(1 Pet. 4:10) Why is that important? 	 (1 Petelu 4:10) Kaia e tāua ei a te mea tenā?


15 Judas Iscariot was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. 	 15 A Iuta te Isikaliota se tokotasi o apositolo e toko 12 a Iesu.


How Well Do You Know Your Heavenly Father? 	 Ka Tai‵lei Atu a Taimi i Aso Maimua Nei?


Then he could bring some “fine flour.” 	 E mafai o avatu ne ia ne “falaoa” ‵lei.


15 Plan ahead. 	 15 Fai a fakatokaga mai mua.


Satan, a rebellious spirit creature, is “misleading the entire inhabited earth.” 	 A Satani, se tino faka-te-agaga ‵teke telā “e takitaki ‵se ne ia te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa.”


These men are appointed by holy spirit under Christ’s direction. 	 A tagata konei ne ‵tofi aka ne te agaga tapu mai lalo i te takitakiga a Keliso.


In Jesus’ day, their access to the temple precincts had already been limited to the Court of Women. 	 I aso o Iesu, a te lotou olo atu ki kogā koga i tafatafa o te faletapu e gata fua i te Fale fono o Fāfine.


Or was it the day you symbolized your dedication to Jehovah by water baptism? 	 Io me ko te aso telā ne fakamailoga ei tau tukuatuga ki a Ieova e auala i te papatisoga ki te vai?


My former acquaintances had stopped visiting me, but my new friends were warm and caring.” 	 Ko se toe āsi mai oku taugasoa mua, kae ko oku taugasoa ‵fou ne a‵lofa kae atafai mai ki a au.”


For this is the whole obligation of man.”—ECCLESIASTES 12:13. 1, 2. (a) How can fear protect us physically? (b) Why do wise parents endeavor to instill a wholesome fear in their children? 	 “Mataku ki te Atua, kae tausi ki ana fakatonuga, me e tena eiloa te pogai ne faite ei a te tagata.”—FAILAUGA 12:13.


For the same reason, Jehovah’s Witnesses today endeavor to keep accurate records of what is accomplished worldwide in fulfillment of Jesus’ words: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” 	 E penā foki te taumafai o Molimau a Ieova o fakamau a galuega kolā e fai ne latou i te lalolagi kātoa i te fakataunuga o pati konei a Iesu: “A te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo, e fakamatala atu ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo fai te molimau ki tino io me ki atufenua katoa; ko oko mai ei te gataga.”


Why did Jehovah emphasize the need to listen to his Son? 	 Kaia ne faka‵mafa atu ei ne Ieova a te manakoga ke fakalogo ki tena Tama?


16. What was the Pharisaic way, and how can we avoid being like them? 	 16 Ko te mataonoono faeloa.


How, then, may we cultivate compassion? 	 Kae e mafai pefea ne tatou o fakamalosi aka te loto alofa?


This is all supported by your voluntary donations. 	 A galuega katoa konei e ‵togigina ki meaalofa kolā e fai mo te loto malie.


1, 2. (a) What kind of God did Jehovah prove to be to the nation of Israel? (b) What question does this article address? 	 1, 2. (a) A Ieova se vaegā Atua pefea ki te fenua o Isalaelu? (e) Se a te manatu tāua ka fai‵pati tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


Zealous Evangelizers of the Past 	 Tino Talai Loto Finafinau i Aso Mua


(Hebrews 4:12) These psalms contain information that provides sound guidance in living. 	 (Epelu 4:12) E aofia eiloa i salamo konei a fakamatalaga kolā e tuku mai i ei a takitakiga aogā mō te olaga.


That righteous man was “greatly distressed” by the brazen conduct of the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah. 	 Ne “mafatia malosi” a te tagata amiotonu tenā i amioga mata‵fatu mo te sē āva o tino i Sotoma mo Komolo.


(Genesis 8:21; Romans 5:12) But if we were to become habitual murmurers, we would be putting at risk our relationship with Jehovah God. 	 (Kenese 8:21; Loma 5:12) Kae kafai ko fai ne tatou te fāmeo mo fai se faifaiga masani, ko fai ei ne tatou te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova te Atua ke tu i se tulaga fakamataku.


(Proverbs 25:27) Indeed, the Bible warns: “Jehovah will cut off all smooth lips, the tongue speaking great things.” 	 (Faataoto 25:27) E fakailoa tonu mai ne te Tusi Tapu penei: “Te Aliki, taofi atu a gutu o tino takolekole, kae ‵pono atu a gutu o tino fakamatamata.”


Thus the way is opened for them to receive their heavenly inheritance. 	 Ko ‵tala mai ei i konā te auala ke maua ne latou te lotou taui faka-te-lagi.


The father therefore arranged to have the family study on one of those nights. 	 Tela la, ne fakatoka ei ne te tamana ke fai te akoga faka-te-kāiga i se po e tasi i po konā.


Have faith in the power of frequent, heartfelt prayer. 	 Ke fakatuanaki ki te ‵mana o te faiga faeloa o ‵talo.


4 Of course, we cannot literally take Jehovah by the hand and walk with him. 	 4 E tonu, e se mafai ne tatou o puke ‵tonu atu ki te lima o Ieova kae sa‵sale fakatasi mo ia.


10 Using blood medically is now common. 	 10 Ko lauiloa valevale nei te fakaaogāga o te toto e pelā me se vailakau fakatokita.


You know that Jesus was tortured and impaled. 	 E iloa ne koe me ne fakasauāgina kae fakasataulogina a Iesu.


(Jeremiah 30:11) Parents, do you know your children’s strengths and weaknesses? 	 (Ielemia 30:11) Mātua, e mata, e iloa ne koutou a mea ‵lei mo vāivāiga otou tama‵liki?


18 As was true in the first century, there are no perfect elders in the modern-day Christian congregation, “for we all make mistakes many times.” 	 18 E pelā eiloa mo te senitenali muamua, e seai ne toeaina ‵lei katoatoa i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i aso nei, “me i a tatou katoa e ‵siga i taimi e uke.”


What qualities did Job display in dealing with his servants, and how should we act in this regard? 	 Ne a uiga ne fakaasi atu ne Iopu i ana faifaiga ki ana tavini, kae e ‵tau o pefea tatou i te feitu tenei?


Holy Father, watch over them on account of your own name which you have given me, in order that they may be one just as we are.”—John 17:6, 11. 	 Te Tamana Tapu, ke tausi ne koe latou ona ko tou igoa telā ko oti ne tuku mai ne koe ki a au, ko te mea ke tasi latou e pelā mo tāua e tasi.”—Ioa. 17:6, 11.


(Matthew 28:19, 20) Thus, we must teach the things that Christ commanded.* What, though, will help to ensure that an individual who is taught Jesus’ commandments will not only become a disciple but also remain one? 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20) Tela la, e ‵tau o akoako ne tatou a mea kolā ne fakatonu mai ne Keliso.* Se a la te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke fakamautinoa aka me i te tino telā e akoako atu ki ei a fakatonuga a Iesu ka sē fai fua mo fai se soko, kae ka tumau foki eiloa penā?


• What is included in the heritage of Christ’s anointed followers? 	 • Ne a mea e aofia i te tofi o soko fakaekegina a Keliso?


(1 Peter 3:18) Then he could enter the Most Holy compartment of God’s spiritual temple—heaven itself. 	 (1 Petelu 3:18) Ne mafai ei ne ia o ulu atu ki loto i te Potu Tafasili i te Tapu i te faletapu faka-te-agaga o te Atua—ko te lagi eiloa tenā.


It is not easy to grasp the extent of the, unfortunately accelerating, return to what our nineteenth-century ancestors would have called the standards of barbarism.” 	 E se faigofie ke malamalama tatou i te pogai me ko ‵foki fakavave mai ei a fakatakitakiga kolā ne taku ne ‵tou tupuna ki fakatakitakiga fāpaupau.”


[Pictures on page 9] 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


Consider the brutal killing of the first man of faith, Abel. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te tamatega fakamataku o te tagata o te fakatuanaki muamua loa, ko Apelu.


Where was the Messiah born, and why is this significant? 	 Ne fanau i fea te Mesia, kae kaia e tāua ei a te mea tenā?


Is it worth all the effort? 	 E mata, ne aoga a taumafaiga katoa konā?


17 Clearly, our not knowing the exact day or hour when this system will end has been a blessing for us. 	 17 manino ‵lei, me i te sē iloa tonu ne tatou o te aso io me ko te itula ka oko mai ei te gataga ki te olaga tenei se fakamanuiaga ki a tatou.


Of course, viewers generally realize that these portrayals are mere fiction or fantasy. 	 E tonu, e iloa ne tino kolā e onoono ki ei me i fakaasiga konei ne fakaasiga fua o mea sē ‵tonu io me ne moemiti fua.


If a marriage mate, an elder, or a friend kindly offers encouragement with thoughtful words and helpful deeds—oh, how soothing that can be! 	 Se mea fakamafanafana māfai e fakamalosi atu mo te alofa a tau avaga, se toeaina io me se taugasoa ki a koe.


He did not merely say, “Be healed.” 	 Ne seki fai atu fua a ia, penei, ‘Ke ‵lei tou masaki.’


It appears, however, that new appointees were almost always chosen from a select number of privileged families, mostly from the line of Aaron. 	 E lavea foki ne tatou me i tino kolā ne fakasopo aka toeitiiti kae fili mai katoa mai kāiga lauiloa, kae ko te tokoukega ne mai loa mai te gafa o Alona.


The psalmist said: “Those trusting in Jehovah are like Mount Zion, which cannot be made to totter, but dwells even to time indefinite.”—Psalm 125:1. 	 Ne fai mai te faisalamo: “A latou kolā e tali‵tonu ki te Aliki, e ‵pau mo te Mauga o Siona, telā ka se mafai o fakagasue io me ave keatea.”—Salamo 125:1.


By preaching with heartfelt enthusiasm, we convey to others our love for what Jehovah has taught us. 	 A te talai atu mo te loto kātoa mo te loto finafinau, e fakaasi atu i ei ne tatou ki nisi tino a te ‵tou fia‵fia ki mea kolā ne akoako mai ne Ieova ki a tatou.


10 And what a marvelous job they have done! 	 10 Ma‵faga o galuega lasi ne fai ne latou!


Nobody is allowed to see the child. 	 E seai se tino ne talia ke kilo atu ki te tamaliki.


So let us personally encourage elders, including circuit overseers, who work hard to care for the flock of God. 	 Tela la, ke fakamalosi ne tatou taki tokotasi a toeaina, e aofia ei a ovasia o fenua, kolā e ga‵lue malosi ki te tausiga o te lafu a te Atua.


What does it mean to be steadfast? 6 Although Jehovah is invisible to our eyes, let us always remember that we are visible to him. 	 6 E tiga eiloa e se mafai o lavea ne tatou a Ieova ki ‵tou mata faka-te-foitino, ke na masaua faeloa me e lavea ne ia a tatou.


For example, when a great famine struck Judea in the first century, the Christian congregation immediately took action to come to the aid of its members. 	 E pelā mo te taimi ne poko ei se oge i Iutaia i te senitenali muamua, ne gasuesue eiloa te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano o fesoasoani atu ki olotou taina i konā.


And as he was sowing, some seed fell alongside the road, and the birds came and ate it up. 	 I tena ‵tokiga ne ta‵tela ei nisi fuagā saito ki te auala kae olo atu a manu lele o kai ne latou.


Here are some suggestions for those who may think, ‘I want to help, but I do not know how.’ 	 Konei la a nisi manatu fesoasoani mō latou kolā e mafai o mafau‵fau penei, ‘E fia fesoasoani atu au, kae e se iloa ne au o fesoasoani.’


By 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court had reviewed 71 cases involving Jehovah’s Witnesses, two thirds of which were decided in their favor. 	 Mai i te taimi tenā ki te 1988 ne iloilo aka ei ne te Fono Maluga o te Iunaite Sitete a faigā fono e 71 kolā ne aofia i ei a Molimau a Ieova, kae e lua vae tolu o fono konā ne fakaiku aka i ei me e tonu a Molimau a Ieova.


The Bible assures us: “If anyone loves God, this one is known by him.” (1 Cor. 8:3) Try always to treasure, to appreciate, your place in Jehovah’s organization. 	 E fakatalitonu mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “Kafai e alofa se tino ki te Atua, e iloa ne te Atua a te tino tenā.” (1 Koli. 8:3) Taumafai faeloa ke fakatāua kae ke loto fakafetai koe ki tou tulaga i te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


With the number of truth seekers swelling, expanded printing facilities became necessary to keep up with the demand for Bible literature. 	 Ona ko te tokouke o tino e salasala ki te munatonu, ne manakogina ei ke faka‵lasi aka a fale ‵lomi tusi ko te mea ke lava a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā e manakogina.


With the spirit’s help, we can gradually begin to think more and more as Christ did. 	 Fakatasi mo te agaga tapu, e mafai ei o gasolo o kamata o ‵pau tou mafau‵fau mo te mafaufauga a Keliso.


Will you allow that to be a cause for stumbling? 	 E mata, ka talia ne koe te mea tenā ke fai mo fai se pogai e fakavāivāi ei koe?


75:4, 5, 10—What is signified by the term “horn”? 	 75:4, 5, 10—Kaia e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakamatamata?


What provisions help us maintain our zeal for the truth? 	 Ne a fakatokaga ne fai ke fesoasoani mai ke fakatumau a ‵tou loto finafinau ki te munatonu?


When Jesus resurrected his friend Lazarus, Jesus’ religious enemies did not question that Lazarus had been dead. 	 I te taimi ne toe fakatu aka ei ne Iesu a tena taugasoa ko Lasalo, ne seki fakafesili ne fili fakalotu o Iesu a te mate o Lasalo.


