‘How could that be,’ he wondered, ‘when smaller trees in the vicinity survived?’ 	 Ne mafaufau tou tagata, penei: ‘Ne tupu pefea se vaegā mea penā kae ne seki ‵siga a nisi lakau fo‵liki i te kogā koga tenei?’


Furthermore, Jehovah determined that the Messianic Kingdom government of his Son would include humans who had also upheld His sovereignty until death.—Ephesians 1:8-12; Revelation 2:10, 11. 	 E se gata i ei, ne fakaiku aka ne Ieova ke aofia i te Malo Faka-Mesia o tena Tama a tino kolā ne fakamaoni ki Tena pulega ke oko ki te mate.—Efeso 1: 8-12; Fakaasiga 2: 10, 11.


Jehovah appointed Bezalel as the principal artisan and builder of the tabernacle, promising to “fill him with the spirit of God in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge and in every kind of craftsmanship.” 	 Ne ‵tofi aka ne Ieova a Pesaleli e pelā me ko te tufuga fai fale ke faite aka ei te faleie tapu, mai te tauto atu me ka “faka‵fonu ne au a ia ki toku ‵mana. Ko oti ne tuku ne au ki ei te poto mo te atamai i te ‵lomiga mo te faitega o fātagata.”


(Matt. 10:1-42; 20:20-23; Luke 8:1; 9:52-55) He was evidently preparing them for a key role after his death and return to heaven. 	 (Mata. 10:1-42; 20:20-23; Luka 8:1; 9:52-55) E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakatoka ne ia latou mō se tiute tāua mai tua o tena mate kae toe foki atu ki te lagi.


Earthly Life and Influences 	 Tena Olaga i te Lalolagi mo Mea ne ‵Tupu i ei


Why do bereaved parents, such as Vladimir, William, and Lucy, feel so much deep and lasting pain? 	 Kaia e logo‵mae malosi ei a mātua pelā mo Vladimir, Viliamu, mo Lucy i se vaegā logo‵mae telā e se mafai o gata?


It is designed to help Christians to come to know and love Jehovah’s standards, focusing primarily on Christian conduct. 	 Ne fakatoka ke fesoasoani atu ki Kelisiano ke iloa kae a‵lofa latou ki tulaga o Ieova, mai i te ‵saga tonu atu muamua ki amioga faka-Kelisiano.


7 During the centuries that followed, prophets and other faithful servants of God continued to take a courageous stand for pure worship. 	 7 I senitenali kolā ne ‵soko mai, ne tumau eiloa a pelofeta mo nisi tavini fakamaoni a te Atua i te loto malosi kae ‵mautakitaki mō te tapuakiga ‵ma.


As indicated by Peter’s words, it would be by paying attention to God’s illuminating prophetic word that genuine Christians would keep alert and enlightened to the dawn of a new day. 	 E pelā mo mea kolā e fakaasi mai i pati a Petelu, kafai e ‵saga tonu atu ki te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua telā e maina mai, e tumau ei a Kelisiano ‵tonu i te matapula‵pula mo te mainaga ke oko ki te kamataga o se aso fou.


2 The apostle John wrote an account of Jesus’ ministry and said in conclusion: “There are, in fact, many other things also which Jesus did, which, if ever they were written in full detail, I suppose, the world itself could not contain the scrolls written.” 	 2 Ne tusi ne te apositolo ko Ioane a te tala o te galuega a Iesu kae fakaoti tena tala penei: “Kae uke ake foki a nisi mea ne fai ne Iesu; kae moi ne tusi katoa ana mea ne fai, i toku taofi ka se mafai o ofi i te lalolagi a tusi konei, manafai ne tusi.”


(Luke 22:28-30; 2 Timothy 2:12) Only by meeting those requirements can they show themselves worthy of being resurrected and qualified for the weighty responsibility awaiting them in heaven, namely, serving as priests and kings with Christ over mankind for a thousand years.—Revelation 20:6. 	 (Luka 22:28-30; 2 Timoteo 2:12) Kafai fua e fakafetaui aka olotou olaga ki mea konā e manakogina ko mafai ei latou o toe faka‵tu aka kae ko fetaui ‵lei latou mō tiute ‵mafa kolā e faka‵tali mai ki a latou i te lagi, ko te tavini atu e pelā me ne faitaulaga mo tupu fakatasi mo Keliso ki luga i tino mō se afe tausaga.—Fakaasiga 20:6.


But he did more. 	 Kae e uke atu a mea ne fai ne ia.


17. (a) In assaulting Judah and Jerusalem, how are the Babylonians serving God’s purpose? (b) What will Jehovah reveal to Habakkuk? 	 17. (a) I te osoatuga ki Iuta mo Ielusalema, e fai pefea ne te kau Papelonia te mea telā e manako te Atua ki ei? (e) Ne a mea ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova ki a Sapakuka?


And rise it did—as the United Nations.—Rev. 17:8. 	 E tenā tonu eiloa te mea ne tupu, kae nei, ko taku a te fakapotopotoga tenā ko Malo ‵Soko.—Fakaasiga 17:8.


Yet, let us work hard to apply Bible principles and keep Jehovah in our marriage. 	 Kae ke na taumafai malosi nei tatou o fakagalue a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu kae ke tumau i te aofia ne tatou a Ieova i ‵tou fakaipoipoga.


How can we “widen out” in displaying brotherly love? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o “fakalauefa atu” ‵tou a‵lofa mai i te fakaasi atu o te alofa fakataina?


(Hebrews 6:10) Think about what that means. 	 (Epelu 6:10) Ke mafaufau aka ki te uiga o te mea tenā.


As a result, Jehovah passed judgment on him in these words: “As surely as I am alive, . . . [Zedekiah] will die in Babylon, in the place where the king who made him king lives, the one whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.”—Ezek. 17:16. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te fakaokoatuga ne Ieova o te fakamasinoga ki a ia i pati konei: “E pela eiloa mo te iloa tonu i a au ko te Atua ola, . . . e mate eiloa [a Setekaia] i Papelonia, me ne ofa ne ia a tena tautoga mo te feagaiga a lāua mo te tupu o Papelonia, telā ne fakasopo ne ia a ia ke fai mo tupu.”—Eseki. 17:16.


Having in mind the apostle Paul’s words about ‘taking a loss,’ they canceled the house project, quit their jobs, sold most of their belongings, and moved to a remote village on the island of Palawan, some 300 miles (480 km) south of Manila.—Phil. 3:8. 	 Mai te masaua o pati a te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki te ‘‵galo atu o mea katoa,’ ne fakaseai ei ne lāua a te feagaiga ki te faitega o te fale, tiakina a lā galuega ‵togi, fakatau ki tua a te ukega o lā kope, kae olo ki se fa‵kai tai ‵mao i te motu ko Palawan, i se 300 maila (480 km) i te feitu ki saute o Manila.—Fili. 3:8.


10 Like the Israelites, the Messiah would be called out of Egypt. 	 10 E pelā mo tino Isalaelu, ka kalagagina te Mesia ke vau keatea mai i Aikupito.


Because of what others do, however, we need comfort and may feel like praying: “Let the presumptuous ones be ashamed.” 	 Kae ona ko mea kolā e fai ne nisi tino, kāti ka ma‵nako tatou ki fakamafanafanaga kae ‵talo atu penei: “Ke fakamasiasi ne koe a tino fakamata‵mata.”


That is an average of 30 minutes in the preaching work each day by every Witness. 	 Kāti e nofo a te aofaki masani ki se 30 minute i te galuega talai i aso takitasi a Molimau a Ieova.


How well are you communicating with Jehovah? 	 E pefea te ‵lei o tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova?


Called Nephilim, they were hybrids who grew up to be giants. 	 Ne fakaigoa latou ki Nefilimi, kae ne ‵tupu aka latou ke fai mo tāgata ‵mafi.


Everyone who had provided accommodations for the 3,500 international delegates received a letter of appreciation. 	 Ne maua ne tino katoa kolā ne fakaafe ne latou, a sui ki te fono mai nisi fenua e toko 3,500, se tusi fakafetai.


God’s People Must Love Kindness 	 E ‵Tau Mo Tino O Te Atua O Fakaasi Atu Te Alofa Atafai


3 Life Story—Becoming “All Things to People of All Sorts” 	 3 Tala Tonu—E Fai Eiloa ne Au a ‘Mea mō Vaegā Tino Kese‵kese Katoa’


Knowing this helps us “endure fully with patience and joy.”—Col. 1:11. 	 A te iloaga o te mea tenei e fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke “kufaki mo te fia‵fia.”—Ko. 1:11.


The Kingdom under Jesus Christ will perfectly reflect the personality of Jehovah God, who is a God of order. 	 A te Malo mai lalo i a Iesu Keliso ka fakaata atu ei i se auala ‵lei katoatoa a te uiga o Ieova te Atua, telā ko te Atua o te filemu.


(Gen. 1:31; Jer. 10:12) What can we learn from the beauty and order that are evident in creation? 	 (Kene. 1:31; Iele. 10:12) Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te gali mo te fakatoka faka‵lei o mea ne faite ne te Atua?


(Eccl. 11:1) By being conscious of the value of our greetings, especially to fellow Christians, we enrich others as well as ourselves. 	 (Fai. 11:1) Mai te iloa ‵lei ne tatou a te tāua o ‵tou pati fakatalofa, maise eiloa ki taina Kelisiano, e fakafiafia eiloa ne tatou a nisi tino e pelā mo tatou eiloa.


The generally held view that our earthly tenancy is temporary implies that death is the doorway to a blissful afterlife. 	 A te talitonuga masani me e ‵tau o toetoe fua te olaga o tatou i te lalolagi nei e fakauiga i ei me i te mate ko te mataloa telā e ‵tala atu ki se olaga manuia mai tua ifo o te mate.


They need to sense Jehovah’s love and compassion among their fellow Christians. 	 E ‵tau o lagona ne latou te alofa mo te atafai o Ieova i va o olotou taina Kelisiano.


18. (a) How did Job show his devotion to Jehovah? (b) In what ways do we imitate Job’s fine example? 	 18. (a) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iopu te katoatoa o tena tapuakiga ki a Ieova? (e) Ne a auala e tau‵tali atu ei tatou ki te fakaakoakoga ‵lei a Iopu?


It is our hope that these adjustments will enable us to reach more people with the Bible’s lifesaving message. 	 E fakamoe‵moe eiloa matou ke mafai o oko atu a te fekau fakaola tino mai te Tusi Tapu ki tino e tokouke e auala i fakama‵fuliga konei.


Peter continued: “The heavens and the earth that are now are stored up for fire and are being reserved to the day of judgment and of destruction of the ungodly men.”—2 Peter 3:3-7. 	 Ne toe fai mai a Petelu: “Ka ko te lagi mo te lalolagi konei e iai nei e se tumau eiloa, e ‵sunu ki te afi e alatu i te muna a te Atua. E tuku eiloa penā ke oko ki te aso e fakamasino kae fakamasei ei a tino amio ma‵sei.”—2 Petelu 3:3-7.


We can therefore count on his closeness and his loving care. 	 Tela la, e mafai o fakatuaga tatou ki a ia ke maua se va fakataugasoa mo ia e pelā foki mo tena alofa atafai.


They are joined now by millions of companions with an earthly hope. 	 E ‵kau fakatasi eiloa latou i te taimi nei mo te fia miliona o olotou taugasoa kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi nei.


(Isaiah 46:1) Babylon will be destroyed. 	 (Isaia 46:1) Ka fakaseai atu a Papelonia.


20:11-15—Whose names are written in “the scroll [or, “the book of life”? 	 20:11-15—I o oi a igoa e tusi i te “tusi o te ola”?


If we watch movies or television programs that highlight violence, materialism, or sexual immorality, those things can become acceptable—and then tempting. 	 Kafai e onoono tatou ki ata io me ko polokalame i te TV kolā e fakamalosi aka i ei a fakasauāga, te fia maumea, io me ko faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau, e mafai eiloa o fia‵fia tatou ki mea konā—kae fakaosooso mai foki.


As Paul was, we should try to be calm, sincere, and convincing. 	 E pelā mo Paulo, e ‵tau mo tatou o filemu, fai te mea tonu, kae fakatuagagina.


The negative response of unbelieving relatives to the truth can make life difficult for Jehovah’s people. 	 A te sē fia‵fia o kāiga sē tali‵tonu ki te munatonu e mafai o fakafaigata aka ei mō tino o Ieova.


Think of all the sound counsel you find in God’s Word, and take to heart the advice: “Remember, then, your Grand Creator in the days of your youth.”—Eccl. 12:1. 	 Mafaufau ki manatu fesoaosani aoga e maua ne koe mai i te Muna a te Atua, kae puke ‵mau i tou loto a te manatu fakatonutonu tenei: “Ke masaua tou Mafuaga Sili i aso koi talavou ei koe.”—Fai. 12:1.


HAVE you ever been so overwhelmed by problems that you felt as though you were drowning in a whirlpool? 	 KAI logo‵fio aka eiloa koe ne taotaomaki ne fakalavelave e pelā mo koe māfai ko malemu i loto i se ava ‵miti?


Government and religious leaders have looked to those agencies to bring about peaceful conditions for mankind. 	 Ne fakamoe‵moe a takitaki o malo mo lotu me ka aumai ne fakapotopotoga konā a te filemu ki tino.


How can we help all sorts of people? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou ki so se tino?


For my yoke is kindly and my load is light.”—Matt. 11:28-30. 	 Me amogofie taku amoga, kae māmā foki.”—Mataio 11:28-30.


It was Satan who persuaded Eve to disregard the real value of the wonderful life Jehovah had given her and to disdain His approval. 	 Ko Satani eiloa telā ne fakamalosi atu ki a Eva ke fakaseaoga ne ia a te tāua tonu o te olaga gali ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a ia kae ke ‵teke atu ki Tena taliaga.


