(Rom. 14:19) We can also contribute to “the growth of the body” by cultivating the fruitage of God’s spirit in all our dealings with fellow believers. 	 (Loma 14:19) E mafai foki o fesoasoani atu tatou ki te ‘tupuakega o te foitino’ mai te atiakaga o fuataga o te agaga o te Atua i ‵tou faifaiga katoa ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu.


Then what did Peter mean by the term “new earth”? 	 Kae se a “te lalolagi fou” telā e faipati a Petelu ki ei?


True, there is “a time to keep quiet,” but we must not be ashamed of being Witnesses of Jehovah and followers of Jesus. 	 E tonu, e isi se “taimi o te nofo ‵mu mo te taimi o te faipati,” kae e se ‵tau o ‵ma tatou i te fai mo fai a Molimau a Ieova mo soko o Iesu.


Jehovah sent an angel to destroy 185,000 of Sennacherib’s soldiers in one night. 	 Ne uga mai ne Ieova se agelu ke fakaseai atu a sotia e toko 185,000 a Sanelivi i se po fua e tasi.


Love for Our Christian Brothers 	 Ke A‵lofa ki ‵Tou Taina Kelisiano


5 Because Jehovah cherishes those who walk with him, he keeps his fatherly eye upon them, caring for them, protecting them, and teaching them. 	 5 Ona ko te mea e fakatāua ne Ieova a tino kolā e sa‵sale fakatasi mo ia, e onoono atu faeloa a ia ki a latou e pelā me se tamana alofa, mai te tausiga, te puipuiga, mo te akoakoga o latou.


(Isa. 1:16-19) No matter what problem we may face, we can find comfort in knowing that Jehovah cares for us and wants to help us. 	 (Isa. 1:16-19) Faitalia me se a te fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tatou, e fakamafanafana mai a te iloa ne tatou i a Ieova e atafai mai kae manako o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou.


12 Coming to grips with physical changes can be difficult. 	 12 E mafai o faigata ke talia ne tatou a mafulifuliga o te olaga.


(Matthew 21:42, 43) Showing that Jehovah had rejected them as a nation dedicated to Him, Jesus stated: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent forth to her,—how often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks together under her wings! 	 Muna a Iesu, ‘Au e fai atu ki a koutou, i te Malo o te Atua e ave keatea mai i a koutou, kae tuku atu ki se fenua telā e fakaasi mai i ei ne fua ‵lei.’ ” (Mataio 21:42, 43) I te fakaasi atu ki a latou me ko oti ne tiaki ne Ieova te lotou fenua tukugina atu ki a Ia, ne fai atu Iesu: “Ielusalema, Ielusalema!


In sharp contrast, years earlier, Joshua set a fine example when he told the Israelites: “If it is bad in your eyes to serve Jehovah, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve . . . 	 E ‵kese ‵ki eiloa mo tausaga mai mua atu me ne fai ne Iosua se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te taimi ne fai atu ei a ia ki tino Isalaelu: “Kafai e se fia tavini koutou ki a ia, filifili i te aso nei me ko oi e fia tavini koutou ki ei, . . .


(Mark 10:45) What sound reasons for having faith in God’s prophetic word!* 	 (Maleko 10:45) Mā‵faga o pogai ‵lei ke fakatuanaki ei tatou ki te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua!*


(Proverbs 6:16-19) Surely, then, we want to avoid imitating the principal slanderer and false accuser. 	 (Faataoto 6:16-19) E mautinoa eiloa me e se fia fakaakoako atu tatou ki te tino telā ne māfua mai i ei te gutu fatufatu mo taku fakamaseiga.


How fine it is if our attitude reflects that of the psalmist who wrote: “I have taken your reminders as a possession to time indefinite, for they are the exultation of my heart”! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵lei māfai e fakaasi atu i ‵tou kilokiloga masani a mea kolā ne tusi ne te faisalamo: “Au fakatonuga ko aku mea totino ki te se-gata-mai.”!


4 Where we live, the political environment may be calm, seemingly tolerant of true worship. 	 4 E mafai eiloa o ‵nofo atu tatou i se koga telā e fakamoe‵moe a tino me e filemu eiloa i mea fakapolitiki, kae e seai se pokotiaga e mafai o oko ki te tapuakiga tonu.


• How did Jesus show a waiting attitude? 	 • Ne nofo fakatalitali pefea a Iesu?


How can we satisfy such spiritual needs? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakama‵lie aka a vaegā manakoga faka-te-agaga penā?


Therefore, those who are subjects of God’s Kingdom use and honor God’s name, Jehovah, just as did Jesus. 	 Tela la, e fakaaogā kae fakaaloalo a tino kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua ki te igoa o te Atua, ko Ieova, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu.


2 As did the prophet Zechariah, Jesus highlighted the refreshing unity that is experienced by God’s people. 	 2 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai ne te pelofeta ko Sakalia, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu me ka ‵kau fakatasi eiloa a tino o te Atua.


To develop faith and trust in someone, you need to know him and to learn how he thinks and acts. 	 Ko te mea ke maua ne koe te fakatuanaki kae ke talitonu foki koe ki se tino, e manakogina ke iloa ‵lei ne koe a ia kae ke iloa foki ne koe ana mafaufauga mo ana faifaiga.


For more information about Jesus and his role in God’s purpose, see chapter 4 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga e tai uke atu e uiga ki a Iesu mo tena tulaga i fuafuaga a te Atua, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 4, “Ko oi a Iesu Keliso?,” i te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


Esau closed his eyes to God’s precious promises, viewing them as of little value. 	 Ne seki fia saga atu a Esau ki folafolaga tāua a te Atua, kae ne kilo atu ki ei e pelā me ne mea sē aogā.


To prevent such an outcome, the same proverb states: “The rod and reproof are what give wisdom.” 	 Ko te mea ke mo a e oko atu ki te tulaga tenā, ne toe taku mai foki te faataoto: “A te fakatonuga o mea ‵se, mo te ‵kini, e ‵lei mō tama‵liki.”


Eventually, Sarah found the strength to change her lifestyle. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne maua ne Sala a te malosi ke fai a ‵fuliga ki tena olaga.


And Jehovah will bless and support you. 	 Kae ka fakamanuia kae ‵lago atu a Ieova ki a koe.


No, their governor would not take pleasure in such a gift. 	 Ailoga eiloa ka fiafia a te kovana ki se vaegā meaalofa penā.


MAN’S UNIQUE NATURE 	 TE MEA E TU ‵KESE I EI A TE TAGATA


It would be possible to cite other parallels between their beliefs and those of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 1. Se a te vaegā tapuakiga telā e fakafiafia atu ki te Atua? 2. Se a te mea ne fakavae ki ei te tapuakiga a te kau Samalia?


(3) Avoid arguing with householders. 	 (3) ‵Kalo keatea mai kinauga mo tino i fale.


• Books: 47,490,247 	 • Tusi: 47,490,247


4 In heaven, Jesus did more. 	 4 E uke atu a mea ne fai ne Iesu i te lagi.


Although the conduct and attitude of his disciples sometimes left much to be desired, Jesus knew that at heart they really wanted to do God’s will, and he loved them on that account. 	 E tiga eiloa ne seki ‵lei katoatoa a amioga mo manatu o ana soko i nisi taimi, ne iloa ne Iesu me ne fia fai ne latou te loto o te Atua, kae ne alofa a ia ki a latou ona ko te mea tenā.


God allows suffering to continue at present for good reasons. 	 E isi ne pogai ‵lei e talia ei ne te Atua ke tumau a logo‵maega i te vaitaimi nei.


“Each tree is known by its own fruit.”—Luke 6:44 	 “E iloa a lakau takitasi i olotou fua.”—Luka 6:44


13 If you treasure your privilege of serving Jehovah, you can be sure that he will supply your physical and spiritual needs, just as he provided sustenance for the Levites. 	 13 Kafai e fakatāua ne koe tou tauliaga ke tavini atu ki a Ieova, e mafai o mautinoa i a koe me ka tuku atu eiloa ne ia a mea faka-te-foitino mo manakoga faka-te-agaga, e ‵tusa eiloa mo mea kolā ne fai ne ia ki te kau Levi.


Where did these children learn to express gratitude? 	 Tefea te koga ne akoako ei a tama‵liki konei ke iloa ne latou o fakaasi atu te loto fakafetai?


WHO has not experienced anxiety and felt the need to turn to someone for help? 	 KO OI te tino e seki manavase aka eiloa kae ‵sala atu ki te fesoasoani mai i te suā tino?


There is one more that ties in with what we have examined and that underscores why we have reason to look forward to when and how God will fulfill his promise to ‘make all things new.’ 	 E toe tasi te tusi siki e fetaui ‵lei mo mea kolā ko oti ne suke‵suke tatou ki ei kae e faka‵mafa mai foki i ei te pogai e mafai ei ne tatou o fakamoe‵moe ki te taimi mo te auala ka fakataunu ei ne te Atua a tena folafolaga ke ‘faka‵fou a mea katoa.’


It enables them to become a friend of God, with the hope of living forever. 	 Ka mafai o fai latou mo fai se taugasoa o te Atua mo te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai.


“Her mouth she has opened in wisdom,” he was informed, “and the law of loving-kindness is upon her tongue.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “E faipati a ia mo te poto, kae ko te tulafono o te alofa atafai e i tena gutu.”


It is vital to know the answers to these questions, for to please Jehovah, we must love him with all our heart, soul, and mind. 	 Se mea tāua ‵ki ke iloa ne tatou a tali ki fesili konei me kafai e fia fakafiafia atu tatou ki a Ieova, e ‵tau o a‵lofa tatou ki a ia mo ‵tou loto, ‵tou agaga, mo ‵tou mafaufau kātoa.


(Prov. 2:11) He gave us power to carry out our plans, enabling us to work toward proper goals. 	 (Faata. 2:11) Ne tuku mai ne ia te malosi ke fakataunu ne tatou a ‵tou palani, kae ke mafai o ga‵lue ki fakamoemoega aoga.


(Acts 3:19, 20) It is noteworthy that thousands of Jews began paying attention, including “a great crowd of priests.” 	 (Galuega 3:19, 20) Se mea tāua ke iloa atu me e lau i afe o tino Iutaia ne kamata o ‵saga atu ki ei, kae “e tokouke eiloa a faitaulaga ko talia ne latou te muna.”


My mom was a faithful Witness. 	 A toku mātua se Molimau fakamaoni.


(Titus 1:2) If we rejoice in that hope, with a constant awareness of the bright future that Jehovah promises, we can endure under tribulation.—Romans 12:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:3. 	 (Tito 1:2) Kafai e fia‵fia tatou ki te fakamoemoega tenā, ona ko te ‵tou iloa e uiga ki folafolaga ‵gali ko oti ne fai mai ne Ieova e uiga ki aso mai mua, e mafai eiloa o kufaki tatou mai lalo i tofotofoga.—Loma 12:12; 1 Tesalonia 1:3.


However, they can be absolutely sure that if they look to Jehovah, he will help them to endure. 	 Kae e mafai o tali‵tonu katoatoa latou me kafai e fakatuaga latou ki a Ieova, ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a ia ke tumau latou i te kufaki.


(Read Luke 8:14.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 8:14.)


In his reply, he summed up what always was and always will be the essence of true worship. 	 I tena tali, ne fakatoetoe atu ne ia se mea telā ne fai faeloa kae ka fai faeloa foki mo fai se vaega tāua o te tapuakiga tonu.


How do we know that Jehovah’s servants as individuals can successfully oppose the Devil? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e mafai o manumalo a tavini taki tokotasi a Ieova i te ‵teke atu ki te Tiapolo?


Perhaps you have had a doctor use a reflex hammer to tap the tendon just below your kneecap. 	 Kafai e ‵kini malie ne se tokita te koga mai lalo malie faeloa o te ‵pono o tou tulivae, se mea vave eiloa o poi te vae kae faka‵tonu fakavae ne ia a ia eiloa.


“I, Giorgi, a humble monk, have translated this book of Psalms from new Greek into Georgian with great diligence and labor.” 	 “Au ko Giorgi, ne fakamaoni kae galue malosi o ‵fuli a te tusi o Salamo mai te ‵gana Eleni fou ki te ‵gana Georgia.”


• What kind of speech should be avoided within the congregation? 	 • Ne a vaegā pati e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea mai i ei i te fakapotopotoga?


(John 4:34) Jesus found delight in making his Father’s heart rejoice. 	 (Ioane 4:34) Ne maua ne Iesu te fiafia i te faiga o te loto o tena Tamana ke fiafia.


Bear in mind, however, that you do not have to master it before you move on. 	 Ke masaua foki la me e se ‵tau o ‵lei katoatoa koe i te feitu tenā e tasi a koi tuai o saga atu koe ki te suā akoakoga.


While it can be a real challenge for us to absorb and remember all the details, some key points regarding the various types of sacrifices merit our attention. 	 E tiga eiloa e faigata ‵ki ke tauloto kae masaua a vaega likiliki i ei, e ‵tau o ‵saga atu tatou ki nisi manatu tāua e uiga ki nisi vaegā taulaga.


(Isa. 33:22) Many thinking people today will admit that the deplorable conditions on earth confirm that man needs God’s help. 	 (Isa. 33:22) Ka talia ne tino mafaufau e tokouke i aso nei me i te matagā o tulaga i te lalolagi nei e fakamautinoa mai i ei me e ma‵nako a tino ki te fesoasoani o te Atua.


For three and a half years, Jesus preached the good news in the land. 	 Ne talai atu ne Iesu a te tala ‵lei i te fenua kātoa i te tolu mo te afa tausaga.


