Notice the active verbs that wise King Solomon used to underscore the effort needed to acquire divine knowledge, wisdom, and discernment. 	 Ke onoono ki veape kolā e fakauiga ki gasuesuega kae ne fakaaogā ne te tupu ko Solomona ke faka‵mafa ei te manatu me e ‵tau o fai a taumafaiga fakafi‵ta ke maua ei te poto mai te Atua, te malamalama mo te atamai.


“In the abundance of words there does not fail to be transgression, but the one keeping his lips in check is acting discreetly.” 	 “A tou gutu faipati, e aumai ne ia koe ke pili ki te agasala. Kafai koe e poto, a koe se gutu faipati.”


Jehovah told that king: “Here you are as good as dead because of the woman whom you have taken, since she is owned by another owner as his wife. . . . 	 Muna a Ieova ki te tupu tenā: “Ko se ‵mao nei ko mate koe, me ne puke mai ne koe te fafine tenei; a ia se fafine ko oti ne avaga. . . .


Why do you want to be honest? 	 Kaia e manako ei koe o fakamaoni?


All glory for this growth goes to Jehovah God. 	 E avatu eiloa a tavaega katoa mō te tupuakaga tenei ki a Ieova te Atua.


“The days of Noah” are highly significant for those living today, during “the presence of the Son of man,” Jesus Christ. 	 E tāua ‵ki eiloa a “aso o Noa” ki tino kolā e ola i aso nei, ko “te taimi e vau ei (“fakatasi mai,” NW) a te Tama a te Tagata,” ko Iesu Keliso.


Now I can die in peace!” 	 Nei la, e mafai ne au o mate mo te loto malie!”


(See paragraph 18) 	 (Ke onoono ki palakalafa e 18)


However, after three and a half years in Africa, we left to have a family. 	 E mata, ka puti aka ne māua a mā tamaliki i Afelika io me ‵foki atu ki Amelika?


He spent time with them, took them into his confidence, and ‘made known to them all the things he had heard from his Father.’ 	 Ne fakamāumāu ne ia ana taimi fakatasi mo latou, ne talitonu katoatoa ki a latou, kae ‘taku atu ne ia a mea katoa ne lagona ne ia mai tena Tamana.’


(Proverbs 3:21, 22) The guiding principle to follow, then, is this: Any amount of alcohol that unduly impairs your judgment and dulls your thinking ability is too much for you personally. 	 (Faataoto 3:21, 22) Tenei eiloa te fakatakitakiga fakavae e ‵tau o tautali i ei: So se aofaki o te kava telā e faka‵lave ne ia au faka‵tauga mo te malosi o tou mafaufau, ko tō uke eiloa mō koe.


“The God of Love and of Peace” 	 “Te Atua o te Alofa mo te Filemu”


As you strive to have a full share in the harvest work . . . 	 I te taimi e kau katoatoa atu ei koe ki te galuega ko te ‵katigā saito . . .


Regularly praying to Jehovah to refine us in this way will help us walk in integrity. 	 A te ‵talo faeloa ki a Ieova ke faka‵ma mai tatou i te auala tenei, ka fesoasoani mai ei ke sa‵sale tatou i te fakamaoni.


The sword-wielding right hand of a soldier normally lacks the protection of the shield, which was held on the left. 	 E masani sāle o se lava te puipuiga mai te talitā telā e taofi ne se sotia i tena lima fakamaui ki tena lima fakaatamai telā e taofi i ei te pelu.


(Eccl. 5:10) Thankfully, there is an antidote to being poisoned by materialistic thinking: a healthy dose of God’s Word, the Bible, taken on a regular basis. 	 (Fai. 5:10) Fakafetai tatou me e isi se faka‵leiga ki te poisini i mafaufauga faka-te-foitino: ko te kai faeloa ki mea‵kai aoga i te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu.


But someone who has a completely different view might come along. 	 Kae kāti ka vau se tino telā e ‵kese ‵ki tena kilokiloga.


Eve knew that law. 	 Ne iloa ne Eva a te tulafono tenā.


3 God’s Word assures us that “those who are planted in the house of Jehovah . . . will still keep on thriving during gray-headedness.” 	 3 E fakamaoni mai a te Muna a te Atua ki a tatou me i tino kolā “ne ‵toki i te fale o te Aliki . . . e tiga eiloa te leva o te olaga o latou, kae fua mai faeloa.”


He orders those selling doves to take what they have and leave.—John 2:13-16. 	 Ne fakatonu atu ki tino fakatau lupe ke puke olotou mea kae olo ki tua.—Ioane 2:13-16.


I saw happy, young people engaging in encouraging conversations. 	 Ne matea atu ne au i ei a talavou fia‵fia kolā ne sau‵tala ki mea ‵lei.


Millions of people the world over have found that the Bible perfectly fills that need. 	 E lau i miliona o tino i te lalolagi ko oti ne lavea ne latou me i te Tusi Tapu e fakamalie ne ia te manakoga tenā.


Those who will be corulers with Christ share in “the first resurrection,” but what hope is there for the rest of mankind?—Revelation 20:6. 	 A tino kolā ka pule fakatasi mo Keliso ka aofia i te “fakatumaiga muamua,” kae se a la te fakamoemoega mō te ‵toega o tino katoa?—Fakaasiga 20:6.


As a pioneer, I have constantly experienced Jehovah’s support. 	 E pelā me se paenia, ne maua faeloa ne au a te ‵lago mai o Ieova.


For such individuals, the consequences will be the same as those faced by the unrepentant Israelites. 	 Ka maua foki eiloa ne vaegā tino penā a ikuga kolā ne maua ne tino Isalaelu sē sala‵mo i aso mua.


In that day of decision, “the whole earth will be devoured” by the fire of God’s zeal as he exterminates the wicked. 	 I te aso tenā o fakaikuga, a “te lalolagi katoa ka fakamaseigina ne te afi o tena kaitaua” i te taimi e tamate ei ne ia a tino ma‵sei.


4 Some important questions arise: Is Jesus’ warning only for people of the world, or do true Christians also need to “keep on the watch”? 	 4 E ‵sae aka a nisi fesili tāua i ei: E mata, e fakasino atu fua te faka‵pulaga a Iesu ki tino o te lalolagi, io me e ‵tau foki mo Kelisiano ‵tonu o tumau i te “matapula‵pula”?


7 They base their teachings on the Bible. Jesus said: “What I teach is not mine, but belongs to him that sent me. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “A akoakoga e fai atu ne au e se e a aku, kae e a ia tela ne uga mai ne ia au.


We note that Jesus introduced the story simply by saying: “The land of a certain rich man produced well.” 	 E iloa ne tatou me ne kamata ne Iesu a te tala mai te fai atu penei: “E isi se maukoloa, mo tona manafa fua ‵lei.”


INITIAL STEPS TO KNOW GOD 	 MEA MUAMUA E ‵TAU O FAI KE ILOA NE TATOU TE ATUA


As foretold by the apostle Paul under divine inspiration, many people in these “last days” have a form of godly devotion but prove false to its power. 	 E pelā mo te valoaga a te apositolo ko Paulo, e tokouke a tino i “aso fakaoti” e taofi ‵mau fua ki faiga matea a te lotu kae ‵teke ki tona ‵mana.


“Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you,” says Psalm 55:22. “Never will he allow the righteous one to totter.” 	 E fai mai te Salamo 55:22: “Tuku atu ki te Aliki a mea e manavase koe ki ei, me ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe; e se tiaki lele ne ia a tino fakamaoni ke taka‵vale.”


I liked what I was learning. 	 Ne fiafia au ki mea ne tauloto ne au.


(Revelation 6:8) All these prophesied events clearly fit world conditions since 1914. 	 (Fakaasiga 6:8) E fetaui ‵lei eiloa a mea konei ne ‵valo mai mo mea ne ‵tupu talu mai te 1914.


Their love and their hate and their jealousy have already perished . . . There is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol [mankind’s common grave], the place to which you are going.” 	 A uiga alofa mo uiga ita o latou ko mate fakatasi atu eiloa mo latou. . . . kafai e oko koutou ki te lalolagi o tino mate, te koga ka olo koutou ki ei, e se toe mafau‵fau koutou, seai se poto e toe ‵sala ne koutou, se toe gasuesue foki koutou.”


(1 Thess. 5:12) And the more we show our sincere respect for these hardworking overseers, the more we add to their joy.—Heb. 13:17. 	 (1 Tesa. 5:12) Kae ko te uke o taimi e fakaasi atu ei ‵tou āva tonu ki ovasia ga‵lue malosi konei, ko te momea aka foki o te lotou fia‵fia.—Epe. 13:17.


Over the years, the role played by the Governing Body has intensified and changes have been made to facilitate its work. 	 I te fia tausaga mai tua ifo, ne gasolo aka o uke a galuega e ‵tau o fai ne te Potukau Pule kae ne fai i ei a fakamafulifuliga ke fakafaigofie aka ei ana galuega.


Then and at other times, I prayed silently to Jehovah, and his peace came over me. 	 Kae i nisi taimi, ne ‵talo lēmū au ki a Ieova, kae ne maua ne au tena filemu.


He took away the talent that he had given to the third slave and expelled that slave from his household.—Matt. 25:14-30. 	 Ne ave keatea ne ia a tupe mai i te tolu o pologa kae ne fakatea ne ia mai i tena kaukāiga.—Mataio 25:14-30.


“Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, who cannot bring salvation,” says Psalm 146:3. 	 “Sa tali‵tonu ki pelenise io me ki se tama a se tagata, telā e se mafai o aumai ne ia te fakaolataga,” ko muna a te Salamo 146:3.


(Hebrews 11:9, 10) Abraham’s faith in a future “city,” or divine government, helped him not to rely on riches. 	 (Epelu 11:9, 10) A te fakatuanaki o Apelaamo ki te “fa‵kai” i aso mai mua, io me ko te malo o te Atua, ne fesoasoani atu ke se fakalagolago a ia ki ana maumea.


11 By the 1930’s, then, it was becoming clear that, in general, the heavenly class had been chosen. For decades now, the search has been for other sheep, whose hope is earthly. 	 Kae i te 70 tausaga ko ‵teka atu nei ne fai te galuega ki te ‵salaga o nisi mamoe, kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi nei.


Set progressive goals toward becoming a pioneer. 	 Fai a fakamoemoega kolā ka fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke fai pelā me se paenia.


Who Will Be Resurrected? 	 Ko Oi a Tino ka Toe Faka‵tu Aka?


Jesus promised that the earth will undergo marvelous changes under God’s Kingdom. 	 Ne folafola mai ne Iesu me ka isi ne ‵fuliga fakaofoofogia mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua.


Thanks to information found elsewhere in the Scriptures, we can understand what the angel meant. 	 Mai te fesoasoani o nisi fakamatalaga mai i te Tusi Tapu, ko malamalama ei tatou i te uiga o pati a te agelu.


(Job 1:9-11; 2:3-5) No matter what trials came his way, Paul was determined to be faithful to God, to endure in true worship. 	 (Iopu 1:9-11; 2:3-5) Faitalia me ne a fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo Paulo, ne fakaiku aka ne Paulo ke fakamaoni a ia ki te Atua kae ke tumau i te i te tapuakiga tonu.


(Dan. 10:21) The disciple Jude indicates that Michael was involved in the affairs of Israel long before Daniel’s day. 	 (Tanielu 10:21) Ne fakaasi mai ne te soko ko Iuta me ne aofia a Mikaele i faifaiga a te kau Isalaelu mai mua o aso o Tanielu.


On the other hand, the prophecy in Revelation refers to the spiritual rebirth of a small group of anointed brothers who have taken the lead after a relatively short period of forced inactivity. 	 I te suā feitu, a te valoaga i te Fakaasiga e fakasino atu loa ki te ‵toe fanau mai i te feitu faka-te-agaga o se potukau foliki o taina fakaekegina kolā e fai ne latou a te takitakiga mai tua o se vaitaimi toetoe ne taofi ei te lotou galuega.


3 Years earlier, in 1940, an Austrian Witness named Franz was faced with the prospect of execution by guillotine for his refusal to be disloyal to Jehovah. 	 3 I te fia o tausaga mai mua atu, i te 1940, ne iloa ne Franz, se Molimau mai Austria, me ka tamate a ia ona ko tena ita fitifiti ma fakagata tena fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


We are happy that they attended that important observance, and we invite them to keep on moving toward the light. 	 E fia‵fia tatou me ne ‵kau mai a tino konā ki te fakamanatuga tāua tenā, kae e ‵kami mai ne tatou a tino konā ke momea mai faeloa ki te mainaga.


“God Loves a Cheerful Giver,” 9/1 	 “Te Atua e Alofa ki te Tino Telā e Tuku Atu Ana Mea mo te Loto Fiafia,” 9/1


Obviously, though, it had been misdirected. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne faka‵segina tena loto lagona.


In the first century C.E., “he made known to [Christians] the sacred secret of his will.” 	 I aso o te kau apositolo, “ne fakaasi mai foki ne ia ki a tatou [Kelisiano] tena fuafuaga ‵funa.”


But the call for 1,000 full-time preachers was optimistic, since only a few hundred attended the meetings of the Bible Students at that time. 	 Kae ko te kalaga mō te toko afe o tino talai tumau se mea e fakamoemoegina, me se fia selau fua o tino ne ‵kau mai ki fakatasiga a Tino A‵koga i te Tusi Tapu i te taimi tenā.


To pay for my vices, I sold scrap metal and resorted to theft. 	 Ke ‵togi aku sala, ne ‵togi atu ei ne au a fiti ma‵sei kae kamata o kaisoa au.


JEHOVAH OPENS THE WAY 	 E ‵TALA NE IEOVA TE AUALA


14 Are we not grateful to Jehovah for his written Word, the Bible? 	 14 E mata, e se loto fakafetai tatou ki a Ieova ona ko tena Muna tusia, ko te Tusi Tapu?


