First, God established that even though it pains him to destroy people, he does take note of cruel people who cause suffering and holds them accountable for their actions. 	 A te mea muamua, ne fakatalitonu mai ne te Atua me e faitalia te faka‵mae atu ki a ia ke fakaseai a tino, e iloa ne ia a tino sauā kolā e māfua mai i ei a logo‵maega kae taui atu ki a latou e ‵tusa mo olotou faifaiga.


The others confirmed that the land was desirable but said: “The facts are that the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the fortified cities are very great . . . 	 Ne fakatalitonu mai foki ne nisi sipai a te gali o te fenua kae ne toe fai mai penei: “A tino e ‵nofo i konā, ko oko eiloa i te ma‵losi, mo olotou fa‵kai e ‵lasi kae ‵pui faka‵lei. . . .


That is how one sister expressed her appreciation in a letter to the brothers who work at our world headquarters. 	 Tenā te auala ne fakaasi atu ei ne se tuagane a tena loto fakafetai i tena tusi ki taina kolā e ga‵lue i ‵tou laumua.


(Isaiah 40:26; Acts 20:28) Such powerful reasoning can help us to reach the hearts of others. 	 (Isaia 40:26; Galuega 20:28) Kafai e fakaaogā a fakamatalaga ‵tonu penā e mafai ei o fesoasoani mai ke fakaoko atu a fakamatalaga ki loto o tino.


THE four lepers reviewed their options. 	 NE MAFAU‵FAU a lepela e tokofa ki filifiliga ne fai ne latou.


However, although a vision may have been used, the “act of worship” would have been real, not imaginary. 	 Kae e ui eiloa ne fakaaoga ne Satani se fakaasiga, kae ko te tonuga eiloa ne manako a ia ke “tapuaki” atu a Iesu ki a ia.


Give an example of “deep things of God” that have been explained by the slave class. 	 Ke taku mai se tala e tasi o “fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua” kolā ne fakamatala mai ne te potukau e pelā me se tavini.


What does “Messiah” mean, and how can he be identified? 	 Se a te uiga o te “Mesia,” kae e mafai pefea o iloa ne tatou a ia?


13 Long-suffering is related to peaceableness, for it is our patient endurance of provocation or wrong in hopes of improvement in the situation. 	 13 E tai fetaui eiloa a te kufaki mo te filemu, me ko te ‵tou fa‵ki mo te kufaki i faifaiga fakaitaita io me ko mea ‵se mo te fakamoemoega ke faka‵lei te tulaga tenā.


This Jesus God resurrected.”—Acts 2:25-32. 	 Ko oti ne fakatu ne te Atua a Iesu mai te mate.”—Galuega 2:25-32.


• What can we learn from Jesus’ refusal to act on the request by a man in the crowd? 	 • Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou i te taimi ne seki talia ei ne Iesu te fakamolemole a te tagata e tokotasi?


(Ps. 37:9) Hence, keep your eyes focused on this wonderful prize! 	 (Salamo 37:9) Tela la, kilo atu faeloa ki te failoga sē fuafuagina tenei!


(Zechariah 8:16) Christians are truthful because they want to please God. 	 (Sakalia 8:16) E fai‵pati a Kelisiano ki te mea tonu me ma‵nako latou o fakafiafia te Atua.


Moabite and Midianite women are then used to lure Israelite men into immorality and idolatry. 	 Ne fakaaogā ei a fafine Moapi mo fafine Mitiana ke fakalata ne latou a tagata Isalaelu ke finalalolagi kae ke ifo ki tupua.


So the title and the lyrics were modified. 	 Tela la, ne ‵fuli malie a matua mo pati o pese.


(Dan. 3:16-18) The thrilling rescue of the three Hebrews is vividly described at Daniel 3:19-30. 	 (Tanielu 3:16-18) E fakamatala faka‵lei mai a te tala o te faka‵saoga o tamataene Epelu e tokotolu i te Tanielu 3:19-30.


This has led to the spread of disease, abortions, unwanted pregnancies, and broken marriages and families, resulting in untold pain and anguish. 	 Ne iku atu a te mea tenei ki te salalau o masaki, faka‵toga o pepe, fai‵tama fo‵liki, mo avaga ma‵vae mo kāiga mavae‵vae, kolā e iku atu ki te ‵mae mo te tigāina.


Rather, he loved people, and their lives were precious to him. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne alofa a ia ki tino, kae ne fakatāua malosi ne ia olotou ola.


Only humans are conscious of having a spiritual need and feel the desire to satisfy it. 	 Ko tino fua e iloa ne latou te lotou manakoga faka-te-agaga kae e ma‵nako foki ke faka‵lei aka te manakoga tenā.


It does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. 	 E se tavae ne ia a ia eiloa, e se ‵fonu i te fakamatamata, e se fakamaualuga, e se salasala ki mea mō tena ‵lei eiloa, e se kaitaua vave.


9 The second dangerous influence we will discuss is an internal one. 	 9 A te fakamalosiga fakamataku e tasi ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei se mea i loto i a tatou.


6 Sexual immorality. 	 6 Amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau.


“The kings of the ground,” then, are the earthly rulers, over whom the demons have powerful influence.—1 John 5:19. 	 Kae ko “pule o te lalolagi,” ko tino pule o te lalolagi, kolā e pule malosi atu ki ei a temoni.—1 Ioane 5:19.


14 Making and managing money is an important part of life. 	 14 A te ‵teuga mo te fakaaogaga faka‵lei o tupe se vaega tāua o te olaga.


The first illustration focuses on the one who prays. 	 E faka‵mafa mai i te tala fakatusa muamua a te tino telā e ‵talo.


Many think of clouds as the storehouses of snow. 	 E tokouke a tino e talitonu me e ‵teu te kiona i kaumana.


When two people trust each other, they feel safe and secure. 	 Kafai e maua a te loto talitonu i te va o se tokolua, ka maua ne lāua a te lagonaga saogalemu kae tokagamalie.


Whether we as individuals will benefit from the fulfillment of his promises is our decision to make. 	 I a tatou loa te filifiliga me ka maua ne tatou taki tokotasi a mea aogā mai i te fakataunuga o ana folafolaga me ikai.


It is not for us to say what the outcome will be when Jesus comes to separate “the sheep” from “the goats.” 	 E seai se ‵tou fekau ke fakaiku aka me ne a mea ka ‵tupu māfai ko vau Iesu ke ‵vae aka ne ia a “mamoe” mai “kouti.”


We gave Jehovah our best. 	 Ne tuku atu ne māua ki a Ieova a te ‵toe mea e mafai ne māua o fai.


How does Jehovah protect us from dangers that threaten our spiritual welfare? 	 E puipui pefea ne Ieova tatou mai i mea fakama‵taku kolā e fakamasei ei ‵tou ‵lei i te feitu fak-te-agaga?


(John 19:23) He enjoyed food and wine in the company of good friends. 	 (Ioane 19:23) Ne kai kae inu a ia ki uaina fakatasi mo ana taugasoa ‵lei.


6, 7. (a) How has Jehovah demonstrated that he holds to his just and righteous standards even at great personal cost? (b) What should we remember if we read something in the Bible that causes us to wonder whether God acted in a just or right way? 	 6, 7. (a) Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova me taofi ‵mautakitaki a ia ki ana tulaga amio‵tonu faitalia te faigata o te tulaga e oko ki ei? (e) Se a te mea e ‵tau o masaua māfai e fai‵tau tatou ki se tala i te Tusi Tapu telā e fai i ei ke fakalotolotolua tatou e uiga ki te ‵tonu o faifaiga a te Atua?


The secretary will no doubt ask you for contact information from your previous congregation so that he can obtain your Congregation’s Publisher Record card(s). 	 Ka fesili atu eiloa a te failautusi mō te tino ke fesokotaki atu ki ei mai i tau fakapotopotoga mua ko te mea ke mafai o maua ne ia a tau pepa ko te Con-gregation’s Publisher Record (Lipoti a te Fakapotopotoga mō te Tino Talai).


“Anything that divides people can spawn hostility, and religion is one of the strongest dividers,” writes journalist James A. Haught. 	 Ne tusi mai se tino tusitala ko James A. Haught: “A so se mea telā e fakamavaevae ne ia a tino e mafai o fakamāfua aka i ei te kaitaua, kae e fai eiloa a lotu e pelā me ko te pogai malosi e mavae‵vae i ei a tino. . . .


What do you think? 	 Ne a ou mafaufauga ki ei?


(Psalm 104:24) Jehovah’s “productions,” including the animal creation, bespeak his wisdom. 	 (Salamo 104:24) A “mea ola” ne faite ne Ieova, e aofia i ei a manu, ko te fakamaoniga tenā o tena poto.


How should you treat someone who partakes of the Memorial emblems? 	 E ‵tau o pefea au faifaiga ki se tino telā e fakaaoga ne ia a mea fakatusa o te Fakamanatuga?


A loyal person is not fickle. 	 A te tino alofa fakamaoni e se ‵fuligofie.


There are a number of reasons why this is the case. 	 E isi eiloa ne pogai e uke e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei.


Even animals that are now dangerous will be at peace with humans and with one another.—Ps. 46:9; 72:16; Isa. 11:6-9; 33:24; Luke 23:43. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki manu fakama‵taku i aso nei ka maua ne latou se vā filemu mo tino e pelā foki mo nisi manu.—Salamo 46:9; 72:16; Isaia 11:6-9; 33:24; Luka 23:43.


8 Isaiah cherished Jehovah’s name. That is evident from his next words: “With my soul I have desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me I keep looking for you; because, when there are judgments from you for the earth, righteousness is what the inhabitants of the productive land will certainly learn.” 	 E fakamaoni mai te mea tenā i ana nisi pati konei: “I te po, au e manako faeloa ki a koe mo toku loto katoa; kafai ko fakamasino ne koe te lalolagi mo tino i ei, kae ka iloa ei ne latou a te mea tonu.”


He states: “Those honoring me I shall honor.” (1 Sam. 2:30; Ps. 113:5-7) Jehovah shows honor to all those who serve and honor him. 	 E fai mai a ia: ‘Ka āva au ki tino kolā e āva mai ki a au.’ (1 Samuelu 2:30; Salamo 113:5-7) E fakaasi atu ne Ieova a te āva ki tino katoa kolā e tavini kae fakaaloalo atu ki a ia.


In writing about the heavenly resurrection, the apostle Paul penned a most intriguing passage. 	 Ne tusi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo se fekau gali ‵ki i te taimi ne tusi atu ei a ia e uiga ki te toe‵tuga ki te lagi.


A wrong that has been forgiven should be forgotten. 	 A te mea ‵se telā ko oti ne fakamagalo e ‵tau o fakapuli atu.


Unlike the fine soil, this soil becomes overgrown with thorns. 	 E se pelā mo te laukele ola ‵lei, ne kamata o ola valevale aka a lakau makai‵kai i te vaegā laukele tenei.


It is commonly believed today that humans have an immortal soul that survives the death of the body. 	 E tali‵tonu sāle a tino i aso nei me e isi se agaga e se mafai o tamate telā e tumau i te ola māfai ko mate te foitino.


He spared Agag, the king, and the choice livestock. 	 Ne fakasao ne tou tagata a te tupu ko Akako mo ana manu tafasili i te ‵lei.


God warned the first man, Adam, that in the day he sinned he would positively die. 	 Ne fakailoa atu ne Ieova ki te tagata muamua, ko Atamu, me ka mate eiloa a ia i te taimi e agasala ei a ia.


(Luke 9:48) If those taking the lead in the congregation seem to be withholding certain privileges from you, do some honest self-examination to determine what refinements you can make in your personality or way of handling things. 	 (Luka 9:48) Kafai e se tuku atu ne latou kolā e takitaki ne latou te fakapotopotoga a nisi tauliaga, ke fai ne koe a sukesukega ki a koe eiloa ke iloa aka me ne a nisi auala e ‵tau o fai ne koe ke momea aka te ‵lei o ou uiga totino mo te auala e fai ei ne koe a mea.


All humans are related, and all are born equal before God. 	 E kāiga a tino katoa kae ‵pau katoa latou i mua o te Atua.


As a result of this and other developments, many were disappointed and a few became embittered. 	 Ona ko te mea tenei mo nisi mea aka, ne loto vāivāi a tino e tokouke kae ne kaitāua malosi a nāi tino i ei.


“SHEPHERD THE CONGREGATION OF GOD” 	 “TAUSI . . . TE FAKAPOTOPOTOGA A TE ATUA”


18 Apocryphal Gospels—Hidden Truths About Jesus? 	 Ne a auala e lua ne fakaasi atu ei ne Iesu a te Tamana ki ana soko mo nisi tino?


The following sunset in Jerusalem (March 31) will come about 21 hours later. 	 A te tōga o te la i Ielusalema (Mati 31) ka tō i te 21 itula mai tua ifo.


“You had no hope and were without God in the world. 	 “Ne ‵nofo foki koutou i te lalolagi nei mo te seai o se fakamoemoega, mo te seai foki o te Atua.


One Witness whose parents were serving Jehovah before she was born admits that it took her much time and effort to grasp the full significance and importance of the truths she had been taught from infancy. Young or old, each one of us needs to cultivate a deep appreciation for the truth that Jehovah has revealed. 	 E taku ‵tonu mai ne se Molimau e tokotasi telā ne tavini atu ana mātua ki a Ieova a koi tuai o fanau mai tou fafine me ne uke a taimi mo taumafaiga ne manakogina ke puke ‵mau a ia ki te uiga kātoa mo te tāua o te munatonu telā ne tauloto ne ia talu mai tena folikiga.


“JEHOVAH HAS A LEGAL CASE” 	 “E ISI SE TAGI A IEOVA”


To strengthen our faith in this assurance, let us examine just one sentence of a divinely inspired prophecy that was penned in ancient Babylon more than 2,500 years ago. 	 Ke fakamalosi aka ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te fakatalitonuga tenei, ke iloilo aka ne tatou a te fuaiupu fua e tasi o se valoaga mai te Atua telā ne tusi i Papelonia mua i tausaga e silia atu i te 2,500 ko ‵teka.


