaasi mai i ei?


Undoubtedly, the principal factor was fear of God, the desire to avoid committing “this great badness and actually sin against God.” 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua i ei, a te manatu tāua ko te mataku ki te Atua ne fai ei a ia ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai te manakoga ke fai a te ‘mea masei pena, e agasala ei a ia i mua o te Atua.’


Give Bible examples of God’s servants who experienced deep distress. 	 Fakaasi mai ne fakaakoakoga mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki tavini a te Atua kolā ne fe‵paki mo te loto māfatia.


They want us to slave to gain money so that we can spend it on newer, better, bigger items. 	 E ma‵nako latou ke ga‵lue tatou i taimi katoa ke maua a tupe ko te mea ke mafai o fakamāumāu ki mea ‵fou, mea tai ‵lei, kae ‵lasi atu foki.


The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the two-horned wild beast will be destroyed. 	 Ka fakaseai ne te Malo o te Atua a te manu fekai telā e taku mai i te Fakaasiga 13:1, tena fakatusa, mo te manu fekai e lua ana sau.


Rather, he ‘labored and toiled night and day.’ (2 Thess. 3:8) Many present-day elders, including those who are in the traveling work, set a fine example in this regard. 	 Kae ne ‘galue eiloa a ia i ao mo po.’ (2 Tesalonia 3:8) E tokouke a toeaina i aso nei, e aofia i ei a latou kolā e ga‵lue e pelā me ne tino faima‵laga, e tuku mai ne latou se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te feitu tenei.


How did shepherding help to teach David about fearing Jehovah? 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea a te tausiga o mamoe ke iloa ne Tavita a te uiga o te mataku ki a Ieova?


Have you ever found a gold nugget? 	 Kai maua aka loa ne koe se aulo?


All people living then will be righteous—and honest.—2 Peter 3:13. 	 A tino katoa kolā ka ‵nofo i ei ka amio‵tonu—kae fakamaoni.—2 Petelu 3:13.


3 After directing that Solomon be made king, elderly David gave him specific instructions that Solomon faithfully carried out. 	 3 I te otiga o te fakailoaga i a Solomona ko fai mo tupu, ne tuku atu ei ne te toeaina ko Tavita a fakatakitakiga kolā e ‵tau o fai ne Solomona mo te fakamaoni.


18 Do we love assembling at places where we learn about Jehovah? 	 18 E mata, e fia‵fia tatou o olo atu ki koga kolā e fai i ei a sukesukega e uiga ki a Ieova?


21 Thus, although these two parables shed light on events in 1919 or thereabouts, they apply in principle to all true Christians throughout the last days. 	 21 E ui eiloa e fakamaina mai i tala fakatusa e lua konei a mea ne ‵tupu kāti i te 1919, e aogā ‵ki a akoakoga konei ki Kelisiano ‵tonu katoa i aso fakaoti konei.


(1 Cor. 4:17; Phil. 2:19, 20) The apostle commended Titus to the Corinthian congregation as “my companion and a fellow worker for your interests.” (2 Cor. 8:23) How encouraged Timothy and Titus must have been to learn what Paul thought of them! 	 (1 Koli. 4:17; Fili. 2:19, 20) Ne fakamalō atu te apositolo ko Tito ki te fakapotopotoga i Kolinito e pelā me “ko toku taugasoa telā e ga‵lue fakatasi māua mō otou manakoga.” (2 Koli. 8:22, 23) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto ki a Timoteo mo Tito ke iloa ne laua te kilokiloga a Paulo ki a laua!


What do we learn from the patient endurance of Job? 	 Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te kufaki mo te fa‵ki o Iopu?


An example that many might cite is the use of slaves to build the pyramids. 	 A te fakaakoakoga e tasi e masani o fakaaoga ne tino e tokouke ko te fakaaogaga o pologa ke faite a pilamita.


ELDERS STRIVE TO BE ENCOURAGING 	 E ‵TAU O TAUMAFAI A TOEAINA O TUKU ATU A FAKAMALOSIGA


What happened to Elijah as he “went ascending in the windstorm”? 	 Se a te mea ne tupu ki a Elia ‘i tena aveakaga i se vaeosio’?


Let us never forget, though, that “God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.” 	 Kae ke mo a eiloa e puli i a tatou me e “sili atu te Atua i ‵tou loto kae e iloa ne ia a mea katoa.”


Over the next four nights, I read it again. 	 Ne faitau faeloa ne au i po e fa.


To some, this kind of reasoning sounds convincing. 	 E foliga mai ki nisi tino a vaegā fakasakosakoga penei me e ‵tonu.


18 If we treasure the wisdom from Jehovah, our heart will motivate us to fill up our treasure store with truths—both new and old. 	 18 Kafai e fakatāua ne tatou a te poto mai i a Ieova, ka fakamalosi aka tatou ne ‵tou loto ke faka‵fonu ‵tou fale koloa ki muna‵tonu—mea ‵fou mo mea mua.


By all means! 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai!


Paul’s words to the people of Lystra teach us several important lessons about Jehovah God. 	 E akoako mai ne pati a Paulo ki tino Lusa ne akoakoga tāua ki a tatou e uiga ki a Ieova te Atua.


They learned that Jehovah alone is the almighty God, and they now address him by his personal name. 	 Ko iloa ne latou me ko Ieova fua ko te Atua malosi katoatoa, kae e ka‵laga atu nei latou ki a ia mai i te fakaaogaga o tena igoa totino.


Throughout my youth, my parents invited many circuit overseers and their wives to stay with us. 	 I toku olaga fakatalavou, ne ‵kami sāle ne oku mātua a ovasia o fenua mo olotou avaga ke ‵nofo tasi matou i te fale.


• What features of our meetings prove that they are sacred gatherings? 	 • Ne a vaega o ‵tou fakatasiga kolā e fakamaoni mai i ei me e ‵malu a maopoopoga konā?


Abraham’s life was often at risk, so in 1982, after 20 years of armed struggle, he fled to Europe. 	 E fia taimi toeitiiti ko mate ei a Apelaamo, telā i te 1982, mai tua o tausaga e 20 o te faiga o taua, ne tele keatea ei a ia ki Eulopa.


At that point, I was ready to go!” 	 I te taimi nei, au ko toka o fano!”


They are people who are eager for what they can get, people who place their own wishes at the center of their life. 	 Ko tino kolā e ma‵nako malosi ki mea e mafai o maua ne latou, ko tino kolā e fakatāua ne latou i te lotou olaga olotou manakoga totino.


Outlining one aspect of headship, the Scriptures say: “If anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith.” (1 Tim. 5:8) Indeed, a man should provide materially for his family. 	 Ke faka‵mafa atu te vaega e tasi e uiga ki te pulega, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Kae kafai e isi se tino e se fia tausi ki sona kāiga, kae maise eiloa tino o tona kāiga tonu, ko tona uiga ko ‵teke ne ia te fakatuanaki, kae sili atu tona masei i lō te tino sē kelisiano.” (1 Timoteo 5:8) E tonu, e ‵tau o tausi atu se tagata ki tena kāiga i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


You will surely benefit from taking a closer look at this subject. 	 Ka maua eiloa ne koe a mea aoga mai te sukesuke faka‵lei ki te mataupu tenei.


How did Solomon’s case illustrate the truth we find at Galatians 6:7? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea i te tala o Solomona a te ‵tonu o pati i te Kalatia 6:7?


His Father’s purpose and reputation depended upon Jesus’ enduring an unjust trial and a cruel death. 	 E fakalagolago eiloa a te fakataunuga o fuafuaga mo te taku‵leiga o te igoa o tena Tamana ki te kufaki o Iesu i se tofotofoga mo se mate fakalogo‵mae.


(John 5:28, 29) Jehovah has been gracious in revealing all these things to us. 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29) Ko oko eiloa i te atafai o Ieova ke fakaasi mai ne ia a mea katoa konei ki a tatou.


(John 8:48) The Samaritan people were ethnically and religiously distinct from the Jews. 	 (Ioa. 8:48) A tino Samalia ne tino kolā e ‵kese olotou tuu mo mea fakalotu mai tino Iutaia.


22 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 TE ITULAU E 11 • PESE: 33, 92


Are you not worth more than they are?” 	 E se sili la a te otou tāua i a latou?”


A Fruit of the Light 6. 	 Se Fuataga o te Mainaga


First and foremost, they must make time for them. 	 A te ‵toe mea sili e ‵tau o fai ne latou, ko te fakamāumāuga o taimi e uke mō latou.


If that happens frequently in your household, be careful. 	 Kafai e tupu faeloa te mea tenā i tou kāiga, ke fakaeteete.


Upon learning Bible truth, however, we changed and became more pleasant and agreeable. 	 Kae mai te iloaga ne tatou a te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu, ne ‵fuli aka ei ‵tou uiga.


While camping at Kadesh, Moses sends out 12 men to spy out the Promised Land. 	 I te taimi ko malo‵lo ei latou i Katesa, ne uga atu ne Mose a sipai e toko 12 ke iloilo ne latou te Fenua o te Folafolaga.


Jesus told his listeners: “If you, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit to those asking him!” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo: “Tela la, kafai koutou e ma‵sei, kae e iloa ne koutou o tuku atu a mea ‵lei ki otou tama‵liki, e se sili atu la te otou Tamana i te lagi, i te fia tuku atu o te agaga tapu ki tino kolā e fakamolemole atu ki a ia?”


5 To hold fast to our wonderful inheritance, though, we must remain alert to Satan’s ploys. 	 5 Ko te mea ke ‵mautakitaki tatou i ‵tou tofi fakaofoofogina, e ‵tau mo tatou o matapula‵pula faeloa ki togafiti a Satani.


But, in fact, Isaiah had foretold that the Messiah would experience suffering before becoming King. 	 Kae ko oti ne ‵valo mai a Isaia me ka logo‵mae te Mesia a koi tuai o fai a ia mo Tupu.


(1 Tim. 2:4) One young Asian girl remembers how her mother performed rituals in front of numerous images in their home. 	 (1 Timoteo 2:4) E masaua ne se tamaliki fafine e tokotasi i Asia a fakalagi e usu sāle ne tena mātua i mua o tupua e uke i te lotou fale.


For that reason, these thrilling words have been selected as the yeartext of Jehovah’s Witnesses for 2006. 	 Ona ko te pogai tenā, ko filifili aka ei a pati ‵gali konei mo fai te tusi siki fakavae o te tausaga a Molimau a Ieova mō te 2006.


