They will surely be recipients of Jehovah’s fiery judgment symbolized by “burning coals of the broom trees.” 	 Ka maua eiloa ne latou te fakasalaga fakamataku a Ieova telā e fakaata mai i te “malala ‵ka.”


All day long it is my concern.”—Psalm 119:97. 	 E mafaufau au ki ei i te aso kātoa.”—Salamo 119:97.


14, 15. (a) What alternative is there to “setting the mind on the flesh”? (b) What is not meant by “setting the mind on the spirit”? 	 14, 15. (a) Se a te mea telā ne fakamalosi mai ne Paulo ke mafaufau faeloa ki ei i lō te ‘mafaufau ki mea faka-te-foitino’? (e) Se a te mea e se fakauiga ki ei te “mafaufau ki te agaga”?


5 In a song that contrasts God’s greatness with man’s littleness, the psalmist David sang: “O Jehovah our Lord, how majestic your name is in all the earth, you whose dignity is recounted above the heavens!” 	 5 I se pese telā e fakaasi mai i ei te ‵kese o te maluga o te Atua mai tino, ne usu mai te faisalamo ko Tavita, penei: “Te Aliki te motou Aliki, e matea ne te lalolagi kātoa tou ‵malu! E ‵fonu te lagi i ou vikiga mo tavaega!”


Even in a situation like the one in Sardis, what may be true of a few Christians? 10 Even in a situation like the one in Sardis, there may be a few who ‘do not defile their outer garments and who can walk with Christ in white ones because they are worthy.’ 	 10 E pelā mo te tulaga telā ne oko atu ki te fakapotopotoga i Salataisa, kāti e isi ne nāi tino kolā e ‘seki fakalai‵lai olotou gatu kae e sasale fakatasi latou mo Keliso mo olotou gatu ‵kena me e ‵tau eiloa o fai penā.’


At 28, I got married. 	 I te taimi ko 28 ei oku tausaga, ne avaga au.


A regular share in the preaching work also helps us to improve our skills and our effectiveness. 	 E fesoasoani mai foki te kau atu faeloa ki te galuega talai ke gasolo aka tatou o āpo kae ma‵goi foki i ‵tou galuega.


16:13, 14—Was Asa cremated? 	 16:13, 14—E mata, ne ‵sunu te foitino o Asa?


● Video conferences can enable people on different continents to engage in face-to-face conversations. 	 ● Ko fai ne vitio ke mafai ne tino i atufenua kese‵kese o sau‵tala mata ki mata.


Indeed, Jehovah’s way is “adjusted right.” 	 Ao, a auala o Ieova e “‵tonu.”


When it comes to forgiveness, even good friends sometimes struggle. 	 Kafai ko manakogina a te loto fakamagalo, e faigata foki eiloa ki toe taugasoa ‵lei ke fai penā.


Saul disobeyed this divine command. 	 Ne seki fakalogo a Saulo ki te fakatonuga tenei mai te Atua.


You will not need to fight in this instance. 	 Ko te Atua e taua, sē ko koutou. . . .


They came to be known by the Hebrew term “Nephilim.” 	 Ne lauiloa latou e pelā me ne “Nefilimi” i te ‵gana Epelu.


At a suitable time, offer to share some encouraging thoughts from the Bible. 	 Kafai ko maua ne koe se avanoaga ‵lei, ke na tuku atu ne manatu fakamafanafana mai te Tusi Tapu.


No strong superiors, moral or otherwise.” 	 E se ma‵nako latou ki tino pule ma‵luga kolā e fakatāua ne latou a amioga ‵lei io me ko nisi mea aka foki penā.”


What are the “token” and the “seal” that each anointed Christian receives from God?—2 Cor. 1:21, 22; ftn. 	 Se a te “fakatalitonu” mo te “fakamailoga” telā e maua ne Kelisiano fakaekegina taki tokotasi mai te Atua?—2 Koli. 1:21, 22.


19 Jesus said: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” 	 19 Ne fai mai Iesu: “E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki tou tuakoi e pelā mo koe ki a koe eiloa.”


We all knew that severe trials lay ahead. 	 Ne iloa ne matou me ka fe‵paki matou katoa mo nai tulaga faiga‵ta i aso mai mua.


Consider his letters to the seven congregations in Asia Minor, as penned by the apostle John. 	 Ke mafaufau ki ana tusi ki fakapotopotoga e fitu i Asia Foliki, kolā ne tusi ne te apositolo ko Ioane.


(Philippians 3:13, 14) Paul benefited from the good news because he willingly abandoned what had been steering him away from God and he wholeheartedly pursued goals that were in line with God’s purpose. 	 (Filipi 3:13, 14) Ne aogā te tala ‵lei ki a Paulo me ne talia ne ia ke tiakina te mea telā ne se ‵lei ei te va o laua mo te Atua kae ne kausaki atu eiloa a ia mo te loto kātoa ki fakamoemoega kolā ne fetaui ‵lei mo te loto o te Atua.


The elder listened empathetically without being judgmental and expressed loving concern for the brother and his family. 	 Ne fakalogologo te toeaina mo te loto malamalama kae fakaasi atu te alofa atafai ki te taina mo tena kāiga.


(John 17:16; James 4:4) The same source states that in time, the whole structure and nature of the church, as well as many of its fundamental beliefs, was changed radically “under the influence of a curious and thoroughly unhealthy combination of O[ld] T[estament] and neoplatonic models.” 	 (Ioane 17:16; Iakopo 4:4) Ne fai mai foki te tusi tenā me ka isi se ‵fuliga lasi ‵ki ki fakatokaga mo faifaiga a te lotu e pelā foki loa mo ana talitonuga fakavae “ona ko te tuku fakatasiga o akoakoga i te Feagaiga Mua mo akoakoga ‵fou a Plato” kolā e ‵se ‵ki.


(Job 29:1-5) Job was not the only servant of God to experience intense anguish. 	 (Iopu 29:1-5) E se ko Iopu fua te tavini a te Atua ne fepaki mo se tulaga fakalogo‵mae penei.


It is vital that Christians yoke themselves only to those who love Jehovah and respect his standards of chastity. 	 Se mea tāua ‵ki ke ‵kau fakatasi a Kelisiano mo tino fua kolā e a‵lofa ki a Ieova kae āva ki ana tulaga ‵ma.


4 How different life is today! 	 4 Ko oko eiloa te ‵kese o te olaga i aso nei!


Still, being at the Lord’s Evening Meal is important, for being there shows how highly they value Jesus’ sacrifice. 	 E tāua a te nofo atu i te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi, me e fakaasi atu i ei a te fakatāua malosi ne latou o te taulaga a Iesu.


Describe Jehovah’s comforting attitude toward Abraham. 	 Ke fakamatala mai a te kilokiloga a Ieova ki te fakamafanafanaga o Apelaamo.


The book of Psalms contains many expressions of praise to God, and about half of these songs are attributed to David. 	 E aofia i loto i te tusi ko Salamo a fakamunaga e uke e uiga ki tavaega ki te Atua kae ko te āfa o pese konei ne ‵fatu eiloa ne Tavita.


8 An important reminder for Bible readers is this: Allow enough time to assimilate what you read! 	 8 Tenei te mea tāua e ‵tau o masaua ne tino kolā e fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu: Ke lava a taimi e fakaavanoa ke ‵teu i ‵tou loto a mea kolā e faitau koe ki ei!


(Revelation 14:6, 7) That “hour” of judgment is a brief period; it includes both the pronouncement and the execution of the judgments that are depicted in that prophecy. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:6, 7) A te “taimi” io me ko te itula o te fakamasinoga se taimi toetoe; e aofia i ei te folafolaatuga mo te fakaokoatuga o te fakasalaga telā e fakaasi mai i te valoaga tenā.


(Exodus 16:5, 23, 24) So the manna impressed upon their minds that they had to be obedient and that their lives depended not just on bread but on “every expression of Jehovah’s mouth.” 	 (Esoto 16:5, 23, 24) Tela la, e fakamasaua atu ne te manai me e ‵tau o faka‵logo latou kae e se fakalagolago fua olotou ola ki meakai kae mai “muna katoa e fai mai ne te Aliki.”


(2 John 1-13) 	 (2 Ioane 1-13)


(Psalm 104:15; 1 Timothy 5:23) However, heavy drinking and drunkenness are wrong in God’s eyes. 	 (Salamo 104:15; 1 Timoteo 5:23) Kae ko te inu valea mo te konā ne mea ma‵sei i te kilokiloga a te Atua.


(Titus 1:15) Paul certainly was not saying that for a morally clean Christian, absolutely everything is clean and permissible. 	 (Tito 1:15) Ne seki fai mai a Paulo me mō se Kelisiano telā e ‵ma ana amioga, e ‵ma katoatoa kae saoloto o fai so se mea.


4 Though Christians do not reflect God’s glory by means of rays that beam from their faces, their faces fairly beam as they tell others about Jehovah’s glorious personality and purposes. 	 4 E tiga eiloa e se fakaasi atu ne Kelisiano a te ‵malu o te Atua e auala i te mainaga telā e malapu‵lapu mai i olotou mata, e fakaasi mai eiloa i olotou mata a te tulaga tenā i te lotou fai‵pati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki a Ieova, ana uiga ‵gali mo ana fuafuaga.


When his son hit a neighbor boy, the father first listened patiently to his son’s excuses. 	 I te taimi ne ‵pago ei ne tena tama se tamaliki a tena tuakoi, ne fakalogologo muamua te tamana mo te kufaki ki fakamasakoga a tena tama.


“The word of God is alive” 	 “Te muna a te Atua e ola”


The name Jehovah means “He Causes to Become.” 	 A te uiga o te igoa Ieova ko te “Ka Fai Eiloa ne au so se Mea e ‵Tau o Fai.”


This invincible “King of kings” will rescue Jehovah’s loyal worshipers and annihilate all their enemies. 	 A te “Tupu o tupu” telā e seai sena nafa ka faka‵sao ne ia a tino tapuaki fakamaoni a Ieova kae fakaseai atu olotou fili katoa.


▪ What the Bible teaches: “Children, be obedient to your parents in everything, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.”—Colossians 3:20. 	 ▪ Mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu: “Tama‵liki, e ‵tau mo koutou o faka‵logo ki otou mātua i mea katoa, me se mea fakafiafia loto tenā ki te Aliki.”—Kolose 3:20.


However, he urged them: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.”—Matthew 10:1, 16-22, 28. 	 E ui i ei, ne fakamalosi atu a ia ki a latou: “Sa ma‵taku ki a latou kolā e tamate ne latou te foitino, me se mafai ne latou o tamate te agaga; ka ke ma‵taku koutou ki te Atua, me ko ia e mafai ne ia o tamate te foitino mo te agaga i Kena.”—Mataio 10:1, 16-22, 28.


I could not understand why two people whom I loved would leave each other. 	 Ne seki mafai o malamalama au i te pogai ne ma‵nako ei a tino e tokolua kolā ne alofa malosi au ki ei ke māvae.


What can help us to meet this challenge? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke manumalo tatou i te tulaga faigata tenā?


Our loving heavenly Father graciously accepted Jesus’ precious offering as “a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins.” 	 Ne talia mo te loto fiafia ne ‵tou tamana alofa i te lagi a te taulaga tāua a Iesu e pelā me ko te “auala e fakamagalo ei o‵tou agasala.”


In 1999 came clarification of when and how ‘the disgusting thing stands in a holy place.’ 	 I te 1999, ne momea aka foki te manino ‵lei o te taimi mo te auala ne ‘tu atu ei te mea fakatakalialia i te koga tapu.’


He acknowledged that he received “power beyond what is normal” from God.—2 Corinthians 4:7-9. 	 Ne matea ne ia me ne maua ne ia te ‘malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani’ mai te Atua.—2 Kolinito 4:7-9.


Such behavior may well win you more freedom in certain areas of life. 	 Kāti e tuku atu ki a koe a te saolotoga ke fai a nisi mea ona ko uiga penā.


“The chronological and geographical statements are more accurate and reliable than those afforded by any other ancient documents.”—A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, BY ROBERT D. WILSON 	 “E fakatuagagina kae ‵tonu atu a fakamatalaga e tuku mai ne te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te taimi mo te koga ne ‵tupu ei a mea i lō fakamatalaga e tuku mai i nisi tusi aka.”— A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, BY ROBERT D. WILSON


• What joy sustained Jesus through his trials, and what can we learn from this? 	 • Se a te mea fakafiafia telā ne fakamalosi atu ki a Iesu i ana tofotofoga, kae se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i ei?


One thing is sure—if you make the effort to know God and to obey the good news, then the words of Proverbs 1:33 will come true in your case: “As for the one listening to me, he will reside in security and be undisturbed from dread of calamity.” 	 Kafai e taumafai malosi koe ke iloa ne koe te Atua kae fakalogo foki ki te tala ‵lei, e mautinoa eiloa me ka lavea ne koe te ‵tonu o pati i te Faataoto 1: 33, penei: “So se tino e saga tonu [io me fakalogo] mai ki a au ka maua ne ia te saogalemu. Ka tokagamalie tena olaga, kae seai se mea e mataku ki ei.”


The badness of man is abundant, as seen in his attitude toward God and fellowman. 	 Ko lauiloa valevale te ma‵sei o tino, pelā mo te mea e lavea atu i olotou kilokiloga ki te Atua mo tino.


True, that arrangement was instituted under the Law covenant, which was replaced at Pentecost 33 C.E. Remember, though, that the Law came from Jehovah. 	 E tonu, ne fai a te fakatokaga tenā mai lalo i te feagaiga o te Tulafono, telā ne sui ne se isi mea i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. Masaua la me ne aumai i a Ieova a te Tulafono.


In old age, David said: “You are my hope, O Sovereign Lord Jehovah, my confidence from my youth. 	 I te taimi ko matua ei, ne fai mai a Tavita: “Te Aliki, ko koe fua toku fakamoemoega, au ne fakatuanaki eiloa ki a koe mai taku folikiga.


