(Genesis 3:15) Enoch also knew that this hatred had erupted early in human history when Cain murdered his brother Abel. 	 (Kenese 3:15) Ne iloa foki ne Enoka me i te takalialia tenei ko oti ne sae aka i te kamataga o te olaga o tino i te taimi ne tamate ei ne Kaino a tena taina ko Apelu.


Still, he kept reminding fellow believers “to be in subjection and be obedient to governments and authorities as rulers, to be ready for every good work, to speak injuriously of no one [no, not even of their most ardent persecutors], not to be belligerent, to be reasonable, exhibiting all mildness toward all men.” 	 Ne tumau eiloa a ia i te fakamasaua atu ki ana taina tali‵tonu ke “tuku atu katoatoa olotou loto ki olotou pule mo faipule i te faka‵logo ki ei, ka ke toka foki o fai so se mea ‵lei. Fakatonu ke mo a e fakamasei ne latou so se tino [ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā ne fakasauā malosi atu], ka ke filemu kae fakatau a‵lofa, ka ke fakaasi foki ne latou a te uiga loto malalo ki tino katoa.”


CARING FOR FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES 	 TE TAUSI ATU KI TIUTE FAKA-TE-KĀIGA


Granted, it takes effort to commend others, but we reap many benefits from doing so. 	 E tonu, e manakogina a taumafaiga e uke ke fakamālō atu ei ki nisi tino, kae e tau ne tatou a mea ‵lei e uke mai i ei.


The trend to work overtime is on the increase. 	 Ko gasolo o lasi atu te manakoga ke fakamāumāu a taimi e uke i galuega ‵togi.


“Unless the sun shines, there cannot be daylight” 	 “Kafai e se maina mai te la, e se mafai o isi se ao”


4 The Christian apostle Paul gave inspired direction to widows that if they chose to remarry, they should do so “only in the Lord.” (1 Cor. 7:39) This was not a new thought for Christians who had a Jewish background. 	 4 Ne tuku mai ne te apositolo Kelisiano ko Paulo a takitakiga mai te Atua ki fāfine ko ‵mate olotou avaga me kafai e filifili aka ke toe a‵vaga latou, e ‵tau eiloa o a‵vaga fua ki “se tagata Kelisiano.” (1 Kolinito 7:39) A te mea tenei e se se manatu fou ki Kelisiano kolā e isi se lotou gafa Isalaelu.


“Teacher!” she joyfully exclaims. 	 Ne fai atu tou fafine mo te fiafia, penei: “Te Faiakoga!”


“I believe that this has been for the best because I see the good results. 	 “E talitonu au me tenei eiloa te ‵toe mea ‵lei, me ko lavea atu nei ne au a ikuga ‵gali i ei.


As one of Jesus’ early disciples, he was performing great signs and portents among the people. 	 E pelā me se soko mua e tokotasi o Iesu, ne fai ne ia a fakailoga ‵lasi mo mea fakaofoofogia i mua o tino.


Out of the riverbed, they climb; into the city, they enter. 	 Ne kake aka latou ki tua mo te vaitafe kae ulu atu ki loto i te fa‵kai.


We read: “The one that had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be an exacting man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not winnow. 	 E faitau tatou: “Ne vau foki ki loto a te tavini telā ne tuku atu ki ei a te lua afe tala, ana muna, ‘Toku pule, e iloa ne au i a koe se tagata faigata.


If early signs of rust are ignored, metal can rust to the point that it can no longer serve its purpose. 	 Kafai e se saga fakavave atu ki ei, e mafai o ‵popo malosi a te fiti kae se toe mafai o fakaaogā.


Paul told a group of Christian elders: “From among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves.” 	 Ne fai atu a Paulo ki se potukau o toeaina Kelisiano penei: “Ka isi ne tino mai i a koutou ka faipati ki te muna loi, o takitaki a tino tali‵tonu ke tau‵tali i a latou.”


When I was about five years old For some time, many educators believed that deaf children should be taught by using speech and lip-reading. 	 Mō se taimi tai mata leva, ne tali‵tonu a faiakoga me e ‵tau o akoako a tamaliki ‵tuli mai te faimālō ke fai‵pati kae taumafai ke malamalama i pati a te faiakoga mai te kilo‵kilo ki laugutu o te faiakoga.


Parents do well to ask themselves, ‘Is the dominant tone of my conversations about the congregation encouraging or critical?’ 	 Se mea ‵lei ke fesili ifo a mātua penei, ‘E mata, e fakamalosi io me fakamasei faeloa ne au te fakapotopotoga e auala i aku pati kolā e fai atu?’


Or would firm, loving admonition from the Scriptures suffice? 	 Io me e manakogina fua se polopolokiga atafai mai te Tusi Tapu?


What fine encouragement this is to put the Kingdom first in our own lives today!—Matthew 6:33. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵lei o te fakamalosiga tenei ke fakamuamua a te Malo i ‵tou olaga i aso nei!—Mataio 6:33.


• How have many sisters in our time made themselves precious to God? 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega] 1. E ‵kese pefea te kilokiloga a Ieova ki te gali o te tino mo te kilokiloga a te lalolagi?


And what greater joy could we have than to share in announcing the Kingdom before the “great tribulation” strikes?—Matthew 24:21; Mark 13:10. 	 Kae e seai se fiafia e pelā mo te fiafia e maua ne tatou māfai e ‵kau atu tatou ki te fakasalalauatuga o te Malo a koi tuai o oko mai te “fakalavelave lasi,” i ne?—Mataio 24:21; Maleko 13:10.


2. Adam’s offspring had what abilities, but what would be needed to build a spiritually strong family? 	 2 Ne faite Atamu mo Eva ki te fakatusa o te Atua.


11 When it came time for God’s Son to be born as a human, Jehovah selected a humble virgin girl, Mary, to be the mother of this special child. 	 11 I te okoatuga ki te taimi ke fanau mai ei a te Tama a te Atua e pelā me se tino, ne filifili ne Ieova a te tamafine loto maulalo ko Malia ke fai mo mātua o te tamaliki fakapito tenei.


What place should Kingdom interests occupy in our lives, and why? 	 SE A te tulaga o manakoga o te Malo e ‵tau o fakamuamua ne tatou i ‵tou olaga?


Why pray to a god who will never hear you? 	 Kaia e ‵talo atu ei ki se atua telā e se mafai o lagona ne ia a koe?


19 For many today, the only thing that matters is their personal happiness. 	 19 A te ‵toe mea tāua mō tino e tokouke i aso nei, ko te mauaga fua ne latou o te fiafia.


But God’s Word states the truth about death. 	 Kae e fakaasi mai eiloa ne te Muna a te Atua te munatonu e uiga ki te mate.


Quote is from author Arthur H. Stainback. 	 Ne siki mai ne te tino tusitala ko Arthur H. Stainback.


(Ps. 27:1) While fear can exert a weakening influence, the feeling of dread is even more severe. 	 (Salamo 27:1) A te mataku, io me ko te mataku malosi, e mafai o fai ei se tino ke vāivāi ‵ki telā ko sē mafai ei ne ia o fai so se mea.


Simplifying our life now will help us to “get a firm hold on the real life” yet to come.—1 Tim. 6:19. 	 Fakafaigofie ‵tou olaga i te taimi nei kae ka fesoasoani mai ei ki a tatou ke “puke ‵mau . . . ki te ola tonu” i aso mai mua.—1 Timo. 6:19.


When the customer leaves, they resume the study. 	 Kafai ko fano te tino ‵togi, ko toe fai te akoga.


In the Bible, “hate” can refer to loving a person or an object to a lesser degree than another. 	 I te Tusi Tapu, e mafai o fakasino atu a te “takalialia” ki te alofa malosi ki te suā tino i lō te suā tino.


Still others feel that belonging to a church will make them friends of God. 	 Kae e mafaufau aka a nisi tino me i te kau atu ki se lotu e fai ei latou mo taugasoa o te Atua.


Others believed that most people their age were sexually active, so they too wanted to lose their virginity. 	 Ne tali‵tonu a nisi tino me ko oti ne ‵moe tasi te tokoukega o tino i te lotou kautama mo se isi tino, telā ne seki fia tumau ei latou i amioga ‵mā.


Who of us would not benefit from developing greater faith, mildness, and self-control? 	 Ko oi te tino i a tatou e se manako ke aoga ki a ia te lasi o te fakatuanaki, te uiga filemu, mo te loto pulea?


Hence, when setbacks occur, do your best to view them in a positive light and as a learning experience. 	 Ke iloilo faka‵lei aka te fakalavelave tenā, ke maina koe i te pogai ne mavale ei koe, kae fakatonu aka foki ne koe te faiga ‵se io me ko te vāivāiga tenā.


13 If we keep busy in the preaching work and in other spiritual activities, we simply do not have time to become overly concerned with our own problems, and that helps to protect us. 	 13 Kafai e fakalave‵lave faeloa tatou i te galuega talai mo nisi galuega faka-te-agaga, e se mafai eiloa o manava‵se tatou ki ‵tou fakalavelave, kae fai te mea tenā e pelā me se puipuiga.


As to the “hundred and twenty years” mentioned at Genesis 6:3, see The Watchtower, December 15, 2010, page 30. 	 E pelā mo te “120” tausaga telā ne taku mai i te Kenese 6:3, ke onoono ki The Watchtower i a Tesema 15, 2010, te itulau e 30.


Breaking Free From Addiction 	 Ke Saoloto Mai te Umiti ki te Kava


Instead of losing patience with them, Jesus continued to teach his disciples and to give them loving counsel about manifesting humility. 	 I lō te sē lava o te kufaki i a latou, ne tumau a Iesu o akoako ana soko kae tuku atu ki a latou a pati fakatonutonu a‵lofa e uiga ki te fakaasiatuga o te loto maulalo.


“I value the help they provide under the oversight of Jehovah and Jesus.” 	 “E fakatāua malosi ne au te fesoasoani e tuku mai ne latou mai lalo i te takitakiga a Ieova mo Iesu.”


Similarly, when Jesus’ disciples were brought before a Jewish court, the question they were asked was not “Did you perform a miracle?” 	 E penā foki i te taimi ne ‵tu atu ei a soko o Iesu i mua o se fono fakamasino a te kau Iutaia, a te fesili telā ne ‵sili atu ne latou e se fai penei “E a, ne fai ne koutou se vavega?”


3 No one is immune to the pressures of this system of things—not even Jehovah’s people. 	 3 E seai se tino e mafai o se pokotia i fakalavelave o te olaga nei—ke oko foki eiloa ki tino o Ieova.


If we think of teaching solely in terms of some studied techniques, we might feel overwhelmed by the prospect of making improvements. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou me i te faiga o akoakoga e manakogina fua i ei a atamai fakapito, kāti ka loto vāivāi kae mafau‵fau foki tatou me e se mafai o momea aka ‵tou atamai.


What is the purpose of life? 	 Se a te aoga i te olaga?


Consider what occurs when fleshly thinking prevails. 	 Mafaufau ki mea e ‵tupu māfai e fakatumau ne tatou a mafaufauga faka-te-foitino.


(Matthew 28:18) Jehovah thus uses Jesus to direct the harvest work through the heavenly angels and the anointed “faithful and discreet slave” here on the earth. 	 (Mataio 28:18) Tela la, e fakaaogā ne Ieova a Iesu ke takitaki ne ia a te galuega talai e auala i agelu mo te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto” telā ne fakaekegina i te lalolagi nei.


19 Modesty will also move us to be reasonable in our expectations of others and to be considerate of their needs. 	 19 Kafai e agama‵lū tatou, ka ‵lei ‵tou fakamoemoega e uiga ki nisi tino kae ka mafau‵fau foki tatou ki olotou manakoga.


Jehovah Reveals What “Must Shortly Take Place” 	 E Fakaasi Mai ne Ieova a Mea Kolā ko “Pili o ‵Tupu”


(Heb. 12:11) Injustices—real or perhaps perceived—may dominate our thinking. 	 (Epelu 12:11) Faifaiga sē ‵tonu—e ‵tonu io me manino—e mafai o pule mai ki ‵tou mafaufau.


He promised Abraham a son, but the patriarch had to exercise faith and patience. 	 Ne tauto atu a ia ki a Apelaamo me ka isi sena tamaliki tagata, kae ne ‵tau o maua ne Apelaamo a te fakatuanaki mo te loto kufaki.


Clearly, this Vatican directive is aimed at eliminating the use of God’s name. 	 E manino ‵lei, me i te fakatonuga tenei mai i te Vatikana ko te fakagataga o te fakaaogaga o te igoa o te Atua.


“It was not with corruptible things . . . that you were delivered from your fruitless form of conduct received by tradition from your forefathers. 	 “A te mea ne ‵togi atu ke saoloto ei koutou mai amioga sē aogā o otou olaga ne maua ne koutou mai i otou tupuga.


Consider what happened to one Christian. 	 Mafaufau la ki te mea ne tupu ki se Kelisiano e tokotasi.


If “the true tent” were composed of resurrected anointed Christians, it would first come into existence after their resurrection began during “the presence of the Lord.” (1 Thess. 4:15-17) But referring to the tabernacle, Paul wrote: “This very tent is an illustration for the appointed time that is now here.”—Heb. 9:9. 	 Kafai ne aofia a Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā ne toe‵tu aka i “te tinā fale tapuaki ave sāle i malaga,” ne ‵tau o sae mai muamua mai tua o te kamataga o te lotou toe‵tuga i te ‘aso e foki mai ei te Aliki.’ (1 Tesalonia 4:15-17) E uiga ki te faleie tapu, ne tusi mai a Paulo: “A te fakatusa tenei, e fakauiga eiloa ki aso nei.”—Epelu 9:9.


