Through it all, she says, “I felt the loving hand of Jehovah.” 	 Mai mea katoa konā ne oko ki a ia, ne fai mai penei a ia, “ne lagona tonu ne au te lima alofa o Ieova.”


13 How forcefully the above-mentioned parable points out that mercy includes a readiness to forgive! 	 13 Mafaga o fakamasauaga gali i te tala fakatusa tenā me fakaasi mai ei me e aofia foki i te alofa ‵nau a te toka o fakamagalo!


(Acts 10:24-29; 11:1-3) In keeping with a viewpoint common at the time, Peter apparently grew up believing that the Law obligated him to love only fellow Jews. 	 (Galuega 10:24-29; 11:1-3) E ‵tusa mo te kilokiloga masani i te taimi tenā, ne tupu aka eiloa a Petelu mo te talitonu me e ‵tau fua mo ia o alofa ki tino Iutaia e pelā mo te mea e fai mai i te Tulafono.


(1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9) In the first century, a group of older men in Jerusalem made up a governing body that had oversight of the congregations and of the Kingdom-preaching activity in general. 	 (1 Timoteo 3:1-7; Tito 1:5-9) I te senitenali muamua, ne aofia a toeaina ma‵tua i Ielusalema i se potukau pule telā ne tausi atu ki fakapotopotoga kātoa mo te faiga o te galuega talai o te Malo.


Nevertheless, let us consider three areas wherein Jehovah’s organization has moved ahead: (1) progressive spiritual enlightenment, (2) an improved and expanded ministry, and (3) timely adjustments in organizational procedures. Grateful for Spiritual Enlightenment 8. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ke na mafau‵fau tatou ki auala e tolu kolā ne gasolo atu ei ki mua te fakapotopotoga a Ieova: (1) te malamalama i te feitu faka-te-agaga, (2) te ‵lei mo te fakalauefaatuga o te galuega talai, mo te (3) ‵fuliga i faifaiga a te fakapotopotoga kolā ne fai i te taimi tonu.


“Thanks be to God for his indescribable free gift.”—2 COR. 	 “Ke fakafetai atu ki te Atua mō tena meaalofa faivasaga telā e se mafai o fakamatalagina.”—2KOLI.


5 Jehovah is “exalted in power.” (Job 37:23) Jeremiah 10:6 says: “In no way is there anyone like you, O Jehovah. You are great, and your name is great in mightiness.” 	 (Iopu 37:23) E fai mai te Ielemia 10:6, penei: “Te aliki e seai se tino e ‵pau mo koe; a koe e malosi, ka ko tou igoa foki e ‵mana kae takutakua.”


As such ones come to believe in God and trust in the Scriptures, we will need to explain Jesus’ role. 	 Kae kafai ko tali‵tonu a vaegā tino penā ki te Atua mo te Tusi Tapu, ka manakogina ei ke fakamatala atu ne tatou a te tulaga o Iesu.


We can do this by using the video What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? and the brochure Who Are Doing Jehovah’s Will Today? 	 E mafai o fakaasi atu te vitio Ne a Mea e Fai i se Kingdom Hall? mo te polosiua Ko oi e Fai ne Latou te Loto o Ieova i Aso Nei?


How do we show that we want to remain in Christ’s love? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea me e ma‵nako tatou ke tumau i te alofa o Keliso?


Then your peace would become just like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.” 	 E penei e maua ne koutou te manumalo io me ko te filemu pelā mo galu kolā e ‵fati ki luga i te tafātai.”


Jehovah Illuminates the Path Doctrinally 	 E Fakamaina Atu ne Ieova te Auala i Mea Tau Akoakoga


They also become an increasingly valuable asset to family members, to brothers and sisters in the Christian congregation, and to those who have yet to become worshipers of Jehovah.—Romans 10:9-14; 1 Timothy 4:16. 	 • Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tupu i Isalaelu? • Se a te fakaakoakoga ne tuku mai ne Iesu mo te kau apositolo e uiga ki te faiga o sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu? • Ne a fakama‵fuliga e mafai ne koe o fai ke momea aka ei ou taimi mō sukesukega totino?


(Matthew 24:14) Enoch did not live as long as many of his contemporaries. 	 (Mataio 24:14) Ne seki ola leva a Enoka e pelā mo tino e tokouke i ana aso.


(1 Kings 11:1-10) No matter how prominent, wise, or knowledgeable we may seem to be, it is important to “keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord”! 	 (1 Tupu 11:1-10) Tela la, faitalia me pefea te takutakua, te poto mo te atamai o tatou, e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke “tau‵loto [tatou] ki mea kolā e fiafia ki ei te Aliki”!


The answer will be discussed in the following article. 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou ki te tali i te suā mataupu. [Ata i te itulau e 21]


For it is written: ‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah.’” 	 Me ne fai mai te Tusi, ‘Muna a te Aliki, e a aku te taui ma sui, kae e a aku foki e toe ‵togi atu.’”


On Monday, we often went to preach in towns where there were no Witnesses, inviting people to a talk planned for the evening. We enjoyed spending time with young ones, which for Paolo usually meant playing soccer 	 I te Aso Gafua, e masani māua o olo o talai i fa‵kai kolā e seai ne Molimau i ei, kae ‵kami a tino ki se lāuga telā ne fakatoka ke fai i te afiafi po.


Why would it be good to consider a portion of Romans chapter 8? 9 When saddening things happen to us, we could begin to feel abandoned, even imagining that God’s love for us has waned. 	 9 Kafai ko ‵tupu a mea fakafanoanoa penei ki a tatou, kāti ka kamata o mafau‵fau tatou me ko se fia saga mai a Ieova ki a tatou io me ko se lasi te alofa o te Atua ki a tatou.


What part do our meetings play in our giving and receiving encouragement? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ‵tou fakatasiga i te tuku atu mo te maua mai o fakamalosiga?


Paul admonished: “I exhort you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you should all speak in agreement, and that there should not be divisions among you, but that you may be fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought.”—1 Corinthians 1:10. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo: “Taina, au e fakamolemole atu ki a koutou i te igoa o Iesu Keliso te ‵tou Aliki, ke fakagata te otou finau, ko te mea ke seai ne mavaevaega i a koutou; ke fusi koutou i te manatu e tasi mo te fakamoemoega e tasi.”—1 Kolinito 1:10.


Some have been physically assaulted, have had their Bible literature confiscated, or have been the object of lying reports in the media. 	 Ne ‵ta masei a nisi tino i a latou, ne ‵faomālō olotou tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu, io me ne taku fakamaseigina latou i tala ‵loi i nusipepa mo tala fakasalalau.


(Romans 3:23) Hence, they need to keep cultivating “unhypocritical brotherly affection” so as to “love one another intensely from the heart.” (1 Peter 1:22) “If anyone has a cause for complaint against another,” Christians loyally apply the law of the Christ by “putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely.” 	 (Loma 3:23) Tela la, e ‵tau o fakamalosi aka faeloa ne latou te lotou ‘a‵lofa fakamaoni ki olotou taina’ ko te mea ke “fakatau a‵lofa fakamaoni [latou] mo [olotou] loto kātoa.” (1 Petelu 1:22) Kafai “e isi se mea e se malie ei te suā tino ki te suā tino,” e fakagalue aka eiloa mo te fakamaoni ne Kelisiano a te tulafono a Keliso mai te “fakatau fesoasoani” mo te “fakatau fakamagalo foki.”


Is there injustice with God? 	 E isi te sē fai mea tonu o te Atua?


Moreover, the brothers faced opposition related to World War I. A period of relative inactivity, like sleep, set in. 	 E se gata i ei, ne fe‵paki a taina mo ‵tekemaiga i te Taua Muamua a te Lalolagi. Se vaitaimi telā ko seai ne galuega e fai i ei, e pelā me ko ‵to olotou ‵moe.


King Sobhuza II continued to welcome the Witnesses into the Royal Kraal at Lobamba, even calling clergymen to come to listen to their Bible talks. 	 Ne tumau eiloa o talia ne te tupu ko Sobhuza II a Molimau ki loto i te Royal Kraal i Lobamba, kae fai foki ki faifeau ke o‵mai o faka‵logo ki olotou lāuga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(Matthew 12:25, 26) Jehovah will put it into the hearts of the kings of the earth “to carry out his thought,” namely, to rid the earth of his religious adversaries. 	 (Mataio 12:25, 26) Ka tuku atu ne Ieova ki loto o tupu o te lalolagi a te “manako ke fakataunu tena fuafuaga,” ko te faka‵māga o te lalolagi mai i ana fili fakalotu.


13 Financial contributions made to support the worldwide work can be likened to a sacrifice, whether we offer much or little. 	 13 A meaalofa tupe kolā e tuku atu mō te galuega talai i te lalolagi kātoa e fai pelā me se taulaga, faitalia me e uke io me e mu‵tana fua.


Those who were unloving engaged in backbiting and bickering.—Gal. 5:15. 	 A ko latou kolā e ‵kau atu ki ei e aunoa mo te a‵lofa e fakatau fakamasei kae kinau.—Kalatia 5:15.


(Ps. 4:1) We can have similar confidence if we practice righteousness. 	 (Salamo 4:1) E mafai o penā ‵tou loto tali‵tonu māfai e amio‵tonu tatou.


Try to establish common ground with the householder by focusing on the underlying problem rather than on any proposed political solution. 	 Taumafai o sau‵tala ki manatu kolā e fiafia ki ei a te tino i te fale mai te fakaasi atu ki ei a te pogai tonu o te fakalavelave i lō te sau‵tala fua ki faka‵leiga kolā e fai ne malo fakapolitiki.


Scholars determined that this copy was made more than a hundred years before the birth of the foretold Messiah, or Christ. 	 Ne fakamautinoa mai ne tino ‵poto me i te ‵kopi tenei ne tusi i tausaga e sili atu i te selau mai mua o fanau mai te Mesia io me ko Keliso telā ne ‵valo mai.


He added that they would see him “sitting at the right hand of power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” 	 Ne toe fai atu tou tagata me ka lavea ne latou a ia “e nofo i te feitu fakaatamai, telā ko te feitu tāua o te Atua ‵Malu, e vau i kaumana o te lagi!”


“But just six days later when they said good-bye, they and their hosts were embracing one another and weeping. 	 “Kae i te ono o aso mai tua ifo i ei, i te taimi ne fakatofa atu ei latou, ne fakatau ‵sai kae fakatau‵tagi latou mo tino kolā ne ‵nofo latou i ei.


(Acts 13:48) Clearly, those new disciples understood that baptism is a requirement for Christians. 	 (Galu. 13:48) E manino ‵lei me ne malamalama a soko ‵fou konei me i te papatisoga se fakatonuga mō Kelisiano.


That includes cultivating his mental attitude. 	 E aofia i ei te fakaakoako atu ki ana uiga.


He “felt hurt at his heart” when badness filled the earth in the days of Noah. 	 “Ko oko eiloa i tena fanoanoa” i te taimi ne ‵fonu ei te lalolagi i amioga ma‵sei i aso o Noa.


“Do not . . . be called ‘leaders,’ for your Leader is one, the Christ.”—MATT. 23:9, 10. 	 “Ke mo a . . . e fakaigoa koutou ko ‘takitaki,’ me e tokotasi fua te otou Takitaki ko te Keliso.”—MATAIO 23:9, 10.


As perfect mankind multiplied, why would God still have been able to communicate with them? 	 I te gasoloakaga o tokouke a tino ‵lei katoatoa, kaia koi mafai ei ne te Atua o fesokotaki atu ki a latou?


[Picture on page 23] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 29]


Go back to work.” 	 Toe ‵foki o ga‵lue.”


What does Jehovah’s personal name reveal, and how is his power connected with his name? 	 Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i te igoa totino o Ieova, kae e fetaui ‵lei pefea tena malosi mo tena igoa?


Learn to cultivate a realistic and healthy feeling about yourself and about your relationship with God. 	 Fai ke maua ne koe se kilokiloga ‵lei kae paleni e uiga ki a koe e pelā foki mo tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua.


As Russell and his associates diligently searched the Scriptures, a number of things became clear. “We found that for centuries,” explained Russell, “various sects and parties had split up the Bible doctrines amongst them, blending them with more or less of human speculation and error.” 	 Ne fakailoa mai ne Iesu a te suā fakaasimaiga o te agaga tapu o te Atua i ana pati konei ki ana soko: “Ka fakafonugina koutou i te mana manafai e oko atu ki luga i a koutou a te Agaga Tapu.


What does Isaiah 49:15 teach us about mercy? 	 Se a te mea e akoako mai ki a tatou i te Isaia 49:15 e uiga ki te alofa ‵nau?


“THE WORDS OF THE WISE ONES” TO GUIDE US 	 KE TAKITAKI TATOU NE “MUNA A TĀGATA ‵POTO”


(Matthew 24:14) If we faithfully continue to do this, Jehovah will make us “powerful with all power,” enabling us “to endure fully and be long-suffering with joy.” 	 (Mataio 24:14) Kafai e tumau tatou mo te fakamaoni i te faiga o te mea tenei, ka fai ne Ieova tatou ke ‘ma‵losi atu fakatasi mo malosi katoa,’ mai te faiga ke mafai ne tatou o ‘kufaki i mea katoa mo te kolomaki i te fiafia.’


Gaining God’s approval is not too difficult for us. 	 E se tō faigata ki a tatou a te mauaga o te taliaga a te Atua.


What do they teach us about his view of life? 	 Ne a mea e akoako mai i ei ki a tatou e uiga ki tena kilokiloga ki te ola?


We will consider (1) Ruth, the loyal young widow from Moab; (2) Hezekiah, a righteous king of Judah; and (3) Mary, the humble mother of Jesus. 	 Ka sau‵tala eiloa tatou ki a (1) Luta, te fafine fakamaoni ko mate tena avaga mai i Moapi; (2) ko Hesekia, se tupu amiotonu o Iuta; kae ko te (3) ko Malia, te mātua loto maulalo o Iesu.


