True, indeed, is the Bible proverb: “As apples of gold in silver carvings is a word spoken at the right time for it.”—Proverbs 25:11. 	 E tonu ‵ki eiloa a te faataoto i te Tusi Tapu: “A te manatu telā ne gali te fakaasiga, e pelā me se mea ne faite ki aulo mo siliva.”—Faataoto 25:11.


It is this: Sacrifices alone do not please God. 	 Ko te mea tenei: E se fiafia fua a Ieova ki taulaga kolā e ofo atu.


In the first century C.E., God-fearing women were privileged to minister to Jesus. 	 I te senitenali muamua T.A., ne maua ne fāfine kolā ne ma‵taku ki te Atua te tauliaga ke tavini atu ki a Iesu.


He knew that Jehovah disapproved of holding grudges; rather, God required that His people love one another. 	 Ne iloa ne ia me se talia ne Ieova a te ita fakamoemoe; kae e manako a Ieova ko Ana tino ke fakatau a‵lofa.


(Read Deuteronomy 18:10-12.) 	 (Faitau te Teutelonome 18:10-12.)


Compared to many other birds, even a full-grown sparrow is quite small. 	 Kafai e faka‵pau ki nisi manu, a te sparrow telā ko matua ‵lei e folikiliki fua tena foitino.


It is wise to exercise patience, taking the time to get to know the prospective mate. 	 Se mea aogā ke maua te loto kufaki, ko te mea ke lava te taimi e iloa ‵lei ei ne koe a te tino telā ka avaga koulua.


(1 Pet. 5:5) Jesus’ example should move all of us to be humble in our dealings with one another.—Phil. 2:5-8. 	 (1 Pe. 5:5) E ‵tau o fakama‵losi aka tatou ne te fakaakoakoga a Iesu ke loto mau‵lalo tatou katoa i faifaiga a tatou e fai te suā tino ki te suā tino.—Fili. 2:5-8.


In the congregation, mildness and long-suffering work hand in hand to promote peace. 	 I loto i te fakapotopotoga, e ga‵lue tasi eiloa a te loto maulalo mo te kufaki ke fakamalosi aka ei te filemu.


This does not seem to be the case. 	 E foliga mai me e se penā loa.


“Let Anyone Hearing Say: ‘Come!’” 	 “So se Tino e Lagona ne ia a te Mea Nei e ‵Tau Foki mo ia o Fai Ake Pelā, ‘Vau!’ ”


Continue, therefore, to serve the God who has your best interests at heart. 	 Tela la, ke na tumau koe i te tavini atu ki te Atua telā e atafai malosi ki a koe.


13 One reason to undergo baptism is that Jesus commissioned his followers to “make disciples . . . , baptizing them.” 	 13 E tasi te pogai e fai ei a te papatisoga me ne fakatonu atu a Iesu ki ana soko ke ‘fai a soko, kae papatiso atu latou.’


They did not believe that Jehovah was aware of what they were doing. 	 Ne seki tali‵tonu latou me ne lavea ne Ieova olotou mea e fai.


The Woman’s Children Come Home! 	 Ko ‵Foki Mai a Tama‵liki a te Fafine ki te Lotou Fenua!


When Sarah Jayne was 19, she learned that she had ovarian cancer. 	 I te taimi ko 19 ei a tausaga o Sarah Jayne kae fatoā iloa aka ne ia me ko kenisa tena moegā tamā.


This decision is beneficial indeed. 	 E aogā ‵ki eiloa te fakaikuga tenā.


(Isaiah 9:6, 7) Jehovah shall also call to account Assyria, the nation that he uses as “the rod for [his] anger.” 	 (Isaia 9:6, 7) Ne ‵tau foki o fakamasino ne Ieova a Asulia, te fenua telā ne fakaaogā ne ia e pelā me se “pago o fakasala ei a tino kolā e ita [a ia] ki ei.”


How should a husband or a wife behave as a lesser one, and how can this affect a marriage? 	 E ‵tau o amio pefea se tagata avaga io me se fafine avaga e pelā me se tino sē taulia, kae e mafai pefea o pokotia te olaga avaga i te mea tenei?


Although younger than the other four men, Elihu showed greater wisdom. 	 E tiga eiloa e foliki ifo a ia i nisi tagata e tokofa, ne fakaasi atu eiloa ne Eliu te lasi o tena poto.


12 Likewise, Jehovah will bless young ones who courageously work at setting spiritual goals and putting Kingdom interests first in their lives. 	 12 I se auala tai ‵pau, ka fakamanuia ne Ieova a talavou kolā e ga‵lue mo te loto ‵toa o fakatoka olotou fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga kae fakamuamua a manakoga o te Malo i olotou olaga.


But is this vision realistic? 	 Kae e mata, e tonu te kilokiloga tenā?


(Genesis 4:1-8) Balaam accepted payment from Moab’s king but tried in vain to curse Israel. 	 (Kenese 4:1-8) Ne talia ne Palaamo te ‵togi mai te tupu o Moapi kae ne seki manuia i ana taumafaiga o fakamalaia atu ki te kau Isalaelu.


The early Christians were happy to receive this clear direction, and their willing cooperation with the governing body promoted peace and unity.—Acts 15:22-31; 16:4, 5; Philippians 2:2. 	 Ne fia‵fia a Kelisiano i aso mua ke maua ne latou a fakatonuga ma‵nino penei, kae ko te lotou ‵kau fakatasi mo te potukau pule i mea konei ne ati aka i ei te filemu mo te fealofani i a latou.—Galuega 15:22-31; 16:4, 5; Filipi 2:2.


19 Rather than making a life of ease your goal, cultivate a self-sacrificing spirit. 	 19 I lō te kausaki atu ki se olaga faigofie, ke na fakamalosi aka ne koe te uiga ko te taliaga o mea faiga‵ta.


Because when we do, we show that we know our heavenly Father well. 	 Me kafai e fai tatou penā, e fakaasi atu ei me iloa ‵lei ne tatou te ‵tou Tamana.


What connection did he have with Jesus? 	 Se a te fesokotakiga ki a Iesu?


Significant increase in crime.—Matthew 24:12. 	 Te gasolo aka o amioga solitulafono.—Mataio 24:12.


(Hebrews 5:12–6:3) We can accordingly ask ourselves: ‘How do I feel about personal study of God’s Word, whether I have been associated with the Christian congregation for a short while or for decades? 	 (Epelu 5:12–6:3) E mafai o fesili ifo tatou ki a tatou eiloa, penei: ‘Ne a oku lagonaga e uiga ki sukesukega totino ki te Muna a te Atua, faitalia me ne fatoā kau atu au ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano io me ko leva ne fai penā?


(John 16:2, 3) Not long after Jesus spoke those words, he himself was murdered at the behest of some religious leaders, who were able to reconcile their crime with their conscience. 	 (Ioane 16:2, 3) I te otiga o pati a Iesu konā ne fai, ko te mea loa ko tamate a ia i te fakatonuga a takitaki lotu, kolā ne ma‵natu aka me i te faiga tenā ne seki fakalavelave atu i ei ki olotou loto lagona.


God’s power was also made manifest when Jesus invited Peter to walk toward him over the Sea of Galilee, and Peter did so. 	 Ne fakaasi atu foki te ‵mana o te Atua i te taimi ne ‵kami atu ei ne Iesu a Petelu ke sasale atu ki a ia i luga i te Vai o Kalilaia, kae ne fai eiloa a ia penā.


What bad consequences have befallen those who have ignored God’s counsel in this matter?’ 	 Ne a ikuga sē ‵lei ne oko atu ki tino kolā ne seki faka‵logo ki fakatakitakiga a te Atua e uiga ki te tulafono tenei?’


(Acts 10:14, 15, 34, 35) In our congregation or circuit, there are individuals from that other background, so we are around them. 	 (Galuega 10:14, 15, 34, 35) Kāti e isi ne tino mai se isi fenua i ‵tou fakapotopotoga io me ko ‵tou fenua kae e fetaui sāle tatou.


The answer lies in what that death is linked with. 	 E maua te tali māfai e maina ‵lei i te pogai tāua o tena mate.


I had made my decision. 	 Ko oti ne fai taku fakaikuga.


But how did God manifest this undeserved kindness? 	 Kae ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te Atua a te alofa tauanoa tenei?


For example, it is vital continually to take in knowledge of God’s Word. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te tāua ke tumau i te mauaga o te iloaga e uiga ki te Muna a te Atua.


Failure to do this in a mistaken effort to maintain peace with the sinner makes one a party to the wrongdoing.—Lev. 5:1; read Proverbs 29:24. 	 A te sē fai ne ia o te mea tenā ona ko taumafaiga ke fakatumau te vā filemu mo tino agasala e fai ei ke aofia a ia i te mea ‵se tenā.—Levitiko 5:1; faitau te Faataoto 29:24.


15 The second factor to remember when we are faced with a situation that appears to be unfair is that our viewpoint may be distorted or limited. 	 15 A te lua o mea e ‵tau o masaua māfai e fakafesagai atu tatou ki se tulaga telā e foliga mai me e se ‵tau, ko ‵tou kilokiloga e mafai o ‵se io me fakatapulagina.


Color is a loving gift from our Creator to help us enjoy life. 	 A te lanu se meaalofa gali mai i te ‵tou Mafuaga telā e fesoasoani mai ke fia‵fia tatou i te olaga.


To determine the time of the Flood, we need to start with a pivotal date. That is, we must begin with a date that is accepted in secular history and that corresponds to a particular event recorded in the Bible. 	 Ko te mea ke iloa ne tatou te taimi ne poko ei te Lolo, e ‵tau o fakaaogā se tausaga mautinoa telā e iloa ne tino katoa kae fetaui ‵tonu foki mo se mea telā ne tupu kae ne tusi i te Tusi Tapu.


I am grateful to Jehovah that through the Christian congregation, he has always made sure that someone was there to help me. 	 E fakafetai au ki a Ieova me e auala i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, ne fai faeloa ne ia ke isi se tino e fesoasoani mai ki a au.


Therefore, indeed, the congregations continued to be made firm in the faith and to increase in number from day to day.” 	 Tela la, ne tumau kae ‵mautakitaki a te fakatuanaki o fakapotopotoga konā kae ne gasolo aka faeloa o tokouke i aso takitasi.”


JEHOVAH loves humans and is deeply interested in their welfare. 	 E ALOFA mai a Ieova ki tino kae e manako malosi a ia ke ‵lei olotou olaga.


“We enter the institution without any training whatsoever,” observes one medical journalist. 	 “E a‵vaga fua tatou e aunoa mo ne akoakoga e uiga ki ei,” ko pati a se tino tusitala i mea tau fakaimasaki.


Peter uses the first of “the keys of the kingdom of the heavens” to open the door of knowledge and opportunity for Jews and proselytes who “embraced his word” to enter the Kingdom. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne Petelu te “kī o te Malo o te lagi” muamua ke ‵tala atu ei te mataloa o te iloaga kae ke maua foki ne tino Iutaia mo tino ne ‵fuli ki te lotu Iutaia kolā “ne tali‵tonu” ki tena lauga a te avanoaga ke ulu atu ki te Malo.


5 As the Creator of the human race and the Originator of the marriage arrangement, Jehovah knows better than anyone else what we need in order to have a successful marital relationship. 	 5 E pelā me ko te Māfuaga o te kau kāiga o tino katoa mo te kamataga foki o te fakaipoipoga, e sili atu te iloa o Ieova i lō so se tino e uiga ki mea e ma‵nako tatou ki ei ke maua ei se fesokotakiga manuia i te fakaipoipoga.


However, if you want a complete account of his life, there is none better—aside from the Gospel accounts themselves—than The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, which is available in 111 languages.* This book presents a complete chronological account of Christ’s life and teachings, based on the four Gospels. 	 Kae kafai e manako koe ki te tala kātoa o tena olaga, a toe tala ‵lei eiloa i tafa o tusi faka-evagelia e maua i te tusi ko Te ‵Toe Tagata Sili Telā ne Ola, telā ko oti ne ‵lomi ki ‵gana e 111.* E fakamatala faka‵lei mai i te tusi tenei a te fakasologa tonu o mea ne ‵tupu i te olaga o Iesu mo ana akoakoga, kolā e fakavae katoa ki tusi Evagelia e fa.


Moses had seen the magic-practicing priests of Egypt duplicate some of God’s miracles, such as making a staff appear to turn into a snake. 	 Ne lavea ne Mose a faitaulaga faivailakau a te kau Aikupito e fai foki ne latou a nisi vavega ne fai ne te Atua, e pelā mo te fakafoliga atu o se tokotoko ke ‵fuli ki se gata.


(Josh. 7:20) Like Cain, Achan had developed a bad heart. 	 (Iosua 7:20) E pelā mo Kaino, ne ati aka ne Akana se loto telā e masei.


(John 8:44; Luke 12:15) Jehovah, though, has our very best interests at heart. 	 (Ioane 8:44; Luka 12:15) E manako a Ieova ki te ‵toe mea ‵lei mō tatou.


SUPPOSE you received a gift-wrapped package with a label that read: “Handle With Care.” 	 KE MAFAUFAU me maua ne koe se meaalofa i se afifi mo te faka‵pulaga i tua penei: “Tausi mo te Fakaeteete.”


Perhaps not of the kind mentioned above, but almost certainly you have suffered the effects of corruption. 	 Kāti e seki pokotia eiloa koe i vaegā pulega e pelā mo te mea e fakamatala mai i luga nei, kae e mautinoa eiloa me ko oti ne logo‵mae koe i ikuga o pulega sē fakamaoni.


7 This prophecy had an application among the Jews reestablished in their land, but there would be another fulfillment. 	 7 Ne fai se fakataunuga o te valoaga tenā ki tino Iutaia kolā ne toe ‵nofo atu i te lotou fenua, kae e isi aka foki se isi fakataunuga.


