Nehemiah responded by assigning the builders the task of defending the city “with their swords, their lances and their bows.” 	 Ne saga fakavave atu a Neemia ki te tulaga tenā mai te ‵tofi aka o tino fakatūtū ke puipui ei te fa‵kai ki olotou “pelu mo tao mo kausana.”


This failure proves to be a real snare for Israel. 	 Ne fai eiloa te mea tenei mo fai se matasele ki tino Isalaelu.


God’s angel Gabriel told her that she would become pregnant miraculously—without having relations with a man. 	 Ne fai atu te agelu a te Atua ko Kapilielu ki tou fafine me ka faitama a ia i se auala fakavavega e aunoa mo faifaiga fakatauavaga mo se tagata.


Eight Kings Revealed 	 E Tokovalu a Tupu ne Fakaasi Mai


14 The expression “to the extent that you did it” refers to acts of loving support given to Christ’s spirit-begotten brothers, whom Satan’s world has treated as strangers, even throwing some of them into prison. 	 14 A te tugāpati ko te “so se mea ne fai ne koutou” e fakasino atu ki faifaiga a‵lofa ki taina faka-te-agaga o Keliso, kolā ne seki fai faka‵lei ne te lalolagi a Satani, ke oko eiloa ki te ‵peiga o nisi o latou ki te falepuipui.


The original-language word usually translated “reasonable” in the New World Translation literally means “yielding.” (Titus 3:1, 2, ftn.) 	 (Tito 3:1, 2) A te tino loto malamalama e se tautali faeloa i mataimanu o te tulafono, io me faigata, mata kaitaua, io me sauā.


Barnabas must have seen good in Paul’s intense drive and direct approach. 	 Kāti ne lavea ne Panapa a mea ‵lei mai te ma‵losi o pati a Paulo mo te faipati ‵tonu.


Men worked hard and long to obtain gold. 	 Ne ga‵lue malosi a tāgata ke maua ne latou a aulo.


They could communicate with their Maker and he with them. 	 Ne mafai o fesokotaki atu laua ki te lā Māfuaga penā foki te lā Māfuaga ki a laua.


(John 8:44; 2 Cor. 11:13-15) Therefore, we are wise to ask ourselves: ‘How does Satan deceive people? 	 (Ioa. 8:44; 2 Koli. 11:13-15) Tela la, se mea poto ke fesili ifo ki a tatou eiloa: ‘E fakaloiloi pefea ne Satani a tino?


His Life 	 Tena Olaga


But Jesus taught that Satan is real, even calling him “the ruler of this world.” 	 Kae ne akoako mai ne Iesu me i a Satani se tino tonu, kae e taku foki a ia ko te pule masei o te lalolagi.”


(Ephesians 5:22, 28-30; 6:4) Jesus’ example shows that authority can be effectively exercised in a loving way. 	 (Efeso 5:22, 28-30; 6:4) E fakaasi mai ne te fakaakoakoga a Iesu me e mafai o fakaaogā faka‵lei a pulega i se auala alofa.


How the Ransom Works 	 Te Auala e Fakagalue Aka ei a te Togiola


This article shows how we can take hold of the glory that Jehovah confers on humans. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mataupu tenei a te auala e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te ‵malu telā ne tuku mai ne Ieova ki tino.


“Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons of youth.” 	 “A tama tagata a se tagata ne fai ka koi tamataene a ia, e ‵pau latou mo matasana i lima o se sotia.”


(Hebrews 12:2; Acts 9:3) What can Jesus teach us about how to live? 	 (Epelu 12:2; Galuega 9:3) Ne a mea e mafai o akoako mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te auala e ola ei tatou?


Who apparently were addressed at Zephaniah 3:8? 2 However, there were some rightly disposed individuals in ancient Judah. 	 A te lalolagi katoa ka fakamaseigina ne te afi o toku kaitaua fakamataku.’ ”—Sefanaia 3:8.


Can you really benefit from the very well-known statement: 	 E mata, e aoga eiloa ki a koe a te fuaiupu lauiloa tenei:


And when he calls for an accounting, what can I answer him? 	 Ne a aku pati ka fai manafai ko vau te Atua o fakamasino au?


12 Bible chronology and world events coincide in pinpointing the year 1914 as the time when that war in heaven took place. 	 12 E fetaui ‵lei a valoaga i te Tusi Tapu mo mea kolā e ‵tupu i te lalolagi nei kae fakasino atu katoa a mea konā ki te tausaga e 1914 me ko te taimi telā ne fai ei te taua tenā i te lagi.


In this article, let us reflect on the arrangement that Jehovah has in place to facilitate the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14. 	 I te mataupu tenei, ka sau‵tala tatou ki te fakatokaga ko oti ne fai ne Ieova ke fesoasoani mai ki te fakataunuga o pati i te Mataio 24:14.


1, 2. What decision did a young Christian make, and why did she make that decision? 	 1, 2. Se a te fakaikuga ne fai ne se fafine Kelisiano e tokotasi, kae kaia ne fai ei ne ia te fakaikuga tenā?


How can we strengthen our love for what we teach? 	 E mafai pefea o fakamalosi aka ne tatou a te ‵tou a‵lofa ki mea e akoako atu ne tatou?


But we put 21⁄4 million dollars into this translation and a sure way of throwing that down the drain is to translate, for example, Psalm 23 as, ‘Yahweh is my shepherd.’” 	 Kae ne tuku atu eiloa ne matou a te 21⁄4 miliona tālā ke fai a te ‵fuliga tenei kae e mautinoa eiloa me ne fakamāumāu fua ne matou a tupe katoa konā ke ‵fuli a te Salamo 23, penei, ‘A Iaue ko toku tausi mamoe.’”


It seemed that on such occasions God’s spirit guided my mind to the most beneficial matters and gave me a feeling of composure. 	 E foliga mai me i te faiga penā, e pelā me e takitaki ei ne te agaga o te Atua a toku mafaufau ki toe mea tāua kae ne fakamafanafana mai te mea tenā ki a au.


22 Our anger could result in sin if we remained in a provoked state. 	 22 E mafai o iku atu ‵tou kaitaua ki te faiga o se agasala māfai e tumau eiloa tatou i te tulaga tenā.


This beautiful song begins with the words: “Happy are the ones faultless in their way, the ones walking in the law of Jehovah. 	 E fakatomua te pese gali tenā ki pati konei: “Amutia latou kola e ‵ma faeloa olotou olaga, a latou e ola i te olaga pela eiloa mo tulafono a te Aliki.


This cannot be, for the disciple James was inspired to write: “When under trial, let no one say: ‘I am being tried by God.’ 	 E se penā loa, me ne fakamalosi atu ki te soko ko Iakopo ke tusi mai: “Kafai e fakaosoosogina se tino, ke sa manatu ake pelā, ‘Au ko fakaosoosogina ne te Atua.’


2 However, our sinful leanings, our upbringing, and other factors make it a challenge to accept discipline or to view it in the right light. 	 2 Kae e fai ne ‵tou tulaga agasala, ‵tou putiakaga, mo nisi mea aka ke faigata o talia ne matou a polopolokiga io me ‵kilo atu ki ei e pelā me se mea ‵lei.


6 Do All Good People Go to Heaven? 	 6 Te Auala ke Fakatumau ei te Kilokiloga ‵Tau ki te Kava


It also helps us to appreciate that Jesus has fellow feeling for those who have lost loved ones to Adamic death. 	 E fakaasi mai foki i ei me e isi ne lagonaga o Iesu ki a latou ne ‵mate olotou tino pele ona ko te mate telā ne māfua mai i a Atamu.


In more recent times, men settled their differences in duels, facing off with swords or pistols. 	 I aso fakamuli ifo, ne faka‵lei aka ne nisi tino olotou kinauga penā mai te fakaaogāga o pelu io me ko fana.


What temptations does the Devil use to lure God’s people today? 	 Ne a fakaosoosoga e fakaaogā ne te Tiapolo ke ‵po aka ei a tino o te Atua i aso nei?


After the Jews returned from captivity in Babylon in 537 B.C.E., Governor Zerubbabel and High Priest Joshua (or Jeshua) supervised the laying of the foundation of the new temple in 536 B.C.E. 	 Mai tua o te fakasaolotoga o te kau Iutaia mai Papelonia i te 537 T.L.M., ne takitaki ne te Kovana ko Selupapelu mo te Faitaulaga Sili ko Iosua (io me ko Iesua) a te faitega o te fakavae o te faletapu fou i te 536 T.L.M.


However, those with true faith in God refused to compromise their principles, even at the risk of their lives. 	 Kae e tiga eiloa ne ‵nofo latou i se tulaga fakamataku, ne ita fitifiti a tino kolā ne fakatuanaki tonu ki te Atua ma se fakamaoni latou ki olotou talitonuga.


(Revelation 21:3, 4) What a happy prospect! 	 (Fakaasiga 21:3, 4) Mafāga o fakamoemoega fakafiafia loto!


Both he and the people benefited from Jehovah’s great mercy. 	 Ne maua ne ia mo nisi tino a mea ‵lei mai te lasi o te loto fakamagalo o Ieova.


15 Through his prophet Isaiah, God said: “My word that goes forth from my mouth . . . will have certain success.” 	 15 E auala i tena pelofeta ko Isaia, ne fai mai te Atua, penei: “E pena foki te muna tela e faipati ne au . . . e fai eiloa ne ia a mea kola ne fai ne au ki ei ke fano o fai.”


12 The apostle Paul gave up much to become a follower of Christ. 	 12 Ne tiakina ne Paulo a mea e uke ko te mea ke fai a ia mo soko o Keliso.


(Luke 14:11) Clearly, Jesus wants his followers to be humble, that is, lowly in mind and free of pride and arrogance. 	 (Luka 14:11) E manino ‵lei, me manako a Iesu ke loto mau‵lalo ana soko.


(Matthew 24:36) We do know, however, that “the time left is reduced.” (1 Corinthians 7:29) It is vital, then, that we make wise use of the time that remains. 	 (Mataio 24:36) Kae e iloa ne tatou me “ko sē leva nei aso.” (1 Kolinito 7:29) Tela la, se mea tāua ‵ki ke fakaaogā faka‵lei ne tatou a te taimi koi ‵toe.


They began asking what the book was all about.” 	 Ne silisili mai latou me ne a mea e maua atu i te tusi tenā.”


14 Godly parents in Bible times made sure that their children learned basic points of courtesy in the home. 	 14 A mātua amio Atua i aso o te Tusi Tapu ne fakamautinoa aka me e tauloto a olotou tama‵liki ki manatu fakavae ki uiga āva i te fale.


According to some scholars, the Hebrew idiom rendered “let me be” at Exodus 32:10 could be taken as an invitation, a suggestion that Moses would be allowed to intercede, or ‘stand in the gap,’ between Jehovah and the nation. 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a nisi tino sukesuke, a te tugapati tenei “sa taumafai o taofi mai au” i te ‵gana Epelu telā e maua i te Esoto 32:10 e mafai o fai e pelā me se ‵kamiga, se manatu ke talia ke fai a Mose e pelā me se sokoga, io me “tu” i te va o Ieova mo te fenua.


By observing Jesus’ commandments. 	 Mai te faka‵logo ki fakatonuga a Iesu.


The Bible’s simple argument puts it best: “Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God.” 	 E tuku mai ne te Tusi Tapu se fakamatalaga manino, penei: “E tonu i fale katoa e faite ne se tino, ka ko te Atua ko ia tena ne faite ne ia a mea katoa.”


Avoiding such material pleases God and has an upbuilding influence on one’s life. 	 A te ‵kalo keatea mai vaegā mea penā e fakafiafia atu eiloa ki te Atua kae e maua i ei ne se tino a fakamalosiga aogā i tena olaga.


When Others Hurt Your Feelings 	 Kafai ko Logo‵mae Koe i Faifaiga a Nisi Tino


People today have less and less love for God. 	 Ko gasolo ifo faeloa o foliki a te a‵lofa o tino i aso nei ki te Atua.


Applying Bible counsel can help you find supportive friends 	 A te fakagaluegaga o pati fakatonutonu mai te Tusi Tapu e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke maua a taugasoa kolā ka ‵lago malosi atu


• What practical steps can we take to help someone who is weak? 	 • Ne a mea tāua e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke fesoasoani atu ki tino loto vāi‵vāi?


In some instances, he even mentions individuals, and in each case, he gives appropriate commendation or counsel. 	 I loto i te fakaasiga, e faipati eiloa tou tagata ki mea fakapito kolā ne ‵tupu e penā foki loa mo tino taki tokotasi.


What “crafty acts” did he use? 	 Ne a “togafiti” ne fakaaogā ne ia i ei?


(Jas. 2:23-26) They can draw close to Jehovah, and as a group, they have the wonderful prospect of surviving Armageddon. 	 (Iakopo 2:23-26) E mafai o fakapilipili atu latou ki a Ieova, kae e pelā me se potukau, e maua foki ne latou te fakamoemoega gali ke ‵sao atu i a Amaketo.


How can they teach their children beliefs that help them to love others? 	 E mafai pefea o akoako ne latou ki olotou tama‵liki a talitonuga kolā e fesoasoani atu ki a latou ke a‵lofa ki nisi tino?


“The world is passing away and so is its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever.”—1 JOHN 2:17. 	 “Ka fakaseai atu te lalolagi e pelā foki mo ana manakoga, kae ko te tino telā e fai ne ia te loto o te Atua ka tumau eiloa ki te se-gata-mai.”—1 IOANE 2:17.


The experience of faithful Ruth bears that out. 	 E fakatalitonu mai foki te mea tenā i te tala o Luta.


What should prayer for forgiveness cause us to do, with what beneficial result? 	 Se a te mea e fakamalosi mai ke fai ne tatou mai te ‵talo atu ke fakamagalo a agasala, kae ne a mea aogā e maua mai i ei?


“From him all the body is harmoniously joined together and made to cooperate.”—EPH. 	 “E auala i a ia, e ‵soko fakatasi ei a vaega katoa o te foitino kae e fakafealofani a latou katoa.”—EFE.


