(Mark 4:3-9) In the illustration of the sower who sleeps, Jesus highlighted that the farmer does not fully understand the process of growth. 	 (Maleko 4:3-9) I te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tino ‵toki telā e moe, ne faka‵mafa atu ne Iesu me e se malamalama katoatoa a te tino ‵toki lakau i te auala e tupu aka ei se lakau.


There the boy becomes “a minister of Jehovah before Eli the priest.” (1 Samuel 1:24; 2:11) When Samuel is still of tender age, Jehovah speaks to him, pronouncing judgment against the house of Eli. 	 I konā ne fai ei a te tamaliki tenā e pelā me se ‘tavini a Ieova i mua o Eli te faitaulaga.’ (1 Samuelu 1:24; 2:11) A koi foliki a Samuelu, ne faipati atu a Ieova ki a ia, e uiga ki te fakamasinoga ka fai ne ia ki te kaukāiga o Eli.


(Genesis 26:34, 35; 27:46) Think, too, of Hannah and how her rival wife, Peninnah, “vexed her sorely” because Hannah was barren. 	 (Kenese 26:34, 35; 27:46) Mafaufau foki ki a Hana mo te auala ne “fakalili” sāle ne te suā avaga a Elekana ko Penina, ona ko te seai o se tamaliki a Hana.


When threatened, the Jews fast and pray for help. 	 I te taimi ne ‵tu ei latou i se tulaga fakamataku, ne fakaliki‵liki kae ‵talo atu a tino Iutaia mō se fesoasoani.


He even stopped his followers from putting up any resistance and let the mob take him away.—John 18:3-12. 	 6. Se a te mea ne seki tiakina ne Molimau i Malawi faitalia a fakasauāga ne fepaki mo latou? 7, 8.


For instance, he saved Israel by destroying Pharaoh’s war chariots and military forces. 	 E pelā mo te faka‵saoga ne ia o tino Isalaelu mai te fakaseaiga o kaliota tau mo te kautau a Falao.


When an author writes a book, he or she usually fashions it to appeal to a specific group of people. 	 Ne tusi a nisi tusi mō tino kolā e ma‵luga olotou akoakoga, a nisi tusi mō tama‵liki kae e tusi a nisi tusi mō tino kolā e ga‵lue i galuega kese‵kese.


Through the mouth of a serpent, Satan said that those words were not true. 	 Ne fai atu a Satani, mai i te gutu o te gata, me e se ‵tonu a pati konā.


Citizens of God’s Kingdom may learn basic Bible teachings quickly and get baptized. 	 Kāti ka vave o tauloto ne tino tonu o te Malo o te Atua a akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu kae papatiso.


Peter continued to maintain a clean appearance. 	 Ne fakatumau eiloa ne Peter ana foliga ‵ma.


The world encourages people to strive to be superior to others 	 E fakamalosi ne te lalolagi a tino ke taumafai ke ma‵luga atu latou i nisi tino


In addition, by living in harmony with Bible truth in other aspects of life, we may benefit in an economic, social, or domestic way. 	 E se gata i ei, mai te ola e ‵tusa mo te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu i nisi vaega o te olaga, ka aogā eiloa ki a tatou i mea tau sene mo nisi feitu o te olaga.


After the assembly, I returned to an assignment in the Philippines. 	 Mai tua o te fono, ne toe foki atu au ki se tōfiga i Filipaina.


15 Read Zechariah 12:9. 	 15 Faitau te Sakalia 12:9.


How do we benefit from making decisions that please Jehovah? 	 E aoga pefea ki a tatou a te faiga fakaikuga totino kolā e fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova?


Jehovah manifests his love for the flock as a whole when he provides it with an abundance of spiritual food. 	 E fakaasi mai ne Ieova tena alofa ki te lafu i te taimi e tuku mai ei ne ia a meakai faka-te-agaga e uke.


In Japan, tunnel workers believe that it brings bad luck if a woman enters a tunnel before it is finished. 	 I Tiapani, e tali‵tonu a tino kolā e ga‵lue i te faitega o auala mai lalo o te laukele, me kafai e fanatu se fafine i te auala tenā, kae e seki oti te faitega, e fai pelā me se fakailoga o te malaia.


(Read Matthew 25:31-34, 41, 46.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 25:31-34, 41, 46.)


6 Our heart will not naturally veer toward chastity. 	 6 E se mafai ne te loto o ‵taki koe ki tulaga ‵mā.


It would involve the Christian congregation, which he termed “God’s field under cultivation” and which was to be fruitful. 	 E aofia i ei te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano telā e fakaigoa ki te “fatoaga a te Atua” telā e ‵tau o fua malosi mai.


Doing so, we will have the courage to obey Jehovah under all circumstances and to oppose the Devil. 	 Mai te faiga penā, ka maua ei ne tatou te loto toa ke faka‵logo ki a Ieova mai lalo i so se fakanofonofoga kae ke ‵teke atu ki te Tiapolo.


Are not also the people of the nations doing the same thing?” 	 E a, e se fai foki penā ne tino o fenua fakaa‵tea?”


Thus, your prayers should always reflect sincerity and openness, as well as spiritual and emotional balance. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu faeloa i au ‵talo tou loto fakamaoni mo tou fiafia, e penā foki loa mo te paleni ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo mea tau lagonaga.


(Rom. 7:25) Clearly, we could easily be deceived by our emotions if we allow them to prevail when we are making important decisions. 	 (Loma 7:25) Tela la, kafai e fai ne tatou a fakaikuga ke mo a e talia ne tatou ‵tou lagonaga ke pule mai i te taimi e fai ei a fakaikuga tāua.


8 The light was “getting lighter and lighter.” 	 8 “E gasolosolo malie eiloa o vau te mainaga.”


11. (a) How does our freely giving show “practical wisdom”? (b) What equalizing of finances is taking place among God’s people? 	 11. (a) E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou a te “poto” mai te loto fia‵fia o tuku atu ‵tou mea? (e) Se a te faifaiga paleni i mea tau tupe telā e fakagalue ne tino o te Atua?


By manifesting the fruitage of the spirit and by proclaiming the Kingdom message, we bear much fruit [Picture on page 23] 	 E ‵fua malosi mai tatou māfai e fakaasi atu a fuataga o te agaga tapu penā foki mo te folafolaatuga o te fekau o te Malo


What set the Bible Students apart from Christendom? 	 Se a te mea ne fai ei ke tu ‵kese a Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu mai Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se?


(2 Cor. 11:23-28) How did he maintain balance and emotional stability under those trying circumstances? 	 (2 Kolinito 11:23-28) Ne mafai pefea o fakatumau ne ia a te paleni o ana lagonaga mai lalo i tulaga faiga‵ta penā?


The Scriptures speak of certain individuals who, while still unbelievers, “were rightly disposed for everlasting life.” 	 E faipati te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki nisi tino a koi tuai o fai latou mo fai ne tino tali‵tonu e pelā me “e ‵tau o maua ne latou te ola se-gata-mai.”


17 Likely, most of your schoolmates have little or no regard for Bible standards. 	 17 Kāti a te tokoukega o ou taugasoa i te akoga e foliki fua io me e seai eiloa se lotou āva ki tulaga i te Tusi Tapu.


17, 18. (a) Why did the apostles at times have difficulty grasping Jesus’ teaching on humility? (b) In what similar situation might we find ourselves? 	 17, 18. (a) Kaia e faigata ei ki apositolo i nisi taimi ke malamalama i te akoakoga a Iesu e uiga ki te loto maulalo? (e) Ne a tulaga e mafai o ‵tai ‵pau ei tatou i te feitu tenā?


A refreshing, kindly yoke indeed! 	 Se amoga fakamalosi kae alofa atafai eiloa!


For instance, we got to know almost all the brothers and sisters in the Dutch district, and they have become very dear to us. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne ‵tau o iloa ne māua a taina mo tuagane katoa i kogā fenua o Dutch, kae ne tāua malosi latou ki a māua.


The number seven is used frequently in the Scriptures to signify completion. 	 E fakaaoga sāle a te napa fitu i Tusitusiga Tapu ke fakasino atu ki te katoatoa ‵lei.


(Job 34:10-12) He encouraged Job to wait on Jehovah, rather than to strive to demonstrate his own righteousness. 	 (Iopu 34:10-12) Ne fakamalosi atu a ia ki a Iopu ke fakatalitali ki a Ieova, i lō te taumafai o fakaasi atu tena amiotonu.


Additionally, he endowed the first humans with godly qualities that would enable them to cooperate with each other and to depend on each other. 	 E se gata i ei, ne tuku atu ne ia ki tino muamua a uiga fakaatua kolā e fai ei ke mafai ne lāua o fesoasoani kae fakalagolago atu a te suā tino ki te suā tino.


On the contrary, he was kind to her. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, ne atafai atu tou tagata ki tou fafine.


For them to succeed in this lifesaving work, Jesus emphasizes three vital needs. 	 Ko te mea ke manuia latou i te galuega faka‵sao tino tenei, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu a mea tāua e tolu kolā e manakogina.


In time, all sin will thus be removed, and mankind will be lifted to human perfection. 	 Fakamuli loa, ka galo katoatoa ei te tulaga agasala o tino kae ka maua ne latou te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa.


Why did a Roman soldier need good footwear, and what does it illustrate? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o isi ne taka malosi ‵lei o se sotia Loma, kae se a te mea e fakaasi mai i ei?


(Judg. 13:18; Dan. 8:16; Luke 1:19; Rev. 12:7) Since Jehovah has named each of the stars (Ps. 147:4), it is reasonable to assume that all of his angelic sons, including the one who became Satan, also have personal names. 	 (Fama. 13:18; Tani. 8:16; Luka 1:19; Faka. 12:7) E tiga eiloa ne fakaigoa ne Ieova a fetū takitasi (Sala. 147:4), se faka‵tauga ‵lei ke mafau‵fau ki ei me i ana tama ko agelu, e aofia i ei a ia telā ne fai mo Satani, e isi katoa ne igoa totino o latou.


He relied on Jehovah’s spirit. 	 Ne fakalagolago a ia ki te agaga o Ieova.


To serve effectively, a worshipper of Jehovah must follow a routine of Bible study. 	 Ke magoi te faiga o te galuega, e ‵tau mo se tino tapuaki o Ieova o fai sena fakatokaga masani ke sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu.


February 1, 2011 	 Fepuali 1, 2011


For what purpose? 	 Se a te pogai?


2. How do Jehovah’s Witnesses react to the problem of terrorism, leading to what questions? 	 2 Kae ui ei, e isi eiloa se fakamoemoega mō tatou.


“Some of them [Jews] became believers,” as did “a great multitude of the Greeks.”—Acts 17:1-4. 	 “Ne tali‵tonu a nisi tino [Iutaia] i a latou,” e pelā foki “mo tino Eleni e tokouke.”—Galu. 17:1-4.


• Who is God’s “woman,” and who represent her on earth? 	 Ko oi te fafine e fakauiga ki ei te Isaia mataupu e 60, kae ko oi e sui ne latou a ia i te lalolagi nei? 7.


Pursuing God’s Purpose Today 	 Te ‵Sala Atu ki te Loto o te Atua i Aso Nei


(Matthew 24:42, 43) So Jesus likened his coming to the arrival of a thief—unexpected. 	 (Mataio 24:42, 43) Telā la, ne fakatusa ne Iesu tena foki mai ki te oko mai o se tino kaisoa—telā e seki fakamoemoegina.


(Read Colossians 3:18-21.) 	 (Faitau te Kolose 3:18-21.)


If we analyze his defense, two main elements clearly stand out: (1) Paul was persuasive in his presentation. 	 Kafai e iloilo faka‵lei ne tatou ana fakamatalaga, e lua a manatu tāua e ‵tu aliali mai i ei: (1) Ne ma‵goi ana fakamatalaga.


Our family has grown closer. 	 Ko gasolo eiloa o ‵pili a te motou kāiga.


How does the parable of the sheep and the goats affect our view of the preaching work? 	 E pokotia pefea ‵tou kilokiloga ki te galuega talai i te tala fakatusa e uiga ki mamoe mo kouti?


It engenders in us a healthy fear of displeasing him. 	 E fakamalosi aka ei i a tatou se mataku ‵tau ke se fakafanoanoa eiloa ne tatou a ia.


(Matthew 28:19) They recognize Jehovah’s sovereignty, submit to Christ as their King and Redeemer, and yield to the action of God’s spirit, or active force, in their lives. 	 (Mataio 28:19) E talia ne latou te pulega sili a Ieova, kae faka‵logo ki a Keliso e pelā me ko te lotou Tupu mo te Fakaola, kae tautali foki ki te takitakiga a te agaga o te Atua, io me ko te malosi galue, i olotou olaga.


Jesus said: “Whoever stumbles one of these little ones who put faith in me, it is more beneficial for him to have hung around his neck a millstone such as is turned by an ass and to be sunk in the wide, open sea.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “So se tino e fai ne ia se mea ke agasala a tama‵liki konei, kolā e tali‵tonu ki a au, e sili atu moi fai ne ‵sai tena ua ki se fatu kae ‵pei ki te moana ‵poko.”


“Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,” said Jesus, “and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another.” 	 “E fai taua te suā fenua ki te suā fenua, mo te suā malo ki te suā malo,” ko muna a Iesu, “e oko mai a oge mo mafuie i koga katoa.”


3 People felt drawn to Jesus. 	 3 Ne tosina atu a loto o tino ki a Iesu.


In trying to reach the unbeliever with the message of the truth, though, a certain caution is in order, as the following experiences bear out. 	 I te taumafai ke oko atu a te fekau o te munatonu ki te tino sē talitonu, e ‵tau eiloa o fakaeteete malosi i ei, e pelā mo te mea telā e lavea atu i tala kolā e ‵soko mai.


