For years, in such lands as Congo, Madagascar, and Rwanda, brothers often had to choose between having food for their families and having copies of the Bible, which sometimes cost the equivalent of a weekly or a monthly wage. 	 Mō se fia o tausaga i nisi koga e pelā mo Congo, Madagascar, mo Rwanda, ne filifili aka ne taina i konā me e mata e ‵togi ne latou a mea‵kai mō olotou kāiga io me ko ‵kopi o te Tusi Tapu, telā e ‵pau eiloa te ‵togi i nisi taimi mo te peofuga i se vaiaso io me i se masina.


Bible Principles That Will Help 	 Fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu Kolā ka Fesoasoani Mai


As you apply that suggestion, seek ways to let the householder know that you yourself value what you are sharing from the Bible.—Matthew 13:52. 	 Kafai e fakagalue aka ne koe a te manatu tenā, ke ‵sala ki auala kolā e fakailoa atu ei ki te tino i te fale me e fakatāua malosi ne koe a mea kolā e fakaasi atu ne koe mai te Tusi Tapu.—Mataio 13:52.


Even before going up to the temple to pray, he instructed the people not to respond to Rabshakeh’s taunts. 	 Mai mua o fanatu a ia ki te faletapu o ‵talo, ne fakatonu atu a ia ki tino ke mo a e ‵saga atu ki pati fakaitaita a te ofisa Asulia.


You might be tempted to reason that pointing out his wrong would damage your friendship. 	 E mafai o tofotofogina koe ke mafaufau me kafai e fakaasi ne koe ana mea ‵se, ka fakamasei ne koe te lua va fakataugasoa.


Why, the camels are like a flood covering the land! 	 Ko fai a kamela konā e pelā eiloa me se lofiaga telā e ufi ei te laukele!


In what ways does Satan wage spiritual warfare against Jehovah’s servants, calling for what on their part? 	 I auala fea e taua atu ei a Satani i te feitu faka-te-agaga ki tavini a Ieova, kae se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne latou?


For he that practices vile things hates the light and does not come to the light, in order that his works may not be reproved. But he that does what is true comes to the light, in order that his works may be made manifest as having been worked in harmony with God.”—John 3:19-21. 	 So se tino e fai ne ia a mea masei, e takalialia i te mainaga, e se fia vau foki ki te mainaga, i te mea ma iloa ei ana galuega masei; ka ko te tino e fai mea tonu, e vau eiloa ki te mainaga, ko te mea ke fakaasi mai ei ana galuega e mai i te Atua.”—Ioane 3:19-21.


Indeed, boldness calls for qualities that require much effort to cultivate. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e manakogina ne te loto toa a uiga kolā e ‵tau o taumafai malosi ke ati aka ne tatou.


Among them was the great love he displayed for his Father. 	 E aofia i ei ko te alofa sili ne fakaasi atu ne ia mō tena Tamana.


8 The steadfast example set by Jacob and Rachel no doubt had a powerful effect on their son Joseph, influencing how he would handle tests of his own faith. 	 8 E seai se fakalotolotolua me i te fakaakoakoga o te tu ‵mautakitaki telā ne tuku mai ne Iakopo mo Lasela ne aoga malosi eiloa ki te lā tama ko Iosefa, i te fakafesagai atu ki te tofotofoga o tena fakatuanaki.


She also encourages them to do the “basics,” such as reading the Bible and the daily text and then meditating on what they read. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu foki a ia ki a latou ke fai a “mea fakavae,” e pelā mo te faitauga o te Tusi Tapu mo te tusi siki o te aso kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei.


Servants of Jehovah seek the wisdom from above and are united in love (See paragraph 19) 	 E ‵sala atu a tavini a Ieova ki te poto mai luga kae ‵kau fakatasi i te alofa (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 19)


(Matthew 26:43) Still, Jesus said: “Keep on the watch and pray continually, that you may not enter into temptation. 	 (Mataio 26:43) Kae ne fai atu faeloa a Iesu ki a latou: “Sa ‵moe kae ‵talo, i te mea ma oko mai fakaosoosoga ki a koutou.


Because of the water cycle and earth’s system of rivers, lakes, and seas, we have water. 	 Ona ko te tamilosaga o te vai mo te fanofanoga o vaitafe, vai tu loto, mo te tai, e maua ei ne tatou a vai.


• Why is it unwise to take sides in the disputes of others? 	 • Kaia e sē se faiga poto ke oso atu ki kinauga a nisi tino?


“Love What Is Good” 	 “Ke Fiafia ki te ‵Lei”


4 Satan uses his world’s commercial system to seduce us into believing that having material things beyond our actual needs is necessary for the enjoyment of life. 	 4 E fakaaoga ne Satani a tena lalolagi fai pisinisi ke tali‵tonu tatou me kafai e maua ne tatou a kope e uke atu i lō ‵tou manakoga tāua, ka mafai ei o maua ne tatou te fiafia i ‵tou olaga.


‘Making All Things New,’ 12/1 	 ‘Te Faka‵fouga o Mea Katoa,’ 12/1


When we manifest the attitude of a lesser one by willingly supporting these arrangements, we contribute to the joy, peace, and unity of the congregation. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te uiga masani o te tino sē taulia mai te ‵lago atu mo te loto fiafia ki fakatokaga konei, ko ‵lago atu eiloa tatou ki te fiafia, filemu, mo te ‵kau fakatasi o te fakapotopotoga.


A singer whose songs have shot to the top of the charts in a number of Western lands makes “a special effort to shock,” warns a report in the Australian newspaper The Sunday Mail. 	 E fai mai a te nusipepa e tasi mai Ausetalia ko The Sunday Mail e uiga ki se tagata usuusu telā ne oko atu tena pese ki te napa tasi i te fakasologa o pese me ne “taumafai malosi eiloa a ia ke faka‵poi atu ki tino i te usuga o ana pese.”


(Prov. 27:11) Our baptism is both a symbol of our dedication to God and a public declaration that Jehovah is our Ruler. 	 (Faataoto 27:11) A te ‵tou papatisoga se fakailoga o te ‵tou tukuatuga ki te Atua mo te fakaasiatuga i mua o tino katoa me ko fai a Ieova mo fai te ‵tou Pule.


I have carried out the word of Jehovah.” 	 Ko oti ne fai ne au te fakatonuga a te Aliki.”


He asked that ‘two parts of Elijah’s spirit might come to him.’ (1 Ki. 3:5, 9; 2 Ki. 2:9) In Israel, a man’s firstborn son was to receive a double portion of an inheritance. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu tou tagata ‘ke tuku mai ki a ia a vaega e lua o te mana o Elia.’ (1 Tupu 3:5, 9; 2 Tupu 2:9) I Isalaelu, e ‵tau o maua ne te toekimua tagata a se tagata a vaega e lua o se tofi.


Tax collectors were hated outcasts in Jewish society. 	 Ne takalia‵lia sāle a tino Iutaia ki te kau ao lafoga.


But as he did on previous occasions, Jesus escapes. 	 Ne toe sao foki a Iesu i ei.


Satan suggested that her eyes were “bound to be opened” if she would eat the fruit from “the tree of the knowledge of good and bad.” 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Satani me i ana mata ka ‘‵pula’ māfai ko kai a ia ki te fuaga mai i te ‘lakau e iloa ei te ‵lei mo te masei.’


That is why they are blessed with peace and why they pursue a righteous course.—Isaiah 60:17. 	 Tenā loa te pogai e fakamanuia ei latou ki te filemu mo te pogai e ‵sala atu ei latou ki te auala tonu.—Isaia 60:17.


Twenty years ago, homosexuality was frowned upon by 45 percent of French citizens. 	 I te lua sefulu tausaga ko ‵teka, ne takalia‵lia a te toko 45 pasene o tino Falani ki amioga fakasotoma.


(Acts 20:30) The New Encyclopædia Britannica describes one major factor that led to twisted reasoning: “Christians who had some training in Greek philosophy began to feel the need to express their faith in its terms, both for their own intellectual satisfaction and in order to convert educated pagans.” 	 (Galuega 20:30) E fakaasi mai ne The New Encyclopædia Britannica te pogai tāua e tasi ne talia ei ne tino a akoakoga ‵se: “Ne mafau‵fau a Kelisiano kolā ne tauloto ki poto o te kau Eleni me e ‵tau eiloa o fakamatala atu ne latou olotou talitonuga faka-Kelisiano ke maua ne latou i ei se loto lagona ‵lei kae ke ‵fuli mai a tino fapau‵pau.”


Think about what the Bible teaches: 	 Mafaufau la ki te mea telā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu:


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We should confess to Jehovah and approach the congregation elders for help. 	 E ‵tau o taku ‵tonu atu ne tatou ‵tou agasala ki a Ieova, kae ke olo atu foki tatou ki toeaina i te fakapotopotoga ke maua se fesoasoani.


(Luke 1:32, 33) Jesus has experience in living on earth. 	 (Luka 1:32, 33) Ko oti ne ola a Iesu i te lalolagi.


16 One writer who had spoken with many children said that what they “wanted most from their parents was more time,” along with “undivided attention.” 	 16 E fai mai se tino tusitala telā ko oti ne sau‵tala mo tama‵liki e tokouke me i te mea telā e “ma‵nako malosi ki ei a tama‵liki mai olotou mātua ko taimi e uke atu,” fakatasi mo te “‵saga tonu atu ki a latou e aunoa mo te ‵lave i nisi mea.”


2 What, however, does it mean to “appreciate” something? 	 2 Se a la te uiga ke “loto fakafetai” ki se mea?


“Faith is the assured expectation of what is hoped for.”—HEB. 	 “A te fakatuanaki ko te talitonu mo te mautinoa ki mea kolā e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei.”—EPE.


Try to be open-minded regarding what seem to be unkind acts or words, and be willing to forgive out of love. 	 Tela la, taumafai ke maua ne koe te loto malamalama māfai e isi ne faifaiga io me ne pati sē ‵lei e fai atu ki a koe, kae ke toka koe o fakamagalo a te tino tenā mo te alofa.


Rather, Jesus taught the following. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne akoako mai ne Iesu a mea kolā e ‵soko mai.


(John 5:28, 29) Moreover, think of what he will do as High Priest during his Millennial Reign. 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29) E se gata i ei, mafaufau ki mea ka fai ne ia e pelā me ko te Faitaulaga Sili i tena Pulega i te Meleniuma.


After all, they had been like an untrained calf. 	 Me i a latou ne fai pelā me se tamā pulumakau telā e seki akoakogina.


(Malachi 2:8, 9) By their failure to teach the truth and by their poor example, the priests misled many Israelites, so Jehovah was rightly angry with them. 	 (Malaki 2:8, 9) Ona ko te lotou fakata‵mala ke akoako atu te munatonu fakatasi mo olotou fakaakoakoga ma‵sei, ne takitaki ‵se ei ne faitaulaga a tino Isalaelu e tokouke, telā ne ‵tau eiloa o kaitaua a Ieova ki a latou.


Who or what is the “daystar” that Peter mentioned, and why do you so answer? 	 Ko oi io me se a “te fetu ao” telā ne faipati a Petelu ki ei, kae kaia e tali mai ei koe penā?


God’s Word foretells that the governments and all their dependent organizations will be rocked from their foundations. 	 E ‵valo mai i te Muna a te Atua me ka lulugina keatea a pulega mo olotou fakapotopotoga mai i olotou fakavae.


One researcher said that the odds that a person could fulfill all the Messianic prophecies by chance would be “so astronomical” that it must be ruled out. 	 Ne fai mai se tino poto e tokotasi me ko oko eiloa i te sē tonu o te manatu me ne fakataunu fakafuasei a valoaga faka-Mesia katoa ne se tino.


Today, however, many people do not have their own home. 	 Kae i aso nei, e tokouke a tino e seai ne olotou fale.


Evidently, Paul was aware that the brothers there might have been influenced by some among them who were promoting certain Greek philosophies or were advocating a return to the observance of the Mosaic Law. 	 E manino ‵lei, me ne iloa ne Paulo me kāti e isi ne tino mai i a latou ne fakamalosi atu ki taina kae ne fakamalosi aka ne latou a mataupu silisili a te kau Eleni io me ne faka‵mafa atu ne latou a te ‵toe tau‵tali atu ki tulafono i Tulafono a Mose.


(Isaiah 55:8, 9) To trust in Jehovah means to let his thinking guide our own. 	 (Isaia 55:8, 9) A te talitonu ki a Ieova ko te talia ne tatou ana mafaufauga ke takitaki ne ia ‵tou mafaufauga.


Clearly, the mental inclination that Paul was recommending is the opposite of complacency. 	 E manino ‵lei te manatu ne fakaasi mai ne Paulo, telā e ‵kese mai te uiga ko te manatu māmā.


True, all of us like to think of ourselves as being open-minded and impartial. 	 E tonu, e ma‵natu aka a tatou katoa me e malamalama tatou i lagonaga o nisi tino kae sē fakailoga tino.


6 What bodily position should we assume when praying? 	 6 E ‵tau o pefea te tulaga o ‵tou foitino i te taimi e ‵talo atu ei?


When you read such publications with your children, you expose them not only to language but also to “spiritual matters” and “spiritual words.”—1 Cor. 2:13. 	 Kafai e fai‵tau fakatasi koe mo au tama‵liki ki vaegā tusi penā, e se fakaasi atu fua ne koe a te auala ke iloa o fai‵tau, kae ko fakaasi atu foki ne koe a ‘mea faka-te-agaga’ mo ‘pati faka-te-agaga.’—1 Kolinito 2:13.


12 A key to your having good study habits is that you develop a fondness for God’s Word. Psalm 119:14-16 points to regular, purposeful reflection upon God’s Word as a means by which you come to take delight in it. 	 E fakasino atu a te Salamo 119:14-16 ki te mafaufau faeloa i se auala aogā ki te Muna a te Atua ko te mea ke fiafia malosi koe ki ei.