One Christian may accept a gamma globulin injection, but he may or may not agree to an injection containing something extracted from red or white cells. 	 E mafai o talia ne se Kelisiano ke ‵suki a ia ki te gamma globulin, kae kāti ka talia io me sē talia ne ia ke fakaaogā ki a ia se mea telā ne maua mai i sela ‵kula io me ko sela ‵kena.


Only a relatively few remain on earth. 	 E mu‵tana fua koi ‵toe i te lalolagi.


Finally the baby came. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fanau mai ei te pepe.


If the people of Israel were to “keep listening to the voice of Jehovah” by obeying him, blessings would “overtake” them. 	 Moi fai ke tumau a te kau Isalaelu i te “fakalogo” faeloa ki te leo o Ieova mai te tautali atu ki a ia, penei e “maua” eiloa ne latou a fakamanuiaga.


(Proverbs 13:20; 1 Corinthians 15:33) May we be quick to note any deficiency and take corrective measures at once. 	 (Faataoto 13: 20; 1 Kolinito 15:33) Ke na onoono fakavave tatou ki ‵tou vāivāiga kae ke gasue‵sue fakavave o faka‵lei aka te vāivāiga tenā.


Restricting where a person sits could give rise to various problems, depending on the circumstances. 	 A te fakataputapu o te koga e sagasaga ei se tino e mafai o māfua aka i ei a fakalavelave kese‵kese, e fakalagolago ki luga i fakanofonofoga.


He learned that Christians are blessed when they give generously but that they are not obliged to give beyond their means. 	 Ne iloa aka ne ia me e fakamanuia atu a Kelisiano māfai e tuku atu olotou meaalofa mo te lotomalie kae e se fakatonu atu ke tuku atu olotou meaalofa ke silia atu i te mea e mafai ne latou o fai.


As you can easily see, Jehovah is kind and generous to humans every day. 	 E pelā mo te faigofie ke lavea ne koeme e atafai kae uiga kaimalie a Ieova ki tino i aso katoa.


Because Judas had become a friend of the world, he had made himself an enemy of God. 	 Ona ko te mea ko oti ne fai a Iuta mo fai se taugasoa o te lalolagi, ne fai eiloa ne ia a ia mo fai se fili o te Atua.


Jesus knew that they likely acquired this attitude from the society in which they had grown up. 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu me ne maua ne latou a te uiga tenei mai i te vaegā olaga ne ‵tupu aka ei latou.


Afterward, Mrs. Ukoli said: “I used to think that God takes people in death. 	 Mai tua i konā, ne fai atu a Mrs. Ukoli: “Ne mafaufau sāle au me ko te Atua telā e tamate ne ia a tino.


What reward was placed before those whom God declared righteous, but what did they still need to do? 	 Se a te taui ne fakatoka ki a latou kolā ne takuamiotonugina ne te Atua, kae ne a mea koi manakogina ke fai ne latou?


Would the householder have written that if the publishers had shown even a hint of anger? 	 E mata, ne mafai o tusi atu a te tino i te fale moi ne fakaasi atu foki ne tino talai se tamā uiga kaitaua?


Hitler hated them for it. 	 Ne takalialia malosi a Hitila ki a latou ona ko te mea tenā.


That’s why it’s important for parents just to keep teaching.” 	 Tenā te mea e tāua ei mō mātua ke tumau faeloa i te akoako atu.”


(Deuteronomy 29:17; Ezekiel 6:9) Our natural aversion to dung, or excrement, helps us to understand God’s feeling of disgust for any form of idolatry. 	 (Teutelonome 29:17, NW; Esekielu 6:9, NW) A te ‵tou takalia‵lia ki fekau o manu e fesoasoani mai ei ke malama‵lama tatou i te takalialia o te Atua ki so se mea e aofia i te ifo ki tupua.


Even so, in order to understand the quality of self-control, we need to examine Jehovah’s example so that we can better imitate him. 	 Kae ke malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te uiga o te loto pulea, e ‵tau mo tatou o iloilo ki te fakaakoakoga a Ieova ko te mea ke momea aka te ‵tou tau‵tali faka‵lei atu ki a ia.


(Rom. 12:11) Jehovah’s spirit played a major role in the apostle’s courage and stamina in the preaching work. 	 (Loma 12:11) Ne lasi eiloa te tusaga o te agaga o Ieova i te fakamalosiakaga o te loto ma‵losi mo te kufaki o te kau apositolo i te galuega talai.


11:30, 31—When making his vow, did Jephthah have a human sacrifice in mind? 	 11:30, 31—I te faiga o tena tautoga, e mata, ne mafaufau a Iefata ke ofo atu se tino ola e pelā me se taulaga?


Provoked, David led about 400 men to go up against Nabal and his household. 	 Ona ko tena kaitaua, ne ‵taki atu ne Tavita ana tāgata kāti e toko 400 ke taua atu ki a Napalu mo tena kāiga.


They rebelled against God, even killing the prophets he sent to warn them. 	 Ne ‵teke latou ki te Atua, ke oko ki te tamatega o pelofeta kolā ne uga atu ne ia o fakailoa ki a latou e uiga ki mea konā.


Taking in Knowledge of God—How? 	 Te Poto e Uiga ki te Atua e Maua Pefea?


[The mime] plumbed the depths of a perversion which had conquered the masses of the capital. 	 Ne gasolo aka eiloa mai te masei o na ma‵sei atu a faifaiga matagā konā kae ne fia‵fia malosi a tino ki ei.


‘Of course I know him well!’ you may reply. 	 Kāti ka fai mai koe, ‘Ao, e iloa ‵lei ne au a ia!’


We should make it a point to do the same. 	 E ‵tau foki o fai tatou penā.


The Bible says: 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu:


10 Abram settled down in Haran, likely doing so out of consideration for his aged father, Terah. 	 10 Ne leva te nofoga a Apelamo i Halana, kāti ona ko tena alofa ki tena tamana, ko Tala telā ko matua ‵ki.


Are you afraid that if you start to cry, you will contribute to their sadness? 	 E mata, e mataku koe māfai e kamata koe o tagi, me ka fakalasi aka fua ne koe i ei te lotou fanoa‵noa?


A French daily quoted Indian lawyer Chandra Rami Chopra, who noted: “All religious laws have something in common: They support discrimination against women.” 	 Ne siki mai i te nusipepa Falani a pati a te lōia Initia ko Chandra Rami Chopra, penei: “E isi eiloa se mea telā e ‵pau ei a tulafono fakalotu katoa: E ‵lago atu latou ki te fakakese‵kesega o fāfine.”


What beautiful lessons we learn from the first 24 chapters of the Bible book of Ezekiel! 	 Ko tafaga la te ‵gali o akoakoga kolā e tau‵loto ne tatou mai mataupu muamua e 24 o te tusi i te Tusi Tapu ko Esekielu!


The fifth prophecy you are seeing fulfilled involves our home, the earth. 	 A te lima o valoaga telā ko oti ne fakataunu nei e aofia i ei a te lalolagi telā e ‵nofo i ei tatou.


Do your very best to apply the counsel of God’s Word, and Jehovah will bless your efforts to build a spiritually strong family. 	 6. E aogā pefea ki mātua te uiga masani o tama‵liki ko te fia fakaakoako ki faifaiga a olotou mātua?


He is “the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him,” and he blesses those who give him glory.—Hebrews 11:6. 	 E “tuku atu foki ne ia te taui ‵lei ki tino kolā e salasala ki a ia,” kae fakamanuia ne ia a tino kolā e ‵viki atu ki a ia.—Epelu 11:6.


8, 9. How can comfort appropriately be given to people who have suffered violence? 	 Ke Fakamafanafana a Tino Kolā e Māfatia i Amioga Fakasauā mo Mea Tau Tupe


Use God’s Word Skillfully 	 Ke Apo i te Fakaaogāga o te Muna a te Atua


With the help of holy spirit, they grasped Scriptural truths. 	 Mai te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu, e malamalama latou i muna‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu.


The adversities that he had suffered did not leave him bitter; nor did they prevent him from learning to adjust his life-style to his new surroundings. 	 Ne seki ita fakamoemoe a ia ona ko fakalavelave kolā ne fepaki mo ia; io me ne taofi aka ei a ia mai te fakamasani atu ki tena olaga i se koga fakaatea.


Jehovah’s response went far beyond their request. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a latou a mea e uke atu i lō te mea telā ne fakamolemole mai latou ki ei.


Everyone cooperated, including the children. 	 Ne ga‵lue fakatasi a tino katoa, e aofia i ei a tama‵liki.


11 Occasionally, Christians who have confessed their serious sin and who have received spiritual help from congregation elders may still be plagued by concern over past transgressions of God’s law. 	 11 I nisi taimi, kāti koi logo‵mae eiloa a Kelisiano kolā ko oti ne fakaasi atu olotou agasala kae ko oti foki ne maua ne latou se fesoasoani faka-te-agaga mai toeaina i te fakapotopotoga, i olotou faifaiga solitulafono ki tulafono a te Atua.


15 Jesus completed the great act of atonement after being resurrected to heaven. 	 15 Ne fakaoti ne Iesu te ‵toe faifaiga sili o te faka‵maga mai tua o tena toetuga ki te lagi.


(Mark 6:31) But think of Ezekiel in Babylon and his mission among Israelites taken captive from Jerusalem. 	 (Male. 6:31) Kae mafaufau la ki a Esekielu i Papelonia mo te galuega tāua telā ne fai ne ia mō tino Isalaelu kolā ne puke fakapagota mai i Ielusalema.


12 Jehovah provides something else to safeguard us: spiritual food at the proper time. 	 12 E tuku mai foki ne Ieova se isi mea ke puipui ei tatou: ko mea‵kai faka-te-agaga i te taimi tonu.


Those against the prohibition stated that their “adversaries,” the Protestants, would argue that the church prohibited the Bible in the vernacular to hide “fraud and deceit.” 	 Ona ko te fesoasoani o te agaga o te Atua, ne mafai ei ne Iosefa o fakamatala atu te uiga o moemiti a Falao.


• How has God used angels to assist us? 	 • Ne fakaaoga pefea ne te Atua a agelu ke fesoasoani mai ki a tatou?


(Col. 3:11) In that sense, then, there were to be no foreigners in the Christian congregation. 	 (Kolose 3:11) Ona ko te mea tenei, e seai ne tino fakaatea i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


(Matthew 28:19) As we fulfill this assignment and await “the great day of Jehovah,” we need to view people as he does. 	 (Mataio 28:19) I te taimi e fai ei ne tatou te fakatonuga tenei kae ‵nofo fakatali‵tali ki te “aso fakamataku o te Aliki,” e ‵tau o ‵pau te ‵tou kilokiloga ki tino mo tena kilokiloga.


(Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4) Why? 	 [Ata i te itulau e 4]


How did new believers at Pentecost show that they clearly recognized the channel that Christ was using? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne tino tali‵tonu ‵fou i te Penitekoso me e iloa ‵lei ne latou te auala ne fakaaoga ne Keliso ke fagai ei latou?


(Revelation 7:1-4) During the Thousand Year Reign of Christ and his associate king-priests, the great crowd will be joined by untold numbers of resurrected ones. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:1-4) I loto i te Pulega a Keliso i te Afe Tausaga fakatasi mo ana tupu mo faitaulaga lagolago, ka ‵kau fakatasi atu ei ki te vaitino tokouke se aofaki lasi ‵ki o tino kolā ka toe faka‵tu aka mai te mate.


Why should we not abandon efforts to help our relatives? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o taofi ne tatou a taumafaiga ke fesoasoani atu ki ‵tou kāiga?


Both Alex and Samson now live peaceful and moral lives. 	 Ne maua foki ne ia i ei te loto malosi ke tiaki ana amioga takafia‵toa.


To put that figure in perspective, imagine a family consisting of a father, a mother, and a baby. 	 Kafai e ‵kilo tatou ki te aofaki tenei, e fakaataata eiloa ne tatou se kāiga telā e aofia i ei se tamana, se mātua, mo se pepe.


As expressed in Psalms 58-64, during all his distresses, David makes Jehovah his refuge. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne fakaasi mai i te Salamo 58-64, i te taimi o ana puapuagā katoa, ne fai eiloa ne Tavita a Ieova mo fai tena ‵lafiga.


“The discipline of Jehovah . . . do not reject.”—PROVERBS 3:11. 	 “Kafai e fakatonu ne te Aliki se mea ‵se a koe ne fai, e ‵tau mo koe o saga tonu ki ana muna e fai atu.”—FAATAOTO 3:11.


These too would set their heart on the Kingdom—whether for a heavenly or for an earthly reward—as the traveling merchant did with regard to the fine pearl. 	 Ka kausaki atu foki a tino konei ki te Malo—faitalia me ko te lagi io me ko te lalolagi e maua ei te taui—e pelā eiloa mo te mea ne fai ne te tino fakatau koloa faimalaga i te taimi ne maua ei ne ia te penina tāua.


13 Think about that warning. 	 13 Ke mafaufau ki te fakailoaga tenā.


Why is more required of us than just waiting for Jehovah to fulfill his promises? 	 Kaia e uke a mea e manakogina ke fai ne tatou i lō te faka‵tali fua ki a Ieova ke fakataunu ana folafolaga?


Farrar added that it is only when we weigh the terrible significance of this sad period in Paul’s life that “we feel the load of remorse which must have lain upon him, and the taunts to which he was liable from malignant enemies.” 	 Ne toe fai mai a Farrar me kafai e mafaufau tatou ki te matagā o te vaitaimi fakafanoanoa tenei i te olaga o Paulo, “e mafai o malamalama tatou i te lasi o te fanoanoa o tou tagata mo te uke o fakamaseiga ne fai atu ki a ia mai i ana fili.”


Still, Jehovah is capable of maneuvering matters at the right moment, just as he did back there for the sons of Israel.—Proverbs 3:5. 	 Kae, e mafai eiloa o faka‵tonu ne Ieova a mea i te taimi tonu, e pelā eiloa mo te mea ne fai ne ia i aso o tino Isalaelu.—Faataoto 3:5.


When the psalmist urges us to throw our burden on Jehovah, he is in effect reminding us that Jehovah not only cares about us but also views us as individuals worthy of his help and support. 	 I te fakamalosi mai o te faisalamo ke tuku atu a mea e manava‵se ei tatou ki a Ieova, e fakamasaua mai eiloa ki a tatou me e se amanaia mai fua a Ieova ki a tatou kae e kilo mai foki ki a tatou taki tokotasi e pelā me ne tino kolā e ‵tau o fesoasoani kae ‵lago atu a ia ki ei.


Jesus openly identified himself as the Messiah. 	 Ne fakaasi faka‵lei atu ei ne Iesu i a ia ko te Mesia.


One is true, and the other is false; both cannot be true. 	 E tasi fua te tali tonu ki ei kae ko te suā tali e ‵se.


Why did Jephthah’s daughter have a fine attitude, and how is this encouraging to parents? 	 Kaia ne maua ei ne te tama fafine a Iefata se kilokiloga ‵lei, kae e fakamalosi atu pefea te mea tenei ki mātua?


They said Jehovah gives them the strength. 	 Ne fai mai latou me ne tuku atu ne Ieova te malosi ki a latou.


(Daniel 2:44) Peoples of all the earth will be united under one righteous government—God’s Kingdom. 	 (Tanielu 2:44) A tino i te lalolagi kātoa ka ‵kau fakatasi mai lalo i te pulega amiotonu—ko te Malo o te Atua.


He would seem to be unloving, unjust, and insincere. 	 Ne fakafoliga mai i ei me i a ia e se alofa, sē fakamaoni, kae amio fakaloiloi.


Daily Bible reading, regular attendance at Christian meetings, and zealous participation in the preaching work remind us that Jehovah cares for us 	 A te faitau ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa, te kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga Kelisiano, mo te kau atu mo te loto finafinau ki te galuega talai e fakamasaua mai ei ki a tatou me e atafai mai eiloa a Ieova


I tried to explain that I didn’t really mean what I said, that I was just upset. 	 Ne taumafai au ke fakamatala atu me ne seki fakauiga ne au aku pati ne fai, kae ko au fua ko tō kaitaua.


Sometimes, however, the response is anything but peaceable. 	 Kae i nisi taimi e seai se filemu e maua mai i tino.


A Mexican mother named Esperanza has cared for eight children alone. Their ages now range from 5 to 23. 	 A Esperanza se mātua mai i Mekisiko, kae e tausi tokotasi ne ia a tama‵liki e toko 8. A tausaga o ana tama‵liki e nofo i te va o te 5 ki te 23.


The Bible assures us that we will reap what we sow—whether we sow according to the flesh or according to the spirit. 	 E fakamaoni mai ne te Tusi Tapu me e tau ne tatou a te fuaga telā ne toki ne tatou—faitalia me toki ne tatou i te feitu faka-te-foitino io me i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


If we trust in him, however, the words of Psalm 46:1 will prove true in our case: “God is for us a refuge and strength, a help that is readily to be found during distresses.” 	 Kae kafai e tali‵tonu tatou ki a ia, ka aogā eiloa ki a tatou a pati i te Salamo 46:1: “A te Atua ko te lafiga mo te malosi o tatou, e toka faeloa a ia o fesoasoani ki a tatou i taimi o puapuagā.”


Jesus foretold the time when “all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu te taimi ‘ka ‵tagi mautuutu ei a tino katoa i te lalolagi.’


The young man was to return to Calcutta, some 1,000 miles [1,600 km] away, to start college, and there were no Witnesses there who knew sign language. 	 Ne ‵tau o foki atu te tamataene tenā ki Calcutta, telā e 1,600 kilomita te ‵mao, o akoga i ei, kae e seai ne Molimau i te koga tenā e mafai o fai‵pati ki te ‵gana a tino ‵tuli.


Jesus told his disciples: “By this all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “Ona ko te mea tenei ka iloa ei ne tino katoa i a koutou ko oku soko—māfai e fakatau a‵lofa koutou.”


(Num. 10:1-4) Try to imagine the excitement on such occasions! 	 (Numela 10:1-4) Taumafai o fakaataata a te lasi o te fia‵fia o tino i vaegā fono konei!


Meet Needs of Others, 11/15 	 Fesoasoani ki Manakoga o Nisi Tino, 11/15


And if one member suffers, all the other members suffer with it; or if a member is glorified, all the other members rejoice with it.”—1 Corinthians 12:25, 26. 	 Kafai e isi se mea o te foitino ko ‵mae, ka ‵mae a vaega katoa; kafai e isi se vaega ko malosi ‵lei, e ma‵losi fakatasi a vaega katoa.”—1 Kolinito 12:25, 26.


Frieda found herself back in court and was sentenced to six years in prison. “This time I was with fellow believers, and the association was a great help.” 	 “I te taimi tenā ne ‵pei tasi atu matou mo nisi taina tali‵tonu ki te falepuipui kae ne fesoasoani malosi mai te motou ‵kau fakatasi faeloa.”


(Psalm 19:7) It gives reliable guidance on such matters as family life, employment, morality, and spirituality. 	 (Salamo 19:7) E tuku mai i ei a fakatakitakiga kolā e fakatalitonugina e uiga ki fakalavelave i te kāiga, galuega, mea tau amioga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga.


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(Romans 6:19) And Paul warned: “The minding of the flesh means death.” 	 (Loma 6:19) Kae ne fakailoa mai penei a Paulo: “Ko te tuku atu otou mafaufau ke pulea ne te mea e manako ki ei te foitino, ka iku eiloa ki te mate.”


To that end, he has arranged for “everlasting good news” to be declared “to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” 	 Ko te mea ke fakataunu te fuafuaga tenā, ne fakatoka ne ia ke folafola atu a te “Tala ‵Lei ki tino o te lalolagi, ki fenua katoa mo matakāiga, ki ‵gana katoa mo tino.”


Instead, let us display confidence in God, for trusting in the power of men will inevitably lead to disappointment.—Psalm 146:3-5. 	 I lō te mea tenā, ke na fakatuaga atu ki te Atua, me ka ma‵vale fua tatou māfai e fakalago‵lago atu eiloa tatou ki te malosi o tino.—Salamo 146:3-5.


Think of the milestones that have been reached in our modern-day history! 	 Mafaufau ki mea fakaofoofogia kolā ne ‵tupu i ‵tou tala fakasolopito i aso nei!


In his deathbed blessing of his sons, the patriarch Jacob foretold: “The scepter will not turn aside from Judah, neither the commander’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him the obedience of the peoples will belong.” 	 I ana fakamanuiaga ki ana tama tagata kae ko pili a ia o mate, ne ‵valo mai a te toeaina ko Iakopo, penei: “A Iuta ka puke ne ia te tokotoko fakatupu, ka ko tena gafa e tupu faeloa. A malo e o‵mai mo meaalofa tupe ki a ia, ke taugasoa latou. Kae e ifo mo te faka‵logo ki a ia.”


6. (a) Why is it not wrong to enjoy some of the good things in life? (b) In the matter of recreation, what balance is needed? 	 6. (a) Kaia e se masei ei te fiafia ki nisi mea ‵lei i te olaga? (e) E uiga ki fakafiafiaga, se a te mea e ‵tau o paleni ‵lei?


