Others are due to the enmity that exists between those who serve God and those who do not. 	 E ‵sae aka a nisi fakalavelave ona ko te fai fili o tino kolā e tavini ki te Atua mo latou kolā e se fai penā.


2. (a) Why have some circuit overseers expressed concern? (b) What will we consider in this article? 	 2. (a) Kaia ne fakaasi mai ei ne nisi ovasia o te fenua a olotou manavasega? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


(Amos 8:2) Neither Sheol nor high mountains can shield them from God’s judgments. 	 (Amosa 8:2) E se mafai ne te tanuga io me ko mauga ma‵luga o ‵pui latou mai fakamasinoga a te Atua.


The inspection process only began in 1918/19 when the faithful and discreet slave as a class passed the test. 	 Ne kamata fua a te āsiga i te 1918/1919 i te taimi ne pāsi ei a te tavini fakamaoni kae poto e pelā me se potukau.


“I also enjoyed the money and the excitement that this life-style offered me. 	 “Ne fiafia foki au ki tupe ne maua i ei, mo te gali o te vaegā olaga ne māfua mai i ei.


There is a need for being selective. 	 E ‵tau o filifili faka‵lei a pese.


Spiritual values highlight long-range rewards, not short-term gratification. 	 E tuku mai i mea tāua faka-te-agaga se taui telā e tumau ki te se-gata-mai, kae sē ko te lotomalie fua i se taimi toetoe.


He said: “The prince of the royal realm of Persia was standing in opposition to me for twenty-one days.”—Daniel 10:2, 13. 	 Ana muna: “A te agelu tausi o te malo o Pelesia ne ‵teke mai ki a au i aso e luasefulu tasi.”—Tanielu 10:2, 13.


True, humanly speaking, the small band of Jews did not stand a chance against the overwhelming enemy forces, but Nehemiah urged them: “Do not be afraid . . . 	 E tonu, i te kilokiloga faka-te-foitino, ne seki ‵kafi ne se aofaki foliki o tino Iutaia o fakafesagai atu se fili tokouke ‵ki, kae ne fakamalosi atu a Neemia ki a latou: “Sa ma‵taku i fili o tatou.


Individuals in the same age bracket or of the same ethnic background may naturally be attracted to one another. 	 E mafai eiloa o tosina atu a tino taki tokotasi ki tino kolā e kautama latou io me kolā e ‵pau olotou telega.


Prior to Eve’s creation, God declared: “I am going to make a helper for him [Adam], as a complement of him.” 	 A koi tuai o faite a Eva, ne folafola mai te Atua: “Ka fai ne au se fesoasoani mō ia [Atamu], se tino e fetaui ‵lei mo ia.”


If you answer these questions with a resounding yes, does this mean that you now have the heavenly calling? 	 Kafai tau tali ki fesili katoa konei ko te ao, e mata, e fakauiga i ei me ko maua nei ne koe te kalagaga ke ola i te lagi?


The Bible approves of the giving of presents, Jehovah himself being called the Giver of “every good gift and every perfect present.” 	 E talia ne te Tusi Tapu a te tukuatuga o meaalofa, me i “mea ‵lei katoa kolā e maua fua mo meaalofa katoatoa takitasi” e aumai ne Ieova.


The more the student speaks the new language, the more comfortable he becomes with using it. 	 Ko te faipati ‵soko o te tino ki te ‵gana fou, ko te momea aka foki o tena loto talitonu ke faipati i te ‵gana tenā.


‘And look at all those people who do not serve Jehovah. 	 Kāti ka fai mai latou me i tulaga o Ieova ko tō faiga‵ta kae ko tino kolā e se tavini ki a Ieova e fia‵fia faeloa.


What is symbolized by the splitting of “the mountain of the olive trees”? 	 Se a te mea e fakatusa ki ei te ‵vaega o “te mauga o olive”?


(2 Tim. 3:16, 17) Should we not accept whatever counsel or discipline we receive through these means? 	 (2 Timo. 3:16, 17) E mata, e se ‵tau mo tatou o talia so se fakatonutonuga io me se polopolokiga e maua ne tatou i auala konei?


That resurrection, in fact, was the greatest single event that strengthened the faith of the early disciples. 	 A te ‵toetuga tenā, ko te ‵toe mea lasi eiloa ne tupu telā ne fakamalosi aka i ei a te fakatuanaki o soko mua.


What did Jehovah tell him? 	 Ne a pati a Ieova ne fai atu ki tou tagata?


(Daniel 12:13) Daniel served God faithfully until the end of his life. 	 (Tanielu 12:13) Ne tavini atu a Tanielu mo te fakamaoni ki te Atua ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga o tena olaga.


20 “Happy are those hearing the word of God and keeping it!” said Jesus. 	 20 Muna a Iesu: “E sili atu te manuia [“te fiafia,” NW] o tino kola e faka‵logo ki te muna a te Atua, kae tausi ki ei.”


Satan surely knew that Jesus had the hope of eventually ruling mankind. 	 Ne iloa ‵lei ne Satani me ne maua ne Iesu a te fakamoemoega ke pule fakamuli mai ki luga i tino.


(Luke 13:24) Still, the Bible says: “As a father shows mercy to his sons, Jehovah has shown mercy to those fearing him.” 	 (Luka 13:24) E fai mai penei te Tusi Tapu: “E pela mo te alofa o te tamana ki ana tamaliki, e pena foki te alofa o te Aliki ki tino kola e ava ki a ia.”


Keep showing love.—John 13:34, 35. 	 Kae tumau eiloa i te fakaasi atu o te alofa.—Ioa. 13:34, 35.


15 We show our reliance on Jehovah when we keep a ‘simple eye.’ 	 15 E fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou fakalago‵lago ki a Ieova mai te ‘fakafaigofie aka o te kilo o ou mata.’


If they assign a publisher to study with an inactive person desiring help, what should be done if the conductor learns that the individual has committed a serious sin? 	 Kafai e ‵tofi aka ne latou se tino talai ke a‵koga mo se tino mate faka-te-agaga telā ko manako ki se fesoasoani, se a te mea e ‵tau o fai māfai ko iloa ne te faiakoga me ne fai ne te tino tenā se agasala matagā?


He sought out fellow Witnesses in a neighboring village, and they gave us accommodations for the night. 	 Ne ‵sala atu a ia ki taina Molimau i fa‵kai ‵pili mai kae ne fakaafe ne latou a māua i te po tenā.


All day long I will bless you, and I will praise your name to time indefinite, even forever.” 	 E fakafetai atu au ki a koe i aso katoa; ka ‵viki atu au ki a koe e se gata mai e se gata mai eiloa.”


19 May all of us continue to seek holy spirit through prayer and study of the Scriptures. 	 19 Ke na tumau katoa tatou i te ‵sala atu ki te agaga tapu e auala i te ‵talo mo te suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu.


In fact, a list could be made of more than 40 different qualities of Jehovah, each of which has been discussed in our publications. 	 A te tonuga loa, e silia atu i te 40 o uiga kese‵kese o Ieova ko oti ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei i loto i ‵tou lōmiga.


• How did the Pharisees and Jesus differ? 	 Kaia kāti ne nofo atu ei te fafine “agasala” i te fale o te Falesaio?


Their boat was moored near Astoria, Oregon, U.S.A., a picturesque town surrounded by forested hills and snowcapped mountains, just a short distance from the Pacific Ocean. 	 Ne taula te lā pōti i tafa o Astoria, Oregon, U.S.A., se fa‵kai gali e fakatamilo ne mauga fo‵liki e ola ei a togāvao mo ulu o mauga e ufi ne aisa, e se ‵mao mai te Vasa Pasefika.


Jesus not only observed his Father’s way of doing things, taking note of His feelings and attributes, but also absorbed and adopted all of what he learned about his Father. 	 Ne seki maimoa atu fua a Iesu ki te auala ne fai ei ne tena Tamana ana mea, ne lavea tonu eiloa ne ia Ana lagonaga ‵tonu mo uiga, ne tauloto kae fakagalue aka foki ne ia a mea katoa ne iloa ne ia e uiga ki tena Tamana.


On one occasion, first-century Christians in Jerusalem met together and “with one accord raised their voices to God” in fervent prayer. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne maopoopo fakatasi a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua i Ielusalema kae “‵talo fakatasi katoa latou ki te Atua.”


Premature marriage can bring a host of problems that a youthful couple are likely ill-prepared to handle. 	 Kafai e avaga se tokolua a koi fo‵liki laua e mafai o aumai ei a fakalavelave kolā e se iloa ne laua o faka‵lei aka.


Fulfillment of Bible prophecies shows that the time for God to bring an end to sickness, sorrow, and death is at hand. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te fakataunuga o valoaga i te Tusi Tapu me ko pili mai te taimi ka fakaseai atu ei ne te Atua a masaki, te fanoanoa, mo te mate.


Even if that is so, it is within your power to ‘do good with the true God and his house.’ 	 Kafai e penā loa, e mafai eiloa ne koe ‘o fai a mea ‵lei ki te Atua tonu mo tena fale.’


In what way can we imitate Jesus’ balanced example? 	 Se a te auala e mafai ei o tau‵tali atu tatou ki te fakaakoakoga paleni a Iesu?


As we consider how God’s Word helps us to avoid being misled, we might imagine that Jehovah is walking behind us and is pointing us in the right direction, saying: “This is the way. 	 I te taimi e sau‵tala ei tatou ki te auala e fesoasoani mai ei te Muna a te Atua ke mo a ma takitaki ‵se tatou, e mafai o fakaataata i ‵tou mafaufau a Ieova e sasale i ‵tou tafa kae fakasino mai ki a tatou a te auala tonu, mai te fai mai, penei: “Tenei te auala.


But the Bible relates experiences that can help us to meditate on this matter. 	 Kae e maua i te Tusi Tapu a tala kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki te mea tenei.


15, 16. (a) How should we react if a friend stops serving Jehovah? (b) How can we prove our love for God? 	 15, 16. (a) E ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou māfai ko fakagata ne se taugasoa tena tavini atu ki a Ieova? (e) E mafai pefea o fakamaoni atu ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua?


Peoples and ethnic groups struggling to establish their own identity and sovereignty have increasingly divided the world. 	 Ko sinā gasolo aka eiloa o mavae‵vae te lalolagi ona kinauga a tino io me ko itukāiga ke pule latou ki a latou eiloa.


What kingly activity did the apostle John see in vision? 	 Se a te mea ne lavea ne Ioane i se fakaasiga me e fai ne te Tupu faka-Mesia?


Keep On Handling God’s Word Aright 	 Ke Tumau i te Akoako Tonu Atu a te Muna a te Atua


They also included his grandfather Methuselah and his great-great-grandfather Jared, whose life overlapped Noah’s by 366 years.* (Luke 3:36, 37) Perhaps from these men and possibly from their wives, Noah learned about mankind’s start, God’s purpose that a righteous human family fill the earth, and the rebellion in Eden—the results of which Noah could see for himself. 	 E aofia foki i ei tena tupuna tagata ko Metusela, mo Ialeto, te tupuna o tena tupuna, telā ne ola mō se 366 tausaga mai tua o te fanauga a Noa.* (Luka 3:36, 37) Kāti mai tāgata konei fakatasi mo olotou avaga, ne mafai ei ne Noa o tauloto a mea e uiga ki te auala ne ola mai ei a tino i te kamataga, te fuafuaga a te Atua me ka faka‵fonu ne tino amio‵tonu a te lalolagi, mo te ‵tekeatuga i Etena—ikuga kolā ne mafai o lavea faka‵lei atu ne Noa.


The soul dies.—Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Ezekiel 18:4. 	 E mate eiloa te tino ola.—Failauga 9:5, 10; Esekielu 18:4.


The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), an organization that promotes racism and violence, was very active then. 	 Ne malosi ‵ki eiloa a te Ku Klux Klan (KKK), se fakapotopotoga telā e fakamalosi ne ia a te fakailoga tino mo amioga fakasaua.


David turned over all of Saul’s property to him and assigned Saul’s attendant Ziba as caretaker of this land. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Tavita a mea katoa a Saulo ki a ia kae ‵tofi aka ne ia a te tino fesoasoani a Saulo, ko Sipa ke tausi ne ia te laumanafa tenei.


6 Our heavenly Father is “vigorous in power” and can easily invigorate us. 	 6 A te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi “e se fakatau eiloa i te malosi” kae e mafai foki ne ia o fakamalosi tatou.


In the Bible, Jehovah is the personal name of God. 	 I te Tusi Tapu, a Ieova ko te igoa totino o te Atua.


What did the man’s request reveal about him? 	 Se a te mea ne fakaasi mai ne te tagata tenei e uiga ki a ia mai i tena fakamolemole?


Some have felt that they should learn ancient Hebrew and Greek so that they could read the Bible in the original languages. 	 Ne mafau‵fau a nisi tino me e ‵tau o tauloto ne latou a te ‵gana Epelu mo te ‵gana Eleni mua ko te mea ke mafai ne latou o fai‵tau te Tusi Tapu i ‵gana mua konā.


That choice—the rejection of the rule of God—has placed the world of mankind in the hands of God’s enemy, Satan. 	 A te fakaikuga tenā—ke ‵teke atu ki te pulega a te Atua—ne tuku atu i ei a te lalolagi o tino ki lima o te fili o te Atua, ko Satani.


It was the fact that Jesus taught the people. 	 Ko te akoako atu o Iesu ki tino konā.


How did Satan distort Jehovah’s words and motives? 	 Ne ‵fuli ‵se pefea ne Satani a pati mo lagonaga o Ieova?


The answer, in part, involves God’s command to the Israelites. 	 E aofia i te tali se vaega o te fakatonuga a te Atua ki te kau Isalaelu.