Moreover, in countries where alcohol consumption is prohibited or is permitted only for those over a certain age, due regard should be given to the laws of the land.—Romans 13:1. 	 E se gata i ei, e ‵tau eiloa o faka‵logo ki tulafono i fenua kolā e fakatapu ei te inu kava io me e talia fua a tino kolā ko au olotou tausaga.—Loma 13:1.


If a slave came to love his owner, he could choose to remain a slave in the household for the rest of his life. 	 Kafai e alofa se pologa ki tena matai, e mafai o fakaiku aka ke tumau a ia i te fai mo pologa ki tena pule i tena olaga kātoa.


2 In a spiritual sense, Christians face a situation similar to the mine workers. 	 2 E fe‵paki a Kelisiano mo se tulaga tai ‵pau mo tino keli fatu kalā i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Resurrected With What Body? 	 Se a te Foitino e Toe‵tu Mai i ei?


It includes knowing Jehovah’s reputation, as well as his qualities, purpose, and activities as revealed in the Bible, such as his dealings with his servants. 	 E aofia i ei tena tulaga, ana uiga, fuafuaga, mo ana mea e fai kolā e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu, e pelā foki mo ana faifaiga ki ana tavini.


[Picture Credit Lines on page 3] 	 [Fakamatalaga o Ata i te itulau e 3]


Of him, we read: “To Seth also there was born a son and he proceeded to call his name Enosh. 	 E fai‵tau tatou e uiga ki a ia penei: “Ne fai te tama a Setu, ko Enosa.


Do I view Jehovah as my closest Friend, the one who always tells the truth and wants what is best for me? 	 E mata, e kilo atu au ki a Ieova e pelā me ko toku toe Taugasoa pili eiloa, telā e faipati tonu faeloa kae manako ke maua ne au a te ‵toe mea ‵lei?


When their savings ran out, however, the couple’s joy turned to sorrow. 	 Kae i te taimi ne oti ei lā tupe, ne ‵fuli eiloa a te fiafia o te tauavaga ki te fanoanoa.


3, 4. (a) How can parents set a good example for their children? (b) What should parents not expect of their children? 	 3, 4. (a) E fakaasi mai pefea ne mātua se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō olotou tama‵liki? (e) Se a te mea e se ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe ki ei a mātua ke fai ne olotou tama‵liki?


[2] (paragraph 15) Although Acts 2:33 shows that Jesus is part of the selection process, Jehovah is the Source of the invitation. 	 [2] (palakalafa e 15) E tiga eiloa e fakaasi mai i te Galuega 2:33 me i a Iesu e aofia i te galuega tenei ki te fakaekega o tino, kae ko Ieova eiloa ko te Tino telā e ‵kami ne ia te tino tenā.


What are some of them? 	 Ne a la a mea konā?


Who Go to Heaven? 11/1 	 Ko oi e Olo ki te Lagi? 11/1


That Bible verse says: “The heavens and the earth that are now are stored up for fire.” 	 E fai mai te fuaiupu tenā i te Tusi Tapu Tuvalu, penei: “Ka ko te lagi mo te lalolagi konei e iai nei e se tumau eiloa, e ‵sunu ki te afi.”


Could you become a Local Design/Construction volunteer, working part-time on Kingdom Hall projects? 	 E mafai ne koe o volenitia i galuega fakatu‵tu, io me fesoasoani i te faitega o Fale Tapuaki?


(Read Zechariah 6:15.) 	 (Faitau te Sakalia 6:15.)


Thus, we show religious leaders regard as fellow humans, but we do not show them special honor. 	 Tela la, e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te āva ki takitaki lotu e pelā eiloa mo nisi tino, kae sē fakaasi atu ne tatou te fakaaloalo fakapito ki a latou.


The Bible shows that time and unforeseen events befall us all, whether we are superstitious or not. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu me e oko mai a fakalavelave mo te malaia ki a tatou katoa, faitalia me e tali‵tonu tatou ki manatu va‵lea io me ikai.


Money cannot buy life, but acting in wisdom can protect life now and can even open up the possibility of endless life. 	 E se mafai o ‵togi te ola ki tupe, kae e mafai ne te poto o puipui ‵tou olaga i aso nei kae ‵tala mai foki i ei te avanoaga ki te ola se-gata-mai.


The apostle Peter encourages us: “As newborn infants, form a longing for the unadulterated milk belonging to the word, that through it you may grow to salvation.” (1 Peter 2:2) A healthy baby instinctively longs for milk. 	 Ne fakamalosi mai penei te apositolo ko Petelu: “Ke fai koutou e pela mo ne tamaliki fatoa fa‵nau, kola ka ‵mate i te fia inu ki te tinā susu faka te Agaga, me kafai e inu koutou ki ei, e ‵tupu ake koutou i ei, kae ola foki i ei.” (1 Petelu 2:2) E fia inu se pepe malosi ki te susu.


You nail down counsel by giving encouragement. 	 E ‵tuki faka‵mau ne koe a pati fakatonutonu ki tamaliki mai te tuku atu o pati fakamalosi.


6 In this prophecy, the Servant speaks of his Father as “the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.” 	 6 I te valoaga tenei, e faipati a te Tavini e uiga ki tena Tamana e pelā me ko “te Aliki Sili” ko Ieova.


By stepping back to look at the entire mosaic, one sees that all the carefully placed pebbles together form a pattern, or picture. 	 Ko te mea ke lavea ‵lei atu me se a te ata telā e faite aka ne fatu mole‵mole katoa, e ‵tau o soloki mālie tatou ki tua kae ‵kilo atu ki te ata saukātoa.


Then she and her childhood nurse, Deborah, along with some servant girls, set off with Eliezer and his men. 	 Tenā, ne olo atu ei a tou fafine mo te tino ne tausi ne ia i tena folikiga, ko Tepola, fakatasi mo nisi tavini fafine, mo Eliesa mo ana tāgata.


Let us consider how Jehovah enlightened his people in ancient times and how he does so today. 	 Ke na mafau‵fau malie tatou ki te auala ne fai ei ne Ieova ke maina ana tino i aso mua, mo tena faiga foki i aso nei.


How did Jesus prepare himself for the role he was to play in upholding Jehovah’s sovereignty? 	 Ne fakatoka pefea Iesu mō te galuega ka fai ne ia ke ‵lago atu ki te pulega sili a Ieova?


The mountain that the woman referred to was Mount Gerizim, located about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem. 	 A te mauga ne fakasino atu ki ei a te fafine ko te Mauga o Kelisima, ne tu i se 30 maila (50 kilomita) i te feitu matū o Ielusalema.


Then, Satan used her to get Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit. 	 Oti aka, ne fakaaogā ei ne Satani tou fafine ke taumafai o fai a Atamu ke kai ki te fuagālakau telā ne fakatapu.


(Joshua 23:14) Jehovah delivers, protects, and sustains his servants. 	 (Iosua 23:14) E faka‵sao, puipui kae tausi ne Ieova ana tavini.


How can you balance fond memories of your first marriage with the life you have started with your new mate? 	 E mafai pefea o fakapaleni aka ne koe ou mafaufauga ki tou olaga avaga mua mo tou olaga mo tau avaga fou?


14-16. (a) What are some of the things being accomplished with your donations? (b) In what ways have you benefited from these provisions? 	 14-16. (a) Ne a nisi mea ko oti ne fakataunu aka ona ko otou meaalofa kolā ne tuku mai mo te kaimalie? (e) Ne aoga pefea ki a koe a fakatokaga konei?


For three more years, Georgina continued to face opposition. 	 E tolu tausaga mai tua ifo, ne fepaki faeloa a Georgina mo ‵tekemaiga.


First, she took time to learn the needs and interests of each person. 	 Te mea muamua, ne fakamāumāu ne ia ne taimi o tauloto ki manakoga mo mea kolā e fia‵fia ki ei a tino taki tokotasi.


13 Could Jehovah merely have destroyed the rebels in Eden and started over? 	 13 E mata, ne seki mafai fua ne Ieova o fakaseai atu a tino ‵teke konā i Etena kae toe fai se kamataga ‵lei?


7 How can we imitate Jesus in helping our Bible students to build their trust in Jehovah? 	 7 E mafai pefea o fakaakoako tatou ki a Iesu i te fesoasoani atu ki ‵tou a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke ati aka te lotou loto tali‵tonu ki a Ieova?


Although they both had demanding full-time jobs, they were not in a position to look for other work. 	 E fakamaumau ne laua a taimi mo malosi e uke i vaiaso katoa i te faiga o la galuega, kae se mafai ne laua o ‵sala aka ne nisi galuega.


Elders, in particular, need to read the Bible daily 	 E ‵tau eiloa mo toeaina o fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa


24 Teach Your Children—A Kingdom That Will Change the Whole Earth 	 E Mata, e Fai Tou Tusaga i te Faiga o Fakatasiga Faka-Kelisiano ke Fai mo Mea Fakamalosi Loto?


Nevertheless, he succeeded. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne manumalo a ia.


Let us, then, be determined to cultivate and demonstrate the mind of Christ. 	 Ia, ke na fatuaki aka ‵tou loto ke fakamalosi kae fakaasi atu te mafaufau o Keliso.


Before news of Claudius’ death broke, Burrus escorted Nero to the Castra Praetoria and had him proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard, leaving the Senate no option but to accept the choice. 	 A koi tuai o salalau te tala e uiga ki te mate o Claudius, ne ‵taki atu a Nero ne Burrus ki te Castra Praetoria ke fakasopo a ia mo fai te emupela ne sotia leoleo a te tupu, kae ne faimalō i ei a te palamene ke talia te lotou fakaikuga.


The congregation is getting along just fine without him.’ 	 E seai eiloa sena aogā ki te ‵lei o te ‵tou fakapotopotoga.’


They may say that it is because their feelings were hurt, they think a wrong is not being corrected, or they cannot accept some teaching. 	 Kāti e fai atu latou me ona ko te lotou logo‵mae, e mafau‵fau latou me ne seki faka‵tonu aka se mea ‵se, io me e se mafai o talia ne latou a nisi akoakoga.


(Ruth 1:9-15) Did Ruth want to return to the false gods of her people? 	 (Luta 1:9-15) E mata, ne manako a Luta ke toe foki atu o tapuaki ki atua ‵se o ana tino?


(Habakkuk 2:3) Second, Jehovah reminded Habakkuk: “As for the righteous one, by his faithfulness he will keep living.” 	 (Sapakuka 2:3) Ko te lua o mea, ne fakamasaua atu a Ieova ki a Sapakuka, penei: “Ko latou kola e amiotonu ka ola, me i a latou e fakatuanaki ki te Atua.”


5 As a dedicated Christian, your life will have the highest purpose. 	 5 E pelā me ne Kelisiano tukugina atu, ka maua eiloa ne tou olaga a te ‵toe mea aoga sili.


(Isaiah 40:25, 26; Romans 11:33) He can do this instantly and without forethought. 	 (Isaia 40:25, 26; Loma 11:33) E mafai fua o fai fakavave ne ia te mea tenei e aunoa mo te faiga o se fuafuaga fakapito ki ei.


The Bible reveals that 144,000 people will be “bought from the earth” and will serve as “priests” and “kings over the earth.” 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu me e toko 144,000 a tino ‘ka ‵togi mai i te lalolagi’ kae ka tavini atu e pelā me se “malo o faitaulaga . . . kae ka pule latou i te lalolagi.”


Let us take a look at several practical steps that can be taken. 	 Ke onoono aka tatou ki nai auala aoga kolā e mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou.


Proverbs 1:5 says: “A wise person listens and takes in more instruction.” 	 E fai mai te Faataoto 1:5 : “A te tino poto e fakalogologo kae puke ‵mau ki akoakoga e uke.”


Love bears, believes, hopes, and endures all things. 	 A te alofa e fakamalosi, e talitonu, e fakamoemoe, kae kufaki i mea katoa.


Instead, I opened my own business. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne kamata eiloa taku pisinisi.


He was sensitive to the feelings of others. 	 Ne āva atu a ia ki olotou lagonaga.


(Ps. 130:1-4) Put your heart into pleasing him now and forever, and ‘the joy of Jehovah will be your stronghold.’—Neh. 8:10. 	 (Salamo 130:1-4) Ke saga tonu o fakafiafia a ia i te taimi nei ke oko eiloa ki te sē-gata-mai, kae ‘ko te fiafia o Ieova ka fai mo fai tou olo malosi.’—Neemia 8:10, NW.


Since water had to be piped to Laodicea over quite a distance, however, it was likely lukewarm when it reached the city. 	 Tela la, ona ko te mea ne ‵tau o fakasali a vai i paipa mai se koga ‵mao, kafai e oko atu ki Laotikaia ko mafanafana te vai.


10. Who respond to the good news, and how does their outlook change? 	 10 Ne ‵valo mai ne Isaia me ka talai atu te tala ‵lei ki tino loto mau‵lalo.


Myth 1: The Soul Is Immortal 	 Tala ‵Kai 1: E Isi se Vaega o te Tino Telā e Fakaola ne ia te Tino Māfai ko Mate


They were to be a people ‘created for Jehovah’s glory.’ 	 Ne fai latou pelā me ne tino ne ‘faite ke fakaaloalo atu ki a Ieova.’


17 For some Kingdom proclaimers, a direct offer of a Bible study produces good results. One morning a congregation with 105 publishers made a special effort to offer a Bible study to each householder they met. 	 I te tafataeao e tasi, ne fai ne se fakapotopotoga telā e toko 105 a tino talai i ei, se taumafaiga fakapito ke ofo atu a te faiga o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ki so se tino e fetaui mo latou.


(Luke 4:18, 19) Jesus also had love for the people. 	 (Luka 4:18, 19) Ne alofa foki a Iesu ki tino.


The first was Jehovah’s judgment against the wayward nation of ancient Judah. 	 A te folafolaga muamua ko te fakamasinoga a Ieova ki te fenua fakalogogata ko Iuta i aso mua.


