On another occasion, when his pupil Zigong boasted “What I do not want others to do to me, I also do not want to do to them,” the teacher responded with this sobering rejoinder, “Yes, but this you are not yet able to do.” 	 I se taimi e tasi ne faipati fakamatamata mai ei se tamaliki akoga e tokotasi ko Zigong, penei: “A te mea telā e se manako au ke fai mai ne se tino ki a au, e se manako foki au ke fai a te mea tenā ki a latou,” kae ne tali faka‵lei atu a te faiakoga, penei, “E tonu la koe, kae e se mafai ne koe o fai a te mea tenā.”


Once I understood how hard the brother had struggled to overcome this background and how far he had come, I admired him. 	 I te taimi ne malamalama ei au i te faigata ki te taina tenei ke manumalo i te fakalavelave tenei, ne tavae ne au tou tagata.


Doing Good to Christ’s Brothers 	 Te Faiga o Mea ‵Lei ki Taina o Keliso


No doubt, all servants of Jehovah will benefit greatly from making good use of the additional time that is now available for meaningful Bible study and family worship. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me i tavini katoa a Ieova ka maua ne latou a mea aoga e uke mai i te fakaaogaga o nisi taimi kolā ko avanoa nei mō sukesukega aoga ki te Tusi Tapu mo tapuakiga a te kāiga.


If all religions lead to the same God, these five faiths surely ought to have many things in common in their teachings, their portrayal of God, and their explanation of God’s purpose. 	 Kafai e tapuaki atu a lotu katoa ki te Atua e tokotasi, e ‵tau eiloa o ‵pau a lotu e lima konei i mea e uke, e pelā mo olotou akoakoga, olotou fakamatalaga e uiga ki te Atua, mo olotou fakamatalaga e uiga ki te fuafuaga a te Atua.


Modern Examples of Dedication 7. 	 Fakaakoakoga o te Tukuatuga o Tino i Aso Nei


The terms “Satan” and “Devil” mean “Resister” and “Slanderer.” 	 A te pati “Satani” mo te “Tiapolo” e fakauiga ki te “Tino ‵Teke” mo te “Tino Gutu Fatufatu.”


What situation may have tested Zechariah and Elizabeth, and how was their loyalty rewarded? 	 Se a te tulaga ne mafai o tofotofo aka ei a Sakalia mo Elisapeta, kae ne taui atu pefea ki te lā a‵lofa fakamaoni?


Let us show genuine love toward others by helping them to gain “a tight grip on the word of life.”—Phil. 2:16. 	 Ke na fakaasi atu te alofa tonu ki nisi tino mai te fesoasoani atu ke maua ne latou “te muna o te ola.”—Filipi 2:16.


Assembled at the foot of Mount Sinai, the Israelites declared publicly: “All that Jehovah has spoken we are willing to do.” 	 I te taimi ne maopoopo ei latou i te Mauga o Sinai, ne fai atu ne te kau Isalaelu te lotou fakaikuga: “Ka fai ne matou a mea katoa kolā ne faipati mai ei te Aliki.”


As you can imagine, some people might be drawn by cures and miraculously provided food. 	 Kāti e iloa ‵lei ne koe, me i nisi tino ne fia olo atu fua ona ko te faka‵leiga o masaki mo te mauaga fakavavega o meakai.


(2 Tim. 2:14-18) Inevitably, the more a person allows himself to be influenced by the spirit of the world, the more like Satan he becomes. 	 (2 Timoteo 2:14-18) E mautinoa eiloa, me kafai e taliagofie ne se tino a te agaga o te lalolagi, ka momea aka foki i ei tena fakaakoako ki a Satani.


Read God’s Word with an open mind, eager to discover its Author’s thrilling message. 	 Faitau ki te Muna a te Atua kae talia a manatu i ei, ko te mea ke matea ne koe a te fekau fakafiafia mai te Tino telā i a ia te Tusi Tapu.


We should take seriously our responsibility to avoid clothes that may offend others. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o fakatāua ‵tou tiute ke ‵kalo keatea mai gatu kolā e fai ei ke se ‵lei ei a lagonaga o nisi tino.


(Acts 3:17; 17:30) If we are resolved to do God’s will, there is nothing Satan can do to break our integrity.—Job 2:3; 27:5. 	 (Galu. 3:17; 17:30) Kafai ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fai te loto o te Atua, e se mafai lele eiloa o fakamasei ne Satani te ‵tou fakamaoni.—Iopu 2:3; 27:5.


Promoting emotional and physical infidelity.—Matthew 5:28. 	 ▪ Fakamalosiga o lagonaga mo te sē fakamaoni i te feitu faka-te-foitino.—Mataio 5:28.


What did they achieve? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne latou?


By contemplating the hope of the resurrection, you can make firm your determination to keep on doing the will of your heavenly Father. 	 Mai te mafaufau faeloa ki te fakamoemoega ko te toetu, e mafai ei o fakamautakitaki aka ne koe tou manakoga ke tumau i te faiga o te loto o tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


19, 20. What are the good results of seeking righteousness? 	 19, 20. Ne a ikuga ‵lei o te ‵sala atu ki te amiotonu?


The ransom has opened the way to everlasting life for all who exercise faith in Jesus.—John 3:16. 	 Ne ‵tala mai ne te togiola a te auala ki te ola se-gata-mai mō tino katoa kolā e fakatuanaki ki a Iesu.—Ioane 3:16.


(Ecclesiastes 5:12) The quest for more certainly stifles spiritual progress. 	 (Failauga 5:12) A te ‵sala faeloa ki kope e uke atu e fai i ei ke gasolo ifo eiloa ki lalo te tulaga faka-te-agaga o se tino.


ROBERT got baptized as a teenager, but he did not really take the truth seriously. 	 NE PAPATISO a Robert a koi talavou a ia, kae e se fakatāua ne ia te munatonu i tena olaga.


Our circumstances are very much like those of Lot, who lived in the notoriously wicked city of Sodom. 	 E tai ‵pau eiloa ‵tou fakanofonofoga mo Lota, telā ne nofo i te fa‵kai lauiloa kae masei o Sotoma.


Christians ought to weigh any birth control method in the light of Bible principles. 	 E ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei a Kelisiano ki so se fuafuaga o te kāiga e ‵tusa mo akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu.


• What are you motivated to do in response to Jehovah’s provisions for your deliverance? 	 • Ne a mea e fakamalosi atu ke fai ne koe ona ko fakatokaga a Ieova mō tou faka‵saoga?


As we will see, this involved distinguishing between what they could not do and what they could do and then acting accordingly. 	 Ka lavea ei ne tatou, me aofia i te mea nei a te ‵kesega i mea kolā e se mafai o fai mo mea kolā e mafai o fai ne latou, mo te auala ne gasue‵sue ei latou.


They must “put on the new personality which was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty.”—Eph. 4:24. 	 E ‵tau mo latou o “‵pei ki te foitino fou, telā ne faite i foliga o te Atua i te amiotonu mo te ‵malu.”—Efeso 4:24.


And for this to happen, you need to do more than merely seek information from the Bible. 	 Kae ko te mea ke fai penā, e ‵tau o uke atu au mea e fai i lō te ‵sala atu fua ki fakamatalaga mai te Tusi Tapu.


Then “the earth began quaking, and a terror from God ensued.” 	 Kae ne “galulu te laukele, tenā, ne fakatau ‵tele valevale ei a tino i te ma‵taku.”


8 When a fellow believer is physically sick, the visit of a shepherd of God’s flock can be a source of joy and encouragement. 	 8 Kafai ko masaki se taina talitonu, a te āsi atu o se tausi mamoe a te lafu a te Atua e mafai o fai mo fai se pogai o te fiafia mo fakamalosiga.


Why was Jesus able to reveal the Father as no one else could? 	 Ka tuku mai ne te mataupu tenei a tali ki fesili konei: Kaia ne mafai ei ne Iesu o fakaasi mai a te Tamana i se auala telā e se mafai ne se isi tino aka o fai?


TO HELP YOU GROW SPIRITUALLY 	 KE FESOASOANI ATU KI A KOE KE GASOLO KI MUA I TE FEITU FAKA-TE-AGAGA


I also experience the outstanding unity found among Jehovah’s people. 	 Ko lavea foki ne au a te fealofani tu ‵kese o tino o Ieova.


Also among the anointed are humble sisters, who would never try to assume the role of teachers in the congregation.—1 Cor. 11:3; 14:34. 	 E aofia foki i tino fakaekegina ko tuagane loto mau‵lalo, kolā e se taumafai lele ke fai latou mo faiakoga i loto i te fakapotopotoga.—1 Koli. 11:3; 14:34.


When facing important decisions, make it a practice to ask: ‘Will this decision give evidence of my love for Jehovah? 	 Kafai ko fakafesagai atu ki fakaikuga tāua, ke fakamasani tatou o fesili atu: ‘E mata, e fakaasi atu i taku fakaikuga tenei a toku alofa ki a Ieova?


We too may feel inclined to hide “from the face of Jehovah” and stop praying. 	 Kāti ka ma‵nako foki tatou o ‵muni mai i te Atua kae taofi ei te ‵tou ‵talo atu sāle.


The next article will give further proof that these ones highly esteem the Bible and are determined to honor the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.—Ps. 71:15, 16. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu a fakamaoniga i a latou konei ne fakatāua malosi ne latou te Tusi Tapu kae fakaiku aka ne latou ke faka‵malu te Pulega Sili a te Aliki ko Ieova .—Sala. 71:15, 16.


Others have had to put forth determined effort to maintain a positive view of the ministry. 	 A nisi tino ne taumafai malosi ke fakatumau ne latou se kilokiloga ‵lei ki te galuega talai.


[Blurb on page 8] 	 [Ko manatu tāua e 8]


In effect, the Bible book of Genesis contains what might be called Noah’s log of what took place from the beginning of the Flood until he and his family left the ark. 	 Tela la, e mafai o fai te tusi ko Kenese i te Tusi Tapu mo fai se tusi o te malaga a Noa i te vaka talu mai te taimi ne kamata ei te Lolo ke oko ki te taimi ne tiakina ei ne ia mo tena kāiga a te vaka.


We can only imagine how she felt as reports about Israel reached her ears. 	 E mafai fua o maina tatou i ana lagonaga i te taimi ne oko atu ei a tala e uiga ki te kau Isalaelu.


What helped Jacob to persevere, and how was he rewarded? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Iakopo ke loto mau, kae se a te taui ne maua ne ia?


How should we be affected by God’s dignity? 	 E ‵tau o pokotia pefea tatou i te ‵malu o te Atua?


By means of his prophets, time and again he urged them: “Turn back from your bad ways and keep my commandments, my statutes, according to all the law that I commanded your forefathers and that I have sent to you by means of my servants the prophets.” 	 E auala i ana pelofeta, ne fakamalosi atu faeloa a ia ki a latou: “Tiakina otou amioga ma‵sei kae faka‵logo mai ki aku fakatonuga kolā e tu i loto i te tusi o Tulafono telā ne tuku ne au ki otou tupuga, tenei foki eiloa ne fakaoko mai ki a koutou ne aku tavini ko pelofeta.”


The news of this miraculous cure reached the ears of some of the Pharisees, haters of truth, who had agreed among themselves that anyone exercising faith in Jesus was to be expelled from the synagogue. 	 Ne salalau valevale a te tala tenā kae ne ‵logo i ei a nisi Falesaio, kolā ne takalia‵lia ki te munatonu, kae ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne latou me ko so se tino telā e fakatuanaki ki a Iesu e ‵tau o ‵tuli keatea mai te faletapu.


In earlier centuries, people of the nations were welcomed when they came to Israel to serve Jehovah. 	 I se fia selau tausaga mai mua atu, ne talimalō ne tino Isalaelu a tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea i te taimi ne au‵mai ei ki Isalaelu o tavini atu ki a Ieova.


(Matthew 22:37) Their unwavering loyalty to Jehovah has proved Satan wrong on the issue of human integrity. 	 (Mataio 22:37) Ko te lotou fakamaoni ‵mautakitaki ki a Ieova e fakatalitonu atu ei te ‵se o Satani i te kinauga e uiga ki te fakamaoni o tino katoa.


It was during a time of ethnic strife in the early 1990’s. 	 Ne tupu te mea tenei i se vaitaimi o te taua i te kamatamataga o te 1990.


Gerald, who has been happily married for 55 years, says, “The most vital ingredient in a successful marriage is reading and studying the Bible together.” 	 Ne fai mai a Gerald telā ne fiafia faeloa i tena olaga fakaipoipo i tausaga e 55, penei, “A te ‵toe vailakau tāua ke maua ei se fakaipoipoga manuia ko te faitau mo te sukesuke fakatasi ki te Tusi Tapu.”


How might a mistaken view of people affect us? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia tatou i se kilokiloga ‵se a tino?


There were chieftains, heads of paternal houses, and older men to serve the people as counselors and judges. 	 E isi ne matai, ulu o kaukāiga, mo toeaina kolā ne tavini atu ki tino e pelā me ne tino fakatonutonu mo famasino.


Upon seeing Moses, the people became fearful, and Moses put a veil over his face. 	 I te laveatuga a Mose, ne ma‵taku a tino, kae ne ‵pono ne Mose ana mata ki te veli.


(See paragraphs 15-17) 15-17. (a) How might we at times feel about our trials, but how does Jehovah use his Word to help us? (b) Illustrate how ‘God’s word runs swiftly.’ 	 15-17. (a) Ne a lagonaga e mafai o maua ne tatou i nisi taimi e uiga ki tofotofoga e fe‵paki mo tatou, kae ne fakaaoga pefea ne Ieova tena Muna ke fesoasoani mai? (e) Fakamatala mai te auala e ‘tele makini ei te Muna a te Atua.’


Did you later realize that you could have lived the rest of your life without it? 	 Kae fakamuli ifo ko masaua ne koe me ne mafai fua ne koe o ola e aunoa mo te mea tenā?