5 Of course, no human is righteous in a complete sense. 	 5 E tonu, e seai se tino e katoatoa tena amiotonu.


(Psalm 92:1-4) When we overcome an obstacle to our spiritual progress, we may be inclined to express joy and gratitude in prayer, even as the psalmist did when he sang: “O come let us cry out joyfully to Jehovah! 	 (Salamo 92:1-4) Kafai ko oti ne manumalo tatou i se fakalavelave io me ko gasolo atu tatou ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e mafai ne tatou o fakaasi atu te ‵tou fia‵fia mo te ‵tou loto fakafetai e auala i te faiga o ‵talo e pelā eiloa mo te pese a te fai salamo ne usu: “O‵mai ke tavae ne tatou te Aliki!


Then he added: “When you take the issue of our longing and need for healing today and read the Bible in that light, astonishing results follow.” 	 Kae ne fakaopoopo mai a ia penei: “Kafai e mafaufau se tino ki ‵tou manakoga mō se faka‵leiga i aso nei kae faitau ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo te kilokiloga tenā, ka fakaofoofogia ‵ki eiloa a mea kolā ka iku mai i ei.”


The spirit of the world operates in a number of ways. 	 E galue te agaga o te lalolagi i auala kese‵kese.


In fact, their interest in you exceeds that of any human, and their motive is entirely unselfish; they want to help you to “get a firm hold on the real life.”—1 Tim. 6:19; Rev. 3:19. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e sili fakafia atu te lā ‵saga tonu atu ki a koe i lō so se isi tino aka, kae e seai lele eiloa se uiga kaiū i lā lagonaga; e ma‵nako laua o fesoasoani atu ke puke ‵mau koe ki “te ola tonu.”—1 Timoteo 6:19; Fakaasiga 3:19.


You will make your parents very happy. 	 Ka fakafiafia eiloa ne koe ou mātua.


Remember Praise and Thanksgiving 	 Ke Masaua a Tavaega mo ‵Talo Fakafetai


(1 Timothy 6:9, 10) Abraham was willing to sacrifice material comforts in order to please God. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:9, 10, NW) Ne loto malie a Apelaamo ke tiakina ne ia a mea faka-te-foitino ‵gali ke fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


(Hosea 2:14) When Jehovah thus caused the 10-tribe kingdom to end, he did not cancel his marriage covenant with the original 12-tribe nation of Israel. 	 (Hosea 2:14) I te taimi ne fakagata ei ne Ieova a te malo o matakāiga e 10, ne seki fakaseai ne ia te feagaiga o tena fakaipoipoga mo matakāiga e 12 o Isalaelu.


(Rom. 13:7) However, if government authorities tell us to disobey God, we respectfully refuse to comply. 	 (Loma 13:7) Kae kafai e fai mai a pule o malo ke sē faka‵logo tatou ki te Atua, e se ‵tau o talia ne tatou te lotou manatu kae fai i se auala āva.


But only by remaining spiritually vigilant can we continue to enjoy Jehovah’s undeserved kindness and “go on walking in the truth.” (3 John 3, 4) Let us therefore be determined to reject all apostasy so that we can maintain a strong relationship with our heavenly Father. 	 Kae ko te matapula‵pula fua i te feitu faka-te-agaga e mafai ei o maua ne tatou te alofa tauanoa o Ieova kae “tumau i te mea tonu.” (3 Ioane 3, 4) Tela la, ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou ke ‵teke atu ki faifaiga fakaaposetasi katoa ko te mea ke mafai o fakatumau ne tatou te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


WEEK OF APRIL 25, 2016–MAY 1, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A APELILA 25, 2016–ME 1, 2016


13 However, many of God’s servants have already died because of illness, persecution, and other factors. 	 13 E tokouke a tavini a te Atua ko oti ne ‵mate atu ona ko masaki, fakasauāga mo nisi pogai aka.


13 While Elijah hid in a cave, he saw an awe-inspiring exhibition of three of the forces that Jehovah controls: a strong wind, an earthquake, and finally a fire. 	 13 A koi muni a Elia i se ana, kae ne matea atu ne ia se fakaasiga fakamataku o malosi e tolu kolā e pule a Ieova ki ei: te matagi malosi, se mafuie, kae fakamuli ifo ko te afi.


WORRY AND LOSS OF SLEEP BECAUSE WEALTH HAS TO BE PROTECTED. 	 TE SĒ MOE MO TE MANAVASE KI KOLOA KOLĀ E ‵TAU O PUIPUI ATU.


Does a husband humiliate himself before his friends or gossip about his own shortcomings? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakamasiasi ne se tagata avaga a ia eiloa i mua o ana taugasoa io me e fatufatu ne ia a ia eiloa e uiga ki ana mea ‵se e fai?


Adam and Eve were aware of it, and they knew exactly how to pronounce it. 	 Ne iloa ne Atamu mo Eva a te igoa tenā, kae ne iloa faka‵lei ne lāua o faka‵leo a te igoa o te Atua.


“And,” says Adria, “we looked for ways to simplify our life even more than we had already done.” 	 Ne fai mai a Adria, penei: “Kae ne ‵sala atu māua ki auala ke tai fakafaigofie aka mā olaga.”


What challenges do we face that are similar to those faced by the first-century Christians? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo tatou kae e tai ‵pau mo mea kolā ne fe‵paki mo Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua?


We have the good sense to realize that both we and our brothers and sisters are imperfect. 	 E maua ne tatou te mafaufau ‵lei ke masaua faeloa i a tatou mo ‵tou taina mo ‵tou tuagane e se ‵lei katoatoa.


During our initial period of Bible study, we may quickly grow spiritually and then get baptized. 	 I te taimi muamua ne fai ei ‵tou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kāti ne gasolo vave tatou ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae oti aka, papatiso ei.


(Ps. 103:10) Yet, as David told Solomon, for our daily worship to be acceptable to Jehovah, we have to “serve him with a complete heart.” (1 Chron. 28:9) How can we as imperfect humans do so? 	 (Sala. 103:10) Kae e pelā mo pati a Tavita ki a Solomona, e ‵tau mo tatou o “tavini atu ki a ia mo [‵tou] loto kātoa” ke mafai o talia ‵tou tapuakiga i aso katoa. (1 Nofo. 28:9) Kae e mafai pefea ne tatou tino sē ‵lei katoatoa o fai penā?


9, 10. (a) To whom especially do we want to remain loyal? (b) Why will obeying Jehovah’s commands not always be easy? 	 9, 10. (a) Ko oi e ma‵nako tatou o tumau i te a‵lofa fakamaoni ki ei? (e) Kaia e se faigofie faeloa a te fakalogo ki fakatonuga a Ieova?


Or perhaps we realize that we can obtain greater financial rewards if we move to another country or region to find employment. 	 Io me kāti e lavea ne tatou me e mafai o ‵lei atu tatou i mea tau tupe māfai e ga‵lue tatou i nisi fenua.


9 The results of this training program were outstanding. 	 9 Ne tu ‵kese eiloa a mea ne iku mai i te akoga tenei.


“Plans fail when there is no consultation.” 	 “Kafai e se saga koe o sala ne manatu fakatonutonu, ko tena uiga e se mafai o manuia tou taumafai.”


You can draw close to Jehovah by meditating on what you have learned from his Word. 	 E mafai o fakapilipili atu koe ki a Ieova mai te mafaufau ‵loto ki mea kolā ne tauloto ne koe mai tena Muna.


It can affect the liver and the pancreas, and it can cause digestive problems. 	 E mafai o pokotia i ei a te ate mo te au, kae mafai o fai ei se tino ke se kai faka‵lei.


But Jesus later stated, according to Luke 12:6, 7, that if a person spent two coins, he got, not four sparrows, but five. 	 Kae ne toe fai mai a Iesu i te Luka 12:6, 7, me kafai e fakamāumāu ne koe ne tupe siliva e lua e sē maua ne koe a manu e fa kae e lima.


In Israel the kingship and priesthood were completely separate. 	 I Isalaelu, a te pulega faka-tupu mo te kau faitaulaga e ma‵vae eiloa.


To whatever extent that may be true in your case, what is your situation before God at this time? 	 Se mea tonu te mea tenā faitalia me se a te tulaga o tatou, kae se a tou tulaga i mua o te Atua i te taimi nei?


“The plans of the diligent one surely make for advantage,” states Proverbs 21:5. 	 E fai mai te Faataoto 21:5: “Fai faka‵lei au aofaga kae ka uke au mea.”


Why does Jesus pray publicly before resurrecting Lazarus? 	 Kaia ne ‵talo atu ei a Iesu i mua o tino katoa a koi tuai o toe fakatu mai ne ia a Lasalo?


12 Anna, mentioned in Luke’s Gospel, likely was deeply saddened when her husband died unexpectedly after just seven years of marriage. 	 12 A Ana, telā ne taku atu i te Evagelia a Luka, kāti ne fanoanoa malosi ‵ki i te taimi ne mate fakapoi atu ei tena avaga mai tua fua o tausaga e fitu o te lā fakaipoipoga.


“Eventually,” he says, “I saw the benefits of living by Jehovah’s standards. 	 “Fakamuli ifo,” ko ana muna, “ne lavea ne au te aoga ke ola e ‵tusa mo tulaga o Ieova.


3 When a person really does find Jehovah, he realizes that “God is a Spirit,” invisible to human eyes. 	 3 Kafai e manuia se tino i tena ‵sala atu ki a Ieova, ko iloa ei ne ia me i te “Atua ko te Agaga eiloa” telā e sē lavea ne tino.


If not, you are in good company! 	 Kafai e se penā, e isi aka foki ne tino e ‵pau olotou lagonaga mo koe!


Of course, we do not dash about frantically. 	 E tonu, e se tele‵tele valevale fua tatou.


With much weighing on his mind and heart, Jesus needs to find solitude so that he can pray.—Matt. 26:36; John 18:1, 2. 	 Ne manako a Iesu o ‵sala se koga ke nofo tokotasi a ia i ei o ‵talo ona ko te uke o mea ‵mafa kolā ne taotaomaki atu ki tena mafaufau mo tena loto.—Mataio 26:36; Ioane 18:1, 2.


God’s Word answers: “If . . . you give forth your voice for discernment itself, if you keep seeking for it as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it, in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God. 	 Kafai e fai ne koe te mea tenā, 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.


What confidence can a repentant Christian have? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o talitonu ki ei se Kelisiano loto salamō?


Modern-day apostates display characteristics similar to those of the Devil. 	 A aposetate i aso nei e fakaasi atu ne latou a uiga tai ‵pau mo te Tiapolo.


What a sad indictment of man’s inability to find lasting solutions to the world’s problems! 	 Mā‵faga o fakamaoniga fakafanoanoa me e se mafai o maua aka ne tino a faka‵leiga tumau ki fakalavelave o te lalolagi!


Jesus made three basic provisions for his disciples: a partner, a territory assignment, and a message [Pictures on page 28] 	 Ne fakatoka ne Iesu a mea tāua e tolu mō ana soko: se soa, se koga talai, mo se fekau


The apostle Peter wrote that a “quiet and mild spirit” is “of great value in the eyes of God.” (1 Peter 3:4) Indeed, mildness is a godly trait; Jehovah values it highly. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Petelu me i te “loto malalo mo te agaga filemu” ne “mea tāua i mua o te Atua.” (1 Petelu 3:4) E tonu, a te agamalū se uiga o te Atua telā e fakatāua ‵ki ne Ieova.


The Bible explains that Jehovah, who examines hearts, draws desirable ones. 	 Kae e ‘talia’ io me ‵kami ne ia latou ke fai mo ana taugasoa.


(Dan. 12:3) Who are these ones who shine so brightly? 	 (Tanielu 12:3) Ko oi a latou kolā e maina malosi mai?


19 But because of their bad choice, humans alienated themselves from Jehovah, becoming imperfect, degenerating, and dying. 	 19 Kae ona ko te ‵se o te lā filifiliga, ne kamata ei o ‵vae keatea a tino mai i a Ieova, ne sē ‵lei katoatoa, ne gasolo o vāivāi, kae ‵mate.


Build a routine of reading with your children each day. 	 Ke fai ne koe se fakatokaga ke fai‵tau mo au tama‵liki i aso takitasi.


How do our “fine works” affect some people? 	 E pokotia pefea a nisi tino ona ko ‵tou “galuega ‵lei”?


Vincent, a father of four, says: “Often, we would talk through the advantages and disadvantages of a situation so that our children could see for themselves the best outcome. 	 Ne fai mai a Vincent, se tamana telā e tokofa ana tama: “E fai‵pati sāle matou ki feitu ‵lei mo feitu ma‵sei o se tulaga ko te mea ke lavea ne mā tama‵liki me tefea te ‵toe mea ‵lei.


FEBRUARY 10-16, 2014 	 FEPUALI 10-16, 2014


3 Paul recognized that widespread, selfish love would pose dangers for Christians. 	 3 Ne iloa ne Paulo me ko salalau valevale a te uiga ko te alofa kaimanako kae fakamataku te mea tenā ki Kelisiano.


However, the Jews had lost their special relationship with Jehovah. 	 E ui i ei, ne galo atu i te kau Iutaia a te lotou fesokotakiga fakapito mo Ieova.


4 Jehovah had a legal case against Israel because there was no truth, loving-kindness, or knowledge of God in the land. 	 4 Ne isi se tagi a Ieova e uiga ki tino Isalaelu ona ko te mea ko seai se mea tonu, se alofa atafai, io me se iloa e uiga ki te Atua, i tino Isalaelu.


4 Because Jehovah examines the heart, he has shown consideration even toward unbelievers. 	 4 Ona ko te mea e sukesuke ne Ieova te loto, ne fakaasi mai eiloa ne ia te alofa atafai ke oko foki loa ki tino sē tali‵tonu.


