Joan, who lives in the United States, began to study the Bible with a woman named Thelma. 	 Ne kamata ne Ioana, se fafine telā e nofo i Amelika, se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo se fafine e igoa ki a Tealamā.


Questions for Meditation 	 Fesili ke Mafau‵fau ‵Loto ki ei


One young Christian states: “As far back as I can remember, my father has been preoccupied with his job. 	 E fai mai se talavou Kelisiano: “I te mea e mafai o masaua ne au, ne fakalavelave malosi a toku tamana i tena galuega.


(1 Tim. 6:8) The commercial world is doing its utmost to convince us that we cannot live without its many products and every new model that comes on the market. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:8) E fai ne te lalolagi a te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke tali‵tonu tatou me e ‵tau eiloa o ‵togi ne tatou so se mea fou e maua me e se mafai o ola tatou e aunoa mo mea konā.


It refines them organizationally, doctrinally, and morally. 	 E fakatonutonu foki ei latou e pelā me se fakapotopotoga, i akoakoga mo mea tau amioga.


(Revelation 12:9; Genesis 3:15) It was Jehovah’s purpose to redeem sinful mankind. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9; Kenese 3:15) Ko te loto eiloa o Ieova ke fakasaoloto ne ia a tino mai te agasala.


Why not make a mental or a written list of the things for which you are grateful? 	 Kaia e se fai ei ne koe se fakasologa i tou mafaufau io me e tusi ki lalo a mea kolā e loto fakafetai koe ki ei?


As it is commonly understood, to say “the last days” suggests that something is coming to an end. 	 E malamalama a tino e tokouke me e fakauiga loa a “aso fakaoti” ki se mea telā ko pili o gata.


1, 2. (a) Why do many lack joy in life? (b) What is joy, and how can we cultivate it? 	 I ASO fakafanoanoa konei, e se ti fia‵fia sāle a tino.


We got further help when a new Kingdom Hall was built and we moved into an apartment attached to it. 	 Ne maua foki ne māua se fesoasoani i te taimi ne faite ei se Kingdom Hall fou, kae olo atu māua o ‵nofo i se potu e ‵piki ki ei.


Some of them lead immoral lives. 	 E ola a nisi o latou i se olaga fai amioga ma‵sei.


What was it? 	 Se a te mea tenā?


Centuries earlier, Jewish copyists, for example, had divided the whole Hebrew Bible, or the part of the Bible commonly called the Old Testament, into verses but not into chapters. 	 I senitenali mai mua atu i ei, te tino fai ‵kopi Iutaia, ne vaevae aka ne ia a te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu kātoa, io me ne vaega o te Tusi Tapu telā e taku sāle ki te Feagaiga Mua, ki fuaiupu kae e se ko mataupu.


17 From our review of the life of some of those who make up the “cloud of witnesses surrounding us,” it is clear that for us to run the race to the finish, we must have implicit faith in God and his promises. 	 17 Mai ‵tou kilokiloga e uiga ki te olaga o nisi tino kolā ne fai mo vaega o “tino tali‵tonu fakamaoni,” e manino ‵lei eiloa me ko te mea ke fakaoti faka‵lei te fakatau‵telega, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou te fakatuanaki malosi ki te Atua mo ana folafolaga.


The next time Jehovah’s Witnesses called, William and Ada gladly listened to their message and began to study the Bible with them. 	 I te suā taimi ne āsi atu ei a Molimau a Ieova, ne fakalogologo mo te fiafia a Viliamu mo Ata ki te lotou fekau kae ne kamata o fai te lā akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo latou.


These are the names of some of the 20 six- or seven-year-olds among the 26 victims gunned down at a school in Connecticut, U.S.A., on December 14, 2012. 	 Konei a igoa o te toko 20 mai te 26 tamaliki kolā e taki ono ki te fitu tausaga te ma‵tua kolā ne fanafana i se akoga i Connecticut, U.S.A., i a Tesema 14, 2012.


IN 1473 B.C.E., the nation of Israel was poised to enter the Promised Land. 	 ITE 1473 T.L.M., ne toka ‵lei a te fenua ko Isalaelu o ulu atu ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga.


(Genesis 18:20, 21; 19:24, 25) In Jerusalem, shortly after Pentecost of 33 C.E., “a murmuring arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrew-speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.” 	 (Kenese 18:20, 21; 19:24, 25) I Ielusalema, mai tua malie ifo o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne “mui‵mui Iutaia kolā e fai‵pati faka Eleni ki tino Iutaia, i te mea ko se tufa olotou fāfine ko ‵mate olotou avaga ki tupe mo koloa kolā e tufatufa i aso takitasi.”


They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men.’”—Matthew 15:6-9, Holman Christian Standard Bible. 	 E se aoga olotou tapuakiga ki a au, i te mea ko akoako atu ne latou a akoakoga a tino ke fai pelā me ne tulafono a te Atua!’”—Mataio 15:6-9.


The repeated reference to women also being the object of Saul’s persecution shows that they played a large part in the spread of Christianity in the first century, just as they do today.—Ps. 68:11. 	 A te fakafoki‵foki mai o tala e uiga ki fāfine, e aofia i ei a latou kolā ne fakasaua ne Saulo e fakaasi mai i ei me ne lasi ‵ki eiloa te tusaga ne fai ne latou i te talaiga o te tala ‵lei i te senitenali muamua, e pelā eiloa mo te mea e fai ne latou i aso nei.—Salamo 68:11.


Some of the people new to our area have become interested in Bible truth, and they have joined us in worshipping Jehovah. 	 A nisi tino kolā e fou ki ‵tou fenua ko kamata o fia‵fia ki te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu, kae ko ‵kau fakatasi mo tatou i te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


And it is indisputable that the principal arrangement for individual Christians to receive such truth was in connection with the local congregation. 	 Kae e se mafai foki o fakafiti ne tatou te manatu me ne maua eiloa ne Kelisiano katoa a vaegā munatonu penā mai te fakatokaga e uiga ki te fakapotopotoga.


What did the dream image’s head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, and belly and thighs of copper represent? 	 Ne a mea e fakaata mai i te ulu aulo, fatafata mo lima siliva, mo taugasulu mo tega palasi o te tupua i te moemiti?


Viewed from a physical standpoint, the suit of armor that Paul described provided a Roman soldier with considerable protection. 	 I te kilokiloga a tāgata, a te gatu tau telā ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo e maua i ei ne sotia Loma se puipuiga lasi ‵ki.


These were ones who were ‘dead in their trespasses and sins,’ or who were spiritually dead, before they heard the good news. 	 A latou konei ko tino kolā ne ‘‵mate i olotou amioga ma‵sei mo agasala,’ io me kolā ne ‵mate i te feitu faka-te-agaga, a koi tuai o lagona ne latou te tala ‵lei.


To them, being mild-tempered is a flaw. 	 A te loto maulalo ki a latou se mea ‵se.


Isaiah foretold: “Without fail it will blossom, and it will really be joyful with joyousness and with glad crying out. The glory of Lebanon itself must be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and of Sharon. 	 Ne ‵valo mai a Isaia: “A te toafa ka usu pese kae kalaga mo te fiafia; ka pelā eiloa mo Mauga o Lepanona i te gali kae laukele ola pelā mo fatoaga o Kalamelu mo Salona.


If so, why not pray to Jehovah about the matter? 	 Kafai e penā loa, kaia e se ‵talo atu ei ki a Ieova mō te mea tenā?


Jesus, like a sacrificial lamb, was to ‘take sin away’ and bring about a reversal of the sad state of human affairs. 	 E fai Iesu pelā me se tamā mamoe mō te taulaga telā ka “ave keatea” i ei a agasala kae ‵fuli ke ‵lei foki a tulaga fakaa‵lofa o tino.


But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. 	 Kae tenā loa te tugāpati muamua telā ne fakaaogā mō te akoakoga ko te Tolutasi.


Similarly, unless you safeguard your heart, you will be at the mercy of your every inner desire and impulse, and your life course will veer into disaster. 	 E penā foki ‵tou loto, kafai e se puipui faka‵lei, ka pule atu eiloa ki a koe ou manakoga mo lagonaga, kae ka ‵taki atu ei koe ki fakalavelave ‵lasi.


Then we continue with other aspects of true worship.—Matthew 5:23, 24; Ephesians 4:26. 	 Ko fai ei ne tatou a nisi vaega o te tapuakiga tonu.—Mataio 5:23, 24; Efeso 4:26.


(2 Sam. 12:9-12) Nevertheless, Jehovah’s mercy was a source of comfort to his humble servant. 	 (2 Samuelu 12:9-12) A ko te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova ko te māfuaga o te fakamafanafanaga ki ana tavini loto mau‵lalo.


Having “deep respect for her husband,” she speaks well of him in public and increases the respect others may already have for him. 	 Ona ko tena “āva” ki tena avaga, e tavae ne ia a tou tagata i mua o tino kae fai ei ke āva atu foki a nisi tino ki tena avaga.


By the apostolic method of preaching “from house to house” and teaching God’s Word on an individual basis. 	 Mai te faiga o te galuega a te kau apositolo ko te talai atu ‘mai fale ki fale’ mo te akoako atu o te Muna a te Atua ki tino taki tokotasi.


Of course, Aquila and Priscilla would have approached Apollos in a tactful and helpful manner, not making him feel that he was being criticized. 	 E tonu, ne ‵tau o ‵saga atu a Akuila mo Pisila ki a Apolo i se auala atamai kae magoi, kae e se fai ne lāua ke mafaufau a ia me fakatauemu atu lāua ki a ia.


The international date line presents a challenge for those who believe that they must keep a weekly Sabbath on the same day everywhere. 	 Se mea faigata ki tino kolā e tali‵tonu me e ‵tau mo latou o tausi ki te Sapati i vaiaso katoa i te aso eiloa e tasi i koga katoa.


One psychologist said that happiness has three components—pleasure, engagement (involvement in such activities as work and family), and meaning (working toward a larger end or goal than self). 	 E fai mai se tagata poto me e tolu a vaega o te fiafia—ko fakafiafiaga, ko (te aofia malosi i te faiga o galuega io me ko te kāiga), mo (te ga‵lue mō te ‵lei o nisi tino).


In 1184 these zealous men and women, later called the Waldenses, were excommunicated by the pope and banished from their homes by the bishop. 	 I te 1184, ne faka‵tea ne te pope a tāgata mo fafine loto finafinau konei, kae kolā ne taku fakamuli ki tino o te lotu a Waldo. Ne afuli keatea foki latou ne te faifeau mai i olotou fale.


10 How can we imitate Jesus in his unique role as “the Amen”? 	 10 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Iesu ona ko te tu ‵kese o tena tulaga e pelā me ko “te Amene”?


Of the many Messianic prophecies recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures, a number were directly applied to Jesus by writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 Mai i te fia o valoaga e uiga ki te Mesia kolā ne tusi i Tusitusiga Faka-Epelu, ne fakaaogā ne tino tusitala o Tusitusiga Kelisiano Faka-Eleni a valoaga e uke ke fakauiga tonu ki a Iesu.


5 If we cultivate a mental attitude like that of Jesus, we will not lose the joy of Jehovah even if things do not always happen as and when we expect them to. 	 5 Kafai e fakaakoako atu tatou ki te kilokiloga a Iesu, ka se galo i a tatou te fiafia telā e tuku mai ne Ieova, faitalia me e se ‵tupu a mea e ‵tusa loa mo mea kolā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei mo te taimi foki telā e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei.


(Philippians 1:7) Almost invariably that court has decided in our favor. 	 (Filipi 1:7) Toeitiiti ko taimi katoa ne ‵lago mai ei te fono tenā ki a tatou.


Often, however, the inhabitants of Israel and Judah did not repent. 	 Kae ko tino Isalaelu mo Iuta ne seki sala‵mo.


Safeguarded by Thinking Ability, Discernment, and Wisdom 	 E Puipuigina ne te Malosi o te Mafaufau, te Malamalama, mo te Atamai


How do the inspired Psalms prove useful to us? 	 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou o tavae atu ki a Ieova i a tatou eiloa, e mafai o tuku ‵tonu atu ‵tou mafau‵fau ki pati gali i te tusi ko Salamo.


And blessed be your sensibleness, and blessed be you who have restrained me this day from entering into bloodguilt.” (1 Samuel 25:18, 24, 32, 33) Nabal’s harshness ultimately led to his death. 	 Au e fakafetai ki te Atua e ‵tusa mo tou alofa mai, e pelā foki mo te mea ne fai ne koe i te aso nei o taofi ne koe a au mai te fai o te agasala ko te tatino mo te taui atu foki toku puapuagā.” (1 Samuelu 25:18, 24, 32, 33) Ne iku atu te kaitaua o Napalu ki tena mate.


WHEN the apostle Peter wrote his second inspired letter, the Christian congregation had already endured much persecution, but this had not dampened its zeal or slowed its growth. 	 ITE taimi ne tusi ei ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te lua o ana tusi fakaosofia, ko oti ne kufaki ei a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i fakasauaga e uke, kae ne seki fakagata i ei a te loto finafinau io me ko te gasolo ki mua o te fakapotopotoga.


Why do you not rather let yourselves be defrauded?” (1 Corinthians 6:7) Although Paul said this to discourage fellow Christians from airing their personal differences in secular courts, the principle is clear: Peace among fellow believers is more important than proving who is right and who is wrong. 	 E a, e masei foki manafai e kaisoagina otou mea?” (1 Kolinito 6:7) E ui eiloa ne seki fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki taina Kelisiano ke fakaasi atu olotou fakalavelave i mua o te fono fakamasino, kae ne manino ‵lei eiloa te fakaakoakoga i ei: E tāua atu ke maua se va fealofani mo ‵tou taina tali‵tonu i lō te salasala aka me ko oi e tonu kae ko oi foki e ‵se.


