(Prov. 15:23; Matt. 7:12; Col. 4:6) Next, review in your mind what you are going to say. 	 (Faata. 15:23; Mata. 7:12; Ko. 4:6) Ka oti, ko mafaufau ei koe ki au pati ka fai.


10 What, though, of higher education, received in a college or a university? 	 10 Kae pefea la a akoakoga ma‵luga, kolā e maua i se kolisi io me se iunivesiti?


2 Jesus told his disciples: “Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth; I came to put, not peace, but a sword. 	 2 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “Sa manatu ake koutou i a au ne vau o aumai te filemu ki te lalolagi; ikai, au ne seki vau o aumai te filemu ka ko te pelu, telā ko te ‵nofo mavaevae.


Some longed for a Messiah who would free them from the hated yoke of Rome. 	 Ne ma‵nako a nisi tino ki te vaegā Mesia telā ka fakasaoloto ne ia latou mai te pulega fakatakalialia a te kau Loma.


He also introduced the practice of including footnotes and marginal references in Georgian translations. 	 Ne kamata foki o aofia ne tou tagata a fakamatalaga mai lalo mo manatu kolā e ‵lago ki ‵fuliga o te ‵gana Georgia.


In 740 B.C.E., decades before Jeremiah’s day, Jehovah permitted the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel to be taken captive by the Assyrians.* God allowed this calamity as discipline because his people had taken up sinning in gross ways, ignoring the repeated warnings of his prophets. 	 I te 740 T.L.M., i se fia sefulu tausaga mai mua o te taimi o Ielemia, ne talia ne Ieova ke ave fakapagota a te malo o matakāiga e sefulu o Isalaelu ne te kau Asulia.* Ne talia ne te Atua a te fakalavelave tenei e pelā me se polopolokiga me ko oti ne kamata o agasala ana tino i auala matagā ‵ki, i te ‵teke atu ki faka‵pulaga kolā e fai sāle atu ne ana pelofeta.


15 Granted, there are other ways that a similar attitude could appear. 	 15 E tonu, e isi aka foki a nisi auala e mafai o sae mai i ei se vaegā uiga penā.


What are our feelings toward strangers, or foreigners? 	 Ne a ‵tou lagonaga ki tino ‵fou, io me ko tino fakaa‵tea?


In time, the people of Judah ‘glorified Jehovah merely with their lips.’ 	 Seki leva kae “e seai ne uiga” o muna a tino Iutaia.


We find in the historical report that three thousand did so, thereupon becoming part of the new and growing congregation of God. 	 E pelā mo te mea e maua ne tatou i lipoti o te tala mua tenā, e ‵tusa mo te tolu afe o tino ne fai penā, kae ne fai fakavave eiloa latou mo fai ne vaega o te fakapotopotoga fou a te Atua telā ne gasolo aka eiloa o lasi.


That is because I’m not so exposed to the attractions and distractions of the world.”—Ecclesiastes 4:6; Matthew 6:24, 28-30. 	 E fai eiloa penā ona ko te se lasi o toku taimi ki fakafiafiaga o te lalolagi.”—Failauga 4:6; Mataio 6:24, 28-30.


(1 Corinthians 3:9) When was that vision to be fulfilled? 	 (1 Kolinito 3:9) Ne ‵tau o fakataunu anafea te fakaasiga tenā?


A Future Wrath From Which to Flee 	 Te Aso o te Kaitaua Telā e ‵Tau o ‵Kalo Keatea Mai i ei


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Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few 	 Te Fagaiga o Tino e Tokouke e Auala i Nāi Tino


(Habakkuk 1:1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 14; 2:2, 3) By taking Habakkuk’s concerns seriously and answering him, Jehovah honored the prophet. 	 (Sapakuka 1:1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 14; 2:2, 3) Ne āva atu a Ieova ki te pelofeta tenā, mai i tena saga tonu atu ki a Sapakuka mo tena tali atu ki a ia.


The term is translated “the new world” in The Bible—An American Translation. 	 Tenā foki eiloa te tugapati e fakaaoga i te ‵fuliga ko The Bible—An American Translation.


21 “The coming of the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah” is inevitable. 	 21 E mautinoa eiloa a te “oko mai te aso lasi mo te fakamataku o te Aliki [ko Ieova].”


Christ brings “to nothing all government and all authority and power” in opposition to God’s sovereignty and rules as King until Jehovah puts all enemies under his feet. 	 “Ka fakatakavale ne Keliso a pule katoa fakatemoni,” kolā e ‵teke atu ki te pulega a te Atua kae ka pule mai a ia e pelā me ko te Tupu ke oko eiloa ki te taimi e tuku atu ei ne Ieova ana fili katoa mai lalo i ana vae.


He did not say, “If ever,” as if it were something that rarely occurred. 	 Ne seki fai mai a ia, “māfai,” e pelā me se mea e se ti tupu sāle.


Paul was referring in particular to anointed Christians, who are “ministers of a new covenant.” (2 Corinthians 3:6) But their ministry has had an effect on countless numbers who have gained the hope of everlasting life on earth. 	 Ne fakasino atu eiloa a Paulo i konei ki Kelisiano fakaekegina, kolā e fai mo fai ne “tavini i te feagaiga fou.” (2 Kolinito 3:6) Kae ko oti foki ne aogā te lotou galuega ki te fia o tino kolā ko oti ne maua ne latou te fakamoemoega ki te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi nei.


For example, he learned the joy of reaching hearts with the good news and also the joy of keeping integrity under test. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne tauloto ne ia te fiafia telā e maua mai te fakaoko atu o te tala ‵lei ki loto o tino, penā foki te fiafia telā e maua māfai e tumau i te fakamaoni i tofotofoga.


“They brought the boats back to land, and abandoned everything and followed him.” 	 “Ne soso ake ne latou a poti ki uta, tiaki ei olotou mea katoa kae tau‵tali atu i a Iesu.”


Your adversary, the Devil, walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.”—1 Peter 5:8. 	 Me i te otou fili, telā ko te Tiapolo, e fanofano tele e pelā mo se leona fekai, e salasala ki se tino ke kai ne ia.”—1 Petelu 5:8.


How can we be sure that our love is genuine? 	 E mafai pefea o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou me e tonu a te ‵tou a‵lofa?


Spirits soar, and people experience a good feeling. 	 Ka fia‵fia malosi i ei a tino.


The Bible says: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) But soon he will be put away. 	 E fai mai a te Tusi Tapu: “Ka ko te lalolagi kātoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei.” (1 Ioane 5:19) Kae ko pili o galo atu a ia.


THEY REFUSED TO COMPROMISE 	 NE SEKI MA‵NAKO LATOU O GUTUGUTULUA


What are world leaders helpless to prevent? 	 Se a te mea ko sē mafai ne takitaki o te lalolagi o fakagata?


Noah and his family were therefore preserved through the Deluge. 	 Tela la, ne ‵sao ei a Noa mo tena kāiga i te Lolo.


Additionally, Philippians 2:3 encourages us to have lowliness of mind and to consider others to be superior. 	 Kae e fakamalosi mai foki te Filipi 2:3 ke loto mau‵lalo tatou kae ke ma‵natu aka me e maluga atu a nisi tino i a tatou.


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As a non-Levite, Jesus would have been allowed to stand in that location, and his doing so would not have caused any commotion. 	 E tiga eiloa a Iesu e sē se tino Levi, kae ne mafai eiloa o tu atu a ia i konā e aunoa mo se tino ke ‵liko atu a ia.


Who Fit the Pattern Today?: According to the Vatican’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, adopted in 1965 and quoted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “It is not from Sacred Scripture alone that the [Catholic] Church draws her certainty about everything which has been revealed. 	 Ko oi la e Fetaui ‵Lei mo Mea Konā i Aso Nei?: E fai mai a te Catechism of the Catholic Church: “E se maua mai fua i Tusitusiga ‵malu a te talitonu o te Lotu Katolika ki mea katoa kolā ko oti ne fakaasi mai.


COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: FINLAND 	 FENUA NE FANAU I EI: FINILANI


Hence I said to you: ‘You, for your part, will take possession of their ground, and I, for my part, shall give it to you to take possession of it, a land flowing with milk and honey.’” 	 Ko oti ne tauto atu au ke tuku atu te fenua maumea kae laukele ola tenei ke fai mo otou tofi, tenei la ka tuku atu ne au.”


(Rom. 15:30; Col. 4:12) As we personally cope with life’s problems and diligently seek to comfort others, we can have the same faith and conviction as did the psalmist who sang: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you. Never will he allow the righteous one to totter.” 	 (Loma 15:30; Kolose 4:12) I te taimi e fakafesagai atu ei tatou ki fakalavelave o te olaga tenei mo te taumafai foki o tuku atu a fakamafanafanaga ki nisi tino, e maua eiloa ne tatou a te fakatuanaki mo te loto talitonu telā ne nofo mo te faisalamo telā ne usu mai, penei: “Tuku atu ki te Aliki a mea e manavase koe ki ei, me ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe; e se tiaki lele ne ia a tino fakamaoni ke taka‵vale.”


I viewed her as a fine example of submission to theocratic headship. 	 Ne kilo atu au ki a ia e pelā me se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o te fakalogo ki te takitakiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Of course, such injustices are not new. 	 E tonu, a faifaiga sē ‵tonu konā e se ne mea ‵fou.


▪ “Who Really Is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?” 	 ▪ “Ko oi la te Tavini Fakamaoni Kae Poto?”


15. (a) How does Jehovah treat his people, especially those who are vulnerable? (b) What other Bible accounts illustrate that Jehovah is impartial? 	 15. (a) E pefea a faifaiga a Ieova ki ana tino, maise eiloa a latou kolā e ‵tu i se tulaga vāivāi? (e) Ne a nisi tala i te Tusi Tapu e fakamatala mai i ei i a Ieova e se fakailoga tino?


How did Abraham pursue peace with his Philistine neighbors? 	 Ne kausaki atu pefea a Apelaamo ke maua se vā filemu mo te kau Filisitia?


It could even cause you to lose your joy. 	 E mafai foki o fai ei ke galo tou fiafia.


(Matthew 4:8) But Jesus flatly rejected the offer, and Paul said of him: “For the joy that was set before him [Jesus] endured a torture stake, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”—Hebrews 12:2. 	 (Mataio 4:8) Kae ne seki talia katoatoa ne Iesu a te ofo tenā, kae ne fai mai a Paulo e uiga ki a ia penei: “Ne kufaki ne ia [Iesu] te sataulo ona ko te fiafia telā e fakatalitali mai ki a ia, kae ne seki fia saga foki ki tona mate fakalumalumagina i luga i te sataulo, ka ko nofo nei i te koga tāua, ko te feitu fakaatamai o te nofogaaliki o te Atua.”—Epelu 12:2.


(Zephaniah 1:4-6) Though they went through the motions of inquiring of God, they did not prepare their hearts to submit to his will. 	 (Sefanaia 1:4-6) E ui eiloa ne foliga mai me ne ‵sala atu latou ki te Atua, ne seki fakatoka faka‵lei olotou loto ke fai tena loto.


STUDY ARTICLES FOR: JUNE 27–JULY 31, 2016 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA I A: IUNI 27, 2016–IULAI 31, 2016


What benefit can we enjoy by following the yeartext for 2011? 	 Ne a mea aoga ka maua ne tatou mai te tau‵tali atu ki te tusi siki mō te tausaga ko te 2011?


12, 13. (a) What is one aspect of “the sacred secret of the kingdom of God”? (b) What was involved in Jehovah’s selecting a limited number of humans to go to heaven? 	 12, 13. (a) Se a te vaega e tasi o “te mea ‵funa o te Malo o te Atua”? (e) Se a te mea ne aofia i te filifiliga ne Ieova se aofaki foliki o tino ke olo ki te lagi?


Am I quick to respond, or do I hesitate to obey?’—Jas. 3:17. 	 E mata, e fakalogo fakavave au ki ei, io me tuai au o fakalogo?’—Iakopo 3:17.


(Rom. 5:12; Rev. 20:10) Hence, he commanded his followers to proclaim that Kingdom until the end of the present system of things. 	 (Loma 5:12; Fakaasiga 20:10) Tela la, ne fakatonu atu a ia ki ana soko ke folafola atu te Malo tenā ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te olaga masei tenei.


In his book Humanity—A Moral History of the Twentieth Century, author Jonathan Glover notes: “One feature of our time is the fading of the moral law.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te tino tusitala ko Jonathan Glover i tena tusi ko te Humanity—A Moral History of the Twentieth Century: “A te uiga lauiloa i te vaitaimi tenei ko te fakaseaiga o tulafono e uiga ki amioga.”


What will help you to explain scriptures properly? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ke fakamatala faka‵lei atu ne koe a tusi siki?


(Colossians 3:8-14) Hence, as you associate with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, you are with people who have become more peaceable and pleasant. 	 (Kolose 3:8-14) Tela la, kafai e ‵kau fakatasi koe mo se fakapotopotoga o Molimau a Ieova, ko ‵nofo fakatasi eiloa koe mo tino amio filemu kae ‵gali olotou uiga.


Why may we find it a challenge to do so? 	 Kaia e faigata ei ki a tatou ke fai a te mea tenā?


Paul was, in effect, saying: “After you have come so far, why would you return to the foolish, valueless things you left behind?” 	 Ne fakauiga eiloa a pati a Paulo penei: “Ko tafaga la te ‵mao o te koga ne o‵mai koutou i ei, kae kaia la ko fia ‵foki i ei koutou ki mea va‵lea, mea se aoga kolā ne fulitua koutou ki ei?”


Oct. 	 Oke.


He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, . . . to comfort all the mourning ones.” 	 Ne filifili ne ia au, uga ei ne ia au o . . . faka‵lei a loto o tino fanoa‵noa, . . . o fakamafanafana a latou katoa kolā e ‵tagi fanoa‵noa.”


