It is easy to obey when everything is clear and we agree, but we will show that we are truly submissive if we yield even when we do not personally understand the direction provided. 	 E faigofie ke faka‵logo tatou māfai e manino te mataupu kae e lotoma‵lie tatou ki ei, kae ka fakaasi atu eiloa ne tatou te fakalogo tonu māfai e talia ne tatou faitalia te sē malamalama o tatou i te takitakiga tenā.


What a happy day it was when we attended our first meeting in five months! 	 Se aso fakafiafia eiloa i te taimi muamua ne ‵kau atu ei māua ki se fakatasiga i se lima masina!


(Zechariah 8:16) “Now that you have put away falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor.”—Ephesians 4:25. 	 (Sakalia 8:16) “Tela la, ke se toe iai se loi. A tino katoa e ‵tau o fai‵pati ki olotou taina ki te mea tonu.”—Efeso 4:25.


The natural tendency of imperfect humans is to do wrong, so we have a twofold struggle. 	 A te manakoga masani o tino sē ‵lei katoatoa ko te faiga o te mea ‵se, tela la, e ‵tau o taumafai malosi tatou i feitu e lua.


He cherished them, taking into consideration their physical and spiritual limitations even before they voiced their needs. 	 Ne fakapelepele atu a ia ki a latou, ne masaua foki ne ia olotou vāivāiga i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-agaga, a koi tuai o taku atu ne latou olotou manakoga.


• How does prayer help us to endure trials? 	 • E fesoasoani mai pefea te faiga o ‵talo ke kufaki tatou i tofotofoga faiga‵ta?


(Ezek. 37:24, 25) Jesus prayed that all his followers would ‘be one, just as his Father is in union with him and he is in union with his Father.’* (John 17:20, 21) Jesus also foretold that his little flock of anointed followers would “become one flock” with his “other sheep.” 	 (Eseki. 37:24, 25) Ne ‵talo foki a Iesu e uiga mō ana soko ‘ko te mea ke tasi latou katoa, e pelā eiloa mo toku Tamana e ‵kau fakatasi mo au, a ko au e ‵kau fakatasi mo koe.’* (Ioa. 17:20, 21) Ne ‵valo foki mai ne Iesu a te lafu foliki ko ana soko fakaekegina ka fai mo “lafu mamoe e tasi” mo ana “nisi mamoe.”


“The word of Jehovah became for me a cause for reproach and for jeering all day long,” he wrote. 	 “Te Aliki, a tino e o‵mai faeloa o fakaitaita au kae fakalili mai au i taimi katoa me e folafola ne au tau fekau,” ko ana pati.


Like a child who needs to sense the presence of his parents to feel happy and secure, we need a good relationship with our heavenly Father to find real meaning and purpose in life. 	 E pelā mo se tamaliki telā e fiafia māfai e nofo ‵pili mai faeloa ana mātua, e ‵tau foki o maua ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo ‵tou Tamana i te lagi ko te mea ke maua ne tatou te pogai tonu mo te fakamoemoega aogā o te olaga.


THE apostle Paul is deeply concerned about the spiritual welfare of the congregation in Corinth. 	 NE MANAVASE malosi te apositolo ko Paulo ki te fakapotopotoga i Kolinito.


While Jesus set the greatest example in promoting peace among people, he did not practice interfaith. 	 E tiga eiloa ne tuku atu ne Iesu te fakaakoakoga sili i te atiakaga o te filemu i va o tino, ne seki aofia a ia i lotu ‵kau fakatasi.


• What can help a marriage to succeed? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke iku manuia se fakaipoipoga?


See also Romans 10:13; 1 Timothy 1:17. 	 • Ke onoono foki ki te Loma 10:13; 1 Timoteo 1:17.


By exercising faith and displaying loyalty now, he shows that he will respond well when the King gives him directions in the new world. 	 Mai te fakaasiatuga nei o te fakatuanaki mo te alofa fakamaoni, e fakaasi atu ei ne ia me ka toka a ia o fakalogo i te taimi e tuku atu ei ne te Tupu a takitakiga i te lalolagi fou.


How did David set an example of maintaining integrity in the face of mistreatment and injustice? 	 Ne tuku mai pefea ne Tavita se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te tumau i te fakamaoni i te taimi ne fe‵paki ei a ia mo faifaiga ma‵sei kae sē fakamaoni?


Reading about their determination has given Witnesses today the courage to refuse to worship the flag of the nation in which they live. 	 A te faitau ki te tala e uiga ki te fakaikuga ne fai ne latou, e tuku mai ei ki a tatou te loto malosi ke mo a foki e talia ke ifo atu tatou ki te fuka telā ko te sui o te fenua e ‵nofo i ei tatou.


18 Jesus also warned: “The hour is coming when everyone that kills you will imagine he has rendered a sacred service to God.” 	 18 Ne fakailoa mai foki penei a Iesu: “Ka tuli koutou ne latou ki tua mai i olotou fale tapuaki, kae e oko mai foki te aso ka tamate ei koutou ne se tino.


This series of articles discusses the Bible’s fascinating story of survival. 	 A te fakasologa o mataupu konei ka fakamatala mai ei te ‵tala fakaofoofogia ki te saomaiga o te Tusi Tapu.


Many have to manage with makeshift dwellings in shantytowns and city slums. 	 A te tokoukega o tino ko ‵nofo fua i fale sē tumau kae ma‵sei i kogā koga i tafatafa o fa‵kai ‵lasi.


Orpah indeed “returned to her people and her gods,” but Ruth did not. 	 A Olepa ne toe foki atu “ki tena fenua mo tena atua,” kae e se ko Luta.


Jesus spoke of having a ‘simple eye’ that is focused on the more important things. 	 Ne faipati mai a Iesu e uiga ki te ‘faigofie o te ‵kilo o mata’ kolā e faka‵toka faeloa ki mea kolā e tāua atu.


5, 6. What standard do we have for testing whether we are in the faith, and why is that the ideal standard? 	 5, 6. Se a te fua e maua ne tatou ke tofotofo aka ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki, kae kaia e ‵lei katoatoa ei te fua tenā?


The disloyal apostle Judas Iscariot has been dismissed and will soon betray his Master. 	 Ko oti ne ‵tuli keatea a te apositolo sē fakamaoni ko Iuta te Isikaliota kae ko pili o fakalata ne ia tena Matai.


WE WERE born into a farm family of ten children in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. 	 NE FA‵NAU mai māua i se kāiga e tinogafulu a tamaliki i ei i te feitu ki matū o Ostrobthnia, i Finilani.


Then God said: “You keep seeking great things for yourself. 	 Au ko fi‵ta i te tagiga, ka ko seai saku malōlōga ‵lei e maua!’ ” Tenā ne toe fai atu ei te Atua: “E a, e taumafai koe o salasala ki se togafiti ‵lei mo koe?


(1 Cor. 13:13) It identifies us as Jesus’ followers and as imitators of Jehovah, the Source of love. 	 (1 Koli. 13:13) E fakamailoga ki ei tatou e pelā me ne soko o Iesu kae e fakaakoako atu foki ei tatou ki a Ieova, te Mafuaga o te alofa.


One Christian father said: “Children do not do as you say; they do as you do!” 	 Ne fai mai se tamana Kelisiano e tokotasi, penei: “E se fakaakoako a tama‵liki ki otou pati, e fakaakoako ki otou faiga!”


(2 Chronicles 14:2, 6, 7) He knew that it would be too late to prepare at the moment of attack. 	 (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 14:2, 6, 7) Ne iloa ne ia me ka tō tuai ke fatoā kamata o fakatoka i te taimi e oso mai ei te fili.


(Eccl. 12:1) Perhaps it is not surprising that in lands where many have received such an education, belief in God is at an all-time low. 	 (Failauga 12:1) Kāti e se ‵poi tatou me i fenua kolā e maua ne tino e tokouke a vaegā akoakoga penā, ko se tokouke a tino e tali‵tonu ki te Atua e pelā mo taimi mua.


Can my proof stand up under examination in the light of God’s Word, the Bible?’ 	 E mata, e mafai o fakamaoni aka oku talitonuga mai i te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu?’


Which would mean more to you—a gift that is given mechanically or one that comes from the heart? 	 Se a te mea e tāua malosi ki a koe—se meaalofa telā ne tuku atu kae ko oti ne fakapolokalame io me ko te meaalofa telā e vau mai te loto?


They often convey the thought of restraining oneself from doing bad. 	 E fakaasi sāle atu i ei te manatu e uiga ki te ‵kalo keatea mai te faiga o te mea masei.


8 The merciful are happy because of being “shown mercy.” 	 8 E fia‵fia a tino a‵lofa me e “a‵lofagina” latou.


19 What else did Jesus teach us about the growth of new disciples and the Kingdom work? 	 19 Ne a foki a mea ne akoako mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te ‵tupuakaga o soko ‵fou mo te galuega o te Malo?


So he wrongly assumed that his problems were caused by God. 	 Tela la, ne leake eiloa tou tagata i ana fakalavelave ne māfua mai i te Atua.


The provision of having such men appointed is “with a view to the readjustment of the holy ones, . . . for the building up of the body of the Christ.” 	 Ne ‵tofi aka a vaegā tagata penā ko te mea ke “fakatoka a tino o te Atua, mō te galuega faka-Kelisiano, o ati ake a te foitino o Keliso.”


19, 20. How can it be good to be afflicted? 	 19, 20. E mafai pefea o ‵lei ke logo‵mae tatou?


(Job 1:9-11; 2:4, 5) God gave us the freedom to choose to obey whomever we want. 	 (Iopu 1:9-11; 2:4, 5) Ne tuku mai ne te Atua te saolotoga ke filifili aka me ko oi te tino e faka‵logo tatou ki ei.


Multitudes of people now understand that Christ Jesus was enthroned in the invisible heavens in 1914. 	 E tokouke ‵ki a tino ko malamalama me ko oti nei ne fakasopo a Keliso Iesu e pelā me ko te tupu i te 1914 i te lagi.


3 Life Story—A Poor Start—A Rich Ending 	 3 Tala Tonu—Se Olaga Mativa i te Kamataga—Se Olaga Maumea i te Fakaotiga


2 Cor. 1:21, 22; 2 Pet. 1:10, 11 	 2 Koli. 1:21, 22; 2 Pe. 1:10, 11


(Read Acts 18:2-4; 20:20, 21, 34, 35.) 	 (Faitau te Galuega 18:2-4; 20:20, 21, 34, 35.)


7 How, though, did Jehovah feel on Nisan 14, 33 C.E., as Jesus was betrayed and then arrested by an angry mob? 	 7 Kae pefea la a lagonaga o Ieova i a Nisani 14, 33 T.A. i te taimi ne fakalata kae puke fakapagota ei a Iesu ne tino kolā ne kaitāua ki ei?


8 Certainly, faithful anointed Christians want to be safeguarded against individually stumbling into destruction. 	 8 E ma‵nako eiloa a Kelisiano fakaekegina ke puipui latou taki tokotasi mai te ‵to atu ki loto i fakamaseiga.


▪ The painful consequences of broken marriages 	 ▪ Te logo‵mae e maua mai i te avaga mavae


Peter had earlier stated that even if the others did that, he would not. 	 Ne fai atu muamua ne Petelu me kafai e fai penā a nisi tino, kae ka se fai a ia penā.


Jesus identified the real source of much human suffering—Satan the Devil. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu a te pogai tonu o logo‵maega e uke o tino—ko Satani te Tiapolo.


18 In contrast, some who in the past chose to leave the ‘safe water’ of the Christian congregation now bitterly regret that decision. 	 18 E ‵kese mai ei, a nisi tino kolā ne tiaki ne latou te ‘toe koga ‵lei’ telā ko te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i taimi mua, ko oko eiloa nei i te sala‵mo i te filifiliga ne fai ne latou.


They may also learn that the ministry is an interesting and happy work, producing great satisfaction and joy.—Acts 20:35. 	 E mafai foki o matea ne latou te fakafiafia o te galuega talai mo te lotomalie telā e maua mai i ei.—Galuega 20:35.


For example, can you transfer to a congregation where the need for Kingdom publishers is greater? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai ne koe o fano ki se fakapotopotoga telā e lasi te manakoga ki tino Talai o te Malo?


Whose Recognition Do You Seek? 	 Ko oi e Manako ke Iloa ‵Lei Kae Talia ne ia Koe?


Jesus was not pleased with his disciples. 	 Ne seki fiafia a Iesu ki ana soko.


These include men and women who, instead of being served, humbly served God and fellow humans. 	 E aofia i ei a tāgata mo fāfine kolā ne tavini atu mo te loto maulalo ki te Atua mo olotou taina, i lō te tavini atu ki a latou.


Absolutely not! 	 E se penā eiloa!


(Exodus 34:6, 7) Those two aspects reflect the meaning of God’s name. 	 (Esoto 34:6, 7) E fakaasi mai i uiga e lua konā a te uiga o te igoa o te Atua.


The second was: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 	 A ko te lua o tulafono ko te: “Alofa ki tou tuakoi e pelā eiloa mo koe ki a koe.”


Have you seriously considered entering the regular pioneer ranks? 	 E mata, kai mafaufau ‵mafa aka loa koe e uiga ki te paenia tumau?


Jehovah gave us free will, so he does not force our heart open. 	 Ne tuku mai ne Ieova a te saolotoga ki a tatou, tela la, e se fai mālō ne ia a ‵tou loto.


Peter resigned from the priesthood because he could not reconcile with the Scriptures the Catholic teachings of infant baptism, transubstantiation, prayers for the dead, and worship of the cross. 	 Ne tiakina ne Petelu mai Bruys a tena tofi faifeau ona ko tena talitonu me i te akoakoga a te Katolika e uiga ki te papatisoga o tamaliki, te ‵fuliga fakavavega o te foitino mo te toto o Iesu, te ‵talo atu mō tino ‵mate, mo te tapuaki ki te koluse e se ne akoakoga mai te Tusi Tapu.


