Jesus linked obedience to God with love when he said: “If anyone loves me, he will observe my word, and my Father will love him.” 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me e ‵soko tasi te fakalogo ki te Atua mo te alofa i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia, penei: “Kafai e alofa mai se tino ki a au kae tausi ne ia aku muna, ka alofa foki toku Tamana ki a ia.”


He said: “Remember, now, your Grand Creator in the days of your young manhood.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “Ke masaua ne koutou a te Atua telā ne faite ne ia koutou, i aso konei koi ‵tupu ake ei koutou.”


As the planet turns on its axis, millions will gather to observe the Memorial of Christ’s death. 	 Kafai ko tō te mata o te la, ka maopoopo a te fia miliona o tino ki te Fakamanatuga o te mate o Keliso.


Besides rebellious Israelites, who were affected by captivity in Babylon, and what limitations were placed on their ability to worship God acceptably? 	 Mai tafa o tino ‵teke Iutaia, ko oi foki ne pokotia i te avega fakapagota, kae ne a tapulā ki te mafai ne latou o tapuaki atu i te auala telā e talia ne te Atua?


How can we trust in God 	 E mafai pefea o tali‵tonu tatou ki te Atua


Now my wife and I are united in our worship of Jehovah, and I have learned that I can’t be loyal to God and fight my neighbor.” 	 Nei la, ko ‵kau fakatasi maua mo taku avaga i te tapuaki atu ki a Ieova, kae ko oti ne tauloto ne au me e se mafai o fakamaoni au ki a Ieova kae taua atu foki ki oku tuakoi.”


We know what he means, but are we determined to heed his warning in all respects? 	 E iloa ne tatou a te mea e fakauiga a ia ki ei, kae e mata, e fakaiku aka ne tatou ke faka‵logo ki tena fakamasauaga i mea katoa?


No, provided that they did not insist that the Sabbath observance was required by God. 	 Ikai, māfai e se kinau mai latou me i te tausiga o te Sapati se mea telā e manako ki ei te Atua ke fai.


(Matthew 28:19, 20) Both Jehovah and Jesus have unselfishly helped people to learn the way of the truth. 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20) Ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova mo Iesu a te fesoasoani e aunoa mo uiga kaiū ke tau‵loto ei a tino ki te munatonu.


• To what extent have Jehovah’s servants today carried out Jesus’ commission to make disciples of people of all nations? 	 • E pefea te lasi o te fakataunuga ne tavini a Ieova i aso nei a te fakatonuga a Iesu ke fai a soko i fenua katoa?


In what way is the distribution of light a mystery? 	 I te auala fea e fai ei a te fakaokoatuga o te mainaga e pelā me se mea e fui malamalama i ei?


History testifies that this hope was realized. 	 E fakamaoni mai ne tala fakasolopito me e tonu te fakamoemoega tenei.


Love also identifies true worshippers, for they imitate God in showing love. 	 E fai a te alofa e pelā me se fakailoga o tino tapuaki ‵tonu, me fakaakoako latou ki te Atua i te fakaasiatuga o te alofa.


Would it be fitting for a Christian to keep a firearm, such as a handgun or a rifle, for protection against other humans? 	 E mata, se mea ‵lei ke tausi ne se Kelisiano se vaegā fana, ke puipui ei a ia mai nisi tino?


Do you wonder: ‘How does God feel about those who once served him? 	 E mata, e mafaufau aka koe penei: ‘E pefea a lagonaga o te Atua e uiga ki a latou kolā ko oti ne tavini mua ki a ia?


May Abram’s bold example encourage all of us to take pride in being servants of Jehovah! 	 Ke na fai te fakaakoakoga loto toa a Apelamo mo fai se fakamalosiga ki a tatou katoa ke fakaasi atu ‵tou fiafia e pelā me ne tavini a Ieova!


(Ephesians 4:22-24) “It was a challenge,” says Daniel, “because we are so imperfect.” 	 (Efeso 4:22-24) E fai mai penei a Tanielu: “Se mea faigata me i a tatou e se ‵lei katoatoa.”


17. (a) What was an outstanding characteristic of Solomon’s rule? (b) What could Solomon not accomplish? 	 17. (a) Se a te mea ne tu ‵kese ei te pulega a Solomona? (e) Se a te mea ne seki mafai ne Solomona o fakataunu?


It would be the same as not letting independence be tried at all. 	 E ‵pau eiloa te mea tenā mo te ‵kalo keatea mai te taumafai o tu tokotasi mai te Atua.


Why did Paul mention that only one runner wins? 	 Kaia e fai atu ei a Paulo me e tokotasi fua te tino tele e sili?


My first assignment was in Cirencester, a picturesque town in the Cotswolds. 	 A te koga ne talai muamua i ei au ko Cirencester, se fa‵kai gali i Cotswolds.


The widespread view is, ‘What’s the harm in a little dishonesty if it promotes wealth and helps the economy?’ 	 A te kilokiloga telā e masani ki ei ko te, ‘Se a te pokotiaga e maua mai se tamā sē fakamaoni māfai e fesoasoani ki te maumea mo te tulaga o te fenua i mea tau tupe?’


JEHOVAH’S PRICELESS GIFT TO US 	 TE MEAALOFA SĒ ‵TOGI A IEOVA KI A TATOU


Referring to the extraordinary privilege that God has granted to the 144,000, who are called to reign with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom, Paul wrote: “God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, made us alive together with the Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses—by undeserved kindness you have been saved. 	 I te fakasino atu ki te tauliaga sili telā ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki te toko 144,000, kolā ne kalagagina ke pule fakatasi mo Keliso i tena Malo faka-te-lagi, ne tusi mai a Paulo: “A ko te Atua e lasi tena alofa fakamagalo, kae ona ko te lasi o tena alofa ki a tatou, ne fai ei ne ia ke ola fakatasi tatou mo Keliso, e ui eiloa ko ‵mate tatou i ‵tou agasala—e auala i tena alofa tauanoa ko ‵sao ei koutou.


Living in harmony with our dedication leads to our lasting happiness 	 A te ola e ‵tusa mo ‵tou tukuatuga e iku atu ki te fiafia tumau


Will you try hard to do that?— 	 E mata, ka taumafai malosi koe o fai a te mea tenā?—


(John 15:15) But what if a person lies to his brother? 	 (Ioane 15:15) Kae e a ma loi se tino ki tena taina?


14 What does this explanation mean to us? 	 14 Se a te uiga o te fakamatalaga tenei ki a tatou?


Along with the political and religious elements, the greedy commercial system, represented by “the merchants” of Revelation 18:3, constitutes part of Satan’s world. 	 Fakatasi mo mea fakapolitiki mo mea fakalotu, a pisinisi ‵lasi kaima‵nako kolā e sui ne “tino faipisinisi” i te Fakaasiga 18:3, ne vaega katoa o te lalolagi a Satani.


What assurance does Jehovah provide his loyal servants? 	 Se a te fakatalitonuga e tuku mai ne Ieova ki ana tavini fakamaoni?


Over the years she became a proficient pickpocket. 	 I te fia tausaga ne gasolo ei o apo a ia i te kaisoa lēmū.


20 The worldwide report for the 2006 service year, set out on pages 27 to 30, gives clear evidence that these faithful ministers are truly rendering Jehovah “sacred service day and night.” 	 20 E tuku mai i te lipoti i te lalolagi kātoa mō te tausaga faka-te-taviniga ko te 2006, itulau e 27 ki te 30, se fakamaoniga manino me tavini atu eiloa a faifeau fakamaoni konei ki a Ieova “i te ao mo te po.”


Alice felt that her prayer was answered and decided that she should associate with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne manatu aka a Alice me ko tali mai a tena ‵talo kae fakaiku aka ne tou fafine ke fesokotaki atu a ia ki Molimau a Ieova.


Before moving to a foreign country, ask yourself . . . 	 A koi tuai o olo atu ki se suā fenua, ‵sili ifo ki a koe eiloa penei . . .


David paid dearly for his crime—calamities came upon him and his household. 	 Ne fakasala ‵mafa eiloa a Tavita mō tena solitulafono—ne oko atu fakalavelave ki luga i a ia mo tena kau kāiga.


Recently, a man in Canada interrupted one of Jehovah’s Witnesses as she was introducing herself. 	 Fakamuli nei, ne fakalavelave atu se tagata i Kanata ki se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova i te taimi ne taumafai ei tou fafine o fakaasi atu me ko oi a ia.


(Romans 16:12; Philippians 2:19-22; Philemon 4-7) And, of course, the handiwork of our Creator is truly praiseworthy. 	 (Loma 16:12; Filipi 2:19-22; Filemoni 4-7) Kae e mafai foki o fakamālō atu tatou ki mea katoa kolā ne faite ne te ‵tou Atua.


A legal divorce not based on sexual immorality would not free one to remarry. 	 A te ‵talaga o te avaga kae seki aofia i faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau e se mafai o fakasaoloto i ei se tino ke toe avaga.


Roman Catholic theologian Hans Küng says that the major religions do indeed share some basic tenets within the realm of human relations. 	 E fai mai te faifeau Lotu Katolika Loma ko Hans Küng me e tai ‵pau a akoakoga a lotu ‵lasi konei ki mea e ‵tau o fai ne latou, te suā tino ki te suā tino.


“Our marriage was strengthened by our reading the Bible together, attending Christian meetings together, and sharing what we learned with others.”—ZUZANNA 	 “Ne fakamalosi aka te ma fakaipoipoga ne te fai‵tau fakatasi ki te Tusi Tapu, te ‵kau fakatasi ki fakatasiga Kelisiano, mo te fakaasi atu o mea ne tauloto ne maua ki nisi tino.”—SUSANA


As those “awaiting and keeping close in mind the presence of the day of Jehovah,” we must (1) ‘be holy in conduct,’ maintaining physical, mental, moral, and spiritual cleanness; (2) abound with deeds that reflect “godly devotion,” such as those in connection with the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work; (3) keep our conduct and personality “spotless,” untainted by the world; (4) be “unblemished,” doing all things with a pure motive; and (5) be “in peace”—at peace with God, with our Christian brothers, and with fellow humans. 	 Ke aofia tatou i tino kolā e ‘fakatalitali ki te Aso o te Atua, kae olioli eiloa ke na oko mai, e ‵tau mo tatou (1) ‘o fakatapu ‵tou olaga mō te Atua,’ mai te fakatumauga o te ‵ma i te feitu faka-te-foitino, faka-te-mafaufau, feitu tau amioga, mo te feitu faka-te-agaga; (2) ‘o faka‵malu ‵tou olaga ‘mō te Atua,’ mai te talaiatuga o te Malo mo te galuega ko te faiga o soko; (3) ke “‵lei” ‵tou amioga kae ke se fai pelā mo uiga o te lalolagi; (4) ke “‵ma” ‵tou mea e fai, mai te faiga o mea katoa mo te loto ‵ma; mo te (5) ke “ola filemu”—ke maua se va filemu mo te Atua, mo ‵tou taina Kelisiano, penā foki loa mo nisi tino.


HAS some event ever caused your heart to swell with pride? 	 KAI isi aka eiloa se mea ne tupu telā ne kamata ei o ‵fete koe i te fakamatamata?


Bill, however, refused to hear him out. 	 Kae ne seki fia fakalogo eiloa a Bill ki ei.


He made fine spiritual progress, and after about a year, he dedicated his life to Jehovah. 	 Ne gasolo vave atu a ia ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae i se tausaga mai tua ifo ne tuku atu ei tena ola ki a Ieova.


Surely men and women who manifest such attributes are worthy of our trust. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou ki tagata mo fafine kolā e fakaasi atu ne latou a uiga konei.


Thousands of Witnesses were victimized; hundreds were killed in concentration camps. 	 Ne fakasauāgina te fia afe o Molimau; kae e lau i selau o latou ne tamate i falepuipui fakasauā.


It is part of growing to adulthood. 	 Se vaega o te gasolo aka o matua.


One by one, the miners were brought to the surface in that cage, out of their would-be tomb. 	 Ne avaka takitokotasi a latou ki luga i te faga tenā mai te koga telā ne mafai o fai mo fai te lotou tanuga.


For that reason, he spoke favorably of serving Jehovah as a single person. 	 Mō te pogai tenā, ne faipati faka‵lei atu a ia e uiga ki te taviniga ki a Ieova e pelā me se tino nofo taka.


Are such qualifications for only an elite few? 	 E mata, e maua ne nāi tino fua a te atamai tenā?


His willing sacrifices and those of his daughter led to blessings, as Jehovah used both of them to promote pure worship. 	 Ne fakamanuia ne Ieova a Iefata mo tena tamaliki fafine, ona ko te lā loto fia‵fia o talia a mea faiga‵ta, kae ne fakaaoga ne ia laua ke fakamaluga aka ei te tapuakiga tonu.


Remember, God’s angel encamps only “around those fearing [Jehovah].” 	 Ke masaua me “e leoleo ne tena agelu a latou kolā e ma‵taku ki a [Ieova].”


How could they? 	 Tela la, e mafai pefea o ola latou?


13 To all who yearn to worship Jehovah in an acceptable way, he says: “Hate what is bad, and love what is good.” 	 13 Ki tino kolā e fia tapuaki atu ki a Ieova i te auala telā e fiafia a ia ki ei, ana muna: “Ke takalialia ki te masei, kae ke fiafia ki te ‵lei.”


(1 Peter 2:6-8; Isaiah 8:14, 15) And indeed, despite Jesus’ many miracles, the people “were not putting faith in him, so that the word of Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled which he said: ‘Jehovah, who has put faith in the thing heard by us?’” 	 (1 Petelu 2:6-8; Isaia 8:14, 15) Kae tonu eiloa, faitalia a vavega ne fai ne Iesu, “kae se tali‵tonu eiloa latou ki a ia. Ko te mea ke fakataunu ei te muna a te pelofeta ko Isaia: ‘Te Aliki, ko oi ne tali‵tonu ki omotou muna ne fai atu?’”