• Why does the resurrection hope set true Christians apart from the false? 	 • Kaia e ‵vae keatea ei ne te fakamoemoega e uiga ki te toetu a Kelisiano ‵tonu mai Kelisiano ‵se?


Will Jesus be here on the earth with the criminal who was sorry for his sins?— No, Jesus will be in heaven ruling as King over the Paradise earth. 	 E mata, ka nofo mai a Iesu i te lalolagi nei fakatasi mo te pagota telā ne salamō ki ana agasala?— Ikai, ka nofo atu a Iesu i te lagi o pule mai pelā me se Tupu ki te lalolagi Palataiso.


(Matthew 22:37) And as his worshipers, surely we are determined to walk in the name of Jehovah our God to all eternity. 	 (Mataio 22:37) Kae e pelā me ne ana tino tapuaki, e ma‵nako eiloa tatou o tauave te igoa o Ieova te ‵tou Atua ki te se-gata-mai.


A Warning for Those Living “When the Son of Man Arrives” 	 Se Faka‵pulaga mō Tino Kolā e Ola i te Taimi e Oko Mai ei a “te Tama a te Tagata”


The absence of their visible leader meant that temptation was unchecked. 	 A te galo atu o te lotou takitaki matea ki mata ne fai ei ke se iloilo aka faka‵lei a te tofotofoga ne fe‵paki mo latou.


17 Another way that we can grow in our love for God is to meditate on the abundant loving provisions he has made to let us enjoy life—the beauty of creation, the endless variety of delicious things to eat, the warm companionship of good friends, as well as countless other delights that give us pleasure and satisfaction. 	 17 A te suā auala e mafai ei o momea aka te ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua ko te mafaufau ‵loto ki fakatokaga a‵lofa e uke ne fai ne ia ko te mea ke fia‵fia tatou ki te olaga—te ‵gali o mea ne faite, ko mea‵kai valevale e uke kolā e mafai o ‵kai ki ei, ko fesokotakiga ‵gali mo taugasoa ‵lei, pelā foki mo te fia o nisi mea kolā e maua ei ne tatou te fiafia mo te lotomalie mai i ei.


Jesus was a zealous evangelizer and trained others to do the same work 	 Ko oi ne ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai i te senitenali muamua, i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano?


Go, then, and learn what this means, ‘I want mercy, and not sacrifice.’” 	 Olo kae fai ke iloa ne koutou te uiga o te mea tenei: ‘E tāua atu ki a au te loto fakamagalo, kae e se ko taulaga.’”


Faith replaced skepticism, and I felt much happier. 	 A te fakalotolotolua i a au ne sui ne te fakatuanaki, kae ne maua ne au te fiafia lasi ‵ki.


He acknowledged them as his collective instrument, or “slave,” and in 1919 entrusted them with the management of all his earthly belongings. 	 Ne talia ne ia latou e pelā me se mea faigaluega, io me se “tavini,” kae tuku atu ne ia ke fakagalue ne latou ana mea katoa i te lalolagi.


No, indeed! 	 Ikai, e seai eiloa!


(Read Luke 18:24-30.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 18:24-30.)


11 At times, paying attention at Christian meetings is a challenge. The mind can easily be distracted, perhaps by a crying infant or a latecomer looking for a seat. 	 E mafai o galo vave atu te mafaufau, kāti māfai ko tagi se tamaliki io me māfai e ‵sala se tino talimuli ki sena nofoga.


We do not expect miraculous protection at this time. 	 E se fakamoe‵moe tatou ki se puipuiga fakavavega i te taimi tenei.


The account relates that Satan approached the first woman, Eve, through a serpent and spoke to her in a misleading way. 	 E fakaasi mai i te tala tenā me ne fanatu a Satani ki te fafine muamua, ko Eva, e auala i se gata kae ne faipati atu ki tou fafine i se auala faitogafiti.


This application shows that the term “the twelve tribes of Israel” at Matthew 19:28 refers, not to Jesus’ spirit-begotten underpriests, but to all others who put faith in Jesus’ sacrifice.* 	 E fakaasi mai i te fakauigaga tenei me i te tugapati ko “matakāiga e sefulu lua o Isalaelu” i te Mataio 19:28, e se fakasino atu ki faitaulaga a Iesu kolā ne fakaekegina ki te agaga, kae ki tino katoa.*


Matthew’s account reveals that Jesus also mentioned the Sadducees in this conversation. 	 E fakaasi mai i te tala a Mataio me ne fakasae aka foki ne Iesu i te sau‵talaga tenei a te kau Satukaio.


Take full advantage of the Christian congregation and the spiritual food Jehovah provides. 	 Taumafai ke maua kātoatoa a mea aoga mai te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano mo mea‵kai faka-te-agaga kolā e tuku mai ne Ieova ki a tatou.


Take the refugee brothers and sisters along with you in the ministry. 	 Ke ga‵lue fakatasi mo taina mo tuagane fakaa‵lofa i te galuega talai.


Do you believe that Jehovah is capable and willing to sustain you even on a sickbed?—Ps. 41:3. 	 E a, e talitonu koe me mafai kae loto fiafia foki a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki a koe faitalia foki eiloa e takato koe i tou moega masaki?—Sala. 41:3.


(Exodus 20:1, 3) On that occasion, the nation of Israel chose to obey. 	 (Esoto 20:1, 3) I te taimi tenā, ne filifili ei a te fenua o Isalaelu ke faka‵logo latou ki ei.


The competitive environment in which we live and the spirit of the world might influence us to be egotistical, combative, or manipulative. 	 Kāti e fakamalosi mai foki te lalolagi a Satani ko tatou ke kaima‵nako, sauā, io me fia ‵pule.


Because one cannot fully grasp the meaning of God’s Word without His help. 	 Me e se mafai o malamalama katoatoa se tino i te uiga o te Muna a te Atua e aunoa mo Tena fesoasoani.


I felt inferior and developed a complex. 	 Ne lagona ne au me e seai soku aogā kae oko mai te loto māfatia.


Soon they stopped practicing the things they had learned, and this was to their own spiritual detriment.—2 Peter 3:15, 16. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ko se toe fai ei ne latou a mea kolā ko oti ne tauloto ne latou, kae ne ‵tū atu ei latou i se tulaga fakamataku i te feitu faka-te-agaga.—2 Petelu 3:15, 16.


“Blessed Be Your Good Sense!” 	 “Ke Fakamanuia Atu ki a Koe Ona ko Ou Mafaufau ‵Lei!”


11 Excessive flattery or praise can test our modesty as well. 	 11 A pati takolekole io me ko tavaega kolā ko tō silia e mafai o tofotofo foki ei te ‵tou uiga agamalu.


3, 4. (a) Why has Jehovah shown patience in carrying out his purpose for the earth? (b) How did Jehovah respond to the rebellion in Eden? 	 3, 4. (a) Kaia ne fakaasi mai ei ne Ieova a te kufaki i te fakataunuga o tena fuafuaga mō te lalolagi? (e) Ne saga atu pefea a Ieova ki te ‵tekeatuga i Etena?


When Jesus sensed that those who saw his miracles “were about to come and seize him to make him king,” he quickly withdrew from them.—John 6:15. 	 I te taimi ne iloa ei ne Iesu me i tino kolā ne lavea ne latou ana vavega ka o‵mai o “puke fakamalosi a ia mo fai te lotou tupu,” ne fano fakavave keatea a ia mai i a latou.—Ioane 6:15.


Will pursuing wealth, power, or education help you to find inner peace? 	 E mata, ka maua ne koe te filemu tonu mai te ‵sala atu ki koloa, te malosi pule mo akoakoga ma‵luga?


8 Think, too, of other haughty men who despised Jehovah’s people: the Philistine giant Goliath, the Persian Prime Minister Haman, and King Herod Agrippa, who ruled the province of Judaea. 	 8 Mafaufau foki la ki nisi tino fakamata‵mata kolā ne takalia‵lia ki tino o Ieova: ko te toa Filisitia ko Koliata, te Ulu o te Malo o Pelesia ko Hamanu, mo te Tupu ko Helota Akelipa, telā ne pule atu ki te itumalo o Iuta.


Rather, it merely says that he was taken into Jerusalem. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fai mai eiloa me ne fanatu a ia ki Ielusalema.


What a remarkable spirit she had! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakaofoofogia o te uiga tenā o tou fafine!


Inspired by God, Paul advises us to be tolerant and forgiving. 	 Ne fakaosofia eiloa a Paulo ne te Atua ke fakamalosi mai ke maua ne tatou te loto malamalama mo te loto fakamagalo.


Likewise, we will keep living if we are found faithful when the end comes. 	 Kae ka tumau foki tatou i te ola māfai e fakatuanaki tatou i te taimi ko oko mai ei te gataga.


15 In the wake of World War II, during which it had become standard practice to treat wounded soldiers with blood transfusions, there was increased light on the sanctity of blood. 	 15 I te kamataga o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi, ko te taimi ne lauiloa ei te fakaaogāga o te sukiga ki toto ke faka‵lei aka ei a sotia kolā ne pa‵kia malosi, ne momea aka ei te mainaga e uiga ki te ‵tapu o te toto.


How do the five weekly meetings provided by Jehovah’s organization help to qualify us as ministers? 17 Now let us discuss a third means by which Jehovah equips us as teachers of his Word—his earthly congregation, or organization, which trains us to be ministers. 	 17 Nei la, ke onoono aka tatou ki te tolu o auala telā e fai ei ne Ieova ke toka ‵lei tatou ke fai pelā me ne faiakoga o tena Muna—ko tena fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi, telā e akoako ei tatou ke fai pelā me ne faifeau.


We need to be like Jesus and resist such enticements, regardless of how appealing and attractive they are made to appear. 	 E ‵tau o fai tatou pelā mo Iesu kae ‵teke atu ki takolekolega penā, faitalia te mata‵gali mai o olotou foliga.


What does this indicate? 	 Se a te uiga o te fakaasiga tenei mō tatou?


Such Christian love would even be extended to one’s enemies.—Matt. 5:43, 44. 	 A te vaegā alofa faka-Kelisiano tenei e mafai foki o fakaasi atu ki fili o se tino.—Mata. 5:43, 44.


To begin with, we are assured that all of God’s ways are truthful, righteous, and loving. 	 Muamua la, e fakamautinoa mai ki a tatou me e ‵tonu katoa a auala o te Atua, e amio‵tonu, kae fakaasi mai i ei te alofa.


(Psalm 41:13) After considering them, are we not moved to bless, or praise, Jehovah? 	 (Salamo 41:13) Mai tua o te mafaufau ‵loto ki ei, e a, e se fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke ‵viki, io me ke tavae atu ki a Ieova?


For example, when a strong earthquake struck Chile on February 27, 2010, Jehovah’s Witnesses quickly responded to help those affected. 	 E pelā mo te taimi ne poko ei se mafuie lasi i Chile i a Fepuali 27, 2010, ne fesoasoani fakavave atu a Molimau a Ieova ki a latou kolā ne pokotia i ei.


Is that a mere dream? 	 E mata, a te mea tenā se moemiti fua?


(Gal. 6:16) In a vision, the apostle John saw that these spiritual Israelites number 144,000. 	 (Kalatia 6:16) I se fakaasiga, ne lavea ne te apositolo ko Ioane me e toko 144,000 a tino kolā e aofia i te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga.


“Do Not Let Your Hands Drop Down,” Sept. 	 “Sa Tuku Ifo Ou Lima ke ‵To ki Lalo,” Sete.


18 Without doubt, there are many reasons for meditating on Jehovah’s power. 	 18 E mautinoa eiloa, me e uke a pogai e ‵tau ei o mafaufau ‵mafa ki te malosi o Ieova.


Spiritual knowledge is progressive. 	 E gasolo malielie atu eiloa ki mua te poto faka-te-agaga.


(Titus 1:13, 15, 16) They were having a problem distinguishing between what was clean and what was unclean, and this involved their conscience. 	 (Tito 1:13, 15, 16) Ne maua ne latou te fakalavelave ko te se matea atu o te ‵kese o te mea ‵ma mo te mea se ‵ma, kae ne aofia i ei olotou loto lagona.


Love will likewise move a wife to respect her husband.—Ephesians 5:25, 29-33. 	 Ka fakamalosi aka foki ne te alofa a te avaga fafine ke fakaasi atu te āva ki tena avaga.—Efeso 5:25, 29-33.


The resurrected Jesus appeared to individuals (including Paul himself), to small groups, and even to a crowd of 500, many of whom had no doubt been skeptical when they heard the news that Jesus had been resurrected! 	 Ne fakasae atu a Iesu ki tino taki tokotasi (e aofia i ei a Paulo), ki potukau fo‵liki, ke oko foki ki se potukau o tino e toko 500, kolā ne fakalotolotolua a te tokoukega i ei i te ‵logoga i a Iesu ko oti ne toetu aka!


14 God’s law is reassuringly unchangeable. In the turbulent times in which we live, Jehovah is a rock of stability, existing from everlasting to everlasting. 	 I taimi o fakalavelave kolā e ola i ei tatou, a Ieova e tumau kae ‵mautakitaki, me e ola a ia mai te se-gata-mai ki te se-gata-mai.


And such resurrected ones will need to be taught the pure language. 	 Kae e ‵tau o akoako a vaegā tino penā kolā ka faka‵tu mai ki te ‵gana ‵ma.


(Micah 3:11) Eventually, however, they went too far in their rejection of God’s laws and standards. 	 (Mika 3:11) Fakamuli loa, ne tō silia te lotou ‵teke atu ki tulafono mo tulaga amio‵tonu o te Atua.


(Psalm 90:10) Wherever we live and whoever we are, our lives—the days, hours, minutes that lie before us when we are born—are limited. 	 (Salamo 90:10) Faitalia me tefea te koga e ‵nofo tatou i ei, e isi ne tapulā ki ‵tou olaga katoa—ko te aofaki o aso, itula, mo minute kolā e ‵toe mai mō tatou talu mai te taimi ne fa‵nau mai ei tatou.