Such material appears frequently in mainstream magazines and popular books, and it can erode confidence in the Bible. 	 E maua sāle a vaegā fakamatalaga konā i mekesini lauiloa mo tusi kolā e fia‵fia ki ei a tino, kae e mafai o fakavāivāi i ei te talitonu ki te Tusi Tapu.


What glory awaits those who display humility today? 	 Se a te tulaga ‵malu e faka‵tali mai mō tino loto mau‵lalo i aso nei?


Especially helpful is the divine advice to pursue godly qualities “along with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart.” 	 E aogā malosi eiloa a manatu fesoasoani mai te Atua ke taumafai tatou ki uiga faka-te-Atua “fakatasi mo latou kolā e ‵talo sāle ki te igoa o te Aliki i te loto ‵ma.”


When we share in the field service, holy spirit also helps us to display the qualities that constitute “the fruitage of the spirit.” 	 Kafai e olo atu tatou i te galuega talai, e fesoasoani mai foki te agaga tapu ke fakaasi atu ne tatou a uiga kolā e mafai o maua ei ne tatou a “fua o te agaga.”


19 Meditating on how your faith has developed over the course of time is just one step that can help you to hold fast what you have. 	 19 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki te gasoloakaga o tou fakatuanaki i tausaga e uke, se mea fua e tasi telā e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke puke ‵mau ki mea ko maua ne koe.


7. (a) What is the most important reason for us to show brotherly love? (b) Give another reason why it is important to strengthen our affection for one another. 	 7. (a) Se a te ‵toe pogai tāua e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou te alofa fakataina? (e) Taku mai te suā pogai e tāua ei ke fakamalosi aka te ‵tou a‵lofa fakataina.


15 When we make Jehovah our confidence and trust in him implicitly, we can experience the psalmist’s further words: “He will certainly bring forth your righteousness as the light itself, and your justice as the midday.” 	 15 Kafai e fakalago‵lago kae tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou ki a Ieova, ka pelā eiloa tatou mo pati i te faisalamo, penei: “Ka fai ne ia tau amio ‵lei ke maina atu e pelā mo te mainaga o te la i te tutonu.”


Why is zeal for true worship so important for you? 	 Kaia e tāua malosi ei ki a koe a te loto finafinau mō te tapuakiga tonu?


The War to End All Wars 	 Te Taua ke Fakagata ei a Taua Katoa


For you are great and are doing wondrous things; you are God, you alone.” 	 Ko koe ko te Atua Malosi; ko koe fua e fai ne koe a mea fakaofoofogina.”


Jehovah withheld the execution of his judgment upon the Amorites (or, Canaanites) for four generations. 	 Ne taofi ne Ieova te fakaseaiga o tino Amoli (io me ko tino Kanana) i loto i kautama e fa.


Then what joy it will be to live in the earthly Paradise either by surviving the great tribulation or by experiencing a miraculous resurrection! 	 Ma‵faga o mea fakafiafia ke ola i te lalolagi Palataiso mafai e sao atu koe i te fakalavelave lasi io me e toe fakatu aka koe mai te mate!


14 What did require an explanation, however, was Jesus’ reference to the heavenly hope. 	 14 Kae ko te mea telā ne ‵tau o fai se fakamatalaga ki ei, ko pati a Iesu e uiga ki te fakamoemoega i te lagi.


He is actually willing to die instead of you! 	 E loto fiafia a ia ke mate a ia i lō a koe!


So effective was their campaign that the people of the surrounding nations began to fear Jehovah. 	 Ona ko te magoi o te lotou galuega fakapito tenā, ne kamata ei o ma‵taku a tino o atufenua i olotou tafa ki a Ieova.


David again inquired of Jehovah and received a clear answer. 	 Ne toe fakamolemole atu a Tavita ki a Ieova kae ne maua ne ia se tali manino.


(John 13:34, 35) Surely the vital quality of love drew people to God and contributed to growth in the first century just as it does today.—Matthew 5:14, 16. 19. (a) In what three ways did the word of Jehovah grow in the first century? (b) What will we examine in the next article? 	 (Ioane 13:34, 35) E mautinoa eiloa, me i te uiga tāua o te alofa ne fakapili‵pili atu ei a tino ki te Atua kae fesoasoani atu i ei ki te gasoloakaga o te aofaki o tino i te senitenali muamua e pelā eiloa mo mea e fai i aso nei.—Mataio 5:14, 16.


11 True, you may have read to your child from the Bible about God’s laws prohibiting sexual immorality, even doing so a number of times. 	 11 E tonu, kāti ko oti ne faitau fakafia atu ne koe ki tau tamaliki a tulafono a te Atua mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakatapu i ei te finalalolagi.


(1 Sam. 17:11) Instead, let us act decisively in order to sanctify Jehovah God’s name. 	 (1 Samuelu 17:11) I lō te ma‵taku, ke na fai‵pati fakavave atu tatou ke puipui te igoa o Ieova te Atua.


Whatever the case, we can be sure that Jehovah did what was right. 	 Faitalia me se a te mea tonu ne tupu, e tali‵tonu eiloa tatou me ne fai ne Ieova a te mea tonu.


The video Jehovah’s Witnesses Stand Firm Against Nazi Assault, produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses and appropriately premiered at the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany on November 6, 1996, has elicited many favorable comments. 	 Ne fai ne te peiga o te vitiō kaseti ko te Jehovah’s Witnesses Stand Firm Against Nazi Assault i te po 6 o Novema, 1996, telā ne fakatokagina ne Molimau a Ieova, i te falepuipui fakama‵taku i Ravensbruck i Siamani, ke ‵lei aka loa i ei a kilokiloga a tino ki te kau Molimau.


15 In addition to using questions effectively, you can encourage conversation by saying something interesting and then listening to the response. 	 15 I tafa o te fakaaogāga o fesili ma‵goi, e mafai o fakasae aka ne koe se mataupu gali ke kamata ki ei te sau‵talaga ko fakalogologo ei koe ki manatu kolā e fai ki ei.


17 “Who Is on Jehovah’s Side?” 	 17 “Ko oi e ‵Kau i a Ieova?”


• What will assist us to maintain faith? 	 11. Se a te fakamaoniga e uiga ki te tausiga o ‵tou olaga telā e mafai o maua māfai e fakatuanaki tatou ki te Muna a te Atua?


Just before he died, why did Jesus say: “It has been accomplished”? 	 A koi tuai o mate a ia, kaia ne fai atu ei a Iesu, penei: “Ko oti”?


Low Plain of Jezreel 	 Te Vanu o Ieseleelu


As told by Josef Mutke 	 Ne Fakamatala mai ne Josef Mutke


11 Jehovah even pleaded with the Israelites: “Come, now, you people, and let us set matters straight between us . . . 	 11 Ne fakamolemole atu penei a Ieova ki te kau Isalaelu: “Ka taumafai nei tatou o fakatoka te mataupu tenei e feagai mo tatou. . . .


Some of the firstfruits of their “coarse meal as ring-shaped cakes” were to be presented as “a contribution to Jehovah” throughout their generations. 	 A te puta falaoa muamua “o te falaoa muamua telā ne faite mai saito ke tuku atu ke fai mo meaalofa fakapito ki te Aliki” i taimi katoa fakamuli.


Jesus’ love for this subject was profound. He had formed that love as a student. Throughout the long ages of his prehuman existence, the only-begotten Son was an avid learner. 	 Ne ‵nau eiloa te loto o Iesu ki te mataupu tenei kae talu mai te taimi ne kamata ei o tauloto a ia i te fia o tausaga ne ola ei a ia i te lagi, ne loto finafinau malosi a te Tama fagasele eiloa e tokotasi a te Atua ki mea kolā ne tauloto a ia ki ei.


In some situations, it may be prudent to remain silent about our identity, as Esther was about hers. 	 I nisi taimi, kāti se mea poto ke se fakaasi atu ne tatou a ‵tou telega, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Eseta.


When faith moves you to start preaching the good news, your offering will be “more pleasing to Jehovah than a bull.” 	 Kafai ko fakamalosi aka koe ne te fakatuanaki ke kamata o talai atu te tala ‵lei, ka “sili atu te fiafia ki ei o te Aliki [ko Ieova] i lō te ofo atu o taulaga ki a ia ki pulumakau.”


(Rom. 16:3, 6, 12) The Watchtower has long described Christian believers as ‘brothers and sisters.’ 	 (Loma 16:1, 3, 6, 12) Ko leva eiloa ne fakamatala mai i te Te Faleleoleo Maluga me i Kelisiano tali‵tonu ne ‘taina mo tuagane.’


16 The message in God’s written Word is “sharper than any two-edged sword.” 	 16 A te fekau i te Muna a te Atua e sili atu tona “‵kai i se pelu e ‵kai matalua.”


(Matt. 10:16; Prov. 22:3) Listen patiently to their concerns, but do not discuss politics. 	 (Mata. 10:16; Faata. 22:3) Fakalogologo mo te kufaki ki mea e manava‵se latou ki ei, kae ke mo a ma sau‵tala ki mea fakapolitiki.


You must then follow Jesus’ advice: “If ever your hand makes you stumble, cut it off; it is finer for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go off into Gehenna.” 	 E ‵tau la o tautali atu koe i te fautuaga a Iesu: “Kafai ko tou lima e fai ne ia koe ke ‵fuli keatea, ‵kati keatea! E sili atu māfai e ulu atu koe ki te ola mo te seai sou lima, i lō te kātoa ou lima, kae iku ei ki tou fano ki kēna.”


The visitors turned out to be two Witnesses who regularly called on the woman. 	 Ko Molimau e tokolua kolā e masani o āsi mai ki tou fafine.


He answered: “I will make your yoke heavier, and I will add to it. 	 Ne tali atu a ia: “Kafai ne au a te otou amoga ke ‵mafa atu, kae ka fakaopoopo atu ne au a mea ki ei.


One way to do so is by responding wholeheartedly to their counsel and encouragement. 	 A te auala e tasi ke fai ei penā ko te faka‵logo mo te loto kātoa ki olotou fakatakitakiga mo fakamalosiga.


When we show “fellow feeling,” others are more likely to treat us in a kind way.—1 Peter 3:8; Luke 6:38. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te “fakatau a‵lofa e pelā mo ne tautaina,” ka atafai mai eiloa a nisi tino ki a tatou.—1 Petelu 3:8; Luka 6:38.


If that happens, remember that Jehovah forgives truly repentant ones “in a large way.” 	 Kafai e tupu se mea penā, ke masaua me e fakamagalo ne Ieova a tino kolā e salamō tonu “i se auala lasi ‵ki.”


Thousands of Witnesses share in relief work, helping fellow believers rebuild homes that have been struck by disasters. 	 E fesoasoani atu te fia afe o Molimau ke toe faite aka a fale o taina tali‵tonu kolā ne fakamasei i fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei.


But the symbolic serpent’s head will, in time, be permanently crushed by Christ and his resurrected anointed Christian companions. 	 Kae i se taimi pili mai mua nei ka tuki pala ei a te ulu fakatusa o te gata ne Keliso mo ana taina Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā ko oti ne faka‵tu aka.


I had no idea of God’s purpose for the earth or for mankind. 	 E seai soku iloa i te fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi io me ko tino.


But how could he ever single out the right woman? 	 Kae e mafai pefea ne ia o filifili aka a te fafine tonu?


Never underestimate your example as a teacher of God’s Word. 	 Ke mo a eiloa ma manatu māmā koe ki tau fakaakoakoga e pelā me se faiakoga o te Muna a te Atua.


The priests and the prophets scheme to put Jeremiah to death. 	 Ne palani a faitaulaga mo pelofeta ke tamate a Ielemia.


1, 2. (a) What dreadful things are happening every day? (b) How do many people react to hearing bad news constantly? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a mea fakama‵taku e ‵tupu faeloa i aso katoa? (e) Ne a lagonaga o tino e tokouke e uiga ki tala ma‵sei kolā e lagona faeloa ne latou?


We cannot afford to become nonchalant about our faith and lose our zeal for serving God and for Bible truth. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o manatu ma‵ma tatou e uiga ki te ‵tou fakatuanaki mo te ‵tou loto finafinau i te tavini atu ki te Atua mo te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu.


Are these mammoth sea monsters slow and clumsy in the water? 	 E mata, e tuai kae poposala a ika ‵lasi o te tai konei?


But freedom did not last long. 	 Kae ne gata fakavave atu tena saolotoga.


Sometimes I have to bite my tongue so as not to give a dogmatic answer. 	 I nisi taimi, ne ‵tau o ū ne au toku alelo ke se fai atu se tali mautinoa ki ei.


(1 John 4:8) Jesus taught his audiences out of love. 	 (1 Ioane 4:8) Ne akoako ne Iesu a tino ona ko tena alofa.


21 How grateful we are for Jehovah’s loving and wise reminders to be yielding! 	 21 E pefea te ‵tou loto fakafetai e uiga ki fakamasauaga a‵lofa kae ‵poto a Ieova ke maua ei te loto malamalama!


10, 11. (a) How indebted are you to Jesus? (b) How do you feel about Jesus’ dying as a ransom? 	 10, 11. (a) E pefea te lasi o tou nofo kaitalafu ki a Iesu? (e) E pefea ou lagonaga e uiga ki te mate o Iesu e pelā me se togiola?


(Genesis 1:31) We will never be able to comprehend all the intricate laws that God put into operation when he created the universe. 	 (Kenese 1:31) E se mafai eiloa o malama‵lama tatou i tulafono liki‵liki katoa a te Atua kolā ne fakaaogā i te faitega ne ia a te lagi mo te lalolagi.


(Psalm 51:11) This was King David’s fervent prayer after he had made a tragic mistake. 	 (Salamo 51:11) A te mea tenei ko te ‵talo a te tupu ko Tavita mai tua o te faiga ne ia se agasala matagā.