(Hebrews 11:27) In other words, Jehovah was so real to Moses that it was as if he could see the invisible God. 	 (Epelu 11:27, i ā matou a mataimanu ‵kese.) Ko tena uiga, ona ko te talitonu malosi o Mose ki a Ieova, ne fai pelā me e mafai o matea atu ne ia te Atua telā e se mafai o matea ki mata.


In Jehovah’s strength and with the aid of his holy spirit, we can continue to make changes in our personality and pattern of thinking that will show that we are responding to the light. 	 Ona ko te malosi o Ieova mo te fesoasoani o tena agaga tapu, e mafai o tumau tatou i te faiga o ‵fuliga ki ‵tou uiga mo ‵tou mafaufauga kolā ka fakaasi atu ei me e ‵saga atu tatou ki te mainaga.


Though literal water is essential for sustaining life on earth, Jesus had in mind a different type of water when he said to a Samaritan woman at a well: “Whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty at all, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water bubbling up to impart everlasting life.” 	 E tiga eiloa e tāua a te vai ki te ola i te lalolagi, ne mafaufau a Iesu ki se vaegā vai ‵kese i te taimi ne faipati atu ei a ia ki se fafine Samalia i te vaikeli: “Ka ko te tino e inu ki te vai telā ka tuku atu ne au ki a ia, e se toe fia inu eiloa. I te mea, a te vai telā ka tuku atu ne au ki a ia, ka fai mo punavai i a ia, kae ka ‵puna ake ki te ola se gata mai.”


He upheld the truth of Jehovah’s word and promises. 	 Ne puke ‵mautakitaki a ia ki te munatonu a Ieova mo ana folafolaga.


At that time, we showed the film The Happiness of the New World Society, almost always outdoors in public places. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne pei ne matou a te ata The Happiness of the New World Society, i te ukega o taimi ne pei sāle i tua i koga masani e oloolo i ei a tino.


• How do the letter to the Hebrews and the words of Peter confirm the hope of everlasting life on earth? 	 • E fakatalitonu mai pefea i te tusi ki te kau Epelu mo pati a Petelu a te fakamoemoega ko te ola


20 Many now alive have served Jehovah faithfully for decades. 	 Ke fakamalosi aka ne tatou a ‵tou fakaikuga ke tumau eiloa i te fakapilipili atu ki a Ieova i te faiga o ‵talo mo te tau‵loto ki tena Muna.


WHAT EXPERTS SAY: “Couples and families break up over porn.”—The Porn Trap, by Wendy and Larry Maltz. 	 PATI A TINO ATA‵MAI: “E ma‵vae a tauavaga mo kāiga ona ko ata ma‵sei.”—The Porn Trap, ne tusi ne Wendy mo Larry Maltz.


In fact, “Jehovah is a lover of justice.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a Ieova “e fiafia [malosi] ki te mea tonu.”


(Titus 1:2) Understandably, you might feel that we could stop right here, relishing this exquisite prospect and trusting God. 	 (Tito 1:2) Ia, kāti e manatu aka koe me e lava loa ke mafau‵fau fua tatou ki te fakamoemoega gali tenā kae ke fakatuaga ki te Atua.


But we can discern that God uses great power to ensure that his will is done. 	 Kae e malamalama tatou me e fakaaoga ne te Atua se malosi lasi ke fakamautinoa mai i ei me ne fai eiloa a tena loto.


19 What might contribute to the feeling that we have sinned against the holy spirit? 	 19 Se a te mea e mafai o māfua mai i ei a te loto lagona me ko oti ne agasala tatou ki te agaga tapu?


• What can cause a person to become haughty? 	 A te momea aka o te ‵lei o te tulaga o Hakala ne fai ei ke fakamatamata a ia


Lesson: Obedient children prove not only that they love their parents but also that they want to please God. 	 Akoakoga mō Tatou: E fakatalitonu mai ne tama‵liki faka‵logo me e se a‵lofa fua latou ki olotou mātua kae e ma‵nako foki latou o fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


Yet, once Saul gained accurate knowledge of the Bible, he did what many of his peers viewed as unthinkable. 	 Kae i te taimi ne maua ei ne Saulo a te iloaga tonu mai te Tusi Tapu, ne fai ne ia se mea telā ne mafau‵fau ana taugasoa ki ei me se mea valea.


Prayer is a remarkable privilege. 	 A te faiga o ‵talo se tauliaga fakaofoofogia eiloa.


Or if he also asks for an egg, will hand him a scorpion? 	 Io, me e fakamolemole mai ki se fuamoa, kae tuku atu ki a ia se akalava?


2 Nevertheless, the Scriptures assure us that those who take refuge in Jehovah do not need to feel overwhelmed by guilt. 	 2 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e fakatalitonu mai te Tusi Tapu me e se ‵tau o sona fanoa‵noa i lagonaga ma‵sei a tino kolā e faka‵lafi ki a Ieova.


The apostle Peter gave the answer when he told the congregation of anointed Christians: “You are . . . ‘a holy nation, a people for special possession.’” (1 Peter 1:4; 2:9) That spiritual nation, “the Israel of God,” became Jehovah’s new slave. 	 Ne tuku atu ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te tali i te taimi ne fai atu ei a ia ki te fakapotopotoga o Kelisiano fakaekegina: “A koutou . . . ko te fenua tapu, ko tino tonu o te Atua.” (1 Petelu 1:4; 2:9) A te fenua faka-te-agaga tenā, ko “te Isalaelu a te Atua,” ne fai mo fai te tavini fou a Ieova.


Some years after those Christians in Ephesus had destroyed their books on magic, the apostle Paul wrote: “We have a wrestling . . . against the wicked spirit forces.” 	 I nāi tausaga mai tua o te fakaseaiga ne Kelisiano i Efeso a olotou tusi faivailakau, ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me i a tatou e . . . taua mo malosi ma‵sei faka te tiapolo.”


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He will also remove the pain caused by memories of past suffering. 	 Ka tapale foki ne ia a te ‵mae telā ne māfua mai i te mafaufau ki logo‵maega ko ‵teka.


What was Anna still doing at 84 years of age? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Ana i te taimi ko 84 ei ana tausaga?


And why is Jesus’ ransom sacrifice the key that unlocks the door for God’s purpose to be accomplished? 	 Kae kaia e fai ei te taulaga togiola a Iesu e pelā me ko te kī ke ‵tala aka ei te mataloa ke fakataunu ei te fuafuaga a te Atua?


19 We will very likely find many ways to build others up spiritually if we are determined to apply Paul’s counsel: “Keep encouraging one another and building one another up, just as you are in fact doing.” (1 Thess. 5:11) All of us will surely please Jehovah if we “keep on encouraging one another each day.” 	 19 Ka mafai o uke atu auala e maua ne tatou ke fakamalosi a nisi tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga māfai e fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fakagalue a pati fakatonutonu a Paulo: “Tumau i te fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino, e pelā eiloa mo te mea e fai nei ne koutou.” (1 Tesa. 5:11) Ka fakafiafia eiloa ne tatou a Ieova māfai tatou e “tumau i te fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino i aso taki tasi.”


What is Jehovah’s purpose for the earth? 	 Se a te fuafuaga a Ieova mō te lalolagi?


Wise Counselors Who Help Us Endure 	 Tino Fakatonu‵tonu Āpo Kolā e Fesoasoani Mai ke Kufaki Tatou


7 We all agree that being part of the Christian congregation is a blessing. 	 7 E lotoma‵lie a tatou katoa me i te fai mo vaega o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano se fakamanuiaga.


19 There can be no doubt that our Christian ministry is a work that requires a humble attitude. 	 E tuku faka‵sau atu faeloa tatou ki ‵tekemaiga, te sē fia‵fia o tino, ke oko foki eiloa ki fakasauāga.


Only those who seek Jehovah, righteousness, and meekness will be “concealed in the day of Jehovah’s anger” and be unharmed.—Zephaniah 2:3. 	 Ko tino fua kolā e ‵sala ki a Ieova, mo te amiotonu mo te loto maulalo ka “‵sao . . . mai te fakasalaga i te aso e fakaasi ei ne te Aliki tena ita” kae ka se pa‵kia eiloa latou.—Sefanaia 2:3.


1, 2. (a) From a human point of view, what were Israel’s prospects of victory over the Canaanites? (b) What reassurance did Joshua receive? 	 1, 2. (a) Mai te kilokiloga faka-te-tagata, e pefea te lasi o te fakamoemoega ke manumalo a tino Isalaelu i luga i tino Kanana? (e) Se a te fakatalitonuga ne maua ne Iosua?


He “spoke to the crowds by illustrations. 	 “Ne fakaaoga ne Iesu a tala fakatusa o akoako a mea konei ki tino.


We should therefore not hesitate to pour out our hearts to him in prayer concerning our personal grief. 	 Tela la, sa fakatalave ke fakaasi katoatoa atu ki a Ia e auala i ‵talo, a ‵tou logo‵maega.


Even then we are under obligation to try to imitate Jesus and respond as he would have.—1 John 3:16. 	 I konā foki loa, e maua ne tatou te tiute ke fakaakoako ki a Iesu kae tali atu foki e pelā mo ana faifaiga.—1 Ioane 3:16.


• How can older ones “tell that Jehovah is upright”? 	 • E mafai pefea ne tino ma‵tua o “fakaasi atu me i a Ieova e amiotonu”?


It says: “Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.” 	 E fai mai, penei: “Te Aliki e nofo pili ki a latou kola e loto vaivai, e fakasao foki ne ia a latou kola ko seai ne olotou fakamoemoega.”


Are you looking for God? 	 E mata, e ‵sala atu koe ki te Atua?


Jesus set the example by teaching his hearers only “as far as they were able to listen.” 	 Ne tuku mai ne Iesu te fakaakoakoga mai te akoako ne ia a tino fakalogo‵logo “ki te mea e mafai o malamalama latou ki ei.”


Ask longtime Witnesses how Jehovah has cared for them. 	 Fesili atu ki tino kolā ko leva ne fai mo fai ne Molimau e uiga ki te auala ne tausi atu ei a Ieova mo te atafai ki a latou.


What did David want to accomplish by his encounter with Goliath, and what should be our chief concern? 	 Se a te mea ne manako a Tavita o fakataunu i tena fepakiga mo Koliata, kae se a te mea e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu tatou ki ei?


the book, Isaiah 	 tusi, Isaia


21 Indeed, acting with genuine fear of God is always the course of wisdom. 	 21 E tonu, a te gasuesue e ‵tusa mo te mataku ki te Atua ko te ‵toe auala poto eiloa tenā.


How are Christians in a race, and what is the prize? 	 Se a te vaegā fakatautelega e ‵tele i ei a Kelisiano, kae se a te failoga?


Do you know how and when? 	 E iloa ne koe me ne fanaka pefea kae anafea?


Think, for example, about the things that give you delight and pleasure. 	 Mafaufau ki mea kolā e fai ne latou ke fiafia koe.


If our secular work is overly demanding, consuming too much of our time and energy, we should make it a matter of prayer to Jehovah. 	 Kafai ko tō uke a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou i ‵tou galuega ‵togi, ko tō lasi te taimi mo fi‵taga e fai i ei, e ‵tau mo tatou o ‵talo atu ki a Ieova e uiga ki te mea tenā.


What do they have in common? 	 Se a te mea e ‵pau i ei a tino konei?


(Gen. 5:29; 8:21) On a more personal level, children who pursue true worship can prove to be sources of comfort in their families, helping all to endure present trials and then to survive something greater than the Flood. 	 (Kene. 5:29; 8:21) I se isi tulaga tai ‵pau, e mafai eiloa o fai a tamaliki kolā e kausaki atu ki te tapuakiga tonu mo fai ne pogai o fakamafanafanaga i olotou kāiga, mai te fesoasoani atu ki tino katoa ke kufaki i tofotofoga nei kae ke ‵sao atu i se mea telā e sili atu i te Lolo.


Why should we be moved to uphold Jehovah’s sovereignty? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakamalosi aka tatou ke ‵lago atu ki te pulega sili a Ieova?


We should imitate the example of faithful Demetrius and not that of chattering Diotrephes, who was a slanderer. 	 E ‵tau o fakaakoako atu tatou ki te fakamaoni o Temetiu kae e se ki te tino gutu sautala ko Siofilisi, telā e gutu fatufatu.


And there is really no need for us to become “heated up.” 	 Kae e se ‵tau eiloa mo tatou o “loto ma‵sei” ki ei.


How should elders care for spiritually ailing ones? 	 E tausi atu pefea a toeaina ki tino ma‵saki i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


11 With his Kingdom rule in mind, Jesus told his disciples: “There are some of those standing here that will not taste death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.” 	 11 Ne mafaufau a Iesu ki te pulega a tena Malo, kae ne fai atu penei ki ana soko: “Me i nisi o koutou konei e ‵tu mai nei, ka koi tuai o ‵mate latou, e matea muamua ne latou au te Tama a te Tagata ko vau i tona malo.”


Rather, doing those things ruins one’s good relationship with relatives, friends, and acquaintances. 	 I lō te mauaga o te fiafia tumau, e fakamasei fua ne mea konā a tou fesokotakiga ‵lei mo ou kāiga, taugasoa, mo tino kolā e masani mo koe.


(Ps. 92:7) It comes as no surprise, therefore, that moral standards are being abandoned. 	 (Sala. 92:7) Tela la, e sē se mea fakapoi me ko se fakatāua ne tino tulaga i mea tau amioga.


Erich Frost spent about eight years in captivity. 	 E valu tausaga ne nofo fakapagota ei a Erich Frost i te falepuipui.


Every attempt others have made during the past century to hinder the Witnesses from accomplishing God’s work has ended in ultimate failure, for Jehovah promised: “Any weapon whatever that will be formed against you will have no success, and any tongue at all that will rise up against you in the judgment you will condemn. 	 I senitenali ko ‵teka atu nei, e uke ‵ki a taumafaiga ne fai ke taofi aka a Molimau mai te fakataunuga o te galuega a te Atua kae ne seki taunu a taumafaiga konā me ko oti ne tauto mai a Ieova: “Kae ka seai eiloa se meatau e mafai o fakapakia ne ia a koe; ka isi faeloa se tali a koe ki a latou kola e taumafai o taku fakamasei koe.