Why not read Matthew chapters 5 through 7 once again carefully and prayerfully? 	 Kaia e se toe faitau faka‵lei ei koe ki te mataupu e 5 ke oko ki te 7 o Mataio fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo?


(1 Tim. 5:23) When Paul sent him to Corinth to handle certain problems caused by individuals who had challenged the apostle’s authority, Paul urged the congregation to cooperate, so that Timothy would be “free of fear” among them. 	 (1 Timoteo 5:23) I te taimi ne uga atu ei a ia ne Paulo ki Kolinito ke faka‵lei aka a nisi fakalavelave kolā ne māfua mai i tino kolā ne ‵teke atu ki te pulepulega a te apositolo, ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki te fakapotopotoga ke loto tasi latou, ko te mea ke “se mataku” a Timoteo o fakatasi mo latou.


The righteous would not be destroyed along with the wicked. 	 Ne seki fakaseai atu a tino amio‵tonu fakatasi mo tino ma‵sei.


Clearly, then, God is not responsible for wickedness; nor does he cause suffering. 	 E manino ‵lei i ei, me e se māfua mai i te Atua a amioga ma‵sei kae e se faka‵tupu foki ne ia a logo‵maega.


Similarly, Christians remain neutral in the political affairs of the nations of the world. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e se ‵kau atu foki ki se feitu a Kelisiano i mea fakapolitiki a fenua i te lalolagi.


Even with “those not favorably disposed” toward our work and our message, including outright opposers, we will keep ourselves “restrained under evil” and act “with mildness.” (2 Tim. 2:23-25) Paul counsels Christians not to avenge themselves but to “yield place to the wrath.” 	 Ke oko foki loa ki “‵tou fili” kolā e se fia‵fia ki te ‵tou galuega mo te ‵tou fekau, e aofia i ei a tino kolā e ‵teke malosi mai, e ‵tau eiloa mo tatou o “kufaki” kae gasuesue “i te loto maulalo.” (2 Timoteo 2:23-25) Ne polopoloki atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano ke mo a ma taui ma sui kae “tuku eiloa ki te taui ma sui a te Atua.”


(Read Genesis 22:15-18.) 	 (Faitau te Kenese 22:15-18.)


(Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 2:4-11) He was called out of Egypt, and babes were killed after his birth. 	 (Isaia 7:14; Mika 5:2; Mataio 1:18-23; Luka 2:4-11) Ne kalagagina a ia mai Aikupito, kae ne tamate a pepe mai tua ifo o tena fanaumaiga.


HAPPINESS—everybody wants it. 	 ATE fiafia—se mea telā e ma‵nako ki ei a tino katoa.


(Matt. 5:11, 12) How should we react? 	 (Mataio 5:11, 12) E ‵tau o ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki ei?


Fabian’s first reaction was: “I don’t have a desire to move here.” 	 E tenei te tali muamua a Fabian: “Au e se manako o vau ki konei.”


Otherwise, why would they go to the trouble of speaking to you about the matter? 	 Me moi ne se fai penā, kaia fua la ne taumafai ei latou ke fai‵pati atu latou ki a koutou?


In 1961, I was assigned to work in the Treasurer’s Office under the oversight of Grant Suiter. 	 I te 1961, ne ‵tofi au ke galue i te ofisa e onoono ki tupe telā e onoono ki ei te taina ko Grant Suiter.


We know that in Rome at that time, the pagans consecrated December 25 as the celebration of natalis invicti, the birth of the ‘invincible sun.’” 	 E iloa ne matou me ne fakatapu ne tino Loma a Tesema 25 e pelā me ko te aso fakamanatu o natalis invicti, ko te aso fanau o te ‘la telā e seai sena nafa.’ ”


Kazuhiro was shocked. 	 Ne poi ‵ki eiloa a Kazuhiro.


A young sister in Japan wrote: “When my family applied Bible teachings, we were truly happy. 	 Ne tusi mai penei se tuagane mai Tiapani: “Ne maua ne te motou kāiga te fiafia tonu māfai e fakagalue ne matou a akoakoga mai i te Tusi Tapu.


He accepted the magazines, and a Bible study was started. 	 Ne talia ne ia a mekesini, kae ne kamata se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


14 Though David’s circumstances changed many times over the years, he remained convinced that Jehovah’s care for his loyal servants never changes. 	 14 E ui eiloa ne mafulifuli i taimi e uke a tulaga o te olaga o Tavita, ne talitonu eiloa a ia me e se mafulifuli eiloa te atafai o Ieova ki ana tavini fakamaoni.


His interest was not monetary or material. 	 Ne seki fia saga atu a ia ki tupe.


The World’s Spirit Would Lead Us Astray 	 E Mafai o Takitaki ‵Se Tatou ne te Agaga o te Lalolagi


Moreover, how can we make sure that we are ready for its arrival? 	 E se gata i ei, e fakamautinoa aka pefea ne tatou me e toka tatou ki te oko mai o te aso tenā?


7 The year 36 C.E. saw another significant development—the conversion and baptism of Cornelius, a Gentile. 	 7 Ne toe matea atu foki se isi mea fakaofoofogia i te 36 T.A.—ko te ‵fuliga mo te papatisoga a Konelio, se tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea.


10 There is a link between kindness and love. 	 10 E isi foki se sokoga i te va o te alofa atafai mo te alofa.


In line with what David later experienced, Jehovah did not leave Ruth and Naomi in want. 	 E ‵tusa mo te mea ne iloa fakamuli aka ne Tavita, ne seki tiaki lele eiloa ne Ieova a Luta mo Naomi ke fia‵kai.


8 The Levites as a tribe were to have Jehovah as their share. 	 8 Ne ‵tau o fai ne te matakāiga o Levi a Ieova e pelā me ko te lotou ola.


16 Children, Jesus provides an excellent example for you too. 	 16 Tama‵liki, e tuku mai foki ne Iesu se fakaakoakoga tafasili i te ‵lei mō koutou.


(Rom. 8:21) Let no one lure you from it! 	 (Loma 8:21) Kāti e ‵kese a mea e mafau‵fau ki ei a nisi tino, kae ke mo a eiloa e fakaloiloi koe ne latou!


“If I, although Lord and Teacher, washed your feet,” said Jesus, “you also ought to wash the feet of one another.” 	 Ne fai atu Iesu, penei: “Ko au ko te otou Aliki mo te otou Faiakoga, kae ne fatoā oti atu eiloa ne mulumulu ne au otou vae.


Showing that he is a true Shepherd and Leader, Jesus declared: “I am the fine shepherd; the fine shepherd surrenders his soul in behalf of the sheep. 	 Ke fakaasi atu i a ia ko te Tausi Mamoe mo te Takitaki tonu, ne folafola atu a Iesu: “Ko au te tausi mamoe ‵lei. E tuku atu ne te tausi mamoe ‵lei a tona ola ke sui ei a mamoe.


Faith moved a prostitute to risk her life so as to protect two Israelite spies. 	 Ona ko te fakatuanaki, ne fakamalosi aka ei se fafine talitāgata ke puipui ne ia a sipāi Isalaelu e tokolua, faitalia me ne tu atu tena ola i se tulaga fakamataku.


Sophia: Thank you. 	 Sophia: Fakafetai.


PROMISE: 	 TAUTOGA:


Do you heed Bible-based warnings about the Internet? 	 E mata, e fakalogo koe ki faka‵pulaga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te Itaneti?


Why is Jesus’ message to the Ephesians relevant today? 	 Kaia e tāua ei te fekau a Iesu ki tino Efeso mō aso nei?


Enoch had foretold that a day of judgment was coming upon the ungodly people of the world. 	 Ko oti ne ‵valo atu ne Enoka me ka oko mai se aso o te fakamasinoga ki luga i tino sē amioatua o te lalolagi.


In addition, do we keep up with the explanations in publications provided by “the faithful and discreet slave”? 	 E se gata i ei, e mata e maua ne tatou a fakamatalaga ‵fou mai “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” e auala i ‵tou tusi?


(Read 1 Kings 15:11-13.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Tupu 15:11-13.)


(Ps. 37:8; 103:8, 9; Prov. 17:9) Paul advised the Ephesians: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin; let the sun not set with you in a provoked state, neither allow place for the Devil.” 	 (Salamo 37:8; 103:8, 9; Faataoto 17:9) Ne fakatonu atu a Paulo ki tino Efeso: “Kafai koe e kaitaua, ke se takitaki koe ne tou kaitaua ki te agasala; kae sa nofo mo tou kaitaua i te aso kātoa.


Our faith in his promises will be unwavering. 	 Ka mautakitaki eiloa te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki ana folafolaga.


David’s most trusted counselor, Ahithophel, joined in the conspiracy. 	 Ne kau atu foki a te ‵toe tino fakatonutonu fakamaoni a Tavita, ko Aitofele ki te palani tenei.


How are the anointed strengthened spiritually by partaking of the bread and the wine? 	 E fakamalosigina pefea a te kau fakaekegina i te feitu faka-te-agaga mai te fakaaogāga o te falaoa mo te uaina?


Why does sharing in the Kingdom-preaching work require boldness? 	 Kaia e manakogina ei a te loto toa i te kau atu ki te galuega talai o te Malo?


The second fact is this: God has set an unalterable time to end suffering. 	 A te lua o pogai: Ko oti ne fakamoe ne te Atua te taimi tonu ke fakagata aka ei a logo‵maega katoa.


An example is in the Solomon Islands. 	 E tasi te fakaakoakoga ne lavea atu i te Atu-Solomona.


What questions will help us to analyze our love of God? 	 Ne a fesili ka fesoasoani mai ke iloilo aka ne tatou te ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua?


The historical narrative in the Bible book of Numbers tells us what happened. 	 E fakamatala mai i te tusi ko Numela i te Tusi Tapu a mea kolā ne ‵tupu.


One dictionary says that security is “freedom from danger” or “freedom from fear or anxiety.” 	 E fai mai te tikisionale e tasi me i te tokagamalie ko te “saolotoga mai mea fakama‵taku” io me ko te “saolotoga mai te mataku mo te manavase.”


We need not be embarrassed to ask for help to overcome our weaknesses 	 [Ata i te itulau e 30] E fakaasi mai i te tala o Loida a te auala e fesoasoani mai ei a te talitonu ki a Ieova ke maua te loto kufaki.


What blessings result from encouraging children to take up the full-time service? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga e maua mai te fakamalosi atu ki tama‵liki ke kausaki atu ki te taviniga tumau?


6 Jehovah also listened to Habakkuk, who asked: “How long, O Jehovah, must I cry for help, and you do not hear?” 	 6 Ne fakalogologo foki a Ieova ki a Sapakuka, telā ne fesili atu penei: “Te Aliki, afea e fakalogo mai ei koe ki aku talosaga mō se fesoasoani?”


7. Seek personal help. Enlist the help of supportive friends who can reinforce your resolve to control your drinking and can provide spiritual help. 	 7. ‵Sala atu ki se fesoasoani. ‵Sala atu ki se fesoasoani mai i taugasoa kolā e mafai ne latou o ‵lago atu ki tau fakaikuga ke pule faka‵lei atu ki te inu kae e mafai foki o tuku mai ne latou a fesoasoani faka-te-agaga.


One husband whose wife is one of Jehovah’s Witnesses admitted that he could never live up to their high standards. 	 Ne fakaasi tonu mai ne se tagata telā ne avaga mo se fafine Molimau me e se mafai o ‵pau tena tulaga i mea tau amioga mo Molimau a Ieova.


A TRULY SUCCESSFUL LIFE 	 SE OLAGA MANUIA EILOA


(Revelation 12:9; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 11:3) The apostle Paul warned that many religious people would, sadly, be “doomed to perish” because they would be deceived by Satan, who would “produce miracles and wonders calculated to deceive.” 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9; 2 Kolinito 4:4; 11:3) Ne faipati ‵tonu mai a te apositolo ko Paulo me se mea fakafanoanoa i tino ‵lotu e tokouke ka “fai o mate” me ne fakaloiloi ne Satani ke tali‵tonu latou ki “vavega valevale mo fakailoga mo meaofo se tonu” ne fai ne ia.


Though Naomi and Ruth were left destitute by the death of their husbands, Jehovah God blessed them and made provision to care for their needs.—Ruth 1:1-6; 2:2-12; 4:13-17. 	 E tiga eiloa ne ma‵tiva malosi a Naomi mo Luta ona ko te ‵mate atu o lā avaga, ne fakamanuia lāua ne Ieova te Atua kae ne fai foki ne ia a fakatokaga ke tausi atu ki lā manakoga.—Luta 1:1-6; 2:2-12; 4:13-17.


That would have been an act of pride! 	 Ne mafai o fai a te mea tenā e pelā me se faifaiga fakamatamata!


(Proverbs 19:1; 22:1) Together with his family, David is determined to keep first things first.—Philippians 1:10. 	 (Faataoto 19:1; 22:1) Fakatasi mo tena kāiga, ne fakaiku aka ne Tavita ke fakamuamua ne latou a mea kolā e ‵tau o fakamuamua.—Filipi 1:10.


Jesus aptly noted: “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu a te mea tenā, i ana muna: “Me i te gutu e faipati mai ne ia a mea e uke i te loto.”


What can be said about Jacob’s sons? 	 Ne a pati e mafai o fai atu e uiga mo tama tagata a Iakopo?


9 What is the situation today? 	 9 Se a la te tulaga i aso nei?


(1 Timothy 6:10) A long-term study published in the United States by the Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling confirms that many gambling addicts began at an early age “by placing small bets on sporting events or playing cards with friends or relatives.” 	 (1 Timoteo 6:10) Ne ‵lomi mai ne te Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling se iloiloga ko leva ne fai telā e fakamautinoa mai i ei me i tino e tokouke kolā ko fakavale‵vale nei ki te pelētupe ne kamata o ta‵fao i ei i te taimi koi fo‵liki ‵ki eiloa latou mai “te tukuatuga o nāi tupe ki fakatau‵faiga o tafaoga io me ko te ta‵fao i te lamī mo taugasoa io me ko kāiga.”