20 Parents, pray to Jehovah for help, and try your best. 	 20 Mātua, ‵talo ki a Ieova mō se fesoasoani, kae fai te ‵toe mea e mafai ne koe o fai.


6:1-3—Who was saying: “Come, you people, and do let us return to Jehovah”? 	 6:1-3—Ko oi a tino Isalaelu ne fai mai penei: “Tatou ka ‵foki ki te Aliki [ko Ieova]”?


IMAGINE reading a newspaper with the above headline instead of reading about a young girl who has taken her own life. 	 MAFAUFAU me e faitau ne koe se tala i se nusipepa telā e fakaulutala ki pati konā mai luga i lō te faitau e uiga ki se tamaliki fafine telā ne fakamate.


A Law That Reflects God’s View of Women 	 Se Tulafono Telā e Fakaata Mai i ei te Kilokiloga a te Atua ki Fāfine


Jehovah’s people faced what opposition in 1918, and with what result? 	 Se a te ‵tekeatuga ne fe‵paki mo tino o Ieova i te 1918, kae se a te mea ne iku mai i ei?


Yes, youth can be a difficult time. 	 E tonu, e mafai o faigata te taimi e talavou ei koe.


Of course, no one is expected to speak to everyone passing by on a crowded sidewalk. 	 E tonu, e se manakogina ke faipati atu ki so se tino e fetaui koulua i te auala.


Keep Awake! 	 Ke Matapula‵pula Koutou!


The Gospel of John calls attention to Jesus’ prehuman existence as “the Word,” or Spokesman, of God. 	 E fakasino atu te Evagelia a Ioane ki te olaga o Iesu a koi tuai o fai a ia mo fai se tagata, e pelā me ko “te Muna,” io me ko te Tino Fakaoko Muna a te Atua.


The local congregation contributed funds and furniture. 	 A fakapotopotoga i olotou fa‵kai ne fesoasoani atu i mea tau tupe kae ne fakameaalofa atu a meafale ki a latou.


Despite being in the wrong, the other driver insulted Luigi and tried to start a fight. 	 Faitalia tena ‵se, ne faipati fakasaua atu a te suā tino fakatele ki a Luigi kae fia fusu atu ki tou tagata.


[Picture on page 21] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 13]


7 Abraham could not possibly have understood the full significance of the covenant Jehovah made with him. 	 7 Kāti ne seki malamalama katoatoa a Apelaamo i te tāua o te feagaiga a Ieova telā ne fai ki a ia.


Christian Elders—‘Fellow Workers for Our Joy’ 	 Toeaina Kelisiano ‘Ne Tino E Ga‵lue Mō Te ‵Tou Fia‵fia’


On many occasions, what may be thought of as a deliberate personal offense is nothing of the sort; it is just a result of imperfection or a misunderstanding. 	 I te ukega o taimi, a te mea telā e mafaufau koe me se faifaiga ne fai ke kaitaua koe, kāti ne māfua mai fua ona ko ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa io me ko te sē malamalama faka‵lei o koe i te tala kātoa.


I’m happy to say, many have.” 	 Ko oko eiloa i toku fiafia, me e tokouke ko oti ne fai penā.”


I shall prove to be with you. I shall neither desert you nor leave you entirely.” 	 Au e fakatasi atu ki a koe, . . . ka sē tiakina eiloa ne au a koe.”


6 The caption text for this article reminds us that the word of God “exerts power.” 	 6 E fakamasaua mai ki a tatou te tusi faitau fakavae mō te mataupu tenei me i te muna a te Atua “e galue mo te ‵mana.”


In doing so, they set a fine example for us today. Let us see how. 	 Ne tuku mai ne latou se fakaakoakoga gali mō tatou i aso nei.


Through their mother, they made this request to Jesus: ‘Give the word that we may sit at your right hand and at your left, in your kingdom.’ 	 E auala i te lā mātua, ne fakamolemole atu ei laua ki a Iesu: ‘Fai ake sau feagaiga ke mafai o saga‵saga maua i tou feitu fakaatamai mo tou feitu fakamaui i tou malo.’


In addition, it points the way to a meaningful life that will never end. 	 E se gata i ei, e fakasino atu ki te auala e maua ei se olaga aoga telā ka se mafai eiloa o isi se gataga ki ei.


Love moved God to provide a ransom that would open the way for full forgiveness of sins and restoration to perfect, everlasting life. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka foki ne te alofa ke tuku mai ne te Atua se taulaga telā ka ‵tala atu ei te auala mō te fakamagaloga o agasala mo te ‵toe fakafokiatuga o tino ki te ola se-gata-mai kae ‵lei katoatoa.


16 Continue to make progress. 	 16 Tumau i te gasolo aka faeloa te ‵lei o tau ‵gana.


We draw that conclusion from the fact that Jehovah used him to record this inspired account. 	 E iloa ne tatou te mea tenā me ne fakaaogā ne Ieova a ia ke tusi te tala tenei i te Tusi Tapu.


Furthermore, he was touched by God’s purpose for the earth as revealed in His Word. 	 E se gata i ei, ne otia a ia i te fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi telā e fakaasi mai loto i Tena Muna.


(Micah 4:4) Those words poetically describe the time when all will have satisfying work, security, and full opportunity to enjoy a world without poverty, to Jehovah’s praise. 	 (Mika 4:4) E fakamatala mai ne pati ‵gali konā a te taimi ka lotoma‵lie ei a tino katoa ki galuega, puipuiga, mo te avanoaga ke ola i se lalolagi e aunoa mo te mativa, kae ‵viki atu katoa ki a Ieova.


14 Jehovah provided Adam and Eve with the gift of conscience, and we inherited our conscience from them. 	 14 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a Atamu mo Eva te meaalofa ko te loto lagona, kae ne maua ‵tou loto lagona mai i a laua.


18 We can experience something similar when we read material written for the public. 	 18 E mafai foki o maua ne tatou se kilokiloga penā māfai e fai‵tau ki mataupu ne fakatoka mō tino katoa.


We urge you to examine carefully the Scriptural evidence of the “last days” presented in the box accompanying this article. 	 E fakamalosi atu matou ki a koe ke iloilo faka‵lei a fakamaoniga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki aso fakaoti kolā e tuku mai i te pokisi o te mataupu tenei.


Jesus himself said that many would claim to be Christians. 	 Ne fai mai eiloa a Iesu me tokouke a tino ka fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano.


8 In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul outlined both the organization of the congregation and the need to “grow up in all things.” 	 8 I tena tusi ki te kau Efeso, ne faka‵mafa atu ne Paulo a te fakateletelega o te fakapotopotoga mo te manakoga ke “na ‵tupu aka tatou i mea katoa.”


How did Paul feel about the mercy and love that Jehovah and Jesus displayed toward him, and what lesson does that teach us? 	 Ne pefea a lagonaga o Paulo e uiga ki te alofa fakamagalo mo te alofa ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova mo Iesu ki a ia, kae se a te akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai i ei?


To the common people, Jesus extended this warm invitation: “Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you. 	 Ne ‵kami mai ne Iesu a tino fakaa‵lofa, penei: “O‵mai ki a au a koutou katoa kolā e fi‵ta i te ‵mafa otou amoga, me ka avatu ne au ki a koutou a te malologa.


This openness has enabled the Witnesses to overcome opposition and to gain favorable notice. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu te faifaiga tenei ke mafai ne Molimau o manumalo i ‵tekemaiga kae ke maua foki ne latou se ata ‵lei.


God said of these: “The soul of the flesh is in the blood, and I myself have put it upon the altar for you to make atonement for your souls, because it is the blood that makes atonement by the soul in it. 	 Ne fai atu te Atua e uiga ki mea konei: “A te ola o mea ola katoa ko te toto, tenā te mea ne fai ei a te fakatonuga a te Aliki ke ‵ligi sāle a toto ki luga i te fatafaitaulaga e faka‵ma ei a agasala a te fenua.


To those without law I became as without law . . . 	 E pelā foki ki tino o fenua fakaatea, e ola au e pelā mo se tino o fenua fakaatea kolā e se aofia i Tulafono faka-Iutaia, . . .


12 After leaving a person who has shown some interest in the Kingdom message, you will do well to continue thinking about his spiritual needs. 	 12 Kafai ko oti ne āsi atu koe ki se tino telā ne fiafia ki te fekau o te Malo, e aogā eiloa ke tumau koe i te mafaufau faeloa ki ana manakoga faka-te-agaga.


Of course, standards of cleanliness are not the same around the world, and people grow up with varying concepts of cleanliness. 	 E tonu, e se ‵pau a te tulaga o te tu ‵mā i koga valevale o te lalolagi, kae e ‵tupu aka a tino mo mafaufauga kese‵kese ki te tu ‵mā.


Be Determined to Please God 	 Taumafai Malosi o Fakafiafia te Atua


But in his own due time, Jehovah revealed the answer to this “sacred secret.” 	 Kae i tena taimi tonu eiloa, ne fakaasi mai ei ne Ieova te tali ki te “mea ‵funa” tenei.


For example, instead of saying, “You never spend time with me!” why not say, “I wish we could spend more time together”? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i lō te fai atu, “E se mafai o ‵nofo fakatasi taua!” kaia e se fai atu ei penei, “Aku muna eiloa ke uke atu a taimi e ‵nofo fakatasi ei tāua”?


So, then, we must learn to pay attention to what we say. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakaeteete malosi tatou i ‵tou pati e fai.


“TOWARD GOD WAIT SILENTLY, O MY SOUL” 	 “KO TE ATUA FUA E FAKALAGOLAGO AU KI EI”


One of those Bible students and others in the student’s family became baptized Christians. 	 E toko tasi te tamaliki mai i tama‵liki a‵koga konā mo nisi tino aka foki mai i tena kāiga ne papatiso pelā me ne Kelisiano.


After one brother lost his wife in death and he faced other painful circumstances, he said: “I learned that we cannot choose our tests, neither their time nor their frequency. 	 Mai tua o te mate o te avaga a se taina kae ne fe‵paki a ia mo nisi tulaga fakalogo‵mae, ne fai mai a ia: “Ne tauloto ne au me sē filifili ne tatou a ‵tou tofotofoga, io me ko taimi e oko mai i ei, penā foki loa mo te uke o taimi e fe‵paki i ei mo tatou.


AS Jehovah’s Witnesses, we delight in doing God’s will. 	 E PELĀ me ne Molimau a Ieova, e fia‵fia tatou i te faiga o te loto o te Atua.


A CITY CONDEMNED 	 SE FAKAI LASI TELĀ NE FAKAMASEIGINA


Am I ready to be the spiritual head of a household? 	 E mata, e toka au ke fai mo fai se ulu o se kāiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


(Hebrews 11:32) These faithful servants of God were so numerous that Paul refers to them as ‘a great cloud of witnesses,’ comparing them to a huge cloud mass that stretches across the sky. 	 (Epelu 11:32) Ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te tokouke o tavini fakamaoni konei a te Atua telā ne fakasino atu ei a Paulo ki a latou e pelā me ‘se kaumana lasi o molimau,’ ne fakatusa ne ia latou ki se kaumana matolutolu telā e faka‵lava i te matālagi.


What would he want me to do?’ 	 Se a te mea e manako a ia ke fai ne au?’


Similarly, Jesus Christ, the Greater David, took delight in praising Jehovah publicly—at the local synagogue, at festivals at God’s temple in Jerusalem, and in company with his followers. 	 E penā foki loa, ne fiafia malosi a Iesu Keliso, te Tavita Sili, o tavae a Ieova i mua o tino katoa—i te sunako, i fakamanatuga i te faletapu o Ieova i Ielusalema, e pelā foki māfai e ‵nofo latou mo ana soko.


Better yet, your mind is clear of worries, your body untroubled by any trace of illness, allergies, or pain. 	 E sili atu i te ‵lei, e seai ne mea e manavase koe ki ei, e se fi‵ta tou foitino i so se masaki, ko mea e masei koe i ei, io me ko te ‵mae.


His people were to be compassionate. 	 Ne ‵tau eiloa mo ana tino o a‵lofa atafai.


The lesson is clear. 	 E manino ‵lei eiloa a te akoakoga.


(Psalm 127:3-5) Such joy will last forever! 	 (Salamo 127:3-5) Ka tumau eiloa ki te se-gata-mai a te vaegā fiafia tenā!


7 How can we cultivate self-sacrificing love for our brothers? 	 7 E mafai pefea o ati aka ne tatou a te alofa tonu mō ‵tou taina?


11, 12. (a) What is the most important vow we will ever make? (b) In what ways should our dedication vow affect our daily lives? 	 11, 12. (a) Se a te ‵toe tautoga tāua ka fai ne tatou? (e) Ne a auala e ‵tau ei o pokotia ‵tou olaga i te tautoga i te ‵tou tukuatuga?


How thankful we are for the many construction volunteers who work on projects tirelessly! 	 E fakaasi atu te loto fakefetai ki tino ga‵lue fakavolenitia i mea fakatu‵tu e aunoa mo te fi‵ta!


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Praying out loud as well as reading the Bible also proved to be of great comfort. 	 A te ‵talo ki luga mo te faitau ki te Tusi Tapu ne fai foki mo fakamafanafanaga lasi.


He is wrathful and at war with those “who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus.” 	 Ko kaitaua malosi a ia kae taua atu ki tino “kolā e faka‵logo ki fakatonuga a te Atua, kae fakamaoni foki ki te mea tonu e fakaasi mai ne Iesu.”


At times, they have tried to make the Bible conform to their doctrines rather than conform their doctrines to the Bible. 	 I nisi taimi, ne taumafai latou ke fakafetaui aka a te fekau i te Tusi Tapu mo olotou akoakoga i lō te fakafetaui aka olotou akoakoga ki te Tusi Tapu.