(Ex. 23:23; Lev. 18:2-25; Deut. 18:9-12) Recall the outcome of Dinah’s association with these people. 	 (Esoto 23:23; Levitiko 18:2-25; Teutelonome 18:9-12) Ke masaua a te ikuga o te fai taugasoa o Tina ki tino konei.


The only other verse in which an archangel is mentioned is at 1 Thessalonians 4:16, where Paul describes the resurrected Jesus, saying: “The Lord [Jesus] himself will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel’s voice and with God’s trumpet.” 	 A te suā fuaiupu telā e sae mai ei a te pati ko te agelu pule e fakaasi mai i te 1 Tesalonia 4:16, telā ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo e uiga ki te toetu o Iesu, penei: “Ko te Aliki [Iesu] eiloa e vau mai te lagi mo tena leo e kalaga sāle o fakatonu, mo te leo foki o te pu a te Atua!”


She then flagged down a motorcycle taxi and sped off to a meeting. 	 Ne fakatu ne ia se pasikaiti e pelā me se taxi kae tele fakavave atu ki se fono.


(Genesis 1:28; Isaiah 55:11) Soon, Jehovah will bring back to life the majority of those who have died. 	 (Kenese 1:28; Isaia 55:11) Ko pili fua o toe faka‵tu aka ne Ieova a te tokoukega o tino kolā ko oti ne ‵mate.


Adam and Eve and their offspring were to extend Paradise until it covered the whole globe. 	 Ne ‵tau mo Atamu mo Eva mo lā tama‵liki o faka‵solo atu te Palataiso ki te lalolagi kātoa.


If you thus love God, you will do your best to live each day in a way that wins his smile of approval.—1 John 5:3. 	 Tela la, kafai koe e alofa ki te Atua, ka fai ne koe a te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke ola i aso takitasi i se auala telā e talia ne ia.—1 Ioane 5:3.


(James 1:14, 15) Many admit that this is the way that self-abuse often takes place. 	 (Iakopo 1:14, 15) E fai mai a tino e tokouke me e kamata sāle penā te fakaaogāga ‵se o te foitino.


(Prov. 22:3) Draw close to Jehovah, and stay close to him. 	 (Faataoto 22:3) Fakapilipili atu ki a Ieova kae tumau i a ia.


In 536 B.C.E., the foundation of the temple was laid. 	 I te 536 T.L.M., ne fakatakato ei te fakavae o te faletapu.


Josephus was not a Christian author. 	 A Josephus e sē se Kelisiano.


Why is it essential that you hold to Christian morality? 	 E fai mai a te Iakopo 3:17, me i “te poto mai te lagi,” telā e māfua mai te Atua, “e tulaga muamua i te ‵ma.”


Peace will prevail among humans and will be matched by peace with the animals. 	 Ka ‵nofo filemu a tino kae ka filemu foki te va o tino mo manu.


(Galatians 6:10) One way they do this is by making encouraging shepherding visits. 	 (Kalatia 6:10) E tasi te auala e fai ne latou te mea tenei ko te faiga o āsiga fakamalosi loto.


So Jesus returns, not as a human, but as an invisible King.—Read Daniel 7:13, 14. 	 Tela la, e toe foki mai a Iesu, e se pelā me se tino, kae e pelā me se Tupu sē matea. —Faitau te Tanielu 7:13, 14.


What of single sisters? 	 Kae e a tuagane ‵nofo taka?


20 Contrast the sad ending of Adam and Eve with the outcome of the events mentioned earlier regarding Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. 	 20 Mafaufau ki te ‵kese o te fakaotiga fakafanoanoa o Atamu mo Eva mo te ikuga o te mea ne taku atu muamua e uiga ki a Elia mo te fafine ko mate tena avaga mai Salefata.


If you make time to study the Bible and apply its practical counsel, you will avoid problems, lessen anxiety, and increase your enjoyment of life. 	 Kafai e fakaavanoa ne koe a taimi ke sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu kae fakagalue aka a manatu fakatonutonu aoga i ei, ka ‵kalo keatea koe mai i fakalavelave, e fakafeoloolo aka ei tou manavase, kae momea aka tou fiafia ki te olaga.


However, some had become “dull in [their] hearing.” 	 Kae ko nisi tino ne “to tuai [olotou] mafaufau o malamalama.”


5 When the prophet Jeremiah bought a field from his cousin, who was a fellow worshipper of Jehovah, he made a written record of the transaction before witnesses. 	 5 I te taimi ne ‵togi ei ne te pelofeta ko Ielemia se laukele mai tena fakataina, telā se taina tapuaki ki a Ieova, ne tusi faka‵lei ne ia te mea tenā ki lalo i mua o molimau e tokouke.


Hundreds of thousands each year emigrate from Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, hoping to find a better life. 	 E lau i selau afe a tino mai Afelika, Asia ki Saute/Saegala, Eulopa ki te Saegala mo Latina Amelika, e olo atu ki nisi fenua i tausaga takitasi mo te fakamoemoega ke maua i ei se olaga tai ‵lei atu.


(1 Pet. 2:21) Regarding Jesus’ example, the apostle Paul wrote: “Let each of us please his neighbor in what is good for his upbuilding. 	 (1 Petelu 2:21) E uiga ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu, ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ke fakafiafia atu a tino taki tokotasi ki olotou tuakoi mō te lotou ‵lei mo te lotou faiga ke ga‵solo ki mua.


Having this outstanding kind of love is the second of the three principal requirements of a disciple of Christ mentioned at the start of the preceding article. 	 A te vaegā alofa ‵tu ‵kese tenei ko te lua o fakatonuga mai fakatonuga e tolu kolā e fai ei se tino mo fai se soko o Keliso kae ne taku mai i te kamataga o te tolu o mataupu mō sukesukega i te mekesini tenei.


Hence, he is empathetic toward those who because of their faith are opposed or mocked by their unbelieving family members. 	 Tela la, ne amanaia a ia ki lagonaga o tino kolā e ‵teke io me e fakatauemu ne olotou kāiga sē tali‵tonu ona ko te lotou fakatuanaki.


Paul wrote: “We do not give up . . . 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “E se mafai o loto vaivai matou . . .


Satan and the demons are now severely restricted. 	 Ko taofi malosi aka nei a faifaiga a Satani mo ana temoni.


Speaking figuratively of the enemies of Jehovah’s people as wild beasts, David asked God to rebuke them, or to keep in check their power to do harm. 	 I te faipati fakauiga ki fili o Ieova e pelā me ne manu fe‵kai, ne fakamolemole atu a Tavita ki te Atua ke fakasala latou, io me ke onoono faka‵lei ki te lotou malosi ke fakalogo‵mae.


With the ropes of earthling man I kept drawing them, with the cords of love, so that I became to them as those lifting off a yoke on their jaws, and gently I brought food to each one.” 	 Ne puke aka ne au a latou [“e pelā me se tino e ave keatea ne ia se amoga ‵mafa,” NW] kae ‵sai mai ki toku kalafau; ne punou ifo eiloa au o fagai latou.”


(Deuteronomy 10:18, 19) For example, in one large city in North America, five congregations meet in the same Kingdom Hall. 	 (Teutelonome 10:18, 19) I se fa‵kai lasi e tasi i Amelika ki Mātū, e lima a fakapotopotoga e maopoopo i se Kingdom Hall e tasi.


Christians at Hierapolis lived among worshippers of the goddess Cybele, materialism threatened those in Laodicea, and the Colossians were endangered by human philosophy. 	 Ne ‵nofo atu eiloa a Kelisiano i Hialapoli i vā o tino tapuaki ki te atua fafine ko Cybele, i Laotikaia, ne ‵nofo fakatasi a Kelisiano mo tino mau‵mea i te feitu faka-te-foitino, kae ne fakamataku atu ki te kau i Kolose a poto o tino.


They answered all my questions, using the Bible.” 	 Ne tali katoa ne laua aku fesili mai te fakaaogaga o te Tusi Tapu.”


Some may be answered quickly and obviously. 	 E mafai o tali fakavave mai i se auala manino a nisi ‵talo.


What changed this brother’s thinking? 	 Se a te mea ne ‵fuli i ei a mafaufauga o te taina tenei?


During times of distress, we can focus on “the God of all comfort” 	 I taimi o puapuaga, e mafai eiloa o ‵saga atu tatou ki te “Atua o fakamafanafanaga katoa”


Serving God Is His Medicine! 11/15 	 A te Taviniga ki te Atua se Vailakau ki a ia! 11/15


(Col. 1:23) What spectacular growth! 	 (Kolose 1:23) Ko tafaga la te fakaofoofogia o te tupuakaga tenā!


“Food at the Proper Time” 	 “Meakai i te Taimi Tonu”


“He saw a great crowd,” the record says, “but he was moved with pity for them, because they were as sheep without a shepherd. 	 E fai mai te tala: “Ne . . . lavea ei ne ia a tino e tokouke, ko oko eiloa tena alofa ki a latou i te mea ko pelā mo mamoe e seai se lotou takitaki.


▪ Self-respect 	 ▪ E āva a tino ki a ia


Such a love “bears all things,” working through difficulties in an effort to maintain marital harmony and peace. 	 A te alofa tenei e “kufaki i mea katoa,” e gasuesue eiloa o faka‵lei aka a fakalavelave faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo latou ke fakatumau ei se fesokotakiga ‵lei fakatauavaga mo te filemu.


He lovingly gives them an opportunity to repent from their unrighteous works. 	 E tuku atu ne ia mo te alofa te avanoaga ke sala‵mo mai i olotou galuega sē ‵tonu.


In his Expository Dictionary, W. E. Vine gives it the meaning of “making the most of every opportunity, turning each to the best advantage since none can be recalled if missed.” 	 I tena tusi ko te Expository Dictionary, ne fai mai a W. E. Vine me e fakauiga te pati tenā pelā me “e fakaaogā katoatoa so se avanoaga, ke fakagalue faka‵lei a avanoaga konā me e se mafai o toe maua mai a avanoaga kolā ko ‵galo atu.”


He was arrested in 1148 and spent the rest of his life in prison. 	 Ne puke fakapagota a ia i te 1148 kae ‵pei atu ki te falepuipui i tena olaga kātoa.


“‘For the reason that you did not obey my words, here I am sending and I will take all the families of the north,’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘even sending to Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these nations round about; and I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of astonishment and something to whistle at and places devastated to time indefinite.’” 	 Se a te pogai? “ Tena la, ona ko koutou e se fia fakalogo ki te Aliki Malosi, ko faipati mai ei a ia penei ‘Ka uga taku fekau ki tino katoa mai i matu, pela foki ki taku tavini ko Nepukanesa, te tupu o Papelonia. Ka aumai ne au ke taua atu ki Iuta mo tino i ei, pena foki ki malo katoa i ona tafa. Ka ta fakamasei ne au a te malo tenei, fakatasi mo malo e tuakoi ki ei, kae ofa ke maofa ki te se gata mai. A tino ka poi kae ofo ma kilo ki ei.


(Read Psalm 78:40, 41.) 5. Imagine the joy that fills Jehovah’s heart when he sees a loyal worshipper reject bad and do what is right, whether in public or in private. 	 (Faitau te Salamo 78:40, 41.) 5. Ke fakaataata ne koe a te fiafia o te loto o Ieova māfai ko lavea ne ia se tino tapuaki fakamaoni e ‵teke atu ki mea ma‵sei kae fai te mea tonu, i mua o tino io me nofo tokotasi.


He linked such showiness, not with Christians who manifest their faith in actions, but with ‘the world that is passing away.’ (1 John 2:16, 17) In view of John’s inspired observation, should the newlyweds identify to all the giver of each gift? 	 Ne fakafetaui ne ia te vaegā fakamatamata tenā, e se ki Kelisiano kolā e fakaasi atu te lotou fakatuanaki i olotou galuega, kae ki ‘te lalolagi telā ko pili o palele atu.’ (1 Ioane 2:16, 17) E ‵tusa mo te fakaasiga ne lavea ne Ioane, e mata, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne te tauavaga a igoa o tino kolā ne tuku atu olotou meaalofa?


That few today possess such know-how is borne out by a study conducted by The National Marriage Project, a research initiative of Rutgers University in New Jersey, U.S.A. “Many in this study have grown up with unhappily married or divorced parents,” write the directors of the project. 	 Ne maua fua ne nāi tino se iloaga e uiga ki te olaga fakaipoipo mai i The National Marriage Project telā ne fai mai lalo i te takitakiga a te Rutgers Univesity i New Jersey, U.S.A. Ne tusi mai a te pule o te kau kolā ne fai ne latou te iloiloga, penei: “E tokouke a tino i te iloiloga tenei ne ‵tupu aka i kāiga kolā e se fia‵fia io me e māvae olotou mātua.


According to a 2012 survey in the United States, one third of those surveyed thought that astrology was “sort of scientific,” and 10 percent said that it was “very scientific.” 	 E ‵tusa mo se savea ne fai i te Iunaite Sitete i te 2012, e tasi vae tolu o tino kolā ne aofia i loto i te faiga o te savea, ne mafau‵fau i te iloiloga o fetū se vaega o mea “fakasaienisi,” kae e nofo ki se 10 pasene e fai mai “me ne poto ‵tonu fakasaenisi.”


The Nature of Holy Spirit 	 Te Tulaga o te Agaga Tapu


Let us first consider Jesus’ teachings. 	 A mea kolā ne akoako atu ne Iesu ki ana soko e akoako mai ki a tatou e uiga ki auala, mafaufauga, mo lagonaga o tena Tamana.