The Importance of Having a Time for Family Worship 	 Te Tāua o te Taimi mō Tapuakiga a Kāiga


That lesson no doubt made a deep impression on Paul, as evidenced by what he later wrote to the brothers in Philippi about anxiety and the peace of God. 	 E mautinoa me ne lasi ‵ki eiloa te fakamalosiga o te akoakoga tenā ki a Paulo, e pelā mo te mea ne lavea atu i mea ne tusi fakamuli atu ne ia ki taina i Filipi e uiga ki te manavase mo te filemu o te Atua.


2, 3. (a) Leaders of Israel should display what quality, but what are they actually doing? (b) How would you explain the figures of speech used at Micah 3:2, 3? 	 2 Ne fakatonu mai a te pelofeta a te Atua, penei: “Faka‵logo mai, koutou takitaki o Isalaelu!


Jesus Christ was anointed as the future King of God’s Kingdom in the fall of 29 C.E. Three and a half years later, in the spring of 33 C.E., he was resurrected as a mighty spirit person. 	 Ne fakaekegina a Iesu Keliso mo fai te Tupu o te Malo o te Atua i te taimi ne ‵to ei a lau o lakau i te 29 T.A. I te tolu mo te āfa tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, i te ‵tau mafanafana o te 33 T.A., ne toe fakatu aka ei a ia e pelā me se tino faka-te-agaga malosi ‵ki.


Some older fellow believers have carried heavy loads of responsibility and have endured persecution for the sake of the good news. 	 Ko oti ne tauave ne nisi taina tali‵tonu ma‵tua a tiute ‵mafa kae loto kufaki i fakasauāga ona ko te tala ‵lei.


On the contrary, Jesus reassured Peter and the other apostles. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fakamalosi atu a Iesu ki a Petelu mo nisi apositolo.


(Psalm 1:2) As God’s servants, we ‘delight in the law of Jehovah.’ 	 (Salamo 1:2) E pelā me ne tavini a te Atua, e ‘fia‵fia eiloa tatou ki tulafono a Ieova.’


We must ‘tie them as a sign upon our hand’ in that our actions—represented by our hands—must show that we are obedient to Jehovah. 	 E ‵tau o ‘‵sai ne tatou ki ‵tou lima’ e auala i ‵tou faiga—kolā e sui ne ‵tou lima—e ‵tau o fakaasi atu i ei me faka‵logo tatou ki a Ieova.


19 Noah, Moses, Jeremiah, Paul, and Jesus were all devoted men. 	 19 A Noa, Mose, Ielemia, Paulo, mo Iesu ne tāgata fakamaoni katoa.


How knowing the truth helps you: You might be perplexed by the seemingly endless reports of corruption, oppression, and injustice. 	 Te auala e fesoasoani mai ei a te iloaga e uiga ki te munatonu ki a koe: E mafai eiloa o manavase koe mai te kilo atu ki lipoti e uke e uiga ki te fai valevale, ‵tekemaiga, mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


What does the expression “the desire of the eyes” suggest, and how did Satan appeal to this desire in Eve’s case? 	 Se a te manatu e fakaasi mai i te tugāpati “manakoga o mata,” kae ne fakaaoga pefea ne Satani a te manakoga tenei ki a Eva?


“I SHALL NOT TAKE AWAY MY INTEGRITY FROM MYSELF!” 	 “AU E MAKEKE EILOA I A AU E SE ‵SE”


The adoption has completely changed his prospects. 	 Ne ‵fuli katoatoa ne tena sainaga ana fakamoemoega.


He has been caring for us in every way.” 	 Ne tausi mai eiloa a ia ki a māua i auala katoa.”


How did the disciples respond when Jesus came and called them some time after his first encounter with them? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a soko i te taimi ne toe fetaui ei latou mo Iesu kae kalaga atu ki a latou?


They Look for a Pretext 	 E ‵Sala Aka se Pogai ke Taku Fakamasei ei Tatou


19 In this series of three articles, we have considered five aspects of Jesus’ mental attitude and how we can adopt his pattern of thinking and course of action. 	 19 I te fakasologa tenei o mataupu e tolu, ko oti ne mafau‵fau tatou ki vaega e lima o te kilokiloga a Keliso mo te auala e mafai ei o fakaakoako atu tatou ki ana mafaufauga mo faifaiga.


14 We also need to show balance and reasonableness when discussing health and medical matters with others. 	 14 E ‵tau foki o fakaasi atu te paleni mo te loto malamalama māfai ko sau‵tala tatou mo nisi tino e uiga ki mea tau masaki.


Says one sister: “A surgeon repeatedly tried to intimidate me into accepting a blood transfusion. 	 “I te taimi ne fakatalitali ei au ki toku ‵tipiga,” ko muna a se tuagane e tokotasi, “ne taumafai faeloa te tokita tipitipi o fakamalosi mai ke talia ne au a te ‵suki ki te toto.


4 Six hundred years after Jeremiah, Jesus was helped to endure because of his positive attitude. 	 4 I te ono selau tausaga mai tua ifo o Ielemia, ne mafai o kufaki Iesu ona ko tena kilokiloga fiafia.


(Proverbs 1:4) We also have the help of appointed Christian elders. 	 (Faataoto 1:4) E maua foki ne tatou te fesoasoani o toeaina Kelisiano. 24:6; 26:11.


If the testimony of witnesses was considered, at least two witnesses had to substantiate a charge of intentional murder.—Num. 35:30. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau ki fakamaoniga a molimau, e ‵tau o fakaaoga a molimau kāti e tokolua ke fakatalitonu mai me ne tatino eiloa mo te iloa tonu.—Nume. 35:30.


IF YOU saw someone slip and fall on a path, would you not be careful when walking on that same pathway? 	 KAFAI e lavea ne koe se tino e ‵mole kae siga i te auala, e mata, ka se fakaeteete foki koe māfai ko sasale atu i te auala tenā?


When her turn came, she confidently said, “I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and my source of guidance in spiritual and moral matters is the Bible.” 	 I te taimi ne oko atu ei ki a ia, ne fai atu tou fafine mo te loto talitonu, “Au se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova, kae e fakaaoga ne au te Tusi Tapu e pelā me se takitakiga ki a au i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo te feitu i mea tau amioga.”


Think of the anxiety that will no longer trouble our mind and heart. 	 Ka ‵galo atu ki te se-gata-mai a tulaga ma‵sei katoa kolā e māfua mai i ei a te manavase lasi.


What long-term goals can baptized youths set for themselves? 	 Ne a fakamoemoega tumau e mafai o fai ne talavou papatiso?


They are moved to alleviate suffering by giving practical help to individuals in need. 	 Ne fakamalosigina latou ke fakafeoloolo aka a logo‵maega mai te tuku atu o fesoasoani aoga ki tino taki tokotasi kolā e ma‵nako ki ei.


Also, of great importance is the question: ‘Which of his good qualities can I benefit from?’ 	 E tāua foki te fesili tenei: ‘Ne a ana uiga ‵lei e mafai o aoga ki a au?’


Doing so might give you reason to question the truthfulness of all the miracles recorded in the Bible, including the resurrection of Jesus Christ himself. 	 A te faiga penā, e tuku mai i ei a pogai ke fakafesili aka ei ne koe te ‵tonu o vavega katoa kolā ne fakamau i te Tusi Tapu, e aofia i ei te toetuga o Iesu Keliso.


4 While Jesus was yet a babe, a righteous man named Simeon declared under the power of the holy spirit that “the young child Jesus” would become “a light for removing the veil from the nations,” as foretold at Isaiah 42:6 and 49:6. 	 4 I te taimi koi pepe ei a Iesu, ne folafola atu te tagata amiotonu ko Simeona mai lalo i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu me i “te tamaliki ko Iesu” ka fai pelā mo “te mainaga e fakasino ne ia te alatu ki tino o fenua fakaatea,” e pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai i te Isaia 42:6 mo te 49:6.


There is a good reason to be like that, since compassion has the power to bestow rich rewards. 	 E isi se pogai ‵lei ke fai penā, me ko te malosi o te alofa atafai e maua mai ei a fakamanuiaga e uke.


At the same time, they should recognize that they have a weighty responsibility. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki o iloa ne latou me isi ne olotou tiute ‵mafa e fai.


When they met, Esau’s heart had softened, and he ran and embraced Jacob.—Gen. 27:41-44; 32:6, 11, 13-15; 33:4, 10. 	 I te taimi ne fetaui ei lāua, ne mafuli te kilokiloga a Esau, kae ne tele atu o ‵sai a Iakopo.—Kenese 27:41-44; 32:6, 11, 13-15; 33:4, 10.


MOST of us in the Christian congregation can recall the joy we felt when we first learned the truth. 	 E MAFAI o masaua ne te tokoukega o tatou i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano a te fiafia telā ne maua i te taimi ne iloa muamua ei ne tatou te munatonu.


Paul’s counsel on unity was vital for the congregation 	 E aogā eiloa a pati polopoloki a Paulo e uiga ki te fealofani ki te fakapotopotoga


God will judge as guilty those who take part in sexual sins.”—Hebrews 13:4, New Century Version. 	 E fakamasino ne te Atua a latou kolā e finalalolagi, pelā foki mo latou kolā e mulilua.”—Epelu 13:4.


(Psalm 25:14; Proverbs 3:32) If we begin to have disturbing questions about our Christian identity, it is time to examine closely the quality and the depth of this relationship. 	 (Salamo 25:14; Faataoto 3:32) Kafai ko kamata o fakalotolotolua tatou e uiga ki ‵tou iloga faka-Kelisiano, e ‵tau o iloilo faka‵lei aka te ‵lei mo te ‵poko o te fesokotakiga tenā.


We were like “slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness.” 	 Ne fai eiloa tatou e pelā me ne “pologa ki amioga lai‵lai mo amioga solitulafono.”


But our busy schedules make it difficult for my father and me to talk privately. 	 Kae ona ko te uke o mea e ‵tau o ‵saga atu ki ei, se mea faigata ke maua aka se avanoaga ke sau‵tala fakatasi maua mo toku tamana.


17 Experienced congregation elders stand ready to provide Scriptural counsel that is tailored to our needs. 	 17 E toka a toeaina masani i fakapotopotoga o tuku mai ne latou a pati fakatonutonu mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e fetaui tonu mo ‵tou manakoga.


Jesus said: “Out of the heart’s abundance [the] mouth speaks.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “A te gutu o te tino e faipati mai i ei a mea kolā e ‵fonu i tona loto.”


The terms ‘Imp’, ‘Evil Spirit’ and ‘Demon’ are fairly accurate. 	 E tonu ‵kisi a tugāpati konei: ‘Tamā Tiapolo’, ‘Agaga Ma‵sei’ mo ‘Temoni.’


[Chart/Map on page 16, 17] 	 [Se Fakasologa/Mape i te itulau e 16, 17]


8 At one time the apostles felt that their faith was lacking, so they said to Jesus: “Give us more faith.” 	 8 I se taimi e tasi, ne lagona ne te kau apositolo a te gasolo ifo o te lotou fakatuanaki, fai atu ei latou ki a Iesu: “Fakalasi ake te motou fakatuanaki.”


How does the Christian ministry help keep us awake spiritually? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea te galuega talai faka-Kelisiano ke tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula faka-te-agaga?


He laughs at their futile opposition. 	 E katakata a ia ki te lotou ‵teke sē aogā.


We found a suitable secondhand car and asked the seller to deliver it to us, since none of us could drive. 	 Ne maua ne matou se motoka ko oti ne fakaaoga kae fetaui ‵lei kae fai ki te tino i a ia ke aumai ne ia ki a matou, me seai loa se tino i a matou e mafai o fakatele.


When a baby is born into a family, the parents experience emotions that are found in no other human relationship. 	 Kafai ko fanau mai se pepe ki loto i se kāiga, e maua eiloa ne mātua a lagonaga kolā e se mafai o maua i nisi tino.


Perhaps, like many today in such walks of life, she felt that she was trapped, with no other choice if she wanted to care for her family. 	 E pelā eiloa mo tino e tokouke penā i aso nei, kāti ne mafaufau tou fafine me ko seai aka foki se mea e mafai ne ia o fai māfai e fia tausi faka‵lei atu a ia ki tena kāiga.


5 When we get up in the morning, we usually look in the mirror to see what adjustments we need to make to our appearance. 	 5 Kafai e ala aka tatou i te tafataeao, e masani o ‵tilo sāle tatou ki te kilo ke lavea ne tatou a faiga e ‵tau o fai ki ‵tou teuga.


(Matt. 24:45-47; compare Acts 15:6, 22-31.) 	 (Mataio 24:45-47; fakatusa ki te Galuega 15:6, 22-31.)


Matthew and others heard Jesus speak at some length during a feast held in Matthew’s home.—Matt. 9:9; Luke 5:27-39. 	 Ne fakalogo‵logo a Mataio mo nisi tino ki te faipatiga a Iesu i te taimi o te ‵kaiga i te fale o Mataio.—Mata. 9:9; Luka 5:27-39.


Adam “became father to sons and daughters.” 	 “E isi aka foki ne tama‵liki a Atamu.”


Another defines the gospel of the Kingdom as “instruction about the church.” 	 E fakamatala mai ne te suā tino a te tala ‵lei o te Malo ki se “fakatonuga e uiga ki te lotu.”


Why is the effort worthwhile? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke fai a taumafaiga?


5 Centuries before Jesus gave the illustration of the wheat and the weeds, Jehovah inspired his prophet Malachi to foretell events that are reflected in Jesus’ illustration. 	 5 I te fia senitenali mai mua o fai atu ne Iesu te tala fakatusa e uiga ki saito mo mouku ma‵sei, ne fakaosofia ne Ieova a tena pelofeta ko Malaki ke ‵valo mai ne ia a mea kolā ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua kae ka lavea atu i te tala fakatusa a Iesu.


However, does that popular account match what the Bible actually says? 	 Kae tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e mata, e fetaui a te ‵tala tenā mo te mea telā e fakaasi ‵tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu?


