(Psalm 15:1, 2) By pursuing God’s righteousness and finding delight in it, we can maintain a good relationship with him and continue to enjoy his favor and blessing. 	 (Salamo 15:1, 2) E mafai ei o fakatumau ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo te Atua kae tumau i te mauaga o tena taliaga mo tena fakamanuiaga mai te kausaki atu mo te fiafia ki te amiotonu o te Atua.


Consider what the Bible says: that God is “the Maker of heaven and earth”; that his works include our physical bodies, which are “wonderfully made”; and that Jehovah is “the God in whose hand your breath is.” 	 Mafaufau ki pati a te Tusi Tapu: me i te Atua “ne faite ne ia te lagi mo te lalolagi”; kae aofia i ana galuega “fakaofoofogia kae gali” a te faitega o ‵tou foitino; kae ko Ieova “e pule i otou ola mo mea katoa e fai ne koutou.”


As Jesus took his last breath, he cried out: “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.”—Luke 23:46. 	 I tena manavaga fakaoti eiloa, ne tagi atu a Iesu: “Toku Tamana, ko tuku atu ne au toku agaga ki ou lima!”—Luka 23:46.


16, 17. (a) Why are we not entirely free of anxiety? (b) What will we experience if we apply Philippians 4:6, 7? 	 16, 17. (a) Kaia e se saoloto katoatoa ei tatou mai te manava‵se? (e) Se a te mea ka maua ne tatou mai te fakaaogāga o te Filipi 4:6, 7?


For example, a brother may desire to serve as an elder in the congregation or to be assigned parts at assemblies and conventions. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, kāti e manako se taina ke tavini a ia e pelā me se toeaina i te fakapotopotoga io me tuku atu ne tofiga i fono o te fenua mo fono o te atufenua.


He says to Zion: “The little one himself will become a thousand, and the small one a mighty nation. 	 E fai atu a ia ki Siona, penei: “Ke oko foki eiloa ki kaiga tafasili i te foliki kae malalo i te otou fenua ka takutakua.


Moreover, Jehovah had “rescued [his] soul from death.” 	 E se gata i ei, a ia ne “fakasao ne te Aliki [ko Ieova] mai te mate.”


What stewardship do various Christian elders have? 	 Ne a tiute kese‵kese e maua ne toeaina Kelisiano?


22, 23. (a) Why will a young Christian often make choices that others do not understand? (b) What are youths encouraged to do? 	 22, 23. (a) Kaia e fai sāle ei ne talavou Kelisiano a filifiliga kolā e se maina ei a nisi tino? (e) Ne a mea e fakamalosi atu ki talavou ke fai ne latou?


His focus was on bearing witness to the truth. 	 Ne saga tonu eiloa a ia o molimau atu ki te munatonu.


7 Contemplating Jehovah’s creative works and reflecting on his wonderful and completely reliable promises should move you not only to make a dedication to Jehovah but also to symbolize that dedication by water immersion. 	 7 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki galuega a Ieova ko oti ne fai mo ana folafolaga‵gali kae fakatuagagina katoatoa, e ‵tau o fai ei ke gasue‵sue tatou o tuku atu ‵tou ola ki a Ieova kae ke fakamailoga te mea tenā e auala i te papatisoga ki te vai.


She enjoyed the work. 	 Ne fiafia tou fafine ki te galuega.


9 By loving Jehovah our God: We choose to serve Jehovah because we love him. 	 9 Mai te alofa ki a Ieova te ‵tou Atua: E filifili ne tatou ke tavini atu ki a Ieova ona ko ‵tou a‵lofa mō ia.


Included in “that generation” were some of Joseph’s brothers who were born before him. 	 Ne aofia i te “kautama tenā” ko nisi taina o Iosefa kolā ne fa‵nau mai mua atu i a ia.


After careful thought and prayer and consultation with his mate and children, a family head must decide. 	 Mai tua o te mafaufau faka‵lei fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo mo te ‵sala atu ki nisi manatu fesoasoani mai tena avaga mo ana tama‵liki, ko ‵tau ei o fai ne te ulu o te kāiga a te fakaikuga.


Recommendations: Not before driving or engaging in activities that require alertness; not before engaging in religious activities; not during pregnancy; not with certain medications. 	 Manatu: E se mai mua o fakaaoga ne koe se mea fakateletele io me i te taimi e aofia koe i se galuega telā e ‵tau o fakaeteete i ei; e se mai mua o kau koe ki se fakatokaga fakalotu; e se i te taimi e faitama ei koe; e se i te taimi e fakaaoga ei ne koe a nisi vailakau fakatokita.


Then he declared: “Because I have obtained the help that is from God I continue to this day bearing witness to both small and great, but saying nothing except things the Prophets as well as Moses stated were going to take place, that the Christ was to suffer and, as the first to be resurrected from the dead, he was going to publish light both to this people and to the nations.” 	 Tenā ne fai atu ei a ia: “A te Atua ko oti ne fesoasoani mai ki a au, ke oko mai eiloa ki te aso nei; tenei ko tu atu ei au i konei o fai atu taku molimau ki a koutou katoa, ki tino ma‵lalo, pelā foki ki tino ma‵luga. Ko te mea tenei ne faipati atu ne au, ko te mea eiloa e tasi telā ne fai‵pati ki ei a pelofeta mo Mose, me ka oko mai: i te Keliso e ‵tau o puapuagatia, ka ko ia foki eiloa a te tino muamua ka tu ake mai te mate, o folafola atu a te mainaga o te fakaolataga ki tino Iutaia, pelā foki ki tino o fenua fakaatea.”


And we can be confident that ‘God will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear.’—Read 1 Corinthians 10:13. 	 E mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me ‘e se mafai o talia ne te Atua ke fakaosoosogina koutou ke sili atu i te otou malosi o ‵teke te fakaosoosoga.’—Faitau te 1 Kolinito 10:13.


Isaiah foretold: “He will make his burial place even with the wicked ones, and with the rich class in his death.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai Isaia: “Ne tuku a ia ki te tānuga fakatasi mo tino amio ma‵sei, ne tanu fakatasi a ia mo tino mau‵mea.”


Today, Haggai’s words are having further fulfillment in regard to Jehovah’s great spiritual temple. 	 I aso nei, e fakataunu foki a pati a Hakai e uiga ki te faletapu sili faka-te-agaga o Ieova.


3 After Jehovah’s angel warned Joseph that King Herod intended to kill Jesus, young Jesus and his parents became refugees in Egypt. 	 3 I te otiga ne fakailoa atu ne te agelu a Ieova ki a Iosefa me ko taumafai a te Tupu ko Helota o tamate a Iesu, ne fai eiloa a Iesu mo ana mātua mo tino fakaa‵lofa i Aikupito.


You will agree that no matter how much you enjoy sweet desserts, you would soon tire of them if you ate nothing else, and they would not provide much sustenance. 	 Kāti ka lotomalie koe me faitalia tou fiafia ki suiti ma‵galo penā, kāti ka ‵fiu vave koe māfai e kai faeloa ki ei, kae ka sē aogā foki ki te foitino.


On the other hand, a person who has a clearly defined purpose in life is resilient. 	 I te suā feitu, a te tino telā e malamalama ‵lei i te pogai o te ola, e mafai ne ia o fakafesagai atu ki tulaga faiga‵ta o te olaga.


We enjoy field service even on rainy days In 2008, we completed 50 years of special pioneer service. 	 I te 2008, ne kātoa ‵lei ki ei a te 50 tausaga o te mā taviniga e pelā me ne paenia fakapito.


A KEY TO SURVIVAL 	 KO TE KĪ KI TE FAKAOLATAGA


FROM OUR ARCHIVES 	 Mai ‵Tou Fale Tusi


If, indeed, there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised up. 	 Kafai e seai se toetu o tino ‵mate, ko tena uiga e seki toetu a Keliso.


Why are people so influenced by superstitions, and where do superstitions come from? 	 Kaia ko tali‵tonu malosi ei a tino ki manatu va‵lea kae ne māfua mai i fea a manatu va‵lea?


(Genesis 2:15-18) Because Adam was alone, this prohibition could not have referred to sexual relations. 	 (Kenese 2:15-18) Ona ko te mea ne nofo tokotasi a Atamu i te taimi tenā, ne seki fakasino atu a te fuaga telā ne fakatapu ki amioga fakatauavaga.


Gary adds: “I regularly pray for God’s Kingdom to come and bring relief to millions. 	 E fakaopoopo mai a Gary: “E ‵talo faeloa au ke aumai ne te Malo o te Atua a te fakamafanafanaga ki te fia miliona o tino.


(Prov. 11:25) Take, for example, Ryan and Roni, a couple in Illinois, U.S.A. When they learned that Hurricane Katrina had destroyed hundreds of homes of fellow Witnesses, brotherly love moved them to quit their jobs, give up their apartment, buy a secondhand trailer, fix it up, and travel 900 miles [1,400 km] to Louisiana. 	 (Faataoto 11:25) Ke mafaufau ki te tala o Ryan mo Roni, se tauavaga mai Illinois, U.S.A. I te taimi ne iloa ei ne laua me ne fakamasei a te fia afe o fale o taina Molimau i te matagi malosi ko Katrina, ona ko te alofa fakataina ne fai ei ke ga‵sue fakavave laua. Ne tiaki ne laua a lā galuega, ne fakatau atu ki tua te lā fale, ne ‵togi se lā caravan, faite faka‵lei ne laua kae faima‵laga atu i se 900 maila ki Louisiana.


THOSE HOPING IN JEHOVAH WILL REGAIN POWER 	 TINO KOLĀ E FAKAMOE‵MOE KI A IEOVA KA TOE MA‵LOSI


12 After Solomon died, his son Rehoboam became king. 	 12 Mai tua o te matega o Solomona, ne tupu i ei a tena tama ko Leopoamo.


“It is the foolishness of an earthling man that distorts his way, and so his heart becomes enraged against Jehovah himself.”—PROV. 	 “Ko te valea o te tagata telā e faka‵se ei a tena auala, tenā ko ita ei a ia ki a Ieova i tena loto.”—FAATA.


With these Scriptural details in mind, it becomes clear that the captivity of God’s people to Babylon the Great must have been much longer than the events of 1918-1919. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu, e mafai o manino ‵lei mai ei me i te ‵nofo fakapagota o tino o te Atua ki Papelonia te Sili e tai leva atu i lō a mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te 1918-1919.


The day will come when our hope will be realized. 	 Ka oko mai eiloa te aso telā ka fakataunu ei ‵tou fakamoemoega.


Rolf-Michael and Ursula eventually came in contact with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fetaui a Rolf-Michael mo Ursula mo Molimau a Ieova.


How is Jehovah living up to his name in our time? 	 E ola pefea a Ieova e ‵tusa mo tena igoa i ‵tou aso nei?


However, “those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires,” warns the Bible.—1 Timothy 6:9, 10. 	 Kae, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu, “Ka ko tino kolā e ma‵nako ke mau‵mea latou, ko pa‵kū atu latou ki te fakaosoosoga, ka ko maleigina foki latou ne te uke o manatu va‵lea mo manako ma‵sei.”—1 Timoteo 6:9, 10.


(Psalm 27:10) How reassuring! 	 (Salamo 27:10) Mā‵faga o fakamalosiga!


To go up against them would be to destroy any possibility of ever returning home. 	 Kafai ko taua atu ki a latou ko fakagata i ei so se avanoaga ke toe ‵foki atu ki olotou fale.


When the new disciples see this miracle, their faith is strengthened.—John 2:5-11. 	 I te laveaga ne soko ‵fou a te vavega tenā, ne fakamalosi atu i ei ki te lotou fakatuanaki.—Ioane 2:5-11.


When reading the Bible or Bible-based publications, we should not act as if we were hurried tourists who rush from one scenic spot to the next, filming everything but seeing little. 	 Kafai e fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu io me ko tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu, e se ‵tau o fai‵tau fakavave ki ei e pelā mo tualisi kolā e puke fakavave aka fua a ata o koga ‵gali kae e se mafaufau ‵loto latou ki ei.


A SATISFYING CAREER 	 SE GALUEGA FAKAMALIE LOTO


(Matt. 28:18) He uses that authority to accomplish Jehovah’s purpose according to the timetable God has set. 	 (Mataio 28:18) E fakaaoga ne ia te pulega tenā ke fakataunu te fuafuaga a Ieova e ‵tusa mo te fakasologa o taimi telā ko oti ne fakatoka ne te Atua.


(John 4:24; 2 Tim. 3:1-5) They strive to display Christlike qualities. 	 (Ioane 4:24; 2 Timoteo 3:1-5) E taumafai latou ke fakaasi atu a uiga e pelā mo Keliso.


they will plant vineyards 	 ka ‵toki ne latou a togāvine


• How do mildness and long-suffering promote peace in the congregation? 	 • E fai pefea ne te loto maulalo mo te kufaki ke maua te filemu i te fakapotopotoga?


What suggestions are offered regarding home Bible studies? 	 Ne a manatu fesoasoani e uiga ki te faiga o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e tuku mai ki a tatou?


“God is love.” (1 John 4:16) Jehovah is rightly called “the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3) The expression rendered “tender mercies” basically means “pity, compassion for the ills of others.” 	 “A te Atua ko te alofa.” (1 Ioane 4:16) E taku eiloa a Ieova “ko te Tamana alofa ‵nau, te Atua telā e maua mai katoa i ei a fesoasoani.” (2 Kolinito 1:3, Tusitapu Tauloto) A te tugāpati telā ne ‵fuli ki te “alofa ‵nau” e fakauiga tonu loa ki te “alofa, ko te alofa atafai e uiga ki fakalavelave o nisi tino.”


Both Jehovah and Jesus appreciated, commended, and blessed the worthy ones. 	 Ne fakafetai, ne fakamālō, kae ne fakamanuia atu foki a Ieova mo Iesu ki nisi tino ‵lei.


