(Philippians 2:14) Why did the apostle give this admonition? 	 (Filipi 2:14) Kaia ne fai atu ei ne te apositolo a te fakamalosiga tenei?


They did not even recognize Jesus as their future King. 	 Ne seki matea ne latou i a Iesu ka fai mo fai te lotou Tupu i aso mai mua.


“You May Attain It”—How? 	 Te Auala “Ke Maua ne Koe te Fakailoga”


(Read Isaiah 55:7.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 55:7.)


Today, millions have abandoned all moral restraint. 	 Ko fai valevale nei ne te fia miliona o tino olotou amioga.


Like that brother, all of us need “power beyond what is normal” from Jehovah as well as encouragement from one another. 	 E pelā mo te taina tenā, a tatou katoa e ma‵nako ki te “malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani” mai i a Ieova e pelā foki mo te fakatau fakamalosi o te suā tino ki te suā tino.


Even true Christians, who are keeping in expectation of that day, will be surprised by its suddenness. 	 Ke oko loa ki Kelisiano ‵tonu, kolā e ‵nofo fakatalitali ki te aso tenā, ka ‵poi i tena oko fakavave mai.


He said, in effect, ‘Nothing can protect you from Assyria. 	 Ne fai atu a ia, ‘E seai eiloa se mea e mafai o puipui ne ia koutou mai Asulia.


(Exodus 14:4-31; 2 Kings 18:13–19:37) And through Jesus Christ, Jehovah demonstrated that his purpose includes healing people of “every sort of infirmity,” even resurrecting the dead. 	 (Esoto 14:4-31; 2 Tupu 18:13–19:37) Kae ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova, e auala i a Iesu Keliso, me e aofia i ana fuafuaga a te faka‵leiga o “masaki o tino,” e penā foki loa mo te faka‵tuga o tino ‵mate.


When André was on all-night duty in the hospital, female colleagues repeatedly pinned notes—decorated with hearts—to his pillow, inviting him to have sexual relations with them. 	 Kafai e tu a André i se po kātoa i te fakaimasaki, e tusi sāle ne fāfine e ga‵lue tasi mo ia olotou fekau ki a ia i tamā pepa—kae ‵lomi i ei a te ata o se fatu—kae faka‵piki ki tena aluga, ke ‵kami ne latou a ia ke fai a faifaiga fakatauavaga mo latou.


God’s Word encourages true Christians to be hardworking and to be responsible employees and employers. 	 E fakamalosi ne te Muna a te Atua a Kelisiano ‵tonu ke ga‵lue malosi kae ke pelā foki me ne tino e fakatuagagina.


15 Adverse circumstances pose another challenge to preaching the Kingdom good news. 	 15 A te suā mea faigata i te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo ko te ‵teke mai o tino.


It is Satan who will stop at nothing to pressure or entice people into doing his will. 	 Kae ko Satani tenā ka fai ne ia so se mea ke faimālō io me ke takitaki ‵se ne ia a tino ke fai tena loto.


18 Significant indeed is the attitude manifested by Jehovah’s people when they are faced with persecution. 	 E tiga eiloa e ofo a tino ma‵luga i te ‵tou fakatuanaki, e fakaasi mai ne latou a te lotou ofo i te seai o se loto fai fili i a tatou.


17 Although mankind is now more horribly divided than ever, unity continues to distinguish true worshippers. 	 17 E tiga eiloa ko mavae‵vae nei a tino i lo taimi mua, koi tumau eiloa a te ‵kese o tino tapuaki ‵tonu ona ko te lotou ‵kau fakatasi.


Yet, we should never allow such circumstances or feelings to convince us that Jehovah has left us. 	 Kae e se ‵tau lele eiloa o talia ne tatou a vaegā tulaga io me ko lagonaga penā ke tali‵tonu ei me ko oti ne tiaki tatou ne Ieova.


When the war ended, however, they were released and the charges against them were dropped. 	 I te taimi ne gata atu ei te taua, ne ‵tala mai latou ki tua kae ne fakaseai foki a fakasalaga kolā ne ‵tau o maua ne latou.


The Scriptures warn: “Wine and sweet wine are what take away good motive.” 	 E fakailoa mai penei a te Tusi Tapu: “A mafaufau o oku tino ko ma‵sei ne fai ne uaina ‵fou mo uaina ko leva!”


14 Jehovah sets an outstanding example in reasonableness. (Psalm 10:17) When he urged Lot and his family to leave the doomed city of Sodom, Lot “kept lingering.” 	 (Salamo 10:17) I te taimi ne fakamalosi atu ei a ia ki a Lota mo tena kāiga ke tiakina a te fa‵kai telā ka fakamaseigina ko Sotoma, a Lota ne ‘tumau eiloa i te fakatuatuai.’


A discussion of Matthew 24:3-14 and Psalm 37:9-11 led to a regular Bible study. 	 Ne sau‵tala laua ki te Mataio 24:3-14 mo te Salamo 37:9-11 kae ne iku atu i ei ki te faiga o tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


What happened after the couriers returned from their overnight trips? 	 Ne a mea ka fai māfai e toe ‵foki mai latou i te lotou malaga?


Peter encouraged Jesus to “be kind” to himself and assured him that he would “not have this destiny at all.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Petelu ki a Iesu me ka “alofa atu te Atua” ki a ia kae fai ‵tonu atu me ka sē “oko ki a [ia] a mea konā!”


At times, though, we may get tired of battling our enemies and of waiting for the end of this system of things. 	 Kae i nisi taimi, e mafai o fi‵ta tatou i te taua atu ki ‵tou fili kae fakatalitali foki ki te gataga o te olaga masei tenei.


He had a humiliating “crash” at God’s hands and died a leper.—Prov. 16:18. 	 Ne fakamasiasi a ia ne te “pakū” i lima o te Atua kae ne mate atu ei e pelā me se lepela.—Faata. 16:18, NW.


Christ’s Presence—What Does It Mean to You? 	 Te Fakatasi Mai o Kelisoùse a Tena Uiga mo Koe?


Why does appreciation for God’s undeserved kindness move us to avoid more than just serious sins? 	 E fai pefea ne te loto fakafetai ki te Atua ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i so se agasala kae sē ko agasala matagā fua?


2 Corinthians 12:9, 10 	 2 Kolinito 12:9, 10


Before long, things began to improve. 	 E seki leva, ne kamata o momea aka te ‵lei o mea.


They learn about Jehovah and his ways and yearn to do his will. 	 Ne tauloto latou e uiga ki a Ieova mo ana auala kae e ma‵nako foki latou o fai tena loto.


Which of those two publishers would you like to have as a friend? 	 Ko oi i tino talai e tokolua konei e manako koe ke fai mo fai tou taugasoa?


11 Loyalty to God helped an Australian sister named Alice to decide how much importance to give to other loyalties. 	 11 Ne fesoasoani atu eiloa a te fakamaoni ki te Atua ki se tuagane Ausetalia e igoa ki a Alice ke mafai o filifili aka ne ia te tino e ‵tau o fakamaoni a ia ki ei.


Reading about that deliverance strengthens our faith. 	 A te faitau ki te tala o te faka‵saoga tenā e fakamalosi mai eiloa ki te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


3 In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul referred to “every form of prayer.” 	 3 I tena tusi ki te kau Efeso, ne fakasino atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki “vaegā talo.”


“Give us today our bread.” 	 “Tuku mai omotou meakai e ‵tau mo te aso nei.”


(Genesis 9:1) However, God’s Word shows that his married servants are not obliged to limit sexual relations solely to efforts to produce children. 	 (Kenese 9:1) Kae e fakaasi mai ne te Muna a te Atua me e se fai fua pelā me e fatoā ‵moe fakatasi a tauavaga māfai e ma‵nako latou o fai olotou tama.


(Luke 11:28) Obedience to God’s righteous requirements brings happiness now and into the endless future. 	 (Luka 11:28) Kafai e faka‵logo tatou ki fakatonuga amio‵tonu a te Atua ka maua ei ne tatou te fiafia i te vaitaimi tenei kae ke oko foki eiloa ki te se-gata-mai.


Through the new covenant, Jehovah makes blessings available to many by means of a few. 	 E auala i te feagaiga fou, ne fai ei ne Ieova ke maua ne tino e tokouke a fakamanuiaga e auala i nai tino.


Helpful suggestions are found in the next article. 	 Ka maua ne tatou a manatu fesoasoani i te suā mataupu.


9 The apostle Paul was inspired to reveal the meaning behind those symbolic actions. 	 9 Ne fakaosofia a te apositolo ko Paulo ke fakaasi atu ne ia te uiga o faifaiga fakatusa konā.


Instead, they look forward to being kings and priests in heaven with Jesus Christ. 	 Kae e olioli eiloa latou ke fai pelā me ne tupu mo faitaulaga i te lagi fakatasi mo Iesu Keliso.


(Read Judges 7:9-14.) 	 (Faitau te Famasino 7:9-14.)


(Matt. 28:19, 20) Not to be overlooked are the opportunities to support this work by making financial contributions in various ways. 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20) Kae e se ‵tau o manatu ma‵ma tatou ki avanoaga ke ‵lago atu ki te galuega tenei mai te faiga o meaalofa tupe i auala kese‵kese.


What animalistic qualities do many display, but how have some changed for the better? 	 Ne a uiga manu e fakaasi atu ne tino e tokouke, kae ne ‵fuli pefea a nisi tino ki se tulaga tai ‵lei atu?


WEEK OF MARCH 27, 2017–APRIL 2, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A MATI 27, 2017–APELILA 2, 2017


9 After his resurrection, Jesus received authority in heaven and on earth. 	 9 Mai tua o tena toetuakaga, ne maua ne Iesu a pulega i te lagi mo te lalolagi.


In the case of Uzzah, why is it important to remember that Jehovah sees the motives of the heart? 	 I te tala o Usa, kaia e tāua ei ke masaua me e lavea ne Ieova a mea i loto o tino?


6 Paul’s modesty was particularly evident in his dealings with the Corinthians. 	 6 E matea atu te agamalū o Paulo i ana faifaiga ki tino Kolinito.


(2 Sam. 15:12-14) Even under those distressing circumstances, David continued to trust in God, and he was not disappointed. 	 (2 Samuelu 15:12-14) Ke oko foki eiloa ki tulaga faiga‵ta konā, ne tumau eiloa a Tavita i te talitonu ki te Atua, kae ne seki fanoanoa tou tagata.


For example, when Sarah, the wife of Abraham, spoke less than truthfully to a materialized angel, the angel evidently saw that she was afraid and embarrassed, so he simply gave her a mild reproof. 	 E pelā eiloa mo Sala, te avaga a Apelaamo, ne seki faipati ‵tonu atu a ia ki se agelu telā ne liutino, ne lavea ne te agelu me ne mataku kae mā a ia, telā ne polopoloki malie atu fua ei ne ia tou fafine.


Examples of this so-called benevolent magic include spells to protect yourself, to purify your home from negative energy left behind by former tenants, to make a person fall in love with you, to promote healing and health, to prevent the loss of your job, and to acquire money. 	 E fai mai latou me i nisi fakaaogāga ‵lei o te faivailakau ko pati ‵lau kolā e puipui ei te tino, e ave keatea a sai ma‵sei mai tena fale kolā ne fai ne nisi tino ne ‵nofo i ei, e fai ei ke fiafai se tino ki te suā tino, ke faka‵lei aka ei a masaki kae ke malosi se tino, ke se galo te galuega ‵togi a se tino, kae ke maua ei ne tupe.


He is able to carry out all that he has purposed. 	 E mafai ne ia o fakataunu a mea katoa kolā ne fuafua ne ia.


What important part of us does our figurative helmet protect, and why is such protection vital? 	 Se a te vaega tāua o ‵tou foitino e puipui ne te puloutau, kae kaia e tāua ei te puipuiga tenā?


1, 2. (a) What was the situation of the Levites as to a land inheritance? (b) What assurance did Jehovah give the Levites? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te tulaga o te kau Levi e uiga loa ki se laukele? (e) Se a te fakatalitonuga ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te kau Levi?


• What spiritual progress should precede baptism? 	 • Se a te tulaga faka-te-agaga e ‵tau o ‵tu atu i ei mai mua o te papatisoga?


(Matt. 7:24) Yes, if we prove to be real followers of Christ, we will receive God’s favor, and our future will be secure, as if founded on rock! 	 (Mataio 7:24) E tonu, kafai e fakamaoni atu me fai tatou mo soko ‵tonu o Keliso, ka talia tatou ne te Atua, kae ka tokagamalie foki ‵tou olaga i aso mai mua, e pelā eiloa me e ‵tuki ki luga i se fatu!


You might feel that those incidents appear minor. 	 Kāti e mafaufau koe me i mea konā ne tamā fakalavelave fua.


It is characterized and defined by action, not sentiment. 	 E fakailoga kae fakamatala atu e auala i ‵tou faifaiga, kae e se ko lagonaga.


Today, there are hundreds of conflicting religions in the realm of Christendom. 	 I aso nei, e lau i selau o lotu i Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se kolā e fe‵paki olotou akoakoga.


David was a man of integrity. 	 A Tavita se tino alofa fakamaoni.


(John 8:44; 1 John 5:19) In the revelation given to the apostle John, Jesus revealed that his anointed brothers have “conquered [Satan] because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their witnessing.” 	 (Ioane 8:44; 1 Ioane 5:19) I te fakaasiga ne tuku atu ki te apositolo ko Ioane, ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu me i ana taina fakaekegina ko oti ne “manumalo . . . [i a Satani] ona ko te toto o te Tamā Mamoe telā ko Iesu pelā foki mo te muna tonu ne folafola ne latou.”


(Mark 12:28-31) To ‘defend and legally establish’ our right to preach from house to house, we have presented cases before the courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. 	 (Maleko 12:28-31) Ko te mea ke ‘‵lago kae faka‵mautakitaki’ aka te ‵tou saolotoga o talai atu mai fale ki fale, ko oti ne avaka ‵tou tagi ki fono fakamasino, e aofia i ei te Fono Maluga o Amelika.