To whom can we turn when we are discouraged? 	 Ka Fesoasoani Atu a Taina Talitonu ki a Koe


(Mark 10:35-45; 14:66-72; Luke 22:31, 32; John 15:15) Jesus’ attitude harmonized with his words found at John 3:17: “God sent forth his Son into the world, not for him to judge the world, but for the world to be saved through him.” 	 (Maleko 10:35-45; 14:66-72; Luka 22:31, 32; Ioane 15:15) Ne fetaui ‵lei eiloa te kilokiloga a Iesu mo ana pati i te Ioane 3:17: “Me ne seki uga mai ne te Atua tena Tama o fakamasino te lalolagi, kae o fakaola te lalolagi.”


(John 10:10, 11; Rev. 7:16, 17) For these and other reasons, we made a wise decision when we chose to follow him. 	 (Ioane 10:10, 11; Fakaasiga 7:16, 17) Mai i mea konei mo nisi pogai aka, ne fai eiloa ne tatou se fakaikuga poto ke tau‵tali atu i a ia.


May we prove to be like Jacob in showing appreciation for them. 	 Ke fai tatou e pelā mo Iakopo telā ne fakaasi atu tena loto fakafetai mō mea konā.


He could say: “Foxes have dens and birds of heaven have roosts, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay down his head.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “E isi ne lua o alope, a ko manu eva e isi ne olotou ofaga, ka ko te Tama a te tagata e seai sena fale mo ana nofo.”


Jeremiah felt discouraged. 	 Ne loto vāivāi a Ielemia.


By their fruits you will recognize them.” 	 E iloa ne koutou a latou i olotou fua.”


“I will give advice with my eye upon you.” 	 “Ka fakatonutonu kae akoako ne au a koe.”


16 Daniel was willing to die rather than neglect his spiritual routine. 	 16 Ne loto fiafia a Tanielu ke mate a ia i lō te tiaki ne ia ana fakatokaga masani faka-te-agaga.


We long for the fulfillment of God’s promise to bring about a paradise on earth. 	 E ma‵nako tatou ke fakataunu te folafolaga a te Atua e uiga ki te lalolagi palataiso.


The Bible contains many practical principles that can help you manage your finances. 	 E aofia i te Tusi Tapu a fakatakitakiga aoga e uke kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fai faka‵lei ne koe au tupe.


(1 Timothy 1:11; Genesis 1:26, 27) Hence, it is only natural for humans to search for happiness. 	 (1 Timoteo 1:11, NW; Kenese 1:26, 27) Tela la, e se tioa eiloa o ‵sala atu a tino ke maua ne latou te fiafia.


How far they had strayed from the path of pure worship! 	 Ko tafaga te lotou ‵mao keatea mai te tapuakiga tonu!


In 1933, they crossed the Simpson Desert, a vast sand dune desert, to preach in the town of Alice Springs, in the heart of the continent. 	 I te 1933, ne olo atu laua i loto i te toafa o Simpson, se koga lavaki lasi, ko te mea ke talai atu i fa‵kai fo‵liki o Ausetalia.


(Job 33:25) Even now we can be made mighty on the inside through the action of holy spirit as we participate in invigorating spiritual activities. 	 (Iopu 33:25) E mafai foki eiloa o ma‵losi tatou e auala i te galuega a te agaga tapu i te taimi e aofia ei tatou i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano aoga.


(Psalm 65:2) Because we cast our anxieties upon our heavenly Father through his beloved Son, ‘the peace of God that excels all thought guards our hearts and mental powers.’—Philippians 4:6, 7; Matthew 6:9; John 14:6, 14. 	 (Salamo 65:2) Ona ko te mea e tuku atu ne tatou a mea katoa e manava‵se tatou ki ei ki te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi e auala i tena Tama fagasele, ‘a te filemu o te Atua, tela e sili atu i mea e iloa ne tatou, e tausi faka‵lei ne ia ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mafaufau.’—Filipi 4:6, 7; Mataio 6:9; Ioane 14:6, 14.


Use the study tools that have been provided to enrich your research. 	 Fakaaoga a mea faigaluega mō fai a sukesukega kolā ko oti ne fakatoka ke momea aka te ‵lei o au sukesukega.


Well, consider the case of Mahalalel. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te tala o Malaelu.


Furthermore, the King told the audience to write down all the Bible verses mentioned in the talk! 	 E se gata i ei, ne fai atu te tupu ki tino fakalogo‵logo ke tusi ki lalo a fuaiupu katoa o te Tusi Tapu kolā e taku mai i te lāuga!


Finally, as if to remove any lingering doubt about the subject, Jesus stated: “You people must be born again.” 	 I te fakaotiga loa, ko te mea ke ave keatea so se manatu fakalotolotolua e uiga ki te mataupu tenei, ne fai atu a Iesu: “E ‵tau mo koutou ke toe fa‵nau mai.”


Thousands of resourceful publishers have entered this “large door that leads to activity.” (1 Corinthians 16:9) Yet, more is needed in order to cultivate such territories, as the next article will show. 	 E lau i afe o tino talai ma‵losi ko oti ne maua ne latou a “avanoaga konei mō te galuega a te Atua.” (1 Kolinito 16:9) Kae e uke atu a mea e ‵tau o fai ko te mea ke fakamalosi aka a vaegā koga talai penā, e pelā mo te mea ka fakaasi mai i te suā mataupu.


(Matt. 4:23; 24:14) This was in stark contrast with the burdensome rules that the Pharisees imposed on the people.—Read Matthew 23:4, 23, 24. 	 (Mataio 4:23; 24:14) Ne ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a te mea tenei mai tulafono ‵mafa kolā ne faimalō atu ne Falesaio ki tino.—Faitau te Mataio 23:4, 23, 24.


Creation Declares the Glory of God! 	 “E matea i te lagi te ‵malu o te Atua!


“The Son of man came,” says the Bible, “not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his soul a ransom in exchange for many.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “E pelā mo te Tama a te Tagata, e seki vau au ke tavini mai a tino ki a au, kae ke tavini atu au; ke tuku atu foki a toku ola mō tino e tokouke.”


My own servants will drink, but you yourselves will go thirsty. 	 Ka fia‵fia latou, ka ko koutou ka fakamasiasigina.


Indeed, “Jehovah . . . does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9) Jehovah God wants you and your loved ones to live forever. 	 E tonu, “me sē manako a [Ieova] ke malaia se tino, tenā te pogai e fakatuai ei a ia o fakataunu ana folafolaga, ko te mea ke lava se taimi e salamo ei a tino.” (2 Petelu 3:9) E manako a Ieova te Atua ke ola koe pelā foki mo ou tino pele ki te se-gata-mai.


Yet, he later wrote: “I do indeed also consider all things to be loss on account of the excelling value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.” 	 Kae ne tusi fakamuli mai tou tagata: “Ko taku foki ne au a mea katoa ne mea se aogā, ona ko te mea e isi se mea e sili atu tona aogā, telā ko toku iloa ‵lei o Keliso Iesu telā ko toku Aliki.”


However, if anyone chooses to marry, it should be to one “in the Lord,” that is, to a dedicated and baptized worshipper of God.—1 Corinthians 7:28, 36-40; Matthew 19:10-12. 	 Kae ko so se tino telā e avaga, e ‵tau eiloa o avaga ki “se tagata Kelisiano,” se tino e tapuaki ki te Atua telā ko oti ne tuku atu kae papatiso.—1 Kolinito 7:28, 36-40; Mataio 19:10-12.


(Heb. 6:12) Jehovah will not allow this wicked system to exist any longer than is absolutely necessary according to his purpose. 	 (Epelu 6:12) Ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne Ieova ke fakaseai a te lalolagi masei tenei, kae ka sē tuai eiloa a ia.


17. (a) How should younger ones address their parents? (b) How should older ones address younger ones, and why? 	 17. (a) E ‵tau o fai‵pati atu pefea a talavou ki olotou mātua? (e) E ‵tau o fai‵pati atu pefea a tino mātua ki talavou, kae kaia?


Thus, we could be emboldened to take improper advantage of the trust shown by fellow believers. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:5) Kāti ka leake foki tatou me e ‵lei fua ke fakakolekole ki se Kelisiano maumea ke kaitalafu ana tupe mo te iloaga me se mafai ne tatou o ‵tina te kaitalafu tenā.


He will destroy wicked people but grant everlasting life to those who accept him as King.—Read Matthew 25:31-33, 46. 	 Ka fakaseai atu ne ia a tino amio ma‵sei, kae tuku mai ne ia te ola se-gata-mai ki tino kolā e talia ne latou a ia e pelā me ko te Tupu.—Faitau te Mataio 25:31-33, 46.


But how many have responded to this appeal? 	 Kae e tokofia ne ‵saga atu ki te fakatagi tenei?


When I got off the train, a shuttle bus was to take me to South Lansing, and I had to borrow the 25-cent fare from a fellow passenger. 	 Ne tu atu au ki lalo mo te tuleni, kae toe sopo atu i te pasi ke oko atu au ki Lansing ki Saute, ne fakamolemole ei au ki se pasese ki se 25-sene ke faka-kātoa ki ei toku pasese.


(Luke 10:4) The original-language word for “greeting” may mean more than a mere “hello” or “good-day.” 	 (Luka 10:4) A te uiga o te pati Epelu telā ne ‵fuli ki te “fakafetaui” e se ko te “fakatalofa” atu fua ki se tino.


3 “Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need, since the kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.” 	 3 “E fia‵fia a tino kolā e mafau‵fau faeloa ki olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga me ka fai mō latou a te malo faka-te-lagi.”


Then I started to drift away. 	 Mai tua ifo i ei, ne kamata o tapeapea atu au keatea.


Nabal Did Not Listen 	 Ne Seki Fakalogo a Napalu


3. To what is making spiritual advancement directly related? 3 For one thing, it should remind us of what the apostle Paul wrote to his fellow servant Timothy: “While I am coming, continue applying yourself to public reading, to exhortation, to teaching. . . . 	 3 A te mea e tasi, e ‵tau o fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a pati a te apositolo ko Paulo kolā ne tusi atu ki tena taina tavini ko Timoteo: “Tuku atu ou taimi mo tou malosi o faitau atu te Tusi Tapu ki tino, pelā foki te lauga atu mo te akoako atu. . . .


Similarly, a steady diet of recreation and entertainment will weaken our spiritual health. 	 E penā foki loa, a te ‵kai faeloa ki tafaoga mo fakafiafiaga ka fakavāivāi ei ‵tou malosi faka-te-agaga.


“THE new personality.” 	 “UIGA ‵fou.”


6 After he accidentally killed someone, a fugitive first had to “present his case in the hearing of the elders” at the gate of the city of refuge to which he had fled. 	 6 Mai tua o te tamatega ne ia o se tino i se auala pasala, e ‵tau muamua mo te tino tenā o “fakamatala faka‵lei ki takitaki [toeaina] a te mea ne tupu” i te mataloa o te fa‵kai faka‵lafi telā ne tele a ia ki ei.


When Nabal responded with insults, David became enraged and set out to avenge himself on the men of Nabal’s entire household, failing to discern that killing innocent people would make him bloodguilty before God. 	 Ne pati ‵toko ne Napalu a Tavita kae ita ma fesoasoani atu ki tou tagata. Ko oko eiloa i te kaitaua o Tavita telā ne fakaiku aka ei ne tou tagata ke toe taui atu ki a Napalu mo tāgata katoa i tena fale.


(Prov. 24:16; Jas. 5:13-15) Do not delay—your everlasting future is at stake! 	 (Faata. 24:16; Iako. 5:13-15) Ke mo a ma fakatalave—a tou ola ki te se-gata-mai i aso mai mua ko tu i se tulaga fakamataku!


10 Jehovah expects those who serve him under the direction of his Son to show the same willing submission to His will. 	 10 E fakamoemoe a Ieova ke fakaasi atu ne tino kolā e tavini atu ki a ia mai lalo i te takitakiga a tena Tama, ke fakaasi atu foki ne latou te fakalogo tenā ki te faiga o Tena loto.


(Isa. 11:9) Furthermore, God will make our minds and bodies perfect, so that we will be able to absorb his teaching and do his will flawlessly. 	 (Isa. 11:9) E se gata i ei, ka fai ne te Atua ‵tou mafaufau mo foitino ke ‵lei katoatoa, ko te mea ke mafai o maua ne tatou ana akoakoga kae fai katoatoa foki tena loto.


(Ex. 14:5-10) Actually, though, the Israelites were not in any danger. 	 (Esoto 14:5-10) Kae ne seki oko tonu a te kau Isalaelu ki se tulaga fakamataku.


Jehovah is the one “giving to the tired one power; and to the one without dynamic energy he makes full might abound.” 	 Ko Ieova eiloa e “fakamalosi ne ia a latou kolā ko vāi‵vāi kae fi‵ta.”


The wisdom and discernment mentioned here are not of human origin but of divine origin. 	 E se māfua mai te poto mo te atamai tenei i tino kae e māfua mai eiloa i te Atua.


How can we take full advantage of these provisions? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaaogā faka‵lei ne tatou a fakatokaga konei?


12 Like David, we feel impelled to praise Jehovah constantly because of his incomparable works. 	 12 E pelā mo Tavita, e fia tavae atu foki tatou ki a Ieova i taimi katoa ona ko ana galuega se fuafuagina.


“All day long they keep hurting my personal affairs,” he said. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “A mea katoa e fai ne au e fakalavelave mai faeloa oku fili ki a au.


3 Are young ones today invited to congregate in order to worship Jehovah? 	 3 E mata, e ‵kami foki a talavou i aso nei ke ‵kau mai ko te mea ke tapuaki atu ki a Ieova?


10 Draw Close to God—Does Jehovah Have Feelings? 	 E Mata, ka Tautali Koe ki te Takitakiga Alofa a Ieova?


But we can be sure that the One who helped Abraham—the One who called him “my friend”—will be there to support us too. 	 Kae mautinoa eiloa i a tatou me i te Tino telā ne fesoasoani atu ki a Apelaamo—te Tino telā ne taku ne ia tou tagata ko “toku taugasoa”—ka fesoasoani mai eiloa ki a tatou.