(1 Tim. 3:1) Those who are now elders may want to ask themselves frankly whether they have a desire for authority or prominence as some of the apostles did. 	 (1 Timoteo 3:1) E ma‵nako eiloa a latou kolā ko fai nei mo toeaina ke ‵sili ifo ki a latou eiloa me e mata, e maua ne latou se manakoga mō se tulaga pule io me ko te fia maluga e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne nisi apositolo.


8. (a) Why do many strive for riches and status? (b) What do such ones fail to perceive? 	 8. (a) Kaia e kausaki atu ei a tino e tokouke ki koloa mo tulaga ma‵luga? (e) Se a te mea ne fakata‵mala i ei a vaegā tino penā?


13 Whether you live in a house, an apartment, a trailer park, or elsewhere, you can think of ways to show kindness and to express concern for the welfare of neighbors. 	 13 Faitalia me e nofo atu koe i se fale, i se potu i se fale lasi, i se fale fakatekateka ki se ka, io me se isi koga aka, mafaufau ki auala e mafai ei o fakaasi atu te alofa atafai mo te amanaia ki mea e ‵lei ei ou tuakoi.


2 Do you ever stop to meditate? 	 2 E mata, e mafaufau ‵loto sāle koe?


18. What will help us to cultivate love of others? 18 First, we can always keep in mind the love we have for Jehovah God. 	 18 Muamua la, e mafai faeloa o masaua ne tatou te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova te Atua.


(Matthew 10:34-39; 24:9) Even in recent times, Witnesses in various lands have had their homes plundered or have been forced to become refugees. 	 (Mataio 10:34-39; 24:9) Fakamuli nei, e isi foki ne Molimau mai fenua kese‵kese kolā ne ‵tuli keatea mai i olotou fale io me ne fai latou mo fai ne tino fakaa‵lofa.


Of these, 5 received exemption, 154 were given “work of national importance,” 23 were assigned to a noncombatant corps, 82 were handed over to the military, and some were court-martialed for disobeying orders. 	 E toko 5 fua ne talia, kae ko te 154 ne tuku ki ei a “galuega ‵mafa e pelā mo te faitega o auala, mo nisi mea aka,” e toko 23 ne ‵tofi ke ga‵lue i te kautau kae sē taua, e toko 82 ne ave ki te kautau kae ko nisi o latou ne fakamasino i fono kae ‵pei ki te falepuipui.


At our meetings, our Grand Instructor directs us through the pages of his Word, the Bible. 	 I taimi o ‵tou fakatasiga, e takitaki tatou ne te ‵tou Faiakoga Sili ki tena Muna ko te Tusi Tapu.


For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”—Matt. 6:19-21. 	 Me ko te koga e tuku i ei ou koloa, e tuku foki i ei tou loto.”—Mataio 6:19-21.


120:3, 4. If we have to put up with someone having a “tricky tongue,” we can take comfort in knowing that Jehovah will set matters straight in his due time. 	 120:3, 4. Kafai e ‵tau o fa‵ki tatou i se tino “gutu loi,” e mafai eiloa o maua ne tatou se fakamafanafanaga mai i te iloaga me ka faka‵tonu aka ne Ieova te mea tenā i tena taimi tonu.


Henryk and his brother were placed in a Nazi correctional facility for youths. 	 Ne tuku atu a Henryk mo tena taina matua i se falepuipui a te kau Nasi mō talavou.


Why might some people view Jehovah’s Witnesses as strange or as “foreigners”? 	 Kaia e ‵kilo atu ei a nisi tino ki Molimau a Ieova e pelā me e ‵kese io me pelā me ne “tino fakaatea”?


(Matthew 10:30) This brief but profound statement amplifies the point of Jesus’ illustration about the sparrows. 	 (Mataio 10:30) E sinā faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu i te fakamatalaga toetoe tenā a tena tala fakatusa e uiga ki sparrows.


(John 10:5) How can we identify such strangers? 	 (Ioane 10:5) E mafai pefea o lavea ne tatou a vaegā tino fakaa‵tea penā?


Yet, most of Jesus’ disciples were ordinary people, without higher education, and they readily grasped what he taught.—Acts 4:13. 	 A ko te tokoukega o soko o Iesu e seki olo ki akoakoga ma‵luga, kae ne maua tonu eiloa ne latou a mea kolā ne akoako atu ne ia.—Galuega 4:13.


Without a doubt, all of us would be delighted by such promises. 	 E aunoa mo te fakalotolotolua, me e fia‵fia a tatou katoa ki vaegā folafolaga penā.


(James 1:14, 15) Satan seduced Eve into eating the fruit of the only tree that God had ruled out. 	 (Iakopo 1:14, 15) Ne fakatogafiti ne Satani a Eva ke kai ki te fuaga o te lakau eiloa e tasi telā ne fakatapu ne te Atua a laua i ei.


He or she will be pleased to discuss such matters with you. 	 Ka fiafia eiloa a ia o sau‵tala fakatasi mo koe.


Why do you treasure your dedication to Jehovah? 	 Kaia e fakatāua ei ne koe tau tukuatuga ki a Ieova?


(Luke 16:10) When faced with the problem of eating foods forbidden by the Law of Moses, they could have rationalized that they were captives in a foreign land and thus had no choice in the matter. 	 (Luka 16:10) I te taimi ne fe‵paki ei latou mo te fakalavelave ke ‵kai ki meakai kolā ne fakatapu i te Tulafono telā ne tuku atu ki a Mose, ne mafai fua ne latou o fai se fakamasakoga me ne ‵nofo fakapagota latou i se fenua fakaatea kae ko seai eiloa se olotou mea ne mafai o fai.


(Matt. 12:34) So the first step is to examine our own heart. 	 (Mataio 12:34) Tela la, a te mea muamua e ‵tau o fai ko te iloilo o ‵tou loto.


Much of what Daniel wrote was made secret and sealed up to human understanding for centuries. 	 Ne ‵funa kae ‵pono aka te lasiga o mea kolā ne tusi ne Tanielu ke se maina a tino i ei i te fia selau tausaga.


[Picture on page 15] 	 E seai eiloa sena nafa e pelā me se Tino fesoasoani.


Knowing the damage the person has already caused, they may be tempted to express their own feelings about the individual’s actions and attitude. 	 A te iloa atu o mea kolā ko oti ne fakamaseigina ne te tino tenā, e mafai eiloa o tofotofogina latou ke fakaasi atu olotou lagonaga totino e uiga loa ki faifaiga mo uiga o te tino tenā.


Ten days later he dies at God’s hand. 	 E sefulu aso mai tua ne mate ei a ia i lima o te Atua.


What helped the prophet Daniel to cultivate humility, and what can help us do the same? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki te pelofeta ko Tanielu ke ‵toki ne ia te loto maulalo, kae se a te mea e fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke fai foki penā?


Reasonable attention to our health in general can minimize feelings of emotional and spiritual exhaustion. 	 A te fakaasiga o te loto malamalama ‵tau i tulaga masani o ‵tou malosi faka-te-foitino e fakafoliki aka i ei te loto mafatia mo te fi‵ta i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Our prospect of gaining everlasting life is in part dependent on our cultivating genuine humility, but why do Christians sometimes find it difficult to be humble? 	 A te atiakaga o te loto maulalo tonu se vaega e tasi e faka‵na ki ei te ‵tou fakamoemoega ke maua te ola se-gata-mai, kae kaia la e faigatā ei ki Kelisiano i nisi taimi ke maua ne latou te loto maulalo?


Therefore, I turned in a Bethel application at that convention in Toronto. 	 Tela la, ne avatu taku tusi ke galue i te Peteli i te fono o te atufenua ne fai i Toronto.


Keep “the Love You Had at First” 	 Ke Tumau i “Tou Alofa i te Kamataga”


Lasting Light for Our Roadway 	 Te Mainaga Tumau ki ‵Tou Auala


Fear of Jehovah leads us to trust in him as a son trusts his father 	 Se a te sokoga i te vā o te alofa ki te Atua mo te mataku ki te Atua? 10.


10 Those who embraced Christian teaching recognized their responsibility to share the truth with others. 	 10 Ne iloa ne tino kolā ne taofi ‵mau ki akoakoga faka-Kelisiano a te lotou tiute ke fakaasi atu te munatonu ki nisi tino.


1, 2. How does our heavenly Father’s care differ from that given by human parents? 	 1, 2. E ‵kese pefea te tausi mo te atafai o ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi mai ‵tou mātua faka-te-foitino?


According to one reference work, the idea conveyed may be expressed: “You have made [my sins] as if they had not happened.” 	 E ‵tusa mo nisi tusitusiga, e mafai o fakamatala atu a te manatu tenā e pelā me: “Ko fai ne koe [aku agasala] e pelā eiloa me seki fai ne au.”


How would you respond? 	 Ka pefea au faifaiga ki ei?


Some may even say that they have no interest in living forever. 	 Kāti ka fai mai foki a nisi tino me e se fia ola latou ki te se-gata-mai.


Becoming All Things to People of All Sorts (D. Hopkinson), Dec. Embracing Bible Truth Without Hands and Arms (B. Merten), No. 6 	 E Fai Eiloa ne au a ‘Mea mō Vaegā Tino Kese‵kese Katoa’ (D. Hopkinson), Tese.


However, we rely on the power of God for much more than our basic physical needs. 	 Kae e se ko ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino fua kolā e fakalago‵lago sāle atu ki te malosi o te Atua.


To illustrate the importance of doing so, consider a sensitive subject that affects many parents. 	 Ke sautala tatou ki te pogai e tāua i ei kae e pokotia pefea i ei a mātua e tokouke.


Read on to find out. 	 Tumau i te faitau ke maua ne koe a tali ki ei.


Different as each experience was, all began in the same way. 	 E tiga eiloa e kese‵kese a tala konā, ne kamata a tala katoa konā i te auala e tasi.


At other times, unwise government policies and greed and dishonesty by those in power have combined to wipe out savings and have forced people to forfeit their possessions. 	 I nisi taimi, ko māumāu a tupe a tino mo olotou kope ona ko te sē ‵lei o takitakiga a te malo, te kaimanako, mo te sē fakamaoni o takitaki i ei.


(Isa. 26:9) Imagine the educational program that will be carried out under the direction of the King, Jesus Christ! 	 (Isa. 26:9) Mafaufau la ki akoakoga kolā ka fai mai lalo i te takitakiga a te Tupu ko Iesu Keliso!


21 Both now and during that future development, God’s people will find real security in their God, Jehovah. 	 21 Kae ka maua eiloa ne tino o te Atua i aso nei mo te taimi o te kaumatagi tenā i aso mai mua se puipuiga i te lotou Atua, ko Ieova.


And instead of obeying God, Adam accepted the fruit Eve held out to him.—Rev. 12:9; Gen. 2:9, 16, 17; 3:1-6. 	 Kae i lō te fakalogo ki te Atua, ne talia ne Atamu a te fuaga o te lakau telā ne tuku atu ne Eva ki a ia.—Fa. 12:9; Kene. 2:9, 16, 17; 3:1-6.


What characterizes the fruitage that we need to bear? 	 Se a te mea e ‵kese ei te fuataga telā e ‵tau o fua mai i a tatou?


Jehovah has a theocratic organization today. 	 E isi se fakapotopotoga a Ieova i aso nei.


Today, almost seven million Kingdom publishers are preaching the good news worldwide. 	 I aso nei, ko tai kātoa te fitu miliona o tino talai o te Malo e talai atu ne latou te tala ‵lei i te lalolagi kātoa.


18 The Scriptures speak of the “art of teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:9) Such teaching ability involves much more than helping someone to memorize facts. 	 18 E faipati te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te ‘akoako atu o akoakoga ‵tonu.’ (2 Timoteo 4:2; Tito 1:9) E aofia i vaegā akoakoga penā a mea e uke atu i lō te fesoasoani atu fua ki se tino ke masaua fua ne ia a manatu ‵tonu.


Today, we have the same confidence. 	 I aso nei, e maua ne tatou a te loto talitonu penā.


Here, too, a similarity exists between the first Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E lavea atu foki i konei me e ‵pau a faifaiga a Kelisiano i aso mua mo Molimau a Ieova i aso nei.


(Genesis 6:9) Notice that the Bible says he was faultless among, not from the viewpoint of, his contemporaries. 	 (Kenese 6:9) Mafaufau ki pati i te Tusi Tapu me ko ia fua ko te tino ‵lei i aso konā, kae e se mai i te kilokiloga a tino i ana aso.


It is not a book, therefore, that will provide us with additional information about what actually happened in Jesus’ lifetime.” 	 Tela la, a te tusi tenei e sē se tusi telā ka tuku mai i ei ki a tatou ne fakamatalaga fakaopoopo e uiga ki mea kolā ne ‵tupu tonu i te olaga o Iesu.”


Prophecies regarding Christ’s death and resurrection, for instance, took on new meaning with the aid of holy spirit. 	 E pelā mo valoaga e uiga ki te mate o Keliso mo tena toetuga, ne maua a fakamatalaga ‵fou e uiga ki mea konā i te taimi ne fesoasoani mai ei te agaga tapu.


He told them: “You did not receive a spirit of slavery causing fear again, but you received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which spirit we cry out: ‘Abba, Father!’ 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou, penei: “Me ne seki maua ne koutou te agaga o te pologa ke toe ma‵taku ei koutou, kae ne maua ne koutou te agaga ke fai koutou mo tama puke.


This is a proof of the righteous judgment of God, leading to your being counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are indeed suffering.” (2 Thess. 1:3-5) With the passing of the last member of the anointed from the earth, whenever that will happen, God’s heavenly government will be complete. 	 Tenei te fakatalitonuga o te fakamasinoga a te Atua, me i te taui o mea katoa konei, ko te tāua o koutou i tena Malo, telā ko ala ei o puapuagātia koutou.” (2 Tesalonia 1:3-5) I te taimi e oti atu ei te olaga o te ‵toe sui tokotasi o te kau fakaekegina mai te lalolagi, faitalia me se a te taimi tenā, ka katoatoa ei te malo faka-te-lagi o te Atua.