“You Received Free, Give Free” 	 ‘Ne Maua e Aunoa mo se ‵Togi, Tuku Atu Foki e Aunoa mo se ‵Togi’


Rather, may we “consider the patience of our Lord as salvation” by keeping busy in the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work and by not being overly anxious about the timing of events that belongs to Jehovah God.—2 Pet. 3:15; read Acts 1:6, 7. 	 Kae ke “mafau‵fau ki te kufaki o te Aliki” mai te tumau i te fakalavelave i te talaiatuga o te Malo mo te faiga o soko kae ke mo a ma tō manavase ki te taimi ka ‵tupu ei a mea, me ko Ieova fua te Atua e iloa ne ia.—2 Petelu 3:15; faitau te Galuega 1:6, 7.


(Acts 5:19-21) Yes, our weekly participation in the field ministry is another item on our checklist. 	 (Galu. 5:19-21) Ao, a te ‵kau atu o tatou ki te galuega talai i vaiaso katoa ko te suā mea i luga i ‵tou fakasologa telā e ‵tau o onoono faeloa tatou ki ei.


Let us find the satisfying answers and see how they underscore God’s love. 	 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki tali fakama‵lie loto kae ke lavea atu a te auala e faka‵mafa mai ei i tali konei a te alofa o te Atua.


For similar reasons, God’s inspired Word does not provide a lot of rules designed to govern a Christian’s choice of employment, health care, and entertainment. 	 Ona ko pogai penā, e se taku tonu mai i te Muna fakaosofia a te Atua a tulafono e uke ke fakavae ki ei a filifiliga a se Kelisiano i mea tau galuega ‵togi, togafiti fakatokita, mo fakafiafiaga.


20 Do we likewise bring praise to our Creator by our good moral character? 	 20 E mata, e avatu foki ne tatou a tavaega ki te ‵tou Mafuaga ona ko ‵tou tulaga ‵lei i mea tau amioga?


(2 Tim. 3:1, 13) So it is more important than ever that we do not allow ourselves to be paralyzed by such challenges. 	 (2 Timo. 3:1, 13) Tela la, ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke mo a eiloa e talia ne tatou ke fakaseaoga tatou ne vaegā fakalavelave penei.


□ Both left behind high positions for the sake of serving Jehovah and his people.—2 Cor. 8:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 11:24-26. 	 □ Ne tiakina ne lāua a tulaga ma‵luga ko te mea ke tavini atu ki a Ieova mo ana tino.—2 Kolinito 8:9; Filipi 2:5-8; Epelu 11:24-26.


Most important, Job feared God. 	 E sili atu i te tāua, ne mataku a Iopu ki te Atua.


(Prov. 16:24; 18:24; 25:11) But true Christians are concerned with more than just receiving comfort. 	 (Faata. 16:24; 18:24; 25:11) Kae ko Kelisiano ‵tonu e se mafau‵fau ke maua fua ne latou a fakamafanafanaga.


(Acts 3:15) Proud and selfish, the scribes and Pharisees cared little for the life and welfare of their fellow humans. 	 (Galu. 3:15) Ona ko te fakamata‵mata mo te uiga kaiū, ne seki fia fakatāua malosi ne failautusi mo Falesaio a te ola mo te ‵lei o olotou taina.


No persecution will ever permanently silence us if we remain determined to reflect the glory of God. 	 E seai eiloa se fakasauāga ka fakafilemu katoatoa ne ia tatou māfai e tumau tatou i ‵tou fakaikuga ke fakaasi atu te ‵malu o te Atua.


13. (a) What message has Jehovah’s watchman proclaimed? (b) How can it be said that Babylon the Great has fallen? 	 13. (a) Se a te fekau telā ne folafola atu ne te leoleo a Ieova? (e) Ko pakū pefea a Papelonia te Sili?


But whatever the outcome of such cases, the courage God’s servants display under trial makes God rejoice. 	 Kae faitalia me se a te ikuga o fono, a te loto ma‵losi o tavini a te Atua i taimi o fono e fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


One way is to include selected study material prior to reading each successive Bible book. 	 A te auala e tasi ke fai penā, ko te filifili aka o se tusi fesoasoani ke faitau muamua ki ei a koi tuai o faitau ki se tusi i te Tusi Tapu.


Improving the Voice Within 	 Te Fakamalosiakaga o te Leo Mai Loto


But they too changed. 	 Kae ne ‵fuli foki latou.


Yet, as the 20th century progressed, the carnage expanded. 	 Kae ne tumau te gasoloakaga o te aofaki o tino ne ‵mate i taua i loto i te 20 senitenali.


THERE is a way to dispel anxiety about sinning against Jehovah’s holy spirit. 	 E ISI se auala ke fakaseai ei a te manavase i te mea ma agasala ki te agaga tapu o Ieova.


9 What a privilege Israel had—to work along with Jehovah’s purpose, resulting in blessings not only for themselves but, eventually, for all families of the earth! 	 9 Mafaga o tauliaga gali ne maua ne Isalaelu—ke ga‵lue latou e ‵tusa mo te fuafuaga a Ieova, kae iku atu ki fakamanuiaga e se gata fua mō latou, kae fakamuli loa, mō kāiga katoa o te lalolagi!


He well knows how easily our heart, or inner self, is seduced by what we take in through our eyes. 	 E iloa ‵lei ne ia te faigofie ke fakaloiloigina ‵tou loto mai mea kolā e lavea ne tatou ki ‵tou mata.


The wife says: “No matter how much work we have, we try to go to bed about the same time every night. 	 Ne fai mai a te fafine: “Faitalia te uke o ma galuega e fai, e taumafai eiloa māua o ‵moe i te taimi e tasi i po katoa.


At the death of his dear friend Lazarus, Jesus openly wept, even though he had the power to bring the dead back to life!—John 11:33-35. 	 I te mate o tena taugasoa pele ko Lasalo, ne tagi eiloa Iesu i mua o tino, faitalia me ne maua ne ia a te ‵mana ke toe fakaola ne ia a tino ‵mate!—Ioane 11:33-35.


(Acts 10:34, 35; Exodus 20:4-6; John 13:34, 35; 17:16; 1 Peter 5:8, 9) Although we suffer “adversities” in the form of persecution as Christians, we are joyful and spiritually secure “in the secret place of the Most High.” 7. 	 (Galuega 10:34, 35; Esoto 20:4-6; Ioane 13:34, 35; 17:16; 1 Petelu 5:8, 9) E ui eiloa e oko mai ki a tatou, Kelisiano, a “fakalavelave” ona ko fakasauāga e fe‵paki mo tatou, e fia‵fia kae maua foki ne tatou a te puipuiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga “i lalo o te tausiga a Ia tela e o ia te Malosi Katoatoa.”


Former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing said: “We are witnessing a crisis of representative democracy.” 	 Ne fai mai foki a te pelesitene mua o Falani ko Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, penei: “Ko lavea atu nei ne tatou se matugā fakalavelave lasi i te faiga o malo saoloto.”


In fact, a current dictionary defines a born-again individual as “a usually Christian person who has made a renewed or confirmed commitment of faith especially after an intense religious experience.”—Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary—Eleventh Edition. 	 E tonu, e fakamatala mai i se tikisionale fou a te pati ko te ‵toe fanau mai telā e fakauiga ki “se Kelisiano telā ko oti ne fakafou io me e fakamautinoa aka a te feagaiga o tena fakatuanaki, maise eiloa māfai ko oti ne pokotia ana lagonaga i mea fakalotu.”—Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary—Eleventh Edition.


With the elevated abilities of a perfect man, Jesus could likely have done much to solve serious political and social problems. 	 Ona ko tena atamai sili e pelā me se tagata ‵lei katoatoa, e uke a mea kāti ne mafai ne Iesu o fai ke faka‵lei aka ei a fakalavelave faiga‵ta i te olaga mo te faiga o pulega.


So were the 7,000 who in Elijah’s day had not bent the knee to Baal. 	 E penā foki te toko 7,000 kolā ne seki punou ifo loa ki lalo o tapuaki ki a Paala i aso o Elia.


When Cain saw that he had not won Jehovah’s favor, did he seek to learn from Abel’s example? 	 I te taimi ne iloa ei ne Kaino me ne seki fiafia a Ieova ki a ia, e mata, ne fia tautali a ia i te fakaakoakoga a Apelu?


Additionally, the Bible contains examples that can serve as “a warning to us.” (1 Cor. 10:11) Learning from them can prevent us from taking a step in the wrong direction. 	 E se gata i ei, e isi foki ne fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu kolā e mafai o fai pelā me “se fakailoaga ke fakaeteete tatou” i ei. (1 Koli. 10:11) A te tauloto mai i fakaakoakoga konei e mafai o puipui ei tatou mai te faiga o se mea ‵se.


“For the very first time,” she confessed, “I really prayed to Jehovah about how I felt.” 	 Ne taku ‵tonu mai a ia, penei: “Mō te taimi muamua, au ne ‵talo malosi atu ki a Ieova e uiga ki oku lagonaga.”


But I understood hardly any of it.”—Jo-Anne, Australia. 	 Kae ne seki malamalama eiloa au i te ukega o mea i ei.”—Jo-Anne, Ausetalia.


Or should she follow what she was learning from the Bible and risk possible financial hardship as well as the scorn of some people? 	 Io me e ‵tau o tautali a ia i mea kolā ne tauloto ne ia mai i te Tusi Tapu kae talia a tulaga faiga‵tai mea tau tupe mo te kaitaua mai o nisi tino?


(1 Pet. 2:21) Jehovah weighs the effort we put forth along with the progress we make, and he blesses our earnest endeavor to bring him glory. 	 (1 Petelu 2:21) E iloa ‵lei ne Ieova a ‵tou taumafaiga e fai, e pelā foki mo ‵tou ga‵solo ki mua, kae e fakamanuia ne ia a ‵tou taumafaiga ke avatu ei ki a ia a vikiga.


Why Is Self-Control . . . 	 Te Loto Pulea-Kaia e . . .


He offered my mother a Bible study. 	 Ne ofo atu ne ia se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ki toku mātua.


No, for he knew that the man’s request was merely an excuse to evade responsibility. 	 Ikai, me ne iloa ne ia i te fakamolemole a te tagata se fakamasakoga fua ke sē fai tena tiute.


As told by Douglas Guest 	 Ne Fakamatala mai ne Douglas Guest


If you can help ten people to become like this woman, it would be a great achievement.” 	 Kafai e mafai ne koe o fesoasoani atu ki tino e toko sefulu ke fai pelā mo te fafine tenei, ka uke ‵ki eiloa a mea aoga e maua mai i ei.”


JOSHUA TAKES ON HIS LAST BIG TASK 	 KO FAI NE IOSUA TENA TOE TIUTE ‵MAFA FAKAOTI


Commenting on the supposed role of Mary Magdalene, Juan Arias writes in the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo: “Today everything leads us to believe that the early Christian movement, founded by Jesus, was profoundly ‘feminist,’ since the first domestic churches were women’s houses, where they officiated as priests and bishops.” 	 I ana pati e uiga ki te tulaga o Malia te Makatala, e tusi atu a Juan Arias i te nusipepa Pasili ko te Estado de São Paulo, penei: “E takitaki tatou ne mea katoa i aso nei ke tali‵tonu me i gasuesuega a Kelisiano i aso mua kolā ne maua ne Iesu, ne fakasino atu ki ei e pelā me ne “fafine kolā e maua ne latou te aiā” ona ko te mea ne fai a lotu i fale o fafine, kae ne ‵tofi foki latou i ei e pelā me ne faifeau mo tino ma‵luga i te lotu.”


What Can You Do? 	 Ne a Mea e Mafai o Fai ne Koe?


It is important not only to know but also to use that name. 	 E tāua ‵ki ke iloa ne tatou tena igoa kae ke fakaaoga foki ne tatou.


This became possible after Pentecost 33 C.E., for Jehovah’s holy spirit then began to “give the world convincing evidence concerning . . . righteousness.” 	 Ne fakataunu te mea tenei mai tua ifo o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. me ne kamata i ei o fakamaoni atu ne te agaga tapu o Ieova a “te amiotonu . . . a te Atua” ki te lalolagi.


Jehovah provides the very best education 	 E tuku mai ne Ieova te ‵toe akoakoga tafasili i te ‵lei


It was hard at times, though, to hear them say that they did not agree with some aspect of the truth. 	 Kae ne tai faigata i nisi taimi, ke lagona atu me e se ‵lago mai laua ki nisi vaega o te munatonu.


“Why, O Jehovah, do you keep standing afar off? 	 “Te Aliki [ko Ieova], ai a ko faka‵mao ei koe keatea?


Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction. 	 Tela la, e mafai eiloa o ‵se i akoakoga fakalotu io me ko takitakiga a te fakapotopotoga.


(Galatians 2:5, 14) Our very salvation depends on our “walking in the truth”—adhering to it and standing firm against “the father of the lie.”—3 John 3, 4, 8. 	 (Kalatia 2:5, 14) E fakalagolago eiloa te ‵tou fakaolataga ki te ‵tou “tumau i te mea tonu”—te tautali atu ki ei mo te ‵teke atu ki te tamana o tino ‵loi.—3 Ioane 3, 4, 8.


We may work very hard to seek the blessings of God’s Kingdom, but do we work equally hard to pursue the righteous ways of Jehovah?—Matthew 6:33. 18. (a) Why is it not easy to pursue righteousness? (b) What can we learn from Lot’s example? 	 Kāti e ga‵lue malosi tatou ke maua a fakamanuiaga o te Malo o te Atua, kae e mata, e ga‵lue malosi tatou ke kausaki atu ki auala amio‵tonu o Ieova?—Mataio 6:33.


This makes me feel guilty, even though I don’t dwell on them.” 	 E fai ne te mea tenei ke ma‵sei oku lagonaga, e tiga eiloa e se mafaufau ‵mafa au ki ei.”


Jesus did not reveal the day and hour. 	 Ne seki fakaasi mai ne Iesu a te aso mo te itula.


