Beseech God With Reverence 	 Ke Akai Atu ki te Atua mo te Āva Lasi


17 We must endure, not for a time, but to the end. 	 17 E se ‵tau fua mo tatou o kufaki mō se taimi toetoe, kae ke oko atu loa ki te gataga.


“Comfort All the Mourning Ones” 	 Ke “Fakamafanafana a Latou Kolā e ‵Tagi Fanoa‵noa”


(Gen. 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) However, with respect to the seventh day, the Bible states: “God proceeded to bless the seventh day and make it sacred, because on it he has been resting from all his work that God has created.”—Gen. 2:3. 	 (Kenese 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) Kae e uiga ki te fitu o aso, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu penei: “Ne fakamanuia ne ia te fitu o aso kae fakatapu ke fai mo aso tāua, me ko te aso tenā ne mānava ei a ia mai tena galuega ne fai.”—Kenese 2:3.


Many religious people believe that the Bible teaches that the literal earth will be destroyed. 	 E tokouke a tino ‵lotu e tali‵tonu me e akoako mai a te Tusi Tapu i te paneta tenei ka fakaseai atu.


(Luke 3:15, 16) Introducing Jesus to his disciples, John declared: “See, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!”—John 1:29. 	 (Luka 3:15, 16) Ne fakaasi atu ne Ioane a Iesu ki ana soko i ana muna konei: “Kiloke, tela te Tama Mamoe a te Atua ka ave ne ia keatea agasala a te lalolagi.”—Ioane 1:29.


Examine the way you react when you receive counsel about what you feel is a personal preference—for example, on the matter of dress and grooming. 	 Ke iloilo aka ne koe au faifaiga māfai ko polopoloki koe i se mea telā e manatu aka koe me se fakaikuga totino—kāti se mea e uiga ki gatu mo teuga.


Perhaps it is because they see so much suffering in this world. 	 E se taumate ona ko te lasi o te logo‵mae i te lalolagi tenei.


Many experiences enjoyed by Jehovah’s servants prove that God truly is the “Hearer of prayer.”—Ps. 65:2. 	 E uke a tala mai i tavini a Ieova e fakamaoni mai ei me i te Atua se tino telā e “tali mai eiloa” ne ia a talosaga.—Salamo 65:2.


It has enriched our lives and broadened our opportunities to help others get to know Jehovah.” 	 Ne momea aka ei te ‵lei o omotou olaga kae maua foki te avanoaga ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke iloa ne latou a Ieova.”


(Luke 10:2) But how would they preach “in all the inhabited earth” and give “a witness to all the nations”? 	 (Luka 10:2) Kae ka talai atu pefea latou i “te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa” kae tuku atu “se molimau ki atufenua katoa”?


(Eph. 6:4; Ps. 127:3) Unlike children in the ancient nation of Israel, the children of Christian parents are not born as part of a people dedicated to Jehovah. 	 (Efe. 6:4; Sala. 127:3) E se pelā mo tama‵liki o te fenua o Isalaelu, a tama‵liki kolā ne fa‵nau mai i mātua Kelisiano ne seki fa‵nau mai latou ke fai pelā me ne vaega o tino tukugina atu ki a Ieova.


When Jesus miraculously multiplied bread for thousands, it too was crackerlike, for he broke it so that it could be distributed. 	 I te taimi ne fagai fakavavega ei ne Iesu te fia afe o tino ne pagu‵gugu foki a falaoa konā, ne tofitofi aka foki ne ia kae tufatufa atu.


Anyway, these two girls were Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kae ko lāua konei ne Molimau a Ieova.


(1 John 5:3) Moreover, the Bible mentions occasions when Jehovah even gave his servants an opportunity to express themselves regarding certain matters. 	 (1 Ioane 5:3) E se gata i ei, e taku mai i te Tusi Tapu a nisi taimi kolā ne tuku atu ei ne Ieova ki ana tavini se avanoaga ke fakaasi atu olotou mafaufauga e uiga ki nisi mataupu.


The Interpreter’s Bible observes: “The fullness of spiritual achievement is not to be attained by the individual in isolation, just as one part of the body cannot reach its mature development except as the whole body continues its healthy growth.” 	 E fai mai a te Interpreter’s Bible: “A te kātoaga o taumafaiga faka-te-agaga e se mafai o maua ne se tino e tokotasi i a ia eiloa, e pelā eiloa mo te sē mafai ne se vaega e tasi o te foitino o fanaka o matua vaganā ke gasolo atu ki mua a te foitino kātoa.”


Nonetheless, the pioneers in his area rallied to his aid. 	 E ui i ei, ne fesoasoani atu eiloa a paenia kolā e ‵nofo pili ki tena koga ki tou tagata.


How can we remain courageous when many others fear the future? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatumau a ‵tou loto ma‵losi māfai a te tokoukega o tino e ma‵taku i te taimi mai mua?


If we endeavor to show appreciation despite living in a thankless world, we will prove ourselves to be “sons of [our] Father who is in the heavens.”—Matthew 5:45. 	 Kafai e taumafai tatou o fakaasi atu te loto fakafetai i te lalolagi sē loto fakafetai tenei, ka fakamaoni aka ei ne tatou i a tatou ko “tama a te [‵tou] Tamana telā i te lagi.”—Mataio 5:45.


Still, our willingness—or our reluctance—to give some of our time to others does reveal much about the depth of respect we have in our heart for our brothers and sisters.—1 Cor. 10:24. 	 E ui i ei, a te talia ne tatou—io me ko te sē fia‵fia o tatou o fakaaoga a nisi taimi o tatou mō nisi tino e fakaasi mai i ei a te lasi io me ko te foliki o te āva i ‵tou loto ki ‵tou taina mo tuagane.—1 Kolinito 10:24.


However, he prayed to Jehovah, took courage, and entered the building. 	 Kae, ne ‵talo atu a ia ki a Ieova, ne fakakatoatoa aka tena loto, kae ulu atu ki loto i se fale e tasi.


He could correct the matter immediately. 	 E mafai o faka‵lei fakavave ne ia te fakalavelave tenā.


How are those who trust in Jehovah blessed even now? 	 E maua pefea ne tino kolā e tali‵tonu ki a Ieova a fakamanuiaga i aso nei?


ISAIAH is faithfully carrying out his commission as a prophet. 	 E FAI eiloa ne Isaia mo te fakamaoni tena galuega e pelā me se pelofeta.


(Luke 1:30-35) Before the miraculous conception of Jesus was announced, Mary had become engaged to a man named Joseph, who was thus to become Jesus’ adoptive father. 	 (Luka 1:30-35) A koi tuai o fakailoa atu a te vavega tenā, kae ko oti ne ‵sai feagaiga a Malia mo Iosefa, telā ka fai mo fai te tamana fai o Iesu.


David’s Flight From Saul 	 Te ‵Telega Keatea a Tavita Mai i a Saulo


Explains Paul: “The reason why I was shown mercy was that by means of me as the foremost case Christ Jesus might demonstrate all his long-suffering for a sample of those who are going to rest their faith on him for everlasting life.” (1 Timothy 1:16) Like Paul, many who once opposed God’s truth are now serving Him. 	 Konei ana fakamatalaga: “Kae tenei eiloa te pogai ne ‵nau mai ei te alofa o te Atua ki a au, ko te mea ke fakaasi mai ne Keliso Iesu tona kufaki katoatoa i ana faiga ki a au, ko te tino agasala e tafa sili i te masei, ke fai mo fakaakoakoga ki a latou kolā ka tali‵tonu fakamuli ki a ia, kae maua ne latou te ola se gata mai.” (1 Timoteo 1:16) E pelā mo Paulo, e tokouke a tino kolā ne ‵teke atu muamua ki te munatonu a te Atua ko tavini atu nei ki a Ia.


10 Actually, being transformed involves more than making progress or improving. 	 10 A te tonuga loa, e uke atu a mea e aofia i te ‵fuliga i lō te gasolo ki mua io me ko te faka‵leiga.


But if you wish God to favor you with endless life in his new world, you will need to meet his requirements. 	 Kae kafai e manako koe ke talia ne te Atua ke maua ne koe te ola se-gata-mai i tena lalolagi fou, ka manakogina ke fai ne koe a mea kolā e manako ki ei a ia.


The Bible warns that those who engage in “excesses with wine, revelries, drinking matches . . . will render an account to the one ready to judge those living and those dead.” (1 Peter 4:3, 5) And regarding the crucial times in which we live, Jesus warned: “Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life, and suddenly [Jehovah’s] day be instantly upon you as a snare.”—Luke 21:34, 35. 	 E fakailoa mai te Tusi Tapu me i a latou kolā e aofia i te “inu kava, fiafiaga o te konā, inugā kava . . . e ‵tau mo latou o avatu ki te Atua ne tala e uiga mō latou, me ko ia tenā ko toka o fakamasino a tino ola mo tino ‵mate.” (1 Petelu 4:3, 5) Kae ona ko te tāua o taimi konei ko ola ei tatou, ne fakailoa mai a Iesu, penei: “Fakaeteete koutou! Ke mo a ma to fai ‵kaiga kae ko‵nā sāle, io me manava‵se ki mea o te olaga nei, i te mea manafai e fakapoi mai te aso [o Ieova] ki a koutou. Me ka vau pelā mo se malei ki tino katoa e ‵nofo i te lalolagi.”—Luka 21:34, 35.


“Prayer helps me sense that God is real and that I am never alone. 	 “E fesoasoani mai te ‵talo ke talitonu au me i te Atua e ola kae fakatasi mai ki a au.


Altogether about 3,000 accepted the invitation that day, were baptized, and received the promised holy spirit.—Acts 2:37, 38, 41. 	 Ne maua katoa ne se toko 3,000 o tino a te ‵kamiga i te aso tenā, ne papatiso latou, kae ne maua ne latou te agaga tapu.—Galu. 2:37, 38, 41.


(Luke 3:21, 22; 7:28) What intriguing things to learn! 	 (Luka 3:21, 22; 7:28) Ko tafaga la te uke o mea fakafiafia ke tauloto ne tatou!


(Matt. 15:29-37) However, Jesus drew a line between being friendly and being a close friend. 	 (Mataio 15:29-37) Ne iloa ne Iesu me e isi se ‵kese i te va o te fai taugasoa mo te fai e pelā me se taugasoa pili.


“Where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom.”—2 COR. 	 “I so se koga e nofo ei te agaga o Ieova, e nofo foki i konā te saolotoga.”—2 KOLI.


God’s spirit produces in us fine qualities that benefit us and those with whom we live and serve. 	 E ati aka ne te agaga o te Atua i loto i a tatou a uiga ‵gali kolā e aoga ki a tatou e pelā foki mo tino kolā e ‵nofo tasi mo tatou kae tavini atu foki ki ei.


Thereupon, a marriage certificate is registered. 	 Ko te taimi tenā e fakamau ei ki te tusi o fakaipoipoga a te pepa tenā.


Gary and Karen now enjoy helping others gain hope from the Bible’s message 	 Ko fia‵fia nei a Gary mo Karen o fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke maua ne latou a te fakamoemoega mai te fekau i te Tusi Tapu


Instead, he addressed the Athenians at their forum, building on common ground by referring to their altar “To an Unknown God” and citing one of their poets.—Acts 17:16-28. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne faipati atu a ia ki tino Atenai i te lotou falefono, mai te fakaaogāga o mataupu kolā ne lotoma‵lie ki ei a tino katoa kae e fakasino atu i ei ki te lotou fatafaitaulaga “Mō te Atua e se iloa ne matou tona igoa” kae fakaaogā ei ne ia a muna a olotou tino ‵fatupese.—Galuega 17:16-28.


7 Finally, Jesus draws attention to an unassailable witness. 	 7 Fakamuli loa, ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki se molimau telā ne seki mafai o ‵kalo keatea mai i ei.


One author noted: “It is virtually impossible to give yourself away without getting back more than you give—provided you give away with no thought of any reward.” 	 E fai mai se tino tusi tusi: “E tai faigata eiloa ke tuku atu ne koe au mea kae ke seai ne au mea e uke e ‵toe maua mai—seiloga ke tuku atu au mea e aunoa mo te mafaufau ke maua se taui ki ei.”


As a member of “the division of Abijah,” Zechariah was then serving his turn at the temple. 	 E pelā me se tino mai te “kāiga faitaulaga o Avia,” ne fai ei te galuega fakafaitaulaga a Sakalia i tena taimi tu i te faletapu.


The Flood of Noah’s day is an outstanding example.—2 Peter 3:5-7. 	 A te Lolo i aso o Noa se fakaakoakoga tu ‵kese e tasi.—2 Petelu 3:5-7.


However, regarding Jesus just before his ascension to heaven, Luke’s account states: “Commencing at Moses and all the Prophets [in the Hebrew Scriptures] he interpreted to [two of his disciples] things pertaining to himself in all the Scriptures.” 	 Kae, e uiga ki a Iesu mai mua malie faeloa o tena fanakaga ki te lagi, e fai mai te tala a Luka: “Ne fakamatala ne Iesu ki a laua [ana soko] a mea katoa ne tusi ki a ia i Tusi, mai i a Mose mo pelofeta [i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu] katoa.”


Israelites execute by hanging on stakes? 5/15 	 E mata, ne fakasala ne te kau Isalaelu mai te fakatautau i luga i lakau? 5/15


• Why do many ignore the urgency of the times? 	 • Kaia e se fia ‵saga atu ei a tino e tokouke ki te tāua o taimi konei?


(Isaiah 48:17) How does Jehovah cause us to walk in his beneficial way? 	 (Isaia 48:17) E fai pefea ne Ieova ke sa‵sale tatou i ana auala kolā e aogā?