To learn how the Devil came into existence, see chapter 3 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? 	 Ke tauloto e uiga ki te auala ne sae aka ei te Tiapolo, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 3 i te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu?


15 Imitating Jehovah—A God Who Gives Encouragement 	 15 Fakaakoako ki a Ieova—Te Atua Telā e Tuku Mai ne ia a Fakamalosiga


[Picture on page 17] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 7]


We are in desperate need of guidance. 	 E ma‵nako malosi eiloa tatou ki se fakatakitakiga.


How do Jesus’ words recorded at John 17:3 emphasize the need to know what is acceptable to God? 13 Jesus Christ emphasized this need when he said: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” 	 13 Ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu Keliso a te manakoga tenei i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia, penei: “Kae tenei te ola se gata mai: ke iloa ne tino i a koe ko te Atua tonu e tokotasi, kae ke iloa foki ne latou i a Iesu Keliso ne uga mai ne koe.”


Jesus had what precious possessions? 	 Se a te mea tāua telā ne maua ne Iesu?


There have always been and will always be those who display the sort of love that Jehovah both requires and deserves. 	 E isi kae ka isi faeloa ne tino kolā e fakaasi atu ne latou a te vaegā alofa telā e manako kae e ‵tau o maua ne Ieova.


(Jer. 23:26, 27) As a result, sincere individuals who think that they are worshipping God are deceived into worshipping demons. 	 (Iele. 23:26, 27) Tela la, a tino taki tokotasi kolā e mafau‵fau me i a latou e tapuaki ki te Atua ne fakaloiloigina eiloa ke tapuaki atu ki temoni.


16 Self-control, the final aspect of the spirit’s fruitage, enables us to say no to things that God condemns. 	 16 A te loto pulea, ko te ‵toe fua o te agaga, e fakamalosi ne ia tatou ke ‵teke atu ki mea kolā e se fiafia te Atua ki ei.


Let us therefore look closely at Psalm 90 through the eyes of those dedicated to God. 	 Tela la, ke na mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki te Salamo e 90 mai te kilokiloga o tino tukugina atu ki te Atua.


Instead, he viewed his ministry as an honor of the highest order. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne kilo atu a ia ki tena galuega e pelā me ko te ‵toe mea tāua eiloa.


WHEN traveling, have you ever used a computerized mapping system that allowed you to get an aerial view of your destination? 	 Kāti ka kake aka koe ki se koga tai maluga ke lavea ‵lei ne koe te auala e ‵tau o fano koe i ei?


• How should elders deal with the sheep? 	 • Ne a faifaiga e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne toeaina ki mamoe?


Remember, this world is Satan’s. 	 Masaua, me e pule a Satani i te lalolagi tenei.


What helps us to witness courageously, as Paul did? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke talai atu tatou mo te loto toa, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Paulo?


For like the days of a tree will the days of my people be; and the work of their own hands my chosen ones will use to the full.” 	 A oku tino ka ola leva e pelā me ne lakau. Ka fakaaogā faka‵lei eiloa ne latou mo te fia‵fia a fua o olotou galuega.”


How did Moses’ own people show disrespect for Jehovah? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne tino tonu o Mose a te se āva ki a Ieova?


Jesus said that our worship of God must be based on truth—the truth found in the Bible. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me i te ‵tou tapuakiga ki te Atua e ‵tau o fakavae ki te munatonu—e maua te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu.


5 Paul in his letter to the Romans stressed the responsibility of Christians to glorify God by sharing their faith with others. 	 5 Ne faka‵mafa atu ne Paulo i tena tusi ki te kau Loma a te tiute o Kelisiano ke ‵viki ki te Atua mai te folafola atu o te lotou talitonuga ki nisi tino.


So on the first day of the new month, Tishri, they gathered together at the public square to hear Ezra, along with other Levites, read aloud and explain God’s Law. 	 Tela la, i te aso muamua o te masina fou, ko Tishri (Setema/Oketopa), ne maopoopo fakatasi latou o fakalogo‵logo ki a Esela, fakatasi mo nisi tino Levi, e faitau kae fakamatala a te Tulafono a te Atua i se leo maluga.


An irrational decision for a mountain climber may cost him his life; an unwise choice of a marriage mate can likewise be disastrous. 	 E mafai o fai ne se fakaikuga tuku taumate ke mate te tino telā e kake ki luga i se mauga; kae ka penā foki te fakamataku o se filifiliga sē ‵lei e uiga ki te fakaipoipoga.


How can we train our conscience to have a godly sense of decency? 	 E mafai pefea o akoako ne tatou ‵tou loto lagona ke maua te uiga agamalu mai te Atua?


HOW TO PREPARE FOR AND BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING 	 TE AUALA KE FAKATOKA KI EI MO TE AOGA O TE ‵KAU ATU KI EI


COMMEMORATING CHRIST’S DEATH 	 TE FAKAMANATUGA O TE MATE O KELISO


At the conclusion of the program, a Christian sister sitting in the same row turned to Kim and sincerely commended her for the way she and her husband had looked after their daughter during the program. 	 I te otiga o te polokalame, ne mafuli atu se tuagane Kelisiano telā ne nofo i tafa o Kim kae fakamālō atu ki a ia mō te auala ne tausi ei ne laua mo tena avaga a te lā tamaliki fafine i te taimi o te fono.


WHEN GIVING DISCIPLINE, IMITATE GOD AND CHRIST 	 KAFAI E TUKU ATU A POLOPOLOKIGA, KE FAKAAKOAKO KI TE ATUA MO KELISO


Do you not agree that knowing the destructiveness of immoral conduct should move us to resist the temptation to engage in it? 	 E mata, e se lotoma‵lie tatou me i te iloa atu o te fakamataku o te faiga o amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau, ka fai ei ke ‵teke atu tatou ki fakaosoosoga ke fai penā?


THE apostle Paul could honestly say: “[God’s] undeserved kindness to me was not in vain.” 	 NE MAFAI eiloa o fai atu te apositolo ko Paulo mo te fakamaoni, penei: “Ne seki māumāu [te] alofa tauanoa [o te Atua] telā ne fakaasi mai ki a au.”


What did Paul write to Titus about the conscience? 	 Se a te mea ne tusi atu ei a Paulo ki a Tito e uiga ki te loto lagona?


Rather than dwelling on a seeming injustice, what can young ones do? 	 I lō te mafaufau ki mea kolā e foliga mai me e ‵se, ne a mea e mafai o fai ne tama‵liki?


Thus, I tell you, joy arises among the angels of God over one sinner that repents.”—Luke 15:8-10. 	 Au e fai atu ki a koutou, me penā foki eiloa te fia‵fia o te kau agelu a te Atua, i te tino agasala e tokotasi ko salamō.”—Luka 15:8-10.


When he was 12 years old, for example, his parents found him in the midst of the teachers in the temple, “listening to them and questioning them.” 	 E pelā mo te taimi ko 12 ei ana tausaga, ne maua atu ne ana mātua a ia e ‵nofo tasi mo faiakoga i loto i te faletapu, e “fakalogologo kae fai fesili atu ki a latou.”


Jesus’ reaction to all these man-made laws was simple. 	 Ne faigofie fua te tali ne fai atu ne Iesu ki tulafono katoa kolā ne fai ne tagata.


Stimulating Bible-based dramas encourage both young and old to examine their motives and guard against the pressures exerted by the world’s ungodly thinking. 	 A tala fai tāga kolā e fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu e fesoasoani mai ki a tatou katoa, talavou mo tino ma‵tua, ke fakamautinoa aka me e tavini atu tatou ki a Ieova mō te pogai tonu kae ke puipui tatou mai mafaufauga o te lalolagi.


2:19-22. Naomi and Ruth enjoyed pleasant conversation during the evening hours, the older one taking an interest in the activities of the younger, both freely expressing their thoughts and feelings. 	 2:19-22. Ne fia‵fia foki a Naomi mo Luta ki lā sautalaga i afiafi po, ne amanaia a te lomatua ki galuega e fai ne ia foliki, kae ne fakatau fakaasi atu ne laua a lā mafaufauga mo lā lagonaga.


WE OUGHT to accept the sayings of God’s only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and apply them in our life. 	 E ‵TAU o talia ne tatou a akoakoga a te Tama e tokotasi a te Atua, ko Iesu Keliso, kae fakagalue ne tatou i ‵tou olaga.


One commented on Micah 6:8, noting that being modest in walking with God means knowing one’s limitations. 	 E tasi te mataupu penā ne fakamatala mai i ei te Mika 6:8, telā e fakamasaua mai me i te mauaga o te agamalū i te sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua e fakauiga i ei ki te iloaga ne se tino a mea e mafai o fai mo mea e se mafai ne ia o fai.


Do I show proper honor for God’s arrangement of marriage? 	 E mata, e faka‵malu ne au te fakatokaga a te Atua e uiga ki te fakaipoipoga?


On the other hand, taking too much initiative—essentially taking over the widow’s life—might lead to hurt feelings or conflict. 	 Kae ko te suā feitu, e se ‵tau o fakatonu atu ki a ia—i te pule katoatoa atu ki te olaga o te fafine telā ko mate tena avaga—me ka iku atu te faiga tenā ki te loto māfatia mo te ita.


On a recent trip, she told her companions, “I don’t want to see any more castles; I want to go out in the field ministry!” 	 I tena malaga fakamuli nei, ne fai atu a ia ki tena taugasoa, “Au e se manako ke toe onoono ki kogā koga takutakua; au e manako o fano o talai!”


Or do you often walk by without a smile or a pleasant word? 	 Io me e masani o sasale atu koe e aunoa mo se fakamisikata io me se faipati atu?


David said that Jehovah “certainly hates” him. 	 E fai mai a Tavita me i a Ieova e “takalialia ‵ki” eiloa ki te tino tenā.


Jesus denounced religious leaders in his day who prayed hypocritically; they cared only about making a show of their piety. 	 Ne taku fakamasei ne Iesu a takitaki lotu i ana aso kolā ne ‵talo fakaloi‵loi atu; ne fia fakaasi atu fua te lotou fia amio‵tonu i mua o tino.


(John 14:24-26) He impressed upon their minds and hearts the importance of the Kingdom of God. 	 (Ioane 14:24-26) Ne faka‵mafa ne ia i olotou mafaufauga mo olotou loto a te tāua o te Malo o te Atua.


And would you not agree that our own imperfections and unpredictable circumstances cause many of our problems? Has God been responsible for the hardships in your life—or for the blessings? 	 E mata, e se lotomalie koe me e māfua mai a ‵tou fakalavelave i ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa mo te mafuli‵fuli o fakanofonofoga?


They wait for buses and trains. 	 E faka‵tali sāle latou ki pasi mo vaka trains—change.


18 Satan is very rapidly driving down the world’s moral values, and he especially wants to corrupt true Christians. 	 18 Ko galue fakavave nei a Satani o fakamasei te tulaga o te lalolagi i mea tau amioga, kae maise eiloa tena manakoga fakapito ke fakamasei atu ki Kelisiano ‵tonu.


The Light Continues to Shine 	 E Fakamaina Mai Faeloa te Mainaga


Worse, after Brother Russell’s death in October 1916, opposition arose from inside the organization. 	 E se gata i ei, mai tua eiloa o te mate o te Taina ko Russell i a Oketopa 1916, ne ‵sae aka a ‵tekemaiga mai loto eiloa i te fakapotopotoga.


What unexpected problems may arise in a marriage, but of what may a Christian be certain? 	 Ne a fakalavelave e seki fakamoemoegina e mafai o ‵sae aka i se avaga, kae se a te mea e mafai o mautinoa i se Kelisiano?


(2 Kings 4:8-37; 8:1-6) But how much happier they will be when raised to life on earth in the “better resurrection”—one that sets before them the possibility of never having to die again! 	 (2 Tupu 4:8-37; 8:1-6) Ka sili fakafia atu te lā fia‵fia māfai ko toe faka‵tu mai laua ki te ola i te lalolagi nei ki “te olaga e sili atu i te ‵lei”—ko te vaegā olaga telā e mafai o se toe ‵mate laua i ei!


An Israelite father and his son committed sexual immorality with the same temple prostitute. 	 Ne ‵moe fakatauavaga se tagata Isalaelu mo tena tama mo te fafine talitagata eiloa e tokotasi o te faletapu.


In what ways did accurate knowledge of God protect Noah? 	 I auala fea ne puipui ei a Noa ne te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te Atua?


Do you desire good health and a long life for yourself and your family? 	 E mata, e manako koe ke maua te malosi ‵lei kae ola i se taimi leva fakatasi mo tou kāiga?


“Nothing can hinder Jehovah from saving by many or by few,” said Jonathan. 	 “E se taumate kāti ka fesoasoani mai te Aliki [Ieova] ki a tāua,” ko muna a Ionatana.


17 Second, the preaching of the good news lays the foundation for God’s righteous judgment. 	 17 A te lua o mea, e fakatoka ne te talaiga o te tala ‵lei a te fakavae mō fakamasinoga amio‵tonu a te Atua.


“Blessed is the One coming as the King in Jehovah’s name!” they cry. 	 Ne ka‵laga atu latou penei: “Ke manuia te Tupu tela e vau i te igoa o te Aliki!”


Daniel was to come to his end in death and then rest. 	 Ka oko atu a Tanielu ki tena gataga i te mate, ko malōlō ei a ia.


Regardless of what we must face, let us always exercise faith in God and follow his Son.—2 Cor. 4:16-18. 	 Faitalia me ne a mea e mafai o fe‵paki mo tatou, ke na fakatuanaki eiloa tatou ki te Atua mo tena Tama.—2 Kolinito 4:16-18.


Remarks one writer: “The occult world offers to the individual a ‘free marketplace’ of ideas.” 	 E fai mai penei se tino tusitala e tokotasi: “E tuku mai ne tino faivailakau a ‘vaegā manatu valevale’ katoa.”