Stocks and Bonds: Stocks and bonds donated to an entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses as an outright gift or by means of a written agreement to transfer on death. 	 Fakavae mo Feagaiga: A tupe kolā e isi se fakavae ne fai ki ei mo tupe fakafeagaiga e fakameaalofa atu ki Molimau a Ieova e pelā me se meaalofa e tuku katoatoa atu io me e pelā me se feagaiga i te taimi e mate ei te tino.


How pleased Jehovah will be as he observes our whole-souled efforts to “keep bearing much fruit”! 	 Ka fiafia eiloa a Ieova i te taimi e lavea ei ne ia ‵tou taumafaiga e fai mo ‵tou loto kātoa ke tumau “i te ‵fua malosi mai faeloa”!


You are to be commended for your decision; it was the right and wise thing to do. 	 Ko oti ne fai ne koe se fakaikuga ‵lei ‵ki. A te mea tenā se fakaikuga tonu kae poto telā e ‵tau o fai.


HOLY SPIRIT CAN HELP SET YOU FREE 	 E MAFAI NE TE AGAGA TAPU O FAKASAOLOTO KOE


Rather than seeing how close we can get to sin, we keep far away from it and “flee from fornication.” (1 Cor. 6:18) We thus show that we are people of genuine integrity. 	 I lō te taumafai ke iloa aka me e e mafai pefea o fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki te faiga o te agasala, e faka‵mao eiloa keatea tatou mai i ei kae “fakagata te fina lalolagi.” (1 Kolinito 6:18) E fakaasi atu ei ne tatou me e fai eiloa tatou mo tino fakamaoni ‵tonu.


God’s Son will “break up the works of the Devil” and “bring to nothing the one having the means to cause death.”—1 John 3:8; Hebrews 2:14. 	 Ka “fakamalepe a te galuega a te Tiapolo” ne te Tama a te Atua, kae “fakatakavale ne ia a te Tiapolo, tela e isi sena pule i te mate.”—1 Ioane 3:8; Epelu 2:14.


God undoubtedly restored Jesus’ memory regarding the work involved in the creation of both invisible and visible things. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua, me ne fai ne te Atua ke toe masaua ne Iesu a mea e uiga ki te galuega telā e aofia i ei te faitega o mea e matea mo mea sē matea.


Be assured that Jehovah deeply appreciates your willing spirit, and he will not forget it.—Heb. 6:10. 	 Masaua me e fakatāua malosi ne Ieova te otou loto fia‵fia kae ka se puli lele eiloa i a ia.—Epe. 6:10.


“Seeing how groups and congregations are being formed in remote regions is my greatest joy,” she says. 	 “A te lavea atu o potukau mo fakapotopotoga ‵fou i fenua i tua, ko te ‵toe mea fakafiafia eiloa ki a au,” ko ana pati.


Even the world’s religions have not been able to help. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki lotu o te lalolagi ko sē mafai o fesoasoani atu.


Since Christ died for us, do we not sense the moral obligation to live for him? 	 Ona ko te mea ne mate a Keliso mō tatou, e mata, e se lagona ne tatou te ‵tou tiute ke ola mō ia?


The first 39 books of the Bible were written by Israelites, or the Jews. 	 A tusi e 39 o te Tusi Tapu ne tusi ne te kau Isalaelu io me ko tino Iutaia.


The invaluable expertise of the pilot illustrates the priceless help available to Christian youths who have to chart a course through the difficult waters of life. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te iloaga tāua ‵ki o te pailate te fesoasoani sē fuafuagina e mafai o maua ne talavou Kelisiano kolā e faima‵laga atu i te vasa sou fakamataku o te olaga nei.


They plunged mankind into imperfection with all the terrible consequences we experience today.—Romans 5:12. 	 Ne fai ei ne laua ke maua ne tino katoa a te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa mo ikuga matagā katoa kolā e fe‵paki mo tatou i aso nei.—Loma 5:12.


(John 1:1–11:54) 	 (Ioane 1:1–11:54)


By rendering sacred service to God, by sharing in Christian meetings, and by displaying love and the other fruits of God’s spirit.—Philippians 1:9; Hebrews 10:24, 25. “Gifts in Men” 14. 	 Mai i te tukuatuga o te taviniga tapu ki te Atua, mai te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga Kelisiano, mo te fakaasiatuga o te alofa mo nisi fuataga o te agaga o te Atua.—Filipi 1:9; Epelu 10:24, 25.


How did we come to have our physical characteristics? 	 Ne maua pefea ne tatou a ‵tou foliga mo ‵tou uiga?


As one reference work says, “Jesus cites a very small bird and uses a diminutive even of that!” 	 E pelā mo pati i se tusi e tasi, “ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu se manu foliki ‵ki kae ne fakaaogā ne ia tena foliki i tena tala fakatusa!”


(Col. 1:10) However, more is involved than simply acquiring head knowledge. 	 (Ko. 1:10) Kae e uke atu a mea e aofia i ei i lō te mauaga fua o te iloaga.


How do we do so? 	 E mafai pefea o fai tatou penā?


How will sharing in the preaching work help us? 	 Ka fesoasoani mai pefea ki a tatou a te kau faeloa ki te galuega talai?


We can do so by rejoicing in meaningful personal Bible study, by exalting Jehovah’s name in the ministry, and by avoiding bad associations. 	 E mafai o fai tatou penā mai te faiga mo te fiafia o sukesukega totino ki te Tusi Tapu, te fakamalugaga o te igoa o Ieova i te galuega talai, mo te ‵kalo keatea mai taugasoa ma‵sei.


We work hard in the ministry not only because we know we are living in the last days but also because we realize that it is God’s will. 	 E se ga‵lue malosi fua tatou i te galuega talai ona ko te mea ko ‵nofo tatou i aso fakaoti kae ona ko te iloa atu foki me ko te loto eiloa o te Atua.


We need to do likewise. 	 E ‵tau foki o fai tatou penā.


It comes as no surprise to us that those who do not know God treat our preaching work with contempt. 	 E se ofo tatou me i tino kolā e se iloa ne latou te Atua e manatu māmā ki te ‵tou galuega talai.


Later, when Israel rebelled against Jehovah God, their figurative husband, he told them that he would mercifully ‘speak to their heart.’ 	 Fakamuli ifo, i te taimi ne ‵teke atu ei a Isalaelu ki a Ieova te Atua, te lotou avaga fakatusa, ne fai atu a ia me ka ‘faipati atu a ia ki olotou loto’ mo te alofa fakamagalo.


This will be considered in the following article. 	 Tenā loa te mea ka mafau‵fau tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu.


21 The Bible describes participation in the race for everlasting life as active, not passive. 	 21 E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu me i tino kolā e ‵kau i te fakatautelega ki te ola se-gata-mai e ‵tau o ma‵losi kae sē ‵pafu.


This, along with prayer, built him up and strengthened him spiritually. 	 Ne fakamalosi aka ne te mea tenei fakatasi mo ‵talo a ia i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Who was Ahithophel, and where did he go at his death? 	 Ko oi a Aitofele, kae ne fanatu a ia ki fea i te taimi ne mate ei?


(Matt. 24:45) Though quick to claim stewardship of God’s Word, have the clergy of Christendom proved to be faithful to the Master’s trust? 	 (Mataio 24:45) E tiga eiloa ne fai fakavave atu latou me i a latou ko te situati o te Muna a te Atua, e mata, ne fakatalitonu atu ne faifeau o Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se a te lotou fakamaoni ke talitonu ki ei te Pule?


That sentiment is shared by many who feel that although religious affiliation is important, it does not really matter which religion one chooses to follow. 	 Tenā eiloa te manatu e maua ne tino e tokouke kolā e fai mai me e tiga eiloa e tāua ke ‵kau atu ki se lotu, e se afaina eiloa te lotu e kau koe ki ei.


Parents—Help Your Children Become “Wise for Salvation” 	 Mātua—Fesoasoani ki Otou Tama‵liki ke ‘‵Poto e Uiga ki te Fakaolataga’


Although the Roman armies tried to ensure relative safety throughout the then known world, they became the desolater of Jerusalem. 	 E ui eiloa ne fai a taumafaiga a te kautau a Loma ke maua ne tino katoa i te lalolagi i aso konā a te tokagamalie, ne fakamasei eiloa ne ia a Ielusalema.


However, through her study the wife in particular realized that as a parent, it was her God-given responsibility to bring up her child. 	 Ne kamata o fakamalosi atu a taugasoa mo kāiga ki tou fafine mo tena avaga ke ave a te pepe ki ana tupuna i te fenua tonu.* E ui i ei, ne matea ne tou fafine mai i tena sukesukega me i o ia te tiute ne tuku mai ne te Atua, e pelā me se mātua, ke puti aka a te tamaliki.


(Acts 10:34, 35) Would you not agree that for a government to be able to bring hundreds of ethnic groups together in peace and harmony, it must be effective and stable—and real? 	 (Galuega 10:34, 35) E mata, e se lotomalie koe me i te malo telā e mafai ne ia o fai ke ‵kau fakatasi a te fia selau o potukau mai matakāiga kese‵kese i te filemu mo te fealofani, ko ia eiloa telā e magoi kae e tokagamālie—kae tonu foki?


Why has the Bible been able to help these and many others to overcome deep-seated hatred and prejudice? 	 Kaia ne mafai ei o fesoasoani atu a te Tusi Tapu ki a latou konei mo nisi tino aka e tokouke ke manumalo i te takalialia malosi mo te fakailoga tino?


(Matt. 6:23; ftn.) 	 (Mataio 6:23, Tusi Tapu Tauloto.)


A case of cannibalism had already been reported.—2 Ki. 6:24-29. 	 Ne ‵logo atu foki me ko kamata te kai tino i ei.—2 Tupu 6:24-29.


Hence, if some Bible account raises questions to which we cannot find immediate explicit answers, let us have full confidence that Jehovah did what was right. 	 Tela la, kafai e isi ne tala i te Tusi Tapu e se mautinoa ‵lei i a tatou, ke na tali‵tonu eiloa tatou me ne fai ne Ieova a te mea tonu.


The apportioning of the land will have its final fulfillment in the new world when each faithful person will inherit a place.—Isaiah 65:17, 21. 	 A te vaevaega o te fenua ka fakataunu eiloa i te lalolagi fou, māfai ko maua ne tino fakamaoni taki tokotasi se vaega i ei.—Isaia 65:17, 21.


It was not provided solely to perform miracles. 	 Ne seki tuku mai fua ke fai vavega.


10, 11. (a) How common is divorce? (b) What does the Bible say about separation? (c) What will help a marriage mate not to separate quickly? 	 10, 11. (a) E pefea nei te lauiloa o te ‵talaga o avaga? (e) Ne a pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te ‵nofo māvae? (i) Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki se tauavaga ke sē māvae fakavave?


Try to use your imagination. 	 Taumafai ke fakaaoga a mea kolā e fakaataata ne koutou i otou mafaufau.


In ancient times, Jehovah called the temple his “house of prayer.” 	 I aso mua, ne taku ne Ieova a te faletapu ki tena “fale ‵talo.”


(Luke 10:16) Surely this should be the foremost reason why we desire to be submissive to the elders. 	 (Luka 10:16) E tonu, tenei eiloa te pogai tonu e ma‵nako ei tatou o faka‵logo ki toeaina.


Such love is denoted by a Hebrew word translated “loving-kindness,” or “loyal love.” 	 E fakamatala mai te vaegā alofa tenā i se pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te “alofa atafai,” io me ko te “alofa fakamaoni.”


She might well have recalled what formerly barren Hannah had prayed when she brought Samuel to serve at the tabernacle: “Jehovah . . . brings down to the Grave, and he raises up.” (1 Sam. 2:6) Clearly, God in a very literal way raised up the boy in Shunem, proving His ability to resurrect. 	 Kāti ne masaua ne ia a te ‵talo a Hana, telā ne seki afu muamua i te taimi ne avatu ei ne ia a Samuelu ke tavini atu i te faleie tapu: “A Ieova e . . . tuku ifo ne ia ki te Tanuga, kae faka‵tu aka ne ia.” (1 Samu. 2:6) E manino ‵lei, me ne fakatu aka eiloa ne te Atua a te tamaliki tagata i Sunema, telā ne fakamaoni atu ei Tena malosi ke faka‵tu aka a tino ‵mate.


Commenting on Matthew 24:14, one theologian wrote these dire words: “This verse is one of the most important in all the Word of God . . . 	 E uiga ki pati i te Mataio 24:14, ne tusi mai ne se faifeau e tokotasi a pati faiga‵ta konei: “A te fuaiupu tenei se tasi o fuaiupu tāua i mea katoa i te Muna a te Atua . . .


What has occurred in our time with regard to the calling of the anointed? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i ‵tou aso nei e uiga ki te filifiliga o te kau fakaekegina?


(Ps. 15:1, 2; Prov. 27:11) You too can show you trust in Jehovah. 	 (Salamo 15:1, 2; Faataoto 27:11) E mafai foki ne koe o fakaasi atu me e talitonu koe ki a Ieova.


For the Gospel must be preached in all nations before the great tribulation, and end of the world. 	 Me e ‵tau o talai atu a te Tala ‵lei ki fenua katoa mai mua o te fakalavelave lasi, mo te gataga o te lalolagi.


(1 Peter 3:18) Then, he went to heaven and sat at God’s right hand. 	 (1 Petelu 3:18) Oti aka, fanatu ei a ia ki te lagi kae sagasaga i te feitu fakaatamai o te Atua.


(Matt. 3:17) Jesus’ blood, or life, given as “a corresponding ransom for all,” also showed that Jesus is God’s Son. 	 (Mataio 3:17) A te toto io me ko te ola o Iesu telā ne tuku mai pelā me se taulaga ke “fakasaoloto tino katoa,” e fakaasi mai foki i ei me i a Iesu ko te Tama a te Atua.


He “went just as Jehovah had spoken to him,” and for the rest of his life, he lived in tents as an alien and a migratory resident in the land of Canaan. 	 Ne fai eiloa ne ia te mea tenā “e pelā eiloa mo te fakatonuga a te Aliki ki a ia,” kae ne ola a ia i tena olaga kātoa i faleie e pelā me se tino fakaalofa kae maumausolo i te fenua o Kanana.