At this one location, an average of six Bible studies are requested every month 	 I te koga foki eiloa tenei, e nofo ki se ono o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e fakamaolemole mai i masina katoa


Young brothers and sisters, why not see whether you can use what you learned in school to expand your ministry as Hannah did? 	 Taina mo tuagane talavou, kaia e se fakaaoga ei ne koutou a mea kolā ne tauloto ne koutou i te akoga ke fakalauefa atu ei te otou galuega talai e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Hana?


Furthermore, “for the translation of the Biblical text in modern languages, . . . the divine tetragrammaton is to be rendered by the equivalent of Adonai/Kyrios: ‘Lord.’” 	 E se gata i ei, “ke ‵fuli a te Tusi Tapu ki ‵gana i aso nei, a te igoa o te Atua tetragrammaton e ‵tau o ‵fuli ki te pati telā e ‵pau ko te Adonai/Kyrios: te ‘Aliki.’”


17 Understandably, the better we know Jehovah’s voice, or message, the better we can detect the voice of a stranger. 	 17 E manino ‵lei, me ko te iloa ‵lei ne tatou a te leo o Ieova, io me ko tena fekau, ko te iloa ‵lei foki ne tatou te ‵kese o te leo o te tino fakaatea.


(Revelation 5:9, 10; 20:6) God’s Word further reveals that those who will rule as kings form a “little flock” of 144,000 individuals “who have been bought from the earth.”—Luke 12:32; Revelation 14:1, 3. 	 (Fakaasiga 5:9, 10; 20:6) E toe fakaasi mai foki i te Muna a te Atua me i tino kolā ka pule mai e pelā me ne tupu e aofia i “te lafu foliki” o te toko 144,000 “kolā ko oti ne fakaolagina mai te lalolagi.”—Luka 12:32; Fakaasiga 14:1, 3.


She consulted with her doctors. 	 Ne fanatu a ia ki ana tokitā mō se fesoasoani.


What benefits will come to us if we cultivate godly patience? 	 Ne a mea aoga ka maua ne tatou māfai e ati aka ne tatou a te kufaki?


Do you see the seriousness of what transpired? 	 E mata, e lavea ne koe te tāua o te mea ne tupu?


(Acts 4:36, 37) Those taking the lead respected him, and he helped Paul. 	 (Galu. 4:36, 37) Ne āva malosi ki a ia a tino kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga, kae ne fesoasoani atu a ia ki a Paulo.


Under such circumstances, our relationship with Jehovah can be affected. 	 I tulaga penā, e mafai o pokotia a ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova.


If a miner saw a bird fall from its perch, he knew he needed to act fast to survive. 	 Kafai e lavea ne se tino keli fatu kalā a te manu ko tō ki lalo mai te koga e tu ei, e iloa ne ia me e ‵tau o gasuesue fakavave ke sao ei a ia.


The Bible confirms such logic, for in the Bible, God assures us: “My ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” 	 E fakapa‵tonu ne te Tusi Tapu a te ‵tonu o te mea tenā, me e fakatalitonu mai te Atua ki a tatou i loto i te Tusi Tapu: “[E] ma‵luga . . . oku auala mo mafaufauga i lō otou auala mo mafaufauga.”


[God] sets salvation itself for walls and rampart. 	 Ko te Atua eiloa e puipui ne ia ona olo!


20 As we look at our yeartext throughout the year, let us also meditate on these questions: Can I be more hospitable? 	 20 Kafai e onoono tatou ki te tusi siki fakavae mō te tausaga kātoa, ke na mafaufau ‵loto foki tatou ki fesili konei: E mata, e mafai o fakalauefa atu toku uiga talimālō?


TEACH YOUR CHILDREN 	 AKOAKO AU TAMA‵LIKI


(Prov. 28:20) Promises of quick, easy money have enticed some to purchase lottery tickets or to pursue multilevel marketing schemes, even drawing in other members of the congregation. 	 (Faataoto 28:20) A nisi tino ko ma‵nako ke maua vave ne latou ne tupe e uke, ‵togi ei olotou tiketi manuia. Ne aofia foki a nisi taina i te faiga o pisinisi kolā e maua vave i ei olotou tupe, kae tauto atu foki ki nisi tino i te fakapotopotoga me e mafai foki ne latou o maua a tupe e uke.


When a young man approached Jesus for counsel, how did Jesus reveal what the young man loved most? 	 I te taimi ne fanatu ei se tamataene ki a Iesu ke maua mai i ei ne pati fakatonutonu, ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu a mea kolā ne fiafia malosi atu ki ei a te tamataene tenā?


“The president of the Republic visited the branch facilities of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Maputo. 	 “Ne āsi atu a te pelesitene o te Fenua ki te ofisa o Molimau a Ieova i Maputo.


If that is the case, the parable of the talents contains an encouraging message for you. 	 Kafai e penā loa, a te tala fakatusa e uiga ki taleni e aofia i ei se fekau fakamalosi loto mō koe.


(Psalm 94:14) If such youths “suffer for the sake of righteousness,” Jehovah is there to help them keep walking in “the path of righteousness.”—1 Peter 3:14; Proverbs 8:20. 	 (Salamo 94:14) Kafai e puapuagatia a talavou “ona ko te fai o te mea ‵lei,” e toka faeloa a Ieova o fesoasoani ki a latou ke “sasale i te auala o te amiotonu.”—1 Petelu 3:14; Faataoto 8:20.


How can a greater understanding of Jehovah’s love help those who are troubled by God’s permission of suffering? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu a te lasi o te malamalama i te alofa o Ieova ki tino kolā e ‵numi i te talia ne te Atua a logo‵maega?


Should ridicule or opposition discourage us? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o loto vāi‵vāi tatou i pati fakatauemu mo ‵tekemaiga?


Among other things, they made wise use of the latest technology to advance their work. 	 I tafa o nisi mea aka, ne fakaaoga faka‵lei ne latou a poto ‵fou ko te mea ke fakavave te faiga o te lotou galuega.


Self-sacrificing love—John 13:1; 15:12-15. 	 Alofa faivasaga—Ioane 13:1; 15:12-15.


(Romans 15:27; 2 Corinthians 9:12) Today, Christians are happy to render a similar service, giving prompt assistance when their brothers experience affliction, natural disasters, or other calamities.—Proverbs 14:21. 	 (Loma 15:27; 2 Kolinito 9:12) I aso nei, e fia‵fia a Kelisiano ke fai foki ne latou se taviniga tai ‵pau penā, mai i te tukuatuga fakavave o te fesoasoani māfai ko logo‵mae olotou taina i masaki, fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei, io me ko nisi mea faiga‵ta.—Faataoto 14:21.


If any statements come to our ears that are critical of the truth or that cast aspersions on the congregation, the elders, or any of our brothers, we do not accept them at face value. 	 Kafai e lagona ne tatou ne tala fatufatu e uiga ki te fakapotopotoga, toeaina, io me ko so se taina o tatou, e se ‵tau o tali‵tonu fakavave tatou ki tala konā.


Myth 5: Death means the permanent end of our existence. 	 Akoakoga ‵Se i te 5: A te mate ko te gataga eiloa o ‵tou ola.


• What does it mean to repent? 	 • Se a te uiga o te salamō?


Many brothers and sisters have left their homes in order to simplify their life, and it gives us joy to hear their experiences showing how Jehovah has cared for them and how their service to him has made them happy. 	 Ko oti ne tiakina ne taina mo tuagane e tokouke olotou fale ko te mea ke fakafaigofie aka olotou olaga, kae e maua ei ne tatou a te fiafia ke lagona atu olotou tala kolā e fakaasi mai i ei a te auala ne tausi atu a Ieova ki a latou mo te auala ne maua ei ne latou a te fiafia i te lotou tavini atu ki a ia.


2 The Bible contains numerous examples of people who faced a similar situation. 	 2 E maua i te Tusi Tapu a fakaakoakoga e uke o tino kolā ne fe‵paki mo tulaga tai ‵pau.


What counsel did the apostle Paul give with regard to our attitude toward Christian overseers? 	 Ne a pati fakatonutonu ne tuku mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki te ‵tou kilokiloga ki ovasia?


We may also stir up feelings of envy and a spirit of competition.—Ecclesiastes 4:4. 	 E mafai foki o fakamalosi aka ne tatou a lagonaga loto masei mo se uiga fakatau‵fai.—Failauga 4:4.


Be Compelled by God’s “Indescribable Free Gift” 	 Ke Fakamalosi Koe ne te Atua e Auala i Tena “Meaalofa Faivasaga Telā e se Mafai o Fakamatalagina”


Paul wrote: “All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16) As we grow spiritually, we are taught by God’s Word. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “Me i Tusitusiga Tapu katoa ne aumai mai te Atua, kae aoga ki te akoakoga o te mea tonu, ki te polopoloki, ki te fakatonu o te mea ‵se, mo te akoako atu ki te olaga ‵lei.” (2 Timoteo 3:16) I te taimi e gasolo aka ei o ma‵tua tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e akoakogina tatou e auala i te Muna a te Atua.


In time, however, like Satan, he let greedy ambition fill his heart, for he began to covet his father’s throne, to which he was not entitled.* In a sly attempt to seize the kingship, Absalom feigned deep concern for his fellow Israelites while cleverly insinuating that the king’s court lacked regard for them. 	 E pelā mo Satani, ne talia ne tou tagata ke tupu aka se manakoga masei i tena loto. Ne manako a ia ke fai mo tupu i lō tena tamana, faitalia me e seai se taliaga ke fai Apisaloma mo tupu.* Ko te mea ke maua a te mea telā e manako a ia ki ei, ne fai ne Apisaloma ke tali‵tonu a tino me ne manako a ia o fesoasoani atu ki a latou kae e se ko te tupu.


For the upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it.”—Proverbs 2:10-13, 21. 	 A tino amio‵tonu kae fai mea tonu ka ola i te fenua io me ko te lalolagi tenei.”—Faataoto 2:10-13, 21.


20 We can still help such people. 	 20 Koi mafai eiloa o fesoasoani atu tatou ki vaegā tino penā.


Tradition or Scripture? 	 Tuu mo Aganuu io me ko te Tusi Tapu?


(Read Luke 11:9-13.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 11:9-13.)


The elder can stress the importance of seeking God’s guidance in prayer before making a decision. 	 E faka‵mafa ne te toeaina a te tāua o te ‵sala atu ki te takitakiga a te Atua e auala i te ‵talo koi tuai o fai se fakaikuga.


8. According to Ecclesiastes 9:11, why do people suffer? 	 8 A te tolu o pogai e logo‵mae ei tatou e fakaasi mai i te Failauga 9:11: “E tasi te suā mea tenei ne iloa aka ne au, me i te lalolagi tenei, a tagata ‵tele ma‵kini e se tumau faeloa te lotou manumalo i fakatau telega, mo tino toa e se manumalo faeloa i taua.


When an opportunity arose to explain her position to the whole class, Elena volunteered to give a presentation. 	 I te taimi ne sae aka ei se avanoaga ke fakamatala atu ne ia tena tulaga i te mea tenā ki te vasega kātoa, ne ofo atu a Elena ke fai sena fakamatalaga.


In this regard, consider the principle embodied in Paul’s words: “Make sure of the more important things, so that you may be flawless and not be stumbling others up to the day of Christ.”—Phil. 1:10. 	 I te feitu tenei, ke mafaufau ki te fakatakitakiga e maua i pati a Paulo: “Ko te mea ke iloa ne koutou o filifili a te mea e sili atu i te ‵lei; ke mafai ei koutou o saoloto mai mea ma‵sei katoa, pelā foki te takumaseigina i te Aso o Keliso.”—Filipi 1:10.


That event provides us with an insight into Jesus’ view of death. 	 E tuku mai i te mea tenā se mainaga e uiga ki te kilokiloga a Iesu ki te mate.


Although I had few opportunities to share the truth with my family, I did do so as much as I could. 	 Tiga eiloa ne seki lasi te avanoaga ne maua ne au ke talai atu te munatonu ki toku kāiga, kae ne fai eiloa ne au māfai e maua se avanoaga.


Because time and again, “trouble and hurtful things”—unexpected financial setbacks or bitter tragedies, such as the death of a child—shatter their treasured hopes and dreams.—Psalm 90:10. 	 Me e oko mai faeloa “te fanoanoa mo te puapuaga” i mea tau tupe io me ko fakalavelave faka‵mae loto kolā e seki fakamoemoegina, e pelā mo te mate o se tamaliki—e fakamasei aka ei olotou fakamoemoega mo moemiti kolā e pele i olotou loto.—Salamo 90:10.


Out of love and concern, Jehovah offers us everlasting life and unending friendship with him. 	 Ona ko tena alofa mo tena amanaia ki a tatou, e tuku mai ne Ieova a te ola se-gata-mai mo se va fakataugasoa mo ia telā e se mafai o gata.


While God’s blessings are basically of a spiritual kind, there are emotional and physical benefits as well. 	 E tiga eiloa e aofia malosi i fakamanuiaga a te Atua a fakamanuiaga faka-te-agaga, e isi foki ne mea aoga i mea tau lagonaga mo te feitu faka-te-foitino e maua mai i ei.


Pride deludes people, making them believe they are better than others. 	 E takitaki ‵se a tino ne te fakamatamata ke tali‵tonu me e ‵lei atu latou i nisi tino.


Nearly 4.5 million disciples were baptized in the last 15 years—an average of more than 800 a day. 	 E toeitiiti ko kātoa te 4.5 miliona o soko ne papatiso i te 15 tausaga ko ‵teka—e fakatautau pelā me se 800 tupu i te aso.


Why is giving good for us? 	 Kaia e ‵lei ei ki a tatou a te tuku atu o mea?


The elder who made that visit is now in his 80’s, and he fondly remembers that brother’s sense of humor and his loyalty. 	 Ko 80 tupu nei a tausaga o te toeaina telā ne āsi atu ki ei, kae koi masaua eiloa ne ia mo te fiafia a uiga o te taina tenā mo tena fakamaoni.