And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.” 	 I te po sefulu fitu o te fitu o masina, ne kasa ei te vaka i te ulu o te atumauga o Alalata.”


They could have asked themselves such questions as: ‘Who appeared before Pharaoh at the risk of their lives? 	 Ne mafai o ‵sili ifo ne latou a vaegā fesili, penei: ‘Ko oi ne olo atu ki te Falao faitalia me ne mafai o ‵mate laua i ei?


If so, do not hesitate to ask one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kafai e fia iloa ne koe, sa fakatalave o fesili atu ki se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova.


He rejected Satan’s direct attacks on his loyalty. 	 Ne ‵teke atu ne ia a kinauga a Satani e uiga ki tena alofa fakamaoni.


7 Jesus promised that our Father in heaven will not fail to give holy spirit to those asking Him. 	 7 Ne tauto mai a Iesu me i te ‵tou Tamana i te lagi e se fakatamala eiloa o tuku atu tena agaga tapu ki a latou kolā e fakamolemole atu ki a Ia.


(Isa. 43:10) All members of the nation were included in that one servant class. 	 (Isaia 43:10, NW) Ne aofia a tino katoa o te fenua i te potukau tenā e pelā me se tavini e tokotasi.


By doing so, the appointed men will be following Paul’s counsel: “We, though, who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those not strong, and not to be pleasing ourselves. 	 Mai i te fai penā, e tau‵tali atu a vaegā tagata penā kolā ne ‵tofi aka ki pati fakatonutonu a Paulo: “Ko tatou kolā e ma‵losi i te fakatuanaki, e ‵tau mo tatou o fesoasoani ki mea e se mafai ne tino vāi‵vai, kae ke se fakafiafia ifo tatou ki a tatou eiloa.


The man was amazed that the Witness had taken his own time to visit people and check on them. 	 Ne ofo tou tagata me ne fakaaogā ne te Molimau ana taimi totino ke āsi atu ki tino kae onoono aka me e pefea latou.


Their attitude and action were exemplary. 	 E gali ‵ki eiloa te lotou kilokiloga mo olotou faifaiga.


He is a God of love and provides uplifting encouragement in various ways. 	 A iako te Atua alofa kae fakamalosi mai ne ia tatou i auala kese‵kese.


20 Dwelling on wrong thoughts can lead to a state of mind in which a person is willing to throw away his precious relationship with Jehovah in exchange for something to which he has no right. 	 20 A te saga atu faeloa ki mafaufauga sē ‵tonu e mafai o takitaki ei se tino ke fia ‵pei keatea ne ia a tena fesokotakiga tāua mo Ieova ko te mea fua ke maua ne ia se mea telā e seai eiloa sena aiā ki ei.


Do Not Yield to the Devil 	 Sa Tuku Atu se Avanoaga ki te Tiapolo


How do we show that desire? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou te manakoga tenā?


They had sinned to such an extent that Jehovah decided to execute judgment on them by having them taken into exile in Babylon. 	 Ne agasala latou kae ne fakasala latou ne Ieova mai te ave fakapagota ki Papelonia.


In some cases, anxiety may be caused or intensified by medical conditions, such as clinical depression. 	 I nisi taimi e mafai o ‵sae aka a manavasēga mafai e fakamasaki‵saki tatou io me ko loto mafatia tatou.


• How does faith help us to meet various trials? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne koe a pati i te Iakopo 1:5-8 e uiga ki te fakatuanaki?


(Read 1 Peter 3:3, 4; Jer. 9:23, 24) Vain sentiments in our hearts will eventually show up in our actions. 	 (Faitau te 1 Petelu 3:3, 4; Iele. 9:23, 24) A uiga fakamata‵mata i ‵tou loto ka ‵sae aka fakamuli i ‵tou faifaiga.


2 However, God’s time to bring about complete peace has not yet come. 	 2 Kae e seki oko atu ki te taimi o te Atua ke aumai ne ia te filemu katoatoa.


Therefore, God’s prophet urged: “Before the statute gives birth to anything, before the day has passed by just like chaff, before there comes upon you people the burning anger of Jehovah, before there comes upon you the day of Jehovah’s anger, seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth, who have practiced His own judicial decision. 	 Ke fai ne koutou a te mea tonu, kae olo atu koutou mo te loto malalo ki mua o te Aliki.


With my father’s threat ringing in my ears, I decided to leave. 	 Ona ko fakamatakutakuga mai toku tamana, ne fakaiku aka ei ne au ke tiaki te fale.


JOSIAH KEPT JEHOVAH’S COMMANDMENTS 	 NE TAUSI A IOSIA KI TULAFONO A TE ATUA


Or is the hope of true peace nothing more than a dream? 	 Io me e fai fua te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te filemu tonu e pelā me se moemiti fua?


If you are now a baptized Christian, have you thought about the fact that your life course should, and likely does, reveal your ongoing pursuit of righteousness? 	 Kafai koe se Kelisiano papatiso nei, kai mafaufau aka koe me i te auala e ola ei koe, kae kāti ko fai eiloa koe penā, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ei tou taumafai faeloa o fakaasi atu te amiotonu?


It is not feared. 	 E se ma‵taku latou ki ei.


(Psalm 145:18) We can be like Moses, of whom Paul wrote: “By faith he left Egypt, but not fearing the anger of the king, for he continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible.”—Hebrews 11:27. 	 (Salamo 145:18) E mafai o fai tatou pelā mo Mose, telā ne tusi mai penei a Paulo e uiga ki a ia: “Ko te fakatuanaki ne ala ei a Mose o fano keatea mai i Aikupito mo te se mataku ki te fakasaua o te tupu; e tumau foki tona talitonu me ko matea eiloa ne ia te Atua tela e se mafai o matea.”—Epe.


At that time, it seemed impossible that the entire nation could be set free and settled in the Promised Land. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne foliga mai me e se mafai o fakasaoloto a te fenua kātoa kae olo o ‵nofo i te Fenua o te Folafolaga.


It concerns the question, What is its purpose? 	 E fai ei ke mafau‵fau ki te fesili, Se a te pogai o te ‵toe fanau mai?


If my heart has been enticed toward a woman, and I kept lying in wait at the very entranceway of my companion, let my wife do the grinding for another man, and over her let other men kneel down.”—Job 31:1, 9, 10. 	 Kafai au ne manako ki te avaga a toku tuakoi, kae ne ‵muni au o fakatalitali ki ei i tua o tena mataloa, ko tuku atu la ei taku avaga ke ‵tunu ne ia a meakai a te suā tagata kae ke moe i te moega o te suā tagata.”—Iopu 31:1, 9, 10.


“Ministering to One Another” 	 Tavini “mō te ‵Lei o Nisi Tino”


Likewise, not everyone adapts to a new congregation at the same pace. 	 E penā foki loa, e se ‵pau a te vave mō tino katoa ke fakamasani faka‵lei ki se koga fou.


(Genesis 4:2) Did the choice of that name reflect lower expectations, as if they put less hope in Abel than in Cain? 	 (Kenese 4:2) E mata, e fakaasi mai i te igoa tenā a te lā manatu fatauva, e pelā me sē lasi te fakamoemoega e mafai o maua mai i a Apelu i lō Kaino?


Other translations render that phrase “my very own,” “my most prized possession,” and “my jewels.” 	 E fakaaogā i nisi ‵fuliga a tugāpati konei “aku mea totino,” “oku kope tāua,” mo “oku toe koloa tāua.”


This can be avoided if those marrying do all they can to strengthen their bond as husband and wife.—Eph. 5:31. 	 E mafai o ‵kalo keatea mai te mea tenei māfai e fai ne tino a‵vaga a mea katoa e mafai ne latou o fai ke fakamalosi aka ei te lotou fesokotakiga e pelā me se tauavaga.—Efeso 5:31.


(Heb. 9:11-14) That perfect sacrifice would provide real atonement for two groups of people—the priestly class of Christ’s 144,000 spirit-anointed brothers and the “other sheep.” 	 (Epelu 9:11-14) A te taulaga ‵lei katoatoa tenā e tuku mai i ei te faka‵maga tonu o potukau e lua o tino—ko te potukau fakafaitaulaga o taina fakaekegina ki te agaga o Keliso e toko 144,000 mo ‘nisi mamoe.’


The same is true for Christians in these “last days.”—2 Tim. 3:1. 	 E ‵pau eiloa mo Kelisiano i “aso fakaoti” konei.—2 Timo. 3:1.


A Concern for People 	 Te Amanaia Tonu ki Tino


• On what basis does Jehovah act with goodness toward all? 	 • Se a te mea e fakavae ki ei a mea ‵lei kolā e fai ne Ieova ki tino katoa?


Instead of fearing and honoring Jehovah, they offered sick and lame animals on his altar. 	 I lō te ma‵taku mo te āva ki a Ieova, ne ofo atu ne latou a manu ma‵saki kae sē ‵lei ki tena fatafaitaulaga.


Astrology and Fortune-Telling—Windows to the Future? 	 Iloiloga o Fetū mo te Fakamatalaga o Mea ‵Tupu i Aso Mai Mua—E Mata, ne Auala ke Iloa Aka a Mea ka ‵Tupu i Aso Mai Mua?


(Acts 15:36) When concluding the call, you may find it practical to make an appointment to share in the ministry together. 	 (Galu. 15:36) I te fakaotiga o te āsiga, e mafai ne koe o fai se fakatokaga ke ga‵lue tasi koulua i te galuega talai.


Yet, in principle they also apply to those of the other sheep, who have been declared righteous as God’s friends, as was Abraham in pre-Christian times.—Romans 4:20-22; James 2:21-23. 	 Kae i nisi feitu, e aogā foki eiloa ki nisi mamoe kolā e fai pelā me ne taugasoa amio‵tonu o te Atua e pelā eiloa mo Apelaamo telā ne ola mua atu o te kau Kelisiano.—Loma 4:20-22; Iakopo 2:21-23.


“I felt overwhelmed,” she recalls. 	 “Ne silia ‵ki eiloa toku fiafia,” ko mea e masaua ne tou fafine.


How we appreciate the sun’s light and heat and the moon’s soft glow at night! 	 Ko oko eiloa te fia‵fia o tatou ki te mainaga mo te ‵vela mai o te la mo te sulu gali mai o te masina i te po!


It keeps Jehovah’s holy name clear of reproach and protects the fine reputation of his people. 	 E tausi i ei te igoa tapu o Ieova ke ‵ma mai i fakamaseiga kae e puipui foki i ei te tulaga ‵lei o ana tino.


God sent Jesus with good news for the poor. 	 Ne uga atu ne te Atua a Iesu mō se tala ‵lei ki tino ma‵tiva.


Whatever natural aptitude Bezalel may have had was enhanced by holy spirit. 	 Faitalia me isi se atamai e nofo mo Pesaleli kae ne mafai eiloa o fai ne ia mea konā ona ko te fakamalosiga a te agaga tapu.


17 Frontal assaults against God’s people in general are one thing. 	 17 Ne fai eiloa a fakasauaga kolā e fai ‵tonu atu ne tino ‵teke ki tino o te Atua mo fai se mea faigata e tasi.


Jesus therefore called him “the son of destruction.”—John 17:12; Matthew 26:14-16. 	 Tela la, ne fakaigoa ei ne Iesu a ia ko te “tama o te malaia.”—Ioane 17:12; Mataio 26:14-16.


If we ‘seek Jehovah’ through prayer and a study of his Word, we “can understand everything” needed to serve him acceptably. 	 Kafai e ‘‵sala atu tatou ki a Ieova,’ e auala i ‵talo mo se sukesukega ki tena Muna, ka mafai eiloa o “malamalama faka‵lei” tatou i mea katoa kolā e manakogina ke tavini atu ei tatou i se auala telā e talia ne ia.


5 Jesus directed his followers to make Christian disciples and teach them about Jehovah and his requirements. 	 5 Ne fakatonu ne Iesu ana soko ke olo atu o fai a soko Kelisiano kae akoako atu latou e uiga ki a Ieova mo mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei.


(Acts 5:33-39) News of the case hit the press, and the 49 brothers and sisters served terms ranging from 45 days to five and a half months. 	 (Galu. 5:33-39) Ne fakasalalau a te fono o matou ne tino puke tala, kae ne ‵pei atu ki te falepuipui a taina mo tuagane e toko 49 mō se leva e taki 45 aso ki te lima mo te afa masina.


(Hebrews 11:7) What about us? 	 (Epelu 11:7) Kae e a tatou?


David was convinced that Jehovah cares for his people. 	 Ne talitonu katoatoa a Tavita me i a Ieova e tausi ki ana tino.


11 The faithful patriarch Job set an example for married Christian men and women. 	 11 Ne tuku mai ne te toeaina matua kae fakamaoni ko Iopu se fakaakoakoga mō tagata mo fafine Kelisiano a‵vaga.


And when our prayers are answered, our faith gets stronger. 	 Kae kafai ko tali mai ‵tou ‵talo, a ‵tou fakatuanaki ka gasolo aka eiloa o malosi atu.


What mistaken view might some have about personal study? 13 Some who have been members of the congregation for many years may fall into the habit of just relying on the Bible knowledge they acquired in their first few years as Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 13 E masani sāle o fakalago‵lago a tino kolā ko leva ne ‵kau fakatasi sāle mo te fakapotopotoga ki te iloaga telā ne maua ne latou mai te Tusi Tapu i te taimi ne kamata ei o fai latou e pelā me ne Molimau a Ieova.


“I was one of 17 children. 	 “Au se tokotasi o tama‵liki e toko 17.