How do we acquire wisdom, and with what benefit? 	 E maua pefea ne tatou a te poto, kae e aoga pefea ki a tatou?


Jehovah is God’s personal name as revealed in the Bible. 	 A Ieova ko te igoa totino o te Atua e pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu.


What purpose did the Law covenant serve? 	 Se a te pogai ne tuku atu ei te feagaiga o te Tulafono?


4 Note the full phrase that Paul used: “Now we are not the sort that shrink back to destruction.” 	 4 Ke masaua te tugāpati kātoa telā ne fakaaogā ne Paulo: “A tatou e se ne tino e ‵tau o toe ‵foki ki tua ki te malaia.”


18 Do not blame yourself for what happened. 	 18 Sa ‵losi atu ki a koe eiloa e uiga ki mea ne ‵tupu.


Question 2: What Will Happen When I Die? 	 Fesili 2: Se a te Mea ka Tupu Māfai au e Mate?


(Jude 14, 15) This message was certainly not a popular one. 	 (Iuta 14, 15) A te fekau tenei e sē se fekau e fia‵fia a tino o fakalogo‵logo ki ei.


Why can we trust in Jehovah’s promises? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki folafolaga a Ieova?


From Our Archives 	 Mai I ‵Tou Faletusi Mua


Beginning in 1992, Brother Jackson served on the Branch Committee in Samoa, and from 1996, on the Branch Committee in Fiji. 	 I te kamataga o te 1992, ne tavini atu a te Taina ko Tiefu i te Komiti i te Ofisa Lagolago i Samoa, kae mai te 1996, ne tavini atu a ia i te Komiti i te Ofisa Lagolago i Fiti.


[Box/Picture on page 16] 	 [Pokisi/Ata i te itulau e 17]


We are waiting to see what events? 	 Ne a mea ‵tupu e fakatalitali tatou o ‵kilo ki ei?


23 What happiness we will experience if we are privileged to live on a paradise earth when wicked ones no longer exist! 	 23 Ka sē fuafuagina te fiafia e maua māfai ko taulia tatou ke ola i te lalolagi palataiso telā ka sē toe ai ne tino amio ma‵sei i ei!


We can be confident that the righteous new world will become a reality at its right time.—2 Peter 3:13. 	 E mafai o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou me ka fai a te lalolagi fou mo fai se mea tonu i tena taimi tonu.—2 Petelu 3:13.


(Hebrews 11:32) Paul simply refers to these loyal servants of God as a ‘great cloud of witnesses.’ 	 (Epelu 11:32) Ne fakasino atu a Paulo ki tavini fakamaoni a te Atua e pelā me ne molimau kolā e fai pelā me se fakaputugā kaumana lasi.


5 Though the Bible Students were excited about the things they were learning, they did not allow their newfound knowledge to puff them up with pride; nor did they take credit for proclaiming something new. 	 5 Ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia o Tino A‵koga i te Tusi Tapu ki mea kolā ne tauloto ne latou, kae ne seki fakamata‵mata latou i ei. Ne malama‵lama latou me i muna‵tonu konei e tuku faeloa i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


(Psalm 119:66, 69, 71) How could it be good for any of Jehovah’s servants to suffer affliction? 	 (Salamo 119:66, 69, 71) E mafai pefea o ‵lei a logo‵maega ki tavini a Ieova?


Twisting what Paul said in his first letter, some in the congregation apparently contend that “the presence of [the] Lord” is at hand. 	 Mai i te ‵fuli fakakōtua ne latou a pati a Paulo i tena tusi muamua, ne kinau atu a nisi tino i te fakapotopotoga me i te “toe foki mai o te Aliki” ko pili mai.


He looked to the Great Shepherd, Jehovah, for protection and guidance. 	 Ne faipati mai a ia mo te loto talitonu, “[Ieova] ko toku tausi mamoe; e seai se mea e mativa ei au.”


(Gen. 1:6) Earth then had water, light, and air but still no dry land. 	 (Kenese 1:6) Ne mafai o maua atu i te lalolagi a te vai, te mainaga, mo te ea kae e seki ai eiloa se laukele malō i ei.


Ghana reports: “Since the new pioneer hour goal went into effect, the ranks of our regular pioneers have steadily gone up.” 	 Ne lipoti mai ne te kau Kana: “Talu mai te taimi ne kamata ei te aofaki ‵fou o itula mō te kau paenia, ne gasolo aka faeloa ki luga a te aofaki o omotou paenia tumau.”


Why should we pray for fellow believers? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵talo atu tatou mō ‵tou taina tali‵tonu?


(Psalm 66:2) Jehovah is praised as a generous provider in Psalm 65, as a God of saving acts in Psalms 67 and 68, and as the Provider of escape in Psalms 70 and 71. 	 (Salamo 66:2) Ne tavae atu ki a Ieova e pelā me se tino kaimalie i te Salamo 65, e pelā me se Atua o galuega fakaola tino i te Salamo 67 mo te 68, kae e pelā me se Tino fakasao i te Salamo 70 mo te 71.


No human is indispensable in Jehovah’s organization, and the work of spreading Kingdom truths continues. 	 A tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga saukātoa a Ieova e tāua, kae koi tumau eiloa te galuega o muna‵tonu e uiga ki te Malo.


David wrote: “He himself well knows the formation of us, remembering that we are dust.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Tavita: “E iloa ne ia a te mea ne faite ki ei tatou, e manatua foki ne ia i a tatou ne pefu.”


Before he died, he cried out: “Jehovah, do not charge this sin against them.” 	 A koi tuai o mate tou tagata, ne kalaga atu penei: “[Ieova], ke fakamagalo ne koe te lotou agasala.”


We were able to take care of the matter then and there. 	 Ne mafai ei ne māua o ‵saga fakavave atu ki te mea tenā.


Apostles Die, and Apostasy Develops 	 Ko ‵Mate a Apositolo, Kae Sae Aka te Aposetasi


6 Giving is good for us. 	 6 A te tukuatuga o mea se mea ‵lei mō tatou.


15 Who will bring “the word about Christ” to the nations? 	 15 Ko oi ka ave ne latou “te talaiga a Keliso” ki fenua katoa?


She did her best to be a good wife by caring for her husband’s meals, his clothes, and his family. 	 Ne fai eiloa ne tou fafine a te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai e pelā me se avaga ‵lei mai te tausi atu ki manakoga o tena avaga e auala i mea‵kai, ana gatu, mo tena kāiga.


In prison, Stéphane had learned FSL. 	 Ne tauloto a Stéphane ki te FSL i te falepuipui.


“COME, WE NEED MORE PIONEERS!” 	 “AU‵MAI, E MA‵NAKO MATOU KI PAENIA E TOKOUKE!”


He worked incessantly, laboring day and night, even forgoing the normal comforts of life. 	 Ne galue faeloa a ia, mai te tavini atu i te ao mo te po, ke oko foki eiloa ki te fulitua atu ki te olaga masani.


What false claims have been made by some opposers of Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 Ne a pati ‵loi ne fai ne nisi tino ‵teke e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova?


3 We too are living at a time when it is vital that we do not look back in a figurative sense. 	 3 E ola foki tatou i se taimi telā e tāua ‵ki ke sē toe ‵kilo tatou ki tua i se auala fakatusa.


Regardless of difficulties we face, what guarantee does God give to those who prove faithful to him? 	 Faitalia a fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tatou, se a te folafolaga mautinoa ko oti ne tuku mai ne te Atua mō tino kolā e tumau i te fakamaoni ki a ia?


(Acts 1:24, 25; 6:5, 6) Epaphras prayed in behalf of fellow believers. 	 (Galuega 1:24, 25; 6:5, 6) Ne ‵talo atu a Epafala mō ana taina tali‵tonu.


(Lev. 22:20-22) When the Israelites offered fruits or grains to Jehovah, they needed to be the “firstfruits,” “the very best” of their harvests. 	 (Levitiko 22:20-22) Kafai e ofo atu ne tino Isalaelu a fuataga o olotou fatoaga ki a Ieova, e ‵tau eiloa ko “fua muamua” “ko mea tafasili i te ‵lei.”


David was then told that as a consequence of his actions, “a sword” would not depart from his house and calamity would strike his family. 	 Ne fai atu foki ki a Tavita me i te ikuga o ana mea ne fai, “ka isi eiloa ne tino i tou gafa ka ‵mate i se mate fakasaua.”


These are the elements of Satan’s world—basic things or principles that make up, guide, or motivate it. 	 Ko mea i te lalolagi a Satani—ko mea io me ko faifaiga masani i ei, kolā e takitaki, io me e fakamalosi aka ei a mea konā.


Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.”—Matthew 6:9, 10. 	 E ‵talo atu tatou mō mea katoa konei i te fai atu: “Te motou Tamana telā i te lagi: ke tapu tou igoa, ke oko mai tou Malo, ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.”—Mataio 6:9, 10.


Before many others aboard an imperiled ship, he called Jehovah “the God to whom I belong.” 	 A koi tuai o ‵sopo atu a nisi tino e tokouke ki luga i se vaka telā ne afātia, ne taku ne ia a Ieova ki “te Atua, telā e o ia a au.”


(Matthew 13:19; Mark 4:15) Is that far-fetched? 	 (Mataio 13:19; Maleko 4:15) E se tonu a te mea tenā?


If a person is being harassed by the demons, what can he do to get relief? 	 Kafai e fakalavelave atu a temoni ki se tino, ne a mea e mafai o fai ne ia ke saoloto a ia mai i ei?


14 To have a meaningful share in this work, however, we need determination and self-sacrifice. 	 14 Kae ke aogā ‵tou tusaga e fai i te galuega tenei, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou te loto taumafai mo te taliaga o mea faiga‵ta.


What important question should all married people ask themselves, and why? 	 Se a te fesili tāua e ‵tau o ‵sili ifo ne tino a‵vaga katoa ki a latou eiloa, kae kaia?


Bribes undermine good governance, harm economic efficiency and development, distort trade, and penalize citizens around the world.” 	 E fakamakosu ne meaalofa fakakolekole te faiga o tonu ‵lei, e fakamasei i ei te atiakaga o te maumea mo mea tau tupe o te malo, e faka‵piko i ei a faifaiga fakapisinisi, kae e fai ei ke fakaa‵lofa a tino valevale i te lalolagi kātoa.”


6, 7. (a) In what other terms did Jesus speak of his faithful “slave”? (b) What is implied by Jesus’ use of the word “steward”? 	 6, 7. (a) Ne a nisi tugāpati tai ‵kese ne fakaaogā ne Iesu e uiga ki te “tavini” fakamaoni? (e) Se a te uiga o te pati “situati” telā ne fakaaogā ne Iesu?


Eager for victory to Jehovah’s praise, Jephthah made a vow that proved costly. 	 Ona ko tena manako ke manumalo a ia ke tavae ei a Ieova, ne fai ei ne Iefata se tautoga faigata.


How does the Creator lead humans? AS SCIENTISTS labor to unlock the secrets of the universe, they are amazed by the tremendous amount of energy that is packed in the cosmos around us. 	 E TIGA eiloa e ga‵lue a saienitisi o fakamatala mai a mea ‵funa i te lagi mo te lalolagi, e ofo latou i te ‵mana telā e maua i fakatokaga o te lalolagi i ‵tou tafa.


(John 18:37) If we are to stand firm against the Devil as followers of Christ, we cannot resort to lies and deception. 	 (Ioane 18:37) Kafai e ‵teke malosi atu ki te Tiapolo e pelā me ne soko o Keliso, e se mafai ne tatou o pati ‵loi kae amio faitogafiti.


A Personal Decision 	 Se Filifiliga Totino


Not usually. 	 E se tenā loa.


“Moved with pity,” Jesus said, “Get up!” and her son did so. 	 Ona ko tena “alofa,” fai atu ei a Iesu, “Tu ki luga!” mea loa ko tu tena tama ki luga.


(Matt. 24:3; Mark 13:3) Jesus answered by means of an extensive prophecy, recorded in Matthew chapters 24 and 25. 	 (Mata. 24:3; Male. 13:3) Ne tali mai a Iesu e auala i se valoaga, telā ne tusi i te Mataio mataupu e 24 mo te 25.


There, Stephany, then 19, met Paul Norton, a young Bethelite. 	 I konā, ne fetaui ei a Stephany, telā ko 19 ana tausaga mo Paul Norton, se talavou i te Peteli.


It will not fail them. 	 Ka sē mafai eiloa o tuku tiaki ne ia a latou.


(Ex. 7:6) Yet, it is possible that after dealing for decades with the rebellious Israelites, he had become tired and frustrated. 	 (Eso. 7:6) Kae, kāti ne mafai o fi‵ta kae kaitaua tou tagata ona ko faifaiga ‵teke a te kau Isalaelu kolā ne fakafesagai atu a ia ki ei mō se fia tausaga.


One reference work says that this exhortation “is not an appeal for attention only; it is a demand for a certain attitude: an eager receptivity toward the teachings.” 	 E fai mai se tusi e tasi me i te fakamalosiga tenei e “se se fakamolemole fua ke ‵saga atu a tino ki ei; kae se fakatonuga mō se kilokiloga ‵lei io me ko te loto finafinau ke talia a akoakoga konā.”


As we read the detailed account of the global Flood preserved in a record kept by Noah, we can be certain that it is a genuine historical document. 	 Kafai e fai‵tau faka‵lei tatou ki te tala kātoa telā ne fakamau ne Noa, e mafai o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou me se tala tonu eiloa.


Yes, it can be done. 	 E tonu, e mafai eiloa o manuia i ei.


But did King Solomon believe that everything mankind does would always be “emptiness and chasing the wind”? 	 Kae e mata, ne talitonu a Solomona me i mea katoa e fai ne tino ka tumau eiloa i te seai “se aoga kae afuli fua te matagi”?


17 Concerning his heavenly Father, Jesus Christ said: “He makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.” 	 17 E uiga ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi, ne fai mai Iesu Keliso: “E fakamaina mai ne ia a tena la ki tino amio ma‵sei mo tino amio ‵lei, e faka‵to foki ne ia a te vaiua ki tino amio‵tonu mo tino amio ma‵sei.”