“What further impressed us were the suggestions they came up with as acceptable alternatives to this activity. 	 “Kae tasi te mea e fakaofoofogia ki a maua, ko manatu kolā ne faka‵sae aka ne laua e uiga ki nisi fakafiafiaga ‵lei kolā e mafai o ‵kau atu ki i ei i lō te mea tenei.


(John 15:18-20) Our Christian standards set us apart, so the world may ‘speak abusively of us.’ (1 Peter 4:4) This could happen at school, at our place of work, or even within the family. 	 (Ioane 15:18-20) Ona ko ‵tou tulaga faka-Kelisiano e fai i ei ke ‵tu ‵kese tatou mai i ei, tela la, ko ‘faifai muna ei te lalolagi ki a tatou.’ (1 Petelu 4:4) E mafai o tupu te mea tenei i te akoga, i te koga galue, io me i loto eiloa i te kāiga.


How may your children benefit from learning your language? 	 E aoga pefea ki tama‵liki a te tauloto ki tau ‵gana?


6 It seems that Ruth had come to know about Jehovah God, perhaps from her late husband or from Naomi. 	 6 E foliga mai me ne kamata o tauloto a Luta e uiga ki a Ieova te Atua, kāti mai tena avaga telā ko mate io me ko Naomi.


What experience caused Saul to reexamine the way he treated people? 	 Se a te mea ne ala ei o ‵toe iloilo aka ne Saulo ana faifaiga ki tino katoa?


(Luke 11:9-13) We can specifically ask for self-control, which is part of the fruitage of God’s spirit. 	 (Luka 11:9-13) E mafai o akai atu tatou ke maua te loto pulea telā se vaega o fuataga o te agaga o te Atua.


He wrote: “Let us therefore do our utmost to enter into that rest, for fear anyone should fall in the same pattern of disobedience.” 	 Ne tusi atu a ia: “E ‵tau mo tatou o taumafai malosi ke ulu atu tatou ki loto o malō‵lo mo te Atua. E se ‵tau mo se tino i a tatou o se fakalogo, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne latou.”


“In All Things”? 	 “I Mea Katoa?”


For one thing, a mature young person is stable in his convictions. 	 A te tamaliki telā ko matua tena mafaufau e ‵mautakitaki eiloa a tena loto talitonu.


How did Paul stress the need for unity? 	 Ne faka‵mafa mai pefea ne Paulo a te manakoga ke maua te fealofani?


(Proverbs 13:20) To say no to drugs and other addictive substances, a person needs to choose his associates carefully. 	 (Faataoto 13:20) Ko te mea ke ‵teke atu ei ki vailakau tapu e pelā foki mo nisi mea e u‵miti sāle ki ei a tino, e ‵tau o filifili faka‵lei ne se tino ana taugasoa.


(Jer. 37:21) Jeremiah, as well as Baruch, Ebed-melech, and others, survived that time of famine, disease, and death.—Jer. 38:2; 39:15-18. 	 (Ielemia 37:21) A Ielemia, pelā foki mo Paluka, Epetimeleka, mo nisi tino aka, ne ‵sao atu i te taimi o te ogegā meakai, masaki, mo te mate.—Ielemia 38:2; 39:15-18.


However, the thought of neighboring Samaria starving began to prick their conscience. 	 Kae ne masaua fakamuli ne latou me i te kau Samalia ko seai eiloa ne olotou meakai, kae ne pokotia malosi ei olotou loto lagona.


(Romans 6:23) Lovingly, God “gave his only-begotten Son [Jesus Christ], so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” 	 (Loma 6:23) I se auala alofa, ne tuku mai ne te Atua a tena “Tama fagasele e tokotasi [Iesu Keliso] ko te mea ke se fakaseai atu so se tino telā e fakaasi atu fealoa te fakatuanaki ki a ia kae ke maua ne ia te ola se-gata-mai.”


(Read 1 Corinthians 7:32-35.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 7:32-35.)


We may awaken “early in the morning twilight” and cry for help. 	 E mafai o ala tatou a “koi tuai o sae te la” kae ka‵laga atu ki a ia mō se fesoasoani.


(Ecclesiastes 6:12, The New English Bible) God’s inspired Word, the Bible—an unfailingly dependable source of information—promises that life in the future will be truly meaningful.—2 Timothy 3:16, 17. 	 (Failauga 6:12, The New English Bible) E folafola mai i te Muna fakaosofia a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu telā ko te māfuaga o fakamatalaga kolā e fakatuagagina—me ka aoga tonu eiloa a te olaga i aso mai mua nei.—2 Timoteo 3:16, 17.


Do not forget hospitality.” 	 Sa puli i a koutou te uiga talimalo.”


“Yes,” he answered. 	 “Ao,” ko te tali a tou tagata.


While at the convention, it dawned on me that I had been to the same venue for a rock concert about a year earlier. 	 I te taimi o te fono, ne masaua aka ne au me ko oti foki ne oko atu au ki te koga tenā e fai ei te fono, i taku fanatuga o onoono i se koniseti i se tausaga mai mua atu i ei.


The warmth of the brotherhood shows the influence of God’s spirit. 	 E fai ne te alofa fakataina ke laveagofie i ei a te galuega o te agaga o te Atua.


What comes next? 	 Se a te mea ka ‵soko atu ki ei?


He put Jehoiada in charge, and the account states: “Jehoiada the priest now took a chest and bored a hole in its lid and put it beside the altar on the right as a person comes into the house of Jehovah, and there the priests, the doorkeepers, put all the money that was being brought into the house of Jehovah. 	 Ne fai ne ia a Ieoiata ke onoono ki te mea tenā, kae fai mai te tala: “Ne puke mai ne Ieoiata se pokisi, fakapu aka ne ia se pu i te pono, kae tuku atu te pokisi tenā i tafa o te fatafaitaulaga, i te feitu fakaatamai, i te koga e ulu mai ei a tino.


11 The ‘great cloud of witnesses’ were no mere spectators or bystanders, as it were, who were there only to watch the race or to see their favorite athlete or team win. 	 11 A te tokoukega o “tino tali‵tonu fakamaoni” e se ko tino maimoa masani, kolā e ‵nofo atu fua i konā ke onoono ki te fakatau‵telega io me ke lavea ne latou te tino tele telā e fia‵fia latou ki ei io me ko te potukau telā e sili.


They have continued to act as if “there is no Jehovah.”—Ps. 14:1. 	 Ne tumau eiloa latou i te gasue‵sue e pelā eiloa me “e seai se Atua [ko Ieova].”—Salamo 14:1.


Compare them with your own beliefs. 	 Ke fakapaupau aka mo mea e talitonu koe ki ei.


All in the first-century congregation shared in evangelizing 	 Ne a fakatonuga e lua ne fakataunu mai mua o te fakaseaiga o faifaiga faka-Iutaia?


What do Christian parents want to be sure of before their children get baptized? 	 Ne a mea e ma‵nako a mātua Kelisiano ke fakamautinoa aka a koi tuai o papatiso olotou tama‵liki?


• Why do you consider faithful elderly Christians to be precious? 	 • Kaia e fakatāua ei ne koe a Kelisiano ma‵tua?


14 It is similar today. 	 14 E tai ‵pau foki mo ‵tou aso nei.


• Why should we imitate Jehovah’s example of goodness? 	 6. Mai tua ifo o te aumaiga ne te Tupu ko Tavita a te pusa o te feagaiga ki Ielusalema, ne a pati ne aofia i te pese a te kau Levi telā ne usu atu?


“[God] will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. 	 “Ka se toe iai ne loimata i olotou mata. Ka se toe iai se mate, se fanoanoa, se ‵tagi io me se ‵mae.


A mother’s feelings for her baby can teach us about Jehovah’s compassion 	 19, 20. (a) Se a te uiga o te pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te “alofa”? (e) E fakaaogā pefea ne te Tusi Tapu a lagonaga o te mātua ki tena pepe ke akoako mai ki a tatou a te alofa atafai o Ieova? 21, 22.


As we grow in knowledge of God, our hearts will be filled with love for him. 	 I te taimi e gasolo aka ei ‵tou iloa e uiga ki te Atua, ka ‵fonu ‵tou loto i te alofa ki a ia.


The enthronement of Jesus surely brought great joy to the multitudes of faithful angels, who want the best for humankind. 	 Ne maua eiloa ne te kau agelu fakamaoni a te fiafia lasi i te taimi ne faū ei a Iesu mo fai te tupu, me ne ma‵nako latou ke maua ne tino katoa a toe mea ‵lei.


But they do not question the fact that they have been invited. 	 Kae e se fakalotolololua latou me ne filifili eiloa ne Ieova a latou.


(Exodus 20:15, 16; Leviticus 19:11; Proverbs 30:7-9; Ephesians 4:25, 28; Hebrews 13:18) Observing Jehovah’s reminders also restrains us from taking vengeance, holding a grudge, or slandering anyone.—Leviticus 19:16, 18; Psalm 15:1, 3. 	 (Esoto 20:15, 16; Levitiko 19:11; Faataoto 30:7-9; Efeso 4:25, 28; Epelu 13:18) Kafai e faka‵logo tatou ki akoakoga mai i a Ieova ka puipui ei tatou mai i te taui ma sui, te ita fakamoemoe, io me ko te fatufatu tino.—Levitiko 19:16, 18; Salamo 15:1, 3.


The first article explains what modesty is and what it is not. 	 A te mataupu muamua e fakamatala mai ei me se a te agamalu kae se a te mea e se aofia i ei.


“Roll upon Jehovah your way, and rely upon him,” says David, adding, “and he himself will act.” 	 Ne fai mai a Tavita, penei: “Tuku atu kātoa a koe ki te Aliki; fakatuanaki ki a ia, kae ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe.”


17 There is another lesson about endurance that we can draw from the book of Job. 	 17 E isi se isi akoakoga e uiga ki te kufaki e maua ne tatou mai te tusi ko Iopu.


Furthermore, Amaziah alleged that Amos had said: ‘Israel will without fail go into exile.’ 	 E se gata i ei, ne ‵losi atu foki a Amasia me ne fai atu Amosa i a ‘Isalaelu ka puke fakapagota.’


Abraham listened to the suggestions of those under his authority. 	 Ne fakalogo a Apelaamo ki manatu o tino kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i tena pulega.


We keep holding to this pattern by practicing what we have learned from the Bible. 4:13—What were “the parchments”? 	 E puke ‵mau tatou ki faifaiga konei mai te faiga o mea kolā ne tauloto ne tatou mai te Tusi Tapu. 4:13—Ne a “tusitusiga kolā e tusi ki luga i pa‵kili o manu”?


Is it possible that we were designed to keep on taking in knowledge forever? 	 E mata, ne faite eiloa tatou ke tauloto faeloa ki mea fou ki te se-gata-mai?


After all, God’s people were “in sore straits,” “hard pressed,” and trembling because of their desperate situation. 	 Me ne ‘se iloa ne tino Isalaelu o fai se mea,’ kae ne “ma‵taku” latou ona ko te faigata o te taua tenā.


In fact, it appears more often than any other name mentioned in the Bible. 	 A te tonuga loa, e uke a taimi e sae mai ei te igoa tenā i loto i te Tusi Tapu i lō nisi igoa aka.


Jeremiah was assured that Jehovah would be with him 	 Ne fakatalitonu atu ki a Ielemia me ka fakatasi atu a Ieova ki a ia


(Revelation 2:1-4) Certain aspects of our service to Jehovah could become somewhat routine. 	 (Fakaasiga 2:1-4) Kāti ka fai fua ne tatou a nisi vaega o te ‵tou taviniga e pelā me ne faifaiga masani kolā e se ‵saga malosi atu ki ei.


What courage may be needed on the part of older sisters? 	 Se a te loto toa telā e manakogina ne tuagane ma‵tua?


2 God’s Word teems with accounts of faithful men and women who feared Jehovah, put faith in him, and became his close friends. 	 2 E ‵fonu eiloa te Muna a te Atua i tala o tāgata mo fafine fakamaoni kolā ne ma‵taku ki a Ieova, fakatuanaki ki a ia, kae fai mo ana taugasoa ‵pili.


Is he not your Father who has produced you, he who made you and proceeded to give you stability?” 	 A ia ko te otou tamana, ko ia ne faite ne ia koutou, ne fai ne ia koutou mo malo.”


(See the chart on pages 12-13.) 	 (Ke onoono ki te mape i te itulau e 12-13.)


And “his word runs swiftly” in that he readily gives us spiritual direction when we need it. 	 A ko “tena muna e tele makini” telā e fakaasi mai i te toka ‵lei o ia ke tuku mai te takitakiga faka-te-agaga i so se taimi e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


Instead, they chose the illegitimate freedom offered by Satan, which was moral independence. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne filifili lāua ke fakaiku aka eiloa ne lāua a te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se.


(Matt. 13:23; 21:43) Hence, in this illustration, the fruitage that each Christian must bear cannot refer to new disciples whom we may be privileged to make. 	 (Mata. 13:23; 21:43) Tela la, i te tala fakatusa tenei, a te fuataga telā e ‵tau o fua mai ne se Kelisiano e se mafai o fakasino atu ki soko ‵fou kolā e maua ne tatou.


(Galatians 6:16) Just as all members of ancient Israel formed one “servant,” so also all anointed Christians on earth at any one time form one “faithful and discreet slave.” 	 (Kalatia 6:16) E pelā eiloa mo tino Isalaelu katoa i aso mua kolā ne fai pelā me ko te “tavini” e tokotasi, e fai foki a Kelisiano fakaekegina katoa i te lalolagi i so se taimi mo fai te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto” e tokotasi.


No wonder Moses was not intimidated by Pharaoh! 	 E se tioa eiloa o se mataku a Mose i a Falao!


What can we learn from their examples? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i olotou fakaakoakoga?


Messengers spoke in his name, and they told his people what they needed to do in order to survive a crisis. 	 E fai‵pati a avefekau i tena igoa kae fai atu ki ana tino a mea e ‵tau o fai ne latou ko te mea ke ‵sao latou mai se fakalavelave.