(Revelation 22:1, 2) A great crowd of Jehovah’s worshippers, having survived Armageddon, will benefit by being released from the condemnation of Adamic death. 	 (Fakaasiga 22:1, 2) A te vaitino tokouke o tino tapuaki a Ieova, kolā ne ‵sao mai i Amaketo, ka maua ne latou a mea aogā me ko fakasaoloto latou mai te fakamaseiga a te mate telā ne togi mai ne Atamu.


These messages ring out in chapters 3 through 5 of Micah’s prophecy. 	 E fakaasi faka‵lei mai i te Mika mataupu e 3 ki te 5 a fekau konei o te valoaga a Mika.


The Last Days Soon to End! 	 Ko Pili o Palele Atu a Aso Fakaoti!


“The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters are covering the very sea.” 	 “A te laukele ka ‵fonu i te malamalama i uiga o te Aliki [Ieova], e pelā mo te tai telā e ‵fonu i te suātai.”


What is the reward for showing such love? 	 Se a te taui o te fakaasi atu o te vaegā alofa tenā?


Knowing their scheme, the fearful parents of the once blind man lied to the Pharisees, saying that they did not know how their son could now see or who was responsible.—John 9:1-23. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne ma‵taku a mātua o te tagata ‵kivi tenā kae pati ‵loi atu ki te kau Falesaio me se iloa ne laua a te tino ne faka‵lei aka ne ia telā tamaliki kae ne ‵kite foki pefea ana mata.—Ioane 9:1-23.


She tries not to argue or fight about things. 	 E taumafai tou fafine ke sē kinau atu io me taua atu.


When I boldly answered his questions from the Scriptures, he angrily roared: “Take him away. 	 I te taimi ne tali atu ei au mo te loto toa ki ana fesili mai te Tusi Tapu, ne pakalaga mai tou tagata mo te kaitaua: “Ave keatea a ia.


(Romans 5:18, 19) Yet, seeing his beloved Son suffer and die on a torture stake must have caused Jehovah the greatest possible pain. 	 (Loma 5:18, 19) Kae i te laveaga ne ia o tena Tama pele e tokotasi e logo‵mae kae mate i luga i te sataulo, e mautinoa eiloa me ne logo‵mae malosi eiloa a ia.


CHALLENGE 2: YOU STRUGGLE TO INTERACT WITH OLD FRIENDS WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR NEW SPOUSE. 	 TOFOTOFOGA 2: E TAUMAFAI KOE O FESOKOTAKI MO OU TAUGASOA MUA KOLĀ E SE MASANI MO TOU AVAGA FOU.


“When Jehovah’s Witnesses called on me,” he recalls, “I would just turn away and ignore them as if they did not exist. 	 “I te taimi ne āsi mai ei a Molimau a Ieova,” ne fai mai tou tagata, “e fulitua atu fua au kae fakapuli atu fua e pelā me e se ‵nofo mai latou.


How do we reach the step of dedication, and to what can it be likened? 4 After we gained accurate knowledge of Jehovah God and his purposes and of Jesus Christ and his role in those purposes, we made the personal decision to serve God with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength. 	 4 Kafai ko oti ne maua ne tatou a te iloaga tonu e uiga ki a Ieova te Atua mo ana fuafuaga penā foki loa mo Iesu Keliso mo tena tulaga i fuafuaga konā, ko fai ei ne tatou se fakaikuga totino ke tavini atu ki te Atua mo ‵tou loto, mafaufau, ola, mo ‵tou malosi kātoa.


He showed loving consideration for others’ spiritual, emotional, and physical needs. 	 Ne fakaasi foki ne ia a te alofa atafai ki tino i olotou feitu faka-te-agaga, lagonaga, mo olotou manakoga faka-te-foitino.


We do well to remember that “God is love” and that our actions affect him. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke masaua ne tatou me i “te Atua ko te alofa” kae e pokotia foki a ia i ‵tou faifaiga.


(Hebrews 4:13) Pretense can fool humans but not God. 	 (Epelu 4:13) E mafai o fakava‵lea ne tatou a tino kae e se ko te Atua.


The book continues: “Since it is the name that, as it were, humanizes a child, when a couple fear that their child will die they will usually defer naming him until they are sure he will live. . . . 	 E toe fai mai a pati i te tusi tenā: “Ona ko tena igoa e fai i ei ke liu tino a te tamaliki, kafai e iloa ne se tauavaga me ka mate te lā tamaliki, e se fakaigoa eiloa a ia seiloga ko mautinoa i a laua me ka ola eiloa te tamaliki. . . .


How will you use them? 	 Ka fakaaogā pefea ne koe?


Even though those people were mature physically, Jesus said that they acted like “young children”—anything but mature. 	 A ia se tino gafula kae inu kava.’ ” E tiga eiloa ko ma‵tua a tino konā i te feitu faka-te-foitino, ne fai atu a Iesu me e fai latou e pelā me ne ‘tamā tama‵liki’—e seki ma‵tua.


What type of situation can help one come to know God, and why is it good to recall such experiences? 	 Se a te vaegā tulaga e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki se tino ke iloa ne ia a te Atua, kae kaia e ‵lei ei ke masaua ne koe a taimi konā?


(1 Corinthians 14:33) That certainly was the case with Israel. 	 (1 Kolinito 14:33) Tenā eiloa te tulaga o tino Isalaelu.


Like Joseph, our godly fear will move us to conquer evil with good, as well as hold us back from falling into temptation.—Genesis 45:1-11; Psalm 130:3, 4; Romans 12:17-21. 	 E pelā mo Iosefa, ka fakagasuesue tatou ne te mataku ki te Atua ke takavale a te mea masei i te faiga o mea ‵lei, kae ke sē takavale tatou i tofotofoga.—Kenese 45:1-11; Salamo 130:3, 4; Loma 12:17-21.


“He will appoint him over all his belongings”: Those who make up the composite slave will get this appointment when they receive their heavenly reward. 	 “Ka fakasopo eiloa ne ia a te tavini tenā ke pule i ana mea katoa”: A latou kolā e aofia i te tavini tenā ka maua ne latou a te tofiga tenei māfai ko maua te lotou taui i te lagi.


Yet, they and all others desiring endless life on the earth will have to exercise faith in God and Christ and in Jehovah’s provision of Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. 	 Kae e ‵tau mo latou, pelā foki mo nisi tino kolā e ma‵nako ki te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi o fakatuanaki ki te Atua mo Keliso e pelā foki mo te fakatokaga a Ieova e uiga ki te taulaga togiola a Iesu.


Help Young Ones to Enjoy Bible Study 	 Fesoasoani Atu ki Tama‵liki ke Fia‵fia o Sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu


3 Think of the religious situation of those Jews and proselytes who heard Peter. 	 3 Mafaufau la ki te tulaga fakalotu o tino Iutaia mo tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea ne ‵fuli ki te lotu Iutaia kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a Petelu.


10 Jehovah “is very tender in affection” for his servants. 	 10 E “alofa ‵nau” a Ieova ki ana tavini.


(Prov. 18:11) However, if we allow a love for money to supplant our love for God, Satan will have gained a victory. 	 (Faataoto 18:11) Kae, kafai e sili atu te ‵tou a‵lofa ki tupe i lo te Atua, ka manumalo eiloa a Satani i te feitu tenā.


However, it is Jehovah who created the natural cycle needed to grow food, even for young ravens that call out for it! 	 Kae tiga te feitu tenā, ko Ieova eiloa ne faite ne ia te auala e ola ei a mea e manakogina mo ‵kai, kolā e ma‵nako foki ki ei a tamā manu ko leveni!


10 The psalmist speaks of the sun in figurative language, picturing it as “a mighty man” who runs from one horizon to the other during the day and retires at night in “a tent.” 	 10 E faipati a te faisalamo e uiga ki te la i auala fakatusa, e pelā me se “tagata malosi” telā e tele mai te mata e tasi ki te suā mata i te ao kātoa kae manava i te po i tena ‘koga telā ko oti ne fakatoka.’


It was simply a matter of his not being aware of the history of the early Christian congregation. 	 Ne fai te mea tenā ona ko te se iloa ne ia a tala e uiga ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano mua.


However, is this really wise? 	 Kae e mata, e ‵lei te mea tenā?


They did not know. 	 Ne seki iloa ne latou.


When the people of Israel left ancient Egypt, God’s orders for them came through Moses and Aaron. 	 I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne tino Isalaelu a Aikupito, ne tuku atu ne te Atua ana fakatonuga ki a latou e auala i a Mose mo Alona.


However, the Bible makes it clear that the presence of “bitter jealousy and contentiousness” in the congregation can destroy friendships and create trouble. 	 Kae e fakaasi manino mai i te Tusi Tapu me kafai e isi se “loto masei mo kinauga e uke” i te fakapotopotoga, e mafai o fakamasei i ei a va fakataugasoa kae faka‵tupu foki i ei a fakalavelave.


Rather, Jesus said: “Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s mouth.” 	 Kae ne fai mai a Iesu penei: “E se na ko meakai fua e ola ei te tino, kae ko muna katoa kola e ‵to mai i te gutu o te Atua.”


While that marriage probably took place when he and she were young, the passing of time and the onset of older age did not invalidate the covenant they had entered into, that is, the marriage contract. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fai te fakaipoipoga tenā i te taimi koi fo‵liki ei laua, e se fakasēaogā ne te ‵tekaatuga o taimi mo te lotou gasolo atu o ma‵tua a te feagaiga ne fai ne laua, ko te feagaiga o te fakaipoipoga.


How can the way we use our freedom of choice reveal the depth of our love for Jehovah? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea te ‵poko o ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova mai i te auala e fakaaoga ei ‵tou saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga?


3. (a) What does it mean to seek first God’s righteousness? (b) Why do we uphold Jehovah’s righteous standards? 	 3. (a) Se a te uiga ke ‵sala muamua ki te amiotonu o te Atua? (e) Kaia e ‵lago atu ei tatou ki tulaga amio‵tonu kae ‵lei katoatoa o Ieova?


“On weekends, we headed for the mountains in groups of seven or so young brothers dressed as hikers,” recalls Richard. 	 “I fakaotiga o vaiaso, e olo matou ki mauga i potukau e taki tokofitu a taina talavou i ei kae ‵pei ki gatu o tino kolā e olo i se sa‵salega loa,” e masaua ne Richard.


The Bible points out the reason for today’s falling standards. 	 E fakasino atu te Tusi Tapu ki te pogai e gasolo ei o se ‵lei a fakatakitakiga i aso nei.


Now I am reading through the Bible for the second time. 	 Nei la, ko toe faitau au ki te Tusi Tapu i te lua o taimi.


Soon after Jehovah miraculously delivered the Israelites from Egypt, what happened when they did not quickly find suitable drinking water? 	 Ne seki leva mai tua o te faka‵saoga fakavavega ne Ieova o te kau Isalaelu mai Aikupito, se a te mea ne tupu i te taimi ne seki maua fakavave ei ne latou ne vai ‵lei mo olotou inu?


Has that been your personal experience? 	 E mata, ko oti ne oko atu ki a koe te mea tenā?


11 We need a clear understanding of what is right and what is wrong from Jehovah’s viewpoint. 	 11 E ‵tau o malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei e ‵tusa mo te kilokiloga a Ieova.


What example did Jehovah set in being long-suffering with the wayward Israelites? 9 When a youth starts to drift away, he may try to isolate himself and resist any effort by his parents to have a spiritual discussion with him. 	 9 Kafai ko kamata o tapeapea atu keatea se talavou, kāti e fia nofo tokotasi a ia kae ‵teke atu ki so se taumafaiga mai i ana mātua ke fai se sau‵talaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo ia.


Their dead bodies were left exposed on a mountain. 	 Ne tuku faka‵sau atu ei olotou foitino ‵mate i luga i se mauga.


What does it mean to walk in that name? 	 Se a te uiga ke sasale i te igoa tenā?


In fact, Jesus promises us: “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne tauto mai a Iesu ki a tatou: “Kafai e faka‵logo koutou ki aku akoakoga, ko oku soko tonu koutou.


6 When Nehemiah led the faithful Israelites in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, he also organized the Levite singers with full instrumental accompaniment. 	 6 I te taimi ne takitaki atu ei ne Neemia a tino Isalaelu fakamaoni i te ‵toe faitega o ‵pui o Ielusalema, ne fakatoka foki ne ia a tino usuusu mai te kau Levi mo mea fakatagi‵tagi katoa.


Presently, those represented by the weeds are boasting, not weeping. 	 Nei la, a tino kolā e fai pelā me ne mouku ma‵sei e fakamata‵mata, kae e se ‵tagi mautuutu.


SONGS: 76, 59 	 PESE: 76, 59


(Matthew 5:5; 6:10) Yes, Jesus himself taught that a wonderful future is in store for faithful mankind right here on earth. 	 (Mataio 5:5; 6:10) E tonu, ne akoako ne Iesu a te fakamoemoega gali i aso mai mua mō tino amiotonu i te lalolagi eiloa tenei.


There, Manasseh “softened the face of Jehovah his God and kept humbling himself greatly because of the God of his forefathers. 	 I konā, ne “mafuli atu a [Manase] ki te Aliki tena Atua mo te fakamaulalo, o fakamolemole ki ei mō se fesoasoani, me i a ia ko puapuaga.


But God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to endure it.”—1 Corinthians 10:13. 	 Me i te Atua e tausi tena folafolaga, kae sē mafai foki o talia ne ia ke fakaosoosogina koutou ke sili atu i te otou malosi o ‵teke te fakaosoosoga; kae i te taimi e fakaosoosogina ei koutou, ka tuku atu ne ia a te malosi e kufaki ei ne koutou, kae fai foki ne ia se ala e ‵sao ei koutou.”—1 Kolinito 10:13.


(Ecclesiastes 12:13; Revelation 4:11) When we do so, we accomplish something that is astounding to contemplate: We affect our Creator in a positive way. 	 (Failauga 12:13; Fakaasiga 4:11) Kafai e fai tatou penā, ko fakataunu ne tatou se mea telā e faigata o malamalama i ei: Ko oti ne fai ne tatou se mea ‵lei mō te ‵tou Mafuaga.