Why must Christians not adopt the world’s casual attitude toward marriage? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o maua ne Kelisiano a te kilokiloga sē tāua a te lalolagi ki te fakaipoipoga?


“Have you shown yourself discouraged in the day of distress? Your power will be scanty,” the proverb notes. 	 “Kafai koe e vāivāi i te taimi e tupu ei se fakalavelave, ko tena uiga a koe e vāivāi eiloa,” ko pati i te faataoto.


27 Finding Relief From Youthful Despair 	 TE ITULAU E 17 • PESE: 67, 55.


“You cannot slave for God and for Riches.”—Matthew 6:24. 	 “E se mafai ne koutou o tavini ki te Atua mo koloa.”—Mataio 6:24.


How did love and compassion move Jesus to help people? 	 Ne fakamalosi atu pefea a te alofa mo te alofa atafai ki a Iesu ke fesoasoani atu ki tino?


“Roll upon Jehovah your way, and rely upon him, and he himself will act,” sang the psalmist.—Psalm 37:5. 	 Ne usu mai a te faisalamo penei: “Tuku atu katoa a koe ki a Ieova; fakatuanaki ki a ia, kae ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe.”—Salamo 37:5.


Jehovah, the Universal Sovereign, ruled directly over all his creation, angelic and human. 	 Ne pule tonu eiloa a Ieova, te Pule i te lagi mo te lalolagi, ki luga i ana mea katoa ne faite, ko agelu mo tino.


It is not something that they experience. 	 A te mea tenei e sē se faifaiga masani ki a latou.


Many Samaritans accepted the Kingdom message and were baptized. 	 Ne talia ne tino Samalia e tokouke a te fekau o te Malo kae ne papatiso foki latou.


He said: “Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted.” 	 Ne fai mai penei: “Amutia io me fia‵fia a latou kolā e fanoa‵noa me fakamafanafanagina latou.”


How do Paul’s words at Hebrews 10:24, 25 parallel the idea of the communion sacrifice? 	 E fetaui pefea a pati a Paulo i te Epelu 10:24, 25 mo te faiga o te taulaga fakafetai?


Above all, it opens the way to a precious relationship with Jehovah, which David compared to an invitation to enter into God’s “tent” and “holy mountain”—a grand privilege indeed. 	 E sili atu i mea katoa, e ‵tala mai i ei te avanoaga ke maua ne tatou se fesokotakiga tāua mo Ieova, telā ne fakatusa ne Tavita ki se ‵kamiga ke ulu ki loto i te “Faletapu” mo te “mauga tapu”—se tauliaga tāua ‵ki.


His habit was hurting him spiritually. 	 Ne logo‵mae malosi a ia i te feitu faka-te-agaga ona ko tena amioga masani tenā.


We may work diligently at preaching and teaching, but ultimately all praise goes to Jehovah for any growth that might result. 	 Kāti e ga‵lue malosi tatou i te talaiatuga mo te akoakoatuga, kae e avatu eiloa a tavaega katoa ki a Ieova māfai ko fai se tino mo fai se soko fou.


“Never tire of experimenting with new ways to approach old subjects,” said one father. 	 “Ke mo a e fi‵ta koe i te fakaaoga o auala ‵fou ke akoako atu ei a mataupu mua kolā ne sau‵tala sale ki ei,” ko pati a se tamana e tokotasi.


Will you respond to that message? 	 E mata, ka talia ne koe te fekau tenā?


18 After learning Bible truths, how tragic it would be if one regressed to false worship! 	 18 Kafai ko oti ne sukesuke ki muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu, se mea fakafanoanoa ‵ki eiloa māfai ko toe foki atu se tino ki lotu ‵se!


This requires quiet reflection and prayer. 	 E ‵tau o mafaufau malie aka ki ei kae fai foki a ‵talo.


Elijah rightly judged Ahab as a murderer and a thief. 	 Ne fakamasino tonu ne Elia a Aapo e pelā me se tino tatino mo se tino kaisoa.


Malcam is possibly another name for Molech, the chief god of the Ammonites. 	 A Milikoma ko te suā igoa o Moloka, ko te atua pule o te kau Amoni.


All are neatly dressed. 	 E fai faka‵lei a gatu o tino katoa.


What did a Christian named Gertrud experience as a young person, and what did she say about the failings of fellow believers? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu ki a Gertrud i te taimi koi foliki ei a ia, kae ne a ana pati ne fai mai e uiga ki tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa o ana taina tali‵tonu?


This brother eventually broke free from this degrading habit. 	 Ne tiakina katoatoa fakamuli ne te taina tenei a te faifaiga tenā.


Meanwhile, Pedro’s wife began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne kamata o sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu a te avaga a Pedro mo Molimau a Ieova.


Some who became proselytes of the Pharisees may formerly have been gross sinners. 	 Kāti ko leva ne fai ne nisi tino kolā ne ‵fuli mai ne agasala matagā.


Remember that Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah brought the materials for the crown that Zechariah made. 	 Masaua a Heletai, Topita, mo Ietaia kolā ne avatu ne latou a mea mō te kalauna telā ne faite ne Setekaia.


2 Paul succeeded because he allowed himself to be guided by “healthful words.” (2 Tim. 1:13, 14) As a result, he gained the wisdom and understanding needed to cope with challenges and to make good decisions. 	 2 Ne manumalo a Paulo me ne talia ne ia ke takitaki a ia ne “muna ‵tonu.” (2 Timoteo 1:13, 14) Ne iku atu i ei ki te mauaga ne ia o te poto mo te atamai kolā ne manakogina ke fakafesagai atu ki tulaga faiga‵ta mo te faiga o fakaikuga ‵lei.


10. (a) Relate the experience one brother had. (b) How have you witnessed the power of God’s Word in your ministry? 	 10. (a) Fakamatala mai se tala a te taina. (e) Ne molimau pefea ne koe te ‵mana o te Muna a te Atua i tau galuega talai?


His father may well have expected him to seek higher education and to continue a family business.* Imagine how Timothy’s father may have reacted on discovering that Timothy preferred the dangers and financial uncertainties of missionary work with Paul! 	 Kāti ne fakamoemoe eiloa tena tamana ke kausaki atu tou tagata ki akoakoga ma‵luga kae ke tausi atu foki ki te pisinisi a te kāiga.* Mafaufau la ki lagonaga o te tamana o Timoteo i te taimi ne iloa aka ei ne ia me ne ‵lei atu ki a Timoteo a te galuega fakamisionale fakatasi mo Paulo telā e mafai ei o fepaki a ia mo mea fakama‵taku mo te sē lava o tupe i ei!


(Genesis 8:1–11:9) 	 (Kenese 8:1–11:9)


(Matthew 6:9, 10) When God’s Kingdom comes, there will be no more suffering on earth, just as there is no suffering in heaven. 	 (Mataio 6:9, 10) Kafai ko oko mai te Malo o te Atua, ka sē toe ai ne logo‵maega i te lalolagi, e pelā eiloa mo lagi.


By patterning our life after Noah’s, we may be among the righteous ones who will be delivered into a better world. 	 Mai i te fakaakoako atu ki a Noa, ka mafai ei o aofia tatou i tino amio‵tonu kolā ka ‵sao atu ki loto i se lalolagi telā e ‵lei atu.


How can we present ourselves approved to God? 	 E mafai pefea o talia tatou ne te Atua?


The primary purpose of this new publication is to help us to come to know Jehovah better so that we might build a stronger personal relationship with our God. 	 A te pogai tāua o te tusi tenei, e fesoasoani mai ei ke iloa faka‵lei ne tatou a Ieova kae ke ati aka ei ne tatou se va fealofani ‵pili mo te ‵tou Atua.


If she already knew that Jehovah was a far better God than her own, might this be her opportunity to take a stand on Jehovah’s side? 	 Kafai ko oti ne iloa ne tou fafine me e ‵lei fakafia atu a Ieova i lō tena atua, e mata, tenei eiloa te avanoaga ke fakaasi atu tena ‵lago atu ki te feitu o Ieova?


Similarly, although we cannot see the Hearer of prayer, we can review available evidence that can give us the conviction that he must exist. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e tigā eiloa e se mafai o lavea ne tatou a te Tino fakalogologo ki ‵talo, e mafai eiloa o toe onoono tatou ki fakamaoniga matea kolā e mafai o tuku mai i ei ki a tatou a fakatalitonuga me e ola eiloa a ia.


Surely that makes sense. 	 E tonu eiloa te manatu tenā.


Reading God’s Word and meditating on what we read can affect us profoundly. 	 A te faitau ki te Muna a te Atua kae mafaufau ‵loto ki mea e fai‵tau tatou ki ei, e mafai o aogā malosi eiloa ki a tatou.


The horses pulling the chariots are of different colors. 	 A solofanua kolā e ‵taki atu ei a kaliota e kese‵kese olotou ‵lanu.


Often just getting it out is all that’s needed.” 	 I te ukega o taimi ko lava loa i te fakaasi atu fua o ou lagonaga.”


Jesus showed this in his famous illustration of the prodigal son. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu te mea tenā i tena tala fakatusa lauiloa e uiga ki te tama fakamāumāu mea.


Sadly, as noted in the preceding article, some ignore the Hebrew Scriptures because they believe that the God portrayed therein is a cruel deity who destroyed his enemies without mercy.* Let us consider what the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures themselves tell us about the Author of the Bible. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa, me e pelā mo te mea e matea atu i te mataupu muamua, e se fia ‵saga a nisi tino ki te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu ona ko te lotou tali‵tonu me i te Atua telā e fakamatala mai i ei se atua fakasauā telā e fakaseai ne ia ana fili e aunoa mo te alofa fakamagalo.* Ka sau‵tala nei tatou ki mea kolā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu mo te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Eleni e uiga ki te Tino telā ne tusi ne ia te Tusi Tapu.


3 God’s interest in our life gives us reason to trust his guidance. 	 3 A te saga tonu mai o te Atua ki ‵tou ola e tuku mai i ei se pogai ke tali‵tonu tatou ki tena takitakiga.


16 We can learn much from Jesus’ example. 	 16 E mafai o uke a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu.


(Psalm 83:18) This he made clear by foretelling the eventual crushing of the instigator of the rebellion and the canceling of all the bad effects. 	 (Salamo 83:18) Ne fakamaina faka‵lei mai ne ia te mea tenei mai te folafolamaiga o mea kolā ka ‵tupu i te fakaseaiga o te māfuaga o te ‵tekeatuga tenei mo mea ma‵sei katoa kolā ne iku mai i ei.


