By our presence and upbuilding conversation, we can also have a good effect on our brothers and sisters, ‘inciting them to love and fine works.’—Heb. 10:24, 25. 	 Mai te fakatasi atu mo te faiga o sau‵talaga fakamalosi, e mafai foki o maua ne tatou a ikuga ‵lei e uiga ki ‵tou taina mo tuagane, ‘mai te fakatau fesoasoani ke fakaasi atu ki a latou a te alofa mo te fai mea ‵lei.’—Epelu 10:24, 25.


17 What can you do if you have personal differences with a fellow Christian? 	 17 Ne a au mea e mafai o fai māfai e isi se fakalavelave i te vā o koe mo se taina Kelisiano?


For this reason, “God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie, in order that they all may be judged because they did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness.”—2 Thessalonians 2:10-12. 	 Ona ko te pogai tenei, “e tuku mai ne te Atua a te mana o te fai mea ‵se ke galue i loto i a latou, ko te mea ke talitonu latou ki te mea ‵se.


Or it could be that since the wicked are generally treated with animosity, the hostility they receive from others silences them. 	 Io me kāti ona ko te mea e fai fakamasei sāle atu ki tino amio ma‵sei, e fakafilemu aka ei latou ne faifaiga matagā kolā e maua ne latou mai nisi tino.


Yet, we do face hardships common to mankind, and we may “suffer for the sake of righteousness.” (1 Pet. 3:14; 5:8, 9; 1 Cor. 10:13) To cope with such trials successfully, we need faith and courage. 	 E ui i ei, e fe‵paki eiloa tatou mo mea faiga‵ta kolā e masani o oko ki tino, kae kāti e ‘logo‵mae tatou ona ko te amiotonu.’ (1 Petelu 3:14; 5:8, 9; 1 Kolinito 10:13) Ke fakafesagai atu mo te manuia ki vaegā tofotofoga penā, e manakogina te fakatuanaki mo te loto malosi.


Jehovah has taken progressive steps to accomplish his purpose. 	 Ko oti ne fakatoka ne Ieova a auala ke fakataunu ei tena fuafuaga.


1, 2. (a) What challenges do many strangers face today? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a mea faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo tino ‵fou i aso nei?


If you are still attending school, could you study a foreign language in preparation for this type of ministry? 	 Kafai koi nofo atu koe i se akoga, e mata, e mafai o tauloto ne koe se isi ‵gana ke fakatoka ei mō se vaegā galuega penei?


The hatreds, suspicions, and jealousies that sparked the war are still there. 	 Kae koi tumau eiloa a uiga takalia‵lia, te masalosalo, mo te loto masei kolā e fakamalosi aka i ei a te taua.


Of course, you look around to see if there are more nuggets to be found. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ka toe ‵sala atu koe ki nisi fatu tāua.


(Read Luke 1:26-33.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 1:26-33.)


Is it enough, however, for us to be directed only “by natural instinct” when we try to decide what is right and what is wrong? 	 Kae e mata, ko lava loa ke takitaki tatou ne ‵tou “loto lagona” māfai e ‵tau o fai se fakaikuga e uiga ki te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se?


2 When Jesus urged his disciples to follow the pattern he set, he was specifically speaking of humility. 	 2 I te taimi ne fakamalosi atu ei a Iesu ki ana soko ke tau‵tali ki tena fakaakoakoga, ne faipati fakapito eiloa a ia ki te loto maulalo.


He asserts that any who serve God do so, not out of love, but for selfish reasons. 	 Ne fai mai a ia me i so se tino telā e tavini atu ki te Atua e tavini atu fua ona ko ana manakoga kaiū kae sē ko te alofa.


The pungent smell of hot tar was in the air; the sounds of woodworking tools reverberated. 	 Ko pusaki atu te malosi o te manogi o te kolotā ‵vela; te tagi o mea faigaluega e lagona ‵mao.


Consider the three following questions, and compare popular concepts of Armageddon with what the Bible really teaches. 	 Mafaufau ki fesili e tolu kolā e ‵soko mai kae faka‵pau aka a mea kolā e iloa ne tino e uiga ki Amaketo mo mea kolā e akoako tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu.


What about married couples without children and all the men and women without a successful career? 	 Kae e pefea la a taki tauavaga kolā e seai ne olotou tama‵liki mo tagata mo fafine kolā e seai ne olotou galuega ‵togi?


How may others be affected when you take the step of baptism? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia a nisi tino māfai ko papatiso koe?


For others it is a life of poverty. 	 Kae ko nisi tino ne maua fua se olaga mativa.


Christian elders strive to be kind in dealing with the flock 	 E taumafai a toeaina Kelisiano ke fakaasi atu te alofa atafai i olotou faifaiga ki te lafu mamoe


One such person is Morena. 	 E tokotasi mai i a latou ko Morena.


“What son is he that a father does not discipline?” asked the apostle Paul. 	 “Ko oi la te tama telā e se polopoloki ne tena tamana?” ko te fesili a te apositolo ko Paulo.


2 You young people know that your parents feel that it is wise to make such restrictions, perhaps for your own protection. 	 2 E iloa ne koutou, talavou, me se mea ‵lei ke fai ne otou mātua ne vaegā tapulā penā, kāti mō te ‵lei eiloa o koutou.


His beloved Leader, Jesus Christ, was saying “with outspokenness” that He was soon to suffer and die! 	 Ne “fakamalamalama faka‵lei” atu tena Takitaki pele, ko Iesu Keliso, me ko pili o logo‵mae kae mate a Ia!


“Until I expire I shall not take away my integrity from myself!” he said.—Job 27:5, 6. 	 Ne fai mai a ia, penei: “Au e makeke eiloa i a au e se ‵se ke oko eiloa ki te aso e mate ei au.”—Iopu 27:5, 6.


It was with an enemy of God, this time with the son of Ahab, wicked King Ahaziah. 	 Ne fakataugasoa a ia mo se fili o Ieova, i te taimi tenei ko te tamaliki tagata a Aapo, ko te tupu masei ko Asaia.


The apostle Peter warned of “false prophets” and “false teachers” who would try to “entice unsteady souls” into wrongdoing. 	 Ne fai atu te apositolo ko Petelu ke fakaeteete i “pelofeta ‵loi” mo “faiakoga ‵loi” kolā e taumafai o “fakalata ne latou a tino sē ma‵losi” ke fai a mea ‵se.


(Ps. 83:18; Eccl. 9:5, 10) What impressed others was the love among Jehovah’s people. 	 (Salamo 83:18; Failauga 9:5, 10) Ako nisi tino ne ofo latou i te alofa telā e maua i tino o Ieova.


13 Life Story—All Things Are Possible With Jehovah 	 13 Tala Tonu—E Mafai ne Ieova o Fai a Mea Katoa


How does our personal integrity relate to the issue of universal sovereignty? 	 E ‵soko tasi pefea te ‵tou fakamaoni ki te kinauga e uiga ki te pulega sili i te lagi mo te lalolagi?


Hence, we need to share in the disciple-making work with enthusiasm, as Jesus did. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o safe te matagi i te olo atu o tatou o fai a soko e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu.


Appreciating Your Grand Privilege 	 Fakaasi Atu Tou Loto Fakafetai mo te Tauliaga Fakapito


(Genesis 24:63-67) The psalmist David ‘meditated on God during the night watches.’ 	 (Kenese 24:63-67, NW) Ne “mafaufau foki” te tino faisalamo ko Tavita ki te Atua “i te po katoa.”


Do not be afraid.’” (Isaiah 35:3, 4; 1 Peter 5:1, 2) Note, however, that Paul’s admonition to “speak consolingly to the depressed souls” and to “support the weak” was not given to elders only. 	 14 E maua ne toeaina Kelisiano a te tiute ‵mafa ke ‘fakamalosi atu ki lima kolā ko vāi‵vāi mo tulivae kolā ko pole‵pole i te vāi‵vāi,’ kae fai atu ki “tino loto vāivāi, ‘Fakama‵losi kae sa ma‵taku!’ ” (Isaia 35:3, 4; 1 Petelu 5:1, 2) Kae masaua la me ne seki tuku atu fua ki toeaina te fakamalosiga a Paulo ke “fakaloto malosi atu a tino mata ma‵taku,” mo te ‘fesoasoani atu foki ki tino vāi‵vāi.’


Since we ourselves are determined to walk with Jehovah God, what is required of us? 	 Ona ko te fia sa‵sale faeloa o tatou mo Ieova te Atua, ne a la mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


Doing so can make a great difference in his or her day. 	 I te faiga penā e mafai ei o fai pelā me se aso gali ki a ia.


In reply, Jacob told Esau: “Sell me, first of all, your right as firstborn!” 	 I tena tali, ne fai atu a Iakopo ki a Esau: “Ke tuku mai muamua ne koe tou tofi toekimua ki a au ko fatoa avatu ei ne au ne mu mea ma koe.”


They are the very ones who demonstrate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts, while their conscience is bearing witness with them.”—Romans 2:14, 15. 	 E fakaasi mai ei ne latou me i mea kolā e manako ki ei te Tulafono, e tusi i olotou loto; kae molimau foki olotou mafaufau io me ko olotou loto lagona me tonu.”—Loma 2:14, 15.


Using simple strategy, she had misdirected murderous men who had no right to the truth and she had saved innocent servants of Jehovah. 	 Mai i ana pati faigofie, ne takitaki ‵se ei ne tou fafine a tāgata tatino kolā e seai se lā saolotoga ke iloa ne lāua a te mea tonu, kae ne faka‵sao ei ne tou fafine a tavini ‵lei a Ieova.


English cleric Stephen Langton, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury, is credited with adding the chapter divisions to the Bible. 	 A te tagata Egelani ko Stephen Langton, telā ne fai fakamuli mo fai se Pisopo Pule o Canterbury, ne tavaegina mō te fakaopoopo atu o te vaevaega o mataupu ki te Tusi Tapu.


Perhaps the husband likes to stay quietly at home during leisure time and read a book. On the other hand, the wife may prefer going out for a meal or visiting friends. 	 E se taumate a te tagata e manako o nofo i te fale kae faitau se tusi i tena taimi malōlō, kae ko te fafine e manako o kai i se koga fakaa‵tea io me āsi ki taugasoa.


What view of one another do we need to maintain, and why might this be a challenge at times? 	 Se a te kilokiloga e ‵tau o fakatumau ne tatou ki tino takitokotasi, kae kaia e mafai ei o faigata te mea tenei i nisi taimi?


The initial textual reconstruction by the team of scholars was heavily influenced by Irenaeus’ description of the gospel. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka a te potukau muamua o tino a‵koga kolā ne ‵fuli ne latou te “Tusi a Iuta” ne fakamatalaga a Irenaeus e uiga ki te tusi.


Did they ask him what this Kingdom was? 	 E mata, ne fesili atu latou ki a ia me se a te Malo tenā?


Why may Lot’s wife have looked back, and what did her disobedient act cost her? 	 Kaia ne toe kilo ei te avaga a Lota ki tua, kae se a te ‵togi o tena sē fakalogo?


He symbolized his dedication to Jehovah by water immersion at a convention in July 2004. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia a ia eiloa ki a Ieova mai te papatisoga ki te vai i te fono lasi e tasi i a Iulai 2004.


WHILE in exile on the island of Patmos, the aged apostle John is favored with prophetic visions. 	 ITE taimi koi nofo fakapagota ei i te motu ko Patamo, ne tuku atu ki te toeaina ko te apositolo ko Ioane a fakaasiga fakavaloaga.


What is the difference between speculation and watchfulness? 	 Se a te ‵kese o te tuku taumate mo te matapulapula?


How Did Satan and the Demons Come to Be? 	 Ne Māfua Mai Pefea a Satani mo Temoni?


Habakkuk had an exemplary attitude, for he said: “Although the fig tree itself may not blossom, and there may be no yield on the vines; the work of the olive tree may actually turn out a failure, and the terraces themselves may actually produce no food; the flock may actually be severed from the pen, and there may be no herd in the enclosures; yet, as for me, I will exult in Jehovah himself; I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.” 	 E ‵lei eiloa te kilokiloga a Sapakuka, me ne fai atu a ia penei: “E ui eiloa e seai ne fua i luga o mati kae seai foki ne fuataga i luga o vine, e ui eiloa e se fua lei a olive ka ko seai foki ne fuaga e maua mai saito, e ui eiloa e mate katoa a mamoe ka ko ‵ma kalekale a sai pulumakau, kae seai eiloa se pulumakau i ei; e fiafia faeloa au i te Aliki [ko Ieova] te Atua ko toku fakaola.”


(Matthew 24:9) As we near the end, Satan will cause the nations to manifest their hatred against Jehovah’s people. 	 (Mataio 24:9) Ona ko te pili atu o tatou ki te gataga, ka fai ne Satani a atufenua ke fakaasi atu te lotou takalia‵lia ki tino o Ieova.


• How is joy described? 	 • E fakamatala mai pefea te uiga o te fiafia?


My quality of life has plummeted.” 	 Ko gasolo ifo eiloa o seai se aoga o te olaga ki a au.”


Such loving visits can be just the right medicine, as it were, to revive those weak in faith. 	 A vaegā āsiga penā e mafai o fai pelā me ko te vailakau tonu eiloa ke fakamalosi aka ei te fakatuanaki o tino vāi‵vāi.


My first contact with Jehovah’s Witnesses came before I separated from my wife. 	 A te taimi muamua ne fetaui ei au mo Molimau a Ieova ko te taimi mai mua malie eiloa o māvae au mo taku avaga.


And Jehovah, the one seated on the throne, says: “Look! 	 Kae ne fai mai pefea a Ieova, te tino telā e sagasaga i te nofogaaliki, penei: “Kiloke!


In what ways can we benefit from such a study? 	 I auala fea e maua ei ne tatou a mea aoga mai i se sukesukega penā?


