As we contemplate these glorious realities and their future significance, may we too express with all our heart the sentiments of the apostle John when he said: “Amen! 	 I te taimi e mafau‵fau ei tatou ki mea ‵gali katoa konā mo te lotou tāua i aso mai mua, ke na fai atu foki ne tatou mo te loto kātoa a pati a te apositolo ko Ioane penei: “Ka fai eiloa penā.


The foot will trample it down, the feet of the afflicted one, the steps of the lowly ones.” 	 A tino kola ne pule fakasauagina ko sasale i luga i koga maofa kona, kae lakalaka ki olotou vae.”


(Rom. 3:23) Usually, parental authority is being replaced by the authority of the husband. 	 (Loma 3:23) A te ‵tonuga loa, e sui ei a te pulega a mātua ki te pulega a te avaga tagata.


The spirit also acted as a remembrancer, for Peter quoted not only Joel but two psalms of David as well. 	 Ne gasuesue foki a te agaga e pelā me se tino fakamasaua, me ne seki siki atu fua ne Petelu a pati a Ioelu kae ko salamo foki e lua a Tavita.


Politeness and respect go a long way Never speak badly about an absent parent or stepparent within earshot of the children. 	 Ke mo a eiloa e fai ne au pati fakamasei e uiga ki se mātua io me se mātua fai telā e galo ke lagona ne tamaliki.


As one who would have a share with Christ in Kingdom glory, the apostle Paul said: “I do indeed also consider all things to be loss on account of the excelling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. 	 E pelā me se tokotasi telā ka ‵kau fakatasi mo Keliso i tena Malo, ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “ko taku foki ne au a mea katoa ne mea sē aogā, ona ko te mea e isi se mea e sili atu tona aogā, telā ko toku iloa ‵lei o Keliso Iesu telā ko toku Aliki.


Yet, Jesus indicated that he would not be exalted to rule as a king in heaven. 	 Kae ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me ka se fakamaluga aka a ia ke pule atu e pelā me se tupu i te lagi.


In context, the Council can only be the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court and supreme administrative body. 	 I te mataupu tenei, a te Kaupule ko te Sanetulini, ko te fono maluga a te kau Iutaia kae ko te potukau maluga foki telā e isi sena malosi ki te fenua, malo, mo te lotu.


‘What if they laugh at me?’ you may ask. 	 Kāti ka fesili ifo koe, penei, ‘E a māfai e ‵kata fakatauemu mai latou ki a au?


16, 17. (a) Illustrate what it means to disown yourself. (b) What is a person who makes a dedication really saying? 	 16, 17. (a) Se a te uiga ke sē ola mō koe eiloa? (e) Se a te mea telā e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei se tino telā e fai tena tukuatuga?


There we find a wealth of subjects for upbuilding conversations.—Proverbs 6:6-8; 20:12; 26:2. 	 E maua ne tatou i ei a mataupu e uke ke sau‵tala ki mea fakamalosi loto.—Faataoto 6:6-8; 20:12; 26:2.


If such hardships befall us, how will we react? 	 Kafai e oko mai ki a tatou a tulaga faiga‵ta penā, ka ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki ei?


Little by little, we learned how he prepared the earth for mankind. 	 Ne gasolo o lasi te ‵tou malamalama e uiga ki te auala ne fakatokatoka ne ia te lalolagi mo tino.


(Acts 10:42; John 5:26-28) Surely a command given by the One vested with such vast authority should be viewed as of the highest importance. 	 (Galuega 10:42: Ioane 5:26-28) E tonu, e ‵tau eiloa o fakatāua katoatoa ne tatou se fakatonuga mai te tino telā ne tuku atu ki ei te malosi sē fuafuagina tenei.


2 Because the coming of God’s Kingdom was of great importance to Jesus’ followers, they asked him: “What will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?” 	 2 Ona ko te mea ne fakatāua malosi ne soko o Iesu a te oko mai o te Malo o te Atua, ne fesili atu latou ki a ia: “Ne a . . . fakailoga e iloa ei tou foki mai mo te gataga o te lalolagi?”


By maintaining a clean moral standing, we can delight in God’s blessing and can maintain a bright hope of endless future blessings. 	 Kafai e tumau tatou i ‵tou amioga ‵mā, ka fia‵fia tatou ki fakamanuiaga mai i te Atua kae ka tumau foki te manino ‵lei o te ‵tou fakamoemoega ke maua a fakamanuiaga se-gata-mai i aso mai mua nei.


Noah Had the Courage to Be Different 	 Ne Maua ne Noa te Loto Toa ke Tu ‵Kese a Ia


He learned from two angelic visitors that God was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. 	 Ne fakailoa atu ne agelu e tokolua ki a ia me ka fakamasei ne te Atua a fa‵kai o Sotoma mo Komolo.


This is what we find to be true of Jehovah’s servants today. 	 Tenā eiloa te mea e maua atu ne tatou i tavini a Ieova i aso nei.


How do we prove that we firmly believe that God will “cause justice to be done”? 	 E fakamaoni aka pefea ne tatou me tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou me ka fai eiloa ne te Atua te ‘fakamasinoga’ tonu?


Church members claim to be Christians, but their holidays, behavior, and beliefs conflict with Bible teachings. 	 E fai atu a tino lotu me i a latou ne Kelisiano, kae e fe‵paki olotou aso malōlō, amioga mo talitonuga mo akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu.


4 When Israel first penetrated Canaan after crossing the Jordan, they set up camp at Gilgal. 	 4 I te taimi ne ulu muamua atu ei a te kau Isalaelu ki Kanana i te otiga ne olo atu ki te suā feitu o te Iolitana, ne faka‵tu olotou faleie i Kilikala.


How can we “be aglow with the spirit”? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o “ga‵lue malosi kae ke se paie”?


They can help you plan how you would explain your Bible-based belief to others. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu ke fakatoka koe ki te auala e fakamatala atu ei ne koe ki nisi tino a ou talitonuga kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu.


(Acts 13:2, 14, 45, 50; 14:1, 5) In Lystra an enraged mob even stoned Paul, leaving him for dead! 	 (Galuega 13:2, 14, 45, 50; 14:1, 5) Ne peipei ne se potukau o tino kaitaūa a Paulo ki fatu i Lusa, kae tuku atu ke mate!


7 What was the psalmist’s foremost concern? 	 7 Se a te mea ne manavase malosi ki ei te faisalamo?


The experience drew us closer to him and to each other.” 	 Ne fai te mea tenei mo fai se mea e ‵pili ei te ma va, penā foki loa mo maua ki tou tagata.”


Trained by God’s Word 	 E Akoakogina ne te Muna a te Atua


Then Paul added: “And that is what some of you were. 	 Kae ne toe fai mai a Paulo: “E isi ne tino i a koutou ne amio penā, ka ko oti koutou ne faka‵ma mai otou agasala.


Rather, he will shed light upon them throughout eternity. 	 Ka sulu atu ne ia a te mainaga ki ana tino ki te se gata mai.


Jesus said: “The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his [Jesus voice and come out.”—John 5:28, 29. 	 Ne fai mai Iesu: “Ko oko mai eiloa te taimi e lagona ei a tena leo [o Iesu] ne latou katoa kolā e i loto i tānuga, kae ka ulu mai ei latou ki tua.”—Ioane 5:28, 29.


What should be our principal concern and viewpoint as we await Jehovah’s great day? 	 I aso nei, ko fakavavave aka ne ia te galuega ko te ‵katiga o saito i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


For even the Christ did not please himself; but just as it is written: ‘The reproaches of those who were reproaching you have fallen upon me.’”—Romans 15:1-3. 	 Me i a Keliso e seki fakafiafia ki a ia eiloa, kae muna mai a te Tusi, ‘Ko muna ma‵sei katoa kola ne faipatigina ne latou kola ne muna masei atu ki a koe, ne pa‵ku katoa ki luga i a au.’ ”—Loma 15:1-3.


• What motive should we have in our personal study? 	 • Se a te lagonaga e ‵tau o maua ne tatou i te faiga o ‵tou sukesukega?


15 If self-employed, are we truthful in all our business dealings, or do we sometimes fail to speak truth with our neighbor? 	 15 Kafai e ga‵lue eiloa tatou i ‵tou pisinisi, e mata, e fakamaoni tatou i ‵tou faifaiga fakapisinisi katoa, io me ko se fakamaoni tatou ki ‵tou tuakoi i nisi taimi?


In contrast, Bible prophecies are detailed and always come true, even if they tell “from long ago the things that have not been done.”—Isaiah 46:10. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, a valoaga i te Tusi Tapu e fakamatala fakalikiliki mai kae taunu faeloa, māfai foki eiloa “ne folafola [mai] i aso mua eiloa a te mea tenei ko oti ne tupu.”—Isaia 46:10.


You young ones too can be an aid to those in your congregation who are contending with thorns in their flesh.—Proverbs 20:29. 18. What encouragement may we find in the life stories published in the Watchtower and Awake! magazines? 	 E mafai foki o fai koutou, talavou, mo fai ne fesoasoani ki tino i otou fakapotopotoga kolā e fakafesagai atu ki logo‵maega o olotou foitino.—Faataoto 20:29.


22 To accomplish our ministry fully, we must rely on God-given strength. 	 22 Ko te mea ke fakataunu katoatoa te ‵tou galuega, e ‵tau o fakalago‵lago tatou ki te malosi telā e tuku mai ne te Atua.


14 How can prayer help if someone has sinned? 	 14 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te faiga o ‵talo māfai ko oti ne agasala se tino?


This opened up the way for people of the nations, viewed as unclean from a Jewish standpoint, to become members of the Christian congregation. 	 Ne ‵tala atu ei a te avanoaga ki tino mai fenua fakaatea, kolā ne kilo‵kilo ki ei a tino Iutaia e pelā me lai‵lai, ke fai e pelā me ne tino o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


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(Ecclesiastes 9:5) Those who are “conscious of nothing” are totally unaware of their surroundings. 	 (Failauga 9:5) A tino kolā “e seai se mea a latou e iloa” e se iloa lele ne latou a mea i olotou tafa.


JEHOVAH’S PRESERVATION OF HIS NAME 	 NE PUIPUI NE IEOVA TENA IGOA


Even though we are imperfect and make mistakes, if we pursue righteousness, he shows his love for us in ways that will result in life and blessings.—Ezekiel 33:11. 	 E tiga eiloa e se ‵lei katoatoa tatou kae fai foki a mea ‵se, kafai e kausaki tatou ki te amiotonu, e fakaasi mai eiloa tena alofa mō tatou i auala kolā ka iku atu i ei ki te ola mo fakamanuiaga.—Esekielu 33:11.


Coming to her senses, Sonja did everything necessary to repair her relationship with Jehovah. 	 I te taimi ne toe foki mai ei tena mafaufau ‵lei, ne fai ne Sonja a mea katoa e mafai o fai ke toe faka‵lei aka ei tena vā mo Ieova.


Robert agrees, saying, “Serving here has strengthened our faith.” 	 E fakatalitonu mai a Robert, penei: “A te ga‵lue i konei ne fakamalosi aka ei te mā fakatuanaki.”


Jehovah’s law is written within them, in their heart, and even those outside the fold of physically circumcised Jews can come into the new covenant relationship with God. 	 E tusi a te tulafono a Ieova i loto i a latou, i olotou loto, kae e mafai foki o aofia a tino mai tua kolā e se pilitome pelā mo tino Iutaia i te feagaiga tenei mo te Atua.


It can even be used to express gratitude, implying an uneasy feeling of not being able to reciprocate the favor shown. 	 E mafai foki o fakaaogā ke fakaasi atu ei te fakafetai, e aofia i ei a te logosala me se mafai o toe taui atu te mea ‵lei telā ne fai ki a koe.


Despite a royal decree against this practice, “three times in a day [Daniel] was kneeling on his knees and praying and offering praise before his God, as he had been regularly doing.” 	 Faitalia eiloa te fakatonuga a te tupu telā e ‵teke atu ki te faifaiga tenei, “e pelā eiloa mo te masani, ne totuli ei a ia i mua o te fakamalama kae talo atu ki te Atua e fakatolu taimi i te aso.”


Compassionately, Jesus told her: “Daughter, your faith has made you well. 	 Ona ko tena alofa atafai, ne fai atu a Iesu ki tou fafine: “Taku tama, ko tou fakatuanaki ko ola ei koe.


Let us humbly acknowledge that we do not understand everything that he does. 	 Ke na fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne tatou mo te loto maulalo me e se malamalama tatou i mea katoa e fai ne ia.


These need-greaters are very much appreciated. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki taina konei.


Bud Miller and his wife, Joan, next served us in the traveling work. 	 Ne tavini atu a Bud Miller mo tena avaga ko Joan, e pelā me se ovasia faimalaga.


Jehovah gave them free will, the ability to reason, and the capacity to love and to enjoy friendship. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a laua te saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga, te atamai ke fakasako‵sako atu, kae ke mafai foki ne laua o a‵lofa kae ke fia‵fia.


15 Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 states: “These words that I am commanding you today must prove to be on your heart; and you must inculcate them in your son and speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.” Clearly, this command requires that parents have meaningful, spiritual conversations with their children. 	 Kafai e ‵nofo koutou i otou fale, sa puli o fakamasausau faeloa a tulafono konā, pelā foki manafai e olo koutou ki se koga, io me manava koutou, pelā foki i taimi e ga‵lue ei koutou.”


We can also prove our brotherly love by remaining morally chaste. 	 E mafai foki o fakatalitonu atu ‵tou a‵lofa fakataina mai te tumau i te ‵ma i mea tau amioga.


What type of rule can we expect from the King of the Kingdom? 	 Se a te vaegā pulega telā e mafai o fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei mai i te Tupu o te Malo?


The Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face 	 Ne seki mafai o ‵kilo atu te kau Isalaelu ki mata o Mose


16, 17. What was a treacherous course that some took? 16 Malachi then considers a second treachery: mistreating one’s mate, especially by unjust divorcing. 	 16 Ne toe taku mai ne Malaki a te suā vaegā ofaga o feagaiga: ko te sonāfaiga o te avaga, maise eiloa māfai ko ‵tala te avaga e aunoa mo se pogai ‵tau.


Over the next 20 years, I drifted further and further from the standards that my mother had tried to teach me. 	 E silia atu mo te 20 tausaga, kae ne gasolo loa o tapeapea atu au kea‵tea mai akoakoga kolā ne taumafai toku mātua o akoako mai.


In many lands, an influx of immigrants and refugees has resulted in the formation of foreign-speaking enclaves. 	 A te tokouke o tino kolā e olo atu ki nisi fenua mo tino fakaa‵lofa ne iku atu ei ki te faka‵tuakaga o potukau o tino kolā e fai‵pati ki ‵gana fakaa‵tea.


13 Since the scribes and the Pharisees profess to teach God’s Law, Jesus now urges his listeners: “All the things they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds, for they say but do not perform.” 	 13 Me e fai atu a faiakoga o te tulafono mo Falesaio me e akoako atu ne latou te Tulafono a te Atua, ne fakamalosi atu penei a Iesu ki tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a ia: “E ‵tau mo koutou o tau‵tali kae faka‵logo ki mea katoa e fakatonu atu ne latou ke fai; kae mo a la ma fakaakoako koutou ki olotou amioga. E akoako ne latou a tino ke tausi te Tulafono, kae se tausi ne latou.”


What Would You Like to Ask God? 	 Se a te Mea e Manako Koe o Fesili Atu ki te Atua?


• What confidence can we have regarding Jehovah’s future actions? 	 • Se a te loto talitonu e ‵tau o maua ne tatou e uiga ki faifaiga a Ieova i aso mai mua?


From a human standpoint, it may have seemed that he had no ‘inheritance.’ 	 Mai te kilokiloga a tino, kāti e foliga mai me ne seai ne ‘fakamanuiaga’ ne maua ne ia.


As a result, God no longer sustained them in perfection. 	 E pelā me ko te ikuga, ne seki toe tuku atu ne te Atua ki a laua a te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa.


(Gen. 23:1, 2) When Naomi said farewell to her two widowed daughters-in-law, “they began to raise their voices and weep,” and then “they raised their voices and wept some more.” 	 (Kenese 23:1, 2) I te taimi ne fakamāvae atu ei a Naomi ki avaga a ana tama ta‵gata e tokolua, “ne kamata ei lāua o ‵tagi,” kae oti aka, “ne toe ‵tagi foki a latou.”


How did Ahab respond to Jehovah’s judgment message, and with what result? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Aapo ki te fekau o fakamasinoga a Ieova, kae ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


Speak Truth With Governmental Authorities 	 Ke Faipati ki te Mea Tonu mo Pule o Malo


3 The apostle Peter wrote two letters to anointed Christians, whom he called “the ones chosen.” (1 Pet. 1:1) He provided details of the wonderful hope granted to the little flock. 	 3 Ne tusi ne te apositolo ko Petelu a tusi e lua ki Kelisiano fakaekegina, kolā ne taku ne ia “ko latou kolā ne filifiligina.” (1 Petelu 1:1) Ne tuku mai ne tou tagata a fakamatalaga likiliki o te fakamoemoega fakaofoofogia telā ne tuku atu ki te lafu foliki.


It’s a feeling of freedom that is difficult to put into words.” 	 Tela la, ko lasi atu te saolotoga e maua ne latou ke fai a mea kolā e ‵lei ki te kāiga mo te tapuakiga.


Why did he give such emphasis to this quality? 	 Kaia ne faka‵mafa atu ei ne ia te tāua o te uiga tenei?


Why is it unwise to seek earthly treasures? 	 Kaia e fai ei me se mea valea a te ‵sala atu ki koloa o te lalolagi?


Humans do not have a good record when it comes to wielding power. 	 E se ‵lei a tala e uiga ki te fakaaogāga ne tino o olotou ma‵losi.


However, even these anointed Christians, or “sons of Levi,” needed to undergo cleansing. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki mo Kelisiano fakaekegina konei, io me ko te “fanauga a Levi,” o faka‵magina.


(Eph. 5:21-29) Later the elders commended the husband for his efforts. 	 (Efe. 5:21-29) Fakamuli ifo, ne fakamālō atu a toeaina ki te tagata mo ana taumafaiga ne fai.


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When I turned 18, I moved to Sydney. 	 I te taimi ko 18 ei oku tausaga, ne fano au ki Sydney.


6 Rightly, David was impressed when he compared his smallness with the vast starry heavens. 	 6 E tonu, ne ofo malosi a Tavita i te taimi ne fakatusa ei ne ia tena foliki ki te lasi o te lagi telā e ‵fonu i fetu.


16 When Jehovah chose to lay a command upon Adam not to eat of “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad,” He provided adequate instruction so that Adam could decide what to do. 	 16 I te taimi ne fakatonu atu ei a Ieova ki a Atamu ke se kai ki te “lakau telā e fai ne ia te tino ke iloa te ‵lei mo te masei,” ne tuku atu foki ne Ia a fakatonuga e lava kae ‵toe ke mafai ne Atamu o fai sena fakaikuga e uiga ki mea e ‵tau o fai ne ia.


Now, though, she has found contentment despite her circumstances. 	 Nei la, ko lotomalie eiloa a ia faitalia ana fakanofonofoga.


“Do not be anxious over anything,” states God’s Word, the Bible, “but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.”—Philippians 4:6. 	 E fai mai te Muna a te Atua ko te Tusi Tapu: “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.”—Filipi 4:6.


Tens of thousands of happy pioneers will tell you that full-time service is a rewarding way to remember your Creator during your youth. 	 Ka fai atu ne te fia sefulu afe o paenia fia‵fia me i te taviniga tumau se auala fakafiafia ke masaua ei ne koe tou Mafuaga i te taimi koi talavou ei koe.


The Bible says: “Although [Jesus] was a Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “E ui eiloa i a [Iesu] ko te Tama a te Atua, kae ne tauloto ne ia a te olaga fakalogo muna e auala i ona puapuagā.”


We mistakenly assume that a person’s worth is determined by what he has or what he is able to do. 	 E mafai o ‵se ‵tou manatu me e fakaiku aka a te tāua o te tino mai i ana mea ko maua io me ko mea e mafai o fai ne ia.


12, 13. What powerful basis for faith in the resurrection did Abraham have? 	 12, 13. Ne fakavae mai i fea a te malosi o te fakatuanaki o Apelaamo e uiga ki te toetu?


To be sure, it can be hard to change old ways. 	 E tonu, e faigata ke ‵fuli auala mua ne fesokotaki ei lāua.


TWO ADDITIONAL OATHS 	 E LUA A TAUTOGA FAOPOOPO


(Revelation 11:15) Since that Kingdom affects all humans, Jesus made “the good news of the kingdom of God” the main subject of his teachings. 	 (Fakaasiga 11:15) Ona la ko te Malo tenā e pokotia i ei a tino katoa, ne fai ne Iesu a “te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua” mo fai te mataupu fakavae o ana akoakoga.


God Can Feel Hurt—How We Can Bring Him Joy 	 E Mafai o Logo‵mae te Atua—Te Auala e Fakafiafia Atu ei Tatou ki a ia


More important, this man understood what God required of him, and he wanted to respond unreservedly. 	 Kae sili atu i ei, ne malamalama a te tagata tenei i mea kolā e manako te Atua ke fai ne ia, kae ne manako a ia ke saga tonu atu ki te mea tenā mo te loto kātoa.


Will people ever be capable of manifesting generosity and understanding toward one another on a permanent basis? 	 E mata, ka mafai o fakatau fakaasi atu ne tino te kaimalie mo te loto malamalama ke oko eiloa ki te se-gata-mai?


“Wisdom is for a protection . . . [It] preserves alive its owners.”—ECCLESIASTES 7:12. 	 “A te poto e tausi io me e puipui ne ia koe . . . tenā te mea e aogā ei te poto ki te tino.”—Failauga 7:12.


In fact, I was getting ready to write a letter declining the invitation when something happened that I will never forget. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a koi fakatoka au o tusi atu se tusi ke fakafoki ne au te ‵kamiga ki te akoga, kae ne tupu se mea telā ne seki mafai lele ne au o fakapuli.


Faithful Christians will appear weak, like “an afflicted one.” 	 Ka foliga mai a Kelisiano fakamaoni e pelā me ne “tino ma‵tiva.”


15 God’s spirit engenders in us a respect for the Bible. 	 15 E fakamalosi aka ne te agaga o te Atua i loto i a tatou a te āva ki te Tusi Tapu.


18 Throughout the world, over 91,000 congregations provide support and encouragement through meetings and association. 	 18 Ko silia atu nei mo te 91,000 a fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa e tuku mai ne latou a te fesoasoani mo fakamalosiga e auala i fakatasiga mo te ‵kau fakatasi mo taina.


Their prison experience, they noted, helped them to strengthen their faith and to develop valuable Christian qualities, such as generosity, empathy, and brotherly affection. 	 E tali‵tonu latou me ne fesoasoani atu te lotou ‵nofo i te falepuipui ki a latou ke ati aka a uiga faka-Kelisiano kolā e aogā, e pelā mo te kaimalie, te loto malamalama mo te alofa fakataina.


All who love divine instruction would do well to cultivate an appetite for life-giving wisdom, including lessons we can learn from the examples that Jehovah has carefully preserved. 	 A tino katoa kolā e a‵lofa ki fakatonuga a te Atua e maua ne latou a mea aogā māfai e ati aka ne latou se manakoga mō te poto telā e maua mai i ei te ola, e aofia i ei ko akoakoga kolā e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai fakaakoakoga kolā ne tausi faka‵lei ne Ieova.


First-century Jerusalem ‘burned like the furnace’ 	 1. E fakamatala mai pefea ne Malaki a te gataga o te olaga masani tenei o tino ma‵sei? 2.


(Prov. 5:22; Eccl. 8:12, 13) That is comforting news, especially for those who love righteousness and who have suffered injustice and mistreatment at the hands of the wicked. 	 (Faataoto 5:22; Failauga 8:12, 13) A te mea tenā se tala fakamafanafana, maise eiloa ki a latou kolā e a‵lofa ki te amiotonu kae ne logo‵mae foki i faifaiga sē fakamaoni kae sē ‵lei a tino amio ma‵sei.


If we want Jehovah to answer our prayers, we must obey him.—Proverbs 28:9. 	 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke tali mai a Ieova ki ‵tou ‵talo, e ‵tau o faka‵logo tatou ki a ia.—Faataoto 28:9.


King David was a good man. 	 A te tupu ko Tavita se tagata ‵lei.


How did the passage of time affect those Christians? 	 Ne pokotia pefea a Kelisiano i te vaitaimi tenā?


If God did not step in to save his people, they would be wiped out. 	 Moi ne sē ulu mai te Atua o faka‵sao ana tino, penei ko oti ne ‵fulu ‵ma latou.


2 Besides the calamities common to all humans, true Christians carry the figurative torture stake. 	 2 I tafa o fakalavelave masani ki tino katoa, e amo eiloa ne Kelisiano ‵tonu a te sataulo fakatusa.


10 What will be the result when we “deal with faithfulness”? The inspired proverb reminds us: “A man of faithful acts will get many blessings.” 	 E fakamasaua mai ki a tatou te faataoto mai te Atua, penei: “A tino fakamaoni e maua ne latou se olaga gali kae fiafia.”


Jesus stressed the need for endurance by using forms of the word “remain” over and over in the brief passage recorded at John 15:4-10. 	 Ne faka‵mafa atu ne Iesu te tāua ke kufaki mai te fakaaoga ne ia a vaega o te pati ko te “tumau” fakafia taimi i fuaiupu kolā ne fakamau i te Ioane 15:4-10.


3 Since Jehovah is vigorous in power, we can rest assured that the sun will continue to provide us the light and heat on which our lives depend. 	 3 Me e malosi ‵ki eiloa a Ieova, e mafai ne tatou o tali‵tonu me ka tumau te la i te tukumaiga o te mainaga mo te ‵vela, ko mea kolā e fakalago‵lago atu ki ei ‵tou olaga.


Noah’s attention would next have to turn to the preparation of sufficient food and fodder. 	 A te suā mea ne saga atu ki ei a Noa ko te fakatokaga ke lava a meakai mo tino pelā foki mo manu.


Let us reason on the matter. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki pogai.


The color and style seem just right for you, and the price tag indicates that this is a real bargain. 	 E fiafia koe ki te lanu mo foliga o te gatu, kae e ‵togi māmā foki.


20 Do you read God’s Word daily in an appreciative, prayerful frame of mind? 	 20 E mata, e faitau koe ki te Muna a te Atua mo te loto talitonu i aso katoa kae ‵talo atu ke fakagalue aka ne koe a mea konā?


Their way was blocked by the Jordan River at flood stage. 	 Ne ‵pono te lotou auala ne te Vaitafe o te Iolitana telā ko ‵fonu maligiligi.


537 Cyrus’ decree* 	 537 Te Fakatonuga a Kulesa*


“They all began to give favorable witness about him and to marvel at the winsome words proceeding out of his mouth.”—LUKE 4:22. 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia o latou ki a ia, kae ne ofo latou i pati ‵lei ne faipati ne ia.”—LUKA 4:22.


The ultimate failure of the rebellion against Jehovah will settle the issues raised in Eden once and for all time. 	 A te sē magoi o te ‵tekeatuga ki a Ieova, ka faka‵lei aka ei ki te se-gata-mai a kinauga kolā ne ‵sae aka i Etena.


What is your determination, and why? 	 Se a te mea e fakaiku aka ne koe, kae kaia?


