What did angels do to assist Jesus? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne agelu ke fesoasoani atu ki a Iesu?


Other scriptures that many have found comforting are Psalm 20:1, 2; 31:7; 38:8, 9, 15; 55:22; 121:1, 2; Isaiah 57:15; 66:13; Philippians 4:13; and 1 Peter 5:7. 	 A nisi tusi fai‵tau kolā ne maua ne tino a fakamafanafanaga mai i ei, ko te Salamo 20:1, 2; 31:7; 38:8, 9, 15; 55:22; 121:1, 2; Isaia 57:15; 66:13; Filipi 4:13; mo te 1 Petelu 5:7.


What does that judgment involve? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te fakamasinoga tenā?


He gave the men a convincing reason why they should obey him. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia ki tāgata konā se pogai mautinoa e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo latou ki a ia.


OVER 30 years ago, Osei,[1] who was not a Witness at that time, arrived in Europe from Ghana. 	 KO SILIGA atu nei mo te 30 tausaga ko teka, a Osei [1] telā ne seki fai mo fai se Molimau i te taimi tenā, ne malaga atu mai Ghana ki Eulopa.


(Matt. 22:21) What sort of “things” do we owe Caesar, that is, the governmental authorities? 	 (Mataio 22:21, Tusi Paia, Samoa) Ne a “mea” e ‵nofo kaitalafu ei tatou i a Kaisala, kolā ko pule o malo?


I am confident that Jehovah has abundant blessings in store for those who trust in him, stay loyal, and feed at his table.” 	 Au e talitonu me e lava kae ‵toe a fakamanuiaga a Ieova e faka‵tali mai mō latou kolā e tali‵tonu fakamaoni ki a ia, e tumau i te a‵lofa fakamaoni, kae ‵kai faeloa i tena taipola.”


Jesus foretold: “When you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, (let the reader use discernment,) then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu: “Kafai ko lavea ne koutou a te mea fakatakalialia telā e ofa ne ia a mea, e pelā mo te mea ne faipati ki ei te pelofeta ko Tanielu, ko tu i se koga tapu, (ke na malamalama la te tino faitau), ke na ‵tele atu la a latou kolā e ‵nofo i Iuta ki luga i mauga.”


God’s Word answers: “In everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.” 	 E tali mai te Muna a te Atua: “Ke tuku atu a mea katoa kolā e ma‵nako koutou ki ei ki te Atua fakatasi mo otou fakafetai e auala i otou talosaga.”


It is also a state of mind and heart that involves our morals and worship. 	 E fakauiga i ei ki te tulaga o te mafaufau mo te loto kolā e aofia i ‵tou faifaiga mō tapuakiga.


Today, he serves happily at a branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I aso nei, e tavini atu a ia mo te fiafia i se ofisa lagolago e tasi o Molimau a Ieova.


Still, we are told not to be anxious about “the things the nations are eagerly pursuing.” Why? 	 Ke mo a ma to fai ‵kaiga kae ko‵na sale, io me manava‵se ki mea o te olaga nei, i te mea manafai e fakapoi mai te aso tenā ki a koutou.


Paul said: “Flee from fornication.” (1 Corinthians 6:18) Note that he went further than simply saying, “Avoid fornication.” 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo: “Fakagata [io me “tele keatea mai” Tusi Paia, Samoa] te fina lalolagi.” (1 Kolinito 6:18) Masaua la, me ne seki fai mai fua ke “fakagata te finalalolagi.”


Yes, Paul readily greeted his brothers and sisters.—Rom. 16:1-16. 	 Ao, ne toka toka eiloa a Paulo o fakatalofa atu ki ana taina mo tuagane.—Loma 16:1-16.


How Are You Affected by God’s Dignity and Splendor? 	 E Pokotia Pefea Koe i te ‵Malu mo te ‵Lei o te Atua?


(2 Tim. 3:1-5) In response, governments make more laws, strengthen police forces, and install electronic surveillance. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1-5) Ona ko te mea tenā, ko fai ei ne malo a tulafono e uke, faopoopo te aofaki o pulisimani, kae fakaaoga a mea pei ata o kilo‵kilo ki mea e fai ne tino.


The Bible can help you find comfort even in the darkest times 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu te Tusi Tapu ke maua ne koe a fakamafanafanaga i taimi faiga‵ta


Sacrificing to Keep Peace 9. 	 Ke Talia a Mea Faiga‵ta ke Tausi ei te Filemu


Now, take the time to examine how you measure up to what love requires. 	 Nei la, ke fakaaoga faka‵lei a taimi ke iloilo aka a te auala e mafai ei ne koe o fakafetaui aka ki mea kolā e manakogina ne te alofa.


Jesus’ transfiguration was a preview of what, and what impact did that vision have on Peter? 	 Se a te mea telā ne fakasino atu ki ei te ‵fuliga o foliga o Iesu, kae ne pefea te tāua o te fakaasiga tenā ki a Petelu?


If being “born from water” relates to being baptized in water, what does it mean to be “born from . . . spirit”? 	 Kafai e fakauiga a ‘te ‵toe fanau mai i te vai’ ki te papatisoga ki te vai, se a la te mea e fakauiga ki ei a ‘te ‵toe fanau mai i te agaga’?


Practical wisdom and thinking ability help us recognize and satisfy our individual needs and thus avoid spiritual tiredness. 	 E fesoasoani mai a te poto mo te atamai ke lavea kae ke faka‵lei aka foki a ‵tou manakoga taki tokotasi kae ke sē fi‵ta tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


(Hebrews 13:15, 16) One well-meaning friend could not understand their choice. 	 (Epelu 13:15, 16) Ne seki malamalama se taugasoa pele o laua i te lā filifiliga tenā ne fai.


Scientists believe that our Milky Way galaxy alone may contain up to 400 billion stars. 	 E tali‵tonu a saienitisi me kāti e nofo ki se 400 piliona a fetū i te ‵tou fakaputugā fetū ko te Kaniva fua.


14 Who may approach God at this spiritual temple? 	 14 Ko oi e mafai o fesokotaki atu ki te Atua i te faletapu faka-te-agaga tenei?


11 In the case of David and Bath-sheba, before the judgment of the death penalty could be softened, there had to be a pardoning of their sin. 	 11 Mai mua o fakamāmā a te fakasalaga o Tavita mo Patisepa, e ‵tau o isi se fakamagaloga o lā agasala.


(Luke 10:1-9) Well, we should not discount the frequency with which teaching is mentioned before healing. 	 (Luka 10:1-9) Ia, e se ‵tau o puli i a tatou te fia o taimi e taku muamua mai ei te faiga o akoakoga ke mua atu i te faka‵leiga o masaki.


What About Your Loved Ones? 	 Kae Pefea la a ‵Tou Tino Pele?


16 Taking vengeance on an enemy would likely harden his spirit, but treating him with kindness may soften his heart. 	 16 A te ‵toe taui atu ki se fili e mafai o fakamakeke aka ei tena loto, kae ko te atafai atu ki a ia e mafai o fakafeoloolo aka ei tena loto.


But after having moved to Turkey, I thank Jehovah that he is still showing patience. 	 Kae mai tua o te fanatuga ki Turkey, e fakafetai au ki a Ieova me koi tumau eiloa tena kufaki.


However, for worship to be pure, all vestiges of idolatry must be discarded. 	 Kae e ‵tau o ave keatea a vaega katoa o te ifo ki tupua ko te mea ke ‵mā te tapuakiga.


Why should it come as no surprise if a Christian observes or experiences injustice in the congregation? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o poi se Kelisiano māfai e lavea io me fepaki a ia mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni i te fakapotopotoga?


If possible, arrange for a Witness who speaks their language to visit them. 	 Kafai e mafai, fakatoka se Molimau telā e iloa ne ia te lotou ‵gana ke āsi atu ki a latou.


(Luke 10:2) With the ‘populous nation’ of anointed ones taking the lead, we now rejoice as the number of ‘harvest workers’ keeps growing. 	 (Luka 10:2) Fakatasi mo “latou” kolā ne fakaekegina ke fai ne latou te takitakiga, ko fia‵fia nei tatou me e fanaka eiloa te aofaki o ‘tino ga‵lue’ i te ‵katiga o saito.


(Psalm 119:106) Let us never underestimate the value of regular Bible study and participation in Christian meetings. 	 (Salamo 119:106) Ke mo a eiloa e manatu ma‵ma tatou ki te aogā o te faiga faeloa o sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu mo te faiga o ‵tou tusaga i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


• What frank appraisal should we make? 	 • Se a te iloiloga mo te fakamaoni e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


“May the God who supplies endurance and comfort grant you to have among yourselves the same mental attitude that Christ Jesus had.”—ROMANS 15:5. 	 “Ke tuku atu ki a koutou ne te Atua o te kufaki mo te fakamalosiga, a te olaga lototasi, e pela eiloa mo te loto o Keliso Iesu.”—LOMA 15:5.


“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.”—Colossians 1:3. 	 • “E fakafetai atu faeloa matou ki te Atua te Tamana o te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu Keliso i omotou talosaga mō koutou.”—Kolose 1:3.


One congregation in Istanbul wrote: “When people saw us, they asked: ‘Is there a special convention here? 	 Ne tusi mai te fakapotopotoga e tasi mai Istanbul: “Kafai e lavea matou ne tino, e fesili mai latou: ‘E isi se fono fakapito a koutou e fai i konei?


Why does he fight? 	 Kaia e taua atu ei a ia?


But mildness will help make it more acceptable, thus restoring pleasant relations and paving the way for the erring one to change his course. 	 Kae kafai e agamalū te tino fakatonutonu, ka taliagofie ei ne te tino agasala a fakatonutonuga konā, ka toe faka‵lei aka ei a te lā va fealofani kae ka ‵fuli aka foki ei ana faifaiga.


They take seriously the Bible’s counsel: “A servant of the Lord is not to engage in quarrels, but has to be kind to everyone, a good teacher, and patient. 	 E mafaufau ‵mafa latou ki fakatakitakiga a te Tusi Tapu: “A te tavini a te Aliki e se aofia i kinauga, kae e ‵tau mo ia o alofa ki tino katoa, se faiakoga ‵lei, kae loto kufaki.


According to the Bible, we should not be unsteady, unable to decide. 	 I te Tusi Tapu, e se ‵tau mo tatou o fakalotolotolua ki faiga o fakaikuga.


What did she do? 	 Se a te mea ne fai ne ia?


8. (a) Why should we feed our minds on wholesome things? (b) What should we avoid? 	 8. (a) Kaia e ‵tau ei o fāulu ne tatou ki ‵tou mafaufau a mea ‵lei? (e) Ne a mea e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i ei?


(Rom. 11:24) How was this so? 	 (Loma 11:24) Ne fai pefea te mea tenei?


She learned of God’s promise to raise the dead and of God’s Kingdom, which will soon make the earth a paradise. 	 Ne tauloto a ia ki te folafolaga me ka toe faka‵tu aka ne te Atua a tino ‵mate, penā foki loa mo te Malo o te Atua, telā ko pili o fai ne ia te lalolagi mo fai se palataiso.


If the spiritual food passes through other channels, there is no guarantee that it has not been altered or contaminated.—Ps. 18:26; 19:8. 	 Kafai a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga e maua i se isi auala aka, e mafai eiloa o se fakatalitonugina io me ‵fuli a fakamatalaga i ei.—Sala. 18:26; 19:8.


And there will be an economic impact to consider, both immediate and long-term. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki o mafau‵fau ki mea tau tupe, kolā e manakogina fakavave kae penā foki mō se taimi tai leva.


Unless we come to the realization that we have made an unscriptural promise, we should do all we can to fulfill our word, even if it is very difficult to do so. 15:5. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o taumafai malosi tatou o fakataunu ‵tou pati ne fai, faitalia eiloa te faigata ke fai penā, māfai e se fe‵paki ‵tou tautoga mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu. 15:5.


That was indeed good news, for John was, in effect, pointing out to all people the way to life and happiness—Jesus, the one who “takes away the sin of the world.” 	 E ‵lei eiloa te tala tenā, me ne fakaasi atu i ei ne Ioane ki tino a te auala e tau atu ki te ola mo te fiafia—ko Iesu tenā, me “ka ave ne ia keatea agasala a te lalolagi.”


At the time, there were no Witnesses in Mistelbach, the town where I was to serve. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne seki ai eiloa ne Molimau i Mistelbach, te fakai telā ne tavini atu ei au.


What is the context of Jesus’ words recorded at Luke 16:10? 	 Se a te uiga saukātoa o pati a Iesu kolā ne tusi ki lalo i te Luka 16:10?


Like Caroline’s mother, your parents may feel obligated to warn you about peer pressure or even to restrict certain activities or friendships. 	 E pelā mo te mātua o Caroline, kāti ka fai te tiute ou mātua ke polopoloki atu e uiga ki te fai taugasoa io me fakatapulā aka a nisi faifaiga masani kolā e fai ne koe.


Such skepticism is dangerous. 	 E fakamataku ‵ki eiloa a vaegā mafaufauga penei.


Their dancing and actions at parties go beyond what is acceptable for Christians. 	 A vaegā ‵saka io me ko faifaiga a latou i pa‵tī ko silia atu mo mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne Kelisiano.


Mark here uses a word that can literally mean “scourging,” a form of whipping often used as torture. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne Maleko se pati i konei e uiga ki te masaki telā e fakauiga tonu ki te “‵kini,” se vaegā ‵kini telā e fakaaogā e pelā me se fakasalaga.


Some people who have no knowledge of the Bible endeavor to keep their life more or less free of such things. 	 E taumafai a nisi tino kolā e seai se lotou iloa i te Tusi Tapu ke tausi olotou olaga ke saoloto mai i mea penā.


For instance, ‘Judah and Israel dwelt in security’ during Solomon’s reign. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne maua ne ‘tino Iuta mo Isalaelu a te saogalemu’ i aso o te pulega a Solomona.