The Issue in Job’s Day 	 Te Kinauga Telā ne Sae Aka i Aso o Iopu


(1 Pet. 2:12) But what could happen if a fellow Christian is disciplined because of his failure to live up to God’s standards? 	 (1 Pe. 2:12) Kae se a te mea e mafai o tupu māfai e polopoloki se taina Kelisiano ona ko te sē ola o ia e ‵tusa mo tulaga o te Atua?


Still, Jehovah takes delight in using his human servants, though imperfect, to guide us in this time of the end. 	 Kae e fiafia eiloa a Ieova ke fakaaogā ne ia ana tavini, faitalia me e se ‵lei katoatoa latou, ke takitaki mai ki a tatou i te taimi tenei o te gataga.


Are you learning the lyrics of our new songs at home? 	 E mata, e tauloto ne koe a pati o ‵tou pese ‵fou i te fale?


(Genesis 2:15-20) Serving as God’s spokesman, Adam was to transmit these to his wife. 	 (Kenese 2:15-20) E pelā me se tukumuna a te Atua, ne ‵tau o fakailoa atu ne Atamu a mea konei ki tena avaga.


We may be tempted to ignore Bible principles at work or at school. 	 Kāti ka tofotofogina tatou ke se ‵saga atu ki fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu i te koga galue io me i te akoga.


I shall lack nothing.”—PSALM 23:1. 	 “Te Aliki [Ieova] ko toku tausi mamoe; e seai se mea e mativa ei au.”—SALAMO 23:1.


Not only was he born and brought up in humble surroundings but he was poor throughout his life on earth. 	 Ne seki fanau kae tupu aka fua a ia i se kāiga mativa kae ne mativa foki eiloa a Iesu i tena olaga kātoa i te lalolagi.


What contrast was there between Israel’s villagers and Jabin’s army? 	 Se a te ‵kese i te va o tino o te fakai o Isalaelu mo te kautau a Iapino?


This article will discuss highlights from Isaiah 1:1–35:10. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a manatu tāua i te Isaia 1:1–35:10.


Musical tastes differ, and a wide variety of music is available. 	 E kese‵kese a fina o tino takitokotasi e uiga ki pese, kae uke ‵ki a vaega kese‵kese o pese.


Jesus spoke of a time when “all those in the memorial tombs” would “come out” to renewed life on a paradise earth.—John 5:28, 29; Luke 23:43. 	 Ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki se taimi telā ‘ka ulu mai ei ki tua’ a “latou katoa kola e i loto i tanuga” ki se olaga fou i te lalolagi palataiso.—Ioane 5:28, 29; Luka 23:43.


So how can he speak to us? 	 Tela la, e mafai pefea o faipati mai a ia ki a tatou?


“Stay here and keep on the watch with me,” he tells them, and then he goes off to pray. 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou: “‵Nofo i konei kae ke matapula‵pula koutou,” kae fanatu ei a ia o ‵talo.


What may motivate a student to act on what he is learning? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fakamalosi atu ki te tino akoga ke gasuesue e ‵tusa mo ana mea e tauloto?


You do not have to be in Jesus’ physical presence to benefit. 	 E se fakauiga i ei me ‵tau o nofo tonu mai eiloa a Iesu i te feitu faka-te-foitino ke maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai i a ia.


Still, when we discern his guidance, we should never forget to offer our thanks and praise to him. 	 Kae kafai e malamalama tatou i ana fakatakitakiga, e se ‵tau lele o puli i a tatou ke fakafetai kae ‵viki atu ki a ia.


This is the type of faith that the Bible encourages—strong faith built on solid evidence, even if it requires that we adjust our beliefs. 	 Tenei eiloa a te vaegā fakatuanaki telā e fakamalosi mai i te Tusi Tapu—ko te malosi o te fakatuanaki telā e fakavae ki fakamaoniga mautinoa, ke oko ki te fakamafuli‵fuliga o ‵tou talitonuga māfai e manakogina ke fai penā.


If a Christian allows anything or anyone to destroy his brotherly love, he is walking in spiritual darkness, not knowing where he is going. 	 Kafai e talia ne se Kelisiano se mea io me se tino ke se fakaasi atu ei tena alofa fakataina, ko sasale eiloa a ia i te pouliga faka-te-agaga, kae se iloa ne ia te koga e fano a ia i ei.


• “A large door” leading to what new opportunities has been opened? 	 • Ne a “avanoaga” ‵fou ko oti ne ‵tala mai ki a tatou?


19 The Mosaic Law, with its many sacrifices and offerings, was given to the Israelites to enable them to approach God to gain and retain his favor and blessing until the arrival of the promised Seed. 	 19 Ne avatu te Tulafono a Mose ki te kau Isalaelu, kae e aofia i ei te fia o taulaga mo meaalofa, ko te mea ke mafai ne latou o fai ke fiafia mai kae fakamanuia faeloa te Atua ki a latou ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ne oko mai ei te Fanau telā ne folafola mai.


(Psalm 119:33-40) We humbly seek Jehovah’s instruction so that we can keep his law “with the whole heart.” 	 (Salamo 119:33-40) E ‵sala atu tatou mo te loto maulalo ki fakatonuga a Ieova ko te mea ke tausi ne tatou ana tulafono mo te “loto kātoa.”


Some of these ideas persist. 	 Koi tumau mai eiloa a nisi talitonuga konā.


In the clear, terse, and powerful ending of the book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon’s words epitomize a host of divine laws: “The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God and keep his commandments. For this is the whole obligation of man. 	 I te fakaotiga manino kae toetoe o te tusi ko Failauga e fakaaogā i ei a pati fakamalosi loto kolā ne fakamatala fakatoetoe mai ne te Tupu ko Solomona e uiga ki tulafono a te Atua, penei: “I te otiga ne kilokilo au ki mea katoa kona, e tasi eiloa taku muna e fai atu: Mataku ki te Atua, kae tausi ki ana fakatonuga, me e tena eiloa te pogai ne faite ei a te tagata.


Well, listen to Jesus’ inviting words: “Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you. 	 Ke na fakalogologo la ki te ‵kamiga a Iesu i ana pati ‵gali konei: “O‵mai ki a au a koutou katoa kola e fi‵ta i te ‵mafa otou amoga, me ka avatu ne au ki a koutou a te malologa.


Some held back. 	 Ne seki fia talai atu a nisi tino.


While the apostles were alive, the brotherhood as a whole evidently showed deep respect for those taking the lead.—Phil. 2:12. 	 I te taimi koi ola ei te kau apositolo, ne fakaasi atu ne te kautaina kātoa e pelā me se potukau a te fakaaloalo tonu ki a latou kolā e fai te takitakiga.—Filipi 2:12.


Though we had only a small amount of money saved, in May 2010 we too moved. 	 E tiga eiloa e mu‵tana mā tupe ne fakatupu, kae ne ga‵sue foki māua ki konā i a Me 2010.


Jo-Anne relates: “The fact that all my questions were answered from the Bible filled me with reverence—a great respect for the Author—since he had the foresight to record a suitable response to any human inquiry.” 	 E fai mai a Jo-Anne: “Ona ko te mea ne maua a tali ki aku fesili katoa mai te Tusi Tapu, ko oko eiloa te lasi o toku āva ki te Tino telā i a ia te tusi tenā—me e maua i ei a tali ‵tonu ki fesili a tino katoa.”


He comes to Jerusalem for the Festival of Dedication. 	 Ne fanatu eiloa a ia ki Ielusalema mō te ‵Kaiga o te Fakatapuga o te Faletapu.


We can do so successfully by applying the Bible’s wise advice. 	 E mafai o manuia tatou māfai e fakagalue aka a fakatakitakiga ‵poto mai te Tusi Tapu.


Jehovah “kept exercising self-control” in dealing with the Babylonian desolaters of Jerusalem. 	 Ko leva eiloa ne “nofo filemu io me ne loto pulea” a Ieova mai ana faifaiga ki tino Papelonia kolā ne fakamasei ne latou a Ielusalema.


Jesus and his disciples knew that at a set time, God himself would establish a government in heaven to rule over the entire earth. 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu mo ana soko me isi se taimi, ka fakatu aka ei ne te Atua se malo i te lagi ke pule mai ki te lalolagi kātoa.


(Matt. 25:21, 23) Similarly, the Master of the harvest, Jehovah God, knows that your circumstances affect what you are able to do in his service. 	 (Mataio 25:21, 23) E penā foki te Pule o te katigā saito, ko Ieova te Atua, e iloa ne ia a fakanofonofoga kolā e mafai o pokotia i ei a tau taviniga ki a ia.


(Acts 17:27) And his promise to restore what our original parents lost will succeed.—Isaiah 55:11. 	 (Galuega 17:27) Kae ka manuia eiloa tena folafolaga ke toe fakafoki mai a mea ne ‵galo i ‵tou mātua muamua.—Isaia 55:11.


(Rom. 8:15-17; Rev. 5:9, 10) They become part of spiritual Israel, “the Israel of God,” and they are taken into the “new covenant.” 	 (Loma 8:15-17; Fakaasiga 5:9, 10) E fai latou pelā me se vaega o te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga, ko te “Isalaelu a te Atua,” kae ka aofia latou i te “feagaiga fou.”


(Leviticus 22:17-20) Reasonable individuals knew that they would have fared badly if they had tried to foist such a gift on their governor. 	 (Levitiko 22:17-20) Ne iloa ne tino taki tokotasi me ka se ‵lei te ikuga e maua ne latou māfai e taumafai latou o tuku atu se vaegā meaalofa penā ki te lotou kovana.


Mankind will no longer be governed by human kings, presidents, or politicians. 	 A tino ka se toe ‵nofo mai lalo i pulega a tupu, pelesitene, io me ko tino fakapolitiki.


Understanding the real source of injustice can especially help us when hardship hits close to home. 	 A te malamalama i te māfuaga tonu o faifaiga sē fakamaoni e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou māfai e fakafesagai tatou mo se fakalavelave i te kāiga.


(Read 2 Samuel 12:1-4.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Samuelu 12:1-4.)


Also, he attempts to bully them into submission. 	 E se gata i ei, e faimālō ne ia latou ke faka‵logo ki a ia.


(Matt. 10:8) Instead, like the wayward priests of ancient Israel, they “instruct just for a price”—and much of what they teach is unscriptural. 	 (Mata. 10:8) I lō te fai penā, e ‵pau eiloa latou mo faitaulaga ma‵sei o Isalaelu mua, “e ma‵nako ki se ‵togi manafai e akoako atu” latou—kae ko mea e uke kolā e akoako ne latou e se ‵lago ki ei te Tusi Tapu.


5 Some Christian parents serving in a foreign-language field have come to realize that their children’s interest in the truth has waned. 	 5 Ne fatoa iloa aka ne nisi mātua Kelisiano kolā e tavini atu i fenua fakaa‵tea me i te fia‵fia o olotou tama‵liki ki te munatonu ko kamata o matafitafi.


Forgiveness was never an option in this case. 	 Ne seki ‵tau eiloa o filifili aka ki se fakamagaloga e uiga ki te agasala tenei.


How often do I take the time to meditate on it? 	 E fakafia taimi e mafaufau ‵loto au e uiga ki te fakamoemoega tenā?


Because of maintaining his Christian neutrality, he went to prison for two years. 	 Ona ko te tumau i tena sē kau atu ki se feitu e pelā me se Kelisiano, ne ave a ia ki te falepuipui mō tausaga e lua.


These adopted sons of God, says the apostle Paul, become “joint heirs with Christ” in his heavenly Kingdom. 	 E fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo, me i tama puke konei a te Atua, ka ‘ ‵kau fakatasi mo Keliso’ i tena Malo faka-te-lagi.


11 We can also be generous toward Jehovah. 	 11 E mafai foki o kaima‵lie tatou ki a Ieova.


In fact, Jesus spoke of love some 30 times that night. 	 A te tonuga loa, kāti ne faipati faka-30 taimi a Iesu i te po tenā e uiga ki te alofa.


7 The motivation for us to take these steps should be love for Jehovah and a desire to serve him. 	 7 A te pogai tāua e fai ei ne tatou a mea konei ko te alofa ki a Ieova mo te manakoga ke tavini atu ki a ia.


13 Ephesians 4:25-29 identifies conduct that we should specifically avoid. 	 13 E taku mai i te tusi ko Efeso 4:25-29 a nisi mea kolā e se ‵tau o fai ne tatou.


14 Spiritual maturity also brings success after marriage. 	 14 E fai foki ne te matua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga ke maua te fiafia mai tua o te fakaipoipoga.


Jehovah has made many provisions for us to reinforce our defenses against factors in the world that endanger our spirituality. 	 Ko oti ne fai ne Ieova a fakatokaga e uke ke fakamalosi aka ei a mea kolā e puipui ei tatou ke ‵teke atu ki tofotofoga mai te lalolagi kolā e fakamataku ki ‵tou tulaga faka-te-agaga.


Daily you are subjected to gossip and vulgar language. 	 E lagona ne koe a tino e fatu‵fatu kae pati ma‵sei i aso katoa.


What, though, if your problems are not quickly resolved? 	 Kae pefea la māfai e seki faka‵lei fakavave aka ou fakalavelave?


When Paul and Luke stayed in his home, he “had four daughters, virgins, that prophesied.” 	 I te taimi ne ‵nofo atu ei a Paulo mo Luka i tena fale, kae ko “tokofa ana tama fā‵fine e seki a‵vaga, kolā e talai foki ne latou te muna a te Atua i konā.”


Actually, evidence that God’s promises will come true is with us right now. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ko maua nei ne tatou a fakamaoniga me ka oko ‵tonu mai eiloa a folafolaga konā a te Atua.


Many lie shamelessly, steal, or attack others. 	 E tokouke eiloa a tino e ‵loi e aunoa mo se ‵mā, e kai‵soa, io me e fakasauā atu ki nisi tino.


