Therefore, let all of us continue not only to show honor but especially to take the lead in showing honor to one another. 	 Tela la, ke na tumau tatou e se gata fua i te fakaasiatuga o te āva kae maise eiloa te faiga o te takitakiga i te fakaasiatuga o te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.


We live in a world full of wrongdoing. 	 E ola tatou i se lalolagi telā e ‵fonu i faifaiga ‵se.


In chapter 3, we read: “All have sinned . . . , and it is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by his undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom paid by Christ Jesus.” 	 I te mataupu e 3, e fai‵tau tatou penei: “Ko oti ne agasala a tino katoa. . . , e taku amiotonugina latou e pelā me se meaalofa, ona ko tena alofa tauanoa e auala i te fakasaolotoga telā ne ‵togi ki te togiola a Keliso Iesu.”


What do modern-day apostates have in common with Satan? 	 Ne a mea e ‵pau ei a aposetate i aso nei mo Satani?


Some, such as James and John, had likely known Jesus from boyhood. 	 A nisi tino, e pelā mo Iakopo mo Ioane, kāti ne iloa ‵lei ne lāua a Iesu mai i te taimi koi fo‵liki ei.


Did Jehovah immediately reward him for his course of integrity? 	 E mata, ne taui fakavave atu Ieova ki a ia ona ko tena fakamaoni?


But are those who commit fornication, engage in idolatry, practice spiritism, or get involved in other gross sins the only ones who walk in accord with the flesh? 	 Kae e mata, a tino kolā e fai ne latou a faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau, te ifo ki tupua, te faivailakau mo nisi amioga matagā penā, ko latou fua konā e ola faka-te-foitino?


He hated bad associations. 	 Ne takalialia a ia ki taugasoa ma‵sei.


(Deut. 34:9) “Jehovah’s spirit came upon Gideon.” 	 (Teu. 34:9) “Ne ulufia Kitiona ne te agaga o [Ieova].”


33:6; footnote—What is “the spirit,” or “breath,” of Jehovah’s mouth? 	 33:6; te fakamatalaga fakaopoopo, NW—Se a te “agaga,” io me ko te “mānava,” mai te gutu o Ieova?


Paul’s discussion of God’s rest and how one might enter into it surely was a source of encouragement to the Hebrew Christians in Jerusalem, who had endured much persecution and ridicule for their faith. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me i te fakamatalaga a Paulo e uiga ki te malōlōga a te Atua mo te auala e ulu atu ei se tino ki loto i ei ne fai mo fai se fakamalosiga ki Kelisiano Epelu i Ielusalema, kolā ne kufaki i fakasauāga e uke mo fakamaseiga ona ko te lotou fakatuanaki.


Héctor maintains his joy by remembering his Kingdom hope and staying active 	 Ne fakatumau ne Héctor tena fiafia mai te masaua faeloa ne ia te fakamoemoega o te Malo kae tumau i te gasolo ki mua


Sometimes we may feel helpless when they share their problems with us. 	 I nisi taimi kāti e oko mai ne lagonaga sē ‵lei ki a tatou māfai e seai se mea e mafai ne tatou o fai ke faka‵lei aka olotou fakalavelave kolā ne fakaasi mai.


Jesus condemned such a spirit when he said: “Stop judging that you may not be judged; for with what judgment you are judging, you will be judged; and with the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you. 	 Me ko te fakamasinoga e fakamasino atu ei koutou, e fakamasinogina ei koutou; ko te fua foki e fua atu ne koutou, e toe fua mai ki a koutou.


(Read Revelation 12:7-12.) 	 (Faitau te Fakaasiga 12:7-12.)


For example, the apostle Paul wrote to anointed Christians in Thessalonica: “As a father does his children, we kept exhorting each one of you, and consoling and bearing witness to you, to the end that you should go on walking worthily of God who is calling you to his kingdom and glory.”—1 Thess. 2:11, 12. 	 E pelā mo te tusi a te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano fakaekegina i Tesalonia: “E iloa ne koutou me ne atafai atu matou ki a koutou takitokotasi, e pelā eiloa mo se tamana e atafai ki tena fanau. Ne fakamalosi ne matou otou loto, ne fakamafanafana atu foki matou ki a koutou, kae ne fakatauanau atu matou ke ola koutou i te olaga e fiafia ki ei te Atua, telā e kalaga atu ke ‵kau fakatasi koutou ki tona Malo mo tona ‵malu.”—1 Tesalonia 2:11, 12.


Why, Moses and the sons of Israel spontaneously burst into song, praising Jehovah! 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Mose mo tino Isalaelu a te lotou fia‵fia i te usuga o vikiga o Ieova!


16, 17. What can we say about the brothers mentioned at Colossians 4:10, 11? 	 16 Ne tusi atu a Paulo penei: “Ko alofa atu toku taina pagota ko Alitako ki a koutou, pela foki mo Maleko te fakataina o Panapa.


With Eunice in 1960 and in 1989 When Eunice’s mother found out that she was studying the Bible, she had the school principal try to dissuade her. 	 I te taimi ne iloa ei ne te mātua o Eunice me ko sukesuke tou fafine ki te Tusi Tapu, ne fai atu a ia ki te pule faiakoga ke taumafai o faka‵tuka atu ki a ia.


What did the psalmist Asaph come to understand? 	 Se a te mea ne fatoā malamalama i ei a te faisalamo ko Asafo?


It was also carefully explained to him that he was not worshiping the emperor; merely acknowledging the divine character of the emperor as head of the Roman state. 	 Ne fakamatala atu foki ki te pagota me i a ia e se tapuaki ki te tupu. Ne fai atu foki ki te pagota ke fai atu fua pelā i te tupu o Loma se atua.


Peter counseled: “Consider the patience of our Lord as salvation.” (2 Peter 3:15) Jehovah’s patience has allowed millions of additional righthearted ones to learn the truth. 	 Muna a Petelu: “Mafaufau ki te kufaki o te Aliki io me ko te avanoa ko tuku atu ne ia ki a koutou ke faka‵sao ei koutou.” (2 Petelu 3:15) Ona ko te kufaki o Ieova, ko maua ei ne te fia miliona o nisi tino loto ‵lei te avanoaga ke tau‵loto ki te munatonu.


And no wonder, for she played a unique role in the outworking of God’s purposes. 	 Kae e se ‵poi tatou i te mea tenā ona ko te mea e tāua ‵ki tena tulaga i te fakataunuga o fuafuaga a te Atua.


5 The Law that God gave to Israel describes another relationship in which people benefited by making a commitment. 	 5 A te Tulafono telā ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki te kau Isalaelu e fakamatala mai i ei a te suā fesokotakiga telā ne aoga ki tino ona ko te faiga o se feagaiga.


FOR many people today, money is the big issue. 	 E FAI eiloa a tupe mo fai te mataupu tāua ki tino e tokouke i aso nei.


In this setting, where the priestly tribe pictures the 144,000, the rest of Israel pictures all those with an earthly hope. 	 I te fakatokaga tenei, telā e fakaata mai i matakāiga o faitaulaga a te toko 144,000, a ko te ‵toega o tino Isalaelu e fakaata mai i ei a latou katoa kolā e maua ne latou se fakamoemoega ke ola i te lalolagi.


Otherwise, some may not get the point. 	 Kafai e se penā, ailoga eiloa e malamalama a nisi tino i te manatu aogā tenā.


I didn’t know it, but Pat did the same. 	 Ne sē iloa ne au me ne fai foki ne Pat a te mea tenā.


Main characters: Joseph, Potiphar’s wife 	 Tino kolā e aofia i te tala: Iosefa, te avaga a Potifala


These two articles will help us to appreciate more fully the depth of God’s love for us as reflected in his fatherly discipline. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a mataupu konei e lua ke loto fakafetai tatou ki te ‵poko o te alofa o te Atua mō tatou e auala i ana polopolokiga e pelā me se tamana.


8 The good news that Jesus declared had to do with the accomplishment of Jehovah’s will, the sanctification of His name, and the vindication of His sovereignty—the most important issues before mankind. 	 8 A te tala ‵lei telā ne talai atu ne Iesu e aofia i ei te fakataunuga o te loto o Ieova, te faka‵maluga o Tena igoa, mo te taku‵leiga o Tena pulega sili—ko toe kinauga tāua eiloa kolā e panaki mo tino.


“Ezra Himself Had Prepared His Heart” 	 Ne “Fakatoka ne Esela Tena Loto”


(Isa. 40:13) The answer, of course, is no one. 	 (Isaia 40:13) Fakamuli ifo, ne fesili foki ne te apositolo ko Paulo se fesili tai ‵pau: “Ko oi e iloa ne ia te mafaufau o Ieova, ko te mea ke fakatonu atu ki a ia?” (1 Kolinito 2:16) A te tali ki ei, e seai.


How so? 	 I se auala pefea?


(Hebrews 9:14) Yes, God’s guidance was with our life and well-being in mind. 	 (Epelu 9:14) E tonu, e tuku mai ne fakatakitakiga a te Atua a tena amanaia ki ‵tou ola kae ke ola ‵lei tatou.


19 At times during our modern history, our work has been banned or restricted in Eastern and Western Europe, in parts of Asia and Africa, and in countries of South and North America. 	 19 I tausaga fakamuli nei ne fakatapu io me ne fakafaigata te ‵tou galuega i Eulopa ki Saegālā mo Eulopa ki Togālā, i nisi koga o Asia mo Afelika, mo fenua i Amelika ki Saute mo Amelika ki Mātū.


And they went capturing fortified cities and a fat soil and taking in possession houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards and olive groves and trees for food in abundance, and they began to eat and to be satisfied and to grow fat and to luxuriate in your great goodness.”—Neh. 9:9-11, 24, 25. 	 Ne ‵fao mālō ne ou tino a fa‵kai e fai olotou olo mo laukele ola, mo fale e ‵fonu i koloa, mo vaikeli ko oti ne keli, mo lakau ko olive, mo lakau fai fuaga, mo toga-vine. Ne ‵kai latou i mea e ma‵nako latou ki ei, tenā ne ga‵solo ei latou o ‵puta; ne fakaaoga mo te fiafia ne latou a mea katoa ne tuku atu ne koe ki a latou.”—Nee. 9:9-11, 24, 25.


Jehovah has asked him to sacrifice his own son!—Gen. 22:1-8. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a Ieova ki a ia ke ofo atu tena tama eiloa e tokotasi mo fai se taulaga!—Kene. 22:1-8.


When given and accepted in the right spirit, words of commendation can affect us in a positive way. 	 Kafai e tuku atu kae talia foki a pati fakamālō i te agaga tonu, e mafai eiloa o pokotia tatou i ei i se auala aogā.


“He who carries on sin originates with the Devil, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning.”—1 John 3:8. 	 “So se tino koi tumau i te fai agasala, e kau ki te Tiapolo, me i te Tiapolo ne agasala eiloa mai te kamataga.”—1 Ioane 3:8.


Thus, the Bible encourages us to “persevere in prayer,” even to “pray constantly.”—Rom. 12:12; 1 Thess. 5:17. 	 Tela la, e fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou ke “‵talo faeloa.”—Loma 12:12; 1 Tesa. 5:17.


(Read James 2:23.) 	 (Faitau te Iakopo 2:23.)


When not in use, these bottles might shrivel up if hung near a fire in a room lacking a chimney. 	 Kafai e se fakaaogā a fagu konei kae fakatau‵tau i tafa o se afi telā e ausia, ka ‵kutu ei ki loto a fagu konā.


The only exception was Jesus. 	 Ko Iesu fua e mafai o fakamatala atu ne ia te mea tenā.


They came there for health reasons, but some left with the hope of everlasting life! 	 Ne o‵mai latou ki ei ke maua ne togafiti fakatokita, kae ne ‵foki atu a nisi tino mo te fakamoemoega ki te ola se-gata-mai!


However, human organizations, no matter how noble their ideals, have never been able to solve mankind’s international problems. 	 Kae faitalia te ma‵luga o olotou fakamoemoega, ne seki mafai lele o faka‵lei aka ne atufenua a fakalavelave o te lalolagi.


Mountains saw you; they got to be in severe pains. 	 E polepole a mauga mafai e lavea ne latou a koe; a vai e ma‵ligi ifo mai luga i te vanimonimo.


“It is used of silent reflection on God’s works . . . and God’s word.” 	 “E fakaaogā sāle te pati e uiga ki te mafaufau o te tino i a ia eiloa e uiga ki galuega a te Atua. . . penā foki loa mo te Muna a te Atua.”


An Invitation to Those Seeking 	 Se ‵Kamiga ki Tino Kolā e ‵Sala Atu ki ei


7 How can we show that we keep the real enemy in mind when a tragedy befalls a fellow believer? 	 7 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu me e masaua faeloa ne tatou a te fili tonu i te taimi e fepaki ei se taina talitonu mo se fakalavelave?


20 Any who fear that they have sinned against the holy spirit might ask themselves: ‘Have I blasphemed against the holy spirit? 	 20 E mafai o fesili ifo latou kolā e manava‵se e uiga ki te agasala ki te agaga tapu, penei: ‘E mata, ko oti ne muna masei ne au te agaga tapu?


Born Again—What Does It Mean? 	 E Mata, ko Oti ne Fakaiku Aka a Mea e ‵Tau o ‵Tupu i Tou Olaga?


What was mankind’s original language like? 	 Se a te ‵gana a tino i te kamataga eiloa?


Now is the time for it to be done, for the end of this wicked system is just ahead! 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ke fai te galuega tenā, me ko pili mai fua te gataga o te olaga masei tenei!


7:1, 2—What is included in “my sayings” and “my own commandments”? 	 7:1, 2—Ne a mea e aofia i “aku muna” mo “aku fakatonuga”?