Gabriel did not offer to go to Mary’s family and neighbors to explain the cause of her pregnancy. 	 Ne seki uga atu a Kapilielu ke fano o fakailoa ki kāiga o Malia mo ana tuakoi a te pogai e faitama ei a Malia.


13 Foreigners are often recognized by characteristics common to their minority group. 	 13 E masani o lavea a tino fakaatea mai i mea kolā e fai ne latou.


(Gal. 3:10) They could hardly serve the world as a royal priesthood in such a condition. 	 (Kalatia 3:10) Ona ko te lotou tulaga tenā, ko se mafai ei o tavini atu latou ki nisi tino katoa o te lalolagi e pelā me se kau faitaulaga o tupu.


3 No doubt, we are familiar with Bible truths about God’s purpose for the earth and mankind and about the central role of Jesus Christ in the outworking of God’s purpose. 	 3 E seai se fakalotolotolua me e masani ‵lei tatou mo muna‵tonu e uiga ki te fuafuaga a te Atua ki te lalolagi mo tino penā foki mo te tusaga tāua o Iesu Keliso i te fakataunuga o te fuafuaga a te Atua.


What comfort!” 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakamafanafana mai!”


(Phil. 3:18, 19) How can a person’s stomach, or belly, be a god? 	 (Filipi 3:18, 19) E mafai pefea o fai te tinae io me ko te manava o se tino mo fai se atua?


Gianni and Maurizio have been friends for some 50 years. 	 A Gianni mo Maurizio ne fai taugasoa mō se 50 tausaga.


I realized that if I wanted to worship Jehovah wholeheartedly, I needed to make some big changes. 	 Ne iloa aka ne au me kafai e manako au o tapuaki atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa, e manakogina ke fai ne ‵fuliga ‵lasi.


Where did archaeologists discover these “linguistic fossils,” or “records of written language”? 	 Ne maua i fea ne tino keli mea mua a “fakamaoniga matea o ‵gana,” io me ko “tala ne tusi ki lalo”?


22 “You wild animals and all you domestic animals, you creeping things and winged birds,” says Psalm 148:10. 	 22 “Ko manu katoa, manu lata mo manu vao, manu ‵tolo mo manu eva,” ko pati i te Salamo 148:10.


“I have no relationship with my father,” she says, “and I have a mother who did not care for me emotionally or physically. 	 Ne fai mai a ia, “E se iloa ne au a toku tamana, kae ko toku mātua e se fia tausi mai ki a au i te feitu faka-te-foitino e pelā foki ki oku lagonaga.


Is that not what we would expect of our loving Creator?—Psalm 19:8. 5. What is vital for lasting happiness in marriage? 	 E fakamoe‵moe tatou ke maua ne tatou a vaegā fesoasoani penā mai te Atua telā ne faite ne ia tatou, i ne?—Salamo 19:8.


Reminding them of his example, he adds: “I am in your midst as the one ministering.”—Luke 22:24-27. 	 Ne fakamasaua atu ne ia ki ana apositolo tena fakaakoakoga, ana muna: “Ka ko au nei, e i a koutou e pelā mo se tavini.”—Luka 22:24-27.


“Instead of using a washing machine, we used buckets. 	 “I lō te fakaaoga o se masini tagatu, ne fakaaoga ne māua a paketi.


Both graduate from high school. 	 Ne oti tasi mai lāua i se akoga maluga.


What were Israelite parents told to do to instruct their children, and what did that mean? 	 Ne a mea ne fakatonu atu ki mātua Isalaelu ke fai, kae se a tena uiga?


Naaman is healed of his leprosy.—2 Kings 5:1-14 	 Ne faka‵lei aka te lepela o Namanu.—2 Tupu 5:1-14


(2 Samuel 7:12-16) Hence, Jehovah God, “the Judge of all the earth,” who is “an examiner of the heart,” chose to handle the matter himself. 	 (2 Samuelu 7:12-16) Tela la, ne filifili aka ne Ieova te Atua, “te famasino o te lalolagi kātoa,” telā “e tofotofo ne ia a loto o tino katoa,” ke fai ne ia te fakamasinoga tenā.


(2 Pet. 3:3-7) Yet, in that hostile environment, how did Noah use his time? 	 E kata‵kata foki latou e uiga ki ei! (2 Petelu 3:3-7) Kae ne fakaaoga pefea ne Noa ana taimi faitalia te sē faka‵logo o tino i ana tafa ki ana fakapulaga?


In what way is Jesus depicted in many of Christendom’s paintings, and why is this not a fair portrayal of Jesus? 	 E pefea a foliga o Iesu kolā ne ‵lomi sāle i ata a Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se, kae kaia e se ‵lei ei a taumafaiga konā ke ‵lomi aka a foliga o Iesu?


Ruth had to make a decision. 	 Ne ‵tau o fai ne Luta se fakaikuga mautinoa.


Being a Friend When Friendship Is in Danger 	 SE TAUGASOA—Māfai ko Fakamataku te va Fakataugasoa


16. Why does Jehovah encourage us to fear him? 	 16 E se fakafanoanoa mai io me ko tō faigata a te mataku ki te Atua.


5 To know who are preaching the good news today in fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy, we need to answer these four questions: 	 5 Ke iloa aka me ko oi a tino kolā e fai ne latou a te talaiga o te tala ‵lei i aso nei e ‵tusa mo te fakataunuga o te valoaga a Iesu, e ‵tau o tali aka ne tatou a fesili e fa konei:


16 Like Abraham, Moses did not experience the fulfillment of God’s promise in his lifetime. 	 16 E pelā mo Apelaamo, ne seki lavea ne Mose a te fakataunuga tonu o te folafolaga a te Atua i tena olaga kātoa.


Within three months all was set straight. 	 Ne faka‵tonu faka‵lei aka a mea katoa i loto i se tolu masina.


During heated exchanges, one spouse may blurt out, “I’m leaving you!” or, “I’m going to find someone who really appreciates me!” 	 Kafai ko fakatau kinau se tauavaga, kāti a pakalaga mai se tokotasi penei, “Ka tiaki ne au a koe!” io me, “Au ka fano o ‵sala se suā tino telā e fakatāua malosi ne ia au!”


13, 14. (a) What is an outstanding feature of the sign of Christ’s presence? (b) What should we keep in mind, especially when preaching in less responsive territories? 	 13, 14. (a) Se a te vaega tāua e tasi o te fakailoga o te fakatasi mai o Keliso? (e) Se a te mea e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou, maise eiloa māfai e talai tatou i koga kolā e se fia ‵saga malosi mai i ei a tino?


It also involves knowing the likes and dislikes of that person, knowing his values, his standards—and honoring them.—1 John 2:3; 4:8. 	 E aofia foki i ei a te iloaga o mea kolā e manako ki ei mo mea kolā e se manako ki ei te tino tenā, te iloaga o mea kolā e fakatāua ne ia, ana tulaga—mo te fakaaloalo ki ei.—1 Ioane 2:3; 4:8.


The punishment for those three kindred nations would be severe. 	 E masei ‵ki te fakasalaga ka oko atu ki matakāiga e tolu konei.


13 Some 40 years ago, William and Ada, a married couple from Puerto Rico, had no interest in studying the Bible. 	 13 I te 40 tausaga ko ‵teka, ne seki fia sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu a Viliamu mo Ata, se tauavaga mai i Puerto Rico.


(Matt. 24:21) In 66 C.E., Cestius Gallus led Roman troops in a nearly successful attack on Jerusalem. 	 (Mataio 24:21) I te 66 T.A., ne takitaki atu ne Cestius Gallus a te kautau Loma ki se taua telā toeitiiti ko manumalo i te osoatuga ki Ielusalema.


(Matthew 24:36-42) The apostle Peter used that historical event to remind us of the need to live with tomorrow in view. 	 (Mataio 24:36-42) Ne fakaaogā ne te apositolo ko Petelu te mea tenā ne tupu ke fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a te manakoga ke mafaufau ki aso mai mua.


When this Son later came to the earth as the man Jesus, he was eager to teach the truth about his Father. 	 I te taimi ne vau ei a te Tama ki te lalolagi nei e pelā me ko te tagata ko Iesu, ne loto finafinau a ia o akoako atu te munatonu e uiga ki tena Tamana.


15 Here is a second choice you face. 	 15 Tenei la te suā filifiliga e ‵tau o fai ne koe.


While in captivity, Manasseh repented and humbly kept praying to God, who forgave him and restored him to the kingship in Jerusalem, where he promoted true worship.—2 Chronicles 33:2-17. 	 Kae koi nofo fakapagota a ia, ne salamō a Manase kae ne ‵talo atu faeloa a ia mo te loto maulalo ki te Atua telā ne fakamagalo ei a ia, kae toe tuku atu ki tena tulaga fakatupu i Ielusalema, kae ne ‵lago atu ei a ia ki te tapuakiga tonu.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 33:2-17.


To answer that, let us examine what the Bible says about the creative works and the personality of Jehovah. 	 Ke tali aka te fesili tenā, ke na suke‵suke nei tatou ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki galuega fakaofoofogia mo uiga o Ieova.


Similarly, we may have served for decades in the earthly part of God’s organization. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, kāti ne tavini atu tatou mō se fia sefulu tausaga i te vaega o te fakapotopotoga a te Atua i te lalolagi nei.


(Matthew 13:45, 46; Mark 8:34) How do they feel about having had to wait longer than they may have expected in order to see God’s purposes fulfilled toward the earth? 	 (Mataio 13:45, 46; Maleko 8:34) E pefea olotou lagonaga me ne ‵tau o faka‵tali latou i se vaitaimi e sili atu tena leva i lō te mea telā ne fakamoe‵moe latou ki ei a koi tuai o matea atu ne latou te fakataunuga o fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi nei?


On the contrary, “he is not far off from each one of us.” 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, me i a “ia foki e se ‵mao mai i a tatou taki tokotasi.”


10:10—How does “the one winking his eye” cause pain? 	 10:10, NW—E faka‵tupu pefea ne “se tino e faka‵kivi tena mata” a logo‵maega?


He states: “To what extent we have made progress, let us go on walking orderly in this same routine.”—Phil. 3:14-16. 	 E fai atu a ia: “E ‵tau eiloa o tumau a te ‵tou amio i faiga kolā ko oti ne fai ne tatou.”—Filipi 3:14-16.


It must be noted that the Holy Scriptures do not directly mention gambling. 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne tatou me e se fakaasi ‵tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te kemupolo.


Would you not feel hurt, perhaps even indignant? 	 E mata, ka se logo‵mae io me kaitaua koe?


The limbic system of your brain was helping you to focus on one thing while sustaining your ability to hear a variety of sounds. 	 E fesoasoani atu a te vaega e tasi o tou mafaufau ke saga fua koe ki te mea e tasi faitalia me mafai o fakalogo koe ki leo kese‵kese.


The situation likely is similar in many other parts of the world. 	 Kae penā foki eiloa i nisi fenua.


Similarly, we are wise to avoid undue confrontations with opposers as we devote our energy to the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work.—John 5:1-18; 6:1. 	 E ‵lei foki ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i fe‵pakiga sē ‵tau mo tino ‵teke kae ke fakaaogā ‵tou malosi i te talaiga o te Malo mo te faiga o soko.—Ioane 5:1-18; 6:1.


(Matthew 6:25; 8:20) Do material concerns dominate your thinking and actions? 	 (Mataio 6:25; 8:20) E mata, e pule malosi atu te manavase ki mea faka-te-foitino ki ou manatu mo au faifaiga?


(See paragraphs 7, 8) 	 (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 7, 8)


He then did something extraordinary. 	 Kae ne fai foki ne ia se mea fakaofoofogia.


Has Jehovah God ever done anything to harm me?’ 	 Kai fai aka eiloa ne Ieova se mea o faka‵mae au?’


Pondering over what you study will move your heart.—Read Proverbs 2:1-5. 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki mea e sukesuke koe ki ei ka fakamalosi aka ei tou loto.—Faitau te Faataoto 2:1-5.


Dissidents began challenging what they saw as Winthrop’s heavy-handedness in their private affairs. 	 Ne kamata o se fia‵fia a tino ‵teke ki te aofia malosi o Winthrop i olotou faifaiga totino.


After Jesus had fasted for 40 days and 40 nights, Satan attempted to appeal to Jesus’ desire for food. 	 Mai tua o te 40 ao mo te 40 po ne fakalikiliki ei a Iesu, ne taumafai a Satani o tofotofo a ia mai te fakaaogaga o te manako ki meakai.


Then he added: “Who will rescue me from the body undergoing this death? 	 Kae ne fakaopoopo mai a ia: “Ko oi la ka fakaola ne ia a au mai i te foitino mate tenei?


“However, the spiritual man examines indeed all things.” (1 Corinthians 2:14, 15) Should we not strive to maintain a positive, spiritual view of what we read in our books, magazines, and other publications and of what we hear at our meetings and from the elders? 	 Kae ko “te tino telā ei i a ia a te Agaga o te Atua, e mafai ne ia o fakamasino a te tāua o mea katoa.” (1 Kolinito 2:14, 15) E mata, e se ‵tau o taumafai tatou ke fakatumau se kilokiloga faka-te-agaga aogā ki mea kolā e fai‵tau tatou ki ei i ‵tou tusi, mekesini, mo nisi tusi aka mo mea foki kolā e lagona ne tatou mai i ‵tou fakatasiga mo toeaina?


As a consequence, they lost Paradise for themselves and for their descendants. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te galo atu i a laua mo lā tama‵liki te Palataiso.


10 What, then, was Paul saying about “setting the mind on the flesh”? 	 10 Se a la te mea ne fakauiga ki ei a Paulo ki te “tuku atu o te mafaufau ki manakoga o te foitino”?


WEEK OF OCTOBER 9-15, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A OKETOPA 9-15, 2017


By displaying kindness, we show Jehovah and Jesus that we desire to live under God’s Kingdom, when kindness and other godly qualities will permeate all human relationships. 	 Mai te fakaasiatuga o te alofa atafai, e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou ki a Ieova mo Iesu me e ma‵nako tatou ke ola mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua, i te taimi telā ka lauiloa ei te alofa atafai mo nisi uiga o te Atua i faifaiga katoa a tino.


