Our fellow believers usually enjoy expressing their thoughts on the Bible. 	 E masani o fia‵fia a ‵tou taina mo tuagane o fakaasi olotou manatu e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


Thus we can discern how the spirit’s fruitage should be manifested in our everyday life and then work to cultivate it to a greater extent.* As we observe the results of the operation of God’s spirit in our own life as well as in the lives of our fellow Christians, we clearly see why we must be guided by it. 	 E fai ne tatou te mea tenei mai te suke‵suke ki vaega takitasi kolā e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu kae e fakamatala mai foki i ‵tou tusi faka-Kelisiano, ko mafai ei o iloa ne tatou te auala e fakaasi atu ei a fuataga o te agaga i ‵tou olaga i aso takitasi, ko fakagalue ei ne tatou i se auala tai lasi atu.* I te taimi e matea ei ne tatou a ikuga o galuega a te agaga o te Atua i ‵tou olaga, e pelā foki mo olaga o ‵tou taina Kelisiano, ko matea faka‵lei atu ei ne tatou te pogai e ‵tau ei o takitaki tatou ne te agaga tenā.


With the help of God’s spirit, they discerned that “the appointed times of the nations” began with the destruction of Jerusalem in 607 B.C.E. and that those “times” were 2,520 years in length. 	 Mai te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu, ne iloa ne latou me ne kamata a “taimi . . . o fenua fakaatea” i te fakaseaiga o Ielusalema i te 607 T.L.M. kae e ‵tusa mo te 2,520 tausaga te leva o “taimi” konā.


6 Jehovah can empower his servants as well as protect them. 	 6 E mafai ne Ieova o tuku mai ne ia te malosi ki ana tavini kae puipui foki ne ia latou.


We must help them to come to grips with the real issue. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o fesoasoani atu ke malamalama latou i te kinauga tonu e uiga ki te pulega sili a Ieova.


8, 9. (a) What arrangement allowed the Israelites to demonstrate their dedication to Jehovah? (b) What did those who made voluntary offerings gain for themselves? 	 8, 9. (a) Se a te fakatokaga ne saoloto ei a tino Isalaelu ke fakaasi atu ei te lotou tukuatuga ki a Ieova? (e) Ne a mea ne maua ne tino kolā ne tuku atu olotou taulaga mo te lotomalie?


(Isaiah 43:10-12) If we pray for his spirit and work in harmony with our prayer, we have the highest of qualifications. 	 (Isaia 43:10-12) Kafai e ‵talo atu tatou mō tena agaga tapu kae galue e ‵tusa mo ‵tou talo, ko maua eiloa ne tatou a te ‵toe atamai maluga.


Think of what God did for Lot. 	 Mafaufau ki te me a ne fai ne te Atua ki a Lota.


Not only does it encourage a wise view of money and money management but it also shows how to be a better employee or employer. 	 E se gata fua i te fakamalosi mai ki a tatou ke fakaeteete i te fakaaogāga o ‵tou tupe kae e fakaasi mai foki i ei me e mafai pefea o ‵lei atu a amioga a se tino e pelā me se tino galue io me se pule.


4 As the “only-begotten son” of the holy God, Jehovah, Jesus was created holy. 	 4 E pelā me ko “te Tama eiloa e tokotasi” a te Atua ‵malu, ko Ieova, ne faite a Iesu i se auala tapu.


13, 14. What is one way to practice the kingly law of love within the Christian congregation? 13 As Christians, we aim to practice the kingly law of love. 	 13 E pelā me ne Kelisiano, e ‵tau o fakagalue aka ne tatou a te tulafono sili e uiga ki te alofa.


His greatest act of love toward mankind was that of sending Jesus to suffer and die for us. 	 A te ‵toe faifaiga sili o tena alofa ki tino ko te ugamaiga o Iesu ke logo‵mae kae mate mō tatou.


Incidentally, when the new Italian government prepared to make free and mandatory public education available for all, Pope Pius IX wrote to the king in 1870 urging him to oppose the law, which the pope described as a “plague” aimed at “totally destroying Catholic schools.” 	 9 Ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki agelu a te malosi ke puipui kae faka‵sao ne latou ana tavini fakamaoni. Ne fesoasoani atu a agelu e tokolua ki a Lota mo ana tama‵liki fa‵fine ke ‵sao i te fakaseaiga o Sotoma mo Komolo. (Kenese 19:1, 15-17) Ne tamate ne se agelu e tokotasi fua a sotia Asulia e toko 185,000 kolā ne fakamataku‵taku atu ki tino i Ielusalema.


(1 Tim. 2:9, 10) As a result, when they are in a crowd, it may be difficult to tell who belongs to Jehovah and who is “a friend of the world.”—Jas. 4:4. 	 (1 Timo. 2:9, 10) Tela la, kafai ko ‵nofo atu latou mo tino e tokouke, se mea faigata ke matemate aka me ko oi a tino o Ieova kae ko oi foki a “taugasoa o te lalolagi.”—Iako. 4:4.


17 Jehovah sustained his people in the wilderness, and he sustains them today. 	 17 Ne tausi ne Ieova ana tino i te koga lavaki, kae penā foki eiloa i aso nei.


(Lev. 23:37, 38) Whole burnt offerings could be made as voluntary offerings, or gifts, to Jehovah. 	 (Levi. 23:37, 38) A taulaga ‵sunu kolā e ofo kātoa e mafai o fai pelā me ne taulaga e fai mo te loto malie, io me ne meaalofa ki a Ieova.


15 In one very poor country in Africa, some brothers mark off a small section of their garden and use the funds from the sale of the produce from that section to support the Kingdom work. 	 15 I te atufenua mativa e tasi i Afelika, ne fakamailoga ne nisi taina i ei se koga foliki i olotou fatoaga kae fakaaoga a tupe kolā e maua mai i mea kolā ne fakatau atu mai i ei ke ‵lago atu ki galuega o te Malo.


Why can we have faith that Jehovah will provide help at the right time? 	 Kaia e fakatuanaki ei tatou me ka tuku mai ne Ieova a te fesoasoani i te taimi tonu?


(Psalm 100:3; Acts 10:34, 35) Let us consider two examples that show the importance of having God’s viewpoint. 	 (Salamo 100:3; Galuega 10:34, 35) Ke mafau‵fau tatou ki fakaakoakoga e lua kolā e fakaasi mai i ei a te tāua ke ‵pau te ‵tou kilokiloga mo te Atua.


(Read John 8:43-47.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 8:43-47.)


So, what about our choice of religion? 	 Kae e pefea la a ‵tou filifiliga e uiga ki lotu?


(Luke 17:32) Only if we truly “abhor what is wicked [and] cling to what is good” will we be “well fitted for the kingdom of God.” 	 (Luka 17:32) Tela la ke tavini atu ki te Atua mo te loto kātoa, e ‵tau mo tatou o “takalia‵lia ki mea ma‵sei, kae puke ‵mau ki mea ‵lei” kae ka fai ei tatou ke “aoga mō te Malo o te Atua.”


Yet, the fact that Jehovah forgave these two kings helps us to realize that our God is willing to forgive even gross sins if the sinner is truly repentant. 	 Tela la, a te fakamagaloga ne Ieova a tupu e tokolua konei e fesoasoani mai ke iloa ne tatou me i te ‵tou Atua e loto fiafia o fakamagalo a te tino agasala, ke oko foki ki agasala matagā, māfai e salamō tonu te tino.


(John 3:7) Clearly, according to Jesus, being born again is a requirement—a must—for one to “enter into the kingdom of God.”—John 3:5. 	 (Ioane 3:7) E ‵tusa mo pati a Iesu, e manino ‵lei ei me i te toe fanau mai se mea e manakogina—se mea e ‵tau o fai—ke ‘ulu atu ei’ se tino ki te Malo o te Atua.—Ioane 3:5.


Recounting how Jehovah has helped his people in the past will instill in us confidence to face the future.—Dan. 3:28. 	 Kafai e masaua ne tatou a te auala ne fesoasoani atu ei a Ieova ki ana tino i taimi ko ‵teka, ka loto ma‵losi eiloa tatou o kufaki i so se mea e tupu i taimi mai mua nei.—Tanielu 3:28.


For years, television has ruled as the top time-waster in many areas. 	 Ko oti ne fai a televise e pelā me se mea fakamāumāu taimi i koga e uke.


4 Jesus left his disciples in no doubt that they had on their hands a monumental work. 	 4 Ne fai ne Iesu ke mo a eiloa e fakalotolotolua ana soko e uiga ki te ‵mafa o te galuega telā ka fai ne latou.


After all, if you happened to dig up a precious gem, would you simply pocket it and walk away contented? 	 Kafai ko keli aka ne koe se fatu tāua, e mata, ka fāulu ne koe te fatu tenā ki tou taga kae lotomalie fua ki te koloa tāua e tasi tenā?


In the revelation that he gave to the apostle John, Jesus again promised that the dead would be resurrected. 	 I te fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ne ia ki te apositolo ko Ioane, ne toe tauto atu a Iesu me i tino ‵mate ka toe faka‵tu mai.


Just as that traveling merchant willingly gave everything he had for the “pearl of high value,” Jesus lived and died for the Kingdom.—John 18:37. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te tino fakatau koloa telā ne tuku atu ne ia ana mea katoa ke maua ne ia te “penina e sili i te tāua,” ne ola kae ne mate eiloa a Iesu mō te Malo.—Ioane 18:37.


• What are some reasons why we should trust Jehovah implicitly? 	 Ne ‵kese pefea te lipoti a Iosua mo Kalepo mai i te lipoti a nisi sipai e toko 10? 5.


But Nehemiah refused. 	 Kae ne seki talia ne Neemia.


That too must undergo a dramatic reversal. 	 Ne ‵tau foki o ‵fuli malielie aka te mea tenā.


The Bible says only that “sometime later,” or “at the end of days,” Nehemiah asked for a leave of absence from the king to return to Jerusalem. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me “i se taimi fakamuli ifo,” io me ‘i te fakaotiga o aso,’ ne fakamolemole atu ei a Neemia ki te tupu ke malōlō a ia ko te mea ke toe foki atu ki Ielusalema.


Rather than ‘folding up’ when encountering difficulty or failure, the persevering individual ‘gets up,’ ‘keeps on,’ and tries again. 	 E se ‘piki mākau’ te tino loto mau māfai e fepaki a ia mo mea faiga‵ta io me ko fakalavelave.


(Hebrews 11:27) Of course, Moses never actually saw Jehovah. 	 (Epelu 11:27) E tonu, ne seki lavea tonu eiloa ne Mose a Ieova.


A scripture that has greatly encouraged me is Isaiah 30:18. 	 A te tusi siki telā ne fakamalosi mai ki a au i se auala lasi ko te Isaia 30:18.


One of the others said good-bye, and I thought he was off the line. 	 Ne fakatofa mai se tino e tokotasi, kae ne mafaufau au me ko oti ne tamate tena telefoni.


Originally, though, Adam and Eve were perfect and sinless, and God has promised to restore humans to this state of perfection. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa ne ‵lei katoatoa a Atamu mo Eva kae seai ne lā agasala, kae ne folafola mai ne te Atua me ka toe faka‵foki atu a tino ki te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa tenei.


(Matt. 2:13-15) Of course, Jesus himself could not have orchestrated any of the foretold events associated with his birth and early life. 	 (Mataio 2:13-15) E tonu, ne seki mafai o fai ne Iesu se mea i mea kolā ne ‵valo mai e uiga ki tena fanau mai mo te kamataga o tena olaga.


And Jehovah’s long-suffering can mean our lives too. 	 Kae e mafai foki o maua ne tatou te ola ona ko te kufaki o Ieova.


How Did Angels Come to Exist? 	 Ne Māfua Mai Pefea a Agelu?


“You Must Make Them Known” 	 E ‵Tau o “Fakamatala” Atu ne Koutou


And such giving brings him joy. 	 Kae ko vaegā tukuatuga penā e maua ei ne ia te fiafia.


Elderly Samuel could not force his adult sons to remain loyal to the righteous standards he taught them. 	 A te toeaina ko Samuelu ne seki mafai ne ia o faimālō a ana tama ta‵gata ke tumau i te fakamaoni ki tulaga amio‵tonu kolā ne akoako ne ia ki a latou.


One Bible scholar says that Paul’s use of this word denotes a “resolute turning aside from something worthless and abhorrent with which one will have nothing more to do.” 	 E fai mai se tokotasi o tino a‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu me i te fakaaogaga ne Paulo a te pati tenei e fakaasi mai i ei se “‵fuliga kea‵tea mai se mea telā e se aoga kae fakatakalialia kae ka seai se mea e toe mafai ne se tino o fai ki ei.”


7. What outstanding advancement have Zion’s children experienced? 	 7 E isi se suā auala ne faka‵malu ei ne Ieova ana tino.


Of his chosen Servant, Jehovah stated: “The righteous one, my servant, will bring a righteous standing to many people.” 	 E uiga ki tena Tavini filifilia, ne fai mai a Ieova: “A taku tavini fakamaoni, telā e fiafia au ki ei, ka [“aumai ne ia se tulaga amiotonu ki,” NW] tino katoa.”


While Satan cannot force people to do evil things, he is a master at “misleading the entire inhabited earth.”—Revelation 12:9, 12. 	 E tiga eiloa e se mafai o faimālō ne Satani a tino ke fai ne latou a mea ma‵sei, a ia ko te ‵toe tino apo i te “fakaloiloi ne ia te lalolagi kātoa.”—Fakaasiga 12:9, 12.


But in the end, we can gain the trust and respect of others.”—Kaori, Japan. 	 Kae i te fakaotiga, ka mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te loto talitonu mo te āva o nisi tino.”—Kaori, Tiapani.


How glad I am that Jehovah has recognized my repentance and accepted me back! 	 Ko oko eiloa i toku fiafia me ne talia ne Ieova toku salamō kae toe talia ne ia ke foki mai au!