It must be one that is not like that of the world. 	 E ‵tau eiloa se mea telā e se ‵pau mo te agaga o te lalolagi.


The faithful remnant says, “Come!” 	 E fai mai te toega fakamaoni, “Vau!”


For instance, they may be afraid to speak in public or even to attend a meeting. 	 Kāti e ma‵taku latou ma fai‵pati i koga e tokouke i ei a tino io me ‵kau atu ki se fakatasiga.


Earth, with all its resources, was to become their permanent home.—Ps. 115:16. 	 A te lalolagi mo mea e maua i ei, ne ‵tau o fai mo fai te olotou fale tumau.—Sala. 115:16.


On the other hand, if it was set up as “a sacred pillar” or as “a showpiece,” it became a stumbling block to Jehovah’s people. 	 I te suā feitu, kafai ne fakatu aka te fatu tenā e pelā me se “pou fatu” io me se “fatu fakagaligali,” e mafai eiloa o fai pelā me se mea e fakavāivāi atu ki tino o Ieova.


Why did Jesus need to be long-suffering and kind in his dealings with the apostles? 	 Kaia ne ‵tau ei o maua ne Iesu te loto kufaki mo te atafai i ana faifaiga ki te kau apositolo?


It was also under Jehoiada’s guidance that Jehoash restored temple services and carried out much-needed temple repair work. 	 Ko te takitakiga foki a Ieoiata telā ne toe kamata ei ne Ioasa a te tapuakiga i te faletapu kae faite foki a koga ma‵sei i ei.


On whose side will you be during that great day of judgment? 	 Ka kau atu koe ki te feitu fea i te aso lasi tenā o te fakasalaga?


12 God admonished Israel to “put away her fornication,” but she wanted to go after those passionately loving her. 	 12 Ne fakamalosi atu te Atua ki a Isalaelu ke “fakagata tena mulilua,” kae ne manako eiloa a ia o tautali i a latou kolā ne a‵lofa malosi ki a ia.


Soon, Christ will destroy Satan’s entire wicked system of things and deliver God’s people. 	 Ko pili fua nei o fakaseai ne Keliso a te olaga masei tenei a Satani kae faka‵sao ne ia a tino o te Atua.


(Isa. 33:19) But as a person learns to concentrate on what he is hearing, he will start to recognize individual words and recurring patterns of speech. 	 (Isaia 33:19) Kae kafai ko fakalogologo faka‵lei se tino ki mea e lagona ne ia, ka kamata o malamalama a ia i nisi pati mo te auala e fakaaogā ei.


Of course not! 	 E sē se faiga poto!


(John 15:18, 20) Yes, even in being persecuted, Christians are like Jesus. 	 (Ioane 15:18, 20) E tonu, kafai foki e fakasauāgina latou, ka pelā eiloa a Kelisiano mo Iesu.


Jehovah’s molding can produce what kind of transformation? 	 Se a te vaegā ‵fuliga e mafai o maua mai i te ‵fuliga a Ieova?


10 A brother named Mark started pioneering in his late teens, attended the Ministerial Training School, and has served in various assignments around the world. 	 10 E isi se taina e igoa ki a Maleko telā ne kamata o paenia i te taimi koi talavou ei, ne kau atu ki te Akoga Fakamasani mō Tavini Fakafaifeau, kae ko oti ne tavini atu a ia i tofiga kese‵kese i te lalolagi kātoa.


What kind of relationship does Jehovah want his people to enjoy? 	 Se a te vaegā fesokotakiga telā e manako a Ieova ke maua ne ana tino?


A Vital Issue Is Raised 	 Se Fesili Tāua Telā ne Fakasae Aka


Can you see your individual place among his Witnesses, in the privileged group of people who have been commissioned with the lifesaving work of Kingdom preaching? 	 E mata, e lavea ne koe tou tulaga totino i loto i ana Molimau, ko te potukau taulia o tino kolā ko oti ne filifili ne ia ke fai ne latou te galuega fakaola tino ko te talaiatuga o te Malo?


When someone commends me, I feel very good inside.” 	 Kafai e fakamālō mai se tino ki a au, e fiafia malosi eiloa au.”


Seek first the Kingdom and God’s righteousness. 	 Ke muamua o ‵sala atu ki te Malo mo te amiotonu o te Atua.


What similarity exists between the work of sowing literal seed and that of making disciples? 	 Se a te mea e tai ‵pau ei a te ‵tokiga o fuaga mo te faiga o soko?


17. How are those who uphold God’s sovereignty set apart, and what is one example of this? 	 17 Ko oti ne fai ne te fekau o te Malo a tino kolā e fakamaluga ne latou te pulega a te Atua ke ‵tu kese.


DECEMBER 2-8, 2013 	 TESEMA 2-8, 2013


20 By means of Jesus Christ and powerful angels, Jehovah will soon call to account those “who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.” (2 Thessalonians 1:6-8) Lives hang in the balance. 	 20 E auala i a Iesu Keliso mo ana agelu ‵mana, ko pili eiloa o fakamasino ne Ieova “a latou kolā e se iloa ne latou a te Atua, mo latou foki kolā e se faka‵logo ki te Tala ‵Lei e uiga ki te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu.” (2 Tesalonia 1:6-8) Ko ‵tu atu eiloa a ola o tino i se tulaga fakamataku.


The three apostles may not have heard what Jesus was saying in prayer, but they must have sensed the gravity of the occasion. 	 Kāti ne seki lagona ne te tokotolu apositolo a pati a Iesu i tena ‵talo, kae ne lavea ne latou me ne mafatia malosi a ia.


(Numbers 1:1-3; 26:1-4) The Bible does not say what objective moved David to number the people. 	 (Numela 1:1-3; 26:1-4) E sē fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu te pogai ne lau ei ne Tavita a tino.


Just as a loving father will allow his child to undergo a painful operation if he knows it will bring lasting benefits, so Jehovah has allowed humans to experience the temporary existence of evil on earth. 	 Ka talia ne se tamana alofa ke ‵tipi tena tama, telā ka logo‵mae malie ei, māfai e iloa ne ia me ka maua i ei a mea aogā tumau, kae e penā foki te talia ne Ieova ke oko mai ki tino a mea ma‵sei mō se taimi sē tumau i te lalolagi nei.


The true prophet Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to pray to their god, after which Elijah would pray to his. 	 Ne tofotofo ne te pelofeta tonu ko Elia a pelofeta a Paala ke ‵talo atu ki te lotou atua, kae mai tua malie ifo ne ‵talo atu ei a Elia ki tena Atua.


18, 19. (a) Contrast a “simple” eye with one that is “wicked.” (b) Why is it important to keep on considering what is valuable, and what advice does Philippians 4:8 give in this regard? 	 18, 19. (a) Ke taku mai te ‵kese o te ‘fakafaigofie’ aka o tau kilo mai i te mata telā e “masei.” (e) Kaia e tāua ei ke tumau i te mafaufau faeloa ki mea tāua, kae se a te fakamalosiga telā e tuku mai ne te Filipi 4:8 e uiga ki te mea tenei?


Although nobody denies the certainty of death, what occurs after death can be like a great question mark. 	 E tiga eiloa e seai se tino e mafai o fai mai me e seai se mate, e mafai o fai te fesili e uiga ki mea e ‵tupu mai tua o te mate mo fai te ‵toe mea faka‵numi tino.


4 Appealing as it is, our brotherly love cannot be taken for granted. 	 4 Ko oko loa i te gali a te alofa fakataina tenei, kae e ‵tau eiloa mo tatou katoa o fai ‵tou tusaga ke tumau i ei.


Their abilities in speaking and explaining Bible truths impressed me. 	 Ne ofo au i te lotou a‵tamai i te fai‵pati kae fakamatala a muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu.


After Pentecost 33 C.E., true worshippers were not obliged to keep the Mosaic Law. 	 Mai tua o te Penetekoso 33 T.A., ne seki toe ‵nofo a tino tapuaki ‵tonu mai lalo i te Tulafono faka-Mose.


13 Far from being discouraged by persecution, we are comforted by the thought that we are following in the footsteps of the prophets, the early Christians, and Christ Jesus himself. 	 13 I lō te loto vāivāi ona ko fakasauāga, e fakamafanafana mai eiloa te manatu me e tau‵tali atu tatou ki kalafaga o pelofeta, Kelisiano mua, mo Iesu Keliso ei.


(Psalm 37:16; 73:3, 12) They are like the unreasonable rich man Jesus mentioned in an illustration when asked to arbitrate in a matter involving an inheritance. 	 (Salamo 37:16; 73:3, 12) E fai latou e pelā mo te tagata maukoloa valea i te tala fakatusa a Iesu telā ne fakamolemole atu ke fai aka ne Iesu sena fakaikuga e uiga ki se tofi.


5 Belief in God is not blind faith, however, for there is overwhelming evidence of God’s existence. 	 5 A te talitonu ki te Atua e se se talitonuga telā e seai sena fakavae, me e lava kae ‵toe a fakamaoniga e uiga ki ei.


The provision of that ransom is yet another one of the amazing works of our Father. 	 A te fakatokaga o te togiola tenā ko te suā mea fakaofoofogia ne fai ne te ‵tou Tamana.


Paul tells us: “Deaden . . . your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication, uncleanness, sexual appetite, hurtful desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” 	 E fai mai a Paulo, penei: “Fakagata a uiga faka te lalolagi i loto i a koutou, e penei mo mea konei: te fina lalolagi, ko te amio se ‵ma, ko manakoga masei, ko te kaimanako, me i te kaimanako ko te ifo ki tupua tena.”


Consider some areas of life in which obedience is especially important. 	 Mafaufau ki nisi feitu o te olaga kolā e tāua ‵ki ei te fakalogo.


(Leviticus 20:10) A person who commits adultery causes others pain just to satisfy his lust, and an unrepentant adulterer does not remain in God’s love but is expelled from the clean Christian congregation. 	 (Levitiko 20:10) A te tino telā e mulilua e fakalogo‵mae ne ia a nisi tino ona ko te fakamaliega o ana manakoga ma‵sei, kae ko te tino mulilua telā e se salamō e se tumau i loto i te alofa o te Atua kae e fakatea mai te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ‵ma.


14:10-13. Though 85 years of age, Caleb asks for the difficult assignment of clearing out the region of Hebron. 	 E tiga eiloa ko 85 ana tausaga, ne fakamolemole atu a Kalepo ke tuku atu ki a ia te galuega faigata ko te ‵tuliga keatea a tino mai te kogā fenua ko Hepelona.


Internet sites dealing specifically with happiness have been set up. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki te Internet, ko oti ne fakatoka a polokalame i ei kolā e fakasino tonu eiloa ki te auala e maua i ei te fiafia.[2]


“It’s a good tired!” 	 “Se lagonaga ‵lei ke fi‵ta mai te faiga o galuega ‵lei!”


Lawless mobs, some led by clergymen or political fanatics, have mistreated God’s people in many places. 	 Ko oti ne fai fakamasei ne tino ofa tulafono, nisi o latou e takitakigina ne faifeau io me ko tino fakapolitiki, a tino o Ieova i koga e uke.


Susan, mentioned earlier, relates: “Afterward, I felt a huge gush of relief. 	 E fai mai a Susan, telā ne taku muamua atu: “Fakamuli ifo, ne maua ne au se fakatapūga lasi ‵ki.


The congregation secretary compiles the monthly and annual field service reports. 	 E fakatoka ne te failautusi o te fakapotopotoga a lipoti o te galuega talai i masina mo tausaga.


Children also deserve commendation. 	 E ‵tau foki o maua ne tama‵liki a pati fakamālō.


JEHOVAH is the Great Purposer. 	 AIEOVA ko te Atua telā e fai ne ia a Fuafuaga Sili.


What Do Our Words Reveal? 	 Ne a Mea e Fakaasi Atu i ‵Tou Pati?


In that coming day of fight, “the horse, the mule, the camel, and the male ass, and every sort of domestic animal”—symbols of the nations’ military equipment—will be affected. 	 I te aso o te taua tenā ka oko mai, a “te solofanua, te miula, te kamela, mo te asini tagata, mo vaegā manu ‵lata katoa”—ko fakatusa o meatau a kautau o atufenua—ka pokotia.


They have sacrificed wealth and opportunity in this world in order to serve Jehovah. 	 Ko oti ne tiakina ne latou olotou koloa mo avanoaga ke takutakua latou i te lalolagi tenei ko te mea ke tavini atu ki a Ieova.


It is only normal to feel some dejection when things go wrong, but we need not remain in such a state. 	 Se mea masani ke loto vāi‵vai tatou māfai ko se ‵lei a mea e ‵tupu, kae e se ‵tau o tumau tatou i se tulaga penā.


12 Jehovah immediately began to fulfill his side of the Law covenant by arranging for a tent of worship and a priesthood that made it possible for sinful humans to approach him. 	 12 Ne kamata fakavave eiloa a Ieova o fai a tena vaega i te feagaiga o te Tulafono mai te fakatokaga o se faleie tapuaki mo se kau faitaulaga telā ka mafai ei o olo atu a tino agasala ki a ia.


“Happy are the merciful,” said Jesus, “since they will be shown mercy.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Amutia a latou kola e a‵lofa atu [“e uiga kaimalie,” NW] me a‵lofagina latou.”


Among the sincere people to whom we witnessed were lumberjacks who had come to logging camps in Lapland. 	 E aofia i tino kolā ne talai māua ki ei ko tino ‵kati lakau kolā ne o‵mai ki Lapland.


My parents were also disappointed by Baptist clergymen who seemed too interested in their own advancement. 	 Ne seki fia‵fia foki oku mātua ki faifeau o te lotu Baptist kolā ne ‵saga fua ki mea kolā e ‵lei ei latou.


When is the ideal time to plan our life’s course? 	 Se a te taimi gali ke aofaga a mea kolā e ma‵nako tatou ke fakataunu i ‵tou olaga?