2 Suppose Euodia invited some brothers and sisters to her home for a meal and pleasant association. 	 2 Kāti ne ‵kami ne Evotia a nisi taina mo tuagane ki tena fale ki se ‵kaiga mo se maopoopoga aoga.


You are surrounded by genuine friends, who want you to do well. 	 E maua ne koe a taugasoa ‵tonu e tokouke kolā e ma‵nako ke ‵lei koe.


A first step, of course, is for parents to train their children at home, preparing them for meetings. 	 Te mea muamua, ko mātua. E ‵tau o akoako ne latou olotou tama‵liki i te fale ke fakatoka ei latou ki te fakatasiga.


How can we imitate Jesus’ modesty in (a) the way we view ourselves, and (b) the way we treat others? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaakoako atu ki te agamalū o Iesu (a) i ‵tou manatu e uiga ki a tatou eiloa (e) mo ‵tou faifaiga ki nisi tino?


They say that the original-language phrase may refer to a bird’s alighting on the ground for food. 	 E fai mai latou me kāti ne fakasino atu a te tugāpati i te ‵gana muamua telā ne ‵fuli mai i ei, ki te manu telā e fanaifo o salasala meakai i te laukele.


So ask yourself: ‘Do I keep my hope bright by being a good student of the Bible, reading it daily? 	 Tela la, ke fesili ifo ki a koe eiloa: ‘E mata, e tausi ne au toku fakamoemoega ke ola malosi mai te fai mo fai se tino apo i te Tusi Tapu, ona ko te faitau ki ei i aso takitasi?


Whereas the Bible teaches that the soul dies, the majority of churches teach the unscriptural doctrine that man has an immortal soul that survives death and lives on in the spirit realm. 	 E tiga eiloa e akoako mai te Tusi Tapu me e seai se agaga e ola māfai ko mate se tino, e akoako ne te ukega o lotu me e isi se agaga e ola i te koga o agaga māfai ko mate te tino.


(Isaiah 33:22) Jehovah God has appointed his Son, Jesus Christ, to oversee the Kingdom. 	 (Isaia 33:22) Ne ‵tofi aka ne Ieova te Atua tena Tama, ko Iesu Keliso ke pule i te Malo.


Amazed that Zongezile had not spent any of this money, the businessman asked him: “What is your religion?” 	 Ona ko te ofo o te tagata tenei me ne seki fakaaogā ne Zongezile ana sene, ne fesili atu a te tagata fai pisinisi ki a ia, penei: “Se a tau lotu?”


He would surely treasure that single flower from his daughter above all the other flowers in his garden. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e fakatāua ne ia a mea‵kai ‵gali konā mai tena tama i lō nisi mea‵kai aka.


Abraham’s willingness to offer up Isaac foreshadowed God’s offering of his only-begotten Son, Jesus, for our sins. 	 A te lotomalie o Apelaamo ke ofo atu a Isaako ne fakaata mai i ei a te ofoatuga ne te Atua a tena Tama fagasele eiloa e tokotasi, ko Iesu, mō ‵tou agasala.


That purpose is for the earth to be inhabited by obedient men and women who will take care of it and all life upon it. 	 A te fuafuaga tenā ko te faiga o te lalolagi ke nofoaki ne tāgata mo fāfine faka‵logo kolā ka tausi atu ki ei fakatasi mo mea ola katoa i luga i ei.


23:15-17. David had such a deep respect for God’s law on life and blood that on this occasion, he refrained from doing what even resembled a violation of that law. 	 23:15-17. Ne āva malosi a Tavita ki te tulafono a Ieova e uiga ki te ola mo te toto, telā i te taimi tenei ne seki talia eiloa ne ia ke fai se mea telā ne foliga mai me ka soli i ei te tulafono tenā.


(Leviticus 26:4) People will be able to build houses without fear of losing them in some calamity: “They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage.”—Isaiah 65:21. 	 Ka ‵toki olotou togāvine kae inu fia‵fia i te uaina mai i olotou togāvine konā, kae se toe inu ne nisi tino fakaa‵tea.”—Isaia 65:21.


What challenges do parents face? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo mātua?


He could hardly mean that we should give free rein to our own wrath. 	 Ne seki fakauiga eiloa a ia me e ‵tau o seai se tapula ki ‵tou kaitaua.


When resurrected ones discover what God’s Kingdom is accomplishing in fulfilling Jehovah’s purpose for the earth, their hearts will no doubt overflow with expressions of praise to Jehovah. 	 Kafai ko iloa ne tino kolā e toe‵tu aka a fuafuaga a Ieova mō te lalolagi kolā ko fakataunu ne te Malo o te Atua, e mautinoa eiloa me ka ‵fonu olotou loto i te fia‵fia kae ‵viki atu ei ki a Ieova.


Within a few weeks, over a dozen people began to come to the meetings at the Kingdom Hall. 	 I ne nāi vaiaso mai tua ifo, ne kamata o ‵kau mai a nisi tino ki fakatasiga i te Kingdom Hall.


It can make you happy too. 	 E mafai foki o fai ne ia koe ke fiafia.


“Do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to suchlike ones.” 	 Sa taofigina latou, me e o tino penei a te Malo o te Atua.”


To the frustration of those leaders, “Jehovah continued to join to [the disciples] daily those being saved.” 	 Ne se fia‵fia a takitaki konā me ne “fakaopoopo faeloa ne te Aliki [ko Ieova] ki te lotou potukau ne tino fou kola ko fakaolagina.”


17:55-58—In view of 1 Samuel 16:17-23, why did Saul ask whose son David was? 	 17:55-58—E ‵tusa mo te 1 Samuelu 16:17-23, kaia ne fesili atu ei a Saulo me ko oi te tamana o Tavita?


The Kingdom message had renewed her desire to live.—Proverbs 15:30; 16:24. 	 Ne toe fakafou aka ne te fekau o te Malo a tena manakoga ke ola a ia.—Faataoto 15:30; 16:24.


Instead, they embrace the diversity and seek ways to cultivate good relations for the sake of the good news.—1 Corinthians 9:22, 23. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakatāua ne latou a tulaga kese‵kese konei kae ‵sala atu ki auala ke fakamalosi aka ei a fesokotakiga ‵lei ona ko te tala ‵lei.—1 Kolinito 9:22, 23.


Is it simply a matter of being impressed with Jehovah’s enormous power and ability? 	 E mata, e gata atu fua i te ofo i te malosi ‵tu kese o te Atua mo tena atamai?


(Matt. 20:21-28; Mark 9:33-37; Luke 22:24-27) Still, Jesus did not berate or humiliate them, nor did he make them feel unloved or incapable of carrying out what he was teaching them to do. 	 (Mataio 20:21-28; Maleko 9:33-37; Luka 22:24-27) Kae ne seki ‵liko io me ne fakamasiasi ne Iesu latou, io me fai ne ia ke maua ne latou se lagonaga me ko se alofagina latou ona ko te sē mafai ne latou o fai a mea kolā e akoako atu ne ia ki a latou ke fai.


Brothers were being put out of their accommodations and facing mob violence instigated by the priests. 	 Ne afuli ki tua a taina mai i olotou fale kae tuku faka‵sau atu ki se potukau saua telā ne fakamalosi aka ne faifeau.


(Hosea 11:1) Although God had delivered the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, they repaid him with lying and deception. 	 (Hosea 11:1) E ui eiloa ne fakasao ne te Atua a tino Isalaelu mai te ‵nofo pologa ki tino Aikupito, ne taui atu ne latou tena alofa ki te loi mo uiga fakaloi‵loi.


(John 5:30) Jesus found great happiness in willingly serving God. 	 (Ioane 5:30) Ne maua ne Iesu te fiafia lasi i te tavini atu ki te Atua mo te loto malie.


The Good News Changes People 	 E ‵Fuli ne te Tala ‵Lei a Uiga o Tino


A number of Christians serve in the evangelizing work or in Bethel homes full-time. 	 E isi ne Kelisiano e ga‵lue tumau i te galuega talai io me i te Peteli.


3 When used symbolically in the Bible, the term “heavens” often refers to ruling powers, which are elevated above their subjects. 	 3 Kafai ko fakaaoga a pati fakatusa i te Tusi Tapu, a te pati “te lagi” e fakasino atu faeloa ki pulega ma‵luga, kolā e pule atu ki tino mai lalo i a latou.


How does that affect our relationship with him and with fellow worshippers? 	 E pokotia pefea i ei ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ia, penā foki mo ‵tou taina tapuaki?


Will we then heed his counsel rather than follow the inclinations of our “treacherous” and “desperate” heart? 	 E mata, ka faka‵logo tatou ki ana fakatakitakiga i lō te tau‵tali atu i ‵tou loto “faka‵se tino” kae “e se mafai o fai ke ‵lei”?


6 Jehovah God is “abundant in loving-kindness,” states the Bible. 	 6 A Ieova te Atua e “‵fonu i te alofa,” ko muna a te Tusi Tapu.


I told her that we would stay and help my sister Linda with her care. 	 Ne fai atu au me ka ‵nofo māua o fesoasoani ki toku tuagane ko Linda i te tausiga o tou fafine.


“Do Not Tire Out” 	 “E se ‵Fiu Tatou”


• What action did Christ take after being enthroned? 	 • Se a te mea ne gasuesue a Keliso o fai mai tua o tena fakaekega?


Those who fight against God and his people “will have to be cut off to time indefinite.” 	 A tino kolā e taua atu ki te Atua mo ana tino “ka ‵ta fakamasei kae fakamasiasi ki te se-gata-mai.”


This article provides sound advice from the Scriptures that will help you to plan a happy and successful future. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei se manatu fesoasoani aoga mai te Tusi Tapu telā ka fesoasoani atu ke palani ne koe se fakamoemoega aoga kae fakafiafia i aso mai mua.


Published by Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1968. 	 Ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova i te 1968.


One observer wrote: “Happy marriages are not carefree. 	 Ne tusi mai se tino e tokotasi: “E se mafai o maua se fiafia i te fakaipoipoga e aunoa mo fakalavelave.


But Pharaoh arrogantly said: “Who is Jehovah, so that I should obey his voice to send Israel away? 	 Kae ne fai atu a Falao mo te kaitaua: “Ko oi te Aliki [ko Ieova] tenā ka fakalogo fua ei au ki a ia kae tuku tino Isalaelu ke olo?


“Jehovah continued with Joseph and kept extending loving-kindness to him.” 	 “Ka ko te Aliki ne fakatasi eiloa ki a Iosefa, kae fakamanuia atu foki ki a ia.”


Remain Steadfast, and Win the Race for Life 	 Ke Tu ‵Mautakitaki Kae ke Manumalo i te Fakatau‵telega ki te Ola


Then he allowed these ones to dwell “in the midst of Israel,” where they were to be treated as natives. 	 Kae ne talia foki ne ia a tino konei ke “‵nofo eiloa i Isalaelu” kae ke fai pelā me ne tino o te fenua.


(Mark 13:35-37) Like Habakkuk, and in harmony with Jesus’ words, we must keep on the watch! 	 (Maleko 13:35-37) E pelā mo Sapakuka, kae e ‵tusa foki mo pati a Iesu, e ‵tau o matapula‵pula faeloa tatou!


Over five centuries in advance, the Bible prophesied the exact year of the Messiah’s appearance. 	 I tausaga e silia atu i te 500, ne ‵valo mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te tausaga tonu e sae mai ei a te Mesia.


You realize that skilled help is absolutely necessary. 	 E iloa ne koe me ko manakogina eiloa se tino apo.


For all these are the things the nations are eagerly pursuing. 	 Me i mea katoa konā, e salasala ne tino o fenua fakaa‵tea.


Each of these teaches us valuable lessons. 	 E tuku mai i tala takitasi konei ne akoakoga tāua mō tatou.


UPON learning the truth, Kevin[1] wanted nothing more than a close relationship with Jehovah. 	 I TE taimi ne iloa ei ne Kevin[1] ate munatonu, ne manako malosi fua a iaki se fesokotakiga pili mo Ieova.


He may meet a Witness who is disabled and housebound but who is a source of spiritual encouragement to all who visit him. 	 E mafai foki o fetaui laua mo se Molimau telā e se katoatoa tena foitino kae e se mafai o fano sāle kae e fai mo fai se fakamalosiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga ki tino katoa kolā e āsi atu ki a ia.


How often was this meal to be observed? 	 E ‵tau o fakamanatu fakafia a te ‵kaiga tenei?


(Revelation 12:11) Hence, there is a direct connection between conquering Satan—the source of evil—and preaching the Kingdom message. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:11) Tela la, e isi eiloa se sokoga i te vā o te fakatakavalega o Satani—te māfuaga o mea ma‵sei—mo te talaiatuga o te fekau o te Malo.


ARMAGEDDON, sometimes rendered “Harmagedon,” is the name of a place. 	 AMAKETO ko te igoa o te koga.


4 About two years later, Felix’ successor, Porcius Festus, invited King Herod Agrippa to join him in examining the prisoner Paul. 	 4 I se lua tausaga mai tua ifo, ne ‵kami ne te sui o Filiki, ko Pokio Feso, a te tupu ko Helota Akelipa ke fakafesilisili aka ne laua a te pagota ko Paulo.


One was Eunice Colin. 	 E tokotasi mai i ei ko Eunice Colin.


(Proverbs 4:23; Ephesians 5:15) If you are now disfellowshipped, however, why not take steps toward reinstatement? 	 (Faataoto 4:23, NW; Efeso 5:15) Kafai koe se tino fakatea, kaia e se gasuesue ei koe ke na foki mai koe ki loto i te fakapotopotoga?


Into these very things angels are desiring to peer.” (1 Peter 1:10-12) Not only is personal study a must but so are regular meeting attendance and prayer. 	 Ko mea tonu foki eiloa konei e fia iloa ne agelu.” (1 Petelu 1:10-12) E se gata fua i te tāua o sukesukega totino, kae e ‵tau foki o ‵kau atu faeloa tatou ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, kae ‵talo faeloa.