They are told that through a series of unlikely, random events, evolution produced the human race with all its emotional, intellectual, and spiritual capacities. 	 Ne fai atu ki a latou me e auala i se fakasologa o mea ‵tupu fakafuasei, ne fakamāfua aka i ei ne te evolusione a tino mo olotou lagonaga, te poto, mo manakoga faka-te-agaga.


The Bible does not say that Abraham felt that if he obeyed, in a mere few hours, a day, or a week, Isaac would come back to life. 	 E se fai mai i te Tusi Tapu a lagonaga o Apelaamo me kafai e fakalogo a ia, i nai itula fua, io me se aso, io me se vaiaso ka toe fakaola mai a Isaako.


(1 Peter 5:8) Obstacles certainly abound for Christian parents, who set out to bring up their children “in the discipline and mental-regulating of Jehovah.” 	 (1 Petelu 5:8) E mautinoa eiloa me e oko atu a fakalavelave ki mātua kolā e fakatoka faka‵lei ke puti aka olotou tama‵liki “i te olaga ‵lei mo akoakoga faka-Kelisiano.”


In the following article, we will consider the Bible’s answers to some common questions about Jesus. 	 I te mataupu telā e ‵soko mai, ka mafau‵fau tatou ki tali a te Tusi Tapu ki nisi fesili lauiloa e uiga ki a Iesu.


It is normal and proper to be concerned about our material needs and the welfare of our loved ones. 	 Se mea masani kae ‵lei a te mafaufau e uiga ki ‵tou manakoga faka-te-foitino mo te ola ‵lei o ‵tou tino pele.


If such options are open to you, give them careful and prayerful consideration. 	 Kafai e maua ne koe a vaegā avanoaga penei, ke mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo.


THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM 	 TE POGAI O TE FAKALAVELAVE


Others are tiring out because of the pressures and anxieties of everyday life. 	 A nisi tino ko fi‵ta ona ko te uke o mea e manava‵se ki ei i aso takitasi o te olaga.


As we share the Kingdom good news with others, we meet people with different dispositions. 	 I te taimi e fakasalalau atu ei ne tatou te tala ‵lei o te Malo ki nisi tino, e fetaui tatou mo tino kolā e kese‵kese olotou uiga.


Paul says of the five: “These very ones have become a strengthening aid to me.”—Colossians 4:7-11. 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo e uiga ki te tokolima konā: “Ko latou eiloa konei ne fai mo tino fakamalosi loto ki a au.”—Kolose 4:7-11, NW.


Answers That Work! 	 Tali Mautinoa!


Undoubtedly, David did that. 	 Ne fai eiloa ne Tavita te mea tenā.


With your help and encouragement, they might become pioneers, Bethelites, missionaries, or traveling overseers. 	 E auala i tou fesoasoani mo tau fakamalosiga, e mafai ei o fai latou e pelā me ne paenia, tino e ga‵lue i te Peteli, misionale, mo ovasia faima‵laga.


(Matt. 21:12, 13; John 2:14-17) Hence, Jesus’ cleansing work involved a period of time. 	 (Mata. 21:12, 13; Ioa. 2:14-17) Tela la, a te galuega ki te faka‵maga telā ne fai ne Iesu ne fai i loto i se vaitaimi tai mata leva.


The Bible, however, shows that death afflicts humans for a different reason. 	 Kae e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e ‵kese loa te pogai e pokotia ei a tino i te mate.


Some Christian couples prefer this civil marriage to a customary one. 	 E fia‵fia atu a nisi Kelisiano ke fakaipoipo i te malo i lō te fakaipoipo e ‵tusa mo tuu mo aganuu.


Many who were as good as deaf to Bible prophecies have come to hear with understanding what the Scriptures say. 	 Ko malamalama nei a tino e tokouke kolā e seki malamalama lele eiloa i valoaga i te Tusi Tapu i pati e fai mai i loto i ei.


By doing so, we will save both ourselves and those who listen to us.—1 Timothy 4:16. 	 Mai te faiga o te mea tenā, ka faka‵sao ei ne tatou a tatou eiloa fakatasi mo latou kolā e faka‵logo mai ki a tatou.—1 Timoteo 4:16.


Still, the earth generously produced the food that kept Abel’s family alive. 	 Kae e isi eiloa ne lakau ne ola ‵lei aka kae ne mafai ei ne Apelu o tausi atu ki tena kāiga.


• What similarity is there between the human body and the Christian congregation? 	 7. Ne a mea ne fai ne te kau Filipi i te taimi ne fia maua ei ne olotou taina Kelisiano a te fesoasoani i te feitu faka-te-foitino?


So when the time came to choose between being an Egyptian prince or an Israelite slave, what did he decide? 	 I te okoga ki te taimi ke filifili a Mose me ka ola a ia e pelā me se pelenise Aikupito io me e pelā me se pologa Isalaelu, se a te mea ne fakaiku aka ne ia?


(Gal. 5:22, 23) Like oil that lubricates a machine, those godly qualities allow for a smooth peacemaking process. 	 (Kala. 5:22, 23) E pelā eiloa mo te oela telā e fai ei ke galue ‵lei se masini, e mafai ne uiga fakaatua konā o fai ke fanofano ‵lei a te tausiga o te filemu.


According to one estimate, between 1975 and 2000, earthquakes claimed the lives of 471,000 people. 	 Mai i te 1975 ki te 2000, ne tuku taumate aka ne latou me nofo loa pelā ki se 471,000 ola o tino ne ‵galo atu ona ko mafuie.


Though claiming to believe in the Scriptures, the leaders of Christendom taught religious lies—“teachings of demons” that dishonored God. 	 E tigā eiloa e fai mai me e tali‵tonu latou ki te Tusi Tapu, ne akoako atu ne takitaki o Fenua Lotu Kelisiano a loi fakalotu—ko “akoakoga a temoni” kolā e se faka‵malu atu ki te Atua.


They will enjoy everlasting life in an earthly paradise.—Luke 23:39-43. 	 Ka fia‵fia eiloa latou o ola ki te se-gata-mai i se lalolagi palataiso.—Luka 23:39-43.


When the prophet Samuel came to Bethlehem, David’s father presented seven of his eight sons. 	 I te taimi ne fanatu ei a te pelofeta ko Samuelu ki Peteleema, ne fakaasi atu ne te tamana o Tavita ana tama‵liki tā‵gata e tokofitu.


In response, Jehovah gave Jesus the strength to maintain integrity. 	 Ne tali atu a Ieova mai te tukuatuga ki a Iesu te malosi ke fakatumau ei tena fakamaoni.


For a person with a bad attitude, nothing seems right, even when—from an objective standpoint—life is good. 	 Kafai e se ‵lei a uiga o se tino, e se mafai o loto malie a ia ki so se mea—faitalia me e foliga mai me e ‵lei tena olaga.


They are fighting against God. 	 E taua atu latou ki te Atua.


What if they repeatedly fall away and call on him for help only when they are in distress? 	 E pefea la māfai e tumau faeloa latou i te fai agasala kae ka‵laga atu fua ki a ia mō se fesoasoani māfai ko mafatia latou?


Recall, too, that when Peter asked whether we should forgive “up to seven times,” Jesus replied: “I say to you, not up to seven times, but up to 77 times.” 	 Ke masaua foki me i te taimi ne fesili atu ei a Petelu me e mata e ‵tau o fakamagalo ne tatou se tino “fakafitu taimi,” ne tali atu a Iesu: “Au e fai atu ki a koe, e se fakafitu taimi, kae ke fakafitu sefulu fitu taimi.”


The title “Ancient of Days,” which only Daniel uses, indicates “one advanced (or aged) in days.” 	 Ko Tanielu fua e fakaaoga ne ia te ulu tala tenei.


There will be those who will see the glory of Jehovah, the splendor of our God.” 	 Ka lavea ne tino katoa a te ‵malu o te Aliki, tena takutakua mo tena ‵mana.”


GOD GIVES WISDOM TO THOSE “ASKING IN FAITH” 	 E MAUA TE POTO NE TINO KOLĀ E “‵TALO MO TE FAKATUANAKI”


Consider the issue of consistency. 	 Ka onoono nei tatou ki te ‵pau mo te ‵tonu o olotou fakamatalaga.


In time, the child will set aside its immature ways and blossom into a full-grown man or woman. 	 Fakamuli loa, ka tiakina ne te tamaliki ana uiga fakatamaliki kae tupu aka pelā me se tagata io me se fafine matua.


9 The Septuagint did much to make the Hebrew Scriptures readable to Greek-speaking Jews and others. 	 9 Ne fakatoka te Septuagint ke mafai o fai‵tau ne tino Iutaia mo nisi tino kolā e fai‵pati ki te ‵gana Eleni a Tusitusiga Tapu faka-Epelu.


During that discussion, Jesus did not do all the talking; he listened to what she had to say. 	 I te lā sau‵talaga, ne seki faipati atu fua a Iesu; kae ne fakalogologo foki a ia ki pati a te fafine.


9 Before stating the principle that one who is faithful in seemingly small things is also faithful in important matters, Jesus advised his listeners: “Make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous riches, so that, when such fail, they may receive you into the everlasting dwelling places.” 	 9 A koi tuai o taku atu ne ia te akoakoga fakavae me i te tino telā e fakamaoni i mea kolā e foliga mai me e fo‵liki fua e fakamaoni foki i mea ‵lasi, ne polopoloki atu a Iesu ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo: “Ke fai ne taugasoa mo koutou i koloa faka te lalolagi, ke talia ei koutou ne latou i fale e se gata mai, manafai ko se toe aogā.”


As a result of his sin, all humans inherit sin, and the consequence of that sin is death. 	 Ona ko tena agasala, ne maua i ei ne tino katoa te agasala, kae ko te ikuga o te agasala tenā ko te mate.


Six millenniums of human mismanagement—powerfully influenced by “the ruler of this world,” Satan—have brought us to the current low point in human history. 	 A te ono miliona o tausaga o faifaiga sē ‵lei a tino—telā e fakamalosi aka ei ne “te aliki masei o te lalolagi nei,” ko Satani—ko oti ne fai ei ke masei valevale te olaga o tino i tala mua o tino.


Moses said: “You continue to live, because [Jehovah] loved your forefathers so that he chose their seed after them and brought you out of Egypt in his sight with his great power, to drive away nations greater and mightier than you from before you, so as to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance as at this day.”—Deuteronomy 4:37, 38. 	 Muna a Mose: “Mai i tena alofa ki otou tupuga, tena ne fili ei ne ia [ko Ieova] koutou, kae ne aumai ne ia koutou keatea mai Aikupito i tena mana malosi. I te taimi ne ma‵laga atu ei koutou, ne afuli ne ia a malo e takutakua atu kae malosi atu i a koutou mai otou mua, ko te mea ke ulu atu koutou ki te lotou fenua, tenei e nofo nei koutou i ei.”—Teutelonome 4:37, 38.


While only a few in the Bethel family give a verbal comment each morning, the rest ponder on what is being said and read. 	 E ui eiloa e fakaasi mai ne nāi tino fua olotou manatu ki te tusi siki i tafataeao katoa, e mafaufau ‵mafa a nisi tino i te kāiga Peteli ki manatu mo fakamatalaga konā.


Likewise, a busy person may hesitate to study the Bible. 	 E penā foki loa, e mafai o se talia ne se tino fakalavelave ke sukesuke a ia ki te Tusi Tapu.


Now is the time to return to our heavenly Father’s loving arms and to the congregation—the only safe haven in these last days.—Deut. 33:27; Heb. 10:24, 25. Jehovah’s people make every effort to help inactive ones return to Jehovah (See paragraphs 16, 17) 	 Tenei te taimi ke toe ‵foki mai tatou ki lima a‵lofa o ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi mo te fakapotopotoga—te koga fua e tasi e ‵sao ei tatou i aso fakaoti konei.—Teu. 33:27; Epe. 10:24, 25.


(Galatians 5:22, 23) It affects our dealings with people, for yielding to the spirit’s direction helps us to exercise love, to be joyful and peaceable, to be long-suffering and kind, to display goodness and faith, and to manifest mildness and self-control while declaring the good news. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) E aogā i ‵tou faifaiga ki tino, me i te fakalogo ki te takitakiga a te agaga e fesoasoani mai ke fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa, ke fia‵fia kae uiga filemu, ke loto kufaki kae atafai, ke fakaasi te ‵lei mo te fakatuanaki, kae ke fakaasi atu foki te loto maulalo mo te loto pulea i te taimi e folafola atu ei te tala ‵lei.


17 Anointed Christians today, having been counted worthy to receive a Kingdom, eagerly look forward to ruling during Judgment Day. 	 17 E olioli eiloa a Kelisiano fakaekegina i aso nei, kolā e tāua ke maua ne latou te Malo, ke pule mai latou i te Aso Fakamasino.


(Titus 3:1, 2) What a blessing such mildness is to others! 	 (Tito 3:1, 2) Se fakamanuiaga eiloa ki nisi tino a te vaegā loto maulalo penā!


We also ask other Witnesses for suggestions.” 	 E fakamolemole atu foki māua ki nisi Molimau mō ne manatu fesoasoani.”


The magazine The Economist stated: “America’s military is relying more heavily on computer games as training tools. 	 E fai mai te mekesini ko The Economist: “E fakalagolago malosi eiloa a te kautau o Amelika ki tafaoga i komupiuta ke akoako ei latou.


You can deepen your knowledge of God and your appreciation for his loving guidance. 	 E mafai o momea aka ne koe tou iloa e uiga ki te Atua mo tou loto fakafetai ki ana fakatakitakiga alofa.


The Writing Committee of the Governing Body oversees the process of researching, writing, proofreading, illustrating, and translating our printed publications as well as material posted on our Web site. 	 E onoono a te Komiti Tusitusi o te Potukau Pule ki te faiga o sukesukega, tusitusiga, faitauga, fakamatalaga, mo te ‵fuliga o ‵tou tusi e pelā foki mo mataupu kolā e faulu ki ‵tou Web site.


