(John 18:38, 39; 19:4, 6, 12-16) Even two members of the Sanhedrin, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, who were favorable to Jesus, were limited in what they could do to prevent the court from taking action against Jesus. 	 (Ioane 18:38, 39; 19:4, 6, 12-16) Ke oko foki loa ki tino tokolua mai te kau Sanetulini ko Nikotemo mo Iosefa te Alimataia kolā ne fia‵fia foki ki a Iesu ne seki mafai foki ne laua o fai se faiga ke se fakasala a Iesu.


Even if they go to church on occasion, they consider the Bible account of Adam and Eve to be merely a fable or a myth. 	 Kafai e olo atu latou ki te lotu i se taimi, e ‵kilo atu latou ki te tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Atamu mo Eva e pelā me se tala ‵kai.


Proverbs 2:21 explicitly states: “The upright are the ones that will reside in the earth.” 	 E fai mai eiloa mo te mautinoa a te Faataoto 2:21: “A tino amio‵tonu kae fai mea ‵tonu ka ola i te fenua [“lalolagi,” Tusi Paia, Samoa] tenei.”


Jesus gave what counsel about storing up treasures? 	 Ne a pati fesoasoani ne tuku mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te fakaputuga o koloa?


It would appear that among God’s faithful servants of Bible times, dancing was incidental and not the main feature of their weddings. 	 E foliga mai i ei, me ne seki tāua malosi a siva ki tavini fakamaoni a te Atua i aso o te Tusi Tapu, kae e se ko te ‵toe mea tāua i te faiga o olotou fakaipoipoga.


As Olga later realized, though, repeating negative thoughts could result in “a stricken spirit.”—Proverbs 18:14. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne iloa fakamuli aka ne Olga, a te mafaufau faeloa ki manatu sē aoga e mafai fua o iku atu ki te galo o “tou loto fia ola.”—Faataoto 18:14.


In that same year, Jehovah’s Witnesses spent 1,234,796,477 hours talking to others about the good news of the Kingdom. 	 I te tausaga foki tenā, ne fakamāumāu ne Molimau a Ieova a itula e 1,234,796,477 ke fai‵pati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki te tala ‵lei o te Malo.


What is the wise reaction to apostate propaganda? 	 Se a te faiga poto e ‵tau o fai ki tala ‵loi a aposetate?


3 “The tongue,” warns the disciple James, “not one of mankind can get it tamed.” 	 3 Ne polopoloki mai a te soko ko Iakopo, penei: “E seai se tino e mafai o fakalata te gutu.”


10 Walking by spirit includes responding to the invitation we read at Revelation 22:17: “The spirit and the bride keep on saying: ‘Come!’ 	 10 E aofia i te takitaki ne te agaga a te saga tonu atu ki te ‵kamiga telā e fai‵tau ne tatou i te Fakaasiga 22:17: “Ne fai mai te agaga mo te tamafine fatoa fakaipoipo, ‘Vau!’


How do some parents feel about Jesus’ assurance that God will care for his servants? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o nisi mātua e uiga ki te fakatalitonuga a Iesu me ka tausi ne te Atua ana tavini?


What accusation did Korah and his fellow rebels make against Moses, and why should they have known better? 9 Being a man of influence, it was not difficult for Korah to rally to himself others of like mind. 	 9 Ona ko te maluga o tou tagata, ne faigofie fua ki a Kola ke ‵futi mai ne ia a nisi tino kolā ne ‵pau olotou kilokiloga ke ‵kau atu ki a ia.


Rather, it is a superior form of love that causes a person to show sincere concern for the welfare of others, even putting them before self. 	 Kae ko te alofa tenei ko te ‵toe uiga sili telā e fai ei ne ia te tino ke gasuesue o fakaasi atu a te uiga atafai mō te ‵lei o nisi tino, mai te fakamuamua atu o nisi tino i lō latou eiloa.


(Hebrews 12:2, 3) Paul thus prayed: “Now may the God who supplies endurance and comfort grant you to have among yourselves the same mental attitude that Christ Jesus had.” 	 (Epelu 12:2, 3) Tela la, ne ‵talo atu a Paulo, penei: “Ke tuku atu ki a koutou ne te Atua o te kufaki mo te fakamalosiga, a te olaga lototasi, e pela eiloa mo te loto o Keliso Iesu.”


Appointed elders represent the royal priesthood 	 E sui ne toeaina fakaekegina a faitaulaga a te Tupu


(Psalm 23:2, 3) A flock lying down peacefully in the midst of abundance—David here paints a scene of contentment, refreshment, and security. 	 (Salamo 23:2, 3) Se lafu mamoe telā e takato‵kato mo te filemu i koga e uke ei a meakai—e fakaasi mai ne Tavita i konei se ata o te lotomalie, te malosi fou mo te tokagamalie.


What can we learn about Jesus from Colossians 1:19 and 2:9? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki a Iesu mai i te Kolose 1:19 mo te 2:9?


So Jehovah displayed humility when he lowered himself to have dealings with the imperfect man David and used him as His representative king. 	 Tela la, ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova te loto maulalo i te taimi ne fakamalalo ifo ei a ia ke fesokotaki atu ki te tagata sē ‵lei katoatoa ko Tavita kae fakaaogā ne Ia tou tagata mo fai Tena sui tupu.


9 To be heard, prayer must come from the heart. 	 9 Ko te mea ke lagona ne ia, e ‵tau o fai atu a ‵talo mai te loto.


(Romans 12:2) When a need arose in Judah, he sacrificed his comfortable lifestyle, made the arduous journey to Jerusalem, and took on the huge task of rebuilding the city wall. 	 (Loma 12:2) I te taimi ne sae aka ei se mea telā ne ‵tau o fai i Iuta, ne tiakina ne ia tena olaga gali, kae fanatu i se malaga faigata ki Ielusalema, kae kamata ne ia te matugā galuega lasi ko te toe faitega o ‵pui o te fa‵kai.


BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED 	 Tali Ki Fesili Mai Te Tusi Tapu


Our firm determination should be to hold a good conscience with regard to both our conduct and our ministry. 	 E ‵tau o tumau tatou i te manakoga ke maua se loto lagona ‵lei i ‵tou amioga mo ‵tou taviniga.


6 Although God’s people were outnumbered, misrepresented, opposed, and persecuted at the hands of the attackers, true worship could not be crushed out of existence. 	 6 Faitalia me e se tokouke a tino o te Atua, e fai a tala ‵loi e uiga ki a latou, e ‵teke ki ei, kae fakasauagina ne te fili, e se mafai eiloa o fakaseai a te tapuakiga tonu.


Similarly, many today make it evident in various ways that they are not part of Jehovah’s organization. 	 E penā foki i aso nei, e fakamaoni mai ne tino e tokouke i auala kese‵kese me e se fai latou mo fai ne vaega i te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


Likewise, the elders today may sacrifice some sleep while tending to the needs of those who have poor health or emotional or spiritual problems. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e mafai o se ‵moe a toeaina i aso nei ona ko te lotou ‵saga atu ki manakoga o tino kolā e ma‵saki malosi io me ko fakalavelave i mea tau lagonaga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Jehovah’s angel informed Manoah’s barren wife that she would give birth to a son. 	 Ne fakailoa atu te agelu a Ieova ki te avaga sē afu a Manoa me ka fanau mai ne ia se tamaliki tagata.


Is It a Command? 	 E Mata, se Fakatonuga?


If they disobey, they will be left to decide for themselves what is good . . . and what is not good.” 	 Kafai e se faka‵logo latou, ka tuku atu eiloa ke filifili ne latou a te mea telā e ‵lei . . . mo te mea telā e se ‵lei mō latou.”


He declares: “I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no savior.” 	 E folafola mai a ia: “Ko au tokotasi ko te Aliki, ko au fua e mafai ne au o faka‵sao koutou.”


The Law gave direction on treatment of slaves, fatherless boys, and widows. 	 Ne tuku mai foki ne te Tulafono a fakatonuga e uiga ki te tausiga o pologa, tama‵liki seai ne olotou tamana, mo fafine ko ‵mate olotou avaga.


According to the story, God used a star to lead them to the stable in Bethlehem. 	 E ‵tusa mo te tala, ne fakaaoga ne te Atua se fetu ke ‵taki atu latou ki te falemanu i Peteleema.


The comments under “Lessons for Us” will show you how you can benefit from the Bible reading for the week. 	 A manatu mai lalo i “Akoakoga mō Tatou” ka fakaasi atu ei a te aogā o mea e faitau ki ei i te Tusi Tapu mō te vaiaso tenā.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) Over seven centuries later, God inspired Isaiah to record these words: “I, Jehovah, am loving justice.” 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) I se fitu senitenali mai tua ifo, ne fakamalosi atu te Atua ki a Isaia ke tusi ne ia a pati konei: “Au, [Ieova], e fiafia ki te fai mea tonu.”


About six million of Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide have accepted Jesus’ invitation to “take [his] yoke upon” them; they have become “fishers of men.” 	 Ko kātoa nei a te ono miliona o Molimau a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa ko oti ne talia ne latou a te ‵kamiga a Iesu “ke amo ake a [tena] amoga” ne latou; ko te faiga e pelā me ne “tino faiika ki tino.”


Taking into consideration these extra details may change our view of his actions. 	 E mafai o ‵fuli a te ‵tou kilokiloga ki ana mea ne fai mai te mafau‵fau ki nisi mea konei.


Being made in God’s image means that Jehovah created us with the ability to display love, to exercise free will, and even to establish a personal relationship with our Creator. 	 A te faite ki foliga o te Atua e fakauiga i ei me ne faite ne Ieova a tatou mo te malosi ke mafai o fakaasi atu a te alofa, ke maua se saolotoga ke fai a filifiliga, kae ke ati aka foki se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo te ‵tou Mafuaga.


(Ezekiel 33:7-9) Jehovah is certain to answer our prayers and to bless our conscientious efforts in the ministry. 	 (Esekielu 33:7-9) E tali mai eiloa a Ieova ki ‵tou ‵talo kae fakamanuia foki ne ia ‵tou taumafaiga mo te loto kātoa i te galuega talai.


13 Those priests were hoping that Jesus would silence the boys who were praising him. 	 13 Ne fakamoe‵moe a faitaulaga me ka ‵liko ne Iesu a tama‵liki kolā e ‵viki atu ki a ia.


Then choose accordingly.—Deuteronomy 30:19. 	 Ko fai ei tau filifiliga e ‵tusa mo mea konā.—Teutelonome 30:19.


(Proverbs 18:14) To toy with the feelings of others intentionally is cruel. 	 (Faataoto 18:14) A te tafao ki lagonaga o nisi tino mo te iloa tonu se fakasauāga matagā.


Moreover, God’s Word states that those who “practice such things will not inherit God’s kingdom.” 	 E se gata i ei, e fai mai te Muna a te Atua me i tino kolā ‘e fai ne latou a mea konā ka sē ulu atu ki te malo o te Atua.’


(Matt. 6:25-32) Such trust requires humility, not relying on our own strength or wisdom. 	 (Mataio 6:25-32) E manakogina i te loto talitonu tenā a te loto maulalo, mai te sē fakalagolago ki ‵tou malosi io me ko ‵tou poto.


What if children display a bad attitude or are slow to learn some valuable lesson? 	 Kae e a māfai e fakaasi atu ne se tamaliki se uiga masei io me e tai tuai tena tauloto ki nisi akoakoga tāua?


4 Since “a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation,” a married man should examine and imitate the type of headship that Jesus provides for the congregation. 	 4 Kafai a “te tagata e isi sena pule i luga i tena avaga, e pelā mo Keliso e isi foki sena pule i te ekalesia,” e ‵tau mo ia o sukesuke kae fakaakoako ki te vaegā pulega telā e tuku atu ne Iesu ki te fakapotopotoga.


Most, though, had acted discreetly—with wisdom and foresight—and were spiritually fortified. 	 Kae ko te tokoukega o latou ne gasue‵sue mo te poto—mo te atamai mo te kilo ‵mao—kae ne maua ne latou a fakamalosiga faka-te-agaga.


What did he mean? 	 Se a te mea ne fakauiga a ia ki ei?


The last book of the Bible, Revelation, describes a war in heaven, the outcome of which has affected all humans down to this day. 	 E fakamatala mai ne te ‵toe tusi i te Tusi Tapu, ko Fakaasiga, a te taua i te lagi kae ko aofia a tino katoa i te ikuga o te taua tenā ke oko eiloa ki ‵tou aso nei.


Before choosing a course of action, we need to ask ourselves, ‘Is this my decision to make?’ 	 A koi tuai o fai ne tatou se filifiliga, e ‵tau o fesili ifo tatou, penei, ‘E mata, tenei eiloa taku filifiliga e fai?’


That is related to the reason why the chief priests and the Pharisees planned to kill Jesus. 	 E fetaui ‵lei a te mea tenā mo te pogai ne palani ei a faitaulaga sili mo te kau Falesaio ke tamate a Iesu.


For more information, see chapter 4, “Who Is Jesus Christ?,” and chapter 5, “The Ransom—God’s Greatest Gift,” in the book What Does the Bible Really Teach?* 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 4, “Ko oi a Iesu Keliso?,” mo te mataupu e 5, “Te Togiola—Te ‵Toe Meaalofa Sili a te Atua,” i te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu?*


Timothy’s Background 	 Te ‵Tupuakaga o Timoteo


It discusses God’s view of dishonesty, fornication, and other matters. The student may answer the printed questions correctly, but does he agree with what he is learning? 	 E mafai o taku ‵tonu mai ne te tino akoga a te tali ki fesili kolā ne ‵lomi i te tusi, kae e mata, e lotomalie a ia ki mea e tauloto ne ia?


