Is it believable that in ancient times someone would actually oversow another man’s field with weeds? 	 E mata, e talitonu koe me i aso mua, ne ‵toki ne se tino a mouku i te fatoaga saito a te suā tagata?


(Gen. 39:9-21) Rather, he let trials strengthen him, and for this he was richly rewarded. 	 (Kenese 39:9-21) I lo te fai penā, ne fakamalosi aka a ia ne fakalavelave, kae ne fakamanuia a ia ona ko te mea tenei.


How did Jehovah encourage Noah? 	 Ne fakamalosi atu pefea a Ieova ki a Noa?


(1 Pet. 1:11; Rev. 19:10) There was work for him to do to make clear his identity as the promised Messiah. 	 (1 Petelu 1:11; Fakaasiga 19:10) E isi se galuega ne ‵tau o fai ne ia ko te mea ke iloa ‵lei ne tino me i a ia ko te Mesia telā ne folafola mai.


How did he break the news to his wife and family? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne ia te tala tenā ki tena avaga mo tena kāiga?


One may have a valid cause for complaint against another. 	 Kāti e maua ne se tino tokotasi se pogai tonu ke fāmeo e uiga ki te suā tino.


It is not just that your father and mother are older than you or have more experience. 	 E se fai fua penā ona me e ma‵tua atu io me e uke atu a lā mea e iloa i a koe.


He resurrected the only son of a widow, a 12-year-old girl, and his dear friend Lazarus.—Luke 7:11-15; 8:41-55; John 11:38-44. 	 Ne fakatu aka ne ia te tama tagata e tokotasi a se fafine ko mate tena avaga, se tamaliki fafine ko 12 ana tausaga, mo tena taugasoa pele ko Lasalo.—Luka 7:11-15; 8:41-55; Ioane 11:38-44.


This was his priestly responsibility. 	 Tenā eiloa tena tiute e pelā me ko te faitaulaga.


Have you had a similar experience? 	 E mata, ne oko atu foki ki a koe a te mea tenā?


What negative state of mind do we want to avoid, and what questions can we ask ourselves? 	 Ne a mafaufauga sē ‵lei e fia ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i ei, kae ne a fesili e mafai o ‵sili ifo ne tatou?


(Genesis 2:21; 3:23, 24) The earthly Paradise would have been mankind’s home eternally. 	 (Kenese 2:21; 3:23, 24) Ne ‵tau o fai te lalolagi Palataiso mo fai te koga ‵nofo o tino ki te se-gata-mai.


Learn From Christ’s Mild Temperament 	 Ke Tauloto Mai i te Uiga Agamalu o Keliso


“Christ Jesus . . . gave himself for us that he might . . . cleanse for himself a people peculiarly his own, zealous for fine works.”—TITUS 2:13, 14. 	 “Ko Keliso Iesu . . . ne tuku mai ne ia a ia eiloa mō tatou ko te mea . . . ke faka‵ma ne ia a tino mo fai ana tino fakapito, kolā e loto finafinau o fai a galuega ‵lei.”—TITO 2:13, 14.


It says: “In the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. 	 E fai mai penei: “Ke masaua a te mea nei! Ka isi ne taimi faiga‵ta i aso fakaoti.


9 Imagine the shock of those in surrounding nations who were enemies of God’s people! 	 9 Mafaufau ki te ‵poi o tino kolā e ‵nofo i atufenua i olotou tafa kae ne fai mo fai ne fili o tino o te Atua!


And what a record of zeal and perseverance the Witnesses have built up! 	 Kae tafaga la te fakaofoofogia o te loto finafinau mo te ‵mautakitaki o te kau Molimau.


(See opening pictures.) 	 (Ke onoono ki te ata i te kamataga.)


A PROPHECY THAT TIES THE BIBLE TOGETHER 	 Se Valoaga Telā e Tuku Fakatasi i ei te Tusi Tapu


The ransom arrangement opens the door for all those of Adam’s children who love righteousness eventually to become part of God’s family. 	 A te fakatokaga ki te togiola e ‵tala mai ne ia a te avanoaga ki tamaliki katoa a Atamu kolā e fia‵fia ki te amiotonu ke fai mo fai se vaegā i te kāiga o te Atua.


8 As Christians, we too can benefit from the guidelines that were given in the Law to the nation of Israel. 	 8 E pelā me ne Kelisiano, e mafai foki o maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai fakatakitakiga kolā ne aofia i te Tulafono ne tuku atu ki te fenua o Isalaelu.


Brother Barr told the audience that recently certain members of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses who had been serving as directors and officers voluntarily stepped aside from the boards of directors of all the corporations used by “the faithful and discreet slave” in the United States. 	 Ne fai atu te taina ko Barr ki te kau fakalogo‵logo me fakamuli nei ne loto ma‵lie a nisi tino o te Potukau Pule o Molimau a Ieova ke malō‵lō latou mai i olotou tofiga e pelā me ne ofisa (directors mo officers) o fakapotopotoga tau te tulafono katoa kolā e fakaaogā ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” i te Iunaite Sitete.


ON WITH THE CONQUEST 	 NE FAKA‵SOKO ATU TE TAUA


(1 Pet. 2:12) Let us always show deep respect for him, for his worship, and for our fellow worshippers. 	 (1 Petelu 2:12) Ke na fakaasi atu faeloa ne tatou te āva lasi ki a ia, tena tapuakiga, mo ‵tou taina tapuaki.


A husband who assigns honor to his wife, recognizing the support that she needs, will contribute greatly to the success of the marriage. 	 A te tagata telā e atafai ki tena avaga, kae e matea ne ia te fesoasoani telā e manakogina, ka lasi ‵ki tena tusaga i te faiga o te fakaipoipoga ke manuia.


(Mark 12:29, 30) Moreover, when we realize that God does not act unjustly today, we can trust his future judgments too. 	 (Maleko 12:29, 30) E se gata i ei, kafai e iloa ne tatou me e se gasuesue te Atua i se auala sē fakamaoni i aso nei, e mafai foki o tali‵tonu tatou ki ana fakamasinoga i aso mai mua.


Setting the example, Jehovah is willing to forgive 	 kaimalie i ana taimi


Consider how the events that unfolded in the days of Deborah and Barak answer these questions. 	 Mafaufau ki mea ‵tupu kolā ne fakaasi mai i aso o Tepola mo Palako ke tali aka ei a fesili konei.


14 Exerting themselves in the ministry, millions of God’s people around the world are demonstrating their appreciation for the training they receive. 	 14 Ona ko te lotou ga‵lue malosi i te galuega talai, ko fakaasi mai ne te fia miliona o tino o te Atua i te lalolagi kātoa a te lotou loto fakafetai mō akoakoga e maua ne latou.


Early in that decade, barbaric persecution was unleashed against God’s people, notably in Nazi Germany. 	 I te kamataga o te vaitaimi tenā, ne fakaoko atu a fakasauāga matagā ki tino o te Atua, kae maise eiloa i Siamani i te taimi o Hitila.


They display the humility expected of those having “the mind of Christ.”—1 Corinthians 2:16. 	 E fakaasi atu ne latou te loto maulalo pelā mo tino kolā e maua ne latou “te mafaufau o Keliso.”—1 Kolinito 2:16.


How did Saul manifest a pattern of disobeying God? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Saulo te sē fakalogo ki te Atua?


He replies: “My Father has kept working until now, and I keep working.” 	 Ana muna: “A toku Tamana e galue faeloa ke oko mai ki te aso tenei; e pena foki au.”


In the Law that God gave to the nation of Israel, it was stated: “You must not commit adultery.” 	 Ne fai mai penei te Tulafono telā ne avatu ne te Atua ki te fenua ko Isalaelu: “Sa mulilua.”


Do not judge by the small number that responded. 	 Sa manatu māmā ki ei ona ko te mu‵tana o tino kolā ne talia ne latou te fekau tenā.


What can be done to strengthen their faith? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ke fakamalosi aka ei te lotou fakatuanaki?


That indicates that we need to make progress in the realm of being “ready to obey.” 	 E fakaasi mai i te feitu tenei me e manakogina ke ga‵solo tatou ki mua ke “toka o faka‵logo.”


The scripture quoted above explains why the Bible is effective in this way—its wisdom comes from God. 	 A te tusi siki telā e siki atu mai luga e fakamatala mai i ei a te pogai e magoi ei a te Tusi Tapu i te auala tenei—me i te poto i ei ne aumai mai te Atua.


(Clue: Reread verse 6.) 	 (Tali: Toe faitau te fuaiupu 6.)


Should it be different today for all who have the God-given prospect of life in an earthly paradise? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o kese te tulaga i aso nei mō tino katoa kolā ko maua ne latou te fakamoemoega mai te Atua ke ola i te lalolagi palataiso?


(Matt. 28:19, 20) If you plan to be a disciple-maker, you will be choosing a most satisfying career, one that glorifies God. 	 (Mata. 28:19, 20) Kafai e palani koe ke fai pelā me se tino fai soko, ko filifili eiloa ne koe se galuega fakamalie loto, telā ka faka‵malu ei te Atua.


(Matthew 26:50-54) Thus, if we do not have the real issue clearly in mind at all times, as Jesus did, there is always the danger of compromise or failure. 	 (Mataio 26:50-54) Tela la, kafai e se masaua faka‵lei ne tatou te kinauga tonu, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu, ka isi faeloa se tulaga fakamataku ke gutugutulua io me ke taka‵vale tatou.


Who were being mistreated in the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel? 	 Ko oi a tino kolā ne fai fakamaseigina i te malo o matakāiga e sefulu o Isalaelu?


Brother Peterson did his work at Bethel well but never neglected the field ministry. 	 Ne fakamaoni te taina ko Peterson ki tena galuega i te Peteli kae ne seki fakatamala lele a ia i te galuega talai.


AMPLE FOOD FOR ALL: “There will be an abundance of grain on the earth; on the top of the mountains it will overflow.”—Psalm 72:16. 	 KA LAVA A MEA‵KAI MŌ TINO KATOA: “Ka malaku eiloa a saito i te laukele; ka ‵fonu a taulu o mauga.”—Salamo 72:16.


[Box on page 3] 	 [Pokisi i te itulau e 3]


The sister was able to give a witness and later to place with her the brochure Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Twentieth Century. 	 Ne mafai ei ne te tuagane tenā o talai faka‵lei atu kae ne ofo fakamuli atu foki ne ia a te tusi ko te Molimau a Ieova i te Lua-Sefulu Senetenali.


Even where water for washing or bathing is in short supply, Christians should try to do the best they can to keep clean and presentable. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki koga kolā e se lava sāle a vai mo ‵ta gatu kae koukou, e ‵tau mo Kelisiano o kausaki faeloa ki te ‵mā.


The building work stopped in the days of King Artaxerxes, in 522 B.C.E. The ban continued until 520 B.C.E., the second year of King Darius. 	 Ne taofi aka te galuega i aso o te Tupu ko Aletaseta, i te 522 T.L.M. Ne tumau eiloa te taofiga o te galuega ke oko ki te 520 T.L.M., i te lua o tausaga o te Tupu ko Taliu.


And before choosing his 12 apostles, Jesus spent the whole night alone in prayer.—Mark 1:35; Matthew 14:23; Luke 6:12, 13. 	 Kae mai mua o filifili ne ia ana apositolo e toko 12, ne fakamāumāu ne Iesu te po kātoa o ‵talo i a ia tokotasi eiloa.—Maleko 1:35; Mataio 14:23; Luka 6:12, 13.


How might pressure come from some who claim to be Christians? 	 E oko mai pefea a fakamalosiga mai i nisi tino kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano?


(Matthew 6:25-33; Proverbs 27:11) Worshiping him wholeheartedly will not remove all our problems, of course, but it certainly results in great joy. 	 (Mataio 6:25-33; Faataoto 27:11) E tonu, a te tapuaki atu mo te loto kātoa ki a ia ka se ave keatea ei ‵tou fakalavelave katoa, kae e mautinoa eiloa me e iku atu ki te fiafia lasi.


For this reason, when encouraging the apostles to be zealous preachers of the good news, Jesus told them: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.” 	 Ona ko te pogai tenei, i te fakamalosi atu ki te kau apositolo ke fai e pelā me ne tino kolā e talai atu te tala ‵lei mo te loto finafinau, ne fai atu ei a Iesu, penei: “Sa ma‵taku ki a latou kola e tamate ne latou te foitino, me se mafai ne latou o tamate te agaga; ka ke ma‵taku koutou ki te Atua, me ko ia e mafai ne ia o tamate te foitino mo te agaga i Kena.”


2 Such a dilemma is not entirely imaginary. 	 2 A te vaegā fakalavelave tenā e mafai fua o tupu i so se taimi.


How did Jesus act in harmony with his illustration of the fig tree? 	 Ne gasuesue pefea a Iesu e ‵tusa mo tena tala fakatusa e uiga ki te lakau ko te mati?


Righteously indignant, David and a band of his men girded on their swords and set off to confront Nabal.—1 Samuel 25:2-13. 	 Ona ko te lotou kaitaua, ne puke ne Tavita mo tena kau olotou pelu kae olo atu o taua ki a Napalu.—1 Samuelu 25:2-13.


Many scorn God’s gift of marriage, considering it to be out-of-date, a source of frustration or conflict. 	 E fakatauemu atu a tino e tokouke ki te meaalofa a te Atua ko te fakaipoipoga, mai te mafau‵fau me se mea telā ko se toe aogā, se māfuaga o mea fakafanoa‵noa io me ko taua.


She was humble at heart. 	 Ne loto maulalo eiloa a ia.


The Bible account at Mark 1:14, 15 tells us: “Now after John was put under arrest Jesus went into Galilee, preaching the good news of God and saying: ‘The appointed time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn near. 	 E fai mai penei te tala i te Tusi Tapu i te Maleko 1:14, 15: “I te otiga o te peiga a Ioane ki te fale puipui, fanatu ei a Iesu ki Kalilaia o folafola atu a te Tala ‵Lei mai te Atua.