Keep On “Taking in Knowledge” of God 5, 6. 	 Ke Maua Faeloa te ‘Iloaga’ e Uiga ki te Atua


Accurate knowledge of God brings true protection and happiness 	 E maua te puipuiga mo te fiafia tonu mai te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te Atua


Do not retaliate. 	 Ke mo a e taui atu ne koe olotou mea ne fai.


Let a rotten saying not proceed out of your mouth, but whatever saying is good for building up as the need may be, that it may impart what is favorable to the hearers.” 	 Fakaaoga eiloa a pati fesoasoani, ko vaegā pati kolā e aoga i te puti ake kae maua mai ei foki a mea ‵lei, ko te mea ke ‵fua mai au pati ki te ‵lei, i tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a koe.”


Today, there is no great apostasy taking place among God’s people. 	 I aso nei, e seai se aposetasi lasi e tupu i tino o te Atua.


Cain kills Abel (Gen. 4:3-8); Lamech kills a young man for striking him (Gen. 4:23); the shepherds of Abraham (Abram) and Lot quarrel (Gen. 13:5-7); Hagar despises Sarah (Sarai), who becomes upset with Abraham (Gen. 16:3-6); Ishmael is against everyone and everyone’s hand is against him.—Gen. 16:12. 	 Ne tamate ne Kaino a Apelu (Kene. 4:3-8); ne tamate ne Lameko se tamataene me ne ‵pago ne ia a ia (Kene. 4:23); ne kinau a tausi mamoe a Apelaamo (Apelamo) mo tausi mamoe a Lota (Kene. 13:5-7); ne fakamasei ne Hakala a Sala (Salai), telā ne kaitaua ki a Apelaamo (Kene. 16:3-6); ne ‵teke atu a Isamaeli ki tino katoa kae ne ‵teke atu a tino katoa ki a ia.—Kene. 16:12.


Wolfgang, a legal adviser, explains: “It’s wonderful to be able to lean on someone who has your best interests at heart, someone who can—and actually will—do what’s best for you!” 	 Ne fakamatala mai a Wolfgang, se loia, penei: “Se mea gali ‵ki māfai e mafai o fakalagolago koe ki se tino telā e saga tonu atu ki a koe, se tino telā e mafai—kae ka fai—ne ia te ‵toe mea ‵lei mō koe!”


Even for those who are willing to admit that humanity is basically flawed, the concept of original sin is reduced to little more than an explanation of mankind’s imperfect nature. 	 Ke oko foki ki tino kolā e fai mai me i tino ne agasala, a te tala e uiga ki te agasala muamua e fai fua pelā me se auala faigofie ke fakamatala atu a te pogai ko agasala ei a tino.


• How can we recognize the voice of strangers? 	 • E iloa ‵lei pefea ne tatou a leo o tino fakaa‵tea?


It so happened that it was his daughter, his only child, who came out to celebrate his victory with him. 	 Kae ne poi a ia me ko tena tama fafine, ko tena tama loa tokotasi, telā ne vau ki tua ke fai a te fiafiaga o te manumaloga fakatasi mo ia.


You may know of others who are undergoing less noticeable hardships. 	 Kāti e iloa ne koe a nisi tino kolā e fepaki mo fakalavelave kolā e sē laveagofie.


Upon arrival, I was able to attend the 1953 New World Society Assembly. 	 I taku okoatuga, ne mafai eiloa ne au o kau atu ki te fono telā e igoa ki te New World Society Assembly i te 1953.


Hundreds of new Kingdom Halls are needed. 	 E lau i selau o Fale Tapuaki ‵fou e manakogina ke faite.


16 If we are to continue practicing goodness, we must keep strict watch that we walk as those exercising godly wisdom. 	 16 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke tumau i te fakaasiatuga o mea ‵lei, e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki te auala e ‵tau o olo ei tatou e pelā me ne tino kolā e fakagalue aka ne latou a te poto faka-te-Atua.


(Luke 23:43) Where would the man be? 	 (Luka 23:43) Tefea te koga ka nofo i ei a te tagata tenā?


● Surgeons can transplant hearts and other body parts. 	 ● E mafai ne tokitā tipitipi o sui a fatu mo nisi vaega o te foitino.


So when they opposed his association with Jehovah’s Witnesses, he found it especially painful to tell them that he had decided to attend Christian meetings. 	 I te taimi ne ‵teke atu ei ana mātua ona ko tena ‵kau fakatasi mo Molimau a Ieova, ne fanoanoa eiloa tou tagata. Ne faigata ke fakailoa atu ki a laua me ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne ia ke kau atu a ia ki fakatasiga Kelisiano.


How did Jesus come to possess the qualities that he displayed? 	 Ne mafai pefea o maua ne Iesu a uiga kolā ne fakaasi mai ne ia?


Who of us really wants to receive a gift from a reluctant or forced giver? 	 Ko oi te tino i a tatou e manako tonu o maua se meaalofa mai i se tino e se loto malie io me faimālō ke tuku mai?


Cannot much the same be said about us? 	 E mata, e se penā foki a te uke o mea e mafai o fai atu e uiga ki a tatou?


(Psalm 34:7; 91:9-11) The apostle Peter wrote: “Jehovah knows how to deliver people of godly devotion out of trial, but to reserve unrighteous people for the day of judgment to be cut off.”—2 Peter 2:9. 	 (Salamo 34:7; 91:9-11) Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Petelu: “E iloa eiloa ne te Aliki o fakaola a tino amio atua mai i olotou tofotofoga, e iloa foki ne te Atua o tausi a tino kolā ko maua ne te fakasalaga ke oko ki te Aso Fakamasino.”—2 Petelu 2:9.


We all need those warnings!—1 Corinthians 10:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 6. 	 E ‵tau o maua ne tatou katoa a fakamalosiga konā!—1 Kolinito 10:12; 1 Tesalonia 5:2, 6.


That message also foretells the unification of God’s people that started to take place during the last days. 	 Te fekau tenā e ‵valo mai ei te ‵kau fakatasi o tino o te Atua telā ne kamata i te kamataga o aso fakaoti.


19, 20. (a) How do elders act with discernment when assisting those who speak unwisely? (b) How does the congregation deal with those who insist on promoting false teachings? 	 19, 20. (a) E fakaasi atu pefea ne toeaina a te fakautauta māfai e fesoasoani atu latou ki tino kolā e se ‵lei olotou pati? (e) Ne a mea e fai ne te fakapotopotoga ki tino kolā e loto ‵fika i te akoako atu o akoakoga ‵se?


Some came to the branch office, where we looked after their spiritual and material needs until the crisis was over.” 	 Ne o‵mai a nisi tino ki te ofisa lagolago kae ne tausi atu matou ki a latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo mea e ma‵nako ki ei ke oko ki te taimi ko seai ei se fakalavelave.”


Do they have the honesty not to manipulate a situation to their own advantage or in order to get their own way? 	 E mata, e fakamaoni latou ke se ‵fuli aka se faifaiga ki te mea telā e ma‵nako latou ki ei?


Regarding the articles on the book of Proverbs in recent issues of The Watchtower, one Christian woman said: “I find these articles very practical. 	 Ne fai mai se fafine Kelisiano e tokotasi e uiga ki mataupu o te tusi ko Faataoto i mataupu fakamuli nei o Te Faleleoleo Maluga: “Ko oko eiloa te aogā o mataupu konei ki a au.


So the servant remained “silent to know whether Jehovah had made his trip successful or not.”—Ge 24 Verses 16, 21. 	 Tela la, ne nofo filemu te tavini tenā kae “onoono [aka] me kaati ko fakamanuia tena malaga ne te Aliki.”—Fuaiupu e 16, 21.


(Psalm 18:35) “God opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones.” (1 Peter 5:5) What a compelling reason to imitate the humility of Moses! 	 (Salamo 18:35) “E ‵teke ne te Atua a tino fakamata‵mata, kae e tuku atu ne ia te alofa tauanoa ki tino loto mau‵lalo.” (1 Petelu 5:5) Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke fakaakoako tatou ki te loto maulalo o Mose!


True, we face many trials. 	 E tonu, e fe‵paki tatou mo tofotofoga e uke.


Send me.”—Isa. 6:8. 	 Uga mai au!”—Isaia 6:8.


I have made many friends at Bethel and in the congregation. 	 E tokouke oku taugasoa i te Peteli mo te fakapotopotoga.


Additionally, suppose you had been trained to identify the various mines. 	 Kae e a māfai ko oti ne fakamasani aka koe ke iloa aka a vaegā paula kese‵kese?


SONGS: 75, 74 	 PESE: 75, 74


But obeying Jehovah is more important than obeying anyone else! 	 Kae ko te fakalogo ki a Ieova e tāua atu i lō te fakalogo ki so se tino!


Maintain a Good Conscience 	 Fakatumau se Loto Lagona ‵Lei


(Acts 1:12-15) While “the festival of Pentecost was in progress,” says the Bible, “they were all together at the same place” when God’s holy spirit was poured out upon them, granting them the ability to speak in foreign languages.—Acts 2:1-4. 	 (Galuega 1:12-15) I te taimi ne fai ei te “Aso Penitekoso,” ko pati i te Tusi Tapu, “ne maopoopo katoa ki te koga e tasi a tino tali‵tonu” kae ne ‵ligi atu te agaga tapu o te Atua ki luga i a latou, telā mafai ei ne latou o fai‵pati ki ‵gana kese‵kese.—Galuega 2:1-4.


2 Most people, whatever their beliefs, have pondered over questions related to God’s existence. 	 2 E isi ne fesili a tino e tokouke e uiga ki te Atua, faitalia me ne a mea e tali‵tonu latou ki ei.


Under what circumstances might your integrity be put to the test? 	 Ne a fakanofonofoga e mafai o tofotofo aka ei tou fakamaoni?


When the Messiah appeared, he would likely have found Israel functioning well as an independent nation, not cringing under the Roman whip. 	 I te saemaiga o te Mesia, kāti ne mafai eiloa o maua atu ne ia a Isalaelu e ola ‵lei e pelā me se atufenua saoloto, i lō te ‵nofo ma‵taku mai lalo i te pulega fakasaua a Loma.


(Matthew 6:25, 33, 34) The apostle Peter urges us to ‘throw all our anxiety upon God, because he cares for us.’ (1 Peter 5:6, 7) It is proper to make efforts to solve a problem. 	 (Mataio 6:25, 33, 34) E fakamalosi mai te apositolo ko Petelu ki a tatou ke ‘fakaeke katoa ki luga i te Atua a mea e manava‵se ei tatou, me e atafai mai eiloa ki a tatou.’(1 Petelu 5:6, 7) Se mea ‵tau ke taumafai o faka‵lei aka te fakalavelave.


One day, my study conductor, Alejandro, asked me to read Galatians 5:22, 23. 	 I te aso e tasi, ne fai mai toku faiakoga, ko Alejandro, ke faitau aka au ki te Kalatia 5:22, 23.


Such counsel has already benefited thousands who have applied it, regardless of the era in which they lived or their cultural background. 	 Ko oti ne aogā a fakatakitakiga penā ki te fia afe o tino kolā ne fakagalue ne latou, faitalia te vaitaimi ne ola ei io me ko matakāiga ne o‵mai i ei latou.


6 Imagine being told to leave your home, your friends, the country of your birth, and the security of your extended family to go to a land that you do not know. 	 6 Ke mafaufau me ko fai atu ki a koe ke tiakina tou fale, ou taugasoa, te fenua ne fanau ei koe, mo te puipuiga mai i ou kāiga kae ke fanatu koe ki se fenua telā e se iloa ne koe.


How did “the Law” show that we should treat others as we want them to treat us? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea i “te Tulafono” me e ‵tau o fai ne tatou a faifaiga kolā e ma‵nako tatou ke fai mai ne nisi tino ki a tatou?


(Isaiah 40:26, 29) Why, his very name literally means “He Causes to Become,” which builds confidence in his ability to fulfill what he has promised! 	 (Isaia 40:26, 29) E fai penā me i te uiga tonu eiloa o tena igoa ko te “E Fai a Ia mo Fai so se Mea e Manakogina,” telā e ati aka ei te loto talitonu ki tena atamai ke fakataunu a mea kolā ne folafola mai ne ia!


(Mark 9:33-37) Did it produce the desired results? 	 (Maleko 9:33-37) E mata, ne maua mai i ei ne ikuga ‵lei?


Thus, the Levites set a good example for us to praise and thank Jehovah first before making personal requests in our prayers. 	 Tela la, ne fai ne te kau Levi se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou ke tavae kae fakafetai muamua ki a Ieova a koi tuai o fai atu ‵tou fakamolemole totino i ‵tou ‵talo kolā e fai atu.


Jesus always did the things pleasing to his Father. 	 E fai faeloa ne Iesu a mea kolā e fakafiafia atu ki tena Tamana.


In the Scriptures, we have direction from God regarding many areas of life. 	 E maua ne tatou a fakatonuga mai te Atua e uiga ki vaega kese‵kese o te olaga nei i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


What were some demonstrations of Jesus’ healing power? 	 Ne a nisi mea e fakaasi mai i te ‵mana o Iesu ke faka‵lei a masaki?


This often opens the way for them to speak with people never before willing to listen. 	 E tuku mai i konā se avanoaga lasi ‵ki loa ki a latou ke tuku atu foki se talaiga ki tino kolā ne seki fia‵fia eiloa ki te kau Molimau i aso mua.


However, contributions to support true worship were still needed. 	 Kae koi manakogina eiloa te tukuatuga o meaalofa ke ‵lago atu ei ki te tapuakiga tonu.


How thankful we can personally be for that!—Ps. 130:3. 	 Ko oko eiloa te ‵tou loto fakafetai mō te mea tenā!—Salamo 130:3.


