He later wrote that what he heard that night “was sufficient, under God, to re-establish [his] wavering faith in the divine inspiration of the Bible.” 	 Ne tusi fakamuli mai a ia me i mea kolā ne lagona ne ia i te po tenā “ko lava kae ‵toe, mai lalo i te takitakiga ne te Atua te tusiga o te Tusi Tapu, ke fakamalosi aka ei tena fakatuanaki telā ne vāivāi.”


[Picture on page 16, 17] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 30]


Instead, we are tactful, even if the householder, neighbor, or workmate is unkind or uses abusive terms.—Colossians 4:6; 2 Timothy 2:24. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakaeteete tatou mo te atamai, faitalia me e se a‵lofa io me fakaaogā ne te tino i te fale, se tuakoi io me se tino e ga‵lue tasi mo koe, a pati ma‵sei.—Kolose 4:6; 2 Timoteo 2:24.


“My mate and I are growing apart.” 	 “E seai se fesokotakiga ‵lei o māua mo taku avaga.”


Jephthah said: “I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I am unable to turn back.” 	 Ne fai atu Iefata: “Ko oti au ne tauto ki te Aliki, kae nei se mafai ne au o toe fakafoki taku pati ne fai!”


(Psalm 118:1, 29) These may well have been the last words of praise that Jesus Christ sang with his faithful apostles on the night before his death in 33 C.E.—Matthew 26:30. 	 (Salamo 118:1, 29) E se taumate konei eiloa a toe pati o tavaega kolā ne usu fakatasi ne Iesu Keliso mo ana apositolo fakamaoni i te po mai mua o tena mate i te 33 T.A.—Mataio 26:30.


When we returned, passersby asked, ‘What happened? 	 I te taimi ne toe ‵foki atu māua ki ei, ne fai mai a tino kolā ne pāsi sāle i mā tafa, ‘Se a te mea ne tupu?


Without the thumbs, how could a soldier handle a sword or a spear? 	 E aunoa mo matikao lima ma‵tua, e mafai pefea ne se sotia o fakaaogā ne ia se pelu io me se tao?


Why do people suffer? 	 Kaia e logo‵mae ei a tino?


11, 12. (a) How do anointed Christians attain to righteousness? (b) How do the companions of the anointed have their thirst for righteousness filled? 	 11, 12. (a) E takuamiotonugina pefea a Kelisiano fakaekegina? (e) Ka fakataunu pefea te fia ‵kai o taugasoa o te kau fakaekegina ki te amiotonu?


He even ‘surrendered his soul in behalf of the sheep.’ 	 Ne ‘tuku atu foki tena ola e sui ei ana mamoe.’


1, 2. Why do parents have trouble rearing their children today? A SURVEY that was taken in Japan a few years ago revealed that about half of the adults interviewed felt that there was too little communication between parents and their children and that parents indulged their children too much. 	 NE FAKAASI mai ne se sukesukega telā ne fai i Tiapani i nāi tausaga ko ‵teka me kāti e nofo pelā ki te āfa o tino ma‵tua ne fakasau‵tala aka, ne mafau‵fau me e foliki fua te fesokotakiga i te va o mātua mo olotou tama‵liki kae ko tō fakapelepele va‵lea ne mātua olotou tama‵liki.


The Scriptures reveal that Jehovah knows each of us intimately. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e iloa ne Ieova a mea katoa e uiga ki a tatou taki tokotasi.


It admonishes us: “Let your brotherly love continue.”—Heb. 13:1. 	 E fakamalosi mai ki a tatou, penei: “Ke na fakatumau te otou a‵lofa fakataina.”—Epe. 13:1.


The time is now near for “the going forth of the word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem”—the occurrence that marks the beginning of the 70 weeks of years leading up to the Messiah. 	 Ko te taimi foki tenā ko pili atu ei ki te faiga o “te fakatonuga ke toe faite Ielusalema”—ko te kamataga tenā o vaiaso e 70 o tausaga telā ka iku atu ei ki te oko mai o te Mesia.


God’s Son, Jesus Christ, provided spiritual enlightenment in a similar manner. 	 Ne tuku mai foki ne te Tama a te Atua, ko Iesu Keliso, a mainaga faka-te-agaga i se auala eiloa penā.


Consider some modern accomplishments that may have been considered impossible just a few decades ago: 	 Ke mafaufau ki nisi mea ne fai i ‵tou aso nei kolā ne mafaufaugina pelā me e se mafai o fai i se fia sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka:


Remember, any sacrifice we make to keep our integrity to Jehovah is worth it. 	 Masaua me e aoga ‵ki eiloa a te fulitua atu ki so se mea e pele ki a tatou ko te mea ke fakatumau ‵tou loto fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


Problems in providing for one’s family, ill health, discouragement over one’s failings, or other factors may contribute to feelings of downheartedness. 	 E fakaopoopo atu eiloa ki te loto vāivāi o te tino a fakalavelave i te tausiga o te kāiga, masaki, loto vāivāi, io me ko nisi mea aka kolā e fakavāivāi atu ki se tino.


15 Showing the need for regularity in meeting together to worship, Isaiah prophesied: “‘It will certainly occur that from new moon to new moon and from sabbath to sabbath all flesh will come in to bow down before me,’ Jehovah has said.” 	 15 I te fakaasi atu o te manakoga ke tumau faeloa i te maopoopo fakatasi ke tapuaki atu, ne ‵valo mai penei a Isaia: “I ‵Kaiga Fia‵fia katoa o te Masina Tu, pelā foki i Sapati katoa, a tino o malo katoa ka o‵mai o tapuaki mai ki a au i Ielusalema.”


“By the smoothness of her lips she seduces him.” 	 “Tena, ne takolekole eiloa ne ia te tamataene . . . i te taimi tena a te tamataene ko fanatu i te fafine tena e pela me se pulumakau ko ave o ta, pela me se tia ko fano ki loto i te malei.”


• When faced with the question of whom to please, what factors can help us make the right decision? 	 • Kafai e ‵tau o filifili aka te tino e ‵tau o fakafiafia ne tatou, ne a mea e fesoasoani mai ke fai ne tatou se filifiliga tonu?


What does this mean for our day? 	 Se a te uiga o te mea tenei i ‵tou aso nei?


10 Jehovah’s servants in the past set the pattern in their relationship with governments and officials. 	 10 Ne tuku mai ne tavini a Ieova i aso mua se fakaakoakoga e uiga ki olotou fesokotakiga ki malo mo tino pule‵pule.


• Explain how Christians can display kindness in their public ministry. [Picture on page 18] 	 • Fakamatala mai te auala e mafai ei ne Kelisiano o fakaasi atu te alofa atafai kaimalie i te lotou galuega talai.


Wicked ones may appear to prosper materially for a time, but they are not prospering spiritually. 	 Kāti e foliga mai me e manuia a tino amio ma‵sei i te feitu faka-te-foitino i se vaitaimi, kae e se penā eiloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


When missionaries arrived in Curaçao, there was no Bible literature and no dictionary in the local language, Papiamento. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne ‵lomi i ei te tusi Ke Ola Koe Ki Te Se-Gata-Mai I te Lalolagi Palataiso.* I te taimi ne oko atu ei a misionale ki Curaçao, ne seki ai ne tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo se tikisionale i te ‵gana o te lotou fenua, ko te Papiamento.


[Picture on page 31] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 28]


Third, unlike the Protestant movement, which has splintered into hundreds of denominations, Jehovah’s Witnesses have maintained a united global brotherhood. 	 A ko te tolu, i lō te mavae‵vae o latou e pelā mo lotu Poletesano kolā ko ‵nofo mavae‵vae, koi tumau eiloa a te ‵kau fakatasi o Molimau a Ieova e pelā me se kautaina i te lalolagi kātoa.


Who else could respond to prayers and provide mankind with the help they need? 	 Ko oi foki e mafai o tali ki ‵talo kae tuku atu ki tino a te fesoasoani telā e manakogina ne latou?


They care for their patients because they want to help them. 	 E tausi ne latou olotou tino ma‵saki me ma‵nako latou ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou.


Beware of Satan’s ‘Crafty Acts’ 	 Ke Fakaeteete i ‘Togafiti Ma‵sei’ a Satani


(Isaiah 42:8) Although he also has many titles, such as “Creator,” “Almighty,” and “Sovereign Lord,” he has always honored his loyal servants by letting them address him by his personal name. 	 (Isaia 42:8, Tusi Paia, Samoa) E tiga eiloa e maua foki ne ia a tofi e uke, e pelā mo te “Mafuaga,” “te Atua Malosi Katoatoa,” mo “te Aliki Sili,” e fai faeloa ne ia ke taulia ana tavini a‵lofa fakamaoni mai i te taliaga o latou ke ka‵laga atu ki tena igoa.


In the 11th century, Archdeacon Berengarius of Tours, France, was excommunicated for rejecting the Catholic teaching of transubstantiation. 	 I te 11 senitenali, ne fakatea mai te lotu a te takitaki tiakono ko Berengarius mai Tours, Falani, me ne ‵teke atu a ia ki te akoakoga a te Katolika e uiga ki te ‵fuliga fakavavega o te foitino mo te toto o Iesu ki te falaoa mo te uaina.


With Bible truth in their heart, they endeavor to find ways to share it with as many as possible. 	 Ona ko te ‵mautakitaki o te munatonu faka-te-Tusi Tapu i olotou loto, e taumafai latou ke ‵sala aka a auala ke fakaasi atu ei te mea tenā ki tino e tokouke e mafai o maua.


Jesus set this work in motion when he was here on earth. 	 Ne kamata ne Iesu a te galuega tenei i tena nofoga i te lalolagi.


9 When these ancient faithful ones return in the resurrection, they will soon find out that the promises they trusted in are now a reality. 	 9 Kafai ko toe‵tu aka a tino fakamaoni konei, ka iloa ei ne latou me i folafolaga kolā ne tali‵tonu latou ki ei ko fakataunu eiloa.


We may lose sight of those Jehovah will yet gather out of this wicked system of things. 	 Kāti ka sē fia ‵saga atu tatou ki tino kolā ka ‵tae keatea ne Ieova mai te olaga masei tenei.


But if you allow frustration to make you give up serving Jehovah, you would soon discover that no one else cares for you more genuinely than your God-fearing parents and your congregation. 	 Kae kafai e talia ne koe a lagonaga kaitaua ke ‵fiu vave ei koe i te tavini atu ki a Ieova, ka mafai o iloa vave aka ne koe me e seai eiloa se tino e sili atu te ‵tonu o tena atafai ki a koe i lō ou mātua kolā e ma‵taku ki te Atua mo tau fakapotopotoga.


Through his prophet Zephaniah, Jehovah foretold: “Then I shall give to peoples the change to a pure language, in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah, in order to serve him shoulder to shoulder.” 	 E auala i tena pelofeta ko Sefanaia, ne ‵valo mai Ieova: “Ka tuku atu ei ne au se ‵fuliga ki tino ki se ‵gana ‵ma, ko te mea ke ka‵laga atu latou katoa ki te igoa o Ieova kae ke tavini fakatasi atu ki a ia.”


Jehovah made all these remarkable changes possible. 	 Ne mafai eiloa ne Ieova o fai a fakamafuli‵fuliga tāua konei.


1, 2. (a) How do many people define success? (b) How might you gauge your view of success? 	 1, 2. (a) E fakamatala mai pefea ne tino e tokouke a te manuia? (e) E fua aka ne koe pefea a tau kilokiloga e uiga ki te manuia?


On the other hand, if you are yet to be baptized in the name of the holy spirit, Jesus’ assurance that the Father gives holy spirit means that you have real blessings ahead as you receive that spirit. 	 I te suā feitu la, kafai e seki papatiso koe i te igoa o te agaga tapu, e fakauiga eiloa a pati ‵tonu a Iesu me e tuku atu ne te Tamana a te agaga tapu me koi faka‵tali mai eiloa mō koe a fakamanuiaga mautinoa i aso mai mua māfai ko maua ne koe te agaga tenā.


4 Remember the faithful men Enoch and Noah. 	 4 Ke masaua a tāgata fakamaoni ko Enoka mo Noa.


We need to turn to God for protection. 	 E ‵tau o ‵fuli atu tatou ki te Atua mō se puipuiga.


Misunderstandings may occur because we do not always express our thoughts or feelings as we wish we had, or our actions might be misinterpreted. 	 E mafai o ‵sae aka a manatu fakatau ‵se ona ko te se fakaasi atu faeloa ne tatou a ‵tou mafaufauga io me ko lagonaga i te auala e ma‵nako tatou ki ei, io me fakauiga ‵se ne tino a ‵tou faifaiga.


(Amos 4:12) They met God by experiencing his adverse judgment when Assyria conquered them. 	 (Amosa 4:12) Ne maua ne tino Isalaelu te fakasalaga a te Atua i te taimi ne fakatakavale ei latou ne tino Asulia.


(Matthew 11:29) Paul encourages us to imitate these aspects of Jesus’ attitude when he says: “Keep this mental attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus, who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God. 	 (Mataio 11:29) Ne fakamalosi mai a Paulo ke na fakaakoako atu tatou ki vaegā uiga penā o Iesu i ana muna konei: “A te faifaiga e ‵tau o maua ne koutou, ko te faifaiga foki tela ne fai ne Keliso Iesu: I tena nofoga i te lagi, ne iai mo ia a te ‵malu faka-Atua, kae ne pukemau ne ia te ‵malu fakaatua tenei.


Our family with Father in his military uniform 	 Te motou kāiga fakatasi mo toku tamana i tena tōgiga pelā me se kautau


17 Our dedication to Jehovah includes a solemn promise to turn away from what is worthless. 	 17 A te ‵tou tukuatuga ki a Ieova e aofia i ei se tautoga ke fulitua atu ki mea kolā e sē aoga.