But the brothers are doing so in the Matobo Hills range, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe 	 E fai eiloa penā a taina i te atumauga ko te Matobo Hills, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe


According to this, the Devil, a name meaning “slanderer,” was “a liar and the father of the lie.” 	 E pelā mo ana pati konā, a te Tiapolo, telā e fakauiga tena igoa ki “te tino fatufatu,” “se tino loi, ka ko te tamana foki eiloa o tino ‵loi.”


Then he started to think about returning to the truth. 	 Kae ne kamata o mafaufau a ia o toe foki mai ki te munatonu.


12. How would you describe the religious situation in ancient Philadelphia? 	 12 Ne fakamālō atu a Iesu ki te fakapotopotoga i Filatelafia.


10 As in Zechariah’s day, Jehovah of armies still uses his angels to protect and strengthen his people. 	 10 E pelā eiloa mo aso o Sakalia, koi fakaaoga eiloa ne Ieova o kautau ana agelu ke puipui kae fakamalosi atu ki ana tino.


14 What do these examples teach us? 	 14 Ne a mea e akoako mai ne fakaakoakoga konei ki a tatou?


Near the end of John’s life, while in exile on the isle of Patmos, he receives the Revelation with all its amazing prophetic signs of events that are to occur during “the Lord’s day.” 	 Kae i tausaga fakaoti o te olaga o Ioane, i te taimi ne nofo fakapagota ei i te fenua ko Patamo, ne lavea ei ne ia se Fakaasiga fakatasi mo ana fakailoga fakapelofeta fakaofoofogia e uiga ki mea kolā ka ‵tupu i loto i “te Aso o te Aliki.”


Both performances seem almost effortless. 	 E foliga mai me e se faigata a faifaiga e lua konā.


(Lev. 19:12; Prov. 6:16-19) The apostle Paul wrote: “Are you bound to a wife? 	 (Levi. 19:12; Faata. 6:16-19) Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “E isi sau avaga?


4 After sending Paul and Silas to Beroea, how were the older men in Thessalonica “working hard”? 	 4 I te otiga ne uga atu a Paulo mo Sila ki Pelea, ne ‘ga‵lue malosi’ pefea a toeaina i Tesalonia?


12. What attitude of Jehovah toward people in the world do Jehovah’s Witnesses imitate, and how? 	 12 Ko oti ne folafola mai ne Ieova a te fakamasinoga telā ka fakaoko mai ki te lalolagi nei, kae e seki fakamasino aka eiloa ne ia a tino taki tokotasi i ei.


The Bible says: “Everything detestable to Jehovah that he does hate they have done to their gods, for even their sons and their daughters they regularly burn in the fire to their gods.” 	 E fai mai penei te Tusi Tapu: “Kafai e tapuaki latou ki olotou atua, e fai ne latou a amioga fakatakalia‵lia katoa kola e se fiafia ki ei te Aliki.


By noting what someone else does, we show our appreciation for the variety of gifts among God’s people.” 	 Kafai e lavea ne tatou a mea e fai ne te suā tino, e fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou loto fakafetai e ‵tusa mo taleni kese‵kese kolā e maua ne tino o te Atua.”


He died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him.” (2 Corinthians 5:14, 15) We demonstrate that we take Jesus’ love for us seriously and that we love him in return by taking seriously the commission to give a thorough witness. 	 Ne mate mō tino katoa, ko te mea ko tino kolā e ola ke se ola mō latou, kae ke ola mō ia telā ne mate kae ne toetu ake.” (2 Kolinito 5:14, 15) E fakaasi atu me e fakatāua malosi ne tatou te alofa o Iesu ki a tatou kae e fakaasi atu foki ne tatou te alofa ki a ia mai te fakatāua malosi ne tatou o te fakatonuga ke molimau katoatoa atu.


Let us see in the following article. 	 Ke na onoono tatou ki mea konei i te suā mataupu.


As for the generation of the upright ones, it will be blessed.” 	 E ‵tupu malosi tena fanau i te fenua; e manuia a fanau a tino amio‵tonu.”


(Revelation 20:11-15) In the meantime, faith will not remove all sorrow, but it will keep us close to God, who helps us to endure bereavement.—Psalm 121:1-3; 2 Corinthians 1:3. Faith Strengthens the Depressed 	 (Fakaasiga 20:11-15) Ka se ave keatea ne te fakatuanaki a mea fakafanoa‵noa katoa i te vaitaimi nei, ka ko te fakatuanaki ka fai ei tatou ke fakapili‵pili atu ki te Atua telā ka fesoasoani mai ke fa‵ki i te mate o se tino pele.—Salamo 121:1-3; 2 Kolinito 1:3.


We sewed clothes for our neighbors, grew onions, and picked berries. 	 Ne ‵toki ne matou a aniani, tau a fuagālakau, kae ‵sui a gatu o motou tuakoi.


5 Who originates the invitation to come and “take life’s water free”? 	 5 Ko oi ne māfua mai i a ia a te ‵kamiga ke vau o “inu me seai se ‵togi”?


“I worried about having to learn a new language and having to adjust to a new environment. 	 “Ne manavase malosi au ma tauloto ki se ‵gana fou mo te fakatautau ki te olaga i konā.


She attended universities in France, Mexico, and Switzerland and was headed for a promising career. 	 Ne fanatu a ia o akoga i iunivesiti e uke i Falani, Mexico, mo Suisilani kae ne mafai eiloa o maua ne ia se galuega ‵lei.


He also admonished them to go on performing “holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu foki a ia ki a latou ke tumau “i amioga ‵malu mo faifaiga amio atua.”


We never looked for great things for ourselves. 	 Ne seki ‵sala lele māua ki mea ‵lasi mō māua eiloa.


How should we view our fellow worshipers? 	 E ‵tau o fai pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki ‵tou taina tapuaki?


(Genesis 2:17) Eve had been informed of this, but through a serpent, the Devil told her: “You positively will not die. 	 (Kenese 2:17) Ko oti ne fakailoa atu ki a Eva e uiga ki te fakatonuga tenei, kae ne fai atu te Tiapolo ki tou fafine e auala i se gata: “A koulua e se ‵mate.


(1 Tim. 5:8) But he does expect his servants to trust fully in him—not in Satan’s dying world.—Heb. 13:5. 	 (1 Timoteo 5:8) Kae e fakamoemoe a ia ke tali‵tonu katoatoa ana tavini ki a ia—kae e se i te lalolagi a Satani telā ko pili o fakaseai atu.—Epelu 13:5.


For example, if we feel hurt by the words or actions of a fellow Christian, we can try to recall occasions when we spoke or acted unkindly. 	 E pelā eiloa māfai ko logo‵mae tatou i pati io me ko faifaiga a se taina Kelisiano, e mafai o taumafai tatou ke masaua a taimi ne fai ne tatou se pati io me se mea e aunoa mo te atafai.


(Romans 16:3, 4; 2 Timothy 1:16; 4:11; Philemon 23, 24) Yes, Christians of that sort today ‘have love among themselves,’ a blessed gift from God that identifies them as Jesus’ true disciples.—John 13:34, 35. 	 (Loma 16:3, 4; 2 Timoteo 1:16; 4:11; Filemoni 23, 24) E tonu, a vaegā Kelisiano penā i aso nei kolā e ‘fakatau a‵lofa latou,’ se meaalofa gali mai te Atua telā e fakailoga ei latou e pelā me ko soko ‵tonu o Iesu.—Ioane 13:34, 35.


10 Gomer left Hosea and became “a wife of fornication,” living adulterously with another man. 	 10 Ne tiakina ne Komeli a Hosea kae ne fai a ia mo “avaga se fakamaoni,” mai te ‵nofo fakapouliuli mo te suā tagata.


After a while, the children found part-time jobs,” she adds, “and they help us cover the expenses for food and transportation.” 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne maua ne tamaliki ne galuega sē tumau,” ne faopoopo mai tou fafine, “kae ne fesoasoani mai lāua ki te ‵togiga o mea‵kai mo mea e oloolo i ei matou.”


In fact, for many years I was the girlfriend of a terrorist.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne fai famau au ki se tagata amio takafiatoa mō se fia o tausaga.”


Consider, for example, the problem of pride, or haughtiness. 	 Ke mafaufau aka ki te avā uiga ma‵sei ko te fakamatamata mo te fia sili.


In some respects, the different approaches of these two men illustrates the distinction between a plan and a purpose. 	 I nisi feitu, a auala kese‵kese kolā e fakaaoga ne tagata e tokolua konei e fakaasi mai i ei a te ‵kese o se aofaga mo se fuafuaga.


Though the husband was given the role of the head of the family, the wife, with her husband’s full trust, could ‘consider a field and obtain it’ and ‘plant a vineyard.’ 	 E tigā eiloa ne tuku atu ki te tagata avaga te tiute ko te ulu o te kāiga, e mafaufau te fafine avaga fakatasi mo te ‵lago kātoatoa atu o tena avaga ‘ke maua se laukele’ kae ‘‵toki a togāvine.’


And what is Jehovah requiring of you? 	 Kae se a te mea e manako ki ei a Ieova mai i a koe?


September 1, 2009 	 Setema 1, 2009


The Bible applies Isaiah 49:6 to his disciples. 	 Ne fakasino atu te Tusi Tapu i te Isaia 49:6 ki ana soko.


Jehovah’s people likewise honored the faith of Rahab. 	 E penā foki a tino o Ieova, e āva latou ki te fakatuanaki o Lahapa.


• What Christian qualities does the fear of God include? 	 • Ne a uiga faka-Kelisiano e aofia i te mataku ki te Atua?


Jude reports that Enoch prophesied: “Look! 	 E lipoti mai a Iuta me ne ‵valo atu a Enoka: “Kiloke!


The Law states: “If the slave should insistently say, ‘I really love my master, my wife and my sons; I do not want to go out as one set free,’ then his master must bring him near to the true God and must bring him up against the door or the doorpost; and his master must pierce his ear through with an awl, and he must be his slave to time indefinite.”—Ex. 21:5, 6. 	 I konā e fakatu ei a ia i te mataloa io me ko te pou mataloa kae ‵suki tena taliga. Ko fai ei a ia mo pologa i tena olaga kātoa.”—Esoto 21:5, 6.


That is why a study of the Bible is so important. 	 Tenā foki loa te pogai e tāua ‵ki ei ke fai se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


At the same time, we may need to hold off from condemning ourselves if our reaction to loss seems excessive. 	 Kae e manakogina foki ke ‵kalo keatea mai te fakamaseiga o tatou māfai ko silia ‵tou faifaiga ki te galo atu o se tino pele.


Although marriage is not a cold business deal, the commitment involved includes obligation. 	 E ui eiloa a te fakaipoipoga e se se faifaiga fakapisinisi telā e seai ne lagonaga i ei, e aofia i te amanaia tonu ke faka‵lei te fakaipoipoga a te faiga o se tiute.


Keep the Lines of Communication Open 	 Ke Tumau Eiloa te Faiga o Fesokotakiga


8, 9. (a) What challenges may refugees face in a new land? (b) Why do they need our patient help? 	 8, 9. (a) Ne a tulaga faiga‵ta e mafai o fe‵paki mo tino fakaa‵lofa i se fenua fou? (e) Kaia e ma‵nako ei latou ki te ‵tou fesoasoani mo te kufaki?


(1 Cor. 15:25) It will have been a long wait, but we can be sure that the wait will be worth it. 	 (1 Koli. 15:25) Ka leva ‵ki te taimi e ‵tau o faka‵tali i ei, kae e mafai o mautinoa i a tatou me ka aoga eiloa a te faka‵tali tenā.


12. (a) How did Jesus lay the foundation for a global preaching campaign? (b) Why do we follow Jesus’ example today? 	 12. (a) Ne tuku mai pefea ne Iesu se fakavae mō te faiga o te galuega talai i te lalolagi kātoa? (e) Kaia e tau‵tali atu ei tatou i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu i aso nei?


18 Isaiah’s prophecy also enhances our understanding of the great sacrifice Jehovah made when he sent his dear Son to earth to suffer and die for us. 	 18 E fakalauefa aka foki ne te valoaga a Isaia a te ‵tou malamalama i te taulaga sili telā ne fakatoka ne Ieova i te taimi ne uga mai ei ne ia tena Tama ki te lalolagi ke logo‵mae kae mate mō tatou.


It was the hardest thing that I have ever had to do, but I got the help I needed.”—Yoshi. 	 Ko te ‵toe mea faigata eiloa ne taumafai au o fai, kae ne maua ne au te fesoasoani telā ne manako au ki ei.”—Yoshi.


We do know, however, that in God’s due time, all the 144,000 will be found standing on the heavenly Mount Zion. 	 Kae e iloa ne tatou me i te taimi tonu o te Atua, ka ‵tu katoa atu ei a te toko 144,000 i luga i te Mauga o Siona faka-te-lagi.


Do not ignore your conscience if you are faced with a decision about a blood fraction 	 Ke sē manatu māmā koe ki tou loto lagona māfai ko ‵tau o fai se fakaikuga ki tamā vaega fo‵liki o te toto


Different writers have questioned whether this illustration should be considered real, yet ancient Roman legal writings suggest that it should. 	 Ne fakafesili aka ne tino tusitala kese‵kese me e mata, a te tala fakatusa tenei se mea tonu, kae ne fakaasi mai i tusitusiga mua o tulafono a te kau Loma me se mea tonu.


Jotham/Ahaz ․․․․ 777/762 ․․․․ 	 Iotama/Aasa ․ 777/762 ․


The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (1997 edition) says about that ancient writing: “It is not impossible that the ‘Acts’ contain some elements of historical truth.” 	 E fai mai te The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (1997 edition) e uiga ki tusitusiga mua konā: “E se mautinoa eiloa me e aofia i ‘Galuega’ a nisi vaega o tala fakasolopito ‵tonu.”