“I felt so unworthy,” she recalls. 	 “Au ko oko eiloa i te sē aogā,” e masaua ne ia.


But the people “took no note until the flood came and swept them all away.”—2 Peter 2:5; Matthew 24:38, 39. 	 Kae ko tino “ne seki saga atu ke oko ki te pokoga o te lolo tela ne tapea‵pea ei a latou katoa.”—2 Petelu 2:5; Mataio 24:38, 39, NW.


(Deuteronomy 18:10-12; 1 Samuel 28:6, 7) Summing up the matter, 1 Chronicles 10:14 says of Saul: “He did not inquire of Jehovah.” 	 (Teutelonome 18:10-12; 1 Samuelu 28:6, 7) Ne fakamatala fakatoetoe mai ne te 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 10:14 i te Tusi Paia Samoa, e uiga ki a Saulo, penei: “Ne seki fesili atu a ia ki a Ieova.”


Later, however, he wrote to the Witness who first contacted his wife: “Thank you for introducing my wife to Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo, ne tusi atu tou tagata ki te Molimau muamua telā ne āsi atu ki tena avaga: “Fakafetai eiloa me ne fakailoa atu ne koe a Molimau a Ieova ki taku avaga.


Greater responsibilities now awaited that slave. 	 Nei la, ko uke atu nei a tiute ka panaki mo te tavini tenei.


Writing about spiritual gifts, Paul told fellow believers in Corinth: “I would have you [former idolaters] know that nobody when speaking by God’s spirit says: ‘Jesus is accursed!’ and nobody can say: ‘Jesus is Lord!’ except by holy spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:1-3) Any spirit that moves people to pronounce a curse upon Jesus must originate with Satan the Devil. 	 I tena tusi e uiga ki meaalofa faka-te-agaga, ne fai atu a Paulo ki tino tali‵tonu i Kolinito: “Tela la, e ‵tau o iloa ne koutou [tino kolā ne ifo muamua ki tupua] me seai se tino e takitaki ne te Agaga o te Atua e mafai o muna ake penei, ‘Ke malaia Iesu!’ E seai foki se tino e mafai ne ia o fai ake pelā, ‘A Iesu ko te Aliki’ seiloga ko takitaki a ia ne te Agaga Tapu.” (1 Kolinito 12:1-3) A so se malosi telā e fakamalosi atu ki tino ke fakamalaia atu ki a Iesu e māfua mai i a Satani te Tiapolo.


My own God sent his angel and shut the mouth of the lions, and they have not brought me to ruin, forasmuch as before him innocence itself was found in me; and also before you, O king, no hurtful act have I done.” 	 Ne tali fakavave atu a Tanielu: “Tou ‵Malu, ke ola loa koe! Ne uga mai ne te Atua tena agelu ke ‵pono a gutu o leona ke se mafai ne latou o ta a au. Ne fai ne ia te mea tenei me iloa ne ia i a au se ‵se kae seki ai foki saku mea ‵se kai fai ki a koe.”


The source of pay and the location of the employment also enter into the picture. 	 E ‵tau foki o mafaufau faka‵lei ki te auala ne maua mai ei a tupe kolā e peofu atu ki a koe mo te koga e tu ei te koga galue tenā.


How do Christians differ from people in general as regards personal accomplishments, and why? 	 E ‵kese pefea a Kelisiano mai te tokoukega o tino e uiga ki mea totino e mafai o fai, kae kaia?


Consider three common challenges you might face and how the wisdom found in the Bible can help you. 	 Ke mafaufau ki tofotofoga masani e tolu ka fepaki mo koe mo te auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani atu a te poto mai i te Tusi Tapu ki a koe.


HOW OTHERS CAN HELP 	 TE AUALA KE FESOASOANI ATU A NISI TINO


(Rev. 16:12; 17:15) For example, when the image of the beast first appeared, the churches of Christendom—an influential part of Babylon the Great—dominated the Western world. 	 (Fakaasiga 16:12; 17:15) E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te taimi ne sae muamua aka ei a te fakatusa o te manu fekai, ne ma‵losi ‵ki eiloa a lotu o Fenua Lotu Kelisiano i atufenua ki te Togāla.


(Galatians 3:26-29; Ephesians 2:4-7) Expressing deep appreciation for the wisdom and purpose behind Jehovah’s merciful long-suffering, through which he produces the total number of those called to complete spiritual Israel, Paul exclaimed: “O the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! 	 (Kalatia 3:26-29; Efeso 2:4-7) Mai i te fakaasiatuga o te loto fakafetai mō te poto mo te pogai ne kufaki kae ne alofa fakamagalo ei a Ieova, i te faiga ke maua te aofaki kātoa o tino kolā ne kalagagina ke fakakātoa te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga, ne folafola mai a Paulo, penei: “Tapa! Ko oko eiloa i te ‵poko o te maukoloa, mo te poto mo te malamalama o te Atua!


20. Now is the time for what action? 	 20 E se tenei te taimi ke fakalotolotolua tatou i ei.


(Matthew 28:20, King James Version) Hence, this international preaching work would continue to be an identifying mark of those who are truly empowered by holy spirit. 	 (Mataio 28:20) Tela la, a te galuega talai tenei i te lalolagi kātoa ka tumau eiloa i te fai mo fai se fakailoga e iloa ei a latou kolā e maua ne latou a te agaga tapu.


People were very religious and prejudiced against us. 	 A tino e ma‵losi ki lotu kae fakailoga tino.


He viewed the actions of the Israelites as a challenge to his Godship, not just a rebellion against Moses. 	 Ne kilo atu a ia ki faifaiga a te kau Isalaelu e pelā me e ‵teke atu ki tena pulega, kae e se ki a Mose.


Welsh and Elthea still recall the many favorable comments of unbelieving relatives who attended their wedding. 	 Koi masaua ne Uelesi mo Eletia te fia o pati tavae mai olotou kāiga sē talitonu kolā ne o‵mai ki te lā fakaipoipoga.


In reply, Jesus presented his famous illustration about a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho who was robbed and left “half-dead.” 	 I tena tali ne fakamatala atu ne Iesu se fakatusa lauiloa e uiga ki se tagata telā ne faimalaga atu mai Ielusalema ki Ieliko kae ne puke ne tino ‵faomea kae “tiakina ei me ko tai mate.”


That is a valid question. 	 E tāua ‵ki eiloa a te fesili tenā.


And in the years following Jesus’ death, it became clear that there would be no wholesale conversion of Jews to Christianity. 	 Kae i tausaga mai tua ifo o te mate o Iesu, ne manino mai ei me ne seki ‵fuli atu a tino Iutaia katoa ki te Lotu Kelisiano.


9 Not everything the Bible Students did during the period between 1914 and 1919 was in harmony with Scriptural principles. 	 9 E se ko mea katoa ne fai ne Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu i te 1914 ki te 1919 ne fetaui mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu.


Would you not enjoy that? 	 E fia maua ne koe a mea aogā konā, i ne?


By doing that, you will gain true happiness, the best quality of life now, and the hope of getting “a firm hold on the real life.”—1 Tim. 6:19. 	 Mai te faiga o te mea tenā, ka maua eiloa ne koutou te fiafia tonu, te ‵toe olaga ‵lei, mo te fakamoemoega ke “mafai o maua ne [koutou] te ola telā ko te ola tonu.”—1 Timoteo 6:19.


So when we are anxious, we need to turn our worries into prayers. 	 Tela la, kafai e manava‵se tatou, e ‵tau o ‵talo atu ki mea e manava‵se ki ei tatou.


Following Bible counsel makes life satisfying and fulfilling 	 Ka aogā kae tokagamalie ‵tou olaga māfai e tau‵tali atu tatou ki pati fakatonutonu i te Tusi Tapu


How would you describe the first reported resurrection by an apostle? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea ne koe te tala muamua telā ne tusi ki lalo e uiga ki se toetuga telā ne fai ne se apositolo?


(Matthew 17:24-27) If we ask viewpoint questions that do not embarrass a Bible student, his answers may reveal what he thinks about a certain subject. 	 (Mataio 17:24-27) Kafai e ‵sili atu a fesili kolā e fakaasi mai ei a lagonaga o te tino akoga e aunoa mo te fakamā atu ki a ia, e mafai eiloa o fakaasi mai ana manatu ‵tonu e uiga ki se mataupu.


It might be better to say, “God’s Word, the Bible, forbids it” or, “It would displease my God.” 	 Kāti e ‵lei ke fai atu, penei: “E fakatapu ne te Muna a te Atua ko te Tusi Tapu a te faifaiga tenā” io me “Ka fakafanoanoa atu te mea tenā ki toku Atua.”


Time and again, he suffered relapses. 	 Fakamuli ifo ne gasolo aka eiloa a ia o masei ‵ki.


The Bible indicates Jehovah’s satisfaction with his creative work when it says: “God saw everything he had made and, look! it was very good.” 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a te lotomalie o Ieova ki ana galuega i te taimi ne fai mai ei: “Ne kilo atu te Atua ki ana mea katoa ne faite, fiafia malosi eiloa a ia.”


Jehovah answered Hezekiah’s prayer 	 Ne tali atu Ieova ki te ‵talo a Hesekia


According to 1 Chronicles 25:8, there were ‘learners’ as well. 	 E ‵tusa mo pati i te 1 Nofoaiga Tupu 25:8, e isi foki ne “tino fatoa kamata.”


7 Some have conveyed a spiritual blessing to grieving ones who are acquainted with the Bible by reading 2 Corinthians 1:3-7. When doing so, they have emphasized the expression “the comfort we get also abounds through the Christ.” 	 Ko fakatāua ne latou i ei me ‘e uke foki a fakamafanafanaga e maua ne tatou mai i a Keliso.’


11 We can emphatically and honestly say that each true Christian should be making his or her own examination of the Bible. 	 11 E ‵tau o faka‵mafa te manatu tonu me e ‵tau mo Kelisiano ‵tonu taki tokotasi o fai olotou sukesukega totino ki te Tusi Tapu.


The purpose of this edition of The Watchtower, the first in a series of special issues, is to help you find the answers to these questions. 	 A te pogai o Te Faleleoleo Maluga tenei, mo fakasologa o mataupu muamua konei, ka fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke maua a tali ki fesili konā.


Still, if we lose sight of the urgency of the times in which we live, we could fall asleep in a spiritual sense. 	 Kae kafai e se ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki te taimi ko ola nei tatou i ei, e mafai fua o ‵tō ‵tou moe i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


These things can help you to continue renewing, refreshing, and building on the love that you had at first.—Eph. 5:10; 1 Pet. 3:15; Jude 20, 21. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu a mea konei ki a koe ke tumau i te fakamalosi, te fakafouga, mo te atiakaga o te alofa telā ne maua ne koe i te kamataga.—Efeso 5:10; 1 Petelu 3:15; Iuta 20, 21.


As matters turned out, it seems unlikely that the camels were extremely thirsty.* But did Rebekah know that when she made her offer? 	 E pelā mo mea ne fakaasi mai, e foliga mai me ne fiainu ma‵losi ‵ki eiloa a kamela.* Kae e mata, ne iloa ne Lepeka te mea tenā i te taimi ne fia fesoasoani atu ei a ia?


His secular work, for example, may involve economic competition with other individuals or businesses producing similar products or offering similar services. 	 Kāti e aofia i ana galuega a te fakatau‵fai mo nisi tino io me ko nisi pisinisi kolā e ‵pau a mea e gaosi io me ko galuega kolā e ofo atu i ei.


Therefore, unfavorable circumstances, such as physical ailments, advanced age, and family obligations, undoubtedly prevented some from returning. 	 Telā la, ona ko nisi tulaga, e pelā mo masaki, te olaga matua, mo tiute faka-te-kāiga, ne seki mafai ei ne nisi tino o ‵foki atu.


It is thrilling to experience the care that Jehovah gives us when we serve in an area of greater need.” 	 Se mea fakafiafia ke lavea atu a te atafai telā e tuku mai ne Ieova ki a māua i te taimi e tavini atu ei i se koga telā e manakogina malosi i ei a tino talai.”


He provided food for their bodies and spiritual food for their minds and hearts. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia a meakai ke tausi ei latou i te feitu faka-te-foitino e pelā foki mo meakai faka-te-agaga.


‘There will be disgrace upon its glory.’—Habakkuk 2:16. 	 “Ka masiasi kae ka se ‵malu” latou.—Sapakuka 2:16.


Jehovah himself would. 	 Ko Ieova eiloa.


What does God require of me? 	 Ne a mea e manako te Atua ke fai ne au?


He misused his privileged position as king to promote false worship and “did on a grand scale what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah, to offend him.” (2 Chronicles 33:6) Finally, Jehovah punished Manasseh by allowing him to be taken off his throne by the king of Assyria. 	 Ne fakaaogā ‵se ne ia tena tauliaga e pelā me ko te tupu ke fakamalosi aka ei a te tapuakiga ‵se kae “ne agasala malosi eiloa a ia ki a Ieova, tena ne kaitaua ei a Ieova.” (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 33:6) Fakamuli ifo, ne fakasala ne Ieova a Manase mai te taliaga ke ave keatea ne te tupu o Asulia a ia mai tena tulaga fakatupu.


However, Proverbs 14:15 cautions: “Anyone inexperienced puts faith in every word, but the shrewd one considers his steps.” 	 Kae e polopoloki mai te Faataoto 14:15: “A tino va‵lea e tali‵tonu i so se mea; a tino ‵poto e onoono faka‵lei eiloa ki olotou mea e fai.”


According to some Jewish traditions, Abram’s father, Terah, was himself a maker of idols. 	 E ‵tusa mo nisi muna tuku a te kau Iutaia, a te tamana o Apelamo, ko Tala, se tagata faite tupua.