Sisters, married or unmarried, know for a fact that they find great joy in sharing the good news as fellow workers with God. 	 Tuagane taka io me a‵vaga, ke iloa ne koutou a te manatu tonu me e maua te fiafia lasi mai te fakaasi atu o te tala ‵lei e pelā me ne tino e ga‵lue fakatasi mo te Atua.


Strive to “Stand Complete” 	 Taumafai ke “Fai mo Tino Matua”


(Luke 11:13; Galatians 5:19-25) If you were to persist in sin, God might withdraw his spirit from you. 	 (Luka 11:13; Kalatia 5:19-25) Kafai e tumau koe i te faiga o agasala, e mafai o tapale keatea ne te Atua a tena agaga mai i a koe.


The apostle Paul pointed out its significance when he wrote: “Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo a te tāua o te mea tenā i te taimi ne tusi mai ei tou tagata: “Ko oti ne toe fakatu aka a Keliso mai te mate, ko te fuataga muamua o latou kolā ko oti ne ‵moe i te mate.


He alerts us to the dangers of this system of things. 	 E fakaasi mai foki ne ia ke iloa ne tatou a te fakamataku o te fakanofonofoga o mea tenei.


3, 4. Why is the headship arrangement in marriage beneficial? 	 3, 4. Kaia e tāua ei a te fakatokaga ki te ulu o te kāiga i te fakaipoipoga?


What could be done? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fai?


Avery and Lovenia Bristow had a house car. 	 E isi se ka fai fale o Avery mo Lovenia Bristow.


“If we want . . . a concordance to the Bible, we can find no better medium than the Internet. 	 “Kafai e ma‵nako tatou . . . ki se fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu, a te ‵toe mea faigaluega ‵lei ko te Internet.


“O Redeem Me and Show Me Favor” 	 “Alofa Mai ki a Au Kae Fakaola Mai Au”


Witnesses in Honduras and many other lands donated clothes, food, medicine, and other basic items. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Molimau i Honduras mo te fia o nisi atufenua a gatu, meakai, vailakau, mo nisi mea aka.


Rather than please himself, he said: “I always do the things pleasing to [God].” 	 I lō te saga atu o fakafiafia ki a ia eiloa, ne fai mai tou tagata: “Me fai sāle eiloa ne au a mea kolā e fiafia a [te Atua] ki ei.”


Soon, though, Greece was supplanted as the world power. 	 E seki leva kae sui a Eleni ne te suā malo pule.


What can humans never accomplish, and why not? 	 Se a te mea e se mafai o fakamafuli ne tino, kae kaia?


Indeed, such love fosters a selfish world that is “hard to deal with.” 	 E tonu, e fakamalosi aka ne te vaegā alofa tenā se lalolagi kaimanako telā ko oko eiloa i te “faigata.”


In discussing Jehovah’s qualities, this new book makes reference to every book of the Bible. 	 Kafai e sautala ki uiga o Ieova, e maua atu i te tusi tenei a fakamatalaga kolā e fakasino atu ei ki tusi katoa i te Tusi Tapu.


(Ps. 72:13, 14) How reassuring that is! 	 (Salamo 72:13, 14) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi mai o te mea tenei!


Despite temporary hardships, what should we be determined to do? 	 Faitalia me ka oko mai a mea faiga‵ta kolā ka se tumau, ne a mea e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou ke fai?


Or we may be tempted to engage in recreation rather than attend a meeting. 	 Io me fakamalosigina tatou ke ‵kau atu ki fakafiafiaga i lō a fakatasiga.


Paul’s words clearly state that a spiritual person cannot enjoy complete harmony with a physical person. 	 E fakaasi manino mai konei me e se mafai o ‵pau a mea e maua ne te tino faka-te-agaga mo te tino faka-te-foitino.


From that point forward, he proved his love for Christ by busying himself in the disciple-making work, becoming a pillar in the first-century Christian congregation. 	 Mai te taimi tenā o fano ki mua, ne fakamaoni atu ne ia tena alofa ki a Keliso mai te fakalavelave malosi i te galuega ko te faiga o soko, telā ne fai ei a ia mo fai se pou malosi o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


The gathering will likely be in an attractive, clean setting where all can comfortably enjoy the occasion. 	 A te maopoopoga ka fai i se koga mata ‵lei kae ‵ma telā e ofi a tino katoa kae fia‵fia ki mea e fai i te fakatasiga.


(2 Timothy 3:13) Nevertheless, consider Paul’s exhortation to Christians living in Judea. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:13) Kae ke masaua ne koe te fakamalosiga a Paulo ki Kelisiano kolā ne ‵nofo atu i Iutaia.


For over 25 years, Jehovah has kindly answered that prayer. 	 I tausaga e sili atu i te 25, ko oti ne tali mai ne Ieova a te tali tenā.


He tells us his name, Jehovah. 	 E fakaasi mai ne ia a tena igoa, ko Ieova.


Moreover, Jehovah’s spirit moved willinghearted people to make generous contributions. 	 E se gata i ei, ne fakamalosi aka ne te agaga o Ieova a latou kolā e fia fai taulaga ke tuku atu a meaalofa mo te kaimalie.


However, when the selection of those who would form the heavenly “kingdom of priests” started at Pentecost 33 C.E., there were some righthearted Jews who accepted the invitation. 	 Kae i te taimi ne kamata ei a te filifiliga o tino kolā ka fakatu aka ne latou se malo o “faitaulaga” i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne talia ne nisi tino Iutaia loto ‵lei a te ‵kamiga tenā.


Also, many religions turn people away from God by teaching hellfire, collecting tithes, or preaching politics. 	 Ko oti foki ne fai ne lotu e uke ke fulitua atu a tino mai te Atua ona ko te akoakoga ki te afi i se-oli, te ‵taega o te tasi vae sefulu, io me ko te talai atu o mea fakapolitiki.


We went from door to door asking for accommodations, saying that we were missionaries, and we offered our magazines on the street. 	 Ne olo matou mai fale ki fale o ‵sala ne omotou koga ‵nofo, fakaasi atu i a matou ne misionale, kae ofo atu a mekesini i te auala.


Rather, he encouraged David. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fakamalosi atu a ia ki a Tavita.


(Daniel, chapter 5) And what about the aged apostle John? 	 (Tanielu, mataupu e 5) Kae e a te apositolo matua ko Ioane?


• Set a good parental example 	 • E ‵tau o tuku atu ne mātua se fakaakoakoga ‵lei


And my kidneys will exult when your lips speak uprightness.” 	 Ka fakamatamata au manafai e lagona ne au a koe e faipati ki muna o te poto.”


(Luke 22:42) May we imitate Jesus and use our free will to honor Jehovah and to do his will! 	 (Luka 22:42) Ke na fakaakoako tatou ki a Iesu kae fakaaoga ‵tou saolotoga ke fakaaloalo atu ki a Ieova kae fai tena loto!


How should Christian elders use their gifts? 	 E ‵tau o fakaaoga pefea ne toeaina Kelisiano olotou meaalofa?


‘Out of the Mountains You Will Mine Copper’ 12 	 ‘I Mauga—E Maua Foki i ei a te Kopa’ 12


Joseph’s family lived far away, and his father thought he was dead. 	 Ne ‵mao te koga telā ne ‵nofo ei te kāiga o Iosefa, kae ne manatu aka tena tamana me ko mate a ia.


Are we burdened by concerns about our material needs? 	 E mata, e fai a te manavase ki manakoga faka-te-foitino mo fai se amoga ‵mafa ki a tatou?


How Does Jehovah Guide Us? 	 E Takitaki Pefea ne Ieova Tatou?


Those who wish to worship Jehovah acceptably can cultivate self-control by reading and studying the Bible and by praying often and from the heart. 	 E mafai ne tino kolā e ma‵nako o tapuaki atu ki a Ieova mo te fiafia o ati aka a te loto pulea mai te fai‵tau kae suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu mo te ‵talo atu faeloa mai i te loto.


Jesus also explained basic principles for living—principles that are truly valuable today. 	 Ne fakamatala mai foki ne Iesu a nisi fakatakitakiga fakavae mō te olaga—ko fakatakitakiga kolā e aogā ‵tonu eiloa i aso nei.


(Heb. 12:1) Among them we find a delightful variety of people. 	 (Epe. 12:1) A latou katoa ne tino kese‵kese.


What happened next? 	 Se a te mea ne tupu mai tua?


Help young children learn the importance of saying “thank you.” 	 Fesoasoani atu ki tama‵liki ke iloa ne latou te tāua o te fai atu penei “fakafetai.”


15. Though Moses was imperfect, why is his example one to follow? 	 15 Kae e isi se taimi ne seki agamalū ei a Mose.


Similarly, if we are discouraged because of people’s response to our message, we can fight off that feeling by meditating on the message we proclaim. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, kafai e loto vāi‵vai tatou ona ko te auala e ‵saga mai ei a tino ki te ‵tou fekau, e mafai eiloa o taua atu tatou ki te lagonaga tenā mai te mafaufau ‵loto ki te fekau telā e folafola atu ne tatou.


(John 7:49) It was not so with the Son of God. 	 (Ioane 7:49) Ne seki fai eiloa penā a te Tama a te Tagata.


Very likely, ‘his soul was sleepless from grief’ because of such circumstances. 	 Kāti ne ‘seki tō sāle tena moe ona ko te fanoanoa’ i vaegā tulaga penā.


And the apostle Peter counseled fellow Christians to ‘supply to their knowledge self-control.’—1 Peter 2:21-23; 2 Peter 1:5-8. 	 Kae ne fakatonu atu te apositolo ko Petelu ki Kelisiano ke ‘fakaopoopo atu ki te lotou poto a te loto pulea.’—1 Petelu 2:21-23; 2 Petelu 1:5-8.


It required a dramatic intervention by Jesus himself to move Paul to adjust his beliefs.—Acts 9:1-6; 26:14. 	 Ne manakogina i ei se mea fakaofoofogina ke fai eiloa ne Iesu ke fakaosofia ei a Paulo ke ‵fuli aka ana talitonuga.—Galuega 9:1-6; 26:14.


Although still living with my wife, I was involved with other women. 	 E tiga loa e ‵nofo māua mo taku avaga, kae ne fia‵fai sale foki au mo nisi fafine.


Yet, Markus enjoyed the training he was receiving at Gilead, and I found real joy in my ministry. 	 E ui i ei, ne fiafia eiloa a Markus ki te akoakoga ne maua ne ia i Kiliata, kae ne maua ne au te fiafia tonu i taku galuega talai.


We need not imagine poor Noah trying to corral, wrangle, or somehow cajole all those wild animals into entering the confined space of the ark. 	 E se ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou me ne taumafai a Noa o ‵sai, fakasolosolo, io me fakalatalata ne ia a manu fakama‵taku katoa konā ke ulu ki loto i te vaka.


See The Watchtower, July 15, 2006, pages 6-7. 	 Ke onoono ki Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Aokuso 1, 2006, te itulau e 6-7.


(Micah 4:1-5) And we have been assured that whatever our circumstances, we can meet Jehovah’s requirements. 	 Ne a faifaiga ne fai ne Ieova ki tino Isalaelu ‵teke? 4.


What can we do to avoid thus being quickly shaken from our reason? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne tatou ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai te vave o ‵numi ‵tou mafaufau?


(Rom. 11:12; Gen. 22:18) In this way, all of God’s people benefit from this arrangement. 	 (Loma 11:12; Kenese 22:18) I te auala tenei, ka maua ei ne tino katoa o te Atua a mea aoga mai te fakatokaga tenei.


For some, this is an ongoing conflict, or a balancing act. 	 Mo nisi tino, a te mea tenei se faifaiga paleni.


Sacrifices of Praise That Please Jehovah 	 Taulaga o Vikiga Kolā e Fiafia ki ei a Ieova


• Why did Job attract the attention of Satan the Devil? 	 • Kaia ne saga atu ei a Satani te Tiapolo ki a Iopu?


People everywhere who love what is right look forward to the end of this wicked system of things. 	 E ‵kilo atu eiloa a tino kolā e a‵lofa ki te mea tonu i koga katoa ki te gataga o te olaga masei tenei.


Nevertheless, he became a full-time minister. 	 Kae e ui i ei, ne fai a ia mo fai se tino talai tumau.


Being saddled with long-term, high-interest payments for things you cannot really afford is a painful form of slavery!—Proverbs 22:7. 	 A te fakapologa ki te ‵tinaga o te kaitalafu mo te pasene lasi i ei mō se taimi leva ‵ki, se mea fakalogo‵mae!—Faataoto 22:7.


12 A third area where mildness is vital is in the Christian congregation. 	 E fakatau finau sāle a tino e tokouke i aso nei.


(See paragraph 13) 	 (Onoono ki te palakalafa 13)


(1 Cor. 2:10) How can they do that if they are unable to grasp fully the language spoken in the congregation? 	 (1 Koli. 2:10) Kae mafai pefea ne latou o fai te mea tenā māfai e se mafai ne latou o malamalama katoatoa i te ‵gana telā e fakaaoga i te fakapotopotoga tenā?


How did this principle prove true in the case of the unfaithful Israelites? 	 Ne lavea atu pefea te tonu o te mea tenei i te tala e uiga ki te kau Isalaelu sē fakamaoni?


When the brothers in the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu needed publications in their own tongue, one of the missionaries took up the challenge. 	 I te taimi ne ma‵nako ei a taina i Tuvalu ki tusi i te lotou ‵gana eiloa, ne talia ne se misionale e tokotasi a te galuega tenā.


As sinners, on our own we would have no hope. 	 E pelā me ne tino agasala, e seai se ‵tou fakamoemoega e maua ne tatou ia tatou eiloa.


He recalls: “Worldly people admired me because I was full of initiative and was able to complete each assigned task. 	 E fai mai a ia: “E tavae au ne tino o te lalolagi ona ko toku galue malosi mo te mafai ne au o fakaoti faka‵lei so se galuega e ‵tofi ke fai ne au.