18 To continue benefiting from angelic guidance and protection, we must keep on exalting Jehovah’s name even in the face of opposition. 	 18 Ko te mea ke fakatumau te mauaga o mea aogā mai te takitakiga mo te puipuiga a agelu, e ‵tau o fakatumau ne tatou te faka‵maluga o te igoa o Ieova faitalia a ‵tekemaiga.


Let us take to heart the lesson that even family-matters, such as marriage and the raising of children, should not be allowed to crowd out our sense of urgency as to Jehovah’s day. 	 Ke masaua ne tatou me e se ‵tau o fai ne fakalavelave faka-te-kāiga, e pelā mo avaga mo te putiakaga o tama‵liki ke sē toka tatou mō te aso o Ieova.


WISELY USING OUR FREEDOM TO SERVE GOD 	 FAKAAOGA ‵TOU SAOLOTOGA I SE AUALA POTO KE TAVINI KI TE ATUA


(John 1:18) Jesus’ own example reveals how God thinks and how he deals with others, for Jesus reflects his Father’s personality perfectly. 	 (Ioane 1:18) E fakaasi faka‵lei mai ne te fakaakoakoga a Iesu a te auala e mafaufau i ei a te Atua mo ana faifaiga ki nisi tino, me fakaata faka‵lei mai eiloa ne Iesu a uiga totino o tena Tamana.


So we did the same. 	 Tela la, ne fai foki ei māua penā.


Christ will be the King, and he will have as corulers 144,000 faithful humans taken from the earth.—Revelation 14:1. 	 Ka fai a Keliso mo Tupu, kae ka pule fakatasi a ia mo te toko 144,000 tino fakamaoni mai te lalolagi nei.—Fakaasiga 14:1.


Note the Scriptural principle found at 1 Corinthians 15:33. 	 Onoono ki te akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu i te 1 Kolinito 15:33.


Felisa: One of the greatest satisfactions in my life has been seeing my three younger sisters, who initially opposed me, become my spiritual sisters. 	 Felisa: E tasi o mea fakamalie loto i toku olaga ko te kilo atu ki oku taina fo‵liki e tokotolu kolā ne ‵teke muamua mai ki au, ko fai nei mo tuagane faka-te-agaga.


What praying to the Father can be more truthful than that which was delivered to us by the Son who is the Truth?”—John 14:6. 	 Se a foki se isi ‵talo aka e fai atu ki te Tamana telā e tonu katoatoa i lō te ‵talo telā ne tuku mai ne tena Tama telā ko te Munatonu?”—Ioane 14:6.


Stand Still and See the Salvation of Jehovah! 	 ‵Tu, Sā Gasue‵sue Kae ka Matea Atu te Fakaolataga a Ieova!


10 The passing of time is relative. 	 10 E mafai o foliga vave io me tuai a te taimi.


Practical Today 	 E Aoga I Aso Nei


16 Jesus always listened obediently to his Father, even when doing so was very difficult. 	 16 Ne fakalogo faeloa a Iesu ki tena Tamana, faitalia me faigata ‵ki eiloa a te faiga o tena loto.


These qualities make it impossible for him to have anything to do with sin. 	 A uiga konei e fakafaigofie ei ke se aofia a ia i se agasala.


Passing Jews ignored this unfortunate man, whereas the Samaritan took pity on him. 	 Ne seki fia ‵saga atu a tino Iutaia kolā ne fakasili atu i tafa o te tagata tenei ko tai mate, kae ne alofa eiloa a te Samalia tenei ki tou tagata.


Jesus told Pilate: ‘I have come to bear witness to the truth’ 	 Se a te munatonu e uiga ki te agaga?


(Read Hebrews 2:17, 18.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 2:17, 18.)


Still, Jesus took her lifeless hand and said: “Child, get up!” 	 Kae ne puke atu Iesu ki tena lima kae fai atu: “Te tamaliki, tu ki luga!”


Even issues of our journals that are offered to the public are prepared with us in mind. 	 Ke oko foki ki ‵tou mekesini kolā e ofo atu ki tino ne fakatoka ke aoga foki ki a tatou.


I said to laughter: ‘Insanity!’ and to rejoicing: ‘What is this doing?’” 	 Ne iloa aka ne au i te kata se mea valea fua, ka ko te fiafia e seai se mea ‵lei e maua ne koe mai i ei.”


18 Although the slave class is defined as “faithful and discreet,” Jesus did not say that it would be infallible. 	 E aofia i te potukau o taina fakaekegina kae fakamaoni konei a Kelisiano sē ‵lei katoatoa.


(Lev. 19:16; 1 Cor. 5:11) Some murmurers in the first-century congregation were “disregarding lordship and speaking abusively of glorious ones.” 	 (Levitiko 19:16; 1 Kolinito 5:11) A nisi tino mui‵mui o te fakapotopotoga i te senitenali muamua ne “takalia‵lia ki pulega kae muna ma‵sei ne latou a tino ‵malu.”


Why, new clothes need constant care to keep them looking clean and presentable. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e manakogina ke tausi faka‵lei a ‵tou gatu ‵fou ko te mea ke ‵ma kae ke mata ‵lei foki.


A word of caution: Some well-intentioned parents focus so much on what they want their child to become that they neglect to acknowledge what he or she is already doing. 	 Se fakamasauaga ke fakaeteete: Se mea ‵lei ke masaua me i nisi mātua kolā e ma‵nako ke maua ne olotou tama‵liki a toe mea ‵lei, e ‵saga malosi atu fua ki mea e ma‵nako latou ke fai ne olotou tama‵liki kae e se fakamālō atu ki mea ‵lei kolā ko fai nei ne latou.


Finding the Way 	 Ke Salasala ki te Auala


16 Today, the appearance of many new religions is a talking point in such places as Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. 	 16 I aso nei, a te ‵saemaiga o lotu fou e uke se mataupu gali telā e fia‵fia o sau‵tala ki ei a tino i fenua pelā mo Afelika, Eulopa ki Saegalā, mo Latina Amelika.


Keep the “road” to your forgiveness open and in good repair. 	 Tumau i te ‵tala atu o te “auala” ki tou loto fakamagalo kae ke fakatumau tena tulaga ‵lei.


7 For example, think about how Jehovah delivered Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family when He brought about the destruction of Sodom, the city where they lived. 	 7 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mafaufau ki te auala ne faka‵sao ei ne Ieova te tuatina o Apelaamo ko Lota mo tena kāiga i te fakaseaiga o Sotoma, te fa‵kai ne ‵nofo ei latou.


Does he shout directions from the backseat, telling his father how to handle the car? 	 E mata, ka fakatonutonu ne ia te auala mai tena nofoga io me fai atu ki tena tamana a te mea e ‵tau o fai?


What circumstances led to the apostle Peter’s giving in to fear? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu kolā ne iku atu ei ki te piki mākau o te apositolo ko Petelu i te mataku?


(Num. 12:3) He did so, not just once, but time and again as the plagues proceeded, not knowing from one plague to the next how many more times he would need to go before Pharaoh. 	 (Numela 12:3) Ne fai eiloa a ia penā, e se fakatasi fua, kae i taimi e uke i te taimi ne fakataunu mai i ei a mala takitasi, e aunoa mo te iloa ne ia o te aofaki o taimi ne ‵tau ei o fanatu a ia ki mua o te Falao.


That very night, Belshazzar is killed and Darius the Mede receives the kingdom. 	 I te po eiloa tenā ne tamate ei a Pelesala kae ne tuku atu ei te malo ki a Taliu te Metai.


What kind of blessings? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga?


(Read Malachi 2:13, 14.) 	 (Faitau te Malaki 2:13, 14.)


However, the prophecy foretold that “ten horns” would grow from this empire and one in particular would gain prominence. 	 I konā, ne sae aka te suā sau, “se sau foliki” kae malosi atu i nisi sau.


Let us see how. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou me e fai pefea te mea tenā.


The fellow worshiper with whom you discuss those verses will not be equal to Jesus; still, the conversation about Jesus’ teachings will benefit both of you. 	 Ka se ‵pau a te tino telā ka sau‵tala fakatasi mo koe ki fuaiupu konā mo Iesu, kae e aogā eiloa a te sau‵talaga e uiga ki akoakoga a Iesu ki a koulua.


Although I know that my parents are right not to let me go to such places, I still feel the temptation.” 	 E ui eiloa e iloa ne au me e ‵tonu oku mātua me e se ‵tau au o fanatu ki vaegā koga penā, koi lagona eiloa ne au te fakaosoosoga tenā.”


Do You Recall? 	 E Mata, e Masaua ne Koe?


(Psalm 86:5) What a comforting thought! 	 (Salamo 86:5) Ma‵faga o fakamafanafanaga gali!


No wonder the congregation there was said to be dwelling where “the throne of Satan” was! 	 E se tioa eiloa o fai mai me i te fakapotopotoga i Pelekamo e tu i “te nofogaaliki o Satani.”


Continue to associate regularly with people who are “holding faith and a good conscience.” 	 Ke tumau i te ‵kau fakatasi mo tino kolā e ‘tausi foki ki te fakatuanaki mo te mafaufau ‵lei.’


Jesus occasionally used such questions. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne Iesu i nisi taimi a vaegā fesili penā.


“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their hard work. 	 “A te tokolua e ‵lei atu i te tokotasi, me e lasi atu te aoga o galuega e fai ne te tokolua.


9 God’s spirit also guided a contemporary of Moses and Bezalel. 	 9 Ne takitaki foki ne te agaga o te Atua a te sua tavini a te Atua telā ne ola i taimi o Mose mo Pesaleli.


3 Jesus referred to the Devil as “the ruler of this world” and warned His disciples that they would be persecuted, even as he had been. 	 3 Ne fakasino atu Iesu ki te Tiapolo e pelā me ko “te aliki masei o te lalolagi nei” kae ne fai atu foki ki Ana soko me ka fakasauagina latou, e pelā eiloa mo ia.


Finally, God’s patience with that wicked world ran out.—Genesis 6:3; 1 Peter 3:20. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne oko atu ei te kufaki o te Atua e uiga ki te lalolagi masei i aso konā ki tena tapulā.—Kenese 6:3; 1 Petelu 3:20.


To Israel, God said: “Can a wife forget her suckling so that she should not pity the son of her belly? 	 Ne fai atu te Atua ki te kau Isalaelu: “E mafai ne se fafine o puli tena pepe, kae se alofa ki te tamaliki ne fanau mai ne ia?


Others slept in Kingdom Halls. 	 Ne ‵moe a nisi tino i Fale Tapuaki.


8 Of course, Paul was not perfect, and at times, he had strong feelings about certain things. 	 8 E tonu, e se ‵lei katoatoa a Paulo, kae i nisi taimi, ne ma‵losi ‵ki ana lagonaga e uiga ki nisi mea.


He helped me to see that to be loyal to God, I needed to stop writing to her. 	 Ne fesoasoani mai tou tagata ke lavea ne au me kafai e manako au o fakamaoni ki te Atua, e se ‵tau o toe tusi atu au ki tou fafine.


(Revelation 2:10) Anointed ones and their companions with an earthly hope are not afraid of the Devil. 	 (Fakaasiga 2:10) E se ma‵taku ki te Tiapolo a te kau fakaekegina mo olotou taugasoa kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi.


BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED 	 TALI KI FESILI MAI TE TUSI TAPU


Under the spirit’s direction, Jesus promised: “To him that conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” 	 E auala i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu, ne folafola mai Iesu, penei: “Ki a latou kolā e manumalo, e tuku atu ne au a te saolotoga o ‵kai ki te fuaga o te lakau o te ola, telā e ola i te Fatoaga a te Atua.”


4 The Scriptures tell us: “We received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God.” (1 Cor. 2:12) What is “the spirit of the world”? 	 4 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “Ne seki talia ne tatou te agaga o te lalolagi, kae ko te agaga telā ne aumai ne te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 2:12) Se a “te agaga o te lalolagi”?


And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. 	 Ka sē toe mafai o takavale a te malo tenā.


And how can the examples of the good kings of Judah encourage us? 	 Kae fakamalosi mai pefea a fakaakoakoga a tupu ‵lei o Iuta ki a tatou?


You have sayings of everlasting life; and we have believed and come to know that you are the Holy One of God.” 	 A muna o te ola se-gata-mai konā e nofo mo koe; kae ko oti ne tali‵tonu kae iloa ne matou i a koe ko te Tino Tapu a te Atua.”


(1 Timothy 4:15) Timothy possessed these qualities, and they made him an asset both to Paul and to the congregations Timothy served.—Philippians 2:20-22. 	 (1 Timoteo 4:15) Ne maua ne Timoteo a uiga konei, kae ne fai ei tou tagata mo fai se kope tāua ki a Paulo mo fakapotopotoga kolā ne tavini atu a ia i ei.—Filipi 2:20-22.


Our actions and prayers should stem from a right heart motive. 1:25-27; 2:2; 4:2, 3. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o māfua mai ‵tou faifaiga mo ‵tou ‵talo mai i se loto lagona tonu.


What is involved in Jesus’ role as Mediator? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te tulaga o Iesu e pelā me ko te Sokoga?


Marvin Meyer, a member of the initial team that analyzed and translated this codex, says that Irenaeus’ “brief description fits quite well the present Coptic text entitled the Gospel of Judas.” 	 Muna a Marvin Meyer, se sui o te potukau muamua eiloa telā ne iloilo kae ‵fuli ne latou a te tusi mua tenei, me i te “fakamatalaga toetoe a Irenaeus e fetaui ‵lei mo te Tusi a Iuta telā ne tusi i te ‵gana Coptic i aso nei.”