As told by Felix Fajardo 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Felix faȷardo


When she turned 20 years of age, she moved to Quebec, Canada, where there was a great need for more pioneers. 	 I te taimi ko 20 tupu ei ana tausaga, ne fano ei a ia ki Quebec, i Kanata, te koga e manakogina malosi i ei a paenia.


(Ps. 112:5) As foretold, the faithful steward class cares for the Master’s interests in harmony with Jehovah’s justice. 	 (Salamo 112:5) E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne ‵valo mai, e tausi eiloa ne te tavini fakamaoni a kope a tena Matai e ‵tusa mo tulafono fakamaoni a Ieova.


“Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding.”—PROV. 	 “Talitonu ki te Aliki [Ieova] mo tou loto katoa. Sa fakalagolago lele eiloa ki tou iloa.”—FAATA.


11 In making a reply to Job, Elihu speaks of “a messenger, a spokesman, one out of a thousand, to tell to man his uprightness.” 	 11 I tena tali ki a Iopu, ne faipati atu a Eliu e uiga ki se “agelu e tokotasi mai i te afe o agelu a te Atua, ko ia ka fakamasaua mai ki tagata a tiute e tau o fai ne latou.”


(Ps. 72:8) These subjects will enjoy everlasting life on earth. 	 (Salamo 72:8) Ka maua ne tino konei a te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi.


15 Did Jesus reveal everything that he knew about his Father? 	 15 E mata, ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu a mea katoa ne iloa ne ia e uiga ki tena Tamana?


What a privilege it would be to walk down Mount Sinai alongside Moses, the mediator of the Law covenant! 	 A ko tafaga foki la te gali o tou tauliaga ke sa‵sale fakatasi ifo mo Mose mai te Mauga o Sinai, te sokoga o te feagaiga o te Tulafono!


At this point, however, let us see what more we can learn about entering into God’s rest by considering the bad example of the Israelites. 	 Kae i te taimi nei, ke onoono aka me ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki te ulu ki loto i te aso malōlō o te Atua mai te mafau‵fau ki fakaakoakoga ma‵sei a tino Isalaelu.


7-9. (a) What assurance did Jesus give to those who left all things and followed him? (b) How is Jesus’ promise recorded at Mark 10:29, 30 being fulfilled? 	 7-9. (a) Se a te fakatalitonuga ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki tino kolā ne tiakina olotou mea katoa kae tau‵tali atu i a ia? (e) E fakataunu pefea a te folafolaga a Iesu i te Maleko 10:29, 30?


Maintain a Positive Attitude 	 Ke Maua Faeloa se Kilokiloga ‵Lei


It has been responsible for untold suffering and misery. 	 Ne pogai mai i ei a te logo‵mae mo te sē fia‵fia o tino.


JEHOVAH IS REASONABLE AND ADAPTABLE 	 A IEOVA E LOTO MALAMALAMA KAE UIGA FAIGOFIE


Perhaps at one point you lost sight of your spiritual privileges to some extent and began to focus on what you were lacking in a material way. 	 Kāti ne galo atu i tou mafaufau a te tāua o ou tauliaga faka-te-agaga kae ko kamata o saga tonu atu koe ki mea faka-te-foitino kolā e se ki maua ne koe.


22. How has reviewing the account of Korah strengthened your faith in Jehovah’s visible organization? 	 Mai te mafaufau ki te mea tenei, e taumafai faeloa latou o ati aka a vaegā uiga faka-te-Atua, e pelā mo te alofa, atafai, mo te kufaki.


2 Jehovah demonstrated concern for the lost sheep of Israel. 	 2 Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova tena manavase ki mamoe ‵galo o Isalaelu.


What an experience it will be to see the complete sanctification of Jehovah’s name!—Ezek. 38:18, 22, 23. 	 Ko oko eiloa te gali ke ‵kilo tonu atu ki te fakamalugaga o te igoa o Ieova!—Esekielu 38:18, 22, 23.


13 Every man who reaches out for responsibility in the Christian congregation needs counsel or Scriptural advice at one time or another. 	 13 So se tagata telā e kausaki atu mō tiute i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ka manako eiloa ki ne fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i se taimi.


Manuel* found this to be true. 	 Ne iloa ne Manuelu* te ‵tonu o te mea tenei.


‘The Word of God Exerts Power’ 	 ‘Te Muna a te Atua e ‵Mana’


Moses’ face reflected glory 	 Ne lavea atu te mata ‵malu i mata o Mose


(1 Cor. 11:2) But when their actions did not deserve commendation, he explained the reason to them kindly and clearly.—1 Cor. 11:20-22. Giving to our brothers in need is one way to show our love and hospitality (See paragraph 12) 	 (1 Koli. 11:2) Kae i te taimi ne manakogina ei ne latou a polopolokiga, ne fakamatala atu ei ne ia ki a latou a te pogai i se auala atafai kae manino.—1 Koli. 11:20-22.


(John 17:3; Romans 8:21) Thereafter, humankind will no longer have to struggle with weaknesses and sinful tendencies, making perfect obedience to God both possible and delightful, as it was in the case of the perfect man Jesus. 	 (Ioane 17:3; Loma 8:21) Kafai ko oti te mea tenā, ka se toe fakatau‵fai a tino mo olotou vāivāiga mo uiga fia‵fai agasala, ka mafai ne latou o faka‵logo katoatoa atu ki te Atua kae ka fia‵fia eiloa latou ke fai penā, e pelā mo mea kolā ne fai ne te tino ‵lei katoatoa ko Iesu.


A man of empathy, Jesus could be moved to tears, and he did not hide his emotions. 	 (Ioane 2:13-17) Me i a ia se tagata alofa, ne ‵sofi ifo ana loimata i se taimi, kae ne seki ‵funa aka ne ia ana lagonaga.


10 Similarly, it is appropriate to be concerned about our appearance. 	 10 E sē se mea masei ke ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki ‵tou foliga.


According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the number of earthquakes powerful enough to destroy buildings has averaged 17 a year since 1990 alone. 	 E ‵tusa mo te U.S. Geological Survey, te aofaki masani o mafuie kolā e lava te lotou malosi o lepe a fale talu mai te 1990 e nofo pelā ki se 17 i te tausaga.


Many sacrifice their youth, health, family life, and spiritual values in pursuit of these things. 	 E galo atu i tino e tokouke a te lotou tulaga talavou, te malosi, olaga faka-te-kāiga, mo mea tāua faka-te-agaga ona ko te ‵sala atu ki vaegā mea penei.


10 How do we carry out Paul’s exhortation: “Keep on blessing those who persecute”? 	 10 E fakataunu pefea ne tatou a te fakamalosiga a Paulo: “Fakamanuia atu ki a latou kolā e fakasauā mai”?


(Eccl. 2:10) Where did he search for pleasure? 	 (Failauga 2:10) Tefea te koga ne ‵sala ne ia ki ei a fakafiafiaga?


Do you regularly read such thrilling accounts published in The Watchtower and meditate on them? 	 E mata, e faitau faeloa koe ki tala ‵gali penā i The Watchtower kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei?


Rather, Jesus went on to emphasize that they would not know “that day and hour.”—2 Tim. 3:1; Matt. 24:36. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu me ka se iloa ne latou “te aso tenā mo te itula tenā.”—2 Timoteo 3:1; Mataio 24:36.


(Joshua 14:9-14; 15:13, 14) Be assured that Jehovah is with you, as he was with Caleb, as you continue producing Kingdom fruitage in old age. 	 (Iosua 14:9-14; 15:13, 14) Masaua la, me i a Ieova e fakatasi atu ki a koe, e pelā eiloa mo tena mea ne fai ki a Kalepo, māfai e tumau koe i te ‵fua mai o fuataga o te Malo i te taimi ko matua ei koe.


The fact that the almighty God is at once slow to anger and great in power shows that his long-suffering is the result of purposeful restraint. 	 A te manatu tonu me i te Atua malosi katoatoa e tuai o ita kae e i a ia te mana malosi, e fakaasi mai i ei me i tena kufaki ko te ikuga e fakatalave ei ana fuafuaga.


Today, this is not the custom in many places. 	 I ‵tou aso nei, a te mea tenei e sē se faifaiga masani i fenua e uke.


(Ps. 147:13, 14) How reassuring it was for the psalmist to know that God would strengthen the city’s gates to provide protection for his worshippers! 	 (Sala. 147:13, 14) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto ki te faisalamo ke iloa atu i a Ieova e fakamalosi ne ia a mataloa o te fa‵kai ke puipui ei ana tino tapuaki!


We do so willingly, although the preaching work requires that we sacrifice time, energy, and material resources. 	 E fai eiloa tatou penā mo te loto fia‵fia, faitalia me e manakogina i te faiga o te galuega talai a te fakamāumāuga o ‵tou taimi, malosi, mo kope faka-te-foitino.


SONGS: 151, 147 	 PESE: 151, 147


Jehovah would bless them and use them only if they showed true humility. 	 Ka fakamanuia kae fakaaoga latou ne Ieova māfai fua e fakaasi atu ne latou a te loto maulalo tonu.


“Deceitful is the heart above all things, and dangerously wayward,” he warns. 	 Ne polopoloki mai a ia: “A te loto ko te ‵toe mea faka‵se tino i mea katoa kae fakamataku foki.”


He said: “I shall certainly defend this city to save it for my own sake and for the sake of David my servant.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia: “Ka puipui ne au te fa‵kai tenei kae tausi ne au, ke mo a e takuvalea toku igoa.


19 As human governments near their end, we will not be surprised if they become less and less tolerant of our loyalty to Jehovah and his Kingdom. 	 19 Ona ko te mea ko pili mai te fakaseaiga o malo o tagata, e fakamoe‵moe eiloa tatou me ka uke a fakamalosiga e fai mai ne malo o tagata ke gutugutulua tatou kae ko sē fakamaoni ki a Ieova mo tena Malo.


8:11—If the trees were ruined by the Flood, where did the dove get the olive leaf? 	 8:11—Kafai ne ‵mate katoa a lakau i te Lolo, ne mai i fea ne te lupe a te lau o te olive?


16 To the peaceable who are pure in heart, the promise is made that they “will be called ‘sons of God’” and “will see God.” 	 16 Ki tino fakatupu te filemu kolā e loto ‵ma, ne fai te folafolaga me ka “taku latou ko tama a te Atua” kae ka “lavea ne latou te Atua.”


Otherwise, you will have a guilty conscience, especially when you read or hear counsel regarding such serious matters. 	 Kafai e se fai te mea tenā, ka masaki faeloa tou loto lagona, maise māfai ko faitau io me fakalogologo koe ki pati fakatonutonu e uiga ki mea fakama‵taku konā.


“They Wanted Me to Prove the Truth to Myself” 	 “E ma‵nako lāua ke fakatalitonu aka ne au me se a te mea tonu telā e faipati ki ei te Tusi Tapu”


18 What is this pure language? 	 18 Se a la te ‵gana ‵ma tenei?


Do we not find that prospect both thrilling and humbling? 	 E maua ne tatou se fakamoemoega gali mo se uiga loto maulalo penā, i ne?


Let me tell you why. 	 Ke fakamatala atu ne au a te pogai.


Yet, even if this estimate is correct, it would not be long enough to represent the life span of Jehovah’s firstborn Son! 	 Kae kafai e tonu te mea tenei, e sē tāitāi eiloa o ‵pau te leva tenā mo te vaitaimi ne ola ei te Tama a Ieova!


It will be reflected in what we say and do, perhaps also in our facial expression and in our tone of voice. 	 Ka lavea atu eiloa te mea tenā i ‵tou pati mo ‵tou faifaiga, kāti e lavea atu foki i ‵tou foliga mo te tulaga o ‵tou leo.


God’s Word frankly admits that we are inclined to do what is bad. 	 E taku ‵tonu mai ne te Muna a te Atua me malosi eiloa te manakoga ke fai ne tatou a te mea masei.


This would be presumptuous! 	 E fakamatamata tou tagata māfai e fai penā!


Do not isolate yourself from your faithful Christian brothers and sisters. 	 Sa faka‵mao mai i ou taina mo tuagane Kelisiano fakamaoni.


How does the prophet feel when he personally witnesses the destruction of his beloved city? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o te pelofeta i te taimi ne lavea ei ne ia te fakamaseiga o tena fa‵kai pele?


However, there is a source of trustworthy information on every important facet of living that can help you to enjoy a safer, more secure life. 	 Kae e isi aka foki se isi māfuaga o fakamatalaga e mafai o fakatuaga tatou ki ei e uiga ki vaega tāua katoa o te olaga nei kae e mafai o fesoasoani atu i ei ki a koe ke momea aka te tokagamalie o tou olaga.


7 Then came centuries of dominance by Christendom’s clergy, the apostate “man of lawlessness.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3) Toward the end of the 19th century, however, those who sought to pattern their lives on primitive Christianity took up the message of hope, heralding the Kingdom. 	 7 I senitenali fakamuli ifo ne ‵sae aka a pulega a takitaki o lotu Kelisiano ‵Se, ko te aposetate telā ko “[te] tino Amio Masei.” (2 Tesalonia 2:3) Kae i te fakaotiotiga o te 19 senitenali, ne puke ‵mau eiloa ne tino kolā ne ola e ‵tusa mo akoakoga mua faka-Kelisiano a te fekau o te fakamoemoega, mai te fakasalalauatuga o te Malo.


The apostle Paul assures us: “Endurance [produces] an approved condition; the approved condition, in turn, hope, and the hope does not lead to disappointment.”—Romans 5:3-5. 	 Ne fakatalitonu mai a te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “Ko te kufaki e fakatupu ne ia te iloa tonu, ka ko te iloa tonu e fakatupu ne ia te fakamoemoe. Ka ko te fakamoemoe e se fai ne ia ke ‵mate o‵tou loto.”—Loma 5:3-5.