Wives of some local officials began studying the Bible with us. 	 Ne kamata o suke‵suke a avaga a tino ga‵lue i te malo ki te Tusi Tapu mo matou.


The book Elephants—Gentle Giants of Africa and Asia explains: “A means of defense that the typical herd of elephants commonly employs is to form a circle of their bodies, with the adults facing outward against the threat and the young animals protected inside the ring.” 	 E fakamatala mai i te tusi ko te Elephants—Gentle Giants of Africa and Asia: “A te faifaiga masani telā e fai ne elefane ke maua ei se puipuiga, ko te ‵tu fakapukupuku o elefane ma‵tua mo olotou mata e ‵fuli ki tua kae tuku a tamā elefane ke tu i te kogāloto.”


13 Jehovah’s will was being accomplished in the heavens long before one of his spirit sons rebelled and became Satan. 	 13 Ko leva ne fai te loto o Ieova i te lagi kae seki tāitāi o ‵teke atu tena tamaliki faka-te-agaga e tokotasi, kae fai ei mo fai a Satani.


In reality, though, something even more momentous has occurred in our time. 	 A te tonuga loa, e isi se isi mea telā e tāua atu ko tupu i ‵tou taimi nei.


From him you can learn about the purpose of life, and you can understand God’s promises and have a hope for the future. 	 E mafai foki o tauloto ne koe mai i a ia a te pogai o te ola, kae e mafai foki o malamalama koe i fuafuaga a te Atua kae maua se fakamoemoega gali mō aso mai mua.


They will not know that they are serving as God’s means for executing his righteous judgment against an unfaithful people. 	 E se iloa ne latou me e fai latou mo fai te mea faigaluega a te Atua ke fakaoko atu tena fakamasinoga amiotonu ki ana tino sē fakamaoni.


(1 Kings 3:9-13) Whether we have much in a material way or not, how thankful we can be if we enjoy Jehovah’s blessing and are spiritually rich! 	 (1 Tupu 3:9-13) Faitalia me e uke io me se uke au mea faka-te-foitino e maua, e loto fakafetai tatou ki a Ieova ona ko ana fakamanuiaga pelā foki mo koloa faka-te-agaga kolā e fakafiafia ei tatou!


• What problems did David face because of Absalom? 	 • Ne a fakalavelave ne fakafesagai atu ki ei a Tavita ona ko Apisaloma?


God is aware of any disturbing thoughts you may have, and he can guide and comfort you by means of his spirit. 	 E iloa ne te Atua so se mea faigata telā e fepaki mo koe, kae e mafai ne ia o takitaki kae fakamafanafana atu e auala i tena agaga.


We should never be afraid to speak about our faith. 	 E se ‵tau lele o ma‵taku tatou o fai‵pati atu e uiga ki ‵tou talitonuga.


(Romans 2:24) On the other hand, God’s holy spirit produces genuine joy. 	 (Loma 2:24) Kae i te suā feitu, e maua eiloa te tinā fiafia tonu mai i te agaga tapu.


What do we need to consider regarding the race that is set before us? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki ei e uiga ki te fakatau‵telega telā e takato mai i ‵tou mua?


Love never fails.”—1 Corinthians 13:7, 8. 	 E se mafai o gata a te alofa.”—1 Kolinito 13:7, 8.


They can be constantly critical and complaining, or they can be warmly encouraging and edifying. 	 E mafai o fāmeo faeloa, io me e fakamalosi atu faeloa.


SUGGESTIONS FOR BENEFICIAL BIBLE READING 	 MANATU FESOASOANI KE MAUA A MEA AOGA MAI TE FAITAUGA KI TE TUSI TAPU


Having a waiting attitude, or patience, helps us to avoid feeling disappointed that Jehovah’s day has not yet come. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te ‵nofo fakatalitali, io me ko te kufaki ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te loto vāivāi ona ko te fui oko mai a te aso o Ieova.


JANUARY 2018 	 IANUALI 2018


Why, though, can we be sure that these two books should be of concern to us today? 	 Kaia la e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou me e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki tusi e lua konei i aso nei?


There, in the midst of it all, lay a copy of The Golden Age magazine. 	 I konā loa, i loto i mea katoa konā, ne takato mai ei se kopi o te mekesini ko te Golden Age.


The Israelites were told that they should collect this miraculous bread for six days. 	 Ne fai atu ki tino Isalaelu me e ‵tau o puke olotou falaoa fakavavega konei i aso e ono.


How do we come to “abound in hope”? 	 E fai pefea te ‵tou ‘fakamoemoega ke lasi’?


Usually, the children quickly see the point and agree that they would like to have food rather than something else. 	 E masani sāle o lavea ne tama‵liki a te manatu tāua kae lotoma‵lie me e ‵tau o maua muamua ne latou a meakai i lō nisi mea aka.


What exhortation did Paul give to Hebrew Christians, and why? 	 Se a te fakamalosiga ne tuku atu ne Paulo ki Kelisiano Epelu, kae kaia?


(Eccl. 8:16, 17) Our confidence in Jehovah will help us not only to acknowledge but also to accept our limitations. 	 (Fai. 8:16, 17) A te ‵tou tali‵tonu ki a Ieova ka fesoasoani mai ke sē gata fua i te iloa kae ke talia foki ne tatou a ‵tou tapulā.


Even many who claim to be religious feel that they are at liberty to do what they think is right, without any obligation to obey God and his commandments. 	 Ke oko ki tino e tokouke kolā e fai mai i a latou ne tino ‵lotu, e mafaufau me e saoloto latou o fai te mea telā e mafau‵fau latou me e tonu, e aunoa mo te faka‵logo ki te Atua mo ana fakatonuga.


Throughout history there seems to have been no limit to the injustice and pain that men and women have been willing to inflict on one another. 	 Talu mai te kamataga, e foliga mai me e kese‵kese a faifaiga sē fakamaoni mo logo‵maega kolā ne fakaoko atu ki tino.


Let us briefly look at each of these steps and see what we can learn from them. 	 Ke na onoono aka tatou ki mea takitasi kolā ne fai ne Esela, mo mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i ei.


Such feelings are not new. 	 A vaegā lagonaga penei e se ne mea ‵fou.


If you observe my commandments, you will remain in my love.”—John 15:1-10. 	 Au e alofa ki a koutou, e pelā eiloa mo te alofa o te Tamana ki a au; ke tumau la koutou i toku alofa.


However, the Bible shows that we need to be reminded of things already learned. 	 Kae e fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu me e ‵tau o fakamasaua mai ki a tatou e uiga ki mea kolā ko oti ne tau‵loto ne tatou.


The apostle Paul wrote to first-century Christians in Judea: “We wish to conduct ourselves honestly in all things.” 	 Ne tusi atu penei te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano i Iutaia i te senitenali muamua: “Me ma‵nako faeloa matou o fai te mea tonu i taimi katoa.”


Even if a person gets only a glimpse before deleting it, the image has already made an impression on his mind. 	 Kafai foki loa ne matea malie atu fua te ata kae koi tuai o ‵solo keatea, e mafai eiloa o ‵mau te ata tenā i tena mafaufau.


(Read Psalm 123:1-4.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 123:1-4.)


Yet, the Bible tells us that “Jehovah is righteous in all his ways.” 	 Kae e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i “te Aliki e amiotonu i ana mea katoa e fai.”


What a privilege for us to understand things that interest even angels! (1 Peter 1:10-12) Next, Paul says that we should strive to “grasp mentally with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth” of the Christian faith. 	 Mafaga o tauliaga lasi ke mafai o malamalama tatou i mea kolā e fia iloa foki ne agelu! (1 Petelu 1:10-12) Ne toe fai mai a Paulo, me e ‵tau o kausaki atu ke “iai fakatasi i a koutou mo tino katoa o te Atua, a te ‵mana e iloa tonu ei te lauefa, te loa, te maluga mo te ‵poko” o te talitonuga faka-Kelisiano.


This no doubt took considerable time, for the account says: “At length the sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on dry land.” 	 E iloa ne tatou me e tai mata leva eiloa te taimi ne fai ei a te mea tenei me e fai mai penei a te tala: “Ko tino Isalaelu eiloa ko olo i loto, i luga i te koga ‵masa.”


Do you keep Jehovah’s acts of loving-kindness in front of your eyes? 	 E mata, e fakamolemole atu faeloa koe ki a Ieova ke sukesuke aka ou mafaufauga ‵loto?


(Revelation 7:9, 14, 15) This gives them a clean standing before Jehovah and places them under obligation to “cleanse [themselves] of every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God’s fear.” 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 14, 15) E tuku atu i ei ki a latou se tulaga ‵mā i mua o Ieova kae fakatonu atu foki ki a latou ke “faka‵ma la [latou] mai feitu kolā e fakamasei ne latou te foitino mo te agaga, ka ke ola [latou] i te olaga tapu katoatoa mo te mataku ki te Atua.”


14 Daniel and his three companions provide a fine example of how to balance submission to human governments with submission to divine authority. 	 14 Ne tuku mai ne Tanielu mo ana taugasoa e tokotolu se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki te auala ke fuafua faka‵lei aka ei te fakalogo ki malo i te lalolagi nei mo te pulega a te Atua.


(Matthew 11:29) Consider just two ways in which we can do so. 	 (Mataio 11:29) Ke mafau‵fau ki auala e lua e mafai ei o fai tatou penā.


If you pursue happiness in the right way, you will attain it. 	 Kafai e kausaki atu koe ki te fiafia i te auala tonu, ka maua eiloa ne koe.


The Bible speaks of an approaching disaster, a “great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.” 	 E faipati mai eiloa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakalavelave lasi telā ko pili mai, te “‵toe fakalavelave lasi telā e seki tupu aka eiloa talu mai te kamataga o te lalolagi ke oko atu eiloa ki te aso tenei, kae ka se toe tupu eiloa se mea penā.”


Therefore, they are known everywhere for their ongoing effort to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with people of all nations.—Matthew 24:14. 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai e lauiloa ei latou i koga katoa e uiga ki olotou taumafaiga ke talai atu faeloa te tala ‵lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua ki tino i atufenua katoa.—Mataio 24:14.


Soon after the creation of the first man and woman, an unseen spirit creature, Satan the Devil, challenged God’s rulership. 	 Mai tua malie eiloa o te faitega o te tagata mo te fafine muamua, ne ‵teke atu ei se agaga masei, ko Satani te Tiapolo, ki te pulega a te Atua.


Does God really know us that well? 	 E mata, e iloa tonu tatou ne te Atua?


The prophet Micah foretold that “in the final part of the days,” people from all nations would say: “Come, you people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will instruct us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne te pelofeta ko Mika me “i aso mai mua nei,” ka fai atu a tino mai fenua katoa, penei: “‵Tou olo ki luga i te mauga o te Aliki, ki te Faletapu o te Atua o Isalaelu, me ka akoako mai ne ia ki a tatou a mea kolā e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou; Ka sa‵sale tatou i auala ne filifili ne ia.”


Contrary to what is commonly believed, experience—especially from self-indulgence—is not the best teacher.—Psalm 19:7. 	 E ‵se te manatu o te tokoukega o tino me e fatoā maina koe i mea ma‵sei māfai e fai ne koe a vaegā mea penā—kae maise eiloa ko te fakamaliega o manakoga totino.—Salamo 19:7.


What reality can help us focus on what we should be “seeking first”? 	 Se a te mea tonu e fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke ‵saga tonu atu ki mea kolā e ‵tau o ‘‵sala muamua’ ki ei?


But think for a moment. 	 Kae mafaufau malie aka mō se taimi toetoe.


For example, The Watchtower of March 15, 1992, stated: “Yet, as God’s ancient people were taken into Babylonian captivity for a time, in 1918 Jehovah’s servants came into a measure of bondage to Babylon the Great.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fai mai a Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Novema 1, 1992, penei: “E ui i ei, e pelā mo te ave fakapagota o tino mua o te Atua ki Papelonia mō se vaitaimi, i te 1918 ne ‵nofo fakapagota foki a tavini a Ieova i se vaitaimi ki Papelonia te Sili.”


Look! We pronounce happy those who have endured.”—James 5:10, 11. 	 E taku ne tatou latou me e fia‵fia, i te mea e loto kufaki latou.”—Iakopo 5:10, 11.


He was determined to make an effort to restore peace. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne tou tagata ke taumafai a ia o fakatoka te va filemu.


In view of this, what is a key source of help we can trust? 	 E a, e maua mai fea ne tatou a pati fesoasoani kolā e mafai ne tatou o tali‵tonu ki ei?


As the experience of Dinah illustrates, “if you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.” 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te tala o Tina, “kafai e kauga koe ki tino va‵lea kae ka sē aogā koe.”


Louis and Perrine, a couple in their 30’s, moved from France to Madagascar. 	 A Louis mo Perrine, se tauavaga ko taki 30 tupu lā tausaga, ne o‵mai mai Falani ki Madagascar.


A prerequisite to receiving such benefits is having your sins forgiven on the basis of Christ’s ransom. 	 E mafai o iloa ne koe a Ieova ke oko eiloa ki te se-gata-mai māfai fua e fakamagalo au agasala e auala i te taulaga togiola a Keliso.


In fact, the apostle Peter reminds us 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. 	 E tonu, e fakamasaua mai te apositolo ko Petelu ki a tatou me “i te Atua e se fakailoga tino. So se tino o so se fenua e mataku ki te Atua, kae amiotonu foki, e talia faeloa a ia ne te Atua.”—Galuega 10:34, 35.