The goal of regularly reading the Bible together as a family provides an excellent opportunity for children to improve their reading skills as well as their comprehension of the Bible’s message. 	 A te fakamoemoega ke faitau ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa fakatasi mo te kāiga e maua i ei se avanoaga gali ke momea aka te atamai o tama‵liki i te fai‵tau e pelā foki mo te lotou malamalama i te fekau i te Tusi Tapu.


The Trap of Immorality 	 Te Malei ko te Finalalolagi


(1 Cor. 2:12; Eph. 2:2; Rev. 12:12) That spirit caters to the imperfect flesh and is in total opposition to God’s holy spirit and its fruitage. 	 (1 Kolinito 2:12; Efeso 2:2; Fakaasiga 12:12) E fakamalosi aka ne te agaga tenā a te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa kae e ‵teke katoatoa atu ki te agaga tapu o te Atua mo ana fuataga.


Is this scripture implying that Jehovah takes note of every act of kindness performed in behalf of lowly ones? 	 E mata, e fai mai te tusi siki tenei me e kilokilo mai a Ieova ki faifaiga atafai katoa kolā e fai atu ki tino ma‵tiva?


Despite his shortcomings, Paul could confidently write to the congregation in Corinth: “Become imitators of me, even as I am of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1) If you too admit your mistakes, your children will likely overlook your failings. 	 Faitalia te uke o ana mea ‵se, ne tusi atu loa a Paulo mo te loto talitonu ki te fakapotopotoga i Kolinito penei: “Fakaakoako mai ki au, e pelā mo au e fakaakoako ki a Keliso.” (1 Kolinito 11:1) Kafai e fakaasi atu foki au mea ‵se, ka se toe ‵saga atu au tama‵liki ki ei.


(1 Kings 3:10-14; Job 42:12-15; Mark 12:41-44; John 12:3-8) After her husband became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, a Christian woman in the Orient said: “My husband used to walk three or four steps ahead of me, letting me carry everything. 	 (1 Tupu 3:10-14; Iopu 42:12-15; Maleko 12:41-44; Ioane 12:3-8) Ne fai mai penei se fafine Kelisiano mai Asia i te taimi ne fatoā fai ei tena avaga mo fai se Molimau a Ieova: “Muamua eiloa, ne masani o sasale atu taku avaga i oku mua malie, kae ne tuku fua ne ia ke sau aka ne au a mea katoa.


ISRAEL’S FIRST KING—A SUCCESS OR A FAILURE? 	 TE TUPU MUAMUA O ISALAELU —NE MANUIA ME NE MALAIA?


“SUCCESS”—an eye-catching word! 	 A TE tugapati “Ke Manuia”—se tugapati fakafiafia!


(Luke 11:13; Galatians 5:22, 23) Imitating the faith of fellow believers can also strengthen this quality in us.—2 Timothy 1:5; Hebrews 13:7. 	 (Luka 11:13; Kalatia 5:22, 23, NW) A te fakaakoako atu ki te fakatuanaki o ‵tou taina tali‵tonu ka fakamalosi aka foki i ei te uiga tenei i a tatou.—2 Timoteo 1:5; Epelu 13:7.


14 The apostle John was also a pillar in the early Christian congregation. 	 14 A te apositolo ko Ioane ne fai foki e pelā me se pou malosi ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te kamataga.


If the new king restored pure worship in Judah, how heartening that would be for the few who were faithfully serving God! 	 Kafai ne toe fakafoki atu ne te tupu fou a te tapuakiga ‵mā ki Iuta, e pefea te fakamalosi loto o te mea tenā ki nāi tino kolā ne tavini atu mo te fakamaoni ki te Atua!


(Phil. 3:13, 14) The anointed remnant must do their utmost to ‘walk worthily of the calling with which they were called, with complete lowliness of mind,’ doing so “with fear and trembling.”—Eph. 4:1, 2; Phil. 2:12; 1 Thess. 2:12. 	 (Filipi 3:13, 14) E ‵tau o fakapalele a mafi o te ‵toega o te kau fakaekegina ko te mea ke ‘sa‵sale e ‵tusa mo te lotou kalagaga i te loto maulalo,’ kae ke fai penā “mo te mataku mo te polepole.”—Efeso 4:1, 2; Filipi 2:12; 1 Tesalonia 2:12.


No matter what problems we encounter, we must continue giving Jehovah’s worship priority in life. 	 Faitalia me ne a fakalavelave e fepaki mo tatou, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te fakamuamua faeloa a te tapuakiga ki a Ieova i ‵tou olaga.


At first, the temptation may not involve an act of fornication. 	 I te kamataga, e se fakaosooso latou ke finalalolagi.


Everything we enjoy is only because of Jehovah’s loving-kindness. 	 A mea katoa a tatou e maua e maua fua ona ko te alofa kaimalie o Ieova.


As we learned in the preceding article, Jehovah God and his righteous servant Abraham made sworn oaths on important occasions. 	 I te mataupu mai mua atu, ne tauloto tatou i ei me i a Ieova te Atua mo tena tavini amiotonu ko Apelaamo ne tauto foki e uiga ki mea tāua.


Elders now taking the lead in the congregation are being trained for present and post-Armageddon theocratic duties. 	 A toeaina kolā e fai ne latou te fakatakitakiga i te fakapotopotoga ko fakamasani nei ki tiute kolā ka fai ne latou i te vaitaimi nei kae penā foki mai tua o Amaketo.


Explain how our circumstances can affect the place we occupy in the congregation. 	 Fakamatala mai te auala e mafai ei o pokotia ‵tou tulaga i te fakapotopotoga i ‵tou fakanofonofoga.


They assumed that Job had brought his suffering upon himself by committing some serious sin. 	 E mafau‵fau latou me ne fepaki a Iopu mo logo‵maega konā me kāti ne fai ne ia se agasala matagā.


When your children see you “seeking first the Kingdom,” they learn to depend on Jehovah for their daily needs. 	 Kafai e lavea ne otou tama‵liki me e “‵sala muamua faeloa ne koutou te Malo,” e fakamasani ei latou ke fakalagolago ki a Ieova i te lotou tausiga i aso katoa.


Do you appreciate their love and concern for you?—Prov. 23:22. 	 E mata, e fakatāua ne koe a te alofa mo te atafai o lāua ki a koe?—Faataoto 23:22.


(Luke 22:28, 29) God had promised Jesus that he would be the King who would provide for one of mankind’s greatest needs—good government. 	 (Luka 22:28, 29) Ne tauto atu te Atua ki a Iesu me ka fai a ia mo Tupu telā ka fakataunu ne ia se manakoga sili e tasi o tino—se Malo ‵lei.


He recalls: “Our chaplain blessed us, saying, ‘God is with you.’ 	 E masaua ne tou tagata: “Ne fakamanuia matou ne te motou faifeau, penei, ‘E fakatasi atu te Atua ki a koutou.’


The image is that of a dwelling, or place of habitation. 	 A te fakatusa ko te koga nofo.


(Exodus 19:5, 6) The covenant with David showed that the Seed would be the Head of a Kingdom to time indefinite. 	 (Esoto 19: 5, 6) E fakaasi mai i te feagaiga ne fai mo Tavita me ka fai te Fanau mo Ulu o se Malo ki te se-gata-mai.


For instance, does higher learning help you to be a good parent, mate, or friend? 	 E pelā mo akoakoga ma‵luga, e mata, e fesoasoani atu ke fai koe mo fai se mātua, se avaga, io me se taugasoa ‵lei?


Shortly before his death, Jesus told his disciples: “I have many things yet to say to you, but you are not able to bear them at present. 	 Ko pili o mate a Iesu, kae ne fai atu penei a ia ki ana soko: “E uke a mea koi fia faipati ne au ki a koutou, kae se mafai nei ne koutou o tauloto i otou mafaufau.


5 Before ascending to heaven, the resurrected Jesus Christ appeared to his disciples and assigned them an important work. 	 5 Mai mua o fanaka ki te lagi, ne fakasae atu a Iesu Keliso, telā ko oti ne fakatu aka, ki ana soko kae tuku atu ki a latou se galuega tāua ‵ki ke fai ne latou.


On June 17, 1942, I was baptized and was almost immediately appointed to serve as a pioneer, as full-time ministers of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called. 	 I a Iuni 17, 1942, ne papatiso ei au kae toeitiiti ko ‵tofi fakavave aka ei au mo fai se paenia, ko te igoa telā ne tuku ki tavini ga‵lue tumau i te taviniga i Molimau a Ieova.


To understand what was in his brothers’ hearts, Joseph concealed his identity when they appeared before him in Egypt to buy food. 	 Ke malamalama i mea i loto o ana taina, ne ‵funa ne ia tena igoa i te taimi ne olo atu ei latou ki ana mua i Aikupito o ‵togi a meakai.


(Eph. 2:12) But Jehovah drew us to him “with the cords of love.” 	 (Efe. 2:12) Kae ne ‵taki mai tatou ne Ieova “ki uka o te alofa.”


17, 18. (a) Upon what does true success depend? (b) Upon what does success not depend? 	 17, 18. (a) Se a te mea e fakalagolago ki ei a te manuia tonu? (e) Se a te mea e se fakalagolago ki ei a te manuia?


17 “Praise Jah!”—Why? 	 17 “‵Viki Atu ki a Ioa!”—Kaia?


(Psalm 91:9, 10) Yes, Jehovah is our refuge. 	 (Salamo 91:9, 10) E tonu, a Ieova ko te ‵tou lafiga.


He had thought deeply about Jehovah’s purpose as revealed by His driving out other nations and giving certain land to Israel as an inheritance. 	 Ne mafaufau ‵loto a ia ki te auala ne fakataunu ei ne Ieova ana fuafuaga i te taimi ne afuli keatea ei ne Ieova a tino mai nisi fenua kae ne tuku atu te laukele ki te kau Isalaelu.


Be attentive during Christian meetings. 	 Ke ‵saga tonu atu i taimi o fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


After being threatened and released, Peter and John returned to their brothers, and all joined in prayer to Jehovah. 	 I te otiga ne fakamatakutaku atu ki a laua kae fakasaoloto atu foki, ne ‵foki a Petelu mo Ioane ki lā taina, kae ne ‵talo fakatasi katoa latou ki a Ieova.


In his book These Also Believe, Professor Charles S. Braden writes: “Jehovah’s Witnesses have literally covered the earth with their witnessing. . . . 	 Braden: “Ko oti ne oko atu a Molimau a Ieova ki te lalolagi kātoa e auala i te lotou galuega talai. . . .


Then he declares: “The time will fail me if I go on to relate about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David as well as Samuel and the other prophets.” 	 Kae ne folafola mai a ia, penei: “Ko se lava te taimi e tala fakamāea atu ei ne au a latou konei: Kitiona, Palako, Samasoni, Iefata, Tavita, Samuelu mo pelofeta.”


Talk to them. 	 Sautala mo latou.


Sometimes he sent me to my room or took some privileges away, but we never argued. 	 I nisi taimi e uga ne ia au ke nofo tokotasi i toku potu io me fakatapu ne ia au ma tafao i mea kolā e fiafia malosi au ki ei, kae seki kinau aka eiloa maua.


Even in prison he displayed fine qualities, and soon he was taking care of many details in the prison’s operation. 	 Ne fakaasi atu foki ne ia a uiga ‵gali i loto i te falepuipui, kae fakamuli ifo ne fakapogai ki a ia a mea katoa e fai i te falepuipui.


While I was serving there, my superiors sent me to a Noncommissioned Officers Academy, thinking that I had natural leadership abilities. 	 I te taimi ne galue ei au i konā, ne ave ne ofisa pule‵pule au ki te Akoga Fakamasani mō Ofisa Ma‵luga o te Kautau, mo te mafaufauga me ne isi soku atamai ke fai pelā me se takitaki.


8 Jesus’ subsequent actions showed that he did “fully know the Father” and imitated him. 	 8 Ne fakaasi fakamuli mai ne faifaiga a Iesu me ne “iloa ne ia te Tamana” kae ne fakaakoako foki ki a ia.


Like the apostle Paul, most back then were “showing all the more courage to speak the word of God fearlessly.” 	 E pelā mo te apositolo ko Paulo, a te tokoukega o Kelisiano i taimi konā ne “loto ‵toa . . . o faipati atu te muna a te Atua e aunoa mo te ma‵taku.”


Indeed, since waiting is an inevitable part of life, knowing how to wait patiently when necessary is a mark of a mature person. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, me i te faka‵tali se vaega masani o te olaga nei, kafai e iloa ne se tino o fa‵ki i te faka‵tali ko fakaasi mai i ei i a ia se tino e lava tena kufaki.


They felt that the destiny of every person was decided by capricious goddesses. 	 Ne tali‵tonu latou me i te ikuga o tino taki tokotasi ko oti eiloa ne fakaiku aka ne atua fā‵fine kolā e sōna fai olotou mea.


Jonah’s three days and nights in a big fish prophetically point to Jesus’ death and resurrection.—Matthew 12:39, 40; 16:21. 	 A aso mo po e tolu o Iona i loto i te ika lasi e fakasino fakavavega atu ki te mate mo te toetuga o Iesu.—Mataio 12:39, 40; 16:21.


(Luke 13:24) Really, we strive to balance two principles. 	 (Luka 13:24) A te tonuga loa, e taumafai tatou o fakapaleni a fakatakitakiga fakavae e lua.


(Num. 11:5, 6, 10; 14:3, 4) What a lesson for us! 	 (Nume. 11:5, 6, 10; 14:3, 4) A te mea tenei se fakaakoakoga eiloa mō tatou!


“Make Disciples of People of All the Nations” 	 ‘Ke Fai a Tino i Fenua Katoa mo Oku Soko’


[Picture on page 10, 11] Jerusalem is called “the perfection of prettiness.” Do you know why? 	 (Salamo 72:18-20) Ke na ‵viki atu foki tatou mo te loto kātoa ki a Ieova kae tavae atu ki tena igoa ‵malu.


“Years of sexual abuse during my childhood killed a big part of my self-respect,” she said. 	 Ana pati: “Ne seki ‵lei oku lagonaga ona ko te fia o tausaga ne maneaneagina ei au i faifaiga fakatauavaga a koi tamaliki ei au.


