God’s primary quality is love. 	 A te uiga tāua o te Atua ko te alofa.


15 In view of Satan’s attack on the family today, it is vital for all of God’s servants to maintain good cooperation in their marriage. 	 15 Ona ko te uke o osoatuga a Satani ki kāiga i aso nei, se mea tāua eiloa mō tatou tavini a te Atua ke tumau i te ga‵lue fakatasi i ‵tou olaga avaga.


The Bible says: “The creation itself will also be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of God.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “Ka toe fakasaoloto a mea ne faite mai te pologa ki te masei ke maua ne latou a te saolotoga ‵malu, ko te fai mo fai a fanau a te Atua.”


Even as children grow into their potentially challenging teen years, a loving atmosphere surrounding a family’s study activities will continue to shape their view. 	 Kafai foki ko gasolo aka o talavou a tama‵liki, ka fakatumau eiloa te akoga a te kāiga e pelā me se faifaiga alofa.


(1 Corinthians 15:50-53) A corruptible body of flesh and blood cannot inherit incorruption and the heavenly Kingdom. 	 (1 Kolinito 15:50-53) E se mafai ne te foitino o ‵kano mo toto telā e mafai o pala, o ulu atu ki te tulaga sē pala mo te Malo faka-te-lagi.


3, 4. (a) Illustrate the benefits that result when we yield. (b) What will we consider? 	 3, 4. (a) Fakamatala mai a mea aogā e maua māfai e fakaasi atu te loto malamalama. (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


15 In France, for example, people are generally reasonable and fair-minded. 	 15 I Falani, ne uiga faigofie kae mafaufau ‵lei a te tokoukega o tino i ei.


If the publisher had not kept on in the field, there would not be any cases in the Supreme Court; but it is because you, the publisher, the brothers all over the world, keep on and will not quit that the defeat of persecution is brought about. 	 Moi ne seki tumau a tino talai i te galuega talai, penei e seai ne tagi e ave ki te Fono Maluga; kae ona ko koutou, tino talai, taina i te lalolagi kātoa, e tumau eiloa i talai atu kae ka se fakagata aka foki eiloa ne fakasauaga.


Mercenary Delilah accepted their offer, but her attempts to uncover Samson’s secret failed three times. 	 Kae e tolu taimi ne seki taunu ei a taumafaiga a tou fafine ke ‵sala aka a te mea ‵funa e uiga ki te malosi o Samasoni.


7 The apostle Paul wrote: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin; let the sun not set with you in a provoked state, neither allow place for the Devil.” 	 7 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Kafai koe e kaitaua, ke se takitaki koe ne tou kaitaua ki te agasala, kae sa nofo mo tou kaitaua i te aso kātoa.


The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.” 	 A tino amio‵tonu ka fai mo latou te fenua, kae ka ‵nofo faeloa i ei ki te se gata mai.”


(1 Pet. 4:13, 14) God is also giving us training that can help us to have the patience needed for salvation.—1 Pet. 5:10. 	 (1 Petelu 4:13, 14) E tuku mai foki ne te Atua a akoakoga kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke maua ne tatou a te kufaki telā e manakogina mō te faka‵saoga.—1 Petelu 5:10.


Jehovah makes the promise that he will figuratively blind and throw into “bewilderment” those who fight against his courageous Kingdom messengers. 	 Ne folafola mai a Ieova me ka faka‵kivi kae fai ne ia ke “‵tele valevale” i se auala fakatusa a tino kolā e ‵teke atu ki ana avefekau loto ‵toa o te Malo.


Is it not true, though, that many people have stopped apologizing, even when lawsuits are not involved? 	 E mata, se mea tonu, me ko se toe fia fakatoese atu a tino e tokouke, ke oko foki eiloa māfai e se ave latou ki te fono?


Should it be different when it comes to talking with God? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau foki o fai tatou penā ki te Atua?


God also “appointed a bottle-gourd plant, that it should come up over Jonah, in order to become a shade over his head, to deliver him from his calamitous state.” 	 Ne “fakaola ne te Aliki te Atua a te lakau mo fakamalumalu Iona, ko te mea ke malu ‵lei.”


But is it true that experience is the best teacher, as the saying goes? 	 Kae, e mata, e tonu me sili atu te aogā o mea e tauloto ne tatou mai ‵tou mea kolā ko oti ne fai?


Like Elisha, let us trust in Jehovah God. 	 Ke na tali‵tonu fakamaoni tatou ki a Ieova te Atua e pelā mo Elisaia.


He died like a criminal. 	 Ne mate a ia e pelā me se pagota.


A young bystander named Elihu has patiently been listening to the debate. 	 Ne fakalogologo atu eiloa mo te kufaki a Eliu, te ‵toe tino foliki eiloa i a latou, ki te sautalaga tenā.


HELLFIRE USED TO JUSTIFY VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES: Mary I, queen of England (1553-1558), known as “Bloody Mary” for burning nearly 300 Protestants at the stake, reportedly said: “As the souls of heretics are hereafter to be eternally burning in hell, there can be nothing more proper than for me to imitate the Divine vengeance by burning them on earth.” 	 TE AFI I SEOLI SE FAKAMASAKOGA MŌ FAKASAUAGA NE FAI MAI TUA IFO O TE VAITAIMI O TE POULIULI: Ne fai mai te tupu fafine o Egelani ko Malia I (1553-1558), telā ne ‵sunu ne ia i pou a tino lotu Poletesano e toeitiiti ko kātoa te 300, penei: “Ona ko te mea e ‵sunu fakamuli a agaga o tino ‵teke konei i seoli ki te se-gata-mai, e seai se isi mea ‵lei aka e uiga ki te fakamasinoga a te Atua e mafai o fakaakoako au ki ei i tafa o te ‵sunuga o latou i te lalolagi nei.”


What warning did Jesus give, and what question arises? 	 Se a te faka‵pulaga ne tuku mai ne Iesu, kae se a te fesili ne sae aka i ei?


Then do not cancel it if a seemingly better invitation is made by someone else. 	 Ke mo a la ma fakaseaogā ne koe māfai e oko mai se ‵kamiga mai se tino telā e tai uke atu ana mea.


His murder sparked bitter persecution in Jerusalem, and all the disciples except the apostles were forced to scatter abroad. 	 Ne fakamāfua ne tena mate a fakasauāga matagā i Ielusalema, kae ne mafuta valevale ei a te kau soko ki tua o te fa‵kai kae ‵toe fua ko te kau apositolo.


There would be no question in your mind that you were anointed by holy spirit, especially if you also received the miraculous gift of speaking in a foreign language. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o fakalotolotolua me ko fakaekegina koe ki te agaga tapu, maise loa māfai e maua foki ne koe a te meaalofa fakavavega ko te faipati ki se ‵gana fakaa‵tea.


16 It may be true that a higher living standard—having an abundance of food, clothing, shelter, and other amenities—could contribute to a more comfortable life or may even allow for better medical care and thus add a few years to a person’s life span. 	 16 E tonu me i te ola i se olaga maumea— te uke o meakai, gatu, fale, mo nisi mea togi ‵mafa—e fai ei ke gali te olaga io me mafai o maua a togafiti fakatokita tai ‵lei atu kae e mafai o fakaopoopo atu ne nāi tausaga ki te olaga o se tino.


Include a letter indicating that the cash or the item is an outright donation. 	 Ke tusi se tusi telā e fakaasi atu ei a tupe mo nisi mea aka kolā e aofia i se meaalofa telā e tuku atu.


And she was not alone. 	 E se ko ia tokotasi fua.


Once they were certain that she was ready, they supported her decision. 	 I te taimi ne fakamautinoa aka ne lāua me ko toka tou fafine, ne ‵lago atu lāua ki tena fakaikuga.


Worse yet, to contact an impostor could be dangerous. 	 Kae e sili atu la te fakamataku māfai e fesokotaki atu koe ki se tino faitogafiti.


It may well be, then, that your peers at school would be glad to listen to what you have to say about the Bible. 	 E sē taumate, ka fia‵fia malosi foki ou taugasoa i te akoga ke fakalogo‵logo ki au fakamatalaga kolā e fai e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


I don’t ever remember having an argument with him—even when I was a teenager. 	 Ne seki fakatau kinau aka eiloa maua—ke oko foki eiloa ki te taimi ko talavou ei au.


Those who promote this doctrine claim that such a teaching is based on the Bible. 	 E fai mai a tino kolā e akoako ne latou te talitonuga tenei me e fakavae te vaegā talitonuga tenā ki te Tusi Tapu.


6. What did the Malawian Witnesses not forsake in spite of fierce persecution? 	 Mai te faiga penā, ne tau‵tali atu eiloa a taina konei ki fakaakoakoga a Iesu mo Paulo.


9 Obviously, our prayers cannot be superficial if we wish to draw close to God. 	 9 E manino ‵lei, me e se ‵tau o sōnafai a ‵tou ‵talo māfai e ma‵nako tatou o fakapili‵pili atu ki te Atua.


(2 Kings 6:14-23) In fact, numerous members of the Christian congregation were first attracted to true worship by the kind deeds that Jehovah’s servants performed in their behalf. 	 (2 Tupu 6:14-23) E tonu, e tokouke a tino i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ne o‵mai ki loto i te tapuakiga tonu ona ko faifaiga atafai kolā ne fakaasi atu ne tavini a Ieova ki a latou.


A GREAT CHALLENGE AND A REAL BLESSING 	 SE TOFOTOFOGA LASI KAE SE FAKAMANUIAGA TONU


(Haggai 1:9-11) How fitting, then, the exhortation: “Set your heart upon your ways”! 	 (Hakai 1:9-11) E pefea la te fetaui ‵lei o te ‵tonu tenei: “Ke tuku atu otou loto ki otou faifaiga”!


Most of them are not mentioned anywhere else in the Scriptures, and few had special privileges. 	 A te tokoukega o latou e se fakaasi mai i nisi koga i te Tusi Tapu, kae ne nāi tino fua i a latou ne isi ne lotou tauliaga fakapito.


Another difference is described at Genesis 6:1, 2, which says: “Now it came about that when men started to grow in numbers on the surface of the ground and daughters were born to them, then the sons of the true God began to notice the daughters of men, that they were good-looking; and they went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose.” 	 A te suā mea telā e ‵kese i ei e fakamatala mai i te Kenese 6:1, 2: “I te salalauga o tino ola i te lalolagi; mo tama‵liki fāfine foki ko fa‵nau mai; ne ‵kilo ifo a tama‵liki a [te Atua tonu] i te ‵gali o tamāfine, tenā ne a‵vaga ei latou ki fāfine kolā e ma‵nako latou ki ei.”


Do you have boundaries in place that keep it professional and that do not allow it to become something more? 	 E a, e isi ne tapulā ne fai ne koe ko te mea ke sē oko a te fesokotakiga tenā ki se tulaga telā e silia atu?


Noah lived 950 years; Adam, 930 years; and Methuselah, Noah’s grandfather, 969 years.*—Genesis 5:5, 27; 9:29. 	 Ne ola a Noa i tausaga e 950; ko Atamu, i tausaga e 930; kae ko Metusela, te tupuna tagata o Noa, e 969 tausaga.*—Kenese 5:5, 27; 9:29.


What will that mean for the earth and the people on it? 	 Se a te uiga o te mea tenā ki te lalolagi mo tino i ei?


What the Bible teaches may appeal to them, but “the anxieties of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches” choke whatever interest they may have. 	 E mafai o fia‵fia latou ki mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu, kae e taofi aka latou ne te “manavase ki mea o te olaga nei mo te fia‵fia ki koloa.”


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If so, before offering your prayer, spend a few moments thinking about what you want to say. 	 Kafai e penā, fakamāumāu muamua ne nāi minute o mafaufau ki mea kolā e manako koe o fai atu i tau ‵talo, a koi tuai koe o ‵talo.


When you finally did meet that person, did your friend’s comments blur your ability to see the person’s talents and good qualities? 	 I te taimi ko fetaui ei koe mo te tino tenā, e mata, ne fakalavelave atu a pati a tou taugasoa tenā ki au taumafaiga ke iloa ne koe a faifaiga mo uiga ‵lei o te tino tenā?


(Ezekiel 21:26, 27; Daniel 4:16, 23-25) How long are those seven times? 	 (Esekielu 21:26, 27; Tanielu 4:16, 23-25) E pefea te leva o taimi e fitu konā?


‘You Are Worthy to Receive Worship’ 	 ‘E ‵Tau Eiloa o Maua ne Koe te Vikiga’


Should Christians accept these fractions in medical treatment? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o talia ne Kelisiano a te fakaaogāga o tamā vaega konei?


Christ” by being obedient and submissive to those taking the lead among us and by cooperating with congregation arrangements.—Heb. 13:7, 17. 	 E mafai ne tatou “i te alofa, ke ola ake fakatasi . . . mo Keliso i so se feitu” mai te faka‵logo ki tino kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga mo te ‵lago atu ki fakatokaga a te fakapotopotoga.—Epelu 13:7, 17.


(Gen. 5:22; 6:9) Moses “continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible.” 	 (Kenese 5:22; 6:9) A Mose “ne lavea faeloa ne ia te tino telā e se mafai o lavea.”


(Matt. 24:37) For example, we also witness interference by wicked spirits. 	 (Mataio 24:37) E pelā mo te fakamaoni aka ne tatou a fakamalosiga mai i agaga ma‵sei.


God has also given humans the opportunity to demonstrate their loyalty to his sovereignty. 	 Ne tuku atu foki ne te Atua a te avanoaga ke fakaasi atu ne tino a te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni ki tena pulega sili.


