5 Most Christian couples choose to have a Bible-based talk at their wedding.* They recognize that Jehovah originated marriage and provides in his Word wise advice on how marriage can succeed and bring happiness. 	 5 E filifili ne te tokoukega o Kelisiano ke fai se lauga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i te taimi o te fakaipoipoga.* E iloa ne latou me ne māfua mai i a Ieova a te fakaipoipoga kae tuku mai foki i tena Muna a fakatakitakiga aogā e uiga ki te auala e maua ei te manuia mo te fiafia i se fakaipoipoga.


11 What about Judah’s captors? 	 11 Kae e a fenua kolā ne fakatakavale ne latou te kau Iuta?


In creation, Abel found a solid basis for faith in a loving Creator 	 Ne lavea ne Apelu i tena olaga kātoa me i kelupi ne tavini fakamaoni kae faka‵logo a Ieova


(Galatians 4:4; 1 Timothy 3:16) He would be bruised in the heel by Satan. 	 (Kalatia 4:4; 1 Timoteo 3:16) Ka fakapakia ne Satani tena vae.


Jesus also foretold that an educational work would be accomplished earth wide. 	 Ne folafola mai ne Iesu me i te galuega ko te akoako atu o tino ka fai i te lalolagi kātoa.


Of course, it took faith for Abram to rejoice in something that would be enjoyed only by his future offspring. 	 E tonu, ne ‵tau o fakatuanaki a Apelamo ke fiafia ki se mea telā ka maua fua ne ana tama‵liki i aso mai mua.


It may be an inclination to delve into pornography, to indulge in improper jesting or flirting, or to pursue close association with morally weak individuals. 	 Kāti e fakaosooso atu muamua latou ke onoono ki ata ma‵sei, ke fai ne latou a mea faifa‵kata sē ‵tau kae ke fakatā‵gata io me ke fakafā‵fine foki latou, io me ko te fia ‵kau atu faeloa ki tino kolā e se fai sāle a amioga ‵lei.


Therefore, she is under no obligation to divulge the spies’ whereabouts to men who are seeking to harm God’s people. 	 Tela la, e seki ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne ia a te koga ne ‵nofo i ei a sipai konā ki tino kolā ne taumafai o tamate a tino o te Atua.


IN THE year 1911, British authorities passed a law designed to save the lives of coal miners. 	 ITE 1911, ne talia ne takitaki o Peletania se tulafono ke puipui ei a ola o tino keli fatu kalā.


Mary, the daughter of Heli, belonged to the Israelite tribe of Judah. 	 Ne tupu mai a Malia, te tamaliki fafine a Heli mai te matakāiga Isalaelu o Iuta.


13. How can we show that we deeply appreciate our Christian brotherhood? 	 13 E mata, e fakatāua ne koe a te alofa telā ne fakaasi mai i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


However, we should not assume that we are too flawed to maintain integrity. 	 Kae e se ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou me e se mafai o fakatumau ‵tou fakamaoni ona ko ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa.


After four months, I selected a brother as my pioneer partner. 	 E faa masina mai tua, ne fili ne au se taina ke ga‵lue tasi māua i te galuega faka-paenia.


We need to be careful not to allow our love for Christ to weaken and let ourselves be distracted from Kingdom interests. 	 E ‵tau o fakaeteete malosi tatou ke mo a ma fakavāivāi ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Keliso kae fulitua atu ki manakoga o te Malo.


Rather than experiencing relentless deterioration of our bodies, we will awaken each day to progressive physical improvements—more energy, sharper vision, keener hearing, better looks! 	 I lō te lagona ifo ne tatou te gasolo ifo o vāi‵vāi a ‵tou foitino, ka lagona ne tatou i aso takitasi te gasolo aka o te malosi faka-te-foitino—ka lasi atu te malosi, ka ‵kite atu a mata, ka ‵logo atu a taliga, ka ‵gali atu ou foliga!


What is necessary if we are to keep seeking Jehovah? 17 Maintaining our relationship with Jehovah must be an ongoing matter. Jesus said in prayer to his Father: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu i te ‵talo ki tena Tamana, penei: “Tenei te ola se gata mai: ke iloa ne tino i a koe ko te Atua tonu e tokotasi, kae ke iloa foki ne latou i a Iesu Keliso ne uga mai ne koe.”


At a memorial service, President Obama called out the children’s names and told the grieving audience: “These tragedies must end.” 	 I se lotu ne fai e fakamanatu ei te ‵mate o tamaliki, ne laulau ne te Pelesitene ko Obama a igoa o tamaliki kae fai atu ki tino fanoa‵noa kolā e fakalogo‵logo mai: “A fakalavelave konei e ‵tau o fakagata.”


The Bible uses mountains and islands to picture many of the organizations and institutions that seem so solid to mankind today. 	 E fakaaoga ne te Tusi Tapu a mauga mo fenua fo‵liki ke fakaata mai i ei a fakapotopotoga mo kamupane e uke kolā e foliga ‵mautakitaki mai ki tino i aso nei.


Teenagers, by comparison, are new to the process. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e ‵fou a vaegā faifaiga penā ki talavou.


3 It was likely in 47 C.E., during the apostle Paul’s first visit to Lystra, that Timothy was introduced to Christianity. 	 3 Kāti ko te 47 T.A., i te asiga muamua a te apositolo ko Paulo ki Lusa, ne kamata ei o kau atu a Timoteo ki te Lotu Kelisiano.


The man claimed to be a prophet of Jehovah. 	 Ne fai atu te toeaina i a ia se pelofeta foki a Ieova.


Once you become familiar with that evidence and accept it as true, you have faith that the earth revolves around the sun—despite what your eyes tell you. 	 Kafai ko masani koe ki te fakamaoniga tenā kae talia ne koe me e tonu, ko maua ei ne koe a te fakatuanaki me ko te lalolagi telā e faimalaga fakatamilomilo i te la—e tiga eiloa e se ‵pau a te mea tenā mo te mea telā e matea ne koe ki ou mata.


Peter saw the need for Christians to arouse their “clear thinking faculties” so that they would not ignore “the commandment of the Lord,” Jesus Christ. 	 Ne lavea ne Petelu a te manakoga ke ‵fagu aka a Kelisiano ki ne “mafaufauga ‵fou” ko te mea ke ‵saga tonu atu latou ki “te fakatonuga mai te Aliki,” ko Iesu Keliso.


[Picture on page 15] 	 Ka sau‵tala tatou ki te mea tenei i te suā mataupu.


(Psalm 34:19) This is not surprising, for “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one,” Satan the Devil. 	 (Salamo 34:19) E se se mea fakapoi te mea tenei me i “te lalolagi kātoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei,” ko Satani te Tiapolo.


She wanted to serve him in whatever way he saw fit. 	 Ne manako tou fafine o tavini atu ki a ia i so se auala.


It is vital that we endeavor to acquire or cultivate a taste for it.* (1 Peter 2:2) Growing to maturity requires that we learn to draw nourishment from solid food, the deeper truths of God’s Word. 	 Se mea tafasili i te tāua ke taumafai malosi ke fia‵fia tonu tatou ki ei.* (1 Petelu 2:2) A te gasolo aka o matua ‵lei, e manakogina i ei a te fakamasani o tatou o ‵kai ki mea‵kai ma‵keke, ko muna‵tonu ‵loto kolā e maua i te Muna a te Atua.


In any case, it is evidence of a parent’s love. 	 Faitalia me se a te kope tenā, a te mea tenā se fakamaoniga eiloa o te alofa o te mātua.


(1 Thessalonians 5:17; 1 Peter 5:7) And take the time each day to read God’s Word so that God’s thoughts can comfort you. 	 (1 Tesalonia 5:17; 1 Petelu 5:7) Kae ke na fakaavanoa foki ne koe ou taimi i aso takitasi ke faitau ki te Muna a te Atua ko te mea ke fakamafanafana atu ki a koe a manatu mai ei.


▪ Disobedient to parents.—2 Timothy 3:2. 	 ▪ Se faka‵logo ki olotou mātua.—2 Timoteo 3:2.


16 Alcohol and drug abuse, immorality, and sinful cravings can destroy our godly devotion. 	 A te tosina atu ki vaegā mea penei e mafai o taofi aka ei tatou mai te ola e ‵tusa mo tulafono amio‵tonu a te Atua.


(Deut. 32:4) How tragic that humans rejected it! 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) Ko oko eiloa i te fakafanoanoa me ne ‵teke atu a tino ki ei!


Being wrathful at the heavenly woman, he goes off “to wage war with the remaining ones of her seed.”—Rev. 12:1, 5, 9, 17. 	 Ona ko tena kaitaua ki te fafine faka-te-lagi, ne fanatu a ia o “taua ki fanau katoa a te fafine.”—Fakaasiga 12:1, 5, 9, 17.


(Deuteronomy 6:25) In addition, Jehovah had promised: “You must keep my statutes and my judicial decisions, which if a man will do, he must also live by means of them. 	 (Teutelonome 6:25) E se gata i ei, ne folafola mai a Ieova, penei: “Tau‵tali ki faifaiga mo Tulafono ko oti ne tuku atu ne au. Ka sao otou ola manafai e faka‵logo koutou.


“Keeping Jehovah’s righteous standards has been a protection for me. 	 A te tausi ki tulaga amio‵tonu o Ieova ne fai pelā me se puipuiga ki a au.


Only toward the end of his life did he say with a measure of confidence: “I have fought the fine fight, I have run the course to the finish, I have observed the faith.”—2 Tim. 4:7. 	 Kae koituai a ia o mate, ne mafai o fai atu a ia penei: “Ko oti ne fai ne au te mea sili i te fakatau‵faiga, ko oti foki au ne tele i te fakatau‵telega loa, ko oti foki ne taofi ‵mau ne au te fakatuanaki.”—2 Timoteo 4:7.


He progressed toward dedication and baptism and is now a regular pioneer and a ministerial servant. 	 Ne gasolo a ia ki mua ki tena tukuatuga kae papatiso kae ko fai nei a ia mo fai se paenia mo se tavini fakafaifeau.


Like Jesus, we always need to be alert, watching for opportunities to share what we know about God’s Kingdom. 	 Salasala faeloa ki avanoaga ke fakailoa atu ki nisi tino a mea kolā e iloa ne tatou e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.


‘If the sign that we are near the end is so obvious,’ you might ask, ‘why do so many people fail to recognize it?’ 	 ‘Kafai ko lavea faka‵lei ne tatou a fakailoga me ko ‵nofo tatou i te gataga,’ e mafai o fesili ifo koe penei, ‘kaia e se lavea ei ne tino e tokouke a fakailoga konei?’


They were already serving in a sign-language congregation in Japan. 	 Ko oti ne tavini atu lāua i se fakapotopotoga fai tāga i Tiapani.


9 Now take note of what the Scriptures foretold regarding the Kingdom. 	 9 Nei la, ke onoono aka tatou ki te mea telā ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te Malo.


Do Not Hope in Uncertain Riches 	 Sa Fakamoe‵moe ki Mea e Gata i Lalo Nei


In what ways could we further expand our ministry? 	 Ne a auala e mafai ei o fakalauefa atu a te ‵tou galuega talai?


Where can we find assistance in understanding the Word of truth and then in living in accord with it? 	 E maua ne tatou i fea a te fesoasoani ke malamalama ei i te munatonu mai tena Muna kae ola e ‵tusa mo te mea tenā?


I asked my sister Felisa to forgive me for the hurtful words I had spoken to her. 	 Ne ‵talo foki au e uiga ki toku taina ke fakamagalo ne ia au ona ko pati fakalogomae ne fai atu sale ne au ki ei.


Hence, David proceeds to explain how we can show godly fear. 	 Tela la, ne fakamatala mai ne Tavita a te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu te mataku ki te Atua.


What happened at Luz? 	 Se a te mea ne tupu i Lusa?


You, who take pride in law, do you by your transgressing of the Law dishonor God?”—Romans 2:21-23. 	 A koe e fakamatamata me e tausi ne koe a te tulafono a te Atua, kae kafai e ofa ne koe te tulafono ko se ava koe ki te Atua.”—Loma 2:21-23.


When he asked why God permits suffering, the Witness read verses from the Bible, including Psalm 37:39, which says: “The salvation of the righteous ones is from Jehovah; he is their fortress in the time of distress.” 	 I te taimi ne fesili atu ei tou tagata me kaia ne talia ei ne te Atua a logo‵maega, ne faitau atu ne te Molimau a fuaiupu mai te Tusi Tapu, e aofia i ei te Salamo 37:39, telā e fai mai, penei: “E fakaola ne te Aliki a tino amiotonu, kae puipui foki ne ia latou i taimi o fakalavelave.”


However, he often did teach about the resurrection of the dead. 	 Kae ne akoako atu faeloa ne ia a te toetuga o tino ‵mate.


To illustrate, compare happiness with good health. 	 E pela me se fakaakoakoga, ke fakatusa ne tatou te fiafia ki te mauaga o se foitino malosi.


We are not dangerous. 	 E se fakama‵taku matou.


(Proverbs 27:11) With good reason, then, we can resolve as Job did: “Until I expire I shall not take away my integrity from myself!” 	 (Faataoto 27:11) Ona ko te pogai tenei, ko mafai ei o fai te ‵tou fakaikuga e pelā mo Iopu: “Ke oko ki toku mate e se mafai o tapale ne au toku fakamaoni mai i a au!”