8 Similarly today, a Governing Body composed of spirit-anointed Christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation. 	 8 E tai ‵pau eiloa mo aso nei, e fesoasoani atu foki a te Potukau Pule telā e aofia i ei a Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te agaga ki te ‵kau fakatasi o fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa.


As we look into the Word of God, we can compare what we are with what Jehovah expects us to be. 	 Kafai e suke‵suke tatou ki te Muna a te Atua, e mafai ne tatou o fakatusatusa ‵tou uiga ki mea kolā e manako Ieova ki ei.


Could that really be true? 	 E mata, e tonu eiloa te mea tenā?


After graduating, Riana kept his promise. 	 Mai tua o te pukegā pepa, ne tausi eiloa a Riana ki tena tautoga.


Why and how should we work to overcome differences? 	 Kaia kae se a foki te auala e ‵tau ei o ga‵lue tatou ke manumalo i kinauga?


Be vigilant with a view to prayers.”—1 PET. 4:7. 	 Ke toka foki otou loto ko te mea ke mafai ne koutou o ‵talo.”—1 PETELU 4:7.


What if the rebellious sinner is a hundred years old? 	 E a māfai ko selau a tausaga o te tino agasala telā e ‵teke atu?


Such an investigation is worth the effort. 	 Ka aogā eiloa a taumafaiga e fai ke iloilo aka a mea konā.


(Read Romans 8:3, 4.) 	 (Faitau te Loma 8:3, 4.)


Already, under Jesus’ direction, millions worldwide are using God’s Word, the Bible, to teach people how to be at peace with others. 	 Mai lalo i te fakatonuga a Iesu, ko leva ne fakaaoga ne te fia miliona o tino i te lalolagi kātoa a te Muna a te Atua, o akoako a tino ki te auala e fealofani ei latou mo nisi tino.


‘A DAY BELONGING TO JEHOVAH’ BEGINS 	 KO KAMATA ‘A TE ASO O IEOVA’


Like the apostle Paul, do you feel a responsibility to preach to others? 	 E pelā mo te apositolo ko Paulo, e mata, e lagona ifo ne koe te tiute ke talai atu ki nisi tino?


The next article will discuss how they should view their role in Jehovah’s arrangement. 	 Ka fakamatala mai ne te suā mataupu a te kilokiloga e ‵tau o maua ne latou ki olotou tulaga i te fakatokaga a Ieova.


Its various parts pointed to the rise and fall of such world powers as Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. 	 Ne fakasino atu a vaega i ei ki te ‵tumaiga mo te pa‵kūga foki o vaegā malo o te lalolagi pelā mo Papelonia, Metai-Pelesia, Eleni, mo Loma.


Or if an especially troubling problem is weighing you down, ask spiritually qualified ones for help.—James 5:14, 15. 	 Io me kafai e isi se fakalavelave fakapito e pokotia malosi koe i ei, ke ‵sala atu ki te fesoasoani o tino kolā ko ma‵tua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.—Iakopo 5:14, 15.


6 Concerning that God-inspired message, the apostle Paul says: “The word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and their marrow, and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart.” 	 6 E fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki te fekau tenā mai te Atua: “Me i te muna a te Atua e ola kae galue mo te ‵mana. E sili atu foki tona ‵kai i se pelu e ‵kai matalua. E ‵suki ne ia te loto mo te agaga ke mavaelua, ke oko foki eiloa ki sokogā ivi mo ‵kano; e fakamasino foki ne ia a manako mo mafaufauga o loto o tino.”


She was no longer the combative person with whom I had so often quarreled. 	 Ko se toe fai nei a ia pelā me se tino fia fusu telā ne fakakinau sāle mo au.


First of all, we have to ask for it in prayer. 	 Muamua la, e ‵tau o akai atu tatou e uiga ki ei i te faiga o ‵talo.


He allowed man to rule himself under the influence of Satan. 	 Ne talia ne ia ke pule ne tāgata a latou eiloa mai lalo i fakatakitakiga a Satani.


Jesus told his apostles: “My Father is glorified in this, that you keep bearing much fruit.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana apositolo: “E faka‵malugina toku Tamana i te mea tenei, māfai e ‵fua malosi mai faeloa koutou.”


Thus, they failed inspection and lost the opportunity to attend the heavenly marriage feast. 	 Tela la, ne seki ‵pāsi latou i te āsiga tenā kae galo atu ei te lotou avanoaga ke ‵kau atu ki te ‵kaiga o te fakaipoipoga i te lagi.


TRUE WORSHIPPERS: 	 TINO TAPUAKI ‵TONU:


Our love is for the One who “first loved us.”—1 John 4:19. 	 E a‵lofa tatou ki te Tino telā “ne mua o alofa mai ki a tatou.”—1 Ioane 4:19.


How can we show that Jehovah is our “real dwelling”? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou me i a Ieova ko te “koga tonu e ‵nofo ei” tatou?


Why Be Honest? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Fakamaoni?


(Read Isaiah 54:10.) 	 (Faitau te Isaia 54:10.)


Unintimidated, Jesus expelled the many demons that held the man in their control. 	 E aunoa mo te mataku, ne ‵tuli keatea ne Iesu a temoni e uke kolā ne pule fakasaua atu ki te tagata tenā.


After the angels bundle the weeds, what happens? 	 I te otiga ne fusi ne agelu a mouku ma‵sei, ne a mea ne ‵tupu mai tua i ei?


(Romans 11:33) Are we to conclude from these words that it is beyond human ability to unearth the wisdom and knowledge of God, that it is thus impossible to get to know him and his purposes? 	 (Loma 11:33) E mata, e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou mai pati konei me e se mafai o iloa ne se tino a te atamai mo te poto o te Atua, ko se mafai ei o iloa atu a ia mo ana fuafuaga?


Of its own self the ground bears fruit gradually, first the grass-blade, then the stalk head, finally the full grain in the head.” 	 Ne fakaola malielie aka ne te laukele i a ia eiloa a te fuaga. A te mea muamua ko ana lau, tafa atu ki ei ko kausaito, kae fakamuli loa ko fui saito kolā ko ma‵tua ‵lei.”


How can a person accomplish that? 	 E mafai pefea ne se tino o fai a te mea tenā?


In his prophecy about the conclusion of the system of things, Jesus warned true Christians: “You will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.” 	 I tena valoaga e uiga ki aso fakaoti o te olaga masei tenei, ne fakailoa atu a Iesu ki Kelisiano ‵tonu penei: “E takalia‵lia a fenua katoa ki a koutou ona ko toku igoa.”


(Romans 1:20) And the more we learn about Jehovah, the more reason we have to laud him for his great deeds. 	 (Loma 1:20) Kae ko te lasi o te taimi e tau‵loto tatou ki a Ieova ko te uke foki o pogai e maua ei ne tatou ke tavae atu ki a ia ona ko ana galuega fakaofoofogia ne fai.


It also reflects on the One who provided and encourages that morality.—Psalm 74:10; James 3:17. 13. (a) How does the Bible help us as to morality? (b) Give the gist of the counsel at 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7. 	 E mafai foki o taku fakamasei io me e taku ‵lei ei te Tino telā ne fai kae fakamalosi aka ne ia a vaegā amioga konā.—Salamo 74:10; Iakopo 3:17.


(Matthew 11:28-30; John 1:18; 5:19) What, then, is required of us as God’s servants? 	 (Mataio 11:28-30; Ioane 1:18; 5:19) Se a la te mea e manakogina ke fai ne tatou tavini a te Atua?


Thousands of his fellow prisoners fared worse; many did not survive. 	 E sili atu te masei o te tulaga ne oko ki nisi pagota; kae ne ‵mate atu i ei a nisi tino e tokouke.


Hence, Jesus declared: “Whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit has no forgiveness forever, but is guilty of everlasting sin.”—Mark 3:20-29. 	 Tenā, fai atu ei a Iesu: “Ka ko te tino telā e muna masei ki te agaga tapu, e se mafai lele eiloa o fakamagalogina ke oko ki te se gata mai.”—Maleko 3:20-29.


A former director general of the Commonwealth of Australia supported this conclusion when he said: “All questions of public health reduce themselves to a consideration of the one man, the one woman, the one child.” 	 Ne ‵lago malosi mai a te pule aoao mua o te Commonwealth of Australia ki te mea tenei, i ana pati konei: “E fakasino sale atu so se fesili e uiga ki te tu ‵ma ki faifaiga a tagata, fafine mo tama‵liki takitokotasi.”


Examinations soon revealed serious defects in many of her internal organs as well. 	 E seki leva kae fakaasi mai i sukesukega ne fai me i te ukega o tōtōga o tena foitino i loto ko ma‵sei.


Although he has prayed and believes that God has forgiven him, he should seek the help of an elder so that such a sin does not become habitual. 	 E ui eiloa ko oti ne ‵talo kae talitonu me ka fakamagalo a ia ne te Atua, e ‵tau o ‵sala atu ki se fesoasoani o toeaina ko te mea ke se fai ne ia te mea tenā mo fai se mea masani.


He did not reason that it would be cheaper or quicker to build his house on sand. 	 Ne seki ai sena fakamasakoga me e ‵togi māmā io me vave te faitega o tena fale i te one.


How you discipline your children today will affect communication with them later 	 A te auala e polopoloki ei ne koe au tamaliki i aso nei ka pokotia i ei a tou fesokotakiga mo latou fakamuli


The gift achieved its purpose. 	 Ne aoga eiloa te meaalofa tenā.


“When I show my daughters that I’m willing to listen to them, they’re more inclined to consider my viewpoint, even if it differs from theirs. 	 “Kafai e fakaasi atu ne au ki aku tama fāfine me e loto fiafia au o fakalogologo ki a latou, e sili atu te lotou fia mafau‵fau ki taku kilokiloga, faitalia me e ‵kese mai i a latou.


Then one turns to you and asks, “Aren’t you one of Jehovah’s Witnesses?” 	 Oti aka, saga atu ei se tokotasi ki a koe kae fesili atu, “A koe se Molimau a Ieova?”


What was the point of Jesus’ parable of the neighborly Samaritan? 	 17, 18. (a) Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne pati a Iesu i te Ioane mataupu e 10 me ne masani ‵lei a ia ki uiga o mamoe? (e) Ne a mea ne lavea atu ne tino asiasi ki fenua kolā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu i te fesokotakiga o tausi mamoe mo olotou mamoe? 19.


Books, magazines, newspapers, movies, TV shows, and the Internet are flooded with material of this sort, primarily because that is what most people set their minds on and really want. 	 E ‵fonu eiloa a tusi, mekesini, nusipepa, tamunei, ata i televise, mo te Itaneti i vaegā mea penā, me konā eiloa a mea e mafau‵fau kae ma‵nako ki ei a tino.


For centuries, Rome appeared to her enemies to be “fearsome and terrible and unusually strong.” 	 Kae e ‵tusa mo te valoaga tenei, a ‘sau e sefulu’ ka ‵tupu aka mai te emupaea tenei.


It stores most of the information needed to build your entire body. 	 E tausi i loto i ei a te ukega o fakamatalaga kolā e manakogina ke faite ki ei tou foitino kātoa.


However, in an appendix of the so-called Saba’s Bible, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani gives the meaning of the name Jesus in this way: “Ieses: From Hebrew: Ieova the Lord savior.” 	 E ui i ei, i se mataupu fakaopoopo o te Tusi Tapu a Saba, e fakamatala mai ne Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani a te uiga o te igoa o Iesu, penei: “Ieses: Mai te ‵gana Epelu: Ieova te Aliki fakaola.”


There is no question that tobacco and drugs pollute, or defile, the flesh with many harmful chemicals. 	 E seai lele eiloa se fakalotolotolua me e fakalailai ne te paka mo vailakau te foitino ona ko te uke o mea poisini i ei.


Maintain a Positive Attitude 	 Ke Maua se Kilokiloga Tonu


He does not exercise his sovereign authority in a way that nullifies his gift. 	 E se fakaaoga ne ia a tena pulega i se auala telā e fakaseaoga ei a tena meaalofa.


Prayer and holy spirit can give you energy to pursue the course that you know to be right and that Jehovah can bless. 	 E mafai o tuku atu ne te ‵talo mo te agaga tapu a te malosi ke kausaki atu koe ki te auala telā e iloa ne koe me sao kae mafai foki ei o fakamanuia ne Ieova a koe.


What do we need to remember as we meditate on the examples of faithful men and women of old? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou i te taimi e mafaufau ‵loto ei tatou ki fakaakoakoga a tāgata mo fāfine fakamaoni i aso mua?


(Eph. 4:26, 27) Failure to heed God’s Word can lead to needless distress. 	 (Efe. 4:26, 27) A te fakatamala o tau‵tali i te Muna a te Atua e mafai o iku atu ki tulaga fakafanoanoa.


Get your children to read to you, and encourage them to ask questions. 	 Ke fai‵tau atu au tama‵liki ki a koe, kae fakamalosi atu ke fai olotou fesili.


(Psalm 147:19, 20) Thus, people of all nations have benefited.—Read Genesis 22:18. 	 (Salamo 147:19, 20) Tela la, ko maua ne tino mai fenua katoa a mea aoga.—Faitau te Kenese 22:18.


The spirit of the world advances the works of the flesh. 	 E fakamuamua ne te agaga o te lalolagi a manakoga o te foitino.


The narrative opens our eyes to events of far-reaching importance that occurred in heaven and underscores the paramount issue of God’s universal sovereignty. 	 E fesoasoani mai te tala i te kamataga ke malamalama tatou i mea tāua kolā ne ‵tupu i te lagi kae fakamaina mai i ei a te ‵toe kinauga tāua e uiga ki te pulega sili a te Atua i te lagi mo te lalolagi.


