3 Jehovah has a similar concern for our well-being. As a loving Father, he teaches us through his Word and his organization to benefit ourselves. 	 E pelā me se tamana alofa, e akoako mai ne ia tatou e auala i tena muna mo tena fakapotopotoga ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a mea aogā.


Then, I prayed to Jehovah with all my heart. 	 Ne ‵talo au ki a Ieova mo toku loto kātoa.


12 The law of loving-kindness should also govern the tongue of the wife. 	 12 E ‵tau foki o pule faka‵lei ne te tulafono o te alofa atafai a te gutu o te fafine avaga.


Certain Christians may be in positions of special responsibility in the congregation. 	 Kāti e isi ne tiute fakapito e maua ne nisi Kelisiano i te fakapotopotoga.


His kind words heartened those who were figuratively like a bruised reed or the wick of an oil lamp about to go out. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka ne ana pati atafai a latou kolā ne fai e pelā me ne mouku ko mage‵mage io me se ‵vae o te moligako telā ko fai o mate i se auala fakatusa.


Jehovah included those yet unborn humans in his purpose when he told Adam and Eve: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.” 	 Ne aofia ne Ieova i tena fuafuaga a tino kolā e seki fa‵nau mai i ana pati konei ki a Atamu mo Eva: “Fakatokouke otou tama‵liki, ko te mea ko otou fanau ke ‵nofo i te lalolagi kae pule i ei. Ko tuku atu ne au ki a koutou te pule i luga i ika, manu eva, mo manu vae fa katoa.”


Following the Bible’s counsel strengthened their marriage and gave them time to sort things out. 	 Ona ko te tau‵tali atu ki pati i te Tusi Tapu ne fakamalosi aka i ei te lā avaga, kae ne maua ne laua i ei se avanoaga ke faka‵lei aka te va o laua.


He was born to Hebrew parents. 	 Ana mātua ne tino Isalaelu.


He sees past our mistakes and perceives our real potential. 	 E se fakagata tena kilo ki ‵tou mea ‵se e fai, kae e kilo ‵mao atu ki mea kolā e mafai o fai ne tatou.


Today, however, the nations are trying to wipe out pure worship. 	 Kae e taumafai nei a atufenua o fakapalele atu te tapuakiga ‵ma.


But we Christians live as temporary residents and pursue different goals. We avoid “minding lofty things.” 	 Kae ko tatou Kelisiano e ola e pelā me ne tino sē ‵nofo tumau, kae kausaki atu ki fakamoemoega kese‵kese. ‵Kalo keatea mai te “mafau‵fau ki tofi ma‵luga.”


How can we avoid becoming enslaved to Satan and his world? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵kalo tatou kea‵tea mai te pologa ki a Satani mo tena lalolagi?


What is that advantage? 	 Se a la te mea ‵lei tenā?


Such teachers reasoned that the godly must despise the godless. 	 Ne akoako atu a vaegā faiakoga penā me i tino kolā e tapuaki ki te Atua e ‵tau o takalia‵lia ki tino kolā e se fai penā.


Hatred and bitterness have gradually given way to trust and friendship. 	 Ne sui malielie a te takalialia mo te kaitaua ki te talitonu mo te fai taugasoa.


For example, imagine that you were facing execution because you had been implicated in a crime. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mafaufau la māfai ko pili o tamate koe ona ko amioga ma‵sei ne fai ne koe.


In what sense, then, can singleness be a gift? 	 Se a la te auala e mafai ei o fai a te nofo taka e pelā me se meaalofa?


What are the limits of his power? 	 Ne a mea e se mafai o fai ne tena malosi?


How can we be sure? 	 E mafai pefea o tali‵tonu tatou ki ei?


If you prefer, you can also contact Jehovah’s Witnesses at www.watchtower.org 	 Kāfai e fiafia koe ki ei, e mafai foki o fesokotaki atu koe ki Molimau a Ieova i te www.watchtower.org


(Psalm 13:5) Since God’s love is loyal, his servants can trust in him completely. 	 (Salamo 13:5) Ona ko te fakamaoni o te alofa o te Atua, e mafai ei o tali‵tonu katoatoa ana tavini ki a ia.


“I always do the things pleasing to him,” said Jesus. 	 E “fai sāle eiloa ne au a mea kolā e fiafia a ia ki ei,” ko pati a Iesu.


▪ “Five sparrows sell for two coins of small value, do they not? Yet not one of them goes forgotten before God. 	 ▪ “A tamā manu fo‵liki ki a koutou, e se tāua malosi kae ‵togi māmā foki, kae e se puli eiloa se manu e tasi penā i mua o te Atua.


We see the answer in the following verse: “Look! darkness itself will cover the earth, and thick gloom the national groups; but upon you Jehovah will shine forth, and upon you his own glory will be seen.” 	 E lavea ne tatou te tali i te fuaiupu e soko mai, penei: “A nisi malo ka ufi ne te pouliga, ka ko te mainaga o te Aliki ka maina mai ki luga i a koe; a te mainaga o tena fakatasi mai ka i luga i a koe.”


The shadow was moving slowly as the afternoon sun shifted position. 	 Ne gasuesue malielie eiloa te ata o te la e ‵tusa loa mo te leva o te fakaafiafi tenā.


Then she got off the bus. 	 Oti aka, ne tiakina ei ne tou fafine te pasi.


He will make you firm, he will make you strong, he will firmly ground you.”—1 Pet. 5:10. 	 Ka faka‵mautakitaki ne ia koutou, ka fakamalosi ne ia koutou, ka tuku ne ia koutou i luga i se fakavae telā e ‵mautakitaki.”—1 Pe. 5:10.


He was a carpenter, yet his greater love was for people. 	 A ia se kamuta, kae ne sili atu tena alofa ki tino i lō tena fiafia ki tena galuega.


6. How can we be sure that Jesus like his forefather David had an interest in the Scriptures? 	 6 A Tavita te Sili—ko Iesu, te Tama a Tavita—ne fai foki penā.


[Picture on page 16, 17] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 28, 29]


4 What, then, is the greatest form of recognition that we can strive for? 	 4 Tela la, se a te auala tāua ke iloa ‵lei kae ke talia foki i ei tatou?


How is unity with fellow believers achieved? 	 Kae se a la te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ke ‵kau fakatasi mo ‵tou taina mo tuagane?


(Acts 20:28; Jas. 5:14, 15) Do not conclude that you and your mate will lose the respect of the elders if you seek spiritual assistance and discuss a serious marital problem with them. 	 (Galuega 20:28; Iakopo 5:14, 15) Sa mafau‵fau pelā me ka sē āva atu a toeaina māfai e ‵sala atu koulua ki se fesoasoani faka-te-agaga, kae sau‵tala mo latou e uiga ki fakalavelave faiga‵ta o te olaga fakatauavaga.


Nevertheless, they had sworn by Jehovah to the covenant and thus held to it. 	 Kae ne ‵tau o tausi latou ki te lotou feagaiga telā ne fai i te igoa o Ieova.


(See picture on page 15.) 	 (Ke onoono ki te ata i te itulau e 17.)


What a pity it would be if we allowed ourselves to be burdened down with unnecessary weights that could impede us when we are so close to the end! 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai e ‵tau ei mo tatou o “tiakina . . . a mea ‵mafa katoa.” E ‵tau o lotoma‵lie tatou ki mea kolā e ‵tau o maua ne tatou.


I know Jehovah is with me, so I am not afraid anymore.” 	 E iloa ne au me e fakatasi mai eiloa a Ieova ki a au, tela la, e seki toe mataku au.”


What type of behavior is not uncommon? 	 Se a te vaegā amioga telā ko fai mo fai se faifaiga masani?


(Matthew 15:24; John 4:7-30) He also performed a miracle at the request of an army officer, apparently a non-Jew. 	 (Mataio 15:24; Ioane 4:7-30) Ne fai foki ne ia se vavega ona ko te fakamolemole a se takitaki o kautau telā e sē se tino Iutaia.


What concerns were expressed in the prayers of Hezekiah, Hannah, and Jonah, and what do we learn from this? 	 Ne a mea ne fakatāua ne Hesekia, Hana, mo Iona i olotou ‵talo, kae ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i ei?


He is also “judge of the living and the dead” and has God-given power to resurrect those who have fallen asleep in death. 	 A ia foki ko te “Famasino o tino ‵mate mo tino ola” kae ko maua foki ne ia te ‵mana mai te Atua ke toe faka‵tu mai a tino kolā ko ‵mate.


Jesus assured John that it was fitting for Him to be baptized. 	 Ne fakatalitonu atu ne Iesu ki a Ioane me ko ‵tau eiloa o papatiso a Ia.


Highlights From the Book of Jeremiah 	 Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ko Ielemia


What confidence can we have in the Bible? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki te Tusi Tapu?


(1 Sam. 24:2) Eventually, Saul unknowingly went into the very cave where David and his men were. 	 (1 Samuelu 24:2) Fakamuli ifo loa, ne fanatu a Saulo mo te sē iloa ki loto i te ana telā e ‵muni ei a Tavita mo ana tāgata.


In Bible times, kissing was an expression of friendship and faithfulness. 	 I taimi o te Tusi Tapu, a te sogi atu se fakailoga o te vā fakataugasoa mo te fakamaoni.


21 As we will see in the next article, the four kings whom we have considered all made mistakes. 	 21 E pelā mo te mea ka suke‵suke tatou ki te suā mataupu, a tupu e tokofa konei ne tino fai mea‵se katoa.


Or it may be that you were completely lost and needed to change your course altogether. 	 Io me kāti ko ‵se ‵ki eiloa tou auala kae ko ‵tau o fai se ‵fuliga lasi ki ei.


15 In the first century, Jehovah blessed his people with growth despite problems inside and outside the congregation. 	 15 Ne fakamanuia ne Ieova ana tino i te senitenali muamua ke gasolo faeloa ki mua faitalia a fakalavelave ne maua i loto mo tua o te fakapotopotoga.


“When you hold a precious and delicate vase, you must not grasp it too firmly, or it may crack. 	 “Kafai e puke ne koe se mea tāua kae mafāgofie, e se ‵tau o ‵kumi malosi ne koe i te mea ma mafā.


How did the teachings of Origen and Augustine misrepresent Kingdom truth? 	 Ne ‵fuli ‵se pefea ne akoakoga a Origen mo Augustine a te munatonu e uiga ki te Malo?


How did Jacob demonstrate strong faith, and with what effect? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iakopo a te malosi o tena fakatuanaki, kae ne aogā pefea?


What advantages do single Christians often enjoy? 	 Ne a avanoaga ‵lei e masani o maua ne Kelisiano ‵nofo taka?


Jehovah’s greatness is without limits. 	 E seai se tapulā ki te sili o Ieova.


(Rom. 6:17, 18) So we too could be said to have “died with reference to sin.” 	 (Loma 6:17, 18) Tela la, e mafai foki o fai tatou pelā me “ko oti ne ‵mate . . . e uiga ki te agasala.”


She needed attention, and she got it from Daniel’s Bible students. 	 Ne manakogina ne tou fafine se tino ke saga tonu atu, kae ne maua ne ia mai i tino a‵koga a Tanielu ki te Tusi Tapu.


If so, what must we do to receive it? 	 Kafai e mafai, e maua pefea ne tatou?


(Psalm 15:2) Depending on our circumstances before we learned the truth, meeting these requirements may mean that we must make certain changes—both in conduct and in personality. 	 (Salamo 15:2) E ‵tusa mo ‵tou tulaga mua a koi tuai o tauloto tatou ki te munatonu, kāti e ‵tau o fai ne tatou a nisi ‵fuliga—i ‵tou amioga mo uiga—ko te mea ke fetaui ‵lei tatou mo mea kolā e fakaasi mai konei.


15 How can you tell if you are developing a wise and obedient heart? 	 15 E mafai pefea o iloa ne koe me ko oti ne ati aka ne koe te poto mo te fakalogo?


Such blessings might be considered “unseen” to us today. 	 Kāti “e se matea” atu ne tatou a vaegā fakamanuiaga penā i aso nei.


Superstitious beliefs are thus kept alive. 	 E gasolo aka eiloa o lauiloa a manatu va‵lea.


Is Your Teaching Effective? 	 E Mata, e Magoi Tau Akoako Atu?


Regarding one such article, a Christian sister wrote: “I read the article almost every day, and the tears still well up. 	 Ne fai mai se tuagane Kelisiano e tokotasi e uiga ki se vaegā mataupu penā i ana pati konei: “E faitau faeloa au ki te tala tenā i aso katoa, kae e tagi faeloa au i ei.


(Titus 2:11-14) If we conduct ourselves in a godly way, others will observe us, and some may even say: “We want to go with you, for we have heard that God is with you people.”—Zech. 8:23. 	 (Tito 2:11-14) Kafai e fetaui ‵tou amioga mo auala o te Atua, ka lavea eiloa ne nisi tino, kae e mafai eiloa o fai mai latou: “A matou e ma‵nako o olo fakatasi mo koe, me ne ‵logo matou i te Atua e ‵kau fakatasi mo koutou.”—Saka. 8:23.


No, indeed! 	 Ikai!


Parents should not be negligent about providing such training. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o fakata‵mala a mātua i te tukuatuga o vaegā akoakoga penā.


Michelle: The Bible teaches that God notices our suffering and that he cares about it. 	 Michelle: E akoako mai te Tusi Tapu i te Atua e lavea ne ia ‵tou logo‵maega kae saga mai a ia ki ei.


In fact, they may grudgingly acknowledge it when they travel to another land and find that Jehovah’s Witnesses there are doing the very same work as that observed in their homeland. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e mafai o talia ne latou mo te loto muimui te manatu tenā māfai e faima‵laga atu latou ki te suā fenua kae maua atu me e fai ne Molimau a Ieova i konā a te galuega foki telā e lavea atu ne latou e fai i te lotou fenua eiloa.