Fanatic persecutors have been seeking to still the lips of Christ’s followers. But these loyal ones pray to their Sovereign Lord, pleading: “Jehovah, give attention to their threats, and grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness.” 	 Kae ne ‵talo atu a tino fakamaoni konei ki te lotou Aliki Sili, kae fakamolemole atu, penei: “E te Aliki, sa saga ki te lotou pulepulega masei, kae fesoasoani mai ki a matou, ko au tavini, ko te mea ke fai‵pati ne matou tau muna mo te loto toa.”


• What should be the motivation for true worship? 	 • Se a te mea e ‵tau o fakagasuesue aka ei tatou ke fai te tapuakiga tonu?


(Psalm 77:12) A heart and mind deeply concerned about the truths of God’s Word will naturally overflow with praiseworthy speech. 	 (Salamo 77:12) Ka fai atu faeloa ne te tino telā e ‵fonu tena loto mo tena mafaufau i muna‵tonu i te Muna a te Atua a vikiga mo tavaega.


4 What About? 	 4 Ne a Mea e ‵Tau o Aofia i ei?


What is crucial in avoiding alcohol abuse? 	 Se a te mea tāua i te kalo keatea mai te sōna fakaaogāga o te kava?


After that first union, marriage arrangements were usually made by the parents of the bride and groom, sometimes after gaining the consent of those involved. 	 Mai tua ifo o te faiga o te fakaipoipoga muamua, ne filifili sāle ne mātua a avaga o olotou tama‵liki. Kae ko nisi taimi ne fanoi atu muamua ki a laua tokolua kolā ka avaga me fia‵fia laua ki ei me ikai.


He instructed Moses to tell the Israelites: “On your coming into the land where I am bringing you, it must also occur that when you eat any of the bread of the land, you should make a contribution to Jehovah.” 	 Ne fakatonu atu a Ia ki a Mose ke fai atu ki te kau Isalaelu, penei: “Kafai e isi ne meakai ko maua ne koutou i te fenua tenā, masaua o tuku fakaatea ne mu mea mai ei ke fai mo tusaga fakapito ki te Aliki.”


The lepers were stashing away the valuable items. 	 Ne tali ne te kau lepela a koloa tāua o ‵funa.


(Psalm 26:2) Why is such an examination vital? 	 (Salamo 26:2) Kaia e tāua ei te vaegā sukesukega tenā?


Paragraph 8: The fact that new believers “continued devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles” implies that the apostles were teaching on a regular basis. 	 Palakalafa e 8: Ona ko tino tali‵tonu ‵fou ne “tumau eiloa latou i te ‵saga tonu atu ki akoakoga a te kau apositolo” e fakaasi mai ei me ne akoako a te kau apositolo i taimi katoa.


But now suppose you take away everything he has—he will curse you to your face!” 	 I te taimi nei, se taumate kafai e ave keatea ne koe ana mea katoa, e iku eiloa o muna masei ne ia a koe!”


No one has watched a reptile evolve into a mammal, for example. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e seki ai eiloa se manu ‵tolo e pelā mo te pili ne ‵fuli ki se manu pelā mo te kuli.


While no part of it, they have to live in it. 	 E ui eiloa e se fai latou mo fai ne vaega o te lalolagi, e ola eiloa latou i ei.


That wicked spirit creature also made himself the Devil, meaning “Slanderer.” 	 Ne fai foki ne te agaga masei tenā a ia eiloa ke fai mo fai te Tiapolo, telā e fakauiga ki te “Tino Fatufatu.”


He had the faculty of conscience to help him reach decisions that would benefit himself and please his heavenly Parent. 	 Ne maua foki ne ia se loto lagona ke fesoasoani atu ei i te faiga o ana fakaikuga kolā ka aogā ki a ia kae fakafiafia atu foki ki tena Tamana i te lagi.


“The virgin will . . . give birth to a son” 	 “Ka faitama se tamafine . . . kae ka fanau ne ia se tama tagata”


Since the Bible does not speak of any other person who had such a vision and the passage follows Paul’s defense of his apostleship, he was probably relating his own experience. 	 Ona ko te mea e se faipati te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki se tino telā ne maua ne ia se fakaasiga penā muamua kae ko te fakamatalaga tenā e ‵soko atu ki te ‵puluga ne Paulo tena tulaga fakaapositolo, kāti ne fakaasi atu fua ne ia a mea ne ‵tupu ki a ia.


That was entrusted to the priests. 	 Ne tuku atu te tiute tenā ki faitaulaga.


It took humility and courage on the part of Ezekiel to act out the two prophetic pantomimes. 	 Ne manakogina te loto maulalo mo te loto toa ke fai ne Esekielu ne fakaasiga e uiga ki ata fakavaloaga e lua.


Consider what happened the night before Jesus was to be executed. 	 Ke sau‵tala tatou e uiga ki te mea ne tupu ki a Iesu i te po mai mua o tamate ei a ia.


The most common textiles were woolen, and the Bible frequently refers to sheep, shearing, and woolen clothing. 	 A te ‵toe laugatu lauiloa ne faite ki vulu, kae ne fakasino atu faeloa a te Tusi Tapu ki mamoe, te ‵velega o olotou fulufulu, mo gatu vulu.


Since Jehovah used Adam’s own rib as a base for creating her, Adam and Eve were closer than any present-day husband and wife. 	 Me ne fakaaoga ne Ieova te ivikasokaso o Atamu ke faite ki ei te fafine, ne ‵pili atu ei te va o Atamu mo Eva i lō taki tauavaga i aso nei.


How can the elders give counsel in an encouraging way? 	 E mafai pefea ne toeaina o tuku atu a polopolokiga i se auala fakamalosi loto?


(Amos 2:9, 10) But why had God led those early Israelites out of Egypt and into the land of promise? 	 (Amosa 2:9, 10) Kae kaia la ne takitaki mai ei ne te Atua a tino Isalaelu keatea mai Aikupito kae avatu ki te fenua o te folafolaga?


(Rev. 1:16, 20) Today, most congregation elders are of the other sheep. 	 (Fakaasiga 1:16, 20) I aso nei, a te tokoukega o toeaina i te fakapotopotoga e aofia i nisi mamoe.


The mob lyingly told them that even the members of the Bethel family had obtained party cards. 	 Kae ne fakaloiloi ne te potukau tenā me i tino ga‵lue i te Peteli ne maua foki ne latou a pepa konā.


In the first-century Christian congregation, the apostle John saw the need to censure those who showed a lack of respect for appointed ones. 	 I te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua, ne lavea ne te apositolo ko Ioane te tāua ke fakaasi atu tena sē fiafia ki tino kolā e se āva ki a latou kolā ko oti ne filifili aka ke fai te takitakiga.


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Now consider some principles that the Bible teaches. 	 Ke mafaufau ki nisi fakatakitakiga e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu.


(Read Colossians 3:13, 14; Ephesians 4:32.) 	 (Faitau te Kolose 3:13, 14; Efeso 4:32.)


In Western lands, however, witchcraft has donned a new mask of respectability. 	 Kae i fenua o Palagi, ko kamata o tai mata ‵malu te faivailakau.


3 “What You Vow, Pay” 	 3 “Fai te Mea ne Tauto Koe o Fai”


8 Hosea’s wife “proceeded to become pregnant another time and to give birth to a daughter.” 	 8 Ne “toe fanau a Komeli, se fafine tena tama.”


We should be quick to recognize and reject any mistaken kindness displayed by others. 	 E ‵tau o matea fakavave ne tatou kae ‵teke atu ki so se alofa ‵se e fakaasi mai ne nisi tino.


He taught his followers to pray to God: “Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.” 	 Ne akoako ne ia ana soko ke ‵talo ki te Atua, penei: “Ke oko mai tou Malo, ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.”


9 Paul was such a caring and courageous person that many early Christians grew to love him deeply. 	 9 A Paulo se tino alofa kae loto toa telā ne a‵lofa malosi ki ei a Kelisiano e tokouke i aso mua.


But when Paul was told that he had unknowingly insulted the high priest, he immediately apologized. 	 Kae i te taimi ne fai atu ei me ne fakalogo‵mae atu a ia e aunoa mo te iloaga ki te faitaulaga sili, ne fakatoese fakavave atu a ia.


• What rich blessings await those who walk in the light? 	 10. E maina atu pefea te mainaga i te pouliga i aso nei, kae e maua pefea ne tino loto mau‵lalo a mea aogā mai i ei? 11.


“Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, mildness, and long-suffering.”—Colossians 3:12. 	 “E ‵tau mo koutou o taofi ‵mau ki te alofa, te kaimalie, te loto malalo, te agamalū, mo te loto kufaki.”—Kolose 3:12.


Have you ever said: “Why must I be the first one to make peace? 	 Kai fai aka eiloa koe penei: “Kaia fua la e ‵tau ei o fakatoese muamua atu au?


• How can we remain “spotless and unblemished”? 	 • E mafai pefea o tumau tatou i te “‵ma kae ‵lei”?


All of this comes true two centuries later. 	 Ne fakataunu eiloa a mea katoa konei i te lua o senitenali mai tua ifo i ei.


• Return soon, perhaps in a day or two, in order to follow up the interest. 	 • Ke toe foki fakavave atu ki ei, kāti mai tuao se aso e tasi io me lua, ke fakatumau ei tena fiafia.


Because of its amazing ability to recycle or exchange the products vital for life. 	 Ona ko te fakaofoofogia o te mea e mafai ne ia o fai ke faka‵fou io me fulifuli i ei a mea kolā e tāua ki te ola.


6 Today, tourists in Rome usually see the remains of its temples, tombs, monuments, arenas, theaters, and so forth. 	 6 I aso nei, e masani o lavea ne tualisi i Loma a mea ne ‵toe mai i falesa, tanuga, mā fakamanatu, malae ta‵fao, fale ta‵fao, mo nisi mea aka.


(1 Timothy 6:17) Nevertheless, Jesus said those surprising words for good reason. 	 (1 Timoteo 6:17) E tiga te feitu tenā, e isi se pogai ‵lei ne fai ei ne Iesu a pati faka‵poi konā.


(Acts 22:3; Galatians 1:14) Simeon became a leader of the Pharisees and played a prominent role—despite some reservations—in the Jewish rebellion against Rome in 66-70 C.E. He died in that conflagration, at the hands of either Jewish extremists or the Roman army. 	 (Galuega 22:3; Kalatia 1:14) Ne fai a Simeona mo takitaki o te kau Falesaio kae ne maua ne ia se tulaga takutakua—faitalia ana manatu fakalotolotolua—i te ‵tekeatuga o tino Iuta ki Loma i te 66-70 T.A. Ne tamate a ia i te taua tenā kāti, ne tino ‵teke Iutaia io me ko te kautau a Loma.


Come evening, I was inclined to stay up; she wanted to go to bed early. 	 Kafai ko po, ne fiafia au o ‵pula leva; kae ne manako tou fafine o moe vave.


They too say, “Come!” 	 E fai atu foki latou, “Vau!”


How did the apostle Paul show that he was grateful for God’s undeserved kindness? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te apositolo ko Paulo me ne loto fakafetai a ia mō te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


Some say, however, that God never meant for humans to live on earth forever. 	 E fai mai nisi tino me ne seki manako eiloa te Atua ki tino ke ola i te lalolagi tenei ki te se-gata-mai.


(1 John 4:9, 10) In a sense, Jesus takes the place of our original human father, Adam. 	 (1 Ioa. 4:9, 10) Ko tena uiga, ne sui ne Iesu a te tulaga o te ‵tou tamana faka-te-foitino muamua, ko Atamu.


What about you and your family? 	 Kae e pefea la koe mo tou kāiga?


Sickness will be gone, and even death will be no more. 	 Ka ‵galo atu a masaki, kae ka se toe ai se mate.


Such repeated failure of human attempts to end war merely emphasizes the truth of Jeremiah’s words: “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.” 	 A te sē manuia faeloa tenā o taumafaiga a tino ke fakagata a taua e faka‵mafa atu fua i ei a te ‵tonu o pati a Ielemia: “[Ieova], e iloa ne au me e seai se tino e pule i tena ikuga; e seai se tino e pule i tena ola.”


When we pray to Jehovah with our “whole heart,” our words are charged with meaning and purpose. 	 Kafai e ‵talo atu tatou ki a Ieova mo ‵tou “loto kātoa,” ka aogā malosi eiloa ‵tou pati.


Yet, after studying the Bible, he changed his mind. 	 Kae i te otiga o tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, ne ‵fuli ana mafaufauga.


● Hunger will be eliminated. 	 ● Ka fakaseai atu te fiakai.


You must learn to use “the sword of the spirit” effectively 	 E ‵tau o fakamasani koe ke fakaaoga ‘te pelu o te agaga’ i se auala magoi


Nevertheless, their survival confirmed the prophet’s words. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne fakatalitonu mai ne te lotou faka‵saoga a te ‵tonu o pati a te pelofeta.


God’s spirit was an impelling force in Jesus’ life 	 Ne fai te agaga o te Atua mo fai se fakamalosiga lasi i te olaga o Iesu


Some became accomplices in Jesus’ death. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a nisi o latou ki te tamatega o Iesu.


Were they to partake of the emblems, it would signify something that is not true with respect to them. 	 Kafai e fakaaogā ne latou a mea fakatusa konā, e fakaasi atu ei me ko fai ne latou se mea se tonu.


Consider what the Bible states on this subject. 	 Ke onoono aka ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mataupu tenei.


We could ask ourselves similar questions about our choice of movies and music. 	 E mafai foki o ‵sili ifo ne tatou a fesili konei ki ata mo pese e fakaaoga ne tatou.


19 Some parents may feel inadequate when it comes to studying with their own children. 	 19 Kāti e ma‵natu aka a nisi mātua me e se lava te lotou ata‵mai ke fai ei a akoga a olotou tama‵liki.


And go the Israelites do, possibly more than three million of them along with an unnumbered “vast mixed company” of non-Israelites.—Exodus 12:1-7, 29, 31, 37, 38. 	 Kae ne olo eiloa te kau Isalaelu, kāti e siliga atu mo te tolu miliona o latou fakatasi mo ‘tino fakaa‵tea e tokouke’ kolā e se ne tino Isalaelu.—Esoto 12:1-7, 29, 31, 37, 38.