You might try to do that over a period of 12 months. 	 E mafai o taumafai koe ki ei i se 12 masina.


Dew is refreshing. 	 A te ‵sau o te vaveao e aumai ne ia te malosi fou.


Following that, Jehovah temporarily struck Miriam with leprosy.—Numbers 12:4-7, 10. 	 Mai tua ifo o mea konā, ne fai ei ne Ieova ke poko a Miliama i te lepela mo se vaitaimi toetoe.—Numela 12:4-7, 10.


Before going to work or school, pray for holy spirit [Pictures on page 23] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 23] A koi tuai o fanatu ki te galuega io me ko te akoga ke ‵talo atu mō te agaga tapu


Also, do not compare your current congregation with the former one. 	 Ke mo a foki e fakatusatusa ne koe te fakapotopotoga o koe i te taimi nei ki tau fakapotopotoga mua.


• How do you benefit personally from doing the work of an evangelizer? 	 • E maua pefea ne koe a mea aogā mai te faiga o te galuega a te tino talai?


Even though some sincere efforts are being made today to reverse the damage to earth and its resources, many are concerned that such efforts are too little too late. 	 Faitalia a nisi taumafaiga e fai i aso nei ke faka‵lei aka a fakamaseiga ki te lalolagi mo mea i ei, ne manva‵se a tino e tokouke me ko ‵to foliki kae talimuli a taumafaiga e fai ne tino.


First, Satan did not use Jehovah’s personal name. 	 Muamua la, e seki fakaaoga ne Satani a te igoa totino o Ieova.


In this way you can by example teach your children to make right decisions in life. 	 Tenā loa te auala e mafai ei ne koe o akoako atu ki au tama‵liki ke fai a filifiliga ‵tonu i te olaga nei.


Throughout history, Satan has organized his seed into various political movements or kingdoms. 	 I te fakasologa o tala fakasolopito, ko oti ne fakatoka ne Satani ana fanau ki potukau politiki kese‵kese io me ko malo.


Being a festival day, it was meant to be a joyous time in the worship of Jehovah. 	 Se aso fia‵fia, se taimi fakafiafia i te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


Of all the people who ever lived, Jesus had the most important things to say. 	 Mai tino katoa kolā ne ola, ko Iesu fua ne maua ne ia a toe mea tāua ke taku mai.


11 When Jesus told his followers that they should “make disciples of people of all the nations,” he most certainly meant that parents should help their children to become disciples. 	 11 I te taimi ne fai atu ei a Iesu ki ana soko me e ‵tau mo latou o ‘olo ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo soko,’ ne fakauiga malosi eiloa a ia me e ‵tau mo mātua o fesoasoani atu ki olotou tama‵liki ke fai mo soko.


Even to this day there are places and occasions when they are beaten to death by the rest of the people.” 	 Ke oko foki loa ki aso nei, e isi ne koga kae e isi foki ne taimi e ‵ta ei latou ke ‵mate ne tino i olotou fa‵kai.”


That statement is a logical consequence of what he said earlier, namely: “Abhor what is wicked.” 	 E tai ‵pau loa ana pati konā mo ana pati mua konei: “Kaitaua ki te masei.”


A Conspiracy Against Jehovah’s People 	 Taumafaiga ke Fakaseai a Tino o Ieova


It will take complete control of the world’s affairs and remove all opposers of God’s Kingdom.—Daniel 2:44. 	 Ka pule katoatoa mai eiloa ki te lalolagi kae ave keatea ei a tino katoa kolā e ‵teke ki te Malo o te Atua.—Tanielu 2:44.


If your friend had an outstanding skill, would you not mention this to others? 	 Kafai e maua ne sou taugasoa se atamai fakaofoofogia, e mata, ka se taku atu ne koe te mea tenei ki nisi tino?


Have I not seen that it is the truth? 	 E mata, ne seki lavea ne au i te mea tenei ko te munatonu?


6 Those ‘sprawling on their divans, eating the rams out of a flock, drinking wine, and devising instruments for song’ were in for a surprise. 	 6 Ne ‵tau o ‵poi masei a tino kolā ne takato‵kato i ‘olotou moega mo te logotonu, kae ‵kai ki ‵kano mamoe, inu uaina kae faite lakau ta‵ta.’


12, 13. (a) What was a matter of concern to the young ruler who asked for Jesus’ advice? (b) What counsel did Jesus give the young man, and why? 	 12, 13. (a) Se a te mea ne manavase ki ei te tamataene pule telā ne fakamolemole atu ki a Iesu mō se fesoasoani? (e) Ne a pati fakatonutonu ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki te tamataene tenā, kae kaia?


In some countries, higher education is government sponsored and qualified students do not have to pay fees or tuition. 	 I nisi fenua, e ‵togi ne te malo a akoakoga ma‵luga kae e seai se mea e ‵togi ne tama‵liki ‵poto.


PUT YOUR BROTHERS AT EASE 	 FAI KE ‵LEI A LAGONAGA O OTOU TAINA


Notice what Jesus Christ clearly stated: “There will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.” 	 Mafaufau la ki pati ma‵nino a Iesu: “Me i te fakalavelave e tupu i te taimi tenā, e tafa sili i te masei i fakalavelave katoa ko oti ne ‵tupu mai i te kamataga o te lalolagi, ke oko mai eiloa ki te aso tenā.


One lesson is for us to be willing, even if we personally find it challenging, to proclaim the good news of the Kingdom “publicly and from house to house.” 	 E tasi o akoakoga tāua mō tatou, ko te loto fia‵fia o folafola atu a te tala ‵lei o te Malo ki “tino e tokouke kae mai fale ki fale” faitalia te faigata.


In this regard, Professor Richard E. Rubenstein wrote respecting the Council of Nicaea: “Constantine had favored and enriched [the bishops] beyond their wildest dreams. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne tusi mai a te Polofesa ko Richard E. Rubenstein e uiga ki mea ne ‵tupu i te Fonotaga i Nicaea. Ne fai mai a ia me ne fai ne te tupu fou, ko Constantine, ke maumea ‵ki a takitaki lotu.


This may add to your feeling of guilt. 	 E mafai o fai ne te mea tenei ke momea aka te ma‵sei o ou lagonaga.


If we take these important steps, we can actually look forward to Armageddon, a war that really will bring an end to human warfare. 	 Kafai e fai ne tatou a mea tāua e lua konei, e mafai eiloa o ‵kilo atu tatou ki a Amaketo, e pelā me ko te taua telā ka aumai ei ne ia te fakaseaiga ki taua a tāgata.


For example, note this comment by a newspaper reporter in Mexico: “Truly, young people are a large part of the members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and what stand out are their haircuts, cleanliness, and proper dress.” 	 E pelā mo te fakamatalaga tenei mai i se tino tusitala o se nusipepa i Mekisiko: “Ko oko eiloa te uke o talavou Molimau a Ieova, kae e ‵tu ‵kese latou ona ko te ‵katiga o olotou ulu, te lotou ‵mā, mo gatu ‵lei.”


11 Under the Law covenant, God’s people offered acceptable sacrifices to gain his favor. 	 11 Mai lalo i te feagaiga o te Tulafono, ne ofo atu ei ne tino o te Atua a taulaga kolā e maua ei tena taliaga.


In what sense is Jehovah “too pure in eyes to see what is bad”? 	 I te feitu fea “ko to ‵malu” ei a Ieova ke kilo atu ki mea ma‵sei?


Unlike King David, Rehoboam failed to cultivate a close bond with Jehovah 	 E se pelā mo te Tupu ko Tavita, ne seki ati aka ne Leopoamo se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo Ieova


What is one step we can take to encourage others? 	 Se a te auala e tasi e mafai o fakamalosi atu ei tatou ki nisi tino?


• What is implied when we pray for God’s will to take place on earth as in heaven? 	 • Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei māfai e ‵talo tatou ke fai te loto o te Atua i lalo nei e pelā foki mo te lagi?


When she wanted to get baptized, her parents told her, “Become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and you will have to leave our home!” 	 I te taimi ne manako ei tou fafine ke papatiso, ne fai atu ana mātua, “Fai mo Molimau a Ieova, kae ka fano koe keatea mai te fale!”


Timothy knew the Scriptures well. 	 Ne masani ‵lei a Timoteo ki te Tusi Tapu.


A short time after the tragic death of Owen, mentioned in the preceding article, his father visited a neighbor’s home. 	 I se taimi toetoe mai tua o te mate fakapoi o Owen, telā ne fakamatala mai i te mataupu muamua, ne āsi atu tena tamana ki te fale o tena tuakoi.


Capernaum was considered to be Jesus’ home city in the district of Galilee.—Mark 2:1. 	 Ne fai a Kapanaumi e pelā me ko te fa‵kai tonu o Iesu i te fa‵kai lasi o Kalilaia.—Maleko 2:1.


“Demetrius has been well-reported-on . . . 	 “E molimau mai a tino katoa e uiga ki a Temetiu . . .


This organization says that the terrible conditions these unfortunate billions currently have to endure are “neither inevitable nor immutable.” 	 E talitonu a te fakapotopotoga tenei me e se ‵tau o ‵nofo a tino i vaegā fakanofonofoga matagā konei kae e mafai fua o ‵fuli aka.


(Genesis 13:12, 13; 14:11, 12) Yet, he also displayed commendable qualities. 	 (Kenese 13:12, 13; 14:11, 12) Kae ne fakaasi mai foki ne ia a uiga ‵lei.


Our eternal future also depends on having faith in Jehovah God as the Savior. 	 E fakalagolago foki eiloa ‵tou ola se-gata-mai i aso mai mua ki te fakatuanaki ki a Ieova te Atua e pelā me ko te Fakaola.


(Mark 14:3-8; John 12:3) Rather than focus on what Mary did not do, Jesus expressed appreciation for what she did do. 	 (Maleko 14:3-8; Ioane 12:3) I lō te saga tonu atu ki te mea ne seki fai ne Malia, ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu a te loto fakafetai ki te mea ne fai ne tou fafine.


6, 7. (a) Before anointed Christians can go to heaven, what must occur? (b) With what kind of body will they be resurrected? 	 6, 7. (a) A koituai o olo aka a Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te lagi, se a te mea e ‵tau o tupu muamua? (e) Ka faka‵tu aka latou i se vaegā foitino pefea?


21 Evidence of a wise creator is seen in the very design of a tree. 	 21 E lavea atu foki a te poto o te Māfuaga i te auala ne faite ei se lakau.


• What is the most precious possession that we have? 	 • Se a te ‵toe kope tāua e maua ne tatou?


JEHOVAH is a generous God. 	 A IEOVA se Atua kaimalie.


Moreover, it would be easier to be patient if everyone learned how to use the time spent waiting in a profitable way. 	 Kae e sili atu foki te faigofie māfai e iloa ne tino o fakaaogā faka‵lei olotou taimi māfai e ‵tau o faka‵tali latou.


The prophet Hanani told King Asa: “As regards Jehovah, his eyes are roving about through all the earth to show his strength in behalf of those whose heart is complete toward him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9) What a difference between Satan’s hateful scrutiny and Jehovah’s loving care! 	 Ne fai atu a te pelofeta ko Hanani ki te Tupu ko Asa, penei: “A te Aliki e onoono faka‵lei eiloa ki te lalolagi; e ave ne ia a te malosi ki tino kolā e fakamaoni ki a ia.” (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 16:9) Ko oko eiloa i te ‵kese o te kilokiloga fakatakalialia a Satani mo te alofa atafai o Ieova!


(Job 12:12) Spiritual advancement, on the other hand, does not come automatically with age. 	 (Iopu 12:12) I te suā feitu, a te gasolo atu ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga e se faka‵na ki tou matua.


In worship, “holy” applies to that which is separated from common use, or held sacred. 	 E fakauiga eiloa te “tapu” ki te tapuakiga telā e ‵vae keatea mai te fakaaogāga masani, io me faka‵malugina.


This also helped the family to learn new names more quickly. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu foki te mea tenei ki te kāiga ke iloa fakavave ne latou a igoa ‵fou.


(Gen. 17:1-6, 15, 16) God also promised Abraham that his seed would inherit the land of Canaan. 	 (Kene. 17:1-6, 15, 16) Ne tauto atu foki te Atua ki a Apelaamo i ana fanau ka ‵nofo i te fenua o Kanana.


(Mark 6:30) The Bible book of Acts tells us that there were about 120 persons present when holy spirit was poured out on the disciples at Pentecost. 	 (Maleko 6:30) E fai mai a te tusi ko Galuega i te Tusi Tapu me kāti e toko 120 a tino ne ‵nofo atu i konā i te ‵ligiifoga o te agaga tapu ki luga i soko i te Penitekoso.


Logically, since Jehovah is the ultimate standard of righteousness, his view of matters will always be just. 	 Ona ko Ieova ko te fakavae sili o te amiotonu, ka tonu faeloa tena kilokiloga ki mea katoa.


(Matt. 27:38-44) The Jews charged Jesus with blasphemy. 	 (Mataio 27:38-44) Ne ‵losi atu a tino Iutaia me ne pati masei a Iesu ki te Atua.


How did God respond to Elijah’s prayer, and what action did the prophet take? 	 Ne tali atu pefea te Atua ki te ‵talo a Elia, kae ne a mea ne fai ne te pelofeta i ei?


What were “the traditions” that they had been taught? 	 Ne a “mea” ko oti ne akoako atu ki a latou?


The discoveries made by scientists in recent years have only added to the awe we feel when we contemplate the way that Jehovah made us. 	 A mea kolā ne maua aka ne saienisi i tausaga fakamuli nei ne faopoopo mai fua ki te ofo o tatou māfai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te auala ne faite ei tatou ne Ieova.


10 On the other hand, many have responded favorably to the harvest work and have shared in declaring God’s messages. 	 10 I te suā feitu, ko oti ne ‵saga atu mo te fia‵fia a tino e tokouke ki te galuega talai kae fai olotou tusaga i te folafolaatuga o te fekau a te Atua.