For instance, she was able to help some 17 individuals to come to an accurate knowledge of Bible truth, even though she was confined to her machine 24 hours a day! 	 E pelā mo te mafai ne ia o fesoasoani atu ki tino e toko 17 ke maua ne latou a te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu, faitalia me ne tuku atu a ia ki tena masini i te 24 itula i aso takitasi!


Some serve as elders or ministerial servants. 	 E tavini atu a nisi tino e pelā me ne toeaina io me ne tavini fakafaifeau.


Jeremiah tells us. 	 E fakaasi mai ne Ielemia ki a tatou.


In time, she came to liken herself to a child’s crayon—even the broken ones are still useful for coloring. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne faka‵tusa mai ne tou fafine a ia eiloa ki se crayon a se tamaliki—koi aoga eiloa a mea kolā ko ‵fati ke ‵kala ki ei se ata.


The apostle Paul displayed a spirit similar to Peter’s. 	 Ne fakaasi atu foki ne te apositolo ko Paulo se uiga telā e tai ‵pau mo Petelu.


We can cultivate unshakable trust in God’s superior wisdom! 	 E mafai o ati aka ne tatou se loto talitonu fakamaoni ki te poto tafasili i te maluga o te Atua!


(Matt. 10:35, 36) What a difficult thing it is to endure the ridicule and opposition of family members who do not share our faith! 	 (Mata. 10:35, 36) Mafāga o mea faigata ke fa‵ki i fakatauemuga mo ‵tekemaiga mai tino o te kāiga kolā e se tasi tatou i te fakatuanaki!


Two missionaries, Paul and Silas, are in prison—the innermost part of the prison—in the city of Philippi. 	 Ko ‵nofo atu a te avā misionale, ko Paulo mo Sila, i te falepuipui—i te kogaloto eiloa o te falepuipui—i te fa‵kai o Filipi.


(John 4:22-24) How are we to understand those words? 	 (Ioane 4:22-24, NW) Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne pati konei?


For example, a sister named Anne[1] received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne telefoni atu ki te tuagane ko Anne[1] a tena mātua telā ne fakatea.


(Look under ABOUT US/CONVENTIONS) 	 (E mafai o faitau i te ‵gana palagi ki te ulutala ABOUT US/CONVENTIONS)


The significance of these prophetic words reaches down to our time. 	 E oko mai ki aso nei te tāua o pati fakavaloaga konā.


Last year, for example, well over one billion hours were devoted to preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom. 	 E pelā mo te tausaga ko teka, e sili atu i te tasi piliona itula ne fakamāumāu ne latou ki te talaiga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua.


1:3-5—Did the banquet last for 180 days? 	 1:3-5—E mata, ne fai te ‵kaiga i masina e ono?


Recall what Jesus said of himself: “Foxes have dens and birds of heaven have roosts, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay down his head.” 	 Ke masaua a pati a Iesu ne fai e uiga ki a ia eiloa: “E isi ne lua o alope, a ko manu eva e isi ne olotou ofaga, ka ko te Tama a te tagata e seai sena fale mo ana nofo.”


At that time, we had enough savings to support ourselves for two months. 	 I te taimi tenā, ko lava eiloa a mā tupe ne ‵teu ke tausi ei māua i masina e lua.


“[She] was never missing from the temple, rendering sacred service night and day with fastings and supplications.” 	 “E seki tiaki eiloa ne ia te Fale Tapu i te taeao mo te afiafi, o tapuaki ki te Atua i te fakalikiliki mo te fai tinoga.”


They are Jehovah’s Witnesses, who uphold what the Bible says about honesty. 	 A latou ne Molimau a Ieova, kolā e taofi ‵mau ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakamaoni.


Bible prophecies foretold the coming of the Messiah, or Christ, meaning “Anointed One.” 	 Ne folafola mai i valoaga i te Tusi Tapu a te vau o te Mesia io me ko te Keliso, te “Tino Fakaekegina.”


8 How can you convince a person that what you proclaim from God’s Word is the truth? 	 8 E mafai pefea o fakatalitonu atu ne koe ki se tino a te ‵tonu o mea kolā e folafola atu ne koe mai te Tusi Tapu?


For example, the ransom, the “sacred secret,” and the various covenants that Jehovah has used to bless his people and fulfill his purposes—these subjects and many like them are delightful and rewarding fields for personal research and study.—1 Corinthians 2:7. 	 E pelā mo te togiola, ko te “poto ‵funa” o Ieova fakatasi mo nisi feagaiga kolā ne fakaaogā ne ia ke puipui ei ana tino kae ke fakataunu foki ei ana fuafuaga—ne mataupu ‵gali kae aogā ke suke‵suke tatou ki ei.—1 Kolinito 2:7.


(Matthew 24:14) It will be God’s time to eliminate all wickedness on earth. 	 (Mataio 24:14) Ko te taimi eiloa tenā o te Atua ke fakaseai atu a amioga ma‵sei katoa i te lalolagi.


(Read Psalm 143:5, 8, 10.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 143:5, 8, 10.)


(Rom. 12:3) None of us would want to cause one of Christ’s brothers to stumble!—Luke 17:2. 	 (Loma 12:3) E se ma‵nako lele eiloa tatou o fai se mea telā e fai ei ke ‵siga a taina o Keliso!—Luka 17:2.


HAVE you ever thought about the personal conflicts recorded in the Bible? 	 KAI mafaufau aka eiloa koe ki kinauga i va o tino kolā e fakamau i te Tusi Tapu?


“[Jehovah] is guarding the souls of his loyal ones; out of the hand of the wicked ones he delivers them,” says Psalm 97:10. 	 “A te Aliki [ko Ieova] e alofa ki tino kolā e takalia‵lia ki amioga ma‵sei; kae ‵pui ne ia a ola o ana tino, e faka‵sao ne ia latou mai te malosi o tino amio ma‵sei,” ko pati i te Salamo 97:10.


In a sense, this is true . . . 	 I te auala e tasi, a te mea tenei se mea tonu . . .


They were thus reprehensible. 	 Tela la, ne ‵tau eiloa o ‵losi atu ki a latou mō olotou amioga fakatakalia‵lia.


Therefore, we do well to take time to study the subject of the ransom carefully and exercise faith in that marvelous provision. 	 Tela la, se mea ‵lei ke fakaaoga ne tatou a taimi ke suke‵suke faka‵lei ki te mataupu e uiga ki te togiola kae ke fakaasi atu a te fakatuanaki ki te fakatokaga fakaofoofogia tenā.


That is why the revised version of the “Photo-Drama” was given a new name—“Creation Drama.” 	 Tenā te pogai ne tuku atu ei a te igoa fou ki te ‵toe fakafouga o te “Photo-Drama”—ko te “Creation Drama.”


(Acts 1:8) He even foretold that before the end of this system arrives, “this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness.” 	 (Galuega 1:8) Ne folafola mai foki ne ia me koi tuai o oko mai a te gataga o te fakanofonofoga tenei, a “te tala ‵lei tenei o te Malo ka talai atu ki te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa mo fai se molimau ki atufenua katoa.”


The Author of the Bible does, indeed, want you to understand his Word! 	 E tonu, e manako eiloa te Atua ke malamalama koe i tena Muna!


What do we know about Job, and why did Satan target him? 	 Se a te mea e iloa ne tatou e uiga ki a Iopu, kae kaia ne oso tonu atu ei a Satani ki a ia?


Therefore, the Witnesses had good reason for being grateful to him, and they sincerely mourned his death. 	 Tela la, e isi ne pogai ‵lei ke loto fakafetai a Molimau ki tou tagata, kae ne fanoa‵noa tonu latou i tena mate.


Reflecting on their love should move us to love them in return. 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki te a‵lofa o lāua e fakamalosi mai ki a tatou ke a‵lofa foki ki a lāua.


(Matt. 13:19-22; Mark 4:19) Indeed, if we are not careful, the everyday concerns of life could entice our heart and cause us to slow down spiritually. 	 (Mata. 13:19-22; Male. 4:19) A te ‵tonuga loa, kafai e se fakaeteete tatou, e mafai ne manavasega o te olaga tenei o faka‵se ‵tou loto kae fai ei ke gasue‵sue malie tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


In the following article, we will take a closer look at this precious spiritual gift. 	 I te suā mataupu, ka iloilo faka‵lei ne tatou a te meaalofa tāua faka-te-agaga tenei.


A number have even left the way of the truth. 	 Ko oti foki ne tiaki ne nisi talavou a te munatonu.


10 What, though, if our desire to live in the new world is our sole motive for serving Jehovah? 	 10 Kae e a māfai ko ‵tou manakoga ke ola i te lalolagi fou ko te pogai fua e tasi e fia tavini atu ei tatou ki a Ieova?


“Temporary Residents” in a Wicked World 	 “Ne Tino sē ‵Nofo Mau” i se Lalolagi Matagā


16 Do more than just read scriptures; explain them. 	 16 Ke uke atu au mea e fai i lō te faitau atu fua o tusi siki; ke fakamatala atu.


It is useless. 	 E seai eiloa se aoga.


The apostle Paul likened the Christian congregation to a human body, each member being “harmoniously joined together and being made to cooperate.” 	 Ne fakatusa ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ki se foitino, kae ka ga‵lue fakatasi a “vaega kese‵kese o te foitino.”


Nathan Knorr, who was then taking the lead among Jehovah’s Witnesses, came to Puerto Rico. 	 A Nathan Knorr, telā ne takitaki ne ia a Molimau a Ieova i te taimi tenā, ne vau ki Puerto Rico.


Likewise, we sin and are therefore subject to sin’s wages, death. 	 E penā foki loa, e agasala tatou kae e ‵tau o maua ne tatou a te ikuga o te agasala, ko te mate.


Clearly, drinking to the point of drunkenness is condemned in the Scriptures.—1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:9, 10. 	 E manino ‵lei, me i te inu ke konā e taku fakamaseigina i te Tusi Tapu.—1 Kolinito 5:11; 6:9, 10.


On our own, we can never eliminate imperfection, sin, and death; neither can we control other people, for all have free will. 	 E se mafai lele ne tatou o fakaseai te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, te agasala mo te mate i a tatou eiloa; e se mafai foki ne tatou o pule katoatoa ki nisi tino, me e isi eiloa se saolotoga o tatou katoa.


He states: “To the Greek the big man was the man who went all out for vengeance. To the Christian the big man is the man who, even when he can, refuses to do so.” 	 Kāti e mafau‵fau a te kau Eleni me i te kufaki se uiga vāivāi, kae i konei, e pelā mo te ukega o nisi mea, a “te auala o te fakaolataga tela ne fai ne te Atua, se faiga valea ki manatu o tino sē tali‵tonu.


Yes, Cain’s approach to God would have been accepted if Cain had turned to doing good. 	 E tonu, ne mafai o talia ne te Atua a Kaino moi fai ne ‵fuli a ia o fai te mea tonu.


I really want to help them. 	 E manako eiloa au o fesoasoani atu ki a latou.


□ Have you analyzed your life to see how you can balance your material and spiritual pursuits? 	 □ Kai iloilo aka eiloa ne koe tou olaga ke lavea aka me e mafai o fakapaleni faka‵lei ou fakamoemoega i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-agaga?


2 Why did God grant our original parents so much freedom? 	 2 Kaia ne talia ei ne te Atua ke maua ne Atamu mo Eva a saolotoga e uke?


More important, you can help them to become fully involved in their new congregation. 	 E sili atu i te tāua, e mafai o fesoasoani atu koe ke mafai o ‵kau katoatoa atu latou ki te lotou fakapotopotoga fou.


Although the ever-growing great crowd do not have the heavenly hope, they are proud to be associated with those who do. 	 E tiga eiloa e gasolo aka ki luga te aofaki o te vaitino tokouke kolā e se maua ne latou te fakamoemoega faka-te-lagi, e fakamata‵mata eiloa latou ke ‵kau fakatasi mo latou konā.


16 When the Israelite leader Joshua was “old and advanced in days,” he “proceeded to call all Israel, its older men and its heads and its judges and its officers,” and to remind them of God’s upright dealings. 	 16 I te taimi “ko matua eiloa” a Iosua, te takitaki o te kau Isalaelu, “ne fakamaopoopo mai ne ia a tino Isalaelu katoa, toeaina, takitaki, famasino, mo ofisa o te fenua,” ke fakamasaua atu ki a latou e uiga ki faifaiga amio‵tonu a te Atua.


Millions of other Witnesses of Jehovah share her sentiments. 	 E lau i miliona a Molimau a Ieova e maua foki ne latou te kilokiloga tenā.


Paul—A ‘Subordinate’ and a ‘Steward’ 	 Paulo—Se ‘Tino Malalo’ Kae se ‘Tavini’ Foki


Though Jesus was God’s Son who “came down from heaven,” there is no indication that he took over and directed most matters at the wedding in Cana. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fai Iesu mo fai te Tama a te Atua telā “ne fanaifo mai te lagi,” e seai eiloa se mea e fakaasi mai me ne fia pule kae fia fakatoka ne ia a mea katoa i te fakaipoipoga tenā i Kana.


Moses described Jehovah as “a God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice; righteous and upright is he.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Mose a Ieova e pelā me se “Atua e fakamaoni kae amiotonu, e fai ne ia te mea tonu kae nofogamalie.”


WEEK OF AUGUST 14-20, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A AOKUSO 14-20, 2017


Would he take this opportunity to encourage Jehovah to forget about Israel and to make a mighty nation from Moses’ own descendants? 	 E mata, ne fakaaoga faka‵lei ne ia a te avanoaga tenei ke fakamalosi atu ki a Ieova ke fakapuli atu a te kau Isalaelu kae ke fakatu ne ia se fenua malosi mai te fanauga a Mose?