8 About the middle of the third century B.C.E., the first five books of the Bible were translated from Hebrew into Greek. 	 8 Kāti i te kogāloto o te tolu senitenali T.L.M., ne ‵fuli a tusi e lima muamua o te Tusi Tapu mai te ‵gana Epelu ki te ‵gana Eleni.


Yet, he sets a beautiful example for us when it comes to associations. 	 Kae e tuku mai ne ia se fakaakoakoga gali ki a tatou e uiga loa ki te fai taugasoa.


God’s Law to Israel stated: “You must not commit adultery.” 	 E fai mai te Tulafono a te Atua ki tino Isalaelu: “Sa mulilua.”


Let us first consider the quality mentioned twice in this marvelous declaration of God’s goodness. 	 Ke na onoono muamua tatou ki te uiga o te Atua telā ne sae fakalua mai i te folafolaga fakaofoofogia tenei e uiga ki tena aga‵lei.


The couple are invited, and he wants his wife to accompany him. 	 Ne ‵kami a te tauavaga konei, kae e manako tou tagata ke fakatasi atu tena avaga ki a ia.


Send me.” 	 Uga mai au!”


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When Jesus had need of support, Jehovah dispatched angels to strengthen him. 	 I te taimi e manako ei Iesu ki se fesoasoani, e uga mai sāle ne Ieova a agelu ke fakamalosi atu ki a ia.


If children accept “the discipline of Jehovah,” they gain wisdom, knowledge, and discernment—assets more valuable than silver or gold.—Proverbs 3:11-18. 	 Kafai e talia ne tama‵liki a ‘polopolokiga a Ieova,’ ka maua ne latou te poto, te iloaga, mo te malamalama—ne kope kolā e tāua atu i siliva mo aulo.—Faataoto 3:11-18.


Indeed, 57 years after the end of that war, the world is still in darkness. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne pouli eiloa te lalolagi i tausaga e 57 mai tua ifo o te taua tenā.


God will bless the efforts of those who do. 	 Ka fakamanuia ne te Atua a taumafaiga a tino kolā e fai penā.


The reason is revealed at Isaiah 11:9, which says: “They [the Kingdom’s subjects] will not do any harm or cause any ruin in all my holy mountain; because the earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters are covering the very sea.” 	 E fakaasi mai te pogai i te Isaia 11:9: “Ka seai eiloa se mea fakamataku kae masei [e fai ne tino kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i te Malo ten i luga i Siona, te mauga tapu o te Aliki.


Who knows?—Matt. 10:11. 	 Ko oi e iloa ne ia?—Mata. 10:11.


17 The Bible contains examples of proud people as well as of humble people. 	 17 E maua i te Tusi Tapu a fakaakoakoga o tino fakamata‵mata e penā foki mo tino loto maulalo.


Surely it was not because he needed to recuperate “from all his work that he had made.” 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne seki fai penā ona ko te mea ke toe maua tena malosi ‘mai i ana galuega katoa kolā ne fai.’


He felt free to open his heart to Jehovah, asking for help as he struggled with hard questions. 	 Ne toka eiloa a ia o ‵tala atu tena loto ki a Ieova, kae akai atu foki ki a ia mō se fesoasoani i te taimi ne ‵sili atu ei ne ia a fesili faiga‵ta.


On the basis of what they read in the Bible, some among them rejected the unscriptural creeds of the church, but it was dangerous—even fatal—to express such opinions openly. 	 Ona ko mea kolā ne fai‵tau ne latou i te Tusi Tapu, ne sē talia ei ne nisi tino a akoakoga a te lotu kolā e se fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu, kae fakamataku ‵ki a te mea tenā—e mafai o iku atu ki te mate—māfai e fakaasi faka‵sau atu ne koe ne vaegā manatu penā.


Following them would only divert us from the road that leads to eternal life. 	 A te tau‵tali atu i a latou e fai ei ke faka‵seke tatou i te auala ki te ola se-gata-mai.


12. How did opposers of Christianity acknowledge the geographical growth of God’s word? 12 Even opposers of Christianity acknowledged that the word of God had taken root throughout the Roman Empire. 	 12 Ke oko foki eiloa ki tino ‵teke ki te Lotu Kelisiano ne iloa ne latou me i te muna a te Atua ko oti ne ‵mautakitaki ana aka i te Emupaea o Loma.


What experience demonstrates the joy of spiritual giving? 4 Dell is a full-time pioneer minister and the mother of five. 	 Ne fai mai a ia penei: “E mafai eiloa ne au o malamalama ‵lei i pati a te apositolo ko Ioane me e maua faeloa ne au a te loto fakafetai ona ko te mea ko ‘ola eiloa’ aku tama‵liki e tokofa i ‘te munatonu.’


Remember that Paul urged us to become imitators of those faithful ones who received promises from Jehovah “through faith and patience.” 	 Masaua me ne fakamalosi mai a Paulo ke fakaakoako atu tatou ki tino fakamaoni kolā ne maua ne latou a folafolaga mai i a Ieova “e auala i te fakatuanaki mo te kufaki.”


(Romans 9:14) And in the same century, Peter declared: “God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” 	 (Loma 9:14) Kae i te senitenali eiloa tenā, ne folafola atu a Petelu, penei: “Se mea tonu i te Atua e se fakailoga tino. So se tino o so se fenua e mataku ki te Atua, kae amiotonu foki, e talia faeloa a ia ne te Atua.”


God has judged the apostates of Judah adversely, and they are in line for reproof, severe chastisement, by Jehovah. 	 Ne fakamasino aka ne te Atua te kau aposetate i Iuta pelā me e ma‵sei latou, kae e ‵tau o fakasala malosi latou ne Ieova.


A man who stopped to talk to one of the workers remarked: “What a strange construction site—no smoking, no rough speech, and everyone is sober! 	 Ne ofo malosi se tagata telā ne faipati atu ki se tino galue i konā: “Ko oko loa te ‵kese o te koga galue tenei—e seai ne tino ‵pusi, e seai ne pati ma‵sei, kae e seai ne tino konā!


11 When Jesus inaugurated the Memorial of his death, he handed the cup of wine to his faithful apostles and said: “Drink out of it, all of you; for this means my ‘blood of the covenant,’ which is to be poured out in behalf of many for forgiveness of sins.” 	 11 I te kamataga ne Iesu a te Fakamanatuga o tena mate, ne tuku atu ne ia te ipu o te uaina ki ana apositolo fakamaoni kae fai atu: “Inu katoa koutou ki ei; me ko toku toto tenei o te feagaiga, telā ne maligi mo te tokoukega e fakamagalo ei agasala.”


Roman soldiers broke the legs of the two criminals to hasten their deaths. 	 Ne ‵fati ne sotia Loma a vae o te tokolua tino ma‵sei ke na ‵mate fakavave laua.


A master of “crafty acts,” he knows that such a ruinous course often starts in small ways. 	 E pelā me se tino apo i te “fai togafiti,” e iloa ne ia me e kamata sāle a te faiga fakamataku tenā i tamā mea fo‵liki.


The Bible actually makes numerous references to the garden of Eden, Adam, Eve, and the serpent.* But the error of a few scholars pales in comparison to a much larger, more pervasive one. 	 E uke eiloa a taimi e fakasino atu a te Tusi Tapu ki te fatoaga o Etena, Atamu, Eva, mo te gata.* Kae ko te lavea atu o te ‵se o nai tino sukesuke, ko te momea aka o te fakamaoniga o te ‵se o takitaki lotu mo tino ‵teke ki te Tusi Tapu.


The following article describes his way of directing people in any location or circumstance to a life of enduring happiness. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu telā e ‵soko mai a te auala e takitaki atu ei ne ia a tino i so se koga io me ko so se fakanofonofoga ki se olaga telā e maua i ei te fiafia tumau.


This piece of good news must have thrilled the spies. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakafiafia atu ki sipai a te tamā tala ‵lei tenei.


He first prepared the clay, in part by removing stones and other undesirable matter. 	 E fakatoka muamua ne ia te kele, e tasi mai i ei, ko te tapalepalega o fatu mo nisi mea sē aoga mai i ei.


According to that same poll, “one out of five respondents said he had switched religions as an adult.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te sukesukega tenā, “e tokotasi mai te tokolima o tino ne fai mai me ne ‵fuli tena lotu i te taimi ko matua ei a ia.”


At times, I have forgotten that what is most important is the fact that I love Jehovah. 	 I nisi taimi, e puli i a au me i te ‵toe mea tāua ko te manatu tonu me e alofa eiloa au ki a Ieova.


“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” he said. 	 Ne fai mai a ia, “Ko ‵mao tatou mai te ‵malu o te Atua.”


As an example, while engaged in street witnessing, you can show kindness by being brief and considerate when you approach people. 	 E pelā mo te talai atu i auala, e fakaasi atu ne koe te alofa atafai mai te fakatoe‵toe o au pati mo te amanaia ki tino kolā e fetaui mo koe.


19 Jehovah described Job as a man who was “holding fast his integrity.” 	 19 Ne fakamatala mai ne Ieova a Iopu e pelā me se tagata telā ne “tumau eiloa tena loto fakamaoni.”


Speaking about the holy spirit, he told his apostles: “I will request the Father and he will give you another helper to be with you forever.” 	 E uiga ki te agaga tapu, ne fai atu a ia ki ana apositolo: “Ka fakatagi atu foki au ki te Tamana, ko uga mai ei ne ia ki a koutou te suā Fesoasoani . . .


“Keep strict watch that how you walk is not as unwise but as wise persons,” admonished Paul, “buying out the opportune time for yourselves, because the days are wicked.” 	 Fakaaogā faka‵lei so se avanoa e maua ne koutou, i te mea ko aso ma‵sei a aso nei.”


Swiftly the city falls. 	 Ne pakū fakavave i ei te fa‵kai tenā.


2 The Hebrew verb rendered “keep listening” at Deuteronomy 28:2 denotes continuous action. 	 2 A te pati Epelu ko te tumau i te “fakalogo” telā e sae mai i te Teutelonome 28:2 e fakauiga ki mea kolā e ‵tau o fai faeloa.


Acts 17:16 reports that while Paul was in Athens, “his spirit within him became irritated on seeing that the city was full of idols.” 	 E lipoti mai te Galuega 17:16 me koi faka‵tali a Paulo i Atenai, kae “ne ‵mae tena loto i te kilo atu me ko ‵fonu a te fakai i tupua.”


Why are “the peaceable” happy? 	 Kaia e fia‵fia ei a tino ‘faka‵tupu filemu’?


• In what ways are our times similar to the days of Noah? 	 • Ne a auala e ‵pau ei ‵tou aso nei mo aso o Noa?


But the report continues in explanation: “He said this, though, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief and had the money box and used to carry off the monies put in it.” 	 Kae ne toe faka‵soko mai te fakamatalaga tenā: “Ana pati konā, e se fai pelā ona ko ia e alofa ki tino ma‵tiva, ka ko te mea ko ia se tino kaisoa; telā e ave sāle ne ia te taga tupe, kae fakaaogā ne ia.”


That would be “at the end of the days.” 	 Tenā loa te mea ka tupu i te “fakaotiga o aso.”


On the contrary, he provides practical assistance that enables them not only to cope but also to thrive. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e tuku mai ne ia a fesoasoani aogā ke mafai ei o fakafesagai atu latou ki olotou tiute kae ke iku manuia foki olotou taumafaiga.


(Read Hebrews 13:9.) When we strive to make spiritual progress, our mind stays focused on “the more important things.” 	 (Faitau te Epelu 13:9) Kafai e taumafai tatou ke gasolo atu ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, ka ‵saga tonu atu ‵tou mafaufau ki “mea e sili atu i te ‵lei.”


(Eph. 5:3) By rejecting Jehovah’s guidelines, such a man is denying Jehovah’s sovereignty, rejecting His headship. 	 (Efeso 5:3) Mai te ‵teke atu ki fakatakitakiga a Ieova, ko fakasēaogā ne se vaegā tagata penā a te pulega sili a Ieova, kae ‵teke atu ki Tena tulaga e pelā me ko te ulu.


Some people have committed gross sins and wonder whether God can forgive them. 	 Ne fai ne nisi tino agasala matagā kae mafau‵fau me e mafai ne te Atua o fakamagalo olotou agasala.


Jehovah promised to bless the Israelites if they loved him and obeyed his commandments. 	 Ne tauto atu a Ieova me ka fakamanuia ne ia te kau Isalaelu māfai e a‵lofa kae faka‵logo latou ki ana fakatonuga.


• In view of 1 Corinthians 10:13, why is it possible to maintain integrity? [Picture on page 24] 	 • E ‵tusa mo pati i te 1 Kolinito 10:13, kaia e ‵tau ei o fakatumau ne tatou a te ‵tou fakamaoni?


5 One of the finest ways you can show that your heart is complete toward Jehovah is to talk to others about him. 	 5 A te auala e tasi ke fakaasi atu ei me ko tuku kātoatoa atu tou loto ki a Ieova ko te faipati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki a ia.


The parable describes a time of sowing, growth, and harvesting. 	 E fakamatala mai i te tala fakatusa tenei a te taimi o te ‵tokiga o fuaga, te olaakaga, mo te ‵katiga.


“It is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by [God’s] undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom paid by Christ Jesus.” 	 Kae ne takuamiotonugina latou i tena meaalofa telā ko te alofa tauanoa [o te Atua], ko te fakaolataga i a Keliso Iesu.”


Why the concern? 	 Kaia e manava‵se ei?


Democratic processes call for equal representation and are often characterized by campaigning for office and election by majority vote. 	 A faifaiga fakatemokalatika e manakogina i ei a sui mō tino katoa, e aofia sāle i ei a faifaiga fakapolitiki, kae e ‵tau o fai a te palota ke fili aka ei te tino telā e palota ki ei te tokoukega o tino.