Thus, Deborah and Barak began their victory song with praise, not to creatures, but to the Most High. 	 Tela la, ne kamata o usu atu ne Tepola mo Palako a te pese o te manumalo ke tavae atu ei ki te ‵Toe Tino Maluga, kae e se ki se tino.


(Psalm 139:1, 2) You too can be certain that Jehovah knows you personally. 	 (Salamo 139:1, 2) E mafai foki o talitonu koe me iloa ‵lei ne Ieova a koe.


What benefit do Christians today gain from Psalm 83? 	 Ne a mea aogā ka maua ne Kelisiano mai te Salamo 83 i aso nei?


5 However, the Bible also says that “the heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate.” 	 5 Kae e fai mai foki te Tusi Tapu me “i te loto . . . ko te ‵toe mea tafasili foki eiloa i te faka‵se tino; e se mafai o fai ke ‵lei, me ko tō masaki.”


Satan thus claimed that selfishness motivated Job—and by inference all other servants of God. 	 Tela la, ne fai atu a Satani me ne tavini atu fua a Iopu ona ko tena kaimanako—kae penā foki loa mo nisi tavini katoa a te Atua.


He would taunt me, reminding me of how much I could earn if I took a full-time job.” 	 Ne fakatauemu mai tou tagata, kae fakamasaua mai e uiga ki te uke o aku tupe e mafai o maua moi ne ‵sala atu au ki se galuega ‵togi tumau.”


But note the promise in the next verse: “By means of your seed all nations of the earth will certainly bless themselves.”—Genesis 22:17, 18; Romans 4:1-8. 	 Kae e fai mai te suā fuaiupu, penei: “Ka ka‵laga mai katoa a malo ki a au ke fakamanuia atu a latou e pelā mo te fakamanuiaga ne au a tou gafa.”—Kenese 22:17, 18; Loma 4:1-8.


4 As we meditate on Jehovah’s activities, we need to avoid the tendency to judge God by human standards. 	 4 Kafai e mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki galuega a Ieova, e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te manakoga ke fakamasino ne tatou te Atua e ‵tusa mo tulaga o tino.


Why is baptism such an important step? 	 Kaia e fai ei a te papatisoga mo fai se mea tāua?


Did the fact that Mary was poor mean that she did not have God’s blessing? 	 E mata, e fakauiga a te mativa o Malia me ne seki maua ne ia te fakamanuiaga a te Atua?


In another vision, the apostle John observes Jehovah on his throne and states that God “is, in appearance, like a jasper stone and a precious red-colored stone,” adding that “round about the throne there is a rainbow like an emerald in appearance.” 	 I se isi fakaasiga, ne matea atu ne te apositolo ko Ioane a Ieova e sagasaga i luga i tena nofogaaliki kae fai mai i te Atua “e malapulapu e pelā mo fatu tāua, e pelā mo te iasipi mo te kaneli,” kae toe fai mai foki me “e fakatamilo i te nofogaaliki a te nuanua e ‵lanu e pelā mo te emela.”


Yes, Jehovah favors those who are humble, and the result is glory and life. 	 E tonu, e talia ne Ieova a tino loto mau‵lalo, kae ka maua ne latou te tulaga ‵malu mo te ola.


(Jer. 25:31-33) Afterward, there will be no corrupt organizations at all! 	 (Iele. 25:31-33) Mai tua ifo, ka se toe ai eiloa ne fakapotopotoga sē fakamaoni!


Clearly, it is important to restrain the tongue. 	 E manino ‵lei me se mea tāua ke taofiofi aka te gutu.


(2 Pet. 3:9) So until God acts to destroy the wicked, let us continue to proclaim his compassionate warning message. 	 (2 Pe. 3:9) Tela la, ke oko atu ki te aso e gasuesue ei te Atua o fakaseai atu a tino ma‵sei, ke na tumau tatou i te folafola atu tena fekau mo te alofa atafai.


Deliverance in Modern Times 	 Faka‵saoga i Aso Nei


16 In all his activity, a Christian elder should strive to uphold theocratic order. 	 16 E ‵tau o taumafai malosi se toeaina Kelisiano o ‵lago atu ki fakatonuga mai te Atua i ana mea katoa e fai.


HISTORY: SMOKING, ALCOHOL ABUSE 	 TALA FAKASOLOPITO: PUSI, INU KAVA MALOSI


David could hardly have found a more fitting way to describe how Jehovah leads, protects, and feeds his sheep. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Tavita a te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke fakamatala mai ne ia a te auala e takitaki, puipui kae fagai ei ne Ieova ana mamoe.


Those arriving from a location with a different climate may be grateful to learn how to dress in your hot, cold, or rainy weather. 	 A latou kolā e o‵mai mai i se koga telā e ‵kese a te ‵tau i ei, e mafai o fia‵fia ke iloa a te auala ke fai a gatu i te otou tau ‵vela, tau ‵moko, io me ‵to vaiua.


He was old by then and quite deaf, yet he faithfully attended all the congregation meetings. 	 Ko matua tou tagata kae ‵tuli, kae ne kau eiloa tou tagata mo te fakamaoni ki fakatasiga katoa a te fakapotopotoga.


The human rebels called into question whether Jehovah properly exercised his rulership over his creatures. 	 Ne fakafesiligina ei ne tino ‵teke konei a te ‵lei o te pulega a Ieova ki luga i mea ola katoa.


9 Jesus demonstrated perfectly what it means to love God. 	 9 Ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu i se auala ‵lei katoatoa a te uiga o te alofa ki te Atua.


Let us first consider the counsel that the Bible gives to husbands. 	 Ke na mafau‵fau muamua tatou ki pati fakatonutonu kolā e tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu ki tāgata a‵vaga.


(Ps. 147:10) Rather, we must approach Jehovah, begging for his help. 	 (Sala. 147:10, NW) I lō te fai penā, e ‵tau mo tatou o olo atu ki a Ieova kae fakamolemole atu ki tena fesoasoani.


Moses set a fine example of mildness 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu me e fetaui ‵lei a te agamalū mo te loto maulalo


MUCH of the advice found in the numerous self-help books available today focuses on assisting people whose lives are currently in crisis. 	 A TE ukega o manatu fakatonutonu kolā e maua i tusi fesoasoani e uke i aso nei e fakasino tonu loa ki olaga o tino kolā ko pokotia valevale i fakalavelave.


Twelve years have passed since Kaori’s mother died, and today she and her husband are full-time evangelizers. 	 Ko 12 nei a tausaga talu mai te matega o te mātua o Kaori, kae ko fai nei tou fafine mo tena avaga mo fai ne tino talai tumau.


(Romans 6:3; 1 Corinthians 12:12, 13, 27; Ephesians 1:22, 23) After their water baptism and anointing with holy spirit, they entered into a sacrificial course, a life of integrity until their death.—Romans 6:4, 5. 7. 	 (Loma 6:3; 1 Kolinito 12:12, 13, 27; Efeso 1:22, 23) Mai tua o te lotou papatisoga ki te vai kae fakaeke ki te agaga tapu, ne ola latou i se olaga faigata, se olaga fakamaoni ke oko ki te mate.—Loma 6:4, 5.


It is more than mere gentleness of manner; it is an appealing quality of temperament that refreshes others. 	 E sili atu i te mauaga fua o te uiga filemu; kae se uiga masani foki telā e fakamalosi atu ki nisi tino.


(Jas. 5:16) Yes. 	 (Iakopo 5:16) Ao.


Happily, like Baruch, many of such ones have responded to loving readjustment by responsible spiritual brothers. 	 Se mea fakafiafia, me e pelā mo Paluka, ne ‵saga atu a vaegā tino e tokouke penā, ki pati fakatonutonu a‵lofa mai i taina faka-te-agaga ma‵tua.


Why is it significant that Jesus is “the firstfruits”? 	 Kaia e tāua ei te manatu me i a Iesu ko “te fuataga muamua”?


What will help an elder to “consider” those in his care? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki se toeaina ke “saga atu” ki a latou kolā e tausi ne ia?


8 What, though, if a negative emotion persists? 	 8 Kae pefea la māfai e seki ‵noga eiloa tou kaitaua?


32 Subject Index for The Watchtower 2013 	 32 Te Fakasologa o Mataupu mō Te Faleleoleo Maluga 2013


In Achan’s case, greed was a major factor, and it contributed to his becoming deceitful. 	 I te tala o Akana, ne fai loa te matakanokano mo fai se fakalavelave lasi i ei, me ne fai ei tou tagata ke amio kaisoa.


But I knew that I could not get closer to others until I first got closer to Jehovah. 	 Kae e iloa ne au me e se mafai o fakapilipili atu au ki nisi tino seiloga ke mua au o fakapilipili atu ki a Ieova.


Christ will be honored forever because of his role in working for the vindication of God’s sovereignty. 	 Ka fakaaloalogina a Keliso ki te se-gata-mai ona ko tena tulaga i te galuega mō te fakamalugaga o te pulega a te Atua.


“I still earn enough money for basics, such as presentable clothing. 	 “Koi maua eiloa ne au a tupe e lava ke ‵togi ei a mea e ‵tau o maua ne au, e pelā mo gatu ‵lei.


Observing Jehovah’s caring hand helped me to trust that he would also look after me. 	 A te lavea atu o te lima atafai o Ieova ne fesoasoani mai ki a au ke talitonu me ka tausi mai foki ne Ia au.


Still, he will not tread the harder grains to the point of crushing them. 	 Kae e se tuki palapala ne ia a saito ma‵keke.


Humans are granted permission to eat meat but with the command to abstain from blood. 	 Ne maua ne tino i konā a te saolotoga ke ‵kai ki ‵kano o manu mo te fakatonuga ke sē ‵kai ki te toto.


(Malachi 2:14) He will cherish her. 	 (Malaki 2:14) Ka fakatāua ne tou tagata tena avaga.


(Acts 28:24) Today, the response is much the same. 	 (Galuega 28:24) Kae e tai ‵pau foki eiloa i aso nei.


Also, if your right hand is making you stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. 	 Kafai ko tou lima fakaatamai e fai ne ia koe ke agasala, ‵kati kae ‵pei keatea.


17. How did Jehovah deliver, guide, and protect his people of ancient times? 	 17 E ‵tusa mo te Mika 6:4, 5 ne fai mai te Atua, penei: “Ne aumai ne au koutou keatea mai Aikupito.”


11 Why were the Scriptures not more thoroughly considered? 	 11 Kaia ne se fakaaoga faka‵lei ei ne takitaki lotu a te Tusi Tapu i te faiga o olotou fakaikuga?


The judge sentenced me to five years in the federal penitentiary in Ashland, Kentucky. 	 Ne fakasala ei au ne te famasino ki se lima tausaga i te falepuipui i Ashland, Kentucky.


About 45,000 quarts (42,600 L) of fruits and vegetables a year were canned for the entire Bethel family. 	 E nofo ki se 45,000 tiā (42,600 L) o fuagalakau mo vesiapolo i te tausaga e faulu ki loto i kāpa ko ave ei ki te kāiga Peteli.


It may be difficult to discard false religious ideas or practices, particularly if such were impressed upon us from childhood. 	 E mafai o faigata ke tiaki a manatu mo faifaiga fakalotu ‵se, maise māfai ne akoako mai ki a tatou a mea konā mai ‵tou folikiga.


They wake up tired, go to work or school tired, come home tired, and go to bed not merely tired but exhausted. 	 E ala aka mo te fi’ta, e olo atu ki galuega io me ko te akoga mo te fi‵ta, e toe foki ki te fale mo te fi‵ta, kae kafai e fai o moe latou e se gata fua i te fi‵ta kae vaivai ‵ki loa.


Stephen, mentioned above, says, “Teaching our daughters to say thank you on their own, without prompting, seemed to take a long time.” 	 E fai mai a Setefano, telā ne sau‵tala muamua ki ei, penei, “A te akoakoga o mā tama‵liki fāfine ke fai atu te pati fakafetai i a laua eiloa e aunoa mo te fakamasaua atu, ne foliga mai me e aofia i ei se taimi leva ‵ki.”


5 To Peter, fishing was more than a mere hobby—it was his livelihood. 	 5 Ne fai eiloa a te faiika ki a Petelu e pelā me se tafaoga—ko te auala e maua ei ana tupe.


In showing honor to one another, take the lead.” 	 Ke mua o fakaasi atu te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.”


What magazine has Jehovah’s watchman class used prominently, and how has Jehovah blessed its use? 	 Se a te mekesini telā e fakaaogā malosi ne te potukau e pelā me se leoleo a Ieova, kae ne fakamanuia pefea ne Ieova te fakaaogāga o te mekesini tenā?


Paul directed: “Keep this one marked and stop associating with him.” 	 Ne fakatonu mai a Paulo: “Fakamailoga aka la te tino tenā, kae sa toe ‵kau atu ki a ia.”


Our prayers are rightly directed only to God himself. 	 E ‵tau fua o avatu a ‵tou ‵talo ki te Atua.


4 In today’s debased moral climate, many people “have eyes full of adultery and [are] unable to desist from sin.” (2 Peter 2:14) They willfully pursue romantic relationships outside of marriage. 	 4 I te lalolagi matagā i aso nei, e fia ‵kilo eiloa a tino e tokouke ki “fāfine fina lalolagi fua; e se mafai o fakamaliegina te lotou fia ‵kai ki te agasala.” (2 Petelu 2:14) E fai famau latou mo te iloa tonu i tua o te fakaipoipoga.


Age, health, and other factors also influence what we are able to do in Jehovah’s service. 	 Ko te matua, malosi, mo nisi mea aka foki e mafai o faka‵na ki ei a mea e mafai o fai ne tatou i te galuega a Ieova.


He knew that Jehovah is a righteous God, with whom there is no injustice. 	 Ne iloa ne ia me i a Ieova se Atua amiotonu telā “e fai ne ia te mea tonu kae nofogamalie.”


