(1 John 5:4) Recall what Jesus said about the Christian way: “Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.” 	 (1 Ioane 5:4) Mafaufau ki pati a Iesu e uiga ki te auala faka-Kelisiano: “Ulu atu koutou ki te mataloa mataliki; me i te mataloa mataefa e faigofie ei te auala e tau atu ki te malaia, e tokouke foki latou kola e olo atu i ei. Ka ko te mataloa mataliki e faigata te auala e tau atu ki te ola, e timomo foki a tino e maua ne latou.”


Each year, these Kingdom proclaimers are devoting well over a billion hours publicly praising God. 	 I tausaga takitasi, e fakaaogā ne tino folafola konei o te Malo a itula e sili atu i te piliona ke tavae atu ei ki te Atua i mua o tino katoa.


Filip and Ida, a middle-aged pioneer couple from Denmark, always dreamed of moving to a territory where the need is greater. 	 A Filip mo Ida, se tauavaga paenia koi fo‵liki mai Denmark, ko leva eiloa ne mafau‵fau ke olo atu ki se koga talai telā e lasi te manakoga i ei.


Who can rightly establish this standard? 	 Ko oi la e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne ia te uiga tonu o te aga‵lei?


“My income was drastically reduced, but it worked out fine,” says Roald. 	 “Ne foliki ‵ki eiloa toku ‵togi, kae ne ‵lei eiloa,” ko pati a Roald.


“If anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household,” states the Bible, “he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith.” (1 Timothy 5:8) However, Jesus promised that if we put first things first and give priority to spiritual matters, God will make sure that other needs are met. 	 “Kafai e isi se tino e se fia tausi ki sona kāiga, kae maise eiloa tino o tona kāiga tonu,” ko pati i te Tusi Tapu, “ko tona uiga ko ‵teke ne ia te fakatuanaki, kae sili atu tona masei i lō te tino sē kelisiano.” (1 Timoteo 5:8) Kae, ne folafola mai a Iesu, me kafai e fakamuamua ne tatou a mea e ‵tau o fakamuamua, kae fakasilisili a mea faka-te-agaga, ka tuku atu eiloa ne te Atua a nisi mea kolā e ‵tau o maua.


(Read Isaiah 42:1-7.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 42:1-7.)


The next article will discuss four more areas in which you can demonstrate that resolve. 	 Ka faipati a te suā mataupu ki mea e fa kolā e mafai o fakaasi atu ei ne tatou a te fakaikuga tenā.


He sang: “As for me, the drawing near to God is good for me. In the Sovereign Lord Jehovah I have placed my refuge.”—Ps. 73:28. 	 Ne usu mai a ia: “Kae ki a au, se mea tafasili i te gali te pili ki te Atua; e maua toku puipuiga i te Aliki Maluga.”—Salamo 73:28.


Through the Bible, what light does Jehovah provide? 3 Jehovah conveys spiritual light primarily through his inspired Word, the Bible. 	 Tela la, kafai e suke‵suke tatou ki te Tusi Tapu kae maua te iloaga mai te Atua, e talia ei ne tatou tena mainaga ke maina mai ki a tatou.


(John 8:31, 32) Yes, Jesus had “sayings of everlasting life.” 	 (Ioane 8:31, 32) E tonu, e maua i a Iesu “a muna o te ola se gata mai.”


The king cannot fall asleep precisely on the critical night. 	 Ne seki to te moe a te tupu i te po faigata tenā.


Christians take seriously the apostle Paul’s inspired words: “We wish to conduct ourselves honestly in all things.” 	 E fakatāua ne Kelisiano a pati fakaosofia a te apositolo ko Paulo: “E ma‵nako eiloa matou ke fakamaoni matou i mea katoa.”


Serving God Is His Medicine! 	 A te Taviniga ki te Atua se Vailakau ki a Ia!


14. What steps should an individual take to prevent his heart condition from becoming like shallow soil? 	 14 E ‵tau o fakamautinoa aka ne tino katoa ke mo a ma ‵mautakitaki i ‵tou loto a te ita fakamoemoe, uiga kaiū, mo te loto makeke.


In order to remain united and safe within the flock of God, we need to listen to ‘a word behind us,’ telling us which way to go. 	 Ko te mea ke ‵kau fakatasi faeloa kae saogalemū i loto i te lafu mamoe a te Atua, e ‵tau mo tatou o faka‵logo ki ‘se leo mai ‵tou tua,’ e fakasino mai te auala e ‵tau o olo tatou i ei.


We can talk to him in prayer and tell him how we feel. 	 E mafai ne tatou o fai‵pati ki a ia i se ‵talo kae fakaasi atu ki ei ‵tou lagonaga.


Encourage your children to talk to you about their feelings, even if this seems to produce “wild talk.”—Job 6:2, 3. 	 Fakamalosi atu ki au tama‵liki ke fai‵pati atu ki a koe e uiga ki olotou lagonaga, faitalia me e mafai o iku atu te mea tenei ki ‘muna fai valevale.’—Iopu 6:2, 3.


And the waters began receding from off the earth, progressively receding; and at the end of a hundred and fifty days the waters were lacking. 	 Ne gata te vaiua, ko te vai eiloa ko gasolosolo malie o ‵masa e ‵tusa mo te selau limasefulu aso.


11 In the meantime, Wayne and Virginia’s granddaughter and then their daughter became Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 11 I te vaitaimi tenā ne fai a te mokopuna fafine o Wayne mo Virginia mo fai se Molimau a Ieova kae fakamuli ifo ko tena mātua telā ko te lā tama fafine.


(1 Corinthians 15:45-49) Adam, the first man, “became a living soul.” 	 (1 Kolinito 15:45-49) Ne fai Atamu, te tagata muamua, “mo tino ola.”


(Read Hebrews 11:1.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 11:1.)


He adds, “Doing things together, especially spiritual things, draws mates much closer to each other and to Jehovah.” 	 Ne toe fakaopoopo mai a ia, “A te faiga fakatasi o mea, maise eiloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e fai ei ke gasolo o ‵pili te fesokotakiga i te va o taki tauavaga kae penā foki loa mo Ieova.”


Undeterred and with the help of loving friends, Maxwell and Emmy rebuilt their home on wheels. 	 E aunoa mo te ma‵taku kae fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o taugasoa a‵lofa, ne toe faite eiloa ne Maxwell mo Emmy a te lā fale fai teka.


His Son too has made significant sacrifices. 	 Ne fai foki ne Tena Tama a mea tāua kae faiga‵ta.


Carry On in Jehovah’s Strength 	 Ke Tumau i te Malosi o Ieova


6, 7. (a) How does commitment benefit people? (b) What does that indicate about our relationship with Jehovah? 	 6, 7. (a) E aoga pefea ki tino a te faiga o feagaiga? (e) Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne te mea tenā e uiga ki te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova?


Since humans are capable of displaying kindness, why is the world such a cruel and harsh place? 	 Me mafai o fakaasi atu ne tino te alofa atafai, kaia e ‵fonu ei te lalolagi i amioga fakasauā kae matagā?


Why is knowing Jehovah and being known by him such a great privilege? 	 Kaia e fai ei e pelā me se tauliaga sili a te iloa ne tatou o Ieova e pelā foki mo te iloa ne ia o tatou?


They were very happy at their release, but they may have wept when sowing seed in the desolate ground that had not been worked during their 70-year exile. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia o latou i te lotou fakasaolotoga, kae kāti ne ‵tagi latou i te taimi ne ‵toki ei a fuagālakau i te laukele sē aogā telā ne seki galue aka loa i ei i tausaga e 70 ne ave fakapagota ei latou.


6 Micah chapter 6 records Jehovah’s accusations against his people in the form of a legal case. 	 6 E fakaasi mai i te Mika mataupu e 6 a te fakamasinoga ne Ieova ana tino.


9 On that same unforgettable day, Jehovah caused rain to fall upon the land for the first time in three and a half years! 	 9 I te aso fakaofoofogia foki eiloa tenā, ne faka‵to ifo ei ne Ieova te vaiua ki luga i te fenua mō te taimi muamua mai tua o tausaga e tolu mo te āfa!


Did John see the need to bolster Gaius’ courage? 	 E mata, ne lavea ne Ioane a te manakoga ke toe ati aka te loto malosi o Kaio?


(John 17:3) Yes, your very prospects for future life are closely connected with your knowing the truth about God! 	 (Ioane 17:3) E tonu, a te fakamoemoega o koe mō aso mai mua e ‵tau o fetaui ‵lei mo te munatonu telā e iloa ne koe e uiga ki te Atua!


God’s Kingdom, now ruling in heaven, is poised to establish its rule over the whole earth. 	 Ko pule nei a te Malo o te Atua i te lagi, kae ko toka o pule mai ki te lalolagi kātoa.


They also clarify Jesus’ role, explain why he lived and died, and point out what he is doing now. 	 E fakamanino mai foki i ei a te tulaga o Iesu, e fakamatala mai te pogai ne ola kae mate ei a ia, kae fakasino mai foki a mea kolā e fai ne ia i te taimi nei.


What assurance do we have that we can endure even the most extraordinary trial? 18 No matter what test may come upon us, however, we know that we suffer because we put first Jehovah and his Kingdom, and we count it a real privilege and joy to do so. 	 18 Faitalia me ne a tofotofoga e oko mai, e iloa ne tatou me e logo‵mae tatou ona ko te fakamuamua faeloa ne tatou a Ieova mo tena Malo, kae e fai ne tatou a te mea tenā e pelā me se tauliaga gali ‵ki kae fia‵fia foki ke fai penā.


Nevertheless, the Witnesses did not give up; they kept right on preaching. 	 Kae ne seki mapu eiloa a taumafaiga a Molimau konā, kae ne olo atu faeloa i te galuega talai.


“Continue reminding them . . . to be reasonable, exhibiting all mildness toward all men.”—TITUS 3:1, 2. 1. 	 “Fakamasaua atu ki otou tino, . . . ke . . . fakatau a‵lofa, ka ke fakaasi foki ne latou a te uiga loto malalo [agamalū] ki tino katoa.”—TITO 3:1, 2.


Jehovah’s people avoid speculation but remain spiritually alert, fully aware of political and religious developments that fit into the framework of the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. 12, 13. How did the prophet Daniel foretell a final attack upon God’s people? 	 E sē tuku taumate ne tino o Ieova a mea kae tumau latou i te mataala i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ka matea atu ne latou a faifaiga fakapolitiki mo faifaiga fakalotu kolā e fetaui ‵tonu mo te fakataunuga o valoaga i te Tusi Tapu.


Saulo’s mother later met his teacher in the house-to-house ministry. 	 Ne fetaui te mātua o Saulo mo tena faiakoga i te galuega mai fale ki fale.


For example, the Mishnah (Keritot 1:7) records an occasion in the first century C.E. when the price of a pair of sacrificial pigeons rose to a golden denar. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne fakamau i te Mishnah (Keritot 1:7) i te senitenali muamua T.A. i te taimi ne fanaka ei te ‵togi o te avā manu eva ki te tenali aulo.


That led to his being taken to Caesarea, from where the Romans administered Judea. 	 Ne iku atu ei ki te ave o ia ki Kaisaleia, ko te koga telā e pule mai ei te malo o Loma ki Iuta.


Do You Know How to Wait? 	 E Iloa ne Koe o Faka‵tali?


Because John was immersing Jews in symbol of their repentance over sin against the Law. 	 Me ne papatiso ne Ioane a tino Iutaia ke fakamailoga ei te lotou sala‵mo mai te agasala ki te Tulafono.


(1 Corinthians 1:26-29; 3:1; Colossians 2:18) However, Paul was Jehovah’s choice, in harmony with His loving-kindness and righteous purpose. 	 (1 Kolinito 1:26-29; 3:1; Kolose 2:18) Kae ne filifili eiloa ne Ieova a Paulo, e ‵tusa eiloa mo Tena alofa kaimalie mo ana fuafuaga amio‵tonu.


What changes there will be as our youthful vigor is restored! 	 Ko tafaga la a ‵fuliga kolā ka maua atu māfai ko toe liu talavou tatou!


(Luke 4:43) He also taught his disciples to pray: “Let your kingdom come.” 	 (Luka 4:43) Ne akoako foki ne ia ana soko ke ‵talo penei: “Ke oko mai tou Malo.”


The spiritual paradise that we enjoy today is filled with “a flock of holy persons.” 	 A te palataiso faka-te-agaga telā e maua ne tatou i aso nei e “‵fonu i tino” tapu.


By only cutting off the skirt of Saul’s sleeveless coat, David showed that he had no intention of harming Saul.—1 Sam. 24:11. 	 Mai te ‵kati fua o te kapa o te gatu o Saulo, ne fakaasi atu i ei ne Tavita me e seai se fakamoemoega o ia ke fakapakia a Saulo.—1 Samuelu 24:11.


God’s holy spirit was poured out on that group of Christians who were gathered in the upper room. 	 Ne ‵ligi atu eiloa te agaga tapu o te Atua ki se potukau o Kelisiano kolā ne maopoopo fakatasi i se potu tafa ki luga o te fale.


In what way are we “God’s fellow workers”? 	 Se a te galuega telā e fai ei tatou ke ‘ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua’?


They Appreciate Parental Guidance 	 E Amanaia Latou ki Takitakiga a Olotou Mātua


(Nahum 1:7; Romans 1:11, 12) Are we not grateful for the trustworthy guidance Jehovah provides through his organization? 	 (Nauma 1:7; Loma 1:11, 12) E mata, ka sē loto fakafetai eiloa tatou ki fakatakitakiga aogā e tuku mai ne Ieova e auala i tena fakapotopotoga?