THOUGH not a medical manual, the Bible does comment on the effect that emotions—positive or negative—can have on a person’s mental and physical health. 	 E TIGA eiloa e se se tusi fakatokita te Tusi Tapu, e faipati mai eiloa e uiga ki te auala e pokotia ei a tino i olotou lagonaga—i se feitu ‵lei io me masei—ki olotou mafaufau mo olotou foitino.


Rather, the proverb—as well as Paul’s similar words to the Romans—seems to refer to an ancient method used for smelting metal ores. 	 I lō te fai penā, a te faataoto—e pelā foki mo pati tai ‵pau a Paulo ki te kau Loma—e foliga mai me ne fakasino atu ki se faifaiga i aso mua telā ne fakaaoga ke fakavai‵vai ei a fiti.


Let us now see how these accounts can help us to understand better Jehovah’s own mind. 	 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki te auala e fesoasoani mai ei a tusi konei ke malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te mafaufau o Ieova.


16 During his stay in Ephesus, Timothy’s faith was put to the test. 	 16 I te taimi ne nofo atu ei a ia i Efeso, ne tofotofo aka ei te fakatuanaki o Timoteo.


At Pentecost 33 C.E., 50 days after Jesus’ resurrection, holy spirit was poured out upon about 120 of his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem. 	 I te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., i te 50 aso mai tua o te toetuga o Iesu, ne ‵ligi ifo ei te agaga tapu ki te toko 120 soko i se potu tafa ki luga i Ielusalema.


You might want to help construct Kingdom Halls or branch facilities in foreign lands. 	 Kāti e fia fesoasoani atu koe ki te faitega o Kingdom Halls io me ko ofisa lagolago i nisi fenua.


(John 13:34) As he lingers in that room, Jesus lovingly prepares them for his imminent departure. 	 (Ioane 13:34) A koi nofo atu a Iesu i te potu tenā, ona ko te alofa ne fakailoa atu ei ne ia ki a latou me ko pili o fano keatea a ia.


Pergamum, with its temple devoted to the worship of Caesar Augustus, has been called “the chief centre of the imperial cult under the early empire.”—Encyclopædia Britannica, 1959, Volume 17, page 507. 	 Ne taku a Pelekamo telā ne tu i ei a te faletapu telā ne tapuaki atu sāle i ei ki a Kaisala Aokuso, e pelā me ko “te ‵toe fa‵kai lauiloa telā ne tapuaki atu i ei a tino ki te tupu o Loma i te taimi ne fatoā kamata i ei.”—Encyclopædia Britannica, 1959, Te Tusi e 17, te itulau e 507.


Cultivate Self-Control 	 Ati Aka te Loto Pulea


The apostle Paul wrote: “The love the Christ has compels us.” (2 Cor. 5:14) When we reflect on the love that Jesus has for mankind in general and for us as individuals, our hearts are touched and we feel compelled to follow his example. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “A matou e pule ne te alofa o Keliso.” (2 Kolinito 5:14) Kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki te alofa o Iesu ki tino katoa kae pelā foki mo tatou takitokotasi, e otia eiloa ‵tou loto kae e fakamalosi mai ei ki a tatou ke tau‵tali i tena fakaakoakoga.


How do those making up the “great crowd” show their appreciation to Jehovah and his Son? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne latou kolā e aofia i te “vaitino tokouke” te lotou loto fakafetai ki a Ieova mo tena Tama?


In contrast with what some parents do, how did Jesus show interest in and compassion for “the sons of men”? 	 E ‵kese mo mea e fai ne nisi mātua, ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu tena fiafia mo tena alofa atafai ki “tama a tāgata”?


What can I do to protect my relationship with Jehovah?’ 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne au ke puipui ei toku fesokotakiga mo Ieova?’


What facts help meek individuals to make a good decision regarding rulership? 	 Ne a manatu ‵tonu e fesoasoani atu ki tino agamalu ke fai ne latou se fakaikuga ‵lei e uiga ki pulega?


In his letter to the Romans, he stated: “There is eagerness on my part to declare the good news.” 	 I tena tusi ki te kau Loma, ne fai atu a ia penei: “Ko oko eiloa i toku fia folafola atu te tala ‵lei.”


“For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive.”—1 COR. 15:22. 	 “Ne ‵mate katoa tino i te agasala a Atamu; tela la, ka fakaolagina tino katoa i a Keliso.”—1 KOLINITO 15:22.


Some practitioners looked for meaning in such things as the entrails of animals and humans or the way a rooster pecks at its grain. 	 A nisi o latou e onoono ki mea i loto i foitino o manu mo tino io me ko te auala e siko i ei ne se moa tagata a kati saito.


(Hosea 1:1) So Hosea prophesied for at least 59 years. 	 (Hosea 1:1) Telā la, ne ‵valo atu a Hosea i tausaga e 59.


All those from Sheba—they will come. 	 “A tino faimalaga i kamela ka o‵mai, mai i Mitiana mo Efa.


9 If we are humble and willing to depend on Jehovah, he will impart to us his holy spirit as a sure guide for our steps. 	 9 Kafai e loto mau‵lalo kae fia‵fia tatou o fakalagolago ki a Ieova, ka tuku mai eiloa ne ia tena agaga tapu ke takitaki ne ia tatou.


So he eagerly joined Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary tour and served as their attendant. 	 Tela la, ne kau atu eiloa a ia mo te loto finafinau ki a Paulo mo Panapa i te lā malaga fakamisionale muamua kae tavini atu e pelā me se tino fesoasoani ki a lāua.


At Luke 22:19, we are commanded to memorialize his death. 	 Kae e fakatonu mai ki a tatou i te Luka 22:19, ke fakamanatu ne tatou tena mate.


Jehovah had miraculously caused the Syrians to hear the sound of a military force. 	 Ne fai ne Ieova se vavega ke lagona ne te kau Sulia se kautau e olo atu o taua ki a latou.


12, 13. (a) How does Jesus’ illustration of the widow and the judge teach a lesson? (b) Why can we be certain that Jehovah will hear our prayers and cause justice to be done? 	 12, 13. (a) Se a te akoakoga e akoako mai i te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki te fafine ko mate tena avaga mo te famasino? (e) Kaia e mautinoa ei i a tatou me e lagona eiloa ne Ieova a ‵tou ‵talo kae ka fai foki ne ia te fakamasinoga tonu?


Those who are quick to show compassion are, in turn, more likely to receive help and support when they need it.—Read Matthew 5:7; Luke 6:38. 	 Tela la, a latou kolā e vave fakaasi atu ne latou te alofa atafai, ka maua fakafia foki ne latou a te fesoasoani telā e manakogina ne latou.—Faitau te Mataio 5:7; Luka 6:38.


He thus lost the support of most subjects of his kingdom. 	 Tenā ne seki ‵lago atu ei a te tokoukega o tino o tena malo ki a ia.


And he started to teach them.”—MARK 6:34. 	 Tela, kamata ei a ia o akoako atu ki a latou i mea e uke.”—MALEKO 6:34.


The Bible tells us: “If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual one.” (1 Corinthians 15:44) So does Jehovah have a spiritual body? 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Kafai e isi se foitino faka te tino ola, e isi foki se foitino faka te Agaga.” (1 Kolinito 15:44) E mata, e isi se foitino faka-te-agaga o Ieova?


4 Astrology and Fortune-Telling—Windows to the Future? 	 4 Iloiloga o Fetū mo te Fakamatalaga o Mea ‵Tupu i Aso Mai Mua—E Mata, ne Auala ke Iloa Aka a Mea ka ‵Tupu i Aso Mai Mua?


We are told: “The Nephilim proved to be in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of the true God continued to have relations with the daughters of men and they bore sons to them, they were the mighty ones who were of old, the men of fame.” 	 E fai mai penei ki a tatou: “I aso konā, pelā foki mo taimi mai tua ifo, e isi ne tino ‵lasi i te lalolagi kolā ko fanau a fāfine o te lalolagi mo tāgata o te lagi. A latou ko tāgata ‵mafi mo tāgata takutakua o aso mua.”


So let us see what we can learn from the faith of Noah. 	 Tela la, ke onoono aka tatou me ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakatuanaki o Noa.


19 The Greek term rendered “peaceable” at Matthew 5:9 literally means “peacemakers.” To be included among the peaceable, we must actively promote peace. 	 19 Ke fai tatou e pelā me ne tino fakatupu te filemu, e ‵tau o fakamalosi aka ne tatou a faifaiga kolā e maua i ei te filemu.


Yet, even flirting, which may involve acting as though you are sexually attracted to someone you have no intention of marrying, can move you away from Jehovah and the congregation. 	 A ko te fai famau foki, telā e aofia i ei a te fiafai ki se tino telā e seai ne ou lagonaga fia avaga ki ei, e mafai o ave keatea ne ia se tino mai i a Ieova mo te fakapotopotoga.


1. When was the expression “loving-kindness” first used in the Bible, and what questions regarding this quality will we consider? SOME 4,000 years ago, Abraham’s nephew Lot said of Jehovah: “You are magnifying your loving-kindness.” 	 I TE 4,000 tausaga ko ‵teka, ne fai mai a te tuatina o Apelaamo ko Lota e uiga ki a Ieova, penei: “Ko oti ne fakasao . . . toku ola [“ona ko tou alofa tumau,” NW].”


By going through that door, Paul helped many to learn about Jehovah and worship Him. 	 Mai te taliaga o te avanoaga tenā, ne fesoasoani atu a Paulo ki tino e tokouke ke tauloto e uiga ki a Ieova kae tapuaki atu ki a Ia.


According to Jewish historian Josephus, over a million Jews perish. 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a te tino tusitala Iutaia mua ko Josephus, e sili atu i te miliona a tino Iutaia ne ‵mate i ei.


How did Isaac prove himself to be a peacemaker when the Philistine king sought to make a covenant of peace with him? 	 Ne fakamaoni atu pefea ne Isaako i a ia se tino fakatupu filemu i te taimi ne fanatu ei te tupu o Filisitia ke fai se feagaiga o te filemu mo ia?


What encouragement did Jesus give to his apostles and to Peter in particular? 	 Ne a fakamalosiga ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki ana soko kae maise eiloa ki a Petelu?


They are admonished to “serve Jehovah with fear and be joyful with trembling.” 	 E fakamalosi atu ki a latou ke “tavini atu ki te Aliki mo te ma‵taku.”


This may serve as a safeguard against our giving angels undue honor. 	 E mafai o fai te mea tenei mo fai se puipuiga mai i te sē fakaaloalo atu o tatou ki agelu.


At the beginning of last year, Maclean’s magazine said: “The year 2000 may be just another year on the calendar for most Canadians, but it could happen to coincide with a truly new beginning.” 	 I te kamataga o te tausaga ko teka, ne fai mai penei te mekesini ko te Maclean’s: “Kāti e ‵pau faeloa te tausaga ko te 2000 mo nisi tausaga katoa i te kalena mō te tokoukega o tino Kanata. Kae kāti ka maua mai i ei se tinā kamataga fou.”


Isaiah was evidently familiar with these writings. 	 Ne masani ‵lei eiloa a Isaia mo tusitusiga konei.


11 You are wise to take note of how you speak to your mate. 	 11 Se mea poto ke iloa ne koe o faipati atu ki tau avaga.


“Be aglow with the spirit. 	 “Ga‵lue malosi, kae ke se paie koutou.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) “Jehovah is very tender in affection and merciful,” says James 5:11. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) E fai mai te Iakopo 5:11: “Me i te Aliki [ko Ieova] e ‵fonu i te alofa ‵nau mo te alofa fesoasoani.”


Paul’s deep concern shows that there is no room for complacency. 	 Tela la, ne manavase malosi a Paulo ke mo a eiloa e mafau‵fau tatou me ko lava te ‵tou mea e iloa.


3 Jehovah unquestionably places high value on people. 	 3 E seai se fakalotolotolua me e fakatāua malosi ne Ieova a tino.


I learned to love God. 	 Ne kamata o tauloto au ke alofa ki te Atua.


Why can we confidently pray to Jehovah through his Son? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o ‵talo atu tatou mo te loto tali‵tonu ki a Ieova e auala i tena Tama?


However, when they neared Bithynia, Jesus again used the holy spirit to block them. 	 Kae i te piliatuga o latou ki Pitunia, ne toe taofi foki latou ne Iesu e auala i te agaga tapu.


Many husbands who at first were not interested in or who were even opposed to the faith of their wives became “rightly disposed for everlasting life” after seeing the fine conduct of their wives. 	 E tokouke a tāgata a‵vaga kolā ne seki fia‵fia muamua io me ne ‵teke malosi atu ki talitonuga a olotou avaga ne fai fakamuli e pelā me ne “tino loto ‵lei kolā ka mafai o maua te ola se-gata-mai” ona ko amioga ‵lei a olotou avaga.


You were to leave your gift in front of the altar while you went to make peace with your brother. 	 E ‵tau tuku ne koe tau taulaga i tafa o te fatafaitaulaga kae fano o faka‵lei aka mo tou taina.


“All the Things” 	 “Ki Mea Katoa”


8 In his youth, John Mark also used his single years to good advantage. 	 8 I tena olaga talavou, ne fakaaoga faka‵lei foki eiloa ne Ioane Maleko a tausaga ne nofo taka ei a ia.


Delivering a public lecture at a Bicol-language circuit assembly 	 Te faiga o se lāuga mō tino katoa i te tamā fono i te ‵gana Bicol


Truly, parents may learn much from the protective instincts of a mother bird, who will readily put herself at risk to protect her chicks from harm. 	 E tonu, e uke a mea e tauloto ne mātua mai te tausiga a se aomatua ki ana punua faitalia te fakamataku o te mea tenā ki a ia.