In fact, within the context of singing praises, the Scriptures sometimes direct Jehovah’s worshippers to “shout joyfully.”—Ps. 33:1-3. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, i tafa o pati i pese o vikiga, e fakatonu atu foki i nisi taimi a te Tusi Tapu ki tino tapuaki o Ieova ke “ka‵laga fiafia.”—Sala. 33:1-3.


At the end of each day, it gives a dedicated Christian great satisfaction to be able to say, “Jehovah, I did everything I could in your service.” 	 Kafai e paenia se Kelisiano papatiso, e fiafia eiloa a ia i te fakaotiga o aso takitasi kae e mafai o fai atu penei: “Ieova, ko oti ne fai ne au a mea katoa kolā e mafai ne au o fai i tau taviniga.”


Moses and Jeremiah felt inadequate when they received new assignments from Jehovah. 	 A Mose mo Ielemia ne mafau‵fau me e se mafai o maua ne lāua a tōfiga konā mai i a Ieova.


What, though, about the feet of the image? 	 Kae ona ko te Iunaite Sitete ne tupu mai i Peletania, e mafai o fai atu tatou me i te Iunaite Sitete ne tupu mai foki i Loma.


(Judg. 11:34) Nevertheless, Judges 11:35 concludes with Jephthah saying: “I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I am unable to turn back.” 	 (Fama. 11:34) Kae e ui i ei, ne fai atu ne Iefata ana toe pati i te Famasino 11:35, penei: “Ko oti au ne tauto ki te Aliki [Ieova], kae nei se mafai ne au o toe fakafoki taku pati ne fai!”


14 Regarding help received through prayer, consider the example of three prison inmates who came to a knowledge of Bible truth while incarcerated and became unbaptized publishers. 	 14 E uiga ki te fesoasoani ne maua e auala i ‵talo, mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga a pagota e tokotolu kolā ne maua ne latou te munatonu faka-te-Tusi Tapu, a koi ‵nofo atu latou i te falepuipui telā ne iku atu ki te lotou fai mo fai ne tino talai kae seki papatiso.


Surely, then, this is no time to shrink back to the corrupt old system we left behind! 	 A te tonuga loa, e se tenei te taimi ke toe foki ei se tino ki te fakanofonofoga masei telā ko oti ne tiakina ne tatou!


It is easy to convince ourselves that we can view seedy entertainment without any harm. 	 E faigofie ke tali‵tonu tatou me e mafai o onoono atu ki fakafiafiaga penā e aunoa mo se fakalavelave.


How important is “faith in God,” and to what is it likened, and why? 	 E pefea te tāua o te “fakatuanaki ki te Atua,” kae se a te mea e fakatusa ki ei, kae kaia?


(John 11:45-48; 12:9-11) Even centuries after Jesus’ death, the writers of the Jewish Talmud continued to acknowledge that Jesus had miraculous powers. 	 (Ioane 11:45-48; 12:9-11) Ke oko foki loa ki te fia senitenali mai tua o te mate o Iesu, ne tumau a tino ne tusi ne latou te Tulafono a te kau Iutaia i te fakailoa atu me e isi se malosi fai vavega o Iesu.


8 The love a shepherd has for the flock is particularly evident in the way he treats his own family. 	 8 A te alofa o te tausi mamoe ki te lafu e fakaasi faka‵lei atu i ana faifaiga ki tena kāiga tonu eiloa.


Upon hearing this, the Jews “began to brace themselves upon the words of Hezekiah the king of Judah.” 	 I te lagonaga ne latou a te mea tenei, “ne kamata ei latou o ‵lago atu ki pati a Hesekia te tupu o Iuta.”


(Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:39) Especially do we display love of God and neighbor by doing the divine will and sharing with others the life-giving “knowledge of God.”—Proverbs 2:1-5. 	 (Levitiko 19:18; Mataio 22:39) E fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne tatou te ‵tou alofa ki te Atua mo ‵tou tuakoi māfai e fai ne tatou te loto o te Atua kae fakailoa atu foki ki nisi tino “te poto mai te Atua” telā e aumai ei te ola.—Faataoto 2:1-5.


“Train up a boy according to the way for him; even when he grows old he will not turn aside from it.”—Proverbs 22:6. 	 “Akoako atu ki te tamaliki te mea e ‵tau o fai ne ia e ola ei a ia, kae ka masaua faeloa ne ia i tena olaga kātoa.”—Faataoto 22:6.


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18 Look again at your congregation. 	 18 Toe ‵kilo atu foki ki tino i tau fakapotopotoga.


Why did the Israelites make animal sacrifices and other offerings? 	 Kaia ne fai ei ne te kau Isalaelu a taulaga manu mo nisi taulaga aka?


In some communities, wives are expected to keep their opinions to themselves. 	 I nisi fenua, e ‵tau mo fāfine a‵vaga o taofiofi olotou lagonaga ki a latou eiloa.


It is of utmost importance that we understand what the heart represents because the Bible states that we need to safeguard it.—Read Proverbs 4:23. 	 E tāua ‵ki ke malamalama tatou me se a te mea e sui mai ne te fatu me e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e ‵tau o puipui ne tatou.—Faitau te Ielemia 17:9.


As we look forward to that blessed time, we have ample reason to glorify the true God and praise his name. 	 A koi fakatali‵tali tatou ki te taimi gali tenā, e maua eiloa ne tatou a pogai e uke ke tavae atu ki te Atua tonu kae ‵viki atu foki ki tena igoa.


It was describing the suffering, damage, and loss of life caused by the massive earthquake that shattered that country. 	 Ne fakamatala mai i ei a te logo‵mae, fakamaseiga, mo te ‵matega o tino telā ne mafua mai i se ma‵tugā mafuie lasi telā ne poko i te atufenua tenā.


We should ask ourselves: ‘How would my selfish action affect my relationship with Jehovah? 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o fesili ifo ki a tatou eiloa: ‘Ka pokotia pefea a toku fesokotakiga mo Ieova i aku faifaiga kaimanako?


You may wonder: ‘Are churches that enforce tithing correctly applying Scripture? 	 Kāti ko mafaufau koe, penei: ‘E mata, e fakagalue tonu aka a te Tusi Tapu ne lotu kolā e fakatonu atu ke avatu te tasi-vae-sefulu?


The reward of the latter will be “restoration to the perfection of human nature once enjoyed in Eden by their progenitor and head, Adam.” 	 A te taui telā ka maua ne tino fakamaoni ko te “fakafokimaiga o te ola ‵lei katoatoa telā ne galo i te olotou tupuga ko Atamu i Etena.”


What should be done? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai?


We should neither be intimidated by the wicked nor hold back from proclaiming God’s message, which includes a warning to them. 	 E se ‵tau o ma‵taku tatou ki tino amio ma‵sei io me ‵kalo keatea mai i te folafola atu o te fekau a te Atua, telā e aofia i ei se fakailoaga ke fakaeteete latou.


Because of his humility, Jehovah gives favorable attention, or special consideration, to those who are lowly in mind, while he distances himself from those who are proud. 	 Ona ko tena loto maulalo, e saga atu eiloa a Ieova, io me e saga fakapito atu eiloa a ia ki tino loto mau‵lalo, kae e faka‵mao a ia mai tino fakamata‵mata.


Regarding his feelings about Christ’s followers, he confessed: “I was extremely mad against them.” 	 Ne taku tonu mai ne tou tagata ana lagonaga e uiga ki soko o Keliso: ‘Ne lasi ‵ki eiloa toku kaitaua ki a latou.’


At times, I even had to hold my lower jaw to keep it from shaking. 	 I nisi taimi, ne ‵tau o taofi ne au toku lalo kauvae ke mo a ma polepole au.


Their disobedient course opened the way for moral and physical degradation of the human race. 	 Ne iku atu ei te lā sē faka‵logo ki te gasoloifoga o te malosi mo amioga ‵lei a tino.


Peter wrote: “Maintain your conduct fine among the nations, that, in the thing in which they are speaking against you as evildoers, they may as a result of your fine works of which they are eyewitnesses glorify God in the day for his inspection.”—1 Peter 2:12. 	 Ne tusi mai penei a Petelu: “E ‵tau o ‵lei otou amio i mua o tino pouliuli, i te mea manafai e fakamasei ne latou a koutou e pela me ne tino ma‵sei; kae kafai e ‵kilo ki otou amioga ‵lei, ko ‵viki ei latou ki te Atua i te Aso e vau ei a ia.”—1 Petelu 2:12.


4. For what was the congregation in Thyatira commended? 	 A Litia, telā ne fai pelā me se Kelisiano i te taimi ne āsi atu ei a Paulo ki Filipi i Eleni, “se fafine Tuatila, kae se tino ‵togi laugatu pauli (lanu violeta, NW).”—Galuega 16:12-15.


One expresses joy and has good wishes for the new pioneer. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te tokotasi o lāua a te fiafia kae fai a pati fakamālō e uiga mo te paenia fou.


How do the Scriptures show that unselfish giving is a fundamental aspect of true worship? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea i te Tusi Tapu me i te tuku atu o mea mo te kaimalie se vaega tāua o te tapuakiga tonu?


17 To illustrate: The Scriptures at times speak of “the congregation” as taking certain action in handling judicial matters. 	 17 Ke fai se fakatusa: I nisi taimi e faipati loa te Tusi Tapu me e fai ne “te ekalesia [fakapotopotoga]” a nisi mataupu kolā e ‵tau o fai se fakamasinoga ki ei.


6 Many of our brothers and sisters say that their joy is enhanced when elders show personal interest in them. 	 6 E fai mai ‵tou taina mo tuagane e tokouke me i te lotou fia‵fia e gasolo o lasi māfai e fakaasi atu ne toeaina a te fiafia tonu ki a latou.


But when a couple love Jehovah, ask for his spirit, and view their union as sacred, they have the kind of motivation that many lack. 	 Kae kafai a te tauavaga e a‵lofa ki a Ieova, fakamolemole atu ki tena agaga, kae ‵kilo atu ki te lā ‵kaufakatasi e pelā me e ‵malu, ko maua ne lāua a te fakamalosiga telā e se maua ne tino e tokouke.


How do some people view foreigners, but how is the Bible’s view different? 	 E ‵kilo atu pefea a nisi tino ki tino fakaatea, kae ‵kese pefea a te kilokiloga a te Tusi Tapu?


27 “Impossible!”—What Does It Mean? 	 E tuku mai i te Salamo e 27 a pogai e uke, kae ka tauloto tatou e uiga ki ei i te mataupu tenei.


In the morning it puts forth blossoms and must change; at evening it withers and certainly dries up.” 	 E pau matou me ne mouku e olaola ake i te taeao, e ‵tupu ake kae matala olotou pula, e mage‵mage ko ‵mate ei i te afiafi.”


(1 Corinthians 14:34, 35) Rather, they were happy to benefit from the hard work of male members of the congregation and were grateful for the privileges open to women, including that of bringing glad tidings to others. 	 (1 Kolinito 14:34, 35) I lō te fai penā, ne fia‵fia eiloa latou ke maua a mea aogā mai galuega ‵mafa a tāgata i te fakapotopotoga kae loto fakafetai foki latou ki tauliaga ko maua ne fāfine, e aofia i ei te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei ki nisi tino.


• As to being bold, what do we learn from . . . 	 • E pelā eiloa mo te loto toa, se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i . . .


What Does It Mean to Be a Spiritual Person? 	 Se a te Uiga ke Fai Pelā me se Tino Faka-te-Agaga?


Who ordains the ministers? 	 Ko oi e faū ne latou a faifeau?


The Scriptures assure us: “God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name, in that you have ministered to the holy ones and continue ministering.” 	 E se mafai foki o puli i a ia a galuega ne fai ne koutou, io me ko te alofa ne fakaasi ne koutou mō ia e auala i otou galuega alofa kolā ne fai mō otou taina kelisiano, kae koi fai nei eiloa ne koutou.”


She acknowledges how a study of the Bible affected her, saying: “I was molded with a new heart and mind. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne ia te auala ne aoga ei ki a ia a te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, i ana pati: “Ne fulifuli toku loto mo toku mafaufau.


When Jesus spoke about the Devil and his demons, he was not simply repeating superstitions carried over from Babylonian mythology. 	 I pati a Iesu e uiga ki te Tiapolo mo ana temoni, ne seki taku atu ne ia a tala ‵kai kolā ne māfua mai i te kau Papelonia.


It will remind us to heed the admonition: “Let your brotherly love continue.”—Heb. 13:1. 	 Kae ka fakamasaua mai ki a tatou ke faka‵logo ki te fakamalosiga tenei: “Ke na fakatumau te otou a‵lofa fakataina.”—Epe. 13:1.


Angels are spirit creatures who live in heaven. 	 A agelu ko tino faka-te-agaga kolā e ola i te lagi.


7 Or you might be facing problems of social injustice or religious prejudice. 	 7 Io me kāti e fepaki koe mo fakalavelave masani sē ‵lei o te olaga io me ko mea tau lotu.


(Job 10:7; 16:7; 34:5) Prior to giving counsel, Christian elders must carefully listen, get the facts, and clearly understand the pertinent issues.—Proverbs 18:13. 	 (Iopu 10:7; 16:7; 34:5) A koi tuai o tuku atu a pati fakatonutonu, e ‵tau eiloa mo toeaina Kelisiano o fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei, ke maua a fakamatalaga ‵tonu, kae ke malamalama faka‵lei i mea kolā e aofia i ei.—Faataoto 18:13.


How to Cultivate Jesus’ View of Right and Wrong 	 Te Auala ke Maua ei te Kilokiloga a Iesu e Uiga ki te ‵Lei mo te Masei


“I will gather back the captive ones of my people Israel,” says Jehovah, “and they will actually build the desolated cities and inhabit them, and plant vineyards and drink the wine of them, and make gardens and eat the fruit of them.”—Amos 9:14. 	 Ka toe faite ne latou olotou fa‵kai ne māofa valevale. Ke ‵nofo latou i ei; ka ‵toki ne latou a togavine ke inu uaina ei latou; ka ‵toki foki ne latou a fatoaga ke kai latou i fuataga o lakau.”—Amosa 9:14.