(Matt. 10:23) Fleeing for any reason is seldom easy. 	 (Mata. 10:23) E se faigofie faeloa a te ‵tele atu keatea i so se pogai.


(Job 14:14, 15) They will be happy and in vibrant health. 	 (Iopu 14:14, 15) Ka maua ei ne latou te fia‵fia mo te malosi katoatoa.


When people have such meager income, it is the course of wisdom to focus on the basics. 	 Kafai e maua ne tino se peofuga foliki penā, se mea poto ke ‵saga atu fua ki mea tāua.


What is modesty, and what is it not? 	 Se a te agamalu, kae se a te mea e se aofia i te agamalu?


That kind of faith enabled Enoch to walk with God even though the world around him did not. 	 Tenā eiloa te vaegā fakatuanaki ne mafai ei ne Enoka o sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua, faitalia eiloa ne seki fai penā te lalolagi i ana tafa.


How is the preaching work depicted in the prophecy of Joel? 	 Ne fakamatala mai pefea i te valoaga a Ioelu a te faiga o te galuega talai?


Micah witnessed the end of King Ahaz and his wicked rule. 	 Ne molimau ne Mika a te gataga o te tupu ko Aasa mo tena pulega matagā.


19 God is unfailingly giving his people needed help and comfort in these critical last days. 	 19 E fakamaoni eiloa te Atua o tuku mai ki ana tino a te fesoasoani mo te fakamafanafanaga e manakogina i taimi faiga‵ta konei o aso fakaoti.


To a large extent, he may be able to do this within the safe environment of the home. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e mafai ne ia o fai a mea konā i loto eiloa i te otou fale.


Humanitarian acts have not solved mankind’s problems 	 Ne seki faka‵lei aka ne taumafaiga a tino a‵lofa a fakalavelave katoa


In spite of all the obstacles that confronted him, Jesus truly had a meaningful life. 	 Faitalia a mea katoa ne fe‵paki mo ia, ne aoga tonu eiloa te olaga o Iesu.


“After him there proved to be no one like him among all the kings of Judah, even those who had happened to be prior to him,” the Bible states. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Seki ai eiloa se tupu i Iuta fakamuli ifo e pau mo ia, seai foki se tupu i Iuta mai mua atu e pau mo ia.”


They have ‘clothed themselves with love, for it is a perfect bond of union.’ 	 Ko oti ne ‘taofi ‵mau latou ki te alofa, telā e fusi fakatasi ei ne ia a mea katoa ke ‵lei.’


One cannot look at that immense image without feeling tiny in comparison. 	 E seai se tino e mafai o kilo atu ki te tupua tenā e aunoa mo te lagona ne ia o tena foliki māfai e faka‵tusa ki ei.


(1 Thess. 2:12) We should also resist the urge to quiz spouses of anointed ones about how they feel knowing that they will live without their mate in the future earthly Paradise. 	 (1 Tesa. 2:12) E ‵tau foki o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakafesilisili ne tatou a avaga a tino fakaekegina e uiga ki olotou fakamoemoega ke ola i te lalolagi Palataiso e aunoa mo olotou avaga.


And what made his ministry successful? 	 Kae ne a mea ne fai ei ke manuia tena galuega?


Clearly, he does much of the work and deserves the praise. 	 E manino lei, me e fesoasoani malosi mai a ia kae e ‵tau o maua ne ia a te vikiga.


Yours is the kingdom, O Jehovah, the One also lifting yourself up as head over all.”—1 Chronicles 29:11. 	 A mea katoa i te lagi mo te lalolagi e a koe; a koe se tupu, e pule katoatoa i tino katoa.”—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 29:11.


As an example, consider the assignment to preach the good news. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke mafaufau ki te galuega ko te talai atu o te tala ‵lei.


“Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord.”—EPH. 5:10. 	 “Taumafai o tauloto ki mea kolā e fiafia ki ei te Aliki.”—EFESO 5:10.


(Rom. 7:24) Many of God’s faithful servants have echoed those words of the apostle Paul. 	 (Loma 7:24) Ko oti ne toe fai atu foki ne tavini fakamaoni e tokouke a te Atua a pati konā a te apositolo ko Paulo.


On one occasion, he was confronted by a demon-possessed man so strong that no one could bind that man with a chain. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne fetaui a ia mo se tagata e pukea ne temoni telā ne seki mafai o saisai ne se tino a ia ki se seni ona ko te mea ne malosi ‵ki eiloa tou tagata.


Our companion magazine, Awake!, explained what happened. 	 E fakamatala mai i te ‵tou mekesini ko te Awake!, a te mea telā ne tupu.


In many lands, the government authorizes a minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses to solemnize marriages. 	 I fenua e uke, e tuku mai ne te malo te malosi ki se faifeau Molimau a Ieova ke fai ne ia te fakaipoipoga.


2. (a) What is illustrated by the events taking place in the farmer’s field? (b) What part of the parable will we consider? 	 2. (a) Ne a mea e fakatusa ki ei a mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te fatoaga a te tino fai fatoaga? (e) Se a te vaega o te tala faka‵tusa ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


12 The training that the Son received also included observing how his Father managed adverse circumstances. 	 12 A akoakoga kolā ne maua ne te Tama ne aofia foki i ei a te onoono atu ki te auala ne fakafesagai atu ei a tena Tamana ki fakalavelave faiga‵ta.


For example, in some lands, economies are booming and it is easy to get sidetracked into a single-minded pursuit of wealth. 	 E pelā mo nisi atufenua, ko tai pāpā ‵lei olotou tulaga i mea tau tupe, kae se mea faigofie fua ke sipa keatea se tino ke saga atu fua a ia ki auala e mafai ei ne ia o maua ana koloa.


We would do well to assess the quality of our faith. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke iloilo aka eiloa ne tatou te malosi o ‵tou fakatuanaki.


Nowadays, most Spanish cities host a cabalgata, or parade, every January 5, during which the “three kings” ride on elaborate floats through the city center, distributing candies to onlookers. 	 I aso nei, e fai i te ukega o fa‵kai i Sepania a te cabalgata, io me se māti, i a Ianuali 5, i tausaga katoa, kae fakasopo atu i motoka ‵lasi kolā e teu fakagali‵gali ko “tupu e tokotolu” kae fakalauni i kogāloto o fa‵kai, kae tufatufa atu ne latou i ei a lole ki tino maimoa.


Jehovah hates those “loving violence.” 	 E takalialia a Ieova ki “tino amio fakasauā.”


A mother naturally has pity for, or pities, “the son of her belly.” 	 E masani o alofa te mātua ki te “tamaliki ne fanau mai ne ia.”


Confrontation is commonplace in today’s society. Debates, arguments, and wrangling are the norm among those who look at life in a fleshly way. 	 E fai a kinauga mo taua e pelā me ne mea masani ki tino kolā e fakatāua ne latou a manatu faka-te-lalolagi.


On the contrary, he submitted willingly to his Father’s instruction. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, ne fakalogo a ia mo te loto fiafia ki fakatonuga a tena Tamana.


We invite you to examine the following articles. 	 E ‵kami ne matou a koe ke sukesuke ki mea kolā e ‵soko mai.


Do those questions sound similar to the ones you’ve been asking? 	 E mata, e tai ‵pau a fesili konā mo fesili kolā ne sili sāle ne koe?


(Jude 14, 15) Violence was increasing. 	 (Iuta 14, 15) Ne gasolo aka ki luga a amioga fakasaua.


In fact, the reality of the resurrection of Jesus is the driving force behind the impact that Christianity has had on the world both then and now. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a te ‵tonu o te toetuga o Iesu ko te pogai sili o te malosi o te lotu Kelisiano i te lalolagi i aso konā mo aso nei.


2 Still, Christians can be joyful, even when under trial. 	 2 E tiga eiloa e fe‵paki a Kelisiano mo fakalavelave, e mafai o tumau latou i te fiafia.


“JUDGE . . . IN HARMONY WITH THESE JUDGMENTS” 	 ‘E ‵TAU EILOA O FAKAMASINO FAKA‵LEI’


A Message That Will “Bind Up the Brokenhearted” 	 Se Fekau Telā ka “Faka‵lei” Aka ei “a Loto o Tino Fanoanoa”


Just ten days earlier, Jesus had ascended to heaven. 	 I aso e sefulu mai mua atu i te Penitekoso, ne fanatu a Iesu ki te lagi.


The apostle John wrote: “For this purpose the Son of God was made manifest, namely, to break up the works of the Devil.”—1 John 3:8. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “Ne vau te Tama a te Atua mō te pogai eiloa tenei, o fakamalepe a te galuega a te Tiapolo.”—1 Ioane 3:8.


For example, Mormons are taught that the garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.A. And church prophets say that when “the Kingdom of God will bear rule, the flag of the United States will proudly flutter unsullied on the flag staff of liberty and equal rights.” 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne akoako atu ki Mamona me i te fatoaga o Etena e tu i Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.A. Kae e akoako foki ne takitaki o te lotu me “ka pule mai te Malo o te Atua ki te lalolagi kātoa e auala i te malo o te Iunaite Sitete.”


Even when that is the case, such discipline reflects God’s love for us. 	 Kafai foki loa e tupu te mea tenā, e fakaasi mai i ei a te alofa o te Atua mō tatou.


10 How can Jesus’ expressions of sympathy and consolation help us today? 	 10 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai te loto alofa mo fakamafanafanaga ne tuku mai ne Iesu ki a tatou i aso nei?


“Let us stay awake and keep our senses.”—1 THESS. 5:6. 	 “E ‵tau mo tatou o mataala kae toka.”—1 TESALONIA 5:6.


What will the Thousand Year Reign bring about? 	 Se a te mea ka fakataunu i te Pulega i te Afe Tausaga?


(John 3:3-5) Jesus did not stop with that. He then spoke of the hope that is open to the whole world. 	 (Ioane 3:3-5) E se gata i ei, ne faipati atu foki a ia e uiga ki te fakamoemoega telā e avanoa ki tino katoa o te lalolagi.


What wrong viewpoint did the Laodiceans have? 	 Se a te kilokiloga se tonu ne maua ne tino Laotikaia?


Why not discuss your plans with some of them? 	 Kaia e se sau‵tala fakatasi ei a koe mo nisi o latou ki au palani?


Consider Eliashib and Tobiah. 	 Mafaufau ki a Eliasipa mo Tovia.


(Mark 13:10; Revelation 21:1-4) They keep separate from this world’s corrupt politics and its defiling way of life. 	 (Maleko 13:10; Fakaasiga 21:1-4) E tumau latou i te ‵vae keatea mai i te lalolagi o faifaiga fakapolitiki ma‵sei mo te olaga matagā i ei.


(Ps. 72:1, 3, 12, 16; Isa. 9:6, 7) How privileged we are to proclaim these truths as Witnesses of Jehovah, whose beloved Son already reigns in heaven as the Messianic King! 	 (Salamo 72:1, 3, 12, 16; Isaia 9:6, 7) Ko oko eiloa te lasi o te ‵tou tauliaga ke folafola atu a muna‵tonu konei e pelā me ne Molimau a Ieova, me i tena Tama fagasele ko oti ne pule mai i te lagi e pelā me ko te Tupu faka-Mesia!


If two friends face problems together, does not the bond of friendship between them become stronger? 	 Kafai e ‵kau fakatasi se tokolua taugasoa o fakafesagai atu ki se fakalavelave, e mata, ka sē gasolo o pili atu te lā va fakataugasoa?


According to one Catholic source, Martini’s translation was “the first truly worthy of particular mention.” 	 (Kenese 1:26) E fakauiga i ei me e mafai o fakaasi atu ne tatou ana uiga, e pelā mo tena aga‵lei mo tena alofa.


The apostle writes: “A man will leave his father and his mother and he will stick to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo penei: “Tenei te pogai e tuku ei ne te tagata tona tamana mo tona mātua, kae fakatasi mo tena avaga, ke fai lāua mo foitino e tasi.”


(Prov. 13:12) In Bible times, barrenness often carried a stigma. 	 (Faata. 13:12) I taimi o te Tusi Tapu, a te sē afu e fai sāle pelā me se mea fakamasiasi.


20. What proof do we have that God does not condone badness? 	 20 “Kae e fakasala eiloa ne [Ieova] a olotou tama.”


Love is a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection. 	 A te alofa se lagonaga telā e oko mai ki te tino io me e lavea atu i te lasi o te atafai.


• “My mate and I are growing apart” 	 9 Te Pogai e Tāua ei te Tala o Etena ki a Koe


16 We can draw close to God by means of regular personal study of the Bible and by earnest prayers. 	 16 E mafai o fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki te Atua e auala i ‵tou sukesukega totino ki te Tusi Tapu kolā e fai faeloa mo ‵talo kolā e fai mo te loto kātoa.


Jesus reminds us: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.” 	 E fakamasaua mai a Iesu ki a tatou, penei: “E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki te Aliki tou Atua mo tou loto katoa, mo tou agaga katoa, mo tou mafaufau katoa.”


Why was his teaching effective? 	 Kaia ne ma‵goi ei ana akoakoga?


The company has won a huge contract. 	 E isi se galuega lasi ‵ki ko maua ne te kamupane.


13 What was Jehovah’s response to Manasseh’s prayers? 	 13 Ne a mea ne fai ne Ieova i te ‵taloatuga a Manase ki a ia?


(Prov. 15:8) Surely, “people of all flesh” include you young ones. 	 (Faataoto 15:8) E mautinoa eiloa me e aofia foki koutou e talavou i “tino katoa.”


This has done wonders for her faith in God and in the Bible.” 	 Ne fai ne te mea tenei ke lavea ne ia a mea fakaofoofogia ki tena fakatuanaki ki te Atua mo te Tusi Tapu.”


1, 2. During the last night of his life on earth, what object lesson did Jesus teach his apostles? 	 1, 2. I te ‵toe po o tena olaga i te lalolagi, se a te akoakoga ne akoako atu ne Iesu ki ana apositolo?