In the past century, testimony cards, phonographs, sound cars, and radio broadcasts were also used. 	 I aso mua ne fakaaogā sāle foki a testimony cards, laleo, mea faka‵lasi leo i motoka mo fakasalalauga i letio.


They prayed to God to help her. 	 Ne ‵talo atu latou ki te Atua mō se fesoasoani.


Facing the Future With Confidence 	 Te Kilo Atu ki Aso Mai Mua mo te Loto Talitonu


The Invisible One Directs His People 	 E Takitaki ne te Atua Telā e se Mafai o Lavea Ana Tino


When the United Nations was formed, it had 51 member nations. 	 I te taimi ne fakatu aka ei a Malo ‵Soko, e ‵tusa mo te 51 atufenua ne ‵kau ki ei.


An individual could, as it were, hold a grudge against Jehovah. 	 E mafai ne tino taki tokotasi o ita fakamoemoe ki a Ieova.


No Weapon Formed Against Us Will Succeed 	 E Seai se Meatau e Mafai o Taka‵vale Latou i ei


They Hunger for “Righteousness” 	 E Fia ‵Kai Latou ki te “Amiotonu”


PLANS THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY 	 PALANI KOLĀ KA FAKAFIAFIA ATU KI A KOE


We must also keep our mind and heart open to the influence of holy spirit and gratefully accept help from others.—w18.02, p. 26. 	 E ‵tau foki o ‵saga tonu atu ‵tou mafaufau mo loto ki te fakamalosiga a te agaga tapu kae loto fia‵fia o talia a fesoasoani mai nisi tino.—w18.02, itu. 26.


Man was designed to fill a wonderful role on earth. 	 Ne faite te tagata ke fakataunu ne ia se tiute tafasili i te gali i te lalolagi.


Still, Christ Jesus chose a different facet of Christianity to identify his genuine disciples. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “E avatu ne au ki a koutou te poloakiga fou: ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou.


(John 7:16, 17; 8:47) Logically, to enjoy God’s backing, one must teach only what God reveals in his Word and reject teachings based on human wisdom or tradition.—Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15:3-9; Colossians 2:8. 	 (Ioane 7:16, 17; 8:47) Tela la, e akoako atu ne latou kolā e ‵lago atu ki ei te Atua a mea kolā e fakaasi mai ne te Atua i tena Muna kae ‵teke ne latou a akoakoga kolā e fakavae ki poto mo tū mo aganū a tagata.—Isaia 29:13; Mataio 15:3-9; Kolose 2:8.


20 Clearly, it is essential that we put on the complete suit of armor that Jehovah supplies. 	 20 E manino ‵lei me e tāua ‵ki ke ‵pei tatou ki te gatu tau telā ne fakatoka mai ne Ieova.


(Acts 26:12-18) In line with Stephen’s prayer, Jehovah evidently forgave Paul for the sin of being a persecutor. 	 (Galuega 26:12-18) E ‵tusa mo te ‵talo a Setefano, e fakamaoni mai i ei me ne fakamagalo ne Ieova a Paulo ona ko te agasala ko te fakasauā.


Who is this vicious saboteur? 	 Ko oi la te tino fakamasei tino tenei?


Whatever the problem, would you not appreciate having someone with whom you could share your anxieties and who could provide help when you needed it? 	 Faitalia me se a te fakalavelave, e mata, e se loto fakafetai koe ki se tino telā e nofo mai kae mafai ne koe o fakaasi atu ki ei a mea e manavase koe ki ei, kae mafai foki ne ia o fesoasoani atu i taimi ne manako koe ki ei?


18 Is there hope for full recovery? 	 18 E mata, e isi se fakamoemoega ke toe ‵lei te masaki?


14 Taking the lead in field service is another area in which overseers set a fine example for their fellow Christians. 	 14 E fai foki ne toeaina se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki taina mo tuagane Kelisiano māfai e fakamuamua ne latou te galuega talai.


According to the Bible, what is the condition of the dead? 	 E ‵tusa mo te Tusi Tapu, se a te tulaga o tino ‵mate?


Despite the fact that all the other trees of the garden were at her disposal, she chose to dwell on what Satan had said concerning the tree in the middle of the garden, and she “began taking of its fruit and eating it.” 	 Faitalia me e mafai ne tou fafine o fakaaoga a nisi lakau aka katoa, ne fakaiku ne ia ke mafaufau faeloa a ia ki pati a Satani e uiga ki te lakau i te kogāloto o te fatoaga, kae “ne puke aka ne ia te fuaga lakau, kai ei ne ia.”


(Rom. 12:9) The Bible provides examples of those who reacted in this way, such as Joseph and Jesus.—Gen. 39:7-9; Matt. 4:8-10. 	 (Loma 12:9) E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu a fakaakoakoga o tino kolā ne ‵saga atu penā i te feitu tenei, e pelā mo Iosefa mo Iesu.—Kenese 39:7-9; Mataio 4:8-10.


14 In the illustration of the olive tree, the natural Jews who rejected Jesus are likened to olive branches that were “broken off.” 	 14 I te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te lakau ko te olive, ne fakatusa eiloa a tino Iutaia faka-te-foitino kolā ne ‵teke atu ki a Iesu e pelā mo kaula o te olive kolā ne “‵fati keatea.”


7 Keep in mind that having knowledge of the Bible is not enough to become a spiritually-minded person. 	 7 Ke masaua me i te fai mo fai se tino faka-te-agaga e se lava fua i te mauaga o te iloaga e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


2 A few hours after singing praises with Jesus, the apostle John was witness to a very different event. 	 2 I ne nāi itula mai tua o te usuusuga ne latou a vikiga fakatasi mo Iesu, ne molimau mai a te apositolo ko Ioane ki se isi mea telā ne ‵kese ‵ki.


Lauri passed away in 1990, faithful to Jehovah. 	 Ne galo atu a Lauri telā ne tavini fakamaoni atu ki a Ieova i te tausaga e 1990.


However, her track shoes never crossed the finish line. 	 E ui i ei, ne seki mafai o oko tou fafine ki te laina.


You need to know him intimately and recognize that Bible laws and principles reflect his love for you, not a desire to hem you in.—Ps. 25:14. 	 E manakogina ke iloa ne koe me i tulafono mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e fakaasi mai i ei te alofa o Ieova ki a koe, kae e sē se manakoga ke ave kea‵tea tou saolotoga.—Salamo 25:14.


Magnifying God’s righteousness was therefore of great importance to him. 	 A te fakamalugaga o te amiotonu o te Atua ko te ‵toe mea tāua ‵ki eiloa ki a ia.


In fact, with God’s day of judgment so near today, all the world should ‘keep silent before the Sovereign Lord Jehovah’ and hear what he says through the “little flock” of Jesus’ anointed followers and their companions, his “other sheep.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ona ko te pili mai o te aso o te fakamasinoga a te Atua i aso nei, e ‵tau mo te lalolagi kātoa o ‵nofo “filemu” i mua o te Aliki Sili ko Ieova kae fakalogologo ki pati kolā e fai mai ne ia e auala i te “lafu foliki” o soko fakaekegina o Iesu mo olotou taugasoa, ko nisi “mamoe.”


Since then, hundreds of other life stories have been published. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, e lau i selau a nisi tala o tino ko oti ne ‵lomi.


(2 Corinthians 4:4) We therefore reject the world’s traits, such as pride, selfishness, immorality, violence, and materialism. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:4) Telā la, e ‵teke atu tatou ki uiga o te lalolagi e pelā mo te fakamatamata, uiga kaiū, amioga ma‵sei, amioga fakasauā, mo te fia maumea.


Jacob, Rachel, Joseph, and Paul faced circumstances that were emotionally and physically draining, yet they proved that perseverance leads to rich blessings. 	 A Iakopo, Lasela, Iosefa, mo Paulo ne fe‵paki mo tulaga vāivāi i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo mea tau lagonaga, kae ne fakatalitonu mai ne latou me i te kufaki i mea faiga‵ta e iku atu ki fakamanuiaga e uke.


Even though Jews in general despised Samaritans, the Samaritan dressed the man’s wounds and brought him to the safety of an inn, where he could recover. 	 E tiga eiloa ne takalia‵lia a te taulasiga o tino Iutaia ki tino Samalia, ne fai faka‵lei ne te Samalia a pa‵kiaga o te tagata kae ne ave foki ne ia ki se fale talimālō ke mafai o toe ‵lei ei a ia.


First, Jehovah has always been exercising his sovereignty over all his creation. 	 Muamua la, e fakagalue aka faeloa ne Ieova tena pulega sili ki luga i ana mea katoa ne faite.


In so doing, they followed the pattern set by the patriarchs. 	 I te faiga penā, ne tau‵tali latou i te fakaakoakoga ne fai ne toeaina ma‵tua.


18 When we do accept a new assignment, Gideon’s example reminds us that we cannot succeed without Jehovah’s direction and blessing. 	 18 Kāfai ko maua sou tauliaga fou, a te fakaakoakoga a Kitiona e fakamasaua mai ki a tatou me e se mafai o manumalo tatou e aunoa mo te takitakiga mo fakamanuiga a Ieova.


(John 14:16; Acts 2:38; Rom. 8:16, 26, 27) The apostle Paul highlighted another vital role that the holy spirit plays: “The spirit searches into all things, even the deep things of God.” (1 Cor. 2:10) Indeed, Jehovah uses his holy spirit to reveal deep spiritual truths. 	 (Ioane 14:16; Galuega 2:38; Loma 8:16, 26, 27) Ne fakaasi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te suā tusaga tāua o te agaga tapu: “A te agaga e fakaasi mai ne ia a mea katoa, e oko foki eiloa ki fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 2:10) A te ‵tonuga loa, e fakaaoga ne Ieova tena agaga tapu ke fakaasi mai i ei a muna‵tonu faka-te-agaga ‵loto.


What instructions did Jehovah give to the first married couple? 	 Ne a fakatonuga ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te tauavaga muamua?


(Zech. 6:11, ftn.) Is Zechariah told to place the crown on the head of Governor Zerubbabel of the tribe of Judah and a descendant of David? 	 (Saka. 6:11) E mata, ne fai atu ki a Sakalia ke tuku atu te kalauna ki te ulu o te Kovana ko Selupapelu mai te matakāiga o Iuta kae se tino foki ne tupu mai i a Tavita?


4 “Remain in My Word” 	 4 “Tumau Koutou i Aku Muna”


No, she succeeds because she systematically searches “until she finds it.” 	 Ikai, ne manuia a ia me ne ‵sala faka‵lei atu eiloa ki ei ke oko ki te taimi ne “maua” ei ne ia.


Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin.”—James 1:14, 15. 	 Tela la, kafai ko faitama te manakoga, ko fanau mai ei te agasala.”—Iakopo 1:14, 15.


Since “the decree of Jehovah” cannot fail, what can we expect to occur in our time? 	 Me ka taunu faeloa a ‘folafolaga a Ieova’, ne a mea e fakamoe‵moe tatou me ka fakataunu i ‵tou taimi nei?


As a result, my faith is not stagnant but continues to grow.” 	 Kae ko te ikuga, ne gasolo faeloa ki mua toku fakatuanaki.”


Accordingly, the March 1, 1999, issue of this magazine reflected an adjusted view on this subject. 	 Tela la, e fakaasi mai ne te mekesini tenei i a Mati 1, 1999, a te kilokiloga fou tenā e uiga ki te mataupu tenei.


It is true that “no man has seen God at any time” and that “God is a Spirit.” 	 E tonu, “e seai eiloa se tino kai lavea ne ia te Atua” kae ko “te Atua ko te agaga eiloa.”


One of these words is used regarding the sacrifices to be offered to Jehovah. 	 E fakaaoga eiloa se pati e tasi i pati konei e uiga ki taulaga kolā ne ofo atu ki a Ieova.


During the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign as world ruler of Bible prophecy (606/605 B.C.E.), God sent him a terrifying dream. 	 I te lua o tausaga o te pulega a Nepukanesa e pelā me ko te pule o te lalolagi i valoaga a te Tusi Tapu (mai te 606 ki te 605 T.L.M.), ne fakaoko atu ne te Atua se moemiti fakamataku ki a ia.


(Matt. 7:12) Only if we treat fellow humans in this way can we prove that we are true followers of Jesus Christ. 	 (Mataio 7:12) Kafai e penā eiloa a ‵tou faifaiga ki tino, ko fakamaoni atu eiloa i ei ne tatou me ia tatou ne soko ‵tonu o Iesu Keliso.


Therefore, it is vital that they use the Bible skillfully and adhere to what it says. 	 Tela la, e tāua ke apo latou i te fakaaogaga o te Tusi Tapu kae puke ‵mau ki mea i ei.


(Hebrews 6:12) Be willing to wait on Jehovah. 	 (Epelu 6:12) Ke loto fia‵fia tatou o fakatali‵tali ki a Ieova.


19 Even though such sins as murder, stealing, and the committing of adultery were rampant in Israel, Jehovah ‘spoke to her heart.’ 	 19 E tiga eiloa ne salalau valevale a agasala matagā e pelā mo te tatino, te kaisoa mo te mulilua i Isalaelu, ne ‘faipati atu eiloa a Ieova ki olotou loto.’


We refuse to isolate ourselves so as to cater to our own selfish longings. 	 E se ma‵nako tatou o ‵vae kea‵tea ke fai fua a mea kolā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


At home, Mother studied the Bible with me, but I never fully grasped what I was being taught. 	 I te fale, ne fai ne toku mātua a taku akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae ne seki malamalama katoatoa eiloa au i mea kolā ne akoako mai ki a au.


The assembly held in 1234 in Tarragona, Spain, under James I issued a similar prohibition. . . . 	 Ne tuku mai foki i te fono ne fai i te 1234 i Tarragona, Sepania, mai lalo i te fakatonuga a Iakopo se fakataputapuga tai ‵pau. . . .