This also holds true for Jesus’ followers today. 	 E penā foki eiloa a soko o Iesu i aso nei.


(Prov. 13:20) Does it stimulate in you a desire to commit wrong acts?—Jas. 1:14, 15. 	 (Faataoto 13:20) E mata, e fakamalosi aka ne ia se manakoga i loto i a koe ke fai se mea ‵se?—Iakopo 1:14, 15.


The apostle Peter had a custom of associating only with Jews. 	 Ne masani a te apositolo ko Petelu ki te tuu masani ke fakatasitasi fua mo tino Iutaia.


(Numbers 13:21-24) Because they accepted the negative report of ten spies, the Israelites had to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. 	 (Numela 13:21-24) Me ne talia ne latou a te lipoti sē ‵lei a sipai e tinogafulu, ne takase‵se ei a te kau Isalaelu i te vao i tausaga e 40.


“When wisdom enters into your heart and knowledge itself becomes pleasant to your very soul, thinking ability itself will keep guard over you, discernment itself will safeguard you, to deliver you from the bad way, from the man speaking perverse things, from those leaving the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness . . . 	 Ka faka‵mao ne latou a koe mai i tino fakatupu taua i olotou muna e fai, ko tagata konā kolā ko oti ne tiaki te olaga tonu kae ola i se olaga pouliuli o te agasala . . .


20. Why can we be sure that it is possible to come off victorious in the battle between the flesh and the spirit? 20 By continuing to mind the spirit, we maintain a vital link with Jehovah, the source of both life and holy spirit. 	 20 Mai i te tumau i te mafau‵fau ki mea e manako ki ei te agaga, e fakatumau ne tatou se fesokotakiga tāua mo Ieova, te māfuaga o te ola mo te agaga tapu.


How can such an eventuality be avoided? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea mai se vaegā tulaga penā i aso fakamuli?


How can we show that we appreciate Jehovah’s provision of the Christian congregation? 18 Much of God’s support is provided by means of the Christian congregation, with its regular spiritual feeding program, its Christian brotherhood, and its spiritually mature “gifts in men.” 	 18 E mafai o lavea atu ne tatou te ‵lago mai o te Atua e auala i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, fakatasi mo meakai faka-te-agaga e maua i taimi katoa, ko te kau taina Kelisiano i te lalolagi kātoa mo ‘meaalofa tino’ kolā ko ma‵tua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


He can spend it all on enjoying himself—much like the prodigal son of Jesus’ parable. 	 Kāti ka fakamāumāu valevale ne ia—e pelā eiloa mo te tama fakamāumāu mea i te tala fakatusa a Iesu.


(Matt. 6:14, 15; 18:21, 22, 35) Therefore, we should be quick to apologize and quick to forgive, thus maintaining love—the “perfect bond of union”—within our family and within the congregation.—Col. 3:14. 	 (Mataio 6:14, 15; 18:21, 22, 35) Tela la, e ‵tau mo tatou o vave o fakatoese atu kae ke vave foki o fakamagalo atu, ko fakatumau ei te alofa—telā “e fusi fakatasi ei ne ia a mea katoa”—i loto i ‵tou kāiga mo te fakapotopotoga.—Kolose 3:14.


19 In the dream that Daniel interpreted for Nebuchadnezzar, Rome is depicted by the legs of iron. 	 19 I te moemiti telā ne fakamatala atu ne Tanielu ki a Nepukanesa, a vae fiti e fakauiga ki Loma.


When preaching the good news, we must be careful not to offend others unduly by the way we speak. 	 I te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei, e ‵tau o fakaeteete tatou ke sē sōna fakaitaita atu tatou ki nisi tino i te auala e fai‵pati atu ei tatou.


However, we must be careful not to presume upon God’s mercy. 	 Kae e ‵tau o fakaeteete tatou ke mo a e manatu māmā ki te alofa ‵nau o te Atua.


Commitment can help to give a marriage stability in times of trial. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu a te amanaia tenā ke fakatumau aka ei te fakaipoipoga i taimi o tofotofoga.


(Neh. 9:7, 8) May we too imitate our righteous God by always striving to be true to our word.—Matt. 5:37. 	 (Nee. 9:7, 8) Ke fakaakoako foki tatou ki ‵tou Atua amiotonu kae taumafai faeloa o tausi ki ‵tou pati e fai.—Mata. 5:37.


He did not appreciate sacred things. 	 Ne seki fakatāua ne ia a mea ‵malu.


James 3:2 realistically admits: “We all stumble many times. 	 E taku ‵tonu mai penei te Iakopo 3:2: “A tatou katoa e masani o fai mea ‵se.


Paul says: “These things became our examples, for us not to be persons desiring injurious things, even as they desired them.”—1 Corinthians 10:6. 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo penei: “A agasala a latou ne fakaakoakoga ki a tatou, e fakatonu mai ei ke se fia‵fia tatou ki mea masei kola ne fai ne latou.”—1 Kolinito 10:6.


On the contrary! 	 E ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a te mea tenā!


By doing so, we will safeguard our relationship with “the God of truth,” who detests deception.—Psalm 31:5; Proverbs 3:32. 	 Mai te fai penā, ka puipui ei ne tatou te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo “te Atua fakamaoni,” telā e takalialia ki takolekolega ‵loi.—Salamo 31:5; Faataoto 3:32.


6 To please Jehovah, we surely ‘must not sit in the seat of ridiculers.’ 	 6 Ke fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova, e se ‵tau o ‘‵kau fakatasi tatou mo tino fakatauemu.’


Many prejudices have been overcome by Witnesses who, sometimes for many years, put up with sarcastic remarks or outright opposition from people with whom they associated at work or at school. 	 E uke ‵ki a faifaiga fakailoga tino ko oti ne manumalo i ei a Molimau, kolā ne fa‵ki latou i tausaga e uke i fakatauemuga io me ko ‵tekemaiga mai i tino kolā e fesokotaki atu latou ki ei i koga ga‵lue io me i akoga.


(Deut. 32:7) As ‘Jehovah’s people and the flock of his pasturage,’ all of us joyously declare his praise and tell others of his mighty acts. 	 (Teu. 32:7) E pelā me ne ‘tino o Ieova, ko mamoe o tena lafu mamoe,’ e fia‵fia eiloa tatou o folafola atu ana vikiga kae fakailoa atu foki ana galuega fakaofoofogia ko oti ne fai.


But he requires something of us. 	 Kae e isi se mea e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou.


How did David react in that dangerous situation? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Tavita ki te tulaga fakamataku tenā?


For instance, even though they had faced fanatic opposition in Lystra, they returned there in order to encourage new disciples to remain in the faith. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e tiga ne fakafesagai laua mo tekemaiga i Lusa, ne ‵foki atu eiloa laua ki konā o fakamalosi a soko ‵fou ke tumau i te fakatuanaki.


17, 18. (a) What principle helped Paul to serve without regrets? (b) What is your resolve regarding your past, present, and future service to Jehovah? 	 17, 18. (a) Se a te fakatakitakiga ne fesoasoani atu ki a Paulo ke tavini atu ki te Atua e aunoa mo te salamō? (e) Se a tau fakaikuga e uiga ki tau taviniga ki a Ieova i taimi ko ‵teka, te taimi nei, mo te taimi mai mua?


But in the decades leading up to 1914, anointed ones began to break free.—w16.11, pp. 23-25. 	 Kae i te fia sefulu o tausaga mai mua o te 1914, ne kamata o ‵vae keatea a te kau fakaekegina.—w16.11, itu. 23-25.


17 The gift of answered prayers. 	 17 Te meaalofa e uiga ki tali ki ‵tou ‵talo.


Our “godly devotion” should prompt us to be content with “food and clothing,” or “sustenance and shelter.”—1 Tim. 6:6-8; ftn. 	 A te ‵tou “taviniga ki te Atua” e fakamasaua mai ei ke lotoma‵lie tatou ki “‵tou mea‵kai mo ‵tou gatu.”—1 Timo. 6:6-8.


(2 Timothy 3:12; Revelation 12:10, 17) Hence, the dire need of all of us as true Christians is to subject ourselves to our caring God, Jehovah, serving him out of deep love and thus proving Satan’s accusation to be false. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:12; Fakaasiga 12:10, 17) Tela la, a te ‵toe mea tāua e ‵tau o fai ne tatou, e pelā me ne Kelisiano, ko te faka‵logo ki ‵tou Atua atafai, ko Ieova, mai te tavini atu ki a ia ona ko te alofa kae ke fakamaoni atu ei a te ‵se o ‵losiga a Satani.


In this regard, you may wish to read the book of Ruth as well as 1 Samuel 1:1–2:21 and 1 Samuel 25:2-42. 	 I te feitu la tenei kāti ka fia faitau koe ki te tusi ko Luta e pelā foki mo te 1 Samuelu 1:1–2:21 mo te 1 Samuelu 25:2-42.


Reactions to Jehovah’s Fame 	 Faifaiga a Nisi Tino Ona ko te Takutakua o Ieova


When Jesus invited Peter to get out of the boat and walk toward Him on the water, Peter actually did so for a while. 	 I te taimi ne ‵kami ei ne Iesu a Petelu ke eva ki tua mo te poti kae sasale atu ki a Ia i luga i te vai, ne sasale atu eiloa a Petelu.


Truly amazing growth, comparable to that of the mustard grain in Jesus’ illustration! 	 E tonu, e fakaofoofogia eiloa te tupuakaga tenā, telā e tai ‵pau eiloa mo te fuaga o te sinapi i te tala fakatusa a Iesu!


Brother Grant Suiter was the visiting speaker at a convention in 1949 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 	 A te taina ko Grant Suiter ko te failauga asiasi i te fono o te atufenua i te 1949 i Sioux Falls, i te feitu ki te saegala o Dakota.


However, if this teaching is not true, religious leaders who teach the doctrine create confusion and cause needless mental anguish to those who believe them. 	 Kae kafai e se tonu te akoakoga tenei, e faka‵numi kae sona fakalogo‵mae fua ne takitaki lotu kolā e akoako ne latou te akoakoga tenei a mafaufau o tino kolā e tali‵tonu ki ei.


On the wedding day, the bridegroom brought his bride to his own home or to his father’s. 	 I te aso o te fakaipoipoga, e aumai fua ne te tagata te fafine ki tena fale io me ko te fale o tena tamana.


As you have likely seen in the world around you, all such treasures are perishable and can be easily lost. 	 E pelā mo te mea e lavea ne koe i te lalolagi i ou tafa, a koloa katoa penā e oko ki ei te pala kae faigofie o galo atu.


Satan wants to make us believe that God’s love has grown cold. 	 E manako a Satani ke tali‵tonu tatou me ko se lasi te alofa o Ieova.


Jesús simplified his life and served Jehovah joyfully for years 	 Ne fakafaigofie ne Jesús tena olaga kae ne tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te fiafia mō se fia o tausaga


(2 Sam. 15:10, 14; 18:9, 14) Later, Solomon’s brother Adonijah attempted to seize the kingship. 	 (2 Samuelu 15:10, 14; 18:9, 14) Fakamuli ifo, ne taumafai a te taina o Solomona ko Atonia ke fai a ia mo tupu.


I have never regretted that decision. 	 Ne seki salamō lele au i taku fakaikuga tenā.


Use Effective Questions 	 Ke Fakaaogā a Fesili Ma‵goi


What is a key reason why we endure in our Christian ministry? 	 Se a te pogai sili e kufaki ei tatou i te faiga o te ‵tou galuega faka-Kelisiano?


The answer may be obvious if we have done this in times past. 	 E manino ‵lei te tali māfai ne fai tatou penā muamua.


For instance, follow a healthy program of Christian activity. 	 E pelā mo te tautali atu i se polokalame o galuega faka-Kelisiano.


Remember Vania, who as a young girl was left with heavy responsibilities and thought that God had forgotten her? 	 E a, e masaua ne koe a Vania, telā ne ‵mafa ‵ki ana amoga i te taimi koi foliki ei a ia kae ne manatu aka me ko tiakina a ia ne te Atua?


What can help Christians determine whether it is appropriate to give gifts or tips to government employees? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki Kelisiano ke iloa aka ne latou me se mea ‵lei ke tuku atu ne meaalofa io me ne mu tupe ki tino ga‵lue o te malo?


5 But what were the Israelites to do before being set free? 	 5 Kae ne a mea ne ‵tau o fai muamua ne te kau Isalaelu koi tuai latou o fakasaoloto?


SOURCES OF ENCOURAGEMENT 	 AUALA E MAUA I EI A FAKAMALOSIGA


Actually, I was better-off financially than when I worked with computers. 	 E tonu, ko ‵lei fakafia atu au i mea tau tupe i lō te taimi ne galue ei au i te faitega o komupiuta.


18, 19. (a) On what aspect of the good news did Paul focus in Romans? (b) To get Kingdom blessings, we must recognize what? 	 18, 19. (a) Se a te vaega o te tala ‵lei ne saga atu ki ei a Paulo i Loma? (e) Ke maua a fakamanuiaga o te Malo, ne a mea e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou?


(Matthew 20:28; Romans 5:11) Jehovah brought the first reconciled ones together in the Christian congregation, established at Pentecost 33 C.E. With the help of the holy spirit, they preached the good news far and wide, showing how Jesus’ death and resurrection opens the way for obedient mankind to experience eternal blessings under the rule of God’s heavenly Kingdom. 	 (Mataio 20:28; Loma 5:11) Ne fakaopoopo mai ne Ieova a tino muamua kolā ne faka‵lei aka mo ia i te Fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. Fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu ne talai atu ne latou te tala ‵lei ki koga valevale ke fakaasi atu i ei te auala e fai ei ne te mate mo te toetu o Iesu ke maua ne tino faka‵logo a fakamanuiaga se-gata-mai mai lalo i te pulega a te Atua mai tena Malo faka-te- lagi.


