How can a husband imitate the Fine Shepherd in showing affection for those under his care? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu se tagata avaga ki te Tausi Mamoe ‵Lei i te fakaasiatuga o te amanaia tonu ki tena kāiga?


We will also consider the firm stand the Bible Students took regarding Babylon the Great, and we will learn when the Babylonian captivity ended. 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou ki te tumau takitaki o Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu mai Papelonia te Sili, kae tauloto foki tatou ki te taimi ne gata atu i ei te lotou ‵nofo pologa i Papelonia.


In at least three ways. 	 E tolu auala e fakaaogā ne ia.


For example, we would not even consider engaging in wrongdoing and then try to hide our sins from Christian elders or family members. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ka se mafai eiloa o fai ne tatou se amioga matagā kae oti ko ‵funa ei ne tatou ‵tou agasala mai toeaina Kelisiano io me ko tino o ‵tou kāiga.


16 Jehovah’s purpose is to sanctify his great and holy name and vindicate his universal sovereignty. 	 16 Ko te fuafuaga eiloa a Ieova ke faka‵malu aka tena igoa sili kae tapu kae ke taku‵leigina foki tena pulega i te lagi mo te lalolagi kātoa.


Such young people enjoy life to the full while at the same time learning to follow Jehovah’s guidance in all endeavors. 	 Ne fakaaoga eiloa ne talavou konā a olotou olaga i te ‵toe auala ‵lei fakatasi mo te tauloto foki loa i te taimi tenā ke tau‵tali ki fakatakitakiga a Ieova i olotou fakamoemoega katoa e fai ne latou.


The cycles of poverty are complex and not easily broken. 	 A fakalavelalave kolā e fakamāfua i ei te mativa mo mea kolā ne māfua mai i te tulaga mativa e faigata ‵ki eiloa.


(Proverbs 15:5) How could anyone ‘regard reproof’ unless it is first given? 	 (Faataoto 15:5, NW) E mafai pefea o ‘talia ne se tino a pati polopoloki’ māfai e seki tuku atu ki a ia?


(1 John 2:15-17) As for those who have retired from secular employment, what better way to use their time than in the pioneer ministry, putting Jehovah’s service first? 	 (1 Ioane 2:15-17) Kae e a latou kolā ko oti ne li‵taea mai i olotou galuega? A te ‵toe mea ‵lei e mafai o fai ne latou ko te fakaaogaga o olotou taimi o paenia kae fakamuamua a te taviniga ki a Ieova.


20 The life of a Christian can be likened to a long-distance footrace. 	 20 E mafai o fakatusa a te olaga o se Kelisiano ki se fakatau‵telega loa.


Lemaire estimates: “In Jerusalem during the two generations before 70 C.E., there were . . . probably about 20 people who could be called ‘James/Jacob son of Joseph brother of Jesus.’” Nevertheless, he feels that there is a 90-percent chance that the James on the ossuary was the half brother of Jesus Christ. 	 Ne fai mai a Lemaire, penei: “Kāti e nofo ki te toko 20 tino i kautama e lua mai mua o te 70 T.A. i Ielusalema e fakaigoa ki a ‘Iakopo te tama a Iosefa te taina o Iesu.’ ” Kae i tena faka‵tau a te Iakopo i luga i te pokisi ko te āfa taina eiloa o Iesu Keliso.


The words he spoke revealed his faith. 	 E fakaasi mai i ana pati kolā ne fai a te lasi o tena fakatuanaki.


As “a God of knowledge,” he understands human nature and the needs of humans better than anyone else. 	 E pela me “se Atua e iloa ne ia mea,” e sili atu tena malamalama i uiga mo manakoga o tino i lō so se isi tino.


These works served at least two purposes. 	 E lua a pogai ne fai ei a galuega konei.


Among other things, some couples will have disagreements from time to time. 	 I tafa o nisi mea aka, ka fakatau kinau a tauavaga i nisi taimi.


Would that not devalue the document? 	 E mata, ka se fakatāua i ei a te tusi tenā?


(Esther 2:17) How did she gain Ahasuerus’ “favor and loving-kindness”? 	 (Eseta 2:17) Ne “fiafai” pefea a Asuelu ki tou fafine?


At times, they were seen by thousands, if not millions, of observers. 	 E isi ne taimi, ne lavea ne te fia afe, io me ne miliona, o tino maimoa.


(1 Cor. 14:33, 40) In the first century C.E. and in our day, the Scriptures have helped the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization to do the far-reaching work of preaching the good news. 	 (1 Koli. 14:33, 40) I te senitenali muamua T.A. mo ‵tou aso nei, ne fesoasoani atu eiloa te Tusi Tapu ki te vaega o te fakapotopotoga a Ieova i te lalolagi nei ke fai ne latou te galuega ki te fakaokoatuga o te tala ‵lei ki koga ‵mao.


I was content and happy.” 	 E lotomalie kae fiafia au i toku olaga.


Of course we will, and Jesus knew that. 	 Ao, e manavase tatou, kae e iloa foki ne Iesu te mea tenā.


Faithful in what is least, faithful also in much 	 A te fakamaoni i mea fo‵liki, e fakamaoni foki i mea ‵lasi


He had his own household. 	 Ne isi eiloa sena kāiga.


(Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:11) Examining these accounts closely will give us insight into Jehovah’s personality and show us how we may benefit from his molding. 	 (Lo. 15:4; 1 Koli. 10:11) A te sukesuke ki tala konei ka fesoasoani mai ke malama‵lama tatou i uiga totino o Ieova kae fakaasi mai i ei te auala e maua ei ne tatou a mea aoga māfai e fakatonutonu ne ia tatou.


‘Become Obedient From the Heart’ 	 ‘Ke Māfua Tonu Mai i ‵Tou Loto a te Fakalogo’


(1 Corinthians 10:6-11) More important, in the Bible, God provides us with superb laws and guiding principles that are unequaled in reliability. 	 (1 Kolinito 10:6-11) Kae sili atu i te tāua, e tuku mai ne te Atua i te Tusi Tapu a toe tulafono sili mo fakatakitakiga aogā kolā e fakatuagagina katoatoa.


SONGS: 95, 13 	 PESE: 95, 13


Then we will consider events that Jesus and his disciples foretold for our day and beyond. 	 Ka oti, ko onoono ei tatou ki mea kolā ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu mo ana soko e uiga ki ‵tou aso nei mo aso mai mua.


Why is it important that elders take an interest in the progress of men in the congregation? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke fesoasoani atu a toeaina ki te ga‵solo ki mua o taina i te fakapotopotoga?


Children should obey their parents and be disciplined in Jehovah’s ways. 	 E ‵tau mo tama‵liki o faka‵logo ki olotou mātua kae ke polopoloki ki auala o Ieova.


8, 9. (a) How have the angels displayed a genuine interest in human affairs? (b) In what sense might it be said that we are a theatrical spectacle to the angels? 	 8, 9. (a) Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te kau agelu a te fia ‵saga malosi mai o latou ki faifaiga a tino i lalo nei? (e) E mafai pefea o fai atu pelā me e ‵tu atu tatou i mua o mata o te kau agelu?


The same can be the case when a spiritually ailing sheep is given personal attention. 	 E tai ‵pau eiloa mo mea e ‵tupu māfai ko fesoasoani atu ki se mamoe masaki i te feitu faka-te-agaga i se auala fakapito.


Young ones enjoy doing things that they do well. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa a tama‵liki o fai a mea kolā e iloa ‵lei ne latou o fai.


Psalm 45:16 states: “You will appoint . . . princes in all the earth.” 	 E fai mai te Salamo 45:16: ‘Ka fai ne koe au tama‵liki tāgata mo pule i te lalolagi kātoa.’


17 Since integrity is so important, we need to consider some further questions. 	 17 Ona ko te tāua o te fakamaoni, e ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki nisi fesili.


Jesus teaches us how to gain peace of mind 	 E akoako ne Iesu tatou ki te auala ke maua ei te filemu o te mafaufau


Undoubtedly his mother, Mary, and his adoptive father, Joseph, played an important role. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ko tena mātua, ko Malia, mo tena tamana fai ko Iosefa ne fai ne lāua se tusaga tāua i ei.


Why, then, do we continue to highlight the nearness of the end? 	 Kaia la e tumau ei tatou i te talai atu a te pili mai o te gataga?


(Eph. 2:2) A wife who is foolish does not hesitate to speak unfavorably of her husband, whereas a wise woman works to increase the respect that her children and others have for him. 	 (Efeso 2:2) A te fafine avaga valea e se mataku o fakamasei ne ia tena avaga, a ko te fafine poto e fakaasi atu ne ia te āva ki tena avaga e pelā eiloa mo te āva o ana tama‵liki mo nisi tino ki te tagata.


(See paragraphs 8-11) 	 (Onoono ki te palakalafa e 8-11)


A POPULAR lyricist once said: “Words make you think thoughts. 	 NE FAI mai se tino fatu pese lauiloa: “E fai ne pati ke mafaufau koe ki manatu.


Before any children were born, Jehovah already knew how he would handle affairs to provide relief for Adam’s redeemable descendants.—Romans 8:20. 	 A koi tuai o fa‵nau mai a tama‵liki, ko leva eiloa ne iloa ne Ieova a mea e ‵tau o fai ke tuku mai ei se fakatapūga mō tama‵liki a Atamu kolā ka toe fakaola mai.—Loma 8:20.


Thus, they miss what the sun can teach us. 	 Tela la, e sē iloa ne latou a mea tāua kolā e akoako mai ne te la.


(1 John 2:15, 16) It may even move the spiritually weak to ignore the evidence of the closeness of God’s great day. 	 (1 Ioa. 2:15, 16) E mafai foki o fakamalosi aka ne ia a tino vāi‵vai i te feitu faka-te-agaga ke sē ‵saga atu ki te fakamaoniga me ko pili mai te aso lasi o te Atua.


At times, the word is applied to something impersonal, such as a business agreement. 	 I nisi taimi e fakasino a te pati tenā ki se mea, e pelā mo faifaiga fakapisinisi.


Still, it can be an ongoing struggle. 	 E ui i ei, e faigata ‵ki ke fai penā.


Should we not be diligent in making return visits and conducting Bible studies with interested ones? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o ga‵lue ma‵losi tatou i te faiga o toe asiga mo akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu a tino fia‵fia?


(Phil. 1:21) While not stating what he would choose, he makes known what he desired—“the releasing and the being with Christ.” 	 (Filipi 1:21) E tiga eiloa ne seki taku mai ne ia tena mea ne filifili, ne fakaasi mai eiloa ne ia te mea telā e manako a ia ki ei—ko te “tiakina a te olaga nei, kae fakatasi mo Keliso.”


Remember the inspired counsel: “Be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.” 	 Ke masaua a pati polopoloki mai te Atua, penei: “E ‵tau ke vave o faka‵logo, kae ke fakatuatuai o fai‵pati, ke se vave foki o kaitaua.”


The conflict between the two kings stretches from the time when the kingdom of Alexander the Great is divided among his four generals to the time when the Great Prince, Michael, “will stand up.”—Daniel 12:1. 	 Ne kamata mai eiloa a te taua i te vā o tupu e tokolua konei mai te taimi ne vaevae ei te malo o Alesana te Sili ki ana takitaki kautau e tokofa ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ka “sae io me tu mai [ei] a te agelu sili,” ko Mikaeli.—Tanielu 12:1.


(Col. 2:16-18) Paul also discussed dangers that exist down to this day and that can deprive us of the prize. 	 (Ko. 2:16-18) Ne fakamatala mai foki ne Paulo a mea fakama‵taku ne ‵sae aka ke oko mai eiloa ki aso nei kae e mafai ei o kaisoa mai i a tatou a te failoga.


Runners sped through the land carrying letters of invitation.—2 Chron. 30:6-9. 	 Ne olo atu a tino i loto i te fenua kātoa mo pepa ‵kami.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 30:6-9.


THOUSANDS of Jehovah’s Witnesses today are taking an active part in the fulfillment of the vision to declare the good news “to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” 	 E LAU i afe o Molimau a Ieova i aso nei e ga‵lue ma‵losi i te fakataunuga o te fakaasiga ki te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei “ki fenua katoa, mo matakāiga, ‵gana mo tino katoa.”


(Psalms 17, 86, 143; Matthew 6:9, 10) Additionally, when your student hears you pray to open and close the study, he will sense your feelings toward Jehovah. 	 (Salamo 17, 86, 143; Mataio 6:9, 10) Kae kafai e lagona foki ne te tino akoga au ‵talo i te kamataga mo te fakaotiga o te akoga, ka iloa ei ne ia ou lagonaga e uiga ki a Ieova.


In view of what Jeremiah 16:15 states, however, the verse could also allude to the searching out of the repentant Israelites. 20:7—In what way did Jehovah ‘use his strength’ against Jeremiah and fool him? 	 20:7—Se a te auala ne fakaaogā ei ne Ieova ‘tena malosi’ o ‵teke atu kae fakaloiloi foki ne ia a Ielemia?


DO NOT LET TERROR TACTICS WEAKEN YOU 	 KE SA FAKAVĀIVĀI KOE NE FAKAMATAKUTAKUGA


Their statements on science, for instance, have been contradicted by new knowledge, provable facts. 	 Olotou fakamatalaga foki e uiga ki mea fakasaienisi ko sē fetaui ki iloaga ‵fou mo fakamatalaga kolā ko fakatalitonugina me ‵tonu.


LOOK BEYOND NATIONAL BORDERS 	 KE A‵LOFA KI TINO O ATUFENUA KATOA


Perhaps we are falsely accused, and because of this, we suffer some injustice. 	 Kāti ka oko mai ki a tatou a losiga ‵se telā ka tigāina valevale ei tatou i faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


7 What else was part of God’s purpose? 	 7 Ne a foki a nisi mea ne aofia i fuafuaga a te Atua?


20 Paul described the spirit in which assistance is to be given. 	 20 Ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo a uiga kolā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu i te faiga o te fesoasoani tenā.


