(Col. 3:14) Genuine love grows as a loyal couple experience life together, with its joys and challenges. 	 (Ko. 3:14) E tupu aka a te alofa tonu e pelā mo olaga o se tauavaga a‵lofa fakamaoni i taimi fia‵fia mo taimi faiga‵ta.


Without knowing the Hebrew language, was it likely that they would be able to understand God’s Law? 	 E aunoa mo te iloa o te ‵gana Epelu, e mata, e mafai o malama‵lama latou i te Tulafono a te Atua?


The sole aim is to cater to the needs of the congregation. 	 A te mea telā e taumafai malosi latou ki ei ko te tausi atu ki manakoga o te fakapotopotoga.


An article in Maclean’s magazine quoted a minister in Toronto, Canada, who asked: “Why do we need a ‘revolutionary’ voice from two millennia ago to guide us? 	 Ne siki mai ne se mataupu i loto i te mekesini o te Macklean‵s a pati a se faifeau i Toronto, i Kanata, telā ne fesili mai penei: “Kaia e manakogina ei ne tatou se fakatakitakiga mai te lua afe tausaga ko ‵teka ke takitaki ei tatou?


So well-known has it become that it is often referred to as the Golden Rule. 	 Ona ko tena lauiloa ko oti ne fakasino atu ki ei i te ‵gana Peletania e pelā me ko te Golden Rule.


Consider the present-day problem of racial prejudice. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te fakalavelave i aso nei e uiga ki te fakailoga tino.


Although they have great power, the angels humbly refrain from making judgmental accusations “out of respect for Jehovah.” 	 E tiga eiloa ne maua ne latou se ‵mana lasi, ne ‵kalo keatea te kau agelu mo te loto maulalo mai i te ‵moli fakamasei ne latou a tino konei “i mua o [Ieova].”


6 In the book of Acts, Greek terms for persuasion are repeatedly used in association with Paul. 	 6 I te tusi ko Galuega, ne fakaaogā faeloa a te pati Eleni telā e fakauiga ki te magoi, ki te galuega a Paulo.


When a fellow Christian is struggling in a difficult situation, we can provide support 	 Kafai e fakafesagai atu se taina Kelisiano ki se tulaga faigata, e mafai o ‵lago atu tatou ki ei


Most would also readily agree that there is a difference between inadvertent untruth and outright slander, between causing an accidental injury and committing premeditated murder. 	 Kae e lotoma‵lie katoatoa a te tokoukega o tino me e isi se ‵kese i te va o te faipati atu mo te sē iloa tonu mo pati fakamasei, mo te ‵kese o te fakapakia fakafuasei atu mo te tatino.


(Ezekiel 8:10, 11) Likewise today, the prayers of those who profess to serve Jehovah but at the same time practice works that conflict with his laws become like an offensive odor to him. 	 (Esekielu 8:10, 11) E penā foki i aso nei, e fai a ‵talo a tino kolā e fai mai me e tavini atu latou ki a Ieova kae i te taimi foki tenā e fai ne latou a faifaiga kolā e fe‵paki mo ana tulafono, e pelā me ne mea manogi ma‵sei ki a ia.


Brandishing a whip made of ropes, he drives out all the animals, and the merchants certainly follow them. 	 Mai tena ‵kini telā ne faite ki uka, ne afuli ne ia a manu ki tua, kae ne tau‵tali atu a tino fai pisinisi i olotou manu.


Of course, he would see women in daily life and would likely help them if they needed assistance. 	 E tonu, ne kilo sāle atu a ia ki fāfine i aso katoa, kae kāti ne fesoasoani sāle atu foki a ia ki a latou.


What is the answer to his intriguing question? 	 Se a te tali ki te fesili tāua tenei?


How can we be sure that Jehovah is able to strengthen us? 	 E mautinoa pefea i a tatou me mafai ne Ieova o fakamalosi tatou?


But more is needed if we are to maintain inner peace. 	 Kae e manakogina a mea e tai uke atu māfai e fakatumau ne tatou te filemu i loto i a tatou.


Anxiety often involves being worried about things that may take place in the future. 	 E aofia i te manavase a te sē toka o te mafaufau ki mea kolā e mafai o ‵tupu i aso mai mua.


Thereafter, the Kingdom-preaching work moved forward, resulting in notable increases and many blessings. 	 Mai tua i konā, ne gasolo ki mua a te galuega talai o te Malo, kae ne iku atu ki fakamanuiaga e uke mo te lasi o te fanakaga o te aofaki.


(Mark 1:11) This expression of acceptance must have deepened Jesus’ conviction that his Father had affection for him. 	 (Maleko 1:11) A te fakaasiga tenei o tena taliaga, ne fakatalitonu faka‵lei atu ei ki a Iesu me ne alofa tonu eiloa tena Tamana ki a ia.


No wonder the Scriptures counsel us not to put our trust in man, “to whom no salvation belongs”! 	 E se tioa eiloa o polopoloki mai te Tusi Tapu ke se tali‵tonu tatou ki tino, “me seai se tino ola e mafai o fakaola ne ia a koe”!


• Why is it important that parents take time to teach their children? 	 • Kaia e tāua ei ke fakamāumāu ne mātua a taimi ke akoako atu ei ki olotou tama‵liki?


Paul wrote: “Jehovah is my helper; I will not be afraid. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “A Ieova ko toku fesoasoani, ka se mataku lele au.


You see some of that energy as lightning. 	 E lavea atu ne koe a nisi vaega o te malosi tenā mafai e ‵lapa te uila.


(Daniel 12:4) How does Jehovah enlighten his people today? 	 (Tanielu 12:4) E fakamaina atu pefea a Ieova ki ana tino i aso nei?


Imagine Abel seeing those cherubs when he was a boy. 	 Ke mafaufau me ne lavea ne Apelu a kelupi konā i te taimi koi foliki ei a ia.


To answer that question, we need to look back to the beginning of human history when mankind’s relationship with God was severely damaged—but not beyond repair. 	 Ke tali aka a te fesili tenā, e ‵tau o toe onoono tatou ki te kamataga eiloa o te olaga o tino i te taimi ne fakamasei ei a te fesokotakiga o tino mo te Atua—kae ko se mafai o faka‵lei aka.


Jesus replied: “Everyone that has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive many times more and will inherit everlasting life.” 	 Ne tali atu a Iesu: “So se tino e tiakina ne ia ona fale, taina, tuagane, te tamana mo te mātua, fanau, mo manafa ona ko toku igoa; e sili atu i te uke o ana mea e maua fakamuli, kae tuku atu foki ki a ia a te ola se gata mai.”


This practice displeases Jehovah. 	 E se fiafia a Ieova ki faifaiga penā.


“Make Sure of the More Important Things,” 4/15 	 “Ke Fakamautinoa Aka . . . a Mea Kolā e Sili i te Tāua,” 4/15


10 “In the days of those kings,” said the prophecy, “the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. 	 10 E fai mai penei te valoaga tenā: “I te taimi o takitaki kona, kae ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo tela ka se toe gata mai.


This suggests that the defeat and ousting of Satan took place soon after the Kingdom’s birth in 1914. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te mea tenei me i te fakatakavalega mo te ‵peiifoga o Satani ne tupu mai tua malie eiloa o te fanaumaiga o te Malo i te 1914.


Not at all! 	 E se taitai eiloa!


We must choose our associates wisely. 	 E ‵tau o filifili faka‵lei ne tatou a ‵tou taugasoa.


17 Why would Jehovah let humans go their own way? 	 17 Kaia ne talia ei ne Ieova ke ‵tu tokotasi a tino mai i a ia?


“Of what benefit to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?” asked Jehovah. 	 Ne fesili atu a Ieova, “I te otou faka‵tau au e fiafia ki taulaga a koutou konei e ofo mai faeloa ki a au?


For many, deferring to an invisible higher authority seems pointless. We live in an era of moral relativism, of blurred boundaries between right and wrong, and of huge gray areas. 	 E ola tatou i se vaitaimi telā e mafuli‵fuli ei a kilokiloga a tino ki amioga ‵mā, te ‵fuli fakakōtua o te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se, mo te fakalotolotolua ki tulaga ‵lei mo tulaga ma‵sei.


His preaching work moved righthearted ones to repent. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka ne tena galuega talai a tino loto fakamaoni ke sala‵mō.


Do the religions in your area employ direct or subtle pressure to obtain money? 	 E mata, e fakaaoga ne lotu i te koga telā e nofo koe i ei a auala kese‵kese ke faimālō a tino ke tuku mai a tupe?


We arrive at that conclusion, not by wishful thinking, but by examining the facts and by using our “power of reason.”—Rom. 12:1. 	 E se mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou a te mea tenā mai te mafaufau fua me e isi se Atua, kae mai te suke‵suke ki mea ‵tonu kae fakaaoga ‘te malosi o ‵tou mafaufau.’—Loma 12:1.


Consider: The events in the garden of Eden account unfolded some 6,000 years ago. 	 Mafaufau la: A te tala i te fatoaga o Etena ne fakamatala mai i ei a mea ne ‵tupu i tausaga kāti e 6,000 ko ‵teka.


Vital Education for Today 	 Toe Akoakoga Tāua mō Aso Nei


Danilo follows the same principle. 	 E tautali foki a Danilo i te fakatakitakiga tenā.


A Levite is in exile. 	 Ne nofo fakapagota se tino mai te matakāiga o Levi i se fenua.


But Jehovah does not make racial distinctions, and before too long the congregations became racially integrated. 	 Kae ko Ieova e se fakakese‵kese ne ia a tino mai fenua kese‵kese, kae seki leva mea loa ko toe ‵kau fakatasi a fakapotopotoga kolā e aofia i ei a taina mai fenua kese‵kese.


(Ps. 103:14) He would never ask more of us than we can handle. 	 (Salamo 103:14) E se mafai eiloa o fai mai a Ieova ke fai ne tatou a mea kolā e se mafai ne tatou o fai.


Jehovah ‘Blesses Those Fearing Him’ 	 E Fakamanuia ne Ieova ‘a Tino Kolā e Ma‵taku ki a Ia’


The magazine you are now reading began to be published in July 1879. 	 A te mekesini tenei e faitau koe ki ei ne kamata o ‵lomi i a Iulai 1879.


The experiences found in this article and the next may be from lands culturally different from yours. 	 A tala kolā e maua i te mataupu tenei mo te suā mataupu kāti ne tala mai i fenua kolā e ‵kese olotou tuu mo aganuu.


(Num. 12:3) This mild-tempered servant was entrusted with enormous responsibility in the nation of Israel. 	 (Numela 12:3) Ne tuku atu ki te tavini loto maulalo tenei a tiute e uke i te tausiga o te fenua o Isalaelu.


How wrong they are!—2 Timothy 3:1-5; 2 Peter 3:3, 4, 10. 16. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵se o latou!—2 Timoteo 3:1-5; 2 Petelu 3:3, 4, 10.


“He went away grieved, for he was holding many possessions.” 	 “Ne fanoanoa lasi te tamataene tenei . . . i te mea i a ia se tagata maukoloa.”


Jehovah has given us the means to maintain joy 	 Ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova te auala ke fakatumau aka ei te fiafia


I wish you were cold or else hot. . . . 	 Au e loto ke matuā ‵moko koe io me matuā ‵vela.


Happy family members make an earnest effort to promote kindness and consideration for one another.—Colossians 3:8, 12-14. 	 A tino o te kāiga fia‵fia e taumafai malosi ke fakamalosi aka te alofa atafai mo te amanaia o te suā tino ki te suā tino.—Kolose 3:8, 12-14.


The words of wisdom recorded in the Bible book of Ecclesiastes give sound guidance in this regard. 	 E tuku mai ne pati o te poto kolā ne tusi i te tusi ko Failauga i te Tusi Tapu a fakatakitakiga aogā e uiga ki te mea tenei.


However, once they are in power, they often find that their efforts are frustrated by infighting and power struggles. 	 Kae, ko te taimi eiloa e nofo ei mo latou te malosi, e masani o lavea ne latou me ka sē taunu olotou taumafaiga mai i te fakamasei io me fakatau‵fai ki te tulaga pule.


It demonstrated Jehovah’s supremacy over the gods of the nations. 	 Ne fakaasi mai foki i ei a te maluga atu o Ieova i atua o fenua katoa.


(Hebrews 10:23) The expression “public declaration” literally means “confession,” and Paul also speaks of “a sacrifice of praise.” 	 (Epelu 10:23) A te tugāpati ko te “folafola atu,” e fakauiga tonu pelā me ko “te taku tonu atu,” kae ne faipati foki a Paulo e uiga ki “tavaega” kolā e fai mo fai ne taulaga.


Why is this adjusted view warranted? 	 Kaia e tonu ei a te fakamafuliga tenei?


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Should Christian parents choose such a goal for their children?—Philippians 3:7, 8; James 4:4. 	 E mata, e ‵tau o filifili aka ne mātua Kelisiano se vaegā fakamoemoega penā mō olotou tama‵liki?—Filipi 3:7, 8; Iakopo 4:4.


Still, he did not compromise. 	 Kae ne seki gutugutulua eiloa a ia.


DOWN through history many individuals have manifested admirable qualities. 	 ITALA mua katoa, e isi ne tino e tokouke kolā ne ‵lei olotou uiga.


(Matt. 16:21-23) James and John showed an ambitious spirit when they asked that Jesus give them prominent positions in the Kingdom. 	 (Mataio 16:21-23) Ne fakaasi atu ne Iakopo mo Ioane se uiga fia maluga i te taimi ne fakamolemole atu ei lāua ki a Iesu mō ne tulaga ma‵luga i te Malo.


People were comfortable around him because he was loving and compassionate. 	 I te taimi e tasi ne aumai ei ne nisi tino olotou tama‵liki ki a Iesu, ne taumafai ana soko o ‵tuli latou keatea.