SONGS: 81, 134 	 PESE: 81, 134


Rather, it is in the best interests of the work when younger ones are trained to handle responsibilities. 	 I lō te fai penā, ka mafai o ‵lei te galuega māfai e akoako a talavou ki nisi tiute.


Second, we should not be surprised if on rare occasions challenges to authority arise in the congregations today. 	 A te lua o akoakoga, e se ‵tau o ofo tatou māfai ko ‵teke atu i nai taimi ki pulega i loto i te fakapotopotoga i aso nei.


Why, the potter can make another type of vessel out of it or simply discard it! 	 E mafai ne te tino faite ipu kele o faite se mea fakaa‵tea io me ‵pei kea‵tea.


(Deuteronomy 5:8-10) So when everyone else bowed down, they remained standing. 	 (Teutelonome 5:8-10) Tela la, ne seki ifo eiloa latou ki te tupua i te taimi ne ifo i ei a tino katoa ki ei.


Many, for example, define success in terms of outstanding achievement in financial, professional, or academic pursuits. 	 E mafau‵fau a tino e tokouke me i te tino e manuia māfai e uke ana tupe, maua se galuega ‵lei, io me akoga faka‵lei.


(Neh. 9:13) Jehovah tried to teach his people so that they could be fit bearers of his holy name as the inheritors of the Promised Land, but they forsook the good things they learned.—Read Nehemiah 9:16-18. 	 (Nee. 9:13) Ne taumafai a Ieova o akoako ana tino ko te mea ke mafai o tauave ne latou a tena igoa tapu e pelā me ne tino kolā ka ‵nofo i te Fenua o te Folafolaga, kae ne tiakina ne latou a mea ‵lei kolā ne tauloto ne latou.—Faitau te Neemia 9:16-18.


This government would differ from all others. 	 E ‵kese eiloa te malo tenei mai nisi malo katoa.


How Did We Get Here? 4 	 Ne Oko Mai Pefea Tatou ki Konei? 4


Solomon could have asked for more wealth, power, or a longer life. 	 Ne mafai o fakamolemole atu a Solomona ke maua ne ia a koloa, te malosi pule io me se olaga loa.


(Deut. 31:6-8, 23) Enoch, the seventh man in the genealogical line from Adam, courageously walked with God by pursuing an upright course amid his wicked contemporaries. 	 (Teutelonome 31:6-8, 23) Ne sasale eiloa a Enoka, te tagata i te tokofitu i te fakasologa o tino mai i a Atamu, i te loto toa fakatasi mo te Atua mai te kausaki atu ki se olaga amiotonu faitalia te amio ma‵sei o tino i ana aso.


That was the equivalent of what an unskilled laborer might earn for 25 days’ work. 	 E ‵pau eiloa te aofaki tenā mo te ‵togi o se leipa sē atamai mō aso e 25.


(James 2:13b) James was speaking of the mercy that a worshipper of Jehovah shows toward others. 	 (Iakopo 2:13e) Ne faipati eiloa a Iakopo ki te alofa ‵nau telā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne se tino tapuaki o Ieova ki nisi tino.


True, a person may bring reproach on Jehovah as well as injury to innocent people. 	 E tonu, kāti e fakamasiasi ne se tino a Ieova kae faka‵mae atu ki nisi tino.


Jehovah saw that it was not good for the first man, Adam, to continue by himself. 	 Ne matea ne Ieova me e se ‵lei māfai e nofo tokotasi te tagata muamua, ko Atamu.


During the teenage years, however, you may find it hard to accept the advice your parents give you. 	 Kae, i te taimi koi talavou ei koe, kāti ka faigata ki a koe ke talia a pati fakatonutonu a ou mātua.


“FEET SHOD IN READINESS TO DECLARE THE GOOD NEWS OF PEACE” 	 “PEI A TAKA I OTOU VAE KE TOKA O FOLAFOLA ATU TE TALA ‵LEI O TE FILEMU”


When young people pursue spiritual goals, the world often scorns them. 	 Kafai e kausaki atu a talavou ki fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga, e takalia‵lia sāle a tino o te lalolagi ki a latou.


What if Jehovah were to withdraw his spirit from you, as he did in the case of King Saul? (1 Samuel 16:14) With God’s spirit removed, you could fall into even more serious sin. 	 Kae pefea la māfai ko tapale ne Ieova tena agaga mai i a koe, e pelā mo tena mea ne fai e uiga ki te tupu ko Saulo? (1 Samuelu 16:14) Kafai ko ave keatea te agaga o te Atua, e mafai o fai ne koe ne agasala e matagā atu.


Jesus used Jehovah’s strength to help others 	 Ne fakaaogā ne Iesu te malosi mai i a Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino


But Paul counseled Christian fathers: “Do not be irritating your children, but go on bringing them up in the discipline and mental-regulating of Jehovah.” 	 Kae ne polopoloki atu a Paulo ki tamana kolā ne Kelisiano: “Sa fakaitaitagina otou tama‵liki, kae ke puti aka faeloa latou i polopolokiga mo fakatakitakiga a Ieova.”


(Genesis 8:20; 46:1; Job 1:5) However, when the Law was instituted, Jehovah appointed male members of Aaron’s family as priests through whom sacrifices should be offered. 	 (Kenese 8:20; 46:1; Iopu 1:5) Kae i te taimi ne kamata ei o fakagalue aka te Tulafono, ne ‵tofi aka ne Ieova a tāgata mai te kāiga o Alona ke fai pelā me ne faitaulaga kolā e ‵tau fua o ofo atu ne latou a taulaga.


The Bible revealed that in contrast with what might be expected in an age of progress, people would be ruining the earth. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu me e ‵kese mai i se mea telā ne fakamoemoe ki ei i se vaitausaga o te gasolo ki mua, ne fakamasei ne tino a te lalolagi.


With the help of Jesus, have we not come to appreciate our Father in a way that most people today do not? 	 Ko oti ne fesoasoani mai a Iesu ke iloa ne tatou a ‵tou Tamana i se auala telā e se iloa ne te tokoukega o tino i aso nei.


But know one thing, that if the householder had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have kept awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.” 	 Ke masaua ne koutou a te mea nei! Kafai te pule o te kāiga e iloa ne ia a te taimi o te po e vau sāle i ei a te tino kaisoa; e alaala faeloa a ia ke mo a e vau a te tino kaisoa ki loto i tena fale.”


What is the gist of Micah chapters 4 and 5? 5 Mic Chapter 4 foretells that in the final part of the days, all nations will come to the elevated mountain of the house of Jehovah to be instructed by him. 	 5 E ‵valo mai i te mataupu e 4 me i aso fakaoti ka olo atu a malo katoa ki te fale o Ieova i te mauga maluga ke akoakogina latou i ei ne ia.


Jehovah will help you.—Read 1 Peter 5:10. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a Ieova ki a koe.—Faitau te 1 Petelu 5:10.


(Colossians 1:15) Think about the opportunities he had to absorb his Father’s thinking and learn His will, standards, and ways. 	 (Kolose 1:15) Mafaufau ki avanoaga ne maua ne ia ke fakaasi mai i ei a mafaufauga o tena Tamana kae tauloto a mea e uiga ki Tena loto, tulaga, mo auala.


One fourth of the world’s population is said to live below the poverty line. 	 E tasi vae fa o tino i te lalolagi nei e se lava olotou mea e maua i te olaga nei.


(Revelation 1:1, 2) It is generally thought that he was released from exile during the reign of Roman Emperor Nerva. 	 (Fakaasiga 1:1, 2) E se taumate, ne fakasaoloto a ia mai konā i te taimi ne pule ei te tupu o Loma ko Nerva.


Whatever causes it, however, if anxiety is intense and prolonged, it can rob us of peace. 	 Kafai ko ‵to uke io me ko ‵to ‵lasi a fakalavelave e mafai o fai ei ke galo i ei te filemu.


We will consider those questions in this article.* 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou ki fesili konā i te mataupu tenei.*


Was the actual cup Jesus held the new covenant? 	 E mata, a te ipu tonu telā ne puke ne Iesu ko te feagaiga fou?


James wrote: “He who peers into the perfect law that belongs to freedom and who persists in it, this man, because he has become, not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, will be happy in his doing it.” 	 Ne tusi mai penei a Iakopo: “Ka ko te tino e tausi faka‵lei ki te tulafono e fakakatoatoa ne ia te ‵lei, tela ko te tulafono o te saolotoga, kae ola foki i ei a ia, kae se na ko te fakalogologo fua ki ei ko puli ei i a ia, kae e tausi fakamaoni eiloa ki ei, i te fai ne ia a mea e fakatonu mai. A te tino tena ka fakamanuia ne te Atua i ana mea e fai.”


He himself will guide us until we die.”—PS. 48:14. 	 “Te Atua tenei ko te ‵tou Atua ki te se gata mai, se gata mai eiloa; ka takitaki ne ia a tatou i taimi katoa fakamuli.”—SALAMO 48:14.


Act decisively now, and you may be privileged to be included among the “great crowd” of human survivors of “the great tribulation.” 	 Ke na fai sau filifiliga nei, kae ka mafai o maua ne koe te tauliaga ke aofia i te “vaitino tokouke” o tino kolā ka ‵sao atu i ‘te fakalavelave lasi.’


17 Without question, Jesus set the best possible example of watchfulness. 	 17 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne fai eiloa ne Iesu a te ‵toe fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te matapulapula.


Now if mere men can fool us with their propaganda, what might Satan be able to do? 	 Tela la, kafai e mafai ne tagata ola o fakaloiloi tatou ki olotou tala ‵loi, kae e a Satani?


Job also ‘made glad the heart of the widow’ and became ‘eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.’—Job 29:12-15. 20, 21. Who are in need of our expressions of loving-kindness, and what should each of us be determined to do? 	 Ne fakafiafia foki ne Iopu ‘a loto o fafine ko mate olotou avaga’ kae ne fai foki pelā me ne “mata ki tino kivi, pela me ne vae ki tino e masei a vae.”—Iopu 29:12-15.


Jesus warned his disciples: “Be on the watch for the false prophets that come to you in sheep’s covering, but inside they are ravenous wolves.” 	 Ne polopoloki atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “Ke fakaeteete koutou i pelofeta ‵loi kolā e o‵mai ki a koutou i amioga fakamamoe, ka ko olotou loto ko fe‵kai eiloa e pelā mo ne luko.”


Consider three ways. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki auala e tolu.


His judgments are righteous, and his wisdom trustworthy. 	 E amio‵tonu ana fakamasinoga, kae fakatuagagina a tena poto.


9 The third head of the beast that John saw represents the kingdom of which Babylon was capital. 	 9 A te tolu o ulu o te manu fekai telā ne lavea ne Ioane e fakauiga ki te malo o Papelonia.


My parents were farmworkers, and they worked on the kolkhoz from dawn to dusk. 	 A oku mātua ne tino fai fatoaga, kae ga‵lue lāua i te fatoaga tenā mai te tafataeao ke oko atu ki te afiafi.


He assures us: “I shall make you have insight and instruct you in the way you should go. I will give advice with my eye upon you.” 	 E tauto mai a ia: “Ka akoako atu ne au ki a koe te auala e ‵tau o fano koe i ei; ka fakatonutonu kae akoako ne au a koe.”


Shun Dishonest Gain—Shepherd the Flock Eagerly 	 ‵Kalo Keatea Mai te Galue ke Maua se ‵Togi—Tausi te Lafu mo te Fakamaoni


If so, “do not hold back good from those to whom it is owing, when it happens to be in the power of your hand to do it.”—Prov. 3:27. 	 Kafai e fiafia koe, ke “fai a faiga ‵lei ki tino fakaa‵lofa i so se taimi e toka ei koe.”—Faata. 3:27. [Ata i te itulau e 8] [Pokisi i te itulau e 9] [Ata i te itulau e 9]


Or would they rather think of themselves as Ashdodites, Ammonites, or Moabites? 	 Io me ka mafau‵fau pelā i a latou ne tino Asetota, tino Amoni, io me ne tino Moapi?


Then I stopped studying, engaging in the ministry, and attending meetings. 	 Ne fakagata ei ne au aku sukesukega, te kau atu ki te galuega talai, mo fakatasiga foki.


(2 Corinthians 4:4) Also, God has hidden his purposes from the haughty and has revealed them to humble ones. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:4) Kae ne ‵funa foki ne te Atua ana fuafuaga mai tino fakamata‵mata kae ne fakaasi atu fua ki tino loto mau‵lalo.


Of what is respect for the worldwide Christian congregation and its representatives a reflection? 	 Ko oi e fakaasi atu ne tatou te āva ki ei māfai e āva foki tatou ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano mo ana sui?


He takes our vows seriously, and we must fulfill them in order to have his approval. 	 E fakatāua malosi ne ia ‵tou tautoga kae e ‵tau o fakataunu faka‵lei ne tatou ko te mea ke talia ne ia.


It may be ridicule by classmates, or it may be peer pressure to commit immorality and other wrongs. 	 Kāti ko pati fakatauemu mai ‵tou taugasoa i te akoga, io me ko fakamalosiga mai taugasoa ma‵sei ke finalalolagi io me fai a nisi amioga sē ‵tau.


13 Accurate knowledge of God’s word gives us confidence to witness courageously. 	 13 E tuku mai ne te iloaga tonu o te muna a te Atua a te loto malosi ke molimau atu tatou mo te loto toa.


They show appreciation for Jehovah, their Benefactor, by ‘declaring abroad the excellencies of the one that called them out of darkness into his wonderful light.’ (1 Peter 2:9; Colossians 1:13) Those with an earthly hope have the same thankful spirit, and they support their anointed brothers in the public declaration of Jehovah’s “excellencies.” 	 E fakaasi atu ne latou te loto fiafia mō Ieova, te lotou Atua telā e tuku mai ne ia a mea ‵lei, mai te ‘folafola atu a galuega fakaofoofogina a te Atua, tela ne kalagagina ne ia a latou mai i te pouliga ki tona mainaga fakaofoofogina.’ (1 Petelu 2:9; Kolose 1:13) E fakaasi atu foki ne tino kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi fou a te agaga fakafetai, kae e ‵lago atu latou ki olotou taina fakaekegina i te folafolaatuga o “galuega fakaofoofogina a te Atua.”


