With irrefutable logic, Jesus reduced their charge against him to an absurdity. 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o fakamatalaga kolā e se mafai o faka‵segina, ne fakasēaogā ei ne Iesu olotou fakamatalaga.


“Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely.”—Colossians 3:13. 	 “Ke fakatau fa‵ki faeloa koutou i a koutou eiloa kae fakatau fakamagalo atu te suā tino ki te suā tino.”—Kolose 3:13.


7 When we engage in the house-to-house ministry, how thoroughly do we cover our assigned territory? 	 7 Kafai e ga‵lue tatou i te galuega talai mai fale ki fale, e pefea te māea ‵lei o te ‵tou galuega i te koga tenā?


Nothing! 	 E seai!


“I began to trust that God wants the best for us, that he loves us, and that I can love him. 	 “Ne kamata o talitonu au me e manako te Atua ki te ‵toe mea ‵lei mō tatou, me e alofa mai a ia ki a tatou, kae e mafai o alofa au ki a ia.


When will Christ appoint the faithful slave over all his belongings, and what will they include? 	 Ko te taimi fea ka ‵tofi ei ne Keliso a te tavini fakamaoni ke pule ki ana kope katoa, kae ne a mea ka aofia i ei?


They have this assurance: “Jehovah will not forsake his people, nor will he leave his own inheritance.”—Psalm 94:14. 	 E maua ne latou te fakatalitonuga tenei: “Me i te Aliki [ko Ieova] e se mafai o tiaki lele ne ia tena fenua; e se mafai foki o tuku tiaki ne ia ona tino.”—Salamo 94:14.


He was self-sacrificing in his love for his figurative wife, the congregation. 	 Ne seki alofa fakapito a ia ki tena avaga fakatusa, telā ko te ekalesia.


Many people hated me, and I don’t blame them. 	 Ne takalia‵lia mai ki a au a tino e tokouke, kae ne seki faka‵se ne au a latou.


Hardly. 	 E se tāitāi.


16 A pioneer named Roxana is one who has seen how Jehovah provides for his people. 	 16 A te paenia ko Rosana se tokotasi telā ne lavea ne ia a te auala e tausi atu ei a Ieova ki ana tino.


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The Value of a Sparrow 	 Te ‵Togi o te Tamā Manu Foliki


“Many will rove about, and the true knowledge will become abundant.”—DAN. 12:4. 	 “E tokouke a tino ka salasala faeloa, kae ko te iloaga tonu ka gasolo aka eiloa o lasi.”—TANIELU 12:4, NW.


Satan’s claim was shown to be completely false. 	 Ne fakaasi mai a te ‵se katoatoa o pati a Satani.


(John 18:37, 38) Unlike Pilate, Jesus used the definite article and said “the truth.” He was referring to divine truth. 	 (Ioane 18:37, 38) E ‵kese mai mea kolā ne fakauiga a Pilato ki ei, ne fakauiga a Iesu ki te munatonu fakavae mai te Atua.


(Job 42:5; Hebrews 11:27) With ‘the eyes of their heart’ and through accurate knowledge of God, they perceive Jehovah’s wonderful qualities and endeavor to imitate him by doing his will.—Ephesians 1:18; Romans 1:19, 20; 3 John 11. 	 (Iopu 42:5; Epelu 11:27) E auala i ‘mata o olotou loto’ mo te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te Atua, e lavea ei ne latou a uiga fakaofoofogia o Ieova kae taumafai latou o fakaakoako atu ki a ia mai te faiga o tena loto.—Efeso 1:18; Loma 1:19, 20; 3 Ioane 11.


(Psalm 119:145) Unlike the ritualistic prayers in many religions, our prayers are not perfunctory or halfhearted. 	 (Salamo 119:145) E ‵kese mo ‵talo masani kolā e fai i nisi lotu, e se fai ‵tou ‵talo e pelā me se faifaiga masani io me fai mo te loto sē katoatoa.


Deep down in his heart, he longs for them. 	 I loto i tena loto, ko oko eiloa i te manako malosi o tou tagata ki ei.


Courage is essential for Christians. 	 E tāua eiloa a te loto malosi ki Kelisiano.


The Bible does show that there are fitting occasions for prayer. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e isi ne taimi kolā e ‵tau ei o ‵talo atu tatou.


(Isaiah 54:13) Their love is expressed in action, as Paul showed when he said: “Through love slave for one another.” 	 (Isaia 54:13) E fakaasi atu foki te lotou a‵lofa e auala i olotou faifaiga, e pelā mo te mea ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo, i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia penei: “Ke fai te alofa mo auala e fakatau tavini ei koutou.”


Although the material is presented in a way that appeals to youths, the information is based on timeless Scriptural principles, and all of us can benefit from these spiritual provisions. 	 E tiga eiloa e tuku mai te mataupu i se auala telā e fakafiafia fua ki talavou, a fakamatalaga konā e fakavae mai i te Tusi Tapu, telā la e mafai o aoga ki tino katoa a fakatokaga faka-te-agaga konei.


Members of the religion that God approves form a worldwide brotherhood.—1 Peter 2:17. 	 A tino i te tapuakiga telā e talia ne te Atua, e ‵tau o fai pelā me se kautaina i te lalolagi kātoa.—1 Petelu 2:17.


He was referring to people who are ruled by or focused on their desires and leanings as imperfect humans. 	 Ne fakasino atu a ia ki tino kolā e pule io me ‵saga tonu atu ki olotou manakoga mo mea e ma‵nako ki ei e pelā me ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


Tertullian added: “Now, I ask you, what sort of a thing is it, that when you are confident [that Christians] will turn with horror from animals’ blood, you should suppose them greedy for human blood?” 	 Ne toe fakaopoopo mai a Tertullian: “Nei la ko fesili atu au, kafai e talitonu katoatoa koe me [i Kelisiano] ne takalia‵lia ki toto o manu, e mata, ka ma‵nako malosi latou ki toto o tino?”


(Matthew 28:19) Using our time, energy, and talents, not for self-advancement, but in the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work can be likened to making an investment. 	 (Mataio 28:19) A te fakaaogāga o ‵tou taimi, malosi, mo ‵tou taleni, e se mō te ‵tou ‵lei, kae i te talaiatuga o te Malo mo te faiga o soko, e mafai o fakatusa ki tupe kolā ne ‵teu aka.


HOW DID MOSES DISPLAY HUMILITY? 	 NE FAKAASI MAI PEFEA NE MOSE A TE LOTO MAULALO?


Whatever the case, Jesus’ words indicate that the congregation should not get involved in disagreements prematurely. 	 Faitalia me se a te tulaga, e fakaasi mai ne pati a Iesu me e se ‵tau o aofia vave a te fakapotopotoga i kinauga.


There dishonest merchants made “the ephah small” and “the shekel great,” even selling “mere refuse” as grain. 	 I konā, e fakaaogā ne tino mau‵mea ma‵sei a “fua ‵se” kae “faka‵mafa te togi o saito,” kae fakatau atu a “saito ma‵sei” ki se ‵togi ‵mafa.


In this illustration, Jesus did not directly say what that fruitage is, but he did mention a significant detail that helps us to determine the answer. 	 I te tala fakatusa tenei, ne seki fai ‵tonu mai ne Iesu a te uiga o te fuataga, kae ne fakasae mai ne ia se manatu tāua telā e fesoasoani mai ke iloa ne tatou a te tali ki ei.


Truly, concealed in Jesus are spiritual gems of incomparable value, waiting for careful students of the Bible to discover. 	 E tonu, e aofia i mea kolā e ‵funa i a Iesu ko koloa faka-te-agaga kolā e tāua ‵ki, kae fakatali‵tali fua ki tino kolā e fai olotou sukesukega mo te fakaeteete ki te Tusi Tapu.


Others lose their jobs because they do not wake up in time to go to work or because they fall asleep on the job. 	 E faka‵tea a nisi tino i te mea e se ala i te taimi tonu e ‵tau ei o olo ki galuega io me ‵to a ‵moe i te galuega.


However, Christian parents who desire to give such loving training face challenges. 	 Kae, e fe‵paki eiloa mo fakalavelave faiga‵ta a mātua Kelisiano kolā e ma‵nako o akoako olotou tama‵liki i se auala alofa.


SONGS: 143, 124 	 PESE: 143, 124


We learn a lesson from the miracle Jesus performed when he called Peter and Andrew to follow him. 	 E maua ne tatou se akoakoga mai te vavega telā ne fai ne Iesu i te taimi ne ‵kami atu ei ne ia a Petelu mo Anitelea ke tau‵tali atu i a ia.


How have many today changed their view of God and been baptized in the name of the Father? 	 Ne ‵fuli pefea ne tino e tokouke i aso nei a te lotou kilokiloga e uiga ki te Atua kae papatiso foki ei i te igoa o te Tamana?


The way she approached Jesus was not in strict harmony with God’s Law, which stated that a person in her condition was unclean. 	 Te auala ne fanatu ei a ia ki a Iesu e se fetaui mo te Tulafono a te Atua, telā e fai mai i te fafine e nofo i se tulaga penā e se ‵ma.


DOES God have an organization? 	 E MATA, e isi se fakapotopotoga a te Atua?


When Arthur received an invitation to attend the 1962 ten-month course at Gilead School, we had a big decision to make. 	 I te taimi ne maua ei ne Arthur se ‵kamiga ke kau atu ki te Akoga o Kiliata mō se sefulu masina i te 1962, ne ‵tau o fai ne māua se fakaikuga tāua.


Jehovah consented to their pleas. 	 Ne talia ne Ieova te lā fakamolemole.


Jesus is the Head of this congregation of spirit-anointed Christians. 	 A Iesu ko te Ulu o te fakapotopotoga tenei o Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te agaga.


16 We can also show our support of God’s sovereignty by our personal decisions. 	 16 E mafai foki o ‵lago atu tatou ki te pulega sili a te Atua mai i ‵tou fakaikuga totino.


(Matthew 10:29, 31) Understandably, people were astounded at Jesus’ “way of teaching” and were drawn to him. 	 (Mataio 10:29, 31) E se tioa eiloa o ofo malosi a tino i “akoakoga” a Iesu kae ne tosina atu olotou loto ki a ia.


A further mention of Michael occurs at Revelation 12:7, which describes “Michael and his angels” as fighting a vital war that results in the ousting of Satan the Devil and his wicked angels from heaven. 	 E tai ‵loto atu a te sae mai o te igoa o Mikaele i te Fakaasiga 12:7, telā e fakamatala mai e uiga ki a “Mikaele mo ana agelu” e tau i se taua tāua telā e iku atu ki te ave keateaga o Satani te Tiapolo mo ana temoni mai i te lagi.


Or if someone in your congregation has made major changes in order to please Jehovah, you could invite him to join you and share his story. 	 Io me mafai ne koe o ‵kami atu se tino i loto i tau fakapotopotoga telā ne fai ne ia ne ‵fuliga lasi ‵ki ki tena olaga ke fakamatala atu tena tala.


17 When discussing the freedom that Jehovah has in store for his earthly servants, Paul wrote: “The eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revealing of the sons of God.” 	 17 Ne tusi mai a Paulo e uiga ki te saolotoga ‵malu telā ka tuku mai ne Ieova ki ana tino i te lalolagi. Ana muna: “Me e fakatali‵tali a mea katoa ne faite mo te olioli ki te taimi e fakaasi mai ei a tama a te Atua.”


These are anointed Christians who are alive during Christ’s presence in Kingdom power. 	 Ko Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā koi ola i te taimi o te fakatasi mai o Keliso i tena Malo.


(Jeremiah 10:23) To acknowledge that Jeremiah’s words are true is not defeatist. 	 (Ielemia 10:23, NW) Kafai e tali‵tonu tatou me e tonu a pati konā a Ielemia e se fakauiga i ei me e seai se ‵tou fakamoemoega.


As King-Designate, he showed his authority over the demons, rescuing victims from their clutches. 	 E pelā me ko te Tupu Filifilia, ne fakaasi atu ne ia me e isi sena pule ki luga i temoni, mai te faka‵saoga o tino kolā e ulufia ne temoni.


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• How is Jehovah training us to be evangelizers? 	 • E akoako pefea tatou ne Ieova ke fai mo fai ne tino talai?


(Num. 12:6-8; Matt. 22:31, 32; Acts 13:22) God’s Word assures us that Jehovah has eagerly anticipated—has had an earnest longing for—the time when he will bring them back to life. 	 (Nume. 12:6-8; Mata. 22:31, 32; Galu. 13:22) E fakatalitonu mai i te Muna a te Atua, i a Ieova e olioli mo te kufaki—e manako malosi—ki te taimi ka toe faka‵foki mai ei ne ia a latou ki te ola.


The inscription also mentions Beth ʹImri. 	 E taku mai foki a Beth ʹImri i loto i te tusitusiga.


He provides cool shade from the burning heat of persecution and stands like a sturdy wall against the rainstorm of opposition. 	 E tuku mai ne ia se fakatapūga mai i te ‵vela o fakasauāga kae e tu e pelā me se ‵pui malosi telā e ‵teke atu ki afā o ‵tekemaiga.


(Prov. 4:10, 11) Then we need to make a personal decision that leaves us with a good conscience. 	 (Faataoto 4:10, 11) Kae e ‵tau o fai ne tatou se filifiliga totino telā e maua i ei se loto lagona ‵lei.


All had to remain in the ark for a full year until the waters receded. 	 Ne ‵tau o ‵nofo a tino mo manu katoa i te vaka i te tausaga kātoa ke oko ki te taimi e ‵masa ei te vai.


All were happy, relieved, and grateful for their rescue. 	 Ne pelā aka eiloa a tino konei, ne fia‵fia kae fakafetai mō te lotou faka‵saoga.


How can I make further progress in allowing the Bible to change my life?’ 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne au ke tumau i te talia o te Tusi Tapu ke fulifuli ne ia toku olaga?’


5 Andrew and his brother Simon Peter were partners in a fishing business. 	 5 Ne ga‵lue fakatasi a Anitelea mo tena taina ko Simona Petelu i se pisinisi faiika.