The answers to these and other vital questions are revealed at Revelation 13:1–22:21.* These chapters contain the last 9 of the 16 visions that the apostle John received near the end of the first century C.E. 	 A tali ki fesili konei mo nisi fesili tāua aka e maua i te Fakaasiga 13:1–22:21.* E aofia i mataupu konei a fakaasiga fakaoti e 9 mai fakaasiga e 16 kolā ne maua ne te apositolo ko Ioane i te fakaotiotiga o te senitenali muamua T.A.


Could you serve as a part-time commuter, helping out at a Bethel facility or a remote translation office? 	 E mafai ne koe o galue i galuega fulitusi, galuega ke faka‵lei a fale i Peteli mo Ofisa ‵fuli tusi?


(Read Matthew 24:45-47.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 24:45-47.)


16 So, have Jehovah’s Witnesses changed the moral climate in the world? 	 16 E mata, ko oti ne ‵fuli ne Molimau a Ieova a amioga i te lalolagi nei?


“He who is sowing with a view to the spirit will reap everlasting life.”—GAL. 6:8. 1, 2. 	 “Ka ko te tino telā e ‵toki i luga i te agaga, e maua ne ia . . . a te ola se gata mai.”—KALATIA 6:8.


Much of what appears as entertainment in the media blurs people’s ability “to distinguish both right and wrong.” 	 A te ukega o fakafiafiaga kolā e ‵sae aka i mea fakasalalau e faka‵pefu i ei a te atamai o tino ke “iloa ne latou o tami ki te kese‵kesega o te ‵lei mo te masei.”


How successful such efforts will be remains to be seen. 	 E ‵nofo fakatalitali nei a tino ki te taimi e iloa ei me pefea te manuia o olotou taumafaiga.


What does it mean to meditate? 	 Se a te uiga o te mafaufau ‵loto?


(Psalm 112:1; 119:1, 2) Interestingly, Jesus enumerated nine reasons for which we can be counted happy. 	 (Salamo 112:1; 119:1, 2) Se mea gali me ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu a pogai e iva e mafai ei o fia‵fia tatou.


(John 10:7; 15:1) Likewise, when The New Jerusalem Bible quotes Jesus as saying: “This cup is the new covenant,” we do not conclude that the cup itself was literally the new covenant. 	 (Ioane 10:7; 15:1) I se auala tai ‵pau, e siki mai i nisi Tusi Tapu a pati a Iesu, konei: “Ko te ipu tenei ko te feagaiga fou,” e se fakauiga i ei ne tatou me i te ipu eiloa tenā ko te feagaiga fou.


Regarding his spiritual children, the apostle John wrote: “No greater cause for thankfulness do I have than these things, that I should be hearing that my children go on walking in the truth.” (3 John 4) Christian parents can express similar gratitude when they see their children “go on walking in the truth.” 	 E uiga ki ana tamaliki faka-te-agaga, ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “E seai se mea e silia atu toku loto fakafetai e uiga ki ei i lō te mea tenei, ke lagona ne au i aku tama e tumau i te sa‵sale i te munatonu.” (3 Ioa. 4) E mafai foki ne mātua Kelisiano o fakaasi atu se loto fakafetai tai ‵pau māfai e lavea ne latou olotou tamaliki “e tumau i te sa‵sale i te munatonu.”


Is the Bible Still Changing Your Life? 	 E Mata, Koi Fulifuli Eiloa Tou Olaga ne te Tusi Tapu?


But false teachers linked with the congregation in Corinth denied the resurrection. 	 Kae ne ‵teke atu a faiakoga ‵loi kolā ne ‵nofo atu i te fakapotopotoga i Kolinito ki te akoakoga o te toetu.


This was an issue that touched on their loyalty and faithfulness to God. 	 Ne aofia i te mea tenei a te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni ki te Atua.


The Congregation and You 	 Te Fakapotopotoga mo Koe


One factor that makes it difficult for people to accept the concept of original sin is what the churches have taught about it. 	 A te pogai e faigata ei ki tino ke talia ne latou a te akoakoga e uiga ki te agasala muamua ona ko akoakoga kolā e akoako ne lotu e uiga ki ei.


The truth about Jesus and his role in the fulfillment of God’s purpose can free us from the worst type of slavery of all—bondage to sin and death. 	 E mafai ne te munatonu e uiga ki a Iesu mo tena tulaga i te fakataunuga o te fuafuaga a te Atua o fakasaoloto tatou mai i te ‵toe tulaga pologa matagā eiloa i mea katoa—ko te nofo pologa ki te agasala mo te mate.


Still, when would that happen? 	 Kae ka tupu māfea te mea tenā?


(Psalm 37:9) In that sense, “the end of the world” is a good thing. 	 (Salamo 37:9) Ona ko te mea tenā, e fai ei a “te gataga o te lalolagi” e pelā me se mea ‵lei.


After Melissa and her family moved to a new congregation, they concentrated on making new friends. 	 Mai tua o te oloatuga o Melissa mo tena kāiga ki se fakapotopotoga fou, ne ‵saga malosi atu latou ki te faiga o taugasoa ‵fou.


A draft of warm air gives it the lift it needs, enabling the eagle to conserve energy. 	 E isi se fakaputugā ea mafanafana telā e fakamasagi aka ei a ia ki luga, ko mafai ei ne te aeto o tausi tena malosi.


(Ephesians 6:11) Instead, “take your stand against him” in this regard, even as you do in other ways.—1 Peter 5:9. 	 (Efeso 6:11) I lō te fai penā, “ke ‵mautakitaki koutou” o ‵teke atu ki ei i te mea tenei, e pelā eiloa mo nisi mea aka.—1 Petelu 5:9.


Judah was in no position to take a stand against them. 	 Ne seai eiloa se malosi o te fenua o Iuta ke taua atu ki a latou.


AN ATTACK ON GOD’S PEOPLE 	 SE OSOATUGA KI TINO O TE ATUA


What can we encourage those who have strayed from the flock to do? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fakamalosi atu ne tatou ke fai ne tino kolā ne ‵galo atu mai te lafu?


He adapted his teaching to those to whom he spoke, whether they were of high station or low. 	 Ne fakafetaui aka ana akoakoga ki tino kolā ne faipati atu a ia ki ei, faitalia me ne tino ma‵luga io me ne tino ma‵lalo.


Or do you think his laws are there to make us happy and to protect us?” 	 Io me mafaufau koe me ne fai ana tulafono ko te mea ke maua ne tatou te fiafia kae ke puipui foki ei tatou?”


SPIRITUAL SLEEP—WHAT IS IT? 	 TE MOE FAKA-TE-AGAGA—SE A TE MEA TENĀ?


3 Let us consider how elders can enhance their appreciation for the privilege of shepherding ‘the flock of God in their care.’ (1 Pet. 5:2) Thereafter, we will reflect on the proper way of carrying out the shepherding work. 	 3 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki te auala e ati aka ei ne toeaina a te lotou loto fakafetai mō te tauliaga ke tausi faka‵lei atu a “te lafu a te Atua.” (1 Petelu 5:2) Mai tua ifo, ka onoono tatou ki te auala ‵tau ke fai ei te galuega ko te tausiga o mamoe.


Finally, the Philistine king told Isaac to ‘move from their neighborhood.’ 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fai atu te tupu ki a Isaako ke ‘fano keatea mai te lotou fenua.’


its root? 	 ana aka?


Therefore my heart does rejoice, and my glory is inclined to be joyful. Also, my own flesh will reside in security.”—Psalm 16:8, 9. [Box/Picture on page 6] Told in Benin 	 Tela te mea e ‵fonu ei au i te fiafia mo te fakafetai me maua faeloa ne au te olaga tokagamalie.”—Salamo 16:8, 9.


(Song of Solomon 3:6) What do the women of Jerusalem see when they go out to look? 	 (Pese a Solomona 3:6) Se a te mea ne lavea ne fāfine Ielusalema i te oloatuga o ‵kilo ki ei?


Why should parents have regular family Bible discussions? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai ne mātua a sau‵talaga faka-te Tusi Tapu a te kāiga?


What was so special about this find? 	 Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a te mea tenei?


Allen, mentioned in the introduction, has been in his new congregation for over a year. 	 A Allen, telā ne taku atu i te kamataga, ko nofo ki se tausaga tupu tena leva i tena fakapotopotoga fou.


God said to them: “If you will strictly obey my voice and will indeed keep my covenant, then you will certainly become my special property out of all other peoples.” 	 Ne fai atu te Atua ki a latou: “Kafai e faka‵logo mai koutou ki a au kae tausi taku feagaiga, ka fai koutou mo oku tino tonu eiloa. A te lalolagi katoa e o oku, ka ko koutou ko oku tino filifilia.”


For example, Gospel writer Luke mentions seven ruling officials—whose names have been corroborated by secular historians—in order to establish the year Jesus began his ministry.—Luke 3:1, 2, 23. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e taku mai ne te tino tusitala o te Tusi Tapu ko Luka a ofisa pule e tokofitu—kolā ko oti ne fakamautinoa aka olotou igoa ne tino tusitala—ko te mea ke iloa aka i ei a te tausaga ne kamata ne Iesu a tena galuega talai.—Luka 3:1, 2, 23.


Why can it be said that God’s laws are not burdensome? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fai atu me i tulafono a te Atua e se na lo ko ‵mafa?


Or what if someone is ridiculed for his pursuit of theocratic goals? 	 Kae e a māfai e fakatauemu atu ki se tino ona ko ana fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga?


In this world, where the pursuit of financial gain is so important to people, we have to make sure that we keep a balanced view in this matter.—1 Tim. 6:17-19. 	 I te lalolagi tenei, telā e fakatāua malosi ne tino te ‵sala atu ki koloa, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou se kilokiloga paleni i te feitu tenei.—1 Timoteo 6:17-19.


Wars, earthquakes, famines, epidemics, and lawlessness are part of a sign that the present system of things is in its last days. 	 A taua, oge, mafuie, mo faifaiga soli tulafono ne vaega o te fakailoga o aso fakaoti o te olaga tenei.


“And Jehovah God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule as king over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end of his kingdom.” 	 “A ia ka fai ne te Aliki te Atua mo tupu e pelā eiloa mo tena tupuna ko Tavita. Ka fai a ia mo tupu tumau o te fanauga a Iakopo, ko tona malo foki e seai se gatamaiga.”


How did servants of Jehovah in the past set the pattern in their relationship with secular governments and officials? 	 Ne tuku mai pefea ne tavini a Ieova i aso mua se fakaakoakoga ki te olotou fesokotakiga ki malo mo tino pule‵pule i ei?


Jesus said to stop that—and for good reason. 	 Ne fai mai Iesu ke fakagata—kae isi se pogai ‵lei e fai ei penā.


What does this mean in the light of current medical practice? 	 Se a la tena uiga e ‵tusa mo togafiti fakatokita konei e fai i aso nei?


11. (a) Why does 2 Peter 1:19 not mean that “a daystar” arises in actual human hearts? (b) How would you explain 2 Peter 1:19? 	 11. (a) Kaia e se fakauiga ei te 2 Petelu 1:19 me e fanaka eiloa “te fetu ao” i fatu ‵tonu o tino? (e) Ka fakamatala mai pefea ne koe te 2 Petelu 1:19?


But does it make sense that God would be displeased with you for looking into the Bible, his message to mankind, to understand what he asks of you? 	 Kae e mata, se mea tonu me e se fiafia te Atua ke sukesuke koe ki te Tusi Tapu, ki tena fekau ki tino katoa, kae ke malamalama i mea kolā e fakamolemole mai a ia ke fai ne koe?


The apostle Paul knew the precious value of prayer. 	 Ne iloa ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te tāua tenā o te ‵talo.


(Luke 20:34, 35) Will resurrections take place in the area where people died? 	 (Luka 20:34, 35) E mata, ka fakatu aka eiloa te tino i te koga telā ne mate i ei?


6 In most cases, though, thoughts rather than specific words were miraculously conveyed to the hearts and minds of Bible writers, permitting them to choose their own words to express them. 	 6 Kae i nisi taimi, e se fai atu ne te Atua ki tino tusitala o te Tusi Tapu a pati kolā e ‵tau o fakaaoga. E faulu ne ia ana manatu ki olotou loto mo mafaufau, ka oti ko tuku atu ei ne ia te taliaga ke filifili olotou pati ke tusi ki lalo a tena fekau.


Indeed, when we clothe ourselves with mildness and long-suffering, we contribute to the peace and unity of the congregation. 	 E tonu, kafai e maua ne tatou a te loto maulalo mo te kufaki, ko fesoasoani atu eiloa tatou ke maua ne te fakapotopotoga a te filemu mo te ‵kau fakatasi.


Indeed, our life experience has confirmed the truthfulness of this fact. 	 E tonu, e fakapa‵tonu mai a te ‵tonu o te mea tenei i mea ne ‵tupu i ‵tou olaga.


At noon, they slowly walk home. 	 I te fakaafiafi, e toe sa‵sale malielie atu lāua o ‵foki ki te fale.


Were I inclined to tell and speak of them, they have become more numerous than I can recount.” 	 E se mafai ne au o fakalaulau atu katoa me ko to uke!”


Thus, we need to avoid not only the act of adultery but also the sexual craving to share in immorality.—Matt. 5:27, 28. 	 Tela la, e se ‵tau fua o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te mulilua, kae e penā foki mo mafaufauga kolā e aofia i ei a faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau.—Mata. 5:27, 28.


Study Jesus’ reverential model prayer, and you will see that particularly significant features of it are the sanctification of Jehovah’s name, the coming of his Kingdom, and the accomplishment of his will. 	 Kafai e sukesuke faka‵lei koe ki te ‵talo fakaakoako a Iesu telā e fai atu mo te āva, kae ka lavea ne koe a vaega tāua i ei ko te faka‵maluga o te igoa o Ieova, te oko mai o tena Malo, mo te faiga o tena loto.