6 The Israelites had been “harshly oppressed” by Canaanite King Jabin for 20 years. 	 6 Ne ‘pule fakasaua’ ne te Tupu o Kanana ko Iapino a te kau Isalaelu mō se 20 tausaga.


12. (a) Why do we call “multiple times” at homes in our territory? (b) Can you relate an experience of someone whose attitude toward our message changed? 	 12. (a) Kaia e āsi atu faeloa i ei tatou “i taimi e uke” ki fale i ‵tou koga talai? (e) E mata, e mafai o fakamatala mai ne koe se tala o se tino telā ne ‵fuli tena kilokiloga ki te ‵tou fekau?


As with the alpine trees, a good anchorage is the key to endurance. 	 E pelā mo te lakau ko te alpine, a aka ‵lei ko te kī ki te kufaki.


21. How can we derive great benefit from the Memorial season? 	 21 E uke ‵ki a mea fakafiafia e maua ne tatou i te vaitaimi o te Fakamanatuga.


(Read Colossians 2:6, 7.) To achieve stability, we need to learn to make decisions that reflect our faith in God’s inspired Word. 	 (Faitau te Kolose 2:6, 7, NW) Ke tu ‵mautakitaki, e ‵tau o fai ne tatou a filifiliga kolā e fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te Muna a te Atua telā ko oti ne fakaosofia ki te agaga.


Just before his ascension to heaven, what did Jesus tell his followers to do, and what would that involve? 	 Mai mua faeloa o tena fanakaga ki te lagi, ne a mea ne fai atu ne Iesu ki ana soko ke fai, kae se a te mea e aofia i ei?


(Luke 22:3; John 13:26, 27) Through his sacrificial death, however, Jesus frees sinful mankind from Satan’s grip and makes it possible for us to have everlasting life.—John 3:16. 	 (Luka 22:3; Ioane 13:26, 27) Kae e auala i tena mate e pelā me se taulaga, ne fakasaoloto ei ne Iesu a tino agasala mai te pulega a Satani kae ne mafai ei o maua ne tatou te ola se-gata-mai.—Ioane 3:16.


The circumstances of others may have severely limited their freedom of action. 	 Kāti ne seki mafai ne nisi tino o fai a mea e uke ona ko olotou fakanofonofoga.


His enthronement in heaven was described in a vision given to the prophet Daniel, who wrote: “I kept on beholding in the visions of the night, and, see there! with the clouds of the heavens someone like a son of man [Jesus] happened to be coming; and to the Ancient of Days [Jehovah God] he gained access, and they brought him up close even before that One. 	 A tena nofogaaliki i te lagi ne fakamatala mai i se fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ki te pelofeta ko Tanielu, telā ne tusi mai, penei: “I te fakaasiga tenā i te po tenā, ne lavea ne au se mea pelā me se tino ola [Iesu]. Ko lavea atu ne au a ia e fakatamilo ne kaumana, kae ne fanatu ki a ia [Ieova te Atua] telā e ola ki te se gata mai, tenā ne ‵taki atu ei ki ona mua.


Four of the six succeeding kings are assassinated. 	 E tokofa mai te tokoono o tupu mai tua ifo i ei ne tamate ne tino.


During courtship, their love has grown so much that they are ready to vow that they will be faithful to each other in marriage. 	 A koi fai famau ei laua, ne gasolo aka o lasi te lā a‵lofa ko ala ei o fai a lā tautoga me ka fakamaoni eiloa laua i te taimi e avaga ei.


Are you taking refuge in Jehovah? 	 E a, e faka‵lafi koe ki a Ieova?


What is the basis for this method of preaching? 	 Se a te mea e fakavae ki ei te vaegā talaiga tenei?


And when you choose a good translation of the Scriptures, you can be certain that you are reading a dependable copy of the original writings.* But why has the Bible endured despite natural decay, fierce opposition, and deliberate tampering with its message, often with astounding accounts of survival? 	 Kae kafai e fili aka ne koe se Tusi Tapu telā e ‵lei tena ‵fuliga, e mafai o mautinoa i a koe me faitau eiloa koe ki se ‵kopi telā e fetaui ‵lei mo tusitusiga mua.* Kae kaia ne tumau ei te Tusi Tapu faitalia a te pala, tekemaiga fakama‵taku, mo taumafaiga ne fai mo te iloa tonu ke ‵fuli te fekau i ei, kae fakaofoofogia te auala ne sao mai i ei?


However, this is not the only way that our cooperation contributes to the unity of God’s people. 	 Kae e se tenei fua te auala e tasi e fakaopoopo mai ki te ‵kau fakatasi o tino o te Atua.


Eventually, this entire planet will be enjoyed by lovers of righteousness. 	 Fakamuli loa, ka ‵fonu a te paneta tenei i tino kolā e fia‵fia ki te amiotonu.


Then Christ will hand the Kingdom over to his God and Father, subjecting himself to “the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone.” 	 I konā loa, ka toe tuku atu ne Keliso te Malo ki tena Atua, ko tena Tamana, kae ka fakamalalo a ia ki “a ia tela ne tuku ne ia mea katoa mai lalo i a ia, ko pule te Atua i mea katoa.”


For instance, millions believe that important stages in one’s life—such as birth, puberty, marriage, childbearing, and death—are parts of a passage leading into the spirit realm of the ancestors. 	 E pelā mo te fia miliona o tino, e tali‵tonu latou me i toe vaega tāua o te olaga—e pelā mo te fanaumaiga o se pepe, te tupuakaga o se tama‵liki, te avaga mo te mate—ne vaega katoa o te auala e oko atu ei ki te koga faka-te-agaga telā e ‵nofo i ei olotou kāiga kolā ko ‵mate.


We can use them to glorify him and to benefit others. 	 E mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou a mea konā ke faka‵malu atu ei ki a ia kae ke aoga foki ki nisi tino.


Within a short time, however, Emanuel came to realize that the teachings of Jehovah’s organization were correct after all. 	 I se taimi toetoe mai tua ifo i ei, ne iloa aka ne Emanuel me e ‵tonu eiloa a akoakoga a te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


No wonder they feel helpless! 	 E se tioa eiloa o māfatia lāua!


Even his enemies acknowledged: “Teacher, we know you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth.” 	 Ne iloa foki ne ana fili a te mea tenā: “Te Faiakoga, e iloa ne matou i a koe se tino fakamaoni.


About what might you pray, and why would such a request be pleasing to Jehovah? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o ‵talo atu koe e uiga ki ei, kae kaia e fiafia ei a Ieova ki te ‵talo tenei?


In dealing with imperfect humans, how did Jesus show mildness and humility? 	 I ana faifaiga ki tino sē ‵lei kātoatoa, ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu te agamalu mo te loto maulalo?


When she was in her late teens, she changed schools. 	 I te taimi ko tu atu ei a ia i te tulaga talavou, ne ‵fuli tena akoga.


It has been a privilege and a delight to visit over 90 countries in connection with that work. What a delight to visit brothers in over 90 countries! 	 Se tauliaga gali kae fakafiafia ke asi atu ki fenua e sili atu mo te 90 i te galuega tenei.


Jehovah created us with both the physical and the intellectual capacity to fulfill his purpose. 	 Ne faite ne Ieova tatou kae tuku mai ki a tatou te malosi mo te poto ke fakataunu ei tena fuafuaga.


Soon mankind’s dream of prosperity will be fully realized in God’s new world. 	 Ko pili fua nei o fakataunu a te manakoga o tino ke manuia latou, i te lalolagi fou a te Atua.


(Luke 2:51) She was clearly interested in God’s purpose in connection with the Messiah. 	 (Luka 2:51) E manino ‵lei me ne fiafia malosi a ia ki te fuafuaga a te Atua telā e isi sena sokoga ki te Mesia.


For employers, the Bible provides this reminder: “The workman is worthy of his wages.” (1 Timothy 5:18) God’s Law to the Israelites directed that employers provide prompt and fair payment to their workers. 	 E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu te fakatakitakiga tenei mō pule: “A te tino galue, e ‵tau o maua tona ‵togi.” (1 Timoteo 5:18) Ne fakatonu atu te Tulafono a te Atua ki tino Isalaelu ke fakamaoni a pule o ‵togi olotou tino ga‵lue i se ‵togi ‵tau.


Jesus said: “Do not fear those who kill the body and after this are not able to do anything more. 	 Muna a Iesu: “Sa ma‵taku ki tino kolā e tamate ne latou te foitino, me ka oti ake, ko se toe mafai ei ne latou o fai se mea.


(Proverbs 13:20) To the extent possible, avoid people who may weaken your resolve.—1 Corinthians 15:33. 	 (Faataoto 13:20) E tusa loa mo te mea e mafai ne koe o fai, ke na ‵kalo keatea koe mai i tino kolā ka fakavāivāi atu ki tou loto taumafai.—1 Kolinito 15:33.


(Colossians 4:12) Members of the congregation in Jerusalem prayed for Peter when he was imprisoned. 	 (Kolose 4:12) Ne ‵talo atu a tino i te fakapotopotoga i Ielusalema mō Petelu i tena nofoga i te falepuipui.


Trust in Jehovah as the End Draws Near 	 Ke Tali‵tonu ki a Ieova Ona ko te Pili Mai o te Gataga


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WHEN SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY SEEMS UNWORTHY OF RESPECT 	 MĀFAI E MAFAU‵FAU TATOU ME KO SĒ ‵TAU O FAKAASI ATU TE ĀVA KI SE TINO PULE


• What proof can we give of Christian maturity? 	 • Ne a fakamaoniga e tuku atu ne tatou e uiga ki te ‵tou ma‵tua ‵lei faka-Kelisiano?


Moreover, the Bible first mentions some of its most important concepts in connection with Abraham. 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a nisi mea tāua e uiga ki a Apelaamo.


18 If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will likely have to admit that when we sense that someone of the opposite sex has a romantic interest in us, we feel flattered. 	 18 Kafai e fakamaoni tatou ki a tatou eiloa, kāti ka taku ‵tonu mai ne te tokoukega o tatou me kafai e fiafai mai se tino, e lagona eiloa ne koe te maio.


(Psalm 34:19) How does God do this? 	 (Salamo 34:19) E fai pefea ne te Atua te mea tenei?


“Let us work what is good toward all,” the Bible admonishes us.—Galatians 6:10. 	 E fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou, penei: “E ‵tau mo tatou o fai te mea ‵lei ki tino katoa.”—Kalatia 6:10.


Our proving faithful in the ministry can lead to life for us and for those who listen to us.—1 Timothy 4:15, 16. 	 A te ‵tou tumau i te fakamaoni i te galuega talai, e iku atu eiloa ki te mauaga ne tatou o te ola, e pelā foki mo tino kolā e faka‵logo mai ki a tatou.—1 Timoteo 4:15, 16.


“This Is Righteous” 	 “Tena Eiloa te Mea Tonu”


(Colossians 3:9-14) Moreover, our faith is strengthened when we endure adversity. 	 (Kolose 3:9-14) E se gata i ei, ka fakamalosi aka foki ei a te ‵tou fakatuanaki māfai ko fepaki mo fakalavelave.


Yes, if we imitate Jesus, we will always act with love. 	 Ao, kafai e fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu, ka gasue‵sue faeloa tatou mo te alofa.


11 Who Can Interpret Prophecy? 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 3, 4


Your Ministry Like the Dew? 	 E Fai Tau Galuega Talai e Pelā mo te ‵Sau?


Where will you choose to set the boundary when it comes to your speech? 	 Se a te tapulā ka filifili aka ne koe e uiga ki au pati?


WHY SO IMPORTANT? 	 KAIA E TĀUA ‵KI EI?


After she was married, Daniela, together with her husband, Helmut, took up the preaching work among the African, Chinese, Filipino, and Indian populations in Vienna. 	 Mai tua o tena fakaipoipoga, ne talai atu a Daniela fakatasi mo tena avaga ko Helmut ki tino Afelika, Saina, Filipaina mo tino Initia i Vienna.


What is it appropriate to contemplate on the day of one’s baptism? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o masaua ne te tino a te aso ne papatiso i ei a ia?


3, 4. (a) Whose examples can encourage Christians to endure? (b) Why does the Bible urge us to examine Job’s experience? 	 3, 4. (a) I a ai a fakaakoakoga e mafai o fakamalosi mai ke tumau a Kelisiano i te kufaki? (e) Kaia e fakamalosi mai ei te Tusi Tapu ke iloilo ne tatou te tala o Iopu?


(Titus 2:3) It states: “Do not come to be among heavy drinkers of wine, among those who are gluttonous eaters of flesh. 	 (Tito 2:3) E fai mai, penei: “Sa takaga ki tino inu malosi ki uaina, io me ko tino gafula.


Do we reach out to them? 	 E mata, e taumafai tatou o fakamasani atu ki a latou?


SONGS: 51, 135 	 PESE: 51, 135


Fascism in Hungary 	 Te Malo Fasisi i Hungary


The word “therefore” points to a major reason why we should obey this command. 	 A te pati “tela la” e fakasino atu ki te pogai tāua e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki te fakatonuga tenei.


• What can we learn from the way Jesus often dealt with opposers? 	 • Ne a mea e iloa ne tatou e uiga ki mea kolā ne fai sāle ne Iesu ki tino kolā ne ‵teke atu ki a ia?


Additionally, reading from The Watchtower or our website can invigorate someone who is downcast. 	 E se gata i ei, a te fai‵tau ki ‵tou Faleleoleo Maluga io me ko te website a tatou e mafai loa o fai pelā me se fakamalosiga ki se tino telā ko loto vāivāi.