What prize is held out to millions who are doing God’s will today? 	 Se a te failoga telā e ofo atu ki te fia miliona o tino kolā e fai ne latou te loto o te Atua i aso nei?


Heartfelt appreciation motivates us to do this regularly, possibly setting aside something on a weekly basis, as did the early Christians.—1 Corinthians 16:1, 2. 	 Ona ko te loto fakafetai ko fakamalosi mai ei ke fai faeloa penā, kāti ko te ‵vaega o se aofaki tupe i vaiaso katoa, e pelā mo mea ne fai ne Kelisiano i aso mua.—1 Kolinito 16:1, 2.


We had high hopes because our district overseer wanted us to help a congregation down in Texas, and he wanted us to go there as specials. 	 Ne ma‵luga ‵ki ma fakamoemoega me ne manako te ovasia i te koga o matou ke fesoasoani atu māua ki se fakapotopotoga i Texas, kae ne manako a ia ke olo atu māua ki ei e pelā me ne paenia fakapito.


Yet, Joseph was willing to be sent by his father to see how his brothers were faring. 	 Kae ne talia ne Iosefa ke uga atu a ia ne tena tamana o onoono ki ana taina.


How were Christians in Thessalonica alerted to the coming of “Jehovah’s day,” and how are we alerted? 	 Ne fakailoa atu pefea ki Kelisiano i Tesalonia e uiga ki te oko mai o te “aso o Ieova,” kae ne fakailoa mai pefea ki a tatou?


Jehovah’s Witnesses continue the work practiced by Philip and other early Christians. 	 E tumau eiloa a Molimau a Ieova i te faiga o te galuega telā ne fai faeloa ne Filipo mo nisi Kelisiano i aso mua.


All humans are thus bound to get sick, experience sadness, and eventually die. 	 E ma‵saki a tino katoa, e fe‵paki mo tulaga fakafanoanoa, kae ‵mate atu eiloa fakamuli.


Graciousness on our part helps to unite us and to attract others to the worship of Jehovah.—Acts 10:34, 35; Revelation 7:9, 10. 	 A ‵tou faifaiga atafai e fesoasoani mai ke ‵kau fakatasi tatou i te fealofani kae fai foki i ei a tino ke tosina mai ki te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.—Galuega 10:34, 35; Fakaasiga 7:9, 10.


Jehovah, the foremost example of empathy, assured his people: “I myself am the One comforting you.”—Isa. 51:12; Ps. 119:50, 52, 76. 	 A Ieova, te ‵toe fakaakoakoga sili o te loto alofa, ne fakatalitonu mai penei ki ana tino: “Au ko te Atua telā e fakamafanafana atu ki a koe.”—Isa. 51:12, NW; Sala. 119:50, 52, 76.


The blind man cured by Jesus was highly blessed for telling the truth 	 [Ata i te itulau e 27] E fakaasi atu mo te loto finafinau ne Kelisiano ki nisi tino a te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu telā ko oti ne tuku atu ki a latou [Ata i te itulau e 28]


(Genesis 4:3-8) Thus, the first three humans on earth all spurned the clear direction provided by the one who gave them life, the God who gives instruction to his people so that they might benefit themselves. 	 (Kenese 4:3-8,) Tela la, ne ‵teke katoatoa atu a tino e tokotolu konā ne ola muamua ki fakatonuga ‵lei kolā ne tuku mai ne te Atua telā ne tuku atu ne ia te ola ki a latou, ko te Atua telā e tuku mai foki ne ia a fakatonuga ki ana tino ko te mea ke maua ne latou a mea aogā.


Associating with those who enjoy various avenues of service has been a great help. 	 A te kau atu mo latou kolā e fia‵fia ki vaega kese‵kese o te galuega ne fesoasoani mai ki a au.


This paves the way for many Samaritans to become believers. 	 Ne ‵tala mai i ei te avanoaga ke fai a nisi tino Samalia e tokouke mo fai ne tino tali‵tonu.


6 Yes, despoiling and violence abound. 	 6 E tonu, ko fai valevale a fakama‵seiga mo amioga fakasauā.


Today, Jehovah’s people enjoy a spiritual paradise that is filled with peace. 	 I aso nei, e maua eiloa ne tino o Ieova te palataiso faka-te-agaga telā e ‵fonu i te filemu.


Christ became its High Priest upon his baptism in 29 C.E. Some of them had seen the miracle-working Son of God. 	 Ne fai a Keliso mo fai tena Faitaulaga Pule i tena papatisoga i te 29 T.A. Ne matea atu foki ne nisi tino i a latou a te Tama eiloa a te Atua telā ne fai ne ia a vavega.


How did Jesus perform a public service to replace the Law covenant? 	 Ne fai pefea ne Iesu se taviniga mō tino katoa ke sui ki ei te feagaiga o te Tulafono?


In imitation of David, how should we react if we experience injustice or prejudice? 	 I te fakaakoako atu ki a Tavita, e ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni mo te fakailoga tino kolā e fai mai ki a tatou?


First, we must expect this kind of direct assault—Satan is at war with us. 	 Muamua la, e ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe tatou ki te vaegā osomaiga tonu tenei—a Satani e taua mai eiloa ki a tatou.


Many would say that bigotry, wickedness, inhumanity, and willful ignorance have marked most of the world’s religions throughout history. 	 E fai mai a tino e tokouke me ko oti ne fakalai‵lai te ukega o lotu i te lalolagi nei ona ko te seai o se kufaki, amioga ma‵sei, te sōnafai o tino mo te matolu o te valea i taimi katoa.


We will search out areas in which we can commend our brothers, certainly avoiding a critical spirit. 	 Ka ‵sala faeloa tatou ki auala kolā e mafai ei o fakamālō atu ki ‵tou taina, kae ‵kalo keatea mai te uiga fakamasei tino.


He fearlessly exposed the powerful religious leaders for their self-righteousness as well as for their false teachings. 	 Ne fakaasi faka‵sau atu ne ia mo te sē mataku a te fia amio‵tonu mo akoakoga ‵se a takitaki lotu ma‵losi.


How is the preaching of the good news connected with God’s purpose for humankind? 	 Se a te sokoga o te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei mo te fuafuaga a te Atua mō tino?


However, the Belgian accent is quite different, so initially we had to overcome a language barrier. 	 E ui i ei, a te gaugāleo Belgium e tai ‵kese eiloa, tela la, e ‵tau o manumalo muamua māua i te fakalavelave ki te ‵gana.


He stated: “I have come down from heaven to do, not my will, but the will of him that sent me.”—John 6:38. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “Me i a au ne seki fanaifo mai te lagi o fai te mea e loto eiloa au ki ei, kae ne fanaifo au o fai te mea e loto ki ei te tino telā ne uga mai ne ia au.”—Ioane 6:38.


The book concludes with Daniel still in Babylon. 	 Ne fakaoti te tusiga o te tusi tenā a koi nofo atu eiloa a Tanielu i Papelonia.


We can be confident that he will come to our assistance and will help us to pursue a course that will lead to everlasting life.—Psalm 40:11-13. 	 E mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me ka fesoasoani mai a ia ki a tatou ke kausaki atu ki se auala telā ka takitaki atu ei tatou ki te ola se-gata-mai.—Salamo 40:11-13.


Some are immediately appreciated, while others are valued only over time. 	 E fakatāua vave a nisi meaalofa, kae ko nisi meaalofa e fakatāua fua mō nai taimi.


The more we use it or exercise it, the stronger it becomes. 	 Ko te lasi o te fakaaoga io me fakamalosi ne tatou, ko te momea aka foki o malosi.


Being known by Jehovah is undeniably a precious privilege that brings satisfaction to our life now, and it holds out wonderful blessings for the future.—Ps. 37:18. 	 Se tauliaga gali eiloa ke iloa tatou ne Ieova. A tino kolā e talia ne ia e maua ne latou se olaga fiafia i te taimi nei kae ka maua ne latou a fakamanuiaga i aso mai mua.—Salamo 37:18.


2:12—In what way can the rulers of the nations “kiss the son”? 	 2:12, NW—Se a te auala e mafai ei ne pule o atufenua o “sogi atu ki te tama”?


“I have become all things to people of all sorts,” he said, “that I might by all means save some.” (1 Cor. 9:20-22) Can we likewise find common ground with those in our territory? 	 “E ola au i so se vaegā olaga o tino” ko ana pati, “ko te mea ke fakaola ne au a nisi o latou, i so se auala e mafai ne au o fakaaoga.” (1 Kolinito 9:20-22) E mata, e mafai o fakavae a ‵tou mataupu ki mea kolā e fia‵fia ki ei a tino i ‵tou koga talai?


The same can be said of many couples today. 	 E penā foki a tauavaga e uke i aso nei.


Who Is Responsible? 	 Ko oi e Pule ki ei?


A man can be known as a firm judge, a loving father, and a friend 	 E mafai o iloga se tagata e pelā me se famasino fai mea tonu, se tamana alofa, mo se taugasoa


It is a free gift. 	 Se meaalofa faivasaga te mea tenā.


This brings us the joy of receiving. 	 E aumai ne te mea tenei a te fiafia ki a tatou māfai ko maua ne tatou a mea.


15 As Jesus hung on the torture stake about to take his last agonizing breath, he said: “It has been accomplished!” 	 15 I te taimi ne tautau ei a Iesu i te sataulo i tena toe manavaga eiloa, ne fai atu a ia: “Ko oti!”


When we do, it is essential that we display “a mild temper and deep respect.” (1 Pet. 3:15) Had the brother mentioned above allowed the householder’s wrath and unkindness to cause him to become angry, the man’s attitude would not likely have softened as it did; he might have become even angrier. 	 Kafai e fetaui tatou mo vaegā tino penā, se mea tāua ke fakaasi atu ne tatou “te loto maulalo mo te āva.” (1 Petelu 3:16) Moi ne talia ne te taina i te kamataga a te kaitaua mo te sē āva o te tino i te fale ke fai ei ke kaitaua a ia, penei e se taitai eiloa o ‵fuli a uiga o te tagata tenā; kae kāti ka gasolo eiloa o kaitaua malosi tou tagata.


My siblings and I respected the Bible but grew up distracted by youthful pleasures. 	 Ne āva malosi matou mo oku taina mo tuagane ki te Tusi Tapu kae ne seki ‵saga faka‵lei atu ki ei ona ko manakoga fakatalavou.


And on one occasion, he even walked on water! 	 Kae i se isi taimi e tasi ne sasale a ia i luga i te vai!


(Matthew 9:37) The situation was the same in Judea. 	 (Mataio 9:37) E penā foki te tulaga i Iuta.


People Whom We Can Trust 	 Tino Kolā e Mafai o Tali‵tonu Tatou ki ei


She was so well-loved, soft-spoken, and refined. 	 Ne fakaakoi, ata fai‵pati, kae fai faka‵lei ki tou fafine.


If you have ever experienced discrimination or prejudice, there is good reason for you to take heart from Peter’s words about God. 	 Kafai ne pokotia koe i te fakakese‵kesega o tino io me ko te fakailoga tino, se mea ‵lei ke fakamalosi aka tou loto ne pati a Petelu e uiga ki te Atua.


Rather, Jehovah God would have to modify his purpose, accepting the position of this spirit son whom His human creation would now be obeying. 	 I lō te fai penā, kāti ka fakamafuli ne Ieova te Atua a tena fuafuaga, ke talia ne ia te tulaga o tena tama faka-te-agaga tenā ke faka‵logo ki ei ana tino i te lalolagi.


(Read 1 Corinthians 2:1, 2.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 2:1, 2.)


AT SOME Polish colleges, students customarily collect money to buy gifts for their teachers, hoping to get better grades on their exams. 	 INISI akoga i Polani, e masani o ‵tae sāle ne tama‵liki a‵koga a tupe ke ‵togi ei ne latou a meaalofa ma olotou faiakoga, ko te mea ke maua ne latou a togi ‵lei i taimi o sukega.


I saw no sign of hope in their eyes, and I yearned to tell them about God’s Kingdom. 	 Ne lavea ne au me seai loa se fakamoemoega i olotou mata, kae ne manako malosi au ke fakailoa atu ki a latou e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


What happens, though, when nations go to war? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tupu māfai ko ‵kau atu a atufenua ki taua?


Regarding the dead, the Bible teaches us: “They are conscious of nothing at all.” 	 E uiga ki tino ‵mate, e akoako mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “E seai se mea a latou e iloa.”


Example: David warmly praised God for his creation.—Psalm 8. 	 Fakaakoakoga: Ne ‵viki atu a Tavita ki te Atua mō ana mea ne faite.—Salamo 8.


14, 15. (a) Why do a few become disgruntled with some aspect of Christian teachings? (b) What can we learn from the case of a man named Emanuel? 	 14, 15. (a) Kaia e fāmeo ei a nisi tino ki nisi vaega o akoakoga faka-Kelisiano? (e) Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te tala o Emanuel?


5 Jehovah has always provided teachers for his people. For example, after the Jews returned from Babylon, Ezra and a number of other qualified men did not just read God’s Law to the people, they “expounded” that law, ‘putting meaning into it and giving understanding’ of God’s Word.—Nehemiah 8:8. 6, 7. 	 E pelā mo te ‵fokiatuga o te kau Iutaia mai Papelonia, ne seki faitau fua ne Esela mo nisi tāgata ata‵mai a te Tulafono a te Atua ki tino, kae ne “fakamalamalama” atu ne latou te tulafono tenā, “ke malama‵lama latou” i te Muna a te Atua.—Neemia 8:8.


Subjection to her husband means what for a wife? 	 Se a te uiga o te fakalogo o te fafine avaga ki tena avaga?


19 Meditating on God’s Word and contemplating the reminders found therein will likewise enable us to do this—“earnestly long for (expect and hasten) the coming” of that day, yes, to be in “constant expectation” of it. 	 19 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki te Muna a te Atua mo fakamasauaga kolā e maua mai i ei, ka fai ei ke mafai o fai ne tatou a te mea tenei—“te nofo fakamoemoe ki (olioli kae fakava‵vave) te oko mai” o te aso tenā, e tonu, ko te “nofo fakatalitali faeloa” ki ei.


