And no matter where you live, you have seen that there are few smiles among those suffering from serious disease and among those who have lost relatives and friends. 	 Kae faitalia te koga e nofo atu koe i ei, ko oti eiloa ne lavea atu ne koe a te lasi o te fanoanoa i tino kolā e logo‵mae i masaki ‵lasi mo tino kolā ko ‵mate atu olotou kāiga mo taugasoa.


1, 2. (a) What was “the booth of David,” and how was it to be rebuilt? (b) Who serve together as Jehovah’s servants today? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a “te fale o Tavita,” kae ka toe fakatu aka pefea? (e) Ko oi e tavini atu e pelā me ne tino o Ieova i aso nei?


Haggai started to prophesy in the sixth month of 520 B.C.E. Zechariah began to prophesy in the eighth month of that year. 	 Ne kamata a Hakai o fai ana valoaga i te ono o masina i te 520 T.L.M. Ne kamata o fai a valoaga a Sakalia i te valu o masina o te tausaga tenā.


See the example given in The Watchtower of February 1, 1994, page 9, paragraph 7. 	 Onoono ki te fakaakoakoga i Te Faleleoleo Maluga o Fepuali 1, 1994, itulau e 9, palakalafa e 7.


She apologized, and they are once again serving Jehovah as a team. 	 Ne fakatoese atu tou fafine kae ne toe kamata o tavini fakatasi atu lāua ki a Ieova.


• What is the role of prayer when one has sinned? [Pictures on page 29] 	 • Se a te tulaga o ‵talo māfai ko oti ne agasala se tino?


Whether she did so or not, Cain, as well as his offering, proved to be a disappointment. 	 Faitalia me ne mafaufau a ia penā me ikai, ne sē ‵lei a Kaino mo tena taulaga.


What are some of our valuable things, and what is the best way to use them? 	 Ne a ‵tou nisi mea tāua, kae se a te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke fakaaogā a mea konā?


God’s angel spoke these words to Peter and the other apostles after they experienced a miraculous release from prison. 	 Ne fai atu ne te agelu a te Atua a pati konei ki a Petelu mo nisi apositolo mai tua o te faka‵saoga fakavavega o latou mai te falepuipui.


(Ephesians 5:8, 9) Allowing ourselves to be guided by Jehovah’s light gives us a hope and a purpose as well as enhances the lives of those around us. 	 (Efeso 5:8, 9) A te taliaga ke takitaki tatou ne te mainaga o Ieova e tuku mai i ei ki a tatou se fakamoemoega mo se mea ke kausaki tatou ki ei e pelā foki mo te fakaopoopo atu o te fiafia ki olaga o tino i ‵tou tafa.


I came to see those from other countries not as ‘foreigners,’ but as fellow citizens of the planet. 	 Ana muna: “A te fetaui mo tino konei se mea fakafiafia.


He admits: “It was not easy to call them, but whenever I did, I was strengthened.” 	 Ne fakaasi tonu mai ne ia: “E seai se mea faigofie ke fanatu au ki a latou, kae i so se taimi e fanatu au, ne maua ne au te malosi.”


Jesus Set the Pattern of Humility 	 Ne Fai Ne Iesu Se Fakaakoakoga O Te Loto Maulalo


And when the Devil offered Jesus rulership over all the kingdoms of the world in exchange for just one act of worship, how did Jesus reply? 	 Kae i te taimi ne ofo atu ei ne te Tiapolo ki a Iesu a te pulega ki luga i malo katoa o te lalolagi māfai e fai fua ne ia se vaega e tasi o te tapuakiga ki a ia, ne tali atu pefea a Iesu?


Our spiritual legacy protects us from the dangers of willing involvement with demons, for we know that God condemned Babylon’s spiritistic practices. 	 E puipui tatou ne te ‵tou tauliaga faka-te-agaga ke mo a e ma‵nako tatou ke aofia i faifaiga fakatemoni, me e iloa ne tatou me ne taku fakamasei ne te Atua a faifaiga faivailakau i Papelonia.


(Ezekiel 20:1; 21:3) Addressing the chieftain of Israel (Zedekiah), Jehovah says: “Remove the turban, and lift off the crown. 	 (Esekielu 20:1; 21:3) Ne fai atu a Ieova ki te pule o Isalaelu (ko Setekaia): “Tapale tou kalauna mo tou pulou laugatu.


Yet, their goal in doing so is not to reform other religious organizations. 	 Kae e se fakamoe‵moe latou ke ‵fuli ne latou a nisi fakapotopotogā lotu.


(Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32) However, Jesus and others did foretell certain developments that would show that the time was near.—See box at right. 	 (Mataio 24:36; Maleko 13:32) E se gata i ei, ne ‵valo mai foki ne Iesu mo nisi tino a nisi mea kolā e ‵tau o ‵tupu kae e fakaasi mai i ei me ko pili mai te aso tenā.—Ke onoono ki te pokisi i te feitu fakaatamai.


(Acts 13:1-4) In 48 C.E., they return to Antioch, “where they had been entrusted to the undeserved kindness of God.”—Acts 14:26. 	 (Galuega 13:1-4) I te 48 T.A., ne ‵foki atu laua ki Anitioka, ko te “fa‵kai telā ne tuku atu ei laua ki te tausiga a te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.”—Galuega 14:26.


(Job 10:17, footnote) Since the time one spends in Sheol—from the time of one’s death to the resurrection—is an enforced period, Job likened that time to compulsory service. 	 (Iopu 10:17, te fakamatalaga fakaopoopo, NW) Ona ko te taimi e fakamāumau ne se tino i Seoli—mai te taimi e mate ei ke oko ki te toetuga—se vaitaimi tumau, ne fakatusa ei ne Iopu ki se taimi tumau o fakalavelave.


At these gatherings, we listen to motivating Scriptural talks and give attention to dramas and demonstrations. 	 I maopoopoga penei, e fakalogo‵logo eiloa tatou ki lāuga fakamalosi loto mai te Tusi Tapu kae ‵saga tonu atu ki koniseti mo fakaasiga.


A person can enjoy the benefits of such freedom even when imprisoned or enslaved. 	 E mafai eiloa o fiafia te tino mai mea aoga e maua ne ia mai te saolotoga tenā faitalia me falepuipuigina io me fakapologa.


4 Some who live in a fast-paced society and who must travel may view snow merely as an obstacle. 	 4 E ‵kilo atu a nisi tino kolā e uke olotou mea e ‵tau o fai io me e faima‵laga sāle, ki te kiona e pelā me se mea e fakalavelave atu ki a latou.


How should we react to Jehovah’s discipline? 	 E ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki pati polopoloki a Ieova?


• 1 Samuel 12:21 	 • 1 Samuelu 12:21


4 Fully accomplishing our ministry does not always require more time, but it does call for time well spent. 	 4 E sē manakogina a taimi e uke i te fakataunuga faka‵lei o te ‵tou galuega, kae e manakogina fua i ei ke fakaaogā faka‵lei te taimi.


Are we like Jesus, ever ready to show compassionate concern when we meet people who need help? 	 E mata, e fai tatou pelā mo Iesu, mai te toka ‵lei o fakaasi atu te alofa atafai māfai e fetaui tatou mo tino kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani?


The earth is full of your productions.” 	 A te lalolagi ko ‵fonu i au mea ola.”


For instance, the Revised Standard Version says: “Seventy weeks of years are decreed.” 	 E pelā mo pati konei i te Revised Standard Version: “E fitusefulu vaiaso o tausaga ne fakaavanoa mai.”


Some say, for example, that the prophet Isaiah did not write the book of Isaiah. 	 E fai mai a nisi tino me e seki tusi ne te pelofeta ko Isaia a te tusi o Isaia.


A closer look at that phrase in its original language shows that it is not rendered in the imperative mood, or in the form of a command. 	 A te onoono faka‵lei ki te fuaiupu tenā i te ‵gana mua e fakaasi mai me ne seki fakaaoga i ei a te veape telā e fakafoliga mai i ei me se fakatonuga.


How we can do this will be the subject of the following article. 	 Ka sautala tatou i te suā mataupu ki auala e mafai ei ne tatou o fai penā.


The story stirred David’s sense of justice but awakened no suspicion as to its hidden meaning. 	 Ne kaitaua a Tavita ona ko tena amiotonu kae e se iloa eiloa ne ia te uiga ‵funa o te tala tenā.


Hence, Jehovah’s worshippers can feel free to approach him with the requests of their heart. 	 Tela la, e mafai ne tino tapuaki o Ieova o olo atu ki a ia mo manakoga o olotou loto i so se taimi.


He wrote: “Jesus took a loaf and, after saying a blessing, he broke it and, giving it to the disciples, he said: ‘Take, eat. This means my body.’ 	 Ne tusi mai a ia, penei: “Ne puke ne Iesu a te falaoa, kae fai te fakafetai, ko tofitofi ne ia, kae tufa atu ki ona soko, ana muna, ‘Puke, ‵kai, ko toku foitino tenei.’


When distributing food to needy widows, Greek-speaking widows were overlooked. 	 I te taimi ne tufatufa atu ei a mea‵kai ki fāfine ma‵tiva ko ‵mate olotou avaga, ne seki maua ne fāfine Eleni kolā ko ‵mate olotou avaga a mea‵kai.


The Increase Continues 16. 	 E Tumau Eiloa te Gasoloakaga


Do You Recall? 	 Koi Masaua ne Koe?


Female genital mutilation used to be called female circumcision. 	 A te ‵katiga keatea o nisi vaega o koga tapu o fāfine ne fakaigoa muamua ki te pilitomega o fāfine.


Jehovah’s Witnesses often take the opportunity to speak with fishermen they meet 	 E fakaaoga sāle ne Molimau a Ieova a te avanoaga ke fai‵pati atu ki tāgata faiika kolā e fetaui latou


9 Do we as Christian ministers view the presence of such people who speak different languages as an impediment to our ministry? 	 9 E mata, e ‵kilo atu tatou, e pelā me ne faifeau Kelisiano, ki tino kolā e fai‵pati ki nisi ‵gana e pelā me se fakalavelave ki te ‵tou galuega?


(Isaiah 48:17) Similarly today, strangers try to persuade you youths that your Christian parents unduly restrict your freedom. 	 (Isaia 48:17) E penā foki i aso nei, e taumafai eiloa a tino fakaa‵tea o fakatalitonu atu ki a koutou, talavou, me e fakatapulā ne otou mātua Kelisiano te otou saolotoga i se auala sē ‵tau.


If we sometimes find ourselves in sore straits, not knowing what to do, let us follow the fine example set by Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah and turn to Jehovah in prayer with full trust in Him. 	 Kafai ko fe‵paki tatou mo fakalavelave faiga‵ta i nisi taimi, kae ko se iloa ne tatou o fai se mea, ke na tau‵tali atu tatou i te fakaakoakoga a Iosefatu mo tino o Iuta mai te ‵fuli atu ki a Ieova i te faiga o ‵talo mo te tali‵tonu katoatoa ki a Ia.


Jehovah Has Given Me Success in His Service 	 Ne Fakamanuia ne Ieova Taku Galuega Talai


As a result, the children associate with many people who are not their peers.” 	 Tela la, e fakatasitasi sāle a aku tama‵liki mo tino kolā e se tupulaga latou.”


(Proverbs 17:27) When sending his apostles out to preach, Jesus counseled them: “When you are entering into the house, greet the household [“wish the house peace,” The New English Bible]; and if the house is deserving, let the peace you wish it come upon it; but if it is not deserving, let the peace from you return upon you.” 	 (Faataoto 17:27) I te taimi ne uga atu ei ne ia ana apositolo ke olo o talai, ne polopoloki atu Iesu ki a latou: “Kafai e ulu atu koutou ki se fale, fai atu ki tino i ei: ‘Ke manuia koutou,’ [“ke i a koutou te filemu,” The New English Bible]. Kafai e talia koutou ne tino i te fale tenā, fakamanuia atu ki a latou; kae kafai e se talia koutou ne latou, fakafoki mai te otou fakamanuiaga io me ko te filemu tenā.”


(Revelation 5:13) When the changes are complete, the curtain will rise upon an earth-wide paradise. 	 (Fakaasiga 5:13) Kafai ko oti a fakamafulifuliga konā, ka lavea atu i ei se lalolagi palataiso.


What can Christian wives learn from the examples of Sarah and Rebekah? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne fāfine a‵vaga Kelisiano mai i fakaakoakoga a Sala mo Lepeka?


27 The Apostolic Fathers—Truly Apostolic? 	 Fakaakoako ki a Iesu—Akoako Atu mo te Alofa


13 A woman named Dorcas, or Tabitha, lived in Joppa, an ancient seaport northwest of Jerusalem. 	 13 E isi se fafine e igoa ki a Tokasi, io me ko Tapita, ne nofo i Iopa, se taulaga mua i te feitu ki mātū togālā o Ielusalema.


First, God’s standards promote genuine peace and harmony. 	 Te mea muamua, a tulaga o Ieova e fakamalosi aka ei te filemu tonu mo te fealofani.


18, 19. (a) How does David’s example show that integrity can be regained? (b) What is your determination regarding your integrity? 	 18, 19. (a) E fakaasi mai pefea ne te fakaakoakoga a Tavita me e mafai o toe fakamalosi aka te fakamaoni? (e) Se a tau fakaikuga e uiga ki tou fakamaoni?


As the student responds, show him how to answer with “a mild temper and deep respect.”—1 Peter 3:15. 	 Kafai e saga faka‵lei atu te tino akoga, fakaasi atu ki ei te auala e mafai ei o tali atu i “te loto malalo mo te āva.”—1 Petelu 3:16.


How can a Christian remain hopeful even in a religiously divided household? 	 E mafai pefea o tumau se Kelisiano i te fakamoemoe, i loto foki loa i se kāiga telā e mavae‵vae i mea fakalotu?