But their end shall be according to their works.”—2 Corinthians 11:14, 15. 	 Kae ko te lotou ikuga e fakavae eiloa ki olotou galuega ne fai.”—2 Kolinito 11:14, 15.


They encouraged the wife to be patient. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu lāua ki te fafine ke kufaki.


Her brother-in-law had been in and out of jail ever since he was a teenager. 	 Ne ‵pei fakafia te avaga a tena taina ki te falepuipui kae koi talavou a ia.


If we discern that we have very little time for spiritual pursuits, what should we do? 	 Kafai e iloa ne tatou me e mu‵tana fua ‵tou taimi e fakamāumāu mō mea faka-te-agaga, ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


(Romans 2:24) Indeed, Israel climaxed a long history of rebellion by rejecting Jesus, at which point Jehovah rejected them.—Matthew 21:42, 43. 	 (Loma 2:24) E tonu, ne fakaoti eiloa ne Isalaelu a tena ‵teke atu i se taimi leva ‵ki ki te sē taliaga o Iesu, tiaki ei ne Ieova a latou i konā.—Mataio 21:42, 43.


But if he is serious all the time, it is difficult to approach him.” 	 Kae kafai e fakatonu‵tonu katoa ana mea e fai, se mea faigata ke olo atu ki a ia.”


Paul said: “The good news we preach did not turn up among you with speech alone but also with power and with holy spirit and strong conviction, just as you know what sort of men we became to you for your sakes; and you became imitators of us.”—1 Thessalonians 1:5-7. 	 E iloa ne koutou omotou faiga, i aso ne fakatasi ei tatou, a omotou faiga kona mō te ‵lei o koutou. Ne fakaakoako mai koutou ki omotou faiga e pela foki a faiga a te Aliki.”—1 Tesalonia 1:5-7.


11, 12. (a) Why was forgiveness not an option when Adam and Eve sinned? (b) Why will Jehovah not tolerate sin forever? 	 11, 12. (a) Kaia ne seki ‵tau ei o filifili aka ki se fakamagaloga i te taimi ne agasala ei a Atamu mo Eva? (e) Kaia ka se talia ei ne Ieova ke tumau te agasala ki te se-gata-mai?


‘All things that you want men to do to you, you also must do to them.’—MATTHEW 7:12. 	 ‘A mea katoa kolā e manako koe ke fai ne nisi tino ki a koe, ke fai foki penā ne koe ki a latou.’—MATAIO 7:12.


17 Obviously, Jesus’ teachings can be arranged in different ways. 	 17 Se mea tonu me e mafai fua o fakatoka a akoakoga a Iesu i auala kese‵kese.


What, then, about belief in God? 	 Kae e a la te talitonu ki te Atua?


Imagine her joy when 13 years later she was sitting in the Kingdom Hall with her family and Hans was introduced as the visiting speaker! 	 Ke mafaufau la ki tena fiafia i te taimi ne ‵kami mai ei a Hans e pelā me se failauga asiasi i te 13 tausaga mai tua ifo, i te taimi ne sagasaga atu ei tou fafine mo tena kāiga i te Fale Tapuaki!


17 Enoch had faith that the Seed promised by God would appear in Jehovah’s due time. 	 17 Ne talitonu a Enoka me ka sae mai te Fanau, telā ne folafola mai ne te Atua, i te taimi tonu o Ieova.


In doing so, we will find true happiness and refreshment! 	 I te faiga tenā, ka maua ei ne tatou a te fiafia tonu mo fakamalosiga!


May we take advantage of every opportunity to draw close to Jehovah, appreciating his many provisions to come to know him more intimately. 	 Ke na fakaaogā faka‵lei ne tatou so se avanoaga ke fakapili‵pili atu ei ki a Ieova, mai te fakatāua ne tatou ana fakatokaga e uke ke iloa ‵lei ne tatou a ia.


7 As the early Christian congregation grew, however, a situation that apparently involved discrimination arose. 	 7 I te taimi ne gasolo aka o tokouke a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, e isi se fakalavelave ne sae aka kae kāti ne aofia ei te fakailoga tino.


Some may find that they are focusing on trying different types of wine, decorating the home, finding new clothing styles, making investments, planning vacation trips, and the like. 	 A nisi tino e taumafai sale o tami ki vaega kese‵kese o mea inu malosi, fakagaligali te fale, ‵sala ki vaegā gatu ‵fou, ‵teu olotou tupe, palani ki koga ke olo o malōlō i ei, mo nisi mea penā.


That is what the Bible really teaches! 	 Tenā eiloa te mea e akoako tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu!


Some Reminders and Cautions 	 Nisi Fakamasauaga mo Nisi Mea ke Fakaeteete i ei


By relying on Jehovah and choosing our words well, we can apply Paul’s counsel: “Let your utterance be always with graciousness, seasoned with salt, so as to know how you ought to give an answer to each one.”—Colossians 4:6. 	 Mai te fakalagolago ki a Ieova mo te filifiliga faka‵lei o ‵tou pati, e mafai ei o fakagalue aka ne tatou a pati fakatonutonu a Paulo konei: “Ke isi se alofa i otou pati e fai sāle, ke faka‵kona foki ki te masima ke tumau tena aogā, ko te mea ke iloa ne koutou o tali atu ki so se tino e fesili mai ki a koutou.”—Kolose 4:6.


Or we might rationalize that we have a valid reason to hold a negative view of people of certain groups. 	 Io me e mafai o fai ‵tou fakamasakoga me e isi se pogai ‵lei e maua ei ne tatou se kilokiloga sē tonu ki nisi tino.


Our appreciation for the role that angels play in God’s purpose is particularly comforting, since there are angels who have rebelled against Jehovah and have come under Satan’s leadership. 	 Se fakamafanafanaga gali eiloa ke malamalama tatou i tiute o te kau agelu i fuafuaga a te Atua, me isi ne agelu ne ‵teke atu ki a Ieova kae ko ‵nofo atu nei mai lalo i te takitakiga a Satani.


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So they are not surprised if some people do not readily believe that they have truly been anointed by holy spirit. 	 Tela la, e se ‵tau o ‵poi latou māfai e se tali‵tonu a nisi tino me ko oti ne fakaekegina latou ki te agaga tapu.


“Working Hard” 	 Ga‵lue Malosi e Pelā me ne “Kau Faigaluega”


One Christian couple engaged in immoral behavior during their courtship. 	 Ne aofia se tauavaga Kelisiano i amioga ma‵sei i te taimi koi fia‵fai ei laua.


(1 Pet. 4:8) Noteworthy in this regard is the apostle Paul’s counsel, apparently based on Psalm 4:4: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin; let the sun not set with you in a provoked state, neither allow place for the Devil.”—Eph. 4:26, 27. 	 (1 Petelu 4:8) E tāua ‵ki eiloa te polopolokiga a te apositolo ko Paulo i te feitu tenei, telā ne fakavae ki pati i te Salamo 4:4: “Kafai koe e kaitaua, ke se takitaki koe ne tou kaitaua ki te agasala; kae sa nofo mo tou kaitaua i te aso kātoa.


Be Proud of Who You Are 	 Ke Fakamatamata i Tou Iloga Faka-Kelisiano


(John 3:7, 8) Clearly, it is impossible to explain fully this personal calling to those who have not experienced it. 	 (Ioa. 3:7, 8) E manino ‵lei me e faigata ke fakamatala ‵tonu atu a te kalagaga tenei ki a latou kolā e seki fakaekegina.


16 That account provides a serious warning for elders and others in the congregation today. 	 16 A te mea telā ne tupu ki a Kola se fakamasauaga mō toeaina mo nisi tino i te fakapotopotoga i aso nei.


12 Zechariah has had eight visions that he alone observed. 	 12 E valu a fakaasiga a Sakalia ne lavea tokotasi eiloa ne ia.


Like Hezekiah, we consider the sanctification of Jehovah’s name and the outworking of his purpose more important than our own salvation. 	 E pelā mo Hesekia, e mafau‵fau tatou ki te faka‵maluga o te igoa o Ieova mo te fakataunuga o tena fuafuaga e pelā me ko te toe mea tāua i lō ‵tou fakaolataga.


They will not be bewailed, neither will they be gathered up or be buried. 	 E seai se tino e tagi fanoanoa ki a latou, kae e seai foki se tino e vau o ave latou o tanu.


Because not only is he the greatest Personage in all the universe but he also serves as the Protector of those whom he loves. 	 Me e se fai fua a ia e pelā me ko te Tino Sili i te lalolagi kātoa kae e fai foki a ia e pelā me ko te Tino e Puipui ne ia a latou kolā e alofa a ia ki ei.


How difficult it is to obtain an appointment to speak to an important government official, let alone become his friend! 	 Se mea faigata ‵ki ke faipati ki se tino maluga i te malo, maise i ei te faigata ke fai a ia mo fai sou taugasoa!


There is still, though, much to do. 	 Kae koi uke ‵ki a mea e ‵tau o fai.


3, 4. (a) How did the apostle Peter identify the new nation? (b) Who make up this new nation? 	 3, 4. (a) Ne fakamatala mai pefea ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te fenua fou? (e) Ko oi e aofia i te fenua fou tenei?


By walking with Jehovah, obeying his God in all things, Noah showed that survival was possible. 	 E auala i te sa‵sale fakatasi mo Ieova kae fakalogo ki tena Atua i mea katoa, ne fakaasi mai i ei ne Noa me i te ‵sao atu se mea e mafai o maua.


16 Helping others on the road to everlasting life demonstrates our love both for our fellow man and for Jehovah, “whose will is that all sorts of people should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.” (1 Tim. 2:4) When asked what was the greatest of all the laws given to the nation of Israel, Jesus replied: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ 	 16 A te fesoasoani atu ki tino ke maua te ola se-gata-mai se fakaasiga o te ‵tou a‵lofa ki tino pelā foki mo Ieova, “telā e loto ke faka‵sao a tino katoa kae ke iloa tonu ne latou a te munatonu.” (1 Timo. 2:4) I te taimi ne ‵sili atu ei me se a te ‵toe tulafono sili telā ne tuku atu ki te fenua o Isalaelu, ne tali atu a Iesu: “‘E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki a Ieova tou Atua mo tou loto kātoa mo tou foitino kātoa mo tou mafaufau kātoa.’


1, 2. How do many youths feel about standing out as different, and why? 	 1, 2. E pefea a lagonaga o talavou e tokouke ki te lotou tu ‵kese mai i nisi tino, kae kaia?


“He that approaches God must believe that he is and that he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him.”—Hebrews 11:6. 	 “So se tino e vau ki te Atua e ‵tau mo ia o fakatuanaki me iai te Atua, kae tuku atu foki ne ia te taui ‵lei ki tino kolā e salasala ki a ia.”—Epelu 11:6.


As we discussed in the preceding article, centuries earlier God had given the Jews the hope of a resurrection and everlasting life on earth. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu muamua, ko oti ne fai atu ne te Atua ki tino Iutaia i te fia senitenali ko ‵teka a te fakamoemoega ko te toetu mo te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi.


7 The host in the illustration receives a visitor in the middle of the night. 	 7 Ne oko atu se mālō ki te tagata i te tala fakatusa tenā i te valuapo.


What challenge do some Bible students face, and how can we assist them? 	 Se a te mea faigata e fepaki mo nisi akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae e mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou ki a latou?


After the second world war, Gleissner repeatedly used his influence to help the Witnesses in Austria. 	 Mai tua o te taua i te lua a te lalolagi, ne fakaaoga faeloa ne Gleissner a tena tulaga pule ke fesoasoani atu ki Molimau a Ieova i Austria.


Many specialists said that inert IUDs caused a reaction in the uterus that interfered with sperm reaching and fertilizing a woman’s eggs. 	 Ne fai mai a nisi tino ‵poto me e mafai o puipui ei te moegatama telā e taofi aka ei a te oko atu o manu o te tagata ki fuamoa o te fafine.


For some, it seems almost unbearable. 	 E foliga mai eiloa me ko se mafai o fa‵ki a nisi tino i ei.


(John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15) You might discuss what these mean, possibly using a Biblical report of a resurrection to do so. 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29; Galuega 24:15) E mafai o sau‵tala koutou ki te uiga tonu o mea konā, kāti mai te fakaaogāga o se tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakatūga o se tino mai te mate.


(Philippians 4:13) Could the holy spirit play such a role in your life? 	 (Filipi 4:13) E mata, e mafai o pokotia ‵tou olaga i te galuega a te agaga tapu?


On the contrary, they give honor and glory to the living God, Jehovah.—Mark 7:9, 13. 	 I lō te fai penā, e āva kae ‵viki atu eiloa latou ki te Atua ola, ko Ieova.—Maleko 7:9, 13.


When a Christian husband takes the lead with knowledge not only of God’s Word but also of those entrusted to him, it is more likely that his family members will have confidence in his headship and that he will have the satisfaction of seeing them remain united in true worship. 	 Kafai e tauloto faka‵lei ne se tagata avaga Kelisiano a pati a te Tusi Tapu kae taumafai ke iloa faka‵lei ne ia tena kāiga ko te mea ke tuku atu se fakaakoakoga kae fai a filifiliga ‵poto, e mautinoa eiloa me ka tali‵tonu a tena kāiga ki tena pulepulega kae ka lotomalie a ia ke lavea atu me e ‵kau fakatasi latou i te tapuakiga tonu.