In what way was Psalm 16:10 fulfilled, confirming what about the promise of the resurrection? 	 Se a te auala ne fakataunu ei a te Salamo 16:10, telā e fakamautinoa mai i ei a te folafolaga e uiga ki te toetuga?


(1 John 3:19, 20) But Jehovah treasures every gift—no matter how small—that springs from a heart motivated by love. 	 (1 Ioane 3:19, 20) Kae e se mafai o puli i a Ieova so se galuega ‵lei telā ne māfua tonu mai te loto alofa o te tino, faitalia me pefea te foliki.


(Nehemiah 5:16) And all servants of Jehovah should share regularly in the Kingdom-preaching work.—1 Corinthians 9:16-18. 	 (Neemia 5:16) Kae e ‵tau mo tavini katoa a Ieova o ‵kau faeloa ki te galuega talai o te Malo.—1 Kolinito 9:16-18.


Have they really found some secret to happiness that the rest of God’s servants have missed?—Read Isaiah 65:14. 	 E mata, ko oti eiloa ne maua ne latou te fiafia tonu telā e se maua ne tavini katoa a te Atua?—Faitau te Isaia 65:14.


“The Sacred Secret of His Will” 	 “Te Fuafuaga ‵Funa o Tena Loto”


Righteous in an Unrighteous World 	 Te Amiotonu i Loto i se Lalolagi sē Amiotonu


Hence, with bold persistence we ask God for his holy spirit. 	 Tela la, ke loto ‵toa tatou o fakamolemole atu faeloa ki te Atua mō tena agaga tapu.


How can we cultivate similar empathy? 	 E mafai pefea o ati aka ne tatou se kilokiloga tai ‵pau penā?


Then dishonor will come; but wisdom is with the modest ones.” 	 E sili te nofo filemu.”


“He that does not love,” explains the Bible, “has not come to know God.” (1 John 4:8) Thus, knowing God includes being obedient to him. 	 “A te tino telā e se alofa,” e fakamatala mai te Tusi Tapu, “e seki iloa ne ia te Atua.” (1 Ioa. 4:8) Tela la, e aofia foki i te iloa o te Atua a te fakalogo ki a ia.


Using the tract’s title as an introduction, Maria asked, “Would you like to know more about the Bible?” 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o te ulutala o te tamā pepa, ne fesili atu a Malia, penei, “E mata, e fia iloa ne koe a mea e uke atu e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu?”


(Gal. 6:1) This proved to be true for a sister named Miriam. 	 (Kala. 6:1) Tenā eiloa te mea ne tupu ki se tuagane e igoa ki a Miliama.


(Luke 8:16-18) That principle applies to your ministry as a Christian. 	 (Luka 8:16-18) E aogā eiloa te fakatakitakiga tenā ki tau galuega talai e pelā me se Kelisiano.


Jehovah had told Solomon: “If you will walk in my statutes and perform my judicial decisions and actually keep all my commandments by walking in them, I also shall certainly carry out my word with you that I spoke to David your father; and I shall indeed reside in the middle of the sons of Israel, and I shall not leave my people Israel.”—1 Ki. 6:11-13. 	 Ne fai atu Ieova ki a Solomona: “Kafai e fakalogo koe ki aku tulafono mo fakatonuga, kae ka fai ne au mo koe a te mea ne tauto ei au ki tou tamana ko Tavita. Ka ‵nofo fakatasi au mo oku tino i loto i te Faletapu tenei e faite ne koe, kae ka se toe tiakina eiloa ne au a latou.”—1 Tupu 6:11-13.


3 Why do we need to understand those “deep things”? 	 3 Kaia e ‵tau ei o malamalama tatou i “fuafuaga ‵loto” konā?


To that end, we have to make our minds over. 	 Ke fai penā, e ‵tau o ‵fuli ‵tou mafaufauga.


This name thus guarantees that God will always be true to himself and that whatever he promises will come to pass. 	 E fakatalitonu mai i te igoa tenei me ka fai faeloa ne te Atua te mea tonu kae ko so se mea telā e folafola mai ne ia ka fakataunu eiloa.


Effective teachers convey information simply, clearly, and accurately. 	 A faiakoga ma‵goi e fakailoa atu ne latou a fakamatalaga i se auala faigofie, manino kae ‵tonu.


Jehovah gave these laws to his people because he loved them and did not want them to become enslaved by fear and superstition. 	 Ne avatu ne Ieova a tulafono konā ki ana tino ona ko tena alofa ki a latou kae ne seki manako a ia ke ‵nofo pologa latou ki te mataku mo manatu ‵se.


We have a higher morality, a godly morality. 	 E ‵lei atu ‵tou amioga i lō latou, me e amio atua tatou.


On the other hand, by pursuing a theocratic career, you will be pursuing truly worthwhile and lasting goals. 	 Kafai e fai ne koe a te taviniga ki a Ieova mo fai tau galuega, ko kausaki atu loa koe ki se fakamoemoega telā e aoga tonu kae tumau.


Where to Get Help 	 Te Koga e Maua ei se Fesoasoani


The psalmist said of his God that “he sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.” 	 Ne faipati te faisalamo e uiga ki tena Atua telā “e fai ne ia tena fakatonuga ki te lalolagi; a tena muna e tele makini.”


Jesus warned 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.”


(Psalm 145:16) As we age, our desires change. 	 (Salamo 145:16) I te ‵tou olo aka o ma‵tua, e mafuli‵fuli foki a ‵tou manakoga.


(Ps. 25:14) God loves him. 	 (Sala. 25:14) E alofa te Atua ki a ia.


God heard Elijah, and the child came back to life. 	 Ne lagona ne te Atua a Elia, kae ne toe ola mai te tamaliki.


(Acts 20:18, 19, 35) Paul told the Corinthians that he was not the master over their faith. 	 (Galu. 20:18, 19, 35) Ne fai atu a Paulo ki te kau Kolinito me e se pule atu a ia ki te lotou fakatuanaki.


We often walked along the tracks that horse-drawn sleighs had left in the snow. 	 E masani o sa‵sale māua i auala o ka e toso ne solofanua.


On the night of the angels’ arrival, “the men of the city . . . surrounded the house, from boy to old man, all the people in one mob,” desiring to have homosexual intercourse with the angels. 	 I te po eiloa telā ne oko atu ei a agelu, “ne ‵mai a tāgata . . . o fakatamilo te fale.


6 When we are neat, clean, modestly dressed, and well-groomed, people are more likely to respect us as ministers of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah. 	 6 Kafai a ‵tou gatu mo ‵tou teuga e ‵ma, mata ‵lei kae mata ‵tau, ka fai ei ke āva mai a tino ki a tatou e pelā me ne tavini a te Aliki Sili ko Ieova.


We make decisions every day regarding the use of time and many other matters. 	 E fai ne tatou a filifiliga i aso katoa e uiga ki te fakaaogāga o taimi mo nisi mea aka.


How do you view those who are teaching all nations the truth? 	 • Ko oi a “pule o te malo,” kae e pefea te kilokiloga a Kelisiano ki a latou?


The situation in Eden was similar to that of a man who starts to build a house on an excellent plot of land. 	 Ne tai ‵pau eiloa te mea ne tupu i Etena mo te tagata telā e kamata o faite tena fale i se kogā laukele tafasili i te ‵lei.


What shows that early Christians used music in worship? 	 Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i ei me ne fakaaoga ne Kelisiano mua a pese i olotou tapuakiga?


The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth 	 Ka Fai mō Tino Loto Mau‵lalo a te Lalolagi


This may largely have been because of religious prejudice or racial pride. 	 E se taumate ona ko te fakailoga tino io me ko mea tau lotu.


If that association panders to violent and immoral inclinations or encourages drug abuse, drunkenness, or anything else contrary to Bible principles, you are keeping company with “the senseless one,” who acts as if Jehovah did not exist.—Psalm 14:1. 	 Kafai e fakamalosi aka ne mea konā a faifaiga fakasauā mo amioga finalalolagi io me ko te fakaaogāga o vailakau tapu mo te konā, io me ko nisi mea kolā e se fetaui mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu, ko fai taugasoa eiloa koe mo “tino va‵lea,” kolā e fai olotou faifaiga e pelā eiloa me e seai se Atua ko Ieova.—Salamo 14:1.


As the seat of a famous medical school, Laodicea probably produced the eye medicine known as Phrygian powder. 	 E pelā me ko te fa‵kai telā ne tu i ei te akoga takutakua i mea tau tokitā, ne maua atu i ei a te vailakau mō mata telā ne fakaigoa ko te Phrygian powder.


vs 5-8—What is significant about the comparison of Edom’s destruction to the coming of despoilers by night and of grape gatherers? 	 5-8—Se a te manatu tāua e uiga ki te fakatusaga o te fakaseaiga o Etoma ki te oko mai o tino kai‵soa i te po mo tino tae fuagā vine?


Granted, many might now be sleeping spiritually, but their circumstances and attitudes could change. 	 E tonu la, kāti e tokouke nei a tino e ‵moe i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae e mafai eiloa o ‵fuli olotou fakanofonofoga mo faifaiga.


This view can affect the whole congregation, especially if those taking the lead find reasons to hold back or to engage in other activities while the rest of the congregation is singing.—Ps. 30:12. 	 E pokotia eiloa te fakapotopotoga kātoa i te kilokiloga tenei, maise eiloa māfai e ‵sala atu a latou kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga ki fakamasakoga ke se usu io me fai a nisi mea i te taimi e usu tasi atu ei a te ‵toega o te fakapotopotoga.—Sala. 30:12.


Traveling overseers report that among “the more important things” that a Christian should take care of, personal study and Bible reading tend to be neglected. 	 E lipoti mai ne ovasia faima‵laga me e fakata‵mala sāle a nisi Kelisiano ki “mea e sili atu i te ‵lei” e ‵tau o saga ki ei, e pelā mo te faiga o sukesukega totino mo te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu.


Better is it that you vow not than that you vow and do not pay.”—Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5. 	 E sili atu te ‵lei ke sē fai sau tautoga, i lō te fai o tau tautoga kae e se tausi ne koe.”—Failauga 5:4, 5.


• How is Jehovah “a real dwelling” for us? 	 • E fai pefea a Ieova mo fai se “‵lafiga” tonu mō tatou?


21 Without question, Jesus was the greatest Teacher ever to walk the earth! His love for what he taught and his love for the people he taught were evident to all honesthearted ones who saw and heard him. 	 Ne maina ‵lei a tino loto fakamaoni kolā ne lavea kae lagona foki ne latou a ia, tena loto ‵nau ki mea ne akoako atu ne ia mo tena alofa ki tino ne akoako atu a ia ki ei.


2 Jesus foretold: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” 	 2 Ne ‵valo mai a Iesu: “A te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo, e fakamatala atu ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo fai te molimau ki tino katoa; ko oko mai ei te gataga.”


Luke, a physician, described what happened next: “With that [Jesus] approached and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still, and he said: ‘Young man, I say to you, Get up!’ 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te tokita ko Luka a mea ne ‵tupu mai tua ifo i konā: “Ne saele atu a Iesu kae ne puke ki te pusa o te tino mate, kae ne ‵tu a tino kolā e amo ne latou. Ne faipati atu penei a Iesu, ‘Te tamataene! Au e muna atu ki a koe, tu ki luga!’


A report on a large convention in 1946 noted: “It was a thrilling sight to observe the many thousands of witnesses comfortably accommodated, and even more joyous to listen as a large orchestra joined with the voices of the multitudes to make the stands ring with gladsome Kingdom songs of praise to Jehovah.” 	 Ne fai mai te li‵poti o se fono lasi ne fai i te 1946: “Se mea fakafiafia ke lavea atu a te fia afe o Molimau fia‵fia e maopoopo katoa i te koga e tasi. Kae sili atu la te fakafiafia o te fakalogo ki se potukau lasi o tino usu pese fakatasi mo leo o tino e tokouke e ‵tu kae usu a pese o te Malo e tavae ei a Ieova.”


• the connection between our eyes, mind, and heart? 	 • ki te sokoga i ‵tou mata, mafaufau, mo te loto?


Hannah’s husband loved her, but she was barren. 	 Ne alofa te avaga a Hana ki a ia, kae ko ia la e se fanau.


Paul counseled: “In brotherly love have tender affection for one another. In showing honor to one another take the lead.” 	 Ne polopoloki mai a Paulo: “Ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou i te alofa fakataina; kae ke fakatau fia‵fia koutou, i te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.”


With loving concern like that of his Father, Jesus will ‘listen to the poor ones’ and will ‘heal the brokenhearted ones, binding up their painful spots.’ 	 E pelā mo te atafai o tena Tamana, ka ‘fakalogologo a Iesu ki tino ma‵tiva’ kae ka ‘faka‵lei ne ia a tino loto mafatia, kae fusi ne ia olotou pa‵kiaga.’


Yet, an even greater gift given to humans is the ability to communicate with God through prayer. 	 Kae e sili atu foki te meaalofa telā e tuku mai ki tino ke mafai ne latou o fesokotaki atu ki te Atua e auala i te faiga o ‵talo.


24 My Bible Lessons 	 FEPUALI 18-24, 2013


He said: “My food is for me to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work.”—John 4:34. 	 Ana muna: “A taku mea‵kai, ko te fai ne au a te loto o ia telā ne uga mai ne ia au, kae o fakapalele foki a te galuega ne tuku mai ne ia ki a au ke fai.”—Ioane 4:34.


8 As the years passed, some Christians in Jerusalem may have wondered just when Jesus’ prophecy was going to be fulfilled. 	 8 Ne gasolo o ‵teka atu a tausaga, kae kāti ne kamata o fesili ifo a nisi Kelisiano i Ielusalema me ka taunu mai mafea te valoaga a Iesu.