What did you learn about our enemy? 	 Se a te mea ne tauloto ne koe e uiga ki ‵tou fili?


We also demonstrate our brotherly love, the identifying mark of true Christians. 	 E fakaasi atu foki ne tatou te ‵tou alofa fakataina, ko te fakailoga o Kelisiano ‵tonu tenā.


They will likely learn that Jehovah supplies our physical needs—for which he should be thanked—and that he teaches us spiritual truths. 	 Ka mafai eiloa o tauloto latou me e tuku mai ne Ieova a ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino—telā e ‵tau o fakafetai atu ki ei—kae e akoako foki ne ia tatou ki muna‵tonu faka-te-agaga.


(Psalm 102:17) The 103rd Psalm calls attention to Jehovah’s loving-kindness and mercy. 	 (Salamo 102:17) E fakasino atu eiloa i te Salamo 103 ki te alofa atafai mo te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova.


(Read Job 2:9, 10.) 	 (Faitau te Iopu 2:9, 10.)


(Matthew 28:19, 20) Does this apply to all Christians? 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20) E mata, e fakauiga a te mea tenei ki Kelisiano katoa?


11 “Husbands, continue loving your wives,” the Bible urges Christians, “just as the Christ also loved the congregation and delivered up himself for it.” 	 11 “Tāgata, ke a‵lofa koutou ki otou avaga,” ko pati fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ki Kelisiano, “e pelā eiloa mo Keliso ne alofa ki te ekalesia, kae tuku atu foki tona ola mō te ekalesia.”


But they feel, in effect, ‘God could never love me as an individual.’ 	 Kae mafau‵fau ifo latou me ‘e sē alofa mai te Atua ki a au eiloa.’


Yet, they are only one prophecy that is being fulfilled. 	 A ko te mea tenei se valoaga e tasi telā ko oti ne fakataunu i aso nei.


• Why does nationalism not divide true worshippers? 	 • Kaia e se mafai ei ne te loto fenua o fakamavae‵vae a tino tapuaki ‵tonu?


AN EXAMPLE: Though not a medical guide, the Bible contains practical suggestions on good emotional and physical health. 	 SE FAKAAKOAKOGA: E tigā eiloa e seki mafaufaugina ke tuku mai a fakatonuga fakatokitā, e maua i te Tusi Tapu a manatu aoga e uiga ki te mauaga o lagonaga ‵lei mo se foitino malosi.


If we pray about the matter, we may see it in a different light and be moved to forgive out of love. 	 Kafai e ‵talo atu tatou e uiga ki te mea tenā, ka mafai o ‵fuli ‵tou kilokiloga e uiga ki ei kae fai ei ke gasue‵sue tatou o fakamagalo ona ko te alofa.


(Genesis 3:19; 5:5) The first man passed on the inheritance of sin and death to all his offspring.—Romans 5:12. 	 (Kenese 3:19; 5:5) Ne togi atu ne te tagata muamua a te agasala mo te mate ki ana fanau katoa.—Loma 5:12.


Yes, while he maintained his right standing with God, Solomon proved to be successful.—2 Chron. 9:22-24. 	 E tonu, a koi fakamaoni a ia ki te Atua, ne manuia eiloa a Solomona.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 9:22-24.


Why is it comforting to know that others have successfully resisted temptation? 7 What comfort we derive from Paul’s words: “No temptation has taken you except what is common to men”! (1 Corinthians 10:13) The apostle Peter wrote: “Take your stand against [the Devil], solid in the faith, knowing that the same things in the way of sufferings are being accomplished in the entire association of your brothers in the world.” (1 Peter 5:9) Yes, others have faced similar temptations and have successfully resisted them with God’s help, and so can we. 	 7 Ko oko eiloa i te fakamafanafana mai o pati a Paulo ki a tatou: “Ko fakaosoosoga katoa kola e masani o maua ne koutou i otou auala, se mea e masani eiloa o oko mai ki tino”! (1 Kolinito 10:13) Ne tusi mai penei te apositolo ko Petelu: “Ke mautakitaki koutou i te otou fakatuanaki kae ‵teke atu a ia keatea, me e iloa ne koutou i otou taina Kelisiano i te lalolagi katoa, e olo katoa latou i te vaega puapuaga e tasi.” (1 Petelu 5:9) E tonu, ko oti ne fe‵paki a nisi tino mo tofotofoga tai ‵pau kae ne manuia latou i te ‵teke atu ki ei fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o te Atua, kae e mafai foki o fai tatou penā.


(Luke 22:19, 20) Also called the Lord’s Evening Meal, this annual event is still being observed by Jehovah’s Witnesses.—1 Corinthians 11:20-26. 	 (Luka 22:19, 20) E fakamanatu faeloa ne Molimau a Ieova i tausaga taki tasi a te aso tenei, telā e fakaigoa foki ki te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi.—1 Kolinito 11:20-26.


Consider What Kind of Person You Ought to Be, 8/15 	 Mafaufau me Fai Koe mo Fai se Vaegā Tino Pefea, 8/15


Love moves others to love you in return. 	 Te Alofa e fakamalosi aka i ei a nisi tino ke a‵lofa mai foki.


He “became obedient as far as death.” 	 Ne fai eiloa a ia penā “ke oko eiloa ki tona mate.”


2 Yet, this is exactly what some friends of the apostle Paul did some 1,900 years ago. 	 2 Kae tenā eiloa te mea ne fai ne nisi taugasoa o te apositolo ko Paulo i se 1,900 tausaga ko ‵teka.


“For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, . . . for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.”—Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10, Revised Standard Version. 	 “E iloa ne tino ola me i a latou ka ‵mate, kae seai se mea a tino ‵mate e iloa, . . . e seai se galuega io me se mafaufauga io me se iloa io me se poto i Seoli, te koga e olo ki ei koutou.”—Failauga 9:5, 10, Revised Standard Version.


Psalm 94:4 states: “All the practicers of what is hurtful keep bragging about themselves.” 	 E taku mai te Salamo 94:4, [Tusi Paia, Samoa] penei: “A tino kolā e fai ne latou a pati faka‵mae loto, e fai‵pati fia sili.”


Teach Your Children—Mark Did Not Give Up 	 Fakaakoako ki te ‵Toe Misionale Sili


(Ps. 72:1-15; Dan. 2:44; 2 Pet. 3:13) Jehovah’s will is being done in heaven, and asking that it take place on earth is a plea that God carry out his purposes toward our planet, including the removal of his opposers today as he did in ancient times.—Read Psalm 83:1, 2, 13-18. 	 (Salamo 72:1-15; Tanielu 2:44; 2 Petelu 3:13) Ko fai nei a te loto o Ieova i te lagi, kae ko te ‵talo atu ke fai tena loto i te lalolagi nei se fakamolemole ke fakataunu ne te Atua tena fuafuaga i te lalolagi, e aofia i ei te fakaseaiga o ana fili i aso nei e pelā mo ana faiga i aso mua.—Faitau te Salamo 83:1, 2, 13-18.


Are you not encouraged when you read the annual report of Jehovah’s Witnesses and see the results that are being obtained worldwide? 	 E mata, e se maua ne koe te loto malosi māfai ko faitau koe ki te lipoti o Molimau a Ieova i te tausaga kātoa kae ke lavea atu a ikuga o te galuega i te lalolagi kātoa?


MOST adults think of youth as a wonderful time of life. 	 Ne a auala kese‵kese e uke e mafai o ‵kilo atu ei ki te olaga o talavou?


The word rendered “remember” can also be translated “mention.” 	 A te pati telā ne ‵fuli ki te “masaua” e mafai foki o ‵fuli ki te “aofia.”


Jehovah dignified the first man by appointing him as caretaker of the earth. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te tagata muamua te fakaaloalo mai te ‵tofi ne ia ke tausi atu ki te lalolagi.


• In what ways is Christ our Leader yet to come? 	 • I auala fea ka vau ei a te ‵tou Takitaki ko Keliso?


Actually, he did not even try. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne seki taumafai foki a ia o fai a te galuega.


(Rom. 2:14, 15) One Bible reference work suggests that the Greek word translated “discipline” might be rendered “child development.” 	 (Loma 2:14, 15) E fai mai se fakamatalaga e tasi i te Tusi Tapu me i te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “polopoloki” ne mafai o ‵fuli ki te “putiakaga o se tamaliki.”


(Matthew 24:3-14) Though the difficult conditions that Jesus foretold also affect us as Christians, we are able to endure with peace and joy of heart. 	 (Mataio 24:3-14) E tiga eiloa ko ‵numi foki tatou, e Kelisiano, i tulaga faiga‵ta kolā ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu, e mafai eiloa o kufaki tatou i ei mo te loto filemu mo te loto fiafia.


Jesus said that Jehovah could even have had the stones cry out about the Messianic King. 	 (1 Koli. 3:9) Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Me i a māua e ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua.


How Would You Answer? 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


Immediately after his baptism, Jesus proclaimed “the good news of the Kingdom of God” far and wide. 	 Mai tua malie fua o tena papatisoga, ne folafola atu ne Iesu te “tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua” ki nisi fa‵kai ‵mao.


At that time, a month-long course of instruction was provided primarily for congregation servants, as presiding overseers were then called. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne fai ei se akoakoga telā e tasi te masina te leva kae ne fakapitoa loa mō tavini i te fakapotopotoga, ko te igoa o toeaina tausi i te vaitaimi tenā.


A few experiences from Britain will help you to see why you should never give up hope. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu a nāi tala mai Peletania ke lavea ne koe a te pogai e ‵tau ei mo koe o sē ‵fiu i te taumafai.


12 Still another temptation that the Devil used in the wilderness involved an offer to give Jesus political power. 	 12 A te suā tofotofoga telā ne fakaaoga ne te Tiapolo i te koga lavaki ko te faiga ke talia ne Iesu a pulega fakapolitiki.


(Ps. 37:25) Remember, one path will distance you from Jehovah, while the other path will lead you to the best life ever. 	 (Salamo 37:25) Masaua, e tasi te auala ka ‵vae ne ia koe kea‵tea mai i a Ieova, kae ko te suā auala ka ‵taki atu ne ia koe ki te ‵toe olaga ‵lei.


How was an old magazine instrumental in helping one family to come to know Jehovah? 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea se mekesini mua ki se kāiga e tasi ke iloa ne latou a Ieova?


“Speak Consolingly to the Depressed Souls” 	 “Ke Fakaloto Malosi Atu ki Tino Loto Mafatia”


Mary’s spirituality again became evident when she met Elizabeth, her relative who also had become pregnant miraculously. 	 Ne lavea atu foki a te malosi faka-te-agaga o Malia i te taimi ne fetaui ei laua mo Elisapeta, tena kāiga telā ko faitama foki e auala i se vavega.


Mayerlín began reading aloud to Felito from My Book of Bible Stories, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne kamata o faitau ne Maelini ki a Felito te tusi ko te Taku Tusi o Tala Mai te Tusi Tapu, telā ne lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


He is condescending to look on heaven and earth, raising up the lowly one from the very dust; he exalts the poor one from the ashpit itself.”—Psalm 113:4-7. 	 E avake ne ia a te tino mativa mai tena olaga masei; e siki ake ne ia ki luga a tino sōgea mai te lotou puapuagātia.”—Salamo 113:4-7.


Under Caesar Augustus, more than one registration took place—the first in 2 B.C.E. in fulfillment of Daniel 11:20 and the second in 6 or 7 C.E. 	 Mai lalo o te pulega a Kaisala Aokuso, e sili atu mo te tasi a tusiga igoa ne fai—te mea muamua ne fai i te 2 T.L.M. e fakataunu ei te Tanielu 11:20 a ko te lua i te 6 io me ko te 7 T.A.


What is being accomplished through the sowing of Kingdom truth? 	 Ne a mea ne iku mai ona ko te ‵tokiga o muna‵tonu o te Malo?


(John 6:38; 8:23) How was this possible? 	 (Ioane 6:38; 8:23) Ne mafai pefea o fai te mea tenei?


Under the deceptive influence of alcohol, thoughts and desires that we normally suppress can begin to seem quite acceptable—if not inviting. 	 Mai lalo i fakamalosiga ma‵sei a te kava, kāti ka kamata o talia ne tatou a mafaufauga mo manakoga kolā e faigata o faka‵sae aka ne tatou—io me e ‵sala atu ki ei.


The type of recognition we desire goes beyond being identified by others; we also want some acknowledgment of who we are and what we have accomplished.—Num. 11:16; ftn.; Job 31:6. 	 A te vaegā iloa tenei e se ko te iloa fua o tou igoa io me ko ou foliga; e ma‵nako loa tatou ke iloa ‵lei ne tino me ko tatou ne vaegā tino pefea kae ne a ‵tou mea ne fai e iloa ei tatou.—Nume. 11:16; fml; Iopu 31:6.


13. What did Jesus have to say about the Pharisees? 13 Jesus castigated the scribes and Pharisees as hypocritical. 	 13 Ne kote‵kote a faiakoga o te tulafono mo Falesaio ne Iesu e pelā me ne tino ‵loi.


However, other sincere believers think that religion and politics should be separate. 	 Kae ui i ei, e mafau‵fau a nisi tino ‵lotu me e ‵tau eiloa o ma‵vae a lotu mo mea fakapolitiki.


Jesus Christ is prophetically spoken of as benefiting from Jehovah’s instructions each morning: ‘He [Jehovah] awakens morning by morning; he awakens my ear to hear like the taught ones.’ 	 Ne fakamatala fakavaloaga mai e uiga ki a Iesu Keliso e pelā me e maua ne ia te aogā o fakatonuga mai i a Ieova i taeao katoa: “I taeao katoa, e fai ne [Ieova] toku loto ke fiafia o fakalogo ki ana akoakoga.”


Their comforting, practical counsel and instruction from God’s Word may be just what we need to strengthen our resolve enough to overcome our weakness.—James 5:14-16. 	 Kāti ka ma‵nako malosi tatou ki olotou pati fakamafanafana, polopolokiga mo fakatonuga mai te Muna a te Atua ke fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke manumalo i te vāivāiga tenā.—Iakopo 5:14-16.