(Matthew 22:37) Additionally, God provides principles related to our dealings with fellow humans, such as the Golden Rule: “All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must likewise do to them.” 	 (Mataio 22:37) E se gata i ei, e tuku mai ne te Atua a akoakoga kolā e aogā ki ‵tou faifaiga ki tino, e pelā mo te Tulafono ke Atafai Atu ki Nisi Tino, penei: “E pelā mo te mea e ma‵nako koutou ke fai atu ne nisi tino ki a koutou, ke fai foki eiloa ne koutou pena ki a latou.”


Paul could only identify his quotations with such words as “just as it is written” or “just as Isaiah foretold.” 	 Ne mafai fua o taku atu ne Paulo a mea ne siki mai ne ia ki vaegā pati penei: e pelā eiloa mo pati i te tusi” io me “e pelā eiloa mo te valoaga a Isaia.”


Appreciating the importance of punctuality will certainly help us to be punctual. 	 A te malamalama i te tāua o te oko atu i te taimi tonu ka fesoasoani mai ke fai tatou penā.


“To grow” means to increase, to enlarge. 	 “Ke tupu aka” e fakauiga eiloa ki te fakaopoopo, ke fakalasi.


8 Jesus was the only human who ever lived and died without failing to please God and reflect His glory. 	 8 A Iesu ko te tino fua e tokotasi telā ne ola kae mate i te faiga o mea katoa kolā e fakafiafia atu ki te Atua kae fakaata atu i ei a Tena ‵malu.


One way is to ask yourself such questions as: ‘Can I explain basic Bible teachings to others? 	 A te auala e tasi ko te ‵sili ifo o vaegā fesili penei: ‘E mata, e mafai o fakamatala atu ne au a akoakoga faigofie i te Tusi Tapu ki nisi tino?


I know his motives, and they are bad.’ 	 E iloa ne au ana lagonaga, kae e ma‵sei ‵ki eiloa.’


Why Are We Here? 	 Kaia e Ola ei Tatou i Konei?


Rules, which tend to be specific, may be for some particular time or situation, but principles are timeless. 	 A tulafono e fakasino sāle ki se mea e tasi, kae kāti e aogā i nisi taimi io me ko nisi tulaga, kae ko fakatakitakiga e aogā i so se taimi.


When a tragedy strikes, clergymen may say that God “took” the victims to be with him in heaven. 	 Kafai e tupu se fakalavelave mataga, e fai atu sāle a faifeau me ko “kalagagina” a te tino tenā ke ‵kau fakatasi mo te Atua i te lagi.


Eddie, a pioneer in New York City, was hesitant about conversing with people in public. 	 A Eddie, se paenia i te fa‵kai lasi o Niu Ioki, ne faigata ke sau‵tala mo tino i koga kolā e tokouke a tino i ei.


3 Genuine faith is based on accurate knowledge about God. 	 3 A te fakatuanaki tonu e fakavae ki te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te Atua.


It was now the middle of World War II, and women were directed to assist in the war effort. 	 Ko te kogaloto o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi, kae ne fakatonu atu ki fāfine ke fesoasoani atu ki taumafaiga i te taua.


We should want to know God personally, intimately. 	 E ‵tau o ma‵nako tatou ke iloa kae masani faka‵lei tatou mo te Atua.


6 Once we have resolved to remain morally chaste, a further protection is to make that conviction known to others. 	 6 Kafai ko oti ne fatuaki ‵tou loto ke ‵lei faeloa ‵tou amioga, e maua foki te suā puipuiga māfai e fakailoa atu te mea tenā ki nisi tino.


(1 Kings 7:23-26, 44-46) Then there were the two colossal copper pillars that stood at the entrance of the temple. 	 (1 Tupu 7:23-26, 44-46) I konā e isi ne pou kopa ‵lasi eiloa e lua e ‵tu i te mataloa ki mua o te faletapu.


This has a positive effect on those outside the Christian congregation. 	 Kae e fesoasoani atu foki a te faiga o mea ‵lei ke fakafilemu aka ne tatou a pati a tino ‵teke.


In either case, Paul likely explained that he worshipped the God of the Jews and that he urged all people to give the government due honor. 	 Faitalia me se a te ‵tonuga, e foliga mai me ne fakamatala faka‵lei atu ne Paulo me ne tapuaki atu a ia ki te Atua o tino Iutaia kae ne fakamalosi foki ne ia a tino katoa ke fakaaloalo ki te malo o Loma e pelā mo te mea e ‵tau o fai.


Holy Spirit—At Work in Creation! 	 Te Agaga Tapu—E Lavea Atu Tena Gasuesuega i Mea ne Faite!


(Micah 6:8) We came into this spiritual paradise voluntarily, but we could drift right out—or be put out—if we do not work to preserve our relationship with God. 	 (Mika 6:8) Ne lotoma‵lie eiloa tatou ke ulu mai ki loto i te palataiso faka-te-agaga, kae e mafai eiloa o tapeapea keatea tatou—io me faka‵tea mai i ei—māfai e se tausi faka‵lei tatou ki ‵tou va fealofani ‵lei mo te Atua.


The next article will consider these vital aspects of our Christian advancement. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu a vaega tāua konei o ‵tou gasolo atu ki mua e pelā me ne Kelisiano.


love for those whom we teach? 	 te alofa ki tino kolā e akoako ne tatou?


Poverty occurred among the Israelites because some individuals ignored God’s Law and put their own interests ahead of those of others.—Matthew 22:37-40. 	 Ne sae aka eiloa a te tulaga mativa i te kau Isalaelu ona ko te sē faka‵logo o nisi tino ki Tulafono a te Atua kae fakamuamua olotou manakoga i nisi tino.—Mataio 22:37-40.


Since then, Reylene has been a living example of putting faith in Jehovah’s promise found at Matthew 6:33, 34. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne fai eiloa a Reylene e pelā me se fakaakoakoga aoga e uiga ki te fakatuanaki ki te folafolaga a Ieova telā e maua i te Mataio 6:33, 34.


(Matthew 16:18) Both Peter and Paul correctly understood that Jesus himself was the foretold rock-mass. 	 (Mataio 16:18) Ne ‵pau eiloa te malamalama o Petelu mo Paulo me ne fai a Iesu mo fai te papa telā ne ‵valo mai.


• What two practices did Jehovah especially condemn? 	 • Ne a faifaiga e lua kolā ne taku fakamasei malosi ne Ieova?


Finding a Sound Basis for Belief 	 Ke ‵Sala se Fakavae Mautakitaki mō Ou Talitonuga


(Gal. 5:22, 23) To clarify the expression “spiritually-minded” further, think of this comparison: An individual who is skillful in commercial affairs is said to be business-minded. 	 (Kala. 5:22, 23) Ke tai malamalama faka‵lei i te tugapati “mafaufau faka-te-agaga,” ke mafaufau ki te fakatusaga tenei: A te tino telā e atamai i mea fakapisinisi o te olaga nei e taku pelā me se tino telā e ‵lei tena mafaufau i mea fakapisinisi.


However, soon after Claudete’s son died, the woman visited her and told her that she had come to see if Claudete still maintained her faith now that her son had died. 	 Kae mai tua o te matega o te tama tagata a Claudete, ne āsi atu te fafine tenā ki a Claudete kae ne fai atu tou fafine me ne fanatu fua a ia o āsi ki a Claudete me koi tumau tena fakatuanaki ona ko te mea ko mate nei tena tama tagata.


(Matt. 24:3, 45-47) Today, the vast majority of those who seek to be friends of Christ are not members of this slave class. 	 (Mataio 24:3, 45-47) I aso nei, a te tokoukega o latou kolā e taumafai ke fai latou mo taugasoa o Keliso e se ne vaega o te potukau tenei ko te tavini.


Sometimes it is a joining of two cultures, even two languages. 	 I nisi taimi ko te ‵sai fakatasiga o tuu mo aganuu e lua, ke oko ki ‵gana e lua.


By adopting such an approach, difficult though it may be, you permit God’s word to examine the “thoughts and intentions of [your] heart” and guide you in imitating Jehovah’s forgiving attitude.—Heb. 4:12. 	 E tiga eiloa te faigata o te mea tenā, kae ko talia eiloa ne koe ke iloilo ou “mafaufauga mo manakoga o [tou] loto” ne te Muna a te Atua, kae takitaki ei koe ke fakaakoako atu ki te uiga fakamagalo o Ieova.—Epelu 4:12.


Unlike the Jews who said, “The time has not come,” we must remember that we are living in “the last days.” 	 E ‵kese mo tino Iutaia kolā ne fai mai, “E se tenei te taimi,” e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou me ko ‵nofo atu nei tatou i “aso fakaoti.”


What the Bible teaches: God will not allow humans to bring the earth to ruin. 	 Te mea telā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu: Ka sē talia eiloa ne te Atua ke fakamasei ne tino a te lalolagi.


Members of One Family 	 A Tatou ne Tino Katoa i Loto i te Kāiga e Tasi


When Rose is saddened over being unable to do what she once could, she finds comfort in the words recorded at 2 Corinthians 8:12: “If the readiness is there first, it is especially acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what a person does not have.” 	 Kafai e fanoanoa a Rose me ko se mafai ne ia o fai a mea kolā ne fai sāle muamua ne ia, e fakamafanafana atu eiloa ki a ia a pati i te 2 Kolinito 8:12: “Kafai e toka se tino o tuku atu ana mea, e faigofie ke talia te mea tenā e ‵tusa eiloa mo mea e maua ne te tino, kae e se ko mea kolā e se maua ne se tino.”


Do banks view the venture as too risky?” 	 E mata, e ‵kilo atu a pagike ki te pisinisi tenā e pelā me ko tō fakamataku?”


Yet, of those polled, 55 percent pray at least occasionally. 	 E ui i ei, e 55 pasene mai i a latou kolā ne oko ki ei te savea e se ‵talo ‵soko, seāseā loa ko ‵talo.


Like Habakkuk, each of them could then declare: “I will keep myself stationed upon the bulwark; and I shall keep watch, to see what he will speak by me.” 	 E pelā eiloa mo Sapakuka, ne mafai eiloa ne latou taki tokotasi o folafola atu penei: “Au ka kake ki luga i te taoa ke lavea ne au a nisi malo, kae o fakatalitali me se a te mea ka fai mai ne te Aliki ke faipati ne au.”


How can resentment affect a marriage? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia se fakaipoipoga i te ita fakamoemoe?


But take heart! 	 Kae sa fakavāivāi!


Gaining wisdom, insight, and understanding from God’s Word protects us from spiritual harm. 	 A te mauaga o te poto, te mainaga, mo te malamalama mai i te Muna a te Atua, e puipui ei tatou mai i logo‵maega i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


He answered affirmatively questions regarding dedication and baptism. 	 Ne tali atu ne ia a fesili i se auala mautinoa e uiga ki tena tukuatuga mo te papatisoga.


They have given rise to religions and conspiratorial theories.”—SUPER INTERESSANTE, A BRAZILIAN NEWS MAGAZINE. 	 Ne ‵saga malosi atu latou ki akoakoga mo manatu tuku taumate fakalotu.”—SUPER INTERESSANTE, SE TALA I SE MEKESINI I PASILI.


9 We see another way to draw close to Jehovah in these inspired words: “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, in order that you may become wise in your future.” 	 9 E lavea foki ne tatou te isi auala e mafai ei o fakapili‵pili atu ki a Ieova i pati fakaosofia konei: “Fakalogo koe ki manatu fakatonutonu, kae loto fiafia o tauloto, kae ka maua ne koe te poto i se aso.”


2:15—How is a woman “kept safe through childbearing”? 	 2:15, fakamatalaga fakaopoopo i te Tusitapu Tauloto—I te auala fea “ka tausigina faka‵lei se fafine e auala i te fanauga o se tamaliki”?


Yes, sincere seekers of truth can “understand righteousness and judgment and uprightness, the entire course of what is good.”—Proverbs 2:6-9. 	 E tonu, a tino kolā e ‵sala mo te fakamaoni ki te munatonu e mafai o ‘malamalama i te mea tonu, te faiga tonu, mo uiga ‵tonu. Ka iloa foki ne koe a mea ‵lei katoa kolā e ‵tau o fai.’—Faataoto 2:6-9.


Jesus once acted to protect his disciples during a violent storm. 	 E tasi te taimi ne puipui ei ne Iesu ana soko mai i se kaumatagi malosi.


Might we also begin to reason that we in some way are better than our fellow believers or are superior to people in general? 	 E mata, e mafai foki tatou o kamata o mafau‵fau me e ‵lei atu tatou i ‵tou taina tali‵tonu io me ma‵luga atu i nisi tino?


When tempting Eve, Satan insinuated that God withheld something wonderful from her. The Devil told her that in the very day of her eating from “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad,” she was “bound to be like God, knowing good and bad.” 	 I te taimi ne tofotofo ei a Eva, ne fakauiga a Satani me ne taofi aka ne te Atua se mea fakaofoofogia mai i tou fafine. Ne fai atu te Tiapolo ki a ia me ko te aso eiloa e kai ei a ia ki “te lakau telā e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te ‵lei mo te masei,” a ia “ka ‵pau mo te Atua, ka iloa foki ei ne koulua te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei.”


This is happening in fulfillment of a promise given through the prophet Zephaniah: “I [Jehovah God] shall give to peoples the change to a pure language [literally, “a clean lip,” footnote], in order for them all to call upon the name of Jehovah, in order to serve him shoulder to shoulder.”—Zephaniah 3:9. 	 A te mea tenei ko te fakataunuga o se folafolaga telā ne tuku atu ki te pelofeta, ko Sefanaia: “Ka ‵fuli ne au [Ieova te Atua] a loto o tino ki se ‵gana ‵mā, ko te mea ke ka‵laga atu latou i te igoa o Ieova, ko te mea ke tavini fakatasi atu latou.”—Sefanaia 3:9, NW.