For example, the Watch Tower Publications Index and the Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses are produced to help us learn about Jehovah’s thinking on numerous situations requiring that we make personal decisions. 	 E pelā mo te Watch Tower Publications Index mo te Tusi Fai Sukesukega mō Molimau a Ieova kolā ne fakatoka ke fesoasoani mai ke tauloto tatou e uiga ki mafaufauga o Ieova ki tulaga kese‵kese kolā e manakogina ei ke fai ne tatou a fakaikuga totino.


Highlights From the Books of Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah 	 Manatu Tāua Mai i Tusi ko--Opetaia, Iona mo Mika


Similar reports from around the world indicate that abuse of the elderly is a global problem. 	 E fakaasi mai i lipoti penā i te lalolagi kātoa me i te maneaneaga o tino ma‵tua se fakalavelave lasi ‵ki eiloa.


Prior to moving to Tennessee, our daughters took a trip to London, England, and visited the branch office. 	 A koi tuai o olo atu ki Tennessee, ne olo muamua atu mā tamaliki ki London, i Egelani, kae ne asi atu ki te ofisa lagolago.


What type of pleasures is referred to at 2 Timothy 3:4? 	 Ne a vaegā fakafiafiaga e fakasino ki ei te 2 Timoteo 3:4?


The gift of prayer is yet another blessing that Jehovah bestows upon those who are close to him. 	 A te faiga o ‵talo se fakamanuiaga e tasi ne tuku mai ne Ieova ki tino kolā e pili atu ki a ia.


(Daniel 7:13, 14, 18, 27) Such is the heavenly government for which Christ taught his followers to pray. 	 (Tanielu 7:13, 14, 18, 27) Tenei eiloa te malo faka-te-lagi ne akoako ne Iesu ana soko ke ‵talo atu ki ei.


Glorify God “With One Mouth” 	 Ke ‵Viki Atu ki te Atua “i te Leo e Tasi”


(Esther 1:5, 6; 4:14-16) Regardless of their economic circumstances, Christian women today can show a spirit like that of Esther by encouraging the depressed, visiting the sick, sharing in the preaching work, and cooperating with the elders. 	 (Eseta 1:5, 6; 4:14-16) Faitalia te lotou tulaga i mea tau tupe, e mafai eiloa o fakaasi atu ne fāfine Kelisiano i aso nei te agaga pelā mo Eseta mai te fakamalosi atu ki tino loto māfatia, te āsi atu ki tino ma‵saki, te kau atu ki te galuega talai, mo te ‵lago atu ki toeaina.


In prayer to his Father, he said: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” 	 I te ‵talo atu ki tena Tamana, ne fai atu a ia: “Tenei te ola se gata mai: ke iloa ne tino i a koe ko te Atua tonu e tokotasi, kae ke iloa foki ne latou i a Iesu Keliso ne uga mai ne koe.”


Jehovah ‘helps and shields those trusting in him’ and ‘blesses those fearing him.’—Psalm 115:9, 13. 	 E ‘fesoasoani kae puipui ne Ieova a tino kolā e tali‵tonu ki a ia’ kae ‘fakamanuia ne ia a tino kolā e ma‵taku ki a ia.’—Salamo 115:9, 13.


Among other things, Manasseh set up altars to Baal, worshipped “all the army of the heavens,” made his sons pass through fire, and promoted spiritistic practices. 	 I tafa o nisi mea aka, ne faka‵tu foki ne Manase a fatafaitaulaga ki a Paala, tapuaki atu ki te “kau katoa o te lagi,” fai ke ‵sunu ana tama tāgata, kae fakamalosi aka a faifaiga faivailakau.


“Though I often felt inclined to try to get away with things,” admits Austin, “my parents set reasonable guidelines, explained the reasons for rules, and kept the lines of communication wide open. 	 “E ui eiloa e manako au i nisi taimi ke fai a mea e manako au ki ei,” ko pati a Austin, “ne fai eiloa ne oku mātua a tulafono ‵lei, ne fakamatala mai ne lāua a pogai e fai ei tulafono konā, kae ne tumau faeloa te fai‵pati mai o lāua ki a au.


14 Some might be confused about the difference between dedication and baptism. 	 14 E seiloa ne nisi tino me se a te ‵kesega i te va o te tukuatuga mo te papatisoga.


He should be treated “just as a man of the nations and as a tax collector.” 	 E ‵tau o fai a ia “e pelā me se tagata o fenua fakaa‵tea io me se tino ao lafoga.”


But what about our magazines that are principally for the public? 	 Kae e a ‵tou mekesini kolā ne fakapogai loa mō tino katoa?


However, it is the course of wisdom to make sure that your beliefs are shaped, not by human wisdom and desires, but, rather, by God’s revealed Word of truth.—1 Thessalonians 2:13; 5:21. 	 Kae, se mea poto ke fakamautinoa aka me i mea kolā e talitonu koe ki ei e se māfua mai i poto mo manakoga o tino kae mai te Muna a te Atua telā ne fakaasi mai ei te munatonu.—1 Tesalonia 2:13; 5:21.


We will consider the answers to these questions in the next article. 	 Ka mafau‵fau tatou ki tali o fesili konei i te suā mataupu.


Hence, before there can be the total elimination of prejudice, there must be the removal of human sin, imperfection, and the influence of Satan the Devil. 	 Tela la, a koi tuai o fakaseai katoatoa a te fakailoga tino, e ‵tau o tapale muamua kea‵tea a te agasala, te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, mo te fakamalosiga a Satani te Tiapolo.


5 Designating these cities as cities of refuge was not a human idea. 	 5 A te filiga o fa‵kai faka‵lafi konei e sē se manatu o tāgata.


Pioneering was teaching me to lean on Jehovah, and I began to feel more comfortable with the idea of serving overseas. 	 A te galuega fakapaenia ne akoako mai ke fakalagolago au ki a Ieova, kae ko kamata au o fiafia ke tavini atu i fenua fakaa‵tea.


THE apostles must have been shocked when their beloved Master, Jesus, told them that they would all scatter and abandon him. 	 KĀTI ne ‵poi malosi te kau apositolo i te taimi ne fai atu ei te lotou Matai pele, ko Iesu, me ka ‵tele keatea latou katoa kae tiaki a ia.


And her past interactions with her husband on religious issues may affect her conscience. 	 Kae ko lā fesokotakiga mua mo tena avaga e uiga ki mataupu fakalotu e mafai o pokotia foki i ei tena loto lagona.


They chose to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and bad. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne laua ke ‵kai ki te lakau o te iloaga o te ‵lei mo te masei.


Still, God-fearing judges could give their fellow believers helpful counsel because it was based on Jehovah’s Law.—Deuteronomy 19:15; Psalm 119:97-100. 	 Kae e mafai o tuku atu ne famasino kolā e ma‵taku ki te Atua a pati fakatonutonu aogā ki olotou taina tali‵tonu me e fakavae a mea konā ki te Tulafono a Ieova.—Teutelonome 19:15; Salamo 119:97-100.


Well, consider the results of a survey carried out in Germany. 	 Ia, ke na mafaufau koe ki mea kolā ne maua aka i se sukesukega telā ne fai i Siamani.


Jehovah Delivers His People 	 E Faka‵sao ne Ieova Ana Tino


Why did a sister named Kristina feel that she could do better in a local-language congregation? 	 Kaia ne mafaufau ei se tuagane e igoa ki a Kristina me e ‵lei ki a ia ke kau atu ki se fakapotopotoga telā e fakaaoga i ei te ‵gana o te fenua e ‵nofo latou i ei?


(John 15:12, 13) The Mosaic Law commanded the Israelites to ‘love their fellow as themselves.’ 	 (Ioane 15:12, 13) Ne fakatonu atu te Tulafono faka-Mose ki te kau Isalaelu ke ‘alofa ki olotou tuakoi e pela eiloa mo te lotou a‵lofa ki a latou eiloa.’


[Picture on page 13] 	 12. E fai pefea ne nisi tino “a tu mo amioga mai fenua fakaatea”? 13.


How may parents imitate Jesus’ example when it comes to inculcating Bible truths in their children? 	 E mafai pefea o tau‵tali atu a mātua ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu i te faiga ke ‵goto ifo a muna‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu ki olotou tama‵liki?


Jesus reiterated that unchanging principle when he said: “It is written, ‘Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s mouth.’”—Matthew 4:4. 	 Ne toe fai mai ne Iesu a te fakatakitakiga tumau tenā i ana pati konei: “Muna a te Tusi, ‘E se na ko meakai fua e ola ei te tino, ka ko muna katoa kolā e ‵to mai i te gutu o te Atua.’ ”—Mataio 4:4.


To keep our hope bright, what must we guard against? 	 Ko te mea ke tausi ke malosi te ‵tou fakatuanaki, se a te mea e ‵tau o puipui tatou mai i ei?


IAN’s father was a heavy drinker. 	 A TE tamana o IAN se tagata inu kava malosi.


(John 4:34) Our work nourishes us spiritually and brings us delight as well. 	 (Ioane 4:34) E fakama‵losi eiloa tatou ne ‵tou galuega i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae maua mai foki i ei a te fiafia.


How do we show that we love God? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou me e a‵lofa tatou ki te Atua?


(Proverbs 1:8; Ephesians 6:4) Family Bible study teaches children that worship is, not a formal ritual observed only in public, but part of the family’s private life.—Deuteronomy 6:6-9. 	 (Faataoto 1:8; Efeso 6:4) E auala i akoga faka-te Tusi Tapu a te kāiga ka iloa i ei ne tama‵liki me i te tapuakiga e se se mea telā e fai fua i mua o tino, kae se vaega foki o te olaga faka-te-kāiga.—Teutelonome 6:6-9.


What is understood about how these two types function? 	 Se a te malamalama e uiga ki te auala e ga‵lue ei a mea e lua konei?


Was it easy for Leah to speak up when others initially inquired about the book she was reading? 	 E mata, ne faigofie ki a Lea ke faipati atu ki tama‵liki kolā ne silisili mai ki a ia e uiga ki te tusi tenā?


Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Allow me to extract the straw from your eye’; when, look! a rafter is in your own eye?” 	 Io me e mafai pefea o fai atu koe ki te suā tino, ‘Fakamolemole, ke ‵seu ne au a te potu lakau i tou mata,’ kae kiloke, e iai foki te potu lakau i tou mata?”


Do we not respect politicians, policemen, and judges who shun corruption? 	 E āva sāle tatou ki sui o te malo, pulisimani mo fāmasino kolā e ‵teke atu ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni, i ne?


(1 Ki. 3:7-14) True, Solomon’s case was special. 	 (1 Tupu 3:7-14) E tonu, a te tala o Solomona se mea fakapito.


(Read Matthew 14:14-21.) 	 (Faitau ki te Mataio 14:14-21.)


(Job 27:5) Job says this because he loves God, and nothing can change that. 	 (Iopu 27:5, NW) Ne fai atu ne Iopu a pati konei me ne alofa a ia ki te Atua, kae e seai eiloa se mea ne mafai o ‵fuli ne ia te mea tenā.


18 According to Amos chapter 9, verse 8, Jehovah said: “I shall not completely annihilate the house of Jacob.” 	 18 E ‵tusa mo te Amosa mataupu e 9 fuaiupu e 8, ne fai mai a Ieova: “Kae sē fakapalele katoatoa ne au te fanauga a Iakopo.”


In Lakselv, Andreas, one of the two local elders, showed the visitors the area and the Kingdom Hall. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Andreas, se tokotasi mai i toeaina e tokolua i Lakselv, ki a latou konei a te kogā koga tenā mo te Kingdom Hall.


(Proverbs 27:11) Unlike Satan, who slanders Jehovah and his way of ruling, Jehovah’s loyal ones continue to declare publicly: “Jehovah is righteous in all his ways.”—Psalm 145:17. 	 (Faataoto 27:11) E se pelā mo Satani, telā e taku fakamasei ne ia a Ieova mo tena pulega, e tumau eiloa a tino fakamaoni o Ieova i te folafola atu ki tino katoa: “A te Aliki [ko Ieova] e amiotonu i ana mea katoa e fai.”—Salamo 145:17.


8 Jehovah lovingly provides the Life and Ministry Meeting so that we can become more effective in the field ministry. 	 8 Ne fakatoka eiloa ne Ieova mo te alofa a te Fakatasiga ko te ‵Tou Olaga Kelisiano mo te Galuega Talai ko te mea ke mafai o magoi te ‵tou galuega talai.


11 Knowing what brings true happiness. 	 11 E iloa ne tatou te koga e maua i ei te fiafia tonu.


Parents will find what promise especially encouraging? 	 Se a te folafolaga telā e fakamalosi atu ki mātua?


We will not be disappointed in our hope. 	 Ka se fanoanoa tatou ki ‵tou fakamoemoega.


The prophet Daniel was inspired to foretell: “In the days of those kings [now existing] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [in heaven] that will never be brought to ruin. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu ki te pelofeta ko Tanielu ke ‵valo mai penei: “I te taimi o takitaki konā [konei e pule nei], kae ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo [i te lagi] telā ka se toe gata mai.


What efforts were made to stop our work during World War II and thereafter? 	 Ne a taumafaiga ne fai ke fakagata te ‵tou galuega i te taimi o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi mo tausaga mai tua ifo i ei?


(Isaiah 55:10, 11) Would you like to see this change? 	 (Isaia 55:10, 11) E fia matea ne koe te ‵fuliga tenei?


To say that he was rich is an understatement. 	 Ne maumea ‵ki eiloa a ia.


Only Job could take away his own integrity because integrity is dependent upon one’s love for God. 	 Ko Iopu fua e mafai o ave keatea ne ia tena fakamaoni me e fakalagolago eiloa te fakamaoni o se tino ki tena alofa ki te Atua.


