15 Maintaining the spirituality of the family is essential. (Psalm 119:93) One means of doing this is to discuss spiritual things with your family at every opportunity. 	 (Salamo 119:93) E tasi te auala e mafai ei o fai penā ko te sau‵tala ki mataupu faka-te-agaga mo ‵tou kāiga i so se taimi e avanoa ei.


Surely we ought to act as did David and Manasseh. 	 E mautinoa me e ‵tau o sala‵mo tatou pelā mo Tavita mo Manase.


Like burnished metal mirrors of ancient times, anointed ones and their earthly companions thus reflect Jehovah’s glory in their life and ministry. 	 E pelā eiloa mo kilo matilo‵tilo i aso mua, e penā foki te fakaata mai ne tino fakaekegina mo olotou taugasoa i te lalolagi a te ‵malu o Ieova i olotou olaga mo te lotou galuega talai.


(Revelation 19:19) However, Megiddo was the site of some of the fiercest and most decisive battles in Middle Eastern history. 	 (Fakaasiga 19:19) Kae, ko Mekito ne fai eiloa mo fai se koga ne fai ei a taua fakama‵taku kae tāua i tala mua i Fenua ki te Kogāloto Saegālā.


There is no reason to believe that God has changed his view. 	 E seai eiloa se pogai ke tali‵tonu ei tatou me ko oti ne ‵fuli a te kilokiloga a te Atua e uiga ki ei.


“You don’t become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses because your parents or grandparents are or were Jehovah’s Witnesses,” she comments. “But one day, you say to yourself, ‘It’s my religion because these are my convictions.’” 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine, penei: “E sē fai se tino mo fai se Molimau a Ieova ona ko ana mātua io me ko ana tupuna ne Molimau a Ieova, kae e isi eiloa se taimi ka fai ifo ei a ia penei, ‘Tenei eiloa taku lotu me konei eiloa a mea e talitonu au ki ei.’ ” E pelā mo nisi talavou Molimau, e iloa ‵lei ne Amélie me e isi se aogā o ana talitonuga fakalotu ki te olaga nei kae e maua foki i ei te fiafia tonu.


We read: “Right in the middle of the night there arose a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! 	 E faitau tatou, penei: “Ko oko ki te valuapo, ne pa mai te kalaga, ‘Ko oko mai te tagata fatoa fakaipoipo!


Once again, this was not revealed to each individual but was first revealed to those chosen to be their leaders—Moses and his brother, Aaron. 	 Ne seki fakaasi atu foki te mea tenā ki tino taki tokotasi kae ne fakaasi muamua atu ki tino kolā ne filifili aka ke fai mo olotou takitaki—ko Mose mo tena taina ko Alona.


Such changes in attitude are a testimony to the fact that Christian love can and does conquer prejudice. 	 A ‵fuliga e uiga ki kilokiloga penā ne fakamaoniga me i te alofa faka-Kelisiano e mafai kae ka fakatakavale eiloa ne ia te fakailoga tino.


(John 3:16) Under Jesus’ direction, humankind will be brought to perfection. 	 (Ioane 3:16) Mai lalo i te takitakiga a Iesu, ka toe maua ne tino a te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa.


6 The conditions we face today are similar to those in the days of the prophet Micah. 	 6 A tulaga kolā e fe‵paki mo tatou i aso nei e tai ‵pau mo mea ne fe‵paki mo tino i aso o te pelofeta ko Mika.


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Their concise presentation has at times awakened so much interest that the householder finds that he is not too busy for a brief conversation. 	 Ko oti ne ‵fagu aka ne olotou fakamatalaga ‵tonu kae toe‵toe a te fiafia lasi i nisi taimi telā ko iloa aka ne te tino i te fale me e se tō fakalavelave a ia ke fakalogologo ki se sautalaga toetoe.


Abraham had responded: “This will release you from your oath.” 	 Ne tali atu a Apelaamo: “Tenei te feitu e mafai ei ne koe o saoloto mai tau tautoga.”


(Psalm 90:10) Still, Moses never felt that he was too old to learn. 	 (Salamo 90: 10) Kae ne seki mafaufau eiloa a Mose me i a ia ko tō matua ke tauloto ki se mea.


1, 2. (a) What different views do people have regarding the matter of free will? (b) What does the Bible teach us about our freedom of choice, and what questions will we consider? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a kilokiloga kese‵kese a tino ki te mataupu e uiga ki te saolotoga? (e) Se a te mea e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki ‵tou saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga, kae ne a fesili ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


King Nebuchadnezzar assembled Babylon’s dignitaries and demanded that they worship a towering image of gold. 	 Ne fakamaopoopo ne te tupu o Papelonia ko Nepukanesa a tino ma‵luga kae fakatonu atu ke tapuaki ki te tupua aulo.


How can you show respect for Jehovah’s arrangement for discipline? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne koe a te āva ki fakatokaga a Ieova e uiga ki polopolokiga?


The book of Revelation speaks of God’s appointed time to “bring to ruin those ruining the earth.”—Revelation 11:18. 	 E faipati mai eiloa te tusi ko Fakaasiga e uiga ki te taimi tonu o te Atua ke “fakamasei ei a latou kolā e fakamasei ne latou te lalolagi.”—Fakaasiga 11:18.


Consider an example. In a small town, there lived a close-knit group of young married couples with children. 	 Ke onoono ki se tala e tasi: I se fa‵kai foliki e tasi ne nofo i ei ne tauavaga talavou kolā e fai pelā me ne taugasoa ‵pili kae e isi ne olotou tama‵liki.


This creates a bond of unity impossible to break. 	 E fusi fakatasi latou ne te mea tenei kae se mafai lele o mavae‵vae.


One way is by studying the four Bible accounts of Jesus’ life. 	 E tasi te auala ko te sukesuke ki tala e fa i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te olaga o Iesu.


(Ps. 48:14) Like the psalmist, wise Christians never cease to look to God for guidance. 	 (Salamo 48:14) E pelā mo te faisalamo, e se taofi eiloa ne Kelisiano ‵poto te lotou ‵sala atu ki te takitakiga a te Atua.


As we listen to ‘the word behind us’ and heed our Bible-trained conscience, how will we be blessed? 	 Kafai e faka‵logo tatou ki ‘te leo i ‵tou tua’ kae faka‵logo foki ki ‵tou loto lagona kolā e fakaakoga ki te Tusi Tapu, ka fakamanuiagina pefea tatou i ei?


“We, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.”—MICAH 4:5. 	 “Ka ko tatou ka sa‵sale atu eiloa i te igoa o Ieova te ‵tou Atua, ki te se-gata-mai eiloa.”—MIKA 4:5, NW.


Moreover, these accounts illustrate how we may exercise loving-kindness today. 	 Tenā la, e fakaasi mai ne tala konei a te auala e mafai ei o fakagalue aka ne tatou a te alofa tumau i aso nei.


A First-Century Fulfillment 	 Te Fakataunuga i te Senitenali Muamua


13 “Unless Jehovah himself builds the house, it is to no avail that its builders have worked hard on it,” states Psalm 127:1. 	 13 E fai mai te Salamo 127:1: “Kafai e se faite ne te Aliki te fale, e seai se aogā e ga‵lue fua ei a tufuga fai fale.”


Others served their sentences of hard labor in the harsh conditions of Dartmoor Prison, where they formed the largest single group of conscientious objectors. 	 A nisi tino ne fai olotou sala o ga‵lue ‵mafa i tulaga fakasauā i te falepuipui o Dartmoor, te koga telā ne fakatu aka i ei a te ‵toe potukau lasi eiloa o tino kolā e ita ma ‵kau ki kautau.


He did not want to face more rejection. 	 Ne seki manako a ia ke se talia a ia ne nisi tino.


See the 1988 Yearbook, pp. 109-112. 	 Ke onoono ki te 1988 Yearbook, itu.


Moreover, Jesus said: “Whoever wants to save his soul will lose it; but whoever loses his soul for my sake will find it. 	 E se gata i ei, ne fai mai a Iesu: “Ko te tino e fia fakasaosao ne ia a tona ola mō ia ake eiloa, e se maua ne ia, ka ko te tino e fakamāumāu ne ia a tona ola ona ko au, e maua ne ia.


the vow that you have taken if you are in special full-time service? 	 te tautoga i te taimi ne kau atu ei koe ki te taviniga tumau fakapito?


WORLDWIDE, the persistence with which Jehovah’s Witnesses engage in their house-to-house ministry is well-known. 	 KO LAUILOA a te faiga o te galuega a Molimau a Ieova mai fale ki fale i te lalolagi kātoa.


After the rebellion in Eden, Jehovah gave the hope-filled first prophecy. 	 Mai tua malie loa o te tekeatuga i Etena ne avatu ne Ieova te avanoaga ke maua se fakamoemoega i te valoaga loa muamua.


While many Bible translations render the Hebrew term ’eʹrets “land” instead of “earth,” there is no reason to limit ’eʹrets at Psalm 37:11, 29 to just the land given to the nation of Israel. 	 E tiga eiloa e ‵fuli i Tusi Tapu e uke a te pati Epelu ko te ’eʹrets ki te “fenua” i lō te “lalolagi,” e seai eiloa se pogai e ‵tau ei o fakauiga fua a te ’eʹrets i te Salamo 37:11, 29 ki te fenua telā ne tuku atu ki te atufenua o Isalaelu.


Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these nations round about; and I will devote them to destruction . . . 	 Ka aumai ne au ke taua atu ki Iuta mo tino i ei, penā foki ki malo katoa i ona tafa.


(Col. 2:8) Divine education helps people to overcome bad practices and to cultivate godly qualities. 	 (Kolose 2:8) E fesoasoani atu a akoakoga a te Atua ke tiaki ne tino olotou faifaiga ma‵sei kae ati aka ne latou a uiga fakaatua.


Of the 9 children and 11 grandchildren still living, 16 serve Jehovah or attend the meetings with their parents. 	 Mai mā tama‵liki e toko 9 mo mokopuna e toko 11, e toko 16 e tavini atu nei ki a Ieova io me ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga fakatasi mo olotou mātua.


When we do our best to adhere to Jehovah’s standards, we can be confident that he will keep his promise to bless us.—Isa. 48:17, 18. 	 Kafai e fai ne tatou a te ‵toe mea e mafai ne tatou o tau‵tali i tulaga o Ieova, e tali‵tonu tatou me ka tausi eiloa a ia ki tena tautoga o fakamanuia tatou.—Isa. 48:17, 18.


(James 4:1-12) What did James mean by “draw close”? 	 (Iakopo 4:1-12) Se a te mea ne fakauiga ki ei a Iakopo i ana pati ke “fakapili‵pili atu”?


14 Regrettably, we cannot avoid seeing some worthless things in this wicked world. 	 14 Se mea fakafanoanoa, me e se mafai o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i te kilo atu ki nisi mea kolā e sē aoga i te lalolagi masei tenei.


Why is this especially the time to demonstrate our faith in God’s prophetic word? 	 Kaia e fai ei pelā me tenei eiloa te taimi e ‵tau ei o fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki te muna fakapelofeta a te Atua?


Ask one of them if there are such things as ‘right and wrong,’ and suddenly you are confronted with a confused, tongue-tied, nervous, and insecure individual. . . . 	 Kafai e ‵sili atu ki a latou ke fakamatala mai te ‵kese o ‘mea ‵lei mo mea sē ‵lei,’ ka lavea atu i ei ne koe a te lotou ‵numi, te sē iloa o fai‵pati, te manavase mo te sē tokagamalie o latou taki tokotasi. . . .


If it seems that the fledgling might hit the ground, the mother swoops down under it, carrying it ‘on her pinions.’ 	 Kafai e foliga mai me ka tō ifo te tamā manu tenā ki te laukele, ko eva ifo ei te mātua ki lalo, kae sau ne ia a tena tama i ‘ana kapakau.’


If we stop and think about it, we can surely come up with reasons to thank Jehovah and praise him each day for his abundant goodness. 	 Kafai e mafaufau faka‵lei tatou ki ei, e mafai eiloa o maua ne tatou a pogai tāua ke fakafetai kae tavae atu ki a Ieova i aso takitasi mō te lasi o tena aga‵lei.


8 Another way you can take the initiative in making friends is by inviting different ones to share with you in the preaching work. 	 8 A te suā auala e mafai ei o fai ne koe ko te gasuesue muamua o fai taugasoa mai i te ‵kami atu o tino kese‵kese ke ga‵lue mo koe i te galuega talai.


(Tishri, corresponding to September/October), the faithful returnees offered their first sacrifice. 	 (Tishri, e pakū ki a Setema/Oketopa), ne ofo atu ei ne tino fakamaoni kolā ne ‵foki atu te lotou taulaga muamua eiloa.


21 How, then, can we reap what is good? 	 21 E mafai la pefea o tau ne tatou a mea ‵lei?


Was that slave a particular individual, a succession of individuals, or something else? 	 E mata, a te tavini tenā se tino tokotasi, se fakasologa o tavini kese‵kese, io me se isi mea aka?


Our faith in Jehovah’s ability to read hearts and to draw to himself those whom he chooses should prevent us from judging others, both in our territory and in our congregation. 	 A te ‵tou talitonu ki te malosi o Ieova o iloa a loto o tino kae fai ke tosina atu ki a ia a latou kolā e filifili ne ia, e ‵tau o puipui ei tatou mai te fakamasino atu ki nisi tino, i ‵tou koga talai mo ‵tou fakapotopotoga.


Adam and Eve disobeyed God and lost their close relationship with him. 	 Ne seki faka‵logo a Atamu mo Eva ki te Atua kae ne galo atu ei te lā fesokotakiga ‵pili mo ia.


What could Solomon learn about courage from his father? 	 Ne a mea ne mafai o tauloto ne Solomona e uiga ki te loto toa mai i tena tamana?