How can we be sure that the Bible has power to continue changing our life? 	 E mautinoa pefea i a tatou me e maua ne te Tusi Tapu a te ‵mana ke fulifuli faeloa ‵tou olaga?


Like Gary, Louise memorizes scriptures to express faith in God’s promises of a world in which “the eyes of the blind ones will be opened” and “no resident will say: ‘I am sick.’”—Isa. 33:24; 35:5. 	 E pelā mo Gary, e tauloto ne Louise a tusi siki i tena mafaufau ke fakaasi atu a tena fakatuanaki ki tautoga a te Atua e uiga ki se lalolagi telā “a tino ‵kivi ka lavea ne latou a mea” kae “ka seai eiloa se tino i luga i te . . . fenua e tagi i a ia e masaki.”—Isa. 33:24; 35:5.


Why is it more urgent for us now than ever before to stay awake and keep on the watch? 	 Kaia e sili atu ei te tāua ke na mataala tatou kae matapula‵pula i te vaitaimi tenei i lō so se isi taimi mua?


For example, he publicly denied his Master, not just once, but three times. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakafiti ne tou tagata a tena Matai i mua o tino, e se fakatasi fua, kae fakatolu taimi.


They believed that the year’s harvest depended, not on having Jehovah’s blessing, but on appeasing “the god of Good Luck” and “the god of Destiny.” 	 Ne tali‵tonu latou me ne seki māfua mai a taukai o te tausaga mai fakamanuiaga a Ieova, kae mai olotou takolekolega ne fai ki atua ko “Kato” mo “Meni.”


The apostle John wrote: “The one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.” (1 John 4:20) Furthermore, our love for Jehovah and our brothers is linked to our love for the Bible. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “Me ko te tino telā e se alofa ki tena taina, telā ko oti ne matea ne ia, e se mafai o alofa ki te Atua, telā e seki matea ne ia.” (1 Ioa. 4:20) E se gata i ei, a te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova mo ‵tou taina e isi sena sokoga ki te ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Tusi Tapu.


Just as we give constant attention to our physical hygiene, so we must regularly submit to the purifying influence of God’s word of truth. 	 E pelā mo te ‵tou ‵saga tonu atu ki te ‵ma i te feitu faka-te-foitino, e ‵tau foki o faka‵logo faeloa tatou ki te malosi o te munatonu a te Atua ke faka‵ma ei a tino.


The apostle Paul called faith “the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.” 	 Ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo me i te fakatuanaki “ko te talitonu ki mea e fakamoemoe tatou ki ei, ko te talitonu fakamaoni foki ki mea e se matea ki mata.”


He must plant what he wants to reap. 	 E ‵tau o ‵toki ne ia a mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei.


17 Jehovah reminded the contemporaries of Amos that He had brought their ancestors into the Promised Land and had helped them to clear it of all their enemies. 	 17 Ne fakamasaua atu ne Ieova ki tino i aso o Amosa me ne aumai ne Ia olotou tupuga ki te Fenua o te Folafolaga kae ne fesoasoani atu foki ke fakaseai ne latou olotou fili mai te fenua.


Originally written in Hebrew and later translated into Greek, the Gospel of Matthew was completed about 41 C.E. and serves as a bridge connecting the Hebrew Scriptures to the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 Ne tusi muamua tena tala i te ‵gana Epelu kae ne ‵fuli fakamuli ki te ‵gana Eleni. Kāti ne oti te tusiga o te Tala ‵Lei a Mataio i te 41 T.A. kae ne fai mo fai se sokoga i te vaega o te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Epelu mo tena vaega i te ‵gana Eleni.


• refrain from boasting about personal accomplishments? 	 E Mafai o Fakamatala Mai ne Koe me


Of course, circumstances differ from Christian to Christian. 	 E tonu, e kese‵kese a fakanofonofoga o Kelisiano.


As the Bible promises, “the peace of God” was ‘guarding my heart and my thoughts.’ 	 E pelā mo folafolaga i te Tusi Tapu, “a ko te filemu o te Atua” ne ‘puipui ne ia toku loto mo oku mafaufauga.’


We may ask ourselves: ‘Do I feel for people who have been deceived by the clever lies and deceptions of this world’s religious, political, and commercial elements? 	 E mafai o fesili ifo tatou, penei: ‘E mata, e alofa au ki tino kolā ko oti ne fakaloiloigina ne lotu o te lalolagi nei, mea fakapolitiki, mo tino fai pisinisi kolā e faitogafiti sāle?


(Ps. 31:7) Moved by his love for us, Jehovah will rescue us from calamity.—Ps. 34:19. 	 (Salamo 31:7) Ona ko tena alofa, ka fakasao ne Ieova a tatou mai i fakalavelave faiga‵ta.—Salamo 34:19.


(Revelation 7:14) This means that, like their anointed fellow worshipers, they exercise faith in Jesus’ public service, his offering of his perfect human life in behalf of mankind. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:14) E fakauiga a te mea tenei me e pelā mo olotou taina tapuaki fakaekegina, e fakatuanaki latou ki te taviniga a Iesu mō tino katoa, mo te ofoatuga o tena foitino ‵lei katoatoa mō tino.


(Luke 22:27) Jesus’ long-suffering and kindness—coupled with his good example—eventually touched the apostles’ hearts. 	 (Luka 22:27) A te kufaki mo te atafai o Iesu—fakatasi mo tena fakaakoakoga ‵lei—ne oko fakamuli atu ki loto o te kau apositolo.


I was assigned to take his place and work alongside Don Adams. 	 Ne ‵tofi ei au ke sui tena tulaga kae ga‵lue fakatasi mo Don Adams.


Isaac, a man of about 40, was still grieving the loss of his mother, Sarah, who had died about three years earlier. 	 A Isaako, se tagata ko nofo ki te 40 o ana tausaga, koi fanoanoa eiloa i te galo atu o tena matua, ko Sala, telā kāti ko tolu tausaga ko ‵teka atu.


19 Of course, Jesus’ love for his anointed followers is also extended toward his loyal “other sheep,” millions of whom now make up the prospective “great crowd . . . out of all nations,” who will survive the coming “great tribulation.” 	 19 E tonu, a te alofa o Iesu mō ana soko fakaekegina e tuku atu foki ki ana ‘nisi mamoe’ fakamaoni e lau i miliona kolā ko aofia nei i “te vaitino tokouke . . . mai fenua katoa,” kae kolā ka “‵sao i te fakasauaga lasi.”


Nearly three decades had passed since Jesus had foretold the destruction of Jerusalem. 	 Ne tai kātoa te tolusefulu tausaga talu mai te taimi ne ‵valo mai ei ne Iesu me ka fakamalepe Ielusalema.


The whole family enjoyed his visits because he was joyful and had a good sense of humor. 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi a te kāiga kātoa ki ana asiga me ne mata fiafia faeloa tou tagata kae fai fa‵kata foki.


The color of the sky and clouds helps you to know the weather. 	 A te lanu o te lagi e fesoasoani atu ke iloa ne koe a te tau o te aso.


Jesus spoke of the “good news” of God’s Kingdom. 	 Ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki te “tala ‵lei” o te Malo o te Atua.


9 Jonah went out of Nineveh, built a booth, and sat in its shade “until he would see what would become of the city.” 	 9 Ne sola keatea a Iona mai Nineva, ne faite ne ia sena fakamālumalu kae sagasaga mai lalo i ei o “fakatalitali me se a te mea ka tupu ki Nineva.”


What should be our attitude toward human rulers and injustices that we may witness? 	 E ‵tau o pefea a ‵tou kilokiloga ki tino pule mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni kolā e lavea ne tatou?


Were they discouraged by the persecution? 	 E mata, ne loto vāivāi latou ona ko fakasauāga?


At times, Hannah was so discouraged that she would weep and not eat. 	 I nisi taimi, ne loto vāivāi a Hana telā ne tagi kae ne seki kai tou fafine.


The Wijnegem Kingdom Hall is located on one of the busiest roads in Antwerp. 	 A te Fale Tapuaki i Wijnegem e tu atu eiloa i se tasi o auala telā e fakalavelave faeloa i mea fakatele‵tele i te fa‵kai tenei o Antwerp.


We read: “The way the land of Egypt does, in which you dwelt, you must not do; and the way the land of Canaan does, into which I am bringing you, you must not do; and in their statutes you must not walk.” 	 E faitau tatou, penei: “Sa tau‵tali ki amioga a tino Aikupito, te fenua ne nofo koutou i ei, io me ko amioga a tino o te fenua o Kanana, te fenua tenei e taki ne au koutou ki ei.”


16, 17. In what ways can we show that we are separate from the world? 	 16, 17. Ne a auala e mafai ei o fakaasi atu ne tatou me e ‵vae keatea tatou mai te lalolagi?


With Jehovah’s help, I now have an overriding sense of peace and calm, whereas before I was a time bomb of bitterness and rage, ready to explode at the slightest annoyance.” 	 Ona ko te fesoasoani o Ieova, ko fakatāua malosi nei ne au a te filemu mo te tokagamalie, ko se pelā mo aso mua i te taimi ne fai ei au mo pōmu i te loto ita mo te kaitaua, telā ko pili o ‵pa i so se tamā mea sē ‵lei.”


(Luke 13:10-13) Jesus even used this customary form of address, which was considered polite in Bible times, when speaking to his own mother. 	 (Luka 13:10-13) Ne fakaaoga foki ne Iesu te vaegā kalaga tenei, telā se fakaasiga o te āva i taimi o te Tusi Tapu, māfai e faipati ki tena mātua ‵tonu.


Why did Jehovah’s servants need correction and discipline during World War I, but what does that not indicate? 	 Kaia ne manakogina ei a pati fakatonutonu mo polopolokiga ki tavini a Ieova i te Taua Muamua i te Lalolagi, kae se a te mea e se fakasino ki ei te mea tenā?


8 Christ was not like that. 	 8 Ne seki fai eiloa penā a Keliso.


What will that mean? 	 Kae se a te uiga o te mea tenā?


He wrote: “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, never receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him. 	 Ne tusi mai ne ia penei: “Tela la, kafai e isi se tino e vau ki a koutou, kae e se aumai ne ia te akoakoga tenei, ke se talia ne koutou a ia i otou fale; sa fakamanuia atu foki ki a ia penei, “Ke i a koe te filemu.”


However, if we are among “the good ones,” we can be sure that Jehovah takes note of our acts of faithfulness. 	 Kae kafai e aofia tatou i tino “‵lei,” e mafai o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou me e masaua ne Ieova ‵tou faifaiga fakamaoni.


“Just as you sent me forth into the world,” prays Jesus, “I also sent them forth into the world.” 	 Ne ‵talo atu a Iesu: “E pelā eiloa mo au ne uga mai ne koe ki te lalolagi, e uga atu foki ne au latou ki te lalolagi.”


Likewise, Jehovah is to be praised earth wide. 	 E penā foki loa, e ‵tau o tavae atu ki a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa.


A Miracle No One Could Ignore 	 Te Vavega Telā e ‵Tau o ‵Saga Tonu Atu ki ei a Tino Katoa


The man kindly asked how the Witness and his family were doing, invited him to return, and expressed heartfelt appreciation for the visit. 	 Ne fesili atu mo te atafai tou tagata me e ‵lei a te Molimau mo tena kāiga, ne ‵kami atu ke toe foki atu, kae ne fakaasi atu ne ia tena loto fakafetai mō te āsiga.


But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11, The Holy Bible—New International Version) Imagine—good religion helped some who were formerly without moral standards to become clean and upright servants of God! 	 Ko oti foki ne fakatapu koutou mō te Atua, ko oti foki ne faka‵lei koutou mo te Atua e alatu i te igoa o te Aliki ko Iesu Keliso mo te agaga o te ‵tou Atua.” (1 Kolinito 6:9-11) Mafaufau la—ne fesoasoani atu te lotu tonu ki nisi tino kolā ne fai muamua ne latou a amioga ma‵sei ke fai mo fai ne tavini ‵ma kae ‵lei a te Atua!


Or what about the governments that promote war and ethnic violence, that oppress the poor and defenseless, that thrive on bribery and favoritism? 	 Io me e a pulega kolā e fakamalosi aka ne latou a taua mo taua i va matakāiga, kolā e puapuagatia ei a tino ma‵tiva mo tino fakaa‵lofa, kae ola ‵lei latou i ‵togi fakakolekole mo te fakamuamua o tino e fia‵fia ki ei?


You know that if you allow yourself to be intimidated and go along with the crowd, you will disappoint your parents and Jehovah. 	 E iloa ‵lei ne koe me kafai e talia ne koe ke tautali atu koe i te tokoukega ona ko tou mataku, ka fakafanoanoa eiloa ne koe ou mātua mo Ieova.


How could they not have heard of Jehovah’s call for volunteers? 	 Io me kāti a Melosa ko te fakai telā ne tele tokotasi atu i ei a Sesela i tena taumafai ke sao mai i a Palako.


16 Our brief consideration of chapter 12 of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome has reminded us of many things. 	 16 A te ‵tou mafaufau malie ki te mataupu e 12 o te tusi a Paulo ki Kelisiano i Loma ko oti ne fakamasaua mai ki a tatou e uiga ki mea e uke.


To be accepted back into the congregation, he must humbly repent and turn around. 	 Ko te mea ke toe talia mai ki loto i te fakapotopotoga, e ‵tau o salamo kae ‵fuli mai.


How can you avoid the feeling of excessive guilt? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵teke atu koe ki te mafaufau faeloa ki mea ‵se ne fai?


God’s King Installed 	 Ko Fakasopo te Tupu a te Atua


God here promises that death will be no more, which suggests that the children who might be born then will not have to face the prospect of growing up and then getting old—ending in death. 	 E folafola mai ne te Atua i konei me ka se toe ai se mate, kae e fakauiga i ei me i tama‵liki kolā ka fa‵nau mai i aso konā ka se toe ‵tupu aka kae gasolo o vāivāi—kae mate foki.