This is a truth that demands sober reflection.—1 John 3:4, 8. 	 A te mea tenei se munatonu telā e manakogina ke mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei.—1 Ioane 3:4, 8.


It should strengthen our faith that God can bring back to life the millions of dead people he holds within his perfect memory.—John 5:28, 29; Acts 17:31. 	 E ‵tau o fakamalosi mai ki ‵tou fakatuanaki me ka toe faka‵foki mai ne te Atua ki te ola te fia miliona o tino kolā e masaua ne ia.—Ioane 5:28, 29; Galuega 17:31.


We seek Jehovah when we carefully study his Word, meditate upon it, and apply its counsel in life. 	 E ‵fuli atu tatou ki a Ieova māfai e sukesuke faka‵lei tatou ki tena Muna, mafaufau ‵loto ki ei, kae fakagalue aka a pati fakatonutonu i ei i ‵tou olaga.


(Revelation 1:10) You may well have studied this subject, so you know that Jesus compared “the days of the Son of man” in Kingdom power to “the days of Noah” and “the days of Lot.” 	 (Fakaasiga 1:10) Kāti ko oti ne sukesuke koe ki te mataupu tenei, tela la, ko iloa ei ne koe me ne fakatusa ne Iesu a “aso o te Tama a te Tagata” i te pulega i tena Malo ki “aso o Noa” mo “aso o Lota.”


The flocks mixed with each other, and we wondered how each shepherd would get his own again. 	 E pulutaki fakatasi a lafu mamoe konā, kae ne mafau‵fau matou me ka iloa aka pefea ne te tausi mamoe ana mamoe eiloa.


6:1-7. Nazirites were to abstain from the product of the vine and all intoxicating beverages, requiring self-denial. 	 6:1-7. Ne seki ‵tau o ‵kai kae inu a tino Naseli ki mea ne faite mai te vine mo meainu ma‵losi katoa, ne manakogina i ei ke ‵teke atu ki olotou manakoga.


Do I encourage my children not to view the song between the Theocratic Ministry School and the Service Meeting or the one between the public talk and the Watchtower Study as a sort of intermission, an opportunity for them to leave their seats unnecessarily, perhaps just to stretch their legs?’ 	 E mata, e fakamalosi aka ne au aku tama‵liki ke mo a ma ‵kilo atu ki te pese i te va o te Akoga mō Tino Talai mo Te Fakatasiga mō te Galuega Talai io me ko te pese i te va o te lauga mō tino katoa mo te Sukesukega ki te Faleleoleo Maluga e pelā me se taimi ke manava, se avanoaga ke tiakina olotou nofoga, kāti mō se taimi toetoe fua?’


By the time the Lord’s day began in 1914, Britain had built the largest empire in history and the United States had become the greatest industrial power on earth.* During World War I, the United States forged a special partnership with Britain. 	 I te taimi ne kamata ei a te aso o te Aliki i te 1914, a Peletania ko te ‵toe emupaea lasi eiloa i tala fakasolopito kae ko te Iunaite Sitete ko te ‵toe atufenua maumea eiloa i te lalolagi.* I te Taua Muamua a te Lalolagi, ne fai a te Iunaite Sitete mo taugasoa pili o Peletania.


What we know is this: The matter rests with Jehovah God, who is abundant in loving-kindness and mercy. 	 Tenei eiloa te mea e iloa ne tatou: E fakalagolago eiloa te mea tenā ki a Ieova te Atua, telā e ‵fonu i te alofa ‵nau mo te alofa fakamagalo.


The spiritual feast that we now enjoy reminds us of the abundance of physical food that will be available in God’s promised new world. 	 A te ‵kaiga faka-te-agaga telā ko maua nei ne tatou e fakamasaua mai i ei ki a tatou e uiga ki te uke o mea‵kai ‵tonu kolā ka maua i te lalolagi fou a te Atua telā ne folafola mai.


After I turned 78 years of age, we were assigned as special pioneers in the town of Lokeren. 	 I te otiga ne kātoa toku 78 tausaga, ne ‵tofi māua ke paenia fakapito i te fa‵kai o Lokeren.


Schedule certain times you will spend together. 	 Fakatoka faka‵lei a taimi mautinoa ke ‵nofo tasi koutou.


(Gal. 5:22, 23) Jehovah possesses self-control in perfect measure. 	 (Kala. 5:22, 23) E maua ne Ieova a te loto pulea i se auala ‵lei katoatoa.


• How does creation testify to Jehovah’s power? 	 • E fakaasi mai pefea te malosi o Ieova i mea kolā ne faite ne ia?


What wise choice are young ones encouraged to make? 	 Ne a filifiliga ‵poto e fakamalosi atu ki talavou ke fai ne latou?


Hannah, the mother of Samuel, felt that she was a failure, since she could not have a baby. 	 A Hana, te mātua o Samuelu, ne mafaufau me ne takavale masei a ia ona ko te mea e seai sena tama.


I didn’t mind. 	 Ne seki fia saga lele au ki ei.


The slave class has kept on the watch and proved itself ready. 	 E matapulapula faeloa te tavini tenā kae toka faeloa.


After having served 17-and-a-half years of his sentence, Hans was released from prison as a baptized Christian. 	 Mai tua o tausaga e 17 mo te āfa, ne fakasaoloto ei a Hans mai te falepuipui e pelā me se Kelisiano papatiso.


Indeed, she stayed focused on Jehovah’s purpose. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne tumau eiloa tena saga tonu atu ki te fuafuaga a Ieova.


11 To illustrate, it is estimated that in some war-ravaged countries, 35 percent more land could be cultivated if the inhabitants did not have to worry about the presence of land mines. 	 11 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i nisi atufenua kolā ne isi ne taua i ei, e silia atu i te tasi vae tolu o te laukele e se mafai o fakaaoga ne tino ona ko pōmu kolā e tanu i te laukele.


The Israelites overthrew Jericho and Ai and were camped nearby at Gilgal. 	 Ne fakatakavale ne te kau Isalaelu a Ieliko mo Ai kae ne ‵nofo atu i Kilikala.


14 However, more is involved than simply telling your children what is right and what is wrong. 	 14 Kae e uke atu a mea e aofia i ei i lō te fai atu fua ki au tama‵liki a te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se.


What is the hope of those who render sacred service in the inner courtyard of Jehovah’s spiritual temple, and who rejoice with them? 	 Se a te fakamoemoega o tino kolā e tuku atu ne latou te lotou taviniga tapu i te koga tafa ki loto o te poletito i te faletapu faka-te-agaga o Ieova, kae ko oi e fia‵fia fakatasi mo latou?


Jeremiah pours out his feelings over the terrible effects of the 18-month siege of Jerusalem and laments: “The punishment for the error of the daughter of my people also becomes greater than the punishment for the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and to which no hands turned helpfully.” 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Ielemia ana lagonaga e uiga ki mea ma‵sei ne ‵tupu i te 18 masina ne nikoi ei ne kautau a Ielusalema kae fai mai ana pati: “A oku tino ko silia atu te fakasalaga o latou i lō tino o Sotoma, kolā ne fakamalaia ne te Atua.”


9 Did you note that in the words quoted from Matthew 11:28, 29, Jesus said: “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.” 	 9 E lavea ne koe me i pati kolā ne siki mai i te Mataio 11:28, 29 ne fai mai a Iesu, penei: “Ke amo ne koutou taku amoga, kae fakaakoako mai ki a au.”


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(Mark 10:13, 14) As we meditate appreciatively upon these things, we become like the Christians about whom Peter wrote: “Though you never saw [Jesus], you love him.” (1 Peter 1:8) As our love for Jesus grows, so does our love for Jehovah. 	 (Maleko 10:13, 14) I te taimi e mafau‵fau ‵loto tatou mo te loto fakafetai ki mea konei, ka fai tatou e pelā mo Kelisiano kolā ne tusi atu ki ei a Petelu: “Ke a‵lofa koutou ki a [Iesu], kae e tonu la me seki ‵kilo otou mata ki ei.” (1 Petelu 1:8) Kafai e gasolo aka ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Iesu, e gasolo aka foki ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova.


19 Does this mean that once we have made the needed changes and dedicated ourselves to Jehovah, we no longer need to work at being mild of temper? 	 19 E mata, e fakauiga i ei me kafai ko oti ne fai ne tatou a ‵fuliga konā kae tukugina atu tatou ki a Ieova, ko se toe manakogina i ei ke taumafai faeloa tatou ke tumau i te agamalū?


13 Those invited to be in the new covenant were also to be anointed with holy spirit. 	 13 A tino kolā e aofia i te feagaiga fou e ‵tau foki o fakaekegina ki te agaga tapu.


Every day I pray to Jehovah to help me to be humble so as to have his approval.” 	 I aso katoa e ‵talo au ki a Ieova ke fesoasoani mai ke maua ne au te loto maulalo ko te mea ke maua tena taliaga.”


Before God All Are Equal 	 E ‵Pau te Tulaga o Tino Katoa i Mua o te Atua


Ever humble, Jesus flatly rejected the Devil’s offer. 	 Ona ko te lasi o te loto maulalo o Iesu, ne ‵teke atu eiloa a ia mo te mautinoa ki te fakaosoosoga a te Tiapolo.


Will Kingdom interests still come first, or will they be put aside? 	 E mata, ka fakamuamua faeloa a manakoga o te Malo, io me ka fakatafa aka fua pelā?


If we feel deeply for people as Jesus did, our heart will move us to do all we can to continue sharing the good news with them. 	 Kafai e ‵poko te ‵tou a‵lofa ki tino e pelā mo Iesu, ka fakamalosigina ei tatou ke talai atu faeloa te tala ‵lei ki a latou.


(Revelation 20:4) During most of that period, if not all of it, the anointed will be serving God in the spiritual temple’s Most Holy, “heaven itself.” 	 (Fakaasiga 20:4) I te lasiga o te vaitaimi tenā, io me ko te kātoaga o te vaitaimi tenā, ka tavini atu te kau fakaekegina ki te Atua i te Potu faka-te-agaga telā e Tafasili i te Tapu, ko “te lagi.”


Does the reference to the “Mountain of Megiddo” mean that Armageddon will be fought at a certain mountain in the Middle East? 	 E mata, a te fakasino atu ki te “Mauga o Mekito” e fakauiga i ei me ka fai te taua o Amaketo i luga i se mauga i fenua i te Middle East?


They say that the account is merely a metaphor, a myth, a fable, a parable. 	 E fai mai latou me i te tala tenā se tala ‵kai io me se tala fakatusa.


(Proverbs 3:5, 6) God backs those who look to him for direction rather than to the contradictory theories of humans who ignore godly wisdom. 	 (Faataoto 3:5, 6) E ‵lago atu te Atua ki tino kolā e ‵sala atu ki a ia mō se fakatakitakiga i lō te ‵sala atu ki manatu ‵teke o tagata kolā e fakasēaogā ei tena poto.


COVER SUBJECT: WHAT WE LEARN FROM MOSES 	 MATAUPU I TE ‵KAVA: MEA KOLĀ E TAULOTO NE TATOU MAI I A MOSE


Simply because Jehovah did not give humans the freedom to determine for themselves what is good and what is bad.—Read Proverbs 20:24 and footnote; Jeremiah 10:23. 	 Me e manino ‵lei me ne seki tuku atu ne Ieova ki tino a te saolotoga ke fakaiku aka ne latou a te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei.—Faitau te Faataoto 20:24 mo te fakamatalaga mai lalo; Ielemia 10:23.


Thus, he has appointed his Son to wage a just war in order to do away with this entire wicked system. 	 Telā la, ko oti ne ‵tofi aka ne ia tena Tama ke laga atu se taua amiotonu ko te mea ke fakaseai atu ei te olaga masei kātoa tenei.


17. What happened in the case of the Ethiopian eunuch, and what does this illustrate? 	 17 Ne ‵fuli a te eunuka Aitiope ki te Lotu Iutaia.


You cannot praise Jehovah effectively if you are doing it only because others want you to. 	 E se mafai o magoi tou ‵viki atu ki a Ieova māfai e fai fua ne koe ona ko te mea e ma‵nako a nisi tino ke fai koe penā.


Three times at Judges 4:14, 15, the victory is attributed to Jehovah. 	 E fakasino fakatolu atu i te Famasino 4:14, 15, a te pogai o te manumalo ko Ieova.


I noticed over and over again how much strength and peace of mind this gave me. 	 Ne lagona ne au i taimi katoa a te malosi mo te filemu e maua ne au mai te faiga o te mea tenei.


Dressed in the shepherd’s garb, the stranger called the sheep, but they did not respond. 	 Ne pei te tino fakaatea ki gatu o te tausi mamoe, ne kalaga atu ki mamoe, kae ne seki fia ‵saga atu a mamoe ki ei.


And how do we benefit from it today? 	 Kae e aogā pefea ki a tatou i aso nei?


22. (a) What provision is helping us to benefit from the Bible book of Acts? 	 22. (a) Se a te fakatokaga ka fesoasoani mai ke maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai te tusi ko Galuega?


It starts with respect. 	 Muamua la ko te fakaaloalo.


Those affected by such woes are desperately in need of comfort. 	 E ma‵nako malosi a vaegā tino penā ki fakamafanafanaga.


So intense was the man’s sadness over not being able to worship Jehovah at His sanctuary that ‘his tears became his food day and night’—he lost his appetite. 	 Ona ko te lasi o tena fanoanoa me ne seki mafai o tapuaki atu a ia ki a Ieova i Tena fale tapuaki telā ne ‘tagi faeloa a ia i te ao mo te po, ka ko ana loimata ko ana meakai eiloa konā’—ne galo atu tena fiakai.


(Genesis 8:21; Psalm 51:5) Parents need to recognize that a real war is being waged for the heart of their children. 	 (Kenese 8:21; Salamo 51:5) E ‵tau o lavea tonu ne mātua a te tinā taua tenei e fai e uiga ki te mauaga o loto o olotou tama‵liki.


