Paul and Stephany are still in Malawi, where Paul serves on the Branch Committee. 	 Ne ‵nofo atu loa a Paul mo Stephany i Malawi, kae tavini atu ei a Paul e pelā me se tokotasi o te Komiti o te Ofisa Lagolago.


If, now, that right eye of yours is making you stumble, tear it out and throw it away from you.” 	 Kafai ko tou mata fakaatamai e fai ne ia ke agasala koe, tapale kae ‵pei keatea.”


(Ezekiel 9:9, 10) Moreover, after its fall, the interests of the ten-tribe kingdom continued to be represented in Jerusalem, since the messages of God’s prophets continued to include the Israelites. 4:3, 4—What is the meaning of this command? 	 (Esekielu 9:9, 10) E se gata i ei, mai tua o te lotou takavalega, ne tumau eiloa te fakaata mai o te malo o matakāiga e sefulu i Ielusalema, ona ko te mea ne tumau eiloa i te aofia ne fekau a pelofeta a te Atua a te kau Isalaelu. 4:3, 4—Se a te uiga o te fakatonuga tenei?


SONGS: 134, 133 	 PESE: 134, 133


This deeper insight evidently built up their love for God. 	 E mautinoa i ei me ne ati aka ne te iloaga ‵loto tenei a te lotou a‵lofa ki te Atua.


Jehovah can become whatever is necessary to fulfill his purpose.—Exodus 3:14, footnote. 	 E fai ne Ieova so se mea ke fakataunu ei ana fuafuaga.—Esoto 3:14, fakamatalaga fakaopoopo i te New World Translation.


“Despite the difficult conditions, we were spiritually awake. 	 Faitalia eiloa a tulaga faiga‵ta, ne tumau matou i te matapula‵pula i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


How will being morally and spiritually clean help us to be productive harvest workers? 	 Ka fesoasoani mai pefea a te ‵ma i mea tau amioga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga ko te mea ke fai tatou mo tino ‵kati saito ma‵goi?


We accepted the invitation to follow Jesus because we learned that he is qualified to be our Leader in a way that no human could ever be. 	 Ne talia ne tatou te ‵kamiga ke tau‵tali i a Iesu me ko iloa ne tatou me ko ia fua e ‵tau o fai pelā me ko ‵tou Takitaki i se auala tela e se mafai eiloa ne se tino o fakaakoako atu ki a ia.


Jesus was being accused of working on the Sabbath. 	 Ne ‵losi atu latou i a Iesu ne galue i te Sapati.


Mildly, he asked Cain why he was so angry. 	 Ne fesili faka‵lei atu a ia ki a Kaino ki te pogai e kaitaua ei a ia.


What is even more important than works, but of what should we beware? 	 Ne a mea e tāua atu i galuega, kae se a te mea e ‵tau o fakaeteete tatou i ei?


In Matthew chapters 24 and 25, Jesus is said to “come” in different senses. 	 I te Mataio mataupu e 24 mo te 25, e fai mai i ei me i a Iesu ka “vau” i auala kese‵kese.


They were pictured by the priests in ancient Israel, whom King David organized in 24 divisions. 	 Ne fakaata mai latou ne faitaulaga i Isalaelu mua, kolā ne fakasoa atu ne te tupu ko Tavita ki potukau e 24.


7 Jesus also foretold: “Those days will be cut short.” 	 7 Ne ‵valo mai foki a Iesu: “Ka fakamu‵tana . . . a aso konā.”


(Isaiah 48:17) But Jehovah’s incomparable wisdom is also seen in the way the Bible was written. 	 (Isaia 48:17) Kae e lavea atu foki ne tatou a te lasi o te poto o Ieova i te auala telā ne tusi ei te Tusi Tapu.


(Psalm 72:12-14) Note that Jesus has empathy for those who are victims of corruption, and he will do something about oppression! 	 (Salamo 72:12-14) Ke masaua la, me ne alofa atafai a Iesu ki a latou kolā ne pokotia i pulega sē fakamaoni, kae ka fai eiloa ne ia se mea e uiga ki faifaiga ma‵sei!


(Psalm 34:19) Yes, bad things happen even to “the righteous one.” 	 (Salamo 34:19) E tonu, e ‵tupu foki a mea ma‵sei ki “tino amio‵tonu.”


(1 John 2:15-17) By imitating Jesus Christ and developing deep love for Jehovah God, however, we can succeed in cultivating hatred for lawlessness. 	 (1 Ioane 2:15-17) Kae mai i te fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu Keliso kae ati aka te alofa lasi mō Ieova te Atua, ka mafai ei o manuia tatou i te atiakaga o te lagonaga takalialia ki te ofa tulafono.


What do we learn from the account of Jacob and Esau? 	 Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i te tala o Iakopo mo Esau?


He said: “I should have known. 	 Muna a tou tagata: “Ne ‵tau o iloa ne au.


(2 Timothy 3:16, 17) But is it not wise to trust God’s Word instead of adopting theories of men? 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16, 17) Kae e mata, e sē se faiga poto ke tali‵tonu ki te Muna a te Atua i lō te fakaaogā o manatu o tino?


Hill Country of Judah 	 Fenua Maugā o Iuta


To these Jehovah says: “Bring all the tenth parts into the storehouse, that there may come to be food in my house; and test me out, please, in this respect . . . whether I shall not open to you people the floodgates of the heavens and actually empty out upon you a blessing until there is no more want.”—Malachi 3:10. 16, 17. How has Jehovah blessed his people and their work? 	 Tofotofo mai a au, kae ka lavea ne koutou me ka tala ne au a fakamalama o te lagi kae ligi ifo a vaega mea ‵lei katoa.”—Malaki 3:10.


We read at John 8:29 about the support Jesus received from God: “He that sent me is with me; he did not abandon me to myself, because I always do the things pleasing to him.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou i te Ioane 8:29 e uiga ki te fesoasoani ne maua ne Iesu mai te Atua: “Ka ko ia telā ne uga mai ne ia au, e ‵nofo tasi maua; me i te Tamana ne seki tuku mai ne ia au ke nofo tokotasi, me fai sāle eiloa ne au a mea kolā e fiafia a ia ki ei.”


How would you feel if you had to defend your faith before such a ruler? 	 Ka pefea ou lagonaga māfai ko tu atu koe i mua o se tino pule penā, o ‵pulu tau talitonuga?


(Ephesians 4:22-24) In this respect, Scriptural counsel supplies a key element of a balanced education. 	 (Efeso 4:22-24) I te feitu tenei, e tuku mai i fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu se mea tāua, ko te fakapaleniga o akoakoga a tama‵liki.


(John 14:6; 1 Peter 3:18) If we exercise faith in the ransom sacrifice provided by God and obey Him, we too can have our sins forgiven and enjoy God’s favor and blessing. 	 (Ioane 14:6; 1 Petelu 3:18) Kafai e fakatuanaki tatou ki te taulaga togiola telā ne tuku mai ne te Atua kae faka‵logo ki a ia, e mafai foki o fakamagalo ‵tou agasala kae ka fiafia kae fakamanuia mai te Atua ki a tatou.


It can exert a powerful force for good in our life if we study and apply it in full faith that it provides the best counsel and direction available to us.—Hebrews 4:12. 9, 10. How would you explain what is said about faith at James 1:5-8? 	 E mafai ne te Muna tenā o fakamalosi aka tatou ke fai a mea ‵lei kolā e aogā ki ‵tou olaga māfai e sukesuke kae fakagalue aka ne tatou mo te talitonu katoatoa me ka maua mai i ei a pati fakatonutonu mo takitakiga kolā e aogā malosi ki a tatou.—Epelu 4:12.


That is my name; and to no one else shall I give my own glory, neither my praise to graven images.”—Isa. 42:8. 	 E seai aka foki eiloa se atua e ‵malu penei mo au; e se talia lele ne au se tupua ke maua sena vaega i vikiga e aumai ki a au.”—Isaia 42:8.


Peter on occasion failed to view matters from a spiritual perspective. 	 Ne fakatamala a Petelu i se taimi e tasi o fakaasi atu te kilokiloga a te Atua.


The account reads: “As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water, the river stopped flowing, . . . and the priests stood in the middle of the dry riverbed near Jericho while everyone else crossed over.” 	 E faitau penei a te tala: “I te taimi eiloa ne pa‵tele ei a vae o faitaulaga ki te vai, ne gata te ‵tafe o te vai, . . . kae ko faitaulaga ne ‵tu i te kogaloto o te takele papa malō o te vaitafe e pili ki Ieliko a koi solo a nisi tino katoa ki te suā feitu.”


4 Without really listening, a householder may abruptly state, “I am not interested.” 	 4 E aunoa mo te fakalogologo faka‵lei mai, e mafai o fai fakavave mai te tino i te fale: “Au e se fiafia.”


‘Strength belongs to him.’ 	 A te “‵mana e o ia.”


What might a young person do if he is hesitant to strike up conversations about the Bible and Jehovah God? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne se talavou māfai e se mafai ne ia o kamata ne sautalaga e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu mo Ieova te Atua?


But is that necessarily so? 	 Kae, e mata, e tonu eiloa te manatu tenā?


He explained: “For a drunkard and a glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe one with mere rags.”—Proverbs 23:20, 21. 	 Tenei tena tali: “A tino inu kava mo tino gafula e iku ki te ma‵tiva. Kafai tau mea e fai ko te kai kae moe i taimi katoa, e se leva ko koe eiloa ko pei ki gatu masaesae.”—Faataoto 23:20, 21.


True Faith—Is It Still Possible? 	 Te Fakatuanaki Tonu—Koi Mafai Eiloa o Maua?


As you know, a lie is something you say that you know is not true. 	 E pelā mo te mea e iloa ne koe, a te loi ko te faipati atu o se mea telā e iloa ne koe me e se tonu.


In today’s world, there are many obstacles a family head may face in order to provide in that way. 	 I te lalolagi i aso nei, e uke ‵ki eiloa a fakalavelave e mafai o fe‵paki mo te ulu o te kāiga i te tausi atu ki te kāiga i te feitu tenā.


Let us see how, by means of Zechariah’s sixth and seventh visions, Jehovah stirred them to action. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki te auala ne fakamalosi aka ne Ieova a latou ke gasue‵sue, e auala i te ono mo te fitu o fakaasiga a Sakalia.


(Exodus 14:31) The men of Israel joined Moses in a victory song to Jehovah, and Miriam and other women responded by playing tambourines and dancing. 	 (Esoto 14:31) Ne fakatasi atu a tāgata Isalaelu ki a Mose i te usuga o te pese o te manumaloga ki a Ieova, kae ne fakaasi atu ne Miliama mo nisi fāfine aka foki te lotou fia‵fia i te ta‵taga o olotou samupelini kae ‵saka.


Maria and Carlos have taken him into their home and are looking after his every need. 	 Ne ave ne Maria mo Carlos a tou tagata ki te lā fale kae ko tausi atu lāua ki ana manakoga katoa.


“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” said the apostle. 	 “Ko ‵mao tatou mai te ‵malu o te Atua, me ko agasala a tino katoa,” ko muna a Paulo.


14 Your Grand Creator loves you too, and he does so in a way that is absolutely pure. 	 14 E alofa atu foki ki a koe a tou Atua Sili, telā ne faite ne ia koe, kae e fai eiloa a ia penā i se auala telā e ‵ma katoatoa.


Thus you will need to manifest patience and perseverance in teaching your children. 	 Tela la, e manakogina ke fakaasi faka‵lei atu te kufaki mo te loto mau māfai e akoako au tamaliki.


What freedom did Adam and Eve enjoy? 	 Se a te saolotoga telā ne maua ne Atamu mo Eva?


Hitoshi’s experience is a disturbing reminder that not everyone prizes honesty. 	 A te mea ne fepaki mo Hitoshi e fakamasaua mai me e se fakatāua ne tino katoa a te fakamaoni.


He was a descendant of Jesse through Jesse’s son David. 	 A ia ne tupu mai i a Iese e auala i te tama a Iese ko Tavita.


“If you become discouraged in the day of distress, your strength will be meager,” says Proverbs 24:10. 	 “Kafai koe e loto vāivāi i te aso o te puapuaga, ka foliki fua i ei a tou malosi,” ko pati i te Faataoto 24:10.


The Word of God pierces the innermost parts of a person and can change him inwardly, affecting how he thinks and what he loves, making him an acceptable, godly worker. 	 E ‵suki ne te Muna a te Atua a te loto o te tino ke ‵fuli ana amioga, ana mafaufauga, mo mea e fina ki ei ke talia ei a ia ke galue mō te Atua.


“Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, is a disgusting segment of Satan’s wicked world. 	 A ‘Papelonia te Sili,’ te fakapotopotoga o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa, se vaega matagā o te lalolagi masei a Satani.


We need to be determined to keep preaching without letup about the destruction of Christendom, which was foreshadowed by that of unfaithful Jerusalem. 	 E ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou ke tumau i te talai atu e aunoa mo te fakatalave e uiga ki te fakaseaiga o Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se, telā ne fakaata mai i te fenua sē fakamaoni o Ielusalema.


Few things are more distressing to the human spirit than the thought that life has no meaning, no purpose. 	 E aofia i nāi mea kolā e fakafanoanoa atu ki tino ko te manatu me e seai se aogā o te ola.


He said: “I love the Father.” 	 Ana muna: “I a au e alofa ki te Tamana.”


Along the road, Naomi urged Ruth to return to her own people, but the Moabitess replied: “Do not plead with me to abandon you, to turn back from accompanying you . . . 	 A koi sa‵sale atu i te auala, ne fakamalosi atu a Naomi ki a Luta ke toe foki ki ana tino, kae ne tali mai te fafine Moapi: “Sa finau mai ke tiakina koe ne au! Au e loto ke olo tasi tāua . . .