Whom do they foreshadow? 	 Ko oi a tino ne fakaata mai ne laua?


Accountability to Jehovah is not founded on the act of getting baptized. 	 A te avatuga o se tala o koe ki a Ieova e se fakavae ki tou papatisoga.


(John 3:18) That expression means that Jesus is the sole direct creation of God. 	 (Ioane 3:18) A te tugapati tenei e fakauiga me i a Iesu ne faite tokotasi eiloa ne te Atua.


A MAN traveling through the countryside comes to a fork in the road. 	 NE FAIMALAGA atu se tagata ki se koga ‵mao mai te fa‵kai, kae oko atu ei ki se maga auala.


Five years have gone by, but she still cries when she thinks of her mother. 	 Ne ‵teka atu a tausaga e lima, kae koi tagi eiloa tou fafine māfai e mafaufau a ia ki tena mātua.


(Isaiah 10:5, 21, 22) True justice is to become a reality under the rule of a figurative “twig out of the stump of Jesse.”—Isaiah 11:1. 	 (Isaia 10:5, 21, 22) Ka maua eiloa a fakamasinoga ‵tonu mai lalo i te pulega a te “tupu telā ka tupu ake mai i te gafa o Tavita.”—Isaia 11:1.


Many hardworking individuals and groups have raised awareness of environmental issues. 	 Ko oti ne faka‵sae aka ne tino ga‵lue malosi e tokouke a te pogai ke fakaeteete i kinauga e uiga ki te enivaelomene.


7 Just as God cleansed Canaan, he will soon cleanse the entire earth and give it to those who do his will. 	 7 E pelā mo te mea ne fai ne ia i Kanana, ko pili o faka‵mā ne te Atua a te lalolagi kātoa kae tuku atu ki tino kolā e fai ne latou tena loto: “A tino amiotonu kae fai mea tonu ka ola i te fenua tenei.


He could not hear what Jesus was saying to his Father, for it was probably a silent prayer. 	 Ne seki lagona ne ia a pati a Iesu ne fai ki tena Tamana, me kāti ne ‵talo lēmū atu a ia.


Nevertheless, Jehovah does provide physical protection for his people as a group. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e tuku mai ne Ieova a te puipuiga faka-te-foitino ki ana tino e pelā me se potukau.


The work The Land and the Book says that Israelite homes had a stairway or ladder to the rooftop, “outside of the house, but within the exterior court.” 	 E fai mai te tusi The Land and the Book me i fale o te kau Isalaelu e isi se kakega ki luga i te tuafale, “mai tua o te fale, kae i loto i te matafale.”


What a faith-strengthening occasion that must have been!—2 Chron. 5:13, 14; 7:6. 	 Ko oko eiloa te fakamalosi atu ki te fakatuanaki a te taimi tenā!—2 Nofo. 5:13, 14; 7:6.


Now, as never before, humankind needs protection and deliverance. 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ko ma‵nako malosi atu ei a tino ki se puipuiga mo se fakasaoga.


A thoughtful tongue can reassure elderly brothers and sisters that they are still needed and loved. 	 Kafai e mafaufau faka‵lei tatou, e mafai ne ‵tou gutu o fakatalitonu atu ki toeaina mo lomatua me koi aogā kae alofagina latou.


As Christians walking by holy spirit, though, we are convinced that Jehovah raised Jesus from the dead and made him higher than all other creation. 	 E pelā me ne Kelisiano kolā e takitaki ne te agaga tapu, e tali‵tonu tatou me ne fakatū ne Ieova a Iesu mai te mate kae fai ne ia ke maluga atu i mea katoa kolā ne faite.


When parents enjoy recreation with their children, family ties are strengthened and the children gain a sense of security. 	 Kafai e ‵kau fakatasi a mātua mo olotou tama‵liki i tafaoga mo fakafiafiaga, ka fakamalosi aka i ei a te fealofani i te kāiga kae ka lagona foki ne tama‵liki me e maua ne latou se puipuiga ‵lei.


Rafał deals with discouragement in this way: “I try to avoid dwelling on unkind remarks. 	 Ne manumalo eiloa a Rafał i te loto vāivāi i vaegā tulaga penei: “E taumafai au ke se saga atu ki pati sē ‵lei mai tino.


Such humble petitions will surely warm our heavenly Father’s heart. 	 A te ‵talo atu mo te loto maulalo ka fakafiafia malosi atu ki te loto o te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


In fact, she advised Ruth to stay in Moab. 	 Tela la, ne fai atu tou fafine ki a Luta ke na foki atu ki Moapi.


12 As High Priest, what sacrifice could Jesus offer that would completely cover the inherited sin of believing ones? 	 12 E pelā me ko te Faitaulaga Sili, se a la te taulaga telā ka ofo atu ne Iesu ke mafai ei o fakamagalo katoatoa a agasala a tino tali‵tonu?


Regarding the account in question, at least one commentator believes that a flame could “scarcely have been kept going throughout the long journey” that Abraham and Isaac made. 	 E uiga ki te fesili tenei, kāti ne fakamatala mai ne se tino tusitala e tokotasi me “moi ne faka‵ka loa te afi mai te fale ke oko ki te koga e ofo atu ei te taulaga, ailoga e mafai o tumau faeloa te ‵ka o te afi ona ko te ‵mao o te koga ne faima‵laga atu ei” a Apelaamo mo Isaako.


Benefit Fully From Jehovah’s Provisions, May 	 Ke Maua Katoatoa a Mea Aoga Mai Fakatokaga a Ieova, Me


THE officers failed in their mission. 	 NE SEKI fai ne ofisa te lotou galuega telā ne fakatonu atu ke fai.


Then, one must continue to pursue righteousness, as well as other spiritual qualities. 	 Ka oti, e ‵tau o tumau i te kausaki atu ki te amiotonu, e pelā foki mo nisi uiga faka-te-agaga.


Despite widespread corruption—or maybe because of it—honest people are generally admired by others 	 E tiga eiloa e lauiloa a amioga sē fakamaoni, koi āva sāle a tino valevale ki tino fakamaoni


These questions will be answered in the following article. 	 Ka tali mai a fesili konei i te suā mataupu.


Relate local experiences. 	 Fakamatala mai se tala i te koga e nofo ei koe.


(Mark 10:17-21) Concerning certain individuals taught by Jesus at Bethany, we read: “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” 	 (Maleko 10:17-21) E uiga ki nisi tino kolā ne akoako ne Iesu i Petania, e fai‵tau tatou penei: “Ne alofa a Iesu ki a Maleta mo tona taina, pelā foki ki a Lasalo.”


TWO thousand years ago, the birth of a certain male child caused a multitude of angels in heaven to praise God in the hearing of some shepherds. 	 ISE lua afe tausaga ko ‵teka, ne ‵viki atu a te fia afe o agelu i te lagi ki te Atua i mua o nisi tausi mamoe ona ko te fanaumaiga o se tamaliki tagata.


What are some of the ways in which husbands and wives can resist Satan’s attempts to destroy the marital union? 	 Ne a nisi auala e mafai ei ne taki tauavaga o ‵teke atu ki taumafaiga a Satani ke fakamasei aka te fesokotakiga i te fakaipoipoga?


Soon, you will have to make some major decisions regarding worship, employment, marriage, and family, to name a few. 	 E se leva kae ka fai ne koe a nisi fakaikuga ‵lasi e uiga loa ki te tapuakiga, galuega, fakaipoipoga, mo se kāiga, mo nisi mea aka foki penā.


Why is Jesus indignant at what he sees at the temple in Jerusalem, and what action does he take? 	 Kaia ne kaitaua ei a Iesu i mea kolā ne matea atu ne ia i te faletapu i Ielusalema, kae ne a ana mea ne fai i ei?


• Of what lasting value is God’s law on gleaning? 	 • Se a te aogā tumau o te tulafono a te Atua e uiga ki toegā mea?


Note the following promises from God’s Word, the Bible: 	 Onoono la ki tautoga mai i te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakasolo mai:


“Lovers of themselves.” (2 Timothy 3:2) “[People are] insistent on doing their own thing as never before. 	 “Ko tino ka ma‵natu fakapito.” (2 Timoteo 3:2) “Ko sili atu eiloa nei i lō aso mua a te ‵saga atu o [tino] ki a latou eiloa.


The point is, even though you have different personalities, you and your brother may be able to draw closer by focusing on the positive. 	 A te manatu tāua, faitalia te kese‵kese o lua uiga, e mafai eiloa o pili tou va mo tou taina māfai e ‵saga tonu atu ki uiga ‵lei.


Paul answers: “By doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.”—1 Timothy 4:16. 	 Ne tali mai a Paulo penei: “Me kafai e fai ne koe, ka fakasao ne koe a koe eiloa, pela foki mo latou kola e faka‵logo mai ki a koe.”—1 Timoteo 4:16.


This united couple is a good example of what God meant when he said that a husband and a wife should become “one flesh.” 	 A te tauavaga fealofani tenei se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te mea telā ne fakauiga ki ei te Atua i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia me i te tauavaga e ‵tau o ‘tasi lāua.’


May we too cultivate the art of teaching so that honesthearted individuals will be drawn to the truth. 	 Ke na fakamasani faka‵lei foki tatou ki te faiga o akoakoga ko te mea ke tosina mai a loto o tino fakamaoni ki te munatonu.


6 Jesus’ example teaches husbands that Christian headship is not a position of harsh domination. 	 6 Mai i fakaakoakoga a Iesu e fakaasi atu i ei ki tagata avaga me i te tulaga faka-Kelisiano o te ulu o te kāiga e sē se auala telā e pule fakasaua atu ki te kāiga.


Why should wakeful ministers listen and be observant? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei mo faifeau mataala o fakalogo‵logo kae matapulapula?


She says: “I learned that God is a real person with endearing qualities. 	 Ana muna: “Ko iloa nei ne au me i te Atua se tino tonu telā e isi ne ana uiga ‵gali.


18 Fifth, always keep in focus the marvelous fact that Jehovah will soon relieve mankind of all distresses. 	 18 A te lima o mea, ke ‵saga tonu faeloa ki manatu fakaofoofogia me ko pili o fakasaoloto ne Ieova a tino mai i fakalavelave faiga‵ta katoa.


You must devote your life to your work—nothing but your work. 	 E ‵tau o tuku katoatoa atu tou olaga ki tau galuega—e seai aka foki i ana tafa.


Peter had both accurate knowledge and love for God. 	 Ne maua ne Petelu a te iloaga tonu mo te alofa ki te Atua.


Note what else that prophetic psalm said: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”—Ps. 118:22. 	 Mafaufau la ki nisi pati fakapelofeta i te salamo tenā: “A te fatu telā ne tiakina ne tufuga fai fale ko fai nei mo fatu tulimanu tafasili i te aoga.”—Sala. 118:22.


(Genesis 19:17, 23-26, 30) What had looked so good to him at the outset turned out to be just the opposite. 	 (Kenese 19:17, 23-26, 30) A te mea telā ne foliga muamua atu ki a ia me se koga ‵lei ne fai eiloa mo fai se koga matagā.


She will honor his position and remain under “the law of her husband.”—Romans 7:2. 	 E āva a ia ki te tulaga o tena avaga kae ka nofo a ia mai lalo i te “tulafono ki tena avaga.”—Loma 7:2.


We no doubt include ourselves in that number. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me e fai atu foki tatou penā.


Wives demonstrate this by their subjection to their husbands. 	 E fakaasi atu ne fāfine te mea tenei mai te lotou faka‵logo ki olotou avaga.


17 Personal Bible study projects can be fascinating and faith strengthening, but be careful not to allow them to overshadow your preparation for congregation meetings. 	 17 E mafai eiloa o gali ‵ki a te faiga o sukesukega totino fakaopoopo kae fakamalosi aka foki i ei tou fakatuanaki, kae e ‵tau foki o fakaeteete ke mo a ma fakalavelave atu ki fakatokaga mō fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga.


“Where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom,” said the apostle Paul. 	 “Ko te koga e nofo i ei te Agaga o te Aliki, e iai foki te saolotoga i kona,” ko muna konā a te apositolo ko Paulo.


19 Since 1919, tyrants have tried everything to break the integrity of true worshipers, but they have failed. 	 19 Talu mai te 1919, ne taumafai a tino amio ma‵sei ke fakamasei te fakamaoni o tino tapuaki ‵tonu, kae ne taka‵vale latou.


Even at the risk of their own life, they boldly and zealously preached the good news.—Acts 5:28, 29. 	 Faitalia te tulaga fakamataku ne oko atu ki olotou ola, ne talai atu ne latou a te tala ‵lei mo te loto toa mo te loto finafinau.—Galuega 5:28, 29.


These details have long tantalized scholars, many of whom have scoured this Bible passage for clues to the present-day location of this ancient site. 	 Ko leva ne fakaitaita atu a fakamatalaga konei ki tino sukesuke, kolā ne suke‵suke fakalei atu ne te tokoukega o latou a te fakamatalaga tenei i te Tusi Tapu ke mafai ei o maua aka a te koga tenā i aso nei.


10 How, though, does Jehovah guard his people? 	 10 E puipui la pefea ne Ieova ana tino?


Likewise, we can set things straight and humbly accept discipline in righteousness to keep our feet on the road to life. 	 E penā foki loa, e mafai o faka‵tonu ne tatou a mea ‵se kae talia mo te loto maulalo a polopolokiga i te amiotonu ke fakatumau ei tatou i te auala ki te ola.


(1 Timothy 6:12, 19; 2 Peter 3:13) The deeds of salvation that Jehovah performs in behalf of his people provide a foregleam of the greater deliverance by his Son, Jesus Christ, in the future. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:12, 19; 2 Petelu 3:13) A faifaiga fakaola tino kolā ne fai ne Ieova mō ana tino e tuku mai i ei se ata o te faka‵saoga lasi telā ka fai ne tena Tama, ko Iesu Keliso, i aso mai mua.