(Gal. 5:22, 23) He is a man of prayer. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) A iase tagata telā e ‵talo faeloa.


Imagine the joy that will be experienced when our loved ones are raised to life in harmony with the unfailing purpose of Jehovah God! 	 Ke fakaataata i tou mafaufau me e pefea te fia‵fia o tatou māfai e toe faka‵tu mai ‵tou tino pele e ‵tusa loa mo te fuafuaga a Ieova te Atua telā e se mafai o māvale!


Studies were organized first at locations where groups of interested people could be gathered. 	 Ne fakatoka a akoga i te taimi muamua i koga kolā e mafai o ‵kau fakatasi ki ei se potukau o tino fia‵fia.


Thus, cultivating a compassionate attitude takes effort. 	 Tela la, e manakogina a taumafaiga e uke ke ati aka ei se uiga alofa atafai.


In the meantime, Jehovah is answering the prayers of his people for strength and guidance as they zealously share in the vital work of witnessing. 	 Kae koi tuai o fai penā, e tali ne Ieova a ‵talo o ana tino mō fakamalosiga mo takitakiga māfai ko ‵kau atu latou mo te toaga ki te galuega tāua ko te molimauatuga.


Jewish religious leaders held that “the sons of your people” and “your fellow” referred to Jews only. 	 Ne tali‵tonu a takitaki lotu Iutaia me ne fakasino atu fua a pati konei ki tino Iutaia.


Become an Example in Speaking 	 Ke Fai mo Fai se Fakaakoakoga i te Faipati


A wise driver will slow down and evaluate the flow of traffic before proceeding. 	 A te tino fakateletele poto ka fakateletele malie kae onoono ki oloologa o motoka a koi tuai o tele atu a ia.


Young Ones, Strengthen Your Faith, Sept. 	 Tama‵liki, Fakamalosi te Otou Fakatuanaki, Sete.


In any case, because Hezekiah was haughty, he “did not respond appreciatively to the good done to him.” 	 Ona ko te fia sili o Hesekia, “ne seki fakaasi tena fakafetai e uiga ki mea lei ne fai ne te Aliki mō ia.”


(Matthew 6:9) Jesus’ earthly mother, Mary, proclaimed: “My soul magnifies Jehovah . . . the powerful One has done great deeds for me, and holy is his name.” 	 (Mataio 6:9) Ne fai mai te mātua faka-te-foitino o Iesu, ko Malia: “Ko tavae atu toku loto ki te Aliki [ko Ieova], ona ko mea ‵lasi ne fai ne te Atua Malosi mo oku; a tona igoa foki e tapu.”


What does it mean for elders and parents to ‘discipline in righteousness’? 	 Se a te uiga ki toeaina mo mātua ke ‘polopoloki i te amiotonu’?


“Jehovah supported us,” he said. 	 Ne fai mai tou tagata: “Ne fesoasoani mai eiloa a Ieova ki a matou.


(John 1:33) At long last, the promised “seed” had appeared! 	 (Ioane 1:33) Ne fatoā sae mai eiloa fakamuli te “fanau” telā ne folafola mai!


Thus, resurrection involves the restoration of the life pattern of the individual—his personality traits, his personal history, and all the details of his identity. 	 Telā la, e aofia i te toetuga a te fakafokiatuga o te vaegā olaga o te tino—ko ana uiga, mea kolā ko oti ne ‵tupu ki a ia, mo mea katoa e uiga ki te tino tenā.


If our eyes tend to wander where they should not, let us recall the firm resolve of faithful Job, who made a formal agreement with his own eyes—a firm decision not to give romantic attention to a woman not his own wife. 	 Kafai e ma‵nako ‵tou mata o ‵kilo atu ki koga kolā e se ‵tau o ‵kilo ki ei, ke masaua i a tatou a te fakaikuga ‵mautakitaki a te tagata fakamaoni ko Iopu, telā ne fai ne ia se tautoga e uiga ki mea e lavea ne ia ki ana mata—se fakaikuga ‵mautakitaki ke mo a e kilo atu ana mata ki se fafine telā e se ko tena avaga.


Until then, Catholics who did not understand Latin were unable to read a Bible authorized by the church. 	 Tela la, kafai e fakatau fesoasoani a tavini a Ieova, e māfua mai eiloa a te fesoasoani tenā mai te Māfuaga o te uiga tenā. 19.


Yet, Jesus loves and cares for it. 	 E tiga te feitu tenā, e alofa kae atafai a Iesu ki ei.


One day he went to the Kingdom Hall to start an argument. 	 I te aso e tasi ne fano tou tagata ki te Kingdom Hall o fai se kinauga i ei.


Note how the inspired writer of Psalm 119 helps us to understand what it means to love Bible truth. 	 Mafaufau ki te auala ne fesoasoani mai a te tino ne fakaosofia ke tusi ne ia te Salamo 119 ke malamalama i te uiga o te alofa ki te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu.


He causes them to know his covenant, according to David. 	 E fai ne ia ke iloa ne latou tena feagaiga, e pelā mo pati a Tavita.


The special activity had a motivating effect on the local brothers. 	 Ne fakamalosi ne te galuega fakapito tenei a taina i konā ke loto finafinau.


Blessed Beyond Expectation 3. 	 Fakamanuiaga Seki Fakamoemoegina


In the past, religious leaders have even tortured their opponents. 	 I taimi ko ‵teka, ne fakasauā atu foki a takitaki lotu ki olotou fili.


(1 Corinthians 14:18; 2 Corinthians 12:1-5) He also inspired Paul to write 14 letters that are now part of the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 (1 Kolinito 14:18; 2 Kolinito 12:1-5) Ne fakaosofia foki ne ia a Paulo ke tusi ne ia a tusi e 14 kolā ko aofia nei i Tusitusiga Kelisiano Faka-Eleni.


Instead of being a source of comfort, God is made to appear as a villain in the tragedy of death. 	 I lō te fai mo fai te māfuaga o fakamafanafanaga, e fakafoliga atu ne latou te Atua e pelā me se tino amio masei māfai ko mate se tino.


Name has been changed. 	 Ke taku mai ne fakaakoakoga.


Nothing should occupy the place of Jehovah in our heart. 	 E seai eiloa se mea e ‵tau o sui ki ei te tulaga o Ieova i ‵tou loto.


If we keep working at doing this, we are unlikely to commit serious sins. 	 Kafai e tumau tatou i te taumafai o fakaasi atu te mea tenei, kāti ka faigata eiloa o fai ne tatou se agasala matagā.


Sarah Jayne chose the latter. 	 Ne filifili aka ne Sarah Jayne a te manatu fakaoti i ei.


Should any of them have doubted that hope? 	 E mata, ne ‵tau o fakalotolotolua so se tino i a latou e uiga ki te fakamoemoega tenā?


Decisions! 	 Fakaikuga!


(Rom. 11:13) Some are able to be regular pioneers. 	 (Loma 11:13) E mafai ne nisi tino o paenia tumau.


How did a certain teenage girl demonstrate that her “eye” was set on serving God? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne se tamaliki fafine me ne “kilokilo faeloa” io me ne saga tonu atu a ia ki te taviniga ki te Atua?


But what if illness or advanced age somewhat limits your ministry? 	 Kae e a māfai e taofi aka ne masaki mo te tulaga matua a tau galuega talai?


Guided by Bible principles, we will not look for loopholes in God’s laws; nor will we imitate those who try to see how far they can go without actually breaking a certain law. 	 18 A te taliaga ke tautali ki fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu i ‵tou olaga e iku atu ki se olaga tai gali atu, telā e fai ei ke tosina mai a nisi tino ki te auala o te Atua.


Because we love Jehovah, we are happy to use those things in his service and thus respond to the inspired exhortation: “Honor Jehovah with your valuable things.”—Prov. 3:9. 	 Ona ko ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova, e fia‵fia ke fakaaogā ne tatou a mea konā i tena galuega kae ‵saga atu ki te polopolokiga fakaosofia tenei: “Avatu ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] te fua tafasili i te ‵lei.”—Faataoto 3:9.


11 To reach that goal, we should find a balance between keeping in mind the needs of others when studying and reflecting on our own spiritual needs. 	 11 Ke fakataunu te ‵tou fakamoemoega tenā, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou se kilokiloga paleni ki manakoga o nisi tino i te taimi e suke‵suke kae mafau‵fau tatou ki ‵tou manakoga faka-te-agaga totino.


Why are you determined to benefit from warning examples found in God’s Word? 	 Kaia e manako ei koe o tauloto ki fakaakoakoga kolā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu?


In hindsight, Luigi could see how important it was that he had kept calm after the accident and how detrimental it could have been had he lost his temper.—Read 2 Corinthians 6:3, 4. 	 I te ‵toe mafaufau ki te mea ne tupu, ne mafai o lavea ne Luigi a te tāua o te tumau i te filemu mai tua o te mea ne tupu kae se mea fakamasei ‵ki moi ne fakaasi atu tena kaitaua.—Faitau te 2 Kolinito 6:3, 4.


“I would feel worse if you didn’t go.” 	 “Ka masaki malosi atu au māfai koe se fano.”


(Exodus 9:27; 2 Chronicles 12:6; Psalm 11:7; 129:4; Lamentations 1:18; Revelation 19:2, footnote) Yes, we can look to Jehovah for the ultimate standard because he is faithful, just, and righteous. 	 (Salamo 11:7; 129: 4; Esoto 9:27; 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 12:6; Tagiga a Ielemia 1:18; Fakaasiga 19:2, te fakamatalaga mai lalo, NW) E tonu, e mafai o fakalago‵lago atu tatou ki a Ieova mō se tulafono fakavae me i a ia e fakamaoni, e ‵lei, kae e amiotonu foki.


How could she give him something that he already owned? 	 E mafai pefea o toe tuku atu ne te tamaliki fafine a mea‵kai kolā ne avatu ne tena mātua?


It came from reliance on Jehovah. 	 Ne fakalagolago eiloa latou ki a Ieova.


“Jehovah himself gives the saying; the women telling the good news are a large army,” says Psalm 68:11. 	 E fai mai te Salamo 68:11: “Ne tuku mai ne te Aliki te fakatonuga, kae fakasalalau ne fāfine te tala tenā.”


Our district included the states of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. 	 Ne aofia i te mā koga ga‵lue ko te kogā fenua o Indiana, Michigan, mo Ohio.


What could be done to help all dedicated Christians preach from house to house? 	 Ne a mea ne mafai o fai ke fesoasoani ki Kelisiano tukugina atu katoa ke talai mai fale ki fale?


Are we avidly pursuing material abundance, which may bring pain to us and to our families? Or are we pursuing the ‘good gifts and perfect presents’ that come from “the Father of the celestial lights”? 	 E mata, e kausaki atu tatou mo te matakano‵kano ki mea faka-te-lalolagi e uke, telā e maua i ei ne tatou mo ‵tou kāiga a logo‵maega io me e kausaki atu tatou ki ‘meaalofa ‵lei katoa kolā e maua fua mo meaalofa katoatoa takitasi’ kolā e māfua mai i te “Tamana o te mainaga tela e tumau kae seai sona mafuliga foliki”?


We Need Good Direction 	 E Ma‵nako Tatou ki Takitakiga ‵Lei


15 Consider the example of a man named Jim. When his mother died, he found among her possessions a copy of the book Life—How Did It Get Here? 	 I te taimi ne mate ei tena mātua, ne maua ne ia i kope o tena matua se kopi o te tusi ko te Life—How Did It Get Here?


They know that true and lasting security comes to those who demonstrate trust in God by living in harmony with Bible principles.—Ps. 97:10; Prov. 1:33; 2:6, 7. During the great tribulation, Christians will rely on Jehovah and not try to defend themselves 	 E iloa ne latou me i te puipuiga tonu kae tumau e maua ne tino kolā e fakaasi atu ne latou te tali‵tonu ki te Atua mai te ola e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu.—Sala. 97:10; Faata. 1:33; 2:6, 7.


The “evil slave” received no blessings in 1919 [Picture on page 15] 	 Ne seki maua ne te “tavini sē fakamaoni” a fakamanuiaga i te 1919


The church began solidifying its power by becoming mixed up in politics, ignoring Jesus’ explicit statements that his followers were to be “no part of the world.” 	 Ne kamata o fakagalue ne te lotu a tena malosi mai i te aofia i mea fakapolitiki, kae fakaseaoga ne latou a fakamatalaga manino a Iesu me i ana soko ka se fai mo “tino o te lalolagi.”


But this was a different site, one near Kadesh, close to the border of the Promised Land.* The Israelites once again complained about the lack of water. 	 Kae e ‵kese te koga tenei, ko ia telā e pili ki Katesa, telā e pili ki te tuakoi o te Fenua o te Folafolaga.* Ne toe mui‵mui foki a te kau Isalaelu e uiga ki te sē lava o vai.


18 Undoubtedly, Obadiah was both cautious and discreet in his worship of Jehovah. 	 18 E seai se fakalotolotolua i ei me ne fakaeteete kae poto foki a Opetaia i tena tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


(Prov. 21:17) Thus, for good reason the apostle Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus also include counsel regarding the subject of seriousness. 	 (Faataoto 21:17) Tela la ona ko pogai ‵lei, ne aofia i te tusi a te apositolo ko Paulo ki a Timoteo mo Tito a te fakatakitakiga ki te mataupu e uiga ki te tāua.


They must endure trials at school, but how happy you are when they take a firm stand for Jehovah and his righteous principles! 	 E ‵tau o kufaki ne latou a tofotofoga kolā e fe‵paki mo latou i te akoga, kae e pefea te fiafia ka maua ne koe māfai e tumau au tama‵liki i te ‵pikimau ki a Ieova mo ana tulaga amio‵tonu!