That is because reactions to personal offenses are often emotional. 	 Kae e mafai o mafaufau koe ‘me e sē se mea faigofie ke fai penā,’ ona ko te mea e mafai o pokotia malosi ‵tou lagonaga māfai ko fai ne se tino ke kaitaua tatou.


These pioneers are fully awake to the fact that the full-time ministry is one of the best ways to spend their lives. 	 E iloa faka‵lei ne paenia konei i te galuega faka-paenia se tasi o auala e fakaaoga faka‵lei i ei olotou olaga.


Christians do well to respect such customs. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke fakaasi atu ne Kelisiano te āva ki vaegā tuu penā.


(Isaiah 49:15) Similarly, David confidently said: “In case my own father and my own mother did leave me, even Jehovah himself would take me up.” 	 (Isaia 49:15) I se auala tai ‵pau ne fai mai foki a Tavita mo te loto toa: “E mafai ne toku tamana mo toku matua o tiakina au, ka ko te Aliki ka tausi ne ia a au.”


Did you find yourself thinking: ‘Do not believe it! 	 E mata, ne fai atu koe penei: ‘Sa talitonu ki ei!


In any language, it is important to be sincere when extending an apology. 	 Faitalia me se a te ‵gana, e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke fakamaoni tatou māfai ko fai atu se fakatoesega.


CARLO:* “Our son, Angelo, has Down syndrome. 	 CARLO:* “A te mā tama tagata ko Angelo, ne fanau mai e se katoatoa.


(Verse 18) In addition to “watching over the goings-on of her household,” this industrious fearer of Jehovah unselfishly helps others. 	 (Fuaiupu e 18) I tafa o tena “onoono faeloa foki ki te tausiga o tena kāiga i mea e ma‵nako ki ei,” e fesoasoani foki te fafine e mataku ki a Ieova tenei ki nisi tino e aunoa mo te kaimanako.


What self-examination should we periodically make? 	 Se a te iloiloga totino e ‵tau o fai sāle ne tatou?


Stand Complete With Firm Conviction 	 Ke Tumau i te Talitonu Katoatoa ki te Atua


(Phil. 4:8, 9) That means giving careful attention to every facet of Christian life. 	 (Filipi 4:8, 9) E fakauiga i ei ki te ‵saga tonu atu ki vaega katoa o te olaga faka-Kelisiano.


The small remnant of anointed Christians still on earth will partake of the emblems of unleavened bread and red wine, signifying their being party to the new covenant. 	 Ka fakaaoga ne se tamā potukau o Kelisiano fakaekegina a mea fakatusa, ko te falaoa se faka‵fete mo te uaina ‵kula, ke fakaasi mai i ei me e aofia latou i te feagaiga fou.


Will we now make a strong effort to revive the good habits we once had? 	 E mata, ka taumafai malosi nei tatou o toe fakamalosi aka a faifaiga ‵lei kolā ne fai muamua ne tatou?


6 This account contains a vital lesson. 	 6 E maua i te tala tenei se akoakoga tāua ‵ki.


What can we learn from these Messianic prophecies? 	 Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai valoaga konei e uiga ki te Mesia?


Some people are eager to decide everything for themselves. 	 E loto fia‵fia a nisi tino o fai a fakaikuga i a latou eiloa.


16 Daniel is another faithful man whom we know about from the Hebrew Scriptures. 	 16 A Tanielu ko te suā tagata fakamaoni telā e iloa ne tatou mai Tusitusiga Epelu.


We are surrounded by it.” 	 Ko sikomia tatou ne mea konā.”


It is little wonder that many ask, “Why does God allow such suffering?” 	 E se tioa eiloa o fesili ifo a tino e tokouke, penei: “Kaia ne talia ei ne te Atua a vaegā logo‵maega penei?”


Do you wonder if you really have what it takes to succeed as a single pioneer in a foreign country? 	 E mata, kai mafaufau koe ki te auala e mafai o manumalo ei se tuagane nofo taka kae paenia i se fenua fakaa‵tea?


No longer will there be strife and struggle over the earth’s resources. 	 Ko pili nei o seai ne taua mo kinauga ki luga i mea o te lalolagi.


11 Commend your brothers sincerely. 	 11 Fakamālō atu mo te fakamaoni ki ou taina.


She resigned from her position and was soon baptized. 	 Ne lisaina a ia mai i tena galuega ‵togi kae ne papatiso fakamuli a ia.


“The world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of God remains forever.” (1 John 2:17) In view of this, how unwise it would be for one of God’s servants to think that there is something in this present system of things that could be of more lasting value than his relationship with Jehovah! 	 “A te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei kolā e ma‵nako ki ei a tino e palele atu katoa; ka ko te tino telā e fai ne ia a te mea e loto ki ei a te Atua e ola ki te se-gata-mai.” (1 Ioane 2:17) Ona ko te mea tenei, e pefea te lasi o te valea māfai e mafaufau se tavini a te Atua me isi se mea i te olaga tenei e sili atu tena tāua i lō tena fesokotakiga mo Ieova!


A Christian man who has three sons said: “I share in my children’s recreation if possible. 	 Ne fai mai se Kelisiano telā e tokotolu ana tama tā‵gata: “E kau atu au ki tafaoga a aku tama‵liki māfai e mafai.


Like the religious leaders whom Jesus condemned, the modern-day worshippers who are part of “the son of destruction” face destruction with no hope of a resurrection. 	 E pelā mo takitaki lotu kolā ne taku fakamasei ne Iesu, ka fe‵paki a tino tapuaki i aso nei kolā e fai mo fai ne vaega o te “tino Amio Masei” mo te fakaseaiga e aunoa mo te fakamoemoega ki te toetu.


(Romans 5:12) This verse shows that people die as a result of sin. 	 (Loma 5:12) E fakaasi mai i te fuaiupu tenei me e ‵mate a tino ona ko te agasala.


This she flatly refused, even though it would mean the loss of her employment. 	 Ne ‵teke katoatoa ne ia te mea tenā, faitalia te fakaseai atu o tena galuega.


How happy we can be, though, that after God’s people experienced centuries of spiritual oppression, we are living in the time when “those having insight will shine . . . brightly” and “many will cleanse themselves” and they “will be refined”!—Dan. 12:3, 10. 	 Kae se mea fakafiafia, me mai tua o te taimi ne ‵nofo fakapagota i ei a tino o te Atua i se fia senitenali kolā ne uke a ‵tekemaiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga, ko ‵nofo nei tatou i te taimi “ka maina mai ei a latou kolā e maua ne latou te poto” mo “te faka‵maga o latou mai i ei”!—Tani. 12:3, 10.


(Matt. 25:31, 32) Since this is to take place at an hour that we do not think likely, how vital that we take to heart Jesus’ admonition to “keep ready”!—Luke 12:40. 	 (Mataio 25:31, 32) Kafai e tupu a te mea tenei i se itula telā e seki fakamoemoegina, se mea tāua ‵ki ke faka‵logo tatou ki te fakamalosiga a Iesu ke “toka” tatou!—Luka 12:40.


We will also consider examples of many who today are making sacrifices to support the Kingdom. 	 Ka mafau‵fau foki tatou ki fakaakoakoga o tino e tokouke i aso nei kolā ne fai a mea mo te loto kātoa ke ‵lago atu ki mea o te Malo.


What reminders should we take to heart so as not to suffer a loss of faith? 	 Ne a fakamasauaga tāua e ‵tau o faka‵logo tatou ki ei māfai e se ma‵nako tatou ke galo atu te ‵tou fakatuanaki?


2 As Jehovah’s great day approaches, mankind in general is sleeping in a spiritual sense. 	 2 I te pili mai o te aso lasi o Ieova, a tino koi ‵to eiloa olotou ‵moe i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


As the deliverance from Egypt drew near, he told the oppressed Israelites: “One plague more I am going to bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt. 	 I te taimi ko pilipili atu ei ki te lotou faka‵saoga mai Aikupito, ne fai atu a ia ki tino Isalaelu kolā ko loto vāivāi, penei: “Toe tasi eiloa te fakasalaga ka fakaoko ne au ki te tupu o Aikupito mo tena fenua.


It didn’t happen overnight. 	 Ne seki vave taku ‵fuliga.


The second article examines several Scriptural reasons that motivate us to carry out the preaching work with endurance. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu i te lua a nāi pogai faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā e fakamalosi ei tatou ke fai te galuega talai mo te kufaki.


Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you. 	 Ka ko filifili koutou ne au mai tino o te lalolagi, ka ko se kau koutou i ei; tenei te mea e takalia‵lia ei a tino o te lalolagi ki a koutou.


Also, José had to endure cancer surgery and chemotherapy. 	 Kae ko José foki e kufaki faeloa i tipitipiga mo vailakau malosi kolā e fakaaoga ki tena kenisa.


(Ps. 145:16) As was true with Abraham, the fulfillment of some divine promises may not come as soon as we would like. 	 (Salamo 145:16) E mafai o se oko tonu mai a folafolaga a Ieova i te taimi telā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


Studying tall buildings and suspension bridges had been my focus in life from my youth. 	 A te sukesuke ki fale ma‵luga mo piliti kolā ne faite ko te mea eiloa telā ne saga tonu atu au ki ei i toku olaga talu mai te taimi koi talavou ei au.


Rather than helping and nurturing members of their flock, Israel’s spiritual leaders put “heavy loads” on their shoulders.—Matt. 23:4. 	 I lō te fesoasoani atu kae putiputi aka a tino o olotou lafu, e tuku atu ne takitaki faka-te-agaga o Isalaelu “amoga ‵mafa” ki luga i olotou tuauma.—Mata. 23:4.


The same principle applies within the Christian congregation. 	 E aogā foki eiloa a te fakaakoakoga tenā ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Consider a few of the warning signs. 	 Mafaufau la ki nisi fakailoga ke fakaeteete i ei.


During the study, Martha instructed Camille to read each paragraph, look up the cited Scriptures, read the question at the bottom of the page, and then answer it. 	 I te faiga o te akoga, ne fakatonu atu a Maleta ki a Kemila ke faitau ki palakalafa takitasi, ke ‵suke ki tusi siki kolā e se siki mai a pati i ei, ke faitau ki te fesili i te fakaotiga o te itulau, kae ke tali mai foki ne ia.


11 Because he made it a practice to obey Jehovah even in seemingly minor matters, Abraham kept his friendship with God healthy and flourishing. 	 11 Ona ko te mea ko fai pelā me se mea masani ke fakalogo a Apelaamo ki a Ieova ke oko foki loa ki fakalavelave fo‵liki, ne fakatumau eiloa ne ia tena va fakataugasoa mo te Atua ke malosi kae manuia.


(Isaiah 11:1-9) It brings me great joy not only to know these truths but also to help others put faith in them. 	 (Isaia 11:1-9) E fiafia ‵ki eiloa au, e se mai te iloa fua o muna‵tonu konei kae o fesoasoani atu foki ki nisi tino ke fakatuanaki ki ei.


13 According to God’s Law, only the priests could offer incense. 	 13 E ‵tusa mo te Tulafono a te Atua, ko faitaulaga fua e ‵tau o ofo atu ne latou a taulaga ma‵nogi.


In fact, Jehovah expects us to do so! 	 A te tonuga loa, e fakamoemoe eiloa a Ieova ke fai tatou penā!


Hence, it may have been impossible for Joseph to avoid Potiphar’s wife.—Genesis 39:10. 	 Tela la, kāti ne seki mafai lele eiloa o fakaseke Iosefa mai i te fetaui sāle mo te avaga a Potifala. —Kenese 39:10.


Try to See Others as Jehovah Sees Them 	 Ke ‵Pau ‵Tou Kilokiloga ki Tino mo te Kilokiloga a Ieova


Correspondingly, soon the world governments will take such action against false religion. 	 E ‵pau mo te mea tenā, ko pili fua nei o ‵saga atu a malo ki lotu ‵se.


If the resurrection hope is to have sustaining power in our life, what must we avoid? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou i ei ko te mea ke maua te fakamalosiga o te toetu i ‵tou olaga?


They have learned to be more sympathetic, kind, and eager to help people.—Revelation 5:10; 14:2-5; 20:6. 	 Ne tauloto latou ke momea aka te lotou a‵lofa, kaima‵lie, kae loto finafinau foki o fesoasoani ki tino.—Fakaasiga 5:10; 14:2-5; 20:6.


They lost their Paradise home and the glorious prospects that God had set before them. 	 Ne galo i a laua te lā Palataiso penā foki loa mo fakamoemoega ‵gali kolā ne tuku mai ne te Atua mō laua.


As one wise Christian put it, “I had to learn that life is never this AND that but this OR that.” 	 E pelā mo pati a se Kelisiano poto e tokotasi, penei, “E ‵tau mo au o iloa me e se mafai ne au o maua a mea katoa i te olaga nei kae ke filifili aka ne au a mea kolā e manako au ki ei.”


(Colossians 3:20) Do you ever feel, though, as if you were waiting for your life to start? 	 (Kolose 3:20) Kae e mata, e mafaufau koe me e seki kamata faka‵lei tou olaga ona ko fakataputapuga penā?


Have I made the truth my way of life? 	 E mata, ko oti ne fai ne au te munatonu mo fakavae o toku olaga?


That is something Jesus likely would not have done had Joseph still been alive.—John 19:26, 27. 	 Kāti e se ‵tau mo Iesu o fai atu penā māfai koi ola a Iosefa i te taimi tenā.—Ioane 19:26, 27.


Are we? 	 E mata, e fiafia foki tatou ki a latou?


(Ecclesiastes 5:12) Does taking care of unnecessary material possessions consume a lot of our time and energy? 	 (Failauga 5:12) E mata, e uke ‵ki ‵tou taimi mo ‵tou malosi e fakamāumāu ki te tausiga o kope kolā e se manakogina?