Under its influence, says one scholar, men and women have been “quite easily led into the most preposterously dangerous behaviour”—such as ‘genocide, war, racist hysteria, religious intolerance and many other forms of irrational behaviour.’—Easily Led—A History of Propaganda. 	 Ne fai mai se tagata sukesuke me ona ko te ma‵losi o tala ‵loi, ne fai ei ko tagata mo fafine ke “‵takigofie atu ki amioga va‵lea kae fakama‵taku”—e pelā mo aofaga ke ‘tamate a tino e tokouke, taua, faka‵kese fenua, pulemālō mai o lotu mo nisi vaega o amioga ma‵sei.’—Easily Led—A History of Propaganda.


(Deuteronomy 18:9-13; Galatians 3:23) Additionally, the Law made the Israelites aware of their sinful state and of their need for forgiveness and salvation. 	 (Teutelonome 18:9-13; Kalatia 3:23) E se gata i ei, ne fai ne te Tulafono ke iloa ne tino Isalaelu te lotou tulaga agasala, te manakoga mō te fakamagaloga o agasala mo te lotou fakaolataga.


(Gen. 13:8-11) Later on when Lot was taken captive by invading armies, Abraham did not hesitate to rescue his nephew.—Gen. 14:14-16. 	 (Kenese 13:8-11) Fakamuli ifo i te taimi ne puke fakapagota ei a Lota ne se kautau, ne seki fakatalave eiloa a Apelaamo ke fakasao ne ia tena tuatina.—Kenese 14:14-16.


Those past experiences can be put out of their minds. 	 Ka se toe masaua ne latou a mea ma‵sei ko ‵teka.


That life will be fulfilling and satisfying beyond our fondest dreams. 	 A te vaegā olaga tenā se olaga fakamalie loto telā e faigata o fakaataata i ‵tou mafaufau.


How can we show faith with regard to organizational adjustments? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou te fakatuanaki e uiga ki fakamafuli‵fuliga mai te fakapotopotoga a Ieova?


10 What occurred with Simeon and Levi and between David and Abigail shows unmistakably that Jehovah opposes unbridled anger and violence and that he blesses efforts to make peace. 	 10 E fakaasi manino mai i te mea telā ne tupu ki a Simeona mo Levi e pelā foki a Tavita mo Apikaila me e ‵teke atu a Ieova ki te uiga kaitaua telā e se mafai o taofiofi mo amioga fakasaua kae e fakamanuia ne ia a taumafaiga a tino ke maua te filemu.


20 The cured man was again called before the Pharisees. 	 20 Ne ‵toe tu atu a te tagata ‵kivi i mua o te kau Falesaio.


(Matthew 24:45) Such a study is vital for Christian overseers, “that [their] heart may not exalt itself above [their] brothers.” 	 (Mataio 24:45) E tāua a vaegā sukesukega penā ki ovasia Kelisiano, ko te mea ke “fakamao ei [latou] mai te manatu pelā i a [latou] e sili atu” i olotou taina.


And they will have to know that I am Jehovah.” 	 Ka iloa ei ne latou i a au ko te Aliki [ko Ieova].”


(Ps. 34:1, 2) And it may well be that as a result of your ministry, meek ones will joyfully join you in true worship. 	 (Sala. 34:1, 2, NW) Kae mai te faiga o tau galuega talai, ka fia‵fia a tino agamalu o ‵kau fakatasi mo koe i te tapuakiga tonu.


In the first century, Jesus enlightened his disciples. 	 Ne fakamaina atu ne Iesu a te mainaga ki ana soko i aso o te kau apositolo.


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To a person whose thinking is in harmony with God’s standards, such things are clean. 	 A te tino telā e fetaui ‵lei ana mafaufauga mo tulaga o te Atua, e ‵ma a vaegā mea katoa penā ki a ia.


15 For decades, Awake! magazine has helped millions to appreciate what creation reveals about our living God. 	 15 Ko oti ne fesoasoani atu te mekesini ko te Awake! ki te fia miliona o tino ke amanaia ki te mea telā e fakaasi mai i mea ne faite e uiga ki ‵tou Atua ola i tausaga e uke.


What was the attitude of the early Christians toward what Jesus taught about not resorting to violence? 	 E pefea a faifaiga a Kelisiano i aso mua e uiga ki akoakoga a Iesu ke mo a ma amio fakasauā?


(See the box “Love ‘Does Not Behave Indecently.’”) 	 (Ke onoono ki te pokisi “A te Alofa ‘e se Fakamaualuga.’”)


But suppose he asks a question you cannot answer? 	 Kae, e a māfai e fakasae aka ne ia se fesili telā e se mafai ne koe o tali?


How did they react to the message he brought? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea latou ki te fekau ne fakailoa atu ne ia?


(Genesis 8:21) Therefore, the lesson of obedience has to be learned not only in childhood but throughout life. 	 (Kenese 8:21) Tela la, a te fakaakoako ki te faka‵logo e se ‵tau o fai fua māfai koi foliki se tino kae e ‵tau o fai i tena olaga kātoa.


(Genesis 1:31) At that time, there was no barrier between humans and God. 	 (Kenese 1:31) I te taimi tenā, ne ‵lei faeloa te fesokotakiga o tino mo te Atua.


Even when we pray for the coming of God’s new world, in which “righteousness is to dwell,” should not our primary concern be the sanctification of Jehovah’s name and the vindication of his sovereignty rather than an end to our personal suffering and difficulties?—2 Peter 3:13. 	 Kafai foki e ‵talo atu tatou ke oko mai te lalolagi fou a te Atua, telā e “nofo i ei a te amiotonu,” e mata, e se ‵tau o fai a te fakamalugaga o te igoa o Ieova mo te taku‵leiga o tena pulega mo fai te ‵toe mea tāua ki a tatou, i lō te fakaseai fua o ‵tou logo‵maega mo fakalavelave totino?—2 Petelu 3:13.


Why did David need comfort, and to whom did he turn? 	 Kaia ne manako ei a Tavita ki te fakamafanafanaga, kae ne saga atu a ia ki a ai?


13 Paul urged fellow believers to “stand firm against the machinations of the Devil.” 	 13 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki ana taina tali‵tonu ke tumau i te “agai atu ki auala ma‵sei o te Tiapolo.”


It is bad enough to live without the strength and support of a husband, but now she has lost her only child. 	 E se se mea faigofie ke ola e aunoa mo te fesoasoani o tau avaga, kae nei la ko mate foki tena tama eiloa e tokotasi.


When it comes to the decisions that we make, what does Jehovah expect of us? 	 Kafai e oko mai ki te taimi e fai ei ne tatou a filifiliga, se a te mea e fakamoemoe a Ieova ki ei mai i a tatou?


To remain “firmly set in the truth,” we need constant reminders, such as those we receive through our congregation meetings, personal study, and Bible reading. 2:2. 	 Ke “‵mautakitaki” i te munatonu, e ‵tau o maua faeloa ne tatou a fakamasauaga, e pelā mo mea e maua ne tatou e auala i fakatasiga a ‵tou fakapotopotoga, sukesukega totino, mo te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu. 2:2.


(Jeremiah 15:16) Jeremiah rejoiced in his privilege of representing the true God and preaching his word. 	 (Ielemia 15:16) Ne fiafia malosi a Ielemia ki tena tauliaga ke sui ne ia te Atua tonu kae folafola atu tena muna.


Over time, many of these were addressed at meetings or during family or personal study. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, ne fakaasi mai katoa a mea konā i fakatasiga, taimi o tapuakiga a kāiga io me ko aku sukesukega totino.


How can we come to love Jehovah’s reminders exceedingly? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fia‵fia malosi ki akoakoga mai i a Ieova mo tou loto katoa?


As we have noted, it reflects a spirit of sympathy toward those in distress and causes us to suffer with those who suffer. 	 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei, e fakaasi mai eiloa i ei a te agaga o te loto alofa ki tino kolā e loto māfatia kae fai foki ke a‵lofa tatou ki tino kolā e logo‵mae.


14 Jehovah gives us a basis for being convinced that he will help his people when they are in need. 	 14 E tuku mai ne Ieova se fakavae ke tali‵tonu tatou me ka fesoasoani a ia ki ana tino māfai ko ma‵nako latou ki ei.


11. (a) In what way is there a connection between faith and patience? (b) Why do we have valid reasons for having strong faith? 	 11. (a) I te auala fea e isi ei se sokoga i te va o te fakatuanaki mo te kufaki? (e) Kaia e maua ei ne tatou a pogai tāua e ‵tau ei o ma‵losi ‵tou fakatuanaki?


(Rom. 12:12) We cannot remain a full-grown Christian unless we have the help of God. 	 (Lo. 12:12) E se mafai o tumau tatou e pelā me ne Kelisiano ma‵tua māfai e se fesoasoani mai te Atua.


Chris explained to Gavin that the Bible has a theme and that discerning it would help him better understand the meetings he was attending. 	 Ne fakamatala atu ne Chris ki a Gavin me isi se fekau tāua e maua i loto i te Tusi Tapu, kae ka fesoasoani atu te fekau tenā ke malamalama ‵ lei a ia i te pogai e kau atu ei a ia ki fakatasiga.


But let him that is the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the one acting as chief as the one ministering.” 	 Kae ke se penā koutou, ko te tino telā e sili i a koutou, ke fai a ia pelā mo se tino tafa foliki, ko te tino telā e pule, ke fai a ia pelā mo se tavini.”


Eli heard bad reports about them, including the fact that they were committing fornication with women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 	 Ne logo a Eli i tala sē ‵lei e uiga ki a laua, e aofia i ei a faifaiga finalalolagi ne fai ne laua mo fāfine kolā e ga‵lue i te mataloa o te faleie.


Meditating on accounts of courage will also help. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu foki a te mafaufau ‵loto o ia ki tala e uiga ki te loto toa.


Jehovah looked upon his creative work and found it to be “very good.” 	 Ne onoono atu a Ieova ki ana mea ne faite, telā ne “fiafia malosi” ei a ia.


Do you know this prayer? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe te ‵talo tenei?


Whether we are giving of our time, energy, or material possessions, let us do so of our own free will and because we find genuine pleasure in being generous to others, especially those in need. 	 Faitalia me tuku atu ne tatou a ‵tou taimi, malosi, io me ko kope, ke fai ne tatou mo ‵tou loto kātoa me e maua ne tatou a te fiafia tonu mai te kaima‵lie ki nisi tino, maise eiloa a latou kolā e ma‵nako ki ei.


Now I know that only Jehovah can help me ‘keep my senses and be watchful’ so that I can fight off those attacks on my mind, my heart, and my marriage.” 	 Kae nei, ko iloa ne au me ko Ieova fua e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki au ‘ke ‵poto kae matapulapula foki’ ko te mea ke ‵kalo kea‵tea au mai i mafaufauga konā i toku mafaufau, toku loto, mo taku fakaipoipoga.”


The time for what exciting events had drawn near? 	 Se a te taimi fakafiafia telā ko pili mai?


13 Although the Son of man is coming at an hour we do not think to be it, we need to remember that Jehovah is the Great Timekeeper. 	 13 E tigā eiloa ka oko mai te Tama a te tagata i te itula telā e se mafau‵fau tatou ki ei, e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou i a Ieova ko te Tino Tausi Taimi Sili.


Still feeling those devastating blows, she returned to Bethlehem. She told her friends to call her, not Naomi, but Mara, a name that reflected the bitterness of her experiences. 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki ana taugasoa, ke se toe ka‵laga atu ki tena igoa, ko Naomi, kae ko Mala, se igoa telā e fakaasi atu ei tena tulaga fakafanoanoa.


5 It is reasonable to assume that Jehovah feels about the present world as he felt about the pre-Flood world. 	 5 E ‵pau eiloa a lagonaga o Ieova e uiga ki te lalolagi tenei mo ana lagonaga e uiga ki te lalolagi mai mua o te Lolo.


This article shows how we have the most secure dwelling possible—Jehovah our God. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mataupu tenei a te auala e maua ei ne tatou a te ‵toe koga ‵nofo saogalēmū—ko Ieova te Atua.


• How can overseers imitate the humility of Christ? 	 • E tau‵tali atu pefea a ovasia ki te loto maulalo o Keliso?


18 A king in ancient Israel, whom Jesus noted for his great wisdom, spoke of the need for loving, parental correction. 	 18 Ne faipati se tupu mua o Isalaelu, telā ne fai mai a Iesu me se tagata poto ‵ki, e uiga ki te manakoga mō mātua ke fakatonutonu atu mo te alofa.


What can we find within the congregation, and what will we next consider? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o maua ne tatou i loto i te fakapotopotoga, kae se a te mea telā ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu?


Let us patiently wait for the proclamation of “Peace and security!” and for the final sealing of the chosen ones. 	 Ke faka‵tali tatou mo te kufaki ki te faka‵pulaga o te “Filemu kae tokagamalie!” mo te fakamailogaga fakaoti o te kau filifilia.


The effect of his teaching today: In congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, men who have responsibilities show consideration for women by taking into account their observations. 	 Te aoga o tena akoakoga i aso nei: I fakapotopotoga o Molimau a Ieova i aso nei, e fakaasi atu ne tāgata kolā e isi ne olotou tauliaga a te amanaia o latou ki fāfine mai te mafau‵fau ki olotou manatu.


Later, God miraculously sustained a supply of flour and oil that kept a woman, her son, and Elijah alive. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne tuku fakavavega atu ne te Atua a falaoa mo sinu olive ke tausi atu i ei ki se fafine mo tena tama, penā foki eiloa mo Elia.


Yes, she could! 	 Ao, ne mafai ne ia!


Imagine that you were present for the Sermon on the Mount and heard Jesus say: “Who is the man among you whom his son asks for bread—he will not hand him a stone, will he? 	 Ke mafaufau me e nofo atu koe i te taimi ne fai ei a te Lauga i luga i te mauga kae lagona ne koe a pati a Iesu: “Ko oi se tino i a koutou e mafai o tuku atu se fatu ki tena tama manafai e akai mai ki se falaoa?