“Pierced for Our Transgression” 	 “Ne Pakia a ia Ona ko Omotou Agasala”


How often do I think about my spouse, perhaps reflecting on the qualities that attracted me to him or her in the first place?’ 	 E pefea te uke o taimi e mafaufau ei au ki taku avaga, kāti mai te mafaufau ki uiga kolā ne fiafai ei au ki a ia i te taimi muamua?’


How might a person nurture the love of lawlessness? 	 E mafai pefea o ati aka ne se tino a te fiafia ki te ofa tulafono?


His 55-year-long reign was infamous for wickedness, and his detestable practices brought condemnation from Jehovah. 	 Ne lauiloa te 55 tausaga o tena pulega i te masei, kae ne taku fakamasei a ia ne Ieova ona ko ana faifaiga fakatakalialia.


Studying the Bible has taught Delphine something else—to focus on the future, not the past. 	 E isi foki se suā mea ne tauloto ne Delphine mai tena sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu—ke saga tonu ki mea ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua kae e se ki mea ne ‵tupu i aso ko ‵teka.


“The meaning of the loaves” that the disciples should have understood from that event was that Jesus had been empowered by Jehovah God to perform miracles. 	 A te uiga o “falaoa” telā ne ‵tau o malamalama i ei a soko mai te faiga tenā, me ko oti ne tuku atu ne Ieova te Atua te malosi ki a Iesu ke fai ne ia a vavega.


Jehovah will bless the spirit the brother shows. 	 Ka fakamanuia eiloa ne Ieova a te taina telā ne fakaasi mai ne ia a te vaegā uiga tenā.


Why should we imitate Jesus Christ? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaakoako tatou ki a Iesu Keliso?


Eve evidently took it upon herself to speak for both of them by saying to the serpent: “Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.” 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne sui ne Eva a lāua mai te fai atu ki te gata: “E mafai ne māua o ‵kai ki fuaga o so se lakau i te fatoaga.”


At James 4:7, Christians are encouraged to “oppose the Devil,” and then he will flee from them. 	 I te Iakopo 4:7, ne fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano ke “‵teke atu te Tiapolo,” kae ka sola ei a ia keatea mai i a latou.


Samuel is faithful to Jehovah all his life, but his sons do not walk in godly ways. 	 Ne fakamaoni faeloa a Samuelu ki a Ieova i tena olaga kātoa, kae ne seki ola ana tama‵liki i auala o te Atua.


Rather than give in, Moses courageously took a stand for pure worship. 	 I lō te talia ne ia, ne loto toa a Mose o tu mō te tapuakiga ‵ma.


We must completely abandon the sinful course, fleeing not only from serious sin but also from the lesser sins that often lead to gross wrongdoing. 	 E ‵tau o tiaki katoatoa olotou faifaiga agasala, mai te sē ‵tele fua keatea mai te agasala matagā kae mai i nisi tamā agasala foki kolā e mafai o takitaki atu ei ki agasala ‵lasi.


• How can husbands and parents honor others? 	 • E mafai pefea ne tāgata a‵vaga mo mātua o āva atu ki nisi tino?


But accepting the correction implicit in God’s questions, Job changed his thinking. 	 Ne takutonu atu a ia penei: “Te Aliki [ko Ieova], e iloa ne au me e o koe te mana mo te malosi katoatoa, kae mafai foki ne koe o fai a mea katoa e manako koe ki ei.


It should go beyond what human eyes see to what God sees—our heart. 	 E se ‵tau o fai fua ke lavea mai ne tino a te mea tenā kae ke fai foki eiloa penā a te mea telā e lavea ne te Atua—ko te loto.


Others use a midday break for a short study period. 	 E fakaaogā ne nisi tino a te malōlōga i te tutonu ke fai ei se tamā sukesukega.


15:4-6 From Jesus’ comments, what do I see about loving care of the elderly? 	 Ke fakamatala mai te auala e mafai o fakaaogā faka‵lei ei ne koe a te fakasologa o manatu i te pokisi.


After three days, Paul summoned the principal men of the Jews in order to give them a witness. 	 Mai tua o aso e tolu, ne fakamaopoopo mai ei ne ia a tāgata pule o tino Iutaia ko te mea ke mafai o talai atu a ia ki a latou.


Let the account come to life. 	 Ke fai ne koe a te tala tenā e pelā me se mea tonu.


By making our homes havens of love where we put away all anger and wrath and abusive speech, we are teaching our children vital lessons about how to show love and how to respect authority. 	 I te auala tenei, e akoako ei ne latou ki olotou tama‵liki a akoakoga tāua e uiga ki te fakaasiatuga o te alofa mo te auala e fakaasi atu ei te āva ki tino pule.


It was then that Jeremiah declared: “Jehovah is my share.” 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai ne folafola mai ei a Ielemia, penei: “Ko te Aliki fua ko toku fakamoemoega.”


When matters of national importance arose, a representative of the people—sometimes a king or a prophet—took the matter to God in prayer. 	 Kafai e sae aka se mataupu tāua fakafenua, se sui o tino—i nisi taimi se tupu io me se pelofeta—e avaka ne ia te mataupu tenā ki te Atua e auala i se talosaga.


(James 2:8) What do these laws involve? 	 (Iakopo 2:8) Ne a mea e aofia i tulafono konei?


Of course, we can benefit from the Bible particularly if it is available in a language that we understand well. 	 E tonu, e mafai o maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai te Tusi Tapu maise loa māfai e avanoa i ‵gana kolā e malamalama faka‵lei tatou i ei.


▪ While Abraham and Sarah were still childless, Jehovah promised to make a great nation out of Abraham. 	 ▪ Ne tauto atu a Ieova me ka fai ne ia se fenua lasi mai i a Apelaamo kae seki ai ei ne tamaliki a Apelaamo mo Sala.


(Numbers 25:1, 3, 6) Throughout Judah, Jehovah would cut off the priests of Baal, as well as unfaithful priestly Levites who were violating God’s law by having fellowship with them.—Exodus 20:2, 3. 	 (Numela 25:1, 3, 6) Ne ‵ta fakapalele ne Ieova a faitaulaga a Paala i Iuta kātoa, mo faitaulaga Levi sē fakamaoni kolā ne solitulafono ki te Atua mai i te ‵kau fakatasi mo latou.—Esoto 20:2, 3.


Those who strive to apply these practical directions of Christ will bring benefits to themselves and their families—as well as to the community in which they live. 	 A latou kolā e fakagalue aka a fakatakitakiga aoga konei a Keliso ka maua eiloa ne latou mo olotou kāiga a mea aoga—e pelā foki mo tino i koga kolā e ‵nofo latou i ei.


7 This new course brings many rewards. 	 7 E uke ‵ki eiloa a mea aogā e maua ne tatou mai te olaga fou tenei.


But is it? 	 Kae e mata, e tonu te mea tenei?


Is this not a course of action that all of us can strive to imitate? 	 Tenei eiloa te faifaiga e ‵tau o fakaakoako tatou ki ei, i ne?


(1 Ki. 15:4, 5) We can be decisive despite past mistakes if, like David, we remember that Jehovah will overlook our errors and forgive our sins. 	 (1 Tupu 15:4, 5) E mafai ne tatou o fai a filifiliga faitalia ‵tou vāivāiga e pelā mo Tavita i aso mua, māfai e masaua ne tatou me ka fakapuli ne Ieova ‵tou mea ‵se kae fakamagalo ‵tou agasala.


“I’m not feeling well today. 	 “E se malosi ‵lei au i te aso nei.


It is a unique spiritual environment shared with fellow believers, who are at peace with Jehovah God and with one another. 	 Se tulaga faka-te-agaga telā e fakaofoofogia kae e fakaaoga fakatasi ne taina tali‵tonu, kolā e maua ne latou se fesokotakiga filemu mo Ieova te Atua, e pelā foki loa i va o latou.


(Ephesians 6:4) By daily discussing spiritual matters with their children and by conducting a regular Bible study with them, parents help their young ones to enjoy life in the fear of Jehovah.—Deuteronomy 6:6, 7. 	 (Efeso 6:4) Mai te sau‵tala fakatasi mo olotou tama‵liki e uiga ki mea faka-te-agaga i aso takitasi mo te faiga o se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu tumau mo latou, e fesoasoani atu ei a mātua ke maua ne olotou tama‵liki te fiafia i te ma‵taku ki a Ieova.—Teutelonome 6:6, 7.


(John 16:12) Once, people brought him a blind man and begged Jesus to heal him. 	 (Ioane 16:12) E tasi te taimi, ne aumai ne tino se tagata ‵kivi ki a ia kae ne akai atu ki a Iesu ke faka‵pula aka ana mata.


After covering the activity of John the Baptizer and Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness in just 14 verses, Mark begins an exciting report of Jesus’ Galilean ministry. 	 Mai tua o fakamatalaga e uiga ki galuega a Ioane te Papatiso mo te nofoga a Iesu i te koga lavaki i aso e 40 i fuaiupu fua e 14, ne kamata ei ne Maleko tena tala gali e uiga ki te galuega talai a Iesu i Kalilaia.


Jesus added: “The very hairs of your head are all numbered.” 	 Ne toe fakaopoopo mai a Iesu: “E faitaugina katoa olotou lauulu.”


In chapter 4, he discussed Abraham. 	 I te matapu e 4, ne faipati a ia e uiga ki a Apelaamo.


(Ezekiel, chapters 40-48) At the time, the focus was on how Ezekiel’s temple vision would be fulfilled in the new world.—2 Peter 3:13. 	 (Esekielu, mataupu e 40-48) I te taimi tenā, ne faka‵mafa malosi mai i ei te fakataunuga o te fakaasiga a Esekielu e uiga ki te faletapu i te lalolagi fou.—2 Petelu 3:13.


(2 Peter 3:13) Until that grand day, let us keep on walking in divine light by paying attention to God’s prophetic word. 	 (2 Petelu 3:13) Kae koi tuai o oko atu tatou ki te aso sili tenā, ke na sa‵sale atu faeloa tatou i te mainaga mai te Atua mai i te ‵saga tonu atu ki te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua.


Writing to his Christian brothers in Corinth, Paul said: “For my part, I will most gladly spend and be completely spent for you.” (2 Cor. 12:15) Paul learned through experience that sacrificing oneself in behalf of others brings not only personal satisfaction but also—and more important—Jehovah’s blessing and approval.—Acts 20:24, 35. 	 Ne fai atu a Paulo i tena tusi ki taina Kelisiano i Kolinito: “Kae e pelā mo au, e fiafia malosi au o fakaaoga aku mea katoa mo toku malosi kātoa mō koutou.” (2 Koli. 12:15) Ne iloa ne Paulo mai i mea ne ‵tupu ki a ia me kafai e fai ne tatou a mea faiga‵ta mō nisi tino, e se maua fua ne tatou te lotomalie tonu kae penā foki te fakamanuiaga mo te taliaga a Ieova, telā e sili atu te tāua.—Galu. 20:24, 35.


The congregator mentions only three of the basic operations that make life on earth possible—the sun, the wind pattern, and the water cycle. 	 Ne taku mai ne te failauga a mea fakavae e tolu kolā e fai i ei ke maua te ola i te lalolagi—ko te la, te matagi mo te tamilosaga o te vai.


What Makes Life Worthwhile? 	 Ne a Mea e Fai i ei ke Aoga te Olaga?


1, 2. (a) Why should we not be surprised when we experience some anxiety? 	 1, 2. (a) Kaia e se ‵tau ei mo tatou o ‵poi māfai e maua ne tatou te manava‵se?


We started communicating again, resumed our family study, and became regular at meetings. The elders were kind and very helpful. 	 Ne toe kamata a mā fesokotakiga, toe kamata te mā akoga faka-te-kāiga, kae olo atu faeloa ki fakatasiga.


18 Jehovah’s Witnesses today recognize that they too must never be intimidated by the possible negative reaction of opposers. 	 18 E iloa foki ne Molimau a Ieova i aso nei me e se ‵tau foki mo tatou o loto mataku i pati sē ‵lei kolā kāti ka fai mai ne nisi tino ‵teke.


4 Interestingly, when Jesus referred to the days of Noah, he did not speak of the violence, the false religion, or the immorality—grievous as those were. 	 4 Se manatu gali ke iloa atu, me i te taimi ne fakasino atu ei a Iesu ki aso o Noa, ne seki faipati a ia e uiga ki amioga fakasauā, lotu ‵se, io me ko amioga finalalolagi—faitalia eiloa te matagā o mea konā.


8 Others choose not to move away because they are concerned about the spiritual welfare of their brothers. 	 8 E filifili aka ne nisi tino ke se olo keatea latou ona ko te manavase ki te tulaga o olotou taina i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Why is Romans chapter 8 of special interest to anointed Christians? 	 Kaia te Loma mataupu e 8 e fakapatino eiloa ki Kelisiano fakaekegina?


(John 10:28, 29) Jehovah is ready to extend whatever help is needed so that we may obey him as the Universal Sovereign and remain loyal subjects of the Messianic Kingdom. 	 (Ioa. 10:28, 29) E toka a Ieova o fakaoko mai so se fesoasoani e manakogina ko te mea ke mafai o faka‵logo tatou ki a ia e pelā me ko te Pule i te Lalolagi kātoa kae tumau i te a‵lofa fakamaoni ki te Malo faka-Mesia.


However, the parable of the sheep and the goats describes Jesus primarily as Judge. 	 Tela la, a te tala fakatusa o mamoe mo kouti e fakamatala fakapitoa mai i ei a Iesu e pelā me se Famasino.


As he took in accurate knowledge, Rolf-Michael sought to bring his life into harmony with the principles of God’s Word. 	 I te taimi e tauloto ei a ia ki te iloaga tonu, ne taumafai a Rolf-Michael o fakafetaui aka tena olaga ki fakatakitakiga i te Muna a te Atua.