SONGS: 52, 41 	 PESE: 52, 41


She’s my mother. 	 A ia ko toku mātua.


“Noah had no boat-building experience,” recalled Victor Blackwell, “and I had no experience in or knowledge of building a house trailer.” 	 “E seai se iloa o Noa i te faitega o pōti,” e masaua ne Victor Blackwell, “kae ko au e se apo io me sē iloa o faite se ka fai fale.”


Job 28:12, 15 shows that divine wisdom is better than gold or silver. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Iopu 28:12, 15 i te poto mai te Atua, e tāua atu i lō aulo mo siliva.


13 The reality centered on the death of Jesus Christ. 	 13 Ne fakasino atu a te tonuga o mea ki te mate o Iesu Keliso.


Devastated, the bereaved parent felt that this was completely unjust. 	 Ona ko te lasi o tena fanoanoa, ne mafaufau a ia tenei me i te faiga tenā se faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


Hence, to be deprived of a burial was calamitous and was often an expression of God’s disfavor.—Jeremiah 25:32, 33. 	 Tela la, kafai ne seki tanu faka‵lei se tino ne foliga mai pelā me ne malaia a ia kae ne fakaasi sāle mai i ei me ne seki talia ne te Atua te tino tenā.—Ielemia 25:32, 33.


20 As foretold, Abraham’s seed—Jesus Christ along with the 144,000—will bring blessings to “people of the nations.” 	 20 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai, a te fanau a Apelaamo—ko Iesu Keliso fakatasi mo te toko 144,000—ka aumai ne latou a fakamanuiaga ki “fenua fakaa‵tea.”


It is also “demonic.” 	 E fai foki mo fai ne “poto fakatemoni.”


Such education wastes valuable youthful years that could best be used in Jehovah’s service. 	 E fakamāumāu ne vaegā akoakoga penā a tausaga fakatalavou tāua kolā ne mafai o fakaaogā i te galuega a Ieova.


We may prove unable to judge matters correctly and could even deceive ourselves into believing that a bad act is actually good.—Compare John 16:2. 	 Kāti ka se fai ne tatou a faka‵tauga ‵tonu kae ka fakaloiloi ne tatou a tatou eiloa ke tali‵tonu me e ‵lei fua se faiga masei.—Fakatusa ki te Ioane 16:2.


So let us look now at steps that led to our baptism to see how closely we are conforming to the pattern of truth. 	 Nei la, ke ‵kilo aka tatou ki mea kolā ne tau‵tali tatou i ei ke oko ki ‵tou papatisoga, kae onoono aka me e tau‵tali fakapilipili atu tatou ki muna‵tonu aoga konā me ikai.


Neither Elijah nor the widow became rich; Jehovah provided for just their basic needs.—1 Kings 17:8-16. 	 Ne seki maumea a Elia mo te fafine ko mate tena avaga; ne tuku atu fua ne Ieova a mea e lava ke tausi ei a lāua.—1 Tupu 17:8-16.


Well, imagine that a vicious enemy is slandering our beloved friend or family member. 	 Mafaufau me e fatufatu ne se fili matagā ‵tou taugasoa pele io me se tino o tou kāiga.


A spirit is a form of life higher than a human. 	 A te agaga se vaega o te ola telā e maluga atu i se tino.


Barzillai the Gileadite is a fine example in this regard. 	 E fai a Pasilai mai Kiliata e pelā me se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te feitu tenei.


At times, choose topics that pertain to what your child will face in the days or weeks to come. 	 I nisi taimi, ke filifili aka a mataupu kolā e aoga ki tulaga faiga‵ta ko fe‵paki mo tau tamaliki i aso io me ko vaiaso mai mua.


David’s enemies ‘loved empty things.’ 	 Ne fia‵fia a fili o Tavita ki ‘mea sē aoga.’


Along with the Bible, they will form the basis for judging all alive as to their worthiness to gain everlasting life. 	 Fakatasi mo te Tusi Tapu, ka fai eiloa a mea konā mo fai te fakavae mō te fakamasinoga o tino ola katoa e ‵tusa mo te lotou tāua ke maua te ola se-gata-mai.


Paul knew that “God loves a cheerful giver,” not one who gives “grudgingly or under compulsion.”—2 Corinthians 9:7. 	 Ne iloa ne Paulo “me i te Atua e fiafia ki te tino telā e tuku atu ana mea mo te loto malie,” kae e se ko te tino telā e tuku atu “i te loto sē malie io me ko te faimālō.”—2 Kolinito 9:7.


The Gospel writer Matthew says: “When they went into the house they saw the young child with Mary its mother.” 	 E fai mai a te tino fai Evagelia ko Mataio: “I te taimi ne ulu atu ei latou ki loto i te fale ne matea ne latou te tamaliki mo Malia tena mātua.”


But he did more. 	 Kae se gata fua i konā.


Is it practical today? 	 E mata, e aoga eiloa te mea tenā mō aso nei?


19 Of course, those whom the parents choose to help their children should always build up the young ones’ respect for their parents, speaking positively about them, not taking over their responsibility. 	 19 E tonu, a latou kolā e filifili aka ne mātua ke fesoasoani atu ki olotou tama‵liki e ‵tau faeloa o ati aka ne latou a te āva o tama‵liki ki mātua, te fai‵pati faeloa ki mea ‵lei e uiga ki a latou, kae e se ko te taumafai o fai te tiute o mātua.


(Gen. 2:17; 3:5) Satan thus suggested that Eve could gain independence from Jehovah. 	 (Kene. 2:17; 3:5) Ne fai atu a Satani me e mafai a Eva o tutokotasi mai i a Ieova.


Christians too love in such a way. 	 E a‵lofa foki a Kelisiano i se vaegā auala penā.


However, those individuals should keep in mind that by making such remarks, they are actually questioning Jehovah and his Son, not just the faithful slave class. 	 Kae, e ‵tau o masaua ne tino konā me i te fai ne latou o vaegā pati penā, ko fakafesili eiloa ne latou a Ieova mo tena Tama, kae e se ko te potukau o te tavini fakamaoni.


What kinds of love should marriage mates show? 	 Ne a vaega o te alofa e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne te tauavaga?


They are pioneer ministers. 	 E tavini atu laua e pelā me ne paenia.


15 Do you like to be awakened from a deep sleep? 	 15 E mata, e manako koe ke ‵fagu aka māfai ko ‵nau ‵ki tau moe?


17 For the next two days—Nisan 12 and 13—Jesus does not openly show himself at the temple. 	 17 I nisi aso e lua—ko te po 12 mo te po 13 o Nisani—ne seki fanatu a Iesu ki te faletapu.


While going around Edom, the Israelites tire out and speak against God and Moses. 	 A koi olo atu latou i tafa o Etoma, ne fi‵ta te kau Isalaelu kae ne toe mui‵mui foki ki te Atua mo Mose.


Illustrate how reading God’s Word in an undertone might help you to (a) remain morally clean; (b) treat others with patience and kindness; (c) build trust in Jehovah even during difficult times. 	 Tuku mai ne fakaakoakoga ki te auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani atu a te faitau ki te Muna a Atua i se leo malalo ke (a) tumau i te ‵ma i mea tau amioga; (e) faipati faka‵lei atu ki nisi tino; (i) ati aka te loto talitonu ki a Ieova ke oko foki ki taimi faiga‵ta.


“For food they gave me a poisonous plant,” said the psalmist, “and for my thirst they tried to make me drink vinegar.” 	 Ne fai mai penei te faisalamo: “Au ne fia kai, kae ne aumai ne latou te mea ‵poisini ke kai ei au, au ne fia inu, kae ne aumai ne latou te vinika ke inu ei au.”


6 In addition to having faith in Jehovah as the Rewarder, Hebrews 11:6 highlights another quality that is needed to receive God’s blessing. 	 6 I tafa o te fakatuanaki ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te Tino telā e tuku mai ne ia te taui, e faka‵mafa mai i te Epelu 11:6 a te suā uiga telā e manakogina ke maua ei a te fakamanuiaga a te Atua.


When I was able to examine them, I found vivid illustrations that fired my imagination. 	 I te taimi ne mafai ei o sukesuke ne au a tusi konei, ne maua ne au i ei a tala fakatusa tāua kolā ne ‵fuli ne latou oku mafaufauga.


Elaine nursed her husband, David, for six months prior to his death from cancer. 	 Ne tausi faka‵lei ne Elani tena avaga, ko Tavita mō masina e ono a koi tuai o mate a ia i te kenisa.


Be careful not to lose out on the privilege of being a disciple of Jesus Christ. 	 Ke fakaeteete mo a e galo i a koe a te tauliaga o te fai mo soko o Iesu Keliso.


Is Mark 13:8 being fulfilled? 	 E mata, ko oti ne fakataunu a pati i te Maleko 13:8?


Concerning Jehovah’s patience, what did the apostle Peter write? 	 E uiga ki te kufaki o Ieova, ne a pati ne tusi mai ne te apositolo ko Petelu?


18 Jehovah’s Witnesses will continue to carry out this commission, never allowing persecution or opposition to impede their activity. 	 18 Ka tumau eiloa a Molimau a Ieova i te faiga ne latou a te tiute tenei kae e se talia ne latou a fakasauāga mo ‵tekemaiga ke taofi aka ei te lotou galuega.


11 In Galilee, thousands of people who wanted bread miraculously provided by Jesus began following him. 	 11 I Kalilaia, ne kamata o tau‵tali atu i a Iesu a tino kolā ne ma‵nako ki falaoa ne tuku fakavavega atu ne ia.


To reach the Bothingone Congregation in the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta region, the relief team traveled through devastated terrain strewn with corpses. 	 Ko te mea ke oko atu ki te fakapotopotoga i Bothingone i te kogā tai o Irrawaddy, ne faima‵laga atu a te potukau tenei i se kogā laukele telā ne fakamasei valevale kae ‵fonu i foitino ‵mate.


Of course, they needed some cleansing, but they humbly responded during a brief period of testing and refining. 	 E tonu, e manakogina ke faka‵ma latou, kae ne talia eiloa ne latou mo te loto maulalo a te vaitaimi toetoe ne tofotofo kae faka‵ma ei latou.


COVER SUBJECT | THE BIBLE—A STORY OF SURVIVAL 	 MATAUPU I TE ‵KAVA | TE TUSI TAPU—SE TUSI TELĀ NE SAO MAI


(Read Isaiah 40:26.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 40:26.)


Horrified that the horse might kick me, they screamed at me to stop—but I did not react. 	 Ona ko te ma‵taku i a au ma tapa ne te solofanua, ne paka‵laga mai latou ki a au ke se fai penā—kae ne seki saga atu au ki a latou.


11 Reflect for a moment on that account. 	 11 Mafaufau malie aka ki te tala tenā.


Jehovah Will “Cause Justice to Be Done” 	 Ka Fai ne Ieova ke Fai te ‘Fakamasinoga’ Tonu


(John 17:20, 21) Together, they thank God for the sin-atoning value of Jesus’ sacrifice. 	 (Ioane 17:20, 21) E fakafetai fakatasi atu latou ki te Atua ona ko te malosi o te taulaga a Iesu ke fakamagalo ei a agasala.


(Matthew 28:19) Eagerly embracing that commission, Jehovah’s Witnesses are active in 235 lands, distributing literature in more than 400 languages. 	 (Mataio 28:19) Mai te faiga mo te loto finafinau o te galuega tenā, e ga‵lue malosi nei a Molimau a Ieova i atufenua e 235, i te tufatufaatuga o tusi i ‵gana e silia atu i te 400.


6, 7. (a) What makes it possible for us to be Jehovah’s friends even though we are imperfect? (b) Why should we not hold back from asking Jehovah for forgiveness? 	 6, 7. (a) Se a te mea e mafai o fai ne tatou ke fakatumau te va fakataugasoa mo Ieova faitalia ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa? (e) Kaia e se ‵tau ei mo tatou o fakatalave ke akai atu ki a Ieova ke fakamagalo mai ne ia tatou?


How have meetings helped you to use what you learned from the Bible and to improve the way you preach? 	 E fesoasoani atu pefea a fakatasiga ke fakagalue ne koe a mea kolā ne tauloto ne koe mai te Tusi Tapu kae ke momea aka te ‵lei o te auala e talai ei koe?


Yes, Jehovah rewards those whose faith moves them to worship him with wholehearted love and zeal.—Matthew 22:37. How could we please Jehovah if we doubted his ability or desire to reward us? 	 Ao, e taui ne Ieova a latou kolā e fakamalosi ne te lotou fakatuanaki ke tapuaki atu ki a ia mo te loto kātoa mo te loto finafinau.—Mataio 22:37.


(Numbers 15:18-21) But when the Israelites offered a contribution in thanksgiving, they were assured a blessing from Jehovah. 	 (Numela 15:18-21) Kae kafai e tuku atu ne tino Isalaelu a meaalofa o te loto fakafetai, e mautinoa eiloa me e maua ne latou se fakamanuiaga mai i a Ieova.


AN EXAMPLE: The Mosaic Law commanded the Israelites to dispose of sewage in a covered hole “outside the camp.” 	 SE FAKAAKOAKOGA: Ne fakatonu atu te Tulafono a Mose ki te kau Isalaelu ke tanu a fekau i se lua ‘i tua o te koga e ‵nofo ei latou.’


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She could see that his kind eyes were watching her attentively, and she wanted to be as generous as she could. 	 Ne lavea foki ne tou fafine me ne kilokilo atu tou tagata mo te atafai, kae ne fia fakaasi atu ne ia te lasi o tena kaimalie.


The country here might be too wild and arid for extensive farming, but it provided ample pasturage for grazing. 	 Kāti ko tō pupu katoa te fenua ke tausi ei a manu, kae e lava loa kae ‵toe a mouku ke kilokilo atu ki ei.


(Ps. 119:37) In the following article, we will further discuss the value of accepting Jehovah’s guidance. 	 (Salamo 119:37) I te suā mataupu, ka sau‵tala tatou ki te tāua ke talia a te takitakiga a Ieova.