Hence, lots were cast to ensure a continuous supply of wood. 	 Telā la, ne fai ei te vili ke fakamautinoa aka ei te lava o fafie i taimi katoa.


Did Jesus’ apostles have a problem with self-exaltation and pride? 	 E mata, ne fia ‵sili kae fakamata‵mata foki a apositolo o Iesu?


How unloving and unjust Jehovah God would be if before we were born, he predetermined the course we would take and then held us responsible for our actions! 	 Ma‵faga o atua sē alofa kae fai mea pikopiko ko Ieova te Atua, māfai ko leva ne fakatoka ne ia a mea kolā ka ‵tupu a koi tuai o fa‵nau mai tatou kae oti ko ‵losi mai i ei ki a tatou!


10:1-32. The two records of genealogy surrounding the account of the Flood—chapters 5 and 10—connect the entire human race with the first man, Adam, through Noah’s three sons. 	 10:1-32. A fakasologa o gafa e lua mai tua o te tala o te Lolo—mataupu 5 mo te 10—e lavea i ei me e tau atu a gafa o tino katoa ki te tagata muamua ko Atamu e auala i tama tāgata e tokotolu a Noa.


In the third chapter of Genesis, we find the account of Satan, who, under the guise of a serpent, attempted to get the first human couple to go against Jehovah God’s command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and bad. 	 I te mataupu e tolu o Kenese, e maua atu i ei a te tala o Satani, telā ne fakafoliga atu me ko te gata, ne taumafai o fai a te tauavaga muamua ke ‵teke atu ki te fakatonuga a Ieova te Atua ke se ‵kai mai i te lakau o te iloaga o te ‵lei mo te masei.


When the Scriptures refer to wine, the unfermented juice of the grape is not what is meant. 	 Kafai e sae mai i te Tusi Tapu a te pati ko te uaina, e se fakauiga i ei ki te sua fua o te vine.


• Jesus and the apostles provided what example as to Bible study? 	 12. Kaia e tāua ei ke tumau i te fiafia ki te Muna a te Atua?


▪ Answer: The Bible clearly condemns fornication, which includes homosexual relations. 	 ▪ Tali: E taku fakamasei eiloa ne te Tusi Tapu a amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau, kae e aofia i ei a amioga fakatauavaga i va o tāgata, e pelā foki mo fāfine.


In a similar vein, Paul exhorted anointed Christians in Ephesus: “Let us by love grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ. 	 E penā foki loa te fakamalosiga a Paulo ki Kelisiano fakaekegina i Efeso: “Ke ola ake fakatasi tatou mo Keliso i so se feitu, me ko ia ko te ulu o mea katoa.


Rather, relaxation should be like the dessert at the end of a meal, not the main course. 	 E ‵kese mai ei, e ‵tau o fai a te malologa e pelā mo te suiti telā e kai ma oti te ‵kaiga masani, kae e se ko te vaega tāua o te taimi ‵kai.


A sobering parallel to our day can be drawn. 	 E mafai foki o isi ne mea tai ‵pau e ‵tupu i ‵tou aso nei.


12 However, that obedient generation gradually died out and was replaced by a generation that “did not know Jehovah or the work that he had done for Israel.” 	 12 Kae ne gasolo malielie o ‵mate atu te kautama faka‵logo tenā kae ne sui aka ne se kautama telā ne “puli i a latou a te Aliki, mo mea ne fai ne ia mō Isalaelu.”


We can read, see the faces of our loved ones, gaze at sunsets, and on and on. 	 E mafai ne tatou o fai‵tau, ‵kilo atu ki mata o ‵tou tino pele, onoono ki te fanaifoga o te la mo nisi mea e uke aka foki.


The shepherd described in The Song of Solomon appreciated the sweet fragrance of the Shulammite girl’s clothing. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te tausi mamoe i te tusi ko te Pese a Solomona tena fiafia ki te pusaki o gatu o te tamāfine Sulami.


How, though, can young people praise Jehovah now? 	 Kae e mafai la pefea o tavae atu nei a talavou ki a Ieova?


How does a consideration of what he has done and will yet do in accomplishing his purpose offer you the prospect of receiving “the requests of your heart”? 	 E tuku mai pefea ne te mafaufau ki mea ko oti ne fai ne ia mo mea kolā e seki fai ne ia i te fakataunuga o ana fuafuaga, a te fakamoemoega ke maua a “mea e manako koe ki ei”?


This does not mean that the Christian congregation ceased to exist, for Jesus promised to continue to guide his spiritual brothers “all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” 	 E se fakauiga i ei me ko fakagata atu i ei te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, me ne folafola mai a Iesu me ka puipui eiloa ne ia ana taina faka-te-agaga “ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te lalolagi.”


“Three long years passed, but thanks to Jehovah, I was able to endure,” says Sara. 	 “Kae fakafetai au ki a Ieova me ne mafai ne au o kufaki i loto i se tolu tausaga,” ko muna a Sara.


“THOSE WHO HAVE ENDURED” 	 “LATOU KOLĀ NE KUFAKI”


One comment made at the Maputo Assembly Hall was: “I have never seen such a beautiful place as this in all my life! 	 Konei a pati a te tino e tokotasi telā ne fano ki te Fale Fono i Maputo: “Ne fatoā matea atu ne au se vaegā koga gali penei!


(Revelation 7:9, 14) Under God’s guidance, these will help to restore the earth to the Paradise conditions that Jehovah originally purposed. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 14) Mai lalo i te takitakiga a te Atua, ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a latou konei o toe fakafoki a te lalolagi ki te tulaga o te Palataiso telā ne fakatoka ne Ieova i te kamataga.


Witches are credited with the power to inflict severe pain and even death by means of magic. 	 E fai mai latou me e isi se ‵mana o tino faivailakau ke fakalogo‵mae atu ki tino io me ke tamate se tino i te fai tapune.


What challenge does the prophecy found at Zechariah 8:23 highlight? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta e fakaasi mai i te valoaga i te Sakalia 8:23?


He would have to suffer terribly and then be put to death. 	 Ne ‵tau o logo‵mae malosi a ia kae oti aka loa, ko tamate ei.


11 Our meeting attendance gives Jehovah what he deserves. 	 11 A te ‵kau faeloa ki fakatasiga e tuku atu ei ne tatou ki a Ieova a te mea telā e ‵tau o maua ne ia.


How Can You Adjust to Your New Congregation? 	 E Fakamasani Faka‵lei Pefea Koe ki Tau Fakapotopotoga Fou?


But Nehemiah showed loyalty to Jehovah by throwing all of Tobiah’s furniture outside the dining hall. 	 Kae ne fakaasi mai ne Neemia a te alofa fakamaoni ki a Ieova mai te lakuga o mea katoa a Tovia ki tua mo te fale‵kai.


That left a deep impression on me and taught me that we should never take our Christian association for granted.—Heb. 10:24, 25. 	 Ne fakamalosi ‵ki mai ki a au a te mea tenā kae ne akoako mai i ei ki a au me e se ‵tau mo tatou o manatu ma‵ma ki ‵tou fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.—Epe. 10:24, 25.


2 Jesus Christ confirmed this Bible account of the divine origin of marriage, saying to critics of his day: “Did you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? 	 2 Ne fakamautinoa mai ne Iesu Keliso a te tala tenei mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te māfuaga o te fakaipoipoga, i ana pati ki tino ‵teke i ana aso: “E a, e seki faitau ne koutou i te Tusi? ‘A ia telā ne faite ne ia a tino i te kamataga, ne faite ne ia a te tagata mo te fafine. Ne fai atu, ‘Tenā te pogai ko tuku ei ne te tagata tena tamana mo tena mātua, kae fakatasi mo tena avaga, ko fai ei laua mo foitino e tasi.’


Similarly, parental discipline and example have the goal of teaching children self-control. 	 E penā foki loa, a te polopolokiga mo te fakaakoakoga a mātua e aofia i ei a te fakamoemoega ke akoako atu ki tama‵liki a te loto pulea.


Suggested Bible reading for May 	 FAITAUGA FAKA-TE-TUSI TAPU MŌ ME


(Mark 14:53, 54, 66-72) However, Peter showed remorse, and Jehovah continued to use him. 	 (Male. 14:53, 54, 66-72) Ne fakaasi atu ne Petelu a te loto salamo kae ne fakaaoga faeloa ne Ieova a ia.


(Ps. 4:4) If we have been the object of unkind words or actions, let us not sin by retaliating. 	 (Salamo 4:4) Kafai ko oti ne lagona ne tatou a pati mo faifaiga sē atafai, ke mo a ma agasala tatou mai te taui atu.


In this way, children can note and copy the good example of their parents. 	 E mafai ei ne tama‵liki o lavea kae fakaakoako foki ki faifaiga ‵lei a olotou matua.


It is this: Why does Jehovah God allow suffering? 	 Ko te mea tenei: Kaia ne talia ei ne Ieova te Atua a logo‵maega?


Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” 	 E a, ko seai eiloa se fakamanuiaga koi toe mo oku?”


True, her husband has the Scriptural obligation to care for her spiritually and materially, but in the final analysis, she must work out her “own salvation with fear and trembling.”—Philippians 2:12; 1 Timothy 5:8. 	 E tonu, e panaki tonu mo tena avaga a te tiute ke tausi atu ki a ia i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo te feitu faka-te-foitino, kae e ‵tau eiloa o galue a ia ‘ko te mea ke katoatoa tena fakaolataga.’—Filipi 2:12; 1 Timoteo 5:8.


What challenges did Jeremiah face in delivering his message, and what made it urgent? 	 Ne a tulaga faiga‵ta ne fepaki mo Ielemia i te fakaokoatuga o tena fekau, kae se a te mea ne fai ei ke fai fakavave a te mea tenā?


One important step is to study the publication “Keep Yourselves in God’s Love.” 	 E tasi te auala ko te suke‵suke ki te tusi ko te “Ke Tumau i te Alofa o te Atua.”


Not necessarily. 	 E se fai penā i taimi katoa.


However, expressions of these practices are commonplace in the entertainment and fashion world. 	 A tino kolā e a‵lofa ki te Atua e iloa ne latou me i te faiga e pelā me se fafine talitāgata, te faiga o amioga fakatauavaga kae seki avaga, mo te onoono ki ata ma‵sei e soli ei a tulafono a Ieova i mea tau amioga.


If Jacob ever takes a wife from the daughters of Heth like these from the daughters of the land, of what good is life to me?” 	 Kafai foki la e avaga a Iakopo ki tamāfine Heti konei, kaati la e ‵tau mo au o na mate.”


The Levites were to be given “every tenth part in Israel as an inheritance in return for their service.” 	 E ‵tau o tuku atu ki te kau Levi a “te tasi vae sefulu o mea kolā e ofo mai sāle ne tino Isalaelu” ke taui atu ei olotou galuega.


Most of the anointed ones with whom I have worked are no longer here on earth. 	 A te tokoukega o te kau fakaekegina kolā ne ga‵lue fakatasi mo au ko se ‵nofo nei i te lalolagi.


What should we be determined to do, and what will be discussed in the next article? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fai, kae se a te mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


“In the delightful parklike surroundings, away from the noise of the old world, it was a paradise indeed,” recalled one brother. 	 Ne fai mai ne se taina tena mea e masaua: “A te ‵nofo atu i se koga pelā me se fatoaga gali, e ‵mao mai i te lalolagi mua, ne fai eiloa pelā me se tinā palataiso.”


‘I Will Exalt God the King’ 	 ‘Ka Fakamaluga ne Au te Atua te Tupu’


(Isaiah 43:12) Young Israelites were born into that nation. 	 (Isaia 43:12) Ne fa‵nau a talavou Isalaelu ki loto i te fenua tenā.


As used in the Bible, integrity involves moral completeness, soundness. 	 E ‵tusa mo te fakaaogaga i te Tusi Tapu, e aofia i te fakamaoni a te katoatoa mo te ‵lei i mea tau amioga.


Does this Bible counsel work? 	 E mata, e aogā a te fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu tenei?


Let us find answers to these questions by considering the life and career of Timothy. 	 Ke na ‵sala aka tatou ki tali ki fesili konei mai te mafaufau ki te olaga mo te galuega a Timoteo.


(Matthew 8:20) When Jesus died, the only recorded thing of value that he owned was the garment over which the Roman soldiers cast lots. 	 (Mataio 8:20) I te taimi ne mate ei a Iesu, e tasi ‵pau eiloa tena kope totino, ko tena gatu ‵loa telā ne fai ne sotia Loma se vili ki ei.


Life’s uncertainties should not make us indecisive. 	 E se ‵tau o fakalotolotolua tatou ki tulaga sē mautinoa o te olaga.


We follow a wise path in regard to diet, exercise, and overall lifestyle. 	 Ka fai eiloa tatou penā mai te fakaaogaga o auala ‵poto ki meakai e ‵tau o ‵kai tatou ki ei, fakamalosilosiga o te foitino, mo te vaegā olaga e ola i ei tatou.


(Read Mark 12:28-31.) 	 (Faitau te Maleko 12:28-31.)


Why do many ignore Bible reminders? 	 Kaia e se fia ‵saga atu ei a tino e tokouke ki fakamasauaga mai te Tusi Tapu?


Your situation may be quite different from that of Bianca or of Paula. 	 Kāti e tai ‵kese loa a te tulaga o koe mai i a Bianca mo Paula.


While sitting there, Jesus gives the prophecy about the destruction of the temple and the sign of his presence and of the conclusion of the system of things. 	 A koi sagasaga atu a Iesu i konā kae ne taku atu ne ia te valoaga e uiga ki te fakamaofaga o te faletapu penā foki loa mo te fakailoaga e uiga ki tena fakatasi mai mo te ‵toe vaitaimi o te fakanofonofoga o mea.


Why can Christians rejoice when they are persecuted? 	 Kaia e fia‵fia ei a Kelisiano māfai e fakasauāgina latou?


How would you summarize the main points of Psalm 2:1, 2? 	 E fakatoetoe aka pefea ne koe a manatu tāua i te Salamo 2:1, 2?