17 How Mary spoke. 	 17 Te auala ne faipati atu ei a Malia.


“Do Not Blow a Trumpet Ahead of You” 	 “Ke se Fakatagi ne Koe ate Pu”


(Verse 15) We are free to choose between life and death, good and bad. 	 (Fuaiupu e 15) E maua ne tatou a te saolotoga ke filifili ne tatou a te ola io me ko te mate, te ‵lei io me ko te masei.


For example, two Christian sisters in the Philippines were distributing Bible literature in a remote area of the country. 	 E pelā mo tuagane Kelisiano e tokolua i Filipaina kolā ne tufatufa atu ne laua a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu i fa‵kai kolā e ‵mao ‵ki.


19 Loyal subjects of Christ, the “King of kings,” face the future with confidence. 	 19 A tino a‵lofa fakamaoni mai lalo i te pulega a Keliso, te “Tupu o tupu,” e ‵kilo atu ki aso mai mua mo te mautinoa.


How Jehovah rewards those who faithfully and courageously serve him!—Joshua 14:6, 9-14; 19:49, 50; 24:29. 	 E tuku atu eiloa ne Ieova te taui ki tino kolā e tavini atu mo te fakamaoni mo te loto toa ki a ia!—Iosua 14:6, 9-14; 19:49, 50; 24:29.


When people mention their problems—sickness, unemployment, domestic trials—we do not act as advisers, but we share encouraging and comforting scriptures with them. 	 Kafai e taku mai ne tino olotou fakalavelave—ko masaki, seai se galuega, mea faiga‵ta i te kāiga—e se gasue‵sue tatou e pelā me ne tino fakatonutonu, kae e fakaasi atu ne tatou a tusi siki fakamalosi kae fakamafanafana loto ki a latou.


(1 Corinthians 6:9-11) Thus Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped responsive ones to overcome drunkenness, drug addiction, immorality, and compulsive gambling. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:9-11) Tela la, ne mafai ei ne Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki tino faka‵logo ke manumalo i te konā, te umiti ki vailakau tapu, te finalalolagi, penā foki loa mo te fakavalevale ki te pelētupe.


Cain’s bad heart was further reflected in the insolent manner in which he replied to God’s question: “Where is Abel your brother?” Cain retorted: “I do not know. 	 Ne toe fakaasi mai foki te masei o te loto o Kaino i te taimi ne tali atu ei a ia mo te sē āva ki te fesili a te Atua: “E se iloa ne au.


(Matthew 28:20) So first of all, the new ones need to acquire an accurate knowledge of the truth, which in turn would enable them to develop faith in Jehovah and in his Word. 	 (Mataio 28:20) Telā la, e ‵tau mo tino ‵fou o maua muamua ne latou te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te munatonu, telā e mafai ei ne latou o fakamalosi aka te fakatuanaki ki a Ieova mo tena Muna.


However, they are just one aspect of ‘the sign of Christ’s presence and of the conclusion of the system of things.’ 	 Kae e fai te mea tenā mo fai se vaega fua e tasi o ‘te fakailoga e iloa ei te foki mai o Keliso mo te gataga o te lalolagi.’


How can our conscience be like a compass? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatusa ‵tou loto lagona ki se kamupasi?


(Matthew 18:20) If Christ, by means of holy spirit, is present when Christians meet together in his name, should not such gatherings be considered sacred? 	 (Mataio 18:20) Kafai e nofo atu a Keliso, e auala i te agaga tapu, i te taimi e maopoopo fakatasi ei a Kelisiano i tena igoa, e mata, e se ‵tau o faka‵malu ne tatou a vaegā maopoopoga penā?


The Bible tells us: “Pride is before a crash, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “A te fakamatamata e iku ki te malaia, a te fiasili e iku ki te sē aogā.”


What thinking must we avoid? 	 Ne a mafaufauga e ‵tau o ‵kalo kea‵tea tatou mai i ei?


Can you do the same now? 	 E a, e mafai foki o fai nei koe penā?


(Habakkuk 1:12) He will always be alive and ready to help us. 9. 	 (Sapakuka 1:12) Ka ola faeloa a ia kae toka o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou.


Yes, each one of them belongs to all the others. 	 E tonu, e tasi katoa latou.


Am I slaving for God or for Riches?’—Matt. 6:19, 20, 24. 	 E mata, e tavini atu au mō te Atua io me mō koloa?’—Mataio 6:19, 20, 24.


For instance, Jesus told Nicodemus: “Unless anyone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 	 E pelā mo pati a Iesu ki a Nikotemo: “Kafai e se toe fanau mai se tino, e se mafai eiloa o matea ne ia a te Malo o te Atua.”


Do others know my stand on unscriptural celebrations and customs as well as on those that may not have a pagan origin but clearly reflect the spirit of the world?’—2 Cor. 6:17; 1 Pet. 4:3, 4. 	 E mata, e iloa ne nisi tino toku tulaga i aso fakamanatu mo tuu kolā e se fetaui mo te Tusi Tapu, e pelā foki mo mea kolā e se māfua mai i mea fapaupau kae e lavea faka‵lei atu i ei te agaga o te lalolagi?’—2 Kolinito 6:17; 1 Petelu 4:3, 4.


Similarly, to endure in our Christian course and reach our goal, we must regularly take in as much spiritual food as possible. 	 E ‵tau o pule faka‵lei atu tatou ki ‵tou taimi kolā e fakaaoga ki te fai‵tau, suke‵suke, mo fakatasiga Kelisiano.


(Matthew 13:44) Yes, the joy that comes from discovering and owning the treasure was enough to move the man to give up everything he had. 	 (Mataio 13:44) E tonu, a te fiafia telā ne maua i te mauaga o te koloa tāua tenā ne fai i ei ke mafai ne te tagata tenā o fakatau atu ana mea katoa.


How can Christian parents show loyalty to God? 	 E mafai pefea ne mātua Kelisiano o fakaasi atu te alofa fakamaoni ki te Atua?


Even though they did return to their family fishing business after their first contact with Jesus, there is no doubt that what they had seen and heard on that occasion left a deep impression on their heart and mind. 	 E ui eiloa ne toe ‵foki atu latou ki te pisinisi faiika a olotou kāiga mai tua o te lotou fetauiga muamua mo Iesu, e mautinoa eiloa me ne oko ‵tonu atu ki olotou loto mo mafaufau a mea kolā ne lavea kae lagona ne latou i te taimi muamua tenā.


16 As you advance toward Christian maturity, you will find that principles become more important to you. 	 16 Kafai koe ko gasolo atu ki mua e pelā me se Kelisiano matua ‵lei, ka fakatāua malosi ne koe a fakatakitakiga.


Take with yourselves words and come back to Jehovah. Say to him, all you people, ‘May you pardon error; and accept what is good, and we will offer in return the young bulls of our lips.’” 	 Ko otou agasala ko ala ei koutou o ‵siga kae pakū. ‵Foki nei ki te Aliki, kae ke fai te ‵talo tenei mo taulaga a koutou ki a ia: ‘Fakamagalo mai omotou agasala kae talia mai te motou ‵talo, kae ka tavae ne matou a koe e pelā eiloa mo te motou tautoga.’ ”


12 To elders in the Ephesian congregation, Paul said: “Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.” 	 12 Ne fai atu a Paulo ki toeaina i te fakapotopotoga i Efeso: “Ke tausi koutou ne koutou eiloa, ke tausi foki ne koutou a te lafu telā ne tuku atu ne te Agaga Tapu ke onoono faka‵lei koutou ki ei. Ne fakatu ne ia ke fai foki koutou mo tausi mamoe ki te ekalesia a te Atua, telā ne fakatu i te mate o tena tama tonu.”


A traveler is usually required to state his citizenship to a border official. 	 A te tino faimalaga e masani o fakaasi atu a tena nofo tumau e pelā me se tino tonu o te fenua ki se tino e tausi ne ia a tuakoi o fenua.


(Rev. 17:5, 16; 18:8) Then, in the war of Armageddon, the final phase of the great tribulation, Jehovah himself will wipe out the rest of Satan’s world.—Rev. 16:14, 16; 19:19-21. “The Elements . . . 	 (Fakaasiga 17:5, 16; 18:8) Kae i te taua i a Amaketo, te fakaotiga o te fakalavelave lasi, ka ‵fulu faka‵ma ei ne Ieova a te ‵toega o te lalolagi a Satani.—Fakaasiga 16:14, 16; 19:19-21.


However, evidence from astronomy and mathematics reveals that the earth is not the center of the solar system. 	 Kae e fakamaoni mai i te mataupu ko te saienisi i mea tau te lagi me e se tonu a te mea tenā.


The elders urged the husband to imitate Jesus. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a toeaina ki te tagata ke fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu.


It is appropriate that we worship Jehovah and offer sacrifices of praise to him, simply because of who he is and what he has done for us.—Read Revelation 4:11. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o tapuaki atu tatou ki a Ieova kae ofo atu a vikiga o tavaega ki a ia, ona ko te vaegā tino penā mo ia, mo mea ko oti ne fai ne ia mō tatou.—Faitau te Fakaasiga 4:11.


And even until old age and gray-headedness, O God, do not leave me.” 	 Te Atua, au nei ko matua, mo toku ulu ko sinā, sa tiakina mai au!”


“Every good tree produces fine fruit.”—Matthew 5:39; 6:1, 34; 7:6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 17. 	 “A te lakau ‵lei e fua mai ei fuaga ‵lei.”—Mataio 5:39; 6:1, 34; 7:6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 17.


In this regard, consider the theory of evolution. 	 I te feitu tenei, ke mafaufau ki te akoakoga o te evolusione.


Prayer was so sacred to the prophet Daniel that even at the risk of his life, he continued faithful in his custom of praying to Jehovah. 	 Ne ‵malu ‵ki eiloa te faiga o ‵talo ki a Tanielu telā ne tumau eiloa a ia mo te fakamaoni i tena faiga masani ko te ‵talo ki a Ieova faitalia foki te fakamataku o te mea tenā ki tena ola.


(Proverbs 24:10) Today, Satan may incite family members, schoolmates, or even dictatorial governments to persecute God’s servants in some way. 	 (Faataoto 24:10) I aso nei, e mafai foki ne Satani o fai a tino o te kāiga, taugasoa i te akoga, io me ko pulega faimālō a tāgata ke fakasauā atu ki tavini a te Atua i nisi auala.


9 What is the sense of the Greek words underlying the expressions “declaration of righteousness” and “declaring of them righteous”? 	 9 Se a te uiga tonu o pati Eleni kolā e fakavae ki ei te tugapati ko te “takuamiotonugina” mo te ‘takuamiotonugina o tino katoa’?


How could one obey this Scriptural injunction if he tried to serve God independently? 	 E mafai pefea o fakalogo se tino ki te fakatonuga tenei mai te Tusi Tapu māfai e taumafai a ia o tavini tokotasi atu ki te Atua?


Never again will Babylon the Great be seen! 	 Ka sē toe lavea lele a Papelonia te Sili!


First to go will be all false religion. 	 Ka fakaseai atu muamua a lotu ‵se katoa.


The plant can now feed on the very food it has created. 	 Tena la, ko mafai ei o kai a te lakau mai meakai kolā ne faite eiloa ne ia.


But as used in the Bible, it includes our mental inclination, attitude, and power of reason. 	 Kae pelā mo te fakaaogaga i te Tusi Tapu, e aofia i ei a te tulaga o ‵tou mafaufau, kilokiloga, mo te malosi o fakasako‵sako.


This is the new covenant that Jehovah has concluded with anointed Christians. 	 A te mea tenei ko te feagaiga fou telā ne fai ne Ieova mo Kelisiano fakaekegina.


(Matt. 24:9) During the last days of this system of things, since 1914, that hatred has become especially intense. 	 (Mata. 24:9) I aso fakaoti o te olaga tenei talu mai i te 1914, ne gasolo aka eiloa o malosi atu a te takalialia tenā.


He was empathetic and compassionate. 	 Ne loto malamalama kae alofa atafai a ia.


At the beginning of the 21st century, that question looms larger than ever. 	 E MATA, ka fakagata eiloa ne Ieova a amioga ma‵sei mo logo‵maega i te lalolagi nei?


Why was God pleased to reward his Son with heavenly life? 	 Kaia ne fiafia ei te Atua ke maua ne tena Tama a te taui ko te ola i te lagi?


Explain the meaning of Jehovah’s name and how this was demonstrated in his dealings with Abraham’s descendants. 	 Fakamatala mai te uiga o te igoa o Ieova mo te auala ne fakaasi mai ei i ana faifaiga ki fanau a Apelaamo.


Imagine that a friend warned you that an evil man had deliberately changed a sign in order to cause harm to unwary travelers. 	 Mafaufau la me ne fakailoa atu ne sou taugasoa me e isi se tagata masei ne ‵fuli ne ia se fakailoga ke fakamatakutaku atu ki tino faima‵laga.


When was a royal priesthood first promised? 	 Ko te taimi fea ne fai mai ei te folafolaga muamua e uiga ki se kau faitaulaga o tupu?


Even though Judas maintained the outward appearance of friendship, Jesus detected that this former close companion had allowed his heart to be corrupted. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakatumau ne Iuta ana foliga fakataugasoa, ne iloa ne Iesu me ko oti ne talia ne tena taugasoa pili muamua tenei ke fakamaseigina tena loto.


[Picture on page 8] 	 Ko oi te pogai o te pouliga faka-te-agaga, kae e ‵fuli pefea ne ia a mafaufauga o tino? 8.


Yet, this aspiration is not just a 21st-century dream. 	 Kae ko te fakamoemoega tenei, e se se moemiti fua i te 21 senitenali tenei.


(Rev. 20:12) What will these contain? 	 (Fakaasiga 20:12) Ne a mea ka aofia i mea konei?