To Joseph’s credit, the Bible reports that he did not support the Sanhedrin’s plot against Jesus. 	 Ne fai ne Iosefa se mea ‵lei, e lipoti mai i te Tusi Tapu me ne seki ‵lago atu a ia ki te aofaga ‵teke a te Sanetulini e uiga ki a Iesu.


To cite just one example, 76 percent of the Catholics in Germany believe that it is acceptable for a man and a woman to live together before marriage—a view contrary to the teachings of both their church and the Bible. 	 Ke taku atu se fakaakoakoga e tasi, e 76 pasene o tino Lotu Katolika i Siamani e tali‵tonu me e ‵lei eiloa ke ‵nofo fakatasi se tagata mo se fafine a koi tuai o fakaipoipo—se kilokiloga telā e ‵teke atu ki akoakoga a te lotou lotu mo te Tusi Tapu.


The Devil is waging a battle for the heart of young ones. 	 E taua atu a te Tiapolo ke oko a ia ki loto o tamā tama‵liki.


How did Timothy set a good example in promoting Kingdom interests? 	 Ne tuku mai pefea ne Timoteo se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te fakamuamua o manakoga o te Malo?


8 The New Birth—How Does It Take Place? 	 22 Fesili Mai te Kau Fai‵tau


(Psalm 92:15) Quite the contrary, God refused to ‘thrust out his hand’ to harm Job. 	 (Salamo 92:15) E ‵kese mai i ei, ne seki talia ne te Atua ‘ke tamate’ ne te Tiapolo a Iopu.


THE execution of God’s judgment upon Satan’s world will break out with striking suddenness. 	 ATE fakaseaiga o te lalolagi a Satani ko pili fua nei o kamata, i te taimi telā e seki fakamoemoegina ne tino.


(Philemon 1, 2) People of all nations were welcomed into the Christian congregation, for they believed that “there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for there is the same Lord over all.” 	 (Filemoni 1, 2) A tino mai i atufenua katoa ne talia mo te fiafia ki loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, me e tali‵tonu latou “me e seai se ‵kese o te tino Iutaia mo te tino Eleni, me e tokotasi fua te Aliki mō tino katoa.”


The lender became alarmed and demanded that the backer repay the entire loan. 	 Ko manavase i ei te tino telā ne tuku mai ne ia te kaitalafu kae ne fakatonu atu ki te tino telā ne loto malie ke fesoasoani atu o ‵tina ne ia te kaitalafu ke na togi te aofaki kātoa o te tupe telā ne fakakaitalafu ne te suā tino.


(Ex. 3:21, 22; 35:22-24) In the first century, some Christians sold items that they owned, such as fields or houses, and brought the money to the apostles. 	 (Eso. 3:21, 22; 35:22-24) I te senitenali muamua, ne fakatau atu ne nisi Kelisiano olotou mea, e pelā mo manafa io me ko fale, kae ne aumai ne latou a tupe ki te kau apositolo.


At the dawn of the 20th century, preaching was reported in only a few lands, but at present, Jehovah’s Witnesses are active in 235 lands! 	 Ne lipoti mai i te kamataga o te 20 senitenali me ne nāi fenua fua ne fai i ei te talaiga, kae nei la ko ga‵lue a Molimau a Ieova i atufenua e 235!


Why should we not let embarrassment hold us back from asking the elders for help to overcome our weakness? 18 Seeking help from spirit-appointed elders in the congregation is a further way to demonstrate our reliance on Jehovah. 	 18 A te ‵sala atu ki te fesoasoani o toeaina fakaekegina ki te agaga tapu i te fakapotopotoga se auala foki e tasi ke fakaasi atu ei ‵tou fakalago‵lago ki a Ieova.


The number of people who saw that presentation in 1914 alone was greater than the total number of Kingdom publishers active in the world today! 	 A te aofaki o tino kolā ne lavea ne latou te tamunei tenā i te tausaga fua ko te 1914 e tokouke atu ki te aofaki o tino talai o te Malo i aso nei!


All our struggles to remain clean in a world full of wickedness will be worthwhile. 	 Ka aoga eiloa a ‵tou taumafaiga katoa ke tumau i te ‵ma i se lalolagi telā e ‵fonu i te agasala.


Although Jesus performed miracles, for what was he primarily known, and why? 7 By the first century, Jewish religious groups had added human traditions to the Law. 	 7 Mai i aso o te kau apositolo, ko oti ne fakaopoopo atu ne te potukau Iutaia fakalotu a tū mo aganū a tagata ki te Tulafono.


Their noble and self-sacrificing efforts often do much good. 	 A olotou faifaiga mo taumafaiga aogā penā e aogā ‵ki ki tino e tokouke.


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Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone. 	 Me i te otou fili, telā ko te Tiapolo, e fanofano tele e pelā mo se leona fekai, e salasala ki te tino ke kai ne ia.


It was after their act of disobedience that Adam and Eve brought forth children. 	 Ne fanau mai ne Atamu mo Eva a lā tama‵liki mai tua o te lā ‵tekeatuga ki te Atua.


The biggest help was applying the principle recorded at Romans 12:2: “Quit being fashioned after this system of things, but be transformed by making your mind over.” 	 A te ‵toe fesoasoani lasi ne maua ne au ko te fakagaluegaga o te fakatakitakiga fakavae i te Loma:12:2: “Ke se toe fakaakoako ki te olaga masani tenei, kae ke ‵fuli otou mafaufau.”


(Judg. 11:36) She sacrificed her natural desires for a husband and children in order to promote true worship. 	 (Fama. 11:36) Ne loto fiafia tou fafine ke sē avaga a ia kae seai foki ne ana tamaliki, ko te mea ke fakamaluga aka ne ia a te tapuakiga tonu.


(Titus 1:5-9) Nevertheless, by willingly training those who are reaching out for responsibility in the congregation, experienced shepherds can help them progress more quickly. 	 (Tito 1:5-9) E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, mai te loto fiafia o akoako a latou kolā e kausaki malosi atu ki tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga, e mafai o fesoasoani atu a tausi mamoe ata‵mai ke ga‵solo vave atu latou ki mua.


“If this is how God loved us,” wrote the apostle John, “then we are ourselves under obligation to love one another.” (1 John 4:11) Yes, we show ourselves thankful for the ransom not only by expressing love and gratitude to Jehovah but also by living our lives in a way that manifests love for others.—Matthew 22:37-39. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane, penei: “Kafai ne alofa mai penei a te Atua, e ‵tau mo tatou o fakatau a‵lofa.” (1 Ioane 4:11) E tonu, e fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto fakafetai mō te togiola, e se gata fua i te fakaasiatuga o te alofa mo te loto fakafetai ki a Ieova kae mai te ola foki i se auala telā e fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou a‵lofa ki nisi tino.—Mataio 22:37-39.


June 	 Iuni


Granted, the idea that God will do away with all causes of corruption may seem to be mere wishful thinking. 	 E tonu, a te manatu me ka fakaseai ne te Atua a mafuaga o pulega sē fakamaoni e mafai o fai fua pelā me ne mafaufauga sē mautinoa.


We gain friendship with God, a new and loving “family,” and the prospect of having everlasting life.—Read Mark 10:29, 30; 2 Corinthians 6:17, 18. 	 E maua ne tatou se va fakataugasoa mo te Atua, se “kāiga” fou kae a‵lofa, mo te fakamoemoega ke maua te ola se gata mai.—Faitau te Maleko 10:29, 30; 2 Kolinito 6:17, 18.


The faith of these Korean Witnesses was tested for their stand on the issue of Christian neutrality 	 Ne tofotofogina a te fakatuanaki o tāgata Kolea konei ona ko te lotou tulaga faka-Kelisiano i te sē ‵kau atu ki se feitu


MEMORIAL OF JESUS’ DEATH | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 	 FAKAMANATUGA O TE MATE O IESU | ASO TOLU, MATI 23, 2016


Let us focus on what Jesus taught about setting priorities in life, cultivating friendship with God, establishing good relationships with others, solving problems, and refraining from acts of violence. 	 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki mea ne akoako mai ne Iesu e uiga ki mea kolā e ‵tau o fakamuamua i te ola, te atiakaga o se vā fakataugasoa mo te Atua, te mauaga o se vā ‵lei mo nisi tino, te faka‵leiga o fakalavelave mo te ‵kalo keatea mai faifaiga fakasauā.


That really helped me to make the truth my own, and I could hardly wait to meet up with another preacher. 	 Ne fesoasoani mai te mea tenā ke ‵piki ‵mau au ki te munatonu, kae ko se mafai ne au o faka‵tali ke na fetaui mo te suā faifeau.


Rather, it denotes their exalted spiritual position resulting from their being “sealed with the promised holy spirit.”—Eph. 1:13, 14. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakauiga ki te lotou tulaga maluga i te feitu faka-te-agaga telā ne iku mai i te lotou ‘fakamailogāga ki te agaga tapu telā ne folafolagina.’—Efeso 1:13, 14.


As our faith grew, though, we saw the need to be open about our beliefs. 	 I te taimi e gasolo aka ei ki luga ‵tou fakatuanaki, ne lavea ne tatou te tāua ke fakaasi atu a mea e uiga ki ‵tou fakatuanaki.


What great work of Jehovah got started at Pentecost 33 C.E.? 	 Se a te galuega sili a Ieova telā ne kamata i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A.?


What must we do to keep our faith strong? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke fakamalosi aka ei te ‵mautakitaki o ‵tou fakatuanaki?


What initiative did Abigail take? 	 Se a te mea ne gasuesue muamua a Apikaila o fai?


As strongly as each participant felt about his point of view, all present respected God’s Word, and those holy writings held the key to resolving the issue.—Read Psalm 119:97-101. 	 Ona ko latou katoa kolā ne ‵nofo atu i konā ne āva ki te Muna a te Atua, kae ne fakaaoga ne latou te Tusi Tapu ke faka‵lei aka te fakalavelave faitalia te kese‵kese o olotou manatu.—Faitau Salamo 119:97-101.


(Jer. 52:8-11) How Jehovah wants to spare us from such needless suffering!—Read Isaiah 48:17, 18. 	 (Iele. 52:8-11) E manako eiloa a Ieova o faka‵sao tatou mai logo‵maega konā!—Faitau te Isaia 48:17, 18.


(Hebrews 4:15; 7:26) Jesus’ death was, therefore, not the consequence of sin and disobedience as was Adam’s. 	 (Epelu 4:15; 7:26) Tela la, a te mate o Iesu e se ‵pau mo te mate o Atamu telā ko te ikuga o tena agasala mo tena sē fakalogo.


• What trap does the Devil use to disrupt our unity? [Picture on page 27] 	 • Se a te malei e fakaaogā ne te Tiapolo ke fakamakosu ne ia ‵tou ‵kau fakatasi?