The Persuasive Power of Your Peers 	 Te Malosi Fakalata Tino Mai ou Taugasoa


His illness drains our physical, mental, and emotional strength. 	 Ne fai ne tena masaki ke vāi‵vai mā foitino, mafaufau, mo lagonaga.


An Abundant Harvest! 	 Se ‵Katiga Saito Lasi ‵ki!


Why should we want to share the good news with others? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fia folafola atu ne tatou te tala ‵lei ki nisi tino?


(Ps. 62:7, 8) Do not look for excuses to associate with a disfellowshipped family member, for example, through e-mail. 	 (Salamo 62:7, 8) Sa salasala ki ne auala e fesokotaki atu ei koe ki se tino fakatea o te kāiga, kāti mai te fakaaogaga o telefoni, meli iti, io me ko selefoni.


Therefore this rite of passage, sometimes called outdooring of the child, is thought to be of tremendous consequences for the child and his parents. 	 Tela la, a te vaega tenei, telā ko te fakaasiatuga o te tamaliki ki tino, e fai pelā me ko te toe taimi tāua eiloa ki te tamaliki mo ana mātua.


When we consider the millions of lives that have been improved by divine education, do we not have abundant reasons to praise Jehovah? 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te fia miliona o olaga o tino kolā ko oti ne ‵fuli ne akoakoga mai te Atua, e mata, e se ‵tau o uke a pogai ke ‵viki atu ei tatou ki a Ieova?


His ministry on earth as the Messiah was to be only three and a half years long. 	 Ne ‵tau fua o fai tena galuega i te lalolagi nei e pelā me ko te Mesia i te tolu mo te āfa tausaga.


Aztec mythology tells of an ancient world inhabited by giants and of a great deluge. 	 E fakamatala mai i te tala ‵kai a Aztec e uiga ki se lalolagi i aso mua telā ne ‵nofo i ei a tino ‵mafi mo te pokoga o se lolo lasi.


How can imperfect creatures seek righteousness? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵sala atu a tino se ‵lei katoatoa ki te amiotonu?


(Read Matthew 21:18-22.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 21:18-22.)


5 Making oaths was a legal tool that the patriarch Abraham used to good advantage on at least three occasions. 	 5 A te faiga o tautoga se auala tāua ne fakaaoga faka‵lei ne Apelaamo i taimi kese‵kese e tolu.


“All seem to be very devout,” noted a local newspaper, “and yet extremely cheerful and jovial people.” 	 “E lavea atu te loto finafinau o tino katoa,” ko muna i se nusipepa, “kae ne lasi ‵ki te fia‵fia mo te fai fa‵kata o tino.”


They were given seats “in a fine place,” while the poor were told to stand or to sit on the floor at someone’s feet. 	 Ne tuku atu ki a latou a nofoga i ‘koga ‵gali,’ kae fai atu fua ki te tino mativa ke tu io me ke sagasaga i lalo i te fola.


Because Noah “proceeded to do according to all that God had commanded him. He did just so.” 	 Ona ko te mea “ne fai eiloa ne Noa a mea katoa kolā ne fakatonu atu ne te Atua” ke fai ne ia.


What a delightful prospect! 	 Ko tafaga la te gali o te fakamoemoega tenā!


It was based more on faith than on sight, yet it was superior to the Law handed down through the prophet Moses. 	 Ona ko te tonu o te mea nei, e sili atu eiloa a te lasi o te galuega ne fai ne te toto o Keliso!


Have you been able to apply the suggestions published in our literature?* 	 E mata, ko oti ne fakagalue aka ne koe a fakatakitakiga kolā ne ‵lomi i loto i ‵tou tusi?*


● Bonzali, a public health officer in an African country torn by civil war, does what little he can to treat mine workers in his town who are dying of Marburg virus.* His pleas for help from officials in a larger city have gone unanswered. 	 ● A Bonzali, se tino galue i te ola ‵lei i se fenua e tasi o Afelika telā ne pokotia malosi i se taua, ne fai ne ia a mea e mafai ne ia o fai ke faka‵lei aka ei a tino keli aulo i tena fa‵kai kolā ko tai ‵mate i te masaki ko te Marburg.* Ne seki tali eiloa tena fakamolemole mō se fesoasoani mai tino ga‵lue i se fa‵kai lasi.


An atheistic Communist government did its best to crush them. 	 Ne palele eiloa a taumafaiga a se malo Kominisi telā e se tali‵tonu ki te Atua, o fakaseai a latou konei.


God will make it happen. 	 Ka fai eiloa ne te Atua ke tupu te mea tenā.


(Luke 6:40) Such appreciation is the best protection, for your child will be motivated to hold to Jehovah’s righteous way.—Isa. 35:8. 	 (Luka 6:40) A te faiga tenā ko te ‵toe puipuiga ‵lei, ma ka fakamalosi aka ei tau tama ke ‵piki ‵mau ki auala amio‵tonu o Ieova.—Isa. 35:8.


For you have made me rejoice, O Jehovah, because of your deeds; because of the works of your hands I shout joyfully.” 	 Me ne fai ne koe au ke fiafia, e Ieova, ona ko au faifaiga; ona ko galuega a ou lima e kalaga atu ei au mo te fiafia.”


In fact, from then until now, our heavenly Father has been working in behalf of the human family. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, mai i te taimi tenā ke oko mai ki aso nei, e galue faeloa a te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi mō te ‵lei o te kāiga o tino.


There it was prophesied that “the maiden [ha·ʽal·mahʹ]” would give birth to a son. 	 Telā e ‵valo mai i ei i te “tamafine [ha·ʽal·mahʹ]” ka fanau mai ne ia se tamaliki tagata.


10 With good reason, the Bible admonishes us: “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. 	 10 Ona ko pogai ‵lei, e fakatonu mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “Talitonu ki te Aliki [Ieova] mo tou loto katoa. Sa fakalagolago lele eiloa ki tou iloa.


By so doing, they set themselves up as judges. 	 Mai i olotou faiga konā, ne fai ei ne latou a latou eiloa mo fai ne famasino.


24 Jehovah has given his people priceless privileges. 	 24 Ko oti ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki ana tino a tulaga fakaaloalo.


Later, Maxine processed the magazine subscriptions—over a thousand a week. 	 Fakamuli ifo, e fai sale ne Maxine a feagaiga a tino ke maua olotou mekesini—e silia mo te afe a feagaiga i te vaiaso.


At that Jehovah’s anger blazed against Uzzah and the true God struck him down there for the irreverent act, so that he died there close by the ark of the true God.” 	 I konā foki eiloa, ko te Atua eiloa ko kaitaua ki a Usa, tamate eiloa ne ia ona ko te faiga ne ia o te mea tenā. Tenā ne mate eiloa a Usa i konā, i tafa o te Pusa o te Feagaiga.”


At 1 Corinthians 12:31, he explained: “Yet I show you a surpassing way.” 	 I te 1 Kolinito 12:31, ne fakamatala atu a ia: “Kae ka fakaasi atu ne au ki a koutou a te auala e tafasili atu i te gali.”


(Heb. 4:13) Jehovah is a Judge who examines our deepest motives, and he responds to wrongdoing in a way that reflects perfect justice. 	 (Epelu 4:13) A Ieova ko te Famasino telā e sukesuke ne ia ‵tou lagonaga ‵loto, kae e saga mai a ia ki mea ‵se e fai ne tatou i se auala telā e fakaata mai i ei tena fakamaoni katoatoa.


If our thinking fails to harmonize with Jehovah’s, do we accept his wisdom for what it is—infinitely superior to ours? 	 Kafai e se fetaui a te auala e mafau‵fau ei tatou mo auala o Ieova, e mata, ka talia ne tatou a tena poto telā e maluga atu i ‵tou poto?


(Matt. 24:45) What has helped you to resist some of those dangers? 	 (Mataio 24:45) Ne a mea ko oti ne fesoasoani atu ke ‵teke atu koe ki nisi mea fakama‵taku konei?


(Luke 1:31; 2:12) Now, two thousand years later, about a third of all mankind professes to follow Jesus Christ. 	 (Luka 1:31; 2:12) Nei la, i se lua afe tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, e nofo pelā ki te tasi vae tolu o tino i te lalolagi kātoa e fai mai me tau‵tali atu latou i a Iesu Keliso.


“Jehovah of armies”! 	 “Ieova o kautau”!


What can we learn from the way Jehovah, Jesus, and Paul encouraged others? 	 Se a te akoakoga e tauloto ne tatou mai i te aulala ne fakamalosi atu ei a Ieova, Iesu mo Paulo ki nisi tino?


What did Jesus always do, and why should we imitate him? 	 Ne a mea e fai faeloa ne Iesu, kae kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a ia?


(Gen. 26:34, 35; 27:46) Isaac took matters in hand and sent Jacob away to find a wife among the worshippers of Jehovah. 	 (Kenese 26:34, 35; 27:46) Ne gasuesue eiloa a Isaako kae uga atu ne ia a Iakopo ke fano o ‵sala mai sena avaga mai tino tapuaki o Ieova.


Adonijah might have thought that by taking Abishag as his wife, he could again make a bid for the throne. 	 E ‵tusa mo tuu i aso konā, ne ‵tau o fai te fafine tenā mo fai te avaga a te sui tonu o Tavita.


Paragraph 2: On an earlier occasion, Jesus related a similar illustration in which he referred to the “slave” as a “steward” and to the “domestics” as “his body of attendants.”—Luke 12:42-44. 	 Palakalafa e 2: I se taimi mai mua atu, ne taku mai ne Iesu se tala fakatusa tai ‵pau telā ne fakasino atu a ia ki te “tavini” e pelā me se “situati” kae ko “nisi tavini” e pelā me ko “tena kau tavini.”—Luka 12:42-44.


In addition, how many parents know the contents of the video games their children play? 	 E se gata i ei, e tokofia a mātua e iloa ne latou a mea kolā e aofia i tafaoga i vitiō kolā e ta‵fao i ei a olotou tama‵liki?


A clergy class was taking shape, although Jesus had said to his followers: “All of you are brothers.” 	 Ne fakatu aka foki ei se vasega mō faifeau, e tiga eiloa ne fai mai a Iesu: “Koutou ne taina katoa.”


12 Read Genesis 40:14, 15. 	 12 Faitau te Kenese 40:14, 15.


To understand the Bible . . . pray for God’s spirit, read with an open mind, accept help from others 	 Ko te mea ke malamalama i te Tusi Tapu . . . ‵talo ke maua ne koe te agaga o te Atua, faitau kae talia a manatu i ei, kae ke talia te fesoasoani mai nisi tino


One of them is that we are debtors to people purchased with the blood of Jesus and are under obligation to help them spiritually. 	 A te pogai e tasi, me e ‵nofo kaitalafu tatou ki tino kolā ko oti ne ‵togi ki te toto o Iesu kae e maua foki ne tatou te tiute ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


But in many countries in the late 1800’s, the church was beginning to lose the backing of the State. 	 Kae i tausaga fakamuli ifo talu mai te 1800 tupu, a te ukega o fenua ko kamata o sē ‵lago atu a te malo ki te lotu.


(2 Samuel 7:11-16; 12:7-14) Bath-sheba evidently had a repentant attitude, for she was privileged to become the mother of King Solomon and an ancestress of Jesus Christ. 	 (2 Samuelu 7:11-16; 12:7-14) E manino ‵lei me ne salamō tonu eiloa a Patisepa, me ne maua ne ia te tauliaga ke fai a ia mo mātua o te tupu ko Solomona mo se tupuga foki o Iesu Keliso.


Are you concerned with the seriousness of this privilege today? 	 E mata, e amanaia koe ki te tāua o te tauliaga tenei i aso nei?


By their public ministry, Jehovah’s Witnesses direct people to God’s Word, the Bible [Picture Credit Line on page 4] 	 I te lotou galuega talai, e takitaki atu ei ne Molimau a Ieova a tino ki te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu


How is prayer related to God’s undeserved kindness? 	 E pefea te sokoga o te ‵talo ki te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


(Phil. 4:6, 7) Regardless of how long you may need to wait, do not despair. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) E uiga ki te taimi e ‵tau ei koe o faka‵tali, ke mo a ma loto vāivāi.


No doubt, you can think of a time when after reading a publication, you thought: ‘That is exactly what I needed! 	 E se taumate, e masaua ne koe se taimi mai tua o te faitauga ki se tusi, ne manatu aka koe: ‘E tenā eiloa te mea ne manako au ki ei!


Instead, we can be ever confident that if we do what we are supposed to do—give spiritual interests priority in our life—Jehovah will not hold back what is good from us. 	 I lō te fai penā, e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me kafai e fai ne tatou a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou— te fakamuamua a mea faka-te-agaga e pelā me ko te ‵toe mea tāua i ‵tou olaga—ka sē taofi lele ne Ieova so se mea ‵lei mai i a tatou.


The original name of the angel who became Satan is unknown. 	 E se iloa te igoa muamua o te agelu telā ne fai mo fai Satani.


Of course, all of us need adequate housing. 	 E tonu, a tatou katoa e ma‵nako ki fale.


FROM OUR COVER 	 Se Mataupu Fakapito


(Genesis 3:19) At God’s appointed time, they are resurrected with a body of a kind suitable for life in the heavens. 	 (Kenese 3:19) I te taimi tonu o te Atua, ko faka‵tu aka ei olotou foitino, se vaegā foitino telā e mafai o ola i te lagi.


Thus, Jesus warned his disciples: “Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life.”—Luke 21:34. 	 Tela la, ne fakailoa atu ne Iesu ki ana soko ke fakaeteete: “‵Saga tonu ki a koutou eiloa ke mo a e faka‵mafa otou loto ki te ‵kai malosi, te inu malosi ki te kava, mo te manavase ki te olaga nei.”—Luka 21:34.


Think about the Israelites at Mount Sinai. 	 Mafaufau ki te kau Isalaelu i te Mauga o Sinai.