There is an eating, but it is not to satisfaction. 	 E isi foki ne otou meakai, kae se ma‵kona koutou i ei.


Other Christians decide differently. 	 Kae e ‵kese a fakaikuga a nisi Kelisiano.


Jehovah’s Witnesses certainly appreciate the hard work and dedication of those who provide medical care. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e fia‵fia a Molimau a Ieova ki te ga‵lue ‵mafa mo te tuku katoatoa atu o latou kolā e fakatoka ne latou a togafiti.


The police frequently encounter people who vent their feelings with “screaming and abusive speech.” 	 E maua aka ne pulisimani a tino kolā e fakaasi atu olotou lagonaga mai te “sōna paka‵laga valevale mo te pati masei!”


He accepts as his worshippers those who dedicate themselves to him. 	 E talia ne ia latou e pelā me ne ana tino tapuaki kolā ne tuku atu olotou ola ki a ia.


In addition, Mario was unemployed and deep in debt. 	 E se gata i ei, ne seki ai se galuega a Malio kae ne lasi ‵ki tena kaitalafu.


He has also taken long-term measures so that in the end his purpose will be fulfilled. 	 Ko oti foki ne fai ne ia a fakatokaga kolā e tumau te lotou aoga ko te mea ke fakataunu fakamuli ei tena fuafuaga.


But my mother and my wife did not get along well. 	 Kae ko toku mātua mo taku avaga e se ‵lei te lā fesokotakiga.


The faith and integrity that motivate your volunteer spirit are pleasing to Jehovah. 	 A te fakatuanaki mo te loto fakamaoni kolā e fakamalosi aka ei tou loto fia fesoasoani ne mea fakafiafia ki a Ieova.


In what way did Jesus come forth from God’s “woman”? 	 Ne vau pefea a Iesu mai i te “fafine” a te Atua?


When the Philistines persuaded Samson’s fellow Israelites to capture him, “Jehovah’s spirit became operative upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms came to be like linen threads that have been scorched with fire, so that his fetters melted off his hands.” 	 I te taimi ne fai atu ei te kau Filisitia ki te kau Isalaelu ke puke mai a Samasoni, “ne oko ifo ei te ‵mana o te Aliki telā ne maua ei ne ia te malosi, motumotu ei ne ia a lopu kolā e saisai i ona lima, e pelā eiloa me ne filo e ‵paku i se afi.”


(Luke 9:16) Jehovah deeply appreciates it when we pray to him from a sincere heart, with no thought of impressing others. 	 (Luka 9:16) E fiafia malosi eiloa a Ieova māfai e ‵talo atu tatou ki a ia mai ‵tou ‵kanoloto, e aunoa mo te faiga o nisi tino ke ofo.


But what practical steps can you take to encourage them? 	 Kae ne a auala tāua e mafai o tuku atu ne koe ke fakamalosi ei latou?


Perhaps the most touching lesson we learn from Sarah is this: Although she was very beautiful, Sarah did not allow her physical beauty to cause her to become proud. 	 E se taumate e tenei eiloa te ‵toe akoakoga tāua e tauloto ne tatou mai i a Sala: E tiga eiloa ne taulekaleka ‵ki a ia, ne seki talia ne Sala a tena taulekaleka faka-te-foitino ke fai ei a ia ke fakamatamata.


The brother invited her to think about the pain Jehovah must have experienced when some of his angelic sons rebelled. 	 Ne fai atu te toeaina ke mafaufau tou fafine ki te logo‵mae ne ‵tau o maua ne Ieova i te taimi ne ‵teke atu ei a nisi o ana tama faka-te-agaga ki a ia.


Let them suffer hardship, Satan claims, and they will quickly abandon true worship. 	 Ne fai mai foki a Satani me ka tiakina fakavave ne latou a te tapuakiga tonu māfai e fe‵paki latou mo fakalavelave faiga‵ta.


Even in its less noxious forms, pornography can be highly addictive and harms those who view it or read it, turning them into habitual voyeurs.* It is an evil that damages both human relations and one’s relationship with God. 	 Ke oko ki faifaiga masani, e fakalogo‵mae atu eiloa a ata ma‵sei konā ki tino kolā e onoono io me e fai‵tau ki ei mai te faiga ke umiti malosi latou ki faifaiga penā ke oko eiloa ki te faiga o te mea tenā mo fai se mea e fina latou ki ei.* Se amioga masei eiloa telā e fakamasei ei te fesokotakiga o tino i a latou eiloa mo te fesokotakiga o se tino mo te Atua.


“Just as he has resolved in his heart.” 	 “Te mea telā ko oti ne fakaiku aka i tena loto.”


Faithful Under Test 3. 	 E Fakamaoni i Taimi o Tofotofoga


(2 Timothy 3:1) God makes provision to help us. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) E isi ne fakatokaga a te Atua e fesoasoani mai.


These are just a few of the encouraging Bible prophecies that will soon be fulfilled. 	 Konei a nāi valoaga fakamalosi loto i te Tusi Tapu kolā ka pili o fakataunu.


Give an experience that illustrates the value of the resurrection hope. 	 Fakamatala mai se tala telā e fakaasi mai i ei te tāua o te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te toetu.


“The time left is reduced,” wrote Paul. 	 “Ko toetoe te taimi e ‵toe,” ne tusi mai a Paulo.


16 As noted, Peter said: “No prophecy of Scripture springs from any private interpretation.” 	 16 Masaua a pati konei a Petelu: “E seai eiloa se talaiga fakapelofeta kai vau mai i te loto eiloa o te tino.”


How did Jehovah show recognition to both Mary and Jesus? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova me ne iloa ‵lei kae talia ne ia a Malia mo Iesu?


“I take advantage of different forms of service, such as telephone and informal witnessing. 	 E fakaaoga eiloa ne au a nisi vaegā auala e fai ei a te galuega talai, e pelā mo te fakaaogaga o te telefoni mo te talai atu ki so se tino i so se avanoaga e maua.


Jehovah told Ezekiel: “His blood I shall ask back from your own hand.”—Ezek. 3:17, 18. 	 Ne fai atu a Ieova ki a Esekielu: “Ka ‵lou ne au me ko koe e pogai ei te mate o te tagata tenā.”—Esekielu 3:17, 18.


After their son Esau married two daughters of Heth, a serious family problem arose. 	 I te taimi ne avaga ei a te lā tama tagata ko Esau ki fāfine Heti e tokolua, ne sae aka ei se fakalavelave lasi ‵ki i te lotou kāiga.


It is easy to become so concerned with food, clothing, and shelter that the more important things are neglected or even forgotten. 	 Se mea faigofie ke manava‵se malosi ki mea‵kai, gatu, mo fale ko ala ei o manatu ma‵ma kae puli atu a mea kolā e ‵tau o fakatāua.


That happened in the days of Nehemiah. 	 Ne tupu eiloa a te mea tenā i aso o Neemia.


(Rev. 9:14, 15) Seeing how prophecies were fulfilled at specified times should inspire faith in the God of “times and seasons” and in his Word. 	 (Fakaasiga 9:14, 15) A te matea atu o valoaga kolā ne fakataunu i taimi mautinoa, e fakamalosi aka ei te fakatuanaki ki te Atua o “taimi mo tau o aso” mo tena Muna.


Jehovah Beautifies His People With Light 	 E Faka‵malu ne Ieova Ana Tino ki Tena Mainaga


The battle belonged to Jehovah, and he gave the victory. 	 Ko Ieova eiloa ne taua atu, kae ka tuku atu foki ne ia te manumalo.


11 Victims of Violence Vindicated 	 30 E Ola te Muna a Ieova—Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ko Luka


21 Faithful older members of the “great crowd” have served Jehovah for decades. 	 21 Ko oti ne tavini atu a tino ma‵tua o te “vaitino tokouke” ki a Ieova i te fia sefulu o tausaga.


“The word of God is not bound,” says 2 Timothy 2:9. 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei i te 2 Timoteo 2:9: “A te muna a te Atua e se mafai eiloa o pikifao.”


Why should you share the good news? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaasi atu ne koe a te tala ‵lei?


‘Rewarder of Those Seeking Him,’ 11/1 	 ‘Te Tino Telā e Taui Atu ne ia ki Tino Kolā e ‵Sala ki a Ia,’ 11/1


How was Josiah a good example for Christian youths today? 	 E fai pefea a Iosia mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki talavou Kelisiano i aso nei?


Yes, love of God involves obedience. 	 E tonu, e aofia i te alofa ki te Atua a te fakalogo.


(Rev., chap. 13) As we saw in the preceding article, the first six heads of the beast represent Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. 	 A ulu muamua e ono o te manu fekai tenā e fakauiga ki Aikupito, Asulia, Papelonia, Metai mo Pelesia, Eleni, mo Loma.


The transfiguration provided a visionary foreview of Jesus’ glory and Kingdom power, underscoring the dependability of God’s prophetic word. 	 A te ‵fuliga o foliga o Iesu se tamā ata fua o te ‵malu mo te tulaga fakatupu o Iesu i te Malo, telā e faka‵mafa mai i ei te ‵tonu o te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua.


Instead, they were to elect a service committee composed of spiritual men who participated in the public preaching work. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne ‵tau o filifili aka se komiti mō te galuega talai telā e aofia i ei a tāgata ma‵losi i te feitu faka-te-agaga kolā ne ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai.


17 False religion, however, will not just fade away. 	 17 E se gasolo malielie ifo a te malosi o lotu ‵se kae oti aka ko galo atu ei.


To what danger should we ‘keep our eyes open’? 	 Se a te mea fakamataku e ‵tau o ‘matapula‵pula tatou ki ei’?


8, 9. (a) Why should we have a modest view of ourselves? (b) How can those who have a measure of responsibility display modesty? 	 8, 9. (a) Kaia e ‵tau ei o agama‵lū tatou? (e) E mafai pefea o agama‵lū a tino kolā e isi ne olotou tofiga?


At times, two elders may meet with a Christian woman who is in need of Scriptural help and encouragement. 	 I nisi taimi, e mafai o sau‵tala ne toeaina tokolua mo se fafine Kelisiano telā e manakogina malosi ne ia se fesoasoani mo fakamalosiga mai i te Tusi Tapu.


They also warn that soon will come “the day of vengeance on the part of our God” when Jehovah will bring an end to unrepentant wrongdoers.—Psalm 37:9-11. 7. 	 E fakailoa atu foki ne latou me ko pili mai ‘te aso o te taui ma sui a te Atua’ māfai ko fakaoko mai ne Ieova te gataga ki tino fai mea ‵se kae sē sala‵mō.—Salamo 37:9-11.


Note what some branch offices wrote about those from abroad who serve where the need is greater in the branch territory. 	 Ke onoono ki pati mai nisi ofisa lagolago e uiga ki tino mai nisi fenua kolā e ga‵lue i koga e lasi i ei te manakoga i olotou koga talai.


“Resurrection of Life” or “Resurrection of Judgment” 	 Te “Toe‵tu i te Ola” io me ko te ‘Toe‵tu ki te Fakamasinoga’


For example, the Bible urges a wife to have “deep respect” for her husband. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ko te fafine avaga ke “lasi te āva” ki tena avaga.


How will godly fear help us to demonstrate our love for Jehovah? 13 Godly fear will help us to obey Jehovah. This profound awe and deep respect for Jehovah stems from taking in knowledge of him, learning about his infinite holiness, glory, power, justice, wisdom, and love. 	 E māfua mai a te mataku kātoatoa tenei mo te fakaaloalo lasi ki a Ieova i te mauaga o te iloaga e uiga ki a ia, te sukesuke ki te fakaofoofogia o tena ‵malu, tena malosi, tena fakamaoni, tena poto mo te alofa.


One couple who have been happily married for 19 years phone or text each other during the day “just to see how things are going,” the husband said. 	 A te tauavaga e tasi telā ne fia‵fia i te 19 tausaga ne avaga ei ne fakatau telefoni io me meli te suā tino ki suā tino i taimi o te aso “ke iloa fua me ne a mea e fai,” ko pati a se tagata avaga.


(Mark 13:33, 36) Why? 	 (Maleko 13:33, 36) Kaia?


Wendy is still in Vanuatu, now serving in a remote translation office. 	 A Wendy koi nofo nei eiloa i Vanuatu, kae ko tavini atu i te ofisa ‵fulitusi i konā.


Jehovah willingly gives his holy spirit to his worshippers, as Jesus assured his disciples. 	 E lotomalie a Ieova o tuku mai tena agaga tapu ki ana tino tapuaki, e pelā mo te mea ne fakatalitonu atu ne Iesu ki ana soko.


When we hurt, he hurts with us. 	 Kafai e logo‵mae tatou, e logo‵mae foki a ia.


What would he do with a large cow? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne ia ki se pulumakau lasi?


(Nehemiah 2:17-20) Nehemiah was determined to push forward with “the good work.” 	 (Neemia 2:17-20) Ne fakaiku aka eiloa ne Neemia ke na fai ke gasolo atu ki mua “te galuega.”


12. How has the role of the holy spirit as an aid to the memory of Jesus’ disciples helped to bring comfort to many? 	 12 Ne maua ne te kau apositolo a akoakoga e uke mai i a Iesu.


Why would God, whom the Bible describes as “merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness,” cause the death of so many humans? 	 Kaia ne māfua mai ei i te Atua, telā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu e pelā me e “loto fakamagalo, . . . e alofa, kae fui kaitaua,” a te ‵mate o tino e tokouke?


We need to trust in Jehovah. 	 E ‵tau o tali‵tonu fakamaoni tatou ki a Ieova.


We do not know. 	 E se iloa ne tatou.


(Compare Revelation 13:16, 17.) 	 (Fakatusa ki te Fakaasiga 13:16, 17.)


In 1991, the newspaper The European noted: “Is the world sick? 	 I te 1991, ne fai mai te nusipepa ko The European: “E mata, ko se ‵lei valevale te lalolagi?