He spoke of himself as “a public servant of Christ Jesus to the nations, engaging in the holy work of the good news of God.” 	 Ne faipati a ia e uiga ki a ia eiloa e pelā me se “faifeau a Iesu Keliso ki fenua fakaa‵tea, i te galuega fakafaifeau [“‵malu,” NW] i te Tala ‵Lei a te Atua.”


How thrilling it is for any who remember those early days to see that Brazil reported a new peak of 607,362 in 2003! 	 E pefea te fakafiafia atu ki so se tino i aso mua ke lavea atu te aofaki fou i konā e toko 607,362 i te 2003!


What heartening words we find at Micah 4:1-4! 	 Ka uke a malo e o‵mai ki ei, . . .


Once, when he was bedridden, he asked me to read to him some material that was being processed for printing. 	 I se taimi e tasi, i luga i tena moega, ne fakamolemole mai a ia ke faitau atu ne au a nisi mataupu kolā ko fakatoka ke ave o ‵lomi.


• What must we do to survive God’s day of judgment? 	 • Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke ‵sao atu i te aso o te fakamasinoga a te Atua?


On the contrary, it is Jehovah’s purpose to eliminate wickedness and those who cause it. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, ko te fuafuaga eiloa a Ieova ke fakagata a amioga ma‵sei mo tino kolā e faka‵tupu ne latou.


As imperfect humans, we cannot avoid making mistakes. 	 E pelā me ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa, e fai faeloa ne tatou a mea ‵se.


Why, though, are Jehovah’s Witnesses willing to help others, doing so at their own expense? 	 Kaia e loto fia‵fia ei a Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino, mai te fakaaogāga eiloa o olotou tupe totino?


Thus, the number of God’s people on earth is now greater than the entire population of many nations. 	 Tela la, a te aofaki o tino o te Atua i te lalolagi ko silia atu nei i te aofaki o tino i te ukega o fenua.


The Bible is clear when it describes the condition of the dead. 	 E manino ‵lei te fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te tulaga o tino ‵mate.


But that is not what Joseph had in mind for Jesus. 	 Kae e se tenā loa te mea ne mafaufau ki ei a Iosefa mō Iesu.


13 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 Ke ‵Sala Muamua Faeloa ki “Tena Amiotonu”


We were invited to serve at the United States Bethel—some 38 years after the first time we applied. 	 Ne ‵kami eiloa māua ke tavini atu i te Peteli i Iunaite Sitete—se 38 tausaga mai tua talu mai te taimi o te mā fakatagi.


Indeed, when we read the Bible and let it guide us, we are experiencing firsthand what is described at Isaiah 30:21: “Your own ears will hear a word behind you saying: ‘This is the way. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, kafai e fai‵tau kae tuku atu ke takitaki tatou ne te Tusi Tapu, ka lavea atu eiloa ne tatou a te ‵tonu o te mea telā ne fakamatala mai i te Isaia 30:21: “Ka lagona ne koutou tena leo i otou tua e fai penei, ‘Tenei te auala.


It is wise to be cautious about such tales, especially if we do not know the original source of the information. 	 Se mea tāua ke fakaeteete tatou i vaegā tala penā, maise loa māfai e se iloa ne tatou te māfuaga tonu o te tala tenā.


The words of Jesus Christ also show that eternal human life is possible. 	 E fakaasi mai foki i pati a Iesu Keliso me e mafai eiloa o ola a tino ki te se-gata-mai.


(Rom. 15:7) Paul took special note of brothers who had proved to be “a strengthening aid” to him. 	 (Loma 15:7) Ne iloa ‵lei ne Paulo a taina kolā ne fai pelā me se “fakamafanafanaga lasi” ki a ia.


The way they are being affected is clear proof that “the word of God is alive and exerts power.” 	 A te auala telā ne ‵fuli i ei latou, se fakamaoniga manino me i “te muna a te Atua e ola kae ‵mana.”


As we read at Acts 20:29, 30, Paul pointed out that from within the Christian congregations, “men [would] rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves.” 	 Kafai e fai‵tau tatou ki te Galuega 20:29, 30, ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo me mai loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, “ka ‵sae mai foki mai loto eiloa i a koutou a tāgata kolā ka ‵fuli faka‵kotua ne latou a mea ke ‵futi atu ei a soko ki a latou.”


(Matthew 24:45-47) We do not try to go it alone, and we do not ignore that appointment, for we trust in Jehovah’s arrangement. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) E se ma‵nako tatou ke tu tokotasi mai i ei io me manatu māmā ki te tofiga tenā me e tali‵tonu tatou ki te fakatokaga tenā a Ieova.


15 That is a sobering question, is it not? 	 15 E a, e fai ne te fesili tenā ke toe mafau‵fau faka‵lei tatou?


During the hours we were there, surrounded by our Christian brothers and sisters, we felt that we were able to place our burden on Jehovah, and we experienced a measure of inner calm.” 	 I taimi kolā ne ‵nofo atu ei māua i konā, kae sikomia ne ‵tou taina mo tuagane Kelisiano, ne lagona ne māua e pelā me ko tuku atu eiloa a mā amoga ‵mafa ki luga i a Ieova, kae ne maua ei se lagonaga filemu.”


We make sure that we have a regular share in the ministry 	 E taumafai faeloa māua ke ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai


Still, when what may have been the original writings of the Mosaic Law were found and read to Josiah, he saw the need to do God’s will more fully. 	 I te taimi foki ne maua ei a tusitusiga muamua i tulafono a Mose kae faitau atu ki a Iosia, ne lavea ne ia te manakoga ke fai te loto o te Atua mo te loto kātoa.


They lost that war and were “hurled down,” or cast out of heaven, to the vicinity of the earth. 	 Ne taka‵vale latou i te taua tenā kae “ne ‵pei ifo,” io me ne ‵tuli keatea mai te lagi, ki te lalolagi.


How much better it is to heed Paul’s inspired counsel: “Make it your aim to live quietly and to mind your own business.” (1 Thess. 4:11) At times, however, congregation elders may need to ask questions about personal matters in order to carry out their assigned duties. 	 E sili atu i te ‵lei ke faka‵logo ki pati a Paulo: “Ke fai mo otou fakavae a te ola i te olaga filemu, ke kilo ifo eiloa koe ki au galuega e ‵tau o fai, kae ke ola eiloa a te tino i ana galuega, e pelā eiloa mo te motou faiatuga muamua.” (1 Tesalonia 4:11) Kae i nisi taimi, e manakogina ke fesili atu a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga e uiga ki fakalavelave totino o nisi tino i te faiga o olotou tiute.


In our case, we are on the threshold of the promised earthly Paradise. 	 E penei mo tatou, ko ‵tu atu foki nei i te tuakoi o te lalolagi Palataiso telā ne folafola mai.


Then he took in his hands the fire and the knife, and the two of them walked on together.” 	 Kae e puke i ana lima a te afi mo te naifi, kae ne sa‵sale fakatasi atu lāua.”


• How do we know that love is Jehovah’s dominant quality? 	 • E iloa pefea ne tatou me i te alofa ko te uiga sili eiloa o Ieova?


11 If a couple choose to host a gathering to celebrate the wedding, how can they make sure that the occasion remains dignified? 	 11 Kafai e fakaiku aka ne se tokolua ke fai se ‵kaiga ke fakamanuia ei te fakaipoipoga, e fakamautinoa aka pefea ne laua me e ‵malu a te maopoopoga tenā?


He said: “I baptized you with water, but he [Jesus] will baptize you with holy spirit.” 	 Ne fai atu tou tagata: “E papatiso ne au koutou ki te vai, kae ka papatiso ne ia koutou ki te agaga tapu.”


Jesus told his followers that they would not have to ‘rehearse beforehand how to make their defense, for he would give them words and wisdom that all their opposers together would not be able to resist or dispute.’—Luke 21:14, 15; 2 Tim. 3:12; 1 Pet. 3:15. 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko me sē manakogina ke ‘mafau‵fau muamua latou ki olotou pati ke‵pulu ei latou, me ka tuku atu eiloa ne ia a pati mo te poto kolā ka fai ei ke sē maua ne olotou fili o ‵teke atu ki a latou.’—Luka 21:14, 15; 2 Timo. 3:12; 1 Pe. 3:15.


STAY CLOSE TO JEHOVAH! 	 FAKAPILIPILI ATU FAELOA KI A IEOVA!


According to Habakkuk 3:14, 15, what will happen to Jehovah’s people and to their enemies? 	 E pelā mo te Sapakuka 3:14, 15, ne a mea ka ‵tupu ki tino o Ieova mo olotou fili?


(Rev. 7:15)—May 1, 2002, pages 30-31. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:15)—Me 1, 2002, te itulau e 30-31.


No, it produces new seed, which may eventually grow into stalks. 	 Ikai, e fua mai i ei se fuaga fou, telā e mafai o fua fakamuli mai e pelā me ne kau saito.


“Each of us will render an account for himself to God.”—ROMANS 14:12. 	 “Ko ‵tau i a tatou taki tokotasi o avatu se tala o ia ki te Atua.”—LOMA 14:12.


Within ten years, Alexander defeated the Medo-Persian Empire and extended Grecian rule as far as the Indus River (in modern-day Pakistan). 	 I loto i te sefulu tausaga, ne fakatakavale ne Alesana a te malo o Metai mo Pelesia kae fakalasi atu a te pulega a Eleni ke oko loa ki te Vaitafe ko te Indus (i loto i Pakistan i aso nei).


With such a society in mind, Jesus counseled his disciples: “Do not you be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher, whereas all you are brothers.” 	 Ne mafaufau eiloa a Iesu ki te amioga tenā, kae ne fakatonu atu penei a ia ki ana soko: “E se ‵tau koutou o taku katoa ki ‘Faiakoga,’ me i a koutou ne taina, kae tokotasi fua te otou Faiakoga.”


Let him instruct you in child-rearing by means of his Word and the guidance we receive through his organization. 	 Ke akoako ne ia koutou i te putiakaga o tama‵liki e auala i tena Muna mo te takitakiga e maua ne tatou e auala i tena fakapotopotoga.


Eve allowed her attention to be directed to the temptation immediately in front of her. 	 Ne talia ne Eva ke saga fakavave atu a ia ki te tofotofoga i ana mua.


(Read Psalm 103:8, 9.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 103:8, 9.)


We will display “love out of a clean heart.” (1 Tim. 1:5) Being inwardly clean, we will “see God.” 	 Ka fakaasi atu ne tatou a “te alofa telā e maua mai i te loto ‵ma.” (1 Timoteo 1:5) Kafai e ‵ma ‵tou ‵kanoloto, ka “lavea ne [tatou] te Atua.”


6 In the complex world in which we live, many decisions need to be made that involve our obedience to God. 	 6 I te lalolagi faigata telā e ola nei tatou i ei, e uke a fakaikuga e ‵tau o fai kae e aofia i ei te ‵tou faka‵logo ki te Atua.


(James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5) Do we follow Paul’s example, humbly considering ourselves to be less than the least of our brothers? 	 (Iakopo 4:6; 1 Petelu 5:5) E mata, e fakaakoako tatou ki a Paulo, telā ne mafaufau me ko ia eiloa te ‵toe tino fatauvā i ana taina katoa?


You need not think that you would have been better off had you lived your life differently. 	 E se ‵tau koe o mafaufau me ne ‵lei atu tou olaga moi fai ne ‵kese te olaga e ola ei koe.


Just as World War II was ending, Greek communists rebelled against the Greek government, triggering a bitter civil war. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fakaotiotiga o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi, ne ‵teke atu a tino Kominisi o Eleni ki te malo o Eleni, telā ne kamata aka ei se tamā taua.


7 Jehovah’s exercise of self-control teaches us that we too ought to weigh our words and consider our steps carefully; we should not rush into things. 	 7 A te fakaasi mai ne Ieova o te loto pulea e akoako mai ei ki a tatou me e ‵tau o fuafua faka‵lei aka ‵tou pati kae mafau‵fau faka‵lei ki ‵tou mea e fai; e se ‵tau o fai fakavave fua ne tatou a mea.


Learn From His Example—Good and Bad 	 Ke Tauloto Mai Mea ‵Lei mo Mea sē ‵Lei ne Fai ne Ia


Ours can be too. 	 E mafai foki o ‵lei ‵tou kanoloto.


Why does he incite people to persecute Christians? 	 Kaia e fakamalosi ei ne ia a tino ke fakasauā atu ki Kelisiano?


Jesus identified the most important of those laws, saying: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ 	 Ne taku mai ne Iesu a te ‵toe tulafono tāua i tulafono konā, i ana muna: “ ‘E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] tou Atua mo tou loto kātoa, mo tou agaga kātoa, mo tou mafaufau kātoa.’


Rather, we are guided by Scriptural principles that allow room for personal preferences. 	 I lō te fai penā, e takitaki eiloa tatou ne fakatakitakiga mai i te Tusi Tapu ki filifiliga totino e fai ne tatou ki ‵tou gatu.


There is also the “Introduction,” with its explanation of the many sources used for this unique translation of the Bible. 	 E isi foki se “Introduction” (Fakatomuaga) telā e fakamatala mai ei a nisi tusi kolā ne fakaaogā ke ‵fuli aka ei te Tusi Tapu tenei.


By our being determined to refrain from these negative fleshly desires, we show clearly that we do not want to be a part of Satan’s wicked world. 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne tatou me i manakoga katoa konei ko malei a Satani.


In poetic language, he said: “For your statutes I shall show a fondness. 	 Ne fai mai a ia penei i ana kupu: “Au e fiafia i au tulafono; ka se puli foki i a au au fakatonuga.


As one scholar stated, we “become objects of his favourable attention.” 	 E pelā loa mo pati a se tagata poto ne fai, “e mafai tatou o fai pelā me ne ana tino fakapito e saga tonu a ia ki ei.”