For he that conducts himself as a lesser one among all of you is the one that is great.” 	 Me ko te tino e fai ne ia a ia e pelā me se tino sē taulia i a koutou katoa, ko ia tenā e tafasili i te maluga.”


It should be manifest right from the outset, yes, from the wedding day on. 	 E ‵tau o lavea atu te mea tenā mai te kamataga eiloa, mai te aso o te fakaipoipoga.


They would have us believe that money equals security and that a person’s worth is measured, not by his spiritual qualities, but by the quantity and quality of his possessions. 	 E fai foki i ei ke tali‵tonu tatou me maua te puipuiga mai tupe, kae e taulia fua te tino ona ko te uke mo te ‵gali o ana kope, kae e se ona ko tena tulaga faka-te-agaga.


vs 10—How was Edom “cut off to time indefinite”? 	 10—Ne “fakamasiasi ki te se gata mai” pefea a Etoma?


I was forced to choose which side to fight on. 	 Ne faimālōgina au ke filifili aka me ka kau atu au ki fea.


Another of Mary’s trials was one she probably never expected. 	 A te suā tofotofoga ne fepaki mo Malia se mea telā ne seki fakamoemoe a ia ki ei.


(John 18:36) That was a new idea for a Roman and surely for nationalistic Jews, for they thought that the Messiah would bring the Roman Empire to its knees and restore Israel to its former glory. 	 (Ioane 18:36) A te mea tenā se manatu fou ki se tino Loma, penā foki loa mo tino Iutaia loto fenua kolā ne tali‵tonu me ka fakatakavale ne te Mesia a te Emupaea o Loma kae toe fakafoki atu Isalaelu ki tena ‵malu mua.


10 An unintentional manslayer had to take action to receive mercy. 	 10 Ne ‵tau o gasuesue a te tino tatino i se auala pasala ke fakaasi atu ki a ia a te alofa fakamagalo.


Consider the helpful actions of the upright man Job. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te fesoasoani a te tagata fakamaoni ko Iopu.


In the modern-day fulfillment, the man with the inkhorn represents Jesus Christ, who marks those who will survive.—w16.06, pp. 16-17. 	 I te fakataunuga i ‵tou aso nei, a te tagata mo te mea tusitusi e fakasino ki a Iesu Keliso, telā e fakamailoga ne ia a latou kolā ka faka‵sao.—w16.06, itu. 16-17.


In just a few hours, he would give his life in behalf of all those who would exercise faith in him. 	 I ne nāi itula fua, kae ka tuku atu ne ia tena ola mō tino katoa kolā e fakatuanaki ki a ia.


Let us examine Paul’s warning regarding harmful gossip. 	 Ke na suke‵suke nei tatou ki fakamasauaga a Paulo e uiga ki te gutu fatufatu telā e fakamataku.


A loving father does not forget his children. 	 E se mafai o puli i se tamana alofa ana tamaliki.


Have the nations taken note and put an end to war? 	 E mata, ko oti ne tauloto ne fenua e uke a olotou mea ‵se kae taumafai ke fakagata a taua?


It was when my husband first said he wanted to accompany me to a meeting. 	 Ko te taimi ne fai mai ei taku avaga i a ia ko manako o olo fakatasi mo au ki te fakatasiga.


That subtle reminder helps me put things in proper perspective.” 	 E fesoasoani mai te fakamasauaga tenā ke maua ne au se kilokiloga tonu.”


“Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, mildness, and long-suffering. 	 “E ‵tau mo koutou o taofi ‵mau ki te alofa, te kaimalie, te loto maulalo, te agamalū, mo te loto kufaki.


(James 1:13) While he could remove evil at any time, he allows corrupt society to exist for now in order to settle moral issues that were raised at the start of human history. 	 (Iakopo 1:13) E tiga eiloa e mafai o ave keatea ne ia a mea ma‵sei i so se taimi, e talia ne ia ke tumau te olaga masei o tino i te vaitaimi nei ko te mea ke faka‵lei aka a fakalavelave kolā ne ‵sae aka i te kamataga o tala fakasolopito o tino.


There the blind and the lame come to him, and he cures them. 	 Ne olo atu i ei a tino ‵kivi mo tino ‵pili ki a ia, kae ne faka‵lei aka ne ia olotou ma‵saki.


Anne was deeply distressed by the plea and promised to reply by letter. 	 Ne fanoanoa malosi a Anne i te fakamolemole a tena mātua, kae ne tauto atu tou fafine ke tali atu e auala i se tusi.


Those who succumb to its materialistic views suffer spiritual destruction. 	 E logo‵mae valevale i te feitu faka-te-agaga a latou kolā ko ‵to i lalo i manakoga o te lalolagi.


What Did We Learn? 	 Ne a Mea ne Tauloto ne Tatou?


(Revelation 18:2-5) As “the faithful and discreet slave,” they have provided Bibles, magazines, and other publications in a multitude of languages—“food at the proper time.” 	 (Fakaasiga 18:2-5) A latou ko “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” kae ko tuku mai ne latou a Tusi Tapu, mekesini, mo nisi tusi aka i te fia o ‵gana—ko “meakai i te taimi tonu.”


Consider some prayers that he answers. 	 Mafaufau ki nisi ‵talo kolā e tali mai ne ia.


That was my first experience in leaving things behind to follow the Master. 	 Tenā te taimi muamua ko tiaki ne au a nisi mea ke tautali atu i te Matai.


November 1, 2008 	 Novema 1, 2008


22 To enjoy God’s approval, each Christian must pay attention to Jehovah’s discipline. 	 22 Ke maua te taliaga a te Atua, e ‵tau mo Kelisiano taki tokotasi o ‵saga tonu ki polopolokiga a Ieova.


He made great efforts to communicate with me, and I felt a strong bond with him. 	 Ne taumafai malosi tou tagata o fesokotaki mai ki a au, kae ne pili ‵ki te mā fesokotakiga.


15 A Letter From Haiti 	 Usu Atu ki a Ieova!


8 The Bible does more than establish Jehovah’s right to rule. 	 8 E uke atu a mea e fai mai i te Tusi Tapu i lō te fakaasi mai fua me e ‵tau o pule mai a Ieova.


They saw firsthand that Jehovah knows how to deliver his people. 	 Ne lavea eiloa ne latou me e iloa ne Ieova o faka‵sao ana tino.


Earth—Mankind’s Eternal Home 	 Te Lalolagi—Ko te Koga ‵Nofo o Tino ki te Se-Gata-Mai


Jesus’ ransom sacrifice is a wonderful provision!—Gal. 3:13; Heb. 9:9, 14. 	 Ko oko eiloa te gali o te meaalofa a Ieova ko te togiola!—Kalatia 3:13; Epelu 9:9, 14.


David failed to keep integrity for a time, but he recovered 	 Ne fakatamala a Tavita ke tumau i te fakamaoni mō se taimi, kae ne toe fakamalosi aka fakamuli


Contrary to what many have been led to believe, the Bible does not prudishly condemn as sinful all sexual desire. 	 E ‵kese mo mea kolā ne fakamalosi atu ke tali‵tonu ki ei a tino e tokouke, e se taku fakamasei ne te Tusi Tapu a faifaiga fakatauavaga katoa e pelā me se agasala.


May all of us, then, take to heart Jesus’ words: “Keep on the watch, therefore, because you know neither the day nor the hour.”—Matthew 25:13. 	 Ke na ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki pati a Iesu: “Ke matapula‵pula koutou, me se iloa ne koutou tona aso mo tona taimi.”—Mataio 25:13.


Yet, love for God and a desire to please him did motivate some Israelites to practice true worship. 	 Kae ne fakamalosi aka ne te alofa ki te Atua mo te manakoga ke fakafiafia atu ki a ia a nisi tino Isalaelu ke tumau i te faiga o te tapuakiga tonu.


This allowed him enough time to develop qualities he needed to lead a stiff-necked and rebellious people.—Acts 7:22-25, 30-34. 	 Ne lava ‵lei te taimi ke ati aka ne ia a uiga kolā e manakogina ke ‵taki ki ei a tino ‵teke kae loto ma‵keke.—Galuega 7:22-25, 30-34.


He meant that a person should keep his word. 	 Ne fakauiga a ia me e ‵tau mo te tino o tausi ki tena pati e fai.


The Paradise earth will be bustling with happy activity. 	 Ka ‵fonu te lalolagi Palataiso i faifaiga fakafia‵fia.


10 Do you see in Jesus’ example the way you should view Jehovah’s timetable? 	 10 E mata, e lavea ne koe i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu a te auala e ‵tau ei koe o kilo atu ki fakasologa o taimi a Ieova?


The practice of giving names that are rich in meaning is not new. 	 A te tukuatuga o igoa kolā e uke olotou uiga e sē se mea fou.


(Hebrews 11:36, 37; 12:1) How these ones made Jehovah’s heart rejoice! 	 (Epelu 11:36, 37; 12:1) Ko oko eiloa i te fakafiafia ne tino konei a te loto o Ieova!


(Read Psalm 11:5; 26:4.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 11:5, 26:4.)


6 Breastplate of righteousness. 	 6 Te ufifatafata o te amiotonu.


16 Jesus prayed: “I publicly praise you, Father, . . . because you have hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to babes.” 	 16 Ne ‵talo atu a Iesu: “Toku Tamana, . . . au e fakafetai atu ki a koe me ko oti ne fakaasi ne koe ki tino e seki akoakogina a mea kolā ne ‵funa ne koe mai tino ‵poto mo tino ne akoakogina.”


Jehovah well knows that all of us—children in particular—need repetition in order to learn. 	 E iloa ‵lei ne Ieova me i a tatou katoa—maise eiloa a tama‵liki—e ‵tau o akoako atu faeloa ki ei ko te mea ke masaua ne latou.


Would Jesus use folklore to warn us about the coming end of this system of things? 	 E mata, ne ‵fatu aka fua ne Iesu se tala ke fakailoa mai ei ki a tatou a te gataga o te olaga masei tenei?


BEFORE he ascended to heaven, Jesus told his disciples: “You will be witnesses of me . . . to the most distant part of the earth.” 	 MAI mua malie o fanaka a ia ki te lagi, ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko, penei: “Ka fai koutou mo molimau ki a au . . . ke oko eiloa ki toe koga ‵mao o te lalolagi.”


The first part of this twofold process (baptism with water) is initiated by the individual; the second part (baptism with spirit) is initiated by God. 	 A te faiga muamua tenei (te papatisoga ki te vai) e ‵tau o māfua mai i te tino; a te lua o faifaiga (te papatisoga ki te agaga) e māfua mai i te Atua.


Great is the pleasure of the Jeremiah class in spiritually building up this “great crowd.” 	 Ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te gali o te potukau e pelā mo Ielemia i te fakamalosiakaga o te “vaitino tokouke” tenei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Now 18, Hannah zealously witnesses in French as a regular pioneer. 	 Nei la ko 18 ana tausaga kae ko talai atu tou fafine mo te loto finafinau i te ‵gana Falani e pelā me se paenia tumau.


“God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son”?—John 3:16. 	 “Ona ko te lasi o te alofa o te Atua ki te lalolagi ne tuku mai ei ne ia tena Tama fagasele e tokotasi”?—Ioane 3:16.


Therefore, he has no reason to focus on each fleshly weakness. 	 Tela la, e seai se pogai ke saga atu a ia ki vāivāiga faka-te-foitino o tino takitokotasi.


(Psalm 68:11) Most of them are new in the truth, but single pioneer sisters who have come from other lands provide invaluable assistance by training such new ones. 	 (Salamo 68:11) A te tokoukega o latou ne tino ‵fou i loto i te munatonu, kae e fesoasoani atu ki a latou a tuagane ‵taka kolā e paenia mai nisi fenua o fakamasani latou.


11, 12. (a) When did the flight to the symbolic valley begin? (b) What proves that Jehovah’s strong arm is with his people? 	 11, 12. (a) Ne kamata anafea a te malaga ki te vanu fakatusa? (e) Se a te mea e fakatalitonu mai i ei me e fakatasi atu eiloa a lima ‵mafi o Ieova ki ana tino?


What a fine attitude to imitate! 	 Ma‵faga o uiga gali ke fakaakoako ki ei!


What evidence is there that we can rely on Jehovah? 	 “Tuku Atu Kātoa a Koe ki te Aliki”


As you do these things, be assured that you are, indeed, one of “the sort that have faith.” 	 Kafai e fai ne koe a mea katoa konā, ke na talitonu eiloa koe i a koe se tino “fakatuanaki.”


WORLDWIDE last year, thousands of men were appointed as elders and ministerial servants among Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I TE tausaga ko teka, e lau i afe o tāgata ne ‵tofigina ke fai pelā me ne toeaina mo tavini fesoasoani i tino Molimau a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa.


Such thinking confirms the inspired warning: “The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate.” 	 E fakapa‵tonu mai ne vaegā mafaufauga penā a te fakailoaga mai te Atua ke fakaeteete i ei, penei: ‘A te loto ko te toe mea tafasili foki eiloa i te fakase tino.’


When Nero had his mother murdered in 59 C.E., Burrus provided a cover-up. 	 I te taimi ne fai ei a Nero ke tamate a tena mātua i te 59 T.A., ne puipui tou tagata ne Burrus.


Far from it! 	 E sē penā loa!


18 Pointing to yet another quality that makes our heart receptive to divine guidance, Solomon stated: “Fear Jehovah and turn away from bad.” 	 18 I te fakasino atu ki te suā uiga telā e fai ei ‵tou loto ke taliagofie ne ia a takitakiga mai te Atua, ne fai mai a Solomona, penei: “Mataku ki te Atua kae ‵fuli keatea mai te masei.”


What sort of goals do they put before their children, either by word or by personal example? 	 Ne a vaegā fakamoemoega e fakamalosi atu ne latou ki olotou tama‵liki, i olotou pati mo olotou faiga?