And I will gather your body of captives and collect you together out of all the nations and out of all the places to which I have dispersed you.”—Jeremiah 29:10, 14. 12. 	 Ka fakamaopoopo mai ne au koutou mai i fenua katoa mo koga katoa kola ne fakasalalau ne au ki ei koutou.”—Ielemia 29:10, 14.


Indeed, why did the officers not seize a man who would offer no physical resistance? 	 E ‵lei te fesili me kaia ne seki puke mai ei ne ofisa se tagata telā ne seki fia ‵teke atu ki a latou?


How can you prepare yourself to resist temptations? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatokatoka ne koe a koe eiloa ke ‵teke atu ki tofotofoga?


Our faith in the prophetic word should be strengthened by the transfiguration because that visionary foreview of Jesus’ glory and Kingdom power has become a reality. 	 E ‵tau o fakamalosigina te ‵tou fakatuanaki ona ko te ‵fuliga o foliga o Iesu me ko taunu tonu mai nei te fakaasiga mua tenā e uiga ki te ‵malu o Iesu mo tena malosi i te Malo.


Why is it important to control the tongue? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke pule faka‵lei atu ki te gutu?


Likewise, there was time and sufficient opportunity for children to get to know their parents well. 	 E penā foki a tamaliki, ko maua ne latou te taimi mo te avanoaga ke iloa faka‵lei ne latou olotou mātua.


What if you believe that mercy was mistakenly extended to a wrongdoer? 	 Kae e a māfai e talitonu koe me ne fakaasi ‵se atu a te alofa fakamagalo ki se tino fai mea ‵se?


But the world is not visibly improving.” 	 Kae e se gasolo aka eiloa o ‵lei te tulaga o te lalolagi.”


Satan has blinded people to the precious truths found in God’s Word. 	 Ko oti ne faka‵kivi ne Satani a tino mai muna‵tonu tāua kolā e maua i te Muna a te Atua.


(Hebrews 11:35-37; 12:1) Meditate on their course of integrity. 	 (Epelu 11:35-37;12:1) Ke mafau‵fau ‵loto ki auala ne fakamaoni ei latou.


Indeed you can! 	 Ao, e mafai ne koe!


In such situations, will you have confidence that Jehovah will in time judge such wrongdoers, perhaps removing them from the congregation? 	 I vaegā tulaga penā, e mata, ka talitonu koe me ka fakamasino aka ne Ieova i se taimi a vaegā tino fai mea ‵se penā, kāti mai te faka‵tea o latou mai te fakapotopotoga?


(Revelation 15:3) She represents the glorified congregation of 144,000 Christians, whom Jehovah adopts as his children by anointing them with his spirit. 	 (Fakaasiga 15:3) E fakaata mai i tou fafine a te fakapotopotoga ‵malu o Kelisiano e toko 144,000, kolā ne puke ne Ieova e pelā me ne tama‵liki mai te fakaekega o latou ki tena agaga.


They slowed down in the ministry and gradually became so involved in the mundane matters of life that little time was left for spiritual matters. 	 Ne gasolo ki lalo te lotou galuega talai kae kamata o aofia i faifaiga masani o te olaga ke oko ki te taimi ko se uke ei olotou mea faka-te-agaga e ‵saga atu ki ei.


He adds: “Also, we now have a more relaxed attitude toward material things. 	 Ne toe fai mai tou tagata: “Ko faigofie atu foki nei a te motou kilokiloga ki kope faka-te-foitino.


“That interview,” says Sukhi, “started me thinking about goals I had not thought of before.” 	 Muna a Sukhi: “Mai te fakasau‵talaga tenā, ne kamata ei au o mafaufau ki fakamoemoega kolā ne seki mafaufau muamua au ki ei.”


VIGILANT WITH A VIEW TO PRAYERS 	 KE MATAALA KAE ‵TALO MALOSI


(2 Chron. 35:23, 25) But there is no record of his doing so. 	 (2 Nofo. 35:23, 25) Kae seai eiloa se fakamatalaga me ne fai a ia penā.


To understand why, imagine a respectable father who shows kind interest in an orphaned youth and wishes to adopt him as a member of his own family. 	 Ke malamalama i te pogai, mafaufau ki se tamana telā e āva ki ei a tino kae e saga atu a ia mo te atafai ki se talavou telā e seai ne ana mātua kae e manako ke puke ne ia mo fai se tino o tena kāiga tonu.


16 Regarding the faithful and discreet slave, Jesus says: “Happy is that slave if his master on arriving [“having come,” ftn.] finds him doing so.” 	 16 Muna a Iesu e uiga ki te tavini fakamaoni kae poto: “E fiafia eiloa te tavini tenā māfai e oko mai tena Matai kae lavea ne ia me e fai eiloa ne ia a te mea tenā!”


JEHOVAH SETS THE EXAMPLE 	 E TUKU MAI NE IEOVA TE FAKAAKOAKOGA ‵LEI


9 Shortly after Jesus’ baptism, Satan tried to entice Jesus to pursue selfish desires rather than to keep Jehovah as the most important Person in his life. 	 9 Mai tua malie o te papatisoga a Iesu, ne taumafai a Satani o fakaloiloi a Iesu ke kausaki atu ki manakoga kaimanako i lō te fai o Ieova e pelā me ko te ‵toe Tino tāua i tena olaga.


The first 11 psalms of the third collection are compositions by Asaph or by members of the house of Asaph. 	 A salamo muamua e 11 i te tolu o vaega ne ‵fatu ne Asafo io me ko nisi tino o tena kāiga.


Exercise restraint. 	 Ke maua te loto pulea.


15 The Scriptures are full of prayers and thoughts that would tie in with our ‘unuttered groanings.’ 	 15 E ‵fonu a te Tusi Tapu i ‵talo mo mafaufauga kolā e fetaui ‵tonu mo ‵tou logo‵maega kolā “ko sē mafai o fakamatalagina ki pati.”


Scientists, schoolteachers, nature documentaries, and even the entertainment world, with its TV shows and movies, promote the idea that evolution is a fact. 	 E fakamalosi aka ne saienisi, faiakoga, tala e uiga ki te natula, ke oko foki ki te lalolagi o fakafiafiaga, fakatasi mo TV mo ata, i te evolusione se akoakoga tonu.


As mentioned in the preceding article, they directed their prayers only to one God—Jehovah. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te mataupu muamua, e ‵talo atu eiloa latou ki te Atua e tokotasi—ko Ieova.


What is that teaching, and how are your life, decisions, and actions involved? 	 Se a la te akoakoga tenā, kae e aofia pefea tou ola, au filifiliga mo faifaiga i ei?


How has not knowing the day or the hour been a blessing? 	 Ne fai pefea a te sē iloa o te aso io me ko te itula e pelā me se fakamanuiaga?


Samuel “Effected Righteousness” 	 Ne Fai ne Samuelu “te Mea Tonu”


How can we identify a spiritual person? 	 E mafai pefea o iloa ne tatou te tino faka-te-agaga?


Those verses say that the fruitage of God’s spirit is “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control.” 	 E fai mai a fuaiupu konā me i fuataga o te agaga o te Atua ko te “alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te kufaki, te atafai, te aga‵lei, te fakatuanaki, te agamalu, te loto pulea.”


(Psalm 73:28) A lament over the destruction of Jerusalem follows in Psalm 74. 	 (Salamo 73:28) E ‵soko atu i ei ko te ‵tagi fanoanoa e uiga ki te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema i te Salamo 74.


9, 10. (a) To what does the expression “the sin that easily entangles us” refer? (b) How might we be entangled? 	 9, 10. (a) Se a te agasala telā e faigofie ke ‵piki ‵mau ki luga i a tatou? (e) Se a te mea e mafai o tupu ki te fakatuanaki o se Kelisiano?


. . . promotes fine Christian qualities, 	 . . . e fakamalosi aka i ei a uiga ‵lei o Kelisiano,


(Tanakh) Do you not agree that this is an encouraging thought? 	 E a, e se lotomalie koe me i te mea tenei se manatu fakamalosi loto?


4 Gaining insight into God’s Word does not depend on intellect or worldly education, which tend to foster pride. 	 4 A te mauaga o te malamalama i te Muna a te Atua e se fakalagolago ki te poto faka-te-lalolagi, telā e maua ei te fakamatamata.


Although using any number of objects could lead to incurring bloodguilt, guns make it easier to kill someone—accidentally or deliberately.* Moreover, if an attacker—who may already be tense—sees that the other person has a firearm, the situation is very likely to escalate and a death might result. 	 E tiga eiloa e mafai o iku atu a te fakaaogaga o mea e uke ke tamate ei se tino, a te fana ko te ‵toe mea faigofie ke tamate ki ei se tino—i se auala fakafuasei io me i se auala telā ko oti ne fakamoemoe ki ei.* E se gata i ei, kafai e lavea ne se tino kaitaua—telā ko leva ne kaitaua—me isi se fana a te suā tino, e mafai eiloa o tai fakamataku te tulaga tenā, kae e iku atu ki te mate.


10. (a) How may excessive concern about how others view us cloud our judgment? (b) Of what are we assured if we act with humility? 	 10. (a) E fakalavelave mai pefea ki ‵tou fakaikuga a te manavase malosi ki kilokiloga a nisi tino e uiga ki a tatou? (e) Se a te mea e mautinoa i a tatou māfai tatou e loto mau‵lalo?


Why, it is the most important message in the world! 	 Ko te ‵toe fekau tāua eiloa i te lalolagi!


Happy in Their Roles 	 E Fia‵fia i Olotou Galuega


In contrast with the world’s spirit, how can God’s spirit affect us for our good? 	 E ‵kese mai i te agaga o te lalolagi, e mafai pefea o pokotia tatou i te agaga o te Atua i se feitu ‵lei?


5 Even our contributions to and achievements in Jehovah’s service should not make us proud; neither should responsibilities in the congregation. 	 5 E se ‵tau foki eiloa o fakamata‵mata tatou i ‵tou meaalofa mo ‵tou taumafaiga i te galuega a Ieova; e penā foki loa mo ‵tou tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga.


He is our “fortress in the time of distress.” 	 E “puipui ne ia [tatou] i taimi o fakalavelave.”


The faithful and discreet slave class deeply appreciates this act of friendship, as does Christ. 	 E fakatāua malosi eiloa ne te tavini fakamaoni kae poto a te fakaasiga tenei o te fia fai taugasoa, kae e penā foki eiloa a lagonaga o Keliso.


For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, . . . without self-control.”—2 Timothy 3:1-3. 	 Ko tino ka ma‵natu fakapito, kaima‵nako, fakamata‵mata, fia ma‵luga, pati ma‵sei, . . . e mata kaitaua.”—2 Timoteo 3:1-3.


A Rebellion That Has Served to Glorify Jehovah 	 Se ‵Tekeatuga Telā ne Iku Atu ki te Faka‵maluga o Ieova


“STOP, LOOK, LISTEN.” 	 “TU, KILO, FAKALOGO.”


(Heb. 6:10) They will remain forever, cherished in Jehovah’s memory. 	 (Epe. 6:10) Ka tumau eiloa latou ki te se-gata-mai, kae fakatāua malosi foki latou i te mafaufau o Ieova.


Then, put forth earnest effort to promote “the uniting bond of peace.” 	 Ko taumafai ei ke fakamalosi aka “te fusi o te filemu.”


In directing this unique work, Jehovah uses his angels. 	 I te faiga ne ia o te galuega tenei, e fakaaoga ne Ieova ana agelu.


Their heart was stubbornly rebellious. 	 Ne ma‵keke olotou loto.


What was Jehovah’s response? 	 Se a te tali a Ieova?


Yet, when the elders appointed to examine the case determine, in line with Jehovah’s direction, that a repentant sinner ought to be readmitted to the congregation, it indicates that he has been forgiven by Jehovah. 	 Kae kafai ne filifili aka a toeaina ke iloilo ne latou a te ikuga o te mea ne tupu, e ‵tusa mo te takitakiga a Ieova, e ‵tau o fakafoki mai a te tino agasala telā ko salamō ki te fakapotopotoga, e fakaasi mai i ei me ko oti ne fakamagalo a ia ne Ieova.


One wise counselor long encouraged young people to get to know the parents of their prospective marriage mate as well as to observe carefully that one’s interaction with parents and other family members. 	 Ne fakamalosi mai se tino fakatonutonu poto i tausaga e uke ko ‵teka ki talavou ke fakamasani ki mātua o te tino telā ka avaga mo ia e pelā foki mo te onoono faka‵lei ki faifaiga a tou tagata ki ana mātua mo nisi tino i tena kāiga.


11 It is much the same with Bible students today, whether young or old. 	 11 E ‵pau eiloa mo tino a‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu i aso nei, faitalia me e fo‵liki io me ma‵tua.


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The orders from Jehovah are upright, causing the heart to rejoice.”—Psalm 19:7, 8. 	 A fakatonuga a te Aliki e ‵tonu katoatoa, kae fakamaina ne ia te mafaufau.”—Salamo 19:7, 8.


Why can we be sure that Paul’s house-to-house preaching involved unbelievers? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o tali‵tonu tatou me ne talai atu a Paulo ki tino sē tali‵tonu mai fale ki fale?


(Ps. 19:14) How important it is that we take time to meditate on what we read, so that Bible truths sink deep down into the heart! 	 (Salamo 19:14) Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki mea e fai‵tau ne tatou, ko te mea ke ‵goto tonu eiloa ki te loto a muna‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu!


If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others.” 	 Kafai e manako koe ke sili, e ‵tau o fai koe mo tavini a nisi tino katoa.”


Paul wrote: “Through the disobedience of the one man [Adam] many were constituted sinners, likewise also through the obedience of the one person [Christ Jesus] many will be constituted righteous.”—Romans 5:19. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Me ne tokouke ne fai mo tino agasala ona ko te sē fakalogo o Atamu, kae ka tokouke ka amiotonu i te fakalogo o Iesu Keliso.”—Loma 5:19.