And in the congregation, are you improving the quality of your talk assignments? 	 Kae i loto i te fakapotopotoga, e mata, e momea aka ne koe a te ‵lei o ou tofiga i fakatasiga?


They have the prospect of being among the “great crowd” who survive the coming “great tribulation.” 	 E maua ne latou a te fakamoemoega ke aofia i te “vaitino tokouke” kolā ka ‵sao atu i te “fakalavelave lasi.”


Why “beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers” today? AFTER Jesus Christ’s third preaching tour of Galilee, he told his disciples: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.” 	 MAI TUA o te tolu o malaga talai a Iesu Keliso ki Kalilaia, ne fai atu a ia ki ana soko, penei: “Ko oko eiloa i te lasi o te saito e fia kati, ka ko tino ga‵lue i te saito e se tokouke.”


He did not have a certificate of ordination or a degree from some seminary to prove that he was a minister, and he was not ordained by any man. 	 Ne seki maua ne ia se pepa o tena faūga io me se tikulī mai i nisi akoga ke fakamaoni aka me ne fai a ia mo fai se faifeau, kae ne seki faū foki a ia ne so se tagata.


In this article and in the next, we will see (1) how God has preserved his Word; (2) how Jehovah has seen to the preservation of his name; and (3) how our heavenly Father is the Source and Preserver of the truth we enjoy. 	 I te mataupu tenei mo te suā mataupu, ka lavea ne tatou (1) te auala ne puipui ei ne te Atua a tena Muna; (2) te auala ne puipui ei ne Ieova tena igoa; mo te (3) te auala e fai ei te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi e pelā me ko te Mafuaga mo te Tino telā e puipui ne ia te munatonu telā ko maua ne tatou.


On the other hand, millions who have studied the Bible are convinced that it is the unique Word of God. 	 I te suā feitu, e lau i miliona a tino ko oti ne a‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu e lotoma‵lie me i te Tusi Tapu ko te Muna eiloa a te Atua.


Being helpful means to strike a balance between respecting another’s privacy and being available when needed 	 e uiga o te fesoasoani aogā ko te paleni ‵lei i te loto malamalama me e fia nofo se tino i a ia eiloa mo te toka faeloa o fesoasoani atu


The Bible clearly reveals God’s original purpose for the earth in these words: “As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.” 	 E fakaasi manino mai i loto i te Tusi Tapu a te fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi tenei i pati konei: “E pelā mo te lagi, i o Ieova te mea tenā, kae ko oti ne tuku ne ia te lalolagi ki tama a tāgata.”


Who are some outstanding examples of endurance? 	 Ko oi a tino kolā ne fakaasi mai ne latou se fakaakoakoga tu ‵kese o te kufaki?


A few days later, he is significantly better. 	 I nāi aso mai tua ifo, ne tai feoloolo tou tagata.


We can stop and look at the underlying principles of the Law. 	 Mai te mafau‵fau ki fakatakitakiga fakavae o te Tulafono.


(Isaiah 25:8) No one will die from natural causes or weep because of losing a loved one. 	 (Isaia 25:8) Ka se toe mate se tino ona ko fakalavelave masani io me tagi ona ko te galo atu o se tino pele.


A Christian who is content with being single may feel that his family or friends are pressuring him to get married. 	 Kāti e fakamalosigina se Kelisiano telā e lotomalie ke nofo taka ne tena kāiga io me ko taugasoa ke avaga a ia.


See the chart on pages 12-13. 	 Ke onoono ki te mape i te itulau e 14-15.


Rather, Jehovah wanted to help Job recognize his insignificance in comparison with God’s greatness. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne manako a Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ki a Iopu ke iloa ne ia tena sē tāua māfai e fakatusa ki te maluga o te Atua.


(Esther 3:5; 6:10-12; 7:9, 10) What about haughty Nebuchadnezzar, who was stricken with madness at the height of his power? 	 (Eseta 3:5; 6:10-12; 7:9, 10) Kae e a te tagata fakamaualuga ko Nepukanesa, telā ne kamata o fakavalevale i te ‵toe taimi maluga o tena pulega?


All too often, some are confused about why bad things happen. 	 E masani sāle o ‵segi a tino i te pogai e ‵tupu ei a mea ma‵sei.


In response, Jesus extended to the young man a unique invitation, saying: “If you want to be perfect [“complete,” New American Standard Bible], go sell your belongings and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven, and come be my follower.”—Matthew 19:16-21. 	 I tena tali, ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki te tamataene tenā se ‵kamiga fakapito, ana muna: “Kafai e manako koe ke katoatoa te ‵lei o tau amio, fano nei eiloa o fakatau atu au koloa katoa, kae avatu a tupe ki tino ma‵tiva, ko maua ei ne koe a koloa e uke i te lagi; ko vau ei koe o tautali mai i a au.”—Mataio 19:16-21.


We build hope in Jehovah’s saving acts by studying his Word. 	 E ati aka ne tatou a te fakamoemoega ki te malosi o Ieova o faka‵sao tatou mai te sukesuke ki tena Muna.


(Exodus 19:5, 6) They may claim that this is an example of racial superiority, but that is not so. 	 (Esoto 19:5, 6) Kāti e fai mai latou me i te mea tenei ko te fakailoga tino, kae e se penā loa.


That is why the Bible says that married people “will have tribulation” at times. 	 Tenā te pogai e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i tino a‵vaga ka “puapuaga i te foitino” i nisi taimi.


However, for the reasons that we shall outline in this article and in the one following, a reexamination of the subject was necessary. 	 Kae ona ko pogai kolā e ‵tau o fakamatala i te mataupu tenei mo te mataupu telā e ‵soko mai, ko manakogina ei ke fai se toe iloiloga ki te mataupu tenei.


(Read Luke 6:12, 13.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 6:12, 13.)


• How can parents set a good example with regard to prayer and Bible study? 	 • E mafai pefea o tuku atu ne mātua se fakaakoakoga ‵lei e auala i te faiga o ‵talo mo akoga faka-te Tusi Tapu?


The advancement of that Kingdom was of primary importance to them, and they made sacrifices to have as full a share as possible in supporting the Kingdom. 	 A te fakasalalauga o te Malo ko te mea telā ne tāua malosi ki a latou, kae ne fai ne latou mo te loto kātoa a mea katoa ke ‵lago katoatoa atu ki te Malo.


(2 Corinthians 2:8-11) If the Corinthians refused to reinstate the repentant man, Satan would overreach them in that they would be as hard and unforgiving as the Devil wanted them to be. 	 (2 Kolinito 2:8-11) Moi fai ne ita a tino Kolinito ma toe fakafoki mai te tagata salamo tenā ki loto i te fakapotopotoga, penei ko oti ne oko atu a Satani ki a latou e auala i olotou uiga faiga‵ta kae sē a‵lofa fakamagalo, e pelā eiloa mo te mea e manako ki ei te Tiapolo.


This plan guided your development during your nine months in the womb before birth and then through more than two decades of growth to adulthood. 	 E takitaki ne te palani tenei tou tupuakaga i loto i se iva masina i te moegatama o tou mātua a koituai koe o fanau e pelā foki mo tou tupuakaga ke fai pelā me se tino matua i se luasefulu tausaga mai tua ifo i ei.


4. In what way is the commission to preach the good news being fulfilled today? 4 Today, anointed Christians, supported by a growing “great crowd” of “other sheep,” continue to fulfill the prophetic commission originally given to Jesus. 	 4 I aso nei, e tumau a Kelisiano fakaekegina fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o te “vaitino tokouke” o ‘nisi mamoe,’ i te fakataunuga o te fakatonuga fakapelofeta telā ne tuku atu muamua ki a Iesu.


For our conscience to be an effective guide, it must be trained. 	 Ke fai ‵tou loto lagona e pelā me se takitakiga aoga, e ‵tau o akoako faka‵lei.


Two years later she collapsed in public. 	 I te lua tausaga mai tua ifo i ei ne matapō tou fafine i te auala.


14 In his parable of the sower, Jesus said that “the anxiety of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches” can choke the word of God in our hearts and cause us to become unfruitful. 	 14 I tena tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tino ‵toki fatoaga, ne fai mai a Iesu me i te manavase ‘ki mea o te olaga pelā foki mo koloa’ e fai i ei ke ola sai‵tia te muna a te Atua i ‵tou loto kae fai foki ke se ‵fua mai tatou.


One day I called a meeting with my work crew. 	 I te aso e tasi ne fai ne au se fono fakatasi mo omotou tino ga‵lue.


As a result, Jesus Christ told them frankly: “Look! Your house is abandoned to you.” 	 Ona ko te mea tenā ne fai ‵tonu atu ei a Iesu Keliso ki a latou: “Nei la, e maofa valevale te otou fenua io me ka afuli koutou keatea mai i ei.”


(1 Tim. 1:1–6:21) 	 (1 Timoteo 1:1–6:21)


It will not be day, neither will it be night; and it must occur that at evening time it will become light.” 	 Ka ao faeloa, e ‵tusa foki eiloa manafai ko te taimi o te po. Ko te Aliki fua e iloa ne ia te taimi e tupu ei te mea tenei.”


In the region where I lived, poverty was widespread, and the work it took to make ends meet was exhausting. 	 I te kogā koga telā e nofo ei au, ne salalau atu eiloa te mativa, kae ne faigata eiloa a te galuega ke mafai o faka‵lei aka te tulaga tenā.


No one can rightly disagree with the fact that the early Christian congregation bore no resemblance to the institutionalized church systems we see today. 	 E seai se tino e mafai o ‵teke atu ki te manatu me e se tāitāi eiloa o ‵pau a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i aso mua mo fakapotopotoga a lotu ‵lasi i aso nei.


I never dreamed I would be living like this. 	 Ne seki mafaufau eiloa au me ka ola eiloa au penei.


(1 Cor. 7:39) How do you react when the elders find it necessary to give such a talk? 	 (1 Koli. 7:39) Ne a ou lagonaga māfai e fai mai ne se toeaina se vaegā lāuga penā?


However, in the case of Haman, more was involved. 	 Kae, e pelā mo te tulaga o Hamanu, e uke atu a mea ne aofia i ei.


We can be confident of this because “God is faithful” and does not allow us to be “tempted beyond what [we] can bear.” 	 E mafai o tali‵tonu tatou ki te mea tenei me ‘i te Atua e fakamaoni’ kae e se talia ne ia ke “fakaosoosogina [tatou] ke sili atu i te [‵tou] malosi o ‵teke te fakaosoosoga.”


His conscience tells him to shun unscriptural practices that he formerly engaged in, perhaps involving idols or blood. 	 Ko tena loto lagona ne ala ei o se talia ne ia a faifaiga ne fai muamua ne ia kolā e se fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu, kāti ne aofia i ei a tupua io me ko te toto.


Before long, though, she began to make an effort to sit up in her bed during the reading. 	 Kae ne seki leva kae taumafai tou fafine o sagasaga ki luga i tena moega i te taimi e fai te faitauga.


Rather than your having to explain why you do not smoke, your peer is compelled to think about why he does.* 	 I lō te faiga o se fakamatalaga ki te pogai e se ‵pusi ei koe, e mafai o fakamalosi atu koe ki tou taugasoa ke toe mafaufau ki te pogai e ‵pusi ei a ia.*


Even if they grew up in a society that dismissed the Creator, our positive, informative expressions may awaken them to recognize God. 	 E mafai ne tatou o fakamalosi atu ki a latou ke talitonu ki te Atua i ‵tou pati mautinoa kae manino faitalia me seki ‵tupu aka latou i se fenua telā seki amanaia ki te Atua telā ne faite ne ia a mea katoa.


16 The preaching work that Jesus started in the first century is being done on an even grander scale today. 	 16 Ko lasi ‵ki atu i aso nei a te faiga o te galuega talai telā ne kamata ne Iesu i te senitenali muamua.


From oppression and from violence he will redeem their soul.”—PSALM 72:12, 14. 	 E fakaola ne ia latou mai tino saua mo tino mata‵mua.”—SALAMO 72:12, 14.


Those who accept it become part of a united, worldwide brotherhood of Christians who do not allow national, tribal, or economic differences to divide them. 	 A tino kolā e talia ne latou te tala ‵lei tenā e fai mo fai se vaega o te kautaina o Kelisiano kolā e ‵kau fakatasi i te lalolagi kātoa kae e se talia ne latou a te loto fenua, te fakakese‵kesega o itukāiga io me ko tulaga i mea tau tupe ke fakamavae‵vae ei latou.


(Job 1:8) For many years, Job’s blameless conduct had gladdened the heart of his heavenly Father. 	 (Iopu 1:8) I te fia o tausaga, ko oti ne fai ne amioga ‵lei a Iopu ke fakafiafia i ei a te loto o tena Tamana i te lagi.


• How did Jesus show that he was aware of his God-assigned work? 	 • Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu me e iloa ne ia te galuega telā ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki a ia?


The angel acknowledged: “You will rest, but you will stand up for your lot at the end of the days.” 	 Ne fai ‵tonu atu te agelu: “Ka mate koe, kae ke toe tu mai koe o puke te taui ‵lei o koe i te taimi o te gataga.”


NOTE that in this list of possibilities for mankind, the earth is absent. 	 MAFAUFAU la ki te fakasologa tenei o mea kolā e mafai o ‵tupu ki tino, e galo eiloa i ei a te lalolagi.


(Luke 9:48; Mark 9:36) Individually, we may find it a real challenge to conduct ourselves as “a lesser one.” 	 (Luka 9:48; Maleko 9:36) E mafai o faigata ‵ki ki tino taki tokotasi ke takugina e pelā me se tino “e se taulia.”


10, 11. (a) Regarding material possessions, what attitude does the spirit of the world promote? (b) God’s spirit-inspired Word encourages what attitude? 	 10, 11. (a) Se a te kilokiloga e fakamalosi aka ne te agaga o te lalolagi e uiga ki koloa faka-te-foitino? (e) Se a te kilokiloga telā e fakamalosi aka ne te Muna a te Atua telā ne fakaosofia ki te agaga?