“I Have Finally Found True Freedom” 	 “Ko maua tonu eiloa ne au te saolotoga tonu”


When Called Upon to Help 	 Te Taimi ko Manakogina ei se Fesoasoani


The preceding verses relate that many in Ephesus became believers, and a number who practiced magical arts burned their books before everybody. 	 A fuaiupu mai mua atu e fakaasi mai me e tokouke a tino i Efeso ne fai mo fai ne tino tali‵tonu, kae e tokouke i a latou ne tino faivailakau kola ne ‵sunu olotou tusi i mua o tino katoa.


19 You face a similar challenge when managing your time. 	 19 Tenā eiloa te tulaga e fepaki mo koe i te fakaaogaga ou taimi.


(Read Titus 2:3-5.) 	 (Faitau Tito 2:3-5.)


When Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine, there was no mention of Joseph—then or on any subsequent occasion. 	 I te faiga ne Iesu a tena vavega muamua, i te ‵fuliga o vai ki uaina, e seki sae mai eiloa i ei a Iosefa—ke oko foki eiloa ki mea ne ‵tupu mai tua ifo.


DURING this time, Judea was ruled by the Romans, who were represented by a governor with troops at his command. 	 I TE taimi tenei, a Iuta e nofo mai lalo i te pulega a Loma, telā ne sui ne se kovana fakatasi mo se kautau kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i a ia.


• What is “Babylon the Great”? 	 • Ko oi a “Papelonia Takutakua”?


Mankind’s Problems—Will They Ever End? 	 E Mata, ka Mafai o Fakagata Atu a Fakalavelave o Tino?


Darius I (Ezra 4:24) 522-486 B.C.E. 	 Taliu I (Esela 4:24) 522-486 T.L.M.


What assurance is given to anointed Christians and to the “other sheep”? 	 Se a te fakatalitonuga telā e tuku atu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina mo ‘nisi mamoe’?


How beautiful those words are! 	 Ko oko eiloa te ‵gali o pati konā!


GUTENBERG 	 GUTTENBERG


But spiritual drowsiness can have far more serious effects. 	 Kae sili atu la te ma‵sei o ikuga e maua mai te ‵tulemoe i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


SONGS: 33, 88 	 PESE: 33, 88


But that is not the way Jesus felt. 	 Kae e se penā eiloa a lagonaga o Iesu.


(John 8:29) Imitate such examples. 	 (Ioane 8:29) Ke tautali i vaegā fakaakoakoga penā.


13 In order to accomplish that work, we must learn to ‘handle aright’ our main tool—God’s Word—which is “beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17) As in the first century, Jehovah gives us valuable training through the Christian congregation. 	 13 Ke fakataunu te galuega tenā, e ‵tau o ‘iloa’ ne tatou o fakaaogā faka‵lei te ‵toe mea faigaluega tāua—ko te Muna a te Atua—telā e “aogā ki te akoakoga o te mea tonu, ki te polopoloki, ki te fakatonu o te mea ‵se, mo te akoako atu ki te olaga ‵lei, ko te mea, ko te tino telā e tavini ki te Atua, ke maua ne ia te fakamaoniga, ke lava tena uta e fai ei ne ia so se galuega ‵lei.” (2 Timoteo 2:15; 3:16, 17) E pelā eiloa mo te senitenali muamua, e tuku mai ne Ieova ki a tatou a fakamasaniga tāua e auala i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Realizing this, he prayed: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will.” 	 Ne malamalama ‵lei a ia i te mea tenā kae ne ‵talo atu a ia penei: “Toku Tamana, kafai e mafai ne koe, ave keatea te ipu tenei mai i a au; ke se fai la toku loto ka ko tou loto.”


How unsearchable his judgments are and past tracing out his ways are!” 	 Ko oko eiloa te faigata ke malamalama i ana fakamasinoga kae e se mafai o iloa ana auala!”


His assignment? 	 Se a tena galuega?


16 Read Nehemiah 13:23-27. 	 16 Faitau te Neemia 13:23-27.


3 The day of Jehovah will break out with the destruction of all false religious systems on earth. 	 3 Ka kamata te aso o Ieova ki te fakaseaiatuga o lotu ‵se katoa i luga i te lalolagi.


The children often get sick.” 	 E ma‵saki faeloa a tama‵liki.”


28 Finding Fulfillment as a Mother 	 MATI 31, 2008–APELILA 6, 2008


(Jer. 3:17; 13:10; 17:9; 1 Ki. 11:9) So, what could it mean for us if we simply follow our heart? 	 (Iele. 3:17; 13:10; 17:9; 1 Tupu 11:9) Tela la, se a te mea e mafai o tupu ki a tatou māfai e tau‵tali tatou i ‵tou loto?


God’s Word warns us: “Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.”—1 Pet. 5:8. 	 E fai mai te Muna a te Atua ki a tatou: “Te otou fili, telā ko te Tiapolo, e fanofano tele e pelā mo se leona fekai, e salasala ki te tino ke kai ne ia.”—1 Petelu 5:8.


He got involved in politics and became mayor of an industrial city. 	 Ne kau atu a ia ki mea fakapolitiki kae ne fai a ia mo fai te aliki pule o se fa‵kai telā e uke a pisinisi i ei.


We may be sure that Jehovah is not only able but also eager to protect us as we serve him loyally. 	 E mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me e se gata fua i te mafai ne Ieova kae e manako malosi foki a ia o puipui tatou i te taimi e tavini atu ei tatou ki a ia mo te fakamaoni.


“Our parents raised us in a way that made being in the truth enjoyable,” says Ralph, who along with his brother serves at a branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 “Ne puti aka ne mā mātua a maua i se auala telā ne fai ei ke fia‵fia maua ki te munatonu,” ko pati a Ralph telā ko tavini fakatasi atu nei mo tena taina i se ofisa lagolago a Molimau a Ieova.


How did Psalm 22:16 and Isaiah 53:12 apply to Jesus? 	 Ne fakasino atu pefea te Salamo 22:16 mo te Isaia 53:12 ki a Iesu?


Through what means can we obtain holy spirit? 	 Ne a auala e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te agaga tapu?


Appealing to Agrippa’s knowledge of Judaism, Paul reasoned that his preaching really involved “saying nothing except things the Prophets as well as Moses stated were going to take place” regarding the Messiah’s death and resurrection. 	 Ona ko mea ne iloa ne Akelipa i te lotu a te kau Iutaia, ne fai atu a Paulo me ne aofia i tena talaiga a “te mea eiloa e tasi telā ne fai‵pati ki ei a pelofeta mo Mose, me ka oko mai” telā ko te mate o te Mesia mo tena toetuga.


For example, we give little thought to the electrical power that gives us light and heat or to the convenience of plugging in any electrical appliance we may own. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te sē mafaufau ‵mafa sāle o tatou ki te malosi o te iti telā e maua mai i ei te mainaga mo te ‵vela io me ko te faigofie ke ‵sulu atu se uaea ki te iti ke fakaola ei se mea.


Joel prophesied that the nations surrounding Judah would be called to account for mistreating God’s chosen people. 	 Ne ‵valo mai foki a Ioelu me ka fakamasino a atufenua kolā i tafa o Iuta mō te sōnafai ne latou a tino filifilia o te Atua.


“There is going to be a resurrection.”—Acts 24:15. 	 “Me ka toe‵tu mai a tino.”—Galuega 24:15.


You too may enjoy the message of comfort found in God’s Word, the Bible. 	 E mafai foki o fiafia koe ki te fekau fakamafanafana loto telā e maua i te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu.


They do not let up in their efforts to accomplish their ministry fully. 	 Ne seki taofi aka eiloa olotou taumafaiga ke fakataunu katoatoa te lotou galuega.


He is the God, not of the dead, but of the living.” 	 A ia e se ko te Atua o tino ‵mate, a ko te Atua o tino ola.”


One common source of such thorns was family problems. 	 E tasi te māfuaga o vaegā logo‵maega penā ko fakalavelave faka-te-kāiga.


Blessed for Making Sacrifices 	 Fakamanuiaga mō te Fakaasiatuga o te Alofa sē Fakapito


What does the Bible say to Christians married to mates who are not worshippers of Jehovah? 	 Ne a pati a te Tusi Tapu ki Kelisiano kolā olotou avaga e se ne tino tapuaki ki a Ieova?


14 Meditating on the love Christ has for people stirs up gratitude within us. 	 14 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki te alofa o Keliso mō tino e fakamalosi aka ei a te loto fakafetai i loto i a tatou.


Perhaps the spies also hoped to pick up useful information from any careless talk they might overhear. 	 Kāti ne fakamoe‵moe a sipai ke maua a fakamatalaga aoga mai i so se pati telā e fai atu e aunoa mo te mafaufau.


But whatever trials this system of things may bring upon us, we have sound reasons for maintaining our integrity, as Job did. 	 Kae faitalia so se tofotofoga e oko mai ki a tatou i te olaga tenei, e maua eiloa ne tatou a pogai tāua ke tumau i te fakamaoni, e pelā mo Iopu.


Reports further indicate that in 1916 a total of 809,393 attended public meetings in the United States, and in 1918 the number rose to 949,444. 	 Ne toe fakaopoopo mai ne lipoti i te aofaki o tino ne ‵kau ki fakatasiga i te Iunaite Sitete i te 1916 e tusa mo te 809,393, kae ne fanaka te aofaki ki te 949,444 i te tausaga e 1918.


False religion plays a major role in many popular holiday celebrations. 	 E aofia malosi a lotu ‵se i fakamanatuga o aso malolo lauiloa e uke.


(Luke 11:13) Remember that the fruitage of God’s holy spirit includes mildness and self-control. 	 (Luka 11:13) Masaua me i fuataga o te agaga tapu o te Atua e aofia i ei te agamalu mo te loto pulea.


Why would it be inconsistent for humans to imagine that justice and righteousness could somehow be lacking in Jehovah? 	 Kaia e se ‵lei ei ke mafau‵fau a tino me e se katoatoa a te fai mea tonu mo te amiotonu o Ieova?


6 What is meant by the word “fornication”? 	 6 Se a te uiga o te pati ko “te fina lalolagi”?


One way is by following the encouragement given at Philippians 2:3: “With humility consider others superior to you.” 	 A te auala e tasi ko te tautali atu ki te fakamalosiga i te Filipi 2:3: “Ke se fai ne koutou se mea i te loto fakatautau io me ko te fia takutakua, kae i te loto maulalo mo te manatu me e tāua atu a nisi tino i a koutou.”


They needed to trust in Jehovah and be faithful to him as their God. 	 Ne ‵tau o tali‵tonu latou ki a Ieova kae fakamaoni ki a ia e pelā me ko te lotou Atua.


Does it not reassure you to know that like the apostles and older men of the first century, those faithful men, our “spiritual ancestors” of the late 1800’s, were determined to align their beliefs solidly with God’s Word? 	 E ‵lei eiloa te auala ne fai ei olotou sukesukega, me tenā eiloa te fakaakoakoga ne tuku mai ne te kau apositolo mo tāgata ma‵tua i te senitenali muamua. Se mea fakamalosi loto ke iloa atu me ne fakamautinoa aka eiloa ne tāgata fakamaoni konei i tala fakasolopito muamua o Molimau a Ieova me ne fakavae katoatoa olotou talitonuga ki te Muna a te Atua.


And what government will bring it about? 	 Kae ko te malo fea ka fakataunu ne ia te mea tenā?


13. How did Bethuel, Joseph, and Ruth exercise their loving-kindness? 	 13 E lavea ne koe te auala ne fakaasi atu ei ne Petueli, Iosefa mo Luta a te lotou a‵lofa tumau?


When we cultivate genuine humility, we make life easier for the people around us, endearing ourselves to them. 	 Kafai e ati aka ne tatou a te loto maulalo tonu, ka fakafaigofie ne tatou te olaga o tino i ‵tou tafa, kae fai ei ke alofagina tatou ne latou.


6 How should the Israelites have responded to clear evidence that those men were empowered by holy spirit? 	 6 Ne a mea ne ‵tau o fai ne tino Isalaelu ona ko te lavea ‵lei atu i tagata konā ne fakamalosi ne te agaga tapu?


To illustrate: Airplane pilots know that if they get lost, they can communicate with air traffic controllers to get help. 	 Ke fai se fakatusaga: E iloa ‵lei ne pailate o vakalele me kafai ko ‵galo latou mo te lotou kosi, e ‵tau o fesokotaki atu latou ki tino fakatonutonu vakalele i lalo i te laukele ke maua mai i ei se fesoasoani.


7 In Noah’s day, a number of angels left their “proper dwelling place” and materialized fleshly bodies in order to pursue selfish pleasure on earth. 	 7 I aso o Noa, ne tiakina ne agelu e tokouke olotou ‘koga ‵nofo tumau’ kae ne liutino ko te mea ke kausaki atu latou ki manakoga kaima‵nako i te lalolagi.


(Mark 13:28-33; Hebrews 10:24, 25) May we let our entire course of action be governed by Jehovah God’s will and the awareness that we are living in “the time of the end.”—Daniel 12:4. 	 (Maleko 13:28-33; Epelu 10:24, 25) Ke na talia ne tatou te loto o Ieova te Atua ke takitaki mai ki ‵tou faifaiga katoa kae ke masaua faeloa ne tatou me ko ‵nofo nei tatou i te taimi o “te gataga o te lalolagi.”—Tanielu 1:4.


For example, Psalm 115:4-6 says about idols: “Ears they have, but they cannot hear.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fai mai a te Salamo 115:4-6 e uiga ki tupua, penei: “E isi olotou taliga kae se ‵logo, e isi olotou isu kae se ‵sogi.”


Let us consider three common causes. 	 Ke mafaufau tatou ki pogai masani e tolu.


Paul stated: “In everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that excels all thought will guard your hearts.” 	 Muna a Paulo: “Ke tuku atu a mea katoa kolā e ma‵nako koutou ki ei ki te Atua fakatasi mo otou fakafetai e auala i otou talosaga; a ko te filemu o te Atua telā e sili fakafia atu i mea katoa kolā e malamalama i ei a tino ka puipui ne ia otou loto.”