• Why should we not trust in “the refuge of a lie”? 	 • Kaia e se ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki “te koga fakalafi ‵pelo”?


Imagine: The materials you need are spread out before you, and the tools are at hand. 	 Ke mafaufau: Ko toka mai i ou mua a mea katoa kolā e manakogina, fakatasi mo mea faigaluega.


No, for the apostle Paul told his fellow believers: “God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name.” 	 Ikai, me ne fai atu a te apositolo ko Paulo ki ana taina tali‵tonu, penei: “Me i te Atua e fai mea tonu. E se mafai foki o puli i a ia a galuega ne fai ne koutou, io me ko te alofa ne fakaasi ne koutou mō ia.”


• What crafty acts does Satan use today to try to ensnare Jehovah’s servants? 	 17. (a) Ne fakaosooso pefea ne te Tiapolo a Iesu i te tolu o taimi? (e) E mafai pefea o fakamaoni aka ne tatou te ‵tonu o pati i te Iakopo 4:7? 18.


Those Christians recognize that any talents they have are gifts from God and are no reason for feelings of superiority. 	 E iloa ne Kelisiano konā me i so se atamai e maua ne latou, ne meaalofa mai te Atua kae e seai eiloa se pogai e ‵tau ei o mafau‵fau me e ma‵luga atu ei latou i lō nisi tino.


(Hosea 1:6, 8) Since Gomer represented Israel, you might ask, ‘How did Israel come to prostitute herself?’ 	 (Hosea 1:6, 8) Ona ko te mea ne sui ne Komeli a Isalaelu, kāti ka fesili mai koe, ‘Ne fai pefea a Isalaelu e pelā me se fafine tali tāgata?’


(Isaiah 2:2, 3) He also wrote that “foreigners” would join themselves to Jehovah. 	 (Isaia 2:2, 3) Ne fai mai foki a ia me i “tino fakaa‵tea” ka ‵kau atu ki a Ieova.


18 500 Years of Calvinism—What Has It Achieved? 	 Ne a taumafaiga e ‵tau o fai?


3. What grand invitation did Jesus extend? 	 3 Kāti e fakalotolotolua koe i te fakamatalaga tenā.


Although I was good at winning arguments, I still ended up feeling frustrated. 	 E tiga eiloa toku ‵lei i te faiga o kinauga, kae koi seki fiafia eiloa au.


How have some applied this Scriptural counsel and made needed changes that allowed them to experience lasting peace—with Jehovah, with themselves, and with fellow humans? 	 Ne fakagalue aka pefea ne nisi tino a pati fakatonutonu mai te Tusi Tapu kae fai a ‵fuliga kolā e manakogina ke mafai o maua ne latou a te filemu tumau—mo Ieova, latou, mo nisi tino aka?


Jehovah’s victory in those ancient wars assures us of his certain triumph in the battle of Armageddon.—Rev. 16:13-16. 	 A te manumalo o Ieova i taua mua konā e fakamaoni mai ei ki a tatou a tena manumalo mautinoa i te taua o Amaketo.—Fakaasiga 16:13-16.


What promises have you seen fulfilled, and what conclusion have you come to? 	 Ne a folafolaga ko oti ne lavea ne koe te lotou fakataunuga, kae se a te fakaikuga ko oti ne fai ne koe?


“TENDER AFFECTIONS OF COMPASSION, KINDNESS” 	 “LAGONAGA ALOFA ATAFAI, ATAFAI”


Today, Ivo is 15 years old, and Edo is 14. 	 Ko 15 nei a tausaga o Ivo kae ko 14 a tausaga o Edo.


Many delegates came from isolated rural villages, beyond the reach of trains or even roads. 	 Ne olo atu a sui e tokouke ki te fono mai i fa‵kai ‵mao, kolā e seai ne tuleini e oko ki ei io me ne auala.


The result is inevitable. 	 Ka iku atu a te mea tenei ki te ‵toe taua mo te Atua.


(Deuteronomy 16:19) King David likewise understood that Jehovah hates corruption, and he requested that God not count him among the sinners, “whose right hand is full of bribery.”—Psalm 26:10. 	 (Teutelonome 16:19) Ne maina foki te tupu ko Tavita me e takalialia a Ieova ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni, kae ne fakamolemole atu a ia ki te Atua ke se aofia a ia i tino agasala, “ko latou kona e . . . toka faeloa o talia a meaalofa faka‵kolekole.”—Salamo 26:10.


No date or length of time was given. 	 E seai se po o te masina io me se leva ne tuku atu ki a ia.


For example, C. T. Russell could not have correctly understood the meaning of the symbolic scarlet-colored wild beast mentioned at Revelation 17:9-11, since the organizations that the beast represents, namely, the League of Nations and the United Nations, did not even exist until after his death.* 	 E pelā me se mea e tasi, e se mafai o maina ‵lei a S. T. Lasalo i te uiga tonu o te manu fekai lanu ‵kula telā e fakamatala mai i te Fakaasiga 17:9-11, me ne fatoā ‵sae aka a fakapotopotoga kolā ne fakaatagina ne te manu tenā, ko Malo Kau Fakatasi mo Malo ‵Soko, i te taimi ko oti ei ne mate a ia.*


Habakkuk Prays for God’s Mercy 	 Ne ‵Talo Atu Sapakuka ke Alofa Mai te Atua


How can we improve the quality of our prayers? 19, 20. 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fai ke momea aka te ‵lei o ‵tou ‵talo?


Victorine, Victoire, and Blaise live in different areas and do not know one another. 	 A Victorine, Victoire, mo Blaise e ‵nofo i koga kese‵kese kae e se iloa ne te suā tino a te suā tino.


Gift Annuity: Money or securities donated to an entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses under an arrangement where the donor, or someone designated by the donor, receives a specified annuity payment every year for life. 	 Meaalofa Mai se Tupe ‵Teu: Tupe kolā e fakameaalofa atu ki se kope telā e fakaaoga ne Molimau a Ieova mai lalo i se fakatokaga e fai ne te tino ke maua ne te kope a te aofaki tupe tumau mai te tupe ‵teu i te tausaga i te olaga kātoa.


[Picture on page 31] Which fruit best illustrates your speech? 	 Se a te fuataga e fakaasi mai i ei a vaegā pati e fai sāle ne koe?


He built an altar and used some of the animals that God viewed as clean—which they had brought aboard in “sevens”—and offered up a burnt sacrifice to Jehovah. 	 Ne faite ne ia se fatafaitaulaga kae fakaaoga a nisi manu kolā e ‵ma i te kilokiloga a te Atua—kolā ne aumai ne latou i luga i te vaka e “fitu vasoa”—kae ofo atu se taulaga ‵sunu ki a Ieova.


This was because Jehovah was giving Gideon and his men the victory. 	 Ona ko te mea ne tuku atu ne Ieova te manumalo ki a Kitiona mo ana tāgata.


At that time, most Jewish women believed that the key to happiness was to have a worthy son, if possible one who was a prophet. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne tali‵tonu a te tokoukega o fāfine Iutaia me i te kī ki te mauaga o te fiafia ko te maua o se tamaliki tagata aoga, maise loa māfai a ia se pelofeta.


(Acts 20:35) By word and example, we have the privilege of training our children and new ones to appreciate how they can have a share and how they, as a result, can enjoy many blessings. 	 (Galu. 20:35) E auala i ‵tou pati mo ‵tou fakaakoakoga, e maua ne tatou te tauliaga ke akoako ‵tou tama‵liki mo tino ‵fou ke loto fia‵fia latou o tuku atu olotou mea kae ke maua ne latou a fakamanuiaga e uke mai te faiga penā.


The comparison suggests that her hair was shiny and luxuriant like the black hair of goats. 	 E fakaasi mai i te fakatusa tenā me i ana lauulu e malipolipo kae ūsi e pelā mo fulufulu uli o kouti.


(Isa. 6:8) Some, such as thousands of graduates of Gilead School, have moved to faraway lands. 	 (Isa. 6:8) A te fia afe o nisi tino kolā ko oti mai i Te Akoga i Kiliata, ne olo atu ki nisi fenua ‵mao.


Is it really believable that God formed Adam from dust and Eve from one of Adam’s ribs? 	 E mata, e faigofie ke talitonu me ne faite ne te Atua a Atamu mai i te pefu kae ko Eva mai i ivi kasokaso o Atamu?


I felt that this was the chance of a lifetime. 	 Ne mafaufau aka au me tenei eiloa te avanoaga ko maua ne au i toku olaga.


Why Follow “the Christ”? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Tau‵tali Atu ki “te Keliso”?


Upon hearing the news of their deaths, Eli himself died. 	 I te taimi ne logo ei a ia me ko ‵mate ana tama, ne mate foki ei a Eli.


As depicted in the picture on the right, many people imagine that on Judgment Day billions of souls will be brought before God’s throne to be judged according to their former deeds—some to be rewarded with life in heaven, others to be tormented in hell. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaata mai i te ata i te feitu fakaatamai, e mafau‵fau a tino e tokouke me e lau i piliona a tino ka aumai ki mua o te nofogaaliki o te Atua i te Aso Fakamasino, ke fakamasino latou e ‵tusa mo olotou amioga mua ne fai—ka maua ne nisi tino a taui ke ola i te lagi, kae ko nisi tino ke fakapuapuagatia i seoli.


3 As Bible prophecy foretold, in these last days of this wicked system of things, many are “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God.” 	 3 E pelā loa mo valoaga i te Tusi Tapu kolā ne ‵valo mai, i aso fakaoti o te olaga masei tenei, e tokouke a tino, “ka ma‵natu fakapito, kaima‵nako, fakamata‵mata, fia ma‵luga, pati ma‵sei, sē faka‵logo ki olotou mātua, e se loto fakafetai, e se fia‵fia ki lotu, e se kaima‵lie, e se loto a‵lofa, e gutu fatufatu, e faka‵tupu taua, e mata kaitaua, e ita ki te ‵lei, ka faka‵tupu masei, e se ‵poi i te masei, ko ‵fete i te fakamata‵mata, ka sili te lotou fia‵fia ki manakoga o te foitino i lō te Atua.”


I came to see him as a real Person and to develop a friendship with him.” 	 Ne fatoa kilo atu au ki a ia e pelā me se Tino tonu kae ati aka foki i ei se va fakataugasoa mo ia.”


(Matthew 26:63, 64) The thought of keeping peace with the high priest at the cost of his integrity to his Father, Jehovah God, never occurred to Jesus. 	 (Mataio 26:63, 64) Ne seki mafaufau a Iesu ke se fakamaoni a ia ki tena Tamana ko Ieova te Atua ko te mea ke maua se va ‵lei mo te kau faitaulaga.


To illustrate: Imagine an accountant who sees an opportunity to manipulate records in such a way as to steal from his company for personal profit. 	 Ke fai se fakatusa: Mafaufau la ki se tino tausi tupe telā e lavea ne ia se avanoaga e fakagalue ne ia a lipoti i se auala telā e kaisoa ei a ia mai tena kamupane mō tena ‵lei.


Jesus said: “There will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Me i te fakalavelave e tupu i te taimi tenā, e tafa sili i te masei i fakalavelave katoa ko oti ne ‵tupu mai i te kamataga o te lalolagi, ke oko mai eiloa ki te aso tenā.”


Therein you find examples of faithful men and women whose life course and qualities you would like to imitate. 	 E maua ne koe i ei a tala o tāgata mo fāfine fakamaoni kolā e ‵tau o fakaakoako koe ki ei.


Moved by Jesus’ example, more than 20,000 volunteered, many leaving comfortable homes and secure jobs to help their afflicted brothers. 	 Ona ko te fakaakoakoga a Iesu, e sili atu i te 20,000 ne lotoma‵lie o ga‵lue fakavolenitia, telā ne tiakina ei ne tino e tokouke olotou fale ‵gali mo galuega ‵lei ke fesoasoani atu ki taina kolā ne pokotia i te fakalavelave.


Paul wrote: “Husbands, continue loving your wives, just as the Christ also loved the congregation and delivered up himself for it. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “A koutou e tāgata, ke [“tumau koutou i te,” NW] a‵lofa ki otou avaga, e pelā eiloa mo Keliso ne alofa ki te ekalesia, kae tuku atu foki tona ola mō te ekalesia.


(1 Chron. 28:9) How often does he find someone keeping Christian integrity? 	 (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 28:9) E pefea te uke o taimi e maua aka ei ne ia se Kelisiano e tumau i te fakamaoni?


When the people did what those laws, commonly called the Mosaic Law, required, they were accepted by God as his people and were blessed by him. 	 Kafai ne fai ne tino a mea kolā e tusi i te tulafono, telā e masani o taku ki te Tulafono faka-Mose, ne talia latou ne te Atua e pelā me ko ana tino kae ne fakamanuia foki ne ia latou.


Before he gave a final witness, all those in the Sanhedrin “saw that his face was as an angel’s face.” 	 Kae koi tuai o avatu ne ia se molimau fakaoti, a tino i te Sanetulini ne matea ne latou i “foliga o Setefano, ko pelā mo foliga o se agelu.”


If we truly love God and our neighbor, we will not view the Kingdom-preaching work as a chore or a duty. 	 Kafai e a‵lofa tonu tatou ki te Atua mo ‵tou tuakoi, ka sē ‵kilo atu eiloa tatou ki te faiga o te galuega talai o te Malo e pelā me se tiute fua e ‵tau o fai.


He soon sought opportunities to share in spreading the Kingdom good news to others in that district. 	 I te aso e tasi, ne fesili atu tena taugasoa telā ne ga‵lue tasi laua i te galuega talai me ne a ana fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua.