In the first century, what did increasing numbers join in doing? 	 I aso o te kau apositolo, ne a mea ne fai ne tino e tokouke kolā ne maopoopo fakatasi?


Some believe that at best such improvements only help prevent discrimination but may be powerless at eliminating prejudice. 	 E tali‵tonu a nisi tino me ne fesoasoani atu fua a taumafaiga penā o taofi aka a te fakakese‵kesega o tino, kae e se mafai o fakaseai a te fakailoga tino.


Simply try to think of examples of the point being discussed. 	 Taumafai o mafaufau ki fakaakoakoga aogā kolā e fetaui mo te manatu telā e fakamatala atu.


Third, cultivate the spirit of self-sacrificing love, which is the identifying mark of true Christianity. 	 A te tolu, ati aka te uiga ko te alofa sē fakapito, telā ko te fakailoga o Kelisiano ‵tonu.


By the sword they will fall. Their own children will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women themselves will be ripped up.” 	 A ona tino ka ‵mate i te taua; a pepe ka taotao ke pala‵pala i te laukele, ka ko fāfine fai‵tama ka fafaii olotou tinae.”


Linda felt the same way. 	 Ne penā foki a lagonaga o Linda.


More is involved in attaining good spiritual health and enjoying God’s favor and blessing. 	 E uke atu a mea e manakogina ko te mea ke maua se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo Ieova kae ke talia foki ne ia.


His day will come exactly on time, at an hour that humans do not expect.—Mark 13:33; 2 Peter 3:9, 10. 	 Ka oko mai eiloa a tena aso i te taimi tonu, i te itula telā e seki fakamoe‵moe ki ei a tino.—Maleko 13:33; 2 Petelu 3:9, 10.


Can all people, though, agree on what standards to adopt? 	 E mata, e mafai o lotoma‵lie a tino o kautupu katoa e uiga ki tulaga o amioga ‵lei kolā e ‵tau o fakaaogā?


Thus those disciples became anointed sons of God and brothers of Jesus Christ. 	 Tela la, ne fai a soko konā mo fai a tama fakaekegina a te Atua mo taina o Iesu Keliso.


However, tactful but discerning questions can help us to ‘draw up’ the thoughts and feelings of the student’s heart. 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o fesili kolā e fetaui ‵lei, e mafai ei o fesoasoani atu ke “aumai ki tua” a manatu mo lagonaga i te loto o te tino akoga.


• How can the peace of the Christ control in our hearts when we face injustice? 	 Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou māfai e foliga mai me e se ‵tonu a faifaiga i loto i te fakapotopotoga? 7.


Why should a Christian considering marriage apply the principle found at Proverbs 20:25? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o mafaufau se Kelisiano telā ko manako o fai tena kāiga ki te akoakoga fakavae i te Faataoto 20:25?


Why did many Jews not put faith in the Messiah? 	 Kaia ne seki tali‵tonu ei a tino Iutaia e tokouke ki te Mesia?


16 Teach Your Children—Shem Saw the Badness of Two Worlds 	 32 E Mata, ko Oti ne Fakatoka ne Koe se Taimi mō Sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu?


What problem arose toward the end of the 40-year journey through the wilderness? 	 Se a te fakalavelave ne tupu i te fakaotiotiga o te 40 tausaga o te malaga i loto i te koga lavaki?


I reason that at least one person I will meet may eventually embrace the truth of God’s Word. 	 Ne mafaufau au me mai i tino e tokouke e fetaui mo au, kāti ka puke ‵mau fakamuli se tino tokotasi ki te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua.


How does God feel when his will is ignored? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o te Atua māfai ko ‵teke atu ki tena loto?


He had to get to know Jehovah for himself, and he did. 	 Ne ‵tau eiloa o iloa faka‵lei ne ia a Ieova mō tena ‵lei eiloa, kae ne fai eiloa a ia penā.


Because of exercising faith in Jesus as the Messiah, anointed Christians receive “authority to become God’s children.” 	 Ona ko te lotou fakatuanaki ki a Iesu e pelā me ko te Mesia, e maua ne Kelisiano fakaekegina a te “saolotoga ke fai latou mo fanau a te Atua.”


Meditating on such examples can help keep us humble and teach us ‘not to think more of ourselves than it is necessary to think.’—Romans 12:3.* 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki vaegā fakaakoakoga penā, e fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te loto maulalo kae e akoako mai foki i ei ke “mo a ma manatu fia maluga se tino ki a ia eiloa.”—Loma 12:3.*


20 On a more personal level, showing honor to those to whom it is due keeps us from becoming self-centered. 	 20 Ke maua foki ne tatou se kilokiloga paleni ki a tatou eiloa, kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou te fakaaloalo ki a latou kolā e ‵tau o maua ne latou, ka fai ei ke se fakatāua ne tatou a tatou eiloa.


“At once leaving the boat and their father, they followed him.”—Matt. 4:18-22. 	 “I konā foki eiloa, tiakina te poti mo te lā tamana; kae tau‵tali i a ia.”—Mataio 4:18-22.


Because they “love kindness.” 	 Ona ko te lotou “alofa tumau.”


Pornography is harmful, for it inflames wrong and greedy desires, damages the conscience, erodes marriages, and degrades everyone involved.—Prov. 4:23; 2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thess. 4:3-5. 	 E fakalogo‵mae atu eiloa ki tino a te onoono ki ata ma‵sei, me e fakamalosi aka ei a manakoga ‵se kae kaima‵nako, e fakamasei ei te loto lagona, e ofa i ei a fakaipoipoga, kae fakamasiasi foki i ei so se tino telā ne aofia i ei.—Faataoto 4:23; 2 Kolinito 7:1; 1 Tesalonia 4:3-5.


That fire consumed even the water in the trench around the altar! 	 Ne ‵miti foki ne te afi tenā a vai i te lua telā ne keli fakapukupuku i te fatafaitaulaga!


And many nations will certainly go and say: ‘Come, you people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah.’” 	 Ka uke a malo e o‵mai ki ei, ka ko olotou tino ka fai aka penei, ‘Tou olo ki luga i te mauga o te Aliki [Ieova].’”


Abraham arranges for Isaac’s marriage to Rebekah, a woman having faith in Jehovah. 	 Ne fakatoka ne Apelaamo a Isaako ke avaga ki a Lepeka, se fafine telā ne fakatuanaki ki a Ieova.


(Luke 17:21) They do not help people to understand that God’s Kingdom is a heavenly government with Jesus Christ as Ruler, that it is the solution to all mankind’s problems, and that it will soon remove all wickedness from this earth. 	 (Luka 17:21) E se fesoasoani atu latou ki tino ke malamalama me i te Malo o te Atua se pulega faka-te-lagi telā e fai a Iesu Keliso mo Pule i ei, kae ko pili o fakaseai atu ne ia a mea ma‵sei katoa mai i te lalolagi tenei.


2:23, 24. The main reason for this mocking of Elisha appears to be that a bald man was wearing Elijah’s official garment. 	 2:23, 24. E foliga mai me i te pogai tāua mō te fakaosoosoga o Elisaia ko tena peiga ki gatu fakapelofeta o Elia a ko tena ulu e tula.


His faithful service would not be forgotten. 	 E se mafai o puli ana galuega fakamaoni ne fai.


It means that God has a set time when he will act in such a way as “to gather all things together again in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth.” 	 E fakaasi mai i ei, me e isi eiloa se taimi tonu ko oti ne fakatoka ne te Atua ke gasuesue ei a ia ko te mea “ke tuku fakatasi ei ne ia a mea katoa, ko mea i te lagi mo mea i te lalolagi; ka ko Keliso te ulu o mea katoa.”


We hope and pray that all our brothers and sisters may likewise experience how rewarding life is when you lean on Jehovah. 	 E ‵talo kae fakamoemoe māua ke lagona foki ne mā taina mo tuagane a te gali o te olaga māfai e fakalagolago koe ki a Ieova.


Others, perhaps after initial feelings of despair, bounce back. 	 A ko nisi tino, kāti kafai ko oti atu olotou lagonaga fanoa‵noa, ne mafai eiloa o faka‵lei aka ne latou a olotou fakalavelave i a latou eiloa ke maua se lagonaga fiafia.


So be happy in your work. 	 Tela la ke fia‵fia ki otou galuega.


They had fun learning in this way, and it gave them confidence. 	 Ne fia‵fia laua o tauloto i te auala tenei, kae ne maua ne laua te loto malosi.


Life in the earthly Paradise will include what blessings? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga ka aofia i te olaga i te lalolagi Palataiso?


So as this journal has often explained, the steward must represent the “little flock” of anointed disciples as a collective body, or group. 	 Tela la, e pelā mo te mea ko oti ne fakamatala sāle atu i te mekesini tenei, a te situati tenei e sui ne ia a te “lafu foliki” o soko fakaekegina e pelā me se foitino e tasi, io me se potukau.


There are no divisions among them. 	 E se mavae‵vae latou.


What does it mean to “let endurance complete its work”? 	 Se a te uiga ‘ke fakakatoatoa ne te kufaki a tena galuega’?


No doubt, such vivid impressions sprang to his mind when, inspired by God’s holy spirit, he composed and sang the beautiful words of the 19th Psalm: “The heavens are declaring the glory of God; and of the work of his hands the expanse is telling. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne masaua ne ia a mea konā i te taimi ne fakaosofia ei ne te agaga tapu o te Atua, ke ‵fatu kae usu ne ia a pati ‵gali i te mataupu e 19 o te Salamo: “E matea i te lagi te ‵malu o te Atua!


His Word states that he “is not partial” and that he “treats none with partiality.” 	 E fai mai a tena Muna me i a ia “e se fakailoga tino” kae “e galo i a ia te loto fakapito.”


(Eph. 4:30) Unity is a treasure worth protecting. 	 (Efeso 4:30) A te ‵kau fakatasi se koloa tāua telā e ‵tau o puipuigina.


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How grateful we will be that we have served God and others and have fully pursued God’s purpose in our life!—Matthew 24:21; Revelation 7:14, 15. 	 Ko tafaga la te ‵tou loto fakafetai me ne tavini atu tatou ki te Atua mo nisi tino kae ne maua eiloa ne tatou te fakamoemoega tonu a te Atua i ‵tou olaga!—Mataio 24:21; Fakaasiga 7:14, 15.


Yet, no matter what they are doing, they cannot help but remember the glorious hope that they have for the future.—1 Cor. 15:53; 2 Pet. 1:4; 1 John 3:2, 3; Rev. 20:6. 	 Kae faitalia me ne a mea e fai ne latou, e masaua eiloa ne latou te lotou fakamoemoega ‵malu mō aso mai mua.—1 Koli. 15:53; 2 Pe. 1:4; 1 Ioa. 3:2, 3; Faka. 20:6.


But you must be honest with yourself in recognizing what that personal limit is! 	 Kae e ‵tau eiloa o fakamaoni koe ki a koe eiloa i te laveaga o tou tapulā tenā!


Nevertheless, Jesus did not seek his own interests. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne seki ‵sala atu a Iesu ki mea kolā e fiafia a ia ki ei.


Yet, while they seem completely opposed to each other, they likely agree on some matters. 	 Kae e ui eiloa e foliga mai me e fakatau ‵teke laua kāti e lotoma‵lie laua ki nisi mea.


(2 Pet. 2:3; 3:9) Consider, too, how Jesus exercised godly patience. 	 (2 Petelu 2:3; 3:9) Ke mafaufau foki ki te auala ne fakagalue ei ne Iesu a te kufaki.


Even if you do, however, remember that such “success” will come at a price—one that you cannot afford. 	 Kae kafai foki e manuia koe, ke masaua, me ka isi se ‵togi o te vaegā “manuia” tenā—se mea telā e se mafai o ‵togi ne koe.


Therefore, beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.” 	 [“Tela la,” NW] fakatagi atu ki te tino e a ia te fatoaga, ke uga mai se kau faigaluega e tai tokouke atu o fakaputu te saito.”


What is demonstrated by the complexity, symmetry, and beauty of living things? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i te faigata, te paleni ‵lei, mo te ‵gali o mea ola?


Satisfy Your Spiritual Need 	 Fakamalie Ou Manakoga Faka-te-Agaga


Jesus felt power flow from him, but he did not see who had been cured. 	 Ne lagona ne Iesu a te ‵mana ko fano keatea mai i a ia, kae ne seki lavea ne ia a te tino telā ne faka‵lei aka i ei.


13 Adultery is one of the most devastating forms of betrayal. 	 13 A te mulilua ko te ‵toe vaega faka‵mae loto e tasi o te fai togafiti.


God told the prophet Ezekiel: “The soul who sins is the one who will die.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Ne oko mai te agasala ki te lalolagi i te tagata e tokotasi [ko Atamu], ne aumai foki ne tena agasala te mate.


What three things will God’s people do when attacked? 	 E toe tuku mai ne te fenua o te Atua i aso o Iosefatu se fakaakoakoga.


Why could Joshua say this?—Josh. 23:14. 	 Kaia ne mafai ei o fai atu a pati konā ne Iosua?—Iosua 23:14.


How does the “good news of the Kingdom” highlight God’s undeserved kindness? 	 E faka‵mafa mai pefea ne te “tala ‵lei tenei o te Malo” a te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


“The work of their own hands my chosen ones will use to the full. 	 “Ka fakaaogā faka‵lei eiloa ne latou mo te fia‵fia a fua o olotou galuega.


(Matthew 20:28) What can we learn from the way Jesus had prepared himself? 	 (Mataio 20:28) Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te auala ne fakatoka ei a Iesu?


Jesus said: “The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.” 	 Muna a Iesu: “Sa ofo koutou i te mea tenei, me ka oko mai eiloa te itula e lagona ei ne tino katoa kolā e i loto i tanuga a tena leo, ko ulu mai ei ki tua.”