And now, my dear Mother and all my brothers and sisters, today I was told my sentence, and don’t be terrified, it is death, and I will be executed tomorrow morning. 	 Kae nei la, e toku Mātua pele mo oku taina mo tuagane katoa, i te aso nei ko oti ne maua toku ikuga, kae ke se ma‵taku koutou, e ‵tau au o tamate, kae ka tamate au i te tafataeao ma taeao.


If the elders bring the wrongdoer to his senses and he repentantly accepts reproof and correction, he no longer endangers the spirit of the congregation. 	 Kafai ne fesoasoani atu a toeaina ki te tino agasala ke lavea ne ia a tena mea ne fai kae talia ne ia mo te loto salamō a polopolokiga mo fakatonutonuga, ka sē toe fai a ia mo mea fakamataku ki te agaga o te fakapotopotoga.


THE writer of Psalm 119 faced a severe trial. 	 NE FEPAKI a te tino ne tusi ne ia te Salamo 119 mo se tofotofoga faigatā.


JEHOVAH, the God of all real comfort, teaches us to be concerned when others experience calamity. 	 E AKOAKO tatou ne Ieova, te Atua o fakamafanafanaga, ke a‵lofa tatou ki tino kolā e fe‵paki mo fakalavelave.


FORTIFIED FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD 	 E FAKAMALOSIGINA TATOU MŌ TE TAIMI MAI MUA


What, though, about Jesus? 	 Kae e a la a Iesu?


The psalmist sang: “Happy is the man . . . [whose] delight is in the law of Jehovah, and in his law he reads in an undertone day and night. 	 Ne usu atu a te tino faisalamo penei: “Amutia latou kola . . . e fia‵fia o fai‵tau ki Tulafono a te Aliki, kae mafaufau ‵loto foki ki ei i te ao mo te po.


• How did the brothers in Rome prove to be “a strengthening aid” to Paul? 	 • Ne fai pefea a taina i Loma e pelā me ne mea fakamalosi loto ki a Paulo?


18 By giving, we show that we imitate our heavenly Father. 	 18 I te tukuatuga ne tatou a mea e fakaasi atu i ei me e fakaakoako atu tatou ki te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


17 Applying the lesson of Jesus’ endurance, Paul encourages Christians: “Consider closely the one who has endured such contrary talk by sinners against their own interests, that you may not get tired and give out in your souls.” 	 17 Mai te tautali atu ki te kufaki o Iesu, ne fakamalosi atu ei a Paulo ki Kelisiano: “Mafaufau ake ki te auala ne ui ne ia, i tona loto kufaki i te ukega o mea ma‵sei ne fai ne tino agasala ki a ia! Tela la, sa loto vāivāi, kae fai ki mua.”


Finally, the day came that we described at the outset of this article. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne oko atu ki te aso telā ne fakamatala atu i te kamataga o te mataupu tenei.


Paul alerted fellow Christians about what dangers? 	 Ne a tulaga fakama‵taku ne fakailoa atu ne Paulo ki taina Kelisiano ke fakaeteete i ei?


(Read Galatians 6:1.) 	 (Faitau te Kalatia 6:1.)


18 Jesus refused to become involved in politics or purely social work because he knew that the time for him to assume kingly power and to perform works of healing for everyone everywhere had not yet arrived. 	 18 Ne ita a Iesu ma ‵numi a ia i mea fakapolitiki io me ko galuega fua kolā e fesoasoani atu i ei ki te olaga o tino, me ne iloa ne ia me ne seki oko atu i konā ki te taimi e ‵tau ei o fai a ia mo fai te tupu kae faka‵lei aka foki ne ia a masaki o tino katoa i kogā koga katoa.


It is of no benefit for a man to gain the whole world if he loses his life, his soul. 	 E seai eiloa se aogā ki se tino ke maua ne ia te lalolagi kātoa māfai e māumāu fua i ei tona ola.


Mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is.” 	 A te tagata e kilo ki te gali o te feitu ki tua, ka ko au e kilo ki te loto o te tino.”


Emotional responses to discipline and admonition also vary greatly. 	 E kese‵kese foki a lagonaga o tino ki pati polopoloki mo pati fakatonutonu.


12 As you can imagine, the misplaced priorities of the Jews affected them personally. 	 12 E pelā mo te mea e matea atu ne koe, ne pokotia malosi a tino Iutaia ona ko te fakamuamua ne latou a nisi mea.


(1 Cor. 11:1; Heb. 12:2; 13:7) If we persist in doing this, it will result in unity among God’s people, allowing them to speak, as it were, with the same accent.—1 Cor. 4:16, 17. 	 (1 Kolinito 11:1; Epelu 12:2; 13:7) Kafai e tumau tatou i te faiga o te mea tenei, ka iku atu ki te filemu i vā o tino o te Atua, kae fai foki i ei ke fai‵pati latou ki te ‵gana ‵ma i se gaugāleo e tasi.—1 Kolinito 4:16, 17.


Paul reminded the Philippians: “You know the proof [Timothy] gave of himself, that like a child with a father he slaved with me to advance the good news.” 	 Ne fakamasaua atu ne Paulo ki te kau Filipi: “Kae e iloa ne koutou a te fakamaoniga telā ne tuku mai ne [Timoteo], me ne ga‵lue fakapologa eiloa māua i te fakatelega ki mua o te tala ‵lei e pelā eiloa me se tama mo tena tamana.”


5 Read Zephaniah 3:16, 17. 	 5 Faitau te Sefanaia e 3:16, 17.


Abraham sought peace, not his own interests. 	 Ne kausaki atu a Apelaamo ki te filemu, kae e se ko ana manakoga totino.


For example, think of those who provide enduring emotional support to infirm, depressed, or grief-stricken fellow believers. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki tino kolā e fakamafanafana atu ki tino tali‵tonu kolā ko ma‵tua kae fakamasaki‵saki, e loto māfatia, io me e loto fanoanoa.


Hence, the Law was “weak through the flesh.” 	 A te Atua ne “fakamalepe ne ia te agasala i te tino, i te uga mai o tena Tama tonu.”


(See also endnote.) 	 (Ke onoono foki ki te fakamatalaga i te fakaotiga.)


Actually, patience is important for all Christians. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e tāua eiloa te kufaki ki Kelisiano katoa.


Lot and his family lived nearby.—Genesis 14:3-7. 	 Ne ‵nofo ‵pili atu a Lota mo tena kāiga ki konā.—Kenese 14:3-7.


This type of baptism begins when God’s spirit engenders the heavenly hope in them and ends when they are raised from death to immortal spirit life in heaven.—Romans 6:3-5; 8:16, 17; 1 Corinthians 6:14. 	 E kamata te vaegā papatisoga tenā i te taimi e fakatupu aka ei ne te agaga o te Atua a te fakamoemoega ki te lagi i loto i tino konā kae e fakaoti te mea tenā i te taimi e toe‵tu aka ei latou mai te mate ki te olaga telā e se mafai o toe tamate i te lagi.—Loma 6:3-5; 8:16, 17; 1 Kolinito 6:14.


This question may seem strange if you grew up in a loving family. 	 Kāti ka ‵tagi sala te fesili tenei māfai ne tupu aka koe i se kāiga alofa.


Do older manuscripts prove that the Bible’s message has been preserved? 	 E mata, e isi ne fakamaoniga mai tusitusiga mua me i te fekau i te Tusi Tapu ne seki ‵fuli eiloa?


• Those to whom you preach? 	 • Tino kolā e talai atu koe ki ei?


What about our day? 	 Kae pefea la tatou i aso nei?


In the case of each quality, we will consider the questions: What is its meaning? 	 I uiga takitasi konei, ka tali aka ne tatou a fesili konei: Se a tena uiga?


When we show by our actions that meetings for worship are important to us, we give Jehovah added reason to keep our name in his “book of remembrance”—“the book of life”—in which the names of those who are in line to attain to everlasting life are inscribed.—Mal. 3:16; Rev. 20:15. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou i ‵tou faifaiga a te tāua o fakatasiga ki a tatou, ko tuku atu ne tatou ki a Ieova a nisi pogai fakaopoopo e ‵tau ei o ‵tu ‵tou igoa i tena “tusi o fakamasauaga”—“te tusi o te ola”—telā e tusi i ei a igoa o tino kolā ka maua ne latou te ola se-gata-mai.—Mala. 3:16; Faka. 20:15.


(Verse 18) He heard the Israelites as they lamented the effects of their sinful course. 	 (Fuaiupu e 18) Ne lagona ne tou tagata a te ‵tagi fanoa‵noa o te kau Isalaelu ona ko ikuga o olotou agasala.


I love pioneering in this territory. 	 E fiafia malosi au o paenia i te koga talai tenei.


This happened to some Israelites who lost their love for God but still rendered some service to him out of a sense of duty. 	 Ne tupu te mea tenā ki nisi tino Isalaelu kolā ne ‵galo atu i a latou te lotou a‵lofa mō te Atua kae ne gasue‵sue malie fua latou i te lotou taviniga ki a ia ona ko te faka‵logo ki tulafono.


10 Paul’s warning about false stories is part of his first letter to Timothy, a Christian overseer who was charged with preserving the purity of the congregation and helping fellow believers to remain faithful. 	 10 A te fakamasauaga a Paulo e uiga ki tala ‵kai se vaega o tena tusi muamua ki a Timoteo, se ovasia Kelisiano telā ne fiafia ke puipui ne ia te tulaga ‵ma o te fakapotopotoga kae fesoasoani atu ki taina tali‵tonu ke tumau i te fakamaoni.


11, 12. (a) What provision characterized communion sacrifices? (b) What relevance do communion sacrifices have to modern-day pure worship? 	 11, 12. (a) Se a te fakatokaga ne fakasino atu ki ei te faiga o taulaga filemu? (e) E aoga pefea a taulaga filemu ki te faiga o te tapuakiga ‵ma i aso nei?


How Some Choose to Contribute to the Worldwide Work 	 Auala E Fai Ei Ne Nisi Tino Olotou Meaalofa Ki Te Galuega I Te Lalolagi Kātoa


Then, illustrating this fact, Jehovah went on to say: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”—Isa. 55:8, 9. 	 Kae oti aka, ne fakatusa ne Ieova te manatu tonu tenei, i ana pati: “E pelā mo te lagi e nofo mai i luga o te lalolagi, e penā te ma‵luga o oku auala mo mafaufauga i lō otou auala mo mafaufauga.”—Isaia 55:8, 9.


Christians in Peter’s day needed to draw ever closer as conditions grew worse. 	 Ne ‵tau mo Kelisiano i taimi o Petelu o ‵pili malosi olotou fesokotakiga i te taimi ko gasolo ei o matagā a tulaga i konā.


(Read 2 Chronicles 14:11.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 14:11.)


16 Maintaining a simple eye calls for faith and courage. 	 16 E manakogina foki a te fakatuanaki mo te loto toa ke maua i ei se kiloga faigofie.


Jehovah, through Isaiah, says: “As for your people, all of them will be righteous.” 	 Ne fai mai Ieova penei e alatu i a Isaia: “A otou tino katoa ka fai ne latou a te mea tonu.”


7 The Bible gives sound counsel that can help a couple to have a balanced view of the marital due. 	 7 E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu se manatu aoga telā e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki te tauavaga ke maua ne laua se kilokiloga paleni e uiga ki manakoga fakatauavaga.


Christian husbands do not share that hardhearted, casual view of providing for their own. 	 E se penā loa te kilokiloga a tāgata a‵vaga Kelisiano ki olotou kāiga.


The Greek word translated “keeping close in mind” literally means “speeding up.” 	 A te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “olioli eiloa” e fakauiga tonu eiloa ki te “fakava‵vave.”


That the Christian Greek Scriptures—including the four Gospels—as we have them today have remained largely unchanged from the second century onward. 	 Me i te Tusi Tapu faka-Eleni—e aofia i ei a Tusi Evagelia konei e fa—kolā e maua ne tatou i aso nei ne seki ai eiloa se ‵fuliga lasi ki ei talu mai te lua o senitenali.


(1 Timothy 4:16) If we knew that a person’s life was endangered, would we make only one feeble attempt to help him? 	 (1 Timoteo 4:16) Kafai e iloa ne tatou me ko fakamataku te tulaga o te ola o se tino, e mata, ka taumafai malie fua tatou ke fesoasoani atu ki a ia?


• How can we show that we “love kindness”? 	 13. Se a te ‵kese o te alofa tumau mo te alofa?


When self-sacrificing love exists between parents, any children in the family benefit greatly. 	 Kafai e maua eiloa ne mātua a te alofa sē fakapito, ka maua eiloa ne so se tamaliki i loto i te kāiga a mea aoga i se auala lasi.


(Eccl. 7:21, 22) Jesus said that in order for us to receive God’s forgiveness, we must forgive others. 	 (Failauga 7:21, 22) Ne fai mai a Iesu me kafai e fia maua ne tatou a te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua, e ‵tau o fakamagalo ne tatou a nisi tino.


How did Jesus set an excellent pattern in correcting wrong attitudes? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu se fakaakoakoga se fuafuagina i te faka‵tonuga o kilokiloga se ‵tonu?


For not the way man sees is the way God sees, because mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is.” (1 Samuel 16:6, 7) Samuel had failed to see Eliab as Jehovah saw him.* 	 A te tagata e kilo ki te gali o te feitu ki tua, ka ko au e kilo ki te loto o te tino.” (1 Samuelu 16:6, 7) Ne seki ‵pau te kilokiloga a Samuelu mo te kilokiloga a Ieova ki a Eliapo.*


He also has a captive audience in the Praetorian soldiers who hear him “bearing thorough witness” to Jews concerning both the Kingdom and Jesus, “from morning till evening.”—Acts 28:17, 23. 	 Ne maua foki ne sotia leoleo o te tupu se molimau me ne lagona ne latou tou tagata e “molimau katoatoa atu” ki tino Iutaia e uiga ki te Malo mo Iesu, “mai te taeao ke oko ki te po.”—Galu. 28:17, 23.