Guard Against Impatience 	 Ke Fakaeteete i te Uiga ko te sē Loto Kufaki


(Isaiah 11:6-9) Even millions who, out of ignorance and because of lack of opportunity to know Jehovah, sided with the Devil over the course of history will be brought back to life and given divine education.—Acts 24:15. 	 (Isaia 11:6-9) Ke oko foki eiloa ki te fia miliona o tino kolā ne seki maua ne latou se avanoaga ke tauloto e uiga ki a Ieova kae ne ‵lago atu foki mo te sē iloa ki te Tiapolo, ka toe faka‵tu mai latou ke akoako latou e uiga ki te Atua.—Galuega 24:15.


(Romans 7:21-25) We too can thank God through Christ for providing the means to cope with human weaknesses and keep on minding the spirit with the wonderful hope of everlasting life.—Romans 6:23. 	 (Loma 7:21-25) E mafai foki o fakafetai atu tatou ki te Atua e auala i a Keliso mō te tukumaiga o te auala ke fakafesagai atu ki vāivāiga faka-te-foitino kae ke tumau i te mafaufau ki mea e manako ki ei te agaga fakatasi mo te fakamoemoega gali o te ola se-gata-mai.—Loma 6:23.


Might she not have reasoned that this lowly, dumb creature had itself eaten from that fruit and had thereafter been able to speak? 	 E mata, ka mafaufau tou fafine me i te mea faite kae fatauva tenā e se iloa o faipati kae i te otiga ne kai ki te fuaga tenā ko te mea loa ko mafai o faipati?


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Is gambling habit-forming, easily leading to addiction? 	 E mata a te manakoga fia kemupolo, e faigofie ke iku atu ki te umiti ki ei?


(a) improve? 	 (a) gasolo o ‵lei?


20 So even though we face tests and trials, we are determined to show “a waiting attitude.” 	 20 Tela la, faitalia me e fe‵paki tatou mo tofotofoga mo mea faiga‵ta, ke na fakaiku aka ke fakaasi atu ne tatou a te ‘uiga nofo faka‵tali.’


8 Paul realized, however, that it was only by God’s undeserved kindness that he was able to carry out his ministry. 	 8 Ne iloa ne Paulo me ne mafai fua ne ia o fakataunu a tena galuega talai mai te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.


Concerning these, God commanded: “On three occasions in the year every male of yours will appear before the face of the true Lord, Jehovah.” 	 E uiga mō ‵kaiga konei, ne fakatonu atu te Atua: “E ‵tau mo [tāgata] katoa o o‵mai ki ‵kaiga fia‵fia konei e tolu i tausaga takitasi o tapuaki mai ki a au, ko te Aliki [Ieova] te otou Atua.”


Clearly, then, Jesus did not become God again after his resurrection to heaven but, rather, a distinct spiritual being. 	 Kae e manino ‵lei eiloa me ne seki fai a Iesu e pelā me ko te Atua mai tua o tena toetuga ki te lagi, kae ne fai a ia e pelā me se tino faka-te-agaga telā e ‵kese eiloa a ia.


So when we think of the criminal being “in Paradise,” we should think of him living right here on earth when it becomes a paradise. 	 Tela la, kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te pagota e “nofo . . . i te Palataiso,” e ‵tau o mafaufau tatou i tou tagata e ola eiloa i konei i te lalolagi māfai ko fai mo fai se palataiso.


5 Jesus, the greatest of all human teachers, based his teachings on the Scriptures. 	 5 Ne fakavae ne Iesu, telā ko te ‵toe faiakoga sili o tino, ana akoakoga ki te Tusi Tapu.


For example, when faithful Abraham went to the point of attempting to sacrifice his son, Jehovah could say: “Now I do know that you are God-fearing in that you have not withheld your son, your only one, from me.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te taimi ne tofotofo aka ei te tagata fakamaoni ko Apelaamo ke ofo atu tena tama e pelā me se taulaga, ne mafai o fai atu a Ieova, penei: “Ko iloa nei ne au i a koe e mataku ki te Atua, i a koe seki ita ke ofo atu a Isaako mo fai te taulaga ki a ia.”


Such concerns are not groundless. 	 E se fai loa pelā me e se tāua a pogai mō te manavase tenā.


But I will indicate to you whom to fear: Fear him who after killing has authority to throw into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear this One. 	 Kae ka fakailoa atu ne au a ia telā e ‵tau o ma‵taku koutou ki ei: ma‵taku ki te Atua, me ka oti atu te tamatega, e a ia te pule o pei atu ki loto i Kena.


Instead, he held up the Scriptures as the final authority. 	 I lo te fai penā, ne fakamaluga ne ia te Tusitusiga Tapu e pelā me ko te ‵toe akoakoga sili.


In the Bible, what is covered by the word “fornication”? 	 I te Tusi Tapu, ne a mea e aofia i te uiga o te pati ko “te fina lalolagi”?


After that, we will discuss the value of work. 	 Oti aka, ko sau‵tala ei tatou ki te tāua o galuega kolā e fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


What blessings has she enjoyed? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga ko oti ne maua ne ia?


They owe their primary allegiance to a heavenly government, God’s Kingdom under Christ. 	 E ‵lago atu fua latou ki te Malo o te Atua i te lagi mo tena Tupu, ko Iesu Keliso.


Such thinking reflects the spirit of this world—not the wisdom from above. 	 A vāega mafaufauga penā e lavea i ei a te agaga o te lalolagi tenei—kae e se ko te poto mai te lagi.


What is the essence of true generosity? 	 Se a te uiga o te kaimalie tonu?


Everything we have learned is nothing compared to what we have yet to learn.” 	 E mu‵tana fua a mea kolā ko iloa ne tatou māfai e fakatusa ki mea kolā koi ‵tau o tauloto tatou ki ei.”


16 One elderly Bible student asked her teacher if it was really necessary to get baptized again; she had previously been baptized in different religions over the years. 	 16 Ne ‵sili atu se tino akoga ki te Tusi Tapu telā ko matua ki tena faiakoga me e mata, se mea ‵lei ke toe papatiso a ia, ona ko ia ko oti ne papatiso muamua i lotu kese‵kese i se fia tausaga ko teka.


That seed would eventually bruise the serpent, Satan, in the head. 	 Ka “tuki pala” ne te fanau tenā a te ulu o te gata, ko Satani.


16 You can experience similar comfort when you humbly wait on Jehovah. 	 16 E mafai o maua ne koe a fakamafanafanaga tai ‵pau māfai e faka‵tali koe mo te loto maulalo ki a Ieova.


(Luke 11:13) Let us continue praying to Jehovah for his holy spirit. 	 (Luka 11:13) Ke na tumau tatou i te ‵talo atu faeloa ki a Ieova mō tena agaga tapu.


We do not fear death as do those who have no hope. 	 Ko se ma‵taku tatou ki te mate e pelā mo tino kolā e seai se lotou fakamoemoega.


Good Bible study habits while enjoying freedom, constant prayer when in isolation, association with fellow believers whenever possible, and sharing my beliefs with others at every opportunity.” 	 Mai te fiafia faeloa o sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu i so se taimi e saoloto ei au, te ‵talo faeloa māfai ko nofo tokotasi, te ‵kau fakatasi mo taina tali‵tonu i so se taimi telā e mafai, mo te takuatuga o mea kolā e talitonu au ki ei ki so se tino i so se avanoaga.”


This has been done for the good both of spirit creatures and of humans. 	 Ne fai a te fakatokaga tenei mō te ‵lei o mea ola faka-te-agaga e penā foki loa mo tino katoa.


How could we possibly understand them as well as our heavenly Father does? 	 E mafai pefea o maina tatou i olotou uiga e pelā mo te maina o ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi i ei?


Peter’s use of the past tense suggests that the preaching occurred before Peter wrote his first letter. 	 A te fakaaogaga ne Petelu a te taimi ko teka, e tuku mai i ei a te manatu me i te folafolaga ne fai a koi tuai o tusi ne Petelu a tena tusi muamua.


Christians Need One Another 	 E Manakogina te Fakatau Fesoasoani o Kelisiano Katoa


In a clear and responsible way, Christian parents should outline for their children the difficulties, pressures, and realities of life in this system of things. 	 I se auala manino kae ‵lei, e ‵tau mo mātua Kelisiano o fakaasi atu ki olotou tama‵liki a fakalavelave, tofotofoga mo nisi mea kolā e ‵tupu i te olaga nei.


It’s something you have to find out for yourself.” 	 A te mea tenā se mea telā e ‵tau o ‵sala eiloa ne koe.”


Having ascertained the groom’s wishes and tastes, the director of the feast can follow through on details both before and during the gathering. 	 Kafai ko iloa ne ia a manakoga o te tagata fakaipoipo mō te maopoopoga tenā, e mafai ne te pule o te ‵kaiga o saga atu ki mea konā mai mua kae i te taimi foki e fai ei te ‵kaiga.


What are some ways in which we can reduce stress in our lives? 19 When we get tired, let us never conclude that we can reduce the pressure on us and regain our joy by cutting back on personal Bible study, field service, and meeting attendance. 	 19 Kafai ko fi‵ta tatou, ke se ma‵natu aka tatou me e mafai o ave keatea a fakalavelave kae toe maua te fiafia i te ‵kati ki lalo o taimi kolā e fakamaumau ne tatou i te faiga o sukesukega totino ki te tusi Tapu, te faiga o te galuega talai, mo te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga.


They needed to see that the gift of free will must be used properly—within the bounds of physical, moral, and spiritual guidelines from God. 	 Ne ‵tau o iloa ne latou me i te meaalofa ko te saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga ne ‵tau o fakaaogā faka‵lei—e ‵tusa mo tulafono i te feitu faka-te-foitino, mea tau amioga, mo te feitu faka-te-agaga mai te Atua.


While serving in those areas, I learned to live as the native Africans did—sleeping in a mud hut, eating with my fingers, and squatting “outside” as the Israelites did in the wilderness. 	 I te taimi ne tavini atu ei au i koga konā, ne fakamasani au ki te ola e pelā me se tinā Afelika—moe i se fale faite ki pela, kai ki oku lima, kae fanatu ki oku tinae i se “koga i tua” e pelā mo mea ne fai ne te kau Isalaelu i te koga lavaki.


And plan to do it more as you consider the yeartext. 	 Kae ke fakatoka foki koe ke toe fai fakafia penā māfai ko mafaufau koe ki te tusi siki mō te tausaga tenei.


We are commissioned to “make disciples of people . . . , teaching them.” 	 Ne fakatonu mai ke ‘fai a tino mo soko kae akoako atu foki latou.’


‘We Will Not Be Afraid’ 	 ‘Ka se Ma‵taku Tatou’


10 Immoderate drinking hurts people not only physically but also spiritually. 	 10 A te inu kava sē fautauta e fakalogo‵mae atu ki tino i te feitu faka-te-foitino, kae penā foki loa i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


To illustrate that God never purposed such an unduly rigid application of his Sabbath law, Jesus referred to an incident recorded at 1 Samuel 21:3-6. 	 Ke fakaasi atu me e seki manako a Ieova ke sōna fakaaogā valevale penā tena tulafono e uiga ki te Sapati, ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki se mea ne tupu i te 1 Samuelu 21:3-6.


6 What if your marriage mate is not a servant of Jehovah? 	 6 Kae e a māfai tau avaga e sē se tavini a Ieova?


When Tragedy Strikes, Questions Abound 	 E ‵Sae Aka a Fesili Māfai ko Tupu se Fakalavelave


In a general sense, they can be anything that distracts us from serving Jehovah whole-souled. 	 I se auala masani, e mafai o aofia i ei so se mea telā e faka‵tuka mai ki ‵tou tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa.


The glow of slow-burning charcoal is used to denote a living offspring. 	 E fakaaogā te kaka malie o te malala ki se tamaliki telā e ola.


Isaiah 26:19 promises: “Your dead ones will live. . . . 	 E folafola mai te Isaia 26:19, penei: “A tino o te tou fenua kolā ne mate, ka toe ola mai. . . .


• Why can following “the Christ” increase our intimacy with Jehovah? 	 • Kaia e mafai ei o momea aka te ‵pili o ‵tou va mo Ieova māfai e tau‵tali atu tatou ki “te Keliso”?


An angel had told her: “Holy spirit will come upon you . . . what is born will be called holy, God’s Son.” 	 Ne fai atu se agelu ki tou fafine: “Ka oko atu ki a koe te Agaga Tapu, . . . ka fakaigoa te tamaliki tapu tenā, ko te Tama a te Atua.”


His wife, who was studying the Bible with a local Witness, noted her husband’s change of attitude. 	 Ne matea ne tena avaga, telā ne suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu mo se Molimau, a te ‵fuliga tenā o tena kilokiloga.


I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”—Matthew 28:19, 20. 	 Au e fakatasi faeloa mo koutou, ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te lalolagi.”—Mataio 28:19, 20.


To what facet of Christ’s dealings with the congregation was Paul alluding at Ephesians 5:28? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te Efeso 5:28 ki tāgata a‵vaga ke malama‵lama i te auala e ‵tau ei fakaakoako atu latou ki a Keliso?


“Too many people react to a failure in a self-damaging way,” observes writer Morley Callaghan. 	 “Ko tō tokouke a tino e pakia‵kia sāle māfai e fe‵paki latou mo fakalavelave,” ko muna a te tino tusitala ko Morley Callaghan.


One day our landlord came home drunk, threatening to kill us and claiming that we were disturbing the neighborhood. 	 I te aso e tasi ne vau te tino i ō ia te fale kae vale, kae ne fakamatakutaku ne ia ke tamate māua kae ke fai atu me ne fakalavelave māua ki tuakoi.


“GA” stood for The Golden Age—a new magazine for the ministry.* 	 A te “GA” ko The Golden Age—se mekesini fou mō te galuega talai.*


How can we reach the heart of a Bible student? 	 E mafai pefea o oko atu tatou ki te loto o se tino akoga?