Writing to the Christian congregation in Corinth, he said: “God is he who said: ‘Let the light shine out of darkness.’” Paul then showed that spiritual light is closely associated with knowledge from Jehovah when he added: “He has shone on our hearts to illuminate them with the glorious knowledge of God by the face of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:6) How does this light reach us? 	 I tena tusi ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i Kolinito, ne fai atu a ia, penei: “A te Atua tela ne fai atu penei, ‘Ke ‵pula mai te mainaga mai te pouliga.’ ” Oti ei, ne fakaasi atu ne Paulo me e pili ‵ki te fesokotakiga o te mainaga faka-te-agaga mo te iloaga mai i a Ieova i te taimi ne fakaopoopo mai ei a ia, penei: “Ne fai ne ia ke ‵pula te mainaga tenei i omotou loto, ke maua ei ne tatou a te poto e uiga ki te ‵malu o te Atua, tela e ‵pula i foliga o Keliso.” (2 Kolinito 4:6) E oko mai pefea te mainaga tenei ki a tatou?


Moreover, in those days the fruitage of the belly was considered a divine blessing and barrenness, a curse. 	 E se gata i ei, i aso konā, kafai e fanau se tino e fai pelā me se fakamanuiaga mai te Atua, kae ko te tino sē afu, se fakamalaiaga tenā.


Jesus foretold, not an activity currently taking place on earth, but a future event occurring in heaven.* Consider two reasons for this conclusion. 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu se mea telā ka tupu i te lagi i aso mai mua, kae e sē se mea telā e tupu nei i te lalolagi.* Ke na mafau‵fau nei ki pogai e lua ne fakaiku ei penei.


16 Peter wrote: “Formerly the holy women who were hoping in God used to adorn themselves, subjecting themselves to their own husbands.” (1 Peter 3:5) Such ones realized that pleasing Jehovah by heeding his counsel would ultimately result in family happiness and the reward of everlasting life. 	 16 Ne tusi mai a Petelu: “Ko fāfine ‵lotu o aso ko ‵teka atu, kolā ne fakamoemoe ki te Atua, e teu fakagaligali foki latou; kae ne faka‵logo eiloa ki olotou avaga.” 1 Petelu 3:5) Ne iloa ne tino konā me i te fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova mai te faka‵logo ki ana pati fakatonutonu, ka iku atu eiloa ki te fiafia o te kāiga mo te taui ko te ola se-gata-mai.


To such ones, the Scripture says: “Let yourselves be corrected.” 	 E fai ‵tonu atu te Tusi Tapu ki vaegā tino penā, penei: “Faka‵logo mai ki a au.”


She concluded that her prayer was answered when she eventually found within the Christian congregation a friend in whom she could confide. 	 Ne fakaoti mai tena tala me ne tali mai tena ‵talo i te taimi ne maua fakamuli ei ne ia se taugasoa i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano telā ne mafai o talitonu a ia ki ei.


(2 Sam. 1:17-27) One Bible encyclopedia suggests that the contents of those books may have been “the familiar oral repertoire of professional singers in ancient Israel who preserved Israel’s epic and lyric traditions.” 	 (2 Samuelu 1:17-27) Ne fakaasi mai i se encyclopedia i mea tau te Tusi Tapu me kāti ne aofia i tusi konā “a fakalagi mo pese masani kolā ne tausi ne tino usu pese apo i Isalaelu i aso mua.”


(Acts 9:36) These women may have had fleshly relatives, but Tabitha wanted to do what she could to help and encourage them. 	 (Galuega 9:36) Kāti e isi ne kāiga faka-te-foitino o fāfine konei, kae ne manako eiloa a Tapita ke fai ne ia te mea e mafai ne ia o fai ke fesoasoani kae fakamalosi atu ki fafine konā.


You young servants of Jehovah, how highly do you value the incomparable privilege of helping others to “have faith in the good news”? 	 A koutou e tavini talavou a Ieova, e pefea te fakatāua ne koutou a te tauliaga lasi tenei ke fesosoani atu ki nisi tino ke “tali‵tonu ki te Tala ‵Lei!”?


WHY WE NEED TO BE FORGIVING 	 POGAI E ‵TAU EI MO TATOU O LOTO FAKAMAGALO


11:4—Did senility cause Solomon to become unfaithful in his old age? 	 11:4—E mata, ko te valevalematua ne fai i ei a Solomona ke se fakamaoni i te taimi ko toeaina ei a ia?


(Nehemiah 4:14) With Jehovah’s backing, David, Nehemiah, and other faithful servants of God succeeded in carrying out their God-given assignments. 	 (Neemia 4:14) Mai te fesoasoani o Ieova, ne manuia eiloa a Tavita, Neemia mo nisi tavini fakamaoni a te Atua i te faiga o galuega ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki a latou.


For they have no deathly pangs; and their paunch is fat. 	 Seai ne mea ‵mae e oko ki olotou foitino; e ola ‵lei olotou foitino, kae ma‵losi foki.


2 Imagine yourself on that mountain with Moses. 	 2 Mafaufau la me e ‵nofo atu koulua mo Mose i luga i te mauga tenā.


What practical lessons from Hosea’s prophecy will we consider? 	 Ne a akoakoga tāua mai te valoaga a Hosea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


6 For the benefit of sinful mankind, Jehovah God has also made use of oaths by using expressions like “‘As I am alive,’ is the utterance of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.” 	 6 Mō te ‵lei o tino agasala, ne fakaaoga foki ne Ieova te Atua a tautoga mai te fakaaogāga o tugāpati pelā “ ‘Me i Au e ola,’ ko pati a te Aliki Sili ko Ieova.”


(Ephesians 6:14) King Saul of ancient Israel disobeyed God and suffered the loss of holy spirit. 	 (Efeso 6:14) Ne seki fakalogo a te Tupu o Isalaelu mua ko Saulo kae ne logo‵mae ei a ia ona ko te sē ‵lago atu o te agaga tapu.


2, 3. (a) Why did Jehovah preserve down to our day the life stories of Bible characters? (b) Which episodes from the Scriptures will be considered in this article? 	 2, 3. (a) Kaia ne tausi ei ne Ieova ke oko mai ki ‵tou aso nei a tala e uiga ki olaga o tino i te Tusi Tapu? (e) Ne a tala mai te Tusi Tapu ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


Epaphras’ prayers for the Colossians were of that sort. 	 Konā eiloa a vaegā ‵talo ne fai ne Epafala mō te kau Kolose.


Faith-strengthening too is a review of the modern-day history of Jehovah’s Witnesses, using the book Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom, if you have this publication available in your language.* And a review of past “Questions From Readers” published in The Watchtower would surely lead you to a fresh understanding of certain texts. 	 Kae penā foki loa māfai e toe onoono koe ki tala e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova i aso nei, mai te fakaaogāga o te tusi ko te Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom, māfai ko oti ne ‵fuli te tusi tenā ki tau ‵gana.* E pelā foki mo te toe onoono ki “Fesili Mai te Kau Fai‵tau” i lomiga o Te Faleleoleo Maluga, ka fai i ei ke momea aka tou malamalama i nisi fuaiupu mai te Tusi Tapu.


10 Jehovah now asks: “Who are these that come flying just like a cloud, and like doves to their birdhouse holes? 	 10 Ne fesili mai penei a Ieova: “Ne a a vakamutu konei e folau pela me ne kaumana, pela me ne lupe kola ko foki mai ki te lotou fenua?


(Romans 15:33; Ephesians 6:23, 24) It is a result of subjecting themselves to the “Prince of Peace,” Jesus Christ, and worshiping Jehovah, “the God of love and of peace.”—Isaiah 9:6; 2 Corinthians 13:11. 	 (Loma 15:33; Efeso 6:23, 24) A te mea tenā se ikuga o te faka‵logo o latou ki te “Pelenise o te Filemu,” ko Iesu Keliso, mo te tapuaki atu ki a Ieova, te “Atua o te alofa mo te filemu.”—Isaia 9:6; 2 Kolinito 13:11.


There is a big difference, however, between not worrying unduly about tomorrow and ignoring it completely. 	 Kae e lasi ‵ki te ‵kese o te se sōna manavase ki te aso a taeao mo te se saga katoatoa atu ki ei.


30 Draw Close to God—“He Will Let Himself Be Found by You” 	 PESE: 23, 91 Ianuali 24-30, 2011 E ‵Tau o Sa‵sale Tatou i te Fakamaoni!


(John 15:12, 13, 17) There are many reasons why Christians love their brothers. 	 (Ioane 15:12, 13, 17) E uke ‵ki eiloa a pogai e a‵lofa ei a Kelisiano ki olotou taina.


Admittedly, it is not easy, for we have inherited from our first human parents selfish desires and temperaments that do not conform to Christ’s example. 	 Se mea tonu, me e se se mea faigofie ke faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga tenā ona ko manakoga ma‵sei mo uiga sē ‵lei ne maua ne tatou mai ‵tou mātua muamua kolā e se fetaui mo te fakaakoakoga a Keliso.


As she was trying to clean up, the doorbell rang. 	 I te taimi ne taumafai a ia o faka‵ma, kae ne tagi te pēle o te mataloa.


For instance, he could read the Scriptural record of God’s mighty acts, such as the destruction of a wicked world by means of a global flood. 	 Te feitu e tasi ko tena faitau ki tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki galuega ‵mana a te Atua, pelā mo te fakaseaiga o te lalolagi matagā i te lolo lasi.


How does Jehovah protect us “with his pinions”? 7 Having Jehovah as our refuge, we draw comfort from the words: “With his pinions he will block approach to you, and under his wings you will take refuge. 	 7 Mai te faiga o Ieova mo fai te ‵tou lafiga, e maua ne tatou a fakamafanafanaga mai ana muna: “E fakamalumalu ifo ne ia koe ki ona kapakau; ko malu ei koe i tena tausiga; a tena fakamaoni ka ‵pui ne ia koe, ko malu lei ei koe.”


Would there be any danger in accepting the invitation? 	 E mata, e isi se mea fakamataku māfai e talia ne koe te ‵kamiga tenā?


(Col. 1:18) He reminds spirit-begotten Christians that a body has many members with different functions and that they, “although many, are one body in union with Christ.” 	 (Kolose 1:18) E fakamasaua atu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te agaga me i te foitino e uke a vaega i ei kae kese‵kese foki olotou aoga, “tela la, e tonu me e tokouke tatou, kae tasi eiloa tatou i a Keliso, kae ne vaega takitasi katoa o te foitino e tasi.”


Some may think so. 	 Kāti e mafau‵fau eiloa penā a nisi tino.


For instance, Psalm 96:1 says literally: ‘Sing to Jehovah, all the earth.’ 	 E pelā mo pati tonu i te Salamo 96:1: ‘Usu atu se pese fou ki a Ieova!


Among the articles that will appear only online are the following: “For Young People,” which outlines youth-oriented Bible study projects, and “My Bible Lessons,” a series designed for parents to use with children who are three years of age and under. 	 E aofia i mataupu kolā ka faulu ki luga i te itaneti, ko mataupu konei: “For Young People,” kae maua atu i ei a mataupu mai te Tusi Tapu mō talavou ke suke‵suke ki ei, e pelā foki mo “My Bible Lessons,” se fakasologa o mataupu ne fakatoka mō mātua ke fakaaoga ne latou mo olotou tama‵liki kolā ko taki tolu tausaga o fanaifo ki lalo.


(Psalm 65:2) But he does not listen to all prayers. 	 (Salamo 65:2) Kae e se fakalogologo a ia ki ‵talo katoa.


How did the apostles Peter and Paul express the need for God-given strength? 	 Ne fakamatala mai pefea ne te avā apositolo ko Petelu mo Paulo me e ‵tau o maua te malosi mai i te Atua?


Jesus urged his followers to store up, not material goods on earth, but “treasures in heaven,” that is, to establish a good name with God, who “knows what things you are needing before ever you ask him.”—Matthew 6:8, 19-25. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Iesu ki ana soko ke se fakaputu a koloa faka-te-foitino i te lalolagi nei, kae ke fakaputu a “koloa i te lagi,” telā ko te faiga o se igoa ‵lei i mua o te Atua, telā e iloa ne ia a mea “e fia maua ne koutou, kae e seki fakatagi atu eiloa a koutou ki a ia.”—Mataio 6:8, 19-25.


• How can we show that we have the proper view of prayer? 	 • E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou me maua ne tatou te kilokiloga tonu e uiga ki te faiga o ‵talo?


8 Satan’s dishonesty was evident in the way he twisted Jehovah’s words and motives. 	 8 Ne lavea atu foki te tulaga sē fakamaoni o Satani i te auala ne ‵fuli ‵se ei ne ia a pati mo lagonaga o Ieova.


(Psalm 105:4, 5) Yes, serve the true God, Jehovah, and worship him acceptably. 	 (Salamo 105:4, 5) E tonu, tavini atu ki te Atua tonu, ko Ieova, kae tapuaki atu foki i te auala telā e talia ne ia.


The Bible states: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you. 	 E fai mai penei te Tusi Tapu: “Tuku atu ki te Aliki a mea e manavase koe ki ei, me ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe; e se tiaki lele ne ia a tino fakamaoni ke taka‵vale.”


Why was their friendship so enduring? 	 Kaia ne malosi kae tumau ei te lā va fakataugasoa?


Millions more suffer at the hands of fellow humans—many being victimized by those who should protect them. 	 E lau i miliona o tino e puapuagatia ona ko nisi tino—te tokoukega ne fakasauāgina ne tino kolā ne fakamoemoe latou me e puipui ei latou.


5 Jesus’ heart was touched by the sight of this crowd of thousands, including sick ones, who eagerly awaited him. 	 5 Ne fakaosofia te loto o Iesu i tena kiloatuga ki te fia afe o tino kolā ne faka‵tali mai ki a ia, kae kāti ne aofia foki i ei a tino ma‵saki.


• a way to train others 	 • avanoaga ke akoako ei a nisi tino


Years later, when Moses and the nation of Israel were near Uz toward the end of their wilderness journey, Moses may have learned about Job’s final years. 	 I te fia o tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, i te taimi ko pili atu ei a te fenua o Isalaelu ki Usa i te fakaotiotiga o te lotou malaga i te koga lavaki, kāti ne iloa ne Mose a mea ne ‵tupu i toe tausaga fakaotioti o te olaga o Iopu.