After citing the examples of such pre-Christian witnesses as Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and Sarah, Paul noted: “They did not get the fulfillment of the promises, but they saw them afar off and welcomed them and publicly declared that they were strangers and temporary residents in the land.” 	 Ko oti ne taku atu ne Paulo a tala o molimau kolā ne ola a koi tuai o oko atu ki te vaitaimi o Kelisiano, e pelā mo Apelu, Enoka, Noa, Apelaamo, mo Sala, kae ne fai atu a ia penei: “Ne ‵mate foki a tino konei i te fakatuanaki. Ne seki maua ne latou a mea ne folafolagina ne te Atua, ka ko leva ne iloa ‵mao ne latou, talia foki ne latou, kae takutonu mai foki ne latou me i a latou ne fakaalofa mo tino se ‵nofo mau i te lalolagi.”


If so, you likely felt hurt—and understandably so. 	 Kafai e isi, kāti ne fanoanoa malosi eiloa koe—kae se mea ‵tau ke fai penā.


At the same time, he senses that others do not measure up to his meticulous standards, and they are not nearly as efficient as he would like. 	 Kae e manatu aka foki a ia me e se ‵pau a faifaiga a nisi tino mo mea kolā e taumafai malosi a ia ki ei, kae e se ‵pau foki olotou atamai mo te mea telā e manako a ia ki ei.


Repeatedly during the years that followed, David inquired of Jehovah when confronted with decisions. 	 I tausaga fakamuli ifo, ne ‵sala atu faeloa a Tavita ki a Ieova i te faiga o ana filifiliga.


In the face of increasing wickedness, we need to be fully occupied with helping others. 	 Ona ko te oloakaga o amioga ma‵sei, e ‵tau o momea aka foki te ‵tou ga‵lue malosi i te fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino.


How delightful it was to get to know their future mate! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakafiafia ke iloa ‵lei ne laua a tino ka a‵vaga laua ki ei i aso mai mua!


Enoch had made Jehovah’s heart rejoice. 	 Ne fakafiafia atu a Enoka ki te loto o Ieova.


They are well-organized to carry out the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work.—Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20. 	 Ne fakatoka faka‵lei latou ke fai te galuega talai o te Malo mo te faiga foki o soko.—Mataio 24:14; 28:19, 20.


Use Godʼs provisions to help you remain malleable (See paragraphs 10-13) 	 Fakaaoga a fakatokaga a te Atua ke fesoasoani atu ke tumau koe i te fulifuligofie (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 10-13)


(Acts 24:15) When that hope becomes a reality here on earth, millions of people with varying backgrounds, temperaments, and personalities will be brought back to life—and that from times stretching all the way back to “the founding of the world”! 	 (Galuega 24:15) Kafai ko fakataunu a te fakamoemoega tenā i te lalolagi, ka toe faka‵tu mai ei ki te ola a te fia miliona o tino kolā e kese‵kese olotou tulaga, uiga mo kilokiloga—kae ka toe ‵foki eiloa a taimi konā ki “te kamataga o te lalolagi”!


(Jas. 1:14, 15) Yet, such individuals have been “washed clean,” indicating that they have made the changes in their life needed to please God. 	 (Iakopo 1:14, 15) Kae ko oti eiloa ne “faka‵ma” a vaegā tino penā, telā e fakaasi mai i ei me ko oti ne fai ne latou a ‵fuliga i olotou olaga ko te mea ke fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


Above all, a love for study can help your children to become spiritually-minded people. 	 Mai mea katoa, a te fiafia o sukesuke e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki au tama‵liki ke fai pelā me ne tino kolā e ma‵taku ki te Atua.


That was also the case with the ancient Israelites, who by means of the Law covenant were in a special relationship with Jehovah God. 	 E tenā foki te mea ne tupu ki te kau Isalaelu mua kolā ne maua ne latou se fesokotakiga fakapito mo Ieova te Atua e auala i te feagaiga o te Tulafono.


Joseph was thrown into prison and bound in fetters. 	 Ne ‵pei atu a Iosefa ki te falepuipui kae ne ‵sai ana vae ki seni.


Consequently, a heart filled with gratitude moves us to serve God with all our strength, means, and abilities. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, e fakamalosi aka tatou ne ‵tou loto kolā ko ‵fonu i te fakafetai ke tavini atu ei ki te Atua mo ‵tou malosi, kope, mo mea katoa e mafai o fai ne tatou.


(Read Mark 3:4-6.) 	 (Faitau te Maleko 3:4-6.)


This will help you to draw close to God, and then he will draw close to you.—Jas. 4:8. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu te mea tenei ke fakapilipili atu koe ki te Atua, kae ka fakapilipili mai a ia ki a koe.—Iako. 4:8.


This usually has to be purchased. 	 E ‵tau o ‵togi sāle a polokalame konā.


17 Jehovah understands your pain. 	 17 E malamalama a Ieova i tou logo‵mae.


His own experience as a human and his close association with imperfect people did much to help qualify Jesus as King. 	 A te iloa ‵lei ne ia o tino mo te ‵kau fakatasi mo tino sē ‵lei katoatoa e fai ei ke fetaui ‵lei a Iesu mo fai se Tupu.


(Romans 5:3-5; 2 Timothy 4:7, 8; James 1:3, 4, 12) Without endurance, we will not gain everlasting life.—Romans 2:6, 7; Hebrews 10:36. 	 (Loma 5:3-5; 2 Timoteo 4:7, 8; Iakopo 1:3, 4, 12) Ka se mafai eiloa o maua ne tatou a te ola-se-gata-mai e aunoa mo te kufaki.—Loma 2:6, 7; Epelu 10:36.


Jehovah’s Witnesses also are a peace-loving international brotherhood—truly a new world society. 	 E fai foki a Molimau a Ieova e pelā me se potukau o taina kolā e fealofani—se ata tonu eiloa o te olaga ‵kau fakatasi i te lalolagi fou.


5 That privilege became part of our spiritual legacy at our convention in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., in 1931. 	 5 A te tauliaga tenā ko te togi faka-te-agaga telā ne maua ne tatou i te fono ne fai i Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., i te 1931.


“My efforts gave a good witness to onlookers. 	 “Ne maua ne nisi tino se molimau ‵lei e auala i aku taumafaiga.


After a few more calls, she wanted to study for more than 15 minutes. 	 Mai tua ifo o nai taimi ne telefoni ei, ne manako tou fafine ke fai te sukesukega ke silia atu i te 15 minute.


• Why were some Hebrew Christians drifting away from the true faith? 	 • Kaia ne gasolo ei o ‵tō keatea a nisi Kelisiano Epelu mai te mea tonu?


If Jesus is God, as some churches teach, who resurrected Jesus? 	 Kafai a Iesu ko te Atua e pelā mo te mea e akoako ne nisi lotu, ko oi la ne toe fakatu aka ne ia a Iesu?


14 In writing to Titus, Paul stated: “Let the aged women be reverent in behavior, . . . teachers of what is good; that they may recall the young women to their senses to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sound in mind, chaste, workers at home, good, subjecting themselves to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be spoken of abusively.” 	 14 I tena tusi ki a Tito, ne fai atu a Paulo: “Ke penā foki eiloa tau fakatonuga ki loma‵tua ke amio fakaaloalo, . . . ke akoako atu ne latou a te mea ‵lei, kae akoako atu foki tamafine ke a‵lofa ki olotou avaga mo tamaliki, ke loto pulea kae amio ‵lei, ke fai latou mo fafine ‵lei o te kāiga, e a‵lofa kae faka‵logo foki ki olotou avaga, ko te mea ke se fakamasei ne latou a te muna a te Atua.”


For example, a parent wrote us a note informing us that one of our boys was saying bad words in the Kingdom Hall. 	 E pelā mo se mātua e tokotasi, ne tusi mai ne ia ki a māua se tamā fekau ke fakailoa mai me ne fai atu ne se tamaliki e tokotasi a pati ma‵sei i te Fale Tapuaki.


An awareness of your imperfections should instead make you humbly resolved to do better, with Jehovah’s help. 	 A te iloa ne koe ou vāivāiga e ‵tau o fai i ei ke iloa ne koe o galue mo te loto maulalo ki ei, fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Ieova.


18 Literally millions of symbolic fish from the sea of humanity have been attracted to Jehovah’s congregation in modern times. 	 18 E lau i miliona a ika fakatusa mai te tai o tino valevale ko tosina atu ki te fakapotopotoga a Ieova i aso nei.


18. (a) Illustrate the long-term effect of ‘telling others that Jehovah is upright.’ (b) How have you personally experienced Jehovah’s uprightness? 	 18. (a) Fakamatala mai a ikuga tumau o te ‘fakaasi atu i a Ieova e amiotonu.’ (e) Ne a auala ne iloa tonu ei ne koe te amiotonu o Ieova?


Questions for Review 	 Fesili ke Toe Mafau‵fau ki ei


In chapter 8, the value and appeal of wisdom is presented in a fascinating way. 	 I te mataupu e 8, e fakamatala mai i ei te tāua mo te gali o te poto i se auala fakaofoofogina.


Since Jehovah’s wisdom is revealed in his Word, we must put forth the effort to find it by carefully studying the Bible, particularly the recorded words of Jesus, and by meditating on what we read. 	 Ona ko te poto o te Atua e fakaasi mai i tena Muna, e ‵tau o ‵sala malosi tatou ki ei mai te sukesuke faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu, maise eiloa ko pati a Iesu, mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki mea kolā e fai‵tau ne tatou.


Jesus said: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” 	 Muna a Iesu: “E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki tou tuakoi e pelā mo koe ki a koe eiloa.”


It bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 	 E onosai i mea katoa, e fakamoemoe ki mea katoa, e kufaki i mea katoa.


• Are we living in “the last days”? 	 • Ko ‵nofo nei tatou i “aso fakaoti”?


How does Jehovah feel about resurrecting people, and how do we know of his feelings? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o Ieova e uiga ki te ‵toetuga o tino, kae e iloa pefea ne tatou ana lagonaga?


Job became depressed and felt that God had abandoned him. 	 Ne loto māfatia a Iopu kae ne mafaufau i a ia ko oti ne tiakina ne te Atua.


SONGS: 125, 62 	 PESE: 125, 62


“What a wonderful lesson we learn from Noah!” explained my father. 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te fakaofoofogia o te akoakoga ne tauloto ne tatou mai i a Noa!” ne fakamatala mai toku tamana.


(Read Ecclesiastes 11:6.) 	 (Faitau te Failauga 11:6.)


(Gen. 11:6-9) Collectively, those religions are designated as “Babylon the Great, the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth.” 	 (Kenese 11:6-9) E pelā me se potukau, ne fai a lotu konā e pelā me ko ‘Papelonia te Sili, ko te mātua o fāfine talitāgata katoa, pelā foki mo tino e takitaki ‵se ne latou te lalolagi.’


(Luke 11:2) Yes, “whenever,” or each time we pray, we should address, not Jesus or anyone else, but God himself. 	 (Luka 11:2) Ao, “i so se taimi” io me ko taimi takitasi e ‵talo ei tatou, e ‵tau mo tatou o fai‵pati atu eiloa ki te Atua, kae e se ko Iesu io me se tino fakaatea.


But they do not in themselves amount to real love for God. 	 Kae e se fakauiga i ei me ko a‵lofa tonu latou ki te Atua.


However, Assyria then attacked Jerusalem. 	 Kae oti aka ne taumafai a Asulia o fakamaofa a Ielusalema.


His momentary exuberance was not true joy.—Prov. 14:13. 	 E se maua ne ia te fiafia tonu mai tena katakata mō se taimi toetoe.—Faata. 14:13.


Thus, it is probable that his language was not changed when the rebels had their language confused. 	 Tela la, kāti ne seki ‵fuli tena ‵gana i te taimi ne faka‵numi ei a te ‵gana a tino ‵teke konā.


Therefore, from Jesus’ speech and actions, we learn that God is grieved by the pain He sees and that He wants to relieve it.—John 14:7, 9. 	 Tela la, mai i pati mo faiga a Iesu, ko iloa ei ne tatou me e fanoanoa te Atua i te ‵mae telā e lavea ne Ia kae ko manako a Ia o fai se fakatapūga ki ei.—Ioane 14:7, 9.


What should we not conclude about God, and why? 	 Se a te mea e se ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou e uiga ki te Atua, kae kaia?


It has two horns, so it is a dual power. 	 Ona ko te mea e lua ana sau, e fakauiga eiloa ki te avā malo kolā e taugasoa.


He told his listeners: “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.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo, 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 tena, fakamuli ko vau ei koe o tuku atu tau taulaga ki te Atua.”


I had one older brother, Bob. 	 E isi soku tuagane matua, ko Bob.


It has the best counsel on family life and daily conduct. 	 E maua i ei a toe pati fakatonutonu tafasili i te ‵lei ki te olaga faka-te-kāiga mo amioga e ‵tau o fai i aso katoa.


He also said: “Out of the heart come wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thieveries, false testimonies, blasphemies.” 	 Ne toe fai atu a ia: “Me ko te loto e māfua mai ei a mafaufauga ma‵sei: ko te tatino, ko te mulilua, ko te fina lalolagi, ko te kaisoa, ko te faitala ‵loi mo te fatufatu.”


(Mark 12:29, 30) May the way you live your life each day reflect your heartfelt desire to draw ever closer to Jehovah. 	 (Maleko 12:29, 30) Ke na fakaasi atu ne koe i tou olaga kātoa i aso takitasi a te fia fakapilipili atu o koe ki a Ieova.


CARING FOR THE GREATEST NEEDS OF REFUGEES 	 KE TAUSI ATU KI TE ‵TOE MANAKOGA SILI O TINO FAKAA‵LOFA


They were survivors of the Battle of Dunkirk. 	 Ko latou kolā ne ‵sao mai i te taua i Dunkirk.


He is the best friend a person could ever have.” 	 E fai a ia mo fai te toe taugasoa ‵lei o se tino.”