Should not a gift of God’s spirit have some useful purpose?” 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o isi se aoga o se meaalofa a te agaga o te Atua?”


IN THE early 1890’s, the public press reported on a unique sermon given by a clergyman in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. He said that the resurrection will consist of regathering and revivifying all the bones and flesh that ever made up a human body, whether it was destroyed by fire or by accident, was eaten by a beast or became fertilizer. 	 MAI TUA malie i te 1890, ne tusi te tala i nusipepa e uiga ki te lauga ‵kese telā ne fai ne se faifeau i Brooklyn, Niu Ioki, i te Iunaite Sitete o Amelika. Ana muna me i te toetuga ka toe fakamaopoopo mai kae fakaola mai i ei a ivi mo kano katoa kolā ne aofia i te foitino o se tino, faitalia me ne ‵sunu te foitino i te afi io me ne fakamasei i se mea fakafuasei, ne kai ne manu io me ne fai mo fai ne kaiao.


4 To elders of the Ephesus congregation, Paul said: “From among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things.” 	 4 Ne fai atu a Paulo ki toeaina o te fakapotopotoga i Efeso penei: “Ka oko mai foki a te taimi telā ka isi ne tino mai i a koutou ka fai‵pati ki te muna loi.”


(Daniel 1:8) Before tempting situations arise, let us strengthen our resolve to remain morally clean. 	 (Tanielu 1:8) A koi tuai o ‵sae aka a fakaosoosoga, ke na fakama‵losi aka ne tatou ‵tou manakoga ke tumau te ‵ma o ‵tou amioga.


It is hoped that the child will thus receive the encouragement necessary to correct his course.* 	 A te fakamoemoega ko te tamaliki ke maua ne ia a fakamalosiga kolā e manakogina ke fakatonu aka a tenaolaga.*


19 Consider Sharon, a maritime plain between the hills of Samaria and the Great Sea, or the Mediterranean. 	 19 Ke mafaufau ki Salona, se kogā koga laugatasi i te va o te Tai Lasi io me ko te Metitilani mo te koga maugā o Samalia.


(Hebrews 11:6) Faith is more than just believing that God exists, that “he is.” 	 (Epelu 11:6) A te fakatuanaki e se ko te talitonu fua me e “iai” te Atua.


Jesus preached “the good news of the Kingdom,” and he expects his disciples to do the same. 	 Ne talai atu ne Iesu “te tala ‵lei o te Malo,” kae e fakamoemoe a ia ke fai foki penā ana soko.


WE DESIRE TO REFLECT JEHOVAH’S GLORY 	 E MA‵NAKO TATOU O FAKAATA ATU TE ‵MALU O IEOVA


Following Bible guidelines imparts confidence that we are pleasing the Creator. 	 A te tautali atu ki fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e maua ne tatou a te loto talitonu me fakafiafia atu eiloa tatou ki te Māfuaga.


(Matthew 24:9) Yes, may all of us strive to serve Jehovah “with godly fear and awe.”—Hebrews 12:28. 	 (Mataio 24:9) E tonu, ke na kausaki eiloa tatou o tavini atu ki a Ieova “i te loto fakaaloalo mo te mataku.”—Epelu 12:28.


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


Galatians 6:4 states: “Let each one prove what his own work is, and then he will have cause for exultation in regard to himself alone, and not in comparison with the other person.” 	 E fai mai te Kalatia 6:4: “E ‵tau mo te tino o fakamasino ifo eiloa ki ana galuega ne fai. Kafai e ‵lei ko ‵tau mo ia o fakamatamata ki ei, kae sa fakatusatusa fua ki mea a te sua tino ne fai.”


Notably, in his second letter, Peter refers to Paul as “our beloved brother.” (2 Pet. 3:15) Although Peter’s error in judgment may have been painful for the Gentile members of the congregation, Jesus, who is head of the congregation, continued to use him. 	 E manino ‵lei me i te lua o ana tusi, ne fakasino atu a Petelu ki a Paulo e pelā me ko “te ‵tou taina pele.” (2 Pe. 3:15) E tiga eiloa ne fakalogo‵mae atu a te faka‵tauga ‵se a Petelu ki sui o te fakapotopotoga mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea, kae ne tumau eiloa a Iesu, te ulu o te fakapotopotoga, i te fakaaogaga o tou tagata.


2 This example involving Don is not unique. 	 2 A te fakaakoakoga ‵lei tenei a Don, e se se mea fou.


We should dress “in the way that is proper for [people] professing devotion to God.” (1 Tim. 2:10) Of course, some clothing that is appropriate in one place may not be appropriate in another. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o fai ‵tou gatu “i se auala telā e fetaui ‵lei mo [tino] kolā e tavini atu mo te fakamaoni ki te Atua.” (1 Timo. 2:10) E tonu, e isi ne gatu e mata ‵tau i se koga kae sē mata ‵tau i nisi koga.


Act Decisively Now 	 Ke na Fai Nei se Filifiliga Tonu


At times, he had lived with plenty and at other times, with little. 	 I nisi taimi, ne ola a ia i se olaga maumea kae i nisi taimi, ko mu‵tana fua ana mea.


Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the harvest season I will tell the reapers, First collect the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them up, then go to gathering the wheat into my storehouse.’”—Matthew 13:24-30. 	 I te aso tenā, ko muna atu ei au ki tino ‵kati saito, ‘Unu muamua a mouku kae ‵sai ki saitaga ke ‵sunu, kae ‵kati a saito kae ‵luku ki loto i toku fale saito.’ ”—Mataio 13:24-30.


The following article provides Scriptural answers to these questions. 	 Ka tuku mai ne te mataupu telā e ‵soko mai a tali mai te Tusi Tapu ki fesili konei.


Read on. 	 Fakamolemole faitau ki te suā mataupu.


“But I decided that since I had made a dedication to God to do his will, I would obey his clear instructions.” 	 “Kae ne fakaiku aka ne au me ona ko oti ne tuku atu ne au a au eiloa ke fai te loto o te Atua, ne ‵tau o fakalogo au ki ana fakatonuga mautinoa.”


• What shows that Satan’s weapons have proved unsuccessful? 	 • Ne a mea e fakamaoni mai i ei me e se aogā a meatau a Satani?


These examples are especially significant as we await Jehovah’s great day. 	 E tāua ‵ki a fakaakoakoga konei i te taimi e fakatali‵tali ei tatou ki te aso fakamataku o Ieova.


You will face trials, but Jehovah will help you. 	 Ka fepaki koe mo tofotofoga, kae ka fesoasoani atu a Ieova ki a koe.


4 Does Jehovah expect those whom he appoints as servants and elders to carry the extra load by themselves? 	 4 E mata, e manako Ieova ke fai eiloa ne latou kolā e ‵tofi aka ne ia e pelā me ne tavini fakafaifeau mo toeaina olotou tiute e aunoa mo se fesoasoani?


2 Some six centuries later, the governor has heard the charges against the man. 	 2 I te ono senitenali mai tua ifo, ne logo eiloa te kovana i ‵losiga kolā ne fai ki se tagata.


God is not to be mocked. 	 E se ‵tau o fakaitaitagina a te Atua.


(Hebrews 11:6) Yes, as explained in the preceding article, a key factor in approaching God is faith. 	 (Epelu 11:6) E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te mataupu mai mua, a te fakatuanaki se kī tāua i te fesokotaki atu ki te Atua.


• How might fear affect us, and how can we overcome our fears? 	 • E mafai pefea o pokotia tatou i te mataku, kae e mafai pefea o manumalo tatou i ei?


Is it simply a matter of being tolerant and liberal? 	 E mata, e aofia fua i ei a te taliaga mo te saolotoga ke fai so se mea?


He saw kings on heavenly thrones who had been chosen from among Christ’s faithful disciples. 	 Ne lavea ne ia a tupu i nofogātupu i te lagi kolā ne filifili mai i soko fakamaoni o Keliso.


GOD’S Word foretold that “the time of the end” would be marked by wars, earthquakes, famines, and pestilences. 	 NE ‵VALO mai a te Muna a te Atua me “i te gataga o te lalolagi” ka fakamailoga ki taua, mafuie, ogegā mea‵kai, mo masaki ‵pisi.


(Isaiah 40:29-31) The apostle Paul personally received power to perform his ministry. 	 (Isaia 40:29-31) Ne maua eiloa ne te apositolo ko Paulo te malosi ke fakataunu ne ia tena galuega.


6. How do we know that Apollos appreciated the help he received? 	 6 Ne loto fakafetai malosi Apolo ki te fakaakoakoga mai ana faiakoga kae ne momea aka tena apo i te faiga o soko.


What is our primary motive for upholding Jehovah’s sovereignty? 	 Se a te ‵tou manakoga tāua mō te fakamalugaga o te pulega sili a Ieova?


Facing Opposition as Amos Did 	 Te Fakafesagai Atu ki ‵Tekemaiga e Pelā mo Amosa


Hence, we do not follow rigid protocol in regard to manners. 	 Tela la, e se tau‵tali atu tatou ki se fakasologa mautinoa o uiga āva.


It has also become abundant through the printed word. 	 Ne gasolo aka foki o lasi e auala i tusi kolā ne ‵lomi aka.


3 Writing to Christians in the first century, the apostle Paul said: “Let each one of you individually so love his wife as he does himself; on the other hand, the wife should have deep respect for her husband.” 	 3 I tena tusi ki Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua, ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “E ‵tau mo tāgata katoa o a‵lofa ki olotou avaga, e pelā eiloa mo te lotou a‵lofa ki a latou eiloa, kae e ‵tau foki i fāfine o āva ki olotou avaga.”


(Job 1:6) Do the same with your children. 	 (Iopu 1:6) Ke fai foki penā ki au tama‵liki.


Some people mentioned in the Bible are good examples for us, but they may also serve as warning examples. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mataupu tenei a te auala ne ‵sala atu ei a Kelisiano ‵tonu i aso mua ki te takitakiga mai te Muna a te Atua.


In fact, Ecclesiastes 7:2 tells us: “Better is it to go to the house of mourning than to go to the banquet house, because that is the end of all mankind.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e fai mai te Failauga 7:2 ki a tatou, penei: “E sili atu te fano ki se fale tela e tagi fanoanoa mai i ei a tino, i lo te fano ki se koga e fai ei se kaiga fiafia.”


A barren Shunammite woman conceives a child.—2 Kings 4:8-17 	 Ne maua ne se fafine Sunema sē afu se tamaliki.—2 Tupu 4:8-17


(Deuteronomy 6:13) Centuries later Solomon wrote: “Fear the true God and keep his commandments. For this is the whole obligation of man.” 	 (Teutelonome 6:13) Ne tusi mai a Solomona i te fia o senitenali fakamuli ifo, penei: “Mataku ki te Atua, kae tausi ki ana fakatonuga, me e tena eiloa te pogai ne faite ei a te tagata.”


(Matt. 9:36) Why were they in such a sad condition? 	 (Mata. 9:36) Kaia ne ‵tu ei latou i se tulaga fakafanoanoa penā?


In harmony with this, the Israel of God has experienced ongoing organizational improvements throughout the last days. Consider a few examples. 	 A te fesuiakiga o te palasi ki te aulo se fakailoga o te gasolo atu ki mua, kae penā foki loa a nisi mea aka kolā e fakamatala mai.


“Study God’s Word. 	 Tauloto ki te Muna a te Atua.


Here is yet another essential aspect of how to pray. 	 Kae tenei te suā vaega tāua ki te faiga o ‵talo.


“I don’t regret it,” said Yugu. 	 “Ne seki salamo eiloa au,” ko pati a Yugu.


On the next day, Nisan 16, Israelites brought a sheaf of the firstfruits of the barley harvest, the earliest harvest in Israel, for the priest to wave before Jehovah. 	 I te suā aso, Nisani 16, e avatu i ei ne tino Isalaelu se saitaga saito, ko lakau kaina muamua eiloa kolā e ‵kati, ke ofo atu ne te faitaulaga i mua o Ieova.


God’s rage is a controlled emotion—his righteous indignation. 	 A te kaitaua o te Atua se lagonaga telā e pule faka‵lei atu—ko tena kaitaua amiotonu.


(Gal. 3:29) How is it that Christ is the promised Seed, and yet others too are included? 	 (Kalatia 3:29) E fai pefea a Keliso mo fai te Fanau telā ne folafola mai, kae e aofia foki i ei a nisi tino?


Think how thrilling it will be to learn personal details about Jesus from his cousin John the Baptist! 	 Mafaufau la ki te fakafiafia ke lagona atu a fakamatalaga likiliki e uiga ki a Iesu mai i tena fakataina ko Ioane te Papatiso!


He would not talk to me. 	 Ko se ti faipati mai ki a au.


The King of God’s Kingdom is the resurrected Jesus Christ. 	 A te Tupu o te Malo o te Atua ko Iesu Keliso telā ko oti ne toetu aka.


He does not tire out or grow weary.” 	 E se mafai o vaivai io me fi‵ta.”


Boys will both tire out and grow weary, and young men themselves will without fail stumble, but those who are hoping in Jehovah will regain power. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki a latou kolā koi talavou ko vāivāi; a tamataene ko ‵siga sāle fua i te fi‵ta.


It can be for material things. 	 E mafai o aofia i ei a mea faka-te-foitino.


What do we show by our baptism? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi atu ne tatou i ‵tou papatisoga?


These questions are answered in this article. 	 Ka maua a tali ki fesili konei i te mataupu tenei..


For this reason, her relatives were urging her to get a divorce, and she had actually started to make arrangements to do so. 	 Ona ko te pogai tenā, ne fakamalosi atu ei tena kāiga ke ‵tala tena avaga, kae ne kamata foki o fakatoka ne ia te faiga tenā.


Since we cannot literally hear God’s voice, we listen to him by reading and applying what is in his Word, the Bible.—1 John 5:3. 	 Ona ko te mea e se lagona tonu ne tatou a te leo o te Atua, e faka‵logo tatou ki a ia mai te fai‵tau kae fakagalue ne tatou ana pati i loto i tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.—1 Ioane 5:3.