14 How can the hope of the resurrection comfort us even now? 	 14 E fakamafanafana mai pefea ki a tatou a te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te toetu i aso nei?


Would he have felt such pain if he had long known what they would do?—Psalm 78:40, 41; 1 Kings 11:9, 10. 	 E mata, ka lagona ne ia te logo‵mae moi ne fai ko leva ne iloa ne ia a mea ka fai ne latou?—Salamo 78:40, 41; 1 Tupu 11:9, 10.


The removal of Abiathar, a descendant of Eli, fulfilled “Jehovah’s word that he had spoken against the house of Eli.” 	 A te tapalega o Apiata, mai te gafa o Eli, ne fakataunu i ei “a muna a te Aliki [ko Ieova] i Sailo e uiga ki a Eli mo tena gafa.”


The Parable of the Talents 	 Te Tala Fakatusa e Uiga ki Taleni


How did Paul view his personal share in the race? 	 E pefea te tāua ke fakaoti ne Paulo te fakatau‵telega?


(Eccl. 12:1) How sad it would be if we were to waste the best years of our life chasing the attractions of the world, only to find that they are no more substantial than the wind! 	 (Failauga 12:1) Mafaga o mea fakafanoanoa māfai e fakamāumāu ne tatou a taimi ‵gali o ‵tou olaga ke afuli te gali o te lalolagi, kae iloa aka fakamuli me e ‵pau eiloa te lotou se aogā mo te matagi!


Curt, who is married to Michele, quoted earlier, states: “If you focus on your mate’s annoying traits, those faults will seem to get bigger and bigger. 	 A Curt, telā e avaga ki a Michele, telā ne taku atu muamua, e fai mai: “Kafai e saga faeloa koe ki uiga fakaitaita o tau avaga, ka foliga mai eiloa a mea ‵se konā e pelā me ne mea ‵lasi.


In addition, many people believe that global corruption has worsened. 	 E se gata i ei, ne tali‵tonu a tino e tokouke me ko gasolo o ma‵sei atu a faifaiga sē fakamaoni i te lalolagi kātoa.


He complained: “[It] is not confined to the cities only, but has spread its infection among the neighboring villages and country.” 	 Ne fāmeo atu a ia penei: “E se fakalavelave atu fua [te lotu ten ki fa‵kai ‵lasi, kae ko oti ne salalau atu tena fakamaseiga ki fa‵kai fo‵liki mo nisi fenua e ‵pili mai.”


8 Marriage—Its Origin and Purpose 	 8 Te Avaga—Te Māfuaga mo te Pogai


• How can all in the congregation promote joy and peace? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakamalosi aka ne tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga a te fiafia mo te filemu?


The census is evidently taken for military purposes. 	 E manino ‵lei me ne fai te laugā tino tenei mō te faiga o taua.


How did early Christians respond to Jesus’ prophecy that the good news would be preached in all the inhabited earth? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a Kelisiano i aso mua ki te valoaga a Iesu me ka folafola atu a te tala ‵lei ki te lalolagi kātoa?


To such ones the apostle Paul said: “God . . . puts his holy spirit in you.”—1 Thessalonians 4:7, 8; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. 	 Ne fai atu penei te apositolo ko Paulo ki vaegā tino penā: “E avatu ne ia ki a koutou a tona Agaga Tapu.”—1 Tesalonia 4:7, 8; 1 Kolinito 6:9-11.


(Genesis 19:14) Lot may have hoped that by reason of such ties, some men in that mob would speak up in defense of his daughters. 	 (Kenese 19:14) Kāti ne fakamoemoe eiloa a Lota me ona ko te mea tenā, kāti ka ‵pulu ne nisi tāgata i te vaitino tenā ana tama fāfine.


Such enemies, particularly Samaritans, made false accusations against the Jews. 	 Ne fai ne olotou fili konā, maise ko tino Samalia, a ‵losiga ‵se e uiga ki tino Iutaia.


Moses told the Israelites: “Jehovah has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. 	 Ne fai atu a Mose ki tino Isalaelu: “Ko oti ne lagona ne [Ieova] te otou tagi mo te sē ma‵lie ki a ia.


A writer named Tertullian penned those words at the close of the second century C.E. He was protesting infant baptism, a practice that was taking root in the apostate Christianity of his day. 	 Ne tusi ne te tino tusi tala ko Tertullian a pati konā i te fakaotiotiga o te lua senitenali T.A. Ne ‵teke atu a ia ki te papatisoga o pepe, se faifaiga telā ko ‵mau ana aka i lotu Kelisiano aposetate i ona aso.


Recall the apostle Paul’s counsel that we should be “earnestly endeavoring to maintain the oneness of the spirit in the uniting bond of peace.” 	 Ke masaua a pati a te apositolo ko Paulo me e ‵tau mo tatou o “taumafai malosi ke fakatumau . . . te tasi o te agaga telā ko te fusi o te filemu.”


What will it mean for Satan to be in “the abyss”? 	 Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei a te nofo atu o Satani i te “lua ‵poko”?


15 One of the most wicked features of the second world war was the Nazi Holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews and other innocents in Europe. 	 15 E tasi te mea matagā i te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi ko te tamatega o tino Iutaia ne te kau sā Hitila, telā ne ‵mate i ei te fia miliona o tino Iutaia mo tino amio ‵lei i Eulopa.


According to a New York City newspaper report, the couple was killed on the spot and the young man was knocked unconscious. 	 E pelā mo te lipoti mai te nusipepa i te fa‵kai o Niu Ioki, ne ‵mate atu eiloa a te tauavaga tenei i te taimi ne tupu ei te fakalavelave tenā kae ko te tamataene ne galo tena mafaufau.


Of course, marriage mates may need to give each other a little time to cool down. 	 E tonu, e ‵tau mo tauavaga o fakaavanoa se taimi toetoe ke faka‵noga aka ei te kaitaua.


Which four scripture references apply to Christ’s future coming as Judge? 	 Ne a tusi siki e fa kolā e fakasino atu ki te vau o Keliso i te taimi mai mua e pelā me se Famasino?


1 Build Confidence in the Bible 	 Fakamalosi Aka te Fakatuanaki ki te Tusi Tapu


Later in the illustration, those reaping the weeds are identified as angels.—Matt. 13:39. 	 Fakamuli ifo i te tala fakatusa, ne fakaasi mai i ei me i a latou kolā ne unu ne latou a mouku ma‵sei ko te kau agelu.—Mata. 13:39.


[Pictures on page 32] Do you place complete trust in Jehovah? 	 E mata, e fakatāua ne koe a te talitonu katoatoa ki a Ieova?


(Revelation 14:1, 3) Therefore, the way that Jesus treated his disciples when he was with them on earth provides a model for husbands as to how to treat their wives. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:1, 3) Tela la, e tuku mai ne Iesu e auala i ana faifaiga ki ana soko i te taimi ne ‵nofo fakatasi ei latou i te lalolagi, se ata gali mō tāgata a‵vaga e uiga ki faifaiga e ‵tau o fai ne latou ki olotou avaga fāfine.


What is the finest way to show mercy to those outside the Christian congregation? 	 Se a te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke fakaasi atu te alofa ‵nau ki tino mai tua o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


11 In his last desperate attempt, Satan offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. 	 11 I tena toe taumafaiga, ne ofo atu ne Satani ki a Iesu a malo katoa o te lalolagi.


The Thorns Afflicting Mephibosheth 	 Te Mea Telā ne Logo‵mae ei a Mefiposeta


Oath-taking was being abused when Jesus was on earth, with people swearing falsely or swearing about trivial matters. 	 I te nofoga a Iesu i te lalolagi ne sōna fai a te faiga o tautoga, me i tino e tauto fakaloiloi io me tauto ki mea sē tāua.


16 “Mother watched our association very closely,” recalls the eldest of three boys in one family in which the mother has been a full-time minister over the years. 	 16 Ne fai mai te tamaliki tagata matua mai tama‵liki tāgata e tokotolu i se kāiga e tasi telā ne tavini atu te lotou mātua i te taviniga tumau i tausaga e uke: “E onoono faeloa te motou mātua ki omotou taugasoa.


They sent this in writing to the local congregations. 	 Ne lafo atu ei ne latou te fakaikuga tenei e auala i se tusi ki fakapotopotoga katoa.


The apostle Paul answers in his letter to the Philippians: “God is the one who for the sake of his good pleasure energizes you, giving you both the desire and the power to act.” 	 Ne tali mai a te apositolo ko Paulo i tena tusi ki te kau Filipi: “Me ko te Atua eiloa telā e fai ne ia koutou ke ma‵losi, i te tukuatuga o te fiafia mo te ‵mana ke ga‵lue koutou e ‵tusa mo te mea e fiafia a ia ki ei.”


In June of 2001, a tropical storm caused massive flooding in Texas, U.S.A., damaging thousands of homes, including hundreds of homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I a Iuni 2001, ne lofia valevale a Texas U.S.A., i se matagi malosi telā ne poko kae fakama‵sei i ei a te fia afe o fale e aofia i ei a fale o Molimau a Ieova.


Jesus, for example, stated: “Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need.” 	 E pelā mo Iesu, ne fai mai penei: “E fia‵fia a latou kolā e iloa ‵lei ne latou olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga.”


As devoted servants of Jehovah, we are concerned not only with our personal preferences but with the effect that our dress and grooming could have on others. 	 E pelā me ne tavini tukugina atu ki a Ieova, e se manava‵se fua tatou ki mea e ‵lei ei tatou kae ki te auala e pokotia ei a nisi tino i ‵tou gatu mo teuga.


WEEK OF JUNE 12-18, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A IUNI 12-18, 2017


Good News for All Mankind 7 	 Te Tala ‵Lei mō Tino Katoa 7


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If any medicine to be prescribed may be made from blood plasma, red or white cells, or platelets, ask: 	 Kafai e isi ne vailakau e fakaaogā ki a koe kae kolā ne faite mai i te sua o te toto, sela ‵kula mo sela ‵kena, io me ko platelets, ke fesili atu penei:


In a message for the overseers of the Ephesian congregation, Jesus Christ spoke favorably of the ones who refused to be drawn away by those ‘who said they were apostles, but they were not.’—Revelation 2:2. 	 I tena fekau ki ovasia i te fakapotopotoga i Efeso, ne tavae atu ei a Iesu Keliso e uiga ki a latou kolā ne ita ma tau‵tali atu ki a “latou kola e fai mai me ne apositolo, kae e se ne apositolo.”—Fakaasiga 2:2.


This slave class is entrusted with caring for Jesus’ earthly interests and with providing timely spiritual food. 	 Ne tuku atu ki te tavini tenei a te tiute ke tausi atu ki mea a Iesu i te lalolagi e pelā foki mo te fakatokaga o meakai faka-te-agaga i te taimi tonu.


• On what basis will people be judged during the Millennium? 	 • Se a te mea e fakavae ki ei a te fakamasinoga o tino i te Afe Tausaga?


In response to a Watchtower article that warned about Satan’s tactics, one Christian said: “I never realized that Satan tries to use my feelings to discourage me. 	 I tena fakaasiga e uiga ki se mataupu i te Watchtower ke ‵kalo keatea mai togafiti a Satani, ne fai mai se Kelisiano e tokotasi: “Ne seki iloa lele ne au me e taumafai a Satani o fakaaogā oku lagonaga ke faka‵tuka mai ki a au.


(Psalm 40:8) He was mild-tempered and succeeded in reaching the hearts of those who listened to him. 	 (Salamo 40:8) Ne loto maulalo a ia kae ne manuia i te oko tonu atu ki loto o tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a ia.


Psalm 2:6 applies to what enthronement? 	 Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei te faūga i te Salamo 2:6?


2 Conversations can cement friendships, heal misunderstandings, uplift the downhearted, strengthen faith, and enrich lives—but never automatically. 	 2 E mafai o fakamalosi aka ne sautalaga se va fakataugasoa, faka‵lei aka ei a tamā fakalavelave, fakamalosi atu ki tino loto vāi‵vāi, e ati aka i ei te fakatuanaki, kae fakagaligali aka foki ei a olaga o tino—kae e se mafai o ‵tupu fakafuasei fua a mea konā.


Anna’s example teaches us that we should worship Jehovah with constancy, “persevere in prayer,” and not forsake “the gathering of ourselves together” at Christian meetings.—Rom. 12:12; Heb. 10:24, 25. 	 E tuku mai ne te fakaakoakoga a Ana me e ‵tau o tu ‵mautakitaki tatou i te tapuaki atu ki a Ieova, “‵talo i taimi katoa,” kae ke mo a e ‵fiu i te “maopoopo sāle o tatou” i fakatasiga Kelisiano.—Loma 12:12; Epelu 10:24, 25.


KINDNESS 	 ATAFAI


Today, we have the Bible, which includes a written record of many of these communications, as well as the teachings of Jesus and his disciples. 	 Ko maua nei ne tatou te Tusi Tapu, telā e aofia i ei a tala kolā ne tusi ki lalo e uiga ki fekau konā, penā foki loa mo akoakoga a Iesu mo ana soko.


Many of God’s people have been victims of crime, war, and other injustices. 	 E pokotia a tino o te Atua e tokouke i amioga solitulafono, taua, mo nisi faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


What is a common complaint of both children and parents? 	 Se a te fameo masani o tamaliki mo mātua?


17 The apostle Paul said: “If anyone is weak, do I not share his weakness?” (2 Corinthians 11:29, The New English Bible; 1 Corinthians 9:22) Paul had empathy for people, including the weak. 	 17 Ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Kafai se tino ko vāivāi, e vāivāi foki au.” (2 Kolinito 11:29; 1 Kolinito 9:22) Ne alofa a Paulo ki tino, e aofia foki i ei a tino loto vāi‵vāi.


DOES GOD’S UNDESERVED KINDNESS MOTIVATE YOU? 	 E MATA, FAKAMALOSI KOE NE TE ALOFA TAUANOA O TE ATUA?