We get water from a well at the police station. 	 E aumai omotou vai mai i se vaisameni i te ofisa o pulisimani.


Jesus directed them: “As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’ 	 Ne fakatonu atu Iesu ki a latou: “Olo o folafola atu, ‘I te Malo o te lagi ko pili mai!’


But having a negative view of the territory can impede our efforts to start Bible studies. 	 Kae kafai e ma‵natu aka tatou me e se ‵lei a tino i te ‵tou koga talai, kāti ka fakalavelave mai i ei ki ‵tou taumafaiga ke kamata a a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


How can we be sure that Jehovah will support and comfort us in the face of adversity? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e fesoasoani kae fakamafanafana ne Ieova a tatou i taimi o fakalavelave faiga‵ta?


Simply put, because “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Jehovah wants us to live happily forever. 	 E faigofie ke fai atu penei, me i te “Atua ko te alofa eiloa a ia.” (1 Ioane 4:8) E manako a Ieova ke ola fia‵fia tatou ke oko eiloa ki te se-gata-mai.


“The wilderness and the waterless region will exult, and the desert plain will be joyful and blossom as the saffron.”—Isaiah 35:1. 	 “A te toafa ka ‵lifu, mo pulalakau ka ma‵tala i te vao.”—Isaia 35:1.


Are you perhaps serving as a missionary or a need-greater in a foreign land, or have you begun attending meetings in a foreign-language congregation in your homeland? 	 E mata, e tavini atu koe e pelā me se misionale io me se tino telā e galue i se fenua telā e lasi te manakoga i ei, io me ko oti ne kamata o kau atu koe ki se fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga i se ‵gana fakaa‵tea i tou fenua?


I will instruct you even in the way of wisdom; I will cause you to tread in the tracks of uprightness.” 	 Ko oti ne akoako atu ne au te poto ki a koe, pela foki te ala tonu o te olaga.”


(Deut. 32:48-52) What can we do today to keep from falling prey to a negative spirit? 	 (Teutelonome 32:48-52) Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne tatou i aso nei ke mo a e ‵to atu tatou ki fakamalosiga ma‵sei?


(Read Hebrews 11:24-27.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 11:24-27.)


By making “the true knowledge” known, Jehovah has gathered a faithful remnant of anointed Christians. 	 E auala i te fakailoaatuga o “te iloaga tonu,” ko oti ne fakamaopoopo ne Ieova se ‵toega o Kelisiano fakaekegina.


Consider the following experience. 	 Ke mafaufau malie aka ki te tala tenei.


• Why should marriage mates honor each other? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakatau fakaaloalo a tino a‵vaga?


How does Jehovah respond to those who are “broken at heart” and “crushed in spirit”? 	 E saga atu pefea a Ieova ki a latou kolā e “loto vāi‵vai” kae “ko seai ne olotou fakamoemoega”?


(Luke 8:8) Similarly, those with a fine heart understand, appreciate, and absorb the word of God. 	 (Luka 8:8) E penā foki loa a tino loto ‵lei, e malama‵lama, e fakatāua ne latou te muna a te Atua kae fakagalue aka foki ne latou.


Do you find it embarrassing? 	 E mata, koe e mā?


What, then, if individuals or institutions claim to be followers of Christ but do not, in fact, practice what Jesus taught? 	 Kae e pefea la māfai e fai mai a nisi tino io me ne fakapotopotoga i a latou ko soko o Keliso, kae e se fakagalue ne latou ana akoakoga?


To them, everything is relative; nothing is absolute. 	 A mea katoa e ‵pau fua ki a latou, e seai eiloa se mea e mautinoa.


The expression “keep yourselves in God’s love” implies that some action is required on our part. 	 A te tugapati ko te “tumau koutou i te alofa o te Atua” e fakauiga me e isi ne mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou.


Said Job: “Life and loving-kindness [“loyal love,” ftn.] you [Jehovah] have worked with me; and your own care has guarded my spirit.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iopu: “Ne aumai ne koe ki a au te ola, ne tumau foki tou alofa ki a au, ko tau tausiga tenei e fakatumau ei toku ola.”


We are sickened at heart when we learn of their horrible acts. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵mae o ‵tou loto māfai ko iloa atu olotou faifaiga matagā.


Keep Walking With God in Troublous Times 	 Tumau i te Sa‵sale Fakatasi mo te Atua i Taimi Faiga‵ta Konei


A Witness had called on her, and the teacher had spoken about her former student’s behavior. 	 Ne āsi atu se Molimau ki te faiakoga tenā, kae ne tavae ne ia tena tamaliki akoga ki ei.


What Have We Learned? 	 Ne a Mea ne Tauloto ne Tatou?


For the “little flock” of anointed Christians, the Kingdom hope means immortal life in heaven as part of Christ’s Kingdom government. 	 Mō te “lafu foliki” o Kelisiano fakaekegina, a te fakamoemoega o te Malo mō latou, ko te mauaga o te ola e se mafai o toe tamate i te lagi e pelā me ne vaega o te pulega o te Malo o Keliso.


10 The word “zeal” in David’s psalm is derived from a Hebrew word that is often translated “jealous” or “jealousy” in other parts of the Bible. 	 10 A te pati “loto finafinau” i te salamo a Tavita ne maua mai i se pati Epelu telā e masani o ‵fuli ki te “loto masei” io me ko te “masalosalo” i nisi vaega o te Tusi Tapu.


As was the case in the earlier Babylonian exile, the anointed “royal priesthood” could not function in an organized way. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne tupu i te taimi mua ne ave fakapagota ei ki Papelonia, a te kau fakaekegina ko “faitaulaga kolā ka fai mo tupu” ne seki mafai ne latou o fai te olotou taviniga e pelā mo te masani.


“I pray every day, repeatedly asking that I not let myself be destroyed by negative feelings, and Jehovah has helped me to develop a calm and happy heart. I truly feel peace within myself,” Jackie relates. 	 Muna a Siaki: “Au e ‵talo atu i aso katoa, kae e akai ‵soko atu au ke mo a ma takavale au i te loto masei, kae ne fesoasoani mai a Ieova ke maua ne au te loto fiafia mo te tokagamalie.”


When Jesus resurrected him, Lazarus came out from the tomb a living, breathing human. 	 I te taimi ne toe fakaola aka a ia ne Iesu, ne tu mai a Lasalo mai te tānuga e pelā me se tagata ola telā e mānava.


Jesus recognized this harsh reality with the words: “You always have the poor with you.” 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu a te tulaga tonu tenei i ana pati: “E ‵nofo faeloa koutou mo tino ma‵tiva.”


(Psalm 150:6) In the meantime, though, what can we individually do to give glory to God? 	 (Salamo 150:6) Kae i te vaitaimi nei, ne a mea e mafai ne tatou taki tokotasi o fai ke ‵viki atu ei ki te Atua?


Confronted by God’s Spirit 	 E ‵Teke Atu te Agaga o te Atua


He shows us compassion if financial burdens weigh us down or our health or emotions tend to limit our sacred service. 	 E fakaasi mai ne ia a tena alofa i taimi e fe‵paki ei tatou mo fakalavelave ki mea tau tupe, ma‵saki io me ko fakalavelave e uiga ki ‵tou lagonaga, ko mea kolā e faka-mu‵tana ei ‵tou taviniga ki a ia.


Famine.—Matthew 24:7; Revelation 6:5, 6, 8 	 Oge mea‵kai.—Mataio 24:7; Fakaasiga 6:5, 6, 8


On one occasion Lula, a pioneer sister in Ethiopia, was conducting a Bible study when a relative of the student burst in and said that they need not have such a study. 	 I se taimi e tasi, ne fai ne Lula, se paenia i Aitiope, se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae ne ulu fakavave mai se kāiga o te tino akoga tenā, kae ne fai atu me e se ‵tau o fai se akoga penā.


5 On the night of Nisan 14, 33 C.E., Jesus intimated to his disciples that they would later be received by him and dwell with him and his Father in heaven. 	 5 I te po 14 o Nisani, i te 33 T.A., ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu ki ana soko me ka olo atu fakamuli latou ki a ia kae ka ‵nofo fakatasi latou katoa mo tena Tamana i te lagi.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) Whatever Jehovah does harmonizes with his wonderful personality. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) E fetaui ‵lei eiloa so se mea e fai ne Ieova mo ana uiga totino.


When he was on earth as a man, Jesus spoke on many occasions about that Kingdom. 	 I te taimi ne nofo ei a Iesu i te lalolagi nei, ne talai a ia i koga kese‵kese e uiga ki te Malo tenā.


(Hebrews 13:18) And a clear conscience certainly contributes to one’s peace of mind. 	 (Epelu 13:18) Kae e fesoasoani atu eiloa a te loto lagona ‵mā ke fakafilemu ei te mafaufau o se tino.


That was no empty threat. 	 A te mea tenā se mea fakamataku eiloa telā ne manako tou tagata ke fakataunu.


How good it is to “make your peace” with an offended fellow believer! 	 Ko tafaga la te gali ke “faka‵lei” koe mo se taina telā e se fiafia ki a koe!


(Prov. 1:8) She actively supports the Family Worship program. 	 (Faataoto 1:8) E ‵lago malosi atu a ia ki te polokalame e uiga ki te Tapuakiga a Kāiga.


Put simply, the holy spirit is God’s applied power, or his active force. 	 E faigofie fua te tali, a te agaga tapu ko te malosi galue o te Atua.


By the end of the day, four girls had asked Leah for a copy of the Young People Ask book. 	 I te fakaotiga o te aso tenā, ne fakamolemole atu a tama‵liki e tokofa ki a Lea ke maua ne olotou ‵kopi o te tusi ko te Young People Ask.


The apostle Paul tells you that you are wrong! 	 E fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo me i a koe e ‵se!


16. What advice did Jesus give concerning the eye, and why? 	 16 A te mata ko te ‵toe mea tāua eiloa ke fesokotaki atu ki te mafaufau mo te loto.


In effect, they asked, ‘Can the Christian congregation rightly reject those whom God has embraced?’ 	 Tela la, ne fakauiga la pati me: ‘E mata, e ‵tau o ‵teke atu te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ki tino kolā ko oti ne talia ne te Atua?’


They risked the severest penalties just to recite the Lord’s Prayer or the Ten Commandments and to teach them to their children. 	 Ne oko atu a fakasalaga ‵mafa ona ko te fia tauloto ki te ‵Talo a te Aliki io me ko Tulafono e Sefulu kae ke akoako atu a mea konā ki olotou tama‵liki.


It is the best of news from “the God of all comfort,” who really cares for us.—2 Corinthians 1:3. 	 Ko te ‵toe tala ‵lei eiloa mai “te Atua o fakamafanafanaga katoa,” telā e atafai ‵tonu mai eiloa ki a tatou.—2 Kolinito 1:3.


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In the Bible, the original Greek word that is sometimes translated “honesty” literally means “something that is intrinsically good.” 	 I te Tusi Tapu, a te pati Eleni telā e masani o ‵fuli sāle ki te “fakamaoni” e fakauiga tonu eiloa ki se “mea telā e māfua mai i se mea gali.”


For example, at 1 Peter 5:8, Satan is likened to a lion, picturing his dangerous, vicious nature. 	 E pelā mo te 1 Petelu 5:8, e fakatusa a Satani i ei ki se leona, ona ko tena fakamataku mo te fakasauā.


(Matthew 13:22) The Bible writer James similarly cautioned Christians not to forget God even when making business plans. 	 (Mataio 13:22, NW) Ne polopoloki mai foki a Iakopo, se tino e tokotasi ne tusi ne ia te Tusi Tapu, ki Kelisiano ke se puli i a latou a te Atua māfai e fai olotou fakatokaga tau pisinisi.


(Eph. 4:31, 32) Christians who lovingly seek to help others are rewarded with a good conscience, knowing that they are acting in harmony with godly principles. 	 (Efe. 4:31, 32) A Kelisiano kolā e a‵lofa o fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ka tauigina fakatasi mo se loto lagona ‵lei, mai te iloa atu me e ola latou e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga mai te Atua.


Our clear, firm stance in this regard is needed to preserve the purity of the truth and the unity of the congregation. 	 E manakogina a te ‵tou tulaga manino kae ‵mautakitaki i te feitu tenei ke fakatumau i ei te ‵mā o te munatonu mo te loto tasi o te fakapotopotoga.


Story of Survival, No. 4 	 Te ‵Tala ki te Saomaiga, Napa 4


6 After residing for years as a fugitive, David became king and lived in a comfortable house. 	 6 Mai tua o te fia tausaga ne nofo munimuni ei a Tavita, ne fai a ia mo tupu kae ne nofo atu a ia i se fale gali.


Just Another Book? 	 E ‵Pau mo Nisi Tusi Aka?


Well, what is the motive of the one offering the sacrifice? 	 Ia, kae e pefea a lagonaga o te tino telā e ofo atu ne ia a taulaga?


What specifically must you do to have value in God’s eyes? 	 Ne a la mea fakapito e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke tāua tatou i te kilokiloga a te Atua?


Note that although he had patriarchal authority, he did not abuse his position but elicited her cooperation and support. 	 Masaua me e tiga eiloa e isi sena pulega e pelā me ko te ulu o te kāiga, ne seki fakaaogā valevale ne ia tena tulaga tenā, kae ne fakamolemole atu a ia ki te fesoasoani mo te ‵lago atu o tou fafine.


The other focused on the conduct of Jesus’ followers and how they were to treat fellow believers. 	 Kae ko te lua e fakasino atu ki amioga a soko o Iesu e pelā foki mo olotou faifaiga ki olotou taina tali‵tonu.


Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.”—Isaiah 2:2-4. 	 Ka se toe taua eiloa a malo, se toe fakatoka eiloa mō se taua.”—Isaia 2:2-4.