21 Take preventive measures so that desire does not lead to sin. 	 21 Ke fai ne aofaga ko te mea ke se iku atu a mea e ma‵nako ki ei ki te faiga o te agasala.


12 By being with him, the apostles could absorb some of the mind of Christ. 	 12 Me ne ‵nofo fakatasi te kau apositolo mo ia, ne mafai ei ne latou o fakamasani aka ki nisi vaega o te mafaufau o Keliso.


2 After his resurrection, Jesus ‘passed to the other side of the curtain’ by ascending to heaven “to appear before the person of God for us.”—HEBREWS 9:24-28. 	 2 Mai tua o tena toetuga, ne ‘ulu atu a ia ki te suā feitu o te ‵pui laugatu’ mai te fanakaga ki te lagi ke “fai mo sui o tatou i mua o te Atua.”—EPELU 9:24-28.


Consider the 4,921,702 free Bible studies that were conducted on average each month. 	 Mafaufau ki akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e toko 4,921,702 kolā e fai sāle i masina takitasi.


Parents find great joy in giving 	 E maua ne mātua a te fiafia lasi i te tukuatuga o mea


13, 14. (a) What should be noted about the Bible account regarding Lot’s actions? (b) What shows that Lot did not act in a cowardly way? 	 13, 14. (a) Se a te mea e ‵tau o lavea atu i te tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki faifaiga a Lota? (e) Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i ei me ne seki fai a Lota mo fai se tino matamataku?


The apostle Peter wrote: “To this course you were called, because even Christ suffered for you, leaving you a model for you to follow his steps closely.”—1 Peter 2:21. 	 Ne tusi mai penei te apositolo ko Petelu: “Tenei te pogai ne kalagagina ei koutou ne te Atua; i te mea i a Keliso ne puapuagatia mo koutou, kae tuku atu foki ne ia ki a koutou te fakaakoakoga, ke tau‵tali ei koutou i ona kalafaga.”—1 Petelu 2:21.


12 Do research. 	 12 Fai a sukesukega.


Seven Shepherds, Eight Dukes—What They Mean for Us Today 	 E Tokofitu Tausi Mamoe Kae Tokovalu Pelenise—Te Mea e Fakauiga ki ei i Aso Nei


Anyone speaking deception and practicing vile things has no right to represent God. 50:20. 	 So se tino telā e pati loi kae fai ne ia a mea ma‵sei, e seai eiloa sena aiā ke sui ne ia te Atua. 50:20.


(Hos. 2:23) Hosea’s prophecy was fulfilled when Jehovah included non-Jews in his selection of prospective corulers with Christ. 	 (Hosea 2:23) Ne fakataunu eiloa te valoaga a Hosea i te taimi ne filifili ei ne Ieova a tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea ke fai mo pule lagolago fakatasi mo Keliso.


14 King David was also the victim of many injustices. 	 14 Ne fakafesagai atu foki a te tupu ko Tavita ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni e uke.


5 Your children can learn much about Jehovah by listening to your prayers. 	 5 E uke atu a mea ka tauloto ne au tama‵liki e uiga ki a Ieova mai te fakalogo‵logo ki au ‵talo.


15 Contemplating all of this, one cannot help but feel like the psalmist David, who said: “When I see your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have prepared, what is mortal man that you keep him in mind, and the son of earthling man that you take care of him?”—Psalm 8:3, 4. 	 15 A te mafaufau ‵mafa ki mea katoa konei, ka fakamalosi aka ei te tino ke fai pelā mo te faisalamo ko Tavita, telā ne fai mai: “Ka onoono au ki te lagi, telā ne faite ne koe, te masina mo fetu, kolā ne fakatu ne koe i olotou tulaga; se a te aogā o te tagata e manumanu mai ei koe ki a ia; se a foki te aogā o te tagata e saga mai koe ki a ia?”—Salamo 8:3, 4.


Evidently, Daniel also had the good habit of studying and pondering deeply the thrilling promises of God. 	 E fakamaoni mai me ne aofia foki i faifaiga masani ‵lei a Tanielu a te sukesuke mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki folafolaga ‵gali a te Atua.


He could study every day and prepared so well that we finished the Bible Teach book in one month. 	 Ne fai tena akoga i aso katoa kae fakatoka faka‵lei eiloa tou tagata ki ei, tela la, ne fakaoti ne māua a te tusi ko te Akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu i se masina.


“No Swimming,” “High Voltage,” “Reduce Speed.” 	 “E Tapu te Kou‵kou,” “Fakamataku,” “Fakatele Malie.”


Its members remain virgins in a spiritual sense by not defiling themselves with the beliefs and practices of “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion. 	 E tumau eiloa a nisi tino o latou i te fai pelā me ne taupou i te feitu faka-te-agaga mai te se fakalai‵lai ne latou a latou eiloa ki nisi talitonuga mo faifaiga a ‘Papelonia te Sili,’ te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa.


Effective Bible teachers make sure that regardless of the topic they choose, they remain positive and encouraging, stressing the practical value of applying Bible principles now and the bright prospects that God offers for the future.—Isaiah 48:17, 18; 52:7. 	 E fakamautinoa aka ne faiakoga ma‵goi o te Tusi Tapu me faitalia te mataupu telā e filifili aka ne latou, e tumau eiloa latou i se kilokiloga aogā kae fakamalosi loto, mai te faka‵mafaatuga a te tāua o te fakagalue aka nei o fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu mo te fakamoemoega gali telā e tuku mai ne te Atua mō aso mai mua.—Isaia 48:17, 18; 52:7.


(Heb. 6:11, 12; 10:24, 25) To stay spiritually healthy, they used their time productively, many by pioneering. 	 (Epe. 6:11, 12; 10:24, 25) Ke tumau i te malosi faka-te-agaga, ne fakaaoga faka‵lei eiloa olotou taimi, kae ne paenia a tino e tokouke.


8 Jesus was zealous for the ministry, and he encouraged his disciples to be the same. 	 8 Ne loto finafinau a Iesu mō te galuega talai, kae ne fakamalosi ne ia ana soko ke fai foki penā.


He describes them as saying to one another: “Let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will instruct us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” 	 Ka akoako mai ne ia tatou ki mea e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou; ka sa‵sale tatou i auala me ne filifili ne ia.”


“Of course, living by honest standards has meant earning a lot less money. 	 “E tonu, e se ‵pau te uke o sene e maua ne au māfai e ola au i se olaga fakamaoni.


(Psalm 119:105) Yes, the ‘cramped road leading off into life’ is clearly illuminated by our loving God, Jehovah, “whose will is that all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.” 	 (Salamo 119:105) E tonu, e fakaasi manino mai ne te ‵tou Atua alofa ko Ieova a “te mataloa mataliki . . . e tau atu ki te ola” me “e manako a ia ke ola tino katoa, ka ke iloa foki ne latou te munatonu.”


(Read 1 Chronicles 29:11, 12.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 29:11, 12.)


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“Many times he made his anger turn back, and he would not rouse up all his rage.” 	 “E uke taimi ne kufaki ne ia tena kaitaua, kae kolomaki foki ne ia tena ita.”


16 Nonetheless, you have likely seen that having a conscience that functions like an inner witness bearer does not mean that a person will follow its guidance. 	 16 Kae kāti e lavea ne koe me i te mauaga o se loto lagona telā e galue ‵lei e pelā me se musumusuga i te loto e se fakauiga i ei me ka tautali atu se tino ki tena takitakiga.


Yet, man also has to care for his “spiritual need.” 	 Kae e penā foki te tausi atu o te tino ki ana “manakoga faka-te-agaga.”


(2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Tim. 6:17) Alex has since simplified his life “for the sake of the good news.” 	 (2 Kolinito 4:4; 1 Timoteo 6:17) Talu mai te taimi tenā, ko oti ne fakafaigofie ne Alex a tena olaga ‘mō te tala ‵lei.’


(Romans 14:4, 12) Obviously, a halfhearted continuation of family tradition cannot sustain an intimate, long-term relationship with Jehovah. 	 (Loma 14:4, 12) E mautinoa eiloa, me i te tautali atu fua i te lotu a ‵tou mātua e se fakatumau i ei se fesokotakiga leva mo Ieova.


Haman’s craving for glory led to his humiliation and death. 	 A te manako malosi o Hamanu ki se tulaga takutakua ne iku atu ei ki tena fakamasiasiga mo te mate.


As one who pursues godly devotion, you would certainly not want to invite undue attention by flirting or by being immodest in your dress and grooming. . . . 	 E pelā me se tino amioatua, e se manako lele eiloa koe ke ‵saga mai a tino mai te fai famau io me e auala i ou teuga mo ou gatu. . . .


7 The Bible speaks highly of spiritually-minded people. 	 7 E faipati malosi eiloa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki tino kolā e mafau‵fau faka-te-agaga.


15 If Timothy had been harsh or unkind in dealing with his fellow Christians, that could have neutralized the good he accomplished as a teacher and an overseer. 	 15 Moi ne pati ‵mafa io me ne sē atafai atu a Timoteo i ana faifaiga ki ana taina Kelisiano, penei ko fakaseaoga ei a mea ‵lei ko oti ne fai ne ia e pelā me se faiakoga mo se ovasia.


Jehovah affirms in his Word that the earth will last forever: “A generation is going, and a generation is coming; but the earth is standing even to time indefinite.”—Ecclesiastes 1:4; 1 Chronicles 16:30; Isaiah 45:18. 	 Ne fakamaoni mai eiloa ne Ieova i tena Muna me ka tumau te lalolagi ki te se-gata-mai: “E ‵mate atu a tupulaga konei kae ‵mai nisi tupulaga, ka ko te lalolagi e tumau eiloa, seai se ‵fuliga ki ei.”—Failauga 1:4; 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 16:30; Isaia 45:18.


(Matt. 6:14, 15) We can also demonstrate our sincere forgiveness by praying for those who sin against us.—Luke 6:27, 28. 	 (Mata. 6:14, 15) E mafai foki o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te loto fakamagalo tonu mai te ‵talo atu mō latou kolā e agasala mai ki a tatou.—Luka 6:27, 28.


What is Gehenna? 	 Se a la Kēna?


● Winnie, 16 months old, is pulled from the rubble in Haiti. 	 ● A Winnie, telā ko tasi tupu tena tausaga, ne sao mai te fakalavelave i Haiti.


And how can we show that we value divine deliverance? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o fakaasi atu me e fakatāua ne tatou a te faka‵saoga a te Atua?


Serving theocratic interests depends more on spiritual health than on natural ability. 	 E fakalagolago eiloa a te taviniga ki te Atua ki te malosi faka-te-agaga o se tino i lō tena atamai.


IN HIS letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul emphasizes the importance for us as Christians to show love within the congregation. 	 I TENA tusi ki te kau Loma, ne faka‵mafa atu i ei ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te tāua mō tatou Kelisiano ke fakaasi atu a te alofa i loto i te fakapotopotoga.


However, I kept on attending Mass on Sundays, and I daily recited the Rosary. 	 Kae ui ei ne tumau eiloa au o fano ki lotu i Aso Sa katoa kae fai faeloa aku talo mai te fakaaoga o malele fakatusa o Malia.


Is that a good thing? 	 E mata, se mea ‵lei te mea tenā?


What You Can Do Now 	 Mea e Mafai o Fai Nei ne Koe


What Does It Mean to Trust in Jehovah? 	 Se a te Uiga o te Talitonu ki a Ieova?


13 For 70 years, the Israelites would lack a homeland. 	 13 Mō tausaga e 70, ka seai eiloa se koga ‵nofo tumau mō te kau Isalaelu.


(Psalm 15:1, 2; 25:14) As we see that serving God produces good fruit and wins us his guidance and protection, we will come to know that “Jehovah is very tender in affection.”—James 5:11. 	 (Salamo 15:1, 2; 25:14) Ona ko te iloaga me e maua ne tatou a fuataga ‵lei, te takitakiga mo te puipuiga a te Atua mai te tavini atu ki a ia, ka iloa foki ne tatou me i a ‘Ieova e ‵fonu i te alofa ‵nau.’—Iakopo 5:11.


(Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:13-22) Noah was also “a preacher of righteousness” who courageously declared God’s warning to his contemporaries. 	 (Epelu 11:7; Kenese 6:13-22) Ne ‘folafola atu ne Noa te amiotonu’ kae ne talai atu foki ne ia mo te loto toa a te fekau a te Atua ki ana taugasoa.


IT WAS the year 30 C.E. Jesus Christ had embarked on his great ministry in Galilee. 	 I TE 30 T.A., ne fanatu ei a Iesu Keliso i tena malaga talai i Kalilaia.


FEBRUARY 24, 2014–MARCH 2, 2014 	 FEPUALI 24, 2014–MATI 2, 2014


(Proverbs 25:27; Matthew 6:2-4) The only praise that is worth anything comes from others—and it should come unsolicited. 	 (Faataoto 25:27; Mataio 6:2-4) E aogā fua a tavaega kolā e maua mai i nisi tino—kae e se ‵tau o ‵sala aka ki ei.


5 Reading the book of Acts, we cannot fail to note the courage and zeal that Paul exhibited in carrying out his ministry. 	 5 Mai te faitauga ki te tusi ko Galuega, e lavea faka‵lei atu eiloa ne tatou a te loto malosi mo te loto finafinau o Paulo i te faiga o tena galuega talai.


Jehovah’s reminders give valuable insight, teaching us and helping us to avoid such pitfalls as materialism, sexual immorality, and drug or alcohol abuse. 	 E tuku mai i fakamasauaga a Ieova a mainaga tāua, e akoako ei tatou kae fesoasoani mai ke ‵kalo kea‵tea tatou mai i matasele pelā mo te manako ki kope, faifaiga fakatauavaga sē tau, mo te fakaaoga ‵se o vailakau tapu io me ko meainu ma‵losi.


