In his letter to the Romans, Paul wrote: “Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” 	 I tena tusi ki te kau Loma, ne tusi atu a Paulo, penei: “Ne iloa tonu eiloa ne koutou a te mea tenei: i te papatisoga o tatou mō Keliso Iesu, e a, ne papatiso tatou ki te ‵kau fakatasi mo ia i tona mate?”


As teachers in the congregation, overseers should be conscious of the need to rid themselves of negative attitudes. 	 E pelā me ne faiakoga i te fakapotopotoga, e ‵tau faeloa o matea ne ovasia a te manakoga ke tapale keatea a vaegā uiga se aogā mai i a latou.


The children evidently reflected the antagonistic attitude of their parents. 	 Ne fakaasi mai eiloa ne tama‵liki konā a manatu ‵teke o olotou mātua.


Rivalry is not conducive to cooperation when it comes to arranging for meeting times and such necessities as cleaning or renovating. 	 E se mafai o maua te fealofani māfai e isi se uiga fakatau‵fai i fakatokaga o taimi mō fakatasiga e pelā foki mo te ‵fuluga io me ko te fakafouga o mea ma‵sei i ei.


Jehovah leaves no room for any ambiguity between true worship and false. 	 E seai se avanoaga e tuku mai ne Ieova ko te mea ke ‵numi a tino i te tapuakiga tonu mo tapuakiga ‵se.


In some cases, they read the letters publicly at church meetings. 	 I nisi koga, e faitau a tusi konā i mua o te kaulotu kātoa.


What must we recognize? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou?


As for the Reubenites, “the earth opened its mouth and proceeded to swallow them up.” 	 E pelā mo te kau Leupena, “ko te laukele eiloa tela e tu ei a Tatano mo Apilamo ko mavae lua tena to atu eiloa laua ki loto i ei mo o la kaiga.”


Their passing away with a loud “hissing noise”—or “a mighty roar,” according to another rendering—may indicate the swift annihilation of these heavens. 	 A te palele atu o te lotou “‵gulu fakamataku”—io me “se logoā” e ‵tusa mo nisi ‵fuliga—e mafai o fakaasi mai i ei a te fakaseaiga katoatoa o lagi konei.


5:4, 5, 10—What furniture from the original tabernacle became part of Solomon’s temple? 	 5:4, 5, 10—Ne a meāfale mai te faleie tapu mua ne fakaaogā i te faletapu o Solomona?


The more we apply these principles in our lives, the more we will appreciate them, the more we will come to love them, and the happier we will be. 	 Ko te uke o taimi e fakagalue ei ne tatou a fakatakitakiga konei i ‵tou olaga, ko te lasi foki o ‵tou malamalama i ei, ko te lasi o ‵tou fia‵fia ki ei, kae fai foki i ei ke fia‵fia malosi tatou.


From Abel onward, God has been writing in a book, as it were, the names of those who will be remembered with everlasting life in view. 	 E fai atu ne Ieova ki a latou a pati konei: “Aumai te katoaga o te taki tasi vae sefulu a koutou ki te Faletapu, ko te mea ke uke a mea‵kai i kona.


(Compare Psalm 26:12.) 	 (Fakatusa ki te Salamo 26:12.)


But we can show our sympathy and brotherly affection by constantly remembering these faithful ones and mentioning them in our prayers, pleading to Jehovah in their behalf. 	 Kae e mafai o fakaasi atu ‵tou atafai mo te a‵lofa fakataina mai te masaua faeloa ne tatou a tino fakamaoni konā kae ke aofia latou i ‵tou ‵talo, mai te ‵talo atu ki a Ieova mō latou.


This is no surprise to students of God’s Word because the Bible foretold that one evidence that we are living in “the last days” is that men would be “without self-control.”—2 Tim. 3:1-3. 	 E se ‵poi a tino a‵koga o te Muna a te Atua i te mea tenei ona ko te mea ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu me i te fakamaoniga e tasi me ko ola tatou i “aso fakaoti” ko te “seai se loto pulea” o tāgata.—2 Timo. 3:1-3.


Although I had looked through the Bible many times in the past, I had not truly valued it. 	 E ui eiloa i te uke o taimi ne onoono ei au ki te Tusi Tapu i aso ko ‵teka, ne seki fakatāua tonu eiloa ne au.


Again, self-discipline and concentration are needed. 	 E manakogina foki i ei te loto pulea mo te saga tonu atu.


The other was the army chief Abner. 	 A te suā tino ko Apinelu te takitaki o te kautau.


At best, they can pray only to a God they do not comprehend. 	 A te mea fua e mafai ne latou o fai, ko te ‵talo atu ki se Atua telā e se malama‵lama latou i ei.


May we never develop a doubting attitude toward divine warnings. 	 Ke mo a eiloa ma maua ne tatou te uiga ko te fakalotolotolua ki fekau mai te Atua.


(2 Chronicles 7:13) During the resulting drought, ravens fed Elijah in the torrent valley of Cherith, and later a widow’s meager supply of flour and oil was miraculously extended to provide him with food. 	 (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 7:13) I te tau lā telā ne oko mai i ei, ne fagai ne manu eva a Elia i te vanu o Kilita. Kae ne fakauke fakavavega aka a falaoa mo sinu a se fafine telā ko mate tena avaga ko te mea ke maua ei ne tou tagata ana meakai.


(Mark 8:36) But if an occasional leisure activity energizes us to keep on pursuing Kingdom interests, we may well decide that the time we spend on that type of recreation is worthwhile. 	 (Maleko 8:36) Kae kafai e isi se fakafiafiaga telā e fakamalosi ei tatou ke tumau i te kausaki atu ki manakoga o te Malo, ka iloa ei ne tatou me e aoga eiloa a te taimi e fakamāumāu ne tatou ki te vaegā fakafiafiaga tenā.


When others become aware of his conduct, he is deeply ashamed. 	 I te taimi e iloa ei ne nisi tino a tena amioga, ko mā ‵ki eiloa a ia.


9 The Roman Governor Pontius Pilate knew that Jesus was an innocent man and apparently did not want to harm him. 	 9 Ne iloa ne te kovana o Loma ko Ponitio Pilato me i a Iesu se tagata e seai sena mea ‵se ne fai kae se manako tou tagata o faka‵mae a ia.


Think of the potential there was for division among the early Christians, who were made up of Jews and Gentiles, rich and poor, slaves and slave owners. 	 Mafaufau ki mavaevaega kolā ne mafai o maua i va o Kelisiano mua, me ne aofia i a latou a tino Iutaia mo tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea, tino ma‵tiva mo tino mau‵mea, pologa mo matai o pologa.


“Absalom kept stealing the hearts of the men of Israel.”—2 Samuel 15:1-6. 	 “Tela la, ne taku ‵lei eiloa a [Apisaloma] ne tino kona.”—2 Samuelu 15:1-6.


This updates what was published in the August 15, 1983, Watchtower, pages 14-19. 	 A te akoakoga fou tenei ne ‵lomi i The Watchtower i a Aokuso 15, 1983, itulau e 14-19.


Satan and his demonic followers are on one side, pointing to your struggles and alleging that you will buckle under the pressure and give up. 	 E ‵tu atu a Satani mo ana temoni i te suā feitu kae onoono atu ki ou fakalavelave kae ‵losi atu me e se mafai o fa‵ki ne koe ou fakalavelave kae ka takavale koe i ei.


Some people considered the warning a joke and ignored it. 	 Ne ma‵natu aka a nisi tino me i te faka‵pulaga se mea faifa‵kata kae ‵teke atu ki ei.


(Rev. 1:10; 11:15) That day started in 1914 with the birth of the Messianic Kingdom in the heavens. 	 (Faka. 1:10; 11:15) Ne kamata a te aso tenā ki te fakatuga o te Malo faka-Mesia i te lagi i te 1914.


By rejecting God’s law, an Israelite could contaminate others; thus, God added: “I shall indeed cut him off from among his people.” 	 Mai te ‵teke atu ki te tulafono a te Atua, e mafai o fakalailai ne se tino Isalaelu a nisi tino; tela la, ne toe fai atu ei a te Atua me “ka se talia a ia ne te Aliki ke fai mo tino o tena fenua.”


“CONTINUE TO BE MADE NEW” 	 “TUMAU KOUTOU I TE FAKA‵FOUGA”


9, 10. (a) How can we imitate Noah’s faith and obedience? (b) How does God view all who uphold his standards? 	 9, 10. (a) E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki te fakatuanaki mo te fakalogo o Noa? (e) E pefea te kilokiloga a te Atua ki a latou katoa kolā e ‵piki ‵mau ki ana tulafono amio‵tonu?


We took our children in the preaching work and to the congregation meetings. 	 Ne ave ne māua a mā tama‵liki i te galuega talai mo fakatasiga Kelisiano.


By giving spiritually, we can help people to benefit themselves both now and throughout eternity.—1 Timothy 4:8. 	 Mai te tukuatuga o mea faka-te-agaga, ka fesoasoani atu ei tatou ki tino ke maua ne latou a mea aogā i te taimi nei ki te se-gata-mai.—1 Timoteo 4:8.


(Psalm 104:35; 105:45; 106:1, 48) In fact, the expression “Praise Jah, you people!” occurs frequently in Book Four of the psalms. 	 (Salamo 104:35; 105:45; 106:1, 48) A te ‵tonuga loa, e uke taimi e sae mai sāle i ei a te tugāpati ‘Tavae atu koutou ki a Ioa!’ i te Vaega e Fa o te Tusi ko Salamo.


Some 300 years later, in the middle of the 16th century, renowned French printer-scholar Robert Estienne made things even easier. 	 Kāti i se 300 tausaga mai tua ifo, i te kogaloto o te 16 senitenali, ne fai ne se tagata poto i mea tau ‵lomi tusi mai Falani ko Robert Estienne ke momea aka te faigofie o mea.


Though there are tens of thousands of groups and denominations claiming to be Christian, bear in mind what Jesus told his followers: “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.” 	 E ui eiloa e lau i sefulu afe a potukau mo potukau fakalotu kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano, ke masaua a pati a Iesu ne fai atu ki ana soko: “E se ko tino katoa kolā e fai mai ki a au, ‘Te Aliki , te Aliki,’ ka ulu ki loto i te Malo o te lagi, kae ko ia fua telā e fai ne ia te loto o toku Tamana telā i te lagi.”


But “for man there was no helper as a complement of him.” 	 Kae e seai eiloa se “soa o te tagata o fesoasoani ki a ia.”


At the same time that Abraham and Robert were at war, two other young men stood on opposite sides of another conflict between two neighboring countries. 	 I te taimi eiloa telā ne ‵nofo atu ei a Apelaamo mo Lopati i te taua, e isi aka foki a tāgata talavou e tokolua ne ‵kau atu ki feitu kese‵kese i te suā taua i te va o fenua ‵pili.


Hardly! 	 Ikai!


Here, though, are a few facts that we do know: The Genesis account speaks of the garden as a real place. 	 Konei la a nai manatu ‵tonu e iloa ne tatou: E faipati mai te tala i te Kenese e uiga ki te fatoaga e pelā me se koga tonu.


(Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1) You have good reason for reading the Bible daily. 	 (Isaia 65:17; 66:22; 2 Petelu 3:13; Fakaasiga 21:1) E isi ne pogai ‵lei ke faitau ei koe ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa.


David captures Jerusalem from the Jebusites and makes it the capital of his kingdom. 	 Ne puke ne Tavita a Ielusalema mai i tino Iepusi, fai ei ne ia mo fai te laumua o tena malo.


Revelation 12:1-9 provides an example. 	 E tuku mai ne te Fakaasiga 12:1-9 se fakaakoakoga e tasi.


(Genesis 49:10, 33; Ruth 1:3-5; 4:13-22; Matthew 1:1, 5) The faith of Naomi and Ruth outlasted adversity and brought them joy. 	 (Kenese 49:10, 33; Luta 1:3-5; 4:13-22; Mataio 1:1, 5) Ona ko te fakatuanaki o Naomi mo Luta ne mafai ne laua o fa‵ki i fakalavelave faiga‵ta kae ne fia‵fia malosi ei laua.


3 As Christians, we are happy and peaceable because we have God’s holy spirit, and its fruitage includes joy and peace. 	 3 E pelā me ne Kelisiano, e fia‵fia kae filemu tatou me maua ne tatou te agaga tapu o te Atua, kae e aofia i ana fuataga te fiafia mo te filemu.


• What confidence do all Christians have? [Picture on page 20] 	 • Se a te mea e tali‵tonu katoatoa ki ei a Kelisiano katoa?


(John 12:31; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 6:12) When an individual becomes one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he will not practice or consent to such wrong practices, and that makes him no part of the world.—Romans 12:2; 13:12-14; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 John 3:10-12. 	 (Ioane 12:31; 2 Kolinito 4:4; Efeso 6:12) Kafai ko fai se tino mo fai se Molimau a Ieova, ka se tautali io me talia ne ia a faifaiga ma‵sei konā, kae e fai ei ke se fai a ia mo fai se vaega o te lalolagi.—Loma 12:2; 13:12-14; 1 Kolinito 6:9-11; 1 Ioane 3:10-12.


12 Jesus did not give this illustration to show that Jehovah does not appreciate what we do in his service. 	 12 Ne seki fai ne Iesu te tala fakatusa tenei ke fakaasi mai ei me e se fakatāua ne Ieova a ‵tou mea e fai i tena taviniga.


Why could Jesus tell a woman who was known to be a sinner that her sins were forgiven?—Luke 7:37, 48. 	 Kaia ne mafai ei ne Iesu o fai atu ki se fafine telā ne agasala me ko magalo ana agasala?—Luka 7:37, 48.


What helped Paul to remain spiritually strong when facing trials? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Paulo ke tumau i te malosi faka-te-agaga i te taimi ne fepaki ei mo tofotofoga?