• Why may it be a challenge for a wife to respect her husband? 	 • Kaia e mafai ei o faigata ke fakalogo se fafine ki tena avaga?


The joy we experienced when we first learned the primary Bible teachings can remain with us indefinitely if we continue without letup searching into “the deep things of God.” 	 E mafai eiloa o tumau a te fiafia ne maua ne tatou i te taimi muamua ne iloa ei ne tatou a akoakoga fakavae mai i te Tusi Tapu, māfai e tumau tatou e aunoa mo te ‵fiu i te ‵sala atu ki “fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua.”


(2 Sam. 15:13) Wondering how Absalom has been able to marshal such support, David asks: “O Jehovah, why have my adversaries become many? Why are many rising up against me? 	 (2 Samuelu 15:13) Mai te mafaufau ki te auala e mafai ne Apisaloma o fai a tino ke ‵lago atu ki a ia, ne ‵sili atu a Tavita, penei: “Te Aliki, ko oko eiloa i te tokouke o oku fili, e tokouke foki a latou kolā e ‵teke mai ki a au!


Should we not imitate him as we zealously fulfill our commission to ‘make disciples of people of all the nations, teaching them to observe all the things Jesus has commanded’? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o fakaakoako tatou ki a ia mai te ga‵lue mo te loto finafinau o fakataunu te ‵tou galuega ke ‘fai a soko mai tino o fenua katoa, kae akoako foki latou ke faka‵logo ki fakatonuga a Iesu’?


The riders of the chariots are angels, likely groups or divisions of angels. 	 A tino faka‵tele i kaliota ne agelu, kāti se potukau io me ne kau agelu.


18 Our moments of private prayer afford us an invaluable opportunity—occasions for intimate, confidential talk to our heavenly Father. 	 18 A te faiga o ‵tou ‵talo e maua i ei ne tatou se avanoaga tāua ‵ki—se taimi ke fakapili‵pili kae taku atu foki ki te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi a mea kolā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


“We keep these letters and read them when we are feeling low. 	 “E tausi ne māua a tusi kae fai‵tau ki ei māfai ko loto vāivāi māua.


14 While waiting at a train station, a Christian woman in Korea approached a student who was listening to music on his headphones. 	 14 A koi fakatali se fafine Kelisiano i Kolea ki se tuleni, ne fanatu eiloa a ia ki se tamaliki akoga telā e fakalogologo ki pese i mea kolā e faka‵piki ki ana taliga.


What counsel does God’s Word give us about controlling our emotions? 	 Ne a pati polopoloki e tuku mai i te Muna a te Atua ki te auala e pule faka‵lei atu ei tatou ki ‵tou lagonaga?


(Gal. 6:4) Rather than compare what we do with what others do, we should focus on what we personally are able to do. 	 (Kalatia 6:4) I lō te fakatautau ‵tou mea e fai ki mea e fai ne nisi tino, e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu tatou ki mea kolā e mafai ne tatou taki tokotasi o fai.


Ask yourself, ‘Do I enjoy listening to someone in the media because I agree with his political leaning?’ 	 Fesili ifo ki a koe eiloa, ‘E mata, e fiafia au o fakalogologo ki se tino fakasalalau ona ko te mea e ‵lago atu au ki ana manatu i mea fakapolitiki?’


(Ps. 40:8) David studied God’s law and meditated deeply on it. 	 (Salamo 40:8) Ne sukesuke a Tavita ki te Tulafono a te Atua kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei.


Thus, the apostle Paul wrote: “Do not be getting drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but keep getting filled with spirit.”(Eph. 5:18) He also admonished the aged women in the congregation not to be “enslaved to a lot of wine.”—Titus 2:3. 	 Kae ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ke mo a e ko‵nā koutou i te uaina, telā e fakamasei ne ia a koutou, ka ke ‵fonu koutou i te Agaga.” (Efeso 5:18) Ne fakamalosi foki ne ia a loma‵tua i te fakapotopotoga ke mo a ma fai e pelā me ne “pologa a te kava.”—Tito 2:3.


Jehovah added: “This is my name to time indefinite, and this is the memorial of me to generation after generation.” 	 Tenā toku igoa ki te se gata mai. Tenei toku igoa ke fakaigoa ei au ne tupulaga katoa fakamuli.”


Far from it. 	 Ikai.


9 To illustrate, think of a house that is run-down—the gutters are falling off, windows are broken, and ceiling panels are water damaged. 	 9 Ke fai se fakatusa, mafaufau ki se fale telā ko ‵tulu valevale—ko ‵to ki lalo a alāvai, ko fati a famalama, kae ko ‵tulu valevale foki a te fakaalo.


So when you are corrected, why not look for nuggets of wisdom in what is being said? 	 Tela la, kafai e fakatonutonu atu koe, kaia e se kilo atu ei koe ki te poto telā e fakaasi mai i ei?


An impatient king disregards the explicit instructions of God’s prophet. 	 Ne seki fakalogo se tupu telā e se fia faka‵tali ki fakatonuga mai te pelofeta a te Atua.


These are the delightful prospects awaiting those who recognize the sign of the times. 	 Konei eiloa a mea ‵gali e fakatali‵tali ki ei a tino kolā e lavea ne latou a te fakailoga o taimi konei.


If we give in to them, we may neglect our spiritual needs. 	 Kafai e fakaaogā ‵se ne tatou, e mafai o fai ei ke manatu mā‵mā tatou ki ‵tou manakoga faka-te-agaga.


The record of a plea in such a case dated to the seventh century B.C.E. It was found near Ashdod. 	 E isi se tala ki se vaegā tagi penei telā ne fai i te fitu senitenali T.L.M. Ne maua te tala tenei i tafa o Ashdod.


So here we find another reason for watchfulness. 	 E manakogina ke mataala faeloa tatou e pelā mo Iesu.


19 Draw Close to God—A Judge Who Is Firm for What Is Right 	 Ke Faka‵logo Kae Loto ‵Toa e Pelā mo Keliso


(2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 5:19) Rather than being miraculously protected, Jehovah’s servants are, in fact, the prime target of Satan. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:4; 1 Ioane 5:19) I lō te puipui fakavavega ne ia tatou, e saga tonu a Satani o taua atu ki tavini a Ieova.


How did apostate Christianity become disunited? 	 Ne mavae‵vae pefea a aposetate i te Lotu Kelisiano?


What a wise move! 	 Se faifaiga poto ‵ki tenā!


• What proof is there that faith enables us to endure adversity? 	 15. Ka fesoasoani mai pefea a te mafaufau ki te fakatuanaki o Palako?


She is just one of many young Christians who bring praise to Jehovah by practicing the things they have learned from his Word. 	 Ne maua ne Elisapeta a mea aogā mai te polokalame telā e fai ne Molimau a Ieova i te Akoga mō Tino Talai.


Are there individuals like that today? 	 E mata, e isi ne tino penā i aso nei?


ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 	 PESE: 29, 45


What a marvelous inheritance to be able to pass on to them! 	 E pefea te fakaofoofogia o mea kolā ne mafai o tuku atu ki a latou!


(Gen. 5:2) These wicked, disobedient angels will be destroyed in God’s due time. 	 (Kene. 5:2) Ka fakaseai atu agelu ‵teke kae matagā konei i te taimi tonu o te Atua.


In your case, how has the Almighty shown that “his understanding is beyond measure”? 	 Kae i tou tulaga, ne fakaasi atu pefea ne te Atua Malosi Katoatoa me “e se mafai o fuafuagina tena poto”?


Serving whole-souled means using all your strength and energy to the fullest extent possible for you in God’s service. 	 A te tavini atu mo te loto kātoa e fakauiga eiloa ki te fakaaogāga o tou malosi ki te toe mea e mafai ne koe i te tavini atu ki te Atua.


What are some benefits of not rushing into marriage? 	 Ne a nisi mea aoga e maua mai i te sē taumafai ke avaga fakavave?


They quit their jobs, gave up their sailboat, and moved to Mexico. 	 Ne tiakina ne lāua a lā galuega, fakatau atu ki tua a te lā pōti, kae olo ki Mexico.


How did Jesus deal with the “evil slave” and with all who have shown the same spirit? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Iesu ki te “tavini sē fakamaoni” mo tino katoa kolā ne fakaasi atu ne latou a uiga penā?


Let us concentrate on keeping Jehovah’s orders, remembering that ‘all our ways are in front of him.’ 	 Ke ‵saga eiloa tatou o tausi ki fakatonuga a Ieova, kae ke masaua me ‘e lavea ne ia a mea katoa kolā e fai ne tatou.’


Studying how Jehovah directed them will be of great encouragement to us in our service. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 	 Kae ko fakatakitakiga mai Tulafono konā e tuku mai i ei ki a tatou ne akoakoga tāua e uiga ki te loto fakafetai telā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tino tapuaki a Ieova.


• What Scriptural examples can help us to keep on the watch? 	 • Ne a tala i te Tusi Tapu ka fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula?


THRILLING YEARS AT BETHEL 	 TAUSAGA FAKAFIAFIA I TE PETELI


Not at all! (1 Thess. 4:18) Rather, it means that our love must not be limited to words, especially when the circumstances call for action. 	 E se penā eiloa! (1 Tesa. 4:18) I lō te fai penā, e fakauiga eiloa me i te ‵tou a‵lofa e se ‵tau fua o fakaasi atu i pati, maise eiloa māfai e manakogina a faifaiga.


However, the Bible prophets who spoke about the end were not trying to explain baffling events of their day. 	 E ui i ei, ne seki fakaiku aka ne pelofeta i loto i te Tusi Tapu ke fakamatala mai ne latou a te pogai ne ‵tupu ei a mea ma‵sei i olotou aso.


The early Christians lived in a multicultural and multireligious world. 	 Ne ola a Kelisiano i aso mua i se lalolagi telā e aofia i ei a tino mo talitonuga kese‵kese.


What he did in the past gives us basis for confidence. 	 A mea ne fai ne ia i aso ko ‵teka e tuku mai i ei se fakavae mō te loto talitonu katoatoa.


At Pentecost 33 C.E., the greater High Priest, the resurrected Jesus Christ, poured out holy spirit upon the small group of 120 disciples gathered in Jerusalem. 	 I te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne ‵ligi ifo ne te Faitaulaga Sili, ko Iesu Keliso telā ko oti ne fakatu aka, a te agaga tapu ki luga i se potukau foliki o soko e toko 120 kolā ne maopoopo i Ielusalema.


Many families take time to make family application of the material studied. 	 E fakaaoga faka‵lei ne kāiga a te taimi ke mafau‵fau ki te auala e aoga ei ki te kāiga a te mataupu telā e suke‵suke ki ei.


There are many benefits to doing so. 	 E uke ‵ki eiloa a mea aogā e mafai o maua mai i ei.


You will probably agree that compared with him, you know little. 	 Kāti ka lotomalie eiloa koe me e foliki ‵ki tau mea e iloa māfai e fakatusa ki a ia.


Otherwise, we may be ensnared by “the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life.” (1 John 2:16) Or we may mistakenly believe that yielding to the desires of the flesh will bring refreshment. 	 Kafai e se penā, e mafai o maleigina tatou ne “manakoga agasala, ko mea e matea ne tino kae ma‵nako ki ei, mo mea katoa i te lalolagi nei kolā e fakamata‵mata ki ei a tino.” (1 Ioane 2:16) Io me e mafai o faka‵segina tatou ke tali‵tonu me i te ‵sala atu ki manakoga o te foitino ka aumai ne ia a fakamalosiga.


6, 7. (a) What is “love free from hypocrisy”? (b) What are some examples of counterfeit love? 	 6, 7. (a) Se a te “alofa fakaloiloi”? (e) Ne a nisi fakaakoakoga o te alofa fakaloiloi?


Peter and his associates “brought the boats back to land and abandoned everything and followed [Jesus].”—Luke 5:1-11. 	 Ne aumai ne Petelu mo ana taugasoa “a pōti ki uta i te fenua, tiaki ne latou olotou mea katoa kae tau‵tali atu i a [Iesu].”—Luka 5:1-11.


(Matt. 12:42) What can we say about the love Jesus displayed by surrendering his soul in behalf of others except that “no one has love greater than this”?—John 15:13. 	 (Mataio 12:42) Ne a pati e mafai o fai atu ne tatou e uiga ki te alofa ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu i te tukumaiga o tena ola mō nisi tino telā e fai ei pelā me ko “te alofa tafasili e ‵tau o fakaasi” atu?—Ioane 15:13.


“The result of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches and glory and life.” 	 “Fakalogo ki te Aliki, kae loto maulalo, kae ka maua ne koe te maumea, te fakaaloalogina mo te ola leva.”


Soon he will come to destroy the wicked and bring about vast changes to this entire globe. 	 E se leva kae ka vau a ia o fakaseai a tino amio matagā kae fai foki a ‵fuliga ‵lasi ki te lalolagi kātoa tenei.


We could thus hinder the free flow of holy spirit in our personal lives as well as in the congregation. 	 Ko taofi foki i ei ne tatou a te galue o te agaga tapu i ‵tou olaga totino e pelā foki mo te fakapotopotoga.


14 Nebuchadnezzar’s religious devotion went particularly to Marduk, the chief god of Babylon. 	 14 Ne tapuaki eiloa a Nepukanesa ki a Matuka, te atua sili o te kau Papelonia.


The priest cried out: ‘Stop preaching! 	 Ne pakalaga atu te faifeau tenā penei: ‘Fakagata tau talaiga!


15. (a) Why was appreciation for Jehovah’s qualities beneficial to Moses? (b) What questions might help us to think deeply about each of Jehovah’s qualities? 	 15. (a) Kaia ne aogā ei a te malamalama mo te loto fakafetai o Mose mō uiga ‵gali o Ieova ki a ia? (e) Ne a fesili e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki uiga ‵gali takitasi o Ieova?