This proves that Jehovah God is indeed gracious and wants to help sincerely repentant sinners. 	 E fakamaoni mai i ei me e alofa sāle atu a Ieova te Atua kae e fia fesoasoani atu ki tino agasala kolā e sala‵mō tonu.


Just as the garden of Eden was a real place on this earth with real animals and real people, so God’s promise for the future is a certainty, a reality soon to come. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fatoaga o Etena se koga tonu i te lalolagi tenei, fakatasi mo manu mo tino ‵tonu, e penā foki loa te folafolaga a te Atua mō aso mai mua se mea tonu eiloa telā ko pili o fakataunu.


Despite his background, what has helped Leo to conduct himself as a lesser one? 	 Faitalia te ma‵luga o ana akoakoga, se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Leo ke amio e pelā me se tino sē taulia?


Also, let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts.” 	 Ke pule i otou loto te filemu o Keliso.”


As you think of enjoying good times with those whose companionship you once treasured, it is reasonable for your heart to swell with happiness. 	 I te taimi e mafaufau ei koe ki taimi ‵gali mo ou taugasoa kolā ne fakatāua ne koe, se mea ‵lei eiloa ke ‵fonu tou loto i te fiafia.


With a courteous attitude, the brother left the door. 	 Mai i te tumau i te fakaasi atu o ana uiga ‵gali, ne tiakina eiloa ne te taina te fale.


“The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much,” stated Jesus, “and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in much.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “A ia telā e fakamaoni i mea fo‵liki, e fakamaoni foki i mea ‵lasi. Ka ko ia telā e se fakamaoni i mea fo‵liki, e se fakamaoni foki i mea ‵lasi.”


We had no idea at that time to what extent the work would expand all over the world. 	 Ne seki maina matou i te lasi o te galuega talai telā ne ‵tau o fai i te lalolagi kātoa.


Overdrinking can damage physical health. 	 A te konā e mafai o fakamasei ne ia te malosi faka-te-foitino.


Another prophet whose example helps many to endure in the ministry is Isaiah. 	 A te sua pelofeta telā ne aoga tena fakaakoakoga ki tino e tokouke ke kufaki i te galuega talai ko te pelofeta ko Isaia.


We can look for that grand and complete fulfillment in the new system. 	 E mafai ne tatou o fakamoemoe ke fai te fakataunuga sili kae katoatoa tenā i te fakanofonofoga fou.


Remember: To have God’s approval, we must endure.—Rom. 5:3-5; Jas. 1:12. 	 Masaua: Ke maua ne tatou te taliaga a te Atua, e ‵tau mo tatou o kufaki.—Loma 5:3-5; Iako. 1:12.


He said: “This is completely different from what I have seen for years in my church.” 	 Ana muna: “E ‵kese ‵ki eiloa te mea tenei mo te mea telā ne matea ne au i taku lotu i tausaga e uke.”


Moreover, their appreciation for it grew as Jehovah blessed them, cared for them, and revealed aspects of his purpose to them. 	 E se gata i ei, a te lotou amanaia ki ei ne gasolo aka eiloa ki luga me ne fakamanuia, tausi, kae fakaasi atu ne Ieova ki a latou a tena fuafuaga.


(Ps. 126:5) We need to place our hope in God’s provision of his Son, his appointed Ruler. 	 (Salamo 126:5) E ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe tatou ki te fakatokaga a te Atua e uiga ki tena Tama, te Pule telā ko oti ne filifiligina.


It is a tree of life to those taking hold of it, and those keeping fast hold of it are to be called happy.”—Proverbs 3:13-18; 22:15. 	 A latou kolā e maua ne latou te poto e fia‵fia; kae maua foki ne latou te ola.”—Faataoto 3:13-18; 22:15.


(Ephesians 2:15) Then, three and a half years after Jesus’ death, an angel told the apostle Peter that from God’s standpoint no food should be viewed as defiled. 	 (Efeso 2:15) Kae i te tolu mo te āfa tausaga mai tua o te mate o Iesu, ne fai atu se agelu ki te apositolo ko Petelu me ko seai ne mea‵kai e ‵tau o toe taku pelā me e lai‵lai i te kilokiloga a te Atua.


(Matt. 24:3-14; Rev. 12:9, 12) Moreover, Bible prophecy pointed to the exact time—1914—when “the appointed times of the nations [would be] fulfilled” and Kingdom rule would begin in heaven.—Luke 21:24; Dan. 4:10-17.* 	 (Mataio 24:3-14; Fakaasiga 12:9, 12) E se gata i ei, e fakasino atu foki te valoaga i te Tusi Tapu ki te taimi tonu—te 1914—“ki te fakataunuga o taimi ne fuafuagina mō fenua fakaa‵tea” kae ka kamata a te pulega a te Malo i te lagi.—Luka 21:24; Tanielu 4:10-17.*


(Ps. 147:2) The restoration of God’s people to their place of true worship would certainly have moved the psalmist to praise Jehovah. 	 (Sala. 147:2) A te toe faka‵fokiga o tino o te Atua ki te koga e fai ei te lotou tapuakiga tonu, ne fai ei ke otia te loto o te faisalamo kae ‵viki atu ki a Ieova.


So those priests deserved to be called to account. 	 Tela la, ne ‵tau eiloa o fakasala a faitaulaga konā.


The student made rapid progress, qualified to become an unbaptized publisher, and expressed her desire to be baptized at the next assembly. 	 Ne gasolo vave atu te tino akoga tenā ki mua, ne talia ke fai pelā me se tino talai seki papatiso, kae ne fakaasi mai foki tena loto fiafia ke papatiso i te suā fono.


6 How different Jesus’ approach is now from what it was six months earlier! 	 6 E pefea te ‵kese o faifaiga a Iesu i konā, i lō mea kolā ne fai ne ia i te ono masina ko ‵teka atu i ei!


• Jephthah? 	 • Iefata?


(Read Ecclesiastes 7:20.) 	 (Faitau te Failauga 7:20.)


Likely, some individual priests back then did keep God’s standards, and there is no doubt about one who later did—Jesus, the great “high priest.” 	 Kāti ne faka‵logo eiloa a nisi faitaulaga ki tulafono a te Atua, kae e seai eiloa se fakalotolotolua e uiga ki te tino telā ne fai fakamuli penā—ko Iesu, te “Faitaulaga Pule” sili.


• What do we need to do to receive God’s holy spirit? 	 • Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ke maua ei te agaga tapu o te Atua?


The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is published in many more languages. 	 A te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Fuliga o te Lalolagi Fou ko oti ne ‵lomi i ‵gana e uke ‵ki.


One of Jesus’ titles, “Eternal Father,” reminds us of the role he will play in the granting of everlasting life to all who exercise faith in him. 	 E tasi o tofi o Iesu ko, “Te Tamana ki te se gata mai,” e fakamasaua mai i ei tena tulaga i te tukumaiga o te ola se-gata-mai ki tino katoa kolā e fakatuanaki ki a ia.


(Num. 14:30) Similarly, we will receive Jehovah’s blessing if we do not “tire out” in doing his will.—Gal. 6:9; Heb. 6:10. 	 (Nume. 14:30) I se auala tai ‵pau, ka maua eiloa ne tatou a te fakamanuiaga a Ieova māfai “e se ‵fiu” tatou i te faiga o tena loto.—Kala. 6:9; Epe. 6:10.


Whatever the reason, the consequences can be debilitating and even destructive. 	 Faitalia me se a te pogai, a mea kolā ka iku mai i ei e mafai o fakavāivāi io me e fakamasei katoatoa atu ki se tino.


He was a personal associate of Jesus and had been entrusted with significant responsibilities. 	 A ia se taugasoa pili o Iesu kae ne tuku atu ki a ia a tiute tāua ‵ki.


How do we know that when Jesus was preaching, he was keenly aware of the time in which he was living? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me i te taimi ne talai atu ei a Iesu, ne iloa ‵lei ne ia a te taimi ne ola ei a ia?


It can teach them good study habits, mental discipline, and a sense of responsibility. 	 E mafai o akoako atu ei latou ke iloa ne latou o suke‵suke faka‵lei, fakatonutonu olotou mafaufau, kae ke iloa foki ne latou o fai olotou faka‵tauga i a latou eiloa.


Confronted with his sins, David accepted responsibility, saying: “I have sinned against Jehovah.” (2 Samuel 12:13) Psalm 51 shows the anguish of his guilt and the depth of his repentance. 	 I te fakaasiatuga o ana agasala, ne talia ne Tavita a ‵losiga konā kae fai atu: “Au ko agasala ki te Aliki.” (2 Samuelu 12:13) E fakaasi mai i te Salamo 51 a te lasi o tena mafatia i tena agasala mo te ‵poko o tena loto salamo.


Still, our boots were often full of snow. 	 Kae, e masani eiloa o ‵fonu a mā taka i kiona.


They include a troubled conscience, sexually transmitted diseases, and the emotional devastation of the mate of the unfaithful individual. 	 E aofia i ei ko te loto lagona sē ‵lei, masaki fakatauavaga ‵pisi, e pelā foki mo te ma‵sei valevale o lagonaga o te avaga a te tino sē fakamaoni.


Once our student has grasped a point, we move on to the next.—Col. 2:6, 7. 	 Kafai ko malamalama te tino akoga i te manatu tenā, ko olo ei tatou ki te suā manatu.—Kolose 2:6, 7.


In other words, adverse judgment was coming. 	 I nisi tugāpati, e mautinoa me ka oko atu eiloa tena fakamasinoga se ‵lei.


(Lam. 3:27) When King David was still a young boy, he learned to be a fine shepherd. 	 (Tagiga a Ielemia 3:27) I te taimi koi talavou ei a te tupu ko Tavita, ne fai a ia e pelā me se tausi mamoe ‵lei.


(Luke 23:15, 21-25) “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar,” cried those opposers, thus applying pressure in order to get their way. 	 (Luka 23:15, 21-25) Ne faimālō ne latou a Pilato ke fai te mea e ma‵nako latou ki ei, ka‵laga atu ei a tino ‵teke konā, “kafai e fakasaoloto ne koe a te tagata tenei, a koe e sē se taugasoa o Kaisala.”


But consider this: At meetings conducted in the language they understand best, children may absorb instruction simply by being present, perhaps learning more than their parents realize. 	 Kae mafaufau ki te mea tenei: Kafai e ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga kolā e fai i te ‵gana e malamalama ‵lei latou i ei, e mafai o uke atu a akoakoga e maua ne latou mai te ‵nofo atu fua i ei, kāti e uke atu olotou mea e tauloto i lō te mea e iloa ne olotou mātua.


(2 Tim. 2:22; compare 1 Timothy 6:11.) 	 (2 Timoteo 2:22; fakatusa ki te 1 Timoteo 6:11.)


For well over one hundred years, Jehovah’s Witnesses have sounded the warning that Jehovah will take drastic steps to fulfill his promise to establish a new world of righteousness. 	 Ko silia atu nei i te selau tausaga ne talai atu ei ne Molimau a Ieova a te fakailoaga me ka fai ne Ieova a ‵fuliga ‵lasi ke fakataunu ei tena folafolaga e uiga ki te lalolagi fou kae amiotonu.


Or consider the eye of the dragonfly. 	 Ke mafaufau foki ki te mata o te samū.


On the one hand, they would like to see their children make advancement in Jehovah’s service, perhaps in time entering the full-time ministry. 	 I te feitu e tasi, e ma‵nako latou ke ga‵solo atu ki mua olotou tama‵liki i te taviniga ki a Ieova, kāti mai te ‵kau fakamuli atu ki te taviniga tumau.


What is the Sabbath? 	 Se a te Sapati?


1, 2. How do parents and children generally feel about one another, but what difficulty do they sometimes face? 	 1, 2. E pefea a lagonaga masani o mātua mo tamaliki e uiga ki te vasia o te suā tino ki te suā tino, kae ne a tulaga faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo latou i nisi taimi?


5 Many of the praisers described in Psalm 148 can neither speak nor reason. 	 5 E uke a mea e ‵viki atu i te Salamo mataupu e 148, kolā e se mafai o fai‵pati io me e fakasako‵sako mai.


7 In modern times Jehovah’s Witnesses have also persevered in the Christian work, even though they have experienced vicious persecution. 	 7 I aso fakamuli nei, ne tumau foki a Molimau a Ieova i te galuega a Kelisiano, faitalia me ne fe‵paki latou mo fakasauāga faiga‵ta.


5, 6. Why must you be humble in order to have a full share in the harvest work? 	 5, 6. Kaia e ‵tau ei o loto maulalo koe ko te mea ke kau katoatoa atu ki te galuega ko te ‵katigā saito?


(Gen. 1:28) Did this command in some way deprive them of their freedom? 	 (Kene. 1:28) E mata, ne fakaseaoga ne te fakatonuga tenei a te lā saolotoga?


How should this understanding make us feel, and what should we be determined to do? 	 E ‵tau o pefea ‵tou lagonaga ona ko te malamalama e uiga ki te mea tenei, kae se a te mea e fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fai?


The Bible condemns drunkenness, but it also warns Christians not to be given to “a lot of wine.”—Titus 2:3; Luke 21:34, 35; 1 Timothy 3:3, footnote. 	 E taku fakamasei ne te Tusi Tapu a te konā, kae e fakamalosi mai foki ki Kelisiano ke mo a e inu malosi ki “te kava.”—Tito 2:3; Luka 21:34, 35; 1 Timoteo 3:3.


(Romans 12:17) What will motivate us to live according to that high standard? 	 (Loma 12:17) Se a te mea ka fakamalosi mai ke ola tatou e ‵tusa mo te tulaga maluga tenā?


Let them boast about what they intend to do. 	 E tiaki eiloa ne ia ke fai olotou mea mo te fakamata‵mata.


• Why is humility difficult to cultivate? 	 • Kaia e faigatā ei te fakaasiatuga o te loto mau‵lalo?


What presentation will we use? 	 Ne a fakamatalaga ka fakaaogā ne tatou?