(Luke 8:1) Just as it had been prophesied, Jesus proved to be kind, gentle, and genuinely concerned about others. 	 (Luka 8:1) E pelā eiloa mo te mea ne ‵valo mai, ne fai a Iesu mo fai se tino atafai, agamalū, kae manavase tonu e uiga ki nisi tino.


(Psalm 46:9; 72:7) The anointed King, Jesus Christ, ‘will deliver the poor one, the afflicted one, and the lowly one from oppression and from violence.’ 	 (Salamo 46:9; 72:7) A te Tupu fakaekegina, ko Iesu Keliso, ‘ka faka‵sao ne ia a tino ma‵tiva, tino puapuagā, mo tino fatauvā mai tino fakasauā mo tino mata‵mua.’


He was released from prison and promoted to the second-highest position in Egypt.—Gen. 41:14, 37-43; Acts 7:9, 10. 	 Ne ‵tala a ia ki tua mo te falepuipui kae fakasopo aka ki te lua o tulaga maluga i Aikupito.—Kene. 41:14, 37-43; Galu. 7:9, 10.


The way the world is heading can be likened to a ship that is sailing into seas that become more turbulent and perilous by the day. 	 A mea e ‵tupu i te lalolagi nei e mafai o fakatusa ki se vaka telā e teletele atu eiloa i se kogā tai telā e gasolo aka faeloa o masei kae fakamataku i aso takitasi.


Back in 1854, American author Henry Thoreau wrote: “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” 	 I te 1854, ne tusi mai penei te tino tusitala Amelika ko Henry Thoreau: “Ko fi‵ta fua te tokoukega o tino i olotou olaga.”


□ Are you fair-minded in your dealings with people of a different race, gender, language, or nationality? 	 □ E a, e se fakailoga tino koe i au faifaiga ki tino mai telega, ‵gana, fenua kese‵kese, se tagata io me se fafine?


It takes courage and strong faith for them to open their heart to others once again. 	 E manakogina i ei te loto toa mo te malosi o te fakatuanaki ke toe fakaasi atu a mea i tou loto ki nisi tino.


She immediately saw the importance of studying the Bible with her three children, but my father was opposed to the truth, so she taught us when he was not at home. 	 Ne matea vave ne tou fafine a te tāua ke suke‵suke fakatasi mo ana tamaliki e tokotolu ki te Tusi Tapu, kae ko toku tamana ne ‵teke ki te munatonu, tela la, ne akoako matou ne tou fafine i te taimi e galo ei tou tagata.


Peter wrote: “There are new heavens [God’s Messianic Kingdom] and a new earth [a righteous human society] that we are awaiting according to his promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.”—2 Peter 3:7, 13. 	 Ne tusi mai a Petelu: “Ka ko te Atua, ko oti ne folafola mai ne ia te lagi fou [te Malo faka-Mesia o te Atua] mo te lalolagi fou [ko tino amio‵tonu kolā e tapuaki ‵tonu] e ‵nofo i ei a te amiotonu, kae tenei eiloa e fakatali‵tali tatou ki ei.”—2 Petelu 3:7, 13.


(Read.) 	 (Faitau.)


23 “Good News” Preached in Australia’s Far-Northern Islands 	 ITULAU E 23 PESE: 45, 11 Iulai 19-25, 2010 Ke mo a ma Fakafanoanoa ne Koe te Agaga Tapu o Ieova ITULAU E 27 PESE: 71, 26


15 The world we live in is ruled by the wicked one. 	 15 A te lalolagi tenei e ‵nofo i ei tatou e pulegina ne te tino masei.


I eagerly listened in. 	 Ne fakalogologo atu eiloa au mo te loto fiafia.


When his disciples needed correction, he offered it with love. 	 I te taimi ne ‵tau ei o fakatonutonu aka ana soko, ne fai eiloa ne ia mo te alofa.


In what ways is Jehovah our God “one Jehovah”? 	 I auala fea e fai ei a Ieova te ‵tou Atua mo fai a “Ieova tokotasi eiloa”?


For example, while false religious leaders tacitly approve or openly condone as normal the selfish, godless conduct of the people of the world, the slave provides warnings against the pitfalls of Satan’s wicked system. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e tiga eiloa e talia ne takitaki lotu ‵se io me faka‵kivi olotou mata ki faifaiga kaima‵nako masani a tino se amio atua o te lalolagi e pelā foki mo olotou amioga ma‵sei, e tuku mai eiloa ne te tavini a manatu fesoasoani ke ‵kalo kea‵tea tatou mai malei matagā i te fakanofonofoga masei a Satani tenei.


(Gal. 2:11-14) So how can you ease the load for the elders in your congregation? 	 (Kala. 2:11-14) Tela la, e mafai pefea o fakamāmā ne koe a te amoga a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga?


It was centered on things that could be seen and felt and touched, such as the temple and the priesthood. 	 Ne fakavae katoa ki mea kolā e mafai o lavea kae fakapatele atu ki ei, e pelā mo te faletapu mo te kau faitaulaga.


Consider two reasons. 	 Mafaufau ki pogai konei e lua.


Our commission is to keep on preaching to all “without letup.”—Read Acts 5:42. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa mo tatou o ‘fakagata’ a te ‵tou galuega ko te talai atu ki tino katoa.—Faitau te Galuega 5:42.


(James 5:13-16) May we also seek the guidance of God’s holy spirit, for “he who is sowing with a view to his flesh will reap corruption from his flesh, but he who is sowing with a view to the spirit will reap everlasting life from the spirit.” 	 (Iakopo 5:13-16) Ke ‵sala atu foki tatou ki te takitakiga a te agaga tapu o te Atua, me i “te tino e ‵toki ne ia a mea kolā e fiafia ki ei a te foitino, ko te fua e maua ne ia mai i ei, ko te mate; ka ko te tino telā e ‵toki i luga i te Agaga, e maua ne ia mai te Agaga a te ola se gata mai.”


Why do you keep yourself hid in times of distress?” 	 Ai a e fakagalo ei koe i taimi e puapuagātia ei matou?”


But when the brothers were lined up to face the firing squad, their sentences were commuted to ten years’ penal servitude. 	 Kae i te taimi ne fakalaina ei a taina ke fanafana, ne ‵fuli te lotou fakasalaga ki te 10 tausaga i te falepuipui.


What sort of faith did the widow have? 	 Se te vaegā fakatuanaki ne maua ne te fafine ko mate tena avaga?


(Jas. 2:15, 16) Similarly, love for Jehovah and our neighbor moves us not only to ask God ‘to send out workers into the harvest’ but also to have a full share in the preaching work.—Matt. 9:38. 	 (Iako. 2:15, 16) I se auala tai ‵pau, a te alofa ki a Ieova mo ‵tou tuakoi e se fakamalosi fua i ei tatou ke fakamolemole atu ki te Atua ke ‘uga atu a tino ga‵lue ki te ‵katiga o saito’ kae ke ‵kau katoatoa atu ki te galuega talai.—Mata. 9:38.


But the very first commission we received was that of declaring the good news of his Kingdom. 	 Kae ko te tofiga muamua telā ne maua ne tatou ko te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei o tena Malo.


The young man is “passing along on the street near her [a prostitute’s] corner, and in the way to her house he marches, in the twilight, in the evening of the day.” 	 “A ia tena e sasale i te auala i tafa o te matulimanu tela e tu ei te fale o te fafine [talitāgata] e tokotasi. A te tamataene tena e fakasili aka i tafa o te fale o te fafine tena, i te afiafi ka ko pouli eiloa.”


9 Today, the Devil seeks to exploit the natural physical desires of Jehovah’s servants. 	 9 I aso nei, e fakaaoga eiloa ne te Tiapolo a manakoga faka-te-foitino o tavini a Ieova.


Just imagine how difficult it must have been for him to endure a world of unrighteousness for 600 years, for that is how old he was when the Flood came. 	 Mafaufau la ki te faigata ke kufaki a ia i se lalolagi o tino amio sē ‵tonu mō tausaga e 600, me tenā eiloa tena matua i te taimi ne oko mai ei te Lolo.


• In producing Christian fruitage, what goals can you set? 	 • I te fakamalosiakaga o fuataga faka-Kelisiano, ne a fakamoemoega e mafai o fakatoka ne koe?


I had the privilege of mailing pocket-size copies of The Finished Mystery to a number of friends who had lost their copy due to confiscation. 	 Ne maua ne au te tauliaga ke meli atu faeloa a ‵kopi fo‵liki o te tusi The Finished Mystery ki taugasoa kolā ko oti ne ‵fao mālō olotou ‵kopi mai ia latou.


(Isa. 60:22) Those prophetic words are undergoing fulfillment in these last days. 	 (Isa. 60: 22, NW) A pati fakavaloaga konā ko fakataunu i aso fakaoti konei.


(Prov. 24:10) Do not give up! 	 (Faataoto 24:10) Ke se ‵fiu koe!


And what temptation materialism, power, and fame hold for the proud and for those inclined to make ‘a showy display of their means of life’! What Scriptural principles should come to your mind under these circumstances? (See paragraphs 13, 14) 	 Kae ko te manako ki kope, tulaga pule, mo te takutakua e fai pelā me se tofotofoga ki tino fakamata‵mata mo latou kolā ‘e fakamata‵mata ki mea o te olaga tenei’!


Christ’s anointed followers would be the ones who were well-fed spiritually. 	 A soko fakaekegina o Keliso ko latou kolā e fagai faka‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


What rebellious actions did not defeat Jehovah’s purpose? 	 Ne a faifaiga ‵teke kolā ne seki mafai o fakatakavale ei a te fuafuaga a Ieova?


Again, a parent’s example teaches best. 	 A te toe auala ‵lei ko fakaakoakoga a mātua.


Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. 	 A tusi siki katoa ne siki mai te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Fuliga o te Lalolagi Fou seiloga ke fakailoa atu me e se penā.


Her mildness sets a pattern for all who serve Jehovah today.—1 Samuel 25:36-42. 	 E tuku mai ne tena agamalū se fakaakoakoga gali mō tavini a Ieova i aso nei.—1 Samuelu 25:36-42.


They will have Jesus as their “Eternal Father” during his Millennial Reign, but at its end he will subject himself to Jehovah and they will become children of God in a complete sense.—John 10:16; Isa. 9:6; Rom. 8:21; 1 Cor. 15:27, 28. 	 Ka fai a Iesu e pelā me ko te lotou “Tamana ki te se gata mai” i tena Pulega i te Afe Tausaga, kae ka tuku atu ne ia a ia eiloa ki a Ieova i te fakaotiga kae ka fai latou mo tama a te Atua i se auala ‵lei katoatoa.—Ioane 10:16; Isaia 9:6; Loma 8:21; 1 Kolinito 15:27, 28.


• How can we make Jehovah’s heart rejoice? 	 • E mafai pefea o fai ne tatou te loto o Ieova ke fiafia?


6 Why did Jesus give such an effective witness? 	 6 Kaia ne molimau atu ei a Iesu i se auala magoi?


19, 20. Why is kindness needed in the congregation, and how can it be shown? 	 19, 20. Kaia e manakogina ei te alofa atafai i loto i te fakapotopotoga, kae e mafai pefea o fakaasi atu te mea tenā?


King David was imperfect and made several serious mistakes during his life. 	 A te Tupu ko Tavita e seki ‵lei katoatoa kae ne uke ‵ki ana mea ‵se ne fai i tena olaga.


He tells them that they are his ‘hope and joy and crown of exultation.’—1 Thess. 1:3; 2:19. 	 Ne fai atu a ia me e fai latou e pelā me ko tena ‘fakamoemoega mo tena fiafia mo tena foualiki.’—1 Tesalonia 1:3; 2:19.


Did You Know? 9 	 E Iloa ne Koe? 9


What a beautiful reward for her faithful service! 	 Se taui gali eiloa o tena taviniga fakamaoni!


(John 18:37) When Jesus said those words, he was before Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea. 	 (Mataio 24:3, 9; Luka 21:12, 13) Ne molimau atu foki a Iesu i mua o Helota mo Ponitio Pilato.


(Jas. 1:17) This fundamental truth about Jehovah is truly a source of comfort and strength for us, especially when we face difficult trials and challenges. 	 (Iakopo 1:17) A te munatonu fakavae tenei e uiga ki a Ieova ko te pogai tonu o fakamafanafanaga mo fakamalosiga, maise eiloa māfai ko fe‵paki tatou mo tofotofoga mo tulaga faiga‵ta.


Paul told fellow Christians to “deaden” their “body members”—that is, to eliminate any desires—“as respects sexual immorality.” 	 Ne fai atu a Paulo ki taina Kelisiano ke “tamate” olotou “foitino”—ko tena uiga so se manakoga—“e uiga ki amioga fakatauavaga sē ‵tau.”


Moses—A Man of Humility 	 A Mose Se Tagata Loto Maulalo


4 Is it really possible that we could become “enraged against Jehovah”? 	 4 E mata, e mafai eiloa tatou o “ita . . . ki a Ieova”?


Where Does the Blame Lie? 	 Ko oi e ‵Tau o ‵Losi Atu ki ei?


16 For example, when the Israelites murmured and rebelled against Moses, Jehovah took their rebellious actions personally, as directed against him. 	 16 E pelā mo te taimi ne mui‵mui kae ‵teke atu ei te kau Isalaelu ki a Mose, ne kilo atu a Ieova ki olotou faifaiga me e ‵teke atu latou ki a ia.


“Likewise let your light shine before men,” he told them, “that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou, penei: “Ke pena o maina atu te otou mainaga ki mua o tino, ko te mea ke lavea mai ne tino otou galuega ‵lei, ke ‵viki atu ei latou ki te otou Tamana tela i te lagi.”


(Nehemiah 8:8, 12) The Bible should also be used when it is necessary to give counsel or to administer corrective discipline. 	 (Neemia 8:8, 12) E ‵tau foki o fakaaogā a te Tusi Tapu māfai ko tuku atu a pati polopoloki io me māfai ko fakatonu atu a te mea ‵se.