Here the apostle Paul exhorts fellow believers not to “sleep on as the rest do.” 	 I konei e fakamalosi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki taina tali‵tonu ke mo a e “‵moe e pelā eiloa mo nisi tino.”


(Proverbs 14:16) We recall what happened to the apostle Peter, who in a moment of excessive self-confidence boasted: “Although all the others are stumbled in connection with you, never will I be stumbled! . . . 	 (Faataoto 14:16) E masaua ne tatou te mea telā ne tupu ki te apositolo ko Petelu ona ko te lasi o tena talitonu ki a ia eiloa, fai atu ei mo te fakamatamata: “E ui eiloa e tiaki koe ne latou konei, kae se mafai eiloa ne au o tiaki koe. . . .


First, remember that praise and glory should go to Jehovah. 	 Muamua la, masaua me i vikiga mo tavaega e ‵tau o avatu ki a Ieova.


‘Frankly, he is a better teacher than I am.’ 	 ‘A te tonuga loa, e ‵lei atu a ia i lō au i te faiga mo fai se faiakoga.’


Jesus did more than promise what God’s Kingdom will do. 	 Ne fai ne Iesu a mea e uke atu i lō te folafola atu o mea ka fai ne te Malo o te Atua.


“Sowing darnel in a field for purposes of revenge . . . was a crime under Roman legislation. 	 “A te ‵tokiga o mouku i se fatoaga ona ko te fia taui ma sui . . . se agasala mai lalo i te tulafono faka-Loma.


19 The Bible accounts we have discussed also underscore the fact that loving-kindness is to be shown to those who have a need that they themselves cannot fill. 	 Ne manako a Apelaamo ki te fesoasoani o Petueli ko te mea ke fakatumau tena gafa.


David, the shepherd and king, certainly had good friends. 	 A Tavita, telā se tupu kae se tausi mamoe foki, e mautinoa eiloa me ne isi ne ana taugasoa ‵lei.


15 Honest prayer to Jehovah regarding our motives can help us to discern the truth about them. 	 15 A te ‵talo atu mo te fakamaoni ki a Ieova e uiga ki ‵tou manakoga e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke iloa ne tatou te mea tonu e uiga ki ei.


Jesus instructs us to pray for God’s name to be sanctified, or set apart as holy. 	 Ne fakatonu mai a Iesu ke ‵talo atu tatou ke faka‵malu io me ke tapu a te igoa o te Atua.


Timothy’s mother, Eunice, and his grandmother Lois were dedicated Christians, but his father was an unbeliever. 	 A te mātua o Timoteo, ko Eunike mo tena tupuna fafine ko Loise ne Kelisiano tukugina atu, a ko tena tamana se tino sē talitonu.


Now Jehoash would enjoy only three partial victories. 	 Nei la, ne mafai fua o maua ne Ieoasa a manumaloga e tolu.


“Jehovah Himself Heard” 	 ‘Ne Lagona ne Ieova’


(Jas. 1:17) Let us consider how. 	 (Iako. 1:17) Ke onoono aka tatou me e fai pefea.


If we fear being defrauded, for instance, we might ask for God’s help in the way the psalmist did. 	 Kafai e ma‵taku tatou i amioga faitogafiti, e mafai o ‵sala atu tatou ki te fesoasoani o te Atua e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne te faisalamo.


But what is Jehovah’s loving-kindness? 	 Kae se a te alofa tumau o Ieova?


The foretold organizational advancement is another way that he is beautifying his people. 	 A te gasoloatuga tenei ki mua o te fakapotopotoga telā ne ‵valo mai ko te suā auala e tasi telā e faka‵malu ei ne Ieova ana tino.


3 What will this mean to people “who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news” about his heavenly Kingdom in the hands of Christ? (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9) Bible prophecy tells us: “Look! 	 3 Se a te uiga o te mea tenei ki tino kolā e “se iloa ne latou a te Atua, mo latou foki kola e se faka‵logo ki te Tala ‵Lei” e uiga ki tena Malo faka-te-lagi telā e pule i ei a Keliso? (2 Tesalonia 1:6-9) E fai mai penei a te valoaga i te Tusi Tapu: “Te mala ka oko mai, e fakasolo mai eiloa i malo takitasi, kae e isi foki se afa lasi eiloa tena e fakaputuputu mai i feitu mao o te lalolagi.


A Long-Standing Love of Divine Truths 	 Ko Leva ne ‵Nau Tena Loto ki Muna‵tonu Mai te Atua


Because of not following such customs, Jehovah’s Witnesses have been viewed with suspicion or have been accused of being antisocial and disrespectful of the dead. 	 Ona ko te lotou sē tau‵tali atu ki vaegā tuu mo aganuu penā, ko masalosalo ei latou i Molimau a Ieova io me e ‵losi atu i a latou e se fia ‵kau ki mea fakafenua io me e se āva ki tino ‵mate.


It was Paul’s goal to praise Jehovah in the congregation. 	 A te fakamoemoega o Paulo ko te tavae atu ki a Ieova i te fakapotopotoga.


16 In 1919 the glorified Jesus Christ placed “an opened door” before the anointed remnant. 	 16 I te 1919 ne ‵tala ei ne Iesu Keliso i tona ‵malu fakatupu se “mataloa” i mua o te kau fakaekegina.


You may want to discuss these topics with your student. 	 Kāti ka manako koe ke sau‵tala fakatasi koulua mo tau akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e uiga ki mataupu konei.


(Read John 5:5-9.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 5:5-9.)


22 When you are undergoing hardship and difficulties, remember the example of Joshua and Caleb. 	 22 Kafai ko oko ki a koe a tulaga mo mea faiga‵ta, ke masaua a te fakaakoakoga a Iosua mo Kalepo.


Felisa: In time, I married and moved to Cantabria. 	 Felisa: Fakamuli, ne avaga au kae ne olo maua ki Cantabria.


As Pentecost 33 C.E. drew near, it was clear that the apostles would serve in an “office of oversight.” 	 A ko pilipili atu eiloa ki te Penitekoso 33 T.A., ne manino ‵lei mai i ei me ka fai a te kau apositolo ‘e pelā me ne ovasia.’


If available in your language, the JW Language app can help you learn how to greet newcomers in their mother tongue.—Read Philippians 2:3, 4. 	 Kafai e avanoa i tau ‵gana, e mafai o fesoasoani atu a te JW Language app ke tauloto koe ki te auala e fakatalofa atu ei ki tino ‵fou i olotou ‵gana eiloa.—Faitau te Filipi 2:3, 4.


These word pictures assure us that Jehovah’s judgments are righteous and wise. 	 E fakatalitonu mai ki a tatou a pati fakauiga konei me i fakamasinoga a Ieova e amiotonu kae poto.


5, 6. (a) Why did Jesus remain friends with most of the apostles? (b) Why did Jesus end his friendship with Judas? 	 5, 6. (a) Kaia ne tumau ei a Iesu i te fai taugasoa mo te tokoukega o ana apositolo? (e) Kaia ne fakagata ei ne Iesu tena va fakataugasoa mo Iuta?


Can mankind find genuine spiritual fulfillment and bliss right here on earth? 	 E mata, ka ma‵kona ‵lei a tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae maua foki te fiafia tonu i te lalolagi nei?


Depending on where we live, snow and rain may interrupt our activities too. 	 E ‵tusa loa mo te fenua e nofo tatou i ei, e mafai ne te vaiua mo te kiona o fakalavelave mai ki ‵tou faifaiga.


Jehovah extended to them the warm invitation recorded at Amos 5:4: “Search for me, and keep living.” 	 Ne fakaoko atu ne Ieova ki a latou te ‵kamiga alofa telā ne tusi i te Amosa 5:4: “O‵mai io me ‵sala ki a au e ola ei koutou.”


“I must admit that at first I found myself wondering if Jehovah was angry at me or even if he loved me. 	 “E fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne au me ne mafaufau au i te taimi muamua me e mata, a Ieova e kaitaua mai ki a au io me e alofa mai.


How did Jehovah’s Witnesses fare in Nazi Germany? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu ki Molimau a Ieova i Siamani i taimi o Hitila?


We feel as did the apostle Paul when he said: “Necessity is laid upon me. 	 E ‵pau ‵tou lagonaga mo te apositolo ko Paulo i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia: “Au e pulea ne fakatonuga ke fai ne au.


“I recently received an inheritance, and since my ‘wants’ are few and my ‘needs’ are even fewer, I would like you to have the money enclosed to help build Kingdom Halls, which are so badly needed in many countries.” 	 “Ne fatoā maua ne au a toku vaega mai se togi, kae ona ko te mea e se uke a mea e ‘manako’ au ki ei kae se uke malosi foki a mea e ‘‵tau’ o maua ne au, e manako au ke fakaaogā ne koutou a te tupe tenei ke faite ei a Kingdom Hall i fenua kolā e manakogina malosi i ei.”


That exclamation is commonly heard in Christendom’s churches. 	 Se tugapati e masani sāle o lagona ne tatou i lotu Kelisiano ‵Se.


15 Very likely, you can think of numerous other occasions in Bible history when Jehovah provided life-saving instructions through human or angelic representatives. 	 15 E se taumate, e mafai foki koe o mafaufau i nisi taimi ki tala fakasolopito i te Tusi Tapu i te fakaaogaga ne Ieova a tino mo agelu ke auala mai i ei a fakatonuga e ‵sao ei ana tino.


She was conscientious, reporting for work early and not loitering at her job. 	 Ne fakamaoni a ia mai te oko vave atu ki te galuega kae se fakamāumau taimi foki i tena galuega.


Describing a real incident, she stated that it is “unwise to tell a little child who lost her brother that God loved little boys so much that he took little Johnny to heaven.” 	 I te fakamatalaga o se mea tonu telā ne tupu, ne fai mai tou fafine me “se mea sē ‵lei ke fai atu ki se tamaliki telā ne mate tena tuagane me e alofa malosi a te Atua ki tama‵liki tā‵gata telā ne avaka ei ne ia a Johnny ki te lagi.”


15 What else can we learn from the error of the prophet from Judah? 	 15 Ne a foki nisi mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i te mea ‵se ne fai ne te pelofeta mai Iuta?


that Jehovah values and rewards the faithful service of mere humans? 	 me e fakatāua kae taui ne Ieova a te tavini atu mo te fakamaoni o tino?


(Genesis 6:11) In the same way, 2 Peter 3:7 foretells the permanent destruction of wicked society and its corrupt governments as if by fire. 	 (Kenese 6:11) I te auala foki eiloa tenā, ne ‵valo mai i te 2 Petelu 3:7 a te fakaseaiga sē-gata-mai o tino ma‵sei mo olotou malo faivalevale e pelā eiloa me ko fakaseai atu i se afi.


Look them up in the Bible, and read them together. 	 Ke ‵suke ki ei i te Tusi Tapu, kae fai‵tau fakatasi ki ei.


• In the courtyard of what temple are we privileged to serve? 	 E loto fakafetai koe me ko taulia koe ke tapuaki atu ki a Ieova i te koga ateatea o tena faletapu faka-te-agaga?


• How can a strong sense of identity shape our future as Christians? [Pictures on page 21] 	 • E mafai pefea ne se iloga malosi ‵lei o fai ke maua ne tatou se tulaga ‵lei i aso mai mua e pelā me ne Kelisiano?


(Matthew 26:31) Then, suddenly, his disciples sprang into action. 	 (Mataio 26:31) Kae ne gasue‵sue fakavave ana soko.


(Matt. 5:11, 12) Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity, I fell unconscious. 	 (Mata. 5:11, 12) I te otiga, mai tua o se mea telā e foliga mai me se taimi leva ‵ki, ne galo atu toku mafaufau.


If so, what practical steps can you take to help you keep alcohol in its place? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ne a auala tāua e mafai o ‵sala ne koe ke fesoasoani atu ke fakatumau ne koe se kilokiloga ‵tau ki te kava?


Jesus again and again told his apostles that it would be necessary for him to suffer and be put to death. 	 Ne fai atu faeloa a Iesu ki ana apositolo me e ‵tau mo ia o logo‵mae kae tamate.


3 You may have observed that with so much attention being paid to the new millennium, it may seem that more people are thinking about the future. 	 3 Kāti ko iloa ne koe me ona ko te fia ‵saga atu o tino ki te meleniuma fou, e foliga mai me ko sau‵tala malosi latou e uiga ki aso mai mua nei.


What Can We Learn From Abraham? 	 NE A MEA E MAFAI O TAULOTO NE TATOU MAI I A APELAAMO?


(Matt. 24:14) Above all, we have the deep joy that comes from knowing that we have Jehovah’s approval, for he loves all those who “bear fruit with endurance”! 	 (Mata. 24:14) Mai mea katoa, e maua eiloa ne tatou a te fiafia sili mai te iloa atu me e maua ne tatou te taliaga a Ieova, me e alofa eiloa a ia ki tino kolā e “‵fua mai i ei a fuataga i te kufaki”!


13 It is particularly important that you impress on your children the value of Bible principles. 	 13 E tāua ‵ki ke faka‵goto ne koutou a te tāua o fakatakitakiga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu ki loto o otou tama‵liki.


2 Whereas casual reading can be a form of relaxation, study requires mental effort. 	 2 E tiga eiloa kāti e mafai o ma‵nava malie aka se tino kae faitau, e ‵kese te sukesuke me e ‵tau o mafaufau ‵mafa i ei.


In the parable of the sheep and the goats, the Son of man arrives in his glory in the period of the great tribulation and sits in judgment. 	 I te tala fakatusa e uiga ki mamoe mo kouti, e oko mai te Tama a te tagata i tena ‵malu i te taimi o te fakalavelave lasi kae e kamata o fai ne ia te fakamasinoga.