(Heb. 11:7) It stands to reason, therefore, that Noah faced ridicule and opposition, perhaps even threats of violence. 	 (Epe. 11:7) Tela la, e tonu eiloa me ne fakafesagai atu a Noa mo fakatauemuga mo ‵tekemaiga, kāti penā foki mo fakamatakutakuga fakasaua.


10 In marriage as well as in other areas of our life, hatred for all that is bad in Jehovah’s eyes, along with a deep appreciation for his friendship, will bring Jehovah’s favor and approval. 	 10 I loto i te kaiga io me ko nisi feitu aka o te olaga, a te takalialia ki mea ma‵sei katoa e tusa mo te kilokiloga a Ieova fakatasi mo te loto fakafetai ki te vā fakataugasoa o koulua, ka fai ei a Ieova ke fiafia ki a koe kae tuku atu foki te fiafia ki a koe.


As Paul reminded the Christians in Rome, if we do not live in harmony with the good news we preach, the name of God is “blasphemed,” brought into disrepute.—Rom. 2:21-24. 	 E pelā mo te fakamasauaga a Paulo ki Kelisiano i Loma, kafai e se ola tatou e ‵tusa mo te tala ‵lei telā e talai atu ne tatou, ko “takumaseigina” ei te igoa o te Atua.—Loma 2:21-24.


It contributes to helping “the faithful and discreet slave” to provide spiritual food for the worldwide brotherhood. 	 E fesoasoani atu ei ki “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” ke tuku atu ne ia a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga ki te kautaina i te lalolagi kātoa.


(Jas. 1:2, 3) Strong faith makes us absolutely confident that following Jehovah’s guidance is always best. 	 (Iakopo 1:2, 3) E fai ne te fakatuanaki malosi ke tali‵tonu tatou me i te tau‵tali ki fakatakitakiga a Ieova ko te ‵toe mea ‵lei faeloa.


For they are saying, ‘Jehovah is not seeing us. 	 E fai olotou tapuakiga i te potu e ‵fonu i ata fakatusa.


By praying to him and accepting his guidance by holy spirit. 	 Mai te ‵talo ki a ia kae talia a tena takitakiga e auala i te agaga tapu.


We have the backing of Jehovah, who is as stable and firm as a rock. 	 E ‵lago mai eiloa ki a tatou a Ieova, telā e malosi kae ‵mautakitaki e pelā me se fatu lasi.


1, 2. (a) How does Jesus’ love stand out? (b) What facets of love will we discuss in this article? 	 1, 2. (a) E tu ‵kese pefea te alofa o Iesu? (e) Ne a vaega o te alofa ka suke‵suke tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


Their newly appointed king, Jeroboam, quickly moves to consolidate his power by establishing a new State religion. 	 Ne gasue fakavave te lotou tupu fou, ko Ielopoamo, o fakamalosi aka tena pulega mai te fakatūga o te lotu fou a te Fenua.


(Matt. 23:6) How, though, were Christ’s disciples to act? 	 (Mataio 23:6) Ne a faifaiga e ‵tau o fai ne soko o Keliso?


(Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25) Hence, if the widow, despite her challenging situation, kept pleading with the judge in hopes that justice would be done, how much more so should we keep our faith in the certain coming of Jehovah’s day of judgment! 	 (Loma 8:34; Epelu 7:25) Tela la, kafai ne tumau a te fafine ko mate tena avaga i te fakamolemole ‵soko atu ki te famasino faitalia tena tulaga faigatā, e pefea te tāua atu ke fakatumau te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te aso fakamasino o Ieova telā ka oko mai eiloa!


His rulership is an indefinitely lasting rulership that will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be brought to ruin.”—Daniel 7:13, 14. 	 A tena pule ka tumau ki te se gata mai, mo tena malo ka se toe gata mai.”—Tanielu 7:13, 14.


8. How and when was Christ’s authority expanded? 	 8 Ne fakaasi mai i te valoaga a Iakopo me ka “fakalogo ki a ia” a malo.


What indicates that Abram stayed on the move in Canaan? 9 With the famine in Canaan evidently over, “Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the Negeb [the semiarid area south of the mountains of Judah]. 	 9 I te taimi eiloa ne gata atu ei te ogegā meakai i Kanana, ne tiakina “ne Apelamo a te fenua o Aikupito, ne malaga atu a ia ki matu o fano ki te feitu ki saute o Kanana, [ko kogā koga e to malie i ei te vaiua i te feitu ki saute o mauga o Iuta] fakatasi mo tena avaga, mo Lota, mo ana kope katoa.


Yes, your showing compassion will benefit you. 	 E tonu, ka aoga ki a koe a te fakaasi atu o te alofa atafai.


(Romans 6:7) Rather, it relates to “scrolls” that are to be opened. 	 (Loma 6:7) Kae e fakamasino a ia e ‵tusa mo mea i loto i pelugā “tusi” kolā ka ‵tala i aso mai mua.


(Eph. 4:2) Note that he did not simply say that we should be “putting up with one another.” 	 (Efe. 4:2) Masaua me ne seki fai mai a ia me e ‵tau mo tatou o ‘fakatau fa‵ki i otou mea ‵se.’


The time had come for Moses to carry out a divine commission and to do God’s work in God’s way. 	 Ne oko atu te taimi ke fai ei ne Mose se fakatonuga mai i te Atua kae ke fai te galuega a te Atua i te auala o te Atua.


Rather, motivated by love, he can grant everlasting life to those who love him and conform to his standards. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakamalosigina a ia ne te alofa ke tuku atu ne ia te ola se-gata-mai ki a latou kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia kae faka‵logo ki ana fakatonuga.


However, Esther was not taken to the house of concubines after seeing the king. 	 Kae, ne seki ave a Eseta ki te fale o avaga fakasalasala i te taimi ne avatu ei tou fafine ki te tupu.


Hence, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures known as the Septuagint was produced there. 	 Tenā foki eiloa te koga ne ‵fuli ei a te Tusi Tapu mai te ‵gana Epelu ki te‵gana Eleni telā ne fakaigoa ki te Septuagint.


6 Some parents have been able to make changes in their lifestyle so as to spend more time with their young ones. 	 6 Ko oti ne fai ne nisi mātua a ‵fuliga ko te mea ke uke atu olotou taimi e ‵nofo fakatasi mo olotou tamaliki.


How can all promote unity in the congregation and help others to let their light shine? 	 E mafai pefea ne tino katoa o fakamalosi aka te ‵kau fakatasi i te fakapotopotoga kae fesoasoani ki nisi tino ke maina atu te lotou mainaga?


These are repeatedly mentioned in the Scriptures, especially in Psalm 119, possibly composed by Judah’s young Prince Hezekiah. 	 E fakafokifoki mai faeloa a akoakoga konā i te Tusi Tapu, kae maise eiloa i te Salamo 119 telā kāti ne ‵fatu aka ne te pelenise foliki mai Iuta, ko Hesekia.


3 How important is our obedience to the Creator of the universe? 	 3 E pefea te tāua o te ‵tou faka‵logo ki te Māfuaga o te lagi mo te lalolagi?


His baptism is his ordination ceremony because that is when he is recognized as a fully dedicated servant, a di·aʹko·nos, of God. 	 A tena papatisoga ko tena faūga foki eiloa tenā me tenā eiloa te taimi ka fai ei a ia e pelā me se tavini tukugina atu kātoa, se di·aʹko·nos, a te Atua.


12 Still, there is something that we must not overlook. 	 12 Kae, e isi se mea telā e se ‵tau o puli i a tatou.


Official action was taken to interfere with and stop our witnessing activities, halt the flow of Bible literature, stamp out our public assemblies. 	 Ne gasue‵sue a malo konā ke fakalavelave atu kae taofi aka foki te ‵tou talaiga, te fakaokomaiga o tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae ke fakagata foki te faiga o ‵tou fono ‵lasi.


Happy to Be Persecuted Like the Prophets 	 E Fia‵fia ke Fakasauāgina e Pelā mo Pelofeta


But after God made it clear that Christians should not be partial, Peter preached to Cornelius, a Roman soldier. 	 Kae mai tua o te faiatuga a te Atua me e se ‵tau mo Kelisiano o fakailoga tino, ne talai atu ei a Petelu ki a Konelio, se sotia Loma.


God wants that future for as many people as possible, even for those whose lives have gone wrong.—1 Timothy 2:3, 4. 	 E manako a te Atua ke maua ne tino e tokouke, ke oko foki eiloa ki tino kolā ne tai malaia malie olotou olaga, se vaegā olaga gali penā i aso mai mua.—1 Timoteo 2:3, 4.


But no one talked about God or Jesus, and we did not use the Bible. 	 Kae ne fanoanoa au me seai lele eiloa se tino i konei e faipati e uiga ki te Atua mo Iesu, kae seki fakaaoga aka eiloa ne matou te Tusi Tapu.


(Heb. 12:11) What if we have a relative or a close friend who is disfellowshipped? 	 (Epelu 12:11) Kae e a māfai e isi se kāiga io me se taugasoa pili o tatou e fakatea?


‘What I can do, I am glad to do, but what I cannot do, I do not do.’ 	 ‘E fiafia au o fai te mea telā e mafai ne au o fai, kae e se fai ne au a mea kolā e se mafai ne au o fai.’


Be aware of his designs, and let that awareness make you determined to endure. 	 Ke matapulapula koe ki ana auala, kae ke fai tou matapulapula tenā ke ‵mautakitaki tou kufaki.


For example, Phinehas took quick action to halt a scourge that killed tens of thousands of Israelites, and David encouraged his famished men to join him in eating the showbread in “the house of God.” 	 E pelā mo Fineaso, ne gasuesue fakavave a ia ke taofi aka te mala telā ne ‵mate i ei te fia sefulu afe o tino Isalaelu, kae ne fakamalosi atu foki a Tavita ki ana tino fia‵kai ke ‵kai latou ki puta falaoa mai te “fale o te Atua.”


And he will certainly become like a tree planted by streams of water, that gives its own fruit in its season and the foliage of which does not wither, and everything he does will succeed.” 	 A latou e pelā mo ne lakau e ola i tafa o se vaitafe, e fua mai i taimi tonu o te taukai, e se magemage olotou lau. E manuia foki i mea katoa e fai ne latou.”


21 Now more than ever before is the time for those who fear Jehovah to “call upon him in trueness.” 	 21 Tenei eiloa te taimi i lō taimi katoa mō tino kolā e ma‵taku ki a Ieova ke na ‘ka‵laga atu ki a ia mo te loto fakamaoni.’


(Eph. 4:8) What is more, Jehovah watches to see how we respond to his fatherly training, and he seeks to help us further. 	 (Efeso 4:8) E se gata i ei, e kilokilo mai Ieova ke lavea ne ia te auala e ‵saga atu ei tatou ki ana akoakoga fakatamana, kae ke iloa foki a nisi fesoasoani e mafai o tuku mai ne ia.


“I have always tried to understand the logical reason for things,” he explains, “including the human brain. 	 “Ne masani eiloa au o taumafai ke malamalama i fakamatalaga o mea,” ko ana pati, “e aofia i ei te faiai o te tagata.


(Eccl. 1:14; 2:11) Obviously, any attempt to catch the wind is futile. 	 (Failauga 1:14; 2:11) E mautinoa eiloa me e se aogā a so se taumafaiga ke ‵poa aka te matagi.


If a man who occupied an appointed office no longer met the divine standard, in time holy spirit would operate to remove him from his position. 	 E ‵tau o tumau te takitakiga a ovasia Kelisiano konā ne te agaga tapu i te taimi e fai ei olotou tiute e pelā me ne tausi mamoe o te lafu a te Atua.


I am happy and have inner peace.” 	 Ne lotomalie a Sylvia i te ola e ‵tusa mo ana talitonuga fakalotu ne faka‵lei aka i ei a tena olaga.


16 Have you ever tried to remove a stain from a light-colored garment? Perhaps despite your best efforts, the stain remained visible. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te auala ne fakamatala mai ei ne Ieova tena loto fakamagalo: “E ui eiloa e fai otou agasala e pelā me se gatu ‵kula, kae nei ka faka‵ma ne au koutou ke ‵ma pelā me se kiona.


(John 1:29) Jesus’ death also benefits people living today. 	 (Ioane 1:29) E aoga foki a te mate o Iesu ki tino kolā e ola i aso nei.


(Job, chapters 1 and 2) By unwaveringly carrying on in Jehovah’s service despite discouragement, we can help give an answer to the Devil’s slanderous accusation.—Proverbs 27:11. 	 (Iopu, te mataupu 1 mo te 2) Kafai e tu ‵mautakitaki tatou i te taviniatuga ki a Ieova, faitalia te loto vāivāi, ko fai ei ne tatou ‵tou tusaga i te avatuga o se tali ki ‵losiga ‵se a Satani.—Faataoto 27:11.


Today, nationalism continues to fan the flames of divisiveness, and human rulers have not been able to stop it. 	 I aso nei, e tumau eiloa te loto fenua i te ‵tafuga o te afi o mavae‵vaega, kae ko sē mafai ne takitaki o tamate te afi tenā.


20 The Bible accounts of Korah, Absalom, and Saul clearly show that presumptuousness leads to dishonor, as stated at Proverbs 11:2. 	 20 E fakaasi manino mai ne tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Kola, Apisaloma, mo Saulo me ka māsiasi a tino fakamata‵mata, e pelā mo te fakamatalaga i te Faataoto 11:2.


Studying what Scriptural examples might help us when we approach Jehovah in prayer? 21 Study can aid our prayers as well. 	 E isi ne ‵talo ‵gali ne fai ne tāgata mo fāfine fakamaoni kolā ne tusi ki lalo i te Muna a te Atua.


“Be obedient in everything to those who are your masters in a fleshly sense, not with acts of eye-service, as men pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, with fear of Jehovah.” 	 “Faka‵logo ki otou pule faka te lalolagi i mea katoa, e se i te galue fakaloiloi o fakafiafia tino, kae i te loto fakamaoni i te mataku ki te Aliki.”