They did not hesitate to visit Paul in his prison bonds to give him needed comfort and encouragement and to strengthen him spiritually. 	 Ne seki fakata‵mala latou i te āsi atu ki a Paulo telā e saisai i te falepuipui, ke fakamafanafana kae fakamalosi atu ki a ia i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


They reject credible scientific evidence that contradicts their view. 	 E ‵teke atu latou ki fakamaoniga fakatuagagina a saienisi kolā e fe‵paki mo olotou kilokiloga.


What was responsible for this schoolgirl’s moral strength? 	 Ne māfua mai i fea a te uiga ‵lei o te tamaliki fafine tenei?


How far should we go in order to make peace? 	 E ‵tau o pefea te uke o mea e ‵tau o fai ke fakamalosi aka ei te filemu?


But she still had not opened the book. 	 Kae seki ‵suke eiloa tou fafine ki te tusi.


My mother said that I should first speak to the servant to the brethren (now called a circuit overseer). 	 Ne fai mai toku mātua ke faipati muamua au ki te ovasia o fenua.


Jehovah’s Witnesses made up the volunteers described in the preceding article who helped total strangers. 	 A volenitia kolā ne fakamatala mai i te mataupu muamua kae ne fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e se iloa lele ne latou, ne Molimau a Ieova.


• What lessons can we learn from the sins of the young man mentioned by Solomon? 	 • Ne a mea aogā e iloa ne tatou mai i agasala kolā ne fai ne te tamataene telā ne fakamatala mai ne Solomona?


Well, what did conspirators do in attacking the prophet Daniel? 	 Ia, ne a mea ne fai ne tino fai aofaga i te lotou osoatuga ki te pelofeta ko Tanielu?


Although the other sheep do not symbolically serve in the inner courtyard of the spiritual temple, they do serve in the outer courtyard of that temple. 	 E tiga eiloa e se tavini atu i se auala fakatusa a nisi mamoe i loto i te faletapu faka-te-agaga, e tavini atu eiloa latou i te titi o te faletapu tenā.


About 100 bring substantial damage to buildings, and one very great earthquake occurs about every year. 	 E nofo pelā ki se 100 o mafuie mai i mafuie konei ne fakama‵sei atu ki fale, kae e tasi foki o mafuie fakamataku ‵ki e mafai o poko fakatasi i tausaga takitasi.


Justice involves treating people according to what is fair and right. 	 A te fakamaoni e aofia i ei a faifaiga ‵lei kae ‵tonu.


But the wisdom from above is first of all chaste, then peaceable, reasonable, ready to obey, full of mercy and good fruits, not making partial distinctions, not hypocritical.”—James 3:8-10a, 14-17. 	 Ka ko te poto mai te lagi, se poto e tulaga muamua i te ‵ma, e filemu, e loto malalo, e maliegofie, e ‵fonu foki i te alofa kae fakatupu foki ne ia a galuega ‵lei e uke; e fuafua ‵lei ana mea e fai, e se fakatupu masei foki.”—Iakopo 3:8-10a, 14-17.


(Matt. 16:6, 12) Interestingly, this conversation took place not long after the occasion when the people wanted to make Jesus king. 	 (Mata. 16:6, 12) Se mea gali me ne fai te sau‵talaga tenei mai tua malie o te taimi ne ma‵nako ei a tino ke fai a Iesu mo olotou tupu.


God wants us to approach him directly in prayer even if we are burdened down by personal shortcomings. 	 E manako te Atua ke ‵talo tonu atu tatou ki a ia māfai foki e ‵mafa tukituki tatou i ‵tou agasala totino.


How important, then, to suppress selfish desires and “stop becoming slaves of men”! (1 Cor. 7:23) What a privilege it is to be a loyal servant for Jehovah to use as he pleases! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke ‵teke atu ki manakoga kaimanako kae “ke se fai mo pologa ki mea faka te lalolagi”! (1 Kolinito 7:23) Se tauliaga gali eiloa ke fai pelā me se tavini fakamaoni telā e fakaaogā ne Ieova i so se mea e manako a ia ki ei!


(Col. 4:6) We can ask Jehovah for his holy spirit so that we can display its fruitage when speaking with our relatives. 	 (Ko. 4:6) E mafai o fakamolemole atu tatou ki a Ieova mō tena agaga tapu ko te mea ke mafai ne tatou o fakaasi atu a fuataga o te agaga māfai e fai‵pati atu ki ‵tou kāiga.


This love is a strong incentive to love our neighbor. 	 A te alofa tenei e fakamalosi mai ke a‵lofa tatou ki ‵tou tuakoi.


We may prefer the convenience of a rule when we are faced with a decision or a dilemma. 	 Kāti ka ‵lei atu ki a tatou ke taku mai se tulafono māfai ko ‵tau o fai ne tatou se filifiliga io me e sae aka se fesili.


What large door of activity is open to all? 	 Se a te avanoaga telā ko ‵tala mai ki tino katoa?


In contrast, the inclination of those who are “in accord with the spirit” is to set their minds on “the things of the spirit”—spiritual provisions and activity. 	 Kae ko tino kolā “e ola faka-te-agaga” e tuku atu eiloa olotou mafaufau ki mea “faka-te-agaga”—ko fakatokaga mo galuega faka-te-agaga.


5 In modern times, Jehovah has made provisions for safeguarding his people in a spiritual way. 	 5 Ko oti ne fai ne Ieova a fakatokaga mō te puipuiga o ana tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga i aso nei.


That love would be their identifying mark. 	 E fai a te alofa tenā mo fai te lotou fakailoga.


No doubt the Devil thought that this was a particularly “convenient time” to test Jesus’ integrity. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne manatu aka te Tiapolo me tenei eiloa te “taimi ‵lei” ke tofotofo ne ia te fakamaoni o Iesu.


Our first parents, Adam and Eve, chose independence from their Creator. 	 Ne filifili ‵tou matua muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva, ke tu tokotasi laua mai i te lā Mafuaga.


Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days. 	 Ne nofo atu a Mose i te mauga o Sinai mō aso e 40.


18 Certainly, whether you are a parent or not, you should not overlook the need to choose your associations wisely. 	 18 E mautinoa eiloa me kafai koe se mātua io me ikai, e se ‵tau o manatu māmā koe ki te filifiliga o ou taugasoa mo te poto.


Moreover, no one can restrain the life force from departing at death, nor can anyone be discharged from the war that death wages against mankind. 	 E se gata i ei, e seai se tino e mafai o taofi ne ia ke mo a e fano keatea te manava o te ola ma oko mai te mate, io me sao se tino i te mate.


When did the congregation of God begin to be formed? 	 Ne kamata anafea o fakatu aka te fakapotopotoga a te Atua?


Can we imagine the hatred and grief that must linger in the hearts of those who survive such conflicts? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakaataata ne tatou a te takalia‵lia mo te fanoanoa telā ne ‵tau o tumau i loto o tino kolā ne ‵sao atu i vaegā taua penā?


However, there are some indications of Paul’s appearance. 	 Kae e isi eiloa ne nisi fakaasiga o foliga a Paulo.


Rather, it is ‘the salvation by Jehovah God.’ 	 I lō te mea tenā, a te matua fakavae o te tusi ko ‘te fakaolataga mai i a Ieova te Atua.’


We may ask ourselves if we imitate Jehovah in this regard. 	 E mafai o ‵sili ifo tatou me e mata, e fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Ieova i te feitu tenei.


How he must rejoice when we imitate his mercy! 	 Se mea fakafiafia ki a ia māfai e fakaakoako atu tatou ki tena alofa fakamagalo!


How is modesty related to humility? 	 E soko pefea te agamalu ki te loto maulalo?


Likely, you will enjoy refreshing association with a people who can help you to submit to God’s sovereignty and enjoy unity that will never end. 	 E se taumate, ka maua ne koe se fesokotakiga fakafiafia mo tino kolā e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke kau koe ki te pulega a te Atua telā ka maua i ei te fealofani ki te se-gata-mai.


For a more complete description of the traits fostered by the world’s spirit, see Reasoning From the Scriptures, pages 389-393. 	 Ke maua se fakamatalaga katoatoa e uiga ki faifaiga kolā ne fakamalosi aka ne te agaga o te lalolagi, ke onoono ki te tusi ko te Reasoning From the Scriptures, te itulau e 389-393.


What opportunity was given to Israel? 	 Se a te avanoaga ne tuku atu ki tino Isalaelu?


(Job 42:10-17) What a grand hope is set before us—everlasting life in Paradise on earth! 	 (Iopu 42:10-17) Ko tafaga la te gali o te fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua nei—ko te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi Palataiso!


15 In contrast, Moses said to the Israelites: “Apply your hearts to all the words that I am speaking in warning to you today . . . 	 15 E ‵kese mai ei, ne fai atu a Mose ki te kau Isalaelu: “Masaua ke tausi faka‵lei ne koutou a fakatonuga konei ne avatu ne au i te aso nei. . . A muna akoako konā, e se fai pelā ne muna e seai ne aogā; a muna konā ko te ola o koutou.


(Gen. 7:1, 23; 19:24, 25; Ex. 14:30, 31; Judg. 4:15, 16; 2 Ki. 19:35, 36) We can therefore be confident that Jehovah God will not indefinitely put up with disrespect for his name and mistreatment of his Witnesses. 	 (Kenese 7:1, 23; 19:24, 25; Esoto 14:30, 31; Famasino 4:15, 16; 2 Tupu 19:35, 36) Tela la, e mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me ka se mafai o fa‵ki faeloa a Ieova te Atua i faifaiga sē āva ki tena igoa mo mea ma‵sei e fai ki ana Molimau.


(Judges 7:19) Clearly, then, a long time for us is very short to the eternal God, Jehovah. 	 (Famasino 7:19) E manino i ei, me i se taimi leva ki a tatou se taimi toetoe ‵ki ki te Atua se-gata-mai, ko Ieova.


• How can we “flee from fornication”? 	 • E mafai pefea ne tatou o ‵tele keatea mai “te finalalolagi”?


It cannot be accounted for by the drive of individual selfish genes to perpetuate themselves.” 	 E se mafai o fakamatalagina a te uiga kaimalie i loto i a tatou māfai e i loto foki i a tatou te uiga kaimanako.”


The apostle Paul wrote: “He became poor for your sakes, that you might become rich through his poverty.” (2 Corinthians 8:9) What kind of riches did Jesus give his disciples? 	 Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Paulo: Ne “fai a ia mo tino mativa i tena vauga ki te lalolagi i se auala fatauva.” (2 Kolinito 8:9) Ne a vaegā koloa ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki ana soko?


As faithful Christians, may we always be determined to pay attention when Christ speaks and listen to what the spirit says. 	 E pelā me ne Kelisiano fakamaoni, ke na ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki pati a Keliso kae faka‵logo ki pati a te agaga.


Or, “She was once quite a shy child, yet now she is very outgoing.” 	 Io me, “A tou fafine se tamaliki matamā muamua, kae nei ko oko eiloa i te mata katakata.”


(Numbers 10:12, 33; 11:34, 35; 12:16; 13:1-3, 25, 26) The spies went north through the Negeb, likely passed Beer-sheba, then Hebron, and reached the northern limits of the Promised Land. 	 (Numela 10:12, 33; 11:34, 35; 12:16; 13:1-3, 25, 26) Ne olo atu a sipai ki te feitu ki matū i loto i te kogā fenua ko Negeb, kāti i tafa o Pelesepa mo Hepelona kae ne oko atu i ei ki te gataga o te Fenua o te Folafolaga ki matū.


The blue whale’s tongue weighs as much as an elephant. 	 A te ‵mafa o te alelo o te blue whale e tai ‵pau eiloa mo te ‵mafa o se elefane.


7 Yet, as children of immigrants assimilate the local culture and language, some of them may lose much of their desire and even their ability to communicate in their parents’ mother tongue. 	 7 Kae e pelā me ne tama‵liki a mātua mai fenua fakaatea, e mafai o galo atu i nisi o latou a te manakoga mo te atamai ke fai‵pati atu i te ‵gana a olotou mātua.


Speaking about the Russian Orthodox Church, Time magazine (international edition) recently stated: “The revived church also wields critical influence in an area once unthinkable: the Russian war machine. . . . 	 Ne fatoā fai mai fakamuli nei te mekesini ko te Time (ko te vaega telā e maua i te lalolagi kātoa) e uiga ki te Ekalesia i Lusia ko te Russian Orthodox Church: “E lasi te pulega a te ekalesia telā e toe fakamalosi aka ki te mea telā ne seki pule latou ki ei i aso mua: ko kautau a Lusia. . . .


Further, they realized that “the times of the Gentiles” had already ended, signaling that the time was near for God’s Kingdom government to bring about blessings for mankind. 	 E se gata i ei, ne iloa ne latou me i taimi o ‘Fenua Fakaatea’ ko oti ne palele atu, telā e fakaasi mai i ei me ko pili mai te taimi mō te pulega a te Malo o te Atua ke aumai i ei a fakamanuiaga mō tino.


To support ourselves financially, I began selling insurance. 	 E masaua faeloa ne au a pati a se menetia e tokotasi ne fai mai ki a au i te taimi ne fai ei taku akoakoga.


How may Christians maintain their inner peace? 	 E mafai pefea o fakatumau ne Kelisiano a te filemu i loto i a latou?


(Job 1:8) This must be the period between the lives of two outstanding servants of Jehovah—Jacob’s son Joseph and the prophet Moses. 	 (Iopu 1:8) Ne ola eiloa tou tagata i te vā o tavini ‵tu ‵kese e tokolua a Ieova—ko te tama tagata a Iakopo ko Iosefa mo te pelofeta ko Mose.


9. (a) Why must we be particularly wary when using the Internet? (b) What can result from even a brief view of pornography? 	 9. (a) Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakaeteete malosi tatou i taimi e fakaaoga ei te Itaneti? (e) Ne a mea e mafai o iku mai i te onoono malie atu fua ki ata ma‵sei?