28 Our Readers Ask 	 APELILA 28, 2009-ME 4, 2009


11 In leading us, Jehovah is tender and patient. 	 11 E atafai kae loto kufaki a Ieova i taimi e takitaki ei ne ia tatou.


How did Jehovah use his people to lure the military forces of Egypt into a trap? 	 Ne fakaaoga pefea ne Ieova ana tino ke ‵taki atu ei a te kautau Aikupito ke ‵to atu ki loto i se matāsele?


(John 1:14) For instance, when the mother of James and John requested that her two sons sit beside Jesus in his kingdom, Jesus said: “This sitting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give.” 	 (Ioane 1:14) E pelā mo te taimi ne fakamolemole atu ei te mātua o Iakopo mo Ioane ke saga‵saga ana tama e tokolua i tafa o Iesu i tena malo, ne fai atu a Iesu penei: “E seai la saku pule i ei.”


Because it is possible to be overwhelmed by circumstances and forget where our real security lies. 	 Me e mafai o taotaomaki mai a fakalavelave, kae ko puli ei i a tatou te tino telā e maua mai i ei te ‵tou tokagamalie tonu.


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Jesus’ prayers differed greatly from the sanctimonious prayers of the Pharisees 	 Ne ‵kese mao eiloa a ‵talo a Iesu mo ‵talo fia lavea a te kau Falesaio


We need to guard against any tendency toward self-exaltation. 	 E ‵tau o puipui ne tatou a tatou mai te fakamatamata e uiga ki a koe eiloa.


While respecting his decisions, she can still express her faith in the presence of her children as opportunities arise, thus giving them moral training and knowledge about Jehovah. 	 E tiga eiloa e āva tou fafine ki fakaikuga a tou tagata, e mafai eiloa ne tou fafine fafine o fakaasi atu tena talitonuga ki ana tama‵liki i te ukega o taimi, mai te tuku atu ki a latou a akoakoga mo te iloaga e uiga ki a Ieova.


Eve turned her back on Jehovah’s sovereignty 	 Ne fulitua atu a Eva ki te pulega sili a Ieova


To the 11 faithful apostles, Jesus said: “You are the ones that have stuck with me in my trials; and I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom.” 	 Ana muna ki apositolo e toko 11: “Ne ‵kau fakatasi foki koutou mo au i oku tofotofoga. E pelā eiloa mo te tukumaiga ne toku Tamana te pule ki a au, e pelā foki taku feagaiga ki a koutou.”


No doubt, he took the time to consider what the consequences would be if he were to lower his guard. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakaaoga faka‵lei ne ia te taimi ke mafaufau ki ikuga māfai e se matapulapula a ia.


Does that make sense?” 	 E mata, e ‵tau o fai penā?”


Obviously, such misguided zeal does not please the true God.—1 Thessalonians 1:6. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me i te vaegā loto finafinau ‵se tenā e se fakafiafia atu ki te Atua tonu.—1 Tesalonia 1:6.


“From death I shall recover them. 	 “Me ka fakaola latou mai te malosi o te mate.


16, 17. (a) What false idea did the watchman class hold for some decades? (b) What is the correct explanation of the “altar” and the “pillar” in “Egypt”? 	 16, 17. (a) Se a te manatu ‵se telā ne talitonu ki ei te potukau e pelā me se leoleo i te fia o tausaga? (e) Se a te fakamatalaga tonu e uiga ki “te fatafaitaulaga” mo te “pou fatu” i “Aikupito”?


16 When a craftsman sets about his work, he lays out the tools he will need. 	 16 Kafai e kamata se tufuga o fai sena galuega, e fakatoka muamua ne ia a mea faigaluega kolā ka fakaaogā ne ia.


Because it assures us that no matter what hardships we may face, Jehovah’s people, as a group, will come out of the great tribulation. 	 Me e fakatalitonu mai ki a tatou me faitalia a tulaga faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo tatou, a tino o Ieova, e pelā me se potukau, ka ‵sao atu i te fakalavelave lasi.


7 In the Bible, mountains can represent kingdoms, or governments. 	 7 I te Tusi Tapu, e mafai o fakaata mai i mauga a malo, io me ko pulega.


1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6. It was with regard to his anger toward Israel, Judah, and the six nations surrounding them that Jehovah says: “I shall not turn it back.” 	 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 13; 2:1, 4, 6. Ona ko tena kaitaua ki Isalaelu, Iuta, mo atufenua e ono i lā tafa ne fai mai ei a Ieova: “Ka se toe ‵fuli eiloa toku loto.”


(Acts 24:15; 2 Peter 3:13) Imagine the great ecstasy when the dead come back to life and are reunited with their loved ones! 	 (Galuega 24:15; 2 Petelu 3:13) Mafaufau la ki te lasi o te fiafia māfai ko faka‵tu mai a tino ‵mate ki te ola kae toe ‵kau fakatasi mo olotou tino pele!


Why should we not allow a tendency to complain to go unchecked? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o manatu mā‵mā tatou ki te uiga ko te muimui?


(Matthew 7:26; 1 Corinthians 1:19, 20) On what, then, can you confidently base your beliefs? 	 (Mataio 7:26; 1 Kolinito 1:19, 20) Se a la te mea e ‵tau o fakavae mo te mautinoa ki ei ou talitonuga?


And he never did! 	 Kae ne seki toe kau atu eiloa a ia!


There is thus no reason to expect that Christmas should go any way except away from pure Christianity. 	 Tela la, e seai se pogai ke fakamoe‵moe me ka iku atu te agaga o te Kilisimasi ki se isi tulaga kae na ko te gasolo fua o ‵mao keatea mo te tulaga ‵ma o te Lotu Kelisiano.


Now, though, the subject of Ezekiel’s prophecies shifts to the doom of the pagan nations that would rejoice at the calamity upon God’s people. 	 Nei la, ko fakasaga atu te valoaga a Esekielu ki te fakamalaiaga telā ka oko atu ki fenua fapau‵pau kolā ka kata‵kata mo te fia‵fia ki fakalavelave kolā ka fe‵paki mo tino o te Atua.


A YOUNG man wanted to be more useful in his congregation. 	 NE MANAKO se tamataene ke aogā malosi atu a ia ki tena fakapotopotoga.


Despite the prevalence of prejudice, however, most people are quick to condemn it. 	 Faitalia a te lauiloa o te uiga fakailoga tino, a te tokoukega o tino e vave o taku fakamasei ne latou a te uiga tenā.


(Ps. 72:16) Since grain is not ordinarily produced on mountain tops, these words emphasize how productive the earth will become. 	 (Salamo 72:16) E tiga eiloa e se mafai o ola a saito i luga i mauga, e faka‵mafa mai i pati konei a te auala ka ola ‵lei ei a te laukele.


At the end of the thousand years, Jesus will hand the Kingdom over to his Father, having fully accomplished God’s purpose for the earth. 	 I te fakaotiga o te afe tausaga, ka toe fakafoki atu ne Iesu a te Malo ki tena Tamana me ko oti ne fakataunu katoatoa ne ia te fuafuaga a te Atua mō te lalolagi.


5 The apostle Paul refers to Jehovah as “the God of all comfort.” 	 5 E fakasino atu a te apositolo ko Paulo ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te “Atua o fakamafanafanaga katoa.”


He focused particularly on the central role Jesus Christ should play.* Was his help limited to stressing key Bible truths? 	 Ne fakasino malosi atu a ia ki te tulaga tāua o Iesu Keliso.* E mata, ne faka‵mafa fua ne ia i ei a munatonu tāua mai te Tusi Tapu?


Was Satan the force behind the serpent? 	 E mata, a Satani ko te malosi mai tua o te gata?


Like Abraham, the apostle Paul and his companion Silas were focused on God’s promises. 	 E pelā mo Apelaamo, ne ‵saga tonu atu eiloa a te apositolo ko Paulo mo tena taugasoa ko Sila ki fakamoemoega mai te Atua.


Today, many of those islands are bustling tourist resorts, but back then they were secluded places with only turquoise lagoons, sandy beaches, and palm trees. 	 I aso nei, a te ukega o motu konā ko sologina ne tualisi, kae i omotou aso, a motu konā e se tī sologina ne tino, e seai ne mea fakalogoa i ei, e gali te tai, ne matāfaga oneonea mo lau pāma e ola i ei.


20 Today, some individuals try to imitate Jesus’ good works by opening hospitals or performing other services among the world’s poor. 	 20 I aso nei, e taumafai a nisi tino o fakaakoako atu ki galuega ‵lei a Iesu mai te faitega o fa‵kaimasaki io me ko te faiga o nisi galuega i fenua ma‵tiva.


Comfort for Those Who Suffer 	 Fakamafanafanaga mō Tino Kolā e Logo‵mae


She made sure I was not alone. 	 E fakamautinoa eiloa ne tou fafine me se nofo tokotasi au.


How did people react to Jesus’ way of teaching? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a tino ki te auala ne akoako atu ei a Iesu?


There were many things about the Mormon faith that I had accepted, but I wasn’t really sure how the Scriptures compared with those ideas. 	 E uke a akoakoga a te lotu Mamona ko oti ne talia ne au, kae e se iloa au me e fetaui pefea a manatu konā mo mea i te Tusi Tapu.


Almost 40 years after first meeting the Witnesses, Georgina saw her husband get baptized! 	 Toeitiiti kae kātoa te 40 tausaga mai te taimi muamua ne fetaui ei mo Molimau, kae lavea ne Georgina a tena avaga ko papatiso!


23 Moreover, as it did in Paul’s case, endurance brings wonderful fruitage. 	 23 Kae e sili atu i ei, a te kufaki e aumai i ei a fuataga ‵gali, e pelā eiloa mo te mea ne tupu ki a Paulo.


You can read more about the Bible’s promise of perfect health in chapter 3 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E mafai ne koe o faitau ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki te tautoga a te Tusi Tapu ki te ola ‵lei katoatoa i te mataupu e 3 o te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


Paul explained: “The undeserved kindness of God . . . trains us to reject ungodliness and worldly desires and to live with soundness of mind and righteousness and godly devotion amid this present system of things.”—Titus 2:11, 12. 	 Ne fakamatala mai a Paulo, penei: “Te alofa tauanoa o te Atua . . . e akoako mai ke ‵teke atu tatou ki amioga sē amioatua mo manakoga faka-te-lalolagi, kae ke ola tatou i te mafaufau ‵lei mo te amiotonu mo te fakamaoni ki te Atua i loto i te olaga tenei.”—Tito 2:11, 12.


Many are interested. 	 E tokouke a tino fia‵fia.


11 Jesus warned his followers: “You will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.” 	 11 Ne fakailoa atu ne Iesu ki ana soko: “Ka takalia‵lia a fenua katoa ki a koutou ona ko toku igoa.”


What does it mean to shepherd the flock “eagerly”? 	 Se a te uiga ke tausi atu ki te lafu mo te “fakamaoni”?


God expressed his indignation and denunciation of the Israelites’ debased form of worship through his prophet Ezekiel, saying: “In all your dwelling places the very cities will become devastated and the high places themselves will become desolated, in order that they may lie devastated and your altars may lie desolated and be actually broken and your dungy idols may be actually made to cease and your incense stands cut down and your works wiped out.” 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne te Atua tena kaitaua mo tena sē fiafia ki te vaegā tapuakiga matagā a te kau Isalaelu e auala i tena pelofeta ko Esekielu, ana muna: “A fa‵kai katoa o Isalaelu ka fakamasei, ko te mea ke ofa likiliki katoa a olotou fatafaitaulaga mo olotou tupua, olotou fatafaitaulaga ‵sunu mea manogi ka ofa fakamasei, mo mea katoa a latou ne faite ka ‵galo atu katoa.”


Is there a connection between their need for correction and discipline during that time and their being held in Babylonian captivity? 	 E mata, e isi se sokoga ki te ma‵nako o latou ki pati fakatonutonu mo polopolokiga i te taimi tenā, mo te ‵nofo fakapagota o latou i Papelonia?


32 Did You Know? 	 32 Ne Iloa ne Koe?


5 Anointed Christians have met and will continue to meet severe opposition from Satan’s world. 	 5 Ko oti eiloa ne fe‵paki a Kelisiano fakaekegina mo ‵tekemaiga ‵lasi mai i te lalolagi a Satani, kae ka fai faeloa penā.


Or do you avoid harsh words and keep the door to peace open? 	 Io me kalo keatea koe mai te faiga o pati ma‵sei kae fakatumau te tausiga o te vā filemu i a koulua?


After repeated visits, the Witness finally contacted him, but the young person tried to end the conversation. 	 Mai tua o se fia o āsiga ki tou tagata, ne mafai ei o toe fesokotaki atu te taina tenei ki tou tagata, kae ne taumafai te tamataene tenei o fakagata te lā sau‵talaga.


Love “does not keep account of the injury.”—1 Corinthians 13:4, 5. 	 A te alofa e se “fakamasausau ne ia a mea ‵se a se tino.”—1 Kolinito 13:4, 5.


How can we imitate the example of Jesus and the early disciples by building and maintaining healthy friendships with our spiritual brothers and sisters? 	 E mafai pefea o tau‵tali atu tatou ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu mo soko mua mai i te atiakaga mo te fakatumauga o taugasoa aoga mo ‵tou taina mo tuagane faka-te-agaga?


Who will take care of his family? 	 Ko oi ka tausi atu ki tena kāiga?


(Matt. 24:45-47; 1 Pet. 5:1-3) Second, all of us, including appointed men, should honor those who have authority over us. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47; 1 Petelu 5:1-3) Kae ko te lua, e ‵tau mo tatou katoa, e aofia i ei a tāgata filifilia, o āva ki tino kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga.


(2) Assuming that material riches can provide lasting security. 	 (2) Mafaufau me i kope faka-te-foitino e mafai o maua mai ei se puipuiga tumau.