(Romans 14:3, 4) Certainly no genuine Christian would want to urge anyone to ignore the guidance of a trained conscience, for to do that would be like tuning out a voice that may well convey a lifesaving message. 	 (Loma 14:3, 4) E mautinoa eiloa me e seai se Kelisiano tonu e manako o fakamalosi atu ki se tino ke se saga atu ki te takitakiga o tena loto lagona telā ko oti ne akoakogina, me kafai e fai penā ko mafai ei o fulitua atu ki se leo e mafai o maua i ei se fekau fakaola tino.


We can be trapped this way regardless of our privileges of service. 	 E mafai o ‵to atu tatou ki loto i te malei tenei faitalia ‵tou tauliaga fakapito i te taviniga.


What would be the course of integrity? 	 E fakatumau aka pefea te lotou fakamaoni?


Real Estate: Salable real estate donated to an entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses, either by making an outright gift or, in the case of residential property, by reserving a life estate to the donor, who can continue to live in the residence during his or her lifetime. 	 Kope Totino: A kope totino kolā e mafai o ‵togi ki tua e fakameaalofa atu ki se kope telā e fakaaoga ne Molimau a Ieova, mai te fai pelā me se meaalofa e tuku katoatoa atu io me kafai se fale e ‵nofo i ei a tino, e nofo fua i ei te tino telā ne fakameaalofa atu ne ia te koga tenā ke oko ki te taimi e mate ei.


By reading the Word of God together and accepting what it says as God’s direction.—1 Thessalonians 2:13. 	 Mai te fai‵tau fakatasi ki te Muna a te Atua kae talia a fakatonuga katoa kolā e fai mai i loto i ei me i a te Atua.—1 Tesalonia 2:13.


Just before starting his work as the Messiah, he presented himself to John the Baptizer for baptism. 	 Mai mua o kamata tena galuega e pelā me ko te Mesia, ne fanatu tou tagata ki a Ioane te Papatiso ke papatiso a ia.


We are participating in this work together with the “angel flying in midheaven.” 	 E ‵kau fakatasi eiloa tatou i te galuega tenei fakatasi mo “agelu e eva loa i te vanimonimo.”


What will Jehovah do with respect to warmongering nations? 	 Ne a mea ka fai ne Ieova e uiga ki fenua kolā e fai taua?


(Ephesians 5:15, 16) If you do, you will become familiar with this Bible study aid and may also create opportunities to talk to others about its contents. 	 (Efeso 5:15, 16) Kafai e fai koe penā, ka momea aka tou masani ki te tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu tenei kae e maua foki ne koe i ei a avanoaga ke faipati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki mea i ei.


Family members who influence us to do what is right are especially loved and appreciated. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o a‵lofa kae amanaia tatou ki tino o te kāiga kolā e fakamalosi mai ke fai ne tatou a te mea tonu.


8 This amazing developmental process took place within your mother’s womb, hidden from human sight as if buried deep in the earth. 	 8 A te faitega fakaofoofogina tenei e fai eiloa i loto i te moegatama o tou mātua, e ‵funa mai i tino e pelā eiloa me tanu i se koga ‵poko i te lalolagi.


Their wishful thinking will spell disaster for them when God’s time comes to destroy ungodly ones.—2 Peter 3:3-7. 	 Ka fanoa‵noa malosi latou māfai ko sē taunu a mea kolā ne fakamoe‵moe latou ki ei i te taimi ka fakaseai ei ne te Atua a tino amio ma‵sei.—2 Petelu 3:3-7.


On the other hand, we reject “the falsely called ‘knowledge,’” which gives only an appearance of truthfulness. 	 I te suā feitu e ‵teke atu tatou ki te mea e taku ko te “poto fakaloiloi” telā e foliga mai me e tonu.


Once they were outside the prison, the angel vanished. Peter was free! 	 Ko te okoga ki tua mo te falepuipui kae fakagalo te agelu, kae ne saoloto ei a Petelu!


And it must prove to be for a sign and for a witness to Jehovah of armies in the land of Egypt.” 	 A mea kona ka fai mo fakailoga i te Aliki Malosi e nofo i Aikupito.”


• In what way does the ministry refresh us and those to whom we speak? 	 • I te auala fea e fakamalosi mai ei a te galuega talai ki a tatou mo tino kolā e fai‵pati tatou ki ei?


‘I CANNOT face this on my own. 	 ‘ESE mafai ne au o fakafesagai atu ki te mea tenei i a au eiloa tokotasi.


“Shall not God cause justice to be done for his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night?”—LUKE 18:7. 	 “E a, e se fakamasino ne te Atua ke ‵sao ona tino filifilia, kolā e fakatagi atu ki a ia mō se fesoasoani i te ao mo te po?”—LUKA 18:7.


Married couples without children will want to use this period to study the Bible together. 	 Ka ma‵nako a taki tauavaga kolā e seai ne olotou tama‵liki ke fakaaoga te taimi tenei ke sukesuke fakatasi ki te Tusi Tapu.


6, 7. What is the most direct way to receive God’s holy spirit? 	 6, 7. Se a te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke maua ei te agaga tapu o te Atua?


Amaziah falsely accused Amos of treason. 	 Ne ‵losi ‵se atu a Amasia me i a Amosa e taumafai o fakamakosu te malo.


Parents should consider where the youths will best grasp the truth and progress spiritually, whether in association with a congregation that uses the local language or with one that uses the immigrant’s language. 	 E ‵tau o mafau‵fau a mātua ki te ‵toe koga ‵lei e malamalama faka‵lei ei a talavou i te munatonu kae gasolo atu ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, faitalia me ko te kau atu ki se fakapotopotoga telā e fakaaoga i ei a te ‵gana o te fenua io me ko te fakapotopotoga telā e fakaaoga i ei a te ‵gana a tino kolā ne olo atu ki te fenua tenā.


At the center of the camp, the two men find King Saul fast asleep. 	 I te kogāloto o te koga ‵moe tenā, ne maua atu ei ne laua a te tupu ko Saulo e tō ‵ki tena moe.


11 Religious leaders—scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees and others—are also often present where Jesus preaches. 	 11 Ne ‵nofo sāle atu foki a takitaki lotu—ko faiakoga o te tulafono, Falesaio, Satukaio, mo nisi tino aka—i koga kolā ne talai atu i ei a Iesu.


First, the children gain the opportunity to form a friendship with their heavenly Father, a friendship that can benefit them throughout life. 	 Muamua la, ko maua ne tama‵liki a te avanoaga ke fai taugasoa mo te lotou Tamana faka-te-lagi, se va fakataugasoa telā e mafai o aoga ki a latou i te lotou olaga kātoa.


The Gospels do not tell us much about what they did immediately after this first encounter with Jesus. 	 E se uke a mea e fakamatala mai i Evagelia e uiga ki mea ne fai ne latou i te taimi muamua ne fetaui ei latou mo Iesu.


(Genesis 12:17-20) Indeed, as the matter turned out, Lot and his daughters were kept safe. 	 (Kenese 12:17-20) E tonu, e pelā mo te mea ne tupu, ne puipuigina eiloa a Lota mo ana tama fāfine.


(2 Tim. 3:3, 4) In some countries, our brothers have already faced unexpected challenges to their neutrality because of a rapidly changing political environment. 	 (2 Timo. 3:3, 4) I nisi fenua, ko oti ne fakafesagai atu ‵tou taina ki te tofotofoga o te lotou sē ‵kau ki se feitu ona ko fakama‵fuliga fakavave i mea fakapolitiki i olotou fenua.


Jehovah renders judgment and sets matters straight respecting them in a spiritual way. 	 E fai ne Ieova te fakamasinoga kae fakatoka foki ne ia a fakalavelave i vā o latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


5 Because of our inherited imperfection, obedience does not come naturally. 	 5 Ona ko ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, a te fakalogo e sē se mea ne fa‵nau mai mo tatou.


(Psalm 130:4) Only the unrepentant wicked have reason to be terrified of God.*—Hebrews 10:26-31. 	 (Salamo 130:4) Ko tino ma‵sei fua kolā e se sala‵mo e ‵tau o pole‵pole i te ma‵taku i mua o te Atua.*—Epelu 10:26-31.


(Matt. 12:15-21) Jesus wanted people to make their decision to follow him based on what they themselves observed. 	 (Mataio 12:15-21) Ne manako a Iesu ke fakavae ne tino olotou fakaikuga ke tau‵tali atu i a ia mai i mea kolā ne lavea eiloa ne latou.


(Matthew 10:29-31) In turn, our own love for God can provide us with the greatest sense of identity and the clearest direction in our lives. 	 (Mataio 10:29-31) E se gata i ei, a ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua ka maua ei ne tatou te ‵toe kilokiloga lasi eiloa e uiga ki te ‵tou iloga mo te manino ‵lei o te auala e ola ei tatou.


(Eph. 6:10, 13) By means of his spirit, Jehovah fortifies us to withstand Satan’s efforts to mislead us. 	 (Efeso 6:10, 13) E auala i tena agaga, e fakatoka tatou ne Ieova ke ‵teke atu ki taumafaiga a Satani ke takitaki ‵se ne ia tatou.


In what areas of life should we strive to manifest the spirit of humility? 	 I feitu fea o te olaga e ‵tau ei o taumafai tatou ke fakaasi atu a te uiga loto maulalo?


Angry denial is a common way for humans to react to unjust criticism. 	 Se mea masani eiloa mō tino ke tali atu mo te kaitaua ki ‵losiga ‵se konā.


That will likely produce in us a deep happiness. 	 Kāti ka maua eiloa ne tatou i ei se fiafia lasi ‵ki.


(Acts 14:16, 17) Since the earth is already such a fine home, imagine what it will be like when “the happy God,” Jehovah, makes it a paradise!—1 Timothy 1:11. [Picture Credit Lines on page 2] 	 (Galuega 14:16, 17) Ona ko te mea e fai eiloa te lalolagi mo fai se fale gali, mafaufau la ki te olaga ka maua i ei māfai ko ‵fuli ne “te Atua fiafia,” ko Ieova mo fai se palataiso!—1Timoteo 1:11, NW.


“GOD’S fellow workers.” 	 ‘E GA‵LUE fakatasi mo te Atua.’


(Jeremiah 45:5) He forgot for a time that no ‘great thing’ in this world would bring him closer to Jehovah or help him to survive the destruction of Jerusalem. 	 (Ielemia 45:5) Ne puli malie i a ia me seai se ‘mea ‵lei’ i te lalolagi nei e mafai o fakapilipili atu ei a ia ki a Ieova io me fesoasoani atu ke sao a ia i te fakaseaiga o Ielusalema.


In some regions of West Africa, many view it as the birth of deities, and the twins are worshiped. 	 I nisi koga i Afelika ki Mātū, e tali‵tonu a tino e tokouke me ko fa‵nau mai a atua, kae e tapuaki atu latou ki te masaga tenā.


Yes, the “watery deeps” are full of wonders that highlight God’s wisdom and power. 	 E tonu, e ‵fonu a “koga ‵poko katoa o te moana” i mea fakaofoofogia kolā e fakaasi mai i ei te poto mo te malosi o te Atua.


Because the Bible commands that both ministerial servants and elders attain a high moral and spiritual standard before they are appointed to serve. 	 Me e fakatonu mai te Tusi Tapu me e ‵tau o maua ne tavini fakafaifeau mo toeaina se tulaga maluga i mea tau amioga mo te lotou tulaga faka-te-agaga a koi tuai o ‵tofi aka latou ke tavini atu.


4 To strengthen our confidence in his promises, God has preserved abundant evidence that whatever he foretells comes to pass. 	 4 Ko oti ne tuku mai ne te Atua a fakamaoniga e uke ke iloa ne tatou me ka fakataunu eiloa ana folafolaga kae ke fakamalosi aka foki ‵tou loto tali‵tonu ki ei.


“Consequently I entreat you by the compassions of God, brothers,” says Paul, “to present your bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God.” 	 Ne fai atu a Paulo: “Taina, ona ko te mea tenā, au e fakamolemole atu ki a koutou i te alofa ‵nau o te Atua, ke tuku atu otou foitino ki te Atua ke fai mo taulaga ola, taulaga tapu kae logomalie ki a ia.”


9 Examples of faithful ones like Joseph, who showed mercy to his brothers—even though “they began to hate him”—may also have influenced Jephthah’s response. 	 9 A fakaakoakoga o tino fakamaoni e pelā mo Iosefa, telā ne fakamagalo ne ia ana taina faitalia me “ne takalia‵lia” latou ki a ia, ne mafai foki o aoga ki a Iefata.


(1 Tim. 6:9, 10) That spirit would have us believe that a stockpile of material things will provide lasting security. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:9, 10) Ka fai ne te agaga tenā ke tali‵tonu tatou me i te fakaputuga o koloa ka maua i ei se puipuiga se-gata-mai.


Christ foretold that he would assign duties to a “faithful and discreet slave.”—Matt. 24:45-47. 	 Ne folafola mai ne Keliso me ka tuku atu ne ia a tiute ki se “tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”—Mataio 24:45-47.


14 Like the faithful Levites back in the tenth century B.C.E., God’s loyal ones today are not deceived by apostate ideas. 	 14 E pelā mo te kau Levi fakamaoni i te sefulu o senitenali T.L.M., e se fakaloiloigina a tino fakamaoni o te Atua i aso nei ne manatu o aposetate.


No alcoholic beverages were served, and there was no loud music or dancing. 	 Ne seai ne mea inu ma‵losi i ei, kae ne seai foki ne pese logoā mo tuisi i ei.


What, though, if there is a personal difference between you and your brother or sister? 	 Kae pefea la māfai e sae aka se fakalavelave i te va o koe mo sou taina io me se tuagane talitonu?