“The Rewarder of Those Earnestly Seeking Him” 	 “E Avatu ne Ia te Taui ki Tino Kolā e ‵Sala Malosi Atu ki a Ia”


Moreover, by acting like a harlot, false religion has seduced and controlled “the kings of the earth,” using lying doctrines and spiritistic practices to keep the masses in passive subservience to their political masters. 	 E se gata i ei, mai te fai pelā me se fafine talitāgata, ko oti ne takitaki ‵se kae pule atu a lotu ‵se ki “tupu o te lalolagi,” e auala i akoakoga ‵loi mo faifaiga faivailakau ke fakatumau aka ei te faka‵logo o tino e tokouke ki olotou pule fakapolitiki e aunoa mo te ‵teke atu.


And he was enduring faithfully despite his thorn in the flesh. 	 Kae ne kufaki a ia mo te fakamaoni faitalia te logo‵mae o tena foitino.


On the other hand, the keener our appreciation for the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty, the better equipped we are to meet challenges in our daily lives. 	 I te suā feitu, a te momea aka o te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te fakamalugaga o te pulega sili a Ieova, ko te toka ‵lei o tatou ke fakafesagai atu ki mea faiga‵ta i ‵tou olaga i aso katoa.


13. What part does love play in identifying God’s people? 	 13 E “fai te mea ‵lei ki tino katoa” kae se fakailoga tino latou.


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What responsibilities do all stewards of God share? 	 Ne a tiute e manakogina ke fai ne situati katoa a te Atua?


Suppose a person is not absolutely sure that he is in the new covenant and the Kingdom covenant. 	 Kāti e se mautinoa faka‵lei i se tino me e aofia a ia i te feagaiga fou io me ko te feagaiga o te Malo.


Why They Should Never Shrink Back to Destruction 	 Te Pogai e se ‵Tau ei o Toe ‵Foki Latou ki Tua


Why was Jonathan’s reaction to David so different from Abner’s? 	 Kaia ne ‵kese ‵ki ei a faifaiga a Ionatana ki a Tavita mai i a Apinelu?


12, 13. (a) How did Abigail prove to be sensible as well as loyal to Jehovah and his anointed one? (b) What did Abigail do when she returned home, and how did matters turn out for her? 12 When Abigail meets David, her humble appeal for mercy reveals her deep respect for Jehovah’s anointed. 	 12 I te taimi ne fakafetaui atu ei a Apikaila ki a Tavita, ne fakaasi atu ne tena fakamolemole telā ne fai mo te loto maulalo a tena amanaia malosi ki te tino telā ne fakaekegina ne Ieova.


(Proverbs 10:22; Matthew 6:3, 4; Luke 14:12-14) Yes, when we show compassion to a fellow worshiper in need, it touches Jehovah’s heart. 	 (Faataoto 10:22; Mataio 6:3, 4; Luka 14:12-14) E tonu, kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te alofa ki se taina talitonu e otia i ei a te loto o Ieova.


8. (a) How can testing by Jehovah benefit us? (b) How have you been helped to make progress as a Christian? 	 8. (a) E aogā pefea ki a tatou māfai ko tofotofo tatou ne Ieova? (e) Ne fesoasoani atu pefea ki a koe ke gasolo ki mua e pelā me se Kelisiano?


Accordingly, we develop the habit of consulting God’s Word before making decisions. 	 I te faiga tenā, ka fakamasani ei tatou ki te ‵sala muamua ki se fakatakitakiga mai i te Muna a te Atua kae koi tuai o fai se fakaikuga.


How does this fit in with the adoration that many sincere believers bestow on Mary? 	 E fetaui pefea te mea tenei mo te tapuakiga telā e fai ne nisi tino ki a Malia?


Jesus used God’s name. 	 Ne fakaaoga ne Iesu te igoa o te Atua.


Her speech should not be influenced by the spirit of the world. 	 E se ‵tau o fakamalosi aka ne ia te agaga o te lalolagi i ana pati e fai.


TRY THIS: Set limits on private communication with the opposite sex, whether in person, on the phone, or online. 	 TOFOTOFO KI TE MEA TENEI: Fai ne tapula ki fesokotakiga totino mo avaga mua, me fesokotaki mata ki mata, i te telefoni, io me ko te itaneti.


I explained my neutral stand.” 	 Ne fakamatala atu ei ne au me e se kau au ki se feitu i te faiga o taua.”


12 Leopold Engleitner was a zealous Witness from Austria whom the Nazis arrested and sent by train to Buchenwald concentration camp. 	 12 A Leopold Engleitner se Molimau loto finafinau mai Austria telā ne puke fakapagota ne te kau Nazi kae ave i te tuleini ki te falepuipui i Buchenwald.


3, 4. (a) What is a major concern for many men? (b) Why do some men put earning a living ahead of spiritual pursuits? 	 3, 4. (a) Se a te mea e manava‵se malosi ki ei a tāgata e tokouke? (e) Kaia e fakamuamua ei ne nisi tāgata a te ‵sala atu ki mea e tausi ei te olaga i lō manakoga faka-te-agaga?


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3 To be prepared for the task at hand, “Jesus, full of holy spirit, turned away from the Jordan, and he was led about by the spirit in the wilderness.” 	 3 Ko te mea ke toka tou tagata mō te galuega telā ko pili mai, “ne foki mai a Iesu i te Iolitana, ko ‵fonu i te agaga tapu, kae ne takitaki ne te agaga tapu ki te vao.”


Jewish religious leaders had her Son, the Messiah, put to death. 	 Ne tamate foki ne takitaki lotu Iutaia a tena Tama, ko te Mesia.


(Matthew 6:22) Getting rid of one’s belongings and giving them to the poor is an act of self-sacrifice. 	 (Mataio 6:22) A te tiakinaga o kope o se tino kae tuku atu ki tino ma‵tiva se faifaiga o te alofa faivasaga kae kaimalie.


(John 5:23) We are also commanded to show honor to family members and fellow believers as well as to some outside the congregation. 	 (Ioane 5:23) E fakatonu mai foki ki a tatou ke fakaasi atu te āva ki ‵tou kāiga mo taina tali‵tonu e pelā foki ki nisi tino i tua o te fakapotopotoga.


All 12 saw the same strong cities and established nations. 	 Ne lavea katoa ne te toko 12 konā a fa‵kai ma‵losi kae ‵mautakitaki o te atufenua tenā.


11 If we cherish our spiritual freedom from satanic lies, we will cling to Christianity, “the way of the truth.” (2 Peter 2:2; John 8:32) The whole body of Christian teachings constitutes “the truth of the good news.” 	 11 Kafai e fakatāua ne tatou ‵tou saolotoga faka-te-agaga mai i loi a Satani, ka taofi ‵mau eiloa tatou ki te Lotu Kelisiano, ko “te Ala tonu.” (2 Petelu 2:2; Ioane 8:32) E aofia i akoakoga faka-Kelisiano katoa “te ‵tonuga o te tala ‵lei.”


And her role in the sacrificing of millions of lives on the altar of clergy-supported warfare is disgusting indeed! 	 Kae ko tena tusaga i te ofoatuga o te fia miliona o tino i fatafaitaulaga o taua kolā e ‵lago atu ki ei a faifeau ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te matagā!


For more information, see chapter 19 of this book, What Does the Bible Really Teach?, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Mō fakamatalaga e uke atu, onoono ki te mataupu e 19 o te tusi tenei, telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova. Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu?


(Amos 3:8; Acts 5:29; 1 Peter 2:21) What enables them, as well as all other Witnesses worldwide, to do so? 	 (Amosa 3:8; Galuega 5:29; 1 Petelu 2:21) Se a te mea e fakamalosi atu ki a latou, e pelā foki mo nisi Molimau i te lalolagi kātoa, ke fai penā?


However, when Jewish Christians arrived from Jerusalem, Peter “went withdrawing and separating himself, in fear of those of the circumcised class.” 	 Kae i te taimi ne oko mai ei a Kelisiano Iutaia mai Ielusalema “ne sōsō a [Petelu] ki ona tua ke mavae keatea mai i a latou, me mataku i tino kolā e fakamalosi ne latou ke pilitome a tino o fenua fakaatea.”


Moreover, we need to perform “deeds of godly devotion” with reverence for God and loyal attachment to him. 	 E se gata i ei, e ‵tau foki mo tatou o “fakamaoni ki te Atua” fakatasi mo te āva ki te Atua kae ‵piki ‵mau atu ki a ia.


“As soon as Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians got to see the woman, that she was very beautiful. 	 E isi ne ofisa a te tupu ne matea ne latou a te avaga a Apelamo tela olo ei latou o fai ki te tupu i te gali o Salai.


By faithfully enduring such tests, however, we have the satisfaction of pleasing and honoring Jehovah. 	 Kae ko te ‵tou fakamaoni mo te kufaki i vaegā tofotofoga penei, e maua i ei ne tatou te lotomalie me e fakafiafia kae faka‵malu ne tatou a Ieova.


There were no sentries. 	 E seai ne sotia leoleo.


At that time, deaf children in France were not educated the way they are today, and the methods used sometimes resulted in much suffering. 	 I te taimitenā, a tamaliki ‵tuli i Falani e seki akoako i te auala telā ko akoako ei latou i aso nei, kae i nisi taimi e iku atu ki logo‵maega e uke a auala kolā e fakaaoga i ei.


21 The Encyclopedia of Early Christianity states: “The early church saw itself as one new humanity in which previously hostile groups, Jews and Gentiles, could live together in one body of peace.” 	 21 E fai mai a te Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, penei: “Ne fatoā maina a Kelisiano mua i te auala e mafai ei o fesokotaki atu latou mo tino ko te mea ke mafai o fealofani ei a tino Iutaia mo tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea kolā ne fai fili muamua.”


(John 2:1-11) In another incident, we find the people of Christ’s hometown referring to the man Jesus, not as the son of Joseph, but as “the son of Mary.”—Mark 6:3. 	 (Ioane 2:1-11) I se isi taimi, ne fakasino atu a tino mai te fa‵kai o te Keliso ki a Iesu e pelā me ko “te tama a Malia,” kae e se ko te tama a Iosefa.—Maleko 6:3.


What should be our attitude toward our overseers? 	 E ‵tau o pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki ‵tou ovasia?


Is It Possible to Identify the Narrow Road? 	 E Mata, e Mafai Eiloa o Maua te Auala Mataliki?


Who has visited all the beauty spots on our earth, which God created? 	 Ko oi te tino ko oti ne asi atu ki kogā koga gali katoa i te ‵tou lalolagi kolā ne faite ne te Atua?


The man’s cousins, brothers, and sisters have also come from the interior of the country in an effort to flee the hunger. 	 E olo atu foki a kāiga o te tagata mai se fa‵kai foliki o te fenua ko te mea ke ‵tele keatea latou mai te fia‵kai.


(Genesis 4:1) Down till today, the conception and birth of a child fill us with wonder and are described by many as nothing short of a miracle. 	 (Kenese 4:1) Ke oko mai ki aso nei, koi ofo eiloa a tino i te auala e kamata ei o tupu aka te pepe mo tena fanaumaiga kae e fai mai a tino e tokouke me se vavega tonu eiloa te mea tenā.


He did not approve of those who watered down the Bible’s teachings by giving priority to man-made traditions. 	 Ne seki talia ne ia a tino kolā ne fakaseaoga ne latou a akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu ona ko te fakamuamua ne latou a olotou tuu.


The final blast has to do with the birth of the Messianic Kingdom. 	 A te iliga fakaoti e fakasino atu loa ki te fanaumaiga o te Malo Faka-Mesia.


2 God’s Word puts a high value on showing honor. 	 2 E fakatāua malosi ne te Muna a te Atua a te fakaasiatuga o te āva.


For killing an Egyptian whom he saw striking a Hebrew, Moses had to flee from Egypt to the land of Midian.—Exodus 1:15, 16; 2:1-15; Hebrews 11:24, 25. 	 Ne tele keatea a Mose mai Aikupito ki Mitiana me ne tamate ne ia se tagata Aikupito telā ne fakasauā atu ki se tagata Epelu.—Esoto 1:15, 16; 2:1-15; Epelu 11:24, 25.


“We Have Left All Things and Followed You” 	 “Ko Tuku ne Matou Omotou Mea Katoa, Kae Tau‵tali Atu i a Koe”


The preaching of the good news of God’s Kingdom.* (Matt. 24:14) Jesus’ illustration of a sower confirms this conclusion. 	 Ko te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo.* (Mata. 24:14) E maua eiloa ne tatou a te tali ki ei mai te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki te tino ‵toki fuaga.


How can we adapt our presentation of the good news to the individuals we meet? 	 E fakamafuli‵fuli pefea ne tatou ‵tou pati fakatomua e uiga ki te tala ‵lei ki tino kolā e fetaui mo tatou?


Their predictable positions in the sky have been used to mark the seasons and to navigate. 	 Ko oti ne fakaaogā olotou tulaga i te lagi ke fakamailoga ki ei a tau o aso kae aogā ki te fo‵lau.


• Who serve as fine role models, and why? 	 • Ko oi e fai pelā me ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei ke tau‵tali atu ki ei, kae kaia?


It was Abraham’s faith, not his ethnic origin, that made him “Jehovah’s friend.” 	 Ne fai a Apelaamo e pelā me ‘se taugasoa o Ieova’ ona ko tena fakatuanaki kae sē ona ko tena gafa.


The following article will discuss how we can practice mercy in our daily life. 	 Ka faipati eiloa a te suā mataupu ki te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu te alofa ‵nau i ‵tou olaga i aso katoa.


(1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:9) Their maturity, balance, and Bible-based wisdom enable them to give skillful direction to the flock. As a shepherd protects his flock, elders protect the sheep entrusted to them (See paragraph 8) 	 (1 Timo. 3:2; Tito 1:9) Ne fesoasoani atu te ma‵tua, paleni, mo te poto o latou telā e fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu ke tuku atu a fakatakitakiga ‵lei ki te lafu mamoe.