The Bible confirms that a sincere apology is often an effective way to repair a damaged relationship. 	 E fakamaoni mai foki ne te Tusi Tapu me i te fakatoese atu mo te loto kātoa ko te ‵toe auala magoi ke faka‵lei aka ei a va sē ‵lei o tino.


WHAT SHOULD BE THE SCOPE AND DURATION OF THE WORK? 	 E PEFEA TE LASI MO TE LEVA E ‵TAU EI O FAI TE GALUEGA TALAI?


(1 Corinthians 15:58) Is “the work of the Lord” truly satisfying? 	 (1 Kolinito 15:58) E mata, e fakamalie loto tonu “te galuega a te Aliki”?


“Praise Jehovah from the earth, . . . you young men and also you virgins.”—PSALM 148:7, 12. 	 “‵Viki atu koutou ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] mai te lalolagi, . . . tamataene mo tamāfine.”—SALAMO 148:7, 12.


Yes, they continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible. 	 E tonu, ne ‵mautakitaki latou e pelā me ko oti ne lavea ne latou te Atua telā e se mafai o lavea.


Recall that, as the apostle Paul put it, the command to be obedient to parents comes with a two-fold promise, namely, that “it may go well with you and you may endure a long time on the earth.” 	 Ke masaua a pati a Paulo e uiga ki te fakatonuga ke faka‵logo ki mātua kae ne fakaasi mai i ei a te folafolaga telā e lua a taui i ei, ko te mea “ke ‵lei ei koe kae ke ola leva foki i te fenua.”


THE battle was grueling. 	 KO OKO eiloa i te faigata o te taua.


Then please read on. 	 Kafai e penā loa, ke na faitau koe ki nisi tala konei.


What reward awaits those who reject the voice of strangers? 	 Se a te taui e faka‵tali ki ei a tino kolā e ‵teke atu ki leo o tino fakaa‵tea?


That, in turn, helps us to follow Peter’s admonition: “Brace up your minds for activity, keep your senses completely; set your hope upon the undeserved kindness that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”—1 Peter 1:13. 	 E fesoasoani mai i ei ke tau‵tali atu tatou ki pati polopoloki a Petelu: “Ke fakatoka otou mafaufau mo so se fakalavelave. Matapula‵pula, kae tuku katoatoa atu otou fakamoemoega ki te fakamanuiaga telā e tuku atu ki a koutou manafai e fakaasi mai a Iesu Keliso.”—1 Petelu 1:13.


(Jeremiah 10:23) Jeremiah’s insightful observation applies to us today with added force. 	 (Ielemia 10:23, NW) Kafai ko maina tatou i te fakamatalaga manino a Ielemia, ko lavea ne tatou i ei me e sili atu te ‵tonu o ana pati i aso nei.


Jehovah must be very pleased with them. 	 E fiafia malosi a Ieova ki a latou.


Our legacy includes what heartening promise? 	 Ne a folafolaga fakamalosi loto e aofia i te togi telā e maua ne tatou?


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It took ongoing efforts by Jesus to adjust the attitudes of his apostles. 	 E uke a taumafaiga ne fai ne Iesu ke fakatonutonu aka te kilokiloga a ana apositolo.


“So I decided instead to become a teacher so as to support myself financially and serve as a full-time evangelizer.” 	 “Tela la, ne fakaiku aka ei ne au ke fai au mo fai se faiakoga ke tausi ei au i mea tau tupe kae galue tumau foki e pelā me se tino talai.”


(Rom. 12:2) Let your child know that his reasons do not have to be exactly the same as yours. 	 (Lo. 12:2) Fakamatala atu ki tau tamaliki me e se ‵tau o ‵pau ana fakamasakoga mo au fakamasakoga.


In this respect, the apostle Paul set an outstanding example as a Christian laborer, and he encouraged fellow believers to imitate him. 	 I te feitu tenei, ne tuku mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo se fakaakoakoga sili e pelā me se tavini Kelisiano, kae ne fakamalosi atu a ia ki ana taina tali‵tonu ke fakaakoako atu ki a ia.


He will not overlook any type of persuasion that might sway us from our decision to serve God. 	 Ka fakaaogā eiloa ne ia so se auala ke taofi aka ei te ‵tou fakaikuga ke tavini atu ki te Atua.


How did King David respond when told that his son would build God’s temple? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne te tupu ko Tavita i te taimi ne fakailoa atu ei i tena tama tagata ka faite ne ia te faletapu o te Atua?


How are those of the great crowd highly privileged? 	 E taulia malosi pefea a latou kolā e aofia i te vaitino tokouke?


(Matthew 24:45-47) There certainly is no reason to murmur about it. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) E seai eiloa se pogai e ‵tau ei o mui‵mui e uiga ki te mea tenei.


What will the Kingdom do about those who persist in such ways and refuse to change? 	 Ne a mea ka fai ne te Malo ki a latou kolā e tumau i vaegā auala penā kae ita ma ‵fuli?


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And what about true worshipers? 	 Kae e a tino tapuaki ‵tonu?


These are the earthly subjects of the Kingdom.*—Revelation 7:9, 10; 14:1, 4. 	 A tino konei ko tino kolā ka ola i te lalolagi mai lalo i te Malo.*—Fakaasiga 7:9, 10; 14:1, 4.


Eventually, he qualified to be appointed as a ministerial servant, and for the past 20 years, he has been serving as a congregation elder. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fetaui ‵lei a ia ke fai mo fai se tavini fesoasoani, kae ko oti ne tavini atu a ia e pelā me se toeaina i se fakapotopotoga mō te 20 tausaga ko ‵teka atu.


(Prov. 20:29) Thus, it is both loving and practical for older ones to prepare younger ones to take on greater responsibility.—Read Psalm 71:18. 	 (Faata. 20:29) Tela la, se faifaiga alofa kae aoga ke fakaakoako ne tino ma‵tua a latou kolā koi ma‵losi ki nisi tiute e uke.—Faitau te Salamo 71:18.


(Isa. 2:2) To support Kingdom activities, many make sacrifices to serve at Bethel, to assist with building Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls, to organize conventions, or to do relief work in the wake of natural disasters. 	 (Isa. 2:2, NW) Ke ‵lago atu ki galuega o te Malo, e fai ne tino e tokouke a mea katoa mo te loto kātoa ke ga‵lue i te Peteli, ke fesoasoani ki te faka‵tuga o Kingdom Halls mo Assembly Halls, ke fakatoka a fono o atufenua, io me fai a galuega fesoasoani māfai e isi ne fakalavelave o te natula.


Your parents will likewise want you to keep your distance from situations that might ensnare you emotionally. 	 Kāti e ma‵nako foki ou mātua ke faka‵mao keatea koe mai tulaga kolā e mafai o maleigina ei koe ne ou lagonaga.


He wants us to be morally clean and to respect the rights of others.—1 Thessalonians 4:3-6. 	 ▪ E manako a ia ke ‵ma tatou i mea tau amioga kae ke āva ki saolotoga o nisi tino.—1 Tesalonia 4:3-6.


20 Do You See the Need to Make Spiritual Progress? 	 20 E Mata, e Lavea ne Koe te Manakoga ke Gasolo ki Mua i te Feitu Faka-te-Agaga?


Yet, even today Jehovah’s name can be glorified when Christians make a defense of their faith. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki aso nei e mafai eiloa o faka‵malu te igoa o Ieova māfai e ‵pulu ne Kelisiano a te olotou talitonuga.


Until they talk with Jehovah’s Witnesses, many do not understand what sin is, how it affects us, and what we need to do to be delivered from slavery to sin. 	 I te taimi e sau‵tala ei a latou mo Molimau a Ieova, e tokouke a tino e se malamalama me se a te agasala, te auala e pokotia i ei tatou, mo mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ke fakasaoloto ei mai te ‵nofo pologa ki te agasala.


That scripture points out the human tendency to think that one can get away with anything when those in authority are not watching. 	 E faka‵mafa mai i te tusi siki tenā a te manakoga o tino me e mafai o sao se tino mai so se mea māfai e se fakamalosi aka ne tino pule a tulafono.


It is reasonable to believe that Jesus took over as the main breadwinner of the family when Joseph died. 	 Se mea ‵tau ke tali‵tonu tatou me ne tausi atu a Iesu ki te lotou kāiga mai tua ifo o te mate o Iosefa.


(Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12) If we become skilled in the use of that “sword,” then when we face temptations, we will be able to cut through what may appear to be harmless, or even appealing, and expose it as a death-dealing trap of the wicked one. 	 (Efeso 6:17; Epelu 4:12) Kafai e āpo tatou i te fakaaogāga o te “pelu” tenā, ka mafai ei ne tatou o ‵teke tonu atu ki fakaosoosoga kolā e foliga mai muamua pelā me ne mea sē fakama‵taku kae ‵gali, kae fai mo fai se matāsele tamate tino a te tino masei.


Many married and enjoyed family life, working to support themselves.—Mark 6:3; 1 Thess. 2:9. 	 A te tokoukega o latou ne fia‵fia ki te olaga ‵nofo kāiga, kae ne ga‵lue ke tausi atu ki a latou.—Male. 6:3; 1 Tesa. 2:9.


(Josh. 24:21, 22, 31) That period of Israel’s history demonstrated the success of Jehovah’s way of ruling. 	 (Iosua 24:21, 22, 31) A te vaitaimi tenā i tala mua o te kau Isalaelu ne fakaasi atu ei te manuia o te pulega a Ieova.


John’s mother, Salome, was possibly the natural sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus. 	 Kāti te mātua o Ioane, ko Salome, ko te taina tonu o Malia, te mātua o Iesu.


Georg Kayser went to the battlefront as a soldier and returned home as a servant of the true God. 	 A Georg Kayser ne fano e pelā me se sotia ki te taua kae toe foki atu ki tena fenua e pelā me se tavini a te Atua tonu.


(John 8:44) Truly, it is always best to accept Jehovah’s authority. 	 (Ioane 8:44) E tonu, a te taliaga o te pulega a Ieova ko te ‵toe mea ‵lei eiloa.


Let us pray that the faithfulness of our persecuted brothers in various lands will bring glory to God and help lovers of righteousness to take their stand for true worship.—Ps. 76:8-10. 	 Ke na ‵talo atu tatou ke maua tavaega o te Atua mai te fakamaoni o ‵tou taina kolā e fakasauāgina i atufenua kese‵kese kae fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e fia‵fia ki te amiotonu ke talia ne latou a te tapuakiga tonu.—Sala. 76:8-10.


Next, the guests enjoyed a meal while a music tape of Kingdom melodies played softly in the background. 	 Kae i te taimi ne ‵kai ei a tino ‵kami ne fakatagitagi malie ei se kaseti o pese o te Malo o te Atua.


(Galatians 5:23) Indeed, let us bear “more fruit.” 	 (Kalatia 5:23) Tela la, ke na “gasolo o ‵fua malosi” mai tatou.


(Genesis 18:23-33) Abraham also made supplication in behalf of others. 	 (Kenese 18:23-33) Ne ‵talo atu foki a Apelaamo mō nisi tino.


Then they develop into plants that sprout heads of grain. 	 Ko tupu aka ei ki se lakau telā e fua mai i ei a fuataga.


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I was later assigned to Milan to help with preparations for the 1963 “Everlasting Good News” International Assembly. 	 Ne ‵tofi fakamuli au ke fano ki Milan o fesoasoani ki fakatokatokaga o te Fono i Atufenua ko “Te Tala ‵Lei e se Gata Mai” i te 1963.


7, 8. (a) How can setting goals make decision-making easier? (b) Why did one teenager choose not to go to a university? 	 7, 8. (a) E mafai pefea ne te fakatokaga o fakamoemoega o fakafaigofie te faiga o fakaikuga? (e) Kaia ne filifili aka ne se talavou e tokotasi ke se fanatu ki se univesiti?


(Rom. 2:4) As his ministers, we should be ready to present the good news in a manner worthy of our merciful God each time we give a witness. 	 (Loma 2:4) E pelā me ko ana tino talai, e ‵tau o toka tatou o fakaasi atu te tala ‵lei i te auala telā e fakaaloalo atu ei ki te ‵tou Atua alofa i so se taimi e molimau atu tatou.


HANDLING CHALLENGES 	 FAKAFESAGAI ATU KI MEA FAIGA‵TA


What must we do? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


You can find these prophecies at Isaiah 42:1-7; 49:1-12; 50:4-9; and 52:13–53:12. 	 E mafai o faitau koe ki valoaga konei i te Isaia 42:1-7; 49:1-12; 50:4-9; mo te 52:13–53:12.


15 While exiles from Israel and Judah were captives in Babylon, God used his prophets to ‘speak to their heart.’ 	 15 I te taimi koi ‵nofo fakapagota ei a tino Isalaelu mo Iuta i Papelonia, ne fakaaogā ne te Atua a pelofeta ke ‘fai‵pati atu ki olotou loto.’


For a discussion of Daniel’s vision of the beasts, see chapter 9 of the book Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy! published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 [Ata i te itulau e 32] A ia ko te vaegā Famasino telā e ‵tau o āva kae tali‵tonu fakamaoni tatou ki ei


(Revelation 7:9-14) Because of the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work, spearheaded by anointed Christians, over six million people now entertain the hope of endless life in an earthly paradise. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9-14) Ona ko te galuega talai mo te faiga o soko telā ne kamata ne Kelisiano fakaekegina, ko sili atu nei i te toko ono miliona o tino kolā ko maua ne latou te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi palataiso.


But most of them never succeed in doing that, and a number who have tried have lost their lives in the attempt. Those who do get to another land often find that they have simply exchanged one set of problems for another. 	 Ne leake a nisi tino kolā ne olo atu ki nisi fenua me ko saoloto latou mai i olotou fakalavelave kae tagaila ne maua fua ne latou a nisi fakalavelave aka.


Some call themselves Christians while believing in reincarnation, and others do not hesitate to follow several religious persuasions simultaneously. 	 E taku ne nisi tino a latou eiloa e pelā me ne Kelisiano faitalia me e tali‵tonu latou ki te toe fa‵nau mai o tino ‵mate, kae ko nisi tino e ‵kau atu valevale ki lotu kese‵kese.