6. 6:14, 15 If I sometimes tend to be unforgiving, might envy or resentment be the basic cause? How can I change that? 	 E ‵pau pefea a te tulaga o peofuga o tino i aso o Iesu mo aso nei?


Hundreds of Witnesses ended up at police stations for identification and questioning. 	 E fia selau o taina ne ave sale ki ofisa o pulisimani ke fakafesilisili kae ke fakaasi atu a igoa o nisi taina.


How can we demonstrate our desire to be friends of Christ? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te ‵tou manakoga ke fai mo taugasoa o Keliso?


What factors may have contributed to a lack of unity among Christ’s disciples, and what questions will we consider? 	 Ne a mea kolā ne mafai o fakamāfua aka ne latou te sē ‵kau fakatasi i vā o soko o Keliso, kae ne a fesili ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


A good relationship with humans contributes to happiness, but even more so does a good relationship with God. 	 A te mauaga o se va fealofani ‵lei mo tino e maua i ei te fiafia, kae sili atu la māfai e ‵lei te va o tatou mo te Atua.


God’s love for us is also shown by his being the “Hearer of prayer.” 	 E fakaasi mai foki te alofa o te Atua ki a tatou i tena fai mo fai te ‘Tino fakalogologo ki ‵talo.’


Though we never saw Jesus, as we learn more about him, our love for him deepens. 	 E tiga eiloa e seki lavea aka eiloa ne tatou a Iesu, i te taimi e tauloto ei tatou ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki a ia, e momea aka eiloa te ‵poko o ‵tou a‵lofa ki a ia.


(Rom. 1:24-32; 2 Tim. 3:1-5) They ignore the fact that marriage is a gift from God, and by disrespecting that gift, they also disrespect the Giver, Jehovah God. 	 (Loma 1:24-32; 2 Timoteo 3:1-5) E fakaseaoga ne latou a te manatu me i te fakaipoipoga se meaalofa mai i te Atua, kae mai te sē āva ki te meaalofa tenā, ko se āva foki latou ki te Tino ne tuku mai ne ia, ko Ieova te Atua.


(Psalm 119:176; Romans 15:1) Even so, these opposite outcomes—some staying faithful while others lose faith—raise questions. 	 (Salamo 119:176; Loma 15:1) Kae ui ei, a ikuga kese‵kese konei—ko te tumau o nisi tino i te fakatuanaki mo te galo atu o te fakatuanaki o nisi tino—ne faka‵sae aka ei a nisi fesili konei.


What did Jesus request in behalf of his followers in a prayer to his Father? 13 In his closing prayer before leaving that upper room in Jerusalem, Jesus said to his Father: “I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them, because they are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. 	 13 I tena ‵talo fakaoti a koi tuai o tiakina ne ia te potu i te falealuga tenā i Ielusalema, ne fai atu a Iesu ki tena Tamana, penei: “Ne taku atu ne au tau muna, kae ne takalialia ki ei te lalolagi, me se ne muna o te lalolagi, i a au e se se tino o te lalolagi.


4 God Is a Mystery—Is It True? 	 4 Ko oi e Pule Tonu ki te Lalolagi?


(Matthew 27:38) But later, wealthy Joseph of Arimathea laid Jesus’ body in his own newly quarried tomb. 	 (Mataio 27:38) Kae fakamuli ifo, ne tanu ne Iosefa te Alimataia a te foitino o Iesu i tena koga tanu tino ‵mate fou.


Such a heart attitude leads to true joy, even as the Bible urges us: “Rejoice in Jehovah and be joyful, you righteous ones; and cry out joyfully, all you who are upright in heart.”—Psalm 32:11. 	 E iku atu te vaegā loto fiafia penā ki te mauaga o te fiafia tonu, e pelā eiloa mo pati i te Tusi Tapu konei: “Lifu kae fia‵fia koutou kolā e amio‵tonu, e ‵tusa mo mea kolā ne fai ne te Aliki! Ka‵laga fia‵fia koutou kolā e fia‵fia ki a ia!”—Salamo 32:11.


He would be a secret disciple no more. 	 Ne seki toe fai a ia mo fai se soko ‵funa.


(Isaiah 63:16) This, then, is the very One about whom Jesus Christ spoke when he told his followers: “I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.” 	 (Isaia 63:16) Tenei eiloa a te Tino e tokotasi telā ne faipati ki ei a Iesu i ana pati ki ana soko: “Au e fanake ki a ia telā ko toku Tamana, ko te otou Tamana foki, ko toku Atua, ko te otou Atua foki.”


Where are they taking her? 	 E ave ki fea ne lāua tou fafine?


[Picture on page 26] A letter is viewed as coming from the person whose signature it bears 	 Ne kilo atu ki se ‵tusi e pelā me ne aumai i te tino telā e saina tena igoa i ei


‘We Shall Certainly Kill You’ 	 ‘Ka Tamate Eiloa ne Matou a Koutou’


In 1894, at the age of 24, Robert took command of the sailing ship Kinclune of Dundee to make his first round-the-world voyage. 	 I te 1894, ne fai a Robert telā ko 24 ana tausaga, mo fai te kapeni o te vaka ko te Kinclune of Dundee kae ne fai tena malaga muamua eiloa ke fakatāmilo ei te lalolagi kātoa.


Counsel for All Christians 	 Pati Fakatonutonu mō Kelisiano Katoa


Give an example to show how Jehovah can strengthen his servants. 	 Tuku mai se fakaakoakoga e uiga ki te auala e fakamalosi ei ne Ieova ana tavini.


God’s prophet placed what important issue before a needy mother? 	 Se a te filifiliga tāua ne tuku atu ne te pelofeta a te Atua ki se mātua mativa?


He knew of the Jews’ disdain for Jesus and their determination to expel from the synagogue any who confessed faith in him. 	 Ne iloa ne ia te takalia‵lia o tino Iutaia ki a Iesu mo te lotou fakaikuga ke fakatea mai i te sunako so se tino e fakatuanaki ki a ia.


Many Christian youths suffer persecution, being taunted by peers 	 17. Kaia e se loto vāi‵vāi ei a Kelisiano ona ko te fanoanoa?


We came to appreciate that the Bible is the most practical book in the world. 	 Ka fakatāua eiloa ne tatou a te Tusi Tapu me ko te ‵toe tusi aoga eiloa i te lalolagi katoa.


16 It would be an error on our part if we believed that we cannot be encouraging because we are not particularly communicative. 	 16 Kāti se mafaufauga ‵se māfai e mafau‵fau tatou me se mafai ne tatou o fakamalosi atu a nisi tino ona me se na ko apo tatou i te faiga o fesokotakiga.


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In the course of his great prophecy, he asked: “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?” 	 I te taimi ne fai atu ei te valoaga sili tenā, ne fesili atu a ia: “Ko oi te tavini fakamaoni kae poto? Ko ia telā ko oti ne fili ne tona pule ke pule i isi tavini, kae fakasoa atu foki ne ia olotou meakai i te taimi tonu.”


“If a friend of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him,” Jesus said. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu, “Kafai e nofo i konā se taugasoa o te filemu, ka maua ei ne ia te otou filemu.


Whatever was not used for the building work was put into the temple treasury.—1 Kings 7:51. 	 A tupe kolā ne seki fakaaogā i te fakatuga o te fale ne teu aka i potu teu koloa i te Faletapu.—1 Tupu 7:51.


A Christian may need to give up what in order to continue to receive divine mercy? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fulitua atu ki ei se Kelisiano ko te mea ke tumau i te fakaasi atu ki a ia a te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua?


14 Of course, just as there are no perfect marriages, there are no perfect families on earth at present. 	 14 E tonu, ona ko te mea e seai eiloa se fakaipoipoga e ‵lei katoatoa, e seai foki loa se kāiga e ‵lei katoatoa i te lalolagi nei.


◆ Woman of Shunem: 2 Kings 4:8-37. 	 ❖ Te Fafine Sunema: 2 Tupu 4:8-37.


If you are yet to be baptized, what blessings can you look forward to after baptism? 	 Kafai e seki papatiso koe, ne a fakamanuiaga e mafai o maua ne koe mai tua o te papatisoga?


• What positive qualities of Jonah and Peter can you enumerate? 	 • Ne a uiga ‵lei o Iona mo Petelu?


Or, husband, how do you know but that you will save your wife?” (1 Cor. 7:10-16) What a blessing it is when an unbelieving mate is won over to true worship! 	 Io me ko te tagata avaga, ko oi e iloa ne ia me ka fakasao ne koe tau avaga?” (1 Kolinito 7:10-16) Ma‵faga o fakamanuiaga māfai ko ‵fuli mai se avaga sē talitonu ki te tapuakiga tonu!


If his decisions result in success, reflecting careful forethought, it becomes clear that he has manifested practical wisdom. 	 Kafai e manuia ana fakaikuga, e fakaasi mai me ne mafaufau faka‵lei a ia ki ei, ka lavea ‵lei atu ei me ko maua ne ia te poto.


(John 15:19) On the contrary, he is watching over you because of the wicked one. 	 (Ioane 15:19) E ‵kese mai i ei, e puipui ne ia koe mai te tino masei.


First, when we act immodestly, we fail to honor Jehovah as our rightful Sovereign. 	 Muamua la, kafai e se agama‵lu tatou, e se mafai eiloa o faka‵malu ne tatou a Ieova e pelā me ko te Pule Sili i te lagi mo te lalolagi.


We should keep our word. 	 E ‵tau o fakamaoni tatou ki ‵tou pati.


A watchful course will also ensure that when your Master comes to bring this system to its end, he will find you alert and active, doing his Father’s will. 	 E fakatalitonu mai foki ne se auala matapulapula me kafai e vau te Matai o aumai te gataga ki te fakanofonofoga tenei, ka maua atu ne ia koe e ala faeloa kae gasuesue i te faiga o te loto o tena Tamana.


Jehovah has not yet given us a complete understanding of his written Word, but what religious group understands more? 	 Koi tuai o tuku mai ne Ieova se mainaga katoatoa e uiga ki tena Muna tusia, kae se a te vaegā lotu telā e sili atu te lotou malamalama i lō tatou?


In fact, in this way you will be richly granted entrance into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Pet. 1:10, 11) Each anointed Christian must, therefore, struggle to remain faithful. If he does not, his heavenly calling, or invitation, will be of no value to him.—Heb. 3:1; Rev. 2:10. 	 E tonu, ka tuku atu eiloa te tauliaga lasi ke ulu atu koutou ki loto i te Malo se-gata-mai o te ‵tou Aliki mo te ‵tou Fakaola ko Iesu Keliso.” (2 Pe. 1:10, 11) Tela la, e ‵tau mo Kelisiano fakaekegina katoa o taumafai malosi ke tumau latou i te fakamaoni; kafai e se fai penā, ka sē aoga eiloa a te lotou kalagaga ki te lagi io me ko te lotou ‵kamiga.—Epe. 3:1; Faka. 2:10.


17 Today, the final sealing of the remaining spiritual Israelites is near. 	 17 I aso nei, ko pili o fai te fakamau‵tūga fakaoti o te ‵toega o te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga.


Do not those memories continue to persuade you that Jehovah can help you to overcome or endure even more serious obstacles or adversities?—Rom. 5:3-5. 	 E ‵tau o tumau te fakatalitonu atu o mafaufauga konā ki a koe me i a Ieova e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke kufaki io me faka‵lei aka a toe tulaga mo fakalavelave faiga‵ta.—Loma 5:3-5.


How can you make personal application of the warnings contained in the following scriptures? 	 E mafai pefea o fakagalue ne koe a fakamasauaga kolā ne fakaasi mai i tusi siki konei mai lalo?


Huge home mortgages, lingering student loans, expensive car payments, even extravagant weddings can result in great financial pressure. 	 A te faiga o kaitalafu ke ‵togi a fale ‵lasi, kaitalafu mō fakaa‵koga a tamaliki, ‵togiga o motoka ‵togi ‵mafa, pelā foki mo avaga fai fakalasi‵lasi, e mafai o iku atu ki te manavase i mea tau tupe.


15 Consider how all of this relates to the events in the garden of Eden. 	 15 Ke mafaufau ki te auala ne fakaasi mai ei ana uiga tāua konā i mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te fatoaga o Etena.


The Craft gives you the freedom to pick and subsequently honor your own forms of the Divine.” 	 E tuku mai ne te Faiva tenei te saolotoga ki a koe ke filifili aka kae fakaaloalo atu fakamuli koe ki foliga o te Atua kolā e filifili ne koe.”


(Psalm 90:10) Humans come and go like green grass, like a passing shadow, like an exhalation. 	 (Salamo 90:10) E ola eiloa a tino e pelā me ne mouku lanu launiu, e pelā me se ata telā e gasolo o seai, io me se ‵pusiga o se manava.


“Meditating on Proverbs 27:11, Matthew 26:52, and John 13:35 strengthened my conviction to refuse military service. 	 “A te mafaufau ‵loto ki pati i te Faataoto 27:11, Mataio 26:52 mo te Ioane 13:35, ne fakamalosi aka ei toku loto talitonu ke mo a ma aofia au i te kautau.


12, 13. (a) What should be our goal in “setting things straight,” and how can we follow Jesus’ example in doing so? (b) What kind of speech has no place in “setting things straight” with others? 	 12, 13. (a) Se a te mea e ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei i “te fakatonutonuga o mea ‵se,” kae e mafai pefea o tau‵tali atu tatou i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu i te faiga penā? (e) Ne a vaegā pati e se ‵tau o fakaaoga i te “fakatonutonuga o mea ‵se” mo nisi tino?