The depth of our appreciation for our spiritual inheritance depends greatly on the depth of our love for Jehovah, the Giver of that inheritance. 	 A te ‵poko o ‵tou loto fakafetai ki ‵tou tofi faka-te-agaga e fakalagolago malosi ki te ‵poko o ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova, te Tino telā ne tuku mai ne ia te tofi tenā.


Most of the information discussed in these two study articles was presented as a talk on the district convention program for 2000/2001. 	 11, 12. (a) Se a te fakamoemoega mō tino kolā ne fakatakavale ne latou a Iuta? (e) I te 1919, se a te fakamoemoega mō tino kolā ne fakatakavale ne latou a tavini fakaekegina a Ieova i aso mua? 13, 14.


Is it not true that their health, family, spirituality, and even the quality of their sleep suffer?—Ecclesiastes 5:12. 	 E ma‵sei sāle i ei te lotou malosi faka-te-foitino, olotou kāiga, te lotou malosi faka-te-agaga, ke oko eiloa ki te sē moe ‵lei o latou i po, i ne?—Failauga 5:12.


10 Jonah’s response to God’s statement about feeling sorry for the people of Nineveh is not recorded. 	 10 E seai ne fakamatalaga ne tusi ki lalo e uiga ki te tali a Iona ki pati a te Atua e uiga ki tena alofa ki tino Nineva.


Just as a master criminal often takes pride in boasting about his power, so did the Devil when tempting Jesus, the Son of God. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fakamatamata sāle o se pule o se potukau ma‵sei e uiga ki te lasi o tena malosi pule, e penā foki te Tiapolo i te taimi ne fakaosooso ei ne ia a Iesu, te Tama a te Atua.


Yet, he took the time right then and there to impress important truths on Peter’s mind by questions. 	 Kae ne fakamāumāu eiloa ne ia te taimi tenā ke fakaasi atu ei a muna‵tonu tāua ki a Petelu mai te fakaaogāga o fesili.


(Gal. 3:8, 9) Although not participants, they ‘lay hold’ of this covenant by submitting to its requirements, just as was foretold by the prophet Isaiah: “The foreigners that have joined themselves to Jehovah to minister to him and to love the name of Jehovah, in order to become servants to him, all those keeping the sabbath in order not to profane it and laying hold of my covenant, I will also bring them to my holy mountain and make them rejoice inside my house of prayer.” 	 (Kalatia 3:8, 9) E tiga eiloa e se aofia latou i ei, e “tausi fakamaoni” latou ki te feagaiga tenei mai i te faka‵logo ki ei, e pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai ne te pelofeta ko Isaia: “Tino fakaa‵tea kolā ko fai mo tino o tena fenua, kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia kae tavini ki a ia, kolā e faka‵malu ki te Sapati kae tausi fakamaoni ki tena feagaiga. Ka aumai ne au koutou ki Siona, toku mauga tapu, ka avatu ne au te fiafia ki a koutou i loto i toku fale ‵talo.”


The reminders in those verses are also important for us today, and we will surely benefit from a detailed discussion of this beautiful psalm. 	 E tāua foki a fakamasauaga i fuaiupu konā ki a tatou i aso nei, kae ka aogā eiloa ki a tatou a te sukesuke māea ki te salamo gali tenei.


Instead of quickly taking offense, patiently analyze why they may have said what they did. 	 I lō te ita vave, ke iloilo aka ne koe mo te kufaki a te pogai ne fai mai ei ne latou a pati konā.


WEEK OF MAY 9-15, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A ME 9-15, 2016


Instead, they use their lives and assets in support of God’s Kingdom, serving its interests.—Rom. 14:7, 8. 	 E ma‵nako eiloa latou o fakaaoga olotou olaga mo mea e maua ne latou o ‵lago atu ki te Malo o te Atua.—Loma 14:7, 8.


Would you not agree that these things are commonplace today? 	 E mata, e se lotomalie koe ki te manatu me ko ‵tupu eiloa a mea konei i ‵tou aso nei?


9 Jay learned by experience that the world’s freedoms, which allow people to ‘mind the flesh,’ actually enslave, whereas Jehovah’s freedoms, which mean “the minding of the spirit,” set free and lead to “life and peace.” 	 9 A te saolotoga telā e ofo mai ne te lalolagi e fakasaoloto i ei a tino ke fakama‵lie aka olotou manakoga. E pelā mo mea kolā ne tauloto ne Jay, ne fai eiloa a tino e pelā me ne pologa ki te agasala.


13. What are some examples of harmful proselytism? 	 13 E mata, e fakalogo‵mae atu a te faiga o ‵fuliga?


This is true of his disciples today.—See the box “The Influence of Jesus and His Teachings,” on page 6. 	 E penā foki loa ana soko i aso nei.—Ke onoono ki te pokisi “Fakamalosiga Mai i a Iesu mo Ana Akoakoga,” i te itulau e 6.


How could the Israelites discern that Moses had God’s spirit? 	 Ne iloa pefea ne tino Isalaelu i a Mose e takitaki ne te agaga tapu o te Atua?


(Matthew 24:9) Over the years, Jehovah’s Witnesses in many lands have endured bitter opposition and cruel persecution. 	 (Mataio 24:9) Ne tumau eiloa a Molimau a Ieova i te kufaki i te fia o tausaga i fenua e uke i ‵tekemaiga mo fakasauāga matagā.


3 However, we cannot blame Satan for all our woes. 	 3 I te suā feitu, e se ‵tau o ‵losi ne tatou ki a Satani a ‵tou fakalavelave katoa.


But no, he courageously requested the challenging assignment of capturing the “great fortified cities” in the mountainous region of Judah, an area inhabited by the Anakim, men of unusual size. 	 Kae ne seki fai loa penā, me ne fakamolemole atu ke tuku atu te ‵toe koga faigata ke fakatakavale ko “fa‵kai ‵lasi” i te koga maugā o Iuta, se koga telā ne ‵nofo i ei a tino Anaki, ne tāgata ‵lasi ‵ki.


Never Let the World’s Ruler Get a Hold on You 	 Ke mo a Eiloa ma Talia te Pule o te Lalolagi ke Sili Atu i a Koe


Millions lost their jobs. 	 E lau i miliona ko seai ne olotou galuega ‵togi.


• How can our conduct promote unity in the congregation? 	 • E mafai pefea ne ‵tou amioga o fakamalosi aka a te ‵kau fakatasi i te fakapotopotoga?


(Luke 2:36-38) Such a devout life undoubtedly helped her to cope with grief and loneliness. 	 (Luka 2:36-38) E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne fesoasoani atu tena olaga tenā ke fakafesagai atu ei ki tena fanoanoa mo tena nofo tokotasi.


15. What can happen when our conduct falls short of God’s standards? 	 15 Ko te mea ke lagona ‵tou ‵talo, e se ‵tau o ‵teke atu tatou ki pati polopoloki i te Muna a te Atua.


16, 17. (a) Why is modesty important if we are to trust in Jehovah? (b) Why should we cultivate confidence in God’s promises? 	 16, 17. (a) Kaia e tāua ei te agamalū i te ‵tou tali‵tonu katoatoa ki a Ieova? (e) Kaia e ‵tau ei o maua ne tatou te tali‵tonu katoatoa ki folafolaga a te Atua?


“The fine seed” pictured his genuine disciples. 	 E fakauiga a “fuaga ‵lei” ki ana soko ‵tonu.


Sometimes a married couple leave on their honeymoon before the wedding celebration ends. 	 I nisi taimi e olo atu ei te tauavaga fou mai te koga e fai ei te fakaipoipoga a koi tuai o oti a fakafiafiaga i ei.


THE man from Ethiopia had journeyed all the way to Jerusalem. 	 NE MALAGA atu se tagata mai Aitiope ki Ielusalema.


What is some of the counsel for wives that is found in the Bible? 	 Ne a nisi pati polopoloki mō fāfine a‵vaga i te Tusi Tapu?


(Psalm 26:1) How vital that we too walk in the way of integrity! 	 (Salamo 26:1, NW) Ko oko foki eiloa i te tāua ke tumau tatou i te sa‵sale i te auala o te fakamaoni!


15 To illustrate: The chief executive of a large corporation has many responsibilities. 	 15 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga: E ‵tau o saga atu a te pule o se kamupane lasi ki tiute e uke.


Some may be shy or reticent by nature and may find it difficult to be demonstrative or outgoing. 	 E mafai o mata ‵mā a nisi tino kae e faigata ke fakaasi ‵tonu atu a olotou lagonaga.


In 70 C.E., the Roman armies returned, attacked the city of Jerusalem, and destroyed its temple. 	 I te 70 T.A., ne toe foki mai te kautau a Loma kae taua atu ki te fa‵kai o Ielusalema kae fakamasei ei tena faletapu.


14, 15. (a) What does “the hour” of judgment include? (b) What is involved in ‘fearing God and giving him glory’? 	 14, 15. (a) Ne a mea e aofia i “te taimi” io me ko te itula o te fakamasinoga? (e) Ne a mea e aofia i te ‘mataku ki te Atua kae tavae atu ki tena ‵malu’?


It is healthy for us to be generous givers and not just receivers. 	 E aoga eiloa ki ‵tou ola ‵lei māfai e fai tatou e pelā me ne tino e tuku atu a mea mo te kaimalie kae e se ko te mauaga fua o mea.


What if such ones want to return to him? 	 E a māfai e ma‵nako a tino penā o toe ‵foki mai ki a ia?


On the evening of March 28, after sundown, both classes will meet together to commemorate Christ’s death and remember all that Jehovah has done for them through the sacrifice of his dear Son, Christ Jesus. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea “te agaga o te munatonu” ki Kelisiano fakaekegina mua? 5. (a) Se a te fakamoemoega fou ne fakamatala atu ne Iesu ki ana soko i te po 14 o Nisani i te 33 T.A? (e) Se a te tusaga o te agaga tapu i te fakataunuga o te folafolaga tenā a Iesu?


It appears that they will become the object of an all-out assault by “many peoples.” 	 E foliga mai me ka fai latou mo mea e taua kātoatoa ei a “tino e tokouke.”


See the book Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses, chapters 19 and 32. 	 Ke onoono ki te tusi ko te Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom, telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova, te mataupu e 19 mo te 32.


Give an example of appropriate feelings of pride. 	 Tuku mai se fakaakoakoga o lagonaga fakamatamata ‵lei.


What are ways in which a Christian might simplify his life? 	 Ne a auala e mafai ei ne se Kelisiano o fakafaigofie ei tena olaga?


We missed them very much, but we were pleased that they were using their lives in the full-time service. 	 Ne misi ne māua a laua, kae ne fia‵fia loa māua me ne fakaaoga ne laua a lā olaga i te taviniga tumau.


He may have done research in the Bible and in publications available through the congregation and sought help from mature fellow Christians, even elders. 	 Kāti ne fai ne ia a sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu mo nisi tusi kolā ne tuku mai e auala i te fakapotopotoga kae ‵sala atu foki ki te fesoasoani mai taina Kelisiano, ke oko foki loa ki toeaina.


As Paul wrote, Abraham was “fully convinced that what [God] had promised he was also able to do.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo penei e uiga ki a Apelaamo: “Ne talitonu mo tona loto katoa, me i te Atua e mafai ne ia o fai a mea katoa kola ne fai feagaiga ki ei.”


No, it does not. 	 Ikai, e se penā loa.


“Exercise Faith” 	 “Fakatuanaki ki a Ia”


No one needs to be an intellectual to understand it.—Matt. 11:25; Acts 4:13; 1 Cor. 1:26, 27. 	 E se manakogina ke poto malosi se tino ke mafai o malamalama i ei.—Mataio 11:25; Galuega 4:13; 1 Kolinito 1:26, 27.


With the destruction of Jerusalem and Jehovah’s temple, it appeared that Jehovah had rejected these two families and would no longer have a kingdom over the earth or have his worship revived. 	 Ona ko te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema mo te faletapu o Ieova, e foliga mai me ko oti ne ‵teke atu a Ieova ki kāiga konei e lua kae ko se toe ai sena malo i te lalolagi io me ko fakagata tena tapuakiga.


It is also important to teach children that they can make friends with older people as well as with peers. 	 E tāua foki ke akoako a tama‵liki ke iloa ne latou me e mafai o fai taugasoa latou mo tino ma‵tua e pelā foki mo olotou tupulaga.


Recall the time when the Pharisees condemned his disciples for plucking grain and eating it on the Sabbath. 	 Masaua te taimi ne taku fakamasei ei ne Falesaio ana soko me ne tau ne latou a saito i te Sapati.


In a sense, therefore, they were Israel’s brothers. 	 Tela la, e fai latou e pelā me ne taina o tino Isalaelu.


“Trust in Jehovah and do good” 	 Se a te ikuga e maua māfai e ‘ola tatou i te fakamaoni’?


Because the slave began serving spiritual food back in the first century, and according to Jesus, the slave would still be doing so when the Master arrived in 1914. 	 Me ko leva ne galue a te tavini tenā i te tukumaiga o meakai faka-te-agaga talu mai te senitenali muamua, kae e ‵tusa mo pati a Iesu ka fai eiloa a te tavini penā ke oko ki te oko mai o tena pule i te 1914.


How does Jehovah view what we do for him? 	 E pefea te kilokiloga a Ieova ki mea e fai ne tatou mō ia?


It appeals to their good qualities. 	 E fakafiafia atu eiloa a uiga ‵lei o latou.


Her immorality must have been like thorns stuck into his heart. 	 Ne fai tena finalalolagi mo fai se mea fakalogo‵mae ki tena loto.


If all ten camels were that thirsty, Rebekah faced hours of hard work. 	 Kafai e fia inu katoa penā a kamela e sefulu, ne ‵tau eiloa o fakamāumāu ne Lepeka a itula e uke ke fainu aka ei.


How do we know that God cares about our choice of marriage mate? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e fakatāua ne te Atua a ‵tou filifiliga e uiga ki ‵tou avaga?


