The apostle Paul urged his fellow Christians: “Quit being fashioned after this system of things, but be transformed by making your mind over, that you may prove to yourselves the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki ana taina Kelisiano: “Ke se amio fakatasi koutou mo te lalolagi nei, ka ke ‵fuli koutou i te fakafouga otou mafaufau, ko te mea ke fakatalitonu ne koutou me se a te loto o te Atua, te mea ‵lei, te mea e logomalie mo te gali.”


Thus, repentance involves a change in one’s mind, attitude, or purpose, a rejection of one’s former ways as unsatisfactory. 	 Tela la, e aofia i te salamō a te ‵fuliga o manatu, mafaufauga, io me ko fuafuaga a te tino, mo te ‵teke atu foki ki amioga mua kolā e se ‵lei.


(Revelation 7:9, 10) True Christians are also organized so that they can encourage and help one another. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 10) Ne fakatoka foki a Kelisiano ‵tonu ko te mea ke mafai ne latou o fakatau fakamalosi kae fakatau fesoasoani atu te suā tino ki te suā tino.


He cut back on his hours at work, began pioneering, and thought about the joy he and Miriam could have by serving where the need for Kingdom preachers is greater. 	 Ne ‵kati ifo ne ia ki lalo ana itula ga‵lue, ne kamata o paenia, kae mafaufau ki te fiafia ne mafai o maua ne lāua mo Miriam mai te tavini atu i se koga telā e manakogina malosi ei a tino talai o te Malo.


Rather than talking to others in the congregation, why not respectfully approach the elders for help? 	 Ke se faipati koe ki nisi tino i te fakapotopotoga e uiga ki te mea tenā, kae kaia e se sala aka ei ne koe mo te āva se fesoasoani mai te kau toeaina?


8 “Do not be misled,” wrote the apostle Paul. 	 8 “Ke se fakaloiloigina koutou,” muna a Paulo.


Their behavior moved me to examine the basis for my prejudice. 	 Ne fai eiloa ne olotou amioga ke iloilo aka ne au te pogai o toku fakailoga tino.


Based on what we have seen in Isaiah chapter 65 and 2 Peter chapter 3, we can be sure that this does not mean replacing the literal heavens and our planet, with its watery deep. 	 Ona ko mea kolā ko oti ne matea atu ne tatou i te Isaia mataupu e 65 mo te 2 Petelu mataupu e 3, e iloa tonu ne tatou me ka se sui i ei a paneta ‵tonu mo te ‵tou laukele tenei, fakatasi mo te tai.


What are some of Satan’s “burning arrows”? 	 Ne a nisi “matasana ‵ka” a Satani?


6 What marvelous truths have been uncovered since that small beginning over 100 years ago!* These truths are not dull, academic matters to be debated by theologians. 	 6 Ko oko eiloa i te fakaofoofogia o muna‵tonu kolā ne maua aka talu mai te kamataga foliki i te 100 tupu tausaga ko ‵teka!* A muna‵tonu konei e se ne mea i akoga kolā e tītī manatu ki ei a tino kolā e sukesuke e uiga ki te Atua, lotu, mo talitonuga fakalotu.


“My concern,” says Aleah’s husband, “was whether I could properly prepare my daughter for the trials of life.” 	 “A te mea telā ne manavase au ki ei,” ko muna a te avaga a Aleah, “me e mata, e mafai ne au o fakatoka faka‵lei taku tamaliki ke mafai ne ia o tali a fakalavelave o te olaga.”


4 To appreciate what it means to serve God with a complete heart, let us consider the life of Asa as well as that of some other kings of Judah who served God with heartfelt devotion—Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah. 	 4 Ke loto fakafetai o tavini atu mo te loto kātoa ki a Ieova, ke sau‵tala nei tatou ki te olaga o Asa e pelā foki mo nisi tupu o Iuta kolā ne tavini mo te loto kātoa ki te Atua—Iosefatu, Hesekia, mo Iosia.


Prayer plays a vital role in such liberation. 	 E tāua ‵ki a te faiga o ‵talo ke saoloto mai i ei.


[Picture on page 28] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 29]


After warning about covetousness, Jesus spoke about a rich man who is not content with storehouses filled with good things he already has but who tears them down and builds bigger ones in order to lay up more good things. 	 Mai tua o tena faiatuga ke fakaeteete i te matakanokano, ne faipati atu a Iesu e uiga ki se tagata maukoloa telā ne seki lotomalie ki ana fale fakaputu koloa kolā e ‵fonu i mea ‵lei kae ne toe manako foki ke ofa a fale konā ke toe faite ne fale tai ‵lasi atu ko te mea ke fakaputu aka ei ana koloa tai uke atu.


“For all things I have the strength by virtue of him who imparts power to me.”—PHIL. 4:13. 	 “E mafai ne au o fai a mea katoa konā, ona ko te fakamalosi mai o Keliso ki a au.”—FILIPI 4:13.


A similar passage in 1 Peter 3:19, 20 links disobedient angels with “Noah’s days.” (2 Pet. 2:4, 5) Consequently, the course that disobedient angels in Noah’s day took can be compared to the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. 	 E isi foki se sokoga o agelu sē faka‵logo i te 1 Petelu 3:19, 20 mo “aso o Noa.” (2 Pe. 2:4, 5) Tela la, a te auala telā ne olo i ei agelu ‵teke i aso o Noa e mafai o faka‵tusa ki te agasala a Sotoma mo Komolo.


In another place, a couple has recently returned from preaching in a foreign land. 	 I se isi koga, ne fatoa ‵foki mai se tauavaga ki te lā fenua mai i te oloatuga o talai i se isi fenua.


(Romans 3:1, 2) It was possible for faithful Jews and others to enjoy Jehovah’s favor. 	 (Loma 3:1, 2) Ne mafai ei o maua ne tino Iutaia fakamaoni e pelā foki mo nisi tino a te taliaga a Ieova.


14 We can contribute to the spiritual cleanness of the congregation by following the direction found in God’s Word. 	 14 E mafai o isi se ‵tou tusaga ki te faka‵māga o te fakapotopotoga i te feitu faka-te-agaga, ko te faka‵logo ki fakatakitakiga e maua i te Muna a te Atua.


Also on jw.org, the study guides “What Does the Bible Really Teach?” can help you to build your conviction about your beliefs. 	 I luga foki i te jw.org, a te tusi fai sukesukega ko te “Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu?” e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki te atiakaga o tou loto talitonu ki ou talitonuga.


Never let such trials or distress make you doubt God’s loyal love for you. 	 • Ke paleni ‵lei a tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga pelā foki mo te feitu faka-te-foitino, i ōi te alofa telā e manakogina ne tatou?


Jehovah makes a covenant with David for a kingdom. 	 Ne fai ne Ieova se feagaiga mo Tavita e uiga ki se malo.


22 Such a planned program takes parental initiative. 	 22 E ‵tau o gasue‵sue muamua a mātua o fai se polokalame penā.


It takes time to learn a language, especially when we are surrounded by distractions. 	 E manakogina se taimi e lava ke tauloto ki se ‵gana, maise eiloa māfai e sikomia tatou ne mea kolā e mafai o fakalavelave mai.


He had an affliction that caused him much distress. 	 Ne maua ne ia se logo‵maega telā ne fai ei a ia ke loto mafatia malosi.


16 In Côte d’Ivoire, the same attitude was shown by a young Christian man who wrote to the branch office: “I am serving as a ministerial servant. 	 16 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne se talavou Kelisiano e tokotasi i Côte d’Ivoire te uiga tenā i tena tusi ki te ofisa lagolago, penei: “E tavini atu nei au e pelā me se tavini fakafaifeau.


What adjustments have you made in personal viewpoint since coming to a knowledge of the truth, and how have they benefited you? 	 Ne a ‵fuliga ko oti ne fai ne koe ki ou manatu totino talu mai te taimi ko iloa ei ne koe te munatonu, kae ne aogā pefea a mea konā ki a koe?


Jacob magnified Jehovah, but his twin brother, Esau, did not. 	 Ne ‵viki atu a Iakopo ki a Ieova, kae ne seki fai penā tena masaga ko Esau.


“A White Robe Was Given to Each of Them” 	 Ne Tuku Atu ki a Latou a “Gatu ‵Kena”


(Matt. 11:11) Why was that? 	 (Mataio 11:11) Kaia ne fai atu ei penā?


Why can human governments not bring about the changes mankind needs most? 	 Kaia e se mafai ei ne malo o tāgata o aumai a ‵fuliga kolā e ma‵nako malosi ki ei a tino?


WORKERS need tools to help them get their jobs done. 	 E MA‵NAKO a tino ga‵lue ki mea faigaluega ke fai ki ei olotou galuega.


(Matt. 28:20; read John 21:15-17.) 	 (Mata. 28:20; faitau te Ioane 21:15-17.)


The nearness of Jehovah’s day should move you to do what? 	 Se a te mea ka fakamalosi atu ke fai ne koe ona ko te pili mai o te aso o Ieova?


11 If we never stray from his regulations, God will sustain us. 	 11 Kafai e se ‵kalo keatea tatou mai ana fakatonuga, ka fakatumau eiloa tatou ne te Atua.


He said: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 	 Ne fai atu a ia: “Ko oko eiloa i te lasi o te saito e fia ‵kati, ka ko tino ga‵lue i te saito e se tokouke!


The Kingdom message—with its promise that Jehovah will soon bring an end to the present wicked system and usher in his new world—surely gives us reason to be joyful. 	 A te fekau o te Malo fakatasi mo te folafolaga me ko pili o fakaseai atu ne Ieova a te olaga masei tenei kae takitaki atu ki tena lalolagi fou—ko te pogai eiloa o te ‵tou fia‵fia.


Over 250 years ago, he noted: “Time is money.” 	 I te 250 tupu tausaga ko ‵teka atu, ne fai atu a ia penei: “E ‵pau te fakamāumāu taimi mo te fakamāumāu tupe.


As the angel who explained matters to Mary put it, “with God no declaration will be an impossibility.”—Luke 1:30-35, 37. 	 Me ne fakamatala mai ne te agelu ki a Malia me “e seai se mea e se mafai ne te Atua o fai.”—Luka 1:30-35, 37.


MEET FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND WORSHIP 	 E MAOPOOPO FAKATASI O TAPUAKI KAE MAUA A FAKAMALOSIGA


See The Watchtower of July 1, 1992, page 31. 	 Ke onoono ki The Watchtower i a Iulai 1, 1992, te itulau e 31.


But thanks to God, for he gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” (1 Corinthians 15:54-57) Jehovah raised Jesus from death, providing a comforting guarantee that people in God’s memory will be resurrected. 	 Kae ke fakafetai atu tatou ki te Atua, me ne aumai ne ia te manumalo ki a tatou e alatu i te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu Keliso.” (1 Kolinito 15:54-57) A Ieova ne fakatu ne ia a Iesu mai te mate, kae tuku mai i ei se fakamaoniga fakamafanafana me i tino kolā e masaua ne te Atua ka toe faka‵tu mai.


God has poured out his spirit upon his worshippers, equipping them to warn mankind of the coming of his day. 	 Ko oti ne ‵ligi atu ne te Atua a tena agaga ki luga i ana tino tapuaki, ke fakatoka ei latou o fakailoa atu ki tino katoa e uiga ki te oko mai o te aso tenā.


More likely, the first sunset when the initial crescent of the moon can be seen in Jerusalem will be on April 1. 	 Kae ko te tōga muamua o te la ka paku ki a Apelila 1 māfai ko lavea se vaega o te masina fou mai Ielusalema.


(Compare 1 Corinthians 4:4.) 	 (Fakatusa ki te 1 Kolinito 4:4.)


In response, some doctors followed her everywhere in the hospital with a syringe, trying to inject her and induce a premature birth. 	 Kae ne tau‵tali atu a tokita i tou fafine ki koga katoa i te fa‵kaimasaki ke taumafai o ‵suki atu te vailakau telā e fai ei ke to moto mai te pepe.


In his goodness, our heavenly Father unfailingly answers our prayers for spiritual truth by providing it in abundance.—Psalm 43:3; 65:2. 	 Mai i tena aga‵lei, e tali mai faeloa te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi ki ‵tou talo mai te tukumaiga ne ia a munatonu faka-te-agaga.—Salamo 43:3; 65:2.


This will happen when God’s Kingdom introduces righteous conditions on earth. 	 Ka tupu te mea tenei i te taimi e pule mai ei te Malo o te Atua mo te amiotonu ki te lalolagi.


Such love “never fails” in that it will never cease to exist. 	 A te alofa tenei “e se mafai o gata” telā ka tumau faeloa ki te se-gata-mai.


18, 19. (a) How have you benefited from considering the examples of peacemakers discussed in this article? (b) What will we consider in the next article? 	 18, 19. (a) E mafai pefea o maua ne koe a mea aoga mai te mafaufau ki fakaakoakoga a tino faka‵tupu filemu kolā ne fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


Surely the answer is no. 	 E mautinoa eiloa a te tali ko te ikai.


In doing so, they may have thought that they were choosing independence. 	 I te faiga o te mea tenā, kāti ne mafau‵fau lāua me ne filifili lāua ke ‵tu tokotasi.


I prayed for help and went ahead. 	 Ne ‵talo au mō se fesoasoani kae fanatu o fakataunu aku palani.


11 Jesus was a master at using illustrations that related to the lives of people. Many of his parables reflect things that he had no doubt observed while growing up in Galilee. 	 I ana tala fakauiga, ne fakamatala mai ne ia a nisi mea kolā ne lavea ne ia i te taimi ne tupu aka ei i Kalilaia.


Why would you say that what occurs inside the womb of a pregnant woman is a miracle? 	 Kaia e fai mai ei koe me i mea kolā e ‵tupu i loto i te moegatama o se fafine faitama se vavega eiloa?


They can point out that members of the congregation would be delighted to see him come back to congregation meetings. 	 E mafai o taku atu ne latou me ka fia‵fia eiloa a tino o te fakapotopotoga ke lavea atu me ko toe foki mai a ia ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga.