“My Father is glorified in this, that you keep bearing much fruit and prove yourselves my disciples.”—JOHN 15:8. 	 “E faka‵malugina toku Tamana i te mea tenei, māfai e ‵fua malosi mai faeloa koutou kae e fakatalitonu atu i a koutou ko oku soko.”—IOA. 15:8.


• Why should we listen to Jehovah’s Anointed One? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o faka‵logo tatou ki te Tino Fakaekegina a Ieova?


For example, we learn to avoid practices that defile our bodies, such as the misuse of tobacco and other drugs. 	 E pelā mo te akoakoga ke faka‵mao kea‵tea tatou mai te fakaaogāga o te paka mo vailakau ma‵losi kolā e fakalailai ei ‵tou foitino.


Christ Speaks to the Congregations 	 Ko Faipati a Keliso ki Fakapotopotoga


(Acts 20:28) Those Christian overseers needed to continue to be led by holy spirit as they carried out their duties as shepherds of the flock of God. 	 (Galuega 20:28, i ā matou a mataimanu ‵kese.)


(Matthew 12:36, 37) Yes, the true God holds us accountable for our words. 	 (Mataio 12:36, 37) E tonu, e ‵tau eiloa o avatu ne tatou se tala ki te Atua tonu i ‵tou pati katoa e fai.


The following article will show husbands and wives how Bible principles can help their marriage in one specific area—that of commitment. 	 Ka fakaasi mai i te suā mataupu a te auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani mai a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu ki se tauavaga i se feitu e tasi—ko te amanaia tonu o te suā tino ki te suā tino.


11 Soon after Jesus commended his disciples for their loyalty, these same men abandoned him. 	 11 Mai tua ifo o te fakamaloatuga a Iesu ki ana soko mō te lotou a‵lofa fakamaoni, ko tagata foki eiloa konei ne tiakina ne latou a ia.


She and I have no insecurities or concerns about the strength of our marriage. 	 E seai ne mea sē mautinoa io me manava‵se ki ei māua e uiga ki te malosi o te mā olaga avaga.


How did David’s life undergo change? 	 Ne mafulifuli pefea te olaga o Tavita?


Matthew writes: “Many also followed him, and he cured them all, but he strictly charged them not to make him manifest; that there might be fulfilled what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet . . . 	 Ne tusi mai Mataio: “E tokouke a tino ne tau‵tali atu i a ia. Ne fai foki ne ia ke ‵lei olotou masaki katoa.


Your two kidneys, if healthy, filter the water in your blood—about five quarts [6 L] in an adult—every 45 minutes! 	 Kafai e malosi ‵lei ou nonu e lua, e mafai o faka‵ma ne ia te vai i tou toto—kāti se lima lita i se tino matua—i taki 45 minute!


(Luke 8:8) What fruit? 	 (Luka 8:8) Ne a la fuaga konā?


Samuel changed. 	 Ne ‵fuli a amioga a Samuel.


(Romans 8:14-17) Consider some of the privileges that she and Jesus’ other corulers will have in the outworking of God’s purposes. 	 (Loma 8:14-17) Ke mafaufau ki nisi tauliaga kolā ka maua ne tou fafine fakatasi mo nisi tino pule i te fakataunuga o fuafuaga a te Atua.


How do Jehovah’s loyal ones show that they delight in using the divine name? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne tino fakamaoni o Ieova me e fia‵fia latou o fakaaogā tena igoa?


• Have you set a reasonable time for the wedding reception to conclude? 	 • Ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne koe se taimi ‵lei ke fakagata ei te ‵kaiga o te fakaipoipoga?


Through the blood of Jesus, many lives could be saved 	 E auala i te toto o Iesu, ko faka‵sao ei a ola e uke


Tell those who have a part at the meeting or who give comments how much their efforts are appreciated. 	 Fakaasi atu ki tino fai tofiga i te fakatasiga io me kolā e fai olotou manatu i ei a te aoga o olotou taumafaiga.


16 Picture the Israelites in Bible times praising Jehovah during a festival at his temple in Jerusalem. 	 16 Ke fakaatata aka la ne koe a te kau Isalaelu i taimi o te Tusi Tapu e ‵viki atu ki a Ieova i se ‵kaiga fakamanatu e tasi i tena faletapu i Ielusalema.


This account demonstrates that Jesus has the power and ability to bring our loved ones back to life and health in the coming new world. 	 E fakaasi mai i te tala tenei me e isi se malosi o Iesu o toe faka‵foki mai ‵tou tino pele ki te ola mo foitino malosi i te lalolagi fou telā ko pili mai.


Dignify your children by listening to them 	 Ke fakaasi te āva ki au tama‵liki mai i te fakalogologo atu ki a latou


And I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in union with them.”—John 17:25, 26. 	 Ko oti ne fakailoa atu ne au tou igoa ki a latou kae ka toe fakailoa atu ne au, ko te mea ke maua ne latou te alofa telā ne alofa mai ei koe ki a au a ko au ke ‵kau fakatasi foki mo latou.”—Ioa. 17:25, 26.


The more terrifying the situation, the deeper the peace became.” 	 E ‵tusa loa mo te fakamataku o mea kolā ne tupu penā loa te lasi o te filemu o toku mafaufau.”


How can the resurrection hope draw them closer to God? 	 E fakapilipili atu pefea ne te fakamoemoega o te toetu a latou ki te Atua?


Why could Asaph refer to God as his “share to time indefinite”? 	 Kaia ne mafai ei o fakasino atu a Asafo ki te Atua e pelā me ko “tena malosi” io me ko tena ola ki te se-gata-mai?


Such a notion would be beyond belief. 	 A te vaegā manatu tenā ko siliga atu mo te mea e tali‵tonu ki ei.


What shows that Abraham had faith in the resurrection? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai me ne talitonu a Apelaamo ki te toetu?


Regarding blood, how can we see the unfolding of God’s purpose? 	 E mafai o maina pefea tatou i fuafuaga a te Atua e uiga ki te toto?


What responsibility do elders have toward the congregation? 	 Ne a tiute e maua ne toeaina i te fakapotopotoga?


(Ezekiel 33:11) Jehovah had done everything to save as many as possible. 	 (Esekielu 33:11) Ko oti ne fai Ieova a mea katoa ke faka‵sao ei a tino e tokouke.


HONESTY—THE CHALLENGE 	 TE FAKAMAONI—SE MEA FAIGATA


“I know of no one who has done more for humanity than Jesus.”—Mohandas K. Gandhi 	 “E se iloa ne au se isi tino aka telā ne uke atu ana mea ne fai mō tino katoa i lō Iesu.”—Mohandas K. Gandhi


Others have had to leave their home because of their neutral stand toward the affairs of this world. 	 Kae ne tiakina ne nisi talavou a olotou kāiga ona ko te lotou sē ‵kau atu ki se feitu i mea faka-te-lalolagi.


But be assured that a religion worthy of your confidence does exist. 	 Kae ke iloa ne koe me e isi se lotu telā e mafai o talitonu koe ki ei.


“Be Peaceable With All Men” 	 “Ke Maua te Olaga Filemu i te vā o Koutou mo Nisi Tino”


6:15, 16—Do these words apply to Jehovah God or to Jesus Christ? 	 6:15, 16—E mata, e fakasino atu a pati konei ki a Ieova te Atua io me ko Iesu Keliso?


Finally, instead of trying to get ahead in his job, he quit and took up making ice cream and selling it on the street so that he would have more time to care for his spiritual needs and responsibilities. 	 Fakamuli ifo, i lō te tumau i tena galuega, ne tiaki ne ia tena galuega kae ne kamata o fai tena pisinisi ko te fakatau atu o ice cream i te auala ko te mea ke mafai o lasi te taimi e fakamāumāu ne ia ki ana manakoga faka-te-agaga mo ana tiute.


Helped by Jehovah’s Reminders 	 Fesoasoani e Maua Mai i Fakamasauaga a Ieova


Later, when she was praying at the tabernacle, High Priest Eli mistakenly accused her of being drunk. 	 Fakamuli ifo, i te taimi ne ‵talo ei a ia i te faleie tapu, ne ‵losi ‵se atu te Faitaulaga Sili ko Eli i a ia e konā.


By saying something surprising about your hope, you may be able to get people to express their view. 	 Mai te fai atu ne koe se mea fakaofoofogia e uiga ki tou fakamoemoega, kāti ka mafai o fakaasi mai ne tino olotou kilokiloga.


As Jesus was ridiculed, spat upon, and struck with fists? 	 I te taimi ne fakatauemu atu ki a Iesu, puapuaki kae laupāpā?


7 The second psalm likewise speaks prophetically of the installation of Jesus as King upon heavenly Mount Zion. 	 7 E penā foki a pati fakavaloaga i te lua o salamo e uiga ki te fakasopoga o Iesu mo fai te Tupu i luga i te Mauga o Siona faka-te-lagi.


You may also be anxious about the future and wonder, ‘Will I have enough income after I retire?’ 	 Kāti ka manavase koe ki te taimi mai mua kae fai aka penei, ‘E mata, ka lava aku tupe māfai au ko oti ne li‵taea?’


They often thank us for visiting them. 	 E fakafetai mai sāle latou ki a māua mō te āsi atu ki a latou.


• As subjects of God’s Kingdom, how do we keep a neutral position in this world? 	 • E pelā me ne tino mai lalo o te Malo o te Atua, e se ‵kau atu pefea tatou ki se feitu i te lalolagi tenei?


12 Various pressures and anxieties arise in the lives of God’s servants today. 	 12 E ‵sae aka a mea faiga‵ta mo manavasega i olaga o tavini a te Atua i aso nei.


13 Marriage involves sacrifices. 	 13 E aofia i te fakaipoipoga a mea faiga‵ta e uke.


By our words and deeds—without which our faith would be incomplete. 	 A te ‵tou fakatuanaki e se mafai o katoatoa e aunoa mo ‵tou pati mo faiga.


The more we look for them and use them, the closer we will be drawn to the Giver, Jehovah. 	 Ko te ‵sala malosi o tatou ki ei kae fakaaoga, ko te ‵pili malosi o tatou ki te Tino telā ne tuku mai ne ia, ko Ieova.


SAMARIA 	 Ofala


(See box on page 23.) 	 (Ke onoono ki te pokisi i te itulau e 29.)


[Blurb on page 4] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 4]


WE LIVE in a world of staggering religious diversity. 	 E OLA tatou i se lalolagi telā ko ‵fonu i lotu kese‵kese.


Jeremiah pronounces judgments against the last four kings of Judah as well as against false prophets, bad shepherds, and corrupt priests. 	 Ne taku atu ne Ielemia a te fakamasinoga o toe tupu e tokofa o Iuta, penā foki loa mo pelofeta ‵loi, tausi mamoe ma‵sei, mo faitaulaga amio ‵pelo.


Speaking in Athens, the apostle Paul said: “God has overlooked the times of such ignorance, yet now he is telling mankind that they should all everywhere repent. 	 I tena faipatiga i Atenai, ne fai atu a te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ne seki saga te Atua ki te toe taimi telā koi va‵lea ei a tino, nei ko fakatonu atu ne ia a tino katoa kolā e ‵nofo i so se koga ke ‵fuli keatea mai i olotou auala ma‵sei.


God said: “Go up, for I shall without fail give the Philistines into your hands.” (2 Sam. 5:18, 19) Shortly thereafter, the Philistines once more came up against David. 	 Ne fai atu te Atua: “Fano o taua atu ki a latou, me e tuku atu eiloa ne au te manumalo!” (2 Samuelu 5:18, 19) Mai tua malie ifo i ei, ne toe taua atu te kau Filisitia ki a Tavita.


Thus, someone may look like a shepherd, but for sheep, that does not prove that he really is one. 	 Tela la, e mafai eiloa o foliga atu se tino pelā me se tausi mamoe, kae e se fakamaoni atu ei ki mamoe me i a ia se tausi mamoe.


Accept the Invitation—Now 	 Ke Talia te ‵Kamiga— i te Taimi Nei


How have those hearing the invitation been invited to say, “Come!” in response? 	 Ne ‵saga atu pefea a tino kolā ne lagona ne latou a te ‵kamiga ke fai atu, “Vau!”?


Also, having fellow workers of many nationalities broadened my viewpoint. 	 E se gata i ei, a te ga‵lue fakatasi mo tino e tokouke kolā ne au‵mai mai fenua kese‵kese ne fai ei ke fakalauefa atu taku kilokiloga e uiga ki a latou.


Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these things that are destined to occur.” 	 Tela la, a koutou ke matapula‵pula kae ‵talo sāle, ko te mea ke maua ne koutou te malosi e ‵sao mai ei koutou i mea faiga‵ta katoa ka oko mai.”


My age-related problems, such as poor health and anxieties about daily life, can temporarily dampen my zeal.” 	 A fakalavelave o te tulaga matua, e pelā mo te fakamasakisaki mo te manavase ki te olaga i aso takitasi e mafai o fakavāivāi mai ki toku loto finafinau mō se taimi toetoe.”


Just as the Father has loved me and I have loved you, remain in my love. 	 Au e alofa ki a koutou, e pela eiloa mo te alofa o te Tamana ki a au; ke tumau la koutou i toku alofa.


How does Haggai 2:14 show the seriousness of our worship? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea i te Hakai 2:14 a te tāua o te ‵tou tapuakiga?


The responsibility for the disposition of taxes rests with the superior authorities, not with the taxpayer. 	 I ō pule ma‵luga te tiute ke fakaaogā a tupe kolā e maua mai i lafoga, kae e se ko te tino ‵togi lafoga.


Otherwise “the blood-avenger, pursuing the manslayer in hot anger, [might] overtake him and kill him.”—Deut. 19:6, Tanakh. 	 (Salamo 26:10) E tiga eiloa e taumafai malosi a tino ki vaegā fakamoemoega penā, e fai ‵tonu eiloa latou pelā “me se tino e taumafai o afuli te matagi.”—Failauga 1:14.