“From the middle of the 2nd century AD Christians who had some training in Greek philosophy began to feel the need to express their faith in its terms . . . 	 “Mai i te kogāloto o te 2 senitenali T.A., ne kamata ei o tali‵tonu a Kelisiano kolā ne maua ne latou a nisi akoakoga i Eleni ki te tāua ke fakaasi atu te lotou fakatuanaki i se auala telā e tai ‵pau mo te kilokiloga a tino ‵poto konā . . .


Recall that the enraged Pharaoh pursued Israel with his powerful army, equipped with hundreds of chariots. 	 Ke masaua me ona ko tena kaitaua ne afuli ei ne Falao mo tena kautau malosi, e aofia i ei te fia selau o kaliota, a te kau Isalaelu.


“I just can’t believe that there is nothing after death,” she laments, “but I am not sure.” 	 “E se mafai o talitonu au me e seai se mea e tupu mai tua o te mate, kae e se mautinoa tonu i a au te mea tenā,” ko ana pati.


Meditate on how the ideas included in these teachings have the power to improve the quality of your life and of your relationships with others. 	 Kae ke mafaufau ‵loto ki te ma‵losi o akoakoga kolā e aofia i ei, ki te faiga ke ‵lei te tulaga o tou olaga mo tou fesokotakiga mo nisi tino.


I rejected belief in God because of all the bad things that happen. 	 Ne ‵teke atu au ki te talitonu ki te Atua ona ko mea ma‵sei katoa kolā e ‵tupu.


Moreover, they first gave their testimony in Jerusalem, right under the eyes of their opposers, who were ready to seize upon any excuse to condemn them. 	 E se gata i ei, ne molimau atu mua latou i Ielusalema, i mua eiloa o tino kolā e ‵teke mai ki a latou, kolā ko toka o talia so se fakamatalaga ke fakasala latou.


11 Being an integrity-keeper is not a simple matter; it calls for earnest prayer. 	 11 A te tumau i te fakamaoni e se se mataupu faigofie fua; se mea telā e manakogina i ei a taumafaiga e uke fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo.


A Roman military belt had metal plates that protected a soldier’s waist. 	 A te fusi o te sotia Loma e faite ki fiti ke puipui i ei a te taugasulu o te sotia.


Second, according to the thinking of the time, leaving a body unburied for days showed dishonor to the deceased and his family. 	 Te lua, e ‵tusa mo mafaufauga o tino i taimi konā, a te sē tanu o se foitino mate i te fia o aso e fakaasi atu i ei a te sē āva ki te tino mate mo tena kāiga.


At times, we allowed each child to invite a good friend, which made the vacation more enjoyable. 	 I nisi taimi, e talia ne maua ke ‵kami mai ne latou taki tokotasi sena taugasoa, telā ne fai i ei ke gali atu te motou malōlōga.


11 Paul loved Jehovah and desired his approval more than riches and prominence among men. 	 11 Ne alofa a Paulo ki a Ieova kae manako malosi atu ki tena taliaga i lō te maumea mo te takutakua.


The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology says that the concept “owes more to Greek philosophy than to biblical revelation.” 	 E fai mai te Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology me “ne māfua mai [te talitonuga ten i akoakoga a te kau Eleni kae e se ko fakaasiga mai te Tusi Tapu.”


Make no mistake about it, he will not do any less in our day! 	 Ke mo a ma faka‵segina koe, ka fai foki ne ia te mea tenā i ‵tou aso nei!


Even though they knew God’s righteous decree, “they did not approve of holding God in accurate knowledge.” 	 E tiga loa ne iloa ne latou a fakatonuga amio‵tonu a te Atua, ne “ita latou o puke ‵mau i olotou mafaufau a te poto o te Atua.”


True, it may not always be easy to obey your parents, but God says that you should. 	 E tonu, e mafai o faigata te fakalogo ki ou mātua, kae e fai mai te Atua me e ‵tau eiloa koe o fai penā.


Miserable man that I am! 	 Ko seai la se tino malaia penei mo au!


(Revelation 5:9, 10) During these last days of this system, the number of Christ’s brothers left on earth has inevitably declined. 	 (Fakaasiga 5:9, 10) I aso fakaoti o te olaga masei tenei, ko gasolo ifo eiloa ki lalo te aofaki o taina o Keliso koi ‵toe i te lalolagi nei.


But we need more. 	 Kae e uke atu foki a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou.


15 For example, if you are a mother, you are no doubt concerned about the influence peers may have on your children at school or the tests of integrity they may face. 	 15 E pelā me se mātua, se mea mautinoa me e manavase eiloa koe ki amioga e mafai o maua ne au tama‵liki mai olotou taugasoa i te akoga io me ko tofotofoga o te lotou fakamaoni kolā e mafai o fepaki mo latou.


Let us see how the Bible can help us to answer these questions. 	 Ke na onoono aka tatou ki te auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani mai te Tusi Tapu ke tali aka ei ne tatou a fesili konei.


Are there people in our time who really live by the Golden Rule? 	 E mata, e isi eiloa ne tino i te vaitaimi nei e ola e ‵tusa mo te akoakoga e uiga ki te atafai ki nisi tino?


About 55 C.E., an appeal went out to Gentile Christians in Europe and Asia Minor in behalf of the impoverished congregation in Judea. In his letters to the congregation in Corinth, the apostle Paul describes how this ‘collection for the holy ones’ was organized. (1 Corinthians 16:1) You may be surprised at what Paul’s words reveal about Christian giving. 	 Ne avatu se fakamolemole ki Kelisiano i Eulopa mo Asia Foliki ke fesoasoani atu ki te fakapotopotoga mativa i Iutaia i te 55 T.A. I tena tusi ki te fakapotopotoga i Kolinito, ne fakamatala atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te auala ne fakatoka ei a “meaalofa mō Kelisiano.” (1 Kolinito 16:1) Kāti ka ofo koe i pati a Paulo e uiga ki te tukuatuga faka-Kelisiano.


(John 8:44; Acts 5:1-11) Is that, though, as far as our honesty goes? 	 (Ioa. 8:44; Galu. 5:1-11) E mata, e oko foki ki konā te ‵tou fakamaoni?


However, most responsibilities are common to all. 	 Kae ko te ukega o tiute, e ‵pau katoa tatou i ei.


What vow did Jephthah make, and what did this involve? 	 Se a te tautoga ne fai ne Iefata, kae se a te mea ne aofia i ei?


THE above words were spoken by David of ancient Israel in praise of a woman whom he encountered. 	 NE FAI atu eiloa ne Tavita i Isalaelu mua a pati konā mai luga ke tavae atu ei ki se fafine telā ne fetaui mo ia.


In his day, an engaged woman was considered as good as the man’s wife. 	 I aso konā, a te fafine telā ko oti ne ‵sai feagaiga e ‵pau eiloa tena tulaga mo te fafine avaga.


In 2004, after Florida was hit by a string of four hurricanes in two months, the chairman of Florida’s Emergency Operations Committee checked to ensure that their supplies were being used properly. 	 I te 2004, mai tua o te kiniga a Florida ne se fakasologa o matagi ma‵losi e fa i loto i te lua masina, ne toe onoono a te takitaki o te Florida’s Emergency Operations Committee ke fakamautinoa aka me fakaaoga faka‵lei eiloa a fesoasoani kolā ne tuku atu ne latou.


How could such an oath have God’s approval? 	 Ne mafai pefea o talia ne te Atua se vaegā feagaiga penā?


HAPPINESS does not come easily. 	 E SE mauagofie te fiafia.


April 1, 2013 	 Apelila 1, 2013


11, 12. (a) The first-century Jews rejected Jesus as the Messiah for what reasons? (b) Who put faith in Jesus? 	 11, 12. (a) Ne a pogai ne ‵teke atu ei a tino Iutaia i te senitenali muamua ki a Iesu e pelā me ko te Mesia? (e) Ko oi ne fakatuanaki ki a Iesu?


Although I enjoyed being in the band, I longed for more meaning in my life. 	 E ui eiloa ne fiafia au o kau ki te potukau ta‵ta, ne manako au ke tai aoga atu toku olaga.


2 The year 537 B.C.E. was one of rejoicing for Jehovah’s dedicated people. 	 2 A te tausaga ko te 537 T.L.M. se tausaga fakafiafia e tasi mō tino tukugina atu o Ieova.


“For all things I have the strength by virtue of him who imparts power to me.”—Philippians 4:13. 	 “E mafai ne au o fai a mea katoa konā, ona ko te fakamalosi mai o Keliso ki a au.” —Filipi 4:13.


It is little wonder that people in general are confused about death and the resurrection. 	 E se tioa eiloa o ‵numi valevale a tino e tokouke e uiga ki te mate mo te toetuga.


In modern times, some have been hounded by mobs and thrown into concentration camps, prisons, and labor camps under inhuman conditions. 	 I aso nei, ko oti ne ‵ta fakamasei a nisi tino ne tino amio fakasauā kae ‵pei atu ki falepuipui fakasauā mo koga kolā e ga‵lue i ei a tino e pelā me ne pologa mai lalo i fakanofonofoga matagā ‵ki.


9 You can well appreciate that another way to come under the influence of God’s spirit involves our meetings, assemblies, and conventions. 	 9 E mafai o iloa ‵lei ne koe me i te suā auala ke takitaki ei koe ne te agaga o te Atua e aofia i ei ‵tou fakatasiga, fono i fenua, mo fono i atufenua.


He had just urged Christians to ‘make straight paths for their feet.’ 	 Ne fatoa fakamalosi atu a ia ki Kelisiano ke ‘faka‵tonu aka faeloa a auala mō olotou vae.’


When back in Graz, I started attending all the meetings, and soon I too was convinced that what I was learning was the truth. 	 I te ‵fokiatuga ki Graz, ne kamata o kau atu au ki fakatasiga katoa, kae ne kamata o loto talitonu au me i mea kolā ne tauloto ne au, ko te munatonu eiloa.


27 Love—A Precious Quality 	 27 Alofa—Se Uiga Tāua


I have personally experienced this—and I assure you, it is worth it. 	 Ne seki ‵fuli eiloa a taku fakaikuga”


After all, Bethuel was under no legal obligation to part with his daughter. 	 E seai foki loa se tulafono e fai mai me e ‵tau o tuku atu ne Petueli tena tamaliki fafine.


What was the first of the Ten Commandments, and how did faithful Israelites choose to obey it? 	 Se a te tulafono muamua o Tulafono e Sefulu, kae ne filifili pefea ne tino Isalaelu fakamaoni ke faka‵logo latou ki ei?


It is Jehovah’s war, and it is global. 	 Ko te taua eiloa a Ieova, kae ka fai i te lalolagi kātoa.


So it is not surprising if we feel at a loss when it comes to coping with death and its aftermath. 	 Tela la, e se ‵poi tatou māfai e se iloa ne tatou o fakafesagai faka‵lei atu ki te mate mo ikuga mai tua ifo i ei.


It was exciting to see the gradual expansion of the branch and the enormous growth of the brotherhood in Italy. 	 Se mea fakafiafia ke lavea atu a te gasolosolo malie o lasi a te ofisa lagolago mo te lasi o te fanakaga o te aofaki o taina i Italia.


To Suffer Rather Than Sin 	 E ‵Lei Atu te Logo‵mae i lō te Agasala


How satisfying these efforts can be! 	 Ko tafaga la te fakafiafia loto o taumafaiga konei!


The ancient Israelites fell into that way of thinking and drew a wrong conclusion concerning Jehovah’s dealings with them. 	 Ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu i aso mua a te kilokiloga tenā kae ne fai ne latou se fakaikuga ‵se e uiga ki faifaiga a Ieova ki a latou.


Peer into the Scriptures as you would into a mirror. 	 A te faitau ki te Tusi Tapu e mafai o fai pelā mo te kilokilo ki se kilo.


And the man was healed! 	 Kae ne ‵lei eiloa te masaki o te tagata tenā!


Christian wives should display what kind of attitude? 	 Se a te uiga telā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne fāfine Kelisiano a‵vaga?


Foremost among the wicked who will be brought to justice is the father of wickedness, Satan the Devil.—John 8:44. 	 Kae ko te ‵toe tino amio masei telā ka fakamasino aka ko te tamana o tino ‵loi, ko Satani te Tiapolo.—Ioane 8:44.


(Daniel 2:44) The Kingdom that the God of heaven sets up is a heavenly government in the hands of Jesus Christ. 	 (Tanielu 2:44) A te Malo telā e fakatu aka ne te Atua se malo i te lagi telā e pule i ei a Iesu Keliso.


(John 18:37) He was completely successful in proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and the benefits of his service are still available to us. 	 (Ioane 18:37) Ne manuia katoatoa a ia i te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo, kae koi aogā eiloa ki a tatou a tena galuega.


Please feel free to contact Jehovah’s Witnesses in your locality. 	 Ke fesokotaki atu ki Molimau a Ieova i tou fenua i so se taimi e manako koe ki ei.


(Acts 13:48) We can never know who is thus rightly disposed until we have offered a witness—perhaps many times. 	 (Galuega 13:48, NW) E se mafai ne tatou o iloa me ko oi e ‵lei olotou loto seiloga ke molimau atu tatou ki a latou—kāti e ‵tau o talai fakafia atu ki a latou.


What do you hope to learn from resurrected faithful ones? 	 Se a te mea e fakamoemoe ke tauloto ne koe mai tino fakamaoni kolā ka toe‵tu mai?


16 Granted, keeping our eyes on the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty can be challenging. 	 16 E tonu, e mafai eiloa o faigata a te tumau i te ‵kilo atu ki te fakamalugaga o te pulega sili a Ieova.


[Box/Picture on page 29] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 30]


(Isaiah 60:14) To their chagrin, opposers will soon have to recognize that they have, in effect, been fighting against God himself. 	 (Isaia 60:14) Ka ma‵vale olotou tino ‵teke, me ko pili te taimi e ‵tau ei o iloa ne latou me ne taua atu eiloa latou ki te Atua.