How did God’s holy spirit help certain older men in ancient Israel? 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea te agaga tapu o te Atua ki nisi toeaina i Isalaelu i aso mua?


They will be remembered forever. 	 Ka masaua faeloa a galuega konei ki te se-gata-mai.


13 Nevertheless, the crowds determinedly followed Jesus and found him, as John says, “across the sea.” 	 13 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne tau‵tali atu te vaitino ki a Iesu kae ne maua atu ne latou, e pelā mo pati a Ioane, “i te isi feitu o te namo.”


At stake were the preservation of Lot’s life, the continuation of Abraham’s family line, and the securing of Joseph’s role. 	 Ne fakamataku a te ola o Lota, te fakatumauga o te fakasologa o te gafa o Apelaamo, pelā foki mo te puipuiga o te tulaga o Iosefa.


(Hebrews 4:15) He thus provided a ransom sacrifice, which was needed to help anointed Christians and the great crowd to acquire a righteous standing before God.—Romans 5:19; James 2:23, 25. 	 (Epelu 4:15) Ne fai ei ne ia se taulaga togiola, telā ne manakogina ke fesoasoani atu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina mo te vaitino tokouke ke maua ne latou se tulaga amiotonu i mua o te Atua.—Loma 5:19; Iakopo 2:23, 25.


It was already evening. 	 Ko afiafi eiloa.


The signs are still a mystery. 	 Koi ‵galo eiloa a fakailoga konā.


Indeed, he experienced a new beginning—a new birth, so to speak. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ko maua ne ia se kamataga fou—ko te ‵toe fanau fou, i se auala fakatusa.


Could it be that even without realizing it, we may be influenced by the ways of the world? 	 E mata, e mafai o tosina atu tatou ki auala o te lalolagi e aunoa mo te iloa ne tatou?


18 Our final protection against the influence of Satan and his demons is God’s word, or message, recorded in the Bible. 	 18 A te ‵toe puipuiga o tatou mai fakamalosiga a Satani mo ana temoni ko te muna io me ko te fekau a te Atua, telā e tusi i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


(2 Ki. 23:21-23; 2 Chron. 35:1-19) We also exercise special care to prepare well for district conventions, circuit assemblies, special assembly days, as well as for the Memorial. 	 (2 Tupu 23:21-23; 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 35:1-19) E fai foki ne tatou a fakatokaga katoa ke ‵kau atu ki fono i te atufenua, fono i te fenua, fono fakapito, mo te Fakamanatuga o te Mate o Iesu.


ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING VERSES, WHAT CAN HELP YOU TO DEVELOP COURAGE? 	 KA FESOASOANI ATU PEFEA A FUAIUPU KOLĀ E ‵SOKO MAI KE MAUA NE KOE A TE LOTO MALOSI?


How we react to situations that tempt us to be dishonest can reveal what values we hold dear. 	 A te auala e ‵saga atu ei tatou ki vaegā tulaga kolā e fakaosooso ei tatou ke sē fakamaoni, ka fakaasi atu ei a te mea e fakatāua ne tatou.


▪ What the Bible teaches: “You, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.”—Psalm 83:18. 	 ▪ Mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu: “Ko te mea ke iloa ne latou me ko koe fua te Aliki [ko Ieova] e tokotasi, ko te pule tafasili i te lalolagi kātoa.”—Salamo 83:18.


Elders trust their brothers and share with them Scriptural truths they themselves have learned. 	 Kae e sautala eiloa latou mo olotou taina ki mea ne tauloto ne latou mai te Muna a te Atua. E tali‵tonu eiloa a toeaina ki olotou taina.


A report from the Institute of Geography in Bern, Switzerland, says: “All the major rivers in the world have their headwaters in mountains. 	 E fai mai te lipoti mai te Institute of Geography i Bern, Switzerland: “E māfua mai a vaitafe ‵lasi katoa i te lalolagi mai i mauga.


Recall that God told Joshua: “This book of the Law should not depart from your mouth, and you must read it in an undertone day and night, in order to observe carefully all that is written in it; for then your way will be successful and then you will act wisely.” 	 Masaua me ne fai atu te Atua ki a Iosua: “Masaua ke faitau faeloa te tusi o te Tulafono i taimi e fai otou tapuakiga. Masaua o tauloto faka‵lei i ao mo po, kae taumafai o tautali i mea katoa e tusi i ei. Kafai e fai ne koe te mea tenā, ko koe ka maumea kae manuia.”


Where could she turn? 	 E maua mai fea ne ia te fakamafanafanaga tenā?


Doing so will help you experience the truthfulness of the proverb that says: “Anxious care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bow down, but the good word is what makes it rejoice.”—Proverbs 12:25. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu te faiga tenā ke matea atu te ‵tonu o pati konei a te faifaataoto: “A te mafaufau ‵mafa ki se mea, e ave keatea ne ia te fiafia mai i a koe, ka ko te alofa io me se pati ‵lei e fakafiafia ne ia koe.”—Faataoto 12:25.


Overconscientiousness or a weak physical condition may be factors. 	 Kāti ko te mafaufau ‵mafa o tatou ki ei io me ko ma‵saki tatou faka-te-foitino io me faka-te-mafaufau.


16. By giving to Jehovah, what can we never accomplish, yet what may we always succeed in doing? 	 16 E tonu, e uke atu a mea e aofia i te fakaasiatuga o te alofa ki a Ieova i lō te ‵kalo keatea fua mai te faiga o mea ma‵sei.


What should godly devotion move us to do? 	 E aofia i “faifaiga amio atua” a te āva ki te Atua kae fakamalosi mai i ei ke fai a mea kolā e fiafia a ia ki ei.


4 Whether they realize it or not, most of mankind should dread this fast-approaching day. 	 4 Faitalia me iloa ne latou io me ikai, e ‵tau mo te tokoukega o tino katoa o ma‵taku ki te aso tenei telā ko pili mai eiloa.


11 This divine declaration alerts us to the need to imitate Jehovah by being merciful and gracious. 	 11 E fakailoa mai ne te folafolaga faka-te-Atua tenei a te manakoga ke fakaakoako tatou ki uiga o Ieova ko te alofa fakamagalo mo te uiga kaimalie.


Through all the trials that have come our way, there are several good lessons that we have learned: 	 Mai tofotofoga katoa kolā ne fe‵paki mo māua, e isi eiloa ne akoakoga ‵lei ne tauloto ne māua mai i ei:


He does so through faith. 	 E faipati mai a ia e auala i te fakatuanaki.


Our entire way of life is involved. 	 E aofia i ei ‵tou olaga kātoa.


13, 14. (a) Why did one immigrant couple move their family to a local-language congregation? (b) How did the parents stay spiritually strong? 	 13, 14. (a) Kaia ne fakaiku aka ne se tauavaga mai fenua fakaa‵tea ke ‵kau atu te lotou kāiga ki se fakapotopotoga i te fenua e ‵nofo latou i ei? (e) Ne fakatumau pefea ne mātua te lā ma‵losi i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


(John 8:31, 32; 1 John 4:1) And the more we love divine truths, the easier it is to carry our “breastplate,” that is, to live by God’s righteous standards. 	 (Ioa. 8:31, 32; 1 Ioa. 4:1) Kae ko te lasi o te ‵tou a‵lofa ki muna‵tonu mai te Atua, ko te faigofie foki ke tauave ne tatou a ‵tou “ufi fatafata,” telā ko te ola e ‵tusa mo tulaga amio‵tonu o te Atua.


Regarding the great tribulation just ahead of us, he said: “The sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 	 E uiga ki te fakalavelave lasi telā ka tupu mai mua nei, ne fai mai a ia: “Tenā ka lavea atu ei a te fakailoga o te Tama a te tagata i te lagi, kae ko matakāiga katoa o te lalolagi ka ‵tagi fanoa‵noa, kae ka lavea ne latou a te Tama a te tagata e vau i kaumana o te lagi mo tena ‵mana mo tena ‵malu sili.


For example, German politician Steffen Reiche, former cabinet minister in the state of Brandenburg and later member of the German parliament, said: “The conduct of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the camps and prisons embodies virtues that are as essential today as they were in the past for the existence of a democratic constitutional state: namely, their steadfastness against the SS and their compassion toward their fellow prisoners. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fai mai se tino Siamani politiki telā se minisita muamua o se fa‵kai e tasi o Siamani kae se sui o te palamene o Siamani fakamuli ifo, penei: “Ne fakaasi mai ne amioga a Molimau a Ieova i loto i falepuipui a vaegā uiga kolā e ‵pau eiloa te aoga i aso nei mo aso ko ‵teka me e fai mai te mau me ne seki ‵fuli olotou talitonuga faitalia a fakasauaga mo te lotou a‵lofa ki olotou taina pagota.


Especially in the beginning, I was overwhelmed with remorse for my past wrongs. 	 Ne fanoanoa malosi au i aku mea ‵se ne fai i taimi ko ‵teka, maise loa i te kamataga.


How did the angels react to the founding of the earth, and what could the proper exercise of free will have meant for humans? 	 Ne pefea a lagonaga o agelu i te taimi ne faite ei te lalolagi, kae ne a mea ne mafai o maua ne tino moi ne fakaaoga faka‵lei a te saolotoga?


But what about others? 	 Kae e a a nisi tino?


When calamity strikes others, we are wise not to jump to conclusions as to its cause. 	 Kafai ko oko atu a puapuagā ki nisi tino, se mea poto ke mo a ma fakaiku vave aka ne tatou te pogai.


Some even look like natural bonsai—shaped and pruned by the harsh climate and the scanty soil in which they grow. 	 E ‵fuli olotou foliga ne te sē ‵lei o te ‵tau o te aso mo te sē maumea o te laukele telā e ola i ei.


Sadly, in 1939 he became very ill, but before he died he told my mother: “This is the truth. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me i te 1939, ne kamata o masaki tou tagata, kae ne fai atu a ia ki te motou mātua a koi tuai o mate: “Tenei te munatonu.


Like Job, we did not always understand why things happened as they did, but we did know that Jehovah was always there to help us.” 	 E pelā mo Iopu, ne seki malamalama sāle māua i pogai o mea kolā ne ‵tupu, kae ne iloa ne māua me e toka faeloa a Ieova o fesoasoani mai.”


However, reaching out for privileges in the congregation does mean striving to meet the qualifications set out in the Scriptures. 	 Kae ko te kausaki atu ki tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga e fakasino eiloa ki te taumafai ke fetaui ‵lei a ia mo mea kolā e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu.


(Judg. 13:2, 3) Faithful Manoah and his wife were no doubt overjoyed by that prospect. 	 (Fama. 13:2, 3) E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne fia‵fia malosi a te tagata fakamaoni ko Manoa mo tena avaga.


WILL Jehovah ever put an end to wickedness and suffering on this earth? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou me ka fakaseai ne te Atua a amioga ma‵sei?


9:1, 2—How serious a threat was intermarriage with the people of the land? 	 9:1, 2—E pefea te fakamataku o te a‵vaga mo tino o te fenua?


True Christians do not trivialize prayer by viewing it as just a feel-good therapy. 	 E se manatu mā‵mā a Kelisiano ‵tonu e uiga ki te aogā o te faiga o ‵talo e pelā fua me se vailakau ke tai fakafeoloolo aka ei te loto māfatia.


Clearly, we cannot eliminate all sources of anxiety in this system of things. 	 Se mea tonu me se mafai ne tatou o ave keatea a fakalavelave katoa i te lalolagi nei.


It acts like an internal judge, enabling us to look at the choices we face in life or to reflect on the actions we have already taken and to evaluate them as to good or bad, right or wrong.—Read Romans 2:14, 15. 	 E fai pelā me se famasino i loto i a tatou, telā e fai ei ke ‵kilo atu ki filifiliga kolā e fe‵paki mo tatou i te olaga io me ke mafaufau ki mea ko oti ne fai ne tatou kae iloilo aka me e ‵lei io me ma‵sei, e ‵tonu io me e ‵se.—Faitau te Loma 2:14, 15.


(2 Chronicles 24:20, 21; Acts 7:51, 52) Nonetheless, Jehovah continued to show long-suffering.—2 Chronicles 36:15. 	 (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 24:20, 21; Galuega 7:51, 52) E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne tumau eiloa a Ieova i te fakaasiatuga o te kufaki.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 36:15.


6, 7. How can parents help their children develop a fondness for God’s Word? 	 E tonu, a te faitau sāle ki te Muna a te Atua se mea tāua ‵ki mō te atiakaga o se fesokotakiga pili mo Ieova.


(Job 35:2, 3; 40:6-8) Although “Moses was by far the meekest of all the men who were upon the surface of the ground,” on one occasion he became provoked and spoke rashly. 	 (Iopu 35:2, 3; 40:6-8) E ui eiloa a ‘Mose ko ‵toe tagata loto malalo’ i te lalolagi kātoa, ne kaitaua malosi a ia i se taimi e tasi kae faipati ei a ia ki muna sē ‵tau.


(Rev. 17:5) No doctrinal falsehood is “found in their mouths,” and they remain “without blemish” from Satan’s world. 	 (Fakaasiga 17:5) E seai ne akoakoga “‵loi” e akoako ne latou, kae e “seai foki ne olotou ‵se [io me “e ‵ma latou,” NW]” mai i te lalolagi a Satani.


“Carry On Prayer on Every Occasion” 	 “‵Talo i Taimi Katoa”


Then, “with a zest and zeal known only by those who follow in the footsteps of Jesus,” they sang: “Send out thy light and truth, O Lord.” 	 Oti aka, ona ko “te loto fiafia mo te loto finafinau kolā e iloa fua ne tino kolā e tau‵tali atu i kalafaga o Iesu” ne usu atu ei ne latou a pati konei: “Fakamaina atu tou mainaga mo te munatonu, e te Aliki.”