You or Steve?’ 	 Ko koe io me ko Steve?


Jehovah created two humans, Adam and Eve. 	 Ne faite ne Ieova a tino e tokolua, ko Atamu mo Eva.


Who today, then, are glorifying Jehovah by making his name known and praising it throughout the earth? 	 Ko oi la i aso nei, e faka‵malu ne latou a Ieova mai te fakaasi mo te tavae atu ki tena igoa i te lalolagi kātoa?


(Prov. 8:30) Father and Son collaborated, and they produced the variety of life we observe today. 	 (Faata. 8:30) Ne ga‵lue fakatasi a te Tamana mo tena Tama, kae ne faite ne laua a vaegā mea ola katoa kolā e lavea atu ne tatou i aso nei.


Members of the other sheep support the faithful slave class by their zealous preaching 	 E ‵lago atu a nisi mamoe ki te tavini fakamaoni mai te talai atu mo te loto finafinau


He even saw to it that their mantles did not wear out and that their feet did not become swollen. 	 Ne fai foki ne ia ke se ma‵sei olotou gatu kae ke se ‵pala foki olotou vae.


They experienced difficult times during the war. 	 Ne fe‵paki latou mo taimi faiga‵ta i te taimi o te taua.


But too bad for him, things did not work out that way. 	 Kae se mea fakafanoanoa eiloa, me ne seki fai eiloa penā.


Admittedly, there is a time and place for amorous behavior. 	 E tonu, e isi eiloa se taimi mo te koga mō faifaiga penā.


Each marriage is made up of two imperfect people. 	 E aofia i tino a‵vaga a tino sē ‵lei katoatoa e tokolua.


Jehovah is eager to help such ones. 	 E manako malosi a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki vaegā tino penā.


Paul’s counsel in this verse can be summed up in two words: Show empathy. 	 E mafai o fakatoe‵toe aka a pati a Paulo i te fuaiupu tenei ki pati e lua: Ke fakaasi atu te loto malamalama.


For more detailed information, see the publication The Secret of Family Happiness, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga e uke atu, ke onoono ki te tusi ko The Secret of Family Happiness, telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


The Valley of Hinnom would then be called “the valley of slaughter,” where “the carcases of this people” would lie unburied. 	 Ko tena uiga ko ‵tau o taku a te Vanu o Hinomo ki “te Vanu o Tatino,” me e maua i ei a “foitino ‵mate” kolā e seki tanu faka‵lei.


6, 7. Why do we need to have respect for others? 	 6, 7. Kaia e manakogina ei ke fakaaloalo atu tatou ki nisi tino?


Serving God wholeheartedly is personally rewarding for us, and it gives Jehovah great delight to bless our ministry.—Read Psalm 62:12. 	 A te tavini atu ki te Atua mo te loto kātoa e maua i ei ne tatou taki tokotasi te taui, kae ka fai ei ke fiafia malosi a Ieova o fakamanuia mai a ‵tou galuega talai.—Faitau te Salamo 62:12.


GOD WILL BE “ALL THINGS TO EVERYONE” 	 “KE PULE KATOATOA ATU TE ATUA KI ANA MEA KATOA”


(Luke 13:1-5) Is it not unreasonable to think that God would determine in advance who lives and who dies as a result of random events? 	 (Luka 13:1-5) E se se mea ‵lei ke mafau‵fau me ko iloa mai mua ne Ieova a mea ka ‵tupu ki olaga o tino io me ko te ikuga ne mate ei se tino?


13 Another quality of the patriarchs that is worthy of imitation is their willingness to stand out as different from the people around them. 	 13 A te suā akoakoga tāua e tauloto ne tatou mai i toeaina ma‵tua ko te loto ‵toa ke ‵tu ‵kese latou mai tino i olotou tafa.


(Matthew 24:14) Shepherds reflect God’s goodness by taking the lead in this preaching work. 	 (Mataio 24:14) E fakaakoako atu a tausi mamoe ki te aga‵lei o te Atua mai te takitaki ne latou te faiga o te galuega talai tenei.


• What do elders, though imperfect, do for the congregation? 	 • Ne a mea e fai ne toeaina, faitalia te lotou sē ‵lei katoatoa, mō te fakapotopotoga?


In his letter to the Colossians, Paul also described how widely the good news had spread. 	 I tena tusi ki te kau Kolose, ne fakamatala atu foki ne Paulo a te lasi o te fakasalalauatuga o te tala ‵lei.


(Acts 2:38) As a result, we have freeness of speech before God. 	 (Galuega 2:38) Ne iku atu ei ki te mauaga ne tatou o se tulaga ‵mā i mua o te Atua.


9. How are Judah and Israel affected by the injustices practiced by the wicked? 	 9 Ne pokotia a tino katoa i Iuta mo Isalaelu i faifaiga sē ‵tonu ne fai ne olotou takitaki ma‵sei.


When I was 12, I first heard about the Trinity. 	 I te taimi ko 12 ei oku tausaga, ne lagona muamua ne au a te akoakoga e uiga ki te Tolutasi.


However, the three of us were initially assigned to a congregation in Quezon City, where many of the residents spoke English. 	 E tigā i ei, ne ave muamua a matou ke ga‵lue i te fakapotopotoga i te fa‵kai lasi tenei ko Quezon ko te koga telā e tokouke a tino e fai‵pati ki te ‵gana ‵palagi.


At first, you may find it difficult to think of good points, particularly if you have been nursing hurt feelings for some time. 	 Kāti ka faigata ki a koe ke mafaufau ki uiga ‵lei o te tino tenā, maise eiloa māfai ne nofo koe mo tou loto kaitaua ki a ia mō se taimi tai mata leva.


The apostle Paul, writing to fellow believers in Rome, spoke of such human governments as “the superior authorities.” 	 Ne faipati foki a te apositolo ko Paulo, telā ne tusi atu ki tino tali‵tonu i Loma, ki pulega a tagata e pelā me ko “pule o te malo.”


I said, “I don’t know anybody in China.” 	 Ne fai atu au, “E seai se tino e iloa ne au i Saina.”


Where you die I shall die, and there is where I shall be buried. 	 So se koga e mate ei a koe, e mate foki au i ei, e tanu foki au i ei.


If the individual is unrepentant, the shepherds must remove the erring one from the congregation. 	 Kafai e se salamō se tino, e ‵tau o ave keatea ne tausi mamoe te tino fai mea ‵se mai te fakapotopotoga.


When young ones come to us, how do we respond—even when we are busy? 	 Kafai e o‵mai a tamā tama‵liki ki a tatou, e ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki a latou—faitalia me fakalavelave tatou?


This is also a time to supplicate Jehovah to have his will done on earth as it is in heaven. 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ke fakamolemole atu ki a Ieova ke fai a tena loto i te lalolagi nei e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.


When one of Jehovah’s Witnesses invited him to a meeting, Marcelino hesitated. 	 I te taimi ne ‵kami ei tou tagata ne se Molimau a Ieova ki se fakatasiga, ne fakatalave a Marcelino.


His day will come at his appointed hour. 	 Ka oko mai eiloa tena aso i te taimi telā ko oti ne fakamoe ne ia.


Evidently, this brought persecution against Enoch, though God did not permit his opposers to kill him. 	 E fakamaoni mai i ei, me ne oko atu a fakasauāga ki a Enoka, kae ne seki talia ne te Atua ke tamate a ia ne tino ‵teke konā.


God does not have a literal wife with whom he fathered children. 	 E seai se avaga tonu a te Atua telā e ‵tau ei o fai a ia mo tamana.


What a profound impact that would have had on eyewitnesses! 	 Ko tafaga la te lasi o te fakamalosiga tenā ki tino kolā ne molimau ki ei!


How senseless to put trust in a lifeless idol that cannot even protect itself!—Psalm 135:15-18; Jeremiah 10:3-5. 	 E pefea te lasi o te valea ke tapuaki atu ki se tupua mate telā e se mafai o puipui ne ia a ia eiloa!—Salamo 135:15-18; Ielemia 10:3-5.


What question about the “other sheep” now arises? 	 Se a te fesili e uiga ki “nisi mamoe” e ‵tau o ‵sili ne tatou?


Why may Jehovah not have enforced his law on adultery at the time of David’s sin with Bath-sheba? 	 Kaia ne seki fakaaoga ei ne Ieova tena tulafono e uiga ki te mulilua i te taimi ne agasala ei a Tavita mo Patisepa?


9 When we pray for deliverance from a troublesome situation, it is wise to examine our motives. 	 9 Kafai e ‵talo atu tatou mō se faka‵saoga mai tulaga faiga‵ta, se mea poto ke iloilo ne tatou a ‵tou lagonaga.


When a Bible student qualifies as an unbaptized publisher, what further help can you give him? 	 Kafai ko mafai o kau atu tau akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e pelā me se tino talai kae seki papatiso, ne a nisi fesoasoani e mafai o tuku atu ne koe ki a ia?


Paul did not believe any of those negative consequences to be true. 	 Ne seki mafaufau a Paulo me i mea kolā e tali‵tonu ki ei a Kelisiano ne fakavae ki luga i se mea loi.


We can imitate Moses by centering our life on God’s promises. 	 E mafai o fakaakoako tatou ki a Mose mai te fakavae o ‵tou olaga ki tautoga a te Atua.


It is serious.” 	 E tāua ‵ki eiloa.”


Jehovah evidently reached Baruch’s heart, for he responded positively and survived the destruction of Jerusalem, which occurred 17 years later. 	 E fakamaoni mai me ne oko atu eiloa a pati a Ieova ki te loto o Paluka, me ne ‵fuli tena mafaufau kae ne sao atu i te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema, telā ne tupu i te 17 tausaga mai tua ifo i ei.


(Matthew 4:25) Few if any of those people were wealthy. 	 (Mataio 4:25) Ne mu‵tana fua io me e seai eiloa se tino i a latou konā ne maumea.


Recognizing their debt to society, they heeded Jesus’ words: “Pay back Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” 	 Ona ko te mea e iloa ne latou te lotou tiute ki te malo, ne faka‵logo ei latou ki pati a Iesu, penei: “E ‵tau mo koutou o fai te otou tiute ki te Malo, pela foki mo otou tiute ki te Atua.”


3 Israel’s lack of appreciation is indeed perplexing. 	 E tonu la, me ne seki molimau atu tatou ki vaegā vavega penā a te Atua.


Yet, it is consistent with a historical fact. 	 Kae e fetaui ‵lei a pati konā mo mea kolā ne ‵tupu i aso mua.


Of course, he then will have to wait patiently for the harvest, but that will not hold him back from planting seed, perhaps even sowing seed in more fields than he did the season before. 	 E tonu, kae e ‵tau o faka‵tali a ia mo te kufaki ke oko ki te taimi e tau ei te taukai, kae ka sē taofi aka a ia ne te mea tenā mai te ‵tokiga o fuaga, ke oko foki ki te ‵tokiga o fuaga i laukele e uke atu i lō te taimi muamua.


(Genesis 46:34) No wonder he felt unfit to become the liberator of God’s enslaved people! 	 (Kenese 46:34) E se tioa eiloa o mafaufau a ia me e se mafai ne ia o faka‵sao a tino o te Atua mai te ‵nofo pologa!


Thus, the truth may touch his heart and move him to action.—Romans 12:2. 7. 	 Tela la, e mafai o fakamalosi aka tena loto ne te munatonu ke fai a mea kolā e tauloto ne ia.—Loma 12:2.


What is more, the assertion that Christ had “died for our sins” would also be untrue—for if the Savior himself had not been saved from death, he could not save others. 	 I tafa i ei, a te fakatalitonuga me i a Keliso ne mate “mō ‵tou agasala” ka sē tonu—me kafai a te ‵tou Fakaola ne seki sao mai te mate, e se mafai ne ia o faka‵sao a nisi tino.


She added: “Jehovah’s Witnesses consider it their duty to help everyone, regardless of religion or nationality.” 	 Ne fakaopoopo mai a ia: “E ‵kilo atu a Molimau ki te mea tenei e pelā me ko te lotou tiute ke fesoasoani atu ki tino katoa, faitalia te kese‵kese o talitonuga mo fenua ne au‵mai i ei.


15 To answer, imagine that you are reading a book by the light of a 100-watt bulb, but then the bulb fails. 	 15 E mafai o fesoasoani mai se tala fakatusa ke tali aka ne tatou a te fesili tenei.


Nevertheless, there might be times that you may need to receive support from the congregation. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, kāti e isi ne taimi e mafai ei o maua ne koe se fesoasoani mai i te fakapotopotoga.


To be sure, Jesus sought to teach the truth about Jehovah and the kind of God he is. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne manako a Iesu ke akoako atu ne ia te munatonu e uiga ki a Ieova kae ko ia foki se vaegā Atua pefea.


(2 Timothy 3:1-5) With regard to the model Jesus left, we read in the Bible: “You husbands, continue dwelling in like manner with [your wives] according to knowledge.” (1 Peter 3:7) Yes, husbands need to face marital challenges in a knowledgeable manner, just as Jesus faced difficulties. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1-5) E ‵tusa mo te fakaakoakoga ne tuku mai ne Iesu, e fai‵tau tatou i te Tusi Tapu, penei: “A koutou e tāgata, i te otou ‵nofo tasi mo otou avaga, e ‵tau o iloa ne koutou.” (1 Petelu 3:7) E ‵tonu, e ‵tau o fakafesagai atu a tāgata a‵vaga ki fakalavelave o te fakaipoipoga mo te iloa, e pelā eiloa mo Iesu.


The apostle John wrote: “If anyone makes the statement: ‘I love God,’ and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “Kafai e fai mai se tino, ‘Au e alofa ki te Atua,’ kae tela la e ita ki tena taina, a ia se tino loi.