He showed them how to carry out the commission that he gave them. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne ia te faiga o te galuega telā ka tuku atu ne ia ki a latou.


It asks for nothing and expects nothing in return. 	 E se manako ki se mea kae e se fakamoemoe foki ke toe ‵togi atu.


Later, when Jesus was on earth, he exercised his free will to reject the temptations of the great Adversary. 	 Fakamuli ifo, i te nofoga a Iesu i te lalolagi, ne fakagalue ne ia tena saolotoga ke ‵teke atu ki fakaosoosoga a te Fili sili.


Only later did the visitor realize why the man moved as he did. 	 Fakamuli loa, fatoā maina te tino asiasi tenā i te pogai ne fai ei a ia penā.


For instance, Lydia* discovered that during the Socialist regime in East Germany, the Stasi, or State Security Service, had compiled a file on her private activities. 	 Ne iloa aka ne Litia* me i te taimi ne pule atu ei te potukau Socialist i Siamani ki Saegalā, ne tausi ne se fakapotopotoga o pulisimani ‵funa se faela o fakamatalaga e uiga ki a ia.


(Heb. 12:2, 3) Hence, we do well to “pay more than the usual attention to the things” we read about him in the Bible and in the publications of “the faithful and discreet slave,” as well as what we hear about him at Christian meetings. 	 (Epelu 12:2, 3) Tela la, se mea ‵lei ke “puke ‵mautakitaki ki mea ‵tonu” ne fai‵tau ne tatou e uiga ki a ia i te Tusi Tapu mo tusi a “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” e pelā foki mo mea e lagona ne tatou e uiga ki a ia i fakatasiga Kelisiano.


Do we respond similarly? 	 E mata, e penā foki tatou?


We have many Bible examples to instruct us in this regard. 	 E maua ne tatou a fakaakoakoga e uke i te Tusi Tapu ke fakatonu mai ki a tatou e uiga ki te mea tenei.


(Zech. 7:9) We are no longer under the Law. 	 (Saka. 7:9) Ko se toe ‵nofo tatou mai lalo i te Tulafono.


He commended faithful Christians, saying: “You are strong and the word of God remains in you and you have conquered the wicked one.” 	 Ne fakamālō atu a ia ki Kelisiano fakamaoni, penei: “Ona ko koutou e ma‵losi; e ola te Muna a te Atua i otou loto, ka ko oti foki ne fakatakavale ne koutou a te Tino Masei.”


He was farsighted and practical. 	 Ne ‵mao tena kilo kae ne aoga foki.


An officer pointed to the chimney of the crematorium and told Harald, “You will be ascending there to your Jehovah within 14 days if you stick to your faith.” 	 Ne fakasino atu se ofisa ki te chimney o te fale telā e ‵sunu sāle i ei a foitino o tino ‵mate kae fai atu ki a Harald, “Ka fanaka eiloa koe i te koga tenā ki a Ieova tou Atua i se 14 o aso mai mua nei māfai e tumau eiloa koe i tou talitonuga.”


They unquestionably considered it to be a true event. 	 Ne mautinoa tonu i a latou me se tala tonu eiloa.


So by continuing to add to our acts of obedience, we maintain our integrity.—Luke 16:10. 	 Tela la, a te fakalogo faeloa, e fakatumau ei ne tatou ‵tou fakamaoni.—Luka 16:10.


(1 Corinthians 1:2) In fact, the entire group of anointed Christians on earth at any one time is likened to a holy temple, although they do not constitute Jehovah’s great spiritual temple. 	 (1 Kolinito 1:2) A te ‵tonuga loa, e faka‵pau eiloa te potukau kātoa o Kelisiano fakaekegina i te lalolagi, i so se taimi, ki se faletapu ‵malu, faitalia eiloa me e se sui ne latou te faletapu sili faka-te-agaga o Ieova.


For example, consider Jesus’ answer to a man who wanted to know how to please God. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mafaufau la ki te tali a Iesu ki se tagata telā ne manako ke iloa ne ia o fakafiafia te Atua.


(Col. 4:6) If we make it a habit to be courteous to family members, fellow students, coworkers, members of the congregation, and people in the neighborhood, we are better prepared to face mockery and insults in a way worthy of a Christian.—Read Romans 12:17-21. 	 (Kolose 4:6) Kafai e fakamasani tatou ke fai‵pati faka‵lei atu faeloa ki tino katoa i te kāiga, i te akoga, i ‵tou koga ga‵lue, i te fakapotopotoga, mo tino i ‵tou tafa, e sili atu te ‵toka o tatou ke fakafesagai atu ki pati fakaitaita mo pati kaitaua i se auala telā e fetaui ‵lei mō se Kelisiano.—Faitau te Loma 12:17-21.


The result? 	 Se a la te ikuga?


In more recent times came the musket and the cannon, then the rifle and the sophisticated artillery of the early 20th century. 	 I aso fakamuli nei, ko fakaaogā eiloa a fana ‵lasi mo meatau ma‵losi kolā ne faite i te kamataga o te 20 senitenali.


Why did Israel owe God strict obedience, and what should motivate us to obey him? 	 Kaia ne ‵tau ei o faka‵logo katoatoa a te kau Isalaelu ki te Atua, kae se a te mea e fakamalosi mai ke faka‵logo tatou ki a ia?


(John 10:16) Prophetically, this lifesaving work is likened to putting a mark on the foreheads of those sighing and groaning over the detestable things now taking place. 	 (Ioane 10:16) A te galuega fakaola tino tenei ne ‵valo mai e pelā me ko te fakamailogāga o lae o tino kolā e māfatia kae fanoa‵noa i mea matagā kolā e ‵tupu i aso nei.


Many are drawn to witchcraft today because it seems to be a harmless, benign, nature religion. 	 E tosina atu a loto o tino e tokouke ki te faivailakau me e foliga mai pelā me e se ne mea ma‵sei i ei, se mea e ‵lei kae e fetaui mo te olaga masani.


(Isaiah 1:1; 6:8) At that, he receives an assignment as a prophet. 	 (Isaia 1:1; 6:8) I konā loa, ne maua ei ne ia se tofiga e pelā me se pelofeta.


In any case, the year in which the word went out to restore Jerusalem was 455 B.C.E. 	 Kae faitalia a feitu konā, a te fakatonuga ke toe faite a Ielusalema ne fai eiloa i te 455 T.L.M.


Full Deliverance Is Near 	 Ko Pili Mai te Faka‵saoga Katoatoa


Papyrus tears, discolors, and weakens easily. 	 A te papyrus e faigofie o masae, matafi tena ‵lanu kae vāivāī.


What are some reasons why you maintain good conduct? 	 Ne a nisi pogai e fakatumau ei ne koe au amioga ‵lei?


Nevertheless, we can demonstrate our appreciation for spiritual things, even as Hannah did. For instance, we can show our deep appreciation for spiritual riches by our regular presence at Christian meetings, assemblies, and conventions. 	 Ke fakaaogā ne tatou a taimi konei ke fakamalosi atu, te suā tino ki te suā tino, i te tapuakiga tonu ki a Ieova, telā “ne tauto me ka fakaola ne ia tatou mai i o‵tou fili, kae fakasaoloto foki tatou ke tavini atu ki a ia mo te sē ma‵taku.


How can the Bible help if there are problems in a marriage? 	 E mafai pefea ne te Tusi Tapu o fesoasoani māfai e isi ne fakalavelave i te avaga?


However, Jehovah knows what he is doing. 	 Kae, ne iloa ‵lei ne Ieova ana mea e fai.


(1 Corinthians 4:11-13) Jehovah does not promise a life of luxury, and sometimes his servants endure hardships. 	 (1 Kolinito 4:11-13) E seki folafola mai ne Ieova e uiga ki se olaga maumea, kae e fe‵paki eiloa ana tavini i nisi taimi mo tulaga faiga‵ta.


Seek to help those who are troubled by the suffering in the world 	 Taumafai o fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e ‵numi ona ko logo‵maega i te lalolagi


An intriguing question arises, Does each individual member of this slave class play a part in providing spiritual food at the proper time? 	 Tenei la te fesili, E mata, e tofu a tavini taki tokotasi mo olotou tusaga i te tukumaiga o meakai faka-te-agaga i te taimi tonu?


TAKING STEPS TO REACH THEIR GOAL 	 FAKATOKAGA KE KAUSAKI ATU KI OLOTOU FAKAMOEMOEGA


Most people do not recognize this heavenly rulership that God has set up. 	 E sē matea ne te tokoukega o tino te malo i te lagi telā ko oti ne fakatu aka ne te Atua.


13 Another test of our modesty might come when decisions are made. 	 13 A te suā tofotofoga o te ‵tou uiga agamalu ko te faiga o fakaikuga.


It has to be Jehovah’s backing. 	 Me e ‵lago atu ki ei a Ieova.


7 By and large, most of us can buy out time for study at the expense of nonessential activities. 	 7 E mafai sāle ne te tokoukega o tatou o taofi aka te faiga o mea kolā e se na lō ko tāua ko te mea ke maua se taimi mo te faiga o sukesukega.


THE FIGURATIVE HEART—WHAT IS IT? 	 TE FATU FAKATUSA—SE A TE MEA TENĀ?


16 The early Christians were people of prayer. 	 16 A Kelisiano i aso mua ne tino fai talosaga.


Imagine that a driver greatly exceeds the recommended speed limit when traveling around a sharp curve and he crashes. 	 Fakaataata i tou mafaufau i te okoga ki te pikoga kae fakatele ne te tino fakateletele te motoka ke siliga atu i te makini telā e manakogina, ko te mea eiloa ko fepaki tou tagata ki luga i se mea.


How do Christians keep a ‘simple eye’? 	 E fai pefea ne Kelisiano ke ‘fakafaigofie te lotou ‵kilo’?


Yet, clergy and translators of Judaism and Christendom have deliberately omitted it from the majority of their Bible translations.* How can they claim to know God and have an acceptable relationship with him if they refuse to acknowledge him by his name? 	 Kae ui ei, ko oti ne ave keatea mo te iloa tonu ne faifeau mo tino ‵fulitusi a te kau Iutaia mo Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se a te igoa tenā mai te ukega o ‵fuliga o olotou Tusi Tapu.* E mafai pefea o fai mai latou me e iloa ne latou a te Atua kae talia foki ne te Atua latou māfai e se fia fakaaogā ne latou tena igoa ke ka‵laga atu ki a ia?


Why did Satan dare Jesus to hurl himself off the battlement of the temple? 	 Kaia ne manako malosi a Satani ke tofotofo ne ia a Iesu ke lele ki lalo mai te koga tafa maluga o te faletapu?


Jehovah God “posted at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning continuously to guard the way to the tree of life.”[2] (Gen. 3:24) Surely those cherubs were not originally created for this assignment! 	 A te mea tenā e leoleo ei a te lakau o te ola ke mo a se tino e fakapilipili ki ei.”[2] (Kene. 3:24) E mautinoa eiloa me ne seki faite a kelupi ke tuku atu ki a latou a te tofiga tenā.


I ponder over it all day long. 	 E mafaufau ‵loto au ki ei i te aso kātoa.


It was life-giving. 	 E aumai ei te ola.


(Galatians 5:19, 20) We must therefore constantly put up a fight, being determined to root out negative tendencies from both heart and mind. 	 (Kalatia 5:19, 20) Tela la, e ‵tau mo tatou o tumau i te ‵teke atu, mai te ‵kalo keatea mai manakoga sē ‵lei i te loto mo te mafaufau.


What is their greatest joy? 	 Se a te ‵toe mea fakafiafia ki a lāua?


Rather, like Jehovah, we view those who have drifted away but who want to return as being valuable. 	 I lō te fai atu penā, e ‵kilo atu tatou ki a latou kolā ko tapea‵pea keatea kae ko fia ‵foki mai e pelā me e tāua ‵ki—telā e ‵pau eiloa mo te kilokiloga a Ieova.


(Acts 1:8) The work that began then is being done on an unprecedented scale today. 	 (Galuega 1:8) A te galuega telā ko oti ne kamata i te taimi tenā ko fai i se auala lasi ‵ki i aso nei.


Amos was far from finished! 	 Koi uke eiloa a mea ne ‵tau o folafola atu ne Amosa!


17, 18. (a) The Bible offers what counsel regarding honesty? (b) How was one man affected by the honest conduct of one of Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 E aofia a ia i te fia o talavou Kelisiano kolā e tavae atu ki a Ieova mai te tau‵tali atu ki mea kolā ko oti ne tauloto ne latou mai tena Muna.


17 Immediately after baptism, you may feel a surge of enthusiasm for serving God. 	 17 Mai tua eiloa o te papatisoga, e mafai o maua fakavave ne koe se loto finafinau ke tavini atu ki te Atua.


Regarding the creation of the first human soul, the Bible says: “Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul [Hebrew, neʹphesh].”—Genesis 2:7. 	 E mata, e isi se “agaga” o te tino telā e tumau i te ola i loto i te foitino?


Even after the missionaries returned from the international assembly, I continued to serve at Bethel. 	 I te taimi ne ‵foki mai ei a misionale mai te fono o atufenua, ne tumau eiloa au o tavini atu i te Peteli.


They seem to have no idea of what Jesus will accomplish as earth’s new Ruler. 	 E foliga mai me e seai eiloa se lotou mea e iloa e uiga ki mea ka fai ne Iesu e pelā me ko te Pule fou o te lalolagi.


Yet, at one point David confided in Nathan as you might confide in a friend. 	 Kae e isi se taimi ne fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne Tavita ana mea ‵funa ki a Natano e pelā eiloa mo koe ki sou taugasoa.


How can we cultivate the fruitage of the spirit? 	 E ati aka pefea ne tatou a fua o te agaga?


The Scriptures speak also of man’s will, the nations’ will, and even the Devil’s will. 	 E faipati foki te Tusi Tapu ki te loto o te tagata, ki te loto o te fenua e pelā foki mo te loto o te Tiapolo.