11 Picture the scene. 	 11 Ke fakaataata i tou mafaufau a te mea tenei.


5 In his final prayer with his 11 faithful apostles, Jesus showed the connection between knowing God and growing in love, saying: “I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in union with them.” 	 5 I tena ‵talo fakaoti mo ana apositolo fakamaoni e toko 11, ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu a te sokoga o te iloa e uiga ki te Atua mo te atiakaga o te alofa, i ana pati: “Ne fakailoa atu foki ne au tou igoa ki a latou, kae ka fakailoa atu faeloa ne au; ko te mea ke i loto i a latou a te alofa ne alofa mai ei koe ki a au, ko au foki ke i loto i a latou.”


Finally, “his soul got to be impatient to the point of dying.” 	 I te fakaotiga loa, “ne fakavāivāi tena loto ke oko ki te tulaga o te mate.”


We Can Maintain Integrity! 	 E Mafai o Tumau Tatou i te Fakamaoni!


Bible Examples of Good and Bad Habits 	 Fakaakoakoga Mai te Tusi Tapu o Faifaiga Masani ‵Lei mo Faifaiga Masani Ma‵sei


In what sense should we not say repetitious prayers? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o fakafokifoki faeloa a pati e fai i ‵tou ‵talo?


(Matthew 6:22; footnote) He made clear that the main things in life are spiritual values and goals that center on God’s name and on his Kingdom. 	 (Mataio 6:22) Ne fakamaina faka‵lei atu ne ia me i mea tāua i te olaga ko mea faka-te-agaga mo fakamoemoega katoa kolā e fakavae ki te igoa o te Atua mo tena Malo.


This article reviews vital provisions that we can use to receive true comfort now and in the future. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mataupu tenei a fakatokaga tāua ke fakamafanafana ei tatou i aso nei mo aso mai mua.


Do you know why it is appropriate to pray for our daily bread? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe te pogai e ‵lei ei ke ‵talo tatou mō ‵tou meakai i aso takitasi?


Mbarushimana lives in Rwanda, Africa, with his wife and five children. 	 Mbarushimana e nofo i Rwanda i Afelika, fakatasi mo tena avaga mo lā tama‵liki e tokolima.


[Picture Credit Line on page 20] 	 [Te Fakamatalaga o Ata i te itulau e 20]


Even after being granted citizenship, people may strive for years to master the new language. 	 Kafai foki loa ko oti ne talia a te nofo tumau, kāti koi taumafai eiloa a nisi tino ke fai‵pati faka‵lei ki te ‵gana fou.


Earlier in the book of Revelation, we read: “He that conquers will thus be arrayed in white outer garments; and I will by no means blot out his name from the book of life.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei i te kamataga o te tusi ko Fakaasiga: “A latou kolā e manumalo ka ‵pei foki ki gatu ‵kena, kae ka se ave eiloa ne au keatea olotou igoa mai i te tusi o te ola.”


Should You Keep the Weekly Sabbath? 	 E Mata, E ‵Tau O Tausi Ne Koe Te Sapati I Vaiaso Katoa?


What heartfelt desire and strong determination to keep his integrity David expresses in the first two psalms of this group! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te otia o te loto o Tavita mo te loto malosi foki ke fakatumau tena fakamaoni i ana pati i salamo muamua e lua o te vaega tenei!


(Matt. 5:3) Jesus set the example. 	 (Mataio 5:3) Ne tuku mai eiloa ne Iesu a te fakaakoakoga ‵lei.


5 Grasping the point of her son’s words, Mary immediately steps aside and instructs the attendants: “Whatever he tells you, do.” 	 5 Ne maina Malia i te uiga tonu o pati a tena tama. Telā ne ‵fuli atu ei a ia kae fakatonu atu penei ki te kau tavini: “Fai a mea katoa kola e fakatonu ne ia ki a koutou.”


(Deuteronomy 31:6, 7) Later, Jehovah himself encouraged Joshua, saying: “Be courageous and strong . . . 	 (Teutelonome 31:6, 7) Fakamuli ifo, ne fakamalosi atu foki a Ieova ki a Iosua, penei: “A koe ke loto malosi kae fakatuanaki . . .


(Gen. 12:10-20; 14:8-16; 16:4, 5; 20:1-18; 21:8, 9) Despite such pressures, Abraham maintained joy in his heart. 	 (Kene. 12:10-20; 14:8-16; 16:4, 5; 20:1-18; 21:8, 9) Faitalia a tulaga fai‵gata konā, ne fakatumau eiloa ne Apelaamo te loto fiafia.


I will say to Jehovah: ‘You are my refuge and my stronghold, my God, in whom I will trust.’” 	 Koe ko toku Atua; e fakatuanaki au ki ei.”


Christians who refuse to give up quickly on a difficult marriage often enjoy a fine reward. 	 A Kelisiano kolā e se ‵fiu vave māfai ko faigata te olaga avaga e maua sāle ne latou a ikuga ‵lei fakamuli.


5 Paul wrote: “Who will rescue me . . . ? 	 5 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ko oi la ka fakaola ne ia au . . . ?


He, in effect, asserted: ‘A man will do anything to save his life. 	 Ne fakauiga ana pati konā, penei: “E fai fua ne se tino so se mea ke tumau ei a ia i te ola.


As we have seen, toward the end of the 20th century, hope for a united world was in the air. 	 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne matea atu, ne lauiloa te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te fealofani o te lalolagi i tausaga fakaotioti o te 20 senitenali.


(Matthew 24:14) Yes, the work that Jesus began in Israel—to “bear witness to the truth”—would continue and expand to global proportions. 	 (Mataio 24:14) Ao, a te galuega telā ne kamata ne Iesu i Isalaelu—“ke molimau . . . ki te munatonu”—ka faka‵soko kae fakasalalau atu foki ki te lalolagi kātoa.


He never gave in to the enemy but kept on doing his Father’s will. 	 Ne seki takavale a ia i ana fili kae ne tumau eiloa i te faiga o te loto o tena Tamana.


What sort of reminders does Jehovah provide in the Scriptures? 	 Ne a fakamasauaga e tuku mai ne Ieova i Tusitusiga Tapu?


He must have pondered deeply over God’s promises to his forefathers and had a keen desire to prove himself ready to do the divine will. 	 Kāti ne mafaufau ‵loto eiloa a ia ki folafolaga a te Atua ki ana tupuga kae ne manako malosi a ia ke toka o fai te loto o te Atua.


In addition to helping us increase in “accurate knowledge of God and of Jesus,” our putting forth earnest effort to cultivate such qualities as faith, endurance, and godly devotion can “cause [us] to be neither inactive nor unfruitful” regarding that knowledge.—2 Pet. 1:8, ftn. 	 I tafa o te fesoasoani mai ke momea aka te ‵tou “poto e uiga ki te Atua, pelā foki mo Iesu,” a te ‵tou taumafai malosi ke fakamalosi aka a vaegā uiga pelā mo te fakatuanaki, te kufaki, mo te tapuakiga ki te Atua e mafai o fai ei ke fai mea mafai tatou, kae ke momea aka ei te malosi o te poto tenā i a tatou.—2 Petelu 1:8.


But in reality they were dealing with the Universal Sovereign, Jehovah, who is far, far greater than any human governor. 	 Kae ne fai eiloa penā ki te Pule Tafasili i te Maluga i te Lagi mo te Lalolagi, ko Ieova, telā e sili fakafia atu i so se kovana i te lalolagi.


With her feminine qualities, the perfect woman, Eve, was indeed lovable. 	 Ona ko ana uiga ‵gali fakafafine, ne fai ei a Eva, te fafine ‵lei katoatoa, mo fai se tino telā ne alofagina.


“Moved with pity,” says the Bible, “Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they received sight.” 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te alofa o Iesu ki a laua,” ko muna a te Tusi Tapu, “puke atu ei ki o lā mata, i konā foki eiloa, ko te mea eiloa ko ‵kite.”


Gamaliel, an expert in the Law, stood up and warned his colleagues not to act hastily. 	 A Kamalielu, se tino poto i te Tulafono, ne tu aka kae faipati atu ki te lotou potukau ke mo a ma tō gasue‵sue fakavave latou.


We must not become bitter when undergoing suffering, especially since we have a clear understanding of the issues involved. 	 E se ‵tau lele eiloa o kaitaua tatou māfai ko logo‵mae tatou, maise eiloa me ko malamalama ‵lei tatou i kinauga kolā e aofia i ei.


(Hos. 14:4) What a fine example of using his freedom for the benefit of others! 	 (Hose. 14:4, NW) A te mea tenei se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki te fakaaogaga o tena saolotoga mō te ‵lei o nisi tino!


Such experiences strengthened my appreciation for Jehovah’s unfailing support of those who pursue Kingdom interests. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka ne mea konei a toku loto fakafetai ki te fesoasoani tumau o Ieova ki tino kolā e kausaki atu ki manakoga o te Malo.


The little girl now conducts five home Bible studies, and some of these students attend Christian meetings. 	 Ko fai nei ne te tamaliki fafine tenā a a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e lima, kae ko ‵kau atu foki a nisi tino a‵koga ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


PARENTS may at times feel overwhelmed by the responsibility of training their children. 	 E MAFAI eiloa o pokotia malosi a mātua i nisi taimi i tiute ke akoako atu olotou tama‵liki.


Because we have faith in God’s prophetic word, we are convinced that we are now deep in “the time of the end.” 	 Ona ko te mea e fakatuanaki tatou ki te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua, e tali‵tonu tatou me ko ‵nofo nei tatou i te “gataga o te lalolagi.”


4 Imagine being told that your father has abandoned you as well as the rest of your family. 	 4 Mafaufau me ne fai atu se tino me i a koe ko tiakina ne tou tamana e pelā foki mo tou kāiga kātoa.


A prominent Israelite woman in Shunem showed Elisha exceptional hospitality. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne se fafine Isalaelu takutakua i Sunema a te uiga talimalo tu ‵kese ki a Elisaia.


Shun the World’s View of Greatness 	 Ke ‵Teke Atu ki te Kilokiloga a te Lalolagi e Uiga ki te Takutakua


In some parts of the world, relatives may be crowded into a single room with virtually no privacy. 	 I nisi koga o te lalolagi, e mafai o ‵nofo sai‵tia a kāiga i se fale telā e foliki.


Since God’s Word states that “a righteous man’s supplication, when it is at work, has much force,” prayers said by God’s servants will certainly benefit afflicted ones who are doing their utmost to “oppose the Devil.”—James 5:16. 	 Ona la ko te Muna a te Atua e fai mai me i “te ‵talo a te tino amiotonu e lasi tona ‵mana,” a ‵talo kolā e fai atu ne tavini a te Atua ka aogā malosi eiloa ki tino kolā e fakalavelavegina ne temoni kae kolā e taumafai malosi o “‵teke atu te Tiapolo.”—Iakopo 5:16.


This includes taking the time to read and study the Bible and Bible publications, to pray to God for his help and guidance, to attend Christian meetings regularly, and to have a full share in the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work.—Proverbs 2:1-5. 	 E aofia i te mea tenei a te fakaaogāga o taimi ke faitau kae sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu mo tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu, ke ‵talo ki te Atua mō tena fesoasoani mo te takitakiga, ke ‵kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, mo te ‵kau atu foki ki te talaiatuga o te Malo mo te galuega ko te faiga o soko.—Faataoto 2:1-5.


They can be stolen or consumed by decay. 	 E mafai o kaisoa io me e olo o ma‵sei.


13. (a) How are Christians today like “temporary residents”? (b) Why will Jehovah bring an end to this system of things? 	 Ne seki maua ne latou a mea ne folafolagina ne te Atua, ka ko leva ne iloa ‵mao ne latou, talia foki ne latou, kae takutonu mai foki ne latou me i a latou ne fakaalofa mo tino se ‵nofo mau i te lalolagi.”—Epelu 11:13.


The answer has to do with our figurative heart—what we really are inside. 	 E faka‵na eiloa te tali ki mea i ‵tou loto.


Not a promise will fail; they will all come true. 	 E seai eiloa se folafolaga ka sē fakataunu; ka fakataunu katoa a mea konā.


Later in his ministry, a crowd wanted to make him their king. 	 Fakamuli ifo i te faiga o tena galuega, ne ma‵nako se vaitino ke fai a ia mo fai te lotou tupu.


By themselves, humans will never be able to conquer the ultimate sponsor of evil, Satan the Devil. 	 E se mafai ne tino i a latou eiloa o fakaseai atu a te māfuaga o te masei, ko Satani te Tiapolo.


And how can we cultivate this desirable quality, so that we remain modest even under pressure? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o ati aka ne tatou a uiga kolā e manakogina, ke fakatumau ei a te agamalu i taimi faiga‵ta?


To illustrate: A young person in Brazil belonged to a gang. 	 Ke fai se fakatusaga: E isi se tamataene i Brazil e kau i se potukau.


(Mark 6:3) In Bible times, carpenters were employed in building houses, constructing furniture (including tables, stools, and benches), and making farming implements. 	 (Maleko 6:3) I aso ne tusi ei te Tusi Tapu, ne fakagalue sāle aka a kamuta ke faite a fale, mea faifale (e aofia i ei a taipola, nofoga, mo fata), penā foki loa mo mea faigaluega mō te fatoaga.


▪ “One of the greatest obstacles of the church today is this very issue. 	 ▪ “A te mataupu e uiga ki te agasala se fakalavelave lasi o te lotu i aso nei.


During the 17th and 18th centuries, people in Britain, France, and the United States promoted devotion to their State, so that nationalism, in effect, became like a religion. 	 I te 17 mo te 18 senitenali, ne ‵saga malosi atu a Peletania, Falani, mo te Iunaite Sitete ki te lotou Malo, tela la, ne kamata o fai a te loto fenua e pelā me se talitonuga.


(Matthew 19:17) What does that imply? 	 (Mataio 19:17) Se a te mea e fakaasi i ei?