8 Roy, baptized in 1951: “When I dedicated myself to Jehovah, I promised to serve him always. 	 8 Roy, ne papatiso i te 1951: “I te taimi ne tuku atu ei toku olaga ki a Ieova, ne tauto atu au ke tavini atu faeloa ki a ia.


How can we endure even intense suffering? 	 E kufaki pefea ne tatou a logomaega faiga‵ta?


Why were fine pearls so valuable in ancient times? 	 Kaia ne ‵togi ‵mafa ei a penina i aso mua?


[1] (paragraph 3) Some of our fellow believers are unable to attend meetings regularly because of circumstances beyond their control, such as serious illness. 	 [1] (palakalafa e 3) E isi ne ‵tou taina e se mafai o ‵kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga ona ko nisi fakanofonofoga kolā e se mafai o pule atu ki ei, e pelā mo te masaki malosi ‵ki.


18 Yes, Jehovah sheds light on his people, blessing them, guiding them, and strengthening them. 	 18 E tonu, e fakamaina atu ne Ieova a tena mainaga ki ana tino, e fakamanuia atu ki a latou, e takitaki ne ia latou, kae e fakamalosi atu foki ki a latou.


“You must clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him,” God told Moses, “and so he must act as priest to me.” 	 Ne fai atu a Ieova ki a Mose: “Fakapei Alona ki ona gatu fakafaitaulaga, ‵mili ki te sinu tapu, kae i te faiga tena, ko fakatapu ne koe a ia, ko te mea ke mafai ne ia o tavini mai ki a au i te tofi faitaulaga.”


“The one whom God sent forth speaks the sayings of God.”—JOHN 3:34. 	 “A te tino telā ne uga mai ne te Atua, e taku mai ne ia muna a te Atua.”—IOANE 3:34.


16 For continued protection against the wicked spirit forces, we need, among other things, to read and study God’s Word regularly, making good use of publications provided through “the faithful steward.” 	 16 Ke tumau faeloa i te puipuiga mai i malosi ma‵sei faka-te-tiapolo, e ‵tau o aofia i nisi mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne tatou, a te faitau mo te sukesuke faeloa ki te Muna a te Atua, mai te fakaaogā faka‵lei o tusi kolā ne tuku mai ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


And we can help them if we ourselves keep awake, such as by trying new ways to present the Kingdom message in an appealing manner. 	 Kae e mafai ne tatou o fesoasoani atu ki a latou māfai e ala faeloa tatou, e pelā mo te taumafai ki ne auala ‵fou ke fakaasi atu ei a te fekau o te Malo i se auala gali.


SAFEGUARD YOUR TREASURES 	 PUIPUI OTOU KOLOA


All demonstrated that unshakable faith enabled them to remain loyal to God, as if they were pressing on in a race to the finish. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a te lotou fakatuanaki malosi ki te Atua ke tumau latou i te fakamaoni ki a ia ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga o olotou olaga.


We took our new assignment as parents very seriously, and we set out to instill the truth in our beautiful girls. 	 Ne fai faka‵lei ne māua a mā tiute e pelā me ne mātua, kae ne taumafai māua o faka‵goto a te munatonu ki loto o mā tamaliki fa‵fine.


However, we read: “Consequently the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the Sanhedrin together and began to say: ‘What are we to do, because this man performs many signs? 	 Kae e fai‵tau tatou penei: “Tela, fakapotopoto ei ne Falesaio mo faitaulaga sili a te kau o te Fono, olotou muna, ‘Se a te mea ka fai ne tatou? A fakailoga fakaofoofogina katoa, ko fai ne te tagata tenei!


Although they had once entered a covenant with Jehovah as a people dedicated to him, he found them guilty of hypocrisy. 	 E ui eiloa ne aofia latou i se feagaiga telā ne fai mo Ieova e pelā me ne tino ne tuku atu mō ia, ne iloa ne Ieova i a latou ne tino ‵loi.


6 From the inspired Bible record then available, David knew that the righteous can count on Jehovah to help them. 	 6 Mai i vaega o te Tusi Tapu kolā ko maua ne ia, ne iloa ne Tavita me e mafai o fakalago‵lago a tino amio‵tonu ki a Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou.


12, 13. (a) Why does God alter his course when individuals respond to his molding? (b) Jehovah’s ‘feeling regret’ meant what in the case of Saul? of Nineveh? 	 12, 13. (a) Kaia e ‵fuli ei ne te Atua a tena ikuga māfai a tino taki tokotasi e faka‵logo ki ana pati fakatonutonu? (e) Se a te uiga o te ‘‵fuliga o te mafaufau’ o Ieova e uiga ki a Saulo? mo Nineva?


However, instead of focusing on this controversial difference between them, Jesus said to the woman: “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.” 	 Kae i lō te fakasino atu ki te kinauga tenei i te va o latou, ne fai atu a Iesu ki te fafine: “Talitonu mai ki a au, e toku fafine, Ka oko mai eiloa te itula ka se toe tapuaki ei a tino ki te Tamana i te mauga tenei io me ko Ielusalema.”


12 The Chaldean army jeers at kings and derides high officials, all of whom are powerless to stop its relentless advance. 	 12 E fakalīlī atu te kau Kaletaia ki tupu. E fakatauemu atu latou ki tupu. Kae e manatu fātauvā latou ki tino ma‵luga, me e seai se malosi o tino konā ke taofi aka latou.


20 When we have complete confidence that our expectations will be fulfilled—even if we do not know when they will be fulfilled—the waiting period does not have to ‘make the heart sick.’ 	 20 Kafai e tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou me ka fakataunu tonu eiloa ‵tou fakamoemoega, e se ti ‘loto fanoa‵noa’ tatou i te fakatali‵tali ki ei—faitalia me e se iloa ne tatou me ka fakataunu māfea a mea konā.


15 Parents can learn from the example of Daniel’s parents. 	 15 E mafai ne mātua o tau‵tali atu i te fakaakoakoga a mātua o Tanielu.


If we are not careful, though, we could lose appreciation for these treasures and, in effect, throw them away. 	 Kae kafai e se fakaeteete tatou, e mafai o galo atu ‵tou loto fakafetai ki koloa tāua konei kae ‵pei atu keatea ne tatou.


How will fear of Jehovah affect your conduct? 	 Ka pokotia pefea au amioga ona ko te mataku ki a Ieova?


How might you maintain your joy? 	 E mafai pefea ne koe o tumau i tou fiafia?


Another Escape From Death 	 Ne Toe Sao Mai te Mate


God Does Care 	 E Amanaia Mai te Atua


(Ps. 127:3; Prov. 22:6) The young woman poured out her heart to Jehovah, as the Scriptures tell us to do. 	 (Sala. 127:3; Faata. 22:6) Ne fakaasi katoatoa atu ne te fafine tenei a mea i tena loto ki a Ieova, e pelā eiloa mo mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu ke fai ne tatou.


We are exhorted to follow his fine example. 	 Ke mo a ma kaitaua vave i amioga ma‵sei a nisi tino.


How has Noah’s steadfastness benefited God’s servants today? 	 E aogā pefea a te lotomau o Noa ki tavini a te Atua i aso nei?


To illustrate, in a field of sunflowers, each flower contributes its glowing face to the overall beauty of the flower patch. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i loto i se malae pulalakau, e fesoasoani atu a pulalakau takitasi ki te gali saukātoa o te malae pulalakau.


So how can parents avoid the outcome described by Jonathan Swift? 	 Tela la e mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea a mātua mai te ikuga telā ne fakamatala mai ne Jonathan Swift?


What effect should Zechariah’s visions have on us today? 	 E ‵tau o pokotia pefea tatou i aso nei i fakaasiga a Sakalia?


The apostle Paul wrote: “Concerning him [Christ, as prefigured by King-Priest Melchizedek] we have much to say and hard to be explained, since you have become dull in your hearing. . . . 	 Ne tusi mai penei te apositolo ko Paulo: “E uke a mea e fia fai atu ne matou e uiga ki te mea nei [me ne fakaata mai ne Mekisateko a Keliso], kae e faigata o fakamatala atu, i te mea ko to tuai otou mafaufau o malamalama. . . .


14-16. (a) How can elders ‘set things straight’ in a way that helps others solve their problems? (b) Why is “setting things straight” in a Scriptural way so important in raising children? 	 14-16. (a) E mafai pefea ne toeaina o ‘faka‵tonu aka a mea ‵se’ i se auala telā e fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke faka‵lei aka olotou fakalavelave? (e) Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a te “fakatonutonuga o mea ‵se” i auala o Tusitusiga Tapu ki te putiakaga o tamaliki?


REMAIN ALERT! 	 TUMAU I TE MATAPULA‵PULA!


Since when has the wheat class been gathered? 	 Anafea ne ‵luku mai ei te potukau o saito?


The businessman may then proofread the letter and have the secretary make any needed changes. 	 Kafai ko oti a te tusi, ko saina ei te igoa o tou tagata i luga i te tusi.


We need to give thought to these questions: ‘Would I choose to associate regularly with someone who has been disfellowshipped or who has disassociated himself from the Christian congregation? 	 E ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki fesili konei: ‘E mata, e filifili au ke fai taugasoa mo se tino telā ne fakatea io me ko manako o ‵vae keatea mai te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


Jesus assigned priority to the sanctification of God’s personal name, Jehovah. 	 Ne fakamuamua eiloa ne Iesu a te fakatapuga o te igoa totino o te Atua, ko Ieova.


At that point, Pedro was not sure that God existed, nor could he decide whether to have a Bible study or not. 	 I te taimi tenā, ko oti ne fakalotolotolua a Pedro e uiga ki te isi o te Atua, kae ne faigatā o fai sena fakaikuga me fai tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu io me ikai.


A Christian could even become puffed up with pride over how many like his postings, even taking offense if they cease to follow him. 	 E mafai o fakamatamata se Kelisiano i te uke o tino e fia‵fia ki ana mea ne ave i luga i te itaneti, kae mafai foki o kaitaua māfai e se fia‵fia latou ki a ia.


The Truth and Christian Worship 	 Te Munatonu mo te Tapuakiga Faka-Kelisiano


And individual rulers may have noble intentions. 	 Kae kāti a nisi tino pule e ma‵nako eiloa o fesoasoani atu ki tino.


Could Christ’s teachings be an effective tool for fighting corruption today? 	 E mata, e aogā a akoakoga a Keliso ke ‵teke atu ei ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni i aso nei?


“How I Do Love Your Law!” 	 “Au ko Oko Eiloa i te Fiafia ki au Tulafono!”


How dare the multitudes question church leaders! 	 Ne mafai pefea ne te tokoukega o tino o fakafesili a takitaki lotu!


We demonstrate faith in the God of “times and seasons” by fully cooperating with such adjustments as we serve loyally under his Son, the “head of the congregation.”—Eph. 5:23. 	 E fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te Atua o “taimi mo tau o aso” mai te faka‵logo ki fakamafuli‵fuliga penā i te taimi e tavini atu ei tatou mai lalo i tena Tama, ko “te ulu o te fakapotopotoga.”—Efeso 5:23.


(Matthew 7:1) Moreover, by taking matters into his own hands, he shows a lack of faith in Jehovah’s assurance: “I will repay.” 	 (Mataio 7:1) E se gata i ei, mai te ‵toe taui atu o te mea masei, e fakaasi atu ei te sē lava o tena fakatuanaki ki te fakatalitonuga a Ieova: “E a aku foki e toe ‵togi atu.”


The training at Gilead definitely helped me to improve my spirituality. 	 Ne fesoasoani tonu mai eiloa te akoakoga i Kiliata ke momea aka toku malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


(4) Cultivating and displaying empathy. 	 (4) Fakamalosi kae fakaasi atu a te loto alofa.


Why is the provision of the ransom the greatest evidence of Jehovah’s love for us? 	 Kaia e fai ei a te fakatokaga o te taulaga togiola e pelā me ko te ‵toe fakamaoniga sili o te alofa o Ieova mō tatou?


Living by Bible principles such as these has helped me to take an interest in others no matter what color skin they have. Now I feel liberated from the cage of prejudice. 	 Ne fesoasoani mai ki a au a te ola e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu ke fiafia au ki nisi tino faitalia me se a te ‵lanu o latou.


After just one week of treatment, the radiation was suspended. 	 Ne taofi aka a togafiti fakatokitā mai tua ifo o se vaiaso e tasi.


Thus, historian Mario Cignoni states: “In practice, Bible reading by laymen ceased completely for centuries. 	 (2 Tupu 22:8; 23:1-7) E manino ‵lei eiloa me ne fesoasoani atu ki tino o te Atua i aso mua a te vaega mua tenā o te Muna a te Atua telā ne maua ne latou, i ne?


We heed Paul’s counsel to “be in subjection and be obedient to governments and authorities as rulers, to be ready for every good work, to speak injuriously of no one, not to be belligerent, to be reasonable, exhibiting all mildness toward all men.”—Titus 3:1, 2. 	 E faka‵logo tatou ki pati polopoloki a Paulo ke “tuku atu katoatoa olotou loto ki olotou pule mo faipule i te faka‵logo ki ei, ka ke toka foki o fai so se mea ‵lei. Fakatonu ke mo a e fakamasei ne latou so se tino, ka ke filemu kae fakatau a‵lofa, ka ke fakaasi foki ne latou a te uiga loto malalo ki tino katoa.”—Tito 3:1, 2.


The apostle Paul in particular traveled throughout Asia Minor and the Mediterranean, organizing congregations and strengthening Christians to stand firm in the face of moral pressures and violent opposition. 	 Kae maise eiloa a te apositolo ko Paulo telā ne faimalaga atu i Asia Foliki mo fenua i te Metitilani, ne fakatoka ne ia a fakapotopotoga kae fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano ke ‵tu ‵mautakitaki i te fakafesagai atu ki amioga ma‵sei mo ‵tekemaiga fakasaua.