Kurt goes on to say: “In time, his manners became mine. 	 E toe fai mai a Kurt: “E seki leva, kae ne fai foki au penā.


(Matthew 10:23; 1 Timothy 4:16) By searching out such ones from house to house, Jehovah’s Witnesses show love for God and for their neighbors, whose lives depend on hearing and responding to the Kingdom message.—Matthew 22:37-39; 2 Thessalonians 1:8. 	 (Mataio 10:23; 1 Timoteo 4:16) E auala i te salasala atu ki vaegā tino penā mai fale ki fale, e fakaasi atu ei ne Molimau a Ieova a te lotou a‵lofa ki te Atua mo olotou tuakoi kolā e fakalagolago olotou ola ki te lagona mo te talia o te fekau o te Malo.—Mataio 22:37-39; 2 Tesalonia 1:8.


3 Settle Differences in a Spirit of Love 	 3 Ke Fakatoka a Va sē ‵Lei i te Agaga o te Alofa


In that case God could not answer our prayers for strength to do this work. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ka sē tali mai ne Ieova a ‵tou ‵talo ke maua te malosi ke fai ei tena galuega.


(Matthew 7:5; James 1:19) Jehovah’s loving-kindness motivates us to display loyal love, even under the most trying circumstances. 	 (Mataio 7:5; Iakopo 1:19) A te alofa kaimalie o Ieova e fakamalosi mai ei ki a tatou ke fakaasi atu a te alofa fakamaoni faitalia me e ‵nofo atu tatou i se tulaga faigata.


For the past 25 years, Jehovah’s Witnesses in many lands have enjoyed using the songbook entitled Sing Praises to Jehovah.* In the years since that book was first published, the light has been getting brighter on a number of topics, and some of the expressions used in that songbook have become outdated. 	 Mō se 25 tausaga ko ‵teka, ko oti ne fakaaoga ne Molimau a Ieova i fenua e uke a te tusi pese telā e fakaulutala penei, Usu a Vikiga ki a Ieova.* I tausaga kolā ne fai ei te ‵lomiga muamua tenā o te tusi, ne gasolo aka eiloa o lasi te mainaga i mataupu e uke, kae ko se fakaaoga nei a nisi tugapati i te tusi pese tenā.


But remember, it is Jehovah who draws people to himself and his Son. 	 • I auala fea ne fesoasoani atu ei a te fakapotopotoga a Ieova i te lalolagi ke toka ‵lei koe ke fai pelā me se tino talai o te tala ‵lei?


A husband says of his wife, a mother of five grown girls: “Our home was always clean and tidy. 	 Ne fai mai se tagata avaga e uiga ki tena avaga, kae tokolima a lā tama‵liki fāfine kolā ko ma‵tua, penei: “Ne ‵ma faeloa te motou fale.


To illustrate: Suppose you had a box containing balls of different colors. 	 Ke fai se fakatusaga: Mafaufau la me e isi sau pokisi telā e aofia i ei a pōlo ‵lanu kese‵kese.


How did Jesus indicate that the congregation would have structure? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu te auala ka fakatoka ei a te fakapotopotoga?


A Necessity for Young and Old 	 Se Mea e ‵Tau o Fai ne Tama‵liki mo Tino Mā‵tua


He was not swayed by a person’s financial or social status. 	 Ne seki fakamalosigina a ia ona ko te tulaga o se tino i mea tau tupe mo te olaga.


20 Sometimes a certain privilege may not be given to us at all. 	 20 I nisi taimi kāti e seai eiloa se tauliaga e tuku mai ki a tatou.


(1 Tim. 2:14; 1 John 5:19) As we approach the end of this wicked system, Satan’s anger grows because he has only “a short period of time” left. 	 (1 Timo. 2:14; 1 Ioa. 5:19) I te pili atu o tatou ki te gataga o te olaga tenei, a te kaitaua o Satani e gasolo aka eiloa ki luga me e iloa ne ia i tena “taimi ko toetoe” fua.


You probably have had the experience of being unable to think of a name or some other piece of information that was on the tip of your tongue. . . . 	 Kāti ne ‵tupu ki a koe te fakalavelave me e galo i a koe te igoa o se tino io me se isi fakamatalaga aka telā toeitiiti kae masaua ne koe. . . .


Find Joy in Your Marriage 	 Ke Maua te Fiafia i Tau Fakaipoipoga


Who knows what good you can do for young friends by talking with them about theocratic goals? 	 Ko oi e iloa ne ia a mea ‵lei e mafai ne koe o fai mō taugasoa talavou mai te fai‵pati mo latou e uiga ki fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga?


Making an effort to be in attendance and paying attention to the program is very important. 	 E tāua ‵ki eiloa a te taumafai ke kau kae saga tonu atu ki te polokalame.


In unity I shall set them, like a flock in the pen, like a drove in the midst of its pasture; they will be noisy with men.” 	 [“Ka ‵kau fakatasi latou,” Tusi Paia, Samoa] e pelā me se malae lausiusi e ‵fonu i mamoe, e penā foki te otou fenua me ka toe ‵fonu i tino.”


Such a stand was in stark contrast with the morals of the time. 	 Ne ‵kese ‵ki ana amioga i lō amioga masani i aso konā.


(Eccl. 3:1, 7) “I now realize that there are times when raising an issue is not appropriate,” observed a sister who has been married for ten years. 	 (Fai. 3:1, 7) “Ko iloa nei ne au me e isi ne taimi e se ‵tau ei o fakasae aka se mea ke fai‵pati ki ei,” ko pati a se tuagane telā ko sefulu tausaga te avagaga.


A mass sex crime committed by some men of the Benjamite city of Gibeah leads to the near annihilation of the entire tribe of Benjamin—only 600 men survive. 	 Ne fai ne nisi tāgata o te matakāiga o Peniamina mai Kipea a amioga finalalolagi matagā e uke telā toeitiiti kae fakaseai katoatoa atu ei te matakāiga tenā—e toko 600 fua a tāgata ne ‵sao.


It builds up rather than tears down. 	 E ati aka ne te alofa a mea, kae e se fakamaofa a mea.


Jesus warned against such lukewarmness when he cautioned first-century Christians living in Laodicea: “You are neither cold nor hot. 	 Ne polopoloki mai a Iesu ke fakaeteete i ana pati ki Kelisiano i Laotikaia i te senitenali muamua: “E iloa foki ne au i a koe e se ‵moko e se ‵vela.


Jehovah’s Dealings With Abraham 	 Faifaiga a Ieova ki a Apelaamo


Following the death of Saul and Jonathan, the faithful man David wrote a deeply mournful song in which he poured out his sorrow. 	 Mai tua o te mate o Saulo mo Ionatana, ne tusi ne te tagata fakamaoni ko Tavita se pese fakafanoanoa telā ne fakaasi atu i ei tena fanoanoa.


Fellow Christians help one another. 	 E fakatau fesoasoani a taina Kelisiano.


37:15-20; 38:2, 3. When Jerusalem was under the Assyrian threat, Hezekiah’s prime concern was that her overthrow would bring reproach on Jehovah’s name. 	 37:15-20; 38:2, 3. I te taimi ne fakamatakutaku atu ei te kau Asulia ki Ielusalema, a te mea tāua telā ne manavase ki ei a Hesekia ko te ‵taku fakamaseiga o te igoa o Ieova māfai ko takavale latou.


At that time, therefore, Jesus said to them outspokenly: ‘Lazarus has died.’” 	 Telā, faipati tonu atu ei a Iesu, ‘A Lasalo ko mate.’”


(Eccl. 7:20) A fall, however, need not spell complete failure or a serious lack of self-discipline. 	 (Fai. 7:20) Kae kafai koe e siga, e se fakaasi mai i ei me e se mafai ne koe o polopoloki a koe eiloa.


Philip was persuaded and sought out his friend Nathanael, telling him: “We have found the one of whom Moses, in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”—John 1:40, 41, 45. 	 Ne talitonu foki a Filipo kae ne ‵sala atu ki tena taugasoa ko Natanielu, kae fai atu: “Ko oti ne maua ne matou a ia telā ne tusi mai ne Mose i te Tulafono, pelā foki mo pelofeta. Ko Iesu te Nasaleta, te tama a Iosefa.”—Ioane 1:40, 41, 45.


Young people, what plans are you making for a rewarding Christian life? 	 Talavou, ne a fuafuaga e fakatoka nei ne koutou ke maua ei se olaga aogā faka-Kelisiano?


Satan invited Jesus to perform his first miracle to satisfy a physical need. 	 Ne ‵kami ne Satani a Iesu ke fai ne ia tena vavega muamua ke faka‵noga aka ei tena fiakai.


From these things spring envy, strife, abusive speeches, wicked suspicions.”—1 Timothy 6:3, 4. 	 E i a ia te uiga se ‵lei o kinau mo te faitaua ki uiga o muna, kae e tupu mai ei tena loto masei mo te kaisanosano, tena faitaua, mo ana muna masei mo ona masalosaloga ma‵sei.”—1 Timoteo 6:3, 4.


20:5—How is it that Jehovah brings “punishment for the error of fathers” upon future generations? 	 20:5—E fakasala pefea ne Ieova a kautama fakamuli ona ko ‘agasala a olotou tamana’?


Some of us may remember when we accepted the truth from the Bible. Other joyful times may include our prayer of dedication to Jehovah and our water baptism as true Christians. 	 Kāti e aofia foki i nisi taimi fakafia‵fia ko te faiga o te talo o te ‵tou tukuatuga ki a Ieova mo te ‵tou papatisoga ki te vai e pelā me ne Kelisiano ‵tonu.


What will happen if we neglect the salvation that God has made possible through his Son? 	 Ne a mea ka ‵tupu māfai e fakata‵mala tatou ki te fakaolataga telā ne fakaavanoa mai ne te Atua e alatu i tena Tama?


Some will excel, but all can reach satisfactory levels and gain the respect of their teachers.” 	 E tiga eiloa e se maua ne tama‵liki katoa te tulaga muamua i te akoga e mafai o oko atu a latou katoa ki se tulaga ‵lei kae tavae foki latou ne olotou faiakoga.”


Thus they were free to grow as servants of Jehovah God, to fulfill the tremendous potential within them. 	 Ne mafai o saoloto lāua ke ‵tupu aka e pelā me ne tavini a Ieova te Atua, ke fakataunu ei a mea katoa e mafai o fai ne lāua.


Jehovah inspired Paul to forewarn us that life in these critical “last days” would bring true Christians into contact with those who are “lovers of themselves, . . . having no natural affection.”—2 Tim. 3:1-3. 	 Ne fakaosofia ne Ieova a Paulo ke ‵valo mai ne ia me i te olaga i aso faiga‵ta konei o “aso fakaoti” ka fai ei ke fesokotaki atu faeloa a Kelisiano ‵tonu ki tino kolā e “ma‵natu fakapito, . . . e se loto a‵lofa.”—2 Timoteo 3:1-3.


The young man, however, went away grieved, “for he was holding many possessions.” 	 Ne fano keatea te tamataene mo te fanoanoa, “i te mea i a ia se tino maukoloa.”


(Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4) To be sure, the death of someone we love is “a time to weep.” 	 (Failauga 3:1, 4) E fakamautinoa mai i ei, me i te mate o se tino e pele ki a tatou se “taimi o te tagi fanoanoa.”


When anointed Christians were restored to activity in 1919, they were few in number—truly, a “little one.” 	 E mu‵tana fua te aofaki o Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā ne toe fakamalosi aka ke fai a te galuega i te 1919—se aofaki “foliki” fua.


(Titus 3:4, 5) God ‘bathes,’ or cleanses, anointed Christians in Jesus’ blood, applying the merit of Christ’s ransom sacrifice in their behalf. 	 (Tito 3:4, 5) Ne ‘faka‵ma’ io me ne fakakoukou ne te Atua a Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te toto o Iesu, mai te fakagaluegāga o te taulaga togiola a Keliso mō latou.


For more information, see Appendixes A4 and A5 in the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, available at www.jw.org. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga e tai uke atu, onoono ki te Appendix A4 mo te A5 i te New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, telā e maua i loto i te fakatuatusi ko te www.jw.org.


What made Jesus’ way of teaching so different from theirs? 	 Se a te mea ne ‵kese malosi ei a te auala ne akoako atu ei a Iesu mai i a latou?


If the Devil were merely a principle of evil, as some have suggested, how could that temptation be explained? 	 Kafai a te Tiapolo ko mea ma‵sei fua i loto o tino, e pelā mo manatu o nisi tino, ne mafai la pefea o fakamatala atu a te fakaosoosoga tenā?


Courage is required to turn down such regular requests and set the right example for your children. 	 E manakogina te loto toa ko te mea ke mafai o se talia ne koe a fakamolemole konā kae ke tuku atu ne koe se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki au tama‵liki.


(Job 2:5) Along with proper action, integrity requires right heart motivation. 	 (Iopu 2:5) E aofia i te fakamaoni ko te faiga o mea kolā e māfua tonu mai i te loto.


The method and the scope of the preaching work were new. 	 A te auala mo te fakalauefaatuga o te tala ‵lei ne fakatokaga ‵fou.


Let us consider two areas of life where we need courage: in our family and in the congregation. 	 Ke na sau‵tala nei tatou ki feitu e lua i te olaga kolā e manakogina i ei ne tatou te loto toa: i ‵tou kāiga mo te fakapotopotoga.


Was he lying to his servants, telling them that Isaac would return when Abraham knew that Isaac was to be sacrificed? 	 E mata, ne loi a ia ki ana tavini, mai te fai atu me ka foki mai a Isaako faitalia me ko iloa ne Apelaamo me ka ofo atu a Isaako pelā me se taulaga?


What conditions will exist in the new world? 	 • Ne a tulaga ka maua i te lalolagi fou?


David rejected her advances and asked his supervisor for work in a different area so that the situation would not arise again. 	 Ne seki talia ne Tavita ana taumafaiga konā kae ne fakamolemole atu ki tena pule ke fakagalue aka a ia i se koga fakaatea ko te mea ke sē toe sae aka te fakalavelave tenā.