Only Jehovah is able to fathom our inner person—our motives, thoughts, and emotions.—Jeremiah 17:9, 10. 	 Ko Ieova fua e mafai o iloa ne ia a mea i ‵tou ‵kano loto—ko ‵tou manakoga, mafaufauga mo lagonaga.—Ielemia 17:9, 10.


Loving-kindness is the kindness that willingly and loyally attaches itself to someone until its purpose regarding that person comes to fruition. 	 A te alofa atafai e fakauiga ki te loto fiafia mo te fakamaoni o fakaasi atu a te kaimalie ki se tino ke oko ki te taimi ko fakataunu ei ana taumafaiga konā.


“They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world,” Jesus said of his disciples. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu e uiga ki ana soko: “Me i a latou e se ne tino o te lalolagi, e pelā mo au e sē se tino o te lalolagi.”


She will be “an exultation,” a cause for unbounded joy. 	 Ka fai tou fafine e pelā me se mea ‘fakafiafia’, ko te mafuaga o te fiafia tumau.


Self-sacrificing acts strengthen your marriage because they show that you value it and want to preserve it. 	 A te fakaasiatuga o te uiga kaimalie ka fakamalosi aka ei tau fakaipoipoga me fakaasi atu i ei me fakatāua kae manako foki koe ke tumau faeloa tau fakaipoipoga.


So stated one Christian woman who felt that her bad experiences as a child doomed her to failure. 	 Ne fakamatala mai se fafine Kelisiano me i ana mafaufauga ma‵sei e pelā me se tamaliki e fai ei ke masei a ia.


How can I let go of any resentment I still have toward my ex-spouse? 	 E mafai pefea o fakagata ne au so se lagonaga ita ki taku avaga mua?


6 Prophecies That Have Come True 	 6 Valoaga Kolā ne Taunu ‵Tonu


In another part of Africa, a baby is born. 	 I se isi koga i Afelika, ne fanau i ei se pepe.


By word of mouth and by the printed page, they have warned people of all nations inside and outside of Christendom about the danger of false religion. 	 E auala i olotou pati mo tusi kolā ne ‵lomi, ko oti ne fakailoa atu ne latou ki tino o atufenua katoa kolā e ‵kau mo tino kolā e se ‵kau atu ki Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se e uiga ki te fakamataku o lotu ‵se.


10 In a spiritual sense, overseers have the responsibility of protecting, nursing, and caring for the health of members of the congregation, especially those who have hurt themselves or who have fallen sick spiritually. 	 10 I te feitu faka-te-agaga, e panaki mo ovasia a te tiute o puipui kae tausi faka‵lei a tino o te fakapotopotoga ke ma‵losi ‵lei, kae maise eiloa a latou kolā ne pa‵kia io me ne ma‵saki i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Likewise also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near at the doors.” 	 E penā foki koutou, i te taimi e lavea ei ne koutou a mea katoa konei, ke iloa ne koutou i te Tama a te Tagata ko pilipili mai eiloa.”


But since then has our faith diminished and our love cooled off? 	 E mata, ko gasolo o vāivāi nei te ‵tou fakatuanaki io me ko gasolo o galo atu te ‵tou alofa?


The text of the entire Bible is available in 370 languages, and parts of the Scriptures can be read in a further 1,860 languages and dialects. 	 Ko avanoa nei te Tusi Tapu kātoa i ‵gana e 370, kae e mafai foki o fai‵tau a tino ki nisi vaega o te Tusi Tapu i nisi ‵gana e 1,860.


Take hold on discipline; do not let go.”—Proverbs 4:7, 13. 	 A muna akoako io me ko pati polopoloki e fai atu ki a koe, ko tou ola tenā, tausi faka‵lei ki ei.”—Faataoto 4:7, 13.


But it would be centuries before Abraham’s offspring could be compared to “the stars of the heavens” or “the grains of sand that are on the seashore.” 	 Kae ko ‵teka atu te fia o senitenali kae fatoā mafai o fakatusa te fanau a Apelaamo “ki fetu i te lagi” mo “one i te matafaga.”


Jehovah would actually consider it an act of unrighteousness on his part—a sin—if he were to forget what you have done and what you continue to do in his service. 	 E manatu aka a Ieova me se faifaiga sē fakamaoni—se agasala—māfai e fakapuli ne ia au mea ne fai mo mea kolā koi fai eiloa ne koe i tena galuega.


What should you do if you experience family division because you are following Jesus? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe māfai tou kāiga e mavae‵vae ona ko tou tautali atu i a Iesu?


(Read Acts 12:7-11.) 	 (Faitau te Galuega 12:7-11.)


With everlasting life in view, we will surely see and understand ever more facets of God’s love. 	 A te mafaufau faeloa ki te ola se-gata-mai, e mautinoa eiloa me ka lavea kae momea aka foki te malamalama i vaega kese‵kese o te alofa o te Atua.


What heavenly armies does Jehovah command, and what indication do we have of their power? 	 Ne a kautau faka-te-lagi e pule a Ieova ki ei, kae ne a mea e fakaasi mai i ei te lotou ma‵losi?


6, 7. How did Jehovah fully live up to his great name? 	 6, 7. Ne ola katoatoa pefea a Ieova e ‵tusa mo tena igoa sili?


The wise man had one request: The gossiper was told to go and take a feather pillow and cut it open, scattering the feathers to the wind. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu se tagata poto ki a ia: Ne fai atu ki te tino fatufatu tenei ke fano o puke a fulu io me ko ‵vae o aluga kae ‵tala, kae fai ke agina i te matagi.


23 Draw Close to God—A “Hearer of Prayer” 	 E Mata, e Fai ne Koe te Takitakiga i te Āva ki ou Taina Tali‵tonu? ITULAU E 23 PESE: 122, 104 Tesema 20-26, 2010


This shepherd, musician, prophet, and king placed implicit trust in Jehovah God. 	 Ne talitonu katoatoa a te tausi mamoe, te tino ‵fatu pese kae tātā lakau, se pelofeta, mo te tupu tenei, ki a Ieova te Atua.


In 2011, for instance, Israeli scholars published information regarding a find that does so. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te 2011, ne ‵lomi ne tino a‵koga Isalaelu a fakamatalaga e uiga ki se mea ne maua.


They were uprooted from their normal life in Ur, and their future appeared uncertain. 	 Ne tiaki ne lāua te lā olaga masani i Ulo, kae sē iloa ne lāua te mea ka tupu ki a lāua.


Those weapons today include nuclear devices, each one capable of destroying tens of thousands of people; rockets able to deliver those devices to targets thousands of miles away; as well as sophisticated chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. 	 E aofia i meatau konā i aso nei ko meatau fakaniukelea, kae e mafai ne se mea e tasi fua penā o tamate te fia sefulu afe o tino; ko lōketi kolā e mafai o fakaeva atu ei a meatau konā ki tāketi e fia afe o maila te ‵mao; e pelā foki mo te lasi o te fakamaseiga mai kēsi ‵poisini mo meatau e faite ki manu o mea ola.


(Psalm 110:1; Matthew 24:36; Acts 2:32-36; Hebrews 10:12, 13) Moreover, Jesus did not become impatient with his followers. 	 (Salamo 110:1; Mataio 24:36; Galuega 2:32-36; Epelu 10:12, 13) Kae ne seki ‵fiu foki Iesu i ana soko.


8 People from virtually every background have become servants of Jehovah. 	 8 Ko fai nei a tino mai matakāiga kese‵kese mo fai ne tavini a Ieova.


He suffered financial ruin, the loss of his children, and a painful disease. 	 Ne ‵galo ana koloa, ne ‵mate ana tama‵liki kae ne poko foki a ia i se masaki fakalogo‵mae.


He “Endured to the End” 	 Ne ‘Loto Mau Eiloa a Ia ki te Ikuga’


None of these things are in any way decisive in determining whether a religion is the true one or not. 	 E seai se mea mai mea konā e mafai o iloa aka i ei ne koe me tefea te lotu tonu mo te lotu sē tonu.


Jesus must have felt encouraged on the two occasions when he heard these words—at the beginning of his ministry and during the final year of his earthly life. 	 Ne mafai eiloa o malosi te loto o Iesu i taimi e lua ne lagona ei ne ia a pati konā—i te kamataga o tena taviniga mo te tausaga fakaoti o tena olaga i te laloagi tenei.


Manasseh’s humble state of mind pleased Jehovah 	 Ne fakafiafia atu a te loto maulalo o Manase ki a Ieova


4 As recorded at Mark 4:1-9, Jesus describes a sower who casts, or scatters, seed that happens to land in different locations: “Listen. 	 4 E pelā mo te mea ne fakamau i te Maleko 4:1-9, e fakamatala mai Iesu e uiga ki se tino ‵toki saito telā ne laku tatela atu ne ia a fuaga kolā ne ‵tō ki koga kese‵kese.


What better reason could there be to want to keep living?—Psalm 115:17. 	 Se a te pogai tai ‵lei ke tumau i te ola?—Salamo 115:17.


In what way is the term “higher education” used in this article? 	 Se a te uiga o te tugāpati ko “akoakoga ma‵luga” telā e fakaaogā i te mataupu tenei?


Was Moses thinking mainly of his own feelings instead of how he could glorify Jehovah? 	 E mata, ne mafaufau fua a Mose ki ana lagonaga totino i lō te auala ne mafai ei ne ia o faka‵malu a Ieova?


“Stand firm against the machinations of the Devil.”—EPH. 6:11. 	 “Ke ‵tu ‵mautakitaki koutou o ‵teke atu a togafiti ma‵sei a te Tiapolo.”—EFESO 6:11.


So how can we develop the “art of teaching” when presenting to others the good news of God’s Kingdom?—2 Tim. 4:2. 	 Tela la, e mafai pefea o ati aka ne tatou te “atamai i te akoako atu” māfai ko fakailoa atu ki nisi tino a te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua?—2 Timoteo 4:2.


19 We do not know how long Jehovah’s loving invitation will continue to be extended, but our responding to it by saying, “Come!” makes us God’s fellow workers. 	 19 E se iloa ne tatou te leva ka tumau eiloa te ‵kamiga alofa a Ieova, kae ko te ‵tou ‵saga atu ki ei mai i te fai atu, “Vau!” e fai ei tatou e pelā me ne tino kolā e ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua.


Vulnerable teenagers who avoid such major pitfalls may still grow up with little sense of self-worth. 	 Talavou kolā ne seai se puipuiga ne maua ne latou kae ‵kalo keatea mai fakalavelave, e mafai o ‵tupu aka mo te lagonaga me se tāua latou.


14 Closely related to abusive speech is failure to control anger. 	 14 A te mea telā e isi sena sokoga ki te pati ma‵sei ko te kaitaua.


For example, there is no end to what we can discover and enjoy in Jehovah’s marvelous works of creation. 	 E pelā mo te seai o se gataga ki mea kolā e mafai o iloa ne tatou kae fia‵fia ki ei i galuega fakaofoofogia a Ieova ne fai.


Being “a complement” of him, she would be “a helper for him” as they daily brought happiness to each other by fulfilling their roles as husband and wife. 	 E pelā me “se soa” o tou tagata, ne fai tou fafine mo “fesoasoani” ki a ia i te aumaiga o te fiafia ki a laua i aso katoa e auala i te fakataunuga o lā tiute e pelā me se tagata avaga io me se fafine avaga.


The apostle Paul voiced that lofty view when he declared: “We are not peddlers of the word of God as many men are, but as out of sincerity, yes, as sent from God, under God’s view, in company with Christ, we are speaking.”—2 Corinthians 2:17. 	 Ne taku atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te kilokiloga ‵lei tenā i ana pati konei: “E se pau tatou mo nisi tino, kola e lauga atu ne latou te muna a te Atua ke maua ei olotou tupe. Ka ko matou e lauga atu te Tala ‵Lei mo te loto fakamaoni, e pela eiloa mo ne tavini a Keliso ne uga mai ne te Atua.”—2 Kolinito 2:17.


After Giusto and Vincenza learned that they were to be parents, they transformed a 1929 Model A Ford truck into a home that “seemed like a fine hotel” compared with the tents they had lived in before. 	 Mai tua o te iloaga ne Giusto mo Vincenza me ka fai lāua e pelā me ne mātua, ‵fuli ei ne lāua a te motoka mo fai se fale telā ne “foliga mai pelā me se fale talimālō ‵lei” māfai e faka‵tusa ki faleie kolā ne ‵nofo muamua lāua i ei.


Yes, a sincere apology should be accompanied by the determination not to repeat the mistake. 	 E tonu, a te fakatoese atu mo te fakamaoni e ‵tau o olo tasi mo faifaiga ke se toe fai a te mea ‵se tenā.


Thereafter, by about 98 C.E., when he was probably 90 or 100 years of age, John wrote the Gospel and the three epistles bearing his name. 	 Mai tua ifo i ei, kāti i te 98 T.A., kae ko 90 io me 100 tupu i ei ana tausaga, ne tusi ne Ioane a te Evagelia mo tusi e tolu kolā ne fakaigoa ki a ia.


He wrote: “When I see your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have prepared, what is mortal man that you keep him in mind, and the son of earthling man that you take care of him?” 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “Ka onoono au ki te lagi, telā ne faite ne koe, te masina mo fetu, kolā ne faka‵tu ne koe i olotou tulaga; se a te aoga o te tagata e manatu mai ei koe ki a ia; se a foki te aoga o te tagata e saga mai koe ki a ia?”


She learned the truth in an interesting way. 	 Ne tauloto ne tou fafine a te munatonu i se auala fakaofoofogia.


When does waiting ‘make the heart sick,’ and when is it a source of joy? 	 Ko taimi fea e ‘loto fanoanoa’ ei se tino i te nofo fakatalitali, kae ne a taimi e fiafia ei se tino ke fai penā?