27 Do Not Let Illness Rob You of Joy 	 E ma‵nako malosi a tino katoa ke maua ne latou se va ‵lei mo te Atua.


(1 Timothy 4:8) Interestingly, in the United States—where you might think that people in general are apathetic or secular-minded—one poll revealed that fully half of the youths take religion very seriously, and a third say that religious faith is “the most important influence” in their life. 	 (1 Timoteo 4:8) Kae se mea fakaofoofogia me e fai mai se sukesukega i te Iunaite Sitete—se fenua telā e mafau‵fau tatou me i tino i ei e sē fia ‵saga ki lotu kae e ‵saga fua ki mea faka-te-lalolagi—me kāti ko te āfa o talavou i ei e ‵saga tonu atu ki mea tau lotu kae e tasi vae tolu mai i ei e fai mai me i lotu ko te “‵toe mea tāua eiloa” i olotou olaga.


A Loving Father 	 Se Atua Alofa


The apostle tells them: “Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled as to Jehovah, and not to men.” 	 Ne fai atu te apositolo ki a latou: “So se galuega e fai ne koutou, ke fai mo te loto katoatoa, e pelā eiloa me tavini atu koutou ki te Aliki kae se ki tino.”


While “bearing fruit” also applies to producing “the fruitage of the spirit,” in this article and the next, we focus on producing “the fruit of our lips,” or Kingdom preaching.—Gal. 5:22, 23; Heb. 13:15. 	 E tiga eiloa e fakasino atu foki a te “‵fua mai a fuataga” ki te mauaga o “fuataga o te agaga,” i te mataupu tenei mo te suā mataupu e ‵soko mai i ei, ka sau‵tala eiloa tatou ki te faiga ke ‵fua mai a “fuataga o ‵tou laugutu,” io me ko te talaiga o te Malo.—Kala. 5:22, 23; Epe. 13:15.


The command to make disciples gives us what opportunity? 	 Se a te avanoaga e maua ne tatou ona ko te fakatonuga ke fai a soko?


WEEK OF DECEMBER 5-11, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A TESEMA 5-11, 2016


(Heb. 5:14) If we use questions effectively, individuals we teach are more likely to be solidly rooted in the faith and to be able to resist the efforts of those who would oppose or mislead them. 	 (Epe. 5:14) Kafai e fakaaoga ne tatou a fesili i se auala magoi, ka mafai o ‵lave ‵mautakitaki a aka o tino taki tokotasi kolā e akoako ne tatou i te fakatuanaki kae mafai o ‵teke atu latou ki taumafaiga a tino kolā e ‵teke mai io me takitaki ‵se latou.


(Rom. 12:10) Brothers who hold responsible positions in the congregation should set the example—“take the lead”—in showing honor to those under their oversight. 	 (Loma 12:10) A taina kolā e isi ne olotou tauliaga fakapito i te fakapotopotoga e ‵tau o fai pelā me ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te—“fakaasi atu muamua”—o te āva ki tino kolā e tausi ne latou.


WHY is security often elusive and, if found, temporary? 	 KAIA e faigata ei o maua a te tokagamalie, kae kafai ko maua aka, kaia e se tumau ei?


The man who spoke those words was in great anguish, and no wonder! 	 Ne logo‵mae malosi a te tino ne fai ne ia a pati konā, kae e se tioa eiloa o fai penā!


Is Any Religion Deserving of Trust? 	 E Mata, e Isi se Lotu e Mafai o Fakatalitonugina?


Lynn’s background made it difficult for her to trust anyone fully. 	 Ona ko te auala ne puti aka ei a ia, ne faigata ‵ki ke talitonu katoatoa a Lynn ki so se tino.


Our Scriptural discussion with them went on in the dark of night until the early hours of the morning. 	 A motou sau‵talaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e fai eiloa i te po ke oko ki te vaveao.


(Verse 14) “She has considered a field and proceeded to obtain it,” and she has “planted a vineyard.” 	 (Fuaiupu e 14) “Ka lavea ne ia ne laukele ‵lei, kae ‵togi ne ia, e fakaaogā foki ne ia ana tupe mō ‵toki tena togāvine.”


Our devotion to Jehovah must be strong enough to help us resist temptations and immoral influences. 	 E ‵tau o lava te malosi o ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova ke mafai ei ne tatou o ‵teke atu ki fakaosoosoga mo amioga ma‵sei.


Reflect on how Jehovah is blessing your ministry and your household. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te auala e fakamanuia ei ne Ieova tau taviniga fakatasi mo tou kāiga.


He is counting down the time to the start of the great tribulation, and its start “will not be late!” 	 Ko pilipili atu tatou ki te taimi e kamata ei te fakalavelave lasi kae “ka se tuai foki!”


3 The Israelites assembled regularly to worship Jehovah and to listen to the reading of his Law. 	 3 Ne maopoopo faeloa te kau Isalaelu ke tapuaki atu ki a Ieova kae ke fakalogo‵logo foki ki te faitauga o tena Tulafono.


Keys to Family Happiness—Communicating With Adolescents 	 OKETOPA 27, 2008-NOVEMA 2, 2008


They were interested in knowing about the establishment of God’s Kingdom, of which Jesus had so often spoken. 	 Ne fia‵fia ke iloa ne latou a mea e uiga ki te fakatuakaga o te Malo o te Atua, telā ne faipati faeloa ki ei a Iesu.


In this regard, historian Arnold Toynbee wrote: “Since the end of World War II nationalism has doubled the number of local sovereign independent states . . . 	 I te feitu tenei, ne tusi mai a te tagata tusi tala fakasolopito ko Arnold Toynbee, penei: “Talu mai te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi ko oti ne fai ne te loto fenua ke fanaka fakalua te aofaki o malo tu tokotasi . . .


Love was the primary reason.* Jesus loved the truths he conveyed, and he loved the people he taught. 	 Ne fiafia malosi a Iesu ki muna‵tonu kolā ne fakaasi atu ne ia, kae ne alofa foki a ia ki tino kolā ne akoako atu a ia ki ei.


“Praise Jah, You People!” 8. 	 “Ke Viki Atu Koutou ki te Aliki!”


Do you see a lesson there? 	 E mata, e isi se akoakoga e tauloto ne koe mai i ei?


(Jeremiah 10:23) No wonder it was a crime to steal from that tree! 	 (Ielemia 10:23) E se tioa eiloa o fai mo fai se amioga solitulafono ke kaisoa mai te lakau tenā!


• What will help us to examine our attitude toward alcoholic beverages? 	 • Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke iloilo aka ‵tou kilokiloga e uiga ki meainu ma‵losi?


Could it be that pride makes them feel that they must adhere to a certain lifestyle? 	 E mata, e fai penā ona ko te fakamatamata me e ‵tau o ola latou i se isi vaegā olaga?


He spoke of the time when such terrible events would no longer happen and said that all could draw closer to the God of comfort through accurate knowledge from the Bible. 	 Ne faipati foki a ia ki te taimi telā ka se ‵tupu i ei a vaegā fakalavelave matagā penā kae fai atu me e mafai ne tino katoa o fakapili‵pili atu ki te Atua o fakamafanafanaga e auala i te iloaga tonu mai te Tusi Tapu.


But as for us, we cannot stop speaking about the things we have seen and heard.” 	 Me se mafai o fakagata ne māua te ma fai‵pati ki mea ne matea kae lagona ne māua.”


Looks like something anyone could do if he just understood the trick, had the ability, or intercepted the bolt of lightning from God.” 	 E foliga mai me e mafai o gali te ata o so se tino māfai e maina a ia i te mea e ‵tau o fai, e lava tena atamai, io me e maua ne ia te fesoasoani mai te Atua.”


Why such concern? 	 Kaia ne manavase malosi ei a ia?


(Psalm 72:16) No more funerals, wakes, cemeteries, morgues, or the misery that accompanies them. 	 (Salamo 72:16) Ka seai ne mate, aitagi, tanuga, fale mate, io me ko logo‵maega kolā e maua mai ei.


Let us consider a few examples. 	 Ke na mafaufau aka tatou ki nāi fakaakoakoga.


Do you know the symbolic significance of Jehovah’s ancient temple? 	 E iloa ne koe te uiga fakatusa o te faletapu mua o Ieova?


Thanks to zealous Witnesses in the lands receiving refugees, thousands of refugees are hearing “the word of the Kingdom” for the first time. 	 Fakafetai tatou ki Molimau loto finafinau i fenua kolā e olo atu ki ei a tino fakaa‵lofa, me ko lau nei i afe o tino fakaa‵lofa ko oti ne lagona ne latou “a te muna e uiga ki te Malo” mō te taimi muamua eiloa.


(Proverbs 15:28; 1 Corinthians 2:1, 2) He considers how much the student already knows and what points should be emphasized during the study. 	 (Faataoto 15:28; 1 Kolinito 2:1, 2) E mafaufau a ia ki te uke o mea ko iloa ne te tino akoga mo manatu foki kolā e ‵tau o faka‵mafa atu i te taimi e fai ei te akoga.


What qualities made Jesus an extraordinary evangelizer? 	 Ne a uiga ne fai ei ke tu ‵kese a Iesu e pelā me se tino talai?


Becoming absorbed in a secular job can rob a Christian of the energy needed to maintain his own spiritual balance and to assist his family. 	 A te fakatāua ne se Kelisiano a tena galuega ‵togi e mafai o fai ei ke ‵fita ‵ki a ia mai i tena galuega kae ka fakafaigata ke fakapaleni ne ia tena feitu faka-te-agaga mo te fesoasoani atu foki ki tena kāiga.


But you yourself, O Jehovah, will laugh at them; you will hold all the nations in derision.” 	 Ka ko koe e te Aliki e katakata ki a latou; e fakatauemu koe ki fenua fakaatea.”


An angel answers that question: “With a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and she will never be found again.” 	 E tali mai ne se agelu a te fesili tenā: “E penei foki eiloa a Papelonia te fa‵kai takutakua ma fakamaseigina, ka se toe matea eiloa a ia.”


As the Bible foretold, people of all sorts are “not open to any agreement” during these last days. (2 Tim. 3:1, 3) While the world becomes more divided, how can Christians safeguard their unity? 	 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu, me i aso fakaoti, a vaegā tino katoa ka “se lotoma‵lie ki so se feagaiga.” (2 Timo. 3:1, 3) Ona ko te lalolagi tenei ko gasolo aka eiloa o mavae‵vae, e mafai pefea ne Kelisiano o fakatumau te lotou ‵kau fakatasi?


14 Shortly before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Jehovah warned them not to forget him. 	 14 Mai mua malie loa o ulu atu a tino Isalaelu ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga, ne polopoloki atu a Ieova ki a latou ke se fakapuli ne latou a ia.


Humans are complex creatures, so there are no doubt countless ways to flirt, some of them very subtle. 	 E faigatā o iloa atu a uiga o tino, tela la, e mautinoa eiloa me e malaku a auala e mafai ei o fai fāmau latou, a ko nisi auala e se laveagofie.


They will sense your trust in Jehovah. 	 E mafai o iloa ne latou o tou loto talitonu ki a Ieova.


In so doing, he threw the assembly into confusion!—Acts 23:6-9. 	 Mai i ana pati konā, ne faka‵numi ne ia a tino i konā!—Galuega 23:6-9.


“In the morning sow your seed and until the evening do not let your hand rest,” wrote King Solomon, “for you are not knowing where this will have success, either here or there, or whether both of them will alike be good.” 	 “Ke ‵toki ou lakau i te taeao pelā foki i te afiafi. E se mafai o iloa ne koe me e ola ‵lei katoa io me ka ola ‵lei nisi kae se ola ‵lei nisi.”


In what way did first-century Christians experience physical salvation, with what parallel today? 	 Ne ‵sao tonu atu pefea a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua, kae se a te mea ka ‵pau mo te mea tenā i aso nei?


(Matt. 12:34; 15:19) Hence, our words and deeds reveal our heart condition. 	 (Mataio 12:34; 15:19) Tela la, e fakaasi atu i ‵tou pati mo ‵tou faifaiga a mea i ‵tou loto.


We praise him for this manifestation of his goodness and seek to be gracious in our dealings with others. 	 E tavae ne tatou a ia mo te fakaasimaiga ne ia o tena aga‵lei kae e taumafai tatou ke fakaasi atu foki te uiga kaimalie i ‵tou faifaiga ki nisi tino.


8 Like David, Habakkuk, and Paul, we should exercise faith in God’s ability to strengthen us and in his power to save us. 	 8 E pelā mo Tavita, Sapakuka mo Paulo, e ‵tau mo tatou o fakatuanaki ki te Atua ke fakamalosi tatou kae ke faka‵sao foki ne ia a tatou.


17 Walking in God’s name involves at least three things. 	 17 A te sasale i te igoa o te Atua e aofia i ei a mea e tolu.


15 We find a more important lesson in Joseph’s relationship with Jehovah. 	 15 E maua ne tatou se akoakoga telā e sili atu i te tāua i te fesokotakiga o Iosefa mo Ieova.


At a tender age, Joseph, the beloved son of Jacob and Rachel, found himself far away from the protective nest of his God-fearing father. 	 I te taimi koi foliki ei a ia, ne nofo atu a Iosefa, te tamaliki fakapelepele a Iakopo mo Lasela, i se koga ‵mao mai te fale o tena tamana telā e mataku ki te Atua.


Jehovah answered David’s prayers and strengthened him to go ahead with his life and accomplish something worthwhile. 	 Ne tali atu a Ieova ki ‵talo a Tavita kae fakamalosi atu ki tou tagata ke gasolo ki mua i te faiga o te mea tonu i tena olaga.


“Is this one newer than the others?” you ask your guide. 	 E fesili atu koe ki te tino tausi, “E mata, tenei se ma fou?”