(Acts 15:32) Before and after our meetings, there is upbuilding conversation between members of the congregation. 	 (Galuega 15:32) A sau‵talaga a taina mo tuagane a koituai o kamata io me māfai ko oti a fakatasiga e fakamalosi loto eiloa.


(2 Timothy 3:1, 2) When they are remembered, it is often because of their past achievements—what they were, rather than what they are. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1, 2) Kafai e mafau‵fau ki tino ma‵tua, e fai penā ona ko mea ne fai ne latou i aso ko ‵teka—i lō mea e fai ne latou i te taimi tenei.


(Rev. 1:1–7:17) 	 (Fakaasiga 1:1–7:17)


“Ezra himself had [1] prepared his heart [2] to consult the law of Jehovah and [3] to do it and [4] to teach in Israel regulation and justice.” 	 Ne [1] “fakatoka ne Esela tena loto a koi tuai o [2] tauloto a ia ki tulafono a te Aliki, [3] ne fai foki ne ia a mea konā, [4] kae ne akoako atu ne ia a tulafono mo fakatonuga ki tino Isalaelu.”


• What examples show that Jehovah can deliver his people from opposers? 	 • Ne a fakaakoakoga e fakaasi mai me e mafai o faka‵sao ne Ieova ana tino mai tino ‵teke?


In Bible times, how were scrolls made, and how were they used? 	 I taimi o te Tusi Tapu, ne faite kae ne fakaaoga pefea a pelugā tusi?


Indeed, as Paul told the Athenians of his day, God “is not far off from each one of us.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e pelā mo muna a Paulo ki tino Atenai i ana aso, “e se ‵mao [te Atua] mai i a tatou takitokotasi.”


• How can we do our part to benefit fully from the leading of holy spirit? 	 • E mafai pefea o fai ‵tou tusaga ko te mea ke aoga katoatoa ki a tatou te takitakiga a te agaga tapu?


9 The above are but a few examples of individuals who did things that hurt others. 	 9 A tala mai luga nei ne nai fakaakoakoga fua o tino taki tokotasi kolā ne fakalogo‵mae atu ki nisi tino.


The original Greek word translated “hell” at Mark 9:47 is Geʹen·na. 	 A te pati Eleni mua telā ne ‵fuli ki “seoli” i te Maleko 9:47 ko Geʹen·na.


They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating. 	 Ka ‵toki olotou togavine kae inu fiafia i te uaina mai i olotou togavine konā, kae se toe inu ne nisi tino fakaa‵tea.


During the Middle Ages, lovers of the Bible braved persecution and continued to translate and copy the Scriptures. 	 I te Vaitaimi o te pouliga mai i te lima ki te sefulu lima senitenali, ne loto ‵toa a tino kolā ne fia‵fia ‵ki ki te Tusi Tapu o ‵teke atu a fakasauaga kae tumau o ‵fuli kae ‵kopi a Tusitusiga Tapu.


For younger children, parents can use the book Learn From the Great Teacher, which highlights the teachings of Jesus Christ, or My Book of Bible Stories, which relates in simple language key lessons from the Bible. 	 Mō tama‵liki fo‵liki, e mafai o fakaaoga ne mātua a te tusi ko te Learn From The Great Teacher, telā e faka‵mafa mai i ei a akoakoga a Iesu Keliso, io me ko te tusi ko te Taku Tusi o Tala Mai te Tusi Tapu, telā e fakamatala mai i ei a akoakoga tāua mai te Tusi Tapu i se auala faigofie.


A Progressive Minister in Action 	 Te Auala ne Talia ei ne se Faifeau a Tulaga Kese‵kese


(Leviticus 11:1–15:33) 	 (Levitiko 11:1–15:33)


21 Never has false religion posed a serious threat to true worship. 	 21 Ne seki mafai eiloa o fai ne lotu ‵se ke ma‵taku tonu a tino i te tapuakiga tonu.


That will bring the destruction of the present-day “heavens,” or human rulership, and “earth,” wicked human society and its “elements.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Petelu: “E ‵tau o fai otou amioga ke ‵ma kae fakamaoni ki te Atua, a koi fakatali‵tali kae olioli faeloa koutou ki te oko mai o te aso o Ieova.


(John 1:19, 31; 3:22; 4:1-3) This practice became well-known in Jerusalem. 	 (Ioane 1:19, 31; 3:22; 4:1-3) Ne lauiloa eiloa te faifaiga tenei i Ielusalema.


(Numbers 15:38-40) As Jehovah’s present-day servants, we stand out as different from the world because we observe divine laws and principles. 	 (Numela 15:38-40 Tusi Paia, Samoa) E ‵tu ‵kese tatou, tavini a Ieova i aso nei, mai te lalolagi me e faka‵logo tatou ki tulafono mo fakatakitakiga a te Atua.


When he left the earth, he delegated a heavy responsibility to his anointed disciples. 	 I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne ia te lalolagi, ne avatu ne ia a tiute ‵mafa ke fai ne ana soko fakaekegina.


Second, refusing to return evil for evil is the loving course to follow. 	 Ako te lua, a te ita ma toe taui atu te masei ki te masei ko te auala alofa ke tautali atu ki ei.


God’s original purpose was for mankind to live forever here on earth. 	 Ko te fuafuaga eiloa a te Atua i te kamataga ko tino ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi.


(Exodus 35:5, 21, 22; Leviticus 1:3; Psalm 54:6; Hebrews 13:15, 16) For example, does Jehovah get the leftovers of our time? 	 (Esoto 35:5; 21,22; Levitiko 1:3; Salamo 54:6; Epelu 13:15, 16) E pelā me se mea e tasi, e mata, e fatoā fakaaogā ne tatou ‵tou taimi mō Ieova māfai ko oti atu a nisi mea e fia fai ne tatou?


Satan himself will be abyssed. 	 Ka pikifao mautakitaki a Satani.


Those blessed with a lasting place in the new earth will not grow old and inevitably die. 	 A latou kolā e manuia ka maua ne latou se koga tumau i te lalolagi fou kae ka se gasolo atu o ma‵tua kae ‵mate i ei.


They left their wives and their offspring behind to die in the floodwaters, along with that society of humans. 	 Ne tiakina ne latou olotou avaga mo tamaliki ke ‵mate i te lolo fakatasi mo tino.


They actually went through their things and literally packed all the materials related to such projects and put them out of sight. 	 Ne iloilo faka‵lei ne laua a la kope katoa kae ‵tuki katoa ki pokisi a mea katoa konā kae tuku fakaatea.


• How has the transfiguration vision been fulfilled? 	 • Ne fakataunu mai pefea te ‵fuliga o foliga o Iesu?


The Creator gives the person life, and no one should take that life, represented by blood. 	 Ne tuku atu ne te Atua a te ola ki te tino, kae e se ‵tau o tapale ne se tino a te ola tenā, telā e sui ne te toto.


It has even enabled mankind to communicate with their heavenly Father and to praise his glorious name. 	 Ne mafai ei o fesokotaki atu a tino ki te lotou Tamana faka-te-lagi kae tavae atu ei ki tena igoa ‵malu.


(Matt. 1:18) It would appear that this canceled out any imperfection existing in Mary’s ovum and from the very start protected the developing embryo from anything hurtful. 1:62—Did Zechariah become mute and deaf? 	 (Mataio 1:18) E fakaasi mai konā me ne fakaseai atu i ei so se tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa i fuamoa o Malia kae mai te kamataga eiloa ne maua ne te tamaliki te puipuiga mai te tulaga se ‵lei katoatoa o Malia. 1:62—E mata, ne gūgū kae ‵tuli a Sakalia?


If we detect a tendency to be sluggish in our ministry, we may need to revise our study habits and to pray more intensely and more often for Jehovah’s spirit, which can help us to combat any lukewarmness and to renew our zeal. 	 Kafai e kamata o paie tatou i ‵tou galuega, e ‵tau o toe iloilo aka ne tatou ‵tou sukesukega totino kae ke ‵talo malosi atu mō te agaga o Ieova, telā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵teke atu ki so se vāivāiga kae ke fakamalosi aka ‵tou loto finafinau.


The solution lies in applying God’s Word. 	 E maua te faka‵leiga ki ei i te fakaaogāga o te Muna a te Atua.


Among ancient religious writings, only the Bible reveals God’s love 	 Mai tusitusiga fakalotu katoa i aso mua, ko te Tusi Tapu fua e fakaasi mai i ei te alofa o te Atua


FORMING CONVICTIONS 	 TE MAFAUFAU KI KILOKILOGA KESE‵KESE


She is employed at a doctor’s clinic, and she set the goal of giving a thorough witness to each of her coworkers. 	 E galue tou fafine i se fale āsi tino ma‵saki a se tokitā, kae ne fai ne ia se fakamoemoega ke tuku atu se molimau māea ki tino taki tokotasi kolā e ga‵lue tasi mo ia.


In some cultures, it is considered poor manners to address a person older than oneself by his first name unless invited to do so by the older one. 	 I nisi tuu, se mea masei mafai e kalaga atu se tino ki te igoa o te tino seiloga ke talia a ia ne se tino matua ke fai penā.


5. Why are Christians often persecuted? 	 5 E sau‵tala fakatasi a Kelisiano mo nisi tino ki te munatonu mai loto i te Tusi Tapu, kae se ko tino katoa e fia‵fia ki ei.


Did Abel see that he too needed guidance, protection, and care from Someone far wiser and more powerful than any human? 	 E mata, ne lavea ne Apelu me e ‵tau foki o maua ne ia se takitakiga, se puipuiga mo se tausiga mai se Tino telā e sili atu tena poto mo tena malosi i nisi tino?


Those decisions enabled them to move to Ghana in 2004. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a fakaikuga konā ke mafai o olo atu laua ki Ghana i te 2004.


6 But there are other ways that people have their ears tickled. 	 6 Kae e isi aka foki ne auala e faulu atu ei a mea ki taliga o tino.


Mairambubu and I often traveled to Balykchy. 	 Ne faima‵laga atu a māua mo Mairambubu ki Balykchy.


Yet, these enemies of Christ attributed this power to Satan the Devil. 	 Kae ne fai atu a fili konei o Keliso me i tena ‵mana o fai vavega e o Satani te Tiapolo.


The Bible long ago stated: “Man has dominated man to his injury.” 	 Ko leva ne fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Ka ko tino kolā e ‵nofo i se tulaga malalo, e ‵nofo puapuaga i te pulega a tino ma‵luga.”


(Ps. 133:1) Jesus prayed to his Father that all true Christians would be united, in order that “the world may have the knowledge that you sent me forth and that you loved them just as you loved me.” 	 (Salamo 133:1) Ne ‵talo atu a Iesu ki tena Tamana ke ‵kau fakatasi a Kelisiano ‵tonu katoa mo te fealofani, ko te mea “ke iloa foki ne te lalolagi me ne uga mai ne koe au, kae alofa foki koe ki a latou, e pelā mo tou alofa ki a au.”


Perhaps we have experienced disappointment or ill-treatment from certain Christian brothers. 	 Kāti e fakafesagai atu tatou ki tulaga fakafanoa‵noa io me ko faifaiga sē ‵lei kolā e fakaasi mai ne nisi taina Kelisiano.


You can understand how one boy who really had that experience felt.* Yet, Jesus did much more for you. 	 E mafai o malamalama koe i lagonaga ‵tonu o te tamaliki tagata telā e fetaui tonu mo se vaegā fakalavelave penā.* Kae ne uke atu a mea ne fai ne Iesu mō koe.


He sings: “Indeed toward God wait silently, O my soul, because from him is my hope.”—Psalm 62:5. 	 Ne usu mai a ia: “Ko te Atua fua e fakalagolago au ki ei; au e fakamoemoe ki a ia.”—Salamo 62:5.


(Exodus 5:1–15:21) 	 (Esoto 5:1–15:21)


She knew that what she was studying was the truth but treated it as a hobby. 	 Ne iloa ne tou fafine i te mea telā ne tauloto ne ia ko te munatonu kae ne seki iloa ne ia a tena tāua.


(Matt. 24:45-47) Can you even begin to count all the benefits you have received—and will yet receive—through God’s congregation? 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) E mata, e mafai o kamata o lau aka ne koe a mea aoga katoa ko oti ne maua ne koe—mo mea ka maua ne koe—e auala i te fakapotopotoga a te Atua?


How glad we are to prepare well and make an extra effort to help others draw close to God! 	 Kae e pefea la ‵tou fiafia māfai e fakatoka faka‵lei tatou kae fai foki a taumafaiga e uke ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke fakapili‵pili atu ki te Atua!


He was born with a slight mental disability, and one of his teachers told his mother that she should not force the boy to learn to read, as that would only frustrate him. 	 Ne fanau mai a ia kae e tai se ‵lei tena mafaufau, kae ne fai atu sena faiakoga e tokotasi ki tena mātua ke mo a ma faimālō ne ia te tamaliki tagata tenā ke faitau, me ka fakafanoanoa atu fua te mea tenā ki a ia.


Starting in 1914, what inspection by Jesus took place? 	 E kamata mai i te 1914, se a te asiga ne fai ne Iesu?


Adam and Jennifer For Adam and Jennifer, a couple from the United States who are serving in the English-speaking field in Mexico, prayer also played a vital role. 	 Ne aoga foki a te faiga o ‵talo ki a Adam mo Jennifer, se tauavaga mai i te Iunaite Sitete kolā e ga‵lue i Mexico i te koga telā e fai‵pati faka-Palagi ei a tino.


17 To “heap fiery coals upon his head” is a figure of speech drawn from the method of smelting metals in Bible times. 	 17 Ke “‵luku atu ne koe a malala ‵ka ki luga i tena ulu” se tugāpati fakatusa telā ne māfua mai i te auala ne ‵sunu ei a fiti ke liuvai i aso o te Tusi Tapu.


To benefit from it, we need to put forth consistent effort. 	 Kae e ‵tau o kausaki faeloa tatou ki ei, ko te mea ke maua mai i ei a mea aogā.