Two Gospels, Matthew and Luke, chronicle the birth of Jesus. 	 I tusi Evagelia e lua, ko Mataio mo Luka, e fakamatala mai i ei a te fanaumaiga o Iesu.


19 Compassion is another facet of Jehovah’s love. 	 19 A te alofa atafai se vaega foki e tasi o te alofa o Ieova.


Various lessons are considered in the next two study articles. 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou ki nisi akoakoga kese‵kese i nisi mataupu mō sukesukega e lua kolā e ‵soko mai.


Why has science failed to answer many questions? 	 Kaia ne seki mafai ne poto faka-saienisi o tali a fesili e uke?


(Romans 12:3) To help others not to fall into the trap of thinking too much of themselves, it may be wise not to focus on such traits as keen intelligence or good looks. 	 (Loma 12:3) Ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke sē ‵to ki loto i te malei ko te fia takutakua, se mea ‵lei ke sē ‵saga atu tatou ki te poto o te tino io me ko tena taulekaleka.


(Rom. 12:12) When husband and wife are united in the worship of Jehovah, their close relationship with God can strengthen the bond they enjoy in marriage. 	 (Loma 12:12) Kafai e ‵kau fakatasi te tauavaga i te tapuakiga ki a Ieova, a te lā fesokotakiga ‵pili mo te Atua e mafai o fakamalosi aka ei te lā vā ‵pili i te fakaipoipoga.


• How has Satan ensnared some with the trap of unwholesome entertainment? 	 • Ne ‵poa aka pefea ne Satani a nisi tino i te malei o fakafiafiaga sē aogā?


“We want to go with you, for we have heard that God is with you people.”—ZECH. 	 “Matou e ma‵nako o olo fakatasi mo koutou, me ne lagona ne matou me i te Atua e fakatasi mo koutou.”—SAKA.


Why is deciding whether to accept a marriage proposal so serious? 	 Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei te fakaikuga ke talia se fekau ke fai se avaga?


But things worked out very differently. 	 Kae ne ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a mea ne ‵tupu.


2 For our own good—and for the peace and security of the entire human family—we urgently need a law or standard that is just and right, one that all people are willing to accept and obey. 	 2 Ke maua ne tatou a mea aogā kae ke maua foki ne tino katoa a te filemu mo te tokagamalie, e ‵tau o maua fakavave ne tatou a tulafono ‵lei kae amio‵tonu kolā e fia‵fia a tino katoa ke talia kae faka‵logo ki ei.


(Revelation 13:2; 17:1, 2) Think of the oppression, enslavement, wars, and ethnic conflicts over the centuries that have resulted in the loss of millions of lives. 	 (Fakaasiga 13:2; 17:1, 2) Mafaufau ki pulega fakasaua, te fakapologaga o tino, taua, mo taua i vā o itukāiga i te fia o senitenali, telā ne ‵mate atu i ei te fia miliona o tino.


This points to the importance of keeping up with our understanding of the truth as revealed by Jehovah through his Word and through the faithful and discreet slave class. 	 E fakaasi mai ei a te tāua ke maua faeloa a fakamatalaga ‵fou e uiga ki te munatonu telā ne fakaasi mai ne te Atua e auala i tena Muna pelā foki mo te potukau ko te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.


If you feel discouraged, take heart! 	 Kafai ko loto vāivāi koe, ke na fakamalosi!


Psalm 147 repeatedly encourages God’s people to praise Jehovah. 	 E fakamalosi mai faeloa te Salamo 147 ki tino o te Atua ke ‵viki atu ki a Ieova.


(Isaiah 65:17) One of those reliable predictions is recorded at Revelation 21:1. 	 (Isaia 65:17) E tasi te valoaga tonu tenā ne tusi ki lalo i te Fakaasiga 21:1.


In a school essay, Jenny, who at the time was 13 years old, wrote: “Honesty is something I truly value. 	 Ne tusi ne Tieni telā ko 13 ana tausaga a pati konei i tena tala i tena akoga: “A te fakamaoni se uiga telā e fakatāua malosi ne au.


It is fundamental to true justice.—Psalm 37:28. 	 Se fakavae mō te fakamasinoga tonu.—Salamo 37:28.


(Isaiah 43:10-12) Moreover, we share in the ministry because we have come to know Jehovah’s qualities and ways. 	 (Isaia 43:10-12) E se gata i ei, e talai atu tatou me ko oti ne iloa ne tatou a uiga mo auala ‵lei o Ieova.


It is vital for all of us to recognize the channel that is used to dispense spiritual food. 	 Se mea tāua ke iloa ne tatou katoa te auala e fakasoa mai i ei a meakai faka-te-agaga.


12 Just think how discouraging it could have been to expect the end and for it not to occur! 	 12 Mafaufau la ki te fakavāivāi atu o te mea tenā ki te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te gataga kae seai ei se mea ne tupu!


If I become involved with the wrong crowd, I will want to please my friends, and that could lead to trouble.” 	 Kafai e kau atu au ki tino ma‵sei, ka manako au o fakafiafia oku taugasoa, kae ka iku atu i ei ki fakalavelave.”


Do you appreciate the hard work that the elders render day and night? 	 E mata, e loto fakafetai koe ki te ga‵lue malosi o toeaina i ao mo po?


Trying to suppress the naggings of a guilty conscience can cause sleepless nights and mental anguish. 	 A te taumafai ke fakanoga aka te logo‵mae o te mafaufau e mafai o iku atu ki te sē moe ‵lei i po mo te manavase faeloa.


I try to grasp the situation. 	 E taumafai au ke malamalama i te fakalavelave.


Certain aspects may not directly apply in your locality. 	 Kāti e se fakaaogā lele a nisi faifaiga i te koga e nofo ei koe.


6 Jesus said: “To other cities I must declare the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this I was sent forth.” 	 6 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “E ‵tau mo au o takutaku atu te Tala ‵Lei o te Malo o te Atua ki nisi fa‵kai, me tenā eiloa te mea ne uga mai ei au ne te Atua, ke vau o fai.”


(1 Sam. 19:11, 12) In a similar way, we can pray for practical wisdom to help us deal with and perhaps improve our distressing circumstances.—Jas. 1:5. 	 (1 Samuelu 19:11, 12) I se auala tai ‵pau, e mafai o ‵talo atu tatou mō te poto ke fesoasoani mai ke fakafesagai atu kae kāti ke tai fakafeoloolo aka foki a tulaga faiga‵ta.—Iakopo 1:5.


(Revelation 21:3, 4) Once mankind is brought to perfection, no one will suffer depression, discouragement, or tragedy. 	 (Fakaasiga 21:3, 4) Kafai ko ‵lei katoatoa a tino, ka se toe logo‵mae se tino i te māfatia, loto vāivāi, io me ko fakalavelave.


A husband who loves his wife will not imitate the Israelites of Malachi’s day who dealt treacherously with their mates. 	 A te tagata telā e alofa ki tena avaga ka se fakaakoako atu ki te kau Isalaelu i aso o Malaki kolā ne seki fakamaoni ki olotou avaga.


The Bible warns us: “The heaviness of a stone and a load of sand—but the vexation by someone foolish is heavier than both of them.” 	 E polopoloki mai te Tusi Tapu: “A te ‵mafa o fatu mo one e se taitai o ‵pau mo te ‵mafa o fakalavelave kolā e fakatupu ne tino va‵lea.”


16 Learn From God’s Word—What Will Happen on Judgment Day? 	 16 TAULOTO MAI TE MUNA A TE ATUA—NE A MEA KA ‵TUPU I TE ASO FAKAMASINO?


Initially, you might think of some assignment you have received or an honor that has been bestowed upon you. 	 Muamua la, kāti e mafaufau koe ki nisi tofiga kolā ne maua ne koe io me se tulaga fakaaloalo telā ko oti ne tuku atu ki luga i a koe.


Do not forget that by keeping integrity, you are upholding Jehovah’s sovereignty and safeguarding your precious hope for the future. 	 Ke mo a ma puli me i te tumau i te fakamaoni, e fakamaluga aka i ei ne koe te pulega sili a Ieova kae puipui foki ei tou fakamoemoega gali mō aso mai mua.


This does not make such speech acceptable for us as Christians, but it does help us to understand why other people use it. 	 E se talia ne Kelisiano a vaegā pati penā, kae e fesoasoani mai i ei ke malamalama tatou i te pogai e fakaaogā ei ne nisi tino a vaegā pati konā.


3 God’s servants study the Bible and Christian publications. 	 3 E sukesuke a tavini a te Atua ki te Tusi Tapu mo tusi faka-Kelisiano.


And where can we find better companions and truly loyal friends than in our worldwide brotherhood? 	 Kae tefea te koga telā e maua ei ne tatou a takaga kolā e ‵lei atu mo taugasoa fakamaoni i lō te ‵tou kautaina i te lalolagi kātoa?


8 One way in which Satan tries to distract us is through the cares of life. 	 8 E tasi te auala e fakaaogā ne Satani ko te taumafai ke ‵saga malosi atu tatou ki te tausiga o te olaga.


But Olga did not return evil for evil. 	 Kae ne seki taui atu eiloa ne Olga a te masei ki te masei.


16 Gamaliel’s advice was sound, and we appreciate it when some speak out in our behalf. 	 16 Ne ‵lei a pati fesoasoani konā a Kamalielu, kae e loto fakafetai tatou māfai e fai‵pati atu a nisi tino ke fesoasoani mai ki a tatou.


REACT IN A WAY THAT PLEASES JEHOVAH 	 KE SAGA ATU I SE AUALA TELĀ E FIAFIA KI EI A IEOVA


Learning From the Son Whom Jacob Loved the Most 	 Ke Tauloto Mai te Tama Telā ne Alofa Malosi ki ei a Iakopo


17 We prove our gratitude for God’s word by observing it. 	 17 E fakatalitonu atu ne tatou a te ‵tou loto fakafetai e uiga ki te muna a te Atua mai te ola e ‵tusa mo mea i loto i ei.


14 Delaying in Galilee for some time, Jesus goes up to Jerusalem “not openly but as in secret.” 	 14 Ne faka‵tali malie aka a Iesu i Kalilaia, kae fakamuli loa ne fanatu a ia ki Ielusalema, “ne seki fano fakaasiasi, kae ne fano ‵muni.”


This “user’s manual” explains what the product is designed to do and how it should be used for the best results. 	 A te “tusi fakatonutonu” tenei e fakamatala mai i ei a mea e mafai o fai ne te masini mo te auala e ‵tau ei o fakaaoga ke maua mai i ei a toe ikuga ‵lei.


Still, the Witnesses are undeterred. 	 Kae ne seki loto vāi‵vāi eiloa a Molimau i ei.


Following God’s direction, they surrounded the enemy camp at night holding jars that concealed flaming torches. 	 Mai te faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga a te Atua, ne fakatamilo ne latou i te po a te koga e ‵nofo ei te fili kae puke i olotou lima a tiā kolā e isi ne moli i loto i ei.


“My undeserved kindness is sufficient for you.”—2 CORINTHIANS 12:9. 	 “A toku alofa tauanoa ko lava ‵lei eiloa mo koe.”—2 KOLINITO 12:9.


May each of us share the determination of David: “As for me, in my integrity I shall walk.”—Ps. 26:11. 	 Ke na ‵pau eiloa ‵tou fakaikuga mo Tavita: “Ka ko au, e fai faeloa ne au te mea tonu,” io me ko te fakamaoni.—Salamo 26:11.


(Acts 24:15) By their faithfulness to God, obedient mankind will be granted what our original parents lost—everlasting life in human perfection on a paradise earth.—Revelation 21:3, 4. 	 (Galuega 24:15) Mai te lotou fakamaoni ki te Atua, ka maua ne tino faka‵logo te mea telā ne galo i ‵tou mātua muamua—ko te ola se-gata-mai i te ‵lei katoatoa i luga i se lalolagi palataiso.—Fakaasiga 21:3, 4.


Each year that we pioneer together, we grow closer.” 	 I tausaga takitasi ne paenia ei māua, ne gasolo aka eiloa māua o ‵pili.”


Who can contend with me? . . . Look! 	 E isi se tino e manako o ave ne ia au ki te fono? . . .


Jesus then went on to say that this slave would be rewarded for his faithfulness by being appointed over all of the Master’s belongings.—Matt. 24:45-47. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me ka maua ne te tavini tenei te taui mō tena fakamaoni kae ka ‵tofi aka ke pule i mea katoa a te Pule.—Mataio 24:45-47.


However, laughter does not make our difficulties disappear. 	 Kae, e se mafai ne te kata o tapale keatea a ‵tou fakalavelave.


Although James apparently was well-acquainted with Jesus’ preaching activities, for a time something held him back from becoming a disciple. 	 E tiga eiloa kāti ne masani ‵lei a Iakopo mo te galuega talai a Iesu, ne isi eiloa se mea ne taofi aka ei tou tagata mō se vaitaimi mai te fai mo fai se soko.


What would “abstaining” have meant back then? 	 Se a te mea kāti ne fakauiga ki ei te tugapati ko te “e se ‵tau” o ‵kai ki ei i aso konā?


13 Loyalty to Jehovah can sometimes affect our loyalty to humans. 	 13 Kafai e fakamaoni tatou ki a Ieova, e mafai foki o fakamaoni tatou ki nisi tino kae fesoasoani atu ki a latou i te ‵toe auala ‵lei.


First, though, another question deserves careful thought: What are the benefits of belonging to Jehovah? 	 Muamua la, a te suā fesili telā e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei: Ne a mea aoga e maua mai i te fai mo tino o Ieova?


Do you believe the Bible’s promises? 	 E mata, e talitonu koe ki folafolaga i te Tusi Tapu?


Why, our very relationship with Jehovah God is involved! 	 Me e aofia i ei a ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova te Atua!


This seeming reversal may have tested the faith of Naboth’s family and friends. 	 E mafai o tofotofo aka a te fakatuanaki o kāiga mo taugasoa o Napota i te fakasalaga telā e foliga mai me ko ‵fuli.