Moreover, Jehovah’s goodness extends “to all.” 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaasi atu te aga‵lei o Ieova ‘ki tino katoa.’


If it is available in a language that you can understand, by all means get well acquainted with these features and make use of them. 	 Kafai ko maua a te Tusi Tapu tenei i se ‵gana telā e malamalama koe i ei, ke na fakamasani faka‵lei ki vaega konei i ei kae ke fakaaogā foki ne koe.


Grateful Recipients of God’s Undeserved Kindness 	 Tino Kolā e Loto Fakafetai o Talia te Alofa Tauanoa o te Atua


10:29-37 How can I prove that I am a neighbor, not a stranger? 28. 	 [Ata i te itulau e 10] Te galuega fakaola tino mai lalo i te amoga telā ne tuku mai ne Iesu e aumai ei te malologa


Do you have affection for me?” 	 E alofa mai koe ki a au?”


Noah ‘walked with God’ by pursuing a course that had divine approval. 	 Ne ‘sa‵sale fakatasi a Noa mo te Atua’ mai te kausaki atu ki te auala telā e talia ne te Atua.


As soon as that joyful sound had gone up, “the house itself was filled with a cloud,” indicating Jehovah’s approval. 	 Ko te vikiga tenā a latou ki te Aliki [ko Ieova]. . . . ‘me ‵lei a ia, ka ko tena alofa e tumau.’ ” I te taimi eiloa ne oko atu ei a pese ‵gali konā ki luga, “ko te Faletapu eiloa ko ‵fonu i te kaumana e maina i te mainaga o te fakatasi mai o te Aliki,” telā e fakaasi mai i ei a te taliaga a Ieova.


What does it mean to speak truth with our neighbor? 	 Se a te uiga o te fai‵pati mo ‵tou tuakoi ki te mea tonu?


How may they be overcome? 	 Ka faka‵lei aka pefea a mea konā?


Does this mean that Jehovah made their decisions for them? 	 E mata, e fakauiga i ei me ne fai ne Ieova a fakaikuga mō laua?


They search for the meaning of life. 	 E ‵sala latou ki te aoga o te olaga.


These volumes are proving to be a fine help in deepening our understanding of and appreciation for the faith-inspiring prophetic book of Isaiah. 	 Ko oi ne pogai tonu mai i ei a ‵fuliga i te fakapotopotoga a tino o Ieova, kae ne a mea ne iku mai i ei? 12.


His requirements are reasonable and reachable. 	 E aoga kae e mafai eiloa o fai a mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei.


Trinitarians wrongly think that this is a spirit person equal with God the Father. 	 E se tonu te manatu o tino kolā e tali‵tonu ki te Tolutasi me i te mea tenei se agaga telā e ‵pau mo te Atua te Tamana.


On the other hand, you may already have certain beliefs concerning your future. 	 Kae kāti ko isi ne ou talitonuga e uiga ki aso mai mua nei.


To illustrate: Suppose that a government decides to set up a particular agency. 	 Ke fai se fakaakoakoga: Ko manako se malo ke fakatu aka se matagaluega fou.


Jehovah is no less delighted when we willingly devote ourselves to him exclusively.—Ex. 34:14. 	 E penā foki a te fiafia lasi o Ieova māfai e tuku katoatoa atu a tatou ki a ia.—Eso. 34:14.


Toward the year 1971, however, responsible members of the slave class began to discern that the temple spoken of by Paul in Ephesians could not be Jehovah’s great spiritual temple. 	 Kae i te fakaotiotiga o te tausaga ko te 1971, ne kamata o malamalama a sui o te potukau ko te tavini fakamaoni me i te faletapu telā ne faipati ki ei a Paulo i Efeso e se ko te faletapu faka-te-agaga sili o Ieova.


Chaste conveys the idea of purity in thought and conduct. 	 E fakauiga a te pati ‵ma ki mafaufauga mo faifaiga ‵ma.


It can be. Jesus said that the proselytism of the scribes and Pharisees was harmful to the converts they made. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me i te faiga a faiakoga o te Tulafono mo Falesaio ke ‵fuli atu a tino ki ei ne fakalogo‵mae atu ki a latou.


Let us consider, then, four basic questions. 	 Ke na mafaufau nei tatou ki fesili fakavae e fa.


But let him that is the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the one acting as chief as the one ministering. 	 Ko oi la e sili?


(Ex. 32:34) The Bible does not report that the Israelites saw a materialized angel perform those duties. 	 (Eso. 32:34) E seai se ‵tala ne fai mai i te Tusi Tapu i tino Isalaelu ne lavea ne latou ki olotou mata se agelu e fai ne ia a tiute konā.


How does your helping on Kingdom Hall projects contribute to unity? 	 E ‵kau fakatasi pefea koe mo tino māfai ko fesoasoani atu koe ki te faitega o Kingdom Hall?


The Bible urges Christians to be honest and diligent. (Luke 16:10; Ephesians 4:28; Colossians 3:23) Because they follow this counsel, many Christians have been promoted or have kept their jobs when others were laid off. 	 (Luka 16:10; Efeso 4:28; Kolose 3:23) Ona ko te mea e tau‵tali atu latou ki fakatonutonuga konei, ko oti ne siki aka a Kelisiano e tokouke ki tulaga tai ma‵luga atu io me ne tumau i olotou galuega i taimi ne faka‵tea ei a nisi tino.


WEEK OF MAY 22-28, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A ME 22-28, 2017


(Psalm 50:15) Jesus further reveals Jehovah’s willing disposition toward us by reasoning from the lesser to the greater. 	 (Salamo 50:15) Ne toe fakaasi mai ne Iesu a te tulaga o Ieova e uiga ki a tatou mai i te kilokiloga a se tino malalo, se tamana i te lalolagi, ki te kilokiloga a se tino maluga, se tamana i te lagi.


LIKELY written in 98 C.E. from Ephesus, the three letters of the apostle John are among the last of the books making up the inspired Scriptures. 	 NE AOFIA a tusi e tolu a te apositolo ko Ioane, kāti ne tusi i te 98 T.A. i Efeso, i tusi fakaotioti eiloa o te Tusi Tapu.


Humility Essential in Showing Love 16. 	 E Tāua ‵ki te Loto Maulalo ke Fakaasi Atu ei te Alofa


If you are a single sister with a heartfelt desire to share in a ministry that is deeply satisfying, we are sure you will benefit from their comments. 	 Kafai koe se tuagane nofo taka kae fiafia o tavini atu mo te loto fiafia, e iloa ne matou me ka aoga ki a koe a tala o latou konei.


What is the origin of the myth? 	 Ne māfua mai fea te tala ‵kai tenei?


The answer is clear; it does not. 	 E manino ‵lei a te tali; e se talia.


The people of the land were divided by animosity and prejudice. 	 A tino o te fenua ne mavae‵vae ona ko te loto ma‵sei mo te fakailoga tino.


(Revelation 4:11) The prophet Isaiah stated: “Jehovah is our Statute-giver.” 	 (Fakaasiga 4:11) Ne fai mai a te pelofeta ko Isaia, penei: ‘A Ieova ko te ‵tou Pule,’ telā e tuku mai ne ia a tulafono.


How does walking by faith help us to keep the end in sight? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te ola i te fakatuanaki ke mo a ma puli i a tatou te gataga?


(Heb. 12:11) So when an elder approaches someone with words of admonition, he likely does so after giving the matter much consideration and praying over it. 	 (Epelu 12:11) Tela la kafai e faipati atu se toeaina ki se tino i pati fakamalosi, e fai eiloa ne ia māfai ko oti ne sau‵tala kae ‵talo fakatasi e uiga ki ei.


Without a doubt, Jehovah is “vigorous in power.”—Read Isaiah 40:26. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua i a Ieova “e se faka‵tau eiloa i te malosi.”—Faitau te Isaia 40:26.


Though no one is without problems, the evidence overwhelmingly supports the words of the psalmist: “Happy is the people whose God is Jehovah!”—Ps. 144:15. 	 E tiga eiloa e seai se tino e mafai o sao i fakalavelave, e fakaofoofogia eiloa a te fakamaoni o pati a te faisalamo: “Ke amutia a tino kolā e fai mō latou te Atua ko [Ieova]”!—Salamo 144:15.


Instead, David evidently ‘kept on looking’ at her until passion overpowered his fear of God. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne tumau eiloa a Tavita i ‘te onoono atu’ ki tou fafine ke oko ki te taimi ne galo ei tena mataku ki te Atua ona ko te ma‵losi o ana manakoga.


I will introduce you to him. 	 Ka avatu ne au koe ke fetaui mo ia.


Jehovah provides much-needed consolation by means of Jesus Christ, the Scriptures, and the Christian congregation. 	 E tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova a fakamafanafanaga kolā e manakogina e auala i a Iesu Keliso, te Tusi Tapu, mo te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Jehovah has lived up to his promise to care for fatherless children. 	 Ne ola eiloa a Ieova e ‵tusa mo tena tautoga me ka tausi ne ia a tamaliki e seai ne olotou tamana.


We know the answers to questions that worldly-wise men have grappled with for millenniums. 	 Ko iloa nei ne tatou a tali ki fesili kolā e ‵numi valevale i ei a tino ‵poto o te lalolagi i te fia afe tausaga ko ‵teka.


How do we know that today’s commercial system was not part of God’s purpose? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me i mea fakapisinisi i aso nei e sē se vaega o te fuafuaga a te Atua?


Today, we may not clearly see why some organizational matters are handled in a certain way, but we have every reason to trust in Jehovah’s guidance through his faithful channel of communication. 	 I aso nei, kāti e se malamalama ‵lei tatou i te pogai e fai ei a fakaikuga a nisi fakapotopotoga i se auala fakaa‵tea, kae e mafai o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou ki te takitakiga a Ieova e auala i fesokotakiga fakamaoni kolā ko oti ne fakatoka ne ia.


ARE you dealing with trials, such as ill health, financial problems, or persecution? 	 E MATA, e fakafesagai atu koe ki mea faiga‵ta, e pelā mo masaki, fakalavelave i mea tau tupe, io me ko fakasauaga?


How can very young children be helped to show appreciation? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu ki tamā tama‵liki ke fakaasi atu te loto fakafetai?


That meant working part-time. 	 Ko tona uiga ke maua fua se galuega ‵togi sē tumau.


Partly because of Noah’s obedience, we are alive today.—Genesis 6:22. 	 A te fakalogo o Noa, se pogai e tasi tenā e ola ei tatou i aso nei.—Kenese 6:22.


8. (a) What was required of the person making an offering? (b) How can we make sure that our worship is acceptable to Jehovah? 	 8. (a) Ne a mea ne ‵tau o fai ne te tino telā i a ia te taulaga? (e) E fakamautinoa aka pefea ne tatou me e talia ne Ieova te ‵tou tapuakiga?


How did Jesus handle the unkind words and actions of others? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Iesu ki pati mo faifaiga sē atafai a nisi tino?


3 Loyalty is a warm quality that includes devotion, faithfulness, and unswerving allegiance. 	 3 A te alofa fakamaoni se uiga gali telā e aofia i ei a te tuku katoatoa atu, fakamaoni, mo te tumau i te loto fakamaoni.


Tell me, if you do know understanding. 	 Kafai e lasi te mea e iloa ne koe, ko fakamatala mai ke lagona atu ne au.


Yet, some may feel that the ministry is somewhat boring and give it a secondary place in their lives as they pursue other goals. 	 E mafau‵fau a nisi tino me i te galuega talai se galuega telā e se gali kae fakatulaga lua ne latou i olotou olaga i te taimi e kausaki atu ei latou ki nisi fakamoemoega.


The people gathered in front of Mount Sinai. 	 Ne maopoopo eiloa a tino i mua o te Mauga o Sinai.


Even then, however, circumstances may take an unexpected turn. 	 Kae e mafai o tupu se mea telā e seki fakamoemoegina.


Figuratively, they have learned “to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears.” 	 I se auala fakatusa, ko oti ne akoakogina latou ke “tuki ne latou olotou pelu ke fai mo mea fakamalu laukele ka ko olotou tao ke fai mo naifi vele vao.”


The next article will consider these questions. 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou i te suā mataupu ki fesili konei.


Eventually, he and his daughters were reduced to living in a cave. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne iku atu i ei ki tena ‵nofo mo ana tama‵liki fa‵fine i loto i se ana.


Consider what occurred in 1973. 	 Mafaufau ki te mea ne sae aka i te 1973.


(Matthew 24:14) In the first-century fulfillment of those words, the good news was widely preached before Roman armies destroyed the Jewish religious and political system. 	 (Mataio 24:14) I te fakataunuga muamua o pati konā i aso o te kau apositolo, ne talai atu ei te tala ‵lei ki koga katoa a koi tuai o fakaseai ne te kautau a Loma a te lotu Iutaia mo olotou faifaiga fakapolitiki.


14 Peter also encouraged elders to shepherd the flock, “neither for love of dishonest gain, but eagerly.” 	 14 Ne fakamalosi atu foki a Petelu ki toeaina ke tausi te lafu, “e se mo te manatu fua ke maua te ‵togi kae mai te loto lagona o tavini atu mo te fakamaoni.”


9 In emphasizing the need to be watchful, Jesus compared his disciples to slaves awaiting their master’s return from his marriage. 	 9 I te faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu o te manatu me e ‵tau o matapula‵pula a tino, ne fakatusa ne ia ana soko ki tavini kolā e faka‵tali ke foki mai te lotou pule mai i tena fakaipoipoga.


Why is learning from divine instruction far better than learning from personal experience? 	 Kaia e sili atu ei te aogā o te tauloto mai i akoakoga a te Atua i lō mea kolā ko oti ne fai ne tatou?


9 Jesus told his followers: “If you love me, you will observe my commandments. 	 9 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “Kafai e a‵lofa mai koutou ki a au, ke tausi ne koutou aku poloakiga.