“Before [God] I kept pouring out my concern,” he said. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “Ko kalaga atu au ki te Aliki mō se fesoasoani; au e fakatagi ki a ia.


However, the Bible teaches that the dead who are in God’s memory will be resurrected. 	 Kae e akoako mai te Tusi Tapu me ka toe faka‵tu mai ki te ola ne te Atua a tino ‵mate kolā e masaua ne ia.


What really are our family’s priorities? 	 Ne a eiloa a mea e fakamuamua ne te motou kāiga?


As a result, their faith in Jehovah and their trust in him became stronger! 	 Ona ko mea konā, ne gasolo aka ei o malosi te lotou fakatuanaki ki a Ieova mo te lotou loto tali‵tonu ki a ia!


In faith, we put full trust in the outworking of God’s purposes. 	 E uiga ki te ‵tou fakatuanaki, e tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou me ka fakataunu ne te Atua ana fuafuaga.


In fact, we can expect the fulfillment of it very soon. 	 A te tonuga loa, e mafai ne tatou o fakamoe‵moe me ko pili mai te fakataunuga tenā.


Why Be Reasonable in Our Expectations? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o ‵Lei ‵Tou Fakamoemoega?


Jehovah helps us by means of his holy spirit, and thus our weakness magnifies his power. 	 Kae e auala i ‵tou vai‵vaiga e fakaasi faka‵lei mai i ei a tena malosi.


Keeping this principle in mind helps us answer such questions as: ‘Should I pursue plans for an advanced education? 	 A te mafaufau ki te fakatakitakiga tenei ka fesoasoani mai ke tali aka a fesili konei: E mata, e ‵tau mo au o kausaki atu ki akoakoga ma‵luga?


22 Of course, as imperfect humans, we cannot walk precisely in the footsteps of our perfect Exemplar. 	 22 E tonu, e pelā me ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa, e se mafai o tau‵tali katoatoa atu tatou i kalafaga o te ‵tou Fakaakoakoga Sili telā e ‵lei katoatoa.


In “a new song” addressed to “the Lamb,” they sing: “With your blood you bought persons for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.” 	 Ne usu atu ne latou “se pese fou” ki “te Tama Mamoe” penei: “Mai i tou toto ne ‵togi ei ne koe a tino mō te Atua mai i matakāiga katoa, ‵gana katoa, tino katoa, mo fenua katoa. Ne fai ne koe a latou mo fai se malo mo faitaulaga ki te ‵tou Atua, kae ka pule latou ki te lalolagi e pelā me ne tupu.”


What kind of resurrection is it? 	 Se a te vaegā faka‵tumaiga tenā?


(Psalm 119:66) As we make decisions in life and act on them, we take into account “realities we do not see.” 	 (Salamo 119:66) I taimi e fai ei a ‵tou fakaikuga i te olaga kae gasue‵sue e ‵tusa mo mea konā, e mafau‵fau eiloa tatou ki mea ‵tonu kolā “e se matea ki mata.”


Whether we have a lot of knowledge or just a little, an abundance of teaching skills or just a few, the love we show will go a long way in reaching the hearts of those to whom we preach. 	 Faitalia me e uke io me mu‵tana a mea e iloa ne tatou, e lasi a te atamai io me e foliki fua i te akoako atu, a te alofa e fakaasi atu ne tatou ka fesoasoani atu eiloa ke fakaoko atu te fekau ki loto o tino kolā e talai tatou ki ei.


(Romans 5:8) Indeed, this is the only event he commanded his disciples to observe. 	 (Loma 5:8) E tonu me tenei eiloa te aso e tasi ne fakatonu atu ne ia ke fakamanatu ne ana soko.


We must do this in ways that are clearly evident to others. 	 E ‵tau o fai ne tatou te mea tenei i auala kolā e lavea ‵lei ne nisi tino.


(Gen. 27:46–28:3) Because Jacob made this choice that required patience and sacrifice, he became a forefather of the Messiah. 	 (Kene. 27:46–28:3) Ona ko Iakopo ne fai ne ia a te filifiliga tenei telā e manakogina i ei a te kufaki mo te fakalogo katoatoa, ne fai tou tagata mo tupuga o te Mesia.


Who can heal the wounds of war? [Picture Credit Line on page 2] 	 Ko oi e mafai ne ia o faka‵lei aka a ikuga sē ‵lei o taua?


Respect Authority 	 Ke Fakaasi Atu a te Āva ki Pulega


He came into contact with Jehovah’s Witnesses, who showed him from the Bible why life is so full of problems today.—Matthew 24:3-14; 2 Timothy 3:1-5. 	 Ne fesokotaki atu a Molimau a Ieova ki a ia, telā ne fakaasi atu ei ne latou mai i te Tusi Tapu a te pogai ko ‵fonu katoa ei a te olaga i fakalavelave i aso nei.—Mataio 24:3-14; 2 Timoteo 3:1-5.


If you do, you may find that you have extra time and energy for the more important things in life—helping people and serving God, who gave you all that you have.—Matthew 6:24; Acts 17:28. 	 Kafai e fai ne koe, e mafai ei o iloa ne koe me ko fakaopoopo atu a nisi taimi mo te malosi mō mea kolā e sili atu i te tāua i te olaga—mai te fesoasoani atu ki tino kae tavini atu ki te Atua, telā ne tuku atu ne ia a mea katoa kolā ko maua ne koe.—Mataio 6:24; Galuega 17:28.


4 First, consider the account of the Flood of Noah’s day. 	 4 Muamua la, ke mafau‵fau ki te tala o te Lolo i taimi o Noa.


Between them, they spent more than 40 years in Nazi concentration camps and Communist prisons. 	 Ne fakamāumāu ne laua a tausaga e 40 i falepuipui a te kau Nasi mo te kau Kominisi.


The Bible identifies our Creator as the one to make this change. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me i te ‵tou Mafuaga ko te tino telā ka fai ne ia te ‵fuliga tenei.


What, then, does Jehovah’s forgiveness mean for us? 	 Tela la, se a te uiga o te loto fakamagalo o Ieova ki a tatou?


Jesus spoke those words at about noontime. 	 Ne fai ne Iesu a pati konei i te fakaafiafi.


We likewise help others “to search for Jehovah.” 	 E mafai foki o fesoasoani atu tatou ki nisi tino ke “‵sala ki a Ieova.”


11 In the days of Milton and Newton, to express ideas contrary to official doctrine of the church was dangerous. 	 11 I aso o Milton mo Newton, se mea fakamataku eiloa māfai e fakaasi atu ne se tino a manatu kolā e se fetaui mo akoakoga a te lotu.


Hence, reviewing those thoughts and feelings can in a way renew and refresh your first love for the truth.—Read Psalm 119:151, 152; 143:5. 	 Tela la, kafai e toe mafaufau ki mafaufauga mo lagonaga konā, e mafai eiloa o fakafou kae fakamalosi aka ei te alofa telā ne maua ne koe i te kamataga mō te munatonu.—Faitau te Salamo 119:151, 152; 143:5.


But why do we need to make wise decisions? 	 Kae kaia e ‵tau ei mo tatou o fai a fakaikuga ‵poto?


May we be determined to ‘sing to Jehovah throughout our life and make melody to him as long as we are.’—Ps. 104:33. 	 Ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ‘ke pese atu ki te Aliki i ‵tou olaga kātoa; i aso katoa e ola ei au, ka tavae atu faeloa au ki toku Atua.’—Salamo 104:33.


Of course, if no egg is released, fertilization cannot occur. 	 E tonu, kafai e seai se fuamoa e fanatu i tena tamilosaga, e se mafai foki o isi se mea e fakafua mai i ei.


Lawless, selfish, and ungodly attitudes abound. 	 Ko ‵fonu a koga valevale i amioga ma‵sei, te kaimanako mo faifaiga sē amioatua.


Only with the support of God’s spirit would they have the strength to endure in giving “a witness to all the nations.” 	 Ne mafai fua o maua ne latou te malosi ke tumau i te tukuatuga o “te molimau ki tino katoa io me ki atufenua katoa,” mai te ‵lago atu o te agaga o te Atua.


▪ Haughty.—2 Timothy 3:2. 	 ▪ Fia ma‵luga.—2 Timoteo 3:2.


Why might it take time to reach a decision at an elders’ meeting? 	 Kaia e e uke ei a taimi e manakogina ke fai se fakaikuga i te fono a toeaina?


Despite their past, none of Jacob’s sons were excluded from his blessings 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga ka maua ne tino kolā e ‵kilo atu ki uiga ‵lei i tino katoa?


Those who could not do such work donated food, supplies, and money. 	 Ne tuku atu ne tino kolā e se mafai ne latou o fai a galuega konā a meakai, tupe mo nisi mea aka.


(John 5:28, 29) Just like Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, they will come out as humans, not spirit creatures. 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29) E pelā mo Lasalo telā ne toe fakaola ne Iesu, ka toe‵tu aka latou i te feitu faka-te-foitino kae se ko te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Holy Spirit or the World’s Spirit? 	 Te Agaga Tapu io me ko te Agaga o te Lalolagi?


COVER SUBJECT: A WORLD WITHOUT PREJUDICE—WHEN? 	 MATAUPU I TE ‵KAVA: SE LALOLAGI E SEAI SE FAKAILOGA TINO I EI—MĀFEA LA?


See if some area merits additional attention in your marriage. 	 Ke onoono aka māfai e isi ne manatu e aogā ki tau fakaipoipoga.


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The answers to these questions will not only tell us how we should view worshipping at shrines but also help us to understand the kind of worship that truly pleases God. 	 A te tali ki fesili konei ka se fai mai fua i ei a te kilokiloga e ‵tau o maua ne tatou kae e fesoasoani mai foki ke malamalama tatou i te vaegā tapuakiga e fiafia tonu ki ei te Atua.


A spiritually inclined person keenly values spiritual things. 	 A te tino faka-te-agaga e fakatāua malosi ne ia a mea faka-te-agaga.


‘Yes,’ thought the poet, ‘how often we find ourselves powerless in the face of events totally beyond our control so that even the best-laid schemes often come to absolutely nothing.’ 	 ‘Ao,’ ko ana pati, ‘ko fakafia taimi ne lagona ei ne tatou te ‵tou sē aogā māfai e fe‵paki tatou mo mea kolā e se mafai o pule atu tatou ki ei, ko se taunu ei a toe palani ‵lei kolā ne fuafua faka‵lei ne tatou.’


You may even want to memorize a few of them. 	 Kāti e fia faka‵mau aka ne koe a nai pati konā i tou mafaufau.


Lessons for All of Us 	 Ne Akoakoga mō Tatou Katoa


Jesus Christ has been ruling in heaven for close to a hundred years. 	 Toeitiiti kae kātoa te selau tausaga ne pule mai ei a Iesu Keliso i te lagi.


Peter wrote: “Beloved ones, having this advance knowledge, be on your guard that you may not be led away with them [false teachers within the Christian congregation] by the error of the law-defying people and fall from your own steadfastness.”—2 Pet. 3:17. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ka ko koutou e oku taugasoa, ko leva eiloa ne iloa ne koutou a te mea nei. Tela la, ke matapula koutou, ke mo a e takitaki ‵se koutou ne [faiakoga ‵loi i loto i te fakapotopotoga] tino ofa tulafono kae pa‵ku ei koutou mai otou tulaga ‵mautakitaki.”—2 Petelu 3:17.


The publications brought in backpacks over the Giant Mountains represented an important supply of Bible literature for the German Witnesses. 	 A te aumaiga o tusi i taga e amo i tua i luga i Mauga ‵Lasi (Giant Mountains) e fakaata mai i ei se aofaki tāua o tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu mō Molimau i Siamani.


If we are to progress to Christian maturity, we must learn to distinguish right from wrong and then make decisions that reflect our own convictions, not those of someone else. 	 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke ga‵solo ki mua e pelā me ne Kelisiano ma‵tua ‵lei, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou o faka‵kese a te mea tonu mai te mea ‵se ko fai ei a filifiliga ‵tonu, kae e se ko filifiliga a nisi tino.


16 Solomon was a very active king. 	 16 E uke a galuega ne fai ne Solomona.


(Isa. 32:1, 2) Commenting on a reason why she felt that this quality is so important, one sister noted: “Only if an elder is approachable will we be able to benefit from any other fine qualities he may have.” 	 (Isa. 32:1, 2) I tena faipatiga ki te pogai ne mafaufau ei a ia i te uiga tenei e tāua ‵ki, ne fai mai se tuagane e tokotasi: “Ka mafai o maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai i nisi uiga ‵gali o se toeaina māfai fua tou tagata e uiga faigofie.”


This article offers practical suggestions that, when applied, will certainly help us to ‘let our light shine’ more fully. 	 E tuku mai i te mataupu tenei a manatu fesoasoani kolā ka fesoasoani mai eiloa ke ‘maina katoatoa atu ‵tou mainaga.’


Textiles and Dyes in Bible Times, No. 3 	 Laugatu mo Vali i Taimi o te Tusi Tapu, Napa 3


There is no doubt that Jehovah draws these rightly disposed ones to him. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne aumai ne Ieova a tino loto ‵lei konei ki a ia.


For example, your employer may regularly ask you to work overtime on evenings and weekends—times that you have set aside for family worship, field service, and Christian meetings. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai o fakamolemole mai faeloa ‵tou pule ke ga‵lue ovataimi i afiafi io me ko fakaotiga o vaiaso—taimi kolā ne fakaavanoa ne koe mō te tapuakiga a kāiga, galuega talai, mo fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


The idea of a world ruler is unpopular because no man or woman could do the job well. 	 A te manatu e uiga ki se tino pule i te lalolagi e se taliagofie me e seai se tagata io me se fafine e mafai o fai faka‵lei ne ia a te galuega.