This will motivate him ‘to turn away from bad.’—Proverbs 16:6. 	 Ka fakamalosi atu foki i ei ki a ia ke ‵kalo keatea mai ‘fakalavelave.’—Faataoto 16:6.


We can be sure that in the year 2000, me-ism is by no means dead. 	 E mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me ka se fanaifo a te uiga tenei ko te me-ism i te tausaga ko te 2000.


(Isa. 25:8) God’s Word also says that “scrolls [will be] opened,” indicating that those living at that time will be given new information. 	 (Isaia 25:8) E fai mai foki te Muna a te Atua me ka “‵tala a tusi,” e fakaasi mai i ei me i tino kolā e ola i te taimi tenā ka maua ne latou a akoakoga ‵fou.


(Hebrews 11:6) Proper sacrifices are necessary and desirable, but it is complete obedience out of love for Jehovah that pleases him to the fullest extent.—Proverbs 3:1, 2. 	 (Epelu 11:6) E ‵tau kae manakogina foki ke ofo atu a taulaga ‵lei, kae ko te fakalogo katoatoa ona ko te alofa ki a Ieova ko te ‵toe mea fakafiafia ki a ia.—Faataoto 3:1, 2.


Why should you encourage your Bible student to attend Christian meetings? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakamalosi atu koe ki tau akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke kau atu ki fakatasiga Kelisiano?


How do you show that you value the privilege of being God’s fellow worker? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne koe me e fakatāua ne koe a te tauliaga ke ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua?


5 Is It Possible to Be Honest in a Corrupt World? 	 5 E Mata, e Mafai Eiloa o Fakamaoni i se Lalolagi sē Fakamaoni?


He can then observe them and give his children appropriate guidance. 	 Ko mafai ei o iloa ne ia olotou uiga kae tuku atu ei a fakatakitakiga ‵tau ki ana tama‵liki.


What can we do to let God’s Word keep on changing our life? 	 Ne a mea e mafai ne tatou o fai ko te mea ke fulifuli faeloa ‵tou olaga ne te Muna a te Atua?


Soon, “the number of the men became about five thousand.” 	 Ne seki leva “kae kāti ko tai katoa te lima afe o latou.”


Moreover, we may discuss with fellow believers some Bible accounts that reveal God’s personality in a way that we did not appreciate before. 	 E fesoasoani mai foki ki a tatou a nisi tala i te Tusi Tapu ke ‵kilo atu tatou ki uiga o te Atua i se kiloga fou telā e seki malamalama muamua tatou i ei.


It also indicates how Jehovah gives strength to those who are grieving. 	 E fakaasi mai foki i ei te auala e tuku atu ei ne Ieova te malosi ki tino kolā e fanoa‵noa.


‘How did these laws arise?’ 	 ‘Ne māfua mai pefea a tulafono konei?’


He built those altars on, of all places, a mountain located directly in front of Jerusalem, where he had built Jehovah’s temple! (1 Ki. 11:5-8; 2 Ki. 23:13) Perhaps Solomon fooled himself into thinking that Jehovah would overlook his disobedience as long as he also continued to offer sacrifices at the temple. 	 Ne faite ne ia a faitaulaga konā, i luga i te mauga i mua o Ielusalema, te koga telā ne faite ne ia i ei a te faletapu o Ieova! (1 Tupu 11:5-8; 2 Tupu 23:13) Kāti ne faka‵segina a Solomona mai te mafaufau me e se fia saga atu a Ieova ki tena sē fakalogo e tiga eiloa koi tumau a ia i te ofo atu o taulaga i te faletapu.


When Joseph was 17 years old, his life was turned completely upside down. 	 I te taimi ko 17 ei tausaga o Iosefa, ne ‵fuli fakakotua tena olaga.


(Dan. 2:44) When that happens, both satanic rule and rule by imperfect humans will disappear. 	 (Tanielu 2:44) Kafai ko tupu te mea tenā, ka ‵galo atu katoa a pulega a Satani mo pulega a tino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


No, he viewed Habakkuk’s queries as legitimate, and he thereupon revealed his purpose to raise up the Chaldeans to execute judgment. 	 Ikai, ne manatu aka me e ‵lei a fesili konā a Sapakuka, kae ne fakaasi atu i ei ne ia tena fuafuaga ke fakaaogā te kau Papelonia ke fakaoko atu ana fakamasinoga.


What Is “the Real Life”? 	 Se a “te Ola Tonu”?


Zechariah’s prophecy concerning Jerusalem applies to “heavenly Jerusalem,” the heavenly Kingdom to which anointed Christians have been called. 	 E fakasino atu eiloa te valoaga a Sakalia ki te “Ielusalema faka te lagi,” ko te Malo faka-te-lagi telā ne kalagagina ki ei a Kelisiano fakaekegina.


(Eccl. 7:7) Often, this anger leads to hatred and outright violence. 	 (Failauga 7:7) E mafai o iku atu faeloa a te kaitaua tenei ki te fakatau takalia‵lia mo amioga fakasaua.


“Faith is not a possession of all people,” said Paul. (2 Thessalonians 3:2) Many are completely engrossed in their personal pursuits and have no faith in God. 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo, penei: “Me se ko tino katoa e talitonu [“fakatuanaki,” NW] ki te talaiga.” (2 Tesalonia 3:2) E tokouke a tino ko ‵saga malosi atu ki olotou mea totino kae e seai se lotou fakatuanaki ki te Atua.


Is it not your business to know justice?” 	 Ao, tenā eiloa te mea ne ‵tau o fai ne latou, kae ne a olotou mea ne fai?


Alfred Almendinger relates that when his mother attended the Drama, she “was so thrilled that she bought a Bible and searched for the word ‘purgatory.’” 	 E fai mai a Alfred Almendinger me i te taimi ne onoono ei tena mātua i te ata, “ne fiafia ‵ki eiloa tou fafine tenā ne ‵togi ei ne ia se Tusi Tapu kae ‵sala ki te pati ‘pekatuli.’”


How can taking God’s will into account benefit us, and what can we expect to learn in this regard from King David? 	 E SASALE atu koe i se koga maugā kae ko maga te auala ki auala e lua. Tefea te auala ka fano koe i ei?


According to the Scriptures, when Jehovah founded the earth, the sons of God “joyfully cried out together” and “began shouting in applause.” 	 E ‵tusa mo pati i te Tusi Tapu, i te taimi ne faite ei ne Ieova a te lalolagi, ne “usu pese fakatasi” a tama a te Atua kae “ka‵laga mo te fia‵fia.”


As we sang the opening song and joined in the opening prayer, our joy was unbounded. 	 Ne ‵fonu eiloa matou i te fia‵fia i te taimi ne usu ei ne matou te pese kamata kae ‵kau tasi i te ‵talo kamata.


8 The attitude Christians should have in their worship is set out in these inspired words: “Let each one prove what his own work is, and then he will have cause for exultation in regard to himself alone, and not in comparison with the other person.” 	 8 A te kilokiloga telā e ‵tau o maua ne Kelisiano i te lotou tapuakiga e fakaasi mai i pati konei: “E ‵tau mo te tino o fakamasino ifo eiloa ki ana galuega ne fai. Kafai e ‵lei ko ‵tau mo ia o fakamatamata ki ei, kae sa fakatusatusa fua ki mea a te suā tino ne fai.”


Apollos needed to increase his knowledge of the role of Jesus Christ in the outworking of Jehovah’s purpose.—Acts 18:24-26. 2. 	 Ne ‵tau o momea aka a te iloa o Apolo e uiga ki te tulaga o Keliso Iesu i te fakataunuga o fuafuaga a Ieova.—Galuega 18:24-26.


The Governing Body has encouraged all of us to set aside an evening or other period each week for personal or family study. 	 Ko oti ne fakamalosi mai a te Potukau Pule ki a tatou katoa ke fakatoka se afiafi-po io me se aso i te vaiaso mō sukesukega totino io me ko sukesukega a te kāiga.


As servants of Jehovah, however, we are confident that following Jehovah’s direction in all matters is the best course. 	 Kae e pelā me ne tavini a Ieova, e tali‵tonu tatou me i te tau‵tali atu ki fakatonuga a Ieova i so se mea e fai ne tatou ko te toe mea ‵lei.


That was Jesus Christ, who described himself as “something more than Solomon.” 	 A te tino tenā ko Iesu Keliso, telā ne fai mai i a ia ko te “tino . . . e sili atu i a Solomona!”


• What is the main message that we preach? 	 • Se a te ‵toe fekau tāua telā e talai atu ne tatou?


(2 Timothy 3:16) Note, though, that understanding is involved. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16) Ke masaua me e aofia i ei te loto malamalama.


Jesus also foretold future events, including those that would mark the final days of the present world. 	 Ne ‵valo mai foki ne Iesu a mea kolā ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua, e aofia i ei a mea kolā ka fakamailoga i ei a aso fakaotioti o te lalolagi tenei koi ola ei tatou.


For instance, Timothy was to avoid the pursuit of riches. 	 E pelā mo te mea e tasi, ne ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea a Timoteo mai i te kausaki atu ki te fia maumea.


Although the prayers of the older men will not alter God’s application of justice, these prayers do count with God, who is eager to pardon sin on the basis of Christ’s ransom sacrifice. 	 E tiga eiloa ka se ‵fuli ne ‵talo a toeaina a te fakamasinoga a te Atua, e tāua ‵ki eiloa a ‵talo konei ki te Atua, telā e loto finafinau ke fakamagalo ne ia se agasala telā e fakavae ki te togiola a Keliso.


But what about those who cause trouble? 	 Kae e pefea la a tino faka‵tupu fakalavelave?


Adam chose to ignore God’s warning. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne Atamu ke ‵teke atu a ia ki te faka‵pulaga a te Atua.


Do you look for opportunities to serve others? 	 E mata, e ‵sala atu koe ki avanoaga ke tavini atu ki nisi tino?


(Read Luke 24:21.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 24:21.)


What helped Asaph to continue to have Jehovah as his share? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Asafo ke tumau i te fai ne ia a Ieova e pelā me ko tena ola?


(Heb. 11:1) Then, he mentioned “an accurate knowledge of the sacred secret of God.” 	 (Epelu 11:1) I te otiga, ne taku atu ei ne ia a “te iloa ‵lei o te mea ‵funa a te Atua.”


Jesus spoke to them about another type of bread—“the bread of life.” 	 Ne faipati atu a Iesu ki a latou e uiga ki se isi vaegā falaoa—“ko te falaoa o te ola.”


What can you do, though, when life’s anxieties cause you to wonder if you are really loved by Jehovah? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne koe, māfai e fai ne fakalavelave o te olaga ke fakalotolotolua koe e uiga ki te alofa tonu o Ieova ki a koe?


‘Do This in Remembrance of Me,’ 12/15 	 ‘Ke Fai a te Mea Tenei mo Fakamasauaga ki a au,’ 12/15


(Gen. 4:7-9) How treacherous the heart can be—even to the point of disregarding the direct counsel of God! 	 (Kenese 4:7-9) Ko oko eiloa i te faka‵se tino a te loto—telā e mafai loa o ‵teke tonu atu ki pati fakatonutonu a te Atua!


(Jer. 25:1) Jehovah foretold the devastation of Jerusalem and the deportation of the Jews from the land of Judah to Babylon. 	 (Ielemia 25:1) Ne ‵valo atu ne Ieova te lepega o Ielusalema mo te avega fakapagota o tino Iutaia mai te fenua o Iuta ki Papelonia.


So the death of James had not plunged them into despair; nor had it caused them to view prayer as ineffective. 	 Ne seki loto vāivāi latou i te mate o Iakopo; io me maua ne latou se kilokiloga sē ‵lei ki te faiga o ‵talo.


GREAT men are usually remembered for what they did. 	 E MASAUA sāle a tino lauiloa ona ko olotou mea ne fai.


As if beating their breast, they also felt disgraced and cast down.—Luke 15:18, 19, 21. 	 Ne fanoa‵noa foki latou kae faka‵siga ki lalo, e pelā eiloa me tuki olotou fatafata.—Luka 15:18, 19, 21.


(Prov. 8:22) Then he helped make other spirit creatures, the material universe, and finally, humans. 	 (Faata. 8:22) Kae ne fesoasoani atu a ia i te faitega o nisi tino faka-te-agaga, te iunivesi kātoa, kae i te fakaotiga, ko tino.


(John 10:27, 28) What warm, comforting words! 	 (Ioane 10:27, 28) E pefea te ‵gali mo te fakamafanafana mai o pati konā!


And how will his teaching help us to keep united? 	 Kae ka fesoasoani mai pefea ana akoakoga ke tumau tatou i te ‵kau fakatasi?


Now he carries the bags and shows appreciation for what I am doing at home!” 	 Nei la, e sau aka ne ia a taga, kae e fakafetai mai foki e uiga ki mea kolā e fai sāle ne au i te fale!”


Why was Gath not a safe hiding place for David? 	 Kaia ne seki fai ei a Kata mo fai se koga ‵lei ke ‵muni i ei a Tavita?


(Read Proverbs 25:28; 29:11.) 	 (Faitau te Faataoto 25:28; 29:11.)


Unselfish Acts Promote Marital Commitment 	 E Fakamalosi Aka ne te Uiga sē Kaimanako a te Amanaia Fakatauavaga


Is that true in your household? 	 E mata, tenā eiloa te mea ko tupu i tou kāiga?


He says that if a human father, though “being wicked” because of inherited sinfulness, gives a good gift to his son, how much more so can we expect that our heavenly Father, being benevolent, will give holy spirit to his family of worshippers!—James 1:17. 	 Ne fai mai a ia me e ui eiloa e mafai ne se tamana telā e “masei,” ona ko tena tulaga agasala, o tuku atu a mea ‵lei ki tena tama, kae pefea te faigofie o tuku mai ne te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi, telā e alofa kaimalie, a te agaga tapu ki te kāiga o ana tino tapuaki!—Iakopo 1:17.


But what action? 	 Kae ne a la mea e ‵tau o fai?