2 The sad reality, though, is that some have allowed the love they first had for Bible truth to cool off. 	 2 Se mea fakafanoanoa me i nisi tino ko sē fia‵fia malosi ki akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu e pelā mo te mea ne fai muamua ne latou.


I inquired of Jehovah, and he answered me, and out of all my frights he delivered me. 	 Au ne ‵talo ki te Aliki kae ne tali mai a ia ki a au; ne fakasao ne ia au i mea katoa ne mataku au ki ei.


The Greek word translated “make disciples” at Matthew 28:19 has the sense of teaching with the intent of making pupils, or disciples. 	 A te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “fai a soko” i te Mataio 28:19 e fakauiga loa ki te akoako atu mo te manakoga ke fai a soko.


1:11-15—Was a vegetarian diet responsible for the better countenance of the four Judean youths? 	 1:11-15—E mata, ne tupu‵tupu ‵lei a foitino o talavou Iutaia konei ona ko te lotou ‵kai faeloa ki fuagalakau mo laulakau?


And they were not about to stop their opposition. 	 Kae ne seki taofi aka ne latou a te ‵tekeatuga tenei.


What miracle did Elisha perform in Shunem? 	 Se a te vavega telā ne fai ne Elisaia i Sunema?


21 Many individuals of Bible record did not let anything be a lasting stumbling block for them. 	 21 Ne seki talia ne nisi tino taki tokotasi i te Tusi Tapu so se mea ke fakavāivāi atu faeloa ki a latou.


When Jesus admonished his disciples to “keep awake,” he had just warned them of some specific dangers. 	 I te taimi ne fakamalosi aka ei ne Iesu ana soko “ke matapula‵pula,” ne fatoā fakailoa atu fua ne ia ki a latou a nisi mea fakama‵taku kolā ka fe‵paki mo latou. Ana muna: “Fakaeteete koutou!


Abraham stands outside in the stillness of evening. 	 Ne tu atu Apelaamo i tua i se afiafi po kae ‵ligo.


The one deemed “worthy to open the scroll” is none other than “the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah,” or “a lamb . . . having seven horns and seven eyes.”—Rev. 4:2; 5:1, 2, 5, 6. 	 E seai se isi tino aka “e ‵tau o ‵tala ne ia . . . a te peluga tusi” kae na ko “te Leona mai i te matakāiga o Iuta,” io me ko “te Tamā Mamoe . . . e fitu ona suki, e fitu foki ona mata.”—Fakaasiga 4:2; 5:1, 2, 5, 6.


(Read Psalm 37:8.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 37:8.)


The Bible tells us that he loves his people, rejoices in his works, hates idolatry, and feels hurt over wickedness. 	 Kae e isi foki ne ana lagonaga. E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e alofa a ia ki ana tino, e fiafia ki ana galuega, e takalialia ki te ifo ki tupua, kae logo‵mae foki ona ko amioga ma‵sei.


So people like that, including the criminal Jesus spoke to on the stake, will be resurrected to life in Paradise right here on earth. 	 Tela la, a tino penā, e aofia i ei a te pagota telā ne faipati a Iesu ki ei i te lakau, ka toe faka‵tu mai ke ola i te Palataiso i te lalolagi nei.


My appreciation for the ministry continues to grow too.” 	 Ne gasolo aka foki a toku loto fiafia ki te galuega talai.”


• How does Jehovah’s word keep us spiritually clean? 	 • E tausi pefea ne te muna a Ieova a tatou ke ‵ma faeloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


How foolish to be distracted by or longingly look back at what we have left behind in the world! 	 Ma‵faga o mea valea māfai ko faka‵segina tatou ona ko te mānumānu ki mea kolā ko oti ne tiakina ne tatou i te lalolagi!


2, 3. What fine example did Noah provide for us today? 	 2, 3. Se a te fakaakoakoga ‵lei ne tuku mai ne Noa ki a tatou i aso nei?


All had been weakened by starvation and disease. 	 Ko vāivāi a latou katoa ona ko te fia‵kai mo masaki.


To that end, what wonderful examples we have in Jehovah God and Jesus Christ! 	 Ke fai tatou penā, e maua eiloa ne tatou a fakaakoakoga tafasili i te ‵gali ke tau‵tali ki ei, ko Ieova te Atua mo Iesu Keliso!


“Gwen’s zeal as an evangelizer was almost legendary in our city,” says her husband. 	 Ne fai mai tena avaga, penei: “Ne lauiloa a te loto finafinau o Gwen ki te galuega e pelā me se tino talai i te motou fa‵kai.


However, our sacrifice of praise is acceptable to Jehovah only if it is accompanied by the proper heart motivation and godly conduct. 	 Kae e talia fua ne Ieova a ‵tou taulaga o vikiga māfai e ofo fakatasi atu mo ‵tou loto kātoa mo ‵tou amioga ‵lei.


WEEK OF OCTOBER 3-9, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A OKETOPA 3-9, 2016


Because of the difference in their size and weight, the weaker animal would have to struggle to keep up the pace, and the stronger would have a greater burden to bear. 	 Ona ko te ‵kese o te lasi mo te la ma‵losi, e kausaki malosi atu a te manu telā e vāivāi ke ‵pau a ia mo te suā manu, kae ka uke atu a galuega e fai ne te manu malosi i lō te suā manu.


Such intrepid Witnesses kept on cautiously spreading the good news in my home region of northern Kyrgyzstan. 	 Ne tumau eiloa a Molimau loto ‵toa konei o fakasalalau atu mo te fakaeteete a te tala ‵lei i toku fakai telā e tu ki matū o Kyrgyzstan.


6 The Messiah’s betrayer would receive 30 pieces of silver—the price of a slave! 	 6 A te tino telā ka fakalata ne ia te Mesia ka maua ne ia a tupe siliva e 30—ko te ‵togi tenā o se pologa!


Timothy was also “persuaded to believe.” 	 A Timoteo foki ne “talitonu ki ei.”


How did love for Jehovah affect many lives last year? 15 Love for Jehovah helps people to make good decisions. 	 15 A te alofa ki a Ieova e fesoasoani atu ki tino ke fai ne latou a fakaikuga ‵lei.


It is also proof that Jehovah’s servants deeply appreciate the honor of serving God, knowing that their “labor is not in vain in connection with the Lord.” 	 E fai foki te mea tenā mo fai se fakamaoniga me e ‵poko te loto fakafetai o tavini a Ieova e uiga ki te lotou tauliaga ke tavini atu ki te Atua, me e iloa ne latou “me se mafai o māumāu [olotou] galuega i te Aliki.”


In Europe, classifying the Jews as inferior was a prelude to the Holocaust. 	 I Eulopa, a te fakailoga o tino Iutaia e pelā me ne tino ma‵lalo ko te māfuaga o te Tamatega ne te Kau Nazi a Tino e Tokouke (Holocaust).


(1 John 5:3) However, Paul pointed to something else that we need when he said: “We are walking by faith, not by sight.” (2 Cor. 5:6, 7) Why is faith important? 	 (1 Ioane 5:3) E tiga te feitu tenā, ne fakasino atu a Paulo ki se isi mea telā e manakogina ne tatou i ana pati: “A matou e ola i te olaga fakatuanaki ki mea ka oko mai, e se ona ko te mea ko oti ne ‵kilo omotou mata ki ei.” (2 Kolinito 5:6, 7) Kaia e tāua ei te fakatuanaki?


Do Not Let Fleshly Desire Become a God 	 Ke mo a e Fai a Manakoga Faka-te-Foitino e Pelā me se Atua


The words at Jeremiah 31:18-20 give us insight into Jehovah’s tender compassion and mercy. 	 A pati i te Ielemia 31:18-20 e tuku mai i ei ki a tatou se mainaga e uiga ki te alofa atafai mo te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova.


KING DAVID of ancient Israel “earnestly hoped in Jehovah” and was moved to say that Jehovah “inclined his ear to [him] and heard [his] cry for help.” 	 ‘NE FAKAMOEMOE malosi a te tupu ko Tavita ki a Ieova’ kae ne otia tena loto o fai mai me “ne fakalogologo mai a ia ki a au, lagona ei ne ia taku tagi.”


2970 B.C.E. NOAH born 	 2970 T.L.M. Noa 2970 T.L.M. Ne fanau ei a NOA


This publication is designed to assist Christians to focus on Jesus, especially on his qualities and actions. 	 Ne faite te tusi tenei ke fesoasoani atu ki Kelisiano ke ‵saga tonu atu ki a Iesu, kae maise eiloa ko ana uiga mo ana faifaiga.


Jehovah cares for those who love him. 	 E atafai eiloa a Ieova ki tino kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia.


And Ananias and his wife lost their lives because of lying. 	 Kae ona ko te ‵loi, ne ‵galo atu a ola o Anania mo tena avaga.


Those years of traveling between Tokmok and Balykchy cost a lot of money. 	 Ne manakogina a tupe e uke i tausaga konā ke faima‵laga atu mai Tokmok ki Balykchy.


Jude 6, 7 compares the sin of the men of Sodom, who unnaturally went after flesh, with that of “the angels that did not keep their original position but forsook their own proper dwelling place.” 	 E faka‵tusa a agasala a tāgata Sotoma kolā e ma‵nako ki tāgata i te Iuta 6, 7, ki agasala a “agelu kolā ne seki tumau i olotou tulaga mua kae ne tiaki ne latou a koga ne ‵tau o ‵nofo latou i ei.”


However, when Abraham leaves Ur at God’s command, Terah goes with him to Haran.—Genesis 11:31. 	 Kae i te taimi ne tiakina ei ne Apelaamo a Ulo ona ko te fakatonuga a te Atua ne olo fakatasi ei laua ki Halana.—Kenese 11:31. Akoakoga mō Tatou:


In fact, because of the many wicked practices of the Canaanites, Jehovah said: “The land is unclean, and I shall bring punishment for its error upon it, and the land will vomit its inhabitants out.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ona ko te uke o amioga ma‵sei, ne fai atu a Ieova: “Ko amioga a latou ko fakalai‵lai ei ne latou a te fenua, tela la, ko fakasala ne te Aliki a te laukele kae fai ne ia ke ‵teke atu ki tino e ‵nofo i luga i ei.”


(Read 1 Corinthians 9:19-23.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 9:19-23.)


Clearly, Jesus meant that we should always be willing to forgive; this should be our first and predominant leaning.—Matt. 6:14, 15; 18:21, 22. 	 E manino ‵lei, me ne fakauiga a Iesu me e ‵tau mo tatou o loto fia‵fia ke fakamagalo atu; tenei eiloa te mea muamua e ‵tau o fai kae e ‵tau o fai mo fai te ‵toe manakoga sili.—Mata. 6:14, 15; 18:21, 22.


Sexual harassment. 	 ● E sonafai i faifaiga fakatauavaga.


11 It is not only good preparation but a deep personal interest in others that helps us to start Bible discussions and reach people in the ministry. 	 11 E se ko te faiga fua o fakatokaga ‵lei kae ko te fiafia malosi foki ki nisi tino e fesoasoani mai ei ki a tatou ke kamata a sau‵talaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu kae ke oko atu foki ki loto o tino i te galuega talai.


Modern technology puts at our fingertips all sorts of entertainment, much of which is questionable or improper for a Christian. 	 E faigofie o maua a vaegā fakafiafiaga katoa ona ko poto ‵fou, kae ko te ukega o fakafiafiaga e se ‵lei mō se Kelisiano.


May we let it affect not only our emotions, speech, and actions but also our outlook. 	 Ke talia ne tatou ke pokotia i ei a ‵tou lagonaga, ‵tou pati, ‵tou faifaiga kae penā foki loa mo ‵tou kilokiloga.


STUDY ARTICLES 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA


They delight to carry out his will, as it is revealed in the pages of the Bible. 	 E fia‵fia latou o fai tena loto, telā e fakaasi mai i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


Jehovah will see to it that kindness and compassion, rather than harshness and cruelty, prevail under his Kingdom. 	 E fakamautinoa mai ne Ieova me ka tumau te alofa atafai mo te loto alofa mai lalo i tena Malo, i lō amioga matagā kae fakasauā.


(Read Hebrews 5:14.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 5:14.)


Paul continues: “Through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.”—Romans 3:23; 5:12. 	 E toe fai mai a Paulo: “Ne oko mai te agasala ki te lalolagi i te tagata e tokotasi [ko Atamu], ne aumai foki ne tena agasala te mate. Tela la, ko oko ki tino katoa te mate, i te mea ko agasala a tino katoa.”—Loma 3:23; 5:12.


11 What will Jehovah do about wrong activities? 	 11 Ne a mea ka fai ne Ieova e uiga ki faifaiga ‵se?


16 When threatened by Satan and his demons, we similarly need to stay together, shoulder to shoulder with our brothers who are solid in the faith. 	 16 Kafai ko fakamatakutaku mai a Satani mo ana temoni, e ‵tau foki o ‵kau fakatasi faeloa tatou mo ‵tou taina kolā e ‵mautakitaki te lotou fakatuanaki.


“Carry on as citizens.”—PHIL. 1:27, ftn. 	 “Ko otou amioga fua ke fetaui mo te tala ‵lei.”—FILIPI 1:27.


In a sense, we do not. It is now ruling in heaven. 	 Kae e se penā tatou me ko pule mai nei te Malo i te lagi.


The Bible provides basic but practical principles that can guide us in every aspect of modern life. 	 E tuku mai ne te Tusi Tapu a akoakoga fakavae faigofie kae aoga kolā e mafai o takitaki ei tatou i feitu katoa o ‵tou olaga i aso nei.


2. (a) What does it mean to have purpose in life? (b) How do we know that the Creator had a purpose in putting us here? 	 2. (a) Se a te uiga o te mauaga o se fakamoemoega aogā i te olaga? (e) E iloa pefea ne tatou me e isi se pogai ne tuku ei ne te Atua ke ola tatou i konei?


A few scholars were briefly shown the codex in 1983; but the asking price was exorbitant, and no sale was made. 	 I te 1983, ne nāi tino a‵koga fua ne lavea malie ne latou a te tusi; kae ona ko te ‵togi ‵mafa, ne seki ‵togi ei a te tusi.