(Mark 7:21, 22) The apostle Paul was inspired to admonish the Christians in Corinth: “Flee from fornication.” (1 Corinthians 6:18) And in his letter to the Hebrews, Paul wrote: “Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.”—Hebrews 13:4. 	 (Maleko 7:21, 22) Ne fakamalosi aka te apositolo ko Paulo ke fakatonu atu penei ki te kau Kelisiano i Kolinito: “Fakagata te fina lalolagi.” (1 Kolinito 6:18) Kae ne tusi atu penei a Paulo i tena tusi ki te kau Epelu: “E ‵tau o faka‵malu ne tino katoa a te fakaipoipoga, ka ko tauavaga e ‵tau o fakatau a‵lofa. E fakamasino ne te Atua a latou kola e fina lalolagi, pela foki mo latou kola e mulilua.”—Epelu 13:4.


“From the sixth century onwards,” notes Bible scholar Bruce Metzger, those words were “found more and more frequently in manuscripts of the Old Latin and of the [Latin] Vulgate.” 	 Ne fai mai penei a Bruce Metzger, “Mai te ono senitenali o vau ki tua,” a pati konā “ne maua atu faeloa i tusitusiga o te Tusi Tapu ko te Old Latin e pelā foki mo te ‵fuliga telā ne fakafou ko te [Latin] Vulgate.”


They are not content just to leave the organization that they perhaps once loved. 	 E se lotoma‵lie fua latou ke tiakina te fakapotopotoga telā kāti ne a‵lofa muamua latou ki ei.


Then we will have safeguarded practical wisdom, and it will give us life.—Prov. 3:21, 22. 	 I te faiga tenā, ka puipui eiloa tatou ne te poto tenā, kae ka aumai ne ia te ola ki a tatou.—Faata. 3:21, 22.


Observe It How Often? 	 E ‵Tau o Fakamanatu Fakafia?


They can learn from and follow the basic example of Solomon as he showed courage in making wise decisions to complete the construction of the temple. 	 E mafai o tauloto ne latou a te fakaakoakoga a Solomona telā ne fakaasi atu ne ia te loto toa i te faiga o fakaikuga ‵poto ke fakaoti te faitega o te faletapu.


• What has Jehovah foreordained in connection with his “eternal purpose”? 	 • Ne a mea ko oti ne fuafua ne Ieova e ‵tusa mo tena “fuafuaga se gata mai”?


[Pictures on page 17] Does your personal appearance reflect well on the God you worship? 	 17. (a) Ne a fesili e ‵tau o ‵sili ifo ne tatou māfai ko ‵togi a laugatu io me ko filifili aka ki se teuga? (e) Kaia e ‵tau ei o onoono faka‵lei a ulu o kāiga ki teuga o tino i te kāiga?


Thus, he requires that congregation overseers administer justice and act righteously.—Isaiah 59:14, 15, 17. 	 Tela la, e manako a ia ke fakaasi atu ne ovasia i te fakapotopotoga a te fai mea tonu i olotou mea e fai.—Isaia 59:14, 15, 17.


What evidence do we have of the historicity of “the single most important personage ever to walk the earth”? 	 Ne a fakamaoniga ko maua ne tatou me ne ola eiloa “te ‵toe tagata sili i te lalolagi.”


Mother tried to bring us children up by Christian principles. 	 Ne taumafai te motou mātua o puti aka matou ki fakatakitakiga faka-Kelisiano.


(Mark 14:25) Since Jesus would not be drinking literal wine in heaven, he obviously had in mind the joy sometimes symbolized by wine. 	 (Maleko 14:25) E ui eiloa e se inu tonu a Iesu ki te uaina i te lagi, e mautinoa eiloa me ne masaua faeloa ne ia te fiafia telā e fakaata mai i te uaina.


Please consider a few Bible principles. 	 Fakamolemole ke mafaufau ki nai akoakoga fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu.


In my case my parents did not pressure me to make the decision to dedicate myself to Jehovah. 	 Kae ne seki fakamalosi mai oku mātua ki a au ke na fai taku fakaikuga ke tuku atu au ki a Ieova.


“Do Not Be Loving . . . the World” 	 ‘Sa A‵lofa ki te Lalolagi’


Genuine Christian ministers—even those with special responsibilities in the congregation—are humble slaves. 	 A faifeau Kelisiano ‵tonu—ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā e maua a tofiga fakapito i te fakapotopotoga—ko tavini kolā e loto mau‵lalo.


They had heard of the crisis from others on the bus. 	 Ne lagona ne māua te fakalavelave mai nisi tino i luga i te pasi.


It foretold world events leading right down to the climactic war between Jehovah’s enemies and his appointed King, Jesus Christ. 	 Ne ‵valo mai i ei a mea kolā ka ‵tupu ke oko eiloa ki te ‵toe taua i te va o fili o Ieova mo tena Tupu tofia, ko Iesu Keliso.


God had a work for them to do, and it was vital that the entire family center their lives on it.—Read Genesis 6:14, 18. 	 Ne isi se galuega ne manako te Atua ke fai ne latou, kae se mea tāua ke fakavae ne te kāiga katoa olotou olaga ki ei.—Faitau te Kenese 6:14, 18.


How is the word “congregation” most often used in the Hebrew Scriptures? 	 E fakaaogā sāle pefea te pati ko te “fakapotopotoga” i Tusitusiga faka-Epelu?


For instance, we want to teach people that serving Jehovah, “the happy God,” is the best, most fulfilling way of life possible. 	 E tasi te mea tāua telā e fia fai ne tatou ko te akoako atu ki tino me i te tavini atu ki a Ieova, ‘te Atua fiafia,’ ko te ‵toe auala ‵lei kae gali i te olaga.


When she asked her employer for permission to take some days off to attend one of our conventions, he angrily retorted that if she went, he would fire her. 	 I te taimi ne fanoi ei a ia ki tena pule ke puke ne ana aso malō‵lō ke kau atu a ia ki te fono i te atufenua, ne tali kaitaua atu tena pule me kafai e fano a ia, ka fakatea eiloa a ia.


Revelation 1:1 states: “A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place. 	 E fai mai te Fakaasiga 1:1: “Ko tusi i te tusi nei a mea kolā ne fakaasi ne Iesu Keliso.


• strengthen us to do God’s will? 	 • fakamalosi mai ke fai ne tatou te loto o te Atua?


While the wife may learn to discern what her husband is thinking or feeling, the husband is rarely expected to develop the same skill and discern his wife’s feelings. 	 I te taimi e taumafai ei te fafine o matemate aka a mafaufauga mo lagonaga o tena avaga, seāseā ko fai ne se tagata a te mea tenā e uiga ki lagonaga o tena avaga.


I love teaching people, as I can see that holy spirit is changing them.”—1 Thess. 2:19. 	 Ne fiafia au o akoako a tino, me lavea ne au te fulifuliga e fai ne te agaga tapu ki a latou.”—1 Tesa. 2:19.


19. What blessings can be ours if we find delight in God’s righteousness? 19 In these perilous and uncertain days, taking delight in Jehovah’s righteousness is a source of security and protection. 	 19 I aso fakama‵taku kae faiga‵ta konei, a te fiafia ki te amiotonu o Ieova ko te māfuaga o te tokagamalie mo te puipuiga.


He valued families, showing profound empathy for their needs and problems, and he freely showed his affection for children.—Read Mark 10:13-16. 	 Ne fakatāua ne ia a kāiga mai te fakaasiatuga me e malamalama a ia i olotou manakoga mo fakalavelave kae ne fakaasi atu foki ne ia a te ‵poko o tena alofa ki tama‵liki.—Faitau te Maleko 10:13-16.


How will God’s people today act in harmony with these words?—2 Chronicles 20:17. 15. 	 Ka fakafetaui aka pefea ne tino o Ieova i aso nei olotou faifaiga ki pati konei?—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 20:17.


ANTÔNIO, Marcos, Gerson, Vania, and Marcelo came from different backgrounds and had different problems. 	 NE KESE‵KESE a telega o Anitonio, Makosi, Kisoni, Vania, mo Makelo kae ne kese‵kese foki olotou fakalavelave.


8 Like Jonathan, we can prove ourselves loyal to Jehovah by being in relative subjection to the superior authorities, as God requires, even if some seem unworthy of respect. 	 8 E pelā mo Ionatana, e mafai o fakatalitonu atu ‵tou fakamaoni ki a Ieova mai te faka‵logo ki tino pule e pelā mo te fakatonuga a te Atua, faitalia me mafau‵fau tatou me e se ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te āva.


Jehovah is guarding all those loving him, but all the wicked ones he will annihilate.” 	 E puipui ne ia latou katoa kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia, kae ka fakamalaia ne ia a tino amio ma‵sei.”


The happiness, the satisfaction, comes from knowing that we are suffering because we are doing Jehovah’s will and following the pattern of Jesus. 	 E fia‵fia kae lotoma‵lie eiloa tatou mai te iloaga me e logo‵mae tatou ona ko te fai ne tatou te loto o Ieova kae tau‵tali foki i kalafaga o Iesu.


4 “The works of Jehovah are great, searched for on the part of all those delighting in them.” 	 4 “Ko foki i te ‵gali a mea e fai ne te Aliki! A latou kolā e fia‵fia ki mea konā, e ma‵nako ke malamalama latou i ei.”


7 When addressing the congregation in Thessalonica, Paul said: “Support the weak.” 	 7 I tena faipatiga ki te fakapotopotoga i Tesalonia, ne fai atu a Paulo: “‵Lago atu ki tino vāi‵vai.”


Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep in death, all things are continuing exactly as they were from creation’s beginning.” (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Hence, Jehovah will see to it that the vindication of his sovereignty includes the salvation of obedient humans! 	 Mai te taimi ne ‵moe ei a ‵tou tupuga i te mate, e seai eiloa se ‵fuliga ne lavea atu ki mea katoa talu mai te taimi ne kamata ei o faite a mea.” (2 Pe. 3:3, 4) Tela la, ka fakamautinoa aka ne Ieova me i te fakamalugaga o tena pulega sili e aofia i ei te fakaolataga o tino faka‵logo!


The doctor behind the breakthrough made enormous sacrifices to make the cure possible. 	 Ne fai ne te tokita telā ne maua ne ia te faka‵leiga ki a taumafaiga ‵lasi ke mafai ei o maua se faka‵leiga.


What do observers have to say regarding world conditions since 1914? 	 Ne a mea ne fai mai ne tino e uiga ki te tulaga o te lalolagi talu mai te 1914?


Taking such a course shows that we allow God to guide our steps in all matters of life, and he does so infinitely better than we could ever do.—Psalm 32:8. 	 A te faiga o se vaegā mea penā e fakaasi mai i ei me e talia ne tatou a te Atua ke takitaki ne ia a ‵tou mea katoa e fai i te olaga, kae e sili atu ana mea e mafai o fai i lō tatou.—Salamo 32:8.


Who were “the sons of the true God” mentioned at Genesis 6:2, 4 as living before the Flood? 	 Ko oi a “tama‵liki a te Atua tonu” kolā ne faipati ki ei a te Kenese 6:2, 4, (NW) e pelā me ne ola mai mua o te Lolo?


14 Hannah, one of the Levite Elkanah’s two wives, prayed and acted in faith. 	 14 A Hana, se avaga e tokotasi a te tagata Levi ko Elekana, ne ‵talo atu kae gasuesue foki i te fakatuanaki.


We will have to wait and see. 	 Faka‵tali ke onoono aka tatou.


We should never forget to pray that Jehovah give our spiritual brothers insight, courage, and determination to continue their fight to manifest self-control and to take steps to overcome improper desires.—Philippians 4:6, 7. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o puli i a tatou ke ‵talo atu ki a Ieova ke tuku atu ki ‵tou taina te poto, te loto malosi, mo te loto toa ke tumau i te taumafai ke fakaasi atu te loto pulea kae ke fai a mea e ‵tau o fai ke manumalo ei i lagonaga se ‵tau.—Filipi 4:6, 7.


By way of contrast, Jehovah’s Witnesses endeavor to imitate Jesus and his early disciples. 	 E ‵kese mai i a latou, e taumafai malosi a Molimau a Ieova o fakaakoako ki a Iesu mo ana soko.


The miracle thus serves as a prelude to an important turning point in Jesus’ ministry—a shift from the period when “his hour had not yet come” to the time when “the hour has come.” 	 Ne iku atu te vavega tenā ki se fuliga tāua i te galuega a Iesu—ne seki toe fai pelā me ne ‘seki oko atu ki tena taimi tonu,’ me i konā loa ne kamata o “oko mai tena taimi.”


For example, one Christian decided to build a house. 	 E pelā mo te Kelisiano telā ne fai sena filifiliga ke fakatu tena fale.


That is how Jehovah, the Creator of heaven and earth, referred to the patriarch Abraham. 	 NE TAKU ne Ieova, te Atua o te lagi mo te lalolagi a Apelaamo me ko “Toku taugasoa.”


Can You Explain? 	 Fakamatala Mai Aka


Mairambubu and I were also kept busy raising our growing family. 	 Ne fakalave‵lave foki māua mo Mairambubu i te putiakaga o te mā kāiga.


They have learned to exercise patience and show empathy, and passing on what they have learned to the next generation brings them great joy and satisfaction. 	 Ne tauloto latou ke fakaasi atu te kufaki mo te loto malamalama, kae ko te akoako atu o mea konā ki tupulaga fakamuli ifo se mea fakafiafia kae fakalotomalie foki.


A brief prayer can help you to muster up boldness in the ministry 	 A te faiga o se tamā ‵talo e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke fakamalosi aka tou loto toa i te galuega talai


It is here that the quality of mildness is of great help to us in fulfilling our commission to be witnesses to the most distant part of the earth.—Acts 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:5. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ka fesoasoani mai a te agamalū ke fakataunu ne tatou ‵tou galuega ke fai pelā me ne molimau ki kapakapalagi o te lalolagi.—Galuega 1:8; 2 Timoteo 4:5.


Avoid asking questions out of curiosity. 	 Sa fesili atu ona ko tou fia logo.