8 Ask questions. 	 8 Fesili atu.


Whatever the case, here they are, unjustly thrown into prison. 	 Faitalia me se a te pogai, ko ‵pei atu eiloa a lāua konei i auala sē ‵tonu ki te falepuipui.


You may have a tendency to justify your actions. 	 Kāti ka fai ne koe ne fakamasakoga ki au mea ne fai.


8 While on earth, Jesus helped his disciples to see the importance of God’s Kingdom. 	 8 I tena nofoga i te lalolagi, ne fesoasoani atu a Iesu ki ana soko ke lavea ne latou te tāua o te Malo o te Atua.


SONGS: 51, 58 	 PESE: 51, 58


How do Christian meetings, assemblies, and conventions help us fight spiritual drowsiness? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a fakatasiga Kelisiano, tamā fono, mo fono ‵lasi ke ‵teke atu ki te fakanoganoga faka-te-agaga?


(Read Hosea 4:11-13.) 	 (Faitau te Hosea 4:11-13.)


The Scriptures reveal to us the nature of the holy spirit 	 E fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou a te uiga tonu o te agaga tapu


“I felt I couldn’t trust anyone. 	 “Ne maua ne au se lagonaga me se mafai o talitonu au ki so se tino.


A warm atmosphere—a feeling of kinship—should permeate the Christian congregation. 	 E ‵tau o maua i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano—a te alofa faka-kāiga—telā ko te alofa tonu eiloa.


That was a question put to hundreds of children in the United States. 	 Tenā te fesili ne ‵sili atu ki te fia selau tamaliki i te Iunaite Sitete.


She said that when she and her husband are serving in the traveling work, their best weeks are those spent staying with a spiritual person who may not have much materially but who has the same focus as they have—serving Jehovah and keeping life simple. 	 Ne fai mai a ia me i te taimi ne tavini atu lāua mo tena avaga i te galuega a ovasia faima‵laga, ne ‵gali ki a lāua a vaiaso kolā ne fakamāumāu ne lāua fakatasi mo se tino faka-te-agaga telā e se uke ana kope kae e ‵pau olotou fakamoemoega—e tavini atu ki a Ieova kae tumau i te fakafaigofie te olaga.


Yet, such tests afford us opportunities to manifest fine Christian qualities, such as respect and tact, when we answer questions and give a witness. 	 Kae ko vaegā tofotofoga konā e tuku mai i ei a avanoaga ke fakaasi atu ne tatou a uiga ‵lei faka-Kelisiano, e pelā mo te āva mo te atamai, i te taimi e tali aka ei ne tatou a fesili kae tuku atu foki se molimau.


“The Spirit of the Truth” 	 “Te Agaga o te Munatonu”


(Matthew 18:23-35) Similarly, in the illustration of the prodigal son, Jesus offered no explanation as to why the younger son suddenly demanded his inheritance and why he squandered it. 	 (Mataio 18:23-35) E penā foki te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tama fakamāumāu mea, ne seki fakamatala mai ne Iesu te pogai ne manako ei te toekimuli ki tena vaega mo te pogai ne fakamāumāu valevale ei ne ia.


Now we must consider another vital provision for making a successful defense of our faith. 	 Nei la, e ‵tau o mafaufau ki te suā auala tāua ke puipui ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


To his own master he stands or falls. 	 Ko te Atua fua e fakamasino ne ia me ko ia e iloa ne ia me e ‵lei me e masei.


The ceremony apparently occupied a seven-day period, and the priesthood began functioning on the following day. 	 Ne fai te fakatapuga tenā i aso e fitu, kae ne kamata te taviniga fakafaitaulaga i te aso mai tua ifo i ei.


In the Bible, the Hebrew word for “red” comes from a word meaning “blood.” 	 I te Tusi Tapu, a te pati mō te “‵kula” e vau mai i te pati telā e fakauiga ki te “toto.”


At some point, it is beneficial to study the grammar, or word patterns and rules, of a new language that we are learning. 	 E aogā eiloa mō se vaitaimi, ke sukesuke aka ki te tulafono o te ‵gana, io me ko te faka‵tu faka‵leiga o pati i se fuaiupu i se ‵gana fou telā e tauloto ne tatou.


How would Moses respond? 	 Ne tali atu pefea a Mose ki a latou?


(Job 1:9-11, Today’s English Version) By means of his integrity, Job proved that accusation to be a base lie. 	 (Iopu 1:9-11) E auala i tena fakamaoni, ne fakatalitonu atu ne Iopu me i te ‵losiga tenā se loi fakatakalialia.


This bit of reporting was based on the results of a survey done in New Zealand, which revealed that only “22 per cent of respondents thought children should be taught obedience at home.” 	 Ne fakavae te tamā lipoti tenei ki te sukesukega telā ne fai i Niu Sila, kae ne fakaasi mai i ei me ko te “22 pasene fua o tino kolā ne fesili atu ki ei ne ma‵natu aka me e ‵tau o fakaakoako olotou tama‵liki ki te faka‵logo i loto i te kāiga.”


Although Milton dedicated much of his life to Bible study, he recognized that Scriptural truth would not be pieced together until Christ’s presence. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakaaoga ne Milton te lasiga o tena olaga ki te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, ne iloa ne ia me e se mafai o malamalama katoatoa i te munatonu i te Tusi tapu ke oko eiloa ki te fakatasi mai o Keliso.


This translation is available in whole or in part in over 150 languages, thus being available to a vast part of the population today. 	 Ko avanoa nei a te ‵fuliga kātoa io me se vaega o ia i ‵gana e sili atu mo te 150, kae ko salalau atu nei ki se vaega lasi o tino e tokouke i aso nei.


The first lie is found in the serpent’s words to Eve. 	 A te loi muamua ne maua eiloa i pati a te gata ki a Eva.


That could lead to disaster! 	 E mafai eiloa o iku atu te mea tenā ki se matugā fakalavelave lasi!


(1 Cor. 15:49; Col. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:3, 4) The hope of a heavenly inheritance was a revelation, and it became the focus of the inspired letters in the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 (1 Kolinito 15:49; Kolose 1:5; 1 Petelu 1:3, 4) Ne fai te fakamoemoega i te lagi e pelā me se mea telā ne faipati malosi ki ei a tusi fakaosofia i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Eleni.


(Malachi 3:6) To the nation of Israel in the days of Isaiah, God said: “Even to one’s old age I am the same One; and to one’s gray-headedness I myself shall keep bearing up. I myself shall certainly act.” 	 (Malaki 3:6) Ne fai atu foki te Atua ki te fenua o Isalaelu i aso o Isaia penei: “Au ko te otou Atua, tela la, ka tausi faka‵lei ne au koutou ke oko ki te taimi ko matua ei koutou kae sina otou ulu.”


Organized religion seems to be able to survive only with sizable financial support. 	 E foliga mai me e mafai fua o tumau a nisi lotu māfai e uke olotou tupe e maua sāle.


(Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:17-21) Thus, he became an evangelizer, a teller of good news. 	 (Isaia 61:1; Luka 4:17-21) Tela la, ne fai ei a ia mo fai se tino talai, se tino telā e avatu ne ia te tala ‵lei.


Verse 13 states: “When the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity for her, and he said to her: ‘Stop weeping.’” 	 E fai mai te fuaiupu e 13: “I te itula ne lavea ei ne te Aliki te fafine, a tena loto ne ‵fonu i te alofa ki a ia, kae ne faipati atu ki a ia penei, ‘Sa tagi.’ ”


Older ones can even assist younger members of the congregation in this regard. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu a tino ma‵tua ki tauavaga talavou o te fakapotopotoga i te feitu tenei.


Meditating on demonstrations of Jehovah’s power builds faith in his promises 	 Kafai e mafaufau ‵mafa tatou ki fakaasimaiga o te malosi o Ieova ka fakamalosi aka i ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki ana folafolaga


(Isa. 55:11) We, in turn, can be certain that if we manifest heartfelt faith in Jehovah, he will keep his promise: “I will never leave you, and I will never abandon you.” 	 (Isa. 55:11) Kae e pelā mō tatou, e ‵tau mō tatou o tali‵tonu katoatoa ki a Ieova, me tausi eiloa a Ieova ki tena tautoga: “Ka se tiaki lele ne au koutou kae ka se tuku lele ne au koutou.”


This is because Christ is the key figure in the fulfilling of God’s purpose. 	 E fai penei me i a Keliso ko te kī tāua i te fakataunuga o te fuafuaga a te Atua.


• What shows that Jehovah is a generous host? [Picture on page 18] 	 • Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i a Ieova se tino talimālō kaimalie?


(Zephaniah 3:9) In these last days, it is Jehovah’s Witnesses who call upon the name of Jehovah, who serve him unitedly in an unbreakable bond of love—yes, “shoulder to shoulder.” 	 (Sefanaia 3:9, NW) I aso fakaoti konei, ko Molimau a Ieova kolā e ka‵laga atu ki te igoa o Ieova, kae tavini fakatasi atu ki a ia mo te alofa mautakitaki—ao, “tuauma ki tuauma.”


HOW TO BE WATCHFUL IN THE PREACHING WORK 	 TE AUALA E FAI EI KE MATAPULA‵PULA I TE GALUEGA TALAI


This happened to Anna, a high school student in the United States. 	 Ne tupu eiloa te mea tenei ki a Anna, se tamaliki i te akoga lasaga lua i Amelika.


Some individuals’ fondest childhood memories are of their parents reading to them. 	 Kae e fakaataata ne nisi tama‵liki a te taimi e fai‵tau atu ei olotou mātua ki a latou i te fo‵likiga.


11 Among those nourished by Joseph’s expression of faith was Moses. 	 11 E aofia i tino kolā ne fakamalosigina ne te fakaasiga o te fakatuanaki o Iosefa ko Mose.


It is called the Sermon on the Mount because Jesus gave it on a mountainside overlooking the Sea of Galilee. 	 E fakaigoa te lauga tenei ki te Lauga i Luga i te Mauga me ne fai ne Iesu i te feitu o te mauga telā e lavea tonu atu ei te Vaituloto i Kalilaia.


(Read John 21:15-17.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 21:15-17.)


What will you say?— 	 Se a tau tali ka fai atu?—


Be loyal, faithful. 	 Ke tumau i te fakamaoni.


20. (a) What is a key responsibility of the “gifts in men”? (b) How can we show that we appreciate these brothers? 	 20. (a) Se a te tiute tāua o ‘meaalofa tino’? (e) E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou me e fakatāua ne tatou a taina konei?


10 What lesson can we learn from this account? 	 10 Se a te akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te tala tenei?


As we seek to imitate the Great Teacher, Jesus Christ, likely such Bible students will also learn from our peaceful, joyful manner, our sincerity, and our respect for Jehovah’s standards and guidelines. 	 I ‵tou taumafaiga ke fakaakoako atu ki te Faiakoga Sili, ko Iesu Keliso, kāti ka mafai foki o tau‵loto a vaegā tino a‵koga penā ki ‵tou uiga filemu, mata fiafia, fakamaoni mo te ‵tou āva ki tulaga mo fakatakitakiga a Ieova.


Do you have an emergency kit prepared and ready to go? 	 E mata, e isi se mea e ‵fao ei au mea kolā e manakogina ke puke ne koe i taimi o fakalavelave?


What does Jehovah think about human governments? 	 Se a te kilokiloga a Ieova ki malo o tagata?


How would you answer? 	 Ne a au tali ki ei?


WHAT IS JOY? 	 SE A TE FIAFIA?


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• What can help us maintain our joy in difficult circumstances? 	 • Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke tumau i te fiafia faitalia a fakalavelave faiga‵ta?


“I REALLY LOVE MY MASTER” 	 “A IA E ALOFA EILOA KI TENA PULE”


(Colossians 1:7, 8; 4:10) One was the zealous evangelizer Epaphras from the city of Colossae in Phrygia, in the plateau country east of Ephesus in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). 	 (Kolose 1:7, 8; 4:10) E tokotasi te tino ko te tino evagelia loto finafinau ko Epafala mai i te fakai ko Kolose i Felukia, i te laukele laugatasi kae maluga i te feitu ki saegāla o Efeso i Asia Foliki (ko Tāke i aso nei).


David’s rulership was not oppressive. 	 Ne fai ne Ieova se feagaiga mo Tavita, i ana pati: “A tou gafa ka ola faeloa, ka ko tou malo ka fai ne au ke tumau ki te se gata mai.


Who became Jehovah’s witness, and why was Paul’s warning to this witness timely? 	 Ko oi ne fai mo fai te Molimau a Ieova, kae kaia ne fai ei pelā me ne avatu ne Paulo a pati fakatonutonu i te taimi tonu ki te Molimau tenā?


WHY HAS HE WAITED? 	 KAIA NE FAKA‵TALI EI A IA?


Those are serious questions indeed, and finding satisfying answers to them can have a deep impact on our life. 	 E tāua eiloa a fesili konā, kae ko te mauaga o tali fakamalie loto ki ei e mafai o lasi ‵ki te fakamalosiga ki ‵tou olaga.


(Matthew 7:13, 14) Yes, your future is in your own hands. 	 (Mataio 7:13, 14) E tonu, a tou olaga i aso mai mua ko i ou lima.


Are You “Zealous for Fine Works”? 	 E Mata, “E Loto Finafinau [Koe] O Fai A Galuega ‵Lei”?


16 It is beneficial to make a schedule and choose a setting most conducive to study. 	 16 Se mea tāua ke fai sau fakasologa kae ke filifili aka se koga ‵lei ke fai ei au sukesukega.


We will experience the fulfillment of what was foretold and will see the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty. 	 Ka lavea ne tatou te fakataunuga o te mea telā ne ‵valo mai e pelā foki mo te taku‵leiga o te pulega a Ieova.