A FEW years ago, people in France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States were asked, “What does it take to be happy?” 	 I NĀI tausaga ko ‵teka, ne fakafesili atu ei ki tino i Falani, Siamani, Peletania mo te Iunaite Sitete a te fesili tenei, “Se a te mea e manakogina ke fiafia ei koe?”


(Matthew 7:7-11) The fruitage of the spirit includes such qualities as joy and peace. 	 (Mataio 7:7-11) E aofia i fua o te agaga ko uiga e pelā mo te fiafia mo te filemu.


A YOUNG Christian woman in Asia worked as a secretary in a government office. 	 NE GALUE se fafine koi malielie kae se Kelisiano i Asia e pelā me se failautusi i te ofisa o te malo.


So be zealous and repent.” 	 Tela la, ke loto finafinau kae sala‵mo.”


Elders seek to protect single-parent families from harmful association (See paragraphs 17, 18) 17, 18. (a) What danger threatens the flock, but of what can we be confident? (b) What will be discussed in the next article? 	 17, 18. (a) Se a te mea e fakamatakutaku atu ki te lafu mamoe, kae se a te mea e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou ki ei? (e) Se a te mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


In the Family 	 I Loto i te Kāiga


Through our worldwide preaching work, however, Jehovah’s voice is being heard by individuals of all races and walks of life. 	 Kae e auala i ‵tou galuega talai telā e fai i te lalolagi kātoa ko lagona ei ne tino i koga valevale a te kalaga a Ieova.


(Ps. 97:10) Meditating on the consequences of pursuing selfish desires can help us to avoid them. 	 (Salamo 97:10) A te mafaufau ‵loto ki ikuga o te kausaki atu ki manakoga kaimanako e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵teke atu tatou ki ei.


Do you not agree that your teaching may become more effective when you imitate to the full the example of faithful Ezra? 	 Ka loto malie eiloa koe me ka magoi eiloa tau akoako atu māfai e tautali katoatoa atu koe ki te fakaakoakoga a te tagata fakamaoni, ko Esela, i ne?


9 Those who habitually view pornography nurture “uncontrolled sexual passion,” which may result in their becoming addicted to sex. 	 9 A latou kolā e masani o onoono ki ata ma‵sei e ati aka ne latou a “lagonaga fakatauavaga sē pulea,” kae e mafai o iku atu ki te lotou umiti ki faifaiga fakatauavaga.


(Romans 15:4) Some of Jehovah’s faithful servants in times past needed to correct certain aspects of their attitude. 	 (Loma 15:4) Ne ‵tau mo nisi tavini fakamaoni a Ieova i aso mua o fakatonutonu aka a nisi manatu o latou.


Guided by God’s Word When Managing Money 	 Ke Takitaki ne te Muna a te Atua i te Fakaaogaga o Tupe


But do the answers really matter? 	 Kae e mata, e tāua ‵ki a tali ki ei?


Why, then, would he give his wife a tongue-lashing, or worse, if she made a mistake? 	 Kaia fua la ka fakalogo‵mae fua ei ne ia tena avaga ki ana pati, io me ta ne ia māfai e fai ne ia se mea ‵se?


(John 5:43) Then, a few days before his death, Jesus expressed his main concern in life by praying: “Father, glorify your name.” 	 (Ioa. 5:43) I nāi aso mai mua o tena mate, ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu a te mea telā ne manavase tonu a ia ki ei i te olaga e auala i te ‵talo: “Tamana, faka‵malu tou igoa.”


He triumphed over the world, and so can we.—John 17:16; Jas. 1:27. 	 Ko oti ne fakatakavale ne ia te lalolagi, kae e mafai foki ne tatou o fai penā.—Ioane 17:16; Iakopo 1:27.


Yes, like him we should be loving. 	 Ao, e ‵tau tatou o a‵lofa e pelā mo ia.


17 When we contemplate the example of Jonathan, do we not want to imitate his loyalty to God? 	 17 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te fakaakoakoga a Ionatana, e mata, e se ma‵nako tatou o fakaakoako atu ki tena fakamaoni ki te Atua?


We should not let this flood of faulty thinking confuse or intimidate us. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o talia ne tatou a te vaegā mafaufauga tenei ke faka‵numi io me ke fakamatakutaku mai ki a tatou.


How did Jacob show himself to be a spiritual man? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iakopo i a ia se tagata faka-te-agaga?


(Acts 10:45; Rom. 9:23-26) This “holy nation” is Jehovah’s “special possession” in an outstanding way, its members having been anointed with holy spirit and chosen for life in heaven. 	 (Galu. 10:45; Loma 9:23-26) A te “fenua tapu” tenei o Ieova ne “tino fakapito” i se auala tu ‵kese, kae ko tino kolā e aofia i ei ne fakaekegina ki te agaga tapu kae ne filifili aka ke ola i luga i te lagi.


10 We too may face a challenging situation in which our associates try to pressure us into following their human reasoning instead of supporting us in doing Jehovah’s will. 	 10 Kāti e fe‵paki foki tatou mo se tulaga faigata i te taumafai a ‵tou taugasoa o fakamalosi tatou ke fai a mea kolā e mafaufau latou me ‵lei kae sē ‵lago mai ki a tatou i te faiga o te loto o Ieova.


“When it comes to spreading the faith, few denominations are as enthusiastic . . . as the Jehovah’s Witnesses.”—The Republic of Columbus, Indiana, U.S.A. 	 E pefea te loto fakafetai o tatou me e fakamaoni eiloa a te Atua ki tena folafolaga, me ka tuku mai ne ia tena agaga tapu ki ana tavini fakamaoni i aso nei!


We are impelled to exert ourselves in the ministry, not primarily because of a time limit, but because we want to honor God’s name and help people to come to know his will. 	 E taumafai eiloa tatou o ga‵lue malosi i te galuega talai, e se ona ko te mea ko toetoe fua te taimi, kae ona ko te mea e ma‵nako tatou ke fakaaloalo atu ki te igoa o te Atua kae fesoasoani atu ke iloa ne tino tena loto.


2 The night before the tragedy, the family had attended the Congregation Book Study, where the subject of death had been discussed. 	 2 I te po mai mua o te fakalavelave tenā, ne ‵kau atu te kāiga tenei ki te Akoga a te Fakapotopotoga ki Tusi, telā ne sautala i ei ki te mataupu e uiga ki te mate.


He had long considered the Testimonium to be an interpolation, even poking fun at those who believed in its authenticity. 	 Ko leva ne kilo atu tou tagata ki te Testimonium e pelā me se mea fakaopoopo, e fai fa‵kata atu foki ki a latou kolā ne tali‵tonu ki te ‵tonu o te tusi tenā.


We are assured that when we have “plenty to do in the work of the Lord,” our labor “is not in vain.”—1 Corinthians 15:58. 	 E fakamautinoa mai me kafai e ‘ga‵lue malosi tatou i te galuega a te Aliki,’ e se mafai o “maumau” ‵tou galuega.—1 Kolinito 15:58.


He said of God: “His invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made.”—Romans 1:20. 	 Ana muna e uiga ki te Atua: “A te uiga sē lavea o te Atua, telā ko tona ‵mana mo tona uiga fakaatua, ko oti eiloa ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai e alatu i te faitega o te lalolagi.”—Loma 1:20.


You, therefore, if you do an act of worship before me, it will all be yours.”—Luke 4:5-7. 	 Tela la, e a koe katoa mea konei, manafai e tapuaki mai koe ki a au.”—Luka 4:5-7.


After hearing a report of Joseph’s death, Jacob greatly missed his son. 	 Mai tua o te lagonaga ne ia te li‵poti o te mate o Iosefa, ne sē sologa malosi a Iakopo ki tena tama tagata.


You will receive strength through prayer to God, you will feel comforted by the loving concern of true Christian companions, and you will be uplifted by studying God’s Word. 	 Ka maua eiloa ne koe te malosi e auala i ‵talo ki te Atua, ka fakamafanafanagina koe ne te alofa atafai o taugasoa Kelisiano ‵tonu, kae ka fakamalosigina foki koe e auala i te sukesuke ki te Muna a te Atua.


He explains: “Whenever I attended church, I came out feeling as empty as when I went in.” 	 Ana muna: “I so se taimi e fanatu ei au ki te lotu, e seai eiloa saku mea e maua i ei ma foki au.”


Why should you constantly put into practice the things you are learning from God’s Word? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakagalue faeloa ne koe au mea e tauloto mai te Muna a te Atua?


He made changes in harmony with what the apostle Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians: “Put away the old personality which conforms to your former course of conduct and which is being corrupted according to his deceptive desires; . . . you should be made new in the force actuating your mind, and should put on the new personality which was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty. 	 Ne ‵fuli ne ia tena olaga e ‵tusa loa mo mea kolā ne fai atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo i tena tusi ki te kau Efeso: “Tela la, e ‵tau o tiakina otou foitino mua, kola e fai ne latou a koutou ke ola i otou olaga mua. A te foitino mua ko fakamaseigina valevale ne ona manakoga masei.


(Zephaniah 3:9) This “pure language,” the truth from God’s Word, draws together a people from around the world today. 	 (Sefanaia 3:9, NW) A te “‵gana ‵ma” tenei, te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua, e ‵luku fakatasi ne ia a tino mai te lalolagi kātoa i aso nei.


There is one thing in life that matters most—gaining a good name with Jehovah. 	 E tasi te mea telā e tāua malosi i te olaga—ko te mauaga o se igoa ‵lei i mua o Ieova.


This was the right time for Moses to remind his brothers of all that Jehovah had done for them and all that he would still do for them.—Deut. 29:1-15; 30:15-20; 31:30. 	 E tenei eiloa te taimi tonu ke fakamasaua atu ne Mose ki ana taina a mea katoa kolā ko oti ne fai ne Ieova mō latou mo mea katoa kolā koi fai eiloa ne ia mō latou.—Teutelonome 29:1-15; 30:15-20; 31:30.


• How can we show that Jehovah is real to us? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou me e fai Ieova e pelā me se tino tonu ki a tatou?


As a young man, David lived as a fugitive, relentlessly pursued by Saul, a jealous king bent on killing him. 	 E pelā me se talavou, ne ola a Tavita e pelā me se tino maumausolo telā ne ‵sala ne Saulo, se tupu loto masei telā ne fia tamate ki a ia.


God’s Word calls such opposers strangers and warns us to beware of “the voice of strangers.” 	 E fakaigoa ne te Muna a te Atua a tino ‵teke penā ki tino fakaa‵tea kae fakailoa mai foki ke fakaeteete tatou ‘i te leo o tino fakaa‵tea’ konā.


Did You Note? 	 E Masaua ne Koe?


At the meetings that were held to resolve the matter, the Witnesses, clean and neatly dressed, always spoke with dignity and respect. 	 I maopoopoga kolā e fakatoka ke ‵teu aka ei te fakalavelave tenā, ne olo atu te kau Molimau kae ne ‵pei ki gatu ‵lei kae ‵ma kae ne fai‵pati atu latou mo te āva mo te fakaaloalo.


Indeed, when such individuals observe that our faith is firmly rooted in the Scriptures and involves our whole way of life, they may respond by, in effect, saying to the anointed: “We will go with you people, for we have heard that God is with you people.”—Zech. 8:23. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, kafai ko lavea atu ne tino penā me e fakavae ‵mautakitaki eiloa ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te Tusi Tapu kae e aofia foki i ei ‵tou olaga kātoa, e mafai o ‵saga mai latou mai i te fai atu ki te kau fakaekegina: “Matou e ma‵nako o ‵kau mo koe, me ne lagona ne matou me i te Atua e fakatasi mo koe.”—Sakalia 8:23.


To answer that question, it is helpful to examine the gift of miraculous speech among first-century Christians. 	 Ke tali aka a te fesili tenā, se mea ‵lei ke iloilo aka a te meaalofa fakavavega ko te faipati ki ‵gana valevale i taimi o te kau Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


Have you ever felt in need of comfort when wounded by a terrible loss, of guidance when faced with an agonizing decision, or of forgiveness when crushed by guilt? 	 E mata, ko oti ne manako koe ki se fakamafanafanaga i te taimi ne logo‵mae ei koe mai te galo atu o se tino pele, io me fakafesagai atu ki se filifiliga faigata, io me manakogina te loto fakamagalo māfai ne fai ne koe se mea ‵se?


A steward is a house manager or administrator who is placed over servants. 	 A te situati ko te menetia io me ko te pule o te fale telā e pule i tavini katoa.


Having done everything within our power, we must leave the rest to Jehovah. 	 Kafai ko oti ne fai ne tatou a mea katoa e mafai o fai, ko tuku atu ei te ‵toega ki a Ieova.


To understand why God did not immediately put an end to the Devil’s rebellion, see chapter 11 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke malamalama i te pogai ne seki fakaseai fakavave atu ei ne te Atua a te ‵tekega a te Tiapolo, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 11 o te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


We need to appreciate the purpose of our gathering together. 	 E ‵tau o malama‵lama tatou i te pogai e maopoopo fakatasi ei tatou.


So while keeping alive our desire to serve Jehovah in a foreign-language field, we do well to safeguard our spiritual health.—Matt. 4:4. 	 Tela la, kafai e fakatumau ne tatou a te ola o te ‵tou manakoga ke tavini atu ki a Ieova i se koga telā e fai‵pati ki se suā ‵gana, e fai ei ke puipui faka‵lei a ‵tou ola ‵lei faka-te-agaga.—Mata. 4:4.