Because she was hospitable to God’s prophet Elijah, her flour and oil were miraculously sustained during a famine that would have claimed her life and that of her son. 	 Me ne talimālō faka‵lei ne ia te pelofeta a te Atua ko Elia, i se auala fakavavega ne seki ‵kiva ei ana falaoa mo ana sinu i te taimi o te oge telā ne fai pelā me kāti ka ‵mate i ei laua mo tena tama tagata.


Such people defame God’s name. 	 E fai ne vaegā tino penā a muna ma‵sei mo tala ‵loi ki te igoa o te Atua.


THOSE who teach that hell is a place of torment promote a gross misrepresentation of Jehovah God and his qualities. 	 A TINO kolā e akoako ne latou me i seoli se koga e fakapuapuaga ei a tino e fakamalosi aka ne latou se kilokiloga matagā e uiga ki a Ieova te Atua mo ana uiga.


Yet, Jehovah’s spirit can help you progressively to overturn “strongly entrenched things . . . raised up against the knowledge of God.” (2 Corinthians 10:4, 5) When negative thoughts threaten to overwhelm you, ponder the apostle John’s words: “By this we shall know that we originate with the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him as regards whatever our hearts may condemn us in, because God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.”—1 John 3:19, 20. 	 Kae, e mafai eiloa o fesoasoani atu te agaga o Ieova ke fakaseai malielie aka a “mafaufauga se ‵lei” kolā e se fetaui mo “te poto o te Atua.” (2 Kolinito 10:4, 5) Kafai ko ‵fonu tou mafaufau i mafaufauga sē ‵lei, ke mafaufau ‵loto ki pati a te apositolo ko Ioane: “Tenei te mea e iloa i ei ne tatou i a tatou ko tino o te munatonu. Tenei foki te lagona ka maua ne tatou i mua o te Atua. Me kafai e faka‵se tatou ne o‵tou loto, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou i te Atua e sili atu i o‵tou loto, kae e iloa foki ne ia a mea katoa.”—1 Ioane 3:19, 20.


During such shepherding visits, they want to “impart some spiritual gift” to them. 	 I āsiga penā, e ma‵nako latou o “tuku atu . . . ne meaalofa faka-te-agaga.”


15 In about 65 C.E., the apostle urged Timothy to ‘handle the word of the truth aright.’ 	 15 Kāti ko te 65 T.A., ne fakamalosi atu ei te apositolo ki a Timoteo ke “akoako tonu eiloa ne ia a te munatonu.”


16 If we are faithful, we will be rewarded; that is certain. 	 16 E mautinoa ‵lei me kafai e fakamaoni tatou, ka maua eiloa ne tatou a te taui.


Follow Jesus’ method. 	 Ke tau‵tali i faifaiga a Iesu.


16 Consider how three spiritual sisters have benefited from the arrangement of setting aside an evening for Bible study. 	 16 Mafaufau ki te auala ne maua ei ne tuagane e tokotolu a mea aoga mai te fakatokaga ke fakaavanoa se afiafi mō sukesukega totino io me se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


He barely manages to find a seat in the packed auditorium. 	 Ne seki mafai eiloa o maua ne ia se nofoaga ke sagasaga i loto i te potu fai fono lasi.


A Sure Guide to Happiness 	 Te Auala Mautinoa ki te Fiafia


He says, “It seemed to me that the angels blinded the soldiers and that Jehovah rescued us.”—Ps. 97:10. 	 E fai mai a ia, “Ne foliga mai me ne fakapouli ne agelu a mata o sotia kae ne faka‵sao eiloa ne Ieova matou.”—Sala. 97:10.


Should We Question God? 	 E Mata, e ‵Tau o Fakafesili ne Tatou te Atua?


I was full when I went, and it is empty-handed that Jehovah has made me return.”—Ruth 1:19-21. 	 I te aso ne tiakina ei ne au a te fenua tenei, au ne maumea; kae nei ko toe fakafoki mai au ne te Aliki e aunoa mo se mea e tasi.”—Luta 1:19-21.


All others who later become the secondary part of Abraham’s seed “belong to Christ.”—Gal. 3:29. 	 A nisi tino katoa kolā e fai fakamuli mo fai te lua o vaega o te fanau a Apelaamo e fai foki mo “tino o Keliso.”—Kalatia 3:29.


But become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave you.” 	 E ‵tau mo koutou o fakatau a‵lofa kae fakatau atafai; ke fakatau fakamagalo foki koutou, e pelā eiloa mo te Atua ko oti ne fakamagalo ne ia koutou i a Keliso.”


Despite severe trials, Jesus remained perfectly obedient to his Father. 	 Faitalia eiloa a tofotofoga faiga‵ta ne fepaki mo ia, ne fakalogo eiloa a Iesu ki tena Tamana.


2, 3. (a) Proverbs 23:22 highlights what obligation? (b) How is God involved in the obligation mentioned at Proverbs 23:22? 	 2, 3. (a) Se a te tiute e faka‵mafa mai i te Faataoto 23:22? (e) E aofia pefea te Atua i te tiute telā e fakaasi mai i te Faataoto 23:22?


Like the ancient tribe of Gad, we must be spiritually strong and fight back in accord with God’s directions. 	 E pelā mo te matakāiga o Kato, e ‵tau o malosi ‵lei tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae taua atu e ‵tusa mo fakatonuga a te Atua.


16 Congregation elders are appointed by holy spirit, yet they are still imperfect and make mistakes. 	 16 E tiga eiloa ko oti ne ‵tofi aka ne te agaga tapu a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga, koi sē ‵lei katoatoa latou, kae e ‵se sāle foki.


Then, Jesus applies the illustration: If imperfect human fathers “give good gifts” to their children, “how much more so will the Father in heaven give holy spirit”—the best of gifts—to his earthly children who ask him!*—Luke 11:11-13; Matthew 7:11. 	 Tenā, fakamatala mai ei ne Iesu a te uiga o tala fakatusa: Kafai a tamana sē ‵lei katoatoa e “tuku atu a meaalofa ‵lei” ki olotou tama‵liki, “e se sili atu la te otou Tamana i te lagi i te fia tuku atu ne ia o te agaga tapu”—te ‵toe meaalofa sili—ki ana tamaliki faka-te-lalolagi kolā e fakamolemole atu ki a ia!*—Luka 11:11-13; Mataio 7:11.


These IUDs release the hormone in the uterus. 	 E tuku atu ne IUD konei a te sua ki loto i te moegatama.


Waiting can be very frustrating. 	 E mafai o ‵fiu malosi a tino i te faka‵tali sāle.


“[Buy] out the opportune time for yourselves, because the days are wicked.”—EPHESIANS 5:16. 	 “Fakaaoga faka‵lei so se avanoa e maua ne koutou, i te mea ko aso masei a aso nei.”—EFESO 5:16.


Samuel’s fine conduct did not go unnoticed. 	 Ne seki fai eiloa pelā me e se lavea atu a amioga ‵lei a Samuelu.


17 In response to Paul’s prayers, God told him: “My undeserved kindness is sufficient for you; for my power is being made perfect in weakness.” 	 17 I te tali atu ki te ‵talo a Paulo, ne fai atu te Atua: “A toku alofa tauanoa ko lava ‵lei eiloa mo koe, me i toku ‵mana e sili atu io me e katoatoa toku ‵mana i tou vāivāi.”


Both Cain and Abel made efforts to approach God by presenting sacrifices to him. 	 Ne taumafai a Kaino mo Apelu o fesokotaki atu ki te Atua mai te ofoatuga o taulaga ki a ia.


What a wonderful future awaits them! 	 Ma‵faga o fakamoemoega gali ko maua ne latou mō aso mai mua!


We are surrounded by unclean influences, so it is not easy for us to remain holy. 	 E se faigofie ke tumau tatou e pelā me ne tino ne fakatapu i a tatou ko sikomia ne fakamalosiga sē ‵ma.


At times, both possibilities have been presented in our publications. 	 I nisi taimi e sae mai eiloa a manatu konei e lua i ‵tou tusi.


The process of resolving personal differences is also started with a key. 	 A te faka‵leiga foki o se kinauga e kamata foki ki se kī.


3 Jehovah spoke to the people through an angel, providing what has come to be known as the Ten Commandments. 	 3 Ne faipati atu a Ieova ki tino e auala i se agelu, tuku atu i ei ki a latou te mea telā ko lauiloa nei, ko Tulafono e Sefulu.


(2 Timothy 2:22) Throughout this challenging period, he must deal with a force that can have a devastating effect on his heart—peer pressure. 	 (2 Timoteo 2:22) I taimi faiga‵ta konei e ‵tau o fakafesagai atu a ia ki te mea telā e mafai o fakamasei ei tena loto—ko taugasoa ma‵sei.


A similar problem may arise with those speaking the pure language. 	 E mafai o sae aka foki se vaegā fakalavelave penā ki tino kolā e fai‵pati ki te ‵gana ‵ma.


Sometimes he would invite children to come to him. 	 E ‵kami ne ia a tama‵liki i nisi taimi ke olo atu ki a ia.


They still took very seriously Jesus’ command: “Make disciples of people of all the nations.” 	 Koi fakatāua malosi ne latou te fakatonuga tenei a Iesu: “Ke fai a tino o atufenua katoa mo fai ne soko.”


He was assigned as a missionary to Chile, where he again served as a circuit overseer. 	 Ne filifili aka a ia e pelā me se misionale i Chile, telā ne toe tavini atu foki a ia i ei e pelā me se ovasia o te fenua.


8 When Moses exhorted Israel to choose life, he pointed out three steps that they should take: “By loving Jehovah your God, by listening to his voice and by sticking to him.” 	 8 I te taimi ne fakamalosi atu ei a Mose ki tino Isalaelu ke filifili ki te ola, ne fakaasi atu ne ia a auala e tolu kolā e ‵tau o fai ne latou: “Mai te alofa ki a Ieova tou Atua, mo te fakalogo ki tona leo, mo te ‵piki atu ki a ia.”


12 How would you describe the purpose of baptism? 	 12 E fakamatala mai pefea ne koe a te aoga o te papatisoga?


How can we study the “grammar” of the pure language? 	 E mafai pefea o suke‵suke tatou ki te “tulafono” o te ‵gana ‵ma?


That conclusion is confirmed by what Jesus later told his disciples: “I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” 	 E mautinoa i a tatou a te mea tenei i pati a Iesu kolā ne fai fakamuli atu ki ana soko penei: “Au e fakatasi faeloa mo koutou i aso katoa ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te olaga tenei.”


However, they should do so considerately, not in demeaning tones. 	 Kae e ‵tau eiloa o fai penā mo te āva, kae e se i se auala fakamaualuga.


“A mere lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver.” 	 E seai se aoga. E pelā eiloa me se tino e fano o afuli te matagi.”


She will be wiped out rather quickly, as if “in one day.”—Rev. 18:7, 8. 	 Ka vave a tena fakaseaiga, e pelā me fai fua “i te aso e tasi.”—Fakaasiga 18:7, 8.


If there is a difference of opinion, as there will likely be, what then? 	 Kafai e isi ne nisi manatu, ne a mea kāti e mafai o fai ne mātua?


Any one of these things could have made him arrogant, yet none of them did. 	 Ne mafai fua o fakamatamata a Tavita i se mea e tasi i mea katoa konei, kae ne seki fai eiloa penā a ia.


I learned that “God is not partial” and that the heart is more important than the color of our skin or the language we speak. 	 Ne tauloto ne au me i te “Atua e se fakailoga tino” kae ko te loto e tāua malosi atu i lō te ‵lanu o ‵tou pa‵kili io me ko te ‵gana telā e fai‵pati tatou ki ei.


Of course, it gives all of us much joy to see that every year thousands of young people around the world get baptized. 	 E tonu, se mea fakafiafia ki a tatou ke lavea atu a te fia afe o tama‵liki i te lalolagi kātoa e papatiso i tausaga takitasi.


The fact that it’s easy doesn’t make it right.” 	 E tonu a te mea tenei se uiga faigofie kae e sē se mea e ‵tau o fai ne se tino.”


12 After describing various men and women of faith, Paul highlighted the most outstanding example of all—our Lord Jesus Christ. 	 12 Mai tua o te fakamatalaga e uiga ki nāi tagata mo fafine fakatuanaki, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Paulo a te ‵toe fakaakoakoga tu ‵kese mai mea katoa—ko te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu Keliso.


This same truth regarding salvation being extended to two groups is also found in the Hebrew Scriptures. 	 E maua foki te munatonu tenei e uiga ki te fakaolataga telā ne fakaavanoa atu ki potukau e lua i te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu.


When she was 19, Victoire got a job in a palm-oil processing plant. 	 I te taimi ko 19 ei ana tausaga, ne maua ne Victoire se galuega i se koga telā e fakaola ei a lakau kolā e faite ki ei a sinu.


They Mustered Up Boldness 	 E SE fai pelā me e faigofie faeloa ke maua te loto toa ke talai atu.


WHAT a precious privilege was offered to the nation of Israel when Jehovah said to them: “You will certainly become my special property out of all other peoples.” 	 KO OKO eiloa i te tāua o te tauliaga ne tuku atu ki te fenua o Isalaelu i te taimi ne fai atu ei a Ieova ki a latou: “Ka fai koutou mo oku tino ‵tonu eiloa. A te lalolagi kātoa e o oku, ka ko koutou ko oku tino filifilia.”


• Why do we rejoice in our knowledge of God? 	 • Kaia e fia‵fia ei tatou ona ko te ‵tou iloaga e uiga ki te Atua?


He cleaned up his life so quickly that in less than six months, he was able to share in the evangelizing work—one of the 10,115 to do so last year in Panama. 	 Ne seki palele atu te ono masina kae ne faka‵mā fakavave ne ia tena olaga. Tela la, ne mafai ei ne ia o kau atu ki te galuega talai—se tokotasi o te toko 10,115 kolā ne fai penā i te tausaga ko teka i Panama.