Contribute to a positive spirit by becoming familiar with our songs 	 Fesoasoani atu ke fakatumau se agaga tonu e auala i te fakamasani ki ‵tou pese


The brothers “arranged for Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up to the apostles and older men in Jerusalem regarding this dispute.” 	 Ne fai ne taina “ke uga atu a Paulo, Panapa mo nisi o latou ki te kau apositolo mo toeaina i Ielusalema e uiga ki te kinauga tenei.”


4 Jesus was even more concerned about providing spiritual food to his followers. 	 4 Ne manavase malosi a Iesu ki te tukuatuga o meakai faka-te-agaga ki ana soko.


Then I take a deep breath and start talking.” 	 Ka oti, ko kamata ei au o faipati.”


For example, The Wall Street Journal reports that in one Southeast Asian country, the government runs a “pyramid-style school structure that unabashedly pushes the cream to the top.” 	 E pelā mo te lipoti i The Wall Street Journal e uiga ki se fenua e tasi i te feitu ki Saute-saegālā o Asia, e fakagalue ne te malo i ei se “vaegā akoakoga telā e avatu ei a toe tama‵liki ‵lei ki toe koga ma‵luga.”


(Titus 2:14) As a cleansed people, for what works should we be zealous? 	 (Tito 2:14) Ne a galuega e ‵tau o loto finafinau tatou o fai e pelā me ne tino ‵mā?


During this seventh day, Jehovah has been resting, secure in the knowledge that his purpose will be fulfilled and that, as a group, his people will support it. 	 I loto i te fitu o aso malōlō tenei, e seai eiloa se mea ka taofi ne ia a Ieova mai te fakataunuga o tena fuafuaga, kae ka ‵lago atu eiloa ana tino ki ei e pelā me se potukau.


In prayer to Jehovah, he stated: “You yourself separated them as your inheritance out of all the peoples of the earth.” (1 Kings 8:53) Individual Israelites also had a special relationship with Jehovah. 	 I tena ‵talo ki a Ieova, ne fai atu a ia: “Ne filifili ne koe Isalaelu mai te ukega o fenua ke fai mo ou fenua tonu.” (1 Tupu 8:53) Ne maua foki ne tino Isalaelu taki tokotasi se fesokotakiga fakapito mo Ieova.


There are several lessons we can learn from the wedding attended by Jesus. 	 E isi ne akoakoga aogā kolā e maua ne tatou mai i te fakaipoipoga telā ne kau atu a Iesu ki ei.


For example, one young brother who used to have a well-paying job wrote: “Because I live by Bible principles, I soon received promotions. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne tusi mai penei se taina talavou e tokotasi telā ne maua ne ia se galuega telā e lasi tena ‵togi: “Ona ko te mea e ola au e ‵tusa mo akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu, e seki leva kae fakamasiki aka toku tulaga.


How can you know when not to have “just one more drink”? 	 E mafai pefea o iloa ne koe me ko se ‵tau o “toe tasi tau meainu”?


That is why the Greater David, Jesus Christ, prophetically extends to us the invitation: “Come, you sons, listen to me; the fear of Jehovah is what I shall teach you.” 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai ne valo mai ei ne te Tavita Sili ko Iesu Keliso a te kamiga tenei: “O‵mai o faka‵logo mai ki a au, ke akoako atu ne au a koutou ke ma‵taku ki te Aliki.”


What if he also lacks the witness of God’s spirit that he is a joint heir with Christ? 	 E pefea la māfai e se lava a molimau mai te agaga tapu o te Atua i a ia se tokotasi telā ka pule mo Keliso?


(Jeremiah 17:9) That is why the divine guidance found in the Bible is so important. 	 (Ielemia 17:9) Tenā eiloa te pogai e tāua ‵ki ei a fakatakitakiga mai te Atua kolā e maua i te Tusi Tapu.


God threw the disobedient angels into Tartarus in Noah’s day, and they will remain in that abased condition until they are destroyed. 	 Ne ‵pei atu ne te Atua a agelu sē faka‵logo ki loto i Tātalusi i aso o Noa, kae ka tumau eiloa latou i te tulaga tenā ke oko ki te taimi e fakaseai atu ei latou.


6 What comes to your mind when you think of Jonah? Do you think of him as a disobedient prophet? 	 E mata, e mafaufau koe ki a ia e pelā me se pelofeta sē fakalogo?


Many of us have lived to regret hasty words or rash actions!—Prov. 14:29; 15:28; 19:2. 	 Ne sala‵mo a tatou e tokouke i pati mo faifaiga kolā ne fai fakavave atu!—Faata. 14:29; 15:28; 19:2.


Why not examine your loyalties in the light of Bible truth? [Picture Credit Lines on page 4] 	 Kaia e se iloilo aka ei ne koe me ko oi e ‵tau o fakamaoni koe ki ei e ‵tusa loa mo te Tusi Tapu?


That is how they understand God’s command to ‘abstain from blood.’ 	 Tenā eiloa te lotou malamalama e uiga ki te fakatonuga a te Atua e uiga ki te ‘sē ‵kai ki te toto.’


Because, like Jesus, they are “no part of the world.” 	 Me e pelā mo Iesu e “se ne tino o te lalolagi latou.”


Paying attention to that word illuminates our hearts, and we are thus made aware that the Daystar has risen. 2:4—What is “Tartarus,” and when were the rebellious angels thrown into it? 	 A te saga tonu atu ki te muna tenā e fakamaina ei ‵tou loto, kae fai foki i ei ke iloa ne tatou me ko oti ne sae aka te Fetu Ao. 2:4, NW—Se a “Tātalusi,” kae ne ‵pei atu anafea ki ei a agelu ‵teke?


The question remains: Will the nations of the world really be united someday? 	 Ko te fesili la: E mata, e mafai o ‵kau fakatasi a fenua katoa o te lalolagi i se aso e tasi mai mua nei?


Although more than 20 years have passed since the accident, she still trembles when she recalls what happened. 	 E tiga eiloa ko oti ne ‵teka atu a tausaga e silia atu i te 20 talu mai te fakalavelave tenā, koi polepole eiloa tou fafine māfai ko masaua ne ia a te mea ne tupu.


What of the expression: “There is a drinking, but not to the point of getting intoxicated”? 	 Kae se a te uiga o te tugāpati: “E isi ne otou uaina, kae se konā koutou i ei”?


Noah, however, did take note. 	 Kae ne saga tonu atu eiloa a Noa ki ei.


(Deut. 4:30) Manasseh did return to Jehovah. 	 (Teutelonome 4:30) Ne toe foki mai eiloa a Manase ki a Ieova.


3 Those “wicked spirit forces” are Satan and the demons, who desire to destroy our relationship with Jehovah God. 	 3 A “malosi ma‵sei” konā ko Satani mo ana temoni, kolā e ma‵nako o fakamasei ne latou te ‵tou va fealofani mo Ieova te Atua.


If we appreciatively contemplate the life, the ministry, and the teachings of Jesus Christ, we will reflect Jehovah’s qualities more fully. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau faeloa tatou mo te loto fakafetai ki te olaga, te taviniga, mo akoakoga a Iesu Keliso, ka momea aka foki i ei te ‵lei o te fakaasi atu ne tatou a uiga o Ieova.


According to a Red Cross report of June 28, 2000, during the preceding year, the number of people who died from infectious diseases was about 160 times greater than the number who died in natural disasters. 	 E ‵tusa mo te lipoti a te Sataulo ‵Kula i a Iuni 28, 2000, a te aofaki o tino ne ‵mate i masaki ‵pisi i te tausaga mai mua atu e nofo ki se 160 taimi te uke atu i lō te aofaki o tino ne ‵mate i fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei.


Consider, for example, what happened when the Israelites seemed trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the Red Sea. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te taimi ne ma‵natu aka ei te kau Isalaelu i a latou ko sē mafai o ‵sao me ko sai‵tia latou i te va o te kautau a Falao mo te Tai Kula.


They also encouraged me and their youngest daughter, Nora, to enroll as pioneers. 	 Ne fakamalosi mai foki lāua ki a au mo te lā toekimuli fafine ko Nora, ke ‵kau ki te galuega fakapaenia.


Frankly, any of us could spend quite a while meditating on the wonderful counsel presented in those verses. 	 Se mea tonu me e mafai eiloa ne tatou o fakamāumāu a te ukega o ‵tou taimi ke mafaufau ‵mafa ki pati polopoloki ‵gali kolā e ‵sae mai i fuaiupu konā.


(Gen. 2:15-17) Had Adam and Eve obeyed his direction, they would have been spared tragic consequences—a life filled with pain and ending in their death with no hope. 	 (Kene. 2:15-17) Moi ne faka‵logo a Atamu mo Eva ki tena fakatonuga, penei e mafai eiloa o ‵sao laua mai te ikuga matagā tenā—te olaga telā e ‵fonu i logo‵maega kae iku atu ki te mate e aunoa mo se fakamoemoega.


After all, your aim is not simply to find suitable employment but also to be an asset to the congregation and a productive Kingdom proclaimer. 	 E ‵tau o masaua ne koutou me i te otou fakamoemoega e se gata fua i te taumafai ke maua se galuega telā e fetaui ‵lei kae ke fai foki koe mo fai se kope tāua ki te fakapotopotoga mo se tino talai magoi o te Malo.


What has resulted from discreetly presenting facts concerning our work to the media? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu ona ko te taumafaiga ke fakamatala faka‵lei atu a tala e uiga ki te ‵tou galuega i fale fakasalalau?


What can we learn about Mary from the way she spoke? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki te auala ne faipati ei a Malia?


7 Consider what happened to Sakura* from Japan. 	 7 Mafaufau ki te mea ne tupu ki a Sakura* mai i Tiapani.


In such an environment, being late can easily become our habit. 	 I se vaegā koga penā, e mafai o fai a te talimuli faeloa e pelā me se faifaiga masani.


In the book of Genesis alone, he is described as feeling “hurt at his heart,” as the “Producer of heaven and earth,” and as “the Judge of all the earth.” 	 E pelā mo te tusi fua ko Kenese, e fakamatala mai i ei a ia e pelā me e “fanoanoa,” ko “te Atua . . . telā ne faite ne ia te lagi mo te lalolagi,” mo “te famasino o te lalolagi kātoa.”


What examples do we have of servants of God who refused to compromise their integrity, and what gave them the strength to do so? 	 Ne a fakaakoakoga o tavini a te Atua kolā ne ita ma gutugutulua e uiga ki te lotou fakamaoni, kae se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ki a latou ke fai penā?


15 When the apostle Paul and Barnabas visited the Christian congregation in Antioch, “they spent not a little time with the disciples” in order to encourage them. 	 15 I te āsiga a te apositolo ko Paulo mo Panapa ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i Anitioka, “ne leva eiloa te . . . ‵nofoga mo tino tali‵tonu i konā” ko te mea ke fakamalosi atu latou.


(2 Peter 2:15, 16; Jude 11) Even when Balaam was forced to bless rather than curse Israel, he sought the king’s favor by suggesting that Baal-worshiping women be used to seduce Israelite men. 	 (2 Petelu 2:15, 16; Iuta 11) E ui eiloa ne faimālō atu ki a Palaamo ke fakamanuia ne ia a tino Isalaelu i lō te fakamalaia atu ki a latou, ne ‵sala atu eiloa a ia ki te taliaga a te tupu ke fakaaogā a fāfine kolā e tapuaki ki a Paala ke fakalata ne latou a tāgata Isalaelu.


When we share in the witness work, we support the spirit-anointed ones 	 Kafai e fai ‵tou tusaga i te galuega talai, e ‵lago atu eiloa tatou ki te kau fakaekegina ki te agaga tapu


During that time, Jesus acquired such a thorough knowledge of Jehovah that he could be described as the very “image of the invisible God.” 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne maua katoatoa ei ne Iesu te poto e uiga ki a Ieova kae tenā foki eiloa te pogai e taku ei a ia e pelā me ko te “fakatusa o te Atua telā e se matea ki mata.”


What does integrity involve, and what may we learn from Jehovah’s law regarding animal sacrifices? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te fakamaoni, kae se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te tulafono a Ieova e uiga ki taulaga manu?


Such fruits also set genuine worshippers apart from other religions. 	 Ko vaegā fua foki penā e fai ei ke tu ‵kese a tino tapuaki ‵tonu mai i nisi lotu.


We might also learn another language, move to another area in our own country, or even move to another land.—Acts 16:9, 10. 	 E mafai foki o tauloto tatou ki se isi ‵gana, olo atu ki se isi koga i te ‵tou fenua, io me ki se isi fenua.—Galu. 16:9, 10.


But you may wonder, ‘Is it rational to believe in a Creator?’ 	 Kae kāti ka mafaufau aka koe, ‘E mata, se faiga poto ke talitonu ki se Māfuaga?’


(John 14:6) Yes, to find the knowledge of God, we must avail ourselves of the help and direction that Jesus provides. 	 (Ioane 14:6) E tonu, ke maua te poto o te Atua, e ‵tau eiloa o maua ne tatou a te fesoasoani mo te takitakiga telā e tuku mai ne Iesu.


Afterward, the brothers asked whether this could be reported as a public meeting, since it was not held in a public place! 	 I te otiga o te lāuga, ne fesili mai a taina ki au, e mata, e taku a te lāuga tenei e pelā me se lāuga mō tino katoa, ona me seki fai i se koga telā e matala kae tokouke a tino e oloolo i ei!


Imperfect parents cannot produce perfect children. 	 E se mafai o fanau mai ne mātua sē ‵lei katoatoa a tama‵liki ‵lei katoatoa.


His first act was to reestablish pure worship and to reinforce the wayward nation’s frayed relationship with Jehovah. 	 A te mea muamua ne fai ne ia ko te toe fakatūga o te tapuakiga ‵ma kae fakamalosi aka a te fesokotakiga o te fenua mo Ieova.