(Galatians 5:22, 23) Those who are found by Jehovah to be spotless, unblemished, and in peace will eventually be blessed with eternal life on a paradise earth, where righteousness will dwell. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) A latou kolā e maua atu ne Ieova me e ‵ma, e seai ne olotou pona, kae filemu ka fakamanuiagina ki te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi palataiso telā ka maua i ei a te amiotonu.


19 We are also drawn to Jehovah when we consider what he has in store for humankind. 	 19 E fakapili‵pili atu foki tatou ki a Ieova māfai e mafau‵fau tatou ki ana fuafuaga mō tino i aso mai mua nei.


The 162,932 Witnesses of Jehovah in Germany—and the 1,773 in the islands under the Tahiti branch—include many families united in godly love. 	 A Molimau a Ieova e toko 162,932 i Siamani—mo te toko 1,773 i fakapotopotoga mai lalo o te ofisa lagolago o Tahiti—e aofia i ei a kāiga e tokouke kolā ko ‵kau fakatasi i te alofa faka-te-atua.


(Read Matthew 11:28, 29.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 11:28, 29.)


7 But does the growth stop there? 	 7 Kae e mata, e gata eiloa i konā a te tupuakaga tenā?


Tony, a single brother in his mid-20’s, sets aside Tuesday evening as his personal study night. 	 Ne fakaaoga ne Tony, se taina taka ko 20 tupu ana tausaga, a te afiafi o te Aso Lua mo fai ana sukesukega totino.


And by remaining faithful, they would bear perfect children. 	 Kae mai i te tumau i te fakamaoni, ka maua ei ne laua a tama‵liki ‵lei katoatoa.


If we are not careful, we could detach ourselves from Jehovah and his people. 	 Kafai e se fakaeteete tatou, e mafai o tapea‵pea keatea tatou mai i a Ieova mo ana tino.


6 What Is the Purpose of Life? 	 6 Ka Oko Mai Mafea te Malo o te Atua?


Jesus asked Peter, James, and John to “keep on the watch” while he prayed. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a Iesu ki a Petelu, Iakopo mo Ioane “ke matapula‵pula” i te taimi ne ‵talo ei a ia.


The Bible reveals Jehovah’s qualities to us. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a uiga o Ieova ki a tatou.


(1 Pet. 1:3, 4) To receive that inheritance, these individuals must be “born again.” 	 (1 Pe. 1:3, 4) Ke maua a te tofi tenā, e ‵tau mo tino taki tokotasi konei o “toe fanau mai.”


Will it bring joy and peace to my family? 	 E mata, ka aumai ei te fiafia mo te filemu ki toku kāiga?


(Ephesians 4:18) Before he became a Christian, Paul, a man versed in the Law, was so blinded by ignorance that he persecuted the congregation of God. 	 (Efeso 4:18) A koi tuai o fai mo fai se Kelisiano, ne ‵kivi malosi a Paulo, se tagata poto i te Tulafono, ne fakaasi atu tena valea i tena fakasauā atu ki te fakapotopotoga a te Atua.


Meanwhile, my wife was studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I te vaitaimi foki tenā, ne sukesuke taku avaga ki te Tusi Tapu mo Molimau a Ieova.


(Revelation 20:1-3, 7) Then blessings will flow during Christ’s Thousand Year Reign. 	 (Fakaasiga 20:1-3, 7) Ka ‵tafe mai i ei a fakamanuiaga i loto i te Pulega a Keliso i te Afe Tausaga.


“Happy is the man that keeps on enduring trial,” writes James, “because on becoming approved he will receive the crown of life.” 	 “Amutia a te tino telā e kufaki i taimi o tofotofoga, me kafai e manumalo a ia i te tofotofoga,” ne tusi mai Iakopo, “ka maua ne ia te foualiki o te ola.”


“Nobody else has influenced the world so much.”—Edgar Goodspeed 	 “E seki pokotia aka eiloa penei te lalolagi kātoa i pati a se isi tino.”—Edgar Goodspeed


You can enjoy the blessings that come from associating with those who are being educated in and endeavoring to live by the standards of the Kingdom. 	 E mafai o maua ne koe a fakamanuiaga konā mai te ‵kau fakatasi mo tino kolā e akoakogina ki ei kae taumafai foki ke ola e ‵tusa mo manakoga o te Malo tenā.


We forgive him, but we need to do more. 	 E fakamagalo ne tatou a ia, kae e ‵tau o fai ne tatou a mea e tai uke atu.


7 Young ones may also face the challenge of dealing with what they view to be unfair criticism from their parents. 	 7 Kāti e fe‵paki foki a tama‵liki mo mea faiga‵ta i te fakafesagai atu ki te mea telā e mafau‵fau latou me ko fakamaseiga sē ‵lei mai i mātua.


Weekly meetings held at local Kingdom Halls are not merely religious services; they are designed to educate. 	 A fakatasiga kolā e fai i vaiaso katoa i te Kingdom Hall e se fai fua e pelā me ne maopoopoga fakalotu; kae ne fakatoka eiloa ke akoako ei a tino.


17 Let us now return to the all-out attack by Gog mentioned at the outset. 	 17 Nei la ke fai‵pati aka tatou ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki te taua a Koka telā ne fakasae aka ne tatou i te kamataga.


We read: “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you meet with various trials, knowing as you do that this tested quality of your faith works out endurance.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei: “Oku taina, e ‵tau mo koutou o fia‵fia malosi, manafai e fetaui koutou mo tofotofoga kese‵kese, me e iloa ne koutou, ko te tofotofogina o te otou fakatuanaki, e tupu mai ei te lotomau.”


Isaiah recorded words that applied in his day but have an even greater fulfillment now: “You [Jehovah] will safeguard those who fully lean on you; you will give them continuous peace, because it is in you that they trust.”—Isa. 26:3; read Romans 5:1. 	 Ne fakamau ki lalo ne Isaia a pati kolā e fakasino ki ana aso kae ko lasi atu nei tena fakataunuga i aso nei: “Ka puipui ne koe a latou kolā e fakalago‵lago katoatoa ki a koe; ka tuku atu ne koe ki a latou te filemu tumau, Me ko koe e tali‵tonu latou ki ei.”—Isa. 26:3, NW; faitau te Loma 5:1.


Imagine the encouragement that Timothy must have received when the apostle Paul, who was then a prisoner in Rome, told him: “Keep holding the pattern of healthful words that you heard from me.” (2 Tim. 1:13) After encouraging fellow Christians to cultivate such qualities as endurance, brotherly affection, and self-control, the apostle Peter said: “I shall be disposed always to remind you of these things, although you know them and are firmly set in the truth.”—2 Pet. 1:5-8, 12. 	 Mafaufau ki te fakamalosiga ne maua ne Timoteo i te taimi ne fai atu ei ki a ia a te apositolo ko Paulo, telā ne nofo i te falepuipui i Loma i te taimi tenā: “Tausi faeloa ki pati aoga masani kolā ne lagona ne koe mai i a au.” (2 Timo. 1:13) Mai tua o te fakamalosiga o taina mo tuagane Kelisiano ke ati aka a uiga pelā mo te kufaki, alofa fakataina, mo te loto pulea, ne fai atu te apositolo ko Petelu: “Ka fakamasaua atu faeloa ne au a mea konei ki a koutou, e tiga eiloa e iloa ne koutou a mea konā kae ‵mautakitaki foki koutou i te munatonu.”—2 Pe. 1:5-8, 12.


HOLINESS MUST BE MAINTAINED 	 E ‵TAU O TUMAU I TE TAPU


But he was never harsh. 	 Kae ne seki fakasaua lele atu eiloa a ia ki a latou.


If it were not for earth’s abundant vegetation of the land and plants of the sea, aquatic creatures, birds, and land animals would have no oxygen to breathe or food to eat. 	 Moi sē lava a lakau i te laukele mo te tai i te lalolagi nei, penei, e se mā‵nava ki te okisene io me ‵kai ki meakai a ika i te tai, manu eva, mo manu i te laukele.


(Genesis 2:24; 12:18-20) We can see from his response that such principles powerfully affected him: “How could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?”—Genesis 39:9. 	 (Mataio 12:7; Luka 6:1-11) A te tautali atu ki fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu, ka ‵kalo keatea ei tatou mai te taumafai ke ola (io me e faimālō atu a nisi tino ke ola) e ‵tusa mo te fakasologa loa o mea e ‵tau o fai mo mea e se ‵tau o fai kolā e se fetaui mo akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu.


Explain why dedication should be a personal decision. 	 Fakamatala mai a te pogai e ‵tau ei o fai a te tukuatuga e pelā me se fakaikuga totino.


11 In June 1918, Satan frantically tried to wipe out those Bible students, who by then were preaching in several countries. 	 11 I a Iuni i te 1918, ne taumafai malosi a Satani o ‵ta fakapalele ne ia a tino a‵koga i te Tusi Tapu, kolā ne talai atu i nisi atufenua.


Those who accepted the Christ were invited to become party to the new covenant and would actually become “a kingdom of priests.” 	 A tino kolā e talia ne latou te Keliso ka ‵kamigina ke fai mo fai ne vaega o te feagaiga fou kae ka fai ei latou mo fai se ‘malo o faitaulaga.’


• Why should we meditate on Jehovah’s thoughts? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki mafaufauga o Ieova?


Is that how you feel about your Christian brothers and sisters? 	 E mata, e penā eiloa ou lagonaga ki ou taina mo tuagane Kelisiano?


According to Micah 1:2, what was Jehovah going to do? 	 E fai‵tau tatou i te Mika 1:2, penei: “Faka‵logo mai ki te mea tenei, koutou malo katoa; Faka‵logo mai ki te mea tenei, a koutou katoa kolā e ‵nofo i te lalolagi; A te Aliki Sili ka faipati ki te amio sē ‵lei o koutou. Faka‵logo mai!


WE WARN PEOPLE 	 FAKAILOA KI TINO KE FAKAETEETE


What do we learn about Jehovah from the illustration of a caring father? 	 Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki a Ieova mai te tala fakatusa e uiga ki se tamana alofa atafai?


Paul explains that Christ’s spirit-anointed disciples have a special role in undoing the harm caused by Adamic sin. 	 E fakamatala mai ne Paulo me e maua ne soko fakaekegina o Keliso a te tofiga fakapito ke ave keatea a logo‵maega kolā ne māfua mai i te agasala a Atamu.


Look! How little a fire it takes to set so great a woodland on fire! 	 Mafaufau ki te tamā kalokalo afi foliki, kae mafai ne ia o fa‵ka te togavao lasi.


11 The vast and reliable wisdom found in the Bible also indicates that the book is from a Source higher than man. 	 11 E lasi ‵ki te poto e maua i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


How did Paul emphasize the need for spiritual armor? 	 Ne faka‵mafa mai pefea ne Paulo a te manakoga ke maua a meatau faka-te-agaga?


(John 4:24) How can we identify those who are worshiping God with “truth”? 	 (Ioane 4:24) E iloa pefea ne tatou a tino kolā e tapuaki atu ki te Atua ‘i te munatonu’?


(Genesis 8:21) Jehovah makes clear that you have a real challenge ahead of you. 	 (Kenese 8:21) E fakamaina mai ne Ieova me e uke a fakalavelave ka fe‵paki mo koe i aso mai mua.


As Job put it, “man, born of woman, is short-lived and glutted with agitation.” 	 E pelā mo pati a Iopu, “A tatou katoa ne fa‵nau mai e vāivāi kae seai se mea e mafai o fai.”


Why did Jehovah not choose that course of action? 	 Kaia ne seki filifili aka ei ne Ieova te faifaiga tenā?


(Read James 5:14, 15.) 	 (Faitau te Iakopo 5:14, 15.)


(Psalm 1:1) In this article and the next, let us see how Psalms 1 and 2 give us reason to rejoice. 	 (Salamo 1:1) I te mataupu tenei mo te suā mataupu, ka lavea ei ne tatou te pogai ka fia‵fia ei tatou ki te Salamo 1 mo te 2.


God does not want people to be deceived by religions that claim to love him but misrepresent him. 	 E se manako te Atua ke fakaloiloigina a tino ne lotu kolā e fai mai me a‵lofa latou ki a ia kae sē akoako ne latou a te munatonu e uiga ki a ia.


When the nearby cities of Oulu and Kalajoki were bombed, we saw a red glow in the night sky. 	 I te taimi ne pōmu ei a fa‵kai ‵pili mai o Oulu mo Kalajoki, ne lavea ne matou se mainaga ‵kula i te po.


The helmet of salvation (See paragraphs 15-18) 	 Te puloutau o te fakaolataga (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 15-18)


The passage is found at Ephesians 1:3-10. 	 ‘Ke Tuku Fakatasi a Mea Katoa i a Keliso’


(Genesis 1:27; Revelation 4:11) As the Grand Instructor, he educated the first human couple, Adam and Eve, and prepared them for life in the beautiful garden in Eden. 	 (Kenese 1:27; Fakaasiga 4:11) E pelā me ko te ‵Toe Faiakoga Sili, ne akoako ne ia te tauavaga muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva, kae ne fakatoka ne ia laua mō te lā olaga i te fatoaga gali i Etena.


21. (a) Why should we pursue mildness? (b) What will be discussed in our next article? 	 21 E lavea atu a te lasi o ‵tou agamalū mai ‵tou faifaiga ki nisi tino.


(Rom. 1:11) What will help elders to do so? 	 (Loma 1:11) Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki toeaina ke fai penā?


They may think that they do not have enough education or do not know enough about religion to be good teachers. 	 E mafai o mafau‵fau latou me e se lava a akoakoga io me e se lasi te lotou iloa e uiga ki talitonuga ke fai ei e pelā me ne faiakoga ‵lei.


Since then, a growing number of the great crowd of true worshippers—over seven million now—have responded to that invitation. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne gasolo aka eiloa ki luga a te aofaki o te vaitino tokouke o tino tapuaki ‵tonu—ko silia atu nei i te fitu miliona—ko talia ne latou a te ‵kamiga tenā.