By contrast, from Job’s integrity-keeping course, we learn that even imperfect humans can show that they put Jehovah first by faithfully enduring adversities—even when the cause of such troubles is not fully understood by them. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, a te tala e uiga ki te fakamaoni o Iopu, e tauloto eiloa ne tatou me e mafai foki o fakaasi atu ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa me e fakamuamua ne latou a Ieova mai te kufaki mo te fakamaoni i mea faiga‵ta—faitalia me e se malamalama katoatoa latou i te pogai o te fakalavelave.


The nations refuse to acknowledge God’s sovereignty, but they proclaim their own. 	 E se ma‵nako a fenua ke iloa ne latou a te pulega sili a te Atua, kae e fakasalalau atu a olotou pulega totino.


How does one young girl in Japan start Bible studies, and how have her efforts been rewarded? 	 Ne kamata pefea ne se tamafine i Tiapani a a‵koga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae ne manuia pefea ana taumafaiga?


(Revelation 4:6, 7) Evidently, one of the four principal attributes of Jehovah portrayed by these cherubs is power. 	 (Fakaasiga 4:6, 7) E manino mai i ei me e tasi te uiga tāua mai i uiga tāua e fa o Ieova telā e fakaasi mai i kelupi konā ko tena malosi.


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3, 4. (a) How do we feel about our publications? (b) What publications do we receive for specific groups of people? 	 3, 4. (a) Ne a ‵tou lagonaga e uiga ki ‵tou tusi? (e) Ne a tusi e maua ne tatou kae fakapitoa loa mo vaega tulaga kesekese o tino?


Son-in-law and your sons and your daughters and all who are yours in the city, bring out of the place!” 	 E manino ‵lei me ne ‵tau eiloa o fakaseai a fa‵kai konā ona ko te ma‵sei o tulaga o tino i ei.


Jehovah endowed these perfect, intelligent creatures with free will. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te tauavaga ‵lei katoatoa konei a te saolotoga.


Over the years, she could have contemplated the reports she heard about Israel and its God, Jehovah. 	 I te ‵tekaatuga o tausaga, ne mafai ne tou fafine o mafaufau ‵loto ki tala ne lagona ne ia e uiga ki te kau Isalaelu mo tena Atua, ko Ieova.


(Verses 13, 21-24) “Like the ships of a merchant,” this excellent woman finds choice food, even if she must obtain it from distant places. 	 (Fuaiupu e 13, 21-24) “E pelā mo vakamutu a te kau fai mea togi,” e maua ne te fafine tafasili i te ‵lei tenei a meakai ‵gali faitalia te ‵mao o te koga e maua mai i ei.


In the face of challenges today, what are husbands urged to remember and to do? 	 I te fakafesagai atu ki fakalavelave i aso nei, se a te mea e fakamalosi atu ki tāgata a‵vaga ke masaua kae ke fai foki ne latou?


And I saw how Jehovah answered my prayers, especially when I felt demoralized after a relapse. 	 Kae ne lavea ne au te auala ne tali mai ei ne Ieova aku ‵talo, maise eiloa māfai ko vāivāi au mai tua o te fakaaogaga o mea konā.


Why, this one galaxy alone contains over 100 billion stars! 	 Kae e sili atu i te 100 piliona o fetu i te fakaputugā fetu fua e tasi tenei!


On one such occasion, the officers were perspiring from the heat, and their suits were covered in dust. 	 I te taimi e tasi penā, ne tau‵ta valevale eiloa a ofisa i te ‵vela, kae ne ‵fonu olotou peleue i ‵pefu.


(Deut. 6:6, 7) Children spent the day either with their mother at home or with their father in the fields or at his workplace. 	 6:6, 7) E ‵nofo tasi a tamaliki mo olotou mātua i te fale i taimi o te aso io me ‵nofo mo olotou tamana i te fatoaga io me ko tena koga galue.


He said: “Because [Jehovah] is at my right hand, I shall not be made to totter.”—Ps. 16:8. 	 Ana muna: “E iloa faeloa ne au i [a Ieova] e pili mai ki a au; e seai se mea e mafai o fakagasue toku talitonuga.”—Salamo 16:8.


His enemies tried to trip him up by asking him some controversial questions. 	 Ne taumafai ana fili o salasala sena mea ‵se mai te faiga o nisi fesili kolā e ‵tupu i ei a kinauga.


If we become troubled over a particular Bible account, we need to remember that because of our inherited sin, our sense of what is just and right is imperfect. 	 Kafai e fakalotolotolua tatou e uiga ki se tala i te Tusi Tapu, e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou me ona ko ‵tou tulaga agasala e se ‵lei katoatoa a te ‵tou fai mea tonu mo te amiotonu.


He was not fooled by the materialized demons, who surely impressed faithless, gullible humans with their superhuman abilities—perhaps even to the point of becoming objects of idolatry. 	 Ne seki fakavalea a ia ne temoni kolā ne ‵fuli ki tino faka-te-foitino, kae fakamalosi ne latou a tino ki olotou ata‵mai fakaofoofogia—kāti mai te taumafai ke ifo atu a tino ki a latou.


Spirit-anointed ones have been eager to train their other sheep companions for increased responsibilities before leaving them to be glorified along with Jesus Christ. 	 Ko leva ne loto fia‵fia a te kau fakaekegina ke akoako ne latou olotou nisi mamoe ke fai ne latou a nisi tiute e uke mai mua o tiakina ne latou ke ‵kau fakatasi latou mo Iesu Keliso.


Our task, then, is simply to convey the message of the Fine Shepherd, Jesus, as clearly as we are able to.—John 10:4, 14. 	 E ‵tau fua o fakaoko atu ne tatou te fekau a te Tausi Mamoe ‵Lei, ko Iesu, ke manino e ‵tusa loa mo mea e mafai ne tatou o fai.—Ioane 10:4, 14.


(2 Thess. 1:7, 8) Eager to see the fulfillment of all the wonderful events that were foretold, the aged apostle John exclaimed: “Amen! 	 (2 Tesalonia 1:7, 8) Ona ko te manako ke lavea ne ia a te fakataunuga o mea ‵gali katoa kolā ne ‵valo mai, ne folafola mai a te apositolo ko Ioane telā ko toeaina, penei: “Ka fai eiloa penā.


He must have thought, ‘I have to do something—and quickly.’ 	 Ne kamata o mafaufau a ia penei, ‘E ‵tau o fai ne au se mea —kae ke fai fakavave.’


21, 22. (a) In regard to showing appreciation, why must Christians be especially on guard today? (b) What will be considered in the following article? 	 21, 22. (a) E uiga ki te fakaasiatuga o te loto fakafetai, kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaeteete a Kelisiano maise eiloa i aso nei? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala ki ei i te suā mataupu?


Clearly, it was not exhausted from its “journey” from east to west but was like “a mighty man,” ready to repeat the journey. 	 Se mea mautinoa me ne seki fi‵ta a ia i tena “malaga” mai te saegala ki te togala kae ne fai a ia e pelā me se “tagata malosi,” telā ko toka o toe fano i tena malaga foki eiloa tenā.


Peter recommended a comfortable course. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Petelu ke fai ne ia se mea telā e se logo‵mae a ia i ei.


(Luke 11:9-13) Let us follow Jesus’ counsel by praying for Jehovah’s spirit so that we can keep on displaying its fruit of goodness. 	 (Luka 11:9-13) Ke tau‵tali atu tatou ki pati polopoloki a Iesu mai te ‵talo atu ki te agaga o Ieova ko te mea ke mafai ne tatou o tumau i te fakaasiatuga o tena fuataga ko te aga ‵lei.


11 Are we really allowing God’s Word to guide us that closely? 	 11 E mata, e talia eiloa ne tatou a te Muna a te Atua ke takitaki ‵tonu ne ia tatou?


How could death—or any other “enemy”—be stronger than “God Almighty”? (1 Corinthians 15:26; Exodus 6:3) God has the power to undo death by means of the resurrection, and he promises to do just that in his new world.* How sure is that promise? 	 E mafai pefea o malosi atu te mate io me ko so se “fili” aka i lō “te Atua Tafasili i te Malosi”? (1 Kolinito 15:26; Esoto 6:3) E nofo mo te Atua a te malosi o fakaseai a te mate e auala i te ‵toetuga, kae ne tauto mai a ia me ka fai eiloa ne ia te mea tenā i tena lalolagi fou.* E mata, e tonu te tautoga tenā?


What does the Bible say? 	 Ne a muna a te Tusi Tapu?


Yet, Jesus himself sternly warned against individuals who would claim to have “performed many miracles” in his name. 	 Kae ne fakailoa faka‵lei mai eiloa ne Iesu me e isi ne tino ka fai mai me e fai ne latou “a vavega” i tena igoa.


How do we do that? 	 E mafai pefea o fai ne tatou te mea tenā?


I was so excited that I started to preach to everyone.” 	 Ne fiafia malosi au ki ei, kamata eiloa o talai atu au ki tino katoa.”


No doubt most of us would be happy to receive a gift from a giver who is motivated by love rather than by a sense of duty or obligation. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me e fia‵fia a tatou katoa ke maua se meaalofa mai i se tino telā e fakamalosi ne te alofa i lō te fai fua pelā me se tiute.


“Keep testing whether you are in the faith, keep proving what you yourselves are.”—2 CORINTHIANS 13:5. 	 Ke fai se tofotofoga mō koutou.”—2 KOLINITO 13:5.


In a vision that He gave to Daniel, Jehovah God portrayed himself as having white hair. 	 I se fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ne Ia ki a Tanielu, ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova te Atua a ia eiloa e pelā me e sinā tena ulu.


• What role do our meetings play with respect to divine reminders? 	 • Ne a mea aogā e maua ne tatou i fakatasiga e uiga ki akoakoga mai i te Atua?


10 Jesus’ course stimulates a response in us. 	 10 E fakamalosi aka tatou ne te vaegā olaga o Iesu.


What shows whether we have learned obedience? 	 Ne a mea e fakaasi mai me ko oti ne fakamasani tatou ki te fakalogo?


Despite having the right to glean, Ruth asked for permission before doing so. 	 E ui eiloa e maua ne ia te saolotoga ke ‵tae ne ia a toegā fuagalakau, ne fakamolemole atu eiloa a Luta mō se taliaga mai mua o fai penā.


14 The words “become kind” suggest that at least to a certain degree, we may not have been kind and that we may need to improve. 	 14 Ne polopoloki mai a Paulo ke fakaasi atu te ‘atafai o te suā tino ki te suā tino’ me i nisi taimi kāti e se fakaasi atu ne tatou a te atafai, kae e ‵tau o taumafai tatou ke fakaasi atu i se auala tai lasi atu.


Young Richard was one of those Witnesses. 	 A Richard telā koi talavou se tokotasi o Molimau konā.


7 As the work of constructing the ark progressed, Noah and his family must have wondered how God would accomplish his purpose and when the Flood would begin. 	 7 A koi faite ne Noa mo tena kāiga a te vaka, kāti ne mafau‵fau aka latou me ka aumai pefea ne te Atua a te Lolo kae ka kamata māfea a te Lolo.


And the wicked ones will certainly act wickedly, and no wicked ones at all will understand; but the ones having insight will understand.” 	 A tino amio ma‵sei ka sē malamalama, kae tumau faeloa olotou amioga ma‵sei; ko tino ‵poto fua e malamalama i ei.”


“Fight the Fine Fight” 	 “Ke Taua Atu i te Taua ‵Lei”


Learning to live a simple life, free of the excess baggage of self-indulgence—in whatever form—calls for willpower and self-control. 	 A te ‵tou taumafai ke ola i se olaga faigofie, te ‵kalo keatea mai mea sē aogā kolā e fakamalosi aka ei a te kaimanako, e manakogina ei te loto malosi mo te loto pulea.


Why was Jesus the very embodiment of the truth? 8 Like Jehovah, his faithful Witnesses are truthful. Jesus Christ, the preeminent Witness of Jehovah, affirmed the truth by the things he taught and by the way he lived and died. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne te ‵toe Molimau sili a Ieova, ko Iesu Keliso, a te mea tonu mai i ana akoakoga mo te auala ne ola ei a ia ke oko eiloa ki tena mate.


But when fellow Israelites put pressure on him, Aaron caved in. 	 Kae i te taimi ne fakamalosi atu ei ana taina Isalaelu i se auala sē ‵lei, ne talia eiloa ne Alona.


(Mark 1:32-34) Jesus thus fulfilled the prophecy that states: “Truly our sicknesses were what he himself carried; and as for our pains, he bore them.”—Isa. 53:4a; Matt. 8:16, 17. 	 (Maleko 1:32-34) Tela la, ne fakataunu ei ne Iesu a te valoaga: “Ne kufaki eiloa ne ia a te puapuaga telā ne ‵tau o puapuaga i ei matou, mo te ‵mae ‵telā ne ‵tau eiloa o ‵mae i ei matou.”—Isaia 53:4a; Mataio 8:16, 17.


15, 16. (a) According to John 13:34, 35, what obligation do we have? (b) How is the love we have for our brothers linked to our love for God and the Bible? 	 15, 16. (a) E ‵tusa mo te Ioane 13:34, 35, se a te tiute e maua ne tatou? (e) Se a te sokoga i te alofa ki ‵tou taina mo te alofa ki te Atua mo te Tusi Tapu?


12 Ebed-melech, a eunuch in the house of King Zedekiah, risked his life for Jeremiah. 	 12 A Epetimeleka, se tavini i te fale o te tupu ko Setekaia, ne toka o mate mō Ielemia.


The angels are not former humans who lived on earth. 	 A agelu e se ne tino kolā ne ‵nofo mua i te lalolagi.


Again he implores them: “Keep on the watch.” 	 Ne toe fai atu foki a ia ki a latou: “Ke tumau i te matapula‵pula.”


It could not imply that getting drunk would have shown God’s blessing; he condemns drunkenness. 	 E se fakauiga i ei me kafai e konā se tino ko tena uiga ko fakamanuia a ia ne te Atua; e taku fakamasei ne ia te konā.


A long time ago, Solomon had already reached that same conclusion. 	 Tenā foki loa te fakaikuga ne fai ne Solomona i aso mua.


He might want to check on and upbuild a certain congregation. 	 Kae ona ko te nofo sai‵tia i te fale, ne seki mafai ne ia o fai penā.