Even when Satan subjected Jesus to an agonizing death, Jesus remained completely loyal to his heavenly Father. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fai ne Satani ke logo‵mae a Iesu ki te mate, ne tumau eiloa a ia i te fakamaoni katoatoa ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.


Likely, Moses also penned the book of Job as well as Psalms 90 and 91. 	 Kāti ne tusi foki ne Mose a te tusi o Iopu e pelā foki mo te Salamo 90 mo te 91.


Why the Bible Is Practical for Our Day 	 Te Pogai e Aoga ei te Tusi Tapu ki ‵Tou Aso Nei


It was a challenge, but they succeeded. 	 Se mea faigata kae ne iku manuia eiloa lāua i ei.


He makes sure that true worshippers flourish in their spiritual estate, which is unprecedented in its spiritual abundance. 	 E fakamautinoa eiloa ne ia me i ana tino tapuaki ‵tonu e tumau eiloa i te olaola ‵lei i te palataiso faka-te-agaga, kae tuku faeloa mai ne ia a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga e uke mō ana tino.


3 Most of us appreciate being invited to a gathering of happy Christians. 	 3 E fia‵fia a te tokoukega o tatou māfai e ‵kami atu ki se maopoopoga o Kelisiano fia‵fia.


A Key to a Husband’s Success 	 Se Auala Tāua ki te Manuia o te Tagata Avaga


But they missed this opportunity and showed how limited their viewpoint really was. 	 Kae ne galo i a latou a te avanoaga tenei kae ne fakaasi atu i ei a te foliki o te lotou kilokiloga ki ei.


Why is God’s Kingdom of immediate importance to us? 	 Kaia e tāua atu ei a te Malo o te Atua ki a tatou i te vaitaimi nei?


19 From the days of God’s servants Elijah and Elisha, the miracle of the resurrection brought people back to life. 	 19 Mai aso o tavini a te Atua ko Elia mo Elisaia, ne mafai o toe ola mai a tino e auala i te toetuga.


Did he really need to be watchful?’ 	 E mata, ne manakogina eiloa ke matapulapula a ia?’


“If you are a son of God,” said Satan, “tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” 	 “Kafai koe ko te Tama a te Atua,” ko pati a Satani, “fakatonu ake ke liu falaoa a fatu konei.”


This was because Adam and Eve did not long observe God’s rest on “the seventh day” by accepting his arrangement for them. 	 Ne fai penei ona ko te mea ne seki tumau a Atamu mo Eva i te tausi atu ki te malōlōga a te Atua i “te fitu o aso” mai te taliaga o tena fakatokaga mō laua.


Understanding this reassuring truth brought comfort to the woman mentioned at the outset. 	 A te malamalama i te munatonu tenei ne fakamafanafana atu ki te fafine telā ne taku atu i te kamataga.


17 “Wisdom is with the modest ones,” states Proverbs 11:2. 	 17 “E maua fua te poto i tino loto mau‵lalo,” ko pati i te Faataoto 11:2, Tusi Paia, Samoa.


How can we “form a longing” for Bible knowledge, and how will such knowledge benefit our ministry? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakamalosi aka te “fia inu” ki te iloaga e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu, kae ka aogā pefea te iloaga tenā ki te ‵tou galuega talai?


Surely, none of these actions display true Christian love. 	 A te tonuga loa, a faifaiga konei e se fakaasi mai i ei te alofa tonu faka-Kelisiano.


Similarly, Christian elders today do not intimidate others into serving God through shame or guilt. 	 E penā foki i aso nei, e se fakamatakutaku ne toeaina Kelisiano a nisi tino ke tavini atu ki te Atua ona ko te mā.


14. (a) Why is it fitting that the Memorial bread be unleavened? (b) What kind of bread can be obtained or baked for use at the Lord’s Evening Meal? 14 Regarding the bread used when instituting the Memorial, Jesus said: “This means my body which is in your behalf.” (1 Corinthians 11:24; Mark 14:22) It was fitting that the bread was unleavened. 	 14 Ne fai atu Iesu e uiga ki te falaoa telā ne fakaaogā i te taimi o te Fakamanatuga, penei: “Ko toku foitino tenei ko tuku atu mō koutou.” (1 Kolinito 11:24; Maleko 14:22) Ne fetaui tonu eiloa te mea tenā me seai se mea faka‵fete ne fakaaogā ki te palūga o te falaoa.


(Genesis 50:4, 5) Ruth “was persistent about going with [Naomi].” 	 (Kenese 50:4, 5) A Luta ne “loto ‵nau . . . ke olo tasi laua [mo Naomi].”


(Hebrews 10:24, 25) When Peter was miraculously released from prison, he wanted to be with his brothers, so he went straight to the house of the mother of John Mark, where “quite a few were gathered together and praying.” 	 (Epelu 10:24, 25) I te ‵talamaiga fakavavega o Petelu mai te falepuipui, ne manako a ia ke kau atu ki ana taina kae ne fanatu tonu a ia ki te fale o te mātua o Ioane Maleko. “Kae e tokouke a tino e maopoopo i ei e ‵talo.”


Music’s Honorable Place in True Worship 	 Te Tulaga Fakaaloalo o Pese i te Tapuakiga Tonu


The Bible claims that it is “inspired of God and beneficial for teaching.” (2 Timothy 3:16) If you believe that God created humans and that the Bible is his inspired Word, then what it says on the subject is worth knowing. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me “i Tusitusiga Tapu katoa ne aumai mai te Atua, kae aoga ki te akoakoga o te mea tonu.” (2 Timoteo 3:16) Kafai e talitonu koe me ne faite ne te Atua a tino kae ne aumai foki ne ia te Tusi Tapu, ko tena uiga e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke iloa ne tatou a tena kilokiloga e uiga ki te mataupu tenei.


(Joel 1:1) In the book bearing his name, Joel says so little about matters other than his message that even the time of his prophecy can only be estimated—about 820 B.C.E., nine years after Uzziah became king over Judah. 	 (Ioelu 1:1) I te tusi telā e fakaigoa ki tena igoa, e mu‵tana fua a nisi mea ne faipati ki ei a Ioelu i tafa o tena fekau telā ko se mafai ei o iloa tonu te taimi o tena valoaga—e fakatautau pelā me ko te 820 T.L.M., ko te iva tausaga mai tua o te faiga o Usia mo fai te tupu o Iuta.


What role will the leaders of Christendom and of other religions play? 	 Se a te tusaga ka fai ne takitaki o Fenua Lotu Kelisiano mo nisi lotu?


Prove to Be a Real Follower of Christ 	 Ke Fakamaoni Atu Tou Fai Mo Fai Se Soko Tonu O Keliso


“The Endurance of Job” 	 “Te Kufaki o Iopu”


10 A hallmark of a good teacher is that he loves what he teaches. 	 10 A te fakailoga o se faiakoga ‵lei ko te fiafia malosi ki mea e akoako atu ne ia.


What will that Paradise be like?— Let’s see. 	 Kafai pefea a te Palataiso tenā?— Ke onoono aka tatou.


“Is This Person Right for Me?” in the book Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work, Volume 2; “Divine Guidance for Selecting a Marriage Mate,” in The Watchtower of May 15, 2001; and “How Wise Is a Teenage Marriage?” in Awake! of September 22, 1983. 	 “Is This Person Right for Me?” i te tusi ko te Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work, Tusi i te 2; “Fakatakitakiga Mai te Atua e Uiga ki te Filiga o Sau Avaga,” i Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Iuni 1, 2001; mo te “How Wise Is a Teenage Marriage?” i te Awake! i a Setema 22, 1983.


(Prov. 4:23; Matt. 5:27-29) To help us maintain our wholehearted love for God’s Kingdom, Jehovah has given us another priceless treasure. 	 (Faata. 4:23; Mata. 5:27-29) Ke fesoasoani mai i te fakatumauga o te ‵tou fia‵fia malosi mo te loto kātoa ki te Malo o te Atua, ne tuku mai ne Ieova se isi koloa tafasili i te tāua.


AS Christians, we all possess valuable things of one kind or another. 	 E PELĀ me ne Kelisiano, e maua katoa ne tatou a mea aogā kese‵kese.


Maxim was 11 years old and his sister Noemi was one year younger when they got baptized. 	 A ko Maxim, telā ko 11 fua ana tausaga mo tena tuagane ko Noemi telā e tasi tausaga fua e foliki i a ia kae ko papatiso atu lāua tokolua.


Pray before you study. 	 ‵Talo muamua koi tuai o fai au sukesukega.


11 From the beginning of his leadership, Joshua had a written record of God’s Word. 	 11 I te kamataga o te takitakiga a Iosua, ne maua ne ia a tusitusiga o te Muna a te Atua.


What a joy it has been to work more closely with the brothers! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakafiafia ke momea aka te ‵pili o te ga‵lue fakatasi mo taina!


(Luke 10:25-37) The Bible Teach book is full of simple illustrations that you can use to assist a student in applying Scriptural principles to himself. 	 (Luka 10:25-37) E uke foki a tala fakatusa faigofie i te tusi ko te Akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu kolā e mafai o fakaaogā ne koe ke fesoasoani atu ki se tino akoga i te fakaaogāga o akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu ki a latou eiloa.


Right now, however, why not imagine that we are in Judah in Habakkuk’s day? 	 Kae nei la, ke na fakaataata i ‵tou mafaufau me ko ‵nofo atu tatou i Iuta i aso o Sapakuka.


The apostle Paul wrote: “[God], for the sake of his good pleasure, is acting within you in order for you both to will and to act.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me i te Atua e galue faeloa i loto i a koutou, o fai ne ia koutou ke iloa o fai a mea kolā e loto a ia ki ei.”


Our efforts in worshipping Jehovah are precious to him when offered out of love. 	 E tāua ‵ki ki a Ieova a ‵tou taumafaiga ke tapuaki atu ki a ia ona ko ‵tou a‵lofa ki a ia.


Why is Jehovah’s willingness to forgive a cause for great joy? 	 Kaia e fai ei a te loto fiafia o Ieova ke fakamagalo atu mo fai se pogai mō te fiafia lasi?


This is a major facet of God’s personality. 	 Tenei eiloa te uiga tāua o te Atua.


This sister at times feels some loneliness. 	 E nofo foki mo te tuagane tenei se lagonaga sē sologa i nisi taimi.


Divorce was allowed, but it too was regulated. 	 Ne talia te ‵talaga o avaga, kae ne fakatulafonogina foki ke mafai o puipui ei.


3 No power in heaven or on earth can prevent God’s expressed purpose from being realized. 	 3 E seai eiloa se malosi i te lagi io me ko te lalolagi e mafai o taofi ne ia te fakataunuga o te fuafuaga a te Atua.


Faith in God should lead us to be hospitable. 	 A te fakatuanaki ki te Atua e ‵tau o fai ei tatou ke uiga talimālō.


5 It may be surprising to some that Jehovah God, the highest and most glorious one in the universe, is the ultimate example of humility. 	 5 E mafai o ofo a nisi tino me i a Ieova te Atua, te ‵toe tino maluga kae ‵malu i te lagi mo te lalolagi, ko te ‵toe fakaakoakoga sili o te loto maulalo.


Fighters Against God Cannot Succeed 	 E se Mafai o Manumalo a Tino Kolā e ‵Teke Atu ki te Atua


10 Still another manifestation of Christ’s leadership are the “gifts in men”—Christian elders, or overseers. 	 10 A te suā mea e lavea atu i ei te takitakiga a Keliso, e auala i ‘meaalofa tino’—ko toeaina Kelisiano, io me ko ovasia.


“All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial,” wrote the apostle Paul. (2 Timothy 3:16) The Greek word translated “inspired of God” literally means “breathed into by God.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me i Tusitusiga Tapu katoa e faka‵managina ne te Atua kae aoga.” (2 Timoteo 3:16, Tusi Tapu Tauloto) A te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “faka‵managina” e fakauiga tonu ki te “manava atu ne te Atua.”


Instead of massing together in opposition, they are advised: “Kiss the son, that He [Jehovah God] may not become incensed and you may not perish from the way, for his anger flares up easily.” 	 I lō te ‵kau fakatasi o ‵teke atu, ne fai atu ki a latou: “[‘Sogi ki te tama,’ Tusi Paia, Samoa] i a ia [Ieova te Atua] ma kaitaua, ko ‵mate fakavave ei koutou.”


What did an angel command the apostles to do? 	 Se a te mea ne fakatonu atu ne te agelu ke fai ne apositolo?


(Matthew 5:14-16) We will, therefore, consider two principal ways in which advancement and maturity may be made manifest: (1) growing in knowledge, understanding, and wisdom; (2) manifesting the fruitage of the spirit. 	 (Mataio 5:14-16) Tela la, ke mafau‵fau tatou ki auala fakavae e lua kolā e mafai o matea atu ei a te gasolo atu ki mua mo te matua ‵lei: (1) te gasoloakaga o te iloaga, te malamalama, mo te poto; (2) te fakaasiatuga o fuataga o te agaga.


In effect, Jesus invited them to attend a special meeting. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne ‵kami ne Iesu latou ke ‵kau atu ki se fakatasiga fakapito.


(Psalm 40:5) He certainly did not mean, though, that he would keep silent about these grand works. 	 (Salamo 40:5) Kae ne seki fakauiga a ia i ei me ka se faipati a ia ki mea fakaofoofogia konā.


18. (a) In what ways might Jehovah deliver his people? (b) What will be the final outcome? 	 18. (a) Ne a auala kāti ka faka‵sao ei ne Ieova ana tino? (e) Se a te ikuga fakaoti ka iku mai i ei?