12 Daniel, a brother in Mexico, needed to choose between being loyal to God and seeking his own selfish interests. 	 12 A Daniel, se taina i Mekisiko, ne filifili aka ne ia me ko oi ka fakamaoni a ia ki ei, ko te Atua io me ko ana manakoga faka-te-foitino.


5 We are about to experience these wonderful and awe-inspiring events. 	 5 Ko pili o lavea atu ne tatou a mea ‵gali kae fakaofoofogina konei.


It’s the only way of life that brings happiness.” 	 Ko te koga fua e tasi i te olaga nei e mafai o maua ei ne koe a te fiafia.”


Perhaps knowing that Delilah had no loyal love for Samson, the five Philistine lords offered her a large bribe to find out the secret of his superior strength so that they could eliminate him. 	 Ne ofo atu ne latou a tupe e uke ki tou fafine ke ‵sala aka me se a te mea ‵funa ki te malosi o tou tagata ko te mea ke mafai ne latou o tamate a ia. Ne talia ne Talila a te ofo a latou.


Addressing his God, Jehovah, he acknowledged: “You will call, and I myself shall answer you.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki tena Atua, ko Ieova: “Ka kalaga mai koe, kae tali atu au.”


Jehovah richly rewarded the endurance shown by Louis and Perrine. 	 Ne lasi ‵ki te fakamanuiaga a Ieova ki luga i a Louis mo Perrine ona ko te kufaki ne fakaasi mai ne lāua.


But eventually we agreed, and it was a good decision. 	 Kae ne lotoma‵lie fakamuli māua ki ei, kae se fakaikuga ‵lei eiloa.


Some Observed It Unworthily 	 Ne Fakamanatu a Nisi Tino ki ei i se Auala sē ‵Tau


What topics will this article cover? 	 Ne a manatu ka fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei?


They were zealous Puritans, running from religious persecution.* Their real goal was to establish a godly community where they and their descendants could prosper materially without having to compromise the Bible’s standards. 	 A latou ne tino ‵lotu loto finafinau kolā ne fakaigoa ki Puritans kae ne ‵sola keatea ona ko fakasauāga fakalotu.* A te lotou fakamoemoega tonu eiloa ko te fakatuakaga o se fenua amioatua telā e mafai o manuia i ei a latou mo olotou sologa i te feitu faka-te-foitino e aunoa mo te gutugutulua e uiga ki tulaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


When his Father taught him those truths, did he shrink back or rebel? 	 I te taimi ne akoako atu ei ne tena Tamana a muna‵tonu konā, e mata, ne loto vāivāi a ia io me ne ‵teke atu?


(1 Peter 5:9) It may also be helpful to discuss your circumstances with understanding elders or other mature Christians. 	 (1 Petelu 5:9) E mafai foki o maua se fesoasoani mai te sau‵tala mo toeaina loto malamalama io me ko nisi Kelisiano ma‵tua e uiga ki ou fakanofonofoga.


But what if the process seems to take longer in your case than in the case of others? 	 Kae e a māfai e foliga mai me e leva atu a te fakatokaga e fai ki a koe i lō nisi tino?


HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT WHAT JEHOVAH THINKS? 	 E MAFAI PEFEA O ILOA NE KOE A MAFAUFAUGA O IEOVA?


The Bible answers: “You wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, in order that, if any are not obedient to the word, they may be won without a word through the conduct of their wives, because of having been eyewitnesses of your chaste conduct together with deep respect.”—1 Pet. 3:1, 2. 	 E tali mai te Tusi Tapu: “E penā foki koutou e fafine, e ‵tau mo koutou o faka‵logo ki otou avaga, ko te mea kafai e isi ne tagata mai i a latou e se tali‵tonu ki te muna a te Atua, e mafai o tosina mai latou ke tali‵tonu ona ko otou amioga. E se manakogina foki te fai‵pati o koutou ki ei, me e matea eiloa ne latou te ‵ma mo te ‵tonu otou amioga.”—1 Petelu 3:1, 2.


12 Another one of Jehovah’s endearing qualities is reasonableness. 	 12 A te suā uiga tāua e tasi o Ieova ko te loto malamalama.


We have, though, considered so far only three of the four occurrences in the Bible of the phrase “new heavens and a new earth.” 	 Kae ko suke‵suke fua tatou ki tusi siki e tolu mai i tusi siki e fa kolā e maua ei te tugāpati ko “te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou” i te Tusi Tapu.


• What attitude should we have toward study of God’s Word? 	 • Se a te kilokiloga e ‵tau o maua ne tatou ki te sukesuke ki te Muna a te Atua?


Rather, articles that discuss specific illnesses or disorders are intended to inform readers of the facts as they are currently known. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fakatoka a mataupu kolā e fakamatala mai i ei a masaki takitasi ke fakaasi atu ki tino kolā e fai‵tau ki ei a fakamatalaga ‵fou e uiga ki ei.


Jesus said that the first step to such a relationship is to learn about God and Christ. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me i te lasaga muamua ki te mauaga o te va fealofani tenā, ko te iloa ne tatou a mea e uiga ki te Atua mo Keliso.


Seek righteousness, seek meekness. Probably you may be concealed in the day of Jehovah’s anger.” 	 E se taumate ka ‵sao mai koutou mai te fakasalaga i te aso e fakaasi ei ne te Aliki tena ita.”


“This sickness is not with death as its object,” answers Jesus, “but is for the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 	 Ne tali atu Iesu penei: “A te masaki tenei e se iku ki te mate; kae mo te vikiga o te Atua, ke vikia ei foki te Tama a te Atua i ei.”


Had you lived in Eli’s day, how would you have reacted to Eli’s toleration of the sins committed by his sons? 	 Moi ne ola atu koe i aso o Eli, se a tau kilokiloga e uiga ki te fakatamala o Eli o polopoloki ana tama tā‵gata ki lā agasala ne fai?


“When you move abroad with the purpose of helping people to get to know Jehovah, you are in reality putting yourself in his hands. 	 “Kafai e fano koe ki se suā fenua mo te fakamoemoega ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke iloa a Ieova, ko tuku ‵tonu atu ne koe a koe eiloa ki ana lima.


Even so, both Herod [Antipas] and Pontius Pilate with men of nations and with peoples of Israel were in actuality gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.” 	 Se mea tonu eiloa i a Helota mo Ponitio Pilato ne maopoopo fakatasi i te fa‵kai tenei mo tino o fenua fakaatea, pela foki mo tino Isalaelu, o ‵teke ki a Iesu te otou Tavini Tapu tela ne fai ne koutou mo fai te otou Keliso.”


There are many differences between our time and that of Thoreau, mentioned in the preceding article. 	 E uke a mea e ‵kese ei ‵tou aso nei mo aso o Thoreau, telā ne faipati ki ei i te suā mataupu.


3 For many today, sin is an unacceptable concept. Some use “sin” humorously as an old-fashioned term to describe human foibles. 	 E fakaaogā ne nisi tino a te pati “agasala” i se auala fai faka‵kata ke fakamatala atu ei a tamā mea ‵se a tino.


Consider the following. 	 Mafaufau ki te mea tenei.


Simone Arnold (now Liebster) in Germany, Widdas Madona in Malawi, and Lydia and Oleksii Kurdas in Ukraine showed courage and resisted the wicked one 	 8, 9. (a) Ne tofotofogina pefea te loto ‵toa o Kelisiano i se taimi e tasi? (e) Ne a mea ne fai ne Petelu mo Ioane i taimi ne fakamatakutaku ei laua kae ne a mea ne oko atu ki a laua pelā foki mo lā taina?


Let Nothing Hinder You From Taking Hold of Glory, 2/15 	 Ke Seai se Mea e Fakalavelave Atu ki te Mauaga ne Koe a te ‵Malu, 2/15


Jehovah will clear the earth of those who reject the loving and righteous Ruler whom he has appointed.—Read Matthew 25:31-33, 46. 	 Ka ‵fulu faka‵ma ne Ieova a te lalolagi o tino kolā e ‵teke ki te Pule alofa kae amiotonu telā ne filifili ne ia.—Faitau te Mataio 25:31-33, 46.


When he was likely no more than 13 years old, he moved from his native city of Tarsus to Jerusalem to study under the highly esteemed Law teacher Gamaliel. 	 I te taimi ko tai kātoa ei tena 13 tausaga, ne fanatu a ia mai tena fa‵kai ko Taso ki Ielusalema o akoga i te akoga a Kamalielu.


How would a person with the peace of the Christ in his heart react? We may see the need to talk with the individual who we feel has wronged us. Thereafter, rather than discuss the matter with anyone who will listen, why not commit the case to Jehovah in prayer and trust in him to see to it that justice is done? 	 Kafai ko oti, i lō te sau‵tala atu ne koe ki se tino, e a ma fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne koe te mea tenā ki a Ieova e auala i te ‵talo kae talitonu me ka saga tonu mai a ia o faka‵tonu aka te faifaiga sē tonu tenā?


To a large extent, religion—defined as “the service and worship of God or the supernatural”—has a shocking record. 	 I te ukega o mea, a lotu—telā e fakamatala mai me ko “te taviniga mo te tapuakiga ki te Atua io me se malosi sē lavea”—ne matagā ‵ki te lotou ata i mea ne ‵tupu.


3:15—What was significant about Boaz’ giving Ruth six measures of barley? 	 3:15, NW—Se a te pogai tāua ne tuku atu ei ne Poasa ki a Luta e ono kilokalame kalite?


Why should we control our tongue? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o puipui ‵tou gutu?


What is the main purpose of our congregating regularly? 	 Se a te pogai tāua e maopoopo sāle ei tatou?


You can imagine how excited the Ephesian elders were when they received Paul’s message. 	 E mafai eiloa o fakaataata ne koe te lasi o te fia‵fia o toeaina i Efeso i te taimi ne maua ei ne latou te fekau a Paulo.


The coming (or, arriving) referred to a number of times at Matthew 24:29-44 and 25:31-46 is at “the great tribulation.” 	 A tena vauga (io me ko tena okomaiga) telā e faipati ki ei i te Mataio 24:29-44 mo te 25:31-46 ko tena vau i te “fakasauaga lasi.”


In general, for example, Job had a fine attitude. 	 Ne ‵lei sāle a manatu o Iopu.


They feel that if nobody gets hurt, there is nothing wrong with deciding for oneself how to behave. 	 I olotou faka‵tau, kafai e se pakia se tino i ei, e se se mea masei ke fakaiku aka ne te tino i a ia eiloa me ne a ana amioga ka fai.


18 For God’s Word to produce in us needed transformation, regularly reading and learning from the Bible is but a beginning. 	 18 A te faitau faeloa kae tauloto mai i te Tusi Tapu se kamataga ‵lei ke fai ne te Muna a te Atua a ‵fuliga kolā e manakogina i a tatou.


‘Maybe Jehovah’s Witnesses have something,’ said one of my friends. 	 ‘Kāti la e tonu a te Molimau a Ieova,’ ko pati a toku taugasoa e tokotasi.


Who set its measurements, in case you know, or who stretched out upon it the measuring line? 	 Ko oi te tino ne fuafua ne ia te lasi o te lalolagi? Ko oi te tino ne fua ne ia te loa o te lalolagi?


What can I bring to a marriage?’ 	 Ne a mea ‵lei e mafai o fai ne au e pelā me se tino avaga?’


Start with the right picture, though, and the pieces will fall into place. 	 Kae kafai e fakaaoga eiloa ne koe a te tinā tusi fakatonutonu o te masini, ka mafai eiloa o faite ne koe a te masini tenā ke ‵lei.


(Genesis 6:9–7:24) The man Abraham was promised that by means of his seed, all the families and nations of the earth would bless themselves. 	 (Kenese 6:9–7:24) Ne fai atu te folafolaga ki te tagata ko Apelaamo me e auala i tena fanau, ka maua ei ne kāiga mo fenua katoa i te lalolagi a fakamanuiaga.


It is unwise to believe everything presented as truth in the media. 	 Se mea sē ‵lei ke talitonu ki so se mea telā e fakaasi mai i mea fakasalalau e pelā me ne mea ‵tonu katoa.


I did not realize that the causes of racial injustice had to be uprooted from people’s hearts. 	 Ne seki iloa ne au me e ‵tau o tapale kea‵tea mai i loto o tino a mea kolā e fakamāfua ne latou a faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


• How can we dispel doubts? 	 • E mafai pefea o ave keatea ne tatou a manatu fakalotolotolua?


(Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 24:1; 104:24; 136:5, 6) To bring this into clear view, note a point in the book of Joshua. 	 (Neemia 9:6; Salamo 24:1; 104:24; 136:5, 6) Ke maina tatou i te fakamatalaga tenā ke mafaufau aka ki se manatu e tasi i te tusi ko Iosua.


Sufficient for each day is its own badness.” 	 Me e tofu eiloa te aso mo ana fakalavelave.”


Young People, Praise Jehovah! 	 Talavou, ‵Viki Atu ki a Ieova!


Wars With Words—Why Are They Hurtful? 	 Taua Fai Gutu—Kaia e Fakalogo‵mae ei?


Parents who lost their son said: “How we look forward to the day when Jason does wake up! 	 Ne fai atu penei a mātua kolā ne mate te lā tamaliki tagata: “E olioli eiloa maua ki te aso telā ka toe ala mai ei a Iasona!


The “head one,” or anti-God leaders, will be crushed. 	 Ka fakapalele atu “te takitaki,” ko takitaki kolā e ‵teke atu ki te Atua.


Such ease means that you can be confident that you have chosen the best path in life. 	 A te mauaga o se olaga faigofie penā e fakaasi mai i ei tou talitonu me ko oti ne filifili ne koe te ‵toe auala ‵lei i te olaga.


(John 6:68) For example, the Sermon on the Mount expands on the principles of some of Solomon’s proverbs. 	 (Ioane 6:68) E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakalauefa mai i te Lauga i luga i te mauga a fakatakitakiga fakavae i nisi faataoto a Solomona.