After the collapse of the Nazi regime, they used their freedom to continue preaching. 	 Mai tua o te takavalega o te kau Nasi, ne fakaaogā ne latou te lotou saolotoga ke tumau i te talai atu.


Many feel that it is up to the individual to determine for himself the purpose of life. 	 E mafau‵fau nisi tino me e pule eiloa te tino ke fakaiku aka ne ia me se a te pogai o te ola.


▪ Honor Jehovah’s Great Name 	 ▪ Tavae Atu ki te Igoa Sili o Ieova


3 The Bible often uses parts of the human body to illustrate different characteristics or actions. 	 3 E masani sale o fakaaoga i te Tusi Tapu a vaega o te foitino ke fakatusa ki ei a uiga mo faifaiga.


(Matt. 24:36) At that time, Jesus, “the Son,” did not know exactly when the end of this wicked world would come. 	 (Mataio 24:36) I te taimi tenā, ne seki iloa ne Iesu telā ko “te Tama” a te taimi tonu e oko mai ei te gataga ki te lalolagi masei tenei.


Now available in many languages, this translation has some outstanding features. 	 Nei la, ko avanoa mai te tusi tenei i ‵gana e uke, e maua eiloa i te ‵fuliga tenei a nisi vaega fakaofoofogia.


She took care of them in addition to preaching the good news. 	 I tafa o te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei, ne tausi foki ne ia laua.


“In brotherly love have tender affection for one another,” urged Paul, adding: “In showing honor to one another take the lead.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo: “Ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou i te alofa fakataina; kae ke fakatau fia‵fia koutou, i te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.”


(Hebrews 10:1-4) Still, such sacrifices were useful. 	 (Epelu 10:1-4) Kae, ne aogā eiloa a taulaga konā.


Prayerfully examine the quality and the depth of your relationship with him. 	 Onoono aka me e pefea te ‵lei mo te pili o tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova e auala i te ‵talo.


Jehovah Tells “From the Beginning the Finale” 	 Ne ‵Valo ne Ieova a “Te Mea ka Tupu Mai i te Kamataga”


4 Leading up to the illustration, Jesus stated that the evidence of his presence in Kingdom power would be as widely discernible “as the lightning” that “shines from one part under heaven to another part under heaven.” 	 4 Mai mua o fai tena tala fakatusa, ne fai atu ne Iesu me i te fakamaoniga o tena fakatasi mai i te pulega faka-te-Malo ka maina atu e pelā me se “uila” telā e “maina ei te lagi mai te suā feitu ke oko atu ki te suā feitu.”


By keeping morally clean, you show that you are letting that spirit be a dominant force in your life. 	 Mai i te tumau i amioga ‵ma, e fakaasi atu i ei me e talia ne koe a te agaga tenā ke fai mo fai se fakamalosiga fakavae i tou olaga.


(Isa. 5:20) Jesus warned his followers: “The hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he has offered a sacred service to God.” 	 (Isa. 5:20) Ne faka‵pula atu a Iesu ki ana soko penei: “Ka oko mai te itula ka mafau‵fau aka ei a tino katoa kolā e tamate ne latou koutou me ko oti ne ofo atu ne latou se taviniga tapu ki te Atua.”


Why has he allowed wickedness and suffering to continue until our day?’ 	 Kaia ne talia ei ne ia a amioga ma‵sei mo logo‵maega ke tumau ke oko mai eiloa ki ‵tou aso nei?’


Rahab then revealed something of even greater importance to us. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ei ne Lahapa se mea telā e sili atu foki te tāua ki a tatou.


10 But our growth should not stop there. 	 10 Kae e se ‵tau o gata i konā a te gasolo o tatou ki mua.


This once-obedient angel chose to do wrong of his own free will. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakalogo muamua te agelu tenā, ne fakaaogā ne ia tena saolotoga ke fai se mea ‵se.


(Prov. 15:3) Although the king subsequently married Bath-sheba, “the thing that David had done appeared bad in the eyes of Jehovah.” (2 Sam. 11:27) So how did God react to David’s serious sins? 	 (Faataoto 15:3) E tigā eiloa ne avaga fakamuli a te tupu ki a Patisepa, “a te mea telā ne fai ne Tavita ne masei i mata o Ieova.” (2 Samuelu 11:27, NW) Tela la, ne pefea a faifaiga a te Atua ki agasala matagā a Tavita?


19. Why do we take refuge in Jehovah? 	 Ieova—Ko te Mafuaga o te ‵Tou Fakaolataga


The Jews laid the foundation of the temple in 536 B.C.E. While some older Jews focused on the past, overall there was much “shouting for joy.” 	 Ne fakatakato ne tino Iutaia a te fakavae o te faletapu i te 536 T.L.M. E ui eiloa ne mafaufau a nisi tino Iutaia ma‵tua ki aso mua, kae ko te tokoukega ne “ka‵laga mo te fia‵fia.”


During the 2008/2009 district convention program, a 224-page book entitled “Keep Yourselves in God’s Love” was released. 	 I te polokalame o te fono i te atufenua i te 2008/2009, ne ‵tala mai i ei a te tusi telā e 224 a itulau kae e fakaulutala penei “Keep Yourselves in God’s Love.”


Walk in Jehovah’s Ways 	 Ke Ola i Fakatonuga a Ieova


Please read the verses cited below, using your own copy of the Bible, and ask yourself the related questions. 1. 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu kolā e mafai o faka‵noga ei a te manavase? (e) E aogā pefea a akoakoga a Iesu?


Do you show this self-sacrificing spirit in your ministry? 	 E mata, e fakaasi atu ne koe a te alofa sē fakapito tenei i tau galuega talai?


(Matthew 7:12) It condemns practices and attitudes that bring suffering—greed, gossip, envy, adultery, and murder. 	 (Mataio 7:12) E taku fakamasei ne te Tusi Tapu a faifaiga mo uiga masani kolā e iku atu ki logo‵maega—kaimanako, gutu fatufatu, kaisano, mulilua, mo te tatino.


And the lessons must have stuck. 	 Kāti ne ‵mautakitaki a akoakoga konā.


A HAPPY OUTCOME IN FIJI 	 SE IKUGA FAKAFIAFIA I FITI


Because having the mentality of Esau can lead a person to fail to appreciate sacred things. 	 Me kafai e maua ne se tino a te mafaufauga o Esau, e mafai o takitaki atu ei a ia ke se fakatāua ne ia a mea kolā e tapu.


Rather, as Peter states, it is ungodly men who will suffer destruction. 	 Kae e fai mai a Petelu me ko tino sē amioatua ka fakaseai.


IDENTIFYING MARKS OF THE LAST DAYS 	 FAKAILOGA E MATEA EI ASO FAKAOTI


You would think that everyone would rejoice to hear this news that Jesus shared with mankind. 	 E mafaufau koe me ka fia‵fia a tino katoa ke lagona atu te tala tenei ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu ki tino.


• What should be our reaction to the voice of strangers? 	 • E ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki leo o tino fakaa‵tea?


• In what ways might Satan use frontal attacks? 	 • I auala fea e mafai ei o taua tonu mai a Satani?


(Matthew 5:44) “Do not let yourself be conquered by the evil, but keep conquering the evil with the good.”—Romans 12:21. 	 (Mataio 5:44) “Ke se fakatakavale koe ne te masei; ka ke fakatakavale ne koe te masei ki te ‵lei.”—Loma 12:21.


The Kingdom Hope Abandoned 	 Ko Tiakina te Fakamoemoega e Uiga ki te Malo


(1 Pet. 2:21) Thus, we will not be like the hypocrites who ‘have a form of godly devotion but prove false to its power.’ (2 Tim. 3:5) This does not mean that true godly devotion has nothing to do with outward appearances. 	 (1 Petelu 2:21) Tela la, ka se fai tatou pelā mo tino ‵loi kolā e “taofi ‵mau fua latou ki faiga matea o te [lotou] lotu, kae ‵teke ki tona ‵mana.” (2 Timoteo 3:5) E se fakauiga i ei me e se aofia a foliga totino i te olaga amio Atua tonu.


(1 Thessalonians 2:7-9) Earlier in his life, though, when he was known by the name Saul, he was “breathing threat and murder” against this very same group. 	 (1 Tesalonia 2:7-9) Kae mai mua atu i ei, a koi fakaigoa a ia ki a Saulo, ne maua ne ia te “manatu fakasauā mo te fia tamate” ki tino o te potukau eiloa tenā.


It is divine wisdom, which “cannot be bought with pure gold.”—Job 28:12, 15. 	 Ko te poto mai i te Atua telā “e se mafai o ‵togi ki . . . aulo.”—Iopu 28:12, 15.


How can you avoid the trap of succumbing to excessive guilt? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵teke atu koe ki te malei ko te mafaufau faeloa ki mea ‵se ne fai?


Even so, some seeds still fall on fine soil, take root, and sprout, just as Jesus foretold. 	 Kae ui ei, e ‵tō atu a nisi fuaga ki te laukele ola ‵lei, e ‵mau olotou aka i ei kae ‵fua mai foki e pelā eiloa mo pati a Iesu.


He constantly praised and thanked Jehovah. 	 Ne tumau eiloa a ia i te ‵viki kae fakafetai atu ki a Ieova.


This traveler acted as envoy of the Philippians. 	 Ne fai a te tino faimalaga tenei e pelā me se avefekau a te kau Filipi.


(Hebrews 4:13; Luke 8:17) By striving to avoid things that displease Jehovah, we hold a clean conscience and delight in knowing that we have God’s approval. 	 (Epelu 4:13; Luka 8:17) Mai te taumafai o ‵kalo keatea mai mea kolā e se fakafiafia ki ei a Ieova, e maua ne tatou se loto lagona ‵ma kae fia‵fia foki ke iloa atu me e maua ne tatou te taliaga a te Atua.


When three angels visited Abraham, he prepared a feast for them that included beef, milk, butter, and round cakes. 	 I te taimi ne āsi atu ei a agelu e tokotolu ki a Apelaamo, ne fakatoka ne ia se ‵kaiga mō latou kae ne aofia i ei a mea fasi, susu, pata mo keke.


(Psalm 37:25; Matthew 6:33; 1 Peter 5:7) An elderly sister named Martha used to encourage others by saying: “No matter what happens, never abandon Jehovah. 	 (Salamo 37:25; Mataio 6:33; 1 Petelu 5:7) Ne masani sāle o fakamalosi atu se tuagane matua ko Maleta ki nisi tino i ana pati: “Faitalia me ne a mea e ‵tupu, ke sē tiaki eiloa ne koe a Ieova.


The result was that the manager asked for 300 copies of an issue of Awake! that dealt with honesty in business so that he could give them to his fellow workers. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā ne fakamolemole atu ei te menetia tenā ki kopi e 300 o te Awake! telā ne faipati ki te fakamaoni i te faiga o pisinisi ko te mea ke avatu ne ia ki ana tino ga‵lue.


The Bulletin reported that in 2007, some 27,000 nuclear weapons still remained and that 2,000 of those were “ready to launch within minutes.” 	 Ne lipoti mai te Bulletin me i te 2007, e nofo ki se 27,000 o meatau fakaniukelea koi fakaaoga kae e ‵tusa mo te 2,000 o meatau konā ko “toka ke fakaaoga i ne nāi minute.”


12 The apostle Paul was an imitator of Christ. 	 12 Ne fakaakoako atu eiloa a te apositolo ko Paulo ki a Keliso.


A record of these and other judgment proclamations appears in the second-largest book of the Bible, the book of Jeremiah. 	 E maua eiloa a tala konei mo nisi fekau o fakamasinoga i te lua o tusi lasi o te Tusi Tapu, ko te tusi o Ielemia.


It is important for us, then, to consider why we should follow “the Christ.”—Matt. 16:13-16. 	 Tela la, se mea tāua ke mafau‵fau tatou ki te pogai e ‵tau ei o tau‵tali atu tatou ki “te Keliso.”


How are God’s utterances a light to our roadway? 	 E fai pefea a muna a te Atua mo fai se mainaga ki ‵tou auala?


One evening we discussed the subject of creation, and she wanted to read Life—How Did It Get Here? 	 I te afiafi e tasi ne sau‵tala maua ki te mataupu e uiga ki te faitega o mea kae ne manako tou fafine o faitau ki te tusi ko te Life—How Did It Get Here?


People are still flocking to Jehovah’s organization 	 Koi ua‵lolo atu nei a tino ki te fakapotopotoga a Ieova


“The ridiculer does not love the one reproving him,” says Solomon. 	 “A tino va‵lea e se ma‵nako ke fakatonu atu latou;” ko pati a Solomona.


16 Do You Remember? 	 16 E Masaua ne Koe?


In the garden of Eden, Satan pretended to be looking out for Eve’s best interests, but his actions were actually selfish and hypocritical. 	 I te fatoaga o Etena, ne ‵sala atu Satani ki se auala ke fakaloiloi aka ei a Eva, kae ne fakaasi atu ne ia a faifaiga kaimanako kae ‵loi.


(Isaiah 55:6, 7) Of course, one may need to ‘soften the face of Jehovah’ by first softening one’s own heart, turning from the sinful course, and sincerely repenting.—Psalm 119:58; Daniel 9:13. 	 (Isaia 55:6, 7, NW) E tonu, e ‵tau o ‘fakafiafia a Ieova’ ne se tino mai te faiga muamua ke maua ne te tino tenā te loto maulalo, ‵fuli keatea mai te tulaga agasala, kae salamō tonu.—Salamo 119:58; Tanielu 9:13.


“Parents discipline children too late,” says Rosalind Miles, author of Children We Deserve. 	 “Ko tō tuai sāle te polopolokiga ne mātua o olotou tama,” ko muna a Rosalind Miles, telā ne tusi ne ia te tusi ko te Children We Deserve.