Jesus and his Father take note of both our faith and our ministry. 	 E lavea ne Iesu mo tena Tamana a ‵tou fakatuanaki mo ‵tou mea e fai i te galuega talai.


8 How had the Israelites come to be in such a state? 	 8 Ne oko atu pefea a te kau Isalaelu ki se vaegā tulaga penā?


No one is immune to the effects of discouragement. 	 E seai se tino e mafai o sao faeloa mai i te loto vāivāi.


(Gen. 2:18, 24) Some 1,600 years later, Jesus Christ taught his listeners to adhere to the same righteous principles regarding marriage and sexual morality.—Matt. 5:28; 19:4, 5. 	 (Kene. 2:18, 24) I se 1,600 tausaga mai tua ifo, ne akoako ne Iesu Keliso ana tino fakalogo‵logo ke tau‵tali ki akoakoga fakavae amio‵tonu e uiga ki te avaga mo faifaiga fakatauavaga.—Mata. 5:28; 19:4, 5.


(Proverbs 29:2) The Bible book of First Kings vividly demonstrates the truth of this proverb. 	 (Faataoto 29:2) E fakaasi manino mai i te tusi ko te Muamua Tupu a te ‵tonu o te tulaga tenei.


3 Our close relationship with Jehovah is one reason why we are no part of the world. 	 3 A te pogai e tasi e se fai ei tatou e pelā me ne vaega o te lalolagi, ko te ‵tou fesokotakiga pili mo Ieova.


(Matthew 12:1-5) Of course, those self-righteous men may well have read that inspired account recorded at 1 Samuel 21:1-6. 	 (Mataio 12:1-5) E tonu, kāti ko oti eiloa ne fai‵tau a tāgata fia amio‵tonu konei ki te tala tenā i te 1 Samuelu 21:1-6.


Reasonably, such issues would not have been a serious concern during Adam’s life span or even prior to Noah’s day. 	 E manino ‵lei, me i vaegā fakalavelave penā e se ne fakalavelave ‵lasi i aso o Atamu io me mai mua o aso o Noa.


(Zech. 5:3) Usually, only one side of a scroll was used, so this scroll clearly contains a weighty and serious message. Stealing of any kind has no place among Christians (See paragraphs 5-7) 	 (Saka. 5:3) E masani sāle o fakaaoga fua te feitu e tasi o te pelugā tusi, ko tena uiga e maua eiloa i te pelugā tusi tenei se fekau ‵mafa kae tāua.


4 Jehovah is an awe-inspiring Creator. 	 4 A Ieova se Mafuaga fakaofoofogia.


(Deuteronomy 4:24; Isaiah 42:8) Nevertheless, Jehovah does not force us to worship him. 	 (Teutelonome 4:24; Isaia 42:8) Kae ui ei, e se faimālō ne Ieova tatou ke tapuaki atu ki a ia.


Jehovah later referred to Jesus as “my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.” 	 Ne fakasino fakamuli atu a Ieova ki a Iesu e pelā me ko “taku Tama, ko taku fagasele telā ko oti ne talia ne au.”


Jehovah Will Not Forget Your Work 	 E se Mafai Eiloa o Puli i a Ieova Au Galuega


“I felt regret. . . . 	 “Ne lagona ne au te salamō. . . .


But look carefully at 2 Peter 1:19, and you will see that the New World Translation uses commas to set off the parenthetical phrase “until day dawns and a daystar rises” from earlier words in the verse and from the expression “in your hearts.” 	 Kae ke onoono faka‵lei ki te 2 Petelu 1:19, kae ka matea atu ne koe i ei me e fakaaogā ne te Tusi Tapu ko te New World Translation a koma ke faka‵kese ei te tugāpati ko “te mafaga o te ata, mo te mainaga o te fetu ao” mai nisi pati i te fuaiupu, penā foki loa mo te suā tugāpati “i otou loto.”


November 1, 2010 	 Novema 1, 2010


Faithful servants of Jehovah can anticipate what good things from the Grand Provider? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o olioli ki ei a tavini fakamaoni a Ieova mai te Tino Sili telā e tuku mai ne ia a mea katoa?


How we need this encouragement as we await the fulfillment of Jehovah’s promises!—2 Pet. 3:13. 	 E manakogina foki ne tatou a fakamalosiga penā “koi fakatali‵tali tatou ki ei e ‵tusa mo folafolaga a [Ieova].”—2 Pe. 3:13.


Then all of the 144,000 will share with Jesus in conquering the kings of the earth. 	 Tenā ko ‵kau atu ei te toko 144,000 ki a Iesu i te fakatakavalega o tupu o te lalolagi.


It said: “While these verses are not stated in medical terms, Witnesses view them as ruling out transfusion of whole blood, packed RBCs [red blood cells], and plasma, as well as WBC [white blood cell] and platelet administration.” 	 E fai mai penei te tusi tenā: “E tiga eiloa e se tusi mai a fuaiupu konei i tugāpati fakatokita, e ‵kilo atu a Molimau ki ei a pelā me se fakatapuga o te ‵sukiga o te toto kātoa, RBCs [sela ‵kula] kolā ko oti ne vae keatea, mo te sua, e pelā foki mo te fakaaogāga o te WBC [sela ‵kena] mo te vaega ko te platelet.”


(Proverbs 24:29) Remember how David maintained his respect for Saul even when the king strayed from following God’s counsel. 	 (Faataoto 24:29) Ke masaua me ne āva faeloa a Tavita ki a Saulo faitalia me ne seki tautali atu te tupu tenā ki fakatonuga a te Atua.


Both are to carry out their roles as “one flesh.” 	 E ‵tau o “tasi . . . lāua” i te fakataunuga o lā tiute.


This one came to him in the night and said to him: ‘Rabbi, we know that you as a teacher have come from God; for no one can perform these signs that you perform unless God is with him.’ 	 Ne vau a ia ki a Iesu i te po, kae ne fai mai ki a ia, ‘Te Faiakoga, e iloa ne matou i a koe ko te faiakoga ne vau mai i te Atua, i te mea e seai se tino e mafai ne ia o fai fakailoga konei ne fai ne koe, seiloga ko i a ia te Atua.’


However, at times, the incense offerings of the Israelites were disgusting to Jehovah. 	 E tigā te feitu tenā, e isi ne taimi, ne takalialia a Ieova ki mea ma‵nogi kolā ne ofo atu ne tino Isalaelu.


• How did Paul benefit from regular personal study of the Scriptures? 	 • Ne aogā pefea ki a Paulo a te sukesuke faeloa ki te Tusi Tapu?


The Watch Tower Publications Index contains a list of dozens of life stories that have appeared in the Watchtower and Awake! magazines. 	 E laulau mai ne te tusi ko te Watch Tower Publications Index a te fia o tala o tino kolā ne ‵lomi mai i te avā mekesini ko Te Faleleoleo Maluga mo te Ala Mai!


(Eph. 4:29) Each of us should be alert to observe “the need” that others have. 	 (Efe. 4:29) E ‵tau o matapula‵pula tatou katoa ki mea kolā e “manakogina” ne nisi tino.


(1 Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:5) That principle should influence the day-to-day behavior of all genuine Christians, including us today. 	 (1 Kolinito 2:16; Filipi 2:5) E ‵tau o galue te fakatakitakiga fakavae tenā i mea e fai ne Kelisiano ‵tonu katoa, e aofia ei a tatou i aso nei.


Some of the names in this article have been changed. 	 Ko oti ne ‵fuli a igoa o nisi tino i te mataupu tenei.


He judges people on the basis of whether they gave support to Christ’s anointed brothers. 	 E fakamasino aka ne ia a tino e uiga ki te lotou ‵lago atu ki taina fakaekegina o Keliso io me ko te lotou sē ‵lago atu ki a latou.


On what do dedicated Christians agree with Paul? 4 Dedication to God is made willingly, not grudgingly, as if it entailed a huge sacrifice. 	 4 A te tukuatuga ki te Atua, se mea e fai mo te loto fiafia, e aunoa mo te fāmeo, e pelā me e aofia i ei a mea faiga‵ta e uke.


20 Each day, we are confronted with choices and decisions that test our loyalty. 	 20 E fe‵paki tatou i aso takitasi mo filifiliga mo fakaikuga kolā e tofotofogina i ei ‵tou fakamaoni.


The World Book Encyclopedia acknowledges this prayer’s important place in all religions of Christendom, calling it one of the “basic statements of Christian faith.” 	 E fakaasi mai i The World Book Encyclopedia a te tāua o te ‵talo tenei ki lotu Kelisiano ‵Se katoa, kae e fakaigoa ne ia me ko te “fakamatalaga fakavae eiloa e tasi o te talitonuga Kelisiano.”


How is the necessary money to be found? 	 E maua pefea a tupe kolā e manakogina?


However, the term “simple” can be misleading, for all living things—even microscopic single-celled organisms—are incredibly complex. 	 Kae ko te tugapati “faigofie” e mafai o faka‵se tino, me i mea ola katoa—ke oko ki tamā manu kolā e mafai o lavea ki mea fakaata—e mafai eiloa o faigata ke malamalama i ei.


The heavens, yes, the heaven of the heavens, themselves cannot contain you; how much less, then, this house that I have built!” (1 Kings 8:27) If Jehovah does not dwell in the physical heaven, what is the heaven where he does dwell? 	 A te lasi o te lagi e se taitai o ofi koe i ei, kae e pefea o ofi koe i loto i te Faletapu tenei ne faite ne au?” (1 Tupu 8:27) Kafai e se nofo atu a Ieova i te lagi mo te lalolagi tenei, se a la te lagi e nofo atu ei a ia?


How can all of us share in building one another up? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou katoa o fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino?


When imperfect humans are given authority, they often develop an inflated sense of their own importance. 	 Kafai e tuku atu ki tagata se tulaga pule, e masani sāle o sae aka te uiga fia sili.


Flee From “Babylon the Great” 	 ‵Tele Keatea Mai “Papelonia Takutakua”


Consider the following verses from the Bible itself: 	 Ke mafaufau ki te fakasologa o tusi siki konei mai te Tusi Tapu:


And it must occur that when they sound with the horn of the ram, . . . all the people should shout a great war cry; and the wall of the city must fall down flat.” 	 Ka oti, ko fakatagi ei ne latou se nota loa eiloa e tasi . . . e ‵tau o ka‵laga fakatasi katoa a tāgata ki luga, ko te ‵pui eiloa o te fa‵kai ka maofa ki lalo.”


As a result, mankind will eventually see the fulfillment of Isaiah 11:9, which says: “The earth will certainly be filled with the knowledge of Jehovah as the waters are covering the very sea.” 	 E pelā me ko te ikuga, ka lavea fakamuli atu ne tino a te fakataunuga o te Isaia 11:9, telā e fai mai penei: “A te laukele ka fonu i te malamalama i uiga o te Aliki [ko Ieova], e pela mo te tai e fonu i te suatai.”


Have you thought about how much time the elders spend preparing their parts for meetings, assemblies, and conventions? 	 E mata, kai mafaufau koe ki te aofaki o taimi e fakamāumāu ne toeaina ke fakatoka olotou tofiga mō fakatasiga, fono i fenua, mo fono i atufenua?


What did one brother conclude has helped his marriage? 	 Se a te mea ne fai mai ne se taina me ne fesoasoani atu ki tena fakaipoipoga?


(1 John 3:16) If we cultivate such love in addition to faith and godly fear, we too will be able to display Christlike courage. 	 (1 Ioane 3:16) Kafai e ati aka ne tatou te vaegā alofa penā fakatasi mo te fakatuanaki mo te mataku ki te Atua, ka mafai foki o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te loto toa e pelā mo Keliso.


She came to life right away, and Peter “presented her alive” to fellow Christians. 	 Ne ola mai a ia i te taimi eiloa tenā, kae “ne tuku atu ne [Petelu]” tou fafine ki taina Kelisiano “me ko ola.”


Jesus had to be hanged on a torture stake in order to remove the curse of the Law from the Jews; however, his death had a greater benefit. 	 Ne ‵tau o tautau a Iesu i luga i te sataulo ko te mea ke ave keatea ei a te kaitoa o te Tulafono mai i te kau Iutaia; kae ne sili atu te uke o mea aoga ne maua mai i tena mate.


How might people throughout the district of Asia have heard the truth? 	 Kāti ne lagona pefea ne tino i te kogā koga o Asia te munatonu?


Clearly, there is often wisdom in listening to older, spiritually mature ones. 	 E manino ‵lei, me e maua eiloa te poto mai te fakalogologo ki tino ma‵tua, kolā ko ma‵tua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Single or Childless for a Noble Purpose 	 Ke Nofo Taka io me ke Seai ne Tama‵liki mō se Pogai Aogā


On account of him I have taken the loss of all things and I consider them as a lot of refuse, that I may gain Christ.”—Philippians 3:8. 	 Ko tiaki ne au a mea katoa ona ko ia, ko taku ne au a mea katoa konā ne kaiga ko sē atafaia te elo, ko te mea ke maua ne au a Keliso.”—Filipi 3:8.


The Bible foretold that many would not. 	 Ne ‵valo mai te Tusi Tapu me ka se fai eiloa penā a tino e tokouke.


That would be part of showing them honor and love. 	 A te mea tenā se fakaasiga o te āva mo te alofa ki a latou.


13:8, 9. What a beautiful model Abraham provides in handling differences! 	 13:8, 9. Ma‵faga o fakaakoakoga gali ne tuku mai ne Apelaamo ke faka‵lei aka ei a fakalavelave!


How does the Bible help us to resist temptation? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea te Tusi Tapu ke ‵teke atu tatou ki fakaosoosoga?


However, when civil strife erupted in 1995, civilian traffic along the river was prohibited. 	 Kae i te taimi ne tupu i ei te taua i va o tino o te fenua tenā i te 1995, ne fakatapu ei te oloolo atu o tino valevale i te vaitafe tenā.