(Gen. 39:12, 20) The driver who took Maria from the courtroom to the prison told her: “Don’t be afraid. 	 (Kene. 39:12, 20) Ne fai atu ki a Maria a te tino telā ne fakatele atu ne ia te motoka mai i te fale fai fono ki te falepuipui: “Sa mataku.


Some of the choices we make in life are merely expressions of individual taste. 	 A nisi filifiliga kolā e fai ne tatou i te olaga se fakaasiga fua tenā o mea kolā e fia‵fia tatou ki ei.


Why is good communication essential to close relationships in the congregation? 	 Kaia e tāua ei a fesokotakiga ‵lei ki te faiga o va fakataugasoa ‵pili i te fakapotopotoga?


Science writer David Bodanis observed: “The mass our Sun is exploding into energy each second is equivalent to [billions of atomic] bombs.” 	 Ne fai mai te tagata tusi tusi fakasaienisi ko David Bodanis: “A mea mai te ‵tou La kolā e maua mai i ei te malosi i sekone takitasi e ‵pau mo pōmu [faka-atomika e fia piliona].”


What do we enjoy because of God’s undeserved kindness? 	 Se a te fakamanuiaga e maua ne tatou ona ko te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


10, 11. (a) What helped Job to endure? (b) How did having a good conscience help Job? 	 10, 11. (a) Ne a mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Iopu ke tumau i te kufaki? (e) Ne fesoasoani atu pefea ki a Iopu a te mauaga o se loto lagona ‵lei?


(Acts 8:5, 14-17) How Philip himself as well as those he had converted must have been encouraged by this support from the governing body! 	 (Galu. 8:5, 14-17) A te faiga tenei ne fai pelā me se fakamalosiga lasi ‵ki ki a Filipo mo tino ‵fou konei fatoa ‵fuli me lavea atu ne latou me ne ‵lago malosi atu a latou kolā i te potukau pule!


Consider what some have said: 	 Mafaufau ki pati a nisi tino:


(Luke 2:1-5, 21, 22) And although only men were required to attend the major religious festivals in Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary, together with members of their family, attended each year. 	 (Luka 2:1-5, 21, 22) Kae e tiga eiloa ne manakogina fua ke ‵kau atu a tagata ki fakamanatuga fakalotu ‵lasi i Ielusalema, ne ‵kau fakatasi atu eiloa a Iosefa mo Malia, mo lā tama‵liki i tausaga takitasi.


Did that settle matters? 	 E mata, ko fia‵fia a tino katoa ki te tali tenā?


Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men . . . will inherit God’s kingdom.” (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10) There is no question about it. 	 A latou kolā e amio ma‵sei; io me kolā e tapuaki ki tupua, io me kolā e mulilua, io me kolā e amio fakasotoma . . . e seai eiloa se tino o latou e talia ne ia te Atua ke fai mo olotou tupu.” (1 Kolinito 6:9, 10) E seai eiloa se fakalotolotolua e uiga ki te mea tenei.


All my possessions were in a single suitcase, but I was happy and content in serving Jehovah.” 	 Ne tuku katoa oku kope i se pausi e tasi, kae ne fiafia kae lotomalie au i te tavini atu ki a Ieova.”


2 Would you not agree that helping others brings joy? 	 2 E maua ne koe te fiafia māfai e fesoasoani atu koe ki nisi tino, i ne?


He did not curse God as Satan said he would. 	 Ne seki pati masei foki a ia ki te Atua e pelā mo te ‵losiga a Satani.


(Read Luke 2:46.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 2:46.)


The angel takes swift action, throwing her back into the container and sealing it shut with the heavy lid. 	 Ne gasuesue fakavave a te agelu, mai te ‵toe ūsu atu tou fafine ki loto i te ato kae ‵pono faka‵mau ne ia ki tena ‵pono ‵mafa.


Like Carol, you young ones today who courageously stick to Bible principles may motivate honesthearted individuals to get to know Jehovah. 	 E pelā mo Carol, koutou talavou i aso nei kolā e ‵piki ‵mau ki akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu mo te loto toa e mafai foki o fakamalosi atu ki tino loto fakamaoni ke fia iloa ne latou a Ieova.


They have been taken into an additional covenant, the Kingdom covenant. 	 Ne fai mai Iesu e uiga ki te lotou ‵kau fakatasi mo Keliso, penei: “Ne ‵kau fakatasi foki koutou mo au i oku tofotofoga.


KINGDOM CITIZENS VALUE EDUCATION 	 E FAKATĀUA NE TINO TONU O TE MALO A AKOAKOGA


(Matt. 24:45-47) While we may be prepared to accept fleshly traits as normal in Satan’s world, facing such imperfections among our brothers can be particularly trying. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) E tiga eiloa e mafai o toka tatou ke talia a uiga faka-te-foitino e pelā me ne mea masani i te lalolagi a Satani, e faigata eiloa ke fakafesagai atu tatou ki vaegā tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa penā i va o ‵tou taina.


11 Listen to what Jehovah is going to do. Micah 1:3, 4 says: “Look! 	 E fai mai te Mika 1:3, 4, penei: “A te Aliki e vau mai i tena nofoaga tapu, ka vau a ia ki lalo o sasale i ulu o mauga.


3, 4. (a) How did the apostle Peter illustrate the importance of baptism? (b) Why can baptism be likened to constructing the ark in Noah’s day? 	 3, 4. (a) Ne fakatusa ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te papatisoga ki te a? (e) Kaia e mafai ei o fakatusa a te papatisoga ki te faitega o te vaka i aso o Noa?


(Job 13:26) During adolescence and the following early years of life, a young Christian often has to make weighty decisions. 	 (Iopu 13:26) I te taimi koi talavou i ei mo nāi tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, e masani sāle o fai ne se talavou Kelisiano a fakaikuga tāua.


A study was started with the man, and he began attending Christian meetings. 	 Ne kamata te akoga mo te tagata tenā, kae ne kamata foki a ia o kau mai ki fakatasiga Kelisiano.


PRAY IN BEHALF OF OTHERS 	 ‵TALO ATU MŌ NISI TINO


Jesus says to the apostles. “Look! 	 Kiloke, tenei te tino tela e fakalata ne ia au!”


What assistance is now available to parents to help them teach their children effectively? 	 Ne a fesoasoani e maua nei ne mātua ke akoako atu ei olotou tama‵liki?


How are Jehovah’s people responding to Jesus’ words about preaching the good news? 	 E ‵saga atu pefea a tino o Ieova ki pati a Iesu e uiga ki te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei?


What would your feelings be when you tried to pray to God? 	 E pefea ou lagonaga māfai ko taumafai koe o ‵talo atu ki te Atua?


Getting God’s mind on such matters will help us to anticipate problems. 	 A te mauaga ne tatou a te mafaufau o te Atua i mea penā ka fesoasoani mai ke lavea ‵mao ne tatou a fakalavelave.


He would pronounce that slave happy and would “appoint him over all his belongings” on earth. 	 E taku ne ia a te tavini tenā me e fiafia kae “fili ne ia a te tavini tenā, ke pule i ana mea katoa” i te lalolagi.


What expectations do I have? 	 Ne a fakamoemoega e maua ne au?


These have dedicated their lives to Jehovah and symbolized their dedication by water baptism. 	 Ko oti ne tuku atu ne tino konei olotou ola ki a Ieova e auala i te papatiso ki te vai.


12 The companions of the anointed ones are not yet declared righteous for life. 	 12 E seki takuamiotonugina nei a taugasoa o te kau fakaekegina mō te ola.


On one occasion, Jesus visited the home of Mary and her sister, Martha. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne asi atu a Iesu ki a Malia mo tena tuagane, ko Maleta.


What arrangements has Jesus made for us to receive “food at the proper time”? 	 Ne a fakatokaga ko oti ne fai ne Iesu ke maua ne tatou a “meakai i te taimi tonu”?


Love for Jehovah, Jesus, and our neighbor moves us to preach (See paragraphs 5, 10) 	 A te alofa ki a Ieova, Iesu mo ‵tou tuakoi e fakamalosi ei tatou ke talai atu (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 5, 10)


“They deny the Trinity, which is the heart of the Christian religion.” 	 E se talia ne latou te Tolutasi, telā ko te fatu eiloa o te lotu Kelisiano.”


On that day, thousands of them heard—not in confusion, as those at ancient Babel did, but with understanding—ordinary people filled with holy spirit proclaim the good news in numerous languages spoken in the empire. 	 I te aso tenā, ne lagona ei ne te fia afe o latou—e se i te ‵numi, e pelā mo te mea ne tupu i Papelonia mua, kae mo te malamalama—a tino ko ‵fonu i te agaga tapu kae folafola atu te tala ‵lei i ‵gana kese‵kese e uke kolā ne fakaaogā mai lalo i te malo tenā.


(Deut. 6:6, 7) Thus, 1 Timothy 3:4 says that if you are the head of a family and are reaching out for extra privileges in the congregation, you must be a man who is “presiding over his own household in a fine manner, having children in subjection with all seriousness.” 	 (Teutelonome 6:6, 7) Tela la, e fai mai te 1 Timoteo 3:4 me kafai koe ko te ulu o se kāiga kae kausaki atu ki tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga, e ‵tau o fai koe e pelā me se tagata telā e “pulepule faka‵lei tona kāiga, ka ke fai ne ia ana tama‵liki ke faka‵logo ki a ia i mea katoa.”


He said to them: “You are from your father the Devil, and you wish to do the desires of your father. 	 Ana muna ki a latou: “A koutou ko fanau a te otou tamana ko te tiapolo, kae fai foki ne koutou a mea e manako malosi ki ei te otou tamana.


To illustrate this, consider an event in the life of King Saul. 	 Ka matea ne tatou te mea tenei i se mea e tasi telā ne tupu i te olaga o te tupu ko Saulo.


In a sense, all imperfect humans are walking toward the same destination. 	 E tonu, e sa‵sale atu a tino se ‵lei katoatoa katoa ki te koga e tasi.


He stated: “You wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as it is becoming in the Lord. 	 Ne fai atu a ia: “A koutou e fāfine, ke faka‵logo koutou ki otou avaga me tenā te mea e ‵tau o fai ne soko o Keliso.


In time, he had the wrongdoing handled, correctly and firmly. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne faka‵tonu aka ei te agasala tenā i te auala tonu.


Joseph’s brothers mistreated him, but he did not harbor resentment. 	 Ne fai fakamasei a Iosefa ne ana taina, kae ne seki ita fakamoemoe a ia ki a latou.


3 Under the Messianic King Jesus Christ and his 144,000 corulers, God’s Kingdom will take progressive steps to undo all the damage done to humans and their home, the planet Earth. 	 3 Mai lalo i te Tupu faka-Mesia ko Iesu Keliso mo ana pule lagolago e toko 144,000, ka fai eiloa ne te Malo o te Atua ne faiga mautinoa ke fakaseai a fakamaseiga katoa kolā ne fai ki tino mo te lotou koga ‵nofo, ko te Lalolagi.


They take that position because they have neither the faith nor the understanding of how faith works. 	 E mafau‵fau eiloa latou penā ona ko te mea e seai ne olotou fakatuanaki kae e se malama‵lama foki i te auala e fakagalue aka ei te fakatuanaki.


What a wonderful prospect! 	 Ma‵faga o fakamoemoega gali!


The apostle John wrote: “We all received from his fullness, even undeserved kindness upon undeserved kindness.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “Ne maua ne tatou katoa mai i a ia te alofa tauanoa, me e ‵fonu a ia i te alofa tauanoa.”


In resisting Satan, Christians should avail themselves of “every form of prayer and supplication.” 	 Ke ‵teke atu faeloa ki a Satani, e ‵tau mo Kelisiano katoa o taumafai o “‵talo, e fakatagi atu ei koutou ki te Atua mō se fesoasoani.”


Consider how the lack of desire to please Jehovah affected the view that many had of Jesus’ teaching. 	 Mafaufau ki te auala ne pokotia ei a te kilokiloga a tino e tokouke i akoakoga a Iesu ona ko te seai o se manakoga ke fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova.


What questions about love will be discussed in the following article? 	 Kae ne fai mai a ia me e ‵tau o a‵lofa atu ki ‵tou tuakoi e pelā mo tatou ki a tatou eiloa. (Maleko 12:29-31) Ko oi e aofia i konā?


Second, we cultivate the fruitage produced in us by holy spirit and strive to imitate Jehovah God’s superlative qualities. 	 A te lua o mea, e fakagalue aka ne tatou a fuataga o te agaga tapu kae taumafai o fakaakoako ki uiga ma‵luga o Ieova te Atua.


All are held in high esteem in God’s Word.—Matthew 1:3, 5, 16. 	 Ne fakamaluga ne te muna a te Atua a fāfine konei.—Mataio 1:3, 5, 16.


(Read Matthew 6:24.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 6:24.)


After carrying the dead child to the roof chamber, Elijah prays repeatedly for the child’s life to be returned. 	 Mai tua o te sauatuga ne ia o te tamaliki ki te potu i luga, ne ‵talo atu faeloa a Elia ke toe fakafoki atu te ola ki te tamaliki tenā.


(John 7:47-49) Yes, they considered anyone who had not studied at the rabbinic schools or who did not keep their traditions to be contemptible and ordinary. 	 (Ioa. 7:47-49) Ao, ne ‵kilo atu latou ki so se tino telā ne seki akoga i mea fakalotu a te kau Iutaia io me ne seki tau‵tali i olotou tuu mo aganuu e pelā me ne tino sē aoga io me fatauvā.


These faithful men will direct God’s people. 	 Ka takitaki ne tāgata fakamaoni konei a tino o te Atua.


“Blessed be Jehovah God, Israel’s God, who alone is doing wonderful works. 	 “Viki atu ki te Aliki te Atua o Isalaelu, me ko ia fua tokotasi ne fai ne ia galuega fakaofoofogina konei.


Or did they have the sort of faith exemplified by the widow? 	 Io me e mata, ne maua ne latou te vaegā fakatuanaki telā ne maua ne te fafine ko mate tena avaga?