4 As “ambassadors substituting for Christ,” the spirit-anointed disciples obediently started to gather others who would become “fellow citizens” in that spiritual kingdom. 	 4 E pelā me ne “sui o Keliso,” ne faka‵logo a soko fakaekegina konei o fakamaopoopo mai a nisi tino kolā ka fai mo fai a “tino ‵tonu” i te malo faka-te-agaga tenā.


The reason for this harsh treatment? 	 Se a te pogai o faifaiga ma‵sei konei?


It accurately identifies key reasons why people act in ways that they know to be bad. 	 E fakaasi manino mai i ei a pogai tāua e fai ei ne tino a mea kolā e iloa ne latou me e ma‵sei.


The account contains no indication that Rebekah was detained at the well for hours. 	 E seai se fakaasiga i te tala me ne nofo atu eiloa a Lepeka i te vaikeli i te fia o itula.


In addition to invading armies, marauder bands used to ravage Israelite settlements. 	 E se gata i te oso mai o nisi kautau ki fa‵kai o tino Isalaelu kae e masani foki a tino takafia‵toa o taumafai o fakamasei ne latou a koga ‵nofo o te kau Isalaelu.


But Jehovah had everything in hand, and all worked out to his praise and to the salvation of his people. 	 Kae ko oti ne fakatoka ne Ieova a mea katoa. Kae ne manuia katoa a mea konā mō tena vikiga mo te faka‵saoga o ana tino.


(John 6:35, 41-66) Again, had we been there, what would we have done? 	 (Ioane 6:35, 41-66) E a, moi ne ‵nofo atu tatou i konā, ne a mea ka fai ne tatou?


In the following years, our continued spiritual growth may not be as noticeable. 	 I tausaga mai tua ifo, kāti ko sē lavea malosi a te gasolo faeloa o tatou ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


16, 17. (a) How do we know that Jehovah is not indifferent to the problems his people face? (b) What has Jehovah done to allow people to enjoy intimacy with him? 	 16, 17. (a) E iloa pefea ne tatou me e saga atu eiloa a Ieova ki fakalavelave kolā e fe‵paki mo ana tino? (e) Ne a mea ko oti ne fai ne Ieova ke mafai ei o faitaugasoa a tino mo ia?


Certainly, then, parents who discipline their children are being kind to them. 	 E tonu, a mātua kolā e polopoloki olotou tama‵liki e atafai eiloa ki a latou.


Rebekah was industrious and hospitable 	 A Lepeka se fafine galue malosi kae uiga talimālō


How Would You Respond? 	 Ka Tali Mai Koe Pefea?


THE Bible writer James did not direct this question to the soldiers of Rome’s legions, which were then waging wars of conquest; nor was he probing the motives behind the guerrilla fighting of the Jewish Sicarii, or Dagger Men, of the first century C.E. James had in mind disputes that involved as few as two people. 	 NE SEKI fai atu ne Iakopo te fesili tenei ki sotia o te kautau a Loma kolā e taua atu i te taimi tenā; io me fia sukesuke e uiga ki pogai e fia tamate ei a tino ‵teke Iutaia ki te kau Loma i te senitenali muamua. Ne fakasino atu eiloa a Iakopo ki kinauga kolā e mafai o aofia i ei a tino fua e tokolua.


It could be peer pressure. 	 E mafai ko fakamalosiga mai taugasoa.


Working with Brother Knorr was truly a pleasure. 	 A te ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Taina ko Knorr se mea fakafiafia eiloa.


11, 12. (a) How does Jehovah view our efforts to please him in our worship? (b) How might a person deceive himself into thinking that he is doing God’s will while in reality he is being disobedient? 	 11, 12. (a) Se a te kilokiloga a Ieova ki ‵tou taumafaiga ke fakafiafia atu ki a ia i ‵tou tapuakiga? (e) E mafai pefea o fakaloiloi ne se tino a ia eiloa mai te mafaufau me e fai ne ia te loto o te Atua kae ko te ‵tonuga loa a ia e se fakalogo?


We spent 33 years in the traveling work, the last 21 of those in the district work. 	 Ne ga‵lue māua mō se 33 tausaga e pelā me ne ovasia faima‵laga, te 21 tausaga fakaoti, ne ga‵lue māua e pelā me ne ovasia i te atufenua.


Confused and facing hostility from the world, generally they slowed down and virtually stopped the organized public preaching work. 	 Ona ko te ‵numi mo te ‵teke atu o te lalolagi, ne gasolo ifo ei te lotou galuega kae toeitiiti ko fakagata te lotou galuega talai.


The Paramount Chief’s grandmother had founded the school.* 	 Ko te tupuna fafine o te Ulu Aliki ne fakatu ne ia te akoga.*


The Revelation that Jesus gave to the apostle John settles the matter, calling Satan “the original serpent.”—Revelation 1:1; 12:9. 	 Ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai ne te Fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki te apositolo ko Ioane a te manatu tenei, me ne taku i ei a Satani ko “te gata taumua.”—Fakaasiga 1:1, 12:9.


Athens 	 SAMOTAKE


3 David’s appreciation for Jehovah, his Word, and his arrangement for true worship never faded. 	 3 Ne seki gasolo ifo eiloa ki lalo te loto fakafetai o Tavita ki a Ieova, tena Muna, mo tena fakatokaga mō te tapuakiga tonu.


That perfect man would need to be loyal to Jehovah and be willing to give his life in exchange for doomed humanity. 	 E ‵tau mo te tagata ‵lei katoatoa tenā o alofa fakamaoni ki a Ieova kae loto fiafia o tuku atu tena ola ke sui i ei a ola o tino kolā ko seai se olotou fakamoemoega.


What does the feeling of dread do to a person, but what confidence do we have? 	 Se a te mea e fai ne te mataku malosi ki se tino, kae se a te loto talitonu e maua ne tatou?


How did the two get along? 	 Ne pefea a lagonaga o lāua?


She won my heart, and we were married in 2005. 	 Ne fia fai au ki tou fafine, kae ne avaga māua i te 2005.


He said “whenever,” or “when,” suggesting what frequently occurs. 	 Kae ne fai mai a ia “kafai,” e fakasino atu loa ki se mea telā e tupu sāle faeloa.


(Dan. 3:21-27) Even in Bible times, however, miraculous deliverance was the exception rather than the rule. 	 (Tanielu 3:21-27) Kae i taimi o te Tusi Tapu, a te faka‵saoga fakavavega ne seki fai pelā me se mea masani.


Says the inspired record: “Now when Jesus finished these sayings, the effect was that the crowds were astounded at his way of teaching; for he was teaching them as a person having authority, and not as their scribes.”—Matt. 7:28, 29. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “I te otiga o pati a Iesu, ne ofo masei a te vaitino i ana akoakoga, me ne akoako atu e pelā mo se tino e i a ia te pule, kae e se pelā mo olotou faiakoga o te Tulafono.”—Mataio 7:28, 29.


“By wisdom a household will be built up, and by discernment it will prove firmly established.”—PROV. 24:3. 	 “A kāiga e ‵tau o fakavae ki te poto mo te malamalama.”—FAATAOTO 24:3.


Jesus further said: 	 Ne toe fai mai a Iesu:


Even in countries where the Kingdom work is banned, Christians find ways to keep on preaching the good news. 	 Ke oko ki fenua kolā e fakatapu i ei te galuega o te Malo, e maua eiloa ne Kelisiano a auala ke tumau latou i te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei.


What important requirement must be met by those who want to be harvest workers? 	 Se a te fakatonuga tāua e ‵tau o fakagalue aka ne tino kolā e ma‵nako o fai e pelā me ne tino ‵kati saito?


Elisha and the woman followed, but what happened when they finally arrived in Shunem? 	 Ne olo fakamuli atu a Elisaia mo te fafine, kae se a te mea ne tupu i te lā okoatuga ki Sunema?


She told him that many families had been helped by The Secret of Family Happiness, a book published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne fai atu tou fafine me e tokouke a kāiga ko oti ne maua ne latou te fesoasoani mai te tusi ko The Secret of Family Happiness, telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


Eliminate time and energy stealers. 	 Ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai mea fakamāumāu taimi mo malosi.


So never be anxious and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or, ‘What are we to drink?’ or, ‘What are we to put on?’ 	 Tela la, sa manava‵se koutou o fai ake pelā: ‘Ne a mea ka ‵kai ei tatou? Ne a foki mea ka inu ei tatou? Ne a foki mea ka ‵pei tatou?’


10 When he was still a young man, Solomon humbly said in prayer: “I am but a little boy. 	 10 I te taimi koi tamataene ei a ia, ne ‵talo atu a Solomona mo te loto maulalo ki a Ieova: “Au nei koi tamaliki.


What motive do elders have when admonishing a brother or a sister? 	 Se a te lagona telā e maua ne toeaina māfai ko fakatonu io me fakamalosi ne latou se taina io me se tuagane?


Her husband saw how the members of the congregation rallied to help and how happy and healthy the baby was turning out to be. 	 Ne lavea ne tena avaga a te fesoasoani o tino o te fakapotopotoga mo te lasi o te fiafia mo te foitino malosi o te pepe.


[Picture on page 5] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 14]


He does not desire any to die. 	 E se manako a ia ke mate se tino.


In the early 1980’s, there was a legal case on this issue that caused quite a stir. 	 I te kamataga o te 1980 o fano ki mua, ne isi se tagi ne fai ki te tulafono e uiga ki te mea tenei telā ne tai ‵numi eiloa i ei.


5 Such expectations about the Messiah doubtless led the people of Galilee to want Jesus to become their king. 	 5 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fai ne vaegā fakamoemoega konā e uiga ki te Mesia ke ma‵nako te kau Kalilaia ke fai a Iesu mo fai te lotou tupu.


3, 4. (a) How should we respond to the dignity bestowed upon us? (b) To whom does Psalm 8:5-9 point prophetically? 	 3, 4. (a) E ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki te tulaga ‵malu telā ne tuku mai ki a tatou? (e) Ko oi te tino e fakasino fakavaloaga atu ki ei te Salamo 8:5-9?


We must feel inclined to show these qualities, think about how to manifest them, and take action to display them. 	 E ‵tau o fia fakaasi atu ne tatou a uiga konei, ke mafau‵fau ki te auala ke fakaasi atu i ei kae ke gasue‵sue o fakagalue aka a uiga konā.


Take positive steps to help your child come back to Jehovah 	 A te faitau ki te Muna a te Atua se mea tāua ke ati aka ei se fesokotakiga pili mo Ieova


Instead, he trusted that Jehovah would deal with the opposers in his own time and way. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne talitonu a ia me ka saga atu eiloa a Ieova ki tino ‵teke konā i tena taimi mo tena auala tonu foki.


Although Pope John Paul II insisted that the document Dominus Iesus contained “no arrogance towards, or disrespect for, other religions,” Protestant church leaders reacted strongly to it. 	 E ui eiloa ne talitonu a te pope ko John Paul II me e se fakaasi atu i te fakamatalaga i te Dominus Iesus “se uiga fiasili, io me ko te sē āva ki nisi lotu,” ne kaitāua malosi a takitaki o te lotu Polotesano ki te mea tenā.


“The lazy one is showing himself desirous,” says a Bible proverb, “but his soul has nothing.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Me e pefea eiloa te lasi o te manako o se tino paie ki se mea, e se mafai eiloa o maua ne ia.”


(Gen. 6:9) He knew that his family needed to guard against adopting the violent ways and defiant attitude of the people around them. 	 (Kenese 6:9) Ne iloa ne ia me ne ‵tau o puipui tena kāiga mai i te fakaakoako atu ki amioga fakasaua mo uiga ‵teke o tino i olotou tafa.


I learned a lot from observing the humble and respectful way they dealt with the brothers and sisters in the congregation. 	 E uke ‵ki eiloa aku mea ne tauloto mai te onoono atu ki te auala loto maulalo mo te āva ne fakafesagai atu ei laua ki taina mo tuagane i te fakapotopotoga.


“IN WAR there are no winners,” remarked a former soldier who fought in World War II. 	 “I TAIMI o taua, e seai eiloa ne tino e manumalo,” ko pati a se sotia mua telā ne taua atu i te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi.


4 A beautiful Shulammite girl of ancient Israel did not want her friends to pressure her to become one of King Solomon’s many wives. 	 4 Ne seki manako te tamāfine Sulami taulekaleka i Isalaelu i aso mua ke faimalō atu ana taugasoa ke aofia a ia i avaga e tokouke a te tupu ko Solomona.


It was tough, yet they eventually learned the meaning of the word ‘no.’” Paul, her husband, noted: “Often, we gave them reasons for our decisions if they were old enough to understand. 	 Ne faigata ‵ki te mea tenā, kae fakamuli ne kamata o iloa ne latou te uiga tonu o te pati ko te ‘ikai.’ ” Ne fai mai a tena avaga ko Paulo, penei: “E masani sāle o fakamatala atu ne māua a pogai e fai ei ne māua se fakaikuga māfai e mafai o malama‵lama ‵lei latou i ei.


Why God Favored Noah—Why We Should Care 	 Pogai ne Fiafia ei te Atua ki a Noa Te Pogai e ‵Tau ei o ‵Saga Tonu Atu Tatou ki ei


They also share in a literal building work—the construction of Kingdom Halls, Assembly Halls, and Bethel facilities. 	 E ‵kau atu foki latou ki te galuega fakatūtū—te faitega o Kingdom Halls, Fale Fai Fono, mo fale Peteli.