Otherwise, our perceptive powers will necessarily remain limited. 	 Kafai e se fai penā, ka tumau eiloa i te sē gasuesue a te malosi o ‵tou mafaufau.


• How does loving-kindness differ from human kindness? 	 • E ‵kese pefea a te alofa tumau mai te atafai?


16 The dragnet, which represents the Kingdom-preaching work, gathers fish of every kind. 	 16 A te tili, telā e fakaata mai i ei a te galuega talai o te Malo, e ‵tu i ei a ika valevale.


In fact, some children can learn to give comments, presentations, and talks in their parents’ language without the words really coming from their heart. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne tauloto a nisi tamaliki ke fai olotou tali, fakaasiga, mo lāuga i te ‵gana a olotou mātua e aunoa mo te pokotia olotou loto i ei.


Anointed overseers must uphold true worship. 	 Ka tusi foki i luga i a ia a toku igoa fou.”


Single Ones Who Wish to Marry 	 Tino ‵Nofo Taka Kolā e Ma‵nako o A‵vaga


“It was a call to action from headquarters, which most of us had been longing for and which soon brought wonderful results,” recalled Hilda Padgett.* Sister E. F. Wallis reported: “The five-hour day suggestion was grand! 	 “Se kalaga mai te laumua telā e ‵tau o ga‵sue fakava‵ve, kae ko leva ne faka‵tali te tokoukega o matou ki ei kae ne maua ei a ikuga ‵gali,” e masaua ne Hilda Padgett.* Ne lipoti mai a te tuagane ko E. F. Wallis, penei: “E gali ‵ki te manatu ki te lima itula i te aso!


15 At other times, you may become anxious about the present. 	 15 I nisi taimi, kāti ko ‵to manavase koe ki mea e ‵tupu i ‵tou aso nei.


Over the years, the Swingle household entertained many visiting speakers from the Witnesses’ Brooklyn headquarters, and these men had a positive influence on Lyman. 	 I te fia o tausaga ne talimālō sāle ne te kāiga o Swingle a failauga asiasi mai te laumua o Molimau a Ieova i Brooklyn, kae ne tuku atu ne tāgata konei se fakamalosiga aogā ki a Lyman.


(Psalm 55:22) Although God may not remove our trials, he can grant us the wisdom to cope with them, even with those that are especially hard to bear. 	 (Salamo 55:22) E tiga eiloa kāti e se ave keatea ne te Atua ‵tou tofotofoga, e mafai o tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou a te poto ke fakafesagai atu tatou ki ei, kae maise eiloa ki tofotofoga kolā e faigata ke kufaki i ei.


19 Baptism also enables us to become part of a worldwide brotherhood. 	 19 E fai foki ne te papatisoga ke aofia tatou i te kau taina i te lalolagi kātoa.


They put a mark on a piece of paper when such familiar words as “Jehovah,” “Jesus,” or “Kingdom” are used. 	 E tusi ne latou i se laupepa i taimi takitasi e taku mai ei a vaegā pati masani pelā mo “Ieova,” “Iesu,” mo “te Malo.”


While this article was being prepared for publication, Corwin Robison died faithful to Jehovah. 	 A koi fakatoka a te mataupu tenei ke ‵lomi, kae ko galo atu a te taina fakamaoni tenei ko Corwin Robison.


ASK YOURSELF . . . 	 FESILI IFO PENEI . . .


(Jeremiah 7:25, 26) The apostle Paul testified to this fact, writing: “What more shall I say? 	 (Ielemia 7:25, 26) Ne fakamaoni mai foki ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te manatu tenei, i te taimi ne tusi mai ei a ia penei: “Ne a foki nisi mea ka taku atu ne au?


(Deuteronomy 28:1) Obeying Jehovah’s voice also means obeying Jesus’ voice, for Jehovah himself told us to do so. 	 (Teutelonome 28:1) A te fakalogo ki te leo o Ieova e fakauiga foki ki te fakalogo ki te leo o Iesu, me ne fai mai eiloa a Ieova ke fai tatou penā.


It contains helpful information that can show people how to live in this complex world. 	 E maua i ei a fakamatalaga aoga kolā e mafai o fakaasi atu ki tino a te auala ke ola manuia latou i te lalolagi telā e ‵fonu i mea faiga‵ta.


(2 Sam. 11:2-4, 14, 15, 22-27; 1 Chron. 21:1, 7) Over the course of his life, however, David proved repentant when he sinned. 	 (2 Samuelu 11:2-4, 14, 15, 22-27; 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 21:1, 7) I tena olaga kātoa, ne salamō faeloa a Tavita māfai ne fai ne ia se agasala.


(Matthew 5:3) As a result, each year a growing number of people of ‘every tongue’ are becoming disciples of Christ. 	 (Mataio 5:3) Ne iku atu i ei ki te gasoloakaga o te aofaki o tino mai “‵gana katoa” ke fai mo soko o Keliso.


“The builders rejected” the Messiah (See paragraph 7) 	 “Ne tiakina ne tufuga fai fale” a te Mesia (Onoono ki te palakalafa e 7)


They faithfully spearheaded the work of preaching the good news in the first century.—Acts 2:41, 42; 4:33; 5:27-32. 	 Ne takitaki ne latou mo te fakamaoni a te talaiga o te tala ‵lei i te senitenali muamua.—Galuega 2:41, 42; 4:33; 5:27-32.


• What will Jesus yet do in fulfilling his role as the Messiah? 	 • Ne a mea ka fai ne Iesu ke fakataunu ei tena tulaga e pelā me ko te Mesia?


To what is the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus a prelude? 	 Se a te mea ne tupu ona ko te fakatumaiga fakavavega o Lasalo?


(Read 2 Corinthians 6:12, 13.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Kolinito 6:12, 13.)


How can the Bible help us deal with life’s distresses? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai te Tusi Tapu ke fakafesagai faka‵lei atu tatou ki tulaga faiga‵ta o te olaga?


VALUING OUR GOD-GIVEN FREEDOM 	 KE FAKATĀUA ‵TOU SAOLOTOGA NE TUKU MAI NE TE ATUA


Heading out to the ministry with Demetrius Papageorge, an anointed brother who began serving Jehovah in 1913 	 Olo atu i te galuega talai mo Demetrius Papageorge, se taina fakaekegina telā ne kamata o tavini atu ki a Ieova i te 1913


JEHOVAH deeply appreciates the efforts of those who sincerely seek to do his will, and he richly rewards them. 	 E FAKATĀUA malosi ne Ieova a taumafaiga a latou kolā e ‵saga tonu o fai tena loto, kae e lasi te taui e tuku ne ia mō latou.


He wants us to believe that he loves us not only as a group but as individuals. 	 E manako a ia ke tali‵tonu tatou me e se gata fua tena alofa mai ki a tatou e pelā me se potukau, kae e alofa mai foki eiloa ki a tatou taki tokotasi.


The Bible says that the global Flood of Noah’s day stands as “a pattern . . . of things to come.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i te Lolo i aso o Noa e fai pelā me se ‘ata o mea kolā ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua.’


Taking those words literally, many disciples said: “This speech is shocking; who can listen to it?” 	 Mai te mafau‵fau me e fakauiga ‵tonu a pati konā, ne fai atu a soko e tokouke: “Se muna faigata tenā; ko oi te tino e mafai o fakalogo ki ei?”


3, 4. (a) What effect do Jesus’ teachings have? (b) When would it be especially challenging to follow Jesus? 	 3, 4. (a) Ne a mea aoga e maua mai i akoakoga a Iesu? (e) Ko te taimi fea e mafai ei o faigata ke tau‵tali atu i a Iesu?


What have Jehovah’s servants undergone in Malawi? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu ki tavini a Ieova i Malawi?


This is the case even in lands nominally associated with Christianity. 	 E fai foki penā i fenua kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano.


Since his name was not vital to the account, it was omitted. 	 Ona la ko tena igoa e se tāua ki te tala, tenā ne ‵solo ei kea‵tea.


Every Kingdom Hall with its regular program of spiritual instruction serves as the center of true worship in the community. 	 E fai a Kingdom Halls katoa mo olotou polokalame o akoakoga masani mo fai te fakavae o te tapuakiga tonu i te fenua.


In behalf of whom does Jehovah employ his power? 	 E fakaaogā sāle ne Ieova a tena malosi ke puipui atu ki a ai?


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• An environmental disaster 	 • Se fakamaseiga o te laukele e auala i fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei


(1 Kings 2:8, 9, 44-46) Another victim of Benaiah’s executional sword was Israel’s former army chief Joab. 	 (1 Tupu 2:8, 9, 44-46) A te suā tino ne tamate ne Penaia ko te takitaki mua o te kautau a Isalaelu ko Ioapo.


They had houses for “male temple prostitutes . . . in the house of Jehovah” and offered their children “through the fire to Molech.”—2 Kings 23:4-10. 	 Ne isi ne fale mō “tāgata tali fāfine” i te faletapu o Ieova kae ofo atu foki ne latou olotou tama‵liki “ke fai mo taulaga ‵sunu ki te atua ko Moloka.”—2 Tupu 23:4-10.


What should ultimately be our goal in helping others? 	 Se a te ‵tou fakamoemoega tāua i te fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino?


What was Paul’s feeling toward Christians before his conversion? 	 Ne a lagonaga o Paulo e uiga ki Kelisiano a koi tuai o ‵fuli a ia?


Make time to meditate on the good things you now enjoy. 	 Ke fakaavanoa ne taimi ke mafaufau ‵loto ki mea ‵lei ko maua nei ne koe.


(Mark 8:34-36) But even more is involved than everlasting life. 	 (Maleko 8:34-36) Kae e uke atu a mea e aofia i lō te ola fua ki te se-gata-mai.


(Rom. 14:2, 10) Such an attitude could stumble believers who still found it repulsive to eat things that were not permitted under the Law. 	 (Loma 14:2, 10) E mafai o fakavāivāi ne vaegā kilokiloga penā a tino tali‵tonu kolā e takalia‵lia ma ‵kai ki mea kolā e se talia i lalo i te Tulafono.


(Exodus 1:11, 14) In their distress, the Israelites cried out to Jehovah. 	 (Esoto 1:11, 14) Ona ko te lotou puapuagā ne ‵tagi atu ei latou ki a Ieova.


Correspondence between Governor Pliny the Younger of Bithynia and Emperor Trajan shows that ruling classes were generally unaware of the true nature of Christianity. 	 E fakaasi mai ne tusi kolā ne tusi sāle atu ne te Kovana o Bithynia ko Pliny the Younger ki a Emperor Trajan me ne seki maina a takitaki o fenua i fakamatalaga ‵tonu o te lotu Kelisiano.


Love is a distinguishing feature of true worship. 	 A te alofa se fakailoga telā e mailoga ei a te lotu tonu.


The musical arrangements make for most enjoyable listening. 	 A fakatokaga ki pese fakatagi‵tagi ne fai ke gali te fakalogo‵logo ki ei.


We can avoid the imperfect tendency to become enraged against God if we maintain a close relationship with him. 	 E mafai tatou o ‵kalo kea‵tea mai te lagonaga sē ‵lei katoatoa ke ita ki te Atua māfai e fakatumau ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo ia.


Since that date, the Devil knows that the time remaining before his destruction is short. 	 Talu mai i te taimi tenā, ko iloa ei ne te Tiapolo me ko toetoe te taimi koi ‵toe a koituai o fakaseai atu a ia.


Without delay, he got into his chariot and sped toward Jezreel. 	 E aunoa mo te fakatalave, ne sopo atu tou tagata ki luga i tena kaliota kae tele makini atu ki Ieseleelu.


“Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine, and he was priest of the Most High God. 	 “A Mekisateko, te tupu o Salema kae se faitaulaga foki a te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga, ne vau mo falaoa mo uaina ki a Apelamo, fakamanuia ne ia Apelamo kae fai mai penei, ‘Ke fakamanuia Apelamo ne te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga tela ne faite ne ia te lagi mo te lalolagi!


Gary explains: “Like other young people, I was active in trying to fix racism, the Vietnam War, and corruption. 	 E fakamatala mai a Gary, penei: “E pelā mo nisi talavou, ne taumafai au o fakagata a te loto fenua, te taua i Vietnam, mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


How We Should Be Affected 	 Te Auala ka Pokotia ei Tatou


Yes, “they pained” God! 	 Ao, ne “faka‵mae ne latou” te Atua!


As dedicated Christians, we also have important theocratic responsibilities. 	 Ona ko te mea ko oti foki ne tuku atu ‵tou olaga ki a Ieova, e isi aka foki ne tiute tāua e ‵tau o fai ne tatou.


10 On another occasion, Jesus gave an illustration showing the need for us to be forgiving if we expect Jehovah to forgive us. 	 10 I se taimi e tasi, ne fai ne Iesu se tala fakatusa ke fakaasi atu ei te manakoga ke fakamagalo atu māfai e ma‵nako tatou ke fakamagalo tatou ne Ieova.


The following day, they had outgrown the venue.” 	 I te aso mai tua ifo, ne ‵fonu maligiligi eiloa te koga ne fai ei te fono.”


Identify issues that cause you to doubt. 	 Fai ke iloa a mea kolā e fai ei koe ke fakalotolotolua.


“Stay away from the water. 	 “E tapu koe e fano ki te tai.


(Deuteronomy 23:12, 13) If they touched a dead animal or human, the Israelites had to wash with water. 	 (Teutelonome 23:12, 13) Kafai e pa‵tele latou ki te foitino mate o se manu io me se tino, e ‵tau o ‵fulu a foitino o te kau Isalaelu ki vai.


Indeed, timely words can lift a person’s spirit. 	 E tonu, a pati i te taimi tonu e mafai o fakamalosi atu eiloa ki se tino.