(Ecclesiastes 3:1, 6) Of course, even appreciative people may need extended help to change their views, attitudes, and priorities in life. 	 (Failauga 3:1, 6) E tonu, ke oko foki ki tino kolā e maua ne latou te loto fakafetai, kāti e manakogina se fesoasoani tai leva atu ke ‵fuli olotou kilokiloga, uiga, mo mea kolā e fakatāua ne latou i olotou olaga.


They have done this by means of God-dishonoring teachings, “things that cause stumbling,” such as the doctrine of eternal punishment in hellfire and the confusing and mysterious Trinity. 	 Ne fai eiloa latou penei e auala i akoakoga kolā e se fakaasi atu ei te āva ki te Atua, ko mea kolā e “fakaagasala ne latou a tino,” e pelā mo te akoakoga e uiga ki te fakasalaga se-gata-mai i te afi i seoli mo te akoakoga faka‵numi kae ‵funa ko te Tolutasi.


(Compare Luke 17:6.) 	 (Fakatusa ki te Luka 17:6.)


What are the consequences of following a course that Jehovah loves as compared with following one that he hates? 	 Ne a ikuga o te tautali atu ki se auala telā e fiafia ki ei a Ieova mo te tautali atu ki te auala telā e takalialia a ia ki ei?


So Satan’s ploy roused Eve’s curiosity; it got her to focus on the one thing in all the garden that was forbidden to her. 	 Tela la, ne fai ne te togafiti a Satani ke momea aka te fia logo o Eva; ne fai ei tou fafine ke saga tonu atu ki se mea fua e tasi mai i mea katoa i te fatoaga telā ne fakatapu a ia i ei.


Abram thus took a bold public stand as a worshiper of the true God, Jehovah, exposing himself to ill will and possible physical danger. 	 Ne seki mā a Apelamo ma fakaasi atu tena loto toa e pelā me se tino tapuaki o te Atua tonu, ko Ieova, faitalia me e iku atu tena faiga tenā ki te sē fiafia o nisi tino ki a ia mo te fakamataku o tena tulaga i ei.


Taking time to reflect on the favors that Jehovah has showered upon ‘the righteous one walking in his integrity’ will indeed strengthen our resolve to continue serving our heavenly Father joyfully.—Proverbs 20:7. 	 A te mafaufau ‵mafa faeloa ki mea ‵lei kolā ko oti ne ‵ligi mai ne Ieova ki luga i ‘tino fai mea ‵tonu kae amio‵tonu’ ka fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke tavini atu ki ‵tou Tamana i te lagi mo te fia‵fia.—Faataoto 20:7.


The apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Colossae: “Strip off the old personality with its practices, and clothe yourselves with the new personality, which through accurate knowledge is being made new according to the image of the One who created it . . . 	 Ne tusi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano i Kolose: “Tuku kea‵tea ne koutou a te natula mua mo ana faiga, ka ko oti ne fakapei ki luga i a koutou a te natula fou, telā ko oti ne fakafou i te poto i foliga o ia telā ne faite ne ia a mea katoa.


How important it is to apply Jesus’ counsel by not worrying excessively and by dealing with each day’s concerns as they come. 	 FAKAGALUE AKA I SE AUALA POTO A MEA KOLĀ E MAFAU‵FAU KI EI


When she answered a knock on the door of her house, she found two Witnesses who were ready to help her learn the true God’s distinctive name, Jehovah. 	 I te taimi ne tukituki mai ei i te mataloa kae ‵tala atu, matea ei ne ia te tokolua Molimau kolā ko toka o fesoasoani atu ke iloa ne ia te igoa o te Atua tonu, ko Ieova.


Wisdom has the advantage over folly in that it can help solve certain problems. 	 E ‵lei atu te poto i lō te valea me e mafai o fesoasoani mai te poto ke faka‵lei aka ei a nisi fakalavelave.


Enter into the joy of your master.” 	 Ulu mai ki loto o fia‵fia fakatasi mo tou matai.”


Jacob was a man who had faith in Jehovah. 	 Ne fakatuanaki a Iakopo ki a Ieova.


How did one Christian face emotional problems? 	 Ne fakafesagai atu pefea se Kelisiano ki te tulaga faigatā o ana lagonaga?


What, though, of Satan’s more subtle, cobralike attacks? 	 Kae pefea la a auala fai lemū a Satani, kolā e fai pelā mo te gata poisini?


Do we love congregation meetings, attending all of them each week? 	 E mata, e fia‵fia malosi tatou ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, mai te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga katoa i te vaiaso?


(Luke 2:19, 51) She became a faithful disciple of Jesus. 	 (Luka 2:19, 51) Ne fai tou fafine mo fai se soko fakamaoni o Iesu.


(Isaiah 56:6) No, they are not parties to the new covenant, but they lay hold of it in that they obey the laws related to it and cooperate with arrangements made through it. 	 (Isaia 56:6) Ikai, e se aofia latou i te feagaiga fou, kae e tausi fakamaoni latou ki ei me e faka‵logo latou ki tulafono mo fakatokaga kolā e tuku mai i ei.


11 But do not forget that in the apostles’ day, it was said: “As regards this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.” 	 11 Kae ke se puli i a tatou, me i aso o te kau apositolo, ne fai mai penei: “Me iloa ne matou i tino ko fai‵pati se ‵lei ki te kau e kau foki koe i ei.”


At that time the people were “shouting so loudly that the sound was heard from a great distance.” 	 I te taimi tenā a tino ne “ka‵laga mo te fia‵fia” kae ne “logoa valevale” eiloa.


This could be in order to help us develop fine qualities, such as patience, endurance, faith, and long-suffering.—James 1:2-4. 	 Kāti ona ko te mea e fesoasoani mai i ei ki a tatou ke ati aka a uiga ‵lei, e pelā mo te fa‵ki, kufaki, fakatuanaki mo te loto mau.—Iakopo 1:2-4.


The parents eagerly look forward to walking with their child, hand in hand, in the months and years to come. 	 E olioli faeloa a mātua ki te taimi telā ka sa‵sale fakatasi ei laua mo te lā tamaliki, i masina mo tausaga mai mua.


When the opportunity arose to kill Saul, David’s companions urged him to do so, saying that Jehovah was giving David’s enemy into his hand. 	 I te taimi ne maua ei se avanoaga ‵lei ke tamate ne ia a Saulo, ne fakamalosi atu a taugasoa o Tavita ke fai ne ia te mea tenā me ko tuku atu ne Ieova tena fili ki ona lima.


If the foundation is strong and the structure is stable, the house can likely be restored. 	 Kafai e malosi ‵lei tena fakavae pelā foki mo tena faitega e mafai eiloa o toe faka‵lei aka te fale tenā.


(John 8:44; Revelation 12:9) To take your stand for Jehovah and against the Devil requires both faith and courage. 	 (Ioane 8:44; Fakaasiga 12:9) Ke tumau koe i te ‵lago atu ki a Ieova kae ‵teke atu ki te Tiapolo, e ‵tau eiloa o maua ne koe te fakatuanaki mo te loto toa.


1, 2. (a) What problem do many immigrant children experience? (b) What questions will this article discuss? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tamaliki e tokouke mai nisi fenua? (e) Ne a fesili ka sau‵tala ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


At the wedding feast in Cana, for example, we see Mary actively involved and even taking some initiative, but there is no sign of Joseph. 	 E pelā mo te ‵kaiga o te fakaipoipoga i Kana, e lavea ne tatou me ne aofia malosi a Malia i ei, kae seai loa se mea e faipati i ei e uiga ki a Iosefa.


What is the Septuagint, and how did it come about? 	 Se a te Septuagint, kae ne maua mai pefea?


Am I drawing closer to God by nurturing a personal relationship with him?’ 	 E mata, e fakapilipili atu au ki te Atua mai te atiakaga o se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo ia?’


“Daughter.” 	 “Taku Tama.”


“If one member suffers,” wrote the apostle Paul, “all the other members suffer with [him].” (1 Corinthians 12:26) Others can take an active interest in such a youth. 	 “Kafai e isi se mea o te foitino ko ‵mae,” ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, “ka ‵mae a vaega katoa.” (1 Kolinito 12:26) E mafai o ‵saga malosi atu a nisi tino ki se vaegā talavou penā.


(Proverbs 6:16-19) If we were ever to succumb to telling a lie, it would be good to analyze the cause. 	 (Faataoto 6:16-19) Kafai ko taka‵vale tatou i te pati loi, se mea ‵lei ke iloilo aka me māfua mai fea te loi tenā.


(Matthew 22:37-40) In this article, we will consider the greatest of these two commandments. 	 (Mataio 22:37-40) Ka suke‵suke tatou i te mataupu tenei ki te tulafono tafasili i te aogā i tulafono konei e lua.


(Romans 15:4) Even in a seemingly hopeless situation, the deeply grieved prophet looked to Jehovah for salvation. 	 (Loma 15:4) Ke oko eiloa ki toe tulaga faiga‵ta, ne ‵fuli atu eiloa a te pelofeta loto mafatia tenei ki a Ieova mō se fakaolataga.


Jesus used this technique when teaching his disciples. 	 Ne fakaaoga ne Iesu a te auala tenei i te taimi ne akoako ei ne ia ana soko.


God’s Word forewarns, though, that when you give up “excesses with wine, revelries, [and] drinking matches,” some former companions will be “puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.” (1 Peter 4:3, 4) Be willing to cut out association with those who undermine your resolve to control your drinking. 	 Kae e fakailoa mai te Muna a te Atua, me kafai ko tiakina ne koe a te “inu kava, fiafiaga o te konā, [mo te] inuga kava,” ka “faifai muna atu” a nisi taugasoa inu o koe. (1 Petelu 4:3, 4) Ke toka o fakagata a te fai taugasoa mo tino kolā e manatu mā‵ma ki tau kilokiloga ke pule faka‵lei atu ki tau inu.


5 This vivid illustration of a persistent man shows what our disposition should be when we pray. 	 5 E fakaasi mai i te tala fakatusa manino tenei e uiga ki se tagata telā ne fakamolemole ‵soko atu, a ‵tou tulaga māfai e ‵talo tatou.


• Gideon? 	 • Kitiona?


The Bible tells us about Joseph, a young man who had a strong sense of identity. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a mea e uiga ki a Iosefa, se talavou tagata telā ne malosi ‵ki i te tausiga o se igoa ‵lei.


On January 17, 1976, she died at the age of 86. 	 I a Ianuali 17, 1976, ne mate atu ei tou fafine kae ko 86 ana tausaga.


13 Recall the scene described at the beginning of this article. 	 13 Mafaufau la ki te fakamatalaga i te kamataga o te mataupu tenei.


This scenario illustrates the situation of Jehovah’s servants, who boldly testify for Jehovah and fearlessly expose his vicious archenemy, Satan! 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e loto ‵toa eiloa a tavini a Ieova o molimau atu mō Ieova kae fakaasi faka‵sau atu e aunoa mo te ma‵taku a tena fili sauā, ko Satani!


5 A first key to remaining neutral is to share Jehovah’s view of political systems. 	 5 A te auala muamua ke tumau ei tatou i te sē ‵kau ki se feitu, ko te mauaga o te kilokiloga a Ieova e uiga ki malo fakapolitiki.


12 With prayerful consideration, the Governing Body strives to be faithful and discreet with regard to how the organization’s funds are used. 	 12 Fakatasi mo te faiga o ‵talo, e taumafai malosi te Potukau Pule ke fakamaoni kae fakaaoga ne latou mo te ‵poto a tupe a te fakapotopotoga.


(Mark 13:14-18; Luke 21:21-23) So more than ever before, those Christians needed to strengthen their affection for one another.—Rom. 12:9. 	 (Male. 13:14-18; Luka 21:21-23) Tela la, a koi tuai o oko mai te taimi faigata tenā, ne ‵tau mo Kelisiano konā o fakamalosi aka te lotou a‵lofa fakataina.—Loma 12:9.


Keep Yourself in God’s Love 	 Ke Tumau Faeloa Koe i te Alofa o te Atua


The apostle Paul answered that question when he wrote: “By faith Enoch was transferred so as not to see death, and he was nowhere to be found because God had transferred him; for before his transference he had the witness that he had pleased God well.” 	 Ne tali mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo te fesili tenā i te taimi ne tusi mai ei a ia: “Ona ko tena fakatuanaki ne ave keatea a Enoka ko te mea ke se matea ne ia te mate, kae seki toe matea atu a ia i konā me ne ave keatea ne te Atua; a koituai o ave keatea, ne maua ne ia se molimau me ne fakafiafia eiloa ne ia te Atua.”


6 The older men in the congregation are exhorted to ‘shepherd the flock of God in their care,’ doing so willingly and eagerly. 	 6 Ne fakamalosi atu ki toeaina i te fakapotopotoga ke ‘tausi faka‵lei ne latou te lafu mamoe a te Atua,’ i te loto fiafia mo te fiafia tonu.


What an opportunity to preach the good news with the help of the sound car! 	 Se tauliaga gali eiloa ke talai atu te tala ‵lei fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o te motoka mo mea faka‵lasi leo i ei!


The apostle Peter said: “I perceive that God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”—Acts 10:34, 35. 	 Ne fai mai a te apositolo ko Petelu, penei: “Se mea tonu i te Atua e se fakailoga tino. So se tino o so se fenua e mataku ki te Atua, kae amiotonu foki, e talia faeloa a ia ne te Atua.”—Galuega 10:34, 35.


It will never be repeated on this scale or under these same conditions,” adds Andrzej. 	 Ka se toe fai eiloa te galuega tenei mai lalo i fakanofonofoga konei,” ko pati a Andrzej.