6 Jehovah’s purpose in granting this gift was to have the earth populated with the descendants of Adam and Eve. 	 6 A te pogai ne tuku mai ei ne Ieova a te meaalofa tenei, ko te mea ke faka‵fonu te lalolagi ki tino mai te gafa o Atamu mo Eva.


The morning of the fatal accident was no different from any other day. 	 E seai eiloa se ‵kese o te aso ne tupu ei te fakalavelave mo so se isi aso.


Some Witnesses shared in the ministry for years, but over time their faith in Jehovah weakened, and they stopped associating with the Christian congregation. 	 Ne ‵kau atu a nisi Molimau ki te galuega talai i se fia o tausaga, kae fakamuli ifo, ne gasolo ifo loa o vāivāi te lotou fakatuanaki ki a Ieova, kae ko se ti ‵kau atu ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Exemplary elderly ones may occasionally be used in demonstrations or interviews. 	 E mafai o fakaaogā i nisi taimi a tino ma‵tua kolā e fai mo fai ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei, i fakaasiga mo fakasau‵talaga.


“The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one,” says the apostle John. (1 John 5:19) Of course, we do not want to become obsessed with the Devil or allow superstitious fear of him to paralyze us. 	 Muna a te apositolo ko Ioane: “Te lalolagi katoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei.” (1 Ioane 5:19) Kae e tonu eiloa me e se ‵tau o sōna ma‵taku valevale tatou ki te Tiapolo io me e piki mākau tatou i a ia.


And what are the high places of Judah? 	 Ko oi e agasala ki te ifo ki tupua i Iuta?


Could a Christian view oral sex as clean? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o kilo atu se Kelisiano ki amioga fakatauavaga mai te fakaaogāga o te gutu e pelā me ‵ma?


We too are courageous as we preach “this good news of the kingdom” despite mockery, opposition, and persecution. 	 E loto ‵toa foki tatou i te talai atu ne tatou “te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo” faitalia a fakatauemuga, ‵tekemaiga, mo fakasauāga.


(Psalm 34:3) What a fine example for us to follow! 	 (Salamo 34:3) Mafaga o fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou ke tau‵tali i ei!


(Gen. 14:22, 23) Jesus encouraged this sort of faith, telling a rich young man: “If you want to be perfect, go sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come be my follower.” 	 (Kene. 14:22, 23) Ne fakamalosi aka ne Iesu te vaegā fakatuanaki tenei, mai te fai atu ki se tamataene maumea, penei: “Kafai e manako koe ke ‵lei katoatoa koe, fano o fakatau atu au mea katoa kae tufa atu ki tino ma‵tiva, kae ka maua ne koe a koloa e uke i te lagi; ko vau ei koe o fai mo oku soko.”


Jesus asked: “Indeed, which father is there among you who, if his son asks for a fish, will perhaps hand him a serpent instead of a fish? 	 Ne fesili atu a Iesu: “Ko oi se tamana i a koutou na, e mafai o tuku atu se gata ki tena tama manafai e fakamolemole mai ki se ika?


Josephus Really Write It? 3/15 	 E Mata, ne Tusi Eiloa ne Josephus? 3/15


For example, in the days of ancient Israel, God gave clear direction regarding proper use of the land. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i aso o te kau Isalaelu, ne tuku atu ne te Atua se fakatonuga manino e uiga ki te fakaaogaga faka‵lei o te laukele.


We need to pray for Jehovah’s spirit and must let love for him motivate us to uphold his name and standards. 	 E manakogina ke ‵talo atu tatou mō te agaga o Ieova kae ‵tau o fakama‵losi aka tatou ne te alofa ki a ia ke fakamaluga a tena igoa mo ana tulaga.


Haman is joyful. 	 Ne fiafia malosi a Hamanu.


(Neh. 6:15) God’s people accomplished the work in just 52 days, and they then proceeded to give particular attention to their spiritual needs. 	 (Nee. 6:15) Ne fakaoti ne tino o te Atua a te galuega i loto fua i se 52 aso, kae ko kamata latou o ‵saga faka‵lei atu ki olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga.


Since Jesus emphasized that ‘our Yes should mean Yes, our No, No,’ it will be helpful for all of us to review carefully the significance of these two baptismal questions.—Matthew 5:37. 	 Ona ko te mea ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu a te tāua ke fakamaoni tatou ki ‵tou ‘Ao io me ko ‵tou Ikai,’ ka fesoasoani malosi mai a te mea tenei ke iloilo faka‵lei ne tatou a te tāua o fesili e lua konei.—Mataio 5:37.


However, the biggest hurdle to admitting a mistake is pride. 	 Kae ko te ‵toe fakalavelave lasi telā e se fia taku ‵tonu atu i ei ne tino se lotou mea ‵se, ko te fakamatamata.


(Acts 8:36-40) Scriptural association of baptism with symbolic burial also indicates complete submersion in water.—Romans 6:4-6; Colossians 2:12. 	 (Galuega 8:36-40) E fakatusa ne te Tusi Tapu a te papatisoga o se tino ki te tanuga o se tino mate kae fakaasi mai ei me e ‵tau o ufi katoatoa a te tino ki te vai.—Loma 6:4-6; Kolose 2:12.


(Hebrews 6:10) It may be that circumstances beyond your control have made it difficult for you to maintain the level of activity that you once enjoyed. 	 (Epelu 6:10) Ona ko tulaga kolā e se mafai o pule atu koe ki ei, kāti ko faigatā o fakatumau ne koe te aofaki o mea ne mafai ne koe o fai taluai.


There is a putting on of clothes, but it is not with anyone’s getting warm; and he that is hiring himself out is hiring himself out for a bag having holes.” 	 [“E galue ke maua se peofuga kae fai pelā me se tino e fao tena peofuga ki loto i se taga pūpū,” Tusi Paia, Samoa.]”


Remember to ask questions, finding out what your fellow students believe. 	 Ke masaua o fesili atu e uiga ki mea kolā e talitonu ki ei te tamaliki akoga tenā.


5 In addition to reading the Bible, it is important for us to meditate on what we read. 	 5 E se gata fua i te faitau ki te Tusi Tapu, se mea tāua ke mafaufau ‵loto ki mea e fai‵tau ne tatou.


That is something of great value to me personally.” 	 A te mea tenā se mea tāua ‵ki eiloa ki a au.”


(Romans 5:8) Appreciation for this undeserved kindness truly brings us closer to Jesus and to our loving heavenly Father.—2 Corinthians 5:14, 15. 	 (Loma 5:8) A te loto fakafetai e uiga ki te alofa faivasaga tenei e fai i ei ke fakapili‵pili tatou ki a Iesu mo te ‵tou Tamana alofa faka-te-lagi.—2 Kolinito 5:14, 15.


How can we make sure that our decisions conform to God’s loving purpose? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e fetaui ‵lei a ‵tou fakaikuga mo fuafuaga a‵lofa a te Atua?


How delighted we were to discover God’s purpose for the earth, what happens when we die, and what the future holds for our dead loved ones! 	 Ko oko eiloa te fia‵fia o tatou ke iloa atu te fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi, te tulaga o tatou māfai ko ‵mate, mo fakamoemoega o ‵tou tino pele kolā ko ‵mate!


What if they did not do this? 	 Kae pefea la māfai e sē fai ne latou te mea tenei?


They trusted in Jehovah. 	 Ne fakalago‵lago katoatoa latou ki a Ieova.


In case his family members might have done something displeasing to God or “have cursed God in their heart,” he regularly offered sacrifices. 	 Ona ko tena manavase māfai e fai ne tino o tena kāiga se mea ke fakafanoanoa atu ki te Atua io me “se iloa fua manafai ne agasala se tamaliki,” ne ofo atu faeloa ne ia a taulaga.


“[People from] many nations will certainly go and say: ‘Come, you people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will instruct us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths.’ . . . 	 “Ka ko olotou tino ka fai aka penei, ‘‵Tou olo ki luga i te mauga o te Aliki, ki te faletapu o te Atua o Isalaelu, me ka akoako mai ne ia ki a tatou a mea kolā e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou; Ke sasale tatou i auala ne filifili ne ia.’ . . .


“The friends in my new congregation,” recalls Poli, “did not know anything about our past and our difficult circumstances. 	 “A taugasoa ‵fou i taku fakapotopotoga fou,” ko muna a Poli, “ne seki iloa ne latou a mea mua e uiga ki a māua mo te tulaga faigata ne fepaki mo māua.


(See also box on page 31.) 	 (Ke onoono foki ki te pokisi i te itulau e 31.)


[Blurb on page 6] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 6]


He admits: “For the first time in my life, I had to make decisions about entertainment and associations entirely on my own, and my choices were not always wise.” 	 Ne taku tonu mai a ia, penei: “Tenei eiloa te taimi muamua ke fai tokotasi ne au aku filifiliga ki mea tau fakafiafiaga mo taugasoa, kae i nisi taimi e se ‵lei aku filifiliga.”


The article that follows will examine how you can cultivate the art of teaching vital truths. 	 Ka faipati eiloa a te mataupu telā ka ‵soko mai ki te auala e ati aka ei ne koe te apo i te akoako atu o muna‵tonu tāua.


We might join them in watching a DVD on a Scriptural theme. 	 Io me e mafai o onoono fakatasi tatou ki se ata mai te DVD telā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu.


(Nehemiah 8:8) One father who successfully helped all seven of his children to love Jehovah always retreated to his room before the family study in order to prepare, tailoring the material to the needs of each child. 	 (Neemia 8:8) E tokotasi te tamana telā ne fesoasoani atu mo te manuia ki ana tamaliki katoa e tokofitu ke a‵lofa ki a Ieova ne fanatu faeloa ki tena potu a koi tuai o fai te sukesukega faka-te-kāiga ko te mea ke fakatoka, kae ke fakafetaui aka foki a te mataupu ki manakoga o tama‵liki taki tokotasi.


In that country, such an offer is viewed as a way to a secure future. 	 E ‵kilo atu a tino i te fenua tenā ki te avanoaga tenā e pelā me se auala ke maua ei se puipuiga ‵lei mō aso mai mua.


She is a fine example for all of us—young and old, men and women. 	 E fai tou fafine mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou katoa—talavou mo tino ma‵tua, tāgata mo fafine.


5 Not all are conscious of their spiritual need, for many lack faith and do not appreciate sacred things. 	 5 E se ko tino katoa e fakatāua ne latou olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga, me tokouke a tino e se fakatāua ne latou a mea tāua.


2 How sobering it is to reflect on the fact that God has set a future judgment day for mankind! 	 2 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke mafaufau ‵mafa ki te manatu me ko oti ne fakatoka ne te Atua se aso fakamasino mō tino i aso mai mua nei!


19 When Christ hands over the Kingdom to God, how are the scriptures to be understood that speak of it as lasting forever? 	 19 Kafai la e tuku atu ne Keliso a te Malo ki te Atua, e fakauiga la pefea a tusi siki kolā e faipati mai i ei ki te tumau ki te se-gata-mai o te Malo?


Develop and nurture it. 	 Fakamalosi aka te mea tenā i a latou.


Indeed, they do capture your attention because Jehovah is speaking from his holy temple and is addressing not only Israel and Judah but people everywhere. 	 Ka saga tonu atu eiloa koe ki ei me e faipati mai a Ieova mai tena fale tapuaki ki tino katoa i te lalolagi kae e se ki tino fua Isalaelu mo Iuta.


He was obnoxious and had a knack for keeping people away from him. 	 Ne fakatakalialia ‵ki a ia kae ne poto foki a ia i te faiga o tino ke faka‵mao mai i a ia.


[Blurb on page 21] 	 [Manatu tāua i te itulau e 32]


How will being yielding contribute to good relations between parents and married children? 	 Ka fesoasoani atu pefea a te loto malamalama ke ‵lei a fesokotakiga i te vā o mātua mo olotou tama‵liki a‵vaga?


Discipline is a sure sign that Jehovah loves you. 	 A te polopoloki se fakailoga mautinoa me i a Ieova e alofa ki a koe.


When Joseph learned that his future wife was expecting a child, he decided to end their engagement. 	 I te iloaga ne Iosefa i te fafine telā ka avaga laua ko faitama, ne fakaiku aka ne ia ke fakaseai te lā avaga.


3, 4. (a) How do difficulties sometimes arise when people are overly concerned about an unmarried friend or relative? (b) How should Paul’s counsel help a person to have a balanced view of marriage? 	 3, 4. (a) E mafai pefea o ‵sae aka a fakalavelave i nisi taimi māfai e manava‵se malosi a tino e uiga ki se taugasoa io me se kāiga telā e seki avaga? (e) E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai te fakatakitakiga a Paulo ki se tino ke maua ne ia se kilokiloga paleni e uiga ki te avaga?


It may even kick her. 	 Kati ka lagona foki ne ia tena aka.


When Aaron made the golden calf, as recorded in Exodus chapter 32, he broke God’s law regarding idolatry. 	 I te taimi ne faite ei ne Alona te tamā pulumakau aulo, e pelā mo te mea ne tusi ki lalo i te Esoto mataupu e 32, ne ofa ne ia a te tulafono a te Atua e uiga ki te ifo ki tupua.


The narrator always refers to John the Baptizer as “John” and never identifies himself by name in his Gospel. 	 Ne fakasino atu faeloa te tino tusi tala ki a Ioane te Papatiso e pelā me ko “Ioane” kae ne seki fakailoa mai ne ia a ia eiloa i tena Evagelia.


Has God been responsible for the hardships in your life—or for the blessings? 	 E mata, ne fai ne te Atua a mea faiga‵ta i tou olaga io me ko mea ‵lei?


We did not wish Him to do so. 	 Ne seki fakamoe‵moe tatou ke fai ne Ia te mea tenā.


(Matt. 9:35, 36; 15:29-31) For instance, a man afflicted with leprosy approached Jesus and pleaded: “If you just want to, you can make me clean.” 	 (Mataio 9:35, 36; 15:29-31) E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakapilipili atu se tagata lepela ki a Iesu kae fakatagi atu: “E mafai ne koe o faka‵ma mai au, māfai e loto koe ki ei.”