Those remaining in Babylon, such as the aged prophet Daniel, could have God’s blessing, provided they wholeheartedly supported pure worship centered in Jerusalem and remained separate from Babylonian false worship. 	 A latou kolā ne ‵toe i Papelonia, e pelā mo te toeaina ko te pelofeta ko Tanielu, ne mafai o maua ne latou a fakamanuiaga a te Atua, māfai ne ‵lago atu latou mo te loto kātoa ki te tapuakiga ‵ma telā e fakavae i Ielusalema kae ne tumau i te ‵vae keatea mai tapuakiga ‵se a te kau Papelonia.


To find out, let us examine the role of stewards in ancient times. 	 Ke maua a tali, ke suke‵suke tatou ki mea kolā ne fai ne situati i aso mua.


He enriches our congregation.” 	 E fakamalosi aka faeloa ne ia te motou fakapotopotoga.”


Determining whether someone has gone far enough to be guilty of gross uncleanness or loose conduct is a serious responsibility, for lives are involved. 	 A te faiga o se fakaikuga me ko oti ne tō atu se tino ki te tulaga o amioga lai‵lai matagā io me ko amioga sōnafai se tiute tafasili i te tāua, ona ko te mea e aofia i ei a ola o tino.


What have some said about the joy of working with Jehovah? 	 Ne a pati ne fai mai ne nisi tino e uiga ki te fiafia ke ga‵lue fakatasi mo Ieova?


How does pride that is good differ from pride that is bad? 	 E ‵kese pefea a te fakamatamata ki te mea ‵lei mai te fakamatamata ki te mea masei?


Just when they were down to their last meal, a visitor arrived—the prophet Elijah. 	 I te taimi eiloa telā ko fakaotioti ei a lā meakai kae oko atu se tino fou ki te lā fale—ko te pelofeta ko Elia.


7 Today, millions of Jehovah’s servants are like those “alien residents” in a spiritual sense. 	 7 E lau i miliona a tavini a Ieova ko fai nei mo fai ne “tino fakaalofa” i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Remember, too, that these invaders came from his homeland, Shinar. 	 Masaua foki la, me ne o‵mai a tino konei mai i tena fa‵kai, ko Susema.


Although Peter stumbled, he learned to be “vigilant with a view to prayers” (See paragraphs 10, 11) 	 I lō te munasele atu ki apositolo vāivāi, ne fai mai a Iesu mo te alofa me “e manako ki ei te loto, kae ko vāivāi te foitino.”


4 Paul was honestly acknowledging that on his own, he was incapable of doing God’s will to the extent that he himself desired. 	 4 Ne fakaasi ‵tonu mai ne Paulo me e se mafai ne ia o fai te loto o te Atua i a ia tokotasi eiloa e ‵tusa mo te mea e manako a ia ki ei.


Jehovah is pleased with the request of the newly enthroned king and gives him “a wise and understanding heart” along with “riches and glory.” (1 Kings 3:12, 13) The king’s wisdom is without equal, his wealth beyond compare. 	 Ne fiafia a Ieova ki te fakamolemole a te tupu fou kae ne tuku atu ki a ia “te poto mo te malamalama” fakatasi mo te “maumea” mo te tulaga “fakaaloalogina.” (1 Tupu 3:12, 13) Ne seki ai se tino ne ‵pau tena poto mo Solomona, e sē fuafuagina foki tena maumea.


“YOU HAVE KNOWN THE HOLY WRITINGS” 	 “NE ILOA NE KOE A TUSITUSIGA TAPU”


Yet, we are convinced that Jehovah will preserve his people as a group and look out for their welfare.—2 Kings 6:15-19. 	 Kae, e tali‵tonu tatou me ka tausi eiloa ne Ieova ana tino e pelā me se potukau kae saga tonu atu mō te olotou ‵lei.—2 Tupu 6:15-19.


After coming to a knowledge of the truth, he learns the Bible’s view that wine is a gift from God and may be used in moderation. 	 I te mauaga ne ia o te munatonu, ne iloa ei ne ia a te kilokiloga a te Tusi Tapu me i te uaina se meaalofa mai te Atua kae e ‵tau eiloa o fakaaogā faka‵lei.


(Hebrews 10:36) Endurance is needed because serving God can be challenging. 	 (Epelu 10:36) E manakogina te kufaki me e mafai o faigata a te taviniga ki te Atua.


We do this by seizing every opportunity to preach the “good news of the kingdom.” 	 E fai ne tatou te mea tenei mai te fakaaogāga o so se avanoaga ke talai atu “te tala ‵lei o te Malo.”


He states: “My wife, son, and I are from a country where obtaining the latest and the best in technology and comfort is considered very important. 	 Muna a tou tagata: “Ne o‵mai māua mo taku avaga mo te ma tama tagata mai i se atufenua telā e fakatāua malosi i ei a poto ‵fou mo te tokagamalie.


In either case, whether our understanding of matters is accurate or mistaken, prayerful reliance on Jehovah, combined with loyalty, will prevent us from ever becoming “enraged against Jehovah.”—Read Proverbs 19:3. 	 Faitalia me se a te tulaga, me e ‵tonu io me e ‵se ‵tou malamalama i se mea, a te fakalagolago mo te ‵talo atu ki a Ieova, fakatasi mo te fakamaoni, ka puipui ei tatou mai te ‘‵lou atu ki te Atua me ko te pogai o te ‵tou masei.’—Faitau te Faataoto 19:3.


(Genesis 3:1-6, 16-19) Since then, Satan has masterminded the development of entire institutions of deception to lead people en masse into enmity with God. 	 (Kenese 3:1-6, 16-19) Talu mai te taimi tenā, ko pule atu a Satani ki te atiakaga o fakapotopotoga fakaloi‵loi tino ke takitaki atu i ei te tokoukega o tino ke fai fili mo te Atua.


1:6, 7—Why were the thumbs and the big toes of defeated kings cut off? 	 1:6, 7—Kaia ne ‵kati i ei ke ‵to a matikao lima mo matikao vae ma‵tua o tupu kolā ne fakatakavalegina?


When Sarah died at the age of 127, “Abraham came in to bewail Sarah and to weep over her.” 	 I te taimi ne mate ei a Sala kae ko 127 ana tausaga, “ne tagi fanoanoa Apelaamo i te mate o tena avaga.”


The Gospel accounts bear powerful testimony to that fact. 	 E fakamaoni faka‵lei mai a te mea tenā i tala i tusi a te kau fai Evagelia.


What role does prayer play in strengthening faith? 	 Se a te aogā o ‵talo ki te fakamalosiakaga o te fakatuanaki?


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Then the king was to read in that copy daily, repeatedly. 	 Ko ‵tau ei mo te tupu o faitau faeloa ki te kopi tenā i aso katoa.


Even so, many of us faced circumstances in our lives that made it difficult, at least for a time, to keep on preaching. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki tino e tokouke i a tatou, ne fe‵paki mo tulaga o te olaga kolā ne fai ei ke faigata, i nisi taimi, ke tumau i te faiga o te galuega talai.


Then would come Zedekiah’s rule, marked by the destruction of Jerusalem. 	 I te taimi ne pule mai i ei a Setekaia, ne kamata mai i ei te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema.


7 There are tangible ways that we can show respect for our gatherings. 	 7 E isi eiloa ne auala ‵lei e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu te āva ki ‵tou maopoopoga.


Having learned John’s native Gujarati, the Witness answered him from the Bible and gave him the booklet “This Good News of the Kingdom.” 	 Ona ko te iloa ne ia i a John se Gujarati, ne tali atu ne te tuagane Molimau tenei tena fesili mai te Tusi Tapu kae tuku atu ki tou tagata a te tamā tusi ko “Te Tala ‵Lei Tenei o te Malo.”


Each of them was a whole-souled servant of Jehovah. 	 Ne fai ne tāgata konei a te ‵toe mea e mafai ne latou i te galuega a Ieova.


22 For Young People—Avoid Harmful Association! 	 TE AOGA O MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA


Many other Hebrew Scripture prophecies also find fulfillment in Jesus, his Kingdom, and the good things that the Kingdom will accomplish in the future.* (Acts 28:23; Revelation 19:10) How certain was it that these prophecies would be fulfilled? 	 E uke foki a nisi valoaga i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Epelu ne fakataunu e auala i a Iesu, tena Malo, mo mea ‵lei katoa kolā ka fakataunu ne te Malo i aso mai mua.* (Galuega 28:23; Fakaasiga 19:10) E mata, e mautinoa eiloa me ka fakataunu a valoaga konei?


2, 3. (a) In what way can deep spiritual information be compared to solid food? (b) What does study involve? 	 2, 3. (a) E mafai pefea o fakatusa a fakamatalaga ‵loto i te feitu faka-te-agaga ki meakai makeke? (e) Ne a mea e aofia i te faiga o sukesukega?


Jehovah does not want us to practice severe self-denial or to abstain from wholesome activities that bring enjoyment. 	 E se manako a Ieova ke ola tatou i se olaga fakataputapu io me ke ‵kalo katoatoa kea‵tea mai fakafiafiaga ‵lei kolā e maua mai ei te fiafia.


Yes, he had, in effect, been “won without a word” by his wife’s conduct. 	 E tonu, ko oti eiloa ne manumalo tena avaga ‘e aunoa mo se pati’ ona ko ana amioga.


What Apollos preached about the Christ was true as far as it went. 	 Tela la, ne seki katoatoa a mea ne iloa ne ia e uiga ki a Keliso i ana akoakoga.


Now that God’s undeserved kindness and resulting forgiveness are available, are you determined no longer ‘to present your body to sin’? 	 Nei la, ko maua ne tatou te alofa tauanoa o te Atua mo ikuga o tena loto fakamagalo, e mata, ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne tatou ke se toe ‘tuku atu ‵tou foitino ki te agasala’?


On two reported occasions, Jesus first prayed and then miraculously provided food for large crowds. 	 I tala e lua kolā ne lipoti mai, ne ‵talo muamua a Iesu kae tuku fakavavega fakamuli mai ne ia a mea‵kai ki se vaitino tokouke.


Jewish law required that those sentenced to death be buried before sundown. 	 Ne manakogina i te tulafono a te kau Iutaia me e ‵tau o tanu a tino kolā ne fakasala ki te mate kae koi tuai o to te mata o te la.


We can learn valuable lessons from these examples. 	 E mafai o tauloto ne tatou a akoakoga tāua mai fakaakoakoga konei.


As punishment, Jehovah sent poisonous snakes, and many people died. 	 Ne fakasala ne Ieova a latou mai i te avatuga o gata poisini, kae ne ‵mate i ei a tino e tokouke.


Relief at last! 	 Ko fatoa maua i ei se fakatapūga!


(Read Proverbs 3:31-35.) 	 (Faitau te Faataoto 3:31-35.)


Bless Jehovah, O you angels of his, mighty in power, carrying out his word, by listening to the voice of his word. 	 Tavae atu ki te Aliki, koutou agelu ma‵losi mo te ‵mana, kolā e faka‵logo ki ana fakatonuga mo ana muna.


What strengthened Jeremiah to persevere despite opposition? 	 Ne a mea ne fakamalosi atu ki a Ielemia ke tumau faitalia a ‵tekemaiga?


It is because our dedication and baptism make us a target of Satan’s crafty acts, or subtle machinations. 	 Ona ko te mea e fai ‵tou tukuatuga mo te papatisoga mo mea e fakasaga tonu mai ei a faifaiga faitogafiti a Satani io me ko togafiti fai lēmū.


(Eph. 4:23, 24) Putting on and keeping on the new personality is an ongoing process for all Christians until we are able to do so to the full. 	 (Efe. 4:23, 24) A te fakapeiga mo te fakatumauga o uiga ‵fou se faifaiga telā e ‵tau o fai faeloa ne Kelisiano katoa ke oko ki te taimi ko mafai ei o katoatoa te faiga tenā.


Brothers working business territory witness to a mechanic in an auto repair garage. 	 Taina kolā e ga‵lue i koga faipisinisi e talai atu ki se tino faite motoka.


Indeed, for the Bible says regarding not just Moses but all the Israelites: “By faith they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land.” 	 Ao, me ne seki fai mai fua te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Mose kae ki tino Isalaelu katoa: “Ona ko te fakatuanaki, ne olo atu ei latou i loto i te Tai Kula e pelā eiloa me se laukele malō.”


Toward the end of his long career, he found himself imprisoned on the isle of Patmos “for speaking about God and bearing witness to Jesus.” 	 I te fakaotiga o tena olaga tavini mo te fakamaoni, ne ‵pei atu ei tou tagata ki te falepuipui i te motu o Patamo “i te mea ne folafola atu ne [ia] a te muna a te Atua mo mea ‵tonu ne fakaasi ne Iesu.”


What can help us to “learn to fear Jehovah”? 	 Se a te mea e fesoasoani mai ke iloa ne tatou o ‘ma‵taku ki a Ieova’?


How pleasant it is to do so! 	 Se mea gali ‵ki ke fai penā!


What refinement came about in 1938? 	 Se a te fakamafuliga telā ne sae aka i te 1938?


Satan’s murderous disposition was further exposed in the way in which he dealt with Job. 	 Ne toe tuku faka‵sau mai foki a te manakoga fia tamate tino o Satani i ana faifaiga ki a Iopu.


This question emphasizes two vital steps that must be taken prior to baptism, namely repentance and dedication. 	 E faka‵mafa mai i te fesili tenei a mea tāua e lua kolā e ‵tau o fai mai mua o te papatisoga, ko te salamo mo te tukuatuga.