Youths can keep integrity when under test 	 E mafai o tumau a talavou i te fakamaoni mai lalo i tofotofoga


(John 10:16; Psalm 119:105) God’s word is like a lamp lighting our way, so that we do not stumble and fall spiritually. 	 (Ioane 10:16; Salamo 119:105) E fai a te muna a te Atua e pelā me se moli telā e fakamaina ei te ‵tou auala, ko te mea ke se siga tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


(Isa. 60:22) Jesus indicated, though, that some would find it challenging to maintain their focus in these last days. 	 (Isa. 60:22) Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me ka faigata ki nisi tino ke fakatumau a te fakamuamua o te galuega talai i aso fakaoti konei.


Sometimes it is, but often it is not. 	 I nisi taimi, e aoga, kae i te lasiga o taimi e se penā loa.


So Jehovah confused the original language of those rebels and caused them to speak various tongues. 	 Ne faka‵numi ne Ieova te ‵gana muamua a tino ‵teke konā kae ne fai ei ke fai‵pati latou ki ‵gana kese‵kese.


17 The apostle Paul reveals the right attitude to cultivate toward those who have positions of responsibility in the Christian congregation. 	 17 E fakaasi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te kilokiloga tonu ke fakamalosi aka ki tino kolā e maua ne latou a tulaga taulia i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


But clerical censorship stood in the way of this and other translations. 	 E se gata i ei, e ‵fonu a te Tusi Tapu i fakaakoakoga e uiga ki te auala ne fakaaogā ei ne Ieova tena agaga tapu, te ‵toe malosi sili, ke fesoasoani atu ki ana tino.


“I really delight in the law of God.”—ROM. 	 “Kae ko toku ‵kanoloto tonu eiloa e fiafia ki te tulafono a te Atua.”—LO.


“Deliver Us From the Wicked One” 	 ‘Faka‵sao Mai Matou Mai te Tino Masei’


A courageous Israelite judge calls himself the smallest in his father’s house. 	 Ne fai atu se fāmasino loto toa i Isalaelu me i a ia ko te ‵toe tino foliki i te fale o tena tamana.


“The devil’s deepest wile,” wrote 19th-century poet Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, “is to persuade us that he does not exist.” 	 “A te ‵toe togafiti masei a te tiapolo,” e maua i pati kolā ne tusi mai ne te tino ‵fatu kupu ko Charles-Pierre Baudelaire i te 19 senitenali, “ko te faiga o tatou ke tali‵tonu i a ia e sē se tino tonu.”


Thus, Paul created an atmosphere in which Agrippa, as well as the other listeners, would be more likely to accept what he was about to present. 	 Tela la, ne faipati atu a Paulo i se auala telā ka fia fakalogologo kae talia i ei ne Akelipa fakatasi mo nisi tino a mea kolā ka fai atu ne ia.


“Foxes have dens and birds of heaven have roosts, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay down his head,” he said. 	 Ne fai atu a ia: “E isi ne lua o alope, mo manueva e isi foki ne olotou ofaga, ka ko au te Tama a te Tagata, e seai se koga mo oku fakatapū.”


It motivated him always to do the things pleasing to God. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu faeloa a te mea tenā ki a ia ke fai ne ia a mea kolā e fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


18 Studies show that in many countries, there is an acute need, not for university graduates, but for people to work in the trades and services. 	 18 E fakaasi mai i sukesukega me i fenua e uke, e lasi ‵ki te manakoga, e se mō tama‵liki kolā ne a‵koga i iunivesiti, kae mō tino ke ga‵lue i galuega masani kolā e fai ki lima mo galuega kolā e fai mō tino.


Matthew 10:29-31 shows that he observes details about us that even we do not know: “Do not two sparrows sell for a coin of small value? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Mataio 10:29-31 me e iloilo ne ia a fakamatalaga e uiga ki a tatou faitalia me e se iloa ne tatou: “E mafai ne koutou o ‵togi mai se avā manu eva fo‵liki ki se sene; e seai foki se manu i a latou e to ki te one e se iloa ne te Tamana.


On what occasion did Jesus speak about happiness, and what was his opening statement? 	 I te koga fea ne faipati atu ei a Iesu e uiga ki te fiafia, kae ne a ana pati fakatomua?


1, 2. (a) How are love and faith connected? (b) What questions will we consider? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te sokoga o te alofa ki te fakatuanaki? (e) Kae ne a fesili ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


(Isaiah 41:8) And he provided them with the strength they needed to bear up under the difficult trials that mankind has experienced during these millenniums of independence. 	 (Isaia 41:8) Kae ne tuku atu ne ia te malosi ke mafai o kufaki latou i fakalavelave faiga‵ta kolā ne fe‵paki mo tino i te fia afe tausaga o te tu tokotasi mai te Atua.


At that moment, the cloth roll overhead gracefully unfurled, revealing the slogan: “Advertise the King and Kingdom.” 	 I te taimi tenā, ne talatala malie mai a te laugatu mai i luga i a latou, telā ne fakaasi mai i ei a te tugapati tenei: “Fakasalalau Atu te Tupu mo te Malo.”


(Ephesians 5:28-33) Yes, the Bible teaches us how to acknowledge and deal with our own imperfections and how to have success in coping with those of others. 	 (Efeso 5:28-33) E tonu, e akoako mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou ke talia kae ‵saga atu ki ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa mo te auala ke manumalo i vāivāiga o nisi tino.


Since then, he has helped other brothers to overcome similar trials and to recover spiritually. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ko oti eiloa ne fesoasoani atu a ia ki nisi taina ke manumalo i vaegā tofotofoga penā kae ke toe maua ne latou te malosi faka-te-agaga.


WHAT DO YOU THINK? 	 SE A TAU FAKA ‵TAU?


But what about love? 	 Kae e a te alofa?


18, 19. How can you stop immoderate use of alcohol? 	 18, 19. E mafai pefea o fakagata ne koe te sōna fakaaogāga o te kava?


A Warning Example 	 Se Fakaakoakoga e ‵Tau o Fakaeteete i ei


(2 Chron. 16:1-3) In the latter case, Asa relied on his own wisdom and bribed King Ben-hadad of Syria to attack Baasha. 	 (2 Nofo. 16:1-3) Fakamuli ifo, ne fakalagolago a Asa ki tena poto eiloa kae ‵togi ne ia te tupu o Sulia ko Peniata ke taua atu ki a Paasa.


From your study of the Bible, you very likely now know that your life should be focused on praising Jehovah, not on merely pleasing yourself or acquiring material possessions. 	 Mai i tau sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu, kāti ko iloa nei ne koe me e ‵tau o fakavae tou olaga ki te avatuga o tavaega ki a Ieova, kae e se ko te fakafiafia fua o koe io me ko te ‵sala atu ki kope faka-te-foitino.


17 Indeed, whether we are dealing with our fellow believers or with those outside the congregation, we want to strive to apply the admonition: “Honor men of all sorts, have love for the whole association of brothers, be in fear of God, have honor for the king.”—1 Pet. 2:17. 	 17 E tonu, faitalia me e fesokotaki atu tatou ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu io me ko tino mai tua o te fakapotopotoga, e ‵tau o kausaki malosi tatou ke fakagalue aka te fakamalosiga tenei: “Āva ki tino katoa, a‵lofa ki otou taina tali‵tonu, ma‵taku ki te Atua, kae āva ki te Tupu.”—1 Petelu 2:17.


He thus called them for ‘this destiny.’ 	 Tela la, ne kalagagina ne Ieova latou mō ‘te mea tenei.’


Why, Jesus suffered so much emotional distress that “his sweat became as drops of blood falling to the ground”! 	 Ne logo‵mae malosi a Iesu telā ne ‵sali “tona tauta e pelā mo te motimotiga toto, e salisali ifo ki te laukele.”


Does not the principle reflected in that particular law move us to action? 	 E mata, e fai ne te fakatakitakiga telā ne fakavae mai te tulafono tenā ke gasue‵sue tatou?


16 Of course, you cannot expect to avoid all disagreements with your unbelieving relatives. 	 16 E tonu, e se mafai o ‵kalo keatea koe mai kinauga katoa mo ou kāiga sē tali‵tonu.


Tauno learned Bible truths at the age of 14 from the literature of the Bible Students. 	 Ne tauloto a Tauno ki muna‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu mai tusi a tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu kae ko 14 ana tausaga.


“All the people whom we saw in the midst of it are men of extraordinary size,” they cried. 	 “A tino katoa ne matea ne matou ne tino ‵loa katoa,” ko olotou pati.


They were once perfect, with the prospect of eternal life before them. 	 Ne fai muamua lāua e pelā me ne tino ‵lei katoatoa, mo te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai.


Loving relationships with others are more valuable than material riches. 	 A te mauaga o se fesokotakiga a‵lofa mo nisi tino se mea telā e tāua atu fakafia i lō koloa.


For example, the Israelites offered animal sacrifices to obtain forgiveness of sins. 	 E pelā mo te ofoatuga ne te kau Isalaelu a taulaga manu ke fakamagalo ei a agasala.


14 The positive effects of being impartial shine forth in many lands. 	 14 E lavea atu a ikuga ‵lei o te sē fakailoga tino i fenua e uke.


In this way, older ones make it easier for the youths to correct their course and maintain their relationship with God. 	 E sili atu te mea tenā i lō te fakaasiatuga o te manatu me ko se mafai eiloa o toe fai ne tatou se mea ki a latou, kae fai foki ei ke mafau‵fau latou penā.


Jesus promised his disciples: “Keep on asking, and it will be given you . . . 	 Ne tauto atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “Akai atu, kae ka tuku mai ki a koutou . . .


During the two years of the apostle’s captivity, soldiers hear him dictate letters to the Ephesian, Philippian, Colossian, and Hebrew Christians and see him write his own letter to a Christian named Philemon. 	 I te lua tausaga ne tausi fakapagota ei a te apositolo, ne lagona ne sotia tou tagata e faitau a tusi ki te kau Efeso, Filipi, Kolose, mo Kelisiano Epelu kae ne lavea ne latou e tusi a tena tusi ki te Kelisiano e igoa ki a Filemoni.


God’s Word is a lamp to our foot in that it can help us to deal with current problems. 	 A te Muna a te Atua se moli e takitaki ei tatou me e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou i te fakafesagai atu ki fakalavelave i aso nei.


It is often manifested in the no-one-is-going-to-tell-me-what-to-do or the fight-for-your-rights attitude of so many people today. 	 E masani o fakaasi mai te ea tenā i uiga masani o tino e tokouke i aso nei, penei: ‘E seai se tino e fai mai ki a au te mea e ‵tau o fai,’ io me ‘E ‵tau o taua atu koe mō tou saolotoga.’


They thus became examples of righteousness, and they led truly successful lives. 	 Tela la, ne fai latou mo fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te amiotonu, kae ne iku manuia olotou olaga.


(Gen. 21:9-12) Elders too should take time to do research. 	 (Kene. 21:9-12) E ‵tau foki mo toeaina o fai ke lava ‵lei te taimi ke suke‵suke ki se mataupu.


This was a different location from the Meribah that was near Rephidim. 	 E ‵kese a te koga tenei mai i Melipa telā e pili ki Lefiti.


He wrote: “For the Lord’s sake subject yourselves to every human creation: whether to a king as being superior or to governors.” (1 Pet. 2:13, 14) Although being no part of the wicked world, true Christians willingly subject themselves to government authorities “in their relative positions,” even as Paul instructed them.—Read Romans 13:1, 5-7. 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “Ke faka‵logo koutou ki pulega katoa a tāgata ona ko te Aliki: faitalia me ki se tupu telā e maluga io me ko kovana.” (1 Petelu 2:13, 14) E ui eiloa e se ne vaega o te lalolagi, e loto fia‵fia eiloa a Kelisiano ‵tonu o faka‵logo ki malo pule “i olotou tulaga kese‵kese,” e pelā mo te fakatonuga a Paulo ki a latou.—Faitau te Loma 13:1, 5-7.


4 Jesus Christ had predicted the city’s destruction, and he foretold events that would precede it—such disturbing occurrences as wars, food shortages, earthquakes, and lawlessness. 	 4 Ko leva ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu Keliso a te fakamaseiga o te fa‵kai fakatasi mo mea kolā ka ‵tupu mai mua o te fakamaseiga tenā—e pelā mo taua, oge meakai, mafuie mo amioga ma‵sei.


God is “the One teaching you to benefit yourself.” 	 Ko te Atua eiloa “e manako o akoako koutou ke ‵lei koutou.”


2 Perhaps those situations remind you of someone who made a difference in your life or of someone whose life you touched. 	 2 Kāti e fakamasaua mai ne tala konā e uiga ki se tino telā ne fai ei ke fai ne koe ne ‵fuliga lasi ki tou olaga io me ne pokotia malosi a ia ona ko koe.


(1 Tim. 6:11) If we are mild-tempered, we will display meekness by doing Jehovah’s will and accepting his guidance. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:11) Kafai tatou e loto maulalo, ka fakaasi atu i ei ne tatou a te agamalu mai te faiga o te loto o Ieova kae talia a tena takitakiga.


He said that this faithful brother was “willing to face the swarms of mosquitoes and the oppressive humidity. . . . 	 Ana muna me i te taina fakamaoni tenā “ne loto malie eiloa ke fa‵ki i te lafu namu mo te tau ‵vela . . .


They can ensnare us and distract us from our spiritual routine of studying the Bible, preparing for and attending meetings, and sharing regularly in the ministry. 	 E mafai o fai pelā me se malei kae fakalavelave mai ki ‵tou polokalame faka-te-agaga e pelā mo te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, fakatoka kae kau ki fakatasiga, mo te kau faeloa ki te galuega talai.


We see it as a privilege to be loyal to Jehovah. 	 E ‵kilo atu eiloa tatou ki ei e pelā me se tulaga fakaaloalo ke fakaasi atu te alofa fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


Job refused to deny everything for which he had lived. 	 Ne seki talia ne Iopu ke fakafiti ne ia a mea katoa kolā ne talitonu a ia ki ei.