I have also had the privilege of helping others to come to know Jehovah. 	 Ne maua foki ne au a te tauliaga ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke iloa ne latou a Ieova.


(James 4:1-3, 6) How does haughtiness, or pride, hinder peacemaking? 	 (Iakopo 4:1-3, 6) E faka‵lave aka pefea ne te fia sili io me ko te fakamatamata a te mauaga o se vā filemu?


APRIL 2016 	 APELILA 2016


He later had to endure years of unjust imprisonment in Egypt. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne ‵tau mo ia o kufaki mō ne tausaga i te taimi ne ‵pei atu ei a ia ki te falepuipui i Aikupito ona ko pogai sē ‵tonu.


The apostle Paul wrote: “God recommends his own love to us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. . . . 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Ka ko te Atua ne fakaasi mai ne ia ki a tatou a tona alofa, i te taimi koi fai ei tatou mo tino agasala; me ne mate a Iesu mō tatou! . . .


Have you perceived that we are surrounded by people who adore themselves, love money, and are driven by pride? 	 E mata, ko maina koe i te pogai ko sikomia tatou ne tino kolā e fakatāua ne latou a latou eiloa, tino kolā e fia‵fai tupe, kae fai eiloa olotou mea mo te fakamata‵mata?


• What do you find encouraging about the promise at Acts 24:15? 	 • Se a te mea e fakamalosi atu ki a koe e uiga ki te folafolaga i te Galuega 24:15?


(See paragraph 11) 	 (Ke onooono ki te palakalafa e 11)


(Hebrews 13:4) Yet, when one acts in accord with the conscience, a sense of satisfaction and peace can result. 	 (Epelu 13:4) Kae, kafai e fetaui a faiga a se tino mo tena loto lagona, ka iku atu eiloa ki te mauaga o te lotomalie mo te filemu.


10 By seeking to return to Egypt, that wayward nation showed that it esteemed as of little value the spiritual blessings it had received, preferring instead the leeks, onions, and garlic that were available in Egypt. 	 10 Mai te fia ‵foki atu ki Aikupito, ne fakaasi mai ei ne te fenua fakalogogata tenā me ne seki fakatāua ne ia a fakamanuiaga faka-te-agaga kolā ko oti ne maua ne ia, kae ne manako fua ki aniani mo kaliki kolā ne maua i Aikupito.


Today, in these former Communist nations, there are well over half a million active Witnesses. 8. 	 I aso nei i fenua kolā ne pule muamua a te kau Kominisi ki ei ko silia nei mo te āfa miliona o Molimau kolā e talai atu i ei.


Jehovah also provides ongoing guidance through his Word, his organization, and his holy spirit. 	 E tuku atu foki ne Ieova a fakatakitakiga i taimi katoa e auala tena Muna, tena fakapotopotoga, mo tena agaga tapu.


(Jeremiah 31:35; Psalm 8:3) He is the One who created our sun, which is, in effect, an enormous nuclear furnace releasing into space vast quantities of energy, some in the form of light and heat. 	 (Ielemia 31:35; Salamo 8:3) A ia ko te Atua telā ne faite ne ia ‵tou la, telā e fai pelā me se ogaumu ‵vela lasi ‵ki kae salalau atu tena malosi ki kogā koga e uke, ko te ‵vela mo te mainaga.


Our children thrive when we warmly encourage them (See paragraph 14) 	 E fia‵fia ‵tou tamaliki māfai e fakamalosi atu tatou ki a latou (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa 14)


In recent years, there have been many exciting new initiatives. 	 I tausaga fakamuli nei, e uke ‵ki a mea ‵gali kae ‵fou i te fakapotopotoga.


16, 17. (a) How does Jehovah answer prayers? (b) What experiences illustrate that prayer and the preaching work are closely connected? 	 16, 17. (a) E tali mai pefea a Ieova ki ‵talo? (e) Ne a tala e fakaasi mai i ei a te ‵soko tasi o ‵talo mo te galuega talai?


Rather than fall asleep, however, he spent those vital last moments of freedom in fervent prayer. A few days earlier, he had urged his followers to pray, saying: “Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these things that are destined to occur, and in standing before the Son of man.” 	 I nāi aso mai mua atu i ei, ne fakamalosi atu penei a ia ki ana soko: “Tela la, a koutou ke matapula‵pula kae ‵talo sāle, ko te mea ke maua ne koutou te malosi e ‵sao mai ei koutou i mea faiga‵ta katoa ka oko mai, kae ‵tu atu ei foki koutou i mua o te Tama a te Tagata.”


Of what are we convinced, and how does this strengthen our faith? 	 Se a te mea ne tali‵tonu tatou ki ei, kae e fakamalosi aka pefea ne te mea tenei a ‵tou fakatuanaki?


Regular personal study is essential if we are to stay “healthy in the faith” and keep awake.—Titus 1:13. 	 A te tumau i te faiga o sukesukega e aogā ‵ki eiloa māfai tatou e fia “olo tonu i te fakatuanaki” kae ke tumau foki i te matapula‵pula.—Tito 1:13.


(Galatians 1:4) Not only did Jesus unselfishly give of himself in his ministry but he gave his very life as a ransom so that others might have the opportunity to store up treasures in heaven. 	 (Kalatia 1:4, i ā matou a mataimanu ‵kese.) E se gata fua i te tuku atu ne Iesu a ia eiloa i te faiga o tena galuega kae ne tuku mai foki ne ia tena ola e pelā me se togiola ko te mea ke mafai ei ne nisi tino o maua te avanoaga ke fakaputu aka a koloa i te lagi.


Jehovah’s thoughts “are more than even the grains of sand” 	 E “uke atu i one” a mafaufauga o Ieova


Joseph, though, was a disciple, but he could not bring himself to say so openly. 	 Kae e tiga eiloa ne fai a Iosefa mo fai se soko, kae ne seki mafai ne ia o fakaasi atu ki tino.


For coals are what you are raking together upon his head, and Jehovah himself will reward you.” 	 [“Ka tuku atu i ei ne koe a malala ‵ka ki luga i tena ulu,” Tusi Paia, Samoa], kae ka aumai ne te Aliki [ko Ieova] se taui ‵lei ki a koe.”


Jesus directed: “If [the house] is not deserving, let the peace from you return upon you.” 	 Ne fakatonu atu a Iesu: “Kafai e se talia koutou ne latou [te kaufale], fakafoki mai te otou fakamanuiaga.”


Seeing her faith in God and in the resurrection, one of her nurses said: “You really do believe this, don’t you?” 	 Ona ko te lavea atu ne se nēsi tokotasi a tena fakatuanaki ki te Atua mo te toetuga, ne fai atu ei a ia penei: “E mau eiloa tou talitonu ki te mea tena, i ne?”


15 Our appreciation for Jehovah’s special friendship is shown in how we treat fellow worshippers. 	 15 A te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te vā fakataugasoa fakapito mo Ieova e fakaasi atu e auala i ‵tou faifaiga ki ‵tou taina tapuaki.


But most of all, you are truly multiracial.” 	 Kae e silia atu i ei, e ‵kau fakatasi tonu eiloa koutou mo tino mai fenua kese‵kese.”


Doing so will strengthen our confidence that all of Jehovah’s teachings are “right.”—Ps. 119:128. 	 I te faiga penā ka fakamalosi aka ei a ‵tou loto tali‵tonu me i akoakoga a Ieova e “‵tonu.”—Sala. 119:128.


So it was a common practice to scrape off an older text from a manuscript and use the material again for new text. 	 Tela la, se faifaiga masani ke soisoi kea‵tea se tusitusiga mua mai i se pelugā tusi kae toe fakaaoga a te mea tenā mo tusi a tusitusiga ‵fou.


Moses—A Man of Faith 4 	 A MOSE—SE TAGATA FAKATUANAKI 4


(Psalm 37:28) With Jehovah’s help, many who are overwhelmed by depression gradually develop the strength needed to cope and in some cases are even enabled to overcome that illness. 	 (Salamo 37:28) Fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Ieova, e tokouke a tino kolā ne logofio‵fio i te loto mafātia, ne maua fakamuli ne latou te malosi ke fakafesagai atu ki ei— a ko nisi tino ne seki toe pokotia eiloa i te masaki tenā.


Jesus’ view of truth was not philosophical. 	 Ne mautinoa te kilokiloga a Iesu e uiga ki te mea tonu.


12 On the other hand, God “hurls the wicked to the ground.” 	 12 I te suā feitu, a te Atua e “tuki palapala ne ia ke ii ki lalo i te laukele a tino amio ma‵sei.”


The spirit’s fruitage will be evident in our dealings with our marriage mate, our children, our fellow believers, and others. 	 Ka lavea atu a fuataga o te agaga i ‵tou faifaiga ki ‵tou avaga, ‵tou tama‵liki, ‵tou taina tali‵tonu, mo nisi tino aka.


Likewise, the Bible counsels us: “An answer, when mild, turns away rage, but a word causing pain makes anger to come up.” 	 E penā foki a pati i te Tusi Tapu mō tatou: “A te tali i te leo filemu e galo ei te kaitaua, kae kafai se tino e tali mo te leo malosi e fakatupu fua ne ia te kaitaua.”


In what sense was Jesus “a light of the nations” in the first century, and how is he such up to the present day? 	 I se auala fea ne fai ei a Iesu e pelā me ko “te mainaga ki malo” i te senitenali muamua, kae koi fai foki eiloa penā ke oko mai ki ‵tou aso nei?


Until late in the 19th century, physicians often worked on corpses and then on living patients—without washing their hands in between. 	 Ke oko mai ki te fakaotiotigaga o te 19 senitenali, ne ga‵lue muamua a tokita ki foitino o tino ‵mate kae oti aka, ko ‵saga atu ki tino ola—e aunoa mo te fulu‵ga olotou lima i te vasi tenā.


There I met a mother who asked me to study the Bible with her deaf twin daughters, Jean and Joan Rothenberger, who were students at the same school for the deaf that I once attended. 	 I konā, ne fetaui māua mo se mātua telā ne fakamolemole mai ke sukesuke aka au mo ana masaga fa‵fine e tokolua kolā e ‵tuli ki te Tusi Tapu, ko Jean and Joan Rothenberger, telā ne akoga i te akoga foki mō tino ‵tuli telā ne kau au ki ei.


We see impressive scientific and technological advances accompanied by a dramatic decline in moral values. 	 Ko lavea atu ne tatou te fakaofoofogia o poto fakasaienitisi mo mea kolā e faite mai i ei kae e olo fakatasi eiloa mo te pa‵kūga ki lalo o amioga ‵lei.


How can I apply these Bible principles and this counsel in my life?’ 	 E mafai pefea o fakagalue ne au a fakatakitakiga konei mai te Tusi Tapu i toku olaga?


Jehovah “furnishes us all things richly for our enjoyment”; hence, we should want to be “ready to share” with others, thus contributing to their joy. 	 A Ieova “e tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou a mea katoa ke fia‵fia ei tatou”; tela la, e ‵tau mo tatou o “toka o fetufaaki” ‵tou mea mo nisi tino, e maua i ei ne latou a te fiafia.


Why should it be obvious to others that we are exclusively devoted to Jehovah? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o lavea ne tino me i a tatou e tapuaki katoatoa atu ki a Ieova?


See Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will, page 79. 	 Ke onoono ki te Ne Fakatoka ke Fai te Loto o Ieova i te itulau e 79-83.


17 In time, you likely faced some opposition or persecution. 	 17 Kāti e isi ne taimi ne fepaki ei koe mo ‵tekemaiga mo fakasauāga.


They viewed one another as equal in the faith and showed this by addressing one another as “brother.” 	 Ne ‵kilo atu latou ki a latou eiloa e pelā me e ‵pau i te lotu tonu kae ne fakamaoni mai te mea tenei ona ko te fakasino atu ki te suā tino e pelā me se “taina.”


How is our hope bound up with God’s great deeds? 13 Our hope for the future is bound up with the great and praiseworthy deeds associated with God’s eternal purpose. 	 13 A te fakamoemoega mō tatou i aso mai mua nei e aofia malosi i ei a galuega fakaofoofogia a te Atua kolā e fetaui ‵tonu eiloa mo tena fuafuaga se-gata-mai.


Because we take seriously Jesus’ words: “Keep looking, keep awake.” 	 Me fakatāua eiloa ne tatou a pati a Iesu kolā ne fai mai penei: “Ke matapula‵pula kae mataala.”


(Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) That actually came to pass a few years after God’s Kingdom was established in heaven. 	 (Mataio 13:24-30, 36-43) Ne tupu eiloa te mea tenā i ne nāi tausaga mai tua o te fakatuakaga o te Malo o te Atua i te lagi.


(Acts 8:12) As a devout proselyte who had knowledge of Jehovah, the Ethiopian eunuch first accepted Philip’s statements about the fulfillment of Messianic prophecy, and then he got baptized. 	 (Galuega 8:12) Ne talitonu katoatoa te eunuka Aitiope telā ne ‵fuli, ki te iloaga e uiga ki a Ieova, kae ne talia muamua ne ia a fakamatalaga a Filipo ki te fakataunuga o te valoaga e uiga ki te Mesia kae ne papatiso ei a ia.


Thus, Jesus acknowledged that her illness had caused her suffering, perhaps severe physical and emotional pain. 	 Tela la, ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me ne tigāina valevale tou fafine i tena masaki, kāti i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo ana lagonaga foki.


If we were to let bitterness toward a fellow worshipper poison our heart, our integrity to God could be compromised. 	 Kafai e talia ne tatou te ita fakamoemoe ki se taina tapuaki ke fakapoisini ei ‵tou loto, e mafai eiloa o gutugutulua tatou i ‵tou fakamaoni ki te Atua.


Although they are now barred from materializing as humans, they endeavor to control young and old alike. 	 E tiga eiloa ko oti ne fakatapu latou ke toe liutino, e taumafai latou ke pule atu ki tamaliki mo tino ma‵tua.