What is this day? 	 Se a te aso tenei?


Have you ever told him things that you would be embarrassed to discuss with any human? 	 E mata, ko oti foki ne fai atu ki a ia a mea kolā e mā koe ma sautala ki ei mo so se tino?


Of course, no one should “make request” concerning blatant sin that is clearly being practiced unrepentantly by any individual once associated with the Christian congregation. 	 E tonu, e seai se tino e ‵tau o “‵talo” e uiga ki agasala matagā kolā e fai, e aunoa mo te loto salamō ne se tino telā ne kau atu muamua ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Train new ones to show their love for fellow believers (See paragraphs 13, 14) 	 Fakaakoako a tino ‵fou ke fakaasi atu te lotou a‵lofa ki taina tali‵tonu (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa 13 mo te 14)


Isaiah foretold such a new system, and his prophecy had a fulfillment when the Jews returned to their homeland and reestablished true worship. 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Isaia se vaegā fakanofonofoga fou penā, kae ne fakataunu mai tena valoaga i te ‵fokiatuga o te kau Iutaia ki te lotou fenua kae ne toe fakatu aka ne latou te tapuakiga tonu i konā.


Thus, the existence of this one as the chief opposer of God must be reconciled with what the Scriptures reveal about Jehovah as the Creator. 	 Tela la, a te māfuaga o te tino tenei e pelā me ko te ‵toe tino ‵teke ki te Atua e ‵tau eiloa o fakafetaui aka mo pati e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te Mafuaga.


And how will our spirituality impact our daily life? 	 Kae ka pokotia pefea ‵tou tulaga faka-te-agaga i ‵tou olaga i aso takitasi?


He offered sacrifices to Jehovah to provide for the atonement of sins—first those of the priestly class, then those of the nonpriestly tribes. 	 Ne ofo atu ne ia a taulaga ki a Ieova ke fakamagalo ei a agasala—muamua la, ki tino o te potukau o faitaulaga, mo matakāiga kolā e se aofia i te potukau o faitaulaga.


In law she remained for ever a child. . . . 	 Mai lalo i te tulafono, e tumau a ia e pelā me se tamaliki ki te se-gata-mai. . . .


“In 2004 a married couple serving in Belize invited me to visit them and to pioneer with them for one month. 	 “I te 2004, ne ‵kami au ne se tauavaga kolā e ga‵lue i Belize, ke āsi atu kae paenia fakatasi mo laua mō se masina e tasi.


How will Kingdom rule bring true relief to mankind? 	 Ka aumai pefea ne te pulega o te Malo a te fakatapūga tonu ki tino?


That is the happy experience of Jehovah’s Witnesses at their Kingdom Halls. 	 A te mea tenā se mea fakafiafia ki Molimau a Ieova i olotou Kingdom Halls.


His wife tried to calm him but without success. 	 Ne taumafai tena avaga o faka‵noga aka tou tagata kae ne seki iku manuia.


(Luke 24:15, 27; Acts 1:15-21; 4:26, 27) Revelation is a prophetic book, so we should expect to understand it most clearly as the events it describes unfold. 	 (Luka 24:15, 27; Galuega 1:15-21; 4:26, 27) A te Fakaasiga se tusi o valoaga, telā e ‵tau ei o maina ‵lei tatou i ei māfai ko oti ne ‵tupu a mea kolā e fakamatala mai i ei.


Jehovah God expressed the most tender love and affection for this firstborn of all creation. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova te ‵toe alofa sili mo te atafai ki tena mea muamua eiloa telā ne faite.


13 True Christians are “taught by God to love one another.” (1 Thessalonians 4:9) We are to love “neither in word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth.” (1 John 3:18) Our love should be “without hypocrisy.” 	 13 “Ne akoako” a Kelisiano ‵tonu “ne te Atua ke iloa ne [latou] o fakatau a‵lofa.” (1 Tesalonia 4:9) A te ‵tou a‵lofa “e se fai fua ki pati mo muna; e ‵tau o tonu te alofa, ka ke fakaasi tonu atu i faiga.” (1 Ioane 3:18) E ‵tau o “tonu te alofa.”


(Read Psalm 37:5.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 37:5.)


Consider an example. 	 Ke onoono ki se fakaakoakoga.


If a medical problem is at the root of our anxious state, it would be prudent to give attention to it, although such matters are for personal decision.* (Matthew 9:12) If we are weighed down by many responsibilities, it might be possible to delegate some of these to others. 	 9:12) Kafai ko ‵to uke a ‵tou tiute e tau o fai kāti e lei ke tuku atu a nisi tiute ki nisi tino.


We will not minimize his counsel to attend Christian meetings. 	 Ka se manatu mā‵mā tatou ki ana pati fakatonutonu ke ‵kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga Kelisiano.


We previously noted the experience of Elsa Abt. 	 Ko oti ne fai‵tau muamua tatou ki te tala o Elsa Abt.


Why do you want to continue to learn from the Bible? 	 Kaia e manako ei koe o tumau i te tauloto mai i te Tusi Tapu?


(Job 6:14) He did not elevate himself above others but showed brotherly concern for all, rich and poor. 	 (Iopu 6:14) Ne seki fakamaluga aka ne ia a ia eiloa i nisi tino kae ne fakaasi atu ne ia te alofa fakataina ki tino katoa, tino mau‵mea mo tino ma‵tiva.


Creditors were selling the poor into slavery for the price of “a pair of sandals,” perhaps for some minor debt. 	 Ne ‵togi ne latou a tino ma‵tiva mo fai olotou pologa ki se ‵togi o se “‵pea taka,” kāti ke ‵tina ei se kaitalafu foliki fua.


17 While the police were preparing to clear the hall by force, the church president came to one of our elders and asked: “Do you have something special planned for this evening?” 	 17 I taimi ne olo atu ei a pulisimani o faimālō ke fakaavanoa a te hall, ne fanatu te pelesitene o te lotu tenā ki se tokotasi o toeaina kae fesili atu: “E mata, e isi se mea fakapito ne ma‵nako koutou ke fai i te afiafi tenei?”


19 Read Matthew 6:34. 	 19 Faitau te Mataio 6:34.


He wants to help us with our problems and invites us to draw close to him. 	 E manako a ia o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou mo ‵tou fakalavelave kae ‵kami mai ne ia tatou ke fakapili‵pili atu ki a ia.


The Bible relates what happened next: “Gideon then came to the Jordan and crossed it. 	 Ne fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a te mea ne tupu: “I te taimi tenei, a Kitiona mo tena toluselau tagata ko oti ei ne oko ki te Vaitafe o Iolitana, kae ko oti foki ne olo ki te suā feitu.


She got out her first-aid kit, cleaned the wound with an antiseptic, and bandaged the finger. 	 Ne puke mai ne tou fafine tena pokisi mō te fesoasoani muamua, ‵fulu ne ia ke ‵ma te pakiaga ki te vailakau ko te antiseptic, kae fusi tena matikao ki te peniteti.


(Exodus 12:7, 22) Which firstborn among the Israelites would have dared to ignore such God-given instructions by going outside a house marked with the blood splashed on the two doorposts and the upper part of the doorway? 	 (Esoto 12:7, 22) Ko oi la te ulumatua Isalaelu ka se fakalogo ki te fakatonuga a te Atua kae ulu ki tua mo te fale telā ne nini ana pou mataloa mo luga o mataloa ki toto?


Used properly, such inventions can be useful tools. 	 Kafai e fakaaoga faka‵lei, e mafai eiloa o fai pelā me ne mea faigaluega aoga.


11 When Gertrud, a longtime worshipper of Jehovah, was a young woman, she was falsely accused of being a fraud and not a full-time Kingdom proclaimer. 	 11 I te taimi koi talavou ei a Gertrud, se tavini a Ieova i se taimi leva ‵ki, ne ‵losi atu i a ia e fakaloiloi tino kae sē se tino talai tumau o te Malo.


In times of distress, we can also offer encouragement or perhaps consolation. 	 I taimi o fakalavelave faiga‵ta, e tuku atu foki ne tatou a fakamalosiga io me kāti ko fakamafanafanaga foki.


They rejoice to see their days of temporary residence in an imperfect world system rapidly drawing to a close. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa latou me i te fai o latou e pelā me ne “tino se ‵nofo tumau” i te lalolagi sē ‵lei katoatoa ko pili fua o oti atu.


Could you support the elderly who are in need of company or assistance, perhaps helping with their shopping or tasks in their home? 	 E mata, e mafai o ‵lago atu koe ki tino ma‵tua kolā e manakogina ki se fesoasoani, kāti mai te fesoasoani atu ki te ‵togiga o olotou mea mai i sitoa io me ne galuega i olotou fale?


19 Constantly put into practice what you are learning from God’s Word. 	 19 Ke fakagalue faeloa au mea e tauloto mai te Muna a te Atua.


16 How, then, can we develop and maintain our zeal for true worship? 	 16 E mafai pefea o ati aka kae fakatumau a te ‵tou loto finafinau mō te tapuakiga tonu?


(Matt. 24:31) Those “caught away” will not “fall asleep in death” in the sense of having a long sleep in death. 	 (Mata. 24:31) Ko latou kolā e “avaka fakatasi” ka se “‵moe i te mate” i te feitu tenei me ka se ‵moe latou mō se taimi leva ‵ki i te mate.


(Matthew 1:1, 11) No, it did not. 	 (Mataio 1:1, 11) Ikai, e seki fai penā.


Perhaps you noticed the expression “the last days” in the prophetic statement quoted above. 	 Kāti ne mafaufau koe ki te tugapati ko “aso fakaoti” i te fakamatalaga fakavaloaga mai luga.


For more information on training children in a religiously divided household, see “Questions From Readers” in The Watchtower, August 15, 2002. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga e uiga ki te akoakoga o tama‵liki i se kāiga mavae‵vae i mea tau lotu, ke onoono ki te “Fesili Mai Tino Fai‵tau” i The Watch Tower, Aokuso 15, 2002.


You will thereby benefit yourself, and it “may go well with you and you may endure a long time on the earth.”—Ephesians 6:2, 3. 	 Ka maua eiloa ne koe a mea aogā mai i ei, kae “ka ‵lei ei koe kae ola leva foki i te fenua.”—Efeso 6:2, 3.


According to one report, “half the world—nearly three billion people—live on less than two dollars a day,” and millions more struggle to make ends meet even though they live in so-called wealthy countries. 	 E ‵tusa mo se lipoti ne fai mai me i “te āfa o te lalolagi—kāti se tolu piliona o tino—e se katoa te lua tālā e maua i te aso mo olotou ola,” kae lau i miliona e kausaki malosi ke maua ne sene mo olotou ola e tiga eiloa e ola latou i fenua maumea.


During that time of global restoration, Jehovah will continue to mold earth’s inhabitants, educating them to a degree that we might now find hard to imagine. 	 I te taimi tenā e toe faka‵fou aka ei a mea i te lalolagi kātoa, ka tumau eiloa a Ieova i te fulifuli o tino i te lalolagi, kae akoako foki i se auala telā e faigata o fakaataata i ‵tou mafaufau i aso nei.


Initially, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and “the bones began to come together, bone to bone.” 	 I te taimi muamua, e isi eiloa se leo, se leo o mea gasue‵sue, kae ko “ivi ko kamata o soko tasi.”


Although they initially took a firm stand, 15 years of hostility took their toll. 	 E tiga eiloa ne ‵mautakitaki muamua latou, ne kamata eiloa o faigata ki a latou a te 15 tausaga o ‵tekeatuga.


Jesus said to his followers: “People will deliver you up to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “E puke fakapagota koutou ne tino o ave o fakasala, kae tamate foki. E takalia‵lia a fenua katoa ki a koutou, ona ko toku igoa.”


Among the building projects Solomon completes are Jehovah’s temple and various government buildings. 	 Ne aofia i galuega fakatū‵tū a Solomona ko te faitega o te faletapu o Ieova mo nisi fale o te malo.


[Pictures on page 23] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 17]


10 Study Solomon’s prayer, and note its references to the heart. 	 10 Ke sukesuke ki te ‵talo a Solomona kae onoono ki taimi ne fakasino sāle atu a ia ki te loto.


A mature Christian is sensitive to the conscience of others (See paragraphs 11, 12) 	 A te Kelisiano matua ‵lei e āva ki loto lagona o nisi tino (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 11, 12)


This is beautifully highlighted in the final chapter of the book of Amos. 	 E fakaasi faka‵lei mai eiloa a mea konei i te mataupu fakaoti o te tusi ko Amosa i se auala fakaofoofogia.


So complete is the destruction of Pharaoh’s armies that not a single soldier is left alive!—Exodus 14:21-28; Psalm 136:15. 	 Ona ko te malosi o te fakaseaiga ne fai ki te kautau a Falao, e seai eiloa se sotia ne sao!—Esoto 14:21-28; Salamo 136:15.


Zealous anointed sisters today manifest the same humble attitude, whether the appointed elders are of the anointed or not. 	 E fakaasi atu foki ne tuagane fakaekegina loto finafinau i aso nei a te loto maulalo tenā, faitalia me i toeaina ne tino fakaekegina io me ikai.


God is the rightful Sovereign to whom all should look for rulership. 	 A te Atua ko te Pule tonu telā e ‵tau o ‵kilo atu ki ei a tino katoa e pelā me ko te lotou pule.


(Matthew 10:28) We need not be in dread of Satan or his human agents. 	 (Mataio 10:28) E se ‵tau o ma‵taku tatou ki a Satani io me ko ana sui i te lalolagi nei.


Jehovah had Moses lead them in a way that caused Pharaoh to think that they were wandering in confusion. 	 Ne fai ne Ieova ke ‵taki latou ne Mose i se auala telā e mafaufau ei a Falao me i a latou ko takase‵se kae ‵numi.