Moving Ahead With Organizational Refinements 	 Ke Gasolo Atu ki Mua Fakatasi mo ‵Fuliga ‵Fou i Fakatokaga a te Fakapotopotoga


However, that is not necessarily the case. 	 Kae e se fai eiloa penā i taimi katoa.


Are we wearing all the parts of this spiritual armor? 	 E mata, e pei ne tatou a vaega katoa o te gatu tau faka-te-agaga tenei?


How can you prove your faith 	 E fakamaoni atu pefea ne koe tou fakatuanaki māfai e


Each of us is in a condition far more serious than the one described. 	 E sili atu te masei o te tulaga ko ‵nofo atu tatou taki tokotasi i ei i lō te mea telā ne fakamatala atu.


(Mark 5:25-34) Note the empathy in those words. 	 (Maleko 5:25-34) Onoono ki te atafai telā ne fakaasi atu i ana pati konā.


Still, when I was about 14, I got baptized in a local creek—dipped three times for the Trinity! 	 Kae i te taimi ko 14 ei oku tausaga, ne papatiso au i se vaitafe i te fakai o matou—kae ne ufi fakatolu taimi mō te Tolutasi!


HOW YOU ARE INVOLVED: The pattern we see in Jehovah’s past judgments gives us hope. 	 TE AUALA E AOFIA KOE I EI: A te faifaiga ne lavea ne tatou i fakamasinoga a Ieova ne fai i taimi ko ‵teka e tuku mai i ei se fakamoemoega ki a tatou.


The preceding articles discussed just some of the Bible prophecies that clearly indicate that we are living in “the last days.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5) God inspired the Bible writers to foretell those events so that we might have hope. 	 Ne fakamatala mai i mataupu mai mua a nisi valoaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā e fakaasi manino mai ei me ko ‵nofo nei tatou i “aso fakaoti.” (2 Timoteo 3:1-5) Ne fakaosofia ne te Atua a tino kolā ne tusi ne latou te Tusi Tapu ke ‵valo mai a mea konā ka ‵tupu ko te mea ke isi se ‵tou fakamoemoega.


They also expressed their differing views on the subject. 	 Ne fakaasi atu foki olotou kilokiloga kese‵kese e uiga ki te mataupu.


Now, 63 years later, it still hurts.” 	 Nei la, i te 63 tausaga mai tua ifo, koi logo‵mae eiloa au i ei.”


(1 Peter 2:5; 1 Corinthians 6:11) This is foreshadowed by the sacrifice of the bull. 	 (1 Petelu 2:5; 1 Kolinito 6:11) Ne fakaata mai te mea tenei ne te taulaga o te pulumakau.


10. (a) In many cultures, what sexual practices became a way of life? (b) How did Abraham and Sarah set a good example in their marriage? 	 10. (a) Ne pefea te kilokiloga a fenua e uke e uiga ki faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau? (e) Se a te fakaakoakoga ‵lei ne tuku mai ne Apelaamo mo Sala i te lā olaga avaga?


So the slaves of the householder came up and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow fine seed in your field? 	 Ko olo atu a tino ga‵lue ki te pule o te kāiga kae fai atu ki a ia, ‘Te aliki, ne ‵toki ne koe a fuaga ‵lei i tou manafa!


When scientists study the design of humans, they are baffled. 	 Kafai e suke‵suke a saienitisi ki te foitino o se tino, e ‵segi valevale latou i ei.


(Read Nehemiah 9:25-27; Hos. 13:6-9) Later, under Roman domination, the faithless Jews went so far as to kill the promised Messiah! 	 (Faitau te Neemia 9:25-27; Hosea 13:6-9) Fakamuli ifo, mai lalo i te pulega a Loma, ne iku atu eiloa a tino Iutaia sē fakamaoni ki te tamatega o te Mesia telā ne folafola mai!


20 What future role will Christ and his joint rulers have after the Millennial Reign is completed? 	 20 Se a te tulaga i aso mai mua nei ka maua ne Keliso mo ana tino pule lagolago māfai ko palele atu te Pulega i te Meleniuma?


20 Certain Bible accounts, however, include warning examples. 	 20 Kae e isi ne tala i te Tusi Tapu e ‵tau o fakaeteete tatou i ei.


It is the opposite of foolishness.” 	 E ‵kese mai te valea.”


Why aspire to lofty values? 	 Kaia e taumafai malosi ei koe o fai a te mea telā e tonu?


• Why is it unwise to look to prominent people or to rely on our own feelings when deciding right and wrong? 	 • Kaia e se se faiga poto ke kilo atu ki tino ma‵luga io me ke fakalagolago ki ‵tou lagonaga māfai e fakaiku aka a te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei?


Lasting rulership over “the peoples, national groups and languages” was then vested in “someone like a son of man.” 	 Kae ne tuku atu te pulega ki te “tino ola” ke pule atu ki luga i “tino katoa, malo katoa mo gana kesekese.”


Fish and other creatures moved about in earth’s clear, clean waters. 	 E lavea atu foki a ika mo nisi mea ola i vai ‵ma kae manino o te lalolagi.


(Acts 5:27-29) Not even the threat of death could dissuade them from obeying Jesus’ command to make disciples. 	 (Galuega 5:27-29) Ne seki mafai foki eiloa ne te fakamataku o te mate o fai latou ke se faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga a Iesu ke fai a soko.


(Matthew 6:33) The Bible urges Christians: “Keep strict watch that how you walk is not as unwise but as wise persons, buying out the opportune time for yourselves, because the days are wicked.” 	 (Mataio 6:33) E fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ki Kelisiano: “Mafaufau faka‵lei ki auala e ‵tau o ola koutou i ei. Sa ola e pelā mo ne tino va‵lea, kae ke pelā mo tino ‵poto.


Showing Honor by Giving of Our Time 	 Fakaasi Atu te Āva Mai te Tukuatuga o ‵Tou Taimi


LIFE STORIES 	 TALA ‵TONU


Their hope is, not in this system of things, but in God’s Kingdom, which will shortly lead to an earthly paradise. 	 E se fakamoe‵moe latou ki te olaga masei tenei kae ki te Malo o te Atua telā ka takitaki atu i ei latou ki te lalolagi palataiso.


God used what force when he created the earth, and what were some developments during the first three creative days? 	 Se a te malosi ne fakaaoga ne te Atua i te taimi ne faite ei ne ia a te lalolagi, kae ne a nisi mea ne faite i aso e tolu muamua ne faite ei a mea?


People begin bringing children, including infants, for Jesus to bless these.* The disciples, however, try to stop the children from coming to Jesus. 	 Ne kamata o aumai ne tino olotou tama‵liki, e aofia i ei ko olotou pepe, ki a Iesu ke fakamanuia ne ia latou.* Kae ne taumafai te kau soko o taofi aka a tama‵liki konā ke mo a ma olo atu ki a Iesu.


Making the mind over involves motivating it in a different direction by filling it with the principles and instruction given in God’s Word. 	 A te fakafouga o te mafaufau e aofia i ei a te fakamalosiakaga i se auala ‵kese mai te faka‵fonuga ki fakatakitakiga mo akoakoga kolā e tuku mai i te Muna a te Atua.


They have since helped with a branch construction project in Micronesia. 	 Nei la, ko fesoasoani atu laua ki te faitega o se ofisa lagolago i Micronesia.


We are still suffering the consequences of Adam’s terrible decision. 	 Koi logo‵mae eiloa nei tatou i ikuga o te fakaikuga matagā a Atamu.


We are confident that he will always respond to our needs, even when we are under great stress. 	 E tali‵tonu tatou me ka saga mai eiloa a ia ki ‵tou manakoga, ke oko ki taimi e fe‵paki ei tatou mo mea faiga‵ta.


Just prior to saying that the Bible was inspired by God, Paul told Timothy why such an inspired record was essential. 	 Mai mua o fai atu ana pati me i te Tusi Tapu ne aumai mai i te Atua, ne fai atu ne Paulo ki a Timoteo a te pogai e tāua ei se vaegā tusi telā ne fakaosofia ne te Atua.


7 Centuries later, when identifying the Israelites as his witnesses, Jehovah told them: “I am the same One. 	 7 I te fia o senitenali mai tua ifo, i te taimi ne fai ei a te kau Isalaelu e pelā me ne ana molimau, ne fai atu a Ieova ki a latou: “Au ko te Atua e tokotasi.


Accepting this invitation was the best decision we ever made. 	 A te taliaga o te ‵kamiga tenei ko te ‵toe fakaikuga ‵lei eiloa ne fai ne tatou.


(Matthew 16:24) “These words are not an invitation to discipleship for outsiders,” states The New Interpreter’s Bible, “but reflection on the meaning of discipleship for those who have already responded to the call of Christ.” 	 (Mataio 16:24) “A pati konei e se se ‵kamiga ki tino mai tua ke fai pelā me ne soko,” ko pati i The New Interpreter’s Bible, “kae se ‵kamiga ki tino kolā ko oti ne fai pelā me ne soko ke iloa ne latou te uiga o te fai mo fai ne soko o Keliso.”


“LET [children] become Christians when they have become able to know Christ.” 	 “TUKU [tama‵liki] ke fai pelā me ne Kelisiano māfai ko mafai o iloa ne latou a Keliso.”


How does Jehovah’s patience benefit us? 	 E aogā pefea a te kufaki o Ieova ki a tatou?


(Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23) His name was Abraham, and the Bible calls him “the father of all those having faith.”—Romans 4:11. 	 (Isaia 41:8; Iakopo 2:23) A tena igoa ko Apelaamo, kae e takugina a ia ne te Tusi Tapu ko te “tamana o tino fakatuanaki” katoa.—Loma 4:11.


8 The complexity of the universe, the diversity of living things, the change of the seasons—all such things can help a young child appreciate the existence of an all-wise Creator. 	 8 E mafai o fesoasoani atu—te tulaga faigata ne faite ei te lagi mo te lalolagi, te uke o mea ola kese‵kese, te mafuli‵fuli o tau o aso—ki te tamaliki ke malamalama i te Māfuaga telā e katoatoa tena poto.


The Gathering Begins 	 Ko Kamata te Fakamaopoopomaiga o Mea


Hosea’s Prophecy Helps Us to Walk With God 	 E Fesoasoani Mai te Valoaga a Hosea ke Sa‵sale Fakatasi Tatou mo te Atua


What it teaches may surprise you. 	 E mafai o ofo koe i mea kolā e akoako mai i ei.


His companions offered explanations that were totally misleading. 	 Ne fai atu ne ana taugasoa a fakamatalaga ‵se ‵ki ki a ia.


Why not find out more about that purpose and how you may benefit from its glorious fulfillment?* 	 Kaia e se ‵sala atu ei koe ki fakamatalaga e uke atu e uiga ki te fuafuaga tenā mo te auala e mafai ei o maua ne koe a mea aoga mai te fakataunuga gali tenei?*


Slowly but surely, established standards of behavior are attacked and whittled away. 	 Ko fakamasei kae fakaseai malielie atu foki ne mea fakasalalau konā a tulaga ‵mautakitaki i mea tau amioga i se auala mautinoa.


7 Jesus was selective in his use of details. 	 7 Ne filifili faka‵lei eiloa ne Iesu ana fakamatalaga.


Our life depends on our enduring. 	 E fakalagolago eiloa ‵tou ola ki te mafai ne tatou o kufaki.


That is the only way to build for a successful future, a future that will never end. 	 Tenā fua eiloa te auala e tasi ke maua ei se olaga manuia fakamuli, se olaga telā ka sē toe gata eiloa.


How can we show appreciation for God’s undeserved kindness? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto fakafetai mō te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


10 For example, John explained: “The one who exercises faith in the Son has everlasting life; the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.” 	 10 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakamatala mai a Ioane: “A ia telā e fakatuanaki ki te Tama e maua ne ia te ola se-gata-mai; a ia telā e se fakalogo ki te Tama ka se lavea ne ia te ola, kae ka tumau eiloa te kaitaua o te Atua i luga i a ia.”


God is unmoved by human suffering, making it difficult to love him. 	 A te Atua e faigata o alofa me e se atafai mai ki a tatou.


Because another force seeks to dominate us, a force that opposes the operation of holy spirit. 	 Me e isi aka foki se malosi telā e taumafai o pule mai ki a tatou, se malosi telā e ‵teke atu ki galuega a te agaga tapu.


I could not be in both places at the same time. 	 E se mafai eiloa o maua ne au te filemu kae ita foki i te taimi eiloa e tasi.


May we, then, eagerly imitate Jehovah when training our children. 	 Tela la, ke na fakaakoako tatou mo te loto finafinau ki a Ieova i te taimi e akoako ei ‵tou tama‵liki.


Vital, too, is what is taught. 	 E tāua ‵ki foki a mea kolā e akoako atu ki a latou.


“What I teach,” said Jesus Christ, “is not mine, but belongs to him that sent me.” 	 Muna a Iesu, “A akoakoga e fai atu ne au e se e a aku, kae e a ia telā ne uga mai ne ia au.”


Some scholars suggest that the queen refused to obey because she chose not to degrade herself before the king’s drunken guests. 	 E mafau‵fau a nisi tino ‵poto me ne ita te tupu fafine ma fakalogo ona ko tena se manako ke masei tena ata i mua o tino ‵kami a te tupu kolā ko konā valevale.


Our job was to clean the kitchen, exhausting work for young teenagers. 	 Te galuega a matou i konā ko te teuga o te umu kuka, tasi o galuega fakafita ki tamaliki talavou.


In Paul’s case, the reason he delayed his planned visit to Corinth was for the congregation’s own good. 	 E pelā mo Paulo, te pogai ne fakatalave ei a tena palani ke āsi atu ki Kolinito ne fai mō te ‵lei o te fakapotopotoga.


To some of the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph they became wives, that their inheritance might continue together with the tribe of the family of their father.” 	 Ne a‵vaga latou ki tino i loto i te matakāiga o Manase, te tama a Iosefa, tela la, te tofi o latou e nofo eiloa i loto i te matakāiga o te lotou tamana.”