“Trust in Jehovah, you people, for all times.”—ISA. 26:4. 	 “Fakatuaga ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] ki te se gata mai.”—ISAIA 26:4.


True to his word, he did not turn his hand back from against those nations. 	 E tonu, e ‵tusa mo ana pati, ne fakasala eiloa ne ia a fenua konā.


• Why does considering Haggai and Zechariah give us reason for confidence about the future? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o maua ne tatou te loto talitonu e uiga ki aso mai mua māfai e sukesuke ki tusi ko Hakai mo Sakalia?


(Proverbs 19:14) If you are married, you need to view your mate as a gift from God. 	 (Faataoto 19:14) Kafai koe se tino avaga, e ‵tau o kilo atu koe ki tau avaga e pelā me se meaalofa mai i te Atua.


JESUS CHRIST said: “My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work.” 	 NE FAI mai a Iesu Keliso: “A taku meakai, ko te fai ne au a te loto o ia telā ne uga mai ne ia au, kae o fakapalele foki a te galuega ne tuku mai ne ia ki a au ke fai.”


• With regard to opposition, of what are we confident? 	 • E ‵tusa mo ‵tekemaiga kolā e fe‵paki mo tatou, se a te mea e ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou ki ei?


God also used Daniel to outline world events down to our time and beyond.—Daniel 2:24-30. 	 Ne fakaaogā foki ne te Atua a Tanielu ke fakaasi mai te fakasologa o mea kolā ka ‵tupu i te lalolagi ke oko eiloa ki ‵tou aso nei, penā foki loa mo aso mai mua nei.—Tanielu 2:24-30.


His appreciation for the almost unbelievable way that he had been saved also grew. 	 Ne gasolo aka foki tena loto fakafetai ki te auala fakaofoofogia ne fakasao ei a ia.


• What assurance do we have that Jesus’ example as a teacher is not too lofty for us to imitate? 	 • Se a te fakamaoniga me e se tō faigata te fakaakoakoga a Iesu e pelā me se faiakoga ke tau‵tali atu tatou ki ei?


So another suggestion is to open your mouth wider than you do for normal speaking. 	 A te suā manatu ko te fakamaga malosi o tou gutu i lō te taimi e faipati sāle ei koe.


11 Love is seen, too, when brothers in many countries contribute toward the building of Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls in less prosperous lands. 	 11 E lavea atu foki te alofa māfai ko fesoasoani atu a taina i fenua e uke ki te faitega o Kingdom Halls mo Fale Fai Fono i fenua ma‵tiva.


(Exodus 34:6; Hebrews 12:3) The Memorial should also strengthen us to fulfill our dedication as God’s servants and to be loyal followers of his dear Son. 	 (Esoto 34:6; Epelu 12:3) E fakamalosi mai a te Fakamanatuga ke fakataunu ne tatou ‵tou tukuatuga ki te Atua e pelā me ne ana tavini kae ke tau‵tali atu tatou mo te fakamaoni i tena Tama fagasele.


9 Above all, we must never see our problems as certain evidence of God’s displeasure. 	 9 Kae e sili i mea katoa, e se ‵tau o ‵kilo atu tatou ki ‵tou fakalavelave e pelā me ne fakamaoniga o te se fiafia o te Atua ki a tatou.


Though we can use the Scriptures to defend the truth, as Jesus did when he was tempted by the Devil, the Bible is not a club with which to browbeat our listeners. 	 E tiga eiloa e mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou a te Tusi Tapu ke ‵pulu ei ne tatou a te munatonu, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu i te taimi ne tofotofo ei a ia ne te Tiapolo, e se fai a te Tusi Tapu mo fai se mea e faimālō ei ne tatou a tino fakalogo‵logo ke tau‵tali ki ‵tou talitonuga.


Then she spoke to the king’s messengers, saying: “Yes, the men did come to me, and I did not know from where they were. 	 Kae fai atu ei tou fafine ki avefekau a te tupu: “E isi ne tino ne o‵mai ki toku fale, kae e se iloa ne au me ne o‵mai mai fea.


9 During the upcoming great tribulation, culminating in Armageddon, Christ will war against all evil. 	 9 I te fakalavelave lasi telā ka fakaoti eiloa i Amaketo, ka taua atu a Keliso ki tino ma‵sei katoa.


14, 15. (a) What is a “simple” eye? (b) How does keeping the eye simple help us to safeguard the heart? 14 “The lamp of the body is the eye,” said Jesus. 	 14 Ne fai mai a Iesu, penei: “A te moli o te foitino ko mata; kafai ou mata e fia kilokilo faeloa ki mea ‵lei, ka maina atu katoa tou olaga.”


And on this side of the river and on that side there were trees of life producing twelve crops of fruit, yielding their fruits each month. 	 Kae i feitu e lua o te vaitafe e isi ne lakau o te ola kolā e ‵fua mai i ei a fuataga e 12, kae e ‵fua mai olotou fuataga i masina takitasi.


What did David conclude from his contemplation of creation? 	 Se a te mea ne fakaiku aka ne Tavita mai tena mafaufau ‵loto ki te faitega o mea?


(2 Thessalonians 3:10-12) Still, other things are involved. 	 (2 Tesalonia 3:10-12) Kae e isi foki a nisi mea e aofia i ei.


(Deut. 9:19, 20) Did the supplication of the righteous man Moses have “much force” in Aaron’s case? 	 (Teutelonome 9:19, 20) E mata, a te ‵talo a te tagata amiotonu tenei ko Mose e “lasi tona ‵mana” ki te mea ne tupu ki a Alona?


While David may have been disappointed that he could not fulfill his heart’s desire, he fully supported the project. 	 Kāti ne mafai o fanoanoa a Tavita me seki taunu tena loto, kae ui i ei, ne ‵lago katoatoa atu a ia ki te galuega tenā.


We may also pray for daily sustenance, to be forgiven for our sins, and to resist temptation. 	 E mafai foki o ‵talo atu tatou mō mea‵kai o te aso, ke fakamagalo ‵tou agasala, kae ke ‵teke atu ki tofotofoga.


It is no wonder that Jehovah took no pleasure in offerings from their hands! 14. 	 E se tioa eiloa o se talia ne Ieova a taulaga e ofo atu ne latou!


I knew that she would rather see me dead on a stretcher than know that I was free because of having compromised. . . . 	 Ne iloa ne au me ka ‵lei atu ki a ia ke mate au i te fakamaoni i lō toku saoloto ona ko te gutugutulua. . . .


God wants us to know him by his name, Jehovah. 	 E manako te Atua ke iloa ne tatou tena igoa, ko Ieova.


Flee From Fornication 	 ‵Kalo Keatea Mai te Finalalolagi


(Revelation 18:21) What heavenly rejoicing there will be when this happens, when the world empire of false religion is destroyed!—Revelation 19:1, 2. 	 (Fakaasiga 18:21) Ka fiafia eiloa a te lagi māfai ko tupu a te mea tenei, ko te taimi telā ka fakaseai atu ei a te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa!—Fakaasiga 19:1, 2.


(Matthew 5:7) In a legal sense, mercy is understood to refer to clemency on the part of a judge who refrains from inflicting on a wrongdoer the full punishment allowed under law. 	 (Mataio 5:7) I mea tau tulafono, e masani o fakauiga a te alofa fakamagalo ki te fakamāmāga o te sala ne te famasino telā e se fakaaogā ne ia te toe sala maluga telā e ‵mau i te tusi tulafono.


To say that immoral literature does not exercise a corrupting influence is similar to saying that moral literature has no positive influence. 	 Kafai e manatu aka se tino me e se mafai o fakavāivāi mai ki a ia a te faitau ki tusi masei, e a, e manatu aka foki a ia me e se mafai o fakamalosi atu ki a ia a te faitau ki tusi ‵lei?


• How can aged ones continue to demonstrate godly devotion? 	 • E mafai pefea ne tino ma‵tua o tumau i te fakaasiatuga o te lotou tavini katoatoa atu ki te Atua?


It states: “Your own ears will hear a word behind you saying: ‘This is the way. 	 E fai mai penei: “Ka lagona ne koutou tena leo i otou tua e fai penei, ‘Tenei te auala.


Worldwide, women and girls make up two thirds of those who had less than four years of schooling. 	 E aofia a fāfine mo tamaliki fā‵fine i te lua-vae-tolu o tino kolā e seki a‵koga aka eiloa io me mu‵tana ifo i te fa tausaga ne a‵koga ei latou.


We do not receive them into our homes or greet them. 	 E se ‵tau o ‵kami ne tatou latou ki ‵tou fale io me fakatalofa atu ki a latou.


Jesus, who knew how to reach as many as possible, sent his disciples to cities, villages, and homes of the people. 	 A Iesu, telā ne iloa ne ia te auala ke oko atu ki tino e tokouke, ne uga atu ne ia ana soko ki fa‵kai ‵lasi, fa‵kai fo‵liki, mo fale o tino.


(Ps. 52:2; Prov. 12:18) Love for our brothers will move us to “safeguard [our] tongue against what is bad, and [our] lips against speaking deception.” 	 (Salamo 52: 2; Faataoto 12:18) E fakamalosi aka tatou ne te ‵tou a‵lofa ki ‵tou taina ke “sa faipati . . . ki pati ma‵sei mo pati loi.”


“How loyal and righteous and unblamable we proved to be.”—1 THESS. 	 “E uiga ki te motou fakamaoni mo te motou amiotonu e aunoa mo se motou ‵se ki a koutou.” —1 TESALONIA 2:10.


But if they do, it is because they are feeding on the worthless “wisdom of the world,” which includes materialism, scientific speculation, opinions about morality, and other such things. 	 Kae kafai e penā loa, e fai eiloa penā ona ko te ‵kai o latou ki ‘poto sē aogā o te lalolagi,’ kolā e aofia i ei te fia maumea, ko matematega faka-saienitisi, ko olotou faka‵tauga e uiga ki amioga mo nisi mea aka penā.


On the contrary, they knew that the prayers of faithful worshippers mean a great deal to Jehovah. 	 Ne tali‵tonu latou me e tāua malosi eiloa ki a Ieova a ‵talo a ana tino tapuaki fakamaoni.


“I can’t remember a time when people have been so gloomy about their lot,” says The Australian Women’s Weekly. 	 “E seki masaua aka eiloa ne au se isi taimi aka telā ne fanoa‵noa malosi ei a tino e uiga ki olotou vaegā olaga e pelā mo te taimi nei,” e fai mai te Australian Women’s Weekly.


For the most part, they are apathetic when we try to tell them where this world is headed. 	 Kae ko te ukega o tino, e seai eiloa se fia‵fia māfai e fakamatala atu ki a latou me ko pili ‵ki te gataga o te olaga masei tenei.


At the prisoner’s execution, some may protest the sentence, questioning its justice or perhaps hoping for a last-minute stay of execution. 	 I te tamatega o te pagota, e mafai o ‵teke atu a nisi tino ki tena fakasalaga, mai te fakafesili aka ne latou a te fakamasinoga tonu io me kāti e fakamoe‵moe latou ki te fakaseaiga o te tamatega i te ‵toe taimi eiloa.


My mother pioneered with a sister in another congregation. 	 Kae ko toku mātua ne paenia tasi mo se tuagane i te suā fakapotopotoga.


They choose to stay and face the situation in order to keep preaching in their home territory and to be a source of encouragement to fellow worshipers. 	 E filifili aka ne latou ke fakafesagai atu latou ki ‵tekemaiga konā ko te mea ke mafai o tumau latou i te talai atu i te lotou fenua kae ke fai foki pelā me se fakamalosiga ki taina tali‵tonu.


Reflecting on how Jehovah feels about the matter can strengthen our desire to please him. 	 A te mafaufau faeloa ki lagonaga o Ieova e uiga ki te mea tenā e fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke fakafiafia atu ki a ia.


• What kind of work will bring lasting satisfaction? 	 • Se a te vaegā galuega e aumai ne ia te lotomalie se gata mai?


Daniel recalls: “With tears in our eyes, we began thinking about our return to Spain. 	 Ne fai mai a Daniel: “Ne kamata māua o mafau‵fau mo loimata i ma mata e uiga ki te ‵toe ‵foki atu ki Sepania.


Yet, on April 12, 2006, some 1,300 attended the Memorial of Christ’s death! 	 Kae i a Apelila 12, 2006, e nofo pelā ki te toko 1,300 a tino ne ‵kau atu ki te Fakamanatuga o te mate o Keliso!


He plainly said: “Whoever divorces his wife, except on the grounds of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery.”—Matthew 19:6, 9. 	 Ne fakamatala faka‵lei mai ne ia: “So se tagata e ‵tala tena avaga kae seki aofia tena avaga i amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau, kae toe avaga ki se isi fafine ko mulilua a ia.”—Mataio 19:6, 9.


She did not listen to a voice; she did not accept discipline. 	 Ne seki fakalogo foki a ia ki te Aliki, seki talia foki ne ia tena akoakoga.


(1 Timothy 3:2, 3) Experienced overseers know that preserving the peace is more important than getting one’s own way. 	 (1 Timoteo 3:2, 3) E iloa ne ovasia ata‵mai me i te fakatumauga o te filemu e sili atu i te tāua i lō te ‵mautakitaki i ana auala totino.


Like soothing ointment, the support of mature worshipers of Jehovah can alleviate the pain caused by emotional or physical suffering. 	 A te ‵lago malosi mai o taina tapuaki ma‵tua a Ieova ke faka‵noga aka ei a te logo‵mae o lagonaga io me ko te foitino, e fai pelā me se sinu faka‵noga pa‵kiaga.


(James 5:16) What, then, are Christians required to confess, and to whom? 	 (Iakopo 5:16) Kae se a te mea e ‵tau o fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne Kelisiano, kae ki a ai?