(Proverbs 3:5, 6) If we apply that counsel, much of the anxiety we experience when facing challenges and decisions will be removed. 	 (Faataoto 3:5, 6) Kafai e fakagalue ne tatou te fakatakitakiga tenā, ka fakaseai atu eiloa a te ‵tou manava‵se māfai ko fe‵paki tatou mo fakalavelave mo fakaikuga.


You have such a heart. 	 E maua ne koe se loto penā.


A demand to make the nation return to strict Sabbath observance. 	 Ko te manakoga ke toe fakatāua ne te fenua a te tausiga o te Sapati.


See the positive values they promote. 	 Onoono ki fakatakitakiga aogā kolā e fakamalosi mai i ei.


(1 Corinthians 5:7) In observing the Lord’s Evening Meal, Christians follow the same procedure as Jesus did when he instituted it. 	 (1 Kolinito 5:7) I te fakamanatuga o te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi, e tau‵tali eiloa a Kelisiano i mea kolā ne fai ne Iesu i te taimi ne kamata ei ne ia te fakamanatuga tenā.


I was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on July 12, 2004, and six months later began working full-time in the Christian ministry. 	 Ne papatiso au e pelā me se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova i a Iulai 12, 2004, kae i te ono masina fakamuli ifo, ne kamata ei au o galue tumau i te galuega faka-Kelisiano.


No matter which hope we have, why can we benefit from considering Romans chapter 8? 	 Faitalia me se a te ‵tou fakamoemoega, kaia e mafai ei o aoga ki a tatou a te mafaufau ki te Loma mataupu e 8?


Who else will rule with Jesus? 	 Ko oi foki ka pule fakatasi mo Iesu?


We urge all baptized brothers to be courageous and work hard for the congregation! 	 E fakamalosi atu matou ki taina papatiso katoa ke loto ‵toa kae ga‵lue malosi mō te fakapotopotoga!


The complete title of the magazine is The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom. 	 A te ulutala kātoa o te mekesini ko Te Faleleoleo Maluga e Folafola Atu ei te Malo o Ieova.


‘To be manly,’ men may have been told, ‘you should not talk too much.’ 	 Kāti e fakamalosi atu ki tāgata penei, ‘Kafai koe se tagata, e se ‵tau o faipati malosi koe.’


15 Perhaps we live in a community where the preaching work is not well received and we are not in a position to move to where there is a greater need for Kingdom proclaimers. 	 15 Kāti e ola tatou i se kogā koga telā e sē fia‵fia a tino i ei ki te galuega talai kae e se toka foki tatou o olo atu ki nisi koga kolā e manakogina malosi i ei a tino talai o te Malo.


The real force behind genuine compassion is deep love, which originates with God, the personification of that quality. 	 A te mea telā e fakamalosi aka ne ia te alofa atafai tonu ko te alofa ‵poko, telā ne māfua mai i te Atua, te ‵toe fakaakoakoga sili o te uiga tenā.


It was familiar ground to her elderly guide. 	 Ne masani ‵lei tena takitaki kau malaga mo kogā koga konā.


In 1945, when she was about 20 years old, a brother witnessed to her. 	 I te 1945, i te taimi ko 20 ei a tausaga o tou fafine, ne talai atu se taina ki a ia.


Thus, Jesus taught his disciples to pray to God: “Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.” 	 Tenā te pogai ne akoako atu ei a Iesu ki ana soko ke ‵talo ki te Atua: “Ke oko mai tou Malo, ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.”


• In times of distress, how can we find delight in doing God’s will? 	 •I taimi fakafanoanoa, e mafai pefea o maua ne tatou te fiafia i te faiga o te loto o te Atua?


In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, AIDS has become the number one killer, in a recent year “claiming 2.2 million lives, 10 times the death toll from all of Africa’s civil wars,” says U.S.News & World Report. 	 I se tausaga e tasi fakamuli nei “e toko 2.2 miliona ne ‵mate i ei, kae e sili fakasefulu atu te aofaki tenā i lō te aofaki o tino kolā ne ‵mate atu i taua katoa i Afelika,” e pelā mo te fakamatalaga a te U.S.News & World Report.


As in Jeremiah’s time, there are those who fight against God by opposing his servants and their divinely assigned activities. 	 E pelā mo aso o Ielemia, e isi ne tino i aso nei kolā e ‵teke atu ki te Atua me e ‵teke atu ki ana tavini mo olotou galuega kolā ne tofi aka ne te Atua ke fai ne latou.


“Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that excels all thought will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.” 	 “Sa manava‵se ki se mea, kae fakatagi atu ki te Atua i mea e ma‵nako koutou ki ei, kae fakatagi eiloa i te agaga fakafetai. Ka ko te filemu o te Atua, telā e sili atu i mea e iloa ne tatou, ke tausi faka‵lei ne ia otou loto mo otou mafaufau i a Keliso Iesu.”


What protection did the Israelites enjoy (a) in the wilderness and (b) when they entered the Promised Land? 	 Se a te puipuiga ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu i te (a) koga lavaki (e) uluatuga ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga?


BIBLE EXAMPLES OF ENCOURAGEMENT 	 FAKAAKOAKOGA FAKAMALOSI LOTO MAI TE TUSI TAPU


Yet, God’s will is that humans acknowledge his righteousness and repent of bad practices. 	 Kae, ko te loto eiloa o te Atua ke talia ne tino tena amiotonu kae ke sala‵mo i olotou amioga ma‵sei.


What empowered Job to endure his adversities? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ki a Iopu ke kufaki i ana fakalavelave?


WEEK OF APRIL 10-16, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A APELILA 10-16, 2017


She says that she was “very encouraged and comforted” by the efforts of the many volunteers from elsewhere in Japan and from overseas to repair property damage. 	 E fai mai me i a ia ne “fakamalosi kae fakamafanafana” mai taumafaiga a volenitia e tokouke mai koga kese‵kese i Tiapani mo nisi fenua ke faka‵lei aka a koga kolā ne fakamaseigina.


Jesus Taught Deserving Ones 	 Ne Akoako ne Iesu a Tino Loto ‵Lei


‘CONTINUE FOLLOWING HIM’ 	 ‘TUMAU I TE TAU‵TALI I A IA’


11 As a result of this young girl’s boldness, Naaman came to know that “there is no God anywhere in the earth but in Israel.” 	 11 Ona ko te loto toa o te tamaliki fafine tenei, ne iloa ei ne Naamanu “me e seai aka foki eiloa se atua, na ko te Atua eiloa o Isalaelu.”


Could it be that the older man told him what he wanted to hear? 	 E mata, e fai penā ona ko te mea ne fai atu ne te toeaina a pati kolā e fia fakalogologo fua a ia ki ei?


The Bible cautions us not to be deluded by such thinking. 	 E fakailoa mai i te Tusi Tapu ke mo a ma faka‵se tatou ne vaegā mafaufauga penā.


20, 21. Who are responding properly to Jesus’ “knocking” today, and what are their prospects? 20 “Look!” says Christ, “I am standing at the door and knocking. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into his house and take the evening meal with him and he with me.” 	 20 Ne fai mai a Keliso, penei: “Kiloke, au e tu i te mataloa kae tukituki atu; kafai se tino e lagona ne ia toku leo kae ‵tala ne ia te mataloa, e ulu atu au ki loto i tona fale o ‵kai fakatasi mo ia, ko ia foki mo au.”


(Ephesians 4:32) Let us focus on the particular need for family members to express kindness to one another. 	 (Efeso 4:32) Ke na ‵saga atu nei tatou ki te manakoga ke fakatau fakaasi atu ne tino katoa i te kāiga a te alofa atafai.


2:18—Why were Joab and his two brothers identified as the three sons of Zeruiah, their mother? 	 2:18—Kaia ne fakaigoa ei a Ioapo mo ana taina e tokolua ki tama a Seluia, te lotou mātua?


(Luke 6:44) For example, when you look at a particular religion or denomination, what fruitage does it bear? 	 (Luka 6:44) Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, kafai koe e kilokilo ki se lotu e tasi io me se fakapotopotogā lotu, ne a fuataga e ‵fua mai ne ia?


How did Jesus do so? 	 Ne fai pefea ne Iesu a te mea tenā?


Absolutely! 	 Ao, e mautinoa eiloa!


Both Judeans and Galileans had little respect for the Samaritans and avoided them.—John 4:9. 	 Ne seki āva malosi a tino Iutaia mo Kalilaia ki tino Samalia kae ne ‵kalo kea‵tea mai i a latou.—Ioa. 4:9.


But then Kyriacos stopped studying. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, ne fakagata ne Kyriacos tena akoga.


(Exodus 20:5; 34:12) Jehovah’s worshippers today similarly take no part in any interfaith movements. 	 (Esoto 20:5; 34:12) E se aofia foki a tino tapuaki a Ieova i aso nei i so se faifaiga a lotu ‵kau fakatasi.


3 Does it seem farfetched that God would take such an interest in lowly humans? 	 3 E mata, e maua tonu ne te Atua Malosi Katoatoa a te vaegā fiafia tenei ki tino fatauvā?


“This means everlasting life,” Jesus said, “their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” 	 “Tenei te ola se-gata-mai,” ko pati a Iesu, “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.”


13 Many who are not acquainted with Jehovah can, to some extent, bring their thoughts and actions into harmony with godly principles of right and wrong. 	 13 E mafai ne tino e tokouke kolā e se masani mo Ieova o fakafetaui aka i nisi feitu olotou manatu mo faifaiga ki fakatakitakiga a te Atua e uiga ki mea ‵tonu mo mea ‵se.


Through David, he carried out his promise to give Abraham’s seed the entire land of Canaan, extending “from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.”—Genesis 15:18; 1 Chronicles 13:5. 	 E auala i a Tavita, ne fakataunu eiloa ne ia tena folafolaga ke tuku atu ki te fanau a Apelaamo a te fenua kātoa ko Kanana, “mai te gataga o Aikupito ki te vaitafe o te Eufilate.”—Kenese 15:18; 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 13:5. 21:13-15.


When we adapt our preaching methods, whom are we imitating? 	 Kafai e fakamafuli‵fuli ne tatou a auala kolā e talai atu ei tatou, ko oi la e fakaakoako tatou ki ei?


The apostle Paul exhorts us: “To what extent we have made progress, let us go on walking orderly in this same routine.” 	 Ne fakamalosi mai penei te apositolo ko Paulo: “E ‵tau eiloa o tumau a te tou amio i faiga kola ko oti ne fai ne tatou.”


(Prov. 12:18) Many have found comforting thoughts to share from the brochure When Someone You Love Dies.* Often, though, the most helpful thing you can do is to “weep with those who weep.” 	 (Faata. 12:18) Ne maua ne tino e tokouke a auala ke fakamafanafana atu mai i te polosiua Kafai ko Mate Sou Tino Pele.* A te fesoasoani aoga e mafai o fai ne koe ko te “‵tagi fakatasi mo latou kolā e ‵tagi.”


18 Jesus’ first-century followers were certain that Jesus was the Messiah, for he did indeed fulfill the Messianic prophecies found in the Hebrew Scriptures. 	 18 Ne mautinoa eiloa i soko o Iesu i te senitenali muamua i a Iesu ko te Mesia, me ne fakataunu tonu eiloa ne ia a valoaga e uiga ki te Mesia kolā e maua i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Epelu.


“Nephilim,” meaning “Fellers,” denotes individuals who caused others to fall. 	 A te uiga o te pati “Nefilimi” ko te “Tino Lasi,” kae e fakauiga i ei ki tino kolā ne fai ne latou a nisi tino ke ‵siga.


And when you have a “word of encouragement,” by all means, “tell it.”—Acts 13:15. 	 Kae kafai e isi ne au ‘pati fakamalosi,’ ke “na fai nei.”—Galuega 13:15.


(Daniel 4:17, 20, 22) The tree therefore represents the supreme rulership of God, particularly in its relationship to the earth. 	 (Tanielu 4:17, 20, 22) Tela la, a te lakau telā ne fakaata mai i ei te pulega sili a te Atua, e fakasino tonu atu eiloa ki te sokoga o te Malo tenā ki te lalolagi.


Just what form our flight will take remains to be seen.* However, we can be sure that Jehovah will make clear the meaning of those instructions when the time comes for us to follow them. 	 Ka ‵tele pefea tatou? E seki iloa tonu eiloa ne tatou.* Kae e mautinoa eiloa i a tatou me ka fakaasi manino mai ne Ieova ki a tatou a te uiga o te fakatonuga tenā i te taimi tonu.


(Prov. 18:1) Pour out your feelings to Jehovah in prayer. 	 (Faataoto 18:1) Fakaasi katoa atu ou lagonaga ki a Ieova e auala i te ‵talo.


Their work has been truly beneficial, since they have not become involved in politics or in other ways strayed from the commission to preach the good news. 	 Ne aogā tonu eiloa te lotou galuega, ona ko te mea ne seki ‵kau atu latou ki mea fakapolitiki io me ko nisi auala aka kolā e taofi ei latou mai te fakatonuga ke talai atu te tala ‵lei.


However, the only thing he should have hoped for was to receive what Jehovah promised him: “I will let you escape with your life.” 	 Kae ko te mea fua telā ne ‵tau o fakamoemoe a ia ki ei ko te tautoga a Ieova ki a ia: “E fakasao tou ola i so se koga e fano koe ki ei.”


5, 6. (a) How did Jehovah respond when Jesus was baptized? (b) Illustrate why Jehovah appreciates our dedication, even though everything belongs to him. 	 5, 6. (a) Ne a pati a Ieova ne fai i te taimi ne papatiso ei a Iesu? (e) Se a te tala fakatusa e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke malama‵lama tatou i lagonaga o Ieova e uiga ki ‵tou tukuatuga.


Listen to others. 	 Fakalogologo ki nisi tino.


“Everyone that is perfectly instructed will be like his teacher,” said Jesus. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Kafai te tamaliki akoga ko palele ana akoakoga, ko ‵pau ei mo tena faiakoga.”