The obligation to keep the Mosaic Law ended when the Messiah died. 	 Ne palele atu te tiute ke fakalogo ki te Tulafono a Mose i te mate o te Mesia.


(Luke 12:13-21) For the wealthy, there is also the ongoing temptation to use what they have primarily for pleasurable activities or personal pursuits. 	 (Luka 12:13-21) E fe‵paki foki a tino mau‵mea mo te fakaosoosoga ke fakaaogā olotou tupe mo fai olotou fakafiafiaga totino.


For Encouragement. 	 Ke Maua a Fakamalosiga.


(Acts 6:7; 12:24; 19:20) “The word of Jehovah,” or “the word of God,” in these passages refers to the good news—the stirring message of divine truth, a living, powerful message that changed the lives of those who accepted it.—Hebrews 4:12. 7. To what is the growth of God’s word linked at Acts 6:7, and what happened on the day of Pentecost 33 C.E.? 	 (Galuega 6:7; 12:24; 19:20) ‘A te muna a Ieova,’ io me ko te “muna a te Atua,” i fuaiupu konei e fakasino atu eiloa ki te tala ‵lei—ko te fekau fakamalosi o te munatonu a te Atua, se fekau ola kae ‵mana telā ne ‵fuli i ei a olaga o tino kolā ne talia ne latou te fekau tenā.—Epelu 4:12.


(Psalm 37:10, 11; Daniel 2:44; Revelation 21:3, 4) Now Daniel has a sure hope. 	 (Salamo 37:10, 11; Tanielu 2:44; Fakaasiga 21:3, 4) Nei la, ko maua ne Tanielu se fakamoemoega mautinoa.


What Is Our Heavenly Father Really Like? 	 A te ‵Tou Tamana Faka-te-lagi se Vaegā Tino Pefea?


This Bible study aid is designed to help you fulfill Jesus’ command: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, . . . teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.”—Matthew 28:19, 20. 	 Ne fakatoka eiloa te tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu tenei ke fesoasoani atu ki a koe i te fakataunuga o te fakatonuga a Iesu: “Tela la, olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko; . . . akoako atu foki latou ke faka‵logo ki mea katoa kolā ne fakatonu atu ne au ki a koutou.”—Mataio 28:19, 20.


Though such younger ones have a changed role, they would do well to benefit from the wisdom and experience of older ones before making decisions. 	 E tiga eiloa ko ‵nofo latou i se tōfiga fou, ka maua eiloa ne latou a mea aoga māfai e ‵sala atu ki te poto mo te iloa mai taina ma‵tua a koi tuai o fai olotou fakaikuga.


Were the two covenants related? 	 E mata, e isi se sokoga o feagaiga e lua konei?


(1 John 4:8, 16) So he takes the initiative to heal the breach. 	 (1 Ioane 4:8, 16) Tela la, ne gasuesue muamua a ia ke fai se faka‵leiga ki ei.


Others believe that we will be reborn in endless reincarnations. 	 E tali‵tonu a nisi tino me ka tumau tatou i te ‵toe fanau mai i taimi katoa e ‵mate ei tatou.


It had been changed!” 	 Ko lasi ‵ki a ma‵fuliga i ei!”


Yet, much of the power and glory of the Roman Empire was built on the backs of slaves. 	 Kae e ui i ei, te lasiga o tavaega mo te malosi o te Emupaea o Loma ne fakavae mai eiloa i galuega o ana tino fakapologa.


He said that he had been studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and proceeded to witness to me.” 	 Ana muna me i a ia ne tauloto ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo Molimau a Ieova, oti aka talai mai ei a ia ki a au.’


How precious that help was, especially at that time, when my son needed his father most! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua o te fesoasoani tenā, maise eiloa i taimi kolā ne manako malosi ei taku tama ki tena tamana!


‘If God is all-powerful and cares for us,’ they reason, ‘what has happened must be for our good in some way, hard as that may be to comprehend.’ 	 E fai mai latou, ‘kafai a te Atua e malosi katoatoa kae e amanaia foki ki a tatou, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou a mea ‵lei mai te mea ne tupu faitalia te faigata ke malamalama tatou i ei.’


Pioneering Strengthens Our Relationship With God 	 E Fakamalosi Aka Ne Te Galuega Fakapaenia A ‵Tou Fesokotakiga Mo Te Atua


(Proverbs 15:14) This proverb brings to our attention a striking contrast between the counsel of a wise person and that of a foolish one. 	 (Faataoto 15:14) E fakaasi mai i te faataoto tenei a te ‵kese o manatu fakatonutonu o te tino poto mo te tino valea.


(Isa. 46:9, 10) Bible prophecy reveals that “the great day of Jehovah is near.” 	 (Isaia 46:9, 10) E fakaasi mai i valoaga i te Tusi Tapu me i “te aso fakamataku o te Aliki ko pili” mai.


(Read 1 John 2:15-17.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Ioane 2:15-17.)


HOW HAS GOD’S WORD ENDURED . . . 	 NE SAO MAI PEFEA TE MUNA A TE ATUA . . .


His prophet Jeremiah wrote: “O Lord, I am conscious that a man’s way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.” 	 Ne tusi mai penei tena pelofeta ko Ielemia: “Te Aliki, e iloa ne au me e se mafai o iloa ne te tagata a tena auala: e seai se malosi o te tagata o takitaki ana vae.”


Why should we rejoice as we remain faithful in the face of Satan’s opposition? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fia‵fia tatou i te ‵tou tumau i te fakamaoni faitalia te ‵teke mai o Satani?


Actually, who would say no to such possibilities? 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ko oi te tino ka se fia ola i se vaegā olaga penā?


In what ways might our chaste conduct promote pure worship? 	 I auala fea kāti e mafai ei o fakamaluga aka te tinā tapuakiga ‵ma māfai e ‵mā ‵tou amioga?


During his brief earthly ministry, Jesus provided a foregleam of the blessings that the restoration of divine rule will bring to humanity. 	 I te taimi toetoe ne galue ei a ia i te lalolagi nei, ne tuku mai ne Iesu se ata o fakamanuiaga kolā ka maua māfai ko toe pule mai a te Atua ki tino.


(Psalm 119:101; 2 Peter 1:19) We need to be guided by God’s thinking, always striving to please him with our every thought and action. 	 (Salamo 119:101; 2 Petelu 1:19) E ‵tau o takitakigina tatou ne mafaufauga o te Atua, mai te taumafai faeloa o fakafiafia atu ki a ia e auala i ‵tou mafaufauga mo ‵tou faifaiga katoa.


He was ‘put to death in the flesh, but was made alive in the spirit.’ (1 Peter 3:18) No human had ever experienced such a resurrection before. 	 “Ne mate a ia faka te foitino, kae ne toe ola a ia faka te Agaga.” (1 Petelu 3:18) E seai eiloa se tino ne maua ne ia te vaegā toetuga tenā mai mua atu i ei.


In the Bible, the Hebrew word rendered “glory” has the basic sense of “heaviness.” 	 I te Tusi Tapu, a te pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te “‵malu” e maua i ei tena uiga fakavae ko te “‵mafa.”


“You must . . . read in it day and night.”—JOSHUA 1:8. 	 “Masaua ke faitau faeloa te tusi . . . i ao mo po.”—IOSUA 1:8.


Similarly, Christians who develop the “art of teaching” increase their joy in the ministry. 	 E penā foki loa mo Kelisiano kolā e apo i te “akoako atu,” ka sili atu te lotou fia‵fia ki te galuega talai.


• What are some things in the world that a Christian has to avoid? 	 • Ne a nisi mea i te lalolagi e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea mai i ei se Kelisiano?


While neglecting “the weightier matters of the Law, namely, justice and mercy and faithfulness,” they give great attention to paying the tithe. 	 Ne fakata‵mala latou ki “feitu aoga o akoakoga mai i te Tulafono, e pela mo te fai mea tonu, te alofa mo te fakamaoni,” kae ne ‵saga malosi atu latou ki te faiga o te tasi-vae-sefulu.


Raised by the daughter of Pharaoh, Moses could have set his goals on attaining prominence or economic security. 	 Ona ko te mea ne puti aka a ia ne te tamaliki fafine a te Falao, ne mafai ne Mose o kausaki atu ki fakamoemoega kolā e maua i ei ne ia te tulaga maumea mo se puipuiga.


11, 12. (a) Why should each of us examine his own heart? (b) What will God not do? 	 11, 12. (a) Kaia e ‵tau ei mo tatou taki tokotasi o iloilo ifo ki ‵tou loto? (e) Se a te mea ka sē fai ne te Atua?


The destruction of Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion, will then be complete. 	 Ka māea i ei te fakaseaiga o Papelonia te Sili, te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa.


We can ask that others pray for us, even as the apostle Paul did. 	 E mafai o akai atu tatou ke ‵talo foki a nisi tino mō tatou, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne te apositolo ko Paulo.


How would you explain what is meant by the words recorded at Ephesians 4:30? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne koe a te uiga o pati i te Efeso 4:30?


I was too embarrassed and scared to seek help.” 	 Au ko tō ma kae mataku ma ‵sala ki se fesoasoani.”


Yet, no matter what adjustments he needs to make, he will still have accomplished his goal when he arrives at his destination. 	 Kae faitalia me ne a fakamafulifuliga e ‵tau o fai ne ia, ka fakataunu eiloa tena fakamoemoega māfai ko oko atu a ia ki te koga telā e fanatu a ia ki ei.


(Joshua 13:1–24:33) 	 (Iosua 13:1–24:33)


19 Draw Close to God—Comfort for the Brokenhearted 	 Te Galuega Talai i te Lalolagi Kātoa


What did Jehovah require of Israel’s kings, and what reasons for this requirement apply also to Christian elders today? 	 3 Ne faipati atu a Ieova e uiga ki te taimi ka isi ei se tagata telā ka fai mo fai te tupu o te fenua ko Isalaelu, ana muna: “Kafai ko fai a ia mo tupu, e tau o maua sena kopi o te tusi e tusi ei a tulafono mo akoakoga a te Atua, tela ne laga mai i te tusi a faitaulaga sa Levi.


12 Water Bubbling Up to Impart Everlasting Life 	 29 E Ola te Muna a Ieova—Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ki te Kau Loma


Doing so means life. 	 A te faiga o te mea tenā e fakauiga ki te mauaga ne latou te ola.


I contacted the military, and a kind officer gladly arranged to supply drinking water for the entire convention and sent soldiers to erect two large tents for our kitchen and cafeteria. 	 Ne fesokotaki atu au ki te kautau, kae ne fakatoka ne se ofisa alofa ke maua ne vai mo te fono kātoa kae ne uga mai foki ne ia ne sotia ke faka‵tu aka ne faleie mō te koga kuka mo te koga ‵kai.


15 Others report noticing similar signs, including neglect of personal Bible study, prayer, or attendance at Christian meetings. 	 15 E lipoti mai ne nisi tino a fakailoga tai ‵pau, e aofia i ei te fakatamala i te faiga o sukesukega totino faka-te-Tusi Tapu, te faiga o ‵talo io me ko te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


In view of the magnitude and global scope of terrorism, nations around the earth quickly banded together to combat it. 	 Ona ko te pokotia o tino katoa i te lalolagi i amioga takafia‵toa, ne ‵kau fakavave a fenua e uke i te lalolagi ke taua atu ki ei.


One historian counted at least 34! 	 E fai mai se tino tusitala me kāti e 34 a taua ne fai i ei!


Perhaps Saul was deeply irritated that he—the king of all Israel—had to wait for someone he viewed as an old, procrastinating prophet! 	 Kāti ne ita a Saulo me ne ‵tau o faka‵tali a ia—ko te tupu o Isalaelu kātoa—ki te tino telā ne manatu aka a ia me se pelofeta valevale matua fua!


3 Abram spoke to his wife about using a ploy they had earlier agreed upon, namely, to say that she was his sister. 	 3 Ne faipati a Apelamo ki tena avaga e uiga ki te faiga telā ne lotoma‵lie muamua laua ki ei, ko te fai atu me i tou fafine ko tena tuagane.


The following article will discuss these and other questions you may have. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu a fesili konei mo nisi fesili aka.


Do I imitate Jesus’ self-sacrificing attitude? 	 E mata, e fakaakoako atu au ki a Iesu kae fakaasi atu i au e loto fiafia o fakaaoga oku taimi mo toku malosi ke tavini atu ki te Atua?


What is necessary for us to be known by Jehovah? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke iloa tatou ne Ieova?


In the first century, the young man Timothy focused on spiritual goals, and you can too.*—Read Philippians 2:19-22. Are you resolved to be courageous in all aspects of your life? (See paragraphs 13-17) 	 I te senitenali muamua, ne saga tonu atu eiloa a te tamataene ko Timoteo ki fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga, kae e mafai foki koe o fai penā.*—Faitau te Filipi 2:19-22.


34:1-3. Any negative circumstances of childhood need not prevent us from coming to know God and serving him. 	 34:1-3. E se ‵tau o taofi aka tatou ne so se mea masei ne tupu ki a tatou i te taimi koi fo‵liki ei tatou, ki ‵tou taumafaiga ke iloa ‵lei a te Atua kae tavini atu ki a ia.


Throughout the world, many people who say that they accept the Bible and are religious are not letting the Scriptures exert any real influence in their life. 	 I te lalolagi kātoa, e tokouke a tino kolā e fai mai me e talia ne latou a te Tusi Tapu kae toaga foki ki lotu, e se talia ne latou ke fakagalue aka a Tusitusiga i ei i olotou olaga.


Shortly after they shoved off, Jesus lay down in the back of the boat and fell fast asleep. 	 Ne fatoā kamata te lotou malaga, ne takato ki lalo Iesu i te taumuli, kae ne to tena moe i ei.