Shemaiah said that Nehemiah was about to be assassinated but that he could save his life by hiding in the temple. 	 Ne fai atu a Semaia me ko pili fua o tamate a Neemia kae e mafai fua o sao a ia mai te ‵muni i te faletapu.


So it was likely Paul who had this vision. 	 Tela la, e se taumate ko Paulo eiloa ne fakaasi atu ki a ia te fakaasiga tenei.


IF YOU were asked to put a value on your life, what would it be? 	 KAFAI e fai atu ki a koe ke galue aka me e fia te ‵togi o tou ola, se a tau tali ki ei?


When the 70 disciples whom Jesus had trained returned with a joyful report, Jesus himself became “overjoyed in the holy spirit.” 	 I te taimi ne ‵foki mai ei a soko o Iesu e toko 70 kolā ne akoako ne ia mo se lipoti fakafiafia, ne faka‵fonu a Iesu ne te “agaga tapu ki te fiafia.”


▪ Put simply, the answer is yes. 	 ▪ A te tali faigofie ki ei ko te ao.


While this article was being prepared for publication, Douglas Guest died faithful to Jehovah on October 25, 2015. 	 I te taimi ne fakatoka ei te tala tenei ke ‵lomi, ne malōlō atu mo te fakamaoni ki a Ieova a Douglas Guest i a Oketopa 25, 2015.


“Forgive us our debts.” 	 “Fakamagalo mai omotou agasala.”


According to the World Health Organization, annually malnutrition plays a major role in the deaths of over five million children. 	 E ‵tusa mo te World Health Organization, e sili atu i te toko lima miliona o tama‵liki e ‵mate i tausaga katoa ona ko masaki kolā e māfua mai i te fiakai.


Eating such food would go against common sense and could endanger our health. 	 A te kai ki vaegā meakai penā e mafai o fakamasei ei ‵tou ola ‵lei.


(John 1:18) For that matter, how can we make sure that our own faith in “the invisible God,” Jehovah, remains strong? 	 (Ioa. 1:18) Ona ko te mea tenā, e mafai pefea o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou me e tumau eiloa te ma‵losi o ‵tou fakatuanaki ki “te Atua telā e se lavea,” ko Ieova?


He foretold joyfulness and rejoicing. 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne ia te fiafia.


LIFE REQUIRES MAKING DECISIONS 	 E MANAKOGINA A TE FAIGA O FAKAIKUGA I TE OLAGA


(Gal. 6:10) Granted, applying that principle can be a challenge if a workmate or a schoolmate treats us unkindly. 	 (Kalatia 6:10) E tonu, e se se mea faigofie ke fakagalue aka te fakatakitakiga tenā māfai e se alofa mai se tino telā e ga‵lue io me a‵koga tasi tatou.


(2 Tim. 1:5) Paul may have become acquainted with this family on his first visit to the area a couple of years earlier. 	 (2 Timoteo 1:5) Kāti ne masani ‵lei e Paulo mo te kāiga tenei i tena malaga ki te koga tenā i nāi tausaga ko ‵teka.


19 Unpleasant experiences may have left some with the feeling that showing tender affection would lead only to further disappointment. 	 19 A ikuga fakafanoa‵noa ona ko te fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino, e mafai o fai ei a nisi tino ke mafau‵fau me i te fakaasiatuga o te alofa ‵nau, io me ko te alofa atafai, ki nisi tino e iku atu fua ki te fanoanoa.


That would be unrealistic. 	 E se tonu te manatu tenā.


I believe it is important to accept and apply counsel given in the Bible, at Christian meetings, by the elders, and in Bible-based publications.” 	 E talitonu au me e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke tautali kae fakagalue aka a fakatakitakiga kolā e tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu, i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, toeaina mo tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu.”


And what kind of support does Jehovah give to true worshippers today? 	 Kae, e ‵lago atu pefea a Ieova ki ana tino tapuaki ‵tonu i aso nei?


Inspired Bible writers referred to quite a few other writings. 	 Ne fakasino atu foki a tino kolā ne tusi ne latou te Tusi Tapu ki nisi tusi.


Only in Paul’s admonition to Timothy is that term used in the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 Ne fakaaogā fakatasi fua te tugāpati tenā i pati polopoloki a Paulo ki a Timoteo i Tusitusiga Eleni faka-Kelisiano i te Tusi Tapu.


The king was furious when he learned of the hardheartedness of the slave he had mercifully forgiven. 	 Ne kaitaua ‵ki a te tupu i te taimi ne iloa ne ia te loto makeke o te pologa telā ne fakamagalo ne ia.


WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14-20, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A NOVEMA 14-20, 2016


To illustrate: Take a plastic bucket and place several large rocks inside it. 	 Ke fai se fakatusa: Ke puke ne koe se paketi lapa kae tuku atu a fatu ‵lasi ki loto i ei.


• How does Jehovah view the shortcomings of his faithful servants? 	 • E kilo atu pefea a Ieova ki vāivāiga o ana tavini fakamaoni?


5 Consider what those words say about that righteous man. 	 5 Mafaufau la ki pati e uiga ki te tagata amiotonu tenā.


What did Jesus’ love for God move him to do? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi aka ne te alofa o Iesu ki te Atua ke fai ne ia?


What did Jesus say about singleness? 	 Ne a pati a Iesu e uiga ki te nofo taka?


‘Love is long-suffering and kind. 	 ‘A te alofa e kufaki kae kaimalie.


While trying to cope with this emotional burden, Josué works long hours at a menial job and earns only a fraction of what he had dreamed of. 	 I taumafaiga a Iosua ke fakafesagai atu ki mea kolā e manavase a ia ki ei, ne maua ne ia se galuega telā e uke a taimi e fakamāumāu ki ei kae foliki fua te togi e maua ne ia i lō te mea telā ne fakamoemoe a ia ki ei.


• In what way does Jehovah exercise his foreknowledge? 	 • I te auala fea e fakagalue ei ne Ieova tena mafai o iloa a mea ka ‵tupu?


To avoid this, an adjustment in thinking is required. 	 E ‵tau o ‵fuli ‵tou mafaufauga ke ‵kalo keatea mai te fi‵ta.


SHE RECEIVED THE SPIES 	 NE TALIMALO NE IA A SIPAI


Judea is a hotbed of civil and ethnic strife. 	 Ne ‵tupu eiloa a taua i vā o tino Iutaia.


Completing your study of that book will help you to see how to apply Bible principles in your life. 	 A te fakaoti faka‵lei o ‵tou sukesukega ki te tusi tenei, ka fesoasoani mai ke mafai o fakagalue ne tatou a fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i ‵tou olaga.


We have seen hundreds of youngsters grow to physical and spiritual maturity and dedicate themselves to Jehovah, putting Kingdom interests first in their lives. 	 Ko oti ne lavea ne māua a te fia selau o tamaliki e ga‵solo aka o ma‵tua i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-agaga kae tuku atu a latou eiloa ki a Ieova, mai te fakamuamua faeloa o mea o te Malo i olotou olaga.


(Read Galatians 5:17.) 	 (Faitau te Kalatia 5:17.)


He still does not know the identity of his biological father and mother and probably never will. 	 E seki iloa eiloa ne ia tena tamana mo tena mātua tonu kae kāti ka se toe iloa eiloa ne ia.


Brothers who continue to progress to maturity are gradually able to take on more responsibility in the congregation. 	 A taina kolā e tumau i te ‵tupu aka ki te matua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga e mafai eiloa o maua malielie ne latou a tiute e uke atu i te fakapotopotoga.


Because the quality of our recreation is greatly influenced by the quality of our companions. 	 Me i te gali io me ko te masei o fakafiafiaga e faka‵na loa ki vaegā taugasoa e filifili ne koe.


And when he gets home, he calls his friends and his neighbors together, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’” 	 Kae i te taimi e oko atu ei a ia ki tena fale, e ‵kami mai ne ia ana taugasoa mo ana tuakoi, kae fai atu ki a latou, ‘Ke fia‵fia fakatasi tatou me ko oti ne maua ne au taku mamoe telā ne galo.’”


They are the “great crowd” of true worshippers, who join and support the anointed remnant. 	 A latou ko te “vaitino tokouke” o tino tapuaki ‵tonu, kolā e ‵kau kae ‵lago atu ki te ‵toega fakaekegina.


(Revelation 12:9) But who would be God’s promised Seed? 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9) Kae ko oi te Fanau a te Atua telā ne folafola mai?


Even poor people can become victims of materialism and can neglect seeking first the Kingdom.—Heb. 13:5. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki tino ma‵tiva e mafai foki o pokotia i te fia maumea kae sē fia ‵saga atu ki te ‵salaga muamua o te Malo.—Epe. 13:5.


5. (a) What opportunity is still open to wicked individuals? (b) What will be the final outcome for wicked people who refuse to change? 	 5. (a) Se a te avanoaga koi ‵tala atu eiloa ki tino ma‵sei? (e) Se a te ikuga fakaoti o tino ma‵sei kolā e ita fitifiti ma ‵fuli?


(Psalm 82:5) Truly, Christendom, like ancient Judah, is in deep darkness.—Revelation 8:12. 	 (Salamo 82:5) A te ‵tonuga loa, e ‵nofo atu a Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se i te pouliga, e pelā eiloa mo Iuta mua.—Fakaasiga 8:12.


(2 Cor. 7:10, 11) If we have done these things, then we can enjoy the mercy of the One who ‘forgives in a large way.’—Isa. 55:7. 	 (2 Kolinito 7:10, 11) Kafai ko oti ne fai ne tatou a mea konei, ka maua eiloa ne tatou te alofa fakamagalo o te Tino telā e ‘fakamagalo ne ia a agasala i se auala lasi.’—Isaia 55:7.


Greeks settled the city, but the Lydians destroyed it in about 580 B.C.E. Successors of Alexander the Great rebuilt Smyrna on a new site. 	 Ne ‵nofo a tino Eleni i ei kae i te 580 T.L.M. ne fakamasei ne te kau Litia a te fa‵kai tenā. Ne toe fakatu aka ne te sui o Alesana te Sili a Semulana i se isi koga.


How does God train us to fight our enemies? 	 E akoako pefea tatou ne te Atua ke taua atu ki ‵tou fili?


3. What message did the apostle Peter deliver to the crowd at Pentecost? 	 3 E tokotasi mai i tino Kalilaia konā ko te apositolo ko Petelu.


What words of Jesus shed light on the matter of true and false religion? 6 Jesus laid down the rule for distinguishing true worship from false when he said: “Be on the watch for the false prophets that come to you in sheep’s covering, but inside they are ravenous wolves. 	 6 Ko oti ne fakamoe ne Iesu a tulafono ko te mea ke lavea ne tatou te ‵kese i te lotu tonu mo lotu ‵se i ana pati konei: “Ke fakaeteete koutou i pelofeta ‵loi kola e o‵mai ki a koutou i amioga fakamamoe, ka ko olotou loto ko fekai eiloa e pela mo ne luko.


BELIEF in a resurrection is widespread. 	 KO SALALAU i te lalolagi kātoa a te talitonuga e uiga ki te toetu.


To understand the answers, we first need to consider what dedication is. 	 Ke malamalama i te tali, e ‵tau o mafau‵fau muamua tatou me se a te tukuatuga.


Fear of Hell or Love of God—Which Motivates You? 	 Te Mataku ki Seoli io me ko te Alofa ki te Atua—Se a te Mea e Fakamalosi Aka ei Koe?


13 Predestination is an unscriptural teaching that slanders God. 	 13 A te akoakoga tenei e se maua i te Tusi Tapu kae e fakamasei ne ia te Atua.


(Mal. 3:6; Jas. 1:17) He was interested in you back then, and he is as interested in you today as he ever was. 	 (Malaki 3:6; Iakopo 1:17) Ne fiafia eiloa a Ia ki a koe i te taimi tenā, kae e penā foki eiloa i aso nei.


(Psalm 12:2; Proverbs 23:7) How vital that we be honest as we examine what comes out of the heart! 	 (Salamo 12:2; Faataoto 23:7) E pefea la te tāua ke fakamaoni tatou i te iloiloga ne tatou a ‵tou loto!


Keep Jehovah in the Marriage 	 Ke Aofia Faeloa Ieova i te Fakaipoipoga


Yet, we realize that Jehovah possesses many endearing qualities. 	 E iloa ne tatou me e uke a nisi uiga fakaofoofogia o Ieova.


It points to his ability to know and shape future events in harmony with his will. 	 E fakasino atu eiloa ki te mafai o iloa kae fakamafulifuli ne ia a mea ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua ke fetaui ‵lei mo tena loto.


16 Next on the scene appear two women who have strong wings like those of a stork. 	 16 Ne ‵sae mai a te avā fafine mai tua ifo kolā e isi ne lā kapa‵kau ma‵losi pelā mo kapa‵kau o se matuku.


Its teachings are already healing the wounds of war. 	 Ko faka‵lei aka nei ne akoakoga i ei a ikuga sē ‵lei o taua.


Is it possible to maintain our joy even in such situations? 	 E mata, e mafai o tumau i a tatou a te fiafia māfai e ‵tupu a vaegā mea penā?


(1 Corinthians 11:20-22) Paul wrote: “Whoever eats the loaf or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will be guilty respecting the body and the blood of the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 11:27) What is the significance of those words? 	 (1 Kolinito 11:20-22) Ne tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “So se tino e kai ki te falaoa io me inu ki te ipu a te Aliki i auala sē ‵tau, ka nofo sala a ia i te agasala i tena fakamasei ki te foitino mo te toto o te Aliki.” (1 Kolinito 11:27) Kaia e tāua ei a pati konā?


These letters, along with encouragement from Arthur’s brother Dennis, his wife, Mavis, and my nieces Ruth and Judy, have helped me more than words can express. 	 A tusi konei, fakatasi mo fakamalosiga mai i te taina ko Arthur ko Dennis mo tena avaga, ko Mavis, mo aku fakatama ko Ruth mo Judy, ne sili atu te lotou fesoasoani mai i lō mea e mafai o fakaasi atu i pati.