11, 12. (a) What sobering words did Jesus utter regarding wealth? (b) How can possessions be a barrier to serving Jehovah? 	 11, 12. (a) Ne a pati ne fai mai ne Iesu e uiga ki koloa ke mafaufau ‵mafa ki ei? (e) E mafai pefea o fai a kope mo fai se mea telā e faka‵lave ne ia te taviniga ki a Ieova?


Satan brought persecution upon the upright man Job. 	 Ne fakaoko atu ne Satani a fakasauāga ki te tagata amiotonu ko Iopu.


How and why we should share Jehovah’s view of sacred things in this vital area will be considered in the following article. 	 Ka suke‵suke tatou i te suā mataupu ki te auala mo te pogai e ‵tau ei o ‵pau te kilokiloga a tatou mo Ieova ki mea ‵malu i te feitu tāua tenei.


For my yoke is kindly and my load is light.”—Matthew 11:28-30. 	 Me amogofie taku amoga, kae māmā foki.”—Mataio 11:28-30.


(Read Psalm 43:3, 4.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 43:3, 4.)


He gives them orders “to withdraw from every brother walking disorderly.”—2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6. 	 Ne fakatonu atu a ia “ke faka‵mao keatea koutou mai Kelisiano kolā e ola i te olaga paie.”—2 Tesalonia 2:15; 3:6.


16, 17. (a) What is “the hereditary possession of the servants of Jehovah”? (b) Our endurance of Satan’s attacks is proof of what? 	 16, 17. (a) Se a “te tofi . . . o tavini a Ieova”? (e) Se a te mea e fakamaoni atu ne te ‵tou kufaki i ‵tekemaiga a Satani?


Shun it, do not pass along by it; turn aside from it, and pass along.” 	 Fakamao keatea mai i te masei! Sa saga ki ei, kae fano eiloa koe i tou auala.”


The nations of the earth, depicted earlier in Daniel’s vision as beasts.* (Daniel 7:1-8) What kind of Judge is Jehovah? 	 Ko atufenua o te lalolagi kolā ne fakaata muamua mai e pelā me ne manu fe‵kai i te fakaasiga a Tanielu. (Tanielu 7:1-8) A Ieova se vaegā Famasino pefea?


What can result when a conscience is not properly trained? 	 Se a te ikuga e mafai o maua māfai e se akoako faka‵lei a te loto lagona?


To be able to do what one wants to do or to live the way one wants to live seems to be much desired by people everywhere. 	 A te manakoga o te tino ke fai ne ia se mea io me ke ola i te auala e manako a ia ki ei ko te manakoga tonu eiloa o tino i koga katoa.


Some people who did not pay their taxes were so tormented by their conscience that they later paid their debt. 	 A nisi tino kolā ne seki ‵togi olotou lafoga ne logo‵mae malosi olotou loto lagona telā ne ‵togi ei ne latou fakamuli.


The designations “clean” and “unclean” for food came into existence only with the Mosaic Law, and they ended when it was abolished. 	 A te faka‵kesega o meakai “‵ma” mo meakai “sē ‵ma” ne kamata fua i te Tulafono telā ne tuku ki a Mose, kae ne fakagata foki i te taimi ne fakaseai ei a tulafono konā.


How can the attitude of a certain runner illustrate our determination not to give up? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea i te kilokiloga a se tino tele me e se ‵tau o ‵fiu vave tatou?


Especially does it relate to the vindication of Jehovah God’s sovereignty. 	 E fakasino tonu atu eiloa ki te fakamalugaga o te pulega sili a Ieova te Atua.


• How important are Christian meetings? 	 • E pefea te tāua o fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano?


Jesus warned that we who live in the last days would face severe trials and cruel mistreatment, but he also said that gaining the victory would depend on our endurance. 	 Kae ne fakailoa mai a Iesu me ka fe‵paki eiloa tatou kolā e ola nei i aso fakaoti mo fakalavelave faiga‵ta mo fakasauaga. Kae ne fai mai foki a Iesu me e fakalagolago eiloa te ‵tou manumalo ki te tumau o tatou i te kufaki.


9 In ancient Israel, the Mosaic Law stipulated that Hebrew slaves were to be freed either in the seventh year of servitude or during the Jubilee year. 	 9 I Isalaelu mua, ne fakatonu mai i te Tulafono me e ‵tau o fakasaoloto a pologa Epelu i te fitu o tausaga io me i te tausaga o te Iupeli.


Like Jesus, let us always use whatever power Jehovah gives us to help and to build up. 	 E pelā mo Iesu, ke na fakaaogā faeloa ne tatou so se malosi telā e tuku mai ne Ieova ke fesoasoani kae fakamalosi atu ki nisi tino.


What can be said about sexual depravity in Noah’s day? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai atu e uiga ki faifaiga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau i aso o Noa?


Jehovah’s Witnesses are preaching the Bible’s message and are teaching willing people to apply what they learn in everyday life. 	 E talai atu nei ne Molimau a Ieova a te fekau i te Tusi Tapu kae e akoako foki ne latou a tino kolā e fia‵fia ke fakagalue ne latou i aso takitasi a olotou mea e tauloto.


MOST of us remember occasions when we heard important news. 	 E MASAUA eiloa ne te tokoukega o tatou a te taimi ne lagona ei ne tatou se tala tāua ‵ki.


Stepmother (angrily): Well, she is just teaching you to be lazy. 	 Mātua fai (kaitaua): Ko ‵lei la, e akoako fua ne ia koe ke paie.


After listening to Peter and John, the court “began to recognize about them that they used to be with Jesus.” 	 Mai tua o te fakalogo‵logo atu ki a Petelu mo Ioane, “iloa ake ei ne latou [tino i te fono] me ne soko laua o Iesu.”


If you ask the price of bread, your answer is the Father is greater than the Son. 	 Ne mafai o fakamatala atu ne tino konā a mea ‵tonu mai te fakaaogaga o te Tusi Tapu.


Regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses, the New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “They regard the Bible as their only source of belief and rule of conduct.” 	 E uiga ki Molimau a Ieova, e fai mai a te New Catholic Encyclopedia: “E fai ne latou a te Tusi Tapu e pelā me ko te mea fua e tasi telā e fakavae ki ei te lotou talitonuga mo tulafono i mea tau amioga.”


Learning about Jehovah and his promises of perfect health gave Sharon hope. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu ki a Sharon a tena taulotoga e uiga ki a Ieova mo ana folafolaga e uiga ki te malosi faka-te-foitino ‵lei katoatoa i aso mai mua.


At first, you may have been reluctant to apply what you were learning. 	 Muamua la, kāti ne seki fia talia ne koe a mea kolā ne tauloto koe ki ei.


“I stood there half dazed,” Brother Macmillan wrote years later. 	 “Ne tu fua au pelā me se tino mata lagia,” ko pati ne tusi mai fakamuli ne te taina ko Macmillan i te fia o tausaga mai tua ifo i ei.


As long as we are living in this old system and are plagued by our own imperfection, we are affected by such things as poor health, old age, the loss of loved ones, hurt feelings, disappointment in the face of apathy toward our efforts to preach God’s Word, and much more. 	 I te taimi tenei koi ola ei tatou i te olaga masei kae ‵fonu i fakalavelave fakatasi mo te ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, e pokotia eiloa tatou i vaegā mea pelā mo masaki, te olaga matua, te mate atu o se tino pele, lagonaga fakalogo‵mae, te sē fiafia ona ko te sē fia ‵saga mai o tino ki ‵tou taumafaiga ke talai atu te Muna a te Atua, mo nisi mea aka foki.


Meditate on what you read, try to perceive Jehovah’s will in matters, and think of different ways that the material could apply in your life. 	 Mafaufau ‵loto ki mea e faitau ne koe, taumafai ke malamalama koe i te loto o Ieova e uiga ki mea katoa, kae mafaufau ki auala kese‵kese e mafai ei o fakagalue aka ne koe a manatu konā i tou olaga.


Hide yourself for but a moment until the denunciation passes over. For, look! 	 A te Aliki ko vau mai i te lagi o fakasala a tino o te lalolagi ona ko olotou agasala.


13 The second notable factor was the decision by a few courageous men at the dawn of the 16th century to translate God’s Word into the languages spoken by the common people. 	 13 A te lua o auala ko te fakaikuga ne fai ne nāi tagata loto ‵toa i te kamataga o te 16 senitenali ke ‵fuli te Muna a te Atua ki ‵gana masani kolā e fakaaoga ne tino.


They must have faith that he will provide help.—Psalm 121:1-3. 	 Kae e ‵tau foki mo latou o tali‵tonu me ka fesoasoani mai a Ieova ki a latou.—Salamo 121:1-3.


Likewise now, when in a spiritual sense the world is sound asleep, we might have our greatest struggle to stay awake. 	 E penā foki i te feitu faka-te-agaga, ko ‵nau eiloa te ‵moe a te lalolagi, kae e mafai eiloa o faigata ki a tatou ke tumau i te matapula‵pula.


But that “seed,” in turn, will bruise Satan’s head, putting him and all his cohorts out of action. 	 Kae ka fakapakia ne te “fanau” tenā, a te ulu o Satani mai te fakagata atu ana taumafaiga katoa.


That is evident in situations where Jehovah determines to take action based on his just judgment of people but then changes his mind because of their response. 	 E fakatalitonu mai a te mea tenā i tulaga kolā ne fakaiku aka ne Ieova ke gasuesue a ia ona ko tena fakamasinoga tonu ki tino, kae oti aka, ‵fuli ei tena mafaufau ona ko te faka‵logo o tino.


Brother Milton Henschel told us that if a brother wanted to work hard for the Kingdom, the organization could use him at Bethel. 	 Ne fai mai te taina ko Milton Henschel me kafai e isi se taina e manako o galue malosi mō te Malo, e mafai o fakaaoga ne te fakapotopotoga a ia i te Peteli.


3 Read Isaiah 53:3. Just imagine what it must have meant for the only-begotten Son of God to forgo the joy of serving at his Father’s side and come to earth to give his life in sacrifice to save mankind from sin and death! 	 3 Faitau te Isaia 53:3.* Ke mafaufau ki te uiga o te mea tenei ki te Tama e tokotasi a te Atua, ke tiakina ne ia a te fiafia ke tavini atu i tafa o tena Tamana kae ke vau ki te lalolagi o tuku atu tena ola ke faka‵sao ei a tino mai te agasala mo te mate!


Yet, God repeatedly warned against that practice. 	 Kae ne fakailoa atu faeloa ne te Atua ke ‵teke atu ne latou te faifaiga tenā.


Then we made tea and hot chocolate. 	 Kae ne fakatoka ne māua ne mea‵kai mo se meainu ‵vela telā e faite mai te tiokaleti.


(Dan. 12:1-4, 9; 2 Tim. 3:1) During this period, Satan was cast out of heaven. 	 (Tanielu 12:1-4, 9; 2 Timoteo 3:1) I te vaitaimi tenei, ko oti ne ‵pei ifo a Satani mai i te lagi.


Jehovah, the almighty God, displays an abundance of dynamic energy and power. 	 E fakaasi mai ne Ieova te Atua malosi katoatoa a te lasi o tena malosi.


What kind of stranger is Jesus referring to? 	 Ko oi te tino fakaatea telā ne fakasino atu ki ei a Iesu?


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Explaining what motivates him, Harry, now 87 years of age, says, “I’d like to use my remaining years wisely and be as useful as possible in Jehovah’s service.” 	 I tena fakamatalaga e uiga ki te mea telā ne fakamalosi atu ki a ia, ne fai mai a Harry telā ko 87 ana tausaga, “E manako au ke fakaaogā faka‵lei oku tausaga koi ‵toe i te olaga kae ke fakaaogā ne au ki mea aogā i te taviniga ki a Ieova.”


In any case, since our relationship with God is involved, would it not be logical to find out God’s view on the matter? 	 Ona ko te mea e aofia i ei te va o tatou mo te Atua, e mata, e se se mea ‵tau ke ‵sala atu tatou ki te kilokiloga a te Atua e uiga ki te mea tenā?


• How can we show respect for Jehovah, the Originator of marriage? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te āva ki a Ieova, te Mafuaga o te fakaipoipoga?


Isaiah said: “This is what Jehovah has said, your Creator, O Jacob, and your Former, O Israel: ‘Do not be afraid, for I have repurchased you. 	 Ne fai atu a Isaia: “Isalaelu, a te Aliki telā ne faite ne ia koe ko fai mai penei, ‘Sa mataku, e fakasao ne au a koe.


We can be sure that Jehovah appreciates what? 	 Se a te mea e mautinoa i a tatou me e fakatāua ne Ieova?


That considering just some of the facts can cause us to jump to the wrong conclusion. 	 Me i te mafaufau fua ki nai mea e mafai o iku atu ki te ‵se o ‵tou fakaikuga.


The elimination of death will remove the principal cause of tears, mourning, outcry, and pain. 	 Ka se toe ai ne loimata, se fanoanoa, se logo‵mae io me ne tino e ‵tagi kae fanoa‵noa me ko se toe ai se mate.


Says John: “In the beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. 	 Muna a Ioane: “I te kamataga ne ola te Muna, kae ne nofo fakatasi te Muna mo te Atua, kae ko te Muna foki se atua.


So I asked myself: ‘Can I afford to make this move? 	 Tela la, ne fesili ifo au penei: ‘E mata, e mafai o fai ne au te mea tenei?


Does all of this mean, then, that the Bible teaches that children who perish before birth will be resurrected? 	 E mata, e fakauiga i ei me e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu me ka toe faka‵tu aka a tama‵liki kolā ne ‵mate mai mua malie o fanau mai?


Foretelling how Jesus will act against His enemies from an exalted heavenly position, the psalmist sang: “In your splendor go on to success; ride in the cause of truth and humility and righteousness.” 	 I te folafolamaiga te auala ka taua atu ei Iesu ki Ana fili mai i tena tulaga maluga i te lagi, ne usu mai penei te faisalamo: “I tou ‵malu, fano mo te manuia; tele i te auala o te munatonu mo te loto maulalo mo te amiotonu.”