Jesus warned his followers: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and front [“best,” ftn.] seats in the synagogues and the most prominent places at evening meals.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu penei ki ana soko: “Ke fakaeteete koutou i failautusi kolā e ma‵nako o oloolo sāle mo olotou gatu ‵loa kae ma‵nako ke fakatalofa atu a tino ki a latou i maketi kae ‵nofo latou i nofoga tafa ki mua i sunako mo toe koga ma‵luga i ‵kaiga i afiafi.”


From there, it is just a small step to crime or immorality. 	 E kamata mai i konā o faigofie fua ke fai a amioga ma‵sei kae matagā.


Can you identify with her? 	 E ‵pau ou lagonaga mo tou fafine?


What glory awaits those who display humility? 	 Se a te tulaga ‵malu telā e faka‵tali mai mō tino kolā e fakaasi atu ne latou te loto maulalo?


2:15-17. Even when Boaz made it possible for Ruth to ease her work load, “she continued to glean in the field until the evening.” 	 2:15-17. E ui eiloa ne fakafaigofie aka ne Poasa a galuega a Luta, “ne galue loa [a ia] . . . ke oko eiloa ki te afiafi.”


(Hebrews 4:12) With keen interest, let us first turn to Book Three of Psalms. 	 (Epelu 4:12) Ke na suke‵suke eiloa tatou mo te loto finafinau ki te Vaega e Tolu o te Tusi ko Salamo.


(Matthew 25:14, 15; Luke 12:42-44) During his ministry, he showed even in small, indirect ways that he trusted them. 	 (Mataio 25:14, 15; Luka 12:42-44) I te faiga o tena galuega, ne fakaasi atu ei ne ia i nisi auala e se matea vave me ne talitonu a ia ki a latou.


He ‘appeared before the person of God for us’ with the value of “his own blood.” 	 I te avatuga ne ia o “tona toto” e pelā me se taulaga tāua ne fai ei a ia mo ‘sui o tatou i mua o te Atua.’


The ten events are considered in this and the following article. 	 [Fakamatalaga fakaopoopo]


From their sons or from the strangers?” 	 Ko tino tonu o te fenua, me ko fakaa‵lofa kolā e ‵nofo i te fenua?”


The Bible’s answer is clear. 	 E manino ‵lei te tali mai te Tusi Tapu.


A HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY 	 SE FAKALAVELAVE FAKAOTIA LOTO


Government reports show, however, that only about one quarter of those who go to college earn a degree within six years—a dismal success rate. 	 Kae e fakaasi mai i lipoti a te malo me e nofo fua pelā ki se tasi-vae-fa o tino kolā e olo atu ki kolisi e maua ne latou se tikulī i loto i tausaga e ono—se aofaki fakafanoanoa ‵ki eiloa.


9 Thousands of young ones in congregations all over the world deserve warm praise. 	 9 Ke fakamālō atu eiloa ki te fia afe o talavou i fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa.


Your eyes saw even the embryo of me, and in your book all its parts were down in writing, as regards the days when they were formed.”—Ps. 139:13-16; Job 31:14, 15. 	 Ne matea ne koe toku foitino, kae ko ana vaega katoa ne fakamau ne koe ki lalo i se tusi, i aso takitasi kolā ne faite ei latou.”—Salamo 139:13-16, NW; Iopu 31:14, 15.


When the precious truth about Jehovah finally reached my own family in the 1980’s, my wife, Mairambubu, heard it first. 	 I te taimi ne oko atu ei a muna‵tonu e uiga ki a Ieova ki toku kāiga i tausaga talu mai te 1980 o fano ki mua, ne lagona muamua eiloa ne taku avaga ko Mairambubu a te munatonu.


Similarly, making time for studying and meditating on God’s Word can result in the heart’s becoming like fine, productive soil. 	 E penā foki loa a te fakaavanoaga o taimi ke sukesuke kae mafaufau ‵loto ki te Muna a te Atua, e mafai o toe faka‵lei aka ei te loto ke fai pelā mo te laukele ola ‵lei.


(1 Cor. 8:6) It is noteworthy, however, that throughout The Webster Bible, an amended King James Version originally published in 1833, American lexicographer Noah Webster replaced “Holy Ghost” with “Holy Spirit.” 	 (1 Kolinito 8:6) Kae e faigofie eiloa o fakamaoni atu me i te talitonuga e uiga ki te Tolutasi e se fetaui mo mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu


The father was horrified, but how many children have come across such sites without telling their parents? 	 Ne mataku malosi tena tamana, kae e mata, e tokofia a tama‵liki ko oti ne lavea ne latou a vaegā ata penā kae sē fakaasi atu ki olotou mātua?


How will a waiting attitude help someone struggling with a personal problem? 	 Ka fesoasoani atu pefea te nofo fakatalitali ki se tino telā e isi sena fakalavelave totino?


John wore a garment of camel hair, with a leather girdle around his loins, in the manner of the prophet Elijah, who foreshadowed him. 	 Ne pei a Ioane ki gatu ne faite ki fulufulu o kamela, ne li foki tena kafanoa pa‵kili manu telā ne fakatamilo i tena taugasulu.


And what about today? 	 Kae e a i aso nei?


[Box on page 25] 	 [Pokisi i te Itulau e 31]


17 Consider the occasion when Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak. 	 17 Mafaufau ki te taimi ne faka‵lei aka ei ne Iesu se tagata ne pukea ne temoni telā ne ‵kivi kae gūgū.


Of course, Jehovah did not literally live there. 	 E tonu, a Ieova e seki nofo tonu i ei.


His tone of voice, although not revealed in the written text, did not discourage her. 	 E tiga eiloa ne seki fakaasi mai i tusitusiga a te tulaga o tena leo, kae ne seki fakavāivāi atu eiloa a te mea tenā ki tou fafine.


14 Hope 	 14 Te Fakamoemoega


Following Jesus Means Loving Others 	 Te Tau‵tali Atu i a Iesu ko te Alofa Tenā ki Nisi Tino


A weekly meal may not seem like much, but how thankful those pioneers were for the hospitality shown! 	 Kāti e se uke malosi a meakai i se ‵kaiga e tasi i vaiaso katoa, kae ko oko eiloa i te loto fakafetai o paenia konā ki te uiga talimālō ne fakaasi atu ki a lāua!


Because from him and by him and for him are all things. 	 A mea katoa ne aumai i te Atua, ne ui mai foki i a ia, kae e a ia foki.


3 Over a period of 1,610 years—spanning from 1513 B.C.E. to 98 C.E.—some 40 different men wrote the Bible. Some were prophets “borne along by holy spirit.” 	 3 E ‵tusa mo te 1,610 tausaga ne tusi ei te Tusi Tapu, mai te 1513 T.L.M ke oko loa ki 98 T.A. E nofo ki te 40 tāgata kese‵kese ne tusi ne latou a te Tusi Tapu “e auala i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu.”


• In what way do Christians imitate Jesus in handling opposition and persecution? 	 • Se a te auala e fakaakoako atu ei a Kelisiano ki a Iesu māfai ko fe‵paki latou mo ‵tekemaiga mo fakasauāga?


Moreover, he promises that if we continue to put Kingdom interests first in our lives, he will take care of all our needs, spiritual and physical.—Matt. 6:33; Luke 6:38. 	 Kae e tauto mai a ia me kafai e fakamuamua ne tatou a manakoga o te Malo i ‵tou olaga, ka tausi mai eiloa a ia ki ‵tou manakoga katoa, i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo te feitu faka-te-foitino.—Mataio 6:33; Luka 6:38.


After all, I am the one who moves him around. 	 I te fakaotiga loa, ko au te tino e aveave sale ne au tou tagata.


Married Christians view IUD as compatible with the Scriptures? 	 E ‵kilo atu a Kelisiano a‵vaga ki te IUD e pelā me e fetaui ‵lei mo te Tusi Tapu?


“This day must serve as a memorial for you, and you must celebrate it as a festival to Jehovah.”—EX. 	 “E ‵tau o fakamanatu te aso tenei me se aso tāua faka-te-lotu, e fakamasaua atu ki a koutou te mea ne fai ne Au, te Aliki [Ieova].”—ESO.


The Bible states: “A word at its right time is O how good!”—Proverbs 15:23. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Ko oko eiloa i te gali kae fakafiafia manafai ko maua te tina muna tonu eiloa mō te taimi tonu tenei!”—Faataoto 15:23.


6 God Is Vengeful—Is It True? 7 God Is Unfair—Is It True? 	 7 Te Pule ‵Funa o te Lalolagi ko Fakaasi Faka‵sau Mai


For worshipers of Jehovah, there can be no partnership between righteousness and lawlessness, no fellowship between light and darkness.—2 Corinthians 6:14-16. 	 Ki tino tapuaki a Ieova, e se mafai o fakatasi te amiotonu mo te solitulafono, e se mafai foki o mafuta fakatasi te mainaga mo te pouliga.—2 Kolinito 6:14-16.


Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to help you to build faith in the Bible. 	 Ka fia‵fia eiloa a Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ke ati aka ne koe a te fakatuanaki ki te Tusi Tapu.


• How can we become rich toward God? 	 • E mafai pefea o maumea tatou i mua o te Atua?


Just as had been foretold decades earlier, Mary felt as if a sword had been run through her!—Luke 2:34, 35. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai i te fia sefulu tausaga mai mua atu, ne fai a Malia e pelā me ne ‵suki ki se pelu!—Luka 2:34, 35.


15 Jesus was not afraid to die for upholding Jehovah’s sovereignty. 	 15 Ne seki mataku Iesu i te mate i tena ‵lago mālō atu ki te pulega a Ieova.


That day begins with the enthronement of Jesus Christ in 1914 and runs clear down to the end of his Thousand Year Reign.—Revelation 1:10. 	 Ne kamata te aso tenā ki te fakasopoga o Iesu Keliso i te 1914 ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te Pulega a te Malo i te Afe Tausaga.—Fakaasiga 1:10.


Out of proper fear of God, David was prepared to suffer, if necessary, rather than sin. 	 Ona ko tena mataku tonu ki te Atua, ne toka a Tavita ke logo‵mae a ia, māfai e ‵tau o fai penā, i lō te fai ne ia te agasala.


Yet, on his own he cannot meet that requirement. 	 Kae ne seki mafai o fetaui ‵lei a ia eiloa mo te mea tenā.


Answer their questions without casting blame on the other parent. 	 Tali atu ki olotou fesili e aunoa mo te ‵losi atu ki te suā mātua.


The besieging Syrians were starving out Samaria. 	 Ko seai ne meakai e maua ne tino Samalia ona ko te kau Sulia ko nikoi ne latou te fa‵kai.


Whose sacred service does Jehovah accept? 	 I ā ai te taviniga tapu e talia ne Ieova?


We realize that some things are beyond our jurisdiction and we can do nothing about them; yet, we appreciate that in many areas of life, we can make decisions according to our personal preferences. 	 E iloa ne tatou me e isi ne mea e se pule tatou ki ei kae seai se mea e mafai o fai ne tatou ki ei; kae loto fakafetai tatou me e mafai ne tatou o fai a fakaikuga i feitu e uke o te olaga e ‵tusa mo ‵tou manakoga.


Because we are descendants of sinful Adam, we do not find it easy to do what is good. 	 Ka onoono foki tatou ki nisi auala aka kolā e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaakoako atu ki a Ieova—te ‵toe fakaakoakoga sili o te fakaasiatuga o te aga‵lei. Ka Tali Mai Pefea ne Koe?


I noticed that people who regularly attended Mass did not practice the teachings of the Gospels. 	 Ne lavea ne au a tino kolā e olo faeloa ki te lotu, ne seki fakagalue ne latou i olotou olaga a akoakoga a Iesu.


When our fellow believers undergo trials, face persecution, or are imprisoned, let us pray for them and do all we can to help them.—Prov. 3:27; 1 Thess. 5:25. 	 Kafai e fe‵paki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu mo tofotofoga, fakasauāga, io me ‵pei ki falepuipui, ke ‵talo tatou mō latou kae fai so se mea ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou.—Faataoto 3:27; 1 Tesalonia 5:25.


Why is faith so important, and how can we keep it strong? 	 Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a te fakatuanaki, kae e mafai pefea o fakatumau ne tatou tena malosi?


The apostles Paul and Peter were champions of the truth of God’s Word. 	 Ne ‵lago atu eiloa a te apositolo ko Paulo mo Petelu ki te munatonu i te Muna a te Atua.


5 God Accepts All Sincere Worship—Is It True? 	 5 E Talia ne te Atua a Tapuakiga Katoa e Mata, e Tonu te Manatu Tenā?


To escape the foretold calamity, Israel needed to stop making religious pilgrimages to these places and start searching for Jehovah. 7:1—To what does “the mown grass of the king” refer? 	 Ko te mea ke ‵sao latou i te fakalavelave telā ne ‵valo mai, ne ‵tau o fakagata ne Isalaelu te ma‵laga atu mō tapuakiga ki fa‵kai konā kae kamata o ‵sala atu ki a Ieova. 7:1—Se a te mea e fakasino atu ki ei te “‵katiga o mouku”?


12 Prayer to Jehovah in this regard demonstrates our keen desire to conduct Bible studies. 	 12 A te ‵talo atu ki a Ieova e uiga ki te mea tenei e fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou loto finafinau ke fai a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


Is the whole family involved? 	 E mata, e aofia i ei a tino katoa o te kāiga?


It was “old” in the sense that Jesus had given it decades earlier, “from the beginning.” 	 Ne fai pelā me se mea “mua” me ko leva ne tuku mai ne Iesu a te fakatonuga tenā i te fia sefulu tausaga mai mua atu, “mai i te kamataga.”


In time, I became very skeptical. 	 Mai tua o se fia tausaga, ne kamata au o fakalotolotolua.


Nevertheless, he considered it a privilege to be Elijah’s attendant. 	 E ui i ei, ne kilo atu tou tagata ki ei e pelā me se tauliaga ke tavini ki a Elia.


2. (a) How does Jehovah view his faithful elderly servants? (b) What heartwarming description do we find at Psalm 92:12-15? 	 2. (a) E pefea te kilokiloga a Ieova ki ana tavini fakamaoni kolā ko ma‵tua? (e) Se a te fakamatalaga fakaalofalofa e maua ne tatou i te Salamo 92:12-15?