Certainly! 	 Ka aogā eiloa!


10 Isaiah’s prophecy also predicts that Jehovah’s “chosen one” “sets justice in the earth.” 	 10 Ne ‵valo mai foki ne Isaia me i te tino “filifilia” a Ieova ka “fakatumau ne ia a te fai mea tonu i te lalolagi.”


After I was appointed, Brother Thompson was the first district overseer I served with. 	 Mai tua o taku ‵tofiga, kae ko te taina ko Thompson ko te ovasia o te atufenua muamua ne ga‵lue fakatasi mo au.


Describing her reaction when a close friend stopped serving Jehovah, one sister said: “I felt as if something inside of me died. 	 I te fakamatalamaiga o ana lagonaga i te taimi ne taofi aka ei ne se taugasoa pili tena taviniga ki a Ieova, ne fai mai se tuagane: “Ne mafaufau au e pelā me e isi se mea i loto i a au ko mate.


(2 Tim. 3:14) We can become more persuasive by following Jesus’ example. 	 (2 Timo. 3:14) E mafai ne tatou o fakatalitonu atu mai te tau‵tali i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu.


Do not even eat with people like that.” (1 Corinthians 5:11, NCV) What should happen to those who claim to be Christian but who are unrepentant sinners? 	 Mo a eiloa e fakatakaga koe ki ei.” (1 Kolinito 5:11) Ne a mea e ‵tau o ‵tupu ki tino kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano kae e se loto salamō?


KEEP “WALKING IN THE TRUTH” 	 TUMAU I TE “OLA I TE MEA TONU”


In their synagogues, the Jews kept copies of the Scriptures—the same Scriptures that were used by future generations, including Christians.—Acts 15:21. 	 I loto i olotou sunako, ne tausi ne tino Iutaia a ‵kopi o Tusitusiga Tapu konā—ko Tusitusiga Tapu kolā ne fakaaoga ne olotou kautama fakamuli, e aofia i ei a Kelisiano.—Galuega 15:21.


(John 17:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:3) Such individuals are among “the cowards” who suffer eternal destruction in the symbolic lake of fire. 	 (Ioane 17:12; 2 Tesalonia 2:3) Ko aofia a vaegā tino konā i “tino mata ma‵taku” kolā ka fakaseai ki te se-gata-mai i te lase fakatusa telā e ‵ka ulaula.


17 What about us? 	 17 Kae e a tatou?


We should be like him and not like Ananias and Sapphira, who resorted to pretense, hypocrisy, and deviousness. 	 E ‵tau o fai tatou pelā mo ia kae se pelā mo Anania mo Safaila, kolā ne fakaaogā ne laua a uiga fakaloi‵loi, mo te fai togafiti.


What is God’s name? 	 Ko oi te igoa o te Atua?


Obadiah’s prophecy states: “In Mount Zion is where those escaping will prove to be, and it must become something holy.”—Obadiah 17. 	 E fai mai te valoaga a Opetaia: “E isi ne tino ka sola ki te Mauga o Siona, kae ka fai mo koga tapu.”—Opetaia 17.


I am coming as a thief. 	 Au e vau pelā mo se tino kaisoa!


3 What contributed to Jesus’ extraordinary courage? 	 3 Ne a nisi mea ne fai ei ke maua ne Iesu se loto toa sē fuafuagina?


God also helps us to resist the Devil 	 E fesoasoani mai foki a te Atua ke ‵teke atu te Tiapolo


For example, Il Tempo of Italy reported: “People who have Jehovah’s Witnesses as workmates describe them as honest workers, so convinced of their faith that they may appear obsessed by it; nevertheless, they command respect for their moral integrity.” 	 E pelā mo te lipoti i te nusipepa ko te Il Tempo i Italia, e fai mai penei: “E taku ne tino kolā e ga‵lue tasi mo Molimau a Ieova a latou e pelā me ne tino ga‵lue fakamaoni, e loto finafinau ki olotou talitonuga telā e foliga mai pelā me e fakavale‵vale latou ki ei; kae ui ei, e ‵tau eiloa o āva ki a latou ona ko olotou amioga ‵lei.”


10 Imagine a watchman who has been awake at his post all night. 	 10 Ke mafaufau aka eiloa ki se tino leoleo e tu i te po kātoa.


Just as a distracted driver often fails to notice signs of danger, a person who is distracted spiritually can easily fall into harm’s way. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te sē saga tonu o se tino fakateletele ki mea fakama‵taku e mafai o ‵tupu, e faigofie eiloa ke tō atu se tino telā e se saga tonu ki mea faka-te-agaga ki se tulaga fakalogo‵mae.


Other youths just “drift away” without actually declaring their intentions. 	 E ‘olo atu keatea’ a nisi talavou e aunoa mo te fakaasi mai o olotou lagonaga.


11 How the ransom works can be illustrated by the situation of people who have been defrauded of all their savings by a corrupt bank and thus fell into debt. 	 11 A te auala e fakagalue ei a te togiola e mafai o fakatusa ki te tulaga o tino kolā ne kaisoa olotou tupe ne tino ga‵lue i se pagike kae ‵nofo mai mo kaitalafu e uke.


14 Addressing fellow anointed Christians, Paul quoted from Hosea’s prophecy and wrote: “When this which is corruptible puts on incorruption and this which is mortal puts on immortality, then the saying will take place that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up forever.’ 	 14 I tena tusi ki ana taina Kelisiano fakaekegina, ne siki mai ne Paulo a pati fakavaloaga a Hosea konei: “Kafai ko te mea mate ko fakaeke ki ei a te mea se mate, mo te mea ola se tumau ko fakaeke atu ki ei a te mea ola tumau, ko taunu ei a muna a te Tusi: ‘Ko takavale te mate.’


The Faithful Slave in Modern Times 	 Te Tavini Fakamaoni i Aso Nei


We stayed in Mistelbach for more than a year. 	 Ne ‵nofo atu māua i Mistelbach mō se tausaga tupu.


How can youths demonstrate their zeal for the truth? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne talavou te lotou loto finafinau mō te munatonu?


14 Jehovah has no place in his organization for self-aggrandizing schemers who try to “search out their own glory.” 	 14 E seai se avanoaga i te fakapotopotoga a Ieova mō tino kolā e fakatau‵fai ke ma‵luga atu latou, kae ko ‘tō ‵lasi olotou manakoga ki vikiga e uke.’


Jehovah has also blessed us with an abundant supply of spiritual food provided through “the faithful and discreet slave.” 	 Ne fakamanuia foki ne Ieova tatou e auala i mea‵kai faka-te-agaga e uke kolā e fakasoa mai faeloa ne ia e auala i te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


2 Jehovah is matchless in power and sees all. 	 2 E malosi katoatoa a Ieova kae e lavea ne ia a mea katoa.


How can his death benefit you? 	 E aogā pefea tena mate ki a koe?


Recall Jesus’ counsel to ‘throw away’ in the figurative sense anything that might stumble us, even our eye or our hand. 	 Masaua a pati a Iesu ke “‵pei kea‵tea” i se auala fakatusa so se mea telā e mafai o ‵siga tatou i ei, ke oko foki ki ‵tou mata io me ko ‵tou lima.


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14 Jesus took a courageous stand even against the demons. 	 14 Ne tumau eiloa a Iesu i te ‵teke atu mo te loto toa ki temoni.


For instance, when telling his disciples to pray for more workers to be sent into the harvest, Jesus told them why. 	 E pelā mo te taimi ne fai atu ei ki ana soko ke ‵talo ke maua a tino ‵kati saito e tokouke, ne fai atu ne Iesu te pogai ke fai penā.


Instead, they rebelled and wanted to become independent of God. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne ‵teke atu kae ma‵nako ke ‵tu tokotasi foki laua mai te Atua.


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


The temple and other buildings constructed by Solomon 	 Te faletapu mo nisi fale kolā ne faka‵tu ne Solomona


That desire was, in fact, a grave sin, for it amounted to a rejection of Jehovah as their King. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne fai a te manakoga tenā e pelā me se agasala matagā, me ne seki talia ne latou a Ieova ke fai mo olotou Tupu.


(1 Cor. 4:11) Nevertheless, we can have every confidence in Jesus’ wise advice: “Never be anxious and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or, ‘What are we to drink?’ or, ‘What are we to put on?’ 	 (1 Kolinito 4:11) E tigā te feitu tenā, e mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu fakamaoni tatou ki te fakatakitakiga poto a Iesu: “Ke mo a e manava‵se koutou kae fai aka, ‘Ne a ‵tou mea ka kai?’ io me, ‘Ne a ‵tou mea ka inu?’ io me ‘Ne a mea ka ‵pei tatou ki ei?’


Jesus Christ has entrusted the faithful and discreet slave with his “belongings” 	 Ko oti ne tuku atu ne Iesu Keliso te taliaga ke pule te tavini fakamaoni kae poto ki “ana mea katoa”


(Acts 15:28, 29) In what way? 	 (Galuega 15:28, 29) I te auala fea?


The facts establish that there is only one answer—Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E fakaasi mai ne fakamaoniga ‵tonu me e tasi fua te tali—ko Molimau a Ieova.


14. (a) According to John 3:16, what provision did God make to restore mankind? (b) What question might we consider with interested ones? 	 14. (a) I te Ioane 3:16, se a te fakatokaga ne fai ne te Atua ke mafai ne tino o toe maua te ola? (e) Se a te fesili ke mafau‵fau tatou ki ei mo tino fia‵fia?


(Jas. 3:17) By displaying a peaceable and reasonable spirit, we give evidence that we have acquired godly wisdom. 	 (Iako. 3:17) Mai te fakaasi atu te agaga o te filemu mo te fakasakosako atu, ko tuku atu loa ne tatou a fakamaoniga me ko oti ne maua ne tatou te poto mai te lagi.


Our having this frame of mind would give the Devil a chance to promote discord in the congregation or incite us to engage in evil deeds. 	 A te mauaga o se vaegā lagonaga penei e mafai o tuku atu i ei se avanoa mō te Tiapolo ke fakamalosi aka ne ia a kinauga i te fakapotopotoga io me ke aofia tatou i te faiga o amioga ma‵sei.


“A fellow Christian found me right away and gave me a hearty welcome,” she recalls. 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine: “Ne fakafetaui mai ki a au se tuagane Kelisiano kae ‵sai mai o fakamālō mai ki a au.”


(John 3:16) Baptismal candidates also need to understand that the holy spirit is not a person but is God’s active force.—Genesis 1:2, footnote. 21, 22. 	 (Ioane 3:16) E ‵tau foki mo tino kolā e fia papatiso o malamalama me i te agaga tapu e se se tino kae ko te malosi galue o te Atua.—Kenese 1:2.


Claudete, who lost her son in an airplane crash, put a photo of her son, Renato, on the refrigerator. 	 Ne faka‵piki ne Claudete ki te aisa, se ata o tena tama tagata, ko Renato, telā ne mate i te fakalavelave ne tupu ki se vakalele.


Let God’s Word guide you. 	 Fai ke takitaki koe ne te Muna a te Atua.


Will such enticements work on us? 	 E mata, ka pokotia tatou i takolekolega penā?


If you will not listen, and if you will not lay it to heart to give glory to my name,’ Jehovah of armies has said, ‘I shall also certainly send upon you the curse, and I will curse your blessings.’” 	 Kafai e se faka‵logo koutou ki aku muna, ka fakamalaia ne au a koutou.


21 Jehovah’s requirements for intimacy with him are within the reach of everyone. 	 21 E mafai eiloa ne tino katoa o fai a mea kolā e manako a Ieova ki ei ke maua ne tatou se va fakataugasoa pili mo ia.


Because Jehovah’s law was in David’s heart. 	 Me ne tausi ne Tavita a tulafono a Ieova i tena loto.


In fact, love for God is “made perfect in us” when we obey the command to love others, especially our brothers.—1 John 4:12, 20. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a te alofa ki te Atua e “katoatoa” i loto i a tatou māfai e faka‵logo tatou ki te tulafono ke a‵lofa ki nisi tino, maise eiloa ki ‵tou taina.—1 Ioa. 4:12, 20.


Her attitude started to arouse my interest in the Bible. 	 Ko ana amioga ne kamata ei au o fiafia ki te Tusi Tapu.


(Ps. 118:6) On the final night of His earthly life, Jesus took Peter and two other apostles with him deep into the garden of Gethsemane. 	 (Salamo 118:6) I te ‵toe po o tena olaga i te lalolagi, ne ave ne Iesu a Petelu mo nisi apositolo aka e tokolua ki loto i te fatoaga o Ketesemane.


She implored the Witnesses to come to her home immediately for a discussion, and a Bible study was started with her that very day. 	 Ne akai atu tou fafine ki Molimau konā ke olo fakavave atu ki tena fale ke fai se sau‵talaga, kae ne kamata se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo ia i te aso foki eiloa tenā.


(Galatians 6:16; Revelation 21:9, 14) This was later described as “the congregation of the living God, a pillar and support of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15) Jesus identified members of that congregation as “the faithful and discreet slave” and as “the faithful steward, the discreet one.” 	 (Kalatia 6:16; Fakaasiga 21:9, 14) Ne taku fakamuli a latou konei e pelā me ko “te ekalesia a te Atua ola . . . ko te pou mo te lagolago o te munatonu.” (1 Timoteo 3:15) Ne fakailoa mai ne Iesu a tino o te fakapotopotoga tenā e pelā me ko “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


Anointed ones would set the example. 	 E tuku mai ne te kau fakaekegina se fakaakoakoga ‵lei.


(Read 1 Samuel 16:7.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Samuelu 16:7.)


How long will it take for her husband to regain her trust and respect? 	 E mata, e pefea te leva kae toe talitonu kae āva atu tena avaga ki a ia?


About the Author 	 Te Tino ne Tusi ne ia te Tusi Tapu