4, 5. What special privilege has been ours since the year 1931? 	 4, 5. Se a te tauliaga fakapito ne maua ne tatou talu mai te 1931?


(Read Galatians 3:19-25.) 	 (Faitau te Kalatia 3:19-25.)


Imitating the examples of Ezra and Paul, our organization today follows strict procedures when it comes to handling and spending donated funds. 	 I te tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Esela mo Paulo, e fai ne te ‵tou fakapotopotoga i aso nei ne fakanofonofoga ‵lei e uiga ki te tausiga mo te fakaaogaga o meaalofa tupe.


(Galatians 3:28) Peter was writing to anointed Christians of the first century. 	 (Kalatia 3:28) Ne tusi atu a Petelu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina i te senitenali muamua.


So now Joseph, his heart still heavy, hurried back to the execution site.—Mark 15:42-45. 	 Nei la, e tiga eiloa koi fanoanoa malosi a Iosefa, ne fanatu fakavave tou tagata ki te koga tamate tino.—Male. 15:42-45.


When congregation elders meet, prayerful reflection and a yielding spirit promote unity 	 Kafai ko fono a toeaina o te fakapotopotoga, e fakamalosi aka ne te faiga o ‵talo mo te loto malamalama a te fealofani


(Daniel 12:8) For me, it was a case of “I saw, but I could not understand.” 	 (Tanielu 12:8) Kae ki a au, “Ne matea ne au, a ko au e se malamalama i ei.”


“It may be safely said that no other work of antiquity has been so accurately transmitted” 	 “Se mea tonu ke fai atu me e seai eiloa se ‵fuliga o tusi i aso mua e mafai o fakatusa ki te ‵tonu o te ‵fuliga o te tusi tenei”


14 Jesus placed a weighty responsibility on the faithful and discreet slave. 	 14 Ne tuku atu ne Iesu se tiute ‵mafa ki te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.


Runners in the competitions trained and exerted themselves rigorously with the goal of becoming the winner. 	 A tino ‵tele e fakamasani kae taumafai malosi ke ‵sili latou.


If so, how did you respond? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ne saga atu pefea koe ki ei?


(Rom. 12:2) Even so, our work is not finished. 	 (Loma 12:2) Kae e seki gata atu eiloa i konā a mea e ‵tau o fai.


However, Carlo Buzzetti, teacher at the Pontifical University Salesianum, Rome, notes that pronouncing the Vulgate “authentic” “favored the idea that, in practice, it was to be the only legitimate form of the Bible.” 	 (Mataio 11:25) Tela la, e uiga ki mea ne fakatoka ne Ieova “mō latou kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia,” ne fai mai ei te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ka ko tatou tonu eiloa ne fakaasi ki ei ne te Atua, . . . ana mea ‵funa e alatu i tena Agaga.” (1 Kolinito 2:7-10) Ko te fesoasoani fua o te agaga tapu e mafai ei ne se tino o malamalama ‵lei i te loto o te Atua. Fesoasoani Mai te Muna a te Atua 15, 16.


“Did he not promise his followers that he would be with them ‘even unto the end of the world’?” 	 “E mata, ne tauto atu a ia ki ana soko me ka fakatasi atu a ia ki a latou ke ‘oko eiloa ki te gataga o te lalolagi’?”


I also helped a woman whose daughter was violently killed. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu foki au ki se fafine telā ne tamate tena tamaliki fafine i se faiga fakasauā.


Consider the words of Moses, as found in Deuteronomy chapter 30. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki pati a Mose, kolā e maua ne tatou i te Teutelonome mataupu e 30.


Because Deborah, Barak, and Jael acted courageously, Israel “had no further disturbance for forty years.” 	 Ona ko te loto ma‵losi o Tepola, Palako, mo Iaeli, “ne seki toe ai ne mea e fakalavelave atu i tausaga e fasefulu” ki te kau Isalaelu.


Or consider the pain felt by the numerous victims of rape, child abuse, domestic violence, and other evils committed by man. 	 Io me mafaufau ki te logo‵mae telā ne māfua mai i te pukemālōga o tino, te maneaneaga o tama‵liki, te fakasauāga i loto i te kāiga, mo nisi amioga ma‵sei kolā ne fai ne tino.


It has been suggested that Peter may have been older than the other apostles—perhaps older than Jesus himself. 	 Ne fai mai nisi tino me kāti e matua atu a Petelu i nisi apositolo—kāti ne matua atu foki a ia i a Iesu.


Who does not want to have nice clothing, especially when engaging in spiritual activities—sharing in the ministry or attending meetings and assemblies? 	 Ko oi te tino e se manako ki gatu ‵gali, maise eiloa māfai e isi se polokalame faka-te-agaga e kau ki ei—te galuega talai, fakatasiga io me ko fono?


• What incidents recorded in the Scriptures give us reason for hope in the resurrection? 	 • Ne a tala i te Tusi Tapu e tuku mai i ei se pogai ke fakamoe‵moe tatou ki te toetu?


It was wonderful,” Sonia recalls. 	 Ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te gali,” ne fai mai a Sonia.


We thought that if we could take Canada’s ice-cold winters and the annoying mosquitoes in the summer, we should be able to survive adverse circumstances in any assignment. 	 Ne mafau‵fau māua me kafai e mafai ne māua o fakafesagai ki kati aisa i te tau ‵moko i Kanata mo namu fakaita tino i te tau ‵vela, ka mafai foki ne māua o fakafesagai atu ki so se fakanofonofoga faigata i so se koga e ‵tofi māua ki ei.


His majesty, power, and wisdom elevate him far above the sphere of puny humans. 	 Tena pulega sili, tena ‵mana, mo tena poto e fai ei ke maluga fakafia atu a ia i tino fatauvā.


These may be time-consuming and could sidetrack them from pursuing things of greater importance. 4. 	 E mafai o fakamāumāu taimi a mea konei kae e fakalavelave atu foki ki te lotou taumafai o fai a mea kolā e sili atu i te tāua.


Well, Jesus was “the last Adam”; he succeeded where Adam had failed. 	 Ia, a Iesu ko te “Atamu fakaoti”; ne manumalo a ia i te mea ne takavale ei a Atamu.


Jesus affirmed the Biblical truth that the dead “are conscious of nothing at all,” that they are asleep, as it were. 	 Ne fakamautinoa aka ne Iesu te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu me i “tino mate e seai se mea a latou e iloa,” kae e fai pelā me ko ‵moe latou.


Because of an invisible force known as magnetism, the needle of the compass aligns itself with the magnetic field surrounding the earth between its poles. 	 E isi se nila telā e isi se maneta i ei, kae saga faeloa ki matū. Ona ko te malosi sē matea telā e fakaigoa ki te maneta i te va o pole e lua o te lalolagi, e saga atu faeloa te nila o te kamupasi ki matū.


22 May all of us be kind to others each day and thus individually apply the words of the apostle Paul: “As God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, mildness, and long-suffering.”—Colossians 3:12. 	 22 Ke na fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa atafai ki nisi tino i aso takitasi kae fakagalue aka ne tatou taki tokotasi i ei a pati a te apositolo ko Paulo: “A koutou ne Kelisiano kolā ne alofagina kae filifilia ne te Atua mō ia, tela la e ‵tau mo koutou o taofi ‵mau ki te alofa, te kaimalie io me ko te atafai, te loto malalo, te agamalū, mo te loto kufaki.”—Kolose 3:12.


Do you readily acknowledge minor mistakes? 	 E mata, e toka koe o fakaasi atu a tamā mea ‵se e fai ne koe?


Just how can we achieve that? 	 E mafai pefea o fai ne tatou te mea tenā?


And think how it adds impact to the comment about men of faith: “Time will fail me if I go on to relate about Gideon [and others who] from a weak state were made powerful, became valiant in war.” 	 Kae mafaufau la ki te lasi o tena aogā ki fakamatalaga e uiga ki tagata fakamaoni konā: “Ko se lava te taimi e tala fakamaea atu ei ne au a latou konei: Kitiona [mo nisi tino aka kol ne vaivai kae ne ma‵losi fakamuli ifo, ne takutakua io me ne loto toa i taua.”


Jehovah promises to defend Jerusalem. 	 Ne tauto atu Ieova me ka puipui ne ia a Ielusalema.


However, in September 2009, the family decided to do something different—preach for a week in an isolated area. 	 Kae i a Setema 2009, ne fakaiku aka ne te kāiga ke fai ne latou se mea fakaa‵tea—ke talai i se koga ‵mao mō se vaiaso e tasi.


“Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice.”—PROVERBS 27:11. 	 “Ke poto koe, e taku tama, kae ke fai ne koe toku loto ke fiafia.”—FAATAOTO 27:11, NW.


That opportunity will also be open to people who died without repenting of their sins but who are resurrected on a cleansed earth.—John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15. 	 I te taimi e fai ei te ‵toetuga i te lalolagi, ka loto fiafia foki a Ieova o fakamagalo a tino kolā ne ‵mate kae seki sala‵mo ki olotou agasala.—Ioane 5:28, 29; Galuega 24:15.


Rather, he observes us with loving concern, like that of a father who wants to reward his obedient children. 	 I lō te fai penā, e kilokilo mai a ia mo te alofa atafai, e pelā eiloa mo se tamana telā e manako o taui atu ki ana tama‵liki faka‵logo.


“I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,” prayed God’s Son, “because you have carefully hidden these things from wise and intellectual ones, and have revealed them to babes.” 	 Ne ‵talo atu te Tama a te Atua, penei: “Toku Tamana, te Aliki o te lagi mo te lalolagi! Au e fakafetai atu ki a koe, i te mea ko fakaasi ne koe ki tino seki akoakogina, a mea kola ne ‵funa ne koe mai tino ‵poto mo tino kola ne a‵koga.”


They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. 	 Tela la, e isi se fiti i alofivae o te tupua kae isi foki ne kele i ei.


Likewise, prior to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the eyes of his sons-in-law, Lot “seemed like a man who was joking.”—Genesis 19:14. 	 E penā foki mai mua o fakamasei a Sotoma mo Komolo, ne ‵kilo atu a avaga a tama a Lota ki a ia e pelā me “e fai fa‵kata” fua.—Kenese 19:14.


Furthermore, we can reflect on the past and plan for the future.—Proverbs 4:7; Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11; Micah 6:8; John 13:34; 1 John 4:8. 	 E se gata i ei, e mafai o fakaaogā ne tatou a mea ko oti ne ‵tupu ke fakavae ki ei ‵tou palani mō aso mai mua.—Faataoto 4:7; Failauga 3:1, 11; Mika 6:8; Ioane 13:34; 1 Ioane 4:8.


In fact, we too are bearing witness about him,” wrote John, “and you know that the witness we give is true.” (3 John 12) It may have been that Demetrius needed Gaius’ assistance, and Third John may have served as the apostle’s letter of introduction and recommendation. 	 E tonu, e molimau atu foki matou e uiga ki a ia,” ne tusi mai a Ioane, “kae e iloa ne koe me e tonu eiloa te molimau telā e avatu ne matou.” (3 Ioa. 12) Kāti ne manakogina ne Temetiu a te fesoasoani o Kaio, kae ne fai eiloa a te Tolu Ioane e pelā me se tusi o pati fakamalo mo manatu fesoasoani.


It was hard to know just what to do.” 	 Ne seki iloa ne au me ne a aku mea e ‵tau o fai.”


How can we receive his help? 	 E maua pefea ne tatou tena fesoasoani?


Worth, a Christian elder in his 80’s, endeavors to keep up-to-date with the spiritual food dispensed by “the faithful and discreet slave.” 	 E taumafai faeloa a Worth, se toeaina Kelisiano telā ko 80 tupu ana tausaga, ke maua faeloa ne ia a meakai fou faka-te-agaga kolā e tuku mai ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


Yet, of this we may be sure: If we remain faithful, we will be blessed. 	 Kae tenei eiloa te mea e mautinoa i a tatou: Kafai e tumau tatou i te fakamaoni, ka fakamanuiagina tatou.


However, his freeness of speech was coupled with a humble view of his standing in relation to his Creator. 	 Kae, ne aofia i tena saolotoga tenā ko tena kilokiloga loto maulalo e uiga ki tena tulaga i mua o tena Māfuaga.


Jehovah Supports His Faithful Servants 	 E ‵Lago Atu a Ieova ki Ana Tavini Fakamaoni


This article will help you answer these questions. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu a te mataupu tenei ke tali aka ne koe a fesili konei.


And as circumstances change in our lives, we ourselves may be the recipient of strengthening acts by our brothers. 	 Kae e mafuli‵fuli a fakanofonofoga i ‵tou olaga, kae kāti ka manako koe ki faifaiga fakamalosi loto mai i ‵tou nisi taina.


Suppose it is your evening for personal study. 	 Kāti ko te afiafi ne fakatoka sāle ne koe mō au sukesukega totino.


Faith in Bible Prophecy Preserves Life 	 Te Talitonu ki Valoaga i te Tusi Tapu e Faka‵sao ei a Ola o Tino


(Matt. 22:35-40) Love embraces many essential Christian qualities, including faith. 	 (Mata. 22:35-40) A te alofa e fusi fakatasi ne ia a uiga tāua katoa faka-Kelisiano, e aofia i ei te fakatuanaki.


Nothing elaborate is necessary. 	 E se fai pelā me e ‵tau o fakagali‵gali au pati i ei.


Those decisions will reveal that we strive to be followers of Christ. 	 Ka fakaasi mai i filifiliga konā i a tatou e ma‵nako ke fai pelā mo soko o Keliso.


Would a lover of Jehovah exchange his good relationship with the true God for a few moments of pleasure? 	 E mata, ka sui ne se tino telā e alofa ki a Ieova a tena fesokotakiga ‵lei mo te Atua tonu mō ne nāi taimi fua o fakafiafiaga?


Jesus Christ “was certainly one of the most influential people who ever lived.”—“The World Book Encyclopedia.” 	 A Iesu Keliso “ko te ‵toe tagata sili eiloa ne ola.”—“The World Book Encyclopedia.”