Hills of Samaria 	 Mauga o Samalia


Will you study with me?” 	 E mafai o fai ne koe taku akoga?”


Am I continuing to serve Jehovah wholeheartedly? 	 E mata, e tumau eiloa toku tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa?


(James 1:5) With confidence, we can turn to Jehovah in prayer and ask for the needed wisdom to make proper decisions. 	 (Iakopo 1:5) E mafai o ‵talo atu tatou mo te loto talitonu ki a Ieova kae fakamolemole atu ki a ia ke maua te poto e manakogina ke fai se fakaikuga ‵lei.


(Prov. 26:4; Eccl. 3:1, 7) On the other hand, you may detect a measure of sincerity in someone who is puzzled by your course—regarding, say sexual morality—even if that one initially spoke abusively of you. 	 (Faataoto 26:4; Failauga 3:1, 7) I te suā feitu la, e mafai o lavea atu ne koe se tino e fia iloa tonu eiloa ne ia a mea e uiga ki ou talitonuga—kāti e uiga ki faifaiga fakatauavaga—ke oko foki eiloa māfai ne faipati sē ‵lei atu a te tino tenā ki a koe i te taimi muamua.


If not, contemplate the alternative. 	 Kafai e se penā loa, mafaufau la ki te filifiliga a se tino telā e lasi atu tena poto.


In view of all that had happened to her, however, she thought that Jehovah was against her. 	 Ona ko mea katoa kolā ne ‵tupu ki a ia, ne leake eiloa a ia me ne seki fiafia a Ieova ki a ia.


How did the father react to complaints from the older son who had never left his family? 	 Ne saga atu pefea tena tamana ki fameo a tena tamaliki matua telā ne seki tiakina eiloa ne ia te fale?


He loved the principles that Jehovah taught by means of that passage. 	 Ne fiafia malosi a ia ki fakatakitakiga kolā ne akoako mai ne Ieova e auala i te tala tenā.


The donor may receive an income-tax deduction for the year in which the gift annuity is established. 	 E toese a te lafoga o te tino telā ne fakameaalofa ana tupe maua mai te tupe ‵teu.


How is our view of authority different from that of the world? 	 E ‵kese pefea a ‵tou kilokiloga ki pulega mo te kilokiloga a tino o te lalolagi?


(Philippians 4:6, 7) Yes, let us be determined to safeguard our heart more than all else that is to be guarded and to serve Jehovah with a complete heart. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) Ao, e sili atu i nisi mea katoa e ‵tau o puipui ne tatou a ‵tou loto ko te mea ke tavini atu tatou ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa.


First, these examples of God’s past dealings with the wicked indicate how he will act in our day. 	 Muamua la, e fakaasi mai i faifaiga a te Atua ki tino amio ma‵sei i aso mua a te auala ka gasuesue ei a ia i ‵tou aso nei.


Yes, we work together, rejoice together, and endure together. 	 Ao, e ga‵lue, e fia‵fia kae kufaki fakatasi foki tatou.


(1 Ki. 22:19; Job 1:6; 2:1; Dan. 7:10) In ancient Israel, the nation was to gather “in order that they may listen and in order that they may learn.” 	 (1 Tupu 22:19; Iopu 1:6; 2:1; Tani. 7:10) I Isalaelu mua, e ‵tau o maopoopo a te fenua “ko te mea ke lagona kae ke iloa foki ne latou.”


Will you be present for the Lord’s Evening Meal this year? 	 E mata, ka kau atu kae maimoa foki koe ki te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi, i te tausaga nei?


Like Simeon and Anna, elderly Christians today are very glad that people are never too old to serve Jehovah as his Witnesses. 	 E pelā mo Simeona mo Ana, e fia‵fia malosi eiloa a Kelisiano ma‵tua i aso nei me e faitalia te lotou ma‵tua kae e mafai eiloa o tavini atu latou ki a Ieova e pelā me ne ana Molimau.


11 If we are ever tempted to distort the truth in an attempt to make people think well of us, may the story of Ananias and Sapphira stand as a sober reminder. 	 11 Kafai e tofotofogina tatou ke sē fai te mea tonu ko te mea ke fia‵fia mai fua a tino ki a tatou, ke fai faeloa a te tala o Anania mo Safaila mo fai se fakamasauaga ki a tatou.


He said: “Who gave you authority to judge who is a goat? 	 Ne fai mai tou tagata: “Ko oi ne tuku atu ne ia te taliaga ke fakamasino ne koe me ko oi a kouti?


On the way, Jesus informs his disciples that he is traveling there to awaken Lazarus from sleep. 	 I te lotou auala, ne fakailoa atu ne Iesu ki ana soko me ka fanatu a ia o ‵fagu aka Lasalo.


About a year later, my aunt and uncle, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, came to visit us in Florida. 	 I se tausaga fakamuli ifo, ne o‵mai a toku fakatamana mo toku fakamātua, kolā ne Molimau a Ieova, o āsi mai ki a matou i Florida.


Whenever disasters—earthquakes, famines, floods, hurricanes, storms, or volcanic eruptions—strike, the Christian congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses responds quickly to the needs of fellow believers and others in the affected areas. 	 I so se taimi e poko i ei se mafuie, oge, lofiaga, alikeni, matagi ma‵losi, io me ko mauga ‵ka—e saga fakavave atu a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano o Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki taina tali‵tonu mo nisi tino foki.


“They don’t salute the flag,” one says. 	 “A latou e se fakaalo ki te fuka,” e fai mai se tamaliki e tokotasi.


In Isaiah’s time, He asked: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” 	 I te taimi ne ‵sala ei a te Atua ki se tino ke fai ne ia se galuega i aso o Isaia, ne fesili atu a ia, penei: “Ko oi te tino ka uga atu ne au?


Likewise, many of us live and work with those who are infected with attitudes and characteristics that run counter to godly qualities. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e ola tatou kae ‵nofo fakatasi mo tino kolā e pokotia i uiga mo amioga kolā e se fetaui mo uiga o te Atua.


When God destroyed Egypt’s firstborn, he sanctified Israel’s firstborn, setting them apart as his, as belonging to him. 	 I te taimi ne tamate ei ne Ieova a tama toekimua a tino Aikupito, ne fakatapu ne ia a tama toekimua a Isalaelu, mai te faiga e pelā me ne ana tino filifilia.


How can we keep our love for Jehovah strong? 	 E fakatumau pefea ne tatou te malosi o te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova?


While on earth, Jesus himself valued the support of his disciples. 	 I te taimi ne nofo atu ei a Iesu i te lalolagi ne tāua ki a ia te fesoasoani o ana soko.


We want to respond to Jehovah’s direction promptly, taking to heart the warning example of what can happen if we allow apostasy and unfaithfulness to encroach on our worship. 	 E ma‵nako tatou ke ‵saga fakavave atu ki fakatonuga a Ieova, kae mafaufau ‵mafa ki mea e mafai o ‵tupu māfai e talia ne tatou a faifaiga fakaaposetate kae se fakamaoni ke aofia i ‵tou tapuakiga.


They saw the newly established arrangement for pure worship become overwhelmed by a corrupted form. 	 Ne matea atu ne latou me ne takavale te fakatokaga fou telā ne fatoā fakatu aka mō te tapuakiga i se mea masei.


Sooner or later you will need to show how determined you are to stick to the choices you have made. 	 Kae ke vave o fakaasi atu me ko oti ne filifili aka ne koe ke piki ‵mau ki au filifiliga ko oti ne fai.


The Resurrection of Jesus—Did It Really Happen? 3 	 Te ‵Toetuga o Iesu—E Mata, ne Tupu Tonu Eiloa? 3


Those who are sexually promiscuous also face major health risks, both physical and mental. 	 E maua foki ne latou kolā e fai amioga fakatauavaga matagā a masaki ma‵sei, i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-mafaufau.


Brian and Kimberly got married the next year—when she was 25. 	 Ne avaga a Brian mo Kimberly i te tausaga mai tua ifo—i te taimi ko 25 ei ana tausaga.


By speaking the “pure language,” Jehovah’s Witnesses offer people the Bible’s comforting message 	 Mai i te fai‵pati ki te “ ‵gana ‵ma,” e tuku atu ne Molimau a Ieova a te fekau fakamafanafana loto a te Tusi Tapu ki tino


AVOID TRAITS THAT MAY HARDEN THE HEART 	 ‵KALO KEATEA MAI UIGA KOLĀ E FAI EI KE LOTO MA‵KEKE TATOU


The second discusses three ways we can cultivate unshakable trust in Jehovah’s reminders. 	 E sautala a te lua o mataupu ki auala e tolu kolā e mafai ei o ati aka a te talitonu ‵mautakitaki ki fakamasauaga a Ieova.


Ancient King Solomon had a lot of knowledge about Jehovah’s ways. 	 A te Tupu ko Solomona i aso mua, ne ‵lasi ki tena iloa e uiga ki a Ieova.


Satan induced our first parents, Adam and Eve, to join him in rebellion against God. 	 Ne takolekole ne Satani a ‵tou mātua muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva ke ‵kau atu ki a ia o ‵teke atu ki te Atua.


15 Of course, Satan resists the preaching work in any way he can, and human rulers do not acknowledge Christ’s God-given authority. 	 15 E tonu, e ‵teke atu a Satani ki te galuega talai i so se auala e mafai ne ia, kae e se talia foki ne tino pule a te pulega telā ko oti ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki a Keliso.


When we study the Scriptures and our Bible-based publications, it is important to remember that “the heart of the righteous one meditates so as to answer.” 	 Kafai e suke‵suke tatou ki te Tusi Tapu mo ‵tou tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu, se mea tāua ke masaua me i “tino ‵poto e mafau‵fau mua ki olotou pati kae koi tuai o fai.”


Jehovah gives it only to those who are willing to search his Word with honesty and humility. 	 E tuku atu fua ne Ieova a te iloaga tenā ki tino kolā e loto fia‵fia o suke‵suke ki tena Muna i te fakamaoni mo te loto maulalo.


• What does the word “Devil” mean, and how does the Devil live up to that designation? 	 • Se a te uiga o te pati ko te “Tiapolo,” kae ne fetaui pefea a amioga a te Tiapolo mo te uiga tenā?


For example, in the 1920’s many Bible Students wore a pin featuring a cross-and-crown emblem, and they celebrated Christmas and other pagan holidays. 	 E pelā mo tausaga mai tua o te 1920 ne faka‵piki sāle ne nisi Tino A‵koga i te Tusi Tapu se pine i olotou gatu telā e faka‵mau i ei se koluse mo se foualiki, kae ne fakamanatu sāle foki ne latou te Kilisimasi mo nisi aso malōlō fāpaupau.


Do you know one of Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe se Molimau a Ieova?


Yet, they remained fundamentally “in ignorance” about Jesus as the Messiah. 	 E tiga te feitu tenā, ne tumau te lotou “va‵lea” e uiga ki a Iesu ko te Mesia.


Of course, each of us needs to trust not only in our Creator but also in people. 	 E tonu, e ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou ki te ‵tou Mafuaga kae ki tino foki.


Before long, the couple were conducting over 20 Bible studies each week. 	 E seki leva, kae ne fai ne te tauavaga tenei a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e sili atu i te 20 i vaiaso takitasi.


3 ‘Why,’ some may wonder, ‘is it necessary to give glory to God? 	 3 Kāti e mafau‵fau a nisi tino me, ‘kaia e ‵tau ei o tavae atu ki te Atua?


(Prov. 21:5) When we take the time to weigh carefully all the aspects or facts related to a decision, we will likely be more successful. 	 (Faata. 21:5) Kafai e se fakava‵vave tatou kae mafau‵fau faka‵lei ki feitu katoa io me ko mea ‵tonu e uiga ki se fakaikuga, ka iku manuia eiloa tatou i te faiga tenā.


The school staff was not happy and tried using intimidation and lies to make me change my mind. 	 Ne seki fia‵fia a tino ga‵lue i te akoga kae ne taumafai latou o faimalo kae fakaaoga a fakamatalaga ‵loi ko te mea ke ‵fuli toku mafaufau.


6 Back then, a laborer toiled 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, usually for just one denarius for the whole day. 	 6 I aso konā, e galue malosi se tagata mō itula e 12 i te aso, i aso e 6 i te vaiaso, kae e masani o maua ne ia e tasi te tenali mō te aso kātoa.


16, 17. (a) Although difficult, why is it vital to maintain Jehovah’s high standards? (b) What experience illustrates that young people can avoid pollution by the world? 	 16, 17. (a) E tiga eiloa e faigata, kaia e tāua ei ke tumau tatou i amioga ‵lei kolā e manako a Ieova ki ei? (e) Se a te tala telā e fakaasi mai i ei me e mafai ne talavou o ‵kalo keatea mai fakalailaiga o te lalolagi nei?


An anointed Christian gains an inner conviction because of this token that he or she has received.—Read 2 Corinthians 1:21, 22; 5:5. 	 A te Kelisiano fakaekegina ka maua eiloa ne ia mo tena loto talitonu kātoa i a ia se tino fakaekegina mai te musumusuga a te agaga tapu telā ne maua ne ia.—Faitau te 2 Kolinito 1:21, 22; 5:5.


(1 Ki. 8:46) And no matter how much knowledge or experience we gain, we will always be like children in comparison with Jehovah.—Isa. 55:9. When dealing with problems, “trust in Jehovah and do what is good” 	 (1 Tupu 8:46) Kae faitalia me pefea te lasi o te ‵tou atamai io me ko te ‵tou iloa, e ‵pau eiloa tatou me ne tamaliki māfai e faka‵tusa ki a Ieova.—Isa. 55:9.