Jesus said: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu, penei: “Sa ma‵taku ki a latou kolā e tamate ne latou te foitino, me se mafai ne latou o tamate te agaga; ka ke ma‵taku koutou ki te Atua, me ko ia e mafai ne ia o tamate te foitino mo te agaga i Kena.”


(Acts 24:15) Those who are resurrected on earth will have the prospect of living forever. 	 (Galuega 24:15) Ka maua ne tino kolā ka toe‵tu aka ki te lalolagi a te fakamoemoega ke ola ki se-gata-mai.


SHOW PERSONAL INTEREST 	 FAKAASI ATU A TE FIAFIA TONU


(Gen. 14:22, 23; Heb. 6:16, 17) What do the Scriptures say about the seriousness of making vows to God? 	 (Kene. 14:22, 23; Epe. 6:16, 17) Ne a pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te tāua o te faiga o tautoga ki te Atua?


Why could she be certain of that? 	 Kaia ne mautinoa ei i a ia te mea tenā?


They are not even in the trouble of mortal man, and they are not plagued the same as other men.” 	 E se puapuagātia latou pelā mo nisi tino; kae se maua foki ne latou ne fakalavelave kolā e maua ne nisi tino.”


Years later, he wrote: “I was ignorant and acted with a lack of faith.” (1 Timothy 1:13) He was a Pharisee, educated “according to the strictness of the ancestral Law.” 	 Ne tusi mai a ia i tausaga fakamuli ifo: “Au ne se talitonu ki a Iesu, kae ne fai foki ne au aku mea mo toku sē malamalama.” (1 Timoteo 1:13) A ia se Falesaio, telā ne ‘akoako faka‵lei ki Tulafono o ana tupuga.’


Likely, you will agree with Chantel, who lives in France. 	 Kāti ka ‵pau eiloa ou lagonaga mo Chantel, telā e nofo i Falani.


What will we consider in this article? 	 Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


Could it be, however, that from God’s standpoint, there are things more precious than diamonds or other gemstones? 	 Kae e mata, e isi aka foki ne nisi mea kolā e tāua atu i te kilokiloga a te Atua, i lō taemani mo nisi fatu tāua?


We long to see sickness and aging brought to an end. 	 E olioli eiloa tatou ki te taimi ka fakaseai atu ei a masaki mo te tulaga matua.


“No Part of the World” 	 “E se ne Vaega o te Lalolagi”


Identify how you could buy out time from less-important tasks so that you can care for your health. 	 Fai ke iloa ne koe te auala e se fakamāumāu ei a taimi e uke ki mea e se aoga malosi ko te mea ke tausi faka‵lei atu koe ki tou ola.


(2 Timothy 3:1-5) Knowing what lies ahead should have a profound impact on how we live now. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1-5) A te iloa ne tatou o mea kolā ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua e lasi te aogā ki te auala e ola tatou i ei nei.


Why is Jerusalem set in commotion when Jesus enters the city? 	 Kaia ne ua‵te valevale ei Ielusalema i te uluatuga o Iesu ki te fa‵kai tenā?


Otherwise, we could be continuing in a way of life that may result in even more regrets.—2 Tim. 2:15. 	 Kafai e se fai ne tatou, ka tumau eiloa tatou i te vaegā olaga telā ka uke atu a mea fakafanoanoa i ei.—2 Timoteo 2:15.


Ask yourself, ‘Do I need to make more progress toward having God’s impartial view?’ 7. 	 Ke fesili ifo koe penei, ‘E mata, e ‵tau o momea aka toku gasolo atu ki mua ke maua te kilokiloga sē fakailoga tino a te Atua?’


In the past, Jehovah invited members of the nation of Israel to be his witnesses, but they failed to fulfill that role. 	 I aso mua, ne ‵kami ne Ieova a tino Isalaelu ke fai pelā me ko ana molimau, kae ne fakata‵mala latou o fakataunu te tiute tenā.


And see what you can do to “wrestle,” or contend, for Jehovah’s blessing. 	 Kae ke onoono aka me mafai pefea ne koe o tafiti io me taua atu ke maua a fakamanuiaga a Ieova.


“The air” that Paul spoke about is death-dealing. 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo me i mafaufauga o tino i te lalolagi e pelā eiloa mo te ea telā e tamilo i ‵tou tafa.


You should get baptized when you are fully aware of what being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses involves and when you are sure that you are ready and willing to take on this responsibility.—Eccl. 5:4, 5. 	 E ‵tau o papatiso koe māfai ko malamalama katoatoa koe i mea kolā e aofia i te fai mo fai se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova kae ko mautinoa foki me ko toka kae loto fiafia koe ke tausi atu ki te tiute tenei.—Failauga 5:4, 5.


We also have videos and DVDs that can provide Scriptural guidance. 	 E isi foki ne ‵tou kaseti vitiō mo DVD kolā e tuku mai i ei a fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(Matt. 10:5-7) They did this zealously among Jews and proselytes, especially after Pentecost 33 C.E.—Acts 2:4, 5, 10, 11; 5:42; 6:7. 	 (Mataio 10:5-7) Ne fai ne latou a te mea tenei mo te loto finafinau ki tino Iutaia mo tino fakaa‵tea kolā ne ‵fuli ki te lotu Iutaia, maise loa mai tua o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A.—Galuega 2:4, 5, 10, 11; 5:42; 6:7.


14 Joseph was raised in a God-fearing family, and he understood that sexual relations between people who are not husband and wife are wrong. 	 14 Ne puti aka a Iosefa i loto i se kāiga telā e ma‵taku ki te Atua, kae e malamalama ‵lei a ia me i faifaiga fakatauavaga kolā e fai ne tino kolā e seki avaga e se tonu.


When Daniel’s enemies conspired to have a law passed forbidding the making of a petition to any god or man except to the king for 30 days, Daniel knew that this impinged on his relationship with Jehovah God. 	 I te taimi ne fai ei te aofaga a fili o Tanielu ke fai se tulafono ke fakatapu te faiga o se ‵talo ki se isi atua io me se tagata kae na ko te tupu i aso e 30, ne iloa ne Tanielu me ka fakalavelave atu te mea tenā ki tena fesokotakiga mo Ieova te Atua.


18 Our ability to do good is hindered because of inherited sin. 	 18 A ‵tou taumafaiga ke fai a mea ‵lei e fakalavelave ne te ‵tou tulaga agasala.


(Joshua 3:14-17) But for Rahab, that news only gave more proof that her faith in Jehovah was well-placed. 	 (Iosua 3:14-17) Kae e pelā mo Lahapa, ne tuku atu ne tala konā a fakamaoniga e uke me ko oko eiloa i te ‵lei tena fakatuanaki ki a Ieova.


The Witness needs to bear in mind, though, that in providing spiritual help, he or she does not become the children’s parent. 	 Kae e ‵tau o masaua ne te Molimau me i te tukuatuga o te fesoasoani i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e se fai ei a ia mo fai te mātua o tama‵liki.


I had some attitudes that were not very nice, so I prayed for help. 	 E isi ne aku nisi amioga masani e se na lō ko ‵lei, tenā ne ‵talo ei au mō se fesoasoani.


Homosexual relationships are depicted as normal. 	 E fakaasi mai a amioga fakasotoma e pelā me se faifaiga masani.


PROBLEMS OF AN INSECURE UPBRINGING 	 Kāti ka penā foki ou lagonaga.


What will help me to gain true contentment? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke maua ne au te lotomalie tonu?


(Rev. 14:6, 7) It contributes to the sanctification of Jehovah’s name. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:6, 7) E fesoasoani atu eiloa ki te fakamalugāga o te igoa o Ieova.


(Matthew 24:45-47; Revelation 14:6, 7) But how can we cope with enemy opposition and yet maintain our joy as we press on in the harvest work? 7. What disposition should we endeavor to maintain when opposed or persecuted? 	 (Mataio 24:45-47; Fakaasiga 14:6, 7) Kae e mafai pefea o fakafesagai atu tatou ki ‵tekemaiga mai ‵tou fili kae ke tumau te ‵tou fia‵fia i te taimi e ga‵lue malosi ei tatou i te galuega talai?


[Pictures on page 23] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 1]


Thus, Jesus told his followers to pray in his name. 	 Tela la, ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko ke ‵talo atu i tena igoa.


What will we consider in the following article? 	 Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


(2 Cor. 11:27, 28) Still, elders carry out their responsibility fully and gladly, just as Paul did. 	 (2 Kolinito 11:27, 28) Kae e fia‵fia eiloa a toeaina o fai olotou tiute mo te loto kātoa, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Paulo.


A year after the Flood began, Noah and his family stepped out of the ark onto a cleansed earth. 	 I se tausaga mai tua ifo o te kamataga o te Lolo, ne ulu atu ki tua mo te vaka a Noa mo tena kāiga ki se lalolagi ‵ma.


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(Read Ephesians 4:20-24.) 	 (Faitau te Efeso 4:20-24.)


(Romans 13:1-7) If there is a conflict between a human demand and the divine will, they take the stand: “We must obey God as ruler rather than men.” 	 (Loma 13:1-7) Kafai ko fe‵paki a fakatonuga a tino mo te loto o te Atua, e tu ‵mautakitaki latou i te lotou fakaikuga: “E ‵tau mo matou o faka‵logo ki te Atua i lo te fakalogo ki tino.”


So Jesus added: “Do not embrace anybody in greeting along the road.” 	 Tela la, ne toe fai mai a Iesu: “Sa ‵tu o fakafetaui ki se tino tokotasi i te alatu.”


Most others who participate aim a bit lower. For them, just to finish the race is an accomplishment to be proud of. 	 Mō latou, a te taumafai ke fakaoti te fakatau‵telega se mea e fakamata‵mata latou ki ei.


Your feelings for others can be affected by how well you know them 	 E mafai o pokotia ou lagonaga ki nisi tino i te lasi o te iloa ‵lei ne koe o latou


Later, as Ruth and her sister-in-law, Orpah, started out with their mother-in-law, Naomi, for Bethlehem, Naomi urged the two young women to return home. 	 Fakamuli ifo, i te taimi ne kamata ei o ‵foki atu a Luta mo Olepa, tena ma, mo te mātua o lā avaga, ko Naomi, ki Peteleema, ne fakamalosi atu a Naomi ki te avā fāfine konā ke toe ‵foki atu ki te lā fenua.


Compare the few thousand hours spent each year in the evangelizing work in the 19th century with the 1,169,082,225 hours devoted to the preaching work in the year 2001. 	 Ke na faka‵pau aka a te fia afe fua o itula ne fakamāumāu i tausaga takitasi i te galuega talai i te 19 senitenali mo te 1,169,082,225 o itula ne fakamāumāu ki te galuega talai i te tausaga ko te 2001.


How can we strengthen our love for God? 	 E mafai pefea o fakamalosi aka te ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua?


(Matt. 6:24) We cannot serve Jehovah with joy and at the same time try to get all that we can out of this world. 	 (Mata. 6:24) E se mafai o tavini tatou mo te fia‵fia ki a Ieova kae taumafai foki i te taimi tenā ke maua ne tatou a mea katoa i te lalolagi tenei.


His example helped me to see more clearly what it means to be a true friend. 	 Ne fesoasoani mai tena fakaakoakoga ke maina faka‵lei au i te uiga o te taugasoa tonu.


As conditions deteriorate in the world and new opportunities to preach continue to arise, such training becomes both important and urgent. 	 Ona ko te ma‵sei o tulaga o te lalolagi kae koi lasi ‵ki te manakoga ke talai, ko oko eiloa i te tāua o fakaakoakoga penā kae e ‵tau foki o fai fakavave.


In an orderly manner, he will bring them back to life. 	 I se auala telā ne fakatoka faka‵lei, ka toe fakafoki atu ne ia latou ki te ola.


Just think of what would happen if we chose to ignore the law of gravity and jumped off the roof of a tall building!—Galatians 6:7. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te mea telā ka tupu māfai e filifili aka ne tatou ke sē ‵saga atu ki te tulafono o te kalaveti io me ko te maneta kae eva ifo ki lalo mai te tuafale o se fale maluga ‵ki!—Kalatia 6:7.


Hence, when Jesus described the faithful slave as discreet, he indicated that those represented by that slave would display discernment, foresight, and good judgment because they base their faith, actions, and teachings on God’s Word of truth. 	 Tela la, i te taimi ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te tavini fakamaoni me e poto, e fakasino atu a ia me i tino kolā e aofia i te tavini tenā ka fakaasi atu ne latou a te atamai, te kilo ‵mao, mo te faiga o faka‵tauga ‵lei me e fakavae te lotou fakatuanaki, faifaiga, mo akoakoga ki te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua.


12 In warmer climates, it can be particularly challenging to make sure that our style of dress is respectable and sensible and that it shows good judgment. 	 12 I taimi ‵vela, se mea faigata ke fakamautinoa aka i ‵tou vaegā gatu e fakaasi i ei ne tatou te āva, te poto mo faka‵tauga ‵lei.


(Galatians 5:22, 23) Likewise today, God’s spirit—the most powerful force in the universe—is helping millions to become obedient to Jehovah, with the result that they can have “the full assurance of the hope down to the end.”—Hebrews 6:11; Zechariah 4:6. 14. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) E penā foki i aso nei, a te agaga o te Atua—ko te ‵toe ‵mana malosi i te lagi mo te lalolagi—ko fesoasoani atu nei ki te fia miliona o tino ke faka‵logo ki a Ieova, telā e iku atu ki te mauaga ne latou o “mea kola e fakamoemoe [latou] ki ei.”—Epelu 6:11; Sakalia 4:6.


Jehovah’s holy spirit promotes love for our fellow believers 	 E fakamalosi aka ne te agaga tapu o Ieova a te alofa ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu


18 Suppose you had a health problem that seemed medically inexplicable. 	 18 Kāti e maua ne koe se masaki telā e se mafai o fakamatala.