Survival depended on being part of this close-knit group and on being willing to accept God’s direction given to Noah. 	 Ne fakalagolago eiloa a te faka‵saoga ki te kau atu ki te potukau tenei kae ke loto fiafia o talia a fakatonuga a te Atua kolā ne tuku ki a Noa.


Rather, we pray in the name of Jesus, remembering that Jesus is the reason that we are able to approach our perfect and holy Father. 	 I lō te fai penā, e ‵talo atu tatou i te igoa o Iesu, me i a Iesu ko te pogai e mafai ei ne tatou o fakapili‵pili atu ki te ‵tou Tamana ‵lei katoatoa kae tapu.


You both need God’s forgiveness, and you should both be forgiving. 	 E ‵tau o maua ne koulua te fakamagaloga a te Atua, kae e ‵tau foki o fakatau fakamagalo koulua.


(Jeremiah 25:8-11) Therefore, we can understand Habakkuk’s distress as he cried out: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear? How long shall I call to you for aid from violence, and you do not save?” 	 (Ielemia 25:8-11) Tela la, kāti e maina ‵lei koe i te fanoanoa o Sapakuka i tena tagiatuga penei: “[Ieova] te Aliki, afea e fakalogo mai ei koe ki aku talosaga mō se fesoasoani, o fakasao matou mai te fakasaua ne omotou fili?”


For this reason, The World Book Encyclopedia states: “The laws of every organized society form a complicated pattern of balanced freedoms and restrictions.” 	 Tenei eiloa te pogai e fai mai ei The World Book Encyclopedia: “A tulafono o malo katoa e tai faiga‵ta me e aofia i ei a tapulā mo fakataputapuga kolā e puipui i ei a saolotoga o tino.”


Illustrate how a new disciple may be taught the command to show love. 	 Fakamatala mai te auala e mafai ei o akoako atu ki se soko fou te fakatonuga ke fakaasi atu te alofa.


Consider some examples of the Bible’s wisdom. 	 Ke mafaufau ki nisi fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu.


By means of these miracles, Jesus proved that God can undo all the damage and suffering that resulted from the Edenic rebellion and thus “break up the works of the Devil.”—1 John 3:8. 	 E auala i vavega konei, ne fakamaoni ei ne Iesu me e mafai o toe faka‵lei aka ne te Atua a mea katoa kolā ne fakamaseigina mo logo‵maega kolā ne iku mai i te ‵tekeatuga i Etena kae “fakamalepe a te galuega a te Tiapolo.”—1 Ioane 3:8.


(Luke 12:21) Nothing is more valuable than an approved standing with our loving heavenly Father. 	 (Luka 12:21) E seai se isi mea e tāua atu i tafa o te mauaga o se tulaga taulia i mua o te ‵tou Tamana alofa i te lagi.


8 Making a purchase is more involved than simply deciding whether an item is affordable or not. 	 8 A te ‵togiga o se mea e uke atu a mea e aofia i ei i lō te filifili fua o se mea telā e mafai o ‵togi ne koe io me ikai.


How happy the sons of the Kingdom are to be separated from such weedlike influences and corrupt teachings that cause stumbling! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia o tino o te Malo ke ‵vae keatea latou mai i fakamalosiga penā a mouku fakatusa mo akoakoga ‵loi kolā e fakaagasala tino!


11, 12. (a) What are we asking for when we pray for God’s will to “take place, as in heaven, also upon earth”? (b) What else is signified by our prayer for Jehovah’s will to be done? 	 11, 12. (a) Se a te mea e fakamolemole atu tatou ki ei māfai e ‵talo tatou ke fai te loto o te Atua “i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi”? (e) Ne a foki a mea e fakauiga ki ei a ‵tou ‵talo ke fai te loto o Ieova?


Jehovah’s will has not changed. 	 E se mafai eiloa o ‵fuli a te loto o Ieova.


• How can we repudiate valueless words? 	 • E mafai pefea o ‵teke atu ne tatou a pati se aogā?


No, he fearlessly continued praying to Jehovah three times a day, as was his custom. 	 Ikai, ne loto toa tou tagata kae ne ‵talo atu faeloa ki a Ieova e fakatolu taimi i aso katoa, e pelā eiloa mo tena masani.


As the time for the end drew near, Jehovah told Noah to enter into the ark and informed him: “In just seven days more I am making it rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and I will wipe every existing thing that I have made off the surface of the ground.” 	 I te taimi ko pilipili atu ei ki te gataga, ne fai atu a Ieova ki a Noa ke ulu atu ki loto i te vaka kae ne fakatonu atu ki a ia: “Ko te fitu o aso, mai te aso tenei, ka faka‵to ifo ne au te vaiua telā ka ‵to e ‵tusa mo te fasefulu ao fasefulu po, ko te mea ke ‵fulu faka‵ma ei a mea ola katoa kolā ko oti ne faite ne au.


Jehovah’s arrangement for Christian wives really makes me happy and our marriage strong. 	 E fai eiloa ne te fakatokaga a Ieova mō fāfine a‵vaga Kelisiano ke fiafia au kae ke malosi foki te ma kāiga fakaipoipo.


When Peter and the other apostles heard of it, they became indignant. 	 I te taimi ne lagona ei ne Petelu mo nisi apositolo a te mea tenā, ne kaitaua latou.


(Ps. 113:3) Hence, whether people listen or not, we must keep sounding forth the Kingdom message. 	 (Salamo 113:3) Tela la, faitalia me e faka‵logo a tino io me ikai, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te folafolaatuga o te fekau o te Malo.


Jehovah’s Restored People Praise Him Earth Wide 	 E Tavae Atu a Tino o Ieova ki a Ia i te Lalolagi Kātoa i te Lotou Fokimaiga


When we dedicate ourselves to God, we unreservedly give him our “souls,” our lives—including our strength, assets, and abilities. 	 Kafai e tuku atu ne tatou a tatou eiloa ki te Atua, e tuku katoatoa atu ne tatou ki a ia ‵tou “ola”—e aofia i ei ‵tou malosi, kope mo ‵tou atamai.


But they all had confidence in Jehovah. 	 Kae ne fakatuanaki latou katoa ki a Ieova.


19 May all of us continue to deepen our appreciation for Jehovah’s endearing personality. 	 19 Ke na tumau tatou katoa i te fakamalosi o ‵tou loto fakafetai ki uiga ‵gali o Ieova.


(Song of Solomon 8:5-14) 	 (Pese a Solomona 8:5-14)


Since one individual would not be able to go to “all the nations,” this work would require the organized efforts of many. 	 Ona ko te mea e se mafai ne tino katoa o olo atu “ki fenua katoa,” e manakogina i te galuega tenei a taumafaiga a tino e tokouke kolā e fakatoka faka‵lei.


She is happy that Jehovah gave her the strength to make right decisions and that she can now use her time and energy in his service. 	 Ko fiafia eiloa tou fafine me ne tuku atu ne Ieova te malosi ke fai ana filifiliga ‵tonu kae ko fakaaogā ne ia nei ana taimi mo tena malosi i tena galuega.


Will everyone accept Jesus as Ruler? 	 E mata, ka talia ne tino katoa a Iesu e pelā me se Pule?


How can we gain that reward? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou te taui tenā?


(Galatians 5:22, 23) What should we do if we have a relapse? 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou māfai ko toe foki tatou o fai te mea tenā?


• How do Christians view suffering and persecution? 	 • E ‵kilo atu pefea a Kelisiano ki logo‵maega mo fakasauāga?


He actually had “nowhere to lay down his head.” 	 Ne “seai sena fale mo ana nofo.”


THAT was in 1949, more than 60 years ago, but my story begins many years earlier. 	 A TE taimi tenā ko te 1949, e silia atu i te 60 tausaga ko ‵teka, kae ko taku tala e kamata mai i tausaga e uke mai mua atu loa.


Israel will fall to Assyria, but God will see to it that faithful individuals survive. 	 Ka fakatakavale a Isalaelu ne Asulia, kae ka fakamautinoa aka eiloa ne Ieova ke ‵sao a tino fakamaoni taki tokotasi.


After hearing that explanation, Ian concluded that he did not want to know such a cruel God. 	 I tena fakalogoga ki te fakamatalaga tenā, ne fakaiku aka ei ne Ian ke se toe tapuaki atu a ia ki se vaegā Atua fakasauā penā.


Am I an apostate who has rejected spiritual light?’ 	 E mata, e fai au pelā me se apositate telā ko oti ne ‵teke atu ki te mainaga o te agaga tapu?’


How discouraging for faithful Christians! 	 Ne pefea te fakavāivāi atu ki Kelisiano fakamaoni!


“We must enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations,” said Paul and Barnabas. 	 “Ko te uke o puapuagā e fepaki mo tatou, e ‵sao atu ei ki te Malo o te Atua,” ko pati a Paulo mo Panapa.


What is our yeartext for 2016? 	 Se a te tusi siki fakavae mō te tausaga 2016?


What Significance for Us? 	 Se a te Mea Tāua i ei mō Tatou?


That is why he told them that he was “journeying there to awaken [Lazarus] from sleep.” 	 Tenā te pogai ne fai atu ei a ia ki a latou i a ia “ka malaga atu . . . o ‵fagu aka a [Lasalo].”


4 Where Did We Come From? 	 4 Se a te Malo o te Atua?


Illustrate. 4 For one thing, the knowledge of God has great value. 	 4 A te pogai e tasi, me e tāua ‵ki eiloa a te iloaga e uiga ki te Atua.


12:19 Learning from the prophecy about Jesus, do I strive to avoid contentious arguments? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne koe a mea aogā mai akoakoga a Iesu e uiga ki te olaga?


Over the last three years, despite ridicule from other students, she was able to explain to some that she does not participate in these “gift” collections because of her Bible-based convictions. 	 Faitalia eiloa a fakatauemuga mai nisi tama‵liki, i te tolu tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, ne fakamatala atu ne ia ki a latou a te pogai e sē kau atu ei a ia ki te faiga o vaegā “meaalofa” konā ona ko ana talitonuga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


• What do Jesus’ belongings include? 	 • Ne a mea e aofia i mea io me ko kope o Iesu?


When the mother saw the love, hugs, and smiles of the group and heard their happy laughter, her feelings began to change. 	 I te taimi ne lavea atu ei ne te mātua a te alofa, te fakatau ‵sai, te mata kata‵kata, mo te ‵kata fia‵fia o te potukau tenā, ne kamata ei o ‵fuli ana lagonaga.


There I was ordered to dig trenches for the soldiers. 	 I konā ne fakatonu mai ke keli ne au a lua mō sotia.


10. (a) Through whom does the spirit reveal deep truths during the last days? (b) Explain how truths regarding Jehovah’s great spiritual temple were clarified. 	 10. (a) E auala i a ai e fakaasi mai ei ne te agaga a muna‵tonu faka-te-agaga i aso fakaoti konei? (e) Fakamatala mai te auala ne fakamaina faka‵lei mai i ei a muna‵tonu e uiga ki te faletapu faka-te-agaga sili o Ieova.


What do you conclude about the staggering variety of snowflakes and the awesome power of lightning? 	 E tali mai pefea ne koe a fesili kolā e maua i te Iopu 38:33-38?


(Proverbs 17:17) God’s Word encourages all in the congregation to honor and love one another. 	 (Faataoto 17:17) E fakamalosi mai a te Muna a te Atua ki tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga ke fakatau āva kae fakatau a‵lofa.


While customs and points of view have changed much since Bible times, the challenges we have to face are often similar to those faced back then. 	 E ui eiloa ko oti ne mafuli‵fuli malosi a tuu mo kilokiloga a tino talu mai te taimi ne tusi ei te Tusi Tapu, e tai ‵pau eiloa a fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tatou i aso nei mo fakalavelave o tino i aso konā.


If you imitate the faith of Noah, you may likewise do yourself and those you love a world of good. 	 Kafai e fakaakoako koe ki te fakatuanaki o Noa, ka fakasao ne koe a koe eiloa mo tino kolā e alofa koe ki ei.


(Read Titus 2:3-5.) 	 (Faitau te Tito 2:3-5.)


Have Faith in God’s Prophetic Word! 	 Ke Fakatuanaki ki te Muna Fakapelofeta a te Atua!


Did Jesus’ apostles and disciples use God’s name in their inspired writings? 	 E mata, ne fakaaoga ne apositolo mo soko o Iesu a te igoa o te Atua i olotou tusitusiga tapu?


Each of us can do much good if we display a forgiving spirit when others offend us. 	 E uke a mea ‵lei e mafai o fai ne tatou taki tokotasi māfai e fakaasi atu ne tatou se loto fakamagalo māfai e fai mai ne nisi tino se mea e ita ei tatou.


HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER? 	 KA TALI MAI PEFEA KOE?


How do we demonstrate our support for the arrangements made by Jehovah’s organization? 	 E ‵lago atu pefea tatou ki fakatokaga ne fai ne te fakapotopotoga a Ieova?


7 From Nob, David fled about 25 miles [40 km] west into Philistine territory and sought refuge with King Achish in Goliath’s hometown, Gath. 	 7 Mai i Nopa, ne sola a Tavita ki te feitu ki te togālā i se 25 maila ki loto i te fenua ko Filisitia kae ‵sala atu ki se puipuiga mai te tupu ko Akisa i te fa‵kai o Koliata ko Kata.


Only the God of justice can remove it. 	 Ko te Atua fua o te fai mea tonu e mafai o ave keatea ne ia.


Ancient tradition has it that Mark’s close associate, the apostle Peter, was the source of much of Mark’s information.—1 Pet. 5:13. 	 E ‵tusa mo tala mua, ne maua ne Maleko a fakamatalaga e uke mai tena taugasoa pili, ko te apositolo ko Petelu.—1 Petelu 5:13.


How did the apostles resolve this delicate issue? 	 Ne faka‵lei aka pefea ne te kau apositolo a te “fakalavelave faigata” tenei?