The circuit included the Brooklyn Heights Congregation, which met at the Kingdom Hall at Bethel and had many experienced Bethel family members. 	 Ne aofia i te seketi a te Fakapotopotoga i Brooklyn Heights, telā e maopoopo i te Kingdom Hall i te Peteli kae tokouke a tino atamai o te kaiga Peteli i ei.


“The one showing favor to the lowly is lending to Jehovah, and He will repay him for what he does,” says Proverbs 19:17. 	 “Kafai e avatu ne koe ne mea ki tino ma‵tiva, e pelā eiloa me se mea e tuku atu ne koe ki te Aliki, tela la, e toe taui mai ne te Aliki ki a koe e ‵tusa eiloa mo tou aga‵lei,” e fai mai te Faataoto 19:17.


“The head of every man is the Christ.”—1 COR. 11:3. 	 “I a Keliso e sili eiloa i tino katoa.”—1 KOLINITO 11:3.


Hence, there is a great need for more elders, and those who reach out for the privilege are to be commended. 	 Tela la, e manakogina malosi a toeaina e uke atu, kae e ‵tau o fakamālō atu ki tino kolā ko maua ne latou te tauliaga tenā.


(Eph. 3:5, 6) What were the prospects of those in the new covenant? 	 (Efeso 3:5, 6) Ne a la mea ka maua ne tino kolā e aofia i te feagaiga fou?


Our thoughts turn from receiving to giving. 	 Ka ‵fuli i ei a ‵tou kilokiloga mai te fia maua o mea ki te fia tuku atu o mea.


Whatever the case, a happy reunion must have taken place when David reported to them how Jehovah had again delivered him. 	 Faitalia te mea ne tupu, kāti ne ‵tau o fia‵fia lasi latou i te fakaasiatuga ne Tavita te auala ne toe fakasao ei a ia ne Ieova.


What additional challenge is faced in some territories? 	 Ne a nisi fakalavelave e maua atu i nisi fenua?


(Daniel 9:1, 2) That prayer was answered with inspired information regarding the coming of the Messiah and the future of pure worship.—Daniel 9:20-27. 	 (Tanielu 9:1, 2) Ne maua te tali ki te ‵talo tenā e auala i fakamatalaga e uiga ki te Mesia telā ka oko mai mo te tulaga o te tapuakiga tonu i aso mai mua.—Tanielu 9:20-27.


(July 1879, p. 6) What a marvelous provision Jehovah has made for us through the ransom sacrifice of his dear Son!—Isa. 1:18. 	 (Iulai 1879, itu. 6) Ma‵faga la o fakatokaga gali ne fai ne Ieova mō tatou e auala i te taulaga togiola a tena Tama fagasele!—Isaia 1:18.


We can be sure that doing so will help us to build trust in his promises. 	 E mautinoa ‵lei i a tatou i te faiga penā ka fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke ati aka a te loto talitonu ki ana tautoga.


True, Satan and his wicked world are against us. 	 E tonu e ‵teke mai a Satani mo tena lalolagi masei ki a tatou.


Or what if we are not part of the primary audience for a certain publication? 	 Io me māfai e se aofia tatou i tino kolā e fakasino atu ki ei se tusi?


9-11. (a) What can help us to endure sorrow when a loved one dies? (b) How can Anna’s example help us to endure bereavement? 	 9-11. (a) Se a te mea e fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke kufaki i te ‵tou fanoanoa mafai ko mate se ‵tou tino pele? (e) E fesoasoani mai pefea te fakaakoakoga o Ana ke kufaki tatou i te fanoanoa?


Anointed Christians are also “baptized into [Christ’s] death” in that they live a life of sacrifice and renounce any hope of everlasting life on earth. 	 A Kelisiano fakaekegina e ‘papatiso foki ki te mate o Keliso’ me e ola latou i se olaga faigata kae fulitua atu foki latou ki so se fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi.


[Picture on page 20] Do you welcome Jesus and listen to him? 	 E mata, e talia ne koe a Iesu kae fakalogo foki ki ei?


Their new territory was made up of several islands in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, mostly inhabited by the indigenous Ngabe people. 	 Ne aofia i te lā koga talai fou a nai fenua mo motu i Bocas del Toro i te Tai o te Caribbean, kolā e ‵nofo i ei a te tokoukega o tino Guaymi.


How can we imitate these four outstanding contenders? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki tino tokofa konei kolā ne tumau faeloa i te taua atu?


She and her husband decided to adopt a child. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne lāua mo tena avaga ke puke se tamaliki.


Similarly, upon learning the truth about inherited sin, many have accepted the Bible’s “diagnosis” and have come to understand that God is offering the “cure.” 	 E tai penā foki loa, mai i te tauloto ki te munatonu e uiga ki te agasala telā ne togi mai, ko oti ne talia ne tino e tokouke a te “faka‵leiga” a te Tusi Tapu kae ko malamalama latou me e tuku mai ne te Atua a te “faka‵leiga” ki ei.


The stratagem succeeded. 	 Ne aogā eiloa te lotou faifaiga tenā.


Of course, many want God to answer their prayers with a miracle. 	 E tonu, e ma‵nako a tino e tokouke ke tali mai ne te Atua olotou ‵talo i se auala fakavavega.


What helps her to cope with stressful situations? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ke fakafesagai atu ei ki fakalavelave faiga‵ta konā?


What did he mean?—2 Kings 6:11-16. 	 Se a te uiga o ana pati?—2 Tupu 6:11-16.


Why was Jesus’ death important? 	 Kaia ne tāua ‵ki ei te mate o Iesu?


19 How can we stand firm like them? 	 19 E mafai pefea o tu ‵mautakitaki tatou e pelā mo latou?


We were all born with a fatal flaw—sin! 	 Ne fa‵nau mai eiloa tatou mo ‵tou vāivāigaona ko te agasala!


It does take time, however, and you are probably thinking, ‘Where can I find the time to do justice to my Bible reading and personal study?’ 	 E ‵tau o fakamāumāu i ei a taimi, kae kāti ko fesili ifo koe penei, ‘E mafai pefea o maua te taimi ke faitau faka‵lei au ki te Tusi Tapu kae ke fai foki aku sukesukega?’


They know that Jehovah gave them “power beyond what is normal.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) Anointed ones among us have the assurance that their “names have been inscribed in the heavens.” 	 E iloa ne latou me ko Ieova telā ne tuku atu ne ia te ‘mana e sili atu i te malosi masani.’ (2 Kolinito 4:7) E maua ne te kau fakaekegina i ‵tou tafa a te fakatalitonuga me “ko tusi [olotou] igoa i te lagi.”


They too need to study God’s Word carefully. 	 E ‵tau foki o sukesuke faka‵lei latou ki te Muna a te Atua.


To understand the meaning of a scripture correctly, we should consider background information, such as who wrote the Bible book and when and under what circumstances it was written. 	 Ke malamalama i te uiga tonu o se tusi siki, e ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki fakamatalaga o mea ne ‵tupu, ko tino ne tusi ne latou te Tusi Tapu, te taimi mo fakanofonofoga ne tusi i ei.


Yet, like David, he was Jehovah’s choice. 	 Kae ne filifili a ia ne Ieova, e pelā eiloa mo Tavita.


The returnees had to have strong faith in Jehovah, zeal for true worship, and courage to make the move. 	 Ne ‵tau o malosi te fakatuanaki i tino kolā ne ‵foki atu ki a Ieova, te loto finafinau mō te tapuakiga tonu, mo te loto toa ke olo atu ki Ielusalema.


(Psalm 145:10-12) Yes, we preach in order to praise Jehovah publicly and to sanctify his name before all mankind. 	 (Salamo 145:10-12) E tonu, e talai tatou ke tavae atu ki a Ieova i mua o nisi tino, kae ke faka‵malu foki tena igoa i mua o tino katoa.


They recognized that the time for action had come. 	 Ne lavea ne latou me ko ‵tau o gasue‵sue latou.


They will look forward to satisfying work and association with others who have only their best interests at heart. 	 Ka olioli faeloa latou ke fai a galuega fakamalie loto, kae ke ‵kau fakatasi mo tino kolā e amanaia ‵tonu ki a latou.


20 Another blessing that comes to us as evangelizers is that we become more sympathetic. 	 20 A te suā fakamanuiaga e maua ne tatou e pelā me ne tino talai, ko te momea aka o ‵tou loto a‵lofa.


What was Jehovah’s reply to Paul’s ardent request? 	 Se a te tali a Ieova ki te fakamolemole ‵soko a Paulo?


Yet, right now—in our lifetime—there are things comparably wonderful. To see what some of these are and why we should give them attention, consider Job 37:5-7. 	 I te vaitaimi eiloa tenei—i te vaitaimi e ola ei tatou—e isi foki ne mea e ‵pau eiloa te fakaofoofogia.


4 The inspired Scriptures tell us that sometime before the great Flood of Noah’s day, certain angels began to take an unusual interest in the women on earth. 	 4 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, me mai mua o te Lolo lasi i aso o Noa, ne kamata o fia‵fai a nisi agelu ki fāfine i te lalolagi.


Babylon the Great held the people in a viselike grip! 	 Ne sai ‵mau eiloa ne Papelonia te Sili a tino!


19 As considered in this article, we keep sharing in the preaching work to glorify Jehovah and sanctify his name, to show our love for Jehovah and for Jesus, to give ample warning, and to show love for neighbor. 	 19 E pelā mo te mea ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei, e tumau eiloa tatou i te talai atu ko te mea ke faka‵malu a Ieova kae fakatapu a tena igoa, ke fakaasi atu te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova mo Iesu, ke fakailoa atu ki tino ke fakaeteete, kae ke fakaasi atu ‵tou a‵lofa ki tuakoi.


Perhaps there is in your congregation a brother whose speech and actions irritate you. 	 Kāti e isi se taina i tau fakapotopotoga telā e fakaitaita atu faeloa ana pati mo faifaiga ki a koe.


What began as background music may become loud and hinder conversation. 	 A pese kolā ne fakatagi‵tagi muamua i se maluga telā e gali te fakalogologo ki ei, e mafai eiloa o gasolo aka o ma‵luga kae fakalavelave atu ki sau‵talaga a tino.


Brother Erich Frost, a gifted musician, composed music to accompany the films and slides. 	 Ne fai ne te Taina ko Erich Frost, se tagata fatu pese, a tagi o pese ke olo tasi mo te ata.


“I came under the influence of a group of young ones who saw Christianity as boring and as an obstacle to having fun. 	 “Ne ‵kau fakatasi sāle matou mo nisi talavou kolā ne ma‵natu aka me i te faiga pelā me se Kelisiano se mea fakafi‵ta fua telā e faka‵tuka atu faeloa ki olotou fakafiafiaga.


Consider this: Jesus Christ had a deep respect for the Scriptures as the Word of God. 	 Mafaufau ki te mea tenei: Ne āva malosi a Iesu Keliso ki te Tusi Tapu e pelā me ko te Muna a te Atua.


(2 Tim. 3:16) Of course, not everyone who simply reads the Bible receives God’s spirit. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16) E tonu, e se ko tino katoa kolā e fai‵tau fua ki te Tusi Tapu e maua ne latou te agaga o te Atua.


Today, many things are done “in the name of the government,” which is not a person. 	 I aso nei, e uke ‵ki a mea e fai “i te igoa o te malo,” telā e sē se tino.


In his Word, the Bible, Jehovah God reveals the whole truth about himself. 	 I loto i tena Muna ko te Tusi Tapu, ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova te Atua a te munatonu kātoa e uiga ki a ia.


I tried to get into the army but was rejected because of my lack of secular education. 	 Ne taumafai au o kau ki te kautau kae ne seki talia i a au ne seki akoga ‵lei.


Does God’s spirit work on all his servants in the same way? 	 E mata, a te agaga o te Atua e galue i luga i ana tavini katoa i te auala eiloa e tasi?


4 The Scriptures explain that the Kingdom of God is a government in heaven that will crush and put an end to all man-made rulerships. 	 4 E fakamatala mai te Tusi Tapu me i te Malo o te Atua se pulega i te lagi telā ka fakaseai katoatoa ne ia a pulega a tagata.


The Bible records several resurrections, thus giving us a solid basis for believing that the dead will be raised up.—1 Kings 17:17-24; Luke 7:11-17; John 11:39-44. 	 E maua i te Tusi Tapu a tala e uiga ki te faka‵tuga o tino mai te mate, tela la, e tuku mai ei se fakavae tonu ke tali‵tonu me i tino ‵mate e mafai eiloa o toe‵tu mai.—1 Tupu 17:17-24; Luka 7:11-17; Ioane 11:39-44.


Instead of learning to love violence, they do not “learn war anymore.” 	 I lō te tauloto ke fia‵fia ki faifaiga fakasauā, e se ‘tauloto eiloa latou ki mea e uiga ki taua.’


9 True Christians take care that in neither word nor deed do they take sides with one faction or the other in the world’s conflicts. 	 9 E fakaeteete malosi a Kelisiano i olotou pati mo faifaiga ko te mea ke mo a ma ‵lago atu latou ki se potukau e tasi i fakalavelave kolā e ‵vae aka ei a tino i te lalolagi nei.


Wiser than my enemies your commandment makes me, because to time indefinite it is mine. 	 Au tulafono e ‵mau i a au i taimi katoa, e fai ne latou au ke poto atu i oku fili.


12 Jealousy is another common obstacle to unity. 	 12 A te loto masei se isi uiga telā e fai ei ke se ‵kau fakatasi a tino.