How can reflecting on the meaning of the Memorial emblems help us to promote unity? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te mafaufau ‵loto ki te uiga o mea fakatusa o te Fakamanatuga ke fakamalosi aka ei te ‵tou ‵kau fakatasi?


(Luke 3:21, 22; Hebrews 7:26; 8:1, 2) In addition, he was to die a sacrificial death. 	 (Luka 3:21, 22; Epelu 7:26; 8:1, 2) E se gata i ei, ne ‵tau foki o mate a ia e pelā me se taulaga.


They were now like an electric appliance cut off from its source of power. 	 Ko fai nei laua e pelā me se masini ko ‵kati keatea mai i te māfuaga o te iti.


As an example, consider the comfort he offers to you when someone you love dies. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke mafaufau ki fakamafanafanaga e tuku atu ne ia ki a koe māfai ko mate sou tino pele.


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 4


Staying loyal has resulted in 47 years of sustained love and respect.” (1 Cor. 7:10, 11; 1 Pet. 3:1, 2) So work hard to make your marriage mate feel secure. 	 A te tumau i te alofa fakamaoni ne iku atu i ei ki tausaga e 47 o te ma fakatau a‵lofa mo te āva.” (1 Kolinito 7:10, 11; 1 Petelu 3:1, 2) Tela la, galue malosi o fai tau avaga ke maua ne ia a lagonaga tokagamalie.


Jehovah ‘magnifies his saying even above all his name’ in that the fulfillment of all that he has promised in his name will far exceed whatever expectations we may have. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova ‘i tena igoa mo ana fakatonuga tafasili i te ma‵luga’ me ka sili atu te fakataunuga o mea katoa kolā ko oti ne folafola mai ne ia i lō mea ne fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei.


In the centuries since, much has been said and written about that simple statement. 	 I senitenali fakamuli ifo, e uke ‵ki a mea ne faipatigina kae ne tusigina foki ki lalo e uiga ki te fakamatalaga faigofie tenei.


Do not the starry heavens and the pounding surf reveal his power? 	 E mata, e se fakaasi mai tena malosi i fetu o te lagi mo galu ‵fati o te tai?


(1 John 5:19) Jesus Christ identified Satan as “the ruler of the world.” 	 (1 Ioane 5:19) Ne taku ne Iesu Keliso a Satani e pelā me ko te “aliki masei o te lalolagi nei.”


They ‘wish to conduct themselves honestly in all things.’ 	 E ma‵nako latou “o fai te mea tonu i taimi katoa.”


The Danger of Community Pressure 	 Te Fakamataku o Fakamalosiga Mai Tino o te Fenua


Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help. You heard my voice.” 	 Mai lalo i te lalolagi o tino ‵mate ne tagi au ki se fesoasoani, kae ne lagona ne koe.”


HANDLING FAULTS 	 TE AUALA KE SAGA ATU KI MEA ‵SE


For example, when he felt threatened by Esau, Jacob said to God: “Save me, I pray you . . . 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te taimi ne fakamatakutaku ei a ia ne Esau, ne fai atu a Iakopo ki te Atua: “Au e ‵talo atu ke fakasao aka au . . .


I was impressed that everyone around me was looking up the scriptures and taking notes. 	 Ne ofo masei au me i tino katoa i oku tafa e ‵suke ki olotou Tusi Tapu kae tusi ki lalo a manatu tāua.


We could select a week and keep a record of the number of hours we spend on spiritual activities, such as attending meetings, sharing in the field ministry, and engaging in personal and family Bible study. 	 E mafai o filifili aka ne tatou se vaiaso kae fakamau ne tatou a te aofaki o itula e fakamāumāu ki mea faka-te-agaga, e pelā mo te kau atu ki fakatasiga, te galuega talai, mo te faiga o sukesukega totino mo sukesukega a te kāiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


(1 John 5:19) True Christians say a resolute no to all such entertainment. 	 (1 Ioane 5:19) E fai eiloa ne Kelisiano se fakaikuga mautinoa ke se aofia i vaegā fakafiafiaga penā.


According to the apostle Peter, they would, in effect, be labeled “false prophets.” 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a te apositolo ko Petelu, ka fakasino atu foki ki a latou e pelā me ne ‘pelofeta ‵loi.’


Because they were “eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage.” 	 Ona ko “tino e ‵saga eiloa o ‵kai kae inu, kae fakatau a‵vaga valevale foki.”


He rationalized that what he had done was permissible because the livestock could be used as a sacrifice, and he minimized Samuel’s counsel. 	 Ne fakasako‵sako mai tou tagata i ana mea kolā ne fai e saoloto me i manu tafasili i te ‵lei e mafai o fakaaoga mo fai a taulaga, kae ne manatu māmā a ia ki pati fakatonutonu a Samuelu.


Divisive indeed! 	 Ao, e iku atu loa te mea tenā ki te mavae‵vae.


So, then, how was she able to move?—Luke 14:28. 	 Kae ne mafai pefea o gasue atu a tou fafine ki te fenua tenā?—Luka 14:28.


Jesus could have chosen to take a nap. 	 Ne tumau eiloa a ia i te matapulapula kae ne maua ne ia se avanoaga ke molimau atu.


But what about those who selfishly refuse to change their wicked ways? 	 Kae e a a tino loto ‵fika kolā e ita fitifiti ma ‵fuli ne latou olotou amioga?


When the situation calls for it, dignify them by listening to their side of the story, and reason with them as to why they have to change. 	 Kafai e isi se fakalavelave, ke na fakaasi atu te āva ki a latou mai i te fakalogologo ki olotou fakamatalaga e uiga ki te fakalavelave tenā, kae ke na fakatalitonu atu ki a latou a pogai e ‵tau ei o fai ne latou a ‵fuliga.


In what way are we God’s property, and how should that fact affect our thoughts and actions? 	 I te auala fea e fai ei tatou e pelā mo tino o te Atua, kae e ‵tau o pokotia pefea ‵tou manatu mo faifaiga ona ko te mea tenā?


The whole city turned out to celebrate one of the greatest triumphal processions ever staged in the capital. 	 Ne ‵kau atu a te fakai kātoa o fakamanatu kae ne fai foki ne latou a te ‵toe māti lasi ‵ki i tala fakasolopito ke fai i luga i te laumua.


Jesus Christ “carried away captives,” that is, took men away from Satan’s control to use them as gifts for the building up of the Christian congregation. We can “by love grow up in all things into . . . 	 Ne “tokouke a pagota ne puke ne” Iesu Keliso, ko tena uiga, ne ave keatea ne ia a tāgata mai i te pulega a Satani ke fakaaogā ne ia latou e pelā me ne meaalofa mō te fakamalosiakaga o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


(Jude 11) If we should err, however, Hosea’s prophecy gives us comfort. 	 (Iuta 11) Kae kafai e agasala tatou, e tuku mai i te valoaga a Hosea se fakamafanafanaga ki a tatou.


The root of the tree is holy and represents Jehovah as the one who gives life to spiritual Israel. 	 A aka o te lakau e tapu kae fakasino atu ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te tino telā e tuku atu ne ia te ola ki te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga.


Jehovah knows what we are inside. 	 E iloa ne Ieova a mea i ‵tou loto.


All intelligent creatures in heaven and on earth will have been gathered together in universal peace, joyfully submitting to the righteous sovereignty of the Great Purposer, Jehovah. 	 Ko fakaoti ei te fakamaopoopoga o mea ola katoa i te lagi mo te lalolagi i te filemu katoatoa i te lagi mo te lalolagi, kae ka faka‵logo latou mo te fiafia ki te pulega amiotonu a te Tino Fai Fuafuaga Sili, ko Ieova.


(Exodus 13:21, 22; 14:19) Today, we can have confidence that Jehovah is with his people to guide, protect, and deliver them. 	 (Esoto 13:21, 22; 14:19) I aso nei, e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me e ‵kau fakatasi a Ieova mo ana tino o takitaki, puipui kae faka‵sao ne ia latou.


On Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, a climber burns about 6,000 calories a day, considerably more than the average person needs. 	 I te ‵toe mauga maluga eiloa i te lalolagi nei, ko te Mount Everest, e manakogina ne se tino kake ke kai ne ia i te aso a te aofaki o mea‵kai kolā e kai ne ia i se tolu io me se fa o aso.


On the other side are Jehovah, his reigning Son, the resurrected anointed ones, and myriads of angels. 	 I te suā feitu ko Ieova, tena Tama telā ko fai mo Tupu, tino fakaekegina katoa kolā ne toe faka‵tu aka mo te fia afe o agelu.


For example, in 49 C.E., holy spirit guided the governing body to make a decision regarding the issue of circumcision. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te 49 T.A., ne takitaki ne te agaga tapu a te potukau pule ke fai se fakaikuga ki te mataupu e uiga ki te pilitome.


We expect such things. 	 E iloa ne tatou me ka ‵tupu a vaegā mea penā.


So, what can help us to escape the snare of fear and of pressure to do what displeases Jehovah? 	 Tela la, se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵sao tatou mai te malei o te mataku mo fakamalosiga sē ‵lei ke fai a te mea telā e fakafanoanoa atu ki a Ieova?


(Exodus 20:15) Many, however, feel that circumstances sometimes justify stealing or other forms of dishonesty. 	 (Esoto 20:15) Kae e tali‵tonu a tino e tokouke me e fai ne fakanofonofoga i nisi taimi ke kai‵soa tatou io me ke se fakamaoni.


(Heb. 1:8, 9; 5:5, 6) He would be the foundation of a truly royal priesthood. 	 (Epelu 1:8, 9; 5:5, 6) Ko mafai foki i ei o fai a nisi tino mo fai ne vaega ‵tonu o se kau faitaulaga o tupu.


Why not ask Jehovah’s Witnesses to show you why they are so confident that better times are just ahead? 	 Kaia e se ‵sili atu ei koe ki Molimau a Ieova ke fakaasi atu ki a koe a te pogai e tali‵tonu ei latou me ko pili mai a taimi ‵gali i aso mai mua nei?


Jesus’ counsel here refers to the step to take when someone has committed a serious sin against another. 	 E fakasino atu eiloa a pati fakatonutonu a Iesu ki mea e ‵tau o fai māfai ko fai ei ne se tino se agasala matagā ki te suā tino.


Rather than looking to the advanced educational systems of this world for security, a Christian trusts in Jehovah.—Prov. 3:5. 	 I lō te ‵kilo atu ki akoakoga ma‵luga o te lalolagi nei e pelā me se puipuiga, e talitonu eiloa se Kelisiano ki a Ieova.—Faataoto 3:5.


I say to you, Do not meddle with these men, but let them alone; (because, if this scheme or this work is from men, it will be overthrown; but if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them;) otherwise, you may perhaps be found fighters actually against God.”—Acts 5:33-39. 	 Tela la, au e fai atu ki a koutou, ke faka‵mao otou lima mai tagata konei, kae tuku malie eiloa latou, me kafai te lotou fuafuaga mo te lotou galuega ne mea ne fai ne se tino, e fakamalepegina; kae kafai ne fai ne te Atua, e se taitai lele eiloa o mafai ne koutou o fakatakavale. Kafai e fai ne koutou, ka iloa fakamuli ake ei ne koutou, i a koutou e fakasaga tau ki te Atua.”—Galuega 5:33-39.


15 Because of rejecting Jesus Christ, the nation of Israel finally lost their favored status with God along with the prospect of ever becoming “a kingdom of priests.” 	 15 Ona ko te ‵teke atu ki a Iesu Keliso, ne galo ei i te fenua o Isalaelu a te tulaga taulia o latou i te Atua fakatasi mo te fakamoemoega ke fai mo fai “se malo o faitaulaga.”


7 Jehovah has appointed Jesus as Judge; hence, we do not have the right to judge anybody. 	 7 Ko oti ne fakasopo ne Ieova a Iesu e pelā me se Famasino; tela la, e seai se aiā o tatou ke fakamasino ne tatou a so se tino.


3 Amos candidly said: “I was not a prophet, neither was I the son of a prophet.” 	 3 Ne fai ‵tonu atu a Amosa: “Au nei e se se pelofeta io me se tama a se pelofeta.”


Jehovah answered that fervent prayer. 	 Ne tali atu a Ieova ki te ‵talo loto finafinau tenā.


So far away from the warmth of his family and old friends, he feels sad and alone. 	 Ne fanoanoa malosi a ia ona ko te nofo ‵mao kae se mafai o ‵kau fakatasi mo tena kāiga pelā foki mo ana taugasoa mua.


If I were to read the lyrics of certain songs to someone, would that person get the impression that I hate lawlessness, or would the words indicate that my heart is defiled?’ 	 Kafai e ‵tau o faitau ne au a pati o nisi pese ki se tino, e mata, e lavea ne te tino tenā me i a au e takalialia ki te ofa tulafono, io me e fakaasi mai i pati me ko lailai toku loto?’


Fred Anderson met a farmer who wanted a set of our books and offered in exchange a pair of glasses that had been his mother’s. 	 Ne fetaui a Fred Anderson mo se tino ‵tokilakau telā ne manako ki ‵tou tusi kae tuku mai ne ia a mata faitau o tena mātua ke fesuiaki mo tusi.


10 Praying for others may change our attitude toward them. 	 10 A te ‵talo mō nisi tino e mafai o ‵fuli i ei ‵tou kilokiloga ki a latou.


12 Help to Cope With Problems 	 12 Fesoasoani e Maua ke Fa‵ki i Fakalavelave


The Miracle of Creation 	 Te Vavega i te Faitega o Mea Katoa


The report also revealed that “each year, teenagers view nearly 15000 sexual references, innuendoes, and jokes.” 	 E fakaasi mai foki ne te lipoti tenā, “me e kilo‵kilo atu kae lagona ne talavou a faifaiga, pati fakauiga mo mea fai faka‵kata kolā e fakauiga ki faifaiga fakatauavaga e tusa mo te faka 15,000 taimi.”