(Genesis 3:15) The primary part of that seed proved to be Jesus Christ, who temporarily suffered at the hands of Satan’s agents. 	 (Kenese 3:15) A te fanau sili tenā, ko Iesu Keliso, telā ne logo‵mae i se taimi toetoe mai lalo i faifaiga a sui o Satani.


The Bible tells us what happened. 	 E fai mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te mea ne tupu.


What defect did some in the congregations have, and how did this affect them? 	 Ne a mea se ‵lei ne maua ne nisi tino i fakapotopotoga, kae ne pokotia pefea latou i ei?


18 “Because of the people’s volunteering, praise Jehovah!” 	 18 “Ke vikia te Aliki [ko Ieova]! . . . a tino e fia‵fia o ‵kau i te kautau.”


He encourages his worshippers to ‘throw all their anxiety upon him,’ especially when they are in great distress.—1 Peter 5:7. 	 E fakamalosi ne ia ana tino tapuaki ke ‘‵pei atu ki luga i a ia a mea katoa e manava‵se ei latou,’ maise eiloa māfai ko ‵tu atu latou i se tulaga fakafanoanoa ‵ki.—1 Petelu 5:7.


Arthur and the others took their positions and waited for the appointed signal. 	 Ne fakatoka eiloa a Arthur mo nisi tino i olotou tulaga kae faka‵tali ki te fakailoga tonu.


Where do you look for security? 	 E maua ne koe i fea a te tokagamalie?


Let us now consider how we can stand firm against two other satanic traps or snares—materialism and temptation to commit adultery. 	 Kae ka mafau‵fau nei tatou ki auala e mafai ei o ‵tu ‵mautakitaki tatou i te ‵teke atu ki nisi matāsele io me ko malei a Satani—te manako ki kope faka-te-foitino mo te fakaosoosoga ke mulilua.


Only those who ignore the facts can deny it!* 	 E fakafiti fua te manatu tenā ne tino kolā e se fia ‵saga atu ki manatu ‵tonu!*


After her sister was baptized, Adele began to take the truth more seriously. 	 Mai tua o te papatisoga o tena taina, ne kamata o fakatāua malosi ne Adele a te munatonu.


Inevitably, the ones who suffer most from corruption and the economic devastation it spawns are the poor—the ones who are rarely in a position to bribe anyone. 	 E logo‵mae faeloa a tino ma‵tiva i faifaiga sē fakamaoni konā mo tulaga ma‵sei i mea tau tupe kolā e māfua mai i ei—me konā loa a tino kolā e se mafai o avatu se meaalofa fakakolekole ki se tino.


The Bible indicates that God considers holy the young children of Christian parents. 	 E fakaasi mai te Tusi Tapu me i te Atua e kilo atu ki tama‵liki a mātua Kelisiano e pelā me e tapu.


The book The Importance of Lying states: “Honesty may be a noble ideal, but it has little value in the life and death struggle for survival and security. 	 E fai mai a te tusi ko The Importance of Lying: “Kāti e taulia loa a te fakamaoni, kae e foliki fua tena aoga māfai e kausaki atu koe i loto mea faiga‵ta ke ola koe.


7 So, then, if we read something in the Bible that causes some to wonder whether God acted in a just or right way, we should remember this: Because of his loyalty to his standards of righteousness and justice, Jehovah did not spare his own Son from undergoing a painful death. 	 7 Tela la, kafai e faitau ne tatou se tala i te Tusi Tapu telā e mafai o fakalotolotolua i ei e uiga ki te ‵tonu o fakamasinoga a te Atua, e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou a te mea tenei: Ona ko tena fakamaoni ki ana tulaga amio‵tonu mo te fai meatonu, ne seki fakasao ne Ieova a tena Tama e tokotasi mai te mate fakalogo‵mae.


(Col. 3:15) Sometimes we can become so consumed by our problems that we overlook the many blessings we have. 	 (Ko. 3:15) I nisi taimi, e lagona te fi‵ta i ‵tou fakalavelave telā e mafai ei o puli i a tatou a fakamanuiaga e uke o tatou.


How important is hope, and how is the term used in the Scriptures? 	 E pefea te tāua o te fakamoemoega, kae e fakaaogā pefea a te pati tenā i te Tusi Tapu?


One person confidently tells you to go east. 	 E fai atu se tino mo te loto talitonu ke fano koe ki te saegala.


“On this account cease becoming unreasonable.”—5:17. 	 “Ona ko te mea tenei, ke mo a koutou e va‵lea.”—5:17.


Notice that Jesus’ confidence was not misplaced. 	 Onoono la, me ne seki mavale Iesu i tena talitonu atu ki a latou.


It should be similar when we are tempted to do evil. Our chasteness and Bible-trained conscience should reflexively move us to reject what is bad. 	 E ‵tau o fakaoso fakavave tatou ne te ‵tou tulaga ‵ma mo te loto lagona telā ko oti ne akoakogina ki mea faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke ‵teke atu ki te faiga o mea ma‵sei.


After tears and hugs, they celebrated this special reunion!—Romans 12:17, 18. 	 Mai tua o te fakatau‵tagiga mo te fakatau ‵saiga, ne fakamanatu ei ne laua te ‵kau fakatasiga fakapito tenei!—Loma 12:17, 18.


(Gal. 5:16) Consider, for example, the patriarch Noah and his family. 	 (Kala. 5:16) E pela me se fakaakoakoga, ke mafau‵fau ki te tala o Noa mo tena kāiga.


He has not left “himself without witness,” explained Paul. 	 Ne seki fai ne ia ke “seai ne fakamaoniga ki a ia eiloa,” ko te fakamatalaga a Paulo.


Swift execution protected the Promised Land from becoming defiled, for Jehovah commanded: “You must not pollute the land in which you live, for [the shedding of human] blood pollutes the land.”—Num. 35:33, 34. 	 E seai eiloa se auala e mafai ei o faka‵ma te laukele ne tamate ei se tino ne suā tino. Sa fakalailaigina te fenua tenā e ‵nofo koutou i ei.”—Nume. 35:33, 34.


43:18-21—Why were the returning exiles told ‘not to remember the former things’? 	 43:18-21—Kaia ne fai atu ei ki tino kolā ne ‵foki atu ‘ke sa taofi ‵mau ki mea ne ‵tupu i taimi ko ‵teka’?


(John 6:40) Yes, the hope of eternal life is a gift, a wonderful expression of God’s undeserved kindness. 	 (Ioa. 6:40) Ao, a te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te ola se-gata-mai se meaalofa, se fakaasiga gali o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.


3 They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Turkey 	 3 Ne Ofo Atu a Latou Eiloa mo te Loto Fia‵fia—I Turkey


We can help new ones by setting a fine example through regular participation in Christian meetings. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu tatou ki tino ‵fou mai te fakaasiatuga o se fakaakoakoga ‵lei e auala i te faiga faeloa o ‵tou tusaga i fakatasiga Kelisiano.


David’s victory over Goliath shows that God can and does strengthen his people. 	 E fakaasi mai i te manumalo o Tavita i a Koliata me e mafai kae e fakamalosi foki ne te Atua ana tino.


9 The promise at Genesis 3:15 indicates that immediately after Adam and Eve sinned, Jehovah determined that his symbolic woman was to bring forth a seed, or son. 	 9 E fakaasi mai i te folafolaga i te Kenese 3:15 me mai tua faeloa o te agasala a Atamu mo Eva, ne fuafua ei ne Ieova ke aumai ne tena fafine fakatusa se fanau, io me se tamaliki tagata.


• Suffering may bring what benefits to earth’s future rulers and inhabitants? 	 • E mafai o aogā pefea ki tino pule o te lalolagi i aso mai mua mo tino ka ola i ei a logo‵maega?


Similarly, the cities of refuge in ancient Israel provided protection for the unintentional manslayer only if he first fled to such a city and then remained inside it until the death of the high priest. 	 E penā foki loa te puipuiga ne maua mai fa‵kai faka‵lafi i Isalaelu mua mō se tino telā ne pasalagina o ta ne ia se isi tino, ke tele atu ki se fa‵kai penā kae nofo i ei ke oko ki te taimi ko mate ei te faitaulaga sili.


Jehovah himself told them: “You must prove yourselves holy to me, because I Jehovah am holy; and I am proceeding to divide you off from the peoples to become mine.”—Leviticus 19:2; 20:26. 	 Ne fai atu eiloa Ieova ki a latou: “E ‵tau mo koutou o faka‵malu otou foitino, kae tavini mai ki a au tokotasi, me i a au ko te Aliki ‵malu. Ko oti ne faka‵kese ne au koutou mai nisi malo ko te mea ke fai au mo Atua o koutou, kae seai aka foki.”—Levitiko 19:2; 20:26.


According to God’s Word, a wife is to accept that she will be directed by her husband rather than by her parents. 	 E ‵tusa mo te Muna a te Atua, e ‵tau o talia ne te fafine avaga me ko nofo nei a ia mai lalo i te takitakiga a tena avaga kae e se ko ana mātua.


THE CHOICES OF AN EGYPTIAN PRINCE 	 FAKAIKUGA A TE PELENISE AIKUPITO


Neither course was condemned by God as presumptuous.—Matthew 12:2-4; Numbers 25:7-9; 1 Samuel 21:1-6. 	 Ne seki taku fakamasei ne te Atua a te avā faiga konā e pelā me ne amioga fakamata‵mata.—Mataio 12:2-4; Numela 25:7-9; 1 Samuelu 21:1-6.


YOU cross paths with someone while leaving your home. 	 E A MĀFAI e fe‵paki koe mo se tino i te taimi e tiakina ei ne koe tou fale.


Fifteen of those with whom Irene studied got baptized. 	 E toko 15 ne papatiso mai i a latou kolā ne fai ne Irene olotou akoga.


13 Jehovah commissioned Israelite elders to imitate his high standard of justice. 	 13 Ne fakatonu atu a Ieova ki toeaina Isalaelu ke fakaakoako atu ki ana tulaga ma‵luga i mea tau fakamasinoga.


Did Satan physically take Jesus to the temple to tempt him? 	 E mata, ne avatu tonu eiloa ne Satani a Iesu ki te faletapu ke tofotofo aka a ia?


Why not see the situation as a chance to practice forgiveness? 	 Kaia e se kilo atu ei koe ki te fakalavelave tenā e pelā me se avanoaga ke fakagalue aka ei te loto fakamagalo?


13 Jehovah invigorates us through the meetings of the Christian congregation. 	 13 E fakamalosi mai ne Ieova a tatou e auala i fakatasitasiga kolā e fai sāle ne te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


17 Paul wrote to anointed Christians: “We with unveiled faces reflect like mirrors the glory of Jehovah [and] are transformed into the same image from glory to glory.” (2 Corinthians 3:18) Whether our hope is heavenly or earthly, the more we come to know Jehovah—his qualities and personality as revealed in the Bible—the more we become like him. 	 17 Ne tusi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano fakaekegina: “Ko tatou katoa kolā e se ufiufi o‵tou mata, e fakaasi ne tatou te ‵malu o Ieova, e pelā mo te ata i te kilo telā e ‵fuli malie ne ia tatou ke foliga ki a ia, i te ‵malu e sili atu i ‵malu katoa.” (2 Kolinito 3:18) Faitalia me e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki te lagi io me ko te lalolagi, ko te lasi o te ‵tou iloa e uiga ki a Ieova—ko ana uiga kolā e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu—ko te momea aka foki o te ‵tou fai pelā mo ia.


Jesus, the second-highest person in the universe, consented to become lower than the angels, to be born a helpless baby, to grow up subject to imperfect parents, and finally to die like a despised criminal. 	 A Iesu, ko te tokolua o tino maluga i te lagi mo te lalolagi kātoa, ne lotomalie ke malalo ifo a ia i agelu, ke fanau mai pelā me se pepe fakaalofa, ke tupu aka i se olaga fakalogomuna ki ana mātua sē ‵lei katoatoa, kae fakaoti eiloa ki tena mate pelā me se tagata ofa tulafono fakatakalialia.


Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. 	 Ko tutonu eiloa ki a koutou a te muna a te pelofeta ko Isaia! ‘A tino konei e āva mai fua ki a au i olotou gutu ka ko olotou loto e ‵mao mai i a au.


Imagine their joy when Peter came and raised Dorcas from the dead—the first recorded resurrection by an apostle! 	 Mafaufau ki te lotou fia‵fia i te taimi ne toe fakatu aka ei ne Petelu a Tokasi mai te mate—ko te toetuga muamua ke fakamau ki lalo telā ne fai ne se apositolo!


Those words of 17th-century British historian Edward Herbert underscore one reason why we need to be forgiving toward others: Sooner or later, we may need to ask others to forgive us. 	 A pati konā a te tagata tusitala Peletania ko Edward Herbert i te 17 o senitenali, e faka‵mafa mai i ei a te pogai e ‵tau ei o fakamagalo ne tatou a nisi tino: Kāti i se taimi fakamuli ifo, ko ma‵nako tatou ke fakamagalo mai tatou ne nisi tino.


7 “Let him that thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall,” wrote the apostle Paul. 	 7 “Ko te tino telā e mafaufau i a ia ko ‵lei katoatoa, ke fakaeteete i a ia mana pakū atu ki te agasala,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo.


Consider some examples: 	 Ke onoono nei ki nisi fakaakoakoga:


Then we can personally decide whether there are aspects to which we or our families need to give greater attention. 	 Mai konā ko mafai ei ne tatou taki tokotasi o fakaiku aka a mea kolā e manakogina ke ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki ei io me ko ‵tou kāiga.


A Man With a Problem 	 Se Tagata mo Tena Fakalavelave


3 As Jews, the apostles were well-acquainted with animal sacrifices that priests offered to God at the temple in Jerusalem. 	 3 Ona ko latou ne tino Iutaia, ne masani ‵lei a apositolo mo taulaga manu, kolā e ofo atu ne faitaulaga ki te Atua i te faletapu i Ielusalema.