Yet, despite his vast knowledge, he thought of his listeners, not of himself. 	 Kae faitalia eiloa te lasi o tena poto, ne seki mafaufau a ia ki a ia eiloa kae ki tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a ia.


Is that a goal that you pray about? 	 E mata, a te mea tenā se fakamoemoega telā e ‵talo atu koe ki ei?


If he continues acting this way, he will have to render an account to Jehovah, “the shepherd and overseer of [our] souls.” (1 Peter 2:25) But any failure or mistakes on the part of certain elders would not justify an insubordinate attitude on our part. 	 Kafai e tumau a ia i te faiga o te mea tenā, e tuku atu ei ne ia se tala ki a Ieova, “te Tausi mamoe, ko ia foki tenā e tausi ne ia [otou] agaga.” (1 Petelu 2:25) Kae ko te fakatamala io me ko mea ‵se e fai ne nisi toeaina e se tuku atu ei se saolotoga ke se faka‵logo tatou.


What incident in the apostle Peter’s life shows that Jehovah forgives “in a large way”? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i te olaga o Petelu e fakaasi mai i ei me e fakamagalo ne Ieova a tino i se “auala lasi ‵ki”?


“God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name,” says the Bible. 	 E se mafai foki o puli i a ia a galuega ne fai ne koutou, io me ko te alofa ne fakaasi ne koutou mō ia.”


• What development enabled Jewish Christians to escape the destruction of Jerusalem? 	 • Se a te mea ne tupu telā ne mafai ei ne Kelisiano Iutaia o ‵sao atu i te taimi ne fakamasei ei a Ielusalema?


It states: “Let your name be sanctified.” 	 E fai mai penei: “Ke tapu tou igoa.”


As a teacher, how did Jesus differ from the religious leaders of his day? 	 E pelā me se faiakoga, ne ‵kese pefea a Iesu mai i takitaki lotu i ana aso?


Or we may think that something unscriptural is happening, but it seems that although the local elders are aware of it, they do not correct the matter. 	 Io me kāti e mafau‵fau tatou me ko tupu se mea telā e se fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu, kae e foliga mai me faitalia te iloa ne te kau toeaina, kae e seai se mea e fai ne latou ke faka‵tonu aka ei te mea tenā.


9 Some may feel that they can interpret the Bible on their own. 	 9 A nisi tino e mafaufau me e mafai o fakamatala mai ne latou te Tusi Tapu i olotou iloa.


What happens when a servant of Jehovah couples strong faith in God’s promises with love for Him and for fellow humans? 	 Se a te ikuga e maua māfai e ‵sai tasi ne se tavini a Ieova a te fakatuanaki malosi ki folafolaga a te Atua mo te alofa ki a Ia mo nisi tino?


“Is it really so that God said you must not eat from every tree?” he asked Eve. 	 “E tonu eiloa i te Atua ne fai atu ke sa ‵kai koulua ki fuaga o so se lakau i te fatoaga?” ko tena fesili ki a Eva.


(Mark 11:25) We cannot be friends of God unless we are willing to forgive the shortcomings of others.—Read Luke 11:4; Ephesians 4:32. 	 (Maleko 11:25) E se mafai o fai tatou mo taugasoa o te Atua māfai e se loto fia‵fia tatou ke fakamagalo a mea ‵se a nisi tino.—Faitau te Luka 11:4; Efeso 4:32.


(Matt. 26:39) And he gave his Father the credit for his teachings and wisdom. 	 (Mata. 26:39) Kae ne tuku atu ne ia ki tena Tamana a tavaega mō ana akoakoga mo te poto.


Yes, the end of Satan’s world is near, and a new world of God’s making is at hand. 	 E tonu, a te gataga o te lalolagi a Satani ko pili mai, kae ko pili mai foki a te lalolagi fou a te Atua.


(1 Thessalonians 1:5-7) To that end, he appealed to their figurative heart, the seat of motivation. 	 (1 Tesalonia 1:5-7) Ke oko ki te fakaotiga, ne saga tonu atu a ia ke faka‵goto te fekau tenā ki olotou loto, ko te koga telā e māfua mai ei a fakamalosiga.


ED WAS dying, and Bill hated him. 	 KO PILI o mate a Ed, kae e takalialia malosi a Bill ki a ia.


“Even if others make negative comments about my activity,” she says, “I remain happy, for I know that I am trying my best to receive Jehovah’s smile of approval.” 	 “Kafai foki e fai ne nisi tino a pati sē ‵lei e uiga ki taku galuega,” ne fai mai tou fafine, “e tumau toku fiafia, me e iloa ne au i a au e fai te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke maua te taliaga a Ieova.”


(Psalm 139:14) So sang the psalmist David while contemplating one of Jehovah’s creations—the human body. 	 (Salamo 139:14) Ne usu atu penā a te faisalamo a koi mafaufau ‵loto ei a ia ki se mea e tasi telā ne faite ne Ieova—ko te foitino.


The Greek term involves the use of the genital organs in either a natural or a perverted way with lewd intent. 	 A te pati Eleni tenei e aofia i ei te fakaaogāga o vaega tapu o te foitino i se auala masei kae matagā.


And what about your attitude toward Jehovah’s service? 	 Kae e a tau kilokiloga ki te taviniga ki a Ieova?


Gone were the Nephilim, the violence, the rebellious angels, and that entire wicked society!* Mankind had a chance to make a fresh start. 	 Ko ‵galo atu a Nefilimi, amioga fakasauā, agelu ‵teke, mo tino ma‵sei katoa konā!* Ne maua ne tino se avanoaga ke fai se kamataga fou.


“Her verbal abuse was unjustified.” 	 “Ana pati ‵mafa kolā ne fai mai, ne mea sē ‵tonu katoa.”


He “opened the eyes of one born blind.” 	 Ne “faka‵pula ne ia a mata o se tino ne fanau mai e ‵kivi.”


Not to mere imperfect humans. 	 E se ko tino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


Adam and Eve would not have produced offspring subject to a legacy of suffering and death. 	 Moi penei e se logo‵mae kae ‵mate atu foki a tama‵liki a Atamu mo Eva.


Though earthly and heavenly powers wage war against us, God’s loyal love is there to sustain us. 	 Ona ko te mea e taua tatou mo agaga ma‵sei o te lagi mo te lalolagi, e fakaolagina eiloa tatou i te alofa fakamaoni o te Atua.


Let us now go back in time and observe what these men were doing. 	 Ke toe foki tatou ki aso mua kae mafau‵fau ki mea ne fai ne tāgata konei.


JEHOVAH GOD has shown his love for us in countless ways. 	 KO OTI ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova te Atua a tena alofa ki a tatou i auala e uke.


Now I am studying with five of them.” 	 Nei la, ko tokolima a tino e suke‵suke fakatasi mo au.”


In fact, a number of Bible scholars point out that “Hallelujah” means “‘Praise ye Jah,’ [that is] Jehovah.” 	 E tonu, ne fai mai a nisi tino ‵poto i te Tusi Tapu me e fakauiga te pati “Aleluia” ki te “‘‵Viki atu ki a Ioa,’ [telā ko] Ieova.”


How can public witnessing prove to be effective? 	 I te auala fea e mafai ei o magoi a te galuega talai i koga e tokouke a tino i ei?


A Progressive Cleansing 	 Ne Gasolo o Faka‵māpakipakigina


I don’t think I would have returned to the truth without the help of prayer. 	 Kāti moi seai se fakatokaga ki te faiga o ‵talo, ailoga e toe mafai o foki atu au ki te munatonu.


Consider the case of Wiktor.* He relates: “When I was 12, I joined a volleyball club. 	 Mafaufau la ki te tala o Wiktor.* E fakamatala mai a ia, penei: “I te taimi ne 12 ei oku tausaga, ne kau atu au ki se kalapu volipōlo.


In 2010, he attended the Pioneer Service School. 	 I te 2010, ne kau tou tagata ki te Akoga a Paenia.


His words here are actually a warning directed to the faithful and discreet slave. 	 Ana pati konei se faka‵pulaga e fakasino atu ki te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.


Daniel was evidently well-instructed by his parents, who taught him to love Jehovah and his written Word. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne akoako faka‵lei a Tanielu ne ana mātua, ke alofa ki a Ieova mo Tena Muna tusia.


• How can we follow Jesus’ example when dealing with the shortcomings of others? 	 • E fakaakoako pefea tatou ki a Iesu i te fakafesagai atu ki vāivāiga o nisi tino?


We have the joy of helping downtrodden people receive comfort from the Scriptures. 	 E fia‵fia tatou i te fesoasoani atu ki tino puapuagatia ke maua ne latou a fakamafanafanaga mai te Tusi Tapu.


As told by Elisa Piccioli 	 Ne Fakamatala ne Elisa Piccioli


Help them to feel at home.—Matt. 19:29. 	 Fesoasoani atu ke mo a ma solopu latou ki olotou kāiga.—Mata. 19:29.


Doing so should stimulate us to read from God’s Word daily and to apply its counsel.—Heb. 4:12. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te mea tenei ke fia fai‵tau tatou ki te Muna a te Atua i aso katoa kae fakagalue aka ana fakatakitakiga.—Epelu 4:12.


The members of those congregations regularly met together to study the Scriptures. 	 Ne faka‵tu aka a fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i fenua e uke i aso o te kau apositolo a Iesu i te senitenali muamua T.A. Ne maopoopo faeloa a tino i fakapotopotoga konā ke suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu.


Alex, a brother in Britain who has long suffered from depression, said: “Talking to Jehovah in prayer and listening to him by reading his Word has been a lifeline for me.” 	 Ne fai mai a Alex, se taina i Peletania telā ko leva ne māfatia: “A te mea telā ne fesoasoani malosi mai ki a au ko te faipati atu ki a Ieova i te ‵talo kae fakalogologo ki a ia e auala i te faitau ki tena Muna.”


(Matt. 6:9) We properly address Jehovah as “our Father” because he is our Creator, who dwells “in the heavens,” far beyond the earth. 	 (Mataio 6:9) E taku ne tatou a Ieova e pelā me ko te “motou Tamana” me i a ia ko te ‵tou Mafuaga, telā e nofo “i te lagi,” telā e ‵mao ‵ki mai i te lalolagi.


Obadiah is a fine example for all of us, especially for those who worship Jehovah at the risk of their freedom or even their life. 	 E fai a Opetaia e pelā me se fakaakoakoga gali ki a tatou katoa, maise ki tino kolā e tapuaki ki a Ieova faitalia te fakamataku o te tulaga o te lotou saolotoga io me ko olotou ola.


But we can determine if the Bible’s story is credible—if it has the ring of truth. 	 Kae e mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou a te ‵tonu o te tala i te Tusi Tapu—māfai e maua i ei a muna‵tonu.


Christ and his disciples taught that there is only “one God the Father,” distinguished by his personal name, Jehovah, which appears some 7,000 times in early Bible manuscripts. 	 Ne akoako atu a Keliso mo ana soko me e “tokotasi eiloa a te Atua,” telā e iloa atu i tena igoa totino ko Ieova. Ko te igoa telā e sae mai faka 7,000 taimi i tusitusiga mua o te Tusi Tapu.


At Psalm 23:4, how does David speak more intimately, and why is this not surprising? 	 I te Salamo 23:4, ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Tavita a tena pili ki a Ieova, kae kaia e se fou ei a te mea tenei?


(1 Corinthians 2:10, 11; Ephesians 5:18) Filling our mind and heart with Bible truths and principles will assist us to withstand attacks on our spirituality. 	 (1 Kolinito 2:10, 11; Efeso 5:18) A te faka‵fonuga o ‵tou mafaufau mo ‵tou loto ki muna‵tonu mo akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu ka fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke puipui ‵tou malosi faka-te-agaga.


He said: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.”—Matthew 28:19, 20. 	 Ana muna: “Tela la, olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa o fai a tino i ei mo fai a soko, kae papatiso atu latou i te igoa o te Tamana mo te Tama mo te agaga tapu, akoako atu latou ke faka‵logo ki mea katoa ne fakatonu atu ne au ki a koutou.”—Mataio 28:19, 20.


The book of Ecclesiastes says: “A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one’s being born.” 	 E fai mai te tusi ko Failauga, penei: “A te takuleia o te tino e sili atu te ‵lei i lō te sausau manogi kae ‵togi ‵mafa; a te aso e mate ei koe e ‵lei atu i te aso ne fanau mai ei koe.”


Clearly, your choice to praise Jehovah makes his heart rejoice. 	 E manino ‵lei me i tau filifiliga ke ‵viki atu ki a Ieova e fai ei tena loto ke ‵fonu i te fiafia.


Notably, this began with the Cedar Point, Ohio, convention in 1922 and lasts all the way down to the great tribulation. 	 E tonu, ne kamata eiloa te mea tenei i te fono o te atufenua telā ne fai i Cedar Point, Ohio i te 1922 kae koi fai eiloa nei ke oko atu eiloa ki te fakalavelave lasi.


For example, when the Israelites repeatedly rebelled, Jehovah was “pained.” 	 Ne ‵teke fakafia atu a te kau Isalaelu kae ne “faka‵mae” ei ne latou a te loto o Ieova.


Now he openly enters into the city where orders have been issued to seize him! 	 Kae i te taimi tenei, ne ulu atu a ia i mua o tino katoa ki te fa‵kai ko te koga telā ko oti ne fai a fakatonuga i ei ke puke fakapagota a ia!


11. (a) How can the benefits of the ransom be illustrated? (b) How far-reaching are the benefits of the ransom? 	 11. (a) Se a te mea ne fakatusa ki ei a te aoga o te togiola? (e) E pefea te uke o mea aoga e maua mai i te togiola?


3 First, why should we obey the command to make disciples? 	 3 Muamua la, kaia e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki te fakatonuga ke fai a soko?


What will result when death is brought to nothing? 	 Ne a ikuga ka maua māfai ko fakaseai a te mate?