And how the husband loves and appreciates his wife when he sees that she does not just try to get her own way but considers his wishes! 	 Kae ka alofa atu te tagata avaga kae fakatāua malosi tena avaga māfai e se taumafai faeloa tou fafine o fai te mea telā e manako a ia ki ei kae ke mafaufau foki ki te mea telā e manako tou tagata ki ei!


Justice almost invariably has legal implications, and judgment usually calls for the meting out of deserved punishment to wrongdoers. 	 E se mafulifuli a tena fai mea tonu, kae e fakamasino ne ia te tino i se auala telā e fetaui ‵lei mo tena fakasalaga.


(2 Corinthians 5:1-3, 6-8, 10; 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52; Revelation 14:13) “If we have become united with him in the likeness of his death,” wrote Paul, “we shall certainly also be united with him in the likeness of his resurrection.” 	 (2 Kolinito 5:1-3, 6-8, 10; 1 Kolinito 15:51, 52; Fakaasiga 14:13) “I te mea, kafai ko tasi tatou mo ia i te mate, e pelā mo tona mate,” ko pati a Paulo, “ka tasi foki tatou mo ia i te toetu e pelā mo tena toetu.”


(Rom. 5:12) Jehovah will completely remedy the damage caused by Satan, defeating his cruel weapon of death. 	 (Loma 5:12) Ka faka‵lei katoatoa ne Ieova a te masei telā ne māfua mai i a Satani mai te fakatakavalega o tena meatau sauā ko te mate.


In thinking about the restoration of Jerusalem, the psalmist sang about Jehovah: “He makes the bars of your city gates strong; he blesses your sons within you. 	 I te taimi ne mafaufau ei te faisalamo ki te fakafouga o Ielusalema, ne usu atu a ia e uiga ki a Ieova: “E tausi ne ia ou mataloa ke ma‵losi; e fakamanuia foki ne ia ou tino.


(Exodus 34:6) Our actions can affect his feelings. 	 (Esoto 34:6) A ‵tou faifaiga e mafai o pokotia i ei ana lagonaga.


For example, Hindus worship a multitude of deities, whereas Buddhists are said to be unsure about a personal God. 	 E pelā mo te lotu Hinitu, e tapuaki atu latou ki atua kese‵kese e uke, kae e se mautinoa i te lotu Puta a te Atua e ‵tau o tapuaki ki ei.


Even to those scoffing at his message, Ezekiel was to say: “There will be no postponement anymore as to any words of [Jehovah].” 	 Ke oko ki tino kolā e fakatauemu atu ki tena fekau, ne ‵tau o fai atu a Esekielu ki a latou: “E se toe fakatalave eiloa. A taku muna ne fai, e taunu eiloa. Ko au, te Aliki Sili [ko Ieova], tenā ne faipati atu!”


(1 Tim. 3:1; 1 Thess. 2:6) How should a brother respond when he receives sincere commendation for a job well done? 	 (1 Timo. 3:1; 1 Tesa. 2:6) E ‵tau o pefea a faiga a se taina māfai e tavae atu ki a ia ona ko te galuega ‵lei ne fai ne ia?


18 Like Mary, we may at times find that we receive assignments from Jehovah that seem challenging. 	 18 I nisi taimi e maua ne tatou a tauliaga mai i a Ieova kolā e foliga mai me e faigata ki a tatou.


19. What did the people of Israel often fail to do? 	 19 Ne iloa ne tino Isalaelu a mea kolā ne fai ne te Atua mō te lotou fenua.


True, the Bible is not a marriage manual. 	 E tonu, a te Tusi Tapu e se se tusi mō faka‵lei aka fua i ei a fakaipoipoga.


(James 5:16, The Kingdom New Testament) Our prayers may actually move Jehovah to do something for the person that He might not otherwise have done. 	 (Iakopo 5:16, Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Tuvalu) Kāti e mafai ne ‵tou ‵talo o fakaoso a Ieova ke fai se mea mō se tino telā ne seki saga atu a Ia ki ei.


8, 9. (a) What principles show the necessity of avoiding bad associations? (b) Does having bad association refer only to direct fellowship with unprincipled people? 	 8, 9. (a) Ne a fakatakitakiga e fakaasi mai i ei a te ‵lei ke ‵kalo keatea mai taugasoa ma‵sei? (e) E mata, a taugasoa ma‵sei e fakasino atu fua ki te ‵kau fakatasi mo tino fai amioga ma‵sei?


But love will always be. 	 Kae ka se mafai eiloa o gata a te alofa.


10:25—How was the earth “divided” in the days of Peleg? 	 10:25—Ne “mavaevae” pefea a te lalolagi i aso o Peleka?


As we meet an increasing variety of people in our international, multilingual field, we need to make a conscious effort to check our attitude and rid ourselves of any prejudice. 	 I te taimi e fetaui ei tatou mo tino tokouke i te lalolagi kātoa kolā e fai‵pati ki nisi ‵gana, e ‵tau o taumafai malosi tatou ke iloilo aka ‵tou kilokiloga kae ave keatea so se uiga fakailoga tino.


Have You Received “the Spirit of the Truth”? 	 Kai Maua ne Koe “te Agaga o te Munatonu”?


The holy spirit is the means by which Jehovah exerts his power. 	 A te agaga tapu ko te auala telā e fakaasi mai i ei ne Ieova tena malosi.


(Rev. 14:6) In addition to the angels, Christian elders, by holding firmly to the Scriptures in their teaching, protect us from being deceived by false reasoning. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:6) I tafa o agelu, a toeaina Kelisiano, mai i te puke ‵mau ki te Tusi Tapu i olotou akoakoga, e puipui ne latou a tatou ke mo a ma fakaloiloigina ne akoakoga ‵se.


Note that Rebekah offered not merely to give the ten camels a drink but to water them until they were satisfied. 	 Onoono la me ne seki ofo atu fua ne Lepeka ke fainu ne ia a kamela e sefulu kae ke fai loa penā ke oko ki te taimi e ma‵kona ei.


It is equally important to realize that the mind of Christ includes the priority he placed on his preaching and teaching work. 	 Kae e ‵pau eiloa te tāua ke iloa ne tatou me e aofia i te mafaufau o Keliso te fakatāuaga ne ia o te galuega talai mo te faiga o akoakoga.


Accordingly, Paul wrote: “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of the Christ? 	 E ‵tusa mo te mea tenā, ne tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “Kafai e fakamanuia ne tatou ki te ‵talo a te ipu uaina i te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki, ko tona uiga ko tino katoa kolā e inu i ei, ko ‵kau fakatasi ki te toto o Keliso.


Do you want honesthearted people everywhere to know the truth about God? 	 E mata, e manako koe ke iloa ne tino i koga katoa a te munatonu e uiga ki te Atua?


13 How can we love God, whom we cannot see? 	 13 E mafai pefea o a‵lofa tatou ki te Atua, telā e se mafai o matea ne tatou?


Lesson: Jehovah God cares about all of us, including small children. 	 Akoakoga mō Tatou: A Ieova te Atua e atafai mai ki a tatou katoa, e aofia i ei a tama‵liki fo‵liki.


(1 John 2:15-17) Moreover, in harmony with the principle that “bad associations spoil useful habits,” we avoid intimacy with those who do not live by Christian standards. 	 (1 Ioane 2:15-17) E se gata i ei, e ‵tusa mo te fakatakitakiga me i “taugasoa ma‵sei e fakamasei ne latou te amio ‵lei,” e ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fai taugasoa mo tino kolā e se ola e ‵tusa mo tulaga faka-Kelisiano.


(Rom. 13:3, 4) God even directs us to pray concerning those in authority, especially when their decisions might affect our worship. 	 (Loma 13:3, 4) Kae ne fakatonu mai foki te Atua ke ‵talo atu tatou mō latou kolā e ‵nofo i tulaga ma‵luga, maise eiloa māfai e pokotia ‵tou tapuakiga i fakaikuga kolā e fai ne latou.


“God has set the members in the body, each one of them, just as he pleased.”—1 COR. 12:18. 	 “Ne fakasoa ne te Atua a mea takitasi o te foitino, e pelā eiloa mo tena loto.” —1 KOLINITO 12:18.


(Eph. 4:13) Thinking about our answers to these questions can help us measure our spiritual progress. 	 (Efe. 4:13) A te mafau‵fau ki tali ki fesili konei, e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke iloa aka me pefea te ga‵solo o tatou ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Both he and Paul were spiritual men, and there was no lasting ill will between them. 	 A lāua mo Paulo ne tagata e ma‵losi faka-te-agaga, kae seai se va ma‵sei i a lāua.


All of this has been made possible through what must be the most dramatic and sublime expression of God’s undeserved kindness toward this world of redeemable mankind—the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 	 Ne mafai o fai a mea katoa konei e auala i te ‵toe fakaasiga sili kae fakaofoofogia o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua ki te lalolagi o tino kolā ka fakaolagina—ko te taulaga togiola a Iesu Keliso.


Says Proverbs 29:25: “Trembling at men is what lays a snare, but he that is trusting in Jehovah will be protected.” 	 E fai mai te Faataoto 29:25: “E fakamataku manafai e mafaufau ‵mafa koe ki manatu o tino e uiga ki a koe, kae kafai e fakatuaga koe ki te Aliki, kae sao koe io me e puipuigina koe.”


Do you at times feel “broken at heart” and “crushed in spirit”? 	 E mata, e ‘loto vāivāi’ koe i nisi taimi?


Or some time after the wedding, a spouse may become an inactive publisher. 	 Io me mai tua o te fakaipoipōga, e mafai o sē malosi se tino i te galuega talai.


And it may require hard work along with good planning to have a regular, enjoyable, and meaningful Family Worship evening. 	 Kae e manakogina i ei a te galue malosi fakatasi mo te faiga o se fakatokaga ke fai faeloa te Tapuakiga a Kāiga i afiafi i se auala gali kae aoga.


Consider this illustration: Two couples buy the same model car. 	 Mafaufau ki te tala fakatusa tenei: E lua a tauavaga ne ‵togi ne latou a motoka kolā e ‵pau eiloa.


7, 8. (a) What is involved in avoiding false teachers? (b) Why are you determined to take a firm stand against false teachers? 	 7, 8. (a) Ne a mea e aofia i te ‵kalo keatea mai faiakoga ‵loi? (e) Kaia e fakaiku aka ei ne koe ke ‵tu mautakitaki o ‵teke atu a faiakoga ‵loi?


Finally, the angelic visitors struck that frenzied crowd with blindness.—Genesis 19:1-11. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne faka‵kivi ei ne mālō konā a mata o tino katoa konā.—Kenese 19:1-11.


• What is the strongest incentive for maintaining marital fidelity? [Picture on page 26] 	 • Se a te ‵toe fakamalosiga sili ke fakatumau ei te fakaipoipoga i te ‵ma?


Suggested Bible reading for September 	 Faitauga Faka-te-Tusi Tapu mō Setema


What parallel exists between certain sacrifices made by the Israelites and by Christians today? 	 E ‵pau pefea a taulaga kolā ne ofo atu ne te kau Isalaelu mo taulaga a Kelisiano i aso nei?


Then Satan claimed that any human would turn away from God if he suffered physically. 	 Oti aka, ne fai atu a Satani me ka fulitua atu so se tino ki te Atua māfai ko logo‵mae i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


Does my awareness of his presence influence my thoughts, words, and deeds? 	 E mata, e fakamalosi aka oku mafaufauga, pati, mo faifaiga ne toku iloa me e fakatasi mai a ia?


From 1939 to 1946, they were blessed with an amazing increase of 157 percent. 	 Mai te 1939 ki te 1946, ne fakamanuiagina ei latou ki te fanakaga o te lotou aofaki ki se 157 pasene.


The Bible warned that during “the last days,” men would be “unthankful.” (2 Timothy 3:1, 2) If we are not alert, the pervasive lack of gratitude evident today could smother any tender feelings of appreciation that may rise in us. 	 Ne fakailoa mai te Tusi Tapu me i taimi o “aso fakaoti,” a tino ka “se loto fakafetai.” (2 Timoteo 3:1, 2) Kafai e se fakaeteete tatou, e mafai eiloa o fakamalosi mai a te uiga lauiloa ko te sē loto fakafetai i te lalolagi nei, ke se fakaasi atu ei so se lagonaga loto fakafetai.


21. What will we discuss in the following article? 	 21 E lava kae ‵toe a pogai ke tumau tatou i te fia‵fia i te galuega talai.


On one occasion, even some disciples took offense at a figure of speech that Jesus used. 	 Ke oko ki nisi soko ne seki fia‵fia ki pati fakatusa ne fakaaoga ne Iesu i se taimi e tasi.


All that we have comes from Jehovah. 	 A mea katoa e maua ne tatou ne aumai mai i a Ieova.


8 Jesus had a willing spirit. 	 8 Ne maua ne Iesu te agaga kaugofie.


Granted, he probably realizes that he makes mistakes, has undesirable traits, and may have done some bad things. 	 E tonu, kāti e mafai o iloa ne ia me e fai ne ia se mea ‵se, e isi ne ana uiga sē ‵lei, kae e mafai o fai ne ia a nisi mea ma‵sei.


She decided to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses in order to learn more about God’s promises. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne tou fafine ke sukesuke a ia ki te Tusi Tapu mo Molimau a Ieova ko te mea ke iloa ne ia a mea e uke atu e uiga ki folafolaga a te Atua.


(Isa. 50:8, 9) Jehovah certainly did help his faithful Servant throughout his ministry on earth, as another prophecy of Isaiah shows. 	 (Isaia 50:8, 9) Ne fesoasoani atu eiloa a Ieova ki tena Tavini fakamaoni i te taimi ne fai ei tena galuega i te lalolagi, e ‵tusa mo te suā valoaga a Isaia.