(Exodus, chapter 27) The Israelites may have had some knowledge of metalworking before they went to Egypt, or perhaps they acquired it while there. 	 (Esoto, mataupu e 27) Kāti ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu se atamai i te faiga o galuega ki fiti a koi tuai o olo atu latou ki Aikupito, io me kāti ne tauloto latou ki ei i te lotou ‵nofoga i konā.


Do we show that we are as humble and mild-tempered as Moses was? 	 E mata, e fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto maulalo e pelā mo Mose?


18 Yes, when the Master arrived, he found his faithful slave conscientiously feeding the domestics as well as preaching the good news. 	 18 E tonu, i te taimi ne oko mai ei te Pule, ne maua atu ne ia tena tavini fakamaoni e fagai faeloa ne ia a isi tavini e pelā foki mo te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei.


Why are we able to bring God glory in ways that surpass what inanimate creation can do? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o sili atu te auala e ‵viki atu ei tatou ki te Atua i lō ana mea ‵mate kolā ne faite?


15 Thus, the great crowd are seen “standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes.” 	 15 Tela la, e lavea atu a te vaitino tokouke e “‵tu i mua o te nofogaaliki, pela foki i mua o te Tama Mamoe, e pei katoa ki gatu kena.”


She has served as a missionary first in Uruguay, then in Colombia, and now in Puerto Rico. 	 Ne galue a ia pelā me se misionale i Colombia, fakamuli ifo i Uruguay, kae nei ko nofo atu i Puerto Rico.


12 Consider Nehemiah, who served as cupbearer to Persian King Artaxerxes in the fifth century B.C.E. Nehemiah provides a fine example of someone who prayed fervently. 	 12 Ke mafaufau ki a Neemia telā ne galue pelā me se tino ave ipu a te tupu o Pelesia ko Aletaseta i te lima senitenali T.L.M. E tuku mai ne Neemia se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o se tino telā ne ‵talo faeloa.


Jehovah Provides Comfort in All Our Trials 	 E Fakamafanafana Mai a Ieova i ‵Tou Puapuaga Katoa


“Look! 	 “A Ia ko te Motou Atua!”


Let us now discuss some other ways in which we can maintain our joy in Jehovah’s service. 	 Nei la, ke fai‵pati tatou ki nisi auala aka foki e mafai ei ne tatou o tumau i te fiafia i te tavini atu ki a Ieova.


Though religious error abounds, what has God preserved? 	 E tiga eiloa te uke o akoakoga ‵se fakalotu, se a te mea ko oti ne puipui ne te Atua?


Thereafter, the slave went out and found a fellow slave who owed him a sum that amounted to only 100 days’ wages. 	 Ne fano ei te pologa tenā kae maua ne ia te suā pologa telā ne kaitalafu i a ia i se aofaki e ‵pau mo te peofuga o se tino galue i aso e 100.


They may be used to thinking that way. 	 E masani sāle o mafau‵fau latou i auala penā.


(Matthew 24:45) You may realize how important this is, but you may feel that you just do not have time to study or to read the Bible. 	 (Mataio 24:45) Kāti e iloa ‵lei ne koe te tāua o te mea tenā, kae e manatu aka koe me e se lava ou taimi ke sukesuke io me ke faitau ki te Tusi Tapu.


(4) The “good news of the kingdom” is now being preached throughout the earth, signaling that “the end will come” soon.—Matthew 24:14. 	 (4) “A te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo” ko talai atu nei i te lalolagi kātoa, telā e fakaasi mai me ko pili o ‘oko mai te gataga.’—Mataio 24:14.


(See paragraph 10) 	 (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 10)


If we are truly humble, we will be happy to serve others. 	 Kafai e loto maulalo ‵tonu tatou, ka fia‵fia eiloa tatou o tavini atu ki nisi tino.


Rather than scolding them, Jesus patiently teaches them about the value of ministering to others. 	 Ne seki ‵liko atu a Iesu ki a latou, kae ne akoako atu a ia mo te loto kufaki ki a latou e uiga ki te tāua o te tavini atu ki nisi tino.


(Read Psalm 145:18; Isaiah 30:18, 19.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 145:18; Isaia 30:18, 19.)


The proverbs in chapters 25 through 29 were transcribed by “the men of Hezekiah the king of Judah.” 	 A faataoto i te mataupu e 25 ki te 29 ne laga ne “tāgata i te potu fono o Hesekia, te tupu o Iuta.”


And how we rejoice in the reward he received because he kept his focus on doing God’s will!—Psalm 40:8; Acts 2:32, 33, 36. 	 Kae e fia‵fia malosi foki tatou ki te taui ne maua ne ia ona ko tena tumau i te saga tonu atu ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua!—Salamo 40:8; Galuega 2:32, 33, 36.


Each of these nine beatitudes, as they are commonly called, is introduced by the Greek word ma·kaʹri·oi. 	 A fakaasiga ‵gali takitasi e iva konei ne fakatomua ne Iesu ki te pati Eleni ko te ma·kaʹri·oi.


(Prov. 4:18, 19) So let us diligently study God’s Word and zealously share the truth with others in the prayerful spirit of the psalmist who praised the Sovereign Lord Jehovah with the words: “I shall mention your righteousness, yours alone. 	 (Faata. 4:18, 19) Tela la, ke sukesuke faka‵lei tatou ki te Muna a te Atua kae fakailoa atu te munatonu mo te loto finafinau ki nisi tino e pelā mo te faisalamo telā ne ‵viki atu ki te Aliki Sili ko Ieova i ana pati, penei: “Ka folafola atu ne au tou aga‵lei.


What reasons do we have to keep on preaching? 	 Ne a pogai e maua ne tatou ke tumau eiloa i te talai atu?


Do you see yourself as soft clay in God’s hands, willing to be molded into a vessel that is desirable in his eyes? 	 E a, e fai koe pelā me se kele i lima o te Atua, e loto fiafia ke fulifuli ne ia koe ki se mea telā e gali i tena kilokiloga?


She was in daily association with many young women from all over the Persian Empire who were competing for the attention of the king. 	 Ne ‵nofo faeloa a ia i aso katoa mo tamafine mata‵gali mai i te emupaea o Pelesia kolā ka fakatau‵fai ke fili ne te tupu.


9 According to custom, the jailer may have been a retired army veteran. 	 9 E pelā mo tuu masani, a te tino tausi pagota kāti se tino o te kautau telā ko litāea.


Light supplies the energy for water and carbon dioxide to combine and produce carbohydrates. 	 E tuku mai ne te mainaga a te malosi ke mafai o palu fakatasi a te vai mo te kēsi ko te carbon dioxide ke maua i ei a carbohydrates.


Each one likely feels the pain of the festering wound, and both know that something should be done to heal it. 	 Kāti ka lagona fakatasi ne laua a te logo‵mae o te mea tenā, kae iloa foki ne laua me e ‵tau o fai se mea ke faka‵lei aka te fakalavelave tenā.


18, 19. (a) What have many Christian parents done? (b) What can be said about those who are in special full-time service? 	 18, 19. (a) Ne a mea ko oti ne fai ne mātua Kelisiano? (e) Ne a pati e mafai o fai e uiga ki a latou kolā e aofia i te taviniga tumau fakapito?


It can be applied to a secular group, such as “the assembly” that Demetrius stirred up against Paul in Ephesus. 	 E mafai o fakaaogā ki se potukau faka-te-foitino e pelā mo te ‘potukau’ telā ne fakamalosi aka ne Temetiu ke ‵teke atu ki a Paulo i Efeso.


(See paragraphs 16-19) 	 (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 16-19)


If that happens to us, how will we react? 	 Kafai e oko mai a mea konā, ne a ‵tou mea ka fai i ei?


19. What parting reassurance did Jesus Christ give to his disciples? 19 On Nisan 14, 33 C.E., during his last evening with his 11 faithful apostles, Jesus said many things to strengthen them for what lay ahead. 	 19 I te ‵toe po o Iesu mo ana soko fakamaoni e toko 11 i te po 14 o Nisani i te 33 T.A., e uke ‵ki a pati ne fai atu ne ia ki a latou ke fakama‵losi aka i ei latou ke mafai ne latou o fakafesagai ki mea kolā ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua.


24 Imitate Their Faith—He Endured Despite Disappointments 	 Te Malosi ke ‵Teke Atu ki Fakaosoosoga Kae Fa‵ki i te Loto Vāivāi ITULAU E 24 PESE: 81, 17


For instance, some parents may hesitate to encourage their child to pursue a career of pioneering, to serve where the need is greater, to enter Bethel service, or to work on theocratic construction projects. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai o fakatalave a nisi mātua ke fakamalosi atu ki te lā tamaliki ke kausaki atu ki te galuega fakapaenia, ke tavini atu i koga kolā e lasi te manakoga i ei, ke fanatu o galue i te Peteli, io me galue i nisi galuega fakatu‵tu.


Georgina and Christine kept praying to Jehovah. 	 Ne ‵talo faeloa a Georgina mo Christine ki a Ieova.


She said: “Jehovah your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.” 	 Ana muna: “A te Aliki [Ieova] te otou Atua, ko te Atua i te lagi mo te lalolagi.”


When he wrote those words 50 years ago, only some 300,000 Witnesses were preaching around the world. 	 I te taimi ne tusi ei ne ia a pati konei i te 50 tausaga ko ‵teka, e toko 300,000 fua a Molimau ne talai atu i te lalolagi kātoa.


By carefully comparing these and other scriptures, it became clear that the spiritual temple is not in the process of being built and that anointed Christians are not “stones” being fashioned on earth for inclusion in it. 	 Kafai e fakatusa ne tatou a mea konei mo nisi tusi siki, ko lavea faka‵lei atu ei me i te faletapu faka-te-agaga e seki mafaufaugina ke faite a ko Kelisiano fakaekegina e se ko “fatu” kolā ne fakatoka i te lalolagi ke aofia i ei.


But Jesus never intended for the prayer to be used in that way. 	 Kae ne seki manako a Iesu ke fai a te ‵talo i te auala tenā.


Jesus maintained his perfect human life by remaining obedient to Jehovah. 	 Ne fakatumau ne Iesu tena ola ‵lei katoatoa faka-te-foitino mai i te tumau i te fakalogo ki a Ieova.


Avoid comparing your new congregation with your previous one. 	 Ke mo a ma fakatusatusa ne koe tau fakapotopotoga fou ki tau fakapotopotoga mua.


Other Ways to Avoid Wrong Conduct 	 Nisi Auala ke ‵Kalo Keatea ei Mai Amioga Ma‵sei


Kathleen tried to stop using drugs, but nothing worked. 	 Ne taumafai Kathleen o fakagata aka te fakaaogaga o vailakau tapu, kae ne seki mafai ne ia.


Is your life ruled by fate? 	 E mata, ko oti eiloa ne fakaiku aka a mea e ‵tau o ‵tupu i tou olaga?


He had served for over 50 years as a prophet, and then he “became ill with the sickness from which he eventually died.” 	 Ne tavini atu a ia mō se 50 tupu tausaga e pelā me se pelofeta, kae “ne masaki ei a Elisaia i te masaki telā ne mate fakamuli a ia i ei.”


Alex saw many of his companions killed, but he survived. 	 Ne lavea ne Alesana ana taugasoa e tokouke ne tamate, kae ne ola eiloa a ia.


14 We can be sure that if that is our sincere desire, expressed in our prayers and in our actions, Jehovah will never abandon us. 	 14 Kafai tenā eiloa te manakoga tonu o tatou, kae fakaasi atu foki i ‵tou ‵talo mo ‵tou faifaiga, e mautinoa eiloa me ka sē mafai o tiakina tatou ne Ieova.


Peace and righteousness will prevail forever: Under Christ’s rulership, lawlessness will be a thing of the past. 	 Ka tumau eiloa a te filemu mo te amiotonu ki te se-gata-mai: Mai lalo i te pulega a Keliso, ka fai amioga solitulafono mo fai se mea mua.


How could strife creep in today? 	 E oko mai pefea a kinauga i aso nei?


God’s promise to David of a future “seed” to inherit the throne was given after Absalom’s birth. 	 I te taimi ne tauto ei te Atua ke tuku atu ki a Tavita se “fanau” ke fai mo tupu mai tua o ia, kae ko Apisaloma ko oti ne fanau.


Do not humans do something similar at times? 	 E mata, e se fai ne tino se mea tai ‵pau penā i nisi taimi?


Christian elders gladly provide spiritual assistance 	 E tuku mai ne toeaina Kelisiano mo te fiafia lasi a fesoasoani faka-te-agaga


Let each of us please his neighbor in what is good for his upbuilding. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou takitokotasi o fakafiafia o‵tou tuakoi mō te olotou ‵lei, ko te mea ke fakatupu ake ei a ia i te fakatuanaki.


(Josh. 23:2, 14) We can be certain that Jehovah’s promise of deliverance through the great tribulation will not fail us either. 	 (Iosu. 23:2, 14) E tali‵tonu eiloa tatou me ka taunu eiloa te tautoga a Ieova me ka faka‵sao ne ia tatou i loto i te fakalavelave lasi.


True, a modest course runs counter to such popular attitudes as “be good to yourself” or “you deserve the best.” 	 E tonu, a te ola i se olaga faigofie e se fetaui mo vaegā uiga lauiloa e pelā mo te “mafaufau ki tou ‵lei” io me ko te “e ‵tau eiloa o maua ne koe te ‵toe mea ‵lei.”


“That It May Go Well With You” 	 “Ka ‵Lei ei Koe”


Will it help me to assist others to accept the “everlasting good news” and come into a close relationship with Jehovah God?’ 	 E mata, ka ‵lago mai a te faiga tenei ki toku fia fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke talia ne latou te “talaiga se gata mai” kae ke maua foki ei se fesokotakiga pili mo Ieova te Atua?’