13 What is the lesson for us? 	 13 Se a te akoakoga mō tatou i konei?


Christian children need to learn to share their faith effectively with others. 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne tama‵liki Kelisiano a te manakoga ke fakaasi atu te lotou fakatuanaki i se auala magoi ki nisi tino.


Could a family member learn a new language in order to share the good news with those of other nationalities? 	 E mata, e mafai o tauloto ne se kāiga se ‵gana fou ko te mea ke fakaoko atu te tala ‵lei ki tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea?


He had been lying lifeless in a tomb.—John 11:11-14, 34, 38-44. 	 Ne takato fua a ia e aunoa mo se ola i te tānuga.—Ioane 11:11-14, 34, 38-44.


Under Roman rule and faced with opposition by the Jewish religious leaders, those Christians did not find it easy to attend meetings. 	 Mai lalo i te takitakiga a te kau Loma mo ‵tekemaiga mai takitaki lotu Iutaia, ne fakafaigata ei ki Kelisiano ke ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga.


The great tribulation will begin when the political elements turn against all false religious organizations as represented by the prostitute called Babylon the Great. 	 Ka kamata te fakalavelave lasi i te taimi e ‵fuli atu ei a malo fakapolitiki ki fakapotopotoga fakalotu ‵se kolā e fakaata mai i te fafine talitagata e taku ki a Papelonia te Sili.


Yes, Jehovah’s day will truly be a dark, cold day for his enemies on earth! 	 E tonu, a te aso o Ieova ka pouli tagataga, se aso masei ki ana fili i te lalolagi!


Then an added way that you can demonstrate courage and reliance on Jehovah is by helping your child to do the same.—1 Sam. 1:27, 28; 2 Tim. 3:14, 15. 	 Kae ko te suā auala aka e mafai ei ne koe o fakaasi atu atu te loto toa kae fakalagolago ki a Ieova, ko te fesoasoani atu ki tau tamaliki ke fai foki penā.—1 Samu. 1:27, 28; 2 Timo. 3:14, 15.


Evidently he was seeing to it that the Israelites were now given wages for their labor in Egypt. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne saga tonu atu a ia ke tuku atu a peofuga o tino Isalaelu e ‵tusa mo olotou galuega ne fai i Aikupito e pelā me ne pologa.


Put on the new personality.” 	 E ‵tau mo koutou o ‵pei ki te foitino fou.”


ABOUT ten years ago, Gregorio and Marilou, a married couple in their 30’s, were serving as pioneers in Manila while at the same time holding full-time jobs. 	 E NOFO ki se sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka, ne ga‵lue a te tauavaga ko taki 30 sefulu tupu lā tausaga, ko Gregorio mo Marilou, e pelā me ne paenia i Manila kae isi foki eiloa ne lā galuega ‵togi tumau.


Consider the Scriptural account of Israel’s entry into the Promised Land. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala o te uluatuga o te kau Isalaelu ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga i Tusitusiga Tapu.


(Acts 2:36; 4:12) If the people began to look to the resurrected Jesus as their Leader, the priests feared, the Romans might come and the Jewish leaders might lose ‘both their place and their nation.’—John 11:48. 	 (Galuega 2:36; 4:12) Kafai ko kamata o ‵kilo atu a tino ki a Iesu telā ko oti ne fakatu aka e pelā me ko te lotou Takitaki, ne manava‵se a faitaulaga, i te mea ma o‵mai a te kau Loma kae e iku loa o ‵galo a tulaga taulia o takitaki Iutaia i ‘te Fale Tapu mo te fenua kātoa o latou.’—Ioane 11:48.


Teaching such humble individuals the Bible’s message is a joy beyond compare!” 	 A te akoako atu o vaegā tino loto mau‵lalo penā ki te fekau i te Tusi Tapu se mea fakafiafia ‵ki eiloa!”


And what dynamic energy resides in the things he created! 	 Kae e pefea la te ma‵losi o mea kolā ne faite ne ia!


(Matthew 5:28) Let us, then, safeguard the heart and avoid situations that could lead to such ruinous results. 	 (Mataio 5:28) Tela la, ke na puipui ‵tou loto kae ‵kalo keatea mai tulaga kolā e mafai o takitaki atu ei tatou ki ikuga ma‵sei.


12 Those who love the darkness hate Jehovah’s light. 	 12 A tino kolā e fia‵fai ki te pouliga e takalia‵lia foki ki te mainaga mai i a Ieova.


• What moves you to obey Jehovah? 	 • Se a te mea e fakamalosi atu ke fakalogo koe ki a Ieova?


True Worship Prospers 	 Ko Ola Malosi te Tapuakiga Tonu


Would moving to such a congregation help you draw closer to Jehovah? 	 E mata, ka fesoasoani atu a tou kau ki se vaegā fakapotopotoga penā ke momea aka tou pili atu ki a Ieova?


Matthew 5:3 	 Mataio 5:3


In this deceptive world, we must be careful not to be drawn to decoy lights that can lure us to spiritual shipwreck. 	 I te lalolagi faka‵se tino tenei, e ‵tau o matapula‵pula tatou ke mo a ma tosina atu tatou ki molī kolā e mafai o takitaki ‵se atu ei tatou ki te ‵kasa o ‵tou vaka i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


• What can help us to avoid reaching the wrong conclusion about Lot’s offering his daughters to the angry mob? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke sē fai ne tatou ne fakaikuga ‵se e uiga ki te ofoatuga ne Lota ana tama‵liki fāfine ki te vaitino kaitaūa?


(Acts 10:1-48; 11:18) What an extraordinary privilege for Peter—all because the truth was precious to him and led him to heed direction from Jehovah and act in faith! 20. 	 (Galuega 10:1-48; 11:18) Ko tafaga la te tauliaga taulia tenei mō Petelu—telā ne maua ne ia me ne fakatāua ne ia a te munatonu kae ne takitaki atu ei a ia ke saga tonu atu ki fakatonuga a Ieova kae ke galue e ‵tusa mo tena fakatuanaki!


Lack of Natural Love 	 ITULAU E 14 • PESE: 32, 63


If so, we could be depriving ourselves of information that would be of great benefit to us. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e mafai o ‵galo i a tatou a fakamatalaga kolā e mafai o aoga malosi ki a tatou.


Many parents refuse to yield, even for the sake of peace and unity. 	 E se fia fakaasi lele atu eiloa ne mātua e tokouke te loto malamalama ko te mea ke maua ei te filemu mo te tokagamalie.


As a weapon, Jesus wielded, not a literal sword, but the sword of the spirit, God’s Word. 	 E pelā me se meatau, ne seki fakaaoga ne Iesu se meatau tonu, kae ko te meatau o te agaga, telā ko te Muna a te Atua.


And there may be times when the wise course is to be careful about what you say. 	 Kae e isi foki ne taimi e ‵tau ei o fakaeteete koe i au pati kolā e fai atu.


I remember seeing a man sitting on his front porch one Halloween night proudly wearing a white sheet and hood, as those in the KKK did. 	 E masaua ne au se tagata tokotasi telā ne sagasaga atu i se fakaosoga o tena fale i se po e tasi o te Halloween kae pei ne ia se gatu ‵kena mo se pulou, se mea e fai sāle ne tino o te KKK.


My decision to pioneer helped me sidestep frustration in a secular career and opened the way for years of joy in Jehovah’s service.” 	 A taku fakaikuga ke paenia ne fesoasoani mai eiloa ke kalo kea‵tea au mai i manavasega kolā e maua i galuega ‵togi ma‵luga kae ne ‵tala mai eiloa ei te auala ke maua te fiafia mō tausaga e uke i loto i te taviniga ki a Ieova.”


Guard Your Heart Against Haughtiness 	 Ke Puipui Tou Loto Mai te Fakamatamata


11 Many mature brothers have shouldered congregation responsibilities for years. 	 11 Ko oti ne panaki mo te tokoukega o toeaina a te faiga o tiute i te fakapotopotoga mō se fia tausaga.


What about the religious leaders? 	 Kae e a takitaki lotu?


What is represented by the term “Ephraim”? 	 Se a te uiga o te pati “Efalaima”?


In either case, our loving, patient assistance may be just what they need. 	 I feitu e lua konei, kāti ka ma‵nako eiloa latou ki ‵tou fesoasoani i se auala alofa kae kufaki.


However, Ruth sticks with Naomi, saying: “Where you go I shall go, and where you spend the night I shall spend the night. 	 Kae ne ‵nofo eiloa a Luta mo Naomi, kae fai atu: “So se koga e fano a koe ki ei, e fano au ki ei; i so se koga e nofo a koe i ei, au e nofo foki i ei.


“They Took Him Into Their Company” 	 “Ave ei ne Lāua a ia ki te Fale”


“Hearing the Word” 	 E Lagona ne Tino te Muna


A result of this was that Michal never produced children.—2 Samuel 6:14-23. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā ne seki ai ne ana tama‵liki ne fai.—2 Samuelu 6:14-23.


And would it not be kind to refrain from drinking in the presence of someone who has had a problem with alcoholism or whose conscience disapproves of drinking? 	 Kae e mata, e se se faiga atafai ke mo a ma inu i mua o se tino telā ko oti ne pokotia i se vāivāiga penā io me se tino telā e se ‵lei ana lagonaga e uiga ki ei?


13 The book of Proverbs outlines a series of steps that enable us to develop godly fear. 	 E tonu, akai atu ke maua ne koe te poto; fakamolemole atu ke maua ne koe te atamai.


Following the Bible’s advice improves family life [Picture Credit Line on page 5] Globe: Based on NASA photo 	 A te tautali ki fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e fai i ei ke gasolo aka o ‵lei te olaga faka-te-kāiga


The Bible, therefore, reminds us: “Let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near.” 	 Tela la, e fakamasaua mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “Ke mafaufau te suā tino ki te suā tino, ke fakatau fesoasoani foki koutou o fakaasi te alofa mo te fai mea ‵lei. Ke tumau faeloa te maopoopo sāle o tatou, e pelā eiloa mo te mea e masani ei a nisi tino o koutou.


When I was 17 years old, I became a special pioneer in Latina, south of Rome and about 190 miles (300 km) from home. 	 I te taimi ko 17 ei oku tausaga, ne fai au mo fai se paenia fakapito i Latina, i te feitu ki saute o Loma kae nofo ki te 190 maila (300 km) te ‵mao mai te fale.


Would you not agree that we can learn much from Moses? 	 E mata, e se lotomalie koe ki te uke o mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i a Mose?


(Ephesians 1:7; 2:13; Revelation 5:9) Thus, from the time of our baptism, “we belong to Jehovah.” 	 (Efeso 1:7; 2:13; Fakaasiga 5:9) Tela la, mai te taimi e papatiso ei tatou, ko fai ei tatou mo “tino o te Aliki.”


(Psalm 122:1) Even after the last of their anointed associates receives his heavenly inheritance, they will continue to render sacred service to Jehovah as his people.—Revelation 21:3. 	 (Salamo 122:1) Ke oko foki eiloa ki te taimi mai tua ifo o te mauaga ne te kau fakaekegina a te lotou taui faka-te-lagi, ka tumau eiloa latou i te tukuatuga o te taviniga tapu ki a Ieova e pelā me ko ana tino.—Fakaasiga 21:3.


(Ezekiel 18:4) Rather, Jesus accepted a death that he did not deserve in order that he might carry out his Father’s will to rescue mankind from sin and death. 	 (Esekielu 18:4) I lō te fai penā, ne talia ne Iesu te mate telā ne seki ‵tau o maua ne ia ko te mea ke fai ne ia te loto o tena Tamana, ko te faka‵saoga o tino katoa mai te agasala mo te mate.


1 After inspecting a damaged house, the owner must decide whether to restore it or to demolish it. 	 1 Mai tua o te iloiloga o se fale ko masei, e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne te tino e o ia te fale me e ‵tau o toe fakafou io me e ofa ki lalo a te fale.


If any of us are allowing mundane concerns—even the normal activities of life—to crowd out the spiritual activities that God urges us to keep in first place, we need to think seriously about our situation.—Romans 14:17. 	 Kafai e talia ne so se tino i a tatou a mea faka-te-lalolagi—ke oko eiloa ki galuega masani o te olaga—ke se fakatāua ne tatou a galuega faka-te-agaga kolā e fakamalosi mai te Atua ke tumau i te fakamuamua ne tatou, e ‵tau o mafaufau ‵mafa tatou ki ‵tou tulaga.—Loma 14:17.


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11. (a) How may we receive Jehovah’s mercy and loving-kindness? (b) What is the divine formula for acquiring peace of mind about our past failings? 	 11. (a) E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou a te alofa fakamagalo mo te alofa atafai o Ieova? (e) Se a te fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu e manakogina ne tatou ko te mea ke se ‵mafa ‵tou mafaufau ki mea ‵se ne fai i taimi ko ‵teka?


(Gen. 6:13, 17) Jehovah instructed Noah to build an ark shaped like a huge chest. 	 (Kenese 6:13, 17) Ne fakatonu atu a Ieova ki a Noa ke faite se vaka telā e foliga mai e pelā me se pokisi lasi.


13 Hosea’s prophecy involving the Israelites gives us a special reason to hope in God. 	 13 Te valoaga a Hosea e uiga ki te kau Isalaelu e tuku mai i ei ki a tatou se pogai fakapito ke fakamoe‵moe tatou ki te Atua.


(Acts 3:19; Revelation 2:5) In Paul’s case, he did not let that momentous event on the road to Damascus remain simply an emotional or even a so-called spiritual experience. 	 (Galuega 3:19; Fakaasiga 2:5) E pelā mo Paulo, a te mea tāua telā ne tupu i te auala ki Tamaseko ne seki fai fua mo fai se mea fakaotia loto io me se mea faka-te-lotu.