(Num. 6:22-27) Jehovah’s great name would thus be glorified among the nations. 	 (Nume. 6:22-27) Tela la, a te igoa sili o Ieova ka faka‵malugina i atufenua katoa.


5, 6. (a) In what sense are “fiery coals” heaped upon the head of an enemy? (b) Relate a local experience that shows how applying the counsel found at Romans 12:20 can yield good results. 	 5, 6. (a) Se a te uiga ke tuku atu a “malala ‵ka” ki luga i te ulu o se fili? (e) Ke taku mai se tala telā e fakaasi mai i ei me e maua a ikuga ‵lei māfai e fakagalue aka a pati fakatonutonu i te Loma 12:20.


He looked covetously at another man’s wife, committed adultery, and arranged that the innocent mate be killed. 	 Ne kilo atu tou tagata mo te kaimanako ki te avaga a te suā tagata, ne mulilua a ia, kae ne fakatoka foki ke tamate te avaga ‵lei a te fafine tenā.


For instance, when they play computer games, I ask about them. 	 Kafai e ta‵fao i tafaoga i te komupiuta, e fesili atu au me e fai pefea te tafaoga tenā.


Instead, God strengthened him to endure it. 	 Kae ne fakamalosi ne te Atua a ia ke tumau i te kufaki.


At school? 	 I te akoga?


9. (a) How did Jehovah dignify his creatures, and for what reason? (b) How did God’s only-begotten Son exercise his free will? 	 9. (a) Ne fakaaloalo atu pefea a Ieova ki ana tino, kae kaia? (e) Ne fakagalue aka pefea ne te Tama fuatasi a te Atua a tena saolotoga ke fai ana filifiliga?


He said to the people: “You behaved rebelliously against the order of Jehovah your God, and you did not exercise faith toward him and did not listen to his voice. 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou: “Ka ko koutou ne ‵teke ki a ia; e seki tali‵tonu koutou ki a ia, seki faka‵logo foki koutou ki tena fakatonuga.


(1 Tim. 4:15) When we face serious problems, we pray to Jehovah, asking for help to find the guidance we need. 	 (1 Timoteo 4:15) Kafai e fe‵paki tatou mo fakalavelave faiga‵ta, e ‵talo atu tatou ki a Ieova, kae ‵sala atu mō se fesoasoani ke maua te takitakiga e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


11 The prophecy concerning seven shepherds and eight dukes (“princes,” The New English Bible) was to find its primary, or most important, fulfillment long after the birth of Jesus, the “ruler in Israel, whose origin is from early times.” 	 11 A te valoaga e uiga ki tausi mamoe e tokofitu mo pelenise e tokovalu ka fai a tena fakataunuga tāua i te taimi muamua eiloa, i se taimi leva ‵ki mai tua o te fanauga a Iesu, te “pule mo Isalaelu, ko tena gafa e vau mai aso mua eiloa.”


Feeble limbs? 	 Te pole‵pole o vae mo lima?


(Numbers 24:17) Jehovah’s word always comes true. 	 (Numela 24:17) E fakataunugina katoa a pati a Ieova.


14, 15. What lesson do we learn from Haggai 1:6? 	 Se a te akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai te Hakai 1:6?


(Philippians 4:6, 7) Also, allow God to help you heal by means of his consoling Word, the Bible. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) Ke talia foki ne koe a te Atua ke fesoasoani atu ki a koe e auala i tena Muna fakamafanafana, ko te Tusi Tapu.


No, for the door leading to reconciliation with Jehovah is still wide open. 	 Ikai, koi maua eiloa te avanoaga ke toe fesokotaki mo Ieova.


“I am now convinced that the Bible that I have is a gift from God” 	 “Nei la ko talitonu au i te Tusi Tapu tenei e nofo mo au se meaalofa mai i te Atua”


But what led him to do so? 	 Kae ne fakamalosi atu pefea ki tou tagata ke fai penā?


MARRIAGE is very much a part of life. 	 A TE avaga se vaega tāua o te olaga.


Why is it a privilege to understand “the deep things of God”? 	 Kaia e fai ei pelā me se tauliaga lasi ke malamalama i “fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua”?


Satan and the demons are skilled warriors with vast experience. 	 A Satani mo ana temoni ne toa ata‵mai kae apo malosi.


20. (a) What encouragement does the Governing Body today give to the international brotherhood? (b) What question will be answered in the following article? 	 20. (a) Ne a fakamalosiga e tuku mai ne te Potukau Pule i aso nei ki taina i te lalolagi kātoa? (e) Se a te fesili ka tali aka i te suā mataupu telā ka ‵soko mai?


If they love Jehovah, however, we want to help them and show them compassion. 	 Kae kafai e a‵lofa latou ki a Ieova, e ma‵nako tatou o fesoasoani atu ki a latou kae fakaasi atu foki te alofa.


One reference work says that Christians display this quality by “a willingness to bear with those whose faults or unpleasant traits are an irritant to them.” 	 E fai mai se tusi e tasi me e fakaasi atu ne Kelisiano a te uiga tenei mai i te “loto fia‵fia ke fa‵ki i tino kolā e se ‵gali io me e se fakafia‵fia olotou uiga kae fakaitaita atu ki a latou.”


4 If God’s Word is to have an effect on us, we need to read it regularly—daily if possible. 	 4 Ona ko te mea e isi se aoga o te Muna a te Atua ki a tatou, e ‵tau o fai‵tau faeloa tatou ki ei—i aso takitasi māfai e mafai.


Let us consider how God’s Word encourages all to make progress in true worship. 	 Ke na sau‵tala nei tatou ki te auala e fakamalosi ne te Muna a te Atua a tatou katoa ke ga‵solo ki mua i te tapuakiga tonu.


So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. 	 Tela la, ko se tokolua a lāua a ko fai lāua mo foitino e tasi.


(Matt. 24:2) This former Pharisee went so far as to say that compared with his new, enlightened understanding of God’s purposes and the privilege of the Christian ministry, what he once thought was important he now considered to be “a lot of refuse.” 	 E seai se fakamoemoega mō te taimi mai mua i te fenua tenā. (Mataio 24:2) Ne malamalama a Paulo i fuafuaga a te Atua, kae ne iloa ne ia me se tauliaga lasi ke fai a te galuega talai. Ne fai mai foki tou tagata me i mea kolā ne fakamuamua ne ia i taimi mua ne “kaiga ko oko eiloa i te uke.”


With a fatherly attitude toward us, our loving heavenly Father provides “good things,” such as his holy spirit. 	 E pelā me se tamana, e tuku mai faeloa ne te ‵tou Tamana alofa faka-te-lagi a “mea ‵lei,” e pelā mo tena agaga tapu.


• What are some reasons we have to cry out “Hallelujah”? 	 • Ne a pogai e ‵tau ei o ka‵laga atu tatou “Aleluia”?


(Ephesians 2:2, 3) Some Christians may occasionally go through periods of self-doubt and of a reassessment of their values and goals. 	 (Efeso 2:2, 3) Kāti ko oti ne fakalotolotolua a nisi Kelisiano i nisi taimi kae toe fuafua aka latou olotou fakamoemoega mo mea kolā e tāua atu ki a latou.


(Luke 11:13; Romans 8:26) Therefore, let us joyfully use these provisions. 	 (Luka 11:13; Loma 8:26) Tela la, ke na fakaaogā eiloa ne tatou mo te fia‵fia a fakatokaga konei.


How should we respond when there is increased light on certain scriptures, and why? 	 E ‵saga atu pefea tatou māfai ko gasolo aka o lasi a te ‵tou mainaga e uiga ki nai tusi siki, kae kaia?


This will be real. 	 Ka tonu ‵ki te ata tenā.


Many years later, Jacob foretold that because of the violent, angry acts of Simeon and Levi, their descendants would be scattered among the tribes of Israel. 	 I tausaga e uke ko ‵teka, ne ‵valo mai ne Iakopo me ona ko amioga fakasaua, mo uiga kaitaua o Simeona mo Levi, ka salalau valevale a olotou tupuga i matakāiga o Isalaelu.


“Gossipers.” 	 “Gutu Fai‵tala” io me Gutu Fatufatu.


It is his inspired Word, and it helps us to “know the things that have been kindly given us by God.” (1 Corinthians 2:12) Why not see for yourself how the Bible can answer common yet fundamental questions about God, his purpose, and our future? 	 Ko tena Muna fakaosofia eiloa, kae e fesoasoani mai ke “iloa ne [tatou] a mea katoa ne tuku mai ne te Atua ki a [tatou].” (1 Kolinito 2:12) Kaia e se fakamaoni aka eiloa ne koe a te auala e mafai ei o tali mai ne te Tusi Tapu a fesili masani kae tāua e uiga ki te Atua, ana fuafuaga, mo ‵tou olaga i aso mai mua?


They are “the Israel of God.” 	 A latou ko te “Isalaelu a te Atua.”


Do the Hebrew Scriptures address this complex problem? 	 E mata, e faipati a te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu e uiga ki te fakalavelave faigata tenei?


Consider the following expressions: 	 Mafaufau ki lagonaga konei o nisi tino:


(Jeremiah 50:1-3; Revelation 14:8) No wonder! 	 (Ielemia 50:1-3; Fakaasiga 14:8) E se tioa eiloa!


Year after year, the trunk widens and the roots go deeper and spread farther, producing a more stable tree. 	 I te fia tausaga e ola ei, e gasolo aka eiloa o lasi te tafito kae ko ana aka ko gasolo loa o ‵poko ki lalo kae salalau, kae ko gasolo aka eiloa o makeke a te lakau.


Never! 	 Ikai!


They participate in a preaching campaign to reach as many remote homes as possible while the weather is favorable. 	 E ‵kau atu latou ki te talaiga fakapito i te taimi koi ‵lei ei a aso, ke mafai o oko atu ki fale e uke kolā e ‵mao kae faigata te olo ki ei.


A year later, Ilias, as the oldest son, was allowed to return home to care for our widowed mother. 	 I se tausaga mai tua ifo, ne talia a Ilias, e pelā me ko te tama matua, ke foki atu ki te fale o tausi ki te motou mātua telā ko mate tena avaga.


14 Job was neither malicious nor cruel. 	 14 A Iopu e se amio masei io me amio fakasaua.


Why should we act to settle matters quickly if we are angry with a brother? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o gasue‵sue fakavave tatou o faka‵lei se fakalavelave mafai e ita koe ki se taina?


Can you think of locations in your congregation territory where you might contact people who are hard to find at home? 	 E mata, e mafai o mafaufau koe ki koga talai i tau fakapotopotoga kolā e mafai ei o fetaui mo tino kolā e faigata o maua atu i olotou fale?


Some who refused to kill were sent to the front lines, with the expectation that they would lose their life. 	 A nisi taina kolā ne seki talia ne latou o tamate a tino, ne faka‵tu atu i te laina ki mua i te taua ke mafai o ‵mate i ei.


If you would like to pioneer, what should you do? 	 Kafai koe e fia paenia, se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe?


In fact, the Bible calls Abraham “the father of all those having faith.” 	 E tonu, ne taku ne te Tusi Tapu a Apelaamo e pelā me ko te “tamana o tino fakatuanaki.”


[Picture on page 15] 	 Se a te fakailoaga telā ne tuku mai ne Petelu e uiga ki aso fakaoti? 15.


5 Concerning Jehovah, the prophet Isaiah said: “Like a shepherd he will shepherd his own drove. With his arm he will collect together the lambs; and in his bosom he will carry them. Those giving suck he will conduct with care.” 	 5 Muna a te pelofeta ko Isaia e uiga ki a Ieova: “Ka tausi ne ia tena lafu e pelā me se tausi mamoe; ka fakamaopoopo mai ne ia a tamā mamoe kae tauave i ona lima; ka takitaki ne ia a mātua o mamoe mo te filemu.”


Although this article refers to the disfellowshipped minor as a male, the points presented also apply to a female. 	 Faitalia me fakasino atu a te mataupu tenei ki te tino fakatea e pelā me se tagata, a te manatu i konei e mafai foki o fakasino atu ki te tamaliki fafine.


For the first life-form to continue, it had to be able to reproduce, to make copies of itself. 	 Ko te mea ke fakatumau a te ola muamua, e ‵tau o fakafua mai i a ia eiloa a mea kolā e ‵pau loa mo ia.


(John 13:15) During that last night, Jesus mentioned a number of ways in which Christians should strive to be like him. 	 (Ioane 13:15) I te ‵toe po tenā, ne taku atu ne Iesu a auala kese‵kese kolā e ‵tau ei o fakaakoako atu a Kelisiano ki a ia.


The faithful ones Jehovah is safeguarding.”—John 10:16; Psalm 31:23. 	 E puipui ne te Aliki a tino fakamaoni.”—Ioane 10:16; Salamo 31:23.


How did Jesus’ persecuted disciples get the courage needed to witness boldly? 	 Ne maua pefea ne soko o Iesu kolā ne fakasauāgina a te loto toa ke talai atu?


However, those who have left their homeland to serve in other countries try to learn the local languages so as to make the good news more accessible to those “rightly disposed for everlasting life.” 	 Kae ko oti ne tauloto a tino kolā ne tiakina ne latou olotou fenua ‵tonu ke ga‵lue i nisi fenua, a ‵gana i ei ko te mea ke mafai o maua te tala ‵lei ne “tino loto ‵lei kolā ka mafai o maua te ola se-gata-mai.”


The Bible answers: “As for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.”—Ecclesiastes 9:5. 	 E tali mai te Tusi Tapu: “Ka ko tino ‵mate e seai se mea a latou e iloa.”—Failauga 9:5.


COMPLAINT: 	 O FAMEO:


17 Not to be overlooked is the fact that those who have been serving Jehovah faithfully for decades have achieved something that is truly unique and that cannot be acquired in any other way—an unfading record of endurance. 	 17 E se ‵tau o puli i a tatou me i tino kolā ko oti ne tavini fakamaoni atu ki a Ieova i te fia sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka ko oti ne maua ne latou se mea telā e tu ‵kese kae e se mafai o maua i se isi auala aka—ko te loto kufaki telā e se mafai o matafitafi.