11. How can we benefit from considering Timothy’s spirit? 	 11 A te taugasoa o Paulo ko Timoteo, se toeaina telā ne saga malosi atu ki nisi Kelisiano.


The third letter of John is addressed to his personal friend Gaius. 	 Ne tusi atu te tolu o tusi a Ioane ki tena taugasoa ko Kaio.


Jehovah solved every problem.” 	 Ne faka‵lei ne Ieova oku fakalavelave.”


“I still do not get along well with some of them,” she says. 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine, penei: “Koi sē fia‵fia mai eiloa a nisi tama‵liki ki a au.


Jesus and his first-century disciples found great joy in the disciple-making work. 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi eiloa a Iesu mo ana soko i te galuega ko te faiga o soko.


Peter said: “Be in fear of God.” 	 Ne fai mai a Petelu, penei: “Ma‵taku ki te Atua.”


Of course, if they have tasted some of life’s luxuries over the years, they may need to simplify their life and be satisfied with less materially. 	 E tonu, kafai ko oti ne tami latou ki te olaga maumea i se fia tausaga, kaati ko manakogina nei ne latou ke fakafaigofie olotou olaga kae ke lotoma‵lie fua ki mea kolā e maua.


“German soldiers wore a belt with a buckle on which was inscribed the words Gott mit uns (God is with us). 	 “Ne fakaaogā ne sotia Siamani se fusi mo se tamā fakailoga telā e tusi i ei a pati konei Gott mit uns (E fakatasi mai te Atua ki a tatou).


IMAGINE that you are looking over the plans for a house. 	 MAFAUFAU la me ko onoono atu koe ki te ata o se fale ka faite.


One day, sometime before Israel marched around Jericho, two strangers appeared at Rahab’s door. 	 I te aso e tasi, i se taimi mai mua o māti fakatamilo atu a te kau Isalaelu i Ieliko, ne ‵tu atu a tino fakaa‵tea e tokolua i te mataloa o Lahapa.


Pray to Saints? 6/1 	 E ‵Tau o ‵Talo ki te Kau Tapu? 6/1


He is like the wind.” 	 A ia e pelā me se matagi.”


How did Peter make progress in showing impartiality to everyone? 	 Ne gasolo pefea ki mua a Petelu i te fakaasiatuga o te sē fakailoga tino ki tino katoa?


Such were some of the snares that Satan set for Christians who lived in the cities of the Roman Empire. 	 Konā a nāi malei ne fakaaogā ne Satani ki Kelisiano kolā ne ‵nofo atu i fa‵kai o te Emupaea o Loma.


Determined to Do God’s Will 	 Tena Loto Mau ke Fai te Loto o te Atua


(Jas. 5:16) Epaphras, “a faithful minister of the Christ,” prayed earnestly for those related to him in the faith. 	 (Iakopo 5:16) Ne ‵talo atu faeloa a Epafala, “se tavini a Keliso,” mo te loto naunau mō latou kolā e kāiga mo ia i te fakatuanaki.


16 How can we show appreciation for Jehovah’s wonderful provision of light? John chapter 9 tells us that when Jesus healed a man born blind, the man was moved to express his appreciation. 	 E fai mai te Ioane mataupu e 9 me i te taimi ne faka‵lei aka ei ne Iesu se tagata telā ne fanau mai kae ‵kivi, ne fakaosofia a te tagata tenā ke fakaasi atu tena loto fiafia.


(James 1:14, 15) His rebellion manifested itself on earth when he influenced the first human couple to join him in his opposition to God. 	 (Iakopo 1:14, 15) Ne lavea atu eiloa i te lalolagi nei tena ‵tekeatuga i te taimi ne fakamalosi atu ei ki te tauavaga muamua ke ‵kau atu ki a ia i te ‵teke atu ki te Atua.


12 An inspired psalmist declared: “Remember the word to your servant, for which you [Jehovah] have made me wait. 	 12 Ne folafola mai se faisalamo, penei: “E masaua ne koe tau feagaiga ki a au, tau tavini; ko maua ne au mai i ei se fakamoemoega.


Just a few years later, my mother began studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses, so the Bible’s teachings formed part of my earliest memories. 	 I nāi tausaga mai tua ifo, ne kamata toku mātua o sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu mo Molimau a Ieova, telā ne fai ei a akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu pelā me ko vaega kamata o toku olaga.


Still, the clergy had Wycliffe’s bones exhumed and burned and the ashes thrown into the river Swift. 	 Kae ui i ei, ne keli aka ne takitaki lotu konei a ivi o Wycliffe kae ‵sunu, kae ‵pei atu ana lefu ki te vaitafe ko te Swift.


Did the faithful apostles succeed in doing this to the end of their earthly lives? 	 E mata, ne iku manuia a apositolo fakamaoni i te faiga o te mea tenei ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga o olotou olaga i te lalolagi?


Kind actions can win people over to a more favorable attitude toward Jehovah’s people and the Bible message they preach. 	 A faifaiga atafai e mafai o fakamalosi atu ki tino ke maua ne latou se kilokiloga ‵lei ki tino o Ieova mo te fekau telā e talai atu ne latou.


What the apostle saw and heard revealed much about God’s eternal purpose, thus providing spiritual enlightenment and timely encouragement for all true Christians.—Revelation 1:1, 9, 10. 3. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne mea kolā ne lavea kae lagona ne te apositolo me ko fakataunu eiloa a te fuafuaga se gata mai a te Atua, kae tuku mai foki i ei se mainaga i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo fakamalosiga i taimi katoa mō Kelisiano ‵tonu. —Fakaasiga 1:1, 9, 10.


It had to be settled, lest their precious unity be undermined. 	 Ne fakaiku aka te mea tenā, i te mea ma fakamakosu ei te lotou loto tasi telā e tāua ‵ki.


The dead in God’s memory will have the opportunity to live forever, for the Bible promises: “There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.” 	 Ka maua ne tino ‵mate, kolā e masaua ne te Atua se avanoaga ke ola ki te se-gata-mai, me ne folafola mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “Me i tino ‵lei mo tino sē ‵lei, ka faka‵tu mai katoa mai te mate.”


What, then, can help us to develop or strengthen our will to stick to and carry out the course we have decided on? 	 Se a la te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ati aka ne tatou io me fakamalosi aka a ‵tou manakoga ke ‵piki ‵mau kae fakataunu a te mea telā ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne tatou?


The language course involved practical training. 	 6 E uke ‵ki a fakamaoniga me e ‵lago mai a te kau agelu ki ‵tou galuega.


(1 Timothy 6:17-19) That world will be a truly prosperous society both materially and spiritually. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:17-19) A te lalolagi tenā ka fai eiloa mo fai se lalolagi maumea tonu i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-agaga.


As soon as Ishbi-benob noticed David’s moment of physical weakness, he “got to think of striking David down.” 	 I te taimi ne matea ei ne tou tagata i a Tavita ko vāivāi, ne manatu aka ei “pelā me ko mafai ne ia o tamate a Tavita.”


16 Then, as Paul indicated, mature people “have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong.” Here we come to the crux of the matter. The expression “have their perceptive powers trained” literally means “the sense organs having been trained (like gymnast).” 	 A te tugāpati ko te “ko oti ne akoako ke iloa ne latou” e fakauiga tonu ki “te tino telā ko oti ne akoakogina (e pelā mo te tino telā e apo i te faiga o se tafaoga [gymnast] ko oti foki ne fakaakoako faka‵lei).”


We may feel as if the rush of daily events is sweeping us along like a twig in a swift stream. 	 Kāti ka mafau‵fau tatou me e fai tatou e pelā me ne kaiga e agiagi ne te matagi ona ko te uke o fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tatou i aso katoa.


WHETHER people agree with us or bitterly oppose us, few would deny that as a group Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for their preaching activities. 	 FAITALIA me e lotoma‵lie io me e ‵teke malosi mai a tino ki a tatou, e fakafiti fua ne nai tino me e lauiloa a Molimau a Ieova, ona ko te lotou galuega talai.


Is it even realistic to talk of everlasting life? 	 E mata, e aogā ke fai‵pati tatou e uiga ki te ola se-gata-mai?


This would be followed by a rash of persecution. 	 Kae ka ‵soko atu ki ei ko fakasauaga matagā i koga katoa.


Since Jehovah is our Creator, loyalty to him rightly takes precedence over all other claims to our loyalty. 	 Ona ko te mea ne faite ne Ieova a mea katoa, e ‵tau eiloa o fakamuamua ne tatou te fakamaoni ki a ia i lō nisi mea aka.


Others serve as pioneers, at Bethel, in the traveling work, or as missionaries. 	 E tavini atu a nisi tino e pelā me ne paenia, ga‵lue i te Peteli, ovasia faima‵laga, io me ne misionale.


(Psalm 36:9) Now she is the mother of a beautiful, healthy infant. 	 (Salamo 36:9) Nei la, e isi sena pepe telā e gali kae malosi.


Such a record may help you see where you can improve in expressing appreciation. 	 E fesoasoani mai a te faiga tenā ke iloa ne koe a feitu kolā e ‵tau o galue koe ki ei i te fakaasiatuga o te loto fakafetai.


After threatening me, the commandant handed me over to his second-in-command, a Greek Orthodox archbishop decked out in full religious regalia. 	 Mai tua o te fakamatakutakuga ne latou a au, ne tuku atu au ne te pule ki tena tokolua, se faifeau o te Lotu Eleni ko te Orthodox telā ne pei eiloa ki gatu fakalotu.


STUDY ARTICLES FOR: MAY 30–JUNE 26, 2016 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA I A: ME 30, 2016–IUNI 26, 2016


Am I as eager for the end of the present system of things to come as I was when I first learned the truth?’ 	 E mata, e ‵pau eiloa toku olioli ke na oko mai te gataga o te lalolagi tenei mo te olioli ne maua ne au i te taimi ne fatoā kamata au o tauloto ki te munatonu?’


Jesus, of course, is “the head of the body, the congregation.”—Ephesians 4:12; Colossians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 12:12, 13, 27. 	 E tonu, ko Iesu “te ulu o te foitino, ko te ekalesia.”—Efeso 4:12; Kolose 1:18; 1 Kolinito 12:12, 13, 27.


A BUDDHIST religious leader, the Dalai Lama, said: “I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness.” 	 NE FAI mai penei a te takitaki lotu o te kau Putisi ko Dalai Lama: “E talitonu au me i te pogai tāua o te ola ko te ‵sala atu ki te fiafia.”


Do they have the integrity to refrain from doing things that are not right? 	 E mata, e fakamaoni latou o ‵kalo keatea mai te faiga o mea kolā e se ‵tonu?


The argument was easy to follow, and it apparently “restrained the crowds from sacrificing” to Paul and Barnabas. 	 Ne faigofie o talia te fakamatalaga tenā, kae ne foliga mai me ne mafai o “‵vao atu ke se fai mai a taulaga” ki a Paulo mo Panapa.


By asking a series of questions, however, the Almighty makes Job aware of His awesome power and great wisdom. 	 Kae mai i te ‵sili atu o fesili tāua, ne fai ei ne te Atua Malosi Katoatoa ke iloa ne Iopu Tena ‵mana sē fuafuagina mo te lasi o tena poto.


On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will? 	 E auala i te taulaga togiola a Iesu Keliso, e mata, ko oti koe ne salamo ki au agasala katoa kae tuku katoatoa atu koe ki a Ieova ke fai tena loto?


Why Should We Meet Together for Worship? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei mo Tatou o Maopoopo Fakatasi mō Tapuakiga?


Get help from others. 	 Taumafai ke maua te fesoasoani mai nisi tino.


To them it was obvious that God had rejected the self-righteous Jewish leaders and was backing the humble followers of Jesus Christ.—Acts 11:19-21. 	 Ne laveagofie ne latou me ne ‵lago malosi atu a Ieova ki tino loto mau‵lalo kolā ne tau‵tali atu ki a Iesu kae ne ‵teke malosi atu ki takitaki lotu fia amiotonu o te kau Iutaia.—Galuega 11:19-21.


This government, the Bible reveals, is made up of “the hundred and forty-four thousand, who have been bought from the earth,” along with “the Lamb,” Christ Jesus. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e aofia i te malo tenei a te toko “selau fasefulu fa afe tino, kolā ko oti ne fakaolagina mai te lalolagi,” fakatasi mo te “Tamā Mamoe” ko Keliso Iesu.


Creation never ceases to declare God’s glory, and it is humbling to contemplate this silent testimony going into “all the earth” for all its inhabitants to see. 	 E sē mafai o gata te folafola atu ne mea ne faite a te ‵malu o te Atua, kae e matea atu i ei te ‵tou tulaga fatauvā i te ‵kilo atu ki fakamaoniga sē lagona kolā ko oko atu ki “te lalolagi kātoa” ke lavea ne tino katoa i ei.


She relates: “Their Scriptural advice helped me to maintain the right viewpoint of others’ opinions and to focus on who matters most—Jehovah.” 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine: “Ne fesoasoani mai olotou pati fesoasoani mai te Tusi Tapu ke fakatumau ne au se kilokiloga tonu e uiga ki mafaufauga o nisi tino kae ne saga tonu atu au ki te ‵toe mea tāua—ko Ieova.”


Remember, no runner is doomed to fail in the race for life just because he stumbles or falls on occasion. 	 Masaua, e seai se tino tele e malaia i te fakatautelega ki te ola ona fua ko ia e siga sāle io me pakū i nisi taimi.


“Like these good figs, so I shall regard the exiles of Judah.”—Jeremiah 24:5 	 “E fakavasega ne au a tino kolā ne ave ki Papelonia, e ‵pau mo mati ‵lei.”—Ielemia 24:5.


12 Christian meetings, assemblies, and conventions also help us to fight spiritual drowsiness. 	 12 E fesoasoani mai foki a fakatasiga Kelisiano, tamā fono, mo fono ‵lasi ke ‵teke atu tatou ki te fakanoganoga faka-te-agaga.