In this regard, Jesus told his followers: “Never be anxious and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or, ‘What are we to drink?’ or, ‘What are we to put on?’ 	 I te feitu tenei, ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko penei: “Tela la, sa manava‵se koutou o fai ake pelā: ‘Ne a mea ka ‵kai ei tatou? Ne a foki mea ka inu ei tatou? Ne a foki mea ka ‵pei ei tatou?’


We can do so by fully availing ourselves of the spiritual provisions he makes through the ‘faithful slave.’ 	 E mafai ne tatou o fai penā, mafai e fakaaogā katoatoa ne tatou a mea faka-te-agaga kolā e tuku mai ne ia e alatu i te ‘tavini fakamaoni.’


Rich in God’s Eyes 	 E Maumea i te Kiloga a te Atua


I can absolutely rely on her, no matter what challenges we face. 	 Ne mafai eiloa o fakalagolago au ki a ia, faitalia a mea faiga‵ta e fakafesagai mo māua.


What makes the call to reconciliation remarkable? 	 Se a te mea e fakaofoofogia ei a te kalagaga ke toe faka‵lei mo te Atua?


All things are lawful; but not all things build up.” (1 Corinthians 8:9; 10:23) How does Paul’s counsel apply to us in the matter of cleanness? 	 Se mea ‵lei tena i mua o te Atua. Kae masaua, mo a mana ‵kai koutou ki ei, manafai e iloa ne koutou me masei ki a koutou.” (1 Kolinito 8:9; 10:23) E aogā pefea ki a tatou a pati fakatonutonu konā a Paulo e uiga ki te ‵mā?


All such can be comforted to know that God assures relief for those who trust in him and guarantees a righteous world in which people will enjoy the work of their hands. 	 E mafai o fakamafanafana atu ki vaegā tino penei mai te fakatalitonu atu ki a latou me ka tuku atu ne te Atua ki tino kolā e tali‵tonu ki a ia a te saolotoga, penā foki loa mo te lalolagi amiotonu telā ka manuia i ei a tino i olotou galuega.


(Psalm 39:1) Those among us who are remaining chaste while in a single state deserve our warmest commendation. 	 (Salamo 39:1) E ‵tau eiloa o fakamālō atu tatou ki a latou kolā e tumau i te ‵mā kae koi ‵nofo taka.


Yet, learning the answers to life’s important questions is a joyous experience for many. 	 Kae kafai e tau‵loto tatou ki tali o fesili e uiga ki te tāua o te ola, se mea fakafiafia ‵ki tenā ki te tokoukega o tino.


Thus ‘the alien resident, the fatherless boy, and the widow’ could be satisfied.—Deuteronomy 14:28, 29; 28:1, 2, 11-14. 	 Tela la, ne tuku atu a mea konā ki ‘tino fakaa‵tea, mo tama‵liki seai ne mātua, mo fāfine e seai ne avaga’ kae e mafai o fakama‵lie aka ei olotou manakoga.—Teutelonome 14:28, 29; 28:1, 2, 11-14.


Those who embrace this Kingdom good news display such qualities as “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control,” despite all the evil that surrounds them. 	 A tino kolā e puke ‵mau ki te tala ‵lei tenei o te Malo e fakaasi atu ne latou a vaegā uiga pelā mo te “alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te kufaki, te mataalofa, te ‵lei, te fakamaoni, te loto malalo, mo te loto pulea,” faitalia a mea ma‵sei kolā e fe‵paki mo latou.


May you parents experience the joy and satisfaction that result from seeing your children become dedicated, baptized servants of Jehovah. 	 Ke na maua eiloa ne koutou e mātua a te fiafia mo te lotomalie telā e maua mai te ‵kilo atu ki otou tama‵liki e fai pelā me ne tavini tukuagina atu kae papatiso a Ieova.


Does being reasonable mean holding back from serving God? 	 E mata, e fakauiga a te loto malamalama ki te mu‵tana o mea e fai i te taviniga ki te Atua?


10 When Solomon saw “all the acts of oppression that are being done under the sun,” he lamented: “Look! the tears of those being oppressed, but they had no comforter.” 	 10 I te laveaga ne Solomona a “amioga ma‵sei katoa konei e fai i te lalolagi tenei,” ne tagi fanoanoa a ia penei: “A tino puapuaga e ‵tagi, kae e seai se tino e fesoasoani ki a latou.”


Consider Jesus’ encouraging words in the portion of his Sermon on the Mount found at Matthew 6:25-34. 	 Mafaufau la ki pati fakamalosi loto a Iesu i te vaega o tena Lauga i luga i te Mauga kola e maua i te Mataio 6:25-34.


In the New World Translation, that verse reads: “That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” 	 E faitau penei te fuaiupu tenā i te New World Translation: “Ke iloa ne tino me i a koe, telā ko Ieova tou igoa, ko koe fua ko te ‵toe tino Tafasili i te Maluga i te lalolagi kātoa.”


Even now, those who love God’s righteousness are rewarded with an inner peace that contributes to harmony in their families and in their congregations.—Phil. 4:6, 7. 	 Ke oko loa ki aso nei, a latou kolā e fia‵fia ki te amiotonu o te Atua e maua ne latou a te taui ko te filemu telā e fai ei ke fealofani olotou kāiga mo olotou fakapotopotoga.—Filipi 4:6, 7.


In what way, then, can those who have the earthly hope support Christ’s spirit-anointed brothers? 	 I auala fea, e mafai ei ne tino kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi o ‵lago atu ki taina fakaekegina o Keliso?


Highlights From the Book of Second Kings 	 Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ko te Lua Tupu


Days later they reached a Roman highway leading westward to the most populated region of the district of Asia. 	 I nai aso fakamuli ifo, ne oko atu latou ki te auala o te kau Loma telā e fanatu ki te feitu ki te togala ki se koga e tasi i Asia telā e tokouke a tino e ‵nofo i ei.


According to Luke’s Gospel account, Peter said: “Look! We have left our own things and followed you.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te Evagelia a Luka, ne fai mai a Petelu: “Kiloke, ko tuku ne matou omotou kāiga, kae tau‵tali atu i a koe.”


Mother struggled to care for my younger sister and me. 	 Ne taumafai eiloa toku mātua o tausi māua mo toku tuagane.


In each of these situations, Jehovah did not leave his loyal ones then, and he will not do so today.—Ps. 37:28. 	 I tulaga kese‵kese konei, ne seki tuku tiaki eiloa ne Ieova ana tino fakamaoni i te taimi tenā, kae ka se fai foki eiloa penā i aso nei.—Salamo 37:28.


1, 2. (a) What took place in Jerusalem at Pentecost 33 C.E.? (b) Why were many in the crowd moved to get baptized? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te mea ne tupu i Ielusalema i te Penitekoso 33 T.A.? (e) Kaia ne fakamalosi aka ei a tino e tokouke i te vaitino ke papatiso?


Jesus pointed to the answer when he said: “Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s mouth.” 	 Ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki te tali i te taimi ne fai mai ei a ia: “E se ko meakai fua e ola ei te tino, kae ko pati katoa kolā e ‵to mai i te gutu o Ieova.”


21, 22. (a) What determination do we want to have as Kingdom proclaimers? (b) What will we consider in the following article? 	 21, 22. (a) Se a te fakaikuga e fia fai ne tatou e pelā me ne tino talai o te Malo? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


But first, let us consider what we can learn from the action Hezekiah took in the face of the Assyrian menace. 	 Kae ko te mea muamua, ke mafau‵fau tatou ki mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i faifaiga a Hesekia i te taimi ne taua mai ei te kau Asulia.


(Ezekiel 18:31, 32) Jehovah’s long-suffering is, therefore, an expression of his love, and it demonstrates his wisdom in the use of his power. 	 (Esekielu 18:31, 32) Tela la, a te kufaki o Ieova se fakaasiga o tena alofa, kae e fakaasi atu foki i ei tena poto i te fakaaogāga o tena ‵mana.


However, when shamelessness or persistence is shown for a good cause, it can be a commendable quality. 	 Kae, kafai e matafatu io me fakamolemole ‵soko atu mō se mea ‵lei, e fai eiloa te mea tenā e pelā me se uiga ‵lei.


• How can we share in working “what is good” toward our fellow Christians? 	 • E mafai pefea ne tatou o “fai te mea ‵lei” ki ‵tou taina Kelisiano?


Central to that brotherhood is “the faithful and discreet slave” with its representative Governing Body, which issues a constant supply of spiritual food in the form of printed material and programs for meetings and assemblies. 	 A te vaega tāua o te kautaina ko te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto” mo ana sui ko te Potukau Pule, kolā e fakasoa ne latou a meakai faka-te-agaga i taimi katoa e auala i tusi kolā ne ‵lomi mo polokalame mō fakatasiga mo fono.


While his subjection to God involved suffering, including death on a torture stake, he found joy in being submissive to God. 	 E tiga eiloa ne aofia i tena fakalogo ki te Atua a logo‵maega, ke oko ki tena mate fakalogo‵mae i luga i te sataulo, ne fiafia eiloa a ia i tena fakalogo ki te Atua.


WE CAN MAKE CHANGES 	 E MAFAI O FAI NE TATOU A ‵FULIGA


For example: Are you married? 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga: E mata, a koe ko oti ne avaga?


(Luke 22:19) Paul found it strange that his mother did this, as he had been wayward and had shown little interest in the Bible. 	 (Luka 22:19) Ne fai fakaa‵tea a Paulo i te faiga tenā a tena mātua, me ne fakalogogatā sāle a ia kae ne seki fiafia foki a ia ki te Tusi Tapu.


What can you learn about Jehovah from the way Jesus treated his disciples? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne koe e uiga ki a Ieova mai i faifaiga a Iesu ki ana soko?


How might it be hard for us to remain neutral when the things we own are very important to us? 	 E mafai pefea o faigata ke tumau tatou i te sē ‵kau ki se feitu māfai e fakatāua ne tatou a ‵tou kope?


I needed some time to regain my strength, but once I did, we again took up the full-time service. With Angela in 1975, before a television interview 	 Ne manakogina ne au a taimi e uke ke mafai ei o toe foki mai toku malosi, kae i te taimi eiloa ne ‵lei ei au, ne toe ga‵lue māua i te taviniga tumau.


What valuable theocratic training they gave me! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua o fakaakoakoga faka-te-agaga ne tuku mai ne lāua ki a au!


He carried that attitude into his old age, and Jehovah blessed him for it.—Read Genesis 32:24-29. 	 Ne fakatumau ne ia a te kilokiloga tenā ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko matua ei a ia, kae ne fakamanuia a ia ne Ieova ona ko te mea tenā.—Faitau te Kenese 32:24-29.


Instead, we should pay attention to what is said and think of ways to make personal application of the information so that we can improve our relationship with our heavenly Father, Jehovah God, and with our fellow Christians.—Psalm 22:22; Mark 4:24. 	 I lō te fai penā, e ‵tau o fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei tatou ki lauga kolā e fai mai kae mafau‵fau foki ki auala e mafai ei o fakagalue ne tatou a mea konā ko te mea ke mafai o momea aka te ‵pili o ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te ‵tou Tamana faka te lagi, ko Ieova te Atua, e pelā foki mo ‵tou taina Kelisiano.—Salamo 22:22; Maleko 4:24.


This Bible book can also move you to give the Most High your very best, always maintaining holiness to his praise. 	 E fakamalosi mai foki te tusi tenei i te Tusi Tapu ke tuku atu au toe mea ‵lei ki te ‵Toe Tino Sili, kae ke avatu faeloa a vikiga ki a ia mai te tumau i te ‵malu.


True, Chinese is a difficult language to learn. 	 16 E fai mai te Salamo 1:2, 3 e uiga ki te tagata amioatua: “Kae fia‵fia o fai‵tau ki Tulafono a te Aliki, kae mafaufau ‵loto foki ki ei i te ao mo te po.


About eight years later, King Nebuchadnezzar has a mysterious dream. 	 Kāti i se valu tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, ne maua ne te tupu ko Nepukanesa se moemiti faka‵numi tino.


Among many other things, they taught her that God has a personal name, Jehovah. 	 A te igoa o te Atua, telā ko Ieova, se mea e tasi i mea e uke kolā ne akoako atu ne laua ki tou fafine.


The First of Five Dramatic Woes 	 Te Mala Muamua i Mala Fakama‵taku e Lima


I have said: ‘You are my God.’ How abundant your goodness is!”—Psalm 31:14, 19. 	 Ko oko eiloa te fakaofoofogia o mea ‵lei e tausi ne koe.”—Salamo 31:14, 19.


“Become imitators of God, as beloved children.”—EPH. 	 “Ke fakaakoako koutou ki te Atua, e pelā me ne tama‵liki fagasele.”—EFE.


Loli, an administrator for 20 years in a large school, says: “I have seen lots of young Witnesses go through school. 	 Ne fai mai a Loli telā ne galue i te ofisa pule o se akoga lasi e tasi mō tausaga e 20, penei: “Ne masani au mo tama‵liki Molimau e tokouke i te akoga.


And how can we cultivate self-discipline? 	 Kae e mafai pefea ne tatou o ati aka te uiga ke polopoloki ne koe a koe eiloa?


Their clothes were torn off them, and they were severely beaten with rods. 	 Ne saesae lā gatu, kae ne ‵kini malosi lāua ki lakau.


He had his eye fixed on something far grander. 	 Ne fakamoemoe eiloa a ia ki se mea telā e sili atu tena gali.


What if we feel overwhelmed by temptation? 	 Ka e a māfai e fakavāi‵vai tatou ne tofotofoga?


Let us consider some. 	 Ke na mafau‵fau tatou ki nisi mea.


• How can fear of God restrain us from sinning? [Picture on page 23] 	 • E taofi aka pefea ne te mataku ki te Atua a tatou mai te faiga o se agasala?