The Witnesses successfully use these subjects to start Bible discussions. 	 E fakaaogā ne Molimau i se auala magoi a mataupu konei ke kamata ei a sau‵talaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


After that, he got ready to go to work, not sure if he would even have a job. 	 Mai tua ifo, ne fakatoka a ia ki te galuega, mo te fakalotolotolua me koi maua ne ia a tena galuega io me ikai.


10 God’s Word guided his representatives. 	 10 Ne takitaki ne te Muna a te Atua a ana sui.


That is not always easy. 	 E se se mea faigofie a te mea tenā.


Of course, that is not true of all rulers. 	 E tonu, e se ko tino pule katoa e fai penā.


4 Men often put material security ahead of spiritual pursuits. 	 4 E mafau‵fau sale a tāgata me tāua atu a te puipuiga faka-te-foitino i lō te ‵sala atu ki mea faka-te-agaga.


“Do you . . . the one teaching someone else, not teach yourself?” asked the apostle Paul. 	 Ne fai mai a te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Ai a e akoako ei ne koe a nisi tino, kae se akoako koe ki a koe eiloa?


3 Jehovah is unsearchably great and lofty, yet “his eyes are roving about through all the earth to show his strength in behalf of those whose heart is complete toward him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9) And what does Jehovah do when he finds lowly worshippers who are crushed in spirit as a result of various trials? 	 3 E se fakanafagina te maluga mo te sili o Ieova, kae “onoono faka‵lei eiloa ki te lalolagi, e ave ne ia a te malosi ki tino kolā e fakamaoni ki a ia.” (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 16:9) Kae ne a mea e fai ne Ieova māfai ko maua ne ia a tino tapuaki fakaa‵lofa kolā e loto māfatia ona ko mea faiga‵ta kese‵kese kolā e fe‵paki mo latou?


You might believe him. 	 Kāti ka talitonu koe ki a ia.


This psalm refers to God’s word, law, reminders, ways, orders, regulations, commandments, judicial decisions, sayings, and statutes. 	 E fakasino atu a te salamo tenei ki te muna a te Atua, ana tulafono, ana fakamasauaga, ana auala, ana fakatonuga, ana fakamasinoga ‵tonu, ana kupu mo ana fakatakitakiga.


Why should we accept discipline with gratitude? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o talia ne tatou a polopolokiga mo te loto fakafetai?


To what does the Bible compare the Christian congregation? 	 Se a te mea e faka‵pau ne te Tusi Tapu ki ei a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


Reflecting on this illustration may motivate one who has drifted away to return to the fold. 	 A te mafaufau ki te tala fakatusa tenei e mafai o fakamalosi aka ei se tino ne tapeapea atu keatea ke toe foki mai ki te lafu.


12. (a) Since God is slow to anger, how should we act toward others? (b) Jehovah’s loving-kindness motivates us to do what? 12 Since God is slow to anger, our desire to “keep doing good” moves us to put up with the minor failings of fellow believers and to focus on their good qualities. 	 12 Ona ko te Atua e tuai o kaitaua, a te manakoga ke ‘fai ne tatou a te mea ‵lei’ e fakamalosi mai i ei ke se ‵kilo atu ki tamā mea ‵se a ‵tou taina tali‵tonu kae ke ‵saga tonu atu ki olotou uiga ‵lei.


The book Step Wars quotes one woman as complaining about the way her husband tends to side with his adult children and refuses to acknowledge that they treat her unkindly. 	 E fakaasi mai a te fameo o se fafine e tokotasi i te tusi ko te Step Wars (Taua a Kāiga Fai) e uiga ki tena avaga telā e tu mai i te feitu o ana tama ma‵tua kae ita ma fakaasi mai a te sē ‵lei o olotou faifaiga ki a ia.


The Lord said to them: “My Father has kept working until now, and I keep working.” 	 Ne fai atu te Aliki ki a latou: “A toku Tamana e galue faeloa ke oko mai ki te aso tenei, e penā foki au.”


Providing for the needs of our family is a Christian requirement. 	 A te ‵saga atu ki mea e ma‵nako ki ei ‵tou kaiga se tiute o te Kelisiano.


12 Many individuals find themselves in a situation similar to that of a sick woman in Jesus’ day. 	 12 E ‵pau eiloa te tulaga o tino e tokouke mo se fafine masaki i aso o Iesu.


2:1—How was ‘the beauty of Israel thrown down from heaven to earth’? 	 2:1, NW—I te auala fea ne ‘‵pei ifo ei te gali o Isalaelu mai te lagi ki te lalolagi’?


Where did the design for living cells come from? 	 Ko oi ne faite ne ia a sela ola konei?


5 By means of the Flood, Jehovah took action against a world “full of violence.” 	 5 E auala i te Lolo, ne gasuesue a Ieova o fakaseai atu te lalolagi “amioga fakasauā.”


Matthew 28:19, 20 	 Mataio 28:19, 20


(Romans 5:18; James 2:23) The meaning of the Christian Jubilee was thoroughly explained in 1987. 	 (Loma 5:18; Iakopo 2:23) Ne fakamatala katoatoa mai te uiga o te Iupeli faka-Kelisiano i te 1987.


The Bible promises those who stand their ground: “He will make you firm, he will make you strong.”—1 Peter 5:9, 10. 	 E folafola mai a te Tusi Tapu ki tino kolā e ‵tu ‵mautakitaki, penei: “E tuku atu foki ne ia ki a koutou a te loto mau, te malosi, mo te fakavae mautakitaki.”—1 Petelu 5:9, 10.


In the Orient, Hindus and Buddhists believe that what a person is presently going through is the result of what he did in a past life, and his actions in this life will determine what he will experience in the next life. 	 I Fenua o Asia, e tali‵tonu a tino lotu Hinitu mo tino lotu Puta me i mea kolā e fe‵paki nei mo se tino, ko ikuga o ana mea ne fai i tena olaga mua, kae ko ana faifaiga i te olaga ka fakaiku aka i ei a mea kolā ka ‵tupu ki a ia i te suā vaega o tena olaga i aso mai mua.


What self-examination is needed if you are inclined to be unduly critical of others? 	 Kafai e fakamasei faeloa ne koe a nisi tino, se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe?


For here I am bringing in a calamity upon all flesh, . . . and I will give you your soul as a spoil in all the places to which you may go.”—Jer. 45:4, 5. 	 Ka aumai ne au a te mala ki tino katoa.” I konā, ne tauto atu Ieova ki a Paluka me ka sao a ia i te fakamaofaga o Ielusalema.—Ielemia 45:4, 5.


For example, if you were baptized as a preteen, you likely will face new feelings and pressures as you enter and pass through adolescence. 	 E pelā mo koe māfai ko papatiso kae koi tai foliki, kāti ka fe‵paki koe mo lagonaga ‵fou mo fakamalosiga māfai ko oko atu io me ko seke koe mo te tulaga tai talavou.


7 Moses put into action a plan that proved to be the key to their success. 	 7 Ne fakagalue ne Mose a te palani telā ne fai e pelā me ko te kī ki te manumalo o latou.


HOW THEY FOUND LASTING PEACE 	 TE AUALA NE MAUA EI NE LATOU TE FILEMU TUMAU


Decades passed, but in 66 C.E., a Jewish revolt brought Roman forces against Jerusalem. 	 Ne ‵teka atu te fia sefulu tausaga, kae i te 66 T.A., ne olo atu ei te kautau a Loma ki Ielusalema ona ko te ‵tekeatuga o te kau Iutaia.


Many priests and Levites resided in Jericho when they were not working at the temple, for Jericho was only 14 miles [23 km] from Jerusalem. 	 E tokouke a faitaulaga mo tino Levi e ‵nofo i Ieliko, me e 14 maila fua te ‵mao mai Ielusalema.


They rose up as one dam very far away at Adam.” 	 I te taimi ne ‵sopo ifo ei a faitaulaga ki te vaitafe, ko te vai eiloa o te vaitafe ko sē ‵tafe, kae ko akutu katoa i te koga e tasi, i te fa‵kai o Atamu.”


12, 13. Give examples of Bible characters who took pride in their relationship with God. 	 12, 13. Tuku mai ne fakaakoakoga e uiga ki tino i te Tusi Tapu kolā ne fakamata‵mata ona ko te lotou fesokotakiga mo te Atua.


(Read 1 Corinthians 13:4, 7.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 13:4, 7.)


But with Jehovah’s support, we peacefully seek redress in the courts, thus ‘defending and legally establishing the good news.’—Philippians 1:7; Psalm 94:14, 20-22. 	 Kae ona ko te ‵lago mai o Ieova, e sala atu eiloa ne tatou se fakatapuga i te filemu, kae e fesoasoani atu i ei ke ‘fakamautakitaki te tala ‵lei.’—Filipi 1:7.; Salamo 94:14, 20-22.


What are some ways that present-day elders ‘keep watch over our souls’? 	 Ne a nisi auala e fakaaoga ne toeaina i aso nei ke ‘tausi ei ‵tou agaga’?


(Prov. 27:11) May we be determined to do so by continuing to walk in Jehovah’s ways. 	 (Faataoto 27:11) Ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fai penā mai te tumau i te ola i fakatonuga a Ieova.


18 When some became Jesus’ disciples in the first century, Peter asked: “What actually will there be for us?” 	 18 I te taimi ne fai ei a nisi tino mo fai ne soko o Iesu i te senitenali muamua, ne fesili atu a Petelu: “E a, e isi la se mea e maua ne matou?”


Deeply distressed, Jeremiah says: “In the heat of anger [Jehovah] has cut down every horn of Israel. 	 Ona ko te lasi o tena loto mafatia, ne fai mai a Ielemia: “Ne fakasēaogā ne [Ieova] a te malosi o Isalaelu i tena kaitaua, ne ita ma fesoasoani mai ki a matou i te taimi ne o‵mai ei omotou fili.


(Matthew 24:12) In most places around the earth today, people do not leave their homes unlocked or feel safe on the street at night. 	 (Mataio 24:12) I te ukega o kogā koga i te lalolagi kātoa i aso nei, e ‵loka faeloa ne tino olotou fale io me e sa‵sale latou i te auala i te po mo te manavase.


Suppose you were an elder in a Christian congregation today. And further suppose that Leviticus 15:25-28 were a Christian requirement today and that a Christian woman had violated that law, feeling frantic and abandoned. 	 Kae e a moi manakogina ke fai ne se Kelisiano fafine i aso nei a mea kolā e taku mai i te Levitiko 15:25-28, kae ko soli ne ia a te tulafono tenā, kae ko manavase kae sē sologa foki tou fafine?


5 Satan also distorted the facts. 	 5 Ne faka‵se foki ne Satani a te manatu tenā.


(John 3:16) Before dying a sacrificial death, Christ ‘bore witness to the truth.’ 	 (Ioane 3:16) A koituai o mate e pelā me se taulaga, ‘ne molimau atu a Keliso e uiga ki te muntonu.’


No doubt, faithful Christians would not have wanted to stay with Diotrephes even if that were possible. 	 9, 10. E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne seki fia ‵nofo foki a Kelisiano fakamaoni mo Siofilisi faitalia foki loa māfai ne mafai o fai penā.


Well, observe the contrast found in this statement: “All things are clean to clean persons. But to persons defiled and faithless nothing is clean, but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.” 	 Ke iloilo aka ne tatou a mea kese‵kese i te fakamatalaga tenei: “E ‵ma mea katoa ki a latou kolā e loto ‵ma; kae e seai se mea e ‵ma ki a latou kolā e ma‵sei kae se tali‵tonu, me i olotou manatu mo mafaufauga io me ko olotou loto lagona ko oti ne fakama‵sei.”


(Eph. 2:12, 13) “You who were once alienated and enemies because your minds were on the works that were wicked,” wrote the apostle Paul, “[God] now has again reconciled by means of [Jesus fleshly body through his death, in order to present you holy and unblemished.”—Col. 1:21, 22. 	 (Efeso 2:12, 13) “Ka ko koutou kolā ne ‵mao mo te Atua i aso mua, ne fai fili foki koutou ki a ia, i te fai ne koutou o amioga ma‵sei,” ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, “nei, ko oti ne faka‵lei ne [te Atua] koutou i tona mate faka te foitino [o Iesu], ko te mea ke tuku atu koutou ki ona mua, i te olaga tapu, i te sē takumaseigina, mo te ‵ma mai te agasala.”—Kolose 1:21, 22.


Why should you prefer the charms of another man’s wife?” 	 Ai a e manako ei koe ki te gali o te avaga a te suā tagata?”


Changing Times, Changing Needs 	 Ko Mafuli‵fuli a Taimi mo Manakoga


He gave the worship of Jehovah priority in his life. 	 Ne fakamuamua ne ia te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


Subtle and deceptive are the entanglements that Satan’s world puts in our way. 	 E fakaaoga ne Satani a mafaufauga mo manakoga o te lalolagi ke fai ei ke sē ‵saga atu tatou ki fakamasauaga konā.


(1 Corinthians 13:8-10) Does this mean, then, that God does not answer prayers today? 	 (1 Kolinito 13:8-10) E mata, e fakauiga a te mea tenei me e se tali mai ne te Atua a ‵talo i aso nei?


“They know exactly what a bad marriage is, but they are less sure of what a good marriage looks like. 	 E maina ‵lei latou i te tulaga o se fakaipoipoga sē fia‵fia kae sē mautinoa i a latou me ne a mea e ‵tau o ‵tupu i se kāiga fia‵fia.


• What Bible characters took pride in their service to God? 	 • Ko oi a tino i te Tusi Tapu ne fakamata‵mata i te lotou taviniga ki te Atua?


Under what circumstances was Isaiah 53:8 fulfilled? 	 Ne a fakanofonofoga ne fakataunu ei te Isaia 53:8?


Who are these people? 	 Ko oi a tino konei?


He wants us to cooperate in doing his great work. 	 E manako a ia ke fesoasoani atu tatou i te faiga o tena galuega sili.