You will no doubt think of other subjects to consider as time goes on.* 	 Kāti ka mafaufau koe ki nisi mataupu ke suke‵suke ki ei fakamuli.*


One day, I met a Witness who was offering the Watchtower and Awake! magazines on a busy London street. 	 I te aso e tasi, ne fetaui au mo se Molimau telā ne tufatufa ne ia a mekesini ko Te Faleleoleo Maluga mo te Awake! i te auala e tokouke a tino kae fakalavelave o Lonitona.


The fact that he was able to maintain such a large family indicates that he was a very wealthy man, with great flocks and herds. 	 A te manatu tonu me e mafai ne ia o tausi atu ki se kāiga lasi penā e fakaasi mai i ei me i a ia se tagata maumea, fakatasi mo ana lafu manu.


It requires understanding of God’s Word and the guidance of his spirit. 	 E manakogina i ei te malamalama i te Muna a te Atua mo te takitakiga o tena agaga.


11 Applying what we have learned from the Scriptures can be a challenge, particularly when circumstances are difficult. 	 11 A te fakagalue aka o mea ne tauloto mai i te Tusi Tapu e mafai o faigata, maise eiloa māfai ko faiga‵ta a fakanofonofoga.


I said to myself, ‘Unless something negative turns up, this looks like the girl I will marry.’ 	 Ne faipati ifo au ki a au eiloa, e foliga mai me tenei loa te fafine ka avaga au ki ei vaganā fua e isi se fakalavelave e sae aka.


What will be discussed in our next article? 	 Ne a mea ka fai‵pati tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


For example, when Moses’ sister, Miriam, murmured against Moses, Jehovah struck her with leprosy. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te taimi ne muimui ei te tuagane o Mose ko Miliama ki a Mose, ne fai ne Ieova ke lepela tou fafine.


So think of all of his accomplishments! 	 Tela la, mafaufau ki mea katoa ko oti ne fai ne ia!


(Job 1:8-12; Proverbs 27:11) Jehovah will never forsake those loyal to him, “for Jehovah is a lover of justice, and he will not leave his loyal ones. 	 (Iopu 1:8-12; Faataoto 27:11) E sē mafai o tiaki ne Ieova a latou kolā e a‵lofa fakamaoni ki a ia, “me i te Aliki e fiafia ki te mea tonu, e se mafai foki o tuku tiaki ne ia ona tino fakamaoni.


Why Do What Is Right? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Fai te Mea Tonu?


In doing so, they may sacrifice all modesty. 	 I te faiga tenā, e mafai o se talia ne latou ke uiga agamalu.


In 1946 when I returned home for the summer, we attended a convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. On the first day of the convention, my sisters took turns writing notes in order to help me follow the program. 	 I te aso muamua o te fono, ne fakatau fesoasoani oku tuagane i te tusitusiga o fakamatalaga ko te mea ke mafai o tautali atu au ki te polokalame.


He needs to monitor progress and give advice as needed. 	 E manakogina ke iloa ne ia te gasolo ki mua o te galuega kae tuku atu a fakatonutonuga kolā e manakogina.


A sudden turn of events can snatch financial security from the unprepared. 	 Ko oti ne ‵galo fakapoi a tupe ‵teu a tino ona ko fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei.


Those who take the lead as teachers are especially responsible to be encouraging to others. 	 A tino kolā e fai pelā me ne faiakoga e maua ne latou te tiute fakapito ke fakamalosi atu a nisi tino.


How can shepherds “work what is good” toward the sheep? 	 E mafai pefea ne tausi mamoe o “fai te mea ‵lei” ki mamoe?


(Exodus 10:28; 19:24; 24:12-15) Jehovah took no pleasure in putting the rebels to death. 	 (Esoto 10:28; 19:24; 24:12-15) Ne seki fia tamate ne Ieova a tino ‵teke konei.


This article explains why this challenge exists and how we can continue to cultivate godly qualities with the help of God’s Word. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a te pogai e sae aka ei a te tulaga faigata tenei mo te auala e mafai ei o tumau tatou i te atiakaga o uiga fakaatua mai te fesoasoani o te Muna a te Atua.


Should I get involved in this money-making proposal? 	 E mata, e ‵tau au o aofia i fakamalosiga ke maua a tupe e uke?


COVER: House-to-house witnessing in Bukimba, Runda, Rwanda 	 E ‵KAVA: E talai mai fale ki fale i Bukimba, Runda, Rwanda


Shechem was 30 miles [50 km] north of Jerusalem and lay in a fertile valley that has been described as the “paradise of the holy land.” 	 E 30 maila te ‵mao o Sekema i te feitu ki mātu o Ielusalema kae e tu i se vanu lau olaola telā ne fakamatala sāle pelā me ko te “palataiso o te fenua tapu.”


How could that be? 	 Ne mafai pefea o fai penā?


Jason suffers from a debilitating disease that has left him completely paralyzed. 	 Ne poko a Jason i se masaki telā ne ‵mate ei tena foitino kātoa.


They love and respect him for his experience and example of faith. 	 E a‵lofa kae āva latou ki a ia ona ko tena atamai mo te fakaakoakoga ‵lei e uiga ki tena fakatuanaki.


One difference was that people lived much longer. 	 E tasi mai i ei ko te ola leva o tino i aso konā.


Peter began a Bible study with him. 	 Ne kamata ne Peter se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo te tamaliki tagata tenā.


Three Vital Qualities 	 Uiga Tāua e Tolu


He wrote: “I . . . consider all things to be loss on account of the excelling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” 	 Ne tusi mai tou tagata: “E mafaufau . . . au me ko se aoga a mea katoa ona ko te sili atu o te aoga o toku iloa e uiga ki a Keliso Iesu, toku Aliki.”


(Matt. 6:14) Only the merciful know the happiness that results from forgiveness of sins and divine approval. 	 (Mataio 6:14) Ko tino a‵lofa fua e iloa ne latou a te fiafia telā e maua māfai ko fakamagalogina olotou agasala kae maua te taliaga a te Atua.


Since Jehovah used King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to destroy Jerusalem at the beginning of “the appointed times,” in 607 B.C.E., He revealed through that ruler that the nations would continue without divine interference for a total of seven symbolic times. 	 Ona ko te fakaaogāga ne Ieova a te tupu o Papelonia ko Nepukanesa ke fakaseai ne ia a Ielusalema i te kamataga o “taimi . . . o fenua fakaatea,” i te 607 T.L.M., ne fakaasi atu ei e auala i te tupu tenā me ka kamata i konā a pulega a fenua fakaatea i loto i taimi fakatusa e fitu e aunoa mo te fakalavelave atu o te Atua.


Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. 	 Kae e faipati fakapitoa mai a Tanielu me i matikao vae e faite ki te fiti mo te kele.


13 Showing honor to family members goes beyond dignifying one’s wife and children. 	 13 E se ‵tau o gata te āva atu ki tino i te kāiga i te āva atu fua ki te avaga a se tino mo ana tama‵liki.


13 David prophesied that the Messiah would be reviled. 	 13 Ne ‵valo mai ne Tavita me ka fakatauemu atu ki te Mesia.


They did not consider circumcised Gentiles as ‘people of the nations’ but as brothers. 	 Kaia? Me ne ‵kilo atu a Kelisiano Iutaia ki tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea kolā ko oti ne pilitome e pelā me ne taina, kae e se pelā me ne tino o te fenua, e pelā eiloa mo pati i te Tusi Tapu.


The Bible does not tell us to believe all miracles. 	 E seki fai mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou ke tali‵tonu ki vavega katoa.


A slave girl was at her master’s disposal. 	 Ne toka eiloa te tamafine pologa o fai so se mea ne fakamolemole mai ki ei tena matai.


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You parents do well to imitate that self-sacrificing spirit. 	 E maua eiloa ne koutou, mātua, a mea aogā mai te fakaakoako atu ki te vaegā alofa sē fakapito tenā.


7 Why did David not strike Saul down when he twice had the opportunity? 	 7 Kaia ne seki tamate ei ne Tavita a Saulo i avanoaga e lua kolā ne maua ne ia?


As a result of such a rejection of Bible standards, Christendom’s flocks are like those men spoken of by the ancient psalmist: “They have not known, and they do not understand; in darkness they keep walking about.” 	 E pelā me ko te ikuga o se vaegā ‵tekeatuga penā ki tulaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, e fai a lafu mamoe i Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se e pelā mo tāgata kolā ne faipati a te faisalamo mua e uiga ki ei: “Ko oko eiloa te otou pouliuli kae va‵lea, e nofo foki koutou i te pouliga.”


Regardless of the method or methods you would like to use, please first contact the branch office that serves your country to see which methods are available. 	 Faitalia me se a te auala e fakaaoga ne koe, fesokotaki muamua ki te ofisa lagolago telā e nofo tou fenua mai lalo i ei me ne a auala e mafai o fakaaoga i tou fenua.


It is familiar to people around the world. 	 E masani eiloa ki ei a tino i te lalolagi kātoa.


Those two men had evidently belonged to Jehovah at one point, but they later deviated from the truth. 	 E foliga mai me ne tavini atu a tagata konei ki a Ieova i se vaitaimi, kae ne tiakina fakamuli ne lāua te munatonu.


How might today’s problems affect us? 	 E pokotia pefea tatou i fakalavelave o aso nei?


“I made up my mind very early on to pioneer. 	 “Ko oti eiloa ne fakaiku aka ne au i toku mafaufau i te taimi koi foliki ei au ke paenia.


Jehovah’s Witnesses, who are actively preaching in 234 lands and territories of the earth, are remarkably optimistic. 	 E maua ne Molimau a Ieova kolā e talai atu nei i fenua e 234 i te lalolagi kātoa se kilokiloga mautinoa.


Hos 7 Verse 16 adds: “They proceeded to return, not to anything higher”—that is, “not to an elevated form of worship.” 	 E toe fakasoko mai te fuaiupu e 16 penei: [“Ne kamata o toe ‵foki atu latou, e se ki se mea telā e maluga atu,” NW]—se “tapuakiga telā e se maluga atu.”


Hence, the apostles might have wondered, ‘Will Jehovah now appoint a new leader?’ 	 Tela la, kāti ne mafau‵fau te kau apositolo penei, ‘E mata, ka filifili nei ne Ieova se takitaki fou?’


What chance is there of a lasting political solution? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ke maua aka ei se faka‵leiga fakapolitiki telā e tumau?


Still, that friend of God did not allow resentment to gnaw away at him. 	 Kae ne seki talia ne te taugasoa tenā o te Atua a te loto kaitaua ke fakavāivāi atu ki a ia.


Other young people at the center urged him to join their sports club. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a nisi talavou i konā ke kau atu a ia ki te olotou kalapu ta‵fao.


Hence, two former friends find themselves at war, as it were. 	 Tela la, ko fai i ei a taugasoa mua konei ke taua.


Do not be misled. 	 Sa fakavale‵vale koutou.


Our Christian sister concludes: “For many years I had prayed for a Bible study, but I did not expect to get one by witnessing on the phone.” 15, 16. What experiences can you relate to show the benefit of being alert to different ways to start Bible studies? 	 Konei a pati fakaoti a te ‵tou tuagane Kelisiano: “Ne ‵talo atu faeloa au i te fia tausaga ke maua se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae ne seki fakamoemoe au ke maua se akoga mai te talai atu i te telefoni.”


(Exodus 20:17) Desiring a fellow man’s things—his material possessions, wealth, and money—was a serious sin, listed along with desiring his wife. 	 (Esoto 20:17) A te manako ki mea a se tino—ko ana koloa, maumea, mo tupe—ne fakasolo mai e pelā me se agasala matagā ‵ki telā e ‵pau eiloa mo te manako ki te avaga o te suā tino.


(Matthew 10:32-39) So he rejoiced when even one sincere person responded favorably to the Kingdom message. 	 (Mataio 10:32-39) Tena la, ne fiafia malosi a ia i te taimi ne talia ei ne se tino fakamaoni e tokotasi te fekau e uiga ki te Malo.


I was born in 1956 with spina bifida. 	 Ne fanau au i te 1956 fakatasi mo te masaki ki te ivi-tua.


(Mark 14:22) The bread available on that occasion was the kind that had just been used at the Passover. 	 (Maleko 14:22) A te falaoa telā ne maua atu i te fakamanatuga tenā ko te vaegā falaoa telā ne fakaaogā sāle i te taimi o te Paseka.


Perhaps they have invested in bigger and better homes and vehicles or make a show of their expensive jewelry and the latest clothing fashions. 	 Kāti ko oti ne fakaaogā olotou tupe ki fale mo motoka ‵gali kae ‵lasi io me ko teuga fakagaligali ‵togi ‵mafa mo gatu i olotou ‵suiga ‵fou .


And they will have to cover over the mustache.”—Micah 3:5-7a. 9, 10. What is meant by ‘covering over the mustache,’ and why does Micah have no reason to do such a thing? 	 A latou kolā e ‵valo ne latou a mea ka ‵tupu i aso fakamuli, ka masiasi latou [io me ka “sē fakaasi atu ne latou olotou talafa,” Tusi Paia, Samoa] me ka sē taunu olotou valoaga.”—Mika 3:5-7a.


Another Danger—Becoming “Righteous Overmuch” 	 Te Suā Mea Fakamataku—Ko te Manako “Ke to ‵Lei Koe”


Thus, the apostle Paul reminded his fellow Christians: “Who makes you to differ from another? 	 Tela la, ne fakamasaua atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki ana taina Kelisiano: “Ko oi ne fai ne ia koe ke sili i nisi tino?


Observing how your marriage mate talks with relatives can help you understand your spouse better. 	 A te onoono atu ki te auala e faipati atu ei tau avaga ki ana kāiga e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke malamalama faka‵lei koe i tau avaga.


Did you notice why the Israelites were not to consume blood? 	 E mata, ko lavea ne koe te pogai ne seki fakaaogā ei ne te kau Isalaelu a te toto?