Why is it not presumptuous of Jehovah’s Witnesses to point out that they have the true religion? 	 Ikai, e fai latou pelā mo te kau Isalaelu i aso mua i te taimi ne fai atu ei ki a latou me ne ‵lago atu te Atua ki a latou i lō te kau Aikupito.


Perhaps. 	 Kāti la.


What Makes a Marriage Last? 	 Te Fatpaga p e Tema se Tala Tonu io me se Tala ‵Kai?


• In what ways does Jehovah help us to endure trials? 	 • I auala fea e fesoasoani mai ei a Ieova ke kufaki tatou i tofotofoga?


“THE ONE TEACHING YOU TO BENEFIT YOURSELF” 	 “KO TE ATUA TELĀ E AKOAKO NE IA KOE KE ‵LEI KOE”


Isolating sick people. 	 ‵Tau o ave ki se koga fakaa‵tea a tino ma‵saki.


DO YOU believe in the existence of the man named Albert Einstein? 	 E SEKI fetaui a tino e tokouke mo te saienitisi lauiloa ko Albert Einstein.


Therefore on account of you men Zion will be plowed up as a mere field, and Jerusalem herself will become mere heaps of ruins.” 	 Tela la, ona ko koutou, a Siona ka fakamalū pela me se fatoaga; Ielusalema ka maofaofa valevale, ka ko te mauga tela e tu ei te Faletapu ka fai pela me se vao pupu.”


Christ’s Love “Compels Us” 	 ‘Ko Pule Tatou’ ne te Alofa o Keliso


We also helped to strengthen a small group of publishers in the nearby town of Kurganinsk. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu foki matou o fakamalosi se tamā potukau o tino talai i se fa‵kai tai pili mai o Kurganinsk.


(John 3:7) Such ministers use these words as a command, in effect saying, “Be born again!” 	 (Ioane 3:7) E fakaaoga ne nisi faifeau penā a pati konei e pelā me se fakatonuga, mai te fai atu penei, “Ke toe fanau mai!”


As we do this, we need to expose ourselves—the test subjects—to what is written there. 	 I te taimi e fai ei ne tatou te mea tenei, e ‵tau o talia ne tatou—ko te mea telā e tofotofogina—a mea kolā e tusi i ei.


She had no children. 	 E seai sena tamaliki.


The time is coming when Jesus will rule unopposed as King over the entire earth. 	 E oko mai te taimi ka kamata ei o pule katoatoa mai a Iesu e pelā me se Tupu ki luga i te lalolagi kātoa.


(John 8:28) When asked about marriage, Jesus said: “He who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh.’”—Matthew 19:4, 5. 	 (Ioane 8:28) I te taimi ne fakafesili atu ei ki a ia e uiga ki te faiga o fakaipoipoga, ne fai atu a Iesu: “A ia telā ne faite ne ia a tino i te kamataga, ne faite ne ia a te tagata mo te fafine. Ne fai atu, ‘Tenā te pogai ko tuku ei ne te tagata tena tamana mo tena mātua, kae fakatasi mo tena avaga, ko fai ei lāua mo foitino e tasi.’”—Mataio 19:4, 5.


How, then, can we pray with the assurance that our prayers will be accepted? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o fai ne tatou a ‵tou ‵talo mo te loto talitonu me ka talia ne te Atua a ‵tou ‵talo?


How to Cultivate Courage 	 Te Auala ke Fakamalosi Aka ei te Loto Toa


The implication was that Jesus should continue to make material provisions for them. 	 Ne ma‵nako fua latou ke fakatumau ne Iesu te tukuatuga o meakai ki a latou.


Likewise, idols are often described in the Scriptures as “dungy.” 	 E se gata i ei, e fakamatala mai foki i te Tusi Tapu faka-Peletania a tupua e pelā me ne mea e “fonu i fekau o manu.”


We learn how to preach the good news and how to teach Scriptural principles effectively.—Matt. 28:19, 20. 	 E tauloto tatou ke iloa o talai atu te tala ‵lei mo te auala ke akoako atu a fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i se auala magoi.—Mata. 28:19, 20.


Paul wrote: “Setting the mind on the flesh means death.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Me i te mafaufau faeloa ki mea faka-te-foitino e fakauiga eiloa ki te mate.”


Really, we do not judge others, even our opposers. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e se fakamasino ne tatou a nisi tino, ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā e ‵teke mai ki a tatou.


There proved to be not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read aloud in front of all the congregation of Israel, together with the women and the little ones and the alien residents who walked in their midst.” 	 A tulafono katoa a Mose ne faitau ne Iosua ki te fenua katoa, e aofia ei fafine mo tamaliki, pela foki a tino fakaalofa kola e nofo tasi latou.”


They fled to the land of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. 	 Ne ‵tele atu latou ki Kileata, i te feitu ki saegalā o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana.


Naturally, willingness to forgive others does not mean that you have to approve of their wrong behavior or minimize the damage it does. 	 E tonu, a te toka o tatou o fakamagalo a nisi tino e se fakauiga i ei me e ‵tau o talia ne koe olotou amioga sē ‵tonu io me manatu māmā ki fakamaseiga kolā e iku mai i ei.


Satan has deceived many people by teaching that the dead become spirits that can communicate with them. 	 Ko oti ne fakaloiloi ne Satani a tino e tokouke mai te akoako atu me i tino ‵mate e fai pelā me ne agaga kolā e mafai o fesokotaki atu ki a latou.


(Rom. 5:12) Furthermore, Satan’s earthly agents have persecuted servants of God to the point of death, even as they did Jesus. 	 (Loma 5:12) E se gata i ei, a tino kolā e fakaaogā ne Satani i te lalolagi ko oti ne fakasauā atu ki tavini a te Atua ke oko foki eiloa ki te tamatega o latou, e pelā mo te lotou mea ne fai ki a Iesu.


For example, when conducting a study in the book Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life, we do not need to explain every detail.* Nor is it necessary to rush through the information, as if covering a set amount of material is the most important thing. Rather, it is wise to let the student’s needs and abilities determine the pace of the study. 	 E pelā mo te faiga o se akoga i te tusi ko Te Iloaga Telā e Takitaki Atu ei ki te Ola Se-Gata-Mai, e se ‵tau o fakaasi atu a fakamatalaga likiliki katoa, io me e onoono fakavave ki fakamatalaga i ei, telā e foliga mai me i te ‵toe mea tāua, ko te fakaoti fakavave fua o te mataupu kātoa.* I lō te fai penā, se mea poto ke onoono ki manakoga mo te atamai o te tino akoga ke fakavae ki ei te vave o te akoga.


The success of this grand endeavor will largely depend on the extent to which you have molded your child’s heart. 	 E fakalagolago a te manuia o au taumafaiga katoa ki te auala ne akoako ei ne koe te loto o tau tama.


Demonstrating Seriousness in the Congregation and the Family 	 Fakaasi Atu me e Fakatāua ne Koe te Fakapotopotoga mo Tou Kāiga


Many people express similar sentiments. 	 E fakaasi mai foki ne tino e tokouke a vaegā manatu penā.


5 That said, we are all prone to sin. 	 5 A tatou katoa e agasala.


On one occasion, Jesus related a short story in order to teach a valuable lesson in human relationships. 	 I se taimi e tasi, ne fai atu ne Iesu se tala toetoe ke tuku atu ei se akoakoga tāua e uiga ki te mauaga o se vā fealofani mo nisi tino.


(Rev. 7:9; Rom. 12:2) Many of these at one time were steeped in the hatreds, enmities, and divisiveness of Satan’s world. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9; Loma 12:2) E tokouke mai i a latou konei ne maua ne latou a te uiga takalialia ki nisi tino, te fai fili mo te fai mea fakamavaevae i te lalolagi a Satani.


Is fear of man—concern about what others will think—holding me back somewhat?’—Revelation 2:2-4. 	 E mata, e taofi aka au ne te mataku ki tino—ko te manavase ki mea kolā e mafau‵fau ki ei a nisi tino e uiga ki a au?’—Fakaasiga 2:2-4.


The yeartext for 2011 is: “Take refuge in the name of Jehovah.”—Zephaniah 3:12. [Picture Credit Line on page 7] 	 Tenei te tusi siki mō te tausaga ko te 2011: “Ke na faka‵lafi atu ki te igoa o Ieova.”—Sefanaia 3:12, Tusi Paia, Samoa.


We can answer such questions if we consider the third Bible word that has to do with our worship. 	 E mafai o tali aka ne tatou a vaegā fesili penā māfai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te tolu o pati i te Tusi Tapu telā e fakasino atu ki ‵tou tapuakiga.


“Say among the nations: ‘Jehovah himself has become king.’”—PSALM 96:10. 	 “Fai atu ki malo katoa penei, ‘Te Aliki [ko Ieova] ko te tupu!’ ”—SALAMO 96:10.


What is the primary meaning of “discipline” as used in the Bible? 	 Te Uiga o Polopolokiga


At this meeting, Peter spoke boldly, reminding the brothers that some years earlier, uncircumcised Gentiles had received the gift of the holy spirit. 	 I te fono tenei, ne faipati atu a Petelu mo te loto toa, mai te fakamasaua atu ki taina me i nai tausaga mai mua atu i ei, ne maua ne tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea a te meaalofa ko te agaga tapu.


4. (a) What is needed if God’s Word is to have an effect on us? (b) How do you make time for Bible reading? 	 4. (a) Se a te mea e manakogina ke maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai te Muna a Atua? (e) E fakaavanoa pefea ‵tou taimi mō te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu?


Eve failed to focus on her relationship with Jehovah 	 Ne seki fakamuamua ne Eva a tena fesokotakiga mo Ieova


Can you imagine how thrilled Abraham will be to live in the earthly Paradise and go on strengthening his friendship with Jehovah? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakaataata ne koe a te fiafia o Apelaamo ke ola i te lalolagi Palataiso kae toe fakamalosi aka ei tena va fakataugasoa mo Ieova?


The fact that we are no part of Satan’s world is also seen in how we courageously identify ourselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christ’s followers at work, at school, in the neighborhood, and among our relatives.—Read Mark 8:38. 	 A te ‵tou sē fai mo fai se vaega o te lalolagi a Satani e lavea atu i te auala e fakaasi atu ne tatou mo te loto toa i a tatou ne Molimau a Ieova kae ne soko o Keliso i ‵tou koga ga‵lue, i te akoga, i ‵tou fa‵kai mo ‵tou kāiga.—Faitau te Maleko 8:38.


The result? 	 Kae ko te ikuga?


6 In our day Isaiah’s prophetic words well describe what has happened to “Babylon the Great” since 1919. 	 6 I ‵tou aso nei, a pati fakavaloaga a Isaia e fakamatala faka‵lei mai i ei a te mea telā ne tupu ki ‘Papelonia te Sili’ talu mai te 1919.


What new nation came into existence at Pentecost 33 C.E., and who became part of it? 	 Se a te fenua fou telā ne kamata i te Penitekoso, i te 33 T.A., kae ko oi ne aofia i ei?


Rather than focusing on any existing problems and differences that might have been troubling them, some 95 percent said that they would tell their parents: “I’m sorry” and “I love you so much.”—For Parents Only, by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice. 	 I lō te ‵saga ki so se fakalavelave mo kese‵kesega kolā ne fakalavelave atu ki a latou, ne fai mai se 95 pasene o tamaliki me ka fai atu latou ki olotou mātua: “Au ko ‵se” kae ko “au e alofa malosi atu ki a koulua.”—For Parents Only, ne tusi ne Shaunti Feldhahn mo Lisa Rice.


How can we offer our material things to Jehovah? 	 Ne a ‵tou kope e mafai o ofo atu ki a Ieova?


Paolo loved his work at Bethel While we were serving at Bethel, our Bible-based stand on blood came to the fore in Italy. 	 A koi ga‵lue māua i te Peteli i Italia, ne fakamuamua ne māua a te mā tulaga telā ne fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te toto.


Thus we display unselfish love for God and for our neighbor. 	 I te auala tenā, e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou a te alofa kaimalie ki a Ieova mo ‵tou tuakoi.


No, they were not. 	 Ikai.


Many people are familiar with or often repeat that prayer, which some call the Lord’s Prayer. 	 E masani a tino e tokouke io me e fakafokifoki atu faeloa ne latou a te ‵talo tenā, telā e taku ne nisi tino ki te ‵Talo a te Aliki.


She knew she needed God’s strength to help her face the future with courage, to care properly for her children, and to rebuild her shattered sense of self-worth. 	 Ne iloa ne ia me e ‵tau o maua ne ia te malosi mai te Atua ke fesoasoani atu ke fakafesagai atu a ia ki te olaga mō aso mai mua mo te loto toa, ke tausi faka‵lei atu ki ana tama‵liki, kae toe ati aka a fakamaseiga kolā ne fai ki a ia.


Giving thought to this matter in advance will help us to “become kind.” 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te mafaufau muamua koi tuai o faipati atu ke fakaasi atu a te ‘atafai o te suā tino ki te suā tino.’


In time, it will disappear altogether. 	 E oko mai te taimi ka galo katoatoa atu i ei.


The words of Moses teach a reassuring truth. 	 E akoako mai i pati a Mose a te munatonu fakamalosi loto.


In the book of Hebrews, the apostle Paul described such ones as “partakers of the heavenly calling.” 	 I te tusi ko Epelu, ne fakamatala mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a tino konā e pelā me ne tino kolā “e ‵kau atu ki te kalagaga faka-te-lagi.”


Your diligence—particularly in Bible reading, preparation for meetings, and family study—will send a clear message about the value of such activities. 	 A tou atamai i te faitauga o te Tusi Tapu, fakatokaga mō fakatasiga, mo te akoga faka-te-kāiga—ka tuku atu ei se fekau manino e uiga ki te tāua o fakatokaga konā.