Many of the Persians evidently became Jewish proselytes, thinking that the counterdecree was an indication of God’s favor upon the Jews. 	 E tokouke a tino Pelesia ne ‵fuli ki te lotu Iutaia, mai te lotou tali‵tonu i te ‵fuliga o te fakatonuga a te tupu se fakaasiga tenā o te ‵kau fakatasi o te Atua mo tino Iutaia.


Our storehouse of Bible knowledge and understanding will help us to reject what is wicked and to do what is fine. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te iloaga mo te malamalama o tatou i te Tusi Tapu ke ‵teke atu ki mea ma‵sei kae ke fai a mea ‵lei.


How can heeding Jesus’ counsel help one to reject a sinful course? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te saga tonu ki fakatonutonuga a Iesu ke ‵teke atu ki se auala agasala?


In any case, we should be able to leave each door with peace in our hearts, regardless of how people treat us. 	 Kafai e fai penā, ka olo ei tatou mo te filemu i ‵tou loto māfai ko tiaki ne tatou te fale, faitalia a faifaiga ne fai mai ne tino ki a tatou.


The third-century theologian Cyprian wrote: “What can be a more spiritual prayer than that which was given to us by Christ . . . ? 	 Ne tusi mai te faifeau ko Cyprian i te tolu o senitenali penei: “E mata, e isi aka foki se isi ‵talo e sili atu i te ‵lei i lō te ‵talo telā ne tuku mai ki a tatou ne Keliso . . . ?


They assisted the Israelites after these pulled away from Mount Sinai. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu latou ki tino Isalaelu i te taimi ne tiakina ei ne latou a te Mauga o Sinai.


The chief priests, scribes, and principal ones of the people hear about what Jesus is doing and again seek ways to have him killed. 	 Ne ‵logo a faitaulaga sili, faiakoga o te tulafono, mo nisi tino ma‵luga i mea kolā ne fai ne Iesu, telā ne toe ‵sala aka foki ne latou a auala ke tamate ei a ia.


That will help you keep your eyes on the prize. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu i ei ke kilo atu faeloa koe ki te failoga.


And, slapping him in the face, the court attendants took him.” 	 Ne puke atu ki ei a leoleo kae laupāpā a ia.”


Choosing a Good Life 	 Te Filifiliga o se Olaga ‵Lei


Who is the best example in showing mildness and patience? 	 I ai te ‵toe fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te fakaasimaiga o te agamalu mo te kufaki?


Indeed, how elevated our form of worship is in “the final part of the days.” 	 E tonu, ko oko eiloa i te tāua o te tapuakiga telā e fai nei ne tatou i te “fakaotiotiga o aso fakaoti” konei.


First, who were those men? 	 Muamua la, ko oi a tāgata konā?


Receive in the Right Spirit 	 Ke Talia a Mea e Maua ne Koe mo se Kilokiloga ‵Lei


Today, true Christians are proud to have the privilege of bearing witness to Jehovah. 	 I aso nei, e fakamata‵mata a Kelisiano ‵tonu ki te tauliaga tenei, ke molimau atu e uiga ki a Ieova.


Political alliances and idols are ‘unrealities.’ 	 E se ne “mea ‵tonu” a potukau fakapolitiki mo tupua.


When the title is placed ahead of the name, as in “Christ Jesus,” the emphasis shifts from the person to the position, or office, held by him. 	 Kafai e mua te tofi i te igoa, e pelā mo “Keliso Iesu,” e faka‵mafa atu i ei a te tulaga, io me ko tena tulaga i lō te tino.


This will help us to keep these vivid in our minds and hearts. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te mea tenei ke fai a ‵tou fakamoemoega e pelā me se mea tonu ki a tatou.


Jonathan helped David “find strength in Jehovah.” 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a Ionatana ki a Tavita ke “sa mataku i a ia e puipui eiloa ne te Atua.”


Seeking Holy Spirit 	 ‵Sala Atu ki te Agaga Tapu


Today, Christendom, as part of the harlot, still says about herself: “I sit a queen, and I am no widow, and I shall never see mourning.” 	 I aso nei, e fai mai a lotu Kelisiano ‵se, telā se vaega o te fafine talitagata, e uiga ki a ia eiloa penei: “Au e sagasaga pelā me se tupu fafine kae e sē se fafine ko mate tena avaga.


14 The more David contemplated creation and the Scriptures, the more he realized that comprehending the full range of God’s knowledge and ability was beyond his grasp. 	 14 Ko te lasi o te mafaufau ‵loto o Tavita ki mea ne faite mo te Tusi Tapu, ko te lasi foki o tena iloa me se mafai o malamalama katoatoa a ia i te poto mo te fai mea mafai o te Atua.


Without love of goodness.—2 Timothy 3:3 	 E ita ki te ‵lei.—2 Timoteo 3:3


The same is true of spiritual food provided at our Christian meetings. 	 E penā foki eiloa a meakai faka-te-agaga kolā e maua i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


From what danger does Jesus escape during the Festival of Dedication, and with what work is he busy once again? 	 Se a te mea fakamataku telā ne sao atu a Iesu i ei i te taimi o te ‵Kaiga o te Fakatapuga o te Faletapu, kae se a te galuega telā ne toe gasuesue malosi a ia i ei?


11 The first thing to remember is that we do not always have all the facts. 	 11 A te mea muamua ke masaua me e se iloa faeloa ne tatou a mea ‵tonu katoa.


15 Could anyone in the universe address the rebellion with greater wisdom than Jehovah? 	 15 E mata, e isi aka foki se isi tino i te lagi mo te lalolagi ne mafai o saga atu ki te ‵tekeatuga tenā i se auala telā e ‵lei atu i lō Ieova?


Paul used as an example the Israelites who had been saved out of Egypt. 	 Ne fakaaoga ne Paulo a te fakaakoakoga o tino Isalaelu kolā ne faka‵sao mai i Aikupito.


This prophecy also had a fulfillment in 1919 C.E., when the remnant of spiritual Israel was freed from “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion. 	 E isi foki se fakataunuga o te valoaga tenei i te 1919 T.A., i te taimi ne fakasaoloto ei a te ‵toega o Isalaelu faka-te-agaga mai ‘Papelonia te Sili,’ ko te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa.


Some 20 years earlier, seeking the best way to spread the good news worldwide, Brother Russell had decided to make a series of tours outside of America. 	 I se 20 tausaga mai mua atu i ei, i te salasalaga o te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke fakasalalau atu te tala ‵lei ki te lalolagi kātoa, ne fakaiku aka ne te Taina ko Russell ke fai ne ia ne malaga asiasi ki fenua mai tua atu o Amelika.


“Reduced mobility does not necessarily mean a reduced ministry,” she says. 	 19 Ne fai mai a Paula se fafine telā ko 70 ana tausaga i Kanata telā ko se mafai ne ia o gasuesue malosi ona ko te fakalavelave ki tena ivi tua penei, “E tonu ko se mafai ne au o gasue malosi kae e se fakauiga i ei me ko fakamu‵tana ifo foki aku mea e fai i te galuega talai.


Choose a course that will result in attaining the prize of everlasting life. 	 Ke filifili aka a te auala telā ka iku atu ki te mauaga o te taui ko te ola se-gata-mai.


Do I diligently care for the assignments entrusted to me by the elders?’ (2 Tim. 4:5) Such questions merit serious consideration. 	 E mata, e saga tonu atu au ki tofiga kolā ne tuku mai ne toeaina?’ (2 Timoteo 4:5) E manakogina ke mafau‵fau faka‵lei ki vaegā fesili penā.


(James 1:17; Isaiah 51:13; Acts 17:28) After all, our reasoning faculties, our spiritual capacity, and our physical strength—all our attributes and abilities—come from Jehovah. 	 (Iakopo 1:17; Isaia 51:13; Galuega 17:28) Se mea tonu me ne tuku mai ne Ieova ‵tou mafaufau, ‵tou malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga mo te feitu faka-te-foitino—‵tou uiga mo atamai katoa.


Similarly, it is best for you to address any lack of conviction you may detect in yourself.—Acts 17:11. 	 E penā foki loa, e sili atu i te ‵lei ke onoono koe ki so se feitu telā e vāivāi ei tou loto talitonu.—Galuega 17:11.


Regarding “the sin that easily entangles us,” another scholar notes that it is “the sin that has the greatest advantage against us, by the circumstances we are in, our constitution, our company.” 	 Ne faipati eiloa se tino poto e uiga ki te “agasala telā e ‵piki ‵mau ki luga i a tatou.”


(Romans 2:14, 15) You know, however, that consciences differ.* The Bible mentions that some have ‘consciences that are weak,’ implying that others’ consciences are strong. 	 (Loma 2:14, 15) Kae e iloa ‵lei ne koe me e kese‵kese a loto lagona o tino.* E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e se ma‵losi a ‘loto lagona o nisi tino,’ ko tena uiga e isi ne tino e ma‵losi atu olotou loto lagona.


(Luke 10:2) Since that was true nearly 2,000 years ago, what is the case today? 	 (Luka 10:2) Ona ko te mea ne tupu tonu te mea tenā i te 2,000 tausaga ko ‵teka, se a te ‵tonuga o te mea tenā i aso nei?


(Matt. 6:8; 10:29-31) We show our faith in Jehovah God by praying regularly for his help and then acting in harmony with our prayers and his direction. 	 (Mataio 6:8; 10:29-31) E fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki a Ieova te Atua mai te ‵talo atu faeloa mō tena fesoasoani, kae fai foki a mea kolā e ‵talo tatou ki ei, e pelā foki mo ana fakatonuga.


Today, Daniel has a clean conscience, and he was recently appointed as a ministerial servant. 	 I aso nei, ko maua ne Daniel se loto lagona ‵ma, kae ne fatoa fai fakamuli foki mo fai se tavini fesoasoani.


QUESTION: Does this religion require that among its members, couples who live together be legally married? 	 FESILI: E mata, e fakatonu atu te lotu tenei me e ‵tau mo tauavaga kolā e ‵nofo fakatasi o fakaipoipo faka‵lei e ‵tusa mo te tulafono?


That is why the patriarch Job, when suffering terribly because of a severe illness, begged God: “Protect me in hell [Hebrew, Sheol].” 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai ne fakamolemole atu ei a te tagata mua ko Iopu i te taimi ne logo‵mae ei a ia i se masaki matagā ki te Atua: “Puipui mai ne koe a au i seoli [faka-Epelu, Sheol].”


Some people in ancient Israel felt that way. 	 Ne penā eiloa a lagonaga o nisi tino Isalaelu i aso mua.


Since no Bible principle is involved, it would not be proper for anyone to try to persuade that Christian woman to violate her conscience. 	 Ona ko te mea e seai se fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e aofia i ei, e se se mea ‵lei ke taumafai so se tino o fakamalosi atu ki te fafine Kelisiano tenā ke ‵teke atu ki tena loto lagona.


In a divided household, the believing husband or wife makes a special effort to follow Christian principles. 	 I se kāiga telā e ‵nofo mavaevae i mea tau lotu, e taumafai malosi a te avaga talitonu o tautali atu ki fakatakitakiga faka-Kelisiano.


As an expression of his appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for him, Renato was baptized in 2002 and became a full-time Christian minister the following year. 	 Ona ko tena loto fakafetai mō mea katoa ne fai ne Ieova mō ia, ne papatiso a Renato i te 2002 kae fai mo fai se tavini Kelisiano telā e galue tumau i te tausaga mai tua ifo.


Those receiving an adverse judgment “will depart into everlasting cutting-off, but the righteous ones into everlasting life.” 	 A tino malaia ka maua ne latou a “te fakasalaga se gata mai, ka ko tino amio‵tonu e olo atu ki te ola se gata mai.”


Truly I say to you that there are some of those standing here that will not taste death at all until first they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.” 	 Au e muna tonu atu ki a koutou, me i nisi o koutou konei e ‵tu mai nei, ka koi tuai o ‵mate latou, e matea muamua ne latou au te Tama a te Tagata ko vau i tona malo.”


He said: “I discovered that most believers of evolution are believers because they have been told that all intelligent people are believers.” 	 Ana muna: “Ne iloa aka ne au me i te tokoukega o tino tali‵tonu ki te evolusione, ne tali‵tonu fua ki ei ona me ne fakailoa atu ki a latou i tino ‵poto katoa e tali‵tonu ki ei.”


7. Why did first-century Christians know that they should partake of the Memorial emblems? 	 7 Ne fakaekegina a Kelisiano ‵tonu ki te agaga tapu i aso o te kau apositolo.


Happiness and Self-Worth 	 Tou Fiafia mo Tou Aogā


As mentioned earlier, the good news of God’s Kingdom is being proclaimed and taught in all the inhabited earth today. 	 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne taku atu, ko talai atu nei te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua i te lalolagi nofoaki kātoa.


(Matthew 7:12; Galatians 6:10; Titus 3:2) With respect to worship, we are admonished: “Let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together.” 	 (Mataio 7:12; Kalatia 6:10; Tito 3:2) Ona ko te tāua o te tapuakiga, e fakamalosi mai penei ki a tatou: “Ke mafaufau te sua tino ki te sua tino, ke fakatau fesoasoani foki koutou o fakaasi te alofa mo te fai mea ‵lei.


Or do we modestly and prayerfully consider whether we can fulfill the demands of the assignment? 	 Io me e agama‵lū muamua tatou kae mafaufau fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo me e kafi ne tatou o fakataunu faka‵lei a mea kolā e aofia i te tofiga tenā?


(Matthew 11:25; Acts 4:13) Concerning “the things that God has prepared for those who love him,” the apostle Paul wrote to his fellow believers: “It is to us God has revealed them through his spirit, for the spirit searches into all things, even the deep things of God.”—1 Corinthians 2:9, 10. 	 A te Agaga e fakaasi io me ‵sala ne ia a mea katoa, e oko foki eiloa ki fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua.”—1 Kolinito 2:9, 10.