What should a Christian husband do if his unbelieving wife does not respect him? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne se tagata avaga Kelisiano māfai e se fakaasi atu ne tena avaga sē talitonu a te āva ki a ia?


So she risked her life to protect God’s chosen people and thus placed her future in their hands. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “E penā foki eiloa te takuamiotonugina o Lahapa.


(Isaiah 60:2) These words well describe the situation on earth since 1919. 	 (Isaia 60:2) E fakamatala faka‵lei mai ne pati konā, a te tulaga i te lalolagi nei talu mai te 1919.


WEEK OF OCTOBER 17-23, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A OKETOPA 17-23, 2016


5 Indeed, the Mosaic Law included rules and regulations on practically every aspect of the Israelites’ life, outlining what was clean and acceptable and what was not. 	 5 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne aofia i te Tulafono faka-Mose a tulafono mo fakatonuga e uiga ki feitu katoa o te olaga o te kau Isalaelu, mea kolā ne ‵mā kae talia mo mea kolā ne seki fai penā.


All manner of people—dignitaries, soldiers, lawyers, women, children, the poor, the sick, even society’s outcasts—approached him eagerly, unafraid. 	 Ne olo atu ki a ia e aunoa mo te ma‵taku a tino valevale—tino ma‵luga o te fenua, sotia, lōia, fāfine, tama‵liki, tino ma‵tiva, tino ma‵saki ke oko foki loa ki tino fatauvā o te fenua.


“Listen to Discipline and Become Wise” 	 “Fakalogo ki Polopolokiga ke Poto Koe”


For many more of us, it is quite possible that ‘the fig tree will not blossom’ before the end comes. 	 Kāti ka fai pelā me e “seai ne fua i luga o mati” mō nisi tino e tokouke i a tatou, a koi tuai o oko mai te gataga.


Remember, though, if we have stumbled, Jehovah is very patient. 	 Kafai ne ‵siga tatou, masaua i a Ieova e loto kufaki.


“[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes.” 	 “Ka ‵solo keatea ne [te Atua] a loimata katoa mai i olotou mata.”


5 Isaiah prophesied that God’s people would condemn any tongue that rose up against them. 	 5 Ne ‵valo mai a Isaia me ka taku fakamasei ne tino o te Atua a so se tala e sae aka e uiga ki a latou.


Certainly an individual can be happy without false religion, but a person cannot be truly happy unless he has a relationship with Jehovah, who is described as “the happy God.” (1 Tim. 1:11) Everything God does benefits others. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e mafai o fiafia se tino e aunoa mo lotu ‵se, kae e se mafai o fiafia tonu a ia seiloga ke maua ne ia se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo Ieova, telā e fakamatala mai e pelā me ko te “Atua fiafia.” (1 Timo. 1:11) A mea katoa e fai ne te Atua e aoga ki nisi tino.


(See paragraph 17) 	 (Ke onoono ki palakalafa e 17)


(Heb. 6:10) Jehovah is never unreasonable in what he asks of us. 	 (Epelu 6:10) E se mafai lele o fai mai a Ieova ke fai ne tatou se mea e se ‵tau o fai.


At about the date that the churches claim that Jesus was born, many nominal Christians make a special effort to improve their behavior. 	 I te aso o te tausaga telā e fakasino atu ki ei a lotu me ne fanau i ei a Iesu, e fai ne tino e tokouke kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano, a faiga fakapito ke faka‵lei aka ei olotou amioga.


12 The second woe, recorded at Habakkuk 2:9-11, falls on “the one that is making evil gain for his house, in order to set his nest on the height, so as to be delivered from the grasp of what is calamitous!” 	 12 A te lua o mala, telā ne tusi ki lalo i te Sapakuka 2:9-11, e oko atu eiloa ki tino kolā ‘ne fakamaumea ne latou olotou kāiga ki mea ne fao mālō ne latou. Ne fai ne latou olotou fale ke saogalemu mai puapuaga.’


The unintentional manslayer had to remain in the city of refuge until the high priest’s death.—Num. 35:15, 28. 	 Ne ‵tau o nofo tumau a te tino tatino i se auala pasala i te fa‵kai faka‵lafi ke oko ki te taimi e mate ei te faitaulaga sili.—Nume. 35:15, 28.


Later, when Jehovah’s angel asked him to escape to the mountainous region, Lot said: “I am not able to escape to the mountainous region . . . 	 Fakamuli ifo, i te taimi ne fai atu ei te agelu a Ieova ki a ia ke ‵tele latou ki koga maugā, ne fai atu a Lota, penei: “A mauga ko to mao; e iku au o puketu ne te fakalavelave, ko mate ei au seki oko ki te koga tena . . .


20 Our Creator has built up a record that we can put our trust in. 	 20 Ko oti ne fai ne ‵tou Mafuaga se tusi telā e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou ki ei.


Do we pray from the heart rather than repeat a set form of expressions? 	 E mata, e ‵talo atu tatou mai ‵tou loto i lō te fakafoki‵foki faeloa o pati?


(Read Genesis 3:6.) 	 (Faitau te Kenese 3:6.)


THE USE AND ABUSE OF FREE WILL 	 TE FAKAAOGAGA ‵LEI MO TE FAKAAOGAGA ‵SE O TE SAOLOTOGA


Zephaniah 1:15 provides this description: “That day is a day of fury, a day of distress and of anguish, a day of storm and of desolation, a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick gloom.” 	 E tuku mai ne te Sefanaia 1:15 a te fakamatalaga tenei: “Ka fai te aso tena mo se aso o te kaitaua fakamataku, se aso o te puapuaga kae logomae, se aso o te fakamaofaga mo te fakamaseiga, se aso o te pouliga kae pouli tagataga, se aso pouli kae kaumanā.”


Can You Trust Religion Regarding Money? 	 E Mafai o Talitonu Koe ki Lotu e Uiga ki Tupe?


A Samaritan woman who met Jesus Christ had been brought up to believe in her Samaritan religion. 	 Ne puti aka te fafine Samalia telā ne fetaui mo Iesu ke talitonu ki tena lotu i Samalia.


15. What characteristic of loving-kindness is further highlighted by the three Bible accounts we have considered? 	 15 E fai mai ne tala faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā ko oti ne onoono tatou ki ei me i te alofa tumau e ‵tau o fakaasi atu mo te loto fiafia, kae se ko te faimālō.


19 Does not appreciatively reflecting on what Jehovah has done to heal the damaged relationship between him and sinful mankind move us to do all we can to pursue peace with others? 	 19 E mata, a te loto fia‵fia ke fakaataata ne tatou a mea e fai ne Ieova ke faka‵lei aka ei a te fesokotakiga o ia mo tino agasala e se fai ei ke gasue‵sue tatou o fai te ‵toe mea e mafai ne tatou o fai ke kausaki atu ke maua se vā filemu mo nisi tino?


Our own close relationship with God helps us to remain faithful to him. 	 E fesoasoani mai foki a te va fealofani ‵pili o tatou mo te Atua ke tumau tatou i te fakamaoni ki a ia.


Why should we consider whether we personally are giving glory to Jehovah? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o mafau‵fau ifo tatou me e mata, e faka‵malu atu eiloa tatou taki tokotasi ki a Ieova?


• With what does Jesus compare the time of his presence? 	 • Se a te mea ne fakatusa ki ei ne Iesu tena oko mai?


Have anxieties of life, materialism, or persecution affected them? 	 E mata, ko oti ne pokotia latou i manavasega o te olaga, te fia maumea io me ko logo‵maega?


David wrote: “Generation after generation will commend your works, and about your mighty acts they will tell. 	 Ne tusi mai a Tavita: “Au galuega ne fai ka vikia ne kautama katoa; ka folafola atu ne latou au galuega ‵mana.


“Who of you wanting to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense to see if he has enough to complete it?”—LUKE 14:28. 	 “Ko oi te tino i a koutou telā e manako o fakatu se taoa kae e se nofo muamua ki lalo o galue tena ‵togi, ke iloa aka me e lava ana tupe ke fakaoti tena galuega?”—LUKA 14:28.


It is, How can we walk with God? 	 Tenei la te fesili, E sa‵sale pefea tatou mo te Atua?


We can also ask for help from those who are strong in the faith, never doubting that Jehovah will give us the support we need. 	 E mafai foki o fakamolemole atu tatou mo se fesoasoani mai i tino kolā e ma‵losi i te fakatuanaki, kae e se mafai lele o fakalotolotolua me ka tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova a te fesoasoani telā e manakogina.


21 We urge you young ones, then: Do not hesitate to praise Jehovah! 	 21 Telā la, e fakamalosi atu eiloa matou ki a koutou, e talavou: Ke mo a ma fakatalave koutou o ‵viki atu ki a Ieova!


After graduating from high school in January 1937, I enrolled at Iowa State University, near where we lived in the midwestern United States. 	 I taku otiga mai i se akoga maluga i a Ianuali 1937, ne faka‵soko atu aku akoga i te Iunivesiti o Iowa State telā e pili ki te koga ne ‵nofo ei matou i te kogaloto o te feitu ki te togala o te Iunaite Sitete.


(1 Cor. 6:9-11) However, they also recognize that the heart is treacherous. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:9-11) E ui i ei, e iloa foki ne latou me i te loto ko ia eiloa ko fakaloiloi tino.


• In what ways does God’s spirit operate on the other sheep? 	 18. (a) Se a te mea ko maina ‵lei i ei a nisi mamoe mai fakamatalaga ‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu? (e) Se a te fakamoemoega e fakatali‵tali ki ei a nisi mamoe māfai ‘ko fakaasi mai a fanau a te Atua’? 19.


How, though, could a perfect spirit creature—who had neither weaknesses from within nor wicked influences from without—become wrongly inclined? 	 Kae e mafai pefea ne se agaga ‵lei katoatoa—telā e seai ne ana vāivāiga io me ne fakamalosiga ma‵sei e maua ne ia i ana tafa—o faka‵segina?


Thus, 2 Peter 3:13 foretells: “There are new heavens [God’s heavenly Kingdom] and a new earth [a new earthly society] that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” 	 Tela la, e ‵valo mai penei te 2 Petelu 3:13: “Ko oti ne folafola mai ne ia te lagi fou [ko te Malo faka-te-lagi o te Atua] mo te lalolagi fou [se sosaiete fou o tino i te lalolagi], e nofo i ei a te amiotonu, kae tenei eiloa e fakatalitali tatou ki ei.”


Instead, he was a humble fellow worker for their joy. 	 A iase tino galue loto maulalo fua e maua ei ne latou te fiafia.


“Let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you behold the day drawing near.” 	 Ke tumau faeloa te maopoopo sale o tatou, e pela eiloa mo te mea e masani ei a nisi tino o koutou. A te mea sili ke fakatau fakamalosi eiloa ne tatou o‵tou loto; i te mea ko iloa ne koutou i te Aso o te Aliki ko pili mai.”


By comparing that Scriptural record with the methods of faith healers today, we can readily determine whether modern-day faith healing is from God. 	 Mai i te fakatusatusaga o tala i te Tusi Tapu mo faifaiga a tino faka‵lei fakavavega i aso nei, e mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou me ko faka‵leiga fakavavega i aso nei e māfua mai i te Atua io me ikai.


3 You may have doubts. ‘Can someone who lived so long ago be meaningful in my life now?’ 	 ‘E mata, e mafai o aogā ki toku olaga i aso nei a te tino telā ne ola i te fia tausaga ko ‵teka atu?’


23 Nobody can save those who fight against God and his people. Neither silver nor gold could deliver the wrongdoers of Judah, even as hoarded wealth and bribes will provide no protection or escape “in the day of Jehovah’s fury” upon Christendom and the rest of this system of things. 	 E se mafai foki ne siliva io me ko aulo o fakasaoloto a tino fai mea ‵se i Iuta, ke oko foki eiloa ki koloa e uke mo tino faitogafiti, ka se mafai o tuku mai ne latou se puipuiga io me se faka‵saoga i ‘te aso fakamataku o Ieova’ ki Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se mo te ‵toega o te fakanofonofoga tenei o mea.


However, it would be a mistake to conclude that the Bible Students were first taken into captivity to Babylon the Great because they needed correction and discipline. 	 Kae tiga ne ‵tau o polopoloki kae fakatonutonu latou i te feitu tenā, e se ‵tau o fakaiku aka me tenā te pogai ne ‵nofo fakapagota ei latou i Papelonia te Sili.


However, Revelation 7:3 indicates that all of Christ’s anointed slaves will have been permanently “sealed” by that time. 	 Kae e fai mai te Fakaasiga 7:3 me i tavini fakaekegina katoa o Keliso ko ‵tau o oti ne “fakamailoga” i te taimi tenā.


Clearly, we have to choose when and where to study with a view to deriving the maximum benefit from our efforts. 2. 	 E mautinoa eiloa, me e ‵tau o filifili aka ne tatou a te taimi mo te koga ‵lei ke fai ei ‵tou sukesukega ko te mea ke aogā malosi ‵tou taumafaiga.


Jesus’ relatives were unbelievers. 	 Ne seki fai a kāiga o Iesu mo fai ne tino tali‵tonu.


“Generous Person Will Be Blessed” (contributions), Nov. 	 ‘Ka Fakamanuia a te Tino Uiga Kaimalie’ (meaalofa), Nove.


(Psalm 18:17; Exodus 15:2) He has a powerful aid for us—his holy spirit. 	 (Salamo 18:17; Esoto 15:2) E isi sena fesoasoani mafi mō tatou—ko tena agaga tapu.


Make good use of Jehovah’s provisions to build up your spirituality. 	 Ke na fakaaogā faka‵lei ne koe a fakatokaga a Ieova ke ati aka ei tou malosi faka-te-agaga.


Just think how thrilling it must have been for them to hear or read God’s Word in what had become their mother tongue! 	 Mafaufau la ki te fia‵fia o latou ke lagona io me fai‵tau ki te Muna a te Atua i te ‵gana telā ko fai pelā me ko te lotou ‵gana tonu eiloa!