Look at the people, at their faces and their eyes. 	 Onoono faka‵lei ki te auala e ‵saga mai ei māfai ko lagona ne latou te muna‵tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu.’


After a three-year Assyrian siege, her capital city, Samaria, fell in 740 B.C.E., and the ten-tribe kingdom was never reestablished. 	 Mai tua o tausaga e tolu ne nikoi ei ne Asulia a tena laumua ko Samalia, ne takavale ei a Isalaelu i te 740 T.L.M., kae ne seki toe fakatu aka eiloa a te malo o matakāiga e sefulu tenā.


Those who are confined to their homes because of old age or sickness may be able to witness by letters or, where permissible, by telephone, or perhaps they can share the good news with those who visit. 	 E mafai o talai atu a tino kolā ko ma‵tua io me ma‵saki mai te tusiga o tusi, te faipati i telefoni io me ko te talai atu ki tino kolā e āsi atu ki a latou.


How can we benefit from the example of those who in the past displayed this quality? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai i fakaakoakoga a tino i aso mua kolā ne fakaasi mai ne latou te uiga tenei?


• Using different symbols, how did Jehovah foretell today’s increase in Kingdom preachers? 	 15. (a) Se a te gasoloakaga telā ne ‵valo mai ne pati i te Isaia 60:4-9? (e) Se a te uiga e fakaasi mai ne Kelisiano ‵tonu? 16.


I have conquered the world.” 	 Ko oti ne fakatakavale ne au te lalolagi nei.”


“So when someone reminds us of it, it is refreshing to our soul.” 	 “Tela la, kafai e fakamasaua mai se tino e uiga ki ei, e fakamalosi mai ki a tatou.”


17 Although many today disregard our preaching work, they will soon come to view it in a different light. 	 17 E tiga eiloa e se fia ‵saga mai a tino e tokouke i aso nei ki ‵tou galuega talai, kae ko pili o ‵kese te lotou kilokiloga ki ei.


Others look for material benefits, for someone who will take good care of them and who will cater to their needs and wants. 	 Nisi tino e ‵kilo atu fua ki mea aogā i te feitu faka-te-foitino kolā ka maua ne latou, ki tino kolā ka tausi faka‵lei ki a latou kae ka tuku atu ki a latou so se mea e ma‵nako latou ki ei.


In some lands, opposers try to limit or ban the worship that sincere Christians render to Jehovah. 	 I nisi fenua, e taumafai a tino ‵teke o taofi aka te tapuakiga telā e avatu ne Kelisiano ‵tonu ki a Ieova.


Roman soldiers needed adequate shoes or sturdy sandals, since during a campaign they often marched 20 miles [30 km] each day while wearing or carrying some 60 pounds [27 kg] of armor and equipment. 	 E ‵tau mo sotia Loma o ‵pei ki taka malosi ‵lei me e masani o māti atu latou i se 20 maila i aso takitasi kae tauave foki ne latou a gatu tau mo meatau kolā e nofo ki se 60 pauna te ‵mafa.


Jehovah’s name embraces the full scope of His excellence, majesty, and holiness. 	 A te igoa o Ieova e aofia katoatoa i ei Tena ‵lei, ‵malu mo tena tapu.


But time and again after praying to Jehovah, I have felt my strength renewed and my spirits uplifted.” 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, mai te ‵talo atu faeloa ki a Ieova, ko lagona ei ne au te malosi fou.”


What happened to Saul as a result of his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus? 	 Se te mea ne tupu ki a Saulo i te lā otiga ne fetaui mo Iesu i tena auala ki Tamaseko?


“Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer,” Jesus told the congregation in Smyrna. 	 “Sa mataku ki so se mea ka puapuagātia ei koe,” ko pati a Iesu ki te fakapotopotoga i Semulana.


Just as “faith without works is dead,” so too any claim that we trust in God is meaningless unless we back it up by our actions. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te ‘fakatuanaki telā e mate manafai e seai ne galuega,’ e seai foki se aogā ke fai atu me e tali‵tonu tatou ki te Atua māfai e se fakaasi atu ne tatou a te mea tenā i ‵tou faifaiga.


What is more valuable than wealth? 	 Se a te mea e sili atu i te tāua i lō te maumea?


In addition, some anointed Christians might fall away from the faith. 	 E se gata i ei, e mafai eiloa o olo keatea a nisi Kelisiano fakaekegina mai te fakatuanaki.


17 “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld,” wrote Paul. 	 17 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “A te fakatuanaki, ko te talitonu ki mea e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei, ko te talitonu fakamaoni foki ki mea e se matea ki mata.”


Despite Peter’s serious failings, how did Jesus regard him? 	 Faitalia te matagā o te mea ‵se ne fai ne Petelu, ne pefea a faifaiga a Iesu ki a ia?


As Abel’s faith in Jehovah grew, he wanted to find a way to express that faith in action. 	 I te taimi ne gasolo aka o malosi te fakatuanaki o Apelu ki a Ieova, ne fia iloa ne ia te auala ke fakaasi atu ne ia tena fakatuanaki tenā.


It would not be an “extraordinary thing” if we were to greet only those whom we consider to be our “brothers.” 	 E se fai a te mea tenei e pelā me “se mea e sili atu” i te ‵lei māfai e fakatalofa atu fua tatou ki ‵tou “taugasoa.”


“I began to think deeply about my future and to read the Bible again,” says Mario. 	 “Ne kamata o mafaufau ‵loto au e uiga ki toku tulaga i aso mai mua kae ke toe faitau au ki te Tusi Tapu,” ko pati a Mario.


Then Rabshakeh asserted that just as the gods of the nations had been unable to protect their worshippers, so Jehovah would be unable to deliver the Jews out of the Assyrians’ clutches. 	 Ne fai atu te ofisa pule tenā me e pelā mo atua o nisi atufenua ne seki mafai o puipui olotou tino tapuaki, e se mafai foki ne Ieova o faka‵sao a tino Iutaia mai lima o te kau Asulia.


The expression “under the sun” means “on this earth” or “in this world.” 	 A te tugāpati ko “te olaga tenei” e fakauiga eiloa ki luga io me i loto i “te lalolagi nei.”


THE prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah were written some 2,500 years ago, yet they certainly are relevant to your life. 	 NE TUSI a valoaga a Hakai mo Sakalia i se 2,500 tausaga ko ‵teka, kae koi aogā eiloa ki tou olaga.


• Dropping a fork means that a man is coming to visit 	 • A te tōga o se tui ki lalo, e fakauiga i ei me ka isi se tino e vau o āsi mai


14 Who is this sower? 	 14 Ko oi te tino ‵toki saito?


(Joshua 24:14-22) Similarly, it must be of your own accord that you choose to dedicate yourselves to Jehovah and devote your lives to doing his will. 	 (Iosua 24:14-22) I se auala foki penā, e pānaki eiloa mo koutou te filifiliga ke tuku atu koutou ki a Ieova kae tuku atu foki otou ola mō fai tena loto.


Youths Who Make Jehovah’s Heart Rejoice 	 Talavou Kolā e Fakafiafia Atu ki te Loto o Ieova


I knew that the consequences of my bad choices were not his fault and not Jehovah’s fault. 	 Ne iloa aka ne au me i ikuga o aku filifiliga ma‵sei e se ‵tau o ‵losi atu ki ia io me ko Ieova.


(Ps. 37:18) Yes, he takes notice of the trials you face, and he can give you the strength to endure each one of them. 	 (Sala. 37:18) Ao, e lavea ne ia a tofotofoga e fepaki mo koe, kae e mafai o tuku atu ne ia ki a koe te malosi ke mafai o kufaki a tofotofoga takitasi konā.


The list read “like an inventory from a country store.” 	 Ne faitau a te fakasologa o mea konā “e pelā me se lauga o kako i se sitoa.”


Looking back, now I am grateful to have been given the privilege of serving at Bethel. 	 Kafai e toe fakafoki te mafaufau, nei la, ko fiafia malosi au ki te tukumaiga o te tauliaga ke tavini atu i te Peteli.


4 Moreover, contemplating Jehovah’s works strengthens our appreciation for him and gives us confidence in his promises for the future. 	 4 E se gata i ei, a te mafaufau ‵loto ki galuega a Ieova e fakamalosi aka i ei te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki a ia kae fai ei ke tali‵tonu malosi tatou ki ana folafolaga e uiga ki aso mai mua.


(Num. 14:1-4, 11; Ps. 78:40, 41) Because of their hard-heartedness and lack of faith, that generation perished in the wilderness. 	 (Nume. 14:1-4, 11; Sala. 78:40, 41) Ona ko te lotou loto ma‵keke mo te sē lava o te fakatuanaki, ne ‵mate atu ei te kautama tenā i te koga lavaki.


Like the father in Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, Jehovah “was moved with pity” and eager to welcome his children back home.—Luke 15:20. 	 E pelā mo te tamana i te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki te tamaliki fakamāumāu mea, a Ieova e “fonu . . . i te alofa” kae loto fiafia o fakatali ana tamaliki kolā e toe ‵foki mai.—Luka 15:20.


(Galatians 6:16) She did feel “left entirely,” for her children on earth did not clearly discern God’s will for them. 	 (Kalatia 6:16) Ne “tiakina” katoatoa atu eiloa te fenua tenā, me ne seki maina ana tama‵liki i te lalolagi nei i te loto o Ieova.


While we wait for these momentous events to happen, let us accept direction from those appointed to take the lead in Jehovah’s organization. 	 A koi fakatalitali tatou ke ‵tupu a mea konei, ke talia ne tatou a fakatonuga mai i a latou kolā ne filifili aka ke fai ne latou te takitakiga i te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


After becoming physically paralyzed, a once active and healthy man named Ulf said: “I became deeply depressed. 	 Mai tua o te faka‵matega o toku foitino, ko pati a te tagata malosi kae gasuesue ko Ulf, telā ne fai mai penei: “Ne fanoanoa ‵ki eiloa au.


7 Walking in integrity requires loyal attachment to God, even in unfavorable circumstances. 	 7 A te sasale atu i te fakamaoni e manakogina i ei a te tapuaki atu mo te alofa fakamaoni ki te Atua, mai lalo foki eiloa i tulaga faiga‵ta.


Still, they are not the only ones to benefit from it. 	 Kae e se ko latou fua ka maua ne latou a mea aoga mai i ei.


• Why should we be merciful, pure in heart, and peaceable? [Picture on page 10] 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei mo tatou o a‵lofa fakamagalo, loto ‵ma, kae fakatupu te filemu?


Jesus’ teachings can have a fine influence on your life 	 E mafai o aogā ki tou olaga a akoakoga a Iesu


An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religion’s influence on society. 	 E fai atu a nisi tino me e ‵tau o fakaseai ne te lalolagi a lotu katoa.


And the time left for Christian activities, which he values very highly, dwindles with each passing week. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne gasolo foki loa ki lalo a te taimi e fakamāumāu ne ia ki faifaiga faka-Kelisiano kolā e fakatāua malosi ne ia.


(Acts 14:21-23; John 21:15-17) After appointing elders in each of the fledgling congregations, the two brothers offered prayer and “committed them to Jehovah in whom they had become believers.” 	 (Galuega 14:21-23; Ioane 21:15-17) Mai tua o te fakasopoga o toeaina i fakapotopotoga ‵fou takitasi konā, ne fai ei ne taina konei se ‵talo kae “tuku atu katoatoa ei ne laua a latou ki te Aliki telā e fakatuanaki a latou ki ei.”


The light and the sun are for the enjoyment of the living. 	 A te mainaga mo te la ne fai ko te mea ke fia‵fia ki ei a tino ola.


Notice how he reminded them of established facts. 	 Onoono ki te auala ne fakamasaua atu ei a ia ki a latou e uiga ki mea ‵tonu kolā ko oti ne fakamau‵tu aka.


How can we become better equipped to meet tests of faith successfully? 	 E mafai pefea o iloa aka a auala ke manumalo ei tatou i tofotofoga ki te ‵tou fakatuanaki?


Afterward, like Christ, they could be resurrected with a spirit body. 	 Ka oti, ko mafai ei o toe faka‵tu aka latou i se foitino faka-te-agaga, e pelā mo Keliso.


“After these things I saw another angel descending from heaven, with great authority . . . 	 “Fakamuli ifo, ne matea ne au te suā agelu e fanaifo mai te lagi. E i a ia te pule malosi . . .


(John 15:16) In this instance, though, Stephen had a vision of “the Son of man standing at God’s right hand.” 	 (Ioane 15:16) Kae i te tala tenei, ne lavea ne Setefano se fakaasiga o te “Tama a te Tagata e tu i te feitu fakaatamai o te Atua!”


Before his ascension to heaven, he commanded the apostles to continue sowing seeds of Kingdom truth and to make disciples. 	 A koi tuai o fanaka a ia ki te lagi, ne fakatonu atu a ia ki te kau apositolo ke tumau i te ‵tokiga o fuaga o te munatonu o te Malo, kae ke fai a nisi tino mo fai ne soko.


Another family head says: “The children are doing their own research and are learning much—and they enjoy it. 	 E fai mai te suā ulu o te kāiga: “E fai eiloa ne tama‵liki a olotou sukesukega kae e uke ‵ki a mea e tauloto ne latou—kae e fia‵fia latou ki ei.


5 A second reason to accept God’s judgments is that unlike humans, God can read hearts. 	 5 A te lua o pogai e ‵tau ei o talia a fakamasinoga a te Atua me e se pelā mo tino, e lavea ne ia a mea i loto o tino.


21 Regardless of our circumstances, may we be resolved to walk circumspectly in order to have a fine testimony from observers outside the congregation. 	 21 Faitalia me ne a ‵tou fakanofonofoga, ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ke sa‵sale atu mo te fakaeteete ko te mea ke mafai o taku ‵lei tatou ne tino mai tua o te fakapotopotoga.