What is the Kingdom? 	 Se a te Malo?


Such youths forget—or may choose to ignore—that the Bible word for fornication includes all those practices, wrong conduct for which one might be disfellowshipped.* Worse, though, they ignore the need for integrity. 	 E puli—io me e mafai o filifili aka ke se fia ‵saga atu—a vaegā talavou penā ki te uiga o te pati i te Tusi Tapu mō te finalalolagi me e aofia i ei a faifaiga katoa penā, amioga ma‵sei kolā e mafai o fakatea ei se tino.* A ko te mea telā e sili atu i te masei, ko te fakaseaoga ne latou a te tumau i te fakamaoni.


Of the ten virgins, five did not have enough oil when the bridegroom arrived, and they missed out on the marriage feast. 	 Mai tamafine e tokosefulu konā, e tokolima ne seki lava olotou kalasini i te taimi ne oko mai ei te tagata fatoā fakaipoipo, kae ne seki oko atu ei latou ki te ‵kaiga o te fakaipoipoga.


Yet, even after all these years, we’re still learning things about each other that we never knew!” 	 E ui i ei, koi tauloto eiloa māua ki mea e uiga ki te suā tino mo te suā tino, mai tua o tausaga katoa konei!”


For example, over the past 15 years, the Chernobyl Children’s Project “has helped to lessen the suffering of hundreds of children affected by the cancers which the nuclear cloud left in its wake.” 	 E pelā mo te 15 tausaga ko ‵teka atu, ne fesoasoani atu a te Chernobyl Children’s Project “ki te fakafeoloologa o logo‵maega o tama‵liki kolā ne kenisa ona ko te ‵pāga fakafuasei o mea fakaniukelea kolā ne fakalailai ei te ea mo te vai.”


Never did Paul lose his focus on the hope that he would share in Christ’s heavenly Kingdom. 	 Ne seki galo atu foki i a Paulo tena kilokiloga ki te fakamoemoega me ka kau atu a ia ki te Malo faka-te-lagi o Keliso.


Have you carefully read the recent issues of The Watchtower? 	 Kai faitau faka‵lei eiloa koe ki lōmiga ‵fou o Te Faleleoleo Maluga?


What a stark contrast between man’s rulership and God’s! 	 Ko tafaga la te ‵kese o pulega a tino mo te pulega a te Atua!


7 “I Have Made Your Name Known” 	 7 “Ko Oti ne Fakailoa Atu ne Au Tou Igoa”


He took pride in his faith and worship. 	 Ne fakamatamata a ia e uiga ki tena fakatuanaki mo tena tapuakiga.


God has reserved that privilege for individuals he has anointed with holy spirit to be “joint heirs with Christ.” 	 Ne tuku mai fua ne te Atua a te avanoaga tenā mō tino taki tokotasi kolā ne fakaeke aka ne ia ki te agaga tapu ke ‘‵kau fakatasi latou mo Keliso.’


The apostles’ letters did much to encourage the congregations in the first century, and they build us up to this day (See paragraphs 12-17) 	 A tusi a apositolo ne ma‵goi ‵ki a fakamalosiga ne maua i ei ki fakapotopotoga i te senitenali muamua, kae fakamalosi mai foki ki a tatou i aso nei (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 12-17)


An expert may give helpful suggestions on one subject while his advice on a different subject may actually make things worse. 	 E mafai o tuku atu ne se tino poto a manatu fesoasoani ki se mataupu telā e masani ‵lei a ia ki ei kae kāti e mafai o fai ana manatu fakatonutonu e uiga loa ki te suā mataupu ke momea aka ei te masei o te tulaga tenā.


(Jas. 1:14, 15) We need to take quick action to root out the desire, even if that action may seem as drastic as, in effect, removing a part of our body. 	 (Iakopo 1:14, 15) E ‵tau o gasue‵sue fakavave tatou ke tapale keatea te manakoga tenā, faitalia me e foliga faigata a te mea tenā, kae iku eiloa ki te galo atu o se vaega o ‵tou foitino.


I will give advice with my eye upon you.” 	 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke faka‵logo faeloa tatou ki a Ieova!


The point is: Have you personally considered such ways of presenting the good news, ways that may be new to you? 	 Tenei eiloa te manatu tāua: E mata, kai mafaufau aka eiloa koe ki vaegā auala ‵fou kolā e mafai o fakasalalau atu ei ne koe a te tala ‵lei?


Jehovah’s active intervention at Armageddon will be with mankind’s best interests at heart. 	 A te gasuesue o Ieova i a Amaketo ka fai eiloa mō te ‵lei o tino.


“The twelve” appointed seven qualified brothers to oversee the “necessary business,” the food distribution. 	 Ne ‵tofi ne te “toko sefululua” a taina fakatuagagina e toko fitu ke onoono ki te “galuega tāua” tenei, ko te tufatufaatuga o meakai.


The apostle Paul offered this inspired counsel: “The women should adorn themselves in appropriate dress, with modesty and soundness of mind, not with styles of hair braiding and gold or pearls or very expensive clothing, but in the way that is proper for women professing devotion to God, namely, through good works.” (1 Tim. 2:9, 10) In principle, this counsel applies equally to Christian men. 	 Ne tuku mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te pati fakatonutonu tenei mai te Atua: “E manako foki au ke ‵pei a fāfine ki gatu kolā e mata ‵tau i te agamalu mo te mafaufau ‵lei, e se ko te ‵teuga o olotou ulu ki aulo mo penina io me ko te ‵pei ki gatu ‵togi ‵mafa, kae i se auala telā e fetaui ‵lei mo fāfine kolā e tavini atu mo te fakamaoni ki te Atua, e auala i te faiga o galuega ‵lei.” (1 Timo. 2:9, 10) I akoakoga fakavae, e fakasino atu foki a te pati fakatonutonu tenei ki tāgata Kelisiano.


Perhaps you can point to the country where you are living and indicate that you would like to know where he is from. 	 E mafai o fakasino atu koe ki te fenua telā e nofo koe i ei kae fakailoa atu me e fia iloa ne koe tena fenua.


Faithful servants of Jehovah who have died—including those of the great crowd who die during the time of the end—will come forth to “a better resurrection.” 	 A tavini fakamaoni a Ieova kolā ko oti ne ‵mate—e aofia i ei a latou i te vaitino tokouke kolā e ‵mate i taimi o te gataga—ka “toe‵tu ake latou ki te olaga e sili atu i te ‵lei.”


Vocational schools . . . are seeing a mini-boom. 	 Akoga kolā e fakamasani ei a tino ki te faiga o galuega . . . ko gasolo o lauiloa fakavave.


You, the one preaching ‘Do not steal,’ do you steal? 	 E lauga atu ne koe te se kaisoa, ka ko koe e kaisoa.


He told them forthright: “You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father.” 	 Ne pati ‵toko atu a ia penei ki a latou: “A koutou ko fanau a te otou tamana ko te tiapolo, kae fai foki ne koutou a mea e manako malosi ki ei te otou tamana.”


9 Becoming acquainted with the Bible involves more than being familiar with what it says. 	 9 A te fakamasani faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu e aofia i ei a mea e uke atu i lō te iloa atu fua o pati i ei.


How do many scientists explain away the wonders of creation? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne saienitisi e tokouke a te fakaofoofogia o mea ne faite?


What will true Christians never become? 	 Se a te mea e se mafai o tupu ki Kelisiano ‵tonu?


Reflecting on these thoughts may help us come to a decision that will be practical for us and will have our heavenly Father’s blessing. 	 A te mafaufau ki manatu konei e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fai se fakaikuga telā e aoga ki a tatou kae ka fakamanuia foki ne te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


What is of greatest interest to us, and to what does our speech gravitate? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ki a tatou, kae ne a mea e aofia i ‵tou pati e fai sale?


Archaeologists have found hundreds of terra-cotta figurines in Jerusalem and Judah, mainly in the ruins of private homes. 	 Ne maua ne tino sukesuke ki mea mua a te fia selau o fātagata i Ielusalema mo Iuta, maise eiloa i kogā koga kolā ne ‵tu i ei a fale o tino.


“The Body of the Christ” 	 “Te Foitino o Keliso”


The ‘collecting out’ of the weedlike imitation Christians has been clearly recognized by an ever-increasing great crowd of sheeplike ones. 	 A te ‘fakaputuga’ o Kelisiano ‵loi e pelā me ne mouku ko oti eiloa ne lavea atu i te gasoloakaga ki luga o te vaitino tokouke o mamoe fakatusa.


The effect of his teaching today: An Asian saying goes: “Raising a daughter is like watering the neighbor’s garden.” 	 Te aoga o tena akoakoga i aso nei: E fai mai penei se faigāmuna faka-Asia: “A te putiakaga o se tamaliki fafine e ‵pau eiloa mo te fakasiusiuga o te fatoaga a te tuakoi.”


In Jesus’ day, how was the custom of showing hospitality viewed? 	 I aso o Iesu, ne ‵kilo atu pefea ki tuu mo aganuu e uiga ki te talimālō?


How does the Bible explain why deception is rampant in the world? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne te Tusi Tapu a te pogai ko lauiloa valevale i ei a takolekolega ‵loi i te lalolagi?


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What about their moral code? 	 Kae e a olotou amioga?


Fear of God is a precious heritage that parents can pass on to their children 	 A te mataku ki te Atua ko te mea tāua ‵ki telā e mafai o togi atu ne mātua ki olotou tama‵liki


It is easy to reason: “I do not need to study as seriously as the newer ones. 	 Se mea faigofie fua ke fai atu, penei: “E se manakogina ke tauloto malosi au e pelā mo nisi tino ‵fou.


Or is it truly God’s Word, containing practical and essential information? (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) Is the Bible worthy of our consideration? 	 Io me ko te Muna eiloa a te Atua, telā e maua i ei a fakamatalaga aogā kae ‵lei? (2 Timoteo 3:16, 17) E mata, e aogā ke suke‵suke tatou ki te Tusi Tapu?


12 When “the time of the end” began, therefore, Jehovah again had a watchman on the scene, alerting people to events having to do with the fulfillment of His purposes. 	 12 Tela la, i te kamataga o te taimi o “te gataga o te lalolagi,” ne isi foki se leoleo a Ieova i te lalolagi nei, telā ne fakailoa atu ne ia ki tino e uiga ki te fakataunuga o Ana fuafuaga.


A man who was to be executed alongside Jesus said: “Jesus, remember me when you get into your kingdom.” 	 Ne fai atu se tagata telā ka fai o tamate ki a Iesu, penei: “Masaua mai au manafai e vau koe i tou ‵malu fakatupu.”


As an example, if we enter some feature of the full-time service, what will happen to us if we get sick? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, kafai ko ‵kau atu tatou ki se vaega o te taviniga tumau, se a te mea ka tupu māfai ko ma‵saki tatou?


I will sing and make melody.” 	 Au ka usu pese atu o tavae ki a koe!”


On earth, Jesus used at least one of “the tongues of men.” 	 I tena nofoga i te lalolagi, ne faipati a Iesu “ki ‵gana a tino.”


THERE was a man who seemed to have everything—wealth, prestige, good health, and a happy family life. 	 E ISI se tagata telā e foliga mai me ne maua ne ia a mea katoa—te maumea, takutakua, e ola malosi ‵lei, mo se kāiga fia‵fia.


I replied: “And what will God say?” 	 Ne tali au, penei: “Kae ne a pati a Atua ka fai atu?”


8 From early on in mankind’s history, those who chose to serve and obey Jehovah sought to avoid close association with those who did not. 	 8 Mai te kamataga i tala fakasolopito o tino, ne ma‵nako eiloa a tino kolā ne filifili ke faka‵logo ki a Ieova ke ‵kalo keatea mai te fai taugasoa mo tino kolā e se fai penā.


7 You also know that Solomon eventually strayed from the course of faithful obedience. 	 7 E iloa foki ne koe me fakamuli ifo loa, ne sipa kea‵tea a Solomona mai te auala o te fakalogo mo te fakamaoni.


13 Praying continually, as Nehemiah did, helps us to maintain strong faith. 	 13 A te ‵talo faeloa pelā mo Neemia e fesoasoani mai ke tumau te ma‵losi o ‵tou fakatuanaki.


What is required of those who will be ‘pillars in God’s temple’? 	 Ka tusi ne au i luga i a ia a te igoa o toku Atua, mo te igoa o te fa‵kai o toku Atua, ko te Ielusalema fou, telā ka fanaifo mai te Atua i te lagi.


Let us consider two of these and see what we can learn from them, starting with a man who proved his loyalty to David. 	 Ka sau‵tala eiloa tatou ki mea kolā e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i se tokolua o latou. Ka kamata tatou i se tagata telā ne fakaasi atu a tena alofa fakamaoni ki a Tavita.


But Paul could speak of them while they were still alive and serving God on earth as having “died with reference to sin.” 	 Kae ne mafai eiloa o fai atu a Paulo i te taimi koi ola ei latou i a latou “ko oti ne ‵mate . . . e uiga ki te agasala.”


According to recent estimates, the richest 1 percent of the earth’s population have as much wealth as the rest of its inhabitants combined. 	 E ‵tusa mo iloiloga fakamuli nei, a te 1 pasene o tino mau‵mea i te lalolagi ko ‵pau mo te maumea o te 99 pasene o tino i te lalolagi kātoa māfai e tuku fakatasi.


But these words pointed to such scarcity of food that one oven would be sufficient to handle all the baking done by ten women. 	 Kae e fakauiga eiloa a pati konei ki te sē lava o meakai, ko manakogina fua i ei se ogaumu e tasi mo tao a falaoa a fāfine konei e tinogafulu.