Mental-health experts acknowledge that tearfulness is a normal part of grieving. 	 E fai mai ne tino ‵poto i mea tau te ola ‵lei me i te ‵sali ifo o loimata se vaega masani o te loto mafatia.


The Question of How Much Time 	 E Pefea te Uke o Taimi


(Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4-11) The truth also became reality at the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophetic words about the Messiah’s appearance at the end of 69 ‘weeks of years.’ 	 (Mika 5:2; Luka 2: 4-11) A te suā auala ne fakamaoni aka ei te ‵tonu o te munatonu ko te taimi ne fakataunu ei a te valoaga a Tanielu e uiga ki te saemaiga o te Mesia i te fakaotiga o te 69 ‘vaiaso o tausaga.’


All too many people today put a low value on their own chastity. 	 Ko tokouke ‵ki a tino i aso nei ko sē fakatāua lele eiloa ne latou olotou tulaga ‵mā.


Like the variations in color, shape, texture, taste, smell, and sound that we find in creation, differing beliefs often add interest, excitement, and enjoyment to life. 	 E pelā mo te auala e fakaopoopo atu ei te fiafia ki te olaga ne te kese‵kesega o ‵lanu, foliga, manogi, mo te ‵tagi o mea ne faite, e penā foki loa te fiafia e maua ne tatou mai talitonuga kese‵kese.


Thousands were thrown into concentration camps because they refused to renounce their faith. 	 I te taua tenā ki te Atua mo ana tino, ne taumafai eiloa o ‵ta fakapalele i ei a Molimau a Ieova i fenua kolā ne pule ne malo fakasauā konā.


(Ps. 40:8; 119:97) At the same time, we work to reject things that will hinder our spiritual growth.—Titus 2:11, 12. 	 (Sala. 40:8; 119:97) E se gata i ei, e ‵tau foki mo tatou o ga‵lue ke ‵teke atu ki mea kolā e mafai o fakalavelave mai ki ‵tou ga‵solo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.—Tito 2:11, 12.


(1 Peter 5:5) Under inspiration, the apostle Paul wrote: “Remember those who are taking the lead among you, who have spoken the word of God to you, and as you contemplate how their conduct turns out imitate their faith. 	 (1 Petelu 5:5) Ne fakaosofia te apositolo ko Paulo ke tusi mai: “Masaua ne koutou otou takitaki muamua, kolā ne taku atu ne latou a te muna a te Atua. Mafaufau me ne ola pefea, kae ne ‵mate foki pefea; fakaakoako la ki te lotou fakatuanaki.


What empowered Moses to lead Israel? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ki a Mose ke mafai o ‵taki ne ia a tino Isalaelu?


(Matthew 22:35-40; 24:14) Moreover, we will continue to proclaim the good news even though people in general may not comprehend why we volunteer our time in an effort to help others to learn about God and his Word, the Bible. 	 (Mataio 22:35-40; 24:14) E se gata i ei, ka tumau eiloa tatou i te folafola atu o te tala ‵lei faitalia me sē maina a tino i te pogai e fakamāumāu ei ‵tou taimi ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke sukesuke e uiga ki te Atua mo tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.


In effect, we cry out: “In the name of our God we shall lift our banners.”—Ps. 20:5. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, e ka‵laga atu ei tatou, penei: “I te igoa o te Atua ka sisi ei ne tatou a ‵tou fuka o te manumalo.”—Sala. 20:5, NW.


“Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ for it is not out of wisdom that you ask this.”—Eccl. 7:10. 	 “Sa ti fesili sāle penei, ‘Ai a e ‵lei atu ei te olaga i aso mua i lō aso nei?’ A te mea tenā sē se fesili a se tagata poto.”—Fai. 7:10.


When we put the Kingdom first and experience God’s support, how is our trust in Jehovah affected? 	 Kafai e fakamuamua ne tatou a mea o te Malo kae maua a te fesoasoani o te Atua, e pokotia pefea a ‵tou tali‵tonu fakamaoni ki a Ieova?


(1 Cor. 11:3) Some new husbands and wives do not find this to be easy. 	 (1 Koli. 11:3) E se faigofie eiloa te mea tenei ki nisi tagata mo fafine a‵vaga.


(1 Peter 3:15) Aquila and his wife were able to ‘handle the word of the truth aright.’ (2 Timothy 2:15) Evidently, they were serious students of the Scriptures. 	 (1 Petelu 3:15) Ne mafai ne Akuila mo tena avaga o ‘akoako tonu atu a te munatonu.’ (2 Timoteo 2:15) E mautinoa eiloa me i a laua ne tino kolā e suke‵suke ‵loto ki te Tusi Tapu.


He did not tell us to ‘keep on seeking only the kingdom.’ 	 E seki fai mai a ia i konei ke ‘‵sala fua tena Malo.’


Before reading God’s Word, we do well to pray for an open mind and for wisdom to discern the lessons that Jehovah wants us to learn.—Ezra 7:10; read James 1:5. 	 A koi tuai o faitau ki te Muna a te Atua, se mea ‵lei ke ‵talo atu tatou ke mafai o mafaufau faka‵lei mo te poto ke iloa a akoakoga kolā e manako a Ieova ke iloa ne tatou.—Esela 7:10; faitau te Iakopo 1:5.


(Rom. 6:3-5; 1 Cor. 15:35, 44) Christ’s presence has already begun, so anointed Christians who die today do not remain dead. 	 (Loma 6:3-5; 1 Kolinito 15:35, 44) Ko oti ne kamata te fakatasi mai o Keliso, tela la, a Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā e ‵mate i aso nei e se tumau i te ‵mate.


Consider Kim. 	 Mafaufau ki a Kim.


The Israelites obediently followed what direction? 	 Se a te fakatonuga ne faka‵logo ki ei te kau Isalaelu?


Some perform Bethel service, others engage in construction or in circuit work, serve as field instructors or special pioneers or missionaries or as Assembly Hall or Bible school facility servants. 	 E tavini atu a nisi o latou i te Peteli, i galuega fakatū‵tu io me ko te galuega asiasi ki fakapotopotoga, akoako atu i akoga io me ne paenia fakapito io me ne misionale io me tavini atu i Fale Fono io me ko fale e fai ei a akoakoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


We can enjoy similar blessings if we make spiritual progress our priority. 	 E mafai foki o maua ne tatou a fakamanuiaga penā māfai e fakamuamua ne tatou a te gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


In his letter to the Colossians, Paul counteracts the wrong views of false teachers. 	 I tena tusi ki te kau Kolose, ne fakaasi faka‵sau atu ne Paulo a te ‵se o kilokiloga a faiakoga ‵loi.


TRUE peace is hard to find in today’s world. 	 E FAIGATA ke maua ne tatou a te filemu tonu i te lalolagi i aso nei.


The householder may think that too much time and effort are required to study it. 	 Kāti e mafaufau te tino i te fale me ko tō uke a taimi mo taumafaiga e manakogina ke sukesuke ki ei.


For example, in Leviticus chapters 11 to 15, we find detailed instructions relative to cleanness and uncleanness. 	 E pelā mo te Levitiko mataupu e 11 ki te 15, e maua ne tatou a fakatonuga liki‵liki e uiga ki te ‵mā mo te lailai.


We become like little children—helpless, unable to alter the situation. 	 E fai tatou pelā me ne tamā tama‵liki—ko se mafai o maua se fesoasoani, kae se mafai foki o faka‵lei aka te fakalavelave.


(Job 34:21, 22) There is no hiding from Jehovah God. 	 (Iopu 34:21, 22) E seai se koga ‵muni mai i a Ieova te Atua.


By means of his prophet Jeremiah, Jehovah foretold a restoration of his chosen people. 	 E auala i tena pelofeta ko Ielemia, ne ‵valo mai ne Ieova a te ‵toe faka‵fokiatuga o ana tino filifilia.


Wearing skimpy, revealing clothes to Christian meetings or social gatherings draws unnecessary attention to the human body and shows a lapse of chasteness. 	 Kāti ko kamata o fakaseke kea‵tea se tino mai amioga ‵mā māfai ko pei a ia ki gatu ‵mutu, mo gatu vala‵vala i te taimi e kau a ia ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano io me ko ‵kaiga fakafiafia.


If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”—John 18:36, English Standard Version. 	 I te taimi ne puke fakapagota ei a Iesu kae ‵losi ‵se atu me ne fakamalosi ne ia a tino ke ‵teke atu ki te malo, ne tali atu tou tagata: “E se mai te lalolagi nei a toku malo; moi fai pelā ne maua mai te lalolagi nei, penei ko taua atu aku tavini i a au mana tuku atu ki tino Iutaia; tela la, a toku malo e se mai te lalolagi nei.”—Ioane 18:36.


Rather than give in to fear and discouragement, which is like letting our hands drop down, we are invited by our caring Father, Jehovah, to ‘throw all our anxiety on him.’ (1 Pet. 5:7) We can take to heart what God told the Israelites, that his mighty ‘hand is not too short to save’ his loyal servants. 	 I lō te tuku atu ke taka‵vale tatou i te mataku mo te loto vāivāi, telā e ‵pau loa mo te tuku ifo ou lima ke ‵to ki lalo, e ‵kami eiloa tatou ne te ‵tou Tamana atafai ko Ieova, ke ‘‵pei atu katoa ki a ia a mea e manava‵se’ ki ei tatou. (1 Pe. 5:7) E mafai o mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki pati a te Atua ki te kau Isalaelu, me i tena ‘lima e se tō toetoe ke faka‵sao’ i ei ana tavini fakamaoni.


What is endurance, and why do Christians need it? 	 Se a te uiga o te pati kufaki, kae kaia e manakogina ei ne Kelisiano?


How will we act if we are peaceable? 	 Ne a ‵tou faifaiga e fai māfai a tatou e faka‵tupu filemu?


“The congregation warmly welcomed me,” reports Jim, “and their love was a turning point for me. 	 “Ne fakatalofa mai mo te a‵lofa a te fakapotopotoga ki a au,” ko pati a Jim, “kae ona ko te lotou a‵lofa, ne ‵fuli ei au.


10 What we say can inspire courage in fellow worshippers of Jehovah. 	 10 E mafai o fakaosofia ne ‵tou pati a te loto malosi i tino tapuaki o Ieova.


It was not a preaching that held out any hope for them. 	 E sē se folafolaga telā ne tuku atu i ei se fakamoemoega ki a latou.


13 Third, in Jesus’ illustration, he did not say that the leaven corrupted the whole mass of flour, making it unusable. 	 13 A te tolu, i te tala fakatusa a Iesu, ne seki fai atu a ia me ne fakamasei ne te mea faka‵fete a te palūga kātoa, telā ko se toe aogā ei.


We know this because each of their individual names is indelibly written upon the 12 foundation stones of the heavenly New Jerusalem.—Rev. 21:14. 	 E iloa ne tatou te mea tenei i igoa o latou taki tokotasi e tusi faka‵mau eiloa i luga i fatu fakavae e 12 o te Ielusalema Fou faka-te-lagi.—Faka. 21:14.


At Pentecost 33 C.E., the Christian congregation was born. 	 I te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne fakatu aka te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


(Read Numbers 14:2-4.) 	 (Faitau te Numela 14:2-4.)


Miraculously, in time Jehovah richly rewarded them with the birth of a son in their old age.—Luke 1:8-14. 	 I te taimi tonu, ne fakamanuia ei ne Ieova a lāua i se auala fakavavega ke fanau mai se tamaliki tagata i te taimi ko ma‵tua ‵ki ei a lāua.—Luka 1:8-14.


They replied: “Lord, if he has gone to rest, he will get well.” 	 Ne tali mai latou: “Te Aliki, kafai a ia e moe, ka toe ‵lei a ia.”


(Romans 5:9) He does this because they are beautiful in his eyes. 2. 	 (Loma 5:9) E fai ne ia a te mea tenei me e ‵malu latou i tena kilokiloga.


Treasure Your Gift of Free Will, Jan. 	 Ke Fakatāua a Tau Meaalofa ko te Saolotoga, Ianu.


REWARDS NOW AND FOREVER 	 TAUI I TE TAIMI NEI KE OKO FOKI KI TE SE-GATA- MAI


I still went to Mass regularly, and one Sunday I heard a startling announcement from the pulpit. 	 Koi fano faeloa au ki te lotu, kae se Aso Sa e tasi ne lagona ne au se lāuga telā ne kaitaua i ei te faifeau o te lotu.


Sophia: Definitely. 	 Sophia: Ao.


One way of doing this involves using our eyes and ears to learn more about Jehovah and his Son. 	 A te auala e tasi e fai ei ne tatou a te mea tenei ko te fakaaogaga o ‵tou mata mo taliga ke tauloto ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki a Ieova mo tena Tama.


Rahab put her faith in the God of the Israelites Later, the people of Jericho surely shook with fear when they learned that Jehovah had miraculously stopped up the Jordan River, allowing Israel to cross over on the dry riverbed. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne pole‵pole eiloa a tino o Ieliko i te ma‵taku i te taimi ne iloa aka ei ne latou me ko oti ne fakagata fakavavega ne Ieova a te Vaitafe o te Iolitana, telā ne mafai ei o olo atu a te kau Isalaelu ki te suā feitu i luga i te laukele malō.


(Ps. 16:10) David was not saying that he would never die or be in the common grave of mankind. 	 (Sala. 16:10) Ne seki fai atu a Tavita me ka se mate eiloa a ia io me se mafai o oko atu ki te tanuga masani o tino.


(Matthew 24:45-47) There is certainly no shortage of spiritual food. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) E se ma‵tiva eiloa tatou i meakai faka-te-agaga.


Others feel that living forever is possible, but not here on earth. 	 E fai mai a nisi tino me i te ola se-gata-mai e mafai o maua kae e se i te lalolagi tenei.