(Ps. 119:103) Similarly, we can savor the tasty Bible-based spiritual food that we receive from God’s organization. 	 (Sala. 119:103) E tonu, e mafai o suamalie ki a tatou a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu kae e maua ne tatou mai te fakapotopotoga a te Atua.


Jesus said to his disciples: “A slave is not greater than his master. 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “E seai se tavini e sili atu i tona pule.


Twenty-three thousand lost Jehovah’s favor shortly before Joshua was to lead God’s people into the Promised Land. 	 E toko luasefulu tolu afe ne galo i a latou a te taliaga a Ieova mai mua malie eiloa o ‵taki atu ne Iosua a tino o te Atua ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga.


20 How thankful we are for the beautiful words recorded in the 23rd Psalm! 	 20 E lasi eiloa te ‵tou fakafetai e uiga ki pati ‵gali kolā ne tusi ki lalo i te mataupu e 23 o te Salamo!


9 Some of the individuals mentioned in the Scriptures provide warning reminders about conduct to be avoided. 	 9 E tuku mai ne tala o nisi tino i te Tusi Tapu a fakamasauaga ke fakaeteete tatou i te faiga o amioga kolā ne fai ne latou.


“Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.”—John 6:15, NIV. 	 “Ko iloa foki ne Iesu, me ka o‵mai latou o puke fakamalosi a ia mo fai te lotou tupu; telā, toe foki ei a ia tokotasi ki te mauga.”—Ioane 6:15.


Was Jerusalem’s temple ever rebuilt after 70 C.E.? 	 E mata, ne toe fakatu aka a te faletapu o Ielusalema mai tua o te 70 T.A.?


However, Joseph had evidently not lost his filial love for Jacob. 	 Kae ne seki galo atu eiloa i a Iosefa tena alofa faka-te-kāiga ki a Iakopo.


There, for the third time, Paul and his companions knocked on a door, but this time it swung wide open! 	 Ne toe tukituki atu a Paulo mo ana taugasoa i te tolu o taimi i te mataloa ki te fakai tenei, kae ne manuia eiloa latou i te taimi nei!


The ‘faithful slave’ may eventually publish something that answers our questions and clears up our doubts. 	 E mafai o ‵lomi fakamuli mai ne te “tavini fakamaoni” se mea telā e tali faka‵lei mai i ei te mea tenā, ko se fakalotolotolua ei tatou.


How should the particular quality influence what each one of us does?’ 	 E pokotia pefea a mea kolā e fai ne tatou taki tokotasi i te uiga tenei?’


Later, along with many of my countrymen, I migrated to Melbourne, Australia. 	 Fakamuli ifo, fakatasi mo nisi tino e tokouke mai i toku fenua, ne olo atu matou ki Melborune, i Ausetalia.


How, then, can we be confident of victory over human weakness and temptation to sin? 	 Kae e mafai la pefea o tali‵tonu tatou me ka manumalo tatou i vāivāiga faka-te-foitino mo tofotofoga ke agasala?


(1 Peter 5:8) Let us remember that ‘Jehovah is our strength and our shield,’ and he has made abundant provisions ‘to give the tired one power.’—Psalm 28:7. 	 (1 Petelu 5:8) Ke masaua faeloa ne tatou me i a Ieova “e puipui kae fakalafi ne ia” tatou, kae ko tuku mai foki ne ia a mea e uke ke ‘fakamalosi te tino vaivai kae fita.’—Salamo 28:7.


(Genesis 22:18; Isaiah 53:4, 5) This Promised One was to come from Bethlehem.—Read Micah 5:2. 	 (Kenese 22:18; Isaia 53:4, 5) A te Tino i te Tautoga tenei ne ‵tau o vau mai i Peteleema.—Faitau te Mika 5:2.


They may have been certain prophecies concerning Timothy’s future role in the Christian congregation, uttered under inspiration when Paul visited Lystra during his second missionary journey. 	 Kāti ne valoaga e uiga ki tiute o Timoteo i aso mai mua i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, kolā ne fakaosofia a Paulo ke fai atu ne ia i tena āsiga ki Lusa i tena malaga fakamisionale i te lua.


We can, therefore, entertain the hope expressed by the upright man Job. 	 Tela la, e mafai o ‵pau te ‵tou fakamoemoega mo te fakamoemoega o te tagata amiotonu ko Iopu.


How did the Ninevites react to Jonah’s proclamation? 	 A te fa‵kai telā ne ‵tau o fakaseai i konei ko Nineva.


Instead of quickly providing a ruling to resolve disputes between siblings, Jesus gave him a more general principle: “Keep your eyes open and guard against every sort of covetousness.” 	 I lō te tuku fakavave atu se tulafono ke faka‵lei aka te kinauga i te va o te tautaina, ne tuku atu ne Iesu se fakatakitakiga tai lauiloa, penei: “Ke matapula‵pula koutou, kae fakaeteete i te matakanokano.”


How important is a Christian’s conduct toward others, and why? 	 E pefea te tāua o ‵tou faifaiga e fai ki nisi tino, kae kaia?


(Psalm 27:10; Isaiah 49:15) In contrast, consider Jesus’ interest in young ones. 	 (Salamo 27:10; Isaia 49:15) E ‵kese mo mātua konei, ke mafaufau ki faifaiga a Iesu ki tamā tama‵liki.


8 How can “Riches” become like a god? 	 8 E mafai pefea o fai a “koloa” e pelā me se atua?


As Jehovah is willing to pardon our errors, we should be willing to forgive those who sin against us. 	 Ona ko te loto fiafia o Ieova o fakamagalo ‵tou mea ‵se, e ‵tau o loto fia‵fia foki tatou o fakamagalo atu a tino kolā e agasala mai ki a tatou.


Of course, secular work and other unavoidable situations may temporarily force you out of each other’s company. 	 E tonu, a galuega ‵togi mo nisi tulaga kolā e se mafai o ‵kalo keatea mai i ei e mafai o faimālō ne mea konei ke tiakina tau avaga mō se taimi toetoe.


Elders need to have what attitude toward God’s flock? 	 Se a te kilokiloga e ‵tau o maua ne toeaina ki te lafu a te Atua?


Later, enmity was directed against Enoch, another faithful man who lived before the Flood. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fai fili atu ki a Enoka, ko te suā tagata fakamaoni telā ne ola mai mua o te Lolo.


And [Jesus] will send out his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to their other extremity.” 	 Kae ka uga atu ne [Iesu] ana agelu fakatasi mo te ‵tagi o pu, kae ka fakamaopoopo fakatasi mai ne latou ana tino filifilia mai feitu e fa o te lalolagi, mai te mata e tasi o te lagi ke oko ki te suā mata.”


Who was that old man at the well? 	 Ko oi te toeaina tenā i te vaikeli?


(Jeremiah 31:9) How could a loving father refuse to welcome back a son whose heart is filled with genuine remorse? 	 (Ielemia 31:9, NW.) E mafai pefea o sē talia ne se tamana alofa ke toe foki mai se tamaliki tagata telā ko ‵fonu tena loto i te salamō tonu?


6 To teach with simplicity, we must also be careful to avoid overwhelming a Bible student with too much information. 	 6 Ke akoako i se auala faigofie, e ‵tau foki o fakaeteete tatou ke mo a ma tō uke a fakamatalaga e fai atu ki se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(Jeremiah 23:29; Ephesians 4:22; Hebrews 4:12) Thereafter, prayerful meditation will stimulate an “implanting of the word” deep in the individual’s heart. 	 (Ielemia 23:29; Efeso 4:22; Epelu 4:12) Mai tua ifo i ei, ka fakamalosi aka ne te mafaufau ‵loto fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo, a te ‘‵tokiga o te muna’ i ‵tou loto.


For others, it may be the challenge of standing out as different, perhaps at school or in the workplace. 	 Se mea faigata foki ki nisi tino ke tu ‵kese latou i te akoga mo koga ga‵lue.


Will we let a harsh comment or an unkind act bring us to a low ebb in our service to Jehovah? 	 E mata, ka talia ne tatou a pati ‵mafa io me ko pati sē a‵lofa ke fakavāivāi ei tatou i ‵tou taviniga ki a Ieova?


The Bible gives this advice at 1 Timothy 6:8: “Having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things.” 	 E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu a te polopolokiga tenei i te 1 Timoteo 6:8: “Tela la, kafai e maua ne o‵tou meakai mo gatu, ko lava eiloa tatou i ei.”


Wicked spirits can in some cases take control of people.—Matthew 12:22. 	 E mafai o pule atu a agaga ma‵sei i nisi taimi ki tino.—Mataio 12:22.


What can help us to continue to be known as belonging to Jehovah? 	 Se a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke maua faeloa ne tatou te taliaga a Ieova?


The congregation would urge any who enter such a customary marriage to register it as soon as possible. 	 E ‵tau o fakamalosi atu a te fakapotopotoga ki tino kolā ne fakaipoipo e ‵tusa mo tuu mo aganuu ke na fakamau fakavave ki lalo a olotou fakaipoipoga.


“Clothe yourselves with the new personality.”—COL. 	 “Ke fakapei ki luga i a koutou a uiga ‵fou.”—KO.


(Phil. 2:13) What, though, can you do to strengthen the hands of others? 	 (Fili. 2:13) Se a la te mea e mafai ne tatou o fai ke fakamalosi aka ei a lima o nisi tino?


(Hebrews 2:1; 3:12) Paul spoke of a former companion named Demas, who forsook him. 	 (Epelu 2:1; 3:12) Ne faipati mai a Paulo e uiga ki se taugasoa mua e igoa ki a Tema, telā ne tiakina ne ia a Paulo.


After 15 years of wedlock, she stated: “We had nothing in common but being married to each other. 	 Mai tua o te 15 tausaga ne fakaipoipo ei tou fafine, ne fai mai a ia, penei: “E ‵nofo tasi fua maua ona ko te mea ne fakaipoipo māua kae e se fealofani eiloa maua.


Yet, there were no means in place for the people in the endangered areas to receive or respond to any warning. 	 Kae, e seai se auala ne mafai ei o fakailoa atu ki tino i koga kolā ka pokotia i ei, e uiga ki te mea tenā.


“Apart from everyday conversations, we try to speak to our children individually for a minimum of 15 minutes each day. 	 “I tafa o tala masani kolā e sau‵tala sāle ki ei i aso takitasi, e taumafai māua o fai‵pati atu ki mā tama‵liki taki tokotasi mō se 15 minute io me silia atu foki i aso katoa.


The Importance of Humility 	 Te Tāua o te Loto Maulalo


They need to be shown the way out. 	 E ‵tau o fakaasi atu ki a latou a te auala ke ‵sao ei latou.


Therefore, parents do well to ask themselves: ‘What sort of associate am I? 	 Tela la, se mea ‵lei ke fesili ifo a mātua penei: ‘E mata, au se vaegā taugasoa pefea?


Let us contrast godly love with the love described at 2 Timothy 3:2-4. 	 Ke onoono nei tatou ki te ‵kese o te alofa ki te atua mo te alofa e fakamatala mai i te 2 Timoteo 3:2-4.


When we reflect on such questions, we will surely get more out of our Bible reading. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki vaegā fesili penā, e mautinoa eiloa me ka maua a mea aoga e uke atu mai ‵tou faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu.


For Those Loving Jehovah, “There Is No Stumbling Block” 	 Mō Latou Kolā e A‵lofa ki a Ieova, “E Seai se Mea e ‵Siga i Ei”


The sayings that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” 	 A muna ne faipati atu ne au ki a koutou, ko te Agaga mo te ola a mea kona.”


How can you as a parent provide it? 	 E mafai pefea ne koe, e pelā me se mātua, o fakafiafia tau tama?


However, the Book of Mormon, at Alma 42:9, states: “The soul could never die.” 	 E ui i ei, e fai mai a te Tusi a te Mamona, i te Alma 42:9: “Te agaga [soul] e se mafai o mate.”


(Luke 4:43; John 18:37) With Jesus’ zeal for his ministry in mind, evaluate your circumstances to see if you could further expand your ministry.—1 Cor. 11:1. 	 (Luka 4:43; Ioane 18:37) E ‵tusa mo te loto finafinau o Iesu i tena galuega talai, ke iloilo aka ou fakanofonofoga ke lavea atu me e mafai ne koe o momea aka au mea e fai i tau galuega.—1 Kolinito 11:1.


Paul counsels us: “Go on acquiring power in the Lord and in the mightiness of his strength.” 	 E fautua mai a Paulo ki a tatou: “Ke ati ake te otou malosi i te kau fakatasi mo te Aliki i tona mana malosi.”


Paul looked to God for help and could say: “For all things I have the strength by virtue of him [Jehovah] who imparts power to me.” 	 Ne kilo atu a Paulo ki te Atua mō se fesoasoani kae ne mafai ei o fai mai penei: “E mafai ne au o fai a mea katoa konā, ona ko te fakamalosi mai o Keliso ki a au.”


• In what ways can singleness be a gift? 	 • Ne a auala e mafai ei o fai a te nofo taka e pelā me se meaalofa?


He wants us to reach our destination. 	 E manako a ia ke oko atu tatou ki te koga e olo tatou ki ei.


Captive officials were made to wear around their necks the severed heads of their kings, like grotesque necklaces. 	 Ne fakasafe ki ua o ofisa kolā ne ave fakapagota a ulu o olotou tupu kolā ne ‵kati, e pelā me ne malele faifa‵kata.