What should be the message of the preaching work? 	 Se a te fekau e ‵tau o fai atu i te galuega talai?


16 Job used and praised the name of Jehovah. 	 16 Ne fakaaoga kae ne ‵viki atu a Iopu ki te igoa o Ieova.


Jehovah’s holy spirit had what role in the construction of the tabernacle? 	 Se a te tusaga o te agaga tapu o Ieova i te faitega o te faleie tapu?


You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot interpret.’”—Matthew 16:1-3. 	 A koutou e ‵poto o fai a fakatinoga o te lagi, kae e se iloa ne koutou o tau a fakailoga kolā e fakasino tonu ki te vaitaimi tenei!’ ”—Mataio 16:1-3.


17, 18. (a) Why is Shinar the “proper place” for “Wickedness” to reside? (b) What should be our resolve regarding wickedness? 	 17, 18. (a) Kaia ne fai ei a Papelonia mo fai “se koga ‵lei” ke ‵pei atu ki ei te “Agasala”? (e) Se a te fakaikuga e ‵tau o fai ne tatou e uiga ki te agasala?


“As you have accepted Christ Jesus the Lord,” Paul wrote, “go on walking in union with him, rooted and being built up in him and being stabilized in the faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with faith in thanksgiving.”—Colossians 2:6, 7. 	 Ke ‵mau otou aka, ke putiputi ake foki koutou i a ia, ke ati ake foki koutou i te fakatuanaki, e pela eiloa mo te mea ne akoako atu ki a koutou, ke ‵fonu foki koutou i te loto fakafetai.”— Kolose 2:6, 7.


(Amos 4:1) Powerful merchants, judges, and priests conspired to rob the poor. 	 (Amosa 4:1) Ne ga‵lue tasi a tino mau‵mea, famasino mo faitaulaga o kaisoa ne latou a tino ma‵tiva.


3 The Scriptures speak of “the free gift of God’s undeserved kindness.” 	 3 E faipati eiloa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te “meaalofa faivasaga o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.”


“INCITE TO LOVE AND FINE WORKS” 	 “FAKAMA‵LOSI ATU KE FAKATAU A‵LOFA KAE FAI A MEA ‵LEI”


(Rev. 5:9, 10) Having proved faithful even under test, humans will have attained the very perfection of freedom that Jehovah has purposed for them—“the glorious freedom of the children of God.” 	 (Fakaasiga 5:9, 10) Kafai ko oti ne tofotofo aka olotou fakatuanaki, ka maua ei ne tino faka‵logo katoa a te saolotoga ‵lei kātoatoa telā ne manako muamua a Ieova ke maua ne latou, telā ko ‘te saolotoga ‵malu o fanau a te Atua.’


No, Esau had despised his birthright and had sold it to Jacob for a bowl of stew. 	 Ikai, ne manatu māmā a Esau ki tena tofi toekimua kae ne ‵togi atu ne ia ki a Iakopo mō se pōla supu mo ana kai.


(Matt. 22:39) A sister in Ireland once arrived at the Kingdom Hall just as the meeting was about to start. 	 (Mata. 22:39) I se taimi e tasi ne fanatu ei se tuagane i Ireland ki te Fale Tapuaki mai mua malie eiloa o kamata te fakatasiga.


Since this is the case, is there any detail of our life that Jehovah cannot know? 	 Ona ko te mea tenei, e mata, e isi ne vaega o ‵tou olaga e se iloa ne Ieova?


What positive steps can you take to make peace? 	 Ne a mea ‵lei e ‵tau o fai ne koe ko te mea ke maua se va filemu?


Hardly! 	 E tai faigata eiloa!


Noah and his family survived the end of that world.—Heb. 11:7. 	 Ne ‵sao eiloa a Noa mo tena kāiga i te fakaseaiatuga o te lalolagi mua tenā.—Epe. 11:7.


Next, Chris revealed that it was Bible prophecy that convinced him personally that the Bible is true. 	 E se gata i ei, ne fakaasi atu ne Chris me ne fakatalitonu aka ne ia te ‵tonu o te Tusi Tapu e auala i valoaga kolā e maua i loto i ei.


And your parents have a role similar to that of a ship’s pilot as they try to guide you through some of the most difficult situations you will ever have to face in life. 	 Kae e ‵pau ou matua mo te pailate o te vakamutu me taumafai laua o fakatonutonu atu koe i toe tulaga faiga‵ta o te olaga kolā ka fe‵paki mo koe.


What do we learn from these scriptures? 	 Ne a mea ko iloa ne tatou mai tusi siki konei?


How can we obey both God and human governments? 	 E mafai pefea o faka‵logo tatou ki te Atua e pelā foki ki malo o tagata?


24:6-14—What does the rust of the cooking pot represent? 	 24:6-14—Se a te mea e fakaata mai i te ‵popo o te ulo ‵tunu meakai?


Responsible parenthood requires that the husband does all he reasonably can to help to look after the child. 	 E pelā me se mātua telā e fakatāua ne ia ana tiute, e fai ne te tagata avaga a so se mea e mafai ne ia o fai ke fesoasoani atu ei i te tausiga o te tamaliki.


JEHOVAH has done something special for millions of people living in this troubled world. 	 KO OTI ne fai ne Ieova se mea fakapito mō te fia miliona o tino kolā e ola i te lalolagi faigata tenei.


Consequently let him that thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall.” (1 Corinthians 10:11, 12) Like the Israelites, we have received many blessings from Jehovah. 	 Ko te tino tela e mafaufau i a ia ko ‵lei katoatoa, ke fakaeteete i a ia mana paku atu ki te agasala.” (1 Kolinito 10:11, 12) Ko oti ne maua ne tatou a fakamanuiaga e uke mai i a Ieova e pelā mo fakamanuiaga kolā ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu.


(Galatians 6:7) Among the results of sexual immorality may be divorce, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the loss of trust and respect. 	 (Kalatia 6:7) E aofia i mea kolā e oko sāle mai i amioga ma‵sei ko te ‵talaga o avaga, tama‵liki tosala, te polokī, mo te sē toe talitonu kae fakatau āva.


(Jas. 2:8, 9) In contrast, love will move us to avoid any discrimination based on education, race, or social status. 	 (Iako. 2:8, 9) E ‵kese mai i ei, ka fakamalosi aka tatou ne te alofa ke ‵kalo keatea mai i so se fakakese‵kesega o tino telā e fakavae ki mea tau akoakoga, telega, io me ko tulaga i te olaga.


LOOK FOR THESE POINTS: 	 KE ‵SALA MAI A TALI O FESILI KONEI:


Yet, Christ’s followers back then imitated the example of the first-century Christians and eagerly expanded the territory in which they preached. 	 Kae ne tau‵tali atu eiloa a soko o Iesu i te taimi tenā ki te fakaakoakoga a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua kae ne fakalauefa atu ne latou te koga talai mo te loto finafinau.


When Kingdom heirs were called in the first century, not all of them had responsible positions in the congregation. 	 I te taimi ne filifili ei a tino pule o te Malo i aso o te kau apositolo, ne seki maua ne latou katoa ne tofi i te fakapotopotoga.


The Day for Denunciations 	 Te Aso Telā ne Taku Fakama‵sei ei a Tino


How can young people use their strength in Kingdom service? 	 E mafai pefea ne talavou o fakaaoga olotou ma‵losi i te galuega o te Malo?


Raised among the royal offspring in ancient Egypt, Moses had within his grasp power, wealth, and influence. 	 Ona ko ia ne tupu aka i loto i te kaigā tupu o Aikupito, ne mafai ei o maua ne Mose te malosi pule, te maumea mo te tulaga takutakua.


Jehovah is likewise pleased to accept our dedication, and he will honor us with his blessing.—Ps. 149:4. 	 Tela la, e fiafia eiloa a Ieova o talia a ‵tou tukuatuga, kae ka tuku mai eiloa ne ia ki a tatou tena fakamanuiaga.—Sala. 149:4.


(1 Peter 3:15) Have you ever been assigned to give a talk on a subject that seemed quite familiar, only to find yourself learning something new about it? 	 (1 Petelu 3:15) E mata, ko oti ne ‵tofi aka koe ke fai se lauga ki se mataupu telā e masani ‵lei koe ki ei, kae maua aka i ei ne koe a mea ‵fou mai ei?


Lost Faith 	 Te Fakatuanaki Telā ko Galo Atu


Initially, our new territory seemed a bit difficult. 	 I te kamataga, e foliga mai me ne tai faigata a te mā koga talai fou.


Over a billion hours were spent in proclaiming the good news in 235 lands. 	 E silia atu i te piliona o itula ne fakamāumau i te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei i atufenua e 235.


A Deep Sense of Fulfillment 	 E Maua i ei te Lotomalie Lasi


(Psalm 37:11) All reasons for boasting about one’s supposed superiority will be gone. 	 (Salamo 37:11) Ka ‵galo atu a pogai katoa mō te fakamatamata o se tino ki tena tulaga maluga.


It remains in effect until the blessing of the families of the earth and the destruction of all God’s enemies have been accomplished.—Genesis 17:7; 1 Corinthians 15:23-26. 	 Ka tumau eiloa tena malosi ke oko ki te taimi ko maua ei ne tino katoa i te lalolagi a fakamanuiaga kae ko fakaseai atu foki ei a fili katoa o te Atua.—Kenese 17:7; 1 Kolinito 15:23-26.


God never expects from us what we do not have. 	 E se fakamoemoe lele eiloa te Atua ke tuku atu ne tatou a mea kolā e se maua ne tatou o fai.


4 Korah was a Kohathite Levite, a first cousin of Moses and Aaron. 	 4 A Kola se tino Levi mai te kaukāiga o Koate, se fakataina o Mose mo Alona.


We are exhorted to “become imitators of God” and to “work what is good toward all.” 	 E fakamalosi mai ki a tatou me e ‵tau ‘ke pelā tatou mo te Atua’ kae ke “fai te mea ‵lei ki tino katoa.”


Rather, it is his coming in the flesh and his being anointed as the Christ. 	 Kae ko tena vau i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo tena fakaekega e pelā me ko te Keliso.


(Romans 7:18-20) But the real struggle is “against the world rulers of this darkness, against the wicked spirit forces in the heavenly places.”—Ephesians 6:12. 	 (Loma 7:18-20) Kae ko te ‵toe fakataufaiga faigata ko te “taua mo malosi masei faka te tiapolo i te lagi.”—Efeso 6:12.


Since then, we have been inseparable. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne seki toe ‵nofo mavae‵vae eiloa māua.


In fact, God’s Word, the Bible, holds false religion responsible for “the blood . . . of all those who have been slaughtered on the earth.” 	 A te tonuga loa, e ‵losi atu te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu, ki lotu ‵se mō “toto o . . . latou katoa kolā ne tamate i te lalolagi.”


How can Bible study help you and your family to cultivate self-control? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu ki a koe mo tou kāiga a te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu ke ati aka te loto pulea?


It is well for a Christian to follow the fine advice of Romans 12:18: “If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men.” 	 Se mea ‵lei ke tautali se Kelisiano ki te fakatakitakiga gali i te Loma 12:18: “Fai te mea e mafai ne koutou, ko te mea ke maua te olaga filemu i te va o koutou mo nisi tino.”


“The elder used the Bible,” he explained, “so I realized that the counsel was coming from Jehovah.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne ia: “Ne fakaaogā ne te toeaina te Tusi Tapu. Telā ne iloa ei ne au me i pati fakatonutonu konā e maua eiloa mai i a Ieova.”


(Daniel 9:20-25) Time moves on to 536/535 B.C.E. A remnant has returned to Jerusalem. 	 (Tanielu 9:20-25) Ne oko atu ei ki te tausaga ko te 536/537 T.L.M. Ne toe ‵foki atu se ‵toega o te kau Isalaelu ki Ielusalema.


• Why should we make regular meeting attendance a permanent feature of our lives? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai te tumau i te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga mo fai se vaega tumau o ‵tou olaga?


9 Let us now lower our eyes from the majestic heavens to something as common as bread. 	 9 Kae nei la, ke ‵kilo ifo aka tatou mai te lagi maluga ki se meakai masani e pelā mo te falaoa.


Imitating Jehovah in Our Ministry 	 Te Fakaakoako Atu ki a Ieova i te ‵Tou Galuega Talai


Of itself, human sexuality is part of how Jehovah God made us. 	 E aofia a faifaiga fakatauavaga i te auala ne faite ei tatou ne Ieova te Atua.


Because of her witness, Naaman went to Elisha in Israel and was cleansed of leprosy. 	 Ona ko tena molimau atu, ne fanatu a Naamanu ki a Elisaia i Isalaelu kae ne ‵lei ei tena lepela.


Even if we at first do not find pleasure in Bible reading and personal study, with persistence we will find that knowledge will ‘become pleasant to our very soul,’ so that we eagerly look forward to study periods.—Proverbs 2:10, 11. 	 Kafai foki loa e seki fia‵fia muamua tatou ki te faitauga o te Tusi Tapu mo sukesukega totino, a te tumau i ei ka iloa aka ei ne tatou me i te iloaga tenā ka ‘fakafiafia mai ki a tatou,’ telā ko olioli sāle atu ei tatou ki taimi e fai ei ‵tou sukesukega.—Faataoto 2:10, 11.


He usually looked to God for direction. 	 Ne kilo atu faeloa a ia ki te Atua mō se fakatakitakiga.


That was Paul’s experience, for in writing about his own battle, he first asked: “Who will rescue me from the body undergoing this death?” 	 Tenā eiloa te mea ne tupu ki a Paulo, me i te taimi ne tusi mai ei e uiga ki tena taua eiloa, ne fesili muamua mai a ia penei: “Ko oi la ka fakaola ne ia a au mai i te foitino mate tenei?”