Do I not have the right to give all my workers whatever I want? 	 E mata, e se maua ne au te saolotoga ke fai te mea e manako au o fai ki aku tino ga‵lue?


With true humility, David said: “Who am I and who are my kinsfolk, my father’s family, in Israel, so that I should become son-in-law to the king?” (1 Samuel 18:18) Commenting on this verse, one scholar wrote: “David’s meaning was, that neither on personal grounds, nor on account of his social standing, nor because of his lineage, could he make the slightest pretension to the honour of becoming the son-in-law of the king.” 	 Ne fai atu a Tavita mo te loto maulalo tonu: “Ko oi au, kae ko oi foki oku kāiga, ke avaga atu au ki te tama fafine a te tupu?” (1 Samuelu 18:18) Ona ko ana pati konā, ne fai mai ei se tagata poto: “Ne fakauiga a pati a Tavita me e se ona ko ana taleni, io me ko te tulaga o tena kāiga, io me ko tena gafa ka mafai ei o fai a ia mo fai te avaga a te tama fafine a te tupu.”


“His logical, Scriptural answers intrigued me, so I agreed to have him study the Bible with me.” 	 “Ne fiafia ‵ki au ki ana tali ‵lei mai i Tusitusiga Tapu, tenā ne lotomalie ei au ke fai ne tou tagata a taku akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.”


“Love . . . does not brag, does not get puffed up.” (1 Corinthians 13:4) A Christian who is motivated by love does not become proud, even if he acquires a deep knowledge. 	 “A te alofa . . . e se kaisano io me fakamatamata.” (1 Kolinito 13:4) E se mafai o fakamatamata se Kelisiano telā e fakaosofia ne te alofa faitalia foki eiloa me e maua ne ia se iloaga ‵loto.


What are Satan’s claims with regard to God’s rulership? 	 Ne a pati a Satani e uiga ki te pulega a te Atua?


Jehovah’s Will for the Earth 	 Te Loto o Ieova mō te Lalolagi


Then he added: “Those who practice such things will not inherit God’s kingdom.” 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia penei: “A tino e fai ne latou a mea konei, e se talia ne latou a te Atua ke fai mo olotou tupu.”


He endured serial persecution under three regimes—Fascists in prewar Hungary, German National Socialists in Serbia, and Communists in cold-war Hungary. 	 Ne kufaki a ia i logo‵maega faiga‵ta mai lalo i pulega fakasauā e tolu—ko te malo Fasisi o Hungary mai mua o te taua, te malo o Siamani i Serbia, mo te malo Kominisi i Hungary i te taimi o te taua telā ne fai lemū.


Some have stated that, as a non-Levite, Jesus was not authorized to stand on top of the temple sanctuary. 	 Ne fai mai a nisi tino, ona ko te mea a Iesu e sē se tino Levi, ne seki ‵tau o tu atu a ia i luga i te koga maluga o te faletapu.


(Hebrews 9:13, 14) Yes, the forgiveness available through faith in the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ is greatly superior in many ways to that provided by the sacrifices offered under the Law.—Hebrews 7:26-28. 	 Ko tona toto foki e faka‵ma ne ia o‵tou mafaufau ke ‵lei mai galuega ma‵sei, ko te mea ke tavini atu tatou ki te Atua ola.”


(Luke 21:9) With him as our King and with the Creator of the universe backing us up, we have every reason for confidence. 	 (Luka 21:9) E maua ne tatou a pogai ‵lei e ‵tau ei o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te loto malosi me i te ‵tou Tupu mo te Māfuaga o te lagi mo te lalolagi e ‵lago mai ki a tatou.


After praying for these all-important things, we can pray for our daily needs, forgiveness of our sins, and deliverance from temptations and the wiles of the wicked one, Satan the Devil. 	 Mai tua o te ‵talo mō toe mea tāua konei, ko mafai ei o ‵talo tatou mō ‵tou manakoga i aso takitasi, te fakamagaloga o agasala, mo te faka‵saoga mai tofotofoga mo auala faitogafiti o Satani te Tiapolo.


As long as they faithfully serve God, they know that people will be “puzzled and go on speaking abusively” of them.—1 Peter 2:12; 3:16; 4:4. 	 Mai te tumau faeloa i te tavini atu ki te Atua mo te fakamaoni ka iloa ne latou me “ka faifai muna atu” a tino ki a latou.”—1 Petelu 2:12; 3:16; 4:4.


(John 8:17, 18) Jesus must be separate from Jehovah. 	 (Ioane 8:17, 18) E ‵tau eiloa o ‵kese a Iesu mo Ieova.


Solomon, though rejected by her, was inspired to record her story. 	 E tiga eiloa ne seki fiafai a ia ki a Solomona, ne fakamalosi tou tagata ne te Atua ke tusi ki lalo te tala e uiga ki te tamāfine tenā.


7 Some couples who marry young find themselves expecting a child when they themselves are barely out of adolescence. 	 7 E fai a nisi tauavaga e pelā me ne mātua i te taimi telā koi fo‵liki ‵ki eiloa laua.


Wine had not been part of that first meal in Egypt, yet Jesus did not object to its being part of the Passover. 	 Ne seki aofia a te uaina i te ‵kaiga muamua o te Paseka i Aikupito, kae ne seki ‵teke a Iesu ki te fakaaogaga o te uaina i te Paseka.


First, look at Jesus’ counsel on the matter of wealth. 	 Muamua la, ke onoono ki pati fakatonutonu a Iesu ki te mataupu e uiga ki koloa.


People in the world have no reliable guidance to help them achieve success and happiness. 	 E seai ne auala fesoasoani e maua ne tino o te lalolagi ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke iku manuia kae fia‵fia.


But the more she read, the more she enjoyed it. 	 Kae ko te uke o ana taimi faitau, ko te lasi foki o tena fiafia ki ei.


How did Hannah display reasonableness? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Hana a te loto malamalama?


For example, the apostles were flogged for speaking about the Christ. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te taimi ne ‵kini ei a apositolo ke fakagata te lotou fai‵pati e uiga ki a Keliso.


Decisions. 	 Ko filifiliga.


“You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things.”—Revelation 4:11. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o maua ne koe a te ‵malu, te vikiga, mo te ‵mana. Me ne faite ne koe a mea katoa, kae mai i tou loto foki, ne faite ei ne koe a mea ke tino mai kae ke ola foki.”—Fakaasiga 4:11.


“What is Jehovah asking back from you but to exercise justice and to love kindness and to be modest in walking with your God?” 	 “A te mea e manako [a Ieova] ke fai ne tatou tenei: ke fai ne tatou te mea tonu, ke fakaasi atu te alofa tumau, kae ola mo te loto maulalo i mua o te ‵tou Atua.”


At the turn of the first century C.E., for instance, Herod hatched a scheme to have put to death all boys in Bethlehem who were two years of age or younger. 	 E pelā mo te kamataga o te senitenali muamua T.A., ne fakatonu atu a Helota ke tamate katoa a tama‵liki tāgata i Peteleema kolā ko taki lua olotou tausaga io me e fo‵liki ifo.


He senses Jehovah’s loving care and stops worrying overmuch. 	 E lagona ne ia a te tausiga alofa a Ieova kae ne fakagata aka i ei a te manavase malosi.


What counsel does Peter have for all Christians? 	 Ne a pati polopoloki a Petelu mō Kelisiano katoa?


8 Clearly, then, a sinner must be repentant if he is to receive mercy. 	 8 E manino ‵lei, me e ‵tau o salamo se tino māfai e fia maua ne ia te alofa fakamagalo.


He had some firm counsel to give to certain congregations in Asia Minor, but notice how he went about it. 	 E isi ne polopolokiga tai ‵mafa ne fai ne ia ki nāi fakapotopotoga i Asia Foliki, kae onoono ki te auala ne fai ei ne ia a polopolokiga ki fakapotopotoga konei.


Such bottles can hold large quantities of water, depending on the size of the animal. 	 Ne mafai o utu ki vaegā fagu penā a vai e uke, telā e faka‵na ki te lasi o te manu.


He consulted with chiefs of the people and said that the Ark would be moved ‘if it seemed good to them and it was acceptable with Jehovah.’ 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne ia tena manakoga tenā ki takitaki o matakāiga ke fakagasue aka te Pusa ‘māfai e talia ne latou kae ko te loto foki o Ieova’ ke fai penā.


In this situation, is it really possible to bring up children successfully? 	 I te tulaga la tenei, e mata, e mafai o manuia a te putiakaga o tama‵liki?


Jehovah says: “Nations will certainly go to your light, and kings to the brightness of your shining forth.”—Isaiah 60:3. 	 E fai mai a Ieova, penei: “A malo ka o‵mai ki tou mainaga, pena foki a tupu ka o‵mai ki te mainaga o te ata ao o tou aso fou.”—Isaia 60:3.


The Source of Superstitions 	 Te Māfuaga o Manatu Va‵lea


Verónica relates: “While I lived at home with my parents and siblings, I helped with cleaning and learned to prepare low-cost but nourishing meals. 	 E fai mai a Verónica: “A koi ‵nofo tasi au mo oku mātua mo tamaliki, ne fesoasoani au ki te ‵fuluga o te fale kae tauloto ke iloa o fakatoka a mea‵kai ‵togi māmā kae ‵gali i te kai.


HOW CAN WE SHOW APPRECIATION FOR GOD’S PATIENCE? 	 E MAFAI PEFEA O FAKAASI ATU NE TATOU A TE LOTO FAKAFETAI KI TE KUFAKI O TE ATUA?


But does the fact that a religion produces better people in itself prove that it has God’s backing? 	 Kae e mata, e fakatalitonu mai ne te manatu me ko ‵lei atu a amioga a tino ona ko te lotou lotu me e ‵lago atu a te Atua ki te lotu tenā?


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What does taking refuge in Jehovah involve? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te faka‵lafi ki a Ieova?


In what sense is Jehovah our light, but what must we do? 	 I te auala fea e fai ei a Ieova mo ‵tou mainaga, kae se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


But it took additional time to purge all wrong ideas. 	 Kae ne ‵tau o faka‵tali malie aka ke ‵fulu faka‵mā keatea a manatu ‵se katoa.


After I took an aptitude test, an officer told me, “You had one of the highest scores in your group.” 	 I te otiga o se sukega tofotofo, ne fai mai se ofisa ki a au, penei, “A koe se tokotasi telā e ma‵luga ou kai i te otou potukau.”


For information on how to reason with those who promote creationism, see pages 24 to 28 of the brochure Was Life Created? 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga ki te auala e fakasako‵sako ei mo latou kolā e fakamalosi a te akoakoga ki te faitega o mea, onoono ki te itulau e 24 ki te 28 o te polosiua ko te Was Life Created?


Speaking of the governmental authorities, who set and enforce traffic laws, the Bible says: “Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities.” 	 E fai mai penei te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki malo kolā e fai kae fakagalue aka foki a tulafono mō mea fakatele‵tele: “A tino katoa e ‵tau o faka‵logo ki pule o te malo.”


To what extent do the limits on marriage between relatives set out in the Mosaic Law apply to Christians today? 	 Ne a tulafono kolā e aofia i tulafono Faka-Mose e uiga ki te fakaipoipo o tino kolā e kāiga, e ‵tau o tau‵tali ki ei a Kelisiano i aso nei?


• Because of the anxieties of life, what could happen to our zeal in the ministry? 	 • Ona ko mea kolā e manava‵se tatou ki ei i te olaga nei, ne a mea e mafai o ‵tupu ki te ‵tou loto finafinau i te galuega talai?


(Ex. 19:5, 6) What would these words have meant to the Israelites? 	 (Esoto 19:5, 6) Ne malamalama pefea a tino Isalaelu i pati konei?


(Daniel 7:1, 13, 14) That Son of man is none other than Jesus Christ—the Messiah. 	 (Tanielu 7:1, 13, 14) E seai aka foki se isi tino ne fai mo fai te Tama a te tagata kae na ko Iesu Keliso—te Mesia.


Who else but Jehovah could keep such a vast heavenly army organized and busy over aeons of time? 	 Ko Ieova fua e mafai o fakatoka kae tausi atu ki se kautau faka-te-lagi lasi ‵ki kae fakalave‵lave faeloa i se taimi leva ‵ki.


The book Atmosphere says: “The endless variety of snowflakes is legendary, and although scientists insist that no law of nature forbids their duplication, two identical flakes have never been found. 	 E fai mai te tusi ko te Atmosphere penei: “E lauiloa te manatu me e kese‵kese a vaega liki‵liki o te kiona, kae e tiga eiloa e fai mai a saienitisi me e seai se faiga masani ke taofi aka ei te faiga o vaega liki‵liki ke ‵pau olotou foliga, ne seki maua aka ne latou ne vaega liki‵liki e lua kolā e ‵pau katoatoa.


And Abraham gained experience from the way God dealt with him and his family. 	 Kae ne maua ne ia te atamai mai i faifaiga a te Atua ki a ia mo tena kāiga.


“He Who Hates Bribes Will Live” 	 “Sa Talia ne Togi Fakakolekole Kae ka Ola Leva Koe”


The comforting answer is found in the inspired words of the psalmist David, as recorded at Psalm 34:18. 	 E maua eiloa a te tali fakamafanafana loto i pati fakaosofia a te faisalamo a Tavita, telā ne fakamau i te Salamo 34:18.


12, 13. What is the substance of Hosea 2:6-8, and how did those words apply to Israel? 	 12, 13. Se a te mea tāua i te Hosea 2:6-8, kae ne fakasino atu pefea a pati konā ki Isalaelu?


16-18. (a) What can be done to teach children good manners? (b) What are some benefits of teaching children good manners? 	 16-18. (a) Ne a mea e mafai o fai ke akoako atu a uiga āva ki tama‵liki? (e) Ne a nisi mea aoga o te akoako atu o uiga āva ki tama‵liki?