The Bible writer James puts part of the blame for wickedness on humans. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iakopo, se tino e tokotasi ne tusi ne ia te Tusi Tapu, me e aofia foki a tino i te fakamāfuaga o amioga ma‵sei.


According to Satan, why was Job serving God? 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a Satani, kaia ne tavini atu ei a Iopu ki te Atua?


(Ephesians 5:15, 16) How sad that some have fallen away from the faith as a result of succumbing to the demands on their time and energy or of getting entangled in unscriptural conduct at college! 	 (Efeso 5:15, 16) Se mea fakafanoanoa me ko oti ne ‵tō atu keatea a nisi tino mai te fakatuanaki ona ko te uke o olotou taimi mo olotou malosi e fakamāumau ki nisi mea io me e aofia latou i amioga kolā e ‵teke atu ki te Tusi Tapu i kolisi!


Why not consider what Paul has to say? 	 Kāti e ‵lei ke na mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki pati kolā ne fai mai ne Paulo i te Efeso 1:3-10, i ne?


On the occasion reported on in the Scriptures, though, Jesus got separated from the group. 	 E pelā mo te tala i te Tusi Tapu, i te taimi e tasi tenā ne galo ei a Iesu mai te lotou kāiga.


Jehovah Is My Share 	 A Ieova ko Toku Ola


Who they prove to be depends on how those invited individually choose to live their life, a decision that each one of them must make personally.—Matthew 24:13. 	 A te filifiliga fakaoti o tino taki tokotasi konā e faka‵na eiloa ki te vaegā olaga telā e ola ei latou taki tokotasi, se fakaikuga telā e ‵tau o fai ne latou taki tokotasi.—Mataio 24:13.


Indicating his willingness to accept their approach, God said: “I will . . . make them rejoice inside my house of prayer.” 	 I te fakaasi mai o tena fiafia o talia olotou ‵talo, ne fai mai te Atua: “Ka avatu ne au te fiafia ki a koutou i loto i toku fale ‵talo.”


Commended for Their Obedience 	 Ne Fakamālō Atu mō te Lotou Faka‵logo


(Verses 20, 27) No wonder she is praised!—Verse 31. 	 (Fuaiupu e 20, 27) Se tioa eiloa o maua ne ia a tavaega!—Fuaiupu e 31.


6. Why do we have no reason to despair while cultivating self-control? 	 Kae e tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e taumafai malosi a Kelisiano ke ‵teke atu ki manakoga o te lalolagi, me e iloa ne latou me kafai e fai latou penā, e ‵lago atu ei latou ki te lotou Atua.


18 What if someone says or does things that upset us? 	 18 Kae e a māfai e fai mai ne se tino a pati io me se mea telā e fakafanoanoa ei tatou?


What priceless opportunity is available to all in the congregation, and how can we take full advantage of it? 	 Se a te avanoaga tāua e maua ne tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga, kae e mafai pefea o fakaaoga faka‵lei katoatoa ne tatou?


He may have been tempted to make a name for himself in the Jewish system of things. 	 Kāti ne fakaosoosogina a ia ke fai se igoa mō ia i te fakanofonofoga faka-Iutaia.


We discussed how we could use our lives more fully in Jehovah’s service, especially since we have no children. 	 Ne sau‵tala māua ki te auala e mafai ei o fakaaoga katoatoa te mā olaga i te galuega a Ieova, maise eiloa me e seai ne mā tamaliki.


Such an event could not easily be forgotten, and peoples the world over have stories about it in their early history. 	 E se fakapuligofie se vaegā fakalavelave penei, kae e isi ne tala a tino i te lalolagi kātoa e uiga ki ei.


Jesus was not tempted by some evil inside himself. 	 Ne seki fakaosoosogina a Iesu ne ana uiga totino kolā e ma‵sei.


9 The descendants of Adam and Eve inherited imperfection and death from their disobedient parents. 	 9 Ne maua ne fanau katoa a Atamu mo Eva a te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa mo te mate mai olotou mātua sē faka‵logo.


Jacob said: “I had no idea of seeing your face, but here God has let me see also your offspring.”—Gen. 37:33-35; 48:11. 	 Ne fai mai a Iakopo: “Au ne seki toe mafaufau eiloa me e toe lavea ne au a koe, kae nei ona ko faiga a te Atua, tenei ko lavea ei ne au, se ko koe fua, ka ko au tama foki.”—Kene. 37:33-35; 48:11.


What Is “the End”? 	 Se a “te Gataga”?


Joseph put spiritual values ahead of his natural desires. 	 Ne fakamuamua ne Iosefa a mea faka-te-agaga i lō ana manakoga faka-te-foitino.


Sustained Through Illness 	 Te Fesoasoani i Taimi o Masaki


On the contrary, careful forethought should be given to deciding which of the cited scriptures the teacher or the student will read from the Bible during the study. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki tusi siki kolā ka faitau ne te faiakoga io me ko te tino akoga mai te Tusi Tapu, i te taimi e fai ei te akoga.


He will remind you of my methods in connection with Christ Jesus, just as I am teaching everywhere in every congregation.” (1 Cor. 4:17) This brief statement points to the close cooperation between Paul and Timothy. 	 Ka fakamasaua atu ne ia ki a koutou oku auala e uiga ki a Keliso Iesu, e pelā eiloa mo aku akoakoga ki fakapotopotoga i koga katoa.” (1 Koli. 4:17) A te fakamatalaga toetoe tenei e fakaasi mai ei a te ga‵lue fakatasi o Paulo mo Timoteo.


Why is it vital for you to ask Jehovah for his spirit? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke akai atu koe ki a Ieova mō tena agaga?


LOOK FOR THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS: 	 ‵SALA AKA A TALI KI FESILI KONEI:


“WE WILL BE PROUD OF YOU!” 	 “KA FAKAMATA‵MATA EILOA MATOU I A KOULUA!”


Yet, they do not succeed because ‘his hour has not yet come.’ 	 Kae ne seki ma‵goi olotou taumafaiga me ne ‘seki oko atu ki tena taimi tonu.’


16 In other cases, you may be able to overcome a negative reaction. 	 16 I nisi feitu, kāti e mafai ne koe o fakatakavale se faifaiga sē tonu e fai atu.


Next, he commands: “Walk in it.” 	 E se gata i ei, e toe fakatonu mai penei: “Tautali i ei.”


Others may ridicule us for keeping on the watch, but that is no reason for us to lose our sense of urgency. 	 E fakatauemu mai nisi tino ona ko tou matapula‵pula, kae e se fai ne te mea tenā ke galo i a tatou a te manakoga ke fakava‵vave te galuega.


(Gal. 6:1) Rather than trying to force his associates in the congregation to act in a certain way, a good spiritual shepherd thinks in terms of appealing to their heart. 	 (Kala. 6:1) I lō te taumafai o fai mālō a fakaikuga mō ana taugasoa i te fakapotopotoga, e fesoasoani atu eiloa se tausi mamoe ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga ke fai ne latou olotou fakaikuga totino.


Observing Jehovah’s Reminders Means Life! 	 Te Faka‵logo ki Akoakoga Mai i a Ieova e Iku Atu ki te Ola!


As a result, you can obtain and read a copy of it today. 	 Tenei ko mafai ei ne koe o maua kae faitau ki te ‵kopi o ia i aso nei.


The father dies. 	 Ne mate te tamana.


Then they sold Joseph into slavery. 	 Telā ne ‵togi atu ei ne latou a Iosefa e pelā me se pologa.


Having “come to know God,” what do you want to do now? 	 Me ko “iloa ne koutou te Atua,” se a la te mea e manako koe o fai nei?


The behavior of a serpent in its natural environment, crawling on its belly and flicking its tongue as if to lick up dust, fittingly symbolized Satan’s debased condition. 	 E fetaui ‵lei eiloa a faifaiga masani a te gata e pelā mo te ‵solo i tena tinae mo tena alelo telā e fakasae sāle ki tua e pelā eiloa me kai ki ‵pefu, mo te tulaga o Satani telā ko oti ne fakamalalogina.


For example, in the matter of maintaining unity with your brothers and sisters, the Bible encourages you to continue “forgiving one another freely” and to be quick to resolve matters of dispute. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke fakatumau te ‵kaufakatasi o taina mo tuagane, e fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ke tumau i te “fakatau fakamagalo atu te suā tino ki te suā tino” kae ke faka‵lei fakavave a kinauga.


(Proverbs 29:25) A 13-year-old Witness in Puerto Rico writes: “I have never felt embarrassed to preach in school because I know this is the truth. 	 (Faataoto 29:25) Ne tusi mai se Molimau telā ko 13 ana tausaga mai Puerto Rico: “Ne seki mā lele eiloa au o talai atu i te akoga me iloa ne au me tenei eiloa te munatonu.


Today, over 7,500,000 Witnesses of Jehovah, associated with more than 107,000 congregations throughout the earth, are preaching about God’s Kingdom, even as Jesus made it the theme of his preaching and teaching. 	 I aso nei, ko silia atu i te 7,500,000 a Molimau a Ieova fakatasi mo fakapotopotoga e silia atu foki i te 107,000 i te lalolagi kātoa e talai atu ne latou a te Malo o te Atua, ko te matua foki eiloa telā ne fakaaoga ne Iesu i te faiga o tena galuega talai mo ana akoakoga ne fai.


While the nations were in the thick of battle during World War II, Jehovah’s people were helped to focus on something far more important than their own salvation. 	 A koi fakatau taua a atufenua i te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi, ne maua ne tino o Ieova se fesoasoani ke ‵saga atu ki se mea telā e sili atu te tāua i lō te lotou fakaolataga.


So those Jews were, in effect, erecting a figurative monument to their own praise and not God’s. 	 Tela la, ne fakatu aka eiloa ne tino Iutaia konā se tupua fakatusa ke maua i ei olotou tavaega kae e se ko te Atua.


All of this may indicate that he is making spiritual progress, but does it mean that he has gained wisdom? 	 E mafai o fakaasi mai i te mea tenei a tena gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae e mata, e fakauiga i ei me ko maua ne ia te poto?


He will earn his wife’s respect by exercising his headship in a compassionate manner. 	 Ka āva atu eiloa tena avaga fafine ki a ia māfai e fakagalue aka ne ia tena tulaga e pelā me ko te ulu o te kāiga i se auala alofa atafai.


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Why can we say that the Israelites were well-organized? 	 Kaia e mafai o fai atu tatou i tino Isalaelu ne tino ne fakatoka faka‵lei?


What does the expression “threefold cord” mean as regards marriage? 	 Se a te uiga o te tugāpati fakatusa ko te “uka e tolu” i te fakaipoipoga?


How did Peter show that Jesus’ resurrection was foretold in the Psalms? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Petelu me ne ‵valo mai te toetuga o Iesu i te tusi ko Salamo?


As the prophecies about the conclusion of this system come true, we have the satisfaction of being “one through whom divine purposes are made known.” 	 Ona ko te mea ko pili o fakataunu a te valoaga e uiga ki te fakaseaiga o te olaga tenei, e lotoma‵lie eiloa tatou o fai pelā me ne “tino kolā e fakailoa atu ki tino a fuafuaga a te Atua.”


Approach Jehovah often, linger in prayer, seek the direction of holy spirit, and be quick to accept that direction when it becomes evident. 	 Ke ‵talo atu faeloa ki a Ieova, ke se fai fakavave tau ‵talo, ‵sala atu ki te takitakiga o te agaga tapu, kae ke talia fakavave a te takitakiga tenā māfai ko ‵tau.


Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings.” 	 Au e fai ‵tonu atu ki a koutou: Ka ‵tofi eiloa ne ia te tavini tenā ke pule i ana kope katoa.”


One result of the congregational arrangement was that “the word of God went on growing, and the number of the disciples kept multiplying in Jerusalem very much.”—Acts 6:1-7. 	 E fakaopoopo faeloa te aofaki o te kau soko i Ielusalema.”—Galuega 6:1-7.


The prophet Daniel interpreted that dream. 	 Ne fakamaoni mai ne te pelofeta ko Tanielu a te moemiti tenā.


Their theaters were capable of holding audiences of over a thousand, and in Pompeii there was a large amphitheater that could seat almost the entire town. 	 E isi ne olotou koga fai tafaoga kolā ne mafai o saga‵saga i ei a te fia afe o tino, kae ne lasi atu foki a te koga fai tafaoga i Pompeii telā toeitiiti kae e ofi i ei a tino katoa o te fa‵kai.


Still, we can choose how we endure. 	 Kae e mafai eiloa o filifili aka te auala e mafai o kufaki ei tatou.


(Rom. 12:15) Expressing such grief does not indicate that a person lacks faith in the resurrection hope. 	 (Lo. 12:15) A te fakaasiga o te loto fanoanoa penā e se fakauiga i ei me e se lava te fakatuanaki o se tino ki te fakamoemoega ko te ‵toetuga.


What is God’s Kingdom? 	 Se a te Malo o te Atua?


(John 3:22; 4:1, 2) Like those performed by John, these baptisms symbolized the individuals’ repentance over sins against the Mosaic Law. 	 (Ioa. 3:22; 4:1, 2) E pelā mo te papatisoga ne fai ne Ioane, a papatisoga konei ne fakailoga o te sala‵mo tonu o tino ki olotou agasala kolā e se fetaui mo te tulafono faka-Mose.


Along with his grandfather Abraham and his father, Isaac, Jacob is commended for his outstanding faith. 	 Ne fakamālō atu ki a Iakopo, fakatasi mo tena tupuna ko Apelaamo mo tena tamana ko Isaako, mō tena fakatuanaki tu ‵kese.


Why is this important? 	 Kaia e tāua ei te mea tenei?