In fact, all those desiring to live with godly devotion in association with Christ Jesus will also be persecuted.” (2 Timothy 3:10-12; Acts 13:49-51; 14:19-22) In order to endure, we all need faith, love, and long-suffering. 	 E iloa katoa ne koe a mea ne ‵tupu ki a au i Anitioka, Ikonia, mo Lusa, i fakasauaga fakama‵taku ne kufaki ne au!


Truly, acts of honesty and goodness can cause others to glorify Jehovah.—Hebrews 13:18. 	 E tonu, a faifaiga fakamaoni mo faifaiga ‵lei e mafai o fai ei ke tavae ne nisi tino a Ieova.—Epelu 13:18.


They may read Psalm 11:5 to show how Jehovah feels about those who love violence or Psalm 37:1-4 to point out God’s encouragement not to take it upon ourselves to repay in kind but to trust in God. 	 E mafai o faitau atu te Faataoto 6:16-19 ke fakaasi atu ei a lagonaga o Ieova ki tino kolā e fia‵fia ki fakasauāga io me ko te Salamo 37:1-4 ke fakaasi atu ei a fakamalosiga mai te Atua ke mo a e taui ma sui kae ke tali‵tonu ki te Atua.


They act on what they learn, continually applying the Bible’s counsel—in the family, on the job, in the congregation, and in all other areas of life. 	 E gasue‵sue latou e ‵tusa mo olotou mea ne tauloto, mai te fakagaluegaga o fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu—i loto i te kāiga, i te koga galue, i te fakapotopotoga, mo nisi feitu aka o te olaga.


How do democratic and theocratic procedures differ? 8 As servants of the Great Theocrat, Jehovah, we do well to bear in mind the differences between democratic and theocratic procedures. 	 8 E pelā me ne tavini a te Pule Sili Fakaseokalatika, ko Ieova, e ‵tau o masaua faeloa ne tatou te kese‵kesega o faifaiga fakatemokalatika mo faifaiga fakaseokalatika.


12 Living “in the last days,” we are surrounded by people who are “disloyal,” people “having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power.” (2 Tim. 3:1-5) As much as possible, we must avoid such bad association. 	 12 Ona ko tatou ko ola “i aso fakaoti,” ko sikomia tatou ne tino kolā e “se a‵lofa fakamaoni,” tino kolā “e foliga mai me e fakamaoni latou ki te Atua kae e fakafiti ne latou tena ‵mana.” (2 Timoteo 3:1-5) Fai te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai taugasoa ma‵sei penā.


The annual Memorial of Jesus’ death deepens our appreciation for Jehovah’s extraordinary love. 	 A te Fakamanatuga o te mate o Iesu i tausaga katoa e fakalasi aka i ei a ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te alofa sē fuafuagina o Ieova.


Many scientists theorize that life arose on its own, starting with very simple forms that gradually, over millions of years, became more and more complex. 	 E tali‵tonu a saienitisi e tokouke me ne māfua mai a te ola i a ia eiloa, telā e kamata mai i se tamā mea foliki fua telā e faigofie o fulifuli malie i te fia miliona o tausaga, kae gasolo aka faeloa o faigata ke malamalama i ei.


“The harvest of the earth” began with the gathering of the remaining ones of the 144,000 “sons of the kingdom,” “the wheat” of Jesus’ parable. 	 Ne kamata a te ‵katiga o “saito i te lalolagi” ki te fakamaopoopomaiga o te ‵toega o te toko 144,000 o “tino o te Malo,” kolā ko “saito” i te tala fakatusa a Iesu.


(Hebrews 13:4) The Greek word for fornication, por·neiʹa, broadly refers to the misuse of the sexual organs of those who are not married to each other.* Therefore, it would be wrong in God’s eyes for a couple to live together—even if they intend to get married later. 	 (Epelu 13:4) A te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te finalalolagi ko te por·neiʹa, kae fakasino atu ki te fakaaogaga o koga tapu o se tino i se auala sē ‵tau ne tino kolā e seki a‵vaga.* Tela la, e se talia eiloa ne te Atua ke ‵nofo fakapouliuli se tokolua—faitalia me e fakamoe‵moe lāua ke avaga fakamuli ifo.


Paul wrote: “Become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave you.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “E ‵tau mo koutou o fakatau a‵lofa kae fakatau atafai; ke fakatau fakamagalo foki koutou, e pelā eiloa mo te Atua ko oti ne fakamagalo ne ia koutou i a Keliso.”


Hence, Malachi told them: “‘No delight do I have in you,’ Jehovah of armies has said, ‘and in the gift offering from your hand I take no pleasure.’ . . . 	 Tela la, ne fai atu ei a Malaki ki a latou: “Muna a te Aliki Tafasili i te Malosi penei, . . .


In this way they preserve the unity of the congregation and allow Jehovah’s spirit to flow freely.—1 Thessalonians 5:23. 19. 	 I te auala tenā, ka fakatumau ei ne latou te ‵kau fakatasi o te fakapotopotoga kae ka galue faeloa te agaga o Ieova i a latou.—1 Tesalonia 5:23.


15 For example, most of Jehovah’s people now benefit from a fresh and accurate translation of the Bible in their own language. 	 15 Ko maua nei ne te tokoukega o tino o Ieova a ‵fuliga fou kae ‵tonu o te Tusi Tapu i olotou ‵gana eiloa.


(Phil. 1:9, 10) We must recognize that when we prepare for the ministry, for the meetings, or for a talk, we may not necessarily apply what we read to ourselves. 	 (Fili. 1:9, 10) E ‵tau o masaua ne tatou me kafai e fakatoka tatou ki te galuega talai, fakatasiga, io me se tofiga, e mafai o se fakagalue ne tatou a ‵tou mea ne faitau ki a tatou eiloa.


19. Speaking the pure language involves what? 	 E fakaaogā ne latou te ‵gana ‵ma ke tavae atu ki a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa i se auala lasi kae fakaofoofogia.


They tell about real people, whose existence has been corroborated by secular historians.—Luke 3:1, 2, 23. 	 E fakamatala mai i ei a tino ‵tonu, kolā e maua olotou igoa i tala mua a tino o te lalolagi.—Luka 3:1, 2, 23.


How might this happen? 	 Ka tupu pefea a te mea nei?


They have been inclined to label what the Bible says as fable or myth. 	 Ko oti ne fai atu latou me i mea kolā e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu ne tala ‵kai fua.


He states: “Keep on blessing those who persecute; be blessing and do not be cursing.” 	 Ana muna: “Fakamanuia atu ki a latou kolā e fakasauā mai ki a koutou: fakamanuia atu kae sa fetugina latou.”


Why can it be said that Jesus holds incontestable title to kingship? 	 Kaia e mafai o fai atu me e seai se fakalotolotolua e uiga ki te tulaga fakatupu o Iesu?


(John 5:19) Jesus was sent to provide comfort for “the brokenhearted” and “all who mourn.” 	 (Ioa. 5:19) Ne uga mai a Iesu ke fakamafanafana a “tino fanoa‵noa” mo “latou katoa kolā e ‵tagi fanoanoa.”


While such “fragrance” might be disgusting to unrighteous individuals, it is sweet-smelling to Jehovah and honesthearted ones. 	 E tiga eiloa e mafai o fai te “manogi ‵lei” tenā e pelā me se mea fakatakalialia ki tino sē amio‵tonu, e fai eiloa e pelā me se mea manogi gali ki a Ieova mo tino loto fakamaoni.


What plans for the future should youths wisely consider? 	 Ne a fuafuaga mō aso mai mua e ‵tau o mafau‵fau faka‵lei ki ei a talavou?


(Luke 3:21, 22) Therefore, it was at his baptism that he was ordained. 	 (Luka 3:21, 22) Tela la, ne faū a ia i te taimi ne papatiso ei a ia.


On the other hand, if you strive to be a good husband or a good wife, your marriage will likely improve. 	 I te suā feitu la, kafai e taumafai koe ke fai mo fai se avaga ‵lei, ka momea aka eiloa a te ‵lei o tau fakaipoipoga.


We soon learned that when we arrived in a new area, it was best to cycle far away from our place of lodging, preaching only where people had a different priest. 	 Fakamuli ifo ne iloa ne matou me kafai e oko atu matou ki se koga fou, e ‵lei atu ma ‵tele matou i pasika ke ‵mao mai i te omotou koga ‵nofo, kae talai atu fua ki tino kolā e ‵kese te olotou faifeau.


The crucial first step is to get to know him. 	 A te mea tāua muamua, ko te taumafai ke iloa ‵lei ne tatou a ia.


How have true Christians used their spiritual riches, and how will their righteousness stand forever? 	 Ne fakaaoga pefea ne Kelisiano ‵tonu olotou koloa faka-te-agaga, kae tumau pefea te lotou amiotonu ki te se-gata-mai?


For more information, see chapter 10 of this book, What Does the Bible Really Teach?, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga e uke atu, onoono ki te mataupu e 10 o te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


Let us consider what the apostle Paul urged us to do in this regard. 	 Ke na mafau‵fau tatou ki te mea telā ne fakamalosi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo ke fai ne tatou i te feitu tenei.


(Galatians 6:1) All of us can contribute to Christian unity and peace by displaying “lowliness of mind and mildness.” 	 (Kalatia 6:1) A te fakaasiatuga o te “loto malalo mo te filemu” e fakamalosi aka i ei te ‵tou vā fealofani faka-Kelisiano mo te tokagamalie.


11 Jehovah has provided a bounteous supply of written spiritual food to give us strength. 	 11 Ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga e uke e auala i tusi ke fakama‵losi aka ei tatou.


Jehovah’s Witnesses are not trying to convert the world by their preaching. 	 E se taumafai a Molimau a Ieova ke ‵fuli ne latou a tino mai te lotou talaiga.


Those who are planted in the house of Jehovah, in the courtyards of our God, they will blossom forth. 	 A latou pelā me ne lakau ne ‵toki i te fale o te Aliki, e lauolaola i loto i te Faletapu o te ‵tou Atua, e tiga eiloa te leva o te olaga o latou, kae ‵fua mai faeloa.


In reply, Jesus related the following parable: “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who both stripped him and inflicted blows, and went off, leaving him half-dead. 	 I tena tali, ne fai atu ne Iesu te tala fakatusa tenei: “E isi se tagata ne vau mai i Ielusalema o fano ki Ieliko, kae ne puke ne tino faomea: Ne ‵tala ne latou ona gatu kae ta, tiakina ei me ko tai mate.


Moses spends 40 days in the mountain, receiving instructions regarding true worship and the construction of Jehovah’s tabernacle, a portable temple. 	 Ne nofo atu a Mose i aso e 40 i te mauga, ke maua ne ia a fakatonuga e uiga ki te tapuakiga tonu mo te faitega o te faleie tapu o Ieova, se faletapu telā e aveave sāle.


4 For thousands of years, Jehovah God has tolerated wickedness, long enough for righthearted individuals to see that human rule is a catastrophe. 	 4 Ko oti ne talia ne Ieova te Atua a amioga ma‵sei i te fia afe o tausaga, telā ko lava ‵lei eiloa te taimi mō tino loto fakamaoni ke lavea atu me i pulega a tino e māfua mai i ei a matugā fakalavelave ‵lasi.


The realization of this hope is related to “the revealing of the sons of God.” 	 E tau atu a te fakamoemoega tenei ki te ‘fakaasi mai o tama a te Atua,’ ko te kau fakaekegina.


One Witness says that before dedicating his life to Jehovah, each time he was successful in refraining from smoking for a week, he rewarded himself by buying something useful with the money self-control had helped him to save. 18. (a) What is involved in our battle for self-control? (b) What assurance does Jehovah provide? 	 Ne fai mai se Molimau e tokotasi me koi tuai o tuku atu tena olaga ki a Ieova, ne manumalo faeloa a ia i ana taumafaiga ke ‵teke atu ki te ‵pusi i se vaiaso e tasi, kae ne ‵togi ne ia se mea aogā mō ia ki tupe kolā ne maua ne ia mai te fakaasiatuga o te loto pulea ke se ‵togi a sikaleti.


THE question was evidently hotly disputed among the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. 	 NE FAI a te fesili telā ne fakasae aka, mo fai se fesili ke fakatau kinau ki ei te kau Falesaio i aso o Iesu.


The Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita states: “That which pervades the entire body is indestructible. 	 E fai mai te tusi tapu a te lotu Hinitu ko te Bhagavad Gita: “A te agaga telā e maua i loto i vaega katoa o te foitino o te tino e se mafai o fakamaseigina.


For one thing, death exposes the ultimate futility of a life devoted to the pursuit of wealth and power. 	 E fakasēaogā ne te mate a te kausaki atu ki se olaga maumea mo tulaga ma‵luga.


A city cannot be hid when situated upon a mountain,” Jesus told his disciples in his famous Sermon on the Mount.—Matthew 5:14. 	 “A KOUTOU ko te mainaga o te lalolagi; e se mafai o se matea te fa‵kai manafai e tu i luga o te mauga,” ko pati a Iesu ne fai ki ana soko i tena Lauga lauiloa i luga i te Mauga.—Mataio 5:14.


Valiant Shamgar single-handedly strikes down 600 Philistines using a cattle goad. 	 Ne tamate tokotasi eiloa ne Samekala mo te loto toa a tino Filisitia e toko 600 mai te fakaaogāga o se lakau telā e ‵taki sāle i ei a pulumakau.


“WHERE is God?” 	 “TEFEA nei te Atua?”


Even as Paul wrote, the tribulation produced in you endurance. 	 E pelā mo pati kolā ne tusi ne Paulo, ne maua eiloa ne koe te loto kufaki ona ko te puapuagā tenā.


• How is our advancement manifest in our conduct and chasteness? 	 • E fakaasi atu pefea ‵tou gasolo ki mua i ‵tou amioga mo te ‵ma?