In the near future, Jehovah’s apparently vulnerable people will come under attack from the modern-day “Assyrian,” whose intent will be to wipe them out. 	 I se taimi pili mai mua nei, ka taua atu a te “kau Asulia” i aso nei ki tino o Ieova kolā e foliga mai me seai se puipuiga o latou, kae fakamoemoe ke fakaseai atu latou.


Satan has worked hard at blinding people’s minds about God. 	 Ko oti ne galue malosi a Satani i te fakapouliga o mafaufauga o tino e uiga ki te Atua.


Our showing an uncooperative spirit is displeasing to Jehovah and could prove to be damaging to us. 	 A te fakaasiatuga o te ‵tou se faka‵logo ka se fakafiafia atu ei ki a Ieova kae e mafai o masei te mea tenā ki a tatou.


We are there to give, not just to receive. 	 E olo atu tatou ke na avatu a mea, kae e se ko te maua mai fua o mea.


The lesson? 	 Se a te akoakoga?


9 If we have been engaging in the evangelizing work for some time, very likely we can do something to help new ones in the congregation. 	 9 Kafai ko tai leva ne ‵kau atu tatou ki te galuega talai, kāti e mafai o fesoasoani atu tatou ki tino ‵fou i te fakapotopotoga.


The Bible says: “Show yourselves thankful.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Ke fakaasi atu te otou loto fakafetai.”


3 Unlike his father, godly Abel exercised faith in the first prophecy. 	 3 E se pelā mo tena tamana, ne fakatuanaki te tagata amiotonu ko Apelu ki te valoaga muamua.


(1 Thess. 2:2) Being true worshippers, we must continue to keep awake to our God-given responsibilities. 	 (1 Tesalonia 2:2) E pelā me ne tino tapuaki ‵tonu, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula ki ‵tou tiute mai i te Atua.


We may be surrounded by alluring opportunities, but corruption and lawlessness in places high and low have resulted in hopelessness for many. 	 Kāti e ola tatou i se koga telā e uke a avanoaga ‵gali e fakaosooso mai ki a tatou, kae ona ko te faivalevale mo te sē fakamaoni i feitu katoa o te olaga ko ‵tuka masei ei a tino e tokouke.


Keep in mind, too, that Satan will do anything to lure Jehovah’s servants off the cramped road leading to life. 	 Masaua foki la, me ka fai ne Satani so se mea ke faka‵segina ei a tavini a Ieova ko te mea ke ‵tō atu keatea latou mai te mataloa mataliki telā e iku atu ki te ola.


It will certainly become no one’s until he comes who has the legal right, and I must give it to him.” 	 Ka se tupu mua te mea tenei ke oko ki te taimi e oko mai ei a te tagata telā ko oti ne fili ne au. . . . Ka oti, ko tuku atu ei ne au ki a ia.”


Thus, Jehovah’s people have shown determination to find individuals in remote parts of the continent. 	 Kae ne fakaasi atu ne tino o Ieova te loto ma‵losi o ‵sala atu a tino i koga ‵mao o te fenua.


In this article, we refer to the Old Testament as the Hebrew Scriptures. 	 I te mataupu tenei, e fakasino atu matou ki te Feagaiga Mua me ko te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu.


And what does it teach us about how we can take refuge in him today? 	 Kae se a te mea e akoako mai e uiga ki te auala e mafai o faka‵lafi tatou ki a ia i aso nei?


It took strong conviction for Noah and his family to build the huge ark and fill it with representatives of the animal kinds. 	 E ‵tau foki o maua ne Noa mo tena kāiga te loto talitonu lasi ke fai ei ne latou se matugā vaka lasi kae ke faka‵fonu foki ki vaegā itukāiga o manu kese‵kese.


Knowing several languages, including Greek and Latin, he was able to consult different sources in addition to existing Georgian manuscripts. 	 Ona ko te iloa ne tou tagata a nāi ‵gana, e aofia i ei te ‵gana Eleni mo te ‵gana Latina, ne mafai ne ia o fesokotaki ki koga kese‵kese i tafa o tusitusiga faka-Georgia kolā koi maua.


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(Neh. 6:17-19) One of Eliashib’s grandsons was married to the daughter of Sanballat, governor of Samaria, who was one of Tobiah’s closest associates. 	 (Nee. 6:17-19) A te mokopuna tagata e tokotasi o Eliasipa ne avaga ki te tamaliki fafine a Sanipalata, te kovana o Samalia kae se taugasoa pili e tokotasi o Tovia.


Would you have compared the massive double walls of Babylon with Jerusalem’s broken-down walls, with large gaps where gates and watchtowers once stood? 	 E mata, ka fakatusatusa ne koe a ‵pui tapolo ‵lasi o Papelonia ki ‵pui maofa o Ielusalema, mo vāga ‵lasi i koga ne ‵tu i ei a mataloa fiti mo faleleoleo maluga?


7 Do we have similar confidence in Jehovah? 	 7 E mata, e penā foki ‵tou tali‵tonu fakamaoni ki a Ieova?


5 Looking back on those times, we see the wisdom of Noah’s course. 	 5 A te ‵toe mafaufau ki aso konā, e lavea atu ei ne tatou a te poto i te auala ne ola ei a Noa.


Rather, we find harsh and arrogant people in abundance. 	 I lō te fai penā, e matea ne tatou me e uiga faiga‵ta kae ‵fonu i te fakamata‵mata.


6 Jesus alluded to himself as the Sower of Kingdom truth. 	 6 Ne fakauiga ne Iesu me e fai a ia e pelā me se Tino ‵toki fuaga o te munatonu o te Malo.


Others view God more as a distant relative. 	 E ‵kilo atu a nisi tino ki te Atua e pelā me se kāiga ‵mao.


Our conscience can be likened to a moral compass. 	 E mafai o fakatusa ‵tou loto lagona ki se kamupasi.


(2 Tim. 1:3) Even so, he wrote: “I behold in my members another law warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to sin’s law.” 	 (2 Timo. 1:3) Ne tusi mai tou tagata: “E lagona foki ne au i toku foitino se isi tulafono telā e taua atu ki te tulafono i toku mafaufau kae e takitaki ne ia au ke pologa ki te tulafono o te agasala.”


3 True happiness depends on our walking in God’s law. 	 3 E fakavae a te fiafia tonu ki te ‵tou ola e ‵tusa mo tulafono a te Atua.


(Ps. 65:2) In addition, when we discern that Jehovah answers our prayers, our love for him grows. 	 (Sala. 65:2) E se gata i ei, kafai ko iloa ne tatou a te tali a Ieova ki ‵tou ‵talo, e gasolo aka ei ki luga ‵tou a‵lofa ki a ia.


Still, it is worth your every effort to strive for that balance. 	 Kae e aogā ‵ki eiloa ke taumafai malosi koutou ki ei.


When direction from a traveling overseer is received with joy and is implemented by the congregation, it is evidence of heartfelt respect. 	 Kafai e talia mo te fiafia ne te fakapotopotoga a fakatakitakiga mai se ovasia faimalaga kae fakagalue aka ne latou, se fakamaoniga eiloa tenā o te āva tonu.


We should encourage the student to read cited texts and help him to grasp their meaning. 	 E ‵tau o fakama‵losi aka ne tatou a tino a‵koga ke fai‵tau ki tusi siki kae fesoasoani atu ke malamalama i ei.


(1 Corinthians 3:10-15) A wrong motive, such as an inordinate desire to emulate you or any other human, will give him neither the strength to resist unchristian influences nor the courage to do what is right. 	 (1 Kolinito 3:10-15) A te manakoga ‵se, e pelā mo te fia fakaakoako malosi atu ki a koe io me ko so se isi tino, ka se tuku atu ei ki a ia te malosi ke ‵teke atu ki mea kolā e se fetaui mo mea faka-Kelisiano, kae ka se maua foki ne ia te loto malosi ke fai te mea tonu.


The Kingdom of God is a heavenly government. 	 A te Malo o te Atua se malo faka-te-lagi.


‘This Is to Be a Memorial for You’ 	 ‘Ke Fai A Te Mea Tenei Mo Fakamanatuga Ki A Koutou’


The winds of destruction have been held back to allow for the sealing of the remaining ones of the 144,000, who will rule with Christ in heaven. (Revelation 7:1-4; 20:6) God has seen to it that anointed Christians were delivered from spiritual bondage to “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:1-4; 20:6) Ko oti ne fakamautinoa aka ne Ieova me ko oti ne aumai keatea ne ia a Kelisiano fakaekegina mai te ‵nofo pologa ki mea faka-te-agaga a “Papelonia Takutakua” te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa.


Without the assistance of “the faithful and discreet slave,” we would neither understand the full import of what we read in God’s Word nor know how to apply it. 	 E aunoa mo te fesoasoani o te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” e se mafai eiloa o maina katoatoa tatou i mea e fai‵tau ne tatou i te Muna a te Atua io me ko te auala e fakagalue aka ei a mea konā.


(Acts 22:6-16; 2 Cor. 4:5; 2 Tim. 4:8) Paul was not like others of whom Jesus said: “Why, then, do you call me ‘Lord! Lord!’ but do not do the things I say?” 	 (Galuega 22:6-16; 2 Kolinito 4:5; 2 Timoteo 4:8) E ‵kese a Paulo mai nisi tino kolā ne fai mai a Iesu e uiga ki ei: “Kaia la e ka‵laga mai ei koutou ki a au te Aliki! te Aliki! kae e se fai ne koutou a mea kolā e fai atu ne au?”


The brother obviously needs to determine what is best for him in a spiritual way. 	 E manino eiloa me e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne te taina a te ‵toe mea ‵lei mō ia i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Other Jewish members of the congregation, even Barnabas, were wrongly influenced by Peter to do the same. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu foki i se auala ‵se ki nisi sui Iutaia o te fakapotopotoga, ke oko ki a Panapa ke fai foki penā.


Paul explained that this was possible by means of another man, a later perfect man—in effect, a second Adam. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo me ne mafai fua o fai a te mea tenei e auala i te suā tagata, se tagata ‵lei katoatoa—kāti, ko te lua o Atamu.


“My name is Connor, and I am 11. 	 “A toku igoa ko Connor, kae ko 11 oku tausaga.


3 What would that journey have been like? 	 3 Ne ‵tau o pefea te faiga o te malaga tenā?


“Keep Watching the Ministry Which You Accepted in the Lord” 	 “Ke Fai ne Koe a te Galuega Telā ne Maua ne Koe Mai i te Aliki”


If we want to be pleasing to God, we must reason differently. 	 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke fakafiafia atu ki te Atua, e ‵tau o ‵kese ‵tou manatu mai i manatu konā.


For some, the earth hardly enters the picture. 	 E se mafau‵fau lele eiloa a nisi tino me ka maua i te lalolagi a te palataiso.


(Read Daniel 2:34, 35.) 	 (Faitau te Tanielu 2:34, 35.)


(Genesis 24:51, 58) Joseph showed his loving-kindness without outside prodding. 	 (Kenese 24:51, 58) Ne fakaasi atu ne Iosefa tena alofa tumau e aunoa mo te faimālō atu o tino ki a ia.


(Haggai 2:7) Pedro, who lives in Portugal, entered a seminary when he was 13 years old. 	 (Hakai 2:7) Ne ulu atu a Pedro, telā e nofo i Potukale, ki se akoga fakafaifeau a ko 13 ana tausaga.


That is an intriguing prospect. 	 A te mea tenā se fakamoemoega fakaofoofogia ‵ki.


After what seems to be just a few short years, the children grow up and leave home. 	 Mai tua o ne nāi tausaga, ka tiakina ne tama‵liki olotou kāiga māfai ko ma‵tua latou.


“He himself gives to all persons life and breath and all things.” 	 “Ko ia fua e tuku mai ne ia te ola mo te manava, mo mea katoa eiloa ki tino katoa.”


How They Dealt With Persecution 	 E pefea te kilokiloga a Kelisiano ki tofotofoga mo logo‵maega?


4 Question 1: Does My Life Have a Purpose? 	 4 Fesili 1: E Mata, e Isi se Aoga o Toku Olaga?


How can we show interest in the elderly when we attend Christian meetings? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu te ‵tou amanaia ki tino ma‵tua māfai e ‵kau atu tatou ki fakatasiga Kelisiano?


There were thunders, lightnings, a heavy cloud, and a very loud sound of a horn. 	 Ne ‵pa a fa‵tili, ne ‵lapa a uila, ne lavea atu se kaumana matolutolu, mo te tagi malosi o te pu.


First, cultivate and display the qualities that Paul mentioned—humility, mildness, patience, and love. 	 Muamua la, ke ati aka kae fakaasi atu a uiga kolā ne taku atu ne Paulo—loto maulalo, agamalu, kufaki mo te alofa.


(Eph. 6:4) How serious is this matter? 	 (Efe. 6:4) E pefea te tāua o te mea tenei?


Let us consider what Jesus said in this regard.—Read Matthew 11:25. 	 Ke mafau‵fau tatou ki pati ne fai mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te mea tenei.—Faitau te Mataio 11:25.


Up to seven times?” 	 E a, e fakafitu?”


13 Unlike the hardhearted Pharisees, Christ never used his authority to add to others’ burdens. 	 13 E se pelā mo Falesaio loto ma‵keke, ne seki fakaaoga eiloa ne Keliso tena malosi pule ke fakaopoopo atu a amoga ‵mafa ki amoga a nisi tino.


Immediately, Kazuhiro sent an e-mail to the Myanmar branch office and expressed his and his wife’s desire to serve in that land as pioneers. 	 E se leva, kae ne lafo atu ne Kazuhiro se meli ki te ofisa lagolago i Myanmar kae fakaasi atu ki a latou te lā manakoga mo tena avaga ke tavini atu i te fenua tenā e pelā me ne paenia.


Name, No. 3 	 Igoa, Napa 3


Although he may fall, he will not be hurled down, for Jehovah is supporting his hand. 	 Kafai e siga latou, e toe vave tu, me fesoasoani te Aliki ki a latou o toe fakatu ake.