Two Christians facing a similar situation might make different decisions 	 A Kelisiano e tokolua kolā e fe‵paki mo tulaga tai ‵pau e mafai o fai ne laua a fakaikuga kese‵kese


Including himself, Paul said regarding such men: “Not that we are the masters over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy.” (2 Corinthians 1:24) Therefore, never hesitate to seek their spiritual assistance. 	 E uiga ki a ia mo toeaina pelā mo ia, ne fai mai a Paulo: “E se ko tena uiga i a [matou] e manatu fia pule mālō atu ki te otou talitonuga, . . . [Matou] e ma‵nako fua o fakalasi te otou fiafia ki te talitonuga.” (2 Kolinito 1:24) Tela la, ke se fakatalave o ‵sala atu ki te lotou fesoasoani i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Many witches agree with the Bible on this point: Evil spirits do exist. 	 E lotoma‵lie a nisi tino faivailakau ki muna i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te manatu tenei: e isi ne agaga ma‵sei.


(Eph. 5:28, 29) So a proper love of self is desirable. 	 (Efe. 5:28, 29) Tela la, se mea ‵lei ke alofa a te tino ki a ia eiloa.


Yes, when educated individuals express their atheistic views, others are dissuaded from giving God the credit he deserves as the Creator.—Proverbs 14:15, 18. 	 E tonu, kafai e fakaasi atu ne tino poto olotou manatu me e seai se Atua, e faka‵tuka atu ei ki tino ke mo a ma tuku atu a tavaega kolā e ‵tau o maua ne te Atua e pelā me ko te Mafuaga.—Faataoto 14:15, 18.


3:24, 25—How could “the ransom paid by Christ Jesus” cover “the sins that occurred in the past” before it was paid? 	 3:24, 25—Ne mafai pefea o ‵togi ne “te fakaolataga [ko te togiola] i a Keliso Iesu” a “agasala kolā ko leva” ne fai mai mua o ‵togi atu te togiola?


The End of Suffering Is at Hand! 	 Ko Pili o Oti Atu a Logo‵maega!


Yes, it has been granted to her to be arrayed in bright, clean, fine linen, for the fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the holy ones,” states Revelation 19:7, 8. 	 Ko oti foki ne talia a ia ke pei ki te gatu lino ‵ma kae malapulapu.


But now that the faith has arrived, we are no longer under a tutor.”—Galatians 3:23-25. 	 Nei, ko oko mai a te fakatuanaki, ko se toe pule i a tatou a te Tulafono.”—Kalatia 3:23-25.


(1 Sam. 1:4-7, 10, 16) Hannah poured out her soul to God and vowed: “O Jehovah of armies, if you look upon the affliction of your servant and remember me and you do not forget your servant and give to your servant a male child, I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and no razor will touch his head.”* (1 Sam. 1:11) Hannah’s request was granted, and she gave birth to her firstborn—a son. 	 Sa tiakina mai au! Kafai e aumai ne koe se tama tagata ma aku, au e tauto me ka toe tuku atu eiloa ne au ki a koe i tena olaga kātoa, kae ka se ‵kati eiloa ona laulu.”* (1 Samu. 1:11) Ne tali atu ki te fakamolemole a Hana, kae ne fanau mai ne ia tena toekimua—se tama tagata.


16 Learn From God’s Word—What Is the Good News About Religion? 	 AOKUSO 6-12, 2012 E Fakaasi Mai ne Ieova a Mea Kolā ko “Pili o ‵Tupu”


Levites are abandoning their assignment. 	 Ko tiakina ne te kau Levi olotou galuega.


O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! 	 Moi ne fakalogo mai eiloa koutou ki aku fakatonuga, e penei a fakamanuiaga mō koutou e ‵tafe eiloa pelā me se vaitafe telā e se mafai o masa pakupaku!


4 As a baptized Christian, your relationship with Jehovah is not a ‘family plan,’ such as some people have for cellular telephone service. 	 4 E pelā me se Kelisiano papatiso, a tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova e sē se ‘palani faka-te-kāiga,’ e pelā mo feagaiga e fai ne nisi tino ki olotou selefoni.


He is to live with her “according to knowledge” and should not get “bitterly angry” with her. 	 I te ‵nofo fakatasi mo tena avaga e ‘‵tau o iloa ne ia me e vāivāi tena avaga’ kae e se ‵tau o “kaitaua” malosi tou tagata ki a ia.


26 Tears in a Skin Bottle 	 E Mua Koe o Fakaasi Atu te Āva?


How did Jehovah show himself to be “rich in mercy” toward Israel? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova a te ‘lasi o tena alofa ‵nau’ ki tino Isalaelu?


Suddenly, he began having abdominal cramps. 	 Ne kamata o ‵mae fakavave tena tinae.


In a respectful but firm way, you can explain to others your values, your beliefs, and your position as a Christian. 	 I se auala āva kae mautinoa, e mafai o fakamatala atu ne koe a mea kolā e fakatāua ne koe, ou talitonuga mo tou tulaga e pelā me se Kelisiano.


The book of Revelation seems to progress on the basis of a series of sevens. 	 A te tusi ko Fakaasiga e pelā me e faipati faeloa ki mea e taki fitu.


(Luke 6:22) Jesus warned his followers that they should expect reproach. 	 (Luka 6:22) Ne fakailoa atu ne Iesu ki ana soko me e ‵tau o fe‵paki latou mo ‵tekemaiga.


12 How long does the judgment last? 	 12 E pefea te leva o te fakamasinoga?


Or do I feel tormented as Lot did by such unrighteous deeds?’ 	 Io me e logo‵mae au e pelā mo Lota ona ko vaegā amioga sē amio‵tonu penā?


Jehovah loves his people and rewards them, ultimately with everlasting life. 	 E alofa a Ieova ki ana tino kae tuku atu ne ia a te taui ki a latou, telā ko te ola se-gata-mai.


ELISHA BEGINS SERVING ELIJAH 	 KO KAMATA A ELISAIA O TAVINI KI A ELIA


Still, in a sense they too can at present be considered temporary residents. 	 Kae kaia e mafai ei o fai atu tatou me i a latou foki ne tino e se ‵nofo tumau?


For example, the writings of Hinduism include books of Vedic hymns, a collection of ritualistic commentaries about these hymns, philosophical treatises called the Upanishads, and the epic stories known as Ramayana and the Mahabharata. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fai mai ki a tatou a tusi a te lotu Hindu e uiga ki ana fakamanatuga fakalotu, ana poto, tala ‵kai, mo tulafono i mea tau amioga.


Dealings With Abraham and Israel 	 Ana Faifaiga ki a Apelaamo mo te Kau Isalaelu


With the soaring number of personal and business computers, many people have needed software. 	 E ma‵nako a tino e tokouke ki polokalame mō komipiuta me ko gasolo atu o uke a komipiuta a tino i olotou fale mo komipiuta kolā e fakaaogā ne tino i pisinisi.


And I will bless those who bless you, and him that calls down evil upon you I shall curse.”—Gen. 12:1-3. 	 Kae fakamalaia ne au a latou kolā e fakamalaia atu ki a koe.”—Kene. 12:1-3.


Jehovah’s commandments given through Moses clearly highlighted God’s holiness, his love of justice, his willingness to forgive, and his patience. 	 A tulafono a Ieova kolā ne tuku atu e auala i a Mose ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai i ei a te ‵malu o te Atua, tena fiafia malosi ki te fakamaoni, tena loto fiafia o fakamagalo, mo tena kufaki.


19 Jesus likened God to a loving father who provides good things for his offspring. 	 19 Ne fakatusa ne Iesu a te Atua ki se tamana alofa telā e tuku atu ne ia a mea ‵lei ki ana fanau.


Second, unlike today’s natural disasters, which kill good and bad people alike, destruction from God was selective. 	 A te lua o mea, ne kai filifili te Atua i fakamaseiga kolā ne fai ne ia.


• How did Jesus deal with people? 	 • E pefea a faifaiga a Iesu ki tino?


12 For example, a Christian woman may once have belonged to a religion that emphasized plainness of dress and appearance. 	 12 E pelā me se mea e tasi, kāti ne kau muamua atu se fafine Kelisiano ki se lotu telā e fakatāua i ei a te ‵pei ki gatu kolā e se uke a mea fakagaligali e fai ki ei.


The message that they were to preach was urgent. 	 E tāua ‵ki a te fekau telā e ‵tau o talai atu ne latou.


For instance, the Internet has become a useful way to provide communication, education, and entertainment. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, a te Itaneti se auala aoga e maua ei ne tatou a fesokotakiga, akoakoga, mo fakafiafiaga.


Instead, he did the following. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fai ne ia a mea kolā e fakasolo mai.


The other mountain represents the Messianic Kingdom in the hands of Jesus. 	 A te suā mauga e fakaata mai i ei a te Malo faka-Mesia i lima o Iesu.


13. (a) In whom did David boast, and what kind of people responded? (b) How are meek ones drawn to the Christian congregation today? 	 13. (a) Ko oi te tino ne fakamatamata ki ei a Tavita, kae ko oi ne ‵saga atu ki ei? (e) E ‵taki atu pefea a tino loto mau‵lalo ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i aso nei?


Thus, you would consider the opinions, needs, and wants of such a person and may defer to that one where there is no vital issue at stake. 	 Tela la, ka mafaufau koe ki manatu, mea e manakogina, mo manakoga o se tino penā kae fakalogologo faeloa ki ei māfai e isi se mataupu tāua vagana ke isi se pogai ‵tau ke se fai ei penā.


Why is it profitable to plead with Jehovah to examine us? 	 Kaia e ‵lei ei ke fakamolemole atu ki a Ieova ke sukesuke aka ne ia tatou?


For instance, to have God’s approval, we must act in harmony with his law on blood. 	 E pelā mo te mauaga o te taliaga a te Atua, e ‵tau o gasue‵sue tatou e ‵tusa mo tena tulafono e uiga ki te toto.


12 A very important means of being comforted is to be present at Christian meetings, where Bible discussions encourage us. 	 12 A te ‵toe mea tāua ke maua ei ne tatou a fakamafanafanaga ko te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano kae sau‵tala ki mea faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke maua ei ne tatou a muna fakamalosi loto.


The authors reflect on the hopeful spirit that prevailed a mere decade ago. 	 Ne mafau‵fau a tino tusitala konā ki fakamoemoega ‵gali kolā ne fai ne tino i te sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka.


Little wonder that our united preaching undermines the authority Satan exercises through his worldwide empire of false religion! 	 E mautinoa eiloa me i te ‵kau fakatasi i te faiga o te galuega talai ne fesoasoani atu ki tino e tokouke ke tiakina ne latou a lotu ‵se kae ke saoloto mai te pulega a Satani!


Maintain a Complete Heart Toward Jehovah 	 Fakatumau Se Loto E Katoatoa Ki A Ieova


ALL true Christians face a predator, one with superhuman intelligence and craftiness. 	 E FEPAKI a Kelisiano katoa mo se tino fakamataku, se tino telā e sili atu tena poto i te faiga o ana togafiti.


How can we show that we value them? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou me e fakatāua ne tatou a mea konei?


(Ezek. 8:6-12; 9:2, 3) This man was told: “Go through the city, . . . and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and groaning over all the detestable things that are being done in the city.” 	 (Eseki. 8:6-12; 9:2, 3) Ne fai atu ki te tagata tenei: “Fano i loto i te fa‵kai . . . kae faka‵mau atu se fakailoga ki lae o tino katoa kolā ko oko eiloa i te fanoa‵noa kae mafatia ona ko amioga matagā katoa kolā ne fai i te fa‵kai.”


Should I make any adjustments as to future choices?’ 	 E mata, e ‵tau o fai ne au ne fakamafulifuliga ki filifiliga e uiga ki fakafiafiaga i aso mai mua?’


(2 Corinthians 8:12; 9:7) Wrote Tertullian: “Even if there is a chest of a sort, it is not made up of money paid in entrance-fees, as if religion were a matter of contract. 	 (2 Kolinito 8:12; 9:7) Ne tusi mai a Tetuliana, penei: “Kafai foki loa e isi se pokisi mo tuku ei a tupe, e se lafo a tupe konā ke ulu atu ei a tino ki loto e pelā me se faifaiga fakapisinisi.


Soon they will reap the bad they have sown. 	 Ko pili o tau ne latou te masei telā ne ‵toki ne latou.


Will we panic? 	 E mata, ka manava‵se tatou?


The manager knew that he was a minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses, so after the period of reflection, she asked him to represent everyone in prayer. 	 Ne iloa ne te pule me i tou tagata se faifeau o Molimau a Ieova, telā mai tua o te vaitaimi toetoe tenā, ne fakamolemole atu tou fafine ke sui aka ne ia a tino katoa i te faiga o te ‵talo.


“Let each one of you individually so love his wife as he does himself; on the other hand, the wife should have deep respect for her husband.”—EPHESIANS 5:33. 	 “E ‵tau mo tāgata katoa o a‵lofa ki olotou avaga, e pelā eiloa mo te lotou a‵lofa ki a latou eiloa, kae e ‵tau foki i fāfine o āva ki olotou avaga.”—EFESO 5:33.


But honesthearted ones in her midst can see the spiritual prosperity of God’s people and are flocking to Jehovah’s organization. 	 Kae e lavea atu ne tino loto ‵lei i loto i ei a te maumea i te feitu faka-te-agaga o tino o te Atua kae ko ua‵lolo atu ei latou ki te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


That is why Jehovah speaks of the two mountains that result from the splitting of “the Mount of Olives” as being “my mountains.” 	 Tenā te pogai ne faipati ei a Ieova e uiga ki mauga e lua kolā ne maua mai i te ‵vaega o “te Mauga o Olive” e pelā mo ko “aku mauga.”


How did some first-century Jewish religious leaders sin against the holy spirit? 	 Ne agasala pefea a nisi takitaki lotu Iutaia i te senitenali muamua ki te agaga tapu o te Atua?


How David must have appreciated being shown forgiveness for his sin with Bath-sheba! 	 Ne ‵tau o loto fakafetai a Tavita mō te fakamagaloga ne Ieova o te agasala a lāua mo Patisepa.