Our daughter Gulsayra—then just 12 years old—enjoyed speaking to passersby on the street and telling them about the Bible. 	 A te mā tamaliki fafine ko Gulsayra—telā ko fatoa kātoa tena 12 tausaga—ne fiafia eiloa o faipati atu ki tino kolā e sa‵sale i auala e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


Did he stop all preaching of the good news in Germany? 	 E mata, ne taofi katoatoa ne ia a te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei i Siamani?


The Bible puts it simply: “By every kind of toil there comes to be an advantage.”—Proverbs 14:23. 	 E faigofie fua te fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu: “E isi se mea aogā e maua i so se galuega faigata.”—Faataoto 14:23, NW.


In the Bible, no particular position is specified for our prayers to be heard. 	 E seai se tulaga fakapito e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu ko te mea ke lagona ‵tou ‵talo.


Why is modesty still important? 	 Kaia koi tāua eiloa a te agamalu?


What if You Feel Unworthy to Pray? 	 E a Māfai e Manatu Aka Koe me ko tō Masei Koe ke ‵Talo Atu?


Like the indiscreet virgins, they had not strengthened themselves spiritually in advance, so they were unprepared to continue as light bearers. 	 E pelā mo tamafine va‵lea, ne seki fakamalosi aka ne latou a latou eiloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga mai mua atu i ei, tela la, ne seki toka ei latou ke tumau i te fakamaina atu o te mainaga.


“This commandment that I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away.”—Deuteronomy 30:11. 	 “A te fakatonuga tenei e avatu ne au i te aso nei e se faigata, e mafai eiloa ne koutou o fai.”—Teutelonome 30:11.


When on earth, Jesus reflected perfectly the marvelous qualities of his heavenly Father. 	 I te taimi ne nofo ei a ia i te lalolagi, ne fakaasi katoatoa atu ne Iesu a uiga ‵gali o tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.


Anointed Christians with the heavenly hope enjoy a unique spiritual condition foreshadowed by the inner courtyard and the Holy, which enables them to render prayers and praise to God. 	 E maua ne Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lagi se tulaga fakapito faka-te-agaga telā e fakaata mai ne te koga i loto o te titi o te faletapu mo te potu Tapu, telā e mafai ne latou o fai i ei olotou ‵talo mo tavaega ki te Atua.


Apparently, most of them returned to their normal course of life. 	 Kāti ne toe ‵foki atu eiloa te tokoukega o latou ki olotou olaga masani.


The elder, who knew the couple well, suggested that they consider moving closer to their place of employment, so that they would be able to reduce the amount of time that they spent traveling to and from work each day. 	 Ona ko te mea ne fai latou e pela me ne taugasoa ‵lei, ne fai tonu atu te toeaina tenā ki a laua me kāti e ‵lei ke mafaufau laua ke olo atu laua ki se isi fale telā e pili atu ki la koga ga‵lue ko te mea ke mafai o ‵kati ki lalo te aofaki o itula e fakamaumau sāle ne laua i te olo atu ki te galuega mo te foki ki te fale.


August 1, 2009: A 42-year-old man is jet-skiing with his 5-year-old son when they smash into a wooden dock. 	 Aokuso po 1, 2009: Ne faka‵seke se toeaina ko 42 ana tausaga mo tena tama‵liki ko 5 ana tausaga i te kiona, kae ‵tui atu lāua ki luga i se lakau.


(Matthew 3:16, 17; 17:1-5) Jehovah enabled Jesus to perform powerful miracles, providing further proof that Jesus was the Messiah.—Acts 10:38. 	 (Mataio 3:16, 17; 17:1-5) Ne fai ne Ieova ke mafai ne Iesu o fai a vavega ma‵losi, e fakatalitonu atu i ei me i a Iesu ko te Mesia eiloa.—Galuega 10:38.


Yet, to withdraw from people entirely so as to avoid the risk of being let down is not the solution. 	 Kae ko te sē ‵kau atu o tatou ki nisi tino ko te mea ke ‵kalo keatea ei mai mea fakalogo‵mae e se se faiga ‵lei.


What was it, and how can we benefit from his instructions? 	 Ne a la mea konā, kae maua pefea ne tatou a mea aogā mai i ana akoakoga?


However, God’s Word commands Christians: “Deaden, therefore, your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication, uncleanness, [and improper] sexual appetite.”—Colossians 3:5. 	 Kae e fakatonu mai a te Muna a te Atua ki Kelisiano: “Fakagata a uiga faka-te-lalolagi i loto i a koutou, e penei mo mea konei: te fina lalolagi, ko te amio se ‵ma, ko manakoga masei.”—Kolose 3:5.


Simplifying Leads to Joy 15-17. 	 Ka Fiafia Koe Māfai e se Gaogaoā Tou Olaga


The basic idea is “pleading by one who in God’s sight has a right to do so in order to obtain mercy for one in need,” according to the New Catholic Encyclopedia. 	 A te manatu tāua ko te “fakamolemole telā e fai atu ke maua te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua, e ‵tau o fai e auala i se tino tapu,” ko pati a te New Catholic Encyclopedia.


Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Women Ministers? 	 Se Vaegā Agaga Pefea e Fakaasi Atu ne Koe?


11. (a) What goals can parents help their children to establish? (b) What resulted when a certain Japanese girl pursued her goal? 11 Scriptural goals likewise contribute to a spiritually strong family, and parents should help their children establish these. 	 11 E fakamalosi aka foki ne fuafuaga kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu a kāiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae e ‵tau o fesoasoani atu a mātua ki olotou tama‵liki ke kausaki latou ki fuafuaga konā.


Paul asked: “Am I seeking to please men?” 	 Ne fesili ifo a Paulo ki a ia: “E a, e salasala nei ne au a te loto o tino?”


22 What concerns each of us now is to be faithful. 	 22 A te mea telā e ‵tau o manava‵se tatou taki tokotasi ki ei ko te tumau i te fakamaoni.


You older ones, equip younger ones to do what you do. 	 Koutou tino ma‵tua, ke akoako a talavou ki mea e fai ne koutou.


19, 20. (a) For the lover of Jehovah’s law, what things are truly valuable? (b) What will be the subject of the next article? 	 19, 20. (a) Ne a mea e aogā ‵tonu ki se tino telā e alofa malosi ki tulafono a Ieova? (e) Se a te mea ka sau‵tala ki ei i te suā mataupu?


13 Consider Henry and Suzanne. 	 13 Ke mafaufau ki a Henry mo Suzanne.


Paul enumerated some in his letter to the Corinthians, saying: “Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God’s kingdom.” 	 Ne taku mai ne Paulo a nisi mea i tena tusi ki te kau Kolinito, penei: “A latou kolā e amio ma‵sei; io me kolā e tapuaki ki tupua, io me kolā e mulilua, io me kolā e amio fakasotoma, io me kolā e ‵faomea, io me kolā e kaiū, io me kolā e ko‵na sāle, io me kolā e fatufatu tino, io me kolā e ofa tulafono; e seai eiloa se tino o latou e talia ne ia te Atua ke fai mo olotou tupu.”


Such bickering was unbecoming to worshipers of the true God. 	 Ne seki fetaui eiloa a vaegā fakakinauga penā mo tino tapuaki a te Atua tonu.


Some electronic formats allow us to access quickly the cited texts from each study article. 	 Nisi polokalame e mafai ei o onoono fakavave ki tusi fai‵tau mai mataupu mō sukesukega takitasi.


However, some husbands and wives spend long periods of time apart—taking separate vacations or being away from each other because of secular work, thus depriving each other of the “due.” 	 Kae ko nisi tagata a‵vaga mo fafine a‵vaga e ‵galo atu mō se vaitaimi leva ki koga kese‵kese io me ‵nofo ‵mao mai i olotou avaga ona ko galuega ‵togi, tela la ko se mafai o maua ne latou a te “mea telā e ‵tau o tuku” atu ne latou ki olotou avaga.


No amount of water can absolve him of his accountability for passing that unjust sentence upon Jesus.—Matthew 27:11-26; Luke 23:13-25. 	 E se mafai ne vai kolā ne ‵fano ki ei ana lima o faka‵ma a ia mai tena fakasalaga sē ‵tau ne tuku atu ki a Iesu.—Mataio 27:11-26; Luka 23:13-25.


WHAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED: Among the ruins of ancient Babylon, archaeologists uncovered administrative documents dated to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II. 	 MEA KOLĀ NE MAUA NE TINO KELI MEA MUA: Ne maua ne tino keli mea mua i vasia o mea malepe‵lepe o Papelonia mua, a pepa i te fakateletelega o te malo kolā e fetaui mo te taimi o te pulega a Nepukanesa II.


In 1947 a copy of the book of Isaiah was discovered, along with other ancient scrolls, in a cave near the Dead Sea. 	 I te 1947, ne maua aka ei se ‵kopi o te tusi a Isaia, fakatasi mo nisi pelugā tusi, i se ana i tafa o te Tai ‵Mate.


What is our foremost reason for preaching publicly and from house to house? 	 Se a te ‵toe pogai tāua e talai atu ei tatou i koga valevale kae mai fale ki fale?


What acts of kindness did Jehovah perform toward his unfaithful nation, but how did they respond? 9 Jehovah showed great loving-kindness to Judah, but unhappily not all responded. 	 9 Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova a te alofa atafai sili ki tino Iutaia, kae se mea fakafanoanoa me e se ko tino katoa konā ne talia ne latou tena alofa.


(Rev. 2:10; 7:3, 14) It would be pointless, then, for anyone now living on earth to try to ascertain who among God’s servants will eventually be part of the 144,000.[1] 	 (Faka. 2:10; 7:3, 14) Tela la, e seai eiloa se aoga ke fakamautinoa aka ne so se tino telā e ola nei i te lalolagi me ko oi a tavini a te Atua ka fai fakamuli pelā me se vaega o te toko 144,000.[1]


When was Jesus ordained, and by whom? 	 Ko te taimi fea ne faū ei a Iesu, kae ko oi ne faū ne ia a Iesu?


False Christians, however, adopt the thinking and ways of the world, which have become increasingly ungodly during these last days.—Ps. 92:7. 	 Kae ko Kelisiano ‵Se, e fakaakoako atu ki mafaufauga mo auala o te lalolagi, kolā ko gasolo aka eiloa o se fetaui mo te loto o te Atua i aso fakaoti konei.—Salamo 92:7.


Even then, we will need to remain on guard against succumbing to our particular weaknesses.—Prov. 4:23. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki eiloa o tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula ke mo a ma tosina atu tatou ki ‵tou vāivāiga.—Faata. 4:23.


(2 Thess. 1:6-9) Who will escape? 	 (2 Tesalonia 1:6-9) Ko oi la ka ‵sao?


By all means you should give them the possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father’s brothers, and you must cause their father’s inheritance to pass to them.” 	 A te tofi o Selofeata ke tuku atu ki a latou.”


What will strengthen our resolve to seek Jehovah’s recognition? 	 Se a te mea ka fakamalosi ne ia ‵tou fakaikuga ke iloa ‵lei kae talia ne Ieova tatou?


(See paragraphs 6, 7) 	 (Ke onoono ki palakalafa 6, 7)


But what does the word “holy” really mean? 	 Kae se a te mea e fakauiga tonu ki ei te pati ko te “tapu”?


In what ways can sisters demonstrate that they cherish their role in the congregation? 	 Ne a auala e mafai ei o fakaasi atu ne tuagane me e fakatāua ne latou olotou tulaga i te fakapotopotoga?


Jennifer’s advice now is simple: “If you find it hard to witness to classmates or teachers, say a quick prayer. 	 E faigofie ‵ki a pati fesoasoani a Tienifa, penei: “Kafai e faigata ki a koe ke talai atu ki ou taugasoa i te akoga io me ko otou faiakoga, ke fai fakavave sau ‵talo.


It is a protection to let others know where you stand on matters of morality 	 A te fakailoa atu ki nisi tino o ‵tou talitonuga e uiga ki amioga se puipuiga mō tatou


They put away their old personality and put on the new. 	 Ne tapale ne latou keatea olotou uiga mua kae fakapei atu a uiga ‵fou.


Whereas pagans consumed blood, Tertullian said that Christians “do not even have the blood of animals at [their] meals . . . 	 Ne ‵kai eiloa a tino fapaupau ki toto, kae ne fai mai a Tertullian me i Kelisiano “ne seki lavea atu a toto o manu i [olotou] meakai . . .


Read together the related articles from the publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke fai‵tau fakatasi ki mataupu kolā e fetaui ‵lei i tusi a Molimau a Ieova.


What does Satan want us to believe about Jehovah’s view of us, but of what does Jehovah assure us? 9 However, an important question arises: Does God love us personally? 	 9 Kae ui i ei, e isi se fesili tāua telā e sae aka: E mata, e alofa mai eiloa a Ieova ki a tatou taki tokotasi?


Bodies of elders 	 Potukau o Toeaina


Within a decade, the number of publishers worldwide increased by 100 percent, the number of return visits by 126 percent, and the number of Bible studies by 150 percent. 	 I loto i se sefulu tausaga, ne gasolo aka i te 100 pasene te aofaki o tino talai i te lalolagi kātoa, ko toe āsiga e 126 pasene, kae e 150 pasene te aofaki o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


Do you think you would continue working at that task month after month, year after year? 	 Se a tau faka‵tau, ka tumau eiloa koe i te faiga o te galuega tenā i te fia o masina mo tausaga?


14 Paul further indicated that we should dress with “modesty and soundness of mind.” 	 14 Ne toe taku mai ne Paulo me e ‵tau o “mafaufau faka‵lei ki feitu e uiga ki gatu e ‵pei ei” tatou.


(Matt. 24:45) God’s people were now free of the influence of Babylon the Great. 	 (Mata. 24:45) Nei la ko saoloto a tino o te Atua mai faifaiga se ‵tonu a Papelonia te Sili.


September 1, 2008 	 Setema 1, 2008


Being ruled by a human king led to serious problems for Israel, especially when that king proved unfaithful. 	 Ne oko atu eiloa a fakalavelave ‵lasi ki tino Isalaelu ona ko te pule atu o se tupu faka-te-foitino, maise eiloa māfai ne seki fakamaoni a te tupu tenā.