(Ps. 4:8) When the Israelites kept Jehovah’s Law, they were at peace with him and felt secure. 	 (Salamo 4:8) I te taimi ne tausi ei ne tino Isalaelu a tulafono a Ieova, ne maua ne latou te filemu mo te tokagamalie.


(Romans 10:13, 14, 17) Whether they will accept the good news or not is a matter of personal choice. 	 (Loma 10:13, 14, 17) Faitalia me ka talia ne latou te tala ‵lei io me ikai, a te mea tenā se filifiliga totino eiloa.


In summer, it was a comfortable place to sleep. 	 I te taimi o te tau ‵vela, a te tuafale se koga gali i te moe.


Normally, this privilege would go to the tribe of Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 	 Se faiga masani ke tuku atu a te tauliaga tenei ki te matakāiga o Leupena, te ulumatua a Iakopo.


Though the causes are varied and complex, we can be thankful that the Bible can help us to identify them. 	 E ui eiloa e kese‵kese kae faigata a te māfuaga o latou, e fakafetai tatou me e mafai o fesoasoani mai te Tusi Tapu ke iloa ne tatou a mea konā.


Is proving Bible truth to ourselves optional? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakatalitonu ne tatou ki a tatou eiloa a te ‵tonu o mea kolā e akoako mai ne te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou?


Finally, he observed: “What advantage is there for the doer in what he is working hard at?”—Ecclesiastes 3:1-9. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne fai mai tou tagata: “Se a te mea e maua ne tatou mai o ‵tou galuega ne fai?”—Failauga 3:1-9.


One Witness, Jesús Martín, even accumulated sentences that amounted to 22 years in prison. 	 E tokotasi te Molimau e igoa ki a Jesús Martín, ne fakasalagina mō tausaga e 22 i te falepuipui.


How did a Witness help his neighbors when he was invited to pray in their behalf? 	 Mai tua o te osoatuga o te kau takafia‵toa, ne foliga mai me ne pole‵pole a tino o te fa‵kai i te ma‵taku.


If so, speak with your circuit overseer, and read the article “Can You ‘Step Over Into Macedonia’?” in the August 2011 issue of Our Kingdom Ministry. 	 Kafai e penā, faipati atu ki tou ovasia o fenua, kae faitau ki te mataupu “E Mafai ne Koe o ‘Fanatu ki Maketonia’?” i ‵Tou Galuega Talai i a Aokuso 2011.


“As for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.”—Eccl. 9:5, 10 	 “Ka ko tino ‵mate e seai se mea a latou e iloa.” —Fai. 9:5, 10


They always patiently listened to me and seriously considered my viewpoint—even if they did not agree with it. 	 E fakalogo‵logo mai faeloa laua mo te onosai kae mafaufau ma‵losi foki laua ki taku kilokiloga—faitalia foki loa me e se lotoma‵lie laua ki ei.


Imperfection, the source of most problems in human relations, is present in all people. 	 A te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, telā ko te pogai o fakalavelave e uke i fesokotakiga o tino, ko salalau i tino katoa.


(Matt. 11:12-14) And Mark pointed out that the ministry of John fulfilled the prophetic words of Isaiah. 	 (Mataio 11:12-14) Kae ne fakaasi mai ne Maleko me i te galuega a Ioane ne fakataunu i ei a pati fakapelofeta a Isaia.


And we have the wonderful hope that in due time God will bring his faithful ones to perfection and bestow upon them his gift of everlasting life. 	 Kae ko maua foki ne tatou te fakamoemoega gali me i te taimi tonu, ka tuku atu ne te Atua ki ana tino fakamaoni a te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa kae ka fakagalue aka ei ki a latou tena meaalofa ko te ola se-gata-mai.


It touched me that Brother Miller volunteered to go with me to the draft board hearing. 	 Ne otia toku loto ona ko te fiafia o te taina ko Miller ke olo māua o faipati fakatasi mo te matagaluega telā e onoono ki koga e fakagalue ne latou a tino o te kautau.


[Pictures on page 30] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 17]


They kept telling others about him. 	 Ne tumau eiloa i te fakamatala atu ne latou ki nisi tino a mea e uiga ki a ia.


Katrin, who lives in Germany, was greatly dismayed upon hearing reports of a severe earthquake and resultant tsunami in southeast Asia. 	 Ne fanoanoa malosi a Katrin telā e nofo i Siamani, i tena logoga i te tala o te galu lasi telā ne māfua mai i se mafuie telā ne poko i te tai, i Asia ki saute-saegala.


No matter how well-prepared one may be, there are always some unexpected elements that may affect the outcome of an endeavor, and it has nothing to do with fate. 	 Faitalia me e pefea te toka o se tino, e isi faeloa ne mea ‵tupu e seki fakamoemoegina kolā e mafai o pokotia i ei a ikuga o se taumafaiga, kae e se fakauiga loa me ko leva ne fakaiku aka te mea tenā mai te kamataga.


FOR DISCIPLINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS” 	 MO TE FAIGA O POLOPOLOKIGA I TE AMIOTONU”


That can happen. 	 E mafai o tupu a te mea tenā.


For example, the newly invented airplane was used to drop bombs on civilians. 	 E pelā mo vakalele ‵fou kolā ne faite, ne fakaaogā ke ‵pei ifo ei a pōmu ki tino kolā e se ‵kau i kautau.


Paul wrote: “[I] entreat you to walk worthily . . . with complete lowliness of mind and mildness, with long-suffering, putting up with one another in love, earnestly endeavoring to observe the oneness of the spirit in the uniting bond of peace.”—Eph. 4:1-3. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Tela la, ko fakamolemole atu au . . . i te loto malalo mo te filemu, mo te loto kufaki i taimi katoa. Ke fakatau fesoasoani koutou i te alofa. Ke fia‵fia koutou o fai te loto tasi telā ne tuku atu ne te agaga, i te filemu telā e fusi tasi ne ia koutou.”—Efeso 4:1-3.


How should we react? 	 E ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou?


They feasted their eyes on captured ships, massive floats depicting battle scenes from the war, and items plundered from Jerusalem’s temple. 	 Ne ‵kilo atu latou ki vaka kolā ne puke, mo ata ‵lomi e fakaasi mai i ei a te faiga o te taua, mo mea i ei kolā ne maua mai i te faletapu i Ielusalema.


“We received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that have been kindly given us by God.”—1 COR. 2:12. 	 “E seki maua ne matou a te agaga o te lalolagi tenei; kae ne maua ne matou a te Agaga ne aumai ne te Atua, ko te mea ke iloa ne matou a mea katoa ne tuku mai ne te Atua ki a matou.”—1 KOLINITO 2:12.


Jehovah God can help you to acquire wisdom and understanding. 	 E mafai ne Ieova te Atua o fesoasoani atu ke maua ne koe te poto mo te atamai.


The poetic expressions at Job 38:12-14 direct our attention to what physical realities? 	 E fakauiga te Iopu 38:12-14 ki te tamilosaga tenā.


“THE DESIRE OF THE FLESH” 	 “MANAKOGA O TE FOITINO”


The Bible says: “Was not also Rahab the harlot declared righteous by works, after she had received the messengers hospitably and sent them out by another way?” 	 A ia ko te fafine tali tagata ne takuamiotonugina i ana galuega, i te tali‵leiga ne ia a avefekau a tino Iutaia, kae fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke olo i te suā auala.”


Or do we just have different personalities?’ 	 Io me e kese‵kese fua ma uiga?’


Those who look favorably upon the Bible and are inclined to accept Jesus Christ as God’s Spokesman ought to be interested in knowing the Bible’s view. 	 A tino kolā e maua ne latou se kilokiloga ‵lei e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu kae e talia ne latou a Iesu Keliso e pelā me ko te Tukumuna a te Atua, e ‵tau o fia iloa ne latou te kilokiloga a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki ei.


Just as eating a meal is usually more pleasurable when you do so in the company of good friends, engaging in recreation is often more enjoyable when you do so with good companions. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fakafiafia o te kai ki se meakai gali fakatasi mo ou taugasoa ‵lei, a te aofia i fakafiafiaga e mafai o fakafiafia atu māfai e ‵kau fakatasi koe mo taugasoa ‵lei.


4 Just as Peter did after his experience with the resurrected Jesus, we prove the depth of our love for Christ by putting the work he has given us to do in first place. 	 4 E pelā eiloa mo mea ne fai ne Petelu mai tua o te lā fetauiga mo Iesu, telā ko oti ne toetu aka, e fakamaoni atu ne tatou te ‵poko o ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Keliso mai te fakamuamua faeloa ne tatou a te galuega telā ne tuku mai ne ia ke fai ne tatou.


If so, may you show lasting gratitude for the truth and be privileged to walk in it forever. 	 E ui eiloa e folafola atu ne latou a te fekau o te filemu, ne a mea ne fai sāle ne tino ki Kelisiano ‵tonu? 8.


They were born as members of God’s dedicated people. 	 Ne fa‵nau mai latou e pelā me ne tino tukugina atu o te Atua.


Certainly! 	 Ao, e mafai eiloa!


(Matthew 26:41) Jesus “offered up supplications and also petitions to the One who was able to save him out of death, with strong outcries and tears, and he was favorably heard for his godly fear.”—Hebrews 5:7. 	 (Mataio 26:41) E pelā mo Iesu, “ne ‵talo kae fakatagi mo loimata ki te Atua, telā e mafai o fakasao ne ia a ia mai te mate. Ona ko tona loto malalo mo te tuku atu katoatoa, ne lagona ei ne te Atua tona leo.”—Epelu 5:7.


Cleanliness, as well as his other invisible qualities, is clearly seen in God’s visible creation. 	 A te ‵mā, fakatasi mo ana nisi uiga sē matea, e laveagofie i mea a te Atua ne faite.


The so-called kings, or wise men, were in reality astrologers, not royalty, and they are not numbered. 	 A ko latou kolā ne fai mai pelā me ne tupu, io me ko tagata ‵poto, ne tino ‵poto i uiga o fetu, kae e se taku mai te aofaki o latou.


He called the nation Israel and made it the custodian of true worship and of his Word, the Holy Scriptures. 	 Ne fakaigoa ne ia te fenua ki a Isalaelu kae ne fai mo tino tausi o te tapuakiga tonu mo tena Muna ko te Tusi Tapu.


Offered Selves in Turkey, July 	 Ne Ofo Atu Latou mo te Loto Fia‵fia i Turkey, Iulai


Was Jesus’ burial typical of the Jewish burials? 	 E mata, ne tanu a Iesu i te auala ne tanu ei ne tino Iutaia a olotou tino?


Is it not pleasant to see the love evident in such families—the love for Jehovah and for one another? 	 E mata, e se se mea gali ke lavea atu te alofa i vaegā kāiga penā—te alofa ki a Ieova mo te lotou fakatau a‵lofa?


6 “The helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name,” said Jesus, “that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you.” 	 6 “Ka ko te Fesoasoani, ko te Agaga Tapu tenā, ka uga mai ne te Tamana e alatu mai i toku igoa,” ko pati a Iesu, “o akoako atu ki a koutou i mea katoa; e fakamasaua atu foki a mea katoa kolā ko oti ne fai atu ne au ki a koutou.”


Lee’s experience shows how an honest self-examination helped him to abandon bad association. 	 E fakaasi mai i te tala o Lee me ne fesoasoani atu a te iloilo mo te fakamaoni ki a ia eiloa ke tiakina ne ia a taugasoa ma‵sei.


In fact, not knowing dignifies us, allowing us to use our free will in manifesting our loyalty to Jehovah. 	 E āva mai a Ieova ki a tatou mai te talia ke fakaaoga ‵tou saolotoga i te fakaasiatuga o ‵tou a‵lofa fakamaoni ki a ia.


(1 Corinthians 9:19-23) This is well demonstrated by the activity of missionaries who serve in foreign assignments. 	 (1 Kolinito 9:19-23) E lavea atu ne tatou a te mea tenei mai faifaiga kolā e fai ne misionale i fenua fakaa‵tea kolā e ga‵lue i ei latou.


We need both qualities when we face changes in life. 	 E ‵tau o maua ne tatou a uiga e lua konā māfai ko fakafesagai atu tatou ki ‵fuliga i te olaga.


So I began to wonder: ‘Why are we here? 	 Tenā ne mafaufau ifo ei au: ‘Kaia tatou e ‵nofo ei i konei?


In 1985 light was shed upon what it means to be declared righteous “for life” and righteous as a friend of God. 	 I te 1985, ne maina atu foki te uiga o te takuamiotonu mō te “ola” mo te takuamiotonu e pelā me se taugasoa o te Atua.


Jehovah cares for us as individuals. 	 E amanaia a Ieova ki a tatou taki tokotasi.


Rather, rifts are caused by the position taken by unbelieving family members. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakamāfua aka a mavae‵vaega ne mea e fai ne tino o te kāiga kolā e se tali‵tonu.


Why did one family believe that Jehovah had exercised compassion toward them? 	 Kaia ne tali‵tonu ei se kāiga me ne fakagalue ne Ieova tena alofa atafai ki a latou?


Just think—our loving God is confident that we can be like him. 	 Ke mafaufau la—e talitonu katoatoa a te ‵tou Atua alofa me e mafai eiloa o fai tatou e pelā mo ia.


13 When Jehovah destroys this unjust system of things that is under Satan’s control, He will usher in a glorious new world. 	 13 Kafai ko fakaseai atu ne Ieova a te olaga fai mea sē tonu tenei telā e pule ne Satani, ka aumai ei ne Ia se lalolagi fou kae ‵malu.


6 Recent examples of such fine works include the construction of many places of worship by Jehovah’s people in poverty-stricken lands. 	 6 E aofia i galuega ‵lei penā ko te faka‵tūga o fale tapuaki e uke ne tino o Ieova i fenua ma‵tiva.