(Heb. 6:12-15) Although he waited years for Isaac’s birth, Abraham did not lose heart, and Jehovah did not disappoint him.—Gen. 15:3, 4; 21:5. 	 (Epe. 6:12-15) E tiga eiloa ne faka‵tali a ia mō se fia tausaga ki te fanaumaiga o Isaako, ne seki loto vāivāi a Apelaamo, kae ne fiafia eiloa a Ieova ki a ia.—Kene. 15:3, 4; 21:5.


5 Satan also influenced a considerable number of angels, who became demons. 	 5 Ne takitaki ‵se foki ne Satani se aofaki e tokouke o agelu, kolā ne fai pelā me ne temoni.


19 True, most of those suffering from this spiritual starvation are not “conscious of their spiritual need.” 	 19 E tonu, e se iloa ne te tokoukega o tino kolā e fia‵kai i te feitu faka-te-agaga “i a latou e ma‵tiva faka-te-Agaga.”


How much more so do brothers and sisters today need strengthening as we face Satan’s intense attack against God’s people.—Col. 4:11, ftn.; Rev. 12:12, 17. 	 I aso nei, e sili fakafia atu te manakogina ne taina mo tuagane a fakamalosiga i te taimi e fakafesagai atu ki osomaiga a Satani ki tino o te Atua.—Kolose 4:11; Faka. 12:12, 17.


The Law was misapplied, and instead of being a source of enlightenment, it became burdensome because of those traditions. 	 Ne fakaaogā ‵se a te Tulafono tenā, kae i lō te fai e pelā me se māfuaga o te mainaga, ne fai mo fai se amoga ‵mafa ona ko tū mo aganū konā.


We see the answer when we consider faithful men of old who kept their integrity during very difficult times. 	 E iloa ne tatou te tali māfai e mafau‵fau tatou ki tāgata fakamaoni mua kolā ne tumau te lotou fakamaoni i taimi faiga‵ta.


Others have decided not to have access to the Internet. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne nisi tino ke se onoono atu eiloa latou ki mea i te Itaneti.


The real reason for their complaint was apparently Miriam’s desire for greater power. 	 A te pogai tonu o te la fameo ko te manakoga fiasili telā ne maua ne Miliama.


What did the apostle John say about Jesus and His ministry? 	 Ne a pati a te apositolo ko Ioane ne fai mai e uiga ki a Iesu mo Tena galuega talai?


The vision in Revelation chapter 19 indicates that only heavenly armies will share with Jesus Christ in the warfare. 	 A te fakaasiga i te Fakaasiga mataupu e 19 e fakaasi mai i ei me ka aofia fua i te taua tenā, a kautau o te lagi fakatasi mo Iesu Keliso.


In doing so, we stress the common ground between us and may open the way for giving a witness about the Kingdom.—Acts 26:2, 3. 	 I te faiga penā, ko fakaasi atu ne tatou me e ‵pau a mea kolā e fakatāua ne tatou kae ‵tala mai foki ei te avanoaga ke molimau atu e uiga ki te Malo.—Galuega 26:2, 3.


Lasting Impressions 	 E Ofo i Tino i ei


Disowning ourselves implies a determination to do the will of God, even though this may go against our own imperfect inclinations. 	 A te sē mafaufau ki a tatou eiloa e fakasino atu ki te manakoga o fai a te loto o te Atua, faitalia me e se fetaui a te mea tenā mo ‵tou manakoga masani.


14 The 1930’s saw further light shed on three doctrinal truths. 	 14 Ne toe maina atu te mainaga i tausaga talu mai te 1930 ki luga i akoakoga ‵tonu e tolu.


HOW THE ANOINTING PROCESS WORKS 	 TE AUALA E FAKAEKE EI SE TINO


Noah’s father, Lamech, had named his son Noah—probably meaning “Rest,” or “Consolation”—and had foretold that his son would lead mankind to a time of rest from that curse. 	 Ko oti ne fakaigoa ne te tamana o Noa, ko Lameko, a tena tama tagata ki a Noa, ko tena uiga “malōlō,” io me “fakamafanafana,” kae folafola mai me ka ‵taki atu ne tena tama a tino ki se taimi malōlō mai te fakamalaiaga tenā.


However, later in the same chapter, the apostle Paul goes on to say to anointed Christians: “Moreover, if you belong to Christ, you are really Abraham’s seed, heirs with reference to a promise.” 	 Kae fakamuli ifo i te mataupu foki eiloa tenei, ne toe fai atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano fakaekegina: “Kafai foki la koutou ne tino o Keliso, e tonu eiloa i a koutou ko fanau a Apelaamo, ko sui tonu foki eiloa, e pelā mo te mea ne folafola mai.”


It is also vital that we accept that Jehovah has appointed Jesus as His representative and the one through whom God has provided his spirit. 	 E tāua foki ke talia ne tatou me ne fakasopo aka ne Ieova a Iesu e pelā me ko Tena sui kae ne tuku mai foki ne te Atua tena agaga e auala i a ia.


Over the years, the merchant had no doubt bought and sold hundreds of pearls. 	 I te fia o tausaga, e mautinoa eiloa me ne ‵togi kae fakatau atu ne te tino faipisinisi a te fia selau o penina.


It just might be that the more convincing answer lies in another arena and has to do with those God-given qualities of humanness which include conscience.” 	 Kāti ka mafai o maua se tali mautinoa mai se isi manatu telā e fakavae ki uiga kolā ne tuku mai ne te Atua ki tino kae e aofia i ei te loto lagona.”


23 Yes, creation truly declares the glory of God! 	 23 E tonu, e folafola mai ne mea ne faite a te ‵malu o te Atua!


(1 Chronicles 29:14; 1 Timothy 6:17, 18) In fact, the weightier our responsibilities, the more humble we need to be. 	 (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 29:14; 1 Timoteo 6:17, 18) A te ‵tonuga loa, ko te ‵mafa o ‵tou tauliaga ko te lasi foki tenā o te loto maulalo e ‵tau o maua ne tatou.


16. What are some facts about Laodicea? 16 Christ reproved the complacent congregation in Laodicea. 	 16 Ne polopoloki ne Keliso a te fakapotopotoga i Laotikaia kolā ne maua ne latou te uiga ko te manatu ma‵ma.


Leaven was used in connection with thanksgiving communion offerings, in which the offerer voluntarily made his presentation in a spirit of thankfulness for Jehovah’s many blessings. 	 Ne fakaaogā a te mea faka‵fete i taulaga fakafetai, telā e ofo atu eiloa mo te lotomalie ne te tino tena taulaga ke fakaasi atu ei tena loto fakafetai mō fakamanuiaga e uke mai i a Ieova.


(Luke 24:32) In keeping with Jesus’ excellent example, the apostle Paul ‘reasoned from the Scriptures.’ 	 (Luka 24:32) I te tautali atu i te fakaakoakoga gali a Iesu, ne ‘fakasakosako’ atu foki a te apositolo ko Paulo mai te Tusi Tapu.


“I’ve found that a good overseer creates an environment where people feel free to express themselves,” says an experienced supervisor named John. 	 “Ne iloa aka ne au me i te ovasia ‵lei e fakamalosi aka ne ia se enivaelomene telā e faigofie ei ki tino o fakaasi mai a mea e uiga ki a latou,” ko pati a se takitaki apo e igoa ki a Ioane.


In the course of the evening, the brother and his wife confided that of late they had been feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of life. 	 Kae i te afiafi tenā, ne taku tonu atu ne te taina tenā mo tena avaga, me fakamuli nei ko kamata o taotaomaki laua i mea o te olaga nei.


But God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out in order for you to be able to endure it.” (1 Cor. 10:13) What is the source of the temptation mentioned by Paul, and how does God make the way out for us? 	 Me i te Atua e tausi tena folafolaga, kae se mafai foki o talia ne ia ke fakaosoosogina koutou ke sili atu i te otou malosi o ‵teke te fakaosoosoga; kae i te taimi e fakaosoosogina ei koutou, ka tuku atu ne ia a te malosi e kufaki ei ne koutou, kae fai foki ne ia se ala e ‵sao ei koutou.” (1 Kolinito 10:13) Se a te fakavae o te fakaosoosoga telā ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo, kae e faka‵sao pefea tatou ne te Atua mai i ei?


The fortress houses members of the Praetorian Guard, who serve as the emperor’s bodyguards, and also the city’s police force. 	 E ‵nofo i loto i te fale tenā a sotia leoleo a te tupu, kolā e ga‵lue e pelā me ne leoleo o te emupela, penā foki mo pulisimani o te fa‵kai.


His trade has been devastated by a massive oil spill in the Niger Delta. 	 Ne fakamaseigina tena pisinisi tenā i se oela telā ne maligi i te vaitafe ko te Niger.


Before addressing that question, Stephen asked Eduardo to consider something else that the apostle Paul wrote, namely, that Jehovah is “the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trials [“tribulation,” ftn.].”—2 Cor. 1:3, 4. 	 A koi tuai o tali atu ki te fesili tenā, ne fesili atu a Stephen ki a Eduardo ke mafaufau ki se isi mea telā ne tusi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo, me i a Ieova ko “te Atua o fakamafanafanaga katoa, kae e fakamafanafana mai a ia ki a tatou i ‵tou puapuaga katoa.”—2 Koli. 1:3, 4.


Faith will assure you of God’s loving direction. 	 Te Fakatuanaki e fakamaoni mai i ei me maua ne koe te takitakiga alofa a te Atua.


For your heavenly Father knows you need all these things.” 	 Ko iloa ne te otou Tamana i te lagi me aogā katoa a mea konā ki a koutou.”


(See the box “Additional Ways in Which Jesus Was Like Moses,” on page 26.) 	 (Ke onoono ki te pokisi “Nisi Auala e Tai ‵Pau ei a Iesu mo Mose,” i te itulau e 26.)


Yes, with our words we can either hurt or heal our mate. 	 E tonu, mai i ‵tou pati, e mafai o fakalogo‵mae io me fakamafanafana atu ki ‵tou avaga.


By Personal Example. 	 E Auala i Olotou Fakaakoakoga Totino.


18 To help your child spiritually, you must listen to him. 	 18 Ke fesoasoani atu ki tau tamaliki i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e ‵tau o fakalogologo koe ki a ia.


(Prov. 3:32; 6:12) Who are the “wise persons” with whom Jehovah wants me to associate? 	 (Faataoto 3:32; 6:12) Ko oi la “tino ‵poto” kolā e manako a Ieova ke fai taugasoa au ki ei?


Why do dedicated servants of Jehovah have the responsibility to witness about their God? 	 Kaia e maua ei ne tavini tukugina atu a Ieova a te tiute ke molimau atu e uiga ki te lotou Atua?


Tom, a builder living in Hawaii, volunteered to help build places of worship on Pacific islands where people have little materially. 	 A Tomu, se tagata fakatūtū telā e nofo i Hawaii, kae ne ofo atu a ia ke fesoasoani ki te faitega o koga tapuaki i Fenua o te Pasefika kolā e se uke a mea faka-te-foitino e maua ne tino i ei.


We read: “King Solomon himself loved many foreign wives along with the daughter of Pharaoh, Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian and Hittite women.” (1 Ki. 11:1) Many of those likely remained attached to false gods, and Solomon was not immune. 	 I tafa o tena avaga telā ko te tama fafine a te tupu o Aikupito, ne avaga foki a ia ki fāfine mai fenua o Heti, Moapi, Amoni, Etoma mo Saitonu.” (1 Tupu 11:1) Ne tumau eiloa a fāfine e tokouke konā i te tapuaki ki olotou atua fapaupau, kae ne fakamalosi aka ei a Solomona ke fai foki penā.


4 At Pentecost 33 C.E., the apostles began to take the lead in the Christian congregation. 	 4 I te Penitekoso 33 T.A., ne kamata o takitaki ne te kau apositolo a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Temptation awaits the curious.—1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; James 1:13-15. 14. 	 E oko atu a fakaosoosoga ki tino kolā e fia onoono ki vaegā ata ma‵sei penā.—1 Tesalonia 4:3-5; Iakopo 1:13-15.


(Ps. 94:19) Moreover, Paul wrote: “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that excels all thought will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.” 	 (Salamo 94:19) E se gata i ei, ne tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “Sa manava‵se ki se mea, kae fakatagi atu ki te Atua i mea e ma‵nako koutou ki ei, kae fakatagi eiloa i te agaga fakafetai. Ka ko te filemu o te Atua, telā e sili atu i mea e iloa ne tatou, ke tausi faka‵lei ne ia otou loto mo otou mafaufau i a Keliso Iesu.”


Otherwise, personal problems may cloud our spiritual vision. 	 Me kafai e se fai penā, ka mafai o fakalavelave mai a ‵tou fakalavelave totino ki ‵tou kilokiloga faka-te-agaga.


9 As we have seen, Paul argues that making different choices need not be a threat to unity as long as no clear violation of Christian principles is involved. 	 9 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne lavea atu, ne fai ‵tonu mai a Paulo me e se ‵tau o fakalavelave atu a filifiliga kese‵kese ki te fealofani o te fakapotopotoga māfai e se pokotia i ei a akoakoga fakavae faka-Kelisiano.


(Acts 2:21) But does Jehovah hear all prayers unconditionally? 	 (Galuega 2:21) Kae e mata, e lagona ne Ieova a ‵talo katoa?


So a surgeon does not have to search for a patient’s heart. 	 E se manakogina ko tokita ke ‵sala ki te fatu o se tino masaki.


The beast that Daniel saw represented the Roman World Power. 	 A te manu fekai tenei e sefulu ana sau e fakauiga loa ki te malo o Loma.


Marking People for Survival 	 Te Fakamailogāga o Tino mō te Fakaolataga


(Genesis 46:26) The ‘falling away’ of it suggests the degeneration of these organs, so that conception would be impossible. 	 (Kenese 46:26) A tena ‘to keatea’ e fakaasi mai i ei te sē galue ‵lei o koga tapu konā, ko sē mafai ei o faitama se tino.