Perhaps you see room for improvement. 	 Kāti e mafai o lavea ne koe a auala ke faka‵lei aka ei tau fakaipoipoga.


14 Consider how one compassionate elder was able to help a brother who had been inactive for several years. 	 14 Mafaufau ki te auala ne mafai ei ne se toeaina alofa e tokotasi o fesoasoani ki se taina ko leva ne mate i te feitu faka-te-agaga i tausaga e uke.


(Heb. 11:5) How? 	 (Epe. 11:5) Ne ave keatea pefea?


Try to introduce them to others, thus making newcomers feel at home. 	 Taumafai ke fakamasani ne koe latou ki nisi tino, ko te mea ke sē ‵mā latou.


Or think of the modern-day “Christian” gunmen in a recent civil war who, “just like medieval warriors who had saints’ names on their sword hilts, taped pictures of the Virgin to their rifle butts.” 	 Io me mafau‵fau ki tāgata kolā ne taku pelā me ne Kelisiano kae e pukepuke a fana i aso nei i taua fakamuli nei, kae fai pelā mo “tāgata taua i aso mua kolā e tusi a igoa o faifeau i olotou pelu, kae ne fakapiki foki a ata o te Taupou i olotou fana.”


Jesus urged his disciples to let their light shine to glorify God. 	 Ne fakamalosi ne Iesu ana soko ke maina atu te lotou mainaga ke ‵viki atu ei ki te Atua.


His forces strip the Judean countryside of trees to build a 4.5-mile-long [7 km] wall of pointed stakes around the beleaguered capital. 	 Ne ‵kati ne tena kautau a lakau i tafatafa o te fa‵kai ke faite ki ei se ‵pui lakau makai‵kai telā e 4.5 maila te loa kae fakatamilo i te laumua.


Similarly, coming to know Jehovah by studying the Scriptures, contemplating creation, and experiencing his help in answer to our prayers moves us to trust in him. 	 I se auala foki penā, a te faiga ke iloa ne tatou a Ieova e auala i te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, te mafaufau ‵loto ki ana mea ne faite, mo te lavea ‵tonu atu tena fesoasoani i te tali mai ki ‵tou ‵talo e fakamalosi mai ei ke tali‵tonu tatou ki a ia.


(Gen. 2:18) An important purpose of marriage was to populate the earth. 	 (Kene. 2:18) A te pogai tāua o te fakatokaga ki te avaga ko te fakatokoukega o te lalolagi.


“This feature of the typical Mosaic law strongly foreshadowed the refuge which the sinner may find in Christ,” stated the September 1, 1895, issue. 	 “A te vaega tenei o te tulafono faka-Mose ne fakaata malosi mai i ei a te auala e mafai ei o faka‵lafi se tino agasala i a Keliso,” ko pati i te lōmiga i a Setema 1, 1895.


14 Back in 1950, careful consideration of Psalm 45:16 gave rise to an ongoing training program. 	 14 I te 1950, ne fai ei se polokalame o akoakoga tumau ona ko te iloiloga fakamaea o te Salamo 45:16.


“If we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth,” wrote the apostle Paul, “there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left.” 	 “Kafai e fakamoemoe tonu faeloa tatou o fai te agasala ka ko oti ne talia ne tatou te munatonu,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo, “ko tena uiga, ko se toe iai se isi taulaga e mafai o fakamagalo ei o‵tou agasala.”


Indeed, such humble willingness to serve others is a characteristic of those “who are strong.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a te loto malie ke tavini atu mo te loto maulalo ki nisi tino ko te uiga masani o tino “kola e ma‵losi i te fakatuanaki.”


Verse 8 tells us: “They passed Mysia by and came down to Troas.” 	 E fai mai penei te fuaiupu e 8: “Ne fakaseke ne latou a Musia kae oko atu ki Teloa.”


In any event, Paul included it here under the influence of God’s holy spirit. 	 Faitalia me ne fai pefea, ne fakaaogā ne Paulo a pati konā mai lalo i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu o te Atua.


(Luke 2:51) What a fine example that is for young ones, who will be blessed by God for their willing subjection to their parents! 	 (Luka 2:51) Se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ‵ki mō tama‵liki, kae ka fakamanuia latou ne te Atua ona ko te loto fia‵fia o latou o faka‵logo ki olotou mātua!


It was designed to help relieve the weight of his upper-body armor. 	 Ne faite eiloa penā ke fesoasoani o fakamāmā te ‵mafa o te koga ki luga o tena gatu tau.


By seeking and following Jehovah’s direction, thus displaying the fear of God, we can be truly satisfied and happy.—Psalm 23:1; Proverbs 14:26. 	 Mai te ‵sala mo te tau‵tali atu ki fakatakitakiga a Ieova, e fakaasi atu ei a te mataku ki te Atua, ko fia‵fia kae lotoma‵lie katoatoa foki ei tatou.—Salamo 23:1; Faataoto 14:26.


1, 2. (a) How do many view spirituality? (b) What key questions about spirituality will we consider? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te kilokiloga a tino e tokouke e uiga ki te tulaga o te tino faka-te-agaga? (e) Ne a fesili tāua e tolu e uiga ki te tulaga o te tino faka-te-agaga ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


“Jesus encouraged his followers to ‘calculate the expense.’ 	 “Ne fakamalosi ne Iesu ana soko ke ‘‵nofo muamua o galue te ‵togi.’


15 We can be sure that Jesus sees our pain and “will deliver the poor one crying for help, also the afflicted one and whoever has no helper.” 	 15 E tali‵tonu tatou me e lavea ne Iesu a ‵tou logo‵maega kae ka “faka‵sao ne ia a tino ma‵tiva kolā e ka‵laga ki a ia, mo latou foki kolā e puapuagatia kae se amanaia ne tino.”


7, 8. (a) Why do we have reason for confidence? (b) What will make time pass more quickly? 	 7, 8. (a) Ne a pogai e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova? (e) Se a te mea ka fai ei ke vave oti atu a te taimi koi ‵toe?


For example, regarding the provision of JW Broadcasting, one couple serving in a country in Asia wrote: “Our assignment is in a small city. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne tusi mai se tauavaga kolā e tavini atu i se fenua i Asia e uiga ki te fakatokaga ko te JW Broadcasting: “E tavini atu māua i se tamā fakai foliki.


What makes this statement remarkable is that God shows appreciation for devoted people even though they are sinners and fall short of his glory.—Romans 3:23. 	 A te mea telā e fakaofoofogia ei te mea tenei, ko te fakaasimaiga ne te Atua a tena loto fakafetai ki tino loto finafinau, e tiga eiloa a latou ne tino agasala kae ‵mao foki keatea mai tena tulaga ‵malu.—Loma 3:23.


Then he sat down and said: “Today this scripture that you just heard is fulfilled.”—Luke 4:16-21. 	 Oti aka, ne sagasaga ifo a ia kae fai atu, penei: “Ko fakataunu i te aso nei a te vaega o te Tusi tenei, tela ko oti ne fakalogo‵logo koutou ki ei.”—Luka 4:16-21.


We should be determined not to allow any such ideas to take root in our heart. 	 E ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou ke mo a ma talia so se vaegā manatu penā ke ‵mautakitaki i ‵tou loto.


During the reigns of Kings David and Solomon, he provided skilled craftsmen and materials for royal buildings and for God’s temple. 	 I te pulega a Tupu ko Tavita mo Solomona, ne tuku atu ei ne ia a tufuga mo lakau valevale ke faite ei te fale o te tupu mo te faletapu o te Atua.


You can choose God’s rulership by studying the Bible and applying in your life what it says 	 E mafai eiloa o talia ne koe te pulega a te Atua mai i te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu kae fakagalue aka ana muna i tou olaga


These are the “nations” mentioned in the prophecy. 	 Konei eiloa a tino e fakaata mai ne “malo” kolā ne taku mai i te valoaga tenā.


What Controls Your Future? 	 Se a te Mea ka Pule Atu ki Tou Olaga i Aso Mai Mua?


(Hebrews 13:18) Dishonesty can ruin our relationship with others and, more important, with Jehovah himself. 	 (Epelu 13:18) E fakamasei ne te sē fakamaoni a ‵tou va mo nisi tino kae maise eiloa mo Ieova.


“The Nazis tried to destroy me physically; the Communists tried to break my spirit. 	 “Ne taumafai a te kau a Hitila o tamate ne latou au; kae ne taumafai te kau Kominisi o fakamasei toku fakatuanaki.


Would they obey Jehovah, or would they listen to the serpent? 	 Ka faka‵logo laua ki a Ieova, io me faka‵logo laua ki te gata?


“Then why do you take the silver coin?” the visitor asked. 	 “Kae kaia la e puke ei ne koe te sene siliva?” ko te fesili a te tino tenā.


In that sense, their faith was incomplete. 	 I te auala tenā, ne seki katoatoa ei te lotou fakatuanaki.


Why are God’s reminders needed today more than ever before? 	 Kaia e manakogina malosi ei a akoakoga mai i te Atua i aso nei i lō so se isi taimi aka?


This electronic generation could well be the most educated and knowledgeable to date, yet more and more people have a hard time finding a stable job. 	 Kāti ko te ‵toe kautama ‵poto eiloa tenei ona ko poto ‵fou e maua i komupiuta, kae koi tokouke ‵ki a tino e faigata o maua ne olotou galuega tumau.


15 We have neither seen God nor heard his voice. 	 15 E seki lavea ne tatou te Atua kae e seki lagona foki eiloa ne tatou tena leo.


What resurrection prospects are offered to God’s anointed servants? 	 Se a te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te toetu e maua ne tavini fakaekegina a te Atua?


A Christian woman in the United States stopped her car next to a commercial van in a parking lot. 	 Ne fakatu aka ne se fafine Kelisiano a tena motoka i tafa o se pasi foliki i te koga faka‵tu motoka.


In the light of the execution of two of his sons, Aaron may have wondered whether any of the priests could in good conscience eat of the sin offering on that day. 	 I te taimi ne fakasala ei a tama‵liki e tokolua konei, kāti ne mafaufau aka a Alona me e mafai o maua ne so se faitaulaga se loto lagona ‵lei ke kai ki te taulaga mō agasala telā e ofo atu i te aso tenā io me ikai.


How does Birgit feel now? 	 E pefea la nei a lagonaga o Birgit?


4 In Rome there were both Jewish and Gentile believers. 	 4 Ne ‵kau fakatasi i Loma, a tino tali‵tonu Iutaia mo tino tali‵tonu mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea.


God’s Law to Israel clearly directed that they were to “form no marriage alliance” with anyone from the surrounding pagan nations. 	 Ne fakasino tonu atu te Tulafono a te Atua ki Isalaelu “ke mo a eiloa e a‵vaga” latou ki so se tino mai i fenua fapau‵pau i olotou tafa.


(Matthew 5:3) Jehovah considered the satisfying of this innate need to be so fundamental that he commanded his people to interrupt their normal activities for one whole day each week in order to give attention to spiritual matters. 	 (Mataio 5:3, NW) E kilo atu a Ieova ki te fakataunuga o te manakoga tenei, telā ne fa‵nau mai mo tatou, me e tafasili i te tāua, fakatonu atu ei a ia ki ana tino ke taofi katoa olotou galuega masani i se aso e tasi i te vaiaso ko te mea ke ‵saga tonu atu latou ki mea faka-te-agaga.


After about three months, the elder invited Jim to a Christian meeting. 	 Mai tua o masina e tolu, ne ‵kami ne te toeaina a Jim ki se fakatasiga Kelisiano.


Sometimes we may feel unsure of what to say or do—so we wind up saying and doing nothing. 	 I nisi taimi, e se iloa tonu ne tatou me ne a pati mo mea ka fai atu—telā e seai ei ne ‵tou pati e fai atu io me fai ne tatou se mea.


How can we be sure that Jehovah rewards his servants? 	 E mautinoa pefea i a tatou me ka taui ne Ieova ana tavini?


8 This mixing of false religion with the governments has resulted in much human suffering. 	 8 A te ga‵lue fakatasi o lotu ‵se mo malo ne iku atu i ei ki logo‵maega e uke o tino.


During an assembly, a brother asked me if I would like to preach. 	 I se fono o te fenua e tasi, ne fesili mai se taina ki a au me fiafia au o talai io me ikai.


Jesus enjoyed teaching people about his heavenly Father. 	 Ne fiafia a Iesu ke akoako atu a tino e uiga ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.


God knew that Adam and Eve had the ability to act loyally 	 Ne iloa ne te Atua me ne mafai eiloa ne Atamu mo Eva o fakamaoni


20 By all means, then, continue to apply yourself to the study of God’s Word. 	 20 Tela la, ke na tumau eiloa tatou i te fakagalue aka o mea kolā ne tauloto ne tatou mai te Muna a te Atua.


Likewise, elders direct the flock to the congregation, encouraging regular meeting attendance so that the flock can be well-fed and receive “their food at the proper time.” 	 E penā foki, e takitaki ne toeaina a te lafu ki te fakapotopotoga, mai te fakamalosi ke ‵kau faeloa ki fakatasiga ko te mea ke mafai o fagai faka‵lei a te lafu kae ke maua ne latou a “meakai i te taimi tonu.”


JEHOVAH, THE INCOMPARABLE ORGANIZER 	 IEOVA, TE TINO FAI FAKATOKAGA TU ‵KESE


Why can we say that? 	 Kaia e fai atu ei tatou penā?


7. (a) For what should we pray, as did David? (b) Meditating on what will help us to exercise greater self-control? 	 E tonu, a te taofiofi o ‵tou manakoga ko te mea ke fai te mea ‵lei, ko te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke ‵kalo keatea mai te faiga o te mea masei.