On one occasion, a widower was feeling alone and very depressed. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne kamata o fanoanoa kae māfatia se tagata ko mate tena avaga.


May we avoid becoming spiritually paralyzed by negative feelings. 	 Ke na ‵kalo keatea tatou mai lagonaga sē aoga kolā e taofi aka ei tatou i te fai faeloa o te ‵tou taviniga ki te Atua.


(Acts 4:24, 31; Rev. 4:11) We can be certain that Jehovah will always deliver his people and fulfill his purposes, for he has sworn: “Surely just as I have figured, so it must occur.” 	 (Galuega 4:24, 31; Fakaasiga 4:11) E mafai eiloa o mautinoa i a tatou me ka faka‵sao faeloa ne Ieova ana tino kae fakataunu ana fuafuaga, me ko oti ne tauto mai a ia: “A te mea ne fuafua ne au e taunu eiloa. . . .


And what are the limits of his power? 	 Kae ne a tapulā ki tena malosi?


And what about the encouraging reports of the Kingdom-preaching activities that are published in the Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 Kae e a a lipoti fakamalosi loto e uiga ki te galuega talai o te Malo telā e ‵lomi sāle i tusi tausaga ko te Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses?


We have hoped in him, and he will save us. 	 Ne tali‵tonu matou ki a ia, kae ne fakaola eiloa ne ia matou.


Being a loyal worshipper of Jehovah, Jephthah’s daughter was convinced that her father’s vow should be carried out. 	 E pelā me se tino tapuaki fakamaoni ki a Ieova, ne talitonu te tama fafine a Iefata me ‵tau eiloa o fakataunu a te tautoga a tena tamana.


6 Consider the courage Joseph showed when Potiphar’s wife tempted him to commit sexual immorality. 	 6 Mafaufau la ki te loto toa telā ne fakaasi atu ne Iosefa i te taimi ne fakaosooso ne te avaga a Potifala ke ‵moe laua.


But build he did. 	 Kae ne faite eiloa ne ia.


Like Andrew and Philip, you no doubt have talked to your relatives and friends about the Messiah. 	 E pelā mo Anitelea mo Filipo, e seai se fakalotolotolua me ko oti ne faipati atu koe ki ou kāiga mo taugasoa e uiga ki te Mesia.


SONGS: 143, 65 	 PESE: 143, 65


Unify my heart to fear your name.”—PS. 86:11. 	 “Ka fakalogo au ki ei mo te fakamaoni; akoako mai ke tavini atu au ki a koe mo te loto katoatoa.”—SALAMO 86:11.


(Luke 4:43) All such feelings and actions are marks of a spiritual person. 	 (Luka 4:43) E fakaasi mai i vaegā lagonaga mo faifaiga penā a te tino faka-te-agaga.


The truth is that God gave humans these unique qualities and abilities so that we could enjoy life right here on earth forever. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne tuku mai ne te Atua a uiga ‵gali kae tu ‵kese konei mo mea kolā e mafai ne tatou o fai, ko te mea ke fia‵fia kae ke ola tatou i te lalolagi tenei ki te se-gata-mai.


HOW BIBLE TEACHINGS CAN BENEFIT YOU NOW 	 TE AUALA E MAFAI O AOGA NEI KI A KOE A FAKATAKITAKIGA I TE TUSI TAPU


(John 3:16) Paul wrote: “He that sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 	 (Ioane 3:16) Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ka ko te tino telā e uke ana fuaga ne toki, ka uke foki ana fuataga e maua.


How can we honor Jehovah in our everyday activities? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵viki atu tatou ki a Ieova i ‵tou mea e fai i aso takitasi?


Some who are in the new covenant serve Jehovah on earth today. 	 A nisi tino kolā e ‵to i loto i te feagaiga fou e tavini atu ki a Ieova i te lalolagi i aso nei.


The Bible reveals that faithful servants in the past often felt that they could not go on. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me ne oko foki a tavini fakamaoni i aso mua ki se tulaga penā.


Stephen, well-versed in the Scriptures, humbly distributed food 	 A Setefano, telā ne iloa ‵lei ne ia a te Tusi Tapu, ne loto maulalo ke tufatufa atu ne ia a meakai


He told the priests: “When you present a blind animal for sacrificing [you say]: ‘It is nothing bad.’ And when you present a lame animal or a sick one: ‘It is nothing bad.’ 	 Ne fai atu a ia penei ki te kau faitaulaga: “Kafai e aumai ne koe se manu ‵kivi io me masaki, io me masei te vae, e taofi koutou pela me e ‵lei faeloa?


What shows that Jehovah was still in full control in spite of the overthrow of the Davidic kingdom? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai me koi pule katoatoa mai eiloa a Ieova faitalia te takavalega o te malo o Tavita?


More than that, we will find an inner calm—what the Bible calls “the peace of God.”—Philippians 4:6, 7. 	 Kae e sili atu i ei, ka mafai o maua ne tatou te filemu i te loto—ko te mea telā e taku ne te Tusi Tapu ki “te filemu o te Atua.”—Filipi 4:6, 7.


What Paul Meant 	 Te Uiga o Pati a Paulo


What was that role, and how did Jehovah through Jesus equip them to fill it? 	 Se a te tiute tenā, kae ne fakatoka pefea ne Ieova e auala i a Iesu a latou mō te galuega tenā?


Are you one of those who regularly ‘come and bow down before Jehovah’? 	 E mata, e aofia koe i a latou kolā e tumau i te ‘olo atu o tapuaki atu ki a Ieova’?


The sheer beauty of language and thought brings them deep pleasure. 	 E ‵tagi gali ki a latou a tugapati mo manatu ‵loto i ei.


6 One way God helps us is by means of “the comfort of the holy spirit.” 	 6 E tasi te auala e fesoasoani mai te Atua ko “te fakamafanafanaga e maua mai i te agaga tapu.”


Walking by spirit involves extending what invitation to others? 	 Se a te ‵kamiga o nisi tino telā e aofia i te takitaki ne te agaga?


On the other hand, a person who makes an unwise decision when choosing a husband or a wife may experience dissatisfaction and grief. 	 I te suā feitu, a te tino telā e fai ne ia se fakaikuga sē ‵lei i te filifiliga o se avaga, e mafai o maua ne ia a te sē fiafia mo te fanoanoa.


Upon hearing Mephibosheth, David must have realized that he erred when he took Ziba’s words at face value. 	 I te lagonaga ne Tavita a Mefiposeta, kāti ne iloa aka ne ia a tena ‵se i tena talitonugofie ki ei.


One of Jehovah’s Witnesses studied the Bible with these individuals, and they came to experience the truth of what the Bible says: “The word of God is alive and exerts power.” 	 Ne fai ne se Molimau a Ieova se akoga i te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo latou, kae ko iloa ne latou i ei me e ‵tonu a pati a te Tusi Tapu penei: “Te muna a te Atua e ola kae galue mo te mana.”


But the greatest one among you must be your minister. 	 Kae ko te ‵toe tino sili i a koutou e ‵tau o fai mo fai te otou tavini.


People no longer marry a partner for life.” 	 E se ‵toe a‵vaga nei a tino mō olotou olaga kātoa.”


(Romans 14:17) Jesus gave an illustration, or parable, that accurately delineated this human tendency. 	 (Loma 14:17) Ne fai mai ne Iesu se tala fakatusa telā ne fakamatala fakamaea mai ei te vāivāiga o te tino tenei.


This is the carpenter the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon, is it not? 	 A ia se kamuta, ko te tama a Malia, ko te taina o Iakopo, Iose, Iuta mo Simeona.


Then she asked each of the boys to make her a cup of coffee. 	 Fai atu ei ki ana tama ke palu atu sena ipu kōfe.


(Job 38:22, 23; Zephaniah 1:15-18) However, God’s earthly worshippers will not participate in the battle. 	 (Iopu 38:22, 23; Sefanaia 1:15-18) Kae, ka se aofia a tino tapuaki a te Atua i te lalolagi nei i te taua tenā.


In that account, Jehovah showed great patience by letting Abraham make a series of eight inquiries. 	 I te tala tenā, ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova a te lasi o tena kufaki mai te taliaga ne ia o Apelaamo ke fai atu ana fesili e valu.


When his disciples were tired, Jesus showed consideration 	 I te taimi ne fi‵ta ei ana soko, ne fakaasi atu eiloa ne Iesu tena mafaufau ki a latou


7 In order to save mankind from sin, the rescuer would have to provide a means of atonement, a way of reconciling humans to God by undoing the effects of sin. 	 7 Ko te mea ke faka‵sao a tino mai i te agasala, e ‵tau o tuku mai ne te tino fakasao tenei se auala ke fakamagalo ei tatou, se auala ke faka‵lei aka ei a tino mo te Atua e auala i te ‵toe faka‵leiga o ikuga o te agasala.


(Romans 2:7) In March 2000, 32 people came to hear the public talk by the visiting circuit overseer. 	 (Loma 2:7) I a Mati i te 2000, ne olo atu a tino e toko 32 ke fakalogo‵logo ki te lauga mō tino katoa telā ne fai ne te toeaina asiasi.


Illustrate the power that resides in things God has created. 	 Fakamatala mai a te malosi telā e maua i mea kolā ne faite ne te Atua.


10 However, we have reason for caution. We could miss the lessons that are implicit in Malachi 2:1-9. 	 E mafai o se malamalama tatou i akoakoga aogā kolā e fakaasi mai i te Malaki 2:1-9.


However, the people lack zeal for Jehovah’s worship. 	 Kae ne seki lava te loto finafinau o tino konā mō te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


We are wise to avoid association with those who hide their identity in Internet chat rooms, those at school or at our place of work who pretend to be our friends for devious reasons, apostates who put on a mask of sincerity, and those who live a double life. 	 E ‵poto eiloa tatou ke ‵kalo keatea mai tino kolā e ‵funa aka a fakamatalaga ‵tonu e uiga ki a latou i potu sau‵tala i te Internet, ko tama‵liki i te akoga io me ko tino i koga ga‵lue kolā e fakaloiloi mai me i a latou ko ‵tou taugasoa mō pogai ma‵sei, ko aposetate kolā e ‵funa aka olotou foliga ‵tonu, mo tino kolā e ola i se olaga magalua.


As a loving Father, Jehovah felt for his people, despite being aware of their shortcomings. 	 E pelā me se tamana alofa, e atafai Ieova ki ana tino, faitalia olotou vāivāiga.


(Exodus 3:13-15) Jehovah is still the name by which God is known to his servants around the earth.—Isaiah 12:4, 5; 43:10-12. 	 (Esoto 3:13-15) Ko te igoa foki eiloa tenā o te Atua, ko Ieova, e iloa ei a ia ne ana tavini i te lalolagi kātoa.—Isaia 12:4, 5; 43:10-12.


(See paragraphs 11-16) 	 (Ke onoono ki palakalafa e 11-16)


It is unthinkable of you that you are acting in this manner to put to death the righteous man with the wicked one so that it has to occur with the righteous man as it does with the wicked! 	 Ailoga eiloa e mafai ne koe o tamate a tino amio‵tonu fakatasi mo tino agasala; e se mafai eiloa! E se mafai eiloa ne koe o fai se mea penā. Kafai e fai ne koe, ko tena uiga ko fakasala tasi a tino amio‵tonu mo tino amio ma‵sei.


(Isaiah 6:9, 10) Despite the unresponsiveness of the people, Isaiah patiently declared Jehovah’s warning messages for no less than 46 years! 	 Tenā kae fai mai ei ki a au penei, ‘Fai atu a mafaufau o tino konā ke va‵lea, olotou taliga ke ‵tuli, mo olotou mata ke ‵kivi, ko te mea ke se mafai ne latou o matea se mea, io me lagona se mea, io me malamalama i se mea; me kafai e matea, io me lagona, io me malamalama i se mea, ko tena uiga ka ‵fuli mai latou ki a au ko fakaola ei ne au latou.’ ” (Isaia 6:9, 10) Faitalia te se fia ‵saga mai o tino, ne folafola atu eiloa ne Isaia mo te kufaki a te fekau a Ieova i tausaga e 46!


Jesus went on to read more of the prophetic passage. 	 Ne faū ne ia au o lauga atu te Tala ‵Lei.’ ” Ne toe faitau atu ne Iesu a mea e uke atu i te tusi a te pelofeta.


That which is made crooked cannot be made straight.” 	 E se mafai ne se tino o faka‵tonu a mea piko‵piko.


Some, like Paul and Timothy, were free to have the fullest possible share in the preaching and teaching work. 	 Ne maua ne nisi tino, e pelā mo Paulo mo Timoteo, o fai a mea e uke atu i te talai mo te akoako atu.


Some researchers hold that no stress is more severe than that resulting from the death of a beloved mate. 	 E fai mai a nisi tino ‵poto me e seai se fanoanoa e sili atu i lō te mea telā e iku mai i te mate o se avaga pele.


Inside a small building? 	 I loto i se tamā fale?


While individual Jews responded to the good news declared by Jesus, the nation as a whole rejected him and was thus rejected by God. 	 E tiga eiloa ne talia ne nisi tino Iutaia i a latou eiloa a te tala ‵lei telā ne folafola atu ne Iesu, ne ‵teke atu te atufenua kātoa ki a ia kae ne ‵teke atu foki te Atua ki a latou.


That is why most Bible readers today are glad to have numbered chapters and verses that help them find specific information, such as the many quotations in Paul’s letters. 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai ko fia‵fia ei a te tokoukega o tino fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu ke fakaaoga a napa o mataupu mo fuaiupu kolā e fesoasoani ke maua a fakamatalaga fakapito, e pelā mo mea e uke ne siki mai i tusi a Paulo.


He failed to recognize what was inappropriate conduct for a married man. 	 Ne seki fuafua faka‵lei aka ne ia a faifaiga kolā e se ‵tau o fai ne se tagata avaga.