Why may we sometimes find it difficult to consider others to be superior to us? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o faigata ki a tatou i nisi taimi ke mafau‵fau me e ‵lei atu a nisi tino i a tatou?


• How can we learn to love Jehovah? 	 6. E mafai pefea ne te alofa o fakapaleni aka a feitu kese‵kese o te olaga? 7, 8.


God gives us laws because he loves us. 	 E tuku mai ne te Atua a tulafono me e alofa a ia ki a tatou.


Thus the ransom has been paid permanently. 	 Tela la, ka tumau eiloa te aoga o te togiola.


Be rich toward God. 	 Ke maukoloa koe i mua o te Atua.


However, God did not forsake his covenant with David. 	 Kae ne seki puli i te Atua a tena feagaiga ne fai mo Tavita.


They were freer, happier, and more confident about their relationship with God and with one another. 	 Ne saoloto, fia‵fia, kae silia atu te lotou loto tali‵tonu e uiga ki te lotou fesokotakiga mo te Atua mo te va foki o latou mo nisi tino.


Adolfo says he is happy for the changes he has been able to make. 	 Ne fai mai a Adolfo me ne fiafia a ia ki te ‵fuliga telā ne mafai ne ia o fai.


We read at Romans 8:22: “We know that all creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei i te Loma 8:22: “Me e iloa ne tatou i mea ne faite ne ma‵nava fi‵ta kae logo‵mae fakatasi ke oko mai eiloa ki te taimi tenei.”


Primarily, he is the meek one who inherits the earth together with selected faithful ones who are resurrected to heaven to become corulers in this Kingdom. 	 A Ia ko te tino muamua i tino loto mau‵lalo kolā ne maua ne latou te lalolagi fakatasi mo tino fakamaoni filifilia kolā e toe‵tu aka ki te lagi ke fai mo pule lagolago i te Malo tenei.


15 Did those people think that a human king would somehow be more real, more dependable, than Jehovah? 	 15 E mata, e mafau‵fau a tino konei me e mafai o fai se tupu e pelā me se tino tonu ke fakalagolago ki ei, i lō a Ieova?


Godly fear is also the start of wisdom because there can be no wisdom without knowledge. 	 A te mataku ki te Atua ko te kamataga foki o te poto me e seai se poto e mafai o maua e aunoa mo te iloaga tonu.


Whatever he requires of us is for our benefit and ultimately results in our greatest joy. 	 So se mea e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou e aoga eiloa ki a tatou kae e iku atu ki te mauaga ne tatou o te ‵toe fiafia lasi.


Later, so-called Christian leaders incorporated Greek philosophers’ “assumptions about the inherent immortality of the soul” into their teachings.—Christianity—A Global History. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fai ne tino kolā ne fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano “a manatu tuku taumate o faiakoga Eleni e uiga ki te agaga telā e se mafai o mate” mo fai olotou akoakoga.—Christianity—A Global History.


Repeatedly, by means of the earthly part of his “seed”—both political and religious—Satan attempted to silence the “seed” of God’s woman. 	 Mai te fakaaogāga faeloa o te vaega i te lalolagi nei o tena “fanau”—ko malo fakapolitiki mo lotu—ne taumafai a Satani o tamate aka te “fanau” a te fafine a te Atua.


At that time, God “will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. 	 I te taimi tenā, a te Atua “ka ‵solo keatea ne ia a loimata katoa mai i olotou mata, kae ka se toe ai se mate, kae ka se toe ai foki se fanoanoa, se tagi io me se ‵mae.


17 Red grape wine undoubtedly was the kind Jesus used when instituting the Memorial. 	 17 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakaaogā ne Iesu a te uaina ‵kula i te taimi ne kamata ei ne ia te Fakamanatuga.


Jesus said: “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “E sili atu te fiafia o te tino telā e tuku atu ana mea i lō te maua ne ia.


“You Are No Part of the World” 11. 	 ‘E se ne Tino o te Lalolagi Koutou’


Love and long-suffering still contribute greatly to the peace of the Christian congregation. 	 Koi lasi ‵ki eiloa te fesoasoani o te alofa mo te kufaki ki te mauaga o te filemu i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Thus, as a created being, Jesus frankly stated: “The Father is greater than I am.”—John 14:28. 	 Tela la, e pelā me se tino telā ne faite ne te Atua, ne mafai ei ne Iesu o taku tonu atu penei: “Me sili toku Tamana i a au.”—Ioane 14:28.


(Acts 22:3) Paul had what was considered a fine career ahead of him; yet he abandoned his religion and became a Christian. 	 (Galuega 22:3) Ne maua eiloa ne Paulo se avanoaga ke maua ne ia se olaga ‵lei; kae ne tiakina ne ia tena lotu kae fai mo fai se Kelisiano.


Jehovah God has given us the gift of free will, so we can make our own choices about how we will live. 	 Ne tuku mai ne Ieova a te meaalofa ko te saolotoga, ko te mea ke mafai ne tatou o fai a filifiliga e uiga ki te auala ka ola ei tatou.


Our very presence encourages fellow worshipers, and our well-prepared comments build them up spiritually. 	 A te ‵tou ‵nofo atu i te fakatasiga e fakamalosi aka i ei a ‵tou taina tapuaki, kae e fakamalosi aka ne ‵tou tusaga kolā ne fakatoka faka‵lei a latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


• What did God reveal to Abraham that had a bearing on Judgment Day? 	 • Se a te mea ne fakaasi atu ne te Atua ki a Apelaamo telā e fakasino atu foki ki te Aso Fakamasino?


But finally, I humbled myself and told an experienced elder that I was disturbed by a conflict of loyalties. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, ne loto maulalo au o faipati atu ki se toeaina atamai me ko seiloa ne au me ko oi te tino ka fakamaoni au ki ei.


May you be blessed for restraining me this day from incurring bloodguilt.”—1 Sam. 25:18, 19, 23-35. 	 Ke fakamanuia atu eiloa ki a koe me ne taofi ne koe au i te aso nei mai te fakama‵ligiga o toto mo te taui ma sui.”—1 Samu. 25:18, 19, 23-35, NW.


16 How can we do this? 	 16 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fai te mea tenei?


8 Imagine the scene. 	 8 Mafaufau ki te mea tenei.


And they lived at a critical time. 	 Kae ne ola latou i se taimi faigata.


A terrible tragedy unfolded among God’s spirit sons, the angels. 	 Ne tupu se fakalavelave matagā i va o tama faka-te-agaga a te Atua, ko te kau agelu.


Even if our relatives never accept the truth, we can have the joy that comes from pleasing Jehovah by our faithful course. 	 E tiga eiloa e se mafai o talia ne ‵tou kāiga a te munatonu, e mafai o maua ne tatou a te fiafia mai te fakafiafia ne tatou a Ieova e auala i ‵tou olaga fakamaoni.


About 70 brothers and sisters—mostly between the ages of 18 and 50—from foreign countries serve in the Philippines. 	 E nofo ki te 70 taina mo tuagane mai i nisi fenua e ga‵lue i Filipaina, kae ko te tokoukega o latou e nofo i te va o te 18 mo te 50 tausaga te ma‵tua.


The prophet Daniel interpreted this mysterious dream of an enormous image in human form. 	 Ne fakamatala atu ne te pelofeta ko Tanielu a te moemiti ‵funa tenā e uiga ki te matugā tupua lasi tenā.


6 Fornication was rampant in Israel in both a physical and a spiritual sense. 	 6 Ne salalau valevale a amioga finalalolagi i Isalaelu i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-agaga.


• How much should I drink? 	 • E pefea a te uke o aku mea e ‵tau o inu?


But crowds followed them on foot. 	 Kae ne sa‵sale atu se vaitino i uta o tau‵tali atu i a latou.


Pharaoh’s reaction is immediate. 	 Ne saga fakavave atu a Falao ki te mea tenei.


One, there is a motive behind such theories—to uphold a doctrine that arose much later, the church teaching that Mary remained a virgin throughout her life. 	 A te mea muamua, e isi se pogai o vaegā akoakoga konei—ke ‵lago atu ki se akoakoga telā ne sae fakamuli ifo loa, ko te akoakoga a te lotu me i a Malia ne tumau eiloa i te fai pelā me se taupou i tena olaga kātoa.


(Read 2 Peter 2:6-8.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Petelu 2:6-8.)


3 Why the Breakdown? 	 3 Etena—E Mata, ko te Koga Muamua ne ‵Nofo i ei a Tino?


My father was furious and put me out of the house. 	 Ne sauā malosi toku tamana kae ‵tuli au ki tua mo te fale.


He rejected Saul for his disobedience. 	 Ne seki talia ne Ieova a Saulo ona ko tena sē fakalogo.


19 One individual who was disfellowshipped and was later reinstated wrote: “I am happy that Jehovah loves his people enough to see that his organization is kept clean. 	 19 Ne tusi mai penei se tino telā ne fakatea kae ne toe foki mai: “E fiafia au me e alofa eiloa a Ieova ki ana tino me e fakamautinoa ne ia ke tumau tena fakapotopotoga i te ‵ma.


Essential to Our Hope 	 E Tāua ki ‵Tou Fakamoemoega


(Matthew 22:15-46; 1 Peter 2:23) He was patient with his disciples, even when they continually quarreled over who was the greatest. 	 (Mataio 22:15-46; 1 Petelu 2:23) Ne onosai a ia i ana soko, ke oko eiloa ki taimi kolā ne tumau ei te lotou kinau sāle me ko oi te tino e sili.


For example, his stand on contraception is widely ignored, even by many Catholic couples. 	 E sē fia ‵saga atu a tauavaga e tokouke i te Lotu Pope ki te manatu o te pope me e ‵tau o fuafua faka‵lei te kāiga.


Because since 1919, the Israel of God has obediently and consistently shed forth Jehovah’s light. 	 Ona ko te fakalogo o te Isalaelu a te Atua ke fakamaina atu faeloa te mainaga o Ieova, talu mai te 1919.


The persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses led to their expansion in Kyrgyzstan. 	 Ne iku atu te fakasauaga o Molimau a Ieova ki te salalau atu o latou i Kyrgyzstan.


What happened in Noah’s day serves as a stark warning for people today who choose not to heed God’s message.—Matthew 24:39. 	 E fai a te mea ne tupu i aso o Noa e pelā me se faka‵pulaga ‵mafa ki tino i aso nei kolā e filifili ke sē ‵saga atu ki te fekau a te Atua.—Mataio 24:39.


Proverbs 18:22 says: “The one who finds a good wife has found something good, and he receives Jehovah’s favor.” 	 E fai mai te Faataoto 18:22: “A te tino e maua ne ia se avaga fafine ‵lei ko maua ne ia se mea ‵lei, kae e maua ne tou tagata te taliaga a Ieova.”


After all, his counsel concerns our very life! 	 E ‵tau o ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki ana fakatakitakiga me e aofia ‵tou ola i ei!


(Matthew 4:23) Jesus did not simply preach, or proclaim, God’s Kingdom to others. 	 (Mataio 4:23) E seki talai io me folafola atu fua ne Iesu te Malo o te Atua ki nisi tino.


(Read Psalm 8:5-9.)* The dignity bestowed upon us requires a dignified response—that of praising Jehovah’s majestic name with reverence and dignity. 	 (Faitau te Salamo 8:5-9.)* A te ‵malu telā ne tuku mai ki a tatou e manakogina i ei se tali ‵malu—ko te avatuga o vikiga ki te igoa maluga o Ieova mo te fakaaloalo mo te ‵malu.


(Romans 5:12) Adam and Eve’s disobedience should teach us a vital lesson concerning man’s limitations: Unless he adheres to divine guidance, man is prone to make wrong decisions. 	 (Loma 5:12) E maua ne tatou se akoakoga tāua e uiga ki tapulā o tino mai te sē faka‵logo o Atamu mo Eva: Seiloga ke fakalogo te tino ki fakatakitakiga a te Atua, e fai ne tino katoa a fakaikuga sē ‵tonu.


(1 Samuel 22:1, 2) When David composed the words of Psalm 34:8-22, he may have had such ones in mind. 	 (1 Samuelu 22:1, 2) I te ‵fatūga ne Tavita a kupu o te Salamo 34:8-22, kāti ne mafaufau a ia ki tino konā.


(Num. 20:6-8) Moses did not, however, speak to that rock, or crag. 	 (Nume. 20:6-8) Kae ne seki faipati atu a Mose ki te kaupapa tenā.


We can flee from temptation by prayerfully keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus. 	 E mafai eiloa o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai fakaosoosoga māfai e ‵kilo tonu atu tatou ki a Iesu fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo.


• How can setting spiritual goals keep us in the course of life? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakatoka ne tatou a fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga i ‵tou olaga?


How can we demonstrate our obedience and submission? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu te ‵tou faka‵logo mo te tau‵tali atu ki olotou fakatonuga?


(Zechariah 1:18-21) Other visions ensured divine protection of the building work, an influx of people of many nations to Jehovah’s completed house of worship, true peace and security, the leveling of seemingly insurmountable obstacles to the God-assigned work, a removal of wickedness, and angelic oversight and protection. 	 (Sakalia 1:18-21) E fakaasi mai i nisi fakaasiga a te puipuiga a te Atua ki te galuega tenā, te ua‵lolo mai o tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea ki te fale tapuaki o Ieova telā ko oti ne fakatu, te filemu mo te tokagamalie tonu, te fakaseaiga o fakalavelave kolā e foliga mai me e se mafai o faka‵lei aka e uiga ki te galuega a te Atua, te fakaseaiga o amioga ma‵sei, mo te tausiga mo te puipuiga a te kau agelu.