What balance do Christians maintain? 	 Se a te kilokiloga paleni e fakatumau ne Kelisiano?


12, 13. How does Haggai 1:6 describe the situation of the Jews, and what does that verse mean? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea i te Hakai 1:6 te tulaga o tino Iutaia, kae se a te uiga o te fuaiupu tenā?


(Isaiah 65:17) Be assured that the blessings of God’s Kingdom are within your grasp if you follow the Bible’s advice: “Search for Jehovah . . . while he may be found. Call to him while he proves to be near.”—Isaiah 55:6. 	 (Isaia 65:17) Se mea tonu me e mafai eiloa o maua ne koe a fakamanuiaga i te Malo o te Atua māfai e tautali atu ki te fakatakitakiga tenei i te Tusi Tapu: “‵Fuli atu ki te Aliki kae ‵talo atu ki a ia, me ko pili mai a ia i te taimi nei.”—Isaia 55:6.


Since God is the Judge, we can be sure that in every case the judgments against the wicked will be righteous. 	 Ona ko te Atua te famasino, e mautinoa eiloa me i so se fakamasinoga e fai ki luga i tino matagā e tonu faeloa.


What will life be like? 	 Ka fai pefea te olaga i konā?


(Ps. 149:1) Our songs praise Jehovah, remind us of qualities that we should cultivate, and encourage us to participate joyfully in the ministry. 	 (Salamo 149:1) A ‵tou pese tavae ki a Ieova, se fakamasauaga ki uiga kolā e ‵tau o ati aka ne tatou, kae fakamalosi mai ke aofia tatou i te galuega talai.


Their share is in this life only. 	 A te lotou vaega e mō te olaga fua tenei.


(Psalm 139:1-12; Hebrews 4:13) Such intimate knowledge on God’s part made David feel secure, just as a small child feels secure in the arms of his loving parents. 	 (Salamo 139:1-12; Epelu 4:13) A te vaegā iloa tenei o te Atua ne fai ei ke tokagamalie a Tavita e pelā eiloa mo se tamaliki foliki telā e tokagamalie i lima o ana mātua a‵lofa.


17 When God’s Kingdom does come, rent and mortgages will cease, food will be free and plentiful, health-care costs will disappear. 	 17 Kafai ko oko mai te Malo o te Atua, ka fakaseai atu a kaitalafu mo fale ‵togi, ka uke a mea‵kai sē ‵togi, kae ka se toe manakogina a tokita mo vailakau.


Soon the walls are down and the city is destroyed. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne ma‵lepe ana ‵pui kae ne fakaseai i ei te fa‵kai.


A spiritual person is inclined toward God, the opposite of the physical person. 	 A te tagata faka-te-agaga e manako o fakapilipili atu ki te Atua, e ‵kese mo te tino faka-te-foitino.


(Luke 8:1) Jesus’ disposition and conduct toward his disciples taught them how they were to treat one another.—Read John 13:14-17. 	 (Luka 8:1) A faifaiga mo amioga a Iesu ne fai ki ana soko ne akoako atu ei latou ki faifaiga mo amioga kolā e ‵tau foki o fai ne latou ki nisi tino.—Faitau te Ioane 13:14-17.


What, though, about the latter part of that statement? 	 Kae pefea la te vaega fakaoti o te fuaiupu tenā?


The wife was a prominent woman in her hometown of Shunem. 	 Ne lauiloa te fafine i te lotou fa‵kai ko Sunema.


(Jeremiah 17:9) This treachery of the heart may manifest itself when we make excuses for our errors, minimize shortcomings, rationalize away serious personality flaws, or exaggerate accomplishments. 	 (Ielemia 17:9) E mafai o iloa te loto faka‵se tino tenei māfai e fai ne tatou ne fakamasakoga ki ‵tou mea ‵se, fakamāmā a ‵tou agasala, io me fai‵pati fakamata‵mata ki ‵tou mea e fai.


In his great prophecy regarding the time of the end, Jesus pointedly stated: “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.” 	 I tena valoaga sili e uiga ki te taimi o te gataga, ne taku ‵tonu mai a Iesu, penei: “A te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo, e fakamatala atu ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo fai te molimau ki tino katoa; ko oko mai ei te gataga.”


However, the brother conducting the meeting for field service should take sufficient time to discuss or demonstrate a simple presentation that is well-suited to the territory or to consider other practical information that can be used in the ministry that day. 	 Kae e ‵tau o fakaavanoa foki ne te taina e fai ne ia te fakatasiga mō te galuega talai, a taimi e lava ke sau‵tala ki se mataupu io me ke fai se fakaasiga faigofie telā e fetaui ‵lei mo te koga talai io me sau‵tala ki nisi auala aogā kolā e mafai o fakaaogā i te galuega talai i te aso tenā.


A MOMENTOUS event, one that had never before been seen on earth, occurred about October 29 C.E. The Gospel writer Matthew reports: “After being baptized Jesus immediately came up from the water; and, look! the heavens were opened up, and [John the Baptizer] saw descending like a dove God’s spirit coming upon [Jesus]. 	 N E TUPU se mea fakaofoofogia telā ne seki tupu aka eiloa muamua i te lalolagi, i a Oketopa i te 29 T.A. E lipoti mai te tino tusitala o te Evagelia ko Mataio: “I te otiga o Iesu ne papatiso, fanake ei mai te vai.


In fact, while he was a prisoner, Paul wrote several encouraging letters. 	 E tonu, i te taimi ko fai ei a ia mo pagota, ne tusi atu ne Paulo a nai tusi fakamalosi loto.


It is mentioned by both characters in the illustration as well as by Jesus. 	 E lavea faka‵lei a te mea tenei i pati a tino e tokolua konā i te tala fakatusa tenā, e pelā foki mo Iesu.


At our meetings, then, we are listening to Jehovah’s voice and sensing his loving care. 	 I ‵tou fakatasiga, e fakalogo‵logo eiloa tatou ki te leo o Ieova kae lagona ne tatou te tausiga alofa a ia.


Of course, not everyone who merely claims to believe in God lives up to the Bible’s high standards. 	 Se mea tonu me e se ko tino katoa kolā e fai mai me e tali‵tonu latou ki te Atua e ola e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga tu ‵kese mai te Tusi Tapu.


Paul’s words to the Ephesians may also remind us that at most of our gatherings for worship, we benefit from our heartfelt singing of “spiritual songs”—many of them dealing with spiritual qualities, such as goodness. 	 E mafai foki o fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a pati a Paulo ki te kau i Efeso me i te ukega o fakatasiga faka-te-tapuakiga kolā e ‵kau atu tatou ki ei e maua i ei a mea tāua mai te usuatuga o “pese tapu” mo ‵tou loto kātoa—kae e fakasino sāle atu a pese e uke konā ki uiga faka-te-agaga, e pelā mo te aga‵lei.


Have no fear; you are worth more than many sparrows.”—Luke 12:4-7. 	 Tela la, sa ma‵taku, me e sili atu eiloa te tāua o koutou i manu fo‵liki e uke!”—Luka 12:4-7.


Christians were told: “Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.” (1 Peter 4:4) Historian Will Durant wrote that Christians “were troubling the pleasure-mad pagan world with their piety and their decency.” 	 Ne fai atu ki Kelisiano: “Ko ‵numi olotou mafaufau me ko se tumau koutou i te ‵tele fakatasi mo latou i te auala e tasi telā e fai i ei a toe amioga ma‵sei, ko faifai muna atu ei latou ki a koutou.” (1 Petelu 4:4) Ne tusi mai a te tino tusitala ko Will Durant me i Kelisiano ko fai mo “fakalavelave ki te lalolagi fapaupau kae fakavale‵vale ki fakafiafiaga ona ko te lotou fia amio‵tonu.”


Solomon spoke “three thousand proverbs.” (1 Ki. 4:30, 32, 34) Many of these were written down and are still treasured by those who seek wisdom. 	 Ne ‵fatu ne Solomona e “tolu afe fuaiupu faka mua‵gana.” (1 Tupu 4:30, 32, 34) Ne tusi ki lalo te ukega o mea konei kae koi fakatāua eiloa ne tino kolā e salasala ki te poto.


He writes: “Christ suffered for you, leaving you a model for you to follow his steps closely.” (1 Peter 2:21) Indeed, having lived an extraordinary life, Jesus Christ had much to offer. 	 E tusi mai a ia: “I te mea i a Keliso ne puapuagatia mō koutou, kae tuku atu foki ne ia ki a koutou te fakaakoakoga, ke tau‵tali ei koutou i ona kalafaga.” (1 Petelu 2:21) A te ‵tonuga loa, ona ko te mea ne ola a ia i se olaga fakaofoofogia, ne uke ‵ki a mea ne fai ne Iesu Keliso i tena olaga kolā e mafai o fakaakoako tatou ki ei.


He can deliver his people from any predicament, even doing so by using those who appear weak or helpless. 	 E mafai ne ia o faka‵sao ana tino mai so se fakalavelave, faitalia me foliga mai me i tino konā e vāivāi io me ‵seva.


(John 6:44) What moved him to do so? 	 (Ioane 6:44) Kaia ne filifili ei ne ia koe?


“There was a time when I would read the Bible before going to bed,” relates Ninfa, who lives in Italy. 	 “E isi se vaitaimi ne faitau sāle au ki te Tusi Tapu mai mua o moe,” ko pati a Ninfa, telā e nofo i Italia.


10 We also need to keep in mind a second important fact: Jehovah may give us recognition in ways we may never expect. 	 10 E ‵tau foki o masaua ne tatou a te lua o pogai tāua: E mafai o fakaasi mai ne Ieova i auala seki fakamoemoegina me e talia kae iloa ‵lei ne ia tatou.


(John 21:25) But what they were inspired to record enables us to peer into the mind of the greatest man who ever lived. 	 (Ioane 21:25) Kae ko mea kolā ne fakaosofia latou ke tusi ki lalo e fesoasoani mai i ei ki a tatou ke malamalama i manatu o te ‵toe tagata sili telā ne ola i te lalolagi nei.


Jesus himself said: “No man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man.” 	 Ne fai mai eiloa Iesu: “E seai se tino ko oti ne fanake ki te lagi, kae na ko ia fua e tokotasi telā ne fanaifo mai i ei, ko au tenā ko te Tama a te Tagata.”


18 Given the spiritual and moral bankruptcy of the days preceding the Flood, it is not hard to imagine how Noah’s family became the laughingstock of incredulous neighbors and the object of abuse and ridicule. 	 18 Ona ko te seai o se fiafia ki mea faka-te-agaga mo amioga ‵lei mai mua o te Lolo, e se faigata ke matea atu te fakatauemu o tuakoi ki te kāiga o Noa.


(Jas. 5:14, 15) And constantly keeping in mind the Scriptural hope of everlasting life can help to sustain us during tests of our faith.—John 17:3. 	 (Iakopo 5:14, 15) Kae e ‵tau o masaua faeloa ne tatou a te fakamoemoega i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te ola se-gata-mai telā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i taimi e tofotofo ei ‵tou fakatuanaki.—Ioane 17:3.


Why did he not do so? 	 Kaia ne seki fai ei ne ia te mea tenā?


In such an atmosphere, weak ones may easily fall into temptation and commit other works of the flesh such as “fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, [or succumb to] fits of anger.” 	 I vaegā taimi penā, se mea faigofie fua ki tino vāi‵vāi ke taka‵vale i fakaosoosoga kae fakataunu ne latou a nisi manakoga faka-te-foitino pelā mo te ‘sulaitetapu, te amio masei, mo te [takavale foki i te] finau valea.’


WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 10-16, 2018 	 TE VAIASO I A SETEMA 10-16, 2018


When Philip the evangelizer preached about Christ to the Samaritans, he received the full backing of those on the governing body. 	 I te taimi ne talai atu ei a Filipo ki tino Samalia e uiga ki te Keliso, ne ‵lago malosi a te potukau pule ki a ia.


Even God’s Son, Jesus, was humble when he prayed. 	 Ke oko foki ki te Tama a te Atua, ko Iesu, ne loto maulalo i te taimi ne ‵talo atu ei a ia.


And the heat-parched ground will have become as a reedy pool, and the thirsty ground as springs of water. 	 A vaitafe foliki ka ‵tafe i loto i te toafa; a te one vela ka liu namo, mo te laukele malō ka ‵fonu i vaipuna.


4, 5. Why is self-scrutiny essential for those who customarily partake of the Memorial emblems? 4 As the Memorial approaches each year, self-scrutiny is essential for those who customarily partake of the emblems. 	 4 I tausaga katoa, kafai ko pili o oko atu tatou ki te Fakamanatuga, e ‵tau mo tino kolā e ‵kai ki te falaoa kae inu sāle ki te uaina o fakamasino aka a latou eiloa.


Love for study is the key to opening their minds and hearts to obtain “the breadth and length and height and depth” of Scriptural truth. 	 A te fiafia o sukesuke ko te kī e ‵tala ei olotou mafaufau mo loto ke iloa “te lauefa, te loa, te maluga mo te ‵poko” o te munatonu faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


I want you to enjoy your life as one of my Witnesses!” 	 E manako au ke fiafia koe i tou olaga e pelā me se tokotasi o aku Molimau!”


Sophia: No, not really. 	 Sophia: Ikai, e se fai penā.


(1 John 5:14, 15) But we do not pray only to find someone with whom to conduct a home Bible study. 	 (1 Ioane 5:14, 15) Kae e se ‵talo fua tatou ke maua se tino ke fai tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


Over a year later, the decision was rendered in their favor. 	 E silia atu i te tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, ne manumalo latou i te fakaikuga telā ne fai.


How does Richard feel now? 	 Ne a la nei a lagonaga o Richard i te taimi nei?


Their writings include hundreds of prophecies and detailed genealogies, all pointing to the Messiah. 	 E aofia i olotou tusi a te fia selau o valoaga mo fakasologa māea o gafa kolā e fakasino atu katoa ki te Mesia.