THE SON WILLINGLY REVEALED HIS FATHER 	 NE MANAKO TE TAMA O FAKAASI MAI TENA TAMANA


What Is Your Comment? 	 Ko Faka‵fou ne Au a Mea Katoa.”


He used flimsy excuses for missing Christian meetings and the preaching activity. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne ia a fakamasakoga sē tāua ke sē kau atu ei ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano mo te galuega talai.


His rest day continues. 	 E tumau eiloa tena aso malōlō.


What Does the Bible Say? 	 Ne a Pati i te Tusi Tapu?


Instead, the teacher would want to help the students to read better. 	 I lō te fai penā, ka manako eiloa a te faiakoga o fesoasoani atu ke gasolo aka o ‵lei a te lotou fai‵tau.


His faith kept him and his family safe. 	 Ne faka‵sao tou tagata mo tena kāiga ne tena fakatuanaki.


20 Although more than one plate of bread and one cup of wine may be used, the Memorial is a communion meal. 	 20 E ui eiloa, e mafai o fakaaogā a tifa mo ipu e uke, e fai pelā me e ‵kai fakatasi a tino i te Fakamanatuga o te ‵kaiga a te Aliki.


See Reasoning From the Scriptures, “Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses say that God’s Kingdom was established in 1914?” pages 95-7, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke onoono ki te Reasoning From the Scriptures, “Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses say that God’s Kingdom was established in 1914?” (Kaia e fai atu ei a Molimau a Ieova me ne fakatu aka te Malo o te Atua i te 1914?), te itulau e 95-97, telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


(John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11) Of whom was Jesus speaking? 	 (Ioane 12:31; 14:30; 16:11) Ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki a ai?


When elders do so, they imitate spiritual shepherds of old. 	 I te auala tenā, e fakaakoako atu ei a toeaina ki tausi mamoe faka-te-agaga i aso mua.


Why are the Witnesses different? 	 Kaia e ‵kese ei te kau Molimau?


6 This is what happened. 	 6 Tenei te mea ne tupu.


Deeply concerned about fellow Jews who in 537 B.C.E. had returned to Jerusalem from their Babylonian exile, the prophet Daniel prayed in their behalf for three weeks. 	 Ona ko te lasi o tena manavase ki ana taina Iutaia kolā ne ‵foki atu ki Ielusalema mai te ‵nofo fakapagotaga i Papelonia i te 537 T.L.M., ne ‵talo atu ei te pelofeta ko Tanielu mō latou i vaiaso e tolu.


Instead of sending the leper away, Jesus dealt with the shunned man in a compassionate and dignified manner. 	 I lō te ‵tuli keatea ne ia o te tino lepela, ne saga atu a Iesu ki te tino sē alofagina tenā i se auala alofa kae ‵malu.


11 Sad to say, some look back on sacrifices they made in the past and view them as missed opportunities. 	 11 Se mea fakafanoanoa, me ne toe ‵kilo atu a nisi tino ki tua i mea kolā ne fai ne latou i taimi ko ‵teka kae ‵kilo ki ei e pelā me ne avanoaga ko ‵galo i a latou.


This makes us unique among his earthly creation. 	 Au e kalaga ki te lagi mo te lalolagi ke molimau ki te mea ka fili ne koutou.


He placed in their hands the responsibility of caring for the worldwide interests of his Kingdom. 	 Ne avatu ne ia te tiute ke tausi ki mea katoa o tena Malo i te lalolagi kātoa.


“Actually, it is my life. 	 Ko toku olaga eiloa tenā.


(Psalm 37:28, 29) When you first learned that truth, you no doubt viewed it as a genuine treasure, a piece of knowledge that filled your mind and heart with hope and joy. 	 (Salamo 37:28, 29) I te taimi muamua ne tauloto ei koe ki te munatonu tenā, e mautinoa eiloa me ne kilo atu koe ki ei e pelā me se koloa tāua, se iloaga tonu telā ne faka‵fonu ei tou mafaufau mo tou loto ki te fakamoemoega mo te fiafia.


(Romans 10:13-15) Our being active in the Christian ministry is a protection against Satan’s “machinations,” or “crafty acts.”—Ephesians 6:11; footnote. 	 (Loma 10:13-15) A te ‵tou ga‵lue malosi i te galuega talai se puipuiga eiloa mai “auala ma‵sei” a Satani.—Efeso 6:11.


How can we have “a heart to know” Jehovah? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou “se loto ke iloa” a Ieova?


That was God’s will for him. 	 Tenā eiloa te mea ne manako te Atua ke fai ne ia.


Identified as One of Jehovah’s Witnesses 	 Ko Fakamailogagina e Pelā me se Tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova


However, a parallel Bible prophecy shows that “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” will be lined up against Jehovah on “the great day of God the Almighty.” 	 E tigā te feitu tenā, e fakaasi mai i se valoaga tai ‵pau i te Tusi Tapu me i “tupu o te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa” ka taua atu ki a Ieova i “te aso lasi o te Atua Malosi Kātoatoa.”


12. (a) When is Bible prophecy best understood? (b) What example shows that our ability to understand Bible prophecy depends upon God’s timetable? 	 12. (a) Se a te ‵toe taimi ‵lei ke maina ei i se valoaga i te Tusi Tapu? (e) Se a te tala telā e fakaasi mai i ei me e fakalagolago atu te ‵tou malamalama i valoaga a te Tusi Tapu ki te fakasologa o taimi o te Atua?


(Matt. 11:29; Heb. 1:2; Ps. 2:8) It was foretold that the Messianic “son of man” would have associate rulers in the heavenly Kingdom. 	 (Mataio 11:29; Epelu 1:2; Salamo 2:8) Ne ‵valo mai me ka isi ne tino ka pule fakatasi mo te “tino ola” io me ko te tama a te tagata telā ka fai pelā mo te Mesia, i te Malo faka-te-lagi.


In visions, humans and angels are shown dressed in white, emphasizing righteousness and spiritual cleanness. 	 I fakaasiga, e lavea atu a tino mo agelu e ‵pei ki gatu ‵kena, telā e faka‵mafa mai i ei a te amiotonu mo te ‵ma i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


12 Do our prayers say that we are happy and zealous Witnesses of Jehovah? 	 12 E mata, e fakaasi atu i ‵tou ‵talo me e fai tatou e pelā me ne Molimau fia‵fia kae loto finafinau a Ieova?


Why was it wrong to assert that observance of the Mosaic Law was necessary for salvation? 13 Some Jewish Christians who were “zealous for the Law” continued circumcising their children and observing certain features of the Law. 	 13 Ne pilitome faeloa ne nisi Kelisiano Iutaia kolā ne “tausi fakamaoni ki Tulafono” a olotou tama‵liki kae ne tau‵tali atu foki ki nisi vaega o te Tulafono tenā.


(Luke 11:13) You have probably seen holy spirit working in your life. 	 (Luka 11:13) Kāti ko oti foki ne lavea ne koe a te galuega a te agaga tapu i tou olaga.


Since insincere honor does not grow out of genuine respect, it will wither sooner or later. 	 Ona ko te mea e se mafai o māfua mai a te āva fakaloiloi mai i te fakaaloalo tonu, ka galo fakavave atu eiloa io me i se taimi fakamuli ifo.


If we allow ourselves to become preoccupied with material things, our spirituality can gradually be lost. 	 Kafai e talia ne tatou ke fakalave‵lave malosi tatou i mea faka-te-foitino, a ‵tou feitu faka-te-agaga ka gasolosolo malie eiloa o ‵galo atu.


Though the judging and separating will be done “when the Son of man arrives in his glory,” the preaching work is providing people today with the opportunity to recognize Christ’s spiritual brothers and thus to work in support of them for their own eternal salvation.—Matthew 25:31-46. 	 E tiga eiloa ka fai te fakamasinoga mo te vaevaega tenā māfai ‘e vau te Tama a te Tagata i tena ‵malu,’ e tuku atu ne te galuega talai te avanoaga ki tino i aso nei ke iloa ne latou a taina faka-te-agaga o Keliso kae ke ga‵lue latou ke fesoasoani atu ki tino konā ke maua ei te fakaolataga se-gata-mai i ei.—Mataio 25:31-46.


You can see how each piece sparkles in its proper place.”—2 Timothy 1:13. 	 Ka lavea ei ne koe a te auala ka fetaui ‵lei ei au fakamatalaga.”—2 Timoteo 1:13.


My feet were so swollen that I told my family to go on without me. 	 Ne fula‵fula oku vae telā ne fai atu au ki toku kāiga ke na olo atu fua kae tuku au.


David wrote: “To do your will, O my God, I have delighted.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Tavita: “Toku Atua, e fiafia au o fai tou loto!


Strive to Make Peace 	 Kausaki ke Maua se Tulaga Filemu


Why are Jehovah’s people “a special property” to him? 	 Kaia e fai ei a tino o Ieova e pelā me ko ana “tino tonu eiloa io me ko ana kope fakapito”?


Eve was truly a complement of Adam. 	 Ne fai eiloa a Eva mo fai se fesoasoani o Atamu.


Jesus highlighted this fact in two illustrations that were recorded for us in the 4th chapter of Mark’s Gospel. 	 Ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki te manatu tenei i tala fakatusa e lua kolā ne fakamau ki lalo mō tatou i te mataupu e 4 o te tusi Evagelia a Maleko.


He is the Giver of “every good gift and every perfect present.” 	 “A mea ‵lei katoa kola e maua fua mo meaalofa katoatoa takitasi, e mai te Atua i te lagi.”


Even if you at times feel that you are of little value and are forgotten, your heavenly Father is interested in you and cares for you. 	 I nisi taimi kāti ko oko atu ki a koe se lagonaga me i a koe ko sē aoga kae ko fakapuli atu. Kae masaua, me i tou Tamana faka-te-lagi e fiafia ki a koe kae tausi atu ki a koe.


(Micah 4:1; 2 Timothy 3:1) May we therefore be determined to “walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.”—Micah 4:5. 	 (Mika 4:1, 2; 2 Timoteo 3:1) Tela la, ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ke “tapuaki kae faka‵logo ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] te [‵tou] Atua ki te se gata mai.”—Mika 4:5.


Hence, the apostle Paul urged his fellow believers: “Let your love be without hypocrisy. . . . 	 Tela la, ne fakamalosi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki ana taina tali‵tonu penei: “Ke tonu te alofa. . . .


Kindness at Congregation Meetings 	 Te Alofa Atafai i Fakatasiga a te Fakapotopotoga


On the other hand, if your parents—or others—tell you to lie, steal, or do anything that is disapproved by God, you must “obey God as ruler rather than men.” 	 I te suā feitu, kafai e fai atu ou mātua—io me ko nisi tino—ke pati loi, kaisoa io me fai se mea telā e se fiafia te Atua ki ei, e ‵tau eiloa mo koe o “fakalogo ki te Atua i lō te fakalogo ki tino.”


During both world wars, they encouraged their members to go to war over national differences, even if it meant killing people of their own religion. 	 I taua e lua a te lalolagi, ne fakamalosi latou ki olotou tino ke olo o taua atu ona ko kinauga e uiga ki te loto fenua, ke oko foki eiloa māfai e tamate a tino i olotou lotu.


To avoid a similar negligent attitude, we need to cultivate and maintain a warm relationship with the Master of the harvest, Jehovah. 	 Ke ‵kalo keatea mai i se uiga penā, e ‵tau o ati aka kae fakatumau foki se va fakataugasoa pili mo te Pule o te katigā saito, ko Ieova.


Instead of wasting their resources on vices, they use them for their own good and for the good of their family. 	 I lō te fakamāumau olotou tupe ki mea sē aogā, ko fakaaogā nei ne latou ki mea e aogā ki a latou mo olotou kāiga.


(Luke 21:34-36; Colossians 2:8) We need to continue to demonstrate that we trust in Jehovah with all our heart and not lean upon our own understanding. 	 (Luka 21:34-36; Kolose 2:8) E ‵tau o tumau tatou i te fakaasi atu me e tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou ki a Ieova mo ‵tou loto kātoa kae e se fakalago‵lago lele eiloa tatou ki ‵tou iloa.


It must be skillfully aimed. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o faka‵tonu faka‵lei atu mo te atamai ki te koga tenā.


Realizing the possible reaction, she prayed to Jehovah, and a desire welled up in her to seize this opportunity. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne ‵talo atu a ia ki a Ieova, kae ne fanaka i loto i a ia se manakoga ke fakaaoga ne ia te avanoaga tenā.


5 The rightfulness of God’s sovereignty will be vindicated and rule by Satan and humans will utterly fail and be removed. 	 5 Ka fakamaluga aka a te ‵tonu o te pulega sili a te Atua kae ko te pulega a Satani mo tino ka takavale masei kae ka fakaseai atu foki.


What helps us to press on in doing God’s will? WHEN we recall the day of our baptism as one of Jehovah’s servants, whether it occurred a few years ago or many, it may seem as though it took place yesterday. 	 KAFAI e masaua ne tatou a te aso ne papatiso ei tatou e pelā me ne tavini a Ieova, faitalia me ne tupu te mea tenā i nāi tausaga io me ko te fia tausaga ko ‵teka atu, kae e mafai o foliga mai pelā me ne papatiso atu fua tatou i te aso anafi.


He cooperated fully as its members listened to the matter, reached a decision, and assigned him to be one of their messengers. 	 Ne fakalogo katoatoa a ia i te taimi ne fakalogo‵logo ei a sui o te potukau pule ki te mataupu, i te faiga o te fakaikuga, kae filifili aka ne latou ke fai a ia mo avefekau e tokotasi a latou.


And he hurled him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, that he might not mislead the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended.” 	 Ne ‵pei ne te agelu a ia ki mone, ‵loka faka‵mau ko te mea ke se toe takitaki ‵se ne ia a fenua ke oko ki te palelega o te afe o tausaga.”