How did wrong thinking evidently contribute to Achan’s bad conduct? 	 Ne iku atu pefea a mafaufauga ‵se ki te faiga ne Akana o se amioga masei?


19 Some brothers and sisters have significant physical limitations because of sickness or advanced age. 	 19 E isi ne tapulā o nisi taina mo tuagane ona ko masaki io me ko te tulaga matua.


18 If we are to glorify Jehovah, we must also fight against wicked spirit forces. 	 18 Kafai e faka‵malu ne tatou a Ieova, e ‵tau foki o taua atu tatou ki agaga ma‵sei.


At that, Peter exclaimed: “Although all the others are stumbled in connection with you, never will I be stumbled!” 	 I konā, ne fai mai a Petelu: “E ui eiloa e tiaki ne latou konei a koe, kae se mafai ne au o tiaki koe!”


The election of elders and deacons was terminated in 1932, marking our departure from democratic methods. 	 A te filifiliga o toeaina mo tiakono i te faiga o palota ne taofi aka i te 1932, telā ne fakailoga ei ‵tou ‵vae keatea mai i faifaiga fakatemokalatika.


You will help your children to feel that Jehovah is part of your family, that he cares deeply about you individually. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu koe ki au tama‵liki ke iloa ne latou me e aofia a Ieova i loto i tou kāiga, kae atafai malosi mai ki a koe.


He cared for their needs, providing food and water in the wilderness. 	 Ne tausi atu a ia ki olotou manakoga, mai te tukuatuga o meakai mo vai i te koga lavaki.


Even when we are persecuted, we do our best to live according to his righteous principles and laws. 	 Kafai foki loa e fakasauagina tatou, e fai ne tatou te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke ola e ‵tusa mo ana fakatakitakiga amio‵tonu mo tulafono.


When husband and wife disagree, both need to “be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.” 	 Kafai ko se lotoma‵lie se tauavaga ki se mea, e ‵tau mo laua tokolua o “vave o faka‵logo, kae ke fakatuatuai o fai‵pati, ke se vave foki o kaitaua.”


15 Did You Know? 	 ITULAU E 29 • PESE: 46, 23


Deserving Recipients 	 Tino Kolā e ‵Tau o Maua ne Latou a Pati Fakamālō


(Acts 20:28) The same is true of Christian overseers today, since they too are appointed on the basis of Scriptural requirements inspired by the holy spirit. 	 (Galu. 20:28) E penā foki a ovasia Kelisiano i aso nei, me e filifili foki latou e ‵tusa mo mea e manakogina i te Tusi Tapu kolā ne fakaosofia ne te agaga tapu.


What lesson can we draw from Jehovah’s persistent efforts to reform the sinful Israelites? 	 Se a te akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai taumafaiga a Ieova ke toe fakamaopoopo aka tino Isalaelu agasala?


The Greek word translated “hospitality” is made up of two root words meaning “love” and “stranger.” 	 A te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “talimalo” ne māfua mai i pati fakavae e lua kolā e fakauiga ki te “alofa” mo “tino fou.”


“Stop Being Anxious” 	 “Ke se Manava‵se”


Rather than cave in to discouragement, accept this promise found in God’s Word: “He who is sowing with a view to the spirit will reap everlasting life from the spirit. 	 I lō te loto vāivāi, ke talia ne tatou a te folafolaga tenei i te Muna a te Atua: “Ko te tino e ‵toki ne ia a mea kolā e fiafia ki ei a te foitino, ko te fua e maua ne ia mai i ei, ko te mate; ka ko te tino telā e ‵toki i luga i te agaga, e maua ne ia mai te agaga a te ola se gata mai.


Similarly, we can be sure that our faithfulness in using the tried and tested ways of preaching will prove effective. 	 E penā foki loa, e mafai ne tatou o fakatalitonu aka me ka ma‵goi eiloa a auala kolā ne taumafai kae tofotofo tatou ki ei mo te fakamaoni i te faiga o te galuega talai.


In Tonga, a kingdom in the South Pacific, all work is forbidden on Sunday. 	 I Tonga, se malo i te Pasefika ki Saute, e fakatapu eiloa a te faiga o galuega katoa i te Aso Sa.


“THE HAND OF JEHOVAH IS NOT TOO SHORT TO SAVE” 	 “A TE LIMA O IEOVA E SE TŌ TOETOE KE FAKASAO NE IA”


It is hard to say. 	 E se faigofie te tali.


14 The Messiah would speak in parables, or illustrations. 	 14 Ka faipati eiloa te Mesia e auala i tala fakauiga io me ko tala fakatusa.


Because Jesus Christ himself said in prayer to God: “Your word is truth.” 	 Me ne fai atu Iesu Keliso i se ‵talo ki te Atua: “Tau muna se munatonu.”


(Hebrews 12:11) Accepting and applying divine discipline can help you to pursue a righteous course and thus bring you closer to the holy God, Jehovah. 	 (Epelu 12:11) A te talia mo te fakagaluegāga o pati polopoloki mai te Atua e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke ‵sala atu koe ki te auala o te amiotonu kae fai ei ke pili atu koe ki te Atua tapu, ko Ieova.


However, the Bible does not say that any potential offspring of Jesus formed part of the ransom. 	 Kae e se fai mai te Tusi Tapu me e mafai ne so se tamaliki a Iesu telā ka fanau mai fakamuli o fai pelā me se vaega o te togiola.


(Acts 4:5-20) We today are likewise determined to remain steadfast in our love for Christ, keeping secular work, recreation, and material things in their proper place. 	 (Galu. 4:5-20) E penā foki tatou i aso nei, ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne tatou ke ‵mautakitaki ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Keliso, mai te fakatulaga faka‵lei o galuega ‵togi, fakafiafiaga, mo mea faka-te-foitino.


We wanted to give them the opportunity to have a regular personal Bible study.” 	 Ne ma‵nako eiloa matou o tuku atu ki a latou te avanoaga ke fakatumau te faiga o olotou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.”


(Romans 12:1) Through regular reading and study of God’s Word, along with putting it to use, we can have our “perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong.” 	 (Loma 12:1) E auala i te faitau faeloa ki te Muna a te Atua mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki ei, kae fakagalue aka a mea katoa konā, ko mafai ei ne tatou o “akoako ke iloa . . . o taimi ki te kesekesega o te ‵lei mo te masei.”


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Can you assist them to prepare and practice a simple, appealing presentation? 	 E mata, e mafai o fesoasoani atu koe ki a latou ke fakatoka kae fakaakoako ki se fakamatalaga faigofie kae gali?


The result? 	 Te ikuga?


The resurrection was the very thing that gave the disciples the courage to bear testimony about their Lord in spite of even the most violent persecution. 	 A te toe‵tuga ko te mea fua e tasi telā e maua ei ne te kau soko a te loto malosi o molimau atu e uiga ki te lotou Aliki faitalia a toe fakasauaga matagā.


Or is there some truth in the words of English playwright William Shakespeare, who wrote: “Men at some time are masters of their fates”? 	 Io me e ‵tonu a pati a te tagata tusi tala ko William Shakespeare konei: “I nisi taimi e pule atu eiloa a tāgata ki olotou olaga”?


(Job 36:4; 1 Samuel 2:3) He made known through his servant Moses that “not by bread alone does man live but by every expression of Jehovah’s mouth does man live.” 	 (Iopu 36:4; 1 Samuelu 2:3) Ne fakailoa atu ne ia e auala i tena tavini ko Mose “me i te tagata e se ‵tau o fakalagolago fua ki meakai ke ola a ia, kae ke fakalagolago foki ki muna katoa e fai mai ne te Aliki [ko Ieova].”


What happened when one young Christian tried to give her best both to the world and to Jehovah, and what adjustment did she make? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu ki se Kelisiano talavou telā ne taumafai o tuku katoatoa atu a ia ki te lalolagi e pelā foki mo Ieova, kae ne a fakama‵fuliga ne fai ne ia?


2 Some may just shrug their shoulders and say, ‘Well, those in positions of authority don’t merit my respect.’ 	 2 Kāti e ‵pau fua ki nisi tino ke fai penā, olotou muna, ‘Ia, e se ‵tau mo au o āva sāle ki pule ona ko olotou amioga.’


When one of the women cried out: “Happy is the womb that carried you!” 	 I te taimi ne kalaga atu ei se fafine e tokotasi: “E fiafia te moegatama telā ne tauave ne ia koe!”


6 Recall God’s question: “Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow?” 	 6 Ke na manatua te fesili a te Atua: “Kai oko eiloa koe ki potu kola e teu ne au i ei a te kiona mo te vaiua fatu?”


The first phase of this “sudden destruction” is the attack against “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, also known as “the harlot.” 	 A te vaega muamua o te ‘fakaseaiga fakapoi’ tenei ko te osoatuga o taua ki “Papelonia te Sili,” te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi, telā e lauiloa foki e pelā me se “fafine talitāgata.”


Why do people need to hear the good news? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o lagona ne tino a te tala ‵lei?


After all, they contain the very thoughts of the Almighty, recorded for our benefit. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e maua i ei a mafaufauga o te Atua Malosi Katoatoa, kolā ne tusi ko te mea ke aogā ki a tatou.


How should religion be financed? This magazine obviously costs money to print and ship. 	 E manino ‵lei i te mekesini tenei e ‵togi ki tupe a te ‵lomiga mo te aveavega.


Good Examples—Are You Benefiting From Them? 	 Fakaakoakoga ‵Lei—E Mata, e Aogā ki a Koe?


(Ps. 4:8) Consider, for instance, his dealings with faithful patriarchs, beginning with Abraham. 	 (Sala. 4:8, Tusi Tapu Tauloto) Mafaufau ki ana faifaiga ne fai ki tāgata fakamaoni, kamata mai i a Apelaamo.


Does it have the marks of a true historical document? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakamaoni aka ne tatou me se tala tonu eiloa i tala fakasolopito?


Without the fear of Jehovah, there can be no knowledge, for he is the Creator of all things and the Author of the Scriptures. 	 E aunoa mo te mataku ki a Ieova, e se mafai o maua te poto, me i a ia ko te Tino telā ne faite ne ia a mea katoa mo te Tino i a ia te Tusi Tapu.


(1 Cor. 11:2, 23) Today, details needed for us to worship God “with spirit and truth” are part of his written Word. 	 (1 Koli. 11: 2, 23) I aso nei, e aofia i tena Muna tusia a fakamatalaga kolā e manakogina ne tatou ke tapuaki atu ei ki te Atua “i te agaga mo te munatonu.”


God’s ancient people were told: “Jehovah of Armies you are to revere as holy.” 	 Ne fai atu ki tino o te Atua i aso mua: “A Ieova o Kautau e ‵malu; kae e ‵tau o ma‵taku ki ei.”


(Mark 1:34; 8:1-9; Luke 4:40) Jesus’ displays of love, tenderness, and compassion are reflections of “the mind of Christ,” who in turn was imitating his heavenly Father.—1 Corinthians 2:16. 	 (Maleko 1:34; 8:1-9; Luka 4:40) A te alofa, te atafai mo te loto malamalama o Iesu ne fakaasi mai i ei “te mafaufau o Keliso,” kae ne fakaakoako atu foki a ia i ei ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.—1 Kolinito 2:16.


27 Maintain Your Neutrality in a Divided World 	 27 Ke Tumau Koe i te sē Kau ki se Feitu o te Lalolagi Telā e ‵Nofo Mavaevae


Grow mighty in the faith through heartfelt prayer 	 A te momea aka o te uke o mea e fai i te galuega talai se auala gali ke fakamalosi aka ‵tou feitu faka-te-agaga


What can you do if you preach in territories where people are rarely at home? 	 Ne a au mea e mafai o fai māfai e talai atu koe i koga kolā e faigata o maua a tino i olotou fale?


• International volunteers in full-time service: 2,342 	 • Volenitia kolā e ga‵lue tumau i galuega fakatu‵tu i te lalolagi kātoa: 2,342


Why can we be sure that the pursuit of “righteousness” is important, and what initial steps must a person take? 	 Kaia e mautinoa ei me se mea tāua a te taumafai o fakaasi atu te “amiotonu” kae ne a mea muamua e ‵tau o fai ne se tino?


The finest example of loving submission to God’s will is his only-begotten Son, of whom Jehovah stated: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.” 	 A te ‵toe fakaakoakoga sili o te fakalogo mo te alofa ke fai te loto o te Atua ko tena Tama fuatasi eiloa, telā ne faipati Ieova e uiga ki ei, penei: “Tenei eiloa taku Tama fagasele e fiafia au ki ei.”


(Psalm 119:52; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; Hebrews 4:12) True, they make good use of Bible literature so that interested ones can gain more Bible knowledge at their leisure. 	 (Salamo 119:52; 2 Timoteo 3:16, 17; Epelu 4:12) E tonu, e fakaaogā faka‵lei eiloa ne latou a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu ko te mea ke mafai o fakaopoopo atu ki te iloaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu o tino fiafia i taimi e sao‵sao ei latou.


Since nothing can prevent Jehovah from accomplishing what he has purposed to do, as soon as the words recorded at Genesis 3:15 were spoken, the ransom was as good as paid from God’s viewpoint. 	 E tiga eiloa e seai se mea e mafai o taofi ei a Ieova mai te fakataunuga o tena fuafuaga, i te taimi ne fakataunu ei a pati kolā ne tusi i te Kenese 3:15, ne kilo atu a te Atua ki te togiola e pelā me ko oti ne ‵togi.


(Psalm 145:14) By observing how the Kingdom good news brings comfort to brokenhearted ones in our territory and in the Christian congregation, we are time and again reminded that we have the best news available today!—Psalm 51:17. 	 (Salamo 145:14) Mai te lavea atu o te fakamafanafanaga telā e tuku atu ne te tala ‵lei o te Malo ki tino loto mafātia i ‵tou koga talai pelā foki mo te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, e fakamasaua mai faeloa i ei me e maua ne tatou te ‵toe tala ‵lei i aso nei!—Salamo 51:17.