They should be helped to understand why they ought to hold doors for people, show kindness to the elderly and sick, and offer to help those carrying heavy packages. 	 E ‵tau o fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke malamalama i te pogai e ‵tau ei o ‵tala ne latou a mataloa mō tino, te fakaasi atu o te atafai ki tino ma‵tua mo tino ma‵saki, kae ke toka foki o fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e amo ne latou a mea ‵mafa.


Anxieties of today’s busy life distract many from divine law 	 Se a te auala tāua telā e ‵kese ei a te tulafono a te Atua mai manatu o tino?


“Let Endurance Complete Its Work” 	 ‘E ‵Tau Eiloa o Fakakatoatoa ne te Kufaki a Tena Galuega’


It is imperative that we “be sound in mind” and heed the Scriptural exhortation to “be vigilant with a view to prayers.”—1 Pet. 4:7. 	 E tāua ko tatou ke “‵lei [‵tou] mafaufau” kae ‵saga tonu ki te fakamalosiga mai Tusitusiga Tapu ke “mataala kae ‵talo malosi.”—1 Pe. 4:7.


(Isaiah 27:1) What is the modern-day “Leviathan”? 	 (Isaia 27:1) Se a te “Leviatana” i aso nei?


What will you do if your child makes a serious mistake? 	 Ne a au mea ka fai māfai e fai ne sau tamaliki se mea matagā?


This portion of the psalm has been rendered: “You sweep men away in the sleep of death.” 	 A te vaega tenei o te salamo ne ‵fuli, penei: “Ne ave keatea ne koe a tāgata i te ‵moe o te mate.”


This can have a calming and healing effect. 	 E mafai o faka‵noga io me faka‵lei aka i ei te loto fanoanoa o te tino.


That short fact-finding trip convinced us that we should move here.” 	 Ne fakamalosi aka ne te tamā asiga toetoe tenā ke au‵mai māua ki konei.”


The prophet Daniel foretold: “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. 	 Ne ‵valo mai te pelofeta ko Tanielu, penei: “I te taimi o takitaki konā, kae ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo telā ka se toe gata mai.


This indicates that we have faith in Jehovah’s ability to care for our needs on a daily basis. 	 E fakaasi mai i ei me tali‵tonu tatou me e mafai o tausi ne Ieova tatou i aso takitasi.


(James 1:2) Why? 	 (Iakopo 1:2) Kaia?


Even now, millions of his servants pray to him daily. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki aso nei, e lau i miliona o ana tavini e ‵talo atu ki a ia i aso katoa.


Confucius and others taught variations of the Golden Rule 	 Ne akoako atu ne Confucius mo nisi tino a manatu e tai ‵pau mo te akoakoga e uiga ki te atafai ki nisi tino


(Gal. 4:9) May we never take for granted our precious standing with God. 	 (Kalatia 4:9) E ‵tau o masaua faeloa ne tatou a te tāua o te ‵tou vā fakataugasoa mo Ieova.


13. How do fleshly desires “carry on a conflict against [our] soul”? 	 13 A vaegā manakoga penā “e taua faeloa ki [‵tou] agaga.”


This sound car reached millions in Brazil with the good news 	 Ne fakaaoga eiloa te motoka mo mea faka‵lasi leo i ei ke fakaoko atu te tala ‵lei ki te fia miliona o tino i Pasili


8, 9. In dealing with King Saul, how did David show that he kept Jehovah’s will in mind? 	 8, 9. I ana faifaiga ki te tupu ko Saulo, ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Tavita me ne masaua faeloa ne ia te mea e loto ki ei a Ieova?


“Make Sure of the More Important Things” 	 “Ke Fakamautinoa Aka . . . a Mea Kolā e Sili Atu i te Tāua”


In Matthew’s account, Jesus said regarding the cup: “This means my ‘blood of the covenant,’ which is to be poured out in behalf of many for forgiveness of sins.” 	 I te tusi ko Mataio, ne fai mai Iesu e uiga ki te ipu, penei: “Ko toku toto tenei o te feagaiga telā ne maligi mō te tokoukega e fakamagalo ei agasala.”


1, 2. Why should we strive to be effective in our ministry? 	 1, 2. Kaia e ‵tau ei mo tatou o taumafai ke ma‵goi te faiga o te ‵tou galuega talai?


In fact, some Christians in the first century needed pointed counsel to “stop seeking a release” from their marriage. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne maua foki ne Kelisiano i aso o te kau apositolo a pati fakatonutonu ke “sa taumafai la o tiakina” olotou avaga.


And most important, I now feel closer to Jehovah.” 	 Kae sili atu i ei, ko na gasolo aka loa o pili atu toku vā mo Ieova.”


Adam and Eve were to live forever if they remained subject to Jehovah. 	 Ne ‵tau o ola a Atamu mo Eva ki te se-gata-mai moi ne tumau lāua i te fai e pelā me ne tino faka‵logo ki a Ieova.


The apostle Paul explained: “The wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord.” 	 E fakamatala mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me i te ‵togi o te agasala ko te mate, kae ko te meaalofa telā e tuku mai ne te Atua ko te ola se-gata-mai i a Keliso Iesu te ‵tou Aliki.”


For example, consider Enza,* whose husband is violently opposed. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke mafaufau ki a Enza,* telā e ‵teke malosi atu tena avaga tagata kae sauā.


(Matthew 4:23; 1 Corinthians 15:58) In that way too, Christians follow the pattern that Jesus set, and the following article will discuss how. 	 (Mataio 4:23; 1 Kolinito 15:58) Tenā foki eiloa te auala e tau‵tali atu ei a Kelisiano ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu, kae ka sau‵tala tatou ki te auala tenā i te suā mataupu.


The very small percentage of that energy that reaches us as sunlight sustains life on this earth. 	 A te vaega foliki o te malosi tenā telā e oko mai ki a tatou e pelā me se mainaga, e fakaolaola i ei a mea i te lalolagi tenei.


What did Jehovah emphasize when commissioning Moses? 	 Se a te mea ne faka‵mafa atu ne Ieova i te tukuatuga te galuega ki a Mose?


Illness suddenly strikes the child, and soon he stops breathing. 	 Ne masaki fakapoi te tamaliki, kae ne mate ei.


By converting to the extremism of the Pharisees, however, they took a turn for the worse, possibly becoming more extreme than their condemned teachers. 	 Mai te ‵fuli atu ki te lotu fia amiotonu a Falesaio, ne ‵fuli atu ei latou ki se mea telā e masei atu, kāti ne silia atu te lotou fia amio‵tonu i lō olotou faiakoga ma‵sei.


4 The Bible states: “Pray incessantly. In connection with everything give thanks.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17, 18) In view of this counsel, let us consider the following questions: Why should we pay attention to our prayers? 	 4 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “ ‵Talo i taimi katoa, ke loto fakafetai foki koutou ki mea katoa.” (1 Tesalonia 5:17, 18) E ‵tusa mo te fakatakitakiga tenei, ke mafau‵fau tatou ki fesili konei: Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki ‵tou ‵talo?


15 At social gatherings, those making the arrangements should not overlook the need for proper supervision. 	 15 I taimi e maopoopo ei i fakafiafiaga, e ‵tau o onoono faka‵lei a tino e fai ne latou te fakatokaga, ke fanofano ‵lei te fakafiafiaga.


See Revelation—Its Grand Climax at Hand! pages 169-170. 	 Ke onoono ki Te Faleleoleo Maluga o Novema 1, 1994, itu. 10 pala. 14.


By delivering them from slavery to sin, Jesus saves his followers from the wrath of God and brings them into a loving relationship with Jehovah.—Matt. 1:21. 	 Mai te faka‵saoga o latou mai te ‵nofo pologa ki te agasala, e faka‵sao ne Iesu ana soko mai te kaitaua o te Atua kae tuku atu ki a latou se fesokotakiga gali mo Ieova.—Mataio 1:21.


(Psalm 88:11) The answer, of course, is no. 	 (Salamo 88:11) Ikai.


He will feel sorry for the lowly one and the poor one, and the souls of the poor ones he will save.” 	 E alofa a ia ki tino vāivāi mo tino ma‵tiva; e fakasao foki ne ia a olotou ola.”


For all the peoples, for their part, will walk each one in the name of its god; but we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God.”—Mic. 4:1, 5. 	 Ka uke a malo e o‵mai ki ei, a malo katoa e tapuaki kae faka‵logo ki olotou atua, ka ko matou e tapuaki kae faka‵logo ki te Aliki te motou Atua.”—Mika 4:1, 5.


14. (a) In 36 C.E., to whom was the privilege of becoming a part of Abraham’s spiritual seed extended? (b) How did Paul express his feelings about the way Jehovah chooses members of spiritual Israel? 14 In 36 C.E., the privilege of becoming a part of Abraham’s spiritual seed was extended for the first time to those who were neither Jews nor proselytes. 	 14 I te tausaga ko te 36 T.A., ne fakalauefa atu te tauliaga ke fai mo fai ne tama faka-te-agaga a Apelaamo mō te taimi muamua ki tino kolā e se ne tino Iutaia io me ko tino mai fenua fakaatea kolā ne ‵fuli ki te lotu Iutaia.


To settle that question, Jesus began to inspect the spiritual temple in 1914. 	 Ke tali aka te fesili tenā, ne kamata o fai ne Iesu a tena asiga ki te faletapu faka-te-agaga i te 1914.


By taking time that we would otherwise spend in futile pursuits and devoting it to serious Bible study, regular meeting attendance, and the fullest possible share in preaching the “good news of the kingdom.” 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o taimi kolā e fakamaumau sāle ki mea sē aogā kae ke fakaaogā ki te faiga o sukesukega ‵loto ki te Tusi Tapu, te kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga, e pelā foki mo te kau katoatoa atu ki te talaiatuga o te ‘tala ‵lei o te malo.’


As a result, three of the men accepted Bible studies. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne talia ne tāgata e tokotolu ke fai olotou a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


It allows for freedom and promotes joy. 	 E tuku mai i ei a te saolotoga kae fakamalosi aka foki i ei a te fiafia.


REACHING OUT TO SERVE AS A FAMILY 	 KAUSAKI KE TAVINI ATU E PELĀ ME SE KĀIGA


10 Jesus’ followers also show their loyalty to him by reflecting his qualities in the family. 	 10 Ne fakaasi atu foki ne soko o Iesu te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni ki a ia mai te fakaakoako atu ki ana uiga i loto i te kāiga.


(John 6:44) Jesus’ positive view of his disciples was evident in the way he dealt with and treated them. 	 (Ioane 6:44) E matea atu te kilokiloga fiafia tenā a Iesu ki ana soko i ana faifaiga ki a latou.


It says: “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, in order that you may become wise in your future.” 	 E fai mai penei: “Kafai e fakalogo koe ki manatu fakatonutonu, kae loto fiafia o tauloto, kae ka maua ne koe te poto i se aso.”


(Read 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 7.) 	 (Faitau 2 Tesalonia 2:3, 7.)


(Isaiah 1:18) Although Jehovah was not in the wrong, he invited the rebellious nation to come and set matters straight. 	 (Isaia 1:18) E tiga eiloa ne seki ‵se a Ieova, ne ‵kami mai ne ia te fenua fakalogogatā ke o‵mai ke fakatonutonu aka olotou faifaiga.


Imagine that you are an unseen observer of the events leading up to that occasion. 	 Mafaufau me ne matea tonu ne koe a mea kolā ne ‵tupu mai mua o te sauniga tenā.


In both word and deed, Jesus perfectly reflected the glory of Jehovah. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu i se auala ‵lei katoatoa a te ‵malu o Ieova i ana pati mo ana faifaiga.


What has it cost Jehovah? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta ne oko atu ki a Ieova?


21 To the Jews of Habakkuk’s day, God’s “work” of having the Babylonians destroy Jerusalem was unthinkable because that city was the seat of Jehovah’s worship and the place where his anointed king was enthroned. 	 21 Ne seki mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu a tino Iutaia i aso o Sapakuka ki te “faiga” a te Atua ke fakamaofa ne te kau Papelonia Ielusalema me i te fakai tenā ko te laumua o te tapuakiga ki a Ieova kae ko te koga foki telā ne nofo mai i ei tena tupu tofia.


(Phil. 4:6, 7) Because of our dedication to Jehovah, we also enjoy “peace with God,” a good relationship with him.—Rom. 5:1. 	 (Fili. 4:6, 7) Ona ko ‵tou tukuatuga ki a Ieova, e maua foki ne tatou a te “filemu mo te Atua,” se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo ia.—Loma 5:1.


Was it the work of one person or of a group of devoted translators? 	 E mata, ko galuega a se tino e tokotasi io me se potukau o tino ‵fuli kolā e loto finafinau?


Why, “she has made even undergarments and proceeded to sell them”! 	 “E faite ne ia a gatu mo fusi, kae togi atu ne ia ki tino fai mea togi”!


They repented over their past sins. 	 Ne sala‵mo latou ki olotou agasala mua ne fai.


Perhaps the more important question is, If such a standard exists, would you delight in and abide by it? 	 Kāti te ‵toe fesili tāua tenei, Kafai ko maua ne koe se vaegā tulafono penā, e mata, ka fiafia kae fakalogo katoatoa koe ki ei?


It says: “Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.” 	 E fai mai penei: “Ne oko mai te agasala ki te lalolagi i te tagata e tokotasi, ne aumai foki ne tena agasala te mate. Tela la, ko oko ki tino katoa te mate, i te mea ko agasala a tino katoa.”


The apostle Paul counseled: “I desire that in every place the men carry on prayer, lifting up loyal hands, apart from wrath and debates. 	 Au e manako foki ki fāfine ke teuteu faka‵lei, kae ke mafaufau faka‵lei ki feitu e uiga ki gatu e ‵pei ei latou, ka ke fai faka‵lei eiloa olotou gatu.