As we await the end of this old system of things, let us be determined to imitate those first-century Christians in giving a bold and zealous witness. 	 I te taimi e fakatalitali ei tatou ki te gataga o te olaga tenei, ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fakaakoako atu ki Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua kolā ne talai atu mo te loto toa mo te loto finafinau.


(Neh. 1:3, 4) Nehemiah’s prayers were answered beyond his expectations when King Artaxerxes allowed him to go to Jerusalem to rebuild its wall. 	 (Neemia 1:3, 4) Ne sili atu eiloa i te mea ne fakamoemoe a ia ki ei a te auala ne tali atu ei a ‵talo a Neemia i te taimi ne talia ei ne te tupu ko Aletaseta ke fanatu tou tagata ki Ielusalema kae toe faite ana ‵pui.


Do you enjoy a close relationship with him, talk to him, and share your joys and sorrows with him? 	 E mata, e maua ne koe se fesokotakiga pili mo ia, e faipati atu ki a ia, kae fakaasi atu ki a ia a mea kolā e fakafiafia kae fakafanoanoa atu ki a koe?


Rather, as the end of this system draws ever nearer, we need to draw closer to Jehovah and to one another, cultivating genuine friendships within the congregation. 	 I lō te fai penā, i te taimi ko pili mai ei te gataga o te olaga masei tenei, e ‵tau o fakapili‵pili malosi atu tatou ki a Ieova mo ‵tou taina, mai i te atiakaga o se va fakataugasoa tonu mo tino i te fakapotopotoga.


22 The writing style of this book is simple and clear. 	 22 A te auala ne fakatoka ei te tusi tenei e faigofie kae manino.


The arrival of “the Watch Tower sound car” truly marked a turning point in the preaching work in Brazil. 	 Ne fai te “motoka mo mea faka‵lasi leo o te Watch Tower” e pelā me se ‵fuliga lasi kae tāua i te faiga o te galuega talai i Pasili.


I am coming as a thief,” says the Lord Jesus Christ. 	 Au e vau pelā mo se tino kaisoa,” ko muna a te Aliki ko Iesu Keliso.


In Foreign Fields 	 I Fenua Fakaatea


Whom do we find outside looking for him? 	 Ko oi a tino kolā ne salasala ki a ia?


As the patient came out of a coma, she looked at Jonathan’s face and uttered a taunt with an expletive, revealing her deep-seated disdain for Koreans. 	 I te taimi ne ‵pula mai ei a mata o te tino masaki, ne kilo atu tou fafine ki mata o Ionatana kae fai atu se pati sē āva, e fakaasi atu i ei a tena takalialia ki tino Kolea.


Those having spiritual discernment will wait on Jehovah to set things straight and administer whatever discipline may be needed in his own time and way.—2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 12:7-11. 	 Ka faka‵tali a tino ata‵mai i te feitu faka-te-agaga ke na faka‵tonu aka ne Ieova te fakalavelave kae ke fai ne ia so se fakasalaga e ‵tau o fai i tena taimi tonu mo tena auala tonu.—2 Timoteo 3:16; Epelu 12:7-11.


Rather, we have Jesus’ assurance that one day “all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.” 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakatalitonu mai a Iesu me i se aso e tasi, ka “lagona ei a tena leo ne latou katoa kola e i loto i tanuga, kae ka ulu mai ei latou ki tua.”


What if your marriage mate, your son or daughter, or your close friend is disfellowshipped and you do not agree with the decision? 	 Kae e a māfai ko fakatea tau avaga, tau tama, io me se taugasoa pili o koe kae e se lotomalie koe ki te fakaikuga?


How could she convince him that, although she was pregnant, she had remained faithful to him? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatalitonu atu ne tou fafine ki a Iosefa me i a ia ne tumau i te fakamaoni ki tou tagata, faitalia me i tou fafine ko faitama?


(Psalm 119:105) When we earnestly seek out such counsel and apply it, then Jehovah is our Guide. 	 (Salamo 119:105) Kafai e ‵sala atu tatou mo te fakamaoni ki fakatakitakiga konā kae fakagalue ne tatou, ko fai ei a Ieova mo fai te ‵tou Takitaki.


Rather, by reading the book of the Law in an undertone day and night, Joshua would be able to make his way successful. 	 I lō te fai penā, mai te faitau ki te tusi o te Tulafono i te ao mo te po, ka mafai ei o manuia a Iosua i ana faifaiga katoa.


The daughters of Zelophehad appreciated God’s impartiality (See paragraphs 13, 14) 13, 14. (a) The five daughters of Zelophehad faced what situation? (b) How did Jehovah demonstrate impartiality? 	 13, 14. (a) Se a te fakalavelave ne fe‵paki mo tamaliki fa‵fine e tokolima a Selofeata? (e) Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova a te sē fakailoga tino?


He does not have mere surface knowledge of the congregation. 	 E iloa tonu ne ia a mea e uiga ki te fakapotopotoga.


She watched her beloved son die in agony after he was rejected by his people. 	 Ne kilo atu eiloa a ia ki te mate tigaina o tena tama mai tua o te ‵tekeatuga o ana tino ki a ia.


(Read 1 Corinthians 11:1; Hebrews 13:7.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 11:1; Epelu 13:7.)


“I OWE Christianity a debt, and so, I believe, does the world we have lived in for the last 2000 years.”—Foreword, Two Thousand Years—The First Millennium: The Birth of Christianity to the Crusades. 	 “E NOFO kaitalafu au ki te Lotu Kelisiano, kae e talitonu au me e ‵tau foki o fakafetai ki ei a tino kolā ko oti ne ōla i luga i te lalolagi tenei i te 2000 tausaga ko ‵teka atu nei.”—Fakatomuaga i te tusi ko te Two Thousand Years—The First Millennium: The Birth of Christianity to the Crusades.


(Read Exodus 23:2.) 	 (Faitau te Esoto 23:2.)


“There is no answer from God,” as far as they are concerned. 	 E ‵tau eiloa mo tāgata ma‵sei konei o ‵mā me e iloa ne latou me “i te Atua ka sē tali mai ki a latou.”


The marital union yokes together two persons from different family backgrounds and with distinct personalities, emotional makeup, and often disparate educational backgrounds. 	 E ‵sai fakatasi ne te fakaipoipoga a tino e tokolua mai matakāiga, uiga, lagonaga mo tulaga o akoakoga kese‵kese.


(Heb. 13:17) True, elders take the lead in numerous activities. 	 (Epelu 13:17) E tonu, e fai ne toeaina a te takitakiga i galuega e uke.


(Col. 2:7) Are you following such suggestions from Jehovah’s organization? 	 (Ko. 2:7) E mata, e tautali koe ki takitakiga konā mai te fakapotopotoga a Ieova?


10, 11. (a) How does Satan try to cause us to let our hands drop down? (b) What does Jehovah use to strengthen us and give us power? (c) How have you benefited from theocratic education and training? 	 10, 11. (a) Ne a taumafaiga a Satani ke tuku ifo ‵tou lima ki lalo? (e) Ne a mea e fakaaoga ne Ieova ke fakamalosi aka ei tatou kae ke maua foki i ei te malosi? (i) Ne aoga pefea ki a koe a akoakoga mō tino talai penā foki mo nisi vaegā akoakoga faka-te-agaga?


No one is more generous than our “happy God,” Jehovah.—1 Tim. 1:11. 	 E seai se tino e kaimalie atu i lō te ‵tou “Atua fiafia,” ko Ieova.—1 Timo. 1:11.


(Luke 22:52) After Peter wielded one of the swords against the high priest’s slave, Jesus commanded Peter: “Return your sword to its place.” 	 (Luka 22:52) Mai tua o te fakaaogaga ne Petelu se pelu e tasi ki se sotia a te faitaulaga sili, ne fakatonu atu a Iesu ki a Petelu penei: “Fakafoki tau pelu ki tena koga.”


What should we do then? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou i ei?


By the end of the sixth day, God created man. 	 I te fakaotiga o te ono o aso, ne faite ei ne te Atua te tagata.


Are you enrolled in this school? 	 E a, e kau koe i te akoga tenei?


18 When we clearly identify ourselves as Christians, we strengthen our defense against Satan’s insidious attacks. If there is a birthday or Christmas party or an office lottery, fellow workers will often say, “Don’t bother with her. 	 Kafai e isi se pātī o te aso fanau io me se pātī Kilisimasi io me se faiga o te pelētupe i loto i ofisa, e masani sāle o fai atu penei a tino ga‵lue: “Sa saga ki tou fafine.


(1 Cor. 14:26) And when we converse with our brothers and sisters before and after the meetings, we feel a sense of belonging and enjoy true refreshment.—1 Cor. 16:17, 18. 	 (1 Koli. 14:26) Kafai foki e sau‵tala fakatasi tatou mo taina mo tuagane mai mua io me mai tua o fakatasiga, e maua ne tatou se lagonaga fiafia me i a tatou e pelā me se kāiga telā e fakatau atafai kae fakatau fakamalosi te suā tino ki te suā tino.—1 Koli. 16:17, 18.


Even if he recommended an operation, you would likely agree to the treatment, believing it to be for your benefit. 	 Kae kafai foki ne filifili ne ia ke fai se ‵tipiga, kāti ka talia ne koe te togafiti tenā, mai te talitonu me e aoga eiloa ki a koe.


World War I forced irreversible changes on human society and thrust mankind into the last days of this system of things. 	 Ne tuku atu ne te Taua Muamua a te Lalolagi a ‵fuliga e uke ki olaga o tino katoa kae ‵pei atu ei latou ki loto i aso fakaoti o te olaga tenei.


The account says: “Accordingly [Jesse] sent and had [David] come. 	 E fai mai te tala: “Tenā ne uga ei te fekau a Iese ki [a Tavita] ke vau.


Perhaps in this case, he was counting the years from the accession date of the monarch. 	 I te mea tenei, kāti ne lau foki ne ia te taimi telā ne ‵tau o aofia i te pulega a tena tamana mai mua atu i a ia.


Far from solving the huge problems now facing mankind, these institutions have added to them. 	 I lō te faka‵leiga o fakalavelave ‵lasi kolā e fe‵paki mo tino i taimi nei, ne fakaopoopo atu fua ne fakapotopotoga konei a fakalavelave e uke ki tino.


A lack of natural affection is ever more prevalent. 	 Ko lauiloa ‵ki nei a te seai o se loto alofa.


12 We do not want God to hold back his rich blessing because of our neglecting the work of magnifying his name. 	 12 E se ma‵nako tatou ke taofi ne te Atua ana fakamanuiaga ona ko te ‵tou fakata‵mala o fai te galuega ko te fakamalugāga o tena igoa.


Has that decision hindered the efforts of Jehovah’s Witnesses to spread Bible truth? 	 E mata, ne taofi aka ne te fakaikuga tenā a taumafaiga a Molimau a Ieova ke fakasalalau atu a te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu?


Your goal is to serve Jehovah forever. 	 A tou fakamoemoega ko te tavini atu ki a Ieova ki te se-gata-mai.


(1 Thessalonians 4:16) Countless ages ago when Jehovah purposed to be a Creator, the very first of his creations was this angelic Son. 	 (1 Tesalonia 4:16) I te fia tausaga ko ‵teka, i te taimi ne mafaufau ei a Ieova ke faite ne ia a mea, a te mea muamua eiloa ne faite ne ia ko te agelu telā ko tena Tama.


If we are limited in what we can do in Jehovah’s service, how will a waiting attitude help us endure the situation? 	 Kafai e isi ne tapulā ki mea kolā e mafai ne tatou o fai i te taviniga ki a Ieova, ka fesoasoani mai pefea te nofo fakatalitali ke kufaki i te tulaga tenā?


In line with the free will that he grants us, he respects our responsibility and right to ‘choose for ourselves’ whether we will serve him. 	 E tusa mo te saolotoga telā ne tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou, e āva a ia ki ‵tou tiute mo ‵tou saolotoga ke ‘filifili eiloa ne tatou’ me e ma‵nako tatou o tavini ki a ia io me ikai.


The Bible tells husbands: “Keep on loving your wives and do not be bitterly angry with them.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu ki tāgata a‵vaga: “Tāgata, e ‵tau mo koutou o a‵lofa ki otou avaga, kae sa fakasauā ki ei.”


That is when my father made the threat that I related at the outset. 	 Tenā loa te taimi ne fakamatakutaku ei au ne toku tamana i taku tala i te kamataga.


Why is “the Lord’s evening meal” also called the Memorial, and what is its purpose? 	 Kaia e fakaigoa foki ei “te ‵kaiga a te Aliki i te afiafi” ki te Fakamanatuga, kae se a te pogai e fai ei te fakamanatuga tenā?


16 Humility and modesty help a married person focus on the strengths of his or her mate. 	 16 E fesoasoani atu te loto maulalo mo te agamalū ki se tino avaga ke saga tonu atu ki te malosi o tena avaga.


It would have provided further evidence of Jehovah’s supremacy in power, but his power was not in question. 	 Ne mafai o tuku atu i ei a nisi fakamaoniga o te ‵mana sili o Ieova, kae e se ko tena ‵mana telā ne fakafesiligina.


Abel surely took time to ponder spiritual matters. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakaaoga ne Apelu a taimi e uke ke mafaufau ‵loto e uiga ki a Ieova.


As a result, they may be offered awards or scholarships for advanced education at prestigious institutions. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, e mafai o ofo atu ki a latou ne avanoaga ke fakasoko olotou akoakoga i akoga maluga kae lauiloa.


They carry on a fight with silent weapons—one turns away when the other walks by, and they ignore each other when they meet in a group. 	 E taua laua mai te fakaaogāga o meatau sē logoā—e saga keatea te suā tino māfai ko sasale mai te suā tino i ana tafa, kae e se fia saga atu te suā tino ki te suā tino māfai e fetaui i se koga.


“I felt that I was immersed in the best activity I’ve ever known or experienced,” John says. 	 “Ne lagona eiloa ne au me e pelā eiloa me ne ‵loto ‵ki eiloa toku fiafia ki te ‵toe galuega ‵lei ne fai ne au,” ko muna a John.