Although they were on the run from King Saul, David was confident that Jehovah would continue supplying their basic needs. 	 E tiga eiloa ne ‵sola latou keatea mai te tupu ko Saulo, ne talitonu a Tavita me ka tuku atu faeloa ne Ieova a mea e tausi ei olotou ola.


Consider the relief effort after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar in 2008. 	 Mafaufau la ki te lasi o te fesoasoani mai tua o te afā ko te Nargis telā ne poko i Myanmar i te 2008.


When we spot a problem, we spend more time—and we do encounter problems. 	 Kafai e lavea aka ne māua me e isi se fakalavelave—e pelā mo mea kolā e ‵tupu sāle—e fakamāumāu ne māua a taimi e uke atu ke fai‵pati ki ei.


Jehovah and his organization are our hosts. 	 E talimalo eiloa ne Ieova mo tena fakapotopotoga a tatou.


Many of the 29,269 publishers—including 2,454 pioneers—in El Salvador have shown a similar self-sacrificing spirit, which is one reason why that country had a 2-percent increase in the number of publishers last year. 	 Ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne te toko 29,269 o tino talai i El Salvador e aofia i ei a paenia e toko 2,454 se uiga kaimalie mo te loto finafinau.


They were disconsolate following his death. 	 Ne loto māfatia laua mai tua o tena mate.


(Mark 10:21) Just think—an invitation to follow Jesus, the only-begotten Son of the Most High God! 	 (Maleko 10:21) Mafaufau la—se ‵kamiga ke tautali atu i a Iesu, te Tama fagasele a te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga!


Likewise, in Lot’s day, when fire rained from heaven, the wicked perished. 	 E penā foki i aso o Lota, ne fakaseai atu foki a tino ma‵sei i te taimi ne tō ifo ei a te afi mai te lagi.


What does listening to the voice of Christ’s brothers involve? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te faka‵logo ki te leo o taina o Keliso?


Not being content to pursue believers in Jerusalem only, he began spreading his hate campaign as far north as Damascus.—Acts 9:1, 2. 	 Ne seki lotomalie fua a ia i te ‵sala atu ki tino tali‵tonu i Ielusalema, kae ne kamata o salalau atu tena taumafaiga ki te feitu ki mātū ke oko atu ki Tamaseko.—Galuega 9:1, 2.


Such renderings obscure the fact that the original text of Ephesians 1:7 contains a Greek word that means “blood.” 	 E ‵funa aka i ‵fuliga konei a te pati Eleni i te Efeso 1:7 telā e fakauiga ki te “toto.”


Their wrong actions would result in enormous suffering and death for the entire human family.—Genesis 3:1-6; Romans 5:12; Hebrews 2:14. 	 Ne iku atu olotou faifaiga ‵se konā ki te logo‵mae mo te ‵mate o tino.—Kenese 3:1-6; Loma 5:12; Epelu 2:14.


6:18-21. Though God cannot be contained in any building, the temple was to serve as the center of Jehovah’s worship. 	 E tiga eiloa e se mafai o nofo atu te Atua i so se fale ne faite, ne fai te faletapu e pelā me ko te fakavae o te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


7 The examples of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ show that mercy has two components—feelings of compassion, sympathy, or pity toward the disadvantaged and action that brings relief to the recipient. 	 7 E fakaasi mai i fakaakoakoga a Ieova te Atua mo Iesu Keliso a vaega e lua o te alofa ‵nau—ko te loto alofa, io me ko te alofa ki tino fakaa‵lofa mo faifaiga kolā e aogā ki tino konā.


They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating. 	 Ka toki olotou togāvine kae inu fia‵fia i te uaina mai i olotou togāvine konā, kae se ‵toe inu ne nisi tino fakaa‵tea.


(John 18:37) So he occupied himself with the sowing of seeds of Kingdom truth. 	 (Ioane 18:37) Tela la, ne galue malosi a ia i te ‵tokiga o fuaga o te munatonu o te Malo.


For example, Kingdom proclaimers from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, preached in the province of Kompong Cham twice a month. 	 E pelā mo tino talai o te Malo i Phnom Penh, Cambodia, kolā ne talai sāle i te fa‵kai ko Kompong Cham fakalua i te masina.


(Galatians 6:4) Elders in the congregation, knowing that they are not in competition with one another, cooperate and work closely together as a body. 	 (Kalatia 6:4) Ona ko te iloa ne toeaina me e seai se fakatau‵faiga e fai i loto i te fakapotopotoga, e ga‵lue fakatasi eiloa latou e pelā me se foitino e tasi.


What should we remember if fear inhibits us from singing out? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou māfai e taofi aka tatou ne te manavase ke se usu malosi atu ki luga?


15 We too should be modest in the manner in which we carry out our assignment. 	 15 E ‵tau foki o agama‵lū tatou i te faiga o ‵tou tofiga.


Such publications as The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived and Draw Close to Jehovah* furnish us much that we can reflect on with appreciation. 	 A vaegā tusi pelā mo Te ‵Toe Tagata Sili Telā ne Ola mo te Draw Close to Jehovah* e tuku mai i ei a fakamatalaga e uke kolā e mafai o mafau‵fau ki ei mo te loto fakafetai.


News reports might be blatantly slanted in lands with State-controlled media, yet even Christians living in so-called free countries must be careful not to adopt the bias of a commentator. 	 E mafai eiloa o seai ne tala ‵gali e lagona atu i mea fakasalalau kolā e pule ki ei a te malo, kae e ‵tau foki o fakaeteete se Kelisiano ke mo a ma fakaasi atu a te uiga fapito.


All servants in the congregation were to be appointed theocratically under the oversight of “the faithful and discreet slave.” 	 Ne ‵tau o ‵tofi aka a tavini katoa i te fakapotopotoga e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga a te Atua mai lalo i te tausiga a “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


5 The ministry that Jehovah has entrusted to us is far too precious to be allowed to become commonplace. 	 Ne manatu aka te apositolo ko Paulo me e taulia malosi a ia ke talai atu te tala ‵lei, kae ne mafaufau a ia me i a ia ko tō masei ke maua te galuega taulia tenā.


Among Jehovah’s Witnesses are many individuals who used to be drug addicts, drunkards, fornicators, street fighters, thieves, and liars. 	 E aofia i Molimau a Ieova i aso nei a tino e tokouke kolā ne u‵miti ki vailakau tapu, te kava, ne tino finalalolagi, ne tino fai taua, tino kai‵soa, mo tino ‵loi.


(Luke 10:41, 42) No doubt his evident affection for Martha made it easy for her to accept his counsel. 	 (Luka 10:41, 42) E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne fai ne tena alofa ki a Maleta ke taliagofie ne ia ana pati polopoloki.


This article will discuss why we should maintain our focus on gaining the greatest form of recognition—the recognition granted by Jehovah to his faithful servants. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a te pogai e ‵tau ei mo tatou o tumau i te ‵kilo tonu atu ke maua te ‵toe taliaga sili—ko te taliaga telā e tuku mai ne Ieova ki ana tavini fakamaoni.


35:19—What is the meaning of David’s request not to let those hating him wink their eye? 	 35:19, NW—Se a te uiga o te fakamolemole a Tavita ke mo a e talia a latou kolā e ita tauanoa atu ki a ia, ke faka‵kivi olotou mata?


Author Eric Maisel says: “Those who once turned to their tribal shaman, pastor or family doctor for help with mental, spiritual and physical problems now look to self-help nonfiction to provide the answers.” 	 Muna a te tino tusitala ko Eric Maisel: “I aso mua ne ‵saga sāle atu a tino ki tino faivailakau, faifeau io me ko te tokitā o te lotou kāiga ke maua mai ei se fesoasoani e uiga ki fakalavelave i olotou mafaufauga, mea faka-te-agaga, mo te feitu faka-te-foitino, kae nei la ko ‵saga atu latou ki tusi kolā e fakamatala mai i ei te auala e faka‵lei atu ei olotou olaga.”


People in those early days lived far longer than we do today. 	 Ne ola leva atu a tino i aso taumua eiloa i lō tatou i aso nei.


15, 16. Give a Scriptural example to show how the support of fellow believers can help us to stand firm. 	 15, 16. Ke taku mai se fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu e fakaasi mai i ei a te lasi o te fesoasoani o taina tali‵tonu ke tu ‵mautakitaki tatou.


Indeed, a man’s enemies will be persons of his own household.” 	 Ko a‵vaga a tama tagata mo matua a olotou avaga; a fili o te tino ko tino eiloa o tena kāiga tonu.”


Yet, when writing about the mingling of different religions, Paul asked: “What portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever?” 	 Kae, i tena tusi e uiga ki te ‵kau fakatasi o lotu kese‵kese, ne fai atu a Paulo: “E se mafai o ‵pau a mea e maua ne te tino talitonu mo te tino sē talitonu.”


They are very interesting, informative, and enlightening. 	 E ‵gali, e aogā a fakamatalaga i ei kae fakamalosi mai foki.


13. What enabled Paul to endure, and how can his example help us to endure? 	 13 I te senitenali muamua T.A., ne fai a te apositolo ko Paulo mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te kufaki.


“All those in the memorial tombs will . . . come out.”—JOHN 5:28, 29. 	 “Tino katoa kolā e i loto i tanuga . . . ko ulu mai ei ki tua.”—IOANE 5:28, 29.


“The Generous Person Will Be Blessed” 	 ‘Ka Fakamanuia a te Tino Uiga Kaimalie’


(Exodus 13:21; 14:21, 22) Yes, those Israelites received undeniable evidence of Jehovah’s love for them. 8. 	 (Esoto 13:21; 14:21, 22) E tonu, ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu konā a fakamaoniga ‵tonu eiloa me ne alofa a Ieova ki a latou.


7:12 Though I know the Golden Rule, how often do I apply this counsel in dealing with others? 	 Kaia ne seki fakamalosi atu i ei a Iesu ke fesuiaki olotou amoga?


8 Further, we can ask for Jehovah’s help to cultivate the proper view of ourselves. 	 8 E se gata i ei, e mafai o fakamolemole atu tatou ke fesoasoani mai a Ieova ke mafai o maua ne tatou te kilokiloga tonu e uiga ki a tatou eiloa.


They may expect this system to fall apart one day or may believe that somehow human efforts will achieve “peace and security.” (1 Thess. 5:3) But what about us? 	 E fakamoe‵moe latou me ka fakaseai atu te olaga tenei i se aso mai mua nei, io me e tali‵tonu latou me ka maua te “filemu kae tokagamalie” e auala i taumafaiga a tāgata. (1 Tesalonia 5:3) Kae e a tatou?


It is wise to stop periodically and examine the way you are walking in life. 	 Se mea poto ke iloilo aka faeloa te auala e sasale ei koe i te olaga.


● Credible witnesses. 	 ● Molimau kolā e mafai o fakatalitonugina.


Jehovah promises: “I shall positively gather Jacob.” 	 E folafola mai Ieova: “Ka ko koutou tino Isalaelu kolā e ‵toe, ka fakapotopoto ne au koutou.”


More important, they did not forget what they had learned but cherished God’s promises and requirements and meditated on them. 	 Kae sili atu i te tāua, ne seki puli i a latou a mea kolā ne tauloto ne latou kae ne fakatāua ne latou a folafolaga a te Atua mo mea e manako a ia ki ei kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei.


However, the blessings that Solomon and his subjects enjoyed were conditional. 	 Kae e isi eiloa se mea ne fakalagolago ki ei a fakamanuiaga kolā ne maua ne Solomona mo ana tino.


“Frankly, I felt very nervous about doing this,” Elena explains. 	 “A te tonuga loa, ne polepole malosi au,” ko te fakamatalaga a Elena.


Explain how love motivated Jeremiah to preach despite difficult circumstances. 	 Fakamatala mai te auala ne fakaosofia ei a Ielemia ne te alofa ke talai atu faitalia a tulaga faiga‵ta.


18. What spiritual armor equips us to oppose the Devil? 18 Jehovah has supplied us with a full suit of spiritual armor to enable us “to stand firm against the machinations of the Devil.” 	 18 Ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova a meatau katoa “ke mafai ne [tatou] o agai atu ki auala ma‵sei o te Tiapolo.”


(Daniel 2:44) Soon, everyone will have to know that Jehovah is the true God.—Read Ezekiel 36:23; Matthew 6:9. 	 (Tanielu 2:44) E se leva nei, kae ka iloa ne tino katoa me i a Ieova ko te Atua tonu.—Faitau te Esekielu 36:23; Mataio 6:9.


No one uses him to collect debts anymore, yet Ignacio is content that Bible truths and God’s spirit have transformed his personality. 	 E seai nei se tino koi fakaaogā ne ia tou tagata ke ‵tae mai a kaitalafu mai nisi tino, kae e loto fiafia eiloa a Ignacio me ne ‵fuli ne muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo te agaga o te Atua a ana uiga.


Sophia: What do you mean? 	 Sophia: Se a te mea e fakauiga koe ki ei?


“Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah. . . . 	 “Kae ko Ieova ne fiafia eiloa ki a Noa. . . .


There is now no greater privilege we can have than to share in “bearing thorough witness” about God’s Kingdom!—Acts 28:23. 	 Tenei eiloa te ‵toe tauliaga sili ko maua ne tatou, ko te molimau atu e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua!—Galuega 28:23.


If your loss of a privilege was due to wrongdoing on your part, you may wonder whether Jehovah and your Christian brothers will ever truly forgive and forget. 	 Kafai ne galo atu sou tauliaga ona ko tau mea ‵se ne fai, kāti ka mafaufau koe me e mata ka fakamagalo kae fakapuli ne Ieova mo ou taina Kelisiano a te mea tena io me ikai.


(Rom. 14:7, 8) God has dignified us by giving us free will. 	 (Loma 14:7, 8) Ne fakaaloalo eiloa tatou ne Ieova mai i te tukumaiga ki a tatou a te saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga.