If they were truly ‘trusting in Jehovah with all their heart,’ there would be little reason for believing that they could not avoid a failed marriage.—Read Proverbs 3:5, 6. 	 Kafai ne ‘tali‵tonu lāua ki a Ieova mo lā loto kātoa,’ e seai se pogai ke tali‵tonu me e se mafai o fakafesagai atu lāua ki te mea tenā.—Faitau te Faataoto 3:5, 6.


(John 19:28, 30; Matthew 27:45, 46; Luke 23:46) On the third day thereafter, Jehovah resurrects his Son. 	 (Ioane 19:28, 30; Mataio 27:45, 46; Luka 23:46) I te tolu o aso mai tua ifo i ei, ne toe fakatu aka ne Ieova a tena Tama.


Both Judean kings did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but Asa did so with a complete heart. 	 A tupu tokolua o Iuta konei ne fai katoa ne laua te meatonu i mua o Ieova, kae ko Asa ne tavini atu mo te loto kātoa.


King David said to Jehovah God: “With someone loyal you will act in loyalty.” (2 Samuel 22:26) The Hebrew word translated “loyalty” here conveys the idea of kindness that lovingly attaches itself to an object until its purpose in connection with that object is realized. 	 Ne fai atu a te Tupu ko Tavita ki a Ieova, te Atua, penei: “A koe e fakamaoni ki a latou kola e fakamaoni atu ki a koe.” (2 Samuelu 22:26) E fakauiga te pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te “fakamaoni” i konei ki te fakaasiatuga o te atafai ki se tino e a‵lofa tatou ki ei ke oko ki te taimi ko taunu ei te fakamoemoega.


Our prayerful vigilance will enable us to “make fast our hold on the confidence we had at the beginning firm to the end.”—Hebrews 3:14; 1 Peter 4:7. 	 A te ‵tou tumau i te ‵talo faeloa ka fai i ei ke “taofi ‵mautakitaki tatou ki te fakamaoni ki a ia telā ne iai mo tatou mai te kamataga ke oko ki te fakaotiga.”—Epelu 3:14; 1 Petelu 4:7.


6 As David indicated, we are surrounded by evidence of Jehovah’s greatness. 	 6 E pelā mo te fakaasiga a Tavita, ko sikomia nei tatou ne fakamaoniga o te sili o Ieova.


In time, I concluded that the first statement in the Bible is the most logical answer: ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’”—Genesis 1:1. 	 I te gasologa o taimi ne fakaiku aka ne au a te ‵tonu o pati i te kamataga i te Tusi Tapu: ‘I te kamataga ne faite ne te Atua a te lagi mo te lalolagi.’”—Kenese 1:1.


We can be happy if we revere God and walk in his ways by doing his will. 	 E mafai o fia‵fia tatou māfai e tapuaki atu tatou ki te Atua kae ola e ‵tusa mo ana fakatonuga mai te faiga o tena loto.


7 Since Jesus relied on the Scriptures to resist the Devil’s temptations, how much more so should we! 	 7 Ona ko te mea ne fakalagolago a Iesu ki te Tusi Tapu ke ‵teke atu ki fakaosoosoga a te Tiapolo, e ‵tau foki o sili atu te ‵tou fai penā!


If items such as wedding photos bring pain, box them up and save them for your children. 	 Kafai e aumai ne ata o te fakaipoipoga a te logo‵mae, ke faulu atu ki loto i pokisi kae ‵teu mō au tama‵liki.


15 Granted, trials can sadden or even depress us. 	 15 E tonu, e mafai o fakafanoanoa io me fai ne fakalavelave ke mafatia tatou.


For one thing, most of the public festivals and games were held in honor of pagan gods. 	 E tasi te pogai ne fakamataku ei me ne fakaaloalo atu a te ukega o aso fakamanatu mo tafaoga ki atua fāpaupau.


What helped David to recover from his sins? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Tavita ke toe ‵lei ana lagonaga mai i ana agasala ne fai?


Would not the people of Jericho slaughter them all if she sheltered such enemies? 	 E a, ka se tamate ne tino o Ieliko a latou katoa māfai ne faka‵nofo ne ia a vaegā fili penā i tena fale?


What important steps were taken by Waldo and his followers? 	 Ne a mea tāua ne fai ne Waldo mo tino kolā ne tau‵tali atu i a ia?


(Isaiah 54:2, 3; Acts 11:21) When new ones begin to associate with the Christian congregation and wish to share in the ministry, they need training and direction. 	 (Isaia 54:2, 3; Galuega 11:21) Kafai ko fia ‵kau atu a tino ‵fou ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano kae ko ma‵nako ke ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai, e ‵tau o maua ne latou a akoakoga mo fakatakitakiga.


Has all their effort been in vain? 	 E mata, e se aogā olotou taumafaiga katoa konā?


How should we show love toward our neighbor? 	 E ‵tau o fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou te alofa ki ‵tou tuakoi?


While engaging in the ministry, why should we be careful about our conversation? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaeteete tatou i ‵tou sautalaga i te taimi e olo atu ei tatou i te galuega talai?


A Modern-Day Locust Army 	 Se Kautau o Sē Akelise i Aso Nei


(Ex. 14:19-28) Is it any wonder, then, that David in another psalm extolled Jehovah as “a God of saving acts”?—Ps. 68:20. 	 (Esoto 14:19-28) E se tioa eiloa o tavae atu ne Tavita a Ieova, i te suā salamo, e pelā me ko te Atua telā “e fakasao ne ia tatou,” i ne?—Salamo 68:20.


I was not able to communicate with other children. 	 Ne seki mafai o fesokotaki atu au ki nisi tamaliki.


Serving as a pioneer will indeed help you to improve your ability to use the Bible in the ministry and to make spiritual advancement. 	 A te tavini atu e pelā me se paenia ka fesoasoani atu ke momea aka tou atamai i te fakaaogaga o te Tusi Tapu i te galuega talai kae ke gasolo atu foki ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


2 This account illustrates in a touching way what Jesus stated some time earlier. 	 2 E fakaasi mai i te tala tenei i se auala fakaotia loto a pati kolā ne fai mai ne Iesu mai mua atu i ei.


How do we know that Christians need not experience a life of suffering to please God? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e se ‵tau o fe‵paki a Kelisiano mo se olaga fakalogo‵mae ke fakafiafia atu ei ki te Atua?


‘Have plenty to do in the work of the Lord.’—1 COR. 15:58. 	 “Ke ga‵lue malosi koutou i te galuega a te Aliki.”—1 KOLINITO 15:58.


Jehovah is pleased when families fulfill their obligation toward elderly relatives and thus show that they care about older ones as he himself does. 	 E fiafia eiloa a Ieova māfai e fakataunu ne kāiga olotou tiute ki te tausiga o olotou kāiga kolā ko ma‵tua, e fakaasi atu ei me e atafai eiloa latou ki tino ma‵tua e pelā eiloa mo ia.


For it will come in upon all those dwelling upon the face of all the earth.”—Luke 21:34, 35. 	 Me ka vau pela mo se malei ki tino katoa e ‵nofo i te lalolagi.”—Luka 21:34, 35.


A fifth believed that those in hell would suffer physical torment. 	 E tali‵tonu te tasi-vae-lima me i tino kolā e olo ki seoli ka logo‵mae i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


We will also consider how the sheep should respond to Jehovah’s loving interest in them. 	 Ka mafaufau foki tatou ki te auala e ‵tau ei o ‵saga atu a mamoe ki te tausiga alofa a Ieova ki a latou.


Why is having respect and showing honor so important? 	 Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a te mauaga o te uiga ko te fakaaloalo mo te fakaasiatuga o te āva?


Blessed for Her Sensibleness 	 Ne Fakamanuiagina Ona ko Ana Faka‵tauga ‵Lei


(Titus 1:1) Jehovah’s spirit can help us to comprehend even difficult subjects. 	 (Tito 1:1) E fesoasoani mai a te agaga o Ieova ke mafai o malamalama tatou i ei, ke oko ki mataupu faiga‵ta.


Helping poor nations to get out of poverty proved to be more difficult than helping wealthy nations to recover from war. 	 Ko oti ne fakamaoni aka me i te fesoasoani atu ki malo ma‵tiva ke mo a e ma‵tiva e faigata ‵ki eiloa i lō te fesoasoani atu ki fenua mau‵mea ke toe gasolo o ‵lei mai te taua.


In contrast, what Jesus spoke was not of his own originality; he stuck to God’s word, or message. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, a pati kolā ne fai atu ne Iesu ne seki māfua mai i a ia eiloa; ne akoako atu eiloa ne ia a te muna io me ko te fekau a te Atua.


16, 17. (a) Why is kindness important in our public ministry? (b) How can kindness be manifested in various avenues of the field ministry? 	 16, 17. (a) Kaia e tāua ei te alofa atafai i ‵tou galuega talai? (e) E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu te alofa atafai i auala kese‵kese o te galuega talai?


Just as a young child feels protected when his father is near, so we feel secure and confident under Jehovah’s guiding hand. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te tamaliki foliki telā e tokagamalie māfai e nofo pili mai a tena tamana, e tokagamalie kae saogalemū foki tatou mai lalo i te puipuiga a Ieova.


For this we should turn to God’s Word, the Bible. 	 Ke iloa aka tena kilokiloga, e ‵tau o ‵saga atu tatou ki te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu.


6 These Scriptural accounts show that Jehovah blesses those who make and keep a solemn agreement to serve him. 	 6 E fakaasi mai i tala konei i te Tusi Tapu me fakamanuia ne Ieova a tino kolā e fai kae tausi ki te lotou tautoga ‵malu ke tavini atu ki a ia.


Before that, Judah will be exiled to Babylon, but Jehovah will deliver her. 	 Mai mua o te mea tenā, ka ave fakapagota a Iuta ki Papelonia kae ka fakasao ne Ieova a ia.


Others displayed courage in circumstances common to Jehovah’s servants in general. 	 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne nisi tino a te loto malosi i fakanofonofoga kolā e masani ki ei a tavini a Ieova.


The psalmist declared: “Happy are those observing justice, doing righteousness all the time.”—Psalm 106:3. 	 Ne folafola mai te faisalamo, penei: “Amutia latou kola e faka‵logo ki ana fakatonuga, kae fai mea tonu faeloa.”—Salamo 106:3.


Testing whether we are in the faith calls for what? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te tofotofoga o te ‵tou fakatuanaki?


At the age of 17, Eunice did leave home, and a local Witness family kindly took her into their care. 	 I te taimi ko 17 ei ana tausaga, ne tiaki ne Eunice te lotou fale, kae ne tali mo te atafai ne se kāiga Molimau i te fakapotopotoga a tou fafine.


IT CAME as a clarion call: “Kingdom Publishers in Britain—Wake Up!!” 	 A TE kalaga tenā ne vau pelā me se kalaga tāua kae se manakoga fakavave: “Tino Talai o te Malo i Peletania—Ala Mai!!”


Even so, through the ages, genuine Christians—individually or in groups—no doubt did their best to adhere to Christ’s teachings. 	 Mai te taimi tenā ke oko mai ki aso nei, e mautinoa eiloa me ne taumafai malosi a Kelisiano ‵tonu—i a latou takitokotasi e pelā foki me se potukau—o tau‵tali ki akoakoga a Keliso.


They recommend: “Don’t wait for the perfect circumstances. 	 E fakamalosi mai lāua: “Sa faka‵tali ke toka ‵lei koe.


□ What pressures were bearing down on the Hebrew Christians to whom Paul wrote? 	 • Ne a mea faiga‵ta ne taotaomaki atu ki Kelisiano Epelu kolā ne tusi atu a Paulo ki ei?


11 However hard this was on Jephthah, it may have been harder still on his daughter, who willingly complied with her father’s decision. 	 11 E tiga eiloa ne faigata ‵ki a te mea tenei ki a Iefata, kāti ne penā foki ki tena tamaliki fafine, kae e ui ei, ne talia eiloa ne tou fafine a te fakaikuga a tena tamana telā ko oti ne fai.


Paul’s counsel does not rule out legal separation in extreme situations. 	 E aofia i te polopolokiga a Paulo a te taliaga ke ‵tala te avaga mai lalo i te tulafono.


(Luke 9:62) Was Jesus being harsh or unreasonable in answering this way? 	 (Luka 9:62) E mata, ko tō pati ‵toko a Iesu io me e se uiga faigofie i te auala tenei ne tali atu ei a ia?


Are generous 	 E uiga kaima‵lie


18 Earlier, while Moses was receiving the Law on Mount Sinai, the Israelites became idolaters, engaging in calf worship and sensual pleasures. 	 18 Mai mua atu i ei, i te taimi telā ne tuku atu ei ki a Mose a te Tulafono i te Mauga o Sinai, ne fai a tino Isalaelu e pelā me ne tino e ifo ki tupua, me ne aofia latou i te tapuakiga ki te pulumakau mo fakafiafiaga faka-te-lalolagi.


EXAMPLES WE WANT TO IMITATE 	 FAKAAKOAKOGA E MANAKOGINA KE FAKAAKOAKO TATOU KI EI


How did it become evident that Jehovah’s light would shine on others besides the anointed? 	 Ne fakamaoni mai pefea me ka maina atu te mainaga mai i a Ieova ki nisi tino, kae e se ko te kau fakaekegina fua?


14 Yes, some might ridicule or oppose you. 	 14 E tonu, e mafai o fakatauemu io me ‵teke atu a nisi tino ki a koe.


As a result of Paul’s skillful defense, a ruler was affected by the penetrating power of God’s Word. 	 Ona ko te apo o Paulo i ana fakamatalaga, ne pokotia ei se pule e tokotasi i te ‵mana o te Muna a te Atua.


EZRA COMES TO JERUSALEM 	 KO FANATU ESELA KI IELUSALEMA


Then his patience is rewarded, and he sees the fruits of his labor. 	 Ko maua i ei ne ia a taui o tena loto kufaki, kae e maua ne ia a fuataga o ana galuega.