What a comforting thought that all of God’s servants today can freely approach God with full confidence that they are heard by him! 	 Ma‵faga o fakamafanafanaga gali ki tavini katoa a te Atua i aso nei me e mafai ne latou o fesokotaki atu ki te Atua i so se taimi mo te loto talitonu me e lagona ne ia a latou!


13, 14. (a) All of us have what limitations respecting the disputes of others? (b) What help do elders have in making correct judgments respecting fellow believers? 	 13, 14. (a) Ne a tapula e maua ne tatou katoa e uiga ki kinauga a nisi tino? (e) Ne a fesoasoani e maua ne toeaina ke fai ei a fakamasinoga ‵tonu e uiga ki taina tali‵tonu?


Jehovah immediately responded: “I both glorified it and will glorify it again.” 	 Ne tali fakavave atu a Ieova: “Ko oti ne tuku atu ne au te ‵malu, kae ka toe tuku atu foki ne au te ‵malu.”


(Eccl. 3:1, 17) It is understandable that different climates and the change of seasons influence what we wear. 	 (Fai. 3:1, 17) E malama‵lama tatou me mafai o mafuli‵fuli ‵tou gatu e ‵tusa mo tau o aso.


But how could Jesus have been taken along to the temple when he was in the wilderness? 	 Kae ne mafai pefea o avatu a Iesu ki te faletapu me i a ia ne nofo atu loa i te koga lavaki?


What, then, is the real significance of the word “Armageddon”? 	 Se a loa te uiga tonu o te pati “Amaketo”?


Other witches worship a god and goddess together. 	 E tapuaki atu a nisi tino faivailakau ki se atua tagata mo se atua fafine.


September 1, 2010 	 Setema 1, 2010


18 While you continue to grow in accurate knowledge of the truth, live by what you learn. 	 18 A koi tumau koe i te tauloto ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki muna‵tonu i te Tusi Tapu, ke fakagalue a mea kolā e tauloto ne koe.


False religion, described in the Bible as “Babylon the Great,” is responsible for dulling the conscience of many 	 E aofia malosi a lotu ‵se kolā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu me ko “Papelonia te Sili,” ki te fakamaseiga ne latou a loto lagona o tino e tokouke


This is fitting because Jesus commanded his followers: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” 	 E masaua ne tatou a te mate o Iesu i te taimi o te Fakamanatuga.


9 As we read Hosea’s words, what do we learn about repentance and mercy? 	 9 Kafai e fai‵tau tatou ki pati a Hosea, ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki te salamo mo te alofa fakamagalo?


17 Who make up this royal priesthood today? 	 17 Ko oi e aofia i faitaulaga pelā me ne tupu i aso nei?


Now answer these questions: What is an important destination, or goal, in my life? 	 Ke tali la a fesili konei: Se a te ‵toe fakamoemoega tāua i toku olaga?


Apostate teachings were spreading, so the apostle counsels the younger overseer: “Preach the word, be at it urgently . . . , reprove, reprimand, exhort.”—2 Tim. 3:14; 4:2. 	 Ne salalau valevale a akoakoga fakaaposetate, telā ne polopoloki atu ne te apositolo a te ovasia talavou tenā: “Ke folafola atu ne koe te muna, . . . o fakatonu atu, o akoako atu, o fakamalosi atu.”—2 Timoteo 3:14; 4:2.


To help your child become more comfortable when conversing with others about his faith, you can regularly conduct practice sessions with him. 	 Ke fesoasoani atu ki tau tamaliki ke momea aka a tena loto talitonu māfai e sau‵tala mo nisi tino e uiga ki tena talitonuga, ke fai faeloa a fakaakoakoga a koulua.


Why not ask your parents for advice on how to budget your money? 	 Kaia e se fesili atu ei koe ki ou mātua mō manatu fesoasoani me e mafai pefea o fakaaoga faka‵lei au tupe?


Unless we keep our Kingdom hope clearly in focus, we may be endangered spiritually when such trials occur. 	 Kafai e se ‵saga atu faeloa ki te ‵tou fakamoemoega ki te Malo, e mafai o vāi‵vāi malosi tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga māfai ko ‵tupu a vaegā tofotofoga penā.


How should we comport ourselves during public prayer? 	 E ‵tau o pefea ‵tou faifaiga i te taimi e fai ei a ‵talo i mua o tino e tokouke?


“This foolishness seems to surface easily when boys hang around in groups. 	 “E faigofie fua o fai a uiga va‵lea penei māfai e olo tasi faeloa a tama‵liki tagata i potukau.


How, then, can we determine whether our expectations are reasonable? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e ‵lei ‵tou fakamoemoega me ikai?


I had been in the circuit work for only a short time when I realized that his counsel was surely needed. 	 Ne galue au i te galuega pelā me se ovasia o te fenua mō se taimi toetoe i te taimi ne iloa aka ei ne au te tāua o te fakatakitakiga telā ne fai mai ne ia.


17 Because a pure heart is morally and spiritually clean, it does not dwell on things that are unclean in Jehovah’s eyes. 	 17 Ona ko te tino loto ‵ma e ‵ma i mea tau amioga e pelā foki mo te feitu faka-te-agaga, e se fia saga atu a ia ki mea kolā e se ‵ma i te kilokiloga a Ieova.


(2 Cor. 6:14) What of our brothers and sisters who live in religiously divided households? 	 (2 Koli. 6:14) Kae e pefea la a ‵tou taina mo tuagane kolā e ‵nofo fakatasi mo kāiga kolā e kese‵kese olotou talitonuga?


In the 1920’s, how did Jehovah illuminate the path of his people doctrinally? 	 I tausaga talu mai te 1920, ne sulu atu pefea ne Ieova te mainaga ki te auala o ana tino i mea tau akoakoga?


Jesus did not say that the man acquired his riches by some devious or unlawful means. 	 Ne seki fai atu a Iesu me ne maua ne te tagata tenā ana koloa i auala faitogafiti kae se ‵tonu.


Did You Know? 	 E Mata, E Iloa Ne Koe?


21 Although we cannot say what a day will bring forth for us individually, by faith we can meet any challenge. 	 Ka Tali Mai Pefea ne Koe? • Ne a tala mai te Tusi Tapu e fakamaoni mai i ei me e mafai o maua ne tatou te loto toa ona ko te fakatuanaki?


Does it not warm your heart to know that Kingdom proclaimers conducted more than six million Bible studies during the 2007 service year? 	 E mata, e se se mea fakafiafia ke iloa atu me ne fai ne tino talai o te Malo a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e sili atu mo te ono miliona i te tausaga faka-te-taviniga ko te 2007?


Supposing that Christ had not been raised, what would follow? 	 Kafai a Keliso ne seki toetu mai, se a la te ikuga ka maua?


“If I happen to have extra, even just a little,” she says, “I set it aside so that I have something to draw on if an unexpected expense comes along.” 	 “Kafai e isi ne aku tupe silia, faitalia me mu‵tana fua,” ko ana muna, “e faka‵toe eiloa ne au ko te mea ke isi ne aku tupe mo ‵togi a nisi mea kolā e seki fakamoemoegina.”


HOW CAN WE KEEP ON THE WATCH DESPITE . . . 	 E MAFAI PEFEA O TUMAU TATOU I TE MATAPULA‵PULA FAITALIA A . . .


Look! Now is the day of salvation.”—2 COR. 6:2. 	 Tenei te taimi e maua ei te alofa o te Atua, a te aso nei ko te aso o te fakaolataga!”—2 KOLINITO 6:2.


When we prepare and use the suggested presentations or others that are realistic, do we not find that our ministry is more productive? 	 Kafai e fakatoka kae fakaaogā ne tatou a manatu fesoasoani io me ko nisi manatu aogā, e lagona eiloa ne tatou te aogā o te ‵tou galuega.


Through his Word, Jehovah repeatedly admonishes us to use our abilities for good. 	 E auala i tena Muna, ne fakamalosi mai faeloa a Ieova ke fakaaoga faka‵lei ‵tou atamai.


Our congregation even bought a bus so that we could travel to neighboring towns and villages each weekend. With my wife in 2011 	 Ne ‵togi foki ne te motou fakapotopotoga se pasi ko te mea ke mafai o olo atu ki fa‵kai ‵pili mai i fakaotiga o vaiaso katoa.


His patience in lovingly dealing with family members was rewarded. 	 Ne maua eiloa ne ia te taui o tena kufaki i te fakafesagai atu mo te alofa ki tino i tena kāiga.


If you still try to manage the job that you have delegated to someone, you will send him the message, “I don’t really trust you.” 	 Kafai koi fai eiloa ne koe se galuega telā ko oti ne tuku atu ke fai ne se isi tino, e pelā me ko fai atu koe penei ki te tino tenā, “Au e se talitonu ki a koe.”


Jesus devoted his energy to his God-assigned responsibility 	 Ne fakaaogā ne Iesu tena malosi ke fakataunu ne ia a tiute kolā ne tuku mai ne te Atua ki a ia


For how long does the harvest continue? 	 E pefea te leva o te ‵katiga o saito?


It is “the path of the righteous ones,” which “is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established.” 	 Ko “te auala tela e sasale i ei a tino amiotonu” kae e fai “pela mo te la e kamata o fanake, e gasolosolo malie eiloa o vau te mainaga ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko ao mai ei.”


That is work we need to do! 	 Tenā loa te galuega e ‵tau o fai ne tatou!


Why are children an inheritance? 	 Kaia e fai ei a tama‵liki e pelā me ne meaalofa?


However, some gifts may be so special or meaningful that they are truly life-changing. 	 Kae e isi eiloa ne meaalofa fakapito kae tāua kolā e mafai o ‵fuli ne ia te olaga o se tino.


One such lie is that at death everyone passes on to the spirit realm. 	 E fakaloiloi mai a ia me i tino ‵mate e olo atu katoa ki te koga e ‵nofo ei a agaga.


10 There is yet another reason for praising Jehovah. 	 10 E isi aka foki se pogai e ‵viki atu ei ki a Ieova.


Psalms 138 to 145 are of David. 	 Ne ‵fatu eiloa ne Tavita a te Salamo 138 ki te 145.


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Do not Christian overseers today need to fear Jehovah, obey his laws, refrain from exalting themselves above their brothers, and avoid deviating from Jehovah’s commandments? 	 E ‵tau foki mo ovasia Kelisiano i aso nei o ma‵taku ki a Ieova, faka‵logo ki ana tulafono, ke se fakama‵luga aka a latou eiloa i olotou taina, kae ke mo a ma ‵teke atu latou ki fakatonuga a Ieova, i ne?


The apostle Peter urged those who heard him at Pentecost to “be baptized.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a te apositolo ko Petelu ki tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a ia i te taimi o te Penitekoso ‘ke papatiso.’


• What benefits do upbuilding conversations bring? 	 • Ne a mea aogā e maua mai sau‵talaga fakamalosi loto?


The Japanese army invaded the Philippines. 	 Ne puke ne te kau Tiapani a Filipaina.


Ono lay between Jerusalem and Samaria. 	 Ne tu a Ono i te kogāloto o Ielusalema mo Samalia.


In answering such personal questions, we can keep in mind what the apostle Paul told his fellow Christians in Rome: “All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope.” 	 Ke tali atu ki fesili konā, ke masaua eiloa ne tatou a pati a te apositolo ko Paulo ne fai ki ana taina Kelisiano i Loma: “Me i mea katoa kolā ne tusi i te Tusi, ne tusi ke akoako ei tatou, ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a te fakamoemoega e alatu i te kufaki, mo te fakamalosiga e alatu i te Tusi.”


(Hebrews 11:35; 12:1) One of those women was a poor widow in the Phoenician town of Zarephath. 	 (Epelu 11:35; 12:1) E tokotasi te fafine mai fāfine konā ko te fafine mativa telā ne mate tena avaga mai i te fa‵kai i Foinikia ko Salefata.


Personal study is one means by which Jehovah can “guard [us] from stumbling.” 	 Kafai e fai a ‵tou sukesukega totino, e talia ne tatou a Ieova ke puipui ne ia tatou mai te faiga o se mea ‵se.


Take time to examine your goals and way of life to see whether the world’s spirit has infected you in any way. 	 Ke fakaavanoa a taimi ke iloilo aka ou fakamoemoega mo tou olaga ke lavea aka me ko oti ne pokotia koe i te agaga o te lalolagi i so se feitu.


(Ps. 100:3) Jesus illustrated this when he said: “If a certain man comes to have a hundred sheep and one of them gets strayed, will he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountains and set out on a search for the one that is straying? 	 (Salamo 100:3) Ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu te mea tenei i te taimi ne fai mai ei tou tagata: “Se a te mea ka fai ne se tino e isi ne ana mamoe e selau, kae galo se mamoe e tasi?


In our day, Jehovah has shed light on his Word 	 Ne a mainaga ne ‵sae mai i “aso fakaoti”?


Hence, the apostle Peter exhorted many of them: “Repent, therefore, and turn around so as to get your sins blotted out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the person of Jehovah and that he may send forth the Christ appointed for you, Jesus.” 	 Tenā te pogai ne fakamalosi atu ei a te apositolo ko Petelu ki tino e tokouke i a latou: “Tela la, ke na salamo koutou ki otou agasala, kae ‵fuli atu ki te Atua, ko te mea ke fakamagalo otou agasala. E se gata fua i konā, ka ke maua foki a taimi o te malosi faka te Agaga mai te Aliki, ka ke tuku mai foki ne ia tena Keliso ko Iesu, telā ko leva ne filifili ne ia mo koutou.”


(Matthew 6:9-13) For example, we might ask ourselves what small part we hope to play in the doing of Jehovah’s will here on earth. 	 (Mataio 6:9-13) Kāti e mafai o fesili ifo tatou penei, me se a te tusaga foliki e mafai o fai ne tatou i te faiga o te loto o Ieova i te lalolagi nei.