CONTINUE DEVOTING YOURSELF TO MEETING TOGETHER 	 KE TUMAU KOE I TE MAOPOOPO FAKATASI MO OU TAINA


How was Jesus’ prayer answered in the first century C.E.? 	 Ne tali aka pefea te ‵talo a Iesu i te senitenali muamua T.A.?


While professing to worship Jehovah, how did Cain and Solomon lose Jehovah’s favor? 	 E tiga eiloa e fai mai i a lāua e tapuaki ki a Ieova, ne galo atu pefea i a Kaino mo Solomona a te taliaga a Ieova?


Was not Jehovah giving David’s mortal enemy into his hand? 	 E mata, e se ko Ieova tenei ko tuku atu ne ia te fili o Tavita ki ana lima?


Regarding that man the Bible tells us: “He then got up and was baptized.” 	 E uiga ki te tagata tenā, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Tenā, ne tu aka ei a ia ki luga ko te mea eiloa ko papatiso a ia.”


Recall the account at Matthew 18:15-17, where he noted that difficulties might arise at times between two of God’s people, one sinning in some way against the other. 	 Ke onoono ki te tala i te Mataio 18:15-17, telā ne fai mai ei tou tagata me e isi ne taimi ka ‵sae aka ei a fakalavelave i te vā o tino o te Atua e tokolua, māfai ko agasala se tino e tokotasi ki te suā tino.


Indeed, Jehovah’s mercies are new each morning! 	 E tonu e fakafou eiloa te alofa o Ieova e pelā mo te tafataeao!


In 1943, Brother Nathan H. Knorr, when commenting on one victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, stated: “The victories won are due to your fight. 	 I te 1943, a te Taina ko Nathan H. Knorr, ne fai mai e uiga ki se manumaloga e tasi i te Fono Maluga i Amelika: “Ne manumalo eiloa tatou ona ko te otou taua atu.


In the last book of the Bible, we find these words: “He [Jehovah God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. 	 I te ‵toe tusi i te Tusi Tapu, e maua ne tatou a pati konei: “Ka ‵solo ne ia [Ieova te Atua] a loimata katoa mai i olotou mata, kae ka se toe ai se mate, kae ka se toe ai foki se fanoanoa, se tagi io me se ‵mae.


Let us now consider some of these threats. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki nisi mea fakama‵taku konā.


A major requirement is that a person be meek and teachable. 	 A te ‵toe mea tāua e manakogina, ko te akoakogofie o te tino.


At first, the man saw individuals only indistinctly—“what seem to be trees, but they are walking about.” 	 Muamua la, ne seki manino ‵lei tena kilo atu ki tino—“e pela eiloa me ne lakau e sasale sale.”


According to superstitious tribal customs, a woman who had just given birth to a son would have to stay in a specially built hut for nine days. 	 E ‵tusa mo manatu va‵lea masani a te lotou matakāiga, e ‵tau o nofo atu se fafine telā ne fatoā fanau mai ne ia se tamaliki tagata i se tamā fale fakapito mō aso e iva.


Why, pagan soldiers are now defiling Judaism’s holiest site! 	 Ko fakamasei eiloa ne sotia fapau‵pau konei a te ‵toe koga ‵malu eiloa o tino Iutaia!


In the book of Revelation, these chosen ones are portrayed as “the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” 	 I te tusi o Fakaasiga, a tino filifilia konei e sui ne latou a te “Fa‵kai Tapu, ko Ielusalema fou, ko fanaifo mai te Atua i te lagi, ko oko eiloa i te gali te kilokiloga tenā, e pelā eiloa mo se tamafine ko toka ‵lei o fanatu ki tena fakaipoipoga.”


Such actions are therefore welcome, and Jehovah’s Witnesses truly appreciate them. 	 E talia eiloa ne Molimau a Ieova a manatu ‵lei penā mai tino mo te loto fakafetai.


This emotional dirge eventually became part of the Bible book of Second Samuel.—2 Samuel 1:17–27. 	 Ne fai fakamuli te pese fanoanoa tenei mo fai se vaega o te tusi i te Tusi Tapu ko te Lua Samuelu.—2 Samuelu 1:17–27.


Those God-fearing young men did not presume that Jehovah would miraculously protect them from physical harm. 	 Ne seki tuku taumate ne tamataene amio Atua konā me ka puipui fakavavega ne Ieova latou mai logo‵maega faka-te-foitino.


(Read Hebrews 9:11, 12.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 9:11, 12.)


As the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.”—JER. 	 E pelā mo te kele i te lima o te tino faite mea ki kele, e penā foki koutou i toku lima.”—IELE.


Meditating on these incidents involving Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob can help us to appreciate the great cost of the ransom 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki mea ‵tupu kolā ne aofia i ei a Apelaamo, Isaako, mo Iakopo e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke loto fakafetai tatou ki te ‵togi ‵mafa o te togiola


The Genesis account about her tells us that she was in the habit of associating with the young Canaanite women in the area where her family dwelled. 	 E fakamatala mai a te tala i te Kenese me e masani tou fafine o fai taugasoa mo tamafine Kanana i te koga telā e ‵nofo ei tena kāiga.


(Genesis 17:5, 15) For simplicity, in this series of articles, we will refer to them as Abraham and Sarah. 	 (Kenese 17:5, 15, NW) Ka fakasino atu eiloa tatou ki a lāua i loto i te fakasologa tenei o mataupu e pelā me ko Apelaamo mo Sala ko te mea ke faigofie ki a tatou.


A world full of injustice gave Jehovah the opportunity of demonstrating himself to be the pinnacle of justice. 	 I te lalolagi telā e ‵fonu i faifaiga sē fakamaoni ne tuku atu ei a te avanoaga ki a Ieova ke fakaasi mai ne ia a te ‵toe fakamaoni sili.


Stress can turn a minor irritation into a major grievance. 	 E mafai o ‵fuli ne se fakalavelave se tamā mea fua ki se matugā fāmeo lasi ‵ki.


He sought solace in drugs, and he also obtained professional help. 	 Ne ‵sala atu a ia ki se fakamafanafanaga i te fakaaogāga o vailakau tapu, e pelā foki mo fesoasoani mai tino fakatonutonu.


(Romans 12:1, 2) You will be rewarded for your efforts. 	 (Loma 12:1, 2) Ka taui atu eiloa ki au taumafaiga.


I am trying to live in harmony with Psalm 37:3, which says: ‘Trust in Jehovah and do good; reside in the earth, and deal with faithfulness.’” 	 Ko taumafai nei au o ola e ‵tusa loa mo te Salamo 37:3, telā e fai mai penei: “Fakatuanaki ki te Aliki kae fai mea lei; ke ola lei koutou i te fenua mo te filemu.”


How were Zechariah 12:10 and Psalm 34:20 fulfilled? 	 Ne fakataunu pefea te Sakalia 12:10 mo te Salamo 34:20?


I really delight in the law of God according to the man I am within, but I behold in my members another law warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to sin’s law that is in my members.”—Romans 7:18, 19, 21-23. 	 Kae e matea foki ne au te suā tulafono e galue i toku foitino, ko te tulafono telā e taua mo te tulafono e tonu ki toku mafaufau. Ko fai ne ia au e pelā mo se pagota ki te tulafono o te agasala, telā e galue i toku foitino.”—Loma 7:18, 19, 21-23.


Moreover, a desire for acquiring riches can lead to unrighteous acts. 	 E se gata i ei, e mafai o iku atu a te manakoga fia maumea ki faifaiga sē amio‵tonu.


How did Jesus show that he was willing to reveal his Father? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu me ne manako a ia o fakaasi atu tena Tamana ki nisi tino?


6, 7. In regard to the Kingdom message, what contrast can be seen between true and false Christians? 	 6, 7. E ‵tusa mo te fekau o te Malo, se a te ‵kesega telā e mafai o lavea atu i te va o Kelisiano ‵tonu mo Kelisiano ‵se?


“Go out of the ark,” he told Noah, “you and your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives with you.” 	 “Ulu ki tua mo te vaka,” ko ana pati ki a Noa, “fakatasi mo tau avaga, au tamaliki tagata, mo olotou avaga.”


• Why did Saul act in an insolent manner? 	 • Kaia ne fai ei ne Saulo a faifaiga ‵teke?


Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. 	 A Iesu ko te auala mo te munatonu mo te ola.


He even returned all the gifts that Julie and Joseph had given him over the years. 	 Ne faka‵foki atu foki ne ia a meaalofa katoa kolā ne avatu ne Julie mo Iosefa ki a ia i tausaga ko ‵teka.


When a Loved One Dies 	 Kafai Ko Mate Se Tino Pele


All a prisoner had to do was scatter a pinch of incense on the flame and he was given a Certificate of Sacrifice and turned free. 	 A te mea fua e ‵tau o fai ne te pagota ko te puke ki ne mea fakamanogi ko fakamatulutulu ei i luga i te afi, ko tuku atu ei se pepa fakamaoni i a ia ko saoloto.


The Scriptures tell us: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) We come to discern that bad associations are not limited to permissive or morally debased people. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Ka ko te lalolagi kātoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei.” (1 Ioane 5:19) Ko iloa foki ne tatou me i taugasoa ma‵sei e se ko tino fua kolā e fia‵fia ki amioga ma‵sei io me ko tino kolā e fai ne latou a amioga matagā.


Jehovah Blesses His Servants 	 E Fakamanuia ne Ieova Ana Tavini


(Revelation 12:12) Yes, there is far more knowledge available to us than was available to Enoch. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:12) E tonu, e uke atu a mea ko iloa nei ne tatou i lō mea ne iloa ne Enoka.


God’s sure promises helped Moses to remain watchful 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a folafolaga mautinoa a te Atua ki a Mose ke tumau i te matapulapula


(James 3:17) “Let your reasonableness become known to all men,” wrote the apostle Paul. 	 (Iakopo 3:17) Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Ke fakaasi atu otou uiga alofa [“faigofie,” NW] ki tino.”


Cain, the builder of the first recorded city, murdered his own brother. 	 Kae ko Kaino telā ne faite ne ia te fakai muamua, ne tamate ne ia tena taina tonu.


She found it hard to believe when I said that my children would never do that. 	 Ne faigata ke talitonu a ia i te taimi ne fai atu ei au me ka se fai eiloa ne aku tama‵liki a te mea tenā.


In the days of the prophet Malachi, the Israelites claimed to have Jehovah as their Father. 	 I aso o te pelofeta ko Malaki, ne fai atu tino Isalaelu me i a Ieova ko te lotou Tamana.


God’s Word states: “There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in his hard work.” 	 E fai mai te Muna a te Atua: “A te mea tafasili e ‵tau o fai ne te tino ko te kai, inu kae fakafiafia ki mea ko oti ne maua ne ia i ana galuega.”


To his captive people in Babylon, Jehovah declared: “He that is touching you is touching my eyeball.” 	 Ne folafola atu a Ieova ki ana tino kolā ne ‵nofo fakapagota i Papelonia, penei: “So se tino e fakapatele atu ki a koutou, ko fakapatele a ia ki toku ‵kano mata.”


Still, he expects us to be submissive. 	 Kae e manako eiloa a ia ke faka‵logo tatou ki a latou.


5 The Bible often alludes to the traits of sheep, describing them as readily responding to a shepherd’s affection (2 Samuel 12:3), unaggressive (Isaiah 53:7), and defenseless. 	 5 E fakasino sāle atu te Tusi Tapu ki uiga o mamoe kae fakamatala mai i ei me e ‵saga atu latou ki faifaiga a‵lofa e fakaasi mai ne te tausi mamoe (2 Samuelu 12:3), e se kaitāua (Isaia 53:7), kae vāi‵vāi foki.


The four Conrows later attended Gilead School and were assigned to Peru as missionaries. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne olo a te toko 4 o te kāiga o Conrows ki te Akoga o Kiliata kae ne ‵tofi ke ga‵lue i Peru e pelā me ne misionale.


Jesus commands his angels: “Go to gathering the wheat into my storehouse.” 	 Ne fakatonu atu a Iesu ki ana agelu penei: “Ka oti ko ‵luku mai ei a saito ki loto i toku fale saito.”


During the 2009 service year, the number of congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide increased by 2,031, reaching 105,298. 	 Talu mai te tausaga faka-te-taviniga i te 2009, ne fanaka eiloa ki luga a te aofaki o fakapotopotoga a Ieova mai i te 2,031, telā ko oko atu latou ki te 105,298.


In prayer to God, Jesus said: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” 	 I tena ‵talo ki te Atua, ne fai atu Iesu: “Tenei te ola se gata mai: ke iloa ne tino i a koe ko te Atua tonu e tokotasi, kae ke iloa foki ne latou i a Iesu Keliso ne uga mai ne koe.”


Do You Let the Great Potter Mold You? 	 Ke Fakatāua a Ieova e Pelā me ko te ‵Tou Tino Faite Mea ki Kele?


Does that describe you? 	 E mata, e fai eiloa koe penā?


16 If you would like to experience blessings like the ones enjoyed by those in the full-time service, make your desire known to Jehovah. 	 16 Kafai e fia maua ne koe a fakamanuiaga kolā e maua ne latou kolā e ga‵lue i te taviniga tumau, fakaasi atu tou manakoga ki a Ieova.


(Zech. 8:23) But a language barrier can make it difficult for you to teach your children the truth. 	 (Saka. 8:23) Kae ona ko te kese‵kese o ‵gana e mafai ei o fakafaigata a te akoako atu o te munatonu ki au tama‵liki.


• What have you learned from the examples of the peacemakers Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph? 	 • Ne a mea ne tauloto ne koe mai fakaakoakoga a tino faka‵tupu filemu ko Apelaamo, Isaako, Iakopo, mo Iosefa?