(Jude 7) Industry leaders promote their ideas on morals by presenting sexual immorality as normal behavior, free of painful consequences. 	 (Iuta 7) E fakamalosi aka ne takitaki o kamupane olotou manatu ki amioga mai te fakaasimaiga o faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau e pelā me ne amioga masani, e aunoa mo ne ikuga fakalogo‵mae.


Caiaphas presided over the Sanhedrin at the emotionally charged session during which Stephen was taken away to be stoned. 	 Ne takitaki foki ne Kaiafa te fono o Setefano i te Sanetulini telā ne kai‵taua ei a tino kae iku atu ei ki te tamatega o Setefano.


Reflecting on these psalms ought to deepen our appreciation for “the word of God” and move us to enlarge and improve our expressions of praise to him. 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki salamo konei e ‵tau o momea aka ei ‵tou loto fakafetai ki “te muna a te Atua” kae fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke momea aka te ‵lei o ‵tou pati tavae ki a ia.


To show the importance of listening to God’s voice, on one occasion Jesus said: “Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every word that comes from Jehovah’s mouth.” 	 I se taimi e tasi, ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu a te tāua ke faka‵logo tatou ki te leo o te Atua i ana pati: “E se ko meakai fua e ola i ei te tagata, kae ko pati katoa kolā e ‵to mai i te gutu o Ieova.”


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(Song of Sol. 8:4) The Shulammite and a certain shepherd did have special feelings for each other. 	 (Pese a Solomona 8:4, NW.) Ne fia‵fai eiloa a te tamāfine Sulami mo te tausi mamoe.


14 Under what circumstances might a Christian wife “actually depart”? 	 14 Kāti ne a fakanofonofoga “e ‵tau [ei] o tiaki” ne se fafine avaga Kelisiano tena avaga?


[Pictures on page 24, 25] How can Christian women imitate the Shulammite maiden? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu a fāfine Kelisiano ki te tamafine Sulami?


Do More to Warn Others? 10/15 	 Fai a Mea e Uke Atu o Fakailoa ki Nisi Tino? 10/15


(John 19:30) What great things Jesus was able to accomplish with God’s help during the three and a half years from his baptism until his death! 	 (Ioane 19:30) Ko oko eiloa i te uke o mea ne mafai o fai ne Iesu fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o te Atua i te tolu mo te āfa tausaga mai tena papatisoga ke oko eiloa ki tena mate!


Few, however, know its sacred meaning, and the lifestyle of many who use it dishonors God. 	 Kae ne nai tino fua e iloa ne latou a te uiga tonu o te pati tenā, kae ko tino kolā e fakaaoga ne latou e lavea atu i olotou olaga a te se āva o latou ki te Atua.


Even while Adam and Eve were still in the garden of Eden, Jehovah foretold how He would resolve the issues. 	 A koi ‵nofo atu eiloa a Atamu mo Eva i te fatoaga o Etena kae folafola mai ne Ieova te auala ka faka‵lei aka ei ne Ia a kinauga konā.


What responsibility has Jehovah given parents, and how can they fulfill it? 	 Se a te tiute ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki mātua kae e mafai pefea o fakataunu ne latou?


In fact, the territory assigned to Amos may have been similar to that in which some of us perform our ministry today. 	 A te tonuga loa, kāti e tai ‵pau eiloa te kogā koga ne talai atu i ei a Amosa mo nisi koga talai o tatou i aso nei.


(Read Philippians 4:6-9.) 	 (Faitau te Filipi 4:6-9.)


He can read people’s hearts, and he knows when compassion is not warranted. 	 E mafai o iloa ne ia a loto o tino, e iloa ne ia māfai e se tonu te alofa atafai.


Now is the time to heed the psalmist’s exhortation: “Be courageous, and may your heart be strong, all you who are waiting for Jehovah.”—Ps. 31:24. 	 Tenei te taimi ke faka‵logo ki te fakamalosiga a te faisalamo: “Ke ma‵losi kae loto ‵lasi, koutou katoa kolā e fakamoe‵moe ki te Aliki [Ieova].”—Sala. 31:24.


Then, in Numbers chapters 28 and 29, we find what might be viewed as a detailed timetable, outlining what was to be offered daily, weekly, monthly, and at the yearly festivals. 	 Kae i te Numela te mataupu e 28 mo te 29, e matea atu ei ne tatou se fakasologa o taimi e ‵tau ei o ofo atu a taulaga, kae e fakamatala mai i ei a taulaga kolā e ‵tau o ofo atu i aso katoa, i vaiaso katoa, i masina katoa, penā foki loa mo ‵kaiga fiafia kolā ne fai fakatasi fua i te tausaga.


Of course, to some, “religious relativism” or “pluralist theology” is much more reasonable and attractive than any suggestion that there can be only one true church. 	 E tonu, e ‵lei atu ki nisi tino ke filifili aka ne te tino i a ia eiloa a te lotu tonu io me e ‵lei fua ke talia a tu mo aganū mo lotu e uke i se fenua i lō te fai atu me ‵tau fua o tasi te lotu tonu.


Amos was a sheep raiser. 	 A Amosa se tino tausi mamoe.


6, 7. (a) What truths have we been helped to understand since the 1870’s? (b) What truths have you particularly appreciated learning? 	 6, 7. (a) Ne a muna‵tonu ko oti ne mafai o malama‵lama tatou i ei talu mai te 1870? (e) Ne a loa a muna‵tonu ne fiafia koe o tauloto ki ei?


Now, if we have valid reasons for showing respect to people in general, how much more ought we to have respect for fellow believers!—John 3:16; Gal. 6:10. 	 Ko tena uiga, kafai e maua ne tatou a pogai ‵lei ke fakaasi atu a te fakaaloalo ki tino katoa, e ‵tau eiloa o sili fakafia atu a te fakaaloalo o tatou ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu!—Ioane 3:16; Kalatia 6:10.


(1 Corinthians 4:13) In some countries, they have slanderously been called a dangerous sect, even as the first-century Christians were. 	 (1 Kolinito 4:13) I nisi fenua, ko oti ne taku latou e pelā me se potukau fakamataku, e pelā eiloa mo Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


While every sin is an offense in God’s sight, he mercifully takes into consideration our failings because of inherited human imperfection. 	 E tiga eiloa e se ‵lei te kilokiloga a te Atua ki agasala katoa, e saga mai a ia mo te atafai ki ‵tou vāivāiga ona ko ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa.


John related: “Now, because he knew before the festival of the passover that his hour had come for him to move out of this world to the Father, Jesus, having loved his own that were in the world, loved them to the end.” 	 Ne lagona ne ia te alofa ki ona tino i te lalolagi, kae alofa foki eiloa a ia ki a latou ke oko ki te fakaotiga.”


(Luke 1:78; 1 John 4:8) He is able to undo, completely and permanently, any harm that this temporary permission of suffering might have caused.—Psalm 37:10. 	 (Luka 1:78; 1 Ioane 4:8) E mafai ne ia o fakaseai katoatoa ki te se-gata-mai so se logo‵maega telā e māfua mai i te vaitaimi se tumau tenei o logo‵maega.—Salamo 37:10.


A recently promoted concept dubbed positive psychology holds that optimism, cultivated by positive thinking and by focusing on one’s personal strengths, can lead to happiness. 	 E isi se vaegā talitonuga fou telā e fai mai i ei me e mafai ne se tino o maua te fiafia tonu mai i te fakamalosi aka o mafaufauga mautinoa mo te saga tonu atu ki uiga totino o se tino.


(See paragraphs 13, 14) 	 (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 13, 14)


What Is Bible About? 10/1 	 Se a te fekau e tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu? 10/1


We need housing, food, clothing, a basic education, employment, recreation, and the list goes on. 	 E manakogina ne tatou se fale mo ‵nofo, mea‵kai, gatu, akoakoga, galuega ‵togi, fakafiafiaga mo nisi mea aka.


The account tells us: “Look! you will be pregnant, and you will certainly give birth to a son, and no razor should come upon his head, because a Nazirite of God is what the child will become on leaving the belly; and he it is who will take the lead in saving Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”—Judges 13:1-5. 	 E fai mai te tala tenā: “Kafai ko fanau mai tau tama tagata, masaua o sa katigina eiloa ona laulu, me i a ia ka fakatapu ki te Atua ke fai mo Naseli, e kamata mai te taimi e fanau mai ei a ia. Tenā, ka galue ei a ia o fakasao Isalaelu mai i tino Filisitia.”—Famasino 13:1-5.


JEHOVAH LIVED UP TO HIS NAME 	 NE OLA A IEOVA E ‵TUSA MO TENA IGOA


As noted at Malachi 3:17, he views them in the way that a loving father views his son. 	 E pelā mo te Malaki 3:17, e ‵pau eiloa tena kilokiloga mo te kilokiloga a te tamana ki tena tama.


For instance, although most nominal Christians believe that God is a Trinity, many will admit that this doctrine is impossible to understand. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e tiga eiloa e tali‵tonu a te tokoukega o Kelisiano me i te Atua se Tolutasi, e taku tonu mai ne tino e tokouke me i te akoakoga tenei e faigata ke malamalama i ei.


• What is integrity? 	 • Se a te fakamaoni?


2 We find a description of this spiritual armor at Ephesians 6:14-17. Paul wrote: “Stand firm . . . with your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, and with your feet shod with the equipment of the good news of peace. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ke ‵tu mautakitaki koutou: ke fai a te munatonu mo kafanoa e li fakatamilo i otou taugasulu; ke fakapei ki luga i otou foitino a te amiotonu ke fai mo otou ufifatafata, ka ke toka foki koutou o takutaku atu a te Tala ‵Lei o te Filemu, ke pelā mo ne taka mō otou vae.


If possible, as far as it depends on you, be peaceable with all men.” 	 Fai te mea e mafai o fai ne koutou ke tausi te filemu i te va o koutou mo tino katoa.”


In the following article, we will consider how all of us can help them to serve Jehovah joyfully. 	 I te mataupu telā ka ‵soko mai, ka mafau‵fau tatou ki te auala e mafai o fesoasoani tatou katoa ki a latou ke tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te fiafia.


At that time, such “powerful works” were provided to show that the fledgling Christian congregation had God’s backing. 	 (Epelu 2:4) Ne “gata atu” a mea konā e pelā mo te fakamatalaga a te apositolo ko Paulo, i te taimi ko palele atu ei te aogā o fakailoga ‵mana konā.


What effect does the world’s spirit have on many people? 	 E pokotia pefea a tino e tokouke i te agaga o te lalolagi?


Guided by God’s Spirit in the First Century and Today 	 Se Kau Faitaulaga o Tupu Telā ka Aoga ki Tino Katoa


HOPE IN JEHOVAH 	 FAKAMOEMOE KI A IEOVA


12 The peace that Jesus gave his disciples calmed their hearts and minds and allayed their fears. 	 12 Ne fakamafanafana atu a te filemu telā ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki ana soko ki olotou loto mo mafaufau kae fakafeoloolo foki ne ia te lotou ma‵taku.


A key element of that purpose was for married people to have children and “fill the earth.”—Gen. 1:28; 2:18. 	 A te fakavae tonu o te fuafuaga tenā ko tino a‵vaga ke “fakatokouke [olotou] tama‵liki,” kae ke faka‵fonu te lalolagi.—Kenese 1:28; 2:18.


Christine lost her money in front of a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne ‵galo atu a tupe a Christine i mua o se Kingdom Hall o Molimau a Ieova.


David did not lose God’s spirit. 	 Ne seki galo i a Tavita a te agaga o te Atua.


Since “the cup” represents the new covenant, only those in the new covenant partake of the emblems. 	 Ona ko “te ipu” e sui ne ia te feagaiga fou, e ‵tau fua o fakaaogā ne tino kolā e aofia i te feagaiga fou a mea fakatusa konā.


In a letter to the congregations, the governing body wrote: “The holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you, except these necessary things, to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication. 	 I te lotou tusi ki fakapotopotoga katoa, ne fai atu te potukau pule: “Me ko ‵kau fakatasi matou mo te Agaga Tapu, ke sa toe fakaeke atu ki a koutou se isi amoga e fakaopoopo ki tulafono konei: Mo a ma ‵kai koutou ki taulaga ne ofo atu mo tupua; mo a ma ‵kai ki te toto; mo a ma ‵kai ki manu ne ‵kumi a ua kae sē fakasali a te toto, mo a foki ma sulaitetapu koutou.


This will be considered in the next article. 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu.


(Psalm 17:3; 139:23, 24) Without question, you have some such areas. 	 (Salamo 17:3; 139:23, 24) E seai se fakalotolotolua me e isi ne feitu penā.


(Deuteronomy 28:2) Yet, some may ask, ‘If no pain is added to Jehovah’s blessing, why do many of God’s servants suffer?’ 	 (Teutelonome 28:2) Kae kāti ka fesili mai a nisi tino, penei, ‘Kafai e seai ne logo‵maega e fakaopoopo atu ki fakamanuiaga a Ieova, kaia la e logo‵mae ei a tavini a te Atua e tokouke?’


Adam and Eve enjoyed close communion with Jehovah, even as the perfect man Jesus Christ enjoyed an intimate relationship with his heavenly Father.—Matthew 3:17. 	 Ne maua ne Atamu mo Eva se va fealofani mo Ieova, e pelā eiloa mo te tagata ‵lei katoatoa ko Iesu Keliso telā ne maua ne ia se fesokotakiga pili mo tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.—Mataio 3:17.


God is willing to give individuals “a heart to know” him. 	 E loto fiafia eiloa te Atua o tuku atu ki tino taki tokotasi “se loto ke iloa” ne latou a ia.


He was to take his rod and strike the rock in Horeb, and then water would come gushing out. 	 Ne ‵tau o puke ne ia tena tokotoko kae ‵kini ne ia te kaupapa o Holepa, ko te mea ke ‵sali mai i ei a vai.