18 It is evident that today, too, Jehovah guides and leads the Christian congregation through his spirit. 	 18 E lavea atu foki te fakamaoniga i aso nei, me e puipui kae takitaki ne Ieova a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano e auala i tena agaga.


Why is man helpless in the face of death, but what can Jehovah do about it? 	 Kaia e seai ei se aogā o te tino i te fakafesagai atu ki te mate, kae se a te mea e mafai o fai ne Ieova e uiga ki ei?


2 Marking this transition will be the period of time that Jesus called the “great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.” 	 2 A te fakamailogaga o te ‵fuliga tenei ko fai mo fai te taimi telā ne taku ne Iesu ko “te fakalavelave e tupu i te taimi tena, e tafa sili i te masei i fakalavelave katoa ko oti ne ‵tupu mai i te kamataga o te lalolagi, ke oko mai eiloa ki te aso tena.”


What about flirting? 	 Kae e a te fakatāgata mo te fakafāfine valevale?


“How much more so the hearts of the sons of mankind!” 	 “E mafai la pefea ne se tino o ‵funa ona mafaufauga io me ko mea i tena loto mai i te Atua?”


14 Understanding how God may be molding us can help us in our relationships with fellow believers and in our attitude toward people in our territory, including our Bible students. 	 14 A te malamalama i te auala e fulifuligina ei tatou ne te Atua, e mafai o fesoasoani mai i ‵tou fesokotakiga mo taina tali‵tonu mo ‵tou kilokiloga ki tino i ‵tou koga talai, e aofia i ei ‵tou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


They symbolize their dedication by water baptism. 	 E fakamailoga ne latou te lotou tukuatuga e auala i te papatisoga ki te vai.


Rendering sacred service to Jehovah has been my work for 73 years. 	 Ne galue eiloa au i te taviniga tapu ki a Ieova mō se 73 tausaga.


The Bible Students would have to face the facts: There could be no partnership with those determined to hold on to false religion.—Read 2 Corinthians 6:14. 	 Ne ‵tau mo Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu o talia te manatu tonu tenei: E se mafai o ga‵lue tasi mo latou kolā e taumafai malosi o ‵piki ‵mau ki lotu ‵se.—Faitau te 2 Kolinito 6:14.


(Romans 15:7) Brotherly love will also help us to avoid a spirit of suspicion toward one another. 	 (Loma 15:7) Ka fesoasoani mai foki te alofa fakataina ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakalotolotolua e uiga ki nisi taina.


Do you pray persistently for God’s holy spirit? 	 E mata, e ‵talo atu faeloa koe mō te agaga tapu o te Atua?


And my tabernacle will actually prove to be over them, and I shall certainly become their God, and they themselves will become my people.”—Ezek. 37:26, 27. 	 Ka ‵nofo fakatasi au mo latou i konā; ka fai au mo Atua o latou, ka ko latou ka fai mo oku tino.”—Esekielu 37:26, 27.


11 Another aid to keeping God in a marriage is for a couple to study God’s Word together. 	 11 A te suā auala aogā ke aofia ei a te Atua i se fakaipoipoga ko te sukesuke fakatasi o te tauavaga ki te Muna a te Atua.


(Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 5:29) But she also needs to think about wifely subjection and being reasonable. 	 (Mata. 28:19, 20; Galu. 5:29) Kae ‵tau foki mo ia o mafaufau ki te tulaga fakalogo o te fafine avaga kae ke fakamatala faka‵lei atu.


SONGS: 122, 129 	 PESE: 122, 129


Sinful humans tend to struggle for dominance, and that often results in wars, oppression, and suffering. 	 E fakataufai sāle a tino sē ‵lei katoatoa ki tulaga ma‵luga, kae e masani o iku atu ki taua, te pule mālō atu, mo logo‵maega.


(1 Thessalonians 2:7, 11) As the children develop in response to these efforts, parents feel proud and begin nurturing great hopes regarding them. 	 (1 Tesalonia 2:7, 11) I te taimi e gasolo aka ei o ‵tupu aka a tama‵liki e ‵tusa mo lā taumafaiga, e fakamata‵mata a mātua kae e gasolo o uke atu olotou fakamoemoega mō latou.


5 Are you proud to have Jehovah as your God? 	 5 E mata, e fakamatamata koe ke fai a Ieova mo fai tou Atua?


Little by little, the determined novice learns how much tension to apply to the string; he takes the wind into account, and he keeps on making an effort. 	 E tauloto malielie ne te tino akoga a te malosi o te lapasana e ‵tau o ‵futi; e mafaufau foki a ia ki te tulaga o te matagi kae tumau eiloa i te taumafai malosi.


Though millions have responded positively, billions of earth’s inhabitants take no note. 	 E tiga eiloa ko oti ne ‵saga tonu atu te fia miliona o tino ki te fekau tenā, e lau i piliona a tino kolā e se fia ‵saga atu ki ei.


(Genesis 11:10-32) We can thus place the beginning of the Flood in the year 2370 B.C.E.* 	 (Kenese 11:10-32) Tela la, ko mafai ei o iloa ne tatou me ne poko te Lolo i te 2370 T.L.M.*


Another faithful sister added: “It may be viewed as a little thing, but when an elder welcomes me to the meeting with a smile, it means a lot to me.” 	 Ne fai mai a te suā tuagane fakamaoni: “E mafai o kilo ki ei e pelā me se mea foliki, kae kafai e fakafetaui mai se toeaina ki a au mo te fakamisikata i te fakatasiga, e tāua ‵ki eiloa ki a au a te mea tenā.”


Naturally, parents set the example by giving comments themselves. 	 E masani eiloa o fai ne mātua se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mai i te faiga foki olotou tali.


Over what? 	 Ki luga i te ā?


Jesus, on the other hand, had just said: “For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” 	 Kae i te sua feitu, ne fatoa oti atu eiloa a pati a Iesu, penei: “Tena te mea ne fanau mai ei au, kae ne vau foki ei au ki te lalolagi nei, ke molimau au ki te munatonu.”


An eternity of happiness lies before those who love Jehovah God. 	 A te fiafia ki te se-gata-mai ko te fakamoemoega o tino kolā e a‵lofa ki a Ieova te Atua.


What steps must a Bible student take before baptism? 	 Ne a auala kolā e ‵tau o galue muamua ki ei a te tino akoga ki te Tusi Tapu mai mua o te papatisoga?


Should we not imitate the true God by paying taxes to the governments for the services they perform in our behalf? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o fakaakoako atu tatou ki te Atua tonu mai te ‵togiga o lafoga ki te malo mō olotou galuega kolā e fai mō tatou?


What drew me to this person?’ 	 Se a te mea ne fai ei ke fia fai taugasoa au ki te tino tenei?’


For one man in their midst, Charles T. Russell, this was the fifth trip to Ireland. 	 E tokotasi mai i a latou ko te tagata e igoa ki a Charles T. Russell, kae tenei ko te lima o malaga a ia ki Ireland.


What factors can work against good communication? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fakafaigata aka i ei se fesokotakiga ‵lei?


(Amos 5:15) Love and hate are strong emotions that emanate from the figurative heart. 	 (Amosa 5:15, Tusi Paia, Samoa) A te fiafia mo te takalialia ne lagonaga kolā e māfua mai i te loto.


In that parable, a young man squanders his inheritance on loose living. 	 I te tala fakatusa tenā, ne fakamaumau ne se tamataene tena vaega ki se olaga matagā.


Patience Will Be Rewarded 	 Ka Taui Atu ki te Loto Kufaki


WEEK OF MAY 2-8, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A ME 2-8, 2016


Very soon now, all those who profane God’s holy name will be destroyed. 	 Ko pili fua nei o fakaseai atu a tino katoa kolā e fakamasei ne latou te igoa tapu o te Atua.


(Phil. 1:7) Legal recognition was finally granted on December 18, 1974. 	 (Fili. 1:7) Ne fakasaoloto matou ne te tulafono i a Tesema 18, 1974.


“ . . . will be preached in all the inhabited earth.”—MATTHEW 24:14. 	 “. . . e fakamatala atu ki te lalolagi kātoa.”—MATAIO 24:14.


21 Individuals who do not conduct themselves in harmony with divine requirements are ‘vessels lacking honor.’ 	 21 A tino kolā e se fia ola e ‵tusa mo tulafono a te Atua e fai fua pelā me ne ‘mea fai mea‵kai sē taulia.’


He even honored these women by having their names and deeds recorded in his inspired Word for future generations to read, whereas the name of the Pharaoh has been lost in the sands of time.—Exodus 1:21; 1 Samuel 2:30b; Proverbs 10:7. 	 Ne amanaia foki a ia ki a laua mai te faiga ke tusi a lā igoa i tena Muna ko te mea ke fai‵tau ki ei a tupulaga fakamuli, kae ne puli atu i ei a te igoa o te Tupu.—Esoto 1:21; 1 Samuelu 2:30e; Faataoto 10:7.


16 To build faith that can withstand the trials of the sort that inevitably come with discipleship, we must read and study the Bible daily and attend Christian meetings, putting into our minds the truths that are the foundation of faith. 	 16 Ke ati aka te fakatuanaki telā e mafai o ‵teke atu ki tofotofoga kolā e maua fakatasi mo te faiga o se tino mo fai se soko, e ‵tau mo tatou o fai‵tau kae suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa kae ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga Kelisiano, mai i te faka‵fonuga o ‵tou mafaufau ki muna‵tonu kolā e fai mo fakavae o te fakatuanaki.


For Paul, there was no ivory throne or feasting with kings. 	 Ne seki ola a Paulo i se olaga nofogamalie io me ‵kai kae inu fakatasi mo tupu.


Similarly, do not try to bear heavy emotional burdens alone when you can ask Jehovah to help you. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, sā taumafai o tauave ne koe se amoga ‵mafa i tou mafaufau māfai e mafai fua o fesoasoani mai a Ieova ki a koe.


(2 Corinthians 5:17) And Jehovah makes the choice. 	 (2 Kolinito 5:17) Kae e fai ne Ieova a te filifiliga tenā.


WHY CAN WE BE CONFIDENT THAT JEHOVAH: 	 KAIA E ‵TAU EI O TALI‵TONU TATOU ME I A IEOVA:


Our prayers to God indeed reveal what is close to our heart. 	 A te fakamolemole a Solomona ne fakaasi atu ei ki a Ieova me ne manako tonu eiloa te tupu ke maua ne ia te poto mo te iloaga.


(Hebrews 5:14) Although it is the Bible that you are studying, other publications—Bible study aids—can help you to locate and understand Bible passages on a variety of subjects. 	 (Epelu 5:14) E tiga eiloa e tauloto koe ki te Tusi Tapu, e mafai o fesoasoani mai a nisi tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu ki a koe—ke iloa kae ke malamalama foki i nisi fakamatalaga a te Tusi Tapu ki vaegā mataupu kese‵kese.


In time, however, he did the unimaginable—he rebelled against God and killed his own brother! 	 Kae fakamuli loa, ne ‵teke tonu atu a ia ki te Atua kae tamate ne ia tena taina!


One way to balance the two responsibilities is to invite others to their Family Worship evening on occasion. 	 A te auala e tasi ke fakapaleni faka‵lei aka a tiute e lua konā ko te ‵kami mai o nisi tino ki Tapuakiga a Kāiga i afiafi i nisi taimi.


How Would You Respond? 	 Ka Saga Mai Pefea Koe?


What should we do if we come across a passage of Scripture that is difficult for us to understand? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou māfai ko fai‵tau tatou ki se fuaiupu i te Tusi Tapu telā e faigata ke malamalama i ei?


Have my drinks become stronger? 	 E mata, ko momea aka te ma‵losi o aku meainu?


However, to make sure that an activity will be beneficial, it is wise to determine in advance what sort of individuals to choose as companions and what sort to avoid.—2 Chron. 19:2; read Proverbs 13:20; Jas. 4:4. 	 Kae ke fakamautinoa aka me ka aoga eiloa se fakafiafiaga, se mea poto ke fakaiku muamua ne koe me ko oi a taugasoa ‵lei kae ko oi foki a taugasoa ma‵sei.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 19:2; faitau te Faataoto 13:20; Iakopo 4:4.


We do not have the absolute freedom that Jehovah has. 	 E se maua ne tatou a te saolotoga katoatoa telā e maua ne Ieova.


Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter once said: “Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but by what one owns.” 	 Ne fai mai a te pelesitene mua o Amelika ko Jimmy Carter: “Ko sē ‵kilo atu nei a tino ki se tino ona ko ana mea ne fai kae ona ko te uke o ana kope.”


Although the description could fit either group, Paul was specifically referring to the apostate Israelites of old. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fetaui ‵lei a te fakamatalaga tenei ki potukau e lua konā, ne fakasino tonu atu eiloa a Paulo ki aposetate Isalaelu i aso mua.


“Let him call the older men of the congregation to him, and let them pray over him, greasing him with oil in the name of Jehovah. 	 “E ‵tau mo ia o fai atu ki toeaina o te ekalesia ke ‵talo mō ia, kae ‵mili te sinu ki luga i a ia i te igoa o te Aliki.


If God provides food for birds and clothes flowers with beauty, will he not provide the necessities of life for humans who make his worship a priority in their life? 	 Kafai e tuku atu ne te Atua a mea‵kai ki manu kae fakagaligali ne ia a pulalakau, e mata ka se tuku mai ne ia a mea tāua ki ola o tino kolā e fakamuamua ne latou a tena tapuakiga i olotou olaga?


It is not that God literally demands nonstop praise from his servants, but his worshipers are a global organization. 	 E se fakauiga i ei me ne fakatonu mai a te Atua ke ‵viki atu faeloa ana tavini e aunoa mo te manava, kae ko ana tino tapuaki se fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa.