After 70 long years of captivity, they were freed from Babylon. 	 Mai tua o tausaga e 70 o te tafeaga, ne fakasaoloto latou mai Papelonia.


(Rev. 7:14-17) And no human leader can promise that! 	 (Fa. 7:14-17) E seai lele eiloa se takitaki i te lalolagi nei e mafai o tauto mai ne ia te mea tenā!


At a convention, she watched people being baptized and recognized one of them. 	 I se fono lasi e tasi, ne kilokilo atu tou fafine ki tino kolā ne papatiso kae ne iloa ne ia se tino e tokotasi mai i ei.


What is an effective way to discuss creation or the Bible with fellow students, teachers, or others? 	 Se a te auala magoi ke sau‵tala mo ou taugasoa i te akoga, faiakoga mo nisi tino e uiga ki mea ola ne faite mo te Tusi Tapu?


We read: “A day in your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I have chosen to stand at the threshold in the house of my God rather than to move around in the tents of wickedness.”—Psalm 84:10. 	 E fai‵tau tatou, penei: “E sili atu te aso e tasi e fakamāumāu i tou Faletapu, i lō te afe o aso e fakamāumāu i so se koga; e sili atu toku tu i te mataloa o te fale o toku Atua, i lō te nofo i fale o tino ma‵sei!”—Salamo 84:10.


• Why can it be said that Jehovah’s sending his Son to suffer and die for us is the greatest act of love ever performed? 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega] 1-3. (a) Se a te fakamatalaga e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu ki te uiga o Ieova ko te alofa, kae se a te mea e tu ‵kese i ei? (e) Kaia e fai mai ei te Tusi Tapu me i te “Atua ko te alofa eiloa a ia”?


If so, you likely appreciate why your children behave as they do and why they need constant, patient reminders of your decisions. 	 Kafai e penā loa, ka fiafia eiloa koe i te pogai e fai ei penā au tama‵liki e pelā foki mo te pogai e ‵tau ei o fakamasaua atu faeloa ki a latou au fakaikuga.


What has led some to become presumptuous? 	 Ne a mea ne takitaki atu ei a nisi tino ke fakamata‵mata?


When we exert ourselves in Jehovah’s service, what can we expect as to spiritual provisions? 	 Kafai e ga‵lue malosi tatou i te taviniga a Ieova ne a mea e mafai o fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei e uiga ki fakatokaga faka-te-agaga?


4:8–6:18 (4:8, footnote)—Why were these verses written in Aramaic? 	 4:8–6:18—Kaia ne tusi ei a fuaiupu konei i te ‵gana Alamaika?


Since power is such an important facet of God’s personality, a clear understanding of his power and how he uses it will draw us closer to him and help us to imitate his example by using well any power at our disposal.—Ephesians 5:1. 	 Me i tena malosi se vaega tāua o uiga o te Atua, kafai e maua ne tatou se fakamatalaga manino e uiga ki tena malosi mo te auala e fakaaogā ei ne ia tena malosi ka fesoasoani mai i ei ki a tatou ke fakaakoako atu ki a ia i te fakaaogāga ne ia o so se malosi telā e nofo mo ia i se auala ‵tau.—Efeso 5:1.


Jacob flees to Paddan-aram, where he marries Leah and Rachel and tends the flocks of their father for some 20 years before departing with his family. 	 Ne sola a Iakopo ki Mesopotamia, tenā ne avaga ei ki a Lea mo Lasela kae ne tausi ne ia a te lafu mamoe a te la tamana i se 20 tausaga a koi tuai o ‵foki atu latou mo tena kāiga.


Her job was her life. 	 Ne fakavae tena olaga kātoa ki tena galuega.


6 Today, we similarly engage in a campaign to help people break free from false religious teachings, including the practice of idolatry. 	 6 E fai foki ne tatou i aso nei se galuega fakapito telā e fesoasoani atu ki te fakasaolotoga o tino mai i akoakoga ‵se fakalotu, e aofia i ei a faifaiga o te ifo ki tupua.


As dedicated Christians, our objective is to do whatever Jehovah wants us to do, even as Jesus did. 	 E pelā me ne Kelisiano tukugina atu, a te ‵tou fakamoemoega ko te faiga o so se mea e manako a Ieova ke fai ne tatou, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu.


It contained a historical account of the wars of Jehovah’s people. 	 E aofia i ei a tala fakasolopito o taua kolā ne aofia i ei a tino o Ieova.


Respecting the Dead—Honoring Jehovah 	 Te Āva ki a Ieova Mai te ‵Tou Kilokiloga ki Tino ‵Mate


Some think of Christendom’s missionaries, many of whom meddle in the political and economic affairs of the countries where they serve. 	 E mafau‵fau a nisi tino ki misionale o Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se, kolā e aofia a tino e tokouke i a latou i faifaiga fakapolitiki mo mea tau te maumea o fenua e ga‵lue latou i ei.


Judas’ treacherous act was far more serious than that of Ahithophel. 	 Kae e sili atu te matagā o te togafiti a Iuta ne fai i lō Aitofele.


The orders from Jehovah are righteous, causing the heart to rejoice; the commandment of Jehovah is clean, making the eyes shine.” 	 A fakatonuga mai i a Ieova e amio‵tonu, e fai ne ia te loto ke fiafia; A te fakatonuga a Ieova e ‵ma, e fai ne ia a mata ke maina.”


Those who are not yet citizens of God’s Kingdom may condone homosexuality, consider pornography to be harmless fun, and think that adultery and divorce are purely personal matters. 	 Kāti ka talia ne latou kolā e seki fai pelā me ne tino tonu o te Malo o te Atua a faifaiga i va o te tagata ki te tagata mo te fafine ki te fafine, e mafau‵fau latou me e seai se fakalavelave i te onoono ki ata ma‵sei, kae ma‵natu aka me i te mulilua mo te ‵talaga o avaga ne mea totino eiloa.


(Romans 1:1, 7) Similarly, all ‘the holy ones in Ephesus and faithful ones in union with Christ Jesus’ were to have their “feet shod with the equipment of the good news of peace.” 	 (Loma 1:1, 7) E tai penā foki, a ‘Kelisiano katoa kola e fakamaoni ki a Keliso Iesu’ ne ‵tau “o toka foki koutou o takutaku atu a te Tala ‵Lei o te Filemu.”


We should view their tears and times of sadness, not as a weakness, but as an understandable consequence of their great loss. 	 E se ‵tau o ‵kilo atu tatou ki olotou loimata mo taimi e fanoa‵noa ei e pelā me se vāivāiga, kae ke ‵kilo atu ki ei mo te loto malamalama e pelā me ko ikuga o te ‵galo atu o olotou tino pele.


9 Shortly after Israel’s Exodus, Jehovah became something new to his people. 	 9 Mai tua malie o te fakasaolotoga o te kau Isalaelu, ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova ki ana tino a mea e uke atu e uiga ki a ia.


King Solomon expressed the situation correctly when he wrote: “You do not know the work of the true God, who does all things.”—Eccl. 11:5. 	 Ne fakaasi ‵tonu mai ne te tupu ko Solomona te tulaga tenā i te taimi ne tusi mai ei a ia: “Ko te Atua ne faite ne ia a mea katoa, kae e se mafai ne koe o malamalama i mea e fai ne ia.”—Failauga 11:5.


David writes: “You arrange before me a table in front of those showing hostility to me. With oil you have greased my head; my cup is well filled.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Tavita: “E fakatoka ne koe se ‵kaiga ki a au, i te koga e matea mai ei au ne oku fili katoa; ne talia ‵lei ne koe au e pelā me se mālō tāua, kae ‵ligi foki ne koe taku ipu ke ‵fonu.”


True, those who play violent computer games are not doing harm to real people. 	 E tonu, e se fakalogo‵mae tonu atu a tino kolā e ta‵fao i tafaoga i komupiuta, ki tino.


What about Jesus’ reference to water? 	 Kae e a pati a Iesu e uiga ki te vai?


He explains: “It was a struggle for me to strip off my old personality. 	 Ana muna: “Ne faigata ‵ki eiloa ke ‵pei keatea oku uiga mua.


For this which is corruptible must put on incorruption, and this which is mortal must put on immortality.” (1 Cor. 15:52, 53) The anointed followers of Christ, who serve God faithfully and die in corruptible human bodies, are resurrected as something more than spirit creatures having everlasting life. 	 Me i te foitino se ola tumau tenei, e ‵tau o tuku atu ki luga i a ia te foitino ola tumau.” (1 Kolinito 15:52, 53) A soko fakaekegina o Keliso, kolā ne tavini fakamaoni ki te Atua ke oko eiloa ki te taimi e ‵mate ei latou i te feitu faka-te-foitino, ka toe faka‵tu aka ki se tulaga tai ‵lei atu e pelā me ne tino faka-te-agaga mo te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai.


How grateful we can be for the lessons we learn from the book of Second Samuel! 	 E ‵tau o lasi te ‵tou loto fakafetai e uiga ki akoakoga kolā e maua ne tatou mai te tusi ko te Lua Samuelu!


(1 Cor. 6:9-11) Others had to change their attitude toward those of another race. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:9-11) Ne ‵tau o ‵fuli ne nisi tino olotou kilokiloga ki tino mai i nisi matakāiga.


Indeed, it is commendable that many forgo certain material comforts in order to devote more time and energy to Jehovah’s service as zealous Kingdom publishers. 	 E tonu, e fakamalo atu eiloa ki tino e tokouke kolā ko oti ne tiaki ne latou olotou kope faka-te-foitino ko te mea ke uke atu olotou taimi mo te malosi e fakaaoga i te taviniga ki a Ieova, e pelā me ne tino talai loto finafinau o te Malo.


In prayer to the true God, he requests: “My voice you must hear. Do not hide your ear to my relief, to my cry for help.” 	 I tena ‵talo ki te Atua tonu, ne fai atu a ia: “I te taimi ne fakamolemole atu ei au ke fakalogo mai koe ki taku tagi, kae ne lagona eiloa ne koe.”


Had the Babylonians been aware of what Cyrus was planning, they could have shut all the gates that opened onto the river. 	 Moi ne iloa ne tino Papelonia a te palani a Kulesa ne fai, ne mafai eiloa ne latou o ‵pono a mataloa o te ‵pui kolā e ‵tala atu ki te feitu o te vaitafe.


No, Jehovah wants you to have the greatest blessing of all. 	 Ikai, e manako Ieova ke maua ne koe a te ‵toe fakamanuiaga sili eiloa.


Finding ways that our brothers or sisters are superior to us—be it their faith, endurance, fearlessness, or some other Christian quality—will deepen our love for them and open the way for genuine and healing hospitality. 	 Ke ‵sala atu ki auala kolā e iloa ei ne tatou me tāua ‵tou taina mo tuagane ki a tatou—kāti ko te olotou fakatuanaki, kufaki, sē ma‵taku, io me ko nisi uiga faka-Kelisiano—kolā ka faka‵poko aka i ei ‵tou a‵lofa mō latou kae ‵tala atu te auala ke fakaasi atu te uiga talimalo.


The only time that God mentioned death was when he told Adam of the punishment for disobedience. 	 A te taimi fua e tasi telā ne taku mai ei ne te Atua a te mate, ko te taimi telā ne fai atu ne ia ki a Atamu a te fakasalaga o te sē fakalogo.


It says: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah . . . 	 E fai mai: “Tatou ka olo ake ki te mauga o te Aliki [Ieova], . . .


(John 17:3) Indeed, as you take in more knowledge of Jehovah, you will ever more clearly see him as a real Person and deepen your love for him. 	 (Ioane 17:3) A te ‵tonuga loa, i te taimi e momea aka ei tou malamalama e uiga ki a Ieova, ka momea aka foki te matea ‵lei ne koe a ia e pelā me se Tino tonu kae ka lasi foki tou alofa ki a ia.


What adjustments did one young couple make, and with what results? 	 Ne a fakama‵fuliga ne fai ne se tauavaga, kae ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


1, 2. (a) What can result from thinking and speaking about a loved one? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te ikuga o te mafaufau kae fai‵pati sāle e uiga ki se tino pele?


(John 16:2; Acts 8:1) Yet, even very powerful enemies of God’s people, such as Roman Emperor Nero and Adolf Hitler, have not been able to eradicate God’s loyal ones, who bear his name. 	 (Ioane 16:2; Galuega 8:1) Kae ke oko eiloa ki fili ma‵losi o tino o te Atua, e pelā mo te tupu Loma ko Nelo mo Hitila, ne seki mafai eiloa ne latou o ‵ta fakapalele a tino fakamaoni o te Atua, kolā e tauave ne latou tena igoa.


It was, in part, due to their encouragement that I decided to pioneer. 	 Ona ko la fakamalosiga e uke, ne fai ei ke paenia au.


Rather than focusing on our mistakes, he focuses on our good points. 	 I lō te saga atu ki ‵tou mea ‵se, e saga mai eiloa a ia ki mea ‵lei e fai ne tatou.


Though dismissed from serving as a steward, Shebna was allowed to continue in the king’s service as a secretary to his replacement. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakatea a ia mai te tavini atu e pelā me ko te menetia o te palesi, ne talia eiloa a Sepina ke tumau i te tavini atu ki te tupu e pelā me se failautusi ki tena sui.


You will find an infant bound in cloth bands and lying in a manger.’ . . . 	 ‘Ka maua atu ne koutou se tamaliki e fakapulupulu ki laugatu e moe i te tali fagai manu.’ . . .


(Genesis 8:21) How should parents respond? 	 (Kenese 8:21) Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne mātua?


Some translations say “do not be anxious” or “do not be worried.” 	 A te ‵fuliga i konei telā e fai penei “ke sē manavase” e fakauiga i ei me e se ‵tau o kamata tatou o manavase.