12 King Solomon of ancient Israel stated: “I said, even I, in my heart: ‘Do come now, let me try you out with rejoicing. 	 12 Ne fai mai a te tupu o Isalaelu mua ko Solomona: “Ne mafaufau au ke saga malosi au o fakafiafia a au, kae ke sukesuke ne au me se a te fiafia.


The man answered from the Scriptures, and Jesus helped him see how to apply the principle to himself. 	 Ne siki atu ne te tagata a pati i te Tusi Tapu, kae ne fesoasoani atu Iesu ke iloa ne ia o fakagalue aka te manatu tenā i tena olaga.


However, it will be what we do individually as we learn the contents of the scrolls that will count the most. 	 Kae sili atu i ei, ko faifaiga e fai ne tatou taki tokotasi ke fetaui mo mea kolā e tusi i pelugā tusi.


This is a good reason for continuing to bear witness even to those who oppose us. 	 Tenei eiloa te suā pogai ‵lei e ‵tau ei mo tatou o tumau i te molimau atu, ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā e ‵teke mai ki a tatou.


(Psalm 43:3) Surely we should show deep appreciation for such provisions. 	 (Salamo 43:3) E ‵tau eiloa o fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto fakafetai tonu mō vaegā fakatokaga penā.


(Rom. 12:18) As followers of Christ, we work to “be peaceable with all men.” 	 (Loma 12:18) E pelā mo soko o Keliso, e ga‵lue latou “ke tausi te filemu i te va o [latou] mo tino katoa.”


And they will build houses, but they will not have occupancy; and they will plant vineyards, but they will not drink the wine of them.” 	 Ka se ‵nofo lele eiloa a latou i fale e faite nei ne latou io me e inu i uaina mai togavine kolā e ‵toki nei ne latou.”


14. How does God’s patience benefit Christians today? 	 14 Ke masaua foki me “e se tuai o gasuesue a Ieova e uiga ki ana folafolaga, e pela mo te kilokiloga a nisi tino me e tuai eiloa a ia.


3 The psalmist expressed confidence that Jehovah would take hold of him by the right hand and lead him to genuine glory. 	 3 Ne fakaasi mai ne te faisalamo a tena loto talitonu me ka puke atu a Ieova ki tena lima fakaatamai kae ‵taki atu a ia ki te tinā ‵malu tonu.


If so, that fear is understandable. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e malamalama tatou i te pogai e mataku ei koe.


(Ps. 147:4) Upon seeing Jehovah clothed in such dignity and splendor, are you not moved to extol his great name? 	 (Salamo 147:4) I te taimi ko malamalama nei koe i te auala e pei ei a Ieova ki te ‵malu mo te ‵lei, e mata, e se fakamalosi atu i ei ki a koe ke ‵viki atu ki tena igoa maluga?


(Psalm 104:15; Ecclesiastes 10:19) Being together in the Kingdom would be a joyous experience that he and his footstep followers yearned for with great anticipation.—Romans 8:23; 2 Corinthians 5:2. 	 (Salamo 104:15; Failauga 10:19) Ne kausaki malosi a ia fakatasi mo ana soko ke toe ‵kau fakatasi latou i te Malo o te Atua mo te fia‵fia.—Loma 8:23; 2 Kolinito 5:2.[6]


Of such ridiculers, the apostle Peter stated: “According to their wish, this fact escapes their notice, that there were heavens from of old and an earth standing compactly out of water and in the midst of water by the word of God; and by those means the world of that time suffered destruction when it was deluged with water. 	 E uiga ki tino fakatauemu konā, ne fai mai te apositolo ko Petelu: “E fakapuli ne latou a te mea nei: ne faipati a te Atua i aso ko ‵teka, ko te mea eiloa ko iai te lagi mo te lalolagi. A te lalolagi ne tupu ake i te vai kae ne siomia ne te vai, ka ko te vai foki tenā ko te lolo ne fakamasei ne ia a fenua o te lalolagi mua.


Following Jesus’ example, we rely heavily on the Bible in our preaching and teaching. 	 Mai te tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu, e fakalago‵lago malosi tatou ki te Tusi Tapu i te ‵tou talai mo te akoako atu.


9 The emphasis on freedom from defilement of any kind was, in fact, the key difference between the sacrifices offered to Jehovah and those offered to false gods by the people in the nations around Israel. 	 9 A te fakatonuga ke seai se mea lailai i ei, ne fai loa ke ‵kese malosi ei a taulaga kolā ne ofo atu ki a Ieova mo taulaga kolā ne ofo atu ki atua ‵se ne tino i fenua i tafa o Isalaelu.


WHAT do Delilah, Absalom, and Judas Iscariot have in common? 	 SE A loa te mea e ‵pau ei a Talila, Apisaloma, mo Iuta te Isikaliota?


(Hebrews 13:18) “Let the one who steals steal no more; rather, let him do hard work.”—Ephesians 4:28. 	 (Epelu 13:18) “Ke se toe kaisoa te tino kaisoa; kae ke galue malosi a ia.”—Efeso 4:28.


As the four of us did our best to sing the tunes, the people joined in, their voices harmonizing beautifully. 	 Ne taumafai malosi eiloa te tokofa o matou o usu a pese, ko ‵lago mai ei a tino ‵kami, kae ko ‵tagi gali aka eiloa olotou leo.


(Ex. 39:32) What a humble course! 	 (Esoto 39:32) A te mea tenei se auala loto maulalo.


Sad to say, some Christians who feel this way have allowed their zeal for Jehovah’s service to cool off. 	 E fakafanoanoa me ko oti ne talia ne nisi Kelisiano penā ke gasolo ifo te lotou loto finafinau i te taviniga ki a Ieova.


She often thought of the counsel recorded at Proverbs 13:20: “He that is walking with wise persons will become wise.” 	 Ne mafaufau sāle a ia ki pati kolā ne tusi ki lalo i te Faataoto 13:20: “Kauga ki tino poto kae ka poto foki koe.”


How is discipline often presented in the Bible? 	 E fakamatala mai faeloa pefea a te pati polopolokiga i te Tusi Tapu?


What are some of the reasons why you came to appreciate the Bible? 	 Ne a nisi pogai ne fakatāua ei ne koe a te Tusi Tapu?


Finally, however, they had a change of heart and begged for forgiveness. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, ne ‵fuli te tulaga o olotou loto kae akai atu mō se fakamagaloga.


The Greek term translated “control” at Colossians 3:15 is related to the word for the umpire who awarded the prize in the athletic contests of those days. 	 A te uiga o te pati “pule” i te gana Eleni telā e fakaasi mai i te Kolose 3:15 e ‵pau mo te tino telā e pule ne ia se tafaoga kae tuku atu foki i ei ne ia a fāiloga ki tino ta‵fao.


4 It is no less astonishing to contemplate the remarkable personal interest that Jehovah is showing in us today. 	 Mafaufau la me e pefea a lagonaga o Tavita i te iloaga ne ia a te mea tenā! 4 E fakaofoofogia foki a te fiafia telā e fakaasi mai ne Ieova ki a tatou i aso nei.


13 During his agony on the torture stake, Jesus provided irrefutable confirmation of mankind’s hope. 	 13 I te taimi ne tautau ei a ia mo te logo‵mae i luga i te sataulo, ne tuku mai ne Iesu se fakamaoniga mautinoa e uiga ki te fakamoemoega mō tino katoa.


(Read Isaiah 53:8.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 53:8.)


A person who allots a specific amount of time to things that need to be done will often get more out of his time. 	 E uke atu a mea e fai ne se tino māfai e fakatoka faka‵lei ne ia ana taimi.


Jesus’ Credentials as the Messiah 	 Fakamaoniga i a Iesu ko te Mesia


The parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and they helped John to learn about it from the Bible. 	 A ona mātua ne Molimau a Ieova, kae ne fesoasoani atu laua ki a Ioane ke tauloto e uiga ki ei mai te Tusi Tapu.


‘Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until after we have sealed the slaves of our God in their foreheads.’”—Revelation 7:1-3. 	 ‘Sa fakamaseigina ne koe a te laukele, io me ko te tai, io me ko lakau, ke oti mua ne fakamailoga ne tatou a lae o tavini a te ‵tou Atua, ki te fakamailoga a te Atua.’ ”—Fakaasiga 7:1-3.


During the days of Jesus’ apostles in the first century C.E., Christian congregations were formed in many lands. 	 E Mata, ne Fakaaoga ne Kelisiano Mua a te Igoa o te Atua?


8 Questions From Readers 	 8 Fesili Mai Tino Fai‵tau


The Bible gives us this caution against rushing into action: “Everyone that is hasty surely heads for want.” 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu ke fakaeteete tatou i te fai fakavave o se fakaikuga: “Kafai e sona gasue fakavave fua koe, e se mafai o uke au mea.”


6 Being righteous is different from being self-righteous or “righteous overmuch.” 	 6 A te amiotonu e ‵kese mai i te fia amiotonu io me ko te “manako ke tō ‵lei koe.”


Because the hope of being part of the Kingdom arrangement was not fully opened up to faithful ones until holy spirit was poured out at Pentecost 33 C.E. By that time, John the Baptist had died.—Acts 2:1-4. 	 Ona ko te mea ne seki ‵tala katoatoa atu te fakamoemoega ki tino fakamaoni ke fai mo fai ne vaega i te Malo o te Atua, ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ne ‵ligi atu ei te agaga tapu i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. Kae ko oti ne mate atu a Ioane te Papatiso i te taimi tenā.—Galuega 2:1-4.


Acts 2:38-42; 4:32-37; 5:1-11 	 Galuega 2:38—42; 4:32-37; 5:1-11


He did this early in the 13th century C.E., when he was a teacher at the University of Paris in France. 	 Ne fai ne ia te mea tenei i te 13 senitenali T.A., i te taimi ne fai ei a ia mo fai se faiakoga i te Iunivesiti o Paris i Falani.


God is there. 	 Tenā te Atua i konā.


3 Today, the world is a dangerous place for Christians. 	 3 I aso nei, e fai a te lalolagi e pelā me se koga telā e fakamataku ki Kelisiano.


“Keep on . . . seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you.”—MATT. 6:33. 	 “Ke ‵mua . . . o ‵sala tena Malo mo tena amiotonu; kae ka fakaopoopogina atu a mea katoa konā ki a koutou.”—MATAIO 6:33.


First, he tried to appeal to fleshly desire, tempting Jesus to turn stones into bread. 	 Muamua la, ne taumafai ke fakaaoga ne ia te manakoga kaimanako, mai te tofotofo ne ia ke ‵fuli ne Iesu a fatu ki falaoa.


Paul links this privilege to Jehovah’s undeserved kindness, stating: “Now that we [Christ’s anointed brothers] have been declared righteous as a result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we also have obtained access by faith into this undeserved kindness in which we now stand.” 	 Ne fakafetaui aka ne Paulo a te tauliaga tenei ki te alofa tauanoa o Ieova, i ana muna: “Tela la, me ko oti ne takuamiotonugina tatou [taina fakaekegina o Keliso] ona ko te fakatuanaki, ke na fakatumau la ne tatou te ‵tou va filemu mo te Atua e auala i te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu Keliso. Ko ia foki e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te fakatuanaki e auala i te alofa tauanoa telā ko ‵mautakitaki i ei tatou.”


Many felt as did Mabel Philbrick, who said: “How thrilling it was to know that we were again to have a work to do!” 	 Ne ‵pau a lagonaga o tino e tokouke mo Mabel Philbrick, telā ne fai mai: “Ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te fakafiafia ke iloa atu me ko toe fai ne matou te galuega!”


Instead of being thankful, he became “puffed up with pride” and began to despise God’s way of ruling. 	 I lō te loto fakafetai, ne kamata tou tagata o “‵fete i te fakamatamata” kae ne kamata o fakamasei ne ia a te auala e pule mai ei te Atua.


Rather, the trials he endured helped him to cultivate fellow feeling, so that he was better equipped to comfort others during their time of need. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fesoasoani atu a mea faiga‵ta kolā ne kufaki a ia i ei ke ati aka ne ia se loto malamalama, ko te mea ke toka ‵lei a ia o fakamafanafana atu ki nisi tino i taimi kolā e ma‵nako latou ki ei.


The foundation of the temple was laid in 536 B.C.E.—“in the second year of their coming.” 	 Ne fai te fakavae o te faletapu i te 536 T.L.M.—“i te tausaga mai tua o te tausaga ne ‵foki mai ei latou.”


Think of the many ways in which they show faith. 	 Ke na mafaufau aka ki nisi auala kese‵kese e fakaasi atu ei ne latou te fakatuanaki.


20 Through his use of such imperfect humans, Jehovah provided just what we need—a record that is “inspired of God” yet retains the human element. 	 20 Mai te fakaaogāga o tagata sē ‵lei katoatoa penā, ne tuku mai ne Ieova a mea kolā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei—se fakamatalaga “mai te Atua” e uiga ki tino.


Jesus used the Hebrew Scriptures throughout his ministry 	 Ne fakaaogā ne Iesu a te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu i te taimi kātoa ne fai ei tena galuega talai


In this regard, the apostle Peter said: “If, when you are doing good and you suffer, you endure it, this is a thing agreeable with God.” 	 Ona ko te feitu tenei, ne fai mai te apositolo ko Petelu, penei: “Kafai e kufaki ne koe a puapuaga e oko atu ona ko tou fai mea tonu, e fakamanuia atu koe ne te Atua ona ko te mea nei.”


14 Jehovah allowed Jesus to experience death for two vital reasons. 	 14 Ne talia ne Ieova a Iesu ke mate ona ko pogai tāua e lua.


One said that he needed to go and examine a field he had just bought. 	 Ne fai mai a te tino e tokotasi me ne ‵tau o fano muamua a ia o iloilo aka se laumanafa ne fatoa ‵togi ne ia.


Doing so keeps many out of debt and its associated plagues, such as high interest rates, which ultimately add to the price of everything a person buys. 	 A te faiga penā e fai ei ke mo a ma uke a kaitalafu a tino e tokouke mo ikuga sē ‵lei e maua mai i ei, e pelā mo te maluga o te pasene, telā e fakaopoopo atu ki te ‵togi o mea katoa e ‵togi ne se tino.