6. (a) What did Abraham demonstrate by his willingness to sacrifice his son? (b) What precious inheritance could Abraham pass on to his offspring? 	 6. (a) Se a te mea telā ne fakaasi atu ne Apelaamo me ne loto malie a ia ke fai tena tama mo fai se taulaga? (e) Se a te tofi tāua telā ne mafai o avatu ne Apelaamo ki ana tama?


18 The first-century governing body proved to be a source of encouragement both to those taking the lead and to Christians in general. 	 18 A te potukau pule i te senitenali muamua ne fai pelā me se fakamalosiga ki a latou kolā e fai ne latou a te takitakiga mō Kelisiano katoa.


“Not one [sparrow] will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. 	 “E seai foki se manu i a latou e to ki te one e se iloa ne te Tamana.


PAGE 12 • SONGS: 22, 110 	 ITULAU E 12 • PESE: 22, 110


“What prevents me from getting baptized?” 	 “E isi se fakalavelave e se papatiso ei au ne koe?”


Psalm 27:1 	 Salamo 27:1


Although Jehovah had assured David that he would be king, for years David had to flee, to fight, and to wait for Jehovah’s time to make him king. 	 E ui eiloa ko oti ne fakamautinoa atu ne Ieova ki a ia me ka fai a ia mo tupu, i te fia o tausaga ne ‵tau ei o sola a Tavita, taua atu kae faka‵tali ki te taimi tonu o Ieova ke fai ei a ia mo tupu.


[Pictures on page 26] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 18]


23:20-23—Who was the angel mentioned here, and how was it that Jehovah’s name was “within him”? 	 23:20-23—Ko oi te agelu telā ne taku mai i konei, kae i te auala fea e fai i ei me e “ei i a ia” a te igoa o Ieova [Tusi Paia, Samoa]?


His perfect sense of justice emanates from his own being, and on that basis, he provided written laws for humans. 	 Ne māfua mai eiloa i a ia tena fai mea tonu telā e ‵lei katoatoa, kae e ‵tusa mo te mea tenā, ne fakatoka ei ne ia a tulafono tusia mō tino.


How can we successfully cope with trials? 	 E mafai o faigata ‵ki a tofotofoga kolā e māfua mai i mea kese‵kese.


10 Concerning one of the temptations Jesus experienced in the wilderness, the Scriptures state: “The Devil took him along into the holy city, and he stationed him upon the battlement of the temple and said to him: ‘If you are a son of God, hurl yourself down; for it is written, “He will give his angels a charge concerning you, and they will carry you on their hands, that you may at no time strike your foot against a stone.”’” 	 10 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki se tofotofoga ne fepaki mo Iesu i te koga lavaki: “Ne toe ave ne te Tiapolo a Iesu ki te Fa‵kai Tapu, kae tuku a ia i te koga tafa maluga o te Fale Tapu, kae muna mai ki a ia, ‘Kafai koe ko te Tama a te Atua, lele ki lalo i te laukele; me i muna a te Tusi, “E fakatonu ne te Atua ana agelu mō koe: E sapo ake a koe ne latou i olotou lima, ko te mea ke se mafai o pa‵kia ou vae i fatu.”’”


17 First, we can glorify God by praising his name. 	 17 Muamua la, e mafai o faka‵malu atu tatou ki te Atua mai te tavae atu ki tena igoa.


21 All of this shows that the slave has been both “faithful and discreet.” 	 21 E fakaasi mai i mea katoa konei me i te tavini e “fakamaoni kae poto” foki.


Well, it is good to listen to our conscience, but its message may seriously mislead us. 	 E tonu, se mea ‵lei ke fakalogo‵logo tatou ki ‵tou loto lagona, kae e mafai o takitaki ‵se tatou ne tena fekau i se auala lasi ‵ki.


7 Now came Elijah’s turn. 	 7 Ko oko atu nei ki te taimi o Elia.


Do you find association with your fellow believers to be less appealing? 	 E mata, ko matafitafi malielie i a koe a te gali o te fakatasitasi mo taina tali‵tonu?


7:8—Why did court officials cover Haman’s face? 	 7:8—Kaia ne pulou ei ne ofisa a te tupu a mata o Hamanu?


Apostates and other opposers try to use our publications on their websites to lure in Jehovah’s Witnesses and others. 	 E taumafai eiloa a aposetate mo nisi tino ‵teke o fakaaoga a ‵tou tusi i olotou fakatuatusi ke fakamasei ei a Molimau a Ieova mo nisi tino aka.


Still, the change of viewpoint he presented would bring considerable refreshment. 	 Kae ui i ei, a manatu kese‵kese kolā ne tuku mai ne ia ka mafai o maua mai ei a te matugā malōlōga ki a tatou.


(2 Cor. 5:20) What more joyful, satisfying work could we engage in than that of helping people chart a course that will result in their living forever? 	 (2 Koli. 5:20) Kae e mata, e isi aka foki se ‵toe galuega gali kae fakamalie loto e mafai o aofia tatou i ei i tafa o te fesoasoani atu ki tino ke maua ne latou te ola se-gata-mai?


20, 21. (a) Give an example showing that we must keep on mustering up courage. (b) Under what circumstances may we need to display courage, and of what can we be certain? 	 20, 21. (a) Tuku mai se fakaakoakoga e fakaasi mai i ei me e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te atiakaga o te loto malosi. (e) Ne a fakanofonofoga kāti e manakogina ke fakaasi atu i ei a te loto malosi, kae se a te mea e mafai o mautinoa i a tatou?


See the article “Does the Devil Make Us Sick?” in the September 1, 1999, Watchtower. 	 Ke onoono ki te mataupu ko te “E Mata, ko te Tiapolo e Fai ne Ia Tatou ke Ma‵saki?” i Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Setema 1, 1999.


What confidence can we have regarding Jehovah’s future actions? 	 Se a te mea e tali‵tonu ei tatou e uiga ki faifaiga a Ieova i aso mai mua?


30 2008 “Guided by God’s Spirit” District Convention Locations 	 Ke Maua te Fiafia i Tau Fakaipoipoga ITULAU E 14 • PESE: 85, 41.


However, what was Jesus’ reaction when he saw that a crowd had gathered? 	 Kae, e pefea a lagonaga o Iesu i te taimi ne lavea ei ne ia se vaitino ko maopoopo mai?


11 If we treasure our ministry, we will be like the apostle Paul, continuing to preach despite persecution. 	 11 Kafai e fakatāua ne tatou ‵tou galuega talai, ka fai tatou e pelā mo te apositolo ko Paulo, mai te tumau i te talai atu faitalia a fakasauaga.


The End of the World—Fear, Fascination, and Frustration 	 Te Gataga o te Lalolagi e Fakamataku, Fakafiafia Kae Fakafi‵ta


“The spirit of the truth” was poured out on the disciples at Pentecost 33 C.E. 	 Ne ‵ligi atu “te agaga o te munatonu” ki soko i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A.


Since then, world conditions have steadily worsened. 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne gasolo aka eiloa o ma‵sei atu a mea e ‵tupu i te lalolagi.


Blessings Overtake Obedient Ones 	 Fakamanuiaga e Maua ne Tino Faka‵logo


Knowing that should urge on those of the Jeremiah class and help their dedicated companions to keep awake to the increasing urgency of their message. 	 A te iloaga o te mea tenā e ‵tau o fakamalosi atu ki te potukau e pelā mo Ielemia kae fesoasoani atu ki ana taugasoa tukugina atu ke tumau eiloa i te mataala kae ke momea aka te fakavave o te lotou fekau.


(Isa. 41:10) As a result, our relationship with Jehovah deepens. 	 (Isa. 41:10) Ona ko te mea tenā, ka fai ei ke gasolo o malosi atu ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova.


They wait to be served in a restaurant. 	 E faka‵tali sāle latou ke maua olotou meakai i fale‵kai.


Yet, they gave way to the temptation of yielding to unrestrained greed when gathering the quail.—Num. 11:19, 20, 31-35. 	 Kae ne takavale latou i te tofotofoga me ne kaima‵nako latou i te taimi ne fakamaopoopo mai ei a manu eva.—Numela 11:19, 20, 31-35.


Many in the city had heard about Jesus and the extraordinary things he had done. 	 Ko oti ne lagona ne te tokoukega o tino i te fa‵kai a tala e uiga ki a Iesu mo mea fakaofoofogia kolā ne fai ne ia.


SOME PEOPLE SAY that control by the Devil is a hoax, while others dread being possessed by evil spirits. 	 E TALI‵TONU A NISI TINO me i te pule atu o te Tiapolo se mea fakamataku, kae ma‵taku a nisi tino i a latou ma ulufia ne agaga ma‵sei.


When a famine struck the region, Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy food but did not recognize him. 	 I te taimi ne tupu ei te oge i te fenua tenā, ne olo atu a taina o Iosefa ki Aikupito ke ‵togi mai ne meakai kae ne seki lavea ne latou a ia.


The apostle Paul was another person who remained loyal to Jehovah. 	 A te apositolo ko Paulo ko te suā tino telā ne tumau i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


Rather than being proud, boastful, or ambitious, the modest person is ever aware of his limitations. 	 E se fia maluga, e se faipati fakamatamata, io me e fakamaualuga te tino telā e agamalū, kae e iloa ne ia a tapulā ki mea kolā e mafai ne ia o fai.


• Why do we need to pursue mildness and peace? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o taumafai tatou o fakaasi atu te loto maulalo mo te filemu?


Jesus said that God “makes his sun rise upon wicked people and good and makes it rain upon righteous people and unrighteous.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me i te Atua “e fakamaina mai ne ia a tena la ki tino amio ma‵sei mo tino amio ‵lei, e faka‵to foki ne ia a te vaiua ki tino amiotonu mo tino amio ma‵sei.”


At times he felt tired, thirsty, and hungry. 	 I nisi taimi ne fi‵ta a ia, ne fiainu, kae ne fiakai.


15 To remain courageous, we need ongoing instruction in God’s way. 	 15 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke tumau ‵tou loto ma‵losi, e ‵tau ke akoakogina faeloa tatou ne te Atua.


Jesus’ opponents asked him: “Why do your disciples not observe the tradition of the men of former times, but they eat their meal with defiled hands?” 	 Ne fesili atu a fili o Iesu ki a ia: “Kaia e se tau‵tali ei ou soko ki tuu a tino i aso mua, kae e ‵kai latou mo olotou lima e lai‵lai?”


To be sure, there are spirit mediums and those who are associated with them who truly believe that they are contacting people who have died. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e isi ne agaga ma‵sei e ‵kau fakatasi mo tino faivailakau kolā e tali‵tonu me e fesokotaki atu latou ki tino kolā ko oti ne ‵mate.


Their past way of life may have included “things of which [they] are now ashamed” and that would have merited death. 	 Ne mafai o aofia i olotou olaga mua a ‘mea kolā ko fakamasiasi atu nei ki a latou’ kae ne ‵tau o iku atu ki te ‵mate.


To the very end of his life on earth, Jesus showed love toward those whom he met and especially toward his disciples. 	 Ke oko eiloa ki tena mate i te lalolagi, ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu te alofa ki tino kolā ne fetaui mo ia kae maise eiloa ki ana soko.


In an effort to comply with the counsel to read the Bible every day, we would not want to find ourselves rushing through several chapters without getting the sense of what we read. 	 Kafai e taumafai tatou ke faka‵logo ki te fakamalosiga ke fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa, e se ‵tau o fai‵tau fakavave fua tatou ki mataupu e uke kae e se maina tonu tatou i ei.


WHEN STUDYING GOD’S WORD, ASK YOURSELF: 	 Kafai Ko Sukesuke Ki Te Muna A Te Atua, Ke Fesili Ifo:


“BORNE ALONG BY HOLY SPIRIT”—HOW? 	 TE AUALA ‘NE TAKITAKIGINA EI NE TE AGAGA TAPU’


(Acts 2:33) Let us join them.—Read Acts 16:6-10. 	 (Galuega 2:33) Ke fai‵tau tatou ki te tala tenā.—Faitau te Galuega 16:6-10.


The Plain of Sharon, a fruitful area in the Promised Land 	 Te koga laugatasi o Salona, se laukele ola i te Fenua o te Folafolaga


We need to follow what pattern, and why? 	 Ne a pati aoga masani e ‵tau o tau‵tali tatou i ei, kae kaia?


Alicia has friends from many different cultures, and she says this: “Sometimes I say something, and then I sense that I may have offended someone. 	 E tokouke a taugasoa o Alicia mai fenua kolā e kese‵kese olotou tuu mo aganuu, kae konei ana muna: “E fai ne au ne pati i nisi taimi, fakamuli ifo ko lagona ne au me kāti ne fakalogo‵mae atu aku pati ki te suā tino.


Such proclamations have won the UN praise and admiration from many quarters, as well as the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. 	 Ona ko folafolaga penā, ko oti ne maua ne Malo ‵Soko a pati tavae mo pati fakamālō mai fakapotopotoga kese‵kese e uke, kae ne maua foki ne ia te fakailoga ko te Nobel Peace Prize i te 2001.


Isaiah 33:24: “No resident will say: ‘I am sick.’” 	 Isaia 33:24: “Ka seai se tino e fai aka: ‘Au ko masaki.’”


12 Once all Israel was safely ashore on the other side, Jehovah directed Moses: “Stretch your hand out over the sea, that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, their war chariots and their cavalrymen.” 	 12 I te taimi ne ‵sao atu ei a tino Isalaelu katoa ki te suā feitu, ne fai atu a Ieova ki a Mose: “Sisi ake tou lima i luga o te tai, ko te vai ka toe foki ifo ki luga i te kau Aikupito, mo olotou solofanua mo kaliota pelā foki mo olotou tino faka‵tele kaliota.”


(Luke 6:22, 23) We look to God to save us out of the most threatening situations. 	 (Luka 6:22, 23) E fakalago‵lago atu tatou ki te Atua ke faka‵sao ne ia a tatou mai i tulaga fakama‵taku.