After the apostle Peter was helped by Jehovah to adjust his view of people of the nations, he appreciatively noted: “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.” 	 Mai tua o te fesoasoani atu o Ieova ki te apositolo ko Petelu ke ‵fuli tena kilokiloga ki tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea, ne tusi mai a ia mo te loto fakafetai, penei: “Se mea tonu i te Atua e se fakailoga tino. So se tino o so se fenua e mataku ki te Atua, kae amiotonu foki, e talia faeloa a ia ne te Atua.”


Even so, rather than give in, he showed courage and took decisive action.—Gen. 39:10, 12. 	 Kae tiga eiloa, i lō te talia ne ia, ne fakaasi atu ne ia te loto toa kae gasuesue a ia e ‵tusa mo tena fakaikuga.—Kene. 39:10, 12.


Our imperfect human nature is fragile, like clayware. 	 Kae e fai mai te Tusi Tapu, “E ui eiloa me ko maua ne tatou te koloa faka te Agaga tenei, e ‵pau tatou mo fagu kele i te ma‵fa gofie.


How did Jesus deal with prejudice? 	 Ne fakafesagai atu pefea a Iesu ki te fakailoga tino?


But in the end Jonah did go to Nineveh. 	 I te fakaotiga, ne fano loa a Iona ki Nineva.


It brings tears to my eyes because I want to be with them, but sickness limits my service to Jehovah.” 	 E fai sāle i ei ke tagi au ona ko toku fia ‵kau fakatasi atu ki a latou, kae ona ko toku masaki ko sē mafai o uke atu aku mea e fai i te taviniga ki a Ieova.”


6 Notice David’s words of praise and thanksgiving to Jehovah: “O Jehovah our Lord, how majestic your name is in all the earth, you whose dignity is recounted above the heavens!” 	 6 Onoono ki pati tavae kae fakafetai a Tavita ki a Ieova: “Te Aliki [Ieova] te motou Aliki, e matea ne te lalolagi kātoa tou ‵malu! E ‵fonu te lagi i ou vikiga mo tavaega!”


How did early Christians view congregation meetings? 	 Se a te kilokiloga a Kelisiano mua ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga?


14 The apostle Paul recommended that we “work what is good toward all, but especially toward those related to us in the faith.” 	 14 Ne fakamalosi mai te apositolo ko Paulo me e ‵tau mo tatou “o fai te mea ‵lei ki tino katoa, kae fakasilisili ki a latou kolā e i loto i te kāiga Kelisiano.”


However, thousands followed them there. 	 Kae ne tau‵tali atu a te fia afe o tino ki te koga tenā.


(See the box “An Early Defense of the Gospels.”) 	 (Ke onoono ki te pokisi ko te “Ko Fakamatalaga Mua Kolā e ‵Lago Atu ki Tusi Evagelia.”)


“The schools I attended taught atheism and evolution,” he said. 	 “A te akoga ne fano au ki ei e akoako i ei a te evolusione mo te akoakoga me seai se Atua,” ko ana pati.


God raised Jesus back to life as a glorious spirit creature.—1 Pet. 3:18. 	 Ne toe fakatu aka ne te Atua a Iesu mai te mate e pelā me se tino faka-te-agaga maluga ‵ki.—1 Petelu 3:18.


8 What if your spouse tries to limit your worship? 	 8 E a māfai e taumafai tau avaga o fakamu‵tana au mea e fai i tau tapuakiga?


(Prov. 18:11) Those who believe this lie spend their lives serving “Riches” rather than God. 	 (Faata. 18:11) A latou kolā e tali‵tonu ki te loi tenei e fakamāumāu olotou olaga ke tavini atu ki “Koloa” i lō te Atua.


(Read Matthew 19:4-6.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 19:4-6.)


Insolently, they have removed the divine name from their Bible translations and have taught doctrines that misrepresent the One they claim to worship. 	 Ko oti ne tapale ne latou i se auala sē āva a te igoa o te Atua mai i olotou ‵fuliga o te Tusi Tapu kae ne akoako atu ne latou a akoakoga kolā e fakamatala ‵se ei a te Atua telā e fai mai latou me e tapuaki atu latou ki ei.


It is certainly no bargain. 	 E seai se mea ‵lei e maua mai i ei.


[Pictures on page 4, 5] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 5]


She studied the Bible with a woman named Heidi, who contracted HIV from her unbelieving husband. 	 Ne sukesuke fakatasi laua mo se fafine e igoa ki a Heidi, telā ne maua ne ia te manu o te SELAMETE, ko te HIV, mai tena avaga sē talitonu.


The Hebrew words for “watch” and “guard” are repeated in many prophecies. 	 E taku mai i te fia o valoaga a te avā pati Epelu mō te “matapulapula” mo te “leoleo.”


This logically leads us to a third point that is brought out in Malachi chapter 1. 	 E takitaki atu i ei ne te mea tenei a tatou ki te tolu o manatu i te Malaki mataupu 1. Se a te mea tenā?


Micah ‘showed a waiting attitude for Jehovah,’ and so can you 	 Ne ‘fakatalitali mo te talitonu’ a Mika ‘ki a Ieova,’ kae e mafai foki o fai koe penā


A small group of zealous Bible Students who for well over 30 years had given their strength and fortunes to pursue a vigorous preaching campaign.* What a joy it must have been for Jesus and the angels to find that those relatively few but sturdy wheat stalks had not been choked by Satan’s weeds! 	 Ne maua ne ia se tamā potukau o Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu kolā ne fakamāumāu ne latou olotou malosi mo olotou tupe i tausaga e silia atu mo te 30 ke fai ne latou se talaiga lasi ‵ki.* Ko tafaga la te fiafia o Iesu mo te kau agelu ke maua atu ne latou me i te potukau foliki tenei, kolā e fai pelā me ne kau saito ma‵losi ‵ki, ne seki fakasai‵tia olotou ola ne mouku ma‵sei a Satani!


How was the operation of holy spirit manifested in some early congregations? 	 Ne galue pefea te agaga tapu i nisi fakapotopotoga mua?


(John 2:1-11) You may have attended and enjoyed weddings of Christians who want to serve Jehovah as happily married people. 	 (Ioane 2:1-11) Kāti ko oti ne kau kae ne fiafia foki koe ki fakaipoipoga a Kelisiano kolā e ma‵nako ke tavini atu ki a Ieova e pelā me ne tauavaga fia‵fia.


18 Another factor that helps us to resist “the things in the world” is that we keep in mind John’s inspired words: “The world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of God remains forever.” (1 John 2:17) Satan’s system seems to be permanent and real. 	 18 A te suā mea telā e fesoasoani mai ke ‵teke atu tatou ki “mea o te lalolagi” ko te masaua faeloa o pati fakaosofia a Ioane: “Ka fakaseai atu te lalolagi e pelā foki mo ana manakoga, kae ko te tino telā e fai ne ia te loto o te Atua ka tumau eiloa ki te se-gata-mai.” (1 Ioa. 2:17) E foliga mai i te lalolagi a Satani e tumau kae tonu. Kae i se aso e tasi, ko oti atu ei.


What can be said about Jehovah’s standards, and why is the law of freedom liberating? 	 Ne a ‵tou muna e mafai o fai atu e uiga ki tulaga o Ieova, kae se a te mea e fakasaoloto ne te tulafono o te saolotoga ke fai ne tatou?


That was in the dark of night in August 1942, in a river near his home. 	 I te valuāpō e tasi, i te masina o Aokuso i te 1942 ne papatiso ei a ia i te vaitafe i tafa o tena fale.


(Prov. 13:12) Do you at times find yourself feeling that way? 	 (Faataoto 13:12) E mata, e penā eiloa ou lagonaga i nisi taimi?


Benefit From the Best Education Available! 	 Ke Maua a Mea Aogā Mai i te ‵Toe Akoakoga ‵Lei!


The wife should have deep respect for her husband.” 	 Kae e ‵tau foki i fāfine o āva ki olotou avaga.”


(Hebrews 12:12) Why should we do so? 	 (Epelu 12:12) Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai tatou penā?


These articles referred to scholarly claims that this text revolutionizes understanding of the figure of Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. 	 E fai mai i mataupu konei me e ma‵natu aka a tino a‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu me ka ‵fuli katoatoa ne te tusi tenei a te auala e mafau‵fau ei tatou e uiga ki a Iuta, te soko telā ne fakatogafiti ne ia a Iesu.


“A Weaker Vessel” in What Way? 	 “E Vāi‵vāi Latou” i te Feitu Fea?


“I realized that I had gone too far. 	 “Ne lavea ne au a toku ‵mao kea‵tea mo te fakapotopotoga.


9 What, though, if we are not convinced that in a certain case the elders’ direction is the best way of doing things? 	 9 Kae e a māfai e se tali‵tonu tatou e uiga ki se fakatakitakiga telā ne fai ne toeaina ki se mataupu e tasi telā e se ko te ‵toe mea ‵lei?


You, though, came to know that Jesus is now reigning as King of God’s Kingdom. 	 Ko iloa ne koe me ko pule mai nei a Iesu e pelā me ko te Tupu o te Malo o te Atua.


SONGS: 69, 57 	 PESE: 69, 57


Your right hand, O Jehovah, can shatter an enemy. 	 Mai tou manumalo fakatupu telā ne fakatakavale ei ne koe ou fili; i tou kaitaua lasi, ne ‵sunu fakapalele ei latou e pelā me ne mouku. . . .


Michelle: Thank you. 	 Michelle: Fakafetai.


What is one significant way that we today experience such support? 	 Se a te auala tāua e tasi e maua ei ne tatou te fesoasoani tenei?


(Daniel 3:16-19) Similarly, after the apostles told the Jewish Sanhedrin that they must obey God as ruler rather than men, they were flogged before being set free. 	 (Tanielu 3:16-19) E penā foki loa, mai tua o te faiatuga a te kau apositolo ki Sanetulini Iutaia me e ‵tau mo latou o faka‵logo ki te Atua i lō tāgata, ne ‵kini muamua latou a koi tuai o fakasaoloto latou ke olo.


Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. 	 A tusi siki katoa ne siki mai i te Tusi Tapu o te Lalolagi Fou seiloga ke fakailoa atu me e se penā.


16 What will life be like when distressing conditions are gone? 	 16 Ka pefea te olaga māfai ko ‵galo atu a tulaga fakafi‵ta?


Such feelings may reveal the need for us to rid ourselves of prejudice that we still harbor deep down. 	 E fakaasi mai i vaegā lagonaga penā a te manakoga ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakailoga tino telā e nofo i loto i a tatou.


(Luke 23:53; John 19:41) Burying Jesus in Joseph’s own future tomb was a generous gesture on Joseph’s part and fulfilled the prophecy that the Messiah would be buried “with the rich.”—Isa. 53:5, 8, 9. 	 (Luka 23:53; Ioa. 19:41) A te ‵tanuga o Iesu i te tānuga eiloa a Iosefa mō aso mai mua se fakaasiga o te uiga kaimalie o Iosefa kae fakataunu ei te valoaga me ka tanu a te Mesia fakatasi “mo tino mau‵mea.”—Isa. 53:5, 8, 9.


(Matt. 28:19, 20) Despite the Devil’s attacks, we know Jehovah as “a living God, who is a Savior of all sorts of men, especially of faithful ones.” 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20) Faitalia a taumafaiga a Satani, e iloa ne tatou i a Ieova ko “te Atua ola, telā ko te Fakaola o tino katoa, kae maise eiloa a tino fakamaoni.”


At least we have printed copies of the Bible and do not have to make handwritten copies, as some in ancient times did!—Deuteronomy 17:18, 19. 	 E ‵lei me ko maua ne tatou a ‵kopi o te Tusi Tapu kolā ko oti ne ‵lomi aka kae ko se ‵tau o toe laga ne tatou ‵tou kopi e pelā mo mea ne fai ne nisi tino i aso mua!—Teutelonome 17:18, 19.


For example, a Witness named Renee suffered a stroke and struggled with chronic pain and cancer. 	 E pelā mo se Molimau e igoa ki a Renee telā ne logo‵mae i te masaki ko te faka‵mate o te foitino kae ne logofiofio eiloa i te ‵mae mo te kenisa.


God’s standard still is that fornication and adultery are sins. 	 E tumau eiloa te tulaga o Ieova e uiga ki te finalalolagi mo te mulilua e pelā me ne agasala.


Are you aware of the power that your associates can have on you? 	 E mata, e matea ne koe a te lasi o te fakamalosiga e mafai o fai ne ou taugasoa ki a koe?


Consider another treasure from God. 	 Mafaufau ki te suā koloa mai te Atua.


I have been comforted in the knowledge that Jehovah protects his people spiritually—that is, he provides what we need in order to safeguard our relationship with him. 	 Ne fakamafanafana mai eiloa ki a au a te iloaga me e puipui ne Ieova ana tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga—mai te tuku mai ne ia a mea e ‵tau o maua ko te mea ke puipui ei ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ia.


(Genesis 12:9) By keeping on the move and establishing himself as a worshiper of Jehovah in each new location, Abram and his household “publicly declared that they were strangers and temporary residents in the land.” 	 (Kenese 12:9) Mai i te tumau i te gasue‵sue mo te fakatokatokaga e pelā me se tino tapuaki a Ieova i koga takitasi ‵fou, ne “takutonu mai foki ne latou [Apelamo mo tena kaukāiga] me i a latou ne fakaalofa mo tino se ‵nofo mau i te lalolagi.”


2:14, 21, 22. Jehovah allows bad things to happen to his disobedient people for a purpose—to chastise them, to refine them, and to move them to return to him. 	 2:14, 21, 22. E talia ne Ieova ke ‵tupu a mea ma‵sei ki ana tino sē faka‵logo mō se pogai—ke matea ne latou te ma‵sei o mea konā, ke faka‵lei aka ei olotou amioga kae ke fakamalosi atu ke toe ‵foki atu ki a ia.