Paul threw himself upon Eutychus, embraced him, and told onlookers: “Stop raising a clamor, for his soul is in him.” 	 Ne punou ifo a Paulo ki luga i a Eutikasi, ne ‵sai mai ne ia, kae ne fai atu penei ki tino maimoa i konā: “Sa fanoa‵noa me ola fua a ia.”


It also produces peace and righteousness and brings glory to Jehovah, demonstrating that his way of ruling is by far the best. 	 E fakamalosi aka foki i ei a te filemu mo te amiotonu kae e avatu i ei a tavaega ki a Ieova, me e fakaasi mai i ei me i tena pulega ko te ‵toe vaegā pulega ‵lei.


The Bible not only answers this question but also explains whom to communicate with and what to expect in return. 	 E se tali mai fua te Tusi Tapu ki te fesili tenei kae e fakamatala mai foki i ei a te tino telā e ‵tau o fesokotaki atu ki ei mo te tali telā e mafai o maua mai i ei.


(2 Cor. 11:24-27) Once he accepted Jesus as the Messiah, Paul held no position of honor in the Jewish religion. 	 (2 Kolinito 11:24-27) I te taimi eiloa ne talia ei ne ia a Iesu e pelā me ko te Mesia, ne seki toe maua ne Paulo se tulaga fakaaloalo i te lotu Iutaia.


6 Does this mean that it is too late for individuals to break free from Satan’s domination and come into God’s favor? 	 6 E mata, e fakauiga i ei me ko to talimuli ke ‵vae keatea a tino mai te pulega a Satani kae maua te taliaga a te Atua?


8 The Messiah would be born of a virgin. 	 8 Ka fanau mai a te Mesia i se tamafine taupou.


The primary purpose of our gathering together is to worship Jehovah. 	 A te pogai tonu o ‵tou fakatasiga ko te tapuaki atu ki a Ieova.


Paul was urging Hebrew Christians to cooperate with God’s purposes. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano Epelu ke ga‵lue fakatasi i fuafuaga a te Atua.


Now I was determined to learn more. 	 Nei la, ne fakaiku aka ne au ke tauloto atu ki mea e uke.


At an early point in man’s history, how did respect for life become an issue? 	 Ne kamata pefea o fai a te ola e pelā me se mea tāua i te kamataga o te olaga o tino?


Could it be that their lives were dominated by or centered on “things of the flesh”? 	 E mata, e pule io me ko tuku katoatoa atu olotou olaga ki “mea faka-te-foitino”?


Given the opportunity to be on Jehovah’s side, what did Cain do? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Kaino i te taimi ne maua ne ia te avanoaga ke kau atu ki a Ieova?


He had not cast Elijah off as his prophet!—1 Kings 19:11-18. 	 Ne seki tiaki ne ia a Elia e pelā me ko tena pelofeta!—1 Tupu 19:11-18.


(Genesis 12:1, 4; 17:4-6) These and other examples are worthy of our imitation. 	 (Kenese 12:1, 4; 17:4-6) A fakaakoakoga konei fakatasi mo nisi mea aka e aogā eiloa ke tau‵tali tatou ki ei.


The Bible book of First Samuel narrates exciting events surrounding that turning point in the history of the nation of Israel. 	 E fakamatala mai i te Muamua Samuelu a mea fakaofoofogia kolā ne ‵tupu i te fakamafuliga tenei i tala fakasolopito o te fenua o Isalaelu.


Benefits of Heeding Divine Instruction 	 Mea Aoga e Maua Mai i te Faka‵logo ki Fakatonuga a te Atua


I remember one time when we stopped at a gas station. 	 E masaua ne au se taimi ne ‵tu māua i se koga utu motoka.


Surely their hearts were warmed, and they were drawn to Jesus! 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fia‵fia latou, kae ne fia olo atu latou ki a Iesu!


What did David and Jesus do in the congregation? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Tavita mo Iesu i te fakapotopotoga?


Recall that the apostle Paul wrote: “Strengthen the hands that hang down and the feeble knees, and keep making straight paths for your feet.” 	 Mafaufau ki pati a te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ke fakama‵losi aka a lima kolā ko gau‵gau mo tulivae kolā ko vāi‵vai, kae ke faka‵tonu aka faeloa a auala mō otou vae.”


In reality, we have nothing to boast about in ourselves. 	 A te tonuga loa, e seai lele eiloa se mea e tasi e ‵tau ei o fakamata‵mata tatou e uiga ki a tatou eiloa.


(1 Timothy 1:4; 2 Timothy 2:23) As a starting point, many new ones are studying the brochure What Does God Require of Us?,* which is now available in 261 languages. 	 (1 Timoteo 1:4; 2 Timoteo 2:23) E kamata a tino ‵fou e tokouke o suke‵suke ki te polosiua ko te Ne a Mea e Manako ki ei te Atua ke fai ne Tatou?,* telā ko avanoa nei i ‵gana e 261.


HOW ISRAEL RESPONDED TO GOD’S REMINDERS 	 TE AUALA NE ‵SAGA ATU EI A TINO ISALAELU KI FAKAMASAUAGA A TE ATUA


2 Do you find it easy to make decisions, or is it a challenge for you to do so? 	 2 E mata, e faigofie io me e faigata ki a koe ke fai a filifiliga?


Once, after a discouraging day of job hunting, he wanted to witness to someone on the train, “so at least some good could come out of a bad day.” 	 E tasi te aso, ne loto vāivāi a ia i te ‵salaga ki se galuega ‵togi, kae ne fia talai atu a ia ki se tino i te tuleni, “ko te mea ke fai se mea aogā i te aso telā ne seki manuia.”


In connection with fulfilling “the righteous requirement of the Law,” Paul also brings out the matter of walking in accord with the spirit. 	 E uiga ki te fakataunuga o ‘manakoga amio‵tonu o te Tulafono,’ ne fakasae aka foki ne Paulo a te manatu e uiga ki te ola faka-te-agaga.


The angel was obviously not referring to Persian King Cyrus, who at that time looked with favor upon Daniel and his people. 	 E manino ‵lei me ne seki fakasino atu a te agelu ki te tupu o Pelesia ko Kulesa, telā ne fiafia malosi ki a Tanielu mo ana tino i te taimi tenā.


Show from the Scriptures how the Devil can use different tactics in order to undermine our faith. 	 Ke fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a te auala e fakaaogā ei ne te Tiapolo a togafiti kese‵kese ke fakamasei ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


(Hebrews 4:12) It presents us with true accounts of the lives of Bible characters. 	 (Epelu 4:12) E fakamatala mai a tala ‵tonu e uiga ki olaga o tino i loto i ei.


11 One of the reasons why we keep returning to visit people with whom we have already spoken about the good news is that their circumstances and attitudes can and do change. 	 11 A te pogai e tasi e tumau ei tatou i te foki‵foki atu o āsi ki tino kolā ko oti ne fai‵pati muamua ki ei e uiga ki te tala ‵lei, me e mafai o mafuli‵fuli olotou fakanofonofoga mo faifaiga.


It made the Jews aware of their transgressions and of the need for a sacrifice greater than their high priest could offer. 	 Ne fai ei ke iloa ne latou olotou agasala mo te manakoga ke maua ne latou se taulaga telā e sili atu i lō te mea telā e mafai o ofo atu ne te lotou faitaulaga sili.


Why Mistaken Assumptions 	 Kaia e Fakatau ‵Se Sāle i ei a Nisi Tino


What do you see? 	 Ne a mea e lavea ne koe?


Later in Achaia “he greatly helped those who had believed on account of God’s undeserved kindness; for with intensity he thoroughly proved the Jews to be wrong publicly, while he demonstrated by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.” 	 Fakamuli ifo i Eleni, “ne fesoasoani malosi eiloa a ia ki tino kolā ko tali‵tonu e alatu i te alofa tauanoa o te Atua. Ona ko tena finau malosi, ne fakatakavale ei ne ia a tino Iutaia i finauga i mua o tino, ne fakatalitonu atu foki ne ia mai te Tusi i a Iesu ko te Keliso.”


Let him cross over with my lord the king; and you do to him what is good in your eyes.”—2 Samuel 17:27-29; 19:31-40. 	 Tou ‵Malu, puke atu ke olo mo koutou, kae avatu foki ki a ia so se mea e faka‵tau ifo koe e ‵lei.”—2 Samuelu 17:27-29; 19:31-40.


The money we earn enables us to live a simple life and serve for the rest of the year in the Philippines.” 	 A tupe kolā e maua ne māua mai i ei e mafai o ola māua ki ei i se olaga faigofie kae fai te taviniga i te tausaga kātoa i Filipaina.”


So all the kingdoms, or governments, of this world—with their wars, oppression, and corruption—will be destroyed forever. 	 Tela la, ka fakaseai katoatoa atu a malo katoa o te lalolagi tenei—fakatasi mo olotou taua, ‵tekemaiga mo faifaiga faivalevale—ki te se-gata-mai.


In the face of such pressure, what should we do? 	 Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai, māfai e fe‵paki tatou mo vaegā mea penā?


He will blossom like the lily, and will strike his roots like Lebanon. 	 Ka olaola ‵lei latou e pelā me ne pula ko ma‵tala; ka ‵mautakitaki latou e pelā mo lakau o Lepanona.


Our heart is still his target. 	 Koi fai eiloa a ‵tou loto mo fai a tena taketi.


These gospels are often named after the ones who are alleged to have better understood Jesus’ true teachings, as is the case with the “Gospel of Thomas” and the “Gospel of Mary Magdalene.” 	 E masani o fakaigoa a tusi konei ki tino kolā e malamalama ‵lei i akoakoga ‵tonu a Iesu, e pelā mo te “Tusi a Toma” mo te “Tusi a Malia te Makatala.”


But more to the point: Will such a false claim hold any appeal for us? 	 Kae e sili atu i ei: E mata, ka gali eiloa ki a tatou so se vaegā pati loi penā?


Disciples of the Pharisees, who favored independence from the Roman Empire, joined by Herodians, members of a political party favoring Rome, approached Jesus. 	 A soko o te kau Falesaio, kolā ne fia tutokotasi mai te Emupaea o Loma, ‵kau atu ki ei a te kau a Helota, sui o te potukau fakapolitiki kolā e fia‵fia ki te kau Loma, ne fai‵pati fakatasi mo Iesu.


The account states that he immediately rose up and encouraged them. 	 E fai mai te tala me ne tu fakavave tou tagata ki luga kae fakamalosi atu ki a latou.


Many leaders among the Jews scrupulously observed the Mosaic Law, but when the Messiah arrived, they failed to recognize him. 	 Ne tausi fakalikiliki ne takitaki o tino Iutaia e tokouke a te Tulafono a Mose, kae i te okomaiga a te Mesia, ne seki fia iloa ne latou a ia.


Some attend the Memorial, others come to our meetings, and still others are happy to study the Bible. 	 E ‵kau mai a nisi tino ki te Fakamanatuga, e o‵mai a nisi tino ki ‵tou fakatasiga, kae koi fia‵fia eiloa a nisi ke fai olotou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(Luke 19:37-40) Yet, Jehovah allows us to be his “fellow workers.” (1 Cor. 3:9) The apostle Paul wrote: “Working together with him, we also urge you not to accept the undeserved kindness of God and miss its purpose.” (2 Cor. 6:1) Working along with God is an undeserved honor, causing us great rejoicing. 	 A koutou ko te fatoaga a te Atua telā e ga‵lue māua i ei, ko te fale telā ne fakatu ne te Atua.” (2 Koli. 6:1) A te ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua se tauliaga sili, me e aumai ne ia te fiafia lasi ki a tatou.


Remember, it is none other than Jehovah who affirms: “You are my witnesses.”—Isaiah 43:10. 	 Ke masaua me ko Ieova eiloa telā ne fai mai: “Koutou ko aku molimau.”—Isaia 43:10.


How has Anna benefited? 	 Ne maua pefea ne Anna a mea aoga mai i ei?


According to Jesus, what major change was to occur? 	 Se a te ‵fuliga lasi ne fai e ‵tusa mo pati a Iesu?


They were evidently admonished by the elders but persisted in disregarding the counsel. 	 Ne polopoloki faka‵lei ne toeaina kae ne tumau eiloa latou i te ‵teke ki polopolokiga.


(Romans 12:3; 1 Peter 5:3) Again, good communication can ensue, Scriptural counsel can be shared, and a strengthening of faith can result. 	 (Loma 12:3; 1 Petelu 5:3) E pelā mo tama‵liki, ka maua i ei se fesokotakiga ‵lei, ka fakatau fesoasoani latou i fakatonutonuga faka-te-agaga kae ka maua i ei a fakamalosiga ki olotou fakatuanaki.


Before God created Eve, he had told Adam: “From every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction. 	 A koi tuai o faite ne te Atua a Eva, ko oti ne fai atu a ia ki a Atamu: “E mafai ne koe o kai a fuaga o so se lakau i loto i te fatoaga, kae tapu koe e kai ki fuaga o te lakau telā e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te ‵lei mo te masei.


Meditation and prayer can likewise help us to draw close to Jehovah. 	 E fesoasoani mai foki a te mafaufau ‵loto mo te faiga o ‵talo ke ‵pili te ‵tou vā mo Ieova.


Later, however, moved by holy spirit, John, Peter, James, Jude, and Paul wrote explanations of further developments in God’s purpose. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, ne fakamalosi atu a te agaga tapu, ki a Ioane, Petelu, Iakopo, Iuta, mo Paulo ke tusi ne latou a nisi fakamatalaga e uiga ki fuafuaga a te Atua.


There was nothing exceptional in the actual giving of these privileges, for in so doing the Romans were only following their usual custom of granting the greatest possible local autonomy to the different parts of their empire.” 	 E seai se mea fakapito i te tukuatuga o tauliaga konei, me i te faiga tenei se tū masani ne tau‵tali atu ki ei te kau Loma ke maua a saolotoga ne tino kese‵kese mai lalo i te olotou emupaea.”