God considers life and blood to be sacred, and he will hold accountable anyone who misuses either.—Gen. 9:5, 6. 	 Ne kilo atu a te Atua ki te ola mo te toto e pelā me ‵malu, kae ka fakamasino eiloa ne ia te tino telā e fakaaoga ‵se ne ia a mea konā.—Kene. 9:5, 6.


Or do you ask others what they would do? 	 Io me fesili atu koe ki nisi tino me ne a mea e fai ne latou?


Jesus told them to go to people’s homes, saying: “When you are entering into the house, greet the household; and if the house is deserving, let the peace you wish it come upon it.” 	 Ne fai atu Iesu ki a latou ke olo ki fale o tino, i ana pati: “Kafai e ulu atu koutou ki se fale, fai atu ki tino i ei: ‘Ke manuia koutou.’ Kafai e talia koutou ne tino i te fale tenā, fakamanuia atu ki a latou.”


For no matter how many the promises of God are, they have become Yes by means of him. Therefore also through him is the ‘Amen’ said to God for glory.” 	 Tenā te pogai e taku atu ei ne matou ki tino tona fakamaoni katoatoa [“te Amene,” Tusitapu Tauloto] mō te vikiga o te Atua.”


If you always put Jehovah first in your marriage, he will help you to succeed and will richly bless you.—Ps. 127:1. 	 Kafai e fakamuamua faeloa ne koe a Ieova i tau fakaipoipoga, ka fesoasoani atu a ia ke fiafia koe kae ka fakamanuia malosi foki eiloa ne ia a koe.—Salamo 127:1.


David restrained Abishai, asking: “Who is it that has thrust his hand out against the anointed of Jehovah and has remained innocent?”—1 Samuel 26:9, 12. 	 Ne taofi aka ne Tavita a tou tagata, mai te fai atu: “E fakasala eiloa ne te Aliki te tino e oko ana lima ki tena tupu ne filifilia.”—1 Samuelu 26:9, 12.


The Bible does not explain in each case why some individuals are named and others are not. 	 E se fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu te pogai e taku mai ei a igoa o nisi tino taki tokotasi kae ko nisi tino e seai.


If “all things are clean,” what is the role of the conscience? 	 Kafai e “‵ma mea katoa,” se a la te tulaga o te loto lagona?


(Colossians 1:15) All he has to do is ask and God ‘gives him nations as his inheritance and the ends of the earth as his possession.’ 	 (Kolose 1:15) A te mea fua telā e ‵tau o fai ne ia ko te fakatagi atu ko ‘tuku atu ei ne te Atua ki a ia a malo katoa mo te lalolagi kātoa.’


6 When addressing the overseers of the first-century congregation in Ephesus, the apostle Paul pointed out that holy spirit had appointed them overseers “to shepherd the congregation of God.” 	 6 I te taimi ne tusi atu ei ki ovasia o te fakapotopotoga i Efeso i te senitenali muamua, ne fai atu a te apositolo ko Paulo me ne filifili latou ne te agaga tapu ke fai mo ovasia o tausi te “fakapotopotoga a te Atua.”


We read: “Jehovah himself has firmly established his throne in the very heavens; and over everything his own kingship has held domination. 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei: “E fakatu ne te Aliki a tena nofogaaliki i te lagi; a ia ko te tupu o mea katoa.


But the central part of his ministry, as was the case with Jesus and Paul, was preaching the good news and making disciples. 	 Kae ko te vaega fakavae o tena galuega, ko te mea telā ne fai ne Iesu mo Paulo, ko te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei mo te faiga o soko.


“I said many prayers to Jehovah,” says Elsebeth, “and I kept in touch with the friends we had met by exchanging pictures and experiences.” 	 “E uke a ‵talo ne fai atu ne au ki a Ieova,” muna a Elsebeth, “kae ne tumau eiloa au i te fesokotaki atu ki taugasoa kolā ne fetaui mo matou mai te aveavega o ata mo tala.”


5, 6. (a) When Abraham was 75 years old, what did Jehovah tell him to do? (b) How did Abraham respond to God’s command? 	 5, 6. (a) Se a te mea ne fai atu ne Ieova ke fai ne Apelaamo i te taimi ko 75 ei ana tausaga? (e) Ne saga atu pefea a Apelaamo ki te fakatonuga a te Atua?


Indeed, they successfully carried out the task that he outlined for his followers.—Acts 1:8; Col. 1:23. 	 E tonu, ne fai faka‵lei eiloa ne latou te galuega telā ne fakatonu atu ne ia ke fai ne ana soko.—Galu. 1:8; Ko. 1:23.


What a wonderful inheritance awaited Esau! 	 Mafaga o tofi fakaofoofogia ne ‵tau o maua ne Esau!


Neither be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ. 	 Ke se taku foki ne koutou a koutou ki takitaki, me e tokotasi fua te otou Takitaki, ko Keliso.


(Ephesians 4:14) So allow and even encourage your teenager to develop an identity along with firm convictions. 	 (Efeso 4:14) Tela la, ke talia kae fakamalosi atu tau tama talavou ke ati aka se igoa ‵lei fakatasi mo kilokiloga ‵mautakitaki.


(Psalm 138:1; 139:14) In the following five psalms, David prays for protection from bad men, for righteous reproofs, for deliverance from persecutors, and for guidance in conduct. 	 (Salamo 138:1; 139:14) I salamo e lima kolā e ‵soko mai, e ‵talo atu Tavita mō te puipuiga mai tāgata ma‵sei, polopolokiga amio‵tonu, te faka‵saoga mai tino fakasauā, mo takitakiga i mea tau amioga.


From Darkness to Light—The Challenge 9. 	 Se Mea Faigata ke Fanatu Mai te Pouliga ki te Mainaga


• How can holy spirit affect our lives? 	 • E pokotia pefea ‵tou olaga i te agaga tapu?


He also suffered other indignities. 	 Ne logo‵mae foki a ia i nisi faifaiga sē āva.


Jesus said: “Every well-trained student will be like his teacher.”—Luke 6:40, The New Berkeley Version in Modern English. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Kafai te tamaliki akoga ko palele ana akoakoga, ko ‵pau ei mo tena faiakoga.”—Luka 6:40.


As manure on the surface of the ground they will become.”—Jeremiah 25:32, 33. 	 Ka tafola latou i luga i te laukele e pela me ne fakatuga kaiao.”—Ielemia 25:32, 33.


7 Humiliation at Jehovah’s hand also came to other haughty rulers. 	 7 Ne fakamasiasi foki ne Ieova a nisi tino pule fakamata‵mata.


For example, our sense of smell, which enables us to delight in the aroma of herbs, flowers, or freshly baked bread, is an expression of God’s love. 	 E pelā mo te malosi ke ‵sogi ne tatou a mea ke fai i ei ke fia‵fia tatou ki te manogi o laulakau, pulalakau io me ko falaoa faka‵fete fatoā ‵paku, se fakaasiga tenā o te alofa o te Atua.


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Angels are mentioned nearly 400 times in the Bible, and their ranks include seraphs and cherubs. 	 Toeitiiti kae kātoa te 400 taimi e faipati mai ei te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki agelu, kae e aofia i a latou konā a selafi mo kelupi.


Regarding his followers, Jesus said: “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 	 Ne fai mai Iesu e uiga ki ana soko: “E avatu ne au ki a koutou te poloakiga fou: ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou. E pelā mo au e alofa ki a koutou; tela la, e ‵tau mo koutou o fakatau a‵lofa.


Her job as a maid involved working long hours and making tiring journeys in packed urban transportation. 	 A tena galuega ‵togi e pelā me se fafine fai galuega i te fale ne aofia i ei a te galue i se taimi leva ‵ki, kae fakafi‵ta foki ki a ia a te faimalaga atu i mea fakatele‵tele kolā e uke a tino i ei.


What demonstrates that Jesus had a balanced view of life and material things? 	 Ne a mea e fakamaoni mai me ne paleni ‵lei a te kilokiloga a Iesu ki te olaga nei mo kope?


13 Being faithful and honest in all things calls for honesty at our place of employment. 	 13 A te fai mea tonu mo te fakamaoni i mea katoa, e aofia foki i ei a te faiga o te mea tonu i ‵tou koga ga‵lue.


Why can we trust the guidance that God provides? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki fakatakitakiga ne tuku mai ne te Atua?


(Matt. 6:12) Luke 11:4 identifies these debts as sins. 	 (Mataio 6:12) E fakamatala mai i te Luka 11:4 a kaitalafu konei e pelā me ne agasala.


How would you react to such an offer? 	 Se a tau faiga ki se vaegā ofo penā?


Showing genuine love to fellow worshippers is a source of great joy and deep satisfaction that wins us Jehovah’s smile of approval.—Proverbs 15:29. 	 A te fakaasiatuga o te alofa tonu ki tino tapuaki ‵tonu e māfua mai i ei te fiafia tonu mo te lotomalie telā e fai i ei ke talia ne Ieova a tatou.—Faataoto 15:29.


Rather, all living things bear unmistakable evidence of design by an intelligence far greater than our own.*—Romans 1:20. 	 I lō te fai penā, e lavea atu eiloa i mea ola katoa a te fakamaoniga mautinoa eiloa me ne faite a mea konā ne se tino telā e sili fakafia atu i a tatou.*—Loma 1:20.


Thereafter, the four angels will let go of the destructive winds, and Babylon the Great will be destroyed. 	 Mai tua i konā, ka ‵tala mai ei ne agelu e tokofa a matagi fakamasei mea, kae ka fakaseai i ei a Papelonia te Sili.


Otherwise, they may be drawn to unbelieving relatives or compatriots who can relate to their culture and experiences. 	 Kafai e se fai penā, ka tosina atu latou ki olotou kāiga sē tali‵tonu io me ko tino o olotou fenua kolā e mafai o malamalama i olotou tuu mo mea ne ‵tupu ki a latou.


(Matt. 6:33) Speak what is “good for building up.” 	 (Mataio 6:33) Fai‵pati ki “pati kolā e aoga i te puti ake kae maua mai ei foki a mea ‵lei.”


Why, though, would they take the container to Babylon? 	 Kaia ne ave ei ne lāua te kete ki Papelonia?


Humility also helps children to honor and be obedient to their parents, who are imperfect. 	 E fesoasoani atu foki te loto maulalo ki tama‵liki ke āva kae faka‵logo ki olotou mātua, kolā e se ‵lei katoatoa.


Will he find pleasure in you, or will he receive you kindly?” 	 Mata e fiafia a ia ki a koe io me fai ne ia se mea e manako koe ki ei?”


15 Another important way in which Christians show an unselfish attitude is by using their time and energy to speak about God’s purposes. 	 15 A te suā auala tāua telā e fakaasi atu ei ne Kelisiano te uiga kaimalie ko te fakaaogāga o olotou taimi mo malosi o fai‵pati e uiga ki fuafuaga a te Atua.


Are we then not better prepared to face the pressures of the wicked world? 	 Ko toka ‵lei ei tatou ke ‵teke atu ki fakaosoosoga mai te lalolagi, i ne?


Your little sister, Katelyn.” 	 Ko te otou tuagane foliki, Katelyn.”


Keep in mind that many we meet in field service do not know who God is. 	 Ke masaua me i te tokoukega kolā e fetaui mo tatou i ‵tou galuega talai e se iloa ne latou te Atua.


So it was that after many years, the little congregation began to grow. 	 Tena la, mai tua ifo o tausaga e uke ne fatoā kamata o fakaopoopo atu a tino ‵fou ki te fakapotopotoga foliki tenā.


Is that same holy spirit available to help us? 	 E mata, e mafai o fesoasoani mai te agaga tapu tenā ki a tatou?


At the same time, Stephanie kept her life simple, which allowed her to set aside funds to support herself while serving abroad. 	 I te taimi foki tenā, ne fakafaigofie ne Stephanie tena olaga, kae ne mafai ei o ‵teu ana tupe ke ‵lago atu ki a ia fafine māfai ko fanatu o tavini i te suā fenua.


He is asking God to impart to him the desire to do what is right. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a ia ki te Atua ke tuku atu ki a ia te manakoga ke fai te mea tonu.


(Read Acts 9:15, 16, 20, 22.) 	 (Faitau te Galuega 9:15, 16, 20, 22.)


“I Have Hope Toward God” 	 “E Isi Soku Fakamoemoega Mai te Atua”


That endears you greatly to him. 	 E fai ne te mea tenā ke pele malosi koutou ki a ia.


(Dan. 1:3-7) The name given to Daniel referred to Bel, the main divinity of Babylon. 	 (Tani. 1:3-7) A te igoa o Tanielu ko Peletisala, ko te atua maluga o Papelonia.


Ask others what scriptures and articles they have found to be especially helpful and encouraging. 	 Ke fesili atu ki nisi tino me ne a tusi fai‵tau i te Tusi Tapu mo mataupu kolā ne fesoasoani kae fakamalosi atu ki a latou.


Also take note of how we can show appreciation for God’s patience. 	 Ke onoono foki ki te auala e mafai ei o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te loto fakafetai ki te kufaki o te Atua.


During Solomon’s reign its boundaries reached from Dan in the north to Beer-sheba in the south. 	 I aso o te pulega a Solomona, a tuakoi o te fenua tenā ne kamata mai i Tanu ki matū ke oko ki Pelesepa i saute.


Nevertheless, Jehovah is an appreciative God. 	 Kae ui ei, e loto fakafetai eiloa a Ieova.


11, 12. (a) How did Hezekiah reveal what was in his heart? (b) Why was Hezekiah spared from God’s indignation? 	 11, 12. (a) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Hesekia a mea i tena loto? (e) Kaia ne fakasao ei a Hesekia i te taimi o te kaitaua o te Atua?


Jesus was resurrected. 	 Ne toetu aka a Iesu.


Until she left home to marry, not a day went by that we did not pray together with her.” 	 Ne ‵talo fakatasi faeloa matou ke oko loa ki te taimi ne fai ei tena kāiga.”