In addition, IUDs that release a hormone came on the market in 2001. 	 E se gata i ei, a te IUD telā e fai ne ia ke ‵tafe atu te sua ne kamata o ‵togi atu i sitoa i te 2001.


In this way, he has been magnified in the eyes of those who love him. 	 I te auala tenei, ko lavea ‵lei eiloa ne mata o tino kolā e a‵lofa tonu ki a ia.


Jesus taught his followers to worship God with spirit and truth, and he commissioned them to make disciples. 	 Ne akoako ne Iesu ana soko ke tapuaki atu ki te Atua i te agaga mo te munatonu, kae ne fakatonu foki ne ia a latou ke olo atu o fai a soko.


During the 1870’s, one congregation of Jehovah’s people was formed in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. From such a small beginning, tens of thousands of congregations have sprung up and are flourishing worldwide. 	 I tausaga talu mai te 1870, ne fakatu aka ei se fakapotopotoga e tasi o tino o Ieova i Allegheny, i Pennsylvania, i te Iunaite Sitete o Amelika. Mai i se tamā kamataga foliki, ne ‵sae aka ei a te fia sefulu afe o fakapotopotoga kae ne salalau atu ki te lalolagi kātoa.


He satisfies the desire of those who fear him; he hears their cry for help, and he rescues them.” 	 E fakama‵lie ne ia a manakoga o latou kolā e ma‵taku ki a ia; e lagona ne ia te lotou ‵tagi mō se fesoasoani, kae e faka‵sao ne ia latou.”


He explains: “Out of thousands of lawyers, only one never had a client lie to him.” 	 Tenei tena fakamatalaga: “Mai te tokoafe o lōia, e tokotasi fua te lōia ne seki ai eiloa se tino kai loi atu ki a ia.”


No doubt, they had kept Jesus’ warning close in mind. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne masaua ne latou a te faka‵pulaga a Iesu.


Let Jehovah’s Discipline Mold You 	 Ke Talia A Te Polopolokiga A Ieova Ke ‵Fuli Ne Ia Koe


Jehovah’s spirit actually came upon Jesus when he was baptized. 	 Ne oko ifo a te agaga o Ieova ki luga i a Iesu i te taimi ne papatiso ei a ia.


“All things are clean to clean persons. But to persons defiled and faithless nothing is clean.”—TITUS 1:15. 	 “E ‵ma mea katoa ki a latou kolā e loto ‵ma; Kae e seai se mea e ‵ma ki a latou kolā e ma‵sei kae se tali‵tonu.”—TITO 1:15.


It represents what we really are on the inside, “the secret person of the heart.” (1 Peter 3:4) That is what Jehovah sees and examines. 	 E fakaasi atu a te tinā tino tonu eiloa i loto i a tatou, ko “te tino se lavea ko te loto.” (1 Petelu 3:4) Tenā eiloa te mea e lavea kae sukesuke aka ne Ieova.


However, Moses was confident that God would do something to protect His people. 	 E ui i ei, ne talitonu a Mose me ka fai ne te Atua se mea ke puipui ei Ana tino.


There is even a field of engineering, called biomimetics, that seeks to mimic designs found in nature. 	 E isi foki ne mea kolā e fai ne tino ke fakaakoako atu ei latou ki mea ne faite ne Ieova.


• What does it mean to trust in Jehovah? 	 Kaia ne ‵lei ei te lipoti a Iosua mo Kalepo?


As Jesus revealed in the parable of the wheat and the weeds and in his illustration of the broad and the cramped roads (Matthew 7:13, 14), true Christianity would continue to be practiced by a few down through the ages. 	 E pelā mo mea kolā ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu i tena tala fakatusa e uiga ki saito mo mouku, mo tena tala fakatusa e uiga ki te auala lauefa mo te auala lauliki (Mataio 7:13, 14), e isi ne nāi tino kolā ne fai faeloa ne latou te Lotu Kelisiano tonu ke oko eiloa ki te vaitaimi tenei.


What a powerful lesson for us! 	 Se akoakoga tāua ‵ki mō tatou!


It also explains why Jesus appears to be no more than a great man to those who do not value the Hebrew Scriptures, which contain many Messianic prophecies. 	 E fakamatala mai foki i ei a te pogai e se fai ei a Iesu mo fai se tagata sili ki tino kolā e se fakatāua ne latou a te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu, telā e aofia i ei a valoaga e uke e uiga ki te Mesia.


How that must have comforted Mary!*—Acts 1:14. 	 Ko tafaga la te fakamafanafana atu o te mea tenei ki a Malia!*—Galuega 1:14.


“We forget,” Pitts points out, “that there is a reason to go through ordeal, some value to be found in adversity.” 	 Muna a Pitts: “E puli sāle i a tatou me e isi se pogai e ‵tau ei o fa‵ki i se tofotofoga, e isi ne mea aogā e maua i nisi mea faiga‵ta.”


He prayed: “Make me understand, that I may observe your law and that I may keep it with the whole heart.” 	 Ne ‵talo atu a ia: “Fakamaina mai tau tulafono ki a au, kae ka fakalogo au ki ei; ka tausi au ki ei mo toku loto kātoa.”


This can be especially challenging for those new in the truth or those just starting to make progress toward spiritual maturity. 	 E mafai o faigata a te mea tenei ki tino kolā koi ‵fou ki te munatonu io me kolā ne fatoa kamata o gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


• Why do we put our full trust in God? 	 • Kaia e tali‵tonu katoatoa ei tatou ki te Atua?


Naaman did go to Israel, was miraculously healed, and became a worshipper of Jehovah. 	 Ne fano eiloa a Namanu ki Isalaelu, ne faka‵lei fakavavega a ia, kae ne fai mo fai se tino tapuaki ki a Ieova.


What benefits do we derive from cultivating godly fear? 	 Ne a mea aogā e maua ne tatou mai te atiakaga o te mataku ki te Atua?


Although some there knew my background, they greeted me in a friendly manner. 	 E tiga eiloa e iloa ne nisi tino i konā toku olaga, ne fakatalofa mai latou mo te fia‵fia tonu.


20 A key step in developing humility is to pray for God’s help and spirit. 	 20 A te kī ke fakamalosi aka ei te loto maulalo, ko te ‵talo atu mō te fesoasoani o te Atua mo tena agaga.


Does it offer some practical guidance that can help me to follow in Jesus’ footsteps?’ 	 E mata, e tuku mai ei a fakatakitakiga aogā kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke tautali atu au i kalafaga o Iesu?’


Satan can make improper entertainment seem acceptable to a Christian [Picture on page 10] 	 Ka fakamalosi aka tatou ne te a‵lofa o ‵tou taina i taimi o ‵tekemaiga


● Why should it matter to us? 	 ● Kaia e tāua ei ki a tatou?


Jesus said: “If, now, that right eye of yours is making you stumble, tear it out and throw it away from you.”—Matthew 5:29. 	 Muna a Iesu: “Tela la, kafai ko tou mata fakaatamai e fai ne ia koe ke agasala, ‵kape kae ‵pei kea‵tea.”—Mataio 5:29.


In El Salvador, a young publisher was studying the Bible with an 87-year-old Catholic woman who clung to her church. 	 I El Salvador, ne fai ne se talavou talai se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo se fafine Katolika telā ko 87 ana tausaga kae malosi ‵ki i tena lotu.


By the 18th century C.E., scientists were accepting the idea that stars and planets might hang in a void. 	 Mai i te 18 senitenali T.A, ne kamata o talia ne saienitisi a te akoakoga me i fetū i te lagi mo paneta e fakatautau ki te seai.


The Bible says: “The one trusting in his riches—he himself will fall.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “A tino kolā e fakatuaga ki olotou koloa ka ta‵tela.”


Grace now uses her time to search out others who may have been misinformed about Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ko fakaaogā nei ne Grace ana taimi ke ‵sala atu ki nisi tino kolā ko oti ne maua ne latou a tala sē ‵tonu e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova.


These waters fell upon the earth in Noah’s day. 	 Konā eiloa a vai ne ‵to ifo ki te lalolagi i aso o Noa.


Our preparing for, attending, and participating in all Christian meetings is faith-strengthening for us individually and encouraging to others. 	 A te faiga o ‵tou fakatokaga ke ‵kau atu mo te faiga o ‵tou tusaga i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano katoa e fakamalosi aka ei a te ‵tou fakatuanaki pelā foki loa ki nisi tino.


This article will focus mainly on the harvesttime.* 	 Ka fakapitoa eiloa a te mataupu tenei ki te taimi o te ‵katiga o saito.*


7 In addition to caring for widows, orphans, and those in need of assistance and encouragement locally, the first-century congregations at times organized relief measures in behalf of believers in other places. 	 7 I tafa o te tausi atu ki fāfine ko ‵mate olotou avaga, tama‵liki e seai ne olotou mātua, mo tino kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani mo se fakamalosiga, ne fesoasoani atu eiloa a fakapotopotoga i te senitenali muamua i nisi taimi ki te fakatokaga o mea kolā e manakogina ne tino tali‵tonu i nisi koga.


Noah and his family went to work. 	 Ne kamata o faite ne Noa mo tena kāiga a te vaka.


Moreover, they were given a priesthood, a tabernacle as a center of worship, and a provision for offering sacrifices to Jehovah. 	 E se gata i ei, ne tuku atu foki ki a latou se kau faitaulaga, se faleie ke fai ei te lotou tapuakiga, pelā foki mo te fakatokaga ke ofo atu ei a taulaga ki a Ieova.


(Genesis 1:28) With those words to Adam and Eve, Jehovah God instituted the family arrangement. 	 (Kenese 1:28, NW) Konā a pati a Ieova te Atua ne fai ki a Atamu mo Eva i te taimi ne kamata ei ne ia te fakatokaga o te kāiga.


We grow old because from Adam we have inherited sin and its penalty, death.—Read Genesis 5:5; Romans 5:12. 	 E olo aka tatou o ma‵tua me ne maua ne tatou te agasala mai i a Atamu mo tena ‵togi ko te mate.—Faitau te Kenese 5:5; Loma 5:12.


What God’s Kingdom Will Do 	 Mea Kolā Ka Fai ne te Malo o te Atua


Among those ‘who through faith and patience will inherit the promises’ is the God-fearing patriarch Abraham. 	 E aofia i tino kolā ne ‘fakatuanaki kae loto kufaki ke maua ne latou te mea ne folafolagina’ ko te tagata telā ne fakamaoni ki te Atua, ko Apelaamo.


[Blurb on page 6] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 16]


(Rom. 8:31) By receiving God’s spirit and by following its direction as outlined in the Bible, we will find contentment, peace, happiness, and the assurance of everlasting life in the new world near at hand. 	 (Loma 8:31) Mai te mauaga o te agaga o te Atua kae tau‵tali atu i ana fakatakitakiga kolā ne faka‵mafa mai i te Tusi Tapu, ka maua eiloa ne tatou te lotomalie, filemu, fiafia, mo te fakatalitonuga e uiga ki te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi fou telā ko pili o oko mai.


When Pharaoh refused to let Israel leave Egypt, Moses informed him that God would turn the waters of the Nile into blood. 	 I te taimi ne ita ei a Falao ma fakasaoloto a tino Isalaelu ke olo keatea mai Aikupito, ne fakailoa atu ne Mose ki a ia me ka ‵fuli ne te Atua a vai o te Naila ki toto.


(Psalm 10:1, 17) Note what the apostle Paul said next. 	 (Salamo 10:1, 17) Ke onoono ki pati ne fai fakamuli mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo.


“Finders Keepers” 	 “Ke Tausi a Mea e Maua ne Koe”


7 No Christian would want to slander anyone or make false accusations. 	 7 E se ‵tau eiloa mo se Kelisiano o fakamasei so se tino io me taku atu a fakamaseiga ‵loi.


The other couple invest no time or energy in maintaining their vehicle, and they drive recklessly. 	 A te suā tauavaga e seai eiloa ne lā taimi mo malosi e fakamāumāu ki te tausiga o te lā motoka, kae e se fakatele‵tele foki lāua mo te fakaeteete.


Why does corruption persist? 	 Kaia e tumau ei a pulega sē fakamaoni?


(Genesis 4:25, 26) Sadly, that “calling on the name of Jehovah” was in an apostate way.* Many years after the birth of Enosh, a descendant of Cain named Lamech composed a song for his two wives proclaiming that he had killed a young man who wounded him. 	 (Kenese 4:25, 26) Se mea fakafanoanoa me ne “fakaaogā te igoa tapu o [Ieova]” i te taimi tenā i se auala sē ‵tau.* Mai tua o te fia tausaga ne fanau mai ei a Enosa, ne ‵fatu ne Lameko, se tino mai te gafa o Kaino, se pese mō ana a‵vaga e tokolua e fakaasi atu i ei me ne tamate ne ia se tamataene telā ne fakalogo‵mae atu ki a ia.


Suddenly, armed men surrounded them. 	 E ‵poi latou me ko nikoi latou ne sotia.


In addition, apostates occasionally take part in television or radio programs. 	 Kae e ‵kau sāle atu foki a aposetate ki polokalame i TV mo letiō.


As reflected in Psalm 119, what effect did God’s Word have on the writer of the psalm? 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te Salamo 119, ne aoga pefea te Muna a te Atua ki te faisalamo?


We are all sinners, and we all stumble many times. 	 E agasala kae e ‵siga foki tatou katoa i taimi e uke.


This he shows to each of the company, saying ‘Drink and make merry, but look on this; for such shalt thou be when thou art dead.’” 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne tou tagata a te mea tenei ki tino katoa kae fai atu, ‘Inu kae fia‵fia, me kafai koe ko mate ka ‵pau eiloa koe mo te mea mate tenei.’”


Moreover, what a responsibility it would be to raise, care for, and train the only-begotten Son of the Most High! 	 E se gata i ei, se tiute lasi ka panaki mo ia ke puti aka, tausi kae akoako a te Tama eiloa e tokotasi a te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga!