Focus on what is said, not on how it is delivered. 	 Ke saga tonu atu ki pati kolā e fai mai, kae e se ko te auala e fai mai ei.


You could ask some friend whom you can count on for candor whether you have a reputation for being impartial. 	 E mafai ne koe o fesili atu ki se taugasoa telā e talitonu koe me ka fakaasi tonu atu ne ia māfai a te sē fakailoga tino se uiga masani o koe.


Pray for Jehovah’s Help 12, 13. 	 ‵Talo mō te Fesoasoani o Ieova


No car is available to take him. 	 E seai eiloa se motoka e avanoa ke ave ei a ia.


As has been true for many in the special full-time ministry, exciting and challenging assignments awaited Angie and me. 	 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne iloa ne te tokoukega kolā ne ga‵lue i te taviniga tumau, ka fakafesagai atu eiloa māua mo Angie ki galuega fakafia‵fia kae faiga‵ta.


I resisted the temptation, but the situation awakened in me the desire to get married. 	 Ne ‵teke ne au a te fakaosoosoga, kae ne fai ne te mea tenā ke isi se manakoga i loto i a au ke fia avaga.


Let us consider these questions as we discuss the remaining six aspects of “the fruitage of the spirit,” namely, “long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control.”—Gal. 5:22, 23. 	 Ke mafau‵fau aka tatou ki fesili konei i te taimi e sau‵tala ei ki vaega e ono o “fua o te agaga,” kolā ko “te kufaki, te mataalofa, te ‵lei, te fakamaoni, te loto malalo, mo te loto pulea.”—Kalatia 5:22, 23.


11 Before he came to the earth, God’s only-begotten Son was aware of what our deliverance would cost him. 	 11 A koi tuai o vau a ia ki te lalolagi, ne iloa ne te Tama eiloa e tokotasi a te Atua a mea ne manakogina ke fai ne ia ke faka‵sao ei tatou.


Implying such a thing can be destructive to a marriage. 	 A te faiga o se vaegā mea penā e mafai o fakamasei ei te fakaipoipoga.


Since appetite and thirst often diminish with age, they may think that they do not need to eat or drink as much as they really should. 	 Ona ko te lotou olo aka o ma‵tua, e galo sāle foki te lotou fia‵kai mo te fia inu, kae mafau‵fau latou me e se ‵tau o ‵kai io me inu latou e pelā mo te masani.


Pursue Peace 	 Ke ‵Sala Atu ki te Filemu


In addition to feeling superior, a haughty person looks down on others, those whom he or she views as inferior. 	 E se gata fua i te fia maluga, a te tino fakamatamata e manatu fatauvā foki ki nisi tino, ko tino kolā e mafaufau a ia me e seai ne olotou aogā.


They were able to flee the city and the surrounding area. 	 Ne mafai ne latou o ‵tele keatea mai te fa‵kai tenā mo koga i ana tafa.


The war of Armageddon will cleanse the earth of all corruption and wickedness and open the way for a righteous new system of things under the rule of God’s Messianic Kingdom. 	 Ka ‵fulu faka‵ma ne te taua i Amaketo a te lalolagi mai mea ma‵sei mo amioga ma‵sei katoa, kae ‵tala mai i ei te auala mō se fakanofonofoga fou kae amiotonu mai lalo i te Malo faka-Mesia o te Atua.


For example, when God judged the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and determined to bring them to ruin, the faithful man Abraham was concerned about the justice of the matter. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te taimi ne fakamasino ei ne te Atua a fa‵kai o Sotoma mo Komolo kae fakaiku aka ke fakamaofa, ne manako a te tagata fakamaoni ko Apelaamo ke fakamautinoa aka me e tonu eiloa te fakaikuga a te Atua.


9 When we think of cost, we usually think of financial expenditures. 	 9 Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te ‵togi, e masani eiloa o mafau‵fau tatou ki te fakamāumāuga o tupe.


How does contentment help us to show brotherly love? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea te lotomalie ke fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa fakataina?


Strength could be measured by lifting rocks. 	 E mafai eiloa o fua aka te ma‵losi o laua ki te ‵sauga o fatu ‵lasi.


NASA, ESA, and A. Nota (STScI) 	 E maua ne tino o te Atua a fakamalosiga faka-te-agaga.


• Jesus’ model prayer contains what requests? 	 • Ne a fakamolemole ne aofia i te ‵talo fakaakoako a Iesu?


How should we view any counsel that we receive from a Christian friend, and what example did the elders in Ephesus set for us? 	 E ‵tau o pefea ‵tou kilokiloga ki so se pati fakatonutonu e maua ne tatou mai i se taugasoa Kelisiano, kae se a te fakaakoakoga ne tuku mai ne toeaina i Efeso mō tatou?


He allowed nothing to sidetrack him. 	 Ne seki talia lele eiloa ne ia se mea ke fakalavelave atu ki a ia.


They ask: “How is your dear one more than any other dear one?” 	 Ne fesili mai latou: “E a, e se ‵pau tau pele mo tino katoa?”


What other lessons can I learn from this well-prepared prayer?’—Ps. 141:2. 	 Ne a nisi akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne au mai te ‵talo tenei ne fakatoka faka‵lei?’—Sala. 141:2.


Jehovah’s Witnesses are happy to help you find answers to these and other Bible-related questions. 	 E fia‵fia a Molimau a Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ki a koe i te ‵sala atu ki tali o fesili konei mo nisi fesili faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


In some cases, we may come to realize that we were not the victim of an injustice after all. 	 I nisi taimi, e mafai o iloa aka ne tatou me e seai eiloa ne faifaiga sē fakamaoni ne fai mai ki a tatou.


(Genesis 10:8, 9) Clearly, Nimrod and other self-appointed rulers were puppets in Satan’s hands. 	 (Kenese 10:8, 9, Tusi Paia, Samoa) E manino ‵lei, me ne pule atu eiloa a Satani ki a Nimalota mo nisi tino pule kolā ne kausaki atu ki te tulaga tenā.


(Lamentations 3:42-44) So display a humble spirit, and pray that you may do nothing that would deprive you of approach to God in prayer.—2 Corinthians 13:7. 	 (Tagiga a Ielemia 3:42-44) Tela la, ke fakaasi atu te loto maulalo, kae ‵talo ko te mea ke mo a e fai ne koe se mea telā ka se talia ei ne te Atua au ‵talo.—2 Kolinito 13:7.


This involves our faithfully attending and participating in Christian meetings. 	 E aofia i te mea tenei a te ‵tou ‵kau atu mo te fakamaoni ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano e pelā foki mo te faiga o ‵tou tusaga i ei.


Is your heartbeat steady and strong? 	 E mata, e ‵lei kae malosi te tukiga o tou fatu?


The Bible shows that God gave man assignments in line with his position of headship. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me ne tuku atu ne te Atua ki te tagata a galuega e ‵tusa mo tena tulaga ko te ulu o te kāiga.


A home Bible study was started, and soon the man began to attend Christian meetings regularly. 	 Ne kamata ei se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae sē leva kae kamata o kau sāle atu a tou tagata ki fakatasiga Kelisiano.


She chose to seek first the Kingdom and remain in full-time service. 	 Ne filifili aka ne ia ke ‵sala muamua atu ki mea o te Malo kae ke tumau i te taviniga tumau.


Revelation 12:7-9 unmasks the culprit: “War broke out in heaven: Michael [Jesus Christ] and his angels battled with the dragon [Satan the Devil], and the dragon and its angels battled but it did not prevail, neither was a place found for them any longer in heaven. 	 E fakaasi mai a te akana i te Fakaasiga 12:7-9: “Ne tau te taua i te lagi. Ko Mikaele [Iesu Keliso] mo ana agelu ne taua mo te talako [Satani te Tiapolo] mo ana agelu. Kae ne takavale te talako, kae ne sē toe talia a ia mo ana agelu ke toe ‵nofo i te lagi.


For example, are you struggling with a weakness that you would like to overcome but you keep making the same mistake? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mata, e isi sou vāivāiga telā e taua malosi koe ki ei ke fakagata kae sē maua ne koe?


If he had certain outstanding abilities and accomplished great things but did not have love, what would he amount to? 	 Kafai ne mafai o maua ne ia a atamai tāua kae ne uke foki ana mea ne fai kae e seai sena alofa, se a la te aoga o mea konā?


Jesus said: “Go”! 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Olo atu”!


7. (a) With whom may Jesus have traveled to the Passover? (b) Where was Jesus when others began the journey home, and why was he there? 	 7. (a) Ko oi a tino kāti ne olo fakatasi atu mo Iesu ki te Paseka? (e) Ne nofo atu i fea a Iesu i te taimi ne toe ‵foki atu ei a nisi tino ki olotou fa‵kai, kae kaia ne nofo ei a ia i konā?


It is the same Kingdom that Jesus taught his followers to pray for. 	 Ko te Malo foki eiloa telā ne fakaakoako ne Iesu ana soko ke ‵talo atu ki ei.


11 “Do not forget hospitality.” 	 11 “Sa puli i a koutou te uiga talimālō.”


What basic steps are involved in doing God’s will? 	 Ne a mea fakavae e aofia i te faiga o te loto o te Atua?


(Ruth 1:3-9) Concerning a good wife, the Bible says: “The inheritance from fathers is a house and wealth, but a discreet wife is from Jehovah.” 	 (Luta 1:3-9) E uiga ki se avaga fafine ‵lei, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “E mafai o avatu ne mātua ne fale mo tupe ki tena tama tagata, ka ko te Aliki fua e mafai ne ia o avatu ki ei se avaga atamai.”


4 Our prayer for daily bread should also remind us of our need for daily spiritual food. 	 4 E ‵tau foki o fakamasaua mai a ‵tou ‵talo mō meakai i aso takitasi a te manakoga ke maua a meakai faka-te-agaga i aso katoa.


12 Proving what we ourselves are involves self-evaluation. 	 12 A te tofotofoga o tatou e fai eiloa ne tatou taki tokotasi.


In recent years, opponents have resorted to spreading lies in the media about those who reflect God’s light. 	 I tausaga fakamuli nei, ko fakasalalau atu ne tino ‵teke a tala ‵loi e uiga ki tino kolā e fakamaina atu te mainaga mai te Atua.


Why, people were amazed at the way he taught in the Sermon on the Mount!—Read Matthew 7:28, 29. 	 Ne ofo masei a tino i te auala ne akoako atu ei a ia i te Lauga i luga i te mauga!—Faitau te Mataio 7:28, 29.


You will feel as though Jehovah, the Grand Instructor, were waking you up with his instructions. 	 Ka lagona ne koe e pelā me ko Ieova, telā ko te Faiakoga Sili, e fakaaogā ana fakatonuga ke ‵fagu aka ei koe.


The Watch Tower of September 1915 refined our viewpoint and suggested that Bible Students avoid joining the military. 	 Ne toe fakafou aka i te The Watch Tower i a Setema 1915 a te ‵tou kilokiloga kae ne fakasae aka i ei a te manatu me ne ita fitifiti a Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu ma ‵kau atu ki te kautau.


“SOCIETY needs a framework of basic values that gives its members security and guidance.” 	 “E‵TAU o maua ne tino a tulafono e uiga ki amioga ‵lei ko te mea ke maua ei ne latou te tokagamalie mo takitakiga ‵lei.”


(Jeremiah 37:21) Jerusalem is destroyed, and most of its inhabitants are taken captive. 	 (Ielemia 37:21) Ne fakamasei a Ielusalema, kae ne ave fakapagota te tokoukega o tino i ei.


6 Centuries later, the faithful man Job had an opportunity to show who was the most important Person in his life. 	 6 I senitenali fakamuli ifo, ne maua ne te tagata fakamaoni ko Iopu se avanoaga ke fakaasi atu ne ia a te ‵toe Tino tāua i tena olaga.


As used in the Bible, human integrity denotes a completeness of heart devotion to the person of Jehovah. 	 E pelā mo te fakaaogaga i te Tusi Tapu, e fakaasi mai i te fakamaoni o tino a te katoatoa o tena loto fia tapuaki ki a Ieova.


4, 5. (a) Why are those conscious of their spiritual need happy? (b) How can our spiritual need be satisfied? 	 4, 5. (a) Kaia e fia‵fia ei a tino kolā e mafau‵fau faeloa ki olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga? (e) E mafai pefea o fakama‵lie aka ne tatou a ‵tou manakoga faka-te-agaga?


We, in turn, want to help sincere people to become familiar with these vital teachings. 	 Kae ma‵nako tatou ke fesoasoani ki tino loto ‵lei ke iloa ne latou a akoakoga tāua konei.


Even though this prophecy was written hundreds of years before Greece became dominant, every detail came true. 	 Ne tusi mai foki ne Tanielu me ka fati a te sau lasi kae ‵tupu aka mai i te koga tenā a sau fo‵liki e fa.


(Job 25:4-6; John 8:44) Can you imagine how demoralizing those words must have been? 	 (Iopu 25:4-6; Ioane 8:44) E mata, e lavea ne koe te fakavāivāi loto o pati konā?


At Proverbs 5:18, 19, we read: “Let your water source prove to be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth, a lovable hind and a charming mountain goat. Let her own breasts intoxicate you at all times. 	 E fai‵tau tatou i te Faataoto 5:18, 19, penei: “Tela la, fia‵fia fakatasi mo tau avaga [“vaipuna,” Tusi Paia, Samoa] kae taumafai ke fiafia koe ki te tamafine ne avaga koe ki ei—telā e matagali kae foitino ‵lei pelā me se tia.


No servant of God is immune to problems caused by Adam’s rebellion. 	 E seai ne tavini a te Atua e ‵sao mai i fakalavelave kolā ne māfua mai i te ‵teke o Atamu.


However, to teach his students how to obey those rules, he has to guide the students as they actually drive in traffic and struggle to put into practice what they have learned. 	 Kae ke akoako atu ki tino fakaakoako ke faka‵logo ki tulafono o te auala, e ‵tau o fakatonutonu ne ia latou i loto eiloa i auala e ‵tele i ei a motoka kae taumafai ke fakagalue aka a mea kolā ko oti ne tauloto ki ei.