We live in an age when selfishness seems to reign supreme. 	 E ola tatou i se vaitaimi telā e malosi ‵ki te pulega a te uiga ko te kaimanako.


In what ways is Sarah a fine example for Christian wives? 	 I auala fea e fai ei a Sala mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō fāfine a‵vaga Kelisiano?


In the first century C.E., however, the city was once again slated for destruction because of the unfaithfulness of its inhabitants. 	 Kae i te senitenali muamua T.A., ne ‵tau o toe fakamalepe te fakai tenā, ona ko amioga sē fakamaoni a tino kolā ne ‵nofo i ei.


(Proverbs 1:1-4) Hence, as you read and apply the words of Proverbs—as well as the rest of the Bible—you will cultivate righteousness and uprightness, and Jehovah will be happy to have you draw close to him. 	 (Faataoto 1:1-4) Tela la, kafai e faitau kae fakagalue ne koe a pati i te Faataoto—e pelā foki mo te Tusi Tapu kātoa—ka maua i ei ne koe te amiotonu mo te fai mea tonu, kae ka fiafia Ieova ke fakapilipili atu koe ki a ia.


How were the Jews affected by Hellenic culture and religion? 	 Ne pokotia pefea a tino Iutaia i tuu mo aganuu mo te lotu a te kau Eleni?


The Law about this states: “To the day after the seventh sabbath you should count, fifty days, and you must present a new grain offering to Jehovah. 	 E fai mai te Tulafono e uiga ki te mea tenei: “I te limasefulu o aso, te aso e tuakoi ki te fitu o Sapati, toe ofo atu ki te Aliki se taulaga saito fou.


5 Jesus, in turn, has given a precious gift to his congregation on earth. 	 5 Ko oti foki ne tuku mai ne Iesu se meaalofa ki tena fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi.


21 How encouraging, though, it is to see so many suitable ones being drawn by Jehovah! 	 21 Kae ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto ke lavea atu me e talia ne Ieova ke fakapili‵pili atu a tino ‵lei e tokouke ki a Ia!


Those include such things as “fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, idolatry, practice of spiritism, enmities, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, contentions, divisions, sects, envies, drunken bouts, revelries.” 	 E aofia i mea konā a “te sulaitetapu, amio masei, mo faiga ma‵sei; ifo ki tupua, fai vailakau, fai fili, loto masei, loto ita, manatu fakapito, finau valea, mo te fia fakamavae‵vae; kaisano, konā, fiafiaga o te konā.”


For my yoke is kindly, and my load is light.” 	 Me e amogofie taku amo, kae māmā foki taku amoga.”


10 Gratitude for divine provisions will move us to be present at our five congregation meetings each week. 	 10 Ka fakamalosi aka ne te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki mea kolā e tuku mai ne te Atua ke ‵kau sāle atu tatou ki fakatasiga e lima a te fakapotopotoga i vaiaso takitasi.


(Revelation 7:15) May we never lose sight of the grand privilege of partaking of “produce” and sharing it with others! 22. What blessings come to those who accept the light? 	 (Fakaasiga 7:15) Ke mo a eiloa ma galo atu i a tatou a te tauliaga tafasili i te gali o te ‵kai ki “fuagā lakau” kae ke tuku atu foki a fuagā lakau konā ki nisi tino!


Finally, if Christians went into bondage to false religion from the second century C.E. onward, when did they get freed? 	 Kae ko ‵toe mea, kafai a Kelisiano ne ‵nofo fakapagota mai lalo i lotu ‵se talu mai te lua senitenali T.A. o vau ki tua, anafea la ne fakasaoloto ei latou?


But the apostles were to relate the vision to no one until Jesus was resurrected. 	 Kae ne seki ‵tau o fakamatala atu ne apositolo a te fakaasiga tenā seiloga ke toetu mai a Iesu.


In the larger fulfillment of this prophecy today, the remnant of spiritual Israel as well as the “other sheep” find security with their trusted Shepherd, Jehovah. 	 I te fakataunuga lasi o te valoaga tenei i aso nei, ka maua ne te toega o te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga e pelā foki mo ‘nisi mamoe’ a te puipuiga mai te olotou Tausi Mamoe, ko Ieova.


Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are helped to overcome such damaging practices as smoking, drunkenness, misuse of drugs, gambling, and sexual promiscuity. 	 I tausaga takitasi, e fia selau afe o tino ko oti ne fesoasoani ki ei ke mafai o manumalo i vaegā faifaiga matagā e pelā mo te ‵pusi, konā, te fakaaogā ‵se o vailakau tapu, kemupolo, mo te ‵moe fakatauavaga faivalevale.


You as a parent play an important role in that process, especially when your child asks questions. 	 E pelā me se mātua, e fai eiloa ne koe se tusaga tāua i te feitu tenei, maise eiloa māfai e uke a fesili a tau tama.


4. How did Jehovah’s abandonment of Jerusalem become evident in 70 C.E.? 	 4 Ne fakamaoni mai ne mea ma‵sei kolā ne oko atu ki Isalaelu fakalogogatā i te 70 T.A. me ko tiakina ne Ieova latou.


“Until the Conclusion of the System of Things” 	 “Ke Oko Eiloa ki te Gataga o te Lalolagi”


What will be considered in this article, and why? 	 Ne a mea ka mafau‵fau ki ei i te mataupu tenei, kae kaia?


Can we really expect Jehovah to bless us unless we give true worship the first place in our lives? 	 E mata, e fakamoe‵moe tatou ke fakamanuia tatou ne Ieova seiloga ke fakamuamua ne tatou te tapuakiga tonu i ‵tou olaga?


What should we bear in mind when sharing Scriptural information? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou mafai ko fakamatala atu a mea faka-te-Tusi Tapu?


Most of us understand that the force of gravity from the huge mass of the sun keeps our earth in place, its socket pedestals sunk down so to speak. 	 E malamalama te tokoukega o tatou me e taofi aka ne te malosi o te kalaveti mai te la telā e lasi ‵ki, a te lalolagi ke tumau.


They gossiped, drank, gambled, stole, and were immoral.” 	 E gutu fatufatu, e inu ma‵losi, e kemupolo, e kai‵soa, kae fai amioga ma‵sei.”


(Job 34:10) Nevertheless, you may wonder, ‘If God is the almighty Creator, why does he allow suffering to continue?’ 	 (Iopu 34:10, NW) E tigā eiloa te feitu tenā, kāti ka fai aka koe, ‘Kafai e isi se Māfuaga malosi kātoatoa, kaia e talia ei ne ia a logo‵maega ke tumau?’


Eventually, I abandoned my goal of becoming a priest. 	 I te fakaotiga, ne tiakina ne au a toku fakamoemoega ke fai mo fai se faifeau.


So this illustration does not portray genuine Christians who fall away from the truth. 	 Tela la, a te tala fakatusa tenei e se fakaata mai i ei a Kelisiano ‵tonu kolā ne ‵to atu keatea mai i te munatonu.


Most did endure, but a few were diverted from “the path of righteousness.”—Proverbs 12:28; 2 Timothy 4:10. 	 Ne kufaki eiloa a te tokoukega o latou, kae ne nāi tino fua ne ‵fuli keatea mai te ‘auala o te amiotonu.’—Faataoto 12:28; 2 Timoteo 4:10.


15 In what sense are the weeds collected and burned with fire? 	 15 Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei me ka fakaputu a mouku kae ‵sunu ki te afi?


6 The account at Luke 8:12-15 shows that in all four instances, people ‘hear the word.’ 	 6 E fakaasi mai ne te tala i te Luka 8:12-15, me ne “lagona” ne tino kolā e fakaata mai i vaegā laukele e fa a te muna.


Jesus and His Followers Made God’s Name Known 	 Ne Fakailoa Atu ne Iesu mo Ana Soko a te Igoa o te Atua


(Romans 14:21) “Whoever stumbles one of these little ones who put faith in me,” warned Jesus, “it is more beneficial for him to have hung around his neck a millstone such as is turned by an ass and to be sunk in the wide, open sea.” 	 (Loma 14:21) Ne polopoloki mai a Iesu: “So se tino e fai ne ia se mea ke agasala a tama‵liki konei, kolā e tali‵tonu ki a au, e sili atu moi fai ne ‵sai tena ua ki se fatu kae ‵pei ki te moana ‵poko.”


Not Under Compulsion but Willingly 	 E sē i te Fai Fitoi Kae ko te Loto Fiafia


Our spiritual food is solid, and thorough digestion is needed for us to benefit fully.—Hebrews 5:14; 10:24. 17. (a) What poison is Satan using to try to undermine our spirituality? (b) What is the antidote to Satan’s venom? 	 E ma‵keke ‵tou meakai faka-te-agaga, kae e ‵tau o lamulamu faka‵lei ko te mea ke aogā katoatoa ki a tatou.—Epelu 5:14; 10:24.


(Leviticus 4:2, 3, 22, 27) On the other hand, unrepentant sinners were cut off; no sacrifices were available for them.—Exodus 21:12-15; Leviticus 17:10; 20:2, 6, 10; Numbers 15:30; Hebrews 2:2. 	 (Levitiko 4:2, 3, 22, 27) Kae e ‵kese a tino kolā ne agasala mo te matafatu, ne tamate latou; e seai se taulaga ne avanoa mō latou.—Esoto 21:12-15; Levitiko 17:10; 20:2, 6, 10; Numela 15:30; Epelu 2:2.


11. (a) Whom should we work hard to imitate? (b) Why should the men in the congregation especially strive to imitate Jesus? 	 11. (a) Ko oi e ‵tau o ga‵lue malosi tatou ke fakaakoako ki ei? (e) Kaia e ‵tau ei mo tagata i te fakapotopotoga o taumafai malosi ke fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu?


How might one’s environment affect the conscience? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia tou loto lagona i te koga e nofo koe i ei?


(Romans 15:1) Jesus too gave instructions concerning helping those who are weak. 	 (Loma 15:1) Ne tuku atu foki ne Iesu a fakatonuga e uiga ki te fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e vāi‵vāi.


Loyal Christians are content to wait on Jehovah for all such refinements. 	 E lotoma‵lie eiloa a Kelisiano fakamaoni ke faka‵tali ki a Ieova mō mainaga ‵fou penā.


(John 4:23, 24; Revelation 19:9, 10) That is why we should address our prayers only to God. 	 (Ioane 4:23, 24; Fakaasiga 19:9, 10) Tenā te pogai e ‵tau ei o avatu fua ‵tou ‵talo ki te Atua.


“Flee From Fornication” 	 “Fakagata te Finalalolagi”


What attitude did first-century Christians need to have in order to survive that time of distress? 	 Ne a kilokiloga ne ‵tau o maua ne Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua ko te mea ke ‵sao latou i fakalavelave i te taimi tenā?


Also take exquisite delight in Jehovah, and he will give you the requests of your heart. And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more . . . 	 E se toe leva nei, ka galo atu ei a tino amio ma‵sei . . . ka ko latou kola e loto malalo, ka fai mo latou te fenua, kae ka maua ne latou te manuia mo te filemu katoatoa.


20 The vast majority of Christians never succumb to sexual immorality. 	 Ne fakatonu mai a Paulo penei: “E se ‵tau mo tatou o tofotofo a te Aliki, e pela mo nisi o latou.


Jehovah’s worshippers are actively proclaiming the Kingdom message in over 230 lands and island groups. 	 E folafola atu nei ne tino tapuaki a Ieova a te fekau e uiga ki te Malo i atufenua mo tamā fenua e silia atu mo te 230.


How can the publications of “the faithful and discreet slave” help us to test whether we are in the faith? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai a tusi mai i “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” ke tofotofo aka ki ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki?


Graham began to see himself clearly in the mirror of God’s Word, and he did not like what he saw! 	 Ne kamata o lavea ‵lei ne Graham a ia eiloa mai te fakaaogaga o te kilo, telā ko te Muna a te Atua, kae ne seki fiafia a ia ki mea ne lavea ne ia!


This was the world in which Noah lived. 	 Tenei eiloa te vaegā lalolagi ne ola i ei a Noa.


God Shows His People Loyal Love 	 E Fakaasi Atu ne te Atua ki Ana Tino te Alofa Fakamaoni


9 Jesus went on to say that his disciples would see the sign just as clearly as they would see “lightning, by its flashing, [which] shines from one part under heaven to another part.” 	 9 Ne fai atu a Iesu me ka matea ‵lei ne ana soko te fakailoga e pelā mo te lavea atu ne latou a te “lapa mai o te uila, kae maina ei te lagi mai te suā feitu ke oko atu ki te suā feitu.”


When John arrived at the address, the recipient’s wife, who was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, accepted the envelope. 	 I te okoatuga a John ki te koga tenā, ne puke ne te avaga fafine, telā se Molimau a Ieova, a te teutusi.


According to DeConick’s reconstruction of the text, Jesus calls Judas the “Thirteenth Demon,” not the “thirteenth spirit.”* Jesus also tells Judas unequivocally that he will not ascend to the “kingdom.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te ‵toe fakafouga ne DeConick a te tusi, e taku ne Iesu a Iuta ko te “Sefulutolu o Temoni,” kae e se ko te “sefulutolu o agaga.”* Ne fai ‵tonu atu foki a Iesu ki a Iuta me i a ia ka sē fanaka ki luga i te “malo.”


Moses’ example encourages us not to make choices that reflect the shortsightedness of this world; rather, we should exercise faith in the farsighted wisdom of “the One who is invisible”—Jehovah God. 	 E fakamalosi mai te fakaakoakoga a Mose ke se fakaasi atu i ‵tou fakaikuga a te kilokiloga toetoe a te lalolagi tenei; i lō te fai penā, e ‵tau o fakatuanaki tatou ki te poto o te tino kilo ‵mao “telā e se mafai o matea”—ko Ieova te Atua.