Why did David restrain himself from taking vengeance? 	 Kaia ne onosai ei a Tavita ke mo a ma taui ma sui?


It covers the sins of all mankind who repent and turn to Jehovah with an honest heart. 	 E ave keatea ei a agasala a tino katoa kolā e sala‵mō kae ‵fuli atu ki a Ieova mo te loto fakamaoni.


As you thus focus on benefits that you personally have received from following Jehovah’s instructions, you will increase your appreciation for patience.—Ps. 34:8. 	 I te saga atu ki mea aoga kolā ne maua koe mai te tautali i fakatonuga a Ieova, ka iloa aka i ei ne koe me e ‵lei atu ke kufaki koe.—Salamo 34:8.


(5) Picturing what life will be like in the new world. 	 (5) Fakaataata ne tatou a te olaga i te lalolagi fou.


As a consequence, they may fail to see the stark contrast between our spiritual paradise and Satan’s corrupt world. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, kāti ka se mafai o lavea atu ne latou a te ‵kesega lasi ‵ki i te va o ‵tou palataiso faka-te-agaga mo te lalolagi matagā a Satani.


How did she react when one of Jehovah’s Witnesses showed her God’s name in the Bible? 	 Ne a ana mea ne fai i te fakaasiatuga ne se Molimau a Ieova a te igoa o te Atua i te Tusi Tapu ki a ia?


15, 16. How can we follow Enoch’s course? 	 15, 16. E tau‵tali atu pefea tatou ki te fakaakoakoga a Enoka?


An in-depth study of the 13th chapter of Romans and Scriptural texts such as Titus 3:1, 2 and 1 Peter 2:13, 17 made it clear that the expression “superior authorities” refers, not to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ, but to human governmental authorities. 	 A te sukesukega ‵loto ki te mataupu e 13 o Loma mo tusi siki i te Tusi Tapu e pelā mo te Tito 3:1, 2 mo te 1 Petelu 2:13, 17 ne manino ‵lei mai i ei me i te tugāpati ko te “pule o te malo” e seki fakasino atu ki a Ieova te Atua mo Iesu Keliso, kae ki pule i malo o tāgata.


15, 16. (a) In what way could materialism become a snare for a Christian? (b) What wise counsel did Jesus give regarding material things? 	 15, 16. (a) Se a te auala e mafai ei o fai a te fia maumea mo fai se matasele ki se Kelisiano? (e) Ne a manatu fesoasoani ‵poto ne tuku mai ne Iesu e uiga ki mea faka-te-foitino?


Nobody understood how they could endure this. 	 E se malamalama a tino me ne mafai pefea o kufaki ne latou te mea tenei.


How should that fact influence our view of politics? 	 E fakamalosi mai pefea a te manatu tonu tenā ki ‵tou kilokiloga ki mea fakapolitiki?


3, 4. (a) What commission did Jehovah give Moses? (b) What support was provided for Moses? 	 3, 4. (a) Se a te galuega ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a Mose? (e) Se a te fesoasoani ne tuku atu ki a Mose?


8 After Moses’ time, his successor, Joshua, was strengthened by “the prince of Jehovah’s army” to lead God’s people into battle against the Canaanites; and the Israelites won the victory. 	 8 Mai tua i taimi o Mose, a tena sui ko Iosua, ne fakamalosi ne te “takitaki o te kautau a te Aliki [Ieova]” ke takitaki ne ia a tino o te Atua ke taua atu ki tino Kanana; kae ne manumalo a tino Isalaelu.


What will help us to put spiritual things first and preserve our Christian identity? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke fakamuamua ne tatou a mea faka-te-agaga kae tausi ‵tou iloga e pelā me ne Kelisiano?


“I am creating new heavens [a new heavenly government] and a new earth [a righteous new human society]; and the former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart. 	 “Ko toe faite nei ne au se lalolagi fou [se potukau fou o tino amio ‵tonu] mo ne lagi ‵fou [se pulega faka-te-lagi fou]. A mea ne ‵tupu i aso ko ‵teka ka se toe manatua eiloa.


How does Paul’s prophecy recorded in 2 Timothy chapter 3 convince you that we are living in “the last days”? 	 E fakatalitonu mai pefea te valoaga a Paulo i te 2 Timoteo mataupu e 3 me ko ‵nofo atu tatou i “aso fakaoti”?


This article discusses evidence that Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only people on earth today who are fulfilling Jesus’ prophetic words found at Matthew 24:14. 	 E fakamatala mai i te mataupu a fakamaoniga me i Molimau a Ieova ko tino fua kolā e fakataunu ne latou a pati fakavaloaga a Iesu i te Mataio 24:14.


(James 1:14, 15) On the other hand, if we fear Jehovah, we will stay away—even walk away—from people, places, activities, and entertainment that could cause us to lower our moral guard. 	 (Iakopo 1:14, 15) I te suā feitu, kafai e ma‵taku tatou ki a Ieova, ka ‵kalo tatou keatea—ke oko ki te tiaki ne tatou—a tino, koga, faifaiga mo fakafiafiaga kolā e mafai o iku atu ki te fakavāivāiga o ‵tou puipuiga i mea tau amioga.


• Within what “interior rooms” should we remain, and why? 	 • Ne a ‘koga i loto o fale’ e ‵tau o tumau tatou i ei, kae kaia?


Jehovah proposes to strike the people with pestilence, but Moses intercedes, and God declares that they will become wanderers in the wilderness for 40 years—until those numbered have died. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova tena aofaga ke ‵ta ne ia latou ki se famai, kae ne talia ne ia te fakamolemole a Mose, kae ne fai i ei tena folafolaga me ka takase‵se latou i te vao i tausaga e 40—ke oko ki te taimi e ‵mate ei te aofaki o tino katoa konā.


Jesus will then delight in making the second appointment—over all his belongings. 	 Mai konā, ka fiafia eiloa a Iesu o ‵tofi aka a te tavini i te lua o taimi—ke pule ki ana kope katoa.


Certainly, children should obey their parents. 	 E tonu, e ‵tau mo tama‵liki o faka‵logo ki olotou mātua.


2 Nevertheless, there is a visible group of men, “the faithful and discreet slave,” who take the lead among God’s people today. 	 2 Kae, e isi se potukau o tagata i te lalolagi nei, ko te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” telā e fai ne ia te takitakiga i tino o te Atua i aso nei.


Sometimes even the most unlikely individuals prove to be receptive. 	 I nisi taimi, e ‵saga tonu mai eiloa a tino kolā ne mafaufau koe me e se fia‵fia.


when teaching from the platform: 	 māfai ko akoako atu mai luga i te tulaga:


8 As Chad’s experience shows, discerning shepherds start training prospective ministerial servants and elders long before these have progressed enough to qualify for such privileges. 	 8 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te tala o Chad, e kamata o fakamasani ne tausi mamoe loto malamalama a taina kolā e mafai o fai pelā me ne tavini fakafaifeau mo toeaina a koi tuai o oko atu latou ki te tulaga telā e fetaui ‵lei mo vaegā tauliaga penā.


18 When he was still King-Designate, Jesus explained to the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate: “My kingdom is no part of this world. If my kingdom were part of this world, my attendants would have fought that I should not be delivered up to the Jews. But, as it is, my kingdom is not from this source.” 	 18 A koi fai a ia mo fai te Tupu Filifilia, ne fakamatala atu Iesu ki te Kovana Loma ko Ponitio Pilato: “E se mai te lalolagi nei a toku malo; moi fai pelā ne maua mai te lalolagi nei, penei ko taua atu aku tavini i a au mana tuku atu ki tino Iutaia; tela la, a toku malo e se mai te lalolagi nei.”


Never forget the words that Jesus directed to anointed Christians: “Prove yourself faithful even to death, and I will give you the crown of life.” 	 Ke mo a eiloa e puli a pati kolā ne fai atu ne Iesu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina: “Ke na fakamaoni koe ke oko eiloa ki te mate, kae ka tuku atu ne au ki a koe te foualiki o te ola.”


(Isa. 61:1, 2; Luke 4:17-21) Hence, he was characterized by deep compassion—a sympathetic awareness of people’s suffering and a heartfelt desire to alleviate their suffering.—Heb. 2:17. 	 (Isa. 61:1, 2; Luka 4:17-21) Tela la, ne iloa a ia e pelā me se tino alofa atafai—ne kilo mai a ia mo te alofa ki te logo‵mae o tino kae ne manako malosi ke fakamafanafana atu ki te lotou logo‵mae.—Epe. 2:17.


The work of Jehovah’s people has grown in scope and complexity. 	 A te galuega a tino o Ieova ko gasolo aka eiloa o lasi kae uke a mea e fai i ei.


True to those prophetic words, the mainland city of Tyre was brought to ruin by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. 	 E ‵tusa mo te valoaga tenā, ne fakamasei ei ne te tupu o Papelonia ko Nepukanesa a te vaega lasi o te fa‵kai ko Tulo.


Can other spirits, including those who are God’s enemies, perform miracles? 	 E mata, e mafai ne nisi agaga, e aofia i ei a fili o te Atua, o fai a vavega?


IN THE preceding article, we learned how faithful Christians found themselves in a form of Babylonian captivity. 	 I TE mataupu mai mua atu, ne tauloto tatou ki te auala ne ‵nofo fakapagota ei a Kelisiano fakamaoni i Papelonia.


Regardless of how you feel about the discipline you received, ‘humble yourself in the eyes of Jehovah, and he will exalt you.’—1 Pet. 5:6; Jas. 4:10. 	 Faitalia eiloa me ne a ou lagonaga e uiga ki polopolokiga ne maua ne koe, ‘ke fakamaulalo koe i mua o Ieova, ko fakamaluga ei koe ne ia.’— 1 Petelu 5:6; Iakopo 4:10.


They criticized his speaking ability, saying: “His presence in person is weak and his speech contemptible.” (2 Corinthians 10:10; 11:5) Whether Paul was an outstanding speaker or not, he deserved respect as an apostle. 	 Ne muna‵sele atu latou e uiga ki ana lauga, olotou muna: “E ‵mafa kae ma‵losi ana tusi, ka ko tona nofo mai i o‵tou mua, e vaivai fua ana pati kae e se aoga foki!” (2 Kolinito 10:10; 11:5) Faitalia me ne apo a Paulo i te faiga o lauga me ikai, ne ‵tau o āva atu latou ki a ia me i a ia se apositolo.


(Jas. 5:14-16) Second, this arrangement fortifies repentant wrongdoers to remain in God’s care and to avoid a pattern of sin. 	 (Iako. 5:14-16) A te lua, e fakamalosi aka ne te fakatokaga tenei a te tino agasala loto salamō ke tumau i te tausiga a te Atua kae ‵kalo keatea mai i se olaga fai agasala.


It helps us to see how important our preaching work is. 	 E fesoasoani mai te mainaga tenā ke lavea ne tatou te tāua o ‵tou galuega talai.


Carefully weighing the viewpoints of others, as David did, can help us to avoid acting rashly and hastening into sin. 	 A te fuafua faka‵lei aka ne koe a kilokiloga a tino, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Tavita, e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te faiga o se mea valea telā ka iku atu ei ki te faiga o se agasala.


Those who came that day numbered “about five thousand men, besides women and young children.” 	 A tino kolā ne olo atu i te aso tenā e ‵tusa mo te toko “lima afe tāgata, kae e se faitau a fāfine mo tama‵liki.”


5 For his loyalty to God even to death, Jesus was rewarded. 	 5 Ne maua ne Iesu te taui ona ko tena alofa fakamaoni ki te Atua ke oko eiloa ki te mate.


(Mark 11:23, 24) As you do, be assured that “everyone seeking finds.” 	 (Maleko 11:23, 24) Kafai e fai koe penā, ke na fakatalitonu atu me i a “ia telā e salasala atu, e maua ne ia.”


JEHOVAH’S people are no strangers to adversity of one type or another. 	 E FE‵PAKI faeloa a tino o Ieova mo fakalavelave kese‵kese.


In a similar way, those who wish to benefit from Christ’s ransom sacrifice cannot simply wait for God’s blessing. 	 I se auala foki penā, e se ‵tau fua o faka‵tali a tino kolā e ma‵nako ke aogā ki a latou te taulaga togiola a Keliso ki fakamanuiaga a te Atua.


(Jeremiah 1:1–20:18) 	 (Ielemia 1:1–20:18)


He said that he was working quite close to the World Trade Center when the attack occurred and saw the entire event unfold. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne tou tagata me ne galue pili a ia ki te World Trade Center i te taimi ne tupu ei te fakalavelave kae ne lavea atu ei ne ia a mea katoa ne ‵tupu.


As we progress spiritually toward maturity, why do principles become more important to us? 	 I te taimi e ga‵solo ei tatou o ma‵tua ‵lei, kaia e tāua malosi i ei ki a tatou a fakatakitakiga?


As a Christian, however, you certainly would not want to do such a thing. 	 E pelā me se Kelisiano, kāti ka se manako eiloa koe o fai a te mea tenā.


14 An example of God’s counsel is found at Isaiah 25:2, where we read: “You have made a city a pile of stones, a fortified town a crumbling ruin, a dwelling tower of strangers to be no city, which will not be rebuilt even to time indefinite.” 	 14 E tasi te fakaakoakoga e uiga ki muna a te Atua e maua i te Isaia 25:2, telā e fai‵tau tatou penei: “Ko oti ne ofa valevale ne koe a fa‵kai, pela foki a mea kola e puipui ki ei latou mai i te fili. A palesi kola ne faite ne omotou fili ko galo atu eiloa.”