For more information, see chapter 2, “The Bible—A Book From God,” in the book What Does the Bible Really Teach?* 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 2, “Te Tusi Tapu—Se Tusi Mai te Atua,” i te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu?*


He was in need of provisions for his men and respectfully asked for assistance from a fellow Israelite named Nabal. 	 Ne manako tou tagata ki ne meakai mo vai ma ana tāgata, tenā ne fakamolemole atu ei a ia mo te āva ki te fesoasoani o te suā tino Isalaelu e igoa ki a Napalu.


(John 9:30-34) As regards clear spiritual vision and the ability to judge properly, the Pharisees had “a rafter” in their own eye and were totally blind. 	 (Ioane 9:30-34) E uiga ki te mauaga o se kilokiloga ‵lei faka-te-agaga mo te faiga foki o faka‵tauga ‵lei, ne isi foki “se potu lakau” i mata o te kau Falesaio kae ne ‵kivi katoatoa latou.


6. (a) In what sense did Jehovah show patience in Noah’s day? (b) How is Jehovah showing patience in our day? 	 6. (a) Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova a te kufaki i aso o Noa? (e) E fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova a te kufaki i ‵tou aso nei?


That question will be considered in the following article. 	 Ka mafau‵fau tatou ki te fesili tenā i te suā mataupu.


Before Israel crosses the Jordan River into the land of Canaan, Moses prepares the congregation for the great task ahead. 	 A koi tuai o olo atu te kau Isalaelu ki te suā feitu o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana ki loto i Kanana, ne fakatoka ne Mose a te fakapotopotoga mō galuega e uke kolā ka fai ne latou.


To them the words of Proverbs 13:12 would certainly apply: “Expectation postponed is making the heart sick, but the thing desired is a tree of life when it does come.” 	 E taunu tonu mai i a latou a pati i te Faataoto 13:12: “Kafai ko se taunu te fakamoemoega, ko tena uiga, ko te loto foki ko fanoanoa, kae kafai e taunu se mea e manako koe ki ei, ko oko eiloa i tou fiafia.”


A CD can store all the information contained in a dictionary, which is impressive considering that a CD is merely a thin disc of plastic. 	 E mafai o tausi i loto i te CD a fakamatalaga katoa kolā e maua i se tikisionale, kae se mea fakaofoofogia i te CD se palasitiki manifinifi fua.


Sara, who lives in Colombia, experienced Jehovah’s saving power. 	 Sara, telā e nofo i Colombia, ne fakamaoni ne ia te alofa faka‵sao tino o Ieova.


What does Jehovah want all mankind to know about our day? 	 Ne a mea e manako a Ieova ke iloa ne tino katoa e uiga ki ‵tou aso nei?


▪ Food shortages.—Matthew 24:7. 	 ▪ Oge meakai.—Mataio 24:7.


Yet, if you are at a low ebb spiritually, what else can help you to remain in God’s love? 	 Kae, kafai ko oko eiloa koe ki se tulaga vāivāi ‵ki i te feitu faka-te-agaga, se a te suā mea e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke tumau koe i loto i te alofa o te Atua?


It can be powerfully persuasive.”—Colossians 4:6. 	 E mafai eiloa o aogā malosi te faiga tenā.”—Kolose 4:6.


The angel declared: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of the judgment by him has arrived, and so worship the One who made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.” 	 Me ko oko mai te taimi e fakamasino ei ne ia a tino. Ifo o tapuaki ki a ia, ifo ki mua o te Atua, telā ne fai ne ia te lagi, te lalolagi, te tai, mo vaipuna!”


However, it is good to remember that zeal is not just an outward show of emotion or excitement; nor does it depend upon one’s personality. 	 Kae se mea ‵lei ke masaua me i te loto finafinau e se fakaasi atu fua i ei a lagonaga; e se faka‵na foki ki uiga o te tino.


12 Jehovah also deserves our obedience. 	 12 E ‵tau eiloa o faka‵logo tatou ki a Ieova.


Yes, Jehovah uses his active force to empower his servants to cope with trials and to act wisely when adversity strikes.* 	 Ao, e fakaaoga ne Ieova tena malosi galue ke fakamalosi aka ana tavini ke fa‵ki i mea faiga‵ta kae ke ‵poto māfai ko fe‵paki mo fakalavelave.*


PARADISE. 	 TE PALATAISO.


Opportunities for prayer present themselves throughout the day 	 E uke ‵ki a avanoaga e mafai o maua ne tatou i aso takitasi ke ‵talo


(Ps. 31:5) “The truth about something is all the facts about it, rather than things that are imagined or invented,” says Collins Cobuild English Dictionary. 	 (Sala. 31:5, NW) E fakamatala mai a te Collins Cobuild English Dictionary, penei: “A te munatonu e uiga ki se mea ko mea ‵tonu katoa e uiga ki ei, i lō mea kolā ne māfua mai i mafaufauga io me ne faite aka fua.”


Is there a principle that can serve as a guide? 	 E mata, e isi se fakatakitakiga fakavae e mafai o tautali koe ki ei?


• Pestilences 	 • Famai


In contrast, God gives his spirit to those who cultivate “the fruitage of the spirit.” 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e tuku atu ne te Atua a tena agaga ki tino kolā e fakagalue ne latou a “fua o te Agaga.”


1, 2. (a) Why is putting on the new personality within our reach? (b) What aspects of the new personality are recorded at Colossians 3:10-14? 	 1, 2. (a) Kaia e mafai eiloa o fakapei ki luga i a tatou a uiga ‵fou? (e) Ne a uiga ‵fou ne fakamau i te Kolose 3:10-14?


To honor one’s wife means to treat her lovingly, with respect and dignity. 	 A te āva ki tau avaga e fakauiga eiloa ki au faiga atafai mo te āva ki a ia.


15 While we wait for the wonderful future in store for us, Jehovah’s will is that we enjoy the good things that he gives us. 	 15 E tiga eiloa e faka‵tali tatou ki te taimi gali i aso mai mua nei mō tatou, e loto eiloa a Ieova ke maua ne tatou a mea ‵lei kolā e tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou.


He reasoned: “How could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?”—Gen. 39:6, 9; read Proverbs 1:10. 	 Ne fai atu tou tagata: “E mafai pefea ne au o fai se vaegā mea masei penā, e agasala ei au i mua o te Atua?”—Kene. 39:6, 9; faitau te Faataoto 1:10.


(Matt. 16:24) Clearly, discipleship—including dedication and baptism—is an obligation for you as a Christian. 	 (Mata. 16:24) E manino ‵lei, me i te fai mo fai se soko—e aofia i ei a te tukuatuga mo te papatisoga—se tiute o koe e pelā me se Kelisiano.


30 How Can You Adjust to Your New Congregation? 	 30 E Fakamasani Faka‵lei Pefea Koe ki Tau Fakapotopotoga Fou?


When such circumstances exist under Kingdom rule, we will be unafraid and totally secure. 	 Kafai ko oko mai a fakanofonofoga penā mai lalo i te pulega a te Malo, ka sē ma‵taku eiloa tatou kae ka maua ne tatou te tokagamalie katoatoa.


Soon he will judge all the living. 	 E se leva nei kae ka fakamasino ne ia a tino ola katoa.


What does true repentance involve? 	 • Ne a mea e aofia i te salamo tonu?


A Christian man has a divinely assigned role and is expected to fill it. 	 E isi ne tiute o te tagata Kelisiano mai te Atua kolā e manakogina ke fakataunu ne ia.


(Read Matthew 4:2-4.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 4:2-4.)


And what influence should his teachings have on us? 	 Kae e ‵tau o pokotia pefea tatou i ana akoakoga?


He said: “To you, O Jehovah, I raise my very soul. O my God, in you have I put my trust.” 	 Ana muna: “Te Aliki [Ieova], au e ‵talo atu ki a koe; a koe ko toku Atua e fakatuaga au ki ei.”


And the loss of the big toes would result in inability to maintain one’s balance properly. 	 Kae kafai e seai ne matikao vae ma‵tua, ka sē mafai o paleni faka‵lei te tu o te tino.


7. (a) What should be a prominent part of the foundation of a Christian marriage? (b) How do husbands continue loving their wives? 	 7. (a) Se a te mea tāua e ‵tau o fai mo fai te fakavae o se fakaipoipoga Kelisiano? (e) E mafai pefea o tumau a tāgata a‵vaga i te a‵lofa ki olotou avaga?


(Read Psalm 37:25; Hebrews 13:5.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 37:25; Epelu 13:5.)


Yet, this little village would have a unique honor. 	 Kae ka tu ‵kese eiloa a te fa‵kai foliki tenei.


Clearly, the answer to that question is of great importance to us, and we will consider it further. 	 E manino ‵lei me i te tali ki te fesili tenā e tāua ‵ki eiloa ki a tatou, kae ka toe mafau‵fau tatou ki ei.


(Matthew 20:18, 19; Luke 18:31-33) The Gospel accounts clearly show how people—from Judas Iscariot to the chief priests, scribes, Pharisees, and Romans—were manipulated by Satan to condemn Jesus and subject him to a painful death on a torture stake.—Acts 2:22, 23. 	 (Mataio 20:18, 19; Luka 18:31-33) E fakaasi manino mai i tala a Evagelia a te auala ne takitaki ei a tino—mai i a Iuta te Isikaliota ki faitaulaga pule, faiakoga o te tulafono, te kau Falesaio, mo te kau Loma—ne Satani ke fakamasei ne latou a Iesu kae tamate foki ne latou i se auala fakasauā i luga i te sataulo.—Galuega 2:22, 23.


That judgment will be inescapable, for the wicked will not survive ‘the revelation of Jesus with his powerful angels in a flaming fire.’ 	 E seai se tino e sao i te fakamasinoga, me i tino ma‵sei ka sē ‵sao ‘manafai e foki mai a Iesu mai te lagi mo ana agelu ‵malu kae o‵mai mo te afi ‵ka ulaula.’


(Colossians 3:13) “In a good marriage,” says one handbook, “there’s room for both of you to fail, and for the marriage to hold together in spite of it.” 	 (Kolose 3:13) E fai mai se tusi, penei: “I loto i se fakaipoipoga ‵lei, e isi faeloa ne mea ‵se e fai ne te tauavaga kae e tumau faeloa te fakaipoipoga faitalia a mea konā.”


Jesus said that the peace we wished on the household should remain with us. 	 Ne fai mai Iesu me e ‵tau o toe fakafoki mai a te filemu telā ne tuku atu ki te tino i te fale.


Later, they learned that their example of patience and self-control had not gone unnoticed. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne iloa ne latou me i te lotou fakaakoakoga e uiga ki te kufaki mo te loto pulea ne lavea atu ne nisi tino.


They needed to find their way back to “the roadways of long ago.” 	 Ne ‵tau o ‵sala latou ki “auala taumua.”


Picture the seaside scene that we read about at Luke 5:1-11. 	 Ke mafaufau la koe ki mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te tafātai telā e fai‵tau ne tatou i te Luka 5:1-11.


However, some may feel uncomfortable singing in public. 	 Kae e se mafai ne nisi tino o usu atu i mua o tino e tokouke.


It can lie dormant in someone or something until it is needed to produce a given result. 	 E mafai o se lavea atu i se tino io me i se mea ke oko ki te taimi ko maua ei se ikuga.


Rather, long before he said anything to Noah about building an ark, God fixed the time for the Flood to begin. 	 A te tonuga loa, ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne te Atua a te taimi ka poko ei a te Lolo i se taimi leva ‵ki a koi tuai o fai atu tou tagata ki a Noa ke faite a te vaka.


But did Edom, Ammon, and Moab treat their Israelite relatives in a brotherly manner? 	 Kae e mata, ne fai ne tino Etoma, Amoni mo Moapi a olotou kāiga Isalaelu e pelā me ne taina?


“He will deliver the poor one crying for help, also the afflicted one and whoever has no helper. 	 “E faka‵sao ne ia a tino ma‵tiva kolā e ka‵laga ki a ia, mo latou foki kolā e puapuagatia kae se amanaia ne tino.


And the man looked up and began saying: ‘I see men, because I observe what seem to be trees, but they are walking about.’ 	 Ne kilokilo sale a te tino tena kae fai ake, ‘E matea ne au a tino, kae e pela eiloa me ne lakau e sasale sale.’


Your doing so will reassure them that you heard what they said. 	 A te faiga ne koe penā e fakatalitonu atu ei me ko lagona ne koe a mea ne faipati atu ne lāua.


For one thing, Jehovah required that the flour be of high quality. 	 A te mea e tasi, me e manakogina ne Ieova a te falaoa tafasili i te ‵lei.


Battling against whom? 	 E taua atu latou ki a ai?


The Watch Tower Publications Index or the Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses, for example, will help you to locate what has been written on many topics and to find explanations of many Bible verses. 	 E pelā mo te Watch Tower Publications Index io me ko te Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses, kolā ka fesoasoani atu ke iloa ne koe o ‵sala aka a mea kolā ne tusi i te ukega o mataupu kae ke ‵sala aka a fakamatalaga e uiga ki fuaiupu e uke i te Tusi Tapu.


3 Paul mentioned two vital aspects of our worship—faith and joy. 	 3 Ne taku mai ne Paulo a feitu tāua e lua o ‵tou tapuakiga—te fakatuanaki mo te fiafia.


14 For Young People—Stand Up for Your Convictions! 	 PESE: 5, 123 Iulai 5-11, 2010


▪ Act in Harmony With Jesus’ Loving Prayer 	 ▪ Gasuesue e ‵Tusa mo te ‵Talo Alofa a Iesu


I was regularly involved in street fights with drug dealers, who several times tried to do away with me. 	 Ne aofia faeloa au i fusuga i auala mo tino aveave vailakau tapu, kolā ne taumafai i taimi e uke o tamate au.