The orders from Jehovah are upright, causing the heart to rejoice; the commandment of Jehovah is clean, making the eyes shine. 	 E tonu faeloa tulafono a te Aliki e fia‵fia faeloa a latou kola e tausi ki ei.


“Alongside the Road”—Being Preoccupied 	 “Ne ‵Tō i Luga i te Alatu” —Ko Tino Kolā ne Seki ‵Saga Tonu Atu


If so, begin taking practical steps now toward reaching that goal. 	 Kafai e mafai, ke na kamata koe o gasue ke fakataunu tou fakamoemoega tenā.


If we love it as much as the merchant loved that pearl, we will be willing to give up everything in order to become and to remain one of the subjects of the Kingdom. 	 Kafai e fia‵fia malosi tatou ki ei e pelā mo te fiafia malosi o te tino faipisinisi ki te penina tenā, ka loto fia‵fia eiloa tatou o tiaki a mea katoa ko te mea ke fai tatou mo tino ‵nofo tumau mai lalo i te Malo.


In my third year of pioneering, Earl Stewart, a brother from the branch office, delivered a talk to over 500 people in the public plaza of Angat. 	 I te tolu tausaga o taku paenia, ne fai ne Earl Stewart, se taina mai te ofisa lagolago, se lāuga ki tino e toko 500 tupu i se koga ateatea i Angat.


11 That helps us to understand what Jesus then said about the wine. 	 11 E fesoasoani mai a te mea tenā ke malamalama tatou i pati a Iesu kolā ka fai mai e uiga ki te uaina.


And he keeps them standing forever, to time indefinite. A regulation he has given, and it will not pass away.” 	 Ko tena fakatonuga foki ne fakatulaga ei latou ki olotou tulaga se gata mai, kae ne faka‵logo eiloa latou ki ei.”


We are not duped into thinking that any man-made agency like the United Nations is God’s means of bringing true peace and security. 	 Ke se fakaloiloigina tatou mai te mafau‵fau me i fakapotopotoga a tāgata e pelā mo Malo ‵Soko ko te auala o te Atua tenā ke maua i ei a te filemu mo te tokagamalie tonu.


• A horseshoe over the doorway brings good luck 	 • Kafai e tuku atu se fiti telā e faka‵mau sāle ki te vae o te solofanua ki luga i te mataloa, e aumai ei te manuia


What hope did Paul express when writing to fellow believers? 	 Se a te fakamoemoega o Paulo ne fai atu ne ia i te taimi ne tusi atu ei ki taina tali‵tonu?


Some have hoped to find such freedom through the legendary elixir of life, the fountain of youth, Shangri-la, and the like. 	 Ne fakamoe‵moe a nisi tino ke maua a te vaegā saolotoga penā e auala i vaiao, fakamalosilosiga o te foitino, mo faifaiga faivailakau.


Since then, many of us have proved for years that we are determined to keep our heart complete toward Jehovah. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ko oti ne fakatalitonu atu ne te tokoukega o tatou i se taimi leva ‵ki a te ‵tou fakaikuga ke tavini atu ki Ieova mo ‵tou loto kātoa.


6 As holy spirit operates upon you, you manifest godly qualities, “the fruitage of the spirit.” 	 6 I te taimi e galue ei te agaga tapu i luga i a koe, e fakaasi atu ei ne koe a uiga fakaatua, “ko fua o te agaga.”


Does the speaking in tongues practiced in churches serve as a tool for preaching the good news to people of different languages? 	 E mata, a te faipati ki ‵gana valevale i lotu e fai mo fai se mea faigaluega mō te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei ki tino i ‵gana kese‵kese?


12 You might start by asking yourself: ‘Do the songs I listen to glorify murder, adultery, fornication, and blasphemy? 	 12 Kāti e mafai o fesili ifo muamua koe penei: ‘E mata, a pese kolā e fakalogologo au ki ei e fakamaluga aka ei a te tatino, te mulilua, te finalalolagi, mo te pati masei?


Bible accounts of past resurrections guarantee that “all those in the memorial tombs will hear [Jesus voice and come out.” 	 E fakatalitonu mai i tala o toe‵tuga i loto i te Tusi Tapu i taimi ko ‵teka i “te itula e lagona ei ne tino katoa kolā e i loto i tanuga a tena leo ko ulu mai ei ki tua.”


Why did the Sadducees fall into the error of denying the resurrection of the dead? 	 Ne oko atu pefea te kau Satukaio ki te talitonuga ‵se me e se toe‵tu mai a tino ‵mate?


(Isaiah 33:24) A sound body and the prospect of perfect health will allow all inhabitants of the new world to share fully in the educational work of instructing those billions resurrected in the way of life. 	 (Isaia 33:24) Ka ma‵losi ‵lei a foitino o tino katoa i te lalolagi ke ‵kau katoa atu ki te faiga o te galuega lasi o akoakoga mō te fia piliona o tino kolā e toe faka‵tu aka, e uiga ki te auala o te ola.


6 Christ ‘was about to throw the woman Jezebel into a sickbed, and those committing adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repented of her deeds.’ 	 6 Ne ‵tau o oko vave atu ki te taimi ne fai ei ne Keliso a ‘Iesepela ke masaki malosi, kae fai foki a ia fakatasi mo tino kolā ne mulilua sāle mo ia ke ‵fonu i puapuagā, vaganā ke sala‵mo latou ki olotou faifaiga.’


After Ezra took additional initiatives, 38 Levites and 220 Nethinim responded. 	 Mai tua o te faiga ne Esela o nisi mea, ne ‵saga atu foki a te kau Levi e toko 38 mo tino Netini e toko 220 ki ei.


5 God’s Word describes the Devil as “a manslayer” and says that he has “the means to cause death.” 	 5 E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a te Tiapolo e pelā me se “tino tatino” kae fai mai i ei me “e isi sena pule i te mate.”


6 Jehovah’s loyal servants can also be identified by their courage and initiative in speaking to people who are not worshipers of the true God. 	 6 E laveagofie foki a tavini fakamaoni a Ieova i te lotou loto ‵toa ke fai‵pati atu ki tino kolā e sē tapuaki ki te Atua tonu.


Eventually, Saulo advanced to the point of giving talks in the Theocratic Ministry School. 	 Ne gasolo eiloa a Saulo ki mua ki te tulaga telā ko mafai ei o fai ana lauga i te Akoga mō Tino Talai.


Can anything be done to combat such feelings? 	 E mata, e isi se mea e mafai o fai ke fakaseai atu ei a lagonaga penā?


(Amos 5:15) Elsewhere, fleeing temptation would require avoiding pornographic Internet sites and questionable places of entertainment. 	 (Amosa 5:15) I nisi koga, a te tele keatea mai i fakaosoosoga, e manakogina i ei a te ‵kalo keatea mai i ata ma‵sei i te Internet mo koga o fakafiafiaga sē ‵lei.


Although God also gave him wealth and glory, as a young man, Solomon appreciated the excelling value of spiritual riches. 	 E ui eiloa ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a ia a te maumea mo tavaega e uke i te taimi koi foliki i ei a ia, ne tāua ki a Solomona a te maumea faka-te-agaga.


To love divine law, we do well to understand why God has the right to formulate and enforce laws. 	 Ke fia‵fia tatou ki tulafono a te Atua, se mea ‵lei ke malamalama tatou i te pogai e ‵tau ei o fai ne te Atua a tulafono kae fakasala a tino kolā e se faka‵logo ki ei.


In our own case, if we continue to be led by God’s spirit, we will be privileged to learn about him forever. 	 E pelā mo tatou, kafai e tumau tatou i te takitakiga a te agaga o te Atua, ka maua eiloa ne tatou a te tauliaga ke tauloto e uiga ki a ia ki te se-gata-mai.


Then, when the boy is of legal age, he begins to drive the car as his father gives him further instruction. 	 I te taimi ko au ei tausaga o te tamaliki tagata, ne kamata o fakatele a ia i te motoka kae koi tuku atu eiloa ne tena tamana a nisi fakatonuga.


As the child grows older, there are additional concerns. 	 I te taimi e gasolo aka ei o matua te tamaliki, e toe fakaopoopo atu foki a nisi mea e manavase ki ei.


Why is mildness evidence of godliness, and what does this quality involve? 	 Kaia e fai ei te loto maulalo mo fakamaoniga o te amioatua, kae ne a mea e aofia i te uiga tenei?


✔Who 	 ✔Ko oi


4 No matter who will share in saying “Peace and security!” that development will indicate that Jehovah’s day is to begin. 	 4 Faitalia me ko oi ka aofia i te kalaga ko “Filemu kae tokagamalie!” e fakaasi mai i te mea tenā me ko kamata eiloa te aso o Ieova.


The one persuaded is “so convinced that [he] puts confidence in someth[ing].” 	 A te tino telā e fakatalitonu atu e maua ne ia “te loto talitonu katoatoa telā e talitonu katoatoa a ia ki se mea.”


The good news was still veiled. 	 A te tala ‵lei koi ‵funa eiloa.


Yes, parents need to adhere to the standards that Jehovah God sets out in his Word, the Bible. 	 Se mea tonu, me e ‵tau mo mātua o tau‵tali atu ki tulaga kolā ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova te Atua i tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.


Our efforts should include such activities as daily Bible reading, meditation on the Scriptures, and prayer for holy spirit. 	 E ‵tau o aofia i ‵tou taumafaiga konā a mea pelā mo te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa, mafaufau ‵loto ki te Tusi Tapu, kae ‵talo mō te agaga tapu.


(Proverbs 8:13; 1 John 5:3) The Bible reveals that a conscience devoid of these influences often lacks moral stability. 	 (Faataoto 8:13; 1 Ioane 5:3) E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me kafai e se fakamalosi atu a uiga konei ki te loto lagona, e vave fua o fakalotolotolua e uiga ki mea ‵lei mo mea ma‵sei.


‘ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER’ 	 ‘FAKATAU FAKAMALOSI TE SUĀ TINO KI TE SUĀ TINO’


What shows that Jehovah uses angels in carrying out his will? 	 Ne a mea e fakaasi mai me e fakaaogā ne Ieova a agelu ke fakataunu ei tena loto?


13, 14. (a) Explain how Paul was affected by “the love the Christ has.” (b) How should “the love the Christ has” affect us? 	 13, 14. (a) Fakamatala mai a te auala ne pokotia ei a Paulo i te ‘alofa ki a Keliso.’ (e) E mafai pefea o pokotia tatou i te ‘alofa o Keliso’?


By 1933, almost one million people had attended the presentations organized by our branch office in Germany. 	 I te 1933, toeitiiti kae kātoa te tasi miliona tino ne ‵kau mai ki te peiga o te ata ne ‵tou ofisa lagolago i Siamani.


8, 9. (a) In what sense will God’s people “keep standing”? (b) What is the import of the prophecy that Jehovah’s servants will worship “from new moon to new moon and from sabbath to sabbath”? 	 8, 9. (a) E “fakatumau” pefea a tino o te Atua? (e) Se a te uiga tāua o te valoaga me ka tapuaki atu a tavini a Ieova “i Kaiga Fiafia katoa o te Masina Tu, pela foki i Sapati katoa”?


This too is in fulfillment of what the Bible foretold. 	 A te mea tenei ko te fakataunuga foki o mea kolā ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu.


The outcome? 	 Ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


From their standpoint, he would neither return to his house nor get further acknowledgment until God’s appointed time. 	 Mai te lotou kilokiloga, ka se toe foki atu a ia ki tena fale io me toe ‵saga atu a tino ki a ia ke oko ki te taimi tonu o te Atua.


(Luke 17:26-30; 2 Peter 2:5-9) Before the Flood, people took no note of the warning Noah gave. 	 (Luka 17:26-30; 2 Petelu 2:5-9) Ne seki fia ‵saga a tino mai mua o te Lolo ki te fakailoaga telā ne fakailoa atu ne Noa ki a latou.


In effect, he said that Jehovah had given him a bad wife. 	 Ana muna me ne tuku atu ne Ieova se avaga masei ki a ia.


11 When Jesus was before Pontius Pilate, he said: “For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” 	 11 I te taimi ne tu atu i ei a Iesu i mua o Ponitio Pilato, ne fai atu penei: “Tenā te mea ne fanau mai ei au, kae ne vau foki ei au ki te lalolagi nei, ke molimau au ki te munatonu.”


5 The Bible tells us that Jehovah issued a decree in heaven. 	 5 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou me ne fai ne Ieova se fakaikuga kae faka‵pula atu i te lagi.


4 Jesus is closely identified with spiritual light. Indeed, he spoke of himself as “the light of the world” and said: “He that follows me will by no means walk in darkness, but will possess the light of life.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne faipati mai e uiga ki a ia e pelā me ko “te mainaga o te lalolagi” kae ne fai mai, penei: “Ko te tino e tautali mai ki a au, e se sasale a ia i te pouliga, kae ka maua ne ia te mainaga o te ola.”


One was either Bardiya or Gaumata, who ordered the temple work stopped in 522 B.C.E. The Artaxerxes of the time when Ezra came to Jerusalem is Artaxerxes Longimanus. 7:28–8:20—Why were many Jews in Babylon reluctant to go up to Jerusalem with Ezra? 	 E tokotasi mai i ei ko Bardiya io me ko Gaumata, telā ne fakatonu atu ne ia ke taofi te faitega o te faletapu i te 522 T.L.M. A te Aletaseta i te taimi ne fanatu ei a Esela ki Ielusalema ko te Aletaseta ko Longimanus. 7:28–8:20—Kaia ne seki loto fia‵fia ei a tino Iutaia e tokouke i Papelonia o olo atu ki Ielusalema fakatasi mo Esela?


(Acts 1:3-5) Then he ascended to heaven to present to Jehovah the value of his precious sacrifice and await the appointed time when his presence as Messianic King would begin. 	 (Galuega 1:3-5) Mai i konā ne avaka ei a ia ki te lagi ke tuku atu ki a Ieova te tāua o tena taulaga kae faka‵tali ki te taimi tonu e kamata ei te fakatasi mai o te Tupu faka-Mesia.