The first part of that verse says: “During all their distress it was distressing to him.” 	 E fai mai penei te vaega muamua o te fuaiupu tenā: “I taimi katoa ne puapuaga ei latou ne fakalogo‵mae atu ki a ia.”


“Don’t all parents correct their children?”—HEBREWS 12:7, Contemporary English Version. 	 “E a, e isi se tamaliki e seki fakasala ne tona tamana?”—EPELU 12:7.


How does it compel us to walk in the footsteps of Christ Jesus, to love our brothers, and to forgive others from the heart? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea ne ia tatou ke sa‵sale atu i kalafaga o Keliso Iesu, ke a‵lofa ki ‵tou taina, kae ke fakamagalo atu a nisi tino mai ‵tou loto?


Then he must avail himself of such protection. 	 Ko fakaaogā ei ne ia te puipuiga tenā.


It has made life worth living for me. 	 Ne aogā i ei toku olaga.


After listening to Abigail’s explanation, David declared: “Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me! 	 Ne fakalogologo Tavita ki te fakamatalaga a Apikaila, kae ne fai atu, penei: “Ke vikia te Aliki, te Atua o Isalaelu, telā ne uga mai ne ia koe i te aso nei!


To “the Ends of the Earth” 	 “Tino Katoa i te Lalolagi”


9 When John the Baptizer was in prison, Jesus sent him this heartening message: “The blind are seeing again, . . . and the dead are being raised up.” 	 9 I te taimi ne nofo atu ei a Ioane te Papatiso i te falepuipui, ne avatu ne Iesu te fekau fakamalosi loto tenei: “Tino ‵kivi ko ile, . . . ko tino ne ‵mate ko toe‵tu.”


But it was not Babylon’s policy to release captives. 	 Kae e se masani sāle o fakasaoloto ne Papelonia a olotou pagotā.


(Hebrews 11:4) Through what does Abel speak? 	 (Epelu 11:4) E faipati mai pefea a Apelu?


What questions can help us analyze ourselves? 	 Ne a fesili e fesoasoani mai ke iloilo ifo ne tatou a tatou eiloa?


What forces will Jehovah, through his now-reigning Son, marshal to confront the fear-inspiring foe? 	 Ne a kautau ka fakaaoga ne Ieova, e auala i tena Tama telā ko pule mai nei, ke taua atu ki te fili fakamataku?


(Matthew 5:45) If Jehovah God bestows blessings upon even the unrighteous and the wicked, how much more so upon those who walk in the way of integrity! 	 (Mataio 5:45) Kafai e tuku mai ne Ieova te Atua a fakamanuiaga ki tino sē amio‵tonu mo tino amio ma‵sei, kae pefea la a fakamanuiaga e maua ne tino fakamaoni!


(Matthew 28:20) Once the Christian congregation was formed, therefore, the “tutor”—the Law—served no further purpose. 	 (Mataio 28:20) I te taimi eiloa telā ne fakatu aka ei te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ne seki toe aogā te Tulafono ke takitaki ei latou.


Despite a long struggle with chronic illness, she regularly conducted Bible studies in her home. 	 Faitalia eiloa te fi‵ta i tena masaki, ne fai faeloa ne ia a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i tena fale.


JEHOVAH has given us sound reasons for hope in the resurrection. 	 KO OTI ne tuku mai ne Ieova a pogai ‵lei ke tali‵tonu ei tatou ki te toe‵tuga.


13 We may be pleased with much about our spiritual paradise. 	 13 Kāti e uke a mea i te ‵tou palataiso faka-te-agaga e fia‵fia tatou ki ei.


Though it cost him his perfect human life, he was glad to do it for the sake of our deliverance. 	 E tiga eiloa ne ‵tau o tuku atu ne ia tena ola ‵lei katoatoa faka-te-foitino, ne fiafia eiloa a ia o fai te mea tenā mō te ‵tou faka‵saoga.


Additionally, unlike false religions that divide their members by meddling in politics, true worship preserves our international brotherhood by helping us to remain neutral.—1 Pet. 2:17. 	 E se gata i ei, e se pelā mo lotu ‵se kolā e mavae‵vae olotou tino ona ko mea fakapolitiki, e puipui eiloa ne te tapuakiga tonu a te ‵tou kautaina i te lalolagi kātoa mai te fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te sē ‵kau ki se feitu.—1 Pe. 2:17.


(Revelation 7:9, 14) This requires that a person exercise faith in Jesus’ sacrifice and become a dedicated and baptized servant of Jehovah. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 14) E fakauiga i ei, me e ‵tau o fakatuanaki te tino ki te taulaga a Iesu kae ke fai pelā me se tavini tukugina atu kae papatiso a Ieova.


Maybe you do not know where to look to find answers to your questions. 	 Kāti e se iloa ne koe te koga ka onoono koe ki ei ke maua ei a tali ki au fesili.


7 Our field ministry is a source of joy. 	 7 A te ‵tou galuega talai ko te māfuaga o te fiafia.


Illustrate. 15 Parents can prepare their children for marriage by helping them to understand the importance of following divine guidance. 	 15 E mafai ne mātua o fakaakoako olotou tama‵liki ke toka latou mō te fakaipoipoga i te fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke malamalama i te tāua o te tautali atu ki fakatakitakiga mai te Atua.


(Read Philippians 2:20-22.) 	 (Faitau te Filipi 2:20-22.)


With length of days I shall satisfy him, and I shall cause him to see salvation by me.” 	 Ka tuku atu ne au ke ola loa latou; kae faka‵sao foki latou ne au.”


• How was Jesus’ way of teaching superior to that of the scribes and Pharisees? 	 • Ne ma‵luga atu pefea a auala ne akoako atu ei a Iesu i lō faiakoga o te tulafono mo Falesaio?


A young brother who often accompanied him thus learned that all in the congregation should feel loved.—Rom. 12:10. 	 Tela la, ne tauloto ne se taina talavou telā ne olo faeloa mo te toeaina tenā me e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ki tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga a te alofa.—Loma 12:10.


As a spirit creature, he cannot carry out his attack directly, but he will use human agencies to do his deeds. 	 E pelā me se tino faka-te-agaga, e sē mafai ne ia o taua ‵tonu atu ki tino, kae ka fakaaogā ne ia ne potukau o tino ke sui ne latou a ia i te faiga o mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei.


7, 8. For what reasons do some choose not to flee, even though opposition is causing problems? 7 On the other hand, in countries where opposition is causing problems, some brothers may decide not to leave, even though they are able to do so. 	 7 I te suā feitu, i fenua kolā e uke a fakalavelave e ‵sae aka ona ko ‵tekemaiga, ne fakaiku aka ne nisi taina i ei ke sē tiakina ne latou te fenua, faitalia me e mafai o fai latou penā.


(Revelation 4:11) Jehovah has a purpose for “the things in the heavens and the things on the earth.” 	 (Fakaasiga 4:11) E isi eiloa ne fuafuaga a Ieova mō “mea i te lagi mo mea i te lalolagi.”


So too, we must reasonably conclude that Satan did not literally, bodily, physically, take Jesus ‘along into the holy city’ and station him ‘upon the battlement of the temple.’ Such was not at all necessary for the temptation to have force.” 	 Kae e ‵tau foki o fakaiku aka ne tatou me ne seki avatu tonu eiloa ne Satani a Iesu ki te “fa‵kai tapu kae fakatu ne ia i te ‵pui maluga.”


That is my name.” 	 Tenā toku igoa.”


They may point out the monotonous life of many retired people who have little to do but sit and stare at the television screen. 	 Kāti ka fakasino atu latou ki te olaga faka‵fiu o tino kolā ko litaea kae kolā e se uke olotou mea e fai kae na ko te saga‵saga fua o onoono i te televise.


What do we usually talk about in the field service, at the meetings, and at home? 	 Ne a mea e masani o sau‵tala sāle tatou ki ei i te galuega talai, i fakatasiga, e pelā foki loa mo te fale?


(Deut. 17:18-20) In particular, we do well to reflect on Jesus’ teachings and his wonderful example of humble service. 	 (Teu. 17:18-20) Kae maise eiloa te tāua ke mafau‵fau ki akoakoga a Iesu mo tena fakaakoakoga gali i te tavini atu mo te loto maulalo.


But how were those elements assembled into a living creature? 	 Kae e fakaaoga pefea a mea konā ki se tino ola?


“Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need.”—MATTHEW 5:3. 	 “Amutia io me fia‵fia a latou kolā e iloa ne latou i a latou e ma‵tiva faka te Agaga me e o latou te Malo o te lagi.”—MATAIO 5:3.


How does the way a person thinks change when he is anointed by holy spirit, and what causes this change? 	 I te auala fea e ‵fuli ei a mafaufauga o se tino telā ne fakaekegina ki te agaga tapu, kae se a te pogai o te ‵fuliga tenei?


However, the prophet Isaiah rightly asked: “To whom can you compare God? 	 Kae ne tonu eiloa te silimaiga a te pelofeta ko Isaia: “Ko oi te tino e mafai o faka‵pau ki te Atua?


Though living a life of faithfulness is not always easy, we know that it brings Jehovah’s blessing and approval, and that is what makes one truly successful. 	 E tigā eiloa e se faigofie faeloa a te ola i se olaga fakamaoni, e iloa ne tatou me e maua mai i ei a te fakamanuiaga mo te taliaga a Ieova, kae tenā eiloa a te mea telā e fai ei a te tino ke iku manuia.


The Bible mentions other early followers of Jesus who had this remarkable ability. 	 E taku mai ne te Tusi Tapu a nisi soko mua o Iesu kolā ne maua ne latou a te atamai fakaofoofogia tenei.


Find Delight in Jehovah’s Righteousness 	 Ke Fiafia ki te Amiotonu o Ieova


By inspiration, the writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures set out—for our benefit—amazing facets of Jehovah’s purpose. 	 E auala i te agaga tapu, ne fakamatala mai ei ne tino tusitala o Tusitusiga faka-Eleni a vaega fakaofoofogia o fuafuaga a Ieova mō te ‵lei o tatou.


3 More is required than mere words. 	 3 E uke atu a mea e aofia i ei i tafa o te faipati atu fua.


But at the convention, I was surrounded by genuinely happy people—people who warmly welcomed me, even though I hadn’t seen them in years. 	 Kae i te taimi o te fono, ne ‵fonu eiloa te koga tenā i tino kolā e maua ne latou te fiafia tonu—kae tali faka‵lei ne latou au, faitalia me ko fia tausaga ne seki fetaui eiloa matou.


He later spent some three years working on the “death railroad,” near what became known as the bridge over the river Kwai. 	 Ne galue fakamuli a ia mō tausaga e tolu i te faitega o te auala fakamataku o tuleni i tafa o te piliti telā e tele mai luga o te vaitafe ko te Kwai.


When a market offers a variety of fruits and vegetables, we can select the ones that we most enjoy and that are good for our family. 	 Kafai e maua ne tatou i te maketi a fuagalakau mo laulakau kese‵kese e uke, e mafai o filifili ne tatou a mea e ma‵nako tatou ki ei kolā e aogā ki ‵tou kāiga.


Reflecting on this question, we can be reassured by a promise God made to the human family more than 4,000 years ago: “For all the days the earth continues, seed sowing and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, will never cease.” 	 Mai te mafau‵fau ki te fesili tenei, e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou ki se folafolaga ne fai ne te Atua ki te kāiga o tino i tausaga e silia atu mo te 4,000 ko ‵teka: “Ka tumau faeloa i te lalolagi a aso e ‵toki ei lakau mo aso e ‵kati ei. Ka tumau foki te ‵moko mo te ‵vela, te ‵tau ‵vela mo te ‵tau ‵moko e pelā foki te ao mo te po.”


His life could not have been taken, even forcibly, without his allowing it. 	 E se mafai o faimālō atu ki a ia ke tuku mai tena ola.


Radio stations broadcast these denunciations presented at those assemblies. 	 Ne fakasalalau atu ne fale fakasalalau tala a taku fakamaseiga kolā ne fakamatala atu i fono konei.


(John 14:28; 15:26) When the spirit was poured out on Cornelius, his relatives, and his intimate friends, the apostle Peter recognized that uncircumcised Gentiles could qualify to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. 	 (Ioane 14:28; 15:26) I te taimi ne ‵ligi ifo ei a te agaga ki luga i a Konelio, tena kāiga, mo ana taugasoa ‵pili, ne iloa ei ne te apositolo ko Petelu me ko mafai o papatiso i te igoa o Iesu Keliso a tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea kolā ne seki pilitome.


What evidence have you seen that Jehovah protects his people? 	 Ne a fakamaoniga ko oti ne lavea ne koe me e puipui ne Ieova ana tino?


Jesus too was a preacher and a teacher. 	 Ne fai foki a Iesu e pelā me se tino talai kae se faiakoga foki.


Before them was either everlasting life or death. 	 Ne ‵tau o filifili aka ne laua a te ola se-gata-mai io me ko te mate.


When a member of the congregation is in need of spiritual help, what assistance can the elders provide? 	 Kafai e manako se tino i te fakapotopotoga ki se fesoasoani i te feitu faka-te-agaga, se a te fesoasoani e mafai o tuku atu ne toeaina?


Then, with those reasons in mind, we will examine two Bible accounts that some may find difficult to understand. 	 Mai pogai konā, ko iloilo ei ne tatou a tala e lua i te Tusi Tapu kolā e faigata o malamalama i ei a nisi tino.


Indeed, a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.”—Matt. 10:34-36. 	 E tonu, a fili o te tino ko tino eiloa o tena kāiga ‵tonu.”—Mata. 10:34-36.


HOW SHOULD YOU REACT? 	 E ‵TAU O SAGA ATU PEFEA KOE KI EI?


In what positive ways can we show our faith in the ransom? 	 Ne a auala ‵lei e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu a te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te togiola?


When was the true knowledge to become abundant? 	 Ko te taimi fea ka salalau atu ei te poto tonu?


