5. In what way is Jehovah’s long-suffering compatible with his justice? 	 5 E fetaui foki te kufaki o Ieova mo tena fakamaoni mo tena amiotonu.


SOME say that it is wrong to question God. 	 EFAI mai a nisi tino me se mea se ‵lei ke fakafesili ne tatou te Atua.


(Matthew 24:14) Accordingly, first-century Christians strove to speak with all people, not just personal acquaintances or individuals without a religion. 	 (Mataio 24:14) Ke fakataunu te fakatonuga tenei, ne taumafai a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua o fai‵pati ki tino katoa, e se ko tino fua kolā e masani mo latou io me ko tino taki tokotasi kolā e seai ne olotou lotu.


O Jehovah, you yourself know that well.”—Psalm 40:8, 9; Hebrews 10:7-10. 	 E iloa ne koe me ka fakamatala faeloa ne au i taimi katoa.”—Salamo 40:8, 9; Epelu 10:7-10.


IF YOU are faithful to God, will he bless you with riches? 	 KAFAI e fakamaoni koe ki te Atua, e mata, ka fakamanuia ne ia koe ki koloa e uke?


12. How did Mephibosheth react to his situation, and how is he a fine example for us? 	 12 Kae i te taimi ne fetaui fakamuli ei a Mefiposeta mo Tavita, ne fai atu ne ia ki te tupu a te mea tonu telā ne tupu.


(Revelation 7:9, 13, 14; 20:13) Among those raised to life on earth will be Job, who suffered the loss of seven sons and three daughters. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 13, 14; 20:13) E aofia i a latou kolā ka toetu mai ki te lalolagi nei ko Iopu, telā ne logo‵mae i te ‵mate o ana tama tāgata e tokofitu mo ana tama fāfine e tokotolu.


Standing in front of her neat new home, she wept out of gratitude to Jehovah and to her brothers. 	 I te ‵tuatuga o tou fafine i mua o tena fale ‵ma kae fou, ne tagi a ia ona ko tena loto fakafetai ki a Ieova e pelā foki mo ana taina.


Although they are peaceable with all men, they do fight a spiritual battle against very powerful opponents. 	 E ui eiloa e taumafai latou o ati aka se va fealofani mo tino katoa, e taua atu eiloa latou i se taua faka-te-agaga ki olotou fili kolā e ma‵losi ‵ki eiloa.


12:1—Why did Miriam and Aaron complain against Moses? 	 12:1—Kaia ne fameo ei a Miliama mo Alona ki a Mose?


Her action led Adam to join her. 	 Ona ko ana faifaiga ne kau atu foki Atamu ki a ia.


RECEIVING CRITICISM OR PRAISE 	 TE MAUAGA O PATI FAKATAUEMU IO ME KO TAVAEGA


18 Soon all who ignore or defy Jehovah will be forced to recognize him. 	 18 Ko pili o faimālō a tino katoa kolā e ‵teke kae sē faka‵logo ki a Ieova ke iloa ne latou a ia.


It would be counterproductive to antagonize a person who, if approached tactfully, might listen to our message.—2 Corinthians 6:3. 	 E seai se mea ‵lei e maua mai te fakaitaita atu ki se tino me kafai e fanatu ki ei mo te atamai, kāti e mafai o fakalogologo mai a ia ki te ‵tou fekau.—2 Kolinito 6:3.


By the time that Jehovah used Ananias to restore Saul’s sight, Saul’s attitude toward people had changed forever. 	 I te taimi ne fakaaogā ei ne Ieova a Anania ke faka ‵kite aka a mata o Saulo, ako oti ei ne ‵fuli tena kilokiloga ki luga i tino.


If something inside us survived death, what need would there be for a resurrection? 	 Kafai e isi se mea i loto i a tatou e tumau i te ola māfai ko ‵mate tatou, se a la te aogā o te toetuga?


7, 8. (a) What do the two mountains represent? (b) Why are the mountains made of copper? 	 7, 8. (a) Ne a mea e fakaata mai i mauga e lua? (e) Kaia ne faite ei a mauga ki kopa?


“I read the Bible once because I felt that as a Catholic, I should read it. 	 “Ne faitau fakatasi au ki te Tusi Tapu, me e pelā me se Katolika, e talitonu au me e ‵tau eiloa o faitau au ki ei.


What did Jesus primarily accomplish by his death on the torture stake? 	 Se a te ‵toe mea tāua ne fakataunu mai ne Iesu e auala i tena mate i luga i te sataulo?


14 In a selfish and nationalistic world, it is refreshing to find individuals who can and do look beyond national borders. 	 14 I se lalolagi kaimanako kae loto fenua, se mea ‵lei ke ‵sala atu ki tino taki tokotasi kolā e a‵lofa ki tino mai i atufenua katoa.


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


I still have time to change my mind. 	 Ne mafaufau au penei!


So I stopped going to church. 	 Ne fakagata i konā toku fia fano salē ki lotu.


What is a Christian to do? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne se Kelisiano?


18 We should also strive to help others spiritually. Look for opportunities to witness, asking Jehovah to help you say the right thing at the right time. 	 18 E ‵tau foki o taumafai tatou o fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga. ‵Sala ki avanoaga ke talai atu, fakamolemole ki a Ieova ke fesoasoani mai ke fai ne koe a pati e ‵tau o fai i te taimi ‵tau.


14 Elders, be conscious of putting to work young brothers who are endeavoring to “flee from the desires incidental to youth” and who are pursuing “righteousness, faith, love, peace,” along with other serious traits. 	 14 Toeaina, ke mafau‵fau faeloa o fakagalue a taina talavou kolā e taumafai ke “fakagata manakoga fakatamatane” kae e kausaki atu “i te amiotonu, i te fakatuanaki, i te alofa mo te filemu,” fakatasi mo nisi uiga ‵lei.


Of Jesus the prophet Isaiah wrote: “Upon him the spirit of Jehovah must settle down, the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of mightiness, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah; and there will be enjoyment by him in the fear of Jehovah.” 	 Ka iloa ne ia te loto o te Aliki, kae ka fakaaloalo [“mataku,” NW] foki ki ei, kae fiafia o fakalogo ki a ia.”


Give Success to All Your Plans” 	 Manuia ki Au Palani Katoa’


Then he dropped the subtlety and got right to the point. 	 Kae fakamuli loa ne seki pati fakalogo a ia kae ne taku ‵tonu atu ne ia te mea telā ne manako a ia ki ei.


[Picture on page 18] 	 18. Se a te fesokotakiga o Apelamo mo tino Kanana?


HUMILITY—A PROTECTION 	 TE LOTO MAULALO—SE PUIPUIGA


Rehoboam may have felt trapped! 	 Ne tosina atu eiloa a Leopoamo ki te malei!


9 Draw Close to God—Can Anything “Separate Us From God’s Love”? 	 Ke Tumau i te Fakamaoni mo te Loto Kātoa ITULAU E 13 • PESE: 17, 4.


Always remember, you are never on your own, for Jesus is with you. 	 Ke masaua faeloa, me e se fai tokotasi ne koe a te mea tenei, me e fakatasi atu a Iesu ki a koe.


Is that your view? 	 E mata, e tenā foki tau kilokiloga?


The account says: “It came about that as they were walking along, speaking as they walked, why, look! a fiery war chariot and fiery horses, and they proceeded to make a separation between them both; and Elijah went ascending in the windstorm to the heavens. 	 E fai mai te tala: “Ne sau‵tala atu eiloa lāua i te auala, tenā, ko te kaliota afi eiloa e toso ne solofanua afi ko vau i te va o lāua, ko Elia foki eiloa ko ave ola ki te lagi i te vaeosio.


Better than that—you are actually invited to do so by the Most High God himself! 	 E se saoloto fua koutou o ‵kau ki ei—kae e ‵kami eiloa koutou ne te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga ke ‵kau atu ki ei!


(Matthew 23:8-12) He knows that the basic meaning of di·a·ko·niʹa is “service.” 	 (Mataio 23:8-12) E iloa ne ia me i te uiga fakavae o te di·a·ko·niʹa ko te “taviniga.”


Childbirth would cause a woman to be unclean for a specified period of time. 	 A te fanauga o se tamaliki ne fai ei se fafine ke se ‵mā mō se vaitaimi mautinoa.


The answer is important because we must be like Noah to survive when God again cleanses the earth of wickedness. 	 E tāua te tali ki te fesili tenei me e ‵tau o fai tatou pelā mo Noa ko te mea ke ‵sao atu i te taimi ka toe faka‵ma ei ne te Atua te lalolagi mai mea ma‵sei katoa.


14, 15. (a) Give examples of those who adjusted their view of others. (b) How can we imitate them? 	 14, 15. (a) Taku mai ne tala o tino kolā ne fakama‵fuli olotou kilokiloga ki nisi tino. (e) E fakaakoako atu pefea tatou ki a latou?


Did she not recognize her daughter-in-law? 	 E mata, ne seki matea ne ia te avaga a tena tama?


(Rom. 15:4) He did so to strengthen our hope that soon his Kingdom will crush all human governments.—Dan. 2:44. 	 (Loma 15:4) Ne manako a Ieova ke fakamalosi aka a ‵tou fakamoemoega me ko pili o fakaseai ne te Malo o te Atua a malo katoa o tāgata.—Tanielu 2:44.


The Memorial Season—A Blessed Time 	 Te Vaitaimi o te Fakamanatuga —Se Taimi Fakafiafia


Though they strove to avoid doing wrong, they did not always succeed. 	 E tiga eiloa ne taumafai latou ke ‵kalo keatea mai te fai mea ‵se, kae e se manumalo faeloa latou i ei.


6 Also involved in the beginning of all suffering is the spirit creature who came to be called Satan the Devil. 	 6 Ne aofia foki a Satani te Tiapolo i te fakamafuaga o logo‵maega konei.


(Read Psalm 91:1.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 91:1, NW.)


Hosea 6:6 says: “In loving-kindness I [Jehovah] have taken delight, and not in sacrifice; and in the knowledge of God rather than in whole burnt offerings.” 	 E fai mai te Hosea 6:6: “Au [Ieova] e manako ki te alofa tumau mai i a koutou, se ko taulaga manu a koutou. E sili atu toku manako ke iloa au ne oku tino i lō te fai o taulaga ‵sunu a latou ki a au.”


Yes, you can choose to love Jehovah, to listen to him, and to remain loyal to him. 	 E tonu, e mafai ne koe o filifili ke alofa ki a Ieova, ke fakalogo ki a ia, kae ke tumau foki tou alofa fakamaoni ki a ia.


Some people conclude that because they struggle with such questions, they are faithless or disrespectful toward God. 	 E fakaiku aka ne nisi tino me ona ko te manava‵se o latou ki vaegā fesili penā, e fakaasi atu ei me e se lava te lotou fakatuanaki io me e se āva latou ki te Atua.


26 A Look at Colors and Fabrics in Bible Times 	 E sukesuke a te mataupu tenei ki auala e fai ei a Ieova mo Tino Tausi Taimi Sili.


What do the world’s religions often say about human life on the earth? 	 Ne a mea e masani o akoako atu ne lotu a te lalolagi e uiga ki te olaga o tino i te lalolagi?


(Mark 10:14) Then he does something that reveals a truly tender and loving manner. 	 (Maleko 10:14) I konā loa ne fai ne ia se mea telā e fakaasi mai i ei i a ia e atafai kae alofa tonu.


My aunt sent me the November 8, 1995, issue of the Awake! magazine, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses, which included some articles on the Mormon faith. 	 Ne aumai ne toku fakamātua a te lōmiga o te Awake! i a Novema 8, 1995, telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova, kae aofia i ei ne nāi mataupu e uiga ki te lotu Mamona.


(Jas. 2:21-23) That is the kind of friend Jehovah chooses. 	 (Iakopo 2:21-23) Tenā eiloa te vaegā taugasoa e filifili ne Ieova.


• What does it mean to stand still? • How will God’s people see the salvation of Jehovah? 	 18, 19. (a) E fakaasi mai pefea ne te pese o te manumalo i te Esoto mataupu e 15 a lagonaga o tino kolā ka ‵sao i te osoatuga a Koka? (e) Se a te mea e ‵tau nei o fai ne tino o te Atua?


Clearly, we must meet certain requirements to be heard by God.—Read Isaiah 1:15. 	 E manino ‵lei me e manakogina ke fai ne tatou ne mea mautinoa ko te mea ke fakalogologo mai te Atua.—Faitau te Isaia 1:15.


Despite this clear direction, most churches are sidetracked by collecting money or by making efforts to survive financially. 	 Faitalia te manino ‵lei o te fakatakitakiga tenei, ko ‵saga atu eiloa a te ukega o lotu ki te salasalaga o tupe io me ko taumafaiga ko te mea ke mafai o maua olotou tupe mo tausi latou.


7, 8. (a) How were sparrows viewed in Jesus’ day? (b) Why, evidently, does Matthew 10:29 use the diminutive form of the Greek word for “sparrows”? 	 7, 8. (a) E pefea te tāua o sparrows i aso o Iesu? (e) Kaia ne fakaaogā ei te pati Eleni telā e fakauiga ki se mea foliki i te Mataio 10:29 ke fakasino atu ei ki te fo‵liki o sparrows?


(Zechariah 9:17) Indeed, goodness is reflected in everything God did to prepare the earth for our enjoyment. 	 (Sakalia 9: 17) A te ‵tonuga loa, ne fakaasi mai ne te Atua tena aga‵lei i mea katoa kolā ne faite ne ia i te lalolagi nei ke fia‵fia ei tatou.


(Genesis 8:21) We must therefore get to know and love Jehovah’s righteous standards. 	 (Kenese 8:21) Tela la, e ‵tau o tauloto tatou ki tulaga amio‵tonu o Ieova kae fia‵fia malosi ki ei.


What, then, is God’s “word,” or stated purpose, regarding the earth and mankind’s future that “will have certain success”? 	 Se a la te “muna” a te Atua io me ko te fuafuaga telā ko oti ne taku mai, e uiga ki te lalolagi mo te olaga o tino i aso mai mua telā e “fakataunu” eiloa?


Then Satan will be let loose for “a little while,” only to be destroyed forever along with all opposers of God’s rulership.—Revelation 20:3, 7-10. 	 Ka toe fakasaoloto mai ei a Satani mō “se taimi toetoe,” kae mai tua ifo i ei, ko fakaseai atu ei a ia ki te se-gata-mai fakatasi mo tino katoa kolā e ‵teke atu ki te pulega a te Atua. —Fakaasiga 20:3, 7-10.


Table of Contents 	 Te Fakasologa o Maaupu


Their fine conduct is a powerful witness to teachers and fellow students at school. 	 E malosi ‵ki te molimau e tuku atu ne latou ki faiakoga mo tama‵liki i te akoga e auala i olotou amioga ‵lei.


We will learn the answer in the following article. 	 Ka maua ne tatou te tali i te suā mataupu.


With good advance preparation, elders and others who conduct these meetings can accomplish this and still conclude the meeting within the allotted time.—Rom. 12:8. 	 Mai te fakatoka faka‵lei, e mafai ne toeaina mo nisi tino kolā e fai ne latou a fakatasiga konei o fai a mea katoa konei i loto i te taimi telā e fakaavanoa mai mō fakatasiga penā.—Loma 12:8.


In reality, the disciples violated, not God’s Law, but the Pharisees’ strict interpretation of what constituted unlawful work on the Sabbath. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne soli ne soko a te tulafono a te kau Falesaio telā ne sōna fakatapu ei ne latou a nisi galuega i te Sapati, kae e seki soli i ei a Tulafono a te Atua.


(Read Mark 10:17-22.) 	 (Faitau te Maleko 10:17-22.)


One scribe declared that he would follow Jesus wherever He went. 	 Ne fai atu se faiakoga o te tulafono e tokotasi me ka tautali atu faeloa a ia i a Iesu i so se koga ne fano a Ia ki ei.


Some companies allocate a third of all their profits just to pay off corrupt government bureaucrats. 	 E fakaaogā sāle ne nisi kamupane te tasi-vae-tolu o olotou tupe silia ke avatu ei a meaalofa fakakolekole ki pule sē fakamaoni i malo.


That practice caused many deaths. 	 A te faifaiga tenā ne mate ei tokoukega o tino.


WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT? 	 KAIA E FAIGATA MALOSI EI?


How did Jehovah show great patience in dealing with Abraham’s concerns? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova a te lasi o tena loto kufaki i ana faifaiga ki mea kolā ne manavase ki ei a Apelaamo?


Good News That Brings Eternal Blessings 	 Te Tala ‵Lei Telā e Aumai i ei a Fakamanuiaga Se-Gata-Mai


But the facts show otherwise. 	 Kae e isi ne fakamaoniga me e se tonu a te mea tenei.


The wise one scatters his knowledge a little at a time as the need may be. 	 A te tino poto e fakaasi malielie atu a mea e iloa ne ia e ‵tusa mo manakoga o tino.


Will belonging to Jehovah rob me of freedom?’ 	 E mata, ka ave keatea toku fiafia māfai e fai au mo tino o Ieova?’


First, he rejected prejudice, being totally impartial. 	 Muamua la, a ia e se fakailoga tino, kae ‵teke malosi a ia ki ei.


After I was released from prison, I avoided my old associates, went to Christian meetings, and was eventually reinstated. 	 Mai tua o taku ‵talaga mai te falepuipui, ne ‵kalo keatea au mai oku taugasoa mua, ne fano au ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, kae ne toe fakafoki atu ei au ki te fakapotopotoga.


“DARKNESS itself will cover the earth, and thick gloom the national groups; but upon you Jehovah will shine forth, and upon you his own glory will be seen.” 	 “ANISI malo ka ufi ne te pouliga, ka ko te mainaga o te Aliki [ko Ieova] ka maina mai ki luga i a koe; a te mainaga o tena fakatasi mai ka i luga i a koe.”


How are Jehovah’s Witnesses organized today? 	 E fakatoka pefea a Molimau a Ieova i aso nei?


(Zeph. 2:2, 3) Can you take advantage of every opportunity to witness to your workmates, to your neighbors, and to those you meet while going about your daily affairs? 	 (Sefa. 2:2, 3) E mata, e mafai ne koe o fakaaoga so se avanoaga ke talai atu ki tino e ga‵lue mo koe, ki ou tuakoi, mo tino kolā e fetaui mo koe i au fanofanoga o fai au mea i aso takitasi?


GOD’S OWN BOOK AND HUMAN EMOTIONS 	 TE TUSI TOTINO A TE ATUA MO LAGONAGA O TINO


With prayer, sincere effort, and Jehovah God’s blessing, we can be mild-tempered, merciful, and peaceable. 	 Fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo, taumafaiga ‵lei, mo fakamanuiaga a Ieova te Atua, e mafai eiloa o loto maulalo, a‵lofa kae faka‵tupu filemu tatou.


“Wisdom is proved righteous by its works.” 	 “A te poto o te Atua e fakaasi ‵tonu mai i ana galuega.”


Another way is to heed their Scriptural counsel. 	 A te suā auala ko te faka‵logo ki olotou fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu.


This is evident in the way he disciplined the Israelites, who repeatedly abandoned true worship. 	 E lavea ‵lei atu te mea tenei i te auala ne polopoloki ne ia te kau Isalaelu, kolā ne tiakina fakafia ne latou te tapuakiga tonu.


Promise Evildoer Life in Heaven? 3/1 	 E Mata, ne Tauto Atu a Iesu me Maua ne te Pagota a te Ola i te Lagi? 3/1


In what sense are true Christians in a race, and on what must our focus be? 	 Se a te fakatautelega e ‵tele i ei a Kelisiano ‵tonu, kae se a te mea e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu tatou ki ei?


He had served God faithfully for many years. 	 Ne tavini fakamaoni atu a ia ki te Atua mō se fia tausaga.


I could not believe my eyes! 	 Au e se talitonu ki te mea ne matea ne au!


How do we “bear fruit with endurance”? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o “‵fua mai a fuataga i te kufaki”?


What enabled him to succeed? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki tou tagata ke manumalo i ei?


(Isaiah 33:7, 22-24) “Jehovah has indignation against all the nations, and rage against all their army.” 	 (Isaia 33:7, 22-24) “A te Aliki [ko Ieova] ko kaitaua ki malo katoa pelā foki olotou kautau katoa.”


In a figurative sense, the Devil would like to set the Christian congregation ablaze. 	 I se auala fakatusa, e manako te Tiapolo ke faka‵ka ne ia te afi i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


“I was pleasantly surprised by the warmth and love of my parents and the congregation elders,” Sarah says. 	 “Ne ofo malosi au i te atafai mo te alofa telā ne fakaasi mai ne oku mātua mo toeaina i te fakapotopotoga,” ko ana pati.


Later, he came into the truth and entered the full-time service. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne kau mai a ia ki te munatonu kae aofia i te taviniga tumau.


For instance, their skillful teaching at home Bible studies is leading many to accept true teachings that please God. 	 E pelā mo olotou akoakoga ma‵goi faka-te-Tusi Tapu i fale o tino, e takitaki mai ei a tino e tokouke ke talia ne latou a akoakoga kolā e fiafia ki ei te Atua.


As early as the first century C.E., apocryphal books, such as the “Book of Jubilees” and the “Common Rule” of the Qumran sect, depicted the Devil as bargaining with God and yet subject to His will. 	 E fai mai a tusi a nisi Kelisiano i te kamataga o te senitenali muamua T.A., e pelā mo te “Book of Jubilees” mo te “Common Rule” a te tamā lotu ko te Qumran, me ne fakasako‵sako a te Tiapolo mo te Atua, kae ne fai eiloa ne te Tiapolo te loto o te Atua.


Although they were sincere, the brothers did not always have a proper view of subjection to the secular governments. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fai ne latou mo te loto ‵lei, ne seki maua ne taina a te kilokiloga tonu e uiga ki te faka‵logo ki pule o malo i nisi taimi.


(1 John 4:8) Not only is his love manifest in creation but it is also evident in his Word, the Bible. 	 (1 Ioane 4:8) E se fakaasi mai fua tena alofa i ana mea ne faite kae e fakamaoni mai foki i tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.


• What is involved in ‘seeking righteousness’? 	 • Se a te mea e aofia i te ‘faiga o te mea tonu’?


Proverbs 9:10 offers us this insight: “The fear of Jehovah is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Most Holy One is what understanding is.” 	 E tuku mai te mainaga tenei i te Faataoto 9:10, Tusi Paia, Samoa: “A te mataku ki a Ieova ko te kamataga o te poto, kae ko te iloaga e uiga ki te ‵Toe Tino Sili i te Tapu ko te malamalama tenā.”


Noah, Abraham, Zechariah and Elizabeth, and Cornelius were counted righteous by God. 	 [Ata i te itulau e 26] Ne takuamiotonugina a Noa, Apelaamo, Sakalia mo Elisapeta, mo Konelio ne te Atua.


I suffered bouts of chills and fevers that made me delirious. 	 Ne ‵poko oku makalili kae fakavelavela telā ne pole sāle ei au.


When does Jesus judge “the sheep” and “the goats”? 	 E fakamasino mafea ne Iesu a “mamoe” mo “kouti”?


The meaning of the original Bible word translated “sexual immorality” includes sexual relations between individuals who are not legally married to each other and homosexuality. 	 A te uiga o te pati i te ‵gana mua o te Tusi Tapu telā ne ‵fuli ki “amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau” e aofia i ei a faifaiga fakatauavaga i va o tino kolā e seki fakaipoipo mo amioga fakasotoma.


The woman quoted earlier expresses the feelings of many people when she says: “I have learned that being loyal to Jehovah and to his standards helps us to be balanced in our dealings with our families and to become better members of the community. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te fafine telā ne taku mai i te kamataga o te mataupu tenei a lagonaga o tino e tokouke, i ana pati, konei: “Ko oti ne iloa aka ne au me e fesoasoani mai a te fakamaoni ki a Ieova mo ana fakatakitakiga ke paleni ‵lei tatou i ‵tou faifaiga ki ‵tou kāiga kae ke aogā foki tatou ki te fenua.


Let us take a closer look at each aspect. 	 Ke iloilo faka‵lei aka ne tatou a vaega takitasi konei.


In the excitement that often accompanies starting a new business, risks may be underestimated, dangers overlooked, and the uncertainties of being in business not fully considered. 	 Ona ko te ‵pole e uiga ki te kamataga o se pisinisi fou, e faigofie ke manatu māmā io me se lavea atu a mea fakama‵taku o te pisinisi, mo te tulaga se mautinoa o te fai pisinisi.


Regarding this eviction, the Bible foretold: “Woe for the earth . . . , because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te ‵tuliga tenei, ne ‵valo mai te Tusi Tapu: “Kae kalofa eiloa i te lalolagi . . . , i te Tiapolo ko oti ne fanaifo ki a koulua, ka ko oko eiloa i te kaitaua, me e iloa ne ia ko se leva ona aso i te lalolagi.”


Hence, rather than criticize Mary, Jesus honored her. 	 Tela la, i lō te taku fakamasei ne ia a Malia, ne tavae ne Iesu a ia.


(Eph. 6:5-8) Being a conscientious worker can also bring praise to our heavenly Father. 	 (Efeso 6:5-8) E avatu foki ne te tino galue fakamaoni a tavaega ki te ‵tou Tamana i te lagi.


How to Make Good Friends 	 Te Auala ke Fai ei a Taugasoa ‵Lei


(Luke 18:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:13) Granted, the coming of “the great day of Jehovah” does not depend on our prayers—it will come whether we pray for it or not. 	 (Luka 18:1; 2 Tesalonia 3:13) E tonu, a te oko mai o te ‘aso fakamataku o Ieova’ e se fakalagolago ki ‵tou ‵talo—ka oko mai eiloa faitalia me ‵talo atu tatou e uiga ki ei io me ikai.


What it did for her is remarkable. 	 Kae ko te fesoasoani telā ne tuku atu se mea fakaofoofogia eiloa.


During relatively peaceful times, we should strive to fortify our faith through study and meditation. 	 I taimi e maua ei se filemu, e ‵tau o taumafai malosi tatou o fakamalosi aka te ‵tou fakatuanaki e auala i te suke‵suke kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei.


They will still keep on thriving during gray-headedness, fat and fresh they will continue to be.”—Psalm 92:12, 14. 	 E tiga eiloa te leva o te olaga o latou, kae ‵fua mai faeloa. E lau usiusi kae ma‵losi i taimi katoa.”—Salamo 92:12, 14.


As had happened before, a dispute arose over “which one of them was considered to be the greatest.” 	 Ne tupu foki se mea penā muamua, se kinauga telā ne sae aka me “ko oi te ‵toe tino sili i a latou.”


That can be your experience too. 	 E mafai o penā foki a koe.


(Galatians 6:9) Yes, although Satan is intent on destroying our faith, we must take our stand against him, solid in the faith. 	 (Kalatia 6:9) E tonu, e ui eiloa a taumafaiga a Satani o fakamasei te ‵tou fakatuanaki, e ‵tau o tumau i te teke atu ki a ia, kae ke ‵mautakitaki te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


How did Jehovah show long-suffering before the Flood, and why was the destruction of the pre-Flood generation justified? 7 Jehovah’s long-suffering was seen in Noah’s day. 	 I te fia o senitenali mai mua o te Lolo, “ne kilo atu te Atua ki te lalolagi, lavea ne ia me ko fonu i te amio masei, me i tino i ei ko ola i te olaga fai amioga masei.”


He has appointed his Son as the Chief Shepherd of the flock. 	 Ko oti ne filifili ne ia tena Tama mo fai te Tausi Mamoe Pule o te lafu mamoe.


Because Sunday was the day when most people were off work. 	 Me i te Aso Sa ko te aso telā e malō‵lō ei te tokoukega o tino mai olotou galuega.


We read: “Pay attention, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat! 	 E fai‵tau tatou, penei: “Tou ‵Malu te Tupu, mo tino katoa o Iuta mo Ielusalema.


In harmony with that, family heads and elders who love his sovereignty will not be demanding, as if exercising a small sovereignty of their own. 	 E ‵tusa mo te mea tenā, ka se pule mālō atu eiloa a ulu o kāiga mo toeaina kolā e fia‵fia malosi ki tena pulega sili, e pelā me e fia fakagalue aka eiloa ne latou olotou tamā pulega.


(Daniel 3:1-18) The three Hebrews carried their own load of responsibility. 	 (Tanielu 3:1-18) Ne amo eiloa ne talavou Epelu konei te lotou amoga e uiga ki olotou tiute.


But think of your joy at that future time when Jehovah blesses your efforts to instruct people from bygone eras and they respond with appreciative hearts! 	 Kae mafaufau la ki te fiafia ka maua ne koe i taimi mai mua nei māfai ko fakamanuia ne Ieova au taumafaiga ke fakatonutonu a tino kolā ne ola i taimi ko ‵teka kae ‵saga tonu mai mo te loto fakafetai!


Why did Jehovah command the Israelites to keep separate from other nations? 	 Kaia ne fakatonu atu ei a Ieova ki te kau Isalaelu ke ‵vae keatea latou mai nisi atufenua?


In effect, many are told similar stories about God. 	 Ne fai foki ne tino e tokouke ne tala e tai ‵pau e uiga ki te Atua.


“Put on the complete suit of armor from God so that you may be able to stand firm against the crafty acts of the Devil.”—EPH. 	 “Fakapei ki luga i a koutou a vaega katoa o te gatu tau mai te Atua ko te mea ke tu ‵mautakitaki koutou o ‵teke atu a togafiti ma‵sei a te Tiapolo.”—EFE.


(Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3) “Though [Jesus] was rich” as a powerful spirit creature in heaven, the Bible says that he “became poor” for our sakes. 	 (Mataio 13:55; Maleko 6:3) E ui eiloa ne maumea a Iesu kae ne malosi foki i te lagi, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me ne “fai a ia mo tino mativa” mō te ‵tou ‵lei.


Even so, those who learn only from creation will not find answers to some of life’s most perplexing questions, such as these: Why does God allow suffering? 	 A latou foki kolā ne tauloto fua mai i mea kolā ne faite ka sē maua ne latou a tali ki nisi fesili faka‵numi tino, e pelā mo fesili konei: Kaia e talia ei ne te Atua a logo‵maega?


But most of them were taken in by their spiritual brothers elsewhere in Ukraine, and many others were accommodated by fellow Witnesses in Russia. 	 Kae ko te tokoukega o latou ne tali fiafia ne olotou taina faka-te-agaga i nisi koga o Ukraine, kae ne ‵nofo a nisi tino e tokouke i taina Molimau i Lusia.


What sometimes occurs when light is shed on a certain Bible subject? 	 Se a te mea e tupu sāle māfai e maua se mainaga fou e uiga ki se mataupu i te Tusi Tapu?


[Pictures on page 4, 5] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 4]


Jesus told his apostles: “Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day be instantly upon you as a snare. 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana apositolo: “Fakaeteete koutou! Ke mo a ma tō fai ‵kaiga kae ko‵nā sāle, io me manava‵se ki mea o te olaga nei, i te mea manafai e fakapoi mai te aso tenā ki a koutou.


Although Jesus was perfect, why did it require effort for him to fulfill his role in God’s purpose? 	 E tiga eiloa ne ‵lei katoatoa a Iesu, kaia e manakogina ke fai ne ia a taumafaiga e uke ke fakataunu ei tena tiute i te fuafuaga a te Atua?


One husband, married for 25 years, notes: “At times, it is difficult to balance the various wishes and needs of one’s mate with those of one’s parents, siblings, and in-laws. 	 E fai mai se tagata avaga, telā ko oti ne avaga mō tausaga e 25: “I nisi taimi, ko oko eiloa i te faigata ke fakapaleni aka a fakamoemoega mo manakoga o taku avaga mo oku mātua, taina mo tuagane, mo mātua o taku avaga.


(Luke 6:45) Hence, to control your tongue, you may need to pray as did David: “Create in me even a pure heart, O God, and put within me a new spirit, a steadfast one.”—Psalm 51:10. 	 (Luka 6:45) Tela la, ke pule atu ki tou gutu, kāti e ‵tau o ‵talo atu koe e pelā mo Tavita: “Te Atua, faite se loto ‵ma i a au, kae tuku mai ki loto i a au se agaga fou mo te fakamaoni.”—Salamo 51:10.


2 The quality of care and attention that shepherds of the flock of God give to the individual sheep entrusted to them will affect the spiritual health of the whole congregation. 	 2 A te tausi mo te ‵saga tonu atu o tausi mamoe ki mamoe takitasi o te lafu a te Atua telā ne tuku atu ke tausi ne latou ka aoga eiloa ki te ola ‵lei o te fakapotopotoga kātoa i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


18 Is it unrealistic to believe that such a global change can happen? No, it really is not. 	 18 E mata, e tali‵tonu tatou me e se mafai o tupu se ‵fuliga penā i te lalolagi kātoa?


Indeed, many who claim to be followers of Christ have no inclination to “give free.” 	 E tonu, a te tokoukega o tino kolā e fai mai me i a latou ko soko o Keliso e seai se lagonaga i a latou ke “tuku atu . . . e aunoa mo se ‵togi.”


Limit displays of affection with the children in their mother’s presence. 	 Ke mo a e fakaasi atu a te lasi o tou alofa ki tama‵liki māfai e ‵nofo olotou mātua.


So for the third time, he lies, saying: “I do not know the man!” 	 Tela la, i te tolu o taimi ne loi ei tou tagata kae fai atu: “E se iloa ne au te tagata tenā!”


By our words and deeds, may we continue to prove that Jehovah is our refuge. 	 Ke na fakamaoni aka eiloa ne tatou mai ‵tou pati mo faifaiga me fai eiloa a Ieova e pelā me ko te ‵tou ‵lafiga.


And as you sense how Jehovah provides strength to endure trials, your love for him grows. 	 Kae kafai ko matea ne koe te auala e tuku mai ei ne Ieova te malosi ke kufaki koe i tofotofoga, ka fanaka eiloa o lasi tou alofa mō ia.


What an important and far-reaching assignment!—Gen. 13:2; 15:2; 24:2-4. 	 Se galuega tāua ‵ki eiloa!—Kenese 13:2; 15:2; 24:2-4.


Paul recognized that Jehovah was glorified by means of the congregation’s unity. 	 Ne lavea ne Paulo me ne faka‵malugina a Ieova e auala i te ‵kau fakatasi o te fakapotopotoga.


It shows why his sovereignty is superior to that of others. 	 E fakaasi mai foki i ei a te pogai e sili fakafia atu ei tena pulega i lō nisi tino.


(Eccl. 5:10) Such people will always want more money, and striving to amass it, they will bring on themselves “many pains.”—1 Tim. 6:9, 10. 	 (Fai. 5:10) A vaegā tino penā ka ma‵nako faeloa ki tupe e uke atu, kae mai te kausaki malosi atu ki ei, e aumai fua ne latou a “logo‵maega e uke” ki a latou eiloa.—1 Timo. 6:9, 10.


He said: “No one has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the good news who will not get a hundredfold now in this period of time . . . and in the coming system of things everlasting life.” 	 Ana muna: “So se tino e tiakina ne ia tena fale, taina, tuagane, te mātua mo te tamana, fanau mo ona manafa ona ko au mo te tala ‵lei, ka uke atu ana mea e maua i te kautama tenei . . . Ka maua ne ia i aso konei e o‵mai a te ola se gata mai.”


5 In the preceding article, we learned how we as sinners are benefiting from Jehovah’s undeserved kindness in many ways. 	 5 I te mataupu mai mua, ne tauloto ne tatou a te auala e maua ei ne tatou tino agasala a mea aoga mai te alofa tauanoa o Ieova i auala e uke.


Out of regard for those principles, spiritually mature Christians choose not to keep a firearm for protection against other humans. 	 Ona ko fakatakitakiga konā, e filifili eiloa ne Kelisiano kolā ko ma‵tua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga ke mo a ma tausi se meatau ke puipui ei mai nisi tino.


How are the Bible terms for affection and love related? 	 E fetaui pefea a tugāpati i te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakauiga ki te alofa atafai mo te alofa?


But God would not allow this situation to continue. 	 Kae ne seki talia ne te Atua ke tumau penā a tulaga konā.


(Read Isaiah 54:13; Luke 12:42.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 54:13; Luka 12:42.)


The earth is a self-cleaning marvel 	 E fakaofoofogia a tamilosaga kolā e fai ei ke ‵mā a te lalolagi


5. (a) What wise step did Jeremiah take when he bought a field? (b) Why is it beneficial to document all business arrangements in a formal written agreement? 	 5. (a) Se a te mea poto ne fai ne Ielemia i te taimi ne ‵togi ei ne ia se laukele? (e) Kaia e aogā ei ke tusi faka‵lei ki lalo i se feagaiga a fakatokaga katoa o se pisinisi?


(Isaiah 65:17, 25) God and his Son, Christ Jesus, will establish “true righteousness.” 	 (Isaia 65:17, 25) Ka fakatu aka ne te Atua mo tena Tama, ko Keliso Iesu a te fai “mea tonu”.


Your parents likely realize that if they fail to correct you, it is the same as showing hatred toward you! 	 Kāti e iloa ‵lei ne ou mātua me kafai e fakata‵mala lāua o fakatonutonu koe, e ‵pau eiloa te mea tenā mo te fakaasiatuga o te lā takalialia ki a koe!


The apostle John wrote: “You can tell God’s children from the devil’s children, because those who belong to the devil refuse to do right or to love each other. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “Tenei te mea e iloa ei a te kesekesega o fanau a te Atua mo fanau a te Tiapolo: so se tino e se fai ne ia a te mea tonu, io me se alofa ki tona taina, e sē se tama a te Atua.


The present-day betrayal of trust—whether in commerce, politics, or religion or even in personal and family relationships—and the dire consequences are part of the Devil’s wicked scheme to bring woe on earth’s inhabitants. 	 E aofia i fuafuaga ma‵sei a te Tiapolo i te vaitaimi tenei a te faigata mō tino ke tali‵tonu, te suā tino ki te suā tino— i mea tau pisinisi, mea tau politiki, io me ko faigā lotu ke oko eiloa ki fesokotakiga mo nisi tino mo tino i olotou kāiga—e pelā foki mo mea ma‵sei e iku mai i ei kae e fai i ei a tino o te lalolagi e pelā me ne tino fakaa‵lofa.


It is not a matter of charging with loose conduct anyone who does not accept Scriptural counsel; nor is it a case of deciding mathematically how many times a person can commit a certain sinful act before judicial action is required. 	 E se ‵tau o ‵losi atu ki se tino me e amio sōnafai ona fua ko te mea e se talia ne ia a pati polopoloki mai te Tusi Tapu; io me ko te aofaki o taimi ne agasala ei te tino a koituai o fakamasino a ia.


(Luke 22:24-30) Jesus also commands them to love one another just as he has loved them. 	 (Luka 22:24-30) Ne fakatonu atu foki a Iesu ki a latou ke fakatau a‵lofa latou e pelā eiloa mo tena alofa ki a latou.


Accurate knowledge of God’s Word plays an important role. 	 E tāua ‵ki eiloa ke maua te poto tonu e uiga ki te Muna a te Atua.


• What unity was foretold for our day? 	 • Se a te va fealofani telā ne ‵valo mai i ‵tou aso nei?


(Heb. 13:18) We thus avoid grieving Jehovah’s holy spirit. 	 (Epelu 13:18) Tela la, e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakafanoanoa atu ki te agaga tapu o Ieova.


Hence, Solomon also disobeyed God’s law against marrying foreign women.—Deut. 7:3, 4. 	 Tela la, ne seki fakalogo foki a Solomona ki te tulafono a te Atua ke sē avaga ki fāfine mai fenua fakaa‵tea.—Teu. 7:3, 4.


Would you not agree that “each day has enough of its own troubles”?—Matthew 6:34. 	 E mata, e lotomalie koe “me e tofu eiloa te aso mo ana fakalavelave?”—Mataio 6:34.


(Genesis 11:26; 24:24) At that moment the servant realized that Jehovah had answered his prayer. 	 (Kenese 11:26; 24:24) I te taimi eiloa tenā, ne iloa ei ne te tavini me ko oti ne tali mai ne Ieova tena ‵talo.


Perhaps you have wondered: ‘How long does it take to get over grief? 	 Kāti ko oti ne mafaufau koe penei: ‘E pefea te leva e ‵tau o gata atu ei toku loto mafatia?


9 “Safeguard your tongue against what is bad, and your lips against speaking deception.” 	 9 “Puipui tou laulaufaiva mai mea ma‵sei, a ko ou laugutu mai te faipati ki mea ‵loi.”


After surviving “the great tribulation” or after being resurrected, they will see a physical fulfillment of the words of Isaiah 60:21 when the whole earth becomes a paradise. 	 Kafai ko ‵sao atu latou i te “fakalavelave lasi” io me mai tua o te lotou faka‵tuakaga, ka lavea atu ei ne latou a te fakataunuga o pati i te Isaia 60:21 māfai ko ‵fuli a te lalolagi kātoa mo fai se palataiso.


What the Bible foretold: the good news of God’s Kingdom preached earth wide—Matthew 24:14; Revelation 14:6, 7. 	 Mea kolā ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu: e talai atu te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua i te lalolagi kātoa—Mataio 24:14; Fakaasiga 14:6, 7.


(Ephesians 6:12; 1 John 5:19) Where, then, can we turn? 	 (Efeso 6:12; 1 Ioane 5:19) Ko oi e mafai o ‵saga atu tatou ki ei?


Jesus—The Key to a Meaningful Life 4 	 Iesu—Te Ki ki se Olaga Aoga 4


You risk nothing, but you can gain a lot, so why do you have doubts?” 	 E seai ne au mea uke e fakamāumāu, kae e uke ‵ki au mea e maua mai i ei. Se a fua la te mea e fakalotolotolua koe ki ei?”


THE RESURRECTION HOPE—A SOURCE OF COMFORT 	 TE FAKAMOEMOEGA KI TE TOE‵TUGA —SE POGAI O FAKAMAFANAFANAGA


Think of the thousands who have graduated from Gilead School and taken up the missionary service. 	 Mafaufau ki te fia afe kolā ko oti mai i te Akoga i Kiliata kae ga‵lue e pelā me ne misionale.


What is involved in having “the mind of Christ”? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te mauaga o te “mafaufau o Keliso”?


Can your choice of religion affect you? 	 E mata, e mafai o pokotia koe i te lotu telā e filifili ne koe?


God is perfect, and his thoughts are higher than ours. 	 A te Atua e ‵lei katoatoa, kae ko ana mafaufauga e ma‵luga atu i ‵tou mafaufauga.


(Deut. 1:19; 29:5) Yes, nothing can stop Jehovah from proving true to his incomparable name. 	 (Teu. 1:19; 29:5) Ao, e seai eiloa se mea e mafai o taofi ne ia a Ieova mai te fakatalitonuga o tena igoa.


After giving a bold witness to members of the Sanhedrin, Stephen experienced an outstanding demonstration of God’s undeserved kindness. 	 Mai tua o te tukuatuga o se molimau loto toa ki sui o te Sanetulini, ne maua ei ne Setefano se fakaasiga fakaofoofogia o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.


It will bring to reality the Creator’s original purpose for mankind and for the earth.—Genesis 1:28. 	 Ka fakataunu tonu mai i ei te fuafuaga muamua a te Atua mō tino, penā foki loa mo te lalolagi.—Kenese 1:28.


How was the prophecy recorded at Micah 3:12 fulfilled, and how should that affect us? 	 I te fakataunuga o te valoaga i te Mika 3:12, “a Siona ka fakamalū pelā me se fatoaga.”


The clergy accused him of betraying the church and managed to convince the king to stop him from working on the Bible. 	 Ne ‵losi atu te faifeau ki tou tagata me ne fakaloiloi ne ia te lotu kae taumafai o takolekole te tupu ke taofi tou tagata ke mo a e galue ki te Tusi Tapu.


Accepting ‘the mark of the wild beast in our hand or upon our forehead’ would amount to permitting the wild beast to control our actions or affect our thinking. 	 A te talia ne tatou o te ‘fakailoga o te manu fekai i ‵tou lima io me ko ‵tou lae’ se fakaasiga me ko talia ne tatou a te manu fekai ke takitaki io me ‵fuli ne ia ‵tou faifaiga mo mafaufauga.


By the mid-1930’s, some 56,000 evangelizers had declared Bible truth in 115 lands. 	 Kāti ko tausaga kogāloto o te 1930 kae ko nofo ki te toko 56,000 a tino talai ko oti ne folafola atu ne latou te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu ki fenua e 115.


• Why should we pray incessantly? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵talo atu tatou i taimi katoa?


Like God, We Love the World 	 E A‵lofa Tatou ki te Lalolagi, e Pelā mo te Atua


With humble hearts and open minds, those sincere Bible Students, as they called themselves, made a careful and prayerful search of the Scriptures.—Matt. 11:25. 	 Ne suke‵suke faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu a Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu loto fakamaoni konei, fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo i te loto maulalo mo te loto malamalama.—Mata. 11:25.


(Genesis 1:27) Our being formed “in God’s image” means that even though we have been tarnished by sin and imperfection, we have the ability to mirror certain qualities of God. 	 (Kenese 1:27) E fakauiga eiloa te ‵tou faitega ki “foliga” o te Atua me e tiga eiloa ko oti ne lai‵lai tatou i te agasala mo te ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, e fakaasi atu eiloa ne tatou a nisi uiga ‵lei o te Atua.


Will You Benefit? 	 E Mata, ka Aogā ki a Koe?


6, 7. (a) How can those teaching the congregation make good use of the Bible? (b) Why is effective use of the Scriptures on home Bible studies so important? 	 6, 7. (a) E mafai pefea o fakaaoga faka‵lei ne latou kolā e akoako atu ki te fakapotopotoga a te Tusi Tapu? (e) Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a te fakaaoga faka‵lei o Tusitusiga Tapu ki akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu?


“I will appoint peace as your overseers and righteousness as your task assigners,” says Jehovah. 	 Muna a Ieova: “A ou tino pule ka se toe pule fakasauā ki a koe; ka fai ne au latou ke pule mo te fai mea tonu mo te filemu.”


I am the fine shepherd; the fine shepherd surrenders his soul in behalf of the sheep.” 	 Ko au te tausi mamoe ‵lei. E tuku atu ne te tausi mamoe ‵lei a tona ola ke sui ei a mamoe.”


2 For example, Psalm 135 refers to faithful worshippers of Jehovah in ancient Israel as “his special property.” 	 2 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fakasino atu te Salamo 135 ki tino tapuaki fakamaoni o Ieova i Isalaelu mua e pelā me ko “ana tino fakapito.”


And other powerful negative forces add stress in these “critical times.” (2 Tim. 3:1) For example, economic woes can put pressure on our emotions. 	 Kae ko fakaopoopo mai foki a nisi fakalavelave ki te ‵tou loto mafatia i “taimi faiga‵ta” konei. (2 Timoteo 3:1) E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fai ne fakalavelave i mea tau tupe ke manava‵se tatou i mea tau lagonaga.


18 Draw Close to God—“He Softened the Face of Jehovah” 	 PESE: 36, 94 Mati 14-20, 2011 Ke Fakaaoga Faka‵lei Tou Nofo Taka


How did Jesus explain the illustration of the sower? 	 Ne fakamatala mai pefea ne Iesu te uiga o te tala fakatusa ki te tino ‵toki saito?


Jesus “loved them to the end” 	 Ne “alofa” Iesu “ki a latou ke oko ki te fakaotiga”


Although most translations use the word “punishment” at Matthew 25:46, the basic meaning of the Greek word koʹla·sin is “checking the growth of trees,” or pruning, cutting off needless branches. 	 E tiga eiloa e fakaaoga i te ukega o ‵fuliga a te pati ko te “fakasalaga” i te Mataio 25:46, a te uiga fakavae i te ‵gana Eleni o te pati koʹla·sin ko te “tausiga ke ola ‵lei te lakau,” te velevelega io me ko te ‵katiga o kaula ma‵sei.


[Footnote] 	 [Fakamatalaga Fakaopoopo]


He bravely went out to the mob, closed the door behind him, and faced them alone. 	 Ne loto toa a ia o fanatu ki tua ki te potukau tenā, ‵pono te mataloa kae fakafesagai tokotasi atu ki a latou.


(Amos 3:2) Those words should make us reflect on our own deliverance from slavery to modern-day Egypt, this present wicked system of things. 	 (Amosa 3:2) E ‵tau o fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a pati konei e uiga ki te ‵tou faka‵saoga mai te nofo pologa i Aikupito i aso nei, ko te olaga matagā tenei.


The wine in the cup also serves as a reminder that Jesus’ shed blood would be the basis for providing “forgiveness of sins,” thus opening the way for the partakers to be called to heavenly life as joint heirs with Christ. 	 E fakamasaua mai foki ne te uaina i te ipu me i te toto o Iesu telā ne maligi ko te auala ke “fakamagalo ei agasala,” kae ‵tala atu foki ei te auala ki tino kolā e kai ki te falaoa kae inu ki te uaina ke olo atu ki te lagi o pule fakatasi mo Keliso.


David once said: “In case my own father and my own mother did leave me, even Jehovah himself would take me up.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “E mafai ne toku tamana mo toku mātua o tiakina au, ka ko te Aliki ka tausi ne ia a au.”


9 Paul went on to explain God’s will that also “in the heavenly places there might be made known through the congregation the greatly diversified wisdom of God.” 	 9 Ne toe fakamatala ne Paulo a te loto o te Atua “ke fakailoa atu ne te ekalesia i aso nei, a te poto o te Atua i ona vaega kese‵kese, ke iloa tonu ne pule o agelu mo malosi faka te lagi.”


Still, it would seem reasonable that he would call, not newly converted ones, but individuals who—like the disciples to whom Jesus spoke when he initiated the Memorial observance—have already proved their loyalty to an extent.*—Luke 22:28. 	 Kae e foliga tonu mai me ka filifili aka ne ia, e se ko tino ‵fou, kae ko tino kolā ko oti ne fakaasi atu te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni i se auala lasi—e pelā mo soko kolā ne faipati atu ki ei a Iesu i te taimi ne kamata ei ne ia te Fakamanatuga o tena mate.*—Luka 22:28.


They will not lift up sword, nation against nation, neither will they learn war anymore. 	 A malo ka sē toe fai taua; Se toe fakatokatoka foki mō se taua.


It weakens our faith and causes us to stop ‘running with endurance the race’ for life. 	 E fakavāivāi mai ki ‵tou fakatuanaki kae fai i ei ke se ‘‵tele tatou mo te loto fai ki mua i te fakatau‵telega’ ki te ola.


God’s Love for His Wayward People 	 Te Alofa o te Atua ki Ana Tino Loto Ma‵keke


19 Take a moment to contemplate the many benefits and advantages we enjoy because we are true Christians. 	 19 Ke mafaufau malie aka ki mea aogā mo avanoaga e uke ko maua nei ne tatou ona ko ‵tou fai e pelā me ne Kelisiano ‵tonu.


Jesus’ declarations “the meek . . . shall inherit the earth” and “thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” are among the most well-known passages in Scripture. 	 A folafolaga konei a Iesu: “a tino loto mau‵lalo . . . ka fai mō latou a te lalolagi” mo te “ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi,” ne fuaiupu lauiloa i te Tusi Tapu.


What can we learn from Paul’s example when he was under house arrest? 	 Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te fakaakoakoga a Paulo i te taimi ne nofo fakapagota ei i tena fale?


Nothing escapes his attention. 	 E seai se mea e galo i tena kilo.


How did Abel exercise faith in the first prophecy? 	 Ne fakatuanaki pefea Apelu ki te valoaga muamua?


What was the spiritual condition of Israel during the time of Amos? 	 Se a te tulaga faka-te-agaga o tino Isalaelu i taimi o Amosa?


A degree of neglect may be involved on the part of one or both of you. 	 Kāti ko sē fia saga atu se tokotasi i a koulua io me ko koulua tokolua ki tau lua fakaipoipoga.


(Ecclesiastes 9:11) If that happens, do we turn bitter, blaming God? 	 (Failauga 9:11, Tusi Paia, Samoa) Kafai e tupu se mea penā, e mata, ka kaitaua tatou kae ‵losi atu ki te Atua?


16 If alcohol is served at a social gathering, this should be done with great discretion. 	 16 Kafai e fakaaogā te kava i se fakafiafiaga, e ‵tau o fai te mea tenā mo te fakaeteete.


That fact impresses upon those taking the lead among Christians that, although they are not rulers like those ancient kings, they must always set a good example of faith.—Heb. 13:7. 	 A te manatu tonu tenā ne fakamalosi atu ki tino kolā e fai ne latou a te takitakiga i va o Kelisiano, me e tiga eiloa e se fai latou mo pule e pelā mo tupu mua, e ‵tau faeloa o tuku atu ne latou se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te fakatuanaki.—Epelu 13:7.


Life became unimportant to me; I did not care if I lived or died. 	 Ne kamata o se tāua ki a au a te ola; ne ‵pau fua ki a au a te ola mo te mate.


God does not favor one race or culture over another. 	 E se fakailoga ne te Atua a itukāiga o tino kese‵kese.


Bear in mind the word I said to you, A slave is not greater than his master. 	 Manatua taku pati ne fai atu ki a koutou penei, ‘E seai se tavini e sili atu i tona pule.’


(Isa. 54:5; 62:4) What a difficult “marriage” that proved to be! 	 (Isa. 54:5; 62:4) Ko se faka‵tau eiloa te faigata o te “avaga” tenā!


But Alexander lost his final battle while in Babylon. 	 Kae ne takavale a ia i tena toe taua a koi nofo atu a ia i Papelonia.


13 How different those faithful kings were from the leaders of other nations, men who were guided by human wisdom and shortsighted strategy! 	 13 Ne ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a tupu fakamaoni konei mai takitaki o nisi fenua, ne tagata kolā e takitaki ki poto o tagata kae fai ne latou a fuafuaga kolā e aoga fua mō se taimi toetoe!


Depressed, he became an alcoholic and even considered taking his own life. 	 Ona ko te lasi o tena loto mafatia, ne kamata o umiti malosi a ia ki te kava kae mafaufau foki ke fakamate a ia.


What Jewish practice caused Jesus to condemn the swearing of oaths? 	 Se a te faifaiga a te kau Iutaia ne ala ei o taku fakamasei ne Iesu a te faiga o tautoga?


In this way, Jehovah legally credits them with righteousness. 	 I te auala tenei, e talia eiloa ne Ieova e ‵tusa mo mea tau tulafono ke takuamiotonugina latou.


(2 Chronicles 6:29) Some of us pass through sorrowful times while mourning the death of a dearly loved one. 	 (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 6:29) E ola a nisi o tatou i loto i taimi fakafanoa‵noa ona ko te mate o se tino pele.


He was the only child of a widow. 	 ko te tamaliki eiloa e tokotasi a se fafine telā ko mate tena avaga.


Instead of upholding the righteousness of God’s sovereignty, Adam listened to his wife and joined her in eating the forbidden fruit. 	 I lo te taofi ‵mau ki te pulega amiotonu a te Atua, ne fakalogo a Atamu ki tena avaga mai te kai ki te fuaga telā ko oti ne fakatapu.


God’s Kingdom is a real government. 	 A te Malo o te Atua se pulega tonu.


“If you focus on the good in individuals and in the congregation, you and those around you will be happier.”—Burnett. 	 “Kafai e saga atu fua koe ki mea e ‵lei ei a tino i te fakapotopotoga, ka maua eiloa ne koutou a te fiafia.”—Burnett.


Only three perfect humans have walked this earth, and two, Adam and Eve, failed to keep integrity. 	 E tokotolu fua a tino ‵lei katoatoa ne ola i te lalolagi tenei, kae e tokolua mai i ei, ko Atamu mo Eva, ne fakata‵mala o tumau i te fakamaoni.


How does love result in good communication? 	 E maua pefea a te fesokotakiga ‵lei ona ko te alofa?


What makes someone approachable? 	 Se a te mea e fai ei se tino ke uiga faigofie?


(1 Cor. 13:4; Gal. 5:22) Patience involves a number of other vital Christian qualities. 	 (1 Koli. 13:4; Kala. 5:22) E aofia a nisi uiga Kelisiano tāua i te kufaki.


When they arrived, “Jesus approached and spoke to them.” 	 I te lotou okoatuga, “ne fakapilipili atu a Iesu” kae faipati atu ki a latou.


What part does meditation play in our conversations? 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau malosi tatou ki mea faka-te-agaga, ka fia sau‵tala faeloa tatou ki ei.


What, though, if mates cannot come to an agreement? 	 Kae pefea la māfai e se lotoma‵lie se tauavaga ki se mea?


Parents must find time in their busy schedule to talk with their children. 	 E ‵tau o fakaavanoa ne mātua olotou taimi faitalia te uke o fakalavelave ke sau‵tala fakatasi mo olotou tama‵liki.


Romans 5:15-19 makes the point that the death of just “one man” provided the release. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Loma 5:15-19 me ne mafai fua ne te mate o te “tagata e tokotasi” o fakasaoloto a tino katoa.


What reasons do we have to rejoice? 	 Ne a pogai e ‵tau ei o fia‵fia tatou?


According to Isaiah’s prophecy, he says to Zion: “To you the very glory of Lebanon will come, the juniper tree, the ash tree and the cypress at the same time, in order to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I shall glorify the very place of my feet.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te valoaga a Isaia, ne fai atu a ia ki Siona, penei: “A lakau mai i lakau ko paina, iunipa mo pelosi, a lakau tafasili i te lei mai i te vao o Lepanona, ka aumai ke fakaaoga mo toe atiake ki ei a koe, e Ielusalema, mo faite fakagaligali a toku faletapu, mo faite toku fa‵kai ke gali.”


The fast-paced world of today makes so many demands on our time and energies that spiritual considerations often get crowded out. 	 A te makini o te olaga i te lalolagi i aso nei e fakaaogā i ei a ‵tou taimi e uke mo ‵tou malosi ko te mea ke tekeia a te mafaufau ki mea faka-te-agaga.


(John 11:1-45) Does not this account fill you with hope that your loved ones may be raised to life in God’s new world? 	 (Ioane 11:1-45) E fakamalosi aka ne te tala tenā tou fakamoemoega me ka toe faka‵tu mai ou tino pele ki te ola i te lalolagi fou a te Atua, i ne?


Look for the Good in All 	 Ke ‵Kilo ki Uiga ‵Lei i Tino Katoa


Despite such attempts by Satan and his agents, the Bible has survived down to our day. 	 Mō se fia selau tausaga, ne fai ne pope so se mea e mafai ne latou o fai ke fakagata aka te ‵fuliga o te Tusi Tapu ki ‵gana kese‵kese me e se ma‵nako latou ke tauloto a tino e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


The Bible gives two basic reasons for the lack of peace in the world—be it inner peace or peace between people. 	 E fakamatala mai ne te Tusi Tapu a pogai e lua e se loto filemu ei a tino e tokouke i te lalolagi nei—faitalia me ko te loto filemu io me ko te filemu i va o tino.


Note the contrast between her and Orpah, who “returned to her people and her gods.” 	 Mafaufau la ki te ‵kese o tou fafine mai i a Olepa telā ne toe foki atu “ki tena fenua mo tena atua.”


(1 Corinthians 1:10) Such unity is evident, for instance, in our reaction to those who oppose true worship. 	 (1 Kolinito 1:10) E lavea atu eiloa te fealofani tenā i ‵tou faifaiga ki tino kolā e ‵teke mai ki te tapuakiga tonu.


19 Does the faithful slave receive a greater reward in heaven than the rest of the anointed? 	 19 E mata, e lasi atu te taui e maua ne te tavini fakamaoni i te lagi i lō te ‵toega o te kau fakaekegina?


Could it be that the text was embellished by a later forger imitating Josephus’ style? 	 E mata, ne fai penā ona ko te mea ne fakaopoopo atu ne te suā tino tusitala a mea sē ‵tonu ki te tusi mai tua o Josephus?


Some of these date back to the first century. 	 A nisi mea konei ne mea mua loa i te senitenali muamua.


At that time, some 300 husbands abandoned their families to every 1 wife who did. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne nofo pelā ki se toko 300 o tāgata a‵vaga e tiaki ne latou olotou kāiga ki se tokotasi o fafine avaga telā ne fai foki penā.


Use your life to praise Jehovah and to help others! 	 Ke na fakaaoga tou olaga ke tavae atu ki a Ieova kae ke fesoasoani atu foki ki nisi tino!


Today, holy spirit is available to aid Christians, whatever their hope 	 I aso nei, e fesoasoani atu faeloa te agaga tapu ki Kelisiano, faitalia olotou fakamoemoega


Jehovah warned them: “Get ready to meet your God.” 	 Ne fai atu a Ieova ki a latou: “Ke toka la koutou mō taku fakamasinoga!”


Sin also has a deceptive power to enslave people. 	 E isi foki se malosi faka‵se tino o te agasala ke fakapologa ei a tino.


Even the faithful Israelites felt its effects in that the nation’s religious delinquency made staying on a course of integrity difficult for them. 	 Ne pokotia foki a tino Isalaelu fakamaoni i te mea tenā kae ne fai i ei ke faigata te lotou tumau i te fakamaoni.


She refused, explaining that the Bible forbids such things outside marriage. 	 Ne ita tou fafine, kae ne fakamatala atu ne ia me e fakatapu ne te Tusi Tapu a vaegā amioga penā seiloga ko oti ne a‵vaga a tino.


What is imagination? 	 Se a te uiga o te fakaataata ne tatou a mea i ‵tou mafaufau?


Are you able to “keep perceiving what the will of Jehovah is” even when God’s will conflicts with what you are tempted to do?—Eph. 5:17. 	 E mata, e mafai o “fai faeloa ke iloa ne [koe] a mea e loto ki ei a Ieova” faitalia me e se fetaui a te tofotofoga e fakafesagai mo koe mo te loto o te Atua?—Efe. 5:17.


17 Fleshly-minded people have difficulty cultivating a balanced view of material things. 	 17 E faigata ki tino kolā e mafau‵fau faka-te-foitino o ati aka se kilokiloga paleni ki mea faka-te-foitino.


YEAR BORN: 1966 	 TAUSAGA NE FANAU I EI: 1966


But how? 	 Kae e avatu pefea a ia ki te fakaimasaki?


Her gates lie desolate, and her priests are sighing. 	 Ko maofa valevale a mataloa o ana ‵pui kae ko ana faitaulaga ko ‵fonu i te fanoanoa.


Choosing Employment 	 Te Filifiliga o se Galuega


Next came the Grecian Empire, signified by the belly and thighs of copper. 	 Ne ‵soko atu ki ei te Emupaea o Eleni, telā ne fakaata mai i taugasulu mo tega palasi.


Seeds of doubt can be sown by the media, through the Internet, and by modern-day apostates [Picture on page 19] 	 E fakagalue aka ne Molimau a Ieova a mea kolā e fai‵tau ne latou i te Tusi Tapu i koga ga‵lue, i te akoga mo so se isi koga


Hence, in many cases, he makes “the way out” by providing what we need so that we can endure trials successfully. 	 Tela la, e, “uke a auala” e tuku mai ne ia telā e manakogina ke mafai o fa‵ki kae manumalo i ‵tou fakalavelave.


From then on, the call went out to righthearted ones: “Get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins, and if you do not want to receive part of her plagues. 	 Mai te taimi tenā o vau ki mua, ne fakaoko atu te ‵kamiga ki tino loto ‵lei, penei: “O‵mai keatea, oku tino! O‵mai keatea mai i a ia! E se ‵tau mo koutou o kau fakatasi ki ana agasala, e se ‵tau mo koutou o kau fakatasi ki tena fakasalaga!


This we shall see in the next article. 	 Ka lavea ne tatou a te mea tenei i te suā mataupu.


Jesus likened himself to a vine, or stem, and his followers to branches. 	 Ne fakatusa ne Iesu a ia eiloa ki te vine, io me ko te foitino, kae ko ana soko ki kaula.


[Picture on page 25] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 17]


I feel a great sense of joy and satisfaction because I have had a part in helping them.” 	 E lagona eiloa ne au te fiafia lasi mo te loto malie me e isi soku tusaga i te fesoasoani atu ki a latou.”


9 Martin, who has been a member of the Bethel family for 20 years, recalls with gratitude the interest that a circuit overseer took in him 30 years ago while the two were in the field service together. 	 9 A Martin, telā ne fai e pelā me se tino galue i te kāiga Peteli mō se 20 tausaga, ne fakamasaua mai ne ia mo te loto fakafetai a te fiafia o te ovasia o te fenua ki a ia i tausaga e 30 ko ‵teka i te taimi ne ga‵lue fakatasi ei lāua i te galuega talai.


30 The Joy of Leading a Simple Life 	 30 Te Fiafia Mai te Ola i se Olaga Faigofie


23 Draw Close to God—A God Willing to Forgive 	 A MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA MŌ VAIASO E KAMATA I A:


What confidence do the visions of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel give us? 	 Se a te loto talitonu ne maua ne tatou mai i fakaasiga a Isaia, Esekielu, mo Tanielu?


(Proverbs 30:1–31:31) 	 (Faataoto 30:1–31:31)


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


Explain how Satan uses certain enticements today. 	 Fakamatala mai te auala e fakaaoga ei ne Satani a takolekolega i aso nei.


Being a virgin, she had not had “intercourse with a man.” 	 E pelā me se taupou, ne seki ‵moe eiloa a ia mo se tagata.


This often involves our being yielding. 	 E manakogina sāle i te mea tenei a ‵tou loto malamalama.


(Deuteronomy 22:10) The same principle would apply to a bull and a camel. 	 (Teutelonome 22:10) E aogā foki eiloa te fakatakitakiga tenā ki te pulumakau mo te kamela.


In teaching their children, parents should pray to Jehovah for guidance and follow his direction.—2 Timothy 3:16. 	 I te akoakoga o olotou tama‵liki, e ‵tau o ‵talo atu a mātua ki a Ieova mo se fakatakitakiga kae ke tau‵tali eiloa ki tena takitakiga.—2 Timoteo 3:16.


This well describes Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E fakamatala faka‵lei mai i te mea tenei a te tulaga o Molimau a Ieova.


One outstanding example is that of Saul of Tarsus, who came to be known as the apostle Paul. 	 Tasi o fakaakoakoga gali ko Saulo mai Taso, telā ne lauiloa fakamuli e pelā me ko te apositolo ko Paulo.


Elders may assist these infirm ones to benefit from spiritual programs, perhaps by helping them to tie in by telephone hookup or by recording the meetings for them. 	 E mafai ne toeaina o fesoasoani atu ki tino ma‵saki konei ke maua ne latou a mea tāua mai i polokalame faka-te-agaga e auala i te fakaaogaga o te telefoni ke fakalogo‵logo ki te fakatasiga io me puke a leo i te taimi e fai ei a fakatasiga ke mafai o fakalogo‵logo ki ei fakamuli.


How may our situation be similar to that of Paul? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵pau ‵tou tulaga mo Paulo?


For example, in Babylon, Daniel and three of his companions—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—abstained from foods that were forbidden to Jews. 	 E pelā mo te ‵nofoga i Papelonia, a Tanielu mo ana taugasoa e tokotolu—Satalaka, Mesako, mo Apeteniko—ne seki talia ne latou a mea‵kai kolā ne fakatapu i ei a tino Iutaia.


The Bible does not say. 	 E seai ne pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki ei.


However, our younger daughter was very responsive to firm words and even a disapproving look.” 	 Kae, ko te ma tama foliki e talia ne ia a fakatonuga e pelā foki loa māfai e mata kaitaua atu koe ki a ia.”


What would my parishioners and my family say?” 	 Ne a pati ka fai mai ne tino o te motou lotu penā foki mo oku kāiga?”


(Hebrews 6:10) Why, then, may some baptized brothers hesitate to reach out for this “fine work”? (1 Timothy 3:1) And how does Jehovah train those whom he appoints as shepherds? 	 (Epelu 6:10) Kaia la e se taumafai ei a nisi taina papatiso ki te “galuega ‵lei” tenei? (1 Timoteo 3:1) Kae e akoako pefea ne Ieova a tino kolā e ‵tofi aka ne ia pelā me ne tausi mamoe?


Are You Willing to Wait Patiently? 	 E Mata, e Loto Fiafia Koe ke Faka‵tali mo te Kufaki?


Due to the abundance of dynamic energy, he also being vigorous in power, not one of them is missing.” 	 A tena ‵mana e se faka‵tau eiloa i te malosi, e se mafai eiloa o galo se fetu i fetu konā!”


• What can others learn about us from our speech? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne nisi tino e uiga ki a tatou mai i ‵tou pati?


For accounts of those who valued theocratic education more than university education, see The Watchtower, May 1, 1982, pages 3-6; April 15, 1979, pages 5-10; Awake! June 8, 1978, page 15; and August 8, 1974, pages 3-7. 	 Ke maua a tala o tino kolā ne fakatāua ne latou a akoakoga mai te Atua i lō akoakoga i iunivesiti, ke onoono ki The Watchtower i a Me 1, 1982, te itulau e 3-6; Apelila 15, 1979, te itulau e 5-10; Awake! i a Iuni 8, 1978, te itulau e 15; mo Aokuso 8, 1974, te itulau e 3-7.


MARRIAGE—for some, the word evokes pleasant thoughts. 	 TE FAKAIPOIPOGA—e gali ki nisi tino a te pati tenei.


The laws that Jehovah had given Moses specified that the priest who offered up a sin offering was to eat part of it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 	 A tulafono kolā ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a Mose ne fakaasi atu i ei me i faitaulaga kolā ne ofo atu ne latou a taulaga o se agasala e ‵tau o ‵kai ki se vaega o te manu tenā i te koga ateatea o te faleie.


Have as full a share as possible in supporting true worship. 	 Ke ‵lago katoatoa atu ki te tapuakiga tonu.


Is it possible, then, to find an “objectively true moral code” or to live by “universal moral laws”? 	 E mata, e mafai o maua se “fakasologa tumau o mea tau amioga” io me ke ola a tino mai lalo i se “tulafono i mea tau amioga i te lalolagi kātoa”?


The Scriptures speak of the spirit as a helper, a gift, a witness bearer, and one that pleads for us. 	 E faipati mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te agaga e pelā me se fesoasoani, se meaalofa, se molimau, mo se tino telā e fautua mō tatou.


(Heb. 10:24, 25) How can we apply the counsel contained in these meaningful words? 	 (Epe. 10:24, 25) E mafai pefea o fakagalue aka ne tatou a te fakatakitakiga telā e maua i pati konei? “SAGA ATU . . .


Love among Christians reflects more than just duty 	 A te alofa i va o Kelisiano e fakaasi atu i ei a mea e uke atu i lō te faiga fua e pelā me se tiute


Only a Few Survive 	 Ne Nāi Tino Fua ne ‵Sao


Yet, Jesus willingly offered his perfect human life as a sacrifice so that “through his death he might bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death, that is, the Devil; and that he might emancipate all those who for fear of death were subject to slavery all through their lives.” 	 Kae ne lotomalie a Iesu o tuku mai tena ola ‵lei katoatoa e pelā me se taulaga “e alatu i tona mate, ko te mea ke fakatakavale ne ia a te Tiapolo, telā e isi sena pule i te mate, kae fakasaoloto atu a latou kolā ne fai mo pologa i olotou olaga kātoa ona ko te ma‵taku ki te mate.”


Even if some deviate from his righteous ways, they can repent and turn around. 	 Faitalia me e ‵to keatea a nisi tino mai ana auala amio‵tonu, e mafai o sala‵mo latou kae toe ‵fuli atu ki a ia.


In a death march that claimed the lives of more than 10,000 concentration camp inmates, not one of Jehovah’s Witnesses died. 	 I se malaga telā ne iku atu ki te mate o tino e sili atu i te toko 10,000 kolā ne ‵nofo atu i te falepuipui, ne seki mate eiloa se Molimau a Ieova e tokotasi.


What Paul says begins to affect the king. 	 Ne pokotia malosi te tupu i pati a Paulo.


While Jerry enjoys conversations on spiritual subjects and values what he learns from them, he laments: “I just do not have the time to engage in them consistently. 	 E ui eiloa ne fiafia sāle a Jerry ki sau‵talaga ki mea faka-te-agaga kae fakatāua ne ia ana mea e tauloto mai i ei, e fai mai a ia mo te fanoanoa: “E se lava loa toku taimi ke aofia faeloa au i ei i taimi katoa.


When does the heavenly resurrection take place? 	 Se a te taimi ne kamata ei te toe‵tuga ki te ola i te lagi?


19 It may be well past midnight when Jesus and his 11 faithful apostles reach the garden of Gethsemane. 	 19 Kāti ko leva ne teka atu te valuapo, kae ne fatoā oko atu a Iesu mo ana apositolo fakamaoni e toko 11 ki te fatoaga ko Ketesemane.


Why does a pilot follow a checklist before takeoff? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tautali a te pailate i se fakasologa o mea e ‵tau o fai a koi tuai o eva te vakalele?


Being “the light of the world” requires what of us? 	 E pelā me ko te “mainaga o te lalolagi” ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


Rather, he was fully human. 	 I lo te fai penā, ne fai katoatoa eiloa a ia mo fai se tino.


20 Another way that you can help people understand the importance of these critical times and the consequences of the decisions they make is by improving your teaching ability. 	 20 A te suā auala telā e mafai o fesoasoani atu ei koe ki tino ke malamalama i te tāua o taimi faiga‵ta konei mo ikuga o olotou filifiliga e fai, ko te momea aka te ‵lei o tou apo i te akoako atu.


We might add that a ruler who could end poverty for all would have to be a world ruler because extreme poverty is often the result of international inequality. 	 E mafai o toe fai atu tatou me i te tino pule telā e mafai o fakagata ne ia te tulaga masei o te mativa e ‵tau o fai pelā me se tino pule i te lalolagi me i nisi fenua e maua ne latou a mea aoga io me taui atu ne latou a nisi fenua kolā e seai ne olotou mea.


Those who had no supper were hungry and became distracted. 	 Ne fia‵kai a tino kolā ne seki ai ne olotou meakai kae ne seki ‵saga faka‵lei atu ei latou ki te faiga o te Fakamanatuga.


Offering it on the altar symbolized giving the best to Jehovah. 	 A te avatuga o gako i luga i te fatafaitaulaga ne fakauiga i ei me ne avatu a toe mea ‵lei ki a Ieova.


How does this Bible passage show God’s love and concern for me?’ 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne te fuaiupu tenei i te Tusi Tapu a te alofa mo te atafai mai o te Atua ki a au?’


“Frightened and trembling,” the woman “fell down before him and told him the whole truth.” 	 Ne “polepole” eiloa te fafine i te mataku telā ne “fakapakū ifo ei ki vae o Iesu kae fakaasi tonu atu me ko ia.”


Why can we say that even a brief, silent prayer to Jehovah can be effective? 	 Kaia e mafai o fai atu tatou me e mafai eiloa o magoi te faiga o se ‵talo toetoe telā e fai lēmū atu ki a Ieova?


The brothers were driven from their homes and denied employment. 	 Ne ‵tuli keatea te kau taina mai i olotou fale kae ne fakatapu latou ma ga‵lue.


Her words reveal her great faith. 	 Ne fakaasi mai i ana pati a te lasi o tena fakatuanaki.


Why is prayer important when we are trying to resist temptations? 	 Kaia e tāua ei a te ‵talo māfai ko taumafai tatou ke ‵teke atu a tofotofoga?


The environment is pleasing to the eyes, soothing to the nerves. 	 E ‵gali a mea e lavea atu ne tatou i ei, e fakanui manava foki.


My strength and my might is Jah, since he serves for my salvation.”—Ex. 13:14, 21, 22; 15:1, 2; Ps. 136:11-15. 	 Te Aliki [Ieova] toku ‵puiga malosi; ko ia telā ne fakasao ne ia au.” —Eso. 13:14, 21, 22; 15:1, 2; Sala. 136:11-15.


His disciples did not always act as he would have liked. 	 Ne seki fai faeloa ne ana soko a mea e ‵tusa mo te mea e manako a ia ki ei.


Do you have a burning desire to do Jehovah’s will? 	 E mata, e isi se manakoga malosi i a koe ke fai te loto o Ieova?


The citizens of ancient Jerusalem were attacked by the Assyrians. 	 A te kautau o Asulia ne taua atu ki tino i Ielusalema.


Our commission to preach the good news, which includes judgment messages, can be fulfilled only if we are strengthened by Jehovah’s holy spirit. 	 A te fakatonuga ke talai atu ne tatou te tala ‵lei, telā e aofia i ei a fekau o fakamasinoga, e mafai fua o fai māfai e fakamalosi aka tatou ne te agaga tapu o Ieova.


A brother in Brazil states, “Our 23 years of marriage have been very happy—thanks to our efforts to be spiritually-minded.” 	 E fai mai se taina i Pasili, “Ne fia‵fia eiloa māua i tausaga e 23 o te mā olaga avaga—fakafetai ki mā taumafaiga ke fai pelā me ne tino kolā e mafau‵fau faka-te-agaga.”


Think, too, about the spiritual food based on the Bible that we receive each month. 	 Mafaufau foki ki mea‵kai faka-te-agaga kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu kae maua ne tatou i masina takitasi.


COPPER SITES IN THE PROMISED LAND 	 KOGĀ KOGA E MAUA I EI A KOPA I TE FENUA O TE FOLAFOLAGA


9, 10. The Devil has raised what issue, and how is the conduct of humans related to it? 	 9, 10. Se a te kinauga telā ne fakasae aka ne te Tiapolo, kae e aofia pefea i ei a amioga a tino?


(1 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 5:5) This may have impressed upon your young ones what is pleasing and not pleasing to Jehovah. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:18; Efeso 5:5) Kāti ko iloa ne te tamaliki a mea kolā e fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova mo mea kolā e se fakafiafia atu ki a ia.


15 Husbands are told: “Keep on loving your wives and do not be bitterly angry with them.” 	 15 Ne fai atu ki tāgata a‵vaga: “Ke a‵lofa faeloa koutou ki otou avaga kae ke mo a eiloa e tō kaitaua malosi koutou ki a latou.”


Note that Jesus says that the man succeeds in obtaining what he needs “because of his bold persistence.” 	 Ke onoono me ne fai atu a Iesu me ne maua ne te tagata a te mea ne manako ki ei ona ko “tena fakamolemole ‵soko.”


He often gives commendation. 	 E fakamālō sāle atu a ia.


The man took out his wallet, removed some paper money, held it up, and proudly said, “This is my god!” 	 Ne tapale aka ne te tagata tenā a tena pausi tupe, tapale mai a tupe pepa mai loto i ei, sau aka ki luga, kae faipati atu mo te fakamatamata: “Tenei toku atua!”


However, that same Bible verse adds: “Wisdom is with the modest ones.” 	 Kae e fai mai foki te fuaiupu tenā penei: “E sili te nofo filemu [“te agamalū,” NW].”


People do not want to hear that they should cultivate humility, self-discipline, and virtue or that they should heed their nagging conscience and repent of their sins. 	 E se ma‵nako a tino ke fai atu ki a latou me e ‵tau o maua ne latou te loto maulalo, fakatonutonuga mo amioga ‵lei io me e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu atu ki olotou loto lagona sē ‵lei kae sala‵mo ki olotou agasala.


Christians who are “partakers of the heavenly calling” are declared “righteous for life.” 	 A Kelisiano kolā “ne kalagagina foki ne te Atua” e “takuamiotonugina” mō te ola.


A subtle shift from “you” to “I” can prevent a minor disagreement from escalating into a heated argument. 	 I lō te ‵losi atu ki tau avaga, se mea ‵lei ke saga atu fua ki te fakalavelave, ko mafai ei o fakagata se tamā fakalavelave ke mo a ma fanaka o lasi.


Jesus said: “Pay back Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “E ‵tau mo koutou o fai te otou tiute ki te Malo io me ko Kaisala, pelā foki mo otou tiute ki te Atua.”


To what generation did Jesus refer? 	 Se a te kautama ne fakasino atu ki ei a Iesu?


Faithful Israelites knew and worshipped only one God—the God of their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 	 Ne iloa kae tapuaki atu a tino Isalaelu fakamaoni ki te Atua fua e tokotasi—te Atua o olotou tupuga ko Apelaamo, Isaako, mo Iakopo.


“I will cause distress to mankind,” says Jehovah God, “and they will certainly walk like blind men; because it is against Jehovah that they have sinned. 	 Ne fai mai Ieova penei: “Ka aumai ne au a puapuaga pena ki tino, ko te mea ke takase se a tino katoa ke pela me ne tino kivi.


(Proverbs 2:13) Yet, while Jehovah was angry with his people, he did not completely abandon them. 	 (Faataoto 2:13) E tiga eiloa ne kaitaua a Ieova ki ana tino, ne seki tiaki katoatoa ne ia a latou.


19 Jehovah is “the happy God,” and he wants you to be happy. 	 19 A Ieova se “Atua manuia” io me e fiafia, kae e manako a ia ke fiafia koe.


“Woe for the earth,” the Bible warns, “because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, knowing he has a short period of time.” 	 “Kalofa eiloa i te lalolagi,” ko pati i te Tusi Tapu, “i te Tiapolo ko oti ne fanaifo ki a koulua, ka ko oko eiloa i te kaitaua, me e iloa ne ia ko sē leva ona aso i te lalolagi.”


What Is the “Gospel of Judas”? 13 	 Se a te “Tusi a Iuta”? 13


To find out, we must turn our attention to another location. 	 Ke maua te tali ki ei, ke ‵saga atu tatou ki se isi koga.


“I have placed Jehovah in front of me constantly.”—PS. 	 Ke Fakatu Faeloa a Ieova i Ou Mua


He is, in fact, the Source of all holiness. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a Ia ko te Māfuaga o mea ‵malu katoa.


“I thank Jehovah that I never actually killed anyone during my years as a terrorist,” says Pedro. 	 “Ne fakafetai au ki a Ieova me ne seki tamate eiloa ne au se tino i te taimi ne fai ei au e pelā me se tino takafiatoa,” ko pati a Pedro.


For example, time and again Jesus tried to impress upon them the need to be humble. 	 E pelā mo te mea e tasi, ne taumafai fakafia a Iesu o faka‵mafa atu te tāua o te loto maulalo.


To do your will, O my God, I have delighted, and your law is within my inward parts.” 	 Toku Atua, e fiafia au o fai tou loto! E tausi ne au au akoakoga i toku loto.”


Simon, a Pharisee who was somewhat critical, evidently wanted to get a closer look at Jesus and invited him for a meal. 	 A Simona, se Falesaio telā ne fia kinau sāle, ne manako ke iloa ‵lei ne ia a Iesu, ‵kami ei ne ia ke ‵kai laua.


What are some instinctive actions that contribute to one’s happiness? 	 Ne a nisi mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ke maua i ei a te fiafia?


One Act of Christian Kindness 	 Se Faifaiga e Tasi o te Atafai Faka-Kelisiano


As Noah neared his 600th year, he dealt with losses. 	 A ko pili atu a Noa ki tena 600 tausaga, ne fakafesagai tou tagata mo te ‵galo atu o ana tino pele.


(Prov. 12:25) This is true of all of us. 	 (Faata. 12:25) A te mea tenei se mea tonu ki a tatou katoa.


If we are to avoid the darkness and walk in God’s light, we must listen to all that Jesus says and follow closely his example and teachings as recorded in the Bible. 5. What responsibility did Jesus’ followers have after his death? 	 Kafai e fia ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te pouliga kae sasale atu i te mainaga o te Atua, e ‵tau o faka‵logo tatou ki pati katoa a Iesu kae tau‵tali fakapili‵pili atu ki tena fakaakoakoga mo akoakoga kolā ne fakamau i te Tusi Tapu.


How could I have ‘them’ as friends and also be a friend to Jehovah?” 	 E mafai pefea o fai ne au ‘latou’ e pelā me ne oku taugasoa, kae fai foki au pelā me se taugasoa o Ieova?”


Suppose those who claimed to know him say that he was aloof, secretive, and cruel. 	 Kāti e fai mai a latou kolā e iloa ne latou a ia me e nofo loa i se koga ‵mao, e se fia saga mai, kae sauā.


They heeded the divine warning and kept separate from the wicked world of that time. 	 Ne faka‵logo latou ki te faka‵pulaga mai te Atua kae ‵vae keatea mai te lalolagi masei i te taimi tenā.


By what he said in the model prayer, Jesus showed that our primary concern when praying should be related to God’s name and will. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu i ana pati ne fai i tena ‵talo fakaakoako me e ‵tau o fetaui a mea kolā e ‵talo atu tatou ki ei mo te igoa o te Atua mo te faiga o tena loto.


How do you feel about the typical decisions that you face? 	 E pefea ou lagonaga ki vaegā fakaikuga e fai ne koe?


“A great crowd” from all nations are now joining the remaining ones of Jesus’ brothers in serving God and as a result enjoy a clean standing before Jehovah. 	 Kae ko ‵kau atu nei “te vaitino tokouke” mai atufenua katoa ki te ‵toega o taina o Iesu i te tavini atu ki te Atua kae iku atu i ei ki te mauaga ne latou o se tulaga ‵ma i mua o Ieova.


(Matthew 24:9) Like the early Christians, Jesus’ followers today have been hated, opposed, and persecuted. 	 (Mataio 24:9) E pelā mo Kelisiano i aso mua, ko oti eiloa ne takalia‵lia, ‵teke atu, kae fakasauāgina a soko o Iesu i aso nei.


Children who love their parents obey and honor them and do not speak negatively about them. 	 A tama‵liki kolā e a‵lofa ki olotou mātua, e faka‵logo kae āva ki a latou, kae e se fakamasei atu ki a latou.


16 Although he is almighty, Jehovah rules the congregation with love. 	 16 E tiga eiloa e malosi katoatoa a Ieova, e pule atu a ia ki te fakapotopotoga i te alofa.


Leading scientists once felt strongly that the answer was no. 	 Ne tali‵tonu malosi a saienitisi i se taimi me e seai se kamataga o te lalolagi.


We still do not know the exact day or hour that Jehovah’s day will arrive, and do we really need to know? 	 Koi sē iloa eiloa ne tatou a te aso tonu io me ko te itula telā ka oko mai ei te aso o Ieova, kae e mata, e ‵tau eiloa o iloa tonu ne tatou?


This: Jehovah will cause his worshippers to “become one.” 	 Ko tena uiga: Ka fai ne Ieova ana tino tapuaki “ke tasi.”


We want to give them an opportunity to hear God’s message of salvation. 	 E ma‵nako tatou o tuku atu ki a latou a te avanoaga ke fakalogo‵logo ki te fekau o te fakaolataga.


Habakkuk’s eyes fill with tears, and he pleads: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear? 	 Ne ‵fonu a mata o Sapakuka i loimata, kae ne fakamolemole atu a ia penei: “Te Aliki, afea e fakalogo mai ei koe ki aku talosaga mō se fesoasoani, o fakasao matou mai te fakasaua ne omotou fili?


(James 1:13) God does allow us to be tempted, but he can deliver us from the Great Tempter—“the wicked one” known as Satan the Devil. 	 (Iakopo 1:13) E talia ne te Atua ke fakaosoosogina tatou, kae e mafai o faka‵sao ne ia tatou mai te toe Tino Fakaosooso Sili—ko “te tino masei” telā ko Satani te Tiapolo.


God clearly demonstrated his disapproval of mixing false worship with his true worship. 	 Ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai ne te Atua tena sē fiafia māfai e pulutaki a tapuakiga ‵se mo tena tapuakiga tonu.


(1 John 2:15-17) Some first-century Christians who pursued riches severely complicated their lives. 	 (1 Ioane 2:15-17) Ne faka‵numi valevale ne nisi Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua a olotou olaga ona ko te fia maumea.


I strive to stay active in the preaching work, and I try to keep the Kingdom hope foremost in my mind so as not to lose my joy.” 	 E taumafai eiloa au o gasolo ki mua i te faiga o te galuega talai, kae taumafai foki o tausi ne au te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te Malo i te toku mafaufau ko te mea ke mo a ma galo atu ei toku fiafia.”


“See Life With the Wife Whom You Love” 	 ‘Ke Fiafia ki te Olaga Fakatasi mo te Fafine e Alofa Koe ki ei’


What Is the Basis of Good Friendships? 	 Se a te Fakavae o te Taugasoa ‵Lei?


In fact, let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from Jehovah; he is an indecisive man, unsteady in all his ways.”—James 1:5-8. 	 Ko te vaegā tino penā, ke se ‵tau eiloa mo ia o mafaufau pelā me ka maua ne ia se mea e tasi mai i te Aliki, i te mea i a ia e fakalotoloto lua, kae se toka tona mafaufau i ana faifaiga katoa.”—Iakopo 1:5-8.


This he did by sending his beloved Son from heaven to be born as a perfect human, who could give his life as a ransom for us. 	 Ne uga mai ne ia tena Tama mai te lagi ke fanau mai e pelā me se tino faka-te-foitino ‵lei katoatoa, telā e mafai o tuku mai tena ola e pelā me se togiola mō tatou.


(Deuteronomy 11:6; Numbers 16:16-35; 26:10) Korah’s presumptuousness led to the ultimate dishonor—God’s disapproval! 	 (Teutelonome 11:6; Numela 16:16-35; 26:10) Ne iku atu te fakamatamata o Kola ki te ‵toe fakamasiasiga fakamataku—ko te kaitaua o te Atua!


(Isa. 6:8-10) Isaiah willingly accepted that invitation. 	 (Isa. 6:8-10) Ne talia mo te loto fiafia ne Isaia a te ‵kamiga tenā.


11 In recent years, another type of site has become very popular—one that can be useful if used with great caution. 	 11 I tausaga fakamuli nei, ne gasolo aka o lauiloa a te suā fakatuātusi i loto i te Itaneti—se mea telā e mafai o aoga māfai e fakaaoga mo te fakaeteete.


Honesty in All Things 	 Te Fakamaoni i Mea Katoa


Maintain Loyalty With a Unified Heart 	 Ke Tumau i te Fakamaoni mo te Loto Kātoa


10. (a) How did Jehoshaphat and Judah receive direction? (b) How can we demonstrate appreciation for the direction Jehovah gives us today? 	 10. (a) Ne maua pefea ne Iosefatu mo tino Iuta a fakatonuga mai i a Ieova? (e) E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou a te loto fakafetai ki fakatonuga a Ieova kolā e tuku mai ki a tatou i aso nei?


Should You Fear Hell? 	 E ‵Valo Mai i te Tusi Tapu a Mea ka ‵Tupu


God’s people needed to be reminded that they should return to Jehovah and stop putting their personal pursuits first. 	 Ne ‵tau o toe fakamasaua atu ki tino o te Atua me e ‵tau o toe ‵foki atu latou ki a Ieova ke se toe fakamuamua ne latou a te kausaki atu ki fakamoemoega totino.


8 By performing numerous miracles throughout the land—including healing the sick, feeding the hungry, subduing the elements, even raising the dead—Jesus also demonstrated what God’s Kingdom will accomplish. 	 8 Mai te faiga o vavega e uke i luga i te fenua kātoa—e aofia i ei te faka‵leiga o masaki, te fagaiga o tino fia‵kai, te fakamalūga o te afā mo te tai sou, ke oko ki te faka‵tuakaga o tino ‵mate—ne fakaasi mai i ei ne Iesu a mea kolā ka fakataunu ne te Malo o te Atua.


(Luke 12:32; Rev. 5:9, 10) The far more numerous “great crowd” of “other sheep” share the hope of living forever on a paradise earth as subjects of the Messianic Kingdom. 	 (Luka 12:32; Fakaasiga 5:9, 10) Kae e fakamoe‵moe eiloa a te “vaitino tokouke” o “nisi mamoe” ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i se lalolagi palataiso mai lalo i te Malo faka-Mesia.


(Joshua 3:15, 16) Was this the result of an earthquake or a landslide? 	 (Iosua 3:15, 16) E mata, a te mea tenei ko te ikuga o se mafuie io me se laukele matoli?


Yet, he was very sorry about what he had done, and God forgave him. 	 E tigā te feitu tenā, ne fanoanoa ‵ki tou tagata i te mea ne fai ne ia, kae ne fakamagalo a ia ne te Atua.


Choose the right time to explain your beliefs 	 Filifili aka te taimi tonu ke fakamatala atu ou talitonuga


They did not permit Paul’s prison bonds to make them shy away from him. 	 Ne seki ‵mā latou ona ko te nofo atu o Paulo i te falepuipui.


Remember, the apostle John warned: “The world is passing away and so is its desire.” 	 Masaua a pati a te apositolo ko Ioane: “Ka fakaseai atu te lalolagi e pelā foki mo ana manakoga.”


Perhaps we have heard these reminders repeatedly, but it is vital that we now, more than ever, continue to pay attention to these warnings.—Isaiah 34:1-4; Luke 21:34-36. 	 Kāti ko oti ne lagona sāle ne —tatou a fakamasauaga konei, kae se mea tāua ‵ki ko te mea ke na ‵saga tonu atu nei tatou i aso nei, ki fakailoaga konei.—Isaia 34:1-4; Luka 21:34-36.


It turned out that most Israelites did not imitate the faith of their forefather Abraham. 	 Kae ne iku atu ki te sē tau‵tali o te tokoukega o tino Isalaelu ki te fakatuanaki o te lotou tupuga, ko Apelaamo.


Many Vietnamese people are amazed that I have learned their language. 	 E tokouke a tino Vietnam ne ofo me iloa ne au o faipati i te ‵gana a latou.


(Acts 2:1-11) Further, the apostle Paul wrote: “With the heart one exercises faith for righteousness, but with the mouth one makes public declaration for salvation.” 	 (Galuega 2:1-11) E se gata i ei, ne tusi mai penei te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me e talitonu a te tino i tona loto, tela la, ko takuamiotonugina a ia, kae kafai e molimau foki ona laugutu, e fakaolagina a ia.”


(Matthew 4:1-11) David, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Spain, likewise found that the Scriptures helped him to overcome temptation. 	 (Mataio 4:1-11) Ne iloa foki ne Tavita, se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova i Sepania, me ne fesoasoani atu a te Tusi Tapu ke ‵teke atu ei ki fakaosoosoga.


This is better than to ‘hurry and go out from before him,’ that is, to resign hastily. 	 E ‵lei atu te mea tenei i lō te “fano fakavave keatea mai ona mua,” mai te lisaina fakavave.


“WE CAN TRUST YOU” 	 “E MAFAI O TALI‵TONU MATOU KI A KOE”


Colin is immobilized as a result of a debilitating illness. 	 Ne takato faeloa a Kolini me ne masaki malosi a ia.


He reached out to the poor and oppressed, helping them to ‘find refreshment for their souls.’ 	 Ne fanatu eiloa a ia ki tino ma‵tiva mo tino fakaa‵lofa, kae ne fesoasoani atu ki a latou ‘ke tokaga malie olotou agaga.’


As he approaches the city—riding on the colt of an ass in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9—most of the people that have gathered around him spread their outer garments on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them out. 	 I te taimi ne fakapilipili atu ei a ia ki te fa‵kai—kae ne sopo a ia i te tama a te asini i te fakataunuga o te valoaga i te Sakalia 9:9—ne maopoopo mai a tino kae ne ‵fola atu ne latou olotou gatu i te auala, kae ne ‵fati ne nisi tino a kaulā o lakau ke ‵fola foki i te auala.


When money becomes the object of our affection rather than merely a means to get things done, we become susceptible to all sorts of moral temptations, including lying, theft, and treachery. 	 Kafai ko fakamuamua ne tatou te fiafai tupe i lō tena faiga fua mo fai se mea e fakataunu ei se galuega, ko faigofie ei o ‵to atu tatou ki fakaosoosoga katoa i mea tau amioga, e aofia i ei te ‵pelo, kaisoa mo te amio faitogafiti.


(Matthew 20:28) Moreover, Jesus did not offer up his life in a spur-of-the-moment act of bravery. 	 (Mataio 20:28) E se gata i ei, ne seki tuku fakavave atu fua ne Iesu a tena ola e auala i se faifaiga loto toa.


Some who come to see me want to discuss personal or family problems. 	 Nisi tino kolā ne ‵mai ki a au ne ma‵nako ke sau‵tala matou ki olotou fakalavelave totino io me ne fakalavelave o te kāiga.


He executed all the rebels.—Num. 16:28-35. 	 Ne tamate ne ia tino ‵teke katoa.—Numela 16:28-35.


First, we can pray for good relations with our brothers. 	 Muamua la, e mafai o ‵talo atu tatou ke maua se va ‵lei mo ‵tou taina.


‘Not forgetting the things that their eyes had seen’ was essential for Israel’s success. 	 Ne tāua ‵ki ki te kau Isalaelu ke ‘sē puli i a latou a mea ne lavea faka‵lei ne latou ki olotou mata’ ko te mea ke manuia ei latou.


Many whom we invite to the Memorial will know this verse by heart. 	 A te tokoukega kolā e ‵kami ne tatou ki te Fakamanatuga e iloa ‵lei ne latou te fuaipu tenei.


(See paragraph 6) GOD IS NOT PARTIAL 	 A TE ATUA E SE FAKAILOGA TINO


The psalmist sang: “Jehovah—in the heavens is his throne. 	 Ne usu mai te faisalamo: “A te Aliki e i loto i tena faletapu; e i te lagi tena nofogaaliki.


11, 12. (a) Does pursuit of pleasure bring lasting happiness? 	 11, 12. (a) E mata, e maua a te fiafia tumau mai te ‵sala atu ki fakafiafiaga?


One family head found that as the children grew older, their different schedules were making it harder to get the whole family together. 	 Ne iloa aka ne se ulu o te kāiga e tokotasi me i te taimi ne gasolo aka ei o ma‵tua ana tama‵liki, ne momea aka te faigata ke ‵kau fakatasi te kāiga kātoa ona ko te kese‵kese a fakasologa o mea a latou e ‵tau o fai.


This reminds us of Jesus’ promise: “Where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.” 	 E fakamasaua mai i ei te folafolaga tenei a Iesu: “Me so se koga e fakapotopoto ei se tokolua, io me se tokotolu i toku igoa, e iai foki au i kona.”


Illness Has Not Stopped Them 	 Ne Seki Taofi Latou ne Masaki


KINGDOM CITIZENS LOVE GOD’S STANDARDS 	 E A‵LOFA A TINO TONU O TE MALO KI TULAGA O TE ATUA


Ruth hopes that he will see the difference between true worship and false.—Acts 24:16. 	 Ne fakamoemoe eiloa a Luta ke lavea ne tou tagata a te ‵kese o te tapuakiga tonu mo tapuakiga ‵se.—Galuega 24:16.


You Can Maintain Integrity 	 E Mafai o Tumau Koe i te Fakamaoni


Granted, war broke out in the Persian Gulf, but that seemed to be just a momentary blip that left much of the world more determined to pursue a peaceful order. 	 E tonu, ne toe fai foki se taua i te Persian Gulf, kae ne foliga mai pelā me se tamā fakalavelave sē tumau.


Why did Jesus give credit to his heavenly Father? 	 Kaia ne tuku atu ei ne Iesu a tavaega ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi?


Baal worship degraded people with ritual prostitution and even human sacrifice. 	 Ne fakamasei ne te tapuakiga a Paala a tino ki faifaiga talitagata ke oko foki ki te ofoatuga o tino e pelā me ne taulaga.


If you are taking part, are there further goals that you may set for yourself? 	 Kafai ko kau atu nei koe ki ei, e a, e isi foki ne nisi mea e fakamoemoe koe ki ei?


(Rom. 1:3) Why? 	 (Loma 1:3) Kaia?


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(Heb. 6:7) Similarly, our love for God should grow. 	 (Epelu 6:7) E penā foki loa, e ‵tau o tupu aka faeloa te ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua.


(Mark 10:13-16) What was it about children that Jesus found so appealing? 	 (Maleko 10:13-16) Se a te mea ne fiafia malosi ei a Iesu ki tama‵liki?


Why should we show love for fellow worshippers of Jehovah? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa ki tino tapuaki ki a Ieova?


It is our responsibility and our privilege to mirror the glory of the Most High God! 	 I o tatou eiloa te tiute mo te tauliaga ke fakaasi atu te ‵malu o te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga!


The prophecy recorded at Micah 5:5 assures us that during the last days, Jehovah’s people will have “seven shepherds” and “eight dukes,” representing a considerable number of capable men to take the lead among them. 	 E fakatalitonu mai ki a tatou a te valoaga telā ne tusi i te Mika 5:5, Tusi Paia, Samoa, me i aso fakaoti konei, ka sui ne tino o Ieova a “tausi mamoe e tokofitu” mo “aliki sili e tokovalu,” ki se aofaki lasi o tagata kolā e fetaui ‵lei ke fai ne latou a te takitakiga.


(Isa. 41:8) This man was outstandingly faithful, righteous, and obedient—a man of faith. 	 (Isaia 41:8) E tu ‵kese eiloa te tagata tenei i tena fakamaoni, amiotonu, mo te fakalogo—se tagata fakatuanaki.


A voice in heaven then said: “On this account be glad, you heavens and you who reside in them!” 	 I konā loa ne fai atu penei se leo mai te lagi: “Ke fiafia te lagi, pela foki mo tino katoa e ‵nofo i ei.”


Instead, they used it as a blanket on which to sprawl while feasting and drinking to false gods. 	 Kae i lō te fai penā, ne fakaaogā ne latou e pelā me ne pulagiketi mō olotou ‵kai kae inu kae tapuaki atu ki olotou atua ‵se.


Commenting on some who became very wealthy early in life, a psychotherapist in San Francisco, U.S.A., said that for them money is “the root of stress and confusion.” 	 I te fakamatalaga e uiga ki tino kolā ne mau‵mea malosi a koi fo‵liki latou, ne fai mai se tokitā i San Francisco, i te Iunaite Sitete, me e fai a tupe ki a latou mo fai “te māfuaga o te loto māfatia mo te ‵numi.”


(Revelation 12:7-9) A thorough study of Bible prophecies indicates that this victory took place in heaven in or shortly after 1914.* 	 (Fakaasiga 12:7-9) E fakaasi mai i sukesukega māea ne fai ki te Tusi Tapu me ne fakataunu te manumaloga tenei i te lagi i te 1914 io me mai tua malie ifo i ei.*


(Ezekiel 38:14-16) “The kings of the entire inhabited earth,” under the guidance of Satan, “will battle with the Lamb, but, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, the Lamb will conquer them.” 	 (Esekielu 38:14-16) Kae oti aka loa ka olo atu a “tupu i te lalolagi katoa” mai lalo i te takitakiga a Satani o “tau latou ki te Tama Mamoe; ka ko te Tama Mamoe mo tino ne ana kalagagina kae filifilia, mo ona soko fakamaoni ka fakatakavale ne latou a latou, me i a ia ko te Aliki o aliki, ko te Tupu o tupu.”


There are also various ideas about what happens to the soul when a person dies. 	 E isi foki ne nisi manatu kese‵kese e uiga ki mea e ‵tupu ki te agaga māfai ko mate se tino.


(James 2:23) At the very moment when Abraham raised his knife to kill Isaac, Jehovah’s angel said: “Do not put out your hand against the boy and do not do anything at all to him, for now I do know that you are God-fearing in that you have not withheld your son, your only one, from me.”—Genesis 22:10-12. 12. 	 (Kenese 12:2, 3; 17:19) E mata, ka manuia a te “taugasoa o te Atua” i te tofotofoga faigata tenā? (Iakopo 2:23) I te taimi eiloa telā ne sisi aka i ei a lima o Apelaamo mo te naifi i tona lima ke ta a tena tama ko Isaako, ne faipati mai a te agelu a Ieova, penei: “Sa fakaoko tou lima ki te tamaliki tena.


Accordingly, there will be times when we will be irritated by the words or actions of fellow believers—or when they will be annoyed by ours. 	 E ‵tusa mo te mea tenā, e isi ne taimi e se fia‵fia tatou ki pati io me ko faifaiga e fai mai ne ‵tou taina tali‵tonu—io me māfai ko se fia‵fia mai latou ki ‵tou pati mo faifaiga.


(Isa. 55:7) As individuals, they have not yet received their final judgment. 	 (Isa. 55:7) E pelā me ne tino, e seki maua ne latou te lotou fakamasinoga fakaoti.


How did Abraham express confidence in Jehovah’s sense of justice? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Apelaamo tena talitonu katoatoa ki te fakamaoni o Ieova?


Under the subhead “Matter of Conjecture,” the article considered “how the church arrived at December 25.” 	 Mai lalo i te ulutala foliki, “Matter of Conjecture” (Se Faka‵tauga Fua), ne fakaasi mai i te tala tenā “te pogai ne filifili ei ne te lotu a Tesema 25.”


“Your condition is dangerous,” he said. 	 “E fakamataku ‵ki tou tulaga,” ko ana pati.


6 The inspired record goes on to tell us that Moses “named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarreling of the Israelites and because they put Jehovah to the test by saying: ‘Is Jehovah in our midst or not?’” 	 6 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me ne “fakaigoa ne [Mose] te koga tenā ko Masa mo Melipa ona ko te kinauga ne fai ne tino Isalaelu i konā, kae ona foki ko te tofotofo ne latou a Ieova i olotou pati kolā ne fai atu: ‘E mata, e ‵nofo fakatasi tatou mo Ieova io me ikai?’”


(Matthew 6:33) That does not guarantee a comfortable life, but it does assure us that if we put Jehovah first in our lives, he will watch over us.—Psalm 37:25. 	 (Mataio 6:33) E se fakauiga i ei me ka seai ne ‵tou fakalavelave, kae e fakatalitonu mai i ei me kafai e fakamuamua ne tatou a Ieova i ‵tou olaga, ka tausi mai a ia ki a tatou.—Salamo 37:25.


She also drank heavily. 	 Ne inu malosi foki tou fafine.


God’s Word clearly shows that any last-minute use of his name by the wicked has always proved to be in vain.—Proverbs 1:28, 29; Micah 3:4; Luke 13:24, 25. 	 E fakaasi manino mai i te Muna a te Atua, me i te fakaaogāga o tena igoa ne tino matagā i te ‵toe taimi e seai eiloa se aogā.—Faataoto 1:28, 29; Mika 3:4; Luka 13:24, 25.


Judah is threatened with invasion by the combined forces of Israel and Syria. 	 Ne tu atu a Iuta i se tulaga fakamataku mai kautau a Isalaelu mo Sulia.


Soon thereafter, she received a job offer that would pay her 3,000 euros a month—a high amount in comparison with the average wages in her country. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne ofo atu ki a ia se galuega telā e nofo ki te 3,000 [US$4,200] tupe eulopa tena ‵togi i se masina—se aofaki lasi māfai e fakatusa ki peofuga masani o tino i tena fenua.


Moses wrote this book in the wilderness of Sinai, possibly completing it in 1513 B.C.E. 	 Ne tusi ne Mose a te tusi tenei i te koga lavaki o Sinai, kae kāti ne fakaoti ne ia i te 1513 T.L.M.


12 Several centuries later, during the time of Elijah, Mount Sinai witnessed another display of divine power. 	 12 I te fia selau tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, i aso o Elia, ne matea atu foki te suā fakaasiga o te malosi o te Atua i te Mauga o Sinai.


(Luke 23:39-43) There they will drink from a life-sustaining “river of water of life” and will find healing from “the leaves of the trees” planted alongside it. 	 (Luka 23:39-43) I konā loa, ka inu ei latou ki “te vaitafe o te vai ola” telā ka fakaolaola ei a tino kae ka ‵lei olotou ma‵saki i “lau” o lakau kolā e ‵toki i tafa o te vaitafe tenā.


2. Find a spiritual family. 	 2. ‵Sala ki se kāiga e ma‵losi faka-te-agaga.


That could come about only by his being resurrected to life again. 	 Ne mafai fua o fai te mea tenā e auala i tena toetuga ki te ola.


Rather, Peter said: “Let [your adornment] be the secret person of the heart in the incorruptible apparel of the quiet and mild spirit, which is of great value in the eyes of God.” 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fai mai a Petelu: “E ‵tau mo te otou taulekaleka o foliga ki te tino se lavea ko te loto, ko te taulekaleka tumau telā ko te loto malalo mo te agaga filemu, kolā ne mea tāua i mua o te Atua.”


(Psalm 32:1, 2) In proof of this, the Bible explains what the most wonderful accomplishment of Jesus’ ransom is, namely “to exhibit [God’s] own righteousness, because he was forgiving the sins that occurred in the past” and “in this present season.”—Romans 3:25, 26. 	 (Salamo 32:1, 2) Ke fakamaoni aka te manatu tenei, e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a te ‵toe mea gali telā ne fakataunu mai i te togiola a Iesu, “ko te mea ke fakaasi mai ei te amiotonu a te Atua, i te mea ne fakapuli ne ia a agasala kolā ko leva” “ke oko [mai eiloa] ki aso nei.”—Loma 3:25, 26.


Note how the opening words of Psalm 37 alert us to this potential danger: “Do not show yourself heated up because of the evildoers. 	 Mafaufau la ki te auala e fakamalosi mai ne pati kamata o te Salamo 37 ke matapula‵pula tatou i te feitu fakamataku tenei: “Sa manava‵se ki faiga a tino amio ma‵sei; sa loto ma‵sei foki ki tino fai mea sē ‵tonu.”


(Rom. 6:12) We could “let sin continue to rule” by doing whatever our imperfect body moves us to do. 	 (Loma 6:12) E mafai o fai ne tatou “ke pule atu faeloa te agasala” mai te fai o mea kolā e manako a te ‵tou foitino sē ‵lei katoatoa o fai.


If opposition or persecution rob us of our livelihood or our freedom, we resolve to remain firm in the faith whatever trials we may face. 	 Kafai e fakaseai ne ‵tekemaiga mo fakasauāga a mea e tausi ei ‵tou ola io me ko ‵tou saolotoga, e fakaiku aka ne tatou ke tu ‵mautakitaki tatou i te fakatuanaki faitalia a tofotofoga e fe‵paki mo tatou.


(Read Psalm 72:12-14.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 72:12-14.)