(Ecclesiastes 3:11) So it is natural for us to hope for the time when people can live forever in peace and happiness. 	 (Failauga 3:11, NW) Tela la, e se se mea fakaatea ke fakamoe‵moe tatou ki te taimi telā ka ola ei a tino ki te se-gata-mai i te manuia mo te fiafia.


This led to the apostle Paul’s effective discourse on the Areopagus in that city. 	 Ne iku atu te mea tenei ki te lauga magoi a te apositolo ko Paulo i te Fono o Aleopako i te fa‵kai tenā.


God’s purpose was that humans would live on earth forever amid Paradise conditions. 	 Ne fai te fuafuaga a te Atua ke ola ki te se-gata-mai a tino i te lalolagi palataiso.


HOW THE PRINCIPLE CONTRIBUTES TO A MEANINGFUL LIFE: 	 TE AUALA E ‵LAGO ATU EI TE FAKATAKITAKIGA FAKAVAE KI SE OLAGA AOGA:


5. (a) How did Peter obey Jesus’ words? (b) Peter’s obedience to Jesus’ instructions led to what blessing? 	 5. (a) Ne fakalogo pefea a Petelu ki pati a Iesu? (e) Se a te fakamanuiaga ne maua ona ko te fakalogo o Petelu ki te fakatonuga a Iesu?


7, 8. What happened in 1914, and what proof is there that God now reigns through the Kingdom of his Son? 	 7, 8. Se a te mea ne tupu i te 1914, kae se a te fakamaoniga me ko pule mai te Atua e auala i te Malo o tena Tama?


13 The good news found in God’s Word enables us to come to know the Creator and to enter into a loving relationship with him. 	 13 A te tala ‵lei telā e maua i te Muna a te Atua e fai ei ke iloa ne tatou a te Mafuaga kae ke maua se fesokotakiga alofa mo ia.


Persistent murmurers attach too much importance to their feelings or position, drawing attention to themselves rather than to God. 	 A tino kolā e tumau i te mui‵mui e ‵saga malosi fua ki olotou lagonaga io me ko tulaga, mai te mafaufau ki a latou eiloa i lō te Atua.


King Solomon of ancient Israel wrote: “Look! the tears of those being oppressed, but they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power.”—Ecclesiastes 4:1. 	 Ne tusi mai te tupu ko Solomona i aso mua, penei: “A tino puapuaga e ‵tagi, kae e seai se tino e fesoasoani ki a latou. E seai se tino e fia fesoasoani ki a latou, me i tino kolā e fakapuapuaga ne latou a tino konā ne tino ma‵luga kae malosi.”—Failauga 4:1.


How does his death benefit us? 	 E aogā pefea a tena mate ki a tatou?


Who Should Partake? 	 Ko oi e ‵Tau o ‵Kai Kae Inu?


14 Modesty can also help us to make good decisions even when we cannot fully know or control how things will turn out. 	 14 E mafai foki ne te uiga agamalu o fesoasoani mai ke fai ne tatou a fakaikuga ‵lei faitalia me sē malamalama ‵lei io me sē mafai ne tatou o pule faka‵lei atu ki ikuga o ‵tou mea e fai.


SONGS: 138, 112 	 PESE: 138, 112


He expects us to try hard to do what is right, and he supports us when we do so. 	 Kae e fakamoemoe a ia ke taumafai malosi tatou o fai te mea tonu, kae e fesoasoani mai a ia ki a tatou māfai e fai tatou penā.


• What sustaining hope can we entertain regarding the dead? 	 • Se a te fakamoemoega fakamalosi loto telā e maua ne tatou e uiga ki tino kolā ko ‵mate?


The “hell” of the Bible is not Satan’s abode. 	 E pelā mo fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu, e se nofo atu Satani i “Seoli.”


Even if we were to refuse to preach the good news of God’s Kingdom, he could cause the stones to cry out! 	 Kafai foki e se fia talai atu ne tatou a te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua, e mafai ne ia o fakatonu atu ki fatu ke ka‵laga atu!


The majority of early Christians did not have such a spectacular experience. 	 Ne seki ‵tupu a vaegā mea fakaofoofogia penā ki te tokoukega o Kelisiano i aso mua.


“Sing to Jehovah a new song, his praise in the congregation of loyal ones.”—Psalm 149:1. 	 “Usu se pese fou ki te Aliki [ko Ieova], viki atu ki a ia i te maopoopoga o ana tino fakatuanaki!”—Salamo 149:1.


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6 Admittedly, maintaining a sharp perception of our distinct identity as Christians is not always easy. 	 6 E tonu, e se se mea faigofie i taimi katoa ke fakatumautakitaki te ‵tou iloga e pelā me ne Kelisiano.


▪ “God is too important to be worried about my problems.” 	 ▪ “A te Atua ko tō tāua ke saga mai ki oku fakalavelave.”


How is kindness related to long-suffering and goodness? 	 E fetaui pefea te alofa atafai mo te loto kufaki mo te ‵lei?


Because they esteem the blessings of God’s Kingdom over and above anything that the present system of things can offer. 	 Me e fakatāua malosi atu ne latou a fakamanuiaga kolā ka maua mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua i lō so se isi mea telā e maua ne latou i te olaga masei tenei.


Why You Can Trust the Biblical Gospels 	 Te Pogai e ‵Tau ei o Talitonu Koe ki Tusi Evagelia i te Tusi Tapu


Doris has lived in the Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, and the United States. 	 Ne nofo atu a Doris i te Dominican Republic, Siamani, Eleni mo te Iunaite Sitete.


Let us first discuss, though, what reasons we have for being loyal to Christ. 	 Ke na sau‵tala nei tatou ki pogai e ‵tau ei mo tatou o fakamaoni ki a Keliso.


3 The awesome power of our heavenly Father is a reason for trust and confidence—both in his promises and in his protection. 	 3 A te malosi fakaofoofogia o te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi e tuku mai i ei se pogai ke tali‵tonu kae fakatuaga atu tatou ki a ia—ki ana folafolaga mo tena puipuiga.


Learn From Jesus’ Exemplary Love 	 Ke Fakaakoako ki te Alofa o Iesu


The man and his wife took turns asking still more questions—one after another. 	 Kae e fakasolosolo a te tagata mo tena avaga o ‵sili mai a lā fesili e uke.


Moab’s King Balak, therefore, hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. 	 Ne ‵togi i ei ne te tupu o Moapi ko Palako a Palaamo ke fakamalaia ne ia te kau Isalaelu.


(1 Kings 4:25) Today, wherever we live on earth, we look forward to the time when the whole planet will become a paradise in the new world of righteousness. In the meantime, we reside in spiritual security.—Isaiah 65:13, 14. 	 (1 Tupu 4:25) I aso nei, faitalia te koga e ‵nofo ei tatou i te lalolagi, e olioli eiloa tatou ki te taimi ka fai ei te paneta kātoa tenei mo fai se palataiso i te lalolagi fou kae amiotonu. Kae e ola eiloa tatou i aso nei i se olaga tokagamalie i te feitu faka-te-agaga.—Isaia 65:13, 14.


They underwent daily military exercises. 	 Ne fai ne latou a fakamasaniga i mea tau taua i aso takitasi.


‘We know that immorality is bad. . . . 	 ‘E iloa ne tatou me e masei te finalalolagi. . . .


“God is love,” wrote the apostle John. (1 John 4:8) God’s love influences everything he does. 	 Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Ioane me i te “Atua ko te alofa eiloa a ia.” (1 Ioane 4:8) E aofia te alofa o te Atua i mea katoa kolā e fai ne ia.


For texts you feel you may someday need in your preaching and teaching work, note the key word and check in the index of Bible words at the back of your Bible.* 	 Kafai e isi ne tusi siki kolā e manatu aka koe me ka fakaaogā fakamuli ne koe i te galuega talai mo te faiga o akoga, ke onoono aka ki pati tāua i te tusi siki tenā kae ‵suke ki te fakasologa o pati i te vaega fakaoti o tau Tusi Tapu me maua i ei me ikai.*


Yes, indeed, but . . . not by [an] act of God—the world’s illness was inflicted by its peoples.” 	 Ao, e tonu, kae e se māfua mai i faiga a te Atua—ne masei valevale te lalolagi ona ko ana tino.”


Paul, who certainly appreciated that fact, said: “The undeserved kindness of God has been manifested, bringing salvation to all sorts of people.”—Titus 2:11. 	 A Paulo, telā ne talia ne ia te manatu tenā, ne fai mai: “Me ko oti ne fakaasi mai te alofa tauanoa o te Atua, e avatu ei te fakaolataga ki tino katoa.”—Tito 2:11.


• How does seeking righteousness protect us? 	 • E puipui pefea tatou mai te ‵sala atu ki te amiotonu?


SEEKING JEHOVAH OR SEEKING PLEASURES? 	 ‵SALA KI A IEOVA IO ME KO TE ‵SALA ATU KI FAKAFIAFIAGA?


May we continue to imitate the firm integrity of our brothers who have endured intense persecution. 	 Ke na tumau eiloa tatou i te fakaakoako atu ki te fakamaoni o ‵tou taina kolā ne kufaki i fakasauāga matagā.


If so, what are some areas in which we can give evidence that we do not allow the influence of Satan to stifle our kindness, especially in stressful situations? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ne a nisi fakamaoniga e mafai o fai atu me e se talia ne tatou a fakamalosiga a Satani ke taofi aka ei te ‵tou a‵lofa atafai, maise eiloa mai lalo i tulaga faiga‵ta?


She gave all that her circumstances allowed her to give.—2 Cor. 8:1-5, 12. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia a mea katoa e mafai ne ia o tuku atu.—2 Kolinito 8:1-5, 12.


(1 Ki. 1:1, 32-35) Yet, both Philip and David were still loved and appreciated by Jehovah and are respected to this day. 	 (1 Tupu 1: 1, 32-35) Kae koi tumau eiloa te alofa mo te fiafia o Ieova ki a Filipo mo Tavita kae e āva eiloa a tino i aso nei ki a laua.


Endurance in our ministry means what for us and for those who listen to us? 	 Se a te aogā o te tumau i te faiga o ‵tou galuega talai ki a tatou eiloa, pelā foki loa mo tino kolā e faka‵logo mai ki a tatou?


13 Imitate Jehovah’s Justice and Mercy 	 13 Fakaakoako ki te Fakamaoni mo te Alofa Fakamagalo o Ieova


2 The Bible assures us that a close relationship with God is within reach. 	 2 E fakamaoni mai i te Tusi Tapu me e mafai o maua ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo te Atua.


For here I am bringing in a calamity upon all flesh, . . . and I will give you your soul as a spoil in all the places to which you may go.”—Jeremiah 36:4; 45:5. 12. 	 Ka aumai ne au a te mala ki tino katoa, ka ko koe e fakasao tou ola i so se koga e fano koe ki ei.”—Ielemia 36:4; 45:5.


Like dawn, his going forth is firmly established. And he will come in like a pouring rain to us; like a spring rain that saturates the earth.” 	 Ka vau a ia ki a tatou e pelā eiloa mo te taeao e oko mai, e pelā eiloa mo vaiua o te tau muakiga telā e fakasūsū ne ia a te laukele.” 6-8.


On the other hand, God could have simply overlooked the sin. 	 I te suā feitu, ne mafai fua o fakamagalo ne te Atua te agasala tenā.


Do you not agree that our prime concern should be, not how well the speaker delivers his talk, but how well we incline our ear? 	 E mata, e lotomalie koe me e se fakalagolago atu a te gali o te lauga ki te atamai o te failauga, kae ki te ‵tou fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei?


In one African community, many terrible falsehoods had been spread about Jehovah’s Witnesses, including that they were Devil worshipers. 	 I se fa‵kai e tasi i Afelika, ne salalau valevale i ei a tala ‵loi e uke e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova, e aofia i ei me tapuaki atu latou ki te Tiapolo.


11 Fittingly, the apostle Paul made a connection between knowledge and love. 	 11 Ne tuku fakatasi ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te poto mo te alofa i se auala telā e fetaui ‵lei.


Daniel will return in the resurrection of the righteous ones 	 Ka toe foki mai a Tanielu i te ‵toe fakatumaiga o tino amio‵tonu


6. (a) How easy was it for Jephthah and his daughter to pay his vow to God? (b) What do Deuteronomy 23:21, 23 and Psalm 15:4 impress upon you about making a vow to God? 	 6. (a) E pefea te faigofie ki a Iefata mo tena tama fafine ke fakataunu tena tautoga ki te Atua? (e) Se a te mea e faka‵mafa mai ne te Teutelonome 23:21, 23 mo te Salamo 15:4 e uiga ki te faiga o tautoga ki te Atua?


As soon as Elihu finishes, Jehovah answers from a windstorm. 	 I te taimi eiloa ne oti atu ei te faipatiga a Eliu, ne faipati atu a Ieova mai i se afā.


But Jesus also had an extraordinary grasp of teaching methods. 	 Kae ne atamai malosi foki a Iesu i te fakaaogāga o auala ma‵goi ke akoako atu i ei.


How did Queen Esther display faith and courage, and with what result? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te tupu fafine ko Eseta a te fakatuanaki mo te loto malosi, kae ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


Yet, material things are not everlasting. 	 Kae e se tumau a mea faka-te-foitino.


“If you have any word of encouragement for the people, tell it.”—ACTS 13:15. 	 “Kafai e isi ne muna fakamalosi loto a koulua e fia fai ki tino konei, fai mai la.”—Galu. 13:15.


Paul reminded them that as anointed Christians their citizenship existed “in the heavens.” 	 Ne fakamasaua atu a Paulo ki a latou e pelā me ne Kelisiano fakaekegina, me i te lotou fenua tonu e maua loa “i te lagi.”


“HE WHO does not love does not know God; for God is love,” states the Bible. 	 “KO TE tino e se alofa e se iloa ne ia a te Atua, me i te Atua ko te alofa eiloa a ia,” ko muna a te Tusi Tapu.


How does one Bible dictionary explain a typical day in the life of an ancient shepherd? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne se tikisionale faka-Tusi Tapu a mea e fai ne se tausi mamoe i te aso kātoa i aso mua?