(Rom. 1:22) And through the prophet Isaiah, Jehovah himself said pointedly: “Woe to those wise in their own eyes.”—Isa. 5:21. 	 (Loma 1:22) Kae e auala i te pelofeta ko Isaia, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Ieova te mea tenā: “A koutou ko malaia! A koutou e mafaufau pelā i a koutou ko oko eiloa i te ‵poto.”—Isaia 5:21.


Referring to men who appear to be worldly-wise, he says: “Whenever it is that they are saying: ‘Peace and security!’ then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia penei e uiga ki tino kolā e foliga mai pelā me e ‵poto i mea faka-te-lalolagi: “Kafai e fai ake pela tino, ‘Ko tokagamalie a mea katoa mo te manuia,’ ko te mea eiloa ko oko mai te fakamaseigina ki ei!”


Give an example. 	 Tuku mai se fakaakoakoga.


In a list of over 40 of the most stressful experiences in people’s life, compiled by Drs. Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe, death of a spouse, divorce, and separation occupy the top three spots. 	 Ne fakatoka ne tokitā ko Thomas Holmes mo Richard Rahe se fakasologa o mea e sili atu i te 40 kolā e māfatia ei a tino i olotou olaga. Kae ne tu muamua i te fakasologa tenā a mea e 3 kolā ne māfatia malosi a tino i ei ko te mate o se avaga, te ‵talaga o avaga, mo te ‵nofo māvae‵vae.


However, a few opposers have promoted laws aimed at crippling the Kingdom work. 	 Kae ne fakamalosi aka ne nāi tino ‵teke a tulafono ke taofi aka te galuega o te Malo.


Young people who keep focused on serving Jehovah can be sure of his blessing in making a success of life.—Read Proverbs 16:3. 	 A talavou kolā ne tumau i te ‵saga tonu atu ki te lotou taviniga ki a Ieova ne mautinoa eiloa me ne maua ne latou a fakamanuiaga i olotou olaga.—Faitau te Faataoto 16:3.


1, 2. (a) Outsiders noted what about the early Christians? (b) How does the book of Colossians reflect loving interest? 	 NE MANAVASE malosi a soko o Iesu ki olotou taina tapuaki.


9 Consequently, the Ephesian elders had ample reason to accept Paul’s comment: “I do not make my soul of any account as dear to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received of the Lord Jesus, to bear thorough witness to the good news of the undeserved kindness of God.” 	 9 Tela la, ne maua ne toeaina i Efeso a pogai e lava kae ‵toe ke lotoma‵lie latou ki pati a Paulo: “E iloa ne au i toku ola e se aoga ki a au, me e ‵tau eiloa ke fakapalele faka‵lei te galuega ne tuku mai ne te Aliki ko Iesu ke fai ne au, ko te fakailoa atu ki tino katoa a te Tala ‵Lei o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.”


21 Yes, even in these troublesome times, we can be joyful in worshiping our happy God. We have many reasons to respond to Paul’s encouragement: “Continue to rejoice, . . . and the God of love and of peace will be with you.” (2 Corinthians 13:11) What, though, if we are confronted by a natural disaster, persecution, or severe economic hardship? 	 E uke ‵ki a pogai e mafai ne tatou o talia mo te fiafia a pati fakamalosi loto a Paulo penei: “Tumau i te fiafia . . . kae ke i a koutou te Atua o te alofa mo te filemu.” (2 Kolinito 13:11, NW) Kae e a māfai ko tupu se mea fakafuasei ki a tatou, fakasauāgina tatou io me e faigata te olaga ona ko te se lava o ‵tou tupe?


We become Jehovah’s legal property when we dedicate our lives to him and get baptized. 	 E fai tatou e pelā me ne kope totino a Ieova i te taimi e tuku atu ne tatou a ‵tou ola ki a ia kae papatiso foki.


How has Jehovah shown that he is patient? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova me i a ia e loto kufaki?


By using component transfusions, physicians could spread donated blood to more patients, perhaps plasma to one injured man and red cells to another. 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o vaega kese‵kese o te toto, ne mafai ei ne tokita o tufa atu a toto ne fakameaalofa mai ne tino ki ma‵saki e tokouke, kāti ko te plasma (te sua) ki se tino pakia kae ko red cells (sela ‵kula) ki se isi tino.


But these promises are made by God, not by men. 	 Kae ko folafolaga konei ne fai mai ne te Atua kae e se ko tāgata.


Then, if God chooses him to serve as a ruler in His Kingdom, he is anointed with holy spirit. 	 Kafai la e filifili a ia ne te Atua ke tavini atu e pelā me se pule i Tena Malo, ko fakaeke ei a ia ki te agaga tapu.


2, 3. What active role did God’s Son play in Israel? 	 2, 3. Se a te galuega ne fai ne te Tama a te Atua i Isalaelu?


According to the Bible, those serving as ministers include whom? 	 E ‵tusa mo te Tusi Tapu, ko oi e aofia i tino kolā e tavini atu e pelā me ne faifeau?


He gave them reasons for carrying out the preaching work. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia ki a latou a pogai e fai ei te galuega talai.


Sandra, for instance, felt for a time that she had lost her identity. 	 E pelā mo Sanitela, ne seki malamalama a ia i ana lagonaga mō se vaitaimi.


But the slave went out and found a fellow slave who owed him only a hundred denarii and mercilessly had him thrown into prison. 	 Kae ne maua ne te tavini tenā a te suā tavini telā ne kaitalafu ne ia te selau tenali mai i a ia kae ne ‵pei ne ia ki te falepuipui e aunoa mo te fakaasi atu o te alofa ‵nau.


For a number of years, we explained that this captivity began in 1918 and involved a brief period of time when God’s people came under the control of Babylon the Great. 	 I se fia o tausaga ko ‵teka atu, ne fakamatala eiloa ne tatou me i te ‵nofoga fakapagota o tino o te Atua ne kamata mai i te 1918 kae ne aofia i ei se vaitaimi toetoe ka ‵nofo i ei a tino o te Atua mai lalo i te pulega a Papelonia te Sili.


(John 3:3) They are anointed to be future associate kings and underpriests in God’s heavenly Kingdom, and they are part of the spiritual body of Christ. 	 (Ioane 3:3) E fakaekegina latou ke fai mo tupu mo faitaulaga fesoasoani i te Malo faka-te-lagi o te Atua i aso mai mua, kae e fai latou mo vaega o te foitino faka-te-agaga o Keliso.


When it comes to Kingdom Hall seating arrangements, it would seem reasonable that a disfellowshipped minor could also quietly sit with his parents. 	 Kafai ko saga‵saga i te Kingdom Hall, e seai se fakalavelave māfai a te tamaliki fakatea e sagasaga filemu fakatasi mo ana mātua.


(Acts 20:35) Jesus fully experienced the happiness of giving during his earthly ministry. 	 (Galuega 20:35) Ne maua katoatoa ne Iesu te fiafia i te tukuatuga ne ia a ia eiloa i tena galuega i te lalolagi nei.


3 We do not know who wrote this psalm, but the psalmist apparently lived about the time when Jehovah restored the Israelites to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. 	 3 E se iloa ne tatou te tino ne tusi ne ia te salamo tenei, kae kāti ne ola a te faisalamo tenei i te taimi ne toe faka‵foki mai ei ne Ieova a tino Isalaelu ki Ielusalema mai te ave fakapagota ki Papelonia.


13 The Hebrew Scriptures provide details about Satan’s shameful role in challenging Jehovah and leading mankind astray. 	 13 E tuku mai ne te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu a fakamatalaga likiliki e uiga ki te tulaga fakamasiasi o Satani i te ‵teke atu ki a Ieova mo te takitaki ‵se ne ia o tino.


The Devil knows that Jehovah hates anyone who loves violence. 	 E iloa ne te Tiapolo me i a Ieova e takalialia ki so se tino telā e fiafia ki fakasauaga.


IN AN isolated village in northern Thailand, a married couple who are Jehovah’s Witnesses try their newly acquired language skills on members of a hill tribe. 	 I SE fakai i te vao i te feitu ki mātū o Tailani, ne tofotofo aka se tauavaga Molimau a Ieova ki se ‵gana ‵fou telā ne fatoā tauloto laua ki ei i tino kolā e ‵nofo atu i mauga.


We are sustained by the encouragement we receive 	 E fesoasoani mai a fakamalosiga ke kufaki tatou


10 Some might question Jeremiah’s words, feeling that since Jehovah gave us free will, he can hardly criticize us for using it. 	 10 Kāti ka se lotoma‵lie a nisi tino ki pati a Ielemia, ona ko te mea ne tuku mai ne Ieova te saolotoga ki a tatou, e se ‵tau o taku fakamasei ne ia tatou māfai ko fakaaogā ne tatou te saolotoga tenā.


3 There are at least two important reasons why that is not so for Christians. 	 3 E lua a pogai tāua e se ‵tau ei o fai penā a Kelisiano.


Why Study the Bible? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu?


For example, a person might tell us that he is an atheist. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai o fai mai se tino i a ia e se talitonu ki te Atua.


For example, to Timothy, Paul wrote: “O Timothy, guard what is laid up in trust with you, turning away from the empty speeches that violate what is holy and from the contradictions of the falsely called ‘knowledge.’ 	 E pelā mo Timoteo, ne tusi atu a Paulo ki a ia: “Timoteo, tausi faka‵lei ki akoakoga ne tuku atu ne au ki a koe. ‵Kalo keatea mai i finauga va‵lea mo tino kolā e fai mai me ne maua ne latou mai te Atua se fakaasiga fakapitoa.


MAINTAIN A COMPLETE HEART AND REJOICE 	 KE FAKATUMAU SE LOTO KATOATOA KAE KE FIAFIA


What would be their reward? 	 Se a la te lotou taui?


Which scriptures can comfort the bereaved? 	 Ne a tusi fai‵tau e mafai o fakamafanafana atu ki tino fanoa‵noa kolā ko ‵mate olotou tino pele?


10, 11, 18—How did formerly “useless” Onesimus become “useful”? 	 10, 11, 18—Ne fai pefea a Onosemu telā ne “se aogā” muamua mo fai se tino “aogā” fakamuli?


Rather than getting tossed about, he remains unmovable even during tests of faith.—Read Ephesians 4:14, 15. 	 I lō te gutugutulua, e ‵mautakitaki eiloa tena fakamaoni i taimi o tofotofoga faiga‵ta o tena fakatuanaki.—Faitau te Efeso 4:14, 15.


There I met and married Janette, a fine Christian sister, and we raised a son and three daughters in the Christian way. 	 I konā ne fetaui kae avaga ei māua mo Janette, se tuagane Kelisiano ‵lei, kae ne puti aka ne māua te ma tamaliki tagata mo tama fafine e tokotolu i te olaga Kelisiano.


Of course, any efforts to tear apart such bands and cast away such cords will be futile. 	 E tonu, ka sē aogā eiloa so se taumafaiga ke sē faka‵logo io me sē ‵saga atu ki pulepulega konā.


How would Jesus respond? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Iesu i ei?


11 Many trials and calamities befall Jehovah God’s loyal ones because of their own imperfection and because they live in a world that is lying in the power of Satan, “the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19; Psalm 34:19) Christians experience persecution. 	 11 E uke a tofotofoga mo fakalavelave e oko ki tino fakamaoni o te Atua ona ko te lotou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa mo te ‵nofo atu foki i se lalolagi telā e pule atu ki ei Satani, “te tino masei.” (1 Ioane 5:19; Salamo 34:19) E oko atu a fakasauāga ki Kelisiano.


The lesson here is about setting priorities. 	 A te akoakoga tāua i konei ko te fakamuamua ne tatou a mea e ‵tau o fakamuamua.


Parents, what can you learn from Manoah’s example? 	 Mātua, se a te akoakoga e maua ne koutou mai te fakaakoakoga a Manoa?


(Psalm 37:21) But it is godly devotion, not the acquisition of material things, that “holds promise of the life now and that which is to come.” (1 Timothy 4:8) Since ‘we brought nothing into the world and cannot carry anything out,’ let us more intently pursue “godly devotion along with self-sufficiency” and allow ourselves to be ‘content with sustenance and covering.’—1 Timothy 6:6-11. 	 (1 Timoteo 4:8) Ona ko te mea e ‘seai ne ‵tou mea e aumai ki te lalolagi nei, kae seai foki ne mea e ‵kave keatea mai ei,’ ke na kausaki atu eiloa tatou ki te olaga amio atua fakatasi mo te “loto malie” ki ‘meakai mo gatu’ kolā ko lava loa tatou i ei.—1 Timoteo 6:6-11.


At the same time, we keep the study moving. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki eiloa o fai ne tatou te akoga ke gasolo faeloa ki mua.


(Psalm 37:10, 11, 29; Isaiah 11:6-9; 35:5, 6; 65:21-23) However, other resurrections were to take place before that happens. 	 (Salamo 37:10, 11, 29; Isaia 11:6-9; 35:5, 6; 65:21-23) Kae ko nisi toe‵tuga ka fai mai mua atu i ei.


We have seen that even outstanding achievements in today’s world are often soon forgotten. 	 E lavea ne tatou me se mea vave eiloa o puli atu a mea aoga kolā e fakatāua ne te lalolagi i aso nei.


We honor our Father and show that we really mean it when we pray: “Let your name be sanctified. 	 E fakaaloalo atu tatou ki ‵tou Tamana kae fakaasi atu me e tenā eiloa te mea e fakauiga tonu tatou ki ei māfai e ‵talo atu tatou: “Ke tapu tou igoa.


Knowing that the man could hear what they were saying, they decided to preach to the dog. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne laua ke talai atu ki te kulī, me ne iloa ne laua me e lagona ne te tagata tenā lā pati.