At the same time, Peter apparently realized that God did not expect Gentile Christians to observe the Law of Moses as a condition for baptism. 	 I te taimi foki eiloa tenā, ne iloa aka ei ne Petelu me ne seki fakatonu atu te Atua ke tau‵tali a Kelisiano mai Fenua Fakaatea ki te Tulafono telā ne tuku ki a Mose ko te mea ke mafai ei o papatiso latou.


(John 13:14) Pride must be replaced by its opposite—humility. 	 (Ioane 13:14) E ‵tau o sui aka te fakamatamata ki te loto maulalo.


And think how much more effective you can be as a teacher! 	 Kae e mafai o momea aka i ei te magoi o tou fai pelā me se faiakoga!


(Job 26:14) What exciting prospects! 	 (Iopu 26:14) Ma‵faga o fakamoemoega fakafiafia!


(Matthew 22:37) A real relationship with Jehovah God must be based, not on fear or blind obedience, but on love. 	 (Mataio 22:37) E se ‵tau fua o fakavae a te fesokotakiga o se tino mo Ieova te Atua ki te mataku valea, kae ki te alofa tonu.


Nonetheless, parents who have tried their best to impress the truth on a child’s heart have a good conscience. 	 E ui i ei, a mātua kolā ne taumafai malosi o faka‵goto ifo te munatonu ki te loto o te tamaliki e maua ne lāua se loto lagona ‵lei.


Therefore, make yourself available, not just for the first few days when many friends and relatives are present, but in subsequent months when others have returned to their normal routine. 	 Tela la, ke fakaavanoa atu a koe ki a latou, ke oko loa ki masina mai tua atu māfai ko ‵foki a nisi tino ki olotou fale.


His three would-be comforters offended him with many unkind words. 	 Ne fai atu ne tāgata e tokotolu kolā ne ‵tau o fakamafanafana atu ki a ia a pati sē a‵lofa e uke ki a ia.


For instance, avalanches in the Alpine mountains of Austria, France, Italy, and Switzerland sometimes claim the lives of tourists who ignore warnings that urge them to ski or snowboard only on secure routes. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i Nepal, e nofo ki te toko 800 tino e ‵mate kae toko 5,000 e pa‵kia malosi i fakalavelave ‵tupu i auala, i tausaga takitasi.


It is true of the elders—and of us all—that “the power beyond what is normal [is] God’s and not that out of ourselves.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) We should therefore thank Jehovah for what he is accomplishing by means of our faithful overseers, and we should show them willing cooperation. 	 E tonu te mea tenei e uiga ki toeaina—e pelā foki mo tatou katoa—me “i te ‵mana [e] o ia, kae se e o tatou.” (2 Kolinito 4:7) Tela la, e ‵tau o fakafetai tatou ki a Ieova mō mea kolā e fakataunu ne ia e auala i ‵tou ovasia fakamaoni, kae e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou faka‵logo ki a latou.


How did Jesus react? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Iesu ki ei?


And we can use contrasts to help others come to know Bible truth. 	 Kae e mafai o fakaaoga ne tatou a te fakatusatusaga o manatu kese‵kese ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke iloa ne latou a te munatonu mai i te Tusi Tapu.


Recognition did come, but not in the way Mary may have expected. 	 Ne fakaaloalogina eiloa a Iesu, kae e se i te auala telā ne fakamoemoe ki ei a Malia.


18 Never should we forget, however, that love of neighbor is linked to love of God. 	 18 Kae e se ‵tau eiloa o puli i a tatou me e isi se sokoga o te alofa ki tuakoi ki te alofa ki te Atua.


Mercy is not hindered by national, religious, or cultural barriers. 	 E se ‵tau o gata fua te fakaasiga o te alofa ‵nau ki tino o ‵tou atufenua, talitonuga, io me ko tuu mo aganū.


The hundreds of quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures that appear in the Greek Scriptures remind us not only of Jehovah’s instructions to his people under the Law but also of his purposes concerning the Christian congregation. 	 E fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a te fia selau o tusi siki mai Tusitusiga faka-Epelu kolā e siki mai i Tusitusiga faka-Eleni, a fakatonuga a Ieova ki ana tino kolā ne ‵nofo mai i lalo i te Tulafono kae e fakamasaua foki i ei ana fuafuaga mō te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


(See paragraph 7) 	 (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 7)


Is there a true-life example from whom we can learn to do that? 	 E mata, e isi se fakaakoakoga a se tino telā e mafai o fakaakoako tatou ki ei?


Why did Jesus compare a preacher of God’s Kingdom to a sower of seed? 	 Kaia ne fakatusa ei ne Iesu a te tino talai o te Malo o te Atua ki se tino ‵toki saito?


This is not surprising to Bible readers. 	 A te mea tenei e sē se mea fakapoi ki tino fai‵tau ki te Tusi Tapu.


Having “Come to Know God”—What Now? 	 Me ko “Iloa ne Koutou a te Atua”—Se a la te Mea e ‵Tau o Fai Nei?


Wherever it is taken in, it brings people to life spiritually. 	 I so se koga e inu ki ei, e fakaola ne ia a tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


You won’t be charged admission, and no collection will be taken. 	 E se ‵togi a tou kau mai ki ei, kae ka seai ne sene e ‵tae i ei.


What is more, fulfilled Bible prophecies show that the time is near for the Kingdom to establish its righteous rule over all the earth. 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaasi mai i valoaga kolā ko oti ne fakataunu me ko pili mai te taimi ka fakaoko mai ei te pulega amiotonu tenā ki luga i te lalolagi kātoa.


When Nabal refused to give assistance to David and his men, they prepared to wipe out Nabal and his entire household. 	 I te seki taliaga ne Napalu o tuku atu se fesoasoani ki a Tavita mo ana tāgata, ne fakatoka ei latou o tamate a Napalu fakatasi mo tino i tena kaufale kātoa.


In time, they were able to pioneer. 	 E seki leva, kae mafai lāua o paenia.


The Bible’s practical guidance can help us avoid some problems 	 A fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai nisi fakalavelave


(Judges 11:30-40) A person’s failure to pay a vow could lead to God’s becoming “indignant” and tearing down what the individual had accomplished. 	 (Famasino 11:30-40) Kafai e se fakataunu ne se tino tena tautoga, ka fai fua ne ia te Atua ke “kaitaua” kae ka fakasēaogā i ei a mea ‵lei kolā ko oti ne fai ne te tino tenā.


COVER: A publisher preaching in Panajachel, a small town by Lake Atitlan. 	 TE ‵KAVA: Se tino talai e talai i Panajachel, se fa‵kai foliki i tafa o te namo o Atitlan.


Or they spend a great deal of time looking at pictures of or reading about such individuals. 	 Io me fakamaumau ne latou a taimi e uke o onoono ki ata io me fai‵tau ki mea e uiga ki vaegā tino penā.


16 Outward appearances affected the Israelites negatively in other ways. 	 16 Ne pokotia masei foki eiloa a tino Isalaelu i nisi feitu ona ko mea e lavea ki mata.


How does Jehovah provide support to his servants? 	 E fesoasoani atu pefea a Ieova ki ana tavini?


Dr. Detlef Garbe, head of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial near Hamburg, explains: “The National Socialists wanted to force a large majority for their chancellor and führer, Adolf Hitler.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Dr. Detlef Garbe, telā ko te pule o te Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial i tafa o Hamburg, penei: “Ne taumafai te potukau a Hitila o faimālō ne latou a te tokoukega o tino ke palota atu ki te lotou takitaki ko Hitila.”


4 Since Jesus knew that Satan and his agents would strenuously resist the good news, He warned his followers: “People will deliver you up to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.” 	 E takalia‵lia a fenua katoa ki a koutou, ona ko toku igoa.”


Difficulties and distress come our way for three main reasons. 	 E fe‵paki tatou mo mea faiga‵ta mo te loto māfatia ona ko pogai ‵lasi e tolu.


The Most Compelling Evidence 	 Te ‵Toe Fakamaoniga Sili


9 Jehovah wants us to be joyful in his service. Our joy should not be contingent on the results that we obtain. 	 E se ‵tau o fakalagolago ‵tou fiafia ki te tokouke io me ko te se tokouke o tino e fia‵fia ki ei.


About a dozen single brothers were serving there. 	 Kāti e nofo ki se toko 12 o taina taka e tavini atu i ei.


But how do linguists reconstruct the development of extinct languages? 	 Kae e toe faka‵tonu aka pefea ne tino ‵poto i ‵gana a ‵gana kolā ko leva ne sē fakaaoga?


Exercised Willingly 	 E Fai Faeloa mo te Loto Fiafia


He wrote: “Its two thousand years of history are studded with unparalleled achievements in the realms of art, architecture, philosophy, music and social action.” 	 Ana muna i tena tusi: “Ko ‵fonu a te lua afe tausaga ko ‵teka i mea ko oti ne fai mai poto i mea tau te ‵lomiga mo te faitega o mea, te ‵lomiga o ata o fale, mataupu silisili, mea tau pese mo mea tau te olaga masani o tino.”


Jehovah has many loyal ones on his side 	 E uke ‵ki a tino fakamaoni ko ‵kau atu nei ki a Ieova


Recall the misery and pain of conscience that Paul suffered because of feeling captive to sin and death. 	 Ke toe mafau‵fau ki te fanoanoa mo te se ‵lei o te loto lagona o Paulo i te taimi ne logo‵mae ei ona ko te pologa ki te agasala mo te mate.


• How can you make Jehovah’s heart rejoice? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakafiafia ne koe a te loto o Ieova?


20, 21. (a) What does encouragement have to do with looking out for others’ interests? (b) What can you do to be encouraging? 	 20, 21. (a) E aofia pefea a te fakamalosi atu i te kilokilo ki mea e ‵lei ei a nisi tino? (e) Ne a mea e mafai ne koe o fai ke fakamalosi atu?


Paul wrote to Timothy: “You have closely followed my teaching, my course of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance.” (2 Tim. 3:10) Because Timothy applied what he learned, he qualified for greater responsibility.—1 Cor. 4:17. 	 Ne tusi atu a Paulo ki a Timoteo: “Kae ko koe ne tautali fakapilipili atu i aku akoakoga, i te auala e ola ei au, i toku fakamoemoega, i toku fakatuanaki, i toku kufaki, i toku alofa, i toku fa‵ki.” (2 Timo. 3:10) Ona me ne fakagalue ne Timoteo a mea ne tauloto ne ia, ne maua ne ia a nisi tiute e tai uke atu.—1 Koli. 4:17.


4 You can be helped to avoid haughtiness by considering some Bible accounts of haughty ones. 	 4 E mafai eiloa o fesoasoani atu ke ‵teke atu koe ki te vaegā uiga fakamatamata tenā mai te mafaufau ki nisi tala o tino kolā ne fai penā i te Tusi Tapu.


I was surprised that the Witness was patient and polite, so I agreed to attend the meetings at the Kingdom Hall. 	 Ne ofo malosi eiloa au me ne onosai kae āva mai te Molimau, telā ne talia ei ne au ke kau atu ki fakatasiga i te Kingdom Hall.


Yes, we will be happy if we cherish Jesus’ sayings and allow them to affect our attitude and way of life. 	 E tonu, ka fia‵fia eiloa tatou māfai e fakatāua kae talia ne tatou a pati a Iesu ke ‵fuli i ei ‵tou olaga.


He alone has the power to take away life and all prospects for future life, destroying both body and soul in Gehenna. 	 Ko ia fua tokotasi e maua ne ia te ‵mana ke ave keatea ei te ola mo fakamoemoega katoa mō aso mai mua, mai te fakaseaiga o te foitino mo te ola i Kēna.


A good decision will strengthen our relationship with God, whereas a bad one may damage it. 	 A fakaikuga ‵lei e fakamalosi aka ei ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua, kae ko fakaikuga sē ‵lei e fakamasei i ei.


How were Jesus’ disciples to act toward their enemies? 	 E ‵tau o pefea a faifaiga a soko o Iesu ki olotou fili?


(John 2:13-17) That forceful action made the disciples recall the prophetic words of King David: “Sheer zeal for your house has eaten me up.” 	 (Ioane 2:13-17) Ne fai ne te faifaiga malosi tenā ke masaua ne soko a te valoaga telā ne tusi ne te tupu ko Tavita, penei: “A toku fia tapuaki i tou fale ko ‵ka i toku loto.”


He says: “Why, in fact, ‘into all the earth their sound went out, and to the extremities of the inhabited earth their utterances.’” 	 Ana muna: “Ko oko atu olotou leo ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo olotou pati foki, ko oko atu ki kapakapalagi.”


In this way husbands ought to be loving their wives as their own bodies. 	 A tāgata e ‵tau o a‵lofa ki olotou avaga e pelā eiloa mo te lotou atafai ki olotou foitino ‵tonu.


He wants us to make inquiry about such things and to put forth earnest effort to find the answers. 	 E manako a ia ke sukesuke tatou ki mea konā kae ke taumafai malosi o ‵sala aka a tali ki ei.


For example, we may live in an area where the prevailing religion leads its adherents to view one day of the week as a day of rest. 	 E mafai o ‵nofo atu tatou i se fenua telā e akoako atu ei a te lotu o te fenua ki ana tino ke ‵kilo atu ki se aso e tasi e pelā me se aso malōlō.


Because our heavenly Father “does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance.” 	 Me i te ‵tou Tamana i te lagi e “sē manako a ia ke malaia se tino . . . kae ke lava se taimi e sala‵mo ei a tino.”


8 Jesus offered this further piece of advice: “Never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties.” 	 8 Ne fai mai ne Iesu a te suā fautuaga tenei: “Ke se manava‵se la koutou ki te aso a taeao, me manavase eiloa te aso a taeao ki ana mea.