In the parable of the talents, Jesus relates: “After a long time the master of those slaves came.” 	 I te tala fakatusa e uiga ki taleni, e fai mai a Iesu: “Mai tua o se taimi leva ‵ki, ne toe foki atu ei te matai o pologa konā.”


This made a deep impression on Timothy’s mind. 	 E uke a mea ne tauloto ne Timoteo mai te mea tenei.


• Our prayers may reveal what about us and our motives? 	 • Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i ‵tou ‵talo e uiga ki a tatou mo ‵tou lagonaga?


8 In addition, negative emotions can tend to damage one spiritually. 	 8 E se gata i ei, e mafai o fakamasei ne lagonaga sē aogā a tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Nineveh was deemed fit for destruction.—Jonah 1:1, 2; 3:1-4. 	 Ko ‵tau eiloa o fakaseai a Nineva.—Iona 1:1, 2; 3:1-4.


He has also been betrayed by a confidant, and now, accompanied by a few loyal ones, he walks weeping and barefoot over the Mount of Olives. 	 Ne fakatogafiti foki a ia ne sena taugasoa pili, ne sasale atu a ia kae seai ne ana taka fakatasi mo nāi tino fakamaoni ki luga i te mauga o Olive mo te ‵tagi fanoanoa.


Jesus described such procrastination as ‘looking at the things behind.’ 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu me i te vaegā fakatalave tenei e fai pelā mo te tino e “kilokilo ‵soko ki ona tua.”


(Romans 12:2) What is God’s will for his people, young and old, in this final stage of the time of the end? 	 (Loma 12:2) Se a te loto o te Atua mō ana tino, tama‵liki mo tino ma‵tua, i te ‵toe vaega tenei o aso fakaoti?


3 “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens,” said Jesus, “but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.” 	 3 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “E se ‵sao ki te Malo o te lagi a latou katoa kolā e fai mai ki a au, ‘Te Aliki, te Aliki,’ na ko ia fua telā e fai ne ia te loto o toku Tamana telā i te lagi.”


(Rom. 12:2) Moreover, we likely hear neighbors, fellow workers, or schoolmates make derogatory remarks about those of another background, tribe, or skin color. 	 (Loma 12:2) E se gata i ei, e masani sale foki o lagona ne tatou a pati fakatauemu mai ‵tou tuakoi, ‵tou tino ga‵lue io me ko ‵tou taugasoa i te akoga e fai ki tino kolā e ‵kese te koga ne mai i ei io me ko te olotou lanu.


Brother Franz had a remarkable memory and the amazing ability to concentrate totally on what was being read. 	 Ne ‵teu faeloa ne te taina ko Franz i tena mafaufau a taimi ‵gali mo te atamai fakaofoofogia ke ‵saga katoatoa atu ki mea kolā e faitau.


Death is an enemy. 	 A te mate se fili.


The next article will help us to see how we can fully accomplish our ministry. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai te suā mataupu ke iloa ne tatou o fakataunu katoatoa ‵tou galuega.


Show Loving-Kindness to Those in Need 	 Ke Fakaasi Atu a te Alofa Tumau ki Tino Fakaa‵lofa


9. How do the ransom and Jesus’ resurrection strengthen our trust in Jehovah? 	 9 A te togiola ko te suā pogai e ‵tau ei o tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova.


Like Jesus, you may accomplish much in your ministry by using good questions. 	 E pelā mo Iesu, e mafai o apo malosi koe i te galuega talai mai te fakaaogāga o fesili ma‵goi.


Like a vessel fit for destruction, the northern ten-tribe kingdom was conquered by the Assyrians and the southern two-tribe kingdom was dealt with similarly by the Babylonians. 	 E pelā me se ipu e ‵tau o fakaseai, ne fakatakavale ne te kau Asulia a te malo o matakāiga e sefulu ki mātū kae penā foki te mea ne fai ne Papelonia ki te malo o te avā matakāiga ki saute.


(John 4:35) Jesus was referring, not to a literal harvest, but to a spiritual ingathering of righthearted individuals who would become his followers. 	 (Ioane 4:35) Ne seki fakasino atu a Iesu ki se ‵katigā saito tonu, kae ki se fakamaopoopoga faka-te-agaga o tino loto fakamaoni kolā e fai mo fai ana soko.


(1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 7:9, 14, 15) It is a privilege that can benefit us forever. 	 (1 Petelu 2:9; Fakaasiga 7:9, 14, 15) Se tauliaga telā e mafai o aoga ki a tatou ki te se-gata-mai.


5 We too are often faced with the need to make difficult decisions on such issues as these: ‘Should I give up certain practices or habits that are not fully in line with Bible principles? 	 5 E fe‵paki foki tatou mo te manakoga ke fai ne fakaikuga faiga‵ta ki mataupu ‵mafa e pelā mo mea konei: ‘E mata, e ‵tau o tiaki ne au a nisi faifaiga masani kolā e se fetaui mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu?


Also, he had not finished his training to become an electrician. 	 E seki oti foki ana akoga ke fai pelā me se tino e galue i mea tau iti.


They died before Jesus inaugurated the way or possibility for humans to be resurrected to heavenly life. 	 Ne ‵mate latou mai mua o te taimi ne ‵tala mai ei ne Iesu te auala io me ko te avanoaga ke faka‵tu aka a tino ki te ola i te lagi.


He spoke of ‘drifting away’ and of ‘drawing away.’ 	 Ne faipati eiloa tou tagata ki te ‘tapeapea kea‵tea’ mo te ‘fano kea‵tea.’


3. Why did Jehovah communicate with Cain, and how did Cain respond? 	 3 Faitalia te ‵tekeatuga i Etena, koi tumau eiloa a Ieova i te fesokotaki mai ki ana tino ne faite.


He will not desert you or leave you until all the work of the service of Jehovah’s house is finished.” (1 Chron. 28:20) Solomon acted courageously and built the splendid temple of Jehovah in Jerusalem. 	 Ka se tiakina eiloa ne ia a koe, kae ka fakatasi atu eiloa ki a koe ke oko ki te taimi e palele ei te faitega o tena Faletapu.” (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 28:20) Ne gasuesue eiloa a Solomona mo te loto malosi kae faite te faletapu sē fuafuagina o Ieova i Ielusalema.


(Isa. 55:8-11; Jer. 10:23) Is that how you feel? 	 (Isaia 55:8-11; Ielemia 10:23) E mata, konā eiloa ou lagonaga?


18 It certainly is possible for Christians to find joy in marriage. 	 18 E mautinoa me mafai o maua ne Kelisiano te fiafia i te fakaipoipoga.


(2 Corinthians 11:23-27; Philippians 4:13) Also, Paul had knowledge of Jehovah’s eternal purpose and past dealings with His people. 	 (2 Kolinito 11:23-27; Filipi 4:13) I tafa i ei, ne iloa foki ne Paulo a te folafolaga gali a Ieova e uiga ki te ola-se-gata mai e pelā foki mo ana faifaiga ki Ana tino i aso ko ‵teka.


They were servants of God who provided Jesus with divine instruction from his infancy.—Matt. 1:18-20; Luke 2:41, 51. 	 A lāua ne tavini a te Atua kolā ne tuku atu ne lāua ki a Iesu a akoakoga a te Atua mai i te taimi koi foliki ei a ia.—Mataio 1:18-20; Luka 2:41, 51.


Papyrus is a writing material made from an aquatic plant of the same name. 	 A te papyrus se pepa tusitusi telā ne faite mai i lakau kolā e ola i te vai.


And the corruption of the tax collectors increased the sense of being under a heavy burden. 	 Kae ne gasolo aka te ‵mafa o te amoga e amo ne tino ona ko faifaiga sē fakamaoni a tino ‵tae lafoga.


Cleansed as a People for Fine Works 	 Ne Faka‵mā a Tino ke Fai ne Latou a Mea ‵Lei


He even had an opulent tomb made for himself, and he rode in “glorious chariots”!—Isa. 22:16-18. 	 Ne faite foki ne ia se tanuga mō ia eiloa, kae ne tele atu a ia i se “kaliota ‵malu”!—Isa. 22:16-18.


(Eph. 6:18) Do you know of fellow believers who are beset by trials? 	 (Efeso 6:18) E mata, e isi ne taina mo tuagane e iloa ne koe e fepaki mo tofotofoga?


The influence of sin. 	 Te malosi o te agasala.


Really, his tolerance is not surprising. 	 A te tonuga loa, e se ‵poi tatou i te taliaga ne ia.


WHEN Jesus taught his disciples to pray, “Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth,” he was speaking as one who had lived in heaven with the Father. 	 ITE taimi ne akoako ei ne Iesu ana soko ke ‵talo atu penei, “Ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi,” ne faipati atu a ia e pelā me se tino telā ko oti ne ‵nofo fakatasi mo te Tamana i te lagi.


HOW CAN THESE VERSES HELP PARENTS ASSIST THEIR CHILDREN TO PROGRESS TO BAPTISM? 	 E FESOASOANI ATU PEFEA A TUSI FAI‵TAU KONEI KI MĀTUA KE ‵LAGO ATU KI TE GASOLO KI MUA O OLOTOU TAMA‵LIKI KAE PAPATISO?


Paul meant that anointed Christians are baptized, or immersed, into a course of life that will lead to a death of integrity like that of Christ. 	 Ne fakauiga a Paulo i konei me ne papatisogina a Kelisiano fakaekegina io me ne ufi ki se olaga telā e mafai o takitaki atu ei latou ki te mate fakamaoni e pelā mo Keliso.


17 With the exception of a few individuals, the congregation in Sardis received no commendation at all. It had “the name,” or the appearance, of being alive, but spiritual apathy had taken such a hold that to Jesus it was “dead.” 	 Ne “ma‵natu” aka a nisi tino me i te tokoukega o latou ne foliga mai pelā me e ola, kae ona ko te lotou se ‵saga tonu atu ne mafaufau ei a Iesu me ko “mate” latou.


11 Consider, too, the faith of Enoch. 	 11 Ke mafaufau foki ki te fakatuanaki o Enoka.


Satan and his demons are misleading mankind.—Read Revelation 12:9. 	 E takitaki ‵se ne Satani mo ana temoni a tino.—Faitau te Fakaasiga 12:9.


(Eph. 4:3) This unity is truly remarkable in view of what many have had to overcome. 	 (Efeso 4:3) E fakaofoofogia eiloa a te vaegā ‵kau fakatasi tenei māfai e fakatusa ki mea kolā e ‵tau o manumalo i ei a tino e tokouke.


(Acts 20:28, 29) To begin with, these overseers were all anointed Christian men. 	 (Galuega 20:28, 29) I te kamataga, a ovasia konei ne Kelisiano fakaekegina katoa.


“The heart of the righteous one meditates before answering, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out bad things.” 	 A tino amio ma‵sei e tali fakavave fua kae se mafau‵fau, tela la, e ‵tupu ei a fakalavelave.”


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For instance, in Paris, France, some 100 different languages are spoken. 	 E pelā mo Paris i Falani, kāti e 100 a ‵gana kese‵kese e fakaaogā i ei.


We do well to help Bible students grasp that fact. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu tatou ki a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke fai penā.


However, she felt that it was an opportunity from God. 	 Kae ui i ei, ne iloa ne ia me i te mea tenei se avanoaga mai i te Atua.


With his words recorded at 1 Corinthians 7:31, Paul was evidently alluding to what? 	 E pelā mo ana pati kolā ne tusi i te 1 Kolinito 7:31, se a te mea ne fakasino atu ki ei a Paulo?


• Samuel Herd started pioneering in 1958, and from 1965 to 1997, he was in the circuit and district work. 	 • Ne kamata o paenia Samuel Herd i te 1958, kae mai te 1965 ki te 1997, ne galue ei a ia pelā me se toeaina asiasi.


This is yet another reason why we should not neglect our program of regular Bible reading. 	 Tenei foki eiloa te suā pogai e se ‵tau ei o fakata‵mala tatou ki ‵tou polokalame o sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu i taimi katoa.


12 Since 1919 the valley of divine protection continues to protect true worshippers earth wide. 	 12 Talu mai te 1919, ne tumau eiloa a te vanu o puipuiga mai te Atua i te puipuiga o tino tapuaki ‵tonu i te lalolagi kātoa.


(Romans 8:15; Ephesians 1:5) As such, even while on earth, they are said to be ‘raised up and seated together in the heavenly places in union with Christ Jesus.’ 	 (Loma 8:15; Efeso 1:5) Ona ko te mea tenā, e ui eiloa koi ‵nofo latou i te lalolagi, kae e fai pelā me ko oti ‘ne faka‵tu ake ke pule fakatasi mo Keliso Iesu i te lagi.’


(Revelation 7:9, 15) As these prophecies have been fulfilled in our day, Jehovah’s house has been beautified before our very eyes. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 15) Ona ko te fakataunuga o valoaga konei i ‵tou aso nei, ko lavea atu ei ne tatou a te faka‵maluga o te fale o Ieova.


Treasure those experiences. 	 Ke fakatāua ne koe a mea konā.


He may even use potential stumbling stones as stepping stones, learning valuable lessons from any challenge to his faith. 	 Kāti e mafai foki o tauloto a ia mai mea kolā ne siga ei a ia, ko te mea ke mafai a ia o tele faka‵lei i te fakatautelega.


In some marriages, one spouse is abused by the other. 	 I nisi fakaipoipoga e fai fakamaseigina a te tino e tokotasi ne te suā tino.


17. (a) What are three ways in which we can promote unity? (b) What will we consider in the following article? 	 17. (a) Ne a auala e tolu e mafai ei ne tatou o fakamalosi aka te ‵kau fakatasi? (e) Se a te mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te suā mataupu?


They arrive eager to engage in the ministry and have had a tremendous impact on the enthusiasm of the local brothers.” 	 Ne taunu mai latou mo te loto finafinau ke ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai kae ne lasi ‵ki te lotou fakamalosiga ki te loto finafinau o taina i konā.”