Jesus taught us to pray: “Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.” 	 Ne akoako tatou ne Iesu ke ‵talo atu, penei: “Ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.”


When those having authority show justice, stability is built and permanent results are produced. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tino kolā e fai pelā me ne takitaki a te fakamaoni, ka tu ‵mautakitaki a tino i ei kae ka maua mai ei a ikuga ‵lei.


Thus, ours is a life of contentment, self-respect, and peace of mind. 	 Tela la, a ‵tou olaga se olaga telā e lotoma‵lie tatou ki ei, e fai ei ke fiafia ki a tatou eiloa, kae e filemu foki tou mafaufau.


4. (a) Why can we believe that Jesus now knows when Armageddon will occur? (b) Although we do not know when the great tribulation will begin, what can we be sure of? 	 4. (a) E iloa pefea ne tatou i a Iesu e iloa tonu ne ia te taimi e kamata ei a Amaketo? (e) E tiga eiloa e se iloa ne tatou te kamataga o te fakalavelave lasi, kae e mautinoa pefea ki a tatou me ka taunu loa a te mea tenā?


8. In what ways has God taught or conveyed the truth? 	 8 E auala i te kau agelu, ne tuku atu ei ne te Atua a te Tulafono ki te kau Isalaelu.


(Proverbs 18:13) But the words you choose and the tone you use will help either to tear down or to build up your marriage. 	 (Faataoto 18:13) Kae ko pati mo te leo e fakaaoga ne koe ka fesoasoani atu ki te ofa io me ko te ati aka ne koe o tau fakaipoipoga.


• How should you view fellow worshipers? 	 • E ‵tau o fai pefea tau kilokiloga ki ou taina tali‵tonu?


The prefabricated steel structure of the hall was shipped from Australia, and the completion of this fine building for worship—at a time when many building sites lie abandoned—will be a fine witness to Jehovah’s name and to the love of the brothers. 	 A fiti kolā ko oti ne faite mō te fale ne aumai mai Ausetalia, kae ko te fakaotiga o te fale gali tenei mō tapuakiga—i te taimi koi malepe‵lepe ei a nisi fale—ka fai mo fai se molimau ki te igoa o Ieova mo te a‵lofa o te kau taina.


6 “If anything spiritual comes my way and I can be a part of it, I want to do so.” 	 6 “Kafai e isi ne mea faka-te-agaga e fetaui mo au kae mafai o aofia au i ei, e manako eiloa au ke fai ne au.”


“The wages sin pays is death,” says the Bible at Romans 6:23. 	 “Me i te ‵togi o te agasala ko te mate,” ko muna i te Tusi Tapu i te Loma 6:23.


WHY WERE JUDGES NEEDED? 	 KAIA NE MANAKOGINA I EI A FAMASINO?


For example, many young people share in volunteer construction work. 	 E pelā mo galuega fakatū‵tu kolā e ga‵lue i ei a talavou e tokouke.


8 How Do Christian Teachings Affect Communities? 	 14 E Tokovalu a Tupu ne Fakaasi Mai


14 In the first century, women played a significant part in spreading Christianity. 	 14 I te senitenali muamua, ne fai ne fafine se tusaga tāua ‵ki i te fakasalalauatuga o te Lotu Kelisiano.


A reference work for Bible translators notes that the Greek word rendered “earnestly seeking” does not mean “going out to find” but, rather, implies coming to God “in worship.” 	 E fai mai se fakamatalaga mō tino ‵fulitusi o te Tusi Tapu me i te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “‵sala malosi” e se fakauiga ki te “fanatu ki tua o ‵sala” kae i lō te fai penā, e fakauiga ki te olo atu ki te Atua i “te tapuakiga.”


9 He continues: “If you keep seeking for it [understanding] as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it, . . .” 	 9 Ne toe fai mai a ia, penei: “‵Sala malosi ki te poto, e pelā manafai e ‵sala koe ki siliva io me ko se koloa tāua.”


What realistic study goals could you set? 	 Ne a fakamoemoega ‵lei e mafai o fakatoka ne koe i te faiga o sukesukega?


Any negative thoughts quickly dissipate.” 	 Se mea vave eiloa o ‵galo atu a mafaufauga sē ‵lei.”


Consider the context in this case. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala kātoa.


Consider Jesus’ example. 	 Mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu.


Please read the following article to learn more about this marvelous hope. 	 Fakamolemole ke faitau ki te suā mataupu ke tauloto ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki te fakamoemoega gali tenei.


Janny: My mother became a Witness in 1945 when I was 11 years old. 	 Janny: Ne fai a toku mātua mo fai se Molimau i te 1945 i te taimi ko 11 ei oku tausaga.


Jesus firmly opposed the Devil 	 Ne ‵teke atu eiloa a Iesu ki te Tiapolo


• How does Jehovah guard his loyal ones as they engage in the Christian ministry? 	 • E puipui pefea ne Ieova ana tino fakamaoni i te taimi e fai ei ne latou te galuega faka-Kelisiano?


Isaiah 65:17, 18 tells us: “The former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart. 	 E fai mai te Isaia 65:17, 18 ki a tatou penei: “A mea ne ‵tupu i aso ko ‵teka ka se toe manatua eiloa.


The others are love, wisdom, and justice. 	 A nisi uiga konā ko te alofa, te poto, mo te fakamaoni.


How can we keep our love for Jehovah strong? 	 E fakatumau pefea ne tatou te malosi o ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova?


Some of these outlived Joseph. 	 Ne mate mua atu a Iosefa i nisi o ana taina.


As for graciousness, that has been manifested in the patient manner in which God has dealt with sinful humans. 	 E pelā mo te kaimalie, ne fakaasi mai ne te Atua i ana faifaiga atafai ki tino agasala.


However, Tony says, “I especially look forward to Tuesday.” 	 Kae e fai mai a Tony, “E olioli malosi eiloa au ki Aso Lua.”


“Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dear one among the sons.” 	 “E fakatusa ne au taku pele . . . e pelā me se lakau ko te apolo e tu i loto i lakau o te vao.”


When the Christian husband deals with his wife tenderly, considerately, attentively, unselfishly, it is easier for his wife to submit to his headship. 	 Kafai e atafai, e alofa, kae ‵saga faka‵lei atu e aunoa mo uiga kaimanako a te tagata avaga Kelisiano ki tena avaga, e faigofie atu ki tena avaga ke fakalogo ki tena takitakiga.


10 “Please, do not let any quarreling continue between me and you and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen,” Abraham told his nephew, “for we men are brothers.” 	 10 Ne fai atu a Apelaamo ki tena tuatina, penei: “A tāua e kāiga, e se tau mo ‵tou tino o faka‵kinau.”


(1 Peter 3:8-12) Safeguarding our tongue from what is bad means that we will avoid spreading harmful gossip. 	 (1 Petelu 3:8-12) A te puipuiga o ‵tou laulaufaiva mai i mea ma‵sei e fakauiga ki te ‵kalo keatea mai te fakasalalauatuga o tala faka‵mae loto.


Jehovah’s “woman” is commanded to arise 	 Ko fakatonu atu ki te “fafine” a Ieova ke tu ki luga


So, because they were at disagreement with one another, they began to depart.” 	 Telā, ko olo latou mo te sē tasi o se manatu e ‵kau latou ki ei.”


(1 Peter 1:6, 7) Paul benefited from his tribulations because they made him more dependent on Jehovah. 	 (1 Petelu 1:6, 7) Ne aogā ki a Paulo a fakalavelave ne fe‵paki mo ia me ne fai i ei ke sinā fakalagolago atu eiloa a ia ki a Ieova.


Although the Law did not require women to attend the Passover celebration, Mary customarily accompanied Joseph on the annual journey to Jerusalem for the festival. 	 E tiga eiloa e se manakogina i te Tulafono ko fafine ke ‵kau atu ki te fakamanatuga o te Paseka, ne olo fakatasi atu faeloa a Malia mo Iosefa i tausaga takitasi ki Ielusalema mō te fakamanatuga tenā.


He took into account the culture and environment that shaped the thinking of his audience. 	 Ne mafaufau faka‵lei a ia ki tuu mo tulaga kolā e mafai o fakamalosi malielie atu ei ki mafaufauga o ana tino fakalogo‵logo.


God, they say, is too distant, too mysterious—if he exists at all. 	 E fai mai a nisi tino me kafai e ola a te Atua—ko tō ‵mao katoa a ia kae fui iloa foki.


(Hebrews 10:34; Ephesians 1:18-20) As they continued to preach, they saw evidence that God’s spirit was with them, and their experiences gave them further reason to rejoice.—Matthew 5:11, 12; Acts 8:1-40. 	 (Epelu 10:34; Efeso 1:18-20) I te taimi ne talai atu ei latou, ne lavea ne latou a fakamaoniga me ne fakatasi atu te agaga o te Atua ki a latou, kae ne fia‵fia malosi latou i ei.—Mataio 5:11, 12; Galuega 8:1-40.


• by observing God’s command to marry only in the Lord? 	 • mai te sukesuke ki fakatakitakiga a te Atua ke a‵vaga fua ki Kelisiano?


“There is going to be a resurrection.”—ACTS 24:15. 	 “Me i tino ‵lei mo tino sē ‵lei, ka faka‵tu mai katoa mai te mate.”—GALUEGA 24:15.


Rather, as we grow spiritually, following the leading of God’s spirit, there will be a wonderful transformation in our attitudes and actions. 	 I lō te fai penā, kafai e ga‵solo atu tatou ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, te tau‵tali atu ki te takitakiga o te agaga o te Atua, ka lavea atu ei se ‵fuliga fakaofoofogia i ‵tou kilokiloga mo faifaiga.


(Matt. 13:26) By the fourth century, weedlike Christians had greatly outnumbered anointed Christians. 	 (Mata. 13:26) I te fa o senitenali, ne tokouke atu a Kelisiano kolā e fai pelā me ne mouku ma‵sei i lō Kelisiano fakaekegina.


A multitude of factors can make it difficult for us to exercise “freeness of speech” and speak the word of God with “boldness.” 	 E mafai eiloa o uke a mea e fai ei ke faigata ki a tatou ke ‘‵tala ‵tou gutu’ kae fai‵pati atu a te muna a te Atua “mo te sē poi,” io me ko te loto toa.


(2 Pet. 2:1, 3, 13; 3:16) Clearly, apostates do not have our best interests at heart. 	 (2 Petelu 2:1, 3, 13; 3:16) E manino ‵lei, me e se atafai mai a aposetate ki a tatou.


Danny and Trina agree. 	 E lotoma‵lie foki a Danny mo Trina ki te fakamatalaga tenā.


Whether reading God’s Word in printed or electronic form, our goal should be to get it off the page and into our heart. 	 Faitalia me fai‵tau tatou ki ‵kopi o te Muna a te Atua kolā ne ‵lomi io me i loto i komupiuta, e ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe tatou ke ‵goto te fekau i loto i ei ki ‵tou loto.


As a result, we learn “to reject ungodliness and worldly desires and to live with soundness of mind and righteousness and godly devotion amid this present system of things.”—Titus 2:12. 	 Tela la, e tauloto eiloa tatou ke “‵teke tatou ki amioga se amioatua mo manakoga faka-te-lalolagi kae ke ola i te mafaufau ‵lei mo te amiotonu mo te tapuaki fakamaoni ki te Atua i loto i te olaga tenei.”—Tito 2:12.


We are living in the time of the end, and there is plenty of evidence—both Scriptural and historical—to prove that. 	 Ko ola nei tatou i te taimi o te gataga, kae ko uke ‵ki a fakamaoniga—mai i te Tusi Tapu mo tala fakasolopito—ke fakamaoni aka ei a te mea tenā.


For the most part, I learned by comparing the English and Vietnamese editions of The Watchtower. 	 I te ukega o taimi, ne tauloto au ki te ‵gana mai i te fakatusa‵tusa ne au a Te Faleleoleo Maluga i te ‵gana palagi mo te ‵gana Vietnam.


“What prevents me from getting baptized?”—ACTS 8:36. 	 “E isi se fakalavelave e se papatiso ei au ne koe?”—GALUEGA 8:36.


(Matthew 12:24, 26; John 14:30) Confined to the vicinity of the earth and filled with “great anger,” Satan bitterly opposes Jehovah’s servants and uses the world under his control to try to shut the mouths of all who preach the good news. 	 (Mataio 12:24, 26; Ioane 14:30) Ona ko te taliaga ke nofo fua i tafa o te lalolagi kae ko oko foki “eiloa i te kaitaua,” e ‵teke malosi atu a Satani ki tavini a Ieova kae fakaaogā ne ia te lalolagi telā e pule ne ia ke taumafai o ‵pono a gutu o tino katoa kolā e talai atu ne latou te tala ‵lei.


True Christians hate what is bad. 	 E takalia‵lia a Kelisiano ‵tonu ki mea ma‵sei.


17 Consider, for example, the matter of being honest. 	 17 Mafaufau ki se fakaakoakoga, ko te mataupu ki te fakamaoni.


I am now 83 years old and continue to serve as an elder. 	 Ko 83 nei oku tausaga kae koi tavini atu eiloa e pelā me se toeaina.


Notice what the apostle Paul wrote to first-century Christians who lived in Corinth, Greece. 	 Onoono aka ki pati ne tusi atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua kolā ne ‵nofo atu i Kolinito, i Eleni.


July 	 Iulai


12 Did People in Bible Times Really Live So Long? 	 Kae kaia e sili atu ei te fetaui ‵lei i te taimi tenei ke loto finafinau tatou i te galuega talai?


He was willing to be examined by God, to whom he would make any needed confession. 	 Ne lotomalie ke sukesuke a ia ne te Atua, te tino telā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ki ei so se mea ‵se ne fai ne ia.