What is that? Giving Jehovah Our Best 	 Te Tukuatuga o Toe Mea ‵Lei ki a Ieova


How grateful we are that Jehovah has trained men who deeply care for each member of the Christian congregation! 	 Ko se faka‵tau eiloa te ‵tou fia‵fia me ne akoako ne Ieova a tāgata kolā e atafai tonu atu ki sui takitasi o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano!


2 The apostle Peter summed up the wonderful hope of true Christians when he wrote: “There are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” (2 Peter 3:13) The “new heavens” here promised refer to the new governing authority, the Messianic Kingdom. 	 2 Ne fakaasi fakatoetoe mai ne te apositolo ko Petelu te fakamoemoega tafasili i te gali o Kelisiano ‵tonu i ana pati konei: “Ko oti ne folafola mai ne ia te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou, e nofo i ei a te amiotonu, kae tenei eiloa e fakatali‵tali tatou ki ei.” (2 Petelu 3:13) A te “lagi fou” telā e folafola mai i konei e fakasino atu eiloa ki se pulega fou, ko te Malo Faka-Mesia.


As the Passover of 33 C.E. nears, Jesus returns to Bethany. 	 Ona ko te pili mai o te Paseka i te 33 T.A., ne toe foki atu ei a Iesu ki Petania.


This does not necessarily mean seeing Jehovah literally, for “no man may see [God] and yet live.” 	 E se fakauiga i ei me ka lavea tonu ne tatou a te Atua, “me e seai se tino e lavea ne ia [te Atua] kae ola.”


Jehovah would also remove him when he saw fit to do so. 	 Ka tapale foki ne Ieova a ia i tena taimi tonu.


However, each member of the slave class could contribute in some way to the growth of the spiritual nation. 	 Kae e mafai o fesoasoani atu a tino katoa i te potukau tenā i nisi auala ki te fakatokoukega o te fenua faka-te-agaga tenā.


WHEN WE ARE DISAPPOINTED BY OUR BROTHERS 	 KAFAI KO FAKAFANOANOA TATOU NE ‵TOU TAINA


2 Jesus’ experience as a human on earth taught him new aspects of obedience. 	 2 A mea ne ‵tupu ki a Iesu e pelā me se tino i te lalolagi ne akoako atu ei ki a ia a nisi vaega ‵fou o te fakalogo.


(Ephesians 3:14-18) They could have “the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:16) Nevertheless, those early Christians did not fully understand every aspect of Jehovah’s purposes. 	 (Efeso 3:14-18) Ne mafai ne latou o maua “te mafaufau o te Aliki.” (1 Kolinito 2:16) Kae ui i ei, ne seki maina katoatoa eiloa a Kelisiano i aso mua i fuafuaga a Ieova.


Can death itself conquer God’s love for those who have served him loyally? 	 E mata, e mafai ne te mate o ave keatea ne ia a te alofa o te Atua mai i a latou kolā ne tavini fakamaoni atu ki a ia?


(2 Samuel 12:9-12) By all means, maintain your chastity by safeguarding your heart. 	 (2 Samuelu 12:9-12) Ke na fakaaogā so se auala ke puipui ei tou loto.


Two years later, I myself was able to attend Gilead School; I returned to Pakistan as a part-time circuit overseer. 	 I se lua tausaga fakamuli, ne mafai ne au o kau atu ki te Akoga i Kiliata; Ne toe foki au ki Pakistan e pelā me se ovasia o te fenua sē tumau.


Job, Mary, and God’s servants in modern times, such as Stanley Jones, have upheld Jehovah’s sovereignty 	 Ko Victor Popovych, ne ‵pei ki te falepuipui i te 1970


In what ways? 	 Ne a auala e fakamalosi atu i ei?


How would you describe the dream and visions that Daniel had in the first year of Belshazzar’s reign? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne koe te moemiti mo fakaasiga kolā ne maua ne Tanielu i te tausaga muamua o te pulega a Pelesala?


How do we know that not all those who have received God’s spirit have been invited to go to heaven? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e se ko tino katoa kolā ne maua ne latou te agaga tapu o te Atua e maua foki ne latou te ‵kamiga ke ola i te lagi?


“To be a good person and to share with others.” 	 “Ke amio ‵lei se tino kae se kaiū.”


Saul condoned evil acts because he lacked accurate knowledge 	 Ne fai ne Saulo a amioga ma‵sei ona ko te se malamalama


“The simplicity of the explanations and illustrations in the Bible Teach book had a dramatic effect on her,” writes Pat. 	 “Ne magoi ‵ki eiloa a te faigofie o fakamatalaga mo tala fakatusa i te tusi ko te Akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu ki a ia,” ko pati a Pat i tena tusi.


(Matthew, chapters 24 and 25; Mark, chapter 13; Luke, chapter 21) Other Bible writers added details to the sign. 	 (Mataio, mataupu 24 mo te 25; Maleko, mataupu 13; Luka, mataupu 21) E isi foki a nisi fakamatalaga e uiga ki te fakailoga tenā ne fakamau ki lalo ne nisi tino kolā ne tusi ne latou te Tusi Tapu.


The date might fall on Friday or on any of the other days of the week.”—The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Volume IV, page 44. 	 E mafai o pakū a te po masina tenā ki se Aso Lima io me ko so se isi aso o te vaiaso.”—The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Tusi e IV, itulau e 44.


(Heb. 12:1, 2) The prize will go to all those who do not give up. 	 (Epelu 12:1, 2) Ka maua a te taui ne tino katoa kolā e se ‵fiu vave.


Worship God.” 	 Tapuaki ki te Atua!”


4. What admonition recorded at 1 Corinthians 10:12, 13 did Paul give? 	 Ka ko tino se mafaufau e ulu tonu atu eiloa ki loto i te fakalavelave, kae fakamuli ko salamo ei.”—Faataoto 27:12.


June 1, 2012 	 Iulai 1, 2012


Some elders, however, did not have the genuine spirit of evangelizing. 	 Kae ne seki maua eiloa ne nisi toeaina a te agaga tonu i te galuega talai.


The first of these two articles discusses how we can throw all our anxiety on God. 	 A te mataupu muamua o mataupu e lua konei e fakamatala mai ei te auala e ‵pei atu ei a mea e manava‵se tatou ki ei ki te Atua.


We have considered two ways in which Jehovah can bolster your happiness despite your problems. 	 Ko oti ne mafau‵fau tatou ki auala e lua kolā e mafai ei o fakamalosi aka ne Ieova tou fiafia faitalia a fakalavelave e fepaki mo koe.


This stirring psalm was written by David, a loyal worshipper of Jehovah who faced many difficult trials and challenges during his life. 	 Ne tusi te salamo fakamalosi loto tenei ne Tavita, se tino tapuaki fakamaoni o Ieova telā ne fe‵paki mo tofotofoga mo mea faiga‵ta e uke i tena olaga.


A professor of religion recently described the struggle in his Protestant church as one “over the authority of Scripture and creed versus the authority of alien and humanistic ideologies, between the church’s faithfulness to the lordship of Christ versus an accommodation and reformulation of Christianity to the spirit of the age. 	 Ne fatoā fakamatala mai ne se polofesa o lotu a te fakatau‵faiga telā ne fai i tena lotu Poletesano “i te va o te malosi o te Tusi Tapu mo talitonuga fakavae mo talitonuga fakaa‵tea kolā e māfua mai i tino, i te va o te fakamaoni o te ekalesia ki te tulaga aliki o Keliso mo te ‵fuliga o te Lotu Kelisiano ke fetaui kae talia te agaga o te lalolagi nei.


Fifty days after Nisan 16, Israel celebrated the Festival of Weeks. 	 I te limasefulu o aso mai tua o Nisani 16, ne fakamanatu ei ne Isalaelu te Fakamanatuga o Vaiaso.


First, though, he gave them instructions. 	 Muamua la, ne tuku atu ne ia ki a latou a fakatonuga.


“No discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but grievous,” wrote the apostle Paul, “yet afterward to those who have been trained by it it yields peaceable fruit, namely, righteousness.” 	 “Kafai ko fakasala io me polopoloki tatou, e foliga mai i te taimi tenā, me isi se mea e fai ne ia ke fanoa‵noa tatou kae se fia‵fia,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo, “kae fakamuli ifo, ko latou kolā e maua ne fakasalaga penei, e maua ne latou a te taui filemu o te olaga amiotonu.”


“Jehovah’s Spirit Now Came Upon Jephthah” 	 ‘Ko Ulu Atu te Agaga o Ieova ki Loto i a Iefata’


In other words, we must have our priorities straight. 	 I nisi tugapati, e ‵tau eiloa o faka‵tonu faka‵lei a mea kolā e ‵tau o fakamuamua ne tatou.


And of Jehovah, Jesus stated: “He will cause justice to be done to them speedily.” 	 Kae e uiga ki a Ieova, ne fai atu a Iesu: “Ka vave fakamasino ne ia olotou mea.”


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Since some older ones have limited mobility, it would be kind to go to them rather than expect them to come to us. 	 Ona ko te mea e se mafai o gasue‵sue a nisi tino ma‵tua, se mea ‵lei ke olo atu tatou ki ei i lō te fakamoe‵moe ke o‵mai latou ki a tatou.


7 Granted, many of us have made life-transforming changes to become subjects of God’s Kingdom. 	 7 E tonu, ko oti ne fai ne te tokoukega o tatou a ‵fuliga i te olaga ko te mea ke fai mo tino mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua.


Draw lessons from creation. 	 Akoako au tama‵liki e uiga ki mea ne faite ne te Atua.


Those who have the advantage do not wish to give up even a little of it. 	 E faigata i atufenua o fakamamulu atu ne momea i ei.


How, though, would people know about that Kingdom in order to accept its rule and become its subjects? 	 E mafai pefea o iloa ne tino a mea e uiga ki te Malo tenā ko te mea ke talia kae ke ‵nofo latou mai lalo o tena pulega?


○ compare 	 ○ fakatusatusa a mea


How did I know the answer? 	 Ne iloa pefea ne au te tali?


In turn, this can result in serious sins, such as fornication. 	 Kae e mafai o iku atu i ei ki se faiga o se agasala matagā, e pelā mo te finalalolagi.


2. (a) What help is available to married couples? (b) Why is it important to strive to make a success of marriage? 	 2. (a) Ne a fesoasoani e mafai o maua ne taki tauavaga? (e) Kaia e tāua ei ke kausaki atu ke maua se olaga manuia i te fakaipoipoga?


And, of course, they must have ears that “hear what the spirit says to the congregations.” 	 Kae e ‵tau foki o ‘faka‵logo latou ki muna e fai atu ne te Agaga ki ekalesia!”


September 1, 2012 	 Oketopa 1, 2012


The Bible does report that as a human, he experienced what a powerful force God’s holy spirit was in his life. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e pelā me se tagata, ne matea ne ia te malosi sē fuafuagina o te agaga tapu o te Atua i tena olaga.


We do well to recall the example of the prophet Jeremiah. 	 E ‵tau o masaua ne tatou a te fakaakoakoga a te pelofeta ko Ielemia.


He is thus the best one to equip us to endure. 	 Tela la, ko ia eiloa te ‵toe tino ‵lei ke fakatoka ne ia tatou ke mafai o kufaki.


How can you help your children to be convinced of the wisdom of Jehovah’s laws so that they are guided by these even when you are not present? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu koe ki au tama‵liki ke tali‵tonu ki te poto telā e maua i tulafono a Ieova ko te mea ke puipuigina ei latou māfai e se nofo atu koe i olotou tafa?


He senses his parents’ sincere care, and his respect for them grows. 	 Ka lavea ne ia te atafai tonu o ana mātua, kae ka lasi eiloa tena āva ki a laua.


(Heb. 5:7) Jesus offered supplications and petitions and maintained his faithfulness to God to the very end of his earthly life. 	 (Epe. 5:7) Ne fai atu ne Iesu a ‵talo mo fakatagi kae tumau eiloa i te fakamaoni ki te Atua ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga o tena olaga i te lalolagi.


To keep a righteous standing with God, we must exercise faith in Jesus’ shed blood 	 Ke fakatumau te tulaga amiotonu o tatou i mua o te Atua, e ‵tau o fakatuanaki tatou ki te toto maligi o Iesu


This Is Our Spiritual Heritage 	 Tenei Te ‵Tou Tofi Faka-te-agaga


19 A prelude to the fifth woe sternly warns against the worship of carved images. 	 19 A te pati fakatomua ki te lima o mala e fakailoa mai ke fakaeteete malosi i te ifo ki tupua.


How that should assure us of the outworking of the blessing! 	 E ‵tau eiloa o fakatalitonu mai ki a tatou a te fakataunuga o te fakamanuiaga tenei!


Second, most of them lack the humility and courage needed to face the ridicule and opposition that may result from sharing the Kingdom message with their neighbors. 	 A te lua, ko te tokoukega o latou e se lava te lotou loto maulalo mo te loto toa ke fakafesagai atu ki fakatauemuga mo ‵tekemaiga kolā e mafai o ‵tupu mai i te fakaasiatuga o te fekau o te Malo ki olotou tuakoi.


Many of our brothers lost their homes or material possessions in those disasters. 	 Ne ‵galo atu a fale io me ko kope o ‵tou taina e tokouke i kogā koga konā.


Still, Jeremiah trusted not in men but in God, who promised to care for him. 	 Kae ne seki fakalagolago eiloa Ielemia ki tino kae ki te Atua, telā ne tauto atu me ka tausi atu ki a ia.


Their sin also raised the question of whether any humans would prove faithful to God under test.—Genesis 3:1-6; Job 2:1-5. 	 Ne fakasae aka foki ne te lā agasala a te fesili e uiga ki te fakamaoni o tino katoa ki te Atua mai lalo i tofotofoga.—Kenese 3:1-6; Iopu 2:1-5.


The Messiah is not self-appointed, nor is he selected by imperfect humans. 	 Ne seki filifili aka fua ne te Mesia a ia eiloa ke fai mo pule, kae ne seki filifili aka foki a ia ne tino se ‵lei katoatoa.