How comforting it must have been to know that God’s powerful holy spirit would empower them to accomplish this divine assignment! 	 Ne pefea te fakamafanafana loto ke iloa atu me ka fakamalosigina latou ne te agaga tapu mafi o te Atua ke fakataunu ei te lotou galuega tenā mai i a ia!


And as was true of Peter, God’s spirit enabled Paul to understand and write with clarity about the hope of immortality and incorruptibility in the heavens. 	 E pelā eiloa mo Petelu, ne fai ne te agaga o te Atua ke malamalama a Paulo kae tusi mai e uiga ki te fakamoemoega i te lagi telā e se mafai o mate kae se mafai o pala.


Become Well-Acquainted With the Word 	 Ke Fakamasani Faka‵lei ki te Muna


“The elements” include “the spirit of the world,” which “operates in the sons of disobedience.” (1 Cor. 2:12; read Ephesians 2:1-3.) 	 E aofia i “mea katoa” konei a “te agaga o te lalolagi,” telā “e pule ne ia a tino kolā e se faka‵logo ki te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 2:12; faitau te Efeso 2:1-3.)


The nation saw God perform many miracles in their behalf, some truly awe-inspiring! 	 Ne lavea ne te fenua a vavega e uke ne fai ne te Atua mō latou, kae ne fakaofoofogia eiloa a nisi vavega!


• What has Jehovah done to strengthen the Christian congregation since the Kingdom’s birth? 	 • Ne a mea ko oti ne fai ne Ieova ke fakamalosi aka i ei te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano talu mai te taimi ne fanau mai ei a te Malo?


How valuable are personal study and meditation? 9 Thirty-two-year-old Lisa* explains how she came to appreciate the value of purposeful study and meditation: “After my baptism in 1994, I was quite active in the truth for about two years. 	 9 E fakamatala mai ne Lisa* telā ko 32 ana tausaga a te auala ne kamata ei o amanaia a ia ki te tāua o te sukesuke mo te mafaufau ‵loto i se auala aogā, penei: “Mai tua o taku papatisoga i te 1994, ne malosi ‵ki au i te munatonu mō tausaga e lua.


(Mic. 5:5, 6) These inspired words would surely have encouraged Hezekiah, for they show that a most unusual army would be raised up against the Assyrians and that the hostile aggressors would ultimately be defeated. 	 (Mika 5:5, 6, NW) Ne fakamalosi atu eiloa a pati konei ki a Hesekia me e fakaasi mai i ei se kautau fakaofoofogia telā ka fakatu aka ke taua atu ki te kau Asulia kae ka taka‵vale i ei a tino fia fai taua.


Jesus told his disciples: “You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.” 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki ana soko: “Ka ave ne latou a koutou ki mua o kovana mo tupu ona ko au, ke fai mo molimau ki a latou e pelā foki mo fenua fakaa‵tea.”


They were even saying “shocking things” against Jehovah. 	 Ne fai ne latou a “faifaiga matagā” ki a Ieova.


The sheep lowered their heads to graze, but he raised his eyes to the heavens. 	 E punou ifo a mamoe o ‵kai, kae ‵ti aka ana mata ki te lagi.


Had there been a “throwing down of seed,” or a conceiving of human offspring, before Adam and Eve sinned? 	 E mata, e isi se fanau ne ‵pei ifo io me ne tama‵liki ne fa‵nau mai mai mua o agasala a Atamu mo Eva?


If an inactive one has been affected in such a way, the visiting elder might point out that Jehovah does not cause anyone to stumble. 	 Kafai ne pokotia se tino mate faka-te-agaga i se auala penā, e mafai o taku atu ne te toeaina telā e āsi atu ki ei me e se fakavāivāi ne Ieova so se tino.


The following article has some suggestions that may prove helpful. 	 E isi ne manatu aogā i te mataupu telā e soko mai ke fesoasoani atu i te feitu tenā.


She added: “I found that Jehovah led me along like a child, helping me over one obstacle at a time, ever so gently, showing me what I needed to do.” 	 Ne toe fai mai tou fafine: “Ne iloa aka ne au i a Ieova ne ‵taki ne ia au e pelā me se tamaliki, ne fesoasoani mai ke manumalo au i fakalavelave takitasi, kae fakaasi mai ki a au a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne au.”


How is it possible to cope with the loss of a loved one? 	 E mafai pefea o fa‵ki au i te mate o se tino pele?


For example, rather than saying essentially the same thing at each door, look for ways to improve, asking your parents and other experienced ones for pointers. 	 E pelā mo te mea tenei, i lō te fai atu o se fakamatalaga e tasi fua i fale katoa, taumafai o onoono ki nisi auala ke momea aka ei te ‵lei o au pati, kae fesili atu foki ki ou mātua io me ko nisi tino apo mō manatu fesoasoani.


To put it another way, to live well and be happy, we need God. 	 I nisi tugapati, ke ola ‵lei kae fia‵fia tatou, e manakogina ne tatou te Atua.


Her discipline may involve both teaching and some punishment. 	 E mafai o aofia i tena polopolokiga a te akoakoga mo nisi fakasalaga.


16 What if you are a teenager and feel misunderstood and restricted by your Christian parents? 	 16 Kae e a māfai koe se talavou kae mafaufau me e se malamalama kae tō saisai koe ne ou mātua Kelisiano?


Others slander us in the press or in the courts. 	 E fakamasei tatou ne nisi tino i nusipepa mo fono fakamasino.


When a brother’s faith falters, as did Peter’s, will we extend a helping hand? 	 Kafai ko vāivāi te fakatuanaki o se taina, e pelā mo Petelu, e mata, ka ‵kapa atu ‵tou lima o fesoasoani atu ki ei?


Those are the words of 11th-century Georgian monk Giorgi Mtatsmindeli. 	 Konā eiloa a pati a te tagata lotu mai Georgia ko Giorgi Mtatsmindeli i te 11 senitenali.


It was a great relief to know that the Bible did not have to be an endless circle of debates and conflicting opinions.” 	 Ko oko eiloa te lasi o te fakatapūga ke iloa atu i te Tusi Tapu e se se tusi o kinauga mo manatu kese‵kese e uke.”


The “great crowd” is identified 	 Ko maina ‵lei atu i “te vaitino tokouke”


Jehovah asked the faithful man Abraham to do something supremely difficult—to offer up his son Isaac as a sacrifice. 	 Ne fai atu a Ieova ki te tagata fakamaoni ko Apelaamo ke fai ne ia se mea faigata ‵ki—ke ofo atu tena tama ko Isaako e pelā me se taulaga.


Do you wish that you could serve God without regrets—at least from this day forward? 	 E mata, e manako koe o tavini ki te Atua e aunoa mo te salamō mai te aso nei o fano ki mua?


15 Persecution and ridicule did not silence Jeremiah, and they do not silence us today. 	 15 Ne seki ‵pono ne fakasauāga mo fakatauemuga a te gutu o Ielemia, kae se ‵pono foki ne latou a ‵tou gutu i aso nei.


However, why did Jesus have to suffer and die in the painful way that was described in the Gospels? 	 Kaia ne ‵tau ei o logo‵mae kae mate a Iesu i te auala telā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu?


Children felt at ease with Jesus 	 Ne seki manava‵se a tama‵liki mā ‵nofo fakatasi mo Iesu


Before we discuss what Jehovah has done in modern times, though, let us consider his activity in Joshua’s day. 	 Kae koituai o sau‵tala tatou ki faifaiga a Ieova kolā ko oti ne fai i ‵tou aso nei, ke mafau‵fau mua tatou ki ana faifaiga i aso o Iosua.


3 There is another reason for rejecting improper pride. 	 3 E isi aka foki se pogai e ‵tau ei o ‵teke atu ki te fakamatamata ‵se.


Elders—Will You Refresh “the Tired Soul”? 	 Toeaina Ka Fakamalosi Aka ne Koutou a “Tino Vāi‵vai”?


6 We can likewise approach Jehovah in prayer concerning ‘our own plague and our own pain,’ our individual distresses. 	 6 E mafai foki o ‵talo atu tatou ki a Ieova e uiga ki ‘‵tou loto fanoa‵noa,’ ona ko fakalavelave faiga‵ta kolā e fe‵paki mo tatou taki tokotasi.


14 Note Jesus’ empathy on another occasion. 	 14 Ke onoono ki te atafai o Iesu ki tino i te suā fakalavelave telā ne tupu.


How may we demonstrate a positive view of our fellow believers? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu se kilokiloga fiafia e uiga ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu?


Elephant seals and sperm whales can dive to even greater depths. 	 E sili atu te ‵poko e mafai o uku ki ei a te ika ko te elephant seal mo te tafola ko te sperm whale.


He adds: “It is such a wonderful gift to observe the joy my wife expresses when moved by some spiritual gem we find together in our study.” 	 Ne toe fai mai tou tagata: “Se meaalofa gali ‵ki ke lavea atu te fiafia o taku avaga māfai ko otia tena loto i nisi koloa faka-te-agaga kolā e maua fakatasi ne maua i te ma akoga.”


Yet, it truly is of great value to Christians today. 	 Kae e tāua tonu eiloa i se auala sili ki Kelisiano i aso nei.


SONGS: 41, 69 	 PESE: 41, 69


(Hebrews 1:14; Matthew 18:10) Jesus was a minister. 	 (Epelu 1:14; Mataio 18:10) A Iesu ne fai mo fai se faifeau.


There the apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to gather themselves together ‘all the more so as they behold the day drawing near.’ 	 I konā loa ne fakamalosi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki ana taina Kelisiano ke maopoopo fakatasi sāle ‘i te mea ko iloa ne latou i te Aso o te Aliki ko pili mai.’


It tells of others who rejected God’s loving counsel, following the ruinous course of Adam and Eve. 	 Ne fakamaina mai ne Iesu a te tulaga tenei i te taimi ne faipati ei a ia ki auala fakatusa e lua.


Likewise, the genealogies supplied by the two Gospel writers differ. 	 E penā foki te kese‵kese o te fakasologa o gafa telā ne fakamatala mai ne tino tusitala o Evagelia konei.


Consider some of Jesus’ qualifications. 	 Ke onoono tatou ki nisi pogai e ‵tau ei o fai a Iesu mo fai te ‵tou takitaki.


And a threefold cord cannot quickly be torn in two.” 	 A te lopu telā e ‵fili ki uka e tolu e faigata o ‵motu.”


Jehovah obliterated the pre-Flood world after disobedient angels and their offspring had filled it with badness. 	 Ne fakaseai ne Ieova te lalolagi mai mua o te Lolo mai tua o te faka‵fonuga ne agelu fakalogoga‵ta mo olotou tama‵liki ki amioga ma‵sei.


Says Riana: “I felt Jehovah’s helping hand just in time. 	 Muna Riana: “Ne lavea ne au te fesoasoani o Ieova i te taimi tonu.


The Bible repeatedly mentions this great act of love by man’s Creator. 	 E faipati faeloa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te faiga tafasili tenei o te alofa o te Māfuaga o tino.


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To do so, try to imagine what things you would appreciate if you were a new arrival, and then do those things. 	 Ke fai penā, taumafai ke fakaataata i tou mafaufau a mea e manako koe ki ei māfai koe se tino fou kae ke fai atu ki a koe a mea konā.


THE Christian apostle Paul was fluent in certain major languages of his day. 	 NE APO eiloa te apositolo ko Paulo i te faipati atu ki nisi ‵gana kolā ne lauiloa i ana aso.


What happened in Jerusalem at Pentecost 33 C.E., and why? 3 Of course, the number of those associated with Jehovah’s Witnesses is not a criterion for determining if they enjoy divine favor; nor do statistics impress God. 	 3 A te ‵tonuga loa, e se se pogai tonu ke fakaiku aka ne te tokoukega o tino kolā e ‵kau atu ki Molimau a Ieova me e maua ne latou te taliaga a te Atua; io me e fakafiafia atu foki a aofaki ‵lasi ki te Atua.


Actually, Jesus had much more in mind than his listeners’ physical and emotional well-being. 	 E tonu, e uke ‵ki atu a mea ne mafaufau ki ei a Iesu i lō te olaga o ana tino fakalogo‵logo i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo olotou lagonaga.


(Ps. 86:7) On the contrary, God’s Word entreats us: “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.” 	 (Salamo 86:7) E ‵kese mai i ei, e fakamalosi mai te Muna a te Atua: “Sa manava‵se ki se mea, kae fakatagi atu ki te Atua i mea e ma‵nako koutou ki ei, kae fakatagi eiloa i te agaga fakafetai.”


He was deeply concerned about the Hebrew Christians in Jerusalem and Judea, who were struggling to preserve their faith. 	 Ne manavase malosi a ia e uiga ki Kelisiano Epelu i Ielusalema mo Iutaia kolā ne kolomaki eiloa ke tumau i te fakatuanaki.


10 What are some circumstances that might call upon us to wrestle for God’s blessing? 	 10 Ne a fakanofonofoga e fai ei ke taua atu tatou ke maua a fakamanuiaga a te Atua?


Do they reflect your keen interest in Jehovah’s Kingdom, in the doing of his will, and in the sanctification of his holy name? 	 E mata, e fakaasi atu i ei me e fiafia malosi koe ki te Malo o Ieova, te faiga o tena loto, mo te faka‵maluga o tena igoa tapu?


What is involved in trusting in Jehovah? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te talitonu ki a Ieova?


“The harvest of the earth” had to be reaped. 	 Ko ‵tau nei o ‵kati a saito me “ko ma‵tua saito i te lalolagi.”


“Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for his name alone is unreachably high. 	 Ke ‵viki atu katoa latou ki te igoa o te Aliki!


For instance, Moses urged the Israelites: “You must call back to your heart [or, “must recall to your mind,” footnote] that Jehovah is the true God.” 	 E pelā mo te fakamalosi atu o Mose ki te kau Isalaelu, penei: “Ke na masaua [io me “ke toe fakafoki ki otou loto,” te fakamatalaga i lalo i te NW] i te aso nei kae sa toe puli: a Ieova ko te Atua.”