True to that prophecy, before Jehovah destroys this wicked system, the modern-day Elijah class, supported by millions of fellow Christians with an earthly hope, enthusiastically carry on the work of restoring pure worship, exalting the name of Jehovah, and teaching Bible truths to sheeplike ones. 	 E pelā mo mea kolā ne fakamatala mai i te valoaga tenā, a koi tuai o fakaseai atu ne Ieova a te olaga masani tenei o tino ma‵sei, ka fai mo te loto finafinau ne te potukau pelā mo Elia, kae ‵lago atu ki ei te fia miliona o taina Kelisiano kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi, a te galuega ko te ‵toe fakafokiatuga o te tapuakiga ‵mā, mai te fakamalugāga o te igoa o Ieova, kae akoako atu foki a muna ‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu ki tino pelā me ne mamoe.


• What is implied if we reject Jehovah’s guidance? 	 • Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ei māfai e ‵teke ne tatou a te takitakiga a Ieova?


5 If you are under the influence of the holy spirit, you seek to refrain from the works of the flesh. 	 5 Kafai e talia ne koe a te fakamalosiga a te agaga tapu, e taumafai koe ke ‵kalo keatea mai i galuega a te foitino.


It relates an event in the first year of Babylonian King Belshazzar. 	 E fakamatala mai ne te mataupu tenā a mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te tausaga muamua o te tupu o Papelonia ko Pelesala.


(Hosea 4:11) How so? 	 (Hosea 4:11) E pefea la?


How does disobedience affect the Creator? 	 E pokotia pefea a te Māfuaga ona ko te sē fakalogo?


2 “Let your reasonableness [“yielding(ness),” Kingdom Interlinear] become known to all men,” exhorts the apostle Paul.* (Phil. 4:5) Christ Jesus is Lord and Head of the Christian congregation. 	 2 Ne fakamalosi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, “ke fakaasi atu otou uiga a‵lofa [“loto malamalama,” Kingdom Interlinear] ki tino.”* (Filipi 4:5) A Keliso Iesu ko te Aliki mo te Ulu o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


3 Have you observed, though, that today many of those touched by Jesus’ love and compassion overlook a key feature of the mind of Christ? 	 3 E mata, kai matea atu ne koe, me i te tokoukega o tino i aso nei kolā e fakatāua ne latou te alofa mo te atafai o Iesu, ko se ‵saga faka‵lei atu ki se vaega tāua o te mafaufau o Keliso?


The answer is obvious—we should “declare among the nations his glory, among all the peoples his wonderful works.” 	 E manino te tali ki ei—e ‵tau o “fakasalalau atu tena ‵mana ki malo katoa; mo ana galuega fakaofoofogia ki tino katoa.”


(Ps. 4:8) Let us consider how we can benefit from other incidents in Elisha’s life. 	 (Sala. 4:8) Ke mafau‵fau tatou ki te auala e maua ei ne tatou a mea aoga mai i nisi mea ne ‵tupu i te olaga o Elisaia.


King David observed: “A young man I used to be, I have also grown old, and yet I have not seen anyone righteous left entirely, nor his offspring looking for bread.” 	 Muna a te tupu ko Tavita: “Au nei ko toeaina, ko leva eiloa toku olaga, kae seki iloa eiloa ne au se tino amio ‵lei ke tiakina ne te Aliki [Ieova] io me ko ana tamaliki foki ke akai meakai.”


Psalm 44 is a plea for Judah—a nation in distress, perhaps under the threat of Assyrian invasion in the days of King Hezekiah. 	 A te mataupu e 44 o te Salamo se fakamolemole mō Iuta—se fenua ko puapuagātia, kāti ona ko te fakamatakutaku mai o te pulega a te kau Asulia i aso o te Tupu ko Hesekia.


What a contrast to Christian teachings! 	 Ko tafaga la te ‵kese o te mea tenei mo akoakoga faka-Kelisiano!


After concentrating for a while, you might find it beneficial to do some stretching or go outside for some fresh air. 	 Kafai ko oti ne saga malosi atu tou mafaufau ki ei i se taimi tai mata leva, kāti e ‵lei ke tu koe ki luga, io me ke fakamasagisagi malie aka koe.


I was quickly drawn into an underworld of drugs and immorality. 	 Ne vave ‵ki toku aofia i se lalolagi e ‵fonu i vailakau tapu mo faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau.


How far-reaching will be the effects of your bearing thorough witness? 	 E pefea te uke o mea e iku mai i tou molimau atu ki tino katoa?


The Law also commanded the people to leave the edges of their fields unharvested so that poor people could glean. 	 Ne fakatonu atu foki a te Tulafono ki tino ke tiakina ne latou olotou mea kolā e ta‵tela i lalo i olotou fatoaga ko te mea ke tae ne tino ma‵tiva.


“After so much time had gone by,” he admits, “I thought that there wasn’t anything the elders could do for me anymore. 	 “I te ‵tekaatuga o se taimi leva,” ne taku ‵tonu mai a ia, “ne mafaufau au me ko se toe ai se mea e mafai o fai ne toeaina mō au.


For instance, what kind of conversation will you have with your workmates, schoolmates, neighbors? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne a vaegā tala e sau‵tala sāle koe ki ei mo ou taugasoa i te galuega, tama‵liki i te akoga, mo ou tuakoi?


Only if we entrust ourselves to Jehovah, on the basis of Christ’s sacrifice, can we hope to escape the effects of sin and live forever. 	 Kafai fua e fakalagolago tatou ki a Ieova, i te fakavae o te taulaga a Keliso, e mafai o fakamoe‵moe tatou ke ‵sao atu i ikuga o te agasala kae ola ki te se-gata-mai.


Psalm 95:3-5 says: “Jehovah is a great God and a great King over all other gods, he in whose hand are the inmost depths of the earth and to whom the peaks of the mountains belong; to whom the sea, which he himself made, belongs and whose own hands formed the dry land itself.” 	 E pule a ia i te lalolagi kātoa, e kamata mai i ana tafasili i te ‵poko ke oko atu ki mauga tafasili i te maluga. E pule a ia i te tai, telā ne faite ne ia; mo te laukele foki telā ne fakafua aka ne ia.”


And none of the numbered chapters and verses that we use today. 	 Kae e seai foki ne napa o mataupu mo fuaiupu kolā ko fakaaoga ne tatou i aso nei.


13 Christians today proclaim to the world that human rule over mankind is nearing its end. 	 13 E folafola atu ne Kelisiano i aso nei ki te lalolagi me ko pili o palele atu a pulega a tino ki luga i nisi tino.


Think for a moment about the implication of those words. 	 Mafaufau malie aka me se a te uiga o pati konā.


And more important, in what ways must we exercise our faith? 	 Kae e sili atu i ei, i auala fea e ‵tau ei mo tatou o fakatuanaki?


According to the abundance of your mercies wipe out my transgressions. 	 Ko iloa ne au aku mea ‵se; e iloa faeloa foki ne au aku agasala.


(Lev. 10:20) Evidently, Jehovah too was satisfied with Aaron’s answer. 	 (Levitiko 10:20) E mautinoa eiloa me ne lotomalie foki a Ieova ki te tali a Alona.


They observe the heartrending problems of poverty, disease, and violence. 	 E lavea ne latou a fakalavelave faka‵mae loto kolā e māfua mai i te mativa, masaki mo fakasauāga.


A Brief Review 	 Se Tamā Fakatoetoega


“Happy is the man whose sin Jehovah will by no means take into account.”—Romans 4:7, 8. 	 “Ke amutia foki a te tino telā ko sē saga atu te Aliki ki ana agasala!”—Loma 4:7, 8.


How can we follow the counsel given at Romans 12:11, the theme text of this article? 	 E mafai pefea o tau‵tali atu tatou ki pati fakatonutonu i te Loma 12:11, te tusi siki fakavae o te mataupu tenei?


[Blurb on page 29] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 29]


This made it impossible for anyone to observe all the features of the Law. 	 Ne fai ei ke se mafai lele eiloa o toe tautali atu so se tino ki te Tulafono.


Television, magazines, and movies promote loose conduct—“licentiousness; wantonness; shameless conduct.” 	 E fakamalosi aka ne televise, mekesini, mo tamunei a amioga faivalevale—“sulaitetapu, amio ma‵sei, mo faiga ma‵sei.”


12 First-century Christians were declared righteous and anointed with holy spirit for the purpose of enabling them to receive their heavenly inheritance. 	 12 Ne taku amiotonugina a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua kae ne fakaeke foki ki te agaga tapu mō te fakamoemoega ke mafai ne latou o maua te lotou taui faka-te-lagi.


How can one’s life be affected by one’s attitude? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵fuli te olaga o se tino ona ko ana uiga?


One was Sennacherib, king of Assyria. 	 E tokotasi mai i ei, ko Sanelivi, te tupu o Asulia.


Indeed, “the word of God” exerts a power that is capable of discerning “thoughts and intentions of the heart.” 	 E tonu, e tuku mai ne te “muna a te Atua” a te ‵mana ke mafai o malamalama tatou i “manako mo mafaufauga o loto o tino.”


Although Sara does not make as much money as she once did, she is able to continue pioneering. 	 E ui ei ko se maua ne Sala a sene uke pelā mo te taimi muamua, kae ko mafai eiloa ne ia o fakatumau tena paenia.


No wonder Nineveh was called “the city of bloodshed”!—Nahum 3:1, 7. 9. 	 E se tioa eiloa o taku a Nineva e pelā me se “fa‵kai ta tino”!—Nauma 3:1, 7.


(Acts 15:39; 1 Pet. 5:13) How long Mark remained single, we do not know. 	 (Galuega 15:39; 1 Petelu 5:13) E se iloa foki ne tatou a te leva ne nofo taka ei a Maleko.


What aspect of Christ’s example is of particular interest to the elders in the congregation? 	 Ne a vaega o te fakaakoakoga a Keliso e ‵tau o ‵saga malosi atu ki ei a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga?


(Isaiah 60:1) The time has come for the woman to stand up and reflect God’s light, his glory. 	 (Isaia 60:1) Ko oko nei ki te taimi ko tu atu ei te fafine tenā ki luga kae ke fakamaina atu ei te ‵malu o te Atua.


Also, some Bible Students gave in to the fear of man. 	 Ne kamata foki o ma‵taku a nisi Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu ki tino.


From that time on, women in Israel could receive an inheritance from their father and pass it on to their offspring.—Numbers 27:1-8. 	 Mai te taimi tenā o fano ki mua, ne mafai ne fāfine Isalaelu o maua se tofi mai i olotou tamana kae fakasolo atu ki olotou fanau.—Numela 27:1-8.


11 Recall the many touching and emotional scenes we read about in the Bible. 	 11 Mafau‵fau ki tala fakaotia loto e uke ne fai‵tau tatou ki ei i te Tusi Tapu.


12 Jesus was not the Originator or Purposer behind the ransom sacrifice. 	 12 A Iesu e se ko te Pogai io me ko te Tino ne fakatoka ne ia te taulaga togiola.


The king of Syria had sent a powerful military force to capture Elisha. 	 Ne uga mai ne te tupu o Sulia se kautau malosi ke puke fakapagota ne latou a Elisaia.


SERVE JEHOVAH WITH A COMPLETE HEART! 	 TAVINI ATU KI A IEOVA MO TE LOTO KĀTOA!


They were 26 feet (8 m) tall and were topped with capitals some 7.3 feet (2.2 m) in height. 	 E 26 futu (8 mita) te maluga, fakatasi mo ulu pou kopa kolā e nofo ki te 7.3 futu (2.2 mita) te maluga.


For burden bearers this would not be a problem. 	 A te mea tenei e se se mea faigatā ki tino kolā e amo sāle ne latou a amoga.


The wounds etched on people’s hearts by war go on festering long after a cease-fire is achieved, the guns are silent, and the soldiers go home. 	 Ne tumau eiloa a ikuga sē ‵lei i loto o tino mai tua ifo o te taua, ko se logoā a fana, kae ko toe ‵foki atu foki a sotia ki olotou fale.


Will our heavenly Father approve of any decision we make as long as it does not break a Bible law? 	 E mata, ka talia ne te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi so se fakaikuga e fai ne tatou māfai e se ofa ei se tulafono i te Tusi Tapu?


Give an example. 	 Taku mai se fakaakoakoga.


How, then, can God’s influence be felt everywhere? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o oko atu te malosi o te Atua ki koga katoa?


By engaging in this urgent work to the full, we show true love for God and fellow man. 	 Mai te kau atu faeloa ki te galuega tāua tenei ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga, e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou a te alofa tonu ki te Atua mo tino.


Jesus indicated that all need to take a stand for God’s Kingdom. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me e ‵tau mo tino katoa o ‵lago atu ki te Malo o te Atua.


Imagine what joy can be yours as you walk on the road of true worship! 	 Ke mafaufau ki te fiafia telā e mafai o maua ne koe māfai e sasale koe i te auala o te lotu tonu!


(Proverbs 5:15-20, Today’s English Version) “The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in much.” 	 (Faataoto 5:15-20) “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.”


20. What blessings will come to those who look for the good in all? 20 Surely we echo Nehemiah’s prayer: “Do remember me, O my God, for good.” 	 20 E mautinoa eiloa me ka fai ne tatou te ‵talo a Neemia, penei: “Te Atua, masaua mai foki au i mea konā ne fai ne au.”


(Acts 16:14) Has Jehovah helped you to overcome obstacles, perhaps opening the way for you to expand your ministry? 	 (Galuega 16:14) E mata, ne fesoasoani atu a Ieova ke manumalo koe i fakalavelave, kāti mai te ‵tala ne ia te auala ke fakalauefa atu ne koe tau galuega talai?


‘I promise you that this will be the final war—the war to end all wars.’—WOODROW WILSON, U.S. PRESIDENT (1913-21). 	 ‘Au e tauto atu me tenei eiloa te ‵toe taua fakaoti —ko te taua ke fakagata ei a taua katoa.’—WOODROW WILSON, TE PELESITENE O TE U.S. (1913-1921).