“In showing honor to one another take the lead.”—Romans 12:10. 	 “Ke fakatau fia‵fia foki koutou, i te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.”—Loma 12:10.


Not everyone who drinks excessively becomes an alcoholic. 	 E se ko tino katoa kolā e ko‵nā sāle e fai pelā me ne tino e u‵miti ki te kava.


Think of the emotional pain that it can cause. 	 Mafaufau la ki te logo‵mae telā e mafai o māfua mai i ei.


In time, you will enjoy the more expansive freedom that lies ahead for Jehovah’s loyal ones.—Jas. 1:25; Matt. 7:13, 14. 	 I aso mai mua, ka maua ne koe te saolotoga e lasi atu telā ne tauto a Ieova ki tino katoa kolā e a‵lofa fakamaoni ki a ia.—Iakopo 1:25; Mataio 7:13, 14.


The brother’s respectful explanation removed much of the commissioner’s misunderstanding and prejudice toward our work. 	 Ne fai ne te fakamatalaga a te taina tenei mo te āva ke ave kea‵tea i ei a te uiga fakailoga tino mo te sē malamalama o te komisina maluga tenei e uiga ki ‵tou galuega.


All of us need to defend our faith, control our emotions, reject harmful peer pressure, and avoid unwholesome associations and entertainment. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou katoa o ‵pulu ‵tou fakatuanaki, pule faka‵lei atu ki ‵tou lagonaga, ‵teke atu ki fakamalosiga mai taugasoa ma‵sei, kae ‵kalo keatea mai taugasoa mo fakafiafiaga sē ‵lei.


Every experience has been a delight—fun and, most of all, spiritually edifying. 	 A avanoaga katoa konei ne fakafiafia mai ki a māua—faifakata, kae e sili atu eiloa, a fakamalosiga faka-te-agaga.


What Is Your Determination? 	 Se a Tau Fakaikuga?


What can we learn from his endurance? 	 Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai tena kufaki?


In time, they died, just as God had warned. 	 I te gasologa o taimi, ne ‵mate atu lāua, e pelā eiloa mo te mea ne fakailoa atu ne te Atua ki a lāua.


Rather, we should be led by Jehovah’s counsel, fully confident that he will ‘hold us by the right hand’ and support us. 	 I lō te fai penā, e ‵tau o takitaki tatou ne pati fakatonutonu a Ieova, mai te tali‵tonu katoatoa me ka ‘taofi ne ia ‵tou lima’ kae fesoasoani mai foki ki a tatou.


“We just had to enjoy ourselves and rejoice,” he continued, “because this your brother was dead and came to life, and he was lost and was found.” 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia, penei: “Ko ‵tau foki o fai se ‵kaiga e fakafiafia ei tatou, me i tou taina tenā ne mate, kae nei ko ola, ne galo, kae nei ko maua.”


Let each one of you individually so love his wife as he does himself; on the other hand, the wife should have deep respect for her husband.” 	 E ‵tau mo tagata katoa o a‵lofa ki olotou avaga, e pela eiloa mo te lotou a‵lofa ki a latou eiloa, kae e ‵tau foki i fafine o ava ki olotou avaga.”


Why would Jehovah and his Son, Jesus Christ, fight such a war? 	 Kaia ka taua atu ei a Ieova mo tena Tama, ko Iesu Keliso, i se vaegā taua penei?


20 We should be resolved to glorify God by conducting ourselves in accord with his dignity. 	 20 E ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou ke ‵viki atu ki te Atua mai te fakafetaui aka o ‵tou faifaiga mo tena tulaga ‵malu.


What a protection that will be for the young ones! 	 A te mea tenā se puipuiga lasi ‵ki eiloa mō otou tama‵liki!


Professor John A. Beck says of this account: “According to one Jewish tradition, the rebels criticize Moses with these words: ‘Moses knows the properties of this particular rock! 	 E fakamatala mai ne te polofesa ko John A. Beck a te tala tenei: “E ‵tusa mo se tuu e tasi a te kau Iutaia, ne fai atu ne tino ‵teke a pati fakatauemu konei e uiga ki a Mose: ‘E iloa ‵lei ne Mose me isi ne vai i te vaegā kaupapa tenei!


Many even deride the idea of God’s intervening in human affairs—as people did in Noah’s day. 	 E pelā mo latou kolā ne ola i aso o Noa, e tokouke i aso nei e se tali‵tonu me ka fakaseai ne te Atua a tino amio ma‵sei.


Despite the sincere efforts of many, why has world unity continued to elude mankind into the 21st century? 	 Faitalia a taumafaiga a tino fakamaoni e tokouke, kaia ne seki maua ei se fealofani i te lalolagi ke oko mai eiloa ki te 21 senitenali tenei?


Did the Israelites execute criminals by hanging them on stakes? 	 E mata, ne fakasala ne te kau Isalaelu a pagota mai te fakatautau o latou i luga i lakau?


Of course, it is not realistic to expect that every elder or ministerial servant will be outstandingly skillful in every aspect of the Christian ministry. 	 E tonu, e se ‵lei te fakamoemoe ke āpo ‵ki a toeaina mo tavini fakafaifeau katoa i vaega katoa o te galuega faka-Kelisiano.


In what way did Gideon show modesty in speaking with God’s angel? 	 Se a te auala ne fakaasi atu ei ne Kitiona tena agamalū i ana pati ki te agelu a te Atua?


‘But,’ some may say, ‘Jesus’ death is truly important. 	 Kāti ka fai mai a nisi tino, ‘kae e tāua ‵ki te mate o Iesu.


Moreover, Paul’s words teach us something else. 	 E se lava fua ke iloa ne koe me e mafai o fakamasei ne au amioga a te igoa o te Atua.


Our wants are not necessarily the same as our needs. 	 E sē mafai o ‵pau a mea kolā e fia‵fai fua tatou ki ei mo mea kolā e ‵tau eiloa o maua ne tatou.


After all, Paradise is where mankind belongs. 	 Me i te Palataiso ko te koga telā e ‵tau o ‵nofo i ei a tino.


16 Although others can help and support him, the primary responsibility for reaching out rests with the man himself. 	 16 E tiga eiloa e mafai o fesoasoani kae ‵lago atu a nisi tino ki a ia, kae i o ia eiloa te tiute ke kausaki atu ki tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga.


Absalom—An Ambitious Opportunist 	 Apisaloma—Se Tino Fakamaualuga Telā e Matafatu


Really Care About You? 5/1 	 E Mata, e Atafai Tonu Atu ki a Koe? 5/1


6. (a) How do people in general show that their share is in this life only? (b) Why is it better to have David’s outlook? 	 6. (a) E fakaasi mai pefea ne tino valevale me i te lotou ola e maua fua i te olaga tenei? (e) Kaia e ‵lei ei ke maua ne tatou te kilokiloga a Tavita?


Yes, Jehovah was leading his people. 	 Ao, ko Ieova eiloa ne takitaki ne ia ana tino.


5 In this time of the end, Satan has intensified his efforts. 	 5 I te taimi tenei o te gataga, ko oti ne toe fakamalosi aka ne Satani ana taumafaiga.


Nevertheless, F. LaGard Smith comments in The Narrated Bible in Chronological Order: “It is altogether likely that these first brothers and sisters enter into marriages with each other, despite the sense of inappropriateness which would be felt should that occur in following generations.” 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e fai mai a F. LaGard Smith i The Narrated Bible in Chronological Order: “Kāti ne fakatau a‵vaga eiloa a te tagata mo tena tuagane i te taimi muamua, faitalia me e se ‵lei te mea tenā i kautama mai tua ifo i ei.”


But what is kindness? 	 Kae se a la te alofa atafai?


This has helped them to remain “clean from the blood of all men.”—Acts 20:26. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a te mea tenei ki a latou ke tumau i te “‵ma i toto o tino katoa.”—Galu. 20:26.


4, 5. (a) What command did Jehovah give the Israelites when they entered the Promised Land? (b) According to Psalm 106, what happened to the Israelites because of their disobedience? 	 4, 5. (a) Se a te fakatonuga ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te kau Isalaelu i te taimi ne ulu atu ei ki te Fenua o te Folafolaga? (e) E ‵tusa mo te Salamo 106, se a te mea ne tupu ki te fenua o Isalaelu ona ko te lotou sē faka‵logo?


After all, if over the years he had always told you the truth and had never deliberately lied to you, you would have good reason to believe what he now told you. 	 Kafai ne faipati ‵tonu faeloa a ia ki a koe i tausaga e uke ko ‵teka kae ne seki loi lele atu eiloa ki a koe, ko maua eiloa ne koe ne pogai ‵lei ke talitonu ki te mea telā ko fai atu nei ne ia ki a koe.


They strive to be like Christ, “humble in mind, not paying back injury for injury or reviling for reviling.”—1 Peter 3:8, 9; 1 Corinthians 11:1. 	 E taumafai latou ke fai pelā mo Keliso, i te fakaasi atu o te ‘loto malalo,’ mo te sē “taui te masei ki te masei, io me taui atu te muna fetū ki te muna fetū.”—1 Petelu 3:8, 9; 1 Kolinito 11:1.


(Acts 24:5, 6) Those charges could lead to his being sentenced to death. 	 (Galu. 24:5, 6) E mafai loa o iku atu a vaegā ‵losiga penā ki te fakasala o ia ki te mate.


When we study it diligently and make God’s thoughts our thoughts, we, like Jeremiah, will be able to endure joyfully in the ministry, stay faithful through trials, and remain morally and spiritually clean.—Jas. 5:10. 	 Kafai e sukesuke faka‵lei tatou ki ei ke faka‵pau ‵tou kilokiloga mo te Atua, e pelā mo Ielemia, ka mafai o fia‵fia tatou i te ‵tou galuega talai, fakamaoni i taimi o fakalavelave, kae ke tumau i te ‵ma i te mea tau amioga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga.—Iakopo 5:10.


Show that you intend to do God’s will by following his Son. 	 Ke fakaasi atu me e manako koe ke fai te loto o te Atua mai i te tautali atu ki tena Tama.


“You must not steal,” says the Bible. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Sa kaisoa.”


This extraordinary account comes to us from the four Gospels of the Christian Greek Scriptures, commonly called the New Testament. 	 Ne fakamatala mai eiloa a te tala fakaofoofogia tenei i tusi Evagelia e fa o te Tusi Tapu Kelisiano faka-Eleni, telā e lauiloa me ko te Feagaiga Fou.


Can a person be disfellowshipped from the Christian congregation for engaging in uncleanness as he can be for fornication or loose conduct? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakatea se tino mai te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano telā e aofia i amioga lai‵lai e pelā mo te fakatea o se tino e finalalolagi io me e aofia i amioga sōnafai?


In what ways is a lesser one “great”? 	 I auala fea e fai ei se tino sē taulia ke “tafasili i te maluga”?


(Prov. 3:5, 6; Phil. 4:6, 7) Even if we are isolated, our petitions to Jehovah unite us with “the entire association of [our] brothers in the world.”—1 Pet. 5:9. 	 (Faataoto 3:5, 6; Filipi 4:6, 7) Kafai foki loa e ‵nofo tatou i koga ‵mao, e ‵kau fakatasi eiloa tatou mo ‵tou “taina kelisiano i te lalolagi kātoa” e auala i ‵tou ‵talo.—1 Petelu 5:9.


Rather than manifesting the attitude of disobedience and independence that characterizes the world, she is in submission to her mate. 	 I lō te fakaasi atu o te kilokiloga sē fakalogo kae fia tu tokotasi telā e fakaasi mai ne te lalolagi, e fakalogo eiloa a ia ki tena avaga.


All in all, he has undertaken three preaching tours in Galilee: the first with 4 new disciples, the second with the 12 apostles, and an expanded one with the trained apostles also being sent out. 	 E tolu katoa ana malaga talai i Kalilaia: ko te malaga muamua fakatasi mo ana soko ‵fou e toko 4, ko te lua o malaga fakatasi mo ana apositolo e toko 12, mō te suā malaga e tai loa atu i te taimi ne uga atu ei ne ia ana apositolo kolā ne fakamasani faka‵lei aka.


As we discuss these questions, we will also consider the lessons we can learn. 	 I te taimi e sau‵tala ei tatou ki fesili konei, ka mafau‵fau foki tatou ki akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i ei.


Trust can be shattered, however, by just one act of dishonesty. 	 E mafai foki o fakamasei a te loto talitonu i se faifaiga fua e tasi o te sē fakamaoni.


He observed: “This abatement of the primitive moral rigour would naturally assist the process of conformity to the ways of the world.” 	 Ana muna: “A te gasoloifoga o sē fakatāua a te faiga o amioga ‵lei e pelā mo te tulaga o te Lotu i aso mua ne fakafaigofie aka i ei a te ‵fuliatuga ki faifaiga faka-te-lalolagi.”


(Acts 20:35) The congregation as a whole grows in warmth as each member takes a loving interest in others. 	 (Galuega 20:35) Ka gasolo aka te alofa i loto i te fakapotopotoga māfai e fakatau a‵lofa a tino taki tokotasi i ei.


(1 Corinthians 2:10-16; 13:8; Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 1:9, 10) Yes, understanding the account about Samson underscores the fact that God’s spirit can help us. 	 (1 Kolinito 2:10-16; 13:8; Efeso 3:16; Kolose 1:9, 10) E tonu, a te ‵loto o te malamalama i te tala o Samasoni e fakatalitonu katoatoa mai i ei me e mafai o fesoasoani mai a te agaga o te Atua ki a tatou.


3 Blossom’s parents, mentioned in the first paragraph, were understandably concerned whether their daughter was old enough to grasp the significance and seriousness of baptism. 	 3 A mātua o Blossom kolā ne faka‵sae atu i te palakalafa muamua, ne manava‵se lāua me e mata ko matua ‵lei a te lā tamaliki fafine ke malamalama i te aoga mo te tāua o te papatisoga io me ikai.