That original one became known as the Upper Bronx Congregation, which I attended. 	 A te fakapotopotoga eiloa tenā ne iloa e pelā me ko te fakapotopotoga muamua i Bronx telā ne kau au ki ei.


(Acts 13:48; Rev. 14:6, 7) The earthly part of Jehovah’s organization is in place today and organized to support this all-important work. 	 (Galu. 13:48; Faka. 14:6, 7) E isi se vaega faka-te-lalolagi o te fakapotopotoga a Ieova i aso nei kae ne fakatoka ke ‵lago atu ki te galuega tāua ‵ki tenei.


3:16—What is the sacred secret of godly devotion? 	 3:16—Se a te mea ‵funa a te lotu?


Likely, images of a major catastrophe spring to mind. 	 E se taumate, e fakaataata i tou mafaufau se matugā fakalavelave lasi.


Ancient Megiddo was strategically situated, overlooking the western section of the fertile Jezreel Valley, in northern Israel. 	 Ne tu a Mekito mua i se koga tāua ‵ki, telā e fakasaga tonu atu ki te feitu ki togālā o te kogā laukele ola i te Vanu o Ieseleelu, i te feitu ki mātū o Isalaelu.


Why not compare what you know with what the Bible teaches on this subject? 	 Kaia e se fakatusa‵tusa ei a mea ko iloa ne koe mo akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mataupu tenei?


Disclaiming honor for himself, Moses expressed his desire that the same spiritual gifts be shared by all of Jehovah’s servants. 	 Ne seki manako a Mose ke fakaaloalo atu ki a ia, mai i te fakaasi atu o tena manakoga ke ‵pau a meaalofa faka-te-agaga e maua fakatasi ne tavini a Ieova.


How does Jehovah actually feel about his rebellious people? 	 E pefea a lagonaga ‵tonu o Ieova e uiga ki ana tino ‵teke?


But he rejected their advice! 	 Kae ne ‵teke ne ia olotou manatu!


Yes, God made arrangements to redeem, or buy back, what Adam had lost for his descendants, namely, the prospect of endless life. 	 Ao, ko oti ne fai ne te Atua a fakatokaga ke fakasaoloto io me toe ‵togi mai a te mea ne galo i a Atamu mō ana fanau, te fakamoemoega ki te ola se-gata-mai.


(Matthew 21:43; 23:38) As Jehovah’s slave, the house of Israel was neither faithful nor discreet. 	 (Mataio 21:43; 23:38) E pelā me se tavini a Ieova, ne seki fakamaoni io me ne ‵poto a te kau Isalaelu.


They symbolize their dedication to Jehovah by being baptized “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit.” 	 E fakamailoga te lotou tukuatuga ki a Ieova e auala i te papatisoga “i te igoa o te Tamana, te Tama mo te Agaga Tapu.”


Do you believe that it teaches what Christ taught and what the early followers of Christ believed in? 	 E mata, e talitonu koe me e akoako i ei a mea kolā ne akoako ne Keliso mo mea kolā ne tali‵tonu ki ei a soko o Keliso i aso mua?


Rather, it underscores his confidence that they will uphold his side of the great universal issue. 	 I lō te fai penā, e faka‵mafa mai i te mea tenā a tena talitonu me ka ‵kau eiloa latou ki tena feitu i te kinauga lasi e uiga ki te pulega i te lagi mo te lalolagi.


What is needed to make sure that we follow through on the decisions we have made? 	 Se a te mea e manakogina ke fakamautinoa aka me e tau‵tali eiloa tatou i fakaikuga kolā ko oti ne fai ne tatou?


We may like to compare ourselves with others—sometimes with those who have less than we have, often with those who are stronger, wealthier, or more talented than we are. 	 E mafai o fakatusatusa ne tatou a tatou eiloa ki nisi tino—i nisi taimi, mo tino kolā e mu‵tana olotou mea i a tatou, mo latou kolā e ‵mafi, maumea, io me e ata‵mai atu i a tatou.


Are you trying your best to be on hand for every session of our assemblies and conventions? 	 E a, e fakaoti ne koe ou mafi ke kau atu ki vaega katoa o fono fo‵liki mo fono ‵lasi?


Thus, to make study pleasurable, we should be quick to use the newly acquired knowledge. 	 Tela la, kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke maua te fiafia i te faiga o sukesukega, e ‵tau eiloa o fakaaogā fakavave te malamalama fou telā e maua i ei.


For example, what if you are unemployed? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e a māfai e seai sau galuega ‵togi?


However, that is not what the Bible teaches. 	 Kae e se tenā loa te mea e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu.


ANSWER: Jesus is the firstborn Son of God. 	 TALI: A Iesu ko te Tama toekimua a te Atua.


7 As indicated by the experiences of the apostle Paul, our ministry may result in “sleepless nights” and “times without food.” (2 Cor. 6:5) These expressions paint a vivid picture of self-sacrifice and may well remind us of pioneers who give their ministry first place in life while supporting themselves financially. 	 7 E pelā mo te mea ne fakaasi mai i tala o te apositolo ko Paulo, e mafai o iku atu a ‵tou galuega talai ki te “sē ti moe i po” mo te “seai ne meakai i nisi taimi.” (2 Koli. 6:5) E fakaasi mai i tugāpati konei se ata manino o te tuku atu e pelā me se taulaga kae fakamasaua faka‵lei mai i ei ki a tatou e uiga ki paenia kolā e fakamuamua te lotou galuega talai i olotou olaga kae tausi atu ki a latou eiloa i mea tau tupe.


That promised Seed, however, would recover from the heel wound and would “bruise [Satan] in the head.” 	 Kae ka mafu te pakiaga i te mulivae o te Fanau telā ne folafola mai, kae ka “tuki pala” ne ia a te ulu o Satani.


For all his days, he is lent to Jehovah.” (1 Sam. 1:24-28) There, “the boy Samuel continued growing up before Jehovah.” (1 Sam. 2:21) But what did that mean for Hannah? 	 A ia e a [Ieova] i tausaga o tena olaga.” (1 Samu. 1:24-28) I konā, “ne tupu aka eiloa Samuelu i tena tofi ko te tavini atu mō [Ieova].” (1 Samu. 2:21) Kae se a te uiga o te mea tenā ki a Hana?


(Matthew 6:9) According to one scholar, whether Jesus spoke in a popular form of Hebrew or in Aramaic, the term he used for “Father” is akin to the intimate expressions of an infant, ‘a child’s word.’ 	 (Mataio 6:9) E ‵tusa mo pati a se tino poto e tokotasi, faitalia me ne faipati a Iesu i te ‵gana Epelu lauiloa io me i te ‵gana Alamaika, a te pati ne fakaaogā ne ia ki te “Tamana” e ‵pau eiloa mo ‘pati a se tamaliki foliki’ telā e ‵pili ‵ki tena va mo tena tamana.


Something similar can occur when it comes to the Bible. 	 E mafai foki o tupu se mea penā e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu.


Like Gideon, he had a modest view of himself—a view we do well to adopt. 	 E pelā mo Kitiona, ne agamalū a ia—se uiga ‵lei ke fakaakoako atu foki tatou ki ei.


So in light of this adjusted understanding, what lessons do we learn from Ezekiel’s vision? 	 Tela la, ona ko te malamalama fou tenei, ne a akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai te fakaasiga a Esekielu?


3 Well, discouragement might cause us to lose our objectivity. 	 3 Ia, e mafai ne te loto vāivāi o fakagata a te kausaki ki ‵tou fakamoemoega.


2 After serving them breakfast, Jesus turned to Simon Peter and said: “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” 	 2 I te otiga ne fagai ne ia latou i te taeao tenā, ne mafuli atu a Iesu ki a Simona Petelu kae fai atu: “Simona te tama a Ioane, e a, e sili atu tou alofa ki a au i lō mea konei?”


Prosperity Despite Spiritual Famine 	 E Maumea Faitalia te Mativa Faka-te-Agaga


How did Jesus and Paul set the example in showing and accepting hospitality? 	 Ne tuku mai pefea ne Iesu mo Paulo se fakaakoakoga i te fakaasimaiga mo te taliaga o uiga talimālō ‵lei?


18 We are fast approaching God’s day of judgment. 	 18 Ko pili ‵ki mai eiloa te aso o te fakamasinoga a te Atua.


After reading the book “Bearing Thorough Witness” About God’s Kingdom, a traveling overseer expressed his feelings as follows: “The book of Acts will never be the same for me. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne se ovasia faimalaga ana lagonaga i tena otiga ne faitau ki te tusi ko te “Bearing Thorough Witness” About God’s Kingdom: “Ko ‵kese a te tusi ko Galuega ki a au.”


What have we learned from the Bible account about Jephthah and his daughter, and how can we imitate them? 	 Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Iefata mo tena tamaliki fafine, kae e mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a laua?


Use the Art of Persuasion 	 Ke Ma‵goi a Fakamatalaga


Holy Spirit Empowers Us to Preach Boldly 	 E Fakamalosi Tatou ne te Agaga Tapu ke Talai Atu mo te Loto Toa


However, Hannah clearly valued her relationship with Jehovah. 	 Kae e manino i ei me ne fakatāua malosi ne Hana te va o laua mo Ieova.


The answer to these questions can be found only in God’s Word. 	 E maua fua a tali ki fesili konei i te Muna a te Atua.


He established the great spiritual temple, the arrangement for humans to approach him in worship on the basis of Jesus’ sacrifice. 	 Ne faite ne ia se faletapu faka-te-agaga, se fakatokaga mo tino katoa ke olo atu ki a ia i te tapuakiga e auala i te taulaga a Iesu.


Time and Unforeseen Occurrence 	 Taimi mo Mea ‵Tupu Fakafuasei


But he explained: “They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.” 	 Kae ne fakamatala mai a ia penei: “A latou e se ne vaega o te lalolagi, e pelā mo au e sē se vaega o te lalolagi.”


Just think of some of the precious truths we have learned from God’s Word! 	 Ke mafaufau la ki nisi muna‵tonu tāua kolā ne tauloto ne tatou mai i te Muna a te Atua!


They, in turn, sowed seeds of truth in their children and reaped bountifully. 	 Ne ‵toki aka ne laua a fuaga o te munatonu i lā tama‵liki kae e uke a fuataga ne maua ne laua i ei.


Beginning with this issue, you will notice further changes in the format of The Watchtower. 	 E kamata mai te lomiga tenei, ka lavea foki ne koe a nisi fakama‵fuliga ki Te Faleleoleo Maluga.


(Revelation 4:10, 11) We too have reason to praise the Creator regularly. 	 (Fakaasiga 4:10, 11) E isi foki ne pogai e ‵tau ei o ‵viki atu tatou ki te Atua i taimi katoa.


• Why are “the merciful” happy? 	 • Kaia e fiafia ei a ‘tino a‵lofa’?


It is possible that Zeruiah was listed because she was David’s sister or half sister. 	 Kae ne mafai foki o fakaaogā te igoa o Seluia ona ko ia se tuagane io me se afa tuagane o Tavita.


Likely composed late in 50 C.E., that letter is the first of Paul’s inspired writings. 	 Kāti ne tusi a te tusi tenā i te fakaotiga o te 50 T.A., kae ko te tusi fakaosofia muamua foki eiloa ne tusi ne Paulo.


And by ‘cleaving to Jehovah’s reminders,’ we avoid sinful enticements that displease our Creator and rob us of happiness.—Psalm 119:31. 	 Kae mai te ‘ ‵piki mau ki akoakoga mai i a Ieova,’ e ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i fakaosoosoga kolā e iku atu ki te faiga o agasala kae e fakafanoanoa atu ki te Atua kae e fai foki i ei tatou ke se fia‵fia.—Salamo 119:31, NW.


To do so, he exploits the most direct route into our hearts and minds—through our senses, particularly our eyes and ears. 	 Ke fai penā, e fakaaogā ne ia a te toe auala vave ke oko atu ki ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mafaufau—maise eiloa e auala i ‵tou mata mo ‵tou taliga.


(Acts 7:42) Those Israelites had seen Jehovah’s powerful acts in their behalf. 	 (Galuega 7:42) Ko oti ne lavea ne tino Isalaelu konā a galuega ‵mana a Ieova mō latou.


12 On Atonement Day, the high priest slaughtered a young bull, and in the Most Holy, he spattered some of its blood seven times before the cover of the Ark, thus representatively offering the blood before Jehovah. 	 12 I te Aso o te Faka‵māga, e tamate ne te faitaulaga sili se tamā pulumakau, kae i loto i te Potu Tafasili i te Tapu, e faka‵pisi atu ne ia a toto fakafitu taimi ki mua o te ‵pono o te Pusa o te Feagaiga, ko ofo atu ei a toto i konā i se auala fakatusa i mua o Ieova.


2 As Christians, we are not surprised by the distresses of life. 	 2 E pelā me ne Kelisiano, e se ‵poi tatou i fakalavelave o te olaga.


My self-righteousness got the better of me, so I quit the truth.” 	 Ne ‵sae aka oku uiga ma‵sei ona ko toku fia amiotonu, kae ne tiaki ne au te munatonu.”


15 Now, before the hour of judgment concludes, we are urged: “Fear God and give him glory.” 	 15 I te taimi nei, a koi tuai o oti atu te itula o te fakamasinoga, e fakamalosi mai penei ki a tatou: “Ma‵taku ki te Atua, kae tavae atu ki tona sili!”


Instead, if she finds an appropriate time to explain unpleasant things calmly, her husband will likely appreciate her honesty. 	 I lō te fai penā, kafai e ‵sala ne tou fafine se taimi ‵lei ke fakamatala atu a mea sē ‵lei konā i se auala filemu, e mautinoa eiloa me ka fiafia tou tagata ona ko te fakamaoni o tou fafine.


This is, in part, due to the protective shield that the angels have provided.—Psalm 34:7; Daniel 3:28; 6:22. 	 A te mea tenei, se pogai e tasi ne mafai ei o tupu te mea tenei ona ko puipuiga mai te kau agelu.—Salamo 34:7; Tanielu 3:28; 6:22.