7, 8. What are some ways in which we can cultivate humility? 	 7, 8. Ne a nisi auala e mafai ei o maua ne tatou te loto maulalo?


Undue anxiety will never help you to solve whatever problems you face. 	 Ka se mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe a te sōna manavase ke faka‵lei aka ei so se fakalavelave e fepaki mo koe.


“The Pharisees and their scribes began murmuring to his disciples, saying: ‘Why is it you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?’” (Luke 5:27-30) In Galilee some time later, “the Jews began to murmur at [Jesus] because he said: ‘I am the bread that came down from heaven.’” Even some of Jesus’ followers took offense at what he said and began to murmur.—John 6:41, 60, 61. 	 “E isi Falesaio mo faiakoga o te Tulafono, ne fatufatu ki soko o Iesu, kae ne fai mai, ‘Ai a e ‵kai kae inu fakatasi ei koutou mo tino agasala?’ ” (Luka 5:27-30) Fakamuli ifo i Kalilaia, ne “fatufatu tino Iutaia ki a [Iesu], i te mea i a ia ne fai atu pelā, ‘Au nei ko te falaoa o te ola ne fanaifo mai te lagi.’ ” Ke oko foki loa ki nisi soko o Iesu ne seki fia‵fia latou ki ana pati kae kamata ei o mui‵mui.—Ioane 6:41, 60, 61.


Whether you are presently in the full-time service or you are working toward that goal, consider this: How can the full-time ministry strengthen your relationship with Jehovah? 	 Faitalia me koi galue koe i te taviniga tumau io me ko galue nei koe ki te fakamoemoega tenā, ke mafaufau ki te mea tenei: E mafai pefea ne te taviniga tumau o fakamalosi aka a tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova?


Jehovah caused a scourge to afflict the disobedient ones, “and those dead from the scourge amounted to fourteen thousand seven hundred, aside from those dead on account of Korah.”—Numbers 16:41-49. 	 Ne fai ne Ieova se mala ke fakalogo‵mae atu ki tino sē faka‵logo, kae ko “te aofaki o tino kola ne mate e tusa mo te sefulu fa afe fituselau, e se aofia i ei a tino kola ne mate fakatasi mo Kola.”—Numela 16:41-49.


Angered by this, the chief priests and the scribes protested: “Do you hear what these are saying?” 	 Ona ko te lotou kaitaua ki te mea tenei, ne fāmeo atu a te faitaulaga pule mo faiakoga o te Tulafono, penei: “E lagona ne koe olotou pati ne fai?”


So let us see how giving attention to each of the eight things cited by Paul can help us with our conversations. 	 Ke onoono nei tatou ki te auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani mai ki ‵tou sau‵talaga a te ‵saga tonu atu ki mea e valu kolā ne taku mai ne Paulo.


4 Many of Jehovah’s servants today seem to have difficulty fitting Bible reading and deep study into their lives. 	 4 E foliga mai pelā me e faigata ki tavini e tokouke a Ieova i aso nei ke fakaavanoa i olotou olaga a taimi mō te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu mo te faiga o sukesukega ki mea ‵loto.


(John 4:24; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17) Hence, Jesus was not saying that we humans could actually see Jehovah with our physical eyes. 	 (Ioane 4:24; Kolose 1:15; 1 Timoteo 1:17) Tela la, e seki fai mai a Iesu me e mafai ne tatou o lavea atu a Ieova ki ‵tou mata faka-te-foitino.


(Luke 3:15) Now the long-awaited Messiah was in their midst teaching. 	 (Luka 3:15) Nei la, ko akoako atu a te Mesia telā ne fakatalitali ki ei i va o latou.


So wrote Deborah Tannen, a best-selling author and sociolinguist at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. 	 Konā loa a pati a Deborah Tannen, se tino tusitala lauiloa kae sukesuke foki ki uiga kese‵kese o tino, i te Iunivesiti o Georgetown i Washington, D.C.


(Proverbs 21:4) Interestingly, the Bible in particular warns Christians “who are rich in the present system of things” not to be “high-minded,” or “haughty.” (1 Timothy 6:17, footnote; Deuteronomy 8:11-17) Those Christians who are not rich should avoid having “an envious eye,” and they should remember that haughtiness can develop in anyone—rich or poor.—Mark 7:21-23; James 4:5. 	 (Faataoto 21:4) Se mea ‵lei ke fakailoa mai te Tusi Tapu ke fakaeteete, maise eiloa ki Kelisiano “kolā e mauko‵loa i mea o te olaga nei” ke “se fakamata‵mata,” io me e ‘fia ‵sili.’ (1 Timoteo 6:17, te fakamatalaga fakaopoopo i te NW; Teutelonome 8:11-17) A ko Kelisiano kolā e se mau‵mea e ‵tau o ‵teke atu ki te uiga ko te “kaisanosano,” kae e ‵tau o masaua ne latou me i te fakamatamata e mafai o maua ne so se tino—tino mau‵mea io me ko tino ma‵tiva.—Maleko 7:21-23; Iakopo 4:5.


He saw the need for refreshment. 	 Ne lavea foki ne ia te manakoga ki fakafiafiaga.


When we help others and see their appreciative response, we feel better about ourselves. 	 Kafai e matea ne tatou te loto fakafetai o tino kolā e fesoasoani tatou ki ei, e lagona eiloa ne tatou te fiafia.


(Jude 22, 23) Of course, if after repeated admonitions someone insists on promoting false teachings, elders need to take decisive action in order to protect the congregation.—1 Timothy 1:20; Titus 3:10, 11. 	 (Iuta 22, 23) Kae kafai e fakamalosi fakafia atu ki se tino, kae e loto ‵fika a ia i te akoako atu o akoakoga ‵se, e ‵tau eiloa o fai ne te kau toeaina se fakaikuga mautinoa ke puipui ei te fakapotopotoga.—1 Timoteo 1:20; Tito 3:10, 11.


This is why I speak to them by the use of illustrations, because, looking, they look in vain, and hearing, they hear in vain, neither do they get the sense of it; and toward them the prophecy of Isaiah is having fulfillment, which says, ‘By hearing, you will hear but by no means get the sense of it; and, looking, you will look but by no means see. 	 Tena te mea ne faipati ei au ki a latou i tala fakatusa; i te mea e kilo‵kilo fua latou kae e se matea ne latou, e faka‵logo kae se lagona; e se maina foki a latou i ei.


Showing Respect for Our Sacred Gatherings 	 Ke Fakaasi Atu te Āva ki ‵Tou Maopoopoga ‵Malu


In this 21st century, the word of God has spread to literally all parts of the earth. 	 Kae ko te gasoloakaga o koga talai e salalau atu ki ei a te muna a te Atua ne tuku atu i ei se avanoaga ki tino i koga katoa ke ‵saga atu ki te alofa o te Atua.


It would be presumptuous for others to take issue with his feeling. 	 Se mea masei ‵ki ke ‵teke atu a nisi tino ki ana lagonaga.


Those words have decorated national emblems and even the uniforms of soldiers. 	 Ko oti ne fakagali‵gali aka ki pati konā a fuka o atufenua mo togiga foki o te kau sotia.


I have been at Bethel ever since. 	 Tenā eiloa toku taimi muamua ki te Peteli.


Do not come to be among heavy drinkers of wine, among those who are gluttonous eaters of flesh. 	 Sa takaga ki tino inu malosi ki uaina, io me ko tino gafula.


One Bible scholar wrote that if the fugitive neglected to approach the elders, “it was at his peril.” 	 Ne tusi mai se tino poto i te Tusi Tapu me kafai e fakatamala a te tino tatino i se auala pasala o fanatu ki te kau toeaina, “ka tu eiloa a ia i se tulaga fakamataku.”


Note that parents are first told to cultivate their own spirituality, building love for Jehovah and taking his words to heart. 	 Masaua la me ne fai atu muamua ki mātua ke ati aka te lotou fesokotakiga mo te Atua, mai te fakamalosi aka o te lotou a‵lofa ki a Ieova kae taofi ‵mau foki ki ana muna i olotou loto.


What does proving what we ourselves are involve? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te fakatalitonu atu e uiga ki a tatou eiloa?


He says, for instance, that Moses “continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible.” 	 E pelā mo ana muna me ‘ne tumau te talitonu o Mose me ko matea eiloa ne ia te Atua tela e se mafai o matea.’


What benefits result from practicing the things we have learned from God’s Word? 14 Practicing what we learn through personal Bible study and Christian meetings will bring many benefits. 	 14 A te tau‵tali atu ki mea kolā ne tauloto ne tatou i te faiga o ‵tou sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo te kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga Kelisiano ka maua i ei ne tatou a mea aogā e uke.


Still, they can be broken. 	 Kae koi mafai eiloa o ‵fuli aka a mea konā.


A Basis for Happiness 	 Te Pogai o te Fiafia


Jehovah really protects us.” 	 E puipui eiloa tatou ne Ieova.”


7 Parents usually tell a child what is right or wrong, believing that they have taught him a certain moral principle. 	 7 E masani o fakasino sāle atu a mātua ki tama‵liki e uiga ki se mea tonu io me se mea sē tonu, kae e tali‵tonu latou me ko oti ne tuku atu ki a latou se akoakoga ‵lei.


Food, drink, and shelter, for example, are essential if a person is to remain in good physical health. 	 E pelā eiloa mo tena manako ki meakai, meainu mo se fale, māfai e fia ola ‵lei a ia i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


Psalm 46:9: “[God] is bringing an end to wars throughout the earth. 	 Salamo 46:9: “E aumai ne te [Atua] te gataga ki taua i te lalolagi kātoa.


16 If we continue to ignore the warnings of our conscience, its voice will become weaker and weaker until we are morally unfeeling or insensitive. 	 16 Kafai e se ‵saga sāle atu tatou ki ‵tou loto lagona, ka gasolo eiloa o vāivāi tena leo ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko makeke kae ‵fika ‵tou loto e uiga ki ‵tou amioga.


(Romans 12:18) “All men” include family members and others who may not share our beliefs. 	 (Loma 12:18) E aofia i “tino katoa” a kāiga mo nisi tino kolā e se ‵pau ‵tou talitonuga.


How can we use upbuilding speech to strengthen our unity? 	 E fakaaoga pefea ne tatou a pati fakamalosi ke ati aka ei a te ‵tou ‵kau fakatasi?


8 Jehovah now reveals to Moses that there will be one more blow against Pharaoh and all the Egyptians, a final one. 	 8 Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova ki a Mose me e toe tasi eiloa te mala ka fakaoko atu ne ia ki a Falao mo tino Aikupito katoa, ko te ‵toe mala eiloa tenā.


In case a son or a daughter of a Christian family stops serving Jehovah, it is, indeed, “tribulation” for parents who have tried to raise him or her in God’s truth.—Prov. 17:25. 	 Kafai ko kamata o taofi aka ne se tamaliki o te kāiga Kelisiano a tena taviniga ki a Ieova, e fai eiloa te mea tenā e pelā me se “fakalavelave” ki mātua kolā ne taumafai o puti aka a ia i muna‵tonu a te Atua.—Faataoto 17:25.


Being imperfect humans, all of us have experienced illness, some even grave illness. 	 Ona ko te sē ‵lei katoatoa, ko oti ne maua ne tatou katoa se masaki, kae ko nisi tino ne ma‵saki malosi.


“Babylon the Great” is doomed to destruction 	 Ko pili o fakaseai atu a “Papelonia Takutakua”


Trialsome situations may arise at work, in school, within the family, or in the congregation. 	 E mafai o ‵sae aka a tofotofoga i te galuega, i te akoga, i loto i te kāiga, io me i te fakapotopotoga.


6 Paul also built faith in his fellow believers by his skillful use of the Scriptures. 	 6 Ne fakamalosi aka foki ne Paulo a te fakatuanaki i ana taina tali‵tonu ona ko tena atamai i te fakaaogāga o te Tusi Tapu.


We eagerly look forward to seeing what further freedom may develop before the end of this system. 	 E olioli eiloa tatou ke matea atu a nisi saolotoga penā a koi tuai o oko mai te gataga o te olaga masei tenei.


He fulfilled Zechariah’s Messianic prophecy: “Look! Your King is coming to you, mild-tempered, and mounted upon an ass, yes, upon a colt, the offspring of a beast of burden.” 	 Ne fakataunu ne ia te valoaga a Sakalia e uiga ki te Mesia, penei: “Kiloke, a ‵tou tupu ko vau ki a koe, e loto malalo a ia, kae sopo i te asini, e sopo foki i te tamā asini.”


(Job 31:31, 32) Although we may not be rich, we can “follow the course of hospitality.” 	 (Iopu 31:31, 32) E tiga eiloa e ma‵tiva tatou, e mafai o ‘fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa kaimalie’ io me ko te uiga talimālō.


The master honored each of the faithful slaves with the words: “Well done, good and faithful slave! 	 Ne fakamālō atu a te matai ki ana tavini fakamaoni taki tokotasi mo ana pati: “Mālō, a koe se tavini ‵lei kae fakamaoni!


The apostle Peter says: “You wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, in order that, if any are not obedient to the word, they may be won without a word through the conduct of their wives, because of having been eyewitnesses of your chaste conduct together with deep respect.” (1 Peter 3:1, 2) Sarah, who respected her husband, Abraham, was privileged to bear Isaac and become an ancestress of Jesus Christ. 	 E fai mai te apositolo ko Petelu: “E penā foki koutou e fāfine, e ‵tau mo koutou o faka‵logo ki otou avaga, ko te mea kafai e isi ne tāgata mai i a latou e se tali‵tonu ki te muna a te Atua, e mafai o tosina mai latou ke tali‵tonu ona ko otou amioga. E se manakogina foki te fai‵pati o koutou ki ei, me e matea eiloa ne latou te ‵ma mo te ‵tonu otou amioga.” (1 Petelu 3:1, 2) A Sala, telā ne āva ki tena avaga, ko Apelaamo, ne maua ne ia te tauliaga ke fanau ne ia a Isaako, fai ei a ia mo fai se tupuna o Iesu Keliso.