Can you prepare a light meal for the family? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakatoka ne koe ne mū meakai mō te kāiga?


They were so full of joy that they wanted to share what they felt with everyone. 	 Ona ko te lasi o te lotou fia‵fia, ne ma‵nako latou o fakaasi atu olotou mea ne tauloto ki so se tino.


In a similar way, getting to know God’s ways through the pages of the Bible is helping millions of people worldwide today to make beneficial changes in their lives. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, a te iloa ‵lei o auala o te Atua e alatu i itulau o te Tusi Tapu, ne fesoasoani atu ki te fia miliona o tino i te lalolagi kātoa i aso nei ke fai a ‵fuliga aoga i olotou olaga.


Yielding to Jehovah’s direction in connection with this choice is the wise course. 	 A te fakalogo katoatoa ki te takitakiga a Ieova i te faiga o te filifiliga tenei ko te auala poto eiloa.


This may be possible by offering helpful suggestions and sound Scriptural advice and by working with them in the field ministry. 	 E mafai o fai penā, māfai e tuku atu ne latou a manatu fesoasoani mai te Tusi Tapu mo te ga‵lue fakatasi mo latou i te galuega talai.


This means that we have to stay away from anything that could lead us into such wrongdoing, including pornography. 	 Ko tena uiga, e ‵tau mo tatou o faka‵mao mai so se mea telā e mafai o ‵taki atu ei tatou ki faifaiga ma‵sei penā, e aofia i ei a ata ma‵sei.


Unlike Diotrephes, a Christian named Demetrius is mentioned by John as a good example. 	 E se pelā mo Siofilisi, ne taku mai ne Ioane se Kelisiano e igoa ki a Temetiu me se fakaakoakoga ‵lei.


How do the angels set an example for us in patience? 	 E tuku mai pefea ne agelu se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou e uiga ki te onosai?


20 Are we personally “awaiting and keeping close in mind the presence of the day of Jehovah”? 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaasi atu foki ne ‵tou faifaiga amio atua a te ‵tou loto naunau ke na oko mai te aso o Ieova kae ke na ola mai lalo i te pulega a te Malo.


Furthermore, being more attuned to Bible principles and willing to respond to his well-trained conscience, Mark is now moved by his conscience to avoid programs that he earlier felt were acceptable. 	 E se gata i ei, a te masani mo akoakoga fakavae faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo te saga atu faeloa ki tena loto lagona telā ko oti ne akoako faka‵lei, ne kalo ei keatea a Maleko mai te onoono ki polokalame kolā ne mafaufau muamua a ia me e ‵lei.


15 Our imperfect flesh can weaken our resolve to stay alert. 	 15 E mafai ne ‵tou foitino se ‵lei katoatoa o fakavāivai mai ki ‵tou fakaikuga ke matapula‵pula.


(Hos. 2:18) What an enjoyable time awaits all who will survive to live on earth then! 	 (Hosea 2:18) Ma‵faga o taimi fakafiafia e faka‵tali mai ki a latou katoa kolā ka ‵sao atu ke ola i luga i te lalolagi i te taimi tenā!


Some licenses say that the user may have a backup copy for himself, but he is not to make copies for other people. 	 E fakaasi mai i nisi laisene me e mafai ne te tino telā e fakaaogā ne ia te komipiuta tenā o fai sena kopi e tasi ke tausi mā isi se fakalavelave, kae e se ‵tau o kopi ne ia te polokalame tenā kae avatu ki nisi tino.


Who of us would not like to abound in long-suffering, kindness, and goodness? 	 Ko oi te tino i a tatou e se manako ke lasi tena kufaki, alofa atafai, mo tena aga‵lei?


Thus, when an intelligent creature misuses his free will, he easily falls into error and sin.—Genesis 1:29; Matthew 4:4. 	 Tela la, kafai e fakaaoga ‵se ne se tino poto tena saolotoga i te faiga o ana filifiliga, ko faigofie o fai ne ia se mea ‵se mo te agasala.—Kenese 1:29; Mataio 4:4.


In this study, we will consider Nehemiah chapter 13. 	 I te sukesukega tenei, ka mafau‵fau tatou ki te Neemia mataupu e 13.


Consider, for example, the fact that God enabled his Son to heal diseases that doctors could not cure. 	 Mafaufau ki te manatu tonu me ne fai ne te Atua tena Tama ke faka‵lei ne ia a masaki kolā e se mafai ne tokita o faka‵lei.


Am I a member of the congregation who works shoulder to shoulder with fellow worshipers?’ 	 E mata, e fai au mo fai se tino i te fakapotopotoga telā e ga‵lue fakatasi mo ‵tou taina tapuaki?’


When Jesus uttered those words, the discussion centered on taxes. 	 I te taimi ne fai atu ei ne Iesu a pati konā, ne faipati loa a ia e uiga ki lafoga.


He prophesied: “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.”—Matthew 24:14. 	 Ne ‵valo mai a ia: “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.”—Mataio 24:14.


To draw Jesus away from the pure worship of Jehovah God. 	 Ke ‵taki keatea ne ia a Iesu mai te tapuakiga tonu ki a Ieova te Atua.


We can be sure that Jehovah will always keep a close, fatherly eye upon all his loyal ones.—Ps. 32:8; read Isaiah 41:13. 	 E mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me ka tumau eiloa Ieova i te kilokilo mai mo te alofa, e pelā me se tamana, ki luga i ana tino fakamaoni.—Salamo 32:8; faitau te Isaia 41:13.


Whether they resemble fine soil or not is up to them. 	 E faka‵na eiloa ki a latou te lotou fai pelā me se laukele ‵lei io me ikai.


The Greeks and Romans worshipped goddesses of fate, whose powers to dispense good and bad fortunes at times seemed to overshadow even the will of their chief gods, Zeus and Jupiter. 	 Ne tapuaki atu a te kau Eleni mo te kau Loma ki atua fa‵fine fai fakaikuga, kolā e isi se lotou malosi ke iloa me ka maua ne tino se olaga ‵lei io me se olaga masei i aso mai mua kae e ‵kese a mea konā i nisi taimi mo mea kolā e ma‵nako ki ei olotou atua pule, ko Seu mo Tiupita.


You may wonder, though: ‘If God is wise, powerful, and loving, why does he not end suffering? 	 Kae kāti ka mafaufau koe me ‘Kafai e katoatoa te poto, te malosi, mo te alofa o te Atua, kaia e se fakagata ei ne ia a logo‵maega?


Would this response be better? 	 E mata, ne mafai o ‵lei atu a te tali tenei?


In fact, he is “the firstborn of all creation.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a ia “ko te uluaki o mea katoa ne faite.”


What rare quality was seen among Jesus’ early disciples? 	 Se a te uiga mauagatā telā ne maua ne soko mua o Iesu?


As the Lord’s Prayer reveals, God’s Kingdom will cause God’s will to be done on earth as surely as it now prevails in heaven. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te ‵Talo a te Aliki, ka fai ne te Malo o te Atua a te loto o te Atua i te lalolagi e pelā eiloa mo te mea ko fai nei i te lagi.


Are we not glad to serve a God who does not give up on his servants when they make mistakes? 	 Ka fia‵fia eiloa tatou ki se vaegā Atua telā e se mafai o ‵fiu i ana tavini māfai ko fai ne latou a mea ‵se, i ne?


9 Jesus was speaking to adults when he said: “Pay attention to how you listen.” 	 9 Ne fai atu penei a Iesu ki tino mā‵tua: “Ke fakaeteete koutou, kae fakalogo faka‵lei.”


Sincere and well-deserved commendation is a gift that all of us can give. 	 A pati fakamālō ‵tonu kolā e ‵tau eiloa o fai atu se meaalofa telā e mafai o tuku atu ne tatou katoa.


Our associates can also cause us to develop habits, good or bad. 	 E mafai foki ne ‵tou taugasoa o fai tatou ke ati aka a faifaiga masani ‵lei io me e ma‵sei.


11 Jehovah also listens to the promises that we make. 	 11 E fakalogologo foki a Ieova ki tautoga e fai ne tatou.


He said: “Take a warning: To the making of many books there is no end, and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh.” 	 Ana muna: “E seai se gatamaiga o te tusitusiga o tusi, kae kafai ko to tauloto malosi koe, ka fi‵ta foki koe.”


The wording used in this verse indicates an ongoing process of working by day and sleeping by night over a period of time. 	 E fakaasi mai i te faka‵tuga o pati i te fuaiupu tenei a te faifaiga tumau o te galue i te ao kae moe i te po mō se vaitaimi.


We can, however, also become obsessed with computer technology. 	 E mafai foki o fakavale‵vale tatou ki komipiuta.


(1 Corinthians 14:40; Philippians 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18) However, Jesus said that his followers would primarily be identified by their love. 	 (1 Kolinito 14:40; Filipi 3:16; 2 Petelu 3:18) Kae ne fai atu a Iesu me i te mea sili telā ka iloa atu ei ana soko ko te lotou a‵lofa.


This is evident in his words: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 	 E fakamaoni mai a te mea tenei i ana pati: “Ko oko eiloa i te lasi o te saito e fia ‵kati, ka ko tino ga‵lue i te saito e se tokouke!


Such concerns are worthy of consideration. 	 E tāua eiloa ke mafau‵fau ki vaegā mea penā.


13, 14. (a) How can parents create a peaceful home environment? (b) What can be the beneficial result when a parent admits to having made a mistake? 	 13, 14. (a) E mafai pefea o ati aka ne mātua se tulaga filemu i te kāiga? (e) Se a te ikuga ‵lei e mafai o maua mai te fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne te mātua ana mea ‵se?


5 However, before you can help someone else benefit from the Bible Teach book, you need to become thoroughly familiar with it. 	 5 Kae koituai o fesoasoani atu koe ki se isi tino ke maua ne ia a mea aogā mai i te tusi ko te Akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu, e ‵tau o masani faka‵lei koe ki te tusi.


13 How powerfully David’s example speaks to us today! 	 13 Ko oko eiloa i te aoga o te fakaakoakoga a Tavita ki a tatou i aso nei!


(Revelation 6:5, 6) Deadly plagues ravage mankind. 	 (Fakaasiga 6:5, 6) E logofiofio a tino i famai tamate tino.


▪ Increasing lawlessness.—Matthew 24:12. 	 ▪ Gasoloakaga o amioga ma‵sei.—Mataio 24:12.


6, 7. (a) What is the conscience? (b) Illustrate how the conscience can help us to remain in God’s love. 	 6, 7. (a) Se a te loto lagona? (e) Fakamatala mai te auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani mai te loto lagona ke tumau tatou i te alofa o te Atua.


(Luke 6:35, 36; Galatians 6:10) In this regard especially, we preach the good news of the Kingdom and tell others of God’s great act of love in their behalf. 	 (Luka 6:35, 36; Kalatia 6:10) Ona ko te mea tenei, e talai atu ne tatou te tala ‵lei o te Malo kae fakailoa atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki faifaiga ‵lasi o te alofa kolā ne fai ne te Atua mō tatou.


What gave him the strength to do so? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi aka ei a ia?


Some Scriptural admonition, though, requires meditation if we are to benefit fully. 	 A nisi fakatonuga mai i Tusitusiga Tapu e manakogina ke mafaufau ‵loto ki ei ko te mea ke maua katoatoa ne tatou a mea aoga mai i ei.


Do you know someone who may benefit from Bible publications prepared for the blind? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe se tino telā e mafai o maua ne ia a mea aogā mai tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā ne fakatoka mō tino ‵kivi?


The challenge of being happy at Bethel is the same as it is elsewhere: You have to focus on why what you are doing is important. 	 A te taumafaiga ke maua te fiafia i te Peteli, e ‵pau faeloa i so se koga: Ke saga tonu koe me kaia e tāua ei te mea tenā e fai ne koe.


On the contrary, Jesus repeatedly showed that he was subordinate to Jehovah.* For example, Jesus referred to Jehovah as “my God” and “the only true God.” 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, ne fakaasi mai faeloa ne Iesu me i a ia e malalo ifo i a Ieova.* E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki a Ieova e pelā me ko “toku Atua” mo “te Atua tonu e tokotasi.”


King Solomon said: “In the morning sow your seed and until the evening do not let your hand rest; for you are not knowing where this will have success, either here or there, or whether both of them will alike be good.” 	 Ne fai mai te tupu ko Solomona: “Ke ‵toki ou lakau i te taeao pelā foki i te afiafi. E se mafai o iloa ne koe me e ola ‵lei katoa io me ka ola ‵lei nisi kae se ola ‵lei nisi.”


True, an unintentional manslayer was shown mercy. 	 E tonu, ne fakaasi atu te loto fakamagalo ki se tino tatino i se auala pasala.


Elders have reason to commend older ones for their share in the ministry, for their participation in meetings, for their positive influence in the congregation, and for their endurance. 	 E maua foki ne toeaina a pogai ‵lei ke fakamālō atu ki tino ma‵tua mō olotou tusaga i te galuega talai, olotou tali i fakatasiga, olotou fakamalosiga aogā i te fakapotopotoga, e pelā foki mo te lotou kufaki.


Paul writes: “By means of [Jesus Christ] we have the release by ransom through the blood of that one, yes, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his undeserved kindness.”—Ephesians 1:7. 	 E tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “Ko maua ne tatou a te saolotoga i te mate o Keliso, ko fakamagalo foki o‵tou agasala e pela eiloa mo te lasi o te maumea o tena alofa tauanoa.”—Efeso 1:7.


Many are looking merely for that when they go to church, and the churches are eager to cater to this desire. 	 E tokouke a tino e ‵sala atu fua ki te mea tenā i te taimi e olo atu ei latou ki lotu, kae e fia‵fia a lotu o fakataunu a te manakoga tenei.