7 Consider, too, the apostle Paul’s example. 	 7 Ke mafaufau foki ki te fakaakoakoga a te apositolo ko Paulo.


Then they made her a cup of tea and stayed for a chat. 	 Oti aka, fai ei ne laua a ipu tī kae sau‵tala malie.


Followers of the Pure Land sects of Buddhism in China and Japan believe that by endlessly reciting “Amitabha,” the name of the Buddha of Unlimited Light, they will be reborn in the Pure Land, or Western Paradise, where they will live in supreme happiness. 	 E tali‵tonu a soko o te lotu ko te Fenua ‵Ma o te Lotu Putisi i Saina mo Tiapani me kafai e taku atu faeloa ne latou te igoa o Puta o te Mainaga Katoatoa, ko “Amitabha,” ka toe fa‵nau mai latou ki te Fenua ‵Ma, io me ko te Palataiso i te Feitu ki Togālā, kae ka maua ne latou a toe fiafiaga ‵sili i konā.


Highlights From the Book of Ruth 	 Manatu Tāua Mai te Tusi ko Luta


Are the poor doomed to stay in the clutches of poverty forever? 	 E mata, ko leva ne fakaiku aka me ka tumau eiloa penā a tino ma‵tiva ki te sē-gata-mai?


At that time a start was made of calling on the name of Jehovah.” 	 Mai te taimi tenā, ko fatoā kamata ei a tino o fakaaogā te igoa tapu o [Ieova] i taimi o tapuakiga.”


9 Read Romans 12:4, 5, 9, 10. 	 9 Faitau te Loma 12:4, 5, 9, 10.


However, it is important to note that only the priests together with the nonpriestly Levites were responsible for teaching the nation.—2 Chron. 35:3; Mal. 2:7. 	 Kae se mea tāua ke iloa atu me ko faitaulaga fua mo tino Levi kolā e se ne faitaulaga ne ‵nofo mo te tiute ke akoako ne latou a te Tulafono ki te fenua kātoa.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 35:3; Malaki 2:7.


12, 13. (a) How does the apostle Peter illustrate the longing we should have for God’s Word? (b) How does Paul use the illustration of milk differently from Peter? 	 12, 13. (a) Se a te tala fakatusa telā ne fakaaogā ne te apositolo ko Petelu e uiga ki te fakamalosiga ke maua te fiafia ki te Muna a te Atua? (e) Ne ‵kese pefea te auala ne fakaaogā ei ne Paulo a te tala fakatusa ki te susu i lō Petelu?


8, 9. How is Jehovah’s wisdom revealed in the cycles that sustain life? 	 8, 9. E fakaasi mai pefea te poto o Ieova i tamilosaga kolā e fakaolaola ei a mea ola?


(Mark 10:6-12; 1 Corinthians 7:10, 11) That is why “he has hated a divorcing,” allowing it only on the grounds of “fornication.” 	 (Maleko 10:6-12; 1 Kolinito 7:10, 11) Tenā te pogai ‘e se fiafia a ia ki te avaga mavae’ kae e talia fua ne ia te ‵talaga o avaga māfai ko “mulilua” se tino i ei.


(2 Pet. 2:7, 8) God sent angels to rescue Lot. 	 (2 Pe. 2:7, 8) Ne uga mai ne te Atua a agelu ke fakasao a Lota.


8. Why is it imperative that we study the Bible? 	 8 Ne mafua mai te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu, i tena agaga.


Jehovah will cause the sprouting of righteousness and of praise in front of all the nations.” 	 E pelā mo te iloa tonu ne tatou i fuaga e tupu ake ko ola ei, e penā te iloa tonu ne tatou i te Aliki Sili e fakasao eiloa ne ia tena fenua, ka ko malo katoa ka tavae atu ki a ia.”


Everlasting Rewards for Loyal Subjects 	 Taui Se-Gata-Mai mō Tino A‵lofa Fakamaoni


When faced with their own death, however, they flinch. 	 Kae kafai e fakafesagai atu latou ki te lotou ‵mate eiloa, e se fia mafau‵fau latou ki ei.


He just had to keep on the watch. 	 Ne ‵tau fua mo ia o matapulapula.


[Picture on page 19] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 22]


(Acts 8:26-40; 13:16-43; 17:22-34) Those early Christians were clearly informed of the need to make changes in their lives. 	 (Galuega 8:26-40; 13:16-43; 17:22-34) Ne fakamaina atu faka‵lei ki Kelisiano konā a te tāua ke fai ne latou a ‵fuliga ki olotou olaga.


Satan and his agents try to blur the distinction between good and bad, clean and unclean, moral and immoral, ethical and unethical. (Romans 1:24-28; 16:17-19) He has made it so easy for us to pollute our hearts and minds by means of a TV remote control or a computer keyboard. 	 (Loma 1:24-28; 16:17-19) Ko oti ne fakafaigofie aka ne ia mō tatou ke fakalai‵lai ‵tou loto mo mafaufau e auala i se tamā mea telā e fakaola kae fakagalue aka ei te TV io me ko te kīpoti o se komupiuta.


As a result, you might feel that you neither have Jehovah’s approval nor merit his attention. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, kāti ka mafaufau koe me e se maua ne koe te taliaga a Ieova io me e se fia saga mai a ia ki a koe.


What obstacles to unity does Jehovah help us to surmount? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta kolā e fesoasoani mai a Ieova ke manumalo tatou i ei, ona ko te ‵kau fakatasi?


Women Who Cared About Others 	 Fāfine Kolā e Atafai ki Nisi Tino


How do most people view the “day of Jehovah,” and why are true Christians not surprised by this? 	 Se a te kilokiloga a te tokoukega o tino ki te ‘aso o Ieova,’ kae kaia e se ‵poi ei a Kelisiano ‵tonu i te mea tenei?


“LIVING WATERS WILL GO FORTH” 	 A “VAI O TE OLA KA ‵TAFE ATU”


It is the opposite with someone whose thinking is distorted and whose conscience is defiled.* 	 Kae e ‵kese te ikuga e fai ne te tino telā e ‵fuli fakakōtua ana mafaufauga kae lailai tena loto lagona.*


Although this cannot be directly confirmed in the Bible, it is not out of harmony with other scriptures that indicate that the first resurrection got under way soon after Christ’s presence began. 	 E tiga eiloa e se faipati ‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mea tenei, e fetaui eiloa te mea tenei mo nisi fuaiupu kolā e fakaasi mai me ne kamata te faka‵tumaiga muamua mai tua malie o te fakatasi mai o Keliso.


But that slave went off, found a fellow slave who owed him a modest sum, and demanded repayment. 	 Kae ne fanatu a te tavini tenā ki te suā tavini telā ne kaitalafu ne ia se aofaki foliki fua mai i a ia, kae fakatonu atu ke ‵tina tena kaitalafu.


These devoted servants of God were under a new covenant. 	 A tavini fakamaoni konei ne ‵nofo mai lalo i te feagaiga fou.


It is little wonder that millions are thoroughly confused. 	 E se tioa loa o ‵numi valevale a te fia miliona o tino.


Instead, God created the angel who later became the Devil, also known as Satan. 	 Kae ne faite ne te Atua a te agelu telā ne fai fakamuli mo fai te Tiapolo, io me ko Satani.


(John 10:16) Freely given financial contributions help to make possible a great international preaching and teaching work. 	 (Ioane 10:16) E fesoasoani malosi atu a meaalofa tupe kolā e tuku atu mo te lotomalie ke fai ei te galuega talai mo te faiga o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i te lalolagi kātoa.


And Paul wrote about the proper place for passion or intimacy within marriage. 	 Kae ne tusi mai foki a Paulo ki te manakoga ‵tau mō tauavaga i loto i te fakaipoipoga.


All eyes on the shore looked out to sea. 	 Ne ‵kilo atu a tino katoa ki te tai.


Rather, the Catholic New American Bible renders God’s pronouncement this way: “By the sweat of your face shall you get bread to eat, until you return to the ground, from which you were taken; for you are dirt, and to dirt you shall return.” 	 I lō te fai penā, e fai mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te folafolaga a te Atua penei: “A koe ka galue malosi kae tauta, kae fatoa maua ne au meakai mai te laukele, ke oko eiloa ki te taimi e toe foki ei koe ki te laukele telā ne mafua mai ei koe. A koe ne faite mai te laukele kae ka toe foki eiloa koe ki te laukele.”


For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be.”—Matthew 24:37-39. 	 A tino e ‵saga eiloa o ‵kai kae inu, kae fakatau a‵vaga valevale foki, ke oko eiloa ki te aso ne ulu ei a Noa ki loto i tena vaka. Ne seki iloa ne latou a mea ne ‵tupu ke oko ki te pokoga o te lolo telā ne tapea‵pea ei a latou katoa. E penā foki i te taimi e vau ei a te Tama a te Tagata.”—Mataio 24:37-39.


Does not that refreshing spiritual food give evidence of our spiritual paradise? 	 E mata, e se fakamaoni mai i meakai ‵gali faka-te-agaga konā me ko ‵nofo eiloa tatou i te palataiso faka-te-agaga?


“He went throwing the camp of the Egyptians into confusion. 	 “Ne fai ne ia latou ke fakatau fetuli valevale.


12, 13. (a) Why is praying together so important for a couple? (b) What other spiritual activities strengthen a marriage? 	 12, 13. (a) Kaia e tāua malosi ei mō tauavaga ke ‵talo fakatasi? (e) Ne a nisi fakatokaga faka-te-agaga e fakamalosi aka ei te fakaipoipoga?


Further, the longer Jehovah exercises patience, the more time we have to “keep working out [our] own salvation with fear and trembling.”—Philippians 2:12; 2 Peter 3:11, 12. 	 Kae e se gata fua i konā, a te leva telā e kufaki ei a Ieova, ko te uke foki o avanoaga e maua ne tatou ke “ga‵lue mo te mataku mo te polepole, ko te mea ke katoatoa te [‘tou] fakaolataga.”—Filipi 2:12; 2 Petelu 3:11, 12.


Even Nicodemus, a member of the Sanhedrin, or Jewish high court, is impressed with Jesus and comes to him in the night to learn more. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki a Nikotemo, se tino o te Fono Maluga a te kau Iutaia, ne āva malosi a ia ki a Iesu kae ne fanatu eiloa ki a ia i te po ke iloa ne ia a nisi mea e uiga ki a ia.


4 Jehovah has the right to expect that humans will serve him acceptably. 	 4 E maua eiloa ne Ieova a te aiā ke fakamoemoe me ka tavini atu a tino ki a ia i se auala telā e talia ne ia.


(Proverbs 28:26) Yes, you can walk in wisdom and escape disaster if you use God’s Word to guide you, much as you would consult a road map before beginning a trip.—Psalm 119:105. 	 (Faataoto 28:26) E tonu, e mafai o sasale koe mo te poto kae ‵kalo keatea mai fakalavelave ‵lasi mai te fakaaogāga o te Muna a te Atua ke takitaki ne ia koe, e pelā eiloa mo te mape telā e ‵tau o onoono koe ki ei a koi tuai o kamata tau malaga.—Salamo 119:105.


We do not know the details about the extent of the preaching work yet to be accomplished before the arrival of Jehovah’s day, but we do know that the good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth to God’s satisfaction before the end comes. 	 E se iloa ne tatou a te lasi o te galuega talai koi ‵tau o fai mai mua o te aso o Ieova, kae e iloa ne tatou me ka folafola atu eiloa a te tala ‵lei o te Malo ki te lalolagi kātoa a koi tuai o oko mai a te gataga e ‵tusa mo te mea e loto ki ei te Atua.


(Daniel 12:4) The world is in the desperate straits foretold at Isaiah 60:2: “Look! darkness itself will cover the earth, and thick gloom the national groups.” 	 (Tanielu 12:4) Ko ‵nofo atu nei te lalolagi i te tulaga fakaalofa telā ne ‵valo mai i te Isaia 60:2: “A nisi malo ka ufi ne te pouliga.”


Once he left behind the riches of Egypt, Moses put his confidence in Jehovah. 	 I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne ia a koloa o Aikupito, ne loto talitonu a Mose ki a Ieova.


Advertising a convention during my early pioneering days in Ireland 	 Fakasalalauatuga o te fono o te atufenua i taimi ne fatoā paenia ei au i Aialani (mai lalo)


They have reached this conclusion on the basis of what Jehovah’s Witnesses teach and how they conduct themselves, as well as on the basis of the benefits their religion has brought. 	 Ne fai ne tino se fakaikuga penā ona ko akoakoga mo faifaiga a Molimau a Ieova e pelā foki mo mea aogā kolā e maua i te tautali atu ki olotou talitonuga konā.


Obviously, this building has weathered some severe storms over the years, and it has suffered from neglect. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne masei te fale tenei ona ko matagi ma‵losi i te fia tausaga ko ‵teka mo te sē tausi faka‵lei atu ki ei.


The nations today are ruining the earth and polluting its environment. 	 E fakamasei kae fakalailai ne fenua i aso nei a te lalolagi mo tena enivalomene.


“O how she has come to sit solitary, the city that was abundant with people! 	 “Ielusalema te fa‵kai ne masani o ‵fonu sāle i tino, ko tu fakaalofa fua me ko seai ne tino i ei.


(Philippians 2:4) One way shepherds become better acquainted with individual sheep is by working side by side with them in the public preaching work. 	 (Filipi 2:4) A te auala e tasi e mafai o fakamasani faka‵lei latou mo mamoe taki tokotasi konei, ko te ga‵lue fakatasi mo latou i te galuega talai.


Consider some of the conditions that we can look forward to enjoying. 	 Ke na mafaufau malie aka ki nisi fakanofonofoga kolā ka maua ne tatou i ei.