Jehovah will bless you as you teach others the things that you have learned from reading God’s Word. 	 Ka fakamanuia koe ne Ieova i te taimi e akoako atu ei ne koe ki nisi tino a mea kolā ne tauloto ne koe mai te faitauga ki te Muna a Atua.


He put faith in Jesus as the Son of God and publicly identified him as “a prophet.” 	 Ne fakatuanaki a ia ki a Iesu e pelā me ko te Tama a te Atua kae ne fakailoa atu ne ia i mua o tino katoa me i a ia “se pelofeta.”


(Rev. 14:6) The Bible reveals that there are “myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands” of such spirit creatures. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:6) E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e lau i “afe mo afe” a te aofaki o agelu.


Granted, no human or man-made organization can bring about such conditions. 	 E tonu, e seai se tino io me se fakapotopotoga ne fai ne tino e mafai o aumai ne ia a tulaga penā.


(Isaiah 48:17; 1 John 5:3) How does being obedient benefit you? 	 (Isaia 48:17; 1 Ioane 5:3) E aogā pefea ki a koe a te fakalogo?


Second, the verse emphasizes doing things in proper order, as if to say, “First you do this; then you do that.” 	 A ko te lua, e faka‵mafa mai i te fuaiupu tenei a te faiga o mea i te auala ‵tau, e pelā me e fai mai, “Fai muamua te mea tenei; ka oti, ko fai ei te mea tenā.”


For example, the April 2009 issue of Awake! included the article “Young People Ask . . . 	 E pelā mo te lōmiga o te Awake! i a Apelila 2009, ne aofia i ei a te mataupu ko te “Young People Ask . . .


Then, with both the compassion and the authority borne of his own suffering to the very death, Jesus added: “Prove yourself faithful even to death, and I will give you the crown of life.”—Revelation 2:8-10. 	 Ona ko tena alofa fakatasi mo te malosi pule telā ne maua ne ia ona ko ana logo‵maega ke oko ki te mate, ne toe fai mai a Iesu: “Fakamaoni eiloa ke oko ki te mate, ko tuku atu ei ne au ki a koe a te foualiki o te ola.”—Fakaasiga 2:8-10.


Moses once again intercedes, and God instructs him to make a copper serpent and set it upon a pole so that those bitten are cured by gazing at it. 	 Ne toe fakamolemole atu a Mose, kae ne fakatonu atu te Atua ke faite ne ia se gata ki palasi kae ke fakatautau ki se lakau loa mō faka‵lei a tino kolā e ‵kilo atu ki ei.


For years, I have been battling a strong desire for something Jehovah hates. 	 I tausaga e uke, ne taua atu au ki se manakoga malosi telā ne takalialia ki ei a Ieova.


In these ways and others, young ones can be made to realize that they are part of “the great congregation.”—Ps. 35:18. 	 I auala konei, ka mafai ei o iloa ne talavou me i a latou ne vaega o te “fakapotopotoga lasi.”—Sala. 35:18.


However, Nehemiah realized that the enemies remained a threat. 	 Kae ne iloa ne Neemia me ne tumau eiloa olotou fili i te fai mo fai se mea fakamataku.


There are outdoor sports, such as bicycle riding, and ball games, such as tennis, badminton, and volleyball. 	 E isi ne tafaoga i tua o te fale e pelā mo te ‵tele i pasika ta ki vae, tenesi, mo te volipōlo.


3 A Prophecy of Enormous Importance 	 3 Kaia ko se Tumau ei a te Ukega o Fakaipoipoga?


Does God really care about us? 	 E mata, e atafai tonu mai te Atua ki a tatou?


15 In Jesus’ illustration, the man planned and worked hard only to enrich himself, and he was called unreasonable. 	 15 I te tala fakatusa a Iesu, ne fai ne te tagata tenei ana fakatokaga kae galue malosi foki ko te mea fua ke maukoloa a ia, kae ne taku a ia pelā me se tagata valea.


Consequently, we have an ongoing struggle against our fleshly tendencies. 	 Kae ko te ikuga, e taua faeloa tatou mo ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino.


4 You no doubt recognize that the global preaching work is being accomplished, not by human power or wisdom, but by God’s spirit. 	 4 E iloa ‵lei ne koe me ko fakataunu eiloa te faiga o te galuega talai i te lalolagi kātoa, ona ko te agaga o te Atua, kae e se ko te malosi mo te poto o tāgata.


An in-depth look at Psalm 37, verses 1 to 11, provides the answers. 	 A te sukesuke ‵loto ki fakamatalaga i te Salamo 37, te fuaiupu e 1 ki te 11, e maua mai i ei a tali ki fesili konei.


To maintain a congregation’s unity and cleanness, how should the elders handle cases of wrongdoing? 	 Ke fakatumau a te ‵kau fakatasi mo te ‵ma i te fakapotopotoga, e ‵tau o fai pefea ne toeaina a fono fakamasino a tino fai mea ‵se?


This teaches him to make comparisons. 	 E fai ei ke iloa ne ia o fakatusatusa a mea.


If there seemed to be a delay, Habakkuk was not to be discouraged, nor was he to slow down. 	 Kafai ne foliga mai pelā me e tuai mai, e se ‵tau o loto vāivāi i ei a Sapakuka, kae ne seki ‵tau foki o faifai malie fua ana mea.


(Matt. 24:3, 21) Jesus later revealed that a great crowd would survive this “great tribulation.” 	 (Mataio 24:3, 21) Ne fakaasi fakamuli mai ne Iesu me ka ‵sao atu se vaitino tokouke i te “fakalavelave tafa sili i te masei” tenei.


Granted, Jehovah’s organization continues to plan for new Kingdom Halls, branch facilities, and other theocratic projects. 	 E tonu me i te fakapotopotoga a Ieova e tumau eiloa i te faiga o palani ke faka‵tu a Kingdom Halls ‵fou, ofisa lagolago, mo nisi galuega aka.


(Ex. 34:5-7) Moreover, from Jesus’ glorified position in heaven, he continues to help his disciples to make known Jehovah’s name throughout the earth. 	 (Eso. 34:5-7) E se gata i ei, e fesoasoani atu faeloa a Iesu ki ana soko mai tena tulaga ‵malu i te lagi ke fakailoa atu te igoa o Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa.


21. Why do we have reason to press on as joyful harvest workers? 	 21 Kafai ko ‵pala a fuataga kae ko ‵lei foki ke tau, e ‵tau o gasue‵sue fakavave a tino ga‵lue.


“Preach the word, . . . reprove, reprimand, exhort, with all long-suffering and art of teaching.”—2 TIM. 4:2. 	 “Folafola atu te muna, . . . fakatonu atu, akoako atu, fakamalosi atu fakatasi mo te kufaki katoatoa mo te atamai i te akoako atu.”—2 TIMOTEO 4:2, NW.


Both prayers are examples of putting Jehovah’s interests ahead of our personal requests. 	 A ‵talo e lua konei ne fakaakoakoga o te fakatulaga muamua o manakoga o Ieova i lō ‵tou manakoga totino.


“We continually encouraged one another to keep going,” said one of them. 	 “Ne fakatau fakama‵losi faeloa matou te suā tino ki te suā tino ke tumau eiloa i te māti,” ko pati a se tino e tokotasi o latou.


In answer, the Bible contains a description of the last days of this old system, which precede God’s new heavens and new earth. 	 E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu a te tali ki ei, i te fakamatalaga e uiga ki aso fakaoti o te olaga masei tenei, a koi tuai o oko mai te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou a te Atua.


Because the prize—whether life in heaven or life in Paradise on earth—is beyond compare. 	 Me i te fakailoga—faitalia me ko te ola i te lagi io me ko te lalolagi Palataiso—e seai sena nafa.


“All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used . . . for guiding people’s lives.”—2 TIMOTHY 3:16, The Jerusalem Bible. 	 “Me i Tusitusiga Tapu katoa ne aumai mai te Atua, kae aoga ki . . . te akoako atu ki te olaga ‵lei.”—2 TIMOTEO 3:16.


King Solomon is another example. 	 A te suā fakaakoakoga ‵lei ko te tupu ko Solomona.


In this study, we will consider four factors highlighted in Nehemiah chapter 13: (1) Avoid bad associations; (2) support theocratic arrangements; (3) put spiritual things first; and (4) preserve your Christian identity. 	 I te sukesukega tenei, ka mafaufau tatou ki mea e fa kolā ne faka‵mafa mai i te Neemia mataupu e 13: (1) ‵Kalo kea‵tea mai taugasoa ma‵sei; (2) ‵lago atu ki fakatokaga a te fakapotopotoga; (3) fakamuamua a mea faka-te-agaga; kae ko te (4) tausi faka‵lei tou iloga faka-Kelisiano.


For example, we benefit from having a binding written agreement, or written contract, before we begin a business venture or start working as an employee in a company. 	 E pelā mo te maua ne tatou o mea aoga mai i te sainaga o se feagaiga, a koi tuai o kamata se pisinisi io me kamata o galue i se kamupane.


9 Prophecy 6. 	 ITULAU E 19 • PESE: 51, 49


For decades, our Yearbooks have contained thrilling accounts of our activities in lands around the globe. 	 I te fia sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka, ne tusi sāle i loto i ‵tou Yearbooks a tala ‵gali e uiga ki mea ne fai ne tatou i fenua kese‵kese i te lalolagi kātoa.


God’s prophet Isaiah, who penned these words, lived over a century before the kingdom of Judah ended. 	 Ne tusi mai ne te pelofeta a te Atua ko Isaia a pati konā. Ne ola a ia i te selau tupu tausaga a koi tuai o palele atu te malo o Iuta.


Why is Paul’s counsel in Hebrews chapters 10 and 11 beneficial to us today? 	 Kaia e aogā ei ki a tatou i aso nei a pati fakatonutonu a Paulo i te Epelu mataupu e 10 mo te 11?


4 Let us now analyze what the Scriptures say about the strengths and tactics of our enemy. 	 4 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki pati i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te malosi mo togafiti e fakaaogā ne te ‵tou fili.


6, 7. Why can Satan rightly be called a stranger and a thief? 	 6, 7. Kaia e fetaui ‵lei ei ke fakaigoa a Satani ki se tino fakaatea kae se tino kaisoa foki?


18 Voluntary donations for the holy ones in Judea proved that a bond of brotherhood existed between Jewish and Gentile worshipers of Jehovah. 	 18 A te faiga o meaalofa mo te lotomalie mō te kau tapu i Iutaia ne fakatalitonu atu ei te fakatau a‵lofa i te va o tino Iutaia mo tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea kolā ne tapuaki ki a Ieova.


(Ps. 36:9) All those in Sheol, or Hades, are in Jehovah’s memory, and he will provide escape for each and every one of them.—Luke 20:37, 38; Rev. 20:11-14. 	 (Salamo 36:9) A latou katoa kolā i Seoli, io me ko Heitisi, e masaua ne Ieova, kae ka faka‵sao ne ia latou taki tokotasi.—Luka 20:37, 38; Fakaasiga 20:11-14.


It would be marked, said Paul, by “the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents and with every unrighteous deception.” (2 Thessalonians 2:6-12) How accurately that describes the activities of so many religious leaders throughout history! 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo me ne fakamailoga eiloa te mea tenā ki te “‵mana o Satani, kae fai ne ia ki ei a vaegā vavega valevale mo fakailoga o mea ofo sē ‵tonu.” (2 Tesalonia 2:6-12) E fakamatala ‵tonu mai loa i ei a faifaiga a takitaki lotu e tokouke mai i aso mua ke oko mai ki aso nei!


What, though, if a husband and wife have serious disagreements? 	 E a māfai e ‵kese ‵ki a manatu o te tagata mo tena avaga?


What specific acts and deeds does God find acceptable? 	 Ne a faifaiga mo uiga ‵lei kolā e mafai o talia ne te Atua?


Because of their conduct during the war, the Bible Students came under official scrutiny. 	 Ona ko olotou amioga talu mai te taimi o te taua, ne fai se iloiloga e uiga ki Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu konei.


Imagine, then, the angels shouting the same message to you: “Do not be fooled by Satan’s lies!” 	 Mafaufau la ki agelu i te lagi e paka‵laga atu ki a koe penā: “Sa talitonu ki loi a Satani!”


The Only Reliable Source of Deliverance 	 Te Faka‵saoga Mautinoa Fua e Tasi


Then in 1999, I was appointed to be a member of the Governing Body. 	 Kae i te 1999, ne filifili au ke fai pelā me se sui o te Potukau Pule.


His Sermon on the Mount gives examples of this, and the Bible shows that his teaching had a good effect on his listeners. 	 E tuku mai i tena Lauga i te Mauga se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te mea tenei kae e fakaasi mai foki i te Tusi Tapu me ne magoi ana akoakoga ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo.


Such qualities move us, in turn, to show fellow believers heartfelt affection and give them willing support. 	 E fai ne vaegā uiga penā ke fakaasi atu ne tatou a te alofa ki taina tali‵tonu kae ‵lago malosi atu ki a latou.


(James 1:17) Hence, his blessings never cause pain. 	 (Iakopo 1:17) Tela la, e se mafai ei o fakalogo‵mae mai ana fakamanuiaga.


What inheritance is awaiting (a) the anointed and (b) the “other sheep”? 	 Se a te tofi e maua ne (a) te kau fakaekegina kae ko te (e) “nisi mamoe”?


Jesus gave the most conclusive answer possible to both issues—Jehovah’s sovereignty and human integrity. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Iesu a te ‵toe tali mautinoa ki kinauga konei—e uiga ki te pulega sili a Ieova mo te fakamaoni o tino.


What a grand privilege godly women enjoy today! 	 Ko tafaga te gali o te tauliaga ko maua ne fāfine amioatua i aso nei!


DEATH OF A CITY 	 TE FAKASEAIGA O SE FAKAI LASI