Do we find ourselves always quickly underlining the answer to a study question and moving on to the next paragraph? 	 E mata, e māka fakavave faeloa ne tatou a te tali ki se fesili i te sukesukega, ko fanatu ei ki te suā palakalafa?


(Rom. 6:12; Gal. 5:16-18) It is reasonable to conclude that he himself applied the counsel he gave to others.—Rom. 2:21. 	 (Lo. 6:12; Galu. 5:16-18) E ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou me ne fakagalue ne tou tagata a pati fakatonutonu kolā ne tuku atu ne ia ki nisi tino.—Lo. 2:21.


(Galatians 3:16, 29) And what are the blessings that come to people of all nations through the “seed”? 	 (Kalatia 3:16, 29) Kae ne a fakamanuiaga e oko atu ki tino o atufenua katoa e auala i te “fanau” tenei?


2 To aid us in this respect, we can compare the life of King Asa with that of King Amaziah. 	 2 Ke fesoasoani mai ke fai penā, e mafai o fakatusa‵tusa ne tatou a te olaga o te tupu ko Asa mo te tupu ko Amasia.


For example, consider the case of Harold King, a missionary in China who was sentenced to five years in solitary confinement. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te tala o Harold King, se misionale i Saina telā ne ‵loka tokotasi i se potu i te falepuipui mō tausaga e lima.


“Shall I give money or not?” she wondered. 	 Ne mafaufau aka tou fafine, penei: “E ‵tau o tuku atu ne au ne tupe me ikai?”


Those early disciples could hardly have envisioned the magnitude of the witness that would be given in this time of the end. 	 Ne faigatā eiloa o matea ne Kelisiano mua a te lasi o te molimau telā ka fai i te taimi tenei o te gataga.


Through his skillful use of illustrations, Jesus made it easier for them to remember what he taught. 	 E auala i te fakaaogāga mo te atamai o tala fakatusa, ne fakafaigofie aka ne Iesu a mea ne akoako atu ne ia ke masaua ne latou.


In the case of young ones who have no Christian parents, the elders in the congregation will lovingly help them to count the cost of discipleship. 	 E pelā mo tama‵liki kolā olotou mātua e se ne Kelisiano, ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a toeaina a‵lofa ke malama‵lama latou i te uiga o te tukuatuga mo te papatisoga.


• How is it that two Christians with sensitive consciences might make different decisions? 	 • E mafai pefea o fai ne se tokolua Kelisiano kolā e ma‵losi lā loto lagona a fakaikuga kese‵kese?


Glorifying God as Kingdom Preachers 	 Te Tukuatuga o ‵Vikiga ki te Atua e Pelā me ne Tino Talai o te Malo


After listening to the matter, he would likely ask whether the offended party has spoken to the one who caused the upset. 	 Kafai ko oti ne fakalogologo a ia ki te mea tenā, e mafai o fakafesili ne ia me e mata, ne faipati atu te tino fai mea ‵se ki te tino telā ne fakamāfua ne ia te fakalavelave io me ikai.


We Take Note of Jehovah’s Warnings 	 E ‵Saga Tonu Atu Tatou ki Faka‵pulaga a Ieova


Or a poisonous snake instead of a fish? 	 Io me se gata poisini i lō se ika?


(Matthew 20:28) Those welcoming them back to life will find great joy in helping them to appreciate that this ransom provision is an expression of Jehovah’s undeserved kindness and mercy. 	 (Mataio 20:28) Ka lasi foki te fia‵fia o tino kolā ka fakafetaui atu ki a latou o fesoasoani atu ke malamalama latou me i te fakatokaga e uiga ki te taulaga togiola tenei, ko te fakaasiga tenā o te alofa faivasaga mo te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova.


13 The couple legally united in such a customary process become husband and wife when that marriage occurs. 	 13 A te tokolua kolā ko tuku fakatasi i se vaegā fakaipoipoga telā e fai mai lalo i tuu mo aganuu ko fai eiloa pelā me se tauavaga mafai ko fai te fakaipoipoga tenā.


The Bible tells of Stephen, a devout follower of Christ “full of graciousness and power.” 	 E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a te tagata e igoa ki a Setefano, se soko o Keliso telā e “‵fonu i te alofa tauanoa mo te ‵mana.”


Recall that when Jehovah forgives, he forgets our sins in the sense that he does not thereafter hold them against us. 	 Masaua me kafai e fakamagalo tatou ne Ieova, e fakapuli ne ia ‵tou agasala mai te sē toe mafaufau ki ei.


“You see these people come in with huge costs and health problems and it breaks your heart,” says one legal adviser. 	 E fai mai se tino fakatonutonu e tokotasi i mea tau te tulafono: “E lavea atu eiloa ne koe a tino konei e o‵mai ke maua se fesoasoani ki te uke o tupe e ‵tau o ‵togi atu ne latou mō olotou vaegā masaki kese‵kese kae ko oko eiloa i te fakafanoanoa ki te loto.


5 Moses had exemplary faith and courage. 	 5 Ne malosi ‵ki eiloa te fakatuanaki mo te loto malosi o Mose.


Hence, Jesus warned: “Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. Look! 	 Tela la, ne fakailoa atu a Iesu, penei: “Sa mataku ki so se mea ka puapuagatia ei koe.


Nehemiah also assigned a man who in case of an enemy attack would “blow the horn” to warn the builders. 	 Ne ‵tofi foki ne Neemia se tagata ke “fakatagi ne ia a te pū” māfai ko oso mai se fili ke fakailoa atu ei ki tino ga‵lue.


However, even a brief greeting can have very positive effects. 	 Kae ui i ei, a te fai atu o se pati fakatalofa ki se tino e mafai o maua mai i ei se ikuga ‵lei.


(Include comments on the chart on pages 27-30.) 	 (Ke aofia a manatu kolā e fakasolo mai i itulau e 29-32.)


In God’s eyes, all imperfect flesh is as green grass that grows for a time, then dries up and withers. 	 I te kilokiloga a te Atua, a tino sē ‵lei katoatoa katoa e fai pelā mo mouku lauusiusi i se vaitaimi, ko mage‵mage atu ei.


At first it seemed that Paolo would be able to survive the illness, and he encouraged me greatly. 	 Ne foliga mai i te taimi muamua me e mafai o sao a Paolo mai te masaki, kae ne lasi te fakamalosi mai o tou tagata ki a au.


This is a very important way to accomplish our ministry fully. 	 A te mea tenei se auala tāua ‵ki eiloa ke fakataunu katoatoa ei te ‵tou galuega.


• Why do you want to keep on walking in the path of increasing light? [Pictures on page 27] 	 • Kaia e manako ei koe ke tumau i te sasale atu i te auala telā e gasolo aka faeloa o maina?


(Galatians 6:9) He might even become bitter over material sacrifices he has made. 	 (Kalatia 6:9) Kāti ka kaitaua foki a ia ki te uke o ana mea faka-te-foitino ne fakamāumāu.


Moses chose “to be ill-treated with the people of God rather than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin.” 	 Ne fili ne Mose ke “fai fakamasei a ia fakatasi mo tino o te Atua i lō te kau atu ki fakafiafiaga o te agasala kolā e se tumau.”


Many Christians have found that having a full share in the ministry has brought them great satisfaction. 	 Ne maua ne te tokoukega o Kelisiano me i te kau katoatoa atu ki te galuega talai e maua i ei a te lotomalie tonu.


Also, remember that simply reading a number of scriptures does not in itself constitute teaching from the Bible. 	 E se gata i ei, masaua me i te faitau fua o tusi faitau e se ‵pau eiloa mo te akoako atu mai te Tusi Tapu.


2. (a) Why would Peter’s fearful course on the night of Jesus’ arrest not make him of “the sort that shrink back”? (b) What should be our determination? 	 2. (a) Kaia e fai ei pelā me e tiga eiloa ne mataku Petelu i te po ne puke fakapagota ei a Iesu, ne seki fai a ia mo fai se vaegā tino ‘telā e toe foki ki tua’? (e) Ne a mea e ‵tau o fatuaki ‵tou loto ke se fai?


He had originally chosen his present job, which did not pay particularly well, in order to have the weekends off, allowing him to attend the meetings and be in the ministry with his family. 	 Ko oti ne filifili ne tou tagata a tena galuega mua, telā e tai feoloolo te togi i ei ko te mea ke sē galue a ia i fakaotiga o vaiaso, ke mafai o kau a ia ki fakatasiga kae ‵kau fakatasi mo tena kāiga i te galuega talai.


Some of the assignments require that they leave home and do work—at Bethel, on construction projects, and so forth—that many might consider menial. 	 A nisi tofiga e manakogina ke tiakina olotou fale kae ga‵lue i Peteli, i galuega fakatu‵tu, mo nisi galuega aka kolā e ma‵natu aka a te tokoukega o tino me ne galuega fatauva.


(Isaiah 23:8, 9) Tyre’s kings came to think too much of themselves, and they began to oppress God’s people. 	 (Isaia 23:8, 9) Ne kamata o manatu fakapito ifo a tupu o Tulo ki a latou eiloa, kae ne kamata ei o fakasauā ne latou a tino o te Atua.


(Deuteronomy 4:34) Thereafter, he provided them with miraculous food and delivered them into a fruitful land of their own. 	 (Teutelonome 4:34) Fakamuli ifo, ne fagai fakavavega kae tausi ne ia latou ke oko atu ki te lotou fenua ola ‵lei.


He was exposed to pornography at an early age. 	 Ne onoono faeloa a ia ki ata ma‵sei i te taimi koi foliki ei a ia.


When disagreements arise, they often view their antagonists as lost causes, beyond hope of improvement. 	 Kafai e ‵sae aka ne kinauga, e masani sāle o fakaiku aka me ko sē toe mafai o faka‵lei aka mo te tino tenā.


Goodness, a part of the fruitage of the spirit, is a positive quality. 	 A te uiga ‵lei telā se fuataga e tasi o te agaga, se uiga telā e iku atu ki te faiga o mea ‵lei kae aogā.


How could Paul’s tribulations “mean glory” for others? 	 Ne mafai pefea o fai a puapuaga o Paulo mo fai a “tavaega” ki nisi tino?


What is the Devil’s objective in causing these hard conditions? 	 Se a te mea e fakamoemoe ki ei te Tiapolo i te tukumaiga ne ia o fakalavelave e uke konei?