Is your faith strong enough for you to wait on Jehovah, who promises to satisfy your proper yearnings? 	 E mata, e lava tou fakatuanaki ke faka‵tali ke tuku atu ne Ieova a mea konā ki a koe?


THE RESULT: Despite threats from powerful kings and misguided clergymen, the Bible is the most widely distributed and most translated book in history. 	 TE IKUGA: Faitalia a fakamatakutakuga mai tupu ma‵losi mo faifeau ‵teke, ne tumau eiloa a te Tusi Tapu i te fai pelā me ko te ‵toe tusi ne lasi te tufatufa atu kae ko te ‵toe tusi foki telā ne ‵fuli ki ‵gana e uke i tala fakasolopito.


Woe to Insolent Wrongdoers! 	 Fakamalaiaga o Tino Fai Amioga Ma‵sei Kae sē Āva!


Although we are proud to be serving Jehovah, we must always remain humble 	 E tiga eiloa e fakamata‵mata tatou i te tavini atu ki a Ieova, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te loto maulalo


(Matt. 22:39) Similarly, Jesus’ half brother James called love “the kingly law.” 	 (Mata. 22:39) Ne taku foki ne te āfa taina o Iesu ko Iakopo a te alofa ki “te tulafono fakatupu.”


What Does the Gospel of John Show? 	 Se a te Mea e Fakaasi Mai i te Evagelia a Ioane?


If that is so, perhaps you can mention your desire more often in prayer, knowing that both Jehovah and Jesus Christ are keenly interested in the work and may guide you to a sheeplike person. 	 Kafai e penā loa, kāti e mafai o taku ‵soko atu ne koe tou manakoga tenā i te ‵talo, ona ko te iloaga me e fia‵fia malosi a Ieova mo Iesu ki te galuega kae e mafai o takitaki atu koe ki se tino e pelā me se mamoe. ‵Sala ki manatu fesoasoani mai i tino ata‵mai i te faiga o te galuega i loto i te fakapotopotoga io me ko tino kolā ne aogā olotou galuega.


Both of us began our pioneer service on November 1, 1947. 	 Ne kamata te mā taviniga fakapaenia i a Novema 1, 1947.


In the first century, there was hardly a reason to ask such a question. 	 I te senitenali muamua, e faigata eiloa o isi se pogai ke ‵sili atu se vaega fesili penā.


Some preachers deliberately avoid it because it “conveys too many images of earthly happiness.” 	 Ne ‵teke atu eiloa mo te iloa tonu a nisi tino talai ki ei ona ko te mea e “fakamatala mai i ei a manatu e uke ki te olaga fiafia i te lalolagi.”


There is no need to comment on every aspect of a scripture that we read. 	 E se manakogina ke isi faeloa se fakamatalaga e fai ki so se tusi siki telā e faitau atu.


(Genesis 26:7-9) However, they were husband and wife. 	 (Kenese 26:7-9) Kae ko laua se tauavaga.


What is the history of marriage from the time of Adam to the Flood? 	 Se a te tala fakasolopito o te avaga mai te taimi o Atamu ke oko atu ki te Lolo?


6 Consider the experience of Willi Diehl. 	 6 Mafaufau ki te tala o Willi Diehl.


How would you react if you heard of a powerful government that immediately executed anyone who challenged its authority? 	 Se a tau faka‵tau māfai e lagona ne koe me ne tamate fakavave ne se malo malosi se tino telā ne ‵teke atu ki tena pulega?


(Galatians 3:24) In Paul’s day, a tutor (pedagogue, Kingdom Interlinear) was a servant or slave in a large household. 	 (Kalatia 3:24) I aso o Paulo, a te “takitaki” (se faiakoga, Kingdom Interlinear) se tavini io me se pologa i se kāiga lasi ‵ki.


The sister simply took her seat. 	 Ne sagasaga atu fua te tuagane tenei ki tena nofoga.


(Proverbs 8:30, 31) As a man on earth, Jesus had compassion for people, refreshing those who came to him. 	 (Faataoto 8:30, 31) E pelā me se tino i te lalolagi, ne alofa atafai a Iesu ki tino, kae fakamalosi atu ki a latou kolā ne olo atu ki a ia.


These discoveries give us added reason for agreeing with the psalmist who wrote of Jehovah: “I shall laud you because in a fear-inspiring way I am wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, as my soul is very well aware.” 	 E tuku mai i mea konei ne maua aka a nisi pogai e ‵tau ei o lotoma‵lie tatou ki te faisalamo telā ne tusi mai e uiga ki a Ieova, penei: “Ko tavae koe ne au, me ‵tau o ma‵taku ki a koe a tino; e iloa ne au mo toku loto kātoa, i au mea katoa e fai e fakaofoofogina kae ‵gali.”


(1 Tim. 3:11) This principle applies to Christian men too. 	 (1 Timoteo 3:11) E aoga foki te akoakoga fakavae tenei ki tagata Kelisiano.


Our just God always does what is right and proper. 	 E fai faeloa ne te ‵tou Atua fakamaoni a te mea tonu kae ‵lei.


I had to prepare well for each lesson. 	 Ne ‵tau mo au o fakatoka faka‵lei mō mataupu takitasi.


You might encourage an inactive married couple to reflect on the time when they first learned the truth from God’s Word. 	 E mafai o fakamalosi atu koe ki se tauavaga ‵mate faka-te-agaga ke toe mafaufau ki te taimi muamua ne iloa ei ne laua te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua.


Jehovah is merciful to repentant wrongdoers. 	 E alofa fakamagalo a Ieova ki tino fai mea ‵se kolā e sala‵mo tonu.


Are You “Rich Toward God”? 	 E Mata, e ‘Maukoloa Koe i Mua o te Atua’?


Daniel, quoted earlier, says: “As I do my Bible reading, I pick verses that I think will help people I meet in the ministry. 	 A Daniel, telā ne taku mai muamua, ne fai mai, penei: “Kafai e fai a taku faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu, e filifili ne au a fuaiupu kolā e mafaufau au me ka fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e fetaui mo au i te galuega talai.


Another says that the man is only “weaving faith out of moonshine.” 	 E fai mai a te suā tino me e se lava a fakamaoniga ke fakavae ki ei tena fakatuanaki.


For complete details of the 2000 Service Year Report, see the chart on pages 18-21. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga likiliki e uiga ki te Lipoti i te Tausaga Faka-te-Taviniga ko te 2000, ke onoono ki te itulau e 28-31.


On the positive side, Jehovah does not give us “sugar pills.” 	 E se tuku mai ne Ieova a “fuaga o te suka.”


(Matt. 26:30, 36) By then, it may have been well past midnight. 	 (Mata. 26:30, 36) Kāti ko leva ‵ki eiloa te po i te taimi tenā.


(Eph. 1:7) The ransom sacrifice of Christ is the greatest proof of God’s love for us and illustrates the richness of His undeserved kindness. 	 (Efe. 1:7) A te taulaga togiola a Keliso ko te fakamaoniga sili o te alofa o te Atua mō tatou kae se fakaasiga o te lasi o Tena alofa tauanoa.


What should we do first to receive of Jehovah’s power? 	 Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai muamua ke maua ei te malosi o Ieova?


How vividly they paint Jehovah as the Fulfiller of his word!—Isaiah 55:11. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te manino o ana fakamatalaga e uiga ki a Ieova, te Tino telā e fakataunu ne ia ana muna katoa!—Isaia 55:11.


On the final day of the festival, enraged at Jesus’ statements about his prehuman existence, the Jews pick up stones to hurl at him. 	 I te ‵toe aso o te ‵kaiga, ne ita malosi ei te kau Iutaia i pati a Iesu e uiga ki tena olaga a koi tuai o fai a ia mo fai se tagata. Telā ne puke ei latou ki fatu o peipei a ia.


He showed restraint when he was serving in the house of Potiphar, the chief of Pharaoh’s guards. 	 Ne fa‵ki a ia i te taimi ne tavini atu ei i te fale o Potifala, te pule o leoleo a te Falao.


20, 21. (a) Why was Job able to maintain integrity? (b) How can we cultivate love for God? 	 20, 21. (a) Kaia ne mafai ei o fakatumau ne Iopu tena fakamaoni? (e) E mafai pefea o ati aka ne tatou a te alofa ki te Atua?


Hence, we considered the material for congregation meetings as a family. 	 Ona ko te seai o se fakapotopotoga, ne toe suke‵suke matou ki te fakasologa mō fakatasiga e pelā me se kāiga.


SONGS: 49, 127 	 PESE: 49, 127


Consider these five ways: 1. Seek God’s help through prayer. 	 Mafaufau la ki auala e lima konei: 1. ‵Sala atu ki te fesoasoani o te Atua e auala i te ‵talo.


“We Are Not the Sort That Shrink Back” 	 “Tatou e se ne Tino e ‵Tau o Toe ‵Foki ki Tua”


Even so, despite the bitter persecution they endured, adds the author, the Witnesses showed “dependability and equanimity [calmness under stress]” as well as “integrity and solidarity.” 	 Kae faitalia eiloa a fakasauaga matagā ne kufaki latou i ei, ne toe fai mai te tino tusitala, ne fakaasi atu ne te kau Molimau a te lotou “loto tali‵tonu kae filemu [uiga filemu mai lalo i tulaga faiga‵ta]” e pelā foki mo te “loto fakamaoni mo te fealofani.”


Jesus described this global work when he enumerated various things that would happen in the time of the end. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu a te galuega tenei i te taimi ne laulau mai ei ne ia a mea kolā ka ‵tupu i te taimi o te gataga.


Factors That Contribute to Happiness 	 Mea Kolā e Fesoasoani Mai ke Maua i ei te Fiafia


When tempted in this way, we need to take strong action to keep mentally, morally, and spiritually clean. 	 Kafai ko fakaosoosogina tatou i te auala tenei, e ‵tau o ma‵losi tatou o tausi ‵tou mafaufau, amioga ‵lei, mo te feitu faka-te-agaga ke ‵ma.


4 To cultivate can imply to prepare and foster the growth of something. 	 4 Ke fakamalosi aka, e mafai o fakauiga ki te fakatoka mo te tausi atu ki te tupuakaga o se mea.


For our service to be acceptable to Jehovah, we must be free from defilement of any kind 	 E se ‵tau lele eiloa o lai‵lai tatou, ko te mea ke talia ne Ieova te ‵tou taviniga ki a ia


He began missing meetings, and we simply stopped communicating. 	 Ne kamata o sē kau atu tou tagata ki nisi fakatasiga, kae ne fakagata i ei a mā fesokotakiga.


Especially during danger or persecution should we beseech Jehovah for help and guidance. 	 Kae maise eiloa i taimi fakama‵taku io me ko fakasauaga e ‵tau o fakatagi atu tatou ki a Ieova mō tena fesoasoani mo te takitakiga.


Jehovah God is described in the Bible as “perfect in knowledge.” 	 E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a Ieova te Atua e pelā me se “tinā tagata poto.”


YOU are witnessing history in the making! 	 KO MOLIMAU eiloa koe ki mea konei e ‵tupu.


An article in the Reformierte Presse states that a report by African Rights, a human rights organization, on the 1994 Rwandan genocide established the participation of all churches, “with the exception of Jehovah’s Witnesses.” 	 E fai mai se mataupu i te Reformierte Presse me i te lipoti ne fai ne te African Rights, se fakapotopotoga ki te saolotoga o tino, me i te tamatega o tino i Rwanda i te 1994 ne fakavae ki ei a te ‵kau atu o lotu katoa, “kae na ko Molimau a Ieova fua e seki ‵kau ki ei.”


Our first progressive Bible study was with Chris and Mary Kanaiya. 	 A te akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu muamua eiloa a māua ko Chris mo Mary Kanaiya.


(James 3:13) Tell him that you want to make peace. 	 (Iakopo 3:13) Fai atu ki ei me e manako koe ke faka‵lei aka te va o koulua.


For a thousand years are in your eyes but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch during the night.”—Psalm 90:3, 4. 	 A te afe o tausaga ki a koe e pau eiloa mo se aso e tasi; e pela mo te aso anafi tela ko teka atu, e pela eiloa me se itula toetoe o te po.”—Salamo 90:3, 4.


[Picture on page 20] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 24]


At that time, the glorified “sons of God” will be further ‘revealed’ when they act as priests with Christ, administering the benefits of Jesus’ ransom sacrifice to mankind. 	 I te taimi tenā, ka ‘fakaasi’ faka‵sau mai ei a “tama [‵malu] a te Atua” māfai e ga‵lue latou e pelā me ne faitaulaga fakatasi mo Keliso, i te ‵tukuatuga o mea aoga o te taulaga togiola a Iesu ki tino.


By doing this, we show that we, like Paul, are motivated by the love of Christ. 	 Mai te faiga o te mea tenei, e fakaasi atu ne tatou me e fakamalosigina tatou ne te alofa ki a Keliso, e pelā eiloa mo Paulo.


Olive oil was also used as lamp fuel, for ceremonial and religious purposes, as a cosmetic for the body and hair, and as a medicine to soften wounds and soothe bruises.—Exodus 27:20; Leviticus 2:1-7; 8:1-12; Ruth 3:3; Luke 10:33, 34. 	 Ne seki talia ne Iesu me ne ‵fuli ne tino faka‵liu tupe konei a te faletapu ki se “ana o tino kai‵soa” telā e fakaasi manino mai i ei me ne tuku atu ne latou ki tino se ‵togi ‵mafa ke ‵fuli aka ei a tupe.


End of Poverty—How? 	 E Ono Valoaga Faka-te-Tusi Tapu ko Lavea ne Koe me ko Fakataunu


Jesus knew that prolonged discouragement could trouble the apostles 	 Faitalia te ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, kaia e ‵tau ei o loto ‵toa tatou?


Completed by the second century B.C.E., that version is the Septuagint. 	 Ne palele te ‵fuliga tenā i te lua o senitenali T.L.M., kae ne taku e pelā me ko te Septuagint.