(Psalm 103:20, 21) So a lot of work is being done in heaven. 	 (Salamo 103:20, 21) Tela la, e uke a galuega e fai i te lagi.


King Ahab’s son Jehoram was ruling Israel, and Jezebel was still alive as queen mother. 	 A te tama a te tupu ko Aapo, ko Iolamo, ne pule atu i Isalaelu, kae koi ola eiloa a Iesepela e pelā me ko te tupu fafine mo te mātua foki o te tupu.


How the Spirit Revealed the Meaning of the Spiritual Temple 	 Te Auala ne Fakaasi Mai ei ne te Agaga a te Uiga o te Faletapu Faka-te-Agaga


There they lived for over a year while giving of their time, strength, and resources to help their brothers. 	 Ne ‵nofo atu laua i konā e sili atu i te tausaga e tasi kae fakaaoga lā taimi, malosi mo lā kope ke fesoasoani atu ki lā taina.


As dedicated servants of Jehovah, we have been sanctified, or set apart for sacred service. 	 E pelā me ne tavini tukugina atu a Ieova, ko oti ne fakatapu tatou, kae ‵vae kea‵tea mō te taviniga tapu.


From the age of 12, Jesus “went on progressing in wisdom.” 	 Mai i te taimi ko 12 fua ei ana tausaga, “ne tupu ake Iesu i te foitino mo te poto.”


(Proverbs 15:8) In Jesus’ day many religious leaders prayed publicly, not out of genuine piety, but out of a desire to impress men. 	 (Faataoto 15:8) I aso o Iesu, ne ‵talo atu a takitaki lotu i mua o tino tokouke, kae e se mai i olotou lagonaga ‵tonu, kae ko te mea fua ke ofo a tino.


This was not God’s will for the pair. 	 E se tenei eiloa te mea ne loto ki ei te Atua mō laua.


Reaching the climax, he asked, “Do you believe that the King of glory has begun his reign?” 	 I te fakaotiga o te lāuga, ne fesili atu a ia, “E talitonu koutou me ko oti ne kamata ne te Tupu ‵malu tena pulega?”


His wife and children joined in berating me, and I knew it was time to leave. 	 Ne kaitaua mai foki tena avaga mo ana tama‵liki ki a au kae ne iloa ne au me ko ‵tau o tiaki ne au te fale.


She accepted the offer of a home Bible study and began to take in knowledge of God’s Word. 	 Ne talia ne ia ke fai sena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu kae ne kamata foki eiloa o maua ne ia a te iloaga e uiga ki te Muna a te Atua.


Will the Pursuit of Pleasure Make Us Happy? 	 E Mata, ka Fia‵fia Tatou i te Kausaki Atu ki Fakafiafiaga?


What a magnificent spectacle! 	 Mā‵faga o mea fakaofoofogia!


In the world, many individuals live for the immediate gratification of their desires. 	 E tokouke a tino i te lalolagi e mafau‵fau me e ‵tau o maua fakavave ne latou a mea kolā e ma‵nako latou ki ei.


“I will laud you in the big congregation.”—PS. 35:18. 	 “Au e fakafetai ki a koe i mua o te fakapotopotoga o ou tino.”—SALAMO 35:18.


The Bible explains why this is so when it states: “The heart is more deceitful than anything else.” 	 E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a te pogai e fai ei penei: “Te loto . . . ko te ‵toe mea tafasili foki eiloa i te faka‵se tino.”


14 Accepting Jehovah’s authority involves responding to counsel based on his Word. 	 14 A te taliaga o te pulega a Ieova e aofia i ei te saga atu ki fakatakitakiga kolā e fakavae ki tena Muna.


He could say: “In our discussion today, we are going to consider the answers to the following questions . . .” Then, in the conclusion, he could refer to those questions to review the main points. 12. 	 E mafai o fai atu a ia, penei, “I te lauga mō te aso nei, ka mafau‵fau tatou ki tali o fesili konei . . . ” E mafai o fakaoti tena lauga, ki te fakasino atu ki fesili konā ke faka‵foki atu ei a manatu tāua.


But Saul came to his senses when the resurrected Jesus miraculously spoke to him on the road to Damascus.—Acts 9:3-6. 	 Kae ne fatoā iloa ne Saulo te matagā o ana faifaiga i te taimi ne faipati fakavavega atu ei ki a ia a Iesu, telā ko oti ne fakatu aka, i tena auala ki Tamaseko.—Galuega 9:3-6.


6 Our inherited imperfection does not need to prevent us from enjoying Jehovah’s friendship or continuing to serve him. 	 6 E se ‵tau o taofi aka ne ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa a tatou mai te mauaga o se va fakataugasoa mo Ieova io me mai te tumau i te tavini atu ki a ia.


Michelle: I see. 	 Michelle: Ia, ko ‵lei la.


If the “strong east wind” mentioned at Exodus 14:21 had been cold enough to freeze the waters, doubtless some reference would have been made to the extreme cold. 	 Moi fai ne ‵moko malosi a “te matagi malosi eiloa mai te saegala” telā e fakaasi mai i te Esoto 14:21 ke fai ei ke poloka a vai, penei e fai mai se fakamatalaga e uiga ki ei.


13 Just as certain metals tend to rust, imperfect humans have a tendency to complain. 	 13 E pelā eiloa mo fiti kolā e mafai o ‵popo, e mafai foki o mui‵mui a tino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


Also, how does it affect our understanding of other parables, or illustrations, of Jesus that are being fulfilled during this time of the end? 	 E pokotia foki pefea a ‵tou malamalama i nisi tala fakatusa a Iesu kolā ko oti ne fakataunu i te taimi tenei o te gataga?


If we are not familiar with some of the songs, why not practice singing them during Family Worship evening? 	 Kafai e se ‵mau tatou i nisi pese, kaia e se fakaakoako ei ki pese konā i te taimi e fai ei a Tapuakiga a Kāiga i afiafi?


“HOPE IS . . . 	 “A TE FAKAMOEMOEGA . . .


(Matthew 7:7) The context of Jesus’ promise shows that he was talking about receiving not only material things but also answers to important questions. 	 (Mataio 7:7) E fakaasi mai i te ‵kanotonu o te faipatiga a Iesu me ne seki faipati fua a ia ki te mauaga o mea faka-te-foitino kae ki te mauaga foki o tali ki fesili tāua.


(Rom. 1:7; 8:14, 17, 33) In contrast, Abraham came to be “Jehovah’s friend”—and that before the ransom sacrifice was offered. 	 (Loma 1:7, NW; 8:14, 17, 33) E ‵kese mai ei, ne fai a Apelaamo e pelā me ko te “taugasoa” o Ieova a koituai o ofo atu a te taulaga togiola.


14 Today, too, many languages are being used in the preaching work. 	 14 I aso nei, ko tō uke foki a ‵gana e fakaaogā i te faiga o te galuega talai.


If I suffered any small setback, such as displaying a burst of anger or saying a bad word, they would shout triumphantly: “Aha! 	 Kafai ko isi se tamā fakalavelave pelā me ne tai kaitaua malie au io me ne pati masei au, ne paka‵laga mai latou mo te fia‵fia: “Aa!


However, he then said: “Do not let your God in whom you are trusting deceive you, saying: ‘Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’” 	 Kae ne toe fai atu a ia, penei: “A te Atua telā e talitonu koe ki ei ko oti ne fai atu i a koe e se takavale i a au, kae masaua o sa talitonu ki te mea tenā.”


(Read Deuteronomy 10:12, 13.) 	 (Faitau te Teutelonome 10:12, 13.)


“When I see your heavens, the works of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have prepared, what is mortal man that you keep him in mind?” 	 “Ka onoono au ki te lagi, tela ne faite ne koe, te masina mo fetu, kola ne fakatu ne koe i olotou tulaga; se a te aoga o te tagata e manatu mai ei koe ki a ia; se a foki te aoga o te tagata e saga mai koe ki a ia?”


However, further research has shown that this captivity began much earlier than 1918. 	 Kae tiga te feitu tenā, ko oti ne fakaasi mai i sukesukega ne fai me i te ‵nofo fakapagotaga tenei ne kamata i se taimi leva ‵ki mai mua o te tausaga e 1918.


Among these are false gods. 	 E aofia i mea konei ko atua ‵se.


And if he could not afford even two pigeons? 	 Kae pefea la māfai e se mafai foki o maua se avā lupe?


15 Isaac’s son Jacob grew up to be “a blameless man.” 	 15 Ne tupu aka eiloa a te tama a Isaako ko Iakopo ke fai pelā me “se tino filemu.”


Therefore have no fear: you are worth more than many sparrows.” 	 Telā la, sa manava‵se koutou, i te mea e sili atu eiloa koutou i manu eva kona!”


Consider the publication Imitate Their Faith. 	 Mafaufau ki te tusi ko te Imitate Their Faith.


According to Jewish reference works, the unintentional manslayer’s immediate family evidently joined him in the city of refuge. 	 E ‵tusa mo se tusi a te kau Iutaia, e masani o olo atu a te kāiga o te tino tatino i se auala pasala o ‵nofo mo ia i te fa‵kai faka‵lafi.


(Ezekiel 33:11) All of this is of great significance to us today. 	 (Esekielu 33:11) E tāua ‵ki ki a tatou i aso nei.


(Acts 2:1-4) The apostle Peter was among those present for that annual festival. 	 (Galuega 2:1-4) Ne aofia te apositolo ko Petelu i tino kolā ne ‵nofo atu i konā mō te ‵kaiga faka-te-tausaga tenā.


Kandi appreciatively acknowledges: “Loving direction from my parents has made me more reasonable and balanced and more of a pleasure to be around.” 	 Ne taku mai penei a Kani mo te loto fakafetai: “Ona ko fesoasoani a‵lofa mai i oku mātua, ko ‵lei atu ei oku uiga kae ko sili atu te fia‵fia mai o tino ki a au.”


Surely not. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ka se fiafia koe ki ei.


How did that visit turn out? 	 Ne iku atu ki te a te asiga tenā?


So Abram’s fears were not exaggerated. 	 Tela la, e isi ne pogai ‵tau ke mataku ei a Apelamo.


If so, what makes you happy? 	 Kafai e penā eiloa, se a te mea e fai ne ia koe ke fiafia?


What makes our service acceptable to Jehovah is determined, not by the amount that we do, but by the way we do it—joyfully and wholeheartedly.—Psalm 100:1-5; Colossians 3:23. 	 A te mea telā e fai ei ke talia ne Ieova ‵tou taviniga, e se ko te aofaki o mea e mafai ne tatou o fai kae ko te auala e fai ei ne tatou—i te loto fiafia mo te loto kātoa.—Salamo 100:1-5; Kolose 3:23.


• What do our conversations reveal about us? 	 • Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne ‵tou sau‵talaga e uiga ki a tatou?


They will be well-equipped to work with employers and coworkers. 	 Ka fai foki ke toka tatou o ga‵lue mo tino kolā e fakaga‵lue ne latou a tatou, penā foki loa mo nisi tino ga‵lue.


Do I regularly pray that Jehovah examine my heart and my motives? 	 E mata, e ‵talo faeloa au ki a Ieova ke iloilo ne ia toku loto mo oku mafaufauga?


How did Absalom mislead others, and did his scheme succeed? 	 Ne fakaloiloi pefea ne Apisaloma a nisi tino, kae e mata, ne iku manuia a tena aofaga?


An essay entitled “The Spirit of Christmas,” published by the Royal Bank of Canada, stated: “All too many ‘Christians’ only qualify for that description conceptually for a few weeks every year, oozing good will towards their fellow men until after the New Year, when they can go back to their dog-eat-dog existence and their indifference to the plight of other human beings.” 	 E fai mai se fakamatalaga telā e fakaulutala penei, “Te Agaga o te Kilisimasi,” kae ne ‵lomi ne te Royal Bank of Canada: “Ko tō tokouke a ‘Kelisiano’ e taumafai fua ke maua ne latou a uiga konā i olotou mafaufauga i ne nāi vaiaso i tausaga takitasi, mai te fakaasiatuga o te loto ‵lei ki nisi tino ke oko ki te Tausaga Fou, ko toe ‵foki ei ki olotou uiga kaima‵nako mo te se fia amanaia ki te ‵lei o nisi tino.”


Wholehearted Service Brings Blessings 	 E Maua a Fakamanuiaga i te Tavini Atu mo te Loto Finafinau


How can we say this? 	 Kaia e fai atu ei tatou penei?


He said: “Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life, and suddenly that day be instantly upon you as a snare. 	 Ana muna: “Fakaeteete koutou! Ke mo a ma to fai ‵kaiga kae ko‵nā sāle, io me manava‵se ki mea o te olaga nei, i te mea manafai e fakapoi mai te aso tenā ki a koutou.


To their great relief, he did. 	 Ne pelā aka eiloa olotou lagonaga me ne isi sena naifi.


SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE that religion is a human invention; others think that God uses religion to help people draw close to him. 	 E TALI‵TONU A NISI TINO i lotu ne faka‵tu ne tagata; nisi e mafau‵fau me fakaaoga ne te Atua a lotu ke fesoasoani ki tino ke fakapili‵pili atu ki a ia.


The fact that you are among God’s people is evidence that he has drawn you by means of his holy spirit. 	 A te aofia o koe i tino o te Atua se fakamaoniga me ko talia ne ia koe ke fakapilipili atu ki a ia e auala i tena agaga tapu.


Gracious Acts Promote Good Relationships 	 A Faifaiga Atafai e Ati Aka ei a Fesokotakiga ‵Lei


Many refuse to go out at night or to let their children play outside unattended—day or night. 	 E tokouke a tino ko sē fia olo ki tua i te po io me tuku olotou tamaliki ke ta‵fao i tua i a latou eiloa—me se ao io me se po.