He commanded the prophet to go to the house of a man named Jesse and anoint one of Jesse’s sons to be the future king of Israel. 	 I te taimi muamua ne kilo atu ei a Samuelu ki te tamaliki matua eiloa a Iese, ko Eliapo, ne talitonu katoatoa a ia me ne filifili ne te Atua te tamaliki tenā.


The life and thought of the New Testament are entirely dominated by faith in the resurrection. . . . 	 A te Feagaiga Fou e ‵fonu i akoakoga o te fakatuanaki e uiga ki te toetuga. . . .


10 Many young Christians face a trial like Joseph’s. 	 10 E tokouke a talavou Kelisiano e fe‵paki mo se tulaga tai ‵pau e pelā mo Iosefa.


(1 Ki. 21:3, 15; 2 Chron. 24:20, 21) Daniel and his companions clearly had the opportunity to “accept release” by compromising their integrity. 	 (1 Tupu 21:3, 15; 2 Nofo. 24:20, 21) E mautinoa eiloa me ne maua ne Tanielu mo ana taugasoa te avanoaga ke “talia ne latou ke fakasaoloto latou” mai te gutugutulua e uiga ki te lotou fakamaoni.


Although Jehovah is merciful in rendering judgment, why must we not presume upon his mercy? 	 Faitalia te alofa ‵nau o Ieova i te faiga o ana fakamasinoga, kaia e se ‵tau ei o manatu māmā tatou ki tena alofa ‵nau?


In Bible times and today, date palms beautify Egypt’s Nile Valley, and they provide refreshing shade around oases of the Negeb Desert. 	 E fakagaligali ne te pāma a te vaitafe o te kau Aikupito ko te Naila i aso ne tusi ei te Tusi Tapu pelā foki mo aso nei, kae e fakamalumalu foki ne lakau konā a vaituloto i te Toafa o Negeb.


One couple, Gilles and Elodie, made special efforts to communicate with me. 	 Ne taumafai se tauavaga, ko Gilles mo Elodie, o fesokotaki mai ki a au.


What dangers exist in using electronic games and videos? 	 Ne a mea fakama‵taku e ‵sae aka i tafaoga i vitiō?


(Gal. 1:13-16, 23) In another letter, Paul stated: “When being reviled, we bless; when being persecuted, we bear up; when being defamed, we entreat.”—1 Cor. 4:12, 13. 	 (Kalatia 1:13-16, 23) I te suā tusi, ne fai atu a Paulo: “Kafai ko fetūgina matou, e fakamanuia atu matou ki ei; kae kafai foki ko fakasauagina matou, e kufaki matou.


As the months went by, bitterness replaced the closeness that this brother and sister once enjoyed. 	 I masina fakamuli ifo, ne gasolo aka eiloa o masei atu te vā fealofani o te tau tuagane konei ona ko te kaitaua.


17 The bottle-nosed dolphin normally dives to depths of 150 feet [45 m], but the deepest recorded dive for a dolphin is 1,795 feet [547 m]! 	 17 A te suā tafola ko te bottle-nosed dolphin e masani o nofo ki te 150 futu te ‵poko o tena uku kae ko te toe koga poko telā ne oko ki ei se tafola penā ko te 1,795 futu!


But the world’s failure to adopt positive values does not mean that there are no wholesome values that can and should be adopted. 	 Kae, ko te fakatamala o tino o fai a amioga ‵lei e se fakauiga i ei me ko seai eiloa ne amioga ‵lei e mafai io me e ‵tau o fai.


In the fifth century C.E., a man who called himself Moses convinced Jews on the island of Crete that he was the messiah and would deliver them from oppression. 	 I te lima o senitenali T.A., ne fakatalitonu atu ei se tagata telā ne fai atu i tena igoa ko Mose ki te kau Iutaia i te motu ko Keleta me i a ia ko te mesia kae ka fakasaoloto ne ia latou mai i pulega fakasauā.


(Read Psalm 38:3-5, 8.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 38:3-5, 8.)


After receiving needed discipline, Jehovah’s cleansed people were ready to take up a further assignment of service. 	 Mai tua o te mauaga ne latou o polopolokiga kolā ne manakogina, ne toka ‵lei a tino kolā ne faka‵ma ne Ieova ke fai ne latou se galuega fou.


What can we learn from the way Jehovah communicated with his people in the past? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te auala ne fesokotaki atu ei a Ieova ki ana tino i taimi ko ‵teka?


Likely, a sudden downpour of rain caused the chariots to get bogged down because of the overflowing Kishon River. 	 E se taumate ne ‵goto ifo a kaliota konā ki lalo i pela ona ko te vaiua ‵lotu telā ne ‵to fakavave kae ne lofia ei te Vaitafe o Kisona.


He selected the best, the firstlings, and offered up what seemed to be the choicest pieces. 	 Ne fili ne ia a toe mamoe ‵lei kolā ko ana fua muamua eiloa, kae ofo atu ne ia toe manu ‵lei a ia konā e pelā me ko tena taulaga.


(Zech. 12:10) And Psalm 34:20 states: “[God] is guarding all the bones of that one; not one of them has been broken.” 	 (Sakalia 12:10) Kae fai mai te Salamo 34:20 penei: “E tausi faka‵lei a ia ne te Aliki, e seai eiloa se ivi o ia e fati.”


One mother lost five children before they were born. 	 E tokotasi te mātua ne ‵lele ana tama‵liki e tokolima.


“My son, if you will receive my sayings and treasure up my own commandments with yourself, so as to pay attention to wisdom with your ear, that you may incline your heart to discernment; if, moreover, you call out for understanding itself and you give forth your voice for discernment itself, . . . in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God.” 	 Sala malosi ki te poto, e pela manafai e sala koe ki siliva io me ko se koloa taua. Kafai e fai ne koe te mea tena, kae ka iloa foki ei ne koe te uiga o te mataku ki te Aliki, kae ka manuia eiloa koe i tau taulotoga e uiga ki te Atua.”


18 Jehovah will not personally tell us to say something encouraging to a particular individual as he told Moses to encourage and strengthen Joshua. 	 18 E se fai ‵tonu mai a Ieova ki a tatou ke fakamalosi atu ki se tino e pelā mo tena faiatuga ki a Mose ke fakamalosi a Iosua.


19 We can all strive to keep a balanced view of ourselves—not taking ourselves too seriously. 	 19 E mafai ne tatou katoa o taumafai ke fakatumau se kilokiloga paleni e uiga ki a tatou—kae ke mo a ma tō fakatāua ne tatou a tatou eiloa.


13 So, then, what can we conclude? 	 13 Tela la, se a te mea e mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou?


23 Do You Share Jehovah’s Sense of Justice? 	 23 E Mata, e Maua ne Koe te Kilokiloga a Ieova ki te Fakamaoni?


Yes, the “evil slave” came from the ranks of the faithful slave.* How? 	 E tonu, ne fai muamua a te “tavini sē fakamaoni” pelā me se vaega o te tavini fakamaoni.* E pefea la?


From what we have considered, is it not clear that we have sound reasons to accept Jehovah’s judgments? 	 Mai mea kolā ne sau‵tala ki ei, e mata, e se fakaasi manino mai i ei a pogai e ‵tau ei o talia ne tatou a fakamasinoga a Ieova?


But in order for our conscience to be an effective guide, it must be properly adjusted, or calibrated. 	 Kae ko te mea ke takitaki faka‵lei ‵tou loto lagona, e ‵tau eiloa o fakagalue io me fakatonutonu faka‵lei.


Granted, your past experiences may tell you that you should be cautious, but do those experiences really justify your concluding that these two young men are a danger? 	 E tonu, kāti e fakamasaua atu a mea mua ne iloa ne koe me e ‵tau eiloa koe o fakaeteete, kae e mata, e fesoasoani atu a mea mua konā ki te ‵tonu o tau fakaikuga me i tamataene tokolua konei e fakama‵taku?


(Luke 18:3, 5, 7, 8) When in particular will God “cause justice to be done”? 	 (Luka 18:3, 5, 7, 8) E fai la māfea te ‘fakamasinoga’ a te Atua?


2 Yes, love can impel humans to show outstanding courage. 	 2 E tonu, e fakamalosi aka ne te alofa a tino ke fakaasi atu a te loto toa sē fuafuagina.


(Gal. 1:4) Because of this, we are misunderstood by many and are even hated by some. 	 (Kalatia 1:4) Ona ko te mea tenei, e se malamalama te tokoukega o tino kae e takalia‵lia a nisi tino ki a tatou.


To be holy, what must we do? 6 To be holy, we must maintain physical, mental, moral, and spiritual cleanness. 	 6 Ko te mea ke ‵malu tatou, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te ‵ma i te feitu faka-te-foitino, feitu faka-te-mafaufau, mea tau amioga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga.


13 People have known God’s name since the creation of mankind. 	 13 Ko oti ne iloa ne tino a te igoa o te Atua talu mai te faitega o tino.


Death tears parents from children and children from parents. 	 E ‵vae keatea ne te mate a mātua mai i olotou tama‵liki mo tama‵liki mai i olotou mātua.


In Ps 148 verse 2, we find Jehovah’s celestial “army,” the angels, praising God. 	 I te fuaiupu e 2, e lavea atu i ei a te “kautau o te lagi” a Ieova, ko agelu, e ‵viki atu ki te Atua.


8 Many young men and women in the Christian congregation today have great potential. 	 8 E tokouke a talavou tagata mo fafine i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i aso nei e aoga malosi eiloa.


There are also those who indulge in what has been called dashboard dining—eating while they drive. 	 E se ‵saga tonu atu a nisi tino fakatele‵tele ki te auala ona ko faka‵pulaga i auala io me ko te faipati atu i telefoni.


(Isaiah 2:2-4; 11:6-9; 25:6-8; 32:1, 2) Indeed, the book of Isaiah adds to the evidence that “the word of God is alive”!—Hebrews 4:12. [Picture on page 8] 	 (Isaia 2:2-4; 11:6-9; 25:6-8; 32:1, 2) E tonu, e tuku mai i te tusi o Isaia a nisi fakamaoniga “me i te muna a te Atua e ola”!—Epelu 4:12.


• What view of discipline should we have? 	 • E ‵tau o ‵kilo atu pefea tatou ki pati polopoloki?


Greedy for material gain, the false prophet Balaam tried to curse Israel. When God turned his curse into a blessing, Balaam worked with Moabite King Balak and lured many Israelites into idolatry and sexual immorality. 	 I te taimi ne ‵fuli ei ne te Atua tena fakamalaiaga ki se fakamanuiaga, ne fesoasoani atu a Palaamo ki te tupu o Moapi ko Palako ke fai a tino Isalaelu ke ifo ki tupua kae ke finalalolagi foki.


Some crossed the Jordan and found refuge in the mountains on the eastern side of that river. 	 Ne olo atu a nisi tino ki te feitu ki te saegalā o te Iolitana kae ne faka‵lafi latou i mauga i te feitu tenā o te vaitafe.


GENIVAL, who lives in a shantytown in northeastern Brazil, supported his wife and children on the meager wages he earned as a hospital security guard. 	 A GENIVAL, telā e nofo i se fa‵kai mativa i te feitu ki mātū togālā o Pasili, ne tausi ne ia tena avaga mo ana tama‵liki ki tena tamā ‵togi i tena galuega e pelā me se leoleo i te fa‵kaimasaki.


17 Notice how congregation elders and fellow believers helped these two sisters to cope with their thornlike infirmities. 	 17 Mafaufau la ki auala ne fesoasoani atu ei a toeaina o te fakapotopotoga mo taina tali‵tonu ki tuagane e tokolua konei ke fakafesagai atu ki lā masaki fakalogo‵mae.


Many feel free to water down the Bible’s laws and principles—or even to ignore them completely when it seems expedient to do so. 	 E tali‵tonu a tino e tokouke me e mafai o akoako atu ne latou a tulafono mo akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu kolā e fia fakalogo‵logo ki ei a tino—io me e taumafai ke se ‵saga katoatoa atu latou ki ei.


Our Watchfulness Takes On Greater Urgency 	 Ko Taua Atu Nei te Matapulapula


(Matthew 1:1, 6, 16) If we have sinned, it is good to remember that Jehovah takes note of our repentant attitude. 	 (Mataio 1:1, 6, 16) Kafai ko oti ne agasala tatou, se mea ‵lei ke masaua me e lavea ne Ieova te ‵tou loto salamō.


8 As “children of wrath,” we once displayed many qualities that displease God, perhaps even some beastlike traits! 	 8 E pelā me ne “fanau o te kaitaua,” ne fakaasi atu muamua ne tatou a uiga e uke kolā e se fakafiafia atu ki te Atua, kāti e aofia i ei a nisi uiga fakamanu!


In “All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial” and Insight on the Scriptures, one can find excellent information about the historical setting, style, and potential benefits of each Bible book.* 	 E mafai o maua ne se tino i tusi ko te “All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial” mo te Insight on the Scriptures, a fakamatalaga tafasili i te ‵lei e uiga ki te vaitaimi e fakasino atu ki ei a tusi konā, pati e fakaaogā i ei, mo mea aogā e maua mai i tusi takitasi konā i te Tusi Tapu.*


(Gal. 5:19, 20) Furthermore, “those practicing spiritism” will have no part in Jehovah’s new system of things. 	 (Kalatia 5:19, 20) E se gata i ei, a “tino fai vailakau” ka seai se lotou avanoaga i te fakanofonofoga fou a Ieova.


19 As the stone covering the entrance of Lazarus’ tomb is removed, Jesus prays out loud so that the people will know that what he is about to do is accomplished through the power of God. 	 19 I te ave keateaga o te fatu telā ne pono ei te tanuga o Lasalo, ne ‵talo a Iesu ki luga ko te mea ke iloa ne tino me ka fai ne ia se mea i te mana o te Atua.