(Ex. 12:33-36) The Israelites further rejoiced when they saw the destruction of Pharaoh and his military forces in the Red Sea. 	 (Esoto 12:33-36, NW) Ne fia‵fia malosi eiloa te kau Isalaelu i te fakamaseiga o Falao mo tena kautau i te Tai Kula.


Simeon and Levi, who had acted with cruelty, were to be scattered in Israel. 	 A Simeona mo Levi, kolā ne amio fakasauā ka ‵nofo salalau a laua i te fenua kātoa o Isalaelu.


(Ps. 72:7) Christ’s love and tender care will then be abundant, just as they were when he was on the earth. 	 (Salamo 72:7) Ka ‵fonu te lalolagi i te alofa mo te atafai o Keliso, e pelā eiloa mo tena nofoga i te lalolagi.


11 We understand that in the fulfillment of this prophecy, the man “clothed in linen” represents the remnant of spirit-anointed Christians. 	 11 E malamalama tatou me i te fakataunuga o te valoaga tenei, e fakasino atu eiloa a te tagata telā e “pei ki gatu lino” ki te ‵toega o Kelisiano fakaekegina ki te agaga.


5. What do “the wonderful works of God” to which Elihu referred involve? 	 5 Onoono aka la, me ne seki fai atu Eliu i ei ke saga atu a Iopu ki a ia eiloa io me ke saga atu a ia ki a Eliu io me ko so se tino aka.


That is so much better than conveying the impression that we have given up on them, whereupon they may give up on themselves. Younger ones might not remember all the counsel they received, but they will remember how others spoke to them. 	 E mafai o se masaua ne talavou a pati fakatonutonu ne fai atu ki a latou, kae ka masaua faeloa ne latou a te auala ne fai‵pati atu ei a nisi tino ki a latou.


“We have brought nothing into the world, and neither can we carry anything out. 	 “Me e seai se mea ne aumai ne tatou ki te lalolagi, kae e seai foki se mea e ave ne tatou kea‵tea mai i ei.


For instance, have you prayed intensely about a distressing problem and then seen how Jehovah gave you wisdom or strength to cope with that trial? 	 E mata, ne iloa fakamuli ne koe a te auala ne tuku atu ei ne Ieova ki a koe a te poto mo te malosi ke kufaki i te fakalavelave tenā?


Because he had developed strong faith in Jehovah. 	 Me ne ati aka ne ia se fakatuanaki malosi ki a Ieova.


The newly fertilized egg might grow in a Fallopian tube (an ectopic pregnancy) or might travel into the womb. 	 E mafai o ola aka te fuamoa fou telā ko oti ne fakafua i te kau o te fafine io me ko fanatu i tena auala ki te moegatama.


How can we attune our conscience to Jehovah’s standards, and why is it important that we do so? 	 E mafai pefea o fakafetaui aka ne tatou ‵tou loto lagona mo tulaga o Ieova, kae kaia e tāua ei ke fai ne tatou te mea tenā?


[Pictures on page 15] The Bible shows us that Jehovah brought comfort by delivering his people 	 15. (a) Ne a tofotofoga ne fe‵paki sāle mo Kelisiano i aso mua mo aso nei? (e) Kaia e ‵tau ei o maua ne tino kolā e tuku atu ne latou a fakamalosiga a fakamafanafanaga?


19 Consider how a congregation elder in Canada learned the value of throwing his anxiety on Jehovah. 	 19 Ke onoono aka tatou ki se ‵tala a se toeaina mai Kanata telā e fakaasi mai ne ia a te tāua o tuku atu ki a Ieova a mea kolā e manavase a ia ki ei.


As our Ransomer, Jesus cleanses our consciences and gives us inner peace. 	 E pelā me ko te ‵tou Togiola, e faka‵ma ne Iesu ‵tou loto lagona kae tuku mai ne ia se lagonaga filemu.


A Birth to Be Remembered 	 Te Fanaumaiga o se Tamaliki Telā e ‵Tau o Masaua Faeloa


Those with faith in God benefit from “the riches of his kindness and forbearance and long-suffering.” 	 A latou kolā e fakatuanaki ki te Atua e maua ne latou a mea aoga mai i te “alofa kaimalie, tena loto mau mo te kufaki.”


What can you do if the adjustment is harder than you expected? 	 Ne a au mea e mafai o fai māfai ko gasolo aka o faigata te ‵fuliga i lō te mea ne fakamoemoe koe ki ei?


A life without tears, death, and pain will soon be a reality. 	 Ko pili eiloa o maua se lalolagi e aunoa mo loimata, te mate, mo te ‵mae.


His haughtiness knows no bounds. 	 E seai eiloa se tapulā ki tena fakamatamata.


(Exodus 33:1; Joshua 12:7, 21) He vowed to those people that he would defend them against attackers, and he did. 	 (Esoto 33:1; Iosua 12:7, 21) Ne tauto atu a ia ki tino konā me ka puipui ne ia latou mai i olotou fili, kae ne fai eiloa ne ia.


Later, Russell wrote: “Up to that time we had failed to see clearly the great distinction between the reward of the church now on trial and the reward of the faithful of the world.” 	 Ne tusi fakamuli mai a Lasalo: “Ke oko atu ki te taimi tenā ne seki lavea faka‵lei ne matou a te ‵kese o te taui telā ka maua ne te lotu mo te taui ka maua ne tino fakamaoni i te lalolagi.”


(Revelation 12:9, 12) Satan is not a sporadic deceiver. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9, 12) E se fai fua a Satani mo fai se tino fakaloiloi tino i nisi taimi.


A Witness of Jehovah began visiting Oreanna and reading to her the Bible and the publication My Book of Bible Stories.* At first, the depressed woman listened to the reading while lying in bed with her eyes closed, from time to time heaving sighs. 	 Ne kamata o āsi atu se Molimau a Ieova ki a Oreanna kae faitau atu ki a ia te Tusi Tapu mo te tusi ko Taku Tusi o Tala Mai te Tusi Tapu.* I te taimi muamua, ne fakalogologo te fafine loto mafātia tenei kae takatokato i luga i te moega kae ‵moe ana mata kae ‵pusi sāle tena manava i nisi taimi.


The time had finally arrived to separate the weeds from the wheat. 	 Ko oko mai te taimi ke ‵vae ei a mouku ma‵sei mai saito.


Consider some examples. 	 Mafau‵fau ki nisi fakaakoakoga.


8. (a) How do we know that the elders from Ephesus appreciated the importance of prayer? (b) What should be our attitude regarding prayer to God? 	 8. (a) E iloa pefea ne tatou me ne malamalama a toeaina mai Efeso i te tāua o te ‵talo faeloa? (e) E ‵tau o pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki te faiga o ‵talo ki te Atua?


What a delight to be among them! 	 Ma‵faga o mea fakafiafia ke aofia tatou i a latou!


We need to adjust to life without that person. 	 E ‵tau o fakamasani tatou ki te olaga e aunoa mo te tino tenā.


Those with the right heart condition, then, will come to realize that they may need to make changes. 	 A tino loto ‵lei, ka fai ne latou a ‵fuliga ki olotou olaga.


Jesus told them—and us: 	 Ne fai atu a Iesu ki a latou—kae pelā mo tatou:


(Matthew 20:28; John 15:13) You may marvel at the great love that Jehovah showed in providing that sacrifice. 	 (Mataio 20:28; Ioane 15:13) Kāti e mafai o ofo koe i te lasi o te alofa ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova i te tukumaiga o te taulaga tenā.


Granted, in his case, he did learn of the effect of his being determined to “bear thorough witness.” 	 I te tala tenei, ne iloa aka ne tou tagata a te ikuga o tena tumau i te “fakailoa atu ki tino katoa a te Tala ‵Lei.”


• What can parents do to gain God’s blessing as they raise their children? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne mātua ke maua ei a te fakamanuiaga a te Atua i te taimi e puti aka ei olotou tama‵liki?


Roald and Fabian A FEW years ago, Roald and Elsebeth, a couple then in their late 40’s, lived comfortably in Bergen, Norway’s second-largest city. 	 I nāi tausaga ko ‵teka, ne ola fia‵fia eiloa a Roald mo Elsebeth, se tauavaga telā ko taki 40 tupu lā tausaga, i Bergen, te lua o fa‵kai ‵lasi o Norway.


What will the 27th Psalm help us to understand? 	 Ne a fesili ka fesoasoani mai a te Salamo e 27, ke tali aka ne tatou?


Mentally review the points as they are being considered. 	 Ke iloilo faeloa a manatu kolā e taku mai i ei.


Later, he followed Jehovah’s guidance regarding how he should use his life. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fakaaoga ne ia tena olaga i se auala telā e fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova.


(John 13:34, 35) In addition to praying for our brothers, we should pray for holy spirit. 	 (Ioane 13:34, 35) E ‵tau foki o ‵talo atu tatou mō te agaga tapu.


• Love cooling off 	 • Seai se alofa


(Gal. 3:16) The secondary part of the seed is made up of the spirit-anointed members of the Christian congregation. 	 (Kalatia 3:16) Kae ko te fakapotopotoga o Kelisiano fakaekegina ko te lua o vaega o te fanau.


For in the wilderness waters will have burst out, and torrents in the desert plain.” 	 A vaitafe fo‵liki ka ‵tafe i loto i te toafa.”


(Matthew 11:29, 30) While baptism does bring a yoke of responsibility, Jesus assures us that it is a kindly and bearable one that will refresh us immensely. 	 (Mataio 11:29, 30) E tiga eiloa e isi ne tiute e ‵tau o amo ne tatou mai tua o te papatisoga, e fakamautinoa mai ne Iesu me i te amoga tenā se amoga māmā kae faigofie telā ka fakamalosi mai ki a tatou.


8, 9. (a) Why do Christian elders have no reason to compete with one another? (b) Why does 1 Peter 4:10 apply to all of God’s servants? 	 8, 9. (a) Kaia e seai ei se pogai ke fakatau‵fai a toeaina i te fakapotopotoga? (e) Kaia e aogā ei te 1 Petelu 4:10 ki tavini katoa a te Atua?


Therefore, God fortified him for what lay ahead. 	 Tela la, ne fakamalosi atu te Atua ki a ia ke fakafesagai atu a ia ki mea kolā ka ‵tupu i ei.


Earlier, Jehovah reminded the congregation of Israel: “You must sanctify yourselves and you must prove yourselves holy, because I am holy.”—Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2. 2. 	 A koi tuai o fai atu ne Tavita a pati mai luga nei, ne fakamasaua atu a Ieova ki te fakapotopotoga o Isalaelu, penei: “Faka‵malu ki otou foitino, me i a au, te Aliki te otou Atua e malu.”—Levitiko 11:44, 45; 19:2.


(Jas. 2:26) Hence, when we further meditate on Jesus’ question, we would do well to consider seriously how much we are willing to give up in this system of things and what we are willing to do in Jehovah’s service to demonstrate that our faith is truly alive. 	 (Iakopo 2:26) Tela la, kafai e mafaufau ‵loto faka‵lei tatou ki fesili a Iesu, se mea poto ke iloilo aka te uke o mea e loto fia‵fia tatou o tiakina i te olaga tenei mo mea kolā e loto fia‵fia tatou o fai i te taviniga ki a Ieova ke fakaasi atu ei me e ola eiloa ‵tou fakatuanaki.


14 Explain to your child that when talking with a classmate, your youngster could follow the pattern you have demonstrated. 	 14 Fakamatala atu ki tau tamaliki me kafai e fai‵pati lāua mo se taugasoa i te akoga, e mafai ne tau tamaliki o tautali i te fakaakoakoga telā ne fakaasi atu ne koe.


Robert’s reply was, “It all belongs to another King.” 	 Ne tali atu a Robert me i “mea katoa i a te suā Tupu.”


(John 3:16, 18) The Greek word translated “only-begotten” has been defined as “single of its kind, only,” “the only member of a kin or kind,” or “unique.” 	 (Ioane 3:16, 18) A te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “tama e tokotasi” ne fakauiga ki “se mea fua e tasi penā, ko te tino eiloa e tokotasi,” io me se mea telā e “tu ‵kese.”


If they had remained obedient to God, the earth would now be full of their happy offspring living together with them in Paradise. 	 Moi ne tumau lāua i te faka‵logo ki te Atua, penei ko ‵fonu a te lalolagi i la tama‵liki fia‵fia kolā e ‵nofo fakatasi mo lāua i te Palataiso.


When your encouragement helps an interested person overcome an obstacle to his spiritual progress, how do you feel? 	 Kafai ne fesoasoani atu au fakamalosiga ki se tino fiafia ke manumalo i se mea telā ne fakalavelave atu ki tena gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e pefea ou lagonaga ki ei?


7:8—How was Ephraim “shattered to pieces” within 65 years? 	 7:8—Ne ‘seki toe aogā’ pefea a Efalaima i tausaga e 65?


“Keep comforting one another and building one another up.”—1 THESS. 5:11. 	 “Ke fakamalosi atu te suā tino ki te suā tino, ke fesoasoani foki te suā tino ki te suā tino.”—1 TESALONIA 5:11.


(Luke 8:11, 13, 14) In time, they ‘returned to the things behind’—how sad! 	 (Luka 8:11, 13, 14) Fakamuli ifo, ne “toe ‵foki” ei latou ki te faiga o mea kolā ko oti ne tiaki ne latou—ma‵faga o mea fakafanoanoa!


7 It is important to scrutinize our circumstances because, to some extent, our place in the congregation depends on what we are able to do or are in a position to do. 	 7 Se mea tāua ke iloilo aka ne tatou ‵tou fakanofonofoga me e faka‵na eiloa ‵tou tulaga i te fakapotopotoga ki mea e mafai o fai ne tatou.


Another theory is that these brothers were actually cousins of Jesus, although the Greek Scriptures use distinct words for “brother,” “cousin,” and “relative.” 	 E fai mai te suā akoakoga me i taina konei ne fakatautaina o Iesu, faitalia me e kese‵kese a pati e fakaaoga i te Tusi Tapu faka-Eleni mō pati e pelā mo “taina,” “fakatautaina,” mo “kāiga.”