14 Genesis 1:27 states: “God proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.” 	 14 E fai mai te Kenese 1:27: “Telā ne faite ei ne te Atua a te tino ke foliga ki a ia. Ne faite ne ia te tagata mo te fafine.”


There is no indication that they will relinquish their sovereignty to God and Christ. 	 E seai eiloa se fakaasiga me ka tiakina olotou pulega kae talia ne latou te pulega sili a te Atua mo Keliso.


Hence, if we want to learn about love, we must learn about Jehovah. 	 Tela la, kafai e fia iloa ne tatou a mea e uiga ki te alofa, e ‵tau o sukesuke tatou ki mea e uiga ki a Ieova.


Time and again, it is those whom the world would consider ordinary who have maintained their integrity to God under fiery tests. 	 Ko tino eiloa kolā e masani o ‵kilo atu ki ei a te lalolagi e pelā me ne tino fatauvā, ne tumau i te lotou fakamaoni ki te Atua mai lalo i fakasauāga fakama‵taku.


17 Even in these dark last days of Satan’s wicked system of things, Jehovah is blessing his people. 	 17 I aso fakaotioti o aso fakaoti konei i te fakanofonofoga a Satani, koi fakamanuia eiloa ne Ieova ana tino.


14. (a) What does manifesting virtue require of us? (b) How can our speech include praiseworthy things? 	 Ka fakamalosi aka ne vaegā sautalaga penā a te alofa mo te ‵kau fakatasi i te fakapotopotoga.


(Col. 1:15-17) Thus, Jehovah honored his Son both by including him in the works of creation and by telling others about his Son’s important role. 	 (Ko. 1:15-17) Tela la, ne fakaaloalo ne Ieova tena Tama mai te aofia ne ia a Iesu i te faitega o mea katoa mo te fakailoa atu ki nisi tino a te tiute tāua o tena Tama.


12 “The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much,” declared the Son of God, “and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in much.” 	 Ka ko ia tela e se fakamaoni i mea fo‵liki, e se fakamaoni foki i mea ‵lasi.”


14 In their dealings with God’s flock, the appointed men in the congregation are to exhibit fine qualities. 	 14 I olotou faifaiga ki te lafu a te Atua, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tagata kolā ne ‵tofi aka i te fakapotopotoga a uiga ‵lei.


A full program of Christian activities, including regular meeting attendance and field service, will help these youths to keep their mind focused on spiritual things. 	 A te tautali katoatoa atu ki te fakasologa o fakatokaga faka-Kelisiano, e aofia i ei te kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga mo te galuega talai, ka fesoasoani atu ei ki talavou konei ke ‵saga tonu atu ki mea faka-te-agaga.


(Eccl. 12:1) There is no harm in young children learning to work hard, doing chores in the home that are reasonable for their age and abilities. 	 (Failauga 12:1) E sē se mea faigata ke iloa ne tama‵liki o ga‵lue malosi, i te faiga o galuega i te fale kolā e aoga ki a latou.


The Son “came to be the one [God] was specially fond of day by day.” 	 A te Tama ‘ko te pogai o te fiafia o te [Atua] i aso takitasi.’


Ask them what work is practical for pioneers. 	 Fesili atu ki galuega e ‵lei ki paenia.


What, now, of the idea that personal sins—as distinct from inherited sin—also offend God? 	 Kae e pefea la a te manatu me e pokotia foki a te Atua i ‵tou agasala totino, kolā e ‵kese mo te agasala ne fa‵nau mai mo tatou?


Resist the Urge to Compare Yourself With Others 	 ‵Teke Atu ki te Manakoga ke Fakatusatusa ne Koe a Koe Eiloa ki Nisi Tino


(Amos 8:6) Just imagine! 	 (Amosa 8:6) Mafaufau la!


The angels, the physical heavens, the earth and its animal creation—they all praise Jehovah. 	 Ko agelu, ko te lagi saukātoa, ko te lalolagi mo manu katoa i ei—e tavae atu katoa latou ki a Ieova.


“Continue . . . forgiving one another freely.”—COL. 	 “Ke fakatau . . . fakamagalo atu te suā tino ki te suā tino.”—KO.


Like the prophetess Anna, this sister is “never missing” from Jehovah’s place of worship.—Luke 2:36, 37. 	 E pelā mo te pelofeta fafine ko Ana, ne “seki tiaki” ne te tuagane tenā te fale tapuaki o Ieova.—Luka 2:36, 37.


He displayed himself a mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah.” 	 Ne fai ne ia a ia mo fai se tino atuli manu malosi i te ‵teke atu ki a Ieova.”


With that amount of contact, a mother’s speech, actions, and attitudes have a profound effect on a child’s development. 	 Mai te aofaki tenā o taimi e fesokotaki ei latou, e sili atu ei a te aoga o pati, faifaiga mo kilokiloga a mātua i te putiakaga o se tamaliki.


17 Meditating on the example of Hezekiah, we may see a need to remove something that is hindering our relationship with God or diverting our attention from true worship. 	 17 Kafai e mafau‵fau loto tatou ki te fakaakoakoga a Hesekia, e mafai o lavea ne tatou a te manakoga ke tapale kea‵tea a te mea telā e fakalavelave ne ia a ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua io me ‵pale kea‵tea ne ia tatou mai te ‵saga tonu atu ki te tapuakiga tonu.


But God gave humans mental faculties that far surpass those of any animal. 	 Kae ne tuku ne te Atua ki tino a te mafaufau telā e sili fakafia atu i so se manu.


Jesus also assured us of God’s loving concern, saying: “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things [the material necessities of life] will be added to you. 	 E fakamautinoa mai foki a Iesu e uiga ki te atafai tonu mai o te Atua, i ana pati: “Ke mua koutou o ‵sala tena Malo mo tena amiotonu; kae ka fakaopoopogina atu a mea katoa konā [ko mea e aogā tonu ki te olaga] ki a koutou.


Note, however, that at Revelation 16:16, Armageddon is called a “place.” 	 Masaua foki la, me i te Fakaasiga 16:16, e taku Amaketo ki se “koga.”


(John 3:16) To such ones, Jesus promises: “You will be with me in Paradise.”—Luke 23:43. 	 (Ioane 3:16) E tauto atu a Iesu ki vaegā tino penā i aso nei: ‘Ka fakatasi tāua i te Palataiso.’—Luka 23:43.


(Prov. 9:1-5, 13-17) Both wisdom and stupidity keep crying out to us, as it were, and that presents us with a choice. 	 (Faata. 9:1-5, 13-17) E ka‵laga mai eiloa a te poto mo te valea ki a tatou, kae e ‵tau o fai ne tatou se filifiliga.


However, the first concern in our prayers should be Jehovah’s interests. 	 Kae e ui i ei, ko te mea muamua telā e ‵tau o fakatāua ne tatou i ‵tou ‵talo ko mea kolā e fiafia ki ei a Ieova.


As a result of Paul’s loving efforts, some in Thessalonica ‘turned away from their idols to slave for the living God.’ (1 Thessalonians 1:9; 2:8) If we have genuine concern for people, as Jesus and Paul did, we too may experience the joy of seeing the good news reach the hearts of those “rightly disposed for everlasting life.”—Acts 13:48. 	 Ona ko taumafaiga a‵lofa a Paulo, a nisi tino i Tesalonia ne ‘‵fuli kea‵tea mai te tapuaki atu ki tupua ke tavini atu ki te Atua ola.’ (1 Tesalonia 1:9; 2:8) Kafai e a‵lofa atafai tonu tatou ki tino, e pelā mo Iesu mo Paulo, ka mafai foki o maua ne tatou te fiafia ke lavea atu me ko oko ‵tonu atu te tala ‵lei ki “tino loto ‵lei kolā ka mafai o maua te ola se-gata-mai.”—Galuega 13:48, NW.


(Matthew 10:28) We know that our heavenly Father is the Giver of life. 	 (Mataio 10:28) E iloa ne tatou me i te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi ko te Tino telā e tuku mai ne ia te ola.


(Matthew 26:52) Yet, in the 20th century alone, bloodguilty nations and ethnic groups have been responsible for the slaughter of more than a hundred million humans. 	 (Mataio 26:52) Kae i te 20 senitenali eiloa tenei, ne tamate ne fenua mo potukau tatino a tino e toko selau miliona tupu.


ANTIPAS 	 IOANE


The four angels are ready to release those destructive winds. 	 Ko toka nei a agelu e tokofa o ‵tala mai a matagi ma‵losi konā.


And Jehovah’s Witnesses have been blessed in many ways as a result. 	 Kae ko oti ne fakamanuiagina a Molimau a Ieova i auala e uke.


Cain committed murder because he went his own way and failed to heed Jehovah’s warning that sin was about to pounce on him. 	 Ne tatino a Kaino me ne fai ne ia a mea i ana auala eiloa kae fakatamala o fakalogo ki pati polopoloki a Ieova me ko pili o oko atu ki a ia te agasala.


Why has this happened? 	 Kaia ne tupu ei a te mea tenei?


The articles also discuss how we can have affection for Christ rather than for the things of this world. 	 E fakamatala mai foki i mataupu konei a te auala e mafai ei o a‵lofa tatou ki te Keliso i lō te alofa ki mea o te lalolagi tenei.


A ruin, a ruin, a ruin I shall make it. 	 Ao, ka fai ne au a te fa‵kai ke masei valevale.


For instance, husbands show loyalty to their heavenly King by the Christlike way they treat their wives and children. 	 E pelā mo tāgata a‵vaga, e fakaasi atu ne latou te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni ki te lotou Tupu i te lagi mai te fakaakoako atu ki a Keliso i olotou faifaiga ki olotou avaga mo tama‵liki.


While it is commendable that these marriages endure, remember that your goal should be to have a loving relationship, not simply a lasting one. 	 E ui eiloa e fakamālō atu ona ko te loto kufaki, kae masaua la me e ‵tau o fakamoemoe koe ke maua se fesokotakiga telā e tumau ona ko te alofa.


12 We too should encourage brothers who are discouraged or depressed. 	 12 E ‵tau foki mo tatou o fakamalosi atu ki ‵tou taina kolā ne loto vāi‵vai io me ne loto mafatia.


He draws us to his Son by reaching us individually through the preaching work and by helping us to grasp and apply spiritual truths by means of His holy spirit. 	 E fakapili‵pili ne ia tatou taki tokotasi ki tena Tama e auala i te galuega talai mo te fesoasoani mai ke maua kae ke fakaaogā ne tatou a muna‵tonu faka-te-agaga e auala i Tena agaga tapu.


16 For us to be among those who will receive the justice of Jehovah, we need to follow the course of that widow. 	 16 Ko te mea ke aofia tatou i tino kolā ka maua ne latou te fakamasinoga amiotonu a Ieova, e ‵tau o tau‵tali tatou ki te fafine ko mate tena avaga.


It is remarkable for its spiritual content and clarity. 	 E lauiloa ona ko mea faka-te-agaga kolā e maua i ei e uiga ki te Atua kae maina ‵lei foki i ei.


Consider the example of Namangolwa, who was raised in a Christian family in Zambia. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala o Namangolwa, telā ne puti aka i loto i se kāiga Kelisiano i Zambia.


If Paul had continued to practice Judaism, he may well have risen to a position similar to that of Simeon, the son of Paul’s educator, Gamaliel. 	 Moi ne tumau a Paulo i te tautali ki faifaiga o te lotu a tino Iutaia, kāti e mafai o maua ne ia se tulaga e pelā mo Simeona, te tama a te faiakoga o Paulo, ko Kamalielu.


8 Confirming that early Christians conducted themselves as “aliens and temporary residents” in the Roman world, historian Kenneth Scott Latourette wrote: “It is one of the commonplaces of history that in its first three centuries Christianity met persistent and often severe persecution . . . 	 8 Ne fakatalitonu mai ne te tino tusi tala mua, ko Kenneth Scott Latoure me ne ola a Kelisiano e pelā ne “fakaa‵lofa mo tino se ‵nofo tumau” mai lalo o te malo o Loma, i ana pati konei: “Tasi o tala lauiloa i tala mua, me ne fakasauagina faeloa a te lotu Kelisiano, i te ukega o taimi ki fakasauaga matagā, i senitenali e tolu muamua . . .


(Heb. 13:17; read 1 Peter 5:2, 3.) 	 (Epe. 13:17; faitau te 1 Petelu 5:2, 3.)


(Rev. 16:14, 16; 19:11-16) Over 2,500 years ago, the prophet Daniel was inspired to foretell the outcome for human governments in conflict with God’s purpose, writing: “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. 	 (Fakaasiga 16:14, 16; 19:11-16) I tausaga e silia atu i te 2,500 ko ‵teka, ne ‵valo mai ne te pelofeta ko Tanielu a te ikuga o malo o tāgata kolā e fe‵paki mo te fuafuaga a te Atua, penei: “I te taimi o takitaki konā, kae ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo telā ka se toe gata mai.


(Acts 5:29) Also, our obeying Jehovah’s command to preach and to teach requires that we endure until the end of this system of things. 	 (Galuega 5:29) E se gata i ei, a te ‵tou fakalogo ki te fakatonuga a Ieova ke talai kae akoako atu e manakogina i ei te kufaki ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te olaga tenei.


We are subjects of the Messianic Kingdom and are solidly on the side of Jehovah’s sovereignty. 	 E ‵nofo tatou mai lalo i te Malo faka-Mesia kae e ‵lago katoatoa atu tatou ki te pulega sili a Ieova.


God foretold that a city would become a ruin: “You have made a city a pile of stones, a fortified town a crumbling ruin, a dwelling tower of strangers to be no city, which will not be rebuilt even to time indefinite.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne te Atua i ei me ka maofa se fa‵kai e tasi: “Ko oti ne ofa valevale ne koe a fa‵kai, pela foki a mea kola e puipui ki ei latou mai i te fili. A palesi kola ne faite ne omotou fili ko galo atu eiloa.”