And an agent of the Decca Record Company, who rejected the Beatles in 1962, believed that guitar-playing groups were on the way out. 	 Kae ne talitonu eiloa se sui tokotasi o te kamupane puke leo ko te Decca, telā ne sē fiafia ki te Beatles i te 1962, me ka galo atu a te takutakua o te potukau tā‵ta kitala tenā.


Patience is also an expression of our love for others. 	 A te kufaki se fakaasiga foki o te ‵tou a‵lofa ki nisi tino.


6, 7. (a) What is one way in which elders can imitate Jesus, Paul, and other servants of God? (b) Why does remembering our brothers’ names add to their joy? 	 6, 7. (a) Se a te auala e tasi e mafai ei o fakaakoako atu a toeaina ki a Iesu, Paulo, mo nisi tavini a te Atua? (e) Kaia e fia‵fia ei ‵tou taina māfai e masaua ne tatou olotou igoa?


But did you know that this church teaching was also a later addition? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe me i te akoakoga tenā a te ekalesia se mea fakaopoopo fua fakamuli nei?


In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus’ religious opponents came to arrest him. 	 I te fatoaga o Ketesemane, ne o‵mai ei a takitaki lotu ‵teke o puke fakapagota a Iesu.


Although Jesus was just beginning his ministry, he was fully aware of the hour, or the time, for his assigned work, including his sacrificial death. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fatoā kamata ne Iesu tena galuega, ne iloa ‵lei ne ia te itula, io me ko te taimi, mō te faiga o tena galuega, e aofia i ei tena mate e pelā me se taulaga.


“If anyone loves God,” said the apostle Paul, “this one is known by him.” (1 Corinthians 8:3) What a wonderful prospect—to know and to be known by the Sovereign of the universe! 	 “Ko te tino telā e alofa ki te Atua,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo, “e iloa a ia ne te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 8:3) Ma‵faga o tauliaga gali—ke iloa ne tatou a te Pule Sili o te lagi mo te lalolagi kae ke iloa foki ne ia tatou!


They said things like: ‘The minute I am 18, I will leave the truth,’ or ‘I can’t wait to get out.’ 	 Ne fai mai ne latou a vaegā pati, penei: ‘Kafai ko katoa toku 18 mea loa ko tiakina ne au te munatonu,’ io me ne fai mai penei, ‘Au e olioli eiloa ke na oko mai te taimi ka fanatu au keatea mai te munatonu.’


(Isa. 11:9) Since animals cannot learn about Jehovah, the spiritual fulfillment of this prophecy applies to people. 	 (Isa. 11:9) Ona ko te mea e se mafai ne manu o tauloto e uiga ki a Ieova, a te fakataunuga faka-te-agaga o te valoaga tenei e fakasino eiloa ki tino.


The chief priests and Pharisees have added to the excitement by giving orders that anyone seeing Jesus should report his whereabouts to them.—John 11:47-57. 	 Ne gasolo foki o gasue‵sue malosi a tino me ko oti ne fakatonu atu a faitaulaga sili mo Falesaio me kafai e isi se tino e matea ne ia Iesu e ‵tau o fakailoa atu ki a latou.—Ioane 11:47-57.


(Matt. 24:45-47) Those with an earthly hope should, therefore, recognize Christ as their Head and be submissive to the faithful and discreet slave and its Governing Body and to the men appointed as overseers in the congregation. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) Tela la, e ‵tau mo latou kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi, o talia a Keliso e pelā me ko te lotou Ulu kae faka‵logo ki te tavini fakamaoni kae poto mo tena Potukau Pule mo tagata kolā ne ‵tofi aka e pelā me ne ovasia i te fakapotopotoga.


Others join gangs in search of a sense of belonging. 	 Nisi e ‵kau atu ki potukau ma‵sei ko te mea ke maua fua se koga telā e manakogina i ei a latou.


(2 Tim. 3:12) Do not feel that you have to deal with these trials alone. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:12) Ke mo a ma mafaufau koe me e ‵tau o fakafesagai tokotasi atu koe ki mea faiga‵ta konei.


What would the visitors do? 	 Ne a mea ka fai ne latou konei?


How do the world’s religions show whom they really serve? 11 In 1914, when the last days began, this world’s religions, led by those claiming to be Christian, showed whom they really served. 	 11 I te kamataga o aso fakaoti i te 1914, ne fakaasi mai ei ne lotu o te lalolagi tenei, telā e takitakigina ne tino kolā e fai mai me i a latou ne Kelisiano, a te tino ne tavini ‵tonu atu latou ki ei.


Death, where is your sting?’ 	 Te mate, tefea tou malosi?’


That unparalleled tribulation will bring Satan’s entire world to its end. 	 A te ‵toe fakalavelave lasi tenā ka fakaseai katoatoa atu ne ia a te lalolagi a Satani.


Consequently, they make every effort “to walk worthily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleasing him,” applying his standards in every aspect of their lives. 	 Tela la, ne taumafai malosi latou “ke takitaki se olaga e aoga mō te Aliki, e fonu i mea e fakafiafia ki a ia,” mai te fakagaluegāga o ana tulafono i feitu katoa o olotou olaga.


(Ezekiel 9:2-6) First, though, “coals of fire”—God’s fiery message of destruction—must be tossed over the city. 	 (Esekielu 9:2-6) Muamua la, e ‵tau o ‵pei atu ki luga i te fa‵kai—“a malala ‵ka”—ko te fekau ‵ka me se afi a te Atua e uiga ki te fakamaseiga.


However, to be God’s friend, we need to know more about him than just his name. 	 Ke fai tatou mo taugasoa o te Atua, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou a mea e uke atu e uiga ki a ia, i tafa o te iloa ne tatou a tena igoa.


Like-minded people working closely as a group can accomplish a task far more effectively than individuals working independently of one another. 	 E mafai o magoi atu te faiga o se galuega ne se potukau o tino i lō tino taki tokotasi kolā e taki ga‵lue eiloa te tino i a ia eiloa.


That hope prevailed among many first-century Jews. 	 Tenā eiloa te mea ne fakamoe‵moe ki ei a tino Iutaia e tokouke i te senitenali muamua.


Jehovah of armies has said to you, O priests who are despising my name.” “In what way have we despised your name?” asked the priests. 	 A koutou e se fiafia ki a au, kae fesili faeloa koutou penei, ‘I te feitu fea e se fiafia ei matou ki a koe?’


So as the civil war raged around us, the three of us felt that our consciences would allow us to take care of the sheep. 	 Tela la, i te taimi e fai ei te tamā taua, ne mafau‵fau matou tokotolu me e talia ne motou loto lagona ke tausi atu ki mamoe.


God has compassion for those who sincerely try to obey him, and he will bless their efforts to obtain what is needed. 	 A te Atua e alofa eiloa ki tino kolā e taumafai tonu o faka‵logo ki a ia, kae ka fakamanuia ne ia olotou taumafaiga ke ‵sala atu ki olotou manakoga.


To the extent possible, therefore, it is good to emphasize things that will appeal to our listeners, starting with things we hold in common with them. 	 Tela la, kafai e mafai, se mea ‵lei ke faka‵mafa atu a mea kolā ka fakafiafia atu ki ‵tou tino fakalogo‵logo, mai i te fai atu muamua o mea kolā e masani tatou katoa ki ei.


PARENTS—PREPARE YOUR CHILDREN! 	 MĀTUA—KE FAKATOKA OTOU TAMA‵LIKI!


(Ecclesiastes 5:10) Granted, greed may be good for making money, but it invariably winks at corruption and illegality. 	 (Failauga 5:10) E tonu, kāti e aogā te kaimanako ke maua ei a tupe e uke, kae ka talia i ei a faifaiga sē fakamaoni mo te solitulafono.


What will Jehovah remove in order to build a peaceful, happy world? 	 Ne a mea ka tapale keatea ne Ieova ko te mea ke ati aka se lalolagi filemu kae fiafia?


Some of these reminders come to the fore during personal Bible reading, while others take the form of information or comments presented at Christian meetings. 	 E maua a nisi fakamasauaga konei i taimi e faitau ei ki te Tusi Tapu, a ko nisi fakamasauaga e ‵sae mai i manatu kolā e fai sāle i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


Hence, any who perceive that their first love for Jehovah and the truth has waned would do well to ponder these questions: ‘What pressures am I facing in life, and how am I reacting to them? 	 Tela la, se mea poto mō so se tino telā ko gasolo o vāivāi tena alofa mō Ieova mo te munatonu ke mafaufau ‵loto ki fesili konei: ‘Ne a tofotofoga e fepaki nei mo au i te olaga, kae e saga atu pefea au ki ei?


15. What is the primary reason for divine long-suffering, and what issue required time for settlement? 	 15 Kaia e fakaasi atu ei ne Ieova te kufaki?


TAKING THE FUTURE INTO ACCOUNT 	 MAFAUFAU KI ASO MAI MUA


Maybe you are not yet convinced that living by God’s standards is the best way of life. 	 Kāti e seki talitonu koe me i tulaga o te Atua ko te ‵toe auala ‵lei i te olaga.


(Read Hebrews 5:14.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 5:14.)


11. (a) Why do some religious leaders come to hear Jesus? (b) Why is Jesus accused of breaking the Sabbath? 	 11. (a) Kaia ne olo atu ei a nisi takitaki lotu o fakalogo‵logo ki a Iesu? (e) Kaia ne ‵losi atu ei ki a Iesu me i a ia e solitulafono ki te Sapati?


• Why is it important to select an appropriate time to discuss problems? 	 • Kaia e tāua ei ke filifili aka se taimi ‵lei ke fai‵pati ki se fakalavelave?


16 Even with helpful friends around you in the congregation, you may still find it difficult to cope with daily challenges. 	 16 Ke oko foki eiloa ki taugasoa kolā e fesoasoani atu i ou tafa i te fakapotopotoga, e mafai foki eiloa o faigata ke fakafesagai atu ki fakalavelave i aso takitasi.


In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.”—Matthew 24:21, 22. 	 Moi ne seki fakamu‵tana aso konā ne te Atua, penei e seai se tino e sao. Ne fakamu‵tana aso konā ona ko tino filifilia a te Atua.”—Mataio 24:21, 22.


Ask yourself: ‘What governed my thinking the last time I faced such a situation? 	 Fesili ifo ki a koe eiloa: ‘Se a te mea ne takitaki ne ia toku mafaufau i te taimi fakamuli ne fepaki ei au mo se tulaga penā?


“You do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” 	 “E se iloa ne koutou a te aso e vau ei te otou Aliki.”


Though we may be shocked by the prevalence of such qualities, we could be influenced by the behavior and attitudes of those who display them. 	 E ui eiloa e ‵poi tatou i te salalau o vaegā uiga penei, e mafai eiloa o pokotia tatou i faifaiga mo uiga o tino kolā e fakaasi mai ne latou a uiga konā.


15 There is a final important principle that Paul brings to our attention in his counsel to the Christians in Rome. 	 15 E toe tasi te akoakoga fakavae tāua e fakaasi mai ne Paulo ki a tatou i ana pati polopoloki ki Kelisiano i Loma.


When the Witnesses arrived to take her to the assembly, Kyriacos told them: “You go on ahead. 	 I te o‵maiga a Molimau o ave tou fafine ki te fono, ne fai atu a Kyriacos ki a latou: “Mua koutou.


Storing up “treasures in heaven” is the most secure investment you can make and the only one with everlasting benefits. 	 A te fakaputuakaga o “koloa i te lagi” ko te ‵toe tupe ‵teu sili e mafai o fai ne koe, kae ko te mea fua e tasi telā e maua ne koe i ei a mea aogā kolā e tumau ki te se-gata-mai.


(Matthew 13:20-22) One Witness said this about why meeting attendance in his congregation was low: “The brothers are just getting tired. 	 (Mataio 13:20-22) Ne fai mai se Molimau e uiga ki te pogai ko sē tokouke ei a tino e ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga a te lotou fakapotopotoga: “Ko te fi‵ta fua o taina.


The Bible says that Christians should be “keeping an eye, not in personal interest upon just [their] own matters, but also in personal interest upon those of the others.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e ‵tau mo Kelisiano o “kilo‵kilo ki mea e ‵lei ei nisi tino, kae se ko mea fua e ‵lei ei koutou.”


14 Before we can train our perceptive powers, though, we must acquire knowledge. 	 14 Kae koi tuai o fakamasani faka‵lei aka a te malosi o ‵tou mafaufau, e ‵tau eiloa o maua ne tatou te poto tonu.


Are we, then, zealous Kingdom proclaimers? 	 Telā la, e mata, e fai nei tatou mo fai ne tino talai loto finafinau o te Malo?


Similarly, the first-century Christians did not know when the Jewish system of things would end. 	 E penā foki loa a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua, ne seki eiloa ne latou te taimi ka gata atu ei a fakanofonofoga o te kau Iutaia.


One day William visited a junkyard to purchase an item needed for a repair at home. 	 E tasi te aso ne āsi atu ei a Viliamu ki se koga teu mea mua ke ‵togi aka se mea mo faite tena fale.


Can “the sword of the spirit” overturn such a strongly entrenched belief? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakaseaoga ne te ‘pelu o te agaga’ a talitonuga sē ‵tonu?


• Great earthquakes 	 • Mafuie ‵lasi


As we learn, then, let us always use our knowledge as a basis for drawing close to Jehovah and for helping others to do so—never as a means to exalt ourselves over others.—Matthew 23:12; Luke 9:48. 	 I te taimi e fai ei ‵tou sukesukega, ke na fakaaogā faeloa ne tatou ‵tou iloaga e pelā me se fakavae ke fakapili‵pili atu i ei ki a Ieova kae ke fesoasoani atu foki ki nisi tino ke fai penā—kae ke mo a ma fakamaluga aka ei tatou i nisi tino ona ko te ‵tou iloaga.—Mataio 23:12; Luka 9:48.