For a verse-by-verse consideration of the book of Daniel, see Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy! published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga ki fuaiupu takitasi o te tusi ko Tanielu, ke onoono ki te tusi ko te Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy! telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


How did Jesus and his disciples do so? 	 Ne fai pefea ne Iesu mo ana soko a mea konā?


He looks for weaknesses in our spiritual armor. 	 E ‵sala aka ne ia a feitu vāivāi i ‵tou gatutau faka-te-agaga.


5 Recently, a group of zealous brothers and sisters living in different parts of the world were invited to respond to the question, “What words and deeds of an elder have added to your joy?” 	 5 Fakamuli nei, ne ‵sili atu a te fesili tenei ki se potukau o taina mo tuagane mai i koga kese‵kese o te lalolagi, “Ne a pati mo faiga a se toeaina ne faopoopo atu ki tou fiafia?”


I will boast in Jehovah; the meek will hear and rejoice.” 	 Ka faipati fakamatamata au ona ko Ieova; Ka ‵logo a tino agamalu kae fia‵fia.”


He simply spoke of “God.” 	 Ne faipati fua a ia e uiga ki te “Atua.”


• What can you say about the work of past and present evangelizers? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o fai atu e uiga ki te galuega a tino talai i aso mua mo aso nei?


At death a person ceases to exist 	 Ka fakagata eiloa a fuafuaga a te tino māfai ko mate


Some two billion people—about a third of the world’s population—call themselves Christians. 	 ▪ A nisi tino kolā e nofo ki se lua piliona—kāti ko te tolu kuata o te aofaki o tino i te lalolagi kātoa—e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano.


Be forgiving. 	 Ke fakatau fakamagalo.


(Revelation 19:11-21) What a culmination that will be of the fulfillment of the transfiguration vision! 	 (Fakaasiga 19:11-21) Tenā eiloa te taimi ka lavea atu ei te fakaotiga gali o te ‵fuliga o foliga o Iesu!


(Proverbs 2:21, 22; Daniel 2:44) ‘All of Jehovah’s enemies will then perish, and his lovers will be as when the sun goes forth in its mightiness.’ 	 (Faataoto 2:21, 22; Tanielu 2:44) ‘Ka ‵mate katoa atu ei a fili o Ieova, kae ko tino fua kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia ka ola e pelā mo te malosi o te la!’


Where did all these stars come from? 	 Ne māfua mai i fea a fetu katoa konei?


That text reads: “In place of your forefathers there will come to be your sons, whom you will appoint as princes in all the earth.” 	 E faitau penei te fuaiupu tenā i te Tusi Paia, Samoa: “I lō ou tupuga ka faka‵sopo ne koutou otou tama tāgata; mo fai ne pelenise i te lalolagi kātoa.”


JEHOVAH and Satan are complete opposites. 	 E ‵KESE ‵mao eiloa a Ieova mo Satani.


He tries to mislead us into thinking that God’s standards are burdensome and rob us of fun and excitement. 	 E manako a Satani ke mafau‵fau tatou me kafai e tavini atu tatou ki te Atua, ka sē maua ne tatou te fiafia i ‵tou olaga.


(Isaiah 55:10, 11) The Bible tells us about God’s promise to restore the Paradise conditions lost by the first human couple. 	 (Isaia 55:10, 11) E fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te folafolaga a te Atua ke toe fakafoki mai a te olaga i te Palataiso telā ne galo atu i te tauavaga muamua.


Mark accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary tour, but partway through the journey, he abandoned them and returned to Jerusalem. 	 Ne faima‵laga atu Maleko fakatasi mo Paulo mo Panapa i te lā malaga fakamisionale muamua. Ne tiakina ne ia laua kae seki oti tena malaga tenā, me ne toe foki atu a ia ki Ielusalema.


They feel that this makes the Biblical accounts more believable. 	 E ma‵natu aka latou me i te faiga tenei e fai ei ke tali‵tonu atu a tino ki tala i te Tusi Tapu.


“Keep on the Watch”! 	 “Ke Matapula‵pula Koutou!”


They have acted ruinously on their own part; they are not his children, the defect is their own.” 	 Ka ko koutou e se fakamaoni, e se tau koutou o fai mo tino o tena fenua, a koutou se malo agasala kae amio pelo.”


(Isa. 11:3, 4) You elders are Jesus’ undershepherds, and he will help you to judge as he judges. 	 (Isa. 11:3, 4) A koutou toeaina ko tausi mamoe fesoasoani a Iesu, kae ka fesoasoani atu a ia ki a koutou ke fai a fakamasinoga e pelā mo ia.


Still, he sees all and in his own time and way brings hidden things into the open. 	 Koi lavea eiloa ne ia a mea katoa kae ka fakaasi faka‵sau mai ne ia a agasala ‵funa i tena taimi tonu.


Such Gnostic gospels often claimed that the prominent apostles of Jesus misunderstood his message and that there is a secret teaching that Jesus passed on that was understood by only a select few.* Some of those Gnostics believed that the physical world was a prison. 	 Ne fai sale mai i tusi konā a te kau Gnostic me i apositolo a Iesu ne seki malama‵lama i tena fekau, tela la, ne nāi tino filifilia fua ne malamalama i te fekau ‵funa telā ne tuku mai ne Iesu.* Ne tali‵tonu a nisi tino konā o te kau Gnostic me i te lalolagi tenei se falepuipui.


If so, why not imitate King David, who implored Jehovah: “Make known to me the way in which I should walk.”—Ps. 143:8. 	 Kafai ko penā loa, kaia e se fakaakoako atu ei a koe ki te tupu ko Tavita, telā ne fai atu ki a Ieova, penei: “Fakaasi mai te auala e ‵tau au o fano i ei.”—Salamo 143:8.


But Jehovah blessed their preaching work. 	 Kae ne fakamanuia ne Ieova te lotou galuega talai.


“The word of God is alive and exerts power,” he wrote. 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “Te muna a te Atua e ola kae galue mo te mana.”


In such ways, the sheep receive clear direction. 	 I auala penā, e maua eiloa ne mamoe a fakatakitakiga manino.


He too started studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne kamata foki a ia o sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo Molimau a Ieova.


A Levite did the same. 	 Ne fai foki penā te tino Levi.


3 But what can help us when we come face-to-face with such difficult circumstances? 	 3 Kae ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai māfai ko fe‵paki eiloa tatou mo vaegā tulaga faiga‵ta penā?


(Ps. 19:9) Finding “the very knowledge of God” can lead to the greatest honor any human can have—a close personal relationship with the Most High. 	 (Salamo 19:9, Tusi Paia Samoa) A te mauaga o te ‘poto e uiga ki a Ieova’ e mafai o takitaki atu ei ki te ‵toe tulaga fakaaloalogina telā e mafai o maua ne so se tino—se fesokotakiga pili mo te Tino Tafasili i te Maluga.


Jehovah is raising up the Chaldeans, the savage nation of Babylon. 	 Ne faka‵sae aka ne Ieova a te kau Kaletaia, ko te fenua amio fakasauā ko Papelonia.


Also, “a bright cloud overshadowed them,” and they heard God’s own voice saying: “‘This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him.’ 	 Ne “fanake ei te kaumana kena i luga o latou, kae ne lagona ne latou te leo eiloa o te Atua e fai atu penei: ‘Ko taku Tama fagasele tenei, tela e fiafia au ki ei, ke faka‵logo koutou ki a ia!’


“I Am Reaping Fruit to Jehovah’s Praise” 	 “E Tau ne Au a Fuataga o Vikiga ki a Ieova”


The psalmist wrote: “[God’s appointed heavenly King] will deliver the poor one crying for help, also the afflicted one and whoever has no helper. 	 Ne tusi mai te faisalamo, penei: “E fakasao ne [te Tupu fakaekegina a te Atua i te lagi] a tino ma‵tiva kola e ka‵laga ki a ia, mo latou foki kola e puapuagatia kae se amanaia ne tino.


Local Witnesses set to work installing additional lighting, hooking up water pipes, and cementing floors for the comfort of those who were to be accommodated there. 	 Ne faka‵mau ne Molimau mai te fenua tenā a nisi moli e uke i ei, a paipa mo vai kae ne fakasameni ne latou a fola i ei ko te mea ke toka ‵lei te koga ‵nofo tenā.


Wisely, David asked Jehovah to “hold [him] back from presumptuous acts.” 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a Tavita mo te poto ki a Ieova ke “taofi aka [a ia] mai faifaiga fakamata‵mata.”


Similarly, as long as we remain in union with Christ by closely following in his steps, we experience the same joy that he has in doing his Father’s will. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, kafai foki e tumau tatou i te ‵kau fakatasi mo Keliso mai te tau‵tali fakapilipili atu ki ana kalafaga, ka maua foki ne tatou a te fiafia telā ne maua ne ia mai te faiga o te loto o tena Tamana.


He became so accomplished, in fact, that he was invited to play the harp for King Saul. 	 E tonu, ne apo malosi a ia i te mea tenei, telā ne ‵kami ei a ia ke tātā tena kitala i mua o te tupu ko Saulo.


Quoting from Leviticus 19:18, he said: “The second, like it, is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’” Jesus then indicated that these two laws embraced the whole of pure worship. 	 Mai te siki atu o pati i te Levitiko 19:18, ne fai atu tou tagata: “A te lua o tulafono tafasili i te aogā tenei: ‘E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki tou tuakoi e pelā eiloa mo koe ki a koe.’ ” Ne fakaasi atu ei ne Iesu me e fakavae eiloa ki tulafono konei e lua a te tapuakiga ‵ma katoatoa.


ISAIAH’S PROPHECY—Light for All Mankind 	 2. E ui eiloa e fe‵paki latou mo ‵tekemaiga, se a te mea e ‵tau o tali‵tonu ki ei a tino o te Atua?


By the end of the 16th century B.C.E., millions of Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, where they were severely oppressed. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te taimi ne ‵nofo ei a te fia miliona o te kau Isalaelu i Aikupito kae ola puapuagātia i ei.


How unique will be that day belonging to Jehovah! 	 Ko tafaga la te ‵kese o te aso tenā o Ieova!


What do the Scriptures teach about rest and relaxation? 	 Se a te mea e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te malōlō mo te fakafiafia malie aka?


It is certainly wiser to change one’s way of thinking and thereby gain God’s approval. 	 E sili atu i te ‵lei ke ‵fuli te auala e mafaufau se tino ke maua ei te taliaga a te Atua.


(2 Tim. 3:1; 1 Cor. 15:23; 1 Thess. 4:15-17; 2 Thess. 2:1) It could be said that the period constituting “the conclusion of the system of things” (syn·teʹlei·a) corresponds to or runs parallel with the period called Christ’s presence (pa·rou·siʹa). 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1; 1 Kolinito 15:23; 1 Tesalonia 4:15-17; 2 Tesalonia 2:1) E mafai o fai atu me i te vaitaimi ko “te gataga o te olaga masei tenei” (syn·teʹlei·a) e ‵pau eiloa mo te vaitaimi telā e fakaigoa ki te fakatasi mai o Keliso (pa·rou·siʹa).


Many Christian fishermen have obtained a fine catch after years of work in seemingly barren waters. 	 Ne maua eiloa ne Kelisiano faiika e tokouke a ika e uke i te lotou galuega i te fia o tausaga i kogātai kolā e foliga mai me e seai ne ika i ei.


(Kingdom Interlinear) According to some, this suggests the idea of a tailor cutting fabric according to a pattern, of a farmer plowing furrows in a field, and so forth. 	 (Kingdom Interlinear) E ‵tusa mo pati a nisi tino, e fakaata mai i te mea tenei a te manatu e uiga ki se tino suisui telā e ‵kati ne ia se gatu, io me se tino toki lakau telā e fakamalū kae fakatoka ne ia te laukele mō toki a fuaga, mo nisi mea aka foki penā.


Why does the Bible describe Jesus as “the Holy One”? 	 Kaia e fakamatala mai ei ne te Tusi Tapu a Iesu e pelā me ko “te Tamatapu”?


15 Just think about how the preaching of the good news fits in with Jehovah’s loving purpose for humankind. 	 15 Mafaufau la ki te sokoga o te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei mo te fuafuaga alofa a Ieova mō tino.


Nothing is hidden from Jehovah’s eyes. 	 E seai se mea e mafai o ‵funa mai i te kilokiloga a Ieova.


3. (a) How does Jesus enter Jerusalem on Sunday, Nisan 9, and how do most of the people around him respond? (b) What answer does Jesus give the Pharisees who complain about the crowd? 	 3. (a) Ne ulu atu pefea a Iesu ki Ielusalema i te Aso Sa, te po 9 o Nisani, kae ne a mea ne fai ne te tokoukega o tino i ei? (e) Se a te tali a Iesu ki te kau Falesaio kolā ne fā‵meo e uiga ki te vaitino?


O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! 	 Moi ne faka‵logo mai eiloa koutou ki aku fakatonuga, e penei a fakamanuiaga mō koutou e tafe eiloa pelā me se vaitafe telā e se mafai o ‵masa pakupaku!


At dawn on Nisan 14, the entire Sanhedrin met, had Jesus bound, and handed him over to Roman Governor Pontius Pilate. 	 Ne fono te Sanetulini kātoa i te vaveao o Nisani po 14, ne saisai ne latou a Iesu kae tuku atu ki te Kovana o Loma ko Ponitio Pilato.


For dust you are and to dust you will return.”—Genesis 3:19. 	 A koe ne faite mai te laukele kae ka toe foki eiloa koe ki te laukele.”—Kenese 3:19.