It works for our salvation and for the salvation of those who listen to our preaching and teaching. 	 E fetaui ‵lei mō te ‵tou fakaolataga mo te fakaolataga foki o tino kolā e faka‵logo ki ‵tou talaiga mo akoakoga.


Were the principles of the Mosaic Law actually applied in settling everyday legal disputes in ancient Israel? 	 E mata, ne fakaaoga a fakatakitakiga i te Tulafono faka-Mose ke fakatoka aka ei a tagi a tino i aso katoa i Isalaelu mua?


(Eccl. 7:12) But can a person be truly happy if he has only enough for his basic needs? 	 (Fai. 7:12) Kae e mata, e mafai o fiafia se tino māfai e lava eiloa ana tupe mo ‵togi a mea e manakogina?


As we develop godly joy, we will experience benefits that go beyond simply how we feel inside. 	 I te taimi e ati aka ei ne tatou a te fiafia tonu mai te Atua, ka sili atu te fiafia e lagona ne tatou mai i te lagonaga masani fua i ‵tou loto.


We can supplicate Jehovah for a strengthened faith and then back up our prayers with the necessary actions. 	 E mafai o ‵talo atu tatou ki a Ieova ke fakamalosi aka ‵tou fakatuanaki kae ‵lago atu ki ‵tou ‵talo konā mai te faiga o mea kolā e ‵tau o fai.


How should we react when there is a conflict between God’s law and human demands? 	 Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai māfai e fepaki a tulafono a te Atua mo fakatonuga a tāgata?


That verse introduces the Bible’s primary theme, which is the vindication of God’s sovereignty and the sanctification of his name by means of the Kingdom. 	 E fakamatala mai i te fuaiupu tenā a te matua fakavae o te Tusi Tapu, telā e fakamaoni mai ei te pulega sili a te Atua mo te faka‵maluga o tena igoa e auala i te Malo.


“He cried out with a strong voice, saying: ‘She has fallen! 	 “Ne tagi pakalaga a ia penei: ‘Ko pakū!


In fact, the opposite is true. 	 E tonu te mea tenei i te suā feitu.


If that were so, Jehovah would be the God of corpses. 	 Kafai e penā loa, ka fai a Ieova mo fai te Atua o tino ‵mate.


That direction did not come to them by means of a voice out of heaven. 	 Ne seki fakaoko atu a te fakatonuga tenā e auala i se leo mai te lagi.


We also love with our mind. 	 E a‵lofa foki tatou mai te fakaaogāga o ‵tou mafaufau.


(Philippians 4:13) By means of his holy spirit, he can equip us with “power beyond what is normal.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) God’s spirit can enable us to endure any test that Satan might bring upon us. 	 (Filipi 4:13) E auala i tena agaga tapu, e mafai o tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou te “malosi e sili atu i te malosi masani.” (2 Kolinito 4:7, NW) E mafai o fesoasoani mai a te agaga o te Atua ke kufaki tatou i so se tofotofoga telā e mafai o tuku mai ne Satani.


8 There is another aspect of Jesus’ public service. 	 8 E isi aka foki se vaega o te taviniga a Iesu mō tino katoa.


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When religious leaders excuse sin, deny its existence, and ‘tickle’ the ears of their congregants by telling them what they want to hear instead of what the Bible says, they are doing people a grave disservice. 	 A takitaki lotu kolā e fai ne latou a fakamasakoga e uiga ki te agasala, e fakaseaoga ne latou a akoakoga ‵tonu e uiga ki ei, kae fakagali‵gali olotou pati ke ‵tagi ‵gali ki taliga o olotou kaulotu i lō a muna mai i te Tusi Tapu, e fai pelā me se akoakoga fakamataku.


By taking these to heart, we can echo the words of the psalmist who stated: “When my disquieting thoughts became many inside of me, your own consolations began to fondle my soul.” 	 Mai te mafaufau ‵loto ki fuaiupu konei, e mafai foki o toe fai atu ne tatou a pati a te faisalamo: “I taimi e manavase kae se toka ei au, ko koe e fakamafanafana kae fakafiafia mai ki a au.”


It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite.” 	 Ka fakatakavale ne ia a malo katoa kona, kae ka tumau ki te se gata mai.”


Why should we be modest when considering God’s actions? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o loto mau‵lalo tatou māfai e mafau‵fau ki faifaiga a te Atua?


This is the translation of the Greek word pa·rou·siʹa.* Christ’s pa·rou·siʹa, or presence, started with Jesus’ installation as King in heaven in 1914 and continues on to include the “great tribulation,” during which he comes to destroy the wicked. 	 Tenei eiloa te ‵fuliga o te pati Eleni ko te pa·rou·siʹa.* A te pa·rou·siʹa o Keliso, io me ko tena fakatasi mai, ne kamata eiloa i te taimi ne fakasopo ei a Iesu mo fai te Tupu i te lagi i te 1914 kae e faka‵soko atu eiloa ke oko ki te ‵toe “fakalavelave” lasi, ko te taimi telā ka vau ei a ia o fakaseai a tino amio matagā.


(1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Jas. 5:14-16) If the wrongdoer does not do so, the Christian who has come to know about the sin should report it. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:9, 10; Iakopo 5:14-16) Kafai e se fai ne tino fai mea ‵se a te mea tenā, e ‵tau o lipoti atu ne te Kelisiano telā e iloa ne ia a te agasala tenā.


As we contemplate the marvels of creation, we have to agree with Job, who said of Jehovah: “Who can resist him? Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’” 	 E pule a Ieova ki mea ma‵losi katoa kae e fakaasi mai i ei me i a ia ko te Atua Malosi Katoatoa eiloa.


The tract alleged that the plans included advocating excessive taxation, promoting armament production, encouraging giant monopolies so that ‘Gentile wealth could be destroyed in one blow.’ 	 Ne fai mai te tamā pepa tenā me e aofia i aofaga konā a fakatautauga ke ‵lago atu ki te faka‵lasiga o lafoga, te fakamalosiakaga o te faitega o meatau e uke, te fakamalosiga o kamupane ‵lasi ko te mea ke ‘fakaseai fakavave atu i ei a te maumea o Fenua Fakaa‵tea.’


The day of Jesus’ death is the day to remember for yet another reason. 	 Kae e isi aka foki eiloa se pogai e ‵tau ei o fakamanatu ne tatou a te aso ne mate ei a Iesu.


Although I often went out and worked from house to house alone, I also learned by preaching with others. 	 E tiga loa ne fano sale au tokotasi mai fale ki fale, ne tauloto foki ne au a mea mai i te talai fakatasi mo nisi tino.


What was true in the time of Elisha is true in our day: “There are more who are with us than those who are with them.” (2 Kings 6:16) The Bible assures us that if we subject ourselves to God and oppose the Devil, he will flee from us.—James 4:7. 	 Ka lavea atu eiloa ne tatou i aso nei a te ‵tonu o mea kolā ne ‵tupu i aso o Elisaia: “E tokouke atu o‵tou kau i lō te lotou kau.” (2 Tupu 6:16) E fakamaoni mai i te Tusi Tapu me kafai e faka‵logo tatou ki te Atua kae ‵teke atu te Tiapolo, kae ka ‵kalo keatea a ia mai i a tatou.—Iakopo 4:7.


(Romans 5:17-19) Although the first human couple were willful sinners, Jehovah allowed them to produce children. 	 (Loma 5:17-19) E tiga eiloa ne agasala te tauavaga muamua mo te iloa tonu, ne talia ne Ieova ke fai lā tama‵liki.


The Bible reports: “There came to be great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for from the days of Solomon the son of David the king of Israel there was none like this in Jerusalem.” (2 Chron. 30:25, 26) What an inspiration that spiritual feast proved to be for all the people! 	 E li‵poti mai te Tusi Tapu: “A te fa‵kai o Ielusalema ko ‵fonu i te fiafia, me e seki ai eiloa se mea penei kai tupu talu mai aso o te tupu ko Solomona, te tama tagata a Tavita.” (2 Nofo. 30:25, 26) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi atu o te ‵kaiga faka-te-agaga tenā ki tino katoa!


Pray to Jehovah for motivation and “practical wisdom.”—Prov. 3:21; Phil. 2:13; Jas. 1:5. 	 ‵Talo atu ki a Ieova ke maua se fakamalosiga mo te “poto.”—Faataoto 3:21; Filipi 2:13; Iakopo 1:5.


He was willing to wait quietly for Jehovah’s great day. 	 Ne loto malie a ia ke faka‵tali ki te aso lasi o Ieova.


He and Philip “went down into the water” and then came “up out of” it. 	 Ne olo ifo ei a ia fakatasi mo Filipo “ki te vai” kae oti ne ‘ovake ei laua mai te vai.’


When adversities strike, what might come to our mind? 	 Kafai ko fe‵paki tatou mo fakalavelave, ne a mea e mafau‵fau sāle tatou ki ei?


(Eph. 4:26, 27) Failure to control one’s anger would give the Devil an opportunity to sow disunity and even conflict in the congregation. 	 Sa tukugina se avanoa mō te Tiapolo.” (Efeso 4:26, 27) E mafai o maua ne te Tiapolo a te avanoaga ke fakamakosu ne ia a te ‵kau fakatasi mo kinauga i te fakapotopotoga.


Because we may not see propaganda for what it is, behavior specialist Vance Packard observed: “Many of us are being influenced and manipulated—far more than we realize.” 	 Ona ko te mea e se lavea tonu ne tatou a tala ‵loi, ne fai mai a Vance Packard, se tino sukesuke i mea tau amioga: “E tokouke i a tatou ko oti ne faka‵segina—kae se iloa ne tatou.”


How do we know that it is possible to enter into God’s rest today? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e mafai o ulu atu a tino ki loto i te koga malōlō o te Atua i aso nei?


Matthew’s account states: “Then the Devil left him.” 	 E fai mai te tala i te Mataio, penei: “Ne tiakina a Iesu ne te Tiapolo.”


Mount Tabor and a place named Mizpah likely were centers of such false worship. 	 Kāti ne fai a te Mauga o Tapola mo te koga ko Mesepa mo fai ne koga ne fai i ei a vaegā tapuakiga ‵se penā.


Let us imitate Jehovah and be patient, thankful for the hope he has given us. 	 Ke na fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Ieova kae ke kufaki, mai te fakaasiatuga o te loto fakafetai mō te fakamoemoega ne tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou.


26 Ancient Voyages Beyond the Mediterranean 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 3, 4 ITULAU E 19-28


What of us today? 	 Kae e a tatou i aso nei?


(Col. 3:13) The expression “if anyone has a cause for complaint” suggests that there may be valid reasons for becoming irritated with others. 	 (Kolose 3:13) E fakaasi mai i te tugāpati “māfai e isi se pogai e fameo ei se tino ki te suā tino” me e isi ne pogai ‵lei ke ita tatou ki nisi tino i nisi taimi.


I still remember a visit to a hearing specialist. 	 Koi masaua ne au se taimi ne āsi atu ei au ki se tokita e fakapitoa loa ki te fakalogologo.


With Jehovah’s help, so can you. 	 E mafai ne koe o fai a te mea tenā fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Ieova.


“Go on walking as children of light,” wrote the apostle Paul, “for the fruitage of the light consists of every sort of goodness and righteousness and truth.” 	 “E ‵tau koutou o ola e pelā mo tino e ‵nofo i te mainaga,” ko pati ne tusi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo, “me i fua o te mainaga, e maua i mea ‵lei katoa, i te amiotonu mo mea ‵tonu.”


(Deuteronomy 32:3-5) From that statement, we can conclude that Satan had at one time been perfect and righteous, namely, one of God’s angelic sons. 	 (Teutelonome 32:3-5) Mai te fakamatalaga tenā, e mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou me i a Satani ne taku i te kamataga me e ‵lei katoatoa kae amiotonu, se tama e tokotasi a te Atua telā se agelu.


(Daniel 9:15-19) Do our prayers likewise show that the sanctification of Jehovah’s name and the fulfillment of his will are our main concerns? 	 (Tanielu 9:15-19) E mata, e fakaasi atu foki i ‵tou ‵talo me i te faka‵maluga o te igoa o Ieova mo te fakataunuga o tena loto ko toe mea sili eiloa kolā e fakatāua ne tatou?


Jehovah—Merciful and Gracious 	 Ieova—e Alofa Fakamagalo Kae e Uiga Kaimalie


(Mark 1:14, 15) Have you considered serving as a regular pioneer or as an auxiliary pioneer? 	 (Maleko 1:14,15) Kai mafaufau koe o paenia tumau io me paenia lagolago?


How should our trust in Jehovah as our Potter affect our attitude toward (a) the people in our territory? (b) our brothers and sisters? 	 Ona ko te ‵tou tali‵tonu ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te ‵tou Tino faite mea ki kele, e ‵tau o pokotia pefea ‵tou kilokiloga ki (a) tino i te galuega talai? (e) ‵tou taina mo tuagane?


He misleads people by promoting religious lies to turn them away from Jehovah and his Word. 	 E fakaloiloi ne ia a tino mai te ‵lago atu ki akoakoga ‵loi fakalotu ke ‵fuli ei keatea latou mai i a Ieova mo tena Muna.


• Why can we say that the scientific community in general has not helped people to glorify God? 	 • Kaia e fai atu ei tatou me e se fesoasoani atu a te tokoukega o saienitisi ke faka‵malu atu a tino ki te Atua?


In what way did God ‘become as one lifting off a yoke’? 	 I se auala fea ne fai ei a te Atua e pelā me se ‘tino e sau ne ia keatea se amo’?


Others will be “abandoned” to destruction because they have been selfishly pursuing their own way of life. 	 Ka “tuku” a nisi tino ke fakaseai me ne kausaki atu eiloa ki olotou vaegā olaga kaima‵nako.