Wherever possible, we help others to be enlightened about our work, using whatever means are available. 	 Kafai e mafai, e fesoasoani atu tatou ki nisi tino ke maina i te ‵tou galuega, mai te fakaaogāga o so se avanoaga mo so se auala ke fai penā.


For example, we might resist counsel given by those taking the lead among God’s people. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai o ‵teke atu tatou ki pati polopoloki mai tino kolā e fai ne latou te takitakiga o tino o te Atua.


“Not a promise failed out of all the good promise that Jehovah had made to the house of Israel,” Joshua declared. “It all came true.”—Joshua 21:45. 	 Ne folafola mai a Iosua: “ne tausi eiloa ne te Aliki ana tautoga katoa ne fai ki tino Isalaelu.”—Iosua 21:45.


20 God’s Word assures us that “a great crowd” will “come out of the great tribulation.” 	 20 E fakatalitonu mai te Muna a te Atua me ka “‵sao i te fakasauāga lasi” se “vaitino tokouke.”


Others may be devastated by the recent breakup of their marriage. 	 A nisi tino kāti e mafai o fanoa‵noa malosi ona ko te ‵talaga o olotou avaga.


Certainly not to Jehovah; he saw her as a woman of remarkable faith. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne seki fai penā tou fafine i te kilokiloga a Ieova; ne kilo atu ki tou fafine e pelā me se fafine telā e fakaofoofogia ‵ki tena fakatuanaki.


A Christian has a Scriptural obligation to care for his family, and that includes providing for their material needs. 	 A te Kelisiano e isi sena tiute faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke tausi atu ki tena kāiga, kae aofia i ei a te tiute ke tausi atu ki olotou manakoga faka-te-foitino.


10 Some Christians are discouraged because of the way their limitations affect their service to God. 	 10 E loto vāivāi a nisi Kelisiano ona ko te auala e pokotia ei te lotou taviniga ki te Atua i olotou tapulā.


For instance, on one occasion the prophet Jeremiah found himself discouraged, and he considered stopping his prophetic work. 	 E pelā mo te taimi e tasi ne loto vāivāi ei te pelofeta ko Ielemia, kae ne fia taofi aka ne ia tena galuega fakapelofeta.


What can help us to complete the race successfully? 	 Ne a mea e mafai ne tatou o fai ke fakaoti ne tatou te fakatau‵telega mo te manuia?


Jehovah’s Witnesses have also printed or commissioned the printing of various translations of the Bible. 	 Ko oti foki ne ‵lomi io me ne fakatoka ne Molimau a Ieova a te ‵lomiga o ‵fuliga kese‵kese o te Tusi Tapu.


Many have simply grown tired of being told that the end is near. 	 A ko nisi tino ko fi‵ta i te faitali ke na oko mai te gataga.


REMAINING FOCUSED 	 TUMAU I TE SAGA TONU ATU


(Isaiah 55:9) If we were to judge God to be cruel, would we not be stating the opposite—in effect saying that our ways are higher than his? 	 (Isaia 55:9) Kafai ne fakaiku ne tatou me i te Atua e sauā, e mata, e se fai atu ne tatou se mea telā e ‵kese mo pati a te Tusi Tapu—e pelā me ko fai atu tatou i ‵tou auala e ma‵luga atu i ana auala?


(1 Timothy 5:3, 9, 10) Likewise, congregation overseers today willingly coordinate practical assistance for elderly Christians when this is necessary. 	 (1 Timoteo 5:3, 9, 10) E penā foki te loto fia‵fia o ovasia Kelisiano i aso nei ke tuku atu a fesoasoani ‵tau ki Kelisiano ma‵tua māfai e ‵tau o fai penā.


Maintain Honor in Marriage 	 Ke Tumau i te Fakaaloalo i Loto i te Fakaipoipoga


He wrote: “My son, if you will receive my sayings and treasure up my own commandments with yourself, so as to pay attention to wisdom with your ear, that you may incline your heart to discernment; if, moreover, you call out for understanding itself and you give forth your voice for discernment itself, if you keep seeking for it as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it, in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God. 	 E tonu, akai atu ke maua ne koe te poto; fakamolemole atu ke maua ne koe te atamai. Sala malosi ki te poto, e pela manafai e sala koe ki siliva io me ko se koloa tāua. Kafai e fai ne koe te mea tena, kae ka iloa foki ei ne koe te uiga o te mataku ki te Aliki, kae ka manuia eiloa koe i tau taulotoga e uiga ki te Atua.


Jehovah foresaw that Eve would feel an unbalanced need for her husband’s love and attention and that Adam would, in turn, dominate her. 	 Ko leva foki ne lavea ne Ieova me ka manako malosi a Eva ki tena avaga, kae ka pule atu a Atamu ki a ia.


17 We cannot expect to be holy if we are feeding on improper thoughts and desires. 	 17 E se fakamoe‵moe tatou me e mafai o ‵malu tatou māfai e fagai ki ‵tou mafaufau a mafaufauga mo manakoga sē ‵tau.


The undershepherds of the “other sheep” will have the privilege of shepherding the flock of God on earth under the rulership of “the chief shepherd.” 	 Ka maua ne tausi mamoe lagolago o ‘nisi mamoe’ a te tauliaga ke tausi atu ki te lafu a te Atua i te lalolagi mai lalo i te pulega a te “Tausi Mamoe Sili.”


“I prayed to Jehovah and asked for his spirit to help me,” says Rosa. 	 ‘Ne ‵talo atu au ki a Ieova kae akai atu mō tena agaga ke fesoasoani mai ki a au,’ ko muna a Rosa.


The book of Job also shows that there will be a resurrection.—Job 14:14, 15. 	 E fakaasi mai foki i te Tusi ko Iopu me ka isi eiloa se toetu.—Iopu 14:14, 15.


The tender compassion that Jehovah has for his servants is immeasurably stronger than the most tender natural feeling that we can imagine—the compassion that a mother normally feels for her infant child. 	 E sili atu a te ‵nau o te alofa atafai o Ieova ki ana tavini i lō te ‵toe alofa maluga telā e maua sāle ne tatou—ko te alofa atafai o te mātua ki tena tamaliki.


The worksheet also provides space for you to write down any goals you would like to set regarding your prayers, personal study, and ministry. 	 E isi foki se avanoaga i te pokisi tenā ke mafai ei o tusi ne koe ki lalo so se fakamoemoega e manako o fakatoka ne koe e uiga ki au ‵talo, sukesukega totino, mo te galuega talai.


(1 Corinthians 15:3-7) The testimony of one or two eyewitnesses may have been easy for skeptics to dismiss. 	 (1 Kolinito 15:3-7) Kāti ne mafai o fakaseaoga ne tino ‵teke a te molimau a te tino e tokotasi io me tokolua e uiga ki ei.


• Where can the greatest happiness be found? 	 • Tefea te koga e mafai o maua i ei te ‵toe fiafia sili?


According to Hosea 12:6, what is required in order for us to go on walking with God? 	 E ‵tusa mo te Hosea 12:6, ne a mea e manakogina ko te mea ke tumau tatou i te sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua?


The New International Version offers this rendering: “How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?” 	 Ne ‵fuli ne te New International Version, penei: “E pefea te leva ka fia‵fia ei koutou ki mafaufauga ‵loi kae ‵sala atu ki atua ‵se?”


(Matt. 7:12; Phil. 2:3, 4) With the road ahead figuratively well-lit, we are able to take into consideration the long-term effects of our decisions. 	 (Mataio 7:12; Filipi 2:3, 4) Mai i te fakamaina ‵mao atu o te auala i se auala fakatusa, e mafai ei o mafau‵fau ‵mao tatou ki ikuga o ‵tou fakaikuga.


Those evidences of love in action so impressed unbelievers that some said of Christians, ‘See how they love one another.’ 	 Ne ofo malosi a tino sē tali‵tonu i fakamaoniga konā o te alofa kae ne fai atu a nisi tino penei e uiga ki te kau Kelisiano, ‘Kiloke ki te fakatau alofa o latou.’


In Australia, for example, in just one 12-month period, more than half a million people suffered physical abuse by those under the influence of alcohol. 	 E pelā mo Ausetalia, i loto i masina fua e 12, e sili atu i te afa miliona a tino e fakalogo‵mae ne tino konā.


The man!”—John 19:4, 5. 	 Tenei te tagata!”—Ioane 19:4, 5.


Sophia: Interesting. 	 Sophia: Ko oko eiloa te gali.


“Keep in Expectation of It” 	 “Faka‵tali Eiloa ki ei”


• Why can it be said that the resurrection is a long-standing hope? 	 • Kaia e mafai ei o fai atu me ko leva ne fakamoe‵moe a tino ki te toetu?


Times have changed since then—and so has this journal. 	 E uke a mea ne ma‵fuli talu mai te taimi tenā, kae e penā foki a te mekesini tenei.


Cultivating aspects of the fruitage of the spirit to a greater degree can also be an excellent goal to pursue. 	 A te atiakaga o fuataga o te agaga i se auala tai lasi atu e mafai o fai e pelā me se fakamoemoega gali ke kausaki atu ki ei.


On what did Origen base his teaching? 	 Ne fakavae mai fea a te akoakoga a Origen tenā?


Abstaining from blood included what besides not eating blood directly? 	 Ne a nisi mea ne aofia i te ‵kalo keatea mai te toto i tafa o te kai fua ki ei?


▪ Wars.—Matthew 24:6, 7. 	 ▪ Taua.—Mataio 24:6, 7.


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How should you view the wonderful blessing of being a friend of God? 	 E ‵tau o pefea tau kilokiloga ki te fakamanuiaga gali ke fai mo taugasoa o te Atua?


After being baptized and fasting for 40 days, Jesus was tempted by Satan. 	 Mai tua o tena papatisoga mo te fakalikilikiga i aso e 40, ne tofotofo Iesu ne Satani.


[Box on page 17] 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


How do we know? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou te mea tenā?


Among them are the “twenty-four elders” in John’s heavenly vision, who represent the 144,000. 	 E aofia i a latou konā ko “toeaina e tinolua mo te toko fa” i te fakaasiga ne lavea ne Ioane i te lagi, kolā e sui ne latou te toko 144,000.


It appears that after the tragic events of that day, Moses saw the need to make sure that all of Jehovah’s commandments had been followed. 	 E foliga mai me mai tua o te fakalavelave i te aso tenā, ne lavea ne Mose a te tāua ke fakamautinoa aka me e ne tau‵tali eiloa ki tulafono katoa a Ieova.


Maintain a civil relationship with your former spouse. 	 Ke fakatumau se fesokotakiga āva mo tau avaga mua.


As Jehovah’s servants, we are eager to help needy individuals in a material way. 	 E pelā me ne tavini a Ieova, e loto fia‵fia eiloa tatou o fesoasoani ki tino taki tokotasi kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


(Matthew 4:10; 6:9; 22:37, 38; John 12:28; 17:6) In effect, he echoed the warm invitation of the psalmist: “O magnify Jehovah with me, you people, and let us exalt his name together.” 	 (Mataio 4:10; 6:9; 22:37, 38; Ioane 12:28; 17:6) E tonu, ne fai eiloa ne ia te ‵kamiga tenei a te faisalamo: “Ke takutaku fakatasi atu ne tatou te ‵malu o te Aliki; ke tavae foki fakatasi tatou ki tena igoa!”


Or we may allow our minds to wander at Christian meetings. 	 Io me ko mafau‵fau tatou ki nisi mea valevale i fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano.


(Eph. 4:8; Acts 20:28; read Isaiah 32:1, 2.) 	 (Efeso 4:8; Galuega 20:28; faitau te Isaia 32:1, 2.)


TONY, mentioned in the opening article, could have enjoyed a very different life—if only he had faced up to his drinking problem. 	 A TONI, telā ne taku atu i te mataupu muamua, ne mafai o maua ne ia se olaga fakafiafia—moi fai ne taku ‵tonu atu ne ia me e isi se fakalavelave ki tena inu kava.


16. How does Jehovah provide help? 	 16 Ke fakamalosi aka te loto pulea, e ma‵nako eiloa tatou ki te fesoasoani o te Atua, kae e mafai eiloa o maua ne tatou te fesoasoani tenā.


Following a study of gamblers’ responses to winning and losing, Dr. Hans Breiter noted that “a monetary reward in a gambling-like experiment produces brain activation very similar to that observed in a cocaine addict receiving an infusion of cocaine.” 	 Mai se sukesukega ki tali a tino kemupolo e uiga ki te manumalo mo te takavale, ne fai mai a te tokita ko Hans Breiter me “i te taui telā e maua ne se tino mai te kemupolo e fakamāfua ne ia te ‵mae o te mafaufau telā e tai ‵pau mo te umiti ki vailakau tapu.” [Manatu Tāua i te itulau e 21] E maua ne tavini a te Atua a tupe e auala i galuega ‵lei


Those Baal worshippers had no respect for Jehovah or appreciation for his standards. 	 E seai eiloa se āva ki a Ieova a tino tapuaki ki a Paala io me fakatāua ne latou ana tulaga.


For example, the “knowledge of God” that you have taken in likely includes the truth that Jehovah purposes that faithful mankind live forever in Paradise on earth. 	 E pelā mo te ‘poto o te Atua’ telā ne tauloto ne tatou, e aofia i ei a te fuafuaga a Ieova ke ‵nofo a tino amio‵tonu ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi Palataiso.


16 How can we show mildness and patience? 	 16 E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou a te agamalu mo te kufaki?


What fine example have faithful anointed ones set? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga gali e tuku mai ne tavini fakamaoni kolā ne fakaekegina?


The very concept of “foreigner” has already lost much of its meaning among Jehovah’s Witnesses, who pay little attention to the nationality of those in their midst. 	 I te taimi nei, ko sē mafaufau a Molimau a Ieova ki nisi tino e pelā me ne “tino fakaatea.”