8 Some young Christians have learned another language. 	 8 Nisi talavou Kelisiano ne tauloto ki se ‵gana fou.


8 Tens of thousands of Christian women, single and married, serve as pioneer ministers and missionaries, being content with life’s necessities as they spread the Kingdom message in territories ranging from bustling cities to isolated regions. 	 8 E tavini atu nei a te fia sefulu afe o fāfine Kelisiano taka mo fāfine a‵vaga e pelā me ne paenia mo misionale kae lotoma‵lie latou ki mea e maua ne latou i te olaga ko te mea ke folafola atu ei te fekau o te Malo ki koga kolā e tokouke a tino i ei mo tamā fa‵kai.


19, 20. What do we need in order to come off victorious in our fight against Satan? 	 19, 20. Ne a mea e manakogina ke manumalo tatou i te taua atu ki a Satani?


However, Nehemiah was not a priest. 	 Kae ko Neemia e se se faitaulaga.


Give an example to show that women prophesied. 	 Tuku mai se fakaakoakoga telā e fakaasi mai i ei me ne ‵valo atu foki ne fafine a valoaga.


Avoid distractions. 	 Ke mo a e saga valevale ki nisi mea.


Others choose for their leisure reading the Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Awake! magazine, biographical accounts published in this journal, or printed matter on history, geography, and nature studies. 	 E filifili aka ne nisi tino olotou taimi ma‵lōlō ke fai‵tau ki te tusi ko te Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, te mekesini ko te Awake!, tala o olaga o tino kolā e ‵lomi sāle i te mekesini tenei, io me ko tala kolā ne ‵lomi e uiga ki tala fakasolopito, fenua valevale io me ko manu mo lakau.


What are some dangers of entering into a relationship with a stranger on the Internet? 	 Ne a nisi mea fakama‵taku i te fia‵fai mo se tino i te Internet?


Among them was Satan, who had been “roving about in the earth.” 	 Ne aofia i a latou ko Satani, telā “ne fano sāle fua i te lalolagi.”


Ask him to help you to have an upbuilding conversation with your brother. 	 Fakamolemole atu ki a ia ke fesoasoani mai ki a koe ke sautala koulua mo tou taina i se auala fakamalosi loto.


“Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, that I may make a reply to him that is taunting me.”—Proverbs 27:11. 	 “Taku tama, a koe ke atamai kae ka fiafia malosi eiloa au.


They tell me that they love me and are pleased to see my spiritual progress. 	 E fai mai latou me a‵lofa mai latou kae ‵fia‵fia malosi ki toku gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Elihu’s words to Job provide hope that man will be set free from the process of aging and death 	 E tuku mai te fakamoemoega i pati a Eliu ki a Iopu me ka fakasaoloto a tino katoa mai te ga‵solo aka o ma‵tua mo te mate


However, Adonijah did not invite Solomon and others loyal to David to “a sacrifice.” (1 Kings 1:9, 10) This suggests that he viewed Solomon as a rival. 	 Kae ne seki ‵kami ne Atonia a Solomona mo nisi tino kolā ne ‵lago atu ki a Tavita ki te ofoatuga o tena “taulaga.” (1 Tupu 1:9, 10) E fakaasi mai i te mea tenei me ne fai ne ia a Solomona mo fai tena fili.


(James 4:13-16) Since money appears to grant us a measure of independence, for those who have it, there is the ever-present danger of trusting in their money rather than in God.—Proverbs 30:7-9; Acts 8:18-24. 	 (Iakopo 4:13-16) Ona ko te mea e tuku mai ne tupe ki a tatou se saolotoga foliki, e maua faeloa ne tino kolā e uke olotou tupe a te tulaga fakamataku ko te tali‵tonu katoatoa ki ei i lō te Atua.—Faataoto 30:7-9; Galuega 8:18-24.


At times, these publications have helped honesthearted ones learn the truth in most unexpected ways. 	 I nisi taimi, ko oti ne fesoasoani atu a tusi konei ki tino loto fakamaoni ke tauloto ki te munatonu i auala seki fakamoemoegina.


3 Once inside the Most Holy, the high priest spattered some of the blood of the sacrifice before the ark of the covenant.—LEVITICUS 16:12-14. 	 3 Kafai ko ulu fakatasi atu ki loto i te Potu Tafasili i te Tapu, e ‵ligi atu ne te faitaulaga pule a nai toto mai te taulaga ki luga i te pusa o te feagaiga.—LEVITIKO 16:12-14.


Walking by faith, not by sight! 	 Ko te ola i te fakatuanaki, kae se ko mea e lavea ki mata!


What reasons are there for believing that Jesus was a good worker? 	 Ne a pogai e tali‵tonu ei tatou i a Iesu se tino galue malosi?


She telephoned the official, who came out to meet me and greeted me in the local language. 	 Ne telefoni tou fafine ki ei, kae ne vau a ia ki tua o fakafetaui kae fakatalofa mai ki a au i te ‵gana eiloa o te itukāiga tenā.


26 Learn From God’s Word—Why Does God Have an Organization? 	 TE AOGĀ O MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 1, 2


13. (a) How does a Christian “heap fiery coals” on his enemy’s head? (b) What may result from a mild response to provocation? 	 13. (a) I te auala fea e ‵luku ei ne se Kelisiano a “malala ‵ka” ki te ulu o tena fili? (e) Se a te ikuga e mafai o iku mai i te tali atu mo te leo filemu ki faifaiga sē ‵lei e fai mai ki a tatou?


WEEK OF APRIL 17-23, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A APELILA 17-23, 2017


THE day of Jesus’ death—the 14th day of the Jewish month of Nisan—began at sundown on Thursday, March 31, 33 C.E. On that evening, Jesus and his apostles came together in an upper room of a house in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. 	 NE KAMATA te po 14 o te masina faka-Iutaia ko Nisani i te taimi ne tō ei te mata o te la i te Aso Fa, te po 31 o Mati, i te 33 T.A.—ko te aso telā ne mate ei a Iesu.


SONGS: 6, 24 	 PESE: 6, 24


(Matt. 24:14) Who else but God Almighty could foretell such a work, see that it is done, and use many “unlettered and ordinary” people to accomplish it? 	 (Mata. 24:14) Ko oi aka foki i tafa o te Atua malosi e mafai o ‵valo mai ne ia se vaegā galuega penā, onoono faka‵lei ki te faiga o te galuega, kae fakaaoga a tino e tokouke kolā e “seki a‵koga faka‵lei kae . . . fatauva” ke fakataunu a te mea tenā?


It really bothered me. 	 Ne seki fiafia eiloa au ki ei.


21 For good reason, Jesus taught us to seek the Kingdom, not things. 	 21 E isi se pogai ‵lei ne akoako ei tatou ne Iesu ke ‵sala te Malo, kae se ko mea konei.


7 Or consider the case of a sister in England who very much wanted a child but whose hopes in that regard had not been fulfilled. 	 7 Io me mafaufau ki se tuagane i Egelani telā ne manako malosi eiloa ki se tamaliki kae ne seki mafai o fakataunu tena fakamoemoega tenā.


You Can Share in Strengthening Our Christian Unity—How? 	 E Mafai o Aofia Tatou i te Fakamalosiga o te ‵Kau Fakatasi o Kelisiano—I Auala Fea?


In fact, when Paul wrote to those brothers, he was under house arrest in Rome. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne fakasala a ia ki te nofo fale i Loma kae tapu te fanofano.


We should share Jehovah’s delight, recognizing all that Jesus did to prove Satan a liar and sanctify Jehovah’s name, thus vindicating the rightfulness of His sovereignty. 	 E ‵tau o fia‵fia fakatasi tatou mo Ieova, māfai ko iloa ne tatou a mea katoa ne fai ne Iesu ke fakamaoni atu ei te loi o Satani kae ke faka‵malu i ei te igoa o Ieova, telā e iku atu ki te fakamalugaga o te ‵tonu o Tena pulega sili.


(Josh. 1:8) So ask yourself: ‘How specific are my prayers? 	 (Iosu. 1:8) Tela la, ‵sili ifo ki a koe eiloa, penei: ‘E mata, e fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne au i aku ‵talo a mea kolā e manako au ki ei?


The apostle Paul, himself a member of the anointed “little flock,” explained: “As for us, our citizenship exists in the heavens, from which place also we are eagerly waiting for a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai a te apositolo ko Paulo telā se sui o te “lafu foliki,” penei: “Kae ko te ‵tou fenua tonu telā e maua loa i te lagi, kae e fakatali‵tali kae olioli eiloa tatou ke vau se fakaola mai i ei, ko te Aliki ko Iesu Keliso.”


(Romans 4:16, 17; Galatians 3:6-9; 1 Peter 3:6) Should wives with believing husbands give them any less honor than wives with unbelieving mates give theirs? 	 (Loma 4:16, 17; Kalatia 3:6-9; 1 Petelu 3:6) E mata, e ‵tau o foliki ifo te āva o fāfine ki olotou avaga tali‵tonu i lō te āva telā e fakaasi atu ne fāfine ki olotou avaga sē tali‵tonu?


(Psalm 72:13) He certainly fulfilled that prophecy. 	 (Salamo 72:13) Ne fakataunu eiloa ne ia te valoaga tenā.


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It is up to us to read, meditate upon, and put into practice what the Bible reveals about Jesus. 	 E tuku mai loa ki a tatou ke fai‵tau, mafaufau ‵mafa kae fakagalue aka foki a mea kolā e fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Iesu.


Do you strive to be a peacemaker within the congregation? 	 E mata, e taumafai koe o fai e pelā me se tino fakatupu filemu i te fakapotopotoga?


(Psalm 110:1) Much later, Jesus was brought before Jehovah God, “the Ancient of Days,” who granted Jesus power to rule over mankind. 	 (Salamo 110:1) Mai tua ifo o se taimi leva ‵ki, ne avatu ei a Iesu ki mua o Ieova te Atua, ko “ia telā e ola ki te se gata mai,” ke tuku atu ki a Iesu te malosi ke pule ki luga i tino.


When Mary was pregnant with her third child, the doctor urged her to have an abortion. 	 I te taimi ne faitama ei a Malia i te tokotolu o ana tama‵liki, ne fakamalosi atu te tokita ke fakatō tena pepe.


Jehovah inspired the prophet Isaiah to write these reassuring words: “He [God] is giving to the tired one power; and to the one without dynamic energy he makes full might abound. 	 Ne fakaosofia ne Ieova a te pelofeta ko Isaia ke tusi ne ia a pati fakamafanafana loto konei: “E fakamalosi ne ia a latou kolā ko vāivāi kae fi‵ta.


9 No longer a mere human mounted on the colt of an ass, Jesus is now a powerful King. 	 9 Ko sē toe fai nei a Iesu e pelā me se tino telā e sopo i luga i se tama a te asini, kae ko fai nei a ia e pelā me se Tupu malosi ‵ki.


What will happen when Jesus arrives? 	 Ne a mea ka ‵tupu māfai e oko mai a Iesu?


(Ex. 33:17) Elders will particularly add to their brothers’ joy when they remember their names as they call on them for comments during the Watchtower Study or other meetings.—Compare John 10:3. 	 (Esoto 33:17) E fia‵fia eiloa a taina māfai e taku atu ne se toeaina a te igoa o te tino i te taimi e fai se tali i te sukesukega ki te Faleleoleo Maluga io me ko nisi fakatasiga aka.—Fakatusa ki te Ioane 10:3.


Yes, we realize that we are living in “the last days” of this wicked system of things. 	 Ao, e iloa ne tatou me ko ‵nofo atu tatou “i aso fakaoti” o te olaga masei tenei.


The Scriptures do not say that God is power or that God is justice or even that God is wisdom. 	 E sē fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i te Atua ko te malosi io me i te Atua ko te fakamaoni io me i te Atua ko te poto.


What depth of feeling that adds to those heartfelt words! 	 E pefea te ‵poko o ana lagonaga i ana pati konā!


Instead, let us be determined to remain loyal to Jehovah and to the organization that has a long record of quenching our thirst with the pure and refreshing waters of truth from God’s inspired Word.—Isa. 55:1-3; Matt. 24:45-47. 	 I lō te fai penā, ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ke tumau i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova mo te fakapotopotoga telā e tuku mai faeloa ne ia ki a tatou a vai ‵ma o te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua.—Isaia 55:1-3; Mataio 24:45-47.


His promise of protection does not guarantee us a problem-free life in this system; nor does it mean that he is obligated to work miracles in our behalf. 	 E se fai pelā me ka tuku mai ne te folafolaga e uiga ki tena puipuiga a te saolotoga mai fakalavelave o te olaga masei tenei, io me fai ne ia ne vavega mō tatou.


How were they able to do so? 	 Ne mafai pefea o fai ne laua te mea tenā?


Then Jesus adds: “Just how he does not know.” 	 Ne toe fakaopoopo mai Iesu: “Kae e se iloa ne ia a te taimi ne ola ake ei.”


The Bible provides the answers. 	 E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu a tali e uiga ki ei.


In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus forcefully warned: “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.”—Matthew 7:21. 	 I tena Lauga lauiloa i luga i te Mauga, ne fai mai penei a Iesu ke fakaeteete tatou: “E se ‵sao ki te Malo o te lagi a latou katoa kola e fai mai ki a au, ‘Te Aliki, te Aliki,’ na ko ia fua tela e fai ne ia te loto o toku Tamana tela i te lagi.”—Mataio 7:21.


Any who were to persist in such a course would end up having no relationship with God.—Read Proverbs 3:32. 	 So se tino telā e tumau i te faiga o se vaegā mea penā ka iku atu eiloa ki te seai o se fesokotakiga o ia mo te Atua.—Faitau te Faataoto 3:32.


So I moved in with one of my sons and his wife. 	 Tela la, ne fanatu au o ‵nofo mo taku tama tagata e tokotasi mo tena avaga.


Women as well as men are given many privileges by Jehovah. 	 E tuku atu ne Ieova ki fafine penā foki loa mo tagata a tauliaga e uke.


What further examination should strengthen our conviction that Jesus is the Messiah? 	 Ne a nisi mea ka sau‵tala ki ei ke fakamalosi aka ei te ‵tou tali‵tonu me i a Iesu ko te Mesia eiloa?


He moved his personal computer to a location where it was in full view of the rest of his family. 	 Ne tuku ne ia tena komupiuta i te koga telā e matea i ei ne tino katoa o tena kāiga.


Great joy will be ours too if we maintain faith in the face of adversity. 	 Ka maua foki ne tatou a te fiafia lasi māfai e fakatuanaki tatou i taimi o fakalavelave faiga‵ta.


(Psalm 40:5) Especially are we grateful for God’s spiritual provisions. 	 (Salamo 40:5) Kae maise la i ei, ko te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki fakatokaga faka-te-agaga a te Atua.


2 On the other hand, the Bible also speaks of valueless things and warns against wasting our resources in pursuit of them. 	 2 I te suā feitu, e faipati foki te Tusi Tapu ki mea se aogā kae polopoloki mai ke mo a e fakamāumāu ‵tou kope ke ‵sala atu ki mea konā.


Civil unrest can arise unexpectedly. 	 E mafai o gasolo fakavave aka o uke a taua.


14 Like Anna and Dorcas, many in congregations today find themselves single later in life. 	 14 E pelā mo Ana mo Tokasi, e mafai eiloa o toe ‵nofo taka fakamuli a tino e tokouke i fakapotopotoga i aso nei.


What did Jesus urge the 11 faithful apostles to do, and what can be said of the faithful remnant in this time of the end? 16 Jesus told the 11 apostles present with him in that upper room: “Every branch in me not bearing fruit he takes away, and every one bearing fruit he cleans, that it may bear more fruit. 	 16 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki apositolo e toko 11 kolā ne ‵nofo mo ia i te potu i te falealuga tenā, penei: “A kaula katoa kola e i a au kae e se fua, e kati ne ia keatea, ka ko kaula takitasi kola e ‵fua, e velevele faka‵lei ne ia, ko te mea ke gasolo o ‵fua malosi.


(Matthew 6:33, 34) Jehovah knows that it is a challenge for us to be zealous for his Kingdom and at the same time to bear the full weight of the responsibility to provide for our physical needs. 	 (Mataio 6:33, 34) E iloa ne Ieova me se mea faigata ki a tatou ke tumau i te loto finafinau mō tena Malo kae ke panaki katoatoa foki mo tatou te tiute ke tausi ki ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino.


JESUS CHRIST foretold that at a future date, ‘the end would come.’ 	 KO OTI ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu Keliso me ka ‘oko mai te gataga’ i se vaitaimi pili mai mua nei.


They do not put up with false brothers who want to be viewed as apostles. 	 E sē manatu mā‵mā latou ki taina ‵loi kolā e fia fai pelā me ne apositolo.


(Read Matthew 19:26.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 19:26.)


We too should be quick to acknowledge our mistakes. 	 E ‵tau foki o fakaasi fakavave atu ne tatou a ‵tou mea ‵se e fai.


19 Unmarried Joseph maintained moral chastity by refusing to get involved with another man’s wife. 	 19 Ne tumau a Iosefa i te amio ‵ma mai i te se talia ne ia ke ‵moe laua mo te avaga a te suā tāgata.


Why does Jehovah permit wickedness to exist? 	 Kaia e talia ei ne Ieova ke ‵tupu a mea ma‵sei?


To make sure that his contribution money would not be used for any other purpose, Emmanuel took an old tin to a welder to have it sealed. 	 Ko te mea ke fakamautinoa aka me ka se ‵toe fakaaogā eiloa ana sene kolā ne tuku atu ne ia ki loto ki so se mea aka, ne avatu ne Emanuela se kāpa ki se tino soko fiti ke soko faka‵mau.


However, further improvements were in sight. 	 Kae ne toe fai a nisi fakama‵fuliga tai ‵lei atu.


Your Creator is “the God of love,” “the happy God,” who made humans “in his image.” (2 Cor. 13:11; 1 Tim. 1:11; Gen. 1:27) You will be happy when you imitate our loving God. 	 A tou Mafuaga ko “te Atua o te alofa” mo “te Atua fiafia,” telā ne faite ne ia a tino “ki tena fakatusa.” (2 Koli. 13:11; 1 Timo. 1:11; Kene. 1:27) Ka fiafia eiloa koe māfai e fakaakoako ki te ‵tou Atua alofa.


Sadly, such problems can result in heartache, bitterness, and even loss of spirituality. 	 E fakafanoanoa me mafai o iku atu a vaegā fakalavelave penā ki te loto mafatia, kaitaua, mo te vāivāi i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


(Isaiah 60:15, 16) Yes, Jehovah is the Savior of his people. 	 (Isaia 60:15, 16) E tonu, a Ieova ko te tino telā e fakasaoloto ne ia ana tino.


(Rom. 5:8; Heb. 4:14-16) The effectiveness of Jesus’ shed blood was illustrated in the very first issue of this magazine. 	 (Loma 5:8; Epelu 4:14-16) A te aoga o te toto maligi o Iesu ne fakaasi mai i te lomiga muamua eiloa o te mekesini tenei.


(See paragraph 15) 	 (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 15)


15 What if harsh language was common in the family in which you were raised and using it has become your custom? 	 15 Kae pefea la māfai ne masani o fai a pati ‵mafa i te kāiga telā ne tupu aka ei koe kae ko masani foki koe ki ei?


If so, how deep is his concern for them? 	 Kafai e penā, e pefea te ‵poko o tena manavase ki a latou?


Sacred Things in Our Christian Lives 	 Mea ‵Malu i ‵Tou Olaga Kelisiano


“Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended,” says Ecclesiastes 7:9, “for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones.” 	 E fai mai te Failauga 7:9, penei: “Taofiofi sale tou kaitaua; se uiga valea o ‵teu se mea masei i tou loto.”


Paul came to Corinth in the fall of 50 C.E. Although his preaching work there began with difficulty, the apostle did not give up. 	 Ne fanatu a Paulo ki Kolinito i te fakaotiotiga o te 50 T.A. E tiga eiloa ne kamata tena galuega i konā i se auala faigata, ne seki ‵tuka vave te loto o te apositolo.


2 Have you ever felt like that? 	 2 E mata, ko oti ne maua ne koe se lagonaga penā?


What continues to be necessary for God’s people to enter into his rest? 	 Se a te mea e tumau eiloa tena tāua i te faiga o tino o te Atua ke ulu atu ki loto i te tena koga malōlō?


22, 23. What are the benefits of adhering to the pattern set by Jesus? 	 22, 23. Ne a mea aogā e maua mai te tau‵tali atu faeloa ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu?


The first two show that working on spiritual goals strengthens a person’s relationship with Jehovah; the third highlights the benefit of aiming for theocratic targets early in life. 	 A pogai muamua e lua e fakaasi mai loa i ei me i te ga‵lue malosi atu o kausaki ki ‵tou fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga e fakamalosi aka loa i ei a ‵tou fesokotakiga ‵pili mo Ieova; a ko te tolu e faka‵mafa mai eiloa i ei a mea aoga e maua ne tatou mai te kausaki atu ki fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga i te taimi koi fo‵liki i ei.


Our own faith in God’s Word and his Anointed One will be bolstered as we now continue our examination of Messianic prophecies. 	 Ka fakamalosi aka foki a te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te Muna a te Atua mo tena Tino Fakaekegina i te taimi tenei e fakatumau ei ne tatou a te iloiloga o valoaga e uiga ki te Mesia.


(Ps. 83:9, 10) Significantly, God’s final war against Satan’s world is called Har–Magedon (meaning “Mountain of Megiddo”), or Armageddon. 	 (Salamo 83:9, 10) Tena foki loa te pogai tāua ke taku ei te taua fakaoti a te Atua mo te lalolagi a Satani ki a Amaketo (ko tena uiga ko te “mauga o Mekito”).


Imitating Jesus can have what effect on your efforts to make disciples? 	 Ne a ikuga e mafai o maua ne koe i au taumafaiga ke fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu i te faiga o soko?


What is the cause of this condition? 	 Se a te ikuga o te tulaga tenei?


It is God’s purpose to take action against wrongdoers. 	 Ko te fuafuaga eiloa a te Atua ke fai se faiga ki tino agasala.


As we stand at the threshold of the promised new world, our position is comparable to that of the sons of Israel who were poised to take possession of the Promised Land. 	 Me ko ‵tu atu tatou i tafa o te lalolagi fou, e ‵pau eiloa a ‵tou tulaga mo tino Isalaelu kolā ne fakatoka o puke ne latou te Fenua o te Folafolaga.


6 After explaining that Christians have a superior basis for approach to God, the apostle Paul outlines, as we read at Hebrews 10:22-25, three ways in which we can demonstrate our faith and appreciation for God’s loving provision. 	 6 Ko oti ne fakamatala atu ne Paulo me e ‵lei atu te auala e mafai ei o fakapilipili atu ei a Kelisiano ki te Atua, kae e pelā mo mea kolā e fai‵tau ne tatou i te Epelu 10:22-25, ne laulau mai ne ia a auala e tolu e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu te ‵tou fakatuanaki mo te ‵tou loto fakafetai e uiga ki te fakatokaga alofa tenā a te Atua.


“Our good jobs allowed us to enjoy a very comfortable lifestyle,” she says. 	 “Ne fai ne mā galuega ‵lei ke tokagamalie mā olaga,” ko pati a tou fafine.


Upon awakening, he would be soaking wet with perspiration. 	 I te taimi e ala aka ei a ia, e ‵fonu eiloa tena foitino i te tautā.


Atheists are not criticized for teaching their children that God does not exist. 	 E se taku fakamaseigina a tino kolā e se tali‵tonu ki te Atua māfai e akoako ne latou olotou tama‵liki e uiga ki te mea tenā.


But Moses did not see Jehovah, since ‘no man can see God and yet live.’ 	 Kae ne seki matea eiloa ne Mose a Ieova me ‘e seai se tino e mafai o lavea ne ia te Atua kae ola.’


Who could ever succeed in ridding the world of this scourge, and how could it happen? 	 Ko oi te tino e mafai o fakaseai katoatoa ne ia a amioga konei, kae pefea foki la?


13 The elders and all others in the congregation are imperfect, so from time to time, misunderstandings or problems occur, as they did in the first century when some of the apostles were still present. 	 13 E se ‵lei katoatoa a toeaina mo nisi tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga, tela la, e mafai eiloa o ‵sae aka a kinauga io me ko fakalavelave, e pelā mo mea ne ‵tupu i te senitenali muamua i te taimi koi ola ei a nisi apositolo.


The Bible Changes LivesI Learned to Respect Women and Myself 10 	 E ‵Fuli ne te Tusi Tapu a Olaga o TinoNe Fakamasani Au ke Āva ki Fāfine mo Toku Foitino 10


2 The timely spiritual food we receive is proof that Jesus, the Head of the congregation, is keeping his promise to feed us. 	 2 A mea‵kai faka-te-agaga kolā e maua ne tatou i te taimi tonu se fakamaoniga i a Iesu, te Ulu o te fakapotopotoga, e tausi eiloa ki tena feagaiga ke fagai mai tatou.


15 Jesus said: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.” 	 15 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Sa ma‵taku ki a latou kolā e tamate ne latou te foitino, me se mafai ne latou o tamate te agaga; ka ke ma‵taku koutou ki te Atua, me ko ia e mafai ne ia o tamate te foitino mo te agaga i Kēna.”


How, then, can one find inner peace and a purpose in life? 	 E maua la pefea ne se tino te filemu mo se fakamoemoega tonu i te olaga?


(John 15:20; Matthew 5:11, 12; 2 Timothy 3:12) Those having God’s backing have always been unpopular, as was Noah, who condemned the world through his faith. 	 (Ioane 15:20; Mataio 5:11, 12; 2 Timoteo 3:12) E se fai pelā me ka talia ne tino katoa a tino kolā e ‵lago atu ki ei a Ieova e pelā mo Noa telā ne folafola atu ne ia te tala ‵lei ki te lalolagi ona ko tena fakatuanaki.


(Matt. 24:14) Each person whom Jehovah draws becomes part of a worldwide congregation of genuine friends who love what is right. 	 (Mataio 24:14) A tino taki tokotasi kolā e ‵futi mai ne Ieova e fai mo vaega o se fakapotopotoga o taugasoa ‵tonu kolā e a‵lofa ki te mea tonu i te lalolagi kātoa.


And how we are comforted by the assurance that “Jehovah will be supporting the righteous ones”!—Psalm 37:17. 	 Kae e pefea te fakamafanafana mai o pati fakamalosi loto me “e puipui ne Ieova a tino amio lei.”—Salamo 37:17.


Jesus highlighted this fact when referring to two tragedies that occurred in his day. 	 Ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu a te manatu tonu i te taimi ne fakasino atu ei a ia ki fakalavelave e lua kolā ne ‵sae aka i ona aso.


15 Christ left a model for us to follow in the way he treated his disciples’ failures and errors. 	 15 Ne tuku mai ne Keliso se fakaakoakoga ke tautali ki ei i ana faifaiga ne fai e uiga ki mea ‵se a ana soko.


How do the Scriptures assure us that Jehovah is our Source of strength? 	 E fakamaoni mai pefea ne te Tusi Tapu me i a Ieova ko te Mafuaga o te ‵tou malosi?


Indeed, regarding all such loyal ones, it can rightly be said: “The world was not worthy of them.”—Hebrews 11:16, 38. 	 E tonu, e uiga loa ki tino fakamaoni penā, e fai mai penei: “E se aogā te lalolagi mō latou!”—Epelu 11:16, 38.


(Read Psalm 147:5.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 147:5.)


6 Have you ever felt as Paul did? 	 6 Kai oko atu aka loa ki a koe a lagonaga o Paulo?