Job was not an Israelite. 	 A Iopu e sē se tino Isalaelu.


How may we determine whether our view of success matches God’s view? 	 E mafai pefea o iloa ne tatou me e ‵pau ‵tou kilokiloga ki te manuia mo te kilokiloga a te Atua?


They did not force the different ethnic groups of their empire to give up their religions, except when it seemed that there was a danger to the State or to morality. 	 Ne seki faimālō ne latou a potukau o tino kese‵kese mai lalo i te emupaea ke tiakina olotou talitonuga, vaganā fua ko fakamataku ki te emupaea kātoa io me ko amioga mo faifaiga a tino.


What has God demonstrated by letting man exercise free choice? 	 Se a te mea ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne te Atua mai i te taliaga ke fakagalue aka ne tino a te saolotoga o fai a filifiliga?


(Psalm 19:7-11) Many people are already benefiting from living by Jehovah’s righteous requirements. 	 (Salamo 19:7-11) Ko oti eiloa ne maua ne tino e tokouke a mea aogā mai te ola e ‵tusa mo tulafono amio‵tonu a Ieova.


Others previously worshipped Artemis and had practiced magical arts. 	 Ne tapuaki atu muamua a nisi tino ki a Atemisi kae fai ne latou a mea fakataulaitu.


He must remain separate from the world. 	 E ‵tau o tumau a ia i te ‵vae keatea mai i te lalolagi.


Violating God’s laws on sex, honesty, respect, worship, and so on, damages our personal relationship with him. 	 A te ofa ne tatou o tulafono a te Atua e uiga ki te ‵moe fakatauavaga, te fakamaoni, te āva, te tapuakiga, mo nisi mea aka, e fakamasei ei te ‵tou fesokotakiga totino mo te Atua.


The Jews are horrified. 	 Ne ‵poi masei eiloa a tino Iutaia.


If we lack the means to obtain these things, will we not naturally be anxious? 	 E mata, ka manava‵se tatou mafai e se maua ne tatou a mea konā?


Such a servant puts on a spiritual breastplate of the highest quality. 	 Ko fakaaoga ne se tavini penā se ufi fatafata faka-te-agaga malosi ‵ki.


Jehovah has feelings. 	 E isi ne lagonaga o Ieova.


3, 4. (a) How does Psalm 145 help us to identify Jehovah’s loyal ones? (b) How do God’s loyal ones “bless” him? 	 3, 4. (a) E fesoasoani mai pefea te Salamo 145 ke iloa ne tatou a tavini fakamaoni a Ieova? (e) E ‘fakamanuia’ atu pefea ana tavini fakamaoni ki a ia?


It suggests that trials will be varied. 	 E fakaasi mai i ei me ka kese‵kese a tofotofoga.


If we do not want to lose “undeserved kindness, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,” as well as the loving association of fellow believers, we should “look out” for ourselves spiritually and reject those who do “not remain in the teaching of the Christ.”—2 John 3. 	 Kafai e se fia galo i a tatou “a te alofa tauanoa, te alofa ‵nau, mo te filemu” mai i te Atua te Tamana mo Iesu Keliso, e pelā foki mo te alofa telā e maua i te ‵kau fakatasi mo taina tali‵tonu, e ‵tau o “fakaeteete” tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ‵teke atu a tino kolā “e se tumau i akoakoga a Keliso.”—2 Ioane 3.


Ádám explained to the court: “This is not the first time I have refused military service. 	 Ne fai ne Ádám tena fakamatalaga i mua o te fono, penei: “E se tenei te taimi muamua e ita ei au ma kau atu ki se kautau.


Yet, Jesus Christ advised his disciples: “If, then, you are bringing your gift to the altar and you there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away; first make your peace with your brother, and then, when you have come back, offer up your gift.”—Matthew 5:23, 24. 	 Kae ui ei, ne polopoloki ne Iesu Keliso ana soko, penei: “Kafai foki e avatu ne koe tau taulaga ki te fata faitaulaga, kae masaua ne koe me isi se mea e ita ei a se tino ki a koe, tuku la tau taulaga i tafa o te fata faitaulaga, kae fano mua koe o faka‵lei mo te tino tenā, fakamuli ko vau ei koe o tuku atu tau taulaga ki te Atua.”—Mataio 5:23, 24.


She was referring to her emotional state, caused by the loss of her mate of 25 years. 	 Ne faipati loa tou fafine e uiga ki ana lagonaga kolā ne māfua mai i te galo atu o tena avaga telā ko 25 tausaga ne ‵nofo tasi ei lāua.


“You men have not spoken concerning me what is truthful,” Jehovah told them. 	 “E seki faipati ne koutou te mea tonu e uiga ki a au,” ko pati a Ieova ki a latou.


Sadly, the first parents failed in their responsibility. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me ne seki mafai ne ‵tou mātua muamua o fai te lā tiute tenā.


(Jeremiah 1:17, 18) Jehovah’s Holy Word has clearly marked out the right course for us to take. 	 (Ielemia 1:17, 18) Ko oti ne fakamailoga faka‵lei ne te Muna tapu a Ieova a te auala tonu telā e ‵tau o olo atu tatou i ei.


The more merciful we are, the more we become like God. 	 Ko te lasi o te ‵tou alofa ‵nau, ko te pili foki o tatou i te fai o tatou e pelā mo te Atua.


The Web-site address is www.watchtower.org. 	 A te Web site o Molimau a Ieova ko te www.watchtower.org.


(Dan. 4:17) In the long run, God’s Kingdom will cause his will to be done. 	 (Tanielu 4:17) Ka fai eiloa ne te Malo o te Atua a tena loto mō se taimi tumau.


“Honor Jehovah with your valuable things,” admonish the Scriptures. 	 E fakamalosi mai a Tusitusiga Tapu ke “avatu ki te Aliki [Ieova] a fua tafasili i te ‵lei.”


How can we courageously carry our own load of responsibility in making decisions? 	 E mafai pefea o amo ne tatou mo te loto ‵toa a ‵tou amoga e uiga ki ‵tou tiute i te faiga o fakaikuga?


(Ephesians 1:22, 23; 5:23, 32; Colossians 1:18, 24) Today, there remains on earth only a small remnant of the anointed members of this congregation. 	 (Efeso 1:22, 23; 5:23, 32; Kolose 1:18, 24) I aso nei, se aofaki foliki fua o te ‵toega o tino fakaekegina o te fakapotopotoga tenei koi ‵toe mai i te lalolagi.


I had never before appreciated that man was originally made perfect and that sin and death started with one man and then spread to all mankind. 	 Ne seki loto fakafetai lele au me i te tagata ne faite ke ‵lei kātoatoa kae ko te agasala mo te mate ne kamata ne te tagata e tokotasi kae faka‵solo fakamuli atu ki tino katoa.


In addition, the third aspect of the spirit’s fruitage is peace. 	 E se gata i ei, a te tolu o vaega o fuataga o te agaga tapu ko te filemu.


They have imitated Jesus, of whom we read: “When he was being reviled, he did not go reviling in return. When he was suffering, he did not go threatening, but kept on committing himself to the one who judges righteously.”—1 Peter 2:23. 5. When we hear of an apparent injustice in the congregation, what should we first consider? 	 Ne fakaakoako atu latou ki pati a Iesu telā e fai‵tau tatou, penei: “I te taimi ne fetugina ei a ia, ne seki tali atu a ia i muna fetu; kae i te taimi ne puapuagatia ei a ia, ne seki mataku, kae ne tuku atu katoatoa ona fakamoemoega ki te Atua, tela ko te Famasino amiotonu.”— 1 Petelu 2:23.


Jesus then did something a bit unusual. 	 Kae ne fai ne Iesu se mea fakaa‵tea.


A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD BRINGS BENEFITS TO ALL MANKIND 	 KA AUMAI NE TE KAU FAITAULAGA O TUPU A MEA AOGA KI TINO KATOA


Permanent Comfort From Earth’s New King 	 Te Fakamafanafanaga Tumau Mai i te Tupu Fou o te Lalolagi


Knowledge of Jehovah was sorely lacking in Israel. 	 Ne gasolo ifo eiloa ki lalo te iloaga e uiga ki a Ieova i Isalaelu.


Clearly, some citizens of Philippi were not merely indifferent to the Kingdom message—they were bitterly opposed. 	 E manino i ei me e se gata fua i te se fiafia o nisi tino i te fa‵kai ko Filipi ki te fekau e uiga ki te Malo kae ne ‵teke malosi atu latou ki ei.


That is yet another visible proof that Jesus Christ as Jehovah’s rightfully enthroned Ruler is breaking down human barriers, and he is the one who will soon “complete his conquest”!—Rev. 6:2. 	 E tenā te suā fakamaoniga matea me i a Iesu Keliso, te Tupu o te Malo o te Atua, e ofa ne ia a tuakoi ne fai ne tino, kae ko ia telā ko pili o ‘fakaoti tena manumalo’!—Fakaasiga 6:2.


While his apostles were eating, Jesus got up from the meal and washed their feet—an act that was usually performed by a servant. 	 A koi ‵kai ana apositolo, ne tu aka a Iesu ki luga kae ‵fulu olotou vae—se galuega telā e masani o fai ne se tavini.


Still, because of these distortions, a wave of fear spread through the camp. 	 Kae ona ko tala sē ‵tonu konei, ne ma‵taku i ei a tino katoa.


“You yourself have come to know my sitting down and my rising up. 	 E iloa ne koe aku mea katoa e fai; e iloa ‵mao mai ne koe oku mafaufauga.”


2 As time passes, Andrew, Peter, and others will have ample opportunity to delve into the Scriptures and will unreservedly declare that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah. 	 2 I te ‵tekaga o taimi, ne lasi ‵ki te avanoaga ne maua ne Anitelea, Petelu, mo nisi tino aka ke sukesuke faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu ko te mea ke folafola atu ne latou e aunoa mo te fakalotolotolua i a Iesu te Nasaleta ko te Mesia eiloa telā ne folafola mai.


Let us now consider some of these faith-strengthening spiritual realities. 	 Ke na sau‵tala nei tatou ki nisi mea faka-te-agaga fakamalosi loto konā.


Today, he likewise reveals himself to his people as the Grand Instructor. 	 E penā foki i aso nei, e fakaasi mai ne Ieova a ia ki ana tino i aso nei e pelā me ko te lotou Faiakoga Sili.


True friends are attracted to you because of who you are, not because of what you own. 	 Ka maua eiloa ne koe ou taugasoa ‵tonu me fia fakapili‵pili atu latou ki a koe ona ko ou uiga totino, kae e se ko ou kope.


People follow them, running along the shoreline, and soon catch up with them. 	 Ne tau‵tali atu te vaitino ki a latou i te tafātai, oko atu ei ki a latou.


Why squander your precious life on the fantasy world of Satan’s system? 	 Kaia fua la e fakamāumāu ei ne koe a tou olaga ki mea sē aogā o te olaga a Satani?


What will help each one to have a full share in both the educational work and the transformation of the earth into a paradise? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ei ki tino taki tokotasi ke ‵kau atu ki te faiga o akoakoga mo te ‵fuliga o te lalolagi ke fai mo fai se palataiso?


In fact, Jesus has vast heavenly authority. 	 A te tonuga loa, e lasi ‵ki te pulega a Iesu i te lagi.


in your personal life: 	 i tou olaga:


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27 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 1, 2


Give examples. 	 Tuku mai ne fakaakoakoga.


Although the parents are responsible for the naming of their own child, other relatives often have a strong influence on the name chosen. 	 E ui eiloa e ‵tau o fakaigoa a te tamaliki ne ana mātua, e lasi ‵ki foki te fakamalosiga e maua mai i kāiga e uiga ki te igoa telā e filifili aka.


14 Can You Look Beyond Outward Appearances? 	 14 E Mafai o se Fakatāua ne Koe a Foliga i Tua?


He saw Jehovah in full control of his organization, directing its movement through his holy spirit. 	 Ne lavea ne ia a Ieova e pule katoatoa atu ki tena fakapotopotoga, kae fakatonutonu ana mea e fai e auala i tena agaga tapu.


Adam and Edyta, who have been married for 30 years, commented on one wedding: “You could really feel the Christian atmosphere. 	 Ne fai mai a Adam mo Edyta, kolā ne fakaipoipo i tausaga e 30, e uiga ki se fakaipoipoga e tasi: “E mafai eiloa o lagona ne koe a faifaiga faka-Kelisiano i ei.


13 Paul encouraged young Timothy to have respect for all members of the congregation. 	 13 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki te talavou ko Timoteo ke fakaasi atu ne ia te āva ki tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga.


(Phil. 3:20; 1 Pet. 2:11) Christ’s “other sheep” are also “no part of the world, just as [Jesus was] no part of the world.” 	 (Fili. 3:20; 1 Pe. 2:11) A “nisi mamoe” foki a Keliso “e se ne vaega o te lalolagi, e pelā eiloa mo [Iesu] e sē se vaega o te lalolagi.”


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Two people might be talking to each other at length, but what if they fail to listen to each other? 	 E mafai o fai‵pati se tokolua i a laua eiloa i se vaitaimi, kae pefea la māfai e se fakalogologo te suā tino ki te suā tino?


Illustrate. 	 Fai se fakatusa.


“The thoughts of men,” says the Bible, “are as an exhalation.”—Ps. 94:11. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i takitakiga a tāgata e foliki fua te aoga.—Salamo 94:11.


(Hebrews 4:12) For example, a woman named Camille was employed as a caregiver to the elderly. 	 (Epelu 4:12) E pelā mo te fafine e igoa ki a Kemila, ne galue i te tausiga o tino ma‵tua.


(Romans 12:17-21) They “seek peace and pursue it.”—1 Peter 3:11. 	 (Loma 12:17-21) E “salasala [latou ki] te filemu kae taofi ‵mau ki ei.”—1 Petelu 3:11.