(Ex. 12:26, 27) As an old man who could testify to God’s wonderful acts, Moses urged the Israelites: “Remember the days of old, consider the years back from generation to generation; ask your father, and he can tell you; your old men, and they can say it to you.” 	 (Eso. 12:26, 27) Ne fakamalosi atu a Mose, telā e mafai o fakamaoni mai ne ia te ‵tonu o galuega fakaofoofogia a te Atua, ki te kau Isalaelu, penei: “Mafaufau ki aso ko ‵teka, ki taimi i aso mua eiloa; fai ki otou tamana ke fakamatala atu a mea ne ‵tupu, fai ki toeaina ke fakamatala atu a tala o aso mua.”


On the contrary, his righteous acts have provided a basis on which mankind can approach him and be saved from the dire consequences of sin. 	 I lō te fai penā, ko oti ne tuku mai e auala i ana faifaiga amio‵tonu se fakavae telā e mafai ei ne tino o fakapili‵pili atu ki a ia kae ke faka‵sao atu mai ikuga fakama‵taku o te agasala.


“At its worst, this has been Satan’s century,” said an editorial published in 1995. 	 Ne fai mai se mataupu i se nusipepa telā ne ‵lomi i te 1995: “Ona ko te matagā o te tulaga o amioga ma‵sei, ko fai eiloa te 20 senitenali mo kope o Satani.


Why should we continue to sound God’s warning? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tumau tatou i te fakasalalau atu o fekau a te Atua?


4 We are able to show unselfish love because God created us in his image. 	 4 E mafai eiloa ne tatou o fakaasi atu te alofa sē kaiū me ne faite tatou ne te Atua ki tena fakatusa.


12 Among the godly women who cared about others was Dorcas. When she died, the disciples summoned Peter and led him into an upper chamber. 	 I te taimi ne mate ei tou fafine, ne fai ne nisi soko a te fekau ki a Petelu ke fanatu kae ‵taki atu ne latou ki se potu i luga.


3 Everyone has some blessings for which to be grateful. 	 Ko manava‵se a ia ona ko te fia tuku atu o mea e ma‵nako ki ei ana tino pele.


7 Regardless of the cause, using hurtful speech in marriage could indicate a lack of love and respect for one’s spouse. 	 7 Faitalia tena māfuaga, a te fakaaogāga o pati faka‵mae loto i te fakaipoipoga e mafai o fakaasi mai i ei te se lava o te alofa mo te āva ki tau avaga.


Job has thus far come out victorious on the issue of integrity. 	 Tela la, ne manumalo eiloa a Iopu i te taimi tenā i te kinauga e uiga ki te fakamaoni.


Pure worship has never in all of history been so exalted on earth. 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ko sili atu ei te fakamalugaga o te tapuakiga ‵ma i te lalolagi kātoa i lō tala mua katoa.


What opportunity to ‘flee to the mountains’ opened up for first-century Christians in Jerusalem and Judea? 	 Se a te avanoaga ‘ke ‵tele atu ki mauga’ ne maua ne Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua i Ielusalema mo Iutaia?


Consequently, all of us are born with a stain of imperfection. 	 Tela la, a tatou katoa ne fa‵nau mai mo te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa.


Because of their haughtiness, those three men suffered a humiliating death at God’s hand. 	 Ona ko te lotou fakamata‵mata, ne tamate ei ne te Atua a tāgata e tokotolu konā i se auala fakamasiasi.


How do we learn attitudes? 	 E fakaakoako atu pefea tatou ki uiga konā?


Yes, for all of God’s people, it is a heartfelt joy to offer themselves willingly to carry out Jesus’ command to “make disciples of people of all the nations.”—Matt. 28:19, 20. 	 Ao, ki tino katoa o te Atua, se mea fakafiafia loto ke ofo atu a latou eiloa ke fakataunu a te fakatonuga a Iesu ke “olo atu . . . ki fenua katoa o fai a tino i ei mo fai a soko.”— Mataio 28:19, 20.


IT MAKES sense to cling to Jehovah. 	 SE MEA ‵lei eiloa ke ‵piki ‵mau ki a Ieova.


(Jas. 3:17) Yes, we will be happy peacemakers. 	 (Iakopo 3:17) E tonu, ka fai foki tatou e pelā me ne tino faka‵tupu filemu.


We must strive to live our life in a way that brings honor to the name we bear. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o kausaki atu tatou ke ola i se olaga telā e faka‵malu i ei te igoa o Ieova, telā e tauave ne tatou.


Children tend to think in concrete, black-and-white terms. 	 E mafau‵fau sāle a tama‵liki me e mafai o ‵tonu io me e ‵se a mea katoa.


Eleven months later, Stéphane was released and came back home. 	 I te sefulutasi masina mai tua ifo, ne ‵tala mai a Stéphane kae vau ki te fale.


That name is heard today in 235 lands—a wonderful fulfillment of his promise. 	 Ko lagona atu a te igoa tenā i aso nei i fenua e 235—se fakataunuga fakaofoofogia o tena folafolaga.


Jesus guides the Christian congregation by means of Jehovah’s holy spirit, and he has at his service angels who were “made subject to him.”—1 Pet. 3:22. 	 E takitaki ne Iesu a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano e auala i te agaga tapu o Ieova, kae e fesoasoani atu ki tena galuega a agelu kolā ‘ne faite ke faka‵logo atu ki a ia.’—1 Petelu 3:22.


“The sinners will be finished off from the earth,” the psalmist foretells. 	 E fakamafanafana mai eiloa ki a tatou me e faipati faeloa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakaseaiga o mea ma‵sei katoa.


If she indeed was a prostitute, the men of the town, dedicated Jews, apparently had not helped her. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, kafai a ia se fafine talitāgata, e mautinoa eiloa me ne seki fesoasoani atu ki a ia a tāgata o te fa‵kai kolā ne loto finafinau ki te lotu Iutaia.


Satan himself has no good news to contemplate, no bright hope on the horizon. 	 E seai se fakamoemoega ‵lei mō Satani.


3 The year is 29 C.E. Only a few days have passed since Jesus personally selected his first disciples. They have all now come to the village of Cana in the district of Galilee to attend a wedding feast. 	 3 I te tausaga ko te 29 T.A., i te taimi ne fatoā filifili ne Iesu ana soko muamua, ne maopoopo fakatasi latou katoa i te fa‵kai ko Kana i Kalilaia ko te mea ke ‵kau atu latou ki se ‵kaiga o se fakaipoipoga.


A Faithful Slave 	 Se Tavini Fakamaoni


(Heb. 11:24-26) May we imitate the faith of such ancient ones by treasuring our gift of free will and using it to do God’s will. 	 (Epe. 11:24-26) Ke na fakaakoako atu tatou ki te fakatuanaki o tavini konei i aso mua, mai te fakatāua ne tatou a ‵tou saolotoga kae fakaaoga ne tatou ke fai ei te loto o te Atua.


Surely not. 	 Ikai, e se tāitāi loa o fai penā.


Stirred to Action 	 Ko koe foki ko te Tupu o Isalaelu!”—Ioane 1:35-49.


How can we do so? 	 E mafai pefea o fai ne tatou penā?


Under inspiration, he encouraged his brothers in Corinth not to wait until the end of the week to see what was left over but, rather, to set aside funds at the start of the week in harmony with what they could do. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu tou tagata ki ana taina i Kolinito ke sē faka‵tali ki te fakaotiga o te vaiaso ke onoono aka me ne a mea e ‵toe mai, kae ke tuku fakatafa se aofaki tupe i te kamataga o te vaiaso e ‵tusa mo te mea e mafai ne latou o fai.


(Isa. 41:10, 13) When we show courage in our worship of Jehovah, we can be confident of his blessing now and in the future. 	 (Isa. 41:10, 13) Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto toa i ‵tou tapuakiga ki a Ieova, e mafai o loto tali‵tonu tatou ki ana fakamanuiaga i te taimi nei e penā foki mo aso mai mua.


They worked together making and repairing tents. 	 Ne ga‵lue fakatasi latou i te faitega o faleie.


(Rev. 12:9) Sadly, the majority of mankind remain blind to demonic influence.—2 Cor. 4:4. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9) Se mea fakafanoanoa, me koi ‵kivi eiloa a mata o te tokoukega o tino i fakamalosiga fakatemoni.—2 Kolinito 4:4.


(Read Exodus 6:1, 6, 7.) 	 (Faitau te Esoto 6:1, 6, 7.)


Then perhaps Jehovah will draw that person to him.—John 6:44; 1 Timothy 2:4. 	 Kae kāti ka fai ne Ieova ke fakapilipili atu te tino tenā ki a ia.—Ioane 6:44; 1 Timoteo 2:4.


5 From the time of Abel up to the time of the patriarchs, a number of faithful individuals worshipped Jehovah and obeyed his commands. 	 5 Mai i te taimi o Apelu ke oko mai ki aso o te fakatuakaga o te fenua o Isalaelu, ne tapuaki atu eiloa a nisi tino fakamaoni ki a Ieova kae faka‵logo foki ki ana fakatonuga.


(Micah 6:6-8) Recall the account of the needy widow whom Jesus observed at the temple in Jerusalem. 	 (Mika 6:6-8) Mafaufau la ki te tala o te fafine mativa ko mate tena avaga telā ne lavea atu ne Iesu i te faletapu i Ielusalema.


7 Husbands, the Bible says, should dwell with their wives “according to knowledge, assigning them honor as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one.” (1 Peter 3:7) Rather than harshly dominating his wife, as the Bible foretold that men would commonly do, a husband who wins God’s approval will honor her. 	 7 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i tāgata a‵vaga e ‵tau o ‵nofo fakatasi mo olotou avaga kae “e ‵tau o iloa ne [latou] me vāi‵vāi latou; tela la, e ‵tau mo koe o atafai ki ei mo te āva.” (1 Petelu 3:7) I lō te pule mālō atu ki tena avaga fafine, e pelā eiloa mo te mea ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu me ka masani o fai ne tāgata, a te tagata avaga telā e manako ke maua ne ia te taliaga a te Atua ka āva eiloa ki tena avaga.


Yes, the ultimate secret to real happiness is doing the will of God. 	 Ao, a te auala tonu e maua ei te tinā fiafia tonu ko te faiga o te loto o te Atua.


The Jewish Encyclopedia explains: “The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation rather than of simple faith, and is accordingly nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai penei te Jewish Encyclopedia: “A te talitonuga me e tumau te agaga i te ola māfai ko mate te foitino, se mea fua telā e māfua mai i mataupu silisili fakalotu mo manatu tuku taumate kae e se ko te fakatuanaki tonu. Tela la, e se akoako tonu mai te talitonuga tenā i te Tusi Tapu.”


Follow Jesus’ advice: “Just let your word Yes mean Yes, your No, No.” 	 Ke tautali atu ki te polopolokiga a Iesu: “Ke fakauiga fua tau pati ‘ao’ ki te ao, a ko te ‘ikai’ ki te ikai.”


Having been created with a conscience, people normally have an inborn sense—albeit at times inaccurate or distorted—that alerts them to what is right or wrong, honest or dishonest, appropriate or inappropriate. 	 Ona me ne faite latou mo se loto lagona, e masani o maua ne tino se lagonaga i loto i a latou—telā faitalia e fai ne latou a mea ‵se io me ne mea ma‵sei i nisi taimi—kae e fesoasoani atu eiloa a te loto lagona tenā ke iloa ne latou te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se, te fakamaoni io me ko te sē fakamaoni, te mea ‵tau io me ko te mea sē ‵tau.


In this case, to keep up is to move ahead, and that is something all of us can do.—Psalm 97:11; 119:105. 	 A te tumau i ei, i te feitu tenei, ko te gasolo ki mua, kae tenā eiloa te mea e mafai ne tatou katoa o fai.—Salamo 97:11; 119:105.


But “by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh” and offering him as a ransom, God “condemned sin in the flesh,” thus overcoming the “incapability on the part of the Law.” 	 A Iesu “ne vau i te foitino agasala o fakagata te agasala.” Tela la, ne fakataunu ne te taulaga a Iesu a “te mea telā ko se mafai ne te Tulafono o fai.”


Why was Joshua courageous and successful? 	 Kaia ne loto malosi ei a Iosua kae manuia?


6 How can you help build conviction in your children so that they are persuaded to believe, as Timothy was? 	 6 E fesoasoani atu pefea koe ki te atiakaga o te loto talitonu i au tama‵liki ko te mea ke mafai o tali‵tonu latou e pelā mo Timoteo?


“He who is walking faultlessly and practicing righteousness and speaking the truth in his heart.” 	 Ko te tino telā e fai ne ia a mea katoa e loto ki ei te Atua, kae fai faeloa ne ia a mea ‵tonu, kae faipati ki muna ‵tonu mo te alofa.”


In the revelation given him, the apostle John saw an “angel flying in midheaven” who has “everlasting good news to declare as glad tidings to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people, saying in a loud voice: ‘Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of the judgment by him has arrived.’”—Revelation 14:6, 7. 	 Ne faipati ake mo te leo lasi: ‘Ma‵taku ki te Atua, kae tavae atu ki tona sili! Me ko oko mai te taimi e fakamasino ei ne ia a tino.’ ”—Fakaasiga 14:6, 7.


He informed his hearers: “I am the light of the world. He that follows me will by no means walk in darkness, but will possess the light of life.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo, penei: “Ko au ko te mainaga o te lalolagi: ko te tino e tautali mai ki a au, e se sasale a ia i te pouliga, kae ka maua ne ia te mainaga o te ola.”


Herald the message far and wide. 	 Folafola atu te fekau ki koga katoa.


While traveling to Jerusalem, Jesus encountered ten men who had leprosy. 	 I tena auala ki Ielusalema, ne fetaui Iesu mo tāgata e tokosefulu kolā ne poko ne te lepela.


FOLLOW THROUGH WITH DECISIONS 	 KE TAUTALI KI FAKAIKUGA


What relationship between humans and animals was originally mandated by Jehovah? 	 Se a te fesokotakiga i te va o tino mo manu ne fai ne Ieova i te kamataga?