How will prayer strengthen our faith and help us to receive justice? 	 E fakamalosi mai pefea ne te faiga o ‵talo ki ‵tou fakatuanaki kae e fesoasoani mai pefea ke maua ne tatou te fakamasinoga tonu?


(1 Peter 5:8) Satan persecutes, pressures, and tempts us. 	 (1 Petelu 5:8) E fakasauā, e fakaosooso kae tofotofo ne Satani a tatou.


13 When new disciples were found, they were to be carefully taught to observe all the things that Christ had commanded his disciples. 	 13 I te taimi e maua ei a soko fou, ne ‵tau o akoako faka‵lei latou ke fai a mea katoa kolā ne fakatonu atu ne Iesu ke fai ne ana soko.


Those in Tartarus have no hope for the future. 	 E seai eiloa se fakamoemoega o tino i Tatalusi mō aso mai mua nei.


If this is not possible, explain the differences without demeaning the other parent. 	 Kafai e se mafai o fai penā, ke fakamatala a te kese‵kesega e aunoa mo te manatu fatauva ki te suā mātua.


9 Jesus. 	 9 Iesu.


In many countries, it is not unusual to hear people say that they do not believe in God; they consider themselves to be nonreligious. 	 I fenua e uke, e sē se mea masani ke lagona atu a tino e fai mai me e se tali‵tonu latou ki te Atua; e mafau‵fau latou i a latou e se ne tino ‵lotu.


He was “setting a pattern for ungodly people of things to come.” 	 Ne fai ne ia “se ata o te mea telā ka tupu ki tino sē fakamaoni i aso mai mua.”


How can we avoid becoming lovers of money? 	 E kalo keatea pefea tatou mai te faiga pela me ne tino fiafai tupe?


(Ecclesiastes 7:12) It seems, for some at least, that “money is the answer for everything.”—Ecclesiastes 10:19, New International Version. 	 (Failauga 7:12) E foliga mai ki nisi tino me i “tupe ko te auala fua e tasi tenā ke maua ei a mea katoa.”—Failauga 10:19, New International Version.


7 We see evidence in the Scriptures that Jehovah has the outstanding ability to focus on the good in a person. 	 7 E lavea ne tatou a fakamaoniga mai i te Tusi Tapu me e maua ne Ieova te atamai tu ‵kese ke kilo atu ki uiga ‵lei o se tino.


As a result, they do not know of the sound guidance found in the Bible nor of the Paradise conditions that God’s Kingdom will soon bring to our earth. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ko se iloa ne latou a fakatakitakiga ‵lei kolā e maua i te Tusi Tapu kae e se iloa foki ne latou me ko pili o fakaoko mai ne te Malo o te Atua a foliga fakapalataiso ki te ‵tou lalolagi nei.


(Isaiah 40:29) The apostle Paul, who endured serious trials, said: “For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power.” 	 (Isaia 40:29) Ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo telā ne kufaki i tofotofoga faiga‵ta: “Me e maua ne au a te malosi i mea katoa e auala i a ia telā ne tuku mai ne ia te ‵mana ki a au.”


No, it is a gift from God.—Romans 4:4; 5:8; 6:23. 	 Se meaalofa eiloa mai te Atua.—Loma 4:4; 5:8; 6:23.


Five of them were foolish, and five were discreet. 	 E va‵lea te suā tokolima, kae ‵poto te suā tokolima.


Within six months, I had 17 Bible studies, and some of the students came into the truth. 	 I se ono masina, ne fai ne au a a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e 17, kae ko nisi tino a‵koga ne ‵kau mai ki te munatonu.


Ask yourself: ‘What can a greeting accomplish? 	 ‵Sili ifo ki a koe eiloa: ‘E aoga pefea a te fakatalofa atu?


Superiority of Spiritual Values 	 Te Tāua Atu o Mea Faka-te-Agaga


That is the way Jesus sometimes addressed individuals of the opposite sex. 	 Tenā te auala e taku sale ne Iesu i nisi taimi a fafine.


To keep on the watch, it is vital that both in our actions and in the desires of our heart, we give evidence that we are truly separate from Babylon the Great in every way. 	 Ke tumau i te matapula‵pula, se mea tāua ke fakamaoni atu i ‵tou faifaiga mo ‵tou manakoga i ‵tou loto, me e ‵vae tonu eiloa tatou keatea mai Papelonia te Sili i feitu katoa.


That steward arranged hospitality for Joseph’s ten brothers. 	 Ne talimālō ne te situati tenā a taina e tokosefulu o Iosefa.


Time must be set aside for cleaning our body, our clothes, our home, our car, and so forth. 	 E ‵tau o fakaavanoa a taimi ke koukou, ‵ta gatu, ‵teu te fale, ‵fulu ‵tou motokā, mo nisi mea aka foki penā.


I have come to love the spiritual routine of Bethel life, which includes attendance at morning worship and the family Watchtower Study as well as participation in the ministry with the congregation. 	 Ne kamata o fiafia malosi au ki te olaga i loto i te Peteli, e aofia i ei a te kau atu ki tapuakiga i taeao mo te Sukesukega ki Te Faleleoleo Maluga e pelā foki mo te kau atu ki te galuega talai fakatasi mo te fakapotopotoga.


It was not the stones and mortar that impressed them most but what the city and that place of worship represented. 	 E se ko fatu mo te mea telā e fakapikipiki ki ei e fia‵fia malosi latou ki ei kae ko te mea telā e sui mai ne te fa‵kai mo te koga tapuaki tenā.


12. (a) What did Jehovah make clear to the Israelites shortly after they left Egypt? (b) How did the Israelites respond to God’s requirement for exclusive devotion? 	 12. (a) Ne a pati a Ieova ne fai ki te kau Isalaelu mai tua malie o te tiakinaga ne latou a Aikupito? (e) Ne ‵saga atu pefea a te kau Isalaelu ki te fakatonuga a te Atua ke tapuaki katoatoa atu fua ki a ia tokotasi?


(Job 1:4, 5) Thus, Job sacrificed animals to Jehovah on a regular basis. 	 (Iopu 1:4, 5) Tela la, ne ofo atu faeloa ne Iopu a manu ki a Ieova.


What is God doing, then? 	 Kae, ne a la a mea e fai ne te Atua?


If we cultivate sensitivity to the feelings of others, we will be better able to “speak consolingly to the depressed souls.” (1 Thess. 5:14) Thus we will be following Jesus. 	 Kafai e ati aka ne tatou a te loto alofa ki lagonaga o nisi tino, ko ‵tu atu tatou i se tulaga ‵lei o ‘fesoasoani ki tino loto vaivai.’ (1 Tesalonia 5:14) Ko tau‵tali atu eiloa i ei tatou i a Iesu.


8, 9. (a) What are some ways in which Christians worldwide serve in behalf of fellow believers? (b) How do the brothers and sisters in your congregation help one another? 	 8, 9. (a) Ne a nisi auala kolā e fakaaoga ne Kelisiano i te lalolagi kātoa ke fesoasoani atu ki olotou taina tali‵tonu? (e) E fakatau fesoasoani atu pefea a taina mo tuagane i tau fakapotopotoga?


If any of you ever find anything better, we hope you will tell us. 	 Kafai e isi se tino i a koutou ne maua ne ia se mea telā e ‵lei atu, e fakamoe‵moe eiloa matou ke taku mai ne koe.


Marriage—Its Origin and Purpose, Aug. 	 Te Avaga—Te Māfuaga mo te Pogai, Aoku.


(Read 1 Peter 1:24, 25.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Petelu 1:24, 25.)


What will be emphasized in a further consideration of the prophecy of Amos? 	 Ne a mea e faka‵mafa mai i te valoaga a Amosa telā ka mafau‵fau tatou ki ei?


How did Jesus respond? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Iesu?


(Read Nehemiah 9:38; 10:29) To this end, a written document is signed with the seals of 84 Jewish leaders.—Neh. 10:1-27. 	 (Faitau te Neemia 9:38; 10:29) I te fakaotiga, ne saina te lotou tusi e tusi ei te lotou tautoga ne takitaki Iutaia e toko 84.—Nee. 10:1-27.


Influence on Fellow Worshippers 	 Fakamalosiga ki Taina Tapuaki


WHO would not love to live in a society where war was “incomprehensible and repulsive”? 	 KO OI la e se fia nofo i se fenua telā ne ‘se malamalama kae takalia‵lia’ ki taua?


“God . . . gave his only-begotten Son” 	 E pefea te ‵mao o te koga e tuku ei ne Ieova ‵tou agasala?


The idea that faith means believing without evidence is a mistaken notion. 	 A te manatu me i te fakatuanaki e fakauiga ki te talitonu e aunoa mo fakamaoniga e se tonu.


When giving discipline, how can we imitate Jehovah and his Son? 	 Kafai ko tuku atu a polopolokiga, e mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Ieova mo tena Tama?


5 What, though, about Adam’s offspring? 	 5 Kae e a a tama‵liki a Atamu?


(Proverbs 1:1-3) We are wise to ‘bring our ear’ to them. 	 (Faataoto 1:1-3) E ‵poto eiloa tatou māfai e “faka‵logo” ki mea konā.


Nobody from the woman’s church visited. 	 E seai eiloa se tino mai i te lotu a te fafine tenei ne āsi atu ki a ia.


What a fantastic experience we’ve had!” 	 Ko tafaga te gali o te mea ne maua ne maua!”


However, Noah’s God, Jehovah, saw the man in a very different light. 	 E ui i ei, ne seki kilo atu te Atua o Noa, ko Ieova, ki tou tagata e pelā me se tagata valea.


8 We can draw a parallel between those Christians and God’s people today. 	 8 E mafai o matea ne tatou a mea e tai ‵pau ei a Kelisiano konā mo tino o te Atua i aso nei.


That world was “very good,” and rebellion had not broken out. 	 Ne ‵lei ‵ki te lalolagi tenā, kae e seai se tino ‵teke i ei.


“NINEVEH WILL BE OVERTHROWN” 	 KA “OKO MAI TE MALAIA KI NINEVA!”


(Acts 4:29; 5:29) Nevertheless, they did not confuse boldness with rudeness. 	 (Galuega 4:29; 5:29) E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne seki ‵segi latou i te kesekesega o te loto toa mo te sē fakaaloalo.


Well-chosen words of wisdom can move hearts, inspire hope, and change lives. 	 A pati kolā e filifili faka‵lei mo te poto e mafai o otia i ei a loto, fakamalosi aka ei a te fakamoemoega kae ‵fuli foki i ei a olaga o tino.


Further reasons for preaching are found at Proverbs 10:5; Amos 3:8; Matthew 24:42; Mark 12:17; Romans 1:14, 15. 	 Nisi pogai mō te faiga o te galuega talai e maua i te Faataoto 10:5; Amosa 3:8; Mataio 24:42; Maleko 12:17; Loma 1:14, 15.


(Hebrews 10:5-10) We wash our hands in innocency and “march around [Jehovah’s] altar” by exercising faith in that sacrifice.—John 3:16-18. 	 (Epelu 10:5-10) E ‵fano ‵tou lima ke fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou ‵mā kae ‘māti fakatāmilo atu i te fatafaitaulaga a [Ieova]’ mai te fakatuanaki ki te taulaga tenā.—Ioane 3:16-18.


He knew that many of them were “unlettered and ordinary.” 	 Ne iloa ne ia me e tokouke i a latou konā ne “seki a‵koga” faka‵lei.


16 If unbelievers make romantic advances toward us, does our response reflect a viewpoint like that of David or one like Solomon’s? 	 16 Kafai e fiafai mai se tino sē talitonu ki a tatou, e mata, e fakaasi atu ne tatou se kilokiloga e ‵pau mo Tavita io me ‵pau mo Solomona?


8 How human glory can obscure divine glory can be illustrated by comparing glory to light. 	 8 E mafai o malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te auala e mafai ei o tāua atu ki a tatou a tavaega mai tino i lō tavaega mai te Atua mai te fakatusatusaga o te ‵malu ki te mainaga.


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Jehovah Is “a Revealer of Secrets” 	 A Ieova ko ‘Te Tino Fakaasi Mea ‵Funa’


(Ruth 1:8, 16, 17) Why? 	 (Luta 1:8, 16, 17) Kaia?


What roles have been assigned to Jesus? 	 Ne a galuega ko oti ne tuku atu ki a Iesu?


20 The love of God flourishes among Jehovah’s people, and our ranks are growing every year. 	 20 A te alofa ki te Atua e malosi eiloa i tino o Ieova, kae gasolo faeloa o tokouke ‵tou tino i tausaga takitasi.


Now, though, tragedy befalls her. 	 Nei la, ne oko atu se fakalavelave faigata ki tou fafine.


The Holy Scriptures have what effect upon true Christians? 5 First, how does God’s Word help to qualify us as ministers? 	 5 Muamua la, e fesoasoani mai pefea a te Muna a te Atua ke tuku mai te atamai ki a tatou ke fai pelā me ne ana tavini?


Behind you they will walk.’” (Isa. 45:14) In a symbolic way, Christians with an earthly hope today walk behind the anointed slave class and its Governing Body, following their leadership. 	 (Isaia 45:14) I se auala fakatusa, e sa‵sale atu a Kelisiano kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi mai tua o te tavini fakaekegina mo tena Potukau Pule, mai te tau‵tali atu ki te lotou takitakiga.


Among this world’s common goals is a craving for satisfying “the desire of the [sinful] flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life.” (1 John 2:16) Rather than being dominated by such worldly desires, Jesus’ disciples are to keep their eye simple and to focus on doing God’s will.—Matthew 6:22-24, 31-33; 1 John 2:17. 	 E aofia i fakamoemoega masani o te lalolagi a te taumafai ke fakama‵lie aka a “manakoga agasala, ko mea e matea ne tino kae ma‵nako ki ei, mo mea katoa i te lalolagi nei kolā e fakamata‵mata ki ei a tino.” (1 Ioane 2:16) I lō te taliaga o vaegā manakoga faka-te-lalolagi penā, e ola a soko o Iesu i se olaga faigofie kae ‵saga tonu atu ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua.—Mataio 6:22-24, 31-33; 1 Ioane 2:17.