Upon leaving the earth, Jesus delegated heavier responsibilities, including the worldwide preaching work, to his trained disciples.—Matt. 24:45-47; Acts 1:8. 	 I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne Iesu a te lalolagi, ne tuku atu ne ia a tiute kolā e tāua atu ke fai ne ana soko kolā ne akoako ne ia, e aofia i ei a te galuega talai i te lalolagi kātoa.—Mataio 24:45-47; Galuega 1:8.


Jewish historian Josephus reports that the Zealots pursued the Romans for seven days before returning to Jerusalem. 	 E lipoti mai te tagata tusi tala Iutaia ko Josephus, me ne tau‵tali atu eiloa a tino ‵teke konā ki te kau Loma i aso e fitu a koituai o toe ‵foki atu ki Ielusalema.


For that is why you are also paying taxes; for they are God’s public servants constantly serving this very purpose.” 	 Me e tenei foki eiloa te sua pogai e fai lafoga ei koutou, me i pule ko faifekau a te Atua e ga‵lue mō te mea nei.”


Their hearts were broken, and they needed comfort and consolation. 	 Ne fati‵fati olotou loto, kae ne ma‵nako ki fakamafanafanaga mo fakamalosiga.


He needs to build up his household spiritually, helping all in the family to strengthen their relationship with God. 	 E ‵tau o ati aka ne ia tena kāiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga, mai te fesoasoani atu ki te kāiga ke fakamalosi aka te lotou fesokotakiga mo te Atua.


16 Marriage partners need to have realistic expectations. 	 16 E ‵tau o paleni ‵lei a mea kolā e fakamoe‵moe ki ei a taki tauavaga.


God described David as “my servant David, who kept my commandments and who walked after me with all his heart by doing only what was right in my eyes.” (1 Ki. 14:8) Of course, we know that David did some things that were wrong. 	 Ne fakamatala ne te Atua a Tavita e pelā me ko “taku tavini ko Tavita telā e fakamaoni mai ki a au kae tausi ki aku fakatonuga, kae fai fua ne ia a mea kolā e tonu mo toku loto.” (1 Tupu 14:8) E tonu, e iloa ne tatou me ne fai ne Tavita a mea ‵se.


17 How, though, did Zechariah’s message affect the Jews in his day? 	 17 Ne pokotia pefea a te kau Iutaia i aso o Sakalia i tena fekau?


Nothing sharpens our knowledge of a subject more than teaching it to others. 	 E seai se isi mea aka e fakaopoopo atu ki ‵tou iloaga e uiga ki se mataupu e pelā mo te akoako atu ne tatou ki nisi tino.


Well, a recent encyclopedia asks: “Is light a wave or a particle?” 	 Ia, e fesili mai se encyclopedia fou penei: “E mata e fai te mainaga pelā me se galu io me ne vaega foliki‵liki?”


13 Jehovah punished the unrepentant Israelites. 	 13 Ne fakasala ne Ieova a tino Isalaelu sē sala‵mo.


• What is the present-day significance of the woes announced through Habakkuk? 	 [Ata i te itulau e 24]


For instance, during a meeting held in Vietnamese, an elderly man stood up and asked for permission to speak. 	 E pelā mo te taimi e tasi ne fai ei te fakatasiga i te ‵gana Vietnam, ne tu aka se tagata ko tai pa matua kae fakamolemole atu mō se avanoaga ke faipati atu a ia.


Is a Classless Society Really Possible? 	 E Mafai o Fakagata Katoatoa Atu te Fakailoga Tino?


If we stand up for him, he will reward us.” 	 Kafai e ‵lago malosi atu tatou ki a ia, ka taui mai ne ia a tatou.”


12 Rather than being critical, let us maintain a spiritually healthy view of the information received through personal study and congregation meetings. 	 12 Ke na tumau eiloa tatou i se kilokiloga ‵lei ki fakamatalaga kolā e maua ne tatou i ‵tou sukesukega totino mo fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga i lō te fameo faeloa.


He was warning of a coming judgment, a day of wrath; and he put the religious leaders on notice that if they were to escape during that day, they would need to produce fruit that proved their repentance. 	 Ne fakailoa atu ne ia e uiga ki se fakamasinoga telā ko pili mai, se aso o te kaitaua; kae ne fai atu a ia ki takitaki lotu me kafai e taumafai latou ke ‵sao atu i te aso tenā, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne latou a faiga kolā e fakamaoni atu ei te lotou sala‵mō.


The symbolic trees picture God’s spiritual provisions for restoring mankind to perfection. 	 E fakaata mai i lakau fakatusa konā a fakatokaga faka-te-agaga a te Atua ke toe faka‵foki atu ei a tino ki te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa.


God’s people were to use honest scales and weights.—Prov. 11:1. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o fakaaoga ne tino o te Atua a fua ‵tonu.—Faataoto 11:1.


Although she had lost much of her memory, Martha had not forgotten her magnificent God; nor had she forgotten the precious truths that she had learned from the Bible. 	 E tiga eiloa ko puli sāle i a ia a nisi mea, ne seki puli i a Maleta a galuega fakaofoofogia a te Atua mo muna‵tonu tāua kolā ne tauloto ne ia mai te Tusi Tapu.


20 Pressures and problems are multiplying in these “last days,” marked by “critical times hard to deal with.” (2 Timothy 3:1) And trials can easily preoccupy our minds. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) Kae e mafai ne tofotofoga o fai ei ke sē ‵saga tonu ‵tou mafaufau ki se mea.


Paul explains: “The [holy] spirit itself bears witness with our spirit [our mental disposition] that we are God’s children. 	 E fakamatala mai a Paulo: “Ko te Agaga [tapu] eiloa telā e molimau mai ki agaga o tatou [‵tou mafaufau], me i a tatou ko fanau a te Atua.


Why should we give attention to the commandment to love our neighbor, and what questions arise? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵saga tonu atu ki te fakatonuga ke a‵lofa ki ‵tou tuakoi, kae ne a fesili e ‵sae aka i ei?


Why are we happy as Jehovah’s servants? 	 Kaia e fia‵fia ei tatou e pelā me ne tavini a Ieova?


Let us examine the importance of fear and love and how they work together to produce a satisfying relationship with God. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki te tāua o te mataku mo te alofa ki a ia mo te auala e ga‵lue tasi ei a mea e lua konā ke maua se fesokotakiga fakafiafia mo te Atua.


How does God’s Word encourage us to think and act on the basis of principles? 	 Mafaufau Kae Gasuesue e ‵Tusa mo Fakatakitakiga


The Bible and the Bible-based publications of “the faithful and discreet slave” clearly expose the Devil’s evil methods. 	 E tuku faka‵sau mai eiloa ne te Tusi Tapu mo tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu a “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” a auala matagā o Satani.


8 When Jehovah created the earth, the angels “joyfully cried out together, and . . . began shouting in applause.” 	 8 I te taimi ne faite ei ne Ieova te lalolagi, “ne usu pese fakatasi a fetu, mo te kau o te lagi ne kalaga mo te fiafia.”


What can children learn from a parent’s prayers? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tama‵liki mai ‵talo a olotou mātua?


Yes, Lot was a righteous man, and the wording here implies that he was a person of godly devotion. 	 E tonu, a Lota se tagata amiotonu, kae fakaasi mai i fuaiupu konei me i a ia se tagata telā ne tuku katoatoa atu ki te Atua.


So a year later, I decided to return home to take care of my uncle, the priest. 	 I te tausaga mai tua ifo, ne fakaiku aka ne au ke foki ki te fale ke tausi atu ki toku fakatamana, te faifeau.


Jesus said that this global work would continue right on through the last days, “and then the end [would] come.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me ka tumau te galuega tenei i te lalolagi ke oko ki aso fakaoti, “ko oko mai ei te gataga.”


There were many things I thought I could never do, but with Jehovah’s help I did them successfully.”—Karen Margaret, circa 1968 	 E uke a mea ne mafaufau au me e se mafai ne au o fai, kae ona ko te fesoasoani o Ieova, ne manumalo ei au.”—Karen


How vital it is that we remain vigilant! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke toka faeloa tatou!


She partially opens the package and quickly steps back and closes the door. 	 Ne ‵tala malie ne ia te afīfī kae foki fakavave ki loto i te fale kae ‵pono te mataloa.


Jehovah does not want any to be destroyed in the coming judgment. 	 E se manako a Ieova ke fakaseai atu so se tino i te fakamasinoga telā ko pili o fakaoko mai.


What lessons do we learn from what happened to the apostle Paul in Philippi? 	 Ne a akoakoga ne tauloto ne tatou mai i mea ne ‵tupu ki te apositolo ko Paulo i Filipi?


However, a number of questions arise: What additional evidence is there that in the decades leading up to 1914, the anointed were actually breaking free from Babylon the Great, no longer being enslaved by her? 	 Kae e isi ne nāi fesili ne ‵sae aka: Kae ne a fakamaoniga fakaopoopo i se fia sefulu tausaga ke oko atu ki te 1914, me ne fakasaoloto eiloa a te kau fakaekegina mai Papelonia te Sili, kae ko se toe nofo pologa mai lalo i ei?


After you have repented and turned around, have faith that the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ really can cover your errors.—1 John 4:9, 14. 	 Kafai koe ko oti ne salamō kae toe foki mai, ke na fakatuanaki me e mafai eiloa o fakamagalogina au agasala e auala i te taulaga togiola a Iesu Keliso.—1 Ioane 4:9, 14.


3. As shown by the experience of one missionary, how can prayer help us to maintain integrity? 	 3 E mafai foki o fesoasoani mai a te ‵talo faeloa ke fakafesagai atu ki tofotofoga faiga‵ta.


But Jesus did not want to get sidetracked, diverted from the much more important issue. 	 Kae ne seki manako a Iesu ke fakalavelave mai ne te mea tenā mai te faiga a te ‵toe mea telā e sili atu i te tāua.


10 By postponing the asserting of his sovereignty, Jehovah has allowed Satan time to prove his claim. 	 10 Mai te fakatalave o fakaasi mai tena pulega sili, ne fakaavanoa ne Ieova se taimi ke fakamaoni aka ne Satani ana pati ‵toa.


The Bible contains practical spiritual guidance that can help you to avoid, reduce, or deal with anxiety. 	 E maua i te Tusi Tapu a takitakiga aoga faka-te-agaga kolā e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke kalo kea‵tea, fakamāmā, io me fakafesagai atu ki te manavase.


If through experience you have accumulated evidence of your father’s good character, however, you can be confident that he will not let you down. 	 Kae kafai ko oti ne fakamaoni aka ne koe a uiga ‵lei o tou tamana, e talitonu eiloa koe me ka se fakafanoanoa ne ia koe.


Are we not drawn to Jehovah by such loyal love? 	 E mata, e se tosina atu tatou ki a Ieova ona ko te vaegā alofa fakamaoni penā?


A young couple may ask similar questions when thinking about the possibility of raising children. 	 E mafai o ‵sili ifo ne se tauavaga koi fo‵liki a fesili tai ‵pau penā māfai e mafau‵fau lāua ki te putiakaga o tama‵liki.


The ungodly will soon be removed, and lovers of righteousness will no longer experience the distress caused by law-defying people and their evil deeds. 	 Ko pili o fakaseai atu a tino sē amioatua, kae ka se toe maua ne tino fia‵fia ki te amiotonu a puapuaga mai tino ofa tulafono mo olotou amioga ma‵sei.


But the same publication also indicates that those Christians belong to over 41,000 denominations—each with its own doctrines and rules of conduct. 	 Kae fai mai foki i ei me i Kelisiano konā e ‵kau atu ki potukau fakalotu e sili atu i te 41,000—e tofu eiloa te potukau mo ana akoakoga mo tulafono i mea tau amioga.


The first 10 chapters as well as 9 verses of the 11th chapter Ge 1:1–11:9, covering the account from creation to the tower of Babel, were discussed in the preceding issue of this magazine.* This article considers highlights from the remainder of Genesis, pertaining to God’s dealings with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. 	 A mataupu e 10 muamua pelā foki mo fuaiupu muamua e 9 o te mataupu e 11, kolā e fakamatala mai i ei te faitega o mea ke oko ki te taoa i Papelu ne fakamatala mai i te lomiga mai mua atu o te mekesini tenei.* E fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a manatu tāua i te ‵toega o te tusi ko Kenese e uiga ki faifaiga a te Atua ki a Apelaamo, Isaako, Iakopo mo Iosefa.


(Read Philippians 2:19-23.) 	 (Faitau te Filipi 2:19-23.)


Still others may be at a loss after being diagnosed with a serious illness, or they may be heartbroken after losing a loved one in death. 	 Kae ko nisi tino e mafai o fanoa‵noa me ne iloa aka ne latou me pokotia latou ne se masaki matagā, io me e mafai o loto mafatia ona ko te galo atu o se tino pele i te mate.


How can we benefit ourselves as Jehovah teaches us? 16 Jehovah’s teaching brings spiritual and physical benefits. 	 E se ne akoakoga fakalotu kolā e seai ne aogā kae seai foki ne fakamalosiga e maua i ei.


What can we learn from Habakkuk’s attitude, as reflected at Habakkuk 2:1? 	 Ne a mea aogā e maua ne tatou mai i manatu o Sapakuka, e pelā mo mea kolā e fakaasi mai i te Sapakuka 2:1?


What blessings from God come to those who are humble? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga mai te Atua e maua ne tino loto mau‵lalo?


Why is doing good to others often challenging? 	 Kaia e masani ei o faigata a te faiga o mea ‵lei ki nisi tino?


11 Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be smitten. 	 11 Ne ‵valo mai a Isaia me ka ‵kini fakamasei te Mesia.