One vital detail, though, has escaped his attention. 	 Kae e tasi te mea tāua telā ne puli i a ia.


Imitate Their Faith—He “Walked With the True God” 12 	 Fakaakoako ki te Lotou Fakatuanaki—A ia ne “Sa‵sale Fakatasi mo te Atua Tonu” 12


No wonder he said: “How long will this evil assembly have this murmuring that they are carrying on against me?”—Numbers 14:27; 21:5. 	 E se tioa eiloa o fai atu a ia: “E gata afea te mui‵mui mai o tino konei ki a au?”—Numela 14:27; 21:5.


(Job 4:7, 8; 8:6; 20:22, 29) According to Eliphaz, God has no confidence in his servants, and it does not matter to Him if we are righteous or not. 	 (Iopu 4:7, 8; 8:6; 20:22, 29) E ‵tusa mo pati a Elifasa, e se talitonu a te Atua ki ana tavini, kae e se fia saga mai foki a Ia me ko tatou e amio‵tonu io me ikai.


He is now serving as a regular pioneer. 	 Nei la, e tavini atu a ia e pelā me se paenia tumau.


When he eventually came to earth, he knew that he would have to die at the hands of Satan, as prophesied. 	 I te taimi ne fanaifo ei a ia ki te lalolagi, ne iloa ne ia me e ‵tau o mate a ia i lima o Satani, e pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai.


(2 Chronicles 20:6-12) Did Jehovah let himself be found on that occasion? 	 (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 20:6-12) E mata, ne fesoasoani atu a Ieova ki a ia i te taimi tenā?


But those walking with God meet his standards for clean worship and are aware that “no fornicator . . . has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God.”—Ephesians 5:5; James 1:27. 	 Kae ko tino kolā e sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua e fetaui eiloa te lotou tulaga mo te tapuakiga ‵ma kae iloa ne latou me e seai se “tino e fina lalolagi, . . . e maua sona vaega i te Malo o Keliso mo te Atua.”—Efeso 5:5; Iakopo 1:27.


When she told him of her family, his joy intensified. 	 I te taimi ne fai atu ei ne tou fafine tena kāiga, ne momea aka eiloa te fiafia o tou tagata.


(Psalm 40:8; Ephesians 6:6) This solemn promise to Jehovah is made only once. 	 (Salamo 40:8; Efeso 6:6) A te tautoga ‵malu tenei ki a Ieova e fai fua fakatasi.


How close are we to the start of this chain of events? 	 E pefea te pili o tatou ki te kamataga o te fakasologa tenei o mea ‵tupu?


Today, our anxiety is often related to concern over money and material possessions. 	 I aso nei, a ‵tou manavase e fakamāfua mai ne te ‵tou mafaufau faeloa ki tupe mo ‵tou kope faka-te-fotino.


However, effort will be required. 	 Kae e manakogina i ei a taumafaiga.


What Should Christians Do Today? 	 Ne a Mea e ‵Tau o Fai ne Kelisiano i Aso Nei?


The check was found by one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and a note attached to it said that the finder’s religious beliefs had motivated the return. 	 Ne maua a te tieki tenā ne se Molimau a Ieova, kae ne faka‵piki atu ki ei se tamā pepa telā e fakaasi mai ei me ne fakamalosi aka ne talitonuga faka-te-lotu a te tino telā ne maua ne ia ke fakafoki atu a te tieki.


What Do We Owe Our Neighbor? 	 Se a te ‵Tou Kaitalafu i ‵Tou Tuakoi?


How does that affect the young man? 	 E pokotia pefea te talavou tenā i te mea tenā?


Why not speak to your parents about what you wish to do? 	 Kaia e se faipati ei koe ki ou mātua e uiga ki te mea e manako koe o fai?


Each year, some 2,000 different books are published that offer advice on these and other important subjects. 	 I tausaga takitasi, e nofo pelā ki se 2,000 o tusi kese‵kese e ‵lomi kolā e tuku mai i ei a pati fakatonutonu ki mea konei mo nisi mataupu tāua aka foki.


Furthermore, “wicked men and impostors . . . advance from bad to worse, misleading and being misled.” 	 E se gata i ei, a “tino amio ma‵sei mo te fakaloiloi tino, ka kamata . . . mai te masei o fakasolo o na ma‵sei atu, i te fakaloiloi ki nisi tino, kae toe pa‵kia foki eiloa latou i olotou loi.”


A businessman in New Zealand had his car broken into and his briefcase stolen. 	 Ne ofa ne tino kaisoa a te motoka a se tagata faipisinisi i Niusila kae kaisoa ne latou tena ato.


I also find it wise to go shopping only with those of my friends who are careful with their money and who will encourage me to shop around and not buy the first thing I see.” 	 E iloa foki ne au me se mea poto ke olo fua au mo oku taugasoa kolā e fai faka‵lei olotou tupe kae kolā e fakamalosi mai ke fakatusatusa muamua a ‵togi o mea kae ke mo a ma ‵togi a te mea muamua e lavea ne au.”


Yet, it does contain numerous prayers, including many found in the book of Psalms. 	 Kae e aofia i ei a ‵talo e uke, e aofia i ei a ‵talo e uke i te tusi o Salamo.


Do you fantasize about what could have happened had you not made those sacrifices? 	 E mata, e fiafia eiloa koe ki mea kolā ne mafai o ‵tupu moi fai ne seki fai ne koe a mea konā?


• In what ways can spiritual maturity be made manifest? 	 6, 7. (a) Se a te mea e fakaasi mai me e saga tonu mai a Ieova ki te gasolo atu ki mua o ana tino tapuaki katoa ki te matua faka-te-agaga? (e) Se a te mea telā e tai ‵pau mo te matua faka-te-agaga? 8.


The purpose of these articles, however, is not to convince you that we live in a troubled world. 	 E uiga ki te pogai e talia ei ne te Atua a tulaga ma‵sei konei, ke onoono ki te mataupu ko te “Kaia ne Talia ei ne te Atua a Amioga Ma‵sei mo Logo‵maega?” i te itulau e 16 mo te 17 o te mekesini tenei.


The woman drew great comfort from reading that publication and from her discussions with the Witness. 	 Ne maua ne te fafine tenā se matugā fakamafanafanaga lasi mai i te faitauga ki te tusi mo tena sautalaga fakatasi mo te Molimau tenā.


Unlike some other religious groups, Jehovah’s Witnesses refrain from meddling in politics. 	 E ‵kese mo nisi potukau fakalotu, e se ‵kau a Molimau a Ieova ki mea fakapolitiki.


(1 Peter 2:21) We can personally find satisfaction when our love for God motivates us to do what Jehovah commands, even at times when we are pressured or tempted to do otherwise. (Romans 7:18-20) This includes our being willing to obey directions from those who are taking the lead in true worship, though they are imperfect. 	 (1 Petelu 2:21) E mafai o maua ne tatou te lotomalie māfai e fakamalosi mai te ‵tou alofa ki te Atua ke fai ne tatou a mea kolā e fakatonu mai ne Ieova, ke oko ki taimi faiga‵ta io me ko tofotofoga ke se fai ne tatou a mea konā. (Loma 7:18-20) E aofia i ei te ‵tou loto fia‵fia o faka‵logo ki fakatonuga kolā e fai mai ne tino kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga i te tapuakiga tonu, faitalia te lotou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa.


• With whom will I drink? 	 • Ko oi a tino ka inu fakatasi mo au?


Excavators of Pompeii have counted 118 bars and taverns, some of which served as houses of gambling or prostitution. 	 Ko oti ne maua aka ne tino suke‵suke ki mea i aso mua me e ‵tusa mo te 118 a fale inu kava i Pompeii kae ne fai a nisi fale i ei e pelā me ne koga pelētupe io me ne fale talitāgata.


Why Does the Hearer of Prayer Allow Suffering? 	 Kaia e Talia ei ne te Tino Fakalogologo ki ‵Talo a Logo‵maega?


And fight he did! 	 Kae ne taua eiloa a ia!


(Matt. 5:3) “Those conscious of their spiritual need” realize that they are spiritually destitute and need God’s mercy. 	 (Mataio 5:3, NW) “A tino kolā e mafau‵fau faeloa ki olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga” e iloa ne latou me e ma‵tiva eiloa latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae e ma‵nako latou ki te takitakiga mo te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua.


The psalmist David prophesied: “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”—Psalm 37:29; Isaiah 45:18; Revelation 21:1-5. 	 Ne ‵valo mai te faisalamo ko Tavita: “A tino amio‵tonu ka fai mo latou te fenua, kae ka ‵nofo faeloa i ei ki te se gata mai.”—Salamo 37:29; Isaia 45:18; Fakaasiga 21:1-5.


They would “learn” from the features of that sign and “know” their true meaning. 	 Ka “iloa” ne latou a vaega kese‵kese o te fakailoga tenā kae ka “iloa” foki ne latou olotou uiga ‵tonu.


There might be just one new ingredient, and the packaging might be more attractive. 	 Kāti e tasi fua te mea fou ne faopoopo ki ei mo te ufi mai tua o te mea tenā ko gali atu.


On June 13, 323 B.C.E., after living a mere 32 years and 8 months, he surrendered to the most formidable enemy, death. 	 I a Iuni 13, i te 323 T.L.M., ne takavale Alesana i te ‵toe fili fakamataku ko te mate, kae ko 32 fua ana tausaga mo masina e valu.


Most have only a passing acquaintance with its contents. 	 Ko se masani ‵lei foki a te tokoukega o tino ki mea i ei.


9 The importance of being motivated by love is seen in another way. To those who pursue godly devotion out of love, the Bible promises rich blessings now and unimaginably wonderful blessings in the future. 	 E folafola mai i te Tusi Tapu me ka maua ne tino kolā e kausaki ki te tapuakiga faka-te-Atua ona ko te alofa, a fakamanuiaga e uke i aso nei mo fakamanuiaga sē fuafuagina i aso mai mua.


2 In the 12th century, a “messiah” emerged in Yemen. 	 2 I te 12 o senitenali ne sae mai ei se “mesia” i Yemen.


(Isa. 48:17, 18) That helps us, in turn, be more determined to continue applying these principles in our own life. 	 (Isa. 48:17, 18) E fesoasoani mai a te mea tenā ke ‵saga tonu tatou o fakaaoga faeloa a fakatakitakiga fakavae konei i ‵tou olaga totino.


It may be hard to overcome entrenched feelings, but it can be done. 	 Kāti e faigata ke manumalo latou i vaegā lagonaga tumau penā, kae e mafai eiloa o manumalo latou i ei.


Humility will allow you to be open to suggestions from your parents and spiritually mature ones in the congregation.—Read 1 Peter 5:5, 6. 	 A te loto maulalo ka fesoasoani foki ke talia ne koe a manatu fesoasoani mai i ou mātua mo nisi tino ma‵tua faka-te-agaga i te fakapotopotoga.—Faitau te 1 Petelu 5:5, 6.


Now it’s certifying the gap between the haves and the have-lesses.” 	 I aso nei, ko fakamaoni mai i ei te ‵kese i te vā o tino mau‵mea mo tino sē na lo ko mau‵mea.”


Unlike those without faith, Jehovah’s servants can see beyond the present. 	 E iloa ne tatou me e isi se olaga gali i aso mai mua telā ne folafola mai ne te Atua ki a tatou.


How did Job respond to the help that he received from Elihu? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Iopu ki te fesoasoani ne maua ne ia mai i a Eliu?


This is my comfort in my affliction, for your own saying has preserved me alive.” 	 Au ne fakamafanafanagina mai oku puapuaga, ne maua ne au te ola mai i tau feagaiga.”


(Matthew 25:31-40; Revelation 14:1) No. 	 (Mataio 25:31-40; Fakaasiga 14:1) Ikai.


18 The illustration of the widow teaches us that there is a close link between prayer and faith and that our persistent prayers can counteract influences that could weaken our faith. 	 18 E akoako mai i te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki te fafine ko mate tena avaga me e isi se sokoga ‵pili o te ‵talo mo te fakatuanaki, kae e mafai ne ‵tou ‵talo kolā e fai faeloa o ‵teke atu ki fakamalosiga kolā e mafai o fakavāivāi mai ki ‵tou fakatuanaki.


He was humble, kind, and considerate, helping those burdened down and oppressed. 	 Ne loto maulalo a ia, ne atafai, kae loto malamalama foki, mai te fesoasoani atu ki tino loto māfatia kae fakamaseigina.


(Psalm 119:83, 86) In Bible times, bottles made of animal hide were used to hold water, wine, and other liquids. 	 (Salamo 119:83, 86, NW) I aso o te Tusi Tapu, ne fakaaogā sāle a fagu kolā ne faite ki pakili o manu ke utu sāle ki ei a vai, uaina mo nisi mea vai‵vai.


Our family members all have personal names. 	 E isi katoa ne igoa o tino i ‵tou kāiga.


This article answers that question and shows why people need the good news. 	 E tali ne te mataupu tenei a te fesili tenā kae fakaasi mai i ei te pogai e manakogina ei ne tino a te tala ‵lei.


• What can Christians learn from the Sabbath arrangement? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne Kelisiano mai te fakatokaga e uiga ki te Sapati?


Ten generations take us from Adam to Noah, and another ten take us to Abraham. 	 E sefulu a kautama mai i a Atamu ki a Noa, kae e sefulu foki ki a Apelaamo.


But under the cover of night, an enemy, “the Devil,” oversowed the field with weeds, “the sons of the wicked one.” 	 Kae i te po, ka vau se fili, telā ko te “Tiapolo,” o ‵toki a mouku, “ko tino a te Tino Masei.”


(Proverbs 22:29) “Do not loiter at your business.” 	 (Faataoto 22:29) “Ga‵lue malosi, kae ke se paie koutou.”