What does acting with urgency usually involve? 	 Se a te mea e masani o aofia i te gasuesue ke fai fakavave?


Pornography reflects the debased mentality of the demons who promote it—rebels whose improper sexual desires date back to the pre-Flood world of Noah’s day. 	 E fakaasi mai i ata ma‵sei a mafaufauga ma‵sei o temoni kolā e fakamalosi aka ne latou te mea tenā—ko lagonaga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau o tino ‵teke kolā ne kamata mai eiloa mai mua o te Lolo i aso o Noa.


If so, ask yourself honestly: ‘Why am I doing this? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ke fesili ifo ki a koe eiloa mo te fakamaoni: ‘Kaia e fai ei ne au te mea tenei?


In reality, people who have the same birthday do not have the same traits; one’s birth date reveals nothing about his or her personality. 	 Kae ko te ‵tonuga loa, a tino kolā e ‵pau olotou asofa‵nau, e se ‵pau olotou uiga, e se fakaasi mai ne po masina ne fanau i ei se tino a mea e uiga ki a ia.


(Psalm 119:64) We wholeheartedly respond to the psalmist’s refrain: “O let people give thanks to Jehovah for his loving-kindness and for his wonderful works to the sons of men.” 	 (Salamo 119:64) E talia katoatoa ne tatou a pati o te pese a te faisalamo, penei: “E ‵tau o siki atu ne latou te fakafetai ki te Aliki e tusa mo tena alofa tumau, e tusa foki mo mea gali ne fai ne ia mō latou.”


8 Christians have the responsibility to preach the good news of the Kingdom and to help interested ones to become disciples. 	 8 E pānaki tonu mo Kelisiano te tiute ke talai atu te tala ‵lei o te Malo kae ke fesoasoani atu foki ki tino fia‵fia ke fai mo fai ne soko.


In effect, God asked Job if he had given these varied animals their characteristics, allowing them to live and to thrive. 	 Ne fakauiga ne te Atua ana pati i ei penei, me e mata, ne avatu ne Iopu ki manu kese‵kese konā olotou atamai ko te mea ke mafai o ola kae ke ma‵losi foki latou?


With what consequence? 	 Kae se a te mea ne iku atu ki ei?


She knew that I would be home crying, and she often came by and cried with me. 	 Ne iloa ne ia me ka nofo atu au i te fale kae tagi, kae ne vau sāle tou fafine ke ‵tagi fakatasi maua.


Absolutely! 	 Ao, e penā loa!


How is boldness related to love? 	 Se a te sokoga i te loto toa mo te alofa?


After Divorce, 10/1 	 Mai Tua o te ‵Talaga o te Avaga, 10/1


17 In this matter of love for individuals, we learn from Jesus, who perfectly reflected God’s qualities. 	 17 I te alofa atu ki tino taki tokotasi, e tauloto eiloa tatou mai i a Iesu, telā ne fakaasi atu ne ia a uiga o te Atua i se auala ‵lei katoatoa.


Our ministry refreshes others when we ponder how best to further their interests. 	 Ka maua ne tino a te malosi fou māfai e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke ati aka ei te lotou fia‵fia.


With Jehovah’s help, each one of us can contribute to and enjoy the tender affection that is characteristic of our Christian brotherhood. 	 Fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Ieova, e mafai eiloa o maua kae fesoasoani atu tatou taki tokotasi ki te fakamalosiakaga o te alofa atafai telā e iloga ei ‵tou taina Kelisiano.


(1 Kings 19:1-4) He fled the country, thinking that his work as a prophet was over. 	 (1 Tupu 19:1-4) Ne sola keatea a ia mai te fenua tenā, kae ne leake tou tagata me ko palele tena galuega e pelā me se pelofeta.


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(Luke 18:15, 16) On one occasion, people criticized some boys who spoke up about their faith in Jesus. 	 (Luka 18:15, 16) I te taimi e tasi, ne ‵teke atu a tino ki nisi tama‵liki tagata kolā ne fai‵pati e uiga ki te lotou fakatuanaki ki a Iesu.


3. (a) What did Job and David want Jehovah to inspect and judge? (b) What questions arise about integrity? 	 3. (a) Se a te mea ne ma‵nako ki ei a Iopu mo Tavita ke sukesuke kae fakamasino aka ne Ieova? (e) Ne a fesili e ‵sae aka e uiga ki te fakamaoni?


Whatever his thoughts, he could reflect on God’s counsel. 	 Faitalia ana mafaufauga, ne mafai eiloa o mafaufau ‵loto a ia ki pati fakatonutonu a te Atua.


Surely not! 	 Ka loto fakafetai eiloa latou!


Thus, being obedient requires more than begrudgingly following the parental rules that may seem unreasonable to you. 	 Tela la, a te fakalogo e se ko te fai fitoi o mea kolā e fakatonu mai ne mātua kae e manatu aka koe me e se ‵lei.


They were “fellow workers for the kingdom of God.” 	 Ne ‘ga‵lue fakatasi latou mō te Malo o te Atua.’


For example, a baptized adolescent may seem attracted to the things of the world or may begin to question the wisdom of living by Bible principles. 	 E pelā mo te tosina atu o se talavou papatiso ki mea o te lalolagi io me kamata o fakafesili aka ne ia a te poto ke ola e ‵tusa mo akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu.


Teams of Witness women cleaned the park surrounding the stadium. 	 E ‵fulu ne tuagane a te kogā koga i tafatafa o te malae ta‵fao.


8 Think again of the illustration of the student driver. 	 8 Toe mafaufau ki te tala fakatusa e uiga ki se tino e fakaakoako ki te fakatele motokā.


Later, in a different setting, I met a family whom I admired because of their good conduct. 	 Fakamuli ifo, i te suā koga, ne fetaui au mo se kāiga telā ne tavae sāle ne au ona ko olotou amioga ‵lei.


You might say, ‘Someone who is kind, readily available, and easy to talk to.’ 	 Kāti ka fai mai koe, ‘Se tino e mataalofa, e toka faeloa, kae faigofie o faipati ki ei.’


As he grew in faith, he gave up smoking, heavy drinking, immorality, and the use of khat (an addictive stimulant). 	 I te taimi ne gasolo ei o malosi tena fakatuanaki ne tiaki ne ia te ‵pusi, te inu malosi, amioga masei mo te umiti foki ki khat.


We should ask Jehovah to give us his holy spirit to heighten whatever abilities we have in his service. 	 E ‵tau o fakamolemole atu tatou ki a Ieova ke tuku mai tena agaga tapu ke momea aka te ‵lei o mea e fai ne tatou i te galuega talai.


After being arrested by the Romans, he was permitted to appear before the Jewish high court, the Sanhedrin. 	 I tena otiga ne puke fakapagota ne te kau Loma, ne fakamasino ei a ia i mua o te fono maluga i Iutaia, ko te Sanetulini.


(Acts 10:39) We, however, cannot observe him directly. 	 (Galu. 10:39) Kae e penei mo tatou, e seki mafai o molimau ‵tonu ne tatou ana mea ne fai.


One longtime Christian said: “I ask for Jehovah’s help when making decisions. 	 Ne fai mai se tuagane telā ko leva ne fai mo fai se Kelisiano, penei: “E fakamolemole atu faeloa au ki te fesoasoani o Ieova māfai e ‵tau o fai ne au se filifiliga.


There would be no way to pass on the family name and legacy. 	 E seai eiloa se auala e mafai ei o faka‵soko atu te igoa mo te gafa o te kāiga.


(Matt. 16:22, 23; Luke 22:34, 54-62; Gal. 2:11-14) But he did not give up. 	 (Mata. 16:22, 23; Luka 22:34, 54-62; Galu. 2:11-14) Kae ne seki ‵fiu eiloa a ia.


Well-intentioned friends might insist that we follow their advice. 	 E taumafai malosi foki a ‵tou taugasoa kolā e ma‵nako o fesoasoani mai ke tau‵tali atu tatou i olotou fakatakitakiga.


As Jehovah’s worshippers, we need to guard against misuse of money. 	 E pelā me ne tino tapuaki ki a Ieova, e ‵tau eiloa o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te sōna fakamāumāu o tupe.


(Psalm 110:1; Acts 2:32, 33; Hebrews 10:12, 13) Since his installment as King, Jesus is now in a position to bruise the great enemy, Satan, in the head permanently and to destroy his seed.—Revelation 11:15, 18; 20:1-3, 10. 	 (Salamo 110:1; Galuega 2:32, 33; Epelu 10:12, 13) Talu mai tena fakasopoga mo fai te Tupu, ko tu atu nei a Iesu i te tulaga telā ka tuki mo‵momo ei ne ia te ulu o te ‵toe fili sili, ko Satani, ko tena fakaseaiga se-gata-mai tenā, kae ka fakaseai atu foki tena fanau.—Fakaasiga 11:15, 18; 20:1-3, 10.


We are surrounded by people who are haughty and unthankful, attitudes that can rub off on us. 	 E sikomia tatou ne tino fakamaua‵luga kae se loto fakafetai, ko uiga kolā e mafai o fakaakoako atu tatou ki ei.


Best of all, those years helped our daughter to stay solidly in the truth. 	 A ko te ‵toe mea ‵lei, ko te fesoasoani atu o tausaga konā ke tu ‵mautakitaki te mā tamaliki fafine i te munatonu.


How can we successfully deal with the challenges it brings? 	 E mafai pefea o fakafesagai atu tatou mo te manuia ki mea faiga‵ta konā?


3 It is unlikely that Martha, living near Jerusalem, observed Jesus resurrect the son of a widow near Nain in Galilee. 	 3 Ailoga loa ne lavea ne Maleta, telā ne nofo atu i Ielusalema, a te fakatuakaga ne Iesu mai te mate a te tama tagata a se fafine ko mate tena avaga i se koga pili ki Naina i Kalilaia.


Then two women and a child enter and order a meal. 	 Kae ulu atu i ei a fāfine e tokolua mo se tamaliki e tokotasi o ōta olotou meakai.


Caesar Augustus decreed a census, requiring all to register in their town of origin. 	 Ne fai ne Kaisala Aokuso se fakatonuga ke fai se lauga o tino katoa kae ke fakamau olotou igoa i fa‵kai kolā ne fa‵nau ei latou.


David met this married woman at a time when he was fleeing from King Saul. 	 Ne fetaui a Tavita mo te fafine avaga tenei i te taimi ne tele keatea ei a ia mai te tupu ko Saulo.


• What course did Noah and his family follow, and how can we imitate their faith? 	 • Se a te vaegā olaga ne ola i ei a Noa mo tena kāiga, kae e mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki te lotou fakatuanaki?


(Proverbs 25:11) Show understanding to those who are shy. 	 (Faataoto 25:11) Ke fakaasi atu te loto malamalama ki tino kolā e mata ‵mā.


Showing hospitality to our brothers, regardless of their background, can bring out the best in both guest and host.—Romans 12:13. 	 A te fakaasiatuga o te uiga talimālō ki ‵tou taina, faitalia olotou tulaga i te olaga, e maua mai i ei a toe mea aogā mō mālō mo tino talimālō.—Loma 12:13.


Or will we follow the Bible’s wise advice to settle matters quickly? 	 Io me ka tau‵tali tatou ki pati ‵poto mai te Tusi Tapu ke faka‵lei fakavave a fakalavelave?


“Oppose the Devil, and he will flee from you.”—JAMES 4:7. 1. 	 “‵Teke atu te Tiapolo, ko sola ei a ia keatea mai i a koutou.”—IAKOPO 4:7.


A true friend comes to the aid of others when they need help. 	 E fesoasoani atu se taugasoa tonu ki nisi tino māfai ko ma‵nako latou ki ei.


What future events are sure to happen on time? 	 Ne a mea kolā ka ‵tupu i te taimi tonu i aso mai mua?


What a blessing it is when parents see that their good example has produced in their children wholehearted love for Jehovah!—Proverbs 23:24, 25. 7, 8. What example shows the value of training children from an early age, and to whom is the credit for success due? 	 E pefea te ‵gali o fakamanuiaga ka maua i ei māfai ko lavea ne mātua me e a‵lofa olotou tama‵liki ki a Ieova mo olotou loto kātoa ona ko te lotou fakaakoakoga ‵lei!—Faataoto 23:24, 25.


(Isa. 53:7, ftn.) “He poured out his soul to the very death,” prophesied Isaiah. 	 (Isaia 53:7) Ne ‵valo mai a Isaia: “Ne tuku atu tena ola mo te loto malie kae ne mate.”


We have to discern the things in our lives that are “valueless” and cultivate a determination to reject them.—Read Titus 2:11, 12. 	 E ‵tau o iloa ne tatou a mea i ‵tou olaga kolā e “se aogā” kae fakaiku ke ‵teke atu a mea konā.—Faitau te Tito 2:11, 12.


Many Bible studies resulted from each showing. 	 E uke a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ne maua mai tua o fakaasiga takitasi konā.


8, 9. (a) Contrast Jesus’ message with that of the scribes and Pharisees. (b) How do we benefit by sharing Bible truths? 	 8, 9. (a) E ‵kese pefea a te fekau a Iesu mai te fekau a faiakoga o te tulafono mo Falesaio. (e) E maua pefea ne tatou a mea aoga mai te fakaasiatuga o muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu?


They closely identified their religion with peace; they strongly condemned war for the bloodshed which it involved.” 	 Ne fakafetaui ne latou te lotou lotu mo te tulaga filemu; kae ne ‵teke malosi atu latou ki taua kolā e aofia i ei te tatino.”


(Jas. 1:17) What will help us deepen our appreciation for “the word of God”? 	 (Iakopo 1:17) Tela la, se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke momea aka ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te “muna a te Atua”?


Yet, she had probably heard about it. 	 Kāti ne logo a ia i te tala tenā.


The loyal prophet Habakkuk: “Why is it that you look on those dealing treacherously, that you keep silent when someone wicked swallows up someone more righteous than he is?”—Habakkuk 1:13. 	 Te pelofeta alofa fakamaoni ko Sapakuka: ‘A koe e kilokilo eiloa ki faiga ma‵sei a tino. Ai a la e nofo ‵mu ei koe, ka ko latou konei e ‵ta a tino e amiotonu atu i a latou?’—Sapakuka 1:13.