Because Jehovah will remove their source—the father of the lie, Satan the Devil, along with all of Satan’s seed.—John 8:44. 24. 	 Me ka ave keatea ne Ieova te lotou māfuaga—ko te tamana o te loi, ko Satani te Tiapolo, fakatasi mo fanau katoa a Satani.—Ioane 8:44.


How is wisdom “proved righteous by its works”? 	 I te auala fea e ‘fakatalitonugina ei te poto ne galuega amio‵tonu’?


Let us now consider three ways in which he certainly is “the Provider of escape” for us. 	 Ke na mafaufau nei tatou ki auala e tolu kolā e fai ‵tonu eiloa a ia mo fai te “Fakaola” o tatou.


Each one contributed “just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7) The apostle Paul said: “It was with working night and day, so as not to put an expensive burden upon any one of you, that we preached the good news.” (1 Thessalonians 2:9) Paul worked as a tentmaker to support his ministry.—Acts 18:2, 3. 	 Ne fakameaalofa atu ne tino taki tokotasi a “te mea telā ko oti ne fakaiku aka i tena loto, ke se fai mo te fameo io me ko te faimalo, me i te Atua e alofa ki te tino telā e tuku atu ana mea mo te loto fiafia.” (2 Kolinito 9:7) Muna a te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ne ga‵lue matou i po mo ao, ko te mea ke mo a ma fakafi‵ta ne matou se tino i a koutou, i te taimi e talai atu ei ne matou te tala ‵lei.” (1 Tesalonia 2:9) Ne galue a Paulo pelā me se “tino faite faleie” ke ‵lago atu ki tena galuega talai.—Galuega 18:2, 3.


(Isa. 46:9-11; Rom. 11:33) He is “God, wise alone.”—Rom. 16:27. 	 (Isaia 46:9-11; Loma 11:33) A ia ko te “Atua poto e tokotasi.”—Loma 16:27.


We learn from God’s servants of old. 	 E uke a akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai tavini a te Atua i aso mua.


We Need Answers to Life’s Problems 	 E Fia Iloa ne Tatou a Tali ki Fakalavelave o te Olaga


She did not raise any question about how people in the community would view her pregnancy or what possible effect it could have on her relationship with her fiancé. 	 Ne seki fakafesili ne ia te agelu e uiga ki te kilokiloga a tino i tena fa‵kai ki tena faitama io me ka pokotia pefea tena fesokotakiga mo tena famau i ei.


21 How appropriate, then, is the yeartext that has been selected for the 2007 calendar year: “The great day of Jehovah is near.” 	 21 Ko tafaga la te fetaui ‵lei o te tusi siki fakavae telā ne filifili aka mo te tausaga e 2007: ‘A te aso fakamataku o Ieova ko pili mai.’


Nevertheless, does God use the enemy death to carry off our loved ones to heaven? 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e mata, e fakaaogā ne te Atua te fili ko te mate ke ave faeloa ne ia ‵tou tino pele ki te lagi?


Let us examine some major reasons why we should cherish God’s law. 	 Ke na iloilo aka ne tatou a nisi pogai tāua e ‵tau ei o fakatāua ne tatou a te tulafono a te Atua.


Reinforce your spiritual view in this way, and you will not lose your balance.—2 Timothy 4:5. 	 Ka fakamalosi aka ei tou tulaga faka-te-agaga i te auala tenei, kae ka paleni faeloa koe.—2 Timoteo 4:5.


Paul and Silas still needed a traveling companion. 	 Ne ma‵nako eiloa a Paulo mo Sila ke maua se lā taugasoa ke faima‵laga fakatasi latou.


Humiliation for God’s Enemies 	 Te Fakamasiasiga o Fili o te Atua


(Hebrews 5:12-14) Attentive Bible reading can do much to develop our perceptive powers and to stimulate our appetite for spiritual things. 	 (Epelu 5:12-14) Kafai e fai‵tau faka‵lei tatou ki te Tusi Tapu, ka fesoasoani malosi mai i ei ki a tatou ke fakamalosi aka te ‵tou atamai penā foki loa mo te ‵tou fia‵kai ki mea faka-te-agaga.


What do statistics indicate about marriage and divorce, leading to what questions? 	 Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i aofaki o fakaipoipoga mo avaga ‵tala, kae ne a fesili e ‵sae mai i ei?


(Matt. 4:23-25; Luke 8:1) He was patient and understanding. 	 (Mataio 4:23-25; Luka 8:1) Ne kufaki kae malamalama a ia.


He preached to everyone he encountered, be it a tax collector he passed on the road or a woman he met at a well during a midday pause. 	 Ne talai a ia ki so se tino e fetaui mo ia, pelā mo te tino ao lafoga ne fakaseke ne ia i te auala io me ko te fafine ne fetaui mo ia i te vaikeli i te taimi ne manava ei a ia i se fakatutonu.


He went from city to city, telling people the good news about the Kingdom of God. 	 Ne fano a ia mai fakai ki nisi fakai, o fakailoa ki tino te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


How can we show appreciation for knowing the truth? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto fakafetai mō te munatonu?


Consequently, inmates who made and sold items to fellow prisoners used Ignacio to collect debts from those who were slow to pay. 	 Tela la, ne fakaaogā sāle ne nisi pagota kolā ne faite kae fakatau atu olotou mea ki nisi pagota, a Ignacio ke ‵tae mai ne ia a kaitalafu a nisi tino kolā ne fui ‵tina mai olotou kaitalafu.


Noah and his family set the example for us all. 	 Ne fai ne Noa mo tena kāiga se fakaakoakoga mō tatou katoa.


For more than 100 years, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom. 	 Ko sili atu nei i te 100 tausaga, ko talai atu ei ne Molimau a Ieova a te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua.


• How can we strengthen our appreciation of our spiritual paradise and our hope for an earthly paradise? 	 • E fakamalosi aka pefea ne tatou te ‵tou loto fakafetai e uiga ki te ‵tou palataiso faka-te-agaga mo te ‵tou fakamoemoega mō se lalolagi palataiso?


It is no wonder that King David of ancient Israel was moved to say: “Yours, O Jehovah, are the greatness and the mightiness and the beauty and the excellency and the dignity; for everything in the heavens and in the earth is yours. 	 E se tioa eiloa o otia te loto o te Tupu o Isalaelu mua ko Tavita kae fai mai: “A koe e tafasili i te maluga kae ‵mana, e ‵malu kae sili.


None of his sins with which he has sinned will be remembered against him.” 	 Ka fakamagalo ne au ana agasala ne fai.”


(Genesis 49:1, 2, 33) In such cases, the family comes together, and the children are included in the conversation. 	 (Kenese 49:1, 2, 33) I vaegā taimi penā, e maopoopo fakatasi te kāiga o fai‵pati, kae e aofia foki i ei a tama‵liki.


Each of these languages requires different thought patterns. 	 E manakogina i ‵gana takitasi konei a vaegā mafaufauga kese‵kese ki te auala e fai‵pati atu i ei.


Anticipate what the speaker is going to say next. 	 Fai se fakatautauga e uiga ki nisi pati a te failauga.


Similarly, you owe your parents respect and obedience. 	 E penā foki loa, e ‵tau o ‵togi atu ne koe ki ou mātua a te āva mo te fakalogo.


Along with the rest of the nation, they had seen Jehovah humiliate mighty Egypt and its gods by means of the Ten Plagues. 	 Ko oti ne lavea ne laua fakatasi mo te fenua kātoa a te auala ne fakamasiasi ei ne Ieova a te fenua malosi ko Aikupito mo ana atua e auala i Mala e Sefulu.


Elsewhere in the Bible, the name Eshbaal is presented as Ish-bosheth, “baal” being replaced with “bosheth.” (2 Sam. 2:10) Why? 	 I nisi itulau o te Tusi Tapu, ne taku foki a Esepaala ki a Isoposeta, ne sui a “paala” ki a “poseta.” (2 Samu. 2:10) Kaia?


The only Bibles that circulated on the Italian peninsula—in secret, for fear of confiscation—were those translated by Protestant scholars. 	 I te otiga ne fakalogologo ki mea i loto i ei, ne iloa ne Iosia a te ‵mao o te fenua mai te faiga o te loto o Ieova, kae ne gasuesue a te tupu o fai a mea mautinoa ke fai ei a mea kolā e tusi i te tusi.


(1 Corinthians 5:9-11; 6:9-11; Revelation 21:8) But we do not breathe in “the spirit of the world,” for we are not driven by this sinful motivating force.—1 Corinthians 2:12. 	 (1 Kolinito 5:9-11; 6:9-11; Fakaasiga 21:8) Kae e se manava ne tatou ki loto a “te agaga o te lalolagi,” me e se mafai o fakamalosigina tatou ne te agaga fai agasala tenei.—1 Kolinito 2:12.


7 Prophecy 4. 	 Iulai 4-10, 2011


17 For good reason, Paul wrote: “As for us who belong to the day, let us keep our senses and have on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation.” (1 Thess. 5:8) A soldier’s heart needs protection from the enemy. 	 Ke tausi faka‵lei ‵tou mafaufau, me ko oti ne maua ne tatou a te ufifatafata o te fakatuanaki mo te alofa e pelā me se puloutau, mo te fakamoemoega o te fakaolataga.” (1 Tesa. 5:8) E manakogina ke puipui te fatu o se sotia mai te fili.


Even though communication is not my strong point, Vanessa has helped me to fight my timidity and to express myself more openly. 	 E ui eiloa e faigata ke fesokotaki faka‵lei atu au, ne fesoasoani mai a Vanessa ke taua atu au ki toku mata ma kae ke fakaasi tonu atu oku lagonaga.


Indeed, our personal decisions do matter.—Read Romans 14:19; Galatians 6:7. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e tāua ‵ki ‵tou fakaikuga totino.—Faitau te Loma 14:19; Kalatia 6:7.


(John 4:24) Moreover, Christendom does not “let justice roll forth just like waters, and righteousness like a constantly flowing torrent.” 	 (Ioane 4:24) E se gata i ei, e se talia ne Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se “ke tafe ifo te fakamasinoga tonu e pelā me se vai, mo te amiotonu foki ke pelā me se vaitafe e se mafai o gata tena tafe.”


Many are taught that God is responsible for suffering. 	 Ko oti ne akoako atu ki tino e tokouke me ne māfua mai i te Atua a logo‵maega.


Like Job, they await the end of their “compulsory service,” their sleep in death. 	 E pelā mo Iopu, e fakatali‵tali eiloa latou “ke oti atu a taimi o fakalavelave konei,” ko te lotou ‵moe i te mate.


(Gen. 1:27, 28; Rev. 20:6) Can you be sure that you will have such a happy future? 	 (Kenese 1:27, 28; Fakaasiga 20:6) E a, e mafai koe o talitonu me ka maua eiloa ne koe se taimi fiafia penā mai mua nei?


Feet shod in readiness (See paragraphs 9-11) 	 Pei a taka i otou vae ke toka (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 9-11)


7 What about the use of the word “amen”? 	 7 Kae pefea la te fakaaogāga o te pati “amene”?


(Mal. 3:16, 17) God will never forget those who have reverential fear of him and love for his name.—Heb. 6:10. 	 (Mala. 3:16, 17) Ka sē puli lele i a Ieova a latou kolā e ma‵taku tonu ki a ia kae a‵lofa ki tena igoa.—Epe. 6:10.


It is not always easy to obey God’s laws. 	 E se faigofie faeloa ke faka‵logo ki tulafono a te Atua.


For a more thorough discussion of the ransom, please see the book Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga e uke atu e uiga ki te togiola, ke onoono ki te tusi ko Te Iloaga Telā e Takitaki Atu ei ki te Ola Se-Gata-Mai, ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


As a nation, the natural descendants of Abraham rejected Jesus as the Messiah. 	 E pelā me se fenua, ne seki talia ne tino mai te gafa o Apelaamo a Iesu e pelā me ko te Mesia.


One way is through Christian overseers, the “gifts in men.” 	 A te auala e tasi ko ovasia Kelisiano kolā e fai pelā me ne “meaalofa.”


REASONS FOR DISPLAYING COURAGE 	 POGAI E ‵TAU EI O FAKAASI ATU TE LOTO MALOSI


When that mighty star dips below the horizon, from earth’s vantage point, it appears to go into “a tent,” as if to rest. 	 Kafai ko goto ifo te fetu malosi tenā ki lalo i te kapakapalagi, e foliga mai me ko ulu atu ki loto o manava i tena ‘koga telā ko oti ne fakatoka.’


Paul himself gives the answer: “If, now, what I do not wish is what I do, the one working it out is no longer I, but the sin dwelling in me.”—Romans 7:20. 	 E tuku mai eiloa ne Paulo a te tali ki ei: “Kafai la e fai ne au a te mea telā e se fiafia au o fai, ko tena uiga e se ko au telā ne fai ne ia; ka ko te agasala telā e nofo i loto i a au.”—Loma 7:20.


Similarly, Jehovah has created us with free will. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, ne faite ne Ieova tatou mo te saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga.


18 The prophet Isaiah was inspired to write about the kind of life that God’s people will enjoy on earth. 	 18 Ne fakamalosi atu ki te pelofeta ko Isaia ke tusi mai e uiga ki te vaegā olaga telā ka maua ne tino o te Atua i te lalolagi.


The ninth, Psalm 50, is a composition of Asaph. 	 A te iva o salamo, ko te Salamo 50, se vaega ne ‵fatu ne Asafo.


[Blurb on page 20] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 26]


Do not be struck with terror or fear, for Jehovah your God is with you wherever you go.” 	 Ke mo a koe ma poi io me mataku, me i a Ieova tou Atua e fakatasi faeloa mo koe i so se koga e fano koe i ei.”


Recall that after getting off to a good start, the restored Jews were “on the run, each one in behalf of his own house,” as Haggai 1:9 reports. 	 Ke masaua me mai tua o se kamataga ‵lei o te faitega o te faletapu, a tino Iutaia kolā ne toe foki atu ne “‵saga ifo eiloa . . . o faite [olotou] fale,” e pelā mo te mea e lipoti mai i te Hakai 1:9.