(Jas. 5:11) Finally, Jesus’ example teaches us to be willing to suffer shame and not to put too much importance on our personal reputation. 	 (Iakopo 5:11) Kae ko te fakaakoakoga a Iesu e akoako mai ke toka tatou ki logo‵maega kae ke sē fakatāua malosi ne tatou a ‵tou kilokiloga totino.


That “acceptable time” could prove to be a “day of salvation” for those who put faith in Jesus. 	 A te “taimi” tenā ne fai mo fai se “aso o te fakaolataga” mō latou kolā e fakatuanaki ki a Iesu.


On that occasion the Father spoke personally from heaven: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.” 	 I te taimi tenā ne faipati ifo ei a tena Tamana mai te lagi, penei: “Tenei eiloa taku Tama fagasele e fiafia au ki ei.”


PARENTS, SET A GOOD EXAMPLE 	 MĀTUA, FAKAASI ATU SE FAKAAKOAKOGA ‵LEI


Husbands, continue loving your wives.”—Ephesians 5:22, 25. 	 A koutou e tāgata, ke a‵lofa koutou ki otou avaga.”—EFESO 5:22, 25.


Do not leave it, and it will keep you. 	 Sa puli i a koe aku pati konā ne fai atu, io me fakaseaoga ne koe.


If we want to obey the command to “flee from fornication,” we will avoid things that might arouse sexual desire for someone other than our mate. 	 Kafai e fia faka‵logo tatou ki te fakatonuga ke “fakagata te finalalolagi,” ka ‵teke atu eiloa tatou ki mea kolā e mafai o fakamalosi aka ei a manakoga fakatauavaga ki se tino telā e se ko tau avaga.


For example, he sincerely commended the Christians in Corinth regarding some aspects of their conduct. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakamālō tonu atu a ia ki Kelisiano i Kolinito e uiga ki nisi uiga o latou.


WHEN Jesus’ followers spoke in tongues on the day of Pentecost 33 C.E., it was after they had been baptized with holy spirit. 	 I TE taimi ne fai‵pati ei a soko o Iesu ki ‵gana fakaa‵tea i te aso o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne fai penā mai tua o te lotou papatisoga ki te agaga tapu.


What did you learn from David about keeping God’s will uppermost in your mind? 	 Se a te mea e tauloto ne koe mai i a Tavita e uiga ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua mo fai te ‵toe mea tāua i tou mafaufau?


Also, recall Jesus’ prophecy recorded at Acts 1:8. 	 Ke masaua foki a te valoaga a Iesu telā ne fakamau i te Galuega 1:8.


Yes, work with God’s discipline, not against it. 	 Ao, ke fakagalue a polopolokiga a te Atua, kae ke se ‵teke ki ei.


When your mate wants to talk, do you listen? 	 Kafai e fia faipati tau avaga e mata, e fakalogologo koe ki ei?


Jesus asked the men: “Whom are you looking for?” 	 Ne fesili atu a Iesu ki tāgata konā: “Ko oi tenā e ‵sala ne koutou?”


For example, God gave Adam and Eve only one restrictive command—the prohibition against eating from “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a lāua ke se ‵kai ki fuaga o “te lakau telā e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te ‵lei mo te masei.”


It is not that we blindly do whatever we are told. 	 E se fakauiga i ei me e fai fua ne tatou so se mea telā e fakatonu mai ke fai ne tatou.


To them, fear is a negative, even paralyzing, emotion. 	 Ki a latou, e fai a te mataku e pelā me se lagonaga sē aogā, kae faka‵mate foki ne ia a lagonaga o se tino.


What can a Christian husband learn from the way Jesus treated the Christian congregation? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne se tagata avaga Kelisiano mai faifaiga a Iesu ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


Regarding “false brothers,” Paul wrote: “To these we did not yield by way of submission, no, not for an hour, in order that the truth of the good news might continue with you.” 	 E uiga ki “taina ‵loi,” ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ne seki fia takavale matou i a latou i se taimi, ko te mea ke tumau eiloa i a koutou te tonuga o te tala ‵lei.”


Then, rephrase your parents’ comments in your own words and respectfully repeat their remarks back to them. 	 Ka oti, ko toe fakafoki ei ne koe a fakamatalaga a ou mātua i au pati eiloa kae toe fai atu lā pati i se auala āva ki a lāua.


For obediently listening to Jehovah, “a great crowd” will be preserved through “the great tribulation” and will experience the joys of life in God’s new world. 	 Ona ko te lotou faka‵logo o tautali atu ki a Ieova, ka ‵sao atu i te “fakalavelave lasi” a te “vaitino tokouke” kae ka lavea atu i ei ne latou a te fiafia ki te olaga i te lalolagi fou a te Atua.


2:22, 23. Unlike Jacob’s daughter Dinah, Ruth sought association with worshipers of Jehovah. 	 2:22, 23. E se pelā mo te tama fafine a Iakopo ko Tina, ne ‵sala a Luta ki tino kolā e tapuaki atu ki a Ieova ke fai taugasoa ki ei.


God created marriage to be a permanent union between a man and a woman so that families would be secure. 	 Ne fai ne te Atua a te avaga mo fai se fesokotakiga tumau i te va o se tagata mo se fafine ko te mea ke tokagamalie a kāiga.


13, 14. (a) Why is a love of the things of the world dangerous for Christians? (b) How can we avoid cultivating a love of things in the world? 	 13, 14. (a) Kaia e fakamataku ei ki Kelisiano a te fiafai ki mea i te lalolagi? (e) E mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fia‵fai ki mea i te lalolagi?


Wake up to soberness in a righteous way and do not practice sin, for some are without knowledge of God.”—1 Corinthians 15:33, 34. 	 Ko fai atu au penei ke tae‵ma koutou, i te mea e se iloa ne nisi o koutou a te Atua.”—1 Kolinito 15:33, 34.


If we are interrogated by secular authorities, how will we be able to bear witness with courage? 	 Kafai e fakafesilisili tatou ne tino o te malo, ka mafai pefea o molimau atu tatou mo te loto malosi?


The refugee worked and served as a useful member of society. 	 E ga‵lue kae tavini atu a tino penā e pelā me ne tino aoga mō te fa‵kai.


A soldier whose loyalty to his leader is weakened will not fight well. 	 A te sotia telā ko sē lasi tena alofa fakamaoni ki tena takitaki, e se mafai ne ia o taua faka‵lei atu.


“When I was young,” admits a Christian brother, “I would quickly walk up to the door, pretend to ring the doorbell, and quietly walk away, hoping no one would hear or see me. . . . 	 E fai ‵tonu mai se taina Kelisiano, penei: “I te taimi koi talavou ei au, e fanatu fakavave eiloa au ki te mataloa o te fale, tukituki fakaloiloi te mataloa, kae sasale fakavave atu keatea e aunoa mo se logoa, kae fakamoemoe ke mo a e lagona io me lavea au ne se tino. . . .


The one described in the opening verses of the Bible. 	 Ko te mea telā e fakamatala mai i fuaiupu kamata o te Tusi Tapu.


(Malachi 3:8, New International Version) Could the same charge be leveled at Christians who do not tithe? 	 (Malaki 3:8) E mata, e ‵tau foki o ‵losi atu penā ki Kelisiano kolā e se tuku atu a te tasi-vae-sefulu?


What problem arose shortly after the Israelites left Egypt, and how did Moses handle the situation? 	 Se a te fakalavelave ne sae aka mai tua malie o te tiakinaga ne tino Isalaelu a Aikupito, kae ne faka‵lei aka pefea ne Mose a te fakalavelave tenā?


For example, God would accept an offering of turtledoves if the person could not afford an offering from the flock or the herd. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e talia ne te Atua ke ofo atu se avā lupe māfai e se mafai ne se tino o ofo atu se mamoe io me se kouti.


Let us pray that we personally never become like them. 	 Ke ‵talo faeloa ke se fai tatou e pelā mo latou.


I commend such people for their strong belief in God and then draw their attention to what the Bible says about Jehovah’s loving personality and his promises for the future.” 	 Ne fakamālō atu au ki vaegā tino penā mō te tali‵tonu malosi o latou ki te Atua, kae oti aka ko taumafai ei au o fai ke ‵saga tonu latou ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki uiga alofa o Ieova mo ana folafolaga mō aso mai mua.”


Rather, we ought to gird ourselves with “lowliness of mind.” 	 I lō te fai penā, e ma‵nako eiloa tatou o ‵sai te ‘loto maulalo’ e pelā me se fusi i ‵tou kona.


(2 Corinthians 5:18; John 10:16; Revelation 7:9) Since we imperfect humans are doing God’s work in the face of persecution, we cannot do it merely in our own strength. 	 (2 Kolinito 5:18; Ioane 10:16; Fakaasiga 7:9) E se mafai ne tatou o fakalagolago fua ki ‵tou malosi i te faiga o te galuega a te Atua me i a tatou ne tino vāi‵vāi kae e fe‵paki sāle tatou mo fakasauāga.


In addition, it would give his servants an opportunity to show their faith and devotion. 	 E se gata i ei, e tuku atu foki ki ana tavini se avanoaga ke fakaasi mai te lotou fakatuanaki mo te lotou loto finafinau o tavini atu ki a ia.


(Ezra 7:1–10:44) 	 (Esela 7:1–10:44)


David needed and received strong discipline. 	 Ne ‵tau kae ne maua foki ne Tavita a polopolokiga ‵mafa.


Are we unflinchingly loyal to him? 	 E mata, e ‵mautakitaki te ‵tou fakamaoni ki a ia?


After Noah and his family emerged from the ark, God showed them a colorful rainbow as a sign of His promise never again to use a flood to destroy mankind. 	 Mai tua o te ulumaiga ki tua o Noa mo tena kāiga mai i te vaka, ne fakaasi atu ne te Atua se nuanua lanu valevale e pelā me se fakailoga o Tena tautoga ke se toe fakaaoga ne ia a te lolo i te fakaseaiga o tino.


This may include business districts, parks, transportation terminals, or in front of residential buildings that are not easily accessible. 	 E mafai o aofia i ei a koga fai pisinisi, malae tafao, koga e tu ei a mea fakateletele, io me i mua o fale kolā e faigata o oko atu ki ei.


12 Consider also how certain aspects of God’s personality have made it easy for his people to approach him freely. 	 E pelā mo te Tupu ko Tavita i Isalaelu mua ne fai ne ia te agasala ko te mulilua mo Patisepa.


Similarly today, if it were not for the help of the holy spirit, we would not understand these “deep things of God.”—1 Corinthians 2:10; 4:1; Colossians 1:26, 27. 	 E penā foki i aso nei, moi seai te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu, e se mafai o malamalama tatou i “fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua.”—1 Kolinito 2: 10; 4:1; Kolose 1: 26, 27.


Early in the last days, the domestics were all anointed ones. 	 I te kamataga o aso fakaoti, a nisi tavini ko tino fakaekegina katoa.


Is it possible to find such people among the many who profess to be Christians today? 	 E mata, e mafai o maua a vaegā tino penā i va o tino e tokouke kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano i aso nei?


They can be certain that Jehovah understands their situation and deeply appreciates their whole-souled worship. 	 E loto tali‵tonu latou me e malamalama a Ieova i olotou fakanofonofoga kae e talia ne ia a te taviniga telā e tuku atu ne latou mo te loto kātoa.


How was he to accomplish this? 	 Ne mafai pefea o fakataunu ne ia te mea tenei?


In leading his sheep, what does Jehovah consider, and how is this reflected in what he asks of us? 	 I te takitakiga o ana mamoe, se a te mea e iloa ne Ieova, kae fakaasi mai pefea a te mea tenā i mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei mai i a tatou?


The elders had to render an account about how they kept watch over God’s sheep. 	 E ‵tau o avatu ne toeaina a tala e uiga ki te auala e tausi atu ei latou ki mamoe a te Atua.


4 Foretelling the Messiah 	 4 A te ‵Tou Tamana Faka-te-lagi se Vaegā Tino Pefea?


The Giving of Gifts 	 Te Tukuatuga o Meaalofa


(Rom. 7:24, 25; 8:2) Following Paul’s example, we too should never take for granted that Jehovah liberated us from the bondage of sin and of death. 	 (Loma 7:24, 25; 8:2) Mai i te tau‵tali atu i te fakaakoakoga a Paulo, e se ‵tau o manatu mā‵ma tatou ki te saolotoga ne tuku mai ne Ieova e uiga ki te saoloto mai te ‵nofo pologa ki te agasala mo te mate.


A female quail, for instance, lays up to eight eggs, at the rate of one egg a day. 	 E pelā mo te manu fafine ko te quail e faka‵to sāle ne ia a fuamanu e valu, kae e takitasi i te aso.


In what ways can we benefit from the training Jesus gave his followers? 	 Ne a auala e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a mea aogā mai te akoakoga ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki ana soko?


At that, the bus driver turned to the sister and asked, “Are you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses?” 	 Mai konā, ne ‵fuli atu a te tino fakatele o te pasi ki te tuagane kae fesili atu “A koe se Molimau a Ieova?”


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After all, we are his “sheep,” and he has placed his name upon us.—Ps. 100:3; John 10:16; Acts 15:14, 17. 	 Mai mea katoa, a tatou ko ana “mamoe” kae ne fakaigoa ne ia tatou ki tena igoa.—Salamo 100:3; Ioane 10:16; Galuega 15:14, 17.


“Keep Testing Whether You Are in the Faith” 	 ‘Ke Sukesuke Aka Faeloa Tou Fakatuanaki’


He states: “I am grateful for Jehovah’s overwhelming mercy and forgiveness.” 	 Ana muna: “Ko oko eiloa i toku fiafia ki te lasi o te alofa fakamagalo mo te loto fakamagalo o Ieova.”


What practical counsel found in the Bible helped Lena, Simone, and others to make such a transformation? 	 Se a te fakatakitakiga aogā mai te Tusi Tapu ne maua ne Lena, Simone mo nisi tino ke ‵fuli ei latou?