Indeed, the Bible predicted: “People will be avid for the latest novelty and collect . . . teachers according to their own tastes; and then, instead of listening to the truth, they will turn to myths.” (2 Timothy 4:3, 4, The Jerusalem Bible) These “myths,” of which we have considered a few, are spiritually destructive, whereas the truth of God’s Word builds up, and it leads to everlasting life. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne ‵valo mai penei te Tusi Tapu: “E oko mai te taimi ko se toe faka‵logo ei tino ki akoakoga tonu, kae ka tau‵tali atu ki olotou manakoga, kae ka fakapotopoto foki ne latou a faiakoga kolā e logosala olotou akoakoga ki olotou taliga. Ka ‵fuli latou keatea mai te mea tonu o faka‵logo ki tala ‵kai.” (2 Timoteo 4:3, 4) Ko oti ne onoono tatou ki nisi “tala ‵kai” konā kae e fakama‵taku a mea konā i te feitu faka-te-agaga. Kae ko te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua e fakamalosi aka ei a tino, kae e takitaki atu latou ki te ola se-gata-mai.


Solomon had a basic yearly revenue of 666 talents (over 50,000 pounds) of gold.—2 Chron. 9:13. 	 E maua ne Solomona i tausaga takitasi se aofaki e sili atu i te 666 taleni (silia atu i te 23,000 kilokalame) o te aulo.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 9:13.


(1 John 3:4) As a result, they lost their perfection and caused damage to themselves and their offspring. 	 (1 Ioane 3:4) Ne galo i a lāua a te tulaga ‵lei kātoatoa kae ne fakamasei atu a te mea tenā ki a lāua eiloa mo lā fanau.


20 The great crowd of other sheep have imitated their anointed brothers. 	 20 Ko oti ne tau‵tali atu a te vaitino tokouke o nisi mamoe ki olotou taina fakaekegina.


To resist the bad influences, Witnesses in the camps needed to stay fully involved in congregation activities. 	 Ke ‵teke atu ki fakamalosiga ma‵sei, ne ‵tau mo te kau Molimau o ‵kau katoatoa ki faifaiga a te fakapotopotoga.


It is a box, or chest, into which the bones of a deceased person were put after the body had decayed in a burial cave. 	 Se pokisi io me se pusa telā e tuku i ei a ivi o se tino mate māfai ko oti ne pala tena foitino i te tanuga.


Against what must Kingdom preachers guard, and why? 	 Se a te mea e se ‵tau o fai ne tino talai o te Malo, kae kaia?


He was speaking figuratively. 	 E faipati eiloa a ia i se auala fakatusa.


What does it mean to walk in accord with the spirit? 	 Se a te uiga o te ola i te agaga?


“If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied,” wrote Paul. 	 “Kafai ko te ‵tou talitonu ki a Keliso se mea fua tau te olaga nei, . . . ko tona uiga ko tatou ko tino e pito sili i te fakaa‵lofa i te lalolagi nei,” ko pati a Paulo.


opposition to translation? 	 mai ‵tekemaiga ki te galuega ‵fuli tusi?


This is reflected in the Scriptural guidance given to elders, who sometimes have to handle cases of gross sin in the congregation. 	 E fakaata mai a te mea tenei i fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e tuku atu ki toeaina, kolā e fai ne latou i nisi taimi a te fakamasinoga o se tino i te fakapotopotoga telā ne fai ne ia se agasala matagā.


What of the community? 	 Kae e a tino i olotou tafa?


There they find “Mary as well as Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger.” 	 I konā ne maua atu ei ne latou a “Malia e pelā foki mo Iosefa, mo te tamaliki e takato i loto i te tali fagai manu.”


Make Personal Decisions Wisely 	 Ke ‵Poto I Te Faiga O Fakaikuga Totino


When a financial crisis left some of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ancón, Ecuador, without work or income, their fellow Witnesses decided on a way to raise money for them; they prepared food to sell to fishermen returning from a night of fishing (pictured at right). 	 I te taimi ne seki ai ei ne galuega a nisi Molimau a Ieova i Ancon, Ecuador ona ko pokotiaga i mea tau tupe o te fenua, ne fakaiku aka ne olotou taina Molimau ke fai ne salasalaga sene mō latou; ne fakatoka ne latou a mea‵kai kae ‵togi atu ki tino faiika kolā ko ‵foki mai i te faiikaga i te po.


He saw Jehovah’s hand in matters. 	 Ne lavea ne ia te lima fesoasoani o Ieova i auala e uke.


Why are the merciful happy? 	 Kaia e fia‵fia ei a tino a‵lofa?


□ Is there a Devil? 	 □ E mata, e isi se Tiapolo?


If the allowed time has already proved Satan wrong, why does God permit wickedness to continue? 	 Kae kafai ko oti ne fakatalitonu mai me e ‵se fua a ‵losiga a Satani i te taliaga ne te Atua ke ola Satani i se taimi tai mata leva, kaia la, koi talia ei ne te Atua ke tumau eiloa a amioga ma‵sei?


For the majority of Catholic churchgoers, the idea of Limbo has always been somewhat foggy. 	 A te tokoukega o tino ‵lotu i te Lotu Katolika e seki malamalama faka‵lei eiloa i te uiga tonu o te Limbo.


(Judg. 11:36, 37) She thus relinquished the right to marry, to have children, and to preserve the family name and inheritance. 	 (Fama. 11:36, 37) Ne tiaki katoatoa atu ne ia a te manakoga ke avaga a ia, ke isi ne ana tama‵liki, kae ke fakatumau foki a te igoa o te kāiga pelā foki loa mo nisi mea aka.


A shepherd considers the limitations of his sheep, so he leads “according to the pace of the livestock.” 	 E saga atu se tausi mamoe ki vāivāiga o ana mamoe, telā la e takitaki atu ne ia latou e ‵tusa mo “te vave e mafai” ei ne ana manu o sasale i ei.


LET US NOT REJECT THE DISCIPLINE OF JEHOVAH 	 KE MO A E ‵TEKE TATOU KI POLOPOLOKIGA A IEOVA


(Ex. 22:10, 11; Num. 5:21, 22) Thus, it may be necessary for a Christian to swear to tell the truth when testifying in a court of law. 	 (Esoto 22:10, 11; Numela 5:21, 22) Tela la, kāti e ‵lei ke tauto se Kelisiano kae faipati ki te mea tonu māfai e molimau i se fono o te tulafono.


Notes the book Biomimicry—Innovation Inspired by Nature: “Living things have done everything we want to do, without guzzling fossil fuel, polluting the planet, or mortgaging their future.” 	 Mafaufau la ki pati kolā e maua i te tusi ko te Biomimicry—Innovation Inspired by Nature: “Ko oti ne fai ne mea ola a mea katoa kolā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei, e aunoa mo te fakamāumāuga o oela mai te laukele, te fakalailaiga o te lalolagi, io me ko te fakamataku ki olotou olaga i aso mai mua.”


(Mark 12:29, 30; 1 John 4:19) In turn, God ‘provides us with escape’ from our enemies. 	 (Maleko 12:29, 30; 1 Ioane 4:19) I te faiga penā, ‘ka fakasao’ ne Ieova tatou mai ‵tou fili.


An important point to remember is that your parents’ counsel is likely motivated by their love for you. 	 A te suā manatu tāua ke masaua ko pati fakatonutonu a ou mātua e fakamalosi aka ne te lā a‵lofa ki a koe.


However, the way that many husbands treat their wives has a bearing on whether that vow is difficult to live up to or not. 	 Kae ko faifaiga a tāgata e tokouke ki olotou avaga e fai ei ke faigofie te tausiga o te tautoga tenā io me ikai.


[Picture on page 23] 	 E fakataunu pefea te Mika 7:14 i ‵tou aso nei? 23.


What did this brother do? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne te taina tenei?


Far from depicting him as an ally of God, the account in Job calls the Devil by the name Satan, meaning “Resister,” thus indicating that he is actually God’s chief Adversary. 	 I lō te fakaasi mai i a ia se takaga o te Atua, e fakaigoa te Tiapolo i te tala o Iopu ki a Satani, telā e fakauiga ki te “Tino ‵teke,” e fakaasi mai i ei i a ia ko te ‵toe Fili sili o te Atua.


This includes having a humble spirit, which will help you to focus on the problem, not on yourself, lest you aggravate the situation.—Read Colossians 3:12, 13. 	 E aofia i te mea tenei a te mauaga o se agaga loto maulalo, telā ka fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke saga tonu atu ki te fakalavelave kae e se ko koe, i te mea ma fakalasi aka ne koe a te fakalavelave.—Faitau te Kolose 3:12, 13.


An elder noticed my lack of energy and approached me. 	 Ne matea ne se toeaina a toku vāivāi kae vau ki a au.


(Deuteronomy 11:8) At Leviticus 20:22, 24, that same land is mentioned: “You people must keep all my statutes and all my judicial decisions and do them, that the land to which I am bringing you to dwell in it may not vomit you out. 	 (Teutelonome 11:8) E fakasino atu foki a te Levitiko 20:22, 24 ki te fenua tenā: “Tausi aku tulafono mo fakatonuga katoa, ko te mea ke sē ‵teke atu ki a koutou a te fenua o Kanana, tenei e aumai ne au koutou ki ei.


If our dress always reflects our belief in God, we will never feel obligated to hold back from witnessing informally because of embarrassment over our appearance.—1 Peter 3:15. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu faeloa i ‵tou gatu me e tali‵tonu tatou ki te Atua, ka se mafai lele eiloa o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te talai atu i so se taimi ona ko te mā i ‵tou teuga.—1 Petelu 3:15.


During some 60 years of his ministry that follows, Elisha performs many miracles.—See the box “Elisha’s Miracles.” 	 I se 60 tausaga o tena galuega mai tua ifo i ei, ne fai ne Elisaia a vavega e uke.—Onoono ki te pokisi “Vavega a Elisaia.”


Joshua concluded a covenant with them that ensured their survival. 	 Ne fai ne Iosua se feagaiga mo latou kae ne faka‵sao ei latou.


We might ask, then, ‘What impact should this have on our decisions and actions?’ 	 Kāti e mafai o ‵sili ifo tatou, ‘E tāua pefea te mea tenei ki ‵tou filifiliga mo faifaiga?’


So, knowing God’s name implies believing that God will fulfill his promises. 	 Tela la, a te iloa o te igoa o te Atua e fakasino atu ki te talitonu me ka fakataunu eiloa ne te Atua ana tautoga.


2 Compare this to a situation that could confront you as a Christian youth. 	 2 Ke faka‵tusa aka te mea tenei ki se fakalavelave telā e mafai o fepaki mo koe e pelā me se talavou Kelisiano.


That petition is proper and still full of meaning. 	 Koi fetaui ‵lei kae aogā ‵ki eiloa te fakamolemole ‵soko atu ke oko mai te malo.


Think of the little Israelite girl who was a slave in the house of Naaman, a Syrian army chief. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tamaliki fafine telā ne pologa i te fale o Namanu, se ofisa o te kautau Sulia.


What is likely true if we are deeply grieved over a sin we have committed? 	 Se a te mea kāti ka maua māfai ko fanoa‵noa malosi tatou e uiga ki se agasala ne fai ne tatou?


“Taste and See That Jehovah Is Good” 	 “Tofotofo Aka ke Matea Atu i a Ieova e ‵Lei”


(Hebrews 11:23-26; Acts 7:20-22) This cost him worldly prestige and perhaps a grand burial in an ornate coffin at some renowned Egyptian site. 	 (Epelu 11:23-26; Galuega 7:20-22) Ona ko te mea tenā, ne seki maua ei ne ia a tofiga ma‵luga faka-te-lalolagi kae se taumate, ne galo foki te tauliaga ke tanu a ia i se koga lauiloa a te kau Aikupito i loto i se pusa ‵togi ‵mafa.


(Daniel 8:19) Revelation chapter 6 describes the ride of four horsemen during that time. 	 (Tanielu 8:19) E fakamatala mai i te mataupu e 6 o te tusi ko Fakaasiga a tino e tokofa kolā e ‵tele i tua o solofanua i te vaitaimi tenā.


6 First, Jehovah is our Creator, the Source of our life, and the Provider of all that we need to sustain life. 	 6 Muamua la, a Ieova ko te Atua telā ne faite ne ia tatou, te Māfuaga o ‵tou ola, mo te Tino telā e tuku mai ne ia a mea katoa kolā e tausi ei te olaga.


Jesus indicated that his apostles and disciples were to continue the work that he had begun. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me e ‵tau o faka‵soko ne ana soko mo apositolo a te galuega telā ne kamata ne ia.


4 In 1919, it was time for the pure Christian wheat to be separated from the weeds. 	 4 I te 1919 ne ‵tau ei o ‵vae keatea a saito kolā ko Kelisiano ‵tonu mai mouku.


How do we demonstrate that we “consider the patience of our Lord as salvation”? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou me i a tatou e “mafaufau ki te kufaki o te Aliki io me ko te avanoa ko tuku atu ne ia ke faka‵sao ei koutou”?


The apostle Peter wrote: “By your contributing in response all earnest effort, supply to your faith virtue, to your virtue knowledge, to your knowledge self-control, to your self-control endurance, to your endurance godly devotion, to your godly devotion brotherly affection, to your brotherly affection love.”—2 Peter 1:5-7. 	 Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Petelu, penei: “Fai te mea e mafai ne koutou o fakaopoopo te ‵lei ki te otou fakatuanaki; fakaopoopo ki te otou ‵lei a te poto; ki te otou poto fakaopoopo ki ei te loto pulea; ki te otou loto pulea, fakaopoopo ki ei te kufaki; ki te otou kufaki fakaopoopo atu ki ei te amio atua; ki te otou amio atua fakaopoopo atu ki ei te alofa fakataina; ki te otou alofa fakataina fakaopoopo atu ki ei te alofa.”—2 Petelu 1:5-7.


In fact, Jesus told his disciples: “As these things start to occur, raise yourselves erect and lift your heads up, because your deliverance is getting near.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko, penei: “Kafai ko kamata o oko mai a mea konei, tu kae ‵kilo ki luga, me ko pili mai te otou fakaolataga.”