There was also much work to do in the congregation. 	 E uke ‵ki foki a galuega e ‵tau o fai i te fakapotopotoga.


Jacob prayed for Jehovah’s help. 	 Ne ‵talo atu a Iakopo mō te fesoasoani o Ieova.


Once again, in saying so, they ignore the testimony of Jesus Christ himself. 	 I te fai atu faeloa o pati konā, e se talia ne latou a fakamaoniga kolā ne taku mai eiloa ne Iesu Keliso.


To endure the ascent and reach their goal, climbers must consume as many calories as possible. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e pelā me se Kelisiano, e ‵tau o ‵kai faeloa tatou ki mea‵kai faka-te-agaga e uke ko te mea ke mafai ne tatou o kufaki kae kausaki atu ki ‵tou fakamoemoega.


Doing good things for others can indeed help prevent us from tiring out in our service to Jehovah. 	 A te faiga o mea ‵lei mō nisi tino e fesoasoani mai ke sē ‵fiu tatou i ‵tou taviniga ki a Ieova.


(Matt. 24:20, 21; Heb. 12:4) He wanted them to be prepared for whatever might come their way. 	 (Mata. 24:20, 21; Epe. 12:4) Ne manako a ia ke fakatoka latou mō so se mea e mafai o oko atu ki a latou.


How do you react when an adjustment in our understanding of the Scriptures is presented?—Read Luke 5:39. 	 Ka saga atu pefea koe māfai e tuku mai se malamalama fou mai te Tusi Tapu?—Faitau te Luka 5:39.


• In what ways can our relationship with Jehovah grow? 	 • Ne a auala e mafai ei o gasolo aka o malosi te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova?


12 Some months after Jesus emphasized the need for his disciples to disown themselves, a rich young ruler came up to him and said: “Teacher, what good must I do in order to get everlasting life?” 	 12 I nāi masina mai tua o te taimi ne faka‵mafa atu ei ne Iesu te tāua o te sē mafau‵fau ki a tatou eiloa, ne fanatu ei se tamataene pule kae maumea ki a ia kae fai atu: “Te Faiakoga, se a te galuega ‵lei e ‵tau o fai ne au, ke maua ei ne au a te ola se gata mai?”


(Revelation 18:2; Isaiah 44:28) He is Jehovah’s “arm” for ruling, collecting together the sheep and shepherding them with tender care. 	 (Fakaasiga 18:2; Isaia 44:28) A ia ko te ‘lima’ o Ieova telā e fakaaogā i tena pulega, ke fakamaopoopo mai a mamoe kae takitaki latou mo te alofa.


He lived during the reign of wicked King Ahaz, a time when all sorts of corruption prevailed. 	 Ne ola a ia i te taimi o te pulega a te tupu masei ko Aasa, se taimi telā ne lauiloa i ei a faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


Though he had certain health problems, Timothy displayed wholehearted faith and ‘slaved with Paul in furtherance of the good news.’ 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakamasakisaki a Timoteo, ne fakaasi atu ne ia a te fakatuanaki mo te loto kātoa kae ‘ga‵lue tasi foki mo Paulo i te tala ‵lei.’


May they not get away from your eyes. 	 Fakalogo mai ki aku muna.


It requires a wholehearted commitment through both good times and bad. 	 E manakomia i ei te fakamaoni mo te loto kātoa faitalia me e maua ne tatou a fakamanuiaga io me e fe‵paki mo taimi faiga‵ta.


In 1947, the country was partitioned into India and Pakistan.* This event triggered widespread religious violence among the people, resulting in one of the largest mass migrations in history. 	 I te 1947, ne ‵vae a tuakoi o Initia mo Pakistan.* Ne fakamāfua aka ne te mea tenei a te salalau atu o amioga fakasaua ona ko mea fakalotu, telā ne iku atu ki te aofaki lasi o tino ne olo atu ki nisi fenua e ‵tusa mo tala fakasolopito.


Yes, Jehovah has provided mature individuals in the congregation. 	 E tonu, ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova a nisi tino ma‵tua i te fakapotopotoga.


9 What about those who are of the “other sheep”? 	 9 Kae e a tino kolā e aofia i ‘nisi mamoe’?


So Jehovah told them: “By your saying: ‘The table of Jehovah is something to be despised.’” 	 Telā ne fai atu ei a Ieova ki a latou, penei: “Me ia koutou e se fia‵fia ki taku fatafaitaulaga.”


WHAT TO DO: 	 MEA E ‵TAU O FAI:


What if the only time you heard from a friend or a relative was when he needed money or a personal favor? 	 Kae e a māfai e ‵sala atu fua se taugasoa io me se kāiga ki a koe i te taimi e manako ei a ia ki tupe io me se manakoga totino?


And what a fine record these sisters have! Consider the example of Gwen, who faithfully served Jehovah for over 50 years until her death in 2002. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te tala o Gwen, telā ne tavini fakamaoni atu ki a Ieova i tausaga e silia atu i te 50 ke oko eiloa ki tena mate i te 2002.


(Romans 15:5; James 1:5) What is more, Jehovah does not allow us to be subjected to any trial that is impossible to bear. 	 (Loma 15:5; Iakopo 1:5) Kae e se gata i ei, e se talia ne Ieova ke fakaosoosogina tatou ke sili atu i te mea telā e mafai ne tatou o kufaki i ei.


A survey in Brazil revealed that nearly a quarter of all Brazilians have changed their religion. 	 E fai mai se sukesukega i Pasili me toeitiiti ko katoa te kuata o tino Pasili katoa ko oti ne ‵fuli olotou lotu.


Why was the rich man called unreasonable? 	 E fai pefea ne avanoaga ke gasolo atu ki mua i te olaga mo fai se tofotofoga?


(1 Chron. 8:33; 9:39) Professor Yosef Garfinkel, who participated in the excavation, observes: “It is interesting to note that the name Eshba’al appears in the Bible, and now also in the archaeological record, only during the reign of King David.” 	 (1 Nofo. 8:33; 9:39) Ne fai ne te polofesa ko Yosef Garfinkel, telā ne aofia i te iloiloga: “Se mea gali ke iloa atu me i te igoa o Esepaala ne sae mai i te Tusi Tapu, kae nei, ko sae mai foki i sukesukega o mea i aso mua, kāti talu mai i te taimi o te pulega a te tupu ko Tavita.”


• What effect might the resurrection hope have on the way you live? 	 • E mafai pefea o pokotia te auala e ola ei koe i te fakamoemoega ko te toetu?


He was “perfectly willing” to do so, says The Jerusalem Bible. 	 E fai mai te New Jersualem Bible me “e katoatoa tena fiafia” ke fai penā.


By preparing student talks, we learn how to use God’s Word to teach on a wide range of subjects. 	 Mai te fakatokaga o lauga i te akoga, e tau‵loto tatou ki te auala e fakaaogā ei te Muna a te Atua ke akoako atu a mataupu kese‵kese.


Even if nothing outrightly illegal was done, many have felt that these company officials, as stated in Fortune magazine, “were getting immensely, extraordinarily, obscenely wealthy.” 	 E tiga eiloa e sē lavea atu se soliga mautinoa o tulafono, e mafau‵fau a tino e tokouke me “ne gasolo aka faeloa o mau‵mea latou i se auala sē ‵tau” e pelā mo pati i te mekesini ko te Fortune.


Briefly relate Jesus’ illustration recorded at Luke 12:16-21. 	 Fakamatala fakatoetoe mai a te tala fakatusa a Iesu i te Luka 12:16-21.


8 Jeremiah suffered at the hands of the very people he wished to help, yet he did not retaliate or become bitter. 	 8 Ne logo‵mae a Ielemia i lima o tino kolā ne mafaufau a ia ke fesoasoani atu, kae ne seki taui atu io me ne kaitaua malosi a ia ki a latou.


Could the nations that are prosperous be encouraged to help those that are still poor? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakamalosi atu ki malo mau‵mea ke fesoasoani atu ki fenua kolā koi ma‵tiva?


He was keenly aware that he was the victim of many injustices. 	 Ne iloa ‵lei ne ia a te uke o faifaiga sē fakamaoni ne logo‵mae a ia i ei.


And that is what the Kingdom good news offers. 	 Kae tenā eiloa te mea e ofo mai ne te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo.


2 Some 1,000 years after David’s time, the apostle Paul referred to the creation account. 	 2 I tausaga e sili atu i te 1,000 mai tua o aso o Tavita, ne fakasino atu a te apositolo ko Paulo ki te tala e uiga ki te faitega-o-mea.


In Noah’s day as in Enoch’s, true worshippers were a small minority—just eight people proved faithful and survived the Flood. 	 I aso o Noa, e pelā eiloa mo aso o Enoka, e mu‵tana fua a tino tapuaki ‵tonu—e tokovalu fua a tino kolā ne fakamaoni kae ‵sao atu ei i te Lolo.


It’s wonderful to know his name. 	 Se mea gali ‵ki ke iloa atu tena igoa.


How did the sons of Israel react to their deliverance? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a tino Isalaelu ki te lotou faka‵saoga?


4 Certainly, Jesus’ friends were flawed individuals. 	 4 E mautinoa eiloa me ne seki ‵lei katoatoa a taugasoa o Iesu.


After expressing appreciation for the articles, one Christian woman admitted her addiction and wrote: “I wondered . . . if my relationship with Jehovah could be affected. 	 Mai tua o te fakaasimaiga o tena loto fakafetai ki mataupu konei, ne fakaasi ‵tonu mai ne se fafine Kelisiano tena fakavalevale ki vaegā ata penei kae ne tusi mai: “Ne mafaufau au . . . me e mata, ka pokotia i ei toku fesokotakiga mo Ieova.


(Matthew 19:16-22; 24:36-42; Luke 16:14; 1 Corinthians 10:8-11) Learn from modern-day examples. 	 (Mataio 19:16-22; 24:36-42; Luka 16:14; 1 Kolinito 10:8-11) Ke tauloto mai fakaakoakoga i aso nei.


(John 3:14, 15) Israel defeats Amorite Kings Sihon and Og and takes possession of their lands. 	 (Ioane 3:14, 15) Ne fakatakavale ne te kau Isalaelu a tupu o Amoli ko Sekono mo Oko kae ne puke ne latou olotou fenua.


(Psalm 145:8, 9) Jehovah is “the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3) Mercy is shown by treating someone in a compassionate way. 	 (Salamo 145:8, 9) A Ieova se “Tamana telā e alofa mai ki a tatou, ko ia foki ko te Atua o fakamafanafanaga katoa.” (2 Kolinito 1:3) A te alofa ‵nau e fakaasi atu mai faifaiga alofa kolā e fai ki se isi tino.


What adjustments might make you more effective in the ministry? 	 Ne a fakamafuli‵fuliga e mafai ei o fai ke magoi tau galuega talai?


Should we not have similar respect and appreciation for the Creator’s handiwork? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau foki mo tatou o fakaasi atu te āva mo te fiafia tai ‵pau ki galuega ne fai ne te Atua?


We may even qualify as a pioneer or receive other privileges. 	 Kāti e fai tatou pelā me se paenia io me maua a nisi tauliaga.


Because David feared God, even that relatively harmless act tormented his conscience. 	 Ona ko te mataku o Tavita ki te Atua, ne ma‵sei ‵ki ana lagonaga i te faiga o te tamā mea tenā.


What example in being submissive does Jesus set? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga o te fakalogo ne tuku mai ne Iesu?


Drawing on Zechariah 11:12, 13, Matthew showed that Jesus was betrayed for such a paltry sum. 	 I te fakasino atu ki te Sakalia 11:12, 13, ne fakaasi mai ne Mataio me ne fakalatagina a Iesu ki se aofaki foliki fua penā.


Some of these faithful Christians have been anointed by God’s spirit to become joint rulers with Christ in heaven. 	 Ko oti ne fakaeke a nisi Kelisiano fakamaoni konei ne te agaga o te Atua ke pule fakatasi latou mo Keliso i te lagi.


I encouraged my mother and siblings to come, and they all began attending the book study that I conducted. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu au ki toku mātua mo oku taina mo tuagane ke ‵kau mai, kae ne kamata eiloa o ‵kau mai katoa latou ki te sukesukega a te potukau ki te tusi telā ne takitaki ne au.


He therefore prescribed the same penalty for reviling one’s parents as for actually murdering them. 	 Tela la, ne fai eiloa ne ia ke ‵pau te fakasalaga o te pati masei atu ki mātua mo te tamatega o laua.


• Get your children to read to you 	 • Ke fai‵tau atu au tama‵liki ki a koe


Is your spiritual need being satisfied? 	 E mata, ko lotomalie koe e uiga ki ou manakoga faka-te-agaga?


(Ezek. 38:15, 16)* Do we have anything to fear? 	 (Eseki. 38:15, 16)* E a, e isi se mea e ‵tau o manava‵se tatou ki ei?


When we are preaching to others, we focus on important and beneficial spiritual matters, not on thoughts that will erode our faith. 	 Kafai e talai atu tatou ki nisi tino, e ‵saga tonu eiloa tatou ki mea tāua kae aoga i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae e se ko mafaufauga kolā e mafai o fakamasei ei ‵tou fakatuanaki.


(Psalm 92:5) “[Jehovah’s] understanding is beyond recounting.” 	 (Salamo 92:5) “E se mafai o fuafuagina tena poto [te poto o Ieova].”


“Food shortages” form part of the composite sign marking the time of the conclusion of the system of things. 	 A te “oge” meakai se vaega o te fakailoga telā e iloa atu ei a te taimi o te gataga.