Paul personally experienced the truthfulness of these words.—2 Cor. 4:8, 9; 11:23-27. 	 Ne iloa eiloa ne Paulo te ‵tonu o pati konei.—2 Kolinito 4:8, 9; 11:23-27.


Thus, Christian youths do not cheat to obtain good grades at school. 	 Tela la, e se kaisoa tali a talavou Kelisiano ko te mea fua ke ‵lei olotou kai i te akoga.


He recognized that Jehovah had dealt well with him. 	 Ne matea ‵lei ne ia a faifaiga atafai a Ieova ki a ia.


Let us now look at a few examples of how the application of Bible teachings can make for greater happiness. 	 Ke na onoono aka nei tatou ki nāi fakaakoakoga kolā e mafai o fakamalosi mai ki te ‵tou fiafia māfai e fakaaogā ne tatou a akoakoga mai te Tusi Tapu.


(Isaiah 40:8) We can have the same confidence that the One who inspired the Holy Scriptures also preserved them through the ages so that “all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.”—1 Timothy 2:4. 	 (Isaia 40:8) E mafai o maua ne tatou a te loto talitonu tenā me i te Tino telā ne fakaosofia ne ia te Tusi Tapu ne tausi ne ia i te fia o tausaga ko te mea ke “ola tino katoa, ka ke iloa foki ne latou te munatonu.”—1 Timoteo 2:4. [Fakamatalaga fakaopoopo]


So, what we say either in the door-to-door ministry or at home Bible studies should center on the authority of God’s Word. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakavae a ‵tou pati kolā e fai atu i te galuega mai fale ki fale io me i akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ki te Muna a te Atua.


19 As Christians, we have been blessed with lifesaving knowledge and the hope of salvation. 	 19 E pelā me ne Kelisiano, ko oti ne fakamanuiagina tatou ki te iloaga fakaola tino ko maua ne tatou mo te fakamoemoega ke ‵sao.


Twice in his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul mentioned an essential factor in standing firm against Satan’s machinations and succeeding in our wrestling against wicked spirit forces. 	 Ne taku fakalua mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo i tena tusi ki te kau Efeso se vaega tāua e tasi ke tu ‵mautakitaki ei i te ‵teke atu ki auala faitogafiti a Satani kae ke manumalo i te ‵tou taua atu ki agelu ma‵sei.


Over time, you have seen Jehovah remove certain obstacles and ‘speed up’ Kingdom growth. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne lavea atu ne koe te avega keatea ne Ieova o nisi mea faiga‵ta kae ‘fakavave aka’ foki i ei te faiga ke gasolo atu ki mua te galuega o te Malo.


He wanted to serve God with joy but wondered why he was not happy. 	 Ne manako a ia o tavini atu ki te Atua mo te fiafia kae ne mafaufau a ia ki te pogai ne seki maua ei ne ia te fiafia.


That would dishonor both the Law and its Author in heaven. 	 Ne seki āva a tino konā i olotou faifaiga ki te Tulafono mo te Tino i te lagi telā ne tuku mai ne ia.


Is it the first thing in our life? 	 E mata, tenā eiloa te mea e fakamuamua ne tatou i ‵tou olaga?


(Matt. 6:33; 1 Tim. 4:10) However, a Christian who is distracted by valueless things puts his relationship with Jehovah and his prospects for everlasting life in danger. 	 (Mataio 6:33; 1 Timoteo 4:10) Kae ko te Kelisiano telā e takitaki‵segina ne mea se aogā ko fakamasei ne ia tena vā mo Ieova mo tena fakamoemoega mō te ola se-gata-mai.


How unsearchable his judgments are and past tracing out his ways are!”—ROM. 11:33. 	 E faigata o sukesukegina ana fakamasinoga, e faigata foki o iloa ona auala.”—LOMA 11:33.


Without question! 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua ki ei!


Let us now discuss three more of Satan’s negative influences. 	 Ka na sau‵tala nei tatou ki nisi fakamalosiga ma‵sei e tolu a Satani.


Jesus called upon him to put forth greater effort to apply godly principles in practical ways, to be an active disciple. 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki a ia ke taumafai malosi o fakagalue aka a fakatakitakiga a te Atua ke mafai o fai a ia e pelā me se soko.


In a delayed reply, a woman wrote: “Your letter helped me to learn the truth. 	 Ne tusi mai se fafine telā ne fatoā tali mai, penei: “Ne fesoasoani mai tau tusi ke tauloto ne au te munatonu.


(Colossians 3:14) Indeed, according to the Mayo Clinic website, forgiveness leads to . . . 	 (Kolose 3:14) Ao, e pelā eiloa mo mau ne maua atu i luga i te fakatuatusi ko te Mayo Clinic, a te loto fakamagalo e iku atu loa . . .


16 In Cameroon, a group of eight men working at a job site called out to a brother who was offering Bible literature to passersby. 	 16 I Cameroon, ne ka‵laga atu se potukau o tāgata e tokovalu kolā ne ga‵lue fakatasi ki se taina telā ne ofo atu ne ia a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu ki tino kolā ne olo atu i te auala.


(Proverbs 28:13; James 5:13-16) If he truly repents and produces fruitage befitting repentance, he would not be partaking unworthily.—Luke 3:8. 	 (Faataoto 28:13; Iakopo 5:13-16) Kafai e salamō tonu eiloa a ia kae lavea atu foki i ei a fuataga o te salamō, e se kai kae inu eiloa a ia i se auala sē ‵tau.—Luka 3:8.


He relates: “Because of the influence of schoolmates and teachers, I wasn’t sure about the existence of God and the authenticity of the Bible. 	 Ne fai mai a ia, penei: “Ona ko fakamalosiga mai oku taugasoa mo faiakoga, ne fakalotolotolua au me e isi se Atua me ikai mo te ‵tonu o te Tusi Tapu.


The young man assured Jesus: “I have kept all these; what yet am I lacking?” 	 Ne fakatalitonu atu te tamataene tenā ki a Iesu: “Ko oti ne tausi ne au a fakatonuga katoa konei.


[Footnotes] 	 [Fakamatalaga o ata]


Would I have rigidly held to traditional views? 	 E mata, ka puke ‵mautakitaki au ki te Tulafono?


(Mic. 5:2) The Messiah was to be born in the Judean town of Bethlehem, evidently once named Ephrathah. 	 (Mika 5:2) Ne ‵tau o fanau mai te Mesia i te fa‵kai o Iuta ko Peteleema, telā ne fakaigoa mua ki a Efalata.


And the book After Jesus—The Triumph of Christianity notes: “In its most basic form, [baptism] called for a confession of faith by the candidate, followed by complete immersion in water in the name of Jesus.” 	 Kae e fai mai foki a te tusi ko te After Jesus—The Triumph of Christianity, penei: “A koi tuai o papatiso se tino, e ‵tau o taku ‵tonu atu ne ia tena fakatuanaki, kae ‵soko atu ki ei ko te ufi katoatoa ki te vai e alatu i te igoa o Iesu.”


What Scriptural reasons do we have to keep on preaching? 	 Ne a pogai faka-te-Tusi Tapu e ‵tau ei mo tatou o tumau i te talai atu?


One thing, though, seems to hold true: Repressing your grief can be harmful mentally, emotionally, and physically. 	 Kae e tasi te manatu tonu: A te taofi aka o tou loto māfatia e mafai o fakalogo‵mae atu i te feitu tau te mafaufau, lagonaga, mo te feitu faka-te-foitino.


(Jude 20, 21) As we continue to benefit from our heavenly Father’s marvelous qualities, including the great loving-kindness he displays toward those who love him, may our sentiments always be like those expressed by David in the final words of Psalm 145: “The praise of Jehovah my mouth will speak; and let all flesh bless his holy name to time indefinite, even forever.” 	 (Iuta 20, 21) A koi maua faeloa ne tatou a mea aogā mai uiga ‵gali o te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi, e aofia i ei tena alofa atafai ki tino kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia, ke na fai eiloa ‵tou lagonaga pelā mo Tavita i pati fakaoti o te Salamo 145: “Au ka ‵viki faeloa ki te Aliki; a meaola katoa e ‵viki atu ki tena igoa tapu, ke oko ki te se gata mai.”


5 The truth of those words is seen as year after year hundreds of thousands of honesthearted individuals are moved by the good news of God’s Kingdom to dedicate their life to Jehovah and to do his will. 	 5 E lavea atu a te ‵tonu o muna konā, i te fia selau afe o tino loto ‵lei kolā e fakamalosi aka ne te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua i tausaga takitasi ke tuku atu olotou ola mō Ieova ke fai ne latou tena loto.


Then something happened. 	 Kae isi se mea ne tupu.


Finally he went up and lay down upon the child and put his own mouth upon his mouth and his own eyes upon his eyes and his own palms upon his palms and kept bent over him, and gradually the child’s flesh grew warm. 	 Tenā ne takato ifo a ia i luga i te tamaliki, mo tena gutu, mata mo lima ki te gutu, mata, mo lima o te tamaliki.


If he enjoys listening to you, he may be pleased to have you come back. 	 Kafai e fiafia a ia o fakalogologo ki a koe, kāti ka fiafia a ia ke toe foki atu koe.


(Titus 2:3) Why not? 	 (Tito 2:3) Kaia e se ‵tau ei o fai penā?


It refers to a unique war, “the war of the great day of God the Almighty,” in which “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” are mobilized for a final battle with God. 	 E fakasino atu loa ki se taua tu ‵kese, ko te “taua i te aso lasi o te Atua e o ia te Malosi Katoatoa,” telā ka ‵luku fakatasi i ei a “tupu i te lalolagi kātoa” o taua atu ki te Atua.


(Ephesians 6:4) When mildness prevails in a family, close bonds between parents and children are strengthened. 	 (Efeso 6:4) Kafai e agamalū faeloa a tino i te kāiga, ka fakamalosi aka foki i ei te alofa i te va o mātua mo tama‵liki.


(Rev. 4:11) Jehovah became the Creator as an expression of his endearing quality of love. 	 (Fakaasiga 4:11) Ne fai a Ieova mo fai te Mafuaga me ne fakaasi mai i ei tena uiga tafasili i te gali ko te alofa.


I was unsure if anyone was listening, but I must admit that I did hope that someone was out there. 	 E se mautinoa i a au me e isi se tino e fakalogologo, kae e taku tonu atu ne au me ne fakamoemoe eiloa au ke isi se tino e fakalogologo mai.


By what kind of fruits? 	 Ne a vaegā fuataga konā?


Moreover, Nehemiah turned to Jehovah for support, praying: “Strengthen my hands.” 	 E se gata i ei, ne ‵fuli atu a Neemia ki a Ieova mō se fesoasoani, mai te ‵talo atu: “Te Atua, fakamalosi mai au!”


(The American Bible, by Frank Scheil Ballentine, 1902) “By the death of Christ we are set free, and our sins are forgiven.” 	 (The American Bible, by Frank Scheil Ballentine, 1902) “Ona ko te mate o Keliso ko saoloto ei tatou, kae ko fakamagalo foki ‵tou agasala.”


2 Paul’s admonition contains an important principle: To keep our hope firm, we must look beyond the things that are immediately before us. 	 2 E aofia i te polopolokiga a Paulo se fakatakitakiga tāua: Ke faka‵mautakitaki aka te ‵tou fakamoemoega, e ‵tau o ‵kilo atu tatou ki mea kolā e ta‵kato mai i ‵tou mua.


(Daniel 12:8-10, 13) Daniel will return “in the resurrection of the righteous ones,” during Christ’s Millennial Reign.—Luke 14:14. 	 (Tanielu 12:8-10, 13) Ka toe foki mai a Tanielu “manafai e toe‵tu mai a tino amiotonu mai te mate,” i te Pulega a Keliso i te Afe Tausaga.—Luka 14:14.


6 In the amphitheaters, gladiators fought each other to the death or fought wild animals, either killing them or being killed by them. 	 6 I koga fai tafaoga, e fakatau taua ei a tino ke oko eiloa ki te ‵mate, io me e taua mo manu fe‵kai, ke tamate ei a manu io me e tamate latou ne manu.


He said: “A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. 	 Ana muna: “A te lakau ‵lei e fua mai ei fuaga ‵lei, ka ko te lakau masei, e fua mai ei a fuaga ma‵sei.


14 Such elders are recognized as humble spiritual shepherds. 	 14 E ‵kilo atu tatou ki vaegā toeaina penā e pelā me ne tausi mamoe loto maulalo.


Do I see him poised to execute divine judgment against Babylon the Great and the rest of Satan’s system?’ 	 E mata, e lavea ne au a ia ko toka ‵lei o fakaoko atu te fakasalaga a te Atua ki a Papelonia Takutakua mo te ‵toega o te fakanofonofoga kātoa a Satani?’


However, we are not alone. 	 Kae e se ‵nofo tatou i a tatou eiloa.


This required time. 	 E manakogina eiloa se taimi leva mō te mea tenei.


Assembled before Mount Sinai, the Israelites witnessed a stunning manifestation of God himself. 	 “Ne pa‵pa fa‵tili kae ‵lapa uila, kae sae mai te kaumana matolu i luga o te mauga, lagona ei foki ne tino a te tagi malosi o te leo o te pu.


So although marriage is a divine arrangement, the Bible cautions those who enter into it. 	 Tela la, e tiga eiloa i a te Atua te fakatokaga e uiga ki te fakaipoipoga, e polopoloki mai eiloa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a latou kolā e ulu atu ki ei.


6 At all times, we need to have on “the breastplate of righteousness,” for it is an essential part of the spiritual armor from God. 	 6 I taimi katoa, e ‵tau o fakapei ne tatou ki te “foitino a te amiotonu ke fai mo o‵tou ufifatafata,” me se vaega tāua o te gatutau faka-te-agaga mai te Atua.