What is important to them is their spiritual relationship with fellow believers. 	 A te mea telā e tāua ki a latou ko te lotou fesokotakiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo olotou taina tali‵tonu.


Hans Hölterhoff, who also refused the draft, went to prison, where he rejected all war-related work. 	 A Hans Hölterhoff, telā ne ‵teke ki te fakatonuga tenā, ne ‵pei ki te falepuipui, telā ne tiaki katoatoa ei ne ia tena galuega.


Many scholars agree that under the Law, a criminal was executed before his body was hung on a stake. 	 E lotoma‵lie a tino a‵koga e tokouke me i lalo i te tulafono, e ‵tau o tamate se pagota a koi tuai o fakatautau a tena foitino ki se lakau.


Meanwhile, when her husband told his relatives that at his request his wife would join them after attending her “Witness meeting,” they replied, “She won’t come; Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays!”* 	 Kae i te taimi ne fai atu ei te tagata ki ana kāiga i tena avaga e vau māfai ko oti te “fakatasiga a Molimau,” ne fai atu ana kāiga, “Ka sē vau eiloa tou fafine; a Molimau a Ieova e se fakamanatu ne latou a aso fanau!”*


Other Christians may be similarly affected in the future. 	 Kāti ka ‵tupu a vaegā mea penā ki nisi Kelisiano i aso mai mua nei.


17, 18. (a) What positive attitude do Jehovah’s Witnesses today have as regards Gog’s attack? (b) What reminder was recently given to Christian youths? 	 E tuku mai i ei se fakaakoakoga gali ke tau‵tali atu ki ei a Molimau a Ieova māfai ko oso atu a Koka ki a latou.


“The heavens are declaring the glory of God,” says Psalm 19:1. 	 E fai mai te Salamo 19:1: “E matea i te lagi te ‵malu o te Atua!”


How did Jehovah refer to the ancient nation of Israel, and what is it important to note about that nation? 	 Se a te kilokiloga a Ieova ki te fenua ko Isalaelu i aso mua, kae se a te mea tāua e ‵tau o iloa e uiga ki te fenua tenā?


Esther tactfully did not mention the king’s responsibility in the decree designed to annihilate her people. 	 Ne poto a Eseta ke se fakaasi atu a te aofia o te tupu i te fakatonuga ne fai ke tamate ana tino.


Then, Jesus was asked this question: “Which commandment is first of all?”—Verse 28. 	 Oti aka, fesili atu ei ne latou ki a Iesu a te fesili tenei: “Se a te ‵toe tulafono sili?”—Fuaiupu e 28.


On the contrary, it gives you the ability to see things as they really are, not merely as they seem to be. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fai ne ia koe ke malamalama faka‵lei e uiga ki te ‵tonuga o mea.


Admittedly, progress in curbing violence has been made in some parts of the world. 	 E manino ‵lei, me ko oti ne fai a taumafaiga ke fakamu‵tana aka a amioga fakasaua i nisi feitu o te lalolagi.


Joy has been defined as “the emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good.”* Consequently, if we take the time to count our present blessings while meditating on the joys that await us in God’s new world, we can be joyful. 	 E fakauiga ne nisi tino te fiafia ki te “lagonaga telā e oko atu ki se tino māfai ko fatoā maua ne ia se mea ‵lei io me ko fakamoemoe a ia me ka maua ne ia se mea ‵lei i aso mai mua.”* Tena la, kafai e fakaavanoa ne tatou ‵tou taimi ke mafaufau ki mea ‵lei ko oti ne maua ne tatou kae e se fameo ki mea kolā seki maua ne tatou e pelā foki mo te mafaufau ki fakamanuiaga kolā e fakatali‵tali tatou ki ei i te lalolagi fou a te Atua, e mafai ne tatou o tumau i te fiafia.


This, in turn, contributes to our happiness. 	 E fakamalosi aka ei ne te mea tenei a te ‵tou fia‵fia.


“The harvest is great, but the workers are few,” said Jesus. 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te lasi o te saito e fia ‵kati, ka ko tino ga‵lue i te saito e se tokouke,” ko muna a Iesu.


Apollos’ being unaware of baptism “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit” likely meant that he had either been witnessed to by disciples of John the Baptizer or by Jesus’ followers prior to Pentecost 33 C.E. Though Apollos was zealous, there were some significant gaps in his knowledge. 	 A te sē iloa ne Apolo a te papatisoga “i te igoa o te Tamana, te Tama mo te agaga tapu” e fakaasi mai i ei me kāti e isi ne soko o Ioane te Papatiso io me ko soko o Iesu ne talai atu ki a ia mai mua o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. E tiga eiloa ne loto finafinau a Apolo, e isi eiloa ne nāi mea tāua e seki malamalama a ia i ei.


How did Paul view himself in relation to his fellow Christians? 	 Se a te kilokiloga a Paulo e uiga ki tena vā mo ana taina Kelisiano?


(Rom. 8:4) Their “inward principle of action” and their ‘standard for life’ are totally fleshly. 	 (Loma 8:4) E takitaki latou ne olotou manako faka-te-foitino.


(Ps. 55:22) He wants you to do that. 	 (Salamo 55:22) E manako a ia ke fai ne koe a te mea tenā.


To Imitate Jehovah More Fully 	 Ke Fakaakoako Katoatoa Atu ki a Ieova


While this is true, it might be good to consider the amount of time we spend relaxing and compare it with the time spent actually studying or reading the Bible. 	 E tiga eiloa kāti e tonu te manatu tenā, se mea ‵lei ke na mafaufau tatou ki te uke o taimi e malolo ei tatou kae ke fakatusa aka te aofaki tenā mo te uke o taimi e fakamāumāu sāle ne tatou ki te sukesuke mo te faitau ki te Tusi Tapu.


Serving God and trying to contribute in some small way to helping people spiritually are truly noble and lasting goals.” 	 A te tavini atu ki te Atua mo te taumafai o fesoasoani atu ki tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga i so se auala se fakamoemoega aoga kae tumau.”


The apostle Paul wisely counseled Christians, including married couples: “[You should be] doing nothing out of contentiousness or out of egotism, but with lowliness of mind considering that the others are superior to you, keeping an eye, not in personal interest upon just your own matters, but also in personal interest upon those of the others.”—Philippians 2:3, 4. 	 E polopoloki faka‵lei mai te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano, e aofia i ei ko taki tauavaga: “Sa fai ne koutou ne mea e fakavae i luga i te manatu fakapito mō te ‵lei o te tino, io me i luga i te fakamatamata; kae ke fakatau loto ma‵lalo koutou, ke mo a foki e ma‵natu ake koutou me ‵lei atu koutou i nisi tino. Kilokilo ki mea e ‵lei ei nisi tino, kae sē ko mea fua e ‵lei ei koutou.”—Filipi 2:3, 4.


First, Galilee was subdued in 67 C.E., and then Judaea was systematically conquered the following year. 	 Muamua la, ne fakatakavale ne latou a Kalilaia i te 67 T.A., kae ‵soko atu ki ei ko Iutaia kātoa i te tausaga mai tua ifo.


(c) become worse? 	 (i) gasolo aka o ma‵sei?


4 Early in human history, the first couple made a decision that brought disastrous consequences. 	 4 I te kamataga o tala fakasolopito o tino, ne fai ne te tauavaga muamua se fakaikuga telā ne maua mai i ei a ikuga fakama‵taku.


Since then she has accompanied him and his apostles, caring for their daily needs. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne fesoasoani atu faeloa tou fafine ki a ia mo ana apositolo, i olotou galuega i aso katoa.


HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND? 	 KA TALI MAI PEFEA NE KOE?


But there is an answer. 	 Kae e isi se tali ki ei.


SEVEN BOWLS OF GOD’S ANGER ARE POURED OUT 	 KO ‵LIGI IFO A TANOA E FITU O TE KAITAUA O TE ATUA


17 The article entitled “Marital Fidelity—What Does It Really Mean?” in Awake! of April 2009 warned against sexual fantasies involving someone other than your marriage mate. 	 17 Ne fakailoa mai i te mataupu ko te “Marital Fidelity—What Does It Really Mean?” i te Awake! o Apelila 2009 ke mo a e maua ne tatou ne mafaufauga fakatauavaga ki so se tino telā e se ko tau avaga.


15 By using the Hebrew word form rendered “like,” the psalmist is employing a simile. 	 15 Mai te fakaaogāga o te pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te “pelā” ne fakaaogā i ei ne te faisalamo se pati fakatusa.


Depending on the circumstances, you may also need to be forgiving. 	 E ‵tusa mo fakanofonofoga, kāti e ‵tau foki o loto fakamagalo koe.


Cultivate self-control. 	 Ati aka te loto pulea.


These can enable us ‘to see’ our Creator through our eyes of faith. 	 E fai ne mea konei ke mafai ne tatou ‘o lavea’ a te ‵tou Mafuaga e auala i mata o te fakatuanaki.


4 Prior to the man’s interruption, Jesus was speaking to his disciples and others about being on guard against hypocrisy, about having the courage to confess union with the Son of man, and about receiving help from the holy spirit. 	 4 A koituai o fakalavelave atu te tagata tenā, ne faipati atu a Iesu ki ana soko mo nisi tino ke fakaeteete i te ‵loi, te mauaga o te loto malosi o fakaasi atu me ‵kau fakatasi a te tino tenā mo te Tama a te tagata, mo te mauaga o te fesoasoani mai te agaga tapu.


Therefore, it would be extremely shortsighted to teach a child to pursue goals that would serve only for his material advantage. 	 Tela la, se mea valea ke akoako atu se tamaliki ke kausaki ki fakamoemoega kolā e aoga fua ki a ia i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


Money—What Is the Real Problem? 	 Tupe—Se a te Fakalavelave i ei?


What have longtime servants of Jehovah achieved that is truly unique? 	 Se a te mea tu ‵kese ko oti ne maua ne tavini a Ieova kolā ko leva i te taviniga?


PAUL’S REGRETTABLE PAST 	 TE OLAGA MUA O PAULO


13, 14. (a) How could Satan use our choice of health treatments to breach our integrity? (b) Why should we keep away from anything that even borders on the occult? 	 13, 14. (a) E mafai pefea o fakaaoga ne Satani a togafiti kolā e filifili ne tatou ke fakamasei ei ‵tou fakamaoni? (e) Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵kalo katoatoa keatea tatou mai so se faifaiga faivailakau?


Zeal for the ministry increased. 	 Ne gasolo o lasi te loto finafinau ki te talaiga.


However, we must not allow him to sap our joy in this way. 	 Tela la, ke mo a e talia ne tatou ke ave kea‵tea ne tou tagata a ‵tou fiafia i te auala tenei.


Recently, the Saudi Medical Journal said: “In the early stages of an epidemic, isolation and quarantine may be the only and last resort to effectively control infectious diseases.” 	 Fakamuli fua nei, ne fai mai te Saudi Medical Journal: “I te kamatamataga o se famai, kāti a te ‵vae kea‵tea mo te fakataputapuga ko te togafiti fua e tasi ke puipui faka‵lei ei a tino mai masaki ‵pisi.”


(Josh. 24:15, 21, 31) Frequently, though, they misused their free will. 	 (Iosua 24:15, 21, 31) Kae ne fakaaogā ‵se faeloa ne latou te lotou saolotoga.


Against whom are Christians fighting? 	 Ko oi e taua atu ki ei a Kelisiano?


• The Word of God 	 • Ko te Muna a te Atua


His associate, Bildad the Shuhite, even argued that a righteous standing before God is not possible for humans.—Read Job 25:4. 	 Ne kinau atu foki tena taugasoa ko Pilitati mai Sua, me e se mafai o maua ne tino se tulaga amiotonu i mua o te Atua.—Faitau te Iopu 25:4.


One work, in fact, has ten entries under the word “Christian,” ranging from “believing in or belonging to the religion of Jesus Christ” to “a decent or presentable person.” 	 E kamata mai i “se tino e talitonu io me e kau atu ki te lotu a Iesu Keliso,” kae e oko atu foki ki te “tino ‵lei kae e ‵gali ana uiga.”


Because “they will inherit the earth,” said mild-tempered Jesus. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu telā e loto maulalo me ka “fai mō latou a te lalolagi.”


7 “To exercise justice” means to do what is right. 	 7 E fakauiga a te “fai ne tatou te mea tonu” ki te faiga o fakamasinoga ‵tonu.


New Members of the Governing Body 	 Tino ‵Fou i te Potukau Pule


Jehovah had these accounts recorded for a purpose. 	 E isi se pogai ne fai ei ne Ieova ke fakamau ki lalo a tala konei.


In what ways may Jehovah help us when we are beset by illness? 	 Ne a auala e mafai o fesoasoani mai a Ieova manafai ko ma‵saki malosi tatou?


While ideas as to its meaning abound, most of them are not in line with what the Bible—the source of the expression—teaches about Armageddon. 	 E tiga eiloa e uke a fakamatalaga e uiga ki ei, a te ukega o mea konā e se fetaui mo mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu—ko te koga e maua i ei te pati tenā—e uiga ki Amaketo.


Then, Egypt oppressed Israel. 	 Mai tua o te lotou ologa o ‵nofo i Aikupito kae gasolo aka o tokouke, ne kamata o fai masei latou ne te kau Aikupito.


Likewise today, an accurate knowledge of God’s will as found in his Word, the Bible, is essential before one takes the step of baptism. 	 E penā foki tatou, e tāua ‵ki ke iloa ne se tino a te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te loto o te Atua telā e maua i tena Muna ko te Tusi Tapu, mai mua o fai tena fakaikuga ke papatiso a ia.


The Jewish religious leaders accuse Jesus of breaking the Sabbath. 	 Ne ‵lou atu a takitaki lotu Iutaia ki a Iesu e pelā me ne solitulafono a ia ki te Sapati.