(2 Tim. 2:22) Schoolmates often asked whether she was still a virgin. 	 (2 Timo. 2:22) Ne fesili sāle atu a tama‵liki me koi lau eiloa tou fafine ki tamāfine.


There is no need to read the word aloud during public reading of the Psalms. 11:3—What foundations are torn down? 	 11:3—Ne a mea kolā ne lepe ki lalo?


Then, at God’s direction, Nathan the prophet went to David. 	 Kae ne fakatonu atu te Atua ke fanatu te pelofeta ko Natano ki a Tavita.


(James 1:17) He loves us. 	 (Iakopo 1:17) E alofa mai a ia.


A study can usually be arranged at a time and place that is convenient for you. 	 E mafai fua o fai ne fakatokaga ki te faiga o te akoga i so se taimi mo so se koga telā e ‵lei ki a koe.


Such genuine love, however, is not to be confused with sentimentality. 	 Ke se fakatau ‵se ki te vaegā alofa tonu penā mo te alofa valea.


(Proverbs 18:1) The article therefore gave this advice: “Resist isolation.”* The sister relates: “Many told me they were praying for me; others phoned me. 	 (Faataoto 18:1, NW) Tela la, ne tuku mai ne te mataupu a te fesoasoani tenei: “Sa nofo tokotasi faeloa.”* E fakamatala mai te tuagane tenā, penei: “Ne fai mai a tino e tokouke ki a au me ne ‵talo latou mō au; ne telefoni mai a nisi tino.


“The truly wise woman has built up her house,” says the Bible. 	 “A fafine ata‵mai e ati ake ne latou a kāiga ‵nofo ‵lei,” ko muna a te Tusi Tapu.


APRIL 2017 	 APELILA 2017


Hence, it comes as no surprise that the Kingdom was the focus of Jesus’ teaching. 	 Telā la, e se ‵poi tatou i te faiga o te Malo mo fai te ‵toe mataupu tāua o akoakoga a Iesu.


Second Marriage, 7/1 	 Te Lua o Avaga, 7/1


9 To be God’s friends, we must be “humble in mind.” (1 Pet. 3:8; Ps. 138:6) The importance of humility is shown in Judges chapter 9. 	 9 Ke fai tatou mo taugasoa o te Atua, e ‵tau mo tatou o “loto malalo.” (1 Petelu 3:8; Salamo 138:6) E fakaasi mai eiloa i te Famasino mataupu e 9 a te tāua o te loto malalo.


(John 5:30) “I always do the things pleasing to [my Father],” he declared. 	 (Ioane 5:30) Ne folafola mai a ia: “Me fai sāle eiloa ne au a mea kolā e fiafia a ia ki ei.”


Truly I say to you, To the extent that you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”—Matthew 24:3; 25:31-34, 40. 	 Au e taku tonu atu ki a koutou, so se mea ne fai ne koutou ki se tokotasi o oku taina konei e se taulia, ko au tena ne fai ne koutou ki ei!’ ”—Mataio 24:3; 25:31-34, 40.


His actions manifest the perfect harmony of his cardinal qualities of love, wisdom, justice, and power. 	 E fakaasi mai i ana faifaiga a te fetaui ‵lei o mea konā mo ana uiga tāua ko te alofa, te poto, te fakamaoni mo tena malosi.


8 Anxiety is a very real part of life in these “last days.” (2 Timothy 3:1) True, Jesus said: “Quit being anxious about your souls as to what you will eat or about your bodies as to what you will wear.” 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) E tonu me ne fai mai a Iesu, penei: “Sa manava‵se ki otou ola, ki mea e ‵kai koutou ki ei, io me ko mea e pei koutou ki ei.”


Patients’ health deteriorated simply because they were told that a drug would have negative effects. 	 Kae kafai se tino masaki e mafaufau me i fuaga kolā e inu ne ia e fai ei a ia ke masaki, ka ma‵sei ‵ki eiloa ana lagonaga.


Where God’s people are, that’s where we want to be. 	 A te koga e ‵nofo i ei a tino o te Atua, ko te koga foki eiloa tenā e ma‵nako maua o ‵nofo i ei.


That will hold them back from making progress. 	 Ka taofi aka ei latou mai te gasolo atu ki mua.


(Psalm 19:7) Surely, learning from the wisdom of our loving Creator is the best possible way. 	 (Salamo 19:7) E tonu, a te tauloto mai te poto o te Atua alofa ko te ‵toe auala ‵lei eiloa tenā.


From Jesus’ birth to his resurrection, the Word of God gives conclusive proof that he was the Christ. 	 Mai i te taimi ne fanau ei a Iesu ke oko ki tena toetuga, e tuku mai i te Muna a te Atua a fakamaoniga ‵tonu me i a ia ko te Keliso.


Not Using the World to the Full 	 Ke se Fakaaoga Katoatoa te Lalolagi


So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. 	 Tela la, ko se toe tokolua laua, ka ko tasi.


11 Elsewhere, Paul termed this “a corresponding ransom.” (1 Tim. 2:6) What was the correspondence? 	 11 I nisi feitu, ne faipati mai a Paulo e uiga ki “se togiola telā e fetaui tonu mō tino katoa.” (1 Timoteo 2:6, NW) Se a te mea e fetaui tonu mo te mea tenei?


He uses it when it makes sense to do so and fits the circumstances. 	 E fakaaoga ne ia māfai e ‵tau o fai penā kae fetaui ‵lei mo te fakanofonofoga.


How we appreciate the example they set! 	 E fakatāua malosi eiloa ne tatou te lotou fakaakoakoga!


11 That event led Jesus to say something unexpected: “It will be a difficult thing for a rich man to get into the kingdom of the heavens. . . . 	 11 Ne iku atu a te mea tenā ki pati faka‵poi konei a Iesu: “Se mea faigatā i te tino maumea o ulu atu ki te Malo o te lagi. . . .


(Rom. 12:10) Indeed, having affection for our brothers impels us to serve wholeheartedly as stewards of God’s undeserved kindness. 	 (Loma 12:10) E tonu, a te alofa ki ‵tou taina e fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke tavini atu mo te loto kātoa e pelā me ne pologa o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.


• How does Jehovah help us to endure? 	 • E fesoasoani mai pefea a Ieova ke tumau tatou i te kufaki?


In what way does peace result from “setting the mind on the spirit”? 	 I te auala fea e maua ei te filemu mai te “mafaufau faeloa ki te agaga”?


How did perceiving Jehovah’s greatness make David feel? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o Tavita i te iloaga ne ia a te sili o Ieova?


(Romans 15:4) In view of this, we can explain at a suitable time what God’s Kingdom is, and we can show from the Bible how it will solve present problems. 	 (Loma 15:4) Kafai e mafau‵fau faka‵lei tatou ki te tusi siki tenā, e mafai o fakamatala atu ne tatou i te taimi tonu me se a te Malo o te Atua, kae fakaasi atu foki mai te Tusi Tapu a te auala ka faka‵lei aka ei ne te Malo tenā a fakalavelave konei.


• Why does Jehovah examine us? 	 • Kaia e sukesuke ei ne Ieova tatou?


7 These were faithful men who had a great deal of respect for God. 	 7 A laua konei ne tāgata fakamaoni kolā ne āva malosi ki te Atua.


Even so, he prayed to God: “I have meditated on all your activity; I willingly kept myself concerned with the work of your own hands.” 	 Faitalia a mea konā, ne ‵talo atu a ia ki te Atua: “Ne mafaufau ei au ki au mea katoa ne fai, ko fakamasaua ne au au galuega katoa ne fai.”


Did he have knowledge of crafts prior to this vast project? 	 Mai mua o tuku atu ki a ia a te galuega tenei, e mata, e isi sena atamai i te faitega o mea konei?


And God continues to be kind to all, even to unthankful and wicked people. 	 Kae ne tumau eiloa te alofa atafai o te Atua ki tino katoa, ke oko foki eiloa ki tino sē loto fakafetai kae amio matagā.


(Genesis 32:24-28) Before he died at the age of 147, Jacob summoned enough strength to bless each of his 12 sons. 	 (Kenese 32:24-28) A koituai o mate a ia i te taimi ko 147 ei ana tausaga, ne maua ne Iakopo te malosi e lava ke fakamanuia atu ei ki ana tama tāgata taki tokotasi e toko 12.


But only days later, Grace was diagnosed with colon cancer. 	 Kae i se fia aso fua mai tua ifo, ne iloa aka i a Grace ko maua ne te kenisa.


Why did Joshua read aloud all the words of Jehovah’s law before the assembled tribes of Israel and the alien residents? 	 Kaia ne faitau atu ei ne Iosua a pati katoa i te tulafono a Ieova ki matakāiga katoa o Isalaelu penā foki loa mo tino fakaa‵lofa kolā ne maopoopo mai?


Only God’s Kingdom will bring permanent relief from oppression and injustice.—Eccl. 8:9; Jer. 10:23. 	 Ko te Malo fua o te Atua ka aumai ne ia se fakatapūga tumau ki ‵tekemaiga mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni.—Fai. 8:9; Iele. 10:23.


3. What is “the peace of the Christ”? 	 3 Se a te “filemu o Keliso”?


How can this not be true? 	 E mafai pefea o se tonu te mea tenei?


The wise course is to extend our trust to someone gradually, step-by-step. 	 A te auala poto ke fai penā ko te fakaasiatuga malielie o te ‵tou talitonu ki se tino.


They took their eyes off the road, as it were. 	 Ne fai pelā me ne seki ‵saga tonu atu latou ki te auala.


Consider some similarities. 	 Mafaufau ki nisi feitu kolā e tai ‵pau ei.


(Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43) It was not long before Jesus’ words began to come true.* 	 (Mata. 13:24-30, 36-43) E seki leva kae taunu a pati a Iesu konei.*


What do the examples of Jehovah, Jesus, and the apostle Paul teach us about giving encouragement? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga e tuku mai ne Ieova, Iesu mo te apositolo ko Paulo ki te tukuatuga o fakamalosiga?


6 What a wonderful lesson a spiritual shepherd can learn from our heavenly Father! 	 6 Mafāga o akoakoga tāua e mafai o tauloto ne se tausi mamoe faka-te-agaga mai i ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi!


When we see the wickedness of mankind today, we too know that Jehovah will act as he did in ancient times. 	 Kafai e matea atu foki ne tatou a amioga ma‵sei a tino i aso nei, e iloa foki ne tatou me ka gasuesue Ieova e pelā mo ana faifaiga i aso mua.


The next week, the teacher asked Saulo, “What are you going to teach me?” 	 I te vaiaso mai tua ifo, ne fesili atu te faiakoga ki a Saulo, “Ne a mea ka akoako mai ne koe ki a au?”


As it was already late, the supervisor hurriedly paid the suppliers, including André. 	 Ona ko te fakavavave ne ‵togi atu ei ne te takitaki o te matagaluega a tupe ki tino kolā ne maua mai i ei olotou mea, e aofia i ei te ‵togi o te galuega ne fai ne André.


If the faithful members of the family have the proper attitude toward their disfellowshipped relative and they are endeavoring to honor the Scriptural counsel concerning association with him, there would seem to be no reason for concern.—1 Cor. 5:11, 13; 2 John 11. 	 Kafai e maua ne tino fakamaoni o te kāiga a te kilokiloga tonu ki te lotou kāiga fakateakae taumafai latou o tau‵tali i pati fakatonutonu mai Tusitusiga Tapu e uiga ki te fesokotaki atu ki a ia, e seai se pogai ke manava‵se ki ei—1 Koli. 5:11, 13; 2 Ioa. 11.


(Read John 14:27.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 14:27.)


20 These are just a few examples to show how reflecting on godly principles can help us make decisions that harmonize with what is expected of a spiritual person. 	 20 Konei a nai fakaakoakoga e mafai ei fakaasi atu ne tatou a fakatakitakiga fakavae mai te Atua kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke iloa aka ei ne tatou te tino faka-te-agaga.


6 The wisdom, courage, and faith shown by Joshua during the long conquest of Canaan must have strengthened the Israelites. 	 6 Ne ‵tau o fakamalosi atu ki te kau Isalaelu a te poto, te loto malosi, mo te fakatuanaki o Iosua i te taimi leva ne taua atu ei latou ki te fenua o Kanana.


Once again, a detail in the Bible has been borne out by archaeological evidence. 	 Tela la, ne fakamaoni aka eiloa ne sukesukega ki mea i aso mua se fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu.


15 “Let your loving-kindness and your trueness themselves constantly safeguard me,” prayed King David. 	 15 Ne ‵talo atu a te tupu ko Tavita, penei: “E iloa ne au me ka se mafai eiloa o gata tou alofa ki a au.


“For the first time, I realized how selfish I had been,” she admits, “and I could see that everlasting life is not a selfish hope but that it involves living for others.” 	 “Fatoā iloa nei ne au i au se tino manatu fakapito,” ko ana pati, “kae ko lavea nei ne au me i te ola se-gata-mai e se se fakamoemoega mō koe aka eiloa kae e aofia i ei te ola mō nisi tino.”


So once you have warned that punishment will follow a specific wrongdoing, be sure to follow through. 	 Tela la, kafai ko oti ne fai atu koe me ka isi se fakasalaga mō se mea ‵se e fai, ke fai eiloa te fakasalaga tenā.


Who, then, is to have the things you stored up?” 	 I te po eiloa tenei, a tou agaga ka ave keatea mai i a koe, ka ko mea la ne fakatoka ne koe, ko oi ka fai ma ia?”


If we trust in Jehovah with all our heart, we will enjoy life now and will be able to keep on walking forever in the righteous ways of the loving Provider of holy spirit.—Psalm 128:1; Proverbs 3:5, 6. 	 Kafai e tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova mo ‵tou loto kātoa, ka fia‵fia eiloa tatou ki te olaga i aso nei, kae ka mafai eiloa o sa‵sale atu tatou ki te se-gata-mai i auala amio‵tonu o te Tino telā e tuku ne ia mo te alofa a te agaga tapu.—Salamo 128:1; Faataoto 3:5, 6.