After identifying the tongue as “a little member” capable of ‘spotting up the whole body,’ James warns of worldly tendencies that can damage one’s relationship with God. 	 Ona ko te iloa atu me e mafai ne te gutu, “se mea foliki o te foitino,” o “fakamasei ne ia te foitino kātoa,” ne fakailoa atu a Iakopo ke fakaeteete i manakoga faka-te-lalolagi kolā e mafai o fakamasei ei te fesokotakiga o se tino mo te Atua.


JESUS CHRIST is widely viewed as one of the greatest men who ever lived. 	 E LAUILOA a Iesu Keliso e pelā me se tokotasi o tagata sili telā ne ola.


For instance, we might ask ourselves: ‘Am I really being led by God’s holy spirit? 	 E pelā loa me se fakaakoakoga, ke fesili ifo tatou ki a tatou eiloa: ‘E mata, e takitaki au ne te agaga tapu o te Atua?


WHAT DO THE FACTS SHOW? 	 SE A TE MEA E FAKAASI MAI I MANATU ‵TONU KONEI?


Today, Jehovah’s Witnesses, numbering over seven million, are an international brotherhood that transcends racial, ethnic, nationalistic, political, and economic barriers, which have caused so much hatred, violence, and bloodshed throughout history.* That such changes are taking place today provides a firm basis for believing that God’s promises will be fulfilled on a grand scale. 	 I aso nei, a te kautaina o Molimau a Ieova, kolā ko sili atu nei i te fitu miliona, ko oti ne manumalo i te fakailoga tino, te takalialia i va o matakāiga, te loto fenua, mavae‵vaega i mea fakapolitiki, mo fakalavelave i mea tau tupe, kolā ne māfua mai i ei a te takalialia, amioga fakasaua, mo te fakama‵ligiga o toto i tala fakasolopito mua o tino.* A vaegā fakama‵fuliga kolā e lavea atu i aso nei e tuku mai i ei se fakavae ‵mautakitaki ke ‵tali‵tonu me ka fakataunu eiloa a folafolaga a te Atua i se auala lasi.


15 Jehovah does not promise miraculous intervention.* But of this we can be sure: Jehovah will help us to get through whatever obstacles we may face. 	 15 E seki tauto mai a Ieova me ka oso fakavavega mai a ia.* Kae e mafai o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou me ka fesoasoani mai a Ieova ke fakafesagai atu ki so se fakalavelave e fepaki mo tatou.


He told the first lie and deceived Eve so that she disobeyed Jehovah. 	 Ne fai atu ne ia te loi muamua eiloa kae ne fakaloiloi ne ia a Eva ko te mea ke sē fakalogo tou fafine ki a Ieova.


(Psalm 40:1, 2) Indeed, by means of the power supplied through his Word, Jehovah is right now “raising up all who are bowed down.” 	 (Salamo 40: 1, 2) E tonu, mai te malosi telā e tuku mai e auala i tena Muna, “e faka‵tu aka ne ia latou katoa kolā ne pakū.”


(Proverbs 2:1-5) Our joyous relationship with God is based on accurate knowledge and faith in him and in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. 	 (Faataoto 2:1-5) A te ‵tou fesokotakiga fiafia mo te Atua e fakavae ki te iloaga tonu mo te fakatuanaki ki a ia mo te taulaga togiola a Iesu.


THAT verse, scholars agree, is highly important. 	 E FAI mai a tino ‵poto me i te fuaiupu tenā, e tafasili i te tāua.


Our Creator can even hear silent prayers. 	 E mafai foki o lagona ne te ‵tou Mafuaga a ‵talo fai lemū.


Granted, the holy book of Islam teaches belief in one God and presents him as God who is omniscient and has foreknowledge, but it does not even reveal the name of God, Jehovah, which appears thousands of times in the Bible. 	 E isi foki se tusi a te kau Muslim telā e akoako mai i ei me e tasi eiloa te Atua kae iloa ne ia te taimi mai mua kae pule atu ki ei, kae e se fakaasi mai i ei a te igoa o te Atua, ko Ieova, telā e fia afe taimi e sae mai ei i te Tusi Tapu.


Imitate the Greatest Missionary 	 Fakaakoako ki te Toe Misionale Sili


In 1948, East Germany held a plebiscite, a direct vote by the people, and as Hacke explains, “the fundamental cause [of the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses] was that they did not participate in the plebiscite.” 	 I te 1948 ne fai ne tino i te feitu ki Saegālā o Siamani se palota, kae pelā mo te fakamatalaga a Hacke, “a te pogai tāua [ne fakasauā ei a Molimau a Ieova] me ne seki ‵kau atu latou ki te palota.”


Dehumanizing violence seemed on the decline. . . . 	 Ne gasolo ifo ki lalo te fakasauaga o tino. . . .


Only when my brothers were on their way back early in the morning did I encounter them.” 	 Ko te taimi fua ne toe ‵foki mai ei oku taina i te tafataeao ‵malu ne fetaui ei au mo latou.”


Being invited to greet and address an important person by name is an honor. 	 Kafai e ‵kami koe ke fakatalofa kae faipati atu ki se tino tāua mai i te taku atu o tena igoa, se tauliaga lasi ‵ki eiloa.


9 Jesus gave us a reminder when he said: “If you greet your brothers only, what extraordinary thing are you doing? 	 9 Ne tuku mai ne Iesu se fakamasauaga i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia: “Kafai e fakapito fua a te otou atafai ki otou taugasoa, e a, e isi se mea e sili atu ne fai ne koutou i lō tenā?


11 Rulership for Some, Benefits for Many 	 IUNI 1-7 Ne Fakamaluga ne Iopu a te Igoa o Ieova


See the article “A Peaceable People Defend Their Good Name,” which appeared in The Watchtower of May 1, 2011, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I te va o te 1917 mo te 1991, ne ma‵losi ‵ki eiloa a fakataputapuga ne fai ki potukau fakalotu mai lalo i te pulega a te malo o Lusia.


He wrote: “I behold in my members another law warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to sin’s law that is in my members.” 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “Kae e matea foki ne au te suā tulafono e galue i toku foitino, ko te tulafono telā e taua mo te tulafono e tonu ki toku mafaufau.


The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References appropriately gives “loyal love” as an alternate rendering of the Hebrew term translated “loving-kindness.”—Exodus 15:13; Psalm 5:7; footnote. 	 E fai faka‵lei mai a te New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References me i te “alofa fakamaoni” ko te suā uiga o te pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te alofa tumau.—Esoto 15:13; Salamo 5:7; te fakamatalaga mai lalo, NW.


(Proverbs 17:17) Confiding in a loved one or in a trusted counselor can help us get a grip on negative feelings and put them out of the way before they overwhelm us. 	 (Faataoto 17:17) A te talitonu ki sou kāiga pele io me se tino fakatonutonu telā e fakatuagagina, e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke fakatulaga ne tatou a lagonaga se aogā ki se tulaga ‵tau a koituai o fakamasei ne ia tatou.


Why do you not rather let yourselves be defrauded?”—1 Cor. 6:7. 	 E a, e masei foki manafai e kaisoagina otou mea?”—1 Kolinito 6:7.


13. To acquire a heart agreeable to Jehovah, what must we do? 	 13 E ‵tau o fakatoka a te loto ke talia a manatu ‵lei.


I have never been in a situation where I have not felt his strength and his guidance.” 	 E seai eiloa se taimi ne seki lagona ei ne au tena malosi mo tena takitakiga.”


What should be done to resolve the matter peacefully? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ke faka‵lei aka ei te fakalavelave tenā i se auala filemu?


Spiritual goals can help us to keep on minding the spirit 	 [Ata i te itulau e 16] E mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou a fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga ke tumau i te mafau‵fau ki mea kolā e manako ki ei te agaga


But would Jehovah allow his memorial name to be erased? 	 E mata, ka talia ne Ieova ke ‵solo a tena igoa?


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In the 2nd century these churches at their Pascha on the 14th of Nisan commemorated the redemption effected by the death of Christ.”—Studia Patristica, Volume V, 1962, page 8. 	 I te 2 o senitenali, ne fakamanatu ei ne ekalesia konā a te fakaolataga telā ne maua e alatu i te mate o Keliso i te faiga o te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi i te po 14 o Nisani.”—Studia Patristica, Tusi e V, 1962, itulau e 8.


(Acts 17:26, 27) The apostle Peter said: “God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”—Acts 10:34, 35. 	 (Galuega 17:26, 27) Ne fai mai a te apositolo ko Petelu: “Se mea tonu i te Atua e se fakailoga tino.


When Manasseh found himself in sore straits, he was moved to sincere repentance. 	 I te taimi ne masei ei te tulaga o Manase, fakaasi mai ei ne ia te salamō tonu.


Why did Jehovah lead the early Israelites into the Promised Land? 	 Kaia ne takitaki atu ei ne Ieova a tino Isalaelu ki te Fenua o te Folafolaga?


Yet, many thus forsaken have found help and protection in the warmth of the Christian congregation. 	 Ne maua ne te tokoukega o tino kolā ne tuku tiaki ne olotou kāiga a te fesoasoani mo te puipuiga mai te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


For three and a half years, God “shut up the heavens” because of the apostasy of the Israelite nation. 	 I tausaga e tolu mo te āfa, ne fai ne te Atua ke “seai ne vaiua e to” ona ko te aposetasi o te fenua o Isalaelu.


He urged them to be more appreciative of their privileges, saying: “Is it such a little thing for you men that the God of Israel has separated you men from the assembly of Israel to present you to himself?” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a ia ke momea aka te fakatāua ne latou olotou tauliaga, mai te fai atu, penei: “A koutou e manatu māmā ki te filifiliga o koutou ne te Atua o Isalaelu mai tino katoa o Isalaelu, ke mafai ne koutou o tavini atu ki te Aliki i tena Faleie, kae fai foki ne koutou a galuega mō tino Isalaelu katoa?”


(Jeremiah 5:31; 20:6; 23:16, 17, 25-28, 32) Jehovah did not prevent them from proclaiming misleading messages. 	 (Ielemia 5:31; 20:6; 23:16, 17, 25-28, 32) Ne seki puipui ne Ieova latou mai fekau ‵loi konā.


Time and again the media call our attention to moral lapses—in private life, in government, in the professions, in sports, in the business community, and in other areas. 	 E fakasalalau mai faeloa ki a tatou a tala fakapoi i mea tau amioga—i olaga o tino taki tokotasi, i te malo, i koga ga‵lue, i tafaoga, i koga faipisinisi, mo nisi koga aka foki.


From the beginning of human existence, godly men and women have faithfully tried to fulfill the roles that Jehovah meant for them, and this has added to their happiness and satisfaction. 	 Mai te kamataga eiloa o te olaga o tino, ne taumafai eiloa mo te fakamaoni a tāgata mo fāfine amioatua o fakataunu a tiute kolā ne fuafua ne Ieova ke fai ne latou, kae ne maua eiloa ne latou te fiafia mo te lotomalie i ei.


I have conquered the world.”—JOHN 16:33. 1. 	 Ko oti ne fakatakavale ne au te lalolagi.”—IOANE 16:33.


All members of the Governing Body are anointed Christians 	 A sui katoa o te Potukau Pule ne Kelisiano fakaekegina


(Job 1:9-11; 2:4) You can help to prove Satan a liar! 	 (Iopu 1:9-11) E mafai o fesoasoani atu koe ke fakatalitonu atu i a Satani se tino loi!


On the contrary, “he emptied himself and took a slave’s form.” 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, “ne tiakina katoatoa ne ia tona ‵malu faka-Atua, kae fai mo tavini.”


Relationships with in-laws may become strained and cause tribulation for the newlyweds. 	 E mafai o faigata foki a fesokotakiga mo mātua o tou avaga kae fakapuapuaga atu i ei ki te tauavaga fou.


Think of the possible harm of not avoiding such things: serious health problems, disturbed relationships, even premature death. 	 Ke mafaufau ki ikuga sē ‵lei o te fakatamala o ‵teke atu ki mea konā: te masaki malosi, te ‵nofo mavae‵vae, io me ko te mate vave.


(Isaiah 55:9-11) But they did raise issues that needed to be settled: Can mankind “be like God, knowing good and bad,” as Satan had claimed? 	 (Isaia 55:9-11) Kae ne ‵sae aka i ei a kinauga kolā e ‵tau o maua ne tali ki ei: E mata, e mafai o ‘‵pau a tino mo te Atua ke iloa ne latou te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei,’ e pelā mo te mau a Satani?


For example, suppose that we called on a few homes and found no one who seemed interested in our message. 	 E pelā eiloa māfai e āsi atu tatou ki ne nāi fale kae seai ne tino i ei e fia‵fia ki ‵tou fekau.


13. What part does faith play in our keeping alert? 13 We must have an unshakable faith that Jehovah exists and that “he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him.” 	 13 E ‵tau o maua ne tatou se fakatuanaki ‵mautakitaki me e ola a Ieova kae “tuku atu foki ne ia te taui ‵lei ki tino kolā e salasala ki a ia.”


● Fulfilled prophecies. 	 ● Valoaga ko oti ne fakataunu.


Well, remember what happened to Babylon’s mightiest king, Nebuchadnezzar. 	 Ia, masaua a mea kolā ne ‵tupu ki te ‵toe tupu sili o Papelonia, ko Nepukanesa.


16 Why should you want to obey Jehovah even when you are alone? 	 16 Kaia e manako ei koe ke fakalogo ki a Ieova faitalia me e nofo tokotasi koe?


• How did love for the brothers give Paul and Barnabas exceptional courage? 	 • Ne fai pefea ne te a‵lofa o Paulo mo Panapa ki taina ke maua ne laua se loto toa lasi ‵ki?


Can you, for example, picture the scene as Joseph’s brothers sell him to the Ishmaelites? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakaataata ne koe i tou mafaufau a te ‵togiatuga o Iosefa ne ana taina ki tino Isamaeli?