According to one dictionary definition, “dignity” is “the quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te fakamatalaga o te pati ko te “‵malu” i se tikisionale e tasi, e fai mai i ei me ko “te tulaga tāua, fakaaloalo io me maluga.”


(Matt. 28:19, 20) Hence, by having a full share in the ministry and by willingly making sacrifices for that work, sisters prove that they treasure their role in the congregation. 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20) Tela la, mai i te ‵kau katoatoa atu ki te galuega talai mo te taliaga mo te loto finafinau a mea faiga‵ta mō te galuega tenā, e fakamaoni atu ei ne tuagane me e fakatāua ne latou olotou tulaga i te fakapotopotoga.


(Read Romans 14:17.) 	 (Faitau te Loma 14:17.)


3 One Myth Leads to Another 	 3 Te Agaga Tapu—Kaia e ‵Numi ei a Tino i ei?


That is because you put the sand in the bucket first. 	 E fai penā ona ko te mea ne tuku atu muamua ne koe a one ki loto.


It is the same day spoken of at Isaiah 13:9, which declares: “Look! 	 Ko te aso foki eiloa telā e faipati ki ei te Isaia 13:9, telā e folafola mai, penei: “A te aso o te Aliki ka oko mai, ko te aso fakamataku o tena ita mo tena kaitaua.


Lasting peace will prevail earth wide. 	 Ka tumau ei te filemu i te lalolagi kātoa.


(Acts 1:8) Israel needed to hear the good news as much as any other nation. 	 (Galuega 1:8) Ne ‵tau foki o lagona ne tino Isalaelu a te tala ‵lei e pelā mo nisi fenua aka.


This happened soon after the Medes and the Persians conquered Babylon in 539 B.C.E. Persian King Cyrus II issued a decree for the Jews to return and rebuild Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem.—Ezra 1:1-4. 	 Ne tupu te mea tenei mai tua malie fua o te fakatakavalega ne Metai mo Pelesia a Papelonia i te 539 T.L.M. Ne tuku atu ne te Tupu o Pelesia ko Kulesa II se fakatonuga ke toe ‵foki atu a tino Iutaia kae toe faite a te faletapu o Ieova i Ielusalema.—Esela 1:1-4.


10 They base their conduct and their decisions on Bible principles. 	 Sa fakalagolago lele eiloa ki tou iloa.


Similarly, God’s Kingdom issues timely warnings about specific moral and spiritual dangers. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e tuku atu foki ne te Malo o te Atua a faka‵pulaga i te taimi tonu e uiga ki te sē faka‵logo ki tulafono a Ieova kae fakamasei i ei a ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ia.


How may we abound in deeds of mercy in our association with the local congregation? 	 E mafai pefea o fakalauefa aka ne tatou a faifaiga alofa ‵nau i ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ‵tou fakapotopotoga?


Might such a pregnancy cost her the love of Joseph, her fiancé, or might it subject her to public shame? 	 E mata, ka se fiafai atu tena famau, ko Iosefa, me i a ia ko faitama io me ka fakamasiasi atu te mea tenā ki tou fafine?


8 Do we see our Christian meetings as a provision to help us endure until Jehovah acts against this wicked system of things? 	 8 E mata, e ‵kilo atu tatou ki ‵tou fakatasiga e pelā me se fakatokaga ne fai ke fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke kufaki ke oko ki te taimi e fakaseai ei ne Ieova a te olaga masei tenei?


We have peace with God and with our fellow man. 	 E maua ne tatou se va filemu mo te Atua e pelā foki mo ‵tou tuakoi.


He implored God in prayer to help individual Jews to accept the Kingdom message. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a ia ki te Atua i se ‵talo ke fesoasoani atu ki tino Iutaia taki tokotasi ke talia ne latou te fekau o te Malo.


Still, the same thing could happen to us. True, we have not witnessed such divine miracles. 	 Kae i te taimi ne maua ei ne tatou se fesokotakiga mo te Atua, e isi ne mea ne ‵tupu kolā e se mafai o puli i a tatou.


For if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, this one is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror. 	 Me ko te tino tela e fakalogologo fua ki te muna kae se fai ne ia, e pau a ia mo te tino tela e onoono ki te kilo kae matea ne ia ona foliga tonu.


The apostle Peter said: “For a certainty I perceive that God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”—Acts 10:34, 35. 	 Muna a Petelu: “Nei la, ko malamalama faka‵lei au me i te Atua e se fakailoga tino, kae ko te tino mai so se fenua telā e mataku ki a ia kae fai mea tonu e talia eiloa ne ia.”—Galuega 10:34, 35.


JEHOVAH HAS CARED FOR ME 	 NE TAUSI FAKA‵LEI EILOA AU NE IEOVA


Thus, you will develop heartfelt confidence in “the strength that God supplies.”—1 Pet. 4:11. 	 Tela la, ka maua eiloa ne koe a te loto talitonu katoatoa ki “te malosi ne tuku [mai] ne te Atua.”—1 Petelu 4:11.


On hearing Peter’s application of these words, many listeners “were stabbed to the heart.” 	 I te lagonaga ne latou a fakamatalaga a Petelu e uiga ki pati konei, e tokouke a tino fakalogo‵logo “ne mafatia olotou loto.”


(Leviticus 12:6-8) In time, this humble family grew. 	 (Levitiko 12:6-8) Fakamuli ifo, ne gasolo o tokouke a tino i te kāiga mativa tenā.


The angelic proclamation teaches us that we should declare the good news of the established Kingdom of God with urgency. 	 E ‵tau o fesoasoani atu tatou ki ‵tou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke ati aka ne latou a te mataku tonu ki te Atua kae ke avatu foki a vikiga ki a Ieova.


(Numbers 12:3; 20:7-12; Psalm 106:32, 33) David had shown admirable self-control in not striking down King Saul, but when Nabal insulted him and screamed abuses at his men, David became infuriated and lost his good judgment. 	 (Numela 12:3; 20:7-12; Salamo 106:32, 33) Ne fakaasi atu ne Tavita te loto pulea fakaofoofogia i te taimi ne fakasao ei ne ia te Tupu ko Saulo, kae i te taimi ne fakaitaita atu ei a Napalu ki a ia kae pati masei ki ana tāgata, ne kaitaua malosi a Tavita kae ne seki fai ne ia se fakaikuga ‵lei.


Some of Jehovah’s Witnesses have done so with the objective of sharing the good news with people of different nationalities. 	 Ko oti ne fai ne nisi Molimau a Ieova a te mea tenā ko te mea ke fakaoko atu a te tala ‵lei ki tino o fenua kese‵kese.


Therefore, as the Terms of Use indicates, you may e-mail someone an electronic copy of a publication or share a link to material found on jw.org. 	 Tela la, e pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i Fakanofoga, e mafai ne koe o meli atu ki se tino se ‵kopi o ‵tou tusi mai te komupiuta io me tuku atu se link ki tusi kolā e mafai o maua ne koe i te jw.org.


As soon as the need arose, he foreordained a special agency—the Messianic Kingdom in the hands of Jesus Christ—that he would use in connection with the redemption of mankind from Adamic sin. 	 I te taimi eiloa ne manakogina i ei, ne fakaiku aka ne ia ke fakatu aka se fakapotopotoga fakapito—ko te Malo faka-Mesia i lima o Iesu Keliso—telā ka fakaaogā ne ia ke fakasaoloto ei a tino mai te agasala a Atamu.


17, 18. (a) Illustrate the importance of enduring to the end. (b) As we get closer to the end, what confidence can we have? 	 17, 18. (a) Fakamatala mai a te tāua ke kufaki tatou ke oko loa ki te gataga. (e) Ona ko te pili atu o tatou ki te gataga, se a te loto talitonu e mafai o maua ne tatou?


In that case, we are sure to meet with disappointment and frustration. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e mautinoa eiloa me ka maua fua ne tatou i ei a te taui ko te fanoanoa mo te kaitaua.


One day, a visitor asked the boy, “Don’t you know that the gold coin is twice as valuable as the silver one?” 	 I te aso e tasi, ne ‵sili atu se tino telā ne asi atu ki te fa‵kai ki tou tagata, “E se iloa ne koe me maluga atu fakafia a te sene aulo i lō te sene siliva?”


• Why is it essential that we love Jehovah? 	 • Kaia e tāua ei ke a‵lofa tatou ki a Ieova?


Moreover, there are significant variations between the available manuscripts. 	 E se gata i ei, e isi ne kese‵kesega ‵lasi i te va o tusitusiga konei.


Wicked angels had materialized fleshly bodies, mated with good-looking women, and fathered the Nephilim. 	 E se gata i ei, a te masei o te tagata ko fua‵tu ki luga kae ko te lalolagi ko ‵fonu eiloa i amioga fakasaua.


Such a person can even become enslaved to a career to the extent of experiencing burnout. 	 Kae e mafai foki o pologa a ia ki tena galuega ‵togi ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko lagona ei ne tena foitino a te vāivāi.


How important are the commands to love God and neighbor? 	 E pefea te tāua o tulafono ke a‵lofa ki te Atua mo tuakoi?


This will be discussed in the next article. 	 Tenā loa te mea ka fai‵pati tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu.


(Read Matthew 23:27, 28.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 23:27, 28.)


Incompetence in performing even a simple task can have bad consequences. 	 A te sē apo i te faiga o se galuega faigofie e mafai o maua mai i ei a ikuga ma‵sei.


Or personal study may have brought appropriate scriptures to your attention. 	 Io me kāti ne lavea ne koe i te faiga o sukesukega totino a tusi siki kolā e fetaui ‵lei ona ko au sukesukega totino.


But how these purposes differ! 	 Kae e ‵kese ‵ki a fuafuaga konei!


If you once served Jehovah and have thought about serving him again, we invite you to visit the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kafai koe ne tavini muamua ki a Ieova kae ko mafaufau ke toe tavini atu ki a ia, e ‵kami ne matou a koe ke āsi atu ki se fakapotopotoga a Molimau a Ieova i te koga tenā e nofo koe i ei.


In a practical sense, though, what can we do to remain morally clean? 	 Kae ne a mea aogā e mafai ne tatou o fai ko te mea ke tumau tatou i amioga ‵mā?


But consider this: If you walked admiringly around a new car only to find that the far side was damaged, would you assume that the manufacturer made it that way? 	 Kae ke mafau‵fau ki te mea tenei: Kafai e sasāle atu koe mo te fiafia i tafa o se motoka fou kae kilo atu fua koe ki te suā feitu ko pakia, e mata, e leake koe me ne faite eiloa penā ne te tino faite motoka?


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


16 Godly fear is never morbid or unduly restrictive. “Happy is everyone fearing Jehovah, who is walking in his ways,” the Bible assures us. 	 E fakatalitonu mai a pati i te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou, penei “Amutia a latou kola e faka‵logo ki te Aliki, ko latou kola e ola i ana fakatonuga.”


And we will see how it can be a force for good in our lives. 	 Kae ka lavea ne tatou a te auala e aoga ei ki ‵tou olaga.


How did Joshua attest to God’s trustworthiness? 	 Ne a pati a Iosua e uiga ki te fakatuagagina o te Atua?


Two young men whom you have never seen before are approaching you. 	 E tokolua tamataene kolā e seki lavea muamua aka eiloa ne koe ko sa‵sale tonu mai ki a koe.


A footnote at Genesis 1:2 in the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References states: “Besides being translated ‘spirit,’ ruʹach [Hebrew] is also translated ‘wind’ and by other words that denote an invisible active force.” 	 I te Tusi Tapu, a te pati Epelu ko te ruʹach telā ne ‵fuli ki te “‵mana” i te Kenese 1:2, ne ‵fuli foki ki te ‘matagi’ mo nisi pati kolā e fakasino atu ki se malosi galue sē matea.


Therefore, the name Megiddo became associated with war.* 	 Tenā ne isi ei se sokoga o te igoa o Mekito ki taua.*


In order to receive God’s mercy, a wrongdoer must manifest heartfelt repentance, made evident by his return to something “higher,” that is, to an elevated form of worship. 	 Ko te mea ke maua te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua, e ‵tau o fakaasi mai ne te tino fai mea ‵se a te salamo mai tena ‵kanoloto, e fakamaoni mai i ei mai tena toe foki atu ki se mea telā e “maluga atu,” ko te tapuakiga telā e maluga atu.


Yet, their choice could come down to a matter of life or death. 	 Kae ne mafai o iku atu a te olotou filifiliga ki te ola mo te mate.


First, imitation Christians (“weeds”) would “enter in among” true Christians. 	 Muamua la, ka “ulu mai” a Kelisiano ‵loi (“mouku ma‵sei”) ki loto i Kelisiano ‵tonu.


Baffled by Death? 	 E Mata, e ‵Segi Koe Ona ko te Mate?


(Dan. 2:44) During Christ’s rule of a thousand years, Satan will be confined to an abyss, the dead will be resurrected, and mankind will be elevated to perfection on earth. 	 (Tanielu 2:44) I te taimi e pule mai ei a Keliso i te afe tausaga, ka ko Satani e ‵loka faka‵mau, ka faka‵tu aka a tino ‵mate, kae ka momea aka te tulaga o tino ki se tulaga ‵lei katoatoa i te lalolagi.


“Honor Men of All Sorts” 	 “Āva ki Tino Katoa”


Consider what 1 Corinthians 10:13 says: “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to endure it.” 	 Mafaufau la ki pati i te 1 Kolinito 10:13: “Me i te Atua e tausi tena folafolaga, kae se mafai foki o talia ne ia ke fakaosoosogina koutou ke sili atu i te otou malosi o ‵teke te fakaosoosoga; kae i te taimi e fakaosoosogina ei koutou, ka tuku atu ne ia a te malosi e kufaki ei ne koutou, kae fai foki ne ia se ala e ‵sao ei koutou.”