For 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. 	 Ko tino ka ma‵natu fakapito, kaima‵nako, fakamata‵mata, fia ma‵luga, pati ma‵sei, sē 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 fakatupu 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.


16 Learn From God’s Word—How Should We Remember Jesus’ Death? 	 10 Tauloto Mai te Muna a Te Atua—E ‵Tau o Fakamanatu Pefea ne Tatou a te Mate o Iesu?


They would realize just how difficult it is to distinguish wheat from darnel weed. 	 Ne iloa ne latou a te faigata ke iloa aka te ‵kese o saito mai i mouku.


Otherwise, we could actually be flattering the person or avoiding our responsibility to provide needed counsel. 	 Me kafai e se fai penā, e mafai fua o fai ne tatou se tino ke ‵fete io me ‵kalo keatea mai ‵tou tiute ke tuku atu a manatu fakatonutonu.


JESUS promoted respect for God’s Word, the Bible. 	 NE FAKAMALOSI aka ne Iesu a te āva ki te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu.


(1 Kings 3:12; Proverbs 15:14; Mark 2:6) The figurative heart, therefore, can also involve our intellect—our thoughts or our understanding. 5. 	 (1 Tupu 3:12; Faataoto 15:14; Maleko 2:6) Tela la, e mafai foki o fakauiga te loto ki ‵tou mafaufau—‵tou manatu io me ko ‵tou malamalama.


Roald was taken aback by the unexpected question. 	 Ne poi ‵ki eiloa a Roald i te fesili tenā.


[Picture on page 5] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 5]


What goal should we have, and why? 	 Ne a fakamoemoega e ‵tau o maua ne tatou, kae kaia?


(Philippians 4:6, 7) If we remain close to Jehovah in prayer, he will never abandon us. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) Kafai e fakapili‵pili atu faeloa tatou ki a Ieova i te faiga o talosaga, e se mafai ne ia o tuku tiaki tatou.


What difficult question can we help people to answer, and why are we in a unique position to do so? 	 Se a te fesili faigata e mafai o fesoasoani atu tatou ki tino ke tali aka, kae kaia e ‵tu atu ei tatou i se tulaga fakapito ke fai penā?


Nevertheless, the hippie movement failed to bring genuine happiness. 	 Kae ne seki aumai ne te potukau tenā se fiafia tonu.


WE “HAVE INTENSE LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER” 	 “KE FAKATAU A‵LOFA” TATOU


Do we share such skepticism? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o fakalotolotolua tatou i te manatu tenā?


(Read John 15:15.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 15:15.)


16 What is “the abyss” into which Satan and the demons will be hurled? 	 16 Se a te “lua ‵poko” telā ka ‵pei ki ei a Satani mo ana temoni?


(Prov. 3:7; Eccl. 7:16) We will then be less likely to blame Jehovah when bad things happen. 	 (Faata. 3:7; Fai. 7:16) I te faiga tenā, kāti ka sē ‵losi atu tatou ki a Ieova māfai e isi ne mea ma‵sei e ‵tupu.


In vowing to do God’s will, we join the psalmist in stating: “From every bad path I have restrained my feet, for the purpose that I may keep your word.” 	 I te tauto atu ke fai te loto o te Atua, e ‵kau fakatasi tatou mo te faisalamo i ana pati: “Ne seki fai ne au a amioga ma‵sei katoa, me i a au e manako o fakalogo ki tau muna.”


5 Through his Word, Jehovah reveals his personality. 	 5 E auala i tena Muna, e fakaasi mai ne Ieova ana uiga.


(Gal. 5:16, 22, 23) As you give evidence of the spiritual qualities needed to handle added privileges and as you apply counsel for improvement, your ‘advancement will be manifest to all persons.’—1 Tim. 4:15. 	 (Kalatia 5:16, 22, 23) Kafai e tuku atu ne koe a fakamaoniga o uiga faka-te-agaga kolā e manakogina ke fai ei a tiute fakaopoopo, kae fakagalue aka ne koe a pati fakatonutonu ke momea aka te ‵lei, ka “matea ne tino katoa tou gasolosolo ki mua.”—1 Timoteo 4:15.


“All things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting,” wrote the apostle Paul. 	 “A mea katoa ne faite i te lalolagi, e fakaasi kae tuku faka‵sau eiloa i ona mata; ko ia foki e ‵tau o avatu ki ei ne tatou a tala e uiga mō tatou,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo.


In 607 B.C.E., the southern two-tribe kingdom and perhaps any remaining ones from the northern kingdom were taken into exile in Babylon. 	 I te 607 T.L.M., a te malo o matakāiga e lua i saute mo tino kolā ne toe mai te malo i mātu ne ave fakapagota ki Papelonia.


“It turned out that the brother’s father had been a strict disciplinarian. 	 “Ne iloa aka ei ne au me ne saisaitia malosi tou tagata i fakatonuga ma‵keke a tena tamana.


While the parents and siblings of a deceased child feel great sorrow, their friends may feel apprehension. 	 I te taimi e lagona ei ne mātua mo taina mo tuagane o se tamaliki ne mate a te loto māfatia, e mafai eiloa o manava‵se olotou taugasoa.


What sort of things might we include when asking ourselves, ‘What is my key interest?’ 	 Ne a vaegā mea e ‵tau o aofia māfai e sili ifo tatou penei, ‘Se a te ‵toe mea tāua i toku olaga?’


(James 2:23) Our lives are adorned by a clear sense of purpose, by deep meaning, and by wholesome, productive goals. 	 (Iakopo 2:23) E malamalama ‵lei tatou i te pogai e ola ei tatou mo fakamoemoega mautinoa ke kausaki atu ki ei.


Let us examine three qualities that helped Jeremiah to stay awake to his commission and that will help us to do the same. 	 Ke na iloilo aka ne tatou a uiga e tolu kolā ne fesoasoani atu ki a Ielemia ke tumau i te matapulapula ki tena galuega kae kolā ka fesoasoani mai ke fai foki tatou penā.


FIGHT FOR YOUR CHRISTIAN FREEDOM! 	 TAUA MŌ TOU SAOLOTOGA FAKAKELISIANO!


How Can the Elders Help? 	 E Mafai Pefea o Fesoasoani Atu a Toeaina?


(1 Peter 5:1-4) No loving shepherd beats a docile, bleating lamb for hurting itself. 	 (1 Petelu 5:1-4) E seai se tausi mamoe alofa e fai fakamasei ne ia se mamoe telā ko vāivāi kae tagitagi ona ko te pakiaga ne fai ne ia ki a ia eiloa.


Why is it important to keep busy in Kingdom activities? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke fakalavelave faeloa tatou i galuega o te Malo?


5 What is sin? 	 5 Se a te agasala?


“Dust you are and to dust you will return,” God told them when he outlined the results of their sin. 	 “A koe ne faite mai te laukele kae ka toe foki eiloa koe ki te laukele,” ko pati a te Atua ki a laua i te fakaasiatuga o ikuga ma‵sei o te la agasala.


The brothers, however, were keenly aware that Jesus’ followers were to bear witness about him “to the most distant part of the earth,” including the remote Australian outback. 	 Kae ne iloa ‵lei ne taina konei me ne ‵tau mo soko o Iesu o molimau atu e uiga ki a ia ki “toe koga ‵mao i te lalolagi,” e aofia ei a fa‵kai ‵mao o Ausetalia.


Let us examine how we can maintain such a positive attitude. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou me mafai pefea o fakatumau ne tatou se vaegā kilokiloga ‵lei penā.


(Eph. 3:12) Free access to Jehovah in prayer is indeed a wonderful expression of his undeserved kindness. 	 (Efe. 3:12) A te saolotoga ke faipati atu ki a Ieova e auala i ‵talo se fakaasiga tonu eiloa o tena alofa tauanoa.


Nonetheless, Jesus encouraged us to “keep on the watch.” 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne fakamalosi mai a Iesu ki a tatou ke “tumau i te matapula‵pula.”


15 Those who remember their Grand Creator keep their life simple, confident that Jehovah will “by no means” leave them “nor by any means” forsake them. 	 15 A tino kolā e masaua ne latou te lotou Atua Sili, telā ne faite ne ia latou, e tumau i te ola i se olaga faigofie, mo te loto tali‵tonu me ka “se tiakina lele” io me e “se tuku tiaki lele eiloa” ne Ieova latou.


• What individuals of Bible record would you like to meet when they are raised to life on earth? 	 • Ko oi a tino i tala i te Tusi Tapu e fia fakafetaui atu koe ki ei māfai ko toe‵tu mai latou ki te olaga i te lalolagi nei?


6 Because of its strength, the bull is used in the Bible to symbolize Jehovah’s power.* The apostle John’s vision of Jehovah’s throne depicts four living creatures, one of which had a face like a bull. 	 6 Ona ko tena malosi, e fakaaogā sāle te pulumakau i te Tusi Tapu ke fakaata mai i ei te malosi o Ieova.* E fakaasi mai i te fakaasiga a te apositolo ko Ioane e uiga ki te nofogaaliki o Ieova a manu ola e fa, kae e tasi te manu i ei ne foliga mai ana mata pelā me se pulumakau.


“A good-for-nothing man” may not only resort to “crookedness of speech” but also try to hide his motives with body language, such as “winking his eye.” 	 “A tino e seai ne aogā” kāti e se gata fua i te “fai olotou tala ‵loi” kae e taumafai foki o ‵funa aka olotou lagonaga ‵tonu mai te fakaaogāga o olotou foitino, e pelā mo te ‘faka‵kivi o tena mata.’


What reality should we not ignore? 	 Se a te mea telā e se ‵tau o manatu māmā tatou ki ei?


Jehovah will not allow it to develop to the point where we cannot remain faithful to him. 	 Ka se talia ne Ieova ke oko atu tatou ki te tulaga telā ko se mafai ei o tumau te ‵tou fakamaoni ki a ia.


As an example, consider this forthright statement: “Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke mafaufau ki te mea telā e fakamatala ‵tonu mai i konei: “E ‵tau o faka‵malu ne tino katoa a te fakaipoipoga, ka ko tauavaga e ‵tau o fakatau a‵lofa.


But he admitted: “Gradually, loyalty to the school began to take priority over my loyalty to God. 	 Kae ne fakaasi ‵tonu mai ne ia, penei: “Ne kamata o fakamaoni au ki te akoga i lō toku fakamaoni ki te Atua.


When you first began associating with Jehovah’s organization, how did your relatives react? 	 I te taimi ne fatoa kau atu ei koe ki te fakapotopotoga a Ieova, ne ‵saga atu pefea ou kāiga ki a koe?


What “the Deep Things of God” Include 	 Mea e Aofia i “Fuafuaga ‵Loto a te Atua”


4 There are a number of factors that make the resurrection a certainty. 	 4 E isi ne mea kolā e fai ei te toetu mo fai se mea mautinoa.


23 What are some especially important things that parents need to teach their children? 	 23 Ne a nisi mea kolā e tāua malosi atu ke akoako ne mātua ki olotou tama‵liki?


Furthermore, the love and affection that we show for one another clearly identifies us as true Christians. 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaasi faka‵lei mai foki i te fakatau a‵lofa telā e fakaasi atu ne tatou i a tatou ne Kelisiano ‵tonu.


(Gen. 22:17) However, later that number was revealed. 	 (Kenese 22:17) Kae ne fakaasi mai a te aofaki tenā fakamuli ifo.


The general thought long and hard. 	 Ne mafaufau ‵mafa a te takitaki kautau mō se taimi leva.


It may require considerable effort for us to fight against such wrong practices; still, it is a fight that we can win. 	 E manakogina a taumafaiga malosi ke mafai ne tatou o taua atu ki vaegā faifaiga ma‵sei penā; kae se taua telā e mafai o manumalo ei tatou.


[1] (paragraph 12) To understand why Jehovah at times might allow a Christian to lack sufficient food, see “Questions From Readers” in the September 15, 2014, issue of The Watchtower, p. 22. 	 [1] (palakafafa e 12) Ke malamalama i te pogai e talia ei ne Ieova i nisi taimi se Kelisiano ke sē lava i mea‵kai, ke onoono ki “Fesili Mai Tino Fai‵tau” i a Setema 15, 2014, i te lōmiga o Te Faleleoleo Maluga, itu. 22.


(Ephesians 4:32) Mutual forgiveness makes for peace among Christians. 	 (Efeso 4:32) A te fakatau fakamagalo e fakamalosi aka i ei te filemu i va o Kelisiano.


Paul wrote: “Let us hold fast the public declaration of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful that promised.” 	 Ne tusi mai penei a Paulo: “Ke puke mautakitaki tatou ki te fakamoemoega e folafola atu ne tatou, me mafai ne tatou o talitonu i te Atua e tausi ki tena folafolaga.”


Granted, the world is full of bad examples. 	 E tonu, ko ‵fonu te lalolagi nei i fakaakoakoga ma‵sei.


Gradually, I began to feel more in control. 	 Ne gasolo malielie eiloa o ‵lei a toku fakalavelave.


Although mild speech is helpful in dealing with opposing relatives, our good conduct can speak even louder. 	 E tiga eiloa e mafai o fesoasoani atu a te faipati i se auala filemu māfai ko fakafesagai atu tatou ki ‵tou kāiga ‵teke, e mafai foki o aoga malosi atu a ‵tou amioga ‵lei.


While taking reasonable care of our health, of what can we be assured? 	 I te tausi atu ki ‵tou ola ‵lei, se a te mea e tali‵tonu tatou ki ei?


Practical wisdom differs from knowledge and understanding. 	 A te poto e ‵kese mai te iloaga mo te malamalama.


In that day Jehovah will prove to be one, and his name one.” 	 Tenā, ka fai ei te Aliki [ko Ieova] mo tupu i te lalolagi kātoa; a tino katoa ka tapuaki ki a ia me ko te Atua, kae ka iloa foki ne latou a ia i te igoa tenā.”