So Christian youths should be encouraged to have “plenty to do in the work of the Lord.” (1 Corinthians 15:58) Godly parents need to assist their children to set goals that will give them a happy and rewarding life that honors God and helps them to be ready for Jehovah’s day. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakamalosi atu ki talavou Kelisiano ke “ga‵lue malosi . . . i te galuega a te Aliki.” (1 Kolinito 15:58) E ‵tau o fesoasoani atu a mātua amio Atua ki olotou tama‵liki ke fakatoka ne latou a fakamoemoega kolā ka maua ei ne latou se olaga fiafia telā e faka‵malu atu ei ki te Atua kae fesoasoani atu ei ke toka latou mō te aso o Ieova.


In this he called attention to the coming tribulation when the Lord Jesus will carry out divine judgment on “those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news.” (2 Thess. 1:6-8) What is now chapter 2 of this letter reveals that some in that congregation had become “excited” about Jehovah’s day to the point that they believed that its arrival was then imminent. 	 I konei, ne faipati tou tagata ki te fakalavelave lasi telā ka oko mai, ko te taimi telā ka fakaoko atu ei ne te Aliki ko Iesu a te fakamasinoga a te Atua ki a “latou kolā e se iloa ne latou te Atua mo latou kolā e se faka‵logo ki te tala ‵lei.” (2 Tesa. 1:6-8) E fakaasi mai i te mataupu e 2 o te tusi tenei i nisi tino i te fakapotopotoga tenā ne sōna “manava‵se” e uiga ki te aso o Ieova, me ne ma‵natu aka latou me ko pili eiloa o oko mai i te taimi tenā.


I remembered what I had heard at that meeting of the Witnesses in Sydney and decided to do something about it. 	 Ne masaua ne au a mea kolā ne lagona ne au i te fakatasiga a Molimau i Sydney, kae ne fakaiku aka ne au ke fai se faiga ki ei.


Parents can find many occasions to teach their children about the Creator 	 E maua ne mātua a taimi e uke ke akoako atu ei olotou tama‵liki e uiga ki te Māfuaga


Granted, some of Jesus’ first-century followers had special gifts of healing, but these were to cease. 	 E tonu, ne maua ne nisi soko o Iesu i te senitenali muamua a te meaalofa ki te faka‵leiga fakavavega, kae ne ‵tau o gata atu a faifaiga konei.


At such times, our prayers for God’s help understandably become supplications. 	 E manino ‵lei i ‵tou ‵talo mō te fesoasoani o te Atua i taimi penā, ko fai pelā me ne ‵talo fakamolemole.


9 Consider the example of Abraham and Sarah. 	 9 Mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga a Apelaamo mo Sala.


It should be done for a good reason, and the one making it should have no doubt as to his ability to pay whatever he promises in the vow. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o isi se pogai ‵tau e fai ei te mea tenā, kae e ‵tau foki eiloa o lava te malosi o te tino ke fakataunu a mea katoa ne tauto a ia ki ei.


What would you have done? 	 Se a te mea ne mafai o fai ne koe?


Hannah, for example, was “bitter of soul” because she was childless—a condition that she considered tantamount to being forgotten by God. 	 E pelā mo Hana, “ko oko eiloa i tena fanoanoa” me e seai sena tamaliki—se tulaga telā ne mafaufau a ia me ko fakapuli a ia i te Atua.


What about arranging for extra education to advance a career, though doing that would take up considerable time for a number of years, crowding out important aspects of my spiritual life?’—Luke 12:20, 21; 1 Timothy 6:17-19. 	 Kae pefea la te kausaki atu ki nisi akoakoga ke momea aka te ‵lei o taku galuega e maua, faitalia te uke o taimi e fakamāumāu ki ei i te fia o tausaga, kae fakalavelave mai ki mea tāua o toku olaga i te feitu faka-te-agaga?’—Luka 12:20, 21; 1 Timoteo 6:17-19.


5 However, much more is involved in the uniqueness of Jesus. 	 5 Kae e uke atu a auala e tu ‵kese ei a Iesu.


In the end, can anyone really foresee the future? 	 Kae sili atu i ei, e mata, e isi se tino e mafai o iloa ne ia a mea ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua?


Matters came to a head when Shishak reached Jerusalem, where Rehoboam reigned. 	 Ne gasolo o ma‵sei atu a te tulaga tenā i te taimi ne oko atu ei a Sesaka ki Ielusalema, telā ne pule ki ei a Leopoamo.


Consider this real-life situation. 	 Mafaufau ki te tala tonu tenei.


What practices would make the ‘presenting of our bodies as a sacrifice’ offensive to God? 	 Ne a faifaiga e mafai o fai ei a te ‘tuku atu o ‵tou foitino ke fai mo taulaga’ e pelā me se mea fakafanoanoa ki te Atua?


And you yourself pardoned the error of my sins.”—Psalm 32:5; 51:1-4. 	 Au ne mafaufau ke fakaasi atu aku agasala ki a koe; kae ne fakamagalo eiloa ne koe.”—Salamo 32:5; 51:1-4.


David, who felt Jehovah’s saving hand so many times, wrote for our comfort: “Jehovah is near to all those calling upon him, to all those who call upon him in trueness. 	 Ne tusi mai a Tavita telā ne maua sāle ne ia te fesoasoani o Ieova, ke fakamafanafana mai ki a tatou, penei: “E pili faeloa a ia ki a latou kolā e ka‵laga atu ki a ia, kolā e ka‵laga ki ei mo te loto fakamaoni.


To what extent did Jesus let his Yes mean Yes? 	 Se a te mea ne loto fiafia a Iesu o fai ke fakatalitonu atu me ne fakauiga loa a tena Ao ki te Ao?


At age 79, Brother Macmillan wrote: “From my first glimpse of the promises held out to sick and dying mankind my hope in what that message of the Bible has revealed has not faded. 	 I te taimi ko 79 ei ana tausaga, ne tusi mai a te taina ko Macmillan: “I te taimi muamua ne iloa ei ne au a folafolaga e uiga ki masaki mo tino ‵mate ne seki matafitafi lele eiloa a toku fakamoemoega e uiga ki te fekau tenā mai te Tusi Tapu.


What does God desire for young people? 	 Se a te mea e manako ki ei te Atua mō talavou?


Parents and children who worship together are likely to become united in love, the “perfect bond of union.”—Col. 3:14. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa a mātua mo tama‵liki kolā e tapuaki kae ‵kau fakatasi i te alofa, “telā e fusi fakatasi . . . ne ia a mea katoa ke ‵lei.”—Kolose 3:14.


Abraham’s example also teaches us to focus, not on how things were in the past, but on what we will enjoy in the future. 	 E akoako mai foki ki a tatou a te fakaakoakoga a Apelaamo ke ‵kilo tonu atu tatou ki mea ‵gali kolā ka maua ne tatou i aso mai mua, kae e se ko aso ko ‵teka.


Sad to say, some have begun to give in under the pressures of life, neglecting their spiritual responsibilities. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me ko oti ne kamata o taka‵vale a nisi tino ona ko fakalavelave o te olaga, kae ko sē ‵saga atu ki olotou tiute faka-te-agaga.


2. (a) What did Paul write to the Corinthians about faith and joy? (b) What questions will we consider? 	 2. (a) Se a te mea ne tusi atu ne Paulo ki te kau Kolinito e uiga ki te fakatuanaki mo te fiafia? (e) Ne a fesili ka mafau‵fau tatou ki ei?


While it is gracious of Jehovah to allow me to volunteer and participate, will he not provide whatever is needed to fulfill his Word no matter how much I personally choose to do in his service?’ 	 E tiga eiloa ne talia mo te loto fiafia ne Ieova ke fesoasoani kae kau atu au ki ei, e mata, ka se tuku mai ne ia so se mea e manakogina ke fakataunu ei tena Muna faitalia me se a te mea e manako au o fai i tena taviniga?’


Shortly after his death in 33 C.E., the resurrected Jesus commanded his followers to “make disciples of people of all the nations.” 	 Mai tua malie eiloa o tena mate i te 33 T.A., ne fakatonu atu a Iesu telā ne toetu aka, ki ana soko “ke olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko.”


Are there any elderly, sick, or housebound ones in your congregation who would appreciate an encouraging visit or a helping hand? 	 E mata, e isi ne tino ma‵tua, tino ma‵saki io me ne tino ko se mafai o oloolo sāle i ‵tou fakapotopotoga kolā e fia‵fia malosi ke āsi atu io me fesoasoani atu ki a latou?


JEROME 	 IELOME


He postponed his retirement for several weeks so that he could be present for a district convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne ‵fuli tena manatu ke litaea a ia i te vaitaimi tenā ko te mea ke mafai o kau atu a ia ki te fono lasi a Molimau a Ieova.


(Deuteronomy 19:4, 11-13) If we are led by holy spirit, we will show love for God, fellow worshippers, and others. 	 (Teutelonome 19:4, 11-13) Kafai e takitaki tatou ne te agaga tapu, e fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa ki te Atua, tino tapuaki, mo nisi tino.


Jehovah’s holy spirit can work in our heart and mind to increase our desire to do our very best in his service. 	 E mafai o fakamalosi aka ne te agaga tapu o Ieova ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mafaufau ke momea aka ‵tou manakoga ke fai te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai i tena galuega.


All of Adam’s offspring were born sinners, and as the apostle Paul notes, “the wages sin pays is death.” 	 Ne agasala a tama‵liki katoa a Atamu, kae e pelā mo te mea e fai mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo, “me i te taui o te agasala ko te mate.”


Steps That Lead to Immorality 	 Faiga Kolā e Iku Atu ki Amioga Ma‵sei


(Gen. 29:30, 31) Christians are to “hate” their relatives in the sense of loving them less than they do Jesus.—Matt. 10:37. 	 E ‵tau o “takalia‵lia” a Kelisiano ki olotou kāiga mai te a‵lofa malosi atu ki a Iesu i lō latou.—Mataio 10:37.


8 To maintain our integrity, we need to be like Job, who was just, humble, and considerate of others. 	 8 Ke fakatumau te ‵tou fakamaoni, e ‵tau o fai tatou e pelā mo Iopu, telā ne fai mea tonu, loto maulalo, kae amanaia ki nisi tino.


Keep your mind and heart open to the influence of the holy spirit 	 Saga tonu atu tou mafaufau mo tou loto ki te fakamalosiga a te agaga tapu


That is of great importance, for people may be drawn to the God we serve because they notice how we stand out as different from the crowd in this defiled world. 	 E tāua ‵ki eiloa te mea tenā, me e mafai ei o tosina atu a loto o tino ki te Atua telā e tavini atu tatou ki ei ona ko te mea e lavea ne latou a te ‵tu ‵kese o tatou mai i tino o te lalolagi sē ‵ma tenei.


I do not have the slightest doubt that Jehovah provides everything we need, no matter what assignment we receive. 	 E seai lele eiloa soku tamā fakalotolotolua me e tuku mai ne Ieova a mea katoa e manakogina ne māua, faitalia me se a te galuega e maua ne māua.


As long as Israel faithfully followed the Law, Jehovah blessed the nation. 	 Ne fakamanuia eiloa ne Ieova a te fenua o Isalaelu i te taimi ne tau‵tali atu ei latou mo te fakamaoni ki te Tulafono.


Although Jehovah is the one who makes the seeds that we plant and water grow, he bestows upon us an honorable position of working with him. 	 E ui eiloa e fakaola ne Ieova a fuaga kolā e ‵toki kae fakasiusiu ne tatou, e tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou se tulaga fakaaloalo i te ga‵lue fakatasi mo ia.


To help such ones, some Christians sold their property, and the funds were distributed to the needy. 	 Ke fesoasoani atu ki vaegā tino penā, ne fakatau atu ne nisi Kelisiano olotou kope, kae tufa atu a tupe ki tino kolā e ma‵nako ki ei.


(Romans 12:11; Colossians 3:24) What is meant is willing subjection based on deep, heartfelt love for God and his Son, Jesus Christ.—Matthew 22:37; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 1 John 4:10, 11. 	 (Loma 12:11; Kolose 3:24) E fakauiga i ei ki te faka‵logo mo te loto malie ona ko te alofa telā e māfua mai te loto mō te Atua mo tena Tama, ko Iesu Keliso.—Mataio 22:37; 2 Kolinito 5:14; 1 Ioane 4:10, 11.


Can this type of oppression be overcome, or is corruption inescapable? 	 E mata, e mafai o manumalo tatou i vaegā pulega fakasauā konā, io me e se mafai lele eiloa o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai meaalofa fakakolekole?


What thrilling, happy times they had! 	 Ko tafaga la te fia‵fia o laua i te vaitaimi tenā!


The Bible shows that one of God’s spirit creatures, later identified as the rebel Satan the Devil, tried to sabotage God’s arrangements in Eden. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me ne fai ne se tokotasi o tama faka-te-agaga a te Atua a ia eiloa fakamuli ke fai pelā me se tino ‵teke, ko Satani te Tiapolo, telā ne taumafai o fakamakosu a te fakatokaga a te Atua i Etena.


The signs were used for a practical purpose—to help a person find his proper place in the camp. 	 Ne fai a fakailoga konā mo fai ne mea aogā—ke fesoasoani atu ei ki tino ke iloa ne latou olotou koga tonu i te koga e malo‵lo i ei latou.


11 Develop spiritual qualities. 	 11 Ati aka a uiga faka-te-agaga.


How was one brother a fine example of Christian dedication? 7 In modern times, thousands of faithful Christians have zealously stuck to their dedication in spite of not surviving to witness Armageddon. 	 7 I aso nei, ko oti ne ‵piki ‵mau mo te loto finafinau a te fia afe o Kelisiano fakamaoni ki te lotou tukuatuga faitalia me ka se tumau latou i te ola ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ka lavea atu ei a Amaketo.