The End of the Jewish System of Things 3. 	 Te Gataga o te Olaga Masani o te Kau Iutaia


For example, consider the counsel we should apply if we realize that we may have offended someone.—Read Matthew 5:23, 24. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mafaufau la ki te polopolokiga telā e ‵tau o fakagalue ne tatou māfai e iloa ne tatou me ne fakalogo‵mae ne tatou se tino.—Faitau te Mataio 5:23, 24.


What qualities are needed for the disciple-making work? 	 Ne a uiga e manakogina mō te galuega ko te faiga o soko?


You are convinced, of course, that [it] is unlawful for them.” 	 Kae e talitonu eiloa koe me se mea telā e tapu i a latou.”


Therefore, Paul was saying that every time anointed Christians partake of the Memorial emblems, once a year on Nisan 14, they are “proclaiming the death of the Lord.” 	 Tela la, ne fai atu Paulo me ko taimi katoa e ‵kai kae inu ei a Kelisiano fakaekegina ki mea fakatusa o te Fakamanatuga, fakatasi i te tausaga i te po 14 o Nisani, e “folafola atu ei ne [latou] te mate o te Aliki.”


(Daniel 2:44; Ecclesiastes 8:9) During this coming day of judgment, all those who “do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus . . . will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction.”—2 Thessalonians 1:8, 9; Zephaniah 1:14-18. 	 (Tanielu 2:44; Failauga 8:9) I te aso o te fakamasinoga telā ka oko mai, a tino katoa kolā “e se faka‵logo ki te Tala ‵Lei e uiga ki te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu . . . e puapuagātia latou i te fakasalaga se gata mai.”—2 Tesalonia 1:8, 9; Sefanaia 1:14-18.


Why should our prayers include praise and thanks for all that Jehovah does for us? 	 (Esoto 15:1-19; 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 16:7-36; Salamo 145) Ne lavea ne te apositolo ko Ioane, i se fakaasiga, a toeaina e 24—ko te katoaga o te fuainumela o Kelisiano fakaekegina i te lotou tulaga i te lagi—e ‵viki atu ki a Ieova, penei: “Te motou Aliki mo te motou Atua!


Through The Watchtower, Jehovah tenderly provided insight into severe depression. 	 E auala i Te Faleleoleo Maluga, e tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova a akoakoga mo te atafai e uiga ki te lasi o te loto māfatia.


Stand Firm and Avoid Satan’s Traps! 	 Tu ‵Mautakitaki Kae ‵Teke Atu ki Matāsele a Satani!


What do we learn from the account in Mark chapter 6 regarding the right motive for preaching? 	 Se a te akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai te tala i te Maleko mataupu e 6 e uiga ki ‵tou lagonaga mō te galuega talai?


What will help us when we are studying the pure language? 	 Ne a mea ka fesoasoani mai māfai ko suke‵suke tatou ki te ‵gana ‵ma?


You will need to buy out time from nonessential activities, and it can be a challenge to maintain a balance. 	 E ‵tau ke se fakamāumāu a taimi e uke ki mea sē aoga, kae e tai faigata eiloa ke fakapaleni aka a te mea tenā.


Goodness Thrives on Accurate Knowledge 	 E Fakamalosi Aka ne te Iloaga Tonu a te Tulaga ‵Lei


(Matthew 23:33, 35) What a contrast this is with the situation of righteous Abel! 	 (Mataio 23:33, 35) Ko oko loa i te ‵kese o te mea tenei mo te tulaga ne oko ki te tino amiotonu ko Apelu!


Witness neutrality during World War II is still bringing praise to Jehovah 	 E avatu ne te sē ‵kau atu o te kau Molimau ki se feitu a tavaega ki a Ieova


This made a marked difference because it helped the brothers to understand their roles clearly.”—Benjamin. 	 Ne lavea atu te ‵kese i te faiga tenei, me ne fesoasoani atu ki taina ke malamalama faka‵lei i olotou tiute.”—Benjamin.


Of his 12 sons, Joseph was the one whom Jacob loved the most. 	 Mai i ana tama tagata e toko 12, ne alofa malosi eiloa a Iakopo ki a Iosefa.


When a couple truly love each other, they remain together even if a physical relationship is no longer possible because of the infirmities of old age or because one of them is incapacitated. 	 Kafai e a‵lofa tonu se tauavaga, ka tumau eiloa te lā ‵nofo tasi faitalia me ko se toe mafai o fai lā fesokotakiga faka-te-foitino ona ko te matua io me ko sē katoatoa te foitino o se tino e tokotasi i a laua.


4 Mercifully, Jehovah made provision so that the offspring of Adam and Eve could have the opportunity to receive the heritage that Adam forfeited. 	 4 Ona ko tena alofa, ne fakatoka ne Ieova se avanoaga mō tama‵liki a Atamu mo Eva ke maua a mea ‵gali kolā ne ‵galo i a Atamu.


To whom are Bible truths accessible, and to whom are they not? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ko maua ne koe se fakamanuiaga lasi ‵ki.


His gray hairs did not “go down in peace to Sheol.” (1 Kings 2:5, 6, 28-34) Both these examples testify to the truthfulness of David’s inspired song: “Wicked people will turn back to Sheol, even all the nations forgetting God.”—Psalm 9:17. 	 Ne “mate a ia io me ne fanatu ki Seoli i se mate fakafi‵ta.” (1 Tupu 2:5, 6, 28-34) Ne fakamaoni mai i te tamatega o tino konei a te ‵tonu o pati a Tavita i tena pese: “A te mate io me ko Seoli ko te ikuga o tino amio ma‵sei, pelā foki mo latou katoa kolā e ‵teke ki te Atua.”—Salamo 9:17.


The first ten verses focus exclusively on Jehovah’s works and qualities. 	 E fakasino fakapito eiloa a fuaiupu muamua e sefulu ki galuega mo uiga o Ieova.


For what parents can do to help them, see Awake! February 22, 1997, pages 3-10. 	 E uiga ki mea kolā e mafai ne mātua o fai ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou, ke onoono ki te Awake! i a Fepuali 22, 1997, itulau e 3-10.


His mission was not only to give his life in behalf of humankind but also to “bear witness to the truth.” 	 Ne seki vau fua a ia ke tuku atu tena ola mō tino kae ke ‘molimau a ia ki te munatonu.’


Well, though “Jehovah blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the beginning,” restoration and recovery must have taken time. 	 E tiga eiloa ne “fakamanuia ne te Aliki te vaega fakaoti o te olaga o Iopu, e silia atu i te fakamanuiaga muamua,” ne ‵tau eiloa o tai leva te taimi ne toe maua mai ei ana mea penā foki mo te faka‵leiga o fakalavelave.


(Eph. 3:18) We can look for what is appropriate to their age and ability. 	 (Efe. 3:18) E mafai o onoono tatou ki se mea telā e fetaui ‵lei ki te lotou ma‵tua mo te ata‵mai.


Try to imagine the full significance of Paul’s words found at 1 Corinthians 15:24, 25, 28.—Read. 	 Taumafai o fakaataata i tou mafaufau a te uiga kātoa o pati a Paulo i te 1 Kolinito 15:24, 25, 28.—Faitau.


Once, he had to defend himself before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne taumafai a Paulo o ‵pulu a ia i mua o te kau Sanetulini, te fono maluga a te kau Iutaia.


Jehovah gives Joshua the strategy. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a Iosua a mea kolā e tau o fai.


They are certain that you will find that environment welcoming and appealing.—Romans 15:7. 	 E mautinoa i a latou me ka maua eiloa ne koe a lagonaga fiafia kae ‵gali.—Loma 15:7.


Moses had such faith, “for he continued steadfast as seeing the One who is invisible.” 	 Ne maua ne Mose te vaegā fakatuanaki tenā, me ne “tumau foki tona talitonu me ko matea eiloa ne ia te Atua telā e se mafai o matea.”


Anyway, it does not matter which faith you belong to because all religions lead to the same God.” 	 Kae e sē se mea tāua a te lotu e kau koe ki ei me e tapuaki atu a lotu katoa ki te Atua e tokotasi.”


But since she could not change her situation, she decided to change her viewpoint. 	 Kae ona ko te mea e se mafai ne ia o ‵fuli te mea telā ko tupu ki a ia, ne manatu aka a ia me e ‵lei ma ‵fuli tena kilokiloga ki ei.


As to local congregations today, of what can we be certain? 	 E pelā mo fakapotopotoga i aso nei, se a te mea e mafai o mautinoa i a tatou?


The articles warning against TV soap operas gave her the strength to refuse to be entertained by what Jehovah hates.—Amos 5:14, 15. 	 E auala i mataupu kolā e faipati i ei ki te fakaeteete i te onoono ki ata ‵loa ‵ki penā i TV, ne maua ne ia mai i ei te malosi ke ‵teke atu ki fakafiafiaga kolā e takalialia ki ei a Ieova.—Amosa 5:14, 15.


(James 3:2, 8) None of us are perfect. 	 (Iakopo 3:2, 8) E seai eiloa se tino i a tatou e ‵lei katoatoa.


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One way that he maintained his fine relationship with God was by seeing to it that his son Isaac married a true worshiper of Jehovah. 	 E tasi te auala ne fakatumau ne ia tena fesokotakiga ‵lei mo te Atua ko te fakamautinoa aka ke avaga tena tama ko Isaako mo se tino telā e tapuaki ‵tonu atu ki a Ieova.


Consequently, Moses could not have known how the Law would be fulfilled in Jesus, who died to redeem humans from the terrible oppression of sin and death. 	 Telā la, ne seki iloa ne Mose te auala ka fakataunu ei te Tulafono ki a Iesu, telā ne mate ke fakasaoloto ei a tino mai te pule fakasauā o te agasala mo te mate.


The Need for Endurance 	 Te Tāua o te Kufaki


Afterward we the living who are surviving will, together with them, be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord.”—1 Thess. 4:13-17. 	 Fakamuli ifo, a te ‵toega o tatou kolā koi ola, ka avaka fakatasi mo latou i kaumana ke fetaui mo te Aliki i te ea; tenā ko ‵nofo faeloa i ei tatou fakatasi mo te Aliki.”—1 Tesa. 4:13-17.


To be sure, they expected that their decision would involve hardship, as Christ had forewarned. 	 E tonu, ne fakamoe‵moe latou me ka aofia i te lotou fakaikuga a mea faiga‵ta, e pelā mo te mea ne fakailoa atu ne te Keliso.


13 How much information does DNA contain? 	 13 E pefea te uke o fakamatalaga e mafai o maua i loto i te DNA?


In harmony with Proverbs 4:18, what has spiritual enlightenment enabled us to discern regarding the Kingdom? 	 Ke Loto Fakafetai Ona ko te Malamalama Faka-te-agaga


A child is raised from the dead.—2 Kings 4:18-37 	 Ne fakatu aka se tamaliki mai te mate.—2 Tupu 4:18-37


The example they set for fellow believers was truly commendable. 	 Ne ‵lei ‵ki te fakaakoakoga telā ne fai ne latou mō olotou taina tali‵tonu.


Obeying Jehovah Has Brought Me Many Blessings 	 A te Fakalogo ki a Ieova ne Maua i ei ne au a Fakamanuiaga e Uke


9 Yet, the Bible provides us with examples of prayers for others that were more specific, individualized. 	 9 Kae e fakaasi mai foki ne te Tusi Tapu a tala o ‵talo e uiga ki nisi tino kolā ne momea aka te mautinoa o pati e uiga ki tino taki tokotasi i ei.


7, 8. How can a young person draw close to God? 	 7, 8. E fakapilipili atu pefea se talavou ki te Atua?


But you can be assured that God is ready to give you a helping hand.—Read Isaiah 41:10, 13. 	 Kae e mafai eiloa o fakatalitonu atu ki a koe i te Atua e toka o fesoasoani atu ki a koe.—Faitau te Isaia 41:10, 13.


Yet, even in such a good environment, many allowed bad desires to take root and grow. 	 Kae faitalia te koga gali o latou, ne talia ne te tokoukega ke ola aka i olotou loto a manakoga ma‵sei.


(Habakkuk 1:4) God did not chastise Habakkuk for saying this. 	 (Sapakuka 1:4) Ne seki polopoloki ne te Atua a Sapakuka ona ko ana pati konei.


We should consider how we can show appreciation for what Jehovah and Jesus have done for us.—Read John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o mafau‵fau tatou me e mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te loto fakafetai ki mea kolā ko oti ne fai ne Ieova mo Iesu mō tatou.—Faitau te Ioane 3:16; 2 Kolinito 5:14, 15.


After it is carried out, every thinking creature in the universe will heartily agree that justice was done. 	 Kae kafai ko oti ne fai, ka lotoma‵lie a tino mafaufau ‵lei katoa i te iunivesi me ko oti ne fai te fakamasinoga tonu.


What are we to conclude from these verses? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou e uiga ki fuaiupu konei?


Yes, our zeal for the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work keeps us in line for the eternal blessings Jehovah has in store for the righteous. 	 E tonu, a ‵tou loto finafinau ki te talaiatuga o te Malo mo te faiga o soko e fai i ei ke maua ne tatou a fakamanuiaga se-gata-mai kolā e tausi ne Ieova mō tino amio‵tonu.


Another mother carries her baby to full term, but the child dies just before birth. 	 A ko te suā mātua ne faitama eiloa i loto i se iva masina, kae ne mate te tamaliki mai mua malie faeloa o fanau.


In chapter 7 of his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul gave guidance on singleness and marriage. 	 I te mataupu e 7 o tena tusi muamua ki te kau Kolinito, ne tuku atu ne Paulo se takitakiga e uiga ki te nofo taka mo te avaga.


6 Revelation chapter 12 provides further details concerning the establishment of God’s Kingdom in heaven. 	 6 E tuku mai foki i te Fakaasiga mataupu e 12 a nisi fakamatalaga e uiga ki te fakatuakaga o te Malo o te Atua i te lagi.