4 At times, we are corrected by Jehovah’s reminders. 	 4 I nisi taimi e polopoloki tatou ne Ieova e auala i akoakoga kolā e toe fakamasaua mai ne ia.


One search of epic proportions was conducted by . . . 	 Ne fai ne . . . Wilson A. Bentley, se sukesukega maea e tasi.


Isaiah says: “Your gates will actually be kept open constantly; they will not be closed even by day or by night, in order to bring to you the resources of the nations.” 	 Muna a Isaia: “Ka tala ou mataloa i ao mo po, ko te mea ke aumai ne tupu o malo a koloa ma koe.”


“Sometimes I have to force myself to talk to the brothers and sisters in my new congregation. 	 “I nisi taimi ne ‵tau o faimalo ne au a au eiloa ke faipati atu ki taina mo tuagane i taku fakapotopotoga fou.


“I am with you to deliver you.” 	 “Me i a au e fakatasi atu ki a koe o puipui [io me fakasao] koe.”


To sum up, then, multitudes dwell in the spirit realm. 	 Tela la, e fakatoetoe aka penei te mataupu tenei, e tokouke a tino e ‵nofo i te koga o agaga.


19 Life Story—Jehovah Has Never Failed Me! 	 19 Tala Tonu—Ne Seki Tuku Tiaki Eiloa ne Ieova a Au!


But I faced a particular challenge. 	 Kae ne fakafesagai atu au mo se tofotofoga e tasi.


(Matthew 6:10; John 1:18; 3:13; 8:42) In Jesus’ prehuman existence, he had experienced the time when everything that happened both in heaven and on earth was in harmony with God’s will. 	 (Mataio 6:10; Ioane 1:18; 3:13; 8:42) A koi nofo atu a ia i te lagi, ne iloa ne ia te taimi telā ne fetaui ‵lei i ei a mea ne ‵tupu i te lagi mo te lalolagi nei mo te faiga o te loto o te Atua.


What other human would have been aware of this commission unless Hosea had written this account? 	 Kae e mafai la pefea o iloa ne nisi tino a te mea tenei moi ne fai e se tusi ne Hosea a te tala tenei?


Due to the abundance of dynamic energy, he also being vigorous in power, not one of them is missing.”—ISAIAH 40:26. 	 A tena ‵mana e se faka‵tau eiloa i te malosi - e se mafai eiloa o galo se fetu i fetu konā.”—ISAIA 40:26.


(Exodus 19:3-8; Psalm 147:19, 20) Only the Israelites were bound by that law. 	 (Esoto 19:3-8; Salamo 147:19, 20) Ko tino Isalaelu fua ne ‵tau o faka‵logo ki te tulafono tenā.


What benefits come to those who adhere to the law of freedom? 	 E aoga pefea ki a tatou a te faka‵logo ki te tulafono o te saolotoga?


(John 10:11) He was deeply concerned about God’s sheep and stressed the importance of caring for them when he told Simon Peter to ‘shepherd His little sheep.’ 	 (Ioane 10:11) Ne manavase malosi tou tagata ki mamoe a te Atua kae ne faka‵mafa mai ne ia te tāua o te tausi faka‵lei atu ki a latou i te taimi ne fai atu ei a ia ki a Simona Petelu ke ‘tausi Ana tamā mamoe.’


(1 Pet. 2:17; Prov. 17:17) Jehovah through his spirit will help you to have friends who will continue to be a good influence on you. 	 (1 Petelu 2:17; Faataoto 17:17) Ka fesoasoani atu a Ieova e auala i tena agaga tapu ki a koe ke maua ne taugasoa kolā ka tumau i te fai mo fai ne fakamalosiga ‵lei ki a koe.


How might you benefit from meditating on 1 Kings 3:7-14? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne koe a mea aoga mai i te mafaufau ‵loto ki te 1 Tupu 3:7-14?


Lazarus had been buried for four days. 	 Ko fa aso ne tanu ei a Lasalo.


A review of its origin and purpose can help us to have a proper view of this relationship and enjoy its intended blessings more fully. 	 Kafai e toe mafau‵fau tatou ki te māfuaga mo te pogai o te avaga, ka fesoasoani mai ei ke maua ne tatou se kilokiloga ‵lei ki ei kae fiafia ki fakamanuiaga kolā e maua mai i ei.


Since Jehovah is our Creator, it is logical that he would know humans through and through. 	 Se mea tonu me e masani faka‵lei a Ieova mo tino ona ko te mea ne faite ne Ia tatou.


As the following three articles will show, many others have also found that the Bible has done wonders for them when they applied its counsel to the problems of life. 	 Ka fakamatala atu i mataupu ka ‵soko mai a tala o nisi tino kolā ne lavea ne latou a auala fakaofoofogia i olotou olaga, māfai e fakagalue a fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu ki fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo latou.


He for his part showed fondness for children and gave attention to them. 	 Ne fiafia malosi a ia ki tama‵liki kae ne saga tonu atu foki ki a latou.


To organize their global Bible education work, the Witnesses have built or acquired administrative centers in 110 countries. 	 Ke fakatoka te lotou galuega ko te akoako atu o te Tusi Tapu i te lalolagi kātoa, ne faite io me e faka‵tu aka ne Molimau a ofisa lagolago i fenua e 110.


(Psalm 119:58, 61) Jehovah can cut enemy ropes of restraint and free us for the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work. 	 (Salamo 119:58, 61) E mafai o ‵kati ne Ieova a malei a te fili kae fakasaoloto tatou ko te mea ke talai atu ne tatou te Malo mo te galuega ko te faiga o soko.


“I have come down from heaven to do, not my will,” he later said, “but the will of him that sent me.” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu fakamuli ifo: “Me i a au ne seki fanaifo mai te lagi o fai te mea e loto eiloa au ki ei, kae ne fanaifo au o fai te mea e loto ki ei te tino telā ne uga mai ne ia au.”


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In the spring of 33 C.E., Jesus the Nazarene was executed. 	 I te tau e ‵somo aka ei a lau o lakau i te 33 T.A., ne tamate ei a Iesu mai Nasaleta.


Above all, had God done nothing about the sin committed in Eden, his own trustworthiness would have been called into question. 	 Kae sili i mea katoa, moi seai se mea a te Atua e fai ki te agasala ne fai i Etena, ne mafai eiloa o fakafesiligina a tena fakatuagagina.


As a Witness, how did Leslie react? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Leslie, se Molimau a Ieova e tokotasi?


Happy Are Those Hungering for Righteousness 	 E Fia‵fia a Latou Kolā e Fia‵kai ki te Amiotonu


To do so effectively, we must resist the urge to tell them how to act. 	 Ke fai i se auala magoi, e ‵tau mo tatou o ‵teke atu a te fakamalosiga ke fai atu ki a latou a te auala e gasue‵sue ei latou.


(Romans 12:2) If you let the principles of God’s Word help you to set your personal limits rather than allow your associates or “this system of things” to do so, you will enjoy a way of life that will be acceptable to God. 	 (Loma 12:2) Kafai e talia ne koe ke fesoasoani atu a fakatakitakiga i te Muna a te Atua ke fai ne koe a fakaikuga mautinoa i lō te talia ne koe ou taugasoa io “me ko te fakanofonofoga masei tenei” ke fai koe penā, ka maua ne koe se olaga telā ka fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


“Everything is vanity!” says the congregator, who asks: “What profit does a man have in all his hard work at which he works hard under the sun?” 	 “Te olaga tenei e seai se aogā!” ko pati a te failauga, telā ne fesili mai, penei: “A te olaga o te tagata e lasi te fakamāumāu ki te faiga o galuega, kae se a la te mea e maua ne ia mai ei?”


15 Following Asa’s stunning victory, the prophet Azariah encouraged him and his people with the words: “But you, be strong and do not let your hands drop, for your activity will be rewarded.” (2 Chron. 15:7, ftn.) 	 15 Mai tua o te manumalo fakaofoofogia o Asa, ne fakamalosi atu a te pelofeta ko Asalia ki tou tagata penā foki mo ana tino, penei: “Tela la, e ‵tau mo koutou o fakamalosi kae sa fakavāi‵vai.


This in itself may give us a measure of comfort, as it did David, who sang: “I will be joyful and rejoice in your loving-kindness, in that you have seen my affliction; you have known about the distresses of my soul.” 	 Ne fakamafanafana atu a te manatu tonu tenei ki a Tavita, telā ne usu mai penei: “Au e fiafia kae ‵lifu i tou alofa tumau. E iloa ne koe oku puapuaga; e lavea foki ne koe oku fakalavelave.”


Before such a thing happens, you need to be prepared to give a good answer. 	 Koi tuai o tupu se mea penā, e ‵tau mo koe o fakatokatoka faka‵lei ke tuku atu se tali ‵lei.


Bible Principles Contribute to Women’s Happiness 	 E Fesoasoani Atu a Fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu ki te Fia‵fia o Fāfine


Do Just the Opposite 	 Ke sē Fakamatamata Koe


I take delight, not in the death of the wicked one, but in that someone wicked turns back from his way and actually keeps living.” 	 E sili atu toku fiafia ke lavea ne au me ko sē toe agasala kae ke ola.”


(1 Sam. 13:10-14) That started a terrible chain of events that eventually cost Saul his kingship and, more important, Jehovah’s approval. 	 (1 Samu. 13:10-14) Ne kamata eiloa mai konā a mea ‵tupu kolā ne fakaseaoga i ei fakamuli te nofoaiga fakatupu o Saulo, kae sili atu i ei, ko te taliaga a Ieova.


24. 9:1-6 Though Jesus had the power to heal the sick, what did he put before that? 25. 9:52-56 Am I quick to take offense? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o iku mai, mai te tautali atu ki akoakoga a Iesu, kae se a foki te suā mea tāua e ‵tau o suke‵suke tatou ki ei?


Paul stops the jailer from committing suicide. 	 Ne taofi ne Paulo a te tino tausi falepuipui mai te fakamate.


That is not a coincidence. 	 Ne seki sōna tupu a te mea tenā.


Build Up Your Family With “Delightful Words” 	 Te Tāua o Koutou ke Maua te Malo TE ITULAU E 21 • PESE: 87, 81.


In Hebrew, this expression can simply mean that Jehovah did not bring about the calamity he stated that he was inclined to bring upon the whole nation. 	 I te ‵gana Epelu, e mafai o fakauiga a te tugapati tenei me ne seki fakaoko atu ne Ieova a te puapuaga telā ne fia fakaoko atu ne ia ki luga i te fenua kātoa.


But what struck me was that she was mostly concerned about me and what would result from my behavior. 	 Kae ko te mea telā e fiafia au ki ei, me ne manavase malosi a ia ki a au e penā foki mo ikuga o aku amioga.


If a householder showed interest, it was suggested that we read scriptures describing life under God’s Kingdom. 	 Kafai e fakaasi mai ne se tino i te fale a te fiafia, ne fakamalosi mai ke faitau atu ne tusi siki e fakamatala ei te olaga mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua.


Why can you be confident that Jehovah will help you to do what he expects of you? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o maua ne koe te loto talitonu me ka fesoasoani atu a Ieova ke fai ne koe a mea kolā e fakamoemoe a ia ke fai ne koe?


If they pray for God’s spirit and cultivate its fruitage, they will be a real blessing to their brothers.”—Ps. 84:7; 1 Pet. 4:11. 	 Kafai e ‵talo atu latou mō te agaga tapu o te Atua kae ati aka a fuataga o te agaga, ka fai eiloa latou e pelā me ne fakamanuiaga ki taina.”—Sala. 84:7; 1 Pe. 4:11.


What suggestions can help us to benefit from all portions of the Bible? 	 Ne a manatu e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke maua ne tatou a mea aoga mai i vaega katoa o te Tusi Tapu?


The public’s impression, in the words of one newspaper editor, is that the UN is no more than “a kind of barometer of global opinion” and that “its agenda is full of issues that have been debated for years with little if any progress towards solution.” 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne te etita o se nusipepa a lagonaga o tino e tokouke, me i Malo ‵Soko ko fai fua mo fai “se fua telā e fua aka ki ei a te kilokiloga a tino o te lalolagi e uiga ki ei” kae ko “uke ‵ki a mataupu ko oti ne fai‵pati sāle ki ei i te fia tausaga kae e se uke a mea ne fakataunu mai i ei.”


However, he ‘conducted himself in harmony with the desires of his flesh.’ 	 Kae ‘ne ola a ia e ‵tusa mo manakoga o te foitino.’


(Isaiah 48:17) Thus, we can fully trust his promise as recorded at Psalm 32:8: “I shall make you have insight and instruct you in the way you should go. 	 (Isaia 48:17) Tela la, e mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou ki tena folafolaga telā ne tusi ki lalo i te Salamo 32:8: “Ka akoako atu ne au ki a koe te auala e ‵tau o fano koe i ei; ka fakatonutonu kae akoako ne au a koe.”


Every day, need-greaters who moved to Turkey meet people who have never heard about Jehovah. 	 I aso takitasi, e fetaui faeloa a tino ga‵lue kolā ne olo ki Turkey mo tino kolā e seki lagona aka eiloa ne latou se mea e uiga ki a Ieova.


Supplied With Sustenance 	 Ne Tausi Atu i Mea e Ola ei


Then let us pray for God’s help to overcome this love and the fleshly desires associated with it. 	 Ko ‵tau ei o na ‵talo atu tatou mō te fesoasoani o te Atua ke manumalo tatou i te alofa tenei mo manakoga faka-te-foitino kolā e olo tasi mo ia.


Others, though, adjusted their thinking. 	 Kae ne talia ne nisi tino te manatu fou tenā.


They thought that the move would keep me away from a local boy who was showing an interest in me. 	 Ne mafaufau lāua i te ave o oku ki konā e fai ei ke fakamao au mai se tamaliki tagata i te motou fakai telā e fia fai mai ki au.