Jesus commended Christians in Thyatira “who did not get to know the ‘deep things of Satan.’” 	 Ne tavae ne Iesu a Kelisiano i Tuatila kolā e seki iloa ne latou a “akoakoga ‵funa kae ‵loto a Satani.”


In what ways, though, is faith valuable? 	 Ne a auala e tāua ei te fakatuanaki?


To “persuade” means to “win over.” 	 E fakauiga eiloa a te ‘fakatalitonu atu’ ki te “manumalo.”


Yes, we can be in the truth, but what is the level of our spirituality? 	 E tonu, e mafai o ‵nofo atu nei tatou i te munatonu, kae se a te tulaga o ‵tou malosi faka-te-agaga?


She says: “I have tried to set a good example in applying the principle at 1 Timothy 6:8-10, which shows the importance of being content with what one has.” 	 E fai mai a ia: “Ne taumafai au o fakaasi atu se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mai te fakagaluegaga o te fakatakitakiga i te 1 Timoteo 6:8-10, telā e fakaasi mai i ei a te tāua o te lotomalie ki mea ko maua ne se tino.”


We will enjoy more peaceful relations within the congregation and within the family, and our example will provide an excellent witness to others about our “happy God,” Jehovah.—1 Tim. 1:11. 	 Ka maua eiloa ne tatou a fesokotakiga ‵lei i loto i te fakapotopotoga mo te kāiga, kae ka tuku atu ne ‵tou fakaakoakoga se molimau ‵lei ki nisi tino e uiga ki te ‵tou “Atua fiafia,” ko Ieova.—1 Timoteo 1:11, NW.


7 In order to experience such a remarkable transformation, we first need to learn about Jehovah’s view of matters. 	 7 Ko te mea ke fai se vaegā ‵fuliga fakaofoofogia penā, e ‵tau o tau‵loto muamua tatou e uiga ki kilokiloga a Ieova ki mea konei.


(Mark 6:41-44) If they had grasped the greatness of power that Jesus had been given, they would not have been so amazed when he miraculously walked on water. 	 (Maleko 6:41-44) Moi ne malamalama latou i te lasi o te malosi telā ne tuku atu ki a Iesu, penei e se ofo malosi latou i te sasalega fakavavega a Iesu i luga o te tai.


If the scroll was long, it would have rods at both ends, which the reader would use to unroll the text with one hand and roll it up with the other, until the desired place was found. 	 Kafai a te pelugā tusi ko loa, e manakogina ne lakau e lua i feitu o te pepa, ko mafai ei ne te tino faitau o ‵tala te tusi ki tena lima e tasi kae pelu ki te suā lima ke oko loa ki te koga telā e manako a ia o faitau i ei.


(Psalm 103:20, 21) Did they each have a will of their own? 	 (Salamo 103:20, 21) E mata, ne maua ne latou katoa a te saolotoga ke fai olotou filifiliga?


If a brother has something against us, we should promptly ‘make our peace with him.’ 	 Kafai e isi se taina telā e ita ki a koe, e ‵tau o “faka‵lei” fakavave aka te mea tenā.


Most of the Jewish exiles are by the river Chebar in “the land of the Chaldeans.” 	 Ne ‵nofo atu a te tokoukega o tino Isalaelu kolā ne ave fakapagota “i tafa o te vaitafe ko Kepa i Papeloniae io me ko Kaletaia.”


11. What happens to those who experience ‘despoiling at midday’? 	 11 E se ma‵taku foki tatou i “mea ma‵sei kola e ‵mate ei a tino i te ao.”


13 The sort of confidence that Jesus had is not automatic. 	 13 A te loto talitonu telā ne maua ne Iesu ne seki sōna maua ne ia.


What have Jehovah’s Witnesses as a group come to appreciate? 	 Ne a mea ne mafai o fai ne Molimau a Ieova e pelā me se potukau?


I indeed bear him witness that he puts himself to great effort in behalf of you and of those at Laodicea and of those at Hierapolis.”—Col. 1:7; 4:12, 13. 	 Me e molimau au e uiga ki a ia, me ko oti a ia ne galue malosi mō koutou, pelā foki mo taina kolā i Laotikaia mo Hialapoli.”—Kolose 1:7; 4:12, 13.


When one door opened after their knocking, the Witnesses were confronted by a woman dressed in full Sangoma (witch doctor) regalia. 	 I te taimi ne ‵tala mai ei te mataloa mai tua o te lā tukitukiga, ne fakafetaui atu ki Molimau konā se fafine telā ne pei ki gatu o tino faivailakau (Sangoma).


(Acts 2:29, 34) There was a reason why those who died before Jesus, such as David, John the Baptist, and other men of faith, did not go to heaven. 	 (Galuega 2:29, 34) E isi eiloa se pogai ne seki olo atu ei ki te lagi a tino kolā ne ‵mate mai mua o Iesu, e pelā mo Tavita, Ioane te Papatiso, mo nisi tāgata fakamaoni.


DRAW CLOSE TO GOD 	 KE FAKAPILIPILI ATU KI TE ATU


(Genesis 6:9) What did that mean? 	 (Kenese 6:9, NW) Se a te uiga o te mea tenā?


• Keep thinking about the person after you leave. 	 • Mafaufau faeloa e uiga ki te tino tenā māfai kofoki koe.


The Israelites had not cultivated proper desires. 	 Tenei te vaegā mea e ma‵nako koutou o fai.”


How Can You Find Real Peace of Mind? 	 Te Malo o te ATUA Se a te Mea Tena?


(Dan. 1:1-6) Jehovah used him to reveal the succession of kingdoms that would follow that world power. 	 (Tanielu 1:1-6) Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova ki a Tanielu me mai tua o Papelonia ka isi ne nisi malo pule o te lalolagi kolā ka fakasolo o pule mai.


6:4, footnote—Does “Pleasant City” refer to Jerusalem? No. 	 6:4—Kaia ne fakatusa ei te tamafine tenei ki Tilesa?


For if you were cut out of the olive tree that is wild by nature and were grafted contrary to nature into the garden olive tree, how much rather will these who are natural be grafted into their own olive tree!”*—Rom. 11:23, 24. 	 I te mea kafai ne ‵kati koe keatea mai te olive vao telā ne tupu mai ei koe, kae faka‵piki ki te olive, telā e seki tupu mai ei koe, ka faigofie atu manafai ko toe faka‵piki a maga konā ki olotou olive ‵tonu, kolā ne ‵tupu mai ei.”*—Loma 11:23, 24.


According to the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, that “the inclination of the Jewish people to confirm all possible statements by an oath” was very strong may be discerned from passages of the Talmud, which painstakingly specifies which oaths were to be considered binding and which were not. 	 E ‵tusa mo fakamatalaga i te Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ne malosi ‵ki eiloa “a te manakoga o tino Iutaia ke fakamaoni aka a fakamatalaga katoa e auala i se tautoga” telā ne mafai o lavea atu i te tusi tulafono, kolā e fakamatala likiliki mai i ei a tautoga kolā e ‵tau o tausi mo tautoga kolā e se ‵tau o tausi ki ei.


A “Servant” Is Dismissed 	 Ko Fakatea te “Tavini”


As we do, take note of what some young ones have to say about the challenges and the benefits of wearing each piece of spiritual armor. 	 I te taimi e suke‵suke ei tatou ki ei, ke mafau‵fau ki pati a nisi talavou e uiga ki mea faiga‵ta mo mea aoga e maua mai ne latou mai te pei ki vaega takitasi o te gatu tau faka-te-agaga.


Everything is considered relative; there is no longer any absolute in right and wrong.—Psalm 10:3, 4. 9. 	 Ko ‵pau eiloa a mea katoa ki a latou; ko se toe ai ne tulafono e uiga ki mea ‵lei io me ko mea ma‵sei i olotou kilokiloga.—Salamo 10:3, 4.


(Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22) Although Jehovah punished them, he did not enforce his own law. 	 (Levitiko 20:10; Teutelonome 22:22) E tiga eiloa ne fakasala lāua ne Ieova, ne seki fakaaoga ne ia tena tulafono.


(Psalm 19:3, 4) It is as if the heavens sent out ‘measuring lines’ to make sure that their silent witness filled every corner of the earth. 	 “Kae oko atu eiloa olotou leo ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo olotou muna ki kapakapalagi.”—Salamo 19:3, 4.


Sin and wickedness spread rapidly. 	 Ne gasolo aka fakavave o tokouke a tino agasala kae amio ma‵sei.


Jesus promised that he would sustain them with nourishing spiritual food. 	 Ne folafola mai ne Iesu me ka fesoasoani mai a ia o tuku mai a meakai faka-te-agaga aogā.


(Prov. 16:24; Col. 4:6) Discernment is vital for happiness.—Read Proverbs 24:3. 	 (Faataoto 16:24; Kolose 4:6) E tāua ‵ki eiloa te loto malamalama ki te mauaga o te fiafia.—Faitau te Faataoto 24:3.


(Amos 5:15) He may come back to his “proper senses out from the snare of the Devil.” 	 (Amosa 5:15, NW) Kāti e mafai o toe “‵foki mai ana mafaufauga ‵lei kae ‵kalo keatea mai te matāsele a te Tiapolo.”


For example, the apostle Paul expended himself in teaching others about God. 	 E pelā mo te fakaaogāga ne te apositolo ko Paulo a tena malosi i te akoakoatuga o nisi tino e uiga ki te Atua.


The Bible helps us to appreciate that humans were designed and created in God’s image. 	 E fesoasoani mai eiloa a te Tusi Tapu ke malamalama tatou me ne faite eiloa a tino ki foliga o te Atua.


THERE was a time when it was considered a compliment to describe someone as God-fearing. 	 I SE vaitaimi i aso mua ne fai sāle ei te tino telā e mataku ki te Atua mo fai se tino ‵lei.


(For fully formatted text, see publication) 	 Se a te alofa telā ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova ki tino e auala i te togiola?


16:16—What is implied by Jehovah’s “sending for many fishers” and “for many hunters”? 	 16:16—Se a te uiga me ne uga atu ne Ieova tena fekau “ki tino faiika e tokouke” mo “tino afuli manu e tokouke”?


For you have the poor always with you, but me you will not have always.” 	 Ke tausi eiloa ne ia te sinu tena mo te aso e tanu ei au.


(Phil. 3:16) If you follow that advice, you will soon want to dedicate your life to Jehovah and get baptized. 	 (Fili. 3:16) Kafai e tautali koe i te manatu fesoasoani tenā, ka manako eiloa koe o tuku atu tou ola ki a Ieova kae papatiso.


Yes, these faithful integrity-keepers looked forward to a resurrection that would offer them, not just a few more years followed by death, but the prospect of everlasting life! 	 E tonu, ne olioli eiloa a tino fakamaoni konei ki te toetuga, telā ka se maua ne latou i ei te ola i ne nāi tausaga fua kae ko te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai!


4, 5. (a) Like Paul, what struggle do we have? (b) How has sin affected us? 	 4, 5. (a) Se a te taua e taua ei tatou e pelā mo Paulo? (e) Ne pokotia pefea tatou i te agasala?


But fear of God—or godly fear—is awe and profound reverence for the Creator. 	 Kae ko te mataku ki te Atua ko te fakaasiga tenā o te āva mo te amanaia ki te Atua telā ne faite ne ia tatou.


One easily becomes lost or disoriented. 	 E taku ne koutou a amioga masei me ne mea lei, kae taku ne koutou a amioga lei me ne amioga masei.


Walk With God, and Reap What Is Good 	 Tau a Mea ‵Lei Mai te Sa‵sale Fakatasi mo te Atua


Take, for example, the brother serving as the coordinator of the body of elders. 	 E pelā mo te taina telā e tavini atu e pelā me se ovasia tausi o te kau toeaina.


11. Our knowledge of and belief in the Bible is evidence of what? 	 11 E mata, e aofia koe i a latou kolā ne filifili ne latou te auala ki te ola?


Furthermore, we thus show that we long to see the divine will done throughout the universe. 	 Telā la, e fakaasi atu ne tatou me ko oko eiloa i te fia lavea ne tatou te fakataunuga o te loto o te Atua i te lagi mo te lalolagi kātoa.


As you read Hebrews chapter 11, note how he brings the examples of Bible characters to life. 	 Kafai ko faitau koe ki te Epelu mataupu e 11, onoono aka me e fakamatala faka‵lei mai pefea ne ia a tino i tala mua o te Tusi Tapu.


7 While Noah may not have grasped the details of the prophecy recorded at Genesis 3:15, he no doubt saw in it the hope of deliverance. 	 7 E tiga eiloa ne seki mafai o malamalama faka‵lei a Noa i fakamatalaga e uiga ki te valoaga i te Kenese 3:15, e mautinoa eiloa me ne lavea ne ia te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te faka‵saoga.


If we are loyal to Jehovah, what delightful future can we look forward to? 	 Kafai e a‵lofa tumau tatou ki a Ieova, se a te fakamoemoega gali e mafai o olioli tatou ki ei?


In other words, no significant changes were made to the Biblical Gospels, and we have the Vatican 1209 to prove it. 	 I nisi tugapati, e seki ai eiloa ne ‵fuliga tāua ne fai ki Tusi Evagelia i te Tusi Tapu, kae e maua eiloa ne tatou a te Vatican 1209 ke fakamaoni aka ei a te mea tenei.


You have plans to watch a particular movie on TV the next evening. 	 Ko oti ne fai au fakatokaga ke onoono ki se ata i te TV i te afiafi o te suā aso.


Matthew 11:28-30 	 Mataio 11:28-30


Many, though, are very unhappy with their jobs. 	 Kae e ui i ei, a te tokoukega e se maua ne latou te fiafia mai i olotou galuega.


It is through the collective body of anointed, “the faithful and discreet slave,” that the other sheep have had opened to them an understanding of the precious promises contained in God’s Word. 	 E alatu i te potukau kātoa o te kau fakaekegina, ko “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” ne ‵tala atu ki nisi mamoe te mainaga e uiga ki folafolaga tāua kolā e maua i te Muna a te Atua.