5 Granted, being a Christian requires vigorous exertion. 	 5 E tonu, e manakogina a taumafaiga e uke i te fai o se tino e pelā me se Kelisiano.


The man could become guilty of committing an unforgivable sin, deserving of death with no resurrection.—Matt. 12:31, 32; Luke 12:10; Heb. 10:26, 27. 	 Ne mafai o agasala te tino tenei i te agasala telā e se mafai o fakamagalogina, ko te mate telā e se mafai o toe fakatu mai.—Mataio 12:31, 32; Luka 12:10; Epelu 10:26, 27.


Since we are not ignorant of Satan’s designs, we can avoid being overreached by the Devil. 	 Ona ko te mea e iloa ne tatou a malei a Satani, e mafai o ‵teke atu tatou ke mo a e ‵po aka tatou ne te Tiapolo.


“Very deep your thoughts are.” 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te ‵loto o ou mafaufauga!”


(1 Cor. 9:22) Three of us—Paul Bruun, Raymond Leach, and I—were assigned to the Philippines. 	 9: 22) E tokotolu matou—Paul Bruun, Raymond Leach, mo au i ei—ne ‵tofi ke olo atu ki Filipaina.


Giving priority to spiritual matters is a way of showing gratitude to God for these blessings, and that brings you closer to him. 	 A te saga tonu atu o fakamuamua a mea faka-te-agaga ko te auala ke fakaasi atu ei te loto fakafetai ki te Atua mō fakamanuiaga konei, kae ka fai eiloa ke pili malosi koe ki a ia.


Jesus made this forceful statement: “They are all living to him.” 	 Ne fai ne Iesu te faipatiga fakamalosi loto tenei: “Me i a latou e ola katoa i tena kilokiloga.”


Estimates of the number of species on earth vary from 2 million to 100 million. 	 E fakatautau pelā me e 2 miliona ki te 100 miliona a vaegā mea ola e ola i te lalolagi.


How, then, can we more fully apply Jesus’ teachings? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o fakagalue katoatoa ne tatou a akoakoga a Iesu?


GOD DISCIPLINES IN LOVE 	 A TE ATUA E POLOPOLOKI MO TE ALOFA


Despite the wiles of the foremost apostate, the spiritual vigilance of the faithful and discreet slave class has helped these true Christians to remain loyal to Jehovah and his Word.—Matthew 24:45. 	 Faitalia te faitogafiti o te ‵toe aposetate sili, a te mataala i te feitu faka-te-agaga o te tavini fakamaoni kae poto, e fesoasoani atu ei ki Kelisiano ‵tonu konei ke tumau i te a‵lofa fakamaoni ki a Ieova mo tena Muna.—Mataio 24:45.


From the 1930’s until his death in 1982, the Paramount Chief showed respect for Jehovah’s Witnesses and did not allow them to be persecuted for not observing Swazi rituals. 	 Mai te 1930 ke oko ki tena mate i te 1982, ne fakaasi mai ne te Ulu Aliki a te āva ki Molimau a Ieova kae ne seki talia ne ia ke fakasauagina me e se tau‵tali i tu a te kau Swazi.


How could a nursing mother forget her suckling? 	 E mafai pefea o puli i se mātua a tena pepe?


If he succeeds, he can drive its members away from that safe haven right into his clutches. 	 Kafai e manumalo tou tagata, e mafai o fai ne ia ke tiakina ne tino o te fakapotopotoga a te koga saogalēmū tenā ko ‵po ei ne ia.


(Isa. 9:6) Clearly, Christ Jesus’ role resembles that of those earlier men but Jesus’ place in God’s purpose is superlative. 	 (Isaia 9:6) E manino ‵lei me e tai ‵pau eiloa te tulaga o Keliso Iesu mo tagata mua konā kae e sili atu te tulaga o Iesu i fuafuaga a te Atua.


As the scripture explains, God has “set eternity in the hearts of men.” 	 E pelā mo te fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu, ko oti ne tuku atu ne te Atua “a te ola se-gata-mai ki loto o tino.”


By proclaiming her Theotokos (a Greek word meaning “God-bearer”), or “Mother of God,” the Council of Ephesus, in 431 C.E., set the stage for Mary worship. 	 Mai te ka‵laga atu ki a ia Theotokos (se pati Eleni telā e fakauiga ki te “tino ne fanau mai ne ia te Atua”) io me ko te “Mātua o te Atua,” ne fakatoka ei ne te fono i Efeso i te 431 T.A. a te auala ke tapuaki atu ki a Malia.


12 What should be the motive behind our personal study? 	 Ko te mea ke ‵lei atu tatou i nisi tino?


On earth, where, as a group, they would serve as a priesthood, representing Jehovah to people by ‘declaring abroad his excellencies’ and providing spiritual food. 	 Ka tavini atu latou i te lalolagi, ko te koga telā e tavini atu ei latou e pelā me se potukau o faitaulaga, o sui ne latou a Ieova mai te folafolaatuga o ana “galuega fakaofoofogia” mo te tukuatuga o meakai faka-te-agaga.


What responsibility is given to all Christians, and how should we view it? 	 Se a te tiute ne tuku atu ki Kelisiano katoa, kae e ‵tau o ‵kilo atu pefea tatou ki ei?


[Picture on page 10] 	 • Se a te fakavae mo te fakamoemoega o Sapakuka?


13 Perhaps poor health or other circumstances limit what you can do to promote true worship. 	 13 Kāti e mu‵tana a mea e mafai o fai ne koe ke fakamaluga aka ei te tapuakiga tonu ona ko masaki io me ko nisi fakanofonofoga aka foki.


The doctrine of the Trinity, therefore, is a barrier to knowing and loving God. 	 Tela la, a te akoakoga o te Tolutasi, e fai pelā me se ‵pui telā e taofi aka ei koe mai i te iloa mo te alofa ki te Atua.


What talk this must have generated in that Jewish stronghold! 	 Kāti ne fai‵pati a tino katoa i Ielusalema ki te tala o te mea tenei ne tupu!


Indeed, long before Abraham faced what might be called his supreme test of faith—the command to offer up his son Isaac—Abraham proved his faith in many lesser trials. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a koi tuai o fepaki a Apelaamo mo te mea telā e mafai o taku ko te ‵toe tofotofoga lasi o tena fakatuanaki—ko te fakatonuga ke ofo atu tena tama ko Isaako—ne fakamaoni atu ne Apelaamo tena fakatuanaki i tofotofoga fo‵liki e uke.


8, 9. (a) Why is it difficult for most people to understand what happens when someone is anointed? (b) How does a person know that he has been invited to go to heaven? 	 8, 9. (a) Kaia e faigata ei ki te tokoukega o tino ke malama‵lama i te auala e fakaeke ei se tino? (e) E iloa pefea ne se tino me ko maua ne ia te ‵kamiga faka-te-lagi?


What was this angel’s assignment? 	 Se a te galuega a te agelu tenei?


We must be patient as we endeavor to let the Bible continue to produce positive changes in our life. 	 E ‵tau o kufaki tatou i te taimi e fakamalosi aka ei tatou ne te Tusi Tapu ke fai a ‵fuliga ‵lei i ‵tou olaga.


Gather all the relevant facts, seek the counsel of those familiar with such things, and determine what Bible principles have a bearing on the matter. 	 Tuku fakatasi a manatu kolā e fetaui ‵lei, ‵sala atu ki fakatakitakiga a tino kolā e iloa ne latou a vaegā mea penā, kae fakaiku aka a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mea tenā.


(Proverbs 1:20) Why should we listen to its loud and clear voice? 	 (Faataoto 1:20) Kaia e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki tena leo lasi kae manino?


Jesus responded by saying that Peter would disown him three times. 	 Ne tali atu a Iesu me ka fakafiti fakatolu a ia ne Petelu.


His brother Amnon raped his sister Tamar, and Solomon’s brother Absalom had Amnon killed for the crime. 	 Ne pukemālō ne tena taina ko Amanono a tena tuagane ko Tamala, kae ne fakatonu atu a te taina o Solomona ko Apisaloma ke tamate a Amanono.


What did Jesus focus on after his baptism? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamuamua ne Iesu i tena otiga ne papatiso?


2. (a) What part do angels play in connection with the evangelizing work? (b) What standard did Jesus set for evangelizers? 	 2. (a) Se a te vaega o agelu i te faiga o te galuega talai? (e) Se a te fakaakoakoga ne fai ne Iesu mō tino talai?


Hindus too have their distinctive concepts about a paradise in ancient times. 	 E isi foki se tala tai ‵kese a te Lotu Hinitu e uiga ki se palataiso i aso mua.


“Go about in the land through its length and through its breadth.”—Genesis 13:17. 	 “Fano nei o kilokilo faka‵lei ki te kogā laukele kātoa.”—Kenese 13:17.


Then, in words meant for those living during the last days, he urged vigilance, saying: “You do not know on what day your Lord is coming” and, “At an hour that you do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.”* In this context—when speaking about events that would take place in the last days—Jesus related the illustration of the faithful slave. 	 Kae i ana pati ki a latou kolā e ola i aso fakaoti, ne fakamalosi ne ia ke matapula‵pula, penei: “E se iloa ne koutou a te aso e vau ei te otou Aliki” kae ko “te Tama a te tagata e vau i te itula telā e seki fakamoemoe koutou ki ei.”* I te tulaga tenei—i te taimi ne faipati ei a ia e uiga ki mea ‵tupu kolā ka ‵tupu i aso fakaoti—ne taku mai ne Iesu a te tala fakatusa o te tavini fakamaoni.


Régis says: “This proved that Jehovah blessed those years of struggle, patience, and endurance.” 	 E fai mai a Régis, penei: “Ne fakamaoni mai ne te mea tenei me ne fakamanuia ne Ieova aku taumafaiga, toku onosai mo toku kufaki i te fia o tausaga.”


Paul wrote: “Christ, while we were yet weak, died for ungodly men at the appointed time. . . . 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “I te taimi ne sē mafai ei ne tatou o fai se mea, ne mate tonu eiloa a Iesu i te taimi tenā mō tino amio ma‵sei.


(Hebrews 13:18) “All things” certainly include all matters that involve the handling of finances. 	 (Epelu 13:18) E mautinoa eiloa me e aofia a “taimi katoa io me ko mea katoa” i te fakaaogāga o tupe.


So the two of us eat together once a week at his workplace. 	 Tela la, e kai fakatasi maua mo toku tamana i tena koga galue fakatasi i te vaiaso.


What good example did some Witness travelers provide? 	 Ne a fakaakoakoga ‵lei ne tuku mai ne nisi Molimau kolā e faima‵laga atu ki nisi koga?


Jesus said: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Me ne penā eiloa o alofa mai te Atua ki te lalolagi, ne tuku mai ei ne ia tena Tama e tokotasi, ko te mea ke se malaia so se tino e fakatuanaki ki a ia, kae ke maua ne ia te ola se gata mai.”


Likewise, a Levite also, when he got down to the place and saw him, went by on the opposite side. 	 I te laveaga ne ia a te tagata tenā, ne fakasili eiloa o fano i te isi feitu o te alatu.


However, we are not expecting a mass conversion of people outside the realm of Christendom, who are referred to as “the rest of the men.” 	 Kae e se fakamoe‵moe tatou ke ‵fuli mai a tino katoa i Lotu Kelisiano ‵se, kolā e faipati ki ei me “ko tino kolā ne ‵toe.”


Of course not! 	 Ke viki atu katoa latou ki te igoa o te Aliki [ko Ieova]!


On earth, Jesus was “the Father’s representative.” 	 I te lalolagi, a Iesu “ne vau mai te Atua.”


• How is Jehovah’s power “made perfect in weakness”? 	 • E sili atu pefea te ‵mana o Ieova ‘i ‵tou vāivāiga’?


WEEK OF JULY 16-22, 2018 	 TE VAIASO I A IULAI 16-22, 2018


Slavery evokes images of people oppressed and in bondage, whose work and sacrifices bring benefits, not to themselves, but to those who own and dominate them. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau a tino ki pologa, e mafau‵fau latou ki tino kolā ne faimālō ke tavini atu ki nisi tino kae fai masei atu ki ei. A olotou galuega ne fai e aoga fua ki tino kolā e pule atu ki luga i a latou.


THE Biblical account about rebellion in the garden of Eden is well-known. 	 KO LAUILOA nei a te tala faka-te-Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te ‵tekeatuga i te fatoaga o Etena.


(Joshua 1:11) Their 40-year wilderness sojourn is about to end. 	 (Iosua 1:11) Ko pili fua o oti atu te lotou olaga maumausolo i te vao i tausaga e 40.


(James 4:7, 8) Yes, “be courageous, and may your heart be strong, all you who are waiting for Jehovah.”—Psalm 31:24. 	 (Iakopo 4:7, 8) E tonu, ‘ke loto ‵toa kae loto ‵lasi, koutou katoa kolā e fakamoe‵moe ki a Ieova.’—Salamo 31:24.


(2 Thess. 3:2) However, Jehovah has given to each one of his worshippers “a measure of faith.” 	 (2 Tesa. 3:2) Kae ne tuku mai ne Ieova ki ana tino tapuaki taki tokotasi a te “vaega o te fakatuanaki.”


(Rom. 3:23) Truly, no human warrants the kind of honor that borders on idolatry. 	 (Loma 3:23) Tela la, e seai eiloa se tino e ‵tau o maua ne ia a vaegā vikiga kolā e fai eiloa pelā me ko tapuaki atu a tino ki a ia.


3 As Christians, then, we do well to ask ourselves, ‘Do I hate lawlessness?’ 	 3 Kae e pelā me ne Kelisiano, e ‵tau o fesili ifo tatou penei, ‘E mata, e takalialia au ki te ofa tulafono?’


I knew from the beginning that she would never compromise her faith, and this knowledge helped sustain me. 	 Ne iloa ne au mai te kamataga eiloa me ka se mafai o gutugutulua a ia i tena fakatuanaki, kae ne fesoasoani mai te mea tenei ke fakatumau ne ia au.