8 Before we can understand the illustration of the olive tree, we need to know four facts concerning the development of Jehovah’s purpose with regard to the foretold seed. 	 8 A koi tuai o malamalama tatou i te fakatusa e uiga ki te lakau ko te olive, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou a manatu ‵tonu ki te atiakaga o te fuafuaga a Ieova e uiga ki te fanau telā ne folafola mai.


“Your word is a lamp to my foot, and a light to my roadway,” sang the psalmist. 	 Ne usu mai a te faisalamo, penei: “A tau muna se moli e takitaki ne ia au, se mainaga foki ki toku auala.”


10. (a) How did Jesus choose companions? (b) What questions can help a person to make good decisions about associations? 	 10. (a) Ne filifili aka pefea ne Iesu ana taugasoa? (e) Ne a fesili e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki se tino ke fai ne ia a fakaikuga ‵lei e uiga ki taugasoa?


Pella 	 Pela


A compassionate person sees the needs and problems of others, feels sympathy for them, and wants to help. 	 A te tino atafai e lavea ne ia a manakoga mo fakalavelave o nisi tino, e alofa ki a latou, kae manako o fesoasoani atu.


Perhaps that is why Paul, in his second letter to Timothy, listed “peace” among qualities to pursue. 	 Kāti tenā te pogai ne aofia ei ne Paulo, i te lua o ana tusi ki a Timoteo, a te “filemu” i uiga kolā e ‵tau o taumafai ki ei.


(Romans 2:21, 22) We cannot expect God’s blessing and favor if we allow anything unclean or defiled in his eyes to contaminate our thinking or actions. 	 (Loma 2:21, 22) Ka se fiafia mai te Atua kae ka se fakamanuia mai foki ne ia a tatou māfai e talia ne tatou so se mea telā e manatu aka a ia me e se ‵ma io me e lailai kae fakalailai mai ki ‵tou mafaufauga mo ‵tou faifaiga.


12. How might we be more specific in our private prayers? 	 12 E mata, e matea atu ne koe i ei se fakaakoakoga mō tatou—ko te auala ke fesoasoani atu ei tatou ki nisi tino?


Further, they pulled down before him the altars of the Baals.” (2 Chronicles 34:3, 4) Josiah ‘sought meekness’ too, humbly acting to please Jehovah by cleansing the land of idolatry and other false religious practices. 	 Mai i tena fakatonuga, ne ofa ei ne tena kau a fatafaitaulaga kola e fai i ei a tapuakiga ki a Paala.” (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 34:3, 4) Ne ‘loto maulalo’ foki a Iosia, ona ko tena gasuesue mo te loto maulalo ke fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova mai i te faka‵māga o te fenua i tapuakiga ki tupua mo nisi faifaiga ‵se a lotu.


Instead, he took the advice of the younger men with whom he had grown up and who were now his attendants. 	 Ne fakalogo a ia ki manatu o tamataene kolā ne ‵tupu tasi mo ia kae ko fai nei mo ana tino fakatonutonu.


The next article will help to answer these questions. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai te suā mataupu ke tali aka ne tatou a fesili konei.


(1 Tim. 6:3, 4) Jehovah, the Great Physician, tells us to avoid contact with them. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:3, 4) A Ieova, te Tokita Sili, e fai mai ki a tatou ke ‵kalo keatea mai te fesokotaki atu ki a latou.


(Ecclesiastes 1:2, 3) The expressions “vanity” and “under the sun” appear repeatedly in Ecclesiastes. 	 (Failauga 1:2, 3) A te tugāpati “e seai se aogā” mo “te olaga tenei” e sae fakafia mai i te tusi ko Failauga.


And before then, he would have to suffer and die. 	 Kae koi tuai o tupu te mea tenā, ne ‵tau mo ia o logo‵mae kae mate.


Have you ever felt that way after trying to communicate with your mate? 	 Kai penā aka eiloa ou lagonaga i te taimi ne taumafai ei koe o fesokotaki atu ki tau avaga?


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12 As a teacher, you do not want merely to present facts for the student to repeat by rote. 	 12 E pelā me se faiakoga, e se manako koe ke taku atu fua a fakamatalaga ko te mea ke fai te mea tauloto a te tino akoga.


How was Abram to be blessed for his generosity? 14 Abram was to be blessed for his generosity. 	 Ne folafola atu penei a te Atua: “Ka fakatokouke ne au tou gafa ko te mea ke se maua o lau, e pela eiloa mo te pefu o te lalolagi e se maua o lau!”


Reasonably, we would expect that a person who is worthy of such attention and respect has done something to merit honor or that he serves in a special position. 	 Se mea masani ke fakamoe‵moe tatou i vaegā tino kolā e ‵tau o saga faka‵lei kae āva ki ei, ko latou kolā ne fai ne latou a galuega ‵lei io me maua ne latou a tulaga fakapito.


(Psalm 126:6) It is fitting, then, that when in 1919, Jesus entrusted his faithful anointed brothers with increased responsibility, he said: “You were faithful over a few things. 	 (Salamo 126:6) E fetaui ‵lei eiloa te mea tenā, me i te 1919, ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki ana taina fakaekegina fakamaoni a galuega e uke atu, i ana pati: “A koe se tavini ‵lei kae fakamaoni.


Then she offered the book to those present. 	 Ne ofo atu ei ne ia te tusi ki tino kolā ne ‵nofo atu i konā.


(Matthew 28:19) Does the fruit that we would bear refer primarily to individuals whom we help to become baptized worshipers of Jehovah? 	 (Mataio 28:19) E mata, e fakauiga a fuataga ki tino taki tokotasi kolā ka fesoasoani tatou ki ei ke fai pelā me ne tino tapuaki ki a Ieova kolā ko oti ne papatiso?


Finally, the waters began to abate. 	 I te fakaotiga loa, ne fanaifo te vai o ‵masa.


Why not? 	 Kaia ne seki fai ei latou penā?


For example, it is closely connected with endurance, which enables us to put up with difficult circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude. 	 E pelā mo te pili o tena sokoga mo te fa‵ki, telā e fai ei ke mafai ne tatou o tumau i fakanofonofoga faiga‵ta mo se kilokiloga aoga.


Yes, to a certain degree. 	 Ao, kae ne seki mafai o faka‵logo katoatoa latou ki a ia.


He also knew how much time he had to fulfill his mission. 	 Ne iloa foki ne ia me e pefea te leva o te taimi e fakataunu ei tena galuega.


(Num. 18:20) Although we are not serving at a literal temple as the priests and Levites did, we can imitate their spirit, having confidence that Jehovah will provide for us. 	 (Numela 18:20) E tiga eiloa e se tavini atu tatou i se faletapu tonu e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne faitaulaga mo te kau Levi, e mafai o fakaakoako atu tatou ki te agaga telā e nofo mo latou, mai te tali‵tonu me ka tausi eiloa tatou ne Ieova.


So we should not try to look for prophetic parallels in every detail of the Jewish captivity as if these should somehow apply to what happened to anointed Christians in the years leading up to 1919. 	 Tela la, e se ‵tau mo tatou o ‵sala ki ne fakamatalaga likiliki i te ‵nofo fakapagotaga o tino Iutaia, ke faka‵pau ne tatou ki mea ne ‵tupu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina i te 1919. (palakalafa 14) Malaki 3:1-3 : 1.“Kiloke!


Of course, no one can restrict our access to God in prayer, and most of us can read the Bible whenever we want to. 	 E tonu, e seai se tino e mafai o taofi ne ia tatou mai te fesokotaki atu ki te Atua, kae e mafai ne te tokoukega o tatou o fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu i so se taimi e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


Will we ever see our loved ones again? 	 E mata, ka toe fetaui tatou mo ‵tou tino pele kolā ko oti ne ‵mate?


(Ps. 11:4) Yes, God does not simply look at us; he examines us. 	 (Salamo 11:4) E tonu, e se kilo mai fua te Atua ki a tatou; e sukesuke foki ne ia tatou.


Some Jews in Babylon may have felt that the injustices they were suffering were concealed from Jehovah or unseen by him. 	 Kāti ne mafau‵fau a nisi tino Iutaia i Papelonia me i faifaiga sē fakamaoni kolā ne logo‵mae latou i ei e se iloa io me e se matea ne Ieova.


How has the capacity of God’s holy spirit to qualify his servants been demonstrated? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea a te lasi o te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu o te Atua ki ana tavini?


An easy target, Uriah died in the battle, just as David had planned. 	 Ne mate a Ulia i te taua e pelā loa mo te palani a Tavita.


(Rev. 22:17) As members of the Christian congregation, how can we succeed in doing this? 	 (Faka. 22:17) E pelā me ne tino kolā e aofia i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, e mafai pefea o manuia tatou i te faiga o te mea tenei?


“The fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control,” says the Bible. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “Ka ko fua o te Agaga, ko te alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te kufaki, te mataalofa, te ‵lei, te fakamaoni, te loto malalo, mo te loto pulea.”


How comforting it is to know that Jehovah honors the elderly! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakamafanafana mai ke iloa atu me e fakatāua ne Ieova a tino ma‵tua!


(Ps. 1:1-3; read Acts 17:11.) 	 (Sala. 1:1-3; faitau te Galuega 17:11.)


“I thought French-speaking people were superior,” he admits. 	 “Ne mafaufau au me i tino kolā e fai‵pati ki te ‵gana Falani e ma‵luga fakafia atu olotou ‵gana,” ne fai mai a ia.


(Prov. 10:19) Once your parents see that you have listened to them, they will be far more inclined to listen to you. 	 (Faataoto 10:19) Kafai ko lavea ne ou mātua me ne fakalogo koe ki a lāua, ka momea aka te lā fia fakalogo‵logo atu ki a koe.


(Rom. 11:26) Did he mean that at some point all Jews would be converted to Christianity? 	 (Loma 11:26) E mata, ne fakauiga a ia me ne ‵fuli a tino Iutaia i se taimi ki te Lotu Kelisiano?


Our neighbor and cousin, Nicolas Psarras, a newly baptized Witness, was conscripted into the Greek army. 	 A te motou tuakoi kae se fakataina foki, ko Nicolas Psarras, se Molimau papatiso fou, ne faimalo ke kau atu ki te kautau a te kau Eleni.


(Rom. 10:13, 14) God’s Word says: “When I say to the wicked one: ‘You will positively die,’ and he actually turns back from his sin and carries on justice and righteousness, . . . he will positively keep living. He will not die. 	 (Loma 10:13, 14) E fai mai te Muna a te Atua: “Kafai ne fakailoa ne au ki se tino amio masei i a ia ko pili o mate, kae ne fakagata ana uiga fai agasala kae fai ne ia a te mea tonu kae ‵lei, . . . ka se mate a ia, kae ola eiloa.


I was reminded that the meetings are where I need to be.” 	 Ne fakamasaua mai ei ki a au me e ‵tau eiloa mo au o kau ki fakatasiga.”


They encourage us. 	 Fakamalosi ei tatou.


Abel had no human example to whom he could look. 	 E seai eiloa ne tino ne ola i tafa o Apelu kolā ne fai pelā me ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki a ia.


How has Jehovah helped us walk in the way of integrity in this regard? 	 Ne fesoasoani mai pefea a Ieova ke sa‵sale tatou i te fakamaoni i te feitu tenei?


Are they rich or famous? 	 E mata, a latou ne tino mau‵mea kae takutakua?


(Zeph. 2:3) Meek ones wait on God to correct any wrongs and to undo the injuries inflicted on them. 	 (Sefa. 2:3) A tino agama‵lu e fakalago‵lago ki te Atua ke faka‵lei aka olotou fakalavelave kae ke ave kea‵tea te logo‵mae ne maua mai ei.


Serve the God of Freedom 	 “Me tenei eiloa te uiga o te alofa ki te Atua, ko te fakalogo ki ana fakatonuga.


We submit to the authority of the government under which we live by obeying its laws, respecting its officials, and paying the taxes it levies. 	 E faka‵logo eiloa tatou ki pulega a malo mai te tau‵tali ki olotou tulafono, āva ki pule ma‵luga, kae ‵togi ‵tou lafoga.


(1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 3:15; 6:1-4) In fact, discipline is closely linked with the next aspect of love mentioned by Paul. 	 (1 Kolinito 11:3; Efeso 3:15; 6:1-4) E tonu, e tai ‵pau eiloa a te polopoloki mo te suā vaega o te alofa telā ne fakasae aka ne Paulo.


It does, however, make the whole psalm reflect more clearly the long-cherished hope of Jehovah’s servants—the divine execution of the wicked followed by the establishment of lasting peace and prosperity for the righteous.—Ps. 37:10, 11. 	 Kae e fakaata faka‵lei mai i ei a pati a te faisalamo kolā e fakasino atu ki te fakamoemoega fakafiafia mō tavini a Ieova—te fakasalaga o tino amio ma‵sei ne te Atua mo te filemu mo te manuia tumau telā ka maua ne tino amio‵tonu.—Sala. 37:10, 11.


But with a good helmet, he could survive blows to the head without suffering serious injury. 	 Kae kafai e maua se puloutau ‵lei, e mafai eiloa tou tagata o sao i mea kolā e ‵poko ki te ulu kae sē pakia malosi.


We read that when a number of Jews visited him, he bore ‘thorough witness concerning (1) the kingdom of God and used persuasion with them concerning (2) Jesus.’ 	 E fai‵tau tatou me i te taimi ne āsi atu ei se aofaki o tino Iutaia ki a ia, ne ‘fakamatala faeloa ne ia ki a latou e uiga ki te (1) malo o te Atua kae fakamalosi atu ki a latou e uiga ki a (2) Iesu.’


With a group of deaf people at a convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1946 	 I te 1946, i te taimi ne foki atu au ki te fale i te malō‵loga o akoga, ne kau atu au ki se fono i Cleveland, Ohio, i Amelika.