14:21—Why could the Israelites give to an alien resident or sell to a foreigner an unbled dead animal that they themselves would not eat? 	 14:21—Kaia ne mafai ei o tuku atu ne tino Isalaelu ki se tino fakaalofa io me ‵togi atu ki se tino fakaatea se manu mate e seki fakasali tena toto telā e se mafai lele eiloa o ‵kai latou ki ei?


• What is the central lesson of the parable of the traveling merchant? 	 • Se a te akoakoga tāua o te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tino fakatau koloa faimalaga?


‘How,’ you may ask, ‘could Jehovah continue to bless King David after David committed adultery with Bath-sheba and then caused the death of her husband, Uriah?’ 	 E mafai o fesili ifo koe, ‘Ne mafai pefea o tumau a Ieova i te fakamanuia atu ki te Tupu ko Tavita mai tua o tena agasala, ko te mulilua mo Patisepa kae ne fai foki ne ia ke mate te avaga a tou fafine, ko Ulia?’


The Bible promises that soon “the wicked one will be no more; and you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be.”—Psalm 37:10. 	 E tauto mai te Tusi Tapu me ko pili o “galo atu . . . a tino amio ma‵sei; ka salasala ne koe latou, kae se maua ne koe.”—Salamo 37:10.


A peak of 18,519 Kingdom publishers had been reached just before the ban in 1967. 	 Ne maua i ei se aofaki fou o tino talai o te Malo e 18,519 mai mua o fakatapu te lotou galuega i te 1967.


(Psalm 19:7-11) The disciple James wrote: “He who peers into the perfect law that belongs to freedom and who persists in it, this man, because he has become, not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, will be happy in his doing it.” 	 (Salamo 19:7-11) Ne tusi mai a te soko ko Iakopo: “Ka ko te tino e tausi faka‵lei ki te tulafono e fakakatoatoa ne ia te ‵lei, telā ko te tulafono o te saolotoga, kae ola foki i ei a ia, kae se na ko te fakalogologo fua ki ei ko puli ei i a ia, kae e tausi fakamaoni eiloa ki ei, i te fai ne ia a mea e fakatonu mai. A te tino tenā ka fakamanuia ne te Atua io me e fiafia i ana mea e fai.”


15 There is no indication that David came from a prominent background or that his family was wealthy. 	 15 E seai se fakamaoniga me ne vau a Tavita mai se matakāiga lauiloa io me ne maumea tena kāiga.


Seek to take in some of the Bible’s deeper teachings. 	 Taumafai faeloa o sukesuke ki nisi akoakoga ‵loto i te Tusi Tapu.


The steward in Jesus’ illustration made friends for personal benefit. 	 Ne ‵sala eiloa te situati i te tala fakatusa a Iesu ki ne taugasoa mō te ‵lei o ia.


Without a doubt, God has accomplished much through the Christian congregation.—Ephesians 3:9, 10. 	 E aunoa mo te fakalotolotolua, ko oti eiloa ne fakataunu ne te Atua a mea e uke e auala i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.—Efeso 3:9, 10.


After hearing all the pertinent testimony, the governing body unanimously agreed that there was no need for Gentile Christians to get circumcised and come under the Mosaic Law. 	 I te otiga ne fakalogo‵logo atu ki molimau katoa, ne loto tasi a te potukau pule me se ‵tau mo tino mai Fenua Fakaatea o pilitome kae tau‵tali ki te Tulafono telā ne tuku atu ki a Mose.


Published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega] 1.


How does true religion promote happiness? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea ne te lotu tonu a te fiafia?


In addition to doctrinal discrepancies, I was troubled by the nationalistic ideas taught by the Mormons. 	 I tafa o te sē fealofani o akoakoga, ne fakalavelave malosi mai ki a au a mafaufauga loto fenua kolā ne akoako ne te Mamona.


Linguists say that of some 6,700 languages spoken in the world today, approximately 100 cover 90 percent of the world’s population. 	 E fai mai a tino ‵poto i ‵gana me e nofo ki te 6,700 ‵gana e faipatigina i aso nei. E nofo ki te 100 o ‵gana mai ‵gana konā e faipatigina ne te 90 pasene o tino i te lalolagi.


(1 Ki. 4:26) He also came to have 700 wives and 300 concubines, many from the pagan nations nearby. 	 (1 Tupu 4:26) Ne fai foki ana avaga e toko 700 mo avaga fakasalasala e toko 300, kae e tokouke i a latou ne tino mai fenua fapau‵pau i olotou tafa.


The holy spirit was first poured out in Jerusalem, and from there the word spread quickly. 	 Ne ‵ligi atu muamua a te agaga tapu i Ielusalema, kae mai i konā ne salalau fakavave atu ei te muna.


(Rom. 1:19, 20) In an effort to help people develop a sense of awe when they think about what our Grand Creator has accomplished, we can use the two brochures Was Life Created? and The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking. 	 (Lo. 1:19, 20) I te taumafai o tatou o fesoasoani atu ki tino ke ofo i te taimi e mafau‵fau ei latou ki mea kolā ne fakataunu ne ‵tou Mafuaga Sili, e mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou a polosiua e lua ko te Was Life Created? mo The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking.


What about Blaise? 	 Kae e a Blaise?


• What method of Bible study did the early Bible Students adopt, and why was it unique? 	 • Se a te faiga o sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu telā ne fakaaogā ne Tino Akoga mua i te Tusi Tapu, kae kaia ne ‵kese ei te faiga tenā?


The Marshall Plan—A Way to End Poverty? 	 Te Marshall Plan—Se Polokalame ke Fakagata ei te Mativa?


The practice of polygamy first appeared in the line of Cain. 	 Ne gaki muamua mai a te faiga o avaga e tokouke i te gafa o Kaino.


Such questions need careful consideration, for the Bible commands: “Whether you are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do all things for God’s glory.”—1 Corinthians 10:31. 	 E ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki vaegā fesili penā, me e fakatonu mai penei te Tusi Tapu: “Me ne a otou mea e fai, me ‵kai io me inu, e fai katoa ne koutou mō te vikiga o te Atua.”—1 Kolinito 10:31.


What do we learn from the account of Ananias and Sapphira? 	 Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te tala o Anania mo Safaila?


The enemies threatened: “We shall certainly kill them and put a stop to the work.” 	 Ne fakamatakutaku mai a motou fili: “Ko oko mai latou o tamate valevale matou kae fakagata te motou galuega.”


8 World events from 1914 onward confirm that the above understanding based on Bible chronology is correct. 	 8 Ko fakamautinoa mai ne mea ne ‵tupu i te 1914 o vau ki mua, te ‵tonu o te mainaga tenā ona ko fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu.


We also do well to cultivate heartfelt love for Jehovah. 	 E ‵tau foki o ati aka te alofa tonu ki a Ieova.


Soon they married. 	 Ne avaga fakamuli laua.


Isaiah 65:20 assures us: “No more will there come to be a suckling a few days old from that place, neither an old man that does not fulfill his days; for one will die as a mere boy, although a hundred years of age; and as for the sinner, although a hundred years of age he will have evil called down upon him.” 	 E fakatalitonu mai penei te Isaia 65:20: “A tamaliki ka se toe mate foliki, a tino katoa ka ola eiloa ki te gataga o te olaga o te tagata. A latou kola ko oko ki te taki selau e fai pela me koi fo‵liki fua. A tino e mate kae seki oko ki te taki selau e fakaasi ei i a latou e fakasala ne au.”


Most parents can no doubt think of many reasons. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e uke ‵ki a pogai e mafai o mafau‵fau ki ei a mātua e tokouke.


[Picture on page 20] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 20]


Why was the reign of King David not oppressive? 	 Kaia ne seki puapuagā ei a tino mai lalo i te pulega a te tupu ko Tavita?


Although Adam and Eve had sinned against him, God took the initiative so that their descendants—including us—could have a good relationship with him. 	 E tiga eiloa ne agasala a Atamu mo Eva ki a ia, ne gasuesue muamua a te Atua ko te mea ke mafai o maua ne lā tama‵liki—e aofia i ei a tatou—se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo ia.


Whatever we are doing, then, let us “work at it whole-souled as to Jehovah, and not to men.”—Colossians 3:23. 	 Tela la, faitalia me ne a ‵tou mea e fai, “ke fai mo te loto katoatoa, e pelā eiloa me tavini atu koutou ki te Aliki kae sē ki tino.”—Kolose 3:23.


After handling the matter, Joshua comes up against Ai. 	 Mai tua o te faka‵tonuga o te fakalavelave tenā, ne toe foki atu ei a Iosua ki Ai.


What Esa learned from his study of the Bible touched his heart and moved him to dedicate his life to Jehovah. 	 Ne otia te loto o Esa i mea kolā ne tauloto ne ia mai i te Tusi Tapu kae ne fakamalosi atu ki tou tagata ke tuku atu tena ola ki a Ieova.


Jason, mentioned at the outset, says: “During the time that I’ve been an elder, I’ve learned a lot and my confidence has grown. 	 E fai mai a Jason, telā ne fakamatala mai i te kamataga: “I te taimi ne toeaina ei au, e uke a mea ne tauloto ne au kae ne malosi ‵ki toku loto talitonu.


The standard of living was improving in many parts of the world. 	 Ne gasolo aka faeloa o ‵lei atu te tulaga o te olaga i kogā koga e uke i te lalolagi.


What does it mean to love our neighbor as ourselves? 	 Se a te uiga o te alofa ki ‵tou tuakoi e pelā mo tatou ki a tatou eiloa?


Jehovah was training me through his organization.” 	 Ne akoako ne Ieova au e auala i tena fakapotopotoga.”


Countries to the west of the date line are one day ahead of those to the east. 	 A fenua i te feitu ki togala o te laina tenā, e tasi te aso e mua atu i fenua ki saegala.


9 Daniel knew that God is “removing kings and setting up kings.” 	 9 Ne iloa ne Tanielu me ‘e fai ne te Atua a tino ke fai mo tupu kae fai foki ne ia ke se tupu.’


Isaiah prophesied: “He was hard pressed, and he was letting himself be afflicted; yet he would not open his mouth. 	 Ne ‵valo mai a Isaia penei: “Ne fai fakamaseigina a ia, kae ne kufaki eiloa ne ia mo te loto maulalo, e seai eiloa sena muna ne fai.


He wrote: “Keep on teaching and encouraging one another with psalms, praises to God, spiritual songs sung with gratitude, singing in your hearts to Jehovah.”—Col. 3:16; Acts 16:25. 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “Tumau i te akoako kae fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino i te usuga o salamo, vikiga ki te Atua, ko pese faka-te-agaga kolā e usu atu mo te loto fakafetai, kae ke usu atu mo otou loto kātoa ki a Ieova.”—Kolose 3:16; Galu. 16:25.


Children who experience the joy of giving to Jehovah while they are young are likely to continue being generous toward him in adulthood.—Prov. 22:6. 	 A tamaliki kolā ne fia‵fia o tuku atu a mea ki a Ieova i te fo‵likiga, e mafai o tumau i te kaima‵lie ki a ia māfai ko ma‵tua.—Faata. 22:6.


(Jeremiah 32:35; 1 John 4:8) Finally, Osman read that Jehovah will soon bring about an earthly paradise in which people will be able to live forever. 	 (Ielemia 7:31; 1 Ioane 4:8) Fakamuli loa, ne faitau a Usimani ki te vaega telā e fakaasi mai ei me ko pili fua o aumai ne Ieova a te lalolagi palataiso ke ola a tino i ei ki te se-gata-mai.


TOPIC: Prejudice. 	 MATAUPU: Te fakailoga tino.


Some choose to marry in such a way, possibly asking a few relatives or Christian friends to be present as legal witnesses or just to share in the joy of this important occasion. 	 A tino kolā e filifili ke fakaipoipo latou i se auala penā, e mafai o fakamolemole atu ki nāi kāiga io me ne taugasoa Kelisiano ke fakatasi atu e pelā me ne molimau ki ei io me ke fia‵fia fakatasi latou i te taimi tāua tenā.


His beloved wife, Sarah, has died. 	 Ko mate atu a tena avaga pele ko Sala.


He said that “gossipers and meddlers in other people’s affairs” are “talking of things they ought not.” (1 Tim. 5:13) Yes, those who pry into the affairs of others or those who cannot be trusted to keep a confidence may find that others are reluctant to share personal information with them. 	 Ana muna me i tino “gutu fai‵tala” mo “tino e fakalavelave ki galuega a nisi tino, e fai‵pati fua ki mea e se ‵tau o fai‵pati latou ki ei.” (1 Timoteo 5:13) E tonu, kāti ka iloa aka ne tino kolā e sona ‵kau atu fua ki mea a nisi tino mo tino kolā e se fakatuagagina ke tausi ne latou se mea ‵funa, me e se ma‵nako a nisi tino ke fakailoa atu ki a latou a mea katoa.


In Isaiah’s day, the nation of Judah found themselves in dire straits. 	 I aso o Isaia, ne oko a te fenua o Iuta ki tulaga faiga‵ta.


7 In writing to his fellow worker Timothy, the apostle Paul gave some strong counsel in this regard. 	 7 I tena tusi ki a Timoteo, ne fai atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo ne pati polopoloki ‵mafa i te feitu tenei.


Of course, his perspective was that of a secular teacher. 	 E tonu, e faipati mai a ia e uiga ki faiakoga i akoga a te lalolagi.


Jehu’s reputation as a furious chariot driver gave evidence of his zeal in carrying out his commission. 	 E fakamaoni mai i te tulaga takutakua o Ieu i te fakatele makini o tena kaliota, a tena loto finafinau i te faiga o te galuega telā ne tuku atu ki a ia.


Why did Jehovah create the earth? 	 Kaia ne faite ei ne Ieova te lalolagi?