BE “SWIFT ABOUT HEARING” 	 KE “VAVE O FAKALOGO‵LOGO”


1-3. (a) Why can we be sure that we can become God’s friends? (b) What individuals will we consider in this article? 	 1-3. (a) Kaia e tali‵tonu ei tatou me e mafai o fai tatou pelā me ne taugasoa o te Atua? (e) Ko oi a tino kolā ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


That prophecy began to be fulfilled at Pentecost 33 C.E. 	 Ne kamata o fakataunu te folafolaga tenā i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A.


▪ The Promised Seed. 	 ▪ Te Fanau Telā ne Folafola Mai.


▪ “His name is the Lord.” 	 ▪ “A tena igoa ko te Atua.”


Jehovah does not abandon those who remain loyal to him. 	 E se tiaki lele ne Ieova a tino kolā e tumau i te fakamaoni ki a ia.


Only then would he eat his meal. 	 Ka oti, ko kai i ei a ia.


He adds: “On this account cease becoming unreasonable, but go on perceiving what the will of Jehovah is.”—Ephesians 5:15-17. 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia: “Sa fakavale‵vale, kae taumafai o salasala ake, me se a te mea e loto ki ei te Aliki ke fai ne koutou.”—Efeso 5:15-17.


Soon he came to realize that a person involved in tobacco production violates Jesus’ command to love one’s neighbor. 	 Ne seki leva kae matea ne ia i te tino telā e aofia i te fakaolaga o paka e soli ne ia te fakatonuga a Iesu ke alofa atu ki tou tuakoi.


How does the field ministry serve as a defense against Satan’s attacks? 	 E fai pefea a te galuega talai e pelā me se puipuiga ki ‵tekemaiga a Satani?


(Acts 2:29-32; 3:13-15) In fact, they viewed belief in his resurrection as essential to the Christian faith. 	 (Galuega 2:29-32; 3:13-15) A te tonuga loa, ne ‵kilo atu latou tena toetuga e pelā me se mea e tāua ki te fakatuanaki faka-Kelisiano.


How do I react in this or a similar situation? 	 E pefea aku faifaiga ki te mea tenei io me se mea e tai ‵pau?


14 Granted, the above suggestions may not sound new or original, but why not openly discuss them with your mate? 	 14 E tonu, kāti e se fai a manatu fesoasoani mai luga nei e pelā me ne mea ‵fou, kae kaia e se sau‵tala fakatasi ei koulua ki ei mo tau avaga?


Consideration should be shown to those with special circumstances, even when the task at hand is important. 	 E ‵tau o ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki fakanofonofoga fakapito o nisi tino, faitalia me tāua ‵ki a galuega e ‵tau o fai ne tatou.


This helps us appreciate what is involved in our dedication to Jehovah—willing obedience motivated by love of God. 	 E fesoasoani mai te mea tenei ke amanaia tatou ki mea kolā e aofia i ‵tou tukuatuga ki a Ieova—ko te loto fia‵fia o faka‵logo telā e fakamalosi aka ne te alofa ki te Atua.


That is also the meaning of this image in Psalm 37 and elsewhere.” 	 Tenā foki eiloa te uiga o te pati tenei i te Salamo 37 mo nisi koga aka.”


When used figuratively in the Bible, the number ten represents completeness. 	 E fakasino atu sāle a te Tusi Tapu i se auala fakatusa ki te napa sefulu, e pelā me ko te katoatoaga o mea.


Such congregations are a protection even now, a place where Christians find safety among their brothers, under the loving care of the elders. 	 E fai a vaegā fakapotopotoga penā mo fai se puipuiga i aso nei, se koga telā e maua i ei ne Kelisiano a te tokagamalie i va o olotou taina, mai lalo i te tausiga alofa a toeaina.


There was nothing improper in his look; it suggested amazement, wonderment, and joy. 	 E se ko te kilo masei atu; kae e fakauiga ki te ofo, te tavae, mo te fiafia.


Unify my heart to fear your name.” David’s awe of the Creator for all His wondrous works included a due measure of reverential fear. 	 Ne aofia i te amanaia o Tavita ki te Atua telā ne faite ne Ia a mea fakaofoofogia katoa ko te āva mo te mataku.


He takes note of our emotions and actions. 	 E iloa ne ia ‵tou lagonaga mo faifaiga.


They do not hesitate to speak the truth. 	 E se fakatalave latou o fai‵pati atu ki te mea tonu.


His fortune, however, pales into insignificance when compared with the billions of dollars some corrupt 20th-century rulers have hidden away in secret bank accounts. 	 Kae e mu‵tana fua ana koloa māfai e fakatusa ki te fia piliona tālā kolā ne ‵funa aka ne nisi pule sē fakamaoni i te 20 senitenali tenei i pagike.


What lesson can we learn from the patriarchs? 	 Se a te akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i toeaina ma‵tua i aso mua?


Rearing children is far more difficult and complicated, and it also requires careful attention. 	 Kae e sili fakafia atu la te faigata o te putiakaga o tama‵liki, kae e manakogina foki te saga tonu atu ki ei mo te fakaeteete.


Angie and I were married in April 1958, and we have enjoyed many privileges of service together. 	 Ne avaga māua mo Angie i a Apelila i te 1958, kae ne fia‵fia māua i tauliaga e uke ne maua ne māua ke tavini atu fakatasi.


His purpose is to keep the organization clean and, if possible, to incite wrongdoers to come to their senses. 	 Ko tena fuafuaga eiloa ke tausi ke ‵ma te fakapotopotoga kae kafai e mafai, ke toe ‵foki mai a tino fai mea ‵se.


Today, as in the first century, apostates and others seek to destroy the faith of guileless ones. 	 E ‵sala malosi a tino ‵teke ki te mea tonu mo nisi tino aka i aso nei ki auala ke fakamasei aka ei a te fakatuanaki o tino ‵lei, e pelā mo aso o te kau apositolo.


To show what makes the days “hard to deal with,” it goes on to say: “Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away.”—2 Timothy 3:1-5. 	 Ke iloa atu a mea kolā e fai ei a aso nei mo fai ne “taimi faiga‵ta,” e toe fai mai penei: “Ko tino ka ma‵natu fakapito, kaima‵nako, fakamata‵mata, fia ma‵luga, pati ma‵sei, se faka‵logo ki olotou mātua, e se loto fakafetai, e se fia‵fia ki lotu, e se kaima‵lie, e se loto a‵lofa, e gutu fatufatu, e faka‵tupu taua, e mata kaitaua, e ita ki te ‵lei, ka faka‵tupu masei, e se ‵poi i te masei, ko ‵fete i te fakamata‵mata, ka sili te lotou fia‵fia ki manakoga o te foitino i lō te Atua. Ka taofi ‵mau fua latou ki faiga matea o te ‵tou ‵lotu, kae ‵teke ki tona ‵mana. Ke faka‵mao koutou mai tino penā.”—2 Timoteo 3:1-5.


Lot, who dwelled among the depraved inhabitants of Sodom, “was greatly distressed by the indulgence of the law-defying people in loose conduct,” and “what he saw and heard while dwelling among them from day to day was tormenting his righteous soul by reason of their lawless deeds.” (2 Peter 2:7, 8) So it must have been with Noah. 	 A Lota, telā ne nofo atu i vā o tino Sotoma amio matagā, ne “fakamaseigina a ia ne amioga fina lalolagi o tino ofa tulafono,” mo mea “ne matea kae lagona ne ia i aso takitasi olotou faiga konā, tenā te mea ko ‵mae ei tona loto i olotou amioga sē ‵lei.” (2 Petelu 2:7, 8) Tela la, ne ‵pau eiloa tou tagata mo Noa.


The grieving one may think, ‘You have no idea how I feel’ or, ‘How can I be all right at this time?’ 	 Kāti ko mafaufau aka a te tino fanoanoa, ‘E se iloa ne koe oku lagonaga’ io me, ‘E mafai pefea o ‵lei au i te taimi nei?’


As we studied, their little eyes would light up and they would giggle with excitement and joy. 	 A koi fai te akoga, ne faka‵pula aka olotou tamā mata kae kata‵kata malie ona ko te fiafia.


(Acts 1:13-15) What was about to happen to them was closely related to the actions of the high priest every Pentecost, and it also fulfilled a prophecy uttered by the prophet Joel about 800 years prior to that day. 	 (Galu. 1:13-15) A te mea telā ka tupu ki a latou i konā, e tai ‵pau eiloa mo galuega a te faitaulaga sili i te taimi o te Penitekoso i tausaga katoa, kae ne fakataunu foki i ei se valoaga telā ne ‵valo mai ne te pelofeta ko Ioelu i se 800 tausaga mai mua o te aso tenā.


The Bible does not say how long this difficult period lasted. 	 E se fai mai i te Tusi Tapu a te leva o te taimi tenei.


Why did Josiah lose God’s protection and his life? 	 Kaia ne galo atu i a Iosia a te puipuiga a te Atua mo tena ola?


For example, a person could have a distorted sense of loyalty to his relatives. 	 E tonu, e ma‵nako a Kelisiano o fakaasi atu te “alofa masani” ki olotou kāiga, e se pelā mo te tokoukega kolā ko seai se alofa i ei i “aso fakaoti” konei.


6 From 1919 on, the responsibility of each Christian to have a personal share in witnessing has been stressed. 	 6 Talu mai te 1919, ne faka‵mafa atu i ei a te tiute o Kelisiano taki tokotasi ke ‵kau ki te galuega talai.


11 In 1967, Valentina was set free and was finally able to symbolize her dedication to Jehovah by water baptism. 	 11 I te 1967, ne fakasaoloto ei a Valentina kae ne fatoa mafai o fakamailoga tena tukuatuga ki a Ieova e auala i te papatisoga ki te vai.


Faithfulness in Our Christian Ministry 	 Te Fakamaoni i ‵Tou Galuega Faka-Kelisiano


Later, I married, and my husband and I began studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne avaga au, kae ne suke‵suke fakatasi māua mo taku avaga tagata ki te Tusi Tapu mo Molimau a Ieova.


In fact, they went along with Satan’s scheme of things rather than accept God’s loving direction. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne tau‵tali atu laua ki auala fai lēmū o Satani i lō te taliaga o te takitakiga alofa a te Atua.


How did the first-century Christians respond to false accusations made against them, and what is the situation today? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a Kelisiano mua ki ‵losiga ‵se e uiga ki a latou, kae se a te tulaga i aso nei?


We can see this from what the Bible says about discernment and wisdom. 	 E mafai o lavea atu ne tatou te mea tenei mai i pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te malamalama mo te poto.