He said to Jacob: “Quick, please, give me a swallow of the red.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a Iakopo: “Au ko likiliki faka eiloa; asu mai aka ne aku mea mai tau supu kula tena.”


(John 11:11-14) God can awaken the dead, just as we can awaken a person from sleep.—Job 14:13-15. 	 (Ioane 11:11-14) E mafai o ‵fagu mai ne te Atua a tino ‵mate, e pelā eiloa mo te mafai ne tatou o ‵fagu ne tatou a te tino telā e moe.—Iopu 14:13-15.


An 18-year-old sister, baptized when she was 13, admits, “I know what I believe, but sometimes I have trouble putting my thoughts into words.” 	 Ne taku ‵tonu mai ne se tuagane telā ko 18 ana tausaga, kae ne papatiso i te taimi ko 13 ei ana tausaga, “E iloa ne au a mea e talitonu au ki ei, kae i nisi taimi e faigata ke fakamatala atu ne au.”


8 Holy spirit was directly involved in the life and ministry of Jesus. 	 8 A te agaga tapu ne aofia tonu eiloa i te olaga mo te galuega a Iesu.


The apostle Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians: “Beware, brothers, for fear there should ever develop in any one of you a wicked heart lacking faith by drawing away from the living God; but keep on encouraging one another each day, . . . so that none of you should become hardened by the deceptive power of sin.” 	 Ne tusi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano Epelu: “Ke fakaeteete koutou, e oku taina, ke mo a ma tupu aka se mea masei i te loto o se tino i a koutou e aunoa mo te fakatuanaki mai te fano keatea mai te Atua ola. Ke tumau i te fakatau fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino, i aso takitasi, . . . ko te mea ke mo a se tino i a koutou e fakamakeke tena loto ne te malosi fakaloiloi o te agasala.”


When we take in oxygen, we complete the cycle. 	 Kafai ko mānava ne tatou ki loto a te okisene, ko katoatoa ei te tamilosaga.


“I was scared, and I tried to keep busy to block it out of my mind.” 	 “Au ne mataku, kae ne taumafai au ke fakalavelave faeloa ko te mea ke se mafaufau au e uiga ki ei.”


The narration was taken in part from our book Creation. 	 A te vaega e tasi o te fakamatalaga o te ata ne puke mai i te ‵tou tusi ko te Creation.


They will mount up with wings like eagles. 	 Ka ko latou kola e fakatuaga ki a Ieova mō se fesoasoani ka fakafougina te lotou malosi.


With his increased understanding, he “greatly helped” new ones to make progress in true worship. 	 Mai te momea aka o tena malamalama, ne “fesoasoani malosi” atu ei tou tagata ki tino ‵fou ke gasolo ki mua i te tapuakiga tonu.


What a fine example for those of us who today attend meetings in comfortable Kingdom Halls! 	 Mafāga o fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou i aso nei kolā e ‵kau ki fakatasiga i Kingdom Halls!


(Matthew 27:46) David’s words reflect his human reaction to his desperate situation. 	 (Mataio 27:46) E fakaasi mai i pati a Tavita te lagonaga masani o tino ki tena tulaga sē ‵lei.


For example, regarding marriage, the Devil has made it appear restrictive and harsh. 	 E pelā mo te fakaipoipoga, ko oti ne fai ne te Tiapolo ke foliga mai me ola saisaitia a tino i ei kae ko tō masei foki.


How did one sister’s experience illustrate the benefit of upholding Jehovah’s sovereignty? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te tala o se tuagane e tokotasi a te aoga o te fakamalugaga o te pulega sili a Ieova?


This first occurred on the day of Pentecost 33 C.E., a few weeks after the death of Jesus Christ. 	 Ne tupu muamua a te mea tenei i te aso o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., i nai vaiaso mai tua ifo o te mate o Iesu Keliso.


Is that not what you want when you get an important letter from someone you love? 	 E a, e se tenā eiloa te mea e manako koe ki ei māfai e maua ne koe se tusi tāua mai i se tino pele ki a koe?


According to Revelation 22:5, “they will rule as kings forever and ever.” 	 E fai mai te Fakaasiga 22:5, “Ka tavini atu latou e pelā me ne tupu ki te se-gata-mai, ki te se-gata-mai eiloa.”


So keep calm and do your best to avoid overreacting to criticism. 	 Tela la, ke fakafilemu ou lagonaga kae fai te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke ‵kalo keatea mai te fakamasei atu.


7, 8. (a) Under what circumstances can we enjoy God’s loyal love? (b) What should we do if we have sinned seriously? 	 7, 8. (a) Ko vaegā fakanofonofoga fea e mafai ei o maua ne tatou te alofa fakamaoni o te Atua? (e) Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai māfai ko oti ne fai ne tatou se agasala matagā?


According to data provided by the World Bank in June 2002, “it has been estimated that in 1998 1.2 billion people world-wide had consumption levels below $1 a day . . . and 2.8 billion lived on less than $2 a day.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te lipoti mai te World Bank i a Iuni 2002, e fakaasi mai ei me “i te 1998 e nofo pelā ki te 1.2 piliona tino e ola i te $1 i te aso . . . kae 2.8 piliona tino e ola i te aofaki e foliki ifo i te $2 i te aso.”


There are no distractions, no sounds of chaotic city life drifting in over some nearby wall. 	 E seai ne mea e fakalavelave atu, e seai ne mea fakalogoā atu ki te fa‵kai mai i nisi fale ‵pili.


Why may unbelieving relatives oppose us, but how can we show them empathy? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o ‵teke mai a ‵tou kāiga sē tali‵tonu, kae e mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te loto malamalama?


After his resurrection and return to heaven, Jesus resumed his service as Michael, the chief angel, “to the glory of God the Father.”—Philippians 2:11. 	 Mai tua o tena toetuga mo tena fokiatuga ki te lagi, ne toe kamata ne Iesu tena galuega e pelā me ko Mikaele, te agelu pule, “mō te vikiga o te Atua te Tamana.”—Filipi 2:11.


You probably would greatly appreciate your doctor for helping you to improve the quality of your life. 	 E mafai eiloa o loto fakafetai koe ki tou tokita mō te fesoasoani atu ke faka‵lei aka te tulaga o tou olaga.


14 Consider one Christian family of four who moved from the United States to the Dominican Republic to serve with a congregation in a town with a population of 50,000. 	 14 Mafaufau ki se kāiga Kelisiano telā e tokofa a tino i ei kae ne olo atu mai te Iunaite Sitete ki te Dominican Republic ke tavini atu i se fakapotopotoga i se fa‵kai telā e toko 50,000 a tino i ei.


• As we await Jehovah’s day, how should we view people? 	 • E ‵tau o pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki tino i te taimi e ‵nofo fakatalitali ei tatou ki te aso o Ieova?


How does Jesus’ shed blood affect the damaged relationship between God and sinful mankind? 	 E pokotia pefea i te toto maligi o Iesu a te fesokotakiga sē ‵lei i te vā o te Atua mo tino agasala?


4 How could Paul have such confidence? 	 4 Kaia ne talitonu ei penā a Paulo?


CONDITIONAL DONATION ARRANGEMENT 	 AOFAGA KI TE FAIGA O MEAALOFA


Instead, he raised up Isaiah and other prophets to provide spiritual light for any in the nation who still sought to serve Jehovah faithfully. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne faka‵tu aka ne ia a Isaia mo nisi pelofeta ke tuku mai a te mainaga faka-te-agaga ki so se tino i te atufenua telā koi ‵sala atu ke tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te fakamaoni.


Does not Mary’s example help us to think of how we can put God’s will first in our life? 	 E mata, e se fesoasoani mai te fakaakoakoga a Malia ke mafau‵fau tatou ki auala e mafai ei ne tatou o fakamuamua a te loto o te Atua mo ana tulafono i ‵tou olaga?


“Anyone believing in God was considered uninformed.” 	 “So se tino e talitonu ki te Atua e fai eiloa pelā me se tino sē malamalama.”


In prayer to Jehovah, a faithful man of old said: “Those knowing your name will trust in you.” 	 Ne ‵talo atu penei se tagata fakamaoni i aso mua ki a Ieova: “Te Aliki, a tino kolā e iloa ne latou a koe, e fakatuanaki ki a koe.”


Thus, it was with the absolute conviction of firsthand experience that he said: “You well know with all your hearts and with all your souls that not one word out of all the good words that Jehovah your God has spoken to you has failed. They have all come true for you. 	 Tela la, ona ko tena talitonu katoatoa ki mea ne matea ne ia ki ona mata, ne fai mai ei a ia: “E iloa faka‵lei ne koutou katoa i otou ‵kano loto taki tokotasi, me i te Aliki te otou Atua ko oti ne tuku atu ne ia ki a koutou a mea ‵lei katoa, kolā ne tauto a ia ke tuku atu.


Would my Bible-trained conscience be troubled if during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure some of my own blood was withdrawn, modified, and directed back into (or onto) my body? 	 E mata, ka pakia toku loto lagona telā ne fakaakoako ki te Tusi Tapu māfai e tapale malie aka a nisi toto mai toku foitino i se iloiloga io me se togafiti fakatokitā, kae e fuli malie aka te toto tenā kae e toe fakafoki mai ki loto (io me ki luga) i toku foitino?


Also, he recognized that he derived little joy from the field ministry. 	 Kae ne lavea foki ne ia me ko sē lasi te fiafia e maua ne ia mai te galuega talai.


Many will rove about, and the true knowledge will become abundant.” 	 [“E tokouke a tino ka ua‵lolo atu kae ko te iloaga tonu ka salalau valevale,” NW].


On rare occasions, you or someone you know may experience or observe what seems to be an injustice in the congregation. 	 I nisi taimi mauagatā pena, e mafai o fepaki io me lavea ne koe io me se isi tino se mea telā e foliga mai me se faifaiga sē fakamaoni i te fakapotopotoga.


Admittedly, it is difficult to be honest in these last days when many are “lovers of themselves, lovers of money.” (2 Tim. 3:2) A financial crisis or uncertainty about employment has an impact on honesty. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, se mea faigata ke fakamaoni i aso fakaoti konei, i te taimi e “a‵lofa fua a tino ki a latou eiloa, ka va‵lea ki tupe.” (2 Timo. 3:2) E faigata foki te fakamaoni ona ko fakalavelave i mea tau tupe io me ko te sē mautinoa o galuega ‵togi.


13 Paul’s words show that Christians should “adorn themselves in well-arranged dress.” 	 13 E fakaasi mai ne pati a Paulo me e ‵tau o “teuteu faka‵lei” a Kelisiano.


Ask yourself: ‘At times, do I let my imperfect body or mind point me in a bad direction and then go there? 	 Ke fesili ifo ki a koe: ‘I nisi taimi, e mata, e talia ne au ke fakalogo ki toku foitino sē ‵lei katoatoa io me ko toku mafaufau ki se koga ‵se ke fano au ki ei?


(Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 5:11) Yet, if they include alcoholic beverages, the groom should see to it that these are served or made available in moderation. 	 (Loma 13:13; 1 Kolinito 5:11) Kae kafai e aofia ne laua a meainu ma‵losi, e ‵tau o fakamautinoa aka ne te tagata fakaipoipo me e fakasoa faka‵tau atu a mea konā.


THE GOOD THAT RESULTS FROM JOY 	 MEA ‵LEI E MAUA MAI TE FIAFIA


What did some rebellious angels do before the Flood of Noah’s day? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne nisi agelu ‵teke mai mua o te Lolo i aso o Noa?


Impressed with the way this young, hardworking pioneer conducted himself, my parents invited Arthur to stay with them. 	 Ona ko te lā fia‵fia ki te galue malosi mo uiga ‵gali o te talavou tenei, ne ‵kami ne oku mātua a Arthur ke ‵nofo latou.


5 Following the solemn seven-day Passover celebration that Hezekiah organized in Jerusalem, “all the Israelites that were found there went out to the cities of Judah, and they proceeded to break up the sacred pillars and cut down the sacred poles and pull down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh until they had finished.” (2 Chron. 31:1) Young Josiah became king when he was only eight years of age. 	 5 Mai tua o te fakamanatuga o te Paseka i aso e fitu telā ne fakatoka ne Hesekia i Ielusalema, “ne olo atu ei a tino Isalaelu katoa ki fa‵kai katoa i Iuta, ofa ki lalo ne latou a pou fatu, mo fakatusa kolā ne fakatapu ki te atua fafine ko Asaila, kae fakamasei a fatafaitaulaga mo koga tapuaki fapau‵pau. E penā foki te mea ne fai ne latou ki nisi fa‵kai katoa o Iuta, pelā foki i kogā fenua o Peniamina, Efalaima mo Manase.” (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 31:1) Ne fai a Iosia mo tupu kae ko valu fua ana tausaga. E fai mai a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a ia: “I te valu o tausaga o te nofoaiga a Iosia, koi tamaliki eiloa a ia, ne kamata ei a ia o tapuaki atu ki te Atua o tena tupuga ko Tavita te tupu.


Religious shrines are dedicated to the worship of a deity or the veneration of a “holy” person. 	 E fakaaoga a koga fakalotu ‵malu ki te tapuaki atu ki atua io me se tino “tapu.”


Noah and His Family Proved Ready 	 Ne Toka ‵Lei Eiloa a Noa mo Tena Kāiga


Then my family heard the shocking news—specialists confirmed that I was totally deaf! 	 I konā, lagona ei ne toku kāiga se tala fakapoi—ne fakatalitonu mai ne tokita me i a au ko ‵tuli!