7 This training received by the Servant and his fondness for mankind stood him in good stead when he came to earth and faced severe opposition. 	 7 A akoakoga konei ne maua ne te Tavini fakatasi mo tena masani ki tino ne fai ei ke toka ‵lei a ia i te taimi ka vau ei a ia ki te lalolagi kae fepaki mo ‵tekemaiga.


But understanding how Jehovah* feels about it helps me to do what is right. 	 Kae ne fesoasoani mai a te malamalama i lagonaga o Ieova e uiga ki ei ke fai ne au a te mea tonu.* Ne maua ne au a te fiafia mo te filemu i te loto.”


Other angels, led by Satan, turned against Jehovah and work to mislead humans. 	 A ko nisi agelu, e takitaki ne Satani, e ‵teke atu ki a Ieova kae takitaki ‵se ne latou a tino.


THERE seems to be no shortage of end-of-the-world scenarios. 	 KO OKO loa te uke o tala e fai fakamuli nei e uiga ki te gataga o te lalolagi.


After a tearful embrace, the older woman told the younger that she had never forgotten her student’s respectful conduct. 	 Ne fakatau ‵sai kae fakatau ‵tagi laua, kae ne fai atu te faiakoga me ne seki puli lele eiloa i a ia ana uiga āva.


Note this law: “You must give soul for soul.”* (Ex. 21:22, 23) Thus, the unborn child in the womb is alive and is a living soul. 	 E fai mai te tulafono penei: “E sui te ola ki te ola.”* (Esoto 21:22, 23) Tela la, a te pepe seki fanau i te moegatama e ola e pelā eiloa me se tino ola.


See the March 1, 1992, issue of The Watchtower, page 20, paragraph 17. 	 Ke onoono aka ki te lomiga o Te Faleleoleo Maluga, i a Oketopa 1, 1992, te itulau e 19, palakalafa e 17.


David has had second thoughts about the wisdom of moving to the United States, and he has resolved never again to let money dominate his decisions. 	 Ne toe mafaufau a Tavita e uiga ki tena filifiliga ke fanatu ki te Iunaite Sitete, kae fakaiku aka ne ia ke se toe talia eiloa ne ia a tupe ke pule atu ki ana fakaikuga.


Hence, to understand clearly the principal objective of that meeting, let us review some of the adjustments that have been made to the Watchtower magazine and the study articles. 	 Tela la, ko te mea ke malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te fakamoemoega tāua o te fakatasiga tenā, ke na iloilo aka ne tatou a nisi fakamafuli‵fuliga ko oti ne fai ki te mekesini ko Te Faleleoleo Maluga mo mataupu mō sukesukega.


The life of this former street child now has meaning because he uses his energy helping others to find inner peace. 	 Ko aogā nei te olaga o te tino fakaalofa mua tenā, me ko fakaaogā nei ne ia tena malosi ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke maua ne latou te loto filemu.


(Isaiah 48:17) How disappointing this must have been to Jehovah! 	 (Isaia 48:17) Mā‵faga o mea fakafanoanoa tenei ki a Ieova!


(Colossians 3:15) Are we not free moral agents? 	 (Kolose 3:15) Kae e a, e seai se saolotoga o tatou ke filifili aka ‵tou mea e fai?


It is for Jehovah.”—2 Cor. 9:7. 	 Me fai mō Ieova.”—2 Koli. 9:7.


In Jehovah’s day of judgment, their blood “will actually be poured out like dust,” as something worthless. 	 I te aso o te fakamasinoga a Ieova, “a toto o latou ka ligi ne au pela me se vai,” e pelā me se mea ko se aogā.


5 Shortly after sending his first letter to the Thessalonian Christians, Paul sent them a second letter. 	 5 Mai tua malie eiloa o tena tusi muamua ki Kelisiano i Tesalonia, ne avatu ne Paulo te lua o ana tusi ki a latou.


Of course, it is vital that you also put into practice the things you learn.—Philippians 4:9. 	 E tonu, se mea tāua ‵ki ke fakagalue aka ne koe a mea kolā ko iloa ne koe.—Filipi 4:9.


11, 12. What parallels can be drawn between worship in ancient Israel and that found in Christendom? 	 11, 12. Ne a mea e tai ‵pau i ei a te tapuakiga i Isalaelu mua mo Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se i aso nei?


(Acts 9:36-42) Through her extraordinary kindness, Dorcas herself may have had a share in helping some of them. 	 (Galuega 9:36-42) Ona ko te lasi o tena alofa atafai, kāti ne fesoasoani atu a Tokasi ki nisi tino.


We are much more similar to you than you think.” 	 Kāti e se iloa ne koutou me e ‵pau eiloa tatou.”


Why can it be said that Jesus’ friends were flawed? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fai atu me ne seki ‵lei katoatoa a taugasoa o Iesu?


(Matt. 5:46, 47) If we were to limit our love to those who reciprocate, this would not merit any “reward,” or favor, from God. 	 (Mataio 5:46, 47) Kafai e a‵lofa fua tatou ki tino kolā e a‵lofa mai, e se ‵tau o maua ne tatou so se “taui,” io me ko te taliaga mai te Atua.


You can thus help them to serve Jehovah more fully. 	 E mafai ei ne koe o fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa.


(Judg. 13:24, 25) Samson was empowered to perform deeds of astonishing, incomparable strength. 	 (Famasino 13:24, 25) Ne maua ne Samasoni a te malosi ke fai ne ia a mea fakaofoofogia kolā e se mafai o fai ne nisi tino.


Eliezer is not named in this account, but he was likely the servant involved. 	 E se taku mai te igoa o Eliesa i te tala tenei, kae e foliga mai me i a ia ko te tavini ne aofia i ei.


(Acts 22:3) Though Saul’s teacher Gamaliel was evidently somewhat broad-minded, high priest Caiaphas, with whom Saul came to be associated, proved to be fanatic. 	 (Galuega 22:3) E tiga eiloa ne lauefa atu te kilokiloga a te faiakoga o Saulo, ko Kamalielu, ne toetoe fua te kilo a te faitaulaga sili ko Kaiafa, telā ne fesokotaki sāle atu a Saulo ki ei.


That Armageddon is a war between God and the forces of disobedient mankind. 	 Me i a Amaketo se taua i te vā o te Atua mo kautau a tino ‵teke.


With her love may you be in an ecstasy constantly. 	 Taku tama, ai a ka sōna alofa fua ei koe ki se isi fafine fakaatea?


The 13th century saw the first translations of Bible books from Latin into the vernacular. 	 (Salamo 121:7, 8) I te fuaiupu e 5, ne fai mai te faisalamo: ‘A Ieova e leoleo ne ia koe,’ telā e fakasino atu ki te vaitaimi tenā.


(Read Ezekiel 38:2, 15, 16.) 	 (Faitau te Esekielu 38:2, 15, 16, Tusi Paia, Samoa.)


Paul, a learned man of the first century chosen by Jesus to be His follower and to speak about Him to the nations, urges us to “look intently” at Jesus. 	 A Paulo, se tagata ne akoga ‵lei i te senitenali muamua telā ne filifili ne Iesu ke fai mo fai Tena soko kae ke faipati atu e uiga ki a Ia ki atufenua, e fakamalosi mai ki a tatou ke “tumau te ‵tou ‵kilo atu” ki a Iesu.


Then we might pray that Jehovah’s spirit help us to recall and apply his reminders. 	 E mafai o ‵talo atu tatou mō te fesoasoani o te agaga o Ieova ke fesoasoani mai ke masaua kae fakagalue ne tatou ana fakatonuga.


17 How grateful we can be for the loving concern that Jehovah manifests for those who are striving to do his will! 	 17 E pefea te ‵lasi o ‵tou fia‵fia mō te amanaia o Ieova telā e fakaasi ne ia ki tino kolā e kausaki o fai tena loto!


But what about our conscience? 	 Kae e a ‵tou loto lagona?


DISPLAY GENUINE HUMILITY 	 KE FAKAASI ATU A TE TINĀ LOTO MAULALO


For example, “Bible Study Activities” found on the “Teenagers” section of jw.org can help you to learn practical lessons from Bible events. 	 E pelā mo te “Bible Study Activities” telā e maua i vaega o “Teenagers” i te jw.org e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke tauloto ki akoakoga tāua mai i tala i te Tusi Tapu.


Millions have joined together to fill the earth with the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom. 	 E lau i miliona a tino ko oti ne ‵kau fakatasi o faka‵fonu te lalolagi ki te talaiga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo.


Like Paul, therefore, we should desire to extend love to others by preaching to them and teaching them the truth and by strengthening our fellow believers.—Read Acts 14:21-23. 	 Tela la, e pelā mo Paulo, e ‵tau o fakalauefa atu te ‵tou a‵lofa ki nisi tino mai te talai atu ki a latou kae akoako atu te munatonu kae mai te fakamalosi atu foki ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu.—Faitau te Galuega 14:21-23.


“If you become discouraged in the day of distress,” says Proverbs 24:10, “your strength will be meager.” 	 “Kafai koe e vaivai i te taimi e tupu ei se fakalavelave,” ko pati i te Faataoto 24:10, “a koe e vāivāi eiloa.”


This may be seen in the decisions they make with regard to secular work, higher education, and acquisition of material possessions, as well as the amount of time spent in sports and entertainment. 	 E mafai o lavea ne tatou a te mea tenei i ikuga ne fai ne latou e uiga ki galuega ‵togi, akoakoga ma‵luga, mo te mauaga o kope faka-te-foitino, e pelā foki mo te uke o taimi e fakamāumāu ki tafaoga mo fakafiafiaga.


He is a God, not of the dead, but of the living, for they are all living to him.” 	 I te tala tela i te lakau ne ka, ne faipati ei Mose, i te Aliki, ‘Ko te Atua o Apelaamo, ko te Atua o Isaako, ko te Atua foki o Iakopo.’


“You must stand before Caesar,” an angel later told Paul. 	 Ne fai atu se agelu fakamuli ki a Paulo, “E ‵tau o tu atu koe i mua o Kaisala.”


So eager and energetic (no longer calm and expectant) is the interest in regard to the kingdom.” 	 Te lasi o te fiafia mo te loto finafinau (e se toe ai se fakanoganoga io me se nofo fakatalitali) ne fakaasi mai e uiga ki te malo.”


Some read the Bible, researching verses that raise questions in their mind and making brief explanatory notes in their Bible. 	 E fai‵tau a nisi tino ki te Tusi Tapu, e ‵suke ki tusi siki kolā e fia maina latou i ei kae tusi foki a nai fakamatalaga toe‵toe i olotou Tusi Tapu.


Eventually, the mistaken view regarding marriage that prompted the injustice was corrected, and Brother Diehl’s privileges of service were restored. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne faka‵tonu aka ei a te kilokiloga ‵se e uiga ki te avaga telā ne fakamalosi aka ei a faifaiga sē fakamaoni, kae ne toe maua ne te Taina ko Willi a tauliaga.


13 How does a supportive wife feel about seeing her husband play an active role in the Christian congregation? 	 13 E pelā me se fafine avaga telā e ‵lago atu ki tena kāiga, e pefea ana lagonaga māfai e lavea ne ia me e fai ne tena avaga se tiute i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


Let us consider a few of the principles and how we can apply them in our life. 	 Ke mafau‵fau tatou ki nāi fakatakitakiga fakavae mo te auala e mafai ei o fakagalue aka ne tatou i ‵tou olaga.


Paul’s inspired words to the Ephesians are perfectly clear: “By this undeserved kindness, indeed, you have been saved through faith; and this not owing to you, it is God’s gift. 	 E manino ‵lei eiloa a pati fakaosofia a Paulo ki taina i Efeso: “Ne fakaolagina tatou i te alofa tauanoa o te Atua, e alatu i te fakatuanaki. E sē se mea ne fai ne koutou, kae se meaalofa eiloa a te Atua.


You see the words you are now reading and sort out the meaning. 	 E lavea ne koe a pati kolā e faitau nei ne koe kae e mafaufau me se a te uiga.


(Matthew 24:13) How can we do that? 	 (Mataio 24:13) E fai pefea te mea tenā?


For the good that I wish I do not do, but the bad that I do not wish is what I practice.” 	 E tiga eiloa te nofo mo au te manako o fai te ‵lei, e se mafai eiloa ne au o fai.


WEEK OF OCTOBER 23-29, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A OKETOPA 23-29, 2017


10 Let us now take a closer look at Paul’s words of defense in Acts chapter 26. 	 10 Ke na sukesuke ‵loto nei tatou ki pati a Paulo i te Galuega mataupu e 26.


He often expressed appreciation for my support, and he spent his spare time with me. 	 Ne fakaasi mai faeloa ne ia tena amanaia ki toku fesoasoani, kae ne fakamāumāu ne ia ana taimi avanoa mo au.


What incidents in the life of Jesus and of the Israelites emphasize the importance of taking in spiritual food? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i te olaga o Iesu mo te kau Isalaelu e fakaasi mai ei te tāua ke maua a meakai faka-te-agaga?


5 If you choose to drink alcoholic beverages, you would also do well to ask yourself: ‘Do I share Jesus’ attitude toward heavy drinking? 	 5 Kafai e filifili ne koe ke fakaaoga te kava, e ‵tau o fesili ifo koe, penei: ‘E mata, e maua ne au te kilokiloga a Iesu e uiga ki te konā?


If Jehovah were a hidden, unknowable God, we could never be close to him. 	 Kāti moi fai a te Atua se atua telā e sē fia fakaasi mai a ia ki a tatou io me sē manako ke iloa ne tatou a ia, e sē mafai eiloa o fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki a ia.


The Law pointed forward to him, would identify him, and should help them to appreciate their need for him. 	 Ne fakaasi atu a ia ne te Tulafono ki a latou, ke iloa ne latou a ia, kae ne ‵tau o fesoasoani atu foki ki a latou ke iloa aka te pogai e ‵tau ei o maua ne latou tena fesoasoani.