Murmuring was thus an expression of lack of proper appreciation for Jehovah’s provisions. 	 A te muimui se fakaasiga o te seai o se loto fafetai ki fakatokaga a Ieova.


(Acts 8:1; 12:1-5) Similarly, Paul’s words can be a source of encouragement to Christians today. 	 (Galuega 8:1; 12:1-5) E penā foki te fakamalosi mai o pati a Paulo ki Kelisiano i aso nei.


Otherwise, their faith is dead. 	 Me kafai e se fai penā ko mate ei te lotou fakatuanaki.


(Psalm 119:89, 90) By God’s word—his “statutes of the heavens”—the celestial bodies move flawlessly in their orbits and the earth is solidly fixed forever. 	 (Salamo 119:89, 90) Mai te muna a te Atua—ko ana tulafono e uiga ki mea katoa i te “lagi”—ko fetu mo paneta, e gasue‵sue faeloa i olotou auala kae ko te lalolagi ko oti ne fakatulaga ne ia ke tumau ki te se-gata-mai.


6, 7. (a) What are some ways in which the term “flesh” is used in the Bible? (b) At Romans 8:4-13, in what sense did Paul use “flesh”? 	 6, 7. (a) Ne a nisi auala ne fakaaoga ei te pati “foitino” i te Tusi Tapu? (e) I te Loma 8:4-13, se a te uiga o te pati “foitino” telā ne fakaaoga ne Paulo?


(Matthew 9:4) “Understanding,” “knowledge,” and “reasoning” can also be associated with the heart. 	 (Mataio 9:4, NW) E mafai o tuku fakatasi a te “malamalama,” te “poto,” mo te ‘mafaufau faka‵lei’ mo te loto.


Pray for What? 	 Ne a Mea e ‵Talo Atu ki ei?


He hurts the woman’s parents and her husband if she is married. 	 E fakalogo‵mae ne tou tagata a mātua o te fafine mo tena avaga māfai ko oti ne avaga tou fafine.


Jesus miraculously relieved the suffering of many because he had pity for them. 	 Ne faka‵lei fakavavega ne Iesu a logo‵maega o tino e tokouke ona ko tena alofa mō latou.


In fact, endurance enriched Job’s life. 	 A te tonuga loa, ona ko te kufaki ne fakamanuiagina i ei te olaga o Iopu.


What role does knowledge play in our walking with God? 	 E aogā pefea a te mauaga o te iloaga ki ‵tou sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua?


Thus Paul helped that immoral king to see Christianity in a more favorable light.—Acts 26:28-31. 	 Tela la, ne fesoasoani atu a Paulo ki te tupu finalalolagi tenā ke kilo a ia ki te Lotu Kelisiano e pelā me se mea ‵lei.—Galuega 26:28-31.


In summer and in winter it will occur. 	 A te āfa o ia e ‵tafe ki te Tai Mate, ka ko te sua āfa ki te Tai Metitilani.


11 During a conference held last year, medical authorities from Canada, Europe, Israel, and the United States discussed material designed to help doctors treat patients without the use of blood. 	 11 I te faigā fono telā ne fai i te tausaga ko teka, ne sau‵tala a nisi tino ‵poto i mea tau vailakau mai Eulopa, Isalaelu, te Iunaite Sitete mo Kanata ki manatu fesoasoani ke fakamatala atu ki tokitā ko te mea ke se fakaaogā a te toto māfai e isi ne olotou ma‵saki.


Despite having been subjected to a foreign culture, he chose to be identified as a worshipper of Jehovah rather than a son of the daughter of Pharaoh. 	 Faitalia me ne masani a ia ki se tuu o se fenua, ne filifili aka ne Mose ke fai a ia e pelā me se tino tapuaki o Ieova i lō tena fai mo tama a te tama fafine a te falao.


(Ephesians 5:33) The kind of love that is needed is described at 1 Corinthians 13:4-8: “Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. 	 (Efeso 5:33) A te vaegā alofa telā e manakogina e fakamatala mai i te 1 Kolinito 13:4-8: “A te alofa, e kufaki kae kaimalie; e se kaisano io me fakamatamata; e se amio masei io me se ava.


12 Being married does not in itself eliminate the need for self-control as it relates to sex. 	 E pelā mo manakoga fakatauavaga o te tagata mo tena avaga e mafai o ‵kese i se auala lasi.


(Read Luke 21:1-4.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 21:1-4.)


(Luke 11:13) In prayer, we can express our dependence on the spirit for help regarding our weaknesses. 	 (Luka 11:13) I te faiga o ‵talo, e mafai o fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou fakalagolago ki te agaga ke fesoasoani mai ke manumalo tatou i ‵tou vāivāiga.


Four fishermen had toiled all night but had caught nothing. 	 Ne faiika a tāgata faiika e tokofa i te po kātoa kae seai eiloa se ika e tasi ne maua ne latou.


And what kind of friend are you to them? 	 Kae ko koe se vaegā taugasoa pefea ki a latou?


Your conscience, trained by God’s Word, will help you if you listen to it.—1 Timothy 1:19. 	 Ka fesoasoani atu a tou loto lagona, telā ko oti ne akoako ki te Muna a te Atua, māfai e fakalogo koe ki ei.—1 Timoteo 1:19, NW.


Jesus told his followers that prayer is vital in resisting temptation. 	 Ne fai atu ne Iesu ki ana soko a te tāua o te ‵talo ke ‵teke atu a fakaosoosoga.


We will now take a close look at the apostle’s counsel. 	 Ke na onoono faka‵lei nei tatou ki pati polopoloki a te apositolo.


(Matt. 9:35-38; 10:1, 5) Later, Jesus “designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos” to do the same work.—Luke 10:1, 2. 	 (Mataio 9:35-38; 10:1, 5) Fakamuli ifo, “ne filifili ne te Aliki te isi tinofitu mo te tokolua tagata, kae ne uga atu ke olo taki tokolua” o fai foki eiloa a te galuega tenā.—Luka 10:1, 2.


Likely, the woman was a prostitute. 	 E se taumate a ia tenei se fafine talitagata.


(Lev. 18:5) Since they could not live up to the Law’s perfect standards, however, the Israelites were condemned by the Law and needed a release from that condemnation.—Gal. 3:13. 	 (Levitiko 18:5) Ona ko te mea ne seki mafai o faka‵logo katoatoa latou ki te Tulafono, ne agasala latou mai lalo i te Tulafono kae ne ‵tau o maua ne latou se fakasaolotoga mai te agasala tenā.—Kalatia 3:13.


What is especially effective when coping with emotional difficulties? 	 Se a te ‵toe auala magoi ke fakafesagai atu ki tulaga faigata o ou lagonaga?


Matthew’s account reads: “Jacob became father to Joseph,” employing a Greek term indicating clearly that Jacob was Joseph’s natural father. 	 E fai mai te tala a Mataio: “Iakopo ko te tamana o Iosefa,” telā e fakaaoga i ei se tugapati Eleni ke fakaasi manino mai ei me i a Iakopo ko te tamana tonu o Iosefa.


How the Ransom Saves Us 	 Te Auala E Faka‵sao Ei Tatou Ne Te Togiola


12 Anointed Christians are absolutely sure that they have the heavenly calling. But what if some individuals who lack this call have been partaking of the Memorial emblems? 	 I te taimi ko iloa ei ne latou me ne seki filifili latou ke olo aka ki te lagi, e ‵tau o fakamalosi atu te lotou loto lagona ke taofi aka te lotou ‵kai kae inu i te Fakamanatuga.


For example, many people devote their life to the pursuit of material wealth without attaining true happiness and genuine satisfaction. 	 E pelā mo tino e tokouke e tuku atu olotou olaga ki te kausaki atu ki koloa faka-te-foitino e aunoa mo te mauaga o te fiafia mo te lotomalie tonu.


Jehovah was not like the gods of Moab. 	 A Ieova e se fai pelā mo atua o tino Moapi.


The record of his life on earth is there in the Bible for all to read. 	 E tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu a fakamatalaga e uiga ki tena olaga kātoa i te lalolagi, ke fai‵tau ne tino katoa.


How can we support refugees (a) spiritually? (b) emotionally? 	 E fesoasoani atu pefea tatou ki tino fakaa‵lofa (a) i te feitu faka-te-agaga? (e) i te feitu tau lagonaga?


(Read 1 John 2:15-17.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Ioane 2:15-17.)


Jehovah is described in the Bible as the God “who cannot lie.” 	 E fakamatala mai eiloa a Ieova i te Tusi Tapu e pelā me ko te Atua telā “e se mafai o loi.”


9, 10. (a) How does Jehovah’s trueness safeguard his people? (b) How does the Bible show that Jehovah safeguards his loyal ones by means of his loving-kindness? 	 9, 10. (a) E puipui pefea ne te fai mea tonu o Ieova ana tino? (e) E fakaasi mai pefea i te Tusi Tapu me e puipui ne Ieova ana tino a‵lofa fakamaoni e auala i tena alofa kaimalie?


Nowadays, it is seen, above all, in the Head of the Christian congregation, Jesus Christ. 	 I aso nei, e lavea atu eiloa te mea tenā i se auala lasi, i te Ulu o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, ko Iesu Keliso.


(Matthew 6:26-33) Seeking God’s righteousness is a challenge, since all of us are sinful and in need of forgiveness. 	 (Mataio 6:26-33) E se se mea faigofie ke ‵sala atu ki te amiotonu o te Atua, ona ko ‵tou tulaga agasala kae ma‵nako tatou ki se fakamagaloga.


Remember Pharaoh. 	 Ke masaua a Falao.


Or you may have heard people say such things as: “Just get on with life.” 	 Io me kāti ko oti ne lagona ne koe a pati konei a tino: “Saga atu fua ki tou olaga i aso takitasi.”


What is the effect of this reflection? 	 Ne a mea ka iku mai i ei?


Consider Alex,* who has spent the last 19 years in the Brazilian prison system for several acts of assault. 	 Mafaufau la ki a Alex,* telā ne nofo atu i te falepuipui i Pasili mō se 19 tausaga ona ko amioga fakasaua.


13 The Daystar has already risen! 	 13 Ko oti ne fanaka te Fetu Ao tenā!


(1 Tim. 6:14) In comparison with humans who rule as kings and as lords, Jesus is the “only Potentate,” and he alone has immortality. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:14) Kafai e fakatusa ki takitaki pule i aso nei kolā e pule mai pelā me ne tupu mo aliki, a Iesu ko te “Pule foki eiloa e tokotasi,” kae ko ia fua e se mafai o mate.


Those words reveal that Mary knew the inspired Scriptures well. 	 E fakaasi mai i pati konā me ne masani ‵lei a ia ki tusitusiga i te Tusi Tapu.


Of course, it would be wrong to seek to corrupt anyone with a “gift,” just as it would also be wrong to be corrupted by accepting such a “gift.” 	 E tonu, se mea ‵se ke taumafai o fai se tino ke se fakamaoni mai te tuku atu o se meaalofa, e pelā eiloa mo te ‵se ke aofia i se faifaiga sē fakamaoni mai te taliaga o se vaegā “meaalofa” penā.


In Italy a 47-year-old man had been sentenced to ten years in prison and was detained in a judicial psychiatric hospital. 	 I Italia ne puke fakapagota se tagata e 47 ana tausaga kae ne taofi aka ei a ia i se fakaimasaki mō tino kolā e masaki faka-te-mafaufau i tausaga e sefulu.


Since a haughty person does not turn back from his wrong course, he is rewarded exceedingly with severe punishment.—Proverbs 11:31; 1 Peter 4:18. 	 Ona ko te mea e se mafai o ‵fuli keatea se tino fakamatamata mai i tena auala ‵se, e taui atu eiloa ki a ia mai te mauaga o se fakasalaga ‵mafa.—Faataoto 11:31; 1 Petelu 4:18.


Before long, however, Albert became disillusioned with Communism. 	 Ne seki leva kae kamata tou tagata o sē fiafia ki faifaiga faka-Kominisi.


The yoke linking them together—intended for two animals of similar size and strength—makes both beasts suffer. 	 A te amoga e amo ne laua—telā ne fai ke amo ne manu e lua kolā e ‵pau te ‵lasi—e fai fua i ei ke logo‵mae a manu e lua konā.


So have we. 	 Kae e penā foki loa tatou.


They rejoice in your name all day long, and in your righteousness they are exalted.”—Ps. 89:15, 16. 	 E fia‵fia latou i aso katoa ona ko koe, kae tavae atu ki a koe ona ko tou alofa atafai.”—Sala. 89:15, 16.


(Read Psalm 145:10-13.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 145:10-13.)


The mouse ran for its life after its world was turned upside down. 	 Ne tele te kimoa ke ola a ia i te otiga ne fakaseai te koga e nofo ei a ia.


14. Why was hope a real thing for those in Colossae? 	 14 Ne fai te kau Kolose mo fai ne Kelisiano kolā ne fakaekegina ne te agaga tapu.


Rather, he was helping them see that they had a limited amount of time and that they needed to make the most of it to care for the more important things. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a ia ke lavea ne latou a te toetoe o te lotou taimi koi ‵toe kae e ‵tau o fakaaoga faka‵lei ne latou o fai a mea kolā e sili atu i te tāua.


Rather than recommending blind obedience, such counsel exhorts youths to accept godly standards by deepening their faith and by taking their own stand for God. 	 I lō te faka‵logo fua mo te sē iloa, e fakamalosi atu a vaegā pati polopoloki penei ki talavou ke talia ne latou a fakatakitakiga a te Atua mai te fakamalosi aka o te lotou fakatuanaki mo te tu ‵mautakitaki i te ‵lago atu ki te Atua.


(2 Timothy 3:16) And at all times, we have the opportunity to pray for God’s spirit to help us.—Matthew 26:41. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:16) Kae e maua faeloa ne tatou te avanoaga ke ‵talo atu ke fesoasoani mai te agaga tapu o te Atua ki a tatou. —Mataio 26:41.