After watching the baptism of her son—one of 575 individuals baptized in the Netherlands last year—she wrote the following: “At this moment, my investment of the past 20 years has paid off. 	 Mai tua o te papatisoga o tena tama tagata—se tokotasi o tino mai te toko 575 kolā ne papatiso i Holani i te tausaga ko teka—ne tusi mai penei tou fafine: “Ko aogā oku fitaga i tausaga e 20.


He desires our willing devotion. 	 E manako a ia ke tapuaki atu tatou i te loto fiafia.


In fact, there are at least five ways that we benefit from not knowing the exact day or hour when the end will come. 	 A te tonuga loa, e lima auala ka maua ei ne tatou a mea aoga mai te sē iloa tonu ne tatou a te aso mo te itula ka oko mai ei a te gataga.


For the next 150 years, Martini’s was the only version approved for Italian Catholics. 	 E ‵tusa mo mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu, ne fesoasoani atu pefea a Ieova e auala i taina tali‵tonu?


14, 15. (a) When should we apply the counsel at Matthew 18:15-17? (b) What three steps did Jesus mention, and what should be our goal in applying them? 	 14, 15. (a) Ko te taimi fea e ‵tau o fakagalue aka ne tatou a pati fakatonutonu i te Mataio 18:15-17? (e) Ne a manatu e tolu e ‵tau o fai kolā ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu, kae se a te fakamoemoega e ‵tau o taumafai ki ei māfai e fakagalue aka a manatu konā?


• Why should Christians keep the Kingdom hope sharply in focus? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵saga tonu atu a Kelisiano ki te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te Malo?


In June 1940, I watched from our front doorstep as thousands of traumatized soldiers passed by in lorries (trucks). 	 I a Iuni i te 1940, ne kilokilo atu au mai i te mataloa ki mua o te motou fale ki te fia afe o sotia mata fanoa‵noa e ‵sopo i luga i motoka ‵lasi.


One operation of God’s holy spirit is to inform, to illuminate, to reveal truths. 	 E tasi te galuega a te agaga tapu o te Atua ko te fakamaina mai, fakamalamalama mai, kae ke fakaasi mai foki a muna‵tonu.


Rudolf endured all these trials and, although aged and sickly, was serving as a regular pioneer and an elder when his life story appeared in the August 1, 1997, issue of The Watchtower, pages 20-25.[1] 	 Ne kufaki ne Rudolf a fakalavelave faiga‵ta konei, kae faitalia tena tulaga matua mo te masakisaki, ne tavini atu a ia pelā me se paenia tumau mo se toeaina i te taimi ne tusi ei te tala o tena olaga i te lōmiga o The Watchtower i a Aokuso 1, 1997, itulau e 20-25.[1]


In what two ways can we get to know Jehovah? 	 Ne a auala e lua e mafai ei o iloa ‵lei ne tatou a Ieova?


The Bible said that clearly all along.—Genesis 1:1. 	 Ne fakamatala maea mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te mea tenā.—Kenese 1:1.


“Come on John,” they urged a companion as he headed toward the walkway above. 	 “Vau koe e Ioane,” ne fakamalosi atu laua ki te lā taugasoa telā ko fanatu o sasale i te koga telā e ‵tau o sa‵sale i ei a tino.


(John 4:25, 26) Fittingly, Jesus several times used the expression “my kingdom.”—John 18:36. 	 (Ioane 4:25, 26) E tonu, ne fakaaoga fakafia ne Iesu a te tugapati tenei “toku malo.”—Ioane 18:36.


Therefore, let us always trust in God, just as we are admonished at Proverbs 3:5, 6: “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. 	 Tela la, ke na tumau eiloa te ‵tou tali‵tonu ki te Atua, e pelā mo pati fakamalosi i te Faataoto 3:5, 6: “Talitonu ki te Aliki mo tou loto kātoa. Sa fakalagolago lele eiloa ki tou iloa.


For example, we read: “He that is showing favor to the lowly one is lending to Jehovah, and his treatment He will repay to him.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fai‵tau tatou, penei: “Kafai e avatu ne koe ne mea ki tino ma‵tiva, e pelā eiloa me se mea e tuku atu ne koe ki te Aliki, tela la, e toe taui mai ne te Aliki ki a koe e ‵tusa eiloa mo tou aga‵lei.”


When assigning responsibilities, specify clearly what is expected. 	 I te tufaatuga o tiute, e fakaasi fakalikiliki atu i ei a galuega kolā e fakamoemoegina ke fai.


Jehoshaphat had confidence in Jehovah 	 Ne talitonu a Iosefatu ki a Ieova


8 If we allow God’s spirit to produce love within us, that quality will exist in our relationships with God and neighbor. 	 8 Kafai e talia ne tatou te agaga o te Atua ke ati aka ne ia te alofa i loto i a tatou, ka tumau eiloa te uiga tenā i ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua mo ‵tou tuakoi.


WHAT impressed visitors to Sarah Jayne’s bedside in the hospital was her calm confidence about the future, along with her deep faith in God and his Word, the Bible. 	 A TE mea telā ne ofo i ei a tino kolā ne asi atu ki a Sarah Jayne i te fa‵kaimasaki ko tena loto talitonu ki aso mai mua, fakatasi mo tena fakatuanaki ki te Atua mo tena Muna ko te Tusi Tapu.


He said: “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.”—Matt. 24:7-14. 	 Ana muna: “A ko te tala ‵lei tenei o te Malo ka talai atu ki te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa mo fai se molimau ki atufenua katoa; ko oko mai ei te gataga.”—Mata. 24:7-14.


Luca was thrilled to be able to give a good witness. 	 Ne fiafia eiloa a Luca ki te molimau ‵lei ne tuku atu ne ia.


2 Jesus was having a discussion with some Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection. 	 2 Ne sau‵tala loa a Iesu mo nisi Satukaio kolā ne seki tali‵tonu ki te toetuga.


“THE DESIRE OF THE EYES” 	 “MANAKOGA O MATA”


Three Gospel writers—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—all testify that for a second time, Jesus throws out those selling and buying there. 	 E fakatalitonu mai ne tino tusi Evagelia e tokotolu— Mataio, Maleko, mo Luka—me ne afuli ne Iesu a tino fai pisinisi mo tino ‵togi mea ki tua mo te faletapu i te lua o taimi.


(Neh. 5:16) Similarly, many loving elders have been able to imitate Nehemiah by assisting on theocratic construction projects or by cleaning and maintaining their local Kingdom Hall. 	 (Nee. 5:16) I se auala tai ‵pau, ne mafai foki ne toeaina a‵lofa e tokouke o fakaakoako atu ki a Neemia mai te fesoasoani atu i galuega fakatu‵tu io me ko te ‵fuluga mo te faka‵leiga o Fale Tapuaki.


(1 Peter 2:21-23) Perhaps you could kindly explain your reasons for not personally participating. 	 (1 Petelu 2:21-23) Kāti e mafai o fakamatala atu ne koe mo te atafai a pogai e se kau atu ei koe ki ei.


Rather, it means showing “soundness of mind” as we keep Jehovah’s service in first place.—2 Timothy 1:7. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e fakauiga eiloa ki te fakaasiatuga o te “mafaufau ‵lei” i te taimi e fakamuamua ei ne tatou te ‵tou taviniga ki a Ieova.—2 Timoteo 1:7, NW.


“With What Sort of Body?” 	 “Se Vaegā Foitino Pefea?”


We are reminded of the apostle Paul’s words: “Whether you are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do all things for God’s glory.”—1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:9, 10. 	 Ne fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a pati a te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Tela la, me ne a otou mea e fai, me ‵kai io me inu, e fai katoa ne koutou mō te vikiga o te Atua.”—1 Kolinito 10:31; Kolose 4:6; 1 Timoteo 2:9, 10.


So we can be sure that he will always love, value, and appreciate his loyal servants.—Ex. 34:6. 	 Tela la, e mafai eiloa o mautinoa i a tatou me ka alofa, fakatāua, kae loto fakafetai faeloa a ia ki ana tavini fakamaoni.—Eso. 34:6.


7 Third, our serving without a specific date in mind encourages us to pursue a life of self-sacrifice. 	 7 Te tolu o mea, a te tavini atu o tatou e aunoa mo te iloa a te taimi o te gataga e fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke kausaki atu ki se olaga tuku kātoatoa atu.


(John 6:60, 66-68) What a fine attitude! 	 (Ioane 6:60, 66-68) Ko tafaga la te gali o te uiga tenā!


Since Jehovah has no pleasure in the death of the wicked, he surely takes no delight in the loss of any of his servants. 	 Ona ko te mea e se fiafia a Ieova ke mate se tino masei, e mautinoa eiloa me e se fiafia lele a ia māfai ko galo sena tavini.


Theologian Tertullian, whose writings were influential as early as the second century C.E., taught that women should walk about “as Eve mourning and repentant.” 	 A te faifeau ko Tertullian, telā ne fai ana tusitusiga mo fakamalosiga i te kamataga o te lua senitenali T.A., ne akoako ne ia me i fāfine e ‵tau o oloolo “e pelā latou mo Eva telā ne ‵se kae ‵tau o amio i se auala telā e fakaasi atu ei te fanoanoa kae salamō.”


At last—the mystery is solved! 	 Ko fatoā iloa atu ei te mea ‵funa!


She “used to go out to see the daughters of the land,” who were not worshipers of Jehovah. 	 Ne “masani sāle tou fafine o fano o asiasi atu ki nisi fafine Kanana,” kolā e se tapuaki atu ki a Ieova.


8 The only way that people can fully grasp the good news about God and his purpose is by studying the Bible. 	 8 A te auala fua e tasi e mafai ei o malamalama katoatoa a tino i te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Atua mo tena fuafuaga ko te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu.


Consider this: “We are God’s fellow workers.” (1 Cor. 3:9) Imagine that! 	 Mafaufau ki te mea tenei: “Me i a māua e ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 3:9) Mafaufau ki ei!


It is especially difficult when we seek entertainment or recreation. 	 E sili atu la te faigatā māfai ko ‵sala atu tatou ki fakafiafiaga.


One Myth Leads to Another 	 E Iku Atu se Tala ‵Kai e Tasi ki te Suā Tala ‵Kai


In 1966, I was freed from the labor camp and the four of us moved to the city of Armavir, near the Black Sea. 	 I te 1966, ne fakasaoloto ei au mai te falepuipui fakagalue ‵mafa kae ne olo atu matou tokofa ki te fa‵kai o Armavir, i te Tai Uli.


4 “Keep testing whether you are in the faith,” Paul wrote, “keep proving what you yourselves are.” (2 Corinthians 13:5) Applying this counsel would have protected those brothers in Corinth from being uncertain about the way in which to walk. 	 4 “Ke sukesuke ifo faka‵lei koutou ki a koutou eiloa, me mata e ‵mautakitaki koutou i te otou fakatuanaki,” ne tusi atu a Paulo, “ke fai se tofotofoga mō koutou.” (2 Kolinito 13:5) Ne mafai eiloa o puipui a taina konā i Kolinito mai te fakalotolotolua e uiga ki te auala e ‵tau o sa‵sale latou i ei moi ne fakagalue ne latou a pati fakatonutonu konā.


But the simple fact is that deep down in our heart, all of us at one point or another have wondered about the meaning of life and about our ultimate destiny. 	 Kae ko te manatu tonu kae faigofie i ‵tou ‵kanoloto, me ko oti eiloa ne oko atu tatou ki se tulaga ke mafau‵fau e uiga ki te aoga o te olaga mo te ‵tou ikuga fakaoti.


When called upon to judge, how vital it is that elders not let themselves be deceived by falsehood, clever tactics, or rumors! 	 Kafai ko fai te fakamasinoga, e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke mo a ma fakaloiloigina a toeaina ne mea sē ‵tonu, auala faitogafiti, io me ko tala!


At that time, David sang: “Show me favor, O God, show me favor, for in you my soul has taken refuge; and in the shadow of your wings I take refuge until the adversities pass over.”—Psalm 57:1. 	 I lalo ifo o ou kapakau e malu ei au, ke oko ki te otiga o kaumatagi fakamataku.”—Salamo 57:1.


His zeal for the traditional beliefs of his ancestors, however, actually created problems for him. 	 Kae ko tena toaga malosi ki talitonuga masani o ana tupuga ne māfua mai i ei a fakalavelave mō ia.


14 As we keep on the watch, what can we expect? 	 14 Kafai e tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula, ne a mea e mafai o fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei?


As pressures mount, we will need the deepest of love between us and our brothers and sisters. 	 I te taimi e gasolo aka ki luga a fakamalosiga ma‵sei, ka manakogina ne tatou a te alofa i te va o tatou mo ‵tou taina mo tuagane.


(Read Deuteronomy 22:5.) 	 (Faitau te Teutelonome 22:5.)


In answer he said, ‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you.’” 	 E se leva, kae oko mai a tamafine va‵lea, kae ka‵laga atu, ‘Te aliki, te aliki! ‵Tala mai ake te mataloa ke ulu atu a matou ki loto!’


Like ‘a maned young lion growling over its prey,’ Jehovah will guard “Mount Zion.” 	 E pelā me se ‘leona e pakalaga i luga i se manu ne ta ne ia,’ ka puipui eiloa ne Ieova “te Mauga o Siona.”


Like Paul, we should avoid arguments. 	 E pelā mo Paulo, e ‵tau o kalo keatea tatou mai fakakinauga.


Astounded that these prominent and educated men did not believe that Jesus was from God, the healed man fearlessly urged them to accept the obvious: “If this man were not from God, he could do nothing at all.” 	 Ne poi masei tou tagata me e se talia ne tāgata lauiloa kae ma‵luga olotou akoakoga konei me ne uga mai ne te Atua a Iesu, telā ne faipati atu ei a ia mo te loto toa ki a latou, kae fakamalosi atu foki ke tali‵tonu ki te manatu tonu, tenei: “Moi se vau mai te Atua te tagata tenā, e se mafai ne ia o fai se mea e tasi.”