May that also be true of us as we strive to be “obedient from the heart.” 	 Kae e ‵tau foki o fai tatou penā i te taimi e taumafai ei tatou ke “faka‵logo . . . mo te loto kātoa.”


The Bible warns that “intoxicating liquor is boisterous.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu ke fakaeteete tatou me “kafai ko to lasi tau inu i te kava kae gasolo fua koe o valea kae pakalaga sale.”


17, 18. (a) How did Peter rebuke Jesus, and why did Peter need to be corrected? (b) What responsibility does a husband have? 	 17, 18. (a) Ne faipati ‵tonu atu pefea a Petelu ki a Iesu, kae kaia ne ‵tau ei o faka‵tonu aka te kilokiloga a Petelu? (e) Se a te tiute e maua ne se tagata avaga?


(Psalm 27:10) David was likely sure of his parents’ love for him. 	 (Salamo 27:10) Kāti ne iloa ‵lei ne Tavita te a‵lofa o ana mātua ki a ia.


When he breaks family rules, you may place restrictions on certain privileges in order to emphasize the importance of keeping rules. 	 Kafai e ofa ne ia a tulafono o te kāiga, e mafai o fakatapulā ne koe ana nisi saolotoga ko te mea ke faka‵mafa atu ei te tāua o te tausi ki tulafono.


How may physical weakness cause stumbling? 	 E mafai pefea o fai a masaki o te foitino e pelā me se mea e ‵siga i ei tatou?


They did not ‘numb the human conscience or fill the human brain with escapist fantasies.’ 	 Ne seki ‘faka‵mū ne latou a te loto lagonaga io me faka‵fonu i ei te mafaufau ki manatu fakaloi‵loi.’


12 God’s Word contains liberating truths and gives enlightenment. Those who live according to Bible knowledge are freed from the superstitions, false teachings, and ignorance that dominate the lives of millions. 	 E fakasaolotogina a latou kolā e ola e ‵tusa mo te iloaga o te Tusi Tapu mai faifaiga faivailakau, akoakoga ‵se, mo te fakailoga tino telā e pule atu ki olaga o te fia miliona o tino.


(Matt. 23:12) If we are lowly in heart, we will not give in to the worldly spirit of self-exaltation. 	 (Mata. 23:12) Kafai tatou e loto mau‵lalo, ka se mafai o maua ne tatou te agaga fia maluga o te lalolagi.


His favor had shifted to the newly formed Christian congregation. 	 Ne saga atu a ia mo te fiafia ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano fou telā ne fatoa fakatu aka.


How wonderful that all of this resulted from finding a Bible publication in a trash can! 	 E pefea te fakaofoofogina me ne ‵tupu a mea katoa konei mai te mauaga fua o se tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu i te tulamu kaiga!


In June 1940, at age 17, he cycled 65 miles (105 km) to Scarborough to take up his new pioneer assignment. 	 I a Iuni 1940, i te taimi ko 17 ei ana tausaga, ne malaga atu i tena pasika takivae i te 65 maila (105 km) ki Scarborough ko te koga fou ke galue ei faka-paenia.


Loyalty to his cause even motivated him to commit acts of violence against those who did not agree with his viewpoint. 	 Ona ko tena fakamaoni ki ana tiute fakalotu, ne fakamalosi ei ke fakasauā atu a ia ki tino kolā ne seki lotoma‵lie ki ana manatu.


(Joel 2:30-32) Those of us who will make up the “great crowd” of survivors into God’s new world and who remain faithful during a final test will be ‘satisfied by him with length of days’—life without end. 	 (Ioelu 2:30-32) Kae ko tatou kolā ka fai e pelā me ko te “vaitino tokouke” kolā ka ‵sao atu ki te lalolagi fou a te Atua kae tumau eiloa i te fakamaoni i te ‵toe tofotofoga ka ‘ola loa’—te ola telā e seai sena gatamaiga.


He tells us: “As for me, I will keep on the lookout for Jehovah. I will show a waiting attitude [“I will wait patiently,” ftn.] for the God of my salvation. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “Ka ko au ko fakatalitali ki te Aliki [Ieova]; ka fakatalitali au mo te loto talitonu ki te Atua, telā ka fakasao ne ia au.


Within ten minutes, two Punjabi-speaking Witnesses called at her home and left her the tract What Hope for Dead Loved Ones? 	 E nofo ki se sefulu minute, ko te mea eiloa ko āsi atu te tokolua Molimau e fai‵pati ki te ‵gana Punjabi ki tena fale kae tuku atu ki tou fafine a te tama pepa ko te Se a te Fakamoemoega mō Tino Pele Kolā ne ‵Mate?


Paul wrote that sin brings death “to all men.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo me ne aumai ne te agasala a te mate ki “tino katoa.”


(Acts 1:8) That work would involve a global teaching activity. 	 (Galuega 1:8) E aofia eiloa i te galuega tenā a te faiga o akoakoga i te lalolagi kātoa.


What reasoning may help a person to see that he has not sinned against the holy spirit? 	 Ne a manatu e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke matea ne se tino me e seki agasala a ia ki te agaga tapu?


How does seawater show Jehovah’s wisdom? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne te suātai a te poto o Ieova?


Let us see how his words can encourage us today. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki te auala e fakamalosi mai ei a pati konā ki a tatou i aso nei.


Many religious people share Milton’s view that they will eventually receive some kind of compensation for the horrors and pain that they have had to endure here on earth. 	 E tokouke a tino ‵lotu e ‵pau olotou kilokiloga mo Milton me ka maua fakamuli ne latou se taui mō mea fakama‵taku kolā ne ‵tau o kufaki latou i ei i te lalolagi nei.


How has witnessing in various settings proved to be effective? 	 Ne magoi pefea a te talai atu i kogā koga kese‵kese?


16 Does Jehovah really listen to our prayers? If he were indifferent or unconcerned, he would never urge us to “persevere in prayer” or to throw our burdens and anxieties on him. 	 Moi se alofa te Atua penei e se fakamalosi mai foki eiloa a ia ki a tatou ke “‵talo i taimi katoa” io me tuku atu ki a ia a mea e manava‵se tatou ki ei.


What was Joseph’s “command concerning his bones,” and what was its effect? 	 Se a te “fakatonuga ki mea e ‵tau o fai ki tena foitino io me ko ana ivi ma mate a ia” ne fai atu ne Iosefa, kae ne aogā pefea te mea tenā?


Back in 1950, I was the youngest member of the Bethel family. 	 I te 1950, au ko te ‵toe tino foliki i te kāiga Peteli.


Take the case of José and Rose, who have served Jehovah full-time for over 65 years. 	 E pelā mo José mo Rose, kolā ne tavini atu i te galuega tumau ki a Ieova i se 65 tupu tausaga.


How does Sarah’s example show that women are not to be silent partners in marriage? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne te fakaakoakoga a Sala me i fafine e se fai pelā me ne soa i te fakaipoipoga kolā e ‵tau o ‵nofo filemu?


Well, have some of us become accustomed to a life-style that relegates our sacred service to God to a minor role in life? 	 E mata, ko masani a nisi o tatou ki te olaga telā e fai ei ke manatu mā‵mā tatou ki te taviniga tapu ki te Atua i ‵tou olaga kātoa?


I, Jehovah, am searching the heart, . . . to give to each one according to his ways, according to the fruitage of his dealings.” 	 Aku faiga e fai ki tino, e faka‵tau eiloa ki te olaga ne ola ei latou; kafai e ‵lei, e fai faka‵lei ne au latou, kafai e se ‵lei, e se faka‵lei foki eiloa latou.”


On the contrary, what archaeologists have found indicates that the Canaanites’ ways led to their land becoming filled with idolatry, immorality, depraved sex worship, and violence. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e fakaasi mai i mea ne maua aka ne tino sukesuke ki mea mua me ne aofia a te fenua o Kanana i faifaiga ifo ki tupua, amioga ma‵sei, amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau, mo amioga fakasaua.


THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY 	 TE MALO PULE O PELETANIA MO AMELIKA MO ALOFIVAE E FAITE KI FITI MO TE KELE


And we found sheeplike ones! 	 Kae ne maua ne māua a tino pelā me ne mamoe!


Carlo and Mia, quoted in the introduction, sought information from their doctor and an organization that specializes in their son’s condition. 	 A Carlo mo Mia, kolā ne ‵sae mai i te kamataga, ne ‵sala ki ne fakamatalaga mai i te lā tokita mo te fakapotopotoga telā e fakapitoa ki te masaki o te lā tamaliki.


(John 11:20-24) She was sure that would occur in the future. 	 (Ioa. 11:20-24) Ne talitonu tou fafine me ka tupu te mea tenā i aso mai mua.


The story, however, did not end in Isaac’s death. 	 Kae ne seki mate a Isaako i te taimi tenā.


What Jesus taught his faithful apostles in those final hours of his earthly life would help them likewise to conquer the world. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a mea kolā ne akoako ne Iesu i tena toe po i te lalolagi nei ke mafai ne ana apositolo fakamaoni o fakatakavale foki ne latou te lalolagi.


Indeed, the quest for more seems to be a hallmark of our era. 	 E tonu, a te manako malosi ki mea e uke atu ko lauiloa malosi i ‵tou aso nei.


9 Why do we need divine protection? 	 9 Kaia e ‵tau ei o maua ne tatou te puipuiga a te Atua?


Trust is much more than a mere feeling, and it is not unrealistic. 	 E se fakauiga fua a te talitonu ki lagonaga kae sē ko te fakamoemoe foki ki mea kolā e se mafai eiloa o maua.


As a bright cloud covered the apostles, God declared: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved; listen to him.” 	 Ne fanake ei te kaumana kena i luga o te kau apositolo, kae ne fai atu penei te Atua: “Ko taku Tama fagasele tenei, tela e fiafia au ki ei, ke faka‵logo koutou ki a ia!”


So the brothers recorded the meetings, and Onesmus listened to them at home. 	 Tela la, ne puke ne taina a mea e fai i fakatasiga, kae ne fakalogologo ki ei a Onosemu i te fale.


So rather than letting culture dictate how we treat others, let us “put on the new personality which was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty.” 	 Tela la, i lō te taliaga o tuu mo aganuu ke pule mai ki ‵tou faifaiga ki nisi tino, ke na fakapei ki luga i a tatou “te foitino fou, telā ne faite i foliga o te Atua i te amiotonu mo te ‵malu.”


Zechariah also described how everything in the new world will proclaim Jehovah’s holiness. 	 E fakamatala mai foki ne Sakalia a te auala ka folafola atu ei ne mea katoa i te lalolagi fou a te ‵malu o Ieova.


When giving his counsel on love, Paul adds: “Abhor what is wicked, cling to what is good.” 	 I te tukuatuga o pati fakatonutonu e uiga ki te alofa, ne toe fai atu a Paulo: “Kaitaua ki te masei, kae pukemau ki te mea ‵lei.”


I was attracted by her sensitivity and sense of justice. 	 Ne tosina atu toku loto ona ko tena alofa mo te fai mea tonu.


“Laud Jehovah of armies, for Jehovah is good!”—JEREMIAH 33:11. 1. Why are we moved to praise God for his goodness? 	 “Tuku atu te fakafetai ki te Aliki Malosi [ko Ieova], me i a ia e agalei.”—IELEMIA 33:11.


Why should we strive to be merciful? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o kausaki atu tatou o fakaasi te alofa ‵nau?


As Jehovah’s Witnesses, what inestimable privilege do we have? 	 E pelā me ne Molimau a Ieova, se a te ‵toe tauliaga tafasili i te tāua e maua ne tatou?


First Partial Translations of the Bible 	 Ka tausi ne ia koe i tou vau mo tou fano, nei ke oko eiloa ki te se gata mai.”


What steps must a person take before getting baptized? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne se tino a koi tuai a ia o papatiso?


In turn, the Levites were to contribute a tenth part of what they received, “of the very best of it,” for the support of the priesthood.* (Num. 18:25-29) The priests were also given “all the holy contributions” that the sons of Israel brought to God at his place of worship. 	 E se gata i ei, ne ‵tau o ofo atu ne te kau Levi se tasi vae sefulu mai i mea kolā ne maua ne latou, “ko mea tafasili i te ‵lei,” ko te mea ke ‵lago atu ki faitaulaga.* (Numela 18:25-29) Ne tuku atu foki ne faitaulaga a “meaalofa tapu” kolā ne tuku atu ne tama tagata o Isalaelu ki te Atua i tena koga tapuaki.


What made King Saul’s prayers unacceptable to Jehovah? 8 After the prophet Samuel told King Saul that he had been rejected by God because of his disobedience, Saul prostrated himself to Jehovah. 	 8 I te taimi ne fai atu ei te pelofeta ko Samuelu ki te Tupu ko Saulo me ko sē toe talia a ia ne Ieova ona ko tena sē fakalogo, ne punou ifo a Saulo i mua o Ieova.


There is often a difference between being peaceful—at peace—and being peaceable. 	 E isi faeloa se ‵kesega i te nofo filemu—e filemu—mo te faiga ke fakatupu te filemu.


26 Life in Bible Times—The Shepherd 	 TE AOGĀ O MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA


These extra burdens may weigh us down and even crush our spirit. 	 E mafai o fakafi‵ta mai a fakalavelave fakaopoopo konei ke oko ki te mauaga o te loto māfatia.


Information broadcast as “news” is often presented in a biased and opinionated way. 	 I nisi taimi, a “tala” kolā e fakasalalau atu i letio e mafai o fai i se auala fapito.


(2 Ki. 5:1-3, 10-17) If you are a young person who loves God as that girl did, he can give you courage to witness to teachers, fellow students, and others. 	 (2 Tupu 5:1-3, 10-17) Kafai koe se tamaliki e alofa ki te Atua e pelā mo mea ne fai ne te tamaliki fafine tenā, e mafai eiloa ne ia o tuku atu te loto malosi ki a koe ke molimau atu ki faiakoga, tamaliki a‵koga, mo nisi tino aka.


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