However, some key questions arise: What is a vow? 	 Kae e ‵sae aka ei a nisi fesili tāua: Se a te tautoga?


From his personal fortune, he contributed 3,000 talents of gold and 7,000 talents of silver.* (1 Chronicles 22:14; 29:3, 4) David’s generous giving was, not an outward show, but a manifestation of faith and devotion to Jehovah God. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia mai ana koloa totino e 3,000 tani o te tinā aulo kae 7,000 tani o te tinā siliva.* (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 22:14; 29:3, 4) E seki fai pelā me ne fakamatamata a Tavita i te tukuatuga o mea konā kae ne fai mo fakaasiga tonu o tena fakatuanaki mo tena tuku katoatoa atu ki a Ieova te Atua.


Consider the following. Where he was born 	 Ke mafaufau ki pogai konei mai lalo:


18 In the words of a powerful and heartwarming song, Moses assured the people of Israel: “A hiding place is the God of ancient time, and underneath are the indefinitely lasting arms.” 	 18 I pati o se pese kolā e ma‵losi kae fakamafanafana loto, ne fakatalitonu atu ei ne Mose ki tino Isalaelu: “A te Atua ko te otou ‵pui mai mua eiloa; a ona lima e tokai ki ei koutou.”


When a sinner genuinely repents, he deeply regrets his wrong course. 	 Kafai se tino agasala e salamō tonu, e fanoanoa ‵ki eiloa tou tagata ki ana mea ‵se ne fai.


19 It is easy for imperfect humans to stray from God’s laws and standards. 	 19 E faigofie fua ki tino sē ‵lei katoatoa ke se faka‵logo ki tulafono mo fakatakitakiga a te Atua.


(Job 12:7-9) You will be able to do so safely, free of danger from man or animal. 	 (Iopu 12:7-9) Ka se fakamataku ke fai penā, me e seai se mea fakamataku i ei mō tino io me ko manu.


Rather than have the adulterers condemned to death by human judges according to the Mosaic Law, Jehovah mercifully intervened, dealing with David and Bath-sheba himself. 	 I lō te fakasala o tino mulilua ki te mate ne famasino e ‵tusa mo te Tulafono a Mose, ne saga atu a Ieova mo te alofa fakamagalo i ana faifaiga ki a Tavita mo Patisepa.


A ruin, a ruin, a ruin I shall make it. 	 Ko maofa, ko maofa valevale!


Dignifying others is especially important when two people are pursuing a romantic relationship with marriage in mind. 	 A te āva ki nisi tino e tāua ‵ki eiloa māfai e ati aka ne se tokolua se fesokotakiga fakafamau mo te mafaufauga ke avaga fakamuli.


He is making them rejoice inside his “house of prayer,” his spiritual temple, which is “a house of prayer for all the nations.” 	 E fai ne ia ke fia‵fia latou i loto i tena “fale ‵talo,” ko tena faletapu faka-te-agaga, telā “se fale ‵talo mō tino o fenua katoa.”


With these, he also lost his standing in the eyes of others. 	 Fakatasi mo mea konei, ne galo atu foki tena tulaga ‵lei i mua o nisi tino.


Encouraging others calls for strengthening and comforting the downhearted. 	 A te fakamalosiga o nisi tino e manakogina i ei a te fakamalosiga mo te fakamafanafanaga o tino vāi‵vai.


Confident of God’s interest in him, David says: “O Jehovah, you have searched through me, and you know me.” 	 Ona ko te talitonu me e amanaia atu eiloa te Atua ki a ia, e fai mai a Tavita penei: “Te Aliki, ko oti au ne sukesuke ne koe, ka ko iloa foki au ne koe.”


4 Basically, Satan implied that mankind would be happier following a path of independence from God. 	 4 A te tonuga loa, ne fai atu a Satani me ka fia‵fia atu a tino māfai e ‵tutokotasi latou mai te Atua.


If you should afflict him at all, then if he cries out to me at all, I shall unfailingly hear his outcry.”—Exodus 22:22-24. 	 Me kafai e fai ne koutou, ko au ka tali atu ki a latou manafai e ka‵laga mai mō se fesoasoani.”—Esoto 22:22-24.


In our case, we might be disappointed that Jehovah’s promises are not being fulfilled as quickly as we personally would like. 	 E mafai o fanoa‵noa tatou ona ko te mea e seki fakataunu eiloa a folafolaga a Ieova i te vave telā e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


1, 2. (a) God’s servants look forward to what prize? (b) What helps us to keep our eyes on the prize? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te failoga e olioli ki ei a tavini a te Atua? (e) Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke ‵kilo atu faeloa tatou ki te failoga?


He will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.”—Genesis 3:15. 	 Ka tuki pala ne te fanau a te fafine a tou ulu, kae ka u ne koe olotou vae.”—Kenese 3:15.


Where can it be found? 	 Kae tefea te koga e maua atu i ei a fakamafanafanaga?


1, 2. What step as to employment did a young man take, and why? 	 1, 2. Ne a mea ne fai ne se tamataene e uiga ki tena galuega ‵togi, kae kaia?


The Bible is like a treasure map guiding us to the riches “carefully concealed in” Christ 	 E fai a te Tusi Tapu e pelā me se mape e maua ei se koloa tāua telā e takitaki atu ei tatou ki koloa “‵funa” i a Keliso


What he saw no doubt filled him—and should fill us too—with awe. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne faka‵fonu a ia ne mea kolā ne matea ne ia—kae e ‵tau foki o faka‵fonu tatou ki ei—ki te mataku mo te fakaaloalo.


Influenced by the Media? 	 E Mata, e ‵Fuli Ou Talitonuga ne Mea Fakasalalau?


When the situation finally began to improve in 1973, many of these Witnesses, then in their early 30’s, were released from prison and went straight into the full-time ministry, some becoming special pioneers and traveling overseers. 	 I te taimi ne kamata fakamuli ei o ‵lei a te tulaga i te 1973, a te tokoukega o Molimau konei, kolā kāti ko taki 30 tupu olotou tausaga, ne ‵tala mai i falepuipui kae ne kamata fakavave latou o ga‵lue tumau i te galuega talai, telā ne fai a nisi tino mo fai ne paenia fakapito mo ovasia faima‵laga.


You Need the Bible 	 E Manakogina ne Koe te Tusi Tapu


How encouraging that is! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto o te mea tenā!


The fear of Jehovah is pure, standing forever. 	 A fakatonuga a te Aliki e ‵tonu katoatoa, kae fakamaina ne ia te mafaufau.


Since God created in humans the ability to love, that quality must be a part of God’s personality. 	 Ona ko te mea ne faite ne te Atua a tino mo te uiga ko te alofa, e ‵tau eiloa o fai a te uiga tenā mo fai se vaega o uiga totino o te Atua.


13 To resist and repudiate the evil spirit of the world, however, takes moral courage. 	 13 Ke ‵teke katoatoa atu ki te agaga masei o te lalolagi, e manakogina i ei te loto toa ke tumau i te ‵ma i mea tau amioga.


While we certainly do not distrust all secular information, we do recognize that “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.”—1 John 5:19. 	 E tiga eiloa e se fakaasi atu ne tatou te loto sē talitonu ki fakamatalaga katoa i te lalolagi, e iloa ‵lei ne tatou me i “te lalolagi kātoa ko i lalo i te pule a te Tino Masei.”—1 Ioane 5:19.


He was critical of the elders who had been involved in his disfellowshipping. 	 Ne seki fiafia a ia ki toeaina kolā ne aofia i te fakateaga o ia.


Remember, too, that Job did not know why these terrible things were happening to him; nor did he know that his own life was to be spared. 	 Masaua foki, me ne seki iloa ne Iopu te pogai ne ‵tupu ei a mea konei ki a ia; kae ne seki iloa foki ne ia me ka tumau a ia i te ola.


Therefore, you may rightly ask: “Can one be a true Christian and also be rich? 	 Telā la, se mea ‵lei ke fesili ifo penei: “E mata, e mafai o fai se tino e pelā me se Kelisiano tonu kae maumea foki?


Above all things, take up the large shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the wicked one’s burning missiles. 	 E ‵tau o ave sāle a te fakatuanaki i taimi katoa ke fai mo talita; ko te mea ke mafai ne koutou o tamate ki ei a matasana ‵ka a te Tino Masei.


Consider the case of a brother who over many decades had helped scores of people spiritually. 	 Mafaufau ki se taina telā ne fesoasoani ki tino e tokouke i te feitu faka-te-agaga i tausaga e uke.


When presiding over family worship, the parent should remember that the guidance a young child needs may well differ from that of a teenager. 	 Kafai e fai te tapuakiga a kāiga, e ‵tau o masaua ne mātua me ‵kese a takitakiga e tuku atu ki tamaliki fo‵liki mo tamaliki ma‵tua.


(2 Corinthians 5:18-20; 2 Peter 3:9) Aglow with God’s spirit, Jehovah’s Witnesses zealously continue to proclaim the good news to the ends of the earth. 	 (2 Kolinito 5:18-20; 2 Petelu 3:9) Mai te malosi o te agaga o te Atua, e tumau eiloa a Molimau a Ieova loto finafinau o folafola atu te tala ‵lei ki feitu e fa o te lalolagi.


Repentant King Manasseh may have taught Josiah about God’s mercy. 	 Kāti ne akoako a Iosia ne te tupu ko Manase telā ne salamō, e uiga ki te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua.


They believe smoking, overdrinking, drug misuse, gambling, sexual promiscuity and homosexuality are spiritually damaging practices.” 	 E tali‵tonu latou i te ‵pusi, inu malosi, fakaaoga ‵se o vailakau ma‵losi, kemupolo, amioga fakatauavaga faivalevale mo amioga fakasotoma, ne faifaiga kolā e fakamasei ei te feitu faka-te-agaga.”


(Galatians 3:24) Yes, “the bearing witness to Jesus is what inspires [or, is the whole inclination, intent, and purpose of] prophesying.”—Revelation 19:10. 	 (Kalatia 3:24) E tonu, a “te mea tonu telā ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu, ko te mea tenā [io, me ko te pogai katoatoa] ne fai‵pati fakapelofeta ki ei a pelofeta.”—Fakaasiga 19:10.


Says Amos 2:12: “You kept giving the Nazirites wine to drink, and upon the prophets you laid a command, saying: ‘You must not prophesy.’” 	 E fai mai te Amosa 2:12: “Ka ko fai ne koutou te kau Naseli ke inu uaina, kae fakatonu ki pelofeta ke sē fai‵pati atu ki taku fekau.”


He wanted Solomon to appreciate the depth of Jehovah’s interest in His servants. 	 Ne manako a ia ke fakatāua ne Solomona te lasi o te saga tonu mai o Ieova ki Ana tavini.


(Psalm 102:25, 26) Kelvin believed, as the Bible teaches, that God could choose to prevent such decay from destroying His creations.—Ecclesiastes 1:4. 	 (Salamo 102:25, 26) Ne talitonu a Kelvin, me e akoako mai ne te Tusi Tapu me mafai ne te Atua o taofi ke se fakamasei Ana mea ne faite. —Failauga 1:4.


Failure to control our tongue could result in what? 	 A te fakatamala o pule faka‵lei atu ki ‵tou alelo, ne a mea e mafai o iku mai i ei?


Ascribe to Jehovah the glory belonging to his name.”—PSALM 96:7, 8. 	 “‵Viki atu ki tena ‵mana mo tena ‵malu. ‵Viki atu ki te igoa ‵malu o te Aliki.”—SALAMO 96:7, 8.


(John 1:18; 4:24) But this does not mean that he is without any type of body or form. 	 (Ioane 1:18; 4:24) E se fakauiga i ei me seai eiloa sena foitino io me ne foliga.


13, 14. What does it mean to be self-centered, and why is it unwise to become so? 	 13, 14. Se a te uiga o te saga ifo ki ou manakoga totino eiloa, kae kaia e sē ‵lei ei ke fai penā?


Nevertheless, “he was awaiting the city having real foundations,” states the Bible. 	 E tiga te feitu tenā, “ne fakatalitali Apelaamo ki te fa‵kai telā ne fuafua kae faite ne te Atua,” ko pati i te Tusi Tapu.


They will continue to find strength and protection in association with the more than 94,600 congregations around the world. 	 Ka maua faeloa ne latou a te malosi mo te puipuiga mai te ‵kau fakatasi mo te toko 94,600 fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa.


Do we have ‘a chip on our shoulder,’ being quick to think something negative if one from that background errs or slights us in some minor way? 	 E mata, ko ita fakamoe‵moe tatou, kae mataonoono faeloa ma isi se tamā mea ‵se e fai ne se vaegā tino penā ki a tatou?


Similarly, Owen Gingerich, research professor of astronomy at Harvard University, wrote: “Altruism may well pose a question without . . . a scientific answer derived from observation of the animal kingdom. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, ne tusi mai a Owen Gingerich, se polofesa sukesuke ki fetu i te Iunivesiti ko Havard: “E mafai o fakasae aka se fesili e uiga ki te kaimalie e aunoa mo se . . . tali fakasaienitisi ki ei mai te iloiloga o manu katoa.


A wise person takes time to ‘consider his steps.’ 	 A te tino poto e fakaavanoa ne ia te taimi ke ‘onoono faka‵lei ki ana mea e fai.’


Recall that Jesus said to the Jews: “You must love Jehovah your God.” 	 Masaua la pati a Iesu ki te kau Iutaia: “E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] tou Atua.”


They would learn to “become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave [them].” 	 Ka iloa ei ne latou “o fakatau a‵lofa kae fakatau atafai; ke fakatau fakamagalo foki latou, e pelā eiloa mo te Atua ko oti ne fakamagalo ne ia [latou] i a Keliso.”


(Hebrews 11:6) That is true fear of God.—Psalm 115:11. 	 (Epelu 11:6) Tenā eiloa a te tinā mataku tonu ki te Atua.—Salamo 115:11.