Could they have conveyed with a human touch such emotions as fear, sorrow, and disappointment, so common to mankind? 	 E mata, ne mafai o fakamatala mai ne latou a lagonaga faka-te-tagata e pelā mo te mataku, fanoanoa, mo te loto vāivāi?


What efforts at preaching are at times made, but why do they usually fail? HOW would you like to be given a job that you are not qualified to perform? 	 KA PEFEA ou lagonaga māfai ko ofo atu ki a koe se galuega telā e iloa ne koe me se mafai ne koe o fai?


The Hebrew wording allows for both renderings. 	 E lua a fakauigaga i te ‵fuliga tonu i te ‵gana Epelu.


• Why should we expect that God would be using congregations on earth? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakamoe‵moe tatou me e fakaaogā ne te Atua a fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi?


• What fundamental issue did Satan raise concerning Job’s integrity? 	 • Se a te kinauga tāua ne fakasae aka ne Satani e uiga ki te fakamaoni o Iopu?


These scrolls will most likely set forth Jehovah’s requirements for mankind at that time. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ka aofia i pelugā tusi konei a fakatonuga a Ieova mō tino katoa kolā e ola i te taimi tenā.


“Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled as to Jehovah.”—COL. 3:23. 	 “I so se mea e fai ne koutou, fai mo te loto kātoa e pelā eiloa me e fai ne koutou mō Ieova.”—KOLOSE 3:23.


• What will enable us to remain obedient despite being imperfect? 	 • Ne a mea ka fai ei ke tumau tatou i te faka‵logo faitalia ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa?


(Acts 9:15) What was his attitude toward this assignment? 	 (Galuega 9:15) E pefea tena kilokiloga ki te tofiga tenei?


Yet, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is unique in many ways. 	 Kae e tu ‵kese eiloa a Iesu Keliso, te Tama a te Atua, i auala e uke.


Thus, Jonathan’s faith in God led to victory.—1 Sam. 13:5, 15, 22; 14:1, 2, 6, 14, 15, 20. 	 Tela la, ne manumalo eiloa a Ionatana ona ko tena fakatuanaki ki te Atua.—1 Samu. 13:5, 15, 22; 14:1, 2, 6, 14, 15, 20.


Yet, by reflecting on the vivid accounts of the Gospel writers about Jesus’ ministry and his ways of caring for others, we can gain much insight into the statement “God is love.” (1 John 4:8, 16) The same is true of God’s other qualities that Jesus revealed to his disciples while he was on earth. 	 Ka faigata eiloa te mea tenā. Kae kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki tala i loto i te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakamatala mai i ei a te galuega talai a Iesu, e lavea ne tatou i ei a te atafai o tou tagata ki nisi tino kae e mafai foki o malama‵lama tatou me se a te uiga o te tugāpati me i te “Atua ko te alofa eiloa a ia.” (1 Ioane 4:8, 16) A te alofa e se ko te uiga fua e tasi ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu ki ana soko. Ne fakaasi atu foki ne ia ki a latou a nisi uiga o te Atua i tena nofoga i te lalolagi.


June 15, 2013 	 Iuni 15, 2013


Make Jehovah’s Reminders the Exultation of Your Heart, 9/15 	 Ke Poto i te Faiga o Fakaikuga Totino, 9/15


Furthermore, Adam and Eve could no longer have a perfect child; neither could any of their children have a perfect child. 	 Ne seki mafai foki ne Atamu mo Eva o maua se tamaliki ‵lei katoatoa; ne seki mafai foki ne se tamaliki a laua o fanau mai se tamaliki ‵lei katoatoa.


In answer Nicodemus said to him: ‘How can these things come about?’ 	 Ne tali mai Nikotemo ki a ia penei: ‘E mafai pefea o tupu se mea penei?’


10 About five centuries after Moses, a faithful Levite named Asaph wrote candidly regarding his doubts about the value of pursuing an upright course. 	 10 Kāti se lima selau tausaga mai tua o Mose, ne fakaasi ‵tonu mai foki ei ne te tino Levi fakamaoni ko Asafo i ana pati a tena fakalotolotolua e uiga ki te aogā o te tausiga o se tulaga amiotonu.


3 If Satan could induce two perfect humans—not to mention a number of spirit creatures—to reject God’s sovereignty, he could deceive us too. 	 3 Kafai ne mafai ne Satani o fakamalosi aka a tino ‵lei kātoatoa e tokolua mo agelu e tokouke ke ‵teke atu ki te pulega a te Atua, e mafai foki o fai ne ia a te mea tenā ki a tatou. E seki ‵fuli a togafiti a Satani.


Zeruiah’s husband may have died prematurely, or he could have been considered unsuitable for inclusion in the Sacred Record. 	 Kāti ko oti ne mate te avaga a Seluia i te taimi tenā, io me kāti ne seki ‵tau o aofia tena igoa i Tusitusiga Tapu.


How did he demonstrate the need for God’s servants to avoid taking sides on political issues? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne ia a te manakoga mō tavini a te Atua ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai te ‵kau atu ki se feitu i mea fakapolitiki?


However, he was out of favor with the Nazis. 	 Kae ne se fia‵fia ki ei a te kau Nazi.


[Picture on page 7] By imitating Noah’s faith, we can find favor with God 	 Kāti ne fakaata mai eiloa a amioga fakasauā a te kau Nefilimi i tala ‵kai o aso mua


For example, Abraham feared that his beautiful wife, Sarah, would be taken away from him and that he would be killed. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne mataku a Apelaamo me ka puke kea‵tea tena avaga tinogali ko Sala mai i a ia kae tamate tou tagata.


See the article “Is Your Recreation Beneficial?” in The Watchtower of October 15, 2011, pp. 9-12, pars. 6-15. 	 Onoono ki te mataupu ko te “E Mata, e Aoga ki a Koe a Fakafiafiaga?” i Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Oketopa 1, 2011, itu. 11-13, pala. 6-15.


Leavenworth U.S. Penitentiary today. Some 230 of us were incarcerated there More than 230 young Witnesses had been sentenced to the Leavenworth trustee farm, a facility of the Leavenworth federal prison. 	 E sili atu i te 230 o talavou Molimau ne fakasala ke ga‵lue i te fatoaga a te falepuipui i Leavenworth, se fale e tasi i te falepuipui i Leavenworth.


Really they have practiced no unrighteousness. In his ways they have walked.” 	 E se masani o fai ne latou ne mea ‵se; e sa‵sale latou i auala o te Aliki.”


(Rom. 3:9, 10; 6:12-14) Let us remain sharp-eyed, not ignoring our faults. 	 (Lo. 3:9, 10; 6:12-14) Ke tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula, kae ke sē faka‵kivi ‵tou mata ki ‵tou vāivāiga.


(Eph. 1:22, 23) As “the fine shepherd,” Jesus reflects his Father’s interests, purposes, and qualities. 	 (Efe. 1:22, 23) E fakaata mai ne Iesu, “te tausi mamoe ‵lei,” a mea kolā e fiafia ki ei tena Tamana, ana fuafuaga, mo uiga.


As a witness to the national groups I have given him, as a leader and commander to the national groups.” 	 E fakamaopoopo mai a Kelisiano fakaekegina fakatasi mo te “vaitino tokouke” mai i atufenua, itukāiga, mo ‵gana katoa.


Enoch courageously foretold the execution of divine judgment. 	 Ne fai mai a ia, penei: “Kiloke!


Paul encourages youths to wait at least until they are past “the bloom of youth,” when sexual desires are most powerful. 	 E fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki talavou ke faka‵tali ke ‵seke latou mo te tulaga “talavou” telā ko se ma‵losi ei a lagonaga fakatauavaga.


Through the prophet Isaiah, Jehovah assures us that He is the Maker of the earth, the one “who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited.” 	 “Ne seki faite ne ia ke fai mo koga sē aoga, kae ke fai mo koga e ‵nofo ei a tino.”


How can you show that you respect anointed Christians? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne koe te āva ki Kelisiano fakaekegina?


Jesus foretold: “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai Iesu: “E fai taua te suā fenua ki te suā fenua, mo te suā malo ki te suā malo.”


In what way did the elders from Ephesus respond to Paul’s love for them? 	 I auala fea ne ‵saga atu ei a toeaina Efeso ki te alofa o Paulo mō latou?


(Job 19:21, 22) The Bible assures us with these words: “With evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.” 	 (Iopu 19:21, 22) E fakatalitonu mai ki a tatou a pati konei mai te Tusi Tapu: “I te Atua e se mafai o fakaosoosogina ne te masei, kae se fakaosooso foki ne ia tino ki te masei.”


Some, though, can have a profound impact on our lives. 	 A ko nisi mea e mafai o pokotia i ei ‵tou olaga.


No, for the works of the flesh also include what some might consider mere personality flaws, such as jealousy, fits of anger, contentions, and envies. 	 Ikai, me e aofia foki i galuega o te foitino a mea kolā e mafai o mafau‵fau a tino ki ei me ne vāivāiga fua o tino, e pelā mo te masalosalo, te kaitaua, kinau valea, mo te manako ki mea a nisi tino.


It helps its readers to appreciate quickly what God’s requirements are for true worship. 	 E fesoasoani atu ki tino fai‵tau ke malamalama vave i mea e manako ki ei te Atua mō te tapuakiga tonu.


That brotherhood exists among Jehovah’s Witnesses.—John 13:35. 	 E maua eiloa te kautaina tenā i loto i Molimau a Ieova.—Ioane 13:35.


Amen.”—Romans 11:25; 16:25-27. 	 Amene.”—Loma 11:25; 16:25-27.


(John 3:16) Through this arrangement, truly repentant ones—like the prodigal son of Jesus’ illustration—will be reconciled to God and accepted back by him as his children.—Luke 15:11-24; Romans 8:21; 2 Corinthians 6:18. 	 (Ioane 3:16) E auala i te fakatokaga tenei, a tino sala‵mō ‵tonu—e pelā mo te tama fakamāumāu mea i te tala fakatusa a Iesu—ka toe faka‵lei mo te Atua kae ka toe talia mai e pelā me ne ana tama.—Luka 15:11-24; Loma 8:21; 2 Kolinito 6:18.


12:20, 21. Never allow “the unrealities,” such as trust in men, confidence in the military might of nations, or idolatry, to turn you aside from serving Jehovah. 12:24. 	 12:20, 21. Ke mo a eiloa ma talia ne koutou a mea sē “‵tonu,” e pelā mo te talitonu ki tāgata, te ma‵losi o kautau a atufenua io me ifo ki tupua, ke ‵fuli keatea ei koutou mai te tavini atu ki a Ieova. 12:24.


Such love and unity are foregleams of the marvelous time to come in God’s new world, which will be governed in righteousness and justice.—Isaiah 2:2-4; John 13:34, 35; Colossians 3:14. 	 A te alofa mo te vā fealofani tenā se ata fakavaloaga o se taimi fakaofoofogia kae gali, telā ka oko mai i aso mai mua nei i te lalolagi fou a te Atua, kae ka pule mai i ei te amiotonu mo te fai mea tonu.—Isaia 2:2-4; Ioane 13:34, 35; Kolose 3:14.


8 During the final period of the “ancient world” that perished in the Flood, Noah was a faithful “preacher of righteousness.” (2 Peter 2:5) In these last days of the present system of things, Jehovah’s people are making known God’s righteous standards and are declaring good news about the possibility of surviving into the new world. 	 8 I aso fakaoti o te “lalolagi taumua” telā ne fakaseai atu i te Lolo, ne folafola atu eiloa ne Noa a “te amiotonu.” (2 Petelu 2:5) I aso fakaoti konei o te olaga tenei, e fakailoa atu ne tino o Ieova a tulaga amio‵tonu o te Atua kae folafola atu foki ne latou te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te mafai o sao atu ei ki loto i te lalolagi fou.


And this thing came to be a cause for sin, and the people began to go before the one as far as Dan. 	 Tena la, ko agasala valevale a tino me ko olo o tapuaki i Peteli pelā foki i Tanu.


7 First, we must be compelled to live our lives for Christ Jesus. 	 7 Muamua la, e ‵tau o fakamalosi tatou ke ola mō Keliso Iesu.


19 Jesus continues to care for us not only through the oversight of loving shepherds but also by providing us with spiritual mothers and brothers and sisters within the congregation. 	 19 E se tumau fua a Iesu i te tausi mai ki a tatou e auala i te tausiga a tausi mamoe a‵lofa kae e auala foki i mātua mo taina mo tuagane faka-te-agaga i loto i te fakapotopotoga.


If you do not have custody of your children, perhaps you can use phone calls, letters, text messages, or e-mail to maintain regular contact. 	 Kafai e se ‵nofo mo koe a tau tamaliki, e se taumate e mafai o fakaaoga ne koe a te telefoni, tusi, io me ko te meli-iti ke fesokotaki atu faeloa ki ei.


28 “Listen to Discipline and Become Wise” 	 28 “Fakalogo ki Polopolokiga ke Poto Koe”


(John 3:16) Could God have shown his love for mankind in a more remarkable way than by sending his only-begotten Son to earth in order to ransom sinners? 	 (Ioane 3:16) E mata, ne mafai o fakaasi mai ne te Atua a tena alofa ki tino i se auala tai fakaofoofogia atu i lō te ugamaiga o tena Tama eiloa e tokotasi ki te lalolagi ke fakasaoloto ei a tino agasala?


This indicates that his role is much more than that of being the means of approach to the Father. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te mea tenei me e uke atu a mea e aofia i tena galuega i lō te fai fua mo fai se auala ke olo atu ei tatou ki te Tamana.


(Matt. 13:38) What significance does that have for you and your immediate family? 	 (Mataio 13:38) E aogā pefea te mea tenā ki tou kāiga?