7 We obey God by never favoring any candidate or political party over another, regardless of whether they seem to support or oppose our interests. 	 7 E faka‵logo tatou ki te Atua mai te sē fapito ki so se sui o te palamene, io me se potukau fakapolitiki, faitalia me e mafai o aoga olotou manatu ki a tatou io me ikai.


◆ continuing to make progress. 	 ◆ tumau i te gasolo aka faeloa te ‵lei o tau ‵gana.


Interpreting a talk for Brother Albert Schroeder 	 E ‵fuli ne au te lāuga a te Taina ko Albert Schroeder


Like the balsam from Gilead, God’s Word can soothe the ailing one. 	 E pelā mo te vailakau mai Kileata, e mafai o fai ne te Muna a te Atua ke mafu te pakiaga o se tino.


“For the simple reason,” it says, “that such an organized, universal society scarcely existed.” 	 Ne toe fai mai foki te tusi tenā, penei: “A te pogai, me e seki ai se fakapotopotoga penā i te lalolagi kātoa i aso konā.”


DANIEL AND MIRIAM married in September 2000 and settled down in the city of Barcelona, Spain. 	 NE AVAGA a Daniel mo Miriam i a Setema i te 2000 kae ne ‵nofo i te fa‵kai o Barcelona, i Sepania.


When David asked Jehovah to examine him, he prayed that his innermost thoughts and feelings be searched and scrutinized. 	 I te taimi ne fai atu ei a Tavita ki a Ieova ke sukesuke aka a ia, ne ‵talo atu eiloa a ia ke sukesuke kae tofotofo aka ana mafaufauga mo ana lagonaga ‵loto.


I don’t care. . . . 	 Faitalia atu loa i ei. . . .


▪ What about associations? 	 ▪ Kae ne vaegā tino pefea e fai taugasoa koe ki ei?


PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE THINGS. 	 FAKAMUAMUA A NISI TINO I LŌ NISI MEA.


(Psalm 1:4, 5) Note that the psalmist says, “the wicked are not like that.” 	 (Salamo 1:4, 5) Ke onoono me ne fai mai te faisalamo, “ka ko tino amio ma‵sei e se fai penā.”


Your honesty and hard work do not go unnoticed 	 E TOSINA MAI A TINO KI TE ATUA ONA KO AMIOGA ‵LEI


4 Jesus spoke to many who were desperately trying to do what was lawful but who were “loaded down” because the Jewish leaders made religion a burdensome thing. 	 4 Ne faipati atu a Iesu ki tino kolā e loto naunau ke tau‵tali ki te tulafono kae ko fi‵ta i te ‘‵mafa o olotou amoga’ me ko fai ne takitaki Iutaia a lotu e pelā me se amoga ‵mafa ki tino.


To what “word” do we need to be attentive? 	 Se a te “leo” telā e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu tatou ki ei?


What About You? 	 E Pefea la Koe?


There are several good reasons. 	 E uke a pogai tāua.


“Jehovah’s spirit is upon me,” Jesus told the people of Nazareth. 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki tino Nasaleta: “Ko i luga i a au te agaga o te Aliki.”


His disciples panicked. 	 Ne manava‵se valevale ana soko.


If that happens, keep in mind your destination, or goal—to bring glory to Jehovah in all that you do and to avoid anything that would cause you to draw away from him. 	 Kafai e tupu se mea penā, ke masaua tou fakamoemoega—ke avatu a tavaega ki a Ieova i mea katoa e fai ne koe kae ‵teke atu ki so se mea telā ka fai ei koe ke tapeapea kea‵tea mai i a ia.


Jehovah encouraged him to be patient. 	 Ne fakamalosi a ia ne Ieova ke kufaki.


(Proverbs 27:3) To fight off feelings of discouragement and tiredness, we do well to avoid the company of those who dwell on negative thoughts and are prone to find fault and criticize others. 	 (Faataoto 27:3) Ke ‵teke atu ki lagonaga vāivāi mo te fakafi‵ta, se mea ‵lei ke ‵kalo keatea mai te faitaugasoa ki tino loto ma‵sei kolā e ‵nofo faeloa o fakama‵sei a nisi tino.


(Luke 12:32; John 10:16) Annihilation awaits all who will not listen and who thereby set themselves against rule by God’s Kingdom.—Psalm 2:1, 2. 	 (Luka 12:32; Ioane 10:16) Ka oko atu te fakaseaiga ki tino katoa kolā ka se faka‵logo kae ‵teke atu ki te pulega e auala i te Malo o te Atua.—Salamo 2:1, 2.


If we remain in this place of refuge, we need not worry unduly about losing God’s favor by falling into a trap of Satan, “the birdcatcher.” 	 Kafai e tumau tatou i te koga faka‵lafi tenei, e se ‵tau o manava‵se tatou e uiga ki te galo atu o te taliaga a te Atua mai i te ‵to atu ki se matāsele a Satani, ‘te tino ‵poa manu.’


Human Rulership Comes at a Price 	 Ne Oko Mai a Ikuga sē ‵Lei i Pulega a Tino


(Matthew 7:6; 21:23-27; John 7:3-10) In fact, Rahab was “declared righteous by works,” including the act of misdirecting the emissaries of the king.—James 2:24-26. 	 (Mataio 7:6; 21:23-27; Ioane 7:3-10) Telā la, a Lahapa ne “takuamiotonugina . . . i ana galuega,” e aofia i ei ko te takitaki ‵se ne ia a tino faigaluega a te tupu.—Iakopo 2:24-26.


We must emphasize that the Bible does not directly answer that question, so there is no basis for humans to be dogmatic on the matter. 	 E ‵tau o faka‵mafa atu ne tatou me e se tali ‵tonu mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te fesili tenā, tela la, e se ‵tau o faimālō atu me ka faka‵tu aka eiloa latou.


(2 Timothy 2:7) At times, congregation members may get caught up in disputes about trifles and speculative arguments. 	 (2 Timoteo 2:7) Kāti e isi ne taimi e fakatau‵fai valevale ei a tino i te fakapotopotoga i tamā kinauga mo manatu tuku taumate.


The sowing began at Pentecost 33 C.E. The gathering will be complete when the anointed who are alive at the end of this system of things receive their final sealing and then are taken to heaven. 	 Ne kamata a te ‵tokiga o fuaga i te Penitekoso 33 T.A. Kae ka fakaoti atu a te fakamaopoopomaiga o latou māfai ko maua ne te kau fakaekegina kolā e ola i te taimi o te gataga o te olaga tenei a te lotou toe fakamailogaga oti aka loa ko avaka ei latou ki te lagi.


DO NOT GIVE UP! 	 KE MO A E ‵FIU VAVE!


This article explains how we can avoid being distracted from our watchfulness. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o ‵kalo keatea mai te sē matapulapula.


REMEMBERING FINE EXAMPLES 	 MASAUA A FAKAAKOAKOGA ‵LEI


The spirit was not bearing witness with them that they were sons of God. 	 Ne seki molimau atu te agaga tapu ki a latou me ko fai latou mo tama a te Atua.


Yet, how about other areas of life in which the need for self-control may not be so obvious? 	 Kae, e pefea la a nisi feitu o te olaga kolā e se iloa tonu me e ‵tau o fakaasi atu te loto pulea io me ikai?


Some people may ‘speak abusively of you,’ and they may keep on doing so. 	 Kāti ka ‘faifai muna atu ki a koutou,’ a nisi tino kae ka tumau eiloa latou i te fai penā.


GOD’S PEOPLE 	 TINO O TE ATUA


(Isaiah 48:17, 18) Faith also involves having full assurance that Jehovah will fulfill all his promises and become “the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him.”—Hebrews 11:1, 6; Isaiah 55:11. 	 (Isaia 48:17, 18) E aofia foki i te fakatuanaki a te talitonu katoatoa me ka fakataunu ne Ieova ana folafolaga katoa kae tuku mai ne ia te “taui ‵lei ki tino kolā e salasala ki a ia.”—Epelu 11:1, 6; Isaia 55:11.


Regardless of how he may have reasoned, “Solomon began to do what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah, and he did not follow Jehovah fully like David his father.” (1 Ki. 11:1-6) How important it is that we conform to the laws and principles found in God’s Word! 	 Faitalia me ne a fakamasakoga ne fakaaoga ne ia ke sē fakalogo ki te Tulafono a te Atua, “ne agasala a ia ki te Aliki [Ieova], ne seki fakamaoni foki a ia ki te Aliki [Ieova], e pelā mo tena tamana ko Tavita.” (1 Tupu 11:1-6) Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke faka‵logo tatou ki tulafono mo fakatakitakiga kolā e maua ne tatou mai te Muna a te Atua!


One valuable aid in coping is the comfort we receive from family, friends, and fellow believers. 	 E tasi te fesoasoani tāua e mafai ei o fakafesagai atu tatou ki tulaga faiga‵ta ko te fakamafanafanaga telā e maua ne tatou mai i te kāiga, taugasoa, mo taina tali‵tonu.


(Joshua 9:3-9) Their clothes and food items seemed to confirm that they were from afar, but really Gibeon was about 20 miles [30 km] from Gilgal. [gl 19] Convinced, Joshua and his chieftains made a treaty of friendship with Gibeon and nearby cities linked with Gibeon. 	 (Iosua 9:3-9) E fakaasi mai i olotou gatu mo meakai me i a latou ne o‵mai eiloa i se koga ‵mao, kae ko Kipeona e ‵tusa fua mo te 20 maila tena ‵mao mai Kilikala. [19] Ne tali‵tonu a Iosua mo ana tagata kae ne fai ne latou se feagaiga faitaugasoa mo tino Kipeona e pelā foki mo fa‵kai i ana tafa.


Let us be more specific, though. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki mea ‵tonu kolā ne ‵tupu.


How can young ones and their parents show courage? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tama‵liki mo olotou mātua a te loto toa?


“Helping the brothers is a great source of joy and satisfaction to me!” 	 “A te fesoasoani atu ki nisi taina se mea fakafiafia kae fakamalie loto ki a au!”


At times, our heart may condemn us, especially when we become painfully aware of our imperfections and shortcomings. 	 I nisi taimi, e mafai o fakamasei ne ‵tou loto a tatou eiloa maise māfai e mafau‵fau tatou ki ‵tou tulaga se ‵lei katoatoa mo ‵tou vāivāiga.


9 As you work toward your goals, show “a waiting attitude.” 	 9 A koi kausaki atu koe ki ou fakamoemoega, ke fakaasi atu se uiga “fakatalitali.”


(Ephesians 2:2) For them, the world was a dangerous place. 	 (Efeso 2:2) Ki a latou, ne fai te lalolagi mo fai se koga fakamataku.


Naturally, those resurrected on earth will be raised in human bodies. 	 Kae e tonu, me i a latou kolā ka toe fakatu mai ki te lalolagi nei, ka ‵tu mai i foitino faka-te-tagata.


I am also touched by the many expressions of gratitude from local Witnesses who often thank me for coming to help them.” 	 Ne otia foki toku loto i te uke o fakafetai mai Molimau i te fenua tenei e uiga ki toku fanatu o fesoasoani ki a latou.”


How do you view the “gifts in men” whom God through Christ has provided in your congregation?—Eph. 4:8. 	 E pefea tau kilokiloga ki “meaalofa . . . tino” kolā ne tuku mai ne te Atua e auala i a Keliso ki tau fakapotopotoga?—Efeso 4:8.


(Ps 148 Verses 1-10) How sad that most humans today do not! 	 (Te fuaiupu e 1-10) Ko oko eiloa te fakafanoanoa i aso nei me i te tokoukega o tino e se fai penā!


Jehovah sent “fire into [Judah’s] cities” in 607 B.C.E. by the hand of the Babylonians, bringing foretold desolation to Jerusalem and the land of Judah. 	 Ne avatu ne Ieova te ‘afi ki fa‵kai o Iuta’ e auala i te kau Papelonia, mai te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema mo te fenua o Iuta i te 607 T.L.M. e ‵tusa mo valoaga.


Having “Come to Know God”—What Now? 3/15 	 Me ko “Iloa ne Koutou a te Atua”—Se a la te Mea e ‵Tau o Fai Nei? 3/15


20 When you look at those pictures of hungry children, do you ever want to be like them? 	 20 Kafai e onoono atu koe ki ata o tama‵liki sogea konā, e mata, e manako koe ke fai pelā mo latou?


(Acts 20:26, 27) Daniel recalls, “I had the feeling that Jehovah was talking to me.” 	 (Galu. 20:26, 27) E fai mai ne Daniel ana mea ne masaua, “Ne maua ne au se lagonaga me ko faipati mai eiloa a Ieova ki a au.”


As a youth in Germany, he consumed large quantities of alcohol and freely used LSD, cocaine, hashish, and other mind-altering substances. 	 I te taimi koi talavou ei a ia i Siamani, ne inu sāle a ia ki meainu ma‵losi kae fakaaogā sāle foki a vailakau tapu kolā e fai ei ke sē ‵lei te mafaufau o te tino e pelā mo LSD, cocaine, hashish mo nisi vailakau aka.


Besides listening to them, Moses also prayed for his loved ones. 	 I tafa o te fakalogologo atu ki a latou, ne ‵talo atu foki a Mose mō ana tino pele.


Could you “widen out,” that is, do it to a greater extent and more consistently?—2 Cor. 6:11-13, ftn. 	 E mata, e mafai ne koe o ‘‵tala tou loto’ mai te fai ke iloa ‵lei ne koe ou taina i te fakapotopotoga?—2 Koli. 6:11-13.


They called their new home Boston. 	 Ne fakaigoa ne latou te lotou koga fou tenā ki Boston.


Perhaps your partner will be willing to take the lead at first. 	 Kāti ka talia ne tou taugasoa ke kamata o fai ne ia te galuega.


One of the reasons why the Law was given to Israel was “to make transgressions manifest.” 	 Ne tuku atu te Tulafono ki te kau Isalaelu ko te mea ke “fakaasi mai te mea telā e masei.”