6 Instead of setting his sights on what the world of his day had to offer, Jesus focused on the important things and rejected the temptation of material self-interest. 	 6 I lō te kausaki ki tauliaga ne ofo atu ne te lalolagi i ana aso, ne saga eiloa Iesu ki mea tāua kae ‵teke atu a tofotofoga ke maua a koloa faka-te-foitino.


Then you may be able to help your loved ones to do the same. 	 Ko mafai ei ne koe o fesoasoani atu ki ou tino pele ke fai foki penā.


It is like stepping on a car’s brake pedal and gas pedal both at the same time. 	 A te taumafai o fa‵ki a ‵tou kaitaua e fai fua i ei ke mafatia tatou.


• a way to share the joy of accomplishment 	 • avanoaga e maua ei ne nisi tino a te fiafia i te faiga o galuega


Humility Must Play a Role 	 Fakaasi Atu te Loto Maulalo


Yet, you may have exerted yourself in declaring the good news on your own time and at your own expense for years, even decades. 	 Kae ko oti ne fakapalele ou mafi i te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei mai te fakaaogāga o ou taimi mo au tupe i te fia o tausaga.


The idea of being such would not be strange for those who grow up believing in God and having some familiarity with the Bible. 	 E se faigata a te vaegā manatu tenā ki tino kolā e ‵tupu aka kae tali‵tonu ki te Atua kae malamalama i te Tusi Tapu.


16 During your study, avoid the approach common to many so-called Bible scholars. 	 E tō ‵saga malosi atu latou ki te iloiloga o tusi siki ke fakamaoni atu ei me ne māfua mai fua te Tusi Tapu i tino.


This aspect of patience is highlighted at James 5:7, 8. (Read.) 	 E fakaasi mai a te vaega tenei o te kufaki i te Iakopo 5:7, 8. (Faitau.)


EFFECTS OF BAD GOVERNMENT 	 ▪ IKUGA O TE PULEGA MASEI


During that time, Jesus ruled over his anointed followers, guiding them in their preaching and disciple-making work as well as preparing them to rule with him in his Kingdom.—Matthew 24:14; 28:18-20; Luke 22:28-30. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne pule atu a Iesu ki luga i ana soko fakaekegina, mai te takitakiga o latou i te lotou galuega talai mo te faiga o soko, pelā foki loa mo te fakatokatokaga o latou ke pule fakatasi mo ia i tena Malo.—Mataio 24:14; 28:18-20; Luka 22:28-30.


The first meeting I attended was a convention in The Hague in 1950. 	 A te fakatasiga muamua ne kau au ki ei ko te fono o te atufenua i The Hague i te 1950.


Earlier Job gave too much attention to himself and others. 	 Kae ko te taimi ne talia ei ne ia a polopolokiga kolā ne manino i fesili a te Atua, ne fuli i ei ne Iopu tena mafaufauga.


When correction is needed, such parents give it in ways that respect the dignity of their children and spare them needless embarrassment.* (Colossians 3:21) When we thus demonstrate consideration for others, we show that we have the mind of Christ. 	 Kafai e ‵tau o polopoloki se tamaliki, e avatu ne vaegā mātua penā a polopolokiga i se auala e se fakamavale atu ei ki olotou tama‵liki kae e se sōna fakamasiasi atu ki a latou.* (Kolose 3:21) Kafai e fakaasi atu penā ne tatou a te āva ki nisi tino, ko fakaasi atu ei ne tatou me ko maua ne tatou te mafaufau o Keliso.


Jesus, however, perfectly reflected his Father’s personality and thinking. 	 Kae ne fakaasi manino mai ne Iesu a te kilokiloga a tena Tamana e uiga ki ei.


Hence, before engaging in a form of recreation, we need to put it to the test. 	 Tela la, a koituai o aofia i se vaega o fakafiafiaga, e ‵tau o fai muamua ne tatou se tofotofoga ki ei.


The Bible does not specify. 	 E se taku mai ne te Tusi Tapu te mea tenā.


Two years after visiting Ghana, I married Eva’s close friend Betty Miller on August 6, 1990. 	 I te lua tausaga mai tua o te āsiatuga ki Ghana, ne avaga ei māua mo te taugasoa pili eiloa o Eva, ko Betty Miller i a Aokuso 6, 1990.


Today both husband and wife serve at the world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E tavini atu nei a te tauavaga konei i te laumua o Molimau a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa.


Brother Schroeder was a fine Christian husband and father. 	 Ne fai a te Taina ko Schroeder mo fai se tagata avaga mo se tamana ‵lei faka-Kelisiano.


Oh, what a relief that will be to the great multitude of survivors!—Revelation 7:9, 10, 14; 20:1-3. 	 Mafaga o fakatapūga lasi tenā ki te vaitino tokouke kolā ka ‵sao!—Fakaasiga 7:9, 10, 14; 20:1-3.


Surely we are not to be credited for arranging all these aspects of our planet. 	 Ne seki faka‵tu ne tatou te masina telā e fai ei te tai ke fanaka io me ke fanaifo kae e se ti lofia sāle i ei a fenua io me ko ‵tou koga nofo.


It is urgent that we now buy out the opportune time and apply our heart to God’s Word!—Ephesians 5:15, 16. 	 Se mea tāua ‵ki ke na fakaaogā faka‵lei ne tatou a taimi kae tuku atu ‵tou loto ki te Muna a te Atua!—Efeso 5:15, 16.


However, among all the things that we are seeking, only one pursuit comes first—Kingdom interests. 	 Kae e tiga eiloa e uke a mea e ‵tau o ‵sala ne tatou, kae e tasi fua te mea e ‵tau o fakamuamua ne tatou—ko manakoga o te Malo.


The groundwork of the new temple that was before them was “as nothing in [their] eyes” in comparison. 	 E “seai eiloa se gali” o te faletapu fou i te lotou kilokiloga māfai e fakatusa ki te faletapu mua.


The Day to Remember 	 Te ‵Toe Aso Tāua e ‵Tau o Fakamanatu


So take the other person’s feelings into account. 	 Tela la, ke amanaia koe ki lagonaga o te suā tino.


6 We have already seen that the early Christians were persecuted because they refused to stop preaching in the name of Jesus. 	 6 Ko oti ne iloa ne tatou me ne fakasauāgina a Kelisiano mua ona ko te lotou ita fitifiti ma taofi aka te lotou talaiga i te igoa o Iesu.


18. With regard to truth, what contrast is there between Jehovah and human leaders? 	 18 “A Ieova se Atua tela e . . . lasi . . . tena fakamaoni.”


He instructed his followers not only to go and make disciples but also to teach them ‘to observe all the things he had commanded.’ 	 Ne fakatonu atu a ia ki ana soko ke se olo atu fua o fai a soko kae ke akoako foki latou ke ‘faka‵logo ki mea katoa kolā ne fakatonu atu ne ia.’


• Christians are urged to seek what treasures? 	 • Ne a koloa e fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano ke ‵sala atu ki ei?


12 How can we derive happiness from our study and meditation? 	 12 E maua pefea ne tatou te fiafia mai te ‵tou sukesuke mo te mafaufau ‵loto?


5 Although in this world “the love of the greater number” is cooling off, Jehovah is teaching his modern-day people “to love one another.” 	 5 E tiga eiloa ko “gasolo . . . o sē a‵lofa” a tino i te lalolagi nei, e akoako eiloa ne Ieova ana tino i aso nei ke “fakatau a‵lofa,” latou.


(Romans 15:4) The Bible tells us that bad things will not continue to happen indefinitely. 	 (Loma 15:4) E fakailoa mai ne te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou me ka sē tumau a mea ma‵sei ki te se-gata-mai.


How? 	 E pefea la?


(Genesis 1:27) So they had the capacity to demonstrate to some degree the godly qualities of wisdom, loyal love, justice, and goodness. 	 (Kenese 1:27) Tela la ne maua ne lāua te atamai ke fakaasi atu i se auala tai lasi a uiga o te Atua ko te poto, te alofa fakamaoni, mo te aga‵lei.


(John 14:26) Under the spirit’s influence and in answer to our prayers today, we enjoy the incomparable “peace of God,” which puts our heart and mind at rest. 	 (Ioane 14:26) Mai lalo o te malosi o te agaga kae e ‵tusa mo ‵tou talo i aso nei, e maua eiloa ne tatou a te “filemu o te Atua,” telā e seai sena nafa kae fai ei ke tokagamalie ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mafaufau.


Better still, you can come to enjoy the prospect of living under Kingdom rule in the promised new world in which “righteousness is to dwell.”—2 Peter 3:13. 	 Kae sili atu i ei, e mafai foki o maua ne koe te fakamoemoega ke ola mai lalo i te pulega a te Malo tenā i te lalolagi fou telā ko oti ne folafola mai me “e nofo i ei a te amiotonu.”—2 Petelu 3:13.


He told them: “Let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking our meeting together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou: “Kae ke na mafau‵fau tatou te suā tino ki te suā tino o fakama‵losi atu ke fakatau a‵lofa kae ke fai a mea ‵lei, ke mo a ma ‵galo sāle tatou i fakatasiga, e pelā mo te masani a nisi tino, kae ke fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino, kae maise eiloa me ko iloa ne koutou i te aso tenā ko pili mai.”


Why should training others in Jehovah’s service be important to us? 	 Kaia e ‵tau o fai ei a te fakaakoakoga o nisi tino i te taviniga a Ieova e pelā me se mea tāua ki a tatou?


Why is it both Scriptural and realistic to expect that married couples will have occasional problems? 	 Kaia e ‵lei ei ke fakamoe‵moe me ka fe‵paki eiloa a tauavaga mo fakalavelave i nisi taimi e ‵tusa mo muna a te Tusi Tapu?


To persevere in the ministry despite an unresponsive audience, as Isaiah did, we need to avoid focusing on the negative reactions that we experience. 	 Ke kufaki i te galuega talai faitalia te se fia ‵saga mai o tino, e pelā mo te mea ne tupu ki a Isaia, e se ‵tau o ‵saga atu tatou ki te se fia‵fia o tino ki te ‵tou fekau.


JEHOVAH GOD is good in the absolute sense. 	 A IEOVA TE ATUA e ‵lei katoatoa.


(1 John 3:19-22) Why keep on agonizing over your failings to such an extent that you feel like giving up? 	 (1 Ioane 3:19-22) Kaia e māfatia faeloa ei koe i ou vāivāiga ke oko ki te tulaga telā ko ‵fiu ei koe?


That is a serious personal decision. 	 A te mea tenā se fakaikuga totino telā e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei.


Lessons for Us 	 Akoakoga mō Tatou


This outstanding expression of God’s mercy is in itself a powerful reason to fear him. 	 A te fakaasiga tu ‵kese tenei o te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua se fakamalosiga eiloa ke ma‵taku ki a ia.


(Psalm 146:3) History is a long series of conflicts between nations, ethnic groups, and tribes. 	 (Salamo 146:3) E aofia i tala fakasolopito se fakasologa loa o taua i va o atufenua, potukau o itukāiga mo matakāiga.


Since angels were serving God in heaven before the founding of the earth, the first man and woman were evidently not created to populate the heavens. 	 E tiga eiloa ne tavini atu a agelu ki te Atua i te lagi a koi tuai o faite a te lalolagi, ne seki faite eiloa a te tagata mo te fafine muamua ke faka‵fonu ne lāua a te lagi.


Whatever trial befalls them, however, Jehovah is always ready to give comfort and spiritual strength to each one of them. 	 Kae i so se tofotofoga e fepaki mo latou, e toka faeloa a Ieova o tuku atu a fakamafanafanaga mo te malosi faka-te-agaga ki a latou taki tokotasi.


Yet, David knew that human efforts alone could not be counted on for success. 	 Kae, ne iloa foki ne Tavita me e se mafai o manuia a taumafaiga a tino i a latou eiloa.


(2 Thessalonians 2:3, 8) Still, false alarms about the day of Jehovah did not make those early followers of Jesus abandon the path leading off into life.—Matthew 7:13. 	 (2 Tesalonia 2:3, 8) Kae e tiga eiloa ne faka‵segina muamua a soko o Iesu i aso mua ne fakamatalaga ‵loi e uiga ki te oko mai o te aso o Ieova, ne seki tiakina lele eiloa ne latou a te auala ki te ola.—Mataio 7:13.


18 Deep personal study of God’s Word can help you to draw close to Jehovah. 	 18 A sukesukega ‵loto ki te Muna a te Atua e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke sinā fakapilipili atu ei koe ki a Ieova.


Regarding our times, Jesus warned: “Look! 	 E uiga loa ki ‵tou taimi nei, ne fai mai a Iesu: “Faka‵logo mai!


Ever since they learned to read, they have consulted such books as Insight on the Scriptures, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. 	 I te taimi ne iloa ei ne laua o fai‵tau, ne suke‵suke laua ki tusi e pelā mo te Insight on the Scriptures, tikisionale, mo encyclopedia.


There is no reason to conclude that those two books were produced under inspiration and later lost. 	 E seai se pogai e ‵tau ei o fakaiku aka me i tusi e lua konā ne tusi kolā ne fakaosofia ne te agaga tapu kae ne ‵galo fakamuli.


So how can you help them? 	 Tela la, e mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu koe ki a latou?


(John 3:1, 2; 7:50, 51) In time, some of them embraced the Christian way. 	 (Ioane 3:1, 2; 7:50, 51) Fakamuli, ne puke ‵mau a nisi tino i a latou ki te auala Kelisiano.


Of course, all lying is wrong, but not every case of untruthfulness requires judicial action. 	 E tonu la me e ma‵sei a loi katoa kae e se ko loi katoa e ‵tau o fai se fakamasinoga ki ei.