Viktor E. Frankl, a neurologist and a Holocaust survivor, wrote: “There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions, as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one’s life.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Viktor E. Frankl, se tokitā kae se tokotasi ne sao i te fakatautamatega o te kau Iutaia ne te kau Nasi, penei: “E seai se mea i te lalolagi nei, i taku faka‵tau, e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki se tino ke mafai ne ia o fakafesagai atu ki te olaga ke oko ki toe mea faiga‵ta i te olaga, i tafa o tena iloa me e isi se pogai o te ola.”


And it had to be covered inside and outside with tar. 	 Kae ne ‵tau o pēni ki te kolotā i loto mo tua.


(Gen. 45:5-8) He never blamed Jehovah for his situation. 	 (Kene. 45:5-8) Ne seki ‵losi lele eiloa ne ia ki a Ieova te tulaga ne oko a ia ki ei.


Later, about the year 96 C.E., the Revelation given through the apostle John associated that “new earth” with blessings under God’s Kingdom. 	 Mai tua ifo, kāti i te 96 T.A., e auala i te Fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ki te apositolo ko Ioane ne soko tasi i ei a te “lalolagi fou” tenā mo fakamanuiaga kolā ka maua mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua.


5. In addition to setting up judges, what other provisions did Jehovah make to care for his people? 	 5 Ne fai ne Ieova a nisi fakatokaga ko te mea ke tausi atu ki manakoga o ana tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


For one coin of small value, a buyer got two sparrows. 	 E mafai o ‵togi ne koe ne manu e lua ki se tupe siliva e tasi.


18 So, then, when it comes to recreation, let us strive to do the right thing at the right time and with the right people. 	 18 Tela la, kafai ko faipati e uiga ki fakafiafiaga, ke na kausaki malosi tatou o fai te mea tonu i te taimi tonu fakatasi mo tino ‵tonu.


(Hos. 11:4; John 6:44) And Christ welcomed us. 	 (Hosea 11:4; Ioa. 6:44) Kae ne tali fiafia ne Iesu tatou.


In fact, the fine conduct of Jehovah’s servants may have attracted us to true worship and helped us to begin to serve God joyfully. 	 E tonu, e fai ne amioga ‵lei a tavini a Ieova ke tosina atu tatou ki te tapuakiga tonu kae fesoasoani mai ke kamata o tavini atu tatou ki te Atua mo te fia‵fia.


Notice how the apostle Paul stresses this vital link. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te auala ne faka‵mafa ei ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te fetaui ‵lei o mea e lua konā.


With it, Jehovah can “more than superabundantly” provide the strength that we need to endure any trial. 	 Mai te malosi tenei, e mafai ne Ieova telā “e mafai ne ia o fai a mea katoa” o tuku mai ki a tatou a te malosi telā e manakogina ke fakafesagai atu tatou ki so se mea faigata.


To answer that question, we first need to understand what genuine joy is and how others have remained joyful despite trials. 	 Ke tali aka te fesili tenā, e ‵tau muamua mo tatou o malamalama me se a te fiafia tonu kae ne tumau pefea te fia‵fia o nisi tino faitalia a fakalavelave.


Most of us have experienced that pleasurable sensation. 	 Ko oti eiloa ne maua ne te tokoukega o tatou se lagonaga fakafiafia penā.


(Matt. 23:23, 24) In contrast, our showing government officials due respect and honor can at times have positive, even unexpected, results. 	 (Mata. 23:23, 24) E ‵kese mai ei, a te fakaasi atu ne tatou a te āva mo te fakaaloalo ‵tau ki tino pule‵pule o te malo, e mafai o maua mai i ei a kilokiloga ‵lei mo ikuga kolā e seki fakamoemoegina.


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After blessing the tribes, Moses dies at the age of 120 and is buried. 	 I te otiga ne fakamanuia atu ki matakāiga o Isalaelu, ne mate ei a Mose kae ko 120 ana tausaga kae ne tanu i ei.


They got baptized without delay. 	 Ne papatiso eiloa latou e aunoa mo te fakatalave.


That is his choice. 	 I a ia eiloa te filifiliga.


He urges them to avoid the inevitable despair that comes with evanescent glory. 	 E fakamalosi atu a ia ki a latou ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai i te māfatia telā e maua mai i tavaega kolā e vave ‵galo atu.


14 In heaven, Jesus directly beheld the glory of God for untold ages, even since before the universe was created. 	 14 Ne maua ‵tonu ne Iesu te ‵malu fakaatua i te lagi i te fia o tausaga, a koi tuai foki eiloa o faite te lagi mo te lalolagi.


(Matt. 7:13) Second, those who join Satan receive only limited benefits. 	 (Mata. 7:13) Te lua, a latou kolā e ‵kau ki a Satani e maua ne latou a mea aoga mō se taimi toetoe fua.


24 Teach Your Children—When We Should Stay Awake 	 E maua i fea ne tatou a te fakamafanafanaga telā e manakogina?


(Deuteronomy 6:6, 7) Some even use videoconferencing. 	 (Teutelonome 6:6, 7) E fakaaoga ne nisi tino a te itaneti mo fai‵pati.


Exercising prudence can help us remain active in service.—Matt. 10:23. 	 A te galue mo te fakaeteete e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te ma‵losi i te taviniga.—Mataio 10:23.


What is true about time and personal study? “FOR everything there is an appointed time,” says the Bible at Ecclesiastes 3:1. 	 “A MEA katoa konei e ‵tupu i te lalolagi nei e ‵tupu katoa i taimi ko oti ne filifili ne te Atua,” ko pati a te Tusi Tapu i te Failauga 3:1.


17 For the wicked, the situation is different. 	 17 Kae ka ‵kese te tulaga o tino amio matagā.


Even on the last night of his life on earth when his apostles were arguing over who among them was the greatest, the Son of God did not scold them. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki tena toe po i te lalolagi i te taimi ne fakatau kinau ei ana soko me ko oi e sili i a latou, ne seki kote ne te Tama a te Atua a latou.


What big issue was highlighted at the St. Louis convention in 1941? 	 Ko te kinauga e uiga ki te pulega sili i te lagi mo te lalolagi!


What must parents do if they want to be truly effective in molding their children? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne mātua māfai e ma‵nako latou ke magoi te olotou fulifuliga i olotou tama‵liki?


One married couple decided to eliminate some of their hobbies and nonessential personal projects. 	 Ne taofi ne se tauavaga a te faiga o mea masani kolā ne fia‵fia sāle laua ki ei mo galuega totino kolā e se tāua.


Our appearance as Christian ministers is adjusted at our meetings, even as we might have a tailor alter our clothing so that we look better. 	 E fesoasoani mai a ‵tou fakatasiga ke fai a fakamafuli‵fuliga ki ‵tou olaga kae tai faka‵lei atu a ‵tou uiga faka-Kelisiano, e pelā eiloa mo te ‵fuli ne se tino suisui ‵tou gatu ko te mea ke ‵gali atu ‵tou foliga.


(Revelation 12:12) Such physically or emotionally upsetting conditions test the quality of our faith. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:12) E tofotofo aka ne tulaga fakafanoanoa penei a te malosi o te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


What warning does God’s Word give to husbands in regard to honoring wives? 	 Se a te fakailoaga ne tuku mai ne te Muna a te Atua ki tagata a‵vaga ke fakaeteete i ei e uiga ki te āva ki olotou avaga?


Surely the truth is a treasure far beyond compare. 	 Se mea tonu, me i te munatonu se koloa telā e seai sena nafa.


It has given our life purpose and meaning. 	 E fai i ei ke isi se fuafuaga kae aoga o ‵tou olaga.


What undeniable evidence of Jehovah’s love did the Israelites receive? 	 Ne tusi mai penei a Paulo: “Taina, au e manako ke masaua ne koutou a te mea ne tupu ki tupuga o tatou kola ne tau‵tali i a Mose.


You young ones, do not believe all the world’s advertising about consumer goods and thus make unreasonable demands for expensive brands of clothing or for other items. 	 Koutou e talavou, ke mo a ma tō tali‵tonu ki fakasalalauga e uiga ki vaegā gatu ‵fou mo nisi mea aka kolā e ‵togi ‵mafa.


What should we do next? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ne a nisi mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


Satan wants to get us to stop serving Jehovah. 	 E manako Satani o taofi aka ne ia te ‵tou tavini atu ki a Ieova.


As Bebe came to see, it can take a long time for someone to overcome grief, especially when the bereaved person was very close to the deceased. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne iloa ne Bebe, e mafai o leva te taimi e loto mafatia ei se tino, maise eiloa māfai e pili ‵ki te fesokotakiga o te tino fanoanoa mo te tino mate.


5 The disciples knew that they were to preach the good news and “make disciples of people of all the nations.” 	 5 Ne iloa ne soko te fakatonuga ke talai atu te tala ‵lei “ki fenua katoa” kae fai “a tino i ei mo . . . soko.”


The following article will analyze this question. 	 Ka sukesuke te suā mataupu tenei ki te fesili tenā.


“KEEP your senses, be watchful,” warns the apostle Peter. 	 “KE TOKA kae matapula‵pula foki koutou!” ko pati a te apositolo ko Petelu.


Consequently, some early Bible manuscripts have been discovered in clay jars, as well as in dark closets and caves and in exceptionally dry regions. 	 Tela la, a nisi tusitusiga o te Tusi Tapu ne maua atu i loto i tiā kolā e faite ki kele, e pelā foki mo tamā potu mo ana pouli i kogā koga ‵vela.


Note how that knowledge affected her. 	 Kae ke mafaufau la ki te aogā o mea ne iloa ne ia ki a ia.


That is a time when we can strengthen the weak, console the depressed, and comfort the sick. 	 Tenā eiloa te taimi e mafai ei ne tatou o fakamalosi atu a tino loto vāivāi kae fakamafanafana atu foki ki tino loto māfatia mo tino ma‵saki.


Therefore, when you read Christian publications, ask yourself: ‘How does this explanation compare with what I previously understood about the subject? 	 Tela la, kafai e faitau koe ki tusi faka-Kelisiano, ke fesili ifo ki a koe eiloa: ‘E fetaui pefea a te fakamatalaga tenei mo mea kolā ko maina au i ei e uiga ki te mataupu tenei?


As a little child, she no doubt put instinctive trust in what her parents told her. 	 I te taimi ne foliki ei a ia, e seai se fakalotolotolua me ne talitonu katoatoa a ia ki mea kolā ne fai atu ne ana matua.


All of them would need God’s support in the difficult times ahead, and Jesus prayed for them. 	 Ne ma‵nako latou taki tokotasi ki te fesoasoani mai te Atua i aso faiga‵ta kolā ka oko atu ki a latou.


MEDITATE ON GOD’S REMINDERS 	 MAFAUFAU ‵LOTO KI FAKAMASAUAGA A TE ATUA