How does learning about God’s personality help the Witnesses? “Fraud is common in the health-care business,” says Sylvia, mentioned earlier. 	 “E lauiloa a te faitogafiti i te pisinisi ki te tausiga o te ola ‵lei,” ko pati a Sylvia telā ne taku muamua atu.


(Proverbs 21:31) “Look! a white horse,” says Revelation 6:2, “and the one seated upon it had a bow; and a crown was given him, and he went forth conquering and to complete his conquest.” 	 (Faataoto 21:31) “Te solofanua ‵kena,” ko pati i te Fakaasiga 6:2, “e isi se kausana mo te matasana a te tino telā e sopo i luga, ne tuku atu foki ki a ia a te foualiki. Ne fanatu a ia o tau e pelā mo se tino e manumalo sāle i taua.”


(2 Timothy 3:16) Yes, those writers were guided by holy spirit. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16) E tonu ne takitaki a tino tusitala konā ne te agaga tapu.


He wrote: “To me, . . . this undeserved kindness was given, that I should declare to the nations the good news about the unfathomable riches of the Christ.” 	 Ne tusi mai a ia: “Au ko te ‵toe tino sē taulia eiloa, . . . ka ko tuku mai ne te Atua a te galuega tenei, o folafola atu a te Tala ‵Lei o te koloa tumau o Keliso, ki tino o fenua fakaa‵tea.”


The first complete Bible in Italian was printed in Venice in 1471, some 16 years after movable type was first used in Europe. 	 10. Ne fakaaogā pefea ne Ieova se agelu ke fakamalosi atu ki te pelofeta ko Tanielu?


If so, then we may feel that we can safely extend our trust to him in more serious matters. 	 Kafai e penā loa, kāti e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou ki a ia i nisi mea tai ‵lasi.


Eventually, five from their class became Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Fakamuli loa, e tokolima mai i te lā vasega ne fai mo Molimau a Ieova.


Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Sodom, and Nineveh as well as Canaan, Moab, Ammon, and Assyria are all mentioned in that one chapter. 	 E taku mai i te mataupu tenā a fenua e pelā mo Kasa, Asekelona, Asetota, Ekelona, Sotoma, mo Nineva e pelā foki mo Kanana, Moapi, Amoni mo Asulia.


4 Speaking about the wheat and the weeds, Jesus said: “Let both grow together until the harvest.” 	 4 I ana pati e uiga ki saito mo mouku ma‵sei, ne fai atu a Iesu penei: “Tuku ke ola fakatasi aka latou ke oko ki te taimi e ‵kati ei a saito.”


In view of these positive actions, Jehovah joyfully looks forward to the vindication of his sovereignty and to the resulting blessings for his loyal worshippers. 	 I te kilokilo atu ki faifaiga aoga konei, e kilo atu eiloa a Ieova mo te fiafia ki te fakamalugaga o tena pulega sili mo fakamanuiaga mō ana tino tapuaki a‵lofa fakamaoni.


(Psalm 119:157-159) Jehovah’s reminders stimulate our memory so that we remember what he requires of us in specific situations. 	 (Salamo 119:157-159) E fakaalaala ne fakamasauaga a Ieova a ‵tou mafaufau ko te mea ke masaua ne tatou a mea e manako a ia ki ei i fakanofonofoga takitasi.


After four months of Bible study, he qualified for baptism. 	 Ne oti atu tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i masina e fa, kae ne toka ‵lei a ia ke papatiso.


An Old Prophet “Deceived Him” 	 Ne “Fakaloiloi” a Ia ne se Pelofeta Toeaina


“Those who embraced his word heartily were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.”—Acts 2:38, 41. 	 “A te tokoukega o latou ne tali‵tonu ki tena lauga, telā papatiso ei latou; kāti e ‵tusa mo te tolu afe a tino ne fakaopoopo ki te lotou aofaki i te aso tenā.”—Galuega 2:38, 41.


11 Furthermore, unlike the high priest at the temple in Jerusalem, Jesus did not have to offer sacrifices year after year. 	 11 Kae e se gata i konā, e se pelā mo te faitaulaga pule i te faletapu i Ielusalema, ne seki ‵tau o ofo atu ne Iesu a taulaga i tausaga katoa.


That way, books become their friends and a part of their life.” 	 I te faiga tenā, ka fai a tusi e pelā me ne taugasoa kae e pelā me se vaega o olotou olaga.”


Wrong thinking and selfish desire led him to wrong actions. 	 Ne ‵taki atu a ia ne ana mafaufauga ma‵sei mo ana manakoga kaima‵nako ki te faiga o se mea ‵se.


And he continued to read aloud from it before the public square that is before the Water Gate, from daybreak till midday, in front of the men and the women and the other intelligent ones; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.” 	 Tenā ne faitau atu ei ne ia a te Tulafono ki a latou i te koga fono tenā i mua o te mataloa o te fa‵kai, mai i te tafataeao ke oko eiloa ki te tutonu, kae ne fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei katoa latou.”


Since God is abundant in truth, we can always trust in his promises. 	 Ona ko te mea e fonu a te Atua i te fakamaoni, e tali‵tonu faeloa tatou ki ana folafolaga.


Yes, to be truly effective teachers, we need a threefold love—love for God, love of the truth, and love for people. 	 E tonu, ke fai tatou e pelā me ne faiakoga apo, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou a te alofa telā e tolu ana vaega—ko te alofa ki te Atua, te alofa ki te munatonu, mo te alofa ki tino.


Of course not! 	 E tonu, e se mafai!


JEHOVAH is the great Maker of rain and dew. 	 Ne tusi mai a te pelofeta ko Mika, penei: “A tino Isalaelu kolā koi ola ka fai pelā me se ‵sau fou telā ne aumai ne te Aliki ki malo e uke.


The prophecy regarding the destruction of Jerusalem clearly portrays Jehovah as a God who ‘causes his people to know new things before they begin to spring up.’—Isaiah 42:9. 	 A te valoaga e uiga ki te fakamaseiga o Ielusalema e fakaasi manino mai i ei a Ieova e pelā me se Atua telā e ‘fakaasi atu ne ia ki ana tino a mea fou, kae koituai eiloa o taunu.’—Isaia 42:9.


‘Like Turtle in Shell’ (mobile homes), 11/15 	 ‘Au ne Fai Pelā me se Fonu’ (fale aveave), 11/15


Did we use available opportunities to share our Christian hope with others? 	 E mata, e fakaaogā ne tatou a avanoaga ‵lei ke fakaasi atu ‵tou fakamoemoega faka-Kelisiano ki nisi tino?


The Bible writer Paul, while speaking to a group of Athenian intellectuals, asserted that God “made the world and all the things in it.” 	 Ne fakamaoni atu ne te tino tusi tala i te Tusi Tapu ko Paulo, i ana pati ki se potukau o tino ‵poto i Atenai me ko te Atua eiloa “telā ne fai ne ia a te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei.”


One day in 1917, Karl noticed a printed piece of paper on the street and picked it up. 	 E tasi te aso i te 1917, ne matea atu ne Kali se tamā laupepa i te auala kae ne puke ki ei.


9 When encountering financial distress, we can also show our trust in Jehovah by looking to the publications of “the faithful and discreet slave” for help. 	 9 Kafai e manavase tatou ki mea tau tupe, e mafai foki o fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou tali‵tonu ki a Ieova mai te sukesuke ki tusi ne fakatoka ne te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


3 Certainly, the messages of Haggai and Zechariah were beneficial to the Jews of their day, and their prophecies had a fulfillment back then. 	 3 E tonu, a fekau a Hakai mo Sakalia ne aogā ki tino Iutaia i aso konā, kae ne fakataunu foki a lā valoaga i aso konā.


Verse 23 states: “They [the local Jews] now arranged for a day with him, and they came in greater numbers to him in his lodging place. 	 E fai mai te fuaiupu e 23: “Ne fakatoka ne latou se aso mō ia, kae ne olo atu a tino e tokouke ki a ia i te koga e nofo i ei.


18 Did You Know? 	 9 Te Valoaga i te 6.


Just as I proved to be with Moses I shall prove to be with you. 	 Au e fakatasi atu ki a koe, e pelā mo au e fakatasi sāle ki a Mose.


Here is how Gloria remembers our time in Pine Bluff: “I fell in love with the territory! 	 Tenei te auala ne masaua eiloa ne Gloria a te taimi ne ‵nofo ei māua i Pine Bluff: “Ne fiafia malosi eiloa au ki te koga talai tenā!


First, no one is immune to Satan’s tactics. 	 Muamua la, e seai eiloa se tino e sao mai i togafiti a Satani.


However, the Bible reminds us: “He that is covering over his transgressions will not succeed, but he that is confessing and leaving them will be shown mercy.” 	 Kae e fakamasaua mai te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “E se mafai koe o manuia i te olaga nei manafai e taumafai faeloa koe o ‵funa au agasala. Fakaasi au agasala, kae sa toe fai, kae ka alofa atu te Atua ki a koe.”


In the Bible, Abraham’s wife, Sarah, is held up as an example of a submissive wife. 	 I te Tusi Tapu, ne fai a te avaga a Apelaamo, ko Sala, mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei o se avaga fafine fakalogo.


If such a barrier is already in place, the power exerted by God’s word can break it up. 	 E mafai ne te ‵mana o te muna a te Atua o ave keatea a vaegā uiga penā māfai ko ‵mau i ‵tou loto.


(Matt. 24:3, 4) He also shared with his followers his private thoughts and feelings. 	 (Mataio 24:3, 4) Ne fakaasi atu foki ne ia ki ana soko ana mafaufauga mo ana lagonaga totino.


When he gave a witness on the Areopagus in that Greek city, “some men joined themselves to him and became believers, among whom also were Dionysius, a judge of the court of the Areopagus, and a woman named Damaris, and others besides them.” 	 I te taimi ne molimau atu ei a ia i Aleopako i te fa‵kai tenā o Eleni, “e isi ne tino ne olo tasi mo ia ko talitonu; e iai i a latou kona ko Taionusio, se tino o te Fono o Aleopako, mo te fafine e igoa ki a Tamali, mo nisi tino ake foki.”


18 All unmarried Christians who are doing their best to serve Jehovah deserve our genuine commendation and encouragement. 	 18 E ‵tau o fakamālō kae fakamalosi atu tatou ki Kelisiano ‵nofo taka katoa kolā e fai ne latou te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke tavini atu ki a Ieova.


Actually, God’s undeserved kindness can lead to “everlasting life through Jesus Christ.”—Rom. 5:19, 21. 	 A te tonuga loa, e mafai o iku atu a te alofa tauanoa o te Atua ki te “ola se-gata-mai e auala i a Iesu Keliso.”—Loma 5:19, 21.


What good can result when a person remains faithful to Jehovah despite persecution? 	 Ne a mea aogā e mafai o maua māfai e tumau se tino i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova faitalia a fakasauāga?


(Hebrews 11:26) The physician Luke likely helped Paul and others to deal with their maladies. 	 (Epelu 11:26) Kāti ne fesoasoani atu eiloa te tokita ko Luka ke faka‵lei aka a te masaki o Paulo e pelā foki mo nisi tino.


By Way of Review 	 Manatu ke Toe Mafau‵fau ki ei


Faithful anointed Christian women did not resent that only Christian men were assigned to teach in the congregation. 	 Ne seki fāmeo a fāfine Kelisiano fakaekegina me e maua fua ne tāgata Kelisiano a te tauliaga ke akoako i te fakapotopotoga.


Manna gatherer? 	 Se tino ‵tae manai?


As a result, true inner contentment is promoted among Jehovah’s people. 	 E iku atu i ei ki te fakamalosiakaga o te fiafia tonu i tino o Ieova.


How did the comments of Job’s three companions affect him? 	 Ne pokotia pefea a Iopu i manatu o ana taugasoa e tokotolu?


All credit for this must go to Jehovah, who made it possible by the operation of his powerful holy spirit.—1 Cor. 3:5-7. 	 E ‵tau o avatu a tavaega katoa ki a Ieova me ne fai ne ia ke maua te ‵kau fakatasi mai te malosi o tena agaga tapu.—1 Koli. 3:5-7.


Over the years, he developed faith—that beautiful quality of which Paul later wrote. 	 I tausaga e uke, ne ati aka ei ne ia tena fakatuanaki—ko te uiga gali telā ne tusi fakamuli mai a Paulo e uiga ki ei.


The moon circles our earth each month. 	 E fakatamilo a te masina i ‵tou lalolagi i masina takitasi.


“Pharisees came up to [Jesus], intent on tempting him and saying: ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on every sort of ground?’”—Matthew 19:3. 	 “A nisi Falesaio, ne o‵mai ki a Iesu o fesili tofotofo atu ki a ia penei: ‘E taga i te Tulafono a tatou o fakateka ne se tagata tena avaga i so se mea?’”—Mataio 19:3.


(Genesis 2:7, 15) When starting out in life, Adam received work assignments, along with one strict prohibition. 	 (Kenese 2:7, 15) I te kamataga o tena olaga, ne maua ne Atamu a galuega ke fai ne ia, fakatasi mo se mea telā e ‵tau o fai ne ia.


What would building the ark involve? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te faitega o te vaka?


As this world sinks deeper and deeper into debauchery, we must “hate what is bad,” as Jehovah does. 	 Ona te lalolagi nei ko pulu loa ki lalo i amioga fakatakalia‵lia, tela la e ‵tau mo tatou o “takalia‵lia ki amioga ma‵sei,” e pelā eiloa mo Ieova.


In the end, God spared Abraham the sacrifice that He would not spare himself. 	 I te fakaotiga loa, ne fai ei ne te Atua ke se fai ne Apelaamo a te taulaga telā ka fai fakamuli ne Ia.


When did Peter use “the keys of the kingdom”? 	 Ko te taimi fea ne fakaaogā ei ne Petelu “a kī o te malo”?