A husband at home alone is doing some research on the Internet. 	 Ko fai ne se avaga tagata ana sukesukega i a ia eiloa i te Itaneti.


“It Was Very Good” 	 “E Gali ‵ki Eiloa”


In addition, Christians there had to contend with philosophical beliefs regarding time. 	 E se gata i ei, ne fakafesagai atu a Kelisiano i ei ki manatu faka-te-lalolagi o tino e uiga ki te lauga o taimi.


17, 18. What sharp contrast existed in the first century between Jesus’ followers and those who opposed God’s purpose, and how did things turn out for each group? 	 17, 18. Ne a mea ne ‵kese malosi i ei a soko o Iesu i te senitenali muamua mo tino kolā ne ‵teke atu ki fuafuaga a te Atua, kae ne a ikuga ne maua ne potukau takitasi konā?


Suppose, for example, that a brother excels at certain organizational skills. 	 E pelā mo te taina telā e atamai i te fakatokatokaga o mea.


Explain why we should follow God’s guidance on marriage. 	 Fakamatala mai te pogai e ‵tau ei o tau‵tali tatou i fakatakitakiga a te Atua e uiga ki te avaga.


13 Making Christian Marriage a Success 	 13 Te Faiga ke Manuia te Avaga Faka-Kelisiano


I have hated the congregation of evildoers, and with the wicked ones I do not sit.” 	 Au sē fia fakatasi mo tino amio me‵sei, kae ‵kalo keatea foki au mai tino ma‵sei.”


Consider the example set by the sons of Korah, who served in ancient Israel. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te fakaakoakoga ne fai ne tama tā‵gata a Kola, kolā ne tavini atu i te faletapu i Isalaelu mua.


18 We are thrilled that tens of thousands—indeed, hundreds of thousands—are embracing true worship in lands once so dominated by false religion that it seemed as though the people would never accept the good news. 	 18 Se mea fakafiafia loto me e lau i sefulu afe—io me ne selau afe —a tino ko ‵kau fakatasi mai nei ki te tapuakiga tonu i fenua kolā ne ‵fonu eiloa i lotu ‵se kae ne foliga muamua mai ei me ka seai ne tino ka talia ne latou te tala ‵lei.


More recently Catholics and Protestants spent years in conflict in Northern Ireland. 	 I aso fakamuli nei, ne fakamāumāu ne te kau Katolika mo te kau Polotesano a te fia o tausaga i te tauaga i Aialani i te feitu ki Mātū.


You can be sure that Jehovah accepts what sort of service? 	 Se vaegā taviniga pefea e talitonu koe me e talia ne Ieova?


How can we encourage one another at our meetings? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatau fakamalosi te suā tino ki te suā tino i ‵tou fakatasiga?


Sitting in church for a while and repeating some prayers did not satisfy me.” 	 Ne seki lotomalie au i te nofo atu i te lotu i se taimi tai leva kae fakafoki‵foki atu faeloa a nisi ‵talo.”


8 Religious thought in Babylonia provided plenty of room for false doctrines, deities, demons, and spiritism. 	 8 Ne fai ne mafaufauga o te kau i Papelonia ke uke a vaegā akoakoga ‵se, atua ‵se, temoni mo faifaiga faivailakau i ei.


How is that to come about? 	 Ka fai pefea a te mea tenā?


• How did Solomon allow a bad pattern to develop in his life? 	 • Kaia ne fai ei ne Solomona a mea sē ‵lei i tena olaga?


(Job 38:4) A dedicated scientist may have spent a lifetime studying a certain law of nature. 	 (Iopu 38:4) Kāti ne fakamāumāu ne se saienisi loto finafinau a tena olaga kātoa ke sukesuke ki se tulafono o te natula.


(Matthew 20:20-28) One Bible scholar aptly described mildness this way: “Behind the gentleness there is the strength of steel.” 	 (Mataio 20:20-28) E fakamatala mai ne se tino telā ne akoga faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu me “e loto malosi a te tino agamalū.”


We will also consider how the congregation as a whole can share in making meetings uplifting occasions for all who attend. 	 Ka mafau‵fau foki tatou ki te auala e mafai ei ne te fakapotopotoga kātoa o fai tena tusaga i te faiga o fakatasiga ke fai mo taimi fakamalosi loto ki tino katoa kolā e ‵kau atu ki ei.


We will rejoice as we see those whom we assist go on ‘working hard and exerting themselves.’ (1 Tim. 4:10) And may we ourselves continue to make spiritual progress in rendering sacred service to Jehovah. 	 Ka fia‵fia eiloa tatou māfai ko lavea ne tatou a latou kolā ne fesoasoani tatou ki ei e tumau i te ‘ga‵lue mo te fi‵ta kae fakapalele olotou mafi.’ (1 Timo. 4:10) Kae ke na tumau tatou i te ga‵solo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga i te faiga o ‵tou taviniga tapu ki a Ieova.


Furthermore, a breathtaking sunset, a majestic landscape, the antics of young animals, and other wonders of nature cost nothing, yet they can fill us with awe and bring us joy. 	 E se gata i ei, ko te gali i te kilo atu ki te taimi e to ei te mata o te la, laukele kolā ne fakagaligali, te ta‵fao mai o tamā manu, mo nisi mea ‵gali kolā e seai se ‵togi ke onoono atu ki ei, kae e mafai o fai ei tatou ke ofo kae fia‵fia foki.


Is Confession of Sins Required by God? 	 E Mata, e Manako te Atua ke Fakaasi ‵Tonu Atu a Agasala?


Give examples. 8 Recall that Jesus was a master at using questions to get his disciples to express what was on their minds and to stimulate and train their thinking. 	 8 Masaua la me ne atamai ‵ki a Iesu i te fakaaogāga o fesili ke fakaasi mai ne ana soko a mea i olotou mafaufau kae ke fakamalosi kae akoako foki ei olotou mafaufau.


With God, it is not the mere outward appearance that matters; it is what a person really is on the inside. 	 E se kilo atu fua te Atua ki foliga i tua o se tino; kae ko mea foki kolā i tena loto.


It restrained him from acting selfishly and helped him to confine his objectives to serving God and fellow humans inside and outside the congregation. 	 Ne fai i ei ke ‵kalo keatea a ia mai te uiga kaimanako kae ne fesoasoani atu ki a ia ke taofi ‵mau ki tena kilokiloga tāua ke tavini atu ki te Atua mo tino i loto mo tino i tua o te fakapotopotoga.


Many nations are party to copyright agreements that protect “intellectual property,” such as computer programs, and they try to enforce copyright laws. 	 E fai foki ne nisi atufenua a feagaiga e uiga ki te faiga o kopi o tusi io me ko polokalame kolā e puipui ei a “aiā o tino e uiga ki mea kolā ne faite ne latou ki olotou poto,” e pelā mo polokalame mō komipiuta, kae e taumafai foki latou o pule faka‵lei ki te tausiga o tulafono e uiga ki ei.


Pondering Jehovah’s handiwork moved David to praise Him 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki galuega fakaofoofogina a Ieova ne fai ei ke tavae atu a Tavita ki a Ia


We can do this in the following ways. 	 E mafai o fai ne tatou a te mea tenei i auala konei.


With the help of holy spirit, we can cultivate fruitage that is pleasing to Jehovah and we can vanquish entrenched bad habits. 	 E auala i te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu, e mafai foki o fakamalosi aka ne tatou a uiga kolā e fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova kae ‵teke atu foki ki amioga ma‵sei kolā ko leva ne fai ne tatou.


15, 16. (a) Give an example of how a Christian might be “uncircumcised in heart.” (b) Why do you think an ‘uncircumcised heart’ would be displeasing to Jehovah? 	 15, 16. (a) Tuku mai se fakaakoakoga ki te auala e ‘seki pilitome ei te loto’ o se Kelisiano. (e) Kaia e mafaufau ei me i te loto ‘seki pilitome’ e fakafanoanoa atu ki a Ieova?


THE Law given through Moses contained some 600 requirements and regulations. 	 A TULAFONO kolā ne tuku atu e auala i a Mose ne aofia i ei a fakatakitakiga mo fakatonuga e ‵tusa mo te 600.


The Israelites drank their fill, and the problem was solved.—Ex. 17:5, 6. 	 Ne inu te kau Isalaelu, kae ne faka‵lei aka i ei te fakalavelave.—Eso. 17:5, 6.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) God’s justice is perfect, as is his mercy. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) E ‵lei katoatoa te fai mea tonu o te Atua, e pelā loa mo tena alofa ‵nau.


But as many Jews became Greek-speaking, understanding the Hebrew Scriptures became more difficult for most. 	 Kae ona ko te tokouke o tino Iutaia ne fai‵pati ki te ‵gana Eleni, ne tai faigata eiloa ki tino e tokouke ke malamalama i te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu.


17 Jehovah’s blessing is also seen in that Jehovah’s Witnesses publish the most widely distributed Bible-based publications in all history. 	 17 Ko oti foki ne lavea atu te fakamanuiaga a Ieova me ko tatou fua e uke a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu ne tufa atu i so se isi tusi aka i tala fakasolopito katoa.


FACT: 	 TE MANATU TONU:


Jehovah’s altar was covered with the tears of abandoned wives, and God condemned those who thus “dealt treacherously” with their mates.—Malachi 2:13-16. 	 Ne ‵fonu te fatafaitaulaga a Ieova i loimata o fāfine kolā ne tiakina ne olotou avaga, kae ne taku fakamasei foki ne te Atua a tino kolā ne fai ne latou a “vaegā mea masei” penā ki olotou avaga.—Malaki 2:13-16.


WHY SOME PEOPLE DO NOT DELEGATE 	 POGAI E SE MA‵NAKO A NISI TINO KE ‵TOFIGINA A NISI TINO


It deserves priority. 	 E ‵tau o saga muamua atu koe ki ei.


• How did Abraham’s offspring treat the inheritance that was available to them? 	 • Ne a faifaiga a tama a Apelaamo ki te tofi telā ne fakaavanoa atu ki a latou?


Many who champion it declare that life came about without any intelligent direction. 	 E fai mai a tino e tokouke kolā e ‵lago ki ei me ne maua mai a te ola e aunoa mo se takitakiga poto.


What failing of Noah’s contemporaries did Jesus highlight? 	 Se a te mea ‵se ne fai ne tino i aso o Noa, telā ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu?


[Chart on page 18-21] 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


Elsebeth saw the need to learn another language. 	 Ne matea ne Elsebeth a te manakoga ke tauloto ki te suā ‵gana.


[Pictures on page 31] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 31]


What did God’s spirit impel Habakkuk to do next? 	 Se a te mea telā ne fakamalosi atu te agaga o te Atua ki a Sapakuka ke fai ne ia?


6 No doubt, when Jesus was a child, he sometimes played games, even as the Bible says children did in early times. 	 6 E manino ‵lei me i te taimi koi foliki ei a Iesu, ne tafao sāle foki a ia i tafaoga a tama‵liki, e pelā eiloa mo pati i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki mea e fai ne tama‵liki i aso mua.


T.V. of Arnon 	 Te Tai ‵Mate


My four older sisters had already left home to work as schoolteachers. 	 Ne tiakina ne oku taina ma‵tua e tokofa a te fale kae olo atu o ga‵lue e pelā me ne faiakoga.


1, 2. (a) What would life be like without the Bible? (b) We can benefit from God’s Word especially if what is true? 	 1, 2. (a) Ka pefea te olaga moi ne fai e seai se Tusi Tapu? (e) E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai te Muna a te Atua maise loa māfai e tonu?


Conquer evil with good. 	 Ke fakatakavale te masei ki te ‵lei.


It also figuratively lights up our roadway, since it foretells God’s purpose for the future. 	 E fakamaina foki ne ia ‵tou auala, me e taku mai i ei a te fuafuaga a te Atua mō aso mai mua nei.


I can leave it at any time.’ 	 E mafai fua o tiakina ne au i so se taimi.’


5, 6. (a) Why did Jehovah provide visions of the heavenly part of his organization? (b) What did Ezekiel see in vision? 	 5, 6. (a) Kaia ne tuku mai ei ne Ieova a fakaasiga o te vaega faka-te-lagi o tena fakapotopotoga? (e) Se a te mea ne matea ne Esekielu i te fakaasiga?


“I can tell her anything that I can tell friends my age. 	 “E mafai ne au o fai atu ki tou fafine a mea kolā e mafai o fai atu ne au ki taugasoa kolā e kautama matou.


The prophet did so, and the hand was healed. 	 Ne fai eiloa ne te pelofeta te mea tenā, kae ne ‵lei ei tena lima.


Names in this article have been changed. 	 Ko oti ne ‵fuli a igoa i te mataupu tenei.


People desperately need peace. 	 E ma‵nako malosi eiloa a tino ki te filemu.


Be determined, then, to continue walking with God—no matter what the future may hold. 	 Ke na fakaiku aka ke tumau i te sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua—faitalia me ne a mea e ‵tupu i aso mai mua.


He exclaimed: “Miserable man that I am! 	 Ana muna: “Ko seai la se tino malaia penei mo au!


Rather, he has complete confidence in the truth as it is revealed by Jehovah God through his Son, Jesus Christ, and “the faithful and discreet slave.” 	 I lō te fai penā, e talitonu katoatoa a ia ki te munatonu e pelā me ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova te Atua e auala i tena Tama, ko Iesu Keliso, mo “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


For instance, we could make an effort to include single individuals when a small group of mature ones gather for a meal or wholesome Christian association. 	 E tasi te auala e mafai o fai penā, ko te taumafai ke aofia a tino ‵nofo taka māfai ko ‵kami mai ne tatou se tamā potukau o tino ma‵tua ke ‵kai fakatasi tatou io me ko taimi e ‵kau fakatasi ei a Kelisiano ki se faigāmea.