But what about Christians today? 	 Kae e pefea a Kelisiano i aso nei?


(Acts 20:35) Moreover, those who care for the elderly need not fear that they themselves will be abandoned in their later years. 	 (Galuega 20:35) E se gata i ei, a tino kolā e tausi atu ki tino ma‵tua, e se ‵tau o ma‵taku me ka tuku tiaki latou māfai ko ma‵tua latou.


What suggestions can help us to teach with simplicity when we give talks in the congregation? 7 When we give talks in the congregation, especially if there are newcomers in the audience, how can we utter speech that is “easily understood”? (1 Corinthians 14:9) Consider three suggestions that can help. 	 7 Kafai e fai ne tatou a lauga i te fakapotopotoga, maise eiloa māfai e isi ne tino ‵fou, e mafai pefea o fakaaogā ne tatou a pati kolā e faigofie o “malamalama” i ei? (1 Kolinito 14:9) Mafaufau ki manatu aogā e tolu kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai.


To date, no photographs of them have been located by our Archives. 	 Ke oko mai eiloa ki aso nei, e seai eiloa ne ata o latou e maua i ‵tou Faletusi.


Rather, the prophecy applies to individuals out of all nations who turn to united sacred service in Jehovah’s mountain of true worship. 	 E fakauiga a te valoaga tenā ki tino taki tokotasi mai fenua katoa kolā ko ‵kau fakatasi nei i te mauga o te tapuakiga tonu ki a Ieova.


With respect to marriage, what should we be resolved to do? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou e uiga ki te avaga?


Let us examine how treating people with courtesy can lead to our being more productive in the Christian ministry. 	 Ke na iloilo aka ne tatou a te auala e iku atu ei a te fakaasi atu o uiga āva ki tino ki te momea aka o ‵tou ma‵goi i te galuega faka-Kelisiano.


If you neglect your wife in this regard, her love for you may grow cold. 	 Kafai e fakatamala koe o tausi atu ki tau avaga i te feitu tenei, e mafai eiloa o gasolo o galo atu tena alofa mō koe.


12 Both Paul and Peter foretold that Jehovah’s day would come “as a thief”—stealthily, unexpectedly. 	 12 Ne ‵valo mai ne Paulo mo Petelu me i te aso o Ieova ka vau pelā “mo se tino kaisoa”—se tino faomea, kae seki fakamoemoegina.


[Blurb on page 13] 	 [Manatu tāua i te itulau e 16]


Does not the variety of foods that delight our palate and the beauty of sunrises and sunsets reveal his love for mankind?—Psalm 104:24; Isaiah 40:26. 	 E mata, e se fakaasi mai a tena alofa ki tino mai i meakai kese‵kese kolā e fakamalie ei tou tinae mo te gali o te saeakaga mo te tōga o te la?—Salamo 104:24; Isaia 40:26.


John, for example, had argued with his wife and had stormed off to the bar. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne kinau eiloa a Ioane mo tena avaga kae ne kaitaua a ia kae fanatu ki te fale inu kava.


Do you make every effort to “live with soundness of mind . . . while [you] wait for the happy hope” that Jehovah has placed before you? 	 E mata, e taumafai malosi koe ‘ke ola i te loto pulea, kae koi fakatalitali koe mō te Aso manuia’ telā ko oti ne fakatoka ne Ieova?


TRUE Christians are at war! 	 E AOFIA eiloa a Kelisiano ‵tonu i te taua!


For example, compare two chapters of Revelation. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke fakatusatusa ne tatou a mataupu e lua o te Fakaasiga.


(Romans 16:20; Revelation 20:1-6) But during that time, how will the superiority of Jehovah’s way of ruling be demonstrated? 	 (Loma 16:20; Fakaasiga 20:1-6) Kae i te taimi tenā, ka fakaasi atu pefea te maluga o te auala e pule atu ei a Ieova?


By putting forth such effort, Louise developed ‘firmness of heart,’ and it proved to be vital when she faced a distressing health problem. 	 Mai te faiga o vaegā taumafaiga penā, ne ati aka ei ne Loise ‘te loto malosi’ kae ne tāua ‵ki i te taimi ne fe‵paki ei tou fafine mo se masaki fakafanoanoa.


Five years later, I was living with another woman, Elvira, when I once again came in contact with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E lima tausaga fakamuli ifo, au ko ‵nofo mo te suā fafine, ko Elvira, ko te suā taimi ne fetaui ei au mo Molimau a Ieova.


In contrast, note what the Bible says about God: “I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself, the One causing you to tread in the way in which you should walk. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, onoono aka la ki muna a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te Atua: “Au ko [Ieova] te otou Atua, telā e manako o akoako koutou ke ‵lei koutou kae fakatonutonu foki koutou i te auala e ‵tau o olo koutou i ei.


(Psalm 55:22) How can we do the same today? 	 (Salamo 55:22) E mafai pefea o fakaakoako tatou ki ei i aso nei?


By holy spirit he has enabled his servants to understand how Bible prophecies are being fulfilled. 	 Mai i tena agaga tapu ne fai ei ne ia ke maina ana tavini i te auala e fakataunu mai ei a valoaga i te Tusi Tapu.


7, 8. (a) What act of loving-kindness did Jehovah perform toward Lot and his family? (b) How did David feel about being a recipient of God’s loving-kindness? 	 7, 8. (a) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova te alofa atafai ki a Lota mo tena kāiga? (e) Ne a lagonaga o Tavita e pelā me se tino telā ne alofa atafai ki ei te Atua?


When I did, she had brought a friend with her. 	 I te taimi ne fetaui mo ia, ne aumai ne ia sena taugasoa.


Circumstances keep on changing. 	 E mafuli‵fuli faeloa a fakanofonofoga.


As Jehovah’s chosen Servant, Jesus showed compassion for the poor and afflicted 	 E pelā me ko te Tavini filifilia a Ieova, ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu tena alofa ki tino ma‵tiva mo tino loto mafatia


Then, rather than being discouraged over this, supplicate God clearly, pointedly for help to progress. 	 Tela la, ke se loto vāivāi koe i ei, kae ke na akai atu ki te Atua i se auala manino ke fesoasoani atu a ia ki a koe ke gasolo atu ki mua.


It is noteworthy that the examples that Paul raised had to do with morality. 	 E manino ‵lei i ei, me i fakaakoakoga kolā ne faka‵sae aka ne Paulo e aofia i ei a mea tau amioga.


Or is it a matter that seriously affects our well-being? 	 Io me se mea telā e pokotia malosi i ei a ‵tou olaga?


How soon will the prophecy be completely fulfilled? 	 Ka pefea te pili mai o te fakataunuga katoatoa o te valoaga tenā?


Perhaps you relinquished your privilege in order to care for family members. 	 Kāti ne taofi ne koe te tauliaga tenā ko te mea ke tausi atu ki tou kāiga.


In Acts, however, the growth was conversion growth, for the church was just beginning its work.” 	 Kae i te tusi ko Galuega ne gasolo aka o tokouke a soko ona ko te ‵fuliga o tino, me ne fatoa kamata i ei a te galuega.”


Since the rulership extended “to the extremity of the earth,” however, the tree must signify something far grander. 	 Kae ona ko te mea ne fakalauefa atu te pulega tenā ki “te lalolagi kātoa,” tela la, e ‵tau o fakasino atu a te lakau tenā ki se mea telā e sili atu tena tāua.


LISTEN TO HIS VOICE 	 FAKALOGO KI TENA LEO


10, 11. (a) Why did Jephthah’s daughter need to be encouraged? (b) Who today deserve similar encouragement? 	 10, 11. (a) Kaia ne manakogina ei ne te tama fafine a Iefata a fakamalosiga? (e) I aso nei, ko oi foki e manakogina ne latou a fakamalosiga tai ‵pau penā?


He said: “Until I expire I shall not take away my integrity from myself!” 	 Ana muna: “Au e makeke eiloa i a au e se ‵se [“me ka se ave keatea ne au toku fakamaoni,” NW] ke oko eiloa ki te aso e mate ei au.”


David survived on each occasion because Jehovah was with him.—1 Samuel 18:6-12, 25; 19:10, 11. 	 Ne sao a Tavita i taimi katoa konā me ne fakatasi atu a Ieova ki a ia. —1 Samuelu 18:6-12, 25; 19:10, 11.


The willing slave desired to continue giving obedient service to his master. 	 Ne manako a te pologa telā e loto fiafia o tumau i te fakalogo ki tena matai i tena taviniga.


GUIDANCE FOR A NEW SPIRITUAL NATION 	 FAKATAKITAKIGA MŌ SE FENUA FOU FAKA-TE-AGAGA


20, 21. What is one of the greatest helps to being humble? 	 20, 21. Se a te fesoasoani sili e tasi ke fakaasi atu ei ne tatou te loto maulalo?


At that time the lame one will climb up just as a stag does, and the tongue of the speechless one will cry out in gladness.”—Isaiah 35:5, 6. 	 A tino vae ma‵sei ka eva ki luga kae ‵saka, ka ko tino gū‵gu ka ka‵laga mo te fia‵fia.”—Isaia 35:5, 6.


The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy: “Give orders to those who are rich in the present system of things not to be high-minded, and to rest their hope, not on uncertain riches, but on God.” 	 Ne tusi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki a Timoteo: “Fakatonu ki tino kolā e mauko‵loa i mea o te olaga nei ke se fakamata‵mata, ka ke se tuku atu foki olotou fakamoemoega ki mea e gata i lalo nei te lotou aoga, ka ke tuku atu olotou fakamoemoega ki te Atua.”


While they rejoice over what Jehovah’s people accomplish as a whole, they keep their individual contribution in the background. 	 E tiga eiloa e fia‵fia latou i mea kolā e fakataunu ne tino o Ieova e pelā me se potukau, e sē fakatāua ne latou olotou tusaga taki tokotasi i ei.


This faithful patriarch asked Jehovah about an heir, saying: “What will you give me, seeing that I am going childless?” 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a te tagata fakamaoni tenei ki a Ieova e uiga ki se sui i ana pati: “Se a te mea ka tuku mai ne koe ki a au me e seai ne aku tama‵liki?”


But if he concurred with Paul’s reasoning, he would be taking a position of public agreement with the apostle and would risk being called a Christian. 	 Kae kafai e lotomalie a ia ki fakamatalaga a Paulo, ka iloa ne tino katoa me ko ‵kau a ia mo apositolo kae ka taku ei a ia e pelā me se Kelisiano.


(Isa. 2:2, 3) Worsening world conditions also fulfill Bible prophecy. 	 (Isa. 2:2, 3) A te tulaga masei o te lalolagi e fakataunu foki i ei a valoaga i te Tusi Tapu.


“I do not take negative responses personally. 	 “E se fia saga atu au ki uiga sē fia‵fia o tino.


For example, Jehovah said to Israel: “You must not make valueless gods for yourselves, and you must not set up a carved image or a sacred pillar for yourselves, and you must not put a stone as a showpiece in your land in order to bow down toward it.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fai atu a Ieova ki Isalaelu: “Sa faite ne tupua [“atua se aogā,” NW] io me ne fakatusa io me ne pou fatu io me ne fatu fakagaligali o tapuaki ki ei.”


15 Love makes us want to do good things for other people. 	 15 E fai ne te alofa ke ma‵nako tatou o fai a mea ‵lei ki nisi tino.


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Abraham and Sarah were called upon to leave behind their homeland to pursue true worship and await the fulfillment of Jehovah’s promise. 	 Ne fakailoa atu ki a Apelaamo mo Sala ke tiakina te lā fenua tonu ko te mea ke kausaki atu ki te tapuakiga tonu kae fakatalitali ki te fakataunuga o te folafolaga a Ieova.


Jacob Emmanuel, mentioned earlier, also remembers the importance of making a personal choice to serve Jehovah. 	 Ne masaua foki ne Iakopo Emanuela, telā ne taku mai muamua, a te tāua ke fai eiloa ne ia tena filifiliga ke tavini atu ki a Ieova.


(Romans 5:12) We die because we inherited sin and death from our original parents, not because of some predetermined, unfathomable ‘plan’ of God. 	 (Loma 5:12) E ‵mate tatou me ne ‵pisi mai ki a tatou a te agasala mo te mate mai i ‵tou mātua muamua, e se ona me se mea loa ko oti ne fakatoka ke tupu ki a tatou, io me se ‘palani’ a te Atua telā ne fai kae e faigata ke maina tatou i ei.


(1 Samuel 9:26) A farmer would use the rooftop to dry grain prior to milling or to dry figs and raisins.—Joshua 2:6. 	 (1 Samuelu 9:26) E fakaaoga ne te tino ‵toki lakau a te tuafale mo tauaki a fuaga koi tuai o tuki io me tauaki a mati mo vine.—Iosua 2:6.


And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew you! 	 Ko tou igoa ne folafola atu ei ne matou a te Muna a te Atua.


Rulers of the nations ought to heed what warning? 	 Se a te fakatonuga telā e ‵tau eiloa o talia ne takitaki o malo?


Why should a loyal servant of Jehovah be happy even if he or she lives in restrictive circumstances? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei mo se tavini fakamaoni a Ieova o fiafia, faitalia me e fepaki a ia mo tulaga faiga‵ta?


That includes the command to preach the good news of the Kingdom throughout the earth. 	 E aofia i te mea tenā ko te fakatonuga ke talai te tala ‵lei o te Malo i te lalolagi kātoa.


• Why is “trembling at men” a deadly trap? 	 • Kaia e fai ei a te ‘mataku ki tino’ e pelā me se malei tamate tino?


Guard Your Heart by Exercising Self-Control 	 Puipui Tou Loto Mai te Fakagalue Aka o te Loto Pulea


Why are mild-tempered ones happy? 	 Kaia e fia‵fia ei a tino loto maulalo?