(Romans 1:20) Since “the world’s creation”—particularly since the creation of intelligent human creatures, who could perceive God’s existence—it has been evident that there is a Creator of immense power, a God worthy of devotion. 	 (Loma 1:20) Talu mai te “faitega o te lalolagi”—maise ko te taimi ne faite ei a tino ‵poto, kolā e mafai o iloa ne latou te Atua—ko oti ne lavea atu a fakamaoniga e uiga ki te malosi sē fuafuagina o te Māfuaga, ko te Atua eiloa telā e ‵tau o avatu ki ei te tapuakiga.


To that end, we can reflect on some past examples of courage. 	 Tela la, e mafai o mafaufau ‵loto ki fakaakoakoga mua o te loto toa.


Abraham and Sarah will be able to reveal how they felt about leaving the comforts of Ur and living in tents. 	 Ka mafai foki o fakaasi mai ne Apelaamo mo Sala a lā lagonaga e uiga ki te tiakinaga o te fa‵kai gali ko Ulo kae ke ‵nofo atu i faleie.


Jehovah promised that he will bring back to life people now sleeping in death. 	 Ne tauto mai a Ieova me ka toe faka‵foki mai ne ia ki te ola a tino kolā ko ‵moe nei i te mate.


Jehovah is hospitable, for he is generous to all, and he wants his worshippers to follow suit. 	 E uiga talimālō a Ieova, me e kaimalie a ia ki tino katoa, kae e manako ko ana tino tapuaki ke fai foki penā.


21 The most endearing and beautiful of all of Jehovah’s qualities is love. 	 21 A te ‵toe uiga sili kae tāua o Ieova ko te alofa.


In what tangible way can we show respect for our gatherings? 	 Se a te auala e tasi e mafai ei o fakaasi atu ne tatou te āva ki ‵tou maopoopoga?


[Picture on page 12] 	 12. Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu me ne seki manako a ia ke ma‵taku ana soko ki a ia? 13, 14.


Although false religious teachings held sway for the most part, some faithful individuals stood up in behalf of true worship to the extent that they were able to do so. 	 Faitalia eiloa te ma‵losi o akoakoga a lotu ‵se i te taimi tenā, ne mafai eiloa o ‵pulu ne nisi tino fakamaoni a te tapuakiga tonu ki te mea ne mafai ne latou o fai.


See “Questions From Readers” on pages 6 and 7. 	 Ke onoono ki te “Fesili Mai te Kau Fai‵tau” i te itulau e 31 mo te 32.


It was only because they sinned that they lost that prospect for both themselves and their children—including us. 	 Ona ko te lā agasala, ne galo atu ei te fakamoemoega tenā mō laua, penā foki loa mo lā tama‵liki—kae e aofia foki i ei tatou.


The refugees worked right along with the local brothers to establish these provisional dormitories. 	 Ne ‵galue tasi a tino kolā ne ‵tuli mai te lotou fenua fakatasi mo taina mai te fenua faka‵lafi tenā ke fakatoka faka‵lei a potu ‵moe kolā ne ‵tau o fakaaogā mō se taimi toetoe fua.


Moreover, certain Gentile Christians, whose religious background likely never included dietary prohibitions, may have been puzzled that anyone would make an issue over food. 	 E se gata i ei, kāti ne ‵numi a nisi Kelisiano mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea, kolā kāti e seai eiloa ne meakai ne fakatapu i olotou lotu mua, i se vaegā kinauga penā e uiga ki meakai.


A Prophetic Woman Sheds Forth Light 	 Ko Sulu Mai ne te Fafine Fakatusa a te Mainaga


A Safe Haven 	 Te Māfuaga o Fakamafanafanaga


John P. Meier, former president of the Catholic Bible Association of America, wrote: “In the N[ew] T[estament] adelphos [brother], when used not merely figuratively or metaphorically but rather to designate some sort of physical or legal relationship, means only full or half-brother, and nothing else.”* Yes, the Scriptures indicate that Jesus had brothers and sisters who were born to Joseph and Mary. 	 Ne tusi mai a John P. Meier, ko te pelesitene mua o te Catholic Bible Association of America, penei: “I te Feagaiga Fou, kafai e fakaaogā a te pati Eleni telā e fakauiga ki te ‘taina’ ke fakamatala atu ei te auala e kāiga ei se tino mo te suā tino, e fakauiga fua i ei ki taina ‵tonu io me ki āfa taina kae sē ki se isi mea.”* E tonu, e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e isi ne taina mo tuagane o Iesu kolā ko tama a Iosefa mo Malia.


(2 Timothy 3:16, 17) Head knowledge alone, though, is not going to help us to acquire a heart that pleases Jehovah. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16, 17) E se lava fua i te mauaga o te iloaga ke maua ei ne tatou se loto telā e fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova.


At the city gate, where legal cases were handled, the judges ‘took hush money and turned aside poor people.’ 	 I mataloa o olotou fa‵kai, kolā e fai i ei a fono fakamasino, e talia sāle ne famasino a ‘‵togi fakakolekole kae afuli keatea a tino ma‵tiva.’


The intriguing talk entitled “What Is Truth?” will examine why we can trust God’s Word, the Bible. 	 A te lāuga gali telā e fakaulutala penei “Se a te Munatonu?” ka faipati eiloa ki pogai e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu.


The Gospel record shows that Jesus moved sincere men to change their occupation, a major concern in the life of many. 	 E fakaasi mai ne nisi tusitusiga faka-Evagelia me ne fakamalosi atu ne Iesu a nisi tino loto fakamaoni ke tiaki olotou galuega.


Theologians and scientists have debated this question for centuries. 	 Ko leva ne kinau sāle a faifeau mo saienitisi e uiga ki te mataupu tenei i te fia selau o tausaga.


• What can be learned from a meeting that Jesus conducted with his followers? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakatasiga telā ne takitaki ne Iesu fakatasi mo ana soko?


(Acts 10:42) This assignment calls for skills that may not come naturally. 	 (Galuega 10:42) E ‵tau o maua ne tatou te atamai i te faiga o te galuega tenei.


9 We can have confidence that Jehovah always deals with his people in a loving way. 	 9 E mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me e alofa faeloa a Ieova i ana faifaiga ki ana tino.


You can understand the Bible! 	 E mafai eiloa o malamalama koe i te Tusi Tapu!


17 An 11-year-old girl in Portugal faced pressure in school to celebrate holidays that were in violation of her Bible-trained conscience. 	 17 Ne faimālō atu ki se tamaliki fafine ko 11 ana tausaga i te akoga i Potukale ke kau atu ki te fakamanatuga o aso malōlō kolā ne fakamasei atu ki tena loto lagona.


Will we meditate on and take to heart the vital information that will strengthen us to resist Satan’s final attempt to divert us from the truth? 	 E mata, ka mafaufau ‵mafa kae fakatāua ne tatou a fakamatalaga tafasili i te tāua konā, kolā ka fakamalosi mai ke ‵teke ne tatou a taumafaiga fakaoti a Satani ke ‵futi ne ia tatou keatea mo te munatonu?


7, 8. (a) What experience shows the good that results when elders imitate Jesus and Paul? (b) When should elders begin to train prospective ministerial servants and elders? 	 7, 8. (a) Se a te tala telā e fakaasi mai i ei a mea aogā kolā e maua māfai e fakaakoako atu a toeaina ki a Iesu mo Paulo? (e) Se a te taimi ‵lei e ‵tau ei o kamata o fakamasani ne toeaina a taina papatiso kolā e mafai o fai pelā me ne tavini fakafaifeau mo toeaina?


Did they conclude that they were wasting their time, reasoning that Jesus’ words applied to a future generation, not to their own? 	 E mata, ne fakaiku aka ne latou me e māumāu fua olotou taimi, mai i te fakasakosako atu me kāti ne fakauiga a pati a Iesu ki se isi kautama i aso mai mua, kae e se ko te lotou kautama?


Isaiah proved true to his word—his Yes meant Yes. 	 Ne fakatalitonu mai ne Isaia me tonu eiloa a ia mo tena pati—ne fakauiga eiloa tena Ao ki te Ao.


5 Read Nehemiah 13:4-9. 	 5 Faitau te Neemia 13:4-9.


12 Read Zechariah 12:5, 6. “The sheiks of Judah” refer to those having oversight among God’s people. 	 12 Faitau te Sakalia 12:5, 6. “A kaukāiga o Iuta” e fakasino eiloa ki tino kolā e tausi atu ki tino o te Atua.


(Hosea 6:4) What a testimony to the deplorable spiritual condition of God’s people! 	 (Hosea 6:4) Ko tafaga te ‵tonu o te fakamaoniga tenā e uiga ki te tulaga masei ne oko ki tino o te Atua i te feitu faka-te-agaga!


(Numbers 16:29, 30) So whether by the earth opening and swallowing them or by fire consuming them as in the case of Korah and the 250 Levites who sided with him, all these rebels ended up in Sheol, or Hades.—Numbers 26:10. 	 (Numela 16:29, 30) Tela la, faitalia me ne folo latou ne te laukele telā ne mavaelua io me ne ‵ka i se afi, e pelā mo te mea ne tupu ki a Kola mo tino Levi e toko 250 kolā ne ‵kau atu ki a ia, e olo atu a tino ‵teke katoa konei ki Seoli io me ko Heitisi.—Numela 26:10.


They even managed to kill some Witnesses. 	 Ne mafai foki o tamate ne latou a nisi Molimau.


“Man, born of woman, is short-lived and glutted with agitation,” observed the faithful patriarch Job. 	 E ola katoa tatou i te olaga toetoe tenei, kae ‵fonu i fakalavelave,” ko pati a te toeaina fakamaoni ko Iopu.


He puts away false religious practices and undesirable traits of his former way of life and cultivates the Christlike personality. 	 E tiakina ne ia a faifaiga ‵se fakalotu mo uiga e se manakogina o tena olaga mua kae ati aka a uiga o Keliso.


[Picture on page 9] 	 E fakatoetoe aka pefea ne koe a mea e aofia i te tusi ko Mika? 9.


(1 Tim. 5:1, 2) Christian elders seek out qualified men to whom they can delegate certain responsibilities, training them to help care for God’s flock. 	 (1 Timoteo 5:1, 2) E ‵sala eiloa a toeaina Kelisiano ki tāgata kolā e fetaui ‵lei ke mafai o tuku atu ki a latou a nisi tiute, kae akoako foki latou ke fesoasoani atu i te tausiga o te lafu a te Atua.


Unable to reach into heaven, the kings of the earth will vent their rage on those on earth who support God’s Kingdom. 	 Ka sē mafai o taua atu a tupu o te lalolagi ki te Malo o te Atua i te lagi, tela la, ka taumafai latou o taua atu ki a latou kolā e ‵lago atu ki ei i te lalolagi nei.


One particular event must have intrigued Jesus’ disciples. 	 E tasi te mea e tupu ne fia iloa ne soko o Iesu.


Paul indicated that Epaphras was praying specifically for those in Colossae. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo me ne ‵talo atu eiloa a Epafala e uiga ki tino i Kolose.


What, though, do the symbols in these three introductory verses stand for? 	 Kae ne a mea e fakauiga ki ei a pati fakatusa i fuaiupu konei e tolu i te kamataga?


What evidence, though, does creation provide? 	 Ne a la fakamaoniga e maua ne tatou mai mea kolā ne faite?


Or have you ever gone to someone to clear up a problem only to hear that person say: “I have nothing to say to you”? 	 Io me kai fanatu eiloa koe ki se tino o faka‵lei aka se fakalavelave kae fai mai tou tagata: “E seai ne aku pati e fia fai atu ki a koe”?


Moreover, the Babylonians looked down on the Jews, mocking both them and their God, Jehovah. 	 E se gata i ei, ne ‵kilo fatauva atu a te kau Papelonia ki tino Iutaia, kae fakatauemu latou fakatasi mo te lotou Atua, ko Ieova.


Over a number of weeks, take a few minutes at the end of each Bible study to describe the program of spiritual instruction that you receive at the various meetings and assemblies. 	 Mō nāi vaiaso, ke na fakaaogā a nāi minute i te fakaotiga o au lū sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu ke fakamatala atu te polokalame o akoakoga faka-te-agaga kolā e maua ne koe i fakatasiga mo fono kese‵kese.


(Zech. 14:4, ftn.) Both of them are his. 	 (Saka. 14:4) I a ia a mauga e lua konā.


That insight is especially timely today, given the proliferation of theories about life’s purpose and the way to happiness. 	 E tāua ‵ki te malamalama tenā i aso nei, ona ko te uke o manatu kese‵kese e uiga ki ‵tou fakamoemoega i te olaga nei penā foki loa mo te auala e maua ei te poto.


The psalmist spoke of such people when he said: “Their heart has become unfeeling just like fat.” 	 Ne faipati te faisalamo ki vaegā tino penā i ana pati konei: “A tino konei e seai se poto i a latou.”


(Read Matthew 25:21, 23.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 25:21, 23.)


(Luke 11:8) The expression “bold persistence” occurs only once in the Bible. 	 (Luka 11:8) E sae fakatasi mai fua i te Tusi Tapu a te tugāpati ko te “fakamolemole ‵soko.”


Care for your health. 	 Tausi faka‵lei ki tou foitino.


This brings them deep inner happiness.—Romans 4:7, 8. 	 E maua i ei ne latou a te tinā fiafia tonu i te loto.—Loma 4:7, 8.


(Eph. 4:8) Think of congregation elders, circuit overseers, Branch Committee members, and the members of the Governing Body. 	 (Efe. 4:8) Mafaufau ki toeaina i te fakapotopotoga, ovasia o te fenua, sui o te Ofisa Lagolago, mo sui o te Potukau Pule.


When does disfellowshipping take place? 	 Ko te taimi fea e fakatea ei se tino?