Do you discourage your children from leaving their seat unnecessarily during the song? 	 E mata, ka taofi aka ne koe au tama‵liki mai te tiakina olotou nofoga i taimi e usu ei a pese?


Rather, the idea is literally to build a house. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakasino atu a te manatu ki te faitega tonu eiloa o se fale.


What if the work would involve us in an unscriptural practice, such as answering phones at a gambling establishment? 	 E a māfai e aofia i te galuega tenā a faifaiga kolā e se fetaui mo te Tusi Tapu, e pelā mo te taliga o telefoni i se koga kemupolo?


“Enoch was transferred so as not to see death.” 	 “Ne ave ei keatea a Enoka ko te mea ke se lavea ne ia te mate.”


COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY 	 FAKAFESAGAI ATU KI TE UIGA FAKALOTOLOTOLUA


Years later, his patience was rewarded when his wife was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I tausaga fakamuli ifo, ne maua ne ia se taui ‵lei mai tena kufaki i te taimi ne papatiso ei tena avaga e pelā me se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova.


His words were, in effect, a call to action. 	 Ne fai eiloa ana pati e pelā me se ‵kamiga ki ana soko ke aofia atu i te ‵katigā saito tenā.


But do not be satisfied by a surface examination. 	 Kae sa talia fua ne koe ke fai se sukesukega toetoe.


18 The Most Infamous Trial Ever Held 	 Kae kaia e ‵tau ei o fai tatou penā?


If we, young and old, praise and serve our Grand Creator, our present and future life will be delightful. 	 Kafai e ‵viki kae tavini atu tatou, talavou mo tino ma‵tua, ki ‵tou Māfuaga Sili, ka fia‵fia eiloa tatou ki ‵tou olaga i aso nei mo aso mai mua.


Rome’s professional army was made up of well-disciplined soldiers who underwent rigorous training, but their success as an effective fighting force also depended on their armor. 	 E aofia i te kautau malosi tenā o Loma ko sotia kolā ne akoakogina mai lalo i tulaga faiga‵ta, kae ne fakalagolago foki te lotou manumalo i taua ki olotou meatau.


Granted, the unborn child is alive, but what value does Jehovah place on that life? 	 E tonu, e ola eiloa a te pepe seki fanau kae e pefea te lasi o te fakatāua ne Ieova o te ola tenā?


What have archaeologists and researchers uncovered regarding the origin and development of human languages? 	 Ne a mea ne maua ne tino keli mea mua mo tino suke‵suke ki mea e uiga ki te māfuaga mo te atiakaga o ‵gana a tino?


During the centuries since then, professed Christians have carried out many dark deeds that dishonor the name of Christ. 	 I te fia o senitenali talu mai te taimi tenā, ne fai ei ne Kelisiano gutugutulua konei a toe faifaiga ma‵sei kae fakamasiasi ki te igoa o Keliso.


“What Shall I Repay to Jehovah?” 	 ‘Se a Taku Mea ka Avatu ma Ieova mo Taui Atu Tena Aga‵lei?’


After the war, my father was imprisoned. 	 Mai tua te o te taua tenā ne pei toku tamana ki te falepuipui.


7 In imitation of Jesus and Paul, experienced shepherds take the initiative to train baptized brothers, with similar good results. 	 7 I te fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu mo Paulo, e taumafai eiloa a tausi mamoe ata‵mai o akoako a taina papatiso, ko te mea ke maua foki a ikuga ‵lei tai ‵pau.


Organizations behind such advertising are not necessarily interested in your security but, rather, in their sales. 	 Kae e se fia ‵saga mai a kamupane kolā e fai ne latou a vaegā tala penā ki te tokagamalie o koe, kae ‵saga malosi atu latou ki olotou mea kolā e fakatau atu ki tua.


On the other hand, sometimes those who have been guilty of serious sins reject Jehovah’s mercy and are unrepentant. 	 I te suā feitu, i nisi taimi, a latou kolā e ma‵sei ‵ki olotou loto lagona ona ko olotou agasala matagā, e ‵teke atu ki te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova kae e se sala‵mo.


He would do well to consider how much Jehovah God and Jesus Christ do for us. 	 E ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei a ia ki te lasi o te mea ne fai ne Ieova te Atua mo Iesu Keliso mō tatou.


(Jas. 4:4) But take note of how James began his letter: 	 (Iako. 4:4) Kae mafaufau la ki te auala ne kamata ei ne Iakopo a tena tusi:


(Matthew 21:43) That “nation” came into existence in the first century C.E. By that time, the tabernacle of Moses’ day had been replaced with a beautiful temple in Jerusalem, where Levites were still officiating. 	 (Mataio 21:43) Ne kamata te “fenua” tenā i aso o te kau apositolo. I te taimi tenā, ne sui ei te faleie telā ne tu i aso o Mose ki se faletapu gali i Ielusalema, telā ne tumau eiloa te ga‵lue o te kau Levi i ei.


8 “Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth.” 	 8 “E fia‵fia a tino loto maulalo me ka fai mō latou a te lalolagi.”


Through a vision, he beheld “the appearance of Jehovah.” 	 E auala i se fakaasiga, ne ‘matea ei ne ia a Ieova.’


If you are a Christian youth, why not make it your aim to take an interest in older ones? 	 Kafai koe se talavou Kelisiano, kaia e se fai ei pelā me se fakamoemoega ke saga atu ki tino ma‵tua?


The Bible foretold that Christianity would be hijacked and used for evil ends. 	 Ne folafola mai i te Tusi Tapu me ka pule atu a nisi malosi ki te kau Kelisiano kae fakaaoga latou i se auala telā e se fetaui mo te loto o te Atua.


In his work De Civitate Dei (The City of God), Augustine of Hippo (354-430 C.E.) stated that the church itself is the Kingdom of God. 	 I tena tusi ko De Civitate Dei (Te Fa‵kai o te Atua), ne fai mai a Augustine mai Hippo (354-430 T.A.) me i te lotu ko te Malo eiloa o te Atua.


In the future, Jesus will bind and throw into the abyss both Satan and those angels. 	 I te taimi mai mua, ka ‵sai ne Iesu a Satani mo agelu konā kae ‵pei ki loto i te lua ‵poko.


Jesus’ death opens up to us the opportunity to regain what Adam and Eve lost—the prospect of living forever in perfect conditions on earth.*—Revelation 21:3, 4. 	 E ‵tala mai ne te mate o Iesu a te avanoaga ki a tatou ke toe maua ne tatou a te mea telā ne galo i a Atamu mo Eva—ko te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i fakanofonofoga ‵lei katoatoa i te lalolagi nei.*—Fakaasiga 21:3, 4.


In what way does the congregation benefit if all are peacemakers? 	 • E mafai pefea o fai tatou mo fai ne tino fakatupu te filemu māfai ko fai‵pati tatou ki tino kolā e se ne Molimau?


We imitate his humility, his love of righteousness, his hatred of lawlessness, his love for his brothers, his being no part of the world, and his patient endurance of suffering. 	 E fakaakoako atu tatou ki tena loto maulalo, tena fiafai ki te mea tonu, tena takalialia ki te masei, tena alofa ki ana taina, tena sē fai mo fai se vaega o te lalolagi, mo tena kufaki i logo‵maega.


The densely populated city of São Paulo, Brazil, reportedly saw a reduction in homicides of about 80 percent in the last decade. 	 I te fa‵kai o São Paulo, Pasili, ne lavea atu i te lipoti a te fanaifo ki te 80 pasene o te tatino i te sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka.


“Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations,” he said, “until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled.” 	 Ana muna: “Ka lakalaka Ielusalema ne fenua fakaa‵tea, ke oko ki te taimi e fakataunu ei aso o fenua fakaa‵tea.”


Driven by that view, millions work long, exhausting hours to make more money. 	 Mai te manatu penā, e tokouke a tino ne ‵galue i itula e uke, kolā ne fakafi‵ta atu foki ko te mea ke maua a tupe e uke.


Yes, but he did not attend the rabbinic schools before being anointed as the Messiah; neither was he taught at the feet of some prominent religious leaders. 	 Ao, kae ne seki kau a ia ki akoga a te kau Iutaia mai mua o tena fakaekega mo fai te Mesia; io me ne akoako a ia ne nisi takitaki lotu lauiloa.


Still, the Bible notes that the tongue can be “full of death-dealing poison.” 	 Kae e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i te gutu e “ ‵fonu foki i te poisini e ‵mate ei tino.”


1, 2. How should we respond to the need for more Kingdom proclaimers? 	 1, 2. E ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki te manakoga mō tino folafola e tokouke atu o te Malo?


10 We can be sure that the congregation in Rome responded well to Paul’s counsel and made the necessary adjustments. 	 10 E mafai o mautinoa i a tatou me ne ‵saga faka‵lei atu a te fakapotopotoga i Loma ki te polopolokiga a Paulo kae fai ne latou a ‵fuliga aoga.


Would adjusting your focus or goals allow you to acquire more wisdom? 	 E tonu, a te mauaga ne koe o te poto kae fakagalue foki ne koe ka maua ei ne koe a mea aoga.


He might have been thinking about what the future held for him. 	 Kāti ne mafaufau a ia e uiga ki tena fakamoemoega i aso mai mua.


For one thing, Jesus was mild-tempered, and he was patient with his disciples despite their faults. 	 A te mea e tasi e mafai ne soko o tauloto ki ei ko te loto maulalo mo te kufaki o Iesu faitalia olotou mea ‵se.


Also, the customs of other winter festivals, especially those celebrated in northern Europe, were gradually incorporated into the Roman model.* And in the 20th century, salesmen and marketing specialists enthusiastically promoted any custom that could generate hefty profits. 	 Ne fakaopoopo atu foki a faifaiga o nisi fakamanatuga penā ki te mea telā ne kamata i Loma, maise eiloa i Eulopa ki mātū.* Kae i te 20 senitenali, ne fakamalosi aka ne tino fai pisinisi ‵poto a nisi faifaiga kolā e maua ne latou i ei a tupe e uke.


Identifying God’s Loyal Ones 	 Auala e Iloa ei a Tino Fakamaoni o te Atua


Many times, she and I would raise our voices and shout at each other.”—MAKI, JAPAN.* 	 E uke a taimi e momea aka ma leo ki luga kae fakatau paka‵laga ei māua.”—MAKI, TIAPANI.*


15, 16. How can Paul’s counsel recorded at Ephesians 5:15-19 help us to continue practicing goodness? 	 15 Ko te mea ke tumau faeloa i te fakaasiatuga o te uiga ‵lei faitalia a mea ma‵sei konei i ‵tou tafa, e manakogina ke faka‵fonu ne tatou a tatou eiloa ki te agaga o te Atua kae ke onoono ki te auala e sa‵sale ei tatou.


(Ex. 34:11-16) Did Solomon reason that Egypt was not one of those listed nations? 	 (Esoto 34:11-16) E mata, ne mafaufau a Solomona me e se aofia a Aikupito i fenua konā?


How often he must have gazed up into the vastness of the starry heavens in the stillness of the night while watching over his father’s flocks in those lonely sheep pastures! 	 Kāti e uke a taimi ne maimoa ei a ia ki te uke o fetu i te lagi i po ‵ligo i taimi e tausi ei ne ia a te lafu mamoe a tena tamana i te vao.


Righteous Ones Will Praise God Forever 	 Ka ‵Viki Atu a Tino Amio‵tonu ki te Atua ki te Se-Gata-Mai


In what sense was the psalmist “like a skin bottle in the smoke”? 	 E mafai pefea o fai te faisalamo e pelā me se “fagu uaina telā ko ausia”?


How would you summarize the contents of the book of Micah? 	 E fakaasi mai i te tusi tenei a fakaakoakoga ki te auala e saga atu ei a te Atua ki tino sē fakamaoni kolā e fai mai me e tapuaki latou ki a ia.


When Esther was brought before Ahasuerus, “the king came to love Esther more than all the other women, so that she gained more favor and loving-kindness before him than all the other virgins.” 	 I te taimi ne avatu ei a Eseta ki mua o Asuelu, “ne silia atu te fiafai o te tupu ki a Eseta i lō tamafine katoa.”


Why are God’s people quite different from most people today? 	 Kaia e ‵kese malosi ei a tino o te Atua mo te tokoukega o tino i aso nei?


God’s Rulership Over Israel 	 Te Pulega a te Atua ki Luga i Isalaelu


What type of wedding do some Christians choose, and why? 	 Ne a vaegā fakaipoipoga e filifili ne nisi Kelisiano, kae kaia?


While Abel was the fourth human to exist, it seems that he was the first one whom God saw as redeemable.* Clearly, Abel did not grow up among the best of influences. 	 E tiga eiloa a Apelu ko te tokofa o tino ke ola i te lalolagi, e foliga mai me i a ia ko te tino muamua ne kilo atu te Atua ki ei e pelā me ka fakasaogina.* E manino ‵lei, me ne seki tupu aka a Apelu i tafa o tino kolā e fai pelā me ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki a ia.


For your dew is as the dew of mallows, and the earth itself will let even those impotent in death drop in birth.” 	 E pela mo te sau tela e aumai ne ia te ola fou ki te lalolagi, e pena foki a tino kola ko leva ne mate, me ka toe fakaola ne te Aliki.”


Under it, many Christians have built a wonderful record of faith and trust in God. 	 Ko oti ne maua mai i ei a tala ‵gali e uiga ki te fakatuanaki o Kelisiano e tokouke mo te lotou tali‵tonu ki te Atua.


How can you be more effective in helping a Bible student? 	 E mafai pefea o tai momea aka tou ‵lei e pelā me se faiakoga ke fesoasoani atu ki te tino akoga i te Tusi Tapu?


It is hard to imagine a joyless wedding. 	 Kāti e faigata ke talitonu me e isi ne fakaipoipoga kolā e se fakafia‵fia atu i ei ki tino.