Instead, “he made his way from encampment to encampment out of the Negeb and to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at first between Bethel and Ai.” 	 I lō te fai penā, “ne tiakina ne ia te koga tena, malaga atu ei a ia mai sua koga ki te sua koga o fano ki Peteli. Ne oko atu a ia ki te koga tela ne manava ei a ia i te va o Peteli mo Ai.”


Finding the Righteous Standard 	 Te Mauaga o se Tulafono Amiotonu


That, of course, is exactly what Satan would like us to do. 	 E tonu, tenā eiloa te mea e manako ‵tonu a Satani ki ei ke fai ne tatou.


She was horrified and barred me from associating with the Witnesses. 	 Ne poi tou fafine kae ne fakatapu ne ia au mai te fakatasitasi mo Molimau.


God’s enemy wants all who dedicate their lives to Jehovah to fail in their devotion and loyalty. 	 E manako a te fili o te Atua ke sē iku manuia a te a‵lofa malosi mo te a‵lofa fakamaoni o tino katoa kolā ne tuku atu olotou ola ki a Ieova.


3 Because the preaching work is of such importance to us, it deserves our giving it as much of our time, energy, and attention as possible. 	 3 Ona ko te mea e tāua malosi a te galuega talai ki a tatou, e ‵tau o fakamāumāu ki ei a ‵tou taimi, malosi, mo ‵tou mafaufau.


For what are we thankful to Jehovah? 3 It is to Jehovah God, our Creator and Life-Giver, that we owe our gratitude, especially as we consider some of the bounteous gifts he has showered upon us. 	 3 E ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto fakafetai ki a Ieova te ‵tou Atua telā ko te Māfuaga o ‵tou ola, kae maise mai ei ko nisi meaa‵lofa ‵gali kolā ne tuku mai ne ia mo te kaimalie ki a tatou.


And how can your doing so help you to reach your long-term objectives as a Christian? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu te faiga penā ke oko atu koe ki ou fakamoemoega tumau e pelā me se Kelisiano?


He had those laws recorded in the Bible so that we could learn from them, be guided by the principles, and appreciate the higher moral standards for Christians. 	 Ne fakamau ne ia a tulafono konā i te Tusi Tapu ko te mea ke mafai o tauloto tatou mai i ei, takitaki e auala i fakatakitakiga fakavae, kae loto fakafetai ki fakatakitakiga e uiga ki tulaga ma‵luga i mea tau amioga kolā ne fakatoka mō Kelisiano.


“The wages sin pays is death,” wrote Paul. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “Me i te taui o te agasala ko te mate.”


When we are loyal to Jehovah God in the face of challenging situations, we make his heart rejoice—and that gives us the deepest satisfaction possible. 	 Kafai e fakamaoni tatou ki a Ieova te Atua i toe taimi faiga‵ta, ka fakafiafia ne tatou tena loto kae ka maua ne tatou a te lotomalie tonu.


(1 Peter 3:1; 4:3) This may present various challenges, such as when there is a wedding or a funeral of a relative. 	 (1 Petelu 3:1; 4:3) Kāti ka uke a vaegā tofotofoga e ‵sae aka i ei, e pelā mo se avaga e fai io me se fanoanoa o se tino mate i te kāiga.


Instead of being a fierce enemy of Christianity, he became an ardent advocate of it. 	 I lō te fai mo fai se fili o te kau Kelisiano, ne fai a ia mo tino talai loto finafinau.


The outstanding thing about the ransom, however, is not the benefits that we receive from it. 	 Kae ko te ‵toe mea fakaofoofogia e uiga ki te togiola, e se ko mea aogā kolā e maua ne tatou mai i ei.


For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name, so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.”—Phil. 2:8-11. 	 Tenei te pogai ne siki ake ei a ia ne te Atua ki te koga e tafa sili i te maluga, kae tuku atu ki a ia a te igoa tela e sili atu i igoa katoa. Tela la, ona ko te malu o te igoa o Iesu, ko ‵tau o totuli ki ei a tino katoa i te lagi, mo tino i te lalolagi, mo tino mai lalo ifo o te lalolagi, kae ka takutonu ne tino katoa i a Iesu Keliso ko te Aliki, mō te vikiga o te Atua te Tamana.”—Filipi 2:8-11.


Some people were raised in homes where parents were “not open to any agreement, . . . without self-control, fierce.” (2 Timothy 3:1-3) Often, children who grow up in such an environment display similar traits when they become adults. 	 Ne puti aka a nisi tino i kāiga kolā a mātua i ei “e se loto a‵lofa, . . . e faka‵tupu taua, e mata kaitaua.” (2 Timoteo 3:1-3) E pelā mo te masani, e fakaasi mai ne tama‵liki kolā ne puti aka i vaegā kāiga penā a uiga foki loa konā māfai ko ma‵tua latou.


Apparently, an acquaintance had taken his hat, whereas a stranger had returned a check worth thousands of dollars! 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne kaisoa ne tena taugasoa tena pulou, kae ne fakafoki atu ne se tino fakaatea tena tieki telā e fia katoa a sene ne mafai o ‵galo atu i ei.


The Bible says: “The plans of the diligent one surely make for advantage, but everyone that is hasty surely heads for want.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Fai faka‵lei au aofaga kae ka uke au mea; kafai e sōna gasue fakava‵vave fua koe, e se mafai o uke au mea.”


5 Motivated by love, Jehovah corrects, educates, and trains us so that we can remain in his love and on the path to life. 	 5 Ko te alofa ne fakamalosi ne ia a Ieova ke faka‵tonu, akoako ne ia tatou, ko te mea ke tumau tatou i tena alofa mo te auala ki te ola.


15 Consider the matter of earning a living. 	 15 Ke na mafaufau aka la ki ‵tou galuega ‵togi.


Hence, Jehovah takes a positive view of people and does not focus on temporary imperfections. 	 Tela la, e maua ne Ieova se kilokiloga aoga e uiga ki tino kae e iloa ne ia a olotou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa e se tumau.


Now Paul, a younger man who had worked alongside Peter for several years, cares for that responsibility. 	 Nei la a Paul, se taina e tai foliki telā ne ga‵lue fakatasi mo Peter i se fia tausaga, ko tausi atu ki te tiute tenā.


(Prov. 22:15, ftn.) Logically, then, wisdom—the opposite of foolishness—would be one evidence of maturity. 	 (Faata. 22:15, fml) A te ‵tonuga loa, a te poto—e ‵kese mai te valea—se fakamaoniga e tasi o te matua ‵lei.


Watching late-night TV? 	 Ko te onoono ki te TV kae ko leva ‵ki te po?


If all faiths lead to the same God, surely we would see each one of them exerting its influence to unite mankind in peace. 	 Moi ne tapuaki atu a lotu katoa ki te Atua e tokotasi, e mautinoa eiloa me ka taumafai malosi a latou katoa ke ‵kau fakatasi a tino i te filemu.


What can we learn from this? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te mea tenei?


Similarly, the apostle Paul wrote: “The eager expectation of the creation [the large group] is waiting for the revealing of the sons of God [the small group].” 	 E penā foki te apositolo ko Paulo, telā ne tusi mai: “A mea katoa ne faite [te potukau lasi], ko fakatalitali fua i te fia lavea o te Atua ko fakaasi mai tena fanau [te tamā potukau].”


15 All members of that spiritual nation have come into the new covenant. 	 15 Ko oti ne aofia a sui ‵fou o te fenua tenā i te feagaiga fou.


6 As you know, Jehovah’s Witnesses accept medical help and various forms of treatment. 	 6 E pelā mo te mea e iloa atu, e talia ne Molimau a Ieova a togafiti fakatokita mo nisi togafiti aka.


• What is God’s purpose for the earth? 	 • Se a te fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi?


Nevertheless, we must continually strive to live in accord with God’s ways. 	 Kae e ‵tau eiloa o taumafai faeloa tatou ke ola e tusa mo auala o te Atua.


Actually, the Bible sometimes uses the terms “heavens,” “earth,” and “fire” figuratively, as symbols. 	 A te tonuga loa, e fakaaoga sale i te Tusi Tapu a pati ko “lagi,” “lalolagi,” mo te “afi” i se auala fakatusa, e pelā me ne fakailoga.


Enjoying the fruits of our labor is not wrong. 	 E se se mea masei a te fiafia ki fua o ‵tou galuega.


(Job 14:13-15; Isaiah 25:8; Daniel 12:13) In fact, many of the promises of rescue found in the Hebrew Scriptures were prophetic of a greater salvation—one leading to everlasting life. 	 (Iopu 14:13-15; Isaia 25:8; Tanielu 12:13) A te ‵tonuga loa, a te lasiga o folafolaga i Tusitusiga Faka-Epelu e uiga ki te faka‵saoga e ‵valo mai i ei te faka‵saoga sili—ko te faka‵saoga telā ka iku atu ki te ola se-gata-mai.


If governments fail to act wisely, the earth will suffer permanent damage. 	 Kafai e fakata‵mala a malo o gasue‵sue mo te ‵poto, ka tumau eiloa a fakamaseiga ki te lalolagi.


She was rewarded for her faithfulness by becoming one of the ancestresses of the promised Seed, Jesus Christ.—Heb. 11:9, 13. 	 Ne maua ne ia te taui o tena fakamaoni me ne fai a ia mo fai se tupuga fafine e tokotasi o te Fanau telā ne folafola mai, ko Iesu Keliso.—Epelu 11:9, 13.


(Matt. 6:33) Doing that will fill our hands with godly work and our heart with true happiness.—1 Cor. 15:58. 	 (Mataio 6:33) A te faiga o te mea tenā ka fai ei ke uke ‵tou galuega ‵lei e fai i te tapuakiga a te Atua kae fai foki i ei tatou ke fia‵fia.—1 Kolinito 15:58.


At international conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses, observers are often astounded to see the love, peace, and unity among the vast crowds of people, transcending barriers of nationality, culture, and language. 	 E ofo sāle a tino ‵fou kolā e ‵kau atu ki fono ‵lasi a Molimau a Ieova i te alofa, te fealofani mo te ‵kau fakatasi telā e maua atu i tino e tokouke mai fenua, tuu mo aganuu mo ‵gana kese‵kese.


It surprised even weather experts. 	 Ne ‵poi foki i ei a tino kolā ne galue i te ueta.


Although many repeat the phrase “Hallowed be thy name” when they say the Lord’s Prayer, they may be at a loss when asked, “What is that name?” 	 E tiga eiloa e fakafokifoki atu ne tino e tokouke a te fuaiupu “Ke tapu tou igoa” i te taimi e fai atu ei te ‵Talo a te Aliki, kāti e se iloa ne latou te tali māfai ko fesili atu, “Ko oi te igoa tenā?”


It has been described as “one of mankind’s greatest spiritual advances.” 	 Ko oti ne fakamatala mai e pelā me “se tasi o lasaga lasi i te olaga o tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga.”


4 Unlike archaeologists and other explorers who often have to search far and wide for their treasures, we know exactly where spiritual treasures can be found. 	 4 E se pelā mo tino suke‵suke ki mea mua mo nisi tino aka kolā e ‵sala atu ki koga e uke ke maua i ei olotou koloa, e iloa tonu ne tatou a te koga e maua ei ne tatou a koloa faka-te-agaga.


8 Consider a few Scriptural principles. 	 8 Mafaufau ki nāi akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu.


6. (a) Joshua 23:6 calls for courage to do what? (b) What do we learn from the words of Acts 4:18-20 and Acts 5:29? 	 6. (a) E ‵tusa mo te Iosua 23:6, kaia e manakogina ei ne tatou a te loto malosi? (e) Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te Galuega 4:18-20 mo te Galuega 5:29?


Previously, he stood with Moses when they confronted Pharaoh, the most powerful man in Egypt. 	 Mai mua atu i ei, ne fesoasoani atu a ia ki a Mose i te taimi ne fakafesagai atu ei ki a Falao, te ‵toe tagata malosi eiloa i Aikupito.


We parted on good terms.” 	 Ne fakatofa eiloa māua i se auala filemu.”


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Is such a perception correct? 	 E mata, se mafaufauga tonu tenā?


(Job 1:1) But then Job was beset by a series of calamities that to him, appeared to be unfair. 	 (Iopu 1:1, Tusi Paia, Samoa) Kae ne pokotia a Iopu i puapuaga kolā ne ‵sae aka kae e se ‵tau o maua ne ia.


Humbly, she said: “A mere saffron of the coastal plain I am, a lily of the low plains.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia mo te loto maulalo, penei: “Au nei se pula fua o te vao i Salona, se lili i te vanu i va o mauga.”


Who are the “kings” and the “nations” referred to at Isaiah 60:3? 	 Ko oi a “tupu” mo “malo” kolā e fakasino atu ki ei i te Isaia 60:3?


(2 Chron. 18:4-6) But what happened when Jehoshaphat associated with Ahab, who had no love for Jehovah? 	 (2 Nofo. 18:4-6) Kae se a te mea ne tupu i te taimi ne fai taugasoa ei a Iosefatu ki a Aapo, telā e se alofa ki a Ieova?


This went on for about a month. 	 Ne fai eiloa penei mō se masina.


Remember that “an answer, when mild, turns away rage.”—Proverbs 15:1. 	 Masaua me i “te tali i te leo filemu e galo ei te kaitaua.”—Faataoto 15:1.


What zealous effort is put forth at Memorial time? 	 Ne a galuega fakapito e fai i te taimi o te Fakamanatuga?


(Nehemiah 2:10, 19) Nehemiah’s enemies were bent on stopping Nehemiah’s building plans, even resorting to evil schemes. 	 (Neemia 2:10, 19) Ne taumafai eiloa a fili o Neemia o taofi a fuafuaga a Neemia e uiga ki te faitega o ‵pui, ke oko foki loa ki te faiga o togafiti ma‵sei.