“Fifteen couples attend a [Catholic] evening session for premarital counsel. 	 “Ne ‵kau atu a tau fāmau e toko sefululima kolā ko pili o fakaipoipo ki se akoakoga telā ne fai ne te Lotu Pope e uiga ki te olaga faka-te-kāiga.


As such the principle of ‘cleanness’ affects almost every aspect of life.” 5. To what extent did the Mosaic Law regulate cleanness in the Israelites’ life? 	 E ‵tusa mo te fakamatalaga tenei, a te fakatakitakiga e uiga ki te ‘‵mā’ toeitiiti ko aogā ki feitu katoa o te olaga.”


So it is only natural for the missionaries to do their work the same way—conduct Bible studies out-of-doors under a shady tree. 	 Tela la, e fai foki ne misionale te lotou galuega i te auala tenā—te faiga o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i lalo i malumaluga o lakau.


Surely we would appreciate gaining insight into the deep meaning of such prophetic words for God’s appointed time. 	 A te tonuga loa, e fia maua ne tatou a te mainaga e uiga ki fakamatalaga ‵loto o vaegā pati fakapelofeta mō te taimi tonu o te Atua.


How did Jesus indicate that his disciples should be ministers? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu me e ‵tau o fai ana soko mo fai ne faifeau?


But experience shows that knowledge, skill, material means, and a host of other factors restrict what we as individuals can accomplish. 	 Kae e fakaasi mai ne mea ‵tonu me e isi ne tapulā ki mea kolā e mafai ne tino o fai ona ko olotou poto, olotou atamai, olotou koloa, mo te fia foki o nisi mea.


It must be opened from within” What, then, do Jesus’ words recorded at John 6:44 teach us about Jehovah God? 	 Se a la te mea e akoako mai ne pati a Iesu i te Ioane 6:44 ki a tatou e uiga ki a Ieova te Atua?


Who, though, would be the few? 	 Ko oi la a nāi tino konei?


If a young person has doubts, how can parents provide assistance? 	 Kafai e isi ne mea ko fakalotolotolua ki ei se talavou, e mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu a mātua?


What is needed to handle stressful situations in marriage? 14 Paul wrote that those who marry “will have tribulation in their flesh.” (1 Corinthians 7:28) Problems will arise because there are two distinct personalities, and viewpoints will vary. 	 14 Ne tusi mai penei a Paulo e uiga ki tino kolā e avaga me “ka maua ne latou a fakalavelave faka te lalolagi.” (1 Kolinito 7:28) Ka ‵sae mai i ei a fakalavelave me e kese‵kese a uiga totino o se tauavaga kae e ‵kese foki lā manatu.


Noah relied on Jehovah for every important decision. 	 Ne fakalagolago a Noa ki a Ieova i so se fakaikuga tāua e fai ne ia.


19 Questions have their place. 	 19 E tāua ‵ki a te faiga o fesili.


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


5:21, 22—Is giving vent to anger more serious than harboring it? 	 5:21, 22—E mata, e masei atu te fakaasi atu o te ita i lō te ita fakamoemoe?


The Bible says: “You, fathers, . . . go on bringing [your children] up in the discipline and mental-regulating of Jehovah.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “A koutou e tamana . . . ke puti ake [otou tama‵liki] ki auala mo mafaufauga o Ieova.”


What practical suggestions are given to enable us to make our Bible reading more beneficial and useful? 	 Ne a manatu aogā e fesoasoani mai ke momea aka te aogā o te ‵tou faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu?


When reflecting on what happened in the land of Gilead, David no doubt saw the kindness of those three men as an expression of Jehovah’s loving care. 	 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki mea ne ‵tupu i Kileata, e seai eiloa se fakalotolotolua me ne kilo atu a Tavita ki te atafai o tāgata e tokotolu konā e pelā me ko te fakaasiga o te alofa atafai o Ieova.


To reflect divine justice, they had to determine whether the fugitive acted “out of hatred” and “with malicious intent.” 	 Ke fakaasi atu te fakamaoni o te Atua, ne ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne latou me ko te tino tatino i se auala pasala ne “‵tule ne ia io me ne pei ne ia ki se mea.”


We read: “By means of him [Jesus Christ] we have the release by ransom through the blood of that one, yes, the forgiveness of our trespasses.”—Ephesians 1:7. 	 E fai mai penei: “Ko maua ne tatou a te saolotoga i te mate [“te toto,” NW] o Keliso, ko fakamagalo foki o‵tou agasala.”—Efeso 1:7.


9 Assurance that world problems will soon be solved. 	 9 Te fakatalitonuga me ko pili o faka‵lei aka a fakalavelave i te lalolagi.


Allow more time to adjust than you originally expected. 	 Ke fakaaoga a taimi e uke atu ke fakamasani faka‵lei i lō te mea ne fakamoemoe muamua koe ki ei.


The bereaved may shed tears of grief, even as Jesus wept over the death of Lazarus. 	 Kāti ka ‵tagi fanoanoa ana tino pele, e pelā mo te tagi o Iesu i te mate o Lasalo.


Job? 	 Iopu?


14. How can Bible principles help you avoid the pain of debt? 14 Conforming to Bible principles will help you to avoid much pain and heartache. 	 14 A te fakalogo ki fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e fesoasoani mai ei ke ‵kalo keatea koe mai logo‵maega mo te fanoanoa.


Read the lyrics out loud in a strong, confident voice. 	 Faitau ki luga a pati o te pese i se leo malosi mo te loto talitonu.


Commitment to marriage does not mean that marriage mates will never disagree with each other. 	 E se fakauiga a te tautoga o te fakaipoipoga me ka seai eiloa ne fakalavelave i te va o se tauavaga.


Jehovah’s Word Imparts Courage 	 E Tuku Mai i te Muna a Ieova te Loto Toa


David sings: “Jehovah is great and very much to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.” 	 Ne usu mai a Tavita: “Te Aliki [Ieova] e sili kae ‵tau o fakamaluga ona vikiga; a tena ‵malu e sili atu i te mea e iloa ne tatou.”


His inclination to be a good listener may have been one quality that gained him favor with God and men.—Luke 2:52. 	 Ona ko tena fakalogologo faka‵lei kāti ne fai ei ke alofagina a ia ne te Atua mo tino.—Luka 2:52.


“For a certainty,” said Peter, “I perceive that God is not partial.” 	 Muna a Petelu: “Nei la, ko malamalama faka‵lei au me i te Atua e se fakailoga tino.”


At these gatherings, are we not regularly reminded of the nearness of the day of Jehovah? 	 E mata, e se fakamasaua mai faeloa ki a tatou, i fakatasiga konei, a te pili mai o te aso o Ieova?


12 Regarding those who would enjoy that restoration of true worship, Zephaniah foretold that Jehovah would save them and rejoice over them. 	 12 E uiga ki a latou kolā ka toe fakafou ne latou te tapuakiga tonu, ne ‵valo mai a Sefanaia me ka faka‵sao latou ne Ieova kae ka fiafia foki a ia ona ko latou.


The very zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.” 	 A te Aliki Malosi, ko toka eiloa o fakataunu a mea katoa konā.”


Still, we naturally desire others’ approval. 	 Kae se mea masani, me koi ma‵nako eiloa tatou ki te taliaga a nisi tino.


He fell into wrongdoing because of poor judgment regarding business matters, and he was privately reproved. 	 Ne fai ne tou tagata se mea ‵se ona ko te masei o tena fakaikuga ne fai i mea tau pisinisi, kae ne polopoloki ‵mafa ei a ia.


(James 1:5-8) Let us also thank and praise God when we observe the outworking of his purposes or see that he has strengthened us to carry on in his service. 	 (Iakopo 1:5-8) Ke na tavae kae fakafetai atu foki ki te Atua māfai e lavea ne tatou me ko taunu ana folafolaga io me kafai ko iloa ne tatou me ne fakamalosi ne ia a tatou ko te mea ke tavini atu ki a ia.


It is a manual for human life that God, the manufacturer, as it were, has made available to us, the users. 	 Se tusi fakatonutonu mō te olaga o tino telā ne fakatoka ne te Atua, te tino telā ne faite ne ia tatou, ke mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou.


What must we remember about everyday activities of life? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou e uiga ki ‵tou galuega e fai i aso takitasi?


(Matthew 16:27, 28) Did some of the apostles actually see Jesus coming in his Kingdom? 	 (Mataio 16:27, 28) E mata, ne matea atu ne nisi apositolo konā a te vauga a Iesu i tena Malo?


A needy Christian should not be too proud to accept the loving assistance of fellow believers or any governmental aid he or she may qualify for. 	 E se ‵tau o fakamatamata se Kelisiano fakaalofa ke sē talia ne ia te alofa telā e fakaasi atu ne taina tali‵tonu io me se fesoasoani e maua mai te malo.


Jesus therefore warned his followers: “Prove yourselves ready, because at an hour that you do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.” 	 Tela la, ne polopoloki atu a Iesu penei ki ana soko: “E ‵tau foki mo koutou o toka faeloa, me i te Tama a te tagata e vau i te itula telā e seki fakamoe‵moe koutou ki ei.”


How did Jehovah react? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Ieova ki ei?


A person who strives to attain this will fit Jesus’ description of a happy person. 	 A te tino telā e taumafai malosi ke maua ne ia te mea tenei ka fetaui ‵lei mo fakamatalaga a Iesu e uiga ki te tino fiafia.


To whom does the list of qualities found at 2 Timothy 3:2-5 apply? 	 Ko oi e fakasino atu ki ei a uiga kolā e fakasolo mai i te 2 Timoteo 3:2-5?


By prayer and meditation, his love for God overpowered the craving for pornography. 	 E auala i ‵talo mo te mafaufau ‵loto, ne malosi atu tena alofa ki te Atua i lō tena manako malosi ki ata ma‵sei.


4 Exhorting true Christians to be merciful to one another, the disciple James wrote: “The one that does not practice mercy will have his judgment without mercy.” 	 4 I te fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano ‵tonu ke fakaasi atu te alofa ‵nau ki nisi tino, ne tusi mai te soko ko Iakopo penei: “Me i te Atua e se fakaasi tona alofa ki te tino telā e seai sona alofa.”


Where can you find them? 	 E maua ne koe i fea a latou konei?


15, 16. (a) What restoration and refining work has been accomplished in modern times, and by whom? (b) What will result by the end of Christ’s Thousand Year Reign? 	 15, 16. (a) Se a te galuega ko te fakafouga mo te faka‵māga telā ko oti ne fai, kae ko oi ne fai ne ia? (e) Se a te mea ka iku mai i te fakaotiga o te Pulega a Keliso i te Afe Tausaga?


(1 Pet. 2:2) Just as meditating on divine truth fortified Jesus to reject temptation, so applying Bible principles helps us to fight against materialistic desires. 	 (1 Pe. 2:2) E pelā eiloa mo te fakamalosi atu ki a Iesu a te mafaufau ‵loto ki te munatonu mai te Atua ke ‵teke atu ki fakaosoosoga, a te fakagalue aka o akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu e fesoasoani mai ke ‵teke atu tatou ki manakoga fia maumea.


All Thanks to Jehovah and His Approved Servant! 	 Avatu te Fakafetai ki a Ieova mo Tena Tavini Filifilia!


20 We need, then, to be clean on the inside as well as on the outside. 	 20 E ‵tau foki mo tatou o ‵ma i loto mo tua.


They are “bought from among mankind as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb” to serve as “priests” and to “rule as kings with [Jesus] for the thousand years.”—Rev. 5:10; 7:4; 14:1, 4; 20:6; Jas. 1:18. 	 Ne “fakaolagina latou mai te tokoukega o tino, ka ko latou foki ko tino muamua e tuku atu ki te Atua mo te Tamā Mamoe” ke tavini atu e pelā me ne “faitaulaga” kae ke “pule fakatasi latou mo [Iesu] i te afe o tausaga.”—Fakaasiga 5:10; 7:4; 14:1, 4; 20:6; Iakopo 1:18.


The apostle Paul wrote to fellow believers in Corinth: “To the Jews I became as a Jew . . . 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo ki tino tali‵tonu i Kolinito: “Ne galue ei au mō tino Iutaia, ko te mea ke maua ne au a latou; . . .


In 1922 all Christians were urged to share in the preaching work. 	 I te 1922, ne fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano katoa ke ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai.


How, then, can a husband exercise his authority and at the same time treat his wife as someone worthy of honor? 	 E mafai la pefea ne se tagata avaga o fakaaoga tena tulaga mai te Atua i se auala atafai kae āva ki tena avaga?


9. (a) Paul had what heartfelt desire? (b) What will be the yeartext for 2009? 	 9. (a) Se a te manakoga tāua ne maua ne Paulo? (e) Se a te tusi siki fakavae mō te 2009?


Maturity involves more than physical growth. 	 A te matua o te mafaufau e se fakasino atu faeloa ki tausaga o se tino io me ko te matua i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


To help brothers to preach to people who speak other languages, classes were recently organized to teach 16 languages, including Italian Sign Language. 	 Ko te mea ke fesoasoani atu ki taina kolā e talai atu ki tino e faipati ki ‵gana fakaatea, ne fakatoka ei ne akoga ke akoako atu i ei a ‵gana e 16, e aofia i ei te ‵gana Italia mō tino ‵tuli.


“Jehovah is high, and yet the humble one he sees; but the lofty one he knows only from a distance.”—Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 8:13. 	 “E tiga eiloa tou ‵mao ki luga, e tausi eiloa ne koe a latou kolā e loto ma‵lalo; ka ko latou kolā e fakamata‵mata e se mafai o ‵muni mai i a koe.”—Salamo 138:6; Faataoto 8:13.