Then God made this significant adjustment: “I do take the Levites . . . in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.” 	 Kae oti aka, fai ei ne te Atua a te fakamafuliga tāua e tasi: “A te matakāiga o Levi e oku . . . ka ko toekimua katoa i kāiga takitasi o Isalaelu ne fakatapu ne au ke fai mō oku.”


15 What helped Katrin during those hours of anxiety? 	 15 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki te manavase o Katrin i te fia o itula konā?


We can have faith that he is able to accomplish what he wills! 	 Tela la, e fakatuanaki eiloa tatou me ka fakataunu ne tou tagata a mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei!


Did he? 	 E mata, ne fai ne Iesu te mea tenā?


How forcefully his experience underscores the value of modestly and loyally serving Jehovah! 	 E fakaasi faka‵lei mai i tena tala a te tāua ke tavini atu ki a Ieova i te loto maulalo mo te fakamaoni!


But then neither does the idea of sin itself. . . . 	 Kae e se penā foki te lotou kilokiloga e uiga ki te agasala i a ia eiloa. . . .


Kim says: “Sometimes my husband gets annoyed with me and stops talking to me, and I don’t even know why. 	 E fai mai a Kim: “I nisi taimi e kaitaua mai taku avaga kae se toe faipati mai ki a au, kae e se iloa ne au a te pogai.


With an attendant she traveled northwest toward Mount Carmel, where Elisha was staying. Responding, the prophet sent his attendant, Gehazi, ahead, and he found that the boy was indeed dead. 	 Ne uga atu ne Elisaia tena tino fesoasoani, ko Keasi, ke mua kae ne iloa aka ne ia me ko mate eiloa te tamaliki tagata tenā.


That is how many described the “Creation Drama.” 	 Tenā te fakamatalaga e fai ne tino e tokouke ki te ata ko te “Creation Drama.”


3:7—When did Jesus receive “the key of David,” and how has he been using that key? 	 3:7—Ko te taimi fea ne maua ei ne Iesu a “te kī a Tavita,” kae ne fakaaoga sāle pefea ne ia te kī tenā?


(Matt. 14:28-31) If we ever have to deal with a brother’s apparent lack of faith, can we figuratively stretch out our hand and help him to gain more faith? 	 Ai a ne fakalotolotolua ei koe?’ ” (Mataio 14:28-31) Kafai ko fetaui tatou mo se taina telā ko vāivāi tena fakatuanaki, e mata, e mafai o ‵kapa atu ‵tou lima i se auala fakatusa kae fesoasoani atu ke momea aka te malosi o tena fakatuanaki?


We follow the admonition: “Let the one bragging about himself brag about himself because of this very thing, the having of insight and the having of knowledge of me, that I am Jehovah, the One exercising loving-kindness, justice and righteousness in the earth.” 	 E tau‵tali tatou ki te fakamalosiga tenei: “Kafai se tino e fia fakamatamata, e ‵tau o fakamatamata me e iloa ne ia a au, kae malamalama foki i oku uiga, me i toku alofa e tumau, kae e fai foki ne au a te mea tonu mo te fakamasinoga tonu konā a mea e fiafia au ki ei. Ko au, te Aliki, tenā ne faipati atu.”


We can therefore have full confidence in the Scriptural insight, understanding, and guidance that we receive from the slave. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou ki mainaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, te malamalama, mo fakatakitakiga kolā e maua ne tatou mai i te tavini.


Why not? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o fai penā?


Kings and others will be amazed when judgment is executed upon Babylon the Great.—Rev. 17:1-6, 18; 18:9, 10, 15, 16, 19. 	 Ka ofo malosi eiloa a tupu mo nisi tino māfai ko oko mai te fakamasinoga ki Papelonia te Sili.—Fakaasiga 17:1-6, 18; 18:9, 10, 15, 16, 19.


But understanding how much damage pornography can do to us will help us to develop a loathing for it. 	 Kae kafai e malamalama tatou i te uke o mea fakama‵taku e pokotia ei tatou mai i faifaiga fakatauavaga se ‵tau, ka fesoasoani mai eiloa ke takalia‵lia tatou ki ei.


19 Really, teaching your children is worth all your effort. 	 19 E tonu, ka aogā eiloa au taumafaiga katoa ke akoako atu ei au tama‵liki.


Among scholars, intellectuals, and historians, it was once popular to attest that the events recorded in the Bible book of Genesis were true and historical. 	 E aofia i tino sukesuke, tino ‵poto, tino tusitala, ne lauiloa eiloa te manatu i te taimi e tasi i a latou me i te tala ne tusi i te tusi o te Tusi Tapu ko Kenese e tonu kae se tala fakasolopito foki eiloa.


Such examples provide valuable lessons about attitudes and actions to imitate and to avoid. 	 E tuku mai i fakaakoakoga penā a akoakoga tāua e uiga ki amioga mo faifaiga kolā e ‵tau io me se ‵tau o fakaakoako ki ei.


Sisera himself sought refuge in the tent of Jael, but she killed him while he slept. 	 Ne tele a Sesela o fakalafi ki te faleie o Iaeli kae ne tamate a ia ne tou fafine i te tōga o tena moe.


Take, for example, Jeremiah. 	 Ke mafaufau ki a Ielemia.


7, 8. (a) Relate what Elisha did to relieve a woman’s grief. (b) What does Elisha’s miracle prove about Jehovah? 	 7, 8. (a) Fakamatala mai a mea ne fai ne Elisaia ke fakafeoloolo aka ei te loto mafatia o se fafine. (e) Se a te mea ne fakamaoni mai ne te vavega a Elisaia e uiga ki a Ieova?


Cultivate the Right Viewpoint 	 Ke Maua se Kilokiloga Tonu


(Isa. 2:2, 3) How happy we are to see this prophecy undergoing fulfillment before our eyes! 	 (Isa. 2:2, 3) Ko oko eiloa i te ‵tou fia‵fia ke lavea atu a te fakataunuga o te valoaga tenei i ‵tou mua eiloa!


He can pray for holy spirit, bearing in mind that its fruitage includes peace and self-control—qualities needed to dispel anxiety or feelings of inadequacy. 	 E mafai o ‵talo atu a ia mō te agaga tapu, kae mafaufau me ka fesoasoani atu a fuataga o te agaga e aofia i ei a te filemu mo te loto pulea —ko uiga kolā e manakogina ke ave keatea ei a te manavase io me ko lagonaga me e se lava tena atamai.


The lady began to weep. 	 Ne kamata o tagi tou fafine.


The view that whatever happens, good or bad, manifests God’s will is often based on Jesus’ words in what is called the Lord’s Prayer, quoted above. 	 A te manatu me i so se mea e tupu faitalia me e ‵lei io me ikai, e fakaasi mai i ei a te loto o te Atua e fakavae sāle ki pati a Iesu i te ‵talo a te Aliki kolā e fakaasi mai i luga nei.


(Rom. 15:1, 2) The Christian congregation is blessed with many thousands of young people who set sterling examples in this regard. 	 (Loma 15:1, 2) Ne fakamanuiagina eiloa te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ki te fia afe o talavou kolā e fai pelā me ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te feitu tenei.


(Read John 3:16; 17:3.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 3:16; 17:3.)


Then they fasted and prayed and laid their hands upon them and let them go.” 	 Ne fakaliki‵liki mō tapuakiga kae ‵talo latou, kae fakaeke atu foki olotou lima ki luga i a lāua, uga atu ei lāua ke olo.”


(Isaiah 63:9) As a faithful servant of Jehovah, you can be sure, then, that when you are pained, Jehovah is pained. 	 (Isaia 63:9, NW) E pelā me se tavini fakamaoni a Ieova, e mafai o talitonu koe me kafai e logo‵mae koe, e logo‵mae foki a Ieova.


Rather, as soon as he could, he gladly returned to his former place.—Judg. 8:22, 23, 29. 	 I lō te fai penā, i te taimi ne manumalo ei, ne toe foki atu a ia mo te fiafia ki tena fa‵kai.—Fama. 8:22, 23, 29.


10 Another prophecy indicated that the Jews would still be worshipping at the temple in Jerusalem when the promised Messiah, or Anointed One, arrived. 	 10 Ne fakaasi mai i te suā valoaga me ka tapuaki atu a tino Iutaia i te faletapu i Ielusalema māfai e oko mai a te Mesia telā ne folafola mai.


(Malachi 1:3) These fulfilled prophecies strengthen our faith in Jehovah as the Fulfiller of his promises. 	 (Malaki 1:3) E fakamalosi mai ki ‵tou fakatuanaki a te fakataunuga o valoaga konei i a Ieova ko te Tino telā e fakataunu ne ia ana folafolaga.


Such a spirit would cause division; it would not bring peace. 	 Ka māfua mai i se vaegā uiga penā a mavae‵vaega; kae ka se aumai i ei a te filemu.


Jehovah is most worthy of our trust 	 E ‵tau eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova


That would be the very best that they could do for people. 	 Tenā loa te ‵toe mea ‵lei e mafai ne latou o fai mō nisi tino.


The early Christians kept in step with the spiritual enlightenment provided through divinely inspired letters. 	 Ne tumau eiloa Kelisiano mua i te gasolo atu ki mua i te malamalama faka-te-agaga telā ne tuku mai e auala i tusi kolā ne fakaosofia ne te Atua.


But Bible principles can help us avoid such problems by addressing some of the leading causes—for example, inappropriate flirting and pornography. 	 Kae e mafai o fesoasoani mai a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu ke ‵kalo kea‵tea tatou mai fakalavelave kolā e mafai o iku atu ki te faiga o amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau—e pelā mo te tafao ki lagonaga o se tino mo te onoono ki ata ma‵sei.


And we delighted to attend congregation meetings, viewing each one as a source of spiritual refreshment, like an oasis for a thirsty man. 	 Ne fia‵fia tatou o ‵kau ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, kae ‵kilo atu ki fakatasiga takitasi konā e pelā me se fakamalosiga faka-te-agaga, e pelā eiloa me se ipu vai ‵moko ki se tino telā ko tai mate i te fia inu.


Or picture a woman walking on a beach, collecting some of the shells cast ashore by the waves. 	 Io me e fakaataata i tou mafaufau se fafine e taemisa i te matāfaga.


• How should we view the pursuit of pleasure and possessions? 	 • E ‵tau o pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki te ‵sala atu ki fakafiafiaga mo koloa?


7, 8. (a) What was the role of a watchman in ancient times, and what lesson does that teach us? (b) Give an example of what could happen when watchmen fell asleep on the job. 	 7, 8. (a) Se a te galuega a te tino leoleo i aso mua, kae se a te akoakoga e tauloto ne tatou mai i ei? (e) Taku mai se fakaakoakoga e uiga ki te ikuga māfai e tō te moe o te tino leoleo i tena koga galue.


“After one argument, when my feelings had calmed down, I apologized to my son for my emotional outburst. 	 “Mai tua o se kinauga e tasi, i te taimi ko tai ‵lei ei toku loto, ne fakatoese atu au ki taku tama tagata mō toku leo kaitaua.


That includes doing all we can to maintain the unity of our worldwide brotherhood even among those in our local congregation. 	 E aofia i te mea tenā a te faiga o mea katoa e mafai ne tatou ke fakatumau a te ‵kaufakatasi o te kautaina i te lalolagi ke oko foki loa ki tino i loto i ‵tou fakapotopotoga.


As Kingdom publishers, we may desire to enter the full-time ministry as regular pioneers. 	 E pelā me ne tino talai o te Malo, e mafai o fia ‵kau atu tatou ki te taviniga tumau e pelā me ne paenia tumau.


The pace of global invention had advanced throughout the nineteenth century, bringing railroads, the telephone, the electric light, cinema, the motor car, and household conveniences too numerous to mention. 	 Ne gasolo aka o uke a poto ‵fou i te sefuluiva senitenali kātoa, kae ne maua mai i ei a tuleni, telefoni, moli iti, tamunei, motoka, mo mea e se mafai o lau kolā e fakaaoga i fale o tino.


“I am open to getting married when I meet the right person. 	 “E manako eiloa au o fai toku kāiga māfai e maua ne au se tino telā e fetaui ‵lei mo au.


“I inquired of Jehovah, and he answered me,” said David. “Out of all my frights he delivered me.”—Ps. 34:4. 	 Ne fai mai Tavita: “Au ne ‵talo ki te Aliki kae ne tali mai a ia ki a au; ne fakasao ne ia au i mea katoa ne mataku au ki ei.”—Salamo 34:4.


What steps do some parents take to help their children to be attentive at meetings? 	 Ne a mea e fai ne nisi mātua ko te mea ke na ‵saga tonu atu olotou tama‵liki i fakatasiga?


(John 17:15, 16) How reassuring! 	 (Ioane 17:15, 16) Ma‵faga o fakamalosiga aogā!


How did Jesus prepare the apostles for the Kingdom-preaching work, and what was the result? 	 Ne fakatoka pefea ne Iesu ana apositolo mō te talaiatuga o te Malo, kae se a te mea ne iku mai i ei?


However, there was more work for them to do on earth, and some were not prepared for that. 	 Kae, koi uke eiloa a galuega e ‵tau o fai ne latou i te lalolagi, kae ne seki toka a nisi o latou ke fai a galuega konā.


Because he said that the “master on arriving” would appoint the slave “over all his belongings.” 	 Me ne fai mai a ia me kafai “e foki mai tena pule” ka fili ne ia te tavini tenā “ke pule i ana mea katoa.”


If children are involved, they may be emotionally traumatized, feeling unloved, insecure, or even resentful. 	 Kafai e aofia loa i ei a tamaliki, ka lasi atu te fakamaseiga o te mea tenā ki lagonaga o latou, ka seai se lagonaga me alofagina latou, seai se tokagamalie, io me ita fakamoemoe.