“Jesus, knowing that they were about to come and seize him to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain all alone.” 	 “I te iloaga ne Iesu me ka o‵mai latou o puke a ia mo fai te tupu, fano tokotasi ei a ia ki te mauga.”


If we display such love, it will become “a perfect bond of union.” 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te vaegā alofa penā, ka fai eiloa mo fai se mea “telā e fusi fakatasi ei ne ia a mea katoa ke ‵lei.”


What will we do if we delight in Jehovah’s law? 	 Ne a mea ka fai ne tatou māfai e fia‵fia tatou ki tulafono a Ieova?


The caliph, or ruler, asked him for a sign of his messiahship. 	 A te pule, ko te caliph, ne fakamolemole atu ki a ia ke fai se fakailoga ke fakamaoni aka ei i a ia ko te mesia.


There is no credible evidence that the church system that arose following the death of Jesus’ apostles was ever directed by God’s holy spirit.—Romans 8:9; Galatians 5:19-21. 	 E seai eiloa ne fakamaoniga ‵tonu me ne takitaki ne te agaga tapu o te Atua a fakatokaga o te lotu tenei talu mai te taimi ne ‵mate atu ei a apositolo o Iesu.—Loma 8:9; Kalatia 5:19-21.


Applying the Bible instruction just cited, Colossians 3:12-14, may be a good starting point if someone hurts you. 	 A te fakagalue aka o pati fakatonutonu konā i te Tusi Tapu, e mafai eiloa o fai a te Kolose 3:12-14, mo fai se kamataga ‵lei māfai e fakalogo‵mae ne se tino a koe.


If they hear you give thanks to God at mealtimes and offer prayers at Bible study sessions, what conclusions might they draw? 	 Kafai e lagona ne latou au ‵talo ki te Atua i taimi ‵kai mo taimi e fai ei a akoga faka-te Tusi Tapu, ne a mea e mafai o fakaiku aka ne latou mai ei?


(Isaiah 8:19, 20; Romans 15:4) It is wrong to add to God’s Word or to take anything away from it.—Deuteronomy 4:2; Revelation 22:18, 19. 	 (Isaia 8:19, 20; Loma 15:4) Se mea ‵se ke fakaopoopo atu se mea ki te Muna a te Atua, io me ke ave keatea se mea mai i ei.—Teutelonome 4:2; Fakaasiga 22:18, 19.


How You Can Understand the Bible 	 E Mata, e Aoga te Tusi Tapu ki ‵Tou Aso Nei?


As told by Alexander Ursu 	 NE FAKAMATALA NE ALEXANDER URSU


Happily, Paul made the right choice, for he said: “I am not ashamed of the good news; it is, in fact, God’s power for salvation to everyone having faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” 	 E manuia eiloa a Paulo me ne fai ne ia te filifiliga tonu, ana muna: “I a au e se ma i te tala ‵lei: i te mea ko te mana o te Atua e fakaola i ei a latou katoa kola e fakatuanaki, e muamua te Iutaia, kae tafa atu te Eleni.”


(Psalm 56:8 and superscription) He thus expressed his confidence that Jehovah would not forget his grief but would lovingly care for him and protect him. 	 (Salamo 56:8, Tusi Paia, Samoa mo tena ulutala) Ne fakaasi atu ne ia i konā a tena talitonu me ka se puli i a Ieova a tena fanoanoa kae ka tausi atu eiloa mo te alofa kae puipui atu ki a ia.


The first part was published in 1769, and the work was completed in 1781. 	 A te lua o mea, ne faite tatou ki foliga o te Atua.


“With him,” wrote the disciple James, “there is not a variation of the turning of the shadow.” 	 Ne tusi mai te soko o Iakopo me “e tumau [a ia] kae seai sona mafuliga foliki.”


Even so, we would like to be ready to deal with any difficulties that may confront us in the future as this system nears its end. 	 Kae e ma‵nako foki tatou ke toka o fakafesagai atu ki so se fakalavelave e fepaki mo tatou i te taimi mai mua e ‵tusa loa mo te pili atu o te olaga tenei ki tena fakaotiga.


Indeed, “the word of God is alive and exerts power” in our life.—Hebrews 4:12. 	 E tonu eiloa, “me i te muna a te Atua e ola kae galue mo te ‵mana” i ‵tou olaga.—Epelu 4:12.


It may not always be in the way we expected. 	 Kāti e se tali mai i te auala telā e fakamoemoe tatou ki ei.


6 That reaction mirrored what Peter and John had experienced shortly after Pentecost 33 C.E. Again the Sadducees figured prominently in the controversy. 	 6 Ne tai ‵pau eiloa a faifaiga a tino konā mo mea kolā ne fai ki a Petelu mo Ioane mai tua malie o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. Ne aofia malosi foki a te kau Satukaio i te kinauga tenei.


How important is faith under the Christian arrangement? 	 E pefea te tāua o te fakatuanaki i te Lotu Kelisiano?


But few signed. 	 Kae ne nāi tino fua ne saina.


24:7-18. The arrangement of 24 priestly divisions that David instituted was in effect when Jehovah’s angel appeared to Zechariah, the father of John the Baptizer, and announced the coming birth of John. 	 24:7-18. A te fakatokaga e uiga ki vaega e 24 o potukau faitaulaga telā ne fai ne Tavita, ko leva ne fakagalue i te taimi ne fakasae atu ei te agelu a Ieova ki a Sakalia, te tamana o Ioane te Papatiso, ke fakailoa atu ei te fanau mai o Ioane.


12 Not surprisingly, many things related to the lives of anointed members of the Christian congregation and their companions are held sacred. 	 12 E se se mea fakapoi me e uke eiloa a mea e ‵malu i olaga o te kau fakaekegina o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano mo olotou taugasoa.


For instance, Who subjected the creation to futility? 	 E pelā mo te manatu tenei, ko oi ne fai ne ia ke sē aogā a mea katoa?


(1 John 2:1, 2) This makes it possible for us to enjoy freeness of speech with God and a clean conscience. 	 (1 Ioane 2:1, 2) Ona ko te mea tenei, ko mafai ei ne tatou o fai‵pati atu ki a Ieova e aunoa mo te ma‵taku kae e ‵ma foki ‵tou lagonaga.


In what sense is the image of the wild beast “an eighth king”? 	 Kaia ne taku ei ne Ioane a te fakatusa o te manu fekai ko te “tokovalu o tupu”?


The parents’ words and teachings will carry weight. 	 Ka fai ei ke sili atu te ma‵goi o pati mo akoakoga a mātua.


(Gen. 18:25; Col. 3:23-25) If a person literally stumbled and fell, he would not deliberately remain in that position without even trying to get up. 	 (Kenese 18:25; Kolose 3:23-25) Kafai ne ‵lave te vae o se tino kae ne siga ki lalo, ka se nofo atu eiloa a ia i lalo e aunoa mo te taumafai ke toe tu aka ki luga.


What a fine example for Christian overseers to follow! 	 Se fakaakoakoga gali eiloa tenā mō ovasia Kelisiano!


Jesus replied: “I want to. Be made clean.” 	 Ne tali atu a Iesu: “Au e loto ke ‵ma koe.”


The elderly widow Anna was blessed by God 	 Ne fakamanuia atu ne te Atua a te lōmatua telā ko mate tena avaga, ko Ana


We Experienced God’s Undeserved Kindness in Many Ways 	 Ne Lavea ne Māua te Alofa Tauanoa o te Atua i Auala e Uke


(1 Corinthians 7:27) Clearly, any marriage of two imperfect humans is going to have its problems, but we have help. 	 (1 Kolinito 7:27) E manino ‵lei me e isi faeloa ne fakalavelave e maua ne se tauavaga se ‵lei katoatoa, kae e mafai eiloa o maua se fesoasoani.


He did not seek luxuries, and he did not have children of his own. 	 Ne seki ‵sala atu a ia ki mea ‵togi ‵mafa, kae seai foki ne ana tamaliki totino.


• What can a man himself do to reach out for privileges? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne se tagata ke kausaki atu mō tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga?


Have peace of mind and self-respect.” 	 Ke maua te filemu o te mafaufau mo te loto malie.”


Whether we find a receptive ear or not, the preaching work is sacred service rendered to Jehovah. 	 Faitalia me e fia fakalogo‵logo a tino ki ei io me ikai, a te galuega talai se taviniga tapu telā e tuku atu ki a Ieova.


The loss of her children and the family wealth must have devastated her. 	 Ne poi malosi eiloa tou fafine i te ‵galo atu o ana tamaliki mo te maumea o te kāiga.


13 Separation might at times be justified. 	 13 I nisi taimi, e mafai o isi ne pogai ‵lei ke ‵nofo māvae a te tauavaga.


Saul sinned by offering up a burnt sacrifice and by sparing the flock, the herd, and the king of the Amalekites. 	 Ne agasala a Saulo mai te ofoatuga o se taulaga ‵sunu mo te faka‵saoga ne ia a nisi mamoe, kouti mo pulumakau, e pelā foki mo te tupu o te kau Amaleka.


• Why did Paul write at length about the ancient faithful witnesses? 	 • Kaia ne tusi mai ei a Paulo e uiga ki galuega o te fakatuanaki o tino tali‵tonu i aso mua?


Mounting Casualties of Disloyalty 	 E Tokouke a Tino e Pokotia i Fakalavelave Ona ko te sē Fakamaoni


Moreover, little children generally require the care of their mother. 	 E se gata i ei, e ma‵nako eiloa a tamā tama‵liki ki olotou mātua.


The Bible indicates that Joseph and Mary were relatively poor. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me ne ma‵tiva ‵ki a Iosefa mo Malia.


What does becoming acquainted with God’s Word involve? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te fakamasani faka‵lei atu ki te Muna a te Atua?


How did a little Israelite girl display courage? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne se tamaliki fafine Isalaelu a te loto toa?


It is the student’s heartfelt appreciation for the truth and his desire to shoulder the yoke of Christian discipleship that will move him to get baptized.—2 Cor. 5:14, 15. 	 Ka fakamalosi aka ne te loto fakafetai o te tino akoga ki te munatonu mo tena manakoga ke amo ne ia te amoga ke fai pelā me se soko o Keliso ke papatiso a ia.—2 Koli. 5:14, 15.


(Psalm 2:4-6) The time has now arrived for Christ, under Jehovah’s direction, “to complete his conquest.” 	 Ana muna, ‘I luga i Siona, toku mauga tapu, ne fakasopo ne au i ei taku tupu.’ ” (Salamo 2:4-6) Ko oko nei ki te taimi o Keliso, mai lalo i te takitakiga a Ieova, ‘ke manumalo a ia i taua.’


Bibliomancy is the practice of opening the Bible at random in the belief that the first verse encountered contains the help one needs. 	 A te bibliomancy ko te ‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu ki so se itulau mo te talitonu me i te fuaiupu muamua telā e onoono ki ei te tino e maua i ei te fesoasoani telā e manakogina ne te tino.


17 Clearly, reminders helped early Christians to remain firm in the faith. 	 17 E manino ‵lei, me ne fesoasoani atu a fakamasauaga ki Kelisiano mua ke ‵mautakitaki i te fakatuanaki.


Why did he not ignore the Devil’s challenge? 	 Kaia ne seki fulitua atu fua i ei a ia ki pati ‵toa a te Tiapolo?


Yet, as God’s servants in the midst of this unrighteous world, we do not allow the spirit of this world’s unjust dealings to infiltrate the Christian congregation. 	 Kae, e pelā me ne tavini a te Atua i loto i te lalolagi sē amiotonu tenei, e se talia ne tatou te agaga o te lalolagi fai mea sē ‵tonu tenei ke ulu lemū mai ki loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


11 Here, then, is another way we can show appreciation to Jehovah for choosing us as his people. 	 11 Kae tenei te suā auala e mafai ne tatou o fakaasi atu ‵tou loto fakafetai ki a Ieova mō te fai ne ia o tatou mo fai ana tino.


Both Moses and Joshua were commanded to remove their sandals when in a holy place. 	 Ne fakatonu atu ki a Mose mo Iosua ke tapale lā taka i taimi ne ulu atu ei ki se koga tapu.


Compassion can be shown in many ways. 	 E uke ‵ki a auala e mafai o fakaasi atu ei te alofa atafai.


Jesus “felt love for him” and wanted to help him, but the young ruler did not give up his many possessions in order to become a follower of Christ. 	 Ne “kilo alofa” atu a Iesu ki a ia kae ne manako o fesoasoani ki tou tagata, kae ne seki mafai o tiakina ne te takitaki tenei ana koloa e uke ko te mea ke tautali atu ei i te Keliso.


When others help us, we don’t feel so alone.” 	 Kafai e fesoasoani mai a nisi tino ki a māua, e se mā māua i ei.”


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(Mark 6:7; Luke 10:1) Later, the apostle Paul mentioned “fellow workers” who had “striven side by side with [him] in the good news.” 	 (Male. 6:7; Luka 10:1) Fakamuli ifo, ne taku mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a “taina mo tuagane ga‵lue” kolā “ne ga‵lue fakatasi [mo ia] i te tala ‵lei.”


For instance, the Scriptures inform us that God’s spirit was active on the earth aeons ago. 	 E pelā mo te fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou me ne gasuesue a te agaga o te Atua i te lalolagi i se taimi leva ‵ki.


1, 2. (a) How do some react to the thought that God has an organization? (b) What will we discuss in this article? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a mafaufauga o nisi tino ki te manatu i a Ieova e isi sena fakapotopotoga? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


Simone says: “It is a great privilege to be in Myanmar. 	 Ne fai mai a Simone: “Se tauliaga eiloa ke ‵nofo atu i Myanmar.