We can discern that some gradually developed wrong attitudes or tendencies, which eventually produced sad consequences. 	 Ka iloa ei ne tatou me ne kamata o mafau‵fau faeloa a nisi o latou ki mea sē ‵lei, kae iku atu ei ki te faiga ne latou o mea fakafanoanoa.


(Eccl. 4:12) Madeline, who pioneers along with her husband, explains: “My husband and I are able to spend time talking about our day in the ministry or something in our Bible reading that can be applied in our ministry. 	 (Fai. 4:12) E fakamatala mai a Madeline telā ne paenia tasi mo tena avaga: “Ne fakamāumāu ne au mo taku avaga se taimi o fai‵pati ki te mā galuega talai i te aso io me se mea ne fai‵tau māua ki ei i te Tusi Tapu telā e mafai o fakaaoga i te mā galuega talai.


The Scriptures encourage all of us to make advancement. 	 E fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou katoa ke ga‵solo ki mua.


If you come to this gate again, I will set my dog on you!’ 	 Kafai e toe vau koe ki te mataloa tenei, ka fakatonu ne au taku kuli ke oso atu ki a koe!’


(Luke 7:36-50) On another occasion, a prominent Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus under cover of night. 	 (Luka 7:36-50) I te suā taimi, ne fanatu ‵funa se Falesaio tai maluga e igoa ki a Nikotemo ki a Iesu i te po.


15 In addition to daily Bible reading, we need to study God’s Word along with our Christian publications with a view to imitating Jehovah’s wonderful qualities. 	 15 I tafa o te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa, e ‵tau mo tatou o sukesuke ki te Muna a te Atua fakatasi mo ‵tou tusi faka-Kelisiano mo te mafaufauga ke fakaakoako atu ki uiga ‵gali o Ieova.


Peter sensed that his marriage had lost the sparkle it once had.* Hence, he left his wife and moved in with Monika, who had abandoned her husband. 	 Ne lagona ne Petelu* me ko se toe fiafai a ia ki tena avaga. Tela la, ne tiakina ne ia tena avaga kae ne ‵nofo fakapouliuli mo Monika, se fafine telā ne tiakina foki ne ia tena avaga.


(Mark 1:1–9:50) 	 (Maleko 1:1–9:50)


For I came to cause division, with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a young wife against her mother-in-law. 	 Au ne vau o fakamasei a tama tagata mo olotou tamana, a tama fafine mo olotou matua.


Think of how you will feel in the new world as you look back on your activity during these last days, knowing that you did what you could to promote Kingdom interests. 	 Mafaufau la ki te fiafia telā ka maua ne koe i te lalolagi fou māfai ko toe mafaufau koe ki au galuega ne fai i aso fakaoti konei, i te iloa atu me ne fai eiloa ne koe te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke ‵lago atu ei ki manakoga o te Malo.


This was likely to suggest shamefulness or impending doom. 	 Kāti ne fai penā ke fakamasiasi atu ei io me ke fakaasi atu ei te mea masei telā ka pili o tupu.


During the 2002 service year, a peak of 6,304,645 publishers—a 3.1-percent increase over 2001—gave evidence of being spiritually alert by spending 1,202,381,302 hours talking to others about God’s Kingdom. 	 I te tausaga faka-te-taviniga i te 2002 ne fakaasi mai ne se aofaki fou o tino talai e toko 6,304,645—telā ko te 3.1 pasene te fanakaga mai te 2001—a fakamaoniga o te mataala faeloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga me ne fakaaogā a itula e 1,202,381,302 i te fai‵pati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


And the most important of all fine works is to praise Jehovah by preaching the good news of his Kingdom. 	 Kae ko te galuega tafasili i te tāua ko te ‵viki atu ki a Ieova e auala i te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei o tena Malo.


How might those listening to murmuring be affected? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia a tino kolā e fakalogo‵logo ki muimuiga?


If Christ had not been raised from the dead, Christian faith would be in vain, empty, based on a lie. 	 Kafai ne seki toetu aka a Keliso mai te mate, ka sē aoga a mea kolā e tali‵tonu ki ei a Kelisiano, e fakavae fua ki luga i se mea loi.


Why would they howl? 	 Kaia e ‵tagi fanoa‵noa ei latou?


7, 8. How can one “fall” and yet have God’s favor? 	 7, 8. E mafai pefea o “pakū” se tino kae tumau eiloa i te taliaga a te Atua?


Yes, even as a youth, Jesus had developed into a Bible student who astonished learned religious teachers! 	 E tonu, a koi talavou a ia, ne fai a Iesu e pelā me se tino akoga ki te Tusi Tapu telā ne ofo masei ei a faiakoga o te Tusi Tapu kolā ne a‵koga i a‵koga ma‵luga!


The words of the elders can be like a gentle rain that cools and comforts our spirit during hard times in life. 	 A pati a te kau toeaina e fai pelā me se afuafugā vaiua telā e faka‵moko kae fakamafanafana mai ki ‵tou mafaufau i taimi faiga‵ta o te olaga.


4 No doubt you will be present for the one event that Jesus said his followers should commemorate annually. 	 4 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ka nofo atu koe i te fakamanatuga e tasi telā ne fai mai a Iesu me e ‵tau o fakamanatu ne ana soko i tausaga katoa.


How she that was a princess among the jurisdictional districts has come to be for forced labor!” 	 A te fa‵kai tafasili i te takutakua ko nofo pologa nei.”


14. How did Jesus resist the Devil’s first temptation? 14 Jesus provided a fine example of opposing the Devil and causing him to flee. 	 14 Ne tuku mai ne Iesu se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te ‵teke atu ki te Tiapolo mo te faiga ke sola keatea a ia.


15 After his rebellion, Satan still had access to the heavenly courts, as indicated in the book of Job. 	 15 Mai tua o tena tekeatuga, ne mafai eiloa o nofo a Satani i te lagi, e pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te tusi ko Iopu.


We recently moved to a sign-language congregation. It takes a lot of time and effort to prepare for all the meetings. 	 E manakogina a taimi mo taumafaiga e uke ke fakatoka mō fakatasiga katoa.


19 God’s active force still operates on willing minds and hearts to move and guide them. 	 19 Koi galue eiloa te ‵mana tenā i mafaufau mo loto o tino faka‵logo, ke takitaki ei latou.


(Esther 8:3; Acts 22:25-29; 25:10-12) When Jesus was on earth, on occasion he openly contended with his critics, refuting their false accusations. 	 (Eseta 8:3; Galuega 22:25-29; 25:10-12) I te taimi ne nofo ei a Iesu i te lalolagi, ne kinau a ia i nisi taimi mo tino kolā ne taku fakamasei ne latou a ia, kae ne ‵teke tonu atu a ia ki olotou losiga ‵se.


How do we benefit from keeping busy doing what is good? 	 E maua pefea ne tatou a mea aogā mai te fakalavelave faeloa i te faiga o mea ‵lei?


As you examine these examples, ask yourself, ‘How does learning about these attributes of God affect me?’ 	 I te taimi e iloilo ei ne koe a fakaakoakoga konei, fesili ifo ki a koe, ‘E pokotia pefea au i uiga konei o te Atua?’


The other sheep are grateful that anointed Christians have been with them during the last days 	 I te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne kamata ei o filifili ne Ieova a sui i te vaega i te lua o te fanau a Apelaamo


17 Jehovah God knows that the men he has appointed as overseers are imperfect. 	 17 E iloa ne Ieova i tino kolā ko oti ne faka‵sopo ne ia mo fai ne ovasia e se ‵lei katoatoa.


Let us consider that account and see how it will help us to examine our attitude about forgiveness and deepen our understanding of how forgiveness relates to Jehovah’s view of justice. 	 Ke mafau‵fau tatou ki te tala tenā kae onoono aka me ka fesoasoani mai pefea a te iloiloga o ‵tou kilokiloga e uiga ki te loto fakamagalo kae faka‵poko aka ei ‵tou malamalama i te auala e fetaui ‵lei ei a te loto fakamagalo mo te kilokiloga a Ieova ki te fakamaoni.


The disciple James urged all Christians: “Become doers of the word, and not hearers only.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a te soko ko Iakopo ki Kelisiano katoa: “Ke fai koutou mo tino kolā e tau‵tali i te muna a te Atua, kae se na ko te faka‵logo fua ki ei.”


When he was suffering, he did not go threatening.” (1 Peter 2:23) Some who watched Jesus suffer became believers, at least to some degree, including a robber on a stake next to him and the army officer viewing the execution. 	 (1 Petelu 2:23) A nisi tino kolā ne matea ne latou te puapuagā o Iesu ne fai mo fai ne tino tali‵tonu, e aofia i ei se tino kaisoa i luga i te sataulo i ana tafa mo te takitaki kautau i te taimi ne fakasataulo ei a ia.


And what steps can we take to make sure that the decisions we make honor God? 	 Kae ne a auala e mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou ke fakamautinoa aka ei me i filifiliga kolā e fai ne tatou e faka‵malu atu ki te Atua?


“RELIGION is deeply rooted in human nature.” 	 “NE FAI a lotu mo fai se vaega masani i te olaga o tino.”


STUDY ARTICLES FOR:APRIL 4–MAY 1, 2016 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA I A:APELILA 4, 2016–ME 1, 2016


17, 18. (a) What action will Jehovah soon take against his enemies? (b) We must avoid what snare? 	 17, 18. (a) Se a te mea ko pili o fai ne Ieova ki ana fili? (e) Se a te malei e ‵tau o ‵kalo kea‵tea tatou mai i ei?


He, in turn, dispatched them to find Jesus and ask him whether He was the expected Messiah. 	 Tenā te mea ne uga atu ei ne ia latou ke olo o ‵sala a Iesu kae ke fesili atu me, e mata, ko Ia ko te Mesia telā ne folafola mai.


Devoted Despite Changing Circumstances 	 Ke Fakatumau te Taviniga Faitalia te Mafulifuli o te Olaga


His dignity is above earth and heaven.” 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


WEEK OF MARCH 5-11, 2018 	 TE VAIASO I A MATI 5-11, 2018


Hills of Galilee 	 Mauga o Kalilaia


The Sower Who Sleeps 	 Te Tino ‵Toki Saito Telā e Moe


(Luke 14:10) Yes, those we honor are precious, valuable to us. 	 (Luka 14:10) E tonu, a tino kolā e āva tatou ki ei ne tino tāua ‵ki kae e aoga ki a tatou.


In fact, Amos shows us (1) what we should preach, (2) how we should preach, and (3) why opposers cannot stop our preaching work. 	 Ne fakaasi mai eiloa ne Amosa ki a tatou (1) a te mea e ‵tau o folafola atu ne tatou, (2) te auala e ‵tau folafola atu ei, mo te (3) te pogai e se mafai ei ne tino ‵teke o taofi aka te ‵tou galuega talai.


This was when a renegade spirit son of God, Satan, succeeded in influencing Adam and Eve to rebel against Jehovah’s rulership. 	 Ne fai eiloa te mea tenei i te taimi ne manuia ei a taumafaiga a se tama faka-te-agaga ‵teke a te Atua, ko Satani, i te faiga ke ‵teke atu Atamu mo Eva ki te pulega a Ieova.


(Read Matthew 6:19-21.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 6:19-21.)


As a perfect man, Jesus did not face inherited death as we all do. 	 Ne seki ‵tau eiloa o mate a Iesu me i a ia se tino ‵lei katoatoa.


• How can we manifest “the mind of Christ” in our activities? [Full-page picture on page 23] 	 • E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu “te mafaufau o Keliso” i ‵tou faifaiga?


And to make matters worse, this may be his first visit to the harbor. 	 Kae sili atu i te fakamataku māfai ko tena taimi muamua tenā ki se fenua.


God has a personal name. 	 E isi se igoa o te Atua.


When the seabed dropped away into a blue abyss, Joe’s wife said, “I think we’re going out too far.” 	 I te taimi ne ‵kau atu ei lāua ki se koga telā e tai ‵poko, ne fai atu te avaga a Joe, penei, “I taku faka‵tau, ko tō ‵mao te koga tenei ko ‵nofo ei tāua.”


Today, scientists believe that light behaves both as a wave and as a particle. 	 I aso nei, e tali‵tonu a saienitisi me i te mainaga e gasuesue pelā me se galu kae se tamā mea foliki foki.


Perhaps we gave up opportunities to receive higher education, or we may have turned down promotions or the possibility for making more money in the business world. 	 Kāti ne tiakina ne tatou a te manakoga ke kausaki atu ki akoakoga ma‵luga, io me ne seki ma‵nako tatou ki tofiga ma‵luga io me ko te faiga ke uke a ‵tou tupe i te lalolagi fai pisinisi tenei.


I began studying the Bible with the Witnesses, and soon I realized that what it says is very different from everything I had previously assumed about religion. 	 Ne kamata au o suke‵suke fakatasi mo Molimau ki te Tusi Tapu, kae ne iloa aka ne au me e ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a mea kolā e fai mai i ei mo mea katoa kolā ne mafaufau au ki ei e uiga ki lotu.


What a fine example for us! 	 Ko tafaga la te gali o te fakaakoakoga tenei mō tatou!


However, before the Spaniards arrived, many languages were spoken there, and a number are still in use. 	 Kae koi tuai o oko atu ki ei a tino Sepania, e uke a ‵gana kese‵kese ne fakaaogā i konā, kae koi fakaaogā eiloa nei a nisi ‵gana.


With God’s blessing, conditions changed for the better. 	 Ona ko fakamanuiaga a te Atua ne gasolo aka ei o ‵lei atu a tulaga o mea.


• How can you be strengthened to witness to classmates? 	 • E maua pefea ne koe te loto malosi ke talai atu ki tama‵liki i te akoga?


Like the heat in a waterless country, the noise of strangers you subdue, the heat with the shadow of a cloud. 	 A tino amio masei e taua atu pela me se afa i te tau moko, pela me se oge vai i se fenua seai ne vai i ei.