(Genesis 3:16) He was simply foretelling the sad consequences of sin on the first couple. 	 (Kenese 3:16) Ne folafola atu fua ne ia a ikuga fakafanoanoa o te agasala kolā ka oko atu ki luga i te tauavaga muamua.


We are repeatedly assured that regardless of the difficulty we find ourselves in, Jehovah will not forsake us. 	 E tumau i te fakatalitonu mai ki a tatou me faitalia te faigata o te tulaga ko ‵tu atu tatou i ei, ka se tuku tiaki eiloa tatou ne Ieova.


As the second world war came to an end, global leaders realized that the specter of war loomed larger than ever. 	 I te fakaotiga o te taua i te lua a te lalolagi, ne matea aka ei ne takitaki o te lalolagi te tulaga fakamataku o taua telā e faigata o fakagata.


He is familiar with our daily routine and habits. 	 E iloa ne ia ‵tou faifaiga masani mo ‵tou mea e fai i aso takitasi.


Never Pray as the Hypocrites Do 	 Ke mo a ma ‵Talo e Pelā mo Tino Fia Amio‵tonu


WHEN you read the Bible, you can readily see that God did wonderful things for his ancient people, Israel. (Joshua 3:5; Psalm 106:7, 21, 22) Even if Jehovah is not presently intervening in that way in human affairs, we find around us abundant proof of his wonderful works. 	 (Iosua 3:5; Salamo 106:7, 21, 22) E tiga eiloa e se fai ne Ieova a vaegā faifaiga kolā ne fai ne ia ki te kau Isalaelu mō tino i aso nei, koi maua eiloa ne tatou a fakamaoniga e uke me e isi ne ana faifaiga fakaofoofogia i ‵tou tafa.


Young People, Are You Focused on Spiritual Goals? 	 Talavou, e Mata, e ‵Saga Tonu Atu Koutou ki Otou Fakamoemoega Faka-te-Agaga?


“Most truly I say to you, The Son cannot do a single thing of his own initiative, but only what he beholds the Father doing.”—John 5:19. 	 “Au e fai ‵tonu atu ki a koutou, e se mafai ne te Tama o fai se mea i tona loto eiloa; kae fai fua ne ia a mea kolā e lavea ne ia e fai ne te Tamana.”—Ioane 5:19.


(Acts 8:4) All “those who had been scattered,” not just a few appointed ones, evangelized. 	 (Galuega 8:4) A “tino talitonu [katoa] kola ne salalau valevale,” e se ko nāi tino fua ne ‵tofi aka, ke talai atu.


Instead of making comparisons, they bear in mind the counsel: “In proportion as each one has received a gift, use it in ministering to one another as fine stewards of God’s undeserved kindness expressed in various ways.” (1 Peter 4:10) In reality, this text applies to all of Jehovah’s servants, for to some extent all have received the gift of accurate knowledge and all enjoy the privilege of sharing in the Christian ministry. 	 I lō te faiga o fakatusatusaga, e tausi i olotou mafaufau te fautuaga tenei: “A meaalofa kese‵kese kolā ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki a koutou, e ‵tau o fakaaogā mō te ‵lei o nisi tino, e fakaasi mai ei i a koutou ne tavini fakamaoni i te tausiga o meaalofa kese‵kese o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.” (1 Petelu 4:10) A te tonuga loa, e aogā a te fautuaga tenei ki tavini katoa a Ieova, me ko oti ne maua katoa ne latou a te meaalofa ko te iloaga tonu kae e ‵kau katoa foki latou ki te galuega faka-Kelisiano.


(Lev. 5:4-7, 11) There is also a loving provision for Christians who commit such a sin. 	 (Levitiko 5:4-7, 11) E isi foki se fakatokaga alofa mō Kelisiano kolā e fai ne latou se vaegā agasala penā.


To illustrate: Although a chef has to taste dishes before serving them, he cannot live merely on the food he samples. 	 Ke fai se fakaakoakoga: E tiga eiloa e ‵tau o tami ne se tino kukā ana mea‵kai a koi tuai o avatu ki luga i te taipola, e se mafai ne ia o ola fua ki mo mea‵kai kolā ne tami ne ia.


For example, Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, “went on to make a vow and say: ‘O Jehovah of armies, if . . . you will not forget your slave girl and actually give to your slave girl a male offspring, I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and no razor will come upon his head.’” (1 Samuel 1:11) The Bible also describes vows as being voluntary. 	 Sa tiakina mai au! Kafai e aumai ne koe se tama tagata ma aku, au e tauto me ka toe tuku atu eiloa ne au ki a koe i tena olaga kātoa, kae ka se ‵kati eiloa ona laulu.’ ” (1 Samuelu 1:11) E fakamatala mai foki i te Tusi Tapu a tautoga e pelā me ne mea e fai mo te lotomalie.


In this way they became part of Abraham’s seed. 	 I te feitu tenei ne fai eiloa latou e pelā me ko te vaega o te fanau a Apelaamo.


Other ideas for study can be found in the article “Young People Ask . . . 	 E mafai o maua a nisi manatu mō te faiga o sukesukega i te mataupu ko te “Young People Ask . . .


Moses, the leader of the ancient nation of Israel, told the people as they were about to enter the Promised Land: “I have put life and death before you, the blessing and the curse; and you must choose life so that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice, and by sticking to him.”—Deuteronomy 30:15, 19, 20. 	 A Mose, te takitaki o tino Isalaelu i aso mua, ne fai atu ki tino i te taimi tenā kae ko pili eiloa o ulu atu latou ki te Fenua o te Folafolaga: “Ko oti ne tuku atu ne au i otou mua a te ola mo te mate, te manuia mo te malaia; kae e ‵tau mo koe o filifili a te ola ko te mea ke ola koe mo tino ne ‵tupu mai i a koe, mai te alofa ki a Ieova tou Atua, mai te fakalogo ki tena leo, kae mai te ‵piki ‵mau ki a ia.”—Teutelonome 30:15, 19, 20.


In my school, the people you were with in first grade were the same ones you finished school with; in fact, you knew the names of most people in town, and they knew yours. 	 I taku akoga, a tino kolā ne a‵koga mo au i te vasega muamua ko latou foki loa a tino ne oti tasi mo au; tela la, ne iloa ne au a igoa o te tokoukega o tino i te fakai, kae ne iloa foki ne latou au.


The normal level, however, was probably about two thirds of its capacity. 	 Kae ko te aofaki masani e nofo pelā ki te lua-vae-tolu o te aofaki kātoa telā e mafai o ofi i ei.


“Faith follows the thing heard,” stated Paul. 	 “A te fakatuanaki e maua mai i te lagona io me ko mea e lagona,” ko pati a Paulo.


It is as if God were behind us, speaking in our ear the words: “This is the way. 	 E fai pelā me e nofo mai te Atua i ‵tou tua, kae e faipati mai ne ia a pati konei ki ‵tou taliga: “Tenei te auala.


Why not spend a few minutes conversing with them? 	 Kaia e se fakamāumāu ei ne tatou a nai minute ke sau‵tala mo latou?


How can congregation elders help us to be vigilant and active? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga ke mataala kae ga‵solo ki mua tatou?


Again, he said: “Keep on the watch, therefore, because you know neither the day nor the hour.”—Matt. 24:42-44; 25:13. 	 Ne ‵toe fai mai a ia: “Ke tumau i te matapula‵pula, me e se iloa ne koutou te aso io me ko te itula.”—Mata. 24:42-44; 25:13.


Rather than becoming angry and blaming Jehovah when our efforts fail, we must analyze the situation and try to see what caused the failure. 	 I lō te kaitaua mo te ‵losi atu ki a Ieova māfai ko se iku manuia ‵tou taumafaiga, e ‵tau o iloilo aka ne tatou te mea tenā kae taumafai ke iloa aka te pogai o te masei tenā.


5 At the inauguration of the temple, music and singing played a prominent role. 	 5 I te ‵talaga o te faletapu, ne fai eiloa ne pese fakatagi‵tagi mo te usuga o pese se tusaga tāua i ei.


7 Jehovah then sent the prophet Ahijah to anoint a deliverer. 	 7 Tenā ne uga ei ne Ieova te pelofeta ko Aita ke faū ne ia te tino telā ka faka‵sao ne ia a tino mai te pulega a Solomona.


What a joy to have such young people in our midst! 13. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakafiafia ke ‵kau mai ki a tatou a vaegā talavou penā!


Is not this definition of hell more logical and in harmony with Scripture? 	 E mata, e se tenei te uiga o seoli telā e sili atu i te ‵tonu kae fetaui foki mo te Tusi Tapu?


Why are Jehovah’s promises a source of great comfort? 	 Kaia e fai ei a tautoga a Ieova e pelā me se fakamafanafanaga sili?


And bear in mind that Jehovah can give us the qualities we need to make decisions that are in harmony with his will. 	 Kae ke masaua foki me mafai ne Ieova o tuku mai a uiga kolā e manakogina ne tatou ke fai ei a fakaikuga e tusa mo tena loto.


12 Think, too, about the days of Lot. 	 12 Mafaufau foki la ki aso o Lota.


(Matthew 14:14-21) If you decide to serve alcoholic beverages at a gathering, be moderate as to how much there will be, and make sure that there are appealing alternatives for those who prefer them. 	 (Mataio 14:14-21) Kafai e fakaiku aka ne koe ke fakasoa atu a meainu ma‵losi i se maopoopoga penā, ke faka‵tau ne koe te aofaki o meainu e ‵tau o fakasoa atu, kae ke fakamautinoa aka me e isi foki ne nisi meainu mō tino kolā e se inu ki meainu ma‵losi.


Grace has had bouts with cancer of the colon and the thyroid, and recently breast cancer. 	 Ne pokotia a nisi vaega o te foitino o Grace i te kenisa.


Jesus prophesied momentous events for our time. 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu a mea ko pili o ‵tupu i ‵tou taimi.


Only a government that can change people’s hearts will bring world peace 	 Kaia e faigata ‵ki ei o maua a te filemu i te Lalolagi?


How might we overcome those challenges? 	 E mafai pefea o manumalo tatou i vaegā tulaga faiga‵ta penā?


[Blurb on page 5] 	 [Manatu tāua i te itulau e 5]


In Nazi Germany—as well as in Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, and many other lands—authorities have waged campaigns to wipe out Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I Siamani mai lalo i te kau Nasi e pelā foki mo Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, mo nisi fenua e uke, ko oti ne taua atu a malo i ei ke fakaseai a Molimau a Ieova.


Jehovah was thus able to use him to preserve the line leading to the promised Seed. 	 Ne mafai ei o fakaaoga ne Ieova a ia ke tausi ne ia te gafa telā e tau atu ki te fanau o te Folafolaga.


On one occasion, when a policeman confiscated his drugs, he became so enraged that he assaulted the officer and destroyed his car. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne ave keatea ne se pulisimani ana maluana, ne kaitaua malosi tou tagata telā ne kamata ei o fakasaua ne ia te pulisimani kae fakamasei tena motoka.


Instead, they will receive their final sealing either before they die or before the outbreak of the great tribulation.—Rev. 7:1, 3. 	 I lō te fai penā, ka fai eiloa te lotou toe fakamailogaga a koi tuai o ‵mate latou io me mai mua o te kamataga o te fakalavelave lasi.—Fa. 7:1, 3.


Or might the supreme law be the law on circumcision? 	 Io me e fai loa te tulafono ki te pilitome mo fai te ‵toe tulafono tāua?


“I met a friend whom I had not seen in months,” she relates. 	 Muna a tou fafine: ‘Ne fetaui au mo se taugasoa telā ne seki lavea aka eiloa ne au i se fia masina.


On Friday morning, October 2, 1914, Charles Taze Russell, who took the lead at that time among the Bible Students, strode into the dining room at Bethel in Brooklyn, New York. 	 I te tafataeao o te Aso Lima, Oketopa 2, 1914, ne sasale atu a Siale Tase Lasalo, telā ne takitaki ne ia a Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu i te taimi tenā, ki loto i te falekai o te Peteli i Brooklyn, Niu Ioki.


16 At some point during Judgment Day, scrolls will be opened. 	 16 I se taimi i te Aso Fakamasino, ka ‵tala mai i ei a pelugā tusi.


The very titles Messiah and Christ suggest as much. 	 E fakasino atu loa ana ‵tofi ko te Mesia mo te Keliso me ne filifili aka a ia ne te Atua.


22 Life in Bible Times—Musicians and Their Instruments 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 4


How comforting it is to know that Jehovah our Potter is reasonable and adaptable, gracious and merciful, willing to change his course based on positive changes that erring ones make! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto ke iloa atu ia Ieova te ‵tou Tino faite ipu kele e loto malamalama kae uiga faigofie, e mataalofa kae alofa fakamagalo, e loto fiafia o ‵fuli a tena ikuga ona ko ‵fuliga tonu e fai ne tino fai mea ‵se!


Courtyard 	 Te Koga Ateatea


The Church says that God wants it so. 	 E fai mai a faifeau me tenā eiloa te mea e manako ki ei te Atua.


When we have an intimate relationship with Jehovah God, we may get physically tired, but never will we tire of worshiping him. 	 Kafai e ‵pili te va fesokotaki o tatou mo Ieova te Atua, kāti ka fi‵ta tatou i te feitu faka-te-foitino, kae ka sē ‵fiu eiloa tatou i te tapuaki atu ki a ia.


But at the same time, we need to realize that Jehovah is not limited by our requests, plans, and expectations. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki o iloa ne tatou me e seai se tapula o Ieova ki ‵tou fakamolemole, palani, mo fakamoemoega.


18 Maria’s mother had such thoughts in mind when she asked the questions mentioned in the introduction. 	 18 Ne uke ‵ki a mafaufauga o te mātua o Maria i te taimi ne ‵sili atu ne ia a fesili kolā ne faka‵sae atu i te kamataga.