How does Malachi describe the end of this wicked system? THE prophet Malachi was inspired by God to record prophecies of awesome events that will take place in the very near future. 	 NE FAKAMALOSIGINA te pelofeta ko Malaki ne te Atua ke fakamau ki lalo a valoaga e uiga ki mea fakama‵taku kolā ka ‵tupu i se taimi pili mai mua nei.


For Christians, economic stresses, human imperfection, and the spirit of the world with its immorality and distorted sense of values can test loyalties. 	 Ki Kelisiano, a fakalavelave i mea tau tupe, te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa mo te tulaga o te lalolagi telā ko ‵fonu i amioga finalalolagi mo manatu ‵fuli fakakotua e mafai o tofotofo i ei te fakamaoni o se tino.


I was almost 19 and from the city; she was 25 and a country girl. 	 Au ko 19 oku tausaga kae ne tupu aka au i se fakai ‵lasi; a ko ia ko 25 ana tausaga kae ne tupu aka i se fakai foliki.


“Anyone inexperienced puts faith in every word,” states the Bible, “but the shrewd one considers his steps.”—Proverbs 14:15. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “A tino va‵lea e tali‵tonu i so se mea; a tino ‵poto e onoono faka‵lei eiloa ki olotou mea e fai.”—Faataoto 14:15.


For instance, in Armenia, approximately 40 brothers are in prison because of their neutrality, with dozens more likely to be imprisoned in the coming months. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e nofo ki te 40 taina e ‵pei i te falepuipui i Armenia ona ko te sē ‵kau o latou ki te kautau, kae fai pelā me e tokouke atu ka ‵pei ki te falepuipui i masina mai mua.


As you can imagine, the clergy were furious; but undeterred, the Bible Students kept right on with this important work. 	 Mafaufau la, ki te kaitāua o takitaki lotu; kae ne seki faka‵tuka atu te mea tenā ki Tino ‵Akoga ki te Tusi Tapu, ne tumau eiloa latou i te faiga o te galuega tāua tenei.


If the difference of opinion is just a matter of preference and not an issue of right and wrong, show your teenager that you can respect his viewpoint—even if you do not fully agree with it. 	 Kafai e ‵kese la kilokiloga ona fua ko te mea e ‵lei loa ki a lāua lā manatu kae e se ko te sao mo te ‵se, ke fakaasi atu ki tau tama talavou me e āva koe ki tena kilokiloga—faitalia me e se lotomalie katoatoa koe ki ei.


“We wish to conduct ourselves honestly in all things.” 	 “Ke fakamaoni i mea katoa e fai ne matou.”


Satan failed then, but he has not given up. 	 Ne seki taunu tena fuafuaga i te taimi tenā, kae e seki ‵fiu eiloa a ia.


(Ps. 34:13) In this way, we honor God and promote unity in the congregation. 	 (Salamo 34:13) Ko te auala tenei e fakaaloalo atu ei tatou ki te Atua kae ati aka ei a te fealofani i te fakapotopotoga.


Past Battles Fought Near Megiddo 	 Taua Mua Kolā ne Fai i Tafa o Mekito


We must also, and above all, ‘subject ourselves to God,’ who cares for us. 	 Se a te tulaga o te lalolagi nei, kae kaia e ‵tau ei o matapula‵pula faeloa a te kau fakaekegina mo olotou taugasoa? 2.


Could we be like the man in the parable—work very hard to make sure that we would have “many good things” yet fail to do what is necessary to gain the prospect of having “many years”? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o fai tatou e pelā mo te tagata i te tala fakatusa—ga‵lue malosi ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a “mea ‵lei katoa” kae fakatamala i ei tatou o fai so se mea e ‵tau o fai ke ola tatou i “tausaga e uke”?


What four conclusions can the elders draw from the account we have considered? 	 Ne a akoakoga tāua e fa e mafai o maua ne toeaina mai te tala telā ne fatoā oti ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


16 Consider the case of one hard-working elder who visited a Christian girl about to have brain surgery. 	 16 Mafaufau ki se toeaina galue malosi telā ne āsi atu ki se tamaliki fafine Kelisiano telā ka ‵tipi aka tena faiai.


In conclusion, the adjusted wording in Psalm 144 does not change our understanding of Bible teachings. 	 Tela la, a pati kolā ne fakama‵fuli i te Salamo 144 e se ‵fuli ne ia a te ‵tou malamalama i akoakoga mai te Tusi Tapu.


We long for the time now near at hand when all such lovers of God will learn war no more but will sit under their own vine and fig tree. 	 E olioli eiloa tatou ki te taimi telā ko seai ei ne taua kae ka ‵nofo atu a tino kolā e a‵lofa ki a Ieova mai lalo i olotou togāvine mo togāmati.


Job chapters 38 to 41 are excellent aids in this, for Jehovah there called to Job’s attention certain aspects of His wonderful works. 	 E fesoasoani malosi mai a te mataupu e 38 mo te mataupu e 41 o te tusi ko Iopu i te feitu tenā, me ne fakasino atu ne te Atua ki a Iopu i konā a nisi vaega o Ana faifaiga fakaofoofogia.


That suggests a fifth point brought to our attention in Malachi chapter 1. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te mea tenā a te lima o manatu i te Malaki mataupu 1.


Last evening, watchmen in Jerusalem must have seen the first sliver of the moon. 	 I te afiafi po ko teka, kāti ne lavea ne tāgata leoleo i Ielusalema a te fatoa saeakaga o te masina.


(James 1:13) Jehovah God never causes what is bad. 	 (Iakopo 1:13) E se māfua lele mai eiloa i a Ieova te Atua a mea ma‵sei.


15 The apostles and other early Christians proclaimed God’s word with zeal. 	 15 Ne folafola atu ne apositolo mo nisi Kelisiano mua a te muna a te Atua mo te loto finafinau.


For example, after spending a night in prayer to his Father, Jesus selected the 12 apostles. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mai tua o te ‵taloga ki tena Tamana i te po kātoa, ne filifili aka ne Iesu ana apositolo e toko 12.


One of the elders in that area was asked: “What has been most helpful in keeping the brothers together?” 	 Ne fesili atu ki se toeaina mai te kogā koga tenā penei: “Se a te mea telā ne fesoasoani malosi ki te kau taina ke ‵kau fakatasi faeloa latou?”


The upright man Job was one who recognized the strong link between seeing and desiring. 	 A te tagata amiotonu ko Iopu se tokotasi telā ne iloa ne ia te malosi o te sokoga i te va o mea e matea mo te manako ki ei.


8 Before the “hour” of Jesus’ death, he has much to do in his heavenly Father’s service. 	 8 A koi tuai o oko atu ki “te taimi” e ‵tau ei o mate a Iesu, e uke ana galuega e ‵tau o fai i te taviniga ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.


Self-discipline affects our manner of speech as well as what we say. 	 A te fakatonutonu ne tatou a tatou eiloa e pokotia ei a te auala e fai‵pati atu ei tatou, e pelā foki mo ‵tou pati kolā e fai atu.


(Heb. 3:1; Rom. 5:1, 18) Jehovah then begets them as spiritual sons. 	 (Epelu 3:1; Loma 5:1, 18) Ko fai i ei ne Ieova latou e pelā me ko ana tama puke faka-te-agaga.


Sadly, any Christian could begin to walk according to the sinful flesh. 	 Efakafanoanoa me mafai ne so se Kelisiano o sasale i manakoga agasala o te foitino.


5 What contributed to Priscilla’s zeal and courage? 	 5 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki te loto finafinau mo te loto toa o Pisila?


32 “Look at the Artwork!” 	 32 “Onoono ki te Faiga o Ata!”


Mounting Up “With Wings Like Eagles” 	 Ke Eva Atu i “Kapa‵kau e Pelā me ne Aeto”


“You alone are the Most High over all the earth.”—PS. 83:18. 	 “Ko koe tokotasi fua ko te Pule Tafasili i te Maluga i te lalolagi kātoa.”—SALAMO 83:18, NW.


Who are supporting Jehovah’s arrangements in the heavens, and how can we show similar support on earth? 	 Ko oi e ‵lago atu ki fakatokaga a Ieova i te lagi, kae e mafai pefea o ‵lago atu foki tatou penā i te lalolagi nei?


I know you, I know your sins, I know your heart—and I love you.’ 	 E iloa ne au koe, E iloa ne au au agasala, E lavea ne au tou loto—kae alofa eiloa au ki a koe.’


By telling Eve that she ‘positively would not die’ if she ate the forbidden fruit, Satan insinuated that Jehovah was untruthful, thus untrustworthy. 	 Mai i te faiatuga ki a Eva me ka ‘se mate a ia’ māfai e kai ki te fuaga telā ne fakatapu, ne fakaasi atu ei ne Satani me e loi a Ieova, kae e se fakatalitonugina foki.


He said: “Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a dragnet let down into the sea and gathering up fish of every kind.”—Matt. 13:47. 	 Ne fai mai tou tagata: “A te Malo o te lagi, e pelā mo te tili ne ‵pei ki te tai, kae ‵tu i ei a ika valevale.”—Mataio 13:47.


Keep It Simple 	 Ke Fakafaigofie


And you are sons of Jacob; you have not come to your finish.” 	 Tela la, koutou te gafa o Iakopo e seki galo katoatoa.”


What did the apostle Paul write about the glory that Christians reflect? 	 Ne a muna i te tusi a te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki te ‵malu telā e fakaasi atu ne Kelisiano?


Honest, heartfelt prayers bring a sense of peace. 	 A te faiga o ‵talo mo te loto kātoa e maua i ei te loto filemu.


Men and women were condemned for heresy because they rejected teachings of the church, some of which were based on the pagan philosophies of Aristotle and Plato—men who lived before Jesus Christ was born. 	 Ne taku fakamasei a tagata mo fafine me ne ‵teke ne latou a akoakoga a te lotu, nisi mai ei e fakavae ki akoakoga fapaupau a Aristotle mo Plato—ne tagata ne ola mai mua a koi tuai o fanau a Iesu Keliso.


What did God’s Law to ancient Israel say about false prophets? 	 Ne a pati i te Tulafono a te Atua ki Isalaelu i aso mua e uiga ki pelofeta ‵loi?


(Genesis 14:11-16) Not surprisingly, Satan continues to use frontal attacks in the form of persecution. 	 (Kenese 14:11-16) E se se mea fakapoi me tumau eiloa a Satani i te taua tonu mai e auala i fakasauāga.


Jesus told them: “Go your way, report to John what you saw and heard: the blind are receiving sight, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are being told the good news.”—Luke 7:22. 	 Ne tali atu Iesu ki a latou: “‵Foki kae tala atu ki a Ioane a mea ko oti ne lavea ne koulua, mo mea foki ko oti ne lagona ne koulua: a tino ‵kivi ko ‵pula olotou mata, a tino ‵pili ko mafai o sasale, a lepela ko ‵lei olotou masaki, a tino ‵tuli ko ‵logo olotou taliga, a tino ‵mate ko toe ola, mo te Tala ‵Lei ko folafola atu ki tino ma‵tiva.”—Luka 7:22.


(Psalm 145:17) His Word also assures us that he “does not act wickedly.” 	 (Salamo 145:17) E fakamaoni mai foki tena Muna ki a tatou me “e se fai ne ia ne amioga ma‵sei.”


Suggesting that he should do something, Mary tells her son: “They have no wine.” 	 Ne pati fakalogo Malia ki tena tama penei: “Ko palele te lotou uaina.”


But could the desire to receive glory from humans affect even dedicated servants of God? 	 E mata, e mafai foki o pokotia a tavini tukugina atu a te Atua i te fia maua o tavaega mai tino?


18, 19. What privileges and blessings does baptism bring? 	 18, 19. Ne a tauliaga mo fakamanuiaga e maua mai i te papatisoga?


3 The Quest for Answers 	 3 Se Fesili e Fai ne Tino i te Lalolagi Kātoa


See Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy! pages 186-195. 	 Ke onoono ki te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? itulau e 197-199.


(Prov. 31:12) Carlos, now a member of a Bethel family, relates how his mother overcame the strong opposition of his father by remaining kind and taking proper care of the home. 	 (Faataoto 31:12) A Carlos, se tino e tokotasi i te kāiga Peteli, e fakamatala mai ne ia te auala ne manumalo ei tena mātua i ‵tekemaiga ma‵losi a tena tamana, mai i te tumau i te atafai mo te tausi faka‵lei atu ki te fale.


Similarly, if we were to step back and look at the many instances where “heart” is used in the Bible, we could discern that taken together these references form a pattern, or picture. 	 E penā foki loa, e manakogina ke onoono tatou ki koga katoa kolā e fakaaoga i ei a te pati “fatu” [io me ko te loto] i te Tusi Tapu ko te mea ke mafai o malamalama tatou me se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei.


Indeed, one day when Aklilu’s preaching companion asked him what goals he now had in life, Aklilu readily responded that he hoped someday to be part of a congregation that spoke his language, Amharic. 	 Ne tali fakavave atu a Aklilu me fakamoemoe a ia ke kau atu ki se fakapotopotoga telā e fai‵pati ki tena ‵gana, telā ko te ‵gana Amharic.


As told by Esa Leinonen 	 Ne Fakamatala Mai ne Esa Leinonen


The moral standards it advocates are unsurpassed. 	 E sili fakafia atu foki te tāua o fakatakitakiga i mea tau amioga kolā e fakaasi mai i ei.


(Hebrews 5:7) When did this happen? 	 (Epelu 5:7) Ne tupu anafea a te mea tenei?


(Acts 8:4; 9:31) As the years passed, other persecutions and hardships came and went. 	 (Galuega 8:4; 9:31) I nisi tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, ne ‵tupu sāle a nisi fakasauāga.