Nehemiah had financial resources, but how did he use his time in Jerusalem? 	 E isi ne auala ne maua ei ne Neemia a tupe, kae ne fakaaoga pefea ne tou tagata a tena taimi i Ielusalema?


Jesus did not prevent the man because the Christian congregation had not yet been formed. 	 Ne seki taofi ne Iesu te tagata me ne seki fakatu aka i ei te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


This wonderful future can be yours if you take to heart Jesus’ admonition: “Go in through the narrow gate, because broad is the gate and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it.” 	 A te olaga gali ‵ki tenei e mafai o maua ne koe māfai e faka‵goto ne koe ki tou loto a pati fakamalosi a Iesu konei: “Ulu atu koutou ki te mataloa mataliki me e lauefa te mataloa kae saosao te auala telā e tau atu ki te fakaseaiga, kae tokouke a tino e olo atu i ei; kae e mataliki te mataloa kae sai‵tia te auala telā e tau atu ki te ola, kae e mu‵tana fua a tino e maua ne latou.”


(Hebrews 7:26; Acts 12:1, 2) The faulty reasoning of Eliphaz and his two companions moved Job to defend his good name and insist on his innocence. 	 (Epelu 7:26; Galuega 12:1, 2) Ne fakamalosi atu a pati sē ‵tonu a Elifasa mo ana taugasoa e tokolua ke ‵pulu ne Iopu tena igoa mo tena tulaga amiotonu.


Therefore, what God has yoked together, let no man put apart.” 	 Tela la, a lāua kolā ko oti ne fakatasi ne te Atua e se mafai eiloa o ‵tala ne se tino.”


6 “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, has brought little comfort to the masses. 	 6 E foliki fua te fakamafanafanaga ne maua ne tino mai i ‘Papelonia te Sili,’ te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa.


Then there was Marcelo. 	 E penā foki loa mo Makelo.


It may be appropriate to read Galatians 6:2, 5 and mention that Christians can help to bear the burdens of one another, but “each one will carry his own load” of spiritual responsibility. 	 Kāti e ‵lei ke faitau te Kalatia 6:2, 5 kae taku atu me e mafai ne Kelisiano o fesoasoani ke fakamāmā aka ei te amoga a te suā tino, kae “e ‵tau eiloa mo te tino o amo tena amoga” o tiute i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) An act of divine justice is not comparable to a human war. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) A te faiga o te fakamasinoga tonu a te Atua e se faka‵tusa ki se taua a tāgata.


I will fortify you, yes, I will help you, I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.” 	 Ka fakamalosi ne au a koe, ao, ka fesoasoani atu au ki a koe, Ka puke ‵mau au ki a koe i toku lima fakaatamai o te amiotonu.”


First, we “disown” ourselves. 	 Muamua la, e ‵tau mo se tino o “se mafaufau ki a ia eiloa.”


(Job 14:14, 15) How glad we can be that not only is Jehovah able to bring a person back to life but he also wants to do it! 	 (Iopu 14:14, 15, NW) Ko oko eiloa i te gali ke iloa atu me e se gata fua i te mafai ne Ieova o fakafoki mai se tino mate ki te ola kae e manako malosi foki a ia ke fai penā!


(Daniel 12:4, 10) Imagine that! 	 (Tanielu 12:4, 10) Mafaufau ki te mea tenā!


(Proverbs 15:7) Dispensing knowledge is like scattering seed. 	 (Faataoto 15:7) A te fakasalalauatuga o te poto e fai eiloa pelā mo fuaga kolā e laku valevale atu fua.


Make sure that the truth reaches the hearts of your children (See paragraphs 14, 15) 	 Ke fakamuatinoa aka me ne ‵goto tonu atu a te munatonu ki loto o otou tama‵liki (Ke onoono ki palakalafa 14, 15)


He added: “He who loves his wife loves himself.” 	 Ne toe fakaopoopo mai tou tagata: “A te tagata e alofa ki tena avaga, e alofa foki ki a ia eiloa.”


The Bible assures us: “God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” 	 So se tino o so se fenua e mataku ki te Atua, kae amiotonu foki, e talia faeloa a ia ne te Atua.”


(Matthew 7:13, 14) It is unrealistic to think that you can enjoy a little of what is wrong but not go all the way, that you can “taste” without swallowing. 	 (Mataio 7:13, 14) Se mea ‵se ke mafaufau me e se se mea masei ke fakapateletele malie ki se tamā mea ‵se e aunoa mo te faiga o se agasala matagā, me e mafai o “tami” malie ki ei e aunoa mo te folokopū ne koe.


The prophet Micah said: “I myself have become full of power, with the spirit of Jehovah.” 	 Ne fai mai te pelofeta ko Mika: “Ko faka‵fonugina au ki te ‵mana ne te agaga o Ieova.”


How can you assist the sick and the elderly? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu koe ki tino ma‵saki mo tino ma‵tua?


What events in Philippi led to the imprisonment of Paul and Silas? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i Filipi kolā ne iku atu ki te ‵peiga o Paulo mo Sila ki te falepuipui?


I would soon be sailing to the islands and be away for a few more years. 	 Ko pili o faimalaga atu au ki nisi fenua kae ka galo atu au mō ne nai tausaga.


What should we remember about the recognition Jehovah grants? 	 Ne a mea kolā ka fakamalosi aka ei ‵tou manakoga ke iloa ‵lei kae talia ne Ieova tatou?


Again, I prayed for help, just in case there was someone listening. 	 Ne toe ‵talo atu au mō se fesoasoani, e se iloa la e isi se tino e fakalogologo mai.


What helps many to endure sickness and other trials? 	 Ne a mea e fesoasoani atu ki tino e tokouke ke kufaki i masaki mo nisi tofotofoga?


(1 Peter 3:8) Do not resort to sarcasm, but trust in their Christian maturity. 	 (1 Petelu 3:8) Sa pati ‵toko atu, kae ke talitonu koe me i a latou ne Kelisiano ma‵losi.


(Matthew 10:27) Yes, they were to perform their Christian ministry openly, in full public view. 	 (Mataio 10:27) E tonu, ne ‵tau o fai te lotou galuega faka-Kelisiano ki tino katoa.


In this parable, the sowing does not represent the work of preaching and disciple making, which would bring in new ones who would become anointed Christians. 	 I te tala fakatusa tenei, a te ‵tokiga e se fakauiga ki te faiga o te galuega talai mo te faiga o soko, kolā e aumai i ei a tino ‵fou ke fai mo fai ne Kelisiano fakaekegina.


assisted by angels? 	 maua te fesoasoani o agelu?


After all, whatever fellow believers do to help us cope with difficult times, we would want them to do willingly. 	 E sili atu i ei, faitalia me ne a mea e fai ne taina tali‵tonu ke fesoasoani mai ke fakafesagai atu tatou ki taimi faiga‵ta, e ma‵nako eiloa tatou ke fai latou penā mo te loto fia‵fia.


The account of Job also deepens our understanding of what is involved in keeping integrity and helps us to grasp why Jehovah sometimes allows his servants to suffer. 	 E fai ne te tala o Iopu ke momea aka te ‵tou malamalama i mea kolā e aofia i te fakatumauga o te fai mea tonu kae e fesoasoani mai foki ke maina tatou i te pogai e talia ei ne Ieova i nisi taimi ke logo‵mae ana tavini.


“No one has love greater than this,” said Jesus, “that someone should surrender his soul in behalf of his friends.”—John 15:13. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “A te alofa tafasili e ‵tau o fakaasi ne te tino, ko te tuku atu o tona ola e sui ei a ola o ona taugasoa.”—Ioane 15:13.


(John 13:13) Jesus made it clear that his God-given work was “teaching . . . and preaching the good news” about God’s Kingdom. 	 (Ioane 13:13) Ne fakaasi manino mai ne Iesu me i tena galuega telā ne tuku mai ne te Atua ko te “akoako . . . kae talai atu te tala ‵lei” e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


Visualize the scene. 	 Fakaataata ne koe te mea ne tupu.


How do Jehovah’s servants demonstrate their appreciation for the privilege of serving God? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne tavini a Ieova a te lotou loto fakafetai mō te lotou tauliaga ke tavini atu ki te Atua?


Superstitions were deeply rooted in Jean’s family. 	 Ne tali‵tonu malosi te kāiga o Jean ki manatu va‵lea.


By All Means, Prove Yourself Ready 	 Ke Toka Koutou i Mea Katoa


When I had two children of my own, I wanted them to have that same kind of life.” 	 I te taimi ko tokolua ei aku tama‵liki, ne manako eiloa au ke maua ne laua te vaegā olaga telā ne tupu aka ei au.”


7 What will help us to guard against excusing ourselves from fulfilling our obligations to God? 	 7 Ne a mea ka fesoasoani mai ke puipui ei tatou mai i te faiga o fakamasakoga ke mo a ma fakataunu ‵tou tiute mai te Atua?


Moreover, the way bread is digested in the body is another amazingly intricate process. 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaofoofogia foki a te mea e tupu ki te falaoa māfai ko oti ne kai ne te tino.


While you have the opportunity, you can encourage him to draw ever closer to Jehovah by reading God’s Word every day and thinking about it. 	 A koi maua ne koe te avanoaga, ke na fakamalosi atu koe ki a ia ke fakapilipili atu faeloa ki a Ieova mai i te faitau mo te mafaufau ki te Muna a te Atua i aso katoa.


We recognize, of course, that “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) We know that Jesus said of his disciples: “They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.” 	 E iloa ne tatou me i “te lalolagi katoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei.” (1 Ioane 5:19) E iloa ne tatou me ne fai atu a Iesu e uiga ki ana soko, penei: “E se ne tino o te lalolagi latou, e penei foki mo au e se se tino o te lalolagi.”


6 “The love of God” compels us to show love to one another, especially in dire situations. 	 6 E fakamalosi tatou ne “te alofa o te Atua” ke fakatau a‵lofa tatou, maise eiloa i tulaga faiga‵ta.


Take, for example, good King Jehoshaphat. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te tupu ‵lei ko Iosefatu.


• How often should the Memorial be observed? 	 • E ‵tau o fakamanatu sāle fakafia te Fakamanatuga?


If a man spends his time and energy working hard to support his family, he stands a good chance of achieving relative security. 	 Kafai e fakaaogā ne se tagata ana taimi mo tena malosi o galue ke ‵lago atu ki tena kāiga, kāti ka maua eiloa ne ia mo tena kāiga se puipuiga tonu.


(John 3:16, 17; Acts 10:34, 35) “He that exercises faith in the Son has everlasting life,” says the Bible. 	 (Ioane 3:16, 17; Galuega 10:34, 35) “A te tino telā e talitonu ki te Tama, ko i a ia te ola se gata mai,” ko pati i te Tusi Tapu.


Young ones too were to follow this way of complete devotion because the parents were to teach the children at every opportunity.—Deut. 6:6-9. 	 E ‵tau foki mo tamaliki o tapuaki katoatoa atu ona ko te mea e ‵tau o akoako ne mātua olotou tamaliki i so se avanoaga.—Teu. 6:6-9.


In imitating Jacob, Rachel, and Joseph, we should put forth what effort to receive Jehovah’s blessing? 	 I te ‵tou fakaakoako atu ki a Iakopo, Lasela mo Iosefa, ne a taumafaiga e ‵tau o fakamuamua ne tatou ke maua ei a fakamanuiaga a Ieova?


But what a blow it is to Satan when we and millions of other imperfect men, women, and children maintain integrity and glorify God! 	 Kae ko oko eiloa i te lasi o te logo‵mae o Satani māfai e fakatumau ne tatou mo nisi tāgata, fāfine, mo tama‵liki sē ‵lei katoatoa te ‵tou a‵lofa fakamaoni kae faka‵malu atu ki te Atua!


Will I be able to support myself in that country without spending more time on secular work?’” 	 E mata, ka mafai ne au o tausi a au eiloa i te fenua tenei e aunoa mo te fakamāumāu o taimi e uke i se galuega ‵togi?’”


So the brothers appreciated it when I helped them organize meetings and field service more efficiently. 	 Tela la, ne loto fakafetai eiloa a taina māfai e fesoasoani atu au i te fakatokaga o fakatasiga mo te galuega talai i se auala tai ‵lei atu.


He referred to four different watches of the night. 	 Ne fakasino atu a ia ki ‵tuga kese‵kese e fa i te po.


(Isa. 41:11) What would we hope to gain? 	 (Isa. 41:11) Se a te mea e fakamoe‵moe tatou ke maua mai i ei?


He might quickly dismiss that wrong thought. 	 E mafai o fakagalo fakavave ne ia a te mafaufauga ‵se tenā.


1, 2. (a) In what different ways has Christendom viewed the fear of God? (b) What questions will we now examine? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a auala kese‵kese ne ‵kilo atu ei a Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se e uiga ki te mataku ki te Atua? (e) Ne a fesili ka mafau‵fau nei tatou ki ei?


He said: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.”—Matthew 24:14. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “A te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo, e fakamatala atu ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo fai te molimau ki tino katoa; ko oko mai ei te gataga.”—Mataio 24:14.


WEEK OF JUNE 18-24, 2018 	 TE VAIASO I A IUNI 18-24, 2018


Why can we be sure that Jehovah will save his people? 	 E mafai pefea o tali‵tonu tatou me e mafai ne Ieova o faka‵sao ana tino?


(1 Ki. 4:29, 30; 11:4-6) So in addition to Bible knowledge, what is needed? 	 (1 Tupu 4:29, 30; 11:4-6) Tela la, e se gata fua i te mauaga o te iloaga e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu, se a te mea e manakogina?