Righteous angels executed God’s judgments and transmitted prophecies and directions, including the Mosaic Law. 	 Ne fakaoko atu ne agelu fakamaoni a fakamasinoga a te Atua kae taku atu foki a valoaga mo takitakiga, e aofia i ei a te Tulafono a Mose.


12 The apostle Paul compared hope to a helmet. 	 12 Ne fakatusa ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te fakamoemoega ki se puloutau.


He and his wife were elated when their eldest daughter, age ten, told them that she loved her parents, loved the brothers and sisters, and loved Jehovah very much. 	 Ne fia‵fia ‵ki eiloa tou tagata mo tena avaga i te taimi ne fai atu ei te lā tamaliki fafine matua ko sefulu ana tausaga, i a ia e alofa ki ana mātua, alofa ki taina mo tuagane, kae alofa malosi ki Ieova.


The first thing they did upon arriving was set up an altar on the site of the former temple, and they began to offer daily sacrifices to Jehovah. 	 A te mea muamua ne fai ne latou i te lotou okoatuga ko te faitega o se fatafaitaulaga i te feitu o te faletapu mua, kae ne kamata o ofo atu olotou taulaga i aso katoa ki a Ieova.


(John 4:9) And Gentiles, or non-Jews, were also scorned by the Jews. 	 (Ioane 4:9) Kae ne takalia‵lia foki a te kau Iutaia ki tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea.


So I began to leave home for longer and longer periods of time. 	 Tela la, ne kamata o tiakina sāle ne au a te fale mo se vaitaimi leva.


3 Have We Lost the Sense of Sin? 	 3 Tefea te Atua?


(Rev. 14:6) Jesus said: “The field is the world.” 	 (Fakaasiga 14:6) Ne fai mai a Iesu: “A te laukele ko te lalolagi.”


That false god offers no sure hope for the future.—Matthew 6:24, footnote. 	 E se mafai o tuku mai ne te atua ‵se tenā se fakamoemoega tonu mō aso mai mua.—Mataio 6:24.


In contrast, British historian H. G. Wells was able to imagine an egalitarian society based on three things: a common but pure and undefiled world religion, universal education, and no armed forces. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, ne mafai ne te tino poto mai Peletania ko H. G. Wells o fakaataata i tena mafaufau se lalolagi telā e ‵pau eiloa a tulaga o tino katoa i ei telā ne fakavae ki mea e tolu konei: e tasi te lotu i te lalolagi kātoa telā e ‵mā kae sē lailai, e ‵pau a akoakoga mō tino katoa i ei, kae e seai foki ne kautau i ei.


5. (a) How can a person offer himself “a sacrifice” to God? (b) What principle should influence a Christian’s behavior? 	 5. (a) E mafai pefea o ofo atu ne se tino a ia eiloa e pelā me se “taulaga” ki te Atua? (e) Se a te akoakoga fakavae e ‵tau o fakamalosi atu ki amioga a se Kelisiano?


Thus Jesus provided a guideline that was useful then and remains so now.—Luke 12:13-15. 	 Tela la, ne fakaaogā ne Iesu se fakatakitakiga telā ne aogā i te taimi tenā kae e tumau eiloa tena aogā ke oko mai eiloa ki aso nei.—Luka 12:13-15.


The Bible confirms the existence of the Devil and charges him with much of the suffering and turmoil on earth. 	 Kae e fakamaoni mai te Tusi Tapu me e isi se Tiapolo, kae e ‵losi atu i ei ki a ia e uiga ki te lasiga o logo‵maega mo fakalavelave i te lalolagi i aso nei.


To approach Jesus, this woman had to work her way through the throng. 	 Ke oko atu ki a Iesu, ne ‵tau o taumafai malosi te fafine tenei ke ulu atu a ia i loto i te mumugā tino.


Express the strong conviction that both of you have in the certainty of what they promise. 	 Ke fakaasi atu te lū loto tali‵tonu ki te mautinoa o folafolaga i tusi siki konā.


Moved by the feelings of compassion or sympathy that this stirs in her, the mother attends to her infant’s need. 	 Ona ko te lagonaga alofa i loto i te mātua, e fai ei ke saga fakavave atu a ia ki te manakoga o tena tama.


Some of those would later kill him. 	 Ne tamate fakamuli ne nisi tino konā a ia.


11 Much the same could be said of the 144,000, who “were bought” from the earth to be corulers with Christ Jesus in the heavenly Kingdom. 	 11 E penā foki loa mo te toko 144,000, kolā ne “fakaolagina” mai te lalolagi ke pule fakatasi mo Keliso Iesu i te Malo faka-te-lagi.


During his visit, Brother Rutherford gave these faithful ones great encouragement, delivering two stirring convention talks and five powerful radio lectures. 	 I te taimi o tena asiga, ne tuku atu ne te Taina ko Rutherford a fakamalosiga e uke ki tino fakamaoni konei, mai te faiatuga o lāuga fakamalosi loto e lua mo lāuga tāua e lima i letio.


16 Under the influence of their religious leaders, the majority of people in the world choose to ignore the clear evidence that Jehovah has a united people who truly know him. 	 16 Mai i fakamalosiga a olotou takitaki lotu, ne filifili a te tokoukega o tino i te lalolagi ke ‵teke atu latou ki te fakamaoniga matea me e isi ne tino ‵kau fakatasi o Ieova kolā e iloa tonu ne latou a ia.


Do I prize it sufficiently to make the doing of God’s will the top priority in my life? 	 E mata, e lava tena tāua ke fai te loto o te Atua mo fai te ‵toe mea tāua i toku olaga?


How did they come to know Jehovah so well that nothing could break their integrity? 	 Ne iloa faka‵lei pefea ne latou a Ieova telā ne seki mafai ei ne se mea o fakamasei aka te lotou fakamaoni?


David prophesied: “The man at peace with me, in whom I trusted, who was eating my bread, has magnified his heel against me.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai a Tavita penei: “E oko foki eiloa ki toku taugasoa pele, te tino telā e tafasili toku fakalagolago ki ei te tino, telā e ‵kai fakatasi sāle mo au, ko fai fili ki a au.”


(Luke 21:22) For God’s people today, justice will be done on “the great day of Jehovah.” 	 (Luka 21:22) Mō tino o te Atua i aso nei, ka fai te fakamasinoga tenā i ‘te aso fakamataku o Ieova.’


After Armageddon, then, we may look where the wicked used to be, but we will not see them. 	 Mai tua o Amaketo, e mafai o ‵kilo atu tatou ki koga ne masani o ‵nofo i ei a tino ma‵sei, kae ka se lavea ne tatou.


(Rev. 3:14) As “the firstborn of all creation,” he lived for aeons in heaven with his Father, Jehovah. 	 (Fakaasiga 3:14) E pelā me ko “te uluaki o mea katoa ne faite,” ne ola a ia i se vaitaimi leva ‵ki i te lagi mo tena Tamana, ko Ieova.


Jehovah is faithful to his covenants with Abraham and David, and he has mercy on those who, like Micah, love him and grieve over the alienation of their countrymen from God. 	 E tausi fakamaoni eiloa a Ieova ki tena feagaiga ne fai ki a Apelaamo mo Tavita, kae e alofa foki ki tino e pelā mo Mika kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia kae fakaasi atu te fanoanoa ki tino kolā e ‵vae keatea mai te Atua.


13 To whom did ‘Jehovah’s glory gleam’ with the angelic announcement of the good news of the birth of “a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”? 	 13 Ne ‘fakaasi’ atu ki a ai ‘te ‵malu o Ieova’ i te taimi ne faka‵pula atu ei ne te agelu a te tala ‵lei o te fanaumaiga o te “Fakaola ko Keliso te Aliki”?


Let us consider an example that proves this to be true. 	 Ke mafaufau tatou ki se fakaakoakoga telā e fakamaoni mai ei te ‵tonu o te mea tenei.


He did not preach in just one area. 	 Ne seki talai atu fua a ia i se koga e tasi.


And he is eager to see you live to enjoy the time when all your doubts and pain will be gone. 	 Kae e naunau eiloa a ia o kilo atu ki a koe e ola ko te mea ke maua ne koe a te fiafia i te taimi telā ka fakaseai atu ei a mea katoa kolā e manavase koe ki ei mo logo‵maega.


Many teachers and parents take a permissive approach and promote a “liberal” way of thinking. 	 E talia ne faiakoga mo mātua e tokouke ke fai ne tamaliki a te mea e ma‵nako latou ki ei kae akoako atu foki me saoloto latou o filifili ki te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se.


17 Telling the Jews to surrender no doubt tested Jeremiah’s obedience as well. 	 17 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne tofotofo aka foki te fakalogo o Ielemia ke fai ki te kau Iutaia ke fakagata te lotou taua atu.


(1 Timothy 1:12-16) No wonder that Paul exhorted Christians: “Keep on blessing those who persecute”! 	 (1 Timoteo 1:12-16) E se tioa eiloa o fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano: “Fakamanuia atu ki a latou kolā e fakasauā mai”!


Names have been changed. 	 Ko oti ne sui a igoa o tino konei.


Jehovah Helps the Meek to Understand 	 E Fesoasoani a Ieova ki Tino Loto Maulalo ke Malamalama


It showed that Jesus, the “man of noble birth” would have to go away for a long time. 	 E fakaasi mai i ei me i a Iesu, te “tagata mai se kāiga aliki” e ‵tau o fano kea‵tea, mō se taimi leva.


5 Let us look at a few examples of how God continued to provide guidance through the centuries. 	 5 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki nāi fakaakoakoga e uiga ki te auala ne tuku mai faeloa ne te Atua a fakatakitakiga i te fia o selau tausaga ko ‵teka atu nei.


10-12. (a) Why may Jesus not have granted the Greek woman’s request immediately? 	 10-12. (a) Kaia ne seki talia fakavave ei ne Iesu a te fakamolemole a te fafine Eleni?


He transferred the life of his only-begotten heavenly Son to Mary’s womb to be born as a perfect human. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia te ola o tena Tama fagasele eiloa e tokotasi i te lagi ki te moegātama o Malia ke fanau mai ei e pelā me se tino ‵lei katoatoa.


Other diseases are more lethal in a sense. 	 E sili atu i te fakama‵taku o nisi masaki ‵pisi.


Jehovah and His Son—Examples of Good Manners 	 Ieova mo Tena Tama —Fakaakoakoga o Uiga Āva


Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few 	 Te Fagaiga O Tino E Tokouke E Auala I Nāi Tino


(Ps. 104:24) God’s wisdom is evident in the interdependence of the millions of varieties of plants, insects, animals, and bacteria in earth’s amazingly complex web of life. 	 (Salamo 104:24) E lavea atu a te poto o te Atua mai te fia miliona o vaega o lakau, tamā manu fo‵liki, manu, mo tamā manu kolā e fakatau lagolago ki a latou eiloa i loto i te lalolagi fakaofoofogia telā e faigata ke malamalama i te fakatokaga e uiga ki te ola.


While the one under demon attack should pray fervently for relief, other true Christians may also pray in behalf of the individual who deeply desires to serve Jehovah and who is earnestly trying to resist wicked forces. 	 E ui eiloa e ‵tau o ‵talo malosi atu a te tino telā e fakalavelavegina ne temoni ke maua ne ia se saolotoga, e ‵tau foki mo nisi Kelisiano ‵tonu o ‵talo mō te tino telā e manako malosi ke tavini atu ki a Ieova kae taumafai malosi foki o ‵teke atu ki agaga ma‵sei.


Still, Paul did not mean that if someone began to ‘set the mind on the flesh’ his end unavoidably would be death. 	 Kae ui ei, ne seki fakauiga a Paulo me kafai se tino ko oti ne kamata o ‘mafaufau ki mea faka-te-foitino’ e mautinoa eiloa a tena ikuga ko te mate.


Jehovah had told Hosea that his wife-to-be would “chase after her passionate lovers.” 	 Ne fai atu a Ieova ki a Hosea me i te fafine telā ka avaga a ia ki ei ka “tautali atu i tua o tino kolā e fiafai a ia ki ei.”


The faithful man Job: “Why is it that the wicked themselves keep living, have grown old, also have become superior in wealth?”—Job 21:7. 	 Te tagata fakamaoni ko Iopu: “Ai a e talia ei ne te Atua a tāgata ma‵sei ke ola kae talia foki ne ia ke olo ake o ma‵tua kae maumea?”—Iopu 21:7.


(1 Samuel 8:21, 22; 14:36-41; Jeremiah 42:1-3) For example, at the dedication of the temple, King Solomon approached Jehovah in heartfelt prayer. 	 (1 Samuelu 8:21, 22; 14:36-41; Ielemia 42:1-3) E pelā mo te taimi ne fakaulufale ei te faletapu, ne fesokotaki atu a te Tupu ko Solomona ki a Ieova i se ‵talo telā ne fai mo tena loto kātoa.


(Acts 18:4, 5, 26) We can ask ourselves, ‘Do I avoid idolizing humans or using a great deal of valuable time on inconsequential matters?’—Read Ephesians 5:15, 16. 	 (Galu. 18:4, 5, 26) E mafai o fesili ifo tatou ki a tatou eiloa, ‘E mata, ka fakagata ne au te tavae atu o nisi tino e pelā me ne tino takutakua io me fakaaoga a taimi tāua e uke ki mea sē aoga?’—Faitau te Efeso 5:15, 16.


Maintain your conduct fine among the nations.”—1 Pet. 1:1; 2:11, 12. 	 E ‵tau o ‵lei otou amio i mua o tino pouliuli.”—1 Petelu 1:1; 2:11, 12.


And we can be sure that God has deep love for us. 	 Kae e mafai o mautinoa i a tatou me e ‵poko te alofa o te Atua mō tatou.


16 What We Learn From Jesus—About the True God 	 TE ITULAU E 9 • PESE: 16, 9.