The earth itself will let even those impotent in death drop in birth.” 	 E pelā mo te ‵sau telā e aumai ne ia te ola fou ki te lalolagi, e penā foki a tino kolā ko leva ne ‵mate, me ka toe fakaola ne te Aliki.”


When Peter wrote his first letter to Jewish and Gentile Christians in Asia Minor, he spoke warmly about the whole association of brothers.—1 Pet. 1:1; 2:17. 	 I te taimi ne tusi ei ne Petelu tena tusi muamua ki Kelisiano Iutaia mo Fenua Fakaa‵tea i Asia Foliki, ne faipati atu a ia mo te atafai e uiga ki te fakapotopotoga kātoa o taina.—1 Pe. 1:1; 2:17.


Murmuring in the First Century 	 Te Loto Muimui i te Senitenali Muamua


They have spent an enormous amount of time, effort, and resources in its pursuit, but to little or no avail. 	 Ko oti eiloa ne fakamāumāu ne latou a taimi, taumafaiga, mo kope e uke i te kausaki atu ki ei, kae e foliki fua io me e seai eiloa se fesoasoani e maua mai i ei.


5 Isaiah prophesied in Judah “in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” 	 5 Ne ‵valo atu a Isaia i Iuta “i te taimi o nofoaiga a tupu o Iuta ko Usia, Iotama, Aasa mo Hesekia.”


JEHOVAH’S word will light our roadway if we allow that to happen. 	 KA FAKAMAINA ne te muna a Ieova a ‵tou auala māfai e talia ne tatou te mea tenā.


Paradise—In Heaven or on Earth? 	 Te Palataiso—i te Lagi io me i te Lalolagi?


The account continues: “Jehovah began making the sea go back by a strong east wind all night long . . . 	 E fai mai penei te tala: “Kae fakamavae ne te Aliki a te tai ki te matagi malosi eiloa mai te saegālā.


Her ruse worked! 	 Ne aoga eiloa tena togafiti!


Yet, Justin repeatedly insisted in his writings that the Provider of all things is “a God who is called by no proper name.” 	 Kae ne fakafokifoki mai faeloa ne Justin i ana tusitusiga me i te Tino telā e tuku mai ne ia a mea katoa “se Atua telā e seai sena igoa tonu.”


We can be among them if we cling to Jehovah as our Sovereign Lord. 	 E mafai o aofia tatou i a latou māfai e ‵piki ‵mau tatou ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te ‵tou Aliki Sili.


They leave no doubt as to the kind of individuals God loves. 	 E fakaasi faka‵lei mai i ei a vaegā tino kolā e alofa ki ei a Ieova.


Last year, on an average, 5,726,509 such Bible studies were conducted each week with individuals or groups. 	 I te tausaga ko teka e ‵tusa mo te 5,726,509 a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu masani e fai i vaiaso katoa mo tino taki tokotasi io me silia atu.


Before permitting this humiliation, though, Jehovah warned the rebellious Israelites that such a tragedy would strike them. 	 A koi tuai o tupu a te mea tenei, ne fai atu ne Ieova ki ana tino sē faka‵logo a mea kolā ka fai ne te malo o Papelonia ki a latou.


And you people have cleaned the stadium so nicely. 	 Kae ne ‵fulu fakagaligali aka eiloa ne koutou a te koga tafao.


The inside cover features a world map. 	 E ‵lomi atu i te fakavaka i loto se mape o te lalolagi.


In the heat of anger, General Bell said to Brother Rutherford: “That bill did not pass because [U.S. President] Wilson prevented it; but we know how to get you, and we are going to do it!” 	 Ona ko te kaitaua, ne fai atu a Bell ki te Taina ko Rutherford: “Ne seki talia te tulafono tenā me ne taofi aka ne Wilson [te Pelesitene o te U.S.]; kae e iloa ne matou te auala ke ‵poa aka ei koutou, kae ka fai eiloa ne matou!”


Some might have to accept the viewpoint that a form of recreation they enjoy is displeasing to Jehovah. 	 Kāti e ‵tau o talia ne nisi tino a te kilokiloga me i nisi fakafiafiaga kolā e fia‵fia latou ki ei e fakafanoanoa atu ki a Ieova.


Of this, we may be certain: “Jehovah’s day will come.”—2 Peter 2:5, 6; 3:10. 	 Kae tenei eiloa te mea e mautinoa i a tatou: ‘A te Aso o Ieova ka oko mai eiloa.’—2 Petelu 2:5, 6; 3:10.


How did Hezekiah show complete reliance on God? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Hesekia te fakalagolago katoatoa ki te Atua?


Mal 2 Verse 7 gives a clear indication: “The lips of a priest are the ones that should keep knowledge, and the law is what people should seek from his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of armies.” 	 E tuku mai ne te fuaiupu e 7 se fakamatalaga māea: “Ko te tiute o faitaulaga o akoako atu ke iloa tonu ne tino a te Atua. E tau mo tino o olo ki ei o tauloto toku loto, me i a latou ko ave fekau a te Aliki Tafasili i te Malosi.”


He hands you the title and says: “The car is yours.” 	 E tuku atu ne ia ki a koe a pepa e uiga ki te motoka kae fai atu: “Puke ma koe te motoka.”


What a fine opportunity the Family Worship evening provides to discover spiritual treasures!—Prov. 24:4. 	 Ko tafaga la i te gali ke maua ne te kāiga a koloa faka-te-agaga i taimi o te Tapuakiga a Kāiga i afiafi!—Faataoto 24:4.


Some have even been ordered out of the home, but they were taken in by kindly Witnesses. 	 Ko oti ne fakatonu atu ki nisi o latou ke olo keatea mai i te fale, kae ne talimālō latou mo te atafai ne Molimau.


7 The book of Daniel is unique in a number of ways. 	 7 E uke a auala e ‵kese ei te tusi ko Tanielu.


The descendants of Judah are given extensive coverage because they provide the royal line of King David. 	 Ne tuku mai a fakamatalaga likiliki e uiga ki te gafa o Iuta me e vau mai i ei te gafā tupu o te tupu ko Tavita.


Finding Genuine Peace Today 	 Ke Maua te Tinā Filemu Tonu i Aso Nei


Fear of God moves us to walk in his ways, and this in turn gives proof of our love for him. 	 E fakagasuesue tatou ne te mataku ki te Atua ke sasale i ona auala, kae e tuku mai ne te mea tenei a te fakamaoniga me e a‵lofa tatou ki a ia.


Sakura loved what she learned, and with Jehovah’s help she was able to overcome deep feelings of guilt and shame and to put away sexual immorality. 	 Ne fiafia malosi a Sakura ki mea ne tauloto ne ia, kae mai te fesoasoani o Ieova, ne mafai ei o manumalo a ia i ana lagonaga ma‵sei kae mā kae ‵teke atu ki amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau.


That, in turn, drew him closer to Christ and to Jehovah God.—2 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 4:11-13. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne mafai ei o fakapilipili atu a ia ki a Keliso mo Ieova te Atua.—2 Kolinito 4:7, NW; Filipi 4:11-13.


He said: “It is written, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”—Luke 4:8. 	 Ana muna: “E tusi i te tusi, ‘E ‵tau o tapuaki koe ki a Ieova tou Atua kae ko ia fua e ‵tau o tavini koe ki ei.’”—Luka 4:8.


A “FORBIDDEN” BOOK DIVIDES US 	 SE “TUSI TELA NE FAKATAPU” KAE NE FAKAMAVAEVAE NE IA TE MOTOU KAIGA


Warnings, for example, from our “wonderfully made” bodies. 	 Ki pati polopoloki e uiga ki ‵tou foitino “fakaofoofogina.”


(Job 42:3) If you feel hurt by a loss of privileges, ‘do not think more of yourself than it is necessary to think, but think so as to have a sound mind.’ 	 (Iopu 42:3) Kafai ne logo‵mae koe ona ko te galo atu o se tauliaga mai i a koe, “ke se manatu fia maluga se tino ki a ia eiloa, ka ke mafaufau ifo kae fakamasino ifo a te tino ki a ia eiloa.”


Jeroboam even invented his own day of “festival for the sons of Israel,” and he proceeded “to make offerings upon the altar to make sacrificial smoke.”—1 Ki. 12:26-33. 	 Ne fakamoe foki eiloa ne Ielopoamo a te aso ke “fakamanatu ei te ‵kaiga fiafia telā ne fakatu ne ia mō tino Isalaelu,” kae ne “ofo tena taulaga i luga i te fatafaitaulaga.”—1 Tupu 12:26-33.


He stressed accepting Jesus, which is directly linked to being baptized “in the name . . . of the Son.” 	 Ne faka‵mafa atu ne ia a te taliaga o Iesu, telā e isi sena sokoga ki te papatisoga “i te igoa . . . o te Tama.”


Of course, we see animals become frightened or ferocious when they are threatened, but are they capable of what some might describe as tender feelings? 	 E tonu, e lavea ne tatou a manu māfai ko ma‵taku io me sauā malosi i te taimi e fakamatakutaku atu ei ki a latou, kae e mata, e mafai ne latou o fakaasi atu a lagonaga atafai?


As recorded at 2 Peter 3:10, the apostle Peter wrote: “Jehovah’s day will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a hissing noise, but the elements being intensely hot will be dissolved, and earth and the works in it will be discovered.” 	 E pelā mo mea ne fakamau i te 2 Petelu 3:10, ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Petelu, penei: “A te Aso o te Aliki e oko mai e pelā mo se tino kaisoa. I te Aso tenā ka palele atu te lagi mo te ‵gulu fakamataku, kae ka ‵sunu a mea katoa i ei kae fakamaseigina foki, e penā foki te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei.”


If an enemy captured God’s people, their pleas would be heard if their heart was complete with Jehovah. 	 Kafai e puke ne se fili a tino o te Atua, ka lagona atu olotou akai māfai e katoatoa olotou loto mō Ieova.


The sons of Israel are reminded of an important lesson they learned in the wilderness: “Not by bread alone does man live but by every expression of Jehovah’s mouth does man live.” 	 Ne fakamasaua atu ki te kau Isalaelu se akoakoga tāua telā ne tauloto ne latou i te vao: “E se ‵tau o fakalagolago fua ki meakai ke ola . . . , kae fakalagolago foki ki muna katoa e fai mai ne te Aliki.”


11 Evidently, Joseph’s decision was not based on fear of being found out by humans. 	 11 Kāti ne seki fai fua te fakaikuga tenā a Iosefa ona ko tena mataku ma ‵po aka a ia ne tino.


I had intended to read it all. 	 Ne taumafai au ke faitau ki te tusi kātoa tenā.


“whatever things are well spoken of” 	 E fakavae a sautalaga fakamalosi loto ki . . . “mea ‵tonu”


They showed hatred for Wycliffe, his Bible, and his followers. 	 Ne fakaasi atu te lotou takalia‵lia ki a Wycliffe, tena Tusi Tapu, mo ana soko.


Their sincere, conscientious stand should be respected. 	 E ‵tau o amanaia ki olotou lagonaga.


How have you benefited from this study? 	 Ne a mea aoga ne tauloto ne tatou mai te mataupu tenei?


Why, the shadow keeps changing in size and direction! 	 E mafulifuli faeloa te lasi o te ata tenā mo tena tulaga!


Is there a remedy for death? 	 E mata, e isi se faka‵leiga mō te mate?


They invite you to associate with them and examine their teachings for yourself. 	 E ‵kami ne latou ke kau atu koe ki a latou kae iloilo aka olotou akoakoga i a koe eiloa.


13-15. (a) What experience did Dinah have, illustrating what? (b) Why is association with fellow Christians a protection? 	 13-15. (a) Se a te mea ne tupu ki a Tina, kae se a te mea e fakaasi mai e uiga ki ei? (e) Kaia e fai ei a te ‵kau fakatasi mo taina Kelisiano e pelā me se puipuiga?


Hence, Eduard Varter gave Nikolai some encouraging advice: “When the authorities question you, tell them openly that we get our literature from headquarters in Brooklyn. 	 Tela la, ne tuku atu ne Eduard Varter ne manatu fesoasoani kolā e fakamalosi loto ki a Nikolai: “Kafai koe e fakafesilisili ne tino pule‵pule, fakaasi ‵tonu atu ki a latou me e maua ne tatou a ‵tou tusi mai te laumua i Brooklyn.


In 2Pe 3 verse 4, Peter brings up Jesus’ “promised presence,” which makes the prophecy very pertinent today. 	 I te fuaiupu e 4, e faipati ei a Petelu e uiga ki te fakatasi mai o Iesu telā ne folafola mai. Ko tena uiga, e tāua ‵ki te valoaga tenā i aso nei.


(Psalm 103:20) This is especially true in connection with the spreading of the good news in our day. 	 (Salamo 103:20) E fetaui ‵lei a te mea tenei, kae maise eiloa i te fakasalalauatuga o te tala ‵lei i ‵tou aso nei.


• How does Jesus’ act of self-sacrifice affect you? 	 • E pokotia pefea koe i te alofa sē fakapito o Iesu?


That the light of Bible truth may reach as many people as possible, they have made their Bible publications available in some 370 languages.—Matthew 24:14; Revelation 14:6, 7. 	 Ko te mea ke mafai o oko atu a te mainaga o te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu ki so se tino, ko oti ne ‵lomi aka ne latou olotou tusi ke maua i gana e 370.—Mataio 24:14; Fakaasiga 14:6, 7.


19 Jesus’ assignment to make disciples included details not only about why and where we should do that work but also about what we should preach and until when we should continue to do so. 	 19 E seki aofia fua i te fakatonuga a Iesu me kaia e ‵tau ei o fai a soko kae tefea foki te koga e ‵tau o fai i ei te galuega tenā, kae e aofia foki i ei me ne a mea e ‵tau o talai atu ne tatou kae fakagata mafea te faiga tenā.


[Blurb on page 9] 	 [Manatu tāua i te itulau e 9]


Since then, she has accepted 40 magazines covering various issues. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ko oti ne talia ne ia a mekesini e 40 i mataupu kese‵kese.