Why are we here? 	 Kaia e ‵nofo ei tatou i te lalolagi nei?


For example, rabbinic regulations prohibited anyone from coming within 4 cubits, or about 6 feet (2 m), of a leper. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fakatapu i tulafono a te kau lapi a te fanatu ki se tino lepela i se ‵mao e ‵tusa mo te 4 kupita io me se 6 futu (2 mita).


Experience too varies from person to person. 	 E penā foki a te kese‵kese o mea e iloa ne tino.


Putting Kingdom interests first in our lives and having confidence that Jehovah will provide for us will keep anxieties at bay and help us stay awake.—Matthew 6:25-34. 	 A te fakamuamua o manakoga o te Malo i ‵tou olaga kae talitonu katoatoa me ka tausi mai a Ieova, ka fai ei ke mo a ma tō manava‵se tatou kae ke tumau foki i te matapula‵pula.—Mataio 6:25-34.


Evil Fills the Earth 	 Ko ‵Fonu te Lalolagi i Mea Ma‵sei


Upon the Tongues of Marriage Mates 	 Te Auala e Fai‵pati ei te Tauavaga


At that time, a clergy class began to appear. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne kamata o sae aka se potukau o faifeau.


She was spirited, and she remained morally pure. 	 A ia se fafine faka-te-agaga, kae ne ‵ma foki a ia i mea tau amioga.


No, he trusted in God and obeyed “on that very day.”—Gen. 17:10-14, 23. 	 Ikai, ne talitonu a ia ki te Atua kae fakalogo “i te aso eiloa tenā.”—Kene. 17:10-14, 23.


After Philip’s clear explanation of Isaiah’s prophecy, this “man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians” put faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized. 	 Mai tua o te fakamatalaga manino a Filipo e uiga ki te valoaga a Isaia, ne fakatuanaki te “tino maluga [tenei] i te fale o te tupu fafine” ki a Iesu Keliso kae papatiso foki.


(Neh. 1:4, 11; Ps. 34:4, 15, 17; Dan. 9:19-21) We too can pour out our concerns to Jehovah, knowing that he will hear us and strengthen us to endure with joy. 	 (Nee. 1:4, 11; Sala. 34:4, 15, 17; Tani. 9:19-21) Tela la, e mafai foki o tuku atu ne tatou a ‵tou manavasega ki a Ieova, kae tali‵tonu me ka lagona kae fakamalosi mai a ia ke kufaki tatou i ei mo te fia‵fia.


What God foreordained was a group, or class of people, not individuals. 	 A te mea telā ko leva ne fakaiku aka ne te Atua se potukau o tino, kae e se ko tino taki tokotasi.


This has given him the strength “to tell to Jacob his revolt and to Israel his sin.” 	 Ne mafai ei ne ia o “taku atu ki tino Isalaelu a olotou agasala.”


“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die” is the attitude of those who believe that this life is all there is. 	 “Ke na ‵kai kae inu tatou, me taeao ko ‵mate tatou,” tenā eiloa te kilokiloga o tino kolā e tali‵tonu me tenei eiloa te tinā olaga.


Loving-kindness is an active regard for others, a compassionate concern for them. 	 A te alofa tumau ko te saga tonu atu ki nisi tino, ko te fakaasiatuga o te alofa ki a latou.


The only place in the entire Bible where the expression “born again” is found is at John 3:1-12, which describes an intriguing conversation that took place between Jesus and a religious leader in Jerusalem. 	 A te koga fua e tasi i te Tusi Tapu kātoa e maua i ei a te tugapati ko te “toe fanau mai” ko te Ioane 3:1-12, telā e fakamatala mai i ei se sau‵talaga gali i te va o Iesu mo se takitaki lotu i Ielusalema.


They were always asking for money. 	 Ne fakamolemole mai faeloa latou ki tupe.


Never Cease Growing in Your Appreciation 	 Ke mo a Eiloa e Fakagata te Gasoloakaga o Tou Loto Fakafetai


(Exodus 3:14) We realize that Jehovah can become whatever he chooses—a loving Father, a righteous Judge, a victorious Warrior—in order to fulfill his purposes. 	 (Esoto 3:14) E iloa ne tatou me e mafai o fai a Ieova mo fai so se mea e ‵tau o fai ke fakataunu ei ana fuafuaga—e pelā me se Tamana alofa, se Fāmasino amiotonu, se Sotia manumalo.


What are some warning signs of immodest thinking or behavior? 	 Ne a nisi fakailoga o te fakamatamata e ‵tau o fakaeteete i ei?


“When my past and other issues brought me to emotional exhaustion,” she said, “I knew that I had to talk with the elders. 	 “A mea ne ‵tupu ki a au i aso ko ‵teka ne fai ei ke nofo mo au a lagonaga fi‵ta,” muna tou fafine, “Kae ne iloa ne au me ne ‵tau o sau‵tala matou mo toeaina.


12, 13. (a) What should we do if our eyes tend to wander where they should not? (b) What can move us to avoid becoming a source of temptation to others? 	 12, 13. (a) Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou māfai e ma‵nako ‵tou mata ke ‵kilo atu ki mea kolā e se ‵tau o ‵kilo atu ki ei? (e) Se a te mea e fai ei ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fai e pelā me se māfuaga o tofotofoga ki nisi tino?


They are repentant, and they have abiding faith in Jehovah’s forgiveness. 	 E salamō latou, kae e tumau te lotou fakatuanaki ki te fakamagaloga a Ieova.


(2 Cor. 13:5a; Gal. 5:25) If we see that we need to cultivate some aspects of the fruitage of the spirit, we can cooperate with holy spirit to a greater degree in producing such qualities. We do this by studying each aspect as it is revealed through the pages of the Bible and discussed in our Christian publications. 	 17 Se mea poto ke iloilo faka‵lei aka ne tatou a tatou eiloa me e mata, e fakaasi atu ne tatou i ‵tou pati mo ‵tou faifaiga me e takitaki tatou ne te agaga tapu kae ‵fua mai foki i a tatou ana fuataga? (2 Kolinito 13:5a; Kalatia 5:25) Kafai e matea ne tatou me e manakogina ke maua a nisi vaega o fuataga o te agaga, e mafai o kausaki malosi tatou ke maua a uiga penā e auala i te takitakiga a te agaga.


How would you summarize the account recorded at Mark 4:35-41? 	 Ka fakatoetoe mai pefea ne koe te tala i te Maleko 4:35-41?


That is to say, among those who are approved by God and have his goodwill. 	 Ko tena uiga ko tino kolā e talia ne te Atua kae maua ne latou te loto ‵lei o te Atua.


Imitate Their Faith—He Fought Against Fear and Doubt 	 TESEMA 7-13, 2009 ‘Ke Maua te Olaga Filemu mo Tino Katoa’


A KING BUILDS A HOUSE TO JEHOVAH 	 KO FAITE NE TE TUPU SE FALE KI A IEOVA


What commotion there must have been as thousands of people made their way to the pool or pools in and around Jerusalem to be baptized in the name of Jesus, the man who had been impaled as a criminal some 50 days earlier!—Acts 2:41. 	 Kāti ne ua‵te valevale a tino i te soloatuga o te fia afe o tino ki te vai io me fakatāmilo i loto mo tafa o Ielusalema ke papatiso latou i te igoa o Iesu, te tagata telā ne fakasataulo e pelā me se tino amio masei i aso e 50 mai mua atu i ei!—Galuega 2:41.


Many brothers and sisters are applying to serve as regular or auxiliary pioneers. 	 E tokouke a taina mo tuagane ne faka‵fonu olotou pepa ke tavini atu e pelā me ne paenia tumau io me ne paenia lagolago.


A Message That Is Alive and Exerts Power 	 Se Fekau Telā e Ola Kae ‵Mana


In one month, they distributed 229 copies. 	 I te masina e tasi, ne tufa atu ne laua a kopi e 229.


Thus, Jesus said: “The kingdom of God is not coming with striking observableness.” 	 Tela la, ne fai atu a Iesu: “A te Malo o te Atua e se oko mai mo ni fakailoga ke lavea atu.”


He—the soul Adam—returned to the inanimate dust from which he was created.—Genesis 3:17-19. 	 Ne foki atu a ia—te tino ola ko Atamu—ki te pefu telā ne faite mai i ei a ia.—Kenese 3:17-19.


By Way of Review 	 Ne seki fia ‵kilo foki matou ki a ia.


13 A sister in Australia was deeply affected by the use of scriptures at a Christian meeting. 	 13 Ne otia malosi eiloa se tuagane i Ausetalia i te fakaaogaga o tusi fai‵tau i se fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga.


It stands to reason, therefore, that love is essential to mental health and happiness. 	 Se mea telā ke mafaufau ki ei, me i te alofa e tāua ‵ki ki te ola ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-mafaufau mo te ‵tou fia‵fia.


A WISE CHOICE IN POLAND 	 SE FILIFILIGA POTO I POLANI


For as the earth itself brings forth its sprout, . . . 	 Ka fai katoa ne latou a te mea tonu . . .


Subduing the earth meant more than cultivating or caring for only a small part of it. 	 E uke atu a mea e aofia i te pule atu ki te lalolagi i lō te ‵tokiga fua o lakau io me ko te tausi atu ki se tamā vaega i ei.


Although expressions of regret and sorrow have a soothing effect and contribute to peace, a wise person avoids using such expressions when it is not appropriate to do so. 	 E ui eiloa e aumai ne pati fakatoese te tokagamalie kae fesoasoani atu foki ki te mauaga o se va fealofani, e se sōna fai valevale ne se tino poto a vaegā pati penā.


5 That rebellion, in turn, brought Jehovah’s disapproval; he no longer granted them his protective care. 	 5 Tela la, ona ko te ‵tekeatuga tenā, ne seki maua ei ne latou te taliaga a Ieova; ne seki toe maua ne latou te puipuiga mai i a ia.


If that happens, it may have lasting effects on their view of sexuality. 	 Kafai e tupu te mea tenā, e mafai eiloa o maua ne latou se ikuga masei kae ka tumau eiloa latou i te onoono atu ki faifaiga fakatauavaga.


13 How does Jehovah protect his people from these spiritual dangers? 	 13 E puipui pefea ne Ieova ana tino mai i mea fakama‵taku i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


Following the conventions, every Sunday, rain or shine, recorded Bible lectures from the sound car reached people in parks, residential areas, and factories in the center of São Paulo and in nearby towns. 	 Mai tua o te fono, i Aso Sa katoa, i lalo o te ua io me ko te la, ne faka‵tagi eiloa a lāuga mai te motoka mo mea faka‵lasi leo i ei ki tino i malae ta‵fao, fale, mo fale fai pisinisi ‵lasi i São Paulo mo nisi fa‵kai fo‵liki kae ‵pili mai.


(Jer. 10:23) God will not intervene in earth’s affairs. 	 (Ielemia 10:23) Ka se ‵fuli ne te Atua so se mea i te lalolagi.


Obeying Jehovah Brought Many Blessings (E. Piccioli), 6/15 	 A te Fakalogo ki a Ieova ne Maua i ei ne au a Fakamanuiaga e Uke (E. Piccioli), 6/15


Although such factors as rest and exercise may contribute to our general well-being, we have especially prospered physically and spiritually because we have accepted Scriptural guidance. 	 E tiga eiloa e aoga foki a te malōlō malie mo te faiga o mea fakamalosilosi foitino, ne manuia eiloa tatou i te feitu faka-te-foitino mo te feitu faka-te-agaga ona ko te talia ne tatou o fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu.


We still serve at the branch office in Quezon City 	 Koi tavini atu māua i te ofisa lagolago i te Fa‵kai o Quezon


The sign likely consisted of a solemn decree that was known and observed by others and that was intended to prevent his being killed out of revenge. 	 Kāti ne aofia i te fakailoga tenā se fakatonuga a te Atua telā ne lauiloa ke puipui ei a ia mai tino taui ma sui.


As friends of God today, they are motivated to do their utmost in God’s service. 	 E pelā me ne taugasoa o te Atua i aso nei, e fakamalosi aka latou ke fai te ‵toe mea e mafai ne latou o fai i te taviniga a te Atua.


But what of those individuals who refuse to change, who continue to support this system right up to the time of the great tribulation? 	 Kae e a latou kolā e ita fitifiti ma ‵fuli, kae tumau i te ‵lago atu ki te olaga masei tenei ke oko ki te taimi o te fakalavelave lasi?


She told Suzanne: “Honey, if you ever want to live in a nicer place, you’ll just have to sacrifice something.” 	 Ne fai atu tou fafine ki a Suzanne: “Suzanne, kafai e fia nofo koe i se fale gali, e ‵tau fua o tiakina ne koe se mea.”


The belt of truth (See paragraphs 3-5) 	 Te fusi o te munatonu (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 3-5)


I will try to help you.” 	 Ka taumafai malosi au o fesoasoani ki a koe.”


Even so, two of the men spoke positively about Canaan, calling it “a very, very good land.” 	 Faitalia eiloa te lotou lipoti sē ‵lei, e tokolua a tagata ne fai‵pati atu ki mea aoga e uiga ki Kanana, mai i te fai atu me “se fenua tafasili i te ‵lei.”


12 Jesus demonstrated love for his figurative body, “the congregation,” particularly by the caring manner in which he served the interests of those who would become its members. 	 12 Ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu a te alofa ki tena foitino fakatusa, ko “te ekalesia,” maise mai i ei ko tena uiga atafai i te tavini atu mō nisi tino kolā ka aofia i tena ekalesia.


Do Not Give Up in Doing What Is Fine 	 Ke se ‵Fiu i te Faiga o Mea ‵Lei


19 Congregation elders strive to imitate Jehovah’s reasonableness by taking into account the circumstances of their fellow believers. 	 19 E taumafai a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga o fakaakoako ki te loto malamalama o Ieova mai te mafau‵fau ki fakanofonofoga o olotou taina mo tuagane.