According to the historian Josephus, Sardis had a large Jewish community in the first century B.C.E. Among the city’s ruins are a synagogue and a temple of the Ephesian goddess Artemis. 	 E ‵tusa mo te fakamatalaga a Iosefatu, ne ‵nofo a tino Iutaia e tokouke i te senitenali muamua T.L.M. i Salataisa.


And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew you! 	 Ko tou igoa foki ne tuli ei ne matou a temoni, kae fai foki i ei ne matou a vavega!’


11 The examples of Abner and Absalom make it clear that inordinate ambition can easily cause a person to become disloyal to God. 	 11 E fakaasi manino mai i fakaakoakoga a Apinelu mo Apisaloma me i te fia takutakua mo te fia fai tofi e faigofie fua o fai ne ia se tino ke sē fakamaoni ki te Atua.


A corresponding arrangement exists in the Christian congregation, and we can benefit from an examination of it. 	 E maua foki se fakatokaga penā i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, kae ka aogā ki a tatou a te sukesuke ki ei.


4 However, in the 1870’s—about four decades before “the last days” began—a small group of sincere Christians in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., met together to study the Bible diligently and to search for “the true knowledge.” (2 Tim. 3:1) They called themselves Bible Students. 	 4 E tigā te feitu tenā, i te vaitausaga o te 1870—kāti se 40 tausaga a koi tuai o kamata “aso fakaoti”—ne maopoopo fakatasi se potukau foliki o Kelisiano fakamaoni i Pennsylvania, U.S.A., o suke‵suke faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu kae salasala ki “te iloaga tonu.” (2 Timoteo 3:1) Ne fakaigoa latou ki Tino A‵koga i te Tusi Tapu.


During a long journey through “the great and fear-inspiring wilderness” of the Sinai Desert, Joshua saw how Jehovah provided everything the Israelites needed. 	 I se malaga loa i loto i te “vao lasi kae fakamataku” o te koga lavaki i Sinai, ne lavea ne Iosua te auala ne fakatoka ei ne Ieova a mea katoa ne ma‵nako ki ei te kau Isalaelu.


THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF COLOR 	 TE POKOTIA O LAGONAGA I LANU


Rome granted the Jews broad rights in the empire. 	 Ne tuku atu a saolotoga e tai uke atu ki tino Iutaia ne te emuapea o Loma.


The leavened loaves offered at the temple represented the anointed disciples who were taken from sinful mankind to become God’s adopted sons. 	 A falaoa faka‵fete kolā ne ofo atu i te faletapu, e fakauiga ki soko fakaekegina kolā ne filifili aka mai tino agasala ke fai pelā me ne tama puke a te Atua.


But as Jesus said, family members may show hostility. 	 Kae e pelā mo pati a Iesu, e mafai eiloa o ‵teke malosi mai a tino o te kāiga.


Read With an Open Mind 	 Faitau Kae Talia a Manatu i ei


(Heb. 12:2) We also have Paul’s example, for he counted himself among the runners in the Christian race and urged his fellow believers to imitate him.—1 Cor. 11:1; Phil. 3:14. 	 (Epelu 12:2) Kae e maua foki ne tatou te fakaakoakoga a te apositolo ko Paulo. Ne tele a ia i te fakatau‵telega, kae ne fakamalosi atu ne ia ana taina ke tau‵tali i tena fakaakoakoga.—1 Kolinito 11:1; Filipi 3:14.


On what was that faith based? 	 Se a te mea ne fakavae ki ei te fakatuanaki o Apelaamo?


What specific requests can be mentioned in prayer before the children leave for school? 	 Ne a nisi mea e mafai o ‵talo atu ki ei mai mua o olo atu a tama‵liki ki te akoga?


(Ps. 109:1-3) Yet, throughout the earth, Jehovah’s people boldly declare the good news. 	 (Salamo 109:1-3) Kae i te lalolagi kātoa, e folafola atu eiloa ne tino o Ieova a te tala ‵lei mo te loto toa.


This, in turn, helps us to make decisions that leave us with a clean conscience and God’s approval. 	 I te faiga tenei, ka fesoasoani mai i ei ke fai ne tatou a fakaikuga kolā e fai ei ke ‵ma ‵tou loto lagona kae maua te taliaga a te Atua.


The sight of the Syrian army is restored.—2 Kings 6:19-23 	 Ne toe faka‵pula a mata o te kautau Sulia.—2 Tupu 6:19-23


“A sister with whom I often preached suddenly ended our arrangements for the ministry. 	 “Ne fakagata fakavave eiloa ne se tuagane telā ne talai tasi faeloa māua a mā fakatokaga mō te galuega talai.


(Isa. 53:2, 7) I learned that a true follower of Jesus “needs to be gentle toward all.”—2 Tim. 2:24. 	 (Isa. 53:2, 7) Ne tauloto ei ne au mai konā me i te soko tonu o Iesu “e ‵tau o uiga filemu ki tino katoa.”—2 Timo. 2:24.


A serious illness or a past trauma could be the cause. 	 E mafai o māfua mai te mea tenā i se masaki lasi io me se masaki o te mafaufau i tausaga ko ‵teka.


What factors determined the life course of Noah, Moses, Jeremiah, and Paul? 	 Kaia ne fakamuamua ei ne Noa, Mose, Ielemia, mo Paulo a Ieova i olotou olaga?


What refinement became a reality in the 1920’s? 	 Se a te fakamafuliga telā ne kamata o fakaaogā talu mai te 1920?


How might parents’ reactions obstruct communication with their children? 	 E mafai pefea o fakafaigata ne faifaiga a mātua a te fesokotakiga mo olotou tamaliki?


No doubt you would want to help him to be confident about sharing the good news. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ka fesoasoani atu koe ki a ia ke maua te loto talitonu e uiga ki te tala ‵lei telā e faipati atu ne ia.


(Acts 4:23-31) Prayer can also safeguard us against “the machinations of the Devil.” 	 (Galuega 4:23-31) E mafai foki o puipui tatou ne te faiga o ‵talo mai i “auala ma‵sei o te Tiapolo.”


He also stated that God “is not far off from each one of us.” 	 Ne fai atu foki me i te Atua “e se ‵mao mai i a tatou takitokotasi.”


However, the points presented in connection with each of these matters may help you to assist those who have left the fold for these or other reasons to return before it is too late. 	 Kae ko manatu fesoasoani kolā e tuku mai e uiga ki tulaga takitasi konei e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe i au taumafaiga ke fakamalosi atu ki tino kolā ne tiakina ne latou te lafu ona ko pogai konei io me ko nisi pogai aka foki, ko te mea ke ‵foki fakavave mai latou a koi tuai o to talimuli ‵ki.


(1 Corinthians 7:39) This lays a foundation for a united marriage, which can bring praise and honor to God as both spouses serve him as ‘genuine yokefellows’ in a special sense.—Philippians 4:3. [Picture Credit Line on page 32] Camel and ox: From the book La Tierra Santa, Volume 1, 1830 	 (1 Kolinito 7:39) E tuku mai ne te mea tenei se fakavae mō se fakaipoipoga fiafia, telā e mafai o avatu i ei a vikiga mo tavaega ki te Atua māfai e tavini tokolua atu a te tauavaga ki te Atua e pelā me ne tino e ‘ga‵lue fakatasi’ i se auala fakapito.—Filipi 4:3.


Young Ones—Are You Ready to Get Baptized? 	 Tama‵liki E Mata, ko Toka Koutou ke Papatiso?


Learn Obedience 	 Ke Fakamasani ki te Fakalogo


However, every Levite, whether a Kohathite or not, enjoyed marvelous privileges. 	 Kae e maua eiloa ne tino Levi katoa a tauliaga ‵gali, faitalia me e aofia latou i te kāiga o Koate io me ikai.


In your previous congregation, you had grown “roots” as you developed cherished friendships and settled into a familiar spiritual routine. 	 I tau fakapotopotoga mua, kāti ne kamata o ‵somo aka ou “aka” i te taimi ne ati aka ei ne koe a va fakataugasoa ‵gali kae kamata o fai a fakatokaga masani i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Performing simple tasks may be so stressful that mistakes are made or accidents occur. 	 Ka fai ne ia a tamā galuega mo te fi‵ta ko ala ei o uke a mea ‵se io me ne fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei.


12-14. (a) What lesson can we learn from the incident involving the younger prophet? (b) Illustrate the need to give careful and prayerful consideration to Bible-based counsel given by the elders. 	 12-14. (a) Se a te akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakalavelave ne aofia i ei te pelofeta foliki? (e) Fakamatala mai te tāua o te mafaufau faka‵lei fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo ki fakatakitakiga a toeaina kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu.


They ‘continue putting up with each other and forgiving each other freely.’ 	 E kufaki ‘faeloa laua i a laua eiloa kae fakatau fakamagalo.’


(Psalm 73:18, 19) We are wise to learn from the mistakes of others.—Proverbs 22:3. 	 (Salamo 73:18, 19) E ‵poto eiloa tatou māfai e se fakaakoako atu ki mea ‵se a nisi tino.—Faataoto 22:3.


1, 2. (a) What was Jehovah’s purpose regarding the Canaanites in general? (b) What did Jehovah do, and what questions does this raise? CAMPED on the Plains of Moab in 1473 B.C.E., Israel listened attentively to Moses. 	 NE FAKALOGO‵LOGO faka‵lei a te kau Isalaelu ki a Mose i te taimi ne ‵nofo ei latou i te Koga Laugatasi o Moapi i te 1473 T.L.M. Ne fakafesagai atu latou ki se fakalavelave faigata i te suā feitu o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana.


Humans tend to imitate those whom they love and respect, and no one is more worthy of imitation than Jehovah God. 	 E fia fakaakoako atu a tino ki a latou kolā e a‵lofa kae āva latou ki ei, kae e seai eiloa se tino e sili atu te tāua ke fakaakoako atu ki ei i lō Ieova te Atua.


The answer is no. 	 A te tali ki ei ko te ikai.


The bad figs meant King Zedekiah and others like him who faced severe treatment by King Nebuchadnezzar and his troops. 	 A mati ma‵sei ne fakauiga eiloa ki te tupu ko Setekaia mo nisi tino pelā mo ia kolā ne fakasaua ne te tupu ko Nepukanesa mo tena kautau.


“Give me neither poverty nor riches,” prayed Agur. 	 Ne ‵talo atu a Akulu: “Ke mo a foki au e tō maumea io me tō mativa . . . tuku mai fua a meakai e lava ei au.


Later, the issue of December 15, 1971, more clearly identified the modern-day Governing Body in the article “A Governing Body as Different From a Legal Corporation.” 	 Fakamuli ifo i te lomiga i a Tesema 15, 1971 ne toe fakamatala fakamaea mai i ei a te Potukau Pule i aso nei i te mataupu ko te “Potukau Pule Telā e ‵Kese Mai Fakapotopotoga Faka-te-Tulafono.”


I had decided to take a bride—Gloria, one of those two young ladies who had invited me to the book study! 	 Ne filifili aka ne au ke fai taku avaga—ko Gloria, se tokotasi mai i tamafine e tokolua kolā ne ‵kami ne lāua au ki te sukesukega a latou ki te tusi!


LEARNING BIBLE TRUTH 	 TE TAIMI KO TAULOTO EI KI TE MUNATONU I TE TUSI TAPU


15 Clearly, this kind of love is the identifying mark of true Christians. 	 15 E manino i ei, me i te vaegā alofa tenei ko te fakailoga eiloa o Kelisiano ‵tonu.


13 Our thinking and our lifestyle should reflect our firm conviction that “the world is passing away and so is its desire.” (1 John 2:17) Applying Bible guidelines will help us to make wise decisions regarding our future goals. 	 13 E ‵tau o fakaasi mai i ‵tou mafaufauga mo ‵tou vaegā olaga a te ‵tou tali‵tonu katoatoa me i “te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei kolā e ma‵nako ki ei a tino e palele atu katoa.” (1 Ioane 2:17) A te fakagalue aka o fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu ka fesoasoani mai ke fai ne tatou a fakaikuga ‵poto e uiga ki ‵tou fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua.


13 Understandably, the Devil’s anger has been directed primarily against God’s anointed worshipers and their “other sheep” companions. 	 13 E manino eiloa, me ko fakaoko ‵tonu eiloa ne te Tiapolo a tena kaitaua ki tino tapuaki fakaekegina a te Atua mo olotou taugasoa ko ‘nisi mamoe’.


You will notice that the stronger your friendship with Jehovah becomes, the more meaningful your prayers will be. 	 Ka lavea atu ne koe me kafai e momea aka a te malosi o te va fakataugasoa o koe mo Ieova, ka momea aka foki te aoga o au ‵talo.


(Psalm 97:10) Love of God also involves love of neighbor, which we will discuss in the next article. 	 (Salamo 97:10) E aofia foki i te alofa ki te Atua a te alofa ki tuakoi, telā ka suke‵suke tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu.


The genuineness of our love can be tested by the Bible’s command to “support the weak, be patient toward all.” (1 Thess. 5:14) Although many who are weak later become strong in the faith, others need our patient, ongoing support. 	 A te ‵tou a‵lofa tonu e mafai o tofotofogina ne te fakatonuga i te Tusi Tapu ke “‵lago atu ki tino vāi‵vai, kae kufaki i tino katoa.” (1 Tesa. 5:14) E tiga eiloa e tokouke a tino kolā ne vāi‵vai ne ma‵losi fakamuli olotou fakatuanaki, e ma‵nako a nisi tino ke fakaasi atu ne tatou a te kufaki, kae tumau i te fesoasoani atu.


When God’s Kingdom exercises rulership over the earth, an “abundance of peace” will prevail forever. 	 Kafai ko pule mai te Malo o te Atua ki te lalolagi, ka tumau eiloa o maua a “te filemu katoatoa” ki te se-gata-mai.