First a priest and then a Levite walked by. 	 Ne sasale muamua atu i konā se faitaulaga kae ‵soko atu ki ei se tino Levi.


17 On his third trip (green line on map), Paul arrived at the port of Miletus. 	 17 I te tolu o ana malaga (te laina lanu uli māmā i te mape), ne oko atu a Paulo ki Mileto, se taulaga.


How does it affect mankind in general? 	 E pokotia pefea a tino katoa i ei?


He may expect unbelieving family members to accept the Kingdom message immediately, but the good news could be met with an adverse response. 	 Kāti e fakamoemoe tou tagata me ka talia fakavave ne tino o te kāiga kolā e se tali‵tonu a te fekau o te Malo, kae e agai atu eiloa ki te tala ‵lei se tali e ‵fuli fakakotua.


Or has our heart been poisoned by the unloving spirit so prevalent during these last days?—2 Tim. 3:1-4. 	 Io me ko oti ne fakapoisini ‵tou loto ne te agaga sē alofa telā ko lauiloa i aso fakaoti konei?—2 Timoteo 3:1-4.


(1 Cor. 11:24, 25) In obedience to this command, Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide observe the Memorial annually. 	 (1 Kolinito 11:24, 25) I te lotou faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga tenei, e fai ne Molimau a Ieova a te Fakamanatuga tenei i te lalolagi kātoa i tausaga takitasi.


“Ah,” the man smiled. 	 Ne tali atu a Vaughn, “Ikai, au se Molimau a Ieova.”


Do you like making your own decisions, or do you prefer that others decide for you? 	 E mata, e fiafia koe o fai au fakaikuga totino, io me ‵lei ke fai ne nisi tino a fakaikuga a koe?


Accurate Scriptural knowledge, spiritual comprehension, and godly wisdom are vital. 	 E tāua ‵ki a te iloaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, te malamalama faka-te-agaga, mo te poto faka-te-Atua.


Did some among those few faithful souls sometimes wish that they could be less conspicuous and just live “normal” lives? 	 E mata, ne fia ‵muni aka a nisi tino mai nāi tino fakamaoni konā i nisi taimi, kae ola fua i se olaga “masani”?


19:8—Was it not wrong for Lot to offer his daughters to the Sodomites? 	 19:8—E mata, se mea masei ke tuku atu ne Lota ana tama fāfine ki tino Sotoma?


7 Why were those Israelites so easily deceived? 	 7 Kaia ne faigofie ei ke takitaki ‵se ne Apisaloma a tino Isalaelu konā?


8 Some might wonder, ‘How did Jesus learn to be humble?’ 	 8 Kāti ko fesili mai nisi tino, ‘Ne tauloto pefea ne Iesu a te loto maulalo?’


They “became hurt in their feelings and they grew very angry.” 	 Ne “‵poi kae kaitaua” lāua.


What will help us to remain in Jehovah’s favor? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te taliaga a Ieova?


16 Unlike natural Israel, God’s new spiritual nation has kept on bearing good fruit by its continual obedience to God. 	 16 E ‵kese mai i te Isalaelu faka-te-foitino, ne tumau eiloa a te fenua fou faka-te-agaga o te Atua i te ‵fua mai o fuataga ‵lei ona ko te tumau i te fakalogo ki te Atua.


The world must know that Jehovah is God and that Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords. 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne te lalolagi i a Ieova ko te Atua kae ko Iesu ko te Tupu o tupu mo te Aliki o aliki.


In the home of one white family, we washed the windows—Gloria did it from the inside, and I did it from the outside. 	 I se fale o se kāiga ‵kena e tasi, ne ‵fulu ne māua a famalama—ne ‵fulu ne Gloria mai loto kae ko au e ‵fulu mai tua.


The strong winds destroyed our reed house, and the zinc roofing sheets blew away. 	 Ne fakamasei ne te matagi te motou fale ne faite ki lakau, kae agi keatea foki te motou tuāfale laukāpa.


After that he appeared to upward of five hundred brothers at one time, the most of whom remain to the present.”—1 Corinthians 15:4-8. 	 Mai tua ifo i ei ne fakasae atu a ia ki taina e silia atu i te toko 500 i te taimi e tasi, a ko te tokoukega o latou konei koi ‵nofo eiloa mo tatou.”—1 Kolinito 15:4-8.


As a result of accepting this “assignment” from Jehovah, Anna says, “I now confidently preach the good news without fear.” 	 Ona ko te talia ne tou fafine a te “tofiga” tenei mai i a Ieova, ne fai mai a Anna, penei: “Ko maua nei ne au te loto talitonu ke talai atu a te tala ‵lei e aunoa mo te mataku.”


Let anyone thirsting come; let anyone that wishes take life’s water free.”—REV. 	 So se tino e fia inu, na vau.


He was to father a race of humans whose home would be the earth. 	 Ne ‵tau o fai a ia mo tamana ki tino kolā ka ‵nofo i te lalolagi.


If we are dealing with illness or are struggling with depression, for instance, we may begin to feel that the time we spend in the ministry each month means very little to God. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, kafai tatou e ma‵saki io me loto māfatia, kāti ko kamata tatou o mafau‵fau i te taimi telā e fakamāumāu ne tatou i masina takitasi i te galuega talai e se aoga malosi ki te Atua.


The Bible book of Job, likely composed by Moses, explains why Jehovah allowed Job to suffer and how the matter turned out for him. 	 A te tusi ko Iopu i te Tusi Tapu, telā kāti ne tusi ne Mose, e fakamatala mai i ei te pogai ne talia ei ne Ieova ke logo‵mae a Iopu mo te taui telā ne maua ne ia.


Well, see if you can answer the following questions: 	 Ko ‵lei la, onoono aka me mafai ne koe o tali mai a fesili kolā e ‵soko mai:


4 As noted, those who responded to Peter’s discourse worshipped Jehovah and had previously had a relationship with him. 	 4 E pelā mo te mea ne lavea atu, a tino kolā ne ‵saga atu ki te lauga a Petelu ne tapuaki atu ki a Ieova kae ko oti foki ne maua muamua ne latou se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo ia.


The prophet Daniel too had a vision of Jehovah, in which he saw “ten thousand times ten thousand [angelic creatures] that kept standing right before [Jehovah].” 	 Ne maua foki ne te pelofeta ko Tanielu se fakaasiga e uiga ki a Ieova, kae ne matea atu ne ia te “fia afe o [agelu] e tavini ki a ia, kae fia miliona e ‵tu i ona mua.”


Israel’s other conquests under the leadership of Joshua include cities in the south and west, as well as the defeat of the coalition of kings to the north. 	 E aofia i nisi taua a Isalaelu mai lalo i te takitakiga a Iosua ko fa‵kai ki saute mo te togala, e pelā foki mo te fakatakavalega o tupu kolā ne ‵kau fakatasi ki matū.


19 Jehovah’s continued long-suffering, or patience, will not be a test to us if we are “filled with the accurate knowledge of his will,” which is that “all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.” (1 Timothy 2:4) We will “go on bearing fruit in every good work,” particularly that of preaching “this good news of the kingdom.” 	 19 A te tumau o te kufaki io me ko te onosai o Ieova, ka se fai pelā me se mea faigata ki a tatou māfai tatou e ‘‵fonu i te iloaga tonu o tena loto,’ telā e “manako a ia ke ola tino katoa, ka ke iloa foki ne latou te munatonu.” (1 Timoteo 2:4) Ka tumau eiloa tatou ‘i te ‵fuamaiga o galuega ‵lei katoa,’ maise eiloa te talaiatuga o “te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo.”


Robert said apologetically that these things were not for sale. 	 Ne fakatoese atu a Robert i mea konei e se ‵togi ki tua.


15 According to the most reliable manuscripts of the Christian Greek Scriptures, Jesus’ model prayer ends with the words: “Deliver us from the wicked one.”* (Matthew 6:13) Protection from the Devil is all the more necessary in this time of the end. 	 15 E ‵tusa mo tusitusiga mua i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Eleni, e fakaoti penei te ‵talo fakaakoako a Iesu: “Faka‵sao mai matou mai te [tino] masei.”* (Mataio 6:13) Ko manakogina nei se puipuiga mai i te Tiapolo mo ana temoni i te taimi tenei o te gataga.


(Matthew 11:28, 29) In imitation of Jesus, a Christian husband treats his wife in the same way that Jesus treated the congregation. 	 (Mataio 11:28, 29) I te fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu, e ‵pau eiloa a faifaiga a se tagata avaga Kelisiano ki tena avaga mo faifaiga a Iesu ki te fakapotopotoga.


(Genesis 2:16, 17) To remain in God’s favor, to their own benefit and that of their future family, Adam and Eve would have to refrain from eating the fruit of that one particular tree. 	 (Kenese 2:16, 17) Ke tumau i te alofa o te Atua, kae ke aogā foki ki a laua mo te lā kāiga i aso mai mua, ne ‵tau o faka‵mao keatea a Atamu mo Eva mai i te ‵kai ki te fuaga o te lakau tenā.


This schedule is beneficial for all but particularly so for new ones who have never read the Bible in its entirety. 	 E aogā te fakasologa tenā ki tino katoa kae maise eiloa ko tino ‵fou kolā ne seki fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu kātoa.


18 Of course, more than a simple understanding of the ransom sacrifice is needed in order for us to benefit from it. 	 18 E tonu, e isi ne mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke aoga ki a tatou a te taulaga togiola, i tafa o te malamalama fua i ei.


In 1956 when Brother Nathan Knorr visited, I was assigned to care for public relations at the national convention. 	 I te tausaga 1956, i te taimi ne āsi atu a te Taina ko Nathan Knorr, ne ‵tofi ei au ke galue i te matagaluega tenei ko te public relations i te fono lasi.


Explain why we cannot expect it to be easy to manifest self-control. 3 Self-control, which includes the ability to say no, is mentioned at 2 Peter 1:5-7 along with faith, virtue, knowledge, endurance, godly devotion, brotherly affection, and love. 	 3 E taku mai i te 2 Petelu 1:5-7 a te loto pulea, telā e aofia i ei te mafai o ‵teke atu ki faifaiga matagā, fakatasi mo te fakatuanaki, te ‵lei, te poto, te kufaki, te amio atua, te alofa fakataina, mo te alofa.


In this way, you will be able to “taste and see that Jehovah is good” and acquire the knowledge that, when put into practice, leads to everlasting life.—Psalm 34:8; John 17:3. 	 Kafai e fai penā, ka mafai ei o iloa ne koe a “te lasi o te aga‵lei o te Aliki” kae ka maua foki ne koe te iloaga telā ka takitaki atu ei koe ki te ola se-gata-mai māfai e tautali atu koe i ei.—Salamo 34:8; Ioane 17:3.


Legends and myths relate fanciful tales that omit specific locations, dates, and names of historical figures. 	 E fakaasi mai i tala mua mo tala ‵kai a tala fakaofoofogia kolā e masani o ‵galo i ei a kogā koga fakapitoa, po masina, mo igoa o tino kolā e isi ne olotou tala fakasolopito.


I am waiting to be married, and when I am I’ll be proud to tell the Christian man I marry that I’ve remained chaste.” 	 Au e fakatali eiloa ke avaga fakamuli au, kae kafai ko fai taku avaga, ka fiafia malosi au ke taku ‵tonu atu ki te tagata Kelisiano telā ka avaga au ki ei me i a au se taupou eiloa.”


Paul even encouraged such a course. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ke na fai penā.


Though many Witnesses have customarily engaged in preaching from house to house on Sunday mornings, in certain areas they find that early visits to people’s homes are less effective because the occupants may be resting. 	 Mai te ‵fuliga o te fakasologa o olotou mea e fai, ko oti nei ne taumafai a Molimau e tokouke ke ‵sala atu ki tino loto ‵lei i se taimi mai tua ifo o te tafataeao, kāti māfai ko oti te fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


11 Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have succeeded in moving away from strong political views that they once held. 	 11 E tokouke a Molimau a Ieova ne manumalo mai te ‵kalo kea‵tea mai potukau fakapolitiki kolā ne ‵lago malosi latou ki ei.


God’s Word assures us that our sincere prayers for help will be answered. 	 E fakamaoni mai a te Muna a te Atua me ka tali mai eiloa a ‵tou ‵talo mō se fesoasoani kolā e fai atu mo te loto fakamaoni.


In the Scriptures, leaven symbolizes sin. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e fakatusa a te mea faka‵fete ki te agasala.


As shown in the book of Job, the Devil challenged God, claiming that no human would remain faithful to Him if Satan were allowed to test that person. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te tusi o Iopu, ne kinau atu te Tiapolo ki te Atua, mai te fai atu me e seai eiloa se tino ka tumau i te fakamaoni ki a Ia māfai e talia ne ia a Satani ke tofotofo aka te tino tenā.


Faithful Ones of Old—Guided by God’s Spirit 	 Ne Takitaki ne te Agaga o te Atua a Tino Fakamaoni i Aso Mua


He felt her pain of heart, and it moved him to take positive steps to relieve her pain. 	 E ‵pau tena logo‵mae mo te logo‵mae o te fafine kae ne fakagasuesue aka i ei ke fai ne ia se fakatapūga ki tena logo‵mae.


It is a work of paramount importance. 	 Ko te ‵toe galuega tāua eiloa.


“IF YOU were to somehow find out that your parents were going to die tomorrow, what would you most want to tell them today?” 	 “KAFAI ko iloa ne koe i ou mātua ka ‵mate ma taeao, se a te ‵toe mea e manako koe o fai atu ki a lāua i te aso nei?”


6. (a) After the Passover meal, what did Jesus say about the bread? (b) What sort of bread is used at the Memorial? 	 6. (a) Mai tua o te ‵kaiga o te Paseka, ne a pati a Iesu e uiga ki te falaoa? (e) Se vaegā falaoa pefea e fakaaoga i te Fakamanatuga?


I now have a good conscience.” 	 Tela la nei, ko maua eiloa ne au se loto lagona ‵lei.”