A “Sangoma” throws bones to divine the cause of a patient’s problems 	 E fai ne te “Sangoma” a mea fakataulaitu mai te fakaaogāga o ivi ke iloa aka ei te māfuaga o te masaki o te tino


They demonstrated their exclusive devotion to Jehovah not only by abstaining from eating foods that were unclean but also by refusing to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image. 	 Ne fakaasi atu te lotou tapuaki katoatoa atu ki a Ieova mai te ‵kalo kea‵tea i te ‵kai ki mea‵kai kolā e se ‵ma kae ne ita fitifiti foki ma ifo atu latou ki te tupua aulo a Nepukanesa.


How can the world of entertainment cause moral desensitization? 	 E mafai pefea ne fakafiafiaga o fai se tino ke se poi i mea matagā?


It also means making a sincere effort to apply God’s reminders in our life. 	 E fakauiga foki ki te taumafai mo te loto fakamaoni ke fakagalue aka a fakamasauaga a te Atua i ‵tou olaga.


He will wipe out tears of grief. 	 Ka ‵solo keatea ne ia a loimata o te fanoanoa.


Later, he lovingly provided the means whereby the descendants of Adam and Eve could be reconciled with him. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne tuku mai ne ia mo te alofa a te auala ke mafai ei o faka‵lei aka a tama‵liki a Atamu mo Eva mo ia.


True, such words as “I love you” are important. 	 E tonu, e tāua ‵ki eiloa a vaegā pati penei “E alofa malosi au ki a koe.”


25 Readers of the book of Daniel are sure to have questions. 	 25 So se tino telā e faitau ne ia te tusi ko Tanielu ka uke ana fesili.


The aggressors in this conflict are “the kings of the entire inhabited earth,” the world’s leaders. 	 A tino faka‵tupu taua i te fe‵pakiga tenei ko “tupu o te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa,” ko takitaki o te lalolagi.


During the day, I was there for her. 	 I te ao, e nofo atu au i ana tafa.


There seemed to be no way out. 	 E foliga mai me e seai eiloa se koga e mafai ei o ‵sao a te kau Isalaelu.


Failure to do so would leave you with a sense of guilt and a troubled conscience. 	 Kafai e se fai ne koe te mea tenā, ka masei faeloa tou loto lagona.


First, his obedience would draw him closer to the living God; second, it would help him to avoid diseases.—Leviticus 5:2; 11:24. 	 Muamua la, ona ko tena fakalogo ka fai i ei ke fakapilipili atu a ia ki te Atua ola; a ko te lua, ka fesoasoani atu i ei ke sē maua a ia ne masaki.—Levitiko 5:2; 11:24.


Habakkuk’s prayer, or dirge, gives us strong reason to be joyful in Jehovah, the God of our salvation. 	 E tuku mai ne te ‵talo a Sapakuka io me ko tena tagiga se pogai tonu ke fia‵fia eiloa tatou ki a Ieova, ko te Atua o te ‵tou fakaolataga.


Why should we work to increase the influence that mercy has on our lives? 	 Kaia e ‵tau mo tatou o ga‵lue i te fakalauefaatuga o te alofa ‵nau i ‵tou olaga?


(Joshua 24:14, 15, 24) After these things Joshua gradually dies at 110 years of age. 	 (Iosua 24:14, 15, 24) I te otiga o mea konei, ne mate ei a Iosua kae ko 110 ana tausaga.


Sin—What Has Changed? 	 Te Agasala—Kaia ko ‵Fuli ei a Manatu o Tino e Uiga ki ei?


We can clearly see that we have a work to do—sowing. 	 E mafai o lavea faka‵lei atu ne tatou me e isi se galuega e ‵tau o fai ne tatou—ko te ‵tokiga o fuaga.


This allows us to understand the structure of the language, enabling us to speak it properly. 	 E fai ne te mea tenei ke malamalama tatou i te fakatokaga o te ‵gana, telā e fai ei ke mafai ne tatou o fai‵pati faka‵lei ki te ‵gana tenā.


Rather than constantly dwelling on circumstances over which we may have very little control, we can reflect on the rich spiritual blessings that Jehovah has bestowed upon us now and on what he will do for us in the future. 	 I lō te saga faeloa ki tulaga kolā e se mafai o pule atu ki ei, e mafai o ‵saga atu tatou ki fakamanuiaga faka-te-agaga e uke kolā ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova ki a tatou i te taimi nei mo mea kolā ka fai ne ia mō tatou i aso mai mua.


And why can we be certain that Jehovah is more than willing to give us the strength needed in times of trial? 	 Kae, e fakamautinoa aka pefea ne tatou me e manako malosi a Ieova o tuku mai te malosi e manakogina i taimi o tofotofoga?


And we work along with that spirit as we regularly share in the Christian preaching work. 	 Kae e ga‵lue fakatasi tatou mo te agaga tenā mai te ‵kau atu faeloa ki te galuega talai faka-Kelisiano.


The virgins remind us of anointed Christians before 1914 who were eagerly waiting for the arrival of the great Bridegroom, Jesus Christ. 	 E fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a tamafine konei ki Kelisiano fakaekegina mai mua o te 1914 kolā ne ‵nofo fakatali‵tali mo te fia‵fia ki te oko mai o te Tagata fatoā fakaipoipo sili, ko Iesu Keliso.


Evidently, some of us need more time to make changes and adjustments so as to “be found finally by him spotless and unblemished and in peace.” (2 Peter 3:14) Should we not be grateful, then, that God has shown such patience? 	 Se mea tonu, me e ma‵nako a nisi tino ke lava te taimi ke fai ei ne latou a ‵fuliga io me ne fakatonutonuga ko te mea ‘ke ‵ma kae ‵lei latou i mua o te Atua, ka ke ola filemu foki latou mo ia.’ (2 Petelu 3:14) E ‵tau o loto fakafetai tatou me e kufaki eiloa a te Atua, i ne?


JESUS HAD INTENSE LOVE FOR HIS FATHER. 	 NE ALOFA MALOSI A IESU KI TENA TAMANA.


Foreseeing their response to the fall of Jerusalem, Jehovah has Ezekiel prophesy against Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, and Sidon. 	 Mai te lavea ‵mao atu o te lotou kilokiloga ki te auala ka takavale ei a Ielusalema, ne fai ne Ieova ke ‵valo ne Esekielu a mea ka ‵tupu ki Amoni, Moapi, Etoma, Filisitia, Tulo mo Saitonu.


True Christians, nevertheless, know that they must obey Jesus’ command to be “no part of the world.” 	 E tonu, e iloa ‵lei ne Kelisiano ‵tonu me e ‵tau o faka‵logo latou ki te fakatonuga a Iesu ke ‘sē ‵kau latou ki te lalolagi.’


An Honest Difference of Opinion—Then, Unity! 	 Ne Loto Tasi Latou Mai Tua o te Kinauga!


They zealously shared in information marches with placards and did street witnessing with magazines. 	 Ne loto finafinau latou o māti mo laupapa faka‵pa kae talai i auala mai te tufatufaga o mekesini.


(Revelation 16:14; Jeremiah 25:33) Yet, we do not know who will live and who will die. 	 (Fakaasiga 16:14; Ielemia 25:33) Kae tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e se iloa ne tatou a tino kolā ka ola mo tino ka ‵mate.


In Bible times, daughters were not valued as much as sons. 	 I taimi o te Tusi Tapu, ne tāua atu a tamaliki ta‵gata i lō tamaliki fa‵fine.


How does Jehovah draw sheeplike ones to his Son? 	 E manakogina ke ‵futi atu tatou ne te Atua ki tena Tama.


It was then that Abraham pleaded: “Suppose there are fifty righteous men in the midst of the city. 	 Ko te taimi tenā ne fai atu i ei te fakamolemole a Apelaamo, penei: “Kafai e tinolima tino amio‵tonu i te fa‵kai, e fakamasei eiloa ne koe te fa‵kai kātoa?


Safe in “the Secret Place of the Most High” 	 E Tokagamalie i “te Koga ‵Funa a te Atua Maluga”


According to The Catholic Encyclopedia, during the Reformation the forcible imposition of a religion on a people was expressed by the motto: Cuius regio, illius et religio (In essence, this means: “Whoever rules the land also decides its religion.”) 	 E ‵tusa mo te Catholic Encyclopedia, i te taimi ne fai ei te Fakafouga, ne fakamatala atu te faiga ke fuli atu a tino ki se lotu i te muā‵gana tenei: Cuius regio, illius et religio (E fakauiga te mea tenei, penei: “A te tino telā e pule atu ki te fenua, e pule foki ki te lotu o te tino.”)


Therefore, the way we react to their authority directly influences our friendship with Christ. 	 Tela la, a te auala e ‵saga atu ei tatou ki te lotou takitakiga e fakamalosi aka ei te ‵tou va fakataugasoa mo Keliso.


He not only lovingly provided it for the human family but also fulfilled his promise that it would endure. 	 Ne seki alofa fua a ia o tuku mai ki te kaukāiga o tino kae ke fakataunu foki tena tautoga me ka tumau eiloa.


To escape the snares of the Devil, children must come to know and obey Jehovah. 	 Ko te mea ke mo a ma ‵to atu ki malei a te Tiapolo, e ‵tau o iloa ne tama‵liki a Ieova kae faka‵logo foki ki a ia.


It stifles communication because it takes away both the desire and the courage to apologize. 	 E fakafaigata i ei a fesokotakiga me e seai se manakoga io me se loto malosi o te tino o fakatoese.


In connection with everything give thanks.” (1 Thess. 5:16-18) And let nothing distance you from Jehovah! 	 Fakafetai atu mō mea katoa.” (1 Tesalonia 5:16-18) Ke mo a ma talia ne koe se mea ke ‵vae ei koe kea‵tea mai i a Ieova!


13 True Freedom for the Maya 	 Ka Tumau Koe i te Fakamaoni?


Then decide for yourself if a religion exists that you can trust. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga e uke atu, onoono ki te tusi Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


23 The prophecy of Amos contains a wonderful message of hope and comfort for rightly disposed individuals. 	 23 E maua i te valoaga a Amosa se fekau fakamafanafana mō tino loto ‵lei taki tokotasi.


Let “the Peace of God” Guard Your Heart 	 Ke Puipui Tou Loto ne te “Filemu o te Atua”


Asaph grew discouraged. 	 Ne kamata o mafaufau tou tagata me e seai se aoga o te taviniga ki a Ieova.


Peter’s attitude was wrong. 	 Ne ‵se ‵ki eiloa te kilokiloga a Petelu.


Yes, God keeps watch upon bad people and deals with them according to their conduct. 	 E tonu, e onoono atu a te Atua ki tino amio ma‵sei kae fakamasino ne ia latou e ‵tusa mo olotou amioga.


2 Are you thoroughly convinced that Jesus is the promised Messiah, Jehovah’s ‘Chief Agent of salvation’? 	 2 E mata, e talitonu katoatoa koe me i a Iesu ko te Mesia telā ne folafola mai, ko te ‘Takitaki . . . ki te fakaolataga’ a Ieova?


These differences have sometimes led misinformed individuals to accuse them of being, as it were, evildoers. 	 Ona ko kese‵kesega konei, ko fai‵pati a nisi tino i a latou ne tino ma‵sei.


CAN you imagine all the good that a powerful government under a just and compassionate ruler could do for its subjects in one thousand years? 	 EMATA, e mafai o fakaataata i tou mafaufau a mea ‵lei katoa kolā e mafai o fai ne se malo malosi ki ana tino mai lalo i se pule alofa kae fai mea tonu i loto i te afe tausaga?


This might cause a lasting crack in their relationship.”—Read 1 Peter 3:7. 	 E mafai o fai ne te mea tenei ke tumau faeloa te sē ‵lei o te lā fesokotakiga.”—Faitau te 1 Petelu 3:7.


3 Jehovah God sets the perfect example of courtesy. 	 3 Ne tuku mai ne Ieova te Atua te fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te fakaasiatuga o uiga āva.


Thus, in a very special sense, Christ’s true followers became a “people who are called by [God’s] name.”—Acts 15:14, 17. 	 Tela la, i se auala e tāua atu, ne fai eiloa a soko ‵tonu o Keliso mo fai ne tino “kolā e fakaigoa ki toku igoa [o te Atua].”—Galuega 15:14, 17.


“Sometimes my wife says that she is shouldering most of the burden and that I couldn’t care less about our son,” says Lionel, a father in Liberia. 	 “I nisi taimi, e fai mai taku avaga me e panaki mo ia a te ukega o galuega kae ko au e se fia saga atu ki te tausiga o te mā tamaliki tagata,” ko pati Lionel, se tamana i Liberia.


This is in remarkable fulfillment of what is implied by Revelation 7:9, 14, and it indicates that God’s angels will soon release the “winds” that will destroy the present wicked system of things. 	 A te mea tenei se fakataunuga gali o mea kolā ne fakaasi mai i te Fakaasiga 7:9, 14, kae e fakaasi mai i ei me ko pili o ‵tala ne agelu a te Atua a “matagi” kolā ka fakamasei ei a te olaga masei tenei.


He told of a king who generously canceled an enormous debt that a slave had incurred. 	 Ne fai ne ia se tala e uiga ki se tupu alofa telā ne fakamagalo ne ia te kaitalafu lasi ‵ki a tena tavini.


“Jehovah will without fail make for my lord a lasting house, because the wars of Jehovah are what my lord is fighting,” she says, adding that Jehovah will commission David as leader over Israel. 	 Ne fai atu tou fafine, penei: “A te Aliki ka fai ne ia koe mo tupu, pelā foki a tino i tou gafa, me i a koe e taua i ana taua,” kae ne toe fai atu foki tou fafine me ka filifili aka ne Ieova a Tavita ke fai mo takitaki o Isalaelu.


God’s Word—A Priceless Gift 	 Te Muna a te Atua—Se Meaalofa Tāua ‵Ki