Is it logical to think that religions that embrace such a wide range of beliefs can all be worshipping the same God? 	 E mata, se mea ‵lei ke mafaufau me i lotu kolā e maua ne latou a vaegā talitonuga kese‵kese e mafai o tapuaki atu katoa ki te Atua e tokotasi?


(Isa. 54:13; John 17:3) You could drive these points home by selecting an experience from our publications. 	 (Isa. 54:13; Ioa. 17:3) E mafai ne koutou o fakaaoga a manatu konei i te fale mai te filiga o se tala mai se tusi a tatou.


SONGS: 150, 32 	 PESE: 150, 32


How is it that anointed Christians partake of the Memorial “often”? 7 Regarding the Lord’s Evening Meal, Paul said: “As often as you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he arrives.” (1 Corinthians 11:26) Individual anointed Christians would partake of the Memorial emblems until their death. 	 7 Ne fai mai a Paulo e uiga ki te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi, penei: “Me ko te otou ‵kai sāle ki te falaoa tenei kae inu ki te ipu, e folafola atu ei ne koutou te mate o te Aliki ke oko ki tena oko mai.” (1 Kolinito 11:26) Ka ‵kai kae inu a Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te falaoa mo te uaina i te taimi o te Fakamanatuga ke oko eiloa ki te taimi e ‵mate ei latou.


10 Indeed, Jesus’ command to “make disciples of people of all the nations” is being carried out! 	 10 A te ‵tonuga loa, a te fakatonuga a Iesu ke ‘fai a soko mai fenua katoa’ ko fai eiloa nei!


These requirements should be of great interest to us today. 	 E ‵tau o fia‵fia malosi tatou ki mea konei e manakogina i aso nei.


(Acts 16:1, 2) One reason was that “from infancy” he had been taught “the holy writings.” 	 (Galuega 16:1, 2) A te pogai e tasi me ne akoako eiloa a ia mai te “folikiga” ki “Tusitusiga Tapu.”


It is unrolled, ready to be read. 	 E ‵tala kae ko toka ke faitau mai.


No doubt indignant. 	 Kāti ka kaitaua koe i ei.


Although Jesus did not inherit sin from Adam, He did become a human, like those who would later become his “brothers,” or anointed followers. 	 E ui eiloa ne seki maua ne Iesu te tulaga agasala telā ne togi mai ne Atamu, ne liutino a Ia, e pelā eiloa mo tino kolā ka fai fakamuli mo fai ana “taina,” io me ne soko fakaekegina.


Likewise, many Witness youths do well in school. 	 E penā foki loa a talavou Molimau e tokouke kolā e ‵lei i te akoga.


We must listen carefully, paying attention to what is said there. 	 E ‵tau o fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei tatou, kae ‵saga tonu atu ki pati kolā e fai mai i ei.


19 Remember that singing is an important feature of our worship. 	 19 Masaua me i te usuga o pese se vaega tāua o ‵tou tapuakiga.


How were first-century Christians reassured of God’s love? 	 Kāti e ‵pau eiloa te mea ne tupu ki a koe mo Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


(Jeremiah 21:1–51:64) 	 (Ielemia 21:1–51:64)


He also knows our motives and intentions. 	 E iloa foki ne ia a ‵tou lagonaga mo ‵tou manakoga.


Whether we got baptized recently or have been in the truth for many years, we must “continue . . . to be readjusted.”—2 Cor. 13:11. 	 Faitalia me ne fatoa papatiso tatou io me ko leva i te munatonu, e ‵tau mo tatou o “tumau i te . . . fakatonutonu o‵tou mafaufau.”—2 Koli. 13:11.


We have the joy of being part of a worldwide Christian brotherhood. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa tatou ke aofia i te kautaina o Kelisiano i te lalolagi kātoa.


Clearly, then, the holy spirit is not a person.* 	 E manino ‵lei eiloa me i te agaga tapu e sē se tino.*


He added: “You cannot slave for God and for Riches.” 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia: “E se mafai o tavini koutou ki te Atua fakatasi mo Koloa.”


Giving gifts or tips to government employees, May 	 Te tuku atu o meaalofa io me ne mu tupe ki tino ga‵lue o te Malo, Me


For example, the brothers in your new congregation may be more reserved or more outspoken than you are used to. 	 E pelā mo taina i tau fakapotopotoga fou e mafai o se ti gutu fai‵pati io me gutu fai‵pati atu i lō te mea ne masani mua koe ki ei.


In 1914, however, the situation was much different. 	 Kae i te 1914, ne ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a fakanofoga.


8 Psalm 8:9 illustrates why the use of Jehovah’s name is so significant: “O Jehovah our Lord, how majestic your name is in all the earth!” 	 8 E fakaasi mai i te Salamo 8:9 [Tusi Paia Samoa] a te tāua ke fakaaogā a te igoa o Ieova: “Ieova, te motou Aliki, ko tou igoa e tafasili i te maluga i te lalolagi kātoa.”


If so, you may be surprised to learn that many good people have questioned God. 	 Kafai e penā loa, kāti e poi koe me e tokouke a tino ‵lei ne fakafesili ne latou te Atua.


How are we apportioning our time between the various aspects of our Christian life? 	 E vaevae aka pefea ne tatou ‵tou taimi i vaega kese‵kese o te ‵tou olaga faka‵Kelisiano?


No, of course not! 	 Ikai, e se ‵tau!


Does the fact that opinions and conscientious decisions may differ mean that the issue is inconsequential? 	 Ona ko te mea e mafai o kese‵kese a manatu mo lagona o tino i konei, e mata, e fakauiga i ei me e seai se mea e fai i ei?


5 The Father designated the Son to be His spokesman, “The Word of God.” 	 5 Ne fili ne te Tamana a te Tama ke faipati atu mō Ia e pelā me ko “Te Muna a te Atua.”


Furthermore, the rest of “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, will be destroyed. 	 E se gata i ei, ka fakaseai atu a te ‵toega o “Papelonia Takutakua,” ko te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa.


Someone who has faith in God is confident that He will fulfill all of His promises. 	 A te tino telā e fakatuanaki ki te Atua e talitonu me i Ana folafolaga katoa ka fakataunu eiloa ne Ia.


17 Today, Christians do not have Jesus’ miraculous power to heal, but they do share Jesus’ compassionate attitude toward the sick. 	 17 I aso nei, e se maua ne Kelisiano a te ‵mana fai vavega o Iesu ke faka‵lei a masaki, kae e mafai o fakaasi atu ne latou a te alofa atafai o Iesu ki tino ma‵saki.


Since they were tired from all this activity, Jesus took them to an isolated place on the northeast shore of the Sea of Galilee. 	 Ona ko te fi‵ta o latou mai te lotou galuega tenei, ne avatu ei ne Iesu latou ki se koga ‵mao i te feitu ki matū saegala o te Namo o Kalilaia.


At the end of the talk, in most locations the speaker released a new publication entitled Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind, Volume Two. 	 4. Se a te “faletapu,” kae ne faka‵malugina pefea? 5. Se a te ‵fuliga gali ne maua ne tama‵liki a Siona? 6. E fakaaogā pefea ne Kelisiano ‵tonu a koloa mai malo?


He envied the wicked who were leading a prosperous life and went to the point of saying: “Surely it is in vain that I have cleansed my heart and that I wash my hands in innocence itself.” 	 Ne loto masei a ia ki tino kolā e ma‵sei kae e maua ne latou se olaga gali kae ne fai atu ei a ia penei: “E a, e se aoga a te tausi o toku olaga ke ‵ma, mai te agasala?”


• when organizing a social gathering? 	 • fakatoka ne koe se maopoopoga?


10 What is an especially vital way in which elders show personal interest in their brothers and add to the congregation’s joy? 	 10 Se a te suā auala tāua e fakaasi atu ei ne toeaina a te fiafia tonu ki olotou taina kae maua i ei ne te fakapotopotoga a te fiafia?


They were free to serve God, yet they could still choose to serve sin—the former master—if they so desired. 	 Ko saoloto latou ke tavini atu ki te Atua, kae ne mafai eiloa o tumau latou i te tavini atu ki te agasala—ko te pule mua—māfai e ma‵nako latou ki ei.


11 Jehovah is always ready to step in and ‘raise up the meek.’ 	 11 E toka faeloa a Ieova o ‘siki aka ne ia a tino loto maulalo.’


(Acts 10:9-35) Saul, who later became the apostle Paul, also had to make changes and rid himself of prejudice. 	 (Galuega 10:9-35) Ne fai foki ne Saulo, telā ne fai fakamuli pelā me ko te apositolo ko Paulo, a fakamafulifuliga kae ne ‵kalo keatea a ia mai te fakailoga tino.


I hope that many more will be blessed, as I was, by learning the truth about God and his Son.” 	 E fakamoemoe au me ka manuia a nisi tino e tokouke, i te tau‵loto e uiga ki te munatonu e uiga ki te Atua mo tena Tama, e pelā mo au.”


Of course, they refrain from using physical weapons. 	 E tonu, e ‵kalo keatea latou mai te fakaaogāga o meatau faka-te-foitino.


(Matt. 4:2, 3) Jesus had just fasted for 40 days and was very hungry. 	 (Mataio 4:2, 3) Ne fatoa fakalikiliki eiloa a Iesu mō aso e 40 kae ne likiliki eiloa a ia.


Later, nine of Jacob’s older children wanted to take his youngest son, Benjamin, down to Egypt to find relief from the famine. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne ma‵nako a tama‵liki ma‵tua a Iakopo e tokoiva o ave a tena toekimuli ko Peniamina, ki Aikupito ke maua ei ne latou ne meakai ona ko te oge.


This life of 70 or 80 years is enough for me.” 	 Ko lava eiloa te olaga tenei ki a au i se 70 ki te 80 tausaga.”


What, though, if one is not particularly inclined to reach out? 	 Kae e a māfai e se manako se tino ke kausaki atu ki ei?


God’s Kingdom will soon come and carry out God’s will for the earth.*—MATTHEW 24:3, 7-12. 	 ▪ Ko pili o oko mai te Malo o te Atua kae ka fai ei te loto o te Atua i te lalolagi nei.*—MATAIO 24:3, 7-12.


• What is involved in fleeing from fornication? 	 • Ne a mea e aofia i te ‵kalo keatea mai te finalalolagi?


The use of “then” in verse 12 means that the blessings that follow in verses 12 to 14 are understood as applying to the righteous—those who ask to be ‘rescued and saved’ from the wicked (verse 11). 	 A te fakaaogaga o te pati “tenā” i te fuaiupu e 12 e fakauiga i ei me i fakamanuiaga kolā e laulau mai i te fuaiupu e 12 ki te 14 e fakasino atu eiloa ki tino amio‵tonu—ko latou kolā e fakamolemole ke ‘faka‵sao kae fakaola latou’ mai tino amio ma‵sei (fuaiupu e 11).


‘But why,’ some might wonder, ‘would this be of concern to Jehovah’s Witnesses today?’ 	 ‘Kae kaia,’ e fai aka ei a nisi tino, ‘ko Molimau a Ieova fua e ‵tau o manava‵se ki te mea tenei i aso nei?’


That thinking is not new. 	 A te manatu tenā e se se mea fou.


8:1-5—Why did a silence occur in heaven, and what was subsequently hurled to the earth? 	 8:1-5—Kaia ne filemu ei te lagi, kae se a te mea ne ‵pei ifo ki te lalolagi mai tua ifo i ei?


When Wisdom Alone Will Protect Us 	 Te Taimi Telā ka Puipuigina Fua i ei Tatou Ona ko te Poto


While some sins can be hidden from humans, we realize that “all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting.” 	 E tiga eiloa e mafai o ‵funa a nisi agasala mai tino, e iloa ne tatou me i mea katoa “e fakaasi kae tuku faka‵sau eiloa i ona mata, ko ia foki e ‵tau o avatu ki ei ne tatou a tala e uiga mō tatou.”


What can help us to keep on glorifying Jehovah? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke faka‵malu atu faeloa tatou ki a Ieova?


At the family’s home, Jesus went in to the lifeless girl. 	 I te taimi ne oko atu ei ki te fale o te kāiga, ne fanatu eiloa a Iesu ki te tamaliki ko mate.


“THE vision of Obadiah.” 	 “TE VALOAGA a Opetaia.”


But look! 	 Kae kiloke!


What was his purpose in life? 	 Se a te aoga o tena olaga?


The Memorial season is a fine time for increased Bible reading and participation in the Kingdom-preaching work 	 A te vaitaimi o te Fakamanatuga ko te ‵toe taimi gali eiloa ke momea aka i ei te uke o taimi e fakamāumāu ke faitau ki te Tusi Tapu kae ke kau atu foki ki te talaiatuga o te Malo


“I have put life and death before you, the blessing and the curse; and you must choose life.”—Deuteronomy 30:19 	 “Ko oti ne tuku ne au i otou mua a te ola mo te mate, te manuia mo te malaia; kae e ‵tau mo koe o filifili a te ola.”—Teutelonome 30:19


Probably not. 	 E se penā eiloa.


Further, self-control may be needed to set aside time to prepare for the meetings and then to participate in them. 	 E se gata i ei, e manakogina foki te loto pulea ke fakaavanoa a taimi ke fakatoka faka‵lei ei tatou ki fakatasiga kae ke fai foki ‵tou tusaga i ei.


As you study the material, read and discuss the cited scriptures. 	 I te taimi e sukesuke ei ki te mataupu, ke fai‵tau kae sau‵tala ki tusi siki i ei.


Of course not! 	 Ailoga loa!


4 Crossing the finish line is not easy. 	 4 E se faigofie ke oko atu ki te laina fakaoti.


(John 14:30) May Satan never get a hold on us! 	 (Ioane 14:30) Ke mo a eiloa ma sili atu a Satani i a tatou!