If parents do not set a good example in speech and conduct and give their child specific instruction, the child will quickly assume they are hypocritical. 	 Kafai e se tuku atu ne mātua se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i lā pati mo faifaiga kae tuku atu fua ne fakatonuga mautinoa ki ei, ka fakaiku fakavave aka ne tama‵liki me i a laua ne tino ‵loi.


Regarding prayer, the apostle John wrote to fellow servants of Jehovah: “No matter what it is that we ask according to his will, [God] hears us. 	 Ne tusi atu te apositolo ko Ioane ki ana taina tavini ki a Ieova e uiga ki ‵talo: “Tenei te pogai e maua ei ne tatou te loto malosi i mua o te Atua; e tali‵tonu foki tatou me e talia ne ia manafai e fakatagi atu tatou ki so se mea e ‵tusa mo tena loto.


What is the primary reason for setting spiritual goals? 	 Se a te pogai tāua e fakatoka i ei a fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga?


(Galatians 4:5; Hebrews 12:7) To see how the example of adoption helps one to understand what sort of change takes place when an individual is baptized with holy spirit, consider once more the illustration of the young man who wants to enroll in a school for students who belong to a native population. 	 (Kalatia 4:5; Epelu 12:7) Ke maina tatou i te auala e fesoasoani mai ei a te fakaakoakoga e uiga ki te tama puke, ke malamalama tatou i te vaegā ‵fuliga e ‵tau o tupu māfai ko papatiso se tino ki te agaga tapu, ke toe mafaufau ki te tala fakatusa e uiga ki se talavou tagata telā e manako o kau atu ki se akoga telā ne fakatoka fua mō tino o se fa‵kai e tasi tenā.


How does Jehovah provide for the animal creation? 	 E tausi pefea ne Ieova a manu katoa?


Further, as notes Lije, “many parents who saw family members raped and murdered cannot bear to bring their children back to where those tragedies occurred.” 	 E se gata i ei, e pelā mo te mea ne lavea ne Lije, “a tino e tokouke kolā ne lavea atu olotou kāiga e pukemalo kae tamate ko se mafai ne latou o faka‵foki atu olotou tama‵liki ki koga ne ‵tupu i ei a mea konā.”


If you have ever wondered whether God hears your prayers, you will be interested in Jesus’ reply.—Read Luke 11:5-13. 	 Kafai ne fakalotolotolua koe ki te lagona ne te Atua o au ‵talo, ka fiafia eiloa koe ki te tali a Iesu.—Faitau te Luka 11:5-13.


How did Jesus manifest kindness? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu a te mataalofa?


One student began coming to the Kingdom Hall. 	 E tokotasi mai ei ko kamata o kau mai ki te Fale Tapuaki.


Those contributions certainly encourage our brothers. 	 E fakamalosi atu a vaegā taumafaiga penā ki ‵tou taina.


18 How might we analyze how much we love pleasures? 	 18 E iloilo aka pefea ne tatou te lasi o ‵tou a‵lofa ki fakafiafiaga?


(John 17:3) Here he tied in knowing God and his purposes with the reward that this brings. 	 (Ioane 17:3) Ne tuku fakatasi ne Iesu i konei a te iloaga e uiga ki te Atua mo ana fuafuaga mo te taui telā ka aumai ne te mea tenei.


Moses kept his hands and the rod of the true God lifted up toward heaven. 	 Ne sisi ne Mose ana lima mo te tokotoko a te Atua tonu ki luga i te lagi kae ne taofi loa ne ia penā.


On the other hand, “the spiritual man” is someone who “examines all things” and who has “the mind of Christ.” 	 I te suā feitu, a “te tagata faka-te-agaga” ko te tino telā e “iloilo ne ia a mea katoa” kae maua ne ia “te mafaufau o Keliso.”


When people react unfavorably to our message, we need to see beneath the surface and ask ourselves why they respond as they do. 	 Kafai e se fia‵fia mai a tino ki te ‵tou fekau, e ‵tau o fai ke ‵mao ‵tou kilo kae ‵sili ifo ki a tatou eiloa e uiga ki te pogai e fai ei latou penā.


What counsel does Paul give husbands, and why? 	 Ne a pati fakatonutonu ne tuku atu ne Paulo ki tagata a‵vaga, kae kaia?


How did it affect our brother? 	 Ne pokotia pefea ‵tou taina i ei?


1, 2. What kind of person was David, and how did he see himself in relation to God? 	 1, 2. A Tavita se vaegā tino pefea, kae ne pefea tena kilokiloga e uiga ki a ia mo te Atua?


Praise Jehovah for His Great Deeds! 	 Ke ‵Viki Atu ki a Ieova Ona ko Ana Galuega Fakaofoofogia!


In London, England, for example, a quarter of all reported violent crime is domestic. 	 E pelā mo te lipoti mai i Lonitona, i Egelani, e ‵tusa mo te 25 pasene o amioga fakasauā kolā ne lipoti atu ki pulisimani ne māfua mai i te kāiga.


9, 10. (a) How did Jesus’ enemies try to get him involved in a political issue? (b) What do we learn from Jesus’ response? 	 9, 10. (a) Ne taumafai pefea a fili o Iesu o fai ke aofia a ia i se mataupu fakapolitiki? (e) Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te tali a Iesu?


(Numbers 25:1-18; Ezra 10:10-14) Associating with the wrong crowd is also a common peril today. 	 (Numela 25:1-18; Esela 10:10-14) A te kau atu ki te tino amio se ‵lei se mea fakamataku masani eiloa i aso nei.


The attitude of many of them is exemplified by Eduardo and Noemi in El Salvador. 	 E fakaasi mai ne Eduardo mo Noemi i El Salvador a te kilokiloga a nisi tino ki ei.


How can I make genuine spiritual progress?’ 	 E mafai pefea o gasolo tonu atu au ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga?’


No, it does not. 	 Ikai.


Being Yielding as Family Members 	 Ke Loto Malamalama e Pelā me ne Tino o te Kāiga


Among the results she experienced were an unwanted pregnancy and an abortion. 	 Tela la, ne iku atu a ia ki te faitama kae fakato tena pepe.


2 Jesus’ emphasis on unity is understandable. 	 2 E malamalama eiloa tatou i te pogai ne fakatāua ei ne Iesu a te ‵kau fakatasi.


Disease and poverty affect billions worldwide. 	 Ko pokotia a te fia piliona o tino i te lalolagi kātoa ona ko masaki mo te mativa.


15 Those receiving that gift, being declared righteous, become God’s spiritual sons. 	 15 A tino kolā e maua ne latou te meaalofa tenā, ko oti ne takuamiotonugina, kae ko fai mo tama faka-te-agaga a te Atua.


We read: “Put away the old personality which conforms to your former course of conduct and which is being corrupted according to his deceptive desires; but . . . you should be made new in the force actuating your mind, and should put on the new personality which was created according to God’s will in true righteousness and loyalty.”—Ephesians 4:22-24. 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei: “Telā la, e ‵tau o tiakina otou foitino mua, kolā e fai ne latou a koutou ke ola i otou olaga mua. A te foitino mua ko fakamaseigina valevale ne ona manakoga masei. E ‵tau o fakafou otou loto mo otou mafaufau katoa. E ‵tau mo koutou o pei ki te foitino fou, telā ne faite i foliga o te Atua i te amiotonu mo te ‵malu.”—Efeso 4:22-24.


12 The accounts mentioned above should give you something that Martha had. 	 12 Ne ‵tau o tuku atu ne tala konā mai luga nei ki a koe a te mea telā ne maua ne Maleta.


God’s servants around the globe want their dress and grooming to be neat, clean, and locally acceptable, thus conforming to Scriptural principles. 	 E ma‵nako a tavini a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa ko olotou gatu mo teuga ke mata ‵lei, mata ‵ma kae talia foki i te kogā koga tenā e nofo ei koe, kae fetaui ‵lei ei mo fakatakitakiga mai i te Tusi Tapu.


(Heb. 10:25) As Paul said to fellow Christians of his day, “keep encouraging one another and building one another up, just as you are in fact doing.”—1 Thess. 5:11. 	 (Epe. 10:25) E pelā mo pati a Paulo ne fai ki ana taina Kelisiano i ana aso, “tumau i te fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino, e pelā mo te mea e fai nei ne koutou.”—1 Tesa. 5:11.


This article will consider why and how we benefit from honoring Jehovah with our valuable things. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei te pogai mo te aoga ki a tatou a te fakaaloalo atu ki a Ieova mai te fakaaogaga o ‵tou kope tāua.


A PERSONAL ISSUE 	 SE FAKALAVELAVE TOTINO


So if you obey your parents, you will be happy. 	 Tela la, kafai e fakalogo koe ki ou mātua, ka fiafia eiloa koe.


After a cloud caught Jesus up from the disciples’ vision, the angels said: “This Jesus who was received up from you into the sky will come thus in the same manner as you have beheld him going into the sky.”—Acts 1:9-11. 	 I te taimi ne ‵pono ei ne te kaumana a Iesu mai i ana soko, ne fai atu ei a agelu konei: “Ko Iesu tenā, telā ne avake ki te lagi mai i a koutou, ka penā foki mana foki mai, e pelā mo te otou laveaga i tena fanakega ki te lagi.”—Galuega 1:9-11.


9 That law was not a mere religious ritual with no import for us. 	 9 A te tulafono tenā e se se fakalagi fakalotu fua telā e se tāua ki a tatou.


9 Internet Web sites designed to help single individuals find a marriage partner are becoming popular. 	 9 Ko lauiloa a Internet Web sites kolā ne faite ke fesoasoani atu ki tino ‵taka ke ‵sala ki ne avaga ma latou.


18 Counsel to keep ourselves “restrained under evil” applies to all Christians. 	 18 E fakasino atu a pati polopoloki ke ‘maua faeloa te loto pulea’ mai lalo i tulaga matagā ki Kelisiano katoa.


(Phil. 2:9) Jesus recommended the same life course to his disciples.—Matt. 23:11, 12; Luke 9:26. 	 (Filipi 2:9) Ne manako a Iesu ke filifili ne ana soko a te vaegā olaga tenā.—Mataio 23:11, 12; Luka 9:26.


16 Regular participation in the Kingdom-preaching work strengthens us spiritually. 	 16 Ka maua ne tatou a fakamalosiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga māfai e ‵kau sāle atu tatou ki te galuega ko te talaiatuga o te Malo.


He owns “the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, and the earth with all that is in it.” 	 I ō ia te “lagi, ke oko foki eiloa ki te lagi o lagi, mo te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei.”


One day, while I was driving my red convertible through town, two young women waved me over. 	 I te aso e tasi, i te taimi ne tele atu au ki te fakai i taku motoka ‵kula telā e ‵tala tena tuafale, ne tātālo mai se tokolua tamafine ki a au.


Could something like this happen with our worship of God? 	 E mata, e mafai o tupu se mea penei ki ‵tou tapuakiga ki te Atua?


The apostle Paul wrote: “‘Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.’ 	 Ne tusi mai penei a te apositolo ko Paulo: “ ‘Ko tino katoa kola e ka‵laga atu ki te igoa o te Aliki [ko Ieova], ka fakaolagina latou.’


And why does the human brain have such tremendous capacity? 	 Kae kaia e lasi ‵ki ei te malosi o te mafaufau o te tino?


20 How grateful we are that no matter what language we normally speak, we are all united in speaking the pure language of Bible truth! 	 20 Ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia o tatou me faitalia te ‵gana e masani o fai‵pati tatou ki ei, e fai‵pati fakatasi eiloa tatou ki te ‵gana ‵ma o te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu!


And so startling was the change in their condition that Isaiah likens it to a resurrection: “Your dead ones will live. 	 Kae ne tupu se ‵fuliga fakaofoofogia ki te lotou tulaga telā e fakatusa ne Isaia a te mea tenā ki se toetuga: “A tino o te tou fenua kola ne mate, ka toe ola mai!


“I did so because I realized that it is God’s Word, and even though I didn’t enjoy reading, I wanted to know what God had written in the Bible. 	 “Ne fai ne au te mea tenā me e iloa ne au me ko te Muna a te Atua, kae e tiga eiloa ne seki fiafia malosi au ki ei, ne fia iloa ne au a mea ne tusi ne te Atua i te Tusi Tapu.


At that time, Lot said: “Your servant has found favor in your eyes so that you are magnifying your loving-kindness, which you have exercised with me to preserve my soul alive.” 	 I te taimi tenā, ne fai atu a Lota, penei: “Ko oti ne fakasao . . . toku ola [“ona ko tou alofa tumau,” NW].”


Let us see what the Bible has to say on this subject. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou me ne a pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mataupu tenei.


If performed with the right motive—to show gratitude and give thanks—these acts of sacred service are acceptable to God. 	 Kafai e tavini atu tatou ki te Atua mo te loto lagona tonu—ke fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki a ia—ka talia eiloa ne Ieova a galuega e fai ne tatou mō ia.


It is invincible and will fulfill Jehovah’s purpose for it.—Daniel 2:44; Hebrews 12:28; Revelation 6:2. 	 E se mafai o takavale te Malo tenā kae ka fakataunu mai i ei a fuafuaga a Ieova.—Tanielu 2:44; Epelu 12:28; Fakaasiga 6:2.


Paul four times says that “some of them” disobeyed. 	 E fakafa taimi ne fai mai a Paulo “e pelā mo nisi tino i a latou” kolā ne seki faka‵logo.


That would be to one’s spiritual detriment. 	 E mafai o fakamasei ne te mea tenei a ‵tou vā fakataugasoa mo Ieova.


Today, we all are exposed to worldly thinking. 	 I aso nei, e tuku faka‵sau atu tatou katoa ki mafaufauga o te lalolagi.