Others were not. 	 A ko oku nisi taugasoa e se ne tino fakaekegina.


In the Western world, many consult their horoscope, dread Friday the 13th, and avoid black cats. 	 I fenua palagi, e onoono sāle a tino ki fakamatalaga o aso ne fa‵nau ei latou, e ma‵taku māfai e pakū te po 13 ki te Aso Lima, kae fakaseke‵seke foki mo pūsi uli.


This foolish act exposed “all that was in [Hezekiah’s] heart.” 	 A te faifaiga valea tenei ne fakaasi mai ei a ‘mea katoa i te loto o Hesekia.’


(Prov. 7:21, 22) Jude spoke of those who would deteriorate even to the point of “not having spirituality.”—Jude 18, 19. 	 (Faata. 7:21, 22) Ne faipati eiloa a Iuta ki tino kolā ka fakamaseigina ke oko ki te tulaga telā ko “seai se lotou malosi faka-te-agaga.”—Iuta 18, 19.


Rather, they were consigned to “dense [spiritual] darkness,” known as Tartarus.—Jude 6; 2 Peter 2:4. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne tuku atu ei latou ki te “pouliga [faka-te-agaga],” e fakaigoa ki a Seoli (io me ko Tatālusi).—Iuta 6; 2 Petelu 2:4.


While Bible knowledge can help to control and root out strong emotions, there are two other elements that must be dealt with before prejudice can be completely eliminated. 	 A koi fesoasoani mai a te iloaga i te Tusi Tapu ke pule faka‵lei kae tapale kea‵tea ne tatou a lagonaga ma‵losi, e lua a mea kolā e ‵tau o fakafesagai tatou ki ei a koi tuai o fakaseai katoatoa atu a uiga fakailoga tino.


• Years later, Paul chose to appeal to Caesar, even though both Governor Festus and King Agrippa found “nothing deserving death or bonds” in him.—Acts 25:10-12, 24-27; 26:30-32. 	 14. Se a te mea fakafiafia telā ne fakamalosi atu ki a Iesu i tofotofoga katoa ne fepaki mo ia?


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(John 5:28, 29) What heartwarming words! 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29) Ma‵faga o fakamafanafanaga gali!


(Revelation 16:14, 16) The Kingdom Ministry School was started in 1959. 	 (Fakaasiga 16:14, 16) Ne fakatu aka te Akoga mō Toeaina mo Tavini Fakafaifeau i te 1959.


How do we stay in Jehovah’s protective valley, and why is it now more important than ever to do so? 	 E ‵nofo ‵mau pefea tatou i loto i te vanu o puipuiga a Ieova, kae kaia e tāua malosi atu nei ke fai penā i lō so se taimi aka?


JEHOVAH’S CHARIOT IS ON THE MOVE! 	 KO TELE TE KALIOTA A IEOVA!


If I have told you earthly things and yet you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?’”—John 3:1-12. 	 E se tali‵tonu koutou manafai e taku atu ne au mea faka te lalolagi; ka tali‵tonu la pefea koutou manafai e taku atu ne au a mea faka te lagi?’”—Ioane 3:1-12.


A waiting attitude will allow us to consider, ‘Was he really in error, or am I mistaken? 	 Kafai e ‵nofo fakatalitali tatou ka mafai ei ne tatou o fesili ifo penei, ‘E tonu, ne ‵se a ia, io me e ‵se toku manatu?


One thing may have been his close contact with others. 	 Kāti a te mea e tasi ko tena fesokotakiga ‵pili mo nisi tino.


A Pattern for Proper Attitude 	 Se Fakaakoakoga mō Uiga ‵Lei


For whom do we especially need to “confirm” our love, and why? 	 Ko oi e ‵tau o “fakamautinoa” ki ei ‵tou a‵lofa, kae kaia?


(Proverbs 17:17) The same is true when we lean on Jehovah and experience his help.—2 Chronicles 14:11. 8. 	 (Faataoto 17:17) E penā foki tatou, māfai e fakalago‵lago ki te fesoasoani o Ieova.—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 14:11.


When Jesus entrusted Peter with “the keys of the kingdom of the heavens,” he did so in the presence of other disciples. 	 Ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki a Petelu “a ki o te malo o te lagi,” i mua o nisi soko.


Late in 1929, there was a financial crash. 	 I te fakaotiotiga o 1929, ne isi se fakalavelave ne tupu ki mea tau tupe.


JOB APPLIED GODLY PRINCIPLES IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD 	 NE FAKAGALUE NE IOPU A AKOAKOGA MAI TE ATUA I TAIMI ‵LEI MO TAIMI MA‵SEI


Giant factories shut their doors. 	 A fale ‵lasi e faite ei a mea ko ‵pono olotou mataloa.


• Why is it vital that we wear “the breastplate of righteousness”? 	 • Kaia e tāua ei ke ‵pei tatou ki te ‘ufifatafata o te amiotonu’?


On what basis does he reveal Bible truth to some and not to others? 	 Ne a la pogai e fakaasi atu ei ne ia te munatonu ki nisi tino kae e se ko tino katoa?


(1 Cor. 9:19-23) We should likewise strive to cultivate a godly view of life. 	 (1 Koli. 9:19-23) E ‵tau foki mo tatou o taumafai ke ati aka te kilokiloga fakaatua e uiga ki te ola.


(John 17:17) Since everyone who desires to gain God’s approval must walk in the truth, may all of us continually strive to be guided by God’s Word. 	 (Ioane 17:17) E ‵tau eiloa o ola a tino katoa kolā e ma‵nako ki te taliaga a Ieova e ‵tusa mo te munatonu. Tela la, e ‵tau eiloa o fai ne tatou katoa te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke takitaki tatou ne te Muna a te Atua.


Life in this present system is too short to waste on endeavors that leave us empty-handed. 	 Ko tō toetoe te olaga i te fakanofonofoga tenei ke fakamāumāu ki faifaiga kolā e fakamativa i ei tatou.


His eyes fill with tears every time he reads the psalmist David’s words: “In case my own father and my own mother did leave me, even Jehovah himself would take me up.”—Psalm 27:10. 	 Ne ‵fonu ana mata i loimata i te taimi e faitau ei a ia ki pati a te faisalamo ko Tavita: “E mafai ne toku tamana mo toku mātua o tiakina au, ka ko te Aliki [ko Ieova] ka tausi ne ia a au.”—Salamo 27:10.


Looking back on her youth, a sister who was raised by Christian parents wrote: “When you grow up in the truth, Jehovah is always there, as it were. 	 Ne fai mai ne se tuagane telā ne puti aka ne mātua Kelisiano se tala e uiga ki a ia.


14 Some couples need to adjust their expectations for the future. 	 14 E manakogina ke fakamafulifuli ne nisi tauavaga olotou fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua.


Yet, Jesus accorded women due dignity. 	 Kae ne fakaasi atu eiloa ne Iesu te āva ‵tau ki fafine.


Ádám continued to experience discrimination until the mid-1970’s, over 35 years after the Bible Students first called at his parents’ home. 	 Ne fakasauāgina faeloa a Ádám ke oko eiloa ki te kogaloto o te 1970, telā kāti ko te 35 tupu tausaga talu mai te taimi muamua ne āsi atu ei a Tino Akoga i te Tusi Tapu ki tena fale.


(2 Corinthians 4:7-10) With Jehovah’s help we, like Paul, will “most gladly spend and be completely spent” in His precious service. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:7-10) Mai te fesoasoani o Ieova, ka mafai ei ne tatou o fai pelā mo Paulo, telā ne fiafia malosi o ‘fakamaumau ana mea fakatasi mo tena ola” i Tena taviniga se fuafuagina.


The miraculous works of Jesus and the apostles could serve what additional purpose? 	 Se a te suā mea aogā ne maua ona ko galuega fakavavega a Iesu mo te kau apositolo?


The ability to accept discipline will serve you well when you reach adulthood. 	 A te atamai i te taliaga o polopolokiga ka aoga eiloa māfai ko matua koe.


3 On their wedding day, a man and a woman make a solemn commitment to love each other and to stay faithful. 	 3 I te aso o te lā fakaipoipoga, ne fai ne te tagata mo te fafine se tautoga ‵malu ke fakatau a‵lofa kae fakatau fakamaoni laua.


Jesus, then, condemned the practice of taking oaths lightly. 	 Tela la, ne taku fakamasei ne Iesu a te faifaiga e uiga ki te manatu māmā ki tautoga.


How can we maintain a waiting attitude? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatalitali tatou mo te loto talitonu?


(1 Corinthians 10:31) Naturally, prayerful reliance on Jehovah is essential in order to continue in a course that pleases him.—Psalm 37:5. 	 (1 Kolinito 10:31) Kae pelā mo te masani, a te fakalagolago atu ki a Ieova fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo e tāua ‵ki eiloa ko te mea ke tumau tatou i te auala telā e fakafiafia atu ei ki a ia.—Salamo 37:5.


In any friendship we forge, the bond is based on truly knowing the other person, admiring and valuing his distinctive traits. 	 Kafai e faitaugasoa tatou mo se tino, e ‵tau o iloa tonu ne tatou a te tino tenā, e ‵tau foki o fia‵fia kae fakatāua ne tatou ana uiga.


In his illustration of the king settling accounts, how did Jesus make it clear that Jehovah expects us to be forgiving? 	 I tena tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tupu telā ne fai ke ‵tina mai ana kaitalafu, ne fakaasi faka‵lei mai pefea ne Iesu me manako a Ieova ke loto fakamagalo tatou?


Foremost among them is Satan, the Devil. 	 E tulaga muamua i a latou a Satani, te Tiapolo.


Moses reminded the Israelites as they were about to enter the Promised Land: “It will mean righteousness for us, that we take care to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, just as he has commanded us.” 	 Ne fakamasaua atu a Mose ki tino Isalaelu i te taimi ko fai ei o ulu atu latou ki te Fenua o te Folafolaga, penei: “Kafai e tausi fakamaoni ne tatou a mea katoa ne fakatonu mai ne te Atua ki a tatou, ko ia foki ka fiafia ki a tatou.”


Christians did not consume blood, whether fresh or coagulated; nor did they eat meat from an unbled animal. 	 Ne seki fakaaogā ne Kelisiano a te toto, faitalia me se toto fou io me se toto telā ko ‵poto i te tausiga i tua; kae ne seki ‵kai foki latou ki ‵kano o manu kolā e seki fakasali te toto mai i ei.


In other words, he might be thinking, ‘I will wait and see if Jehovah really is true to his word.’ 	 I nisi tugāpati, e mafai a ia o mafaufau aka penei, ‘Au ka faka‵tali kae onoono aka me ko Ieova e tonu eiloa mo ana pati io me ikai.’


How do ministerial servants help the congregation to be united? 	 E fesoasoani atu pefea a tavini fesoasoani ki te ‵kau fakatasi o te fakapotopotoga?


(Ephesians 6:11; footnote) He takes note of our weaknesses and seeks to exploit them in an effort to subvert our spirituality. 	 (Efeso 6:11, fakamatalaga mai lalo i te NW) E onoono mai a ia ki ‵tou vāivāiga kae taumafai o fakaaogā ne ia a vāivāiga konā i te taumafaiga ke fakavāivāi ‵tou malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


In what way is overindulgence in alcohol harmful? 	 E fakamataku pefea te tō silia o te inu kava?


Thereafter, instead of preaching the Word of God—which many of them no longer believe—they direct their ministry along other lines, taking sides in political debates, promoting a social gospel, or highlighting human philosophies in their sermons. 	 Tela la, i lō te talai atu a te Muna a te Atua—telā ko se tali‵tonu ki ei a te tokoukega o latou—ko ‵fuli ei a mea kolā e ma‵nako latou ki ei, e pelā mo te ‵kau atu ki kinauga fakapolitiki, te fakasalalauatuga o te tala ‵lei o faifaiga faka-te-lalolagi, io me ko te fakatāua ne latou a poto o tāgata i olotou lauga.


As you meditate on the Bible account of Jonah, do you see the need to take a fresh look at the people to whom you regularly preach the good news? 	 7. Ko vaegā fakanofonofoga fea ne tavini atu ei a Iona ki a Ieova i Isalaelu, kae e ‵fuli aka pefea ne te mea tenei tau kilokiloga ki a Iona? 8.


Why not make them the subject of your heartfelt prayers? 	 Kaia e se ‵talo ei koe mo te loto kātoa mō latou?


(Luke 14:28, 29) Likewise, building integrity costs time and effort, yet it is well worth it. 	 (Luka 14:28, 29) E penā foki loa te ‵togi ‵mafa o taimi mo taumafaiga e fakaaoga ki te atiakaga o te fakamaoni, kae e aoga ‵ki eiloa.


(John 1:43) Philip accepted and later became an apostle. 	 (Ioane 1:43) Ne talia ne Filipo te ‵kamiga kae ne fai fakamuli mo fai se apositolo.


An animal for sacrifice gained his approval only if it was sound, or whole. 	 Ne talia fua ne ia se manu e pelā me se taulaga māfai ne ‵lei, io me katoatoa te manu tenā.


11 On the tenth day of Ethanim (later called Tishri),* Israel celebrated a festival that foreshadowed how the benefits of Jesus’ ransom sacrifice would be applied. 	 11 I te po sefulu o te masina o Etanima (ne fakaigoa fakamuli ki a Tishri),* ne fakamanatu ei ne Isalaelu se fakamanatuga telā ne fakaata mai i ei te fakaaogāga o mea aogā mai te taulaga togiola a Iesu.


Doubtless, one point that you stress is that God will soon intervene in human affairs. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua, me e masani sāle koe o faipati ki te mataupu e uiga ki te taimi ko pili o saga mai ei te Atua ki mea e fai ne tagata.


Stealing, that is, taking something that does not belong to you, is another form of greed. 	 A te kaisoa, telā ko te puke o se mea telā e se i a koe, ko te suā vaega tenā o te kaimanako.


Hans and Brook, a pioneer couple in their 30’s, are serving in the United States. 	 A Hans mo Brook, se tauavaga paenia kolā ko taki 30 tupu lā tausaga, e ga‵lue i Amelika.