11, 12. Explain how thinking ability, discernment, and wisdom safeguard us. 	 11, 12. Fakamatala mai me e maua pefea ne tatou te puipuiga mai te malosi o te mafaufau, te loto malamalama, mo te atamai.


Jesus’ words suggest that God’s will is just as certain to take place on earth as it is in heaven, where God dwells. 	 E fakaasi mai i pati a Iesu me ka fai eiloa te loto o te Atua i te lalolagi nei e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi, te koga e nofo i ei te Atua.


That statement did not appear in the original text. 	 Ne seki sae mai eiloa a te fakamatalaga tenā i tusitusiga tapu i te ‵gana Epelu.


But if we are to prove loyal to God, we must stick to him even through difficult trials. 	 Kae kafai e fakatalitonu atu ‵tou fakamaoni ki te Atua, e ‵tau o ‵piki ‵mau tatou ki a ia i taimi o fakalavelave faiga‵ta.


Because we too face an impending destruction, not of just one nation, but of an entire system of things. 	 Me e fakafesagai atu foki tatou ki se fakamaseiga telā ka fakaoko mai ki te olaga masei tenei, kae e se se fenua fua e tasi.


What does the “very great valley” represent, and how can we stay there? 	 Se a te mea e sui mai ne te “vanu lasi ‵ki,” kae mafai pefea o ‵nofo tatou i ei?


We eagerly wanted to spread the good news there. 	 Ne ma‵nako malosi māua ke talai atu te tala ‵lei i konā.


Who are included in those whom Jehovah calls “my people,” and what does the new covenant make possible? 	 Ko oi e aofia i tino kolā e taku ne Ieova ki “oku tino,” kae se a te mea ne mafai o fai ne te feagaiga fou?


That Julian planned to rebuild the temple is beyond doubt. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne manako eiloa a Julian o toe faite a te faletapu.


He did something like that back in the days of Abraham, who learned that the Judge of all the earth had weighed the wickedness of two cities, Sodom and Gomorrah. 	 Ne fai ne ia se mea tai ‵pau i aso ne ola ei Apelaamo. Ne ‵logo Apelaamo me ko oti ne lavea ne te Fakamasino o te lalolagi a amioga ma‵sei i fa‵kai e lua, ko Sotoma mo Komolo.


God once had the prophet Samuel tell King Saul: “To obey is better than a sacrifice.” (1 Samuel 15:22, 23) Why is this so? 	 I se taimi e tasi, ne fai ne te Atua ke faipati atu a te pelofeta ko Samuelu ki te tupu ko Saulo: “E sili atu te fakalogo . . . i lō te ofo atu o te mamoe tafasili i te ‵lei.” (1 Samuelu 15:22, 23) Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai penā?


(John 6:15; 17:16) We must remain neutral in order to be loyal subjects of God’s Kingdom. 	 (Ioa. 6:15; 17:16) E ‵tau mo tatou o tumau i te sē ‵kau ki se feitu, ko te mea ke fai tatou pelā me ne tino fakamaoni mai lalo o te Malo o te Atua.


(Revelation 20:6; 22:1-5) Yet, Christians on earth do perform public service, and they find great joy in doing so. 	 (Fakaasiga 20:6; 22:1-5) Kae e fai ne Kelisiano i te lalolagi nei a te taviniga mō tino katoa, kae e maua ne latou a te fiafia lasi i te faiga penā.


2 In the 28 years since Jesus had uttered that prophecy, the faithful Jewish Christians living in Israel had already faced much opposition and persecution successfully. 	 2 I te 28 tausaga talu mai te taimi ne fai atu ei ne Iesu te valoaga tenā, kae ko oti ne fakafesagai atu a Kelisiano Iutaia fakamaoni mo te manuia ki ‵tekemaiga mo fakasauaga e uke.


Like passengers in a vehicle gaining speed, we sense the increased momentum in the disciple-making work. 	 E pelā mo pasese kolā e ‵sopo i luga i se motoka telā e gasolo aka loa ki luga tena makini, ko lavea foki ne tatou a te gasolo vave ki luga o te galuega ko te faiga o soko.


The same can be said for those who gave in to immoral sexual practices contrary to the natural use of the male and female bodies. 	 E mafai foki o fai penā ki a latou kolā e talia ne latou a faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau kolā e ‵kese mai te auala masani e fakaaoga ei a te foitino o te tagata mo te fafine.


The five most prominent nuclear powers—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—are all “either deploying new nuclear weapon systems or have announced their intention to do so,” says the SIPRI Yearbook 2009.** But the yearbook claims that those countries are not the only ones to own nuclear weapons. 	 A fenua takutakua e lima i meatau fakaniukelea—ko Saina, Falani, Lusia, United Kingdom, mo Iunaite Sitete— ko “fakatoka katoa ne latou a meatau fakaniukelea ‵fou io me faka‵pula atu a te lotou manakoga ke fai penā,” ko fakamatalaga a te SIPRI Yearbook 2009.** Kae e fakaasi mai i te yearbook tenei me e se ko fenua fua konei e faite ne latou a meatau fakaniukelea.


Mary drew liberally from the treasure trove in her heart, a storehouse of precious truths that she had learned from her greatest Friend, Jehovah God. 	 Ne fakatāua eiloa ne Malia i tena loto a mea faka-te-agaga, ko muna‵tonu tāua kolā ne tauloto ne ia mai tena toe Taugasoa sili, ko Ieova te Atua.


When Jesus’ disciples see him act with such fervor, they remember the prophecy about God’s Son: “The zeal for your house will eat me up.” 	 I te laveaatuga ne soko o Iesu a tena loto finafinau, ne masaua ei ne latou te valoaga tenei e uiga ki te Tama a te Atua: “A toku manako malosi ki tou fale e te Atua, ko oko eiloa.”


ANOTHER GIFT FROM JEHOVAH 	 TE SUĀ MEAALOFA MAI I A IEOVA


14 As Deuteronomy 6:7 shows, there are many occasions when you parents can discuss spiritual things with your children. 	 14 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te Teutelonome 6:7, e uke ‵ki eiloa a taimi e mafai ei o sau‵tala koutou mo otou tama‵liki e uiga ki mea faka-te-agaga.


It is undoubtedly true that doing what Jehovah asks of us always brings blessings. 	 E mautinoa eiloa a te ‵tonu o te manatu me kafai e fai ne tatou a mea e manako ki ei a Ieova ka maua faeloa ne tatou i ei a fakamanuiaga.


How should a ruler who fears Jehovah administer his affairs? 	 E ‵tau o pefea a faifaiga a se pule telā e mataku ki a Ieova?


Isolate and explain key portions of a passage 	 Fakalauefa kae fakamatala atu a vaega tāua o se fuaiupu


Of what should I be more aware? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a tino ki te fekau a Iesu?


(2 Cor. 11:14) Under the guise of Christianity, Christendom teaches doctrines—including the Trinity, hellfire, and immortality of the soul—that are awash in myths and falsehoods. 	 (2 Kolinito 11:14) Mai lalo i vaega o te Lotu Kelisiano, e akoako ne Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se a akoakoga e aofia i ei a te Tolutasi, seoli, mo te agaga o te tino telā e se mafai o mate—kolā e aofia i tala ‵kai mo tala ‵loi.


If we have been preaching for decades that Jehovah’s day is close, could we start to become impatient with Jehovah when others criticize us for proclaiming what the Bible says?—2 Pet. 3:3, 4, 9. 	 Kafai ne talai atu ne tatou i te fia sefulu tausaga i te aso o Ieova ko pili mai, e mata, ko kamata o se lava ‵tou kufaki ki a Ieova māfai e fakatauemu mai a nisi tino ki a tatou i te folafolaga o mea i te Tusi Tapu?—2 Pe. 3:3, 4, 9.


Says Romans 15:4: “All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope.” 	 E fai mai te Loma 15:4: “Me i mea katoa kolā ne tusi i te Tusi, ne tusi ke akoako ei tatou, ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a te fakamoemoega e alatu i te kufaki, mo te fakamalosiga e alatu i te Tusi.”


(Ephesians 3:15) Having such knowledge also influences how we view ourselves and our problems. 	 (Efeso 3:15) A te mauaga o se vaegā iloaga penā e pokotia foki i ei a ‵tou kilokiloga ki a tatou eiloa e pelā foki mo ‵tou fakalavelave.


We have also been blessed with a vision of what the future holds—the Kingdom of God, a paradise earth, and endless life in perfection. 	 Ko fakamanuiagina foki tatou ki mea kolā e mafai o maua i aso mai mua—ko te Malo o te Atua, te lalolagi palataiso mo te ola ‵lei katoatoa ki te se-gata-mai.


Jehovah’s requirements—how good they are for us! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te aogā o tulafono a Ieova ki a tatou!


(1 Timothy 3:1-7) As a result, a greater number of brothers have gained experience in caring for congregational responsibilities. 	 (1 Timoteo 3:1-7) Ne iku atu i ei ki te mauaga ne taina e tokouke a te atamai i te tausi atu ki tiute i te fakapotopotoga.


He then turned to the book’s table of contents and asked the boy which subject interested him the most. 	 Tenā, ne ‵suke ei a ia ki te fakasologa o mataupu o te tusi kae fesili atu ki te tamaliki tenā me se a te mataupu e fiafia malosi a ia ki ei.


Why is the host in Jesus’ illustration not ashamed to wake up his friend? 	 Kaia ne seki mā ei te tagata i te tala fakatusa a Iesu o ‵fagu tena taugasoa?


I always felt welcome.”* Says a husband in the same land who eventually became a Witness: “Brothers and sisters would visit us, or we were invited to their homes, and I found that they had a caring attitude. 	 E isi faeloa se lagonaga i a au e taliagina.”* E fai mai se tagata avaga i te fenua foki eiloa tenā kae ne fai fakamuli mo fai se Molimau: “E āsi mai a taina mo tuagane ki a māua io me ‵kami atu māua ki olotou fale, kae ne matea ne au me e isi se uiga atafai i a latou.


Why is the world the way it is? 	 Kaia e fai ei penei a te lalolagi?


New pioneers flooded into the field in Britain 	 E tokouke a paenia ‵fou ne olo o talai i Peletania


Every three months, congregation account records are audited. 	 I takitolu masina, e suke faeloa a tupe a te fakapotopotoga.


Jehovah, in turn, draws close to humans who use his name. 	 Kae ko te ‵tonuga loa, e fakapilipili atu eiloa a Ieova ki tino kolā e fakaaoga ne latou tena igoa.


(Matthew 17:1-9) That vision strengthened the faith of Peter, James, and John at a time when many had left off following Jesus because he had not fulfilled their unscriptural expectations. 	 (Mataio 17:1-9) Ne fakamalosi atu eiloa a te fakaasiga tenā ki te fakatuanaki o Petelu, Iakopo mo Ioane i te taimi ne seki toe tau‵tali atu ei a tino e tokouke ki a Iesu me ne seki fakataunu ne ia a olotou fakamoemoega sē ‵tonu.


Exercising faith and patience, he was content to leave matters in the hands of Jehovah. 	 I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne te tupu a te ana, ne kalaga atu a Tavita ki a ia: “A te Aliki ke fakamasino ne ia tāua me ko oi te tino e ‵se!


Jehovah delivered Jonah from the raging sea. 	 Ne fakasao ne Ieova a Iona mai i te tai fakamataku.


We might be embarrassed, fearing that the elders will think less of us. 	 Kāti ka ‵mā kae ma‵taku tatou i te mea ma sē amanaia a toeaina ki a tatou.


4 When did you first come to know of Jehovah’s love? Likely, your experience was somewhat similar to that of Christians in the first century. 	 I te mataupu e 5 o te tusi a Paulo ki te kau Loma e fakamatala faka‵lei mai ei te auala e mafai ne tino agasala kolā ne ‵vae keatea mai i te Atua o fakamasani ki te alofa o Ieova.


5 A notable feature of Paul’s words to the Corinthians is his positive view of singleness. 	 5 A te vaega tāua o pati a Paulo ki te kau Kolinito ko tena kilokiloga ‵lei e uiga ki te nofo taka.


This will help you to avoid pitfalls, to deal appropriately with fellow believers, and to aid others in coming to know and love our magnificent God. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu te mea tenei ke kalo keatea koe mai matasele o te olaga, ke ‵lei au faifaiga ki ou taina tali‵tonu, kae fesoasoani atu foki ki nisi tino ke iloa ne latou te Atua tafasili i te gali kae a‵lofa foki ki a ia.


We have come to know Jehovah, the Supreme One. 	 Ko iloa nei ne tatou a Ieova, te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga.


For instance, consider the testimony of Flavius Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian who was a Pharisee. 	 Ke mafaufau ki fakamatalaga a Flavius Josephus se tino tusitala fakasolopito Iutaia telā se Falesaio.


This could very well be, for when Ruth returned to Naomi, it may still have been dark. 	 Kāti ne fai penā, me koi po i te taimi ne foki atu ei a Luta ki a Naomi.


He said that he was once assigned to investigate various religious organizations. 	 Ne fai atu tou tagata me ne ‵tofi aka a ia ke iloilo aka ne ia a fakapotopotogā lotu kese‵kese.


Granted, every situation is unique. 	 E tonu, e kese‵kese a tulaga o fakalavelave.


You have likely read and greatly enjoyed a number of these experiences as published in The Watchtower in the series “The Bible Changes Lives.” 	 Se mea gali ke faitau kae fia‵fia ki tala ‵gali konei ne ‵lomi i te vaega o Te Faleleoleo Maluga tenei, “E ‵Fuli ne te Tusi Tapu a Olaga o Tino.”


(Read Revelation 7:1-4, 9, 10, 14.) 	 (Faitau te Failauga 7:1-4, 9, 10, 14.)