(Read Matthew 22:36, 37.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 22:36, 37.)


Instead, humble Christians strive to follow Jesus’ example, directing praise and honor to God.—Mark 10:17, 18. 	 I lō te fai penā, e tau‵tali atu a Kelisiano loto maulalo ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu, mai te avatuga o tavaega mo te fakaaloalo ki te Atua.—Maleko 10:17, 18.


HIGHER EDUCATION 	 AKOAKOGA MA‵LUGA


For either of them to engage in sexual relations outside of marriage is to commit adultery and can bring adverse judgment from God.—Malachi 3:5. What about premarital sex? 	 Ko so se tino i a laua e aofia i faifaiga fakatauavaga i tua o te fakaipoipoga, ko mulilua a ia kae ka fakamasino ne te Atua.—Malaki 3:5.


No, he does not. 	 Ikai, e se fai penā.


We need to take whatever time is necessary to help the interested student to grasp clearly what he is learning. 	 E ‵tau o fakamāumāu a taimi e uke ke fesoasoani atu ki a ia ke maina faka‵lei i mea kolā e tauloto ne ia.


This act perhaps signified that just as a day of rest followed six days of work, Ruth’s day of rest was near. 	 Kāti a te faifaiga tenei e fakaasi mai i ei me ona ko te aso malōlō e ‵soko atu ki aso ga‵lue e ono, ne pili atu eiloa ki te aso ka malōlō ei a Luta.


Far from being passive church members, the disciples were fully devoted to Jehovah and his Word, having sometimes learned the truth from those who were viciously persecuted. 	 Ne seki fai fua latou e pelā me ne tino lotu kae ne tuku katoatoa atu a soko ki a Ieova mo tena Muna, ona ko te tauloto sāle ki te munatonu mai i tino kolā ne fakasauāgina malosi.


Few would have thought that such enormous political changes could happen so quickly. 	 E mu‵tana fua a tino ne tali‵tonu me ne mafai o tupu fakavave se ‵fuliga lasi penā i faifaiga fakapolitiki.


(Gen. 14:18) Jehovah now offered to the nation the opportunity of producing “a kingdom of priests.” 	 (Kenese 14:18) E auala i te Tulafono, ne ofo atu ne Ieova ki te kau Isalaelu te avanoaga ke maua mai i a latou se ‘malo o faitaulaga.’


(Acts 19:32, 39, 41) But the Bible generally uses it for the Christian congregation. 	 (Galuega 19:32, 39, 41) Kae e fakaaogā sāle eiloa ne te Tusi Tapu te pati tenā ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


If the situation sometimes gets tense in a Christian home, what Scriptural counsel can help? 	 Kafai ko kamata o se fealofani a tino i se kāiga Kelisiano i nisi taimi, ne a pati polopoloki i te Tusi Tapu kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai?


A person’s decision to dedicate his life to Jehovah or to make a marriage vow is not negotiable. 	 A te filifiliga a te tino ke tuku atu tena ola ki a Ieova io me ke fai se tautoga i te fakaipoipoga e se mafai o ‵fuli.


I came, not to destroy, but to fulfill; for truly I say to you that sooner would heaven and earth pass away than for one smallest letter or one particle of a letter to pass away from the Law by any means and not all things take place.”—Matthew 5:17, 18. 	 Au ne seki vau o ofa kae o fakataunu faka‵lei. E tonu, au e fai atu ki a koutou, e galo atu te lagi mo te lalolagi, kae se galo atu eiloa se togi io me se tamā mataimanu o te Tulafono, seiloga ke oko ki te gataga o mea katoa.”—Mataio 5:17, 18.


Jesus said to him: “Feed my lambs. . . . 	 Ne fai atu Iesu ki a ia: “Fagai aku tamā mamoe. . . .


• In what ways does maturity benefit us? 	 • Ne a auala e aoga ei te matua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga ki a tatou?


However, while parents are entrusted with the responsibility of “bringing [children] up in the discipline and mental-regulating of Jehovah,” there is no guarantee of success. 	 Kae e tiga eiloa e tuku atu ki mātua a te tiute ke “puti ake [a tamaliki] i te olaga ‵lei mo akoakoga faka-Kelisiano,” e se fai pelā me ka manuia faeloa te taumafaiga tenā.


How can we deal with special challenges in our public ministry? 	 E mafai pefea o fakafesagai atu tatou ki fakalavelave kolā e fetaui mo tatou i te galuega talai?


(Isaiah 14:1) The message of desolation for Judah in chapters 24 to 27 is accompanied by the promise of restoration. 	 (Isaia 14:1) A te fekau e uiga ki te ofaga o Iuta i te mataupu e 24 ki te 27 ne tuku fakatasi mo te folafolaga e uiga ki te ‵toe faka‵fokiatuga ki te lotou fenua.


How would you epitomize what is recorded at Habakkuk 1:13-17? 	 Ka fakatoetoe malie aka pefea ne koe a pati i te Sapakuka 1:13-17?


Different From Love and Loyalty 	 E ‵Kese te Alofa Tumau Mai te Alofa mo te Alofa Fakamaoni


After encouraging the Christians in Thessalonica to comfort one another with the resurrection hope, Paul states: “Jehovah’s day is coming exactly as a thief in the night.” 	 Mai tua o tena fakamalosiatuga ki Kelisiano i Tesalonia ke fakatau fakamafanafana latou ki te fakamoemoega o te toetu, ne fai atu Paulo: “Te Aso o te Aliki e vau e pelā mo se tino kaisoa i te po.”


(John 6:38) To some religious leaders, he also said: “You are from the realms below; I am from the realms above.” 	 (Ioane 6:38, Tusi Tapu Tauloto) Ne fai mai foki a ia e uiga ki nisi takitaki lotu: “A koutou ne tino mai lalo nei, ka ko au se tino mai luga.”


Just as he seduced Eve, he can cause Christians to reason falsely and imagine that their happiness depends on something Jehovah and his Son disapprove of. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fakaloiloiga ne ia a Eva, e mafai foki o ‵fuli ne ia a Kelisiano ke mafau‵fau me e fakavae te lotou fia‵fia ki se mea telā e se talia ne Ieova mo tena Tama.


Just as in the early centuries of Christianity, Satan tries to entice God’s servants by means of worldly leisure activities. 	 E pelā mo te kamataga o te Lotu Kelisiano, ne taumafai a Satani ke fakaloiloi a tavini a te Atua mai te fakaaogāga o fakafiafiaga a te lalolagi.


5 David’s son Solomon highlighted this fact at the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. 	 5 Ne faka‵mafa mai ne te tama tagata a Tavita ko Solomona a te manatu tonu tenei i te taimi ne fakaulufale ei te faletapu i Ielusalema.


WHAT IS WORSE THAN ANY PAIN OF DISCIPLINE? 	 SE A TE MEA E SILI ATU I TE LOGOMAE MĀFAI E SE FAKA‵LOGO KI POLOPOLOKIGA?


Blessed for their faith, the boys even had the privilege of fulfilling prophecy.—Psalm 8:2. 	 I te taui atu ki te lotou fakatuanaki, ne maua foki ne tama‵liki konei a te tauliaga ke fakataunu ne latou se valoaga.—Salamo 8:2.


(Acts 9:15) Others whom God saw as potential vessels “for an honorable use” included former drunkards, immoral people, and thieves. 	 (Galu. 9:15) Kae ko nisi tino kolā ne kilo atu ki ei a te Atua e pelā me se ipu telā e mafai o ‵fuli “mō se mea ‵lei” ne aofia i ei a tino ne ko‵nā muamua, tino amio ma‵sei, mo tino kai‵soa.


Respectfully listen to their counsel when setting priorities and goals. 	 Ke na fakalogo eiloa mo te āva ki lā pati fakatonutonu i te filifiliga o fakamoemoega mo mea kolā e ‵tau o fakamuamua.


This article discusses how we can apply Bible principles in a practical way. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o fakagalue aka a fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu i se auala ‵lei.


And do we not benefit from the variety of qualities displayed by our Christian brothers and sisters? 	 Kae e mata, e se maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai i uiga kese‵kese kolā e fakaasi atu ne ‵tou taina mo tuagane Kelisiano?


It was the day of Pentecost 33 C.E. Weeks earlier, Jews and proselytes from at least 15 regions of the far-flung Roman Empire and beyond had packed Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. 	 Ko oko nei ki te aso o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. I nāi vaiaso mai mua atu i ei, ne ua‵lolo atu ki Ielusalema a tino Iutaia mo tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea kolā ne ‵fuli ki te lotu Iutaia, mai kogā koga e 15 kolā ne pule atu ki ei te Malo o Loma mo nisi koga aka, o fakamanatu te Paseka.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) Yes, Jehovah’s mercy, long-suffering, justice, and uprightness all work together harmoniously. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) E tonu, a te alofa fakamagalo, te kufaki, te fakamaoni mo te fai mea tonu o Ieova e ga‵lue fakatasi katoa i se auala telā e fetaui ‵lei.


PEER INTO GOD’S WORD 	 SUKESUKE FAKA‵LEI KI TE MUNA A TE ATUA


Am I building up my fellow worshippers by taking a sincere interest in their welfare? 	 E mata, e fakamalosi aka ne au oku taina tapuaki mai te fakaasi atu o te fiafia tonu ki a latou?


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Abraham is ready to obey but is stopped by an angel. 	 Ne toka a Apelaamo o fai te fakatonuga tenā kae ne taofi a ia ne se agelu.


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When word reached the brothers, they rejoiced, and the congregations began to “increase in number from day to day.” 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi a taina i te taimi ne ‵logo ei latou i te fakaikuga tenā, kae ne gasolo ‘foki o tokouke a tino ne fakaopoopo ki fakapotopotoga i aso takitasi.’


For making a show of such knowledge some have deviated from the faith.”—1 Tim. 6:20, 21. 	 A te mea nei se fakaasiga loi fua, e takitaki ei latou keatea mai te fakatuanaki.”—1 Timoteo 6:20, 21.


We can readily detect the flaw in that child’s thinking. 	 E mafai eiloa o lavea atu ne tatou se mea ‵se i mafaufauga o te tamaliki tenā.


(Isa. 42:7) During his earthly ministry, Jesus did this by exposing false religious traditions and preaching the good news of the Kingdom. 	 (Isaia 42:7) I te faiga o tena galuega, ne fai ne Iesu te mea tenei mai te fakaasi faka‵sau atu a tuu mo aganuu fakalotu ‵se kae talai atu te tala ‵lei o te Malo.


Adherence to the oral tradition, with its rules for interpreting the law, was seen by the Pharisee as the way to the fulfilment of the Torah. . . . 	 A te fakalogo ki tuu mo aganuu faka-te-fenua kolā ne fai pelā me ne tulafono, ne ‵kilo atu ki ei te kau Falesaio e pelā me ko te auala ke fakataunu ei te Tulafono. . . .


(Daniel 12:9) As that “time” approached, Jehovah took steps to reveal the answer to a group of humble Bible students. 	 (Tanielu 12:9) I te piliatuga ki te “taimi” tenā, ne gasuesue Ieova o fakaasi atu te tali ki se potukau o tino loto maulalo kolā ne sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu.


6 In ancient times, individual copies of the Scriptures were not available for personal use, so Bible reading was done before the congregated throng. 	 6 I aso mua eiloa, ne seki maua ne tino taki tokotasi olotou kopi totino o te Tusi Tapu. Tela la, ne fai‵tau sāle atu te Tusi Tapu ki tino kolā ne maopoopo fakatasi.


After describing conditions of the last days under human rule, the prophecy states: “Wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse.” 	 Mai tua o tena fakamatalaga e uiga ki te tulaga o aso fakaoti mai lalo i te pulega a tāgata, e fai mai penei te valoaga tenā: “Ka ko tino amio ma‵sei mo te fakaloiloi tino, ka kamata eiloa latou mai te masei o fakasolo o na ma‵sei atu.”


Being in such a precious state surely gives them a sense of well-being and security, more than any material riches can provide. 	 A te mauaga ne latou se tulaga tāua penā e fai ei ke fia‵fia latou kae ke maua foki se puipuiga ‵lei, i lō te mauaga ne tatou a koloa faka-te-foitino.


In the wilderness, Satan used temptations in an effort to get Jesus to compromise His obedience to Jehovah. 	 Ne tofotofo ne Satani a Iesu i te koga lavaki ko te mea ke se fakalogo a Ia ki a Ieova.


What may observers think if a Christian marriage fails? 	 Ne a mafaufauga o nisi tino māfai ko sē fealofani a te avaga a se Kelisiano?


3. What good news did Jesus’ disciples preach? 3 After Pentecost 33 C.E., the disciples continued Jesus’ work of evangelizing. 	 3 Mai tua o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne tumau eiloa a soko i te faiga o te galuega talai a Iesu.


The chapter mentions “kings,” “military commanders,” and people of various ranks, both “small ones and great.” 	 E fai mai te mataupu tenā me ko “tupu,” “pule o kautau,” mo tino valevale, ko “tino ma‵luga mo tino ma‵lalo.”


What qualities can help us to remain moldable in God’s hands? 	 Ne a uiga e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fulifuligofie tatou i lima o te Atua?


To Be Rich Toward God 	 Ke Maumea i Mua o te Atua


(Isa. 40:29-31) Do we feel that our skills are inadequate to assist with the work? Do we reason that there are others who are better qualified? 	 (Isa. 40:29-31) E mata, e ma‵natu aka tatou me e se lava ‵tou ata‵mai ke fesoasoani atu ki galuega e fai? E mata, e mafaufau tatou me e isi ne tino e ‵lei atu i a tatou?


“Blessed Be Jehovah” 	 ‘‵Viki Atu ki a Ieova’


Why should one avoid overindulgence in alcohol as well as food? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o tō silia te fakaaogā ne se tino te kava mo meakai?


4 Another reason to serve Jehovah is found in the words of the Israelite leader Joshua. 	 4 A te suā pogai e tavini atu ei ki a Ieova e maua i pati a te takitaki o Isalaelu ko Iosua.