He it was who had poured out the holy spirit upon his disciples. 	 Ko ia ko te tino telā ne ‵ligi ifo ne ia te agaga tapu ki luga i ana soko.


Myrna, a widow raising three children, says: “Instead of riding public transportation to get to Christian meetings, my children and I now walk.” 	 E fai mai a Myrna, se fafine ko mate tena avaga kae tokotolu ana tama‵liki: “I lō te faima‵laga atu i mea fakateletele ke oko atu ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, ko sa‵sale nei a matou mo aku tama‵liki.”


Hannah “prayed extendedly before Jehovah” 	 15. Ne a mea e mafai o ‵tupu māfai ko sē fetaui ‵tou faifaiga mo tulaga o te Atua?


HUMAN IMPERFECTION WILL BE NO MORE 	 ▪ KA SĒ TOE AI SE TULAGA SE ‵LEI KATOATOA O TINO


God calls them “disgusting things” and “dungy idols.” 	 E taku ne te Atua a mea konā ki “tupua ma‵sei kolā ne faite.”


(Revelation 12:9) When people sense our genuine empathy, they are more likely to respond to our message. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9) Kafai e lavea mai ne tino te ‵tou a‵lofa tonu, kāti ka mafai ei o ‵saga tonu mai latou ki te ‵tou fekau.


15 We discovered some priceless truths when we first began to associate with God’s people. 	 15 Ne maua ne tatou a nisi muna‵tonu tāua i te taimi ne kamata o ‵kau atu muamua tatou ki tino o te Atua.


(Job 10:1, 2) Although Satan may not directly cause these problems today, such hardships do affect many Christians, and the Devil can use them to his advantage. 	 (Iopu 10:1, 2) E tiga eiloa e mafai o se māfua tonu mai a fakalavelave penā i a Satani i aso nei, e pokotia eiloa a Kelisiano e tokouke i ei kae e fakaaogā eiloa ne te Tiapolo mō tena ‵lei.


But as individuals, how do we cooperate now with God’s administration? 	 Kae e ga‵lue tasi pefea a tatou taki tokotasi mo te fakatokaga a te Atua?


10 Even setting small realistic goals that are within reach of nearly every family member can yield rich dividends. 	 10 A te fakatokaga o tamā fakamoemoega aoga ke kausaki atu ki ei a te kāiga e maua mai i ei a mea aoga e uke.


(Luke 2:36-38) Do you make it a point not to miss meetings? 	 (Luka 2:36-38) E a, ko oti ne fatuaki ne koe tou loto ke se galo i se fakatasiga e tasi?


Many have to rear a child without a husband or a wife. 	 E tokouke a tino e puti aka ne latou olotou tama‵liki e aunoa mo se avaga tagata io me se avaga fafine.


This is so because he uses the anointed to proclaim the Kingdom message. 	 E fai eiloa penei me e fakaaogā ne ia te kau fakaekegina ke folafola atu te fekau o te Malo.


For example, repeating memorized prayers does not please him.—Read Matthew 6:7. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, a te fakafoki‵foki o pati o se ‵talo telā e tauloto ki te mafaufau e se fakafiafia atu ki a ia.—Faitau te Mataio 6:7.


Some names have been changed. 	 Ko oti ne ‵fuli a igoa o nisi tino.


Decades passed, and the ark gradually assumed its final shape. 	 Ko fia tausaga ko ‵teka, kae ko oti faka‵lei a te vaka.


Similarly, those who have faith that God will fulfill his promises are guaranteed to receive what they hope for. 	 E penā foki a tino kolā e fakatuanaki me ka fakataunu eiloa ne te Atua ana folafolaga, e mautinoa eiloa me ka maua ne latou a mea kolā e fakamoe‵moe latou ki ei.


(4) He showed a selfless attitude, bearing witness “from morning till evening.” 	 (4) Ne fakaasi atu ne ia te lasi o tena atafai ki tino i lō ia mai te molimau atu ki a latou “mai te taeao ke oko ki te po.”


He created this planet to be a delightful paradise. 	 Ne faite ne ia te paneta tenei ke fai mo fai se palataiso gali.


I felt that I was really making Jehovah’s name known.” 	 Ne maua ne au te lagonaga me ko fakasalalau eiloa ne au te igoa o Ieova.”


At times, though, by vigorously defending yourself, you make a problem worse. 	 Kae i nisi taimi, e mafai o fakalasi ne koe te fakalavelave mai te fakasakosako atu ke sao koe.


He married Ruth the Moabitess.* (Ruth 4:13, 22) King David and later the Messiah himself, Jesus Christ, descended from that outstanding family.—Joshua 6:22-25; Matthew 1:5, 6, 16. 	 Ne avaga a ia ki a Luta, te fafine Moapi.* (Luta 4:13, 22) A te tupu ko Tavita mo te Mesia, ko Iesu Keliso, ne ‵tupu mai eiloa i te kāiga tenā.—Iosua 6:22-25; Mataio 1:5, 6, 16.


Or Sanballat may have thought that the contents of the letter would cause such alarm among the Jews that they would stop their work altogether. 	 Io me kāti ne mafaufau a Sanipalata me ka ma‵taku a tino Iutaia ona ko mea kolā e fakaasi atu i te tusi tenā kae fai i ei ke taofi aka te galuega.


As a worldwide congregation, we are determined to do so. 	 E pelā me se fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa, e loto ma‵losi eiloa tatou ke fai penā.


While the Bible does not state her motive, the wise men of the day thought that obedience to the husband was definitely an issue and that Vashti’s bad example would influence all the wives in the provinces of Persia. 2:14-17—Did Esther have immoral sexual relations with the king? 	 E ui eiloa e se fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a lagonaga ‵tonu o tou fafine, e mafau‵fau a tino ‵poto i te taimi tenā me i te se fakalogo o se fafine ki tena avaga se fakalavelave eiloa telā e ‵tau o fai se faiga ki ei, kae ko te fakaakoakoga masei a Vasati ne fai mo fai se fakamalosiga sē ‵lei ki fāfine a‵vaga i kogā koga katoa o Pelesia. 2:14-17—E mata, ne fai ne Eseta a amioga finalalolagi mo te tupu?


“God has set the members in the body,” writes Paul, “each one of them, just as he pleased.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ne fakasoa ne te Atua a mea takitasi o te foitino, e pelā eiloa mo tena loto.”


• What motivates us to live no longer for ourselves? 	 • Se a te mea e fakamalosi mai ke sē toe ola mō tatou eiloa?


Good spiritual habits strengthen our relationship with God 	 Ko te masani eiloa a Iesu ke fanatu ki te sunako i te Sapati ke faitau ki te Muna a te Atua


(Gen. 2:8, 15, ftn.; Ps. 90:10) If that first human couple had remained faithful to Jehovah and had lovingly submitted to his sovereignty, they would never have experienced ill health, frailty, and death. 	 (Kenese 2:8, 15; Salamo 90:10) Moi ne tumau te tauavaga muamua konā i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova kae fakaasi atu te lā a‵lofa mai te faka‵logo ki tena pulega, penei e se ma‵saki, vāivāi kae ‵mate laua.


So in time, they would slow down and stop—in death. 	 Tela la, e oloolo ifo malie eiloa laua ke oko ki te lā fakaotiga—i te mate.


“A nationalistic spirit has taken over, and many take for granted that political independence will improve their lives. 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te loto fenua o tino, kae e mafau‵fau te tokoukega me ka ‵lei fakafia atu olotou olaga māfai e pule atu eiloa olotou tino ki luga i a latou.


12. (a) What will help us to maintain our zeal in God’s service while coping with life’s challenges? (b) Relate how you are benefiting from keeping busy in the ministry. 	 12. (a) Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke fakatumau ei ‵tou loto finafinau i te taviniga ki te Atua i te taimi e fakafesagai atu ei ki mea faiga‵ta i te olaga? (e) Fakamatala mai a te auala e maua ei ne koe a mea aoga i te fakalavelave faeloa i te galuega talai.


Once, pursuing David with three thousand troops, Saul entered a cave—the very cave where David and his men were hiding. 	 I te taimi ne ‵sala atu ei ki a Tavita mo ana kautau e toko tolu afe, ne ulu atu a Saulo ki loto i se ana—ko te ana eiloa telā ne ‵muni i ei a Tavita mo ana tāgata.


How foolish it would be for us to ignore his guidance! 	 Se mea valea ke se talia ne tatou tena takitakiga!


Only the true God, whose name is Jehovah, can make such a claim. 	 Ko te Atua tonu fua, telā ko Ieova tena igoa, e mafai o fai mai penā.


Our objective should be to restore peaceful relations. 	 A te pogai tāua ko te faiga ke maua se va filemu.


The Bible is clear on this subject when it says: “Fathers, . . . go on bringing [your children] up in the discipline and admonition [instruction; guidance] of Jehovah.” 	 E fakaasi manino mai i te Tusi Tapu a te mea tenā: “A koutou e tamana, . . . ke puti ake [otou tamaliki] i polopolokiga mo fakatakitakiga a Ieova.”


(Read John 3:16; 1 John 4:19.) 	 (Faitau te Ioane 3:16; 1 Ioane 4:19.)


(1 Kings 19:18; Romans 11:1-4) Our own gratitude for divine instruction will help us to keep on walking with God.—Psalm 119:66; Isaiah 30:20, 21. 	 (1 Tupu 19:18; Loma 11:1-4) E fesoasoani mai a ‵tou loto fakafetai mō akoakoga mai te Atua ke tumau tatou i te sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua.—Salamo 119:66; Isaia 30:20, 21.


Are those who struggle with such “disquieting thoughts” doomed to feel this way for the rest of their life? 	 E mata, ka fai eiloa penā a tino kolā “e manava‵se kae se toka” i olotou olaga kātoa?


1, 2. Though all Christians are evangelizers, what is Scripturally required of elders? 	 1, 2. E tiga eiloa e fai a Kelisiano katoa mo fai ne tino talai, se a te mea telā e fakatonu mai i te Tusi Tapu ke fai ne toeaina?


The foretold “seed” would crush the serpent’s head, eliminating the cause of rebellion, sickness, and death. 	 A te “fanau” telā ne folafola mai, ka tuki pala ne ia te ulu o te gata, mai i te fakaseaiatuga o te pogai o te ‵tekeatuga, masaki, mo te mate.


15 In modern times, some have ceased associating with the local congregation, feeling that they will serve God on their own. 	 15 I aso nei, ko se ‵kau atu a nisi tino ki te fakapotopotoga, i te lotou faka‵tau me ka tavini atu latou ki te Atua i a latou eiloa.


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He told the Corinthians: “The way I am running is not uncertainly; the way I am directing my blows is so as not to be striking the air.” 	 Konei eiloa ana muna ki te kau Kolinito: “A te tino tele, e tele ke maua ne ia te fakailoga.


How does holy spirit contribute to our freedom? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea te agaga tapu ke fakasaoloto tatou?


By using viewpoint questions, such as “What do you think?” parents can encourage their children to express their thoughts and feelings. 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o fesili e pelā mo te fesili tenei “Se a tau faka‵tau ki ei?” e fakamalosi atu i ei a mātua ki olotou tama‵liki ke fakaasi mai olotou mafaufauga mo olotou lagonaga.


20 Look again at the accompanying box, “Teachings to Help You.” 	 20 Ke ‵toe onoono ki te fakasologa i te pokisi, ko te “Akoakoga ke Fesoasoani Atu ki a Koe.”


3 What work are we talking about? 	 3 Se a la te galuega e fai‵pati tatou ki ei?


(Matthew 6:31, 32) What encouraging words! 	 (Mataio 6:31, 32) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto o pati konā!


Yes, the date palm is very pleasing to the eye and amazingly fruitful. 	 E tonu e gali ‵ki ke kilo atu ki te pāma kae e uke ‵ki a fuaga lakau e maua i ei.


What, though, do experiences such as theirs reveal about religious persecution? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne mea kolā ne ‵tupu ki a laua e uiga ki fakasauāga i mea tau lotu?


19 In 1975 an arrangement went into effect for committees of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses to oversee the worldwide activities of God’s organization. 	 19 I te 1975, ne fai se fakatokaga mō komiti o te Potukau Pule o Molimau a Ieova ke tausi atu ki galuega a te fakapotopotoga a te Atua i te lalolagi kātoa.


(Hebrews 10:38) Paul was here quoting from the prophet Habakkuk.* These words were likely familiar to Paul’s readers, Hebrew Christians to whom the prophetic books were well-known. 	 (Epelu 10:38) Ne siki mai i konā ne Paulo a pati a te pelofeta ko Sapakuka.* Kāti ne masani ‵lei a tino kolā ne fai‵tau ki pati a Paulo mo muna konā, me ne iloa ‵lei ne Kelisiano Epelu a tusi a te kau pelofeta.


2 Nowadays, divorce has become easy and widespread, and the divorce rate in many countries is climbing. 	 2 I aso nei, ko kamata eiloa o faigofie kae lauiloa foki a te ‵talaga o avaga, kae e fanaka fakavave eiloa ki luga te aofaki o avaga ‵tala i fenua e uke.


Instead, he had always stated: “This is what Jehovah has said.” 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fai atu faeloa a ia: “A te Aliki io me ko Ieova ne faipati mai penei.”


A sister in Kyrgyzstan relates: “While I was out in the preaching work, one householder told me: ‘I believe in God but not in the Christian God. 	 E fai mai se tuagane i Kyrgzstan: “I te taimi koi kau atu ei au ki te galuega talai, ne fai mai se tino e tokotasi i se fale ki a au: ‘Au e talitonu ki te Atua kae e se ko te Atua o te kau Kelisiano.


Accordingly, they can benefit from the counsel found in Romans chapter 8 that is given to righteous ones. 	 Tela la, e mafai foki o aoga ki a latou a pati fakatonutonu i te Loma mataupu e 8 telā e fakasino atu ki tino amio‵tonu.