The Israelites of Ezra’s day acted unfaithfully by giving “a dwelling to foreign wives,” and it would be wrong to try to water down the plain statements of the Scriptures. 	 Ne seki fakamaoni a tino Isalaelu i aso o Esela mai te ‘a‵vaga ki fāfine mai fenua fakaa‵tea,’ kae se mea sē tonu ke manatu māmā ki fakamatalaga ma‵nino i loto i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki ei.


Though Jesus was cruelly put to death, not one of his bones was “crushed.” 	 E tiga eiloa ne mate a Iesu i se mate fakasauā, e seai eiloa sena ivi ne “fati.”


Prove yourselves ready, because the Son of man is coming at an hour that you do not think to be it.” 	 E ‵tau foki mo koutou o toka faeloa, me i te Tama a te tagata e vau i te itula telā e seki fakamoe‵moe koutou ki ei.”


Rather than frightening him, this knowledge moved him to praise Jehovah and say: “The heavens are declaring the glory of God; and of the work of his hands the expanse is telling.” 	 I lō tena piki makau i ei, ne fakamalosi aka a ia ne tena iloa ke ‵viki atu ei ki a Ieova kae fai atu: “E matea i te lagi te ‵malu o te Atua! E fakaasi tonu mai foki i ei ana mea ne fai!”


His intent was understood. 	 Ne malamalama ‵lei te toeaina i ana pati.


Even some of those who had walked in the way of the truth for decades were showing signs of “drawing away from the living God.” 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā ne sa‵sale atu i te auala o te munatonu i te fia sefulu tausaga ne lavea atu a fakailoga o te vāivāi i a latou, telā ne iku atu ei ki te ‘‵teka atu keatea mai te Atua ola.’


Even more dangerous was cruel Assyria, ever on the lookout for opportunities to expand its power. 	 Kae e sili atu i te fakamataku, ko te fenua masei o Asulia, telā ne salasala faeloa ki avanoaga ke fakalasi atu tena malosi.


Your children observe how your fervent prayers and effective teaching combine with your example of what it means to serve Jehovah with a complete heart. 	 E lavea ‵lei ne otou tama‵liki a te auala e fetaui ‵lei ei otou ‵talo, otou akoakoga mo otou taumafaiga ke tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa.


Why can it be said that the apostle Paul was a zealous Kingdom worker? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fai atu me i te apositolo ko Paulo se tino talai loto finafinau o te Malo?


According to the Bible, those are all valid reasons to pray. 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a te Tusi Tapu, se mea ‵lei ke ‵talo atu koe mō mea konei.


If so, you must continue to sow what is good by walking with God and living in harmony with his righteous standards. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e ‵tau o tumau koe i te ‵tokiga o mea ‵lei mai te sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua kae ola e ‵tusa mo ana tulaga amio‵tonu.


The Bible warns us: “Let him that thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall.”—1 Cor. 10:12. 	 E fakailoa mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “Ko te tino telā e mafaufau i a ia e tu, ke fakaeteete i a ia ma siga.”—1 Koli. 10:12.


(Nehemiah 8:7-11, 17, 18) These were truly holy occasions requiring respectful attention on the part of those in attendance. 	 (Neemia 8:7-11, 17, 18) E ‵malu eiloa a maopoopoga konei telā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ei te āva ne tino kolā ne ‵kau atu ki ei.


In fact, they tried three schemes. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne latou a togafiti e tolu i te feitu tenei.


(Matt. 22:37-39) But the Scriptural passages cited in the preceding paragraph highlight the danger of letting emotions dictate our thinking and actions. 	 (Mata. 22:37-39) Kae fakamatala mai i te tusi siki telā e sae mai i te palakalafa mai mua, a te fakamataku o te talia ne tatou ke pule atu ‵tou lagonaga ki ‵tou mafaufauga mo ‵tou faifaiga.


For most people, it is almost too much to hope for such things. 	 E mafau‵fau a te tokoukega o tino me e seai se aogā ke kausaki atu ki se vaegā olaga penā.


For instance, Paul described Timothy as his “beloved and faithful child in the Lord,” one who would genuinely care for the concerns of other Christians. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo a Timoteo e pelā me ko tena “tama fagasele kae fakamaoni i te Aliki,” ko ia telā ka saga faka‵lei atu o tausi a nisi Kelisiano.


Some unbelieving husbands or wives may not object to having their mate study the Bible. 	 Kāti ka sē ita a nisi tāgata io me ko fāfine māfai e a‵koga olotou avaga ki te Tusi Tapu.


Cornelius sent his servants to Simon’s house, and Peter accompanied them back to Caesarea. 	 Ne uga ne Konelio ana tavini ki te fale o Simona kae ne ‵foki tasi atu latou mo Petelu ki Kaisaleia.


How can modesty help us to make better decisions? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea te uiga agamalu ke mafai ne tatou o fai a fakaikuga kolā e tai ‵lei atu?


Then Jehovah, the “Hearer of prayer,” accepts appropriate prayers recorded in his Word as coming from us.—Ps. 65:2. 	 Kae ka talia ne Ieova, telā e fakalogologo io me ‘tali mai ne ia a talosaga,’ a ‵talo kolā e tusi i tena Muna e pelā me ne fai atu ne tatou.—Salamo 65:2.


Obedience to the good news was all but perfunctory. 	 Ne fai fua pelā me se tiute te lotou faka‵logo ki te tala ‵lei.


King David wrote: “When my disquieting thoughts became many inside of me, your own consolations began to fondle my soul.” 	 Ne tusi mai penei a te Tupu ko Tavita: “I taimi e manavase kae se toka ei au, ko koe e fakamafanafana kae fakafiafia mai ki a au.”


How appropriate that we pray for God’s holy spirit to provide what we lack! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fetaui ‵lei ke ‵talo atu tatou mō te agaga tapu o te Atua ke tuku mai a mea kolā e vāi‵vai tatou i ei!


Indeed, the person we are on the inside can either add to or detract from our outward appearance. 	 E tonu, a te loto o te tino e mafai o fakagaligali io me fakamasei ki ‵tou foliga i tua.


21 Likening a Christian’s life course to a race, or a contest, the apostle Paul said: “Do you not know that the runners in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? 	 21 Mai te fakatusaga o te olaga o se Kelisiano ki se fakatau‵telega, ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “E iloa tonu ne koutou me i te fakatau‵telega, e ‵tele katoa a tino i ei, kae tokotasi fua e maua ne ia te fakailoga.


So let us never underestimate the power of a greeting. 	 Tela la, ke mo a e manatu mā‵ma tatou ki te ma‵losi o ‵tou pati fakatalofa.


But it is important to think about whether what you put on befits your role as a servant of Jehovah. 	 Kae e tāua ke mafaufau faka‵lei koe me ko te gatu telā ka pei ne koe e fetaui mo tou tulaga e pelā me se tavini a Ieova io me ikai.


Now you are truly known by him. 	 Ko iloa tonu nei ne ia a koe.


What was God’s purpose for enabling humans to have children? 	 Se a te fuafuaga a te Atua ke mafai o fai ne tino olotou tama‵liki?


If he had been successful, this would undoubtedly have meant death for Solomon. 	 Moi ne manumalo a ia, e mautinoa eiloa me ka tamate ne ia a Solomona.


Immediately after stating that there are only two roads, Jesus said: “Be careful of false prophets. They come to you looking gentle like sheep, but they are really dangerous like wolves.” 	 Mai tua faeloa o ana pati me e lua fua a auala, ne toe fai atu a Iesu: “Ke fakaeteete koutou i pelofeta ‵loi kolā e o‵mai ki a koutou i amioga fakamamoe, ka ko olotou loto ko fe‵kai eiloa e pelā me ne luko.”


• Why did Joshua and Caleb bring back a favorable report? 	 • Se a te uiga ke tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova?


Then we read: “Mary began to preserve all these sayings, drawing conclusions in her heart.” 	 Kae e faitau ifo tatou penei: “Ne masaua katoa ne Malia a mea konei, kae ne mafaufau malosi ki ei.”


16, 17. (a) How did Paul acquire boldness for the ministry? (b) What measures should we take if we find ourselves intimidated by some aspect of our Christian ministry? 	 16, 17. (a) Ne maua pefea ne Paulo te loto malosi i te faiga o te galuega talai? (e) Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou māfai ko manava‵se malosi tatou ki nisi vaega o te galuega faka-Kelisiano?


When Rebekah was done at last, he gave her gifts—precious jewelry! 	 I te otiga o te galuega a Lepeka, ne tuku atu ne tou tagata a meaalofa ki tou fafine—ligi aulo tāua!


How wise it is to be very, very careful in using easy credit!—2 Kings 4:1; Matthew 18:25. 	 Se faiga poto eiloa ke fakaaoga faka‵lei a mea konā.—2 Tupu 4:1; Mataio 18:25.


(Col. 1:23) Certainly, these disciples proved that they appreciated the bond of friendship they shared with Jesus! 	 (Kolose 1:23) E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakamaoni aka ne soko konei a te tāua o te lotou va fakataugasoa mo Iesu!


How is Jehovah’s purpose for obedient mankind reflected in the model prayer? 	 I te auala fea ne fakaasi mai ei te fuafuaga a Ieova mō tino i te ‵talo fakaakoako?


In what sense should our eyes look to Jehovah? 	 I te auala fea e ‵tau o ‵kilo atu ei ‵tou mata ki a Ieova?


Their method of study? 	 Ne fai pefea olotou sukesukega?


In our next article, we will look at yet another precious gift from God—the gift of singleness. 	 I te ‵tou suā mataupu, ka onoono tatou ki te suā meaalofa gali mai te Atua—ko te meaalofa e uiga ki te nofo taka.


On the contrary, we embrace obedience for what it is—a marvelous opportunity to show our heavenly Father that we truly do love him and want to remain in his love. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e iloa ne tatou me i te fakalogo ki a Ieova e tuku mai i ei—se avanoaga tāua ke fakaasi atu ki ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi me e a‵lofa tonu tatou ki a ia kae e fia tumau foki tatou i tena alofa.


An account involving King David provides insight in this regard. 	 E maua ne tatou ne manatu fesoasoani ki ei mai te tala o te tupu ko Tavita.


You need to have strong moral values. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o malosi tou tulaga i mea tau amioga.


(Rev. 6:5, 6) As such problems increase, so do our opportunities to demonstrate the depth of our brotherly affection. 	 (Faka. 6:5, 6) Ona ko te uke o fakalavelave, tenei eiloa te avanoaga ke fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵poko o te ‵tou a‵lofa fakataina.


Hence, literature of Jehovah’s Witnesses is now produced in seven Mexican languages and also in Mexican Sign Language. 	 Tela la, e maua nei a tusi a Molimau a Ieova i ‵gana faka-Mekisiko e fitu e pelā foki mo te ‵gana mō tino ‵tuli.


(Read Ephesians 2:2, 3; 1 John 2:16.) 	 (Faitau te Efeso 2:2, 3; 1 Ioane 2:16.)


Rather than eagerly publicizing the faults of others, we should overlook them.—Colossians 3:13. 	 I lō te fai‵pati atu faeloa e uiga ki mea ‵se a nisi tino, e ‵tau o fakapuli ne tatou a mea konā.—Kolose 3:13.


Therefore, Jonathan put loyalty to David ahead of loyalty to Saul. 	 Tela la, ne fakamaoni eiloa a Ionatana ki a Tavita i lō a Saulo.


Speaking of what Jehovah accomplished aeons ago, Genesis states: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” 	 E uiga ki mea kolā ne fai ne Ieova i te fia afe miliona o tausaga ko ‵teka, e fai mai penei te tusi ko Kenese: “Ne faite ne te Atua te lagi mo te lalolagi i te kamataga.”


Jesus knew that many Jews there present would be displeased if he healed someone on the Sabbath. 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu me ka se fia‵fia a nisi tino Iutaia i konā māfai e faka‵lei ne ia te masaki o se tino i te Sapati.


It could not have happened without him. 	 Ne seki mafai o tupu te mea tenā e aunoa mo tena fesoasoani.


Consider what Jehovah will do for mankind. 	 Mafaufau ki mea ka fai ne Ieova mō tino.


Unlike those in the ungodly world around us, we strive to stay spiritually awake and to keep in mind Jehovah’s great day.—Zephaniah 3:8; Luke 21:36. 	 E se pelā mo tino se amioatua o te lalolagi i ‵tou tafa, e taumafai tatou ke tumau i te ala i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ke masaua faeloa te aso lasi o Ieova.—Sefanaia 3:8; Luka 21:36.


For instance, many Christians have allowed some of their blood to be withdrawn for testing or analysis, after which the sample is discarded. 	 E pelā mo te talia ne nisi Kelisiano ke puke mai a nisi toto o latou ke iloilo faka‵lei ki ei, kae kafai ko oti ko pei keatea.


Our faith in the ransom sacrifice of Christ permits us to come out from under the yoke of sin. 	 Ko ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te taulaga togiola a Keliso e fakasaoloto ei tatou mai te ‵nofo pologa ki te agasala.


God gave them but one limiting directive and informed them that disobeying that law would bring a death sentence. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a lāua se fakatonuga mautinoa kae fakailoa atu me i te sē faka‵logo ki te tulafono tenā ka mafai o iku atu ki te mate.


The ransom sacrifice of Jesus has opened the door for us so that we can have a friendship with Almighty God. 	 Ko oti ne tala mai ne te taulaga togiola a Iesu a te auala ke mafai ei o ati aka se va fakataugasoa o tatou mo te Atua Malosi Katoatoa.


• What should be our determination regarding our dedication to God? 	 4. E mafai pefea o oko atu tatou ki te faiga o te tukuatuga, kae se a te mea e mafai o fakatusa ne tatou ki ei te mea tenā? 5.


Why should we draw even closer to Jehovah if we experience injustice in the congregation? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakapili‵pili malosi atu tatou ki a Ieova māfai ko fe‵paki tatou mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni i te fakapotopotoga?