(Eph. 6:1) It is easier to be obedient when there is good communication and when you know that you are loved. 	 (Efe. 6:1) E faigofie atu ke fakalogo māfai e ‵lei a te fesokotakiga kae iloa ne koe i a koe e alofagina.


What opportunities are opening up in many lands? 	 Ne a avanoaga ko ma‵tala mai i fenua e uke?


Others have moved to a different area of their native country. 	 Ko oti foki ne olo atu a nisi tino ki nisi fa‵kai i olotou fenua eiloa.


Jehovah will provide relief at the proper time. 	 Ka tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova te fakatapūga i te taimi tonu.


Continued research showed that a component, such as blood plasma, could be processed to extract numerous fractions, which could be given to still more patients. 	 Kae mai sukesukega kolā ne fai faeloa, ne fakaasi mai i ei me i se vaega e tasi e pelā mo te sua e mafai foki o toe vaevae ki nisi vaega tai fo‵liki ifo, kae e mafai o fakaaogā ki nisi ma‵saki e tokouke atu.


Jehovah saw what was happening in Cain’s heart and patiently reasoned with him. 	 Ne lavea ne Ieova a te loto o Kaino kae ne fakasakosako atu a ia mo te loto kufaki ki tou tagata.


LIVING IN HARMONY WITH BEING DECLARED RIGHTEOUS 	 KE OLA E ‵TUSA MO TE TAKUAMIOTONUGINA


TO ADDRESS this question, let us briefly focus on two examples of divine judgment in the Bible—the Flood of Noah’s day and the extermination of the Canaanites. 	 KE FAIPATI e uiga ki te fesili tenei, ke onoono malie aka tatou ki fakaakoakoga e lua o fakamasinoga a te Atua i loto i te Tusi Tapu—te Lolo i aso o Noa mo te tamatega o tino Kanana.


To do so “with thanksgiving” requires that we always be thankful for what he is doing for us now and for what he will do in the future. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Fakaasiga 4:11 a mea kolā e manakogina ke fai ne tatou, kolā ne folafola mai ne agelu fakamaoni i te lagi, penei: “Te motou Aliki mo te motou Atua!


Instead of dwelling on negative events, do what is practical to cope with each problem and focus on the positive aspects of your life.—Prov. 17:22. 	 I lō te mafaufau faeloa ki mea sē ‵lei i tou olaga, fai te mea e mafai ke fakafesagai atu ki fakalavelave takitasi kae saga atu fua ki mea ‵lei kolā ko maua ne koe.—Faataoto 17:22.


Later some shepherds arrived, eager to see the baby. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne oko mai a nisi tausi mamoe kae ne ma‵nako malosi ke lavea ne latou te pepe.


(Read Genesis 26:3-5.) 	 (Faitau te Kenese 26:3-5.)


On the other hand, no other book has prompted so much scrutiny and criticism. 	 Kae i te suā feitu, e seai foki se tusi e ‵pau mo te Tusi Tapu telā ne fai ki ei a sukesukega ‵loto kae fakamasei.


4 The Bible Really Is God’s Inspired Word 	 4 E Pefea a Foliga o te Lagi? 6 E Mata, e Olo Atu a Tino ‵Lei Katoa ki te Lagi?


Instead, refer to God’s Word and the written direction from his organization. 	 I lō te fai penā, ke kilo atu ki te Muna a te Atua mo fakatonuga mai te fakapotopotoga saukātoa a Ieova.


MEDO-PERSIA—THE FOURTH HEAD 	 A TE FA O ULU E FAKAUIGA KI METAI MO PELESIA


(Dan. 7:14; Rom. 6:9) Since his ascension to the invisible heavens, no man on earth “can see” him with literal eyes. 	 (Tanielu 7:14; Loma 6:9) Talu mai tena fakatuakaga ki te lagi sē matea ki mata, e seai se tino i te lalolagi nei “e mafai o matea” tonu ne ia a ia.


(John 10:16) Paul asked fellow worshippers to pray so that ‘ability to speak might be given him to make known the sacred secret of the good news.’ 	 (Ioane 10:16) Ne akai atu a Paulo ki ana taina tapuaki ke ‵talo ko te mea ke ‘tuku atu ne te Atua te muna ki a ia, i te ‵tala ne ia a toku gutu o takutaku atu a mea ‵funa o te tala ‵lei.’


Since he was “in want of heart,” that is, inexperienced, he was likely struggling with wrong desires. 	 Ona ko tena “valea” mo te se lava o te malamalama telā ko nofo faeloa mo ia a manakoga ma‵sei.


Recall Clarke’s comment: “Under the Gospel it should not be eaten, because it should ever be considered as representing the blood which has been shed for the remission of sins.” 	 Ke toe ‵foki ki pati a Clarke: “Mai lalo i Tusi Evagelia e se ‵tau lele eiloa o ‵kai ki ei, me e sui faeloa ne i a a te toto telā ko oti ne maligi mō te fakaseaiga o agasala.”


Though they are intensely interested in knowing God’s sacred secrets, they are not privy to all of them. 	 E tiga eiloa e fia iloa malosi ne latou a mea ‵funa kae ‵malu a te Atua, e se iloa ne latou a mea katoa konei.


Since the end of the 16th century, a heated debate has raged between those who believe that this text is authentic and those who doubt that Josephus wrote it. 	 Talu mai te fakaotiga o te 16 senitenali, ne tai ‵vela eiloa a te kinauga ne fai i te va o tino kolā e tali‵tonu me tonu a te tusi tenei mo latou kolā e fakalotolotolua me ne tusi ne Josephus a te tusi.


(Job 33:23-26) Those words indicated God’s willingness to accept “a ransom,” or “covering,” in behalf of repentant humans.—Job 33:24, ftn. 	 (Iopu 33:23-26, NW) E fakaasi mai i pati konei me e fiafia te Atua ke talia ne ia se “‵togi” io me se togiola mō tino sala‵mo.—Iopu 33:24.


19 The faithful disciples who responded to Jesus’ training were later empowered by holy spirit at Pentecost 33 C.E. to be witnesses “to the most distant part of the earth.” 	 19 A soko fakamaoni kolā ne ‵saga tonu atu ki akoakoga a Iesu ne faka‵fonugina fakamuli ki te agaga tapu i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. ke molimau atu “ki kapakapalagi o te lalolagi.”


(Rom. 10:2) So we should not assume that a person will grasp the point of a verse simply because we read it. 	 (Loma 10:2) Tela la, e se ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou me ka malamalama te tino i te fuaiupu tenā ona ko te mea ne faitau atu ne tatou.


He poured out his heart, expressing deep sorrow and begging for God’s forgiveness. 	 Ne fakaasi faka‵lei atu ne ia a mea i tena ‵kano loto, tena mafatia kae fakamolemole atu mō te fakamagaloga a te Atua.


4 Jesus prophesied that the conditions in our day would be similar to those in the days of Noah. 	 4 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu me i fakanofonofoga i ‵tou aso ka ‵pau eiloa mo mea ne ‵tupu i aso o Noa.


(Acts 20:28) These brothers’ primary responsibility is to build up God’s people “until . . . all attain to the oneness in the faith and in the accurate knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of stature that belongs to the fullness of the Christ.” 	 (Galuega 20:28) A te tiute o taina konei ko te fesoasoani atu ki tino o te Atua ko te mea “ke oko atu tatou katoa, ki te tasi o tatou i te ‵tou fakatuanaki mo te ‵tou poto e uiga ki te Tama a te Atua; ke fai foki tatou mo tino ko ma‵tua a mafaufau, ko te mea ke oko tatou ki te katoatoaga o te foitino kātoa o Keliso.”


Valley of Jezreel 	 Te Vanu o Ieseleelu


15 Jehovah’s Witnesses have tools they use to research questions or issues that arise as they study to teach themselves or others. 	 15 E lua a mea e fakaaogā ne Molimau a Ieova ke suke‵suke ei ki fesili io me ko mataupu kolā e ‵sae aka i te taimi e fai ei olotou sukesukega ko te mea ke akoako ne latou a latou eiloa io me ko nisi tino.


Bethel and I were married less than a year later, in 1958, and she joined me as a pioneer in El Dorado. 	 E seki kātoa se tausaga mai tua ifo, kae ne avaga māua mo Bethel i te 1958, kae ne tavini fakatasi māua e pelā me ne paenia i El Dorado.


Sebastian, aged 21, says: “I’ve been writing down one verse from every chapter in my Bible reading. 	 Ne fai mai a Sebastian, telā ko 21, penei: “Ne tusi ne au se fuaiupu mai se mataupu i te Tusi Tapu telā e faitau ne au.


Yes, for he will ‘hand over the kingdom to his God and Father.’—Read 1 Corinthians 15:24-28. 	 Ao, ‘me ka toe tuku atu ne ia te Malo ki tena Atua mo tena Tamana.’—Faitau te 1 Kolinito 15:24-28.


(Read 2 Corinthians 1:11.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Kolinito 1:11.)


Psalm 64:1-4 made me realize that I did not want to be one from whom others pray to be safeguarded! 	 Ne fai ne te Salamo 64:1-4 ke iloa ne au me ne seki manako au ke aofia i tino gutu fatufatu kolā e ‵talo a nisi tino ke puipui aka latou mai i ei!


(Ps. 33:11) Clearly, we can make the best personal decisions when our thoughts and actions are in harmony with the thinking of our all-wise God, Jehovah. 	 (Sala. 33:11) E manino ‵lei, e mafai ne tatou o fai te ‵toe fakaikuga ‵lei māfai e fetaui ‵tou mafaufauga mo faifaiga mo mafaufauga o te ‵tou Atua tafasili i te poto, ko Ieova.


Who is the faithful and discreet slave? 	 Ko oi te tavini fakamaoni kae poto?


In many cases, children and parents live separate lives; they are virtual strangers. 	 I te ukega o kāiga, mātua mo tamaliki e ma‵vae i olaga e ola latou i ei; e pelā me e se iloa ne te suā tino a te suā tino.


But is doing so an act of obedience to the God who inspired David to pen those words? 	 Kae e mata, a te faiga tenā se fakailoga o te fakalogo ki te Atua telā ne fakaosofia ne ia Tavita ke tusi ne ia a pati konā?


Daydreaming in itself is not wrong. 	 A te mafaufau ki se mea e sē se mea masei.


Sincerity is required, but more is needed. 	 E aoga a te loto fakamaoni, kae e uke atu a mea e manakogina i ei.


“I had always been afraid that if I worked the Bible into a conversation, people would view me as a fanatic.” 	 “Ne mataku faeloa au me kafai e taumafai au o aofia te Tusi Tapu i se sau‵talaga, e mafai o ‵kilo mai a tino ki a au pelā me se tino loto finafinau valea.”


(James 1:23-25) As you do, you will learn firsthand how wise its counsel is. 	 (Iakopo 1:23-25) Mai te fai penā, ka lavea ‵tonu ei ne koe me i pati fakatonutonu a te Atua ne pati fakatonutonu ‵poto.


This evidence that Jesus was sent by God was so forceful that Jesus’ religious enemies never denied that it had happened. 	 Ne malosi ‵ki te fakamaoniga i a Iesu ne uga mai ne te Atua, telā ne seki mafai ei o fakafiti te mea tenā ne ana fili fakalotu.


Later, she served as a missionary in the Dominican Republic until she was expelled from that country by the Catholic government in 1950. 	 Fakamuli, ne tavini atu a ia e pelā me se misionale i te Dominican Republic ke oko ki te taimi ne ‵tuli ei a ia mai te fenua tenā e pule ei te lotu Katolika, i te tausaga 1950.


(Isaiah 49:15) But such is the exception, not the rule. 	 (Isaia 49:15) Kae ko te mea tenā e se se faifaiga masani.


Test how much you know about Esau, the brother of Jacob. 	 Tofotofo aka me pefea te lasi o tou iloa e uiga ki a Esau, te taina o Iakopo.


He hastened to add that this rusted, five-inch-square [12 cm] iron box with a slit in the top was for contributions to the worldwide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne fai fakavave atu a ia me i te pokisi po‵popo tenei telā e lima inisi tena loa kae e isi se pūga i te koga mai luga ko te pokisi telā e tuku sāle i ei a meaalofa mō te galuega a Molimau a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa.


God’s holy spirit enlightens us spiritually, 	 E fakamaina mai ne te agaga tapu o te Atua a mea faka-te-agaga,


What is the result? 	 Se a te mea ka iku mai i ei?


How could God look with favor on their sacrifices when the altar was figuratively covered with tears—the bitter tears shed by their abandoned wives? 	 E mafai pefea o kilo mai te Atua mo te fiafia ki olotou taulaga māfai, i se auala fakatusa, ko ‵fonu eiloa te fatafaitaulaga i loimata—ko loimata o olotou avaga ona ko te lotou logo‵mae me ko oti ne tiaki latou?


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(Proverbs 17:17) Their friendship was solid because it was based on such qualities as love, loyalty, empathy, kindness, and a self-sacrificing spirit. 	 (Faataoto 17:17) Ne fakatuagagina te lā va fakataugasoa me ne fakavae ki uiga e pelā mo te alofa, te fakamaoni, te loto malamalama, te atafai mo te taliaga o tulaga faiga‵ta.


According to one scholar, the original-language word translated “to establish” can also mean ‘to erect a monument.’ 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a se tino poto, a te pati i te ‵gana mua telā e ‵fuli ki te “tu” e mafai foki o fakauiga ki te ‘fakatuga o se tupua fakamanatu.’


Weekend chess matches were crowding out my Kingdom service. 	 Ne fai a te tafaoga tenei e pelā me se mea ke fakalavelave mai ki taku galuega talai o te Malo i fakaotiga o vaiaso.


Some present-day governments are ironlike or authoritarian, whereas others are claylike. 	 E pule malosi mai a nisi malo i aso nei e pelā me se fiti, kae ko nisi malo e fai fua pelā me ne one.