If anyone would minister to me, the Father will honor him.”—John 12:23-26. 	 Ka vikia ne toku Tamana a ia tela e tavini mai ki a au.”—Ioane 12:23-26.


(Romans 10:13-15) Indeed, how can we follow the counsel to “work what is good toward all” if we isolate ourselves from people who might need our help?—Galatians 6:10. 	 (Loma 10:13-15) E tonu, e mafai pefea o tau‵tali atu tatou ki te manatu fakatonutonu ke “fai te mea ‵lei ki tino katoa” māfai e ‵kalo keatea tatou mai tino kolā kāti e ma‵nako ki te ‵tou fesoasoani?—Kalatia 6:10.


(Exodus 12:38) These non-Israelites had experienced ten awesome plagues that wrought havoc upon Egypt and made a laughingstock of its false gods. 	 (Esoto 12:38) Ne fe‵paki a tino fakaatea konā mo mala e sefulu kolā ne fakamasei i ei a Aikupito kae ne fakamāsiasi foki i ei olotou atua faite.


This article will help us to examine Solomon from both standpoints. 	 E faka‵mafa mai i te mataupu tenei a te tusi siki fakavae mō te 2012.


(Acts 5:42) By following Jesus’ example of how to view and how to treat weaker ones, we may see similar heartwarming results in our local congregation.*—Acts 20:35. 	 (Galuega 5:42) Mai te tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu e uiga ki ‵tou kilokiloga mo faifaiga ki tino vāi‵vāi, ko mafai ei o fakamoe‵moe tatou ke lavea atu ne ikuga fakafia‵fia i ‵tou fakapotopotoga.*—Galuega 20:35.


17 Jehovah rewarded Jesus with a resurrection to a position superior to the one he had before coming to the earth. 	 17 I te toetuga o Iesu, ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a ia se tulaga tai maluga atu i lo te taimi mai mua o vau ki te lalolagi.


What qualities or tendencies exemplified by Bible characters do we need to imitate or to avoid? 	 Ne a uiga io me ne kilokiloga a tino i te Tusi Tapu e ‵tau o fakaakoako ki ei io me ‵kalo keatea mai i ei?


Clearly, that summarizes the general situation. 	 E manino eiloa, me e fakamatala fakatoetoe mai i konā a tulaga kolā ka maua sāle i konā.


But the transgressors themselves will certainly be annihilated together; the future of wicked people will indeed be cut off.” 	 Ka ko tino agasala e malaia eiloa, a fanau foki a latou ka ‵solo keatea.”


Childbearing, caring for her children, and managing a household can keep a woman “safe” from becoming an unoccupied ‘gossiper and meddler in other people’s affairs.’—1 Tim. 5:11-15. 	 A te fanauga o tama‵liki, te atafai atu ki a latou mo te tausi faka‵lei ki tena kāiga e mafai o ‘tausi’ io me puipuigina ei se fafine mai te ‘gutu fai‵tala mo te faipati ki mea e se ‵tau o faipati ki ei.’—1 Timoteo 5:11-15.


One acting that way would be forgetting that accomplishing a task involving the congregation usually depends more on the peaceful spirit of the congregation than on the specific method used. 	 Kāti ka puli i te tino e fai penā me i te fakataunuga o se galuega telā e aofia ei te fakapotopotoga e faka‵na sāle eiloa ki te agaga filemu i loto i te fakapotopotoga i lō auala kolā e fakaaogā i tena faiga.


Watch yourself! Do not try to see my face again, because on the day of your seeing my face you will die.” 	 I te taimi e toe matea koe ne au, koe ka tamate!”


We invite you to consider carefully what the Bible says and see how God’s Word helps us to look beyond the surface to discern the true cause of this important problem.—2 Timothy 3:16. 	 E fakamalosi atu matou ki a koe ke mafaufau faka‵lei ki pati a te Tusi Tapu kae onoono me e fesoasoani mai pefea te Muna a te Atua ke malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te māfuaga tonu o te fakalavelave tāua tenei.—2 Timoteo 3:16.


12 On another occasion, Joseph again set a fine example of self-control. 	 12 I te suā tala, ne toe tuku mai ne Iosefa se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te loto pulea.


He humbly apologized face-to-face to the brother he had hurt. 	 Ne fakatoese atu eiloa tou tagata mo te loto maulalo ki te taina ne fakalogo‵mae ne ia.


How powerful is the sun? 	 E pefea te malosi o te la?


[Picture on page 28] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 15]


In fact, things were going so well financially that the couple decided to build their dream house in a prime location some 12 miles (19 km) east of Manila. 	 Ona ko te ‵lei o mea tau tupe, ne fakaiku aka ne te tauavaga konei ke faite te lā fale telā ko leva ne moe‵miti ki ei i se kogā koga gali e nofo ki se 12 maila (19 km) i te feitu ki te saegalā o Manila.


(Ps. 89:8, 13) Consistent with that, Jehovah appreciates and blesses the effort that we put forth to promote Kingdom interests. 	 (Sala. 89:8, 13, NW) E ‵tusa mo te mea tenā, e amanaia kae fakamanuia ne Ieova a taumafaiga e fai ne tatou ke fakamuamua a mea o te Malo.


Into the 1930’s, the “Creation Drama” played to packed halls, and Jehovah’s Witnesses were the talk of the town. 	 I te 1930 o fano ki mua, ne ‵fonu faeloa a fale kolā e pei ei a te “Creation Drama,” kae ko tino katoa i fa‵kai konā ne fai‵pati e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova.


Yes, how beneficial our ministry is—both for ourselves and for our neighbors! 	 E tonu, ko oko eiloa i te tāua o te ‵tou galuega—ki a tatou mo ‵tou tuakoi foki!


(Ex. 4:10) Closely related to feelings of inadequacy is a fear of failure. 	 (Esoto 4:10) E tai ‵pau mo lagonaga konā, ko te manavase māfai e se taunu te fakamoemoega.


Jehovah “is a lover of righteousness and justice,” says Psalm 33:5. 	 A Ieova “e fiafia . . . ki te amiotonu mo te fai mea tonu,” ko pati a te Salamo 33:5.


Furthermore, they now lack the ability to materialize human bodies on earth in order to enjoy illicit fleshly pleasures. 	 E se gata i ei, ko sē maua ne latou te malosi ke toe ‵fuli latou mo fai ne tino i te lalolagi ke fakama‵lie aka ei olotou manakoga fakatauavaga ma‵sei.


12 Shaming an individual by making unfair comparisons with others, criticizing him by setting up rigid standards, or making him feel guilty about not doing more may motivate him to a spurt of activity, but the results are only temporary. 	 12 A te fakamā o se tino mai te fakatusatusa ki nisi tino, te munasele atu ki a ia me ne seki tautali i tulafono ne fai, io me ko te faiga ke sē ‵lei ana lagonaga me e se uke ana mea e fai, e mafai o fakaoso aka ei a ia ke fai a galuega e uke i se taimi vave kae toetoe, kae e iku atu ki te sē tumau.


After Jesus fed about 5,000 men, he sensed the mood among the people. 	 I te otiga ne fagai ne Iesu se toko 5,000 tāgata, ne iloa ‵lei ne ia a lagonaga o tino.


Hence, we should not use the imperfections of those who take the lead among us today as an excuse to murmur against them or to ignore their authority. 	 Tela la, e se ‵tau o fakaaoga ne tatou a te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa o latou kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga i a tatou i aso nei mo fai se fakamasakoga e mui‵mui ei tatou ki a latou io me ‵teke atu ki te lotou pulepulega.


How thankful we are to be blessed with lasting inner peace! 	 E loto fakafetai eiloa tatou me e maua eiloa ne tatou se lagonaga filemu tumau i ‵tou loto!


If anything, the world seems to be moving in the opposite direction. 	 I lō te mauaga o te fealofani, e gasolo fua te lalolagi o ‵mao keatea mai ei.


12 What has been the record of Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 12 Ne a tala e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova?


Do you believe that? 	 E talitonu koe ki te mea tenā?


Service was so much fun! 	 Ko oko eiloa te fakafiafia loto o te galuega talai!


In this regard, the psalmist said: “Anyone dwelling in the secret place of the Most High will procure himself lodging under the very shadow of the Almighty One. 	 I te feitu tenei, ne fai mai te faisalamo: “So se tino e fano ki te Aliki ke sao a ia, so se tino foki telā e nofo i lalo o te tausiga a Ia telā e o ia te Malosi Katoatoa e mafai o fai atu penei ki a ia: ‘A koe ko toku lafiga mo toku ‵puiga.


• What things weigh us down spiritually? 	 • Ne a mea e fakavāivāi ei tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


“Should I Get Baptized?”—chap. 37 	 “E Mata, e ‵Tau mo Au o Papatiso?”—mataupu e 37


Sometime later, that king sent high officials to Jerusalem, along with a large army, to demoralize the Jews and intimidate Hezekiah into surrendering. 	 I se taimi mai tua ifo, ne uga atu ne te tupu tenā ana ofisa ma‵luga ki Ielusalema, fakatasi mo se kautau lasi, o fakalotovāivāi a tino Iutaia kae fakamatakutaku a Hesekia ke talia ne ia tena takavale.


Rather, we are God’s creation, made in his own image. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, a tatou ne faite ne te Atua ki ona foliga.


He said: “I have become to Israel a Father; and as for Ephraim, he is my firstborn.” 	 Ana muna: “Ne fai au mo Tamana ki Isalaelu; kae ko Efalaima, ko taku ulumatua.”


10 How fitting that Jesus prefaced the warning against covetousness with the words “keep your eyes open”! 	 10 E pefea te fetaui ‵lei o te fakatomuaga a Iesu ki te faka‵pulaga ke fakaeteete i te matakanokano ki pati konei “ke matapula‵pula koutou”!


You see, that is when I thought: These are the true Christians.” 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ne mafaufau ei au, penei: Konei eiloa a Kelisiano ‵tonu.”


Jehovah values your efforts in spreading “the true knowledge” of God 	 E fakatāua ne Ieova au taumafaiga i te fakasalalauga o “te iloaga tonu” e uiga ki te Atua


6 The world around us has a distorted view of love. 	 6 E maua eiloa ne te lalolagi i ‵tou tafa se kilokiloga ‵fuli fakakotua e uiga ki te alofa.


(Exodus 16:13-30) One of the Ten Commandments mandated that no work at all was to be done on the Sabbath. 	 (Esoto 16:13-30) E fakatonu mai se tulafono e tasi mai Tulafono e Sefulu me e se ‵tau eiloa o isi ne galuega e fai i te Sapati.


No, it was an integral part of the Israelites’ worship of Jehovah. 	 Ikai, ne fai eiloa e pelā me se vaega tāua o te tapuakiga a tino Isalaelu ki a Ieova.


Then, instead of having to “weep with those who weep,” all earth’s inhabitants will “rejoice with those who rejoice.”—Rom. 12:15. 	 25.8) Tela la, i lō te “‵tagi fakatasi mo latou kolā e ‵tagi,” a tino katoa i te lalolagi ka “fia‵fia fakatasi mo latou kolā e fia‵fia.”—Loma 12:15.


Among her guests was a white elder. 	 Ne aofia i ana mālō se toeaina ‵kena.


What trying situation never destroyed the faith of Isaac and Rebekah? 19 By faith we can also endure adversity. 	 Kāti ko fanoa‵noa tatou me ko ‵teke atu se tino papatiso i ‵tou kāiga ki te Atua mai te avaga ki se tino sē talitonu.


The Governing Body 	 Te Potukau Pule


(Luke 12:15-21) To be integrity keepers, we must not succumb to sinful covetousness or greed. 	 (Luka 12:15-21) Ke fai e pelā me ne tino fakamaoni, e se ‵tau o tosina atu tatou ki te matakanokano io me ko te kaimanako.


4 Understanding deep things requires study. 	 4 Ko te mea ke malamalama i fuafuaga ‵loto e manakogina ke fai a sukesukega.


Nowadays, some say that proselytism is harmful. 	 I aso nei, e fai mai a nisi tino me e masei te faiga ke ‵fuli ei se tino.


Would Kathleen be able to stop abusing drugs without the threat of a fiery hell hanging over her? 	 E mata, ne mafai o taofi aka ne Kathleen te fakaaogaga o vailakau tapu e aunoa mo te mataku i a ia ma ‵sunu i te afi i seoli?


(See paragraph 16) 	 (Onoono ki te palakalafa 16)


Could you help them view Jehovah as a Friend, who not only provides their physical and spiritual necessities but also cares about their emotional needs?—Philippians 4:6, 7. 	 E mata, e mafai ne koe o fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke ‵kilo atu ki a Ieova e pelā me se Taugasoa telā e se tuku mai fua ne ia a mea faka-te-foitino mo mea faka-te-agaga kae e saga tonu mai foki ki olotou lagonaga?—Filipi 4:6, 7.


Did Our Languages Come From the “Tower of Babel”? 	 E Mata, ne Maua Mai ‵Tou ‵Gana i te “Olo o Papelu”?


(Heb. 10:23; 13:15; Hos. 14:2) Much could be said about the quantity and quality of the time that we spend preaching the good news of the Kingdom, and many Service Meeting parts are designed to stimulate our thinking on this matter. 	 (Epelu 10:23; 13:15; Hosea 14:2) E aoga eiloa ke mafau‵fau tatou ki te uke o taimi e fakaaoga ne tatou ke talai atu ei te tala ‵lei, mo auala ke faka‵lei aka ei te mea tenā. E aoga foki ki a tatou a tofiga e uke kolā e fai sale i Fakatasiga mō te Galuega Talai.


(John 5:28, 29) None of us have ever seen such a thing take place; it will surely be one of the grandest of “the things unseen.” 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29) E seai eiloa se tino i a tatou kai lavea ne ia se vaegā penā e tupu; e mautinoa ‵lei i te mea tenā se tasi o mea tafasili i te tāua i “mea e se lavea” ki mata.