(Acts 20:35) If we make it a practice to give to others of our time and resources, people will respond in kind. 	 (Galuega 20:35) Kafai e fakamasani tatou ke tuku atu ‵tou taimi mo kope ki nisi tino, ka penā foki olotou faiga ki a tatou.


19, 20. (a) Contrast the example of Eli and that of Jehovah in being yielding. (b) What lessons can parents learn from these examples? 	 19, 20. (a) Ke fakaasi mai te ‵kese o te fakaakoakoga a Eli mo Ieova e uiga ki te fakaasiatuga o te loto malamalama. (e) Ne a akoakoga e tauloto ne mātua mai fakaakoakoga konei?


(John 3:1-5) Even some who became Jesus’ followers did not fully understand what God’s Kingdom is or what they must do to receive the blessing of becoming associate rulers with Christ.—Matthew 20:20-22; Luke 19:11; Acts 1:6. 	 (Ioane 3:1-5) Ke oko foki eiloa ki soko o Iesu ne seki malamalama faka‵lei latou me se a te Malo o te Atua mo mea e ‵tau o fai ne latou ke maua ei a fakamanuiaga ko te fai mo fai ne pule lagolago fakatasi mo Keliso.—Mataio 20:20-22; Luka 19:11; Galuega 1:6.


4 In the days of Noah, some angels were also influenced by what they saw. 	 4 I aso o Noa, ne fakamalosigina foki a nisi agelu ne mea kolā ne matea ne latou.


With God’s help, David and his men overtook the Amalekites and recovered everything.—1 Samuel 30:1-20. 	 Mai te fesoasoani o te Atua, ne fakatakavale ei ne Tavita mo ana tāgata a tino Amaleka kae ne toe puke mai ne latou a mea katoa kolā ne ‵galo.—1 Samuelu 30:1-20.


6 To set matters straight, Paul under inspiration explained that a great apostasy and “the man of lawlessness” were to appear before Jehovah’s day.* Thereafter, in his due time, the Lord Jesus would “bring to nothing” all those who had been deceived. 	 6 Ke faka‵tonu aka a mea, ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo me e ‵tau o ‵sae mai se aposetasi lasi mo “te tino solitulafono” mai mua o te aso o Ieova.* Mai tua i konā, “ka fakaseai atu” ei ne te Aliki Iesu, i tena taimi tonu, a latou katoa kolā ne fakaloiloigina.


During the 20th century, smoking took the life of an estimated 100 million people, almost as many as were killed in all the wars of that century. 	 I te 20 senitenali, ne ‵mate atu se aofaki o tino kāti e toko 100 miliona, toeitiiti kae ‵pau mo te aofaki o tino ne ‵mate i taua katoa kolā ne fai i te senitenali tenā.


Why “the Pure in Heart” Are Happy 	 Te Pogai e Fia‵fia ei a Latou “Kolā e Loto ‵Ma”


(3) Perseverance. 	 (3) Te Loto Kufaki.


Details of the Messiah’s Death. 	 Fakamatalaga ki te Mate o te Mesia.


The Bible also relates in a positive light the story of Ruth, an ancestress of Jesus Christ. 	 Ne fakamatala mai foki i te Tusi Tapu a te tala gali e uiga ki a Luta, se tupuga fafine o Iesu Keliso.


Modern-day Georgian scholar K. Kekelidze observes that whether or not the poet quoted directly from the Bible, “some of his views are direct reflections of various Bible passages.” 	 E fai mai a te tino akoga i Georgia ko K. Kekelidze me faitalia me ne laga io me ne seki laga tonu mai a pati a te tino tusitala mai te Tusi Tapu, “a nisi manatu o ia e fakaata tonu mai i ei a fuaiupu kese‵kese o te Tusi Tapu.”


• Why do Jehovah’s people need more than normal power? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o maua ne tino o Ieova a te malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani?


6. What can the subjects we like to discuss reveal about our heart? 	 6 E mafai pefea o iloilo aka ne tatou a mea i ‵tou loto?


Jesus set the perfect example of taking time not only to teach but also to relax and develop meaningful relationships with others. 	 E tuku mai ne Iesu te fakaakoakoga ‵lei katoatoa e uiga ki te fakaavanoa o taimi e se ki te akoako atu fua kae ke manava kae ati aka se fesokotakiga tāua mo nisi tino.


Was it a heart attack or a stroke? 	 E mata, ne maua a ia ne te fatu vāivāi io me ne faka‵mate tena foitino?


“I have fought feelings of worthlessness for many years,” says Rubén. “But one time, I was preaching with an elder who realized that I was having a bad day. 	 “E uke tausaga ne taua atu ei au ki lagonaga me seai soku aoga,” ko pati a Rubén: “Kae e tasi te taimi ne ga‵lue māua i te galuega talai mo se toeaina telā ne iloa aka ne ia me isi se fakalavelave ki a au i te aso tenā.


Jehovah can enable us to have the right mental attitude. 	 E mafai o fai ne Ieova ke maua ne tatou se kilokiloga tonu.


God lets Peter know this, so Peter tells Ananias: “You have played false, not to men, but to God.” 	 Ne fai ne te Atua ke iloa ne Petelu a te mea tenei, tenā ne fai atu ei a Petelu ki a Anania: “E seki loi koe ki tino kae ko loi koe ki te Atua.”


Yet, there are sound reasons for not giving up on a marital bond that is weakening. 	 Kae e isi ne pogai ‵lei ke mo a ma ‵fiu vave koe māfai ko kamata o vāivāi a te fesokotakiga fakatauavaga.


8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. 	 8 E isi ne taimi ko oti ne fakatalitonu aka a te malosi o te malo o Peletania mo Amelika e pelā me se fiti.


For eight months, she was subjected to relentless interrogation. 	 Ne fai faeloa a fesili tofotofo ki a ia mō masina e valu.


What refinement was introduced in 1992, and why? 	 Se a te fakamafuliga telā ne kamata mai i te 1992, kae kaia?


How did Jesus deal with them? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Iesu ki ei?


motivate us to promote unity? 	 e fakamalosi aka pefea ne ia tatou ke tumau i te ‵kau fakatasi?


(John 16:27) How those words must have helped the disciples to realize the tender feelings that their heavenly Father had for them! 	 (Ioane 16:27) Ko oko loa i te fakamafanafana atu o pati konā ki ana soko ke iloa ne latou a te alofa o te lotou tamana faka-te-lagi mō latou!


It was even found among the ones he had chosen as apostles! 	 Ne lavea foki ne ia a te uiga tenei i a latou kolā ne filifili ne ia e pelā me ne apositolo!


(See page 30, paragraph 4.) 	 (Ke onoono ki te itulau e 30, palakalafa e 4.)


If we fall into the trap of materialism, how are we “seeking first the kingdom”? 	 Kafai ko ‵tō atu tatou ki loto i te matāsele ko te fia maumea, e ‘‵sala muamua’ pefea ne tatou a ‘te Malo’?


Heavenly Father As we noted in the preceding article, Jesus is God’s only-begotten Son. 	 Tamana faka-te-lagi E pelā mo te mea ne lavea ne tatou i te mataupu muamua, a Iesu ko te Tama e tokotasi eiloa a te Atua.


It also moves us to ‘laud Jehovah, bless him, and make known the glory of his kingship.’ 	 E fakamalosi aka foki i ei tatou ke ‘viki ki a Ieova, fakafetai atu ki a ia, kae ke fakaasi atu foki a te ‵malu o tona malo.’


Following surgery, she felt good and was optimistic about the future. 	 I te otiga o tena tipiga kae ne lagona ne ia te malosi kae fakamoemoe me ka ‵lei eiloa a ia.


He told Satan that such words from Jehovah were more vital than food. 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a Satani me e sili atu te tāua o pati konā i lō meakai.


Empowered by God, Jesus resurrects a man who has been dead for four days. 	 Ona ko te malosi mai te Atua, ne toe fakatu aka ne Iesu te tagata telā ne mate i aso e fa.


Why did David refuse to allow Saul to be killed? 	 Kaia ne ita ei a Tavita ma tamate ne ia a Saulo?


If so, that would give us added reason to look forward, as Martha did, to a time of resurrection. 	 Kafai e penā loa, e tuku mai i ei ki a tatou se pogai fakaopoopo ke olioli eiloa tatou, e pelā mo Maleta, ki se taimi o te toetuga.


Peter exhorts us: “All of you gird yourselves with lowliness of mind toward one another, because God opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones.”—1 Pet. 5:5. 	 E fakamalosi mai a Petelu ki a tatou, penei: “A koutou katoa, e ‵tau o ‵pei koutou ki te gatu o te loto maulalo, ko te mea ke fakatau tavini koutou; me i muna a te Tusi, ‘A te Atua e ‵teke ki tino fakamata‵mata, kae tuku atu te alofa tauanoa ki tino loto maulalo.’”—1 Petelu 5:5.


Regarding the way we should communicate with others, Paul wrote: “Let your utterance be always with graciousness, seasoned with salt.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo e uiga ki te auala e ‵tau ei o fesokotaki atu tatou ki nisi tino: “Ke isi se alofa i otou pati e fai sāle, ke faka‵kona foki ki te masima ke tumau tena aoga.”


In this case, we would need to consider such factors as the extent of our having authority over what is being done and the degree of our involvement. 	 I te feitu tenei, e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki vaegā mea pelā mo te lasi o ‵tou pulega ki te galuega mo te lasi o ‵tou tusaga i ei.


General words of encouragement and commendation are helpful, but Jesus’ message to Christians in Thyatira shows that being specific is better. 	 A pati fakamalosi mo pati fakamālō e fesoasoani ‵ki, kae ko te fekau a Iesu ki Kelisiano i Tuatila e fakaasi mai ei me ‵lei atu a te faipati ‵tonu.


What reassurance do you derive from Jesus’ words recorded at Matthew 10:28? 8 Not even the threat of death dampens our zeal as harvest workers. 	 8 Ke oko foki eiloa ki te fakamataku o te mate, e se mafai eiloa o fakavāivāi i ei ‵tou loto finafinau e pelā me ne tino talai.


For instance, 2 Corinthians 7:1 advises: “Let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit.” 	 E pelā mo pati konei i te 2 Kolinito 7:1: “Ke faka‵ma la tatou mai feitu kola e fakamasei ne latou te foitino mo te agaga.”


David knew this to be true. 	 Ne iloa ne Tavita te ‵tonu o te mea tenei.


Peacemakers avoid an air of superiority 	 E ‵teke atu a tino fakatupu te filemu ki te uiga fia maluga


What a contrast that would have been to Jael’s courageous action described in the very next verses!—Judg. 5:24-27. 	 Ne ‵kese eiloa a tino Melosa mai i a Iaeli, telā ne gasuesue mo te loto malosi telā ne fakamatala mai i te fuaiupu mai tua ifo!—Fama. 5:24-27.


Sophia: Yes, it seems that he does. 	 Sophia: Ao, e foliga mai me lavea ne ia.


With no regard for their Creator, many devote themselves to making a comfortable living, raising a family, and leaving behind an inheritance. 	 E aunoa mo te mafau‵fau ki te lotou Mafuaga, e ‵saga atu eiloa a te tokoukega o tino i te faiga ke uke olotou tupe, te atiakaga o se kāiga, kae tiakina ne latou a te ‵toe mea tāua.


They show where help is needed and which kind of literature and how much of it is required to advance the preaching work. 	 E fakaasi mai i ei a koga kolā e manakogina i ei se fesoasoani e pelā foki mo tusi mo te aofaki e manakogina i te faiga o te galuega talai.


8 God’s Word and his spirit led those sincere Christians to “a unanimous accord.” 	 8 Ne fesoasoani atu te Muna a te Atua mo tena agaga ke lotoma‵lie katoa a Kelisiano fakamaoni konā ki te lotou ikuga.


[Blurb on page 14] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 12]


Do you think that such approaches are likely to impart deep and motivating faith?—1 Thessalonians 2:13. 	 E mata, e mafaufau koe me i vaegā fakamatalaga penā e fakamalosi aka ei te fakatuanaki?—1 Tesalonia 2:13.


What could lead to Christian overseers’ serving “with sighing,” and with what results? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o iku atu ki te tuku atu ne ovasia Kelisiano se tala mo te ‘fi‵ta,’ kae se a te mea ka iku mai i ei?


21. How do present-day conditions compare with those in Micah’s day? 21 As we considered the first two chapters of Micah chapters 1, 2, were you struck by how much things are the same today? 	 21 I ‵tou sukesukega ki mataupu muamua e lua o te tusi ko Mika, e mata, ne ofo koe i te ‵pau o nisi mea ne ‵tupu i aso konā mo ‵tou aso nei?


According to Josephus, these hapless visitors made up the majority of the casualties of the Roman siege.* When Jerusalem finally fell, about one seventh of all Jews in the Roman Empire perished. 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a Iosefatu, ne ‵mate atu a tino sē matapula‵pula konei i te fakamaseiga o te fa‵kai ne te kautau Loma.* I te taimi ne malepe ei te fa‵kai o Ielusalema, kāti ne ‵mate atu i ei a te tasi-vae-fitu o tino Iutaia mai lalo o te Malo o Loma.


Serious problems arose between these anointed women. 	 E isi se fakalavelave lasi ne tupu i va o fafine fakaekegina konei.


It also puts the one baptized in line for eternal salvation, provided he remains faithful to Jehovah.—Matthew 24:13. 	 E fai foki i ei ke maua ne te tino papatiso te fakaolataga se-gata-mai, māfai e tumau a ia i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova.—Mataio 24:13.


The apostles simply could not comply with that order. 	 Ne seki mafai eiloa o faka‵logo a apositolo ki te fakatonuga tenā.


Mutual devotion to Jehovah God fashions a lasting bond and promotes unity in a way that no other factor does. 	 E fakamalosi aka ne te tapuakiga a se tauavaga ki a Ieova te Atua se fesokotakiga tumau kae e fakamalosi foki i ei te lā loto ‵kau fakatasi i se auala telā e se mafai o fai ne se isi mea aka.