Of course, death of a mate and divorce end marriages in very different ways. 	 E tonu, e ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a ikuga e oko ki ei a tino a‵vaga māfai ko mate se tino io me māvae.


(Psalm 94:19) God hears the prayers of his people, as shown in King Solomon’s prayer at the inauguration of Jehovah’s temple. 	 (Salamo 94:19) Ne fakaasi mai i te ‵talo a te tupu ko Solomona i te taimi o te fakaulufalega o te faletapu o Ieova, me e lagona eiloa ne te Atua a ‵talo a ana tino.


That certainly is understandable. 	 E malamalama ‵lei eiloa i te mea tenā.


But is such a bond really possible? 	 Kae e mata, e mafai eiloa o maua te vaegā fesokotakiga tenā?


Every day, he took the same route home from work. 	 I aso katoa, ne fanatu faeloa a ia i te auala e tasi ki tena fale mai te galuega.


6 How useful the Psalms are to Jehovah’s worshipers! When we want to thank God for all his great deeds in our behalf, our minds may well turn to beautiful words found in the Psalms. 	 Kafai ko oko atu tatou ki se aso fou, e mafai o fakaosofiagina tatou ke fai ne pati e tai ‵pau mo pati konei: “Te Aliki, se mea sili i te ‵lei o avatu a fakafetai ki a koe, o usu atu a pese o tavaega ki tou malu, ko te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga.


Regarding a certain tree in the garden of Eden, God told him: “You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.”* (Genesis 2:17) Hence, Adam understood that death was not inevitable. 	 E uiga ki se lakau i te fatoaga i Etena, ne fai te Atua ki a ia: “E se tau eiloa mo koe o kai ki fuaga o te lakau tenā, me kafai e kai koe ki ei, a koe e mate eiloa i te taimi tenā.”* (Kene. 2:17) Telā la, ne malamalama Atamu me i te mate se mea telā e mafai o se oko atu ki a ia.


Their appreciation for the truths they were learning about Jesus prompted them to take what step? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ke fai ne latou ona ko te loto fia‵fia ki muna‵tonu kolā ne tauloto ne latou e uiga ki a Iesu?


(Matthew 28:20) Will we be able to fulfill this aspect of Jesus’ commission? 	 (Mataio 28:20) E mata, e mafai o fakataunu ne tatou te vaega tenei o te fakatonuga a Keliso?


But John the Baptist told them: “God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.”—Luke 3:8. 	 Kae ne fai atu a Ioane te Papatiso ki a latou: “E mafai ne te Atua o faka‵tu aka ne tama‵liki ma Apelaamo mai i fatu konei.”—Luka 3:8.


They want to maintain good health and to prolong life. 	 E ma‵nako latou o fakatumau a te malosi ‵lei kae ke ola leva.


15 “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one,” declared the apostle John. 	 15 “Ka ko te lalolagi kātoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei,” ko te folafolaga a te apositolo ko Ioane.


This will further equip those present to give an effective witness. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu te mea tenei ki tino talai i konā ke tuku atu se molimau magoi.


2 From the foregoing examples, we can see that pride may imply a sense of delight that comes from some act or possession. 	 2 Mai fakaakoakoga konei, ko mafai ei o lavea ne tatou me e mafai o fakauiga a te vaegā fakamatamata tenei ki se fiafia telā e māfua mai i mea ne fai io me ko mea ne maua.


(Matthew 9:2-6) So sin is the cause of sickness and death. 	 (Mataio 9:2-6) Tela la, ne oko mai a ma‵saki mo te mate ona ko te agasala.


17 On the other hand, if we minimized the Bible-based counsel that we receive through the faithful and discreet slave class, choosing to follow an independent course, we would be placing ourselves at odds with God’s unfolding purpose. 	 17 I te suā feitu la, kafai e manatu mā‵ma tatou ki fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e maua ne tatou e auala i te tavini fakamaoni kae poto, kae filifili aka ke olo tatou i ‵tou auala eiloa, ko fai ei ne tatou a tatou eiloa ke ‵seke mo te fuafuaga a te Atua.


No wonder that contentment—an inward feeling of satisfaction—seems elusive in a world that fosters a desire for more possessions, greater achievements, or the life enjoyed by others! 	 E se tioa eiloa me i te lotomalie se lagonaga fiafia telā e foliga mai me e faigata o fakamatala i se lalolagi telā e fakamalosi aka i ei se manakoga mō kope e uke, fakamoemoega ma‵luga, io me ko te vaegā olaga o nisi tino!


(1 Corinthians 15:3-8) He further reasoned: “If Christ is being preached that he has been raised up from the dead, how is it some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? 	 (1 Kolinito 15:3-8) Ne toe fai mai a ia: “Kafai ne folafolagina Keliso me ne toetu mai tino ‵mate, e pefea la o fai mai a nisi o koutou me seai se toetu o tino ‵mate?


Does the master say: “Come here at once and recline at the table”? 	 E mata, ne fai atu te matai: “Vau fakavave o kai”?


(Romans 12:12) At times, we need to make a specific request for the wisdom and strength needed to cope with a trial. 	 (Loma 12:12) I nisi taimi e ‵tau mo tatou o fai se fakamolemole totino ke maua te poto mo te malosi ke fa‵ki i se tofotofoga faigata.


HOW grateful we can be for the operation of Jehovah’s holy spirit! 	 KO OKO eiloa i te ‵tou fia‵fia ki te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu o Ieova!


3. (a) After Jesus’ ascension to heaven, what important decision did the faithful apostles make? (b) What will we consider in this article? 	 3. (a) Mai tua o te fanakaga a Iesu ki te lagi, se a te fakaikuga tāua ne fai ne apositolo fakamaoni konei? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


In that case, the couple would have to decide which life to try to save.* 	 I te tulaga tenā, e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne te tauavaga me ko oi ka fakasao ne lāua.*


Just what would Jehovah’s Chosen One have to endure? 	 Kae ne a mea e ‵tau o kufaki i ei a te Tino Filifilia a Ieova?


This is also true of families. 	 E tonu foki eiloa te mea tenei e uiga ki kāiga.


“Find exquisite delight in Jehovah, and he will grant you the desires of your heart.”—PS. 	 “‵Sala tou manuia ki te Aliki [Ieova], kae ka avatu ne ia ki a koe te mea e manako koe ki ei.”—SALA.


Famine soon grips the city. 	 Ne pokotia te fa‵kai i te oge.


This principle can help us with many questions that could arise in our life, such as: ‘Does this activity fall in the category of fleshly works? 	 A te fakatakitakiga tenei e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke tali aka a fesili e uke i ‵tou olaga, e pelā mo te: E mata, e fakamalosi aka i te galuega tenā a manakoga faka-te-foitino?


Just like the apostle Paul, we can say: “We are God’s fellow workers.” (1 Cor. 3:9) Krystyna, who admits that she occasionally becomes despondent, says: “That is why I keep begging Jehovah for strength. 	 E pelā mo te apositolo ko Paulo, e mafai o fai atu tatou: “Me i a [matou] ne tino faigaluega, e ga‵lue fakatasi mō te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 3:9) Ne fai mai a Krystyna telā e masani sāle o loto vāivāi: “Tenā te pogai e akai atu faeloa au ki a Ieova ke tuku mai te malosi.


“I am fighting to control improper thoughts. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “Ne taua malosi atu au ke fakagata oku mafaufauga ma‵sei.


This sets the pattern for Jehovah’s Witnesses to follow when Gog launches his attack against them. 	 A tena alofa e tumau!’ ” (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 20:18-21) E tonu, ne tumau eiloa a tino i te ‵viki atu ki a Ieova faitalia te taua tonu mai o te fili.


However, it will stand you both in good stead if you have a reasonable approach, a sense of humor, and the stabilizing qualities of humility, patience, and reliance on Jehovah.” 	 E ui i ei, ka fai ne te mea tenā ke ‵lei koulua māfai e ata fai‵pati, e mata fia‵fia, e loto mau‵lalo, kufaki, kae fakalagolago ki a Ieova.”


(Verse 19) How, though, do we choose life? 	 (Fuaiupu e 19) Kae e mafai la pefea o filifili ne tatou a te ola?


Author P. D. Mehta wrote: “A vast amount of suffering is due to our own lust, to our feverish pleasure-seeking and self-indulgence, to our greed and our ambition.” 	 Ne tusi mai a te tino tusitala ko P. D. Mehta: “A te ukega o logo‵maega e pogai mai i ‵tou manakoga totino, ‵tou fiafiaga sē pulea kae aofia malosi i ei, ‵tou kaima‵nako mo ‵tou fia ‵sili.”


Why should we show a measure of honor and respect to people in general? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o avatu ne tatou a vikiga mo te āva ki nisi tino?


14, 15. (a) What are some of the decisions we face in everyday life? (b) How can we make decisions in a way that reflects our godly fear? 14 You have to make decisions every day, both major and minor. 	 14 E ‵tau o fai ne koe a filifiliga i aso takitasi, faitalia me ne filifiliga ‵lasi io me ne tamā filifiliga.


Yet, almost all who divorce find that life afterward is harder than they expected. 	 Kae mai tua ifo i ei, toeitiiti ko tino katoa e ‵tala olotou avaga ne lagona ne latou te faigata i lō te mea ne fakamoe‵moe latou ki ei.


When Jehovah caused Amos to see “a basket of summer fruit,” it meant that the end was near for Israel. 	 I te faiga ne Ieova ke matea ne Amosa se “kete o fuagā lakau” o te ‵tau ‵vela, ne fakaasi atu i ei te pili mai o te gataga o Isalaelu.


At Jesus’ trial, when offered the opportunity to accept Jesus as their king, the chief priests went so far as to cry out: “We have no king but Caesar.” 	 I te taimi ne fai ei te fono famasino o Iesu, ne tuku atu te avanoaga ke talia ne latou a Iesu e pelā me ko te lotou tupu, ne silia atu foki te ma‵sei o mea ne fai ne faitaulaga sili, me ne ‵tagi atu latou, penei: “E seai se motou tupu, ko Kaisala fua!”


6 Do you see how this issue touches your life? 	 6 E mata, e lavea ne koe te auala e pokotia ei tou olaga i te kinauga tenei?


(Matthew 24:4-7, 11-14) While Jesus’ words have their major fulfillment today, they did have a minor fulfillment back then. 	 (Mataio 24:4-7, 11-14) E ui eiloa e isi se fakataunuga lasi i aso nei, ne isi foki se fakataunuga foliki o te mea tenā i aso konā.


11 When making decisions about what to wear, God’s servants take into account that “there is a time for every activity and every action.” 	 11 Kafai e fai ne tavini a te Atua a fakaikuga ki olotou gatu e pei, e mafau‵fau eiloa latou ki te manatu me e “isi se taimi tonu mō mea katoa.”


The earliest positive legislation on the subject seems to be contained in the letter of the bishops assembled at Tours in 567 and the [canons] of the Council of Macon in 585.”—The Catholic Encyclopedia. 	 E foliga mai me ne maua foki a te tulafono mautinoa muamua e uiga ki te mataupu tenei i tusi a faifeau kolā ne maopoopo i Tours i te 567 T.A. mo [tusi] o te Fonopule o Macon i te 585.”—The Catholic Encyclopedia.


Why do we say this? 	 Kaia e fai atu ei ne tatou te mea tenei?


The world of mankind has been judged. 	 Ko oti ne fakamasino aka a te lalolagi o tino.


13 After Isaac moved his encampment farther away, his shepherds dug another well. 	 13 Mai tua ifo o te tiakinaga ne Isaako a te koga tenā kae fanatu ki se koga tai ‵mao, ne toe keli ne ana tino tausi mamoe a te suā vaikeli.


By means of the prophet Malachi, Jehovah said: “I loved Jacob, and Esau I have hated.”—Mal. 1:2, 3. 	 Ne fai mai a Ieova e auala i te pelofeta ko Malaki: “Au ne alofa ki a Iakopo mo tena gafa, kae seki fiafia ki a Esau mo tena gafa.”—Mala. 1:2, 3.


Why is a parent’s continued effort important? 	 Kaia e tāua ei a taumafaiga tumau a mātua?


(Matthew 13:22) “Those who are determined to be rich,” wrote the apostle Paul, “fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.” (1 Timothy 6:9) To help them avoid this “snare,” Jesus reminded his followers that their heavenly Father knew they needed all these things. 	 (Mataio 13:22, NW) Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ka ko tino kolā e ma‵nako ke maumea latou, ko pa‵ku atu latou ki te fakaosoosoga, ka ko maleigina foki latou ne te uke o manatu va‵lea mo manako ma‵sei, kolā e ‵futi ne latou ki lalo o fakamasei kae fakamalepe valevale.” (1 Timoteo 6:9) I te fesoasoani atu ke ‵kalo keatea mai te ‘malei’ tenā, ne fakamasaua atu a Iesu ki ana soko me e iloa ne te lotou Tamana i te lagi me e ‵tau o maua ne latou a mea katoa konā.


Interestingly, the Bible, the most widely translated and distributed holy book in the world, does not present the earth as a place to escape from, a stepping-stone of sorts. 	 Kae e tāua ‵ki te manatu, me e se fakamatala mai ne te Tusi Tapu, ko te ‵toe tusi faka-te-lotu telā e lasi tena fakasalalauga mo ‵fuliga ki nisi ‵gana i te lalolagi kātoa, me i te lalolagi se koga fua ke ‵tele keatea mai i ei, io me se koga fua e ola i ei ke oko atu ki nisi koga kolā e ma‵luga atu.