So make it your aim always to have “plenty to do in the work of the Lord.”—1 Cor. 15:58. 	 Tela la, fai ke “uke a ‵tou galuega e fai mō te Aliki.”—1 Koli. 15:58.


“O Hearer of prayer,” sang King David, “even to you people of all flesh will come.”—Psalm 65:2. 	 Ne usu mai a te Tupu ko Tavita, “Me tali mai eiloa koe ki talosaga. E olo atu ki a koe a tino katoa.”—Salamo 65:2.


At Joshua 24:31, we read: “Israel continued to serve Jehovah all the days of Joshua and all the days of the older men who extended their days after Joshua and who had known all the work of Jehovah that he did for Israel.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei i te Iosua 24:31: “I te taimi ne ola ei a Iosua, a tino Isalaelu ne tavini eiloa ki te Aliki. I te mateatuga a Iosua, ne tumau eiloa te faka‵logo o tino Isalaelu ki te Aliki i aso koi ola ei a takitaki kolā ne ‵kilo faka‵lei ki mea ne fai ne te Aliki mō tino Isalaelu.”


What adjustments regarding social activities may some have to make after marriage? 	 Ne a fakamafulifuliga e uiga ki fakafiafiaga e mafai o fai ne nisi tino mai tua ifo o te fakaipoipoga?


The talk presented especially for such ones is a highlight of every assembly and convention. 	 A te lāuga telā e fakapitoa eiloa mō vaegā tino penā se vaega e tāsi o fono o te fenua mo fono o te atufenua.


6 Elders are not alone in needing humility. 	 6 E se ko toeaina fua e ‵tau o loto mau‵lalo.


(Matt. 28:19; Acts 1:8) How did the disciples respond? 	 (Mataio 28:19; Galuega 1:8) Ne ‵saga atu pefea a soko ki ei?


Strengthen Your Marriage Through Good Communication 	 Fakamalosi A Tou Olaga Avaga E Auala I Fesokotakiga ‵Lei


Thus, Today’s English Version pointedly renders this verse: “Don’t build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.” 	 Tela la, ne ‵fuli mai i te Tusi Tapu Tuvalu a te uiga tonu o te fuaiupu tenei: “Sa faite muamua tou fale mo tou kāiga, vagana ke toka mua au fatoaga kae ko talitonu foki koe me ko mafai o lava ne mea e maua ne koe mo tausi te olaga.”


(Acts 2:21; 4:10-12; Romans 10:13) They prove from the Bible that the Kingdom is the only hope for suffering mankind and show that even now things are better if we live by godly principles. 	 (Galuega 2:21; 4:10-12; Loma 10:13) E fakamaoni atu ne latou mai i te Tusi Tapu me i te Malo ko te fakamoemoega fua e tasi mō tino logo‵mae kae e fakaasi atu i ei me e mafai o tai ‵lei te tulaga o mea i aso nei māfai e ola tatou e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga mai te Atua.


Possibly penned for a field worker who allegedly failed to deliver a set quota of grain, this document, written on a pottery shard, says: “After your servant [the petitioner] had finished storing the harvest a few days ago, Hoshayahu son of Shobay came and took your servant’s garment. . . . 	 Kāti ne tusi ki se tino galue i te fatoaga telā kāti ne seki mafai o fakaoko atu ne ia te aofaki o saito kolā ne manakogina, a pati konei ne tusi i se potu ipu kele mafā, e fai penei: “I te otiga ne fakatoka faka‵lei ne tau tavini [te tino i a ia te tagi] a saito i nai aso ko ‵teka, ne vau a Hoshayahu te tama tagata a Shobay o puke te gatu o tau tavini. . . .


(1 Cor. 11:3) Elders make decisions that affect the congregation. 	 (1 Kolinito 11:3) E fai ne toeaina a filifiliga kolā e pokotia i ei te fakapotopotoga.


First-century Roman taxation would not go away. 	 Ne fakatumau eiloa a te faiga o lafoga a te kau Loma.


“He was despised, and we held him as of no account” 	 ‘Ne takalia‵lia ki a ia kae ne fai pelā me se mea seai’


Soon we were accommodating zone servants (now known as circuit overseers) and inviting nearby pioneers for meals. 	 E seki leva kae ne fakaafe sāle ne matou a tavini asiasi (nei ko ovasia o te fenua) kae ‵kami mai foki a paenia tai ‵pili mai ke ‵kai matou.


“Jehovah’s Spirit Enveloped Gideon” 	 “Ne Ulufia Kitiona ne te Agaga” o Ieova


(Jeremiah 5:31; 25:4-7) Indeed, the Israelites persecuted Jehovah’s faithful prophets and even killed some of them. 	 (Ielemia 5:31; 25:4-7) A te ‵tonuga loa, ne fakasauā ne tino Isalaelu a pelofeta fakamaoni a Ieova kae ke oko foki ki te tamatega o nisi tino o latou.


We should not forget that he too is an imperfect human. 	 Ke mo a eiloa e puli i a tatou i a ia foki se tino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


Jesus gave strong warnings against being influenced by such ones. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Iesu se fakailoaga ke fakaeteete i vaegā fakamalosiga mai tino penā.


He and his wife encourage others with good news from the Bible. 	 E fakamalosi ne laua mo tena avaga a nisi tino e uiga ki te tala ‵lei mai te Tusi Tapu.


Upon hearing the news, aged Eli dies, having “judged Israel forty years.” (1 Samuel 4:18) Possession of the Ark proves to be disastrous for the Philistines, so they return it to the Israelites. 	 I tena logoga i te tala tenei, ne mate ei a Eli telā ko matua ‵ki, kae ne takitaki ne ia a “Isalaelu i tausaga e fasefulu.” (1 Samuelu 4:18) Ne maua ne tino Filisitia a fakalavelave e uke ona ko te Pusa, tenā ne fakafoki ei ne latou ki tino Isalaelu.


He wanted to encourage the Corinthian Christians to support the relief work for their needy fellow believers in Judea. 	 Ne manako tou tagata o fakamalosi a Kelisiano i Kolinito ke ‵lago atu ki galuega kolā e fesoasoani ki manakoga o olotou taina tali‵tonu i Iuta.


True, Jehovah is the most glorious Personage in the universe, but that does not mean that he is glorious in the eyes of all humans. 	 E tonu, a Ieova ko te ‵toe Tino ‵malu eiloa i te lagi mo te lalolagi, kae e se fakauiga i ei me e faka‵malu atu a tino katoa ki a ia.


“The word of God went on growing, and the number of the disciples kept multiplying in Jerusalem very much.” 	 “Ko salalau atu eiloa te muna a te Atua. E fakaopoopo faeloa te aofaki o te kau soko i Ielusalema.”


I am going to make a helper for him.’”—GEN. 	 Ka faite ne au se soa mō ia ke fesoasoani ki a ia.’”—KENE.


He was severely beaten while being held in a military prison in North Africa. 	 Ne pago malosi a ia i te taimi ne nofo atu ei a ia i te falepuipui o kautau i Afelika ki Mātū.


I am so glad that I did not take that job! 	 Ko oko eiloa i toku fiafia me ne seki talia ne au te galuega tenā!


What should guide us in choosing our recreation and entertainment? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o takitaki ei tatou i te filifiliga o ‵tou tafaoga mo fakafiafiaga?


What preparations did David make for the construction of the temple? 	 Ne a fakatokaga ne fai ne Tavita mō te faitega o te faletapu?


That will help us understand how Jehovah can be the share of Christians today. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te mea tenā ke malamalama ‵lei tatou i te auala e mafai ei o fai a Ieova e pelā me se tino e ola ei a Kelisiano i aso nei.


(1 Pet. 5:4) Elders in more than 100,000 congregations shepherd God’s sheep on a personal level. 	 (1 Pe. 5:4) E tausi atu a toeaina i fakapotopotoga e silia atu i te 100,000 ki mamoe a te Atua.


On his return, Arthur heard loud applause from inside the hall. 	 I tena fokimaiga, ne lagona ne ia a te patipati malosi o tino i loto i te fale.


Although entire nations submit to their will, political leaders shrink from the challenge of humbly admitting their errors. 	 E ui eiloa e pule atu latou ki te atufenua kātoa, e se maua ne takitaki konei a te loto maulalo ke fakaasi atu olotou mea ‵se e fai.


Why do you recommend this type of Kingdom service to others? 	 Kaia e gali ei ki a koe a te vaega o te taviniga tenei o te Malo?


If David did not come, the boy would later say, “I missed you at the meeting today, Grandpa.” 	 Kafai e se kau atu a David, e mafai o fai atu tena mokopuna ki a ia penei, “E misi ne au koe i te fakatasiga i te aso nei, e tupuna.”


IT HAS been called the most widely repeated of all Christian prayers. 	 A TE mea tenei e taku ko te ‵toe ‵talo lauiloa eiloa i ‵talo a Kelisiano katoa.


Concerning what two different hopes did Jesus speak to Nicodemus? 	 Ne a fakamoemoega e lua kolā ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu ki a Nikotemo?


He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.” 	 Ka tuki pala ne te fanau a te fafine a tou ulu, kae ka ū ne koe [tena] vae.”


For example, can our family members really trust what we say? 	 E pelā mo ‵tou kāiga, e mata, e mafai o tali‵tonu katoatoa latou ki pati kolā e fai atu ne tatou?


Thus, a legitimate institution could easily have been used by Satan as a trap for Christians. 	 Tela la, ne mafai ei o fakaaogā ne Satani se fale telā ne olo atu ki ei a tino valevale e pelā me se malei mō Kelisiano.


(1 Cor. 11:1) Paul did not embarrass others or pressure them into taking a desired course of action. 	 (1 Koli. 11:1) Ne seki fakama ne Paulo a nisi tino io me fakamalosi atu ki a latou ke fai se mea ‵se.


To them, the preaching of the good news is a waste of time and a source of irritation. 	 E fai eiloa a te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei e pelā me se mea fakamāumāu taimi mo se mea fakaitaita ki a latou.


13 Jehovah gives us a worldwide brotherhood of caring worshippers who can offer us encouragement. 	 13 E tuku mai ne Ieova se kautaina i te lalolagi kātoa kae ne tino tapuaki atafai, kolā e mafai o fakamalosi mai ki a tatou.


12, 13. (a) What is the spiritual paradise? (b) How may we be able to help new ones? 	 12, 13. (a) Se a te palataiso faka-te-agaga? (e) E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou ki tino ‵fou?


Jesus next spoke the words quoted above, words that have intrigued and inspired men for centuries. 	 Ne faipati foki ne Iesu a pati kolā e siki mai luga, ko pati kolā ne ofo kae fakamalosi ne ia a tino i te fia o senitenali.


First-century Christians likewise avoided any traditional custom or rite that was associated with false religious teaching. 	 Ne ‵kalo keatea foki a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua mai tuu mo aganuu io me ko fakalagi kolā ne fakavae ki akoakoga ‵se fakalotu.


They show that Jehovah does forgive repentant sinners. 	 E fakaasi mai i ei me e fakamagalo eiloa ne Ieova a tino agasala kolā e salamō tonu.


Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, recently noted that “the list of challenges facing the world grows ever longer and the time to address them grows shorter.” 	 Ne iloa aka ne Klaus Schwab, ko te tino ne fakatu aka ne ia te fakapotopotoga ko te World Economic Forum, me i “te fakasologa o fakalavelave faiga‵ta kolā e fe‵paki mo te lalolagi nei e gasolo aka faeloa o uke atu kae ko te taimi ke faka‵lei aka ei latou e gasolo ifo faeloa o toetoe.”


They often invited me to share a meal or have a cup of coffee with them after the meetings, thus developing a wonderful friendship. 	 E ‵kami faeloa ne lāua au ke ‵kai io me inu kōfe fakatasi mo lāua mai tua o fakatasiga, i te auala tenā e ati aka i ei se va fakataugasoa fakaofoofogia.


□ Do you act decisively and courageously when you see what you must do? 	 □ E mata, e gasuesue koe i se auala mautinoa mo te loto toa māfai e iloa ne koe a mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe?


When Jesus asked his 12 apostles if they also wanted to go, Simon Peter replied: “Lord, whom shall we go away to? 	 I te taimi ne fesili atu ei a Iesu ki ana apositolo e toko 12 me e mata, e fia olo foki latou, ne tali atu a Simona Petelu: “Te Aliki, ko oi te tino ka olo matou ki ei?


And how can we avoid grieving Jehovah’s spirit? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakafanoanoa atu ki te agaga o Ieova?


The big day finally arrives. 	 Ne oko mai te aso lasi tenā.


But the Bible reports that at age 84, Anna was still a widow. 	 Kae e lipoti mai i te Tusi Tapu me i te taimi ko 84 ei a tausaga o Ana, kae seki toe avaga eiloa a ia.


(Acts 17:11) In view of the contradictory religious and moral teachings that abound today, it is important that we imitate the example of the noble-minded Beroeans. 	 (Galuega 17:11) Ona ko te uke o akoakoga faka‵numi a lotu mo olotou tulaga i mea tau amioga i aso nei, se mea tāua ke tau‵tali atu tatou ki te fakaakoakoga ‵lei a te kau Pelea.


Because the spirit of the world is manifest in many ways. 	 Me e uke auala e fakaasi mai ei te agaga o te lalolagi.


2 What led up to so many getting baptized? 	 2 Se a te mea ne fai ei ke iku atu ki te papatisoga o tino e tokouke?


(Matt. 20:28) During his brief time on earth, Jesus provided the perfect example—one that we strive to imitate—of a truly worthwhile life.—1 Cor. 11:1; 1 Pet. 2:21. 	 (Mataio 20:28) I te vaitami toetoe ne ola ei a ia i te lalolagi, ne tuku mai ne Iesu te ‵toe fakaakoakoga ‵lei—ko te mea telā e taumafai tatou ke fakaakoako ki ei—ke maua se olaga aogā.—1 Kolinito 11:1; 1 Petelu 2:21.