(Ex. 3:2, 6-10) Why did Moses do that? 	 (Esoto 3:2, 6-10) Kaia ne fai ei ne Mose a te mea tenā?


Not tomorrow morning, but in an immensely far-off age, when there will be a new heaven and a new earth.”—Jean-Marie Pelt, French environmental specialist. 	 E se ma taeao, kae i se taimi tai ‵mao atu mai mua nei, telā ka mafai ei o maua te lagi mo te lalolagi fou.”—Jean-Marie Pelt, se tino poto i te natula mai Falani.


As we do, we too will be able to express sentiments like those of the psalmist who wrote: “Truly God has heard; he has paid attention to the voice of my prayer.”—Psalm 10:17; 66:19. 	 Kafai e fai tatou penā, ka mafai ei o fai atu a tatou e pelā mo te faisalamo, telā ne tusi mai, penei: “Ka ko te Atua ne saga tonu mai eiloa ki a au; ne fakalogo mai eiloa ki taku ‵talo.”—Salamo 10:17; 66:19.


What comfort did God provide them? 	 Ne fakamafanafana atu pefea te Atua ki a latou?


How did Satan’s seed manifest itself after the Flood? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne te fanau a Satani a latou eiloa mai tua ifo o te Lolo?


For example, Paul wrote: “Beloved ones, let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God’s fear.” (2 Corinthians 7:1) True Christians, therefore, should strive to keep their body, home, and surroundings clean and tidy, as much as circumstances permit. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne tusi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo: “Taina fagasele, ona ko te mea ko maua ne tatou a folafolaga a te Atua, ke faka‵ma la tatou mai feitu kola e fakamasei ne latou te foitino mo te agaga, ka ke ola tatou i te agaga tapu katoatoa mo te mataku ki te Atua.” (2 Kolinito 7:1) Tela la, e ‵tau mo Kelisiano o fakaoti olotou mafi i te tausiga o olotou foitino, fale mo tafāfale ke ‵mā.


There, on June 20, 1948, Father baptized me in a mountain stream, along with others who had accepted Bible truths, including Billie Nichols and his wife. 	 I a Iuni po 20 i te 1948, ne papatiso au ne toku tamana i se vaitafe i te mauga, fakatasi mo nisi tino kolā ne talia ne latou a muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu, e aofia i ei a Billie Nichols mo tena avaga.


I remember thinking that Someone must have created all those wonderful things. 	 Ne manatu aka au me kāti ne faite eiloa ne se Tino a mea fakaofoofogia katoa konei.


For more information, see “Questions From Readers” in The Watchtower, May 15, 2015, pp. 29-30. 	 Mō nisi fakamatalaga, ke onoono ki te “Fesili Mai Tino Fai‵tau” i te Faleleoleo Maluga, i a Me 15, 2015, itu. 29-30.


18 After the destruction of Babylon the Great, in his role as Gog of Magog, Satan will launch an all-out attack against Jehovah’s peaceful Witnesses. 	 18 Kafai ko oti ne fakaseai atu a Papelonia Takutakua, ka saga atu ei a Satani, ko Koka mai Makoka, o taua ‵tonu atu ki Molimau filemu a Ieova.


In turn, Jehovah indicated his acceptance of Solomon’s prayer by filling the temple with His glory and saying: “My ears [will be] attentive to prayer at this place.”—2 Chronicles 6:12–7:3, 15. 	 Ne tali mai a Ieova ki te ‵talo a Solomona mai te fakafonuga o te faletapu ki Tena ‵malu kae fai atu penei: “Ka talia eiloa ne au a talosaga mai i te koga tenei.”—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 6:12–7:3, 15.


May we also pray in faith and thus experience “the peace of God that excels all thought.” 	 Ke ‵talo foki tatou i te fakatuanaki kae ke maua ne tatou “te filemu o te Atua, telā e sili atu i mea e iloa ne tatou.”


Is there a lesson in this for us? 	 E mata, e isi se akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai te tala tenei?


If you are a parent, what can you do to make such an outcome less likely? 	 Kafai koe se mātua, ne a au mea e mafai o fai ke mo a ma tupu te mea tenā?


Your senses are free to take in your surroundings. 	 E mafai o fakafesagai atu tou foitino ki mea katoa i ou tafa.


Recall that regarding faith, he wrote: “Not that we are the masters over your faith, . . . for it is by your faith that you are standing.” 	 Masaua me ne tusi mai tou tagata e uiga ki te fakatuanaki: “E se fakauiga i ei i a matou e fia pule atu ki te otou fakatuanaki . . . me ko te otou fakatuanaki eiloa tenā e ‵tu ei koutou.”


And Branch Committee members care for congregations in entire countries. 	 Kae ko sui o te Komiti o Ofisa Lagolago e tausi atu ki fakapotopotoga i atufenua katoa.


God’s Word also warns: “Has presumptuousness come? 	 E polopoloki mai foki te Muna a te Atua: “A tino fakamatamata e se leva ko fakamasiasigina.


Sanitary laws showed concern for the health of others. 	 Ne tuku mai foki ne tulafono e uiga ki te tū ‵mā a te mafaufau ‵mafa ki te ola ‵lei o nisi tino.


With Jehovah’s blessing and their zealous work, a congregation was started. 	 Ona ko fakamanuiaga a Ieova mo galuega loto finafinau a laua, ne fakatu aka i ei se fakapotopotoga i konā.


Why has Jehovah preserved the Bible through the ages, and what does he expect his people to do with it? 	 Kaia ne tausi ei ne Ieova te Tusi Tapu i te fia o tausaga, kae se a te mea telā e fakamoemoe a ia ke fai ne ana tino ki te Tusi Tapu?


(Prov. 3:5, 6) Remember, Jehovah’s discipline reflects his matchless wisdom and love. 	 (Faata. 3:5, 6) Masaua me e fakaata mai ne polopolokiga a Ieova a tena poto mo tena alofa sē fakanafagina.


He was a soul. 	 Ko ia eiloa ko te tagata ola.


However, one person cannot make this decision for another. 	 Kae e se mafai o fakaiku aka ne se tino tokotasi a te mea tenā mō te suā tino.


Yes, Israel’s judges were judging for God. 	 E tonu, ne sui ne famasino o Isalaelu a te Atua i te faiga o fakamasinoga.


But why are they despondent? 	 Kaia la e fai ei latou penā?


Though they were materially poor, the Philippians set a fine example for us in displaying generosity.—2 Cor. 8:1-6. 	 E tiga eiloa ne ma‵tiva latou i te feitu faka-te-foitino, e tuku mai ne te kau Filipi se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te fakaasiatuga o te uiga kaimalie.—2 Kolinito 8:1-6.


This adjustment was made to provide Christian families an opportunity to fortify their spirituality by scheduling a specific evening each week for family worship. 	 Ne fai te ‵fuliga tenei ke fakaavanoa atu ki kāiga Kelisiano ke fakamalosi aka te lotou feitu faka-te-agaga mai te filifili aka o se afiafi i vaiaso takitasi mō te tapuakiga a te kāiga.


(John 15:15) We all need friends in whom we can confide our innermost thoughts and feelings. 	 (Ioane 15:15) E ma‵nako tatou katoa ki taugasoa kolā e mafai o fakaasi atu ki ei a ‵tou mea ‵funa kae mafātia ‵tou loto i ei.


How did Jesus exercise his authority over his disciples? 	 Ne fakagalue pefea ne Iesu a tena pulega ki luga i ana soko?


12 Furthermore, “gifts in men” can be a real force for unity. They have been given to help us to “attain to the oneness in the faith.” 	 12 E fesoasoani mai foki ki a tatou a “tāgata e pelā me ne meaalofa ke oko ki te taimi e tasi ei tatou katoa i te fakatuanaki.”


5 For recreation to benefit us and be pleasing in Jehovah’s eyes, it needs to meet specific standards set out in God’s Word. 	 5 Ke fai a fakafiafiaga ke aoga ki a tatou kae ke fakafiafia atu foki ki a Ieova, e ‵tau mo tatou o fakafetaui aka ki te Muna a te Atua.


Do Not Follow “False Stories” 	 Ke mo a e Tau‵tali Atu i “Tala ‵Kai”


Yet, these laws were not given merely as a health code or to serve solely as medical guidelines. 	 Kae ne seki tuku mai fua a tulafono konei e pelā me se fakasologa o tulafono e uiga ki te ‵tu ‵mā io me ne fakatakitakiga fakatokitā.


Is the Bible’s warning against interfaith still valid? 	 E mata, koi aoga eiloa pati a te Tusi Tapu ke fakaeteete i lotu ‵kau fakatasi?


Buddhists believe that great spiritual leaders, or Buddhas, arise in such golden ages when the world is like a paradise. 	 E talitonu a te Lotu Puta me i takitakiga faka-te-agaga sili, io me ko Puta, ne ola i se vaitaimi filemu i te taimi koi fai ei a te lalolagi mo fai se palataiso.


While in heaven, he saw the gross injustices that humans inflicted upon one another. 	 I te taimi koi nofo atu i ei a ia i te lagi ko leva ne lavea ne ia a faifaiga sē ‵tonu a tino e fai ki nisi tino.


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Jehovah’s people share in reaching ‘desirable ones of the nations’ 	 E fakatau fesoasoani a tino o Ieova ke oko atu latou ki ‘koloa tāua o malo’


Some may feel that there is no harm done. 	 E mafai o mafau‵fau a nisi tino me e se fakamasei atu ki a latou.


Meditating on what is being taught will help us to discern more about Jehovah’s thinking and to make his thoughts our own. 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki mea e akoako mai i ei ka fesoasoani mai ke iloa ‵lei ne tatou a mafaufauga o Ieova kae ke fakaaoga foki ne tatou.


This has resulted in our becoming “known by him.”—1 Cor. 8:3; Gal. 4:9. 	 E iku atu a te mea tenei ki te “iloa . . . ne te Atua” a tatou.—1 Kolinito 8:3; Kalatia 4:9.


As a widow with five school-age children, Victorine does not have it easy. 	 E pelā me se fafine ko mate tena avaga fakatasi mo ana tama‵liki e tokolima kolā koi a‵koga, ne faigata ki a Victiorine a te mea tenā.


It also teaches them how to answer claims that scientists have proved in their laboratories that life could originate spontaneously. 	 E akoako atu foki ki a latou a te auala e tali atu ei ki mau me ko oti ne fakatalitonu mai ne saienisi i olotou sukesukega i te ola e mafai o māfua mai i a ia eiloa.


“You do not belong to yourselves, for you were bought with a price,” explains the apostle Paul. 	 “A koutou e se mō koutou ake eiloa, kae mō te Atua. Ne fakasaoloto io me ne ‵togi ne ia koutou,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo.


Even though the men were uncircumcised, all those hearing Peter’s word were baptized. 	 Faitalia eiloa me ne seki pilitome a tagata konā, ne papatisogina katoa latou kolā ne lagona ne latou te fakamatalaga a Petelu.


You will accomplish this not only by your words but also by your example. 	 Ka se fai fua ne koe te mea tenā i te faiga o au pati, kae i au amioga foki.


When you read the Bible “in an undertone,” it will help you to fix attention on portions that are especially useful and encouraging to you at that moment. 	 Kafai koe e faitau ki te Tusi Tapu “i se leo malalo,” ka fesoasoani atu a te mea tenā ke tuku tonu tou mafaufau ki koga kolā e aoga kae fakamalosi atu ki a koe i te taimi eiloa tenā.


Learn about God’s Kingdom now, so that you can enjoy living under its righteous rule forever!—1 John 2:17. 	 Ke na tauloto nei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua, ko te mea ke mafai o fiafia koe o nofo mai lalo i te pulega amiotonu tenei ki te se-gata-mai!—1 Ioane 2:17.


Therefore, make a point of contacting a bereaved friend on a regular basis after the loss.* Many grieving ones deeply appreciate this opportunity to relieve themselves of prolonged feelings of grief. 	 Tela la, taumafai ke fesokotaki sāle atu ki te taugasoa fanoanoa mai tua ifo o te matega o tena tino pele.* Ne lasi eiloa te loto fakafetai o tino loto mafatia e tokouke ki te avanoaga tenei ke faka‵lei aka ei te lotou loto mafatia mō se taimi leva ‵ki.


(1 Cor. 7:31) Worse, it would deprive us of the vital work of weighing Bible principles carefully and prayerfully and then making decisions on the basis of those principles.—Eph. 5:10. 	 E manako a Ieova ke mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki pati i te Tusi Tapu, ‵talo mō tena takitakiga, kae fai a filifiliga kolā e fakafiafia atu ki a ia.—Efeso 5:10.


Yet, most people in places like Western Europe and North America have never known a person in extreme poverty. 	 Kae ko te tokoukega o tino kolā e ‵nofo atu i Eulopa ki te togala mo Amelika ki matū e se iloa ne latou a te tulaga masei o te mativa telā e pokotia i ei a tino.


This is especially important if, like Moses, we have a measure of responsibility in God’s organization. 	 E tāua ‵ki a te mea tenei, māfai e maua ne tatou se tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga a te Atua, e pelā eiloa mo Mose.


How do you think the young Jesus would have responded to similar requests? 	 Se a tau faka‵tau, ne saga atu pefea a Iesu i te taimi koi foliki ei ki vaegā fakamolemole penā?


Recall, for instance, when the Pharisees charged that Jesus’ followers had violated the Sabbath law by plucking a few heads of grain in a field and eating them while passing through. 	 Ke masaua a te taimi ne ‵losi atu ei ne Falesaio me ne soli ne soko o Iesu a te Sapati i te taimi ne tau ei ne latou a saito i te fatoaga mo olotou ‵kai.


▪ Since the Bible says that God “created all things,” some have concluded that God must have created the Devil. 	 ▪ E tiga eiloa e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i te Atua “ne faite ne ia a mea katoa,” ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne nisi tino me ne ‵tau o faite ne te Atua a te Tiapolo.