11 We are not left in the dark. 	 11 Ne seki tuku tiaki tatou i te pouliga.


18. (a) What benefits do we derive from meditating on Jehovah’s power? (b) What question will be considered in the following article? 	 18. (a) Ne a mea aogā e maua ne tatou māfai e mafau‵fau ‵mafa tatou ki te malosi o Ieova? (e) Se a te fesili telā ka mafau‵fau tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu telā e ‵soko mai?


You may be surprised at what the Bible reveals. 	 E mafai o ofo koe i te mea telā e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu.


2:1, 2. How dangerous it would be for us to claim to serve God but seek first riches rather than “the kingdom and his righteousness.”—Matthew 6:33; 1 Timothy 6:9, 10. 	 2:1, 2. Ko oko eiloa i te fakamataku ke fai atu me e tavini atu tatou ki te Atua kae tela la, e fakamuamua ne tatou te ‵sala atu ki koloa i lō te “Malo mo tena amiotonu.”—Mataio 6:33; 1 Timoteo 6:9, 10.


Another example of someone who benefited from ongoing support is Poli, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cyprus. 	 A te suā fakaakoakoga o se tino ne aoga ki a ia a fesoasoani tumau ko Poli, se Molimau a Ieova i Kupelu.


(Col. 3:15) We all love the same God, preach the same message, and face many of the same challenges. 	 (Ko. 3:15) E a‵lofa tatou ki te Atua e tasi, e talai ne tatou se fekau e tasi, kae e fe‵paki a tino e tokouke mo tulaga faiga‵ta kolā e ‵pau.


It is the ceremony that ushers the child into the company or world of human beings.” 	 Ko te fakamanuiaga eiloa telā e usu atu ne ia te tamaliki ke fai mo fai se vaega o te lalolagi o tino ola.”


16 The urgency of the times we live in is underscored when we consider the inspired prophecy at Revelation 17:10. 	 16 A te tāua o te taimi e ola nei tatou i ei e faka‵mafa mai i te taimi e mafau‵fau ei tatou ki te valoaga fakaosofia i te Fakaasiga 17:10.


Paul had seen God’s word in action and had witnessed its good effect upon those who had become Christians in ancient Thessalonica. 	 I te avatuga ne matou a te talaiga a te Atua, ne lagona kae talia foki ne koutou, e se ona ko te mea se talaiga a se tino, ka ko te talaiga eiloa a te Atua.


(Rev. 14:6, 7) Jehovah’s servants are thus assured of angelic backing as they preach the good news of the established Kingdom despite the Devil’s vicious opposition.—Rev. 12:13, 17. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:6, 7) E tali‵tonu a tavini a Ieova ki te ‵lago atu o te kau agelu i te taimi e talai atu ei te tala ‵lei o te Malo telā ko oti ne fakatu aka faitalia a ‵tekemaiga matagā a te Tiapolo.—Fakaasiga 12:13, 17.


Elsa endured many hardships during her years in German concentration camps.” 	 Ne kufaki eiloa a Elsa i mea faiga‵ta e uke kolā ne fepaki mo ia i tausaga ne nofo ei a ia i falepuipui fakama‵taku i Siamani.”


The first part of Ezekiel’s message centers on the fall and destruction of Jerusalem. 	 Ne fakasino tonu atu eiloa te vaega muamua o te fekau a Esekielu ki te fakatakavalega mo te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema.


One person insulted her several times, but she refused to be intimidated. 	 E tokotasi mai i a latou ne fakamasei atu sāle ne ia tou fafine, kae ne seki talia lele eiloa ne ia te mea tenā ke faka‵tuka atu ki a ia.


According to Genesis 3:8, on one occasion “about the breezy part of the day,” Adam and Eve “heard the voice of Jehovah God.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te Kenese 3:8 e fai mai i ei me i se taimi e tasi ko “te afiafi, ne lagona” ei ne Atamu mo Eva a “te Aliki te Atua e sasale i loto i te fatoaga.”


So, then, we may feel like the apostle Paul, who was deeply distressed when imperfection inhibited his ability to serve God fully. 	 Tena la, kāti ka ‵pau ‵tou lagonaga mo lagonaga o te apositolo ko Paulo me ne loto māfatia a ia i taimi kolā ne fakalavelave atu ana vaivaiga ki ana taumafaiga ke tavini katoatoa atu ki te Atua.


Jesus continued his wonderful work despite the disappointment that some of his followers caused him. 	 Ne tumau a Iesu i tena galuega gali faitalia a mea fakafanoa‵noa ne fai ne ana nisi soko ki a ia.


In response to Cyrus’ liberation decree, about 50,000 Jewish exiles return to Jerusalem under the leadership of Governor Zerubbabel, or Sheshbazzar. 	 I te ‵saga atu ki te fakatonuga a Kulesa e uiga ki te lotou fakasaolotoga, kāti e nofo pelā ki te 50,000 o tino Iutaia ne toe ‵foki atu ki Ielusalema mai lalo i te takitakiga a te Kovana ko Selupapelu, io me ko Sesepasa.


7 You may say, “Where singing is concerned, I most certainly would never have been counted among the experts who performed at the tabernacle!” 	 7 E mafai o fai atu koe, “Kafai e manakogina ke usu faka‵lei a pese, e mautinoa eiloa me e se mafai o aofia au i tino ‵poto kolā ne usu pese i te faleie tapu!”


Primarily to the Eternal King and Universal Ruler, Jehovah God. 	 E ‵tau o avatu muamua ki te Tupu o te se-gata-mai mo te Pule o te lagi mo te lalolagi, ko Ieova te Atua.


If you are an immigrant parent, how can you give your children the best possible opportunity to become spiritual children who “go on walking in the truth”? (3 John 4) And how can others help? 	 Kafai koe se mātua mai nisi fenua, e mafai pefea o tuku atu ne koe ki au tama a te ‵toe avanoaga ‵lei ke fai mo tama‵liki kolā “e tumau i te sa‵sale i te munatonu”? (3 Ioa. 4) Kae e mafai pefea ne nisi tino o fesoasoani atu?


Satan, however, gives Job’s uprightness an ugly twist. 	 Kae ne ‵fuli fakakotua ne Satani te fakamaoni o Iopu.


(1 John 4:8) Jehovah cares deeply for people and deplores all badness. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane, penei: “Me i te Atua ko te alofa eiloa a ia.” (1 Ioane 4:8) E atafai malosi eiloa a Ieova ki ana tino kae takalialia foki ki mea ma‵sei katoa.


Pieces of the paper fell off every time they moved their home. 	 I taimi katoa e fakagasue ei te lā fale kae ‵to ifo a potu pepa.


Entering Into God’s Rest Today 	 Te Ulu Atu ki Loto i te Koga Malōlō o te Atua i Aso Nei


The prophet first saw four huge beasts. 	 Ne matea atu muamua ne te pelofeta a manu fe‵kai ‵lasi e fa.


He wrote: “I accumulated also silver and gold for myself, and property peculiar to kings . . . 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “E uke aku siliva mo aulo ne maua mai potu ‵teu koloa o malo kolā e i lalo o taku pulega . . . kae iloa aka ne au me e seai eiloa se uiga o aku mea konā ne fai.


13 What have we learned so far? 	 13 Se a te mea ko oti ne tauloto ne tatou?


8. (a) How can we nourish the figurative heart? (b) What may our conversation reveal about us? 	 8. (a) E mafai pefea o fagai ne tatou te loto? (e) Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne ‵tou sau‵talaga e uiga ki a tatou?


Jeroboam had set up calf worship in Bethel. 	 Ne fakatu aka ne Ielopoamo te tapuakiga ki te tamā pulumakau i Peteli.


To whom does Jehovah give the primary responsibility to care for older ones? 	 Ko oi e tuku atu ne Ieova ki ei te tiute tāua ke tausi ki tino ma‵tua?


(John 15:8; Titus 2:7, 8) Let us see, then, how we can maintain our good conduct and thus continue to uphold the fine reputation of Jehovah and his Witnesses and how we benefit ourselves in so doing. 	 (Ioane 15:8; Tito 2:7, 8) Ke onoono aka tatou ki te auala e mafai ei o ‵mautakitaki ‵tou amioga ‵lei kae ke tumau foki i te ‵lago atu ki te igoa ‵lei o Ieova mo ana Molimau mo te auala e maua ei ne tatou a mea aogā mai i ei.


In the near future, Jesus will “bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death, that is, the Devil.” 	 I se taimi pili mai mua nei, a Iesu ka “fakatakavale ne ia a te Tiapolo, telā e isi sena pule i te mate.”


A few become involved in unscriptural conduct. 	 Ne kamata o aofia a nāi tino i amioga kolā e ‵teke atu ki ei te Tusi Tapu.


Often the Lollards read portions of the Wycliffe Bible to those whom they met, and they left handwritten copies behind. 	 E faitau atu faeloa ne latou konei ne vaega o te Tusi Tapu a Wycliffe ki tino kolā ne fetaui mo latou kae ne tuku atu ne latou a ‵kopi kolā ne tusi lima.


(Heb. 11:27) Therefore, each time you read a portion of the Bible, use that opportunity to learn more about Jehovah. 	 (Epelu 11:27) Tela la, i taimi takitasi e faitau ei koe ki se vaega i te Tusi Tapu, ke fakaaoga te avanoaga tenā ke tauloto ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki a Ieova.


(Matt. 24:45-47) Absorbing God’s thinking in this way can help us to train our perceptive powers. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) A te sukesuke ki mafaufauga o te Atua i te auala tenei e fesoasoani mai ke akoako faka‵lei ‵tou mafaufau.


“Trust in Jehovah and Do What Is Good,” Jan. 	 ‘Fakatuanaki ki a Ieova Kae Fai te Mea ‵Lei,’ Ianu.


Then I realized that in such a situation, my wife had first claim on my loyalty. 	 Kae ne iloa aka ne au me i vaegā tulaga penā, ne ‵tau mo au o fakamaoni muamua ki taku avaga.


Go on walking as children of light.” 	 Tela la, e ‵tau koutou o ola e pelā mo tino e ‵nofo i te mainaga.”


Then Jesus stated a fundamental truth, a principle that guides his followers to this day: “All those who take up the sword will perish by the sword.”—Matt. 26:51, 52. 	 Oti aka, fai atu ei ne Iesu se munatonu tāua, se fakatakitakiga telā e puipui i ei ana soko ke oko mai ki te aso nei: “Latou katoa kolā e fakaaoga te pelu, e ‵mate foki i te pelu.”—Mata. 26:51, 52.


What will we now discuss and review together? 	 Ne a mea ka sau‵tala kae mafau‵fau fakatasi nei tatou ki ei?


But you can also include expressions of thanksgiving for the blessings you enjoy. 	 Kae e mafai foki o aofia i au talosaga a pati fakafetai e uiga ki fakamanuiaga kolā ko oti ne maua ne koe.


Potters like to work with clay that is sufficiently malleable to mold into shape yet is firm enough to hold the shape once it has been formed. 	 E fia‵fia sāle a tino faite mea ki kele ke ga‵lue latou ki te kele telā koi malūlū, me e faigofie ke fakafoliga aka se mea mai i ei kae faigata o masei vave te mea tenā.


“We firmly believe that it is not important where we serve nor in what capacity but, rather, whom we serve” 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi māua me ne mafai o tavini māua i te auala tenei, kae koi mafai eiloa māua o talai i aso katoa.


Jehovah had sustained him during a period of “distress and grief.” 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a Ieova ki a ia i te taimi ne “mataku kae manavase” ei a ia.


Paul counseled fellow believers: “Speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members belonging to one another.” 	 Ne polopoloki atu a Paulo ki ana taina tali‵tonu, penei: “A tino katoa e ‵tau o fai‵pati ki olotou taina ki te mea tonu, i te mea ko tasi katoa tatou i te foitino o Keliso.”


First, prayer is a form of worship, and the Bible says that worship should go exclusively to Jehovah. 	 Muamua la, a te ‵talo se vaega o te tapuakiga, kae e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e ‵tau o tapuaki katoatoa atu ki a Ieova.


2 After they sinned, humans were no longer part of God’s universal family, but Jehovah’s purpose was not thwarted. 	 2 I te otiga ne agasala a Atamu mo Eva, ko te mea eiloa ko sē fai a tino mo fai ne vaega o te kāiga o te Atua. Kae ne seki ‵fuli ne te mea tenā a te fuafuaga a te Atua.


16 If you have children, are you helping them to trust in Jehovah as a Deliverer? 	 16 Kafai e isi ne au tamaliki, e mata, ka fesoasoani atu koe ke tali‵tonu latou ki a Ieova e pelā me se Tino Faka‵sao tino?


Mildness is part of the fruitage of Jehovah’s holy spirit. 	 A te loto maulalo se fuataga e tasi o te agaga tapu o Ieova.


Confession of sins remained a requirement by God in the Christian congregation in the first century of our Common Era. 	 A te fakaasi ‵tonu atu o agasala se fakatonuga a te Atua ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua i ‵tou Aso Nei.


Ade’s Bible teacher showed him that only Jehovah can be counted on for real protection. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne tena faiakoga i te Tusi Tapu ki a Ade me ko Ieova fua e maua i ei te puipuiga tonu.


Though we were poor, I was able to visit Moldova, where I met Nina, whose parents and grandparents were also Witnesses. 	 E ui eiloa matou e ma‵tiva, ne mafai au o āsi atu ki Moldova, te koga telā ne fetaui ei māua mo Nina, telā e Molimau foki ana mātua mo ana tupuna.


“Being in a foreign-language congregation has been fun,” says Carolina, whose parents are immigrants. 	 “Se mea fakafiafia ‵ki a te kau atu ki se fakapotopotoga i se ‵gana fakaatea,” ko muna a Carolina, telā ne olo atu ana mātua ki se fenua fakaatea.


What is the real decision that parents of disfellowshipped children must make? 	 Se a te ‵toe fakaikuga tonu e ‵tau o fai ne mātua kolā ko faka‵tea olotou tama‵liki?


6, 7. What Bible prophecies foretold the international, multilingual spread of the good news? 	 6, 7. Ne a valoaga i te Tusi Tapu ne ‵valo mai i ei te fakasalalauatuga o te tala ‵lei ki fenua mo ‵gana katoa?


He listened to Habakkuk’s sincere questions and then comforted and encouraged the distressed man. 	 Ne fakalogo faka‵lei a ia ki fesili a Sapakuka kolā ne fai atu mo te fakamaoni kae ne fakamafanafana kae fakamalosi ne ia te tagata loto mafatia tenei.


A few weeks later, I began attending Christian meetings at Brother Hardaker’s medical clinic. 	 I nāi vaiaso mai tua, ne kamata o kau atu au ki fakatasiga Kelisiano i te clinic o te taina ko Hardaker.


12 Rachel thoroughly enjoyed viewing the video presentation Pursue Goals That Honor God. 	 12 Ne fiafia malosi a Lasela i tena onoonoga ki te vitio ko te Pursue Goals That Honor God (‵Sala Atu ki Fakamoemoega Kolā e Avatu ei a Tavaega ki te Atua).


As we show love for fellow humans, we reflect God’s glory. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa ki tino, ko fakaasi atu i ei ne tatou te ‵malu o te Atua.


4 If the literal heart needs regular checkups, what about your figurative heart? 	 4 Kafai e manakogina ke iloilo faeloa tou fatu, kae e pefea la tou loto?


Your furniture? 	 Au mea faifale?


Not really. 	 E seai eiloa.


Others may not have said these exact words, but they still made a vow before God. 	 Kāti e se fai ne nisi tino a pati eiloa konei, kae koi fai eiloa ne latou se tautoga i mua o te Atua.


(Ps. 55:6-8) Let us remember that our faithful endurance proves the Devil a liar. 	 (Salamo 55:6-8) Ke na masaua la me i te ‵tou kufaki mo te fakamaoni e fakamaoni atu i ei me i te Tiapolo se tino loi.


18 As in the first century, the global preaching work today is done under the direction of God’s spirit. 	 18 E pelā mo mea ne ‵tupu i te senitenali muamua, e fai eiloa a te galuega talai i aso nei mai lalo i te takitakiga a te agaga o te Atua.


7, 8. (a) What kind of service does Jehovah bless? (b) What warning lesson can we learn from the example of King Asa? 	 7, 8. (a) Se a te vaegā taviniga telā e fakamanuia ne Ieova? (e) Ne a akoakoga e tauloto ne tatou mai mea ne fai ne te tupu ko Asa?


[Box/Picture on page 6] 	 [Pokisi/Ata i te itulau e 6]


the man who gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments from God? 	 tagata telā ne tuku atu ne ia ki te kau Isalaelu a Tulafono e Sefulu mai i te Atua?


The fruitage of that spirit includes self-control, which is closely related to self-discipline. 	 E aofia i fuataga o te agaga a te loto pulea, telā e tai ‵pau eiloa mo te polopoloki ne koe a koe eiloa.


(Read Ephesians 4:25-32.) 	 (Faitau te Efeso 4:25-32.)


Obey them, even as our Lord Jesus Christ obeyed his parents, Joseph and Mary. 	 Ke fakalogo koe ki a laua, e pelā eiloa mo te Aliki ko Iesu Keliso telā ne fakalogo ki ana mātua, ko Iosefa mo Malia.


15 Sadly, after inheriting the Promised Land, the Israelites adopted the sensuous, murderous worship of Canaanite gods. 	 15 Se mea fakafanoanoa i tino Isalaelu kolā ne ulu atu ki te Fenua o te Folafolaga, ko kamata o tapuaki atu ki atua ‵tatino o te kau Kanana.


“Let your love be without hypocrisy,” he exhorts. 	 Ne polopoloki mai a ia: “Ke tonu te alofa.”


7 At least from the time of Nimrod, the post-Flood earth once again became the scene of human violence. 	 7 Talu mai te taimi o Nimalota, ne toe ‵fonu ei te lalolagi mai tua o te Lolo i amioga fakasauā a tino.


They preach in the country and the city, in Amazon jungles and the Siberian taiga, in African deserts and the Himalaya Mountains. 	 E talai atu latou i fa‵kai fo‵liki mo fa‵kai ‵lasi, i te togavao o te Amazon e pelā foki mo Siberia, i toafa o Afelika mo mauga o te Himalaya.


(Luke 9:35) Yes, listen to, or obey, this Chosen One. 	 (Luka 9:35) E tonu, ke faka‵logo ki te Tino Filifilia tenei.


“Jesus approached and spoke to them.” 	 “Ne fakapilipili io me ne fanatu a Iesu ki a latou kae fai atu.”


10 The question was debated at a number of church councils. 	 10 Fakamuli ifo, ne kinau sale a takitaki lotu i olotou fonotaga e uiga ki te akoakoga tenei.


(John 17:17) Therefore, love for truth starts with gaining an accurate knowledge of God’s Word. 	 (Ioa. 17:17) Tela la, e kamata eiloa te alofa ki te munatonu e auala i te mauaga o te iloaga tonu o te Muna a te Atua.


News of growth and expansion earth wide fills us with joy, moves us to greater activity, and assures us of Jehovah’s blessing. 	 E ‵fonu ‵tou loto i te fia‵fia ona ko tala e uiga ki te lasi o te galuega e fai i te lalolagi kātoa, e fakamalosi mai ke fakauke aka ‵tou galuega, kae e fakamautinoa mai i ei a fakamanuiaga a Ieova.


Our incessant prayers, however, will help us to keep our lives on a spiritual course despite persistent problems, temptations, and discouragement. 	 A te ‵talo i taimi katoa e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵saga tonu atu faeloa ki mea faka-te-agaga faitalia a te uke o fakalavelave, fakaosoosoga mo faka‵tukaga.


In other words, respect refers primarily to how we view our brother while honor refers to how we treat our brother. 	 I nisi tugapati, e fakasino muamua atu eiloa a te pati fakaaloalo ki ‵tou lagonaga e uiga ki ‵tou taina, kae fakasino atu a te pati āva ki ‵tou faifaiga ki ‵tou taina.


We were thankful to Jehovah that we were alive. 	 Ko oko eiloa te fakafetai o matou ki a Ieova i a matou ne ola.


They operate in a spiritual vacuum, with no solid moral and religious guidelines and direction. 	 E gasue‵sue latou mo te sē iloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae e seai ne olotou tulaga ‵mautakitaki i mea tau amioga mo akoakoga fakavae mo fakatakitakiga fakalotu.


Let us consider four ways that you can do so—by means of heartfelt prayer, by reading God’s Word and meditating on it, by tapping into Jehovah’s holy spirit, and by sharing your feelings with a trusted confidant. 	 Ka onoono nei tatou ki auala e fa e mafai ei o fai ne koe a te mea tenā—auala i ‵tou ‵talo, faitau ki te Muna a te Atua mo te mafau‵fau ‵loto ki ei, akai atu ki te fesoasoani o tena agaga tapu, mo te fakaasi atu ou lagonaga ki sou taugasoa tonu.


Since the Bible likens enjoying sexual intimacy within marriage to drinking refreshing water drawn out of a well, stolen waters represent secretive immoral sexual relations. 	 Ona ko te mea e fakatusa ne te Tusi Tapu a te mauaga o te fiafia i faifaiga fakatauavaga i loto i te fakaipoipoga ki te inu ki vai ‵fou mai i se vaikeli, e fakatusa eiloa a vai ne kaisoa ki faifaiga ‵funa fakatauavaga sē ‵tau.


It became evident, however, that further personal training in the house-to-house ministry was needed. 	 Ne lavea atu i ei, me ne manakogina ke fakamasani a tino ki te faiga o te galuega talai mai fale ki fale.


12, 13. How well does Jehovah provide for the needs of “every living thing”? 	 12, 13. E pefea te ‵lei o te faiga a Ieova ki manakoga o “mea ola katoa”?


The apostle Peter answers that question in his first inspired letter. 	 Ne tali mai ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te fesili tenā i tena tusi muamua telā ne fakamalosi aka ei a ia ne te agaga tapu ke tusi ki lalo.


Clearly, Eli’s improperly yielding to their wicked actions—in the sense that he allowed them to continue—was not right.—1 Sam. 2:12-17, 22-25, 34, 35; 4:17, 18. 	 E manino ‵lei, me ne talia ne Eli i se auala se ‵tau ke tumau ana tama i te faiga o amioga ma‵sei—se mea telā e se tonu.—1 Samuelu 2:12-17, 22-25, 34, 35; 4:17, 18.


(Isa. 2:2, 3) Some were atheists or deists,* but they became convinced of the existence of a Creator with whom they could have a meaningful relationship. 	 (Isaia 2:2, 3) A nisi tino ne fai mo tino sē tali‵tonu me e isi se Atua io me e se fia ‵saga mai ki a tatou,* kae ne kamata o tali‵tonu me e isi se Mafuaga telā ne mafai o maua ne latou se fesokotakiga aoga mo ia.


4 As we go about our everyday lives, it might seem difficult to relate our activities to making sacrifices for Jehovah. 	 4 Kāti e faigata ke lavea atu a te auala e aofia ei a ‵tou mea e fai i aso katoa o te olaga i taulaga kolā e ofo atu ki a Ieova.


7 How did Brother Diehl handle that situation? 	 7 Ne saga atu pefea a te Taina ko Willi ki te tulaga tenā?


No doubt you have! 	 Kāti ko oti eiloa!


In the same prayer, Jesus said: “They [his disciples] have observed your word.” 	 I te ‵talo foki eiloa tenā, ne fai atu ei a Iesu: “Ne tausi foki ne latou [ana soko] tau muna.”


To each challenge of Satan, he replied: “It is written.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki tofotofoga katoa a Satani: “Muna a te Tusi.”


4 Jehovah commanded Amos: “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.” 	 4 Ne fakatonu atu a Ieova ki a Amosa: ‘Fano o folafola atu ki tino Isalaelu.’


Therefore, we keep encouraging them to learn the truth about Jehovah and his purpose for mankind. 	 Tela la, e tumau eiloa tatou i te fakamalosi atu ki a latou ke tauloto ki te munatonu e uiga ki a Ieova mo tena fuafuaga mō tino katoa.


“But that it should be holy and without blemish.”—5:27. 	 “Kae e ‵tau o tapu e aunoa mo se lailai.”—5:27.


They evidently feel that they have no need for God. 	 E fakamaoni mai ei me e se manakogina ne latou te Atua.


10 In addition to the foregoing, Christians are neutral in the world’s affairs because of their relationship with other Christians. 	 10 I tafa o mea kolā ko oti ne sau‵tala ki ei, e se ‵kau atu a Kelisiano ki se feitu i faifaiga a te lalolagi ona ko te lotou a‵lofa ki nisi Kelisiano.


(Psalm 119:41-48) And we do need courage to ‘answer the one reproaching us.’ 	 (Salamo 119:41-48) Kae ‵tau eiloa o maua ne tatou a te loto toa ke ‘tuku atu se tali ki te tino telā e fakaitaita mai ki a tatou.’


KNOWLEDGE OF GOD WILL FILL THE EARTH 	 KA ‵FONU TE LALOLAGI I TE ILOAGA E UIGA KI TE ATUA


(Isaiah 11:9) Jesus will have eliminated the cause of poverty. 	 (Isaia 11:9) Ka fakaseai atu ne Iesu a te māfuaga o te tulaga mativa.


How does love affect our relationship with others? 	 E pokotia pefea te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo nisi tino i te alofa?


2, 3. Why is it vital that we prepare ourselves for the day of Jehovah? 	 2, 3. Kaia e sili ei i te tāua ke toka tatou mō te aso o Ieova?


In fact, he was later inspired to write two letters that became part of the Bible. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne fakaosofia a ia ke tusi fakamuli mai ne ia a tusi e lua kolā ne fai mo fai ne vaega o te Tusi Tapu.


More than 200 of these cases occurred on the day when they gathered to commemorate Jesus’ death! 	 E silia atu i te 200 o tagi konei ne ‵tupu eiloa i te aso telā ne maopoopo ei latou o fakamanatu te mate o Iesu!


For her, time was needed to get Jehovah’s view of matters and to feel comforted in knowing that he does not forget our service. 	 Ne ‵tau o faka‵tali malie a ia ke maua te kilokiloga a Ieova kae ke maua ne ia se fakamafanafanaga me e se puli i a Ieova ‵tou taviniga ki a ia.


Soon, however, “a great violent windstorm broke out.” 	 Ne seki leva, “ne agi te afā kae ‵fati mo galu.”


8 The faithful slave must be made up of anointed Christians on earth. 	 8 E ‵tau o aofia i te tavini fakamaoni a Kelisiano fakaekegina i te lalolagi.


When his disciples were tired, for example, he said: “Come . . . privately into a lonely place and rest up a bit.” 	 I te taimi ne fi‵ta ei ana soko, ne fai atu a ia: “O‵mai ‵tou olo ki se isi koga, ko tatou ake eiloa o malō‵lō malie i ei.”


Had not Jehovah brought back to life Abraham’s reproductive powers when he and his wife, Sarah, came together in their old age and produced their son, Isaac?—Genesis 18:10-14; 21:1-3; Romans 4:19-21. 	 E mata, ne seki mafai ne Ieova o toe fai a Sala ke faitama i a Apelaamo i te taimi ko ma‵tua ei laua, kae fanau mai i ei te lā tama ko Isaako?—Kenese 18:10-14; 21:1-3; Loma 4:19-21.


Chileab, David’s second son, is not mentioned after his birth. 	 Ne seki toe faipati e uiga ki a Kiliapa mai tua ifo o tena fanaumaiga.


We took turns, one presented a meeting part while the other answered all the questions. 	 Ne suisui māua, tokotasi e fai ne ia se tofiga i te fakatasiga, kae ko te suā tino tali fesili katoa.


At that time, he began to study the Bible. 	 Ko te taimi foki tenā ne kamata ei o sukesuke a ia ki te Tusi Tapu.