14 Our reasonableness even in areas that may seem to be of minor importance can help prevent feelings of tiredness. 	 14 A te loto malamalama i nisi mea kolā e foliga mai me e se tāua malosi e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke sē fi‵ta tatou.


Testimony of Historians 	 Fakamaoniga Mai Tino Tusitala Fakasolopito


Jesus describes others as accepting the word initially with joy but then being stumbled because of having “no root in themselves.” 	 E fakamatala mai ne Iesu a nisi tino e pelā me ne talia muamua ne latou te muna mo te fiafia kae ne seki puke ‵mau ki ei “me seai ne aka” o latou.


“Every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ.” 	 “Kae i aso takitasi ne tumau eiloa latou i te akoako mo te folafola atu a te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Keliso, ko Iesu, i loto i te faletapu kae mai fale ki fale.”


So commented an experienced German writer and television broadcaster. 	 Konā eiloa a pati a se tino tusitala i Siamani telā e fakasalalau sāle ne ia a tala i te letiō.


How does speaking with increased boldness benefit us? 	 E aoga pefea ki a tatou a te fai‵pati atu mo te loto toa lasi?


For example, a doctor in Poland phoned the administrative office of Jehovah’s Witnesses and said that she and her colleagues at the hospital had for several hours been debating the subject of blood transfusions. 	 E pelā mo te tokitā tokotasi i te fenua ko Polani, ne telefoni atu a ia ki te ofisa o Molimau a Ieova kae fai atu me ne kinau a ia mo nisi tino ga‵lue i te fa‵kaimasaki i te fia o itula ki te mataupu ko te ‵suki o ma‵saki ki te toto.


Evidently, Isaiah’s imagery illustrates the finality of Jehovah’s judgment on transgressors. 	 E fakaasi mai eiloa ne te ata telā ne fakamatala mai ne Isaia me e mautakitaki eiloa te fakamasinoga ki tino amio ma‵sei.


The apostle Paul aptly wrote: “We know that all creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now.” 	 Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me e iloa ne tatou i mea katoa ne faite, ne ma‵nava fi‵ta; e pelā eiloa mo te ‵mae o te fafine fanau, ke oko mai eiloa ki aso nei.”


(Read Psalm 22:1.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 22:1.)


Help From Whom? 	 E Maua Mai i ai te Fesoasoani?


(Job 42:7) Thus, he was taking in derision like someone who drinks water with enjoyment. 	 (Iopu 42:7) Telā la, ne fakalogologo atu eiloa a ia ki pati fakatauemu e pelā me se tino telā e inu mo te fiafia ki vai.


Our life course was under the control of the god of this system, Satan. 	 Ne pule mai a Satani, te atua o te lalolagi nei, ki ‵tou olaga.


Maintain Your Sense of Urgency 	 Fakatumau Tou Lagonaga Ke Fai Fakavave


Steps to that end include studying and applying his Word, repenting and turning around, dedicating your life to God, and being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and holy spirit. 	 E aofia i mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ke oko atu koe ki te fakaikuga tenā a te sukesuke kae fakagalue a tena Muna, salamō kae ‵fuli mai, tuku atu tou ola ki te Atua, kae papatiso i te igoa o te Tamana, te Tama, mo te agaga tapu.


After foretelling that this present era would involve “critical times hard to deal with,” the apostle Paul was inspired to write: “Wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse.” (2 Tim. 3:1-5, 13) Have you seen those prophetic words come true? 	 Mai tua o te ‵valomaiga me ka aofia i te vaitaimi tenei “a toe taimi faiga‵ta,” ne fakaosofia te apositolo ko Paulo ke tusi mai: “Kae ko tino amio ma‵sei kae fakaloi‵loi tino ka gasolo aka mai te masei o na ma‵sei atu eiloa.” (2 Timo. 3:1-5, 13) Kai lavea eiloa ne koe te fakataunuga o muna fakavaloaga konā?


Are we able to rise above our personal feelings when faced with disappointments? 	 E mata, e pule faka‵lei atu tatou ki ‵tou lagonaga māfai e fanoa‵noa tatou?


It is spiritually rewarding, indeed, to reflect on what Jehovah has accomplished by means of his theocratically organized people. 	 Se mea fakafiafia ‵ki i te feitu faka-te-agaga, ke mafaufau ki mea kolā ne fai ne Ieova e auala i ana tino kolā ne fakatoka faka‵lei i te auala fakaseokalatika.


She explained that there was a job vacancy that needed to be filled as soon as possible. 	 Ne fakamatala mai tou fafine me e isi se avanoaga i ei telā e manakogina se tino ke galue fakavave i ei.


16 To take refuge in Jehovah, then, exercise faith in Jesus’ sacrifice. 	 16 Ke faka‵lafi ki a Ieova, e ‵tau mo tatou o fakatuanaki ki te taulaga togiola a Iesu.


Jesus’ illustration of the neighborly Samaritan provides a fine example of an individual who “acted mercifully” toward a person in need.—Luke 10:29-37. 	 A te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki te Samalia aga‵lei e tuku mai i ei se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o se tino ne “alofa” fakamagalo ki se isi tino telā ne manako ki se fesoasoani.—Luka 10:29-37.


Here, then, was a great crossroads in Rebekah’s life. 	 Kae tenei eiloa te ‵toe filifiliga tāua i te olaga o Lepeka.


This opposition could affect peaceful relations among family members. 	 E mafai o pokotia ‵tou fesokotakiga filemu mo ‵tou kāiga i ‵tekemaiga konei.


I like the words at 1 Peter 1:16, which exhort us to be holy because Jehovah God is holy. 	 E ‵gali ‵ki a pati i te 1 Petelu 1:16, kolā e fakamalosi mai ke tapu tatou me i a Ieova te Atua e tapu.


(2 Tim. 3:16, 17) Obey the wise instructions it offers, and then respond eagerly to the leading of holy spirit. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16, 17) Fakalogo ki akoakoga ‵poto kolā e tuku mai i ei, kae ke talia ne koe te takitakiga a te agaga tapu.


Malachi 1:6 shows that Jehovah was the “one father.” 	 E fakaasi mai ne te Malaki 1:6 me i a Ieova ko te ‘Tamana e tokotasi.’


When we are confronted with situations that threaten the peaceful unity of the congregation, should not our appreciatively reflecting on God’s example move us to be peacemakers? 	 Kafai ne fakafesagai atu tatou ki fakalavelave kolā e fakamasei ne latou te filemu o te fakapotopotoga, e mata, e se fai a te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te fakaakoakoga a te Atua ke gasue‵sue ei tatou ke fai mo tino faka‵tupu filemu?


Identify times when it would be best not to talk about a first marriage. 	 Ke fakasino te taimi telā e ‵lei ke sē fai‵pati e uiga ki te avaga mua.


“Jehovah knows how to deliver people of godly devotion out of trial.”—2 PET. 2:9. 	 “E iloa ne Ieova o faka‵sao a tino kolā e fakamaoni ki te Atua mai i olotou tofotofoga.”—2 PETELU 2:9.


How we will enjoy that! 	 Ka pefea te ‵tou fiafia ki ei!


We owe Jehovah God and Jesus Christ much more. Without the ransom, each of us would, in a sense, drown in sin and death. 	 Me e aunoa mo te togiola, penei koi agasala eiloa tatou kae ‵mate.


What can you do in your present circumstances? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne koe i te taimi nei?


You must not remain silent when your servant is without his garment.” 	 E se ‵tau o nofo filemu koe i te taimi e seai ei se gatu o tau tavini.”


How did God reward Abraham’s obedience, including obedience to His laws? 	 Ne taui atu pefea ne te Atua a te fakalogo o Apelaamo, e aofia i ei te fakalogo ki Ana tulafono?


9. (a) On returning in the resurrection, what will many no doubt learn? (b) What vast educational work will be undertaken? 	 9. (a) Kafai e toe faka‵tu aka a tino ‵mate, ne a mea mautinoa ka tauloto ne tino e tokouke? (e) Se a te galuega lasi o akoakoga telā ka fai?


18 Minding the spirit and suppressing worldly desires certainly is the course of wisdom in these “last days.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5) After all, “the world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of God remains forever.” (1 John 2:15-17) If a young Christian pursues the goal of full-time service, for example, this may serve as a guiding light during the challenging years of adolescence or young adulthood. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1-5) I tafa o mea katoa, “a te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei kola e ma‵nako ki ei a tino e palele atu katoa; ka ko te tino tela e fai ne ia a te mea e loto ki ei a te Atua e ola ki te se gata mai.” (1 Ioane 2:15-17) Kafai e kausaki se talavou Kelisiano ki te fakamoemoega o te taviniga tumau, e mafai o fai a te mea tenei mo fai se puipuiga i taimi o tausaga faiga‵ta e talavou ei a ia.


WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO 	 MEA E MAFAI O FAI NE TAMALIKI


(Deuteronomy 12:16, 24; 15:23) The Jewish Soncino Chumash notes: “The blood must not be stored but rendered unfit for consumption by pouring it on the ground.” 	 (Teutelonome 12:16, 24; 15:23) E fai mai penei te tusi a te kau Iutaia ko te Soncino Chumash: “E se ‵tau o ‵teu aka te toto kae e ‵tau o ‵ligi ki lalo i te laukele ko te mea ke se kai se tino ki ei.”


So on behalf of Gibeon and three nearby cities—Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim—they sent to Joshua at Gilgal a delegation disguised as though from a distant land. 	 Telā ne uga atu ei ne latou se potukau—e pelā me ne sui o tino Kipeona mo nisi fa‵kai ‵pili mai e tolu ko Kafila, Pelota mo Kiliata Iealima—ki a Iosua i Kilikala kae ‵pei ki gatu masae‵sae kae fakaloiloi atu i a latou ne aumai mai se koga ‵mao ‵ki.


As a result, romantic feelings have blossomed into an emotional dependency that may undermine and even destroy a marriage. 	 E iku atu i ei ki te fakamalosiakaga o lagonaga fia‵fai kolā e fakasēaogā kae fakamasei i ei te fakaipoipoga.


19. What is the condition of the remnant today? 19 In view of all this light from Jehovah, do we not have every reason to rejoice? 	 19 I te kilo atu ki te mainaga tenei mai i a Ieova, e mata, e maua ne tatou i ei a pogai ‵lei ke fia‵fia?


(Prov. 20:5) They show a real interest in the people they meet in the ministry. 	 (Faataoto 20:5) E fakaasi atu ne latou te fiafia tonu ki tino kolā e fetaui mo latou i te galuega talai.


Why may a person with whom we study the Bible hesitate to obey Christ’s command to make disciples? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o faigata ki se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke fakalogo ki te fakatonuga a Keliso ke fai a soko?


After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles; but last of all he appeared also to me.”—1 Corinthians 15:3-8. 	 Mai tua ifo i ei, ne fakasae atu a ia ki a Iakopo, kae oti aka ki apositolo katoa; kae fakamuli loa ne fakasae mai a ia ki a au.”—1 Kolinito 15:3-8.


15 The Israelites were to make “fringed edges upon the skirts of their garments” and to “put a blue string above the fringed edge of the skirt.” 	 15 Ne fai atu ki te kau Isalaelu ke “faite ne fele i matulimanu e fa o otou gatu kae ‵sai atu se uka ‵lanu ūsi ki fele takitasi.” Kaia ne ‵tau ei o fai penā?


What will enable us to face the future with confidence? 	 Ne a mea ka fesoasoani mai ke sē ma‵taku tatou ki te taimi mai mua?


HISTORY: VIOLENT DRUG ADDICT, DISRESPECTED WOMEN 	 TENA TALA FAKASOLOPITO: UIGA FAKASAUA, UMITI KI VAILAKAU, SE ĀVA KI FĀFINE


1943 Validating of the Abrahamic covenant 	 1943 Taimi ne fakagalue ei te feagaiga ki a Apelaamo


Nineveh “City of Bloodshed,” 4/1 	 Nineva “te Fa‵kai ‵ta Tino,” 4/1


(John 4:24) Does worshiping God with truth allow for a range of contradictory ideas about who God is, what his purposes are, and how he wants to be worshiped? 	 (Ioane 4:24) E mata, e mafai o tapuaki atu ki te Atua i te munatonu mo talitonuga kese‵kese e uiga ki te Atua, ana fuafuaga, mo te tapuakiga telā e manako a ia ki ei?


WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: “Jehovah detests a devious person, but His close friendship is with the upright.” 	 FAKAMATALAGA MAI I TE TUSI TAPU: “I te Aliki e takalialia ki tino fai amioga ma‵sei, kae e fiafia ki tino amiotonu.”


Then Paul provided this clear direction: “Do not be depriving each other of it, except by mutual consent for an appointed time.” 	 Ne toe tuku mai ne Paulo te takitakiga manino tenei: “Sa ‵teke te manako o te suā tino ne te suā tino, seiloga eiloa ko ma‵lie koulua ke se fai mō se vaitaimi.”


Judas Iscariot was one who shrank back to such destruction, as did other enemies of the truth who willfully worked against Jehovah’s spirit. 	 A Iuta te Isikaliota ko te tino tokotasi telā ne toe foki ki tua ki te vaegā malaia tenā, e penā foki loa a nisi fili o te munatonu kolā ne ‵teke atu mo te iloa tonu ki te agaga o Ieova.


In Flanders, in the north of Belgium, people speak the same language as in the Netherlands. 	 I Flanders, i te feitu ki matū o Belgium, e ‵pau eiloa te ‵gana e fai‵pati ki ei a tino mo te ‵gana e fakaaoga i te Netherlands.


(Ex. 3:5; Josh. 5:15) They were to do this as a gesture of respect or reverence. 	 (Esoto 3:5; Iosua 5:15) E ‵tau